FAMILY NEWS CENTRE COUNTY'S PAPER he Centre Democrat THOUSANDS READ THE CLASSIFIED ADS VOLUME 57. NUMBER 37. BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1938, SBUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR PLAN MERGER OF SCHOOLS ————————— TATE APPROVES <ET-UP FOR HIGH SCHOU. (ENTERS Superintendent Rogers Announ. of County Into 10 Earle’s Signature Makes Thompson Plan Effective Division Districts; Ciiiforms With New State Policies ublic school are included prepared by of Schools, icipation of the Major changes in the j set-up in Centre county in a tentative plan County Superintendent F. Glenn Rogers, in ant the State-wide move for solidation of grade and high ¢ is Mr. Rogers’ plan received approval of the State Department of Public Instruction this week Revision of the and township school divis provided in the new system calls for the establishment ten administration units or areas In Centre county. High school centers are designated in each of the area and it is the hope to eventually pro. vide large and complete high schools in each of the centers to serve all the school pupils of the area, The central high schools would dee velobed amd expanded to facilities impossible of real under the systems The proposed plan, which to be forced upon the present s con- Che borough ions is which present ¢ of Iw provide tza ton existing Fire Destroys Garage And Car Blaze at William Roan Resi- dence Believed Caused by Short-Circuit An automobile carpenter Loois were Thursday ¢ fire mzed a small garage building at the of the home occupied by William Roan on East Howard street Believed to hase originated a short circuit in the ear, which was driven into the building about 8:30 o'clock that night, the fire was dis covered shortly 10 o'clock. When neighbors roused members of the Roan family the entire frame structure was in flames The Logan Fire Company fonte. summoned to the scene } it necessary lay approximately 1800 feet of hose from a fire plug at the corner of Howard and Wil- son street. to the Roan properts Spring township at the extreme end of Howard The biaze was quickly gotten under control after connections with the plug had been (Continued on page six) and a quantity ast late night rear fy irom Belle fy to street College Program May Be Increased £1.576,094 Allotted For Ad- ditions to Buildings, New Dormitories Additions to present buildings on the Penn State campus, and erection of income-bearing buildings whose operation will permit amortization of the 55 per cent provided for their construction constitute improve - ments the College hopes to accomp- lish with $1576.004 allotted by the General State Authority under a proposed extension of the present PWA program at that Institution o~ 4 College authorities report that the! first part of the program, conslfting | of additions to present structures. would make it possible for the insti- tution to accept approximately 5.500 | stuflents in the next three years This would be an increase of about 3000 over the number admitted this fall The seoomd part of the program. construction of income-bearing buildings-—would provide housing sccommodations on the campus for 900 additional students Applications for both parts of (Continued on page four) the Fire Damages New State College Home A new home at 52% Bast Hamilton Avenue, State College, which had been occupied only a few days by Major John M. Ferguson and fam- ily, was considerably damaged by fire about 1:45 o'clock Monday morning Believed to have originated fram a defective fireplace flue, the flames centered in timbers in the attic of the home, whete members of the Alpha Fire Company had great di culty in fighting the blaze, Confining damage to the walls and roof, fire- | men stood by for two hours to make certain the fire would tiot break out again. The Ferguson family recent ly was transferred to State College from the Mont Aito Forestry School nis Western Vagabonds Here Jim and Jane and the Western Vagzabonds, stage and radio artists heard regularly over station WRAK, Williamsport, are