CENTRE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER L 1 @he Cenfre Democrat —— MEET YOUR FRIENDC IN OUR COLUMNS VOLUME 58, NUMBER 6. BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1939, SUBSCRIPTION-$1.50 PER YEAR DIF INSTANTLY WHEN SLED (RASHES INTO AL TRUCK ith Boy Critically Injured; ira Th 4 All Were Riding on Small | At Fat - Sled Near Mine The d Banquet DRIVER IS ABSOLVED Son Bang BY CORONER'S JURY to Friday « as To Speak ».Son Dinner ®. nnu Al Father and ored by the Belle- A. has been changed February 24 to cout for the Phila- 10 be the Soy pon jay ~ ; aa wn here a Funeral Today For Two Bro- ; thers; 3rd Victim is Brother | Mr. Thomas is Connie Mack : ate 11 > le DRSEOAL atx demand a speaker DY { and a of Ynjured Boy 20% Death accompanied a ow four Clarence boy dovrn a winding red voad Monday evening, and when t iree of Lhe youth the pan~ cake rear wheels to the th wl to e For Presentation; Nine Defendants Involved a of ind neck wa brother's ictment to Are the that morn- one is charged entering and lar- ceny, and other with larceny by bailee Breese Hist the Grand Je compicte iis day ride ended t! dead. The fourth condition at the Phill on Sgolmidd Hospital tua Lies a ah Streaking around a right curve Aira Pa the small sled carrying four TADESIEINS Of i bovs, one on top of another can he complieleq fashion, crashed into the — — of an y truck en: mine for a loac accident happened on the leading Cherry Run mir owned by Thomas Redding, a short distance from Clarence RAND JURY The des Paul Cc Mr. an ps— Mrs. Roy Only Six Indictments Listed Gerald brother Edward Cole xd 12, son of Mrs Agnes Witherite, of Clarence Paul Confer died of skull, while a broken signed as the cause ¢ death. Edward Cole fractured skull Cole's older brother, Robert 14, is In grave condition Philipsburg hospital {Continued on pDaAQ= seven) ot ——— - Man Injured As - Car Strikes Bus a ——— unusediy short : ir weds y Harold Frazier, 28, Axemann, A a in Hostal After Machine Skids Over Road of a Pag the inapection the although t require properiy w t Axe wk Frid zier, 28. of the ca bur och neat ! {Continued on page seven) HY . tbe Torshond, Boys Charged With and chest injurt to the Centre C treatment owned Com px fonte after takin 10 the Axe ) Frazier's | shield, rend o TOL aid B iat ° - zainst the steering left eyelid where a shot fi wheel J. Bumgardner, proprietor deered by Cherry, Service station, su the local hospital gained consciousn The machine neither of them was 2 under ils own power the bus was bent and damaged. Frazier, a Frazier, is employed as a ter on the school pr The accident was Private John Amick ant Gap sub-station, Police Johnson superficial ” iy y suffering wound from of red by of ick hi obbery he was brought to where he s00n re- cin mn frightened ragged his met head-on to proceed rame of » radiator J. R stone cut- at Lemont investigated of eav- the palr their car lack gasoline. They to the home of an aunt, who, believing Johnson had been injured dressed the wound won had entered the station dered a package of cigaret- Bumgardner turned to get Johnson had a gun trained ordering the owner into the Bumgardner dropped his hand the counter, grabbed a 38 revolver and fired. Moser then pleaded for mercy and Bumgardner told him to take friend and get son of Ld bv #1 he Pleas- State Motor went by stone a Jot and tes them on him back room As Organist, Minister In Jitters As Bird Struggles In Organ to EAE A bat In a church belfry is noth- out ing to write home about, but when you get a starling In of the large pipes of a church organ, you have something. Ask any good Presbyterian Services at the Bellefonte Pres byterian church Sunday morning were conducted with extreme diffi culty for just that reason. The or- ganist, Mrs. Musser W. Gettig, es- caped with nothing worse than slightly jangled nerves and a light coating of dust which the flappings within the organ caused to be dislodged one Name New Teacher Fishing Creek School As an aftermath of a hearing