. ps e vy er The Ty TN Thursday, November 26, 1942 ~ PATTON BRIEFS The first veteran of World War II to be initiated as a full member of | Walter McCoy Post. 614, American Legion, was inducted on Tuesday ev-| ening of this week. Metro Bobby, re- cently discharged from the service, has that distinction. World War II veterans become eligible for Legion membership upon discharge from the service. James Baker, son of Mr, and Mrs. Harry Baker, has enlisted in the U, S. Army, and is now stationed at Camp Carson, Colorado. This is the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Baker in the country’s service. Mr. and Mrs, Harry Baker have re- ceived word that their son, Private Ray Baker, of Fort Benning, Ga., and | Louise Jones, also of Georgia, were united in marriage on June 16th. Telford C. Gill, well known former Pattonite, was recommended by the] employees of his department at the Packard Motor Co. plant, for the mer- it award emblem for outstanding war work which is distributed by the “Work to Win” Committee. Naturally “Telly” is extremely proud of this dis- | tinction which has to be earned, We congratulate him, Eight thousand, one hundred and eigthy-three members of the Catho- lis diocese of Altoona are now serv- ing in the armed forces, a survey re- veals. Of this number 115 are listed from St. Mary's Church, Patton, and 43 from St. George’s Church. Pfc. Bruce McConnell recently spent a five day furlough with his parents. Mr, and Mrs. Albert McCon- | nell of this place. Norman Swisher, Jr., of Coraopo- Hs, has returned to that place where | he is employed, after spending the week end with his parents here, Mrs. Luke Davis and daughter, | Sonja of Lewistown were recent vis-| itors among relatives and friends in Patton. | Mrs. Fred Swisher, Donnelly Ave, | | m= at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. | Yerger. | Marian and sons, Bert Jr. Bruce, were recent callers at the UNION PRESS-COURIER Mrs, Bert McConnell, Bob Weaver home in Westover. Corp. Joseph A. Long, of Co. E, -21 Infantry, Bighth Div. of Nashville, |P and | of Mellon avenue T'enn., visited his parents, Mr. Mrs George Long, recently. He was] | accontpanied here by Miss Marion | | Kutruff of Akron, Ohio The first Red Cross Nutrition Class will be held in the Good Build- ling on Thursday evening, December | 5th, from 7:30 to 9:30, The teacher will be Miss Henrietta Yahner, This class is under the canteen service of | the Red Cross. For further informa- | tion call 3622. Pvt. Andrew Senita of Kaye Field, Miss,, is spending a ten day furlough |. with his father. J. Keenan Dietrick, son of Mr. and | | Mrs. Matt Dietrick of 118 Mellon av-| enue, graduated from the Officers’ Candidate Schol as a Second Lieu-| tenant, at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., on November 21. Mrs. J. Keen- an Dietrick, Mrs Matt Dietrick, Mary Louise and Gerald Dietrick, of Phil- adelphia, aitended the graduation ex- ercises. Lieut. Dietrick is assigned to Hq. and Hq. 4th Air Force, San Fran- | cisco, California, and will report for | duty there within the next 12 days. | He is visiting his parents this week. The December meeting of the Pat- ton Music Club will be held on Tues- | {day evening, December 8th at 8:15 p. m. in the Presbyterian church. The] program will consist of vocal and in- | strumental Christmas music. Mrs. Bridget Callahan left Friday last for Pittsburgh where she will spend some time with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs, Allen Hester. Griff Bloom left last Thursday for | Greenville, Pa., ed employment. Mrs .Dennis Bender is spending the | week with her son and daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mrs, Hayden Bender, {at Niagara Falls, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Link of Mellon daughter, Paul and ' ome, Pa., visited relatives here Sun- where he has secur-| has gone to Louisana, where she will | | avenue, announce the birth of a son, join her husband, Lieut. Fred Swish-| Nov. 19th, at the Spangler hospital. er, who recently graduated from re Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Thom- | 3rd Eng. Sch. Reg’t., at Fort Belvoir, | 3S, a daughter, Nov. 19th, at the Mi- Va. Before becoming a candidate at|ners Hospital, Spangler. this school Lieut, Swisher was sta-| A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. tioned for two years at Boringuen| Fenwick Burley of Patton R. D., on| Field, Puerto Rico, and three years | Nov. 2th. prior to that at Langley Field, Va. | Chas. Yeckley, son of Mr. and Mrs. The P. O. of A, will hold a Bingo | L. A. Yeckley of Patton R. D. No. 1,| on Mon, Nov. 30, in the I. O. O. F.|has Deen promoted from the rank of | hall. Prizes will be given and lunch | Private First Class to Corporal in Co. surved. Admissin 25 cents. Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Dishart and No. 2, Wisconsin. Corp. Yeckley was | children of Johnstown were recent | enlisted in the service Jan. 22, 1940, | callers at the C Lang avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Earl McKillop and son, Earl of Hastings, spent Sunday @ medical patient in the Houston, Texas, since his induction, Spangler [K, 23rd Infantry, Camp McCoy, APO | . L.. Cochran home on! and has been stationed at Fort Sam | Mr. Stephen Dietrick, who has been | | hospital for the past | two months, has | returned to his home here. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Short of Jer- day. | Corp. Earl Bender of Fort Benning, Ga., is spending a furlough with hig | parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. J, Bender ® ok TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH Wednesday, November 25th-—Jun- ior League at 3:45 p. m. Prayer ser- vice at 7:30 p. m, Choir rehearsal, at 8:30 p. m. Thursday. Thanksgiving day. Un- | ion Thanksgiving Service at 9:00 A. | Say, November 29th—-9:45 A, “The Church at Study.” Topic for Na ‘How the Church Contributes to Christian Living.” 10:30 a. m.— “The Church at Worship.” 6:30 p. m. ~Methodist Youth Fellowship. The | Young Men's Class will be in charge. :30 P. M.—Evening worship, | Wednesday, December 2-—Junior | League at 3:45 p. m. Prayer meeting lat 7:30 p. m. Choir rehearsal at 8:30 ip. m, | The sub-district Conference will be held in the Methodist Church in Bar- nesboro on Monday evening. The ev- ening's program will begin with a supper at 6:30 p. m. The program will include discussion groups on various activities of the church program Conference and district leaders in the several phases of church work will be in charge of the interest groups, The program promises to be one of much help and interest, All leaders and interested workers are urged to attend the conference. - V- BARNESBORO PASTOR RESIGNS. Rev. J, Lillian Jones, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Barnesboro, has resigned her pastorate to serve as supply pastor of the denomination in various churches throughout the state. She and her husband, the late Rev. M, H. Jones, located in Barnesboro 113 years. Her husband served as pas- | tor of the Baptist Churches in Patton |and at Reilly while she served the | Barneshoro charge. -—V- | ST opr! ZN DONT : LET 2 POOR BUS INESS GET YOu DOWN TIS) a “wry WONDERFN aN | —Read the Classifieds! It pays! i 0S —— mss sn $2.00 in Goods for each full hook | Philadelphia Ave Phone 278 Philco Radios Alexander Smith Rugs Bedding WOLF FURNITURE CO. “The Friendly Store” BARNESBORO Kroehler Living Room Suites Simmons Beds I Moore’s Heaters, Ranges $2.00 in Goods for each full hook | iil Visit our Toy Department and Make Your Selections Early so You Can Get the Best! Gifts for ALL the family at Wolf’s! These Merchants Give and ‘Redeem JAN WARREN, Inc., Ladies’ and Children’s Wear, Barnesboro TONY MARINO ESSO SERVICE, Barnesboro Green Stamps: F. R. BOOTH, Grocer, Spangler, Pa. JAN GREEN STAMPS can be used JUST LIKE MONEY . .. You get One ‘‘S & H'’ Green Stamp on “ » d: . Green Stamps chase. Regardless of where you receive the in the same book, CENT purchase, TEN with each ONE DOLLAR pur- Green Stamps they are the same, and you place them each TEN 4 » Green Stamps “eS & H' Soheol Courses I ound at Fault Survey Finds They Fail to Fit the Pupil to Live in Democratic Society. NEW YORK.--Ninety per cent of the courses of study now offered in the American public schools are in- adequate and do not prepare the stu- dents to live in a democratic society, Dr. Herbert B. Bruner of Teachers college charged in a report of a five- year investigation. A staff of research workers and assistants co-operated in the study, which sampled 85,000 courses in use in schools throughout the country. Only 10 per cent of them have kept pace with the tempo of American life, according to Dr. Bruner. For the most part, the courses have not been changed in a quarter of a cen- tury. Such subjects as advertis- ing, housing, consumer education and an improved standard of living have been almost neglected, the re- | port noted. Overhauling Urged. A ‘decided overhauling’’ of the school curriculum is essential, in the opinion of Dr. Bruner. This is particularly true today, he added, with the emphasis placed upon democratic way of living and the defense program. In examining the courses, the educator found that while Europe was mentioned 15,000 times, South America was referred to fewer than 100 times. “Ninety per cent of our schools are not teaching the kind of things that will enable the children to live in a democratic society,” Dr. Bru- ner said. ‘“The schools deal with academic topics, which for the most part have not been changed or re- vised for numbers of years. They have not kept pace with the rapid tempo of present-day society.” A much-neglected field, Dr. Bru- ner