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Don't rush it's better to kill time than people The Altoona Tribune 10 Wednesday, November 24, 1937 Delegates to Detroit 1 Boy Advises Girl By George Antheil Salesman Stalled in Snow Bank! That's His Story 8T. PAUL, Nov. 23. Ph-The quality of unexpectednes, burst out in a routine telephone Inquiry today and placed the U. S.

weather bureau In the spot of performing a familiar service with a new twist. A business man called uie airport station and asked: "Is there any snow In southern Wyoming?" Presently. Observer William Fin-layson replied: "No, the ground is bare." Then, he heard: "Aha exactly as I thought. One of my salesmen wired me, 'stalled In a snowbank; please send IF YOU ARE FORTY AND SINGLE Strange how many of us, both men and women, begin tt get scared of life the moment we pass forty. It's like ridiag a roller coaster you have been having a swell time until the Tar climbed that highest point and is now poised at the top for the biggest dip of all.

You suddenly do get almost frantically scared and think you are headed steeply down to destruction. You forget there will be other rises and an end fwith a perfectly smooth enjoyable glide. dDLYMIPnC taai other men over forty in the list married women over forty. The women over forty beat out the youngsters 3 That should OPENING TONITE AT 11:30 P. M.

BOX OFFICE OPEN AT P. M. Couple Feted On Golden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. John Theodore Green, of Clappertown, were guests of honor at a dinner Sunday, celebrating the golden anniversary of their wedding.

The aged couple was united in marriage in Bales county, Missouri, on Nov. 23, 1887, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G.

LaFollette, in Summit township. They are the parents of the following children: Mrs. Carl Van Tuyl, Mrs. Homer Dexter, Mrs. Harold Hawley, Frederick William Green, Mrs.

Clarence Joseph Rice and Theodore, Birda and Sada, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Green moved recently from Denver, to the Roy Detwiler farm on Piney Creek road and reside there with their grandson, Theodore L. R.

Green, son of Thomas and Nancy Elizabeth Green, both deceased. Attending the dinner were the following relatives of the couple: Mr. and Mrs. David Roy Detwiler, Tiffin, Mr. and Mrs.

W. W. Badgley, Mr. and Mrs. D.

F. Mitchell, Miss Margaret Mitchell and Miss Dorothy Green of Washington, D. C. Mr. Green is a descendant of the Greens of Rhode Island and Connecticut and of the Scotts and Russels of Maryland and North Carolina.

Mrs. Green, who prior to her marriage was Olive May LaFollette is a descendant of the Jean LaFollette. born in Fiance in 1720 and of David Henton who was married in Greene county, in 1773 to Mary Van Metern, descendant of Jan Joasten Van Metern who came to Kingston, N. in 1662 ffrom Holland. L.

rQ IDA LASSER nm 77 Misses Ida and Goldie Lasser, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lasser of Hollidaysburg, who will attend the National Hadassah convention, in Detroit Nov. 25 to 28. The former, who is regional cultural chairman will appear as speaker on he program, while the latter is president of the local unit of Junior Hadassah.

Girls1 League Members Receive Pins At a meeting of the Altoona High Girls" league at the school yesterday morning the Girls' league scholarship pins were' presented to a number of the members for their scholastic work during the past school term. Susan Sayers. president of the league, presided at the' meeting. Miss E. Marie Lentz, faculty sponsor of the league and Principal Levi Gilbert made brief talks after which Mr.

Gilbert made the presentations. At the close of the meeting a demonstration on girls' physical education department work was presented. The scholarship pins are in gold, silver and bronze, the first given for three years on the league honor roll, the second for two anj the third for one year. Those receiving the awards were: Gold Pins Jan Bittner, Louise Colliflower, Jeannette Goss, Mavys Sacks and Beth Swope. Silver Pins-Julia AJay, Mildred Confer, Mary Contakos, Rosella Corbin, Jean Corboy, Beatrice D-lozier, Naomi Ellstrom, Miriam Fisher, Marian Holms, Ruth Hol-lingsworth, Virginia Klahre, Marian Leslie, Edna Mae Little, Ellen Mather, Marjorie Rable, Frances Louis Schum, Jean Shaffer, Helen Shaffer, Olive Shipe, Marjorie Speidle and Dorothy Tingling.

