CENTRE COUNTY'® LAPER FAMILY NEWS - —-—— dhe Cenfre Democraf THOUSANDS READ HE CLASSIFIED ADS VoL U ME 57. NUMBER 47. : BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1938, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR A WORK CONTRACTS AWARDED LET BIDS FOR SCHOOL AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT Altoona Firm Gets School Job] at $74,763; Sewage Con- tract Goes For $103,470 LOCAL COMPANY GETS BOTH ELECTRICAL Unusually Close Well Within Amounts Bud- Architects th Borough set geled by Contracts for the Bellefonte ge posal plant and for PWA tion to Bellefonte High school were awarded Bellefonte Borough Authority and the local school boar » vel) furing the latter both projec night The general construction the sewage plant, more 000 under architect's es wig awarded to Charles W of Pittsburgh, at $103.47 called for the ex; iit of $130,000 E. H. Dobson, bidder on construction the he the LI the part ts were opened Ti bid for J T Li of Pittsbu: sole piumbing nirace t a bid of 81.- ‘ ect y Company of Beliofonte, g trical eon- tract at $475. Their | WR one submitied for that v Members the Borough ority. ghost ga tion fonte Borough Co and other official opening of the bids declared {Continued on ¥ Page Eight) ¢ only Oy Auth- t Belle uncil, and PWA present ol [41 “ 5 Cars Damaged In Auto Mishaps Occupants Escape Injury; Machine Overturns Near in three molor accidents in © tre county during the weekend. fiv cars were damaged. but their occu- pants escaped injury In a collision Sunday m between cars operated by Irvin 1 Thompson. of Blormsiown. and Ad aline Griffin, of Port Matilda, on tl highway just east of Storm town damage to the two car was approximately $75. The accident happened while Thoma was pulling on the highway sikle road When the driver the car had skidded off the r onto the berm. a8 doach driven Luther J. Williams, of Port Matilda overturned near that community Saturday afternoon. The damage to the car was placed at $135 As the driver of a car he was f{ol- lowing made a left turn from the road, a machine driven by John W. Bucha, of Clarence, skidded from the road and crashed into the porch of the Earl Kuaflman home at Run- ville. Bucha was trailing a driven by Roy B. Leathers, of Belle- fonte, R. D. 3 Damage lo Car porch, total the $ reich web nd on £5 ap ost control alls Dad Fax 0% car the timated Clarence at $30 mati s wan out t Ati} > Robber Gets Off On Wrong Foot as He Steals Samples A thoroughly disgusted thief evi- dently thinks fate played him a mean trick at Philipsburg last Tues day night. Imagine the culprits embartass- ment When he opened a suit case he pilfered from a car parked in front of the Philips Hotel and found the shoes it coniained were sampié shoes—all for the same {oot The suit case, a sample case be- longing to Kenneth Kellogg, shoe salesman of Bellefonte, was taken from Kellogg's car Tuesday night #5 it wag parked unlocked in front of the hotel where Kellogg was spending the night Irritated or [rightened, the shoe lifter dropped the suit case and shoes right where he opened them ~at the rear of the Episcopal church. They were found there Wednesday morning sealiered all over the lot, by a Philipsburg resi- dent who happened to be in the vie einity of the church that morning. Kellogg was informed of the theft when a Philipsburg shoe shop which handles the type of shoe the | salesman exhibits called him snd informed him of what had taken place. - Produces Large Crop Among the crops produced on the farm of the Danville Bbite Hospital this year are 6646 bushels of po- tatoes, 184.245 pounds of tomatoes, 43316 pounds of cabbage, 2.400 bushels of wheat, 2,100 bushels of apples, 58,973 pounds of beets, 50.