I —— CENTRE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER he Cenire Demorral i ————— MEET YOUR FRIENDS IN OUR COLUMNS == VOLUME 58. NUMBER 12. BELLEFONTE: PA, THU RSDAY, MARCH 23, 1939, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR od PLAN BRISK WELFARE DRIVE COUNCIL MOVES TO ADOPT EARL CAMPBELL NAMED TO DIRECT SPEEDY CAMPAIGN L 2 Preliminary Work to Begin in POV YR FAILURE April—General Drive MA. EXPOSITION r Early in May % gi he rT ons a Pers assembling BUDGET INCREASED TO |['' he 1 r M. C. } OFFSET 1938 SLUMP Ae being held town’ 12 Agencies to Benefit From busine place disappointed a time when ghting sys- $18,500 Fund During Year tem in the gymnasium failed just a moment before the doors were lo have been opened When a crew The date for the annual drive of | moned to the the Community Welfare Association determine was set at a Board of Directors meeting held Tuesday evening at the Y. M. C. A. The first of the drive will open on April 7 with a dinner meeting the board directors and representative various agencies for whom the funds are collected. People on the prefers red list will be canvassed within the next ten days so that this li may finished before the general solicitors’ meeting which been scheduled for April 27 It is the intention of the Board to | endeavor to make a whirlwind cam- | paign and clean up the drive in as short a time as possible for the benefit of all those concerned. Earl Z. Campbell has been appointed campaign manager to head up the First National, Bellefonte, Prominently Identified With drive with assistance from members History of Town were the i of electrician cene ¢ mediately nart of of LN program hour, but the of the Board. The drive will be car- ried out along same lines a previous vears with represematives appointed from the various Ii tries to oversee the work in groups and the usual group of itors | This year's budget i for $18 - 500, which is $1500 over last year" quota. It is felt that the new bud- | (Continued on page seven) 4 Bellefonte Men Win Safety Honors | the First National one of the most institution i iz observing This week the Bank of Bellefonte, vigorous ba : Penns eventy-fith anniversary Organized March 19. 1864 the laws of the United Siate Bell Telephone Co. to Reward! on June 8 of the same year merg- N . ing with the then ting banking Employes at Safety Meet: | yr of Humes. Meall Hale Co. the present institution has kept i ‘onight ing 1 nigh ace with the growing demar Are - Vivania Central Is oy! da if Four tel n y B + Sys fonte, Har J 2 Ear! ts KEE Miller, Jacob A. Wilson, and Che % W. Wolfe, will be among those hon- ored tonight at Sky-Top, near State College Bell Company re palirmen. installers and linemen hole their spring safety meeting The men, who dl Institutions At the time of its Inception quarters 4 of directors of a centt include when a holders except who was residing at (Conlinuad on pag~ seven) four local are charter members of the Bell Tele phane 100.000 Mile Club, will receive special awards for adding another year to their long safe driving re- cords which now extend over more than 11 years. When the club ws formed in January 1938, they quali- rural Cent vanii, fled for membership by operating | State Cour cil for the Blind company vehicles for a decade with- | the Department of Welfare has 1 out causing an accident. There are opened the eye clinic at the Phil- pow nearly 600 members in Penn- |ipsburg State Hospital, Philipsburg gsylvania Secretary of Wellare E. Arthur The awards will be presented by | Sweeny sald free medical services William P. Wooters, General Plant | will be provided every Wednesday Manager of Harrisburg: J. Frank | morning to indigent persons sufler- and General [ing from eye diseases Cox, Vice President Manager. also of Harrisburg, will! The clinic Is under the direction tof Dr. H. Ford Clark. Huntingdon be principal speaker Another feature of (Continued on Dae seven) DO YOU FAVOR NEW SITE FOR SCHOOL? CAST YOUR VOTE NOW whether | Board of School Directors as well as a——— a" ———— Philipsburg Hospital ice bilndne ntral Pennsyh effort to red ev the safely afl, as consultant cil's In order to determine the taxpayers of Beliefonte the present site for any proposed toward securing building new High School building, or]that will be consistent with the whether they would prefer a new | growth and demands of the present location as has been suggested, The | day Centre Democrat is conducting a| we believe that everybody will poll. In the ballot below, mark your | concur in this intelligent decision preference, and bring or mall it 10 of our board of education. The