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Harvey's Lake Chief
Wishes He Were In Corps
(Continued from Page 1.)
Since there were 12 other children
in the Stevenson family, he figured
he wouldn’t be missed. So far as he
knows they didn't even know he
was gone until they got a letter
from him postmarked Hong Kong
nearly two years later.
After about three months of stiff
training, he was assigned to sail on
the U. S. S. Columbia, one of the
fastest and best cruisers of that
time. Leaving an American West
Coast port on a torpedo boat, he
boarded the ‘Columbia’ in “No
Man’s Land”, or rather “Water”, as
a corporal’s guard. “She was a
beautiful ship,” says the Chief,
“drew 32 feet and was good for 30
knots an hour. The song, ‘Columbia,
The Gem of the Ocean’, must have
been written about her. She was
launched in 1898, and just last year
the Navy rebuilt and renamed her
in Philadelphia. Now, after 40 years,
the old ship is again seeing service.
I wish I were aboard right now.”
No Furloughs
Stevenson never had a day's va-
cation or a furlough for four years—
only 24-hour passes in foreign
ports. ‘“We didn’t touch a home
port for the duration of the war,”
he says, “but I wasn’t homesick a
bit . . . only seasick. One time, dur-
ing an eight-day storm at sea, I
think the whole crew, nine hundred
strong, got seasick. We had to be
assigned to special places at the
rail in order to trim the ship.”
The “Columbia” sailed all over
the Pacific, but the Chief claims the
most beautiful spot it touched in all
its travels was the Hawaiian Is-
lands. “Bombing a place like that
is sacrilege.”
Although he was in none of the
major battles of the Spanish Amer-
ican War, Stevenson saw a lot of
action in guerilla fighting on the
Philippine Islands. He served with a
Marine expedition searching for
Aquinaldo, leader of the rebel Phil-
ippino forces. Now that the self-
same insurrectionist is once again
an enemy of the U. S., in cahoots
with the Japanese, the Cnief wishes
he had been able tc:get a pot shot
at him 40 years 20. ?
Served At Bataan
Stevenson saw service on the
Bataan Peninsula, where the Amer- |
ican forces are entrenched now, and
“would give all the buttons on his
shirt” to be there again, “Any man
who could face the big knives and
jungle tactics of the old Insurrectos
ought to be able to stand up against
anything the Japs can do.”
After the war was over, Steven-
son was mustered out with a medal
for good behavior and a “Discharge
Excellent”. He gave his uniform to
his father, who was in much de-
mand as a fiddler back in those
days and thought the Marine out-
fit would add considerable tone to
Sacrament Of Baptism
At Dallas Methodist
The sacrament of baptism will be
administered at the morning ser-
vices of Dallas Methodist Church on
Palm Sunday. The sermon topic
will be the “Triumphal Entry’.
There will be special music by the
choir and for the first time the
chancel choir under the direction of
Mrs. Arline Rood will appear
gowned.
Evening worship will be devoted
to the reception of new members on
confession of faith. Holy Communion
will be administered to those taken
into the church fellowship.
Stan Evans Left Pearl
Harbor—But Pals Die
(Continued from Page 6)
By December of that year, Stanley
was in service on the Hawaiian Is-
lands and enrolled in the mechanic’s
school at Hickam Field. His exper-
ience as a mechanic in an Edwards-
ville garage helped speed his pro-
gress there, and at the end of a
year’s service he had a First Aircraft
Mechanic's rating. Just before his
accident last summer he was an act-
ing First Sergeant in a combat unit,
and had also gained a gunner’s rat-
ing. On. his return to this country,
however, army regulations caused
his exra ratings to be temporarily
withdrawn. 3
When he's on active service,
Stanley's job; as an enlisted man
mechanic, is to keep the motor of
the ship to which he is assigned in
perfect running order, ready for im-
mediate use. On the Hawaiian Is-
lands he serviced, at different times,
P—26, P—36 and P—40 pursuit
ships, and one of the planes he
worked on has already emerged vic-
torious in four clashes with the
Japs,
Stanley likes the army life well
enough, but after two and a half
years of it, he’s sort of glad to be
| home again. The very first night he
spent in his old room, he set the
alarm for 5:45—just so’s he could
shut it off 'and go back to sleep.
