uly 27, 1944. THE CENTRE DEMCCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Page Thrés EE———— Life In Marine Barracks Is . One Round of Newspapers -——————————— Base Diego, Calif 15. 1944 Marine Corps San July Dear Sirs Just a line to let you know I am receiving the paper O. K., and am sure having a time passing the Of- fice Cat around. The fellows in our platoon really enjoy reading it, and would like to meet the fellow who writes It The home town paper really makes its rounds in my bar- racks. The Centre Democrat will al- ways be welcome in my mall, for it’s réally part of my home town, «1 guess 1 have read papers of every state in the union You meet quite a few fellows here from Pennsylvania. One of my fo: mer schoolmates assigned to the 2nd Guard Battalion here at the Base Depot. His name is James Wil- Hams or “Jim” as 1 know him, Sev- eral more boys from Bellefonte are here also, but I've been unable to contact them due base restri tions. Our base here is rather large I am enclosing a which thought vou might enjoy reading We are at present having “high fog" out here Back home we call it rain. Out here it's known as “high fog." It goes with California's cli- mate which is not too bad. For my part I'll take Pennsylvania's climate ally day to this, Hope you and the staff at the office are in the best olf health, and keep the paper coming as I really enjoy reading it fe 1 i poem Your respectfully PVT. DONALD H. WATSON RDMCB 3rd Casual Pit San Diego 41, Calif P. 8§—The hell Office Cat DOYS say to the Conversation Piece ten An- along (The attached poem was by Sgt. Smith Dawless a geles man who Is stationed the Ledo Road in Assam, which American Army engineers are build- ing to open a new overland China Wi Los routes to India at Bombay thiey say? Is the Gateway Uu Really as beautiful as Don't rightly know, ma'am. Did my part Breakin' | eart oint the JUNE y Blasted the boulders felled the trees With red knees, Carved the guts from the Patkai's side, Dozed owr and wide, Metalled and filled We had the Ledo Road to build muck oozin' around our trace, made it clean graded, dug and Well, surely you saw a burning ghat Pakirs, rope-tricks, and all of that Reckon I didn't, But way up ahead I tended the wounded, buried the dead For 1 knew But the smell of through Mosquitoes mud Where blood After the enemy guns were stilled We had the Ledo Road to build Of course, you found the Taj Mahal The loveliest building of them all wis a Medic, and little we all day sickness leeches, and thick dark the Chinese spilled their Can't really say, lady Far beyond Shing truck Monsoon and wet Nothing to do but work and sweat And dry was the dust upon my mouth steadily south Over the ground killed We had the Ledo Road to build I was stuck with QM “nw wis rugged there, hot As big “cats” roared on where Japs lay M. Butler Mate Walter MM You've this spring Didn't you Never saw shine on A Burmese temple around Maing- kwan Ang silver sky Thursday River Tanai And Hukawng green Those seen Did out willed We had the Ledo Road Deen gone Iwo years see a single thing? much but the moaon- transports high in the and the swilt Valley coming all are the ghts I've job, though like God Missing in Explosion ¢ Ket Har Mu to build net Salute to Patriotic Womanhood July 30 will mark the niversary the establishment the Women's Reserve, U.S Reserve, and these two seventy-five thousand of Americs finest young women have ) Navy and are proudly plue. Their “glamour” job When they volun thelr country as members « WAVES, they knew were em- barking on the most important tasks in their careers full-time work But they are the sort of women who Jove America, and honor the brave men fighting to keep it free To them. the most important thing in the world rn now is finish this war and bring their | ones home Whatever wherever they they are for their try In the two years estab- lishment of the Women's Reserve of OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE second an ‘ of of Naval in Years = 8 f the they ght their thev gO are 8 performing co Since the EDITOR'S NOTE: All of the limited production of Wrigley's Spearmint chewing gum is being shipped overseas to our Armed Forces. Wartime difficulties make it impossible t produce sufficient