§romemmrmmem A Visitor in Seven Thousand Homes Each Week. The Most Widely Read Newspaper in Centre County, —Co—————— Random SECOND SECTION Items dhe Cenfre Democvaf NEWS, FEATURES { VOLUME 57 5 BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1938, NUMBER 12 The ate George A. Bush, for many wars one of Bellefonle's best known and most colorful flgures, and who wha somewhat of a healh faddist, oetasionally enjoyed a kind of Turk. fh bath, minus the steam, in the drying room at the Kern Laundry on North Water Street. Mr. Buso would stand just inside the door of the torrid room for n half hour atl a sireteh, ollowing the heat Lo do whatever heat does SLAYER OF FIVE Murder of Neighbors A friend remarked the other da) that Bellefonte is definitely “news paper conscious,” and the more that statement ks conskiered the true it seems. Bellefon'e residents as a whole read thelr newspapers thoroughly, weigh them carefully, and discuss them frequently. An editor in this community has only 10 ot some error appear in his umns to find out how well his newspaper is read. Even though the error is In a story buried ‘way inside and though the story is of doubtful general interest, avid readers by score will spot it Qid Martin Sullivan, Jekyll and Hyde" policeman, who murdered five persons, shuffled calmly to the electric chair early Monday and died He wore carpet slippe were reddened from bald head, where | Duquesne”: TAS eve and his wore 2 ne col- Vig Just A once § A tn ’ James R. Hughes, former head- master of the Bellefonte Academ is spending four or five hours each day writing the book that scores of friends have been trying to get hin to write for the past several yearn The volume, which will deal with Mr. Hughes’ many and varied ex- periences as a schoolmaster, is be- ing written in the fast-moving man- ner in which the writer speaks. I ’ will contain some history of Belle- fcnte and the Academy; many an- ecdotes from school life, and a num- ber of photographs. Persons promi- 8 aett in the Hterary world have of- " . re id edit the book for M: Golf Association Elects Officers Hughes and to prepare it for publi- ‘Bud’ Wilson, Tyrone, Named cation. President; Tournament to be Held at Philipsburg death chal who on ed out the (Wo men stumbled and he arms of the The mass 1036, blott women atd death priests them the the struck him But he lived tnree 0 gi. walked in 17 lives of three a wild tour adong behind mumbied Prayer of killer on 4 Oi Wo alle words of the thunderbolt Liu statement no to his ago tha ip weeks I'm mule dravadgo, ex- Ray Sprigles, ttsburgh news- paperman who won nationwide re- cogniiion jast year through his sen- satjonal expose of Supreme Cour Justice Black's former affiliation with the Klu Klux Kian, and who was in Bellefonte Sunday night witness the electrocution at G. C. “Bud” Wilson, Jr., Tyrone Rock- | wa elected president of the Central view, In speaking about fellow Counties Golf assoelation at a recer rewspaperman lared: Boy, 1 1 State C wish 1 had that fellows nerve.” This department, which claims to be something of an authority on the le bousefly, predicts thai the cominz summer will bring more flies thao we've had for at leas: three years Two years ago, after the most vere ‘winter “experienced county for several decades, flies did net appear In any great number: until July, and then they were com- tion paratively scarce. The past winter Park Hills Golf Club, Altoona has been unusually mild, and last asked to be considered Inactive for nek dhs. apt.houseflies were seen [inler-club competition in 1038 bu: emerging ORs winter. quarters. will compele In championship and They appear well fed and unusually medal tournaments. Neither Park active for (his season of the year. Hills nor Juhiata Valley of Moun By August only the best screens will Union was represented at be able to keep the army of flies Ing froin avading homes. Mosquitoes TM. Smiley, Blalrmont, was also made their initial appearance elected