last Wednesday night on the applica- tion «¢ Teachers Tenure Act in the case of Myra M. Boone, of Beech Creek. teacher the Fish- ing Creek school along the Nittany Valley Highway of Bellefonte, bird's la new teacher has been named for pipe | the school The board chose for the position Many members of the congrega- R. A. Derr, of Pleasant Gap, a nar tion marvel thal the minister | tive of Monigomery county who un- wasn't driven to jitters because of [til recently was employed at the the incessant whanging of the bird's | Pleasant Gap Hatchery wings against the metal pipe all| Miss Boone, charged with incom- during the sermon. | petence by the 8pring township When the services finally drew 10! sohool bodrd, exercised her rights a welcome end, deacons, elders and | under the Tenure Act by electing to others held a conference. The bird, | have a pahlic hearing before the they opined, should be removed 10! Board The session was held in the the great outdoors law offices of R. Paul Campbell, 80 with the aid of Janitor Ecken- | Orider's Exchange building, roth ladders were secured, poles, | strings and wires assembled, and! the Juckless fowl was fished from | the deep recesses of the lowest B- | flat pipe. While churchmen heaved | time, last Wednesday while walking a great sigh of relief, the bird was to the home of her son for a brief escorted to the front door and told | visit fell and fractured her hip. She to stay the heck out. No one knows | is now in a serious condition at her how he got into the church to start ' home, where she is under a physi- with. ie care, Foti 3» ihe of east Runville Woman Seriously Til Mrs. Henry Confer, of Runville, who has been in ill health for some re- | Pi 160 Attend Rotary Club Charter Nite Visiting Clubs Shower Gifts on New Organization at ‘Birthday’ Dinner DEAN A. R. WARNOCK OUTLINES OBJECTIVES With Members; Bell Presented i 21 Group Begins Life Iv Sponsoring Unit rer members usm neighbor - the ght din- Rotary r and Lew- ted bell bear- ia, from the y Club (Continued on Page 6) - Overseers Begin Fight For Jobs Commissioners Ordered to Show Cause Why Officials Are Not Being Employed writ of alternative was issued by the local werk commanding the Contre County Commissioners, in their ca- pacity as the officers of the County Institation District, to show dus why they should not employ Lewis Hohnks and Thomas Byron, fore poor o of Philipsburg } liquidation of the district system of NE 414 A mandamus courts this VETER] in the e a ¥ r e DOOt of OV A rLeeT th ori new terms expired (Continued on - Page 6) Court Rules Against Special Gregg Tax the Centre County Com- failed to appear in court their freedom from re- ity for maintenance of a ownship man in a State in- Judge Wallace Bmith, of ! in an opinion this week finds Centre responsible for the payment MM to the Danville Btale Judge Smith specially the hearing here time ago. The county is to pay the costs of litigation. According to the ruling, the Com- missioners should have formally aimed responsibility for the Gregg township man's upkeep be- fore January 1 1938 when the county system for administering ald to the poor became effective There is no reason, Judge Smith finde, why Gregg township, which now has no distriet poor set-up should be made to pay the bill Legal action in the matter re- suited when the Commissioners an- nounced their intention of levying a special tax in Gregg township to take care of the hospital bill. Becatise minsi tn ner establish ’ 0 here { LES Ho Fg pital ided al some o k 3 Gis Youth Movement Film To Be Shown “Youth Marches On.” a film short sponsored by the Youth Movement, will be shown In the State Theatre, | State College, this Thursday and Friday at both matinee and evening shows, It is a 20-minute short that will accompany “The Dark Jour- ney.” feature picture. | Cecil Brodhurst, a Canadian, who {carried the lead, as well as other | {members of the cast, is identified {with the Youth Movement. The film wag produced in England by the Oxford