PAGE SIX - CHINA'S FIRST AUTO A REAL RELIC ALMOST ANTEDILUVIAN AND PREHISTORIC is this old “horseless carriage®™ that used to belong to China's terrible Empress Dowager and was the first car ever to enter that country. Inspecting it in Peiping are (L tor.) Ene signs R. H. Larsen of White Plains, N, Y., and Robert E. Pratt of Rock= ville Center, N. Y, Official U. S. Navy photo. (International) WHAT IS AMERICA? BY RUTH TAYLOR. America is not an accident. No geographical borders made it into a nation. No isolation of racial strains, no lingual unity drew it together. America is not an accident. It is the flowering of an idea, the de- velopment of a principle. There is no accident about the building of a coral atoll. Activated by an immutable biological law, waves upon waves of tiny animals gathered together, dying to form a firm foundation higher up for those who followed. Finally the seas were pierced. The island rose above the waves and lay revealed to the sun and sky. So it is with America. Wave up- on wave of idealists seeking Utop- ia, of dreamers who would not re- | cognize defeat, dared out upon the | unconquered seas. Wave upon wave of seekers af- ter freedom and the right to earn a better way of life followed them; steadily pushing the boundaries to the westward, turning the wilder- ness into gardens, building cities, laying roads paved with their blood and tears. So the island rises to the water level, as wave after wave of seek- ers after freedom from fear, seek- ers after opportunities for their children, clustered together in a new world. Each generation left the coun- try better than it found it. Each wave of people contributed to the culture and learning. From every land, of every faith, they gave of their best. Our songs, our litera- ture, our arts, our sciences are all |the better for these so-called for- | eign elements. Even our language |is more picturesque and colorful | because of the contribution from other tongues. America is no accident. It grew as did the island until it rose ab- | ove the waves, standing strong and secure against the gale because of the firm foundation built by wav- | es upon waves of new Americans. What is the cement that holds | these different elements together? |It is the ideal that is America— the ideal of a people who hold the [rights of others to be as import- {ant as their own, who will not | compromise with evil, who are | building not for themselves alone {but for those who are to follow. That is America. It is no accident. |STATE IN NEED OF MANY NEW HOMES At least 20,000 temporary homes |are needed immediately in Penn- sylvania to provide shelter winter for returning servicemen, a | state housing committee said the other day. Edward J. Leonard of Pittsburgh chairman of the legislative com- mittee of the state’s various hous- ing authorities, said at a meeting in Harrisburg, that Allegheny Co. alone could use 7,000 homes right now, if we are to stap the people from sleeping in railroad stations. He presented a resolution ad- opted by the committee, urging that congres take immediate steps to cut the red tape and speed up construction of these homes. —Read the Classified Ads! _but at last jp Sealiest BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM ..in the famous PINT PACKAGE s / 6 J he Ye “aj, ! Yes, an old favorite returns; ; rich in big, meaty pecans —salted, buttered the supply is limited. So, and toasted. However, if your dealer is tempo- rarily out of Butter Pecan, ask for Sealtest Vanilla or Chocolate . . . both delicious flavors. HOFFMAN'S SA ICE CREAM - Division of National Dairy Products Corporation Join the fun in the Sealtest Village Store, starring Jack Haley, Thursdays, 9:30 P.M., WFBG this | From the Medical Society of the State and Cambria County Medical Society. It is dangerous to ‘“monkey"” with biological balance in nature. We have been doing it—with DDT. DDT has been heralded as a great insecticide. But DDT knows little discrimin- ation. It kills insects enfriendly to our mankind and also many insects needed in man's life. The Island of Saipan was dust- ed and sprayed thoroughly with DDT to rid it of swarms of insects which annoyed our troops. The unpleasant insects died, as did the birds who fed on their poi- soned bodies and much of the local vegetation which depended on in- sect pollination. A similar catastrophe is occur- ring on Okinawa. These islands are becoming life- less in areas due to the over enthu- siastic use of DDT. People in this country should use DDT with extremt care. It is easily possible to diminish our food supply by killing with DDT those insects, such a sbees, that pollinate our flowers and fruit trees. The most effective use of DDT is in the treatment of window, door and porch screens. Indiscriminate use of DDT may prove detrimental. HASTINGS NOTES By Mrs. Dolores L. Paci F-O and Mrs. Nicholas Worches- ky and family of Scott Field, Ill, were called home on account of the health of the former's mother, Mrs. John Worchesky of Nanty- Glo, a former Hastings resident. Mrs. Worchesky and son spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Lo- uis Marcuzza of Spangler Street. Paul Marcuzza and Joseph Ham- bley were Sunday visitors in As- toona. