——— — CENTRE COUNTY'S FAMILY NEWS PAPER dhe Cenfre Democraf THOUSANDS READ THE CLASSIFIED ADS VOLUME 57. NUMBER 45. ———— a —— BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1938, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR COMPL WIN SEATS IN (ONGRE:, SENATE AND ASSEM..Y Majorities In County Range From 1400 To More Than 3100 Votes; YanZandt, Letzler and Haines Are Ele cted; Nearly 90 Per Cent of County’s Voters Cast Ballots In Republican Sweep JAMES J. DAYIS Re-elected to United States Senate Riding on the crest of a wave t swept throughout the State, all He- publican candidates {or district county offices were ted by jorities ranging from more than 1400 to more than 2500 at the gen eral election Tuesday Don Gingery. Democrat, was de- feated by James E. Van Zandt for Congress; Edward J. Thompson, Democrat, was defealed by A. H Letzier for the Stale Senate, and Kenneth G. Halnes polled a sub- stantial majority over John W Deckei » ( ral A £101 Van Zandt also wer Ginge } ties, ele ent’ fou $3 Democrat, for the fickl coun omprise th District Ligs was a i onas Ginger Centre Clea Blair fin tia Totals Similarly, ma jority over Clearfield county, wi tre comprises the trict. The votes were 9.891 16.646 314 18.040 1 ii Centre Clearfield Totals 20.354 In his } contest with fellow school wr for tl eral assembly, Kenneth of State College and polled a total of 11.902 votes feal the incumbent IN THE STATE fF Os second his teac i gene Haine re byrgrer ISHOUrg Ge- w Leads of 270.000 to 350,000 er than their 1 imistic leaders had predicf®d--elecied Republicans as United States s Hevtenant governcr and secretary ol internal affair Gov. George H. Earle in a “Little New Deal” ago, afte: 40 years of state control 1g fight to win by Republican From out of the Superior Court Judge Jams wa orsiiip over the Dem date, Charles Alvin Jones lawyer, who wag pledged on the Earle p:ogram rests Ost Opt 5 OF nalor, tie Senate seal James J. Davi i 1 field H hard ct Arthur Crove Is the crass An ~ Piit-burgn to carry GOP Controls Stale House Republicans took r the House of Ropresentalives General ARTHUR HH. JAMES Pennsylvania's New Governor-Elect Deck y 8 Decker Fr ma jority Led 9.521 vole until 8 p. m. Tues. day both Democratic Republi can party workers throughout the county exerted every effort to get out the vote, and their efforts met with unusual success, for with the highest total vole at 21.414, nearly 190 per ¢emt of the 24.350 registered in the county went 0 Lhe during the day & m m7 ang voter poli Centre county closely followed the encral Statewide trend in favor of rpublican candidates, for In ever) Mee rf £4 ban were recorders for Republican. with f 11767. had a 2.- na jori his Democratic opponent. Leo C. Mundy Thomas A. Logue, Democrat with total 9558 votes, was 2.134 In his Republican oppon- William 8. Livingood., whose otal was 11603 Mrs. Eva B Bellefonte and 1+ Wr fometrist who was 0 total ¢ 232 majority over a of arrears of ent Roan, well known State College op- a candidate for (Continued on Page 6) AND NATION resented Ww Gove d H. James a par- allel thal confronied Gov. George H Earle when he became gove! nor four years ago with the backing of a Democratic majority in the House and Republican control of the Sen- © the aly eight he vole stood seals In ns 126 Demi Total a majority crals 74 momoersnip 105 the Senate Hy unreported, the standing in- nding hoidovers was Democrats 26 Republicans 23 Total membership for a majority, 26. The 50 necessary sla MOE AT House 208. necessary | cash among patrons of local stores . with only one dis- |" ! : | | with each fifty-cent purchase in all i | prize list follows: i : Unofficial Tabulation of Vote Cast In Centre Count VOTING PRECINCTS Bellefonte Borough, N. W..... Jellefonte, S. W.. Bellefonte, Center Hall Boro... Howard Boro... Milesburg Boro. Millheim Boro Port Matilda Boro. Philipsburg Boro, 1 Philipsburg Boro, 2nd Ward Philipsburg Boro, 3rd Ward. South Philipsburg Boro... State College Boro, N. Da. State College Boro, E. D... State College Boro, W. Shoe Boro... Unionville Boro... Benner Twp., N. P....... Snow jennier TWh. B. Pom Boggs Twp., N. P.... Boggs Twp., E. P... Boggs Twp., W Burnside Twp... College Curtin Twp., N. Curtin Twp., S. Ferguson Twp., Ferguson Twp., Ferguson Twp., W. Gregy Twp., N. P Gregg Twp., E Gregg Twp., W. P...... Haines Twp. E. Po Haines Twp.. W. P.. Halfmoon Twp. Harris Twp. EB Pein Harris Twp... W. Po. Howat]. TWD essai Huston Twp... WW, cemcommmemmesd st Ward....... | REN PW sii — t Prarie | | v. 8. GOVERNOR | SENATOR i “H—s1ar(] ‘f sawep ‘q—otey “H 384099 ‘(I—S3uof y sapey) ‘H—sowmep H may | 861 629 ona 2! no 194 280 218 197 184 348 475 367 71 288 642 608 187 158 146 OR ol 68 [5 14 Fa 61 322 50 72 SL] bY 135 137 ay A 66 ym 13% 79 200 145 46 170 141 150 -— & Liberty Twn. BE Posen Tiberty Twp, W.P._ Marion Twp... Miles Twp., E. P. Miles Twp., M. P. Miles Twp., W. P. Patton Twp... Penn Two. Potter Twp. N. P.. Potter Twp., S. P. Potter Twp., W. P. Rush Twp., N. P. Rush Twp. 8S. P. Rush Twp., E. P... Rush Twp.. W. P. Snow Snow Spring Twp. K.P... Spring Twp., S. 