wavs THOUSANDS READ misses THE CLASSIFIED ADS } SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR sam CENTRE COUNTY'S saasasiaan | FAMILY NEWSPAPER MAMMA AMAA IA MALARIA AAA AL, SARA iz he Cenfre Democrat BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, JUNE VOLUME 57. NUMBER 26. 30, 1938, ORDERS SURVEY FOR PLANT 2 EXPECT HUGE THRONG AT JULY FOURTH CELEBRATION TRUCKER CHARGED WITH SPILLING DIRT ON STREET GOES TO REUNION 1 2 Sentenced A sk Court to At Special Rule On Pay Session Here of Overseers Offic als Claim COUNCIL DIRECTS ENGINEERS 10 PREPARE PLANS FOR PWA 4 [ Plant for Full Treat, WINS 4TH PLACE One- Fourth Ton ol Fireworks Three Local Amateur Forgers To Be Set Off at Ath- t of Borough Sewage Rush Twp. Would Cost $125,00™ cuss Ways of Fina Many Obstacles After a three-hour 8 special meeting House Tuesday Borough Council toward compli from Health plant Upon unani turnot body passed a upon the Chests Pittsburgh, to plans and eng for applying for a a disposal plant fies that the plan be sufficiently the P W. A and ment of Health of the project d the plans at $25 The motior ston of ion nigh moved ancy with State Depart to erect a the of line calling errs preiimina PWA grant he motion and speci dala Catches Trout 28 Inches Long Milesburg Angler Smashes All Records While Fishing in Spring Creek caught again hands David took the Friday aged 22. of M from Leroy R up to that tm trout of years Ihe mammoth fish measures inches in and was fich ured 26 inches his catch, John prize est caught here | length, weig 16 inches in 2 FVOera id 8 poun Riders AZO, meas length. Prior to Moose” Ammer- man held the trophy with a 25-inch trout. All the monsters were caught in Spring Creek just below Belle fonte, in the stretch of stream Iving between the Pennsylvania Railroad roundhouse and the fron bridge spanning the creek at the upper end of the old Fair Grounds Mills caught his record-smashing {Continued on page four) ———— caught weeks To Transfer Prisoner Price Johnstonbaugh. who been undergoing treatment at Fairview, State institution for the criminal Insane, has bfen ordered back to the Allegheny Workhouse to serve out the remainder of his sentence. The man was originally sentenced to the ‘Workhouse but Inter was removed to Fairview, Phy siciang at the latter institution claim he is now cured. and acting upon that advice. the Court has ordered the transfer, which may be com- pleted today Sheriff Harry V Keeler John has by - Driver Has Narrow Escape Balvatore Cannistraci, 45, of Ty- rone, miraculously escaped injuries Sunday morning as his car, a Ply- mouth coach. skidded on a curve and went over an embankment and through a fence, upsetting into a field three-fourths of a mile east of Port Matilda on route 220. Mr Cannistraci was traveling west and lost control of his car on a curve His car was damaged to the extent of 8100 and $2 was reported as property damage Death of An Infant A son of Clayton and Dora Bid- dle Hettinger, of Spring Mills. R. D., died at the family home at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, at the age of one day and 10 hours. Surviving are the parents and a brother and sister, Donald and Thelman, all at home. Interment was made Monday after- hoon in the Green Grove cemetery. | strongest baseball clubs in Centre | teered his 0 $150,000; Dis- % ng Project; © Way ideration 1 that whil THOMAS B. HAMILTON robable cost y about I ! y va probable cost of ¢ lant for com r veterans will be among the 200 treatment of sewage woul weekend een §1 2% 000 {1 £150.000 connec- slot piet Lad an disposal pl unlly ¢ One OC (Ci yntinued Snakes Reported Quite Numerous on page six) Told By Who Have Seen Reptiles Hair-Raising Tales Centre Countians The present seasor a bad ¢ 1 don't be ve this the following ‘ g mage | IG OI Page Scotia Band To Play At Picnic Memorial Service Ww ill Feature into bed Harold A Wion, of East Lamb Siréet, instructor at the Bellefonie High School and leader of the High School Band. missed being biiten b a large copperhead | Friday 16th Annual Outing of Former Scoliaites the mee! of W pitted ing (8) preliminary annual Saxion Leis cward deserted early npilury, and the ap- id Scotin Band GRY some household © Millheim Sesqui Events C omplete Centre County Town Will De- vole Six Days in Celebration was atx 10 re- Presuming 3 ad 1 g 10 one of he Tamily pick it her horror the male mem- Mrs. Smith up when she di that it wa Descending fairs he summoned Ralph Floray, the len farmer, who hastened to where instruder was lodged and with aid of a shovel dispatched the repiile which proved to be about a yard in length. The presence of the snake In such ah unusual place can only be accounted for by the assumption that it crawled up the vines at the side of the front porch and made its way into the house through 8 small aperture between the screen and the window frame Bellefonte men, Lew Smith '. C. Shuey. made record kills in (Continued on page seven) Wan of Community Program rogram for Millheim’s cele of | one hundred and anniversary is complete, and the community the big- in the history of the bor- to fovered Lo bincksnaks the he ant the the bration fiftieth insures of gest event ough The program follows Saturday, July 2-—<Reserved for registration of former residents, re- unions, renewing old acquaintance ships. Band concerts. Fire Company carnival Bunday. July 3-—8Special religious services in each of the Lutheran, Evangelical and Reformed church- (Continued on Page 7) - i Meeting in Bankruptey. The first meeting of creditors of Nathan Kofman. of Bellefonte, a bankrupt. will be held in the law offices of the referee, John T. Taylor, in the Peoples National Bank build. ing. State College, at 10 oclock this Thursday morning. June 30, at which time oreditors may prove their claims. name a trustee, and tran- sact any other business which may be brought up for their action. ISSUE REPLEVIN TO REPOSSESS EQUIPMENT Under a replevin served by Sher- Harry V. Keeler, vesterday af- ternoon. the Sterling Oil Division of the Quaker State Oil Refining Cor- poration repossessed gasoline and oil pumps, tanks containers and gather equipment at the late E E. Weiser service station at the corner of Allegheny and Howard strests The equipment was furnished Weiser on a lease, and when pay- ments stopped after his death. the oil company asked the First Nae tional Bank of State College. exe- culors of the Weiser estate, to sur- render the goods. When this was not done, the replevin was executed TO HOLD LADIES’ DAY AT SPORTS PARK. SATURDAY re Hi NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS J. Stover, of Coburn, dog law enforcement officer for Centre County, yesterday reported that diive is to be made on unlicensed dogs in the county, beginning today Any person owning of harboring an unlicensed dog will be dealt with ac- cording to law. His advice to dog owners in the county is: “Get a li- cense-—~8ave a fine!” Herbert Has Second Transfusion, Mrs. Glenn Tressier of State Col- | lege. who has been suffering from! internal hemorrhages for more than (a month, was given a second blood transfusion at the Centre County Hospital Tuesday. Lester Tate, I8tate College was the doher. Mr Tiessler gave blood for a transfusion | i several weeks ago. Mr. Tate volun- Announcement was made yester- | day that Baturday., July 2 will be Ladies’ Day at the Bellefonte Com- munity Athletic field. East Bishop street, Bellefonte. All ladies and Misses will be admitted to the field for the game In the afternoon, free | of charge. The game will be between Port Matilda and Bellefonte. two of the county. The game begins at 2:30 p | the Alpha Fire Company of State m. sharp. | College, of | Are Entitled to Sal- aries Until End of Terms Draw 1 to 2 Years in Prison; They Robber Gets 2 to 4 Years CITE COUNTY POOR LAW TO SUPPORT POSITION May Overseers CAMP MEMBERS PUT ON PROBATION Affect County; (Court of Two Outcome All Charged With Robbery of Hunting Camps Disposes in Hearing July 5 uit filed last week tf Court Is asked rr or not the County Commi guilty 10 a wige 8 rs Are responsible for the Imes, were sentenced pioyment he various Poor Over pe nilentiarg Two soe:s of County who found thers we t 10 all: two to the in office but without du- Industrial Schoo! at Hunting- or compensation January | and four were released on pro- | hen the County took over the ad- One defendant was fined ministration