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__ May 25, 1944.
THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA.
Old- Time Soldier Poem
The following old-time poem, published by request of Pvt, Milford E
Fetzer, was the property of his grandfather, Michael W. Fetzer, a vet-
aran of the Civil War. It was written for Mr. Fetzer while he was in
service. and handed down through the generations, Mr, Fetzer, whose
remains le in Advent cemetery, had one grandson in World War 1 and
has two grandsons and a humber of great.grandsons And two great.
granddaughters in the present war. One of his great-grandscns is being
held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese Following is the poem
TO MY SOLDIER FRIEND
I am sitting here to-day in my little shelter tent,
80 far from friends away while my thoughts are homeward bent;
{ am thinking of the good old times of days that's past and gone,
And as of smiling, happy faces, as e'er the sun shone on
One vear or more has passed away since 1 did first
A soldier in the army to defend my good old home
I've been fighting for that good old flag for one year nogy and more,
Where the musketry rattle and the cannons loud do roa:
[ remember well the 5th of May, 1864,
Into that awful wilderness where the fighting first
Both night and day we fought our way, for three
when the fighting it was ended on old Rapidan’s
become
does
we crossed the Rapidan,
began
days and most
shore
four,
armies next engaged
there and flerce the battles raged
lines and in that terrible strife
Bisbing yielded nobly up his life
On Spotsyivania's bloddy fields, our
The rebel hosts who met
We once did charge the
Our brave-hearted Capt
1s
rebel
shall never be forgot;
and
Cold Harbor next upon the list,
T'was there we met the rebel h saw many a hero shot;
Again we heard the buzzing shell and the whistling minnie ball,
And there remains the fatal spot, where died our Col. Schall
At
We drove
And now
And
it was in the month of August
Our forces moved up to the left,
The air was filled with dampness
While the musketry did rattle, and
The Rebs they charged our picket
Our bovs advanced in line of battle,
While thus engaged in action 1 received a
Which 1 thought e'er this would carry me a
Ost
did land,
they made a stand
mile from town,
sometimes
forces next
there
one
City Point, upon the James, our
the Rebs to Petersburgh
we lav this present day
seems but play to some
and
about
shoot us down
as shooting they
upon the nineteenth day,
some three, four miles away.
and the rain in torrents poured
the cannon loudly roared
line and came on with a shout,
and the Rebs they did
painful wound
few
rout
feet under ground
1865
Thank God, my life was spared, and on Virginia sol] again
I am waiting for the opening of another spring campaign
Then again we'll meet the rebel foe whom we oft have met and
And on Richmond's lofty spires, plant our flag so dearly bought
fought
The other night I dreamed a dream when all around was stilled
And oh, with what pleasant dreams my memory was filled
I dreamed that I was once again among my friends at home
And the faces sweet of my dear friends in dreams to me did
I dreamed
come
twas at some pleasant place where I my friends did meet
And I saw the smiling faces of those friends 1 love to greet
Some seemed to be so merr) they did weep
ai
And while I thus was dreaming up from my sleep
others
AWOKe
{forecast of the time
It was nothing but a vision
When this war shall have
When this now divided
Her stripes of white and red
N
v i
] ended and peace shall reign
hall
shining
1 fnl
her beauty unfold
stars of
daylight has
cart th
now
she
Since first this writing
And night her sable
And I'm now in my
While in torrents pou
I thank God for the comforts
While some of my soldier comra
This dark, cold winter's night
With strained eyes eager wat
But, us soldiers, we
For we see not far tant the
And anxiously we wait with bri
For the time when peace
has 5;
1
writing, by ~andle Vip
pelting rains thi rk
that I this
Grfs must
on the mud
hing for
gre at dis
stand awhile
us smiles
hopes within our breasts
land, shall gently
are willing
dis e upon
ARAN, Ofer Our rest
young soldier friend
HOWARD E. GORDON
Comp. 1, 51st Regiment, PV
From your
Bellefonte Man In
Officer Tangles With
Specialized Training
Eleven-Foot Python
Japs and huge snakes life
isnt s0 pleasant
Harry H. Curtin, son of Mu Be
Harry Curtin, of Bush Arcade fle. on New
fonte, is one of a group of falls that hand information
selected soldiers assigned t Capt. Albert W. Freeman
sanitary engineering at the 119 West Tenth street, Tyrone
sity of Illinois under the Army merly of Altoona. He is a
falized training program. Pfc. Curtin officer of an air corps unit
formerly attended Penn State Col- night at about o'clock
fege and Texas A & M he decided to go about the
His training at the university is area and inspect the tents to find
in the new Sanitary Engineering out whether or not the boys
using the mosquito netting
laboratory tly completed, and
in other laboratories and classrooms Armed with a flashlight, 1
under regular members of the unis) ed out and I had gone through sev.