- 093 pounds of carrots, 51.542 pounds of onions, 55.242 pounds of tummips, and quantities of all vegetables end fruits that can be grown In, that section. BIDS | | | Death Ends Career i i Estimates THE LATE JOHN W. SMITH Who Died From Injuries Received in Fall From Window New Dress hoa t December 1. Exten- erations ares now being made including an entire new froat. Th ive She fahop will be managed by Mr. Stumps da aghter. in-law Mr. and D ump on and Mrs. Earl BLOOD POISON FATALTO BOY Jeech Creek Youth To Have Injury to His Leg Believed of Jeen Vietim ir in the leech Creek laimed lillam Cox, 13, worge A. Cox k WO wh joc Surida Who gied 3 Haven Hospital tro Ng at the Loc blood ! of Pou Other deaths in the same George F. Hess and rs. William D. Horne, funeral occurring Satur- recent were lent In Lhe 8th March Hublersburg, was roop 1. Boy Scouls the M. E. church In addition to his vived by one home Funeral He was born ittended and Sunday school parents he is sur. brother, Earl, al services were conducted t 3:30 p. m. Wednesday at the M church by the Rev. Robert J. k of Howard Interment was made in the Baptist cemetery at Blanchard Philipsburg Citizens Treated for Dog Bite a E leg a ——— n—- §¥ Three Philipsburg cit izens dog which died from rabies; Chief oi Police N. RB. lamoreaux and Offices Cuerne MoClellan—were in Pitts burgh last week receiving anti-rables inoculations All were bitten by the animal afler it went on a biting spree Saturday | night, November 19. The dog was | placed in confinement for observa- tion and later died. The head was sent to the state department of | beaith at Harrisburg and pronounc- ed inflicted with rabies. After receiving this information | the victims left at once to undergo the Pasteur vactine treatment. > Slight Fire at Orphanage Two teachers guided 22 puplis to safety alter fire broke out in the basement of the one-story schooi- house at the Evangelical Orphanage. {north of Lewisburg, shortly before closing lime last Wednesday. Smoke seeping through the floor attracted the teachers’ attention. Most of the damage was caused by smoke, water, jand the breaking of windows when cold alr swept into the schoolhouse with the entrance of the firemen | Origin ol the bam was unknown. side 5:45 o'clock Saturday morning. Mrs. | Susan Schue, owner of a Pekinese Military Rites Mark Funeral War Veteran Impressive Ceremonies For Bellefonte Man Who Fell From Hospital Window CORONER'S JURY FINDS INSTITUTION BLAMELESS Attributed to Tem- Mental Derangement Accident porary Following Operation v. he had beer since Wedne ad a3 leaped about 20 morning feet | met death as the result y hued on on page seven) J DISCOVERED DEAD IN FIELD Lifeless Bodies of Morrisdale, R. D. Men Found Five Hours After Accident a Ay ¢ rf EAE Of th hep a iig an ne pant putomobile CHCUeT lifeless bodies of two D en lying side by rihieast of Allport at ea 1 Morr R ane mile n aol a 1 wate i wacher In Elk County Idertifieation was made Shrough _ The dead were Riley Carr, 30, and | oy Crowell, 88, both single, of M nrisdale. R. D., the Palestine section, who died of fractured skul The anguished cries for help of the third occupant of the oar, Bair Hubler, 4 Morrisdale RD. who Was rious i the "di was caused owards Big- a8 culvert 14] to WOON « witich traveling the road, 4 over 8X : arr and Crowell 75 feet of the car into a fleld Hubler, brother of Blair residing 300 yards from the he fatal crash wag awaken turday morning at 4:30 by whag thought were shouls of passers. Fallis g to seep, he wis awak- (Continued on Page 6) A smm—— Associate Judge Bressler Dies Well Known Newspaperman and Citizen of Lock Haven Expires Suddenly on mes L088 Bresider, former asso of Clinton county and | for many years shgaged in newspas | per work, died suddenly attack last Thursday at his home in | Lock Haven. Mr Clinton county for his work in the newspaper field. He established H judge Charlie ciate ¢ through | {io Santa Claus, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, ber Our fathers from the primeval forest. The Ceorge Washington issued a first year ol his Presidency thanksgiving and