relief DOO 1 addition to a jail term hearing the matter will \ who received terms in the before Judge Nan Walked tern Penitentiary were Merrill The case is expected t« Jesse Emel and Edward widespread interest in view ( nadie Poorman, aii of Belle- that the final outoome members of an amateur for- the litigation will directly and Floyd H Overseer of the Poor Mitdarbes 2 reputed ringleader of a tounty-—and perhaps the page three) Continued on Page 7 Guards Seek Man Who Fled Prison Mine Sealing Trusty Emplos ed ! Rl session court hel Judge Iv Walker, Monda four of twelve defendants pieas of ’ we Oe decide ire an VO g em- riment of o1 ¥ Western of t the themselves Slate tie of the in 10 fact rE {Continued on Program Ends Withdrawal of U.S. Funds Halts Work; Move Affects Centre County Projects as Teamster Leaves Institution After Tying Team in Woods 2% § aband from 6 to 20 mine sealing progran Rockview tentinry on 1800 WPA burglary tied his projects will team 0 a tree near the prison | Dn Mach: i at the foot Nittany Sale health Lary reporis misin, Tuesday momning end. She said withdrawal of iked to freedom. Late last night aide for maverials by the U8. pub- had nol been apprehended, als healih sevice necessitated Lhe ugh prison ollicers and “police saul-down which will “undoubled) been conducting an inlensives cause soune hardship in the | Os = the coal sealing hes been 4 ng piace confidence of of. move will be felt in Centre made g trusty. He riicuiardy Snow Shoe a tractor driver for and Bumside townships where scorn and as such was permilied of abandoned mines which former (Continued on page six) (Continued on page #1%) a Kettle Creek Camp to Open Groups of Ten or More May Attend WPA Recreation Cen- tre; Fee $1.50 Per Week A recreation camp with a capac ity of 150 persons. available to any group of persons in Pennsylvania An will officially open on Bunday, July of Mr. Walizer, who has been Rs- 3 aconrding to an announcement sociated In business with Mr. Kyle of the Division of Education and for some time in the conduct of an Recreation. Area NO 10. W. PA extensive creamery ai Mackeyville | ynger whose direction the eamp serving Lock Haven and neighbor- will be conducted ing te ‘ali 5 - “ rrr Ms go Linge ” mat The camp is located on the bank: fied "ia has a family, hd will | of Kettle Creek at its junction with make his permanent residence in Hes N wo e Belidfonte as soon as he has pe- - boi Hon ana 8 a hel oo ured suitable quarters J Cia i a 5 en sa Clinton county Route No. 120 The Hoag Dmiry Store on West 4, pained camp director and a High street is not affected by YO8- | 00 of seven nurses are in perman. terday’s sale, and will continue Wn’ 4 idence. A trained nurse is in der the present management. The y ) (Continued on page seven) store will be supplied with milk " oy cheese. buttermilk. ice cream and HOWARD MAKES PLANS {Continued on page seven) : FOR OLD HOME WEEK George Trainor 000 00K county. serving aged 20. of Alle hen YORE al pers workers i y rete f : coun oi Df premature mule 3 de -<Dexi« awmil ROOT Me wR he tho Rave of funds set soit here came Lo Rockview the in Ap- mit 4 £ i ¥ e LEE Coutty. § Ved as Mackeyville Men Buy Hoag Creamery otiationa whereby were completed yes Fred M. Kyle and F. Paul Walizer. both of Mackey- ville, became the owners the Frank P. Hoag creamery on North Thomas street. They will take pos- session of the plant tomorrow and will continue the present milk route without interruption N oer 05 terday of The creamery will be in charge TITAN METAL EMPLOYE RECOVERING FROM INJURY The Howard Band and Fire Com- pany are planning to hoid an Old Home Week celébration in {hat com- munity during the week of August 15 to 20. The affair has been timed 0 coincide with the S&henck re- union, August 18. which annually at- tratta many former presidents of Howard Samuel M. Roberts, of North Wil- son Street, Bellefonte, employed as a carpenter at the Titan Meta) Com- pany pliant here, yesterday was re- ported to be recovering nicely at the Centre County Hospital from in- juries sustained while at work Jast| CommMees named to arrange for Thursday afternoon, the celebration are ga follows: from Mr Roberts was in the act of the Band. D. A. Holter, John Bryan pushing a board only 14 inches in!