ee Ae en ts | CENTRE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER dhe Centre Democraf MEET YOUR FRIENDS IN OUR COLUMNS VOLUME 58. NUMBER 32. BELLEFONTE, PA THURSDAY, AUGUST 1939, SUBSCRIPTION—$21.50 PER YEAR PPROVE 4 RELIEF PROJECTS To play At Heclo | WILLIAMS SENTENCED IN FATAL SHOOTING OF MAN COUNTY ASSISTANCE BOARD | SETS WORK-ST:RVE WAGES | Unskilled Labor to Get 10 (Cents: Skilled Labor 65 Cents BOROS, TOWNSHIPS SPONSOR P ROJE CTS State See retar vy Here t Aid in Mapping Fu- ture Course Hors “%n Pre-Dawn | Gallo,” rouses The | Sleepin_ » ownsmen | to ontinued on Page nD WETS, DRYS 10 BE HEARD Arguments on Local Op- tion Issue Scheduled This Morning COVETrnor t at he Ce Board He (Continued on ght) J. S. Williams Dies Suddenly Page Ei Maries Se ptembe Pet : Superintendent of Monument ,ondums were filed as Tollow Brick Plant Succumbs at ’ wh “ Harry oe Daughter's Home Here ats Nee bor LeRin to ban wd nite Horoas ate Cx to Bis died daught 8 4 8:15 o'cl < 4 Wf 41 nued four) Ii page » and ing at Monument E. T. Bechdel, of the. How Blanchard, Dies ved pieni } : " Third Mountain F 1 ! il g home (‘reek Bank to Pass na i J nysmeian v ex ‘ » lB ror, in 3 Weeks Communion LN SE he the en jo Director of leech he Away ami He had r {Conti HARRY TANNEY LEASES GARMAN HOTEL PROPERTY worn oi nued on page seven) Harry Tanne Years prieto South ro Spring ed from John Jun Hotel property on which has been conducted first of the year by Ethe f Sheetz, widow of tl Rg He and the Bechdel Blanch- Wil- Bechds] East High str - Swe. roy kt ’ ,. and were the late and Matilda Snyder He will make tion to tl hotel property HA R : A 8 ™ ( ie auren ame at he announced exile and eth corat (Continued on page seven) Held After Threals The Lock Haven Expres iid L. Smith, who had been re- ng in Bellefonte, was arrestéd Haven, Tuesday. after hav- charged with as ting Mra Katherine 8 lLewk family East Bald Eagle and having 00 threatened he la He will be Port given a heating Alderman Ry an mti the rman Hotel number Hill i A St 1 VE Lock been aunt 146 at Weedring Reunion One hundred f« x members and friends of the Woodring ed the annual clan Community Park on Bunday 41 street attend held at Matilda reur tor before Predict Record Throng At Undine Boxing Meet At Gym Tomorrow The first bout of a card of bouts to be staged here sponsorship of the Undine FPire Company will begin promptly af 8:30 o'clock tomorrow, Friday night, in the gspicious air-conditioned gymnasium of the Bellefonte High #chool, corer of Lamb and Spring streets. Ticket sales to date indl- cate a record crowd will be present The pick of Pennsylvania's ama- teur fighters will be at the gym to-| morrow night in what promises to be ofie of the best fight cards ever witnessed In this community. The event is taking the place of the us. ual Undine Carnival The main bout of the evening will find Cal “Goose” MeCaslin, 1721 6 fast funder the pounds, of Lock Haven Coshaw, 180 pounds, the ring. McCaslin is State's beet known amateurs has a Joyal following the Commonwealth. Five other ex- cellent bouts, Including one between | local fighters, are scheduled The meet will be conducted un- der the supervision of Athletic Commission, which will furnish the referee. Judges will be John Patrick and Joe Miller, of Penn State, and the timekeeper will be Lioyd Ritchie, Bellefonte Refreshments of vamous Rinds (will be available at the gym, and) Bill in the and throughout and Johnstown, one of other features for the evening Candidate CLARENCE R. STITZER Seeks Nomination As Co. Treasurer R. College Businessman, Stitzer, State Dem- Clarence ocratic Candidate tievie (Continued on Page 6) School Pupils : } the State Hold Reunion Six Teachers Prese nl as For mer Coleville Students Meet at Heela Park AUEN Continued on pDag= seven) ————— LA——— PHILIPSBURG MAN HELD FOR ROBBERY Elme; Pike, of Ph lHpshburg, wa 8 Bellefonte ind intl Monday when he furnish $1,000 bail at a Yess before Justice of the Poetics Pe could not held charged reeny with at ) ng and ia iling Snyder at t+ ti ae) L15I0m