only this office. Extra ballots are avall- | matter of importance left to open able at this office. Voting will con- | opiticism is the considered possi- tinue until midnight, April 3. All| bite of erecting the new building opinions ex on individual beyond the borough line of ballots will in strict confi- | Bishop street, instead of the present dence | school property. This, we believe, Before you { should be left to the citizens of the resume of the town to decide Bellefonte We do not propose Ag every citizen should know by this time the meriia of either ier this time, Bellefonte will replace | [Of the new bulifing, Both have the recently-burned high school thelr adv Mhages, if properly under- \ oh it Neither does this newspaper with a new building. Efforts for an || ood. 1 N act 1 tot early start in this direction have | 7% sight of the fact that hate shown encouraging progress regulations may compel a new loca- : tion if a building of larger dimen- SIONS Is Necessary We simply ask that the parents | have a voice in selecting the loca- tion, if a change is contemplated tes Ousiy a pressed be kept brief faces | vole, here is a problem that to discuss at The prompt and successful man- ner with which each successive emergency was met since the fire, inspires the confidence that the SCHOOL SITE BALLOT Po you favor the present school property as the site for any pew building which may be erected to replace the burned High School? ANY SUGGESTIONS, COMMENTS, REMARKS? Eye Clinic Opened At { with Dr. Alfred Cowan, of the Coun- | oy favor | the faculty heads are working zeal- | East | | Sheriff Condidare | W. CC. WilMER i y . of Lience whicl Dem coming was 1 \ im Spring tow: unaer Wit rs vy Lime hip 7 a Willi himself ; i Sherifl itmer | be fir ounce himself a candi- t Democratic on the mer a wealth oh SCHOO Mi the Formerly Lt 20 years Witmer the county members (Continued on page four) dealer HEN 4 known through he iike other a Growers Hold Annual Meeting Over 50 Sheepmen and Guests Hear Interesting Program; Fleet Officers ian Sr Wives ub member | busi the 10- of Animal Hus- y al State College ! { livestock extension showed a mov- Hustrating many heep management. These y were both instructive and t illwtrating 4-H Lamb was presented by and Willlam Hess assisted by their par- Stearns and Edgar Hess, he State College community kit brought out the that Cenire County i Dan ub members Cay Bte ent had during It and humorous The wool growprs discussed plans fe operative marketing of their wool again this spring. This { will be the twenty-second year that the organization has functioned the sale of wool During that time i the quality of the wool marketed in i Centre county has been materially increased and the retums to the grower through this method of marketing has been increased ap- | proximately $1000 per year. Memoers hinve $hsipiy Veh ¥ 113] Ld] al tive for the Is Business Improves, Survey Reveals | i A survey conducted by the Belle i fante Chamber of Commerce shows | substantial evidence of betler busi- | i ness conditions locally in February 1939 than was the case in Pebruary of the preceding year. The survey {covert activities in the following industries: Titan Metal Company, | American Lime and Stone Co. C, IY. Wagner & Co. Pederal Match, | Whiterock Quarries, Sutton Engin- | eering, Chemical Lime, City Bakery, | Pennsylvania Railroad, and Belle | fonte Central Railroad. { In February of this year, the fig- ures show 1365 persons were em- ployed and the total payroll was $134008. In February last year the number of employes was 1,111, and the payroll was $100511. Carloadings show both a gain and a loss. Inbound totals were 110 in 1038, and 142 last year. Outbound loadings dropped from 572 last Peb- ruary to 565 for the corresponding period this year, Runaways Jailed Two girls who ran away fiom their homes in Renovo and Lamar Sunday were picked up on the ana | SUCChsS Lamb Club | the last : was both Instruc- | in| HarryWagner Injured When Struck by Tree Gust of Wind Causes Tree Be- ing Felled to Topple Un- expectedly HAS LEG FRACTURES, INJURIES TO BACK Victim Rushed to Local Hos- pital; Condition Not En- couraging wagner aged aout 65 well known Oak Hall farme: brother of C. Y. Wagner the Cen- where he | r a multiple evere back afternoon a falling ol f th last night iderably alarmed over the ictim’'s condition, partic. ¢ the extent of the n- not been fully deter time to reports Mr. Wagner farm work id several other tree 1 ww v # ] 3 ¥ 4 “ww an | Monda men fel men the sid eighboring moon to wate? He a1 i Near he from where the trunk was expected to fall when a