quantity of quality gum to supply everybody. We are all missing Wrig- ley's Spearmint—but until the Wrig- ley people can bring it back, they hope that you will get some satisfac tion and pleasure reading about your Service friends and relatives in this news column sponsored by Wrigley \d Returns to Navy Seaman William Fr turned to Bainbridge nine-day Fave spent t the of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rey- onids Frantz, of Osceola Mills. He is reported as looking fine and lik'ng navy life oO Base Antz Md re. na after a a home * Onur men on the battlefronts write and tell their friends how the Wrig- ley's Spearmint Gum they always took for granted at home as an off - duty enjoyment has become an im- portant on-duty need for them That's why all the Wrigley's Spear. mint Gum we can make Is being sent overseas where it fills that on-duty need as few other things can * Arrives in England Mr. and Mrs. RF. Aldstadt, of Allport, received a message from their son, Pvt. Royal F. Aldstadt, Jr.. that he has arrived safely in England * When they re in action our boys can’t take with them everything they want. But Wrigiey's Spearmint Gum Is #asy to have along. It's one of the little things that makes a big dif. ference to the men in battle. It helps relieve nervous tension and thirst, M Arrives at Texas Camp PYvi. Raymond N. Parkes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Parkes, of North Philipsburg, has arrived at the Infantry Replacement Training center, Camp Wolters, Texas, 10 be- his basic training as an In- . He has been assigned to o Batidlion stressing rifle, heavy wehpond and specialist training, i LJ Ben djour letters and news to the Editor, care of The Centre woman marries, is evidence of lg- pore #. , ~Advertisement. i the Navy from the Sevast« pol way of | We have come a long agark davs of the and El Alamein Today we re the to h) i fall the the ting ing to Germans on fic ngn march but 1g hest alld the greatest oe In have still est lest, willie are vet and in Asia, our thelr the bat- sacrifice to come Jurope fleet to meet hard- t home behind women imnstant in of 0 fighting What Navy men overseas think about the work of the WAVES was reported recently from London, by a war correspondent, in this way I've talked with good Navy men over here Navy pilots iy in n of the-lines must not MUP rt upply f men one relax iT their men a many and with some Every them w women in the Navy wmiute WAVE who him nome sands of WAVES I Re These now Navy fave one of proud of Each placed the re- al and the thou. erve that could the the 19e great push on that the Navy sands more WAVES Coming from these seabitten Navy men, 1 can think of no finer tribute to the Women in Navy Blue WAVES win the same r the same pay as America’s fin- men. They are ngeded in radio comm a storekeeping Many =a needed for important posts in me- chanics and aviation ground work The Hospital Corps offers a multi- tude of opportinities for young yomen not or to perform vital war, but obtain technician and nurs will be ional who atings and earn ting Jobe Agh Hen and ¢ Ny the to 1942 for training invaluable , . nitia work already duties during n training the - fields which “War ing profes in post Snmnth Car We salute those members of this indispensable or- ganization of women at War To those who are contemplating joining the WAVES. we say Godspeed! —- ie MONUMENT Sgt. Malcolm Schenck, of Santa Anta, Calif.. was a Tuesday visitor of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr and Mrs. Mertis Schenck June Schenck went to Willlams- port on Saturday to visit her grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mec- Closkey Geraldine MeCloskey re- turned home after a visit with her sister, Mrs, Mertis Schenck Mrs. Jess MeCloskey Is ill with inus condition Mrs. Hary Toner was operated on at the Lock Haven private hospital for the removal of her appendix Mrs. Blair Heverly returned home from the hospital on Thursday of last week Cpl. Harry Levi returns to his camp on Wednesday of this week Harry Is looking good now Sunday visitors at Lena Wilson's were Mrs. James Confer and daugh- ter, Vonda, Mrs. George Oalbraith, and daughter, Lana, and Mrs. Roy Shady Pvt. Edward Durkin returned to Camp