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The First prize, $50. Five second prizes of 520 each Killed By Car Wheel St as He Attempts to Repair Gasoline Line Caught under a wheel of Nig cor when the brakes of the machine re- leased while he was making repairs squirrel he brought dow to the gasoline line, Basii Malone, aged 28. of Coburn, was choked With a single-shot 22-calibre rifle— to death Priday night along the Cherry Run mountain road about four miles south of Woodward. Malone's lifeless body was found resting on the man's mortls had set in In Toils of Law rangles Basil Malone Youth Who Shoots Big Game, Dr. Hoffman Guest Speake Turkeys, With .22 Rifle Held in Cabin Robbery A modern Daniel Boone, who a- dorns his hat with the hide of a nD with s ! slingshot-—who has killed who shot ‘day with three rabbits { used that weapon to bring down an ject 18-pound turkey on the opening day {of the season, is in the toils of the at| pass, Local Physician . Addresses Nurses at Monthly Meeting of Alumnae Association Following the regular {business meeting of {County Hospital Iman, who Is deeply interested {which would-be airship pilots must and expiained the reasons for i such tests. He also explained what 3 i f Philipsburg, | is Joe Witt | type of persons would be unfitted to | r | burgh, { was slightly damaged {clock Friday moming when his car! {struck a large buck on monthly | Unionville the Cenire]the matter to game Nurses Alumnae | Woodward four deer | Association held at the hospital on | Bellefonte, who had the carcass re- {last Tuesday evening. Dr. Richards | moved xa the other Hoffman of Bellefonte, fe rifle—and who Suest speaker and took as his sub- ne seis “Aviation Medicine.” Dr. Hoff- | in! aviation, spoke of the very exacting | physical and mental examinations’ was the | | : | ETE G.O.P. VICTORY . PENN STATE STUDENT IS SENTENCED New Faces To Represent District A. H State LETZLER senator JAMES EE. VanZANDT Congressman KENNETH G. HAINES Assemblyman Deer Killed By Car H. A. Thompson, president Jacobs- Thompson Company Pitts- the Bald near the schoolhouse, east of Thompson reported protector E. M Bishop street, Eagle Valley Plum Grove Mr highway East -~ ELECTION NIGHT INTERLUDE Time: Tuesday evening. # o'clock escaped injury but his car! about § o'- | FOR FORGERY Maxi- mum Penalty For Incestuous Relations With Daughter Mingoville Man Gels ADMITS PASSING 35 CHECKS TOTALING $632 - ‘ Aged For Making ellefonte Woman, 5, Goes to Jail Home Brew Beer pal Lr TT™ tingdon. The s Jerome Ded Wed LW pay 3 fine of § he West . $F the ds ra to his sup- : of recommendation Wy oy U2 lHed (Continued on page seven) J. T. McCormick Dies At College Former Member of Legisla. | ture: Was One of Town's Most Prominent Citizens | The Hon. John T. McCormick, prominent banker, legislator, and citizen, died early Tuesday more ing at his home in State College. He was In his ninetieth year. Death came at 2 a. m. after a long period { {ll health, A son of J. Shannon McCormick and Susan (Beck) MeCormick. was born in Walker township, Cen tre county on January 23. 184 In 1852 his parents moved io a arm west of State College. where ttended the public schools and to manhood In 1B68 Mr. McCormick married Miss Anna Marie Pahr and a year later purchased 3 farm adjoining his father's farm where he and his bride resided until the death of Mrs, (Continued on Page 6) he ¢ ra grew | Heavy Losses As i 3 Barns Burn | | Damage About $7000 in Blaze Near Bellefonte; Cause of Two Fires is Mystery Three bams in various parts of | the county were destroyed by fire during the latter part of last week, entailing heavy losses in each case. Two of the fires are of undetermin. ed origin, while the third iz be. lieved to have originated from a corn shredder operating in the structure The first of the series destroyed the jarge barn on the farm of Irvin L. Confer. on Upper Marsh Creek, Howard. R. D. early last Wednes- {day morning. The second resulled {in the total destruction of a large | modernly -equipped barn on the Lu- {ther Smith farm. just west of | Peliefonte, about 