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SECOND
SECTION
Zhe Contre Democrat
VOLUME 58.
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BELLEFONTE, PA.
THURSDAY,
NEWS,
FEATURES
Wd
“il,
JUL y 1949,
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Random
Items
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Enterprising Boys
A group of Lock Haven
boys, sons of the members
Hand-in-H Hose Company
wanted to imitate their
elders of the Drum and Bugle Corps
that they tarted a Drum Corps
old hat-boxes for drums 1d
worn instruments r
several weeks ag hen
* I'e-
three-
Ru obb Sch
iawn, and realized over $80
they
small
of the
SO
with
a few
bugle:
these did
hearsal,
vight feetiy
IgNL Te
out 0
to the
equipment, S
Senior
propose
chase of
Clair Mye
Drum
ven
DOYS
NeCess
or
Bugle Co
promised
the
Lock Ha-
teach the
of
rps,
to
have shown
: ting up thelr festival
booths emaining
grounds over night to
their
on the
dam-
pment iat they
prevent
age 10 equal
nean business
Not So Dumb
the train
ieanedq o
to the
Be
Laing
Woodchuck vs. Dog
Robert Mitchell's Bo
bulldog
from a
with a wood-
wa
ton
r
i nail battle
he certainly
barely missing a
John Sann,
automobile and
an approacii-
of Balti-
rantically stopped
bil the
on the
motors
Fr aus } JAvVe
te of a *
highway. He and the
54 together dragged figure to
thie side of the highway. The “vie-
tim” was a dummy, a pair of trou-
sers and uffed
waste RPL Poll
Ying proms
olner
the
vt
a ug st
> |
about
slore
firy
FARE
passenger, Clarence
1 route tO a
of, Irvin Engen
had legs
wt ral y
mmernas i-
Webbe
hospital an
Glenvill
broken
Fe
of DOW
Repays 10c Loan
A well«lreesed man
dropped into a Red Croes office
Baltimore, and laid a dime on
counter. He explained it was to re-
pay a loan of ten cents made by 2
woman him last Christmas when
he was to find a job. He
now a civil service employee
Washington
recently
in
the
Lo
tr
in
Ungrateful
A motorist from Greensburg, Pa,
told police at Frederick, Md. that
he picked up a hitchhiker, let the
youth share Ris hotel room, only
to awake and find the young man
had gone, taking his wallet contain-
ing more than $60, the claim check
for his car stored in a garage and
also the car
A New Law
Annoyed by starlings, residents
of Wauwatosa, Wis, hit upon the
idea of feeding them oatg soaked in
liberal quan tities of alcohol. When
the birds stupified, the other
species are weeded out and
starlings dispatched to an inciner-
ator
fall,
the
Ain't It So
Subscriber Wyanet Rec-
ord, a weekly, Wyanet, Ill, re-
ceived their papers with one page
of a four-page section blank except
for the following in small type
“Don't laugh We had a helluva
time filling the other three pages.”
10 the
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Oi
Fair Exchange
Mrs, W. M. Matthews, of Piliot
Mountain, N. C.. is making no effort
to find the thie! who stole seven
hens from her chicken house. He
left behind him a wallet contain-
ing $150.
Doubleheader
Willem Eenard planted some
COLLAPSE OF BRIDGE
HURLS SEDAN, TRUCK
INTO JUNIATA RIVER
New York Man, Wife and Child Killed As
Truck Trailer Shoves Car Into
Bed of River
three
ta0
injury
a heavy
onto
ol
was cr
oLner per
Saturday al-
traller-truck
ight sedan as
Alexandria
Juniata
and 50NS8
ous
when
over
leath
caped
ternoon
toppled
a 100-foot
bridge c¢
iver in
a
the
Ngee d into
Hunt
are
Kaufman, 3
ingdon
he dead
Edwin of Woodside
*, about
Robe
had entered
the west end and
wd the extreme eastern
end when the truck and trailer ap-
proached from the opposite direc
tion, forcing them the side of
the bridge and pinning them under
the heavy the bridge col-
lapsed
44]
truck as
y 4 ‘
he Mon-
Lewistown Fair
To Honor Founder
Neighboring County Exhibi-
tion To Open Monday,
July 31
ast Fe fs
ULE
Ard since t can be 1
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‘Ned’ Keller Is
Visitor To U. S.