udden gust of wind from unex. raed ise A the ai SEH 34 ii DEAr- on an ” rd ’ ne Wagner was (Continued on Page Rw ross the D CK A co of — | ‘Over 200 Attend Undine Banquet Phil Mignot Toastmaster at | St. Patrick's Day Frolic; C. | D. A. in Charge of Dinner 5 M More than 200 members and goests ne Fire Company, Belle- at the Undine ¢ remodeled hon lowed the Bagque per which wag held In the Par hool hall. The din: prepared and served by Daughters of America i At the lusion of the Philip Mignot, Undine President ¢ presided as toastmaster number of speakers, whe pany’ i i ceded and fe did pe out RC WwW. B Con-! Medical Aux. Meets At Nittany Lion Inn of the met Coi- The Women's Auxillary { Centre County Medical Soclety al the Nittany Lion Inn. State { lege. on Tuesday, March 14 with | hostesses being Mra. C. D. Dietlerich, Mrs. CE King, Mrs E 8 Krug and | Mrs. J. P. Ritenour, A short business meeting =as con- ted by the president, Mrs Paul Corman, after which geveral $y Gu M Ee a { for the Centre County Hospital while | Bridge was played by the remainder | Bridge prizes were won by Mrs. J. © | Rogérs and Mrs. W. J Swartz. The draw prize for those who were sew- {ing was won by Mrs. P. H. Dale | Refreshments were served ‘Hilda P. Thompson . Named to State Post | Miss Hilda Patton Thompson. of | State College, was named this week iby Governor Arthur H. James 8s | personal representative for Public | Assistance, Secretary Howard L { Russell, in charge of the state em- ployment board staff announced Miss Thompson was named fo di- rect the work of 63 board employes after James dismissed Hugh F Dolan, Jr, of Pottsville, from his $7500 a year job as board adviser UNIONVILLE WOMAN INJURED IN ACCIDENT When her car skidded on the icy road and struck a beam on the bridge at Milesburg about 8:30 o'- clock Baturday night, Mrs. Pearl Bell, of Unionville, suffered injuries about the knees and lacerations about the head. She was alone In the machine at the time. The car was badly damaged Passing motorists brotight Mrs Bell to the Centre County Hospital where she underwent treatment. ——— Becomes Hotel Proprietor | David Love who for some time {has managed the Brant Hotel, cor- ner of Allegheny and Bishop streets {for the jate Wynne Hill, and more recently for Mrs. Hill, has pure members were engaged In sewing | streets of Bellefonte about 1:30 [chased the business and expects to o'clock Monday morning by Police | conduct it for himself in the future. Officer Ralph Eyer and taken to the | He expects to make improvements feounty jall to await their parenls. [and alterations to the building. Mr, | They are aged 15 and 16. | and Mrs. Love reside at the hotel Asks Senate To Confirm Appointees Governor James Names Seven to Centre County Public Assistance Unit DENY RUMORED MOVING OF RELIEF OFFICES 27 CC. CC. Placements; Seek High- County Granted . Type Boys for Camps names of sever ro of the Centre Lance pective County been sent James Wo The place Pu- board have Arthur H nate for approval I members would re who served during the tration vernos Pros seven Earle ier consideration the following names: New Hartswick and Jame H both of Stale College oy AF are H lime Cie Charles R Lewis Howard atic 8. Moore Mr both Bellefont« inka, Philipsburg Wruble Zion suggested ay A ial and Sontty af } EELS of svt bee of 0n Of Republican provids hi ) all County Oar hall party of be « to the ne same politica Members of the retiring tance John h Addition: Mrs. Henrietta Wii- Blat« Col Mr: Lona (Continued on Page 7) sm —— —_——— County WCTU To board are Bn weg Convene March 30 | Spring Institute Will Be Held in St. Peter's Reformed Church, Aaronshurg od ai The annual Spring Institute of the Cetiire County Womar Temper. ante Union, will bd held In ' Peelers Reformed churol ARrons- Thursday, March afternoon at program for burs. on ale The ollows Afternoon Session 0 Dev Rev CG A ng, pastor of Host Church 2:00 Minutes and Roll Call | Eva Roan; Appointment of tees Secretary: Special 2 2:30 Pane! Discussion Education ~Howard Local ship Bducation-—8tate College ction: Legislation Bducation--Belle fonts | asim i Continued on Last Page Sec.) Gledhill Heads Magistrates’ Group Atl the annual organization meet- ing of the Centre County Magis 'irates’ Association at the Penn Belle | | Hotel, yesterday, more than 30 Jus- tices of the Peace and Constables | parts of the counts D. Gledhill, Howard from various named A | Squire, as president for the coming | Year, Other officers chonen were: FL, Balrd, Milestwirg, vite president; A IR. Houser. Bellefonte, R. DD. secre- tary, and E. T. Haynes of Snow Shoe, treasurer | The Rev. FPather