scheduled to pre- sent an entertainment at the 1. O, ©. F. hall, West High street, Belle fonte, on Saturday evening, October 1. The program beging at 7:30 o'- against their will, is de- a8 Deing more nature of a far-reaching program provid- ing for the orderly development of the school system in the State. It is being up to eliminate present hit-or-miss practices which chool authorities hold is a costly fent The iM district scribed in the weve el steful procedur compulsory laws, Mr. Roger: any district having 10 must vote at the 1939 to wheth- with trict ANG Wa only the sets forth or less > ers general ele ’ they Om adjoining s« {f the voters do not favor their wishes will be While no force to play to tion | As merge hool di a merger respected to be brought the State plan into believe that officials n wish to SENATOR EDW. J. THOMPSON Earle authorizing Governor legis in put Friday signed the a £75.000.000 iding pro- ats iit horit atl authorities lation 1 » by Sen of Program State sored hompson, Democrat der the HI rae ina resent ible i (Continued on page four) Kline Asked to Furnish Bond School Board Orders Tax Col- lector to Comply With State Law in Reporting Returns TR INSU RED AS » 'YCLES COLLIDE IN BEECH CREEK 'wo meeting Boa: d i took st ce the reportl WI tax coliections upon a more Jo. Apparently H irned basis wit t knowledge of Ud wher {ols A motion was unanimously ad ed requiring O. A. Kline (ax callec- tor for the borough. to post a surely fhond: to make itemized monthly re. ports taxes collected during the month as required by law, and to further comply with the State lation eporiing and handling collect Mon OD. ~ a4 ured bik was rendered unoon- his head came Into th the ton lertte avement ce of a phy- ned COTM Hous treated for (5 htly ir LEhtliy In) » os regu- Howard 'C ycle Rider Injured ——— Thrown From Machine After 0 bond } receiving hed I 1s beer reports showin nd who is deling LAXES Sideswiping Car East of Beech Creek motorcyclist damages resulting was artesied fire on Bald Eagle Moun- improper pi ng after an started above Eaglevil * 64 about one mile yOATS ARO are Creek Saturday evening \ a session of #roy Huntington, of Howard, the Bellefonte next Mon- C was treated at the Lock Ha- cases are scheduled spital for lacerations of the the outcome and brush burns of the depend about 25 owners of land vivania Railroad Swiped ihe sible for the fire Blanchard om sparks from a loco- Lock Haven Police that as oming in motorevele Fire Damage Suits Scheduled for Trial ~TT114 r SES 3 4 i Was later in- for accident a iorest tain which east of ation wen thed be heard in Civil Court at day. Four key 0 be heard which will likely similar actions of against the Penns Company i res as alleged, fr mo tive Damage claims from the same fire brought in the Clinton county Conirt by 37 claimants, owning land burn- ed over In Clinton county, were set- tied before trial about a year ago Beech sched - ey on of motorcycle side- Detin C. Kunes, who was driving toward Kunes told the Motor he was approaching a the other direction, swerved around In him. Kune pulled to the right, but the motoreycle hit the left front side of his car. Huntington was thrown from the cycle In front of the ear of Wil lam B. Cook. he had passed Cook was able to did not hit him. Damage to the Kunes car was estimated at $20 and to the motor. cycle at $15 tington’s car of pon ent the front of Hiness Fatal To Linn Harris Bellefonte Native Was Instru- mental in Having Rockview Prison Located Here J. Linn Harris, native of Belle fonte, died at 6:20 o'clock Monday | evening at his home in Lock Ha- ven, alter an illness of two weeks Death Was caused by a heart condi- tion, aggravated by bronchitis. A week ago his condition became worse and Monday morning he lapsed into a coma. the end com- ing peacefully. His son, Dr. Linn H Harris, president of Blue Ridge Col- lege. New Windsor, Md.. arrived at his bedside a few minutes before he died Funeral services will be held at the home Priday afternoon at 2 o'- | clock, with the