February 23, 1939, - — -— - - - i AA — Hear Testimony ANNOUMEES ENG ROHN In School Case ————— (Continued from page one) ’ | Luken to cover the damage. To re. {place hose of the Undine and Lo» gan companies lost or damaged in recent fires, as well as to build-up MAN Your Eyes Demand It!!! off” n fn Llemporary ol many propery Rial Have Your Eyes Examined Today! Broken Lenses Replaced ! OFFICE HOURS Saturday, 9:30 A M. lo 5k P.M DR. HOWARD F. BAUER, Optometrist W. E. Crossley Jewelery Store Bellefonte, Pa Lh of reserve, Cou and Don't L headache my walering a ol I this d condi Y our ull It Ca fitted icomionrt naerw ————— —— ) nmmpan time 11s 1 ceiling ’ i Ho Buttermilk Buttermilk is one of the best cose metics known. Apply it to the face and hands. The milk may be warms- ed but should not be bolled fixed at Carpeneto, who | Rebersburg High School and is em- ployed by the New York-Penna Co at Lock Haven Guests at the party were: Mrs Eugene Young, Mill Hall; Mrs. Alton McCloskey, Mrs. Donald Stoup, Miss May Louise Markel, Miss Ruth Hunt, Miss Ethel Law, of Lock Ha- ven, and Mrs. Clifford Thomas, of | Willlamsport HOWARD CIVIC CLUB HOLDS ANNUAL PARTY The Civic Club of Howard, held its annual party at the home of Mrs John Condo, on Thursday evening, Feb, 16 On this occasion the lady members entertained their husbands lor another guest The ladies were dressed in Cal- onjal costumes to celebrate the birthday of George Washington The entertainment was conducted by Miss Marion Smith, and consisted jof a solo “Carry me Back to Old Virginia.” by Mrs. Ruth Betz, ac- companied by Mrs. Julia DeArment Games and contests appropriate for Washington's birthday were enjoyed and delicious refreshments were served Those present were: Mr. and Mrs John Condo, Mrs. Ruth Wolf, Mr Mabel MacDowell, Mrs, Doyle, Year- ick, Mrs. Pfifer, Mrs. Emma Wense! Prof. and Mrs. Kemp, Mr. and Mrs Harold Betz, Mr. and Mrs Thompson, Mr, and Mrs ley, Mr, and Mrs. DeArment, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Carson, Mr. and Mrs, Gus Eckdahl, Mrs. Gladys Wensel, Mrs. Harry Butler, Mrs Molly Pletcher, Miss Marion Smith. Mrs. Willlam Smith, Mrs. Clair Lyons, Mrs, Helen Neff THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. - . Begin Move for New HOUSEHOLD Sees Delay As Serious . . High School Site What was intended as a birthday ih {party proved Ww be oh engagement | (ConUinued from Page 1) p th ———— | . orlzedd Ie purchase o nome 00 interested in having the high school | Neff, a member of the board, claim- Haven when Mrs. Charles Chapman Fire Resistant Fabrio a feet of new fire hose. A weneral | property moved to a new location |ed the school districe is unable to entertained a group of frineds at her | To make fabrics resistant to fire, [almost a vital necessity for the bor miacle the borough will take man to grasp. It is contended that | County Superintendent of Schools honor of Miss Frances Smith, five parts of borle acid, six parts of {tative on the grounds to bring [steps to bring the fire department modern practice in most school dis- | F. Glenn Rogers proposed that the| During the evening Miss Smith bork and 100 parts of water. . After| pressure on the contractor wi soaking, the fabric should be squeez- | required derwriters. To this end, the borough ing In sparsely settled outlying re- |stons, with half the pupils attend- iments of her engagement to SE Led out and hung up to dry. | Bice development of the sewage | reasurer, George Carpeneto, glons. This gives the advantage of | ing one session, and the remainder Ralph M. Cummings, son of Mr. and | : ) VLE plenty of room for future expan- | attending the wl | siderable amount of accounting and | the riters and obtain infor clon : ’ .s r struc ' \ en It 1s desire 5 its in f g and A bo 0% : o sion; provides space for sports; | Rogers declared that the construc oy Wedaumg is to take place In the | cakes 2 th des “lo Las oy day | Supervision, Councilman Emerick |Mition as to their fire protection district, with its consequent distrag- | would conflict with the County and : ,jereated to work part time for the Council appropriated $40 to the tions, and otherwise is more suit- | State plans for a centralization of Mary E. Smith, 110 West Bald Eagle | OPportunity to take away that ary | porough Authority rs the sewame | Undine Fire ¢ or