CENTRE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER he Centre Democraf MEET YOUR FRIENDS IN OUR COLUMNS —— AE ME —— VOLUME 58. NUMBER 16. a BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, AP "RIL 20, 1939, ik ED - >z]-z; ww TI SUBSCRIFTION-—§1. ho PER YEAR ——— i A O30 AB 0 A NI 500 A ———— 4 HELD IN MINE DYNAMITING Ag AA $95. 000 Bond Issue A pprove ed: Hughes i Replaced By T roupe Debt Increase Propo 3 Passes By 616 to 182 Vote ———— $155,000 AVAILABLE FOR NEW BUILDING Favorable Election Result Clears Way for Immed- iate Action Moving with unexpected ness. the Bellefonte School Board at a spefial meeting at the Acad- emmy Monday night unanimously ac gepted the resignation of James R Hughes, and with equal speed elect ed William B. Troupe, of Fast Bishop street, In his Troupe is probably the ever to serve on the loes! board is 33 The board also awarded the tract far the demolition of the burn- ed high school building to Edward Kofman, of Bellefonte was $1950. In addition to that gmount Kofman will be permitied to salvage all materials taken from the building, with the exception of the boilers which remain the prop- erty of the school district The motion ta accept Mi resignation, tendered at regular meeting Monday of last Week protest to the board's palicies in re- gard to employing teachers, Was made by boird member Charles F Cook, without any preliminary dis ehission. Mr. Cook's motion was un- thediateély seconded by Harace J Hartrankt, and the vote was unsni- mous by sll board members Mr Hughes was not present at the ses Mr Hartranft then moved for scpointment of Mr Troupe to the vacancy Mr. Cook seconded the motion, and Bl other haties for the A hen George | sors for further mominations The swift place person He youngest con- Hughes ° 111} the vote on Mr (Consinued ob pepe fowl) — $4,000 Damage As House Burns Two Howard Families Made Homeless; Bellefonte, Mill Hall Firemen Called undetermined origin swep through a frame double house al Howard late last Thursday night narrowly missed claiming lives, made two families ahd caused property damage mated at more than $4.000 The property, located on Main Street near the Diamond. i owned by Walter Boone, and was tenanted by Mr. and Mrs. Sarkis Joseph and £ix children, and Mr. and Mrs Clar- ente Spicer and one child. Joseph conducted a barber shop in one of the first floor rooms of his home The balze broke out about 11:30 (Continiied on Page 72nd Sec) —— WOLF FURNITURE STORE MODERNIZED, ENLARGED Fire of n several home les edt The newly modernized and great- #r Wolf Furniture store, West High street, Bellefonte, will be formally opened to the public Friday night Gf this week, beginning at 7p m During the past few weeks the floor space of the store has been increased by 1600 square feet through the erection of a mezzan- ine floor over the rear portion of the present spacious room. This ad- ditfon gives ample space for a lar. ger and more varied stock of home furnishings and permits a betler display of goods In addition, the entire interior of the store has been remdacieied and redecorated. The office has been moved and all stock re-arranged There will be a souvenir for every person who visits the store Priday night—the opening . night of the gsi in honor of the modernized and enlarged buriness House whose bid | till | Troupe Is High School and Penn State Graduate o William Bell chosen member of the Bellefonte School Board, Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Troup, of Bouth Thom- 18 street. He was born in Bellefonte 33 years ago and received his early education In the hav been graduated (ro Belle fonte High school of 1923 He yvivania St of Ne For the phet ployed as Troupe newly schools m in the local ing the class mted from the Penne College in the Engineering, in two year alter was gradi Schoo] 1927 com ite nanical fi 14 ing his ne an engineer for the Car Machine Company Leavy HAE there in the Tall Gf 1809, he cepted a similar position the Alco Products Divisian of Amer ican Locomotive Company n New York City remaining there until the fall of 1834 when returned Bellefonte to accept un win (Continued on page four) eaucation i Was em bondale @( with the ne ’ y O 1 a——————— ro. WPA PROJECT THREATENED Sidewalk Program Mav Fail Through Developments