Masonic fraternity | in charge. His intimate friend, the (Continued on page six) Walker Twp. Meeting. ! On Monday night Sept. 19th. a community meeting of the citizens of Walker Township will be held in the Communify Hall at Hubjersbury The purpose of the meeting is Lo dis- cuss the possible consolidation of the townships schools under the Thomp- son Bchool Act. County Superin- tendent FF. Glenn Rogers will be present to explain the features of | Spring street, Bellefonte. the new Act. i ig i Jailed For 30 Dans { Philipsburg police last Thursday | hight committed Thomas Johnson, | 53, to the county juil on charges of | Mr. and Mrs. Prank Donovan, Belle- i disorderly conduct. Johnson, ar- Chamber Commerce Elects Five Directors Malcolm Wetzier, C. M. Thomp- son, the American Lime & Stone Company. Hazel & Co. and John G. Love were elected directors of the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce during the weekend, Frank H. Crawford was among the five receiving the largest: number of votes. but he declined the office on ithe grounds that he would hot be able to zerve because of reasons. Consequently the candi date having the sixth highest votd was given the office in his place Selections were made from a group of 15 nominees selected in a similar ballot from the entire membership | week Titan Employe Injured When his hand was caught in a pull block machine at the Titan | Metal Company plant, Thursday of last week. Carl Jackson, aged 25, suffered painful injuries. Part of Jone of the fingers had to be ampt- erated. Jackson resides on North Enters Teachers’ College Miss Nellie Donovan, daughter of | p In time and during a ballot conducted by mail | personal | of the Chamber of Commerce las! | tated and another was severely lac- | Miner Killed As 3-ton Rock Is Dislodged Former Philipsburg Police- man Vietim of Accident Near Snow Shoe I'WO PARTNERS UNABLE 10 EXTRICATE REMAINS Had Been Warned of Danger; Coroner Deems Inquest U'nnecéssars formes al Friday alter Lae miu al : on oliceman noon In a rock which he wa Helghts, near Peale Grannis was instantly killed when a three-ton rock slipped and buried him in the under ul he was making thers in the mine, Walle Pr ank Heeman, both ] ked [or three and ore Grannis’ bod - Gordon Killed fait § Md in A Parner of dang £10 entered the work- undercuis had working (Continued on Page 6) Undine C arnivel Opens Tomorrow : appeared FTANILS where an started ang More Than a Score of Visiting Fire Companies to Parlici- pate in Parade Preparations are compiele for the weekend camnival (0 be held bs the Undine Pire Company in ab ef- fort to recoup for loases cartier in the summer when a series of min storms ruined three nights of (he regulary oarnival sponsored by thas grganization The carni 4 lock Fr day val Will opens al Sed avening ommunities ® are join unit parade will Rizhop and © the line of march will be as fol lows om Bishop : Allegh iy lo Bishop ar carnival groun Undine H \ day Bhs cert by Bang raclions s will provide ment young and oid Saturday night a special ree traction will be the chief feature but Undine officials decline to re- veal the nature of the program al this time, preferring to keep the entertainment as a complete sur- prise All proceeds from the camival will revert to the fund fo new w forts for the company Se —— Missionary Rally At Local C Fach Williamsport District to Meet in Bellefonte, Friday of This Week The Regional Missionary of the Fillinmsport district of the Evan- gelical church will be held in the Beliefonte church on Friday The Tirst session at 2:15 and evening session at 7:18 The rally will Incitde churches {of Altoona. State College. Millheim Rebersburg, Centre Hall, Howard and Ppeliefonte The afternoon session will be given largely to business and reor- ganization Special features of the evening (Continued oh page six) " frm} ith otal form on sl reed to J. 0 m . t the rear of the i F1 gram will be & oO fonte High & hoo! f | games refrest it : bo fre there to a re of [+ fa " free at the Addition To High School Is