DY Al- tolen opera goods, identifiec ind in his of found from he en tered a nom them along the filli plea and the th claiméd he treet tion The afternoon by Lamoreaux Clarence cited a facro arrest wa Monday Chief of Poliee N. R are] Assistant Chief Gustafson when they exe search warrant found a quantity of cigarette chew. ing gum on the Fike The cigarettes were identified by Frank Synder by the serial number oh the lrbel mins and and Salhia remises a | THREE CARS INVOLVED IN | STATE COLLEGE ACCIDENT | In a thrée<car accident on East Beaver Avenue State College about 9:30 o'clesk Friday morning damage was placed at $1890. No» oie | was injured, A truck driven by H. Lee Zong. of S'ate College, , sideswiped a sedén driven by Eimer Charles Dugan also of State College, police sald The Dugan machine dws struck a | parked car owned by Catie 8 Durst, of State College. Damages | were: to the Dugan car, $100: to the | truck, $75, and to the Durst ma- | chine 85. Chief of Police John RB. the Undine committee is planning | Juba, of State College, investigated he accident, od ged | Two Men Leap To Safety As Test Train Strikes Car r— MAUCK MADE COUNCILMAN: {on Council Expresses cern Over Steadily ering Assessments Low- ATS AB repost whish on pv posi B% nusd on page four) Wolf Employes’ Annual Picnic Bellefonte Store Group Wins Prize in Amateur Hour Contest at Loretto es from Lhe or Beliefonte WhUre Lewis Hi and Cu Fone MATH Bart 3 Li ow mberiand town mtingd campus All Wolf towns stores in these citi were closed which w : i winch all the employes to en varied ano lanned Swimming J (Continued or Sade seven) es —— gb. Wl I 5 50 $500 FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT HECLA PARK, WEDNESDAY highlight he annual outi Lock Haven Motor Club |i : { Hecla Park on Wed Augist 16, will be 5 $500 fire display, which is scheduled begin promptly at 9:30 p. m ithough the picnic ig prima Lock Haven residents. the Mt tor Club terday extended earty invitation all Cente ountians to be present, particular ly for the fireworks. The plenit program. beginning 12 o'clock noon with a basket include many attractions work £4] A to at lunch, PHILLIPSBURG MAN HELD IN SHORTAGE OF ACCOUNTS Simon Ziff, of 315 Seventh street | Philipsburg, in under $500 bail for his appearance at the next term of court on charges of fraudulent conversion. Pail was set last week after a the Peace Joseph BR. Woodring, of Port Matilda According to reports, Ziff, former | Philipsburg agent for a Harrisburg {newspaper, was $940 short in bit | accounts with the paper. He posted | | bond for court total | y Inqui hearing before Justice of | DRAW JURORS FOR COURT nd Jury Meets August Criminal Court to Open Sept. 11 Announce Itinerary of Banjo Band Trip Pages 6) » wa Local Woman Is Guest Columnist Mrs, Saruel M. Pinch-Hits For John Cum- mings in Inguirer Bamuel M Shaller street. Bellefonte (Continusd on metropolitan merited recogni it on a well work Her 1 HAO contribution to the follows WINIFRED B Belleforte Avthor and Lecturer Wandering motorist, in your na- tive Pennsyivania, spread out your ad map and put your thumb on is very middie! You are on Centre county Cart you feel the faint heart- beat of the States as you roll along to the rhythmical taming of your motor-whetls? If not, pul your ear to the ground (Continued on page four) rer 5y Gown 2 Injured When Car Hits Culvert at Zion Two persons received at the Centre County Hospital as the result of a motor accident near Zion shout 10 o'clock Bupday night. The car, operated by Chirles Poor- (Continued from Page 4) Shallcross Sunday SHALLOCROSS | rers {WPA pressing iJ. McMullin of Millhein, c¢limd ont and | After | is represented on the commiitee by * PU BLUE BARRON Band Concert Is Scheduled Play Lawn Here Lemont Band (oo Academy Sun- day Afternoon will De 1 ree tinued on seven) - P.R.R. Announces Special Train ——————— Low Rate Excursion to Carry {Con Fes Ts) Susquehanna Valley Resi- denis to World's Fair New + i 141 yd Bai 3 of the main e! re 0 1ow ced ou ket i y a few davs meantime. ar- rangementy being (Continued on page seven) ins as A nd-tri ison y sql wi laced In are ¥ Law rvs vel ad % compieted COMMISSIONERS APPROVE WPA GRAVE REGISTRATION Centre Oounty Commission. Tuesday agreed to set up a grave registration project This decigion was made at the request of representatives of all county veterans’ organizations The on the A ganiged, with of Phillpsblirg as c¢halrmian, and W AS Becre- Each organimation tary veterans twn delegates Members of the committee which met with the Commisisoners Tues | day are Al Jones, Philipsburg: W.