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1 The Japanese government has become alarmed about the increas ing near-sightedness among their youth and is taking steps to combat it The Altoona Tribune 10 Monaay, December 6, 1937 BOOK REVIEW Featured In Annual Play MENUS Of the Day Boy Advises Girl By George Antheil Sunshine Society Holds Annual Tea MALE PEST again and each time the girl didn't to do. She just sat there growing mention the- annual O'Henry Memorial Award collection edited by Harry Many of the stories included are written by authors well known to the short story reading public. Names such as Stephen Benet, David Cornell De Jong, Nancy Hale and others are to be found here. Another collection short stories, is the book, "Peddler's Pack," by Elizabeth Goudge. Readers of "City of Bells" will discover the same sure magic, the same touch that set her first novel so apart from the usual run of contemporary fiction.

These stories are not for the reader who likes life to be raw and real but rather for the reader who, likes to read about thoroughly nice people in thoroughly nice situations. And we don't mean this to sound as damning as it does. Woolcott Again Then for that type of reader who likes to have his reading material selected for him, Mr. Woolcott comes to tle rescue with his "Second Reader," which includes work of such writers as Maugham, Dorothy Parker, Stephen Crane and Kenneth Grahame. We have a deep and abiding antipathy for Mr.

Woolcdtt but we must admit that if he must go around telling other people just what to, read he has done a better job than we expected of him. Our remembrance of the "First Reader" is that it was so crammed full of srweetness and light that we got all sticky and gooey trying to read it. Then, too, we do have a tender spot for anyone who appreciates Kenneth Grahame. Mystery stories are not neglected. There is a new one by Mar--jory Allingham, "Mr.

Campion, Criminologist," in which Albert Campion emerges triumphant in several separate cases. There is also a Basil Thomson mystery, "When Thieves Fall Out," wherein a beautiful lady is found murdered but her mink coat and the bullet are missing. So, Earnest Reader, take your pick of the week's reading and may you enjoy it as much as we did. I all SUSAN SAYERS LORRAINE SMITH A COMMON I've seen it happen time and it vet she didn't know what ltke ihort-winded and her face getting on her upset visage, Just the other night I saw the same thing happen to a sophisticated girl who should have known fhat to do. Instead, I saw her it there with' her blue eyes narrowing and I could see her debating over her next move.

"I'll slap is face," "I'll quit the party." The big lummox, what kind of a girl does he think I am?" All these and other thoughts I Jv-as certain I saw recorded in her troubled eyes.But after a few min-ites her tense expression relaxed Jnd she decided to ignore the male pest's gesture. I could almost tear her telling herself, "I guess I'm mistaken. He doesn't mean anything by it. He just doesn't Jcnow any better." Yirst Aid For Heavy Hands I thought to myself then that if J. sophisticated girl didn't know how to handle that sort of a situation 'what must a poor innocent Kirl be up against.

Accordingly, would like to say a few things fcnd give a few words of advice to those girls who are bothered at Jrjje time or another by one of ths prevalent male pests. In this case Jam referring to the heavy hand artist. I He is defined as that kind of a who without any preliminary -work-up suddenly flops his moist Jpalm down at a point midway between hose top high and knee AMAZING 3 ECONOMY with the new General Electric iiew Refrigera- tor with its automatic I THRIFT UNIT will save you money year gf 1 I lm i il S- It's a fact that the By EDRIE ANN MORSE EASY GLANCES AT NEWEST BOOKS Roosevelt Biography The result of recent endeavor in the publishing field seems to be a selection of reading matter that will suit every tast. Probably the most important book so far as public interest is concerned is Eleanor autobiography, "This Is My Story." The author claims to have attempted to accomplish two things: To describe the world in which she grew up and to present "as truthful a picture as possible of human being." Certainly on the last point she has scored. From the days of her childhood, when she was under the eye of an ultra-strict grandmother, through her, girlhood as somewhat of an ugly duckling, to the days when she emerged from the role of wife and mother into a very definite personality, she tells all and chuckles with the reader at the points that are funny.

After finishing this book Ihere will be not one reader to say that the present First Lady is not a person in her own right after the glamour of all the national trapping is discounted. This is an autobiog raphy that is frank and reveal ing, without the drawbacks (hat beset so many books that attempt to be just that. O'Henry Award Collection For short story enthusiasts we Play Will Feature V.F.W. Talent Fair Arrangements are rapidly reaching completion for the gala Tlent Fair to be held by the Ladies' auxiliary to the V. F.