Probable Bellefonte Board Moves to Act on Thompson Plan Proposal ESTIMATE COST AT LESS THAN £250,000 Building Would be in Addition to Wing Authorized Under PWA Looking forward tablishhment Public schoo] center for Bellefonte 8chool Board meeting Monday night idercd nary plans for the construc- tion of an additional $250.000 wing 19 it Beliefonte High School building wing. which would be finance nder the recent enacted mp n } Al FL! in agaition $122 000 bit iding alre ady a OO - ed StI UC inder the Pu Work 'Administrati progran vo bulldings, both ere it High S¢ 10 the Blas of Bellelonte as the Lilly area, LO al a reguia oon TT Og on al between rdey two LT profi am wings Wo get relensive Lhe proposed Continued on page sven) SE - C.of C. Observes Ist Anniversary aker Points Way to Last- ing Benefits Through Organization A otal of 158 all walks i ald antnual dis sd Belle fonle Ch edice al the men an wy meeting of of Com- ahd amber ¥.M C * Pil. ung & rapid and grin growth for Belicfonte the ¢illgens 1H interes ied Hs bomes r of the evening deci the cit { this ag 404 Ty, — men hi wen inued oft page three) LAMOREAUX REPORTED THROWN TO SIDEWALK After Chief of Police N eaux. of Philipsburg etlly been knocked down rited as being dispute in front of ingstar Bakery there Tuesday night Sheriff Harry V. Keeler and five ties rushed to Philipsburg that the reputed agitators of disturbance had apparently left R lam- had alieg- by persons interested In A the Morm- de aby det to hye The Sherif! and his deputies, Earl reckengast, Gottlieb Haag Nore Shay. Creighton Wheeland, and Tice, remained in Philipsburg fl 11 otiock yesterday morning no further disturbances took The persons «ho are sid to have knocked Lamoreaux 10 the sidewalk Are reportéd to have been from Johnstown. Lamoreaux wis not in- fired, it was stated ——————- FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUYS CLINTON COUNTY PROPERTY The Pirst National Bank of Belle fonte, as administrator of the A. M Womelsdor! estate purchased Sheriff's Bale Saturday eriv of Daniel BR. Wirth, successor guardian of Samuel R. Womelsdar! The property is situated in Logan township. Clinton county, and the price paid was $300 The second piece, purchased by the Loup Corporation for $200 It was sold a8 the property of Thomas Gaugan, administrator of the estate of John Edward Gougan, deceased in Renovo, was A. Monday ! at i the prop- | Home Owners, Man Awaiting Trial Is Arrested After Street Brawl Several hours alter ched- lo have gq nere men tw ounty aii psburg were ar Led ne on trial A CHIArge assist escape from the Ce re ( James Thomas, 23 Phi id two of ted by of three his withes Bellefonte officer Donald Thon Philipsburg, and also of Philipsbur escorted to sali by Of ght and Hi g wer ing {icer . on Monday alley He wa morning v Chiel Dukeéman made appre: nen we ail on July de their ¢ Thoma the es ma [ won VAs aiding in was scheduled Uu but unforseen delays When the ea at 1 it SINS I ht were to thi A. D. Smeltzer Hurt Digging Potatoes ¥ ng 1 the back of | ragged woubd The injured man was brought im- mediately 10 Lhe Oenie County Hos- pital dispetuary where Uw wound Was canted aid closed He wa permitied Ww return isle yes deep HON Propose Riding Hall for Troop PWA Grant of $62,500 Listed for Expansion Program at Bellefonte Possibility Bellefonte chine Gun G3 Bellefonte PWA grant Ma- Cavalry $62 500 of that Troog . receive a r ponstruction ing hali and hoeing sho the Cavalry Post Bellefonte became known this week wi jects listed to be started before the September 30 deadline, were releas- ed The proposed buildings are among the State Authority's 31-million dollar program scheduled begin at once News came as (Continued on Page 7) To Test County Cattle for T. B. Triennial Examination to Be- gin in Four Townships Next Monday a a ’ [oH eaAl en pro- to of the grant a sure The triennial T. B. retest is started on All the cattle in Centre cotinty, scoording to Ward Krape chairman of the Centre County Livestock Disease Control Commits | tee At a meeting of the county