Vage Six Dir Charged With Shooting Man (Continued from Page 1) id to have made from the time of his arrest at Tyrone on Friday, line 10, ten days after the fatal looting oceurred, and last Friday NOrMDE when: the suspect was dven a le detector test. The ‘confession allegedly given to Ate Police, and which the lie de- wotor falled to change is that Wil- wins was hunting groundhogs on! fie Joe Gunsallus farm just across | Among those questioned during the investigation of the shooting, it was revealed, was Frank Myers, a neighbor of Williams, who pro- | duced a 22-calibre rifle which he said Williams had borrowed from him the Sunday before the fatal shooting. Williams had his hunting license revoked a year ago when he admitted taking a beaver from an- other hunter's trap. The information against Williams charges that the fatal bullet was fired from a 22-calibre, 5-shot Winchester bolt-action rifle Whether this rifle is the one sup- posedly loaned by Myers was not ‘creek from Martin's Grove on | revealed. fae afternoon of June 20, when he! lied ab what he believed was the | head of a groundhog. He then no- Heed something wrong, he sald, ran the spot and identifted the body, | nd ther ran home, too frightened | 0 tell police of the error. Williams was taken to the scene the shooting where he is report. | the | . Thursday. 4 to have showed officers place where he stood, 180 feet from the spot where Winters was found | rad The other version of the shooting revealed In a cenfession Wil | § is sald to have made in the | one borough jail office Monday ung of last week, after he had | + grilled by Chief of Police A Mencer, of Tyrone Villams, in this alleged confes- n, stated his home had been Ken up by another man, and L as a result his wife had left a. He said he started out to seek venge and had shot Winters in, istake, the shooting having taken! lace at 3:46 o'clock on the after- on of June 20, and having been ne with a 22-calibre rifle State Police and Deputy Sheriff £¢ Tice, together with District ‘torney Musser W. Gettig, worked clessly In the investigation, seek- to prave or disprove the two ged confessions. When the lie ctor; used as a last resort, fail- to substantiate the reputed Ty- 18. confession, police flled a wge ix line with the “mistake” sion, The penalty for shooting a hu- | nan being in mistake for game is + sentence of from 2 to 5 years in rison, plus a probable fine of from £300. to $1000 for the use of the elatives and dependents of leceased. In default of the payment of the amount for the family, the tafendant may be required to serve 1 additional year in prison. Yhen asked at the hearing, Pri- . whether he pleaded guilty or guilty to the charge which had 1 read to him by ‘Squire Cow- Williams readily entered a plea “guilty.” and it was not neces- uy. for officers to present any of heir testimony. The proceedings ere brief and aside from officers ily a few spectators were present \fter being bound over for court, Williams was returned immediate ly Wo the county jail. Ceorge Winters left his home at Martin's Grove on the afternoon of fine 20, telling his wife he was go- ; ta hunt groundhogs. When be ‘sind to return home that night, | | returning home them Grove, body welcome Lizzie Willams Mr of Mr. and Mrs Sunday POTTERS MILLS Mrs. W. M. Sweeney, after spend- ing some time with her son at Cen- tre Hall and a daughter in Pleasant Gap, has returned to her home, J. W. Slack and sister Lizale al- tended the funeral of their cousin Mrs. Cora Wagner at Boalsburg on W. EB. McCormick and family of Reading, visited over the weekend of the Fourth at Tusseyville and at the McCormick home Charles Caskey and family of Lock Haven, visited last week at the home of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Bd Sweetwood. Edward Foust and family of West Chester, visited over the weekend of the Fourth at the J. M. Carson and H. BE, Foust homes. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Foust accompanied by H. E Poust motored to Jeanette Monday J. G. Boal and wife drove to Yea- gertown on Sunday afternoon to the W. A Faust home They brought back with them Mr. Adon Faust, who will spend a few weeks at the Boal home, Visitors at the BE B. Palmer homs on Sunday were Clyde Walker and family of Bellefonte, and Alvin 8el- lers and family of Stale College Philip Vonada and family spent Wednesday evening af the H E Faust home. They brought with Miss Orpha Fleisher who spending some time at the Geltig summer home MARTHA The Methodist Sunday School pienic will be held In the Williams Saturday, July 280. Every- Mrs and Mrs Sunday at Mrs. DR Richards visited and Nancy we Mr home of Richards Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Ross Sunday afternoon at the home of and Mrs. C. E. Spackman Those who visited at the home Joseph Williams were: Mr and Mrs. Roy Bloom and son Porrest of Belle- fonte, R. D., Miss Florence Steele Miss Paye and Patricia Steele of Tyrone Mrs. Jean Geénsamer Mr. and Mrs John Spackman spent their vacation at Niagara Falls and in Toronto, Canada, gent where they visited at the home of Mr and Mrs. Rex Carouthers i wie Became alarmed and insti. | UNFONVILLE WOMAN «4 a search which resulted in finding of the y, early the next morning. in a man's lifeless | HONORED ON 79TH BIRTHDAY A birthday parity in the form of field on the Joe Gunsailus ® basket picnic was held at the im meross Beech Creek from the home of Mrs. Amanda Way, at + nters Home. | Unjonville, Sunday, In honor of There was evidence that the man Mrs. Way's 78th birthday ad moved after being struck in the | Those present were: Mrs. Rachel aad by a bullet; and Winter's body | McDivitt, Margaret McDivitt, of vag found lying on top of his load- |New Alexandria, Ray Strsum, John d and cocked 22-calibre rifle. At McDivitt, Jr, of Freeport. Patricia 4 inquest at the Cen- and Joann McDivitt, of Pittsburgh: fre County Hospital Bellefonte, | Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Houtz and ~hysiclans testified that Winters [son Edward, of Lemont: Mr and id not have loaded and cocked Mrs. Leonard Rhoads and family rifle after being shot in the Pauline, Leomard, Jr. Esther Hazel 4, thus niling out a theory of and Tommy, Mr and Mrs Bert ide, Pragments of a 22-calibre Poorman, Jr., and daughter Lillian, okie which had scattered through (Mr. and Mrs, Miles Lee, Mr. and slain man's head after pene-~ Mrs Walter Eberhart and son, R ing the skull, were sent to the Daniel Eberhart, Mrs. Eva Dawson * #rate Police laboratories at Hershey | Buelah and Tom Smith, Mrs. Virgle r examination by ballistic experts. Tate, Elizabeth and Virginia Tate, The coroner's jury returned a | Billy Tate, Mrs. John Dawson and erdiet that the bullet which had |dmughters Mona and Joan, Marie sulted fatally for the groundhog |Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. John Cop- hunter had been fired “with homi- (ley, and Ray White, Jr. all of ¢idal intent.” | Bellefonte: Mrs. Bessie Alexander land son Dallas, of Milesburg: Mr YEAGERS iand Mrs. Robert Mong and child- FREE! ren, Raymond and Dolores, Mr jand Mrs. Sherill McDonall, of Un- Sc PEG. OF CORN REMEDY © At Yeager's Shoe Store. | jontown. | Mrs Rachel McDivitt and Mrs iWay are the only surviving child. ren of Michael and Leah Meyers Mrs. Way received many useful gifts in honor of the anniversary ee THREE DAYS ONLY ! Thursday - Friday - Saturday A Famous Worth'’s 3-Day Sale We Advise You To Be Here Early, Please—You Won't Be Disappointed HIGHER ALE rico SILK AND COTTON DRESSES | i. Values to $10.95 Summer Silk Washable Dresses Late Spring Silk Dressey Higher Priced Cotton Dresses Better Grade Spun Dresses WOMEN'S and MISSES’ SIZES WORTH'’S heny Street ~ wn mams— eS — $ A ———— | Johnson; GRADUATE OF PENN STATE WINS BEAUX-ARTS PRIZE A graduate of the Pennsylvania ! State College in architecture, George | A. Downs, of Reading, has Deen named winner of the annual Paris Prize competition of the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects Downs received a $3600 scholarship for two-and-one-half years’ study in Europe and Incidental allowances for transportation and other items, bringing the total of the cash prise to more than $4000 The Beaux-Arts prize is the second major architectural scholarship won by a graduate of Penn State in the last two weeks. Joseph FP. Balls, of Philadelphia, received the Daniel H Burnham fellowship