Smoke Park is the one place in
{the U. S. Naval Academy where in-
formality reigns at all times,
A marine and a bluejacket alter-
nate in always guarding the tomb of
John Paul Jones at the Naval Acad-
emy.
his performances. A brother of the
Chief still has the uniform, but is
willing to ship it up from Butler
anytime Stevenson wants to use it
again.
Maybe his chance will come. At
least he has to sign up in the next
Selective Service registration. In
the meantime, there better not be
a Jap invasion at Harvey's Lake.
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‘Salvage For Victory’
The following articles are
suggested as contributions to
the “Salvage for Victory”
clean-up week which will be
held here next month.
From Your Attic
Brass or iron bedsteads, elec-
tric cords, electric appliances,
hardware, kitchen utensils,
lighting fixtures made of brass,
copper or iron, metal ornaments,
porch and garden furniture
made of metal, metal radio
parts, brass or copper screens,
sleds, ice-skates, roller-skates,
metal vacuum cleaner parts.
From Your Cellar
Old coal stoves, fireplace
equipment, fire extinguishers,
radiators, furnace parts, iron
and nickel parts of old gas
stoves, pipes of iron, brass or
copper, plumbing fixtures, re-
frigerator parts, old tools, etc.
Yard or Farm
Farm tools, logging chains,
wire fencing and metal fence
posts, motors and motor parts,
playground equipment, ploughs,
wheel-barrows, other old metal
articles.
For Emergencies
(Continued from Page 1)
Three spatulas or pancake
turners, 3 or 4 cloth coffee
bags, 2 can-openers, 2 water
pails, 6 dish cloths, a dozen and
a half dish towels, 4 paring
knives, 3 large forks, 2 measur-
ing cups, 3 bread boards, 2 veg-
etable brushes, 3 or 4 sand-
wich hampers, one knife sharp-
ener, kitchen scissors, hot pads,
soap powder, wood matches,
2 large spoons, one hammer
and one quart measure.
Since there are no funds avail-
Women Mobolize
A MAARCH 27, 1942
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Rev. Morgal/ 1 jervices
Baptismal services with special
music will be held in the Kunkle,
Alderson, Noxen and Ruggles
Churches on Sunday. William Mor-
gan will deliver the junior sermon.
Good Friday services will be con-
ducted at Noxen with Sacrament of
the Lord’s Supper at 7:30. Special
music, reception of new members
and rededication of old members
will be a part of the service in all
churches on Easter.
Roadwork To Resume
Work on the new three-lane Dal-
las-Harvey’s Lake highway, which
has been completed as far as the
Castle Inn, near Idetown, will be
resumed week atfer next, it was
announced yesterday by officials of |
the Central Pennsylvania Stripping
and Construction Company.
Men's First Rid Course
Don’t miss this chance to take
this work with Dr. Hayden Phillips
and Mr. R. D. Currie. If you have
not already registered for this
course, phone Titman’s Store, 135 or
Halls Drug Store, 278 or Mrs. Allen
Trafford 480 or Mrs. John Henning-
er, 340 or Mrs, Mae Townend, 357.
be equipped through the resources
of its members and the help of
public-spirited women who wish to
aid in the work of the Red Cross.
Its job is to feed refugees, other
homeless folk and workers in times
of emergency.
Formed two months ago, at the
conclusion of a Red Cross canteen
course here in Dallas, the Unit com-
prises fifteen members and has its
headquarters in the Dallas Metho-
dist Church. Officers include Mrs.
Himmler, general chairman, Mrs.
Mae Townend, chairman of service,
Mrs, Mildred Johnson, R. N., chair-
man of sanitation, Mrs. Burt Lewis,
chairman of planning, and Mrs. A.
able to the Canteen Unit, it must R. Dungey, chairman of preparation.