installa street, Lock Haven, and is a gradu- |!aste of the nut and bring out the } ge | y ' le ination of all one- | ; \ " : Ane . the | calls for the elim n § for Council road a oe Wy eed on favor or ine | room schools class of 32, and a registered nurse at |ous | The moth » on. Worgugh bash ; | a OMY {the Lock Haven Hospital, After y incil \ 5 h the old |cluded Mrs. Edna Bennett, E. 8 ly passed. The salary was rm in the Fak, ud te hS Bennett, and Mrs. Pearl Fye, all of lat the West Penn Hospital In Pitts- |i ] month. ary. wa y ' burgh, she took additional training | : ing lots. The Dale school building [old-fashioned one-room school, oo AR he street, the Armory | seriously overcrowded, and with more, Md. Bishop street building would pro- | lighting conditions. : vide ample room for grade schools, | According to their testimony, the a = i Si : 3 ld-fashioned eighth grade pupils would be pro- { slze, 1s heated by an © vided oo in pr new high school | stove and is lighted by two kerosene + wart | Structure have no windows. There Whig py Br e two doors, one of them always . . y a vhs he Ta “lare seated three to a double seat Those who have volced objections |... tuo to a single seat. Outside is virtually no water pressure at| te Ne y Ne i { facilities consist of a bucket and the extreme end of East Bishop cup. , a | Before the court reaches a deci- lant p Ve Solendeg 1 neluge ne | som in the matter, attorneys for snectiv S65 vel in getting to and from school; | of thelr respective cas and the school board would have] in acquiring land and buildings in | n the vicinity of the present site Work of Firemen (Continued from page one) SCRAPBOOK | Thee! to Sew. Plant ppl cil suth (Continued from page one) — | party last Monday evening at Lock eee - {Judge Fleming declared that it i cheek on all fire equipment Is to be may be a bit difficult for the lay- (finance any additions to the school. home on East Bald Eagle street In (soak the material in a solution of jough to have a personal represen. when | within the requirements of the un- tricts 1s to locate high school bulld- | school day be divided into two ses- distributed Valentine announce- other session. Mr. Mrs. A. G. Cummings, of Rebersburg. | Nut Fillings disposal program also entails a con. | *uthorized to communicate | : siness | of addition at Runville , ’ A . cquirements for this borough PHONE 3-W keeps students out of the business | tion an |” Miss Smith is the daughter of Mrs |ahead of time. The air then has an | moved that a new borough office be | '™ n y Ail : , ith rs township schools, which of tim sina ‘ hile Tor. Duplia, it is claimed wr By ate of the Lock Haven High school, [OU and molstness which Ls so delici- | Project, and the rest of the Wri Witnesses for the petitioners in- | {man Harry Badeer wi hing of the old high school bullding, the | completing her professional training | | ma Ary Badger, was unanimou § ’ i1d. | Runville. Their stories pictured an : sold off most profitably for build at John's-Hopkins Hospital in Balti- Mr building on Spring street, and the | most elementary sanitation and they claim, because seventh and |school building is 25 by 32 feet In building. [ lamps. One side and one end of the { loc y ils of the school approbation remains to be seen |locked. The 78 pup to the change in sites claim there | ats are provided. and drinking street; the borough lines would | #0 both sides are to argue the merits would have a longer distance to tra- to scrap its efforts of many years Officials Praise It is probable that changes such | as proposed would result in a con- | siderable delay to any proposed building program, for such matters | F'eC as extending borough lines proceed NO fire department, X at a slow pace. Some school officials teer, could have prevented the are In favor of a mew high school | school from destruction. He oon- location. but at this time the mat- curred in the local belief that flames ter has advanced no further than | Were sent roaring through the warm speculation. air ducts by the ventllating fan, and declared that Altoona buildings iequipped with the same type of Howard Men Are Injured tor of public safety, declared that paid or volun- heating systems are "a source of | concern to the ‘fire ' department. | Chief Amheiser and Inspector Mor- irison also were glowing in their | praise of the work done by fire — | men at the school building lacerations of the head Tuming to the Lyons building According to reports Paul Petch-| pire the three officials declared that er was driving at the time and they is remarkable that only two a- car was proceeding toward the OD | partments were damaged by fire of a hill when a machine approach- | whan it is considered that the fire ed from the opposite direction. Aljnvolved the entire building and car had stopped on the brow of the! }..