"CENTRE COUNTY'S FAMILY NEWSPAPER THOUSANDS READ cassie) is | ~The Conire Democrat | BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1935, VOLUME 57. NUMBER 31. ES ab SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR —— FUGIMVES STILL AT LARGE [2 ? * TRIO USES LONG BENCH IN ESCAPE FROM COUNTY JAIL Daylight Break Undiscovered for Three Hours —Claim Other Prisoners Aided in Plot; FBI Enters Widespread Search wall three jail to ree Scaling an 18-foot stone with the aid of a long bench inmates of the Centre county last Friday morning leaped dom, and up until] late last were still at large The fugitive are ler, aged 19 Walker, aged Glenn Sullenberger 18 ey, Va. Spangler and Walker bers of the Coburn CCC cat awalling appearance in charges of robbing a number of vice stations and stores tral part of the county ger was arrested Tuesday week at Philipsburg. and was being held in jail for Federal Bureau of Investigation officers Although the jail break lieved to have taken place bet § and 10 o'clock Friday in broad daylight, no one ently saw the and drop side. The break was not until shortly after 12 Tuiy ia William Spang- Blancl Harold ward Ol in Sullen last ol th } Wl 0 wa lock Scotia Picnic This Saturday Memorial Service and Appear- ance of Old Scotia Band Will Be Features Saturday of this week is the of the 18th Scotian homecoming picnic to be held at the Scotia pic- nic grounds. The committee yester- day completed plans for the event a feature of which will be memorial services in memory of former Beotia residents who have passed beyond TAMONE the speakers who will be heard are James Van Zandt, of Al- toona; the Rev. J J. Weaver of Rebersburg; Rev. H. Willis Hartsock and Rev. A. G. Herr, Bellefonte and the Rev. O. R. Willams, of Muhlenberg. The original Secotls Band will make its appearance | the first time in many yea: Refreshments and It be available on th ground those who do not bring baskets variety of entertainment will provided for iarge crowd © expected to atten aay and Radio Stars To Appear at Logan Fire Co. Carnival The Sons of the Purple Sage radio stars heard every weekday morning over station KDKA. Pitts burgh, will provide entertainment at he annual carnival of the Lo- gan Fire Company Saturday even- ing, August 13, at the school com- mons on Lamb street These well known entertainers feature singing, yodeling, vocal and instrumentai music and novelty acts. They have a regular assign- ment at KDKA every morning at 7 o'clock (EST) The carnival will open Friday evening. August 12, when the Belle- fonte High school band will enter- tain at the grounds following a big street parade which will move at 7 o'clock sharp On the grounds will be a wide variety of amusement and refresh- ment booths. All proceeds from the event will be for the benefit of the Logan Company and the hearty support of the public is respectfully solicited by the firemen Watch your eating and you won™ have to watch your weight. when jail attaches serving the noon meal to prisoners noted the absence of the trio Investigation time that some- when the enclosed to permit the the door leading tw yard {add jal wis Opened prison - ers uw trio exercise alr, the block a in open arried from flower v ling in a Mrs. Harry sheriff The lang by the three evid in side the jail bench > the been used was in its u break was discovered which had » 1 the cell One end been ial] wall told the res have Page Jalil attendants {Continued on T Chicken Dinners Cost Boys $6.60 Each wh costs 86.60 but U from 8 sive what : r VV MUKA; vi » charged with steal- aol Robert near Tyler July 23. The young men claimed they took the f out of the way ille ickens to an piace and roasted them as before Alderman in to At the hearing T. Mark Brungard Lock Haven Mr. Rubl agreed withdraw the charges providing the boys paid $10 for the chickens and the costs in the case and that they be placed upon their good behavior for a spec ified The boys who pleaded guilty to taking chickens agreed t and it about $6 650 MARKLE FAMILY DENIES STOLEN GOODS REPORT time the cost each Members of t Roy D. Markle, aged volleg who his life with a liet Monday week rt that tigation revealed that articles i the Markle home and originally ed to have been stolen, were paid for and have been the family of the of State inte enAnd ren jbsequen and that no goOis home At death. it traced the Inquest Markle was brought out that the former grocery clerk left his home for the last time shortly after a constable with =a warrant arrived at the house to search for stolen goods Clear $352.15 at Carnival carnival held on the Belle- High School commons Friday nd Saturday nights, a total of $352 - 15 was cleared benefit the Bellefome High School Band and the Willing Workers Class of S¢ John's Lutheran Sunday School, ¢o- sponsors of the carnival Each of the sponsors received $176.08 and they take this means of expressing their thanks for the splendid eo-op- eration given them by the public, inv search At fonte a for the of Officer Kinback Transferred. Corporal 8. 