in Council Fhe WPA sidewalk and st provement program Bellefonte Borough Cr doomed at the ronclye “ilar meeting of that body Mondsy night when seversl telling bios: had been administered to the pro- eet im b met] seemed lon of a reg- ponsored | poset Council change of discussed & proposed place for the town’ for law enfo Councilman idewalk cement in the borough Brockerhoft proposal on tw reason fear borough debt might increased He objected to the removal (Continued on page four) Missing WPA Man Is “Found In Barn atiack the front fir the gimme that the ba all-nig Mt search, Mel Lucas, aged 30, of Milesburg walked away from a WPA road ject near Rattlesnake, Friday noon was found the following morning asieep in a barn owned by hi thet, Ray. at Runville The man, who is married father of two children has been iffering for some time from a ner- vous complaint and a sinus condi- tion. The incident happened the first day Lucas had been assigned to the WPA project north of Union- ville Searching parties combed mountains all night, and at § o'clock the following morning the man was found in the bam by his niece Nancy Jane Luecis aged 7 He had ‘walked shout ten miles from [iis work After an in who Po bro- and the the Parnell Gets Appointment Robert Parnell. of State College hos been named by the Centre County Commissioners, acting as the County Institution District, to the position of investigator for District, in the post by I. R. Baumgardner received a State job penitentiary of Zion, who at Rockview i Clarence Man Injured When a truck driven by William McLaughlin, of 8now 8hoe, and a car operated by John Krish of Clarence, collided on a curve of the Moshannen-Reénovo afternoon, John Surovee ence, suffered slight lacerations the face, and total damage two machines was about $70 There | were no other Injuries of Clar- of a See. Need for C arslul Planning For Proposed New School Building Here In a letter to The Centre Demo- ’ erat in regard to the proposed con- | striction of a new high school bulld- fog Miss Ann W. Keichline, “wf have been thirty vears and spent thousands of dollars getting | nowhere. let us plan before we build this time, and Jet us plan well ” As an architeey Miss Eeiehline gees In the present gite, many more paibilities for a modern and st. | trative building than ‘would exist on & level lot with a “box like” bulld- ing. She cally on the people of Bellefonte to follow the architecturs | ai traditions of the past in planning | & beatiful as well as a useful school building, Miss Keichline states that ghe is not seeking to offer her services paid ©r stherwise, buy is interested only | well krown Bellefonte architect, writes: | in seeing the town act wisely in the | JACKSONVILLE HOME matter of a new achool The text of her letter follows: A PLEA FOR A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING Recently in one of our local pa- ipers under the caption “Sthool Board Up In Air As To Plan, Type | And Site Of New School Building,” there occurred this statement: “The present site, with a drop of ap- proximately 24 feet from the front { to the rear of the Tot, and with high {embankments on the sides, may make new construction prohibitive. | ly costly or architecturally bras. | ticable ” This writer humbly begs to differ with this opinion. This grade | could be used to an advantage in I the planning, and the buliding de- (Continued on Page 82nd Sec.) card i market and lswnched another move | road Monday | to the | Yoahest Resienation Ac- cepted ; Troupe Only Candidate AWARD CONTRACT TO REMOVE RUINS New Board Member Will Serve Until Election This Fall citizens eieCtion thar i favo f of the school HN toward the construe- ¥ NEW seh building in to the bond fsue was GE, romiparst ak the lesue twas u ity in § mnocreas the Indebtedness Ta SHR Wi with vely Wak when first ned pon a the primary May, 1038 At! thet time was 1137 for and 551 percentage of 873 In Section in the vole Wwainst favor Tu wreent or 1 of the issue vole hy esday’s that went to sue bond voted upon T98 voters is heavy Last regular election oon- tame time, 1688 votes the =pecial ballots for 1“%lie showed who favored the bond Considering that the was the only matier Miesday, the turnout of ansidered 10 be guite with a ducted at the Were Cast