praise 0 our in the Heavens' Thus, hi hank om ow d Cod for thelr we of caries! Blessing like al] mankind happiness In oO blessings ampi€ cause have ¥ receive oul in thm the | . Haast ielded a ¢ f More Our land hop and mill Wi We lived in en the world ¢ Juve and have st general © In the Line infortunats our tu of our fortun people In othe: BERMOL mber them appointed way Anksgiving Let wus rem on the day vy Our of living whereof, 1 ha United States ¢ One NG eg Fi Cordell Hull ident the Pre President Procloims Day of Thanksgiving President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thursday 1936, as a day of general thanksgiving set aside such a day as observance was consecrated when Thanksgiving proclamation in the Abraham Lincoln { rd d which hav to Le § have cherished and pres peace ang NKLIN the 24th day ol Novem they hewed a nation ‘a day of who dwelleth get apart beneficient Father hist Otis have in ow of trouble American natures time ory deepest 0 OG 0d in ust In tam ig We been ours during the present wnkiul Wily harvest return tor ahd the toller in his labor ved our democracy tanding with ow Lhe neigh- impending disaster nN 3 that we offer praves 0 are in dire distress at iif and churche Nanks to Almighty God ontin BATI0e of His good - 0 Jit wi ms ca wo be In ¢ and caused affixed ineteenth day of Novem- teen hundred and thirty- { United States of D etary of ROOSEVELT Blate Woman's Body Found In Woods Resident of Ridgway Evident. Iv Vietim of Forest Fire Summoned to extinguish a fire in within the bor- 8 wooded section in ough of Ridgway, firemen discover ed the body of a woman, Inter iden. tified as Ming Adelaide MoCready, aged resident and a former mn Mice schools ches provided by an stiendant si a gasoline station, who suid he rec- ogiiized a jug found hear the (ody as one which Miss McCready had purchased from him earlier in the afternoon The tragedy occurred in the woods north of the Abplanab resi- dence on Taylor avenue, not far from the hone of the victim Miss McCready, those acquainted with her, reported had been in ll health for some time She leaves a brother, Hugh. a ter, Mary, with whom she resided and another sister, Mrs. Catherine Giliouly, Johnsonburg Santa to Visit Here, Friday Will Bring Gifts For Kiddies on Airplane Trip From North Pole iE Bellefonte's reception Friday afternoon, tans for | November 23. have been compicted, i and Old St. Nick Is promised a roos- ing of a heart | {2 pm Bressler was outstanding in| while Santa waves greetings, weleothe when he Mies here from the North Pole for his annual pre-Christmas inspection trip. The plane bearing Santa Claus is expected to reach Bellefonte about It will circle over town and will land at the Belicfonte airport the | There Santa will be met by Clyde Mil] Hall Tunes, later moving his| Stewart, chairman of the Retail paper to Lock Haven where it © Division, Chamber of Commerce, still published as the Clinton County | who will bring him to East Bishop | Times, in the mechanical department of old Clinton Democrat office the | Mr. Bressler had served two terms | the Chamber of Commerce, Previously he was employed | street, where a reception commit- tee consisting of Mayor Hardman |p. Harris, E. L. Plumb, president of a as associate judge in Clinton county | other dignitaries will welcome the He was a member of the Thinikty M. | E. church and of the choir there. HH: { visitor Prom that point. Santa will take was born at Flemington 73 years ago. | his place at the head of a parade, Surviving are one daughter and! in which local civic and fraternal two sons Hill osmetary, Saturday snes SA Former Penn State Boxer Loses Buria] was made in Cedar | organizations, the fire companies, | Christmas floats by merchants, the | Bellefonte High School Band and ithe Banjo Band, Billy Soose, former Penn State | boxer, wag beaten at Pittsburgh by the two-listed attack of Charley Burley, Pittsburgh