Group, whose founder was Dr. Frank N. D. Buchman, for. mer Y. M. C. A. secretary at Penn State, - Benefit Dance al Centre Hall A round ang square dance for the benefit of the Centre Hall Woman's Club will be held at the Centre Hall High School building Wednesday night, February 22, from 9 10 1 o'clock. Pete Kline's orchestra, of | Lewistown, featuring a girl soloist {will furnish music and the enter jtainment will also include a floor ighow. Refreshments will be sold in the building, Admission will be 25 cents, Mari (above) of e McCormic A0mMA K Oxi ANNOUNCEs plans n ice skating at » rink opened this week at Athletic Field swimming Bellefonte Miss Moe» Fractions n ge three) ishop Street yd ballet dancer received t Ie (Continued on pe Scouts To Mark 29th Anniversary Celebration in Court House Thursday Night Will Include Presentation of Awards if Belieionle as we ii over the Uniled Blats possessions wil birthday of the Boy Seoul movement in America which fark sats _ “ FAIA obser ve iw Held In Boggs School Case Play Ground Discontent Over Centraliza- tion Leads to Mandamus Against Officials TAXPAYERS SEEK NEW SCHOOL AT RUNVILLE ———— Claim Present Building Un- sanitary, Dangerous, Over- crowded 1.051 ’ LAN ecard multering: bent among some Laxpa: Boggs township over school condi- wor 1 Wal district will come Wo a bead in the Cowrt Room here next Fri morning, February 17, when 8 hearing will be held before Judge Ivan Walker in mandamus pro- ceeaing instituted against the County Superintendent of Schools his a the County School Board Boggs Township Beho { dizcor Oi GaslOl)~ Crs ol stant and Lhe Board legal action was stituted mmitiee representing more 0 taxpayers of Boggs town- wa effort to induce author- provide an addition to the school, which is reported anitary, in dangerous con- seriously overcrowded (Conwpued On page six) Sportsmen Hear Fish Culturist LEE anc Announce Plan to Study Mi- gration of Fish in Spring (reek, Near Bellefonte ; regular monthly meeting of the Pleasant Gap Sportsmen's Ase pociation was held in the Pleasant Cap Plire Hali on Monday evening, February 6 Plans were furthered was begun in 1910. The cslebrationd of the shooting match 10 be held be held in February niversary Hoar, 8pm begin ni! the Court a al week will Thursday . ti » ‘E 8 | A Dun ned 141s RDG 448 the mon pis tiv. ing receive th and First r 10 rs cordially - Epidemic Among Hogs In Benner Township which so far has diagnosed, has been claiming the lives of many hogs in the Ben- ner township area, it is reported Robert Walters has lost 17 h the past few weeks while Wil- Dreibelbis Jost 10 of a liter igs. Several Claude Hoy's succumbed to the dis farmers live in the we Shiloh church According to reports a Kind anemia proved fatal to the Dreibei- Dis of the other hogs has not been de- termined, Weather Delays Opening of Rink A heen tisease we in Ham ¢ a4 Vie of but the cause of the deaths Members of the Kiwauls commit~ tee in charge public ice skating rink at the pool at the Hughes Athletic field, East Bishop street, yesterday reported that the only factor delaying the opening of the rink is ice of suffic- | lent thickness During the weekend a thin coat- ing of ice covered the pool, but a few who ventured out broke through. Because the broken ice presented a rough surface, more water was added and the commit- tee now hopes fof at least several days of sub-frecgihg weather make the rink usable a Fire Near Centre Hall The milk shed and wash house on the farm of Larue Decker. a short distance east of Centre Hall, were destroy® by fire of undetermined origin about 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning. Effective work by the Cen- tre Hall Pire Company saved the house from destruction after a por tion of the building caught fire. | The loss will total several hundred ‘dollars, it Is reported. ss— of arranging for a! the club on February 18 and also for the oonstruction of a perman- ant rifle range near the Pleasant ap baseball diamond. The tb aves 10 lake