¢ the flames were confined in- hill to take on passengers, and the! 4s by brick walls and a metal Pletcher machine, unable to Pass | roof “A paid fire department could (Continued from page one) G uck- NEW CHEMICAL OPENS [| Mr. Cummings is a graduate of the Winfield | 4 the parked machine, crashed into it with great force The motor of the was driven back under the floor boards and the frame was bent. The parked machine also was badly damaged, bul its occupants were not injured The Howard men were enroute lo Altoona to attend a rehearsal of the V. F. W. band, and were to have Pletcher car picked up a fourth man at Clear-, Fire Marshall field for the trip to Altoona. Cal- | other vin Pletcher is employed as a WPA timekeeper; Bryant is employed in the Merrill Pletcher store at How- ard, and Paul Pletcher is employed have done no better,” they stated ! Water damage to other apartments {andl store rooms in the structure could not have been avoided. They badly | pointed out that the only way of combatting such a blaze is to flood the building. since it was impossible {to localize the fire in any one sec- | tion. The visiting officials were escorted through the ruined bulidings by Philip Savior and Fire Department. In both the school and Lyons building blazes. the Undine and lo- gan companies were given valuable assistance by the Alpha Flre Com- members of the Bellefonte YOUR POTATOES’ EYES Years ago when a farmer planted potatoes he had to let nature take its course and walt patiently for a crop to mature after planting the seed potatoes, but no so today. The growih of potatoes can now be speeded up considerably so that farmers can get their spuds to mar- ket several weeks earlier than in the old days. The American Petroleum Institute al Rockefeller Center reports the development of a by-product of petroleum refining-—-ethylene chior- hydrin—which makes potatoes open their eves and send out sprouts in shipping on the Great Lakes. long before not so treated wake up and begin to grow Special chemicals developed at petroleum laboratories are now be- ing used widely to ripen fruit and to promote growth Bananas, oranges and tomaloes are extensive. {ly ripened with ethylene. Recently i substances have been developed for shortening the production season of such trees as peach, pear, plum and cherry pany of State College and the | Mliesburg and Pleasant Gap Fire 2 Passenger Trains | Companies. May Be Discontinued | The new Penn Tavern at Millheim, is now serving food to the public, a requirement for a period of several office Weeks htlons ae pees and seakgurag lowi ' Heense is transferred to the new lo- until the lollawin®: day . | cation of the properties, L. M. Sul- According to reports the Pennsyl- | or Pood supplies in sufficient vania Railroad is now conducting a quantities to meet a restauram trade Lwo-weeks’ survey of business at all | (on or the requirements before a étations along the Bald Eagle Val- [jo hen is jesued ley. Branch, presumably to gather | information in regard to the Wo0| gpulowing several days of Com- a trains. paratively warm weather, Centre Slruck by a large stone while If the proposal becomes effective, County residents awoke Jast Thurs- playing on Halfmoon Hill Monday Bellefonte will be visited only three |day moming to find that the mer- afterpoon, Hassel Cartwright, 14- times daily by passenger trains: the |cury had dropped over night to 8 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl eastbound Lehigh Express, the west- [degrees above zero, Coldest tem- M. Cartwright, of North Allegheny bound Lehigh Express, and the perature in the previous 24 hours was | street, suffered a severe laceration Lewisburg train. 