MeCreesh, of | Rockview penitentiary, Judge Ivan | Walker, and District Attorney Mus- | ser W. Cetlig were speakers. Judge | Walker and Mr. Cettlg explained | numerous points of law pertaining to the duties of ‘Squires and Con- stables. and answered questions pro- pounded by members of the aud- idence, Man Charged With Attempted Assault Homer Grubb, Ferguson township farmer, was placed under $1,000 bail for sourt after a hearing before Justice of the Peace Harold D Cowher, West Bishop Street, Satur- day morning. He is charged with having attempted a criminal assauly on a 13-year-old neighbor The girl, Mary McKivison of Bellefonte, R. D., tearfully declared that alleged atlempt took place on November 18, 1938 while her par. ents were atiending a farm sale. Bhe declared Grubb quit molesting her when she told him she'd tell her Sits about his actions. - e prosecutor in the case Was Private James H. Oriffith, of the State Motor Police at Rotkview. Bail was furnished and Grubb was discharged from custody. Home hily Damaged The pd of Charles H Wayne, along Spring Creek south- west of Bellefonte, was Slightly damaged Tuesday moming when sparks from the chimney set fire m plumber. th two helpers was enroute fo a when they noticed the fire, warning and assist- ting the fire Rept dam- Cooking Expert MRS. DOROTHY BATHG Mis, Dore teresting lee ATE iy Bathgate, whose nn ture th ing IgRestion Ale eageriy the ho memaker The Cent: & School by will conduct Cooking al the Y M. C Mrs. B Economist «¢ they nEate | f $he which tl n de Reque Scouts To Hold Training Course {To Stress Explorer Scouting at Regional Meeting in Pottsville Leadership TY the J chairman ing Commitiee of has made p from each CONOern- west Taran np 1a Onierence leadership u i ho will be responsible for promot- sontinued on Last Page —_— director wiih ‘Snow Shoe Couple Wedded 51 Years With | | Celebrate Anniversary Most Enjoyable Home- coming Festival and Mrs. William i Lauck, highly respecled citizens | residents of Bnow ecounly. celebrated | wedding anniversar Mr and 8hioe Centre their fill auf i ped Veiirs at thelr | enjoyable manner ! Altendante at the services in the ! Snow Shoe Presbyterian church was | the initial part of the program | Both are true and faithful Christ- | [ tans of the Calvinistic faith. Tt may | be added that Mrs. Lauck has al- | ways been a very energetic member j of the Ladies’ Ald Society affiliated | with her church | The return to the fireside of all (Continued on Page 6) -~. ‘Small Boy Recovers From Strange lliness Ceorge Relsh, T-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James 8 Relish, of the Old Port Hotel, is recuperating rap- idly ai the Centre County Hospital from the effects of an illness which overcame him suddenly last Wed- nesday morning while he was in school. . It was the second time In two years that the lad has been strick- en in a similar manner, and the cause of the trouble has not been day or two. -. New Kalamazoo Store Manager Mr. C. A. Fry, of Pittsburgh, has been appointed manager of ihe Kalamazoo store on West High street. Mr. Pry took over his new duties on Monday. Mr. W. C. Stemp- fly, who has been looking after the store will devote his entire time to sales. The business will be conduct- cd along the same policy as in the past, Mr. Pry and his wife are stay- g at the Talleyrand antil they can find suitable quarters elsewhere, See Crossiey for the finest blue white diamonds: Joose or mounted. W. E. Crossley, Jeweler, Brockerhof! Hotel Building, Bellefonte. Sec.) | Calvin definitely determined. George Is ex- | pecied to return home in the next | Mayes Estate Goes To Adopted Daughter The will of t Howard the offices will 1 he late J of 10 be ol Register John wctically UU today in L. Wetzler, lea tire estate Hoffman May vi WOMAN SEEKS MISSING KIN Elmer John Dempsey Worked in Local 5 and 10 Before Disappearance aid of Bellefonte police enlisted yesterday by a Hooversville { Pa. woman in an locate The i8 effin te her granddaughter who at one time | Bellefonte and who | thirty years | wis employed in {she says disappeared ARO The principfls in the missin son drama are the grande lLaurettaza Ober. of Hooversville the being shin Dempsey Ace person * Dukemas would Chief of Dempsey fabout 75 id. He was of ge height and weight ¥ : eves five-and-ten he was frequently m City to city by th iidn't stay long in an The man, the Yas Police if i lal i blue Dempsey » cent store since fro i {eond wife, considering him dead remarried { Recently, the leller continu { Hooversville relatives heard 3 re- fport that Dempsey is in Pittsburgh and is employed by the