August 3, 1944. THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BECEEFONTE, PA. Page Thrés EE i a aM THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN ROUND ONE — BY A WREN. Dear Old England's not the same The dreaded invasion, well it came But no, its not the dreadful Huns The blooming Yankee Army's come You meet them in the train and bus There isn't room for all of us We walk to let them have our seats Then we get run over by their jeeps They moan about the lukewarm bee: Think beer's like water over here But after drinkirg two or more You find them lving on the floor them try to dance try to prance they stop and smile honey chile.’ And you should sce They grab a partner When she's half dead And say Again my We speak to them, they just look hazy They think we're nuts, we think thev'ré crazy Though to our Allies we are nice They love use ver as we do mice They laugh at u: for drinking tea But a funnier sight you'll never see Than a gum-chewing Yank with a dumb-looking {ace Who stands on s‘reet corners looking for lace You should see them jitterbug They twist and turn and pull and hug It's enough to make an Indian jealous, But the Yanks are civilized (?) or so they tell us Yankee officers cause us smiles In their light-colored pants you can see them for miles We wonder if they are mice or men Decided they re wolves avoid the den S50 With admiration we sit and stare At all the ribbon: they do wear, And think of decds so bold and daring That won the ritbons they are wearing Alas. they haven't No glorious battles The bright gree: They crossed the fought the Hun have they won Just denotes Sea. brave men, in boats love, their all could fall eath do part yreak their hearts their they till vou'll You're their life And for no other They love you dea And If you leave Then they leave vou, broken hearted, The camp has moved, your love departed You wait for ma'l that doesn't come Then realize you are so dumb In a different town, a different place To a different gir' a different face I love you darling, please be mine The same old Yank, the same old line ROUND TWO — BY A YANK, G. IL No. dear Old England's not the same Since the Yanks came in the game There's a slight improvement true But there's still a lot to do We've got to show the Bobos here The latest ways of making beer They resent the way we chew our gum Yet they always beg for some Though as wolve« they view us with alarm When we smile they fall in our arms They criticize the way we talk The way we laugh. the way we walk The way we dance, the way we sing, The way we do most everything The only thing that we do right Is spend our money left and right They hate nee we make Than our British buddy, Joe It mever occurred to thess damn clucks To raise his pay # couple of bucks more O« ugh Sure we feed you girls a line And make you th: nk you are divine It really boosts vour ego tax To think we d actually fall for you But with Yank girls you can't compare The difference is. you're here, they're there You laugh at ribbons that only denote We crossed the ocean in our boats We think this award is souch too For making us come here at all We really deserv. a great citation For staying in this benighted nation unadd We're accused of taking over your isle This silly statement makes us smile; For. rest assured we all avow You couldn t give it to us now EVEryY Way We can By giving tanks and guns and Spam But enough of this, there's a War to be wou, S50 we must take this on the run We've helped yO While you sit and guzzie tea And dream of the England of antiquity And grass keeps growing in your street And cobwebs gather round your feet We'll get in the war and get it through, S0 we can say farewell to you Goodbye 10 you, our English eousin To us, you are a dime a dozen We'll leave this dreary dismal shore And return to England never more To you we're ver, thankful mates For a new appreciation of the States - Osceola R. D. Boy Killed On D-Day Three Philipsburg d | Area Boys Wounded Corporal Willlam R Jarrett, son| Three Philipsburg area soldiers of Prank Jarrett, of Osceola Mills, j have been listed by the War Depart. R. D. was reported killed in action’ ment as among those wounded in in Prance on June 6, according to the battle for France, a telegram received by his father 8 Sgt. Emest Williamson, son of from the War Department Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Williamson of He was inducted Into the Army Tyrone Pike, Is now in « hospital in February, 1942. He