Thursday evening, Dec. 9, at the post home. Highlighting thp fair will be a delightful comedy with members of the auxiliary taking part. Much amusement is anticipated from the impersonations of Schultz, Bert, Fred, Silas and Ezra, all of which will be taken by women. The play, "Fun in a Country Store," has the following cast: Schultz, owner of the store, Catherine Durbin; Rhea, his daughter, Beatrice Shade; Bert, her sweetheart, Shields; Fred, a city salesman, Wilhelmina Williams; Misg Higgins, an old maid, Anna Pitcher; Clarabella, who took her poetry seriously, Dorothy Masood; Silas, a checker player, Hazel Emme; Ezra Titus, another player, Hilda Bergstein, and Adlina, Ezra's wife, Etta Norris.

In addition to the play, de licious home-made cakes, pies and other baked goods, as well as candy and handiwork of the auxiliary members, will be placed on sale at attractive booths. A fish pond has been arranged for the kiddies' enjoyment. Clearfield County Man Dies in Auto Accident SHARON, Dec. 5 (ff) Bruce Heitsenrether, 31, of Hyde City, Clearfield county, was killed today in an automobile accident on the highway to Five Points, O. Russell Rankin.

38, and his wife Margaret, both of Sharon, passengers in the car, were taken to Buhl hospital with injuries. ia. met sm CLAIR CHEVALIER Altoona High to Present Annual Play Friday By TOUISE BENNETT WEAVER Holiday Fruit Cakes White Fruit Cake 1 cup butter 1 1-2 cups granulated sugar 1- 3 cup pineapple juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons orange juice 2- 3 cup cocotnut 1-2 cup chopped candied pineapple 1-3 cup chopped candied orange peel 1-4 cup chopped citron 1-2 cup chopped almonds 1-2 cup chopped white raisins 1-3 cup chopped candied cherries 1 1-2 teaspoons vanilla 1-2 teaspoon salt 1-3 cup chopped figs 1-3 cup chopped dates 5 eggs, beaten 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Cream butter and sugar. Add rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour into a loaf pan that has been lined with waxed paper.

Bake two hours in a slow oven. Increase heat and bake 20 more minutes. Argonne Fruit Cake 1 1-2 cups butter 2 cups light brown sugar 6 eggs, beaten 1-2 cup grape juice 1-3 cup orange juice 2 lemon juice 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup chopped figs 1 cup chopped raisins 1 cup chopped dates 1-2 cup chopped candied pineapple 1-2 cup chopped candied orange peel 1-2 cup chopped candied cher- ties 1 cup broken pecans 1-2 cup chopped citron 4 1-2 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat together for two minutes. Add rest of the ingredients.

Mix thoroughly and half-fill loaf pans lined with waxed paper. Bake two and one-half hours in a moderately slow oven. Soup, because it is hot and must be eaten slowly. Doing so starts the gastric juices, warms the stomach and helps the rest of the meal to be digested more readily. Altoona Poets' Club Will Meet Tonight The Altoona Poets club will re sume activities after the summer's adjournment at a meeting to be held this evening in the Senior High scnool.

Thp club, which was founded last year, with Nita Louise Dunkle, Mary Ellen Jackson and Mrs. Gertrude Neugebauer, as charter mem bers, is composed of a group of Altoonans interested in th. writ ing of poetry. Discussion of the compositions, and details or handling of the variou. subjects feature the meetings.

Over 40 members comprise the roster of the club. Plans for the coming season's activities will be discussed at tonight's meeting and all members and those interested are cordially invited to be present. Catgut is made from the intestines of a sheep, never from those of a cat. Goldschmid Building TAKE ELEVATOR GIFT TO THOSE WHO NEED CO. GOLDSCHMID BUILDING Evenings 7:30 to 2-0534 CHRISTMAS The annual December tea of the Altoona Sunshine society was held Friday afternoon in the Oneida room of the Penn Alto hotel.

Mrs. J. I. Breidenstein, president, was in charge of the short business session preceding the tea. Reports of Chairmen of standing cpmmittees were heard and a $5 00 health bond purchased from the Blair County Tuberculosis and Health society.

Mrs. O. B. Earhart, chairman of the entertainment committee was in charge of the program and arrangements for the tea. She called upon past presidents of the society attending the tea, to give some outstanding event of their administrations.

Those responding were Miss Mary Davis, Mrs. R. A-Henderson, Mrs. J. M.

Runkle, Mrs. W. N. Decker, Mrs. O.