Centre County Native Has
Resided in Roumania
Since World War
ff 8000 miles
ident
Oradeao
ire counts
rmer re
Ru-
last
visit to oid
11 he wag entertain-
Mrs. Edward Durst
Keller called on numerou
found him ready and
to give first-hand informa-
ding the various phases
situation on which
Mr. Keller speaks with understand-
ing gained through nearly twenty
years’ residence in Central Europe
In the World War, Mr. Keller was
lieutenant and rv the
ration of the He met
and married a girl from Rumania
and decided to cast his lot with his
new found friends. However, he
hag to this day retained his Ameri-
can citizenship. which he cherighes
more highly than ever and declares
he will never relinquish. Formerly
Mr. Keller conducted a small busi~
ness in office supplies, but this prov-
ed unsatisfactory and he took to
teaching languages. He is an in-
structor nglish and German
and his time is fully occupied,
Fifteen years ago he visited the
States in company with his wife,
and Mrs. Keller is again with her
husband on this second visit.
He arrived in New York early last
week on the Steamship Manhattan,
and afer a with his brother,
Capt. Harry Keller, in Wilkes Bar-
re, formerly of Milesburg, and at
the New York World's Pair, he will
again leave for Europe, August 8th
His absence from home will have
been close to three months
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Ox Team Replaces Horses
Ray Holmes, a farmer of White
Deer, uses a team of oxen raised on
his farm,
property, located along the high-
way at the foot of the mountain
The black and white
tract much attention
ends who
willing
tion regan
of the European
a for
di conflict
fen
1841
visit
‘asphalt
in doing the work on the |
animals at- |
Motor
CARO
Freight company of
according to eye witnesses
Lo an allempt I
SDArp curve the east-
the | when iL
hit the
was able
bridge be-
was seen make )
make the
end
on
and
ridge
span and
thi
f
‘in wl
ile t get on
end of the bridge
WARY
lapsed
all
on
unable to
sank
{eet
crushed under
falling truck.
Sprenkle of the
who had
prior th
cach, being
Ne bric i
lige as
sent pinning into three
water and
veigal
Sergeant
tate molor
Tossed] the
and
end
Was
the
E
police
bridge
Wis
n
1 41
of
R
Jusl
8 Re~
at t
street
11+)
stationed
the main
heard the cra
2 scene of the a
the Kaufmang
natant
sa
al
an
ident
easier
Ale RARGHA sh wd
cident
were
was Marth
Alexandria who had been
» Kaufman car was
us car off the
ene
and
unking
said he » LPUCk was
0 gel
Saw
anto the bridge and
weld BAU
Cal
second s
and backed
pan of
section began Lo sink
occupani tr
Harry
mont, New
Cassel
i exiricale
ruck
tnd
Weg
I Wesl-
A passen
Creek, were
themae!
bel
alivel
ger
Joe
aie Ves
ore hel
PERCE
moved slightly an
posi LF
al rest reach
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Ae W alow
dOrkinen
alous
uers Lo
(tL BET HE
SMELLS THE
SAUSAGE IN THE [S
LUNCH BASKET )
way VICE)
ADAMS SAYS THE FIFTY-MILE
SPEED LIMIT IS HERE TO STAY
ing wo |
nn
”
ning ne
_gambi os
You bet we're ge
law.” Commissioner Ly
of the State Motor Polio
Who i the gieules cr
asked, the cashier ho
the man
man lives ot}
end
out
jecinred
or
hy 5 0 19Y
“OE ERI
the
moder
brakes
sale
mention of
straight
away I
law open
ercentage of acc
the straightaway
* asserie
and
check
ies both
! road patro
GUNNERS LOOK AHEAD
TO GOOD SEASON FOR
LARGE, SMALL GAME
Fall Season Opens November 1, With Restrict-
ions That No Hunting Be Done Before
9:00 A. M. of Said Day
dale
game
both
for
includes
excented
ting of any
With this ex- |
nun
dally are
wr
Wo
in sel
Gro
Qal
tad Tel
Ruf!