®nd William Smith. Prom the Fire length, through a saw when the Company, Philip Holter. H. D. Han- board caught on the saw and was hon and W. M. Nefl. These com- hurled backwards against him, strik- | Mittees named George Painter as the ing him in the stomach. Rushed to **Tenth member. the hospital it was found that the The Oki Home Week amd Home- impact had caused a rupture of the Coming will be the first event of the intestines and an operation was kind ever held In Howard, and ac- performed at 6:30 o'clock that night. | Ording to early indications the Since then his Overy Tos Speen event will be a red letter one in steady, and yesterde, : ¥ his condition the history of the Bald Eagle town. was described as being “fline” NCE Lightning Stuns Woman The house belonging to John Moriarity at Hawk Run was struck by lightning Friday evening, the boil entering near the chimney. Af- ter entering the house the light- ning raced around the walls knock ing the plaster loose and stunning Mrs. Moriarity. It entered the near. by kitchen. struck the stove and covered a youngster sitting nearby ‘with soot before leaving through the water pipes. A nm» EXCURSIONISTS APPRECIATE COURTESIES SHOWN HERE The Bellefonte Chamber of Com- merce this geek received from an {official of the Pennsylvania Rail- | road a letter in which the railroad | expressed is deep appreciation for the recéplion accorded saspengers aboard a recent excursion here from Philadelphia, The official reports that scores of passengers on the way home com- mented most favorably upon the BAND FESTIVAL A SUCCESS many courtesies shown them while Pifer's Banjo Band cleared about they were In Bellefonte. The Cham- 3228 as » result of the two-day car- | [Ber also has received numerous re- Nival xeld on the Undine Fire Com- The carnival was well attended both i evenings, York for deseriptive folders of Cen- { tre county, Henry. of Martha. MISS SYLVIA YEAERKICK aaam SJEve Hampton BA be wi One Inj ured In Wechaid Crashes Rain And Slippery Roads Prove Hazards to Motorists; Damage Over $500 yeiook Saturday o of Indianapolis the jelt han and a spral left the 1 Reimer he ca Oauinty tine of A008 Oi r Agr SOUI0eT machine 8 Curve occupant of the Cenire treatment dri In a collision of cars ven (Continued On page Six) July 4th Fete at State College 10 Big Attractions on Midway Planned by Alpha Firemen; Many Prizes Posted The program for the annual State College Community Celebration 4th of July was released yesterday 5 Dan Krumrine, chairman of the cel- ebration committee of the Alpha Fire Company. sponsors of the event The celebration will open Satur- day afternoon, July 2. and continue all day Monday. The midway, ioe cated on Allen street, will have 10 big features this year They are bingo, horse race. fish pond, knock down cat game, refreshment stands blanket wheel penny pitch, grooers wheel weight guessing and duck game, The midway will be open Saturday afternoon and evening, and all da; Monday. The program will open at {Continued oh page four) - MARTIN MILLER NAMED HEAD OF LAMB ST. PROJECT The Lamb street WPA project subject of considerable discussion at the regular meeting of Council June 20, reopened Tuesday morning with Martin Miller, of Bellefonte as foreman. Yesterday a crew of 36 men was at work conlinuing the program for the extension of Lamb street to 10:30 Wilson street. Councilmen visited | the project Tuesday night and after going over the situation. decided to paye the street to a width of 30 feet, and to construct five«foot stone berms at efther side. Mr. Miller replaces J. Thompson fas M™reman of the pro, Miller formerly con ducted The Valley View Lime Quar- ries. Bs expetienced in handling services as a member of | quests from Philadeiphla and New pany grounds, during the weekend. men, and is weil qualified to see that the Job Is completed in an @ ficient manner, ef- | CCC Camp Youth Held In Theft He Truck to Go to Home Near Colver For Weekend Claims Borrowed” Camp drt POT tale Motor mage ind the i Gense VAPGSs « the Al a hearing here yesterday morn. ing before Justice of the Peace Har oid D Cowher the COC member harged with the lar a