RE Thursday, April 27th, 1944. WEEK FARM CALENDA From the Pennsylvania State Col- lege Agricultural School. Change Pasture Seeding. Shortages of feed and seed, as well as more recent experimental evidence indicate that slight changes in seed mixtures are desirable, say extension agronomists of the Pennsylvania Sta- | te College. They suggest that farmers get the new seed mixture informa- tion from county agricultural agents. Plant Peas Eearly. Peas should be planted early be- | cause they require cool, moist weath- er, according to extension vegetable specialists of the Pennsylvania State College. A well drained soil contain- ing liberal amounts suffcient lime, and complete fertili- zer also is needed for a large yield of peas. Train Sheep Shearers. A large number of sheep shearing demonstrations in various sections of Pennsylvania will give training this year to men and boys who will help to clip 3,000,000 pounds of wool There is a shortage of experienced shearers, report livestock specialists of the Pennsylvania State College. Mine Timber Needed. Soft coal mines in the Pittsburgh district are in urgent need of both mine props and sawed material for lumber, ties, mine boards, and car report extension foresters of the Pennsylvania State College. Other areas must help meet the demand. Use Garden Fertilizer. Good gardens can be made better if fertilizer is used in proper amoun- ts to feed the vegetables, say Penn State vegetable gardeners. This year the homt garden fertilizer is a 5-10-5 used at the rate of 25 to 35 pounds to 1000 square feet. Prevent Chick Crowding. Every effort should be made by the poultryman to prevent chicks from crowding, declare Penn State Poul- try specialists. Prepare Garden Soil, Deep stirring of the garden soil in- creases its capacity for holding both air and moisture. Extension vegetable ; specialists of the Pennsylvania State College say that usually the soil can be plowed or spaded to a depth of 8 or 9 inches without turning up the subsoil. Improve Pastures. Pennsylvania pastures generally are improced simply through the ap- USE TABLETS, SALVE, HOSE DROSS “aD O66 organic matter, | | plication of lime, phosphate and ma- nure, However, there are some situa- | tions where working up the sod and | reseeding are necessary operations, | according to extension agronomists {of the Pennsylvania State College. Grow Home Fruit, Raspberries are among the most successful of the fruits which can be grown for home use, but the planting | should not include both red and black { varieties, remind extension fruit | specialists of the Pennsylvania State College. Plants should bg set as early | in the spring as the soil can be pre- pared. | Time to Plant Trees. Now is the time to plant forest | trees. Selection of kinds to plant must | be made for the tree crops the farm- | er wants to produce, say extension | foresters of the Pennsylvania State | College — Fence posts, Christmas | trees, mine timber or lumber. i Beekeepers Busy. At this time of the year beekeep- ers are busy with all the operations necessary for a successful honey pro- | ducing season, say Penn State apicul- | turists. In addition to making honey, | the bees help to produce seed and fruit crops through pollination. fF MARSTELLER SOLDIER HAS AIR COMMISSION | Lt. Glaudio D. Schelfe, aged 20, a { son of Mr, and Mrs. David F. Schelfe, of Marsteller, was graduated from | the Army Airforce Southeast Train- jing Center at Mariana (Fla.) Army Airfeld and was commissioned a sec- ond lieutenant. He was graduated frcm Spangler high school in May of 1942, and enlisted as an aviation ca- | det the following summer. He has been spending a furlo«gh with his parents. CHOIR + Coal Operator Dies. George Mazenko, 69, of Altoona and Coalport, well known operator of a mine at Ashville, Route 53, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Fri- day afternoon at his home in Altoo- na. He was born in 1874 and was a | prominent coal cperator in northern | Cainbria county for many years. Mr. Mazenko was married to the Etta Delozier, who died a years ago. Five children former | number of | survive, eV i iain DO YOU KNOW? Edward Gibbon, English historian, author of “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” was the only jone of seven children of his family | to survive childhood and so delicate | was he as a child that his life was | often despaired of. He lived to age 67. Two hundred years ago 80 per ont of the gainfully employed Am- erican population was engagd in ag- riculture; now the percentage is less than twenty. ibl -_ * in SHARBAUGH Ll DARIESBOD, PA, LY CLOTHCRAFT CLOTHES =" dictionary, means “not per- ceptible to the touch”. The fabric quality of a Cloth- craft suit is thoroughly tang- that when you take the cloth are also two “intangibles”, | which make a Clothcraft suit | such a splendid buy. § One is the proper fit you get as a result of careful tailoring.’ The other is that well dressed | appearance that an expertly | styled suit gives you.jAnd the surprising part i * that ” .. . according to the e, because you readily feel your fingers. But there UNION PRESS-COURIER, Marine Aviator In Fights With | Japs Downs Hy Bails Out of Bullet-Ridden Plane Into Sea and Is Rescued. By CAPT. WILBUR J. THOMAS MUNDA AIRFIELD. — Marine Aviator First Lieut. Wilbur J. Thom- as of Eldorado, Kan., encountered ‘‘about 15’ Zeros, blasting three of them out of the skies and sharing another with his wing man. His bag of Jap planes now stands at 14. In the middle of the fight, his bul- let-riddled Corsair (Vought F4U) be- gan spitting oil and the engine froze. In a few seconds he was heading downward into the sea and bailed out, but was rescued several hours later. Wl le escorting dive bombers striking at the Jap Kahili airdrome, Lieutenant Thomas ran into the Jap Zero fighters. The first Jap he shot down came front on at his wingman and then passed through the gun sights of Lieutenant Thomas, his belly in per- fect view. The marine sent a long burst cf hot lead into the Jap and he ‘“‘burst into a mass of flames.” But before he had given the finish- ing blow to the Jap, his wingman had riddled him enough to make him smoke. This is the plane he shared, giving him half of the credit. Two Zeros were on the tail of one of Lieutenant Thomas’ companions. He went after them and they ran. Another Zero closed in on a ma- rine fighter pilot. This time Lieu- tenant Thomas tailed in on the Jap and shot him to bits before he had | time to fire at the other marine. Zeros Swarm Like Bees. In a split second, a Jap was mak- ing a head-on run at the marine pi- lot. They traded a burst of lead and the Jap began to smoke and burn at the wing roots. As the Zero fell, Lieutenant Thomas saw the Jap pilot bail out. While the Jap plane was still fall- ing, Lieutenant Thomas saw a Cor- sair zoom past him, with a Zero hot on his tail. He peeled over, put a burst into the enemy and ‘‘the Zero burst into flames and spun down.” Zeros were swarming around like bees, as Lieutenant Thomas put an- other burst in a Jap, saw pieces fall off his plane but did not see him smoke or crash. Enemy bullets riddled the rear of the marine’s plane and he dove to head home. Oil was splashing on the left side of the greenhouse and he couldn't see whether or not the Japs were still on his tail. The plane couldn't hold altitude and then the engine froze, The r:lot looped it over ard hit the Silk. "His | companions circled, offering protec- tion, and marked the spot where he landed. The experience of being shot down was nothing new to Lieutenant Thomas. He had done it once be- fore. Once in his small rubber boat he did his best to paddle away from enemy shore positions, but the winds and currents were too strong for him. Exhausted he covered himself with his parachute and began to doze off. He awakened to find a large bird, probably an albatross, perched on his foot. Plays Possum. “I played possum with it for a while just to see what it would do,” he said, ‘‘then ventured to move a bit. The bird didn’t seem alarmed, and it stayed there completely un- concerned. I put my hand out to stroke its head, but, instead of flying away, it bit my finger and shook it like a puppy shaking a rag. How- ever, it did not hurt.” Search planes then came into sight, but apparently they could not find the lieutenant. He did every- thing to attract their attention, but to no avail. Disappointed and a little worried, he decided to take his mind off the situation by fishing. “The fish weren't as friendly as the bird,” he said. ‘I got no bites at all.” Late in the afternoon, the search planes appeared again, but this time the fighters saw the tiny rubber boat bouncing on the water. A rescue- plane landed on the water and soon Lieutenant Thomas was on his way back with this fighting squadron. Soldier Is Captured After Six-Hour Search VINELAND, N. J.—Sergt. 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In- MARIA MONTEZ IN “ALI | BABA AND FORTY THIEVES” | SOON AT GRAND THEATRE All the enchantment and exotic al- | lure that film goers have come to id-| entify with the name of Maria Mcntez returning to the screen, at the Grand Theatre, Patton, next Sun- dey and Monday will be fond in Uni- versal’s “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.” Miss Montez, of anything, exceeds the spitfire charm che exhibited in such earlier Technicolor successes as | “Arabian Nights,” “White Savage’| and “Cobra Woman,” and profits by the lavish oriental background which | marks the picture throughout. | Co-starred with the lovely Maria are John Hall, who again is teamed with her effectively in the love theme and handsome Turban Bey, a rela- wv Classified Ads RATES for 25 words or less 1 Time, 25¢; 2 Times, 40c; 8 Times 50 | — Payable in Advance — | FARM FOR SALE—The A. D.