awarded by the American Academy in Rome Charles C. Taylor, of West View, also a graduate of the College, was one of two architects who received honorable mention in the competi- tion won hy Balls, Both Balls and Taylor graduated from Penn State in 1836, while Downs was a member of the class of 1937 Downs was chosen winner of the Paris Prize on the basis of three designs drawn under the grueling conditions prescribed for finalists. He and his fellow nine finalists were confined in separate cubicles for thirty-six hours without books or conversation on each of three week- ends. During each confinement a different architectural problem was assigned Downs and the other finalists de- signed a “municipal labor mart” or city employment bureau, a music hall, and a Beaux-Arts ball with an undersea motif Balis, winner of the Rome sward will receive $1500 a year for two vears beginning October 1, with free resi. dence and studio at the American Academy in Rome. Sixty-two archi- tects entered this contest The four- teen finalists were asked to design a high school In a small Pennsyl- vania city to accommodate 1500 » dents, the site being a large, fat area used as a city dump PENN STATE MAN TELLS OF JAPANESE BEETLES Well-watered” and closely clipped lawns are preferred by Japanese beetles as a place for hatching thelr eggs, H. E. Hodgkiss, extension en- tomologist with the Pennsylvania State College. says. Each female bee- te lays from 60 to 70 eggs during her life, depositing them at a depth of 2 to 4 inches in the soil. They dislike laying their eggs in waste or weedy land The eggs hatch in 10 to 12 days with the young insects spending the summer in the ground feeding on the finer roots of weeds and grass- es. This is the reason, he says, that infested lawns often become dry and brown : The aduit the following spring and summ These are the Insects that eat the tissues between leaf veins and tonizge the leaves Hodgkiss is the author of Cireu- lar 213, “Protecting Trees. Plants Shrubs and Lawns from the Jap- aneses Beetle” recently published by the agricultural extension service of the Pennsylvania State College It | provides detailed Information on Japanese beetles and explains meth- ods for their control hestles emerge d VARIETY SHOWER HELD FOR MR. AND MRS. RICE A variety shower was held on June 29th. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Blair Rice near Pleasant Gap in honor of their son and daughter. in-law. #fr. and Mrs. Walter Rice Those present were: Mr and Mrs Harry Tressler and son Dean: Dale Deitrich; Milo Wilson Lois and Donald Sampsel; Mr. and Mss. Roy Yainell and family Betty. Cryder and Willis: Mr. and Mrs. Liopd White and daughter Sara Louise harles Grenninger: Woodrow Gentzel; Mr. and Mrs Philip Shiv- ery and son, Richard, Mr. and Mrs Jay Shivery and family Emeline Arlene, Isabelle and Betty: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Shivery and family Cuy and Berton: Mr. amt Mrs Per. ¢y Peiding: Mrs. John Deitrich and family. John and David: Wilbur Boob: Pauline 8mith: Mr. and Mrs Domer Smeitzer: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Corman; Paul and Helen Garbrick: Harold Yamell; Mary Boone: Mr Snyder. Mrs. Merril Dunkle and daughter Clara; Catherine Vonada Mr. and Mrs. Lyman White and family Sara, Ruth, Dorothy: Miss Young: Miss Mary Struble: Mr Howard Struble; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mr. and Ms Jacob Shirk: Mr. and Mrs. Myr! Kerstei- ter; Mrs. Charles Lyons and daugh- ter; Mr. and Mrs. Owen Coakley and son Harold; Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Rice: Mr. and Mrs. Blair Rice and family, Norman, Miriam and | Budd The evening wag spent by play- ing cards. chinese checkers, guess- ing games, and others. Mr and Mrs, Rice received many lovely and useful gifts, some of which came from friends who were unable to be | present because of the rain storm At a late hour refreshments were served, Camp Cook is Narcotic Addiet Leonard K. Rowe, 40, of Norfolk, Va, who claimed he learned the habit of usiig Jope at the now ex- tinct Philipsburg transient camp, | this week was sent to the Blair | | County Mental Hospital for treat. | after his iment as a dope