went owverseus'in England after having suffered in September 1942. and ‘was sta- wounds in Prance tioned In England until D-Day Sgt. Joseph Tekeley, son of Mr He graduated from the Osceola! and Mrs. Gust Tekeley, of North Mills High School in 1997. He would | Philipsburg, is now back with his have been 27 years of age on August outfit in Prance after having been 4th wounded there Besides his father, he is survived | Pfe. Bdmund Kantoskl, son of Mr by the following brother and sisters: |and Mrs, Joseph Kantoski of Osce- Frank, of Niagara Palls, N. Y.: Mrs lot Mills, Is hospitalized in England John OG. Cieslar, Jr, of Pallipsburg, | after having been evacuated from RD; Mrs. Howard Sharpless, of | France by plane after having been Sandy Ridge; Mrs. Ralph Gers and | wounded Mrs. Clair Oberly, of i and Mrs. Clair Wilkins, Osceola! People with money seek new ways | Mills, R. D | to spend It. NE -_— - a —— BUSINESS FOR SALE Sholl’'s Garage and Service Station Vd in Milesburg "On Route 220—O)d Reliable Business. Well Established, Lots of Room—Excellent Equip- ment. Inquire 0.V. SHOLL, Mileshurg, Ps, - ’ [ ewistown, > [4 rebiurg Training in Kentucky | ————————————— | J ! | Pvt. George E. McCliney Private McClincy, son of Mr Mrs. James H McClincy, of fonte, R. D 3 the Army April 3. 1944, as From the New Cumberland induction gen- ter he was sent to Fort Knox, Ky where he js stationed at present Before entering the Army Pvt Mec- Clellan was employed in the melt. ing room at the Titan Meta] Com- pany plant and Belle- entered a volunteer ww — "In Medical Corps ¥. Cpl. Lewis HH. Faunst Corporal Fatst is t Faust { Potters Mills. and mer Loy+ f the TH Company Bellefont ducted Into the ser IR. and wa ent beriand. His pext hn Georgia al ned different caunps in rid He sailed England | September ahd Is now located mew here 1 France with the Medi Cor wife resides at Lewistown OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE ‘ f Harry mpl of Waa th BR ' for Ai ‘ All of the Hmited production of Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum is being shipped overseas to our Armed Forces. Wartime difficulties make it impossible to produce suf- ficient quantity of quality gum to Apply everybody. We are all miss ing Wrigleys Spearmint but the Wrigley people can bring it back, they that will get some satisfaction and pleasure reading about your Service friends and rela- tives in this news column sponsored by Wrigley's hope you Kylertown Soldier Overseas Pvt. John Peters, of Kylértown formerly of Bouth Philipsburg, has landed safely somewhere In Eng land. He writes that he is having « nice time and will take up Mg for- mer dulles as truck driver ——————— who have been in action IPY0U that chewing gum is no To them (it is a vital on- And when they chew S Bpearmint Gum to ease nérvous tension they know that they i, Ung the same high quality Tasting favor they have al- “TBtrives In Englind Lieut, Harlan in He wil school bel 2 dglies us _co-pliot on a Flying Port. + Wy pd ’ i Nf Ap our boys can take Cum with them | pt; Ne wife and family of Bush » until’ | adelphia, nt Tuesday night with Humphrey of Phil-| tia, 3a 3 nigh ved sally overseas | ats | la — TWO LOCAL BROTHERS IN FRANCE Pvt. Earl N. Cartwright well known Bellefonte bro- Ear] and Hassel Cartwright Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Cart- of East Bishop street. are in : { the Nick of ne sons of wright the Tr nds sSormanay heavy nung according ceived by ir parents j Ear! landed in France in vasion 14 nle February Wa gr il Bellef High Schoo] entered the service 1942 Camp Crowe wa gned Late 1 May land and wa the and ber at Pile. Hassel EE. Cartwright ivi 1 Aid received p Polk He wa fa P y SRY ol i" Veal Pvt. Daniel Hines Pyt. Daniel Hines Julia Hines. of East Bellefonte, entered the service In May 1043 and from the reception center at New Cumberland was sent to Camp Lee Va. for training Last December he was transferred to the Ban Bernardino. Cal. bse general depot. where he 4 pow stationed in the motor detachment of the guar termaster corps Pvt Hines a graduate of the PBeliefonte High School and was fm- ployed at the Beliefonte State Store time he entered the JACKSONVILLE Those who called at the Richard Vonada home Sunday evening were Mr. and Mrs John Vonada and fam. ily of Upper Marion and Miss Mar- garet and Evelyn Poorman, Miss Alice Confer, Mrs. Donald Gardner and daughter Donna Kay, all of Howard Mrs. Homer Yearick underwent an operation in the Centre County Hos- pital. She Is much improved at this writing Louise Belghtol and son Jerry of Howard, spent Saturday with his sister Mrs, Robert Conaway The 4-H girls from Jacksonville attended the all day camp held at the American Legion Park, at State College Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Alkens of ehil- 15. 