B. Earhart and Mrs. L. W. Davis.

Mrs. Breidenstein also responded at this time, and each one named related briefly highlights of their respective administrations. Mrs. Earhart then presented Mrs. J.

Calvin Lang, of Hollidays-burg, one of the most popular local solists, who sang in a beautiful manner, "Praise Be to God," and "In a Luxemburg Garden." Mrs. Lang was accompanied by Mrs. Lawrence Nugent. Mrs. G.

Donald Fisher, presfdent of the Huntingdon County Federation of Women's clubs, was then introduced by the chairman. Mrs. Fisher, in her charming and entertaining manner, gave a resume of her club's successful project in establishing a community library and several branches throughout the county, including a "library on wheels," a truck which delivers books to the various communities where there are no libraries. Mrs. I.

Wallace Fleck, president of the Civic club of Huntingdon, gave a review of the interesting and worthwhile work this organization is doing. One of the goals of the club is to establish a definite social contact witH the college instructors and public school teachers of Huntingdon. As a means of attaining' this end, the Civic club will give their annual Colonial Tea in December. At the close of the program, tea and dainty refreshments were served in the attractively decorated Oneida room. A charming gesture was the presentation of yellow rosebud, symbol of the sunshine that all members desire to scatter about them, to each of the guests attending the tea.

SOCIAL CALENDAR Altoona Quota club will meet this evening at 6 o'clock for the regular dinner meeting, at the Penn Alto hotel. Captain Kilroy Harris, traveler, lecturer and author, will be the speaker of the meeting. Captain Harris has selected for his subject, "Off the Beaten Track in Australia." He will also have on display various cabin-crafts Of the Kentucky mountaineers, among whom Mrs. Harris hag been most active in welfare work. The Child Welfare league will meet this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Penn Alto hotel.

Mrs. Marion D. Patterson will preside. Miss Maud Minster, Altoona High school librarian, will be the speaker, and in her address will review some children's books adapted to two age groups, and give a report on the New York book exhibit which she recently attended. The Panethnia Missionary society will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Second Presbyterian church.

Mrs. George Schandelmeier is in charge of the Christmas program to be presented at this time. The quarterly opening of the missionary barrels will also be held. All members are urged to bring their own barrels and attend the meeting. The Ladies' Columbian circle will meet this evening at 8 o'clock in the K.

of C. home, 1508 Twelfth avenue. Busines3 of importance will be discussed. Chairladies for the social following the business session will be Mrs. Evaline Zorgy and Mrs.

Sue Burchfied, assisted by Mes-dames Charlotte Lower, DeLillis Zollner, Helen Bartley, Regina Koech, Alice Seasoltz, Mary Hoover, Mary Leiden, Jennie Ronan, Maria Lynam, Theresa Wise, Marie Corless. John Cor-less, Frank Hazey, Marcella Dum-phy, Anna Holland, Lucinda Knepper, Velda Geyer. J. B. Mc-Collough.

Rosella O'Donnell and Maria Wchrle. Logan Lodge No. 79 Knights of Pythias will postpone their regular weekly meeting. Thursday evening, December 9, on account of their paler while she wore a set smile cap. There his hand will lay, apparently inoffensive and with no nomadic impulses, and there it will remain unless you are willing to do something about it.

Stop him and Don't Hesitate Now with this sort of pest, time is an essential element. Don't hesitate. Don't start arguing -with yourself about the innocence of his gesture. He knows darn well what he is doing and why. Forget his serene expression.

Ignore his paternal grey hairs. "P-s-s-s-st" at his friendly manner. If you don't, for the rest of the evening you're behind the eight ball. I'd advise a snappy right to the food-catcher but as that is unladylike and you are probably willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, which I am not, you can, however, do one of several things. Be Decisive About It Lifting his hand and tossing 't back into his becfly lap is negative.

If that's all that is going to happen to him, the pest will soon repeat his gesture. You are just postponing. Do something decisive. Make him savvy once and for all that you don't like his opening move. Now, ridicule is one of your best weapons, if otherwise you find yourself liking that kind of a guy.

Grab one of his ears, and yank it roughly, explaining that it's one of your friendly little habits. The lighted end of a cigarette carelessly pressed against the offending grabber will secure a desired result with the added benefit of eliminating useless Wordage. A pin will do the same. Often an abrupt pause in your conversation, a look at him and at the others present and then at his hand will accomplish your purpose. In all cases, don't delay, get rid of the groping gauntlet.

The more you hesitate, the more you will equivocate and bring on later misunderstanding. Two Birthdays Celebrated At Mt. Union Party Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J.