on ihe bond of of Oke ool 1s Saue Far Fach the three wards of th fined In thomping ma in favor of tt ue the wards being as follow: - Cugn We ER North Ward ith Ward Totals In the primary election in May 1§38, the vote by wards on the same | Gestion Was MNO 203 2%8 Yes 519 389 169 North Ward South Ward West Ward Total he dated 1137 elect May wa Deca ETTOrY APPREATInE i“ antinued Row Page LE FHA Loans Near Million Dollars 735 Persons in County 1 last we of Have Jorrowed to Buy or Improve Homes home owners and borrowed nearly nine mindred thousdnd dollars through Pederal Housing Administration in sured mortgages from 1984 until the first of this year, Stewart McDonald FHA Administrator announced to- day The money was made through 738 FHA -insured commty residents the loans Centre buyers } county ave available loans to On 63 percent of made through FHA. ac cording to testimony submitted in the Howe of Representatives by Ripresentative Wright Patman (D- Tex ) the borrower repays less than $30 4 month McDonald reported the FHA guar- (Continued on N Page 62nd Sec) A Cn ———— NEW FACES WILL BE SEEN IN FAMILY ALBUM the ' made vacant | On Thursday, April 27, at 8 p. m in the Presbyterian Chapel, Belle. fonte, the Family Album will give {you an opportunity to meet every. body's relatives, your own and yout neighbor's Into the making of the present generation have gone beauty with- out talent, talent and rare combinations of both ishow this year has added to its ‘east, comedians, musicians and (singers of eounty-wide reputation Mrs. Alberta Krader will be there (With her zither; Barbara MacDow- lell with her violin; Earl Campbell Bets Edeiblute, and others will be fon hand with their voices More than 25 eéntd’ worth of en- tertainment is guaranteed. Tickets may be procured from members of the Young Women's Guild or ad- | mission may be paid at the door, IS DAMAGED BY FIRE The farm residence of Blanchard Lucas, along the Jacksomville road, was considerably damaged by fire about 8 o'clock Sunday night The blaze discovered by members of the family originated in one of the front bedrooms, and Is believed to have been caused by an over- heated stove pipe. Plames spread to an adjoining betiroom., and ate through the Aloor to the living toom on the ground floor The Undine Fire Company of Bellefonte answered an alarm and destruction. Damage, sstimated at several hundred dollars, was cover ed by insurance, without beauty | The | succeeded In saving the home from | 2 Sentenced c horged With Prizes ¢ Given In Theft Of Cc ollege Taxi Fined $100 Each; Admits Theft ol Metorevele Students Youth YOUNG CHECK FORGER PLACED ON PROBATION Drunken Driver Draws $100 Fine, 10 Days in Jail; Others Plead Guilty all charged w witha of Wie were #YeN tant Walker yar sentenced Judpe gt = pec PERL nere Monday n ins Hisnan iege Hobert ( Etate ( I three Are gaine . of Frank Plow reyele ol 5 mol and was Involved In Blasingame mer tude) sentenced to un and Dunn Pen pay the oo fine of wid to pay on Page 6 fon at Stale were efution and a Flick was di Continued Violation Of Postal Laws Correspondence School Agent Arrested at Post Office Here POSED AS FEDERAL OPERATOR, IS CLAIM Say Salesman Guaranteed Civil Service Johs to Prospects with frsudulemnt of 15 and with Hering prepara {Ga Cavill monet arvesteg Wei allel laine Lake; Lhe hur wWhirre lu vill 8 * United States Cr inty = mmis- noon the From 1 to this Columbia BWI BPPearance mn il Contmed on page four) A li RR ri PHILIPSBURG, STATE COLLEGE OBSERVE JEFFERSON BIRTHDAY Slate College, & other Americal week ocelot ix the 186th anmiversaiy of tre of Thoma: Jefferson. suthor of the Deciaratiom of indepen SFEnoe 300 the Bill of Rights, third President of the United tates, ng founds of the Democratic party Under the spnzorchip of Philipehurg Women's Democrats Club 175 persons heard an epiting RIG ul ta aid 1houts ommunitie th Lae eddress on the life of the gitst Vic WRG yeu ginian delivered hy the Hon Driscoll, lnwyer man of t Commitsason held Jam TO OCIS Dennis Utitiey = Pennsylvania The gathering HAGAY Digit } ti i the Method hw Philipsburg Jay night at Hiate Co Tus int the Nittany Li lege 25 Oren here 10 pay $ part I f Penin Stats ing and ita ofl with pant the zubtie the E eoiuntisne gat to the founder of the Carroll