28 degrees {of the left leg and injuries to the a ——— g right wrist SS au. { Cartwright and some friends were (playing on the hill sbove the At. { lantic RMfining depot on Bouth Pot- [ter street, when a stone weighing iseveral hundred pounds loosened “Where Quality and Economy Rale” BROCKERHOFF HOTEL BLDG. PHONE 3 (Continued from page one) would remain at the local post STONE INJURES BELLEFONTE YOUTH ROLLING and rolled against him. He was ad- mitted to the Centre County Hospi- tal about 3:30 o'clock that after noon and remained under treat. ment until yesterday. when he was | taken home. Cartwright’s father is { Rallroad Company. Kellogg's i > PEP - 2 pkgs. 23c¢ Car Hits Parked Machine. When his car went out of control, | Ivy Plant White Rose Spanish Style jumped a curb and crashed into a parked car at State College about’ Guaranteed to Grow TOMATO noon last Thursday, I. C. Holmes, of | Sauce - = Can 5c {McAllister Street, State College, os- | Only 10c and Sales Slip Halian Style MUSHROOM For READY-TO-EAT CORN icaped injury. The parked machine, ! Sauce - - can 10¢ Kix 2: 25¢ owned by Mrs. Mary E, McCormick, ! SPAGHETTI OR See Us for Detalls! NEW SELF-BRANCHING {was damaged to the extent of about | [$100 and the Holmes car also was Macaroni 2 |b 19¢ Made from pure No. 1 idamaged. According to reports Hol- Semolino Flour. {mes was traveling south on Allen | i8treet and struck the MoCormick car | when he attempted to turn into Highland alley. Chief of Police M.| Pure Egg Noodles - 2 1-Ib cello bags 25¢ Sunshine Krispy Crackers 2 Ib pkg 25¢ Sunshine Oyster Crackers 2-Ib pkg. 29¢ Quick-Serve Beans. 10¢ 5 Cases for Trial District Attorney Musser W. Get- Lig yesterday listed five cases for trial at the regular February term of criminal court, which will con- vene here Monday morning: The {ive cases are: 2a Albright, State College, I. Andrew Bosak, Clarence, rape. Aloyse Balash, Clarence, rape. Mike Korminitz, Clarence, rape, C. R. Korman, Port Matilda, R. D. 1, larceny by bailee. BY Be aw Ki BE L. Kauffman investigated the acci- (Bakes in Twenty Minutes) dent. i White Rose Shad. . . . . . . 2 tall cans 25¢ Scotch Boneless Imported Kippered Herring. . . .can 19¢ Calif. Ripe Olives... . ...38 to can 10¢ Creamery Butter, Country Rolled 2 Ib 55¢ From Local Farms ! Country Fresh Eggs. . . ......2 doz. 45¢ Kraft American Cheese. . . . 2-1b box 45¢ Phila. Cream Cheese. . . .. ". 2 pkgs. 15¢ Penitentiary Official Held Robert W. Burns, former agent cashier at the United States Peni. tentiary at Lewisburg, was commit. ted to the Columbia county jail at | Bloomsburg Tuesday afternoon, in | default of $2500 bail, to await hear ing on charges of embezzling ap- proximately $1,200 of Federal funds between last July 1 and Pebruary 13, when his resignation was re- quested. an officer of the Bellefonte Central {erecting a Plano Keys Be careful when washing plano keys, to wring the cloth out quite dry, 50 as not to get any water in between the keys. Polish the key with a clean dry cloth after washing and the luster on the ivories will be retained the Chipped Vase If a piece is accidentally chipped out of the top of a valued vase, mold a plece of putty into the cavity and paint it the same the of the vase hade a rest A Delicious Topping A delicious topping for pancakes waffles, biscuits muffins, and other hot breads, is strained hones that has been heated ghtly It may be poured from a small pitcher rolls, | treasurer the | submit a written application for t position, and his election was unan- imous Upor Bleg. ned With § ' gt oni person by Councilman onded by Mr. Emerick salary of Phillp SBavio many borough bu from $115 Alter crease | W | the 1 ' ‘i “ "i ( ’ auiie Lhe Conga 1 by Bellefonts officer Harry Dukemar Oflicer Johnson man erick offered a motior creased Januar unanime had Ix $135 | been re Washing Corduroys Wash the corduroys carefully rinse untl] the water is clear. Do not squeeze the water at the last rinsing, but throw the garment over the Une in a shady place while drip- ping wet. This keepe material soft and fluffy Frying Basket Don't forget, when using basket for frying croquette: it into the hot fat the croquettes stick to the be difficult out the before pu 80 that they basket when to remove Flay Safe t doesn’ chances with ocjored fabrics to Laks in removers on Try it on the underneath part hem of the frock first to see if affects the color Stitching Heavy Fabries Before stitching such materials