Wertz, of East Shirley street, Mt. Union, entertained a number of friends at their home. Friday evening, November 3rd, when the event celebrated the birthdays of two members of the party. table was beautifully appointed and the dinner set on the table was one of rare china handed down three generations and more than 150 years old. The centerpiece was made of attractive red berries and bits of green.

Mr. Cloyd B. Ewing invoked blessing as the party took their places at the table. Two lovely birthday cakes were prepared for the honored guests. Following the serving of the meal the guests went into the living room where a very pleasant time was spent.

Mrs. Wertz opened a number of beautiful gifts which she had received. Mrs. Wertz had a birthday anniversary on the day of the party and Miss Gaynelle Gifford, one of the honored guests, celebrated Sunday, December 5th. A lovely cake upon which burned pink candles was presented to the latter at the table and it was later cut and served.

Those whe were present were Mr. and Mrs. Wertz, Miss Gaynelle Gifford. Mrs. Alverta' Briggs, Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hatt. Mr.

Cloyd B. Ewing, Mrs. I. Newton Taylor, Mrs. H.

B. Hollingshead, Mrs. Mary K. Gifford and Mrs. D.

C. Beal-man, Sr BOLLINGER ROSS Mrs. Jessie Ross, 904 Fifth avenue, Altoona announces the marriage of her daughter, Marjorie F. Ross, do Paul N. Bollinger, son of Mr.

and Mrs. M. D. Bollinger. ,2050 Columbia avenue, Tyrone.

The ceremony was performed on July 3, 1937, at Philipsburg, by Rev. George S. Womer, pastor of the Philipsburg Methodist Episcopal church. KNITTING WOOLS At attractive prices. Send for free sample! with new knitting hints.

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fT ST ft jJ 9'0U J'v RICHARD WYNEKOOP promotors to whom the family fortune looks very attractive. The play is comedy by John C. Brownell, and has never been shown before in Altoona. It is copyrighted by the Samuel French company and has had long runs in a number of well known theatres. The cast of characters is as follows: Mrs.

Barton, Lorraine Smith; Willie Barton, Richard Wynekoop; Robert Bent, Clair Chevalier; Helen Bent, Susan Sayers; Hamilton J. Holland, Camello Lamancusa; J. Clarence Biddeford, Eugene Banks; Harold Van Horton, John Shock; Ezra Sliscomb, Bill Davis; Agatha Sliscomb, Frances Haines; and Hilda, Betty Mitchell. MINER INJURED Struck by a fragment of rock or coal while working at Hughes Coal Valentine Wepseck, 48, of Sonman, Bens Creek, was injured about the face. Brought to this city in a company ambulance, Wepseck was admitted to Mercy hospital Saturday where he underwent further treatment for an injury to the right eye.

NO SIDELINES I Second Floor ft after year. Convenient Terms The annual English department play of the Altoona High school, "The Nut Farm," will be presented on Friday evening, December 10, in the auditorium of the Roosevelt Junior High school at 8 o'clock. The production is in charge of Scott Geesey, director of dramatics at the Senior High school. The plot revolves around a family that becomes Hollywood-struck, and sell all their possessions at their home in Newark, New Jer sey, in order to make the trip. Their intention at first being to purchase a nut farm, many complications are faced When a movie ambitious daughter' mets some slick film One Driver Hurt When Autos Hurdle Bank Two automobiles plunged over a steep embankment along the highway near the Everett borough line early yesterday morning when the driver of the.first machine, who was seriously injured, failed to negotiate a curve.

Ralph Shipley, 20, of Arteman, Bedford county, is in a serious condition in the Dr. Sipes hospital, Everett, suffering a possible fracture of the skull and lacerations of the face. The driver of the other car, Jack Leasure, of Maryland, escaped with a bruise of the left leg despite the fact that his machine came to rest after the plunge top down. He was treated in the Everett institution and discharged. State motor police of the Bedford detail, reported Leasure was following Shipley's machine at a distance of about 10 feet when the latter failed to make the curve.

Motor police said no contact was made between the machines. The Shipley car did not overturn, according to police, and was found at the bottom of the 10-foot bank badly wrecked. Motor police said the accident could be attributed to reckless driving. TWO DIE IX CRASH LONDON, Dec. 5.

(IP) One passenger and one member of the crew were killed today when the Imperial Airways flying boat Cyg-nus, enroute from India to London, crashed in the outer harbor of Brindisi, on the southeastern Italian coast, with 13 persons aboard. annual banquet to be held at Grace M. E. church, at 6:30 p. m.

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