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From
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turtle was bad enough in all con-
science without the addition of tur-
tle-fodder that was apt to hatch
over-night and go crawling off un-
der the sink; that we could have
all the ants we needed and more
than we wanted by throwing a log
into the fireplace and applying a
match. About every third log in
the basement harbors an astound-
ing number of large black ants
which come boiling out on the
slightest provocation.
P. C. said that these ant-eggs
were warranted not to hatch. Did I
think she would be carrying them
around in her compact if they were
alive? Well, then. The man at the
Pet-Shop had advised her that ant-
eggs constituted a balanced diet for
a young and vigorous turtle.
After dinner, P. C., decided that
Otto looked droopy, and that he
doubtless needed exercise and a
change of scenery after his long con-
finement. She therefore laid out a
pasture on the card-table, fencing
in one side with “Webster's Collegi-
ate Dictionary”, a second with
“Gone With the Wind”, a third side
with my Christmas copy of
“Storm”, and closing the gap with
an expensive Atlas purloined from
Tom’s stamp-desk. In the pasture
thus enclosed, she turned Otto out
to grass, piling a moist and unpleas-
ant heap of ant-eggs in the right-
angle between “Storm” and Tom's
“Atlas” in case he needed a little
snack. She urged him to race back
using a tooth-pick as a prod, but
he was unco-operative, withdrawing
into his shell in acute and sullen
boredom,
So P. C. went for a walk.
Upon her return she inspected
the card table. There was the field,
enclosed within its four-volume
wall, but the field was as bare as
her hand.
sight.
P. C. assisted by anxious rela-
tives, started turning over the fur-
niture piece by piece, and looking
under the rug. She stirred up the
ashes in the fireplace, but found no
charred remains.
Just then Willie ambled in, wear-
ing a peculiarly well-fed expression.
She seated herself comfortably upon
the upholstered footstoll, hiccoughed
slightly, and started dreamily wash-
ing behind her ears.
P. C. regarded her with horri-
fied suspicion. Then she reminded
herself that a turtle wears a coat-
of-mail which is all but impervious
to claw and tooth. The whole mat-
ter seemed to hinge on whether
Otto had had time to retreat into
his castle before Willie turned loose
with a blitz-krieg. If Otto had been
caught napping, there was very lit-
tle hope. If Otto had had time to
dash within, taking with him the
welcome on the mat, the chances
were about even that Willie had
batted him under a radiator or
down the cellar steps, and that Otto
would eventually emerge, coated
with dust but otherwise intact.
With that hope as an incentive,
P. C. gave the living-room a clean-
ing to end cleanings. She brushed
out every corner with a little hair-
broom before using the oil-mop, she
moved every bit of furniture to the
middle of the floor, she went over |
every square-inch of territory with |
a fine-tooth-comb. She even sifted |
the ashes in the fireplace, trickling
them down the chute by the tea-
spoonful. -
The suspense is about over. Otto
disappeared a week ago, so we are
forced to conclude that Willie et
him, shell and all. She showed no
signs of acute abdominal distress,
but after all a cat that is accus-
tomed to bringing in small rabbits |
on the hoof and leaving no slightest
trace of fur to tell the tale, ought
to be able to polish off a turtle by |
way of hors d’oevre without blink- |
Otto was nowhere in
ing an eyelash ‘or curling a whisker.
P. Christopher has given up. This |
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afternoon she came walking into the
house with another paper container
swinging from her hand, holes
punched in the lid to let in the
fresh air, small stone island in the
center, half a cup of water strewn
with ant-eggs. Two of them this
time, Oscar and Oswald, both with
landing-gear retracted, both un-
easily sloshing about in their
cramped quarters, both wearing the
malevolent expression peculiar to
turtles,
Here we go again. Sic em Willie.
12,000 Carcasses On
Road In One District
Reports compiled by one engi-
neering district in the Department
of Highways shows that last year
Department employes
nearly 12,000 dead
birds from the road.
removed
animals and
The report compiled by District
Engineer S. W. Jackson, of Frank-
lin, has been sent to the State Game
Commission.
Rabbits lead the list of dead an-
imals and birds removed by De-
partment forces in the district with
8728. Next were 1748 dead skunks.
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