(Continued on Page 6)
“Idle R. R. Workers
May Get Benefits
| Railroad Retirement Board
Stipulates Requirements
For Assistance
ee
ago the Inte
of Unionville,
Centre Demo-
of a mine.’
artic ph
About fosty yem
W. Rumberger,
wrote for The
the name
ii
who
under
persons referred
the article
intervening
to
have
i { YOurs
since
that | il 1
repeat “Domine
prophetic
ter a lapse of
produced below
te ho
imaginary
joumey to
forty
our town, af-
is re.
foretold tl
After alight
train, I
moments
wonderful changes
half century
The streets were all paved with
and scores of automobiles
with their rubber-tired wheels were
gliding noiselessly hither and thith
er. The pavements were all
ry tO 1
we future. Here
ng from
looked around
ood amazed at
wrought
and
las t
n
i
piated
Dies of Injuries
In Fall From Roof
Lock Haven Man, 62, Sustains
Fractured Skull at
His Home
Injured when he fell 22 feet from
| the roof of his home in Lock Ha-
ven, last Wednesday alternoon,
Wesley Milton MeceQloskey died in
the Lock Haven Hospital the same
night without having regained
consciousness,
Mr,
gaged in painting the roof while
other members of the family were
|
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3
#0 that in
n one imagines he
meancered ne
the ments
amazed’
House «
a mami
rubber
We
The (
been replaced by
alter the
pave
mond tood
dered! ourt
ture
of architect
old eolttmns
ff
» Tyr 4 £
He price of
terly disappeared
LOE ew
within ten feet
said
lion dollars
Court House is
about one hundred feet
fifty feet above th
nickle-plaled balustrs
persons from fal
It is really an object of beauty a:
is intended for the landing of 1
ing machines as they are not
mitted 10 land on the streets
ie fully
and has a
0 pre vent
in
pe
f
i
MoClogkey had Ween en |
in the house. About five minutes |
after calling him to lunch, they
heard a noise and rushing outsids
found him lying on the ground un-
conscious.
ly had missed his footing while de-
scending.
Deceased was a Spanish-Ameri-
can War
employed as a machinist by the
New York and Pennsylvania Com-
(Continued on Page 6)
GRANGE FAIR TO FEATURE |
RECREATION FOR CHILDREN
Children who visit or live st the
{Grange Encampment and Centre
tatoes last spring in his garden ab | County Pair, Centre Hall, are well
Portland, Ore, Tomatoes came up.
Puzzled, he pulled up the plants
and locked at the roots. There were
the potatoes.
Cosmic Rays Light Lamp
Captured cosmic rays are put to
work lighting a neon lamp in the
Fordham University exhibit at the
New York World's Pair. The rays
{of Grange Park well
| daily, the children play an impor- | Hall 173-R-2.
arrive at the rate of foruteen a
minute,
| supervisors,
‘ taken care of during recreational
periods, as witnessed above in the
picture of the playground with His
Swings, chutes, and
sand boxes are provided, along with
competent directors, for the annual
event scheduled this year from
August 24 to September 1, ineciu-
sive,
With the average tent-population
aver 3.000
A son sald he apparent. |
veteran and had been |
tant part in the celebration. Perris |
wheels, hot dog and
ice cream |
stands and other concessions pro- |
vide a varied form of entertainment |
for both young and old. The Juve. |
nile CGranges add to the color with |
special exhibits,
And the young folks were not!
overlooked when the Fair Commit. |
tee secured three shows, four ‘rides’
and B84 other concessions for the |
Midway this year. Immediate in-
formation regarding details may be
obtained from members of the Fair |
Committee or by calling Centre
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IRON INDUSTRY
reg
I'k
4
tt of frightening horses and aut
we yon
next went
where court
i man with
into the oo
was in session
ga billiard cue in
came down the aisle and
ne to take 8 seat 1 asked
{f he was the boss and then he
und
reiese d
fey
The Railroad
Taw Act
abusing a
(Continued ©
$25,000 Allotted
For Farm Loans
AATCC
Dad Cn,
Limited Fund Available For
Farmers in Centre
County
man
deeds; Johnnie Musser
wills P. 8 John Musse
Boyd Musser) Grover
H J. Jackson,
leave the Court
“We crossed over
Garman House which is now
(Continued on Page 6)
of
son
we
of
House
mi
+
muss
{arm tenants,
prs laborers h
farms. A county com-
applicants an ihe
select
character farming ability
to the .
{or
under
then
roppers “of
purchase of
OF WESTERN
PENNA. BEGAN 150 YEARS AGO
Records in the Department of In-
ternal Affairs show that the fron
and steel industry for which wes!-
ern Pennsylvania is famous became
exactly 150 years old about the mid-
die of the present month, Secretar
Wiliam 8. Livengood, Jr. pointes
out in a statement this week, not-
ing the sesqui centennial of the
building of Alliance Purnace on Ja-
cobs Creek in Fayette county ‘0
1780, the first blast furnace west
of the Alleghenies
The growth of iron and steel be-
yond the mountaing as a source of
wages, wealth and general prosper-
ity is illustrated, Secretary Liv.
engood said, by the fact that Alli-
ance Purnace, all its ore banks
brickyards and wooded tracts, were
sold in 1797 at the height of ils
prosperity, for approximately $310.