Negro, Monday night in a ten round battle, which ‘drew a gross gate of $5227. Burley threw so many right and left hooks and jabs to his oppotient’s jas and body in the first round and from ‘ the fourth to the ninth that he ap- peared to have Boose on the verge of a knockout. The victor weighed | 152. four pounds less than Boose, | part of whose contract is owned by Cinema Actor Dick Powell Summoned For Jury Duty H. Knisely, of Bellefonte, has boon selected for jury duty at the term of the United Slates Middle District Court which convenes in ang other units will participate. The parade will march on Bishop street to Spring. to High, to the station, countermarching to the Diamond, to Howard, to Spring, to High and back to the Diamond, where Banta will speak to the chil- dren and will distribute gifts. After the m on the Dia- mond, Santa will be taken back to! the airport tb begin the long flight back to the North Pole. Biggest Land Plane Built. wach uf the DC-4, the s largest land plane, has been | busi A and th, piane tried out. | Baturday night when prin 3 by an However, before production of regu- Hunters All Set For Doe Season Many Nimrods Jubilant Over Court Decision Legalizing Antlerless Killing —— ire counts Jung pric ved antierieas deer following the Dauphin nimrods the Have ope - season next decision of County Court on Saturday which approved the rec. emmendation of the game commis. $n. The season will close Decem- bar 3rd. There will be no appeal froen the dicision. if was stated, Judge Henry ©. Niles of York unty, dismissed 28 stil In equity brought by a group of sportsmen Pranklin, Adams, Cumberland and York counties vent State Game Commission from holding 8 statewide season on toes Blering G the portamen’s would not contest complaining hunters were ordered to pay court costs McNees group claimed Continued on page Blanchard Pair Wedded 50 Years —————- —— Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Gard- for ped {rosm the MoNees representing group gad oe that five) deer ner Guests of Honor at Cele- | ber 18 bration Novem Mr lifelong residents of Blanchard and vicinity, celebrated their 50th wed- dirig anniversary at their home on Friday evening, November 18 They were married 50 years ago the Liberty Baptist church, of which they have both been members since youth, Rev. F. L. Bardens, then pastor of the church. They have five children. namely: Mrs John Williams, Forrest and Thomas Gardner, b children Mr. Gardner is a member of 1. O O. F.. Blanchard, and & for some time, Mrs. Oardner being | a shutin for better than five years. | Her condition fx somewhat improved at this time, and she spent an en- joyable evening chatting with rela. tives and friends numbering 71.) who gathered to congratulate them. | The well known couple received many useful and beautiful gifts | All spent an enjoyable evening, and at a jate hour refreshments Were | served. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. | | Harry Shellenberger, of Jersey | Shore: Mr. and Mrs, Emmett Bath- [gate and children, Geraldine, Lois, Junior, Billy, Victor Lee and Stan. | ley, of Snow Shoe; Mr. and Mrs. | | Joseph Heverly and children, Paul, i (Continued on page five) y Blair County Attorney Hurl i Attorney John Weodcatk. 8r., 50, Hollidaysburg was painfully injured stro [sutomobile as he was crossing a Inr models begins, the plans will be | street near his home. It was learn. tried tut by all of Americas five | Jeading airlines. The plane will Williamsport on Tuesflay, Decem- carry 42 day passengers or 32 night ber 6. Charles PF. King, of Lock Ha- passengers. ven, railroad clerk. has been chosen from Clinton county. Ea Huge Celery Stalk § § i AR WI sth ———" First Plane Ride at 62 Sixty«thiree Year oid Mrs. James W. Ott, of Bouth Williamsport, Harold Arnold. of Milton. claims | celebrated her birthday anniversary the ownership of the of celery grown In thet area. stalk Is four feel tall and weighs! 