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Askey of Harrisburg, visited Saturday at the Louis Marcuzza home. Mrs. Frank Simon and son, War- son, of Trenton, N. J., are visit- ing in town. Mrs. Earl McKillop was a visit- | or in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Mr. Jake Hubbs of DuBois, was a visitor in town last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Dominick of Trafford were in town over the week end. Mr. Earl Miller of Altoona was at his home in East End for sev- eral days. Visiting relatives here over the week end was Mr. Arthur Lantzy of Harrisburg. Miss Ann Easly was a visitor in Pittsburgh last week. Mrs. Edward Gues and Mrs. Ri- chard Murphy were callers in Ba- kerton on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clair Urich were callers in Pittsburgh last week. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Garrity were shoppers in Altoona Satur- d : ay. George Huether, Jr., of Cleve- land, Ohio, was at his home here over the week end. Mrs. Frank Gill, Mrs. Ted Holtz, and Mrs. John Nevins, were call- ers in Altoona last Thursday. Eleanor, Anna and Theresa Nie- bauer are patients in the Spang- ler hospital. Mrs. Edward Gues was a caller in Pittsburgh two days last week. Mi. and Mrs. James Clark and son, Russell, and Miss Vivian Ar- chibald, of East Palestine, Ohio, | were week end visitors at the res- |idence of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nie- | bauer. { Mr. and Mrs. Lukenbawl of Westover, were callers at the Paul Facly homie on Friday. { Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Easly of Pittsburgh. were visitors in town on Sunday and Monday. Mrs. John Easly, Mrs. Henry Easly, and Mrs. Clyde Kirsch were in Altoona Friday. Mrs. H. J. Easly and son, Ferd, | were callers in Ebensburg Thurs- | day. | Miss Helen Dvorchak was a call- ler in Coupon last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Binder were visitors in Altoona Wednesday. Mrs. L. J. Westrick of Wilkins | burg, was at her home on Spang- {ler Street over Sunday. J. B. Semelsberger is spending some time with friends in Pitts- burgh. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lumadue and children, of Buffalo, N. Y., were callers in town last week. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gallagher are the proud parents of a baby girl, Emma Gene, born Jan. 11, in Spangler hospital. Mr. and rMs. Ernest Schoppert and son, Lyle, were visitors in De- troit, Mich., last week. Mrs. Grace Litton, Miss Betty Routch, George Fryckland and Do- nald Routch were callers in Johns- town on Saturday. Mrs. William Dillon, Mrs. Ed- ward Link, Misses Ann Nesdore and Geraldine Miller were visitors in Altoona Saturday. MISS O'HARA PLANNING DE SOHN HOSPITAL FOR A MENTAL INSTITUTION S. M. R. O'Hara, state secretary of welfare, says that the state welfare department will recom- mend turning the $9,000,000 De Shon Hospital at Butler into an in- stitution for mental patients after its abandonment by the army. The army will evacuate the hos- pital at the expiration of its lease June 30. Army orders set Apr. 30 as the deadline for moving patients to other institutions. There was no indication where the patients are to be taken. The Veterans’ Administration is planning to build a 1,200 bed hos- pital in Pittsburgh, to take care of veterans in this area. DeShon Hospital was built by the state for use of tubercular pa- tients but never served this pur- pose. The institution was taken ov- er by the Army in 1942. —Built to house 150 guests, a hotel in Antrim, England, which is a popular holiday resort, has not a single bathroom. The town itself has no public water supply. UNION PRESS.COURIER Thursday, January 17, 1946 : Union Press-Courier Comics : ren, and Mrs. Edward Lang and THE FLOP FAMILY HOW DO JOU LIKE MY \T$ LOVELY NEW PARTY DRESS, MOTHER GRETA 7 Tamer) ( PHILANDER- WILL HOU WRITE 00T A CHECK foR MY NEW HAT? Y / SET \T DOWN RIGRT THERE, BOWS ’ 4 $500 FOR A NEW KADIO /- GREAT “OTT HELEN- 'M NOT MADE OF ALWAYS COMPLAINING = ANDO BEFORE WERE MARRIED “OL TOLD ME: WERE WELL OFF!" HEAR - ‘ orld rights reserved. C.D.RUSSELL Regietered U S. Patent Office s HARD DOC' WE GOTTA ( CONVERT TO OIL. HEAT! 4 y ‘Y, vs L ne OH, WELL, THEY NEVER cOuLD STAUD A SHOCK A e——— i, ET | ql aero LE SE] Lm =r NOU GO LR SCHOOL! ae REPORT CARD ELMER Ge 0) rie SOOKE SS ; =] ( (a, NW ” \ Doc WINNER» Regutered U.S. Patent Office GEE WHIZ, | DIDA'T THINK IT WOLLD AFFECT THEM LIKE THIS THEY BOTH FAINTED, DOCTOR -* PLEASE COME AT ONCE! { MISS REID PHOLED YOU GOT YOUR REPORT CARD TODAY, LET'S SEE IT! J CRIM-A'NENTLIES, WHAT'S THE USE OF GETTING A PERFECT REPORT CARD, IF EVER'BOPY’S GORNA FAINT WHEN THEY SEE ITZ! YOU'RE BOTH | ||, sis IT'S SILLY TO SAY SO, ALL RIGHT |||) [#5 n,\| POC, BUT IT WAS ON NOW WHAT 2 ACCOUNT OF THAT HAPPENED 2 REPORT CARD OF DEAR Copr. 1946, King Features Syndicate, Inc, World nights reserved.
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