addict, [ease was heard before the Blair jcounty court. Rowe was arrested 'a few weeks ago at Philipsburg. He | had been employed as a cook at | the camp there. {the class of 1036 and the following | year studied at the U. 8 Naval {Academy Preparatory School at An- {napolls. Last fall he entered the | Pennsylvania State College as a | freshman student of mechanical enginering, Kelley will be 20 years old on August L | Many an advertisement fails to | produce results because somebody | was trying to sell something for “+400 much money. Advertising ant to blame for every failure. July 13, 1939. THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. SNOW SHOE The Presbyterian church will County rold a festival on chureh lawn 1 hereby announce mysell as July 154 didais Treasurer of Centre Couns iy ¥ Sy ty siibioct ww the § The festival Willing | the Dernocra tic rorke f the Eisction to workers of the naay st antic H ANS WRE A BUCCHRS Hall Mr daughter Towanda FOR COUNTY TREASURER To the Democratic Voters of Centre | NEESE AND THARP CLAN i MET SUNDAY, JuLY ? The Neese and Tharp clan met on Centre Hall mountain on Sun- day, July 9, where a sumptous din- ner was served Those present Neese, Mr. and gate, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs son Jimmie, Mr. and Mrs. Russel Bitner and sons Dick and Robert Mr. and Mrs, Lewis Dorman and The son Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bath- Fourth al the Birch Lick hunting {gate and son Jay, Mr. and Mrs. camp: Mr. and Mrs. Prank Culver, Earl Neese, all of Howard: Myra Mrs, Tom Kerns, daughter Kathryi Tharp Bryant, Clars Tharp Hunt- { son James, Mr. and Mrs. Mah- ley and son, Roy, Mrs. Archey Watson, daughter Janes Brown, Madison Heights, Va; Mr. son Jay, of Moshannon, Paul and Mm. Percival Tharp and ver, Harrisburg, Mrs. Mabel Lucas a daughters, Ella and Orpha, Penn ighter Pauline, Madge and "OTNTY : Hall; Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Widensaul FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER snd children, Percy and Francis, of a on Laurelton; Mr, and Mrs. Frank Tharp, Mr. and Mrs. Ja Thar} and daughter Grace, Paul Tharp vith M: Mr. and Mrs. William Grove and and Mr Joseph son Earl and daughter Thelma, Mr Mr. and Mrs. R and Mrs. Paul Bohn, Homer Thom weannon, si as, Mr. and Mr Daniel Mother Gertrude baugh and daughter: Barbara Drex Walker Louise and Shirley, Lemont Mr. Charles Si and Mrs Roy Zimmerman daughters, Velda, Hild Charles, Paul and Cie Elma Yaney Mr. and M CGarbrick, Mr. and Mn: ) mer and son Budd, Joli and Harry, Charles la Whitmer M: Nopye Mr. and on Drew, Mr. and FOR COUNTY Jodon and son Franklin a i A wa M vd } W « Ronald, Bellefont ir. ar Donald wil n ’ Harry Biiger, Pl I ’ and Mrs ( John, Mr. Charles Hall; James Hull Mr. and Mr ( Leslie Lhalr ® oun- a for rides governing held by the " a M EB decided Mrs, William Sandra, of Y 11 o tt! | a . CNAIng wield ith Mr Hall's mother, Mrs, W i FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER nd family To the Republican 3’ i f County following I hereby ant t didate for MOG wers support Mrs Mrs Joseph James Willis Bath- Edgar Clark Bitner and and Hublershurg Voters of people spent » Republican Election 1 September SUNDOrt are me Gretein wnt the Reid wWeeReno will i ¥ nebraker J Mabe] Luc ited Mrs nday afl Pa COMMISSIONER ford and Mrs Mr son tre dack Aue mira FRIENDSHIP REUNION HELD AT HOME OF CHARLES HEATON hy } FOR (OINTY COMMISSIONER Charles Healon | 2. Sunday, July bountiful mes (¢_ SLRS SEERA) Political Announcements FOR SHERITY NTY COMMISSIONER he Detmexratic Voilers } 52 £ ile Mr ang Hig i Pleasant ba Mrs. Paul Campbell and d Sue and son Tommy, of Alig Mrs. Susie Reiter and Mildred of Montoursville Mrs. Ear! Reiter and son AL» i“ £ oy 2 FOR FOR SHERIVF. f the Republican Voters County I hereby announce that 1 160 i" PROTHOXOTARY SEL a) »* 1 ver f Ox Mr and ro WiiNm Yost of Cente i es ng a he prin AT EDWARD BE MILLER deileftn le FOR REGISTER FOR SHERIFF a levublican Voters t & publican Volers LEE TIC Hows BIRTHDAY PARTY AT HOWARD, HELD ———— JULY FOR SHERIF? held at the hom Leonard Holt July 2 in honor of et 12th birthda nner was served whic joyed by all Heglsison Ps timate