8 Moilenkopf. in charge of the Rockview substation of the State Motor Police. announces that Private Wayne Mevers, of Har- risburg. has replaced Private Mar. shail Kinback at the local sub-sta- tion. Kinback, who last Friday was transferred to Hamburg, leaves Centre County after one year's ser- vice during which he established an enviable reputation as a thorough- going and efficient officer Jimmy Hughes, Local ‘Detective,’ Solves Case of Missing Photographs Pictures taken by an photographer at a family reunion near Howard two years ago have at last been delivered (0 the persons who ordered them, through the ef. forts of James R. Hughes who turn- ¢d his years of experience in track- ing down stolen articles at the for- mer Bellefonte Academy into sleuth- ing on a larger scale. It was on August 20, 1936 at the annual reunion of the Holter- Schenck-Pletcher clans in a woods near Howard that an itinerant pho- tographer appeared on the scene, took a group picture, and then soli- cited orders for prints of the photo collecting- a deposit of 50 cents on each order. The photos were (0 have been delivered in ten days Ten days grew into ten months and still no pictures were forth- coming. Those who ordered them practically lost all hope of receiving the photos, for no one knew the photographer's name or his address A sharp-eyed Howard girl, Miss tinerant Alma Pletcher, daughter of Thomas Pletcher, one day last summer saw | the “missing” photographer driving through thst community, and quickly noted his license number, which she gave to Mr. Hughes, who had attended the reunion and who was interested in seeing that his! Howard friends received the photos they had ordered. i “Detective” Hughes visited the Bellefonte headquarters of the State | Motor Police and learned the name | of the photographer and that his | address was given as Williamsport. | Inquiries at the address given on! the license failed to reveal the want. ed man, and the trail again grew! cold for a time ! Beveral months ago Mr. Hughes obtained from the State Motor Po- | lice the new address of the man as! given on his application for a 1938 | driver's license Through this means | it was learned that the photographer | was residing in a city about 30 miles (Continued on Page 1) she | scaffold collapsed at Business Man Dies ALBERT E. SCHAD lHiness Fatal To A.E. Schad Widely Known Plumber and Realtor Dies After Attack of Asthma Albert F ngaged in the j Bellefonte, and ’ years operator of extensive for more than 50 bus many real es- dumbing f . CATS 1 for this died Friday area morning suffered rang r of years RAM Was when he attack last Wednesday 1 in the day when he was removed the hospital, his condition wag not regarded as being (Continued on page seven) fate 10 STATE COLLEGE YOUTH RECOVERING FROM INJURIES ¢ any Of Homer Evey, of Strub- near State College, Is recovering nicely at County Hospital 43 o when driven Charies Evey, | and Mrs Statiog O-year odd arte orieq 3 he Centre from clock was George juries received about lay afternoon he by A Ofr toons reported u have he road from behind a truck. Brought to the hos ital in the Koch ambulance suffering from ken leg. bruises he vas 2 head the and con- Howard Prepares For 6-Day Fete Band Concerts, Parades, Box- ing Meet Planned For First Home-Coming Boxing bouts, parades. band con- certs and other amusements been scheduled for Howard's Homecoming Week, August 20, it day by committee members first its face “lifted” by decorators from Harrisburg. Homes, streets and bus iness buildings homecoming of its native citizens Sponsored by the Howard and Fire Company, the largest crowds ever seen In the borough are expected to assemble there for the | many special events. The center of activity will be Black street, which will be closed to all traffic (Continued on Page 7) PAYMENT OF 82040284 TO CENTRE COUNTY APPROVED A total of 82040264 was author ized Tuesday by the State Treasur- er to be paid to Centre county | from the liquid fuels fund. The pay- ment represented the county's Mare of a half-cent a gallon tax collected on gasoline, returnable for the tax collected during the first six months of the year Clinton county received $11,114.28. Clearfield county, $25748. Blair county, 84775788. Union county, $6.053 06 - Workman Falls From Scaffold Earl Allen escaped with lacerss tions and bruises at State College last Thursday afternoon when a the Vernon J. Deitz building program on Col- lege Heights, Allen was taken to the Blair Memorial Hospital, Humt- ingdon. David Harles, another em- ploye, grasped a solid part of the besa cing scaffold and escaped in ury. have ! 