801 Howard of Mrs sireet in at the service her cousin Ede Aley and wife, | Mrs. Jack Mabus and Miss Mary Clemens of Bellefonte, spent Sunday afternoon and were supper guests at C. E Alety Mr. and Mrs. Russell Confer and aughter Virginia and Mrs, Russell Lucas of Milesburg, called at the Mrs. | Gertrude Harter home Saturday | evening Sunday visitors at the Alice Betz home were Mrs, Oladys Wensel and daughter Sars, Mm. Ruth Betz and { York City | Robert Horner, 31, Pv. Allison 1. Watson Watson won of Mr of Snow Shoe, ent armed forces in December from New C Boston. Mass anti-aircraft Was stationed Pvt Walsor ¢ 1942 and imberiand ai for training in a i Subsequently he and New England Vas uni in Georgia and arrived In in Apri of this year Before entering the Watson was employed Max Herr of Centre Hal yean June | Oak Hall Soldier Slightly Wounded Pile. Paul J. Horner son of Mr and Mrs. George M. Homer of Oak Hall, was slightly wounded in action while fighting In Normandy his parents learned in a Jetler received from the young soldier last week Pic. Horner, 22. was a member of the 7th Division which was the first unit to enter and capture Cher- bourg, and it is believed by his par- ents that he was injured between July 12 and 15. In his letter he said “the Injury was not very serious and that they were not to worry.” He is now resting in a hospital in Eng- land, he sald The county soldier et iate 2% aI viee by the He was nd entered the service in October, 1942. He was sent ‘to Camp Blanding, Fla. for his basic | training and then 0 Tennessee | where he was on maneuvers for some time. Following maneuvers there he | Helen, WAS moved to California for three months of desert training. After a short while at Camp Phillips, Kan, he went overseas with his unit about March 28, 1944 Pie. Horner attended ‘he Boais- burg schools and was employed at Niagara Palls, N. Y.. when Inducted | into the Army. Two of his brothers are in the service, are Plc In Engineers Pvt. Joseph W. Kochik : 4 LI 4 i¥ ir iT 8) Artilleryman Sisgl. Chester A. Wagner ved at the np i at Ker n Centre Hall fon which um dura f expert = an al sexing cay-oid nM ——_——— Pfc. Rhine Killed In Battle Zone 8 eldest Albert N Killed | re ] ] BC Jul tele N. Rhine Mr D WAS Mmriment am amily last } Thursday An infantryman Pic. Rhine listed In the army in January 1841 and served at Fort Meade, Md Fort Sam Huston, Texas, and Camp McCoy, Wis, before going overseas Inst Qectober Pic. Eckley has one brother in the service, T/8gt. Harry Rhine, who joined the army in Apri] 1M], and was stationed for many months with the Coast Artillery in Hawall He Is now in the Gliberts. Both Eckley and Harpy were former employes of the Martin Motors Co. In Flem- | ington i Also surviving Eckley are six sis. ters and Jour other brothers: Mrs, | John Oarbrick and Mrs. Willard | Orenoble, Lock Haven, Raymond | and Roy Rhine, Trenton, N. J. Hazel, Shirley, Dorothy, George and Fredfile, al home A ————————_ Former Bellefonte Boy Wounded in Italy i | Martin C. Oates, Jr, a former Bellefonte boy, is in a base hospital | in Italy recovering from a wound | in the foot, according to informa. eme- h— while on his first fight mission. Martin, better known as Jim, has ih Battery, B10 Panes nd " Ad , Benjamin with the Seabees in Southern England. Former Bellefonte Boy Gets Rapid Promotion In Army Air Forces Alr forces A. Popson Popson, of Kit- ENOown re i Promotions Li came rapidly to Raymond of Mr. and Mrs tanning. former of Bellefonts ! in on A N a Johu well (ey rose rapiaily until becomia 1644 virthday i¥ FRNA ARS I 1% he wi mont! Licipating SME UR HKAYMOND A POPSON t Penn Power ( Bellefonte Girl Osceola Soldier Enlists In Waves Killed In Battle Fleming Serviceman In Aircraft Training .... Har x! or r - WORRY ...FALSE TEETH SLIPPING OR IRRITATING? Ais getting around... S17 WO From all over the country, reports are pouring in from car owners that the new U.S. Royal Deluxe syn- thetics are turning in per- formance records far beyond expectations. The word is getting around... the new U.S. Royal Deluxe syn thetic tires are good tires! 4 IT'S VENTILATED! 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