Bronze Pins Frieda Abram, Esther Anderson, Frances Ayers, Ellen Barley, Helen Berry, Marjorie Boslet, Patricia Brawley, Marjorie Bressler, Ellen Brubaker, Dorothy Burkhart, Helen Cherry, Jean Chilcote, Myrtle Cochrln, Josephine Condrin, Rita Davis, Anna DeAngelis. Betty Erhard, Lillian Fluke, Virginia Fowler, Aurelia Fusco, Janet Gift, Jean Green, Coneetta Gugliotta, Kathleen Guil-liano, Mary Elizabeth Hamor, Mary Harkenrider, Betty Heffner, Elizabeth Hite, Phyllis Houseman, Helen Irvine. Sara Isenberg, Mildred Johnson, Rosemary Johnston, Millicent Jones, Jean Kauffman, Janet Keech, Vivian Kenepp, Virginia Riser; Erna Klick, Mary Mackie. Louise Masterson, Margaret Miller, Marjorie Musselman, Charlotte Nelson, Lois Norton, Shirley Pai-kin, Helen Palmer, Marjory Pat-ton, Doris Potter, Mary Louise Rice, Mary Alice Richards, Phyllis Robinson, Mildred Ross, Lcnore Schwartz, Esther Slutzker, Lois Smith, Jeannette Snyder, Lois Stiffler, Phyllis Stine-man, Anna Taylor, Louise Vancf, Fannie Waxier, Janeth Weakland, Ann Werner and Vera Young. Local Cultural Chairman To Speak at Hadassah Meet GOLDIE LASSER year's work and the Interlocking relationship of all departments of activity.

A pageant that will portray dramatic episodes in Jewish history will be presented the opening day of the convention. This will be followed by a ceremony in which Junior Hadassah members who have completed a three-year course of study in Jewish history, literature and the Hebrew language, will be awarded gold keys, admitting the recipients into the Junior Hadas-i sah Cultural fel'owship, a scholas tic society. The political problems that have arisen as a result of the Royal commission report to create an independent Arab and Jewish state in Palestine will be the sub- Ject of a numbpr of addresses at a mass meeting Thanksgiving night. Among the speakers scheduled to address the delegates will be Itta-mar Ben Avi, of Palestine, a leader of the Jewish Natioinal Fund, land-purchasing agency in Palestine. In this country Junior Hadassah conducts an extensive program of Jewish education and in Palestine it maintains a childrens' village, a citrus training farm and a nurses' training school which is affiliated with the Rothschild-Hadassah university It's the realization or nai" climbed half way up life and the 4rospect of the rest of life being Jiore or less down grade that cares us.

But actually there Jittle to fear. You have spent 40 years learning how to live. Surely hat experience should make it Jasier the rest of the way. Read this letter from a woman reader: VoRTY. SINGLE AND LONELY "Dear George Antheil: I'm just 30 and single.

An office worker. I never married for two reaosns: the 2eath of my fiance in an accident Jnd my mother. Now I'm really getting scared. I'm afraid my work-Jays are numbered. Not that I'm Tiot In good health and capable.

I im. But modern business has lit-3le place for folks past 40. If I should have to look for another 40b tomorrow I am afraid I would iave a hard time getting one and would have to work for much less. Frankly I'd like to marry. Not ilone for social security, either, laving alone and liking it is the tfcunk.

Mere whistling in the dark 3f loneliness. I'm forty, lonely and fraid of the future. It there any lope for me? Bertha." This letter portrays a state of affairs too prevalent in this country. And nothing is being done Jbout it. The American Legion has Started a nation-wide campaign to Jreate jobs for men over forty.

But no one does anything for the jvomen. Their hope is a late-in-life Jnarriage. And they aren't so fre quent. WHAT LICENSES REVEAL I checked up on an average day's marriage licenses in one of our lig cities and six couples out of 32 were both over 40. That perhaps gives you your mathematical ihance.

But there is hope. Bertha, even Z)t married life beginning at forty. 2n many ways a woman of forty Jias many advantages over her iister of 20. She's experienced and fettled. She has more poise.

A ttle more set in her ways perhaps, iut she probably has stability. The Jroman of forty will be easier to 4ive with. FORTY VS. TWENTY Of course, you will say "Men Tmly look at the young girls." Sure, 3Lhey look and admire. But do 3hey marry 'em? Let's go back to -those 82 marriage licensee again.

iBut two men over forty married nuch younger women. The six Medicated with throat sooth ing ingredients of Vicks VapoRub. m4 flint make you feel better. Stop worrying at forty and look in the mirror. Spend a little money for hairdresses, facials and modish clothes.