D. Champlin, « poke moat Furog tualion om the United States ar empha Russia cerw The hima interest on wan upon Vg jar in Wop al ¥ " dSiinantier Sample Home To Be Opened ££. of CC. “Open House” at Stewart Residence Among Sponsors of The first be erected will make April 29 residence demonstration home 10 in Bellefonte since 1836 its debut Saturday when the Clyde Stewart now being completed Fast Linn street is thrown for public Inspection Recognizing the dire need for ad ditional small homes in Bellafonts to accommodate an ever-increasing demand, the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce has joined with the con tractor, Michael Baker Jr. wih! Clasters and with many other sup ply and equipment houses in spon Oring the “open house” to #¢ (Continued on Page 4) A a. FIVE HELD FOR COURT IN LOTTERY VIOLATIONS Five Centre countians. all Philipsburg, have posted bonds for thelY appearance in Court here on | charges of violating the laws agains Iottertes, it wad reported here last | night Ellas Gianopolis and William Poulos are finder $1,000 bonds each on charges of possession and sale of lottery tickets Charles Alberts charged with possession of tickets posted a $500 bond, while George Maruschak and Ottavio Catherine on Open f ol of selling tickets All waived hearings before Phil- ipsburg Justices of the Peace, ‘The officers from the State Motor Po lice detail at Rockview Sample Fair at Wablersburg A sample fair, sponsored by the Booster class of the Trinity Fvan: golical” and Reformed social hall, Hubllerdburg, Friday eve: fing, April #1. A large variety of Leamples’ will be plverd énd a “fish pond” is planned for the children An enteraininig program will be rene dered and a free Junich will served to all Chifldren six to if: teen years will be admitted for ten | | ont, and those that are sixteen | years or older will be charged preside at the twenty-five outs, the 1» educator and chair- mor are under $500 tall exh on charges | Chaslrman Hears bal pon evening nifipaburg nN Jefferson as the greglect Beh that this ever produced, and “irom a merely tem - al point of view, he wae one of Cds gregiest gilts 10 the human we gl any pericd of its history ds move to nie politi wl and mental sWature and brings People 10 study the lessons of life. not in United Slater of Amer 101 benefit he aa LRTGUE hou! This § hE Moma the turmoil slog The Jeffersoi ne hum NALS ie the the bike andy wa winch taught Bpprojpriate study principles of Jefferson. The world of fear of Impend- forces against Varied us nore red and fifty years are still potent for vil and gis- ry country of the world. political principles which much to establish and ire enthusiastically up (Continued on page four) C. E. Rally to Be day Il eve he Ly] Held aturdoy | Rev. M. C. Bittner, Juniata, Chief Speaker at Sessions in Local Church MC Bittner, of the Otter. B chureh In Juninta, will the main address in the even a Christian Epdeavor Rally termediate boys and girls and leaders, Saturday, April 22 the Bellefonte Evangelical! church Another ANloons man. Mr LC Moffitt will noon conferences he Rally will begin at 2:00 p. m with devotions by the Woodyorest Society. During the worship period each society will present an offer- Ing for the purpose of carrying on Christian work among the boys and | girls of the county and the state Roll Call will serve as a “get-nc- qurinted” effort. Pollowing this, ohe person from each sodiety will de- | scribe how fa meetings and activ. | ites are colgducted Two conferences will follow and will each last 45 minutes. The first What We Believe and Why We (Continued on Page 4) EE — Rev "in brin ne 1" at for In Lwin ine a wo Father Downes 3 Down After Round With ‘Ole Maestro’ Ben Bernie, the old smoothie, swig a mean golf club as well as : 3 Mran swing baton, it developed acting prosecutors in ‘all cases are NeTe yesterday when The Ole Mues- ‘UO defeated the Rev. Father Wil- lam FE. Downes, one of Belefonte's {finest golfers, in a game at the | Nittany Country Club When the rector of 8t. John's Catholic chureh returned to the club Church hotise after a round with Bernie tohool, will be held in the church three of “The Lads” he foungd that the orchestra tesder had him three down. Yowssh! “Is he pretty good?” a naive re- porter asked