13 pounds. It was grown in the Am old garden. largest stalk | by taking her first flight in an aire The | plane. Lynn Probst did the piloting. Protect your home from tubetcus | losis—Bily Christmas seals. ‘ed that Mr. Woodcock was walking seeking to pre. | the decision, The | and Mrs. Ephriam Oardner, ' | original claite filed throughout of Blanchard: Mrs E PF. : Bathgate, of Snow Shoe, and Mrs. | Joseph Heverly, of Lock Haven; also | 24 grandchildren and 3 great-grand- | charter | member of L. O. O. M. at Jersey | Shore. Both have been in ill health | — State College THANKSGIVING SPIRIT IS ~ EVIDENT IN INSTITUTIONS Man to Serve Prison Term 5-Year Ol Resident Is Sen- enced on Charges of Im- moral Practices BELLEFONTE YOUTHS PLACED ON PROBATION Court Extends Leniency Bey Who Sought (. Employment To CC. Three pleas guilty Ney moriang on & SpeCiag f of of Monday W alker at Judge ¢ on of Ivan court William Noonan sed Bellefonte, an of Lewistown pleas to charges of pisced under probation years, while Guy Embich of State College WAS sent Western State Penitent from 2 to 4 sodomy Noonan ides wit! TiO ther and step-father Paul street, admitted entering the Haines (Continued an Pane nD HUNTERS KILL LARGE BEAR d James Noll both entering RT mr year on a charg hi Ie ni on St Moshannon Nimrods Get 425- Bellefonte Group is Successful Pound Trophy; Two bears, one weighing about poundz, were killed by Centre Co hunters last week Probably one of the largess bear: be killed in Pennsylvanis dur- ing the present geason was brough ‘down by two Mhannon men last Wedneaday morning in Burnsids township about seven mile from Moshannon The bear, a black male weighing al east 45 pounds was shot simu lanecusly By Alfsd Borger and Les. Schinoke, both of Moshanno The kill was made about 7.30 a m a short Um aller ihe t9o had ¢ into the wots They spied giant bear about 0 yards distant and both opened fire, shoot . tal of nine shots, all of wid Aus LF $. wi ter * f¥ el which went the getan DEA WAS making a (Continued on Page Eight) ————— Release Figures On Compensation Bellefonte Unemployed Have Received 12,140 Checks For Total of $123,466.65 —_ Payments of Unemployment Com - pensation in Pennsylvania during the week ending November 4 amoun- ed to $1. 750.842. included in 162.764 checks, Secretary of Labor and In- dustry Ralph M. Bashore reported yesterday. “While these disbursements rep- {resent an increase over the previous {week's figures,” Secretary Bashore stated, “a sharp drop was registered in claims activity. with only 4388 the State during the weekly period “Benefit payments since the be- ginning of the year reached a t0lal as of November 10, of $5808.02 i checks, amounting to $66.007.008 {The average check is $11.20." Figures for the week ending No- vember 4, and a break-down of pay- Lemts and claims filed. by officers in- clude: Bellefonte, 283 checks totaling $3. 008.25. Th, total number of check | received 10 date is 12,140 for an ag- igregate amount of §123.466.66--an {average of $10.17 per check. Figures show 15 original claim» filed In Bellefonte. There are 2 [waiting period claims and 143 benefit Povg claims, or total of 191 claims : ‘Watch Motorist Die In Flaming Auto Bootes of motorists stood by belp- {le | asd, 31, burned 10 death in his over- turned automobile near Cambridge Sunday night while Harry Hil- | { trees, cutting Gets State te Honor DAVID MILLS AND TROUT HEhterawier a: nor ¢ CoLEIsLRg © (Continued ots Page (1) MOVE TO CURB RADIO NOISE io a DOK Considers Law Eliminate Shade Council Interference; Tree Bill Passes Les of Joomed of that body Monday night nt Com Solicitor Vee ordinance to The fiom clared effect matter A by Councilman that such an i and who de- ordinance ic In nher ocom- munities utilities us- nally coo a fully #1 ragio In te torence proposed { that joud- tisance such speask- Fe roposed speakers and that may ordinance