versity faculty. He lives in one of eral of them with good results. As
the fraternities taken over as Army I stepped out of one tent, I had
barracks, and eats in the Army mess momentarily turned out my flash-
hall into which the former ice rink light, and as I put down my left
has been converted foot, I felt something soft rub against
Though it, and 1 felt immediately that all
training has not righ Suddenly there was
reduced men such as Pfc hiss-s-s or p-p-s! I turned on
Curtin are being trained for special- and the same
my flash jumped at
\ \ time nd there =»
aed jobs by the staff and facilities and ther as & huge rock
of the university
python. I had stepped on it as it
was coiled on the ground. Of course
{1 yelled and everyone came run.
ning. I hit it twice on the head with
particular damaging effect. and
up under the tent. Huge
no word for it One of the boys
got his carbine, shot it twice, and
still it seemed unharmed, and then
another hit it squarely on the head
with a tent pole, and after about ten
smashing blows, it merely raised
above the ground
In the middie it was about five
inches thick and measured about
Promoted in England eleven feet long. 1 felt like Stanley
Mrs BE. G. Prye of Philipsburg has In Africa. Today they have taken
received word that her husband '@ picture and skinned it. so perhaps
who is stationed in England. has I ean send you a shot of it some-
been promoted from staf! sergeant time
to master sergeant. He has been in
the armed forces since Sept. 28
12, and hds been overseas since
the first week In October, 1043
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tween
Guinea
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Irs
from
for
medical
One ten
says, “1
were
recen
start
the Hzed
program
selected
Army specia
been greatly WAS
a low
-
Arrives in India
Pvt. Ray Krollman has
f cablegram to his parents, Mr
Mrs. Ed Krollman, of Drifting
he has been transferred from North
Africa to India. As driver of a bomb-
or truck, he writes that it is hard
for him get used to driving on
the left side of the road He has
been In the service since April 17
1942
sent
and he
that i»
mond no
colled
to
———
MP ——————
Arrives on Foreign Soll
James E. Twist, Phim 2c, U. 8B
Navy. son of Mrs. Oliver Twist of
Philipsburg, has arrived safely over.
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Serving In Italy
| Pr a
Pvl. Calvin Shutt
of Belle entered
June 20. 1042
invasion of Alrica
now with
craft unit
AN
and Sicliy
a coast artillery
1 aly
State College Man
Awarded Air Honor
est alr
4 by
Miami Bea
training. Sh
mosea oo he Lit
School at Buckle
he wa 1 ”
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wa atl
Utah for a tir
training at Pyoto
before being
ber of last
The St
his hoary only ones
He ther
an! Dmlhart
abroad ir
sent
YOAr
ate College Niet
~rY ice
between aasignn
as nirfield In mort hey
in Philadelphia
Was oversea
Siafl Sgt. Womer
from the State Colle
in 142. Before entering
he worked for his fa
short]
arnt
wa
ther
contractor
Spends Furlongh at Home
Private first Mrs John
R. Hassinger spent a week's fur
lough with their respective parents
Mr. and Mrs. George ©. Hassinger
and Mrs. Rice, mother of Mrs Has
singer. Pfc. Hassinger completed his
duties at Port Benning. Ga and Ia
reporting to Port George Meade for
A new assignment. Mrs Hassinger
Is employed at the shipyards at
Philadelphia
class and
Brothers Meet In England
Pvt. Max Humphrey, of the Com.