Hancock Life rance Cc Any person having any informa- tion as to Dempsey's whereabouts | is requested to get in touch with this newspaper, with Chief Dukeman of { Bellefonte, or with Mrs. Lauretta Ober, at Hooversville, Pa. ¥ na rx TE nsu Man Injured 2 Days After Getting Job In a mishap two davs afier he { began to work for Whiterock Quar- home | { last Bunday In a most becoming and | {ries at the Jacksonville operations, | | John Yearick 20. of Howard, { was injured Yearick fractured his right leg above the ankle last Wednesday af- ternoon when he slipped on the iey { ground while loading his truck with i stone aged Change of Supervisors { According to Information reach- (ing us last evening Mrs. Margaret { Ford, of Pleasant Gap. has been ap [pointed supervisor of the Bellefonte {Sewing Project to succeed Mrs i Mary B. Dry. who recently resigned from the position. It is understood I Mrs. Ford's appointment is effective {at once ————— n———— ~——— «Eee the Bellefonle Company for your fishing | We have a complete line of dry flies, { hooks, lines, leaders, ele. on display | pow. Saturday April 15th. is { first day for trout fishing HUNTER UPHOL | Snow Shoe, Pa March 18 1839, i | Editor Centre Democrat, Bellefonte, Pa Dear Sir: After reading your letter from the State Game Commission, in the March 16th isue of the Democrat In regards to a deer shedding its liver, 1 positively say they do, and oan prove the same to the Board at any time, and show it is no myth We know our deer, and would ad- vise the Board fo study up more war Hardware | tackle | the | DS THAT DEER HAS DUAL LIVER {ers to other {them of equal sive ‘and shape, and BORO ZONING ORDINANCE Taxpavers' Committee Claims 3ill Would Protect Prop- erty Values PHIL SAYLOR RESIGNS AS FIRE MARSHAL May Sponsor WPA Sidewalk Project as Aid to Council Street Repairs Philip Saylor consid noe, and definite ashy of a Bellefoms SO WO nigh istian and + Howard Payers the Kiwanis ) 5 CIGD appear- (Continued on Page 6) Bellefonte Pair Wedded 50 Years Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Garbrick Feted by Relatives, Friends: Receive Valuable Gift Bunday, March 18. Mr. and Joseph Garbrick quietly cele. On Willowbank e they have forty years wher present durd heir four sons, aaigren March 18, 1880, of Bellefonte and Lucas, of Howard, marriage at the Method Episcopal parsonage, onte, by the Rev, G. P. Barves, pastor of the church. Af the time of peremony the bride was 17 years old, and her husband wes 22 Thirty-one years apo Mr. Garbrick entered the employ of the Pedersl Match Company here, and has been steadily employed there ever sine In honor of his golden wedding an- niversary, fellow emploves last week purchased an easy chair and otto- man, which was presented bv gener- | al manager Calvin Troupe at a ceremony held at the plant at 2 {o'clock last Thursday afternoon. { The plant was shut down while the ied ns it noon 1 Garbrick Aa ss na Belief FL | presentation was made | Sunday, the day of the anniver- sary, brought many gifts, Sowers, and messages of felichtation from relatives and friends Many per- | sons called at the homie during the | day to extend personal greeting: | the honored couple Those present for a family dinner {includes three of Mr. and Mrs. Gar- { brick’s four sons: Charles E of Jer- { Sey Shore; J. Russell of Bellefonte, and William B_ of Sarver. Pa. The fourth son, Bari L.. of New York City. was unable to be present Mountain Water Tesled Mike Kosko, of Clarente. owner of land near the Halfway House on {lop of the Snow Shoe Mountain {reports that water on the land hms been tested with the idea of offer- {ing the site for the proposed ¥eter- ans’ hospital for Central Pennsyl- vania. The waler was found to tw» pure, Mr. Kosko said Investigale Chicken Thefts State police are investigating the theft of about 30 chicken: from the farm of Edward Flick near Union. ville. last Thursday night The { fowls were valued st about $40 HIS THEORY people. T have sean you could not teil the old ofie from {the new except by weight and ool- or The old liver being lighter is very porous. resembling the lungs {~Jlight, springy and very elastic | You can see them at their best fore {mation any Hme from the middie ot Augult hogs Decemn het when they wi completely shrunken Ocoasionally, however, ¥ $ | away : , you (Will find a small part remaining out closely on the anatomy of the deer, | that resembles a blood clot. I have seen dopens of them (deer | Very truly yours, liver) in various stages of shrink- | age, and have often shown two liv- | CLAYTON J. WATSON.
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