vice president and Paul Mit- ast week, according 10 scattered re- ten. Centre Hills, re-elected secre- parts recetved from Bellefonte resi- tarv-treasurer, Gene Gramley. Bire dents versed in mosquito lore. This Hills Lewistown: Rand Miller. Nii department is perturbed hy these ta y. and Paul Mitten and early indications, for usua files Stuart also was named chairman of and mosquitos are pests wh <0 the medal play tournament Tot become bothersome until June or | Dejecates present at 3 included At the regular meeting Monday os night, Councilman Cherry took is-' sue with reporters for “making fun” _ °F Reed of that august body, contending that and George Batchelos reporters who get paid for attend- Centre Hills: Ronnie Robinson ing meetings shouldn't make light of / Jack Harper and Pete Stuart the efforts of Council members who - serve without pay. It's undeniably Plunge F ata | to Lock Haven Man a new way of looking at things, and 44) a organization meeting lege. He Niitany Country Philipsburg ted a club wa the ¢ the annual as sSociaiion ci l he Ml £0 County be invited to join tl the meet. us ) Pe the meeting Ward Gramley and Rand sburg one which, in more than ten years of attending Council meetings, we've never beard before, In answer to Mr. Cherry's contention we main- tain that as a whole Council does & Injured ip a fall down a flight of good job on running the town. We SPs at his home early Sunday don't think they'd do any better if morning, John Everett Brown. 43. they were paid for thelr services. An undertaker in Lock Haven for Bui Councilmen are not infallible. © bast twenty-three years, died They discuss parking, dogs and ®t the University of Pennsylvania mosquitos with unfailing regularity, Hospital, Philadelphia, where he They pass laws to restrict parking had been taken by train control ogs, and eradicate mos- Brown sullered a fractured skull quitos. with unceasing monotony, %8 he plunged ten feet over a ban- The Jaws are enforced for a week or JST at bis home after tripping on two, and then things drift back into @ loose stair tread. He had been the old rut, Tf Councilmen: are the | Called out of bed by a night call. subject. of a little fun-poking once The victim, who was accompanied in a while, they Have only them- Philadelphia by his wife, Mrs. solves to thank goodness, Helen A. Brown, was an active fuost Of them aie fo wore hurt by 1, | Member of Trinity Methodist thah a duck 4 Nurt by a cpring church. He was a Mason, a mem- | shorer ber of the Knights of Pythias and | vice-president of the Clinton Coun- | ty Sportsmen's Association ! Brown resided at 220 West Main street. In addition fo his widow, he is survived by four children, Mar- lon W., Marshall Henry, Janice | Marie, and Helen Ann, all at home; a brother, Warren E. Brown, Har- risonville; three sisters, Mrs. De- | | witt Kelly, Bruin; Mrs. Ethel Sut- ton, Pittsburgh. and Mrs. Earl firs, Dewey, Okla Difficulties you anticipate usually turn out to be comparatively mild, | while troubles forseen but not re- | garded seriously offen turn out to | be major ones. This was proved again Sunday when Pennsylvania's “lagt raft” came to an untimely and | unfortugrate end against an obstruc- tion which had never been mention. ed as a serious hazasd to be over- come by the raftsmen on their jour- | ney down the Susquebanna River! from McGee's Mills to Harrisburg | FOUR YOUNG PEOPLE ESCAPE The raft had gone through a pumber | INJURY AT LOCK HAVEN of swift rapids, had passed over the | or Lock Haven dam, had gone through! Four young people who ventured Williamsport. chute, and had safely on the Susquehanna River at Lock passed over hazardous ghallow places Haven in a canoe Friday afters on the upper reaches of the river, noon, to watch the docking of the only to come to destruction against | “last raft” narrowly escaped in- & bridge pler which no one probably | jury or drowning when their craft! not even the oid rivermen in charge | was struck broadside by a motor- | of the raft, had expected to cause boat plying in the stream. trouble. When they floated rafts! Miss Louise McAllister. 