bat Engineers, and Pvt. Paul (Bun-
(ny) Humphrey, of the Pleld Artil-
llery, finally caught up with each
other In England. Max is remember
od as one of Philipsburg's ablest
athletes and Bunny Is remembered
as the baby athlete who hung sus-
pended on a clothesline by one hand
before he was five months old
Promoted to Sergeant
Donald D. Raymond, son of Mr
and Mrs. Harry Raymond of 17
Bouth Thomas street, Bellefonte,
[now stationed at Woodward Army
IAlr Pleld, Woodward, Oklahoma, has
been promoted from Corporal to the
rmnk of Sergeant. Sgt. Raymond, a
machinist in civilian life, entered
the Army In October, 19042 He Is a
mupply clerk at Woodward Field
Alvin H. Pifer Kenneth BE. Pifer
8 'Sgt. Nevin W. Pifer Frederick
FARM CALENDAR Beginning Test Training
The Penn
Sehool
wily Reminders Prom
svivania State (College
of Agriculture
heck Starter Parts... 7
a eMictont
nd other
extremel importa
MN oniy a Roi as its
Pulpwood Now..Nearly
f
Pee
Species { used for p
now have th bark
peeling remind
of the Penn
trees iipwood
for
extension foresters
State College Toner RB OG
Various types of bark-spudding tools. RD receive n
are used, depending on the kind of nouncing that his
wood and locality. There Is a strong ard Griffith, Is a pr
demand for pulpwood in a German camp. It
Keep Calves in Barn—Calves are Was stationed in England
not sufficiently developed to handle down while on a mission over
enough pasture grass for good Many
growth until they are 12 months old
Dairy specialists of the Pennsylvania
State College say that calves that
are kept In and barn fed will grow
out much better and can be bred to tenant to captain in the Army Nurs
freshen at about 24 months of age. ing Corps, the War Department has
Turkeys Eat Buockwheat.One of announced
the best-sulted grains for a short-
time pasture and forage crop for
turkeys is buckwheat, say Penn ROMOLA
State poultry specialists. One acre! There were 52 present
of common buckwheat will take care school on Sunday
of about 50 turkeys | There ‘will be a Memorial service
Guard Milk Flavor—Proper man at the Romola Church of Christ on
agement of pasture feeding is essen Sunday, May 28 at 2:30 o'clock
tial to maintain good flavor of milk, Everybody welcome
Penn State dairy specialists point! Mr and Mrs. A. J. Francis of Jer.
out. Take cows off pasture several sey Shore, are spending a few days
hours prior to milking to prevent gt the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warren
off «feed flavors in milk, they urge. | Heverly.
Use Buckrakes—Our Pennsylvania’ Priends of Mrs. Chester Butler are
{farmers are finding that they can glad to hear she is getting along fine
loose enough
Son is Prisoner
imi of MM
taledramn da
Lieut
isoner of
Griffith
was shot
Cir
vivania Ipaburyg
has
son Len
war
who
Nurse Is Captain
Eva M. Demchak, of Osceola Mills
has been promoted from first Deu
al Bunday
fohn
OU R BOYS IN
Poets’
THE SERVICE
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Home on Furlough
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Metiarey
Promoted
5
Geis Good Conduct Medal
MATILDA MAN
ADVANCED
Io
5
Silver
Wins
Siar
Aw Three Medals
rded
———— | use the new, sturdy buckrakes for
On South Pacific Duty imany jobs besides haying, report
| Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Meyer have Penn State agricultural engineers,
received word that their son, Ple.| the
y | Big business leaders
overseas with the Marines. He has
rts of he America sym, of
been In service for six months and | free enterprise, upon ocom-
was stationed at San | petition. pci. ai
HOW somewhere In the [can find a method of of insuring com
petition,
In the Lock Haven Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher of Bun.
bury, ealled on Mr. and Mrs John
Heverly, Baturday evening
James Helchel of Michigan, |
Decoration Day
x 1944 »
The Same Spirit
With a Different Meaning
And in this war, as in no other of
walk of
and the responsibilities
to the
of
proportion
1ifs every s re busi Narre
In
will this war be
in every in nt
the to that
hurd: ns
sharing sacrifices we make, short
efhed our fighting men return victorious
Day, 1944, to take
, and again
Wolf's Decoration
tock of what YOU
urges you to BUY MORE
make victory
this
are doing to win this war
AND MORE WAR BONDS and
possible before another Dec.
Hrges You, on
thus perhaps,
oration Day is here,