mo tor wvehick. admitted was held under $500 pearance at parked woods about 1 Colyer oes near Shad bali for his ap- coum HSI OH {isapPDear- rads) Hand That Rocks Cradle Also May Tend The Still fades Ivan i State Liguor Cont: reement officers arrest women in homes where idiegal 3 being made or kept The inference suggested by the eourt’s instruction is that mavbe hand that rocks the cradle also finds tune to tend the still In the case at hand there seemed 0 be gome reason for that belie! Enforcement officers reported tha when they visited the home of Oor- {Continued on page sx) the liv liquor Lae GERMAN ENDS 183-MILE GLIDE AT KYLERTOWN Peler Reidel, German glider pilot wag accredited with the longest flight in time and distance during the first days competlition in soaring contest. He reported landing Tuesday al Kylertown airport burg. after soaring the distance of 103 miles in five hours and 38 min- Wes. An airplane wa: to tow him back yesterday, night A Blanchard Native Writes March i Bord en- i the national near Philips- | letie Field WETZLER BAND TO PLAY CONCERT BEFORE SHOW Seals Available For 3.000 Per. sons; Evening’'s Enter- tainment is Free | Demented Man | | Eluding Sheriff | Uses Beehive In | Sheriff ol always a bed trated ast v ieee Tice the wave of a hand a hive of officials wen: 0 a fam urtin 10 take mio custody ucas aged 3 who had been : COMmMMISEIon found to be men The Sheriff a val al {or treatment (Continued on Page 6) BARD DENIED RIGHT TO OUST SHELLEY IN PROBE : control™ stigation of the handed down by the oowt™ thal the attomey ali possible allomey general laying aside differences, will agree 10 a plan of operation together to the end that the public confidence in whatever is done here may deservedly be main- {ained The Berks county jurist ruled that the atlorney general's right to super- sede every district attorney is "pot i absolute and unqualified.” anc | SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS AT HECLA ON FOURTH ! The coming weekend at Hecla Park will be 2 continuous round of free acts amusements recreation and entertainment. according to an announcement yesterday by the park management The festivities begin Saturday night with & free dance for which Platts Orchestra will furnish the | music. The Hack Sisters, well known | entertainers from Mexico, Pa. will (Continued on page four) Played By Winning V.F. W. Band Playing a composition written bs one of ita members. a native of Centre county, the Altoona Veler- ans of Foreign Wars band became the champion musical organization of the Pennsylvania Department for 1938-39 during the weekend when it won first place In the state com petition held in connection with the 19th annual V. F W. state encampment at Harrisburg. The band is scheduled to appear at the Blue and Oray Reunion of Union and Confederate Veter ans, Saturday, at Gettysburg, and will appear In Altoona in a big Fourth of July parade Added significance 8 added to i the bands victory In that the title | Was won In the rendition of a new | march. the composition of Eldred Pletcher, Altoona musician and | member of the band. Pletcher is a native of Blanchard, and Ik a son of Hayes Pletcher, now residing in that community, The march is entitled “On Par- ade.” and was completed only ten days ago. The number made a strong impression on Director Wilfred Beck and Manager Bruce Crumm, and it was decided by the band to make it the competition rendition. With & week's rehearsal from man- usctipt the band scored a great hit in the competition snd following the victory the outfit. togged out in the new marine dress uniforms, responded to a demand for jis ren- dition ai headquarters, the Penn Harris Hotel. and other sections of ‘the City. Fourteen bands were entered in | the competition including the Derry | Band. champions of 1838 and 1837. | The Altoona band wes six points ahead of the nearest rival It was {after midnight when the band went on the field and rendered “On Par- (ade.” and alter the victory the out- ; fit, accompanied by a large Altoo- ine delegation, marched about the state capital, playing Pletohers maich and winning the plaudits of the crowds,
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