14, and down the river years ago there were | her companion, Albert Porensky, few bridges, and consequently that! 16. of Castanea, had gone out with factor was brushed Over lightly, Earl Prob<t. Lock Haven R. D. and there being sufficient room between | another young man in their canoe. piers in all cases for the raft to pass | The accident happened shortly af- through, barring mishaps. The! ter the raft arrived and was viewed | raft’s journey had a strange fascina- | by hundreds of persons who lined tion for people throughout Pennsyl- | the river. : vania, who watched the progress of | Miss McAllister plunged into the the trip with more imterest than | cold stream up to her neck, grasped | has been accorded any activity in! the side of the canoe and was aid- | Central Pennsylvania for many ed to the city-owned boat, which | mouths. Ils hwagic ending is 2 was nearby, by Porensky. The other source of profound regret to the occupants swam to shore, 1 thousands who derived an honest | . : Planning to make money and get- | i thrill from the attempt of old riv-! 74-YEAR-OLD EX-POLICEMAN , DIES IN CHAIR Aged Former Duquesne Cop Pays For Mass Whom He Had Ac- cused of Testifying Against Him stum- hi ant when he caught Chr ept for an inst he rol bled first r Of ns the welped to the UuRra He he setiled back tnutiered “you ar Executions? i death br iid not 44-Hour Law is Ruled Invalid Decision Does Not Affect Law Applying to Women Warkers of State Ald SNe n prodding r the LX y 1.000.000 meh afle applying to 800.000 worker: It has been in effect dno last September without legal chai lenge + 8 suR- Har aw “Forty-four hours a werk ig long | enough for anyone to work,” Gov- ernor Earle said in ordering Attor- ney General Charlies J. Margiotti to (he general work-week ach in supreme court. The cow meels Monday in Piltsburgh who said he personal; doubled the constilutionalily of the work-week law, claimed iL was drall- d by ie department of abor an In his campaign speeche said note of Lhe laws he draited had been thrown out by the couris and promised “laws,” nol lawsuits” i elected - fa periest $4 Margioti Lo BATY WOUNDED MINER KILLS BATTLING ASSAILANT Prank Stefancik. powerful 220- pound miner of Uniontosn, who wrested a gun from the hand of his assailant and fatally wounded him in an argument, according to po- lice. 18 winning his battie for life in Uniontown Hospital Wounded by Pele Popincak, 43, Stefancik wrested the weapon from Popincak’s bands, shot him and then collapsed as he fled in the lit- tie mining village of Bmok. accord- ing to police ———oan vs op—o MI A————— To Held ‘Hen’ Party A “Hen” party will be held at the Charles Harshberger home at Fill- more, Friday evening, March 25 for the benefit of the Fillmore M. E church. Price of admission i a “Hen” for one family. Prizes will be awarded for the largest hens. Re- freshments and enterfiainment will be furnished by the Ladies’ Aid of | the Fillmore M. E church. Bvery-' body Is welcome. wl Elephant Shot Because “he was just co mean to live,” Sammy, a six-ton Indian ele phant, was pit 10 death at the De- troit 700 by seven shots from two 1ifles. The ciephant, acquired five | years ago, was surly and would not be trained Balloons Smuggle Drugs Narcole drugs are being smug- gled into Chile by means of floating | baloons, to which the drugs are ai- tached, which are thrown from ships after dark and later picked up by fishing boats. Investigations are underway. ——————. 