000, whereas the total capital in-
vested in the metal industries of
the nearby county of Allegheny
County alone, according to Iatest|
Department statistics, is estimaled
to be $658.413.300.
The
known as Jacobs Creek Purnaoe
te Turnbull and Marmie Purnace,
the Turnbull Ironworks or Colonel
Holker's Iron Works, at the peak of
production. when if was turh-
il shot and ghell for the Rev-
onary War and especially for
ral Anthony Wayne in his for-
against the Indians, employed
he most fewer than 500 men in
1 its related industries of ore-min-
charcoal burning, brick-mak-
and hauling. As compared
these few, the meta] indus-
of Allegheny County alone
employed 127.000 in 1837, a none
00 prosperous year.
Alliance Purnace stood alone 8s
an iron-producer west of the Alle-
ghenies when it was “blown-in"
Now the total metal producing
plans of Allegheny number 424.
(Conanued on Page 6)
wit
Alliance Purnace, sometimes |
{Church of Christ,
and experience
Due to the limited funds available
~gome $25000, only a relatively
small number of joans can be made
in Centre @Gounty this year
Any farm tenant, sharecropper of
farm laborer interested in a lenant
purchase loan is directed to apply
i by letter or in person as the office
of: Oakley 8 Havens County Su
pervisor, Farm Security Adminis-
tration, 23¢ East COoliege Avenue,
State Coliege, Pa.
Application blanks and addition-
al information can be obiained al
he Supervisor's office.
In order
borrower with too much debt, he
explained, applicants with some
money for a down paymeni, or prac
{ tically enough equipment and live-
stock with which io operalg !
Mill Hall Man Dies
of Bullet Wound
Former WPA Worker on La-
mar Hatchery Project Be-
came Despondent
Kenneth Joseph Shay, 31, a for-
mer worker on the Ear Fish |
Hatchery project until it closed
July 1, was found dead in the bed-
room of his home at Mill Hall last
Wednesday afternoon, with a bullet
wound in his head. According 10
Dr. W, J Shoemaker Clinton
county coroner, the young man had
shot himself in a period of despon-
dency.
ell
| own farm are more likely io be se-
wi lected by § tre County Ten
He was born and reared in Mil lect d by the Cen i 3
Hall, and was a member of the | Ai Purchase Commitiee.
He leaves his | Preference will be given to appli-
wife. one son. Roland, and two cations received prior 10 August 3
daughters, Delores and Patricia, at | De stated
home: his mother, Mrs. Hall Lee |
C. of 8alt Lake City and Vincent H.
| 4 Lock Haven. Burial was made |
| Saturday in Cedar Hill cemetery.
The United States is a world pow-
ler whether some Americans know it
jor not
SYMPHONY
Hy
to avoid loa ding down a
ON WHEELS
VILLIAN
STLENCH
A 4 on
RECONSTRUCTION
p
Oser, the
rnewhat of
opening bars,
se confident
S50 sure of -
of 100
tunnel
wad
9% foe
and Mrs
lege, shows
the
gn B00-foot hangar
rerafl Company at
TE on oo Dgrete
cture is scheduled to
th Latest oh
Quit 8mc king Club”
of Williamsport,
known resident of
te, who has added some 14
since forswesrin the use
several months ago
Has Face Badly Lacerated
Joseph Petkac, of Grassfiat, re.
ceived a badly lsocerated face in an
automobile accident at 8:15 o'clock
Saturday one mile west of
Morrisdale cars operated by
him and Andrew Verost, of Niagara
alls, N. Y. collided According to
investigating motor police Verost
ade a curve and lost control of
car, his tiie crashing
nto the approaching car. Verost is
ming in Hawk Run. Total
to both cars were placed
In
the
night
when
[elas]
Philipsburg Man Gels Post
The Department of Highways Fri-
announeed that i8 appoint-
ments included Daniel A. Bafley, of
Philipsburg. to a highway engineer-
ing post. at & salary of $2400. Déane
C. Griffith, of Clearfield, was sp
pointed superintendent of mainten-
ance of the Clearfield district with
A
Gay
{a salary of $2400
- ‘KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES' Dolan Ha Something to Work on Now!
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