Those For Regicler Rar Thon \ Nestierode and childre: Floyd, Helen, Velda and . a 4 » PY i BeTeDY anno Mildred Kaspick. of Twi dnte Tor the HOM and Mrs Banford Yet of ¥ Mee of Bheri! of Centre County al | County at the Pris aven: Mr. and Mrs Chest ¢ Prisnary Eletion to be held Say Septembre H hy AF. and. x B ane Fr ber 19, 1990. end will greatly ane | sreatly anne iy and children, Evelyn, Shel e the sOpport of my friends friends before at and Rov, Mr and Mrs. Roy Thon re and at the primary Auctioneer 15ES son and children, Sheldon, Mart ELMER BEROR, al Flor ro . . Ma y Benner Twp. Leonard, Florence, Paul. Earl Bellefonte, RB. D, | 222 and Gladys Mr. and Mrs Osc d———— Thompson and children, Donald FOR SHERIFY, Lois and Gienn, Mr. and Mrs Clair p Republican Voters of Centre Thompson and children, Ronald BOUBLy and Marie, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard ...aidate for the Holt, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Boone. office of Sheriff of Centre County at Beatrice Thompson, Allen, Effie and 0° rImArY, lection to be held Sep ~ " ember 12. 1988, and will greatly ap- Mary Katherine Holt. Those sciate the Subpart of my Iriends ing the home in the afternoon were jofore and at the primary Mr. and Mrs. Milford Heverly, Mr: LAWRENCE 8 (BALDY) HARNISH. Fannie Boone, Mrs. Amy Glossher Wingate, Pa Donald and Lee Heverly, and Fred Forshey Many beautiful presents were re- ceived. After supper was served all departed for their homes hoping fo meet again soon Bower Held In $1500 Bail On Check Counts a (Continued from Page 1) giving a forged check to Mavor Hardman P. Harris, for $25 on July 1; and of cashing a similar check at the R. T. Willard Men's store on [July 3. He was held under $500 | ball each on these two charges in | which Chief Dukeman is the prose- | cutor, | Later the same day Mark W. wil. | lions was prosecutor in a third ac. | tion in which he alleged that Bowes County: ; him 3 forged check for 1 hereby announce myself as a can. stice | didate for Treasurer of Centre Coun- | ty. subject 10 the rules governing the , Peace . in ly Re gatern : | Criders’ Exchange building, an ad. | 0 Ca a iad i ac | { ditional $500 bail was imposed 1n {default of ball the man was ro. {manded to jail. All told Bower | passed seven forged checks for a | | total of $165, police report, 20000990 YEAGERS Chief of Police Dukeman yestor. | day reported that he has received ONLY $1.00 {a detainer against Bower from the Little Gents Department. of Public Safety, py. | BROWN OXFORDS burgh, where the local man is 4 Regular Price $1.95, pson, Mr. and M OG FOR SHERI? : I he Democratic County Voters of o th at 1 vous Sich ¢ milion fot? Lee Good Bye Corns I you nse TWOAN-ONE Corn Remedy. Free at Yeagers announce that I will be a nomination for the visit - vals MUNICIPAL FRIDAY & SATURDAY (July 14th & 15th) A picture that will stan Imughing wnen vou go in and you Will stil be laughing wnen you come our “THE HARDYS RIDE HIGH" Mickey Rooney Lewis Stone Cecills Parker PF. Holden “STORY OF ALFRED NOBEL" “PROPHET WITHOUT HONOR" Also the Latest Fox Movietone News Issue. MONDAY & TUESDAY (July 17th & 18th) Melvyn Douglas Joan Blondell Walter Connolly “GOOD GIRLS GO TO PARIS” Forget your troubles take that load off your mind with the sea son's first great comedy sensation, “A NIGHT AT THE RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL” Last of “THE HAWK or WILDERNESS" ALWAYS COMPORTABLY “COOL IN THIS THEATRE FOR SHERIFF. the Republican Voters of Centre County I heraby announce that I will be a andidate for the nomination for the fice of Sherifi of Centre County at ne Primary Election to be held Sep- tember 12. 1839 and will greatly ap preciate the support of my Iriends pefore and at the primary ROY McKINLEY Grege Township, Centre Hall RD. You FOR COUNTY TREASURER. To the Republican Voters of Centre County’ 1 hereby announce myself as a can« didate for Treasurer of Centre County, subiect to the rules governing the Re. publican Party at its Primary Elec. tion to be held Tuesday, Sepiamber 12. 1938. Your vote and support are respectfully solicited, HARRY F. JONES, Bellefonte, Pa. 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