the rector last night wk T haven't heard his music Father Downes " os anything like his golf there n't much better!” Bete And AN The Lads were to Y fast night, | Park's famous pavilion in| lead! one of the after- | At Cooking School Here 300 Attend First at YMCA Yesterday Mare Than Session CLASSES SCHEDULED TODAY AND FRIDAY Display of Moder® Appliances Attract Much At tention Bellefohme home makers Nag Hee 1G Lo Lido at Lor Lire re ol Lor tL More attended the first ds from all in throng is expected any he seating Y was taxed to capacity but additional seats are being pro- (Continued on page four) - College Woman Takes Own Life Mics dertha Parsons, Found Dead in Bed: Had Been in IH Health than 300 Hr st iT Gia 39, C1 neath |i reason I ix [1H] neve been the cide of Riise Barbars Pars 4 years | the PemuyiVania State College, | Who was found dead in bed ar her apartment on West Palrmount sve nue, State College, at 7 o'clock Mon- day night Mise Parsons 4 In 1} believe t She who had not work- we Hhrary since 1995, was last seen abot € o'clock Monday night A short time later her lifeless bod was found on her bed. In her mem were found notes to friend: in Hiate College and migned checks for several bills Dr. W. R Heaton, of Philtpsburs Centre county coroner. after eon- duting an investigation Tuesd moming ammolibced that Miss Par. sons had “secured toxic chemical and prepared them for the suicidal intent A quantity of a deadly pol- (Continued an page our) A ——— Office Provides Reliable Help Employ ment Experienced Aid to Al Emplovers . ’ 1 apar \ Aundreds of men and women are being restored to private industrial and Agricultural pursuils by place {ment through the Pennsylvania State. Employment Service of the { Division of Unemployment Compen- sation, Manager WW. Emest Brown (of the Belleforté office sald yester- day | Employers throughout the State {are learning through their personal { experience, that the State Employ- ment Service provides a high grade { classified referral service, “The nex! time you need a farm- | stenographer, | ° hand, machinist, | bookkeeper truck-driver, factor help, a domestic or other help, just call the nearest Pennsyivania Sta | Employroent service office and 1 am (Continued on page four) | APPOINTMENTS MADE TO STATE POSITIONS | Mrs. Lola Fulten, of Howard, has been appointed as a clerk in the | Staite Highway Department offices who takes the place made vacant iby the resignation of Miss Shaltz, | iof Rebersburg, has been employed | | for some time hy the Centre Connty Commissioners Miss Faz] Johnson, of North Fpring street, has been named a clerk -typist in the Pennsylvania De. | partment of Justice offices on West High street. She replaces Miss Helen Schaeffer, of Bast Curtin street, Appointments announced last week Included John W. Bottomly, Philtpsbuirg, maintenance and con- struction foreman, Marchal Barto, of Pine Grove Mills, Ellis R. Houser, of Benner township, William A Bowes, of Blanchard, Joseph Dav- idson, of Wingate, I. M. Barger, of | Apring Mills, R. D., and Wilbur P. Gloss, of Philipsburg, all mainten- ance foremen. Other appoittments in the nh way Gepartment, a ved at Har. rishurg: Prank LL or of “But | fonts, et Clarence Sohnute of ‘Millet, toller and equipment on Poul W. Bright of Smo foreman: James Gabe Rebersburg, mechan. farmer catslog Wbiapah | Service Offers the big on East Bishop street. Mrs. Pulton, | BLAST ROCKS POWER PLANT AT GROE MINE, MOSHANNON | Damage Batimated at $1,- { 200; Suspects Jailed Here Yesterday | 2 OTHER OPERATIONS SUFFER DAMAGES Violence Breaks Out as Soft Coal Deadlock Continues Bellefonte Man Has Been Officially Dead Two Decades | rom the were Wn I nighd necilion ME LOWE Da. Baie Lanlon AUL, Call J Lallg m EBEamysk were an TIOITANE bt Rel ciaimeg 0 Unk uon 3 Late they the of oi McCOY IN WAR TOGS quartetie with ul destruc iden MoCo the mine power plant b if Bellefonte aad at 20 a Pa r he offi®i le of tears allied hero's ur other miners from the Phll- bs EOUIE BIes are 10 be given near- (Comtinued on Page © He Gied Geeplv Im ine WR ? ANG re "Charles i Soden about his death Toere 5 nothing of the Page 6-1 Tia October usar a wrned a —— 0 REEWER BUTS BU! AT AXEMANN J Braggar wT cm s—— w——— conl Geal- the Edge- Bellefonte oper Xieas OPENING DAY = 5 