reported, is that of gifted pupils, for whom not a single course is of- fered. Also there are relatively few courses for the kindergarten. On the other hand, topics treated at great length in the social science courses are industries, transporta- tion, communication, international and peace relations, education, finance, race problems, production and labor and capital. Lack Timely New Content. “One of the major findings emerg- ing from the examination of these courses of study is that there is a great dearth of the kind of new con- tent which is needed in our times,” the report observes. ‘The new material that does appear, however, is, in the main, better suited to cur- rent needs, and may be the fore- runner of increased volume of simi- lar content in the future.” ““Glaring’’ shortages exist in cer- tain fields, such as science, Dr. Bru- ner said, where there is ‘‘almost no mention of practical science in industry, in the home, or with ref- erence to the consumer.” “The underlying philosophy of many of these courses prevents the content from assuming full signif- icance,” he wr “For example, the idea that science should remain ‘pure’ stultified the social emphasis that might otherwis be present.” Oversize Fe et, Size e 42, Shod by Blacksmith KANSAS CITY, MO.—A squirrel- shooting Arkansas woodsman, claim- ing the biggest feet in the world, wants a job demonstrating for a shoe manufacturer. Buster Scott, 28, of Snowball, Ark., stopped over in Kansas City to show off his size 42 feet, comfortably shod right now by the village bl acksmith of Snowball. The feet that the blacksmith had to fit are 16 inches long, 8 inches wide, and the toes 5% inches around. Scott has been touring the nation for two years and said he likes travel- ing ‘very much.” Scott, who said he was an expert squirrel shooter, is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. His feet are three sizes larger than were those of 490-pound Robert Wadlow, the Alton, Ill., giant who died last year. Although he has a low draft num- ber, Scott isn’t worrying about get- ting into the army. He is classified as 4-F, but even if he were in 1-A he’s quite sure the army would not want to induct the Snowball black- smith to make his shoes. Pay Roll Checks Carry A Pledge of Allegiance SEATTLE.—Employees of the Pa- cific Car and Foundry company pledge allegiance to the United States once a week. On the back of each payroll check is stamped a pledge ‘‘to support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States against all ene- mies, foreign and domestic.” By endorsing his check, each worker thereby signs the pledge. ‘Prime, Choice, Good’ All Mean Tender Steak: AMHERST, MASS. — Five little words—prime, choice, good, com- mercial and utility—are the guides | for buying beef. Prime is tops in the official beet grading scale but ‘‘choice” and ‘‘good’” are most common at family meals, according to Massachusetts State college food experts. RE —Buy U, S. War Bonds & Stamps! A FRANK | STATEMENT | from Louis Lurenberg TO YOU WHO PLAN TO GIVE A WATCH THIS CHR read of another more important work of making things America needs to win the war. The watch industry is ne exception. In fact, America’s great watch industry plays an important Ole in We have no intention of frig! on watches by placing these facts before you, but rather to bring to your attention our reasons for not having the grand selection Frankly, we do not, and will not in the near future, have all the styles and brands you want to see when making your selection. Right now, however, we have a large enough selection to good watch, at the price you want to pay. And we are certain that as Christmas approaches our stock will diminish rapidly. "these are times, unique in the ‘annals of history. Each day you ERYONE knows that PAGE FIVE ISTMAS one manufacturer after turning his plant to the this war of precision. htening you into a rush we had in the past. enable you to choose a mas, may we suggest that you choose it now? We'll hold it for you till gift time. Louis Lunenberg BULOVA lady's "Beatrice’, 17 jewels, link metal bracelet to match, Priced at... 33’ GRUEN Curvex "Earl", full size 17 jewel precision move- ment, Curved to fit the wrist. $5 goo HAMILTON * Lexington ™ for men. 17 jewel nationally famous movement Leather strap. $ 46’ Federal Tax Included Give Her a Diamond “The Store for SAFE | | So... if you're planning to give a watch this Chrise- ELGIN for men. Has (5 jewel dependable movement. One of several styles at this price. 33 WALTHAM "Lila" for ladies. 10 jewels. Case in color of natural gold. Cord band. $35’ DRESSER SETS Our large selection of Beautiful Sets assures one in your price range. #1.50 to $50.00 . . . $15 to $1,000 “Diamond Buying” Louis Luxenberg Est. 1903 Phone | on above Watches | | 187 Barnesboro we.
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