Exercise. Watch out for ungainly middle age spread. Look and act your age. Don get muen ish. A wise Frenchman summed it all up once when he asid, "Our heart is as old as what it loves.

As long as we are loved by the beloved we remain at the age for McCort Circle Entertains Parents Explaining the five point program of the Columbian Squires. Chief Counselor Paul Behe last night cited the advantages and amusements 5ised from each division of the youth organization at Parents Night which was sponsored by McCort circle, No. 181, In the Knights of Columbus home. A large number of Squires and their parents heard the credit for the founding of McCort circle being given to Arthur McHugh, financial secretary, by Dr. W.

E. Healy. grand knight of Altoona council No. 5551, Knights of Columbus, who also lauded Mr. McHugh for his continual support of the movement.

John Sanker, chairman of the social committee, acted as toast-master and introduced the various speakers among whom in addition to Counselor Behe were Rev. Thomas Madden and Rev. Francis McNelis. The Singing Squires accompanied by Frances Franks sang several selections while a poem entitled "Auto-Intoxication" was read by Squire Paul O'Friel. One of the features of the program was the re-enactment of a mystery play by several of the Squires.

Father Madden concluded the entertainment with several vocal solos. Following the program a get-together- of parents and squires was held as well as an inspection of the newly acquired club rooms of the organization on the third floor of the K. of C. building. The dinner was prepared and served by the Squires.

DODGERS DRILL TODAY Tenth Ward Dodgers hold a final practice today at 4:30 p. m. to be followed by an 8 p. m. blackboard drill.

All players desiring to make the trip to Huntingdon for the third game with the Industrial school must attend both sessions. The blackboard drill will be held at the home of Joe McKnight, 1323 Fifth avenue. niin mi live ii III VaW VioP. IKvTcq MMLbs 77 31 TODAY LAST TIMES TODAY James Ellison, Jean Parker in "THE BARRIER" THURSDAY JOHN BOLES IDA LUPINO JACK OAKIE "FIGHT FOR YOUR LADY" Last Times Today Showing Tonight Come Se BOTH FEATURES Starting With A Prevue As Late As 9:30 and 56 (fees Romance vVnv ASx tte "TTnTgnrn 'flan 'f JT-3 1 1 i The Altoona unit of Junior Hadassah, the Young Women's Zionist Organization of America, will send two delegates to the fourteenth annual convention of the national organization, to be held in Detroit at the Hotel Statler, November 25 to 28. Misses Goldie arrd Ida Lasser will act as the unit representatives at the four-day conference.

"More than 1,000 delegates and alternates from 41 states represen-ing the 14,000 members of the organization, are expected to attend the sessions," said Miss Goldie Lasser, president of the local unit. According to the convention pro gram, one of the outstanding fea tures will be a panel discussion on the question of how such socio-political forms as communism, fascism, socialism, and democracy affect the Zionist movement. The session at which this timely problem will be discussed is expected to be one of the most stimulating of the entire convention. It was an honor for the loual chapter to have its cultural chairman. Miss Ida Lasser, invited to speak at this particular session.

The invitation was extended by the National convention committee. Miss Lasser will speak on "The Effect of Democracy Upon Zionism." She is also the first vice-president, in charge of cultural activities, of the Eastern Ohio, West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania region. The convention committee, headed nationally by Miss Adena Lip-schitz, of New York, has devised an unusual method of presenting annual reports. Instead of a routine account of the year's work bv each activity chairman, an informal dis-j cussion will take place on the plat-j form among a group of chairmen, I whose conversation will reveal the Local Doctor Enjoys Trip To Europe Dr. M.

A. Wolfberg, local optometrist, has just returned from a very extensive trip of Europe, where hi visited the majority of the countries of the old world during his two months sojourn. While naturally being very pleased with the sights and customs of the old world he states that after all there is still nothing as good looking to him as "our good old U. S. in his es timation the people of the old world don't know the meaning of the word 'hurry," for every thing seems to consume so much time and that the majority of the in habitants of the old world seem to live for past history and are not aware of the present or future day.