15 to] Was announced here yester- In| | preparation for the gala event, the | Bald Eagle Valley town is having will be garbed In! ok) when pped special attire for the first planned | g . Suthiay he ste ha from | Walnut street east to Church street | Council To Seek Aid For Sewage Plant To Ask PWA for Funds; Move to Establish Municipal Au- thority as Sponsors BORO SEWING PROJECT MAY BE CONTINUED Discuss Inequalities in Water Rates; Pump at Gamble Mill Nearing Breakdown Puli 514 lo the oan of of a and suthori establishment of & Municipal Authority 10 sponsor project were highlights of a regular meeting of Bellefonte Borough Council at the logan House Mone day night when further plans for the proposed project will Ie cussed The Municipal Authority a kind of corporation with 1 of Council serving as the i official family of the organization The group will transact all business in conne with the financing and operation of the LI Wage a the dis. will oonsiruc- th application to the PWA for with a set-up for the spon- the dispokal plant j ouncil is well started toward realization of a question which been the chief bogey in the closets of Beliefonte Council many years Approval was given a suggestion tha: the WPA project in Bellefonte which from 25 20 pers Continued on page ———— Democratic Picnic Plans Progressing TO for employs to ven Entire State Ticket To Wo Present at Moshannon State Park, August 31 Plans tral for the fourth annual Cen- Peanayivania Democratic Pic. » be held at Black Moshannon Park. Wednesday. August 31 well ady according wo a received from Waiter E general chairman standard-bearers of President Roosevelt in Pennsylvan. in Alvin Jones, Governor George A. Earle, United States Sen- ator: Dr. Leo C. Mundy. Lisuter Governor, and Thomas A. 14 Secretary of Internal Affairs definitely attend the twelve-county celebration that 5 expected to dr thousands to picturesque Black M shannon Mo- Arrangements are being made to (Continued on page seven) nt cm AC ———— Mishap on Rishel Hil When & machine driven by Wil. liam Houtz, of Lemomt., and one driven by John A. Shriner. of Hunt- ingdon, collided on the Righe! Hill near Bellefonte sbout #185 o'clock Saturday evening, total damage to the two machines was approximate- iy $150 Arrested after the accident on charges of drunken asiving, Houtz was arraigned before Justioe of the Peace Harold D. Cowher, Bellefonte where he posted $560 ball for kis ap- pearance at the next term of court nic, t Btuts are anced report Beezer The four Charles Fractures Rone in Leg Frank Holmes, of West Beaver avenue, Stale Coliege, fractured 2 bone in his left log just above the a loose stone while attending a pic- {nic at Greenwood Purnsoe. Holmes Band | | Stale College Is manager of a news stand at An Editorial "WHY?" THE ANSWER Centre Hall Man Dies In Philadelphia Away at Jefferson Hos- pital Yesterday FUNERAL SCHEDULED TO BE HELD SATURDAY Was Former Bank Official, Insurance Agent; Served as Boro Tax Cellector Charles David Bartholomew, aged prainen resident Centre t JefTer; tis shoriey of I, passed away at ospital, Philadelphia yciock yesterday morning, two Vs alter he had been admitted atl institution for observation Mr. Bartholomew was a n Centre County and for many years wis employed in the former Penn? Valley Bank in Centre Hall At the time of his death he was tax collec Wr in that borough Last fall Mr. Bartholomew under- went an operation for the v a kidney, and he recovered rapid- enjoying exceptionally fine health ntll two or three months ago. Be- ming il this spring he underwent Ueatment st the Centre County Hospital on several occasions. He discharged from that instity- on early Inst week when it was ded 10 take him to Philadelph Accompanied by his wife aughters, Mr we to Ap Bartholomew ip by rall from Lewiston Monday evening have withstood the l, Word of his death ame a TE Map BUTE ve ST Yen) Heavy Loss As Large Barn Burns Horses, Cattle and Pigs Lose Lives in Destruction of Build- ings on Troxell Farm Loss estimated at and $10,000 whet a dentroved a ruxiliary wy burg Charies between 85 000 at 4 unknown origin barn in east ie reunited noon in- aay fire of Inrge buliding several miles The property Troxel] and haa past THe known Livestock. Including four young cattle, = wiz: most and hay, and piements with ang nears rush Val. of Rebers- owned Bender tenanted Paul F Sto- Mage is un- DY Snyder fry ’ oi the ver cause four horses bull and 10 season's wheat the farm im- exception of of the all the (Continued on page seven) > cn - TWO ACCIDENT VICTIMS of a Mrs. George