Edwards, Mass, on Thursday morning are few 5 eK ersen raen Hawall ne Was » vv . : Awarded Second Oak Leaf Cluster BE ne Ann Dy Headquarters Stal! Be son. of Dinges 318 Bellefonte, has beer woond Broo Oak the Alr Medal, it was 15th Army Alr Foros Italy In the words of the citation, Sgt Dingess was awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster for meritorious achieve. ment in aerial flight while partici pating in sustained operational ac tivities against the enemy A tall turret gunner Sergeant Dinges stationed in Italy with a 15th AAF Liberator Bombardment Group which has been bombing Cerman- held targets in Europe Prior to entering the armed forces Sergeant Dingess was employed at the Olde-Tyme Bakery. He has been serving the Air Porce since October 1. 19042 R Mr, and East rgeant N ’ V1 er need in - —— wo ——— Cl A RENCE Marine Reported Injured | Pfe, Harry H. Pinge, Jr, 20, Lock Mrs, V. J. Bernasconi, who was | Haven, was reported wounded while visiting her husband who is station- | fighting somewhere in the Pacific on {ed at Port Jackson, 8. C., arrived June 20. He is the son of Petty home late last week and will live OfMicer 1c and Mrs. HH. Pinge of | with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Jo- | Lock Haven and has been overseas | seph Puhalla of Clarence. Mrs. Bern- | 16 months, enlisting in September, {ascon| (better known as Mildred | 1042. Hix father is stationed at the Puhalla), was married last January | Davisville, R. 1, naval base, and is ‘at Cleveland, Ohio, and her hus- home on a five-day leave A letter band, 8g. Bernasconi, is from Bos. | from the young Marine sald he had ton, Mass been Wounded at Saipan while fight. | Miss Pauline Pubalia arrived home | ing with the Second Division { from Philadelphia, for a week's va- : |cation, Miss Puhslla is working st | Many Fronts Represented {a defense plant in that city. Tarawa, Ouadaleanal, Bougalin- - | ville, Truk, and the Marshall Islands The idea that education ends | when a man begins to work, or a ment at Pennsylvania Btate College this summer, » i Newton 5S. Fisher 11 Py. Margaret Skripek Milesburg Soldier Awarded Bronze Star Pacit Wing pation Rodke son of M Pleasant forces ARKIENE 1 at Mile and Mr Cap October tn burg, whi Roy Rod enlisted In the 19. 1042. and overseas duty Mas abelle Thomas his fances Milesburg key of armed WAS 7. 1943 resides Recuperating in England In a letter written by Pfc. William Arnold from England to his parents Mr and Mrs. William Arnold, of Osceola Millis, he states that he is in a hospital recuperating from a wound, but was not badly Injured He continues by saying he hopes to be back with the fellows In a week or so I've killed a few Germans and captured a couple~fought from June 6th 10 July 1st. France is a hice country and looks a Jot like home Apple orchards are plentiful malled to you the Purple Heart pre- sented to me July 2nd. News is good perhaps the war will not last too long.” ms Arrives in France Announcement of James Henry Malone to the rank of sergeant, and also word of his safe arirval in France have been | received by his wife, Mrs. Frances | Mohnkern Malone, of Oak Crove | street, Oll City. Sgt. Malone, who | past three months, | Cetitre county. Is a native of d I've! of the promotion Steve Skripek Naaman Completes Training As Parachute Jumper made flight : : s lacticoad combat mn voi it night in a IMD a landing Jumping at The Parachute School has been steadily developed 10 a recognized war science. There ia less than one cent chance of Injury while jumping at the school In addition to producing Jumpers Parachute Specialist Training given to qualified men in Communi. cation, Demolition. Rigeers and Sew. ing Machine Maintenance vital skills airborne troops ’ pr blem o1 Per is for Brothers in England John 8 Jones of Sandy Ridge has received word from his son Pvt Reese Jones, that he has landed safely In England Another son, ist Sgt. John P. Jones, has been moved from Ireland to England. 