elimination o be a part Bellefont have jong ho OWT 8s i radio reception y. Some experts ery generally been the iron | the locality, but natural inter. ference may exist, there ate 8 Num- ber of known sources of noise which can easily be corrected the ore deposits agide from iw iii whatever {inal reading tree ordinance unanimously Council heard of 8 revised shade ang passed the law The ordinance empowers utilities to trim shade trees along their rights of way. The interest of the borough and property owners are fully pro- tected in the new law, which was prepared ty Borough Solicitor M Ward Fieming in a letter from the WPA offices at DuBois, Council in response 1 a auiery, was informed thal the sewing project is sponsored by Bellefonte Borough Council. and not by the Democratic County Committee The Street Committee asked the secretary of Council to notify those in charge of the construction of the new poor home at the corner of Howard and Wilson streets that [Ootinedl will not be responsible for the construction of any part of a Springs, Enroute home, he jost coti- | I! | Wilson street, proposed 18«inch #0rm sewer on The committee ree- {Continued on page #ight) a. OH NEW WPA PROJECT IN BU RNSIDE TOWNSHIP Among Tour more projects in Works Progress Administration Area No. 10 Iunched within the past : | week, is oie in Centre county. 8 N. | Hewlett, branch office manager, re ports The project is ship No. 100 by release culting forest! lands, plant shrubs and small | undary lines and | fire tralls; 475 man-months eliminating for intr Burhside town. | Improve State Came Lands County Hospital Patients to Dine on Roast Turkey and All Trimmings SPECIAL MENU ROCKVIEW —— FOR INMATES Entertainment Planned Jail « Will Feast on Roast Pork atl Prison; suests’ Turkey atl Hospital No One Injured in Series of Mishaps Centre County Motorists Vie- tims of Accidents in Clin- ton Counily Area occurred the work- people was in- motor accidents uinton oouniy 1 which Cent involved. but over re county ne ohe damage of the Lock Haven when a oar, Euphenia Jane Brennan te College and operated aticie M. Alexander. Blate College % on the side by a truck owned and driven by G. B. Harsh Howard The cir was pro- ceeding east on E. Walter streel and truck was moving west. Rarsh- ie empling to turn south into and the front of his sd the left front pant car to the extent amages amount most serio: occurred in afternoon DEP uraay ned by 4 berger the For rer att accident al oocurred night at Lock Haven The car driven by aoe Mancino, of Hanna street, had completed a left turn into Mal: a and was pro- ceeding west when another automo bile, operated by Hubert Vonada, of Boward R. D. made 8 right tun into Main street and collie with {Continusd on page sight) Be neay in BING! BANG! BOOM! musical comedy Boom!” to be Bellefonte Chamber at the State Theatre and evening. two-act Bang? the Commerce Tuesday afternoon November 28. showy great promise of being the finest home-talent show of tx Kind to be produced here in many years. Ticket sales are booming, and rehearsals this week point to an almost professional pro- duction Replete with the pick of Belle- fonte's prettiest girls; with a dosen or more of the latest song hits: gpecial meenery and costumes, and with a story that cant be equalled gue and fun, “Bing! Bang! Boom!” will be the biggest 50 cents worth of entertainment you can ob- tain anywhere The matinee for children begins at 3 p. m Schools will be dismisesd in time for pupils to attend the play. Admission to the matinee will be 10 cents Tor children, 50 oehitls for adults. The curtain for the evening performance will rise al 8 p mM. There are no reserved seats. Tickets are now on sale at Pearrish's Drug Store, Montgomery's Blore and Willard's Store Be —————— CHRISTMAS SEALS Bing! spend RENO nee ’ by of Help te rates Your | Home from Tuberculosis
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