| Gauntner Farm in White Township | —containing between 95 and 100, acres. See Mrs. Agnes Gauntner, | 212 Mellon Avenue, Patton, Pa, | FOR SALE—Home at 902 Fifth Av- | nue, 6 rooms and bath; hot water | heat; utility room in basement; | garage. Inquire of J. G. Zahursky, 522 Beech Avenue, on phone 3522. FOR SALE—Four fresh ccws, two horses, 14 little pigs. Inquire of Henry Shero, St. Benedict, Pa. OR SALE—Nice Ear Corn. Inquire of Alvin Schirf, Loretto R. D. 1, Pa., Box 39. mel, 14 miles southwest of this town. State police at the Malaga bar- racks received information that Palka was at the home of his par- ents in Carmel. Police said that the soldier escaped into the woods and evaded them until he reached the home of his sister, Catherine. Police announced he will be turned over to army authorities. LL & Ton in$29,50 ue for only to $32.50 & THE? JOSEPHF&TFEISS 00. ==——= 12 of 13 in One Family Numbered as War Dead BELFAST, NORTHERN IRE- LAND.—One Belfast family lost 12 of its 13 members in the war. In an air raid in 1941, the father, mother, six brothers, a sister and her husband and child were killed. Recently Able Seaman Henry Clarke was reported missing and presumed lost at sea. The surviving brother is a war worker. TYPEWRITER and Adding Machine repair service that's guaranteed. Do you have an idle machine? Sell it now thru us. Eagle Prtg. Co., Of- fice Supplies, Barnesboro. tf WANTED—The Pennsylvania Rail- road is in need of men for engine house work. Apply Engine House, Conemaugh, Pa. tf WANTED—We pay cash for late model used cars. Patton Auto Com- pany, Patton, Pa. ADDING MACHINE for Sale. Eagle Pritg. Co., Barnesboro. FOR SALE—3 piece bedroom suite, 5-piece living room suite, reed stand, bed, book case, ironing board, direct action natural gas stove, Gain-A-Day electric washing machine, inquire Mrs. Marie Eck- enrode, Carrolltown, Pa. 2t. | meeting on Monday evening in the | Metropolitan Hotel, Ebensburg. | succeed E. S. Oxenreider, 2t | enemy territory and had been repor- tive newcomer to the realm of top- | billed screen personalities whose en- gaging performance well merits his oppertunity. Locale of the elaborate film fan- tasy is ancient Bagdad in the days of its most resplendent glory. Miss Mon- tez appears as a princess whose tre- acherous father brings about the glaying of the Caliph and the con- quest of Bagdad by Mongol hordes. The picture is extravagant from beginning to end. You won't want to miss it. A matinee will be held Sun- day at 2:30. : Y- LYNCH HEADS COUNTY PRINCIPALS’ ASSOCIATION — | John C. Lynch, principal of the Lil- ly High School, was elected president of the Cambria County High School | Principals’ Association at a dinner- | The Lilly educator was elected to| principal of Portage Township High School, as | head of the organization. Karl J. Wachter of Wilmore was named vice president and B. J. Roa- | ch Gallitzin, was selected secretary- | treasurer. Guest speakers were Dr. A. M. | Stuli, Dr. Clara Shryock, and Daniel M Aughenbaugh, of the office of the | county superintendent of schools, and County Commissioner Cyrus W. Da-| vis. | Mr. Davis stressed the necessity of | the school safety patrols and com- riended each school in the county for) the fine work accompanied in this | field. He also pointed out that not a fatality among school children has| taken place where patrols have been | established. The executive committee will meet soon to set meeting dates for the county association. It was believed that meetings during the coming] year would be the same as this term | —every other month. —— Np ‘‘MISSING’’ SOLDIER HOME ON FURLOUGH Staff Sgt. Francis Moast of Span- gler, who had been reported missing in action over Europe has returned to the States and is now spending a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Moast. Sgt. Moast was an engineer and gunner on a Flying Fortress which was shot down November 26th over ted lost by the War Department. No further word had been received from him until his return to the States. The soldier said he was not per- nuitted to disclose how he made his way back to his outfit. Vi —Buy bonds and stamps regularly! To Train Men for Sea Duty.. Men 26 years of age and over are needed especially during the next 10 | weeks to be trained for service ab- oard merchant vessels, the War Ship- ping Administration announced. Phy- sically fit, honorably discharged vet- erans and men classified 4-F or 1-C, 171; years of age or cver, will be ac- cepted for training. Men with pre- vicus sea experience may apply for refresher courses, upgrade training or officer-candidate courses. Appli- cants may register at Maritime Ser- vice enrolling offices in major cities or inquire directly of the U. S. Mari- time Service, War Shipping Adminis- tration, Washington 25, D. 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