8 2/¢ Thomas H. Jones has been moved from Creat Lakes Ill, to Camp Shoemaker, Calif. Cpl. Adam OG Jones left Thursday for Camp Bow. ie, Texas, after spending a 20-day furlough with home folks Armin pins sso A Assigned to University David F. Dean, of Bellefonte, has been assigned to the University of Pennsylvania under the V-12 Pro- gram which the Navy is conducting in various colleges and universities ‘to train officer candidates. Dean, are just a few of the war fronts rep- | had been an instructor with the son of Mrs. Edna Dean, 3 East Cur. resented in the Navy V-12 enroll- | Army Engineers in England for the tin street, attended Bellefonte High School and is a graduate of Patton Trade School. Robert Lee Cacn Pvt Walter Bruss “ Gramt M LY] W SCHENCKVILLE av it Ch Charlie Mayes Confer attended a Creek Saturday Miss Sarah with her Mrs dren spent valuable ho and Miss Nel sale in Beech afternoon Kline spent Sunday Rosetta Confer het cousin Luther Walker and two chil Ralph and Sandra of Howard Sunday afternoon and eve. ning with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Harry Masden Mr. and Mrs. George Grove and daughter Evelyn Mae and Wil liam Grove, spent SBunday at Hecla Park Quite a Tew people from our com- munity attended the Free Methodist camp meeting 10 hear thelr mis- | sionary jecture on Sunday afternoon, | which was very good Edwin Schenck spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Sam Holter of Howard 3 Miss Florence Thompson visited Sunday afternoon with her friend, Dorothy Masden i Mrs Ellis Pletcher, Mrs. Wesley { Peters and two children, Connie and {Ellis of Howard, called at the home of Mrs. Pletcher's mother, Mrs. Mary | Schenck, Bunday evening. Mrs | Schenck Is not so good at this writ. ing i Dr. and Mrs. Van Valin and fam. | ily of Willlamsport, spent Friday | avd Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Schenck and at- tended camp meeting during the Bellefonte Navy Lt. Cited For Skill In Landing Troops Peters M. Peters votion Ww Hefonte, has Peters James E Edward street ’ { Pig ps OUrcei line Lieut Ig) Mr Mrs North Thomas 411 ni de 38) upon nnd ity displayed by great outstanding cregat Fleserve anda do 3¢ reflected received the citations himself and the } Officer ‘ava mendations skirt of to skipper i)" Mont rit N & 10 ' y pet s boon ¢ #2 £ which LTC recs have and men are pretly well Ali~ Nii~ hs beer Mediterranean ed from Vi Imire : i Area or BY rTnans bomb Liberty ang Look Lene worked came 0 agreed that the ot Dallie at tHitr nip Ms coOmimal ; Of ! f 1) rece indertak : the nL is a FEAL L30) | { I tL xu : C al Lt. Peters disting the Anzio Beachhead ected his ing Liberty CArgo int The Leglo f ri states IL AFT: DONDE, 1h On Janu / craft 0 A waadi ng crashed crews achiniesc CENTRE COUNTY HOSPITAL Monday of Last Week nday Tuesday Week of Last M | Bellefont Wagner Wednesday of Last Week fre | ¢ 1B ve : ¢ ) wa r RATIONING OF SHOES! Ian Thursday of Last Week otlape ored by £ shoe the OPA first I wrote « riting w ti started ration- Washington and time again this great th w anda ern dis- The $6.00 or Ww PDOOr It $400 nmitied another » Wearers of vlowis manufac shoes ik -rationed wih $1.50 a pals i at 400 pair _ buying such non- of $250 on each pair 1 will need, after CA save Wi a you Haines, the Shoe shoe business . . been my ole Su burg: | thought ! work. to save the peo- Hazel Bier \ their shoes. From one Reitz of Cents : anall store a big individual chain Birt} a we, it is because we have always kept 10 HM that method. With low rents, keep ing OWN expenses MAnAgers as partners, buying in wholesale quan tities, we have saved shoe wearers 27¢ 10 $2.00 a palr on their shoes If you big family and are short of shoe stamps, go to the ration board in your town and explain the predicament you are in and they will give you needed stamps If not, write to the O. P. A. Shoe Rationing Board in Harrisburg or Washington, BD Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope It my hope that the powers that-be will see, before it is 100 late. their discrimination against the poor people and allow shoes priced under $300 wo go non-rationed For our mutual interest, } Lhe 11 has Saturday Mrs. Betly College Mr Admitted Jane Krum- rine. Stats Discharged Raymond Wil- have a BEGINNING TODAY YOU CAN SECURE FREL | HOME TRIAL Western Electric HEARING AID A MW is Designed by Boll Toluphore Laboratorio Come in Today And Ask About Our Trisl Man AUDIPHONE CO, 451 Altoona Trast Big. 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