a khaki and heavy duck or « the hems and seams with low and the bn trate easily pay of the y v OAD Hat Care Soft felt and fabric nearly as quickly rubbed over frequently cloth or rubber sponge for this purpose and kept clean wotl i PENN STATE HONORARY GROUP BEST IN NATION The Pefifuylvania State Colleg: Chapter of Bla Kappa Nu. national The Iowans the of Pan honorary elecirical engineering fraed ternity, has been judged * in the United State the las academic year, it was announced i the current issue of The Bridge, the society's magazine Because of this record, the Pen State chapter of the fraternity » be given a plaque by the sOCiet New York alumni in recognition of rs The competition He bey tf fer $0 achievement for the planue was nationwide and the Penn State chapter woni the un animous deckfn of the judges on the firs: ballot, the first time U has happened in the history of i award Twenty-one chapters of the na ional honor sociely were entered the competition. Penn State placing ahead of Cornell, Purdue and Okla- hama, each of which had won (lw award in previous years The award *as made on the basis of scholarship and campus activities The 12 seniors and 10 juniors who composed the chapter's membership last year had an academic average of 912 per cent. They sponsored an electric thow, three smokers joint mestings with other honor societ ¢ they were active in the Penn State fudent branch of the American In- stitute of Fectirical Engineers, and they participated in an inspeciion trip. In public speaking activities and in personne] work. ms——— Let's Demand A Guarantee .... [Continued from page one) ewage disposal plant at the old fair grounds might do well to take steps to guarantee that this | town will not be placed in the same serious position. Council, in short should determine just what chance there is of the obnoxious odors from the proposed plant; should determine what might zause odors and should see to it that everything | | Is done to avoid the mistakes made at Stale College—if the trouble there is the result of mistakes. To further clarify the matter: | Council should never lose sight of | the fact that sewage has an odor. | and that unless the engineers can | | convince borough officials that the | | plant will remove the odors, with- | out releasing any in the process, a sewage disposal plant might well become the most troublesome prop- osition the borough has ever exper- lenced. Three Escape Injury When Car Crashes (Continued frem page ons) moment after the accident Joseph R. Miller, of Bellefonte and State College, happened by on his way from Tyrone to Bellefonte, and he assisted In helping the three occu- pants from the machine. braces worn by Mr. Meyers, an infantile paralysis vieim who is employed on an electrical project at the Bellefonte Y. M. ©. A, were en- tangled in the brake lever, holding him fast in the machine. None of the occupants was Injured, aside from a few minor bruises. Damage to the car, a 1035 Chev- | rolet coach, was estimated at about $175 by garage officials. in Lenten and other foods. Patiegt at Geisinger Mi wind Meeling QUALITY AT REASONABLE Large Type §. 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Noodles, 3 ColloPhge 25c Canned Mackersl, 2 I" Glendale COFFEE, % 30¢ - 30c I Vac. Tin 14 Oz. Bottles Glendale .C. PEACHES Qt. Cans 29¢ lh . Clover Farm BARTLETT PEARS Quart Can 19¢ Eh el Clever Farm Whole Peeled APRICOTS Tall Can 14¢ Cl Bl ke Clover Farm Pineapple Morsels Quart Can 25¢ Daniel Webster Y 2 1 9¢ WOODRUFF'S CHEESE, FLOUR, 2 95¢ Gold Star Flour, ‘2% 65¢ J For That Delicious | Clover Form SHRIMP SHRIMP, SALAD or COCKTAIL | Can Clever Farm, Supreme CAKE PLAT CAKE FLOUR, With Ea. ie 39¢ Clover Farm No. 2 APPLE SAUCE, cn 250 Fancy TOMATOES, 3 tu. cn BC 15 02. 1 Ye Clover Farm Very Delicious Can Tips & Cuts Asparagus,” Pls. LOC 18¢ Clover Farm PUFFED WHEAT or RICE, JELLY EGGS, 2 Pound 25¢ SNACK - The Perfect Vacuum Coched 10 Ib. Sk. 19¢ 25¢c Red Cup Coffee Ib. 19¢ NOBILITY ASSORTMENT SPOON FREE WITH EACH PACKAGE x, Cheese, = 2 3x 29¢ LUNCHEON MEAT 29¢ Can NEW . SOLID --- ., TEXAS CABBAGE, 3 Ib. 13¢ Sunkist Seedless ORANGES tae 1 7c D2. -'520 23c D2. SEEDLESS , - GRAPEFRUIT ur 6 for 25¢ NEW RIPE TOMATOES, Pound 15¢ Pound 35¢ Hershey's Choc. KISSES, ®. 25¢
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