In most respects the standards of liing in Europe are in no way to be compared with those of America. This same condition prevails regarding our standards of cleanliness, morals. child and women's workin condi tions, although in some of these old countries thev are verv stripf and allowed to work although their wages and working conditions are not to be compared to ours, me values of money in most of those countries change slightly each day and Drobablv the mnst sought after money is still the American dollar, as it can be used in practically every countrv in Europe without very much trouble. J-r. woifberg encountered some very interesting experiences dur ing his travels.

He states that it was a very enlightening and en joyable trip and well worth while. While in Paris he visiter! fie World's Exposition and also the Paris automobile show. Many castles, cathedrals and monastaries were visited as were the ruins of the old Roman empire. PomDeii. the catacombs, Vesuvius, war me morials throughout Europe and the crown jewels of England.

Some of the countries visited bv Dr. Wolfberg were England, Scot- lana, Ireland, Wales. France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia Hungary, Tugo-Slavia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and a stop was made at Gibraltar with a sailing around Tpain and through the Azores. A very delightful trip over with a smooth ocean was had but the return trip was made with a very ror'i sea almost the entire way. The trip was made on the Queen Mary and the Rex.

MENUS Of the Day By LOUISE BENNETT WEAVER Fruit Pumpkin Tarts A Festive Menu Chilled Cranberry Juice Roast Turkey Giblet Gravy Broccoli, Toasted Rolls Head Lettuce Boiled Rice Oyster Stuffing Swiss Style Plum Jelly Russian Dressing Fruit Pumpkin Tarts Coffee Assorted Nuts Raisins Broccoli, Swiss Style 2 pounds broccoli 1-3 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons flour 2 cups milk 1 hard-cooked egg, diced 1-2 cup grated cheese 1-4 teaspoon paprika Carefully clean the broccoli. Discard all tough stems. Place in a steamer and let steam for about 25 minutes or until the broccoli is tender when tested with a fork. Carefully remove to a serving platter. Sprinkle with the salt and cover with sauce.

To make the sauce mix the butter with the flour. Add milk and cook until a creamy sauce forms, stirring constantly. Add rest of the Ingredients. Allow to boil for one minute and pour over the cooked vegetable. Fruit Pumpkin Tarts 12 unbaked deep tarts 1 1-2 cups cooked pumpkin 2-3 cup granulated sugar 1- 4 cup dark brown sugar 1 1-2 teaspoons cinnamon 2- 3 teaspoon cloves 1-2 teaspoon nutmeg 1-2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons candied peel orange 1-2 cup chopped dates 1-2 cup chopped candied apple pine- 1-3 cup Braizl nuts, sliced 3 eggs 2 cups milk 2 tablespoons butter, melted Thoroughly mix pumpkin with sugars, spices, salt, vanilla, fruits, nuts, eggs and milk.

Aid butter and fill the pastry tarts which have been fitted into deep muffin tins or baking dishes. Bake ten minutes in a hot oven. Lower heat and bake 30 minutes in a moderately slow oven. Cool and carefully remove the tarts. Top with whipped cream.

State Asks Death for. Slayer of Girl LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23. Blonde Ethel Irene Ostling, a "small town" girl who wanted "fun and gaiety" was pushed, nude from a sixth floor hotel window after a party, the state charged today, as it sought a jury for the murder trial of Stanley E. Brooks, 26-year-old welder.

A demand for the death penalty was indicated. "She was a sweet, lovable girl," Ruth Ostling, a sister, told police after the death plunge Sept. 16. "She should have been happy in our home town (Dent, Minn.) but she longed for fun and gaiety." defense will be that she fell out the window. G.

M. Skinner told officers he let Brooks use the room and later saw the welder and Miss Ostling drinking. The officers reported finding the room in wreckage and the girl's clothing in a neat pile. HOLY COMMUNION Holy Communion will be celebrated tomorrow morning at two services at- St Luke's Protestant Episcopal church, Rev. Francis D.

Daley, rector. The pastor will read the special Thanksgiving day serv ice and celebrate holy communion helpers for your Sunday School. No need to send away for any music. Unquestionably the most complete stock between delphia and Pittsburgh. WINTER MUSIC STORE Home of the STEINWAY Two I First-Run Hits! Woodworth'i 1115 Twelfth Street CO-FEATURE You Can Buy Now at REDUCED PRICES Sheet music books carols cantatas playlets Christmas 1415 Eleventh Avenue and other fine pianos Winter Coats $25 $55 Values- to 79.75 Fine wooT materials trimmed with beautiful furs.

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