Douty, of Greenburr it confined to her home with a frac- ture of the right leg above the an- kie, and a sprained ligament af the left ankle. The injuries were re- ofived In a fall down the stairs from the corncrib when a step on which she was glanding. gave way Mrs. Torrence Delong. of Logan- ion, R. D. fractured an arm, one fb and cut a deep gash in her forehead in a fall down the celiar stairs at her home recently. Both Sugar Valley patients had their fractures reduced at the Lock Ha- ven Hospital, and then returned to their homes rimtmsisss MI ———————— Cars Collide in Boalsburg Cars driven by Feron W. Russen, Boalsburg, and Joseph Regis. Rim- ersburg. crashed in Boalsburg at 6 p.m. Monday. Total damage Was about $30 with no one injured. The two cars were traveling in opposite directions We have no fault to find with the | Philadelphia Inguirer in exercising | its rights to comment on the situa- tion existing between the Dauphin County Court and the Legislature created by the charges made during the primary campaign against Gov- ernor Earle and his associates. But when the Inquirer starts to asking questions of an insinuating nature, leaving the answers hanging beyond the reach of its readers, it demands attention. We quote from a recent issue of the Inquirer: “Why, If there is nothing to these charges, if the acoused are blame- less. If there Is nothing to be afraid of —why does the Governor so {ren- ziedly fight investigation?” The query has tausibility, and the Inguirer knows of Js trick pos- | sibilities in the minds of the people. | I the newspaper wanted to be fair it would present boii: sides of the record as it has existed all slong. It would show that the Governor's oo cism throughout has been not to *vatle arrest of those actused but to invite it. His whole conduct from the beginning has been not to sup- press the evidence, but it, and because his former Attorney General Margiottd refused 10 back up his campaign charges with evidenee and arrest, the Oovernor dismissed him. Vastly more important to many citizens in this scuffle over the grand jury than the possible arrest and conviction of accused office-holders is a determination of the question of public policy involved in the events leadfig up to the grand fury and What gives the question pungency ‘Is the fact that this is an election to display’ [Tian worker 0ies | SEVEN ARE SENTENCED AT RUSSELL ENAPP ture the late Rus- Knapp, 12, Bellefonte; Saw Overseas Service Death came John Knam World War East Logan passsd sway at th Hospital 18 night Death was a During vy and ing Mr. Knapp was his usual good healt) evening wal had some children at he walked down street al after a ) apoplexy early even- apparently in and after the played ball with his home. Later and upon the da town returning home complained of feel-’ ing ili, Boing upstairs About 9°% (Continued on page seven) CAMPMEETING OPENS AT MILESBURG. WEDNESDAY ing a burg the occupying hoo! house was held last ni number « encouragement atiencance will each i Roanoke, Va wore led to well known in Out their old-fashion i. Rev. Merie N. Pulier will bring strajight-to-the-heart messag- ex, while the musical program will be In charge of Glenn E. Hershey skillful player of accordian pirealo bells There will be seats for and all are welcome —————— - STATE COLLEGE MAY GET NEW $230.000 POSTOFFVICE The parts 4 for the ana At 2 meeting of State College Bor- ough Council Monday night, Post- master Robert J. Miller, announced that State College is slated a new $350,000 post office building wd that the present postoffice building might be purchased for a town hall Acting upon the suggestion Council is preparing to send a delegation of citizens to Washington to obtain de- tadis relative to the possible purchase of the structure The new building, Miller indicated would contain approximately three times more floor space than the pres- ent structure, and would be on one floor, for Bald Eagle Valley Holiness Camp The Bald Eagle Valley Holiness Camp meeting will begin Priday evening, August 5. and continue to August 14. Rev. N. O. Bluckey, of Ashley, Ohio, i= the engaged evan- gelist. and the Mengel sisters. Ruth Ethel and Anna, of Frackvillie, Pa. will be in charge of the music and children’s and young peoples’ ser- vices. There will be three preaching services daily. The eamp is located in a grove off Route 684 midway be- tween Howard and Beech Creek Watch for the sign. Rev. Clarence Kresge. president; Rev. J Prankiin Lint, secretary. Stodent Struck By Car Struck by an automobile near the postoffice on Beaver avenue, State College, about 7 o'clock Sunday night, Miss Frances T. Paschall of Kennett Square. a summer session ‘student, was slightly injured. The car was driven by