| on permanent committee was or- | Leo Moerschbacher, | | € {the Rockview sub-sistion {day afternoon arrested Walter Sto Council Appoints | Boro Dog Catcher; | Te Launch n Drive || = PLANT NEAR | (OMPLETION - Final Inspection of Sew- age Plant to be Held August 14 Gets 2 to 5 5 Years in Jail; Must Pay Victim's Family $500 } PLEAD GUILTY TO LEAVING PRISON 23 Defendants in 14 Cases Sentenced by Judge Walker Personal and to Wiliam the mid easured fully 20 2%-call bre hh the Alter over thro ol read ran inued from page 7) : State Staff Of (Continued on Page 6) —————— - Slag From Titan Site Used for Road Fill |Elks to Convene At Bethlehem, Pa. and Organization to Meet ust 20.24 Benevolent Protective Aug. yviical B ond wile PO uw Bi me of the Elk and Ir a 3 ¢ periond « irom Augu tors 16 this old i will celebrate its Bi-Cent 1941-42, will find it mlly in- teresting. Pre-eminently a city of chiirches, it has more than 80. rep resenting many faiths; it (Continued on Page 7) ss or IPA Arrést Boy Wanted nary unu ini fitting i In Jefferson County Ps —— State Motor Police officers Wave | Myers and Harold D er, of Brookville, Jefferson county, lon carges of fuing a franduient check. The arrest was made while Stover was visiting friends at the Howard nursery ©CC camp, of J. Mellin, Millheim, Aaron Left- | which he formerly was a member, zell, Bellefonte: W. W. Hampton, | ireatment | Bellefonte, and Leo Moersthbacher i Philipsburg. This movement, the commitiee | pointed out, Is in line With sim#ar | projects in the majority of the) counties of the slate According th police, Stover fs bee ing held in the Centre county jail | pending arrival of Jefferson county futhorities, who are repbried to {have a warrant charging him with issuing a worthless check for We i TRAY county Ream, of yesters | WPA Is Reduced Three Philipsburg Men Dis- missed as Managers of Branch Offices expenses six clotted and a dministrative foroes eens by State Philip A wore - Adi redicted a saviag in adoiinistrative redgction of the offides frm 16 New Castle and headq Ua riers nsylvania xete nklin. Offices at Us- &1 were consolidated witha (Continued on Page 7) Conference Planned At Democratic Picnit i Demberatic Wom- Young Demgo- Penngyivania have plans for régiong] con- part of the pfogram of the fifth annual Central Pennsyl- nia Democrs Picnic, 10 be held Bleek Moshéannon State Park, ‘ednésday. August 30. The meetings will Be composed affiliated clubs from Centre. urfield, EIR and Jefferson toun- The Democratic Women's ting will be under the direction v Howe Merrell, Philipsburg, mal director, The Young Demo > meting will be under the dership Walter E. Beezer, Philipsburg, regional director, who was appoimted to thst office at the Young Democratic Convention held Erie, June 1938 he year's regional conférefice of Pederated Democtatic Women's wili be the second one to be dt Bhd Moshanfion State ark. Last July an enthusiastic meeting played a featured part ih (Continued on pale seven) nounced ferences as 3 A Lic ore ¥ of ™ i he 1 AUGUST 12 LAST DAY TO REGISTER Saturday, August 12 is the last day to register if you with to vole ai the Primary Elec- tion in September Anyone BECOMING of 4g¥ on or before Septémber 13 iy dks fhe to register. Anvonw who moves fnte the Section dis trict or from ome county to another . must Gommiionges the SC miLsioneT s before August 14 The las day to move in the same district and retain your vote is September
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