5 ———— —~And Getting Farther Awa LS —————— Sg y! Wl SAM SAM, OLD FTLLOW.. co HIN THERE AND STOP THOSE BOUNDER'S - DONT BE AYRAID -- HI'M JOLLY WELL RIGHTY YEAM, J0WY BULL, AND YOu re JOLLY WELL PEND IN VOUR wap PReT PavmEnTs, J TOO | Adventure in the Dark (By (Editor's Note Ago Several weeke pubiisihe death of Boma Pinchot, nicee of ex-Gov. Gifford Pinchot. Miss Pinchot, = bie l. had gained prominence o n tr and her friends could t account for the strange manner in which she died—by commiting uicide. This article bears rela! to the incident, and we beileve never been made public before Harold E ace, commander of the Fir the World Wa intimate routine an the newspapern account of the Lem on Aacire Colonel Hartne) suit Group in compl becom he doesn’t mind efter ained to Lad drizzling shndders Lie With other aviators, he alls ceremonies in connection with « pletion of a new hangar at Roos- volt Pieid, being driven to the sf fair by a friend. When the midnight hour arrived, the Colonel decided Louis Sobol in the Baltimore American) The Sunday f ight 1 friend ness both in ipered mania insisted that Colonel wi oul for Great y go home recki ir ar for hi driving a car ¢ should i They for hi Te) take the * bul he vi wis there a friend : finally ng JINanS mad ride like at reckless they al- Hartney the drive: would get out and The Goove f when kidded a wall into Hr bess WC and when Lo another ston Cal- hd start- far EF gel You 8 can I can ake and perhaps you un there That will be fine.” sald the Coil- el Il phone my bouse from (Continues on Dage slight) fromm Gardeners Preparing to Plant Variety of Season's Vegetables fe Catalog: denier his are arriving daily each of whom empha- specialties with - a! trepae seed sizes own tractive displays Some will find a permanent piace bul the wise gardener usually is only » small amount of an entirely new strain The following grown proved & vania conditions tions, however County Agent ir in Special ads an be learned rol R C. Blaney Bush Snap Beans -Tentdergree: New or Asgrow Stringless Ore pod, of the Giant Stringless Green pid type but have smoother straighter pods with smaller iden- tations between the seeds Stiring- lesz Block Valentine fs for ship- ping Carrots Red Core Chantrnaj for “cut off” sales: Special Chan tenay, Special Danvers, and Hutch inson are medinm-long for general purposes and Imperalor, Bunching, and Perfection are and slender Cauliflower Stigler Snowbulii preferabie Celery Golden Plume for early and Pull Heart, Sweel Heart or Gilt Edge Easy Blanching for mid- wv L1H] Emperor or Houser, Green and Glant Pascal selections ANN Hybrid Or ale Pp orn. yellow hybrid cross. ~Marcro C 138 extrs reross PIS and Spancross } Sencross P38, secohd * 62. midseason satam midseason joomcrons P39. late will find Bancross C Golden Cross Redgreen (white) A and C. Ace, Clarks i dium 10 long “slic Straight Eight and Veridark Diamond. small slicers or large medium “slicers”; Kirby and Black nickles: and National Pickling Muskmelon Delicious, large snd early: Golden Combination, large and jater; Honey Rock, medium, midseason, thick fiesh, and high quality: Hearts of Cold, medium, midseason, and high quality Pear World's Records Oradus, lLaxton's Progress, Morse Market, Dwar! Alderman, and Dark Pod- ded Telephone Peppers.—Harris Wonder or Windsor A. King of the North, Ruby King. World Beater, and California Wonder ' Se ort ¢ early Pa. early; Gold - to bY | WE hioh AEN 13 Ban- anc Cucumber - winl fe Or na 4 i Penn Students Suggest That Penn State Change Title to Geo. H. Earle Athjeles at Pennsylvania Sal College may find themselves “fight ing for dear oid Earle” if the sug- gestion of the Daily Penmaylvanian | University of Pennsylvania under’ graduate daily, is accepled The student editors suggest ™- naming Penn State “Ceorge H. Earle University.” as a method of avoid. ing confusion between that school and the university, ghould the com- | monwealth's college adopt the name Pennsylvania State University An editorial in the Pennsylvanian says, “the New name adopted would add to existing confusion be- tween Penn State and Pennsylvania. We might suggest rechristening our own institution “Benfamin Pranklin | but there would be University’, spirited opposition to this “The only thing left to do. we're afraid, iz to rename Penn State possibly George H. Earle University But