55% CATCH LIGHT == oe make her future Pony Mr. Brewer and family are mov. Many Anglers, Few Fish; Several Fishermen in ing from their home on Thomas Toils of Law id Las treet 1 the Edgefunte residence | and will conduct the filling station [there in sddition to the coil Duag- nes in Bellefonte Their residence nm Thoma: street has been leased Captain Herbert M. Beefer and family, who Will move there this weskend from the Clayton L. Shope property on East Curtin street Thousa section of Penneyiv dreary, rain : rida ery Lh 193 it ason alone THREE PLEAD GUILTY § IN DARIN ROBPRERIES Centre county youths leesday moming to } i known Yat and charges of breaking and entering at fish, and wi ed irew 10 a (#8 hearing before Alderman Max J shivery, mor me Lipez, at Lotk Haven had been William Goss, 20 we, dry : of West Decatur, and Syl- ners. bucktail Newman, 8, of Philipsburg, youl id under $500 bail for court week were charged with eDleting bin of George Meek of Belle- which is Jocated along Fish- ing Creek, near Lamar DISCUSS ESTABLISHMENT OF CANNING FACTORY HERE The Pleasant Gap Community Brotherhood will meet at 730 o- clock this Thursday night in The Grange Hall Jesse Huffington, spec- falist in vegetable garlening a Penn State, will speak on garden- ing and also on the possibilities of establishing 3 commercid] canning factory in this area Motion pictures will be shosn and a business meeting will be held af- ter the speaking program. Eversone, (especially farmers snd gardeners, are cordially invited to attend. Centre Three pieaged gulits 1 Ped by wel anglew flies what have rm spin. Charles Goss, minno both ter Were next 1 their Ley among the ca OF Ve he waler was ck udy but not except when waders iv get right out ones Kicked up clouds of fonts mad from the bottom of the girean Friday, at the stroke of midnight poores of angler who had arrived (ConWwied on page &ix) muddy enthusiasm to TO Fireien To Hold Supper In an eff ts efor the dels fire on the new pumper as well as to provide funds for the purchase of about 300 feet of additional hose which are badly needed, the How- ard Fire Company will hold a baked ham supper in the Evangelical church, Howard, from 5 10 8 o'- {clock Thursday evesing, April 27th The meal will be served by the ladies of the church Tickets 40 cents reduce _ a Ce — ‘Thanks for the Break, Nei eighbor r Slogan of 1939 Welfare yk Drive Prior to 1935 each agency now | participating in the CTommunity | Welfare Fund plan except the Com- | munity Athletic Association, which was organized in 1936, once a yeas made separate appeals for funds This necessitated an average of [one appeal a month during the Year and in most casts the same solicits tars with a few variations were ipalled upon tw make the canvass | At times some agencies vould re otive more fund: than were actual. ly needed while others would strug- lecting which amount is & {gle along for the year with 5 small | over 5 per cent of the total collected percentage of their vital needs, {and ie 3 et) Seminal sum for the In 1885 a group of public-minded | value rece citizens who each year had served Lat year re budget figures were both as solicitors and a Lo $3,000, but this amount was not to these various agencies, Semesived | subsctibed and the Jaxtsipating the idea of making cbe united ap- | peal each year for ail as was bei doe in other communities ! A meeting was called at which an organisation was perfected and in- corparatled as the Beliefonte Come munity Welfare Fund Plan. Earh agency voluntarily became # part of this plan and the privilege of withdrawing from It is given all of the agencies annually. The orig- inal budget was submitted to the {Toard of Directors by each agency Lenefiting by the fund with the privilege of revising their budget figures annually These amounts were arrived at by taking the average of the cash con- tributions received by each organ- ization in their annual canvasses for the three previous years During the four years this plan has been in operation $80828 have {been collected, of which $57.380 have been paid to the various agen- [clet and $2847 have been used Yor { operating expenses | The 1 of jing cabinets, office supplies, print- Ling, stamps, office rental ang
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