3 o'clock Satur {day morning, and the third fire | leveled to the ground a barn on one {of the David C. Gilliland farms at | the foot of Mt. Nittany, near Oak | Hall, shortly after 8 o'clock Satur day morning. Modern Structure Razed {| The fire at the Smith bam, one {of the most spectacular 10 ocow In {this vicinity in many monbihs, was Aszembly but the Den ats retain- cd a slender Margin in £ donate | lature because of hoidovers he picgent legis- | who has do traveling as sirplane passengers | (Ce Hin . Aisoov shortly bef ‘clock dress | (Centre County Hospital Standard | ered ¥ ore 3 © cloc Hollow | Dr. Hoftman's ad Was greaily Time.» | Saturday moming by Miss Heien enjoyed and he Was given a rising | | Bmith, whose attention was atiract- who investi- | 8 native of Blair county, ty third prises cach Juels ut 3 . declared that! been living in the Egypt Thirty fourth prizes of 85 each Was (Continuea on page alx) SEVERAL HURT Several persons were injured, one of them seriously. in an unusually large number of automobile aceci- dents during the past week Milton Straub, 79, of South Spring street, Bellefonte, received lacera- tions of the head, several fractured ribs, and bruises about the body Monday when he was struck by a car as he walked across High street near the Bellefonte Trust Company building. The car, driven by Miss Gertrude Barlett, of Zion. was back- ing away from a curb at the time Witnesses reported the elderly man was dragged for a short distance after being struck. Mr. Straub was taken to the Cen- tre County Hospital where his cou- IN ACCIDENTS dition last night was reported to be “fair.” Wharten Haines, aged 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milford Haines, of near Unionville, escaped serious in- jury Tuesday evening when the bi- cycle he was riding was struck by a truck near his home. The truck is reported to have been owned by Kofman & Co. Bellefonte, "The driver of the machine stopped and brought the youth to the Centre County Hospital where an examina- tion revealed that he had escaped with minor scratches and brush burns. He was discharged from the institution yesterday. A Valley View cow escaped ser- (Continued on page seven) ! committee of the Chamber of Com- Fifty fifth prizes of $2 each Members of the Sales Promotion erce, in charge of the prize distribu- tion are: Walter Ochen, chairman, The drawing is to be held at 10 p. m. Thursday, December 20, with ap propriate ceremonies, Pollowing are the stores where tickets will be given with each 50- (Continued on Page 7) Saylor Acting Pire Marshal i Philip Saylor. Chief of the Logan Fire Company. i= acting as Borough Fire Marshal in the vacancy esused by the recent death of John J. Bower. Mr. Saylor will continue as Fire Marshal until & permanent selection of Mr. Bower's successor is made by Council early nex oar ‘Court Upholds In remains Section of Union township for some | rred be- time. According to a statement re- | {leased by State Motor Police offi- [ cers James Griffith and H. D. Ream, barracks, {Continued from Page 4 Stanley Chessie, aged 26. of near {Osceola Mills, held in the county C—O S————— Registration Dispute at SE vote of thanks the audience which consisted of Mrs. F. P. Geary, (Continued on Page 7) Break Ground For County Peor Home | i Place The Centre Democrat News room (Telephone rings) Voice at other end there?” Desk Man-—"Whom do you want?” Voice—"1 want that big tall guy you call Paul Dubbs Tve been out here at the hospital for a half hour and he doesn't seem 10 know it yel ‘Hello. is Pop Tell him Mom and I are gelling slong fine and" Desk just came In. him. Paul (talking into phone) who is this?” Voice—"Helio. Pop. this is Rebec- ca Rawlings Dubbs. your new daugh- er speaking" Paul (dropping receiver and mak- ing a beeline for the door) “Feven's sake.” Man-—Heres Paul Dubbs, You can talk with Hello, {Coniinued on Dage seven) | STORES CLOSE TOMORROW. Mayor Hardman P. Haris uniled with Clyde Stewart, chairman of ihe Retal]l Division of the Bellefonte Chamber of Comuperce in asking thet al] Bellefonte stores and busi- ness places remain closed ail day tomorrow, Armistice Day. | I is further requested thei curd {flags be displayed in front of all {business places during the day and up until sundown tomorrow night. Three cars on a Siding of the | Bellefonte Central Railroad at State College, ran off the end of the sid {ing Isst Wednesday afternoon and {crossed North Atherton street. Lit. tle damage resulted and traffic was rerouted for only a short time. ! i i
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