this means of thank- ’ ir his generou and jor Lh Ci report was also reorived on the tivities of the ¥ grow; f hiv was i Lhiriy- lure Sportsmen This + 4 Pleasant Gap club WG» membership (Continued on page three) ————— Burned In Attempt To Hasten Fire DOYS aged 32. is report comfortably at his Thomas street al- re burns about the hands Saturday ring while at work at the Sut- Engineering plant According reports Lilliedahl threw whal he believed to be fuel oil on.a low fire at the plant, in an effort to hasten the fire. It is be- the can was filled with gas- oline, for in the resulting explosion, clothing caught ire a fellow workman ve Lon viii io Hover lieved Prior Delallo, who grabbed a cover! an liedahl mor t ne 4 hastily wrapped it around 1dl- probably saved him from severe burns. He will be con- ¢ to his home for several weeks r not i P. 0.5. of A. Official To Address Camps On Monday. February 13, a coun- ty meeting of the P. 0. 8. of A. and (P.O. of A. Camps will be held in the Centre Hall Camp rooms in the Penns Valley Bank Building. The State Secretary, Charles B. Helms, will be present and will be the speaker of the evening. This is a public meeting and the public is extended a cordial invitation to at- tend Members and guests of the Belle- fonte Camp are asked to meet at { this hall in the 1. O. O. F. buliding (at 7:15 p. m. Those having Cars are {Kindly asked to bring them. The dates that have been sel for the A. M. E. church of Belle- fonte for their “Big Bazaar” which {1s to be conducted in the form of ia "Village Store” in the Bush Ar- leade Building on High street, mre | Thursday. Friday, Saturday, Pebru- fary 23, 24, 25. Commodities af every description will be on sale, including groceries and bakery goods. William Thompson, who is general manager in charge of this affatr, hag sunounced that the “Village Store” will be optn from 10 a. m. until 8 p. m. each day. Commissioner in Accident A sedan driven by County Com- missioner Alfred N. Bowersox, of State College, and a truck operated by D. W. Bingnan, of Lewistown, collided at the Black Barn near Axemann about 11 o'clock Friday morning. The accident was caused by ice on the highway. No oné was injured, but both vehicles were damaged to some extent. To Establish Sanctions NYA Project at Phoenix Mill Property; Will Involve No Expense CONSIDER LAW TO BAN RADIO INTERFERENCE Authorize Revision of Ordin- ance Book; Carpeneto Named to Do Work the proposed establish- playground at U and Uw Ww curb radi il property I Aan ordinance ference featured gular Belielonte Borough Co Logan House, Monday The iyground project brought up for discussion by H Gelssinger, chairman of mi from the American Leg who declared that W. 1. Scott Y. A administrator in this agreed 16 fl of a Ie f od Lhe ee N area has ve furnish boys 0 lev tract Gelssinger sites for the spected, but thal was the only suitable one plots considered were the Hughes athietic [i meadow (Continued on Page 6) Makes Plea For Thompson Plan Ww » the reported that four playground were in the Phoenix tract Other oid eld the Local Educator Asks Govern- or James to Reconsider Op- position to Bill James R. Hughes former hoad- master and owner of the Bellefonte Academy, and a member of the i Bellefonte School Board, in & jetier | to Governor Arthur James this week made 3 strong ples that the Gover- | nor rebonsider his opposflion io the Thompson School plan. Mr. Hughes declares in his Jeter that “1 sincerely believe that the Thompson Plan or one very similar to iL if carried out 10 is Tull Intent and purpose, would prove a mos! beneficial and popular enterprise 34 hott the stale It surely d develop many mare inlelligent 0 become leaders in the world of thought and action ™ Acknowisdgemens of receipe of Mr (Continued on page three, ss o— ss —— Le ——— Saturday Last Day To Sign for Fly-Tying fy wor citiens 8 H Poorman sponsor of a fly- tying course to begin in Bellefonte iate this monti Inst night =an- nounged that approximately 30 lo- cal anglers have signed