com- mittee On Tuesday of this week Dn Milo and Dr. Farr, of the Bureau of Animal Industry at Harrisburg. in co-operation with the . | made plans to start testing on next PENNSYLVANIA WON'T BITE , (Philadelphia Record Editorial) The Republican State platform adopted at Pittsburgh on Shturdas {has all the rosy lusciousness of the poisoned apple the Old Witeh hand- ed to Snow White, More's the pity that Pennsylvania voters are going to he highly sus. ipicious of that apple. Bapecially {since they still remember how, dur: jing the last Republican regime 3! | Washington, thousands of Americans were reduced 10 selling apples, But, ds we say, it's a pretty apple To the unemployed the ©. O. P cries. “We pledge ample relief!” | At the same time, the same 0. O {P. stands for repealing the Sale {taxes which finance relief, and 15 committed aguinst any new taxes. What are they going to give the foiks on relief? Rubber checks? negotiate with em- iMmions and to ployers regarding hours, wages and working conditions.” This sounds nice first, um il one recalls, torious Romig decision later over- ruled by the Permsylvania Supreme Court-m decision which would have cut the heart out of the State's | workien’s compensation system: | and, second, that the OG. OP. na-/ tionally, is trying to tear the heart out of the Wagner Tabor Act. On social security. platform promises “a sounder and | moe comprehensive shptem.” the jobless it promises “We will Birt | you up.” And so on down the line Each of the promises ls 8 promise | to go the New Deal one batter. The recall those other famous G. O. Promises “TWO chickens in TWO ears in every garage! Pp! Mad i the { Plans were &is0 made | Pein and Haines that the G. O. P. candidate, | Judge James concurred in the no-| the G. O. p, | Worth's every Ppot!] morning, September 19 townships: and Halfmoon 0 start townships Monday morning, September 26 This test is being expense {0 the cattle owners {Continued on page ox) cS ff, Sr Worth’s New Store To Open Tomorrow Although extensive remodeling of the room formerly occupied by the | City Cash Grocery is nol completed, new store will open at that | jocation tomorrow, with a full line! fof ladies’, Misses, and ready-lo-Wear. Mrs. Elizabeth Tubbs, nmnager, will be pasisted by Miss Mary Ted- | Iman, Mrs Ver! Householder and | i Miss Velma Tubbs, in conducting | | the store The room has been completely re- | modeled and redecorated, and work- Monday following Walker, Ferguson on It 5 ing commitiee, | in} Spring, | in| applied at no | children’s : MANSLAUGHTER CASE TO GO ON TRIAL HERE TODAY Thomas Found Guilty of Aid- Jailbreak; Jail 5 Named Witnesses In Probe of “Graft” in Draws Term FIVE MEN FREED IN THEFT OF WHISKEY Six Cases Remain to be Heard Acquitied Assault —Howard Man of ase and a» ren September here this COMP sane - reals or i to get In lisposed of ingery wa ) plea : two of ness by Shelley : p uit Drosequl aclions, ang ES —_—" OnLINueg Seek Addition three men trom the Centre County Yoting District * 3 omas, 0, Court Sets Date for Hearing Petition of State € er Don G hes i ollege Voters New Chevrolet Ags To Arrive Monday Marye expecied 10 ay. 10 take trick garage and Alle- assisted Lhe garage by chiman, who is indiana, Pa. wsOn ee in nmans have secured the a Chevrolet automobiles in Bellefonte, an agency which has been vacant Since the death of EB. E. Weiser peverdl months ago. The younger Mr Fritchman is ex- the garage business ghily familiar with ERrage 8 FvIDiet agent 134 r some ime De trick garage trick daughter, mducting the gar- Years ago retire from ontinue to apartments order that ths wy dis tric asiloved may be gency for in time for the general Noveriber Ay eslabiished election in pe reon tn § ana Aree on the garage bulld- I. OO. F. PAST GRANIXS MEET AT REBERSBURG family re- Eide the of Robert y 5 » a wt ne Kt ree of ¥ meet. ity Past evening N ». Pleasant Gap Native . . Tenty-four sokiatines Wedding Anniversary and 26 vis % from | A fonts. Boa i®™urg Miiesburg and the meeting Past Grand Cyrus F forite, reported