wha, would Republicans say?” Coming up out of the glorm cellar we inquire the whereabouts of the prophet who predicted a long, cold inter. CRAFTY OLD-TIME WOODSMEN _ USED THE BRANDING SYSTEM Swing of Hammer Would Put Identifying Mark on Owner's Timber— Confusion When Boom Broke and Logs Became Unruly Husky swings, monotonous siac- catos of sharp biting strokes ing bodies, panting chests, rhytomi flashes of double-edged axes and the giant timber would fall with reverberating crash Those were the day ago when Cleardficid counties had a reputation biggest and the finest kind of tin ber be found anywhere, Thos were the days when lumber was king When the spring came round : its Nood waters 10 swell the iy quel waters nto raging 1 millions of feet of logs were rafle or dumped singly into the turbulen walers to be shot down the Bugsue- hanna 10 the mills al Williamspor or Havre de Gras to be ripped into lumber The Susquehanna Guys wi It was the put portation and bore destinations ed HNeav- some 70 veal Centre for ana lo nolina “ river in L1Host tke the maiiroad of Wada means of trans- the logs nel Surging waters ofl free voyage for all rafts and lumbermen. But ow there on that flooded Sw quehanna camps cluttering up th river who could tell which logs be- ray Jobless Veterans Must Register Secretary Bashore Points Out Importance of Cooperating With Employment Service 14 (i w Labor Bashore veleran ate with Secretary of ins M bq ut] MOET organizations in 1 jobless members pro the Pennsyly Service full with the regisUration by the merican Legion PDisabied Velermie of the World War, and veterans of Poreign Wars and fecilities of every Biate Em- ployment Office in Pennsylvania are al this disposal of unemployed veterans for this purpose said Mr. Bashore The program He ExX-30r group calls for registratioh by unemployed veterans in State plovinent offices throughout United States. At the same widespread employer contacts be made in behalf of veterans y years of age Secretary Bashore has completely endorsed the program which ha the whole-hearted support of Unit- ei States Secretary of Labor Pra: ces Perkins and the United Bt pledges ohio launched coODerat.on Cam pag: of t f raps LOT the Slates Employment Service “Every unemployed {Continued on page eight) veteran In Woman Takes Trip In Ambulance Car To Visit Son Most people take a ride in an ambulance car, not to take a jour ney, but because they are near death or in a mad dash for the hospital Put this was not the case last Wednesday when Mrs. Mary Gun- saullus, of Clearfield, took her am- bulance {trip to pear Covington, Kentucky. Mrs, Gunsaulius was go- ing on a pleasure trip to see her son, Lioyd, who is located in Ken- tucky Mrs, Gunsaullns has been an in- valid sinte her stroke some time ago, and desiring to take the trip, decided to use the ambulance car of E. B. Plegal. Morrisdale funeral | director. She made the long trip in comfort, accompanied by her daughter. Alice. -. Chose Horrible Death Believed to have snuffed out his own life by putting a dynamite cap in his mouth and biting it. Carl Bond, 66, WPA worker, of Smeth- port. wag found lying in the bed of ‘his three-room shack Thursday night, the front part of Iw head practicaily biown off. Deputy Oor- oner George P. Lull, of Bradford learned from relatives that Bond had been despondent for several years, Most Popular Lincoln Photo shingtios 4 honor of original ae i all the photographed y-five Al east tun he made and preserved a Dnegauve showing a likenesg of the President, picture shown here iB Known everywhere a: the “Brady Lincoln.’ It is thought by Dr. Warren inal this photograph was made on Febru- ary 9 1864 Untill that year ever) portrait of Lincoln shows his hair parted on the left side. Then for some reason he decided 10 part it on the right side. About a dozen pho- tographs were taken of him with this hair armangement. Then sboul the first of the year. 1865 he again paried it on the jeft side YOUTHFUL SLAYER INHERITS FORTUNE OF MAN HE KILLED Martin Pearson. B82. and feeble was slain two days alter Christmas last year at Rockiord, Iii He was ghruck with a hammer handle, gagged, bound and thrust under a bed His assaflants fiiched $40 and fled His grandson, Gordon Malm, 19, pleaded guilty to the murder. His accomplice, Delora Wayne Monti gomery, 16, was convicted by a ci suit court jury last week and his penalty. was fixed al i4 Years in prison. Both were sentenced last turday The case has taken an iromical turn Attomeys said young Malm would inherit the old man's estate estimated at $7.500—-since he ig the wid heir, Lain 84 vel Lhe We know a wife whose mediocre husband thinks she thinks he is 8 superlative wizard It pays Dig dividends--to both of them. | KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES’ ——— One for the Book but Not for Scaley oy ermen 16 duplicate a feat thet was ting ¥ into your bank account are! a common occurrence fifty years ago. two very different undertakings, HT——— By POP MOMAND Odd and Curious News 4 WILLING TO WORK IT oUT tax clerks at Ky. don't know whether the man was kidding or not, but here's what they received In the mail from & taxpayer assessed $7.40 “My salary Somebocy COMpPRIY LOOK Mm) f vy 4 Pederal neo JUIEVLIE was $400 a month my job, the finance my car, the bank my wile took the OMEDoCy LOUK ny have left is my bealth and 1 would be glad tw work got Look nome re ang i ‘ y wile, All |] . ¢ { tir eg sn q tesrait ave De OPPO] HIS PROMISE * KEPT nelody floating over @ vagd near Reading a bareheaded crowd of 10 y Bchaefier once more I OC Ws rave 81. Patrick's eventy three, ha pledge cach year sinoe QUAKER WEDDING HELD Elizabeth Ann Blessing of Swarth we, Pa. and Alden Van Kirk of Piedmont Cal, were majried ail Pasadena, Cal, without benefit of clergy or justice of the peace. Foi- wing a 200-vesr-old Quaker ous tom, they met at the Friends’ Meet- ing House, repealed the mMAITIAge together, and had then certificate of marriage signed OY resent 5% CCC CAMP A REPAIR SHOP CCC Camy al linton county 5- : Bs The Velerans Fists a CCC y informed by R state forest. Department of Poresy LONELINESS CURE a Boover oH Rebbe of Wabash tart ago one means Ww he Gea husband L-grand- nas hardly 1 ishing. She and “can SPANO 10 OPEN PIGS 18 PUPS. n Farmer J. M. Riley, of Blue. Va. gave away the pups ing 10 his dog Shep, the dog for 2 few days Riley's hogs died Shep adopt- they am despondent one of Mr wre 4] four Httle be Pri the pigs immediaiely and SHOW GOES ON 3 e horse with 14 years noe, was rue io dhe Lra- tions the theatre. The horse one of three used in a bareback rid- ing act in Detroit, took her bows ant yon as she was offstage. collapsed Queen stage exper g ol as UNIQUE SILVER DOLLAR Charies H. Kindling of Copia Pa. dropped an 1877 sliver doliat he had owned since 1914. He picked it up in two pieces. The fall hax released spring, disclosing a com- partment in which there was a pic- ture of a woman MISTAKEN IDENTITY Returning home after ak absende of several months Victor. Olson. of Barre, Vi. learned that “his head- less body” had been found, identifi- ed and buried in his best suit of clothes. Whe the other man was has not been discovered. SHOES 114000 HORSES. William E Ringgold, for 57 years blacksmith, at Chestertown, Md. has retired. He estimates tha: he hes driven 16 tons of horseshoe nails with 17500000 hammer biows into the hools of 114.000 horses during the 57 years PAID IN FULL These jwople trusted me.” said Jor Martinez “and I always want © keep my record good” A depuly sheriff took him around to pay all his bills in Oklahoma City—then took him to prison to serve a life term on a morals charge. REDUCED? David Léwenberg, 300-pound shoe- maker, of Prince Frederiok. Md. has ‘decided to reduce. His menu for lunch has been reduced to 3 pounds of potatoes. 2 pounds of beef three quarters of a loal or bread and nine egEs. 190 BILLS: NO MONEY
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