for the ser- tes of six free classes to be conduct- Hassall Lose, of Bellefonte Additional] registrations the course will be received and including Saturday, 11, Poorman said The for up to February classes, which will begin sometime during the week of Peb- | ruary 20, will be held in the vacant storeraom in the Bush Arcade bulid- ing, West High street, formerly or- {cupied by the Bellefonte Bakery IBtudent kits are being ordered by | Mr. Porman, who will gell them at cost, 8250 each. The only other isquipment nDeocossary fs a vise, which may be purchased from $1 fup. Each student is requested to ibring with him to the classes his adequate illumination will not be available. There Is no charge what- ever for the colirse of instruction. Local Man Ranks High At Audition | Wayne A. Bryan, aged 35, of | North Spring street, Bellefonte, son {of Mrs. Mary Bryan, of Milesburg, was chosen as ohe of the eight best {singers of & group of 130 who were | given auditions by the Metropolitan Company In New York City on Jan- luary 26. {| Mr. Bryan's achievement { considered that he entered the com- i petition against persons from all parts of the United States, aly {and Vienna. His program included {numbers in several foreign lang- juages as well as in the English | tongue. City Bakery, Bellefonte, is classed as one of the eight semi-finalists in the January 26 auditions. oso “CAT AND DOG SALE"OPENS AT HAZEL'S TOMORROW Friday and Saturday will be “Cat and Dog Days” al the Hazel and Company store. Many ftems which have not moved as rapidly as had been anticipated and which have been around the store & trifle ton ong, have been gathered together and priced with but one view in mind—{o get rid of them Turn to the Hazel “Ont read about and Dog" the rock- this unique and own working lamp. since otherwise | is of | Bryan, who is employed by the! To Examine Sanity Of Robber Who Asked For |. 0. U, | | AP nal b i (Continued on DARKE seven) CHURCH HERE IS PLANNED Donates A. S. Ray Howard Street Plot to Congregation For New Edifice 11 ii pians announced this week by the congregation the Christian {and Missionary Alliance church are carried thre igh Bellefonte will of dignified SAO Op ion cemetery ground donated the congregation by Ambrose 8 Ray. well known East Howard street resident. Bome years ago, Mr. Ray, who is ideal and Blind, became interested in the Pligrimm Holiness chwrel in Bellefonte, buf when tha! congre- gation beeame inactive he transfer red his interest to the Christian and Missionary church which (Continued on Page 6) site Te Alliance Sportsmen Meet At Port Matilda foliowing off for the coming President, Jerry Howard president C. Paul Williams; board Spackman, C. J A. B. Bennett BY Wallace as Aan resident vite George Zeigler Morris the member sociation at the meetings sident out the sportsmen included the The newly elecled lined his program for in this section. which rafsing of game birds for distribu- tion In the jocal forests and the im- provement of various creeks nearby for stocking brook trout pike A allowed with Pay Wallace and Howard Edwards serv. ing a lunch to the 327 members present pre (3 of social hour f McCoy Family Files Suit Against Boro John Kate D Monday the four iO McCoy Shugert instituted a suit against Beiiefonte Borough Authority $2500 damages for lands taken in condemnation proceedings now under way to provide a site for the proposed sewage disposal plant. The tract of land iz looated at the upper edd of the Old Fair Ground, north of Beliefonte. | valmation upon the tract placed its {value at $1000. The McCoy family [appealed to the Court from that valuation, and the appeal is now pending Monday's legal action comprises {a slightly different legal method A. M. E. Church To Hold Bazaar | particular significance when 3 i8) Loraining the same end. ‘The Mo- | {Crys have pons‘stently va‘ved their | { property ot 82.500. They wr. repre- sented by Judge | Litke. Bellefonte. i Coasting Victim Recovering | Charles Shaw, aged 15, of Snow ‘Shoe, one of six boys injured on Jan- {uary 28 when the sled on which they | were coasting struck a car, is report. ied 10 be recovering nicely at the Philipsburg State Hospital where he ithe crash. He recelveg fractures of | the jeft thigh, leg and ankle. i 3 -— | To Judge Window Displays The following committee has been | named by EL. Plumb, president of the Beliefonte Chamber of Com- merce, to judge the window displays | i fof Beliefonte Boy Scout Troops. George McClellan, chairman: Dr. Richards Hoffman. Dr. Nevin © | Jodon, Newell B. Long, and Prof. | Baril K. Stock. ' and i Anna McCoy and | of Bellefonte, on! Al {board of viewers named to place ai James C. Purst | {while attorneys for the Bellefonte | | Borough Authority are Fleming & has been undergoing treatment a ana a Council Acts BURGLARY GANG SENTENCED AT SPECIAL COURT MONDAY George Lucas, 20, Repuled Leader, Gets 3 to 6 Years in Penitentiary THIRTEEN PLEAD GUILTY TO LIQUOR VIOLATIONS Docket Cleared as More Than Score of Defendants Waive Grand Jury Action paris of ns of t : d were senienced to pay 2000 or to undergo he cunt au Or Violati ils BeTE Walker clearing crim - regular February will convene of 50 enced by yaARY & ue A, QOCKet r Lhe m of court February 21 cay nel Mo . 1 N] which Burglary Gang Senlenced ’ a 4 Bast ad of the b yrevious offend to pay the oosls and serve from 3 the Western State Pe Pit on a charg« y of a car owned nd Sons. He 2 of LD prosecution years in & oy “ whe Y t whurgh rove) reOriy rita currently ’ : Allh 1 the gang IB repon (Continued on page seven) - - Bellefonte D. A. R, Meet at State College [hee Delietonte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion held Pebrusry meeting = the University Club in State College 1 Thursday evening Pebruary The Regent, Mm presided The questing ever; its eA on pas el *Irm oul er 2 4 sie re American on the screen ai the thealres The Commitise agals bread the proceeds Kenmore Association Commitiee reported party held for A R room in Hospital was of the D. the Centre County quite suocessiyl and 4s vp well icipated of Mrs A Mead and Mrs companied entertained vocal selec A trio composed H. Forbes, Mrs. D Edward B. Van : Aw Jane A) several ni (BE Ons “The Importance of Local | was the topic chosen by Prof. 8. K. Stevens of the College Department of History for his talk which was fustrated with movies showing the restoration and dedication of many al spots in Pennsylvania Delicious refreshments wene served by the hostesses; who were Mrs CW. Stoddart, Mrs, William Frear, Mrs W. O. Rogers, Mrs. Robert Dangler, Miss M. L. Willard and Mis: Phyllis Sprague historic —————— Pleasant Gap Stages Novel Entertainment On Thursday and Friday of this week the Pleasant Gap Fire Oom- pany will sponsor a play “Just A Girl For Jimmy." The characters are represented by people selecteg {rom the Logan Orange Drama Club who have won considerable recognition in this area. This will be another thane Tor local people to again mee the prize winner's perform. The club won first place at the Grange Pair last year for outstanding per- formanoces th competitive dramatics The play although presented at the {Grange Hall by the Grange Dramatis Club. is sponsored by the Pleasant Gap Fire Company who will share in the proceeds. Citizens interested In adequate fire protection are urged to support the Company by attending (the entertainment. Admission wil be 35 cents for adults and 20 cents for children. Te Aid With Tax Returns Postmaster George R. Meek of | Bellefonte, announces that a spec ial depuly revenue collector will be | at the collector's office at the post office bullding, Bellefonte, on Pri- day and Saturday, March 3 and 4 to help any who may need heip in Income lax ree turns. There will be no charge for the service KEEPING up WITH LOCAL HISTORY DO YOU KNOW That free mad] delivery in Belietonts was started July 14, 1800. The first city carriers were John Wagner, James Bayard John Baer and Benner,
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