W. A. Agnew, of Tyrone. According 10 reporta the girl stepped In front of the oar during a Min storm. Bhe ¥ now re- covering nitely at the Phi Kappa those Bigma fraternity, where she has ‘heen staying during the summer objections ure not to an investiga- ¢ tion that will reveal the truth, but what he suspects is an investigation to hide it. Governor Batie’s oritl- | session. Get Jall Terms Charged with disorderly comduct, Chester Spicer, of Bellefonte, BR. D., — SPECIAL COURT SESSION HERE Banjo Band to Play aot 4-H Club Convention Wed Wedn WELL KNOWN COUPLE TO BE MARRIED AUGUST Odenkirk ey Et 4 Mr Rob ue expect future home at Penn's Cave, - Master of Swing to Play at Hecla Park Hopkins, whose orchestras heard at Hecla Park on August 10 is not only the most popular and suc- of Harlem's orchestra lead- ers, but a pianist, composer and arranger of distinction Among his latest are Mis Serenade.” the theme for hi compositions River.” Harlem he wrote as a 3 studio sustaining pro- gram of that name Smokin" My Pipe” and his famous “T Would Do Anything Por You.” his regular theme song which he uses on his dance programs from night clubs in which he is featured An annual feature of the famous Motion Picture Ball in New York, Hopkins is a favorite at colleges and universities yf ¥ BONE EE See the summer special West. inghouse Princess Range at the De. Haas Electric Company, Bellefonte Pa - MSA —— c ou Drunken Drivers Draw $100 Fines and 10 Days in County Jail DRIVER OF HIT-RUN CAR GIVEN 30 DAYS Jovy Who Stole From Father Placed on Probation as Parent Defends Act of $100, Lhe sts of ang Prose ers wers Walker upon waded guilty 0 SPECIsl Seh~ morning. naanis charges 3 charged with hit- ng and one held for driving 5 was under suspen- pat Ae during the ses- ten-Qan Judge the drunken we William H, Mil- Penn, a Penn Btate Thomas Ahearn, of who hag been re- ling in Bellefonte while employed (Continued on page four) Large Crowd at Opening of Road sLuGcent dietown, N. Y Judge Walker Cuts Tape at Ceremony Held Monday at Jacksonville ceremonies held Monday might the Bellefonte Chamber of Come and the citizens of Jackson- ville. the new road leading from Bellefonte %0 Lock Haven through Little Nittany Valley was formally opened. A lmrge motorcade and several busses carTying members of the Bellefonte High Bchool Band and the Pifer Banjo Band left the Dis- mond about 6:30 o'clock with Mayor ir E L Plumb wer of Com- HM the C. of C, Lhe procession Aeros mn nitiee heading acted as master of as spepkers 3. qT homgson of ongressman Don James R. Walker. two Belle music and ceremony many remain~ an hour or held there community. who went to Jacksonville Bellefonle, a number of other persons from Bald Eagle and Nittan Valleys were present TOQUCINE ng he furnished r the dedication I's i the mx Jackson O atiend a the residents addition wu Lorcade rie for sLIvVa " ol Night Base Ball Game at Local Field, Saturday The first night baseball game ever to be held in Bellefonte is sgheds uled 10 be played at the Commun- ity Athletic field here at 8 o'clock Saturday night of this week Aug- ust 6 The Neild will be dluminated by a New York firm specializing in flood lighting football and baseball fields and their portable eguipment will provide more than a million candiepower of light The game is expected to be a fast one from start to finish, for the Bellefonte club will meet the Sun- bury team. COentral Pennsylvania champions of 1838 and 18937, and Pennsyvivania semi-pro champs in 1936. The game will not begin until § o'clock so that business men and persons employed in stores will have an opportunity to attend. ple At Pleasant Gap Will Be Remarried On Fiftieth Anniversary Atl a ceremony to be performed at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, August 7. on the spacious lawn of the Stale House in Green Valley, Mr. and Mrs. | J. Abner Noll, prominent citizerls of Pleasast Oap, will be united in mar- riage for the second time as a fea- ture of the observance of their 50th wedding anniversary. Tie Rev. © Nevin Stamm. pastor of Bt. John's Reformed church, Bellefonte, will perform the rites which will renew the vows made by the couple at a ceremony just a hall century ago. | Miss D. Blanche Twitmyer became the bride of J. Abner Noll at a cerve- mony held in the Lutheran church at Pleasant Gap on August 7, 1888, (with the Rev. Mr. Snyder. then pas- tor of the Reformed church, Belie- | fonte, in charge. Among those who attended that ceremony were: Atl- torney James C. Noll and Ix. 8 KE Nall, both of Pleasant Gap. and At torney William Singer and Ssmmel | | Whom are now deceased. “The acie| % survivor of the bridal party is Mrs. Bdwin Reeber, of Vicksburg who
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