oh th exer lent condition of rphRBARS matn- tained by the Sunbury, He alse gave an 2 scoount of {ihe activities of boys ana girls from the Meadville Pittsburgh: and Sun- bury orphanages in rogram of the Grand Lodge meeting at Bede ! ford Past College where orphanage meeting The October meeting sOciation will be at Stormmsstown En. - _. Community Meeting The citizeng of the Baileyville community are urged So atiend a | meeting 10 be held in the Commun~ } {ity Hall, Baileyville, Tuesday Sep (tember 20. at 8 p. m. Willis Kerns, | Rural Sociology Extensioms Director, | of Blate College, and ¥. B Tait | Assistant County Agent will be present lo discuss and show ides of the use of a community building and the activities connected with 1it. The public is cordially invited to be present inv ra { Belies How « Rebers. attended Hal Journel- Cents heim Mil State Ooll ar. burg Robert K. Noll, 434 Street, celebrated their miversary and Mrs, y anniversary Priday we of ebration was in the sheservant® as 1 planned leaving on 4 vacation Sip > . Belle the order at form of MM: ai io interestis 1 Saturday Dakota 1 is a native of Pennsylve- been born at Pleasant Gap. His marriage 10 Miss Luelia Lasweke of Freeport. took place at Velvidere on Sept. 8, 1918, the cete- mony having been performed dF Rev. J. Prank Smith. then pastor ol {Continued on page four) South Mr N nia. having the » Reed. of State told of a trip to Canada visited an Odd Fellows and attended lodge Grand GC . ne a of the as- Special Truck Testing Scales 18-Ton State Outfit Detecting Errors in Platform Scales in County i If vou buy 4 toh of coal these dars nnd get an official weighalip for the you Can be sure you are getting within four pounds of the actaal weight OG. A. Spearly. State Deputy [Sealer of Weights ahd Mensureg an- nounced this week. This high de- lgree of accuracy is assured through a rigid testing of all fuck scales in the toumy during the past few weeks Up until this fall & haz not been possible tb check truck scales with any degree of apcuracy, becsuse of [the fact that the State probably never thought of dragging tong of 'welghis around to test them just {Continued on page seven) Faculty Member Injured Miss Phyllis Spragwe, of thes Cllennland Apartments. State Cole lege. a member of the staff of the administration branch of the Home | Beonomics Department at Pénn State, received a badly lacerated knee and spraing about 9 otlock Sunday morning In & fall at her apartment. Althou he is Teche | ering nicely from the ihjuries, Miss tsa d ORG | i - Charged With Drusiken Driving. Blair Murkle, of Centre Hall ar rested near Axe Mann, Saturday af+ {terncon By Officer BR. BE. Bailey, of | the State Motor Police at Pleasant { Ga, was armaighed before Justior | iol the Peace Harold DD. Cowher on | BA® Bishop Street, Mossday morn- ling. He was held under $500 bail for court and was released from clis~ | tody when ball was firnished. After his arrest Markle was examined by a Bellefonle physician and was pro~ | i nounced hoxiyiel, ap. Brotherhood - Meel, i The least Community | | Brotherhood will hold & meeting at | [the State House, in Green Valley, | this Thursday night as so0n a8 poss {sible after the supper Twomar. A full} jturh-out is requested to aid n whe | | naming of committees and 10 adopt | [a program of activities For the coms | men Are now inftalling a modern ing year. A mushball gmame will be entrance, which will replace the held and refreshmensts will be Sprague is unable yh leave her former steps with a ramp. | served. | apartment, fonté, R. D. 2, left Tuesday morn- | raigned before Justice of the Peace | TO Jabor. the G. O. P. declares: ing for Lock Haven to enter the | 3: Mac Pearce, was sentenced to| “The Republican party will de- ‘ Btate Teachors' College, serve 30 daps. ’ (fend the right of labor to organs Honesty in the State Government. | That's another pledge. Judge | (Continued on page six) | clock. Admission wil! be 26 cents for adults and 15 cents for children,
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