OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Thoroughly Every Town and Village In Centre County. Week, Covers ahe Centre Democrat MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined, A Quick and F.eonomieal Selling Medium, ———— VOLUME 58. NUMBER 34. BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1939, SUBSCRIPIT0:—$1.50 PER YEAR " 66TH ANNUAL GRANGE FAIR OPe HUNDREDS MOVE "NTO "CITY MANY CASES OF TENTS’ AT (ERE HALL LISTED FOR © Fair Program Will Begin | Today; Exhibits May Set New Record MIDWAY TO PRESENT MANY ATTRACTIONS Grange Plays, Baseball Games, Contests, Among Chief Entertainment A week's program of activities § festivities at the sixty-sixth an Grange Encampment and Fal get under way today at Gi Park, Centre Hall of persons housed in tv's famed “Tented City” spacious park Campers began park yesterday after with them furniture other items they will their week's residence More than 500 tents, a new all high. have been set ug I permanent streets in t nothing has been omit the stay of tenters a and pleasant outing Arrangements completed to thousands of grounds, and which begins in a day, will increase in size dor each day until the Thusday when every mim day will be taken up with variety of activities Visitors to the fiir are use the bulletin board at headquar- ters as their guide to activities. On the board will be posted each activities, together with special at- tractions which will be (Continued on page saven) ———— ——— 1 Former Judge Makes with Centre co 0 move Dringing suppl lies ar need dur a ing a ted to make comfortable also have been accommodate the dally visitors ( the Falr modest and spien climax next ite of the a wide irged to day booked by Plea For Lawyers Declaring the piciure oi the mod- | ern lawyer presented to the Ameri | can public by the movies and the newspapers to be “untrue and un- just” former Judge M. Ward Flem- ing of Bellefonte and Philipsburg fast Thursday told the Philipsburg Kiwanis clab, “Tt true that any shortcoming receive thusiastiic spread i steady ly ignored’ Citing statistics Wisconsin and ti} Attorney Fleming & small in those $5000 a vear and at cent in each instance wer class under $2.000 The speaker to his hearers attitude on th toward the man in defense of the - Fire Damages Port Matilda Gas Station Fire of eer tn be r ow wWorser | that only AWS howed percentage of the made more irast places fryrt v ” ciosed with a | enient vibsli wosk Is wronged for mare of the ue Hie “a ©& part . wWinee man origin dam- wood shed and Bennett indetermined aged a storage room rest room of the Miron service station in Port Matilda shout 1 lock Sunday morning The blaze, believed to have origin- ated in the roof of the storage shed at the rear of the structure, spread rapidly to the front and for a time threatened to reach the oil shed and gasoline tanks Members of the Alpha Pire Com- pany. State College, went to the scene and assisted in keeping the blaze from getting out of control The loss included tools, stoves and other tems. Some insurance was carried on the building OC Louls, ers | List of Tord ars Who Will Spend A A Week At Fair 7 by towns. of to 0c Fair Most Tent many their tent rrange Grange today 8 into the ithe oh ail A. Burkh Sharer. Mi Charlie Charle Benner, Clar- Bloom 1 Booze i Be OZET Bri Centre Hall Ralston, Ja A. H S8payd, John Andrews, 1 Arne Bartholomew, George ence Blaze: Danie Robert Bloom, Si William Bradford D. W. Bradford ford and W Harold Bra Paul Bra Cloyd Brook: Burkholder D. Confer Cummings C. Delaney Edward Morri er. Geo Mr liam Frank Thomas John Claude Dutrow, Clyde Dutre {Continusad on DAZe saven) pnp —— WETS LOSE COURT PLEA Judge Walker Rules in Favor of Referendums in Four Districts Ww The way was cleared for local option referendums in the County's three principal borough and in Boggs township yesterday when Jiidge Ivan Walker dismissed pleas by taproom owners in these districts to bar referendums becatise of tech- nicalities The of tigation were piaced upon the taproom own ers ents Sceheduled beer refer enduma for rg boron ‘ 8 1 Philips tion of all on of al ! i the matlier (Continued on page three) —- Howard Loses Game; May Contest Score In the thir " of a series of three games in the Centre Cott Bas ball League championship playoffs the Bellefonte Moose defe ated How- ard 5 to 4 at Howard night Early reports last night that Howard protested the score on a technicality PT were Monday the Moose defeated How. ard at Bellefonte by a score of 7 to 3. Last Wednesday Howard defeat- ed the Moose 7 to 6. In the first game of the series Meanwhile State College won the first of its tiffs with Bellefonte Elks. last Thursday. to the tune of 10 to 1. The second game between the same teams, Tuesday. resulted in 2 4-4 tie. They will meet again this Thursday at the Community Athletic Field. Bellefonte Banjo Band Returns From Visit To World's Fair at New York At 4:30 o'clock Monday 62 very tired Banjo Band members, with 17 parents, arrived at the Lewistown station, having just com- pleted a fast trip from New York City on the Ciolden Arrow train The band left Lewistown at a. m. last Baturday to begin «2 Fair and New York City coaches were assigned the band both to and from N.Y. C. Parents driving more than 20 automobiles transported the band io Lewistown Saturday morning and were on hand Monday morning to bring the members back to Bellefonte, The schedule planned was follow. | ed closely, except for a change Fri. day afternoon when a cloudburst caused cancellation of two band ap- nees Following was the program of the band: Arriving at the Pennsylvania Sta- tion, New York, the band had morning | Pennsylvania Crack | thelr | eng awaited tour of the World's | Two | breakfast and took a Long Island train to the Fair, arriving there at i188 A. M. The band was at once taken to the General Motors Ex- hibit, and as special guests, were admitted before the long lines of | those waiting to see this feature of | the Fair. Other exhibits were then seen and the band, at noon, pre- pared for a concert in the Court of Peace. Arriving there, they found the stage prepared, with micro- | phones placed, and a jarge group of | spectators, The band was announced and played four numbers when rain forced a return to the Pennsylvania Building. The World's Fair Press however, took pictures of the band on the stage with 8 year old Nor- ma Jean as director. The crowd many under umbrellas, remained i seated until the band was forced to retire. Many compliments were received after the concert Later the band played several (Continued on Page 3) GRAND JURY : 37 Persons Named in Bills of Indictment; Jury (Convenes Menday FIVE CHARGED WITH DRUNKEN DRIVING Presented At- 17 Cases to be Monday, District torney Reports Jourt n the bill slated for rresutation Monday e remaining 17 cases are to be following day Lett ior { CGetlig 1st are and th con red the nc- to Mr TT! domes urscay the SOSH relations Next usta) UmMmmary iviction case | the Grand Jury work. It is time a number whom true expected that that of defend- bills are cases are listed for Grand Jury on » following presentation to the Monday. August 28 John Kiett. Ehrenfeld county. f & b Martin Halderman Be (Cantinued oh page three) a ti ——— Nail Breaks Glasses; Pieces Enter Man's Eye William Pisher, Cambria llefonte ": Milesburg, an employe of the American Lime and Stone Company, fgured in p mis. hap at the plant during the later pars of the week While doing some carpenter work a nall which he was driving in a plank bounced” and flew up. triking and shattering his glasses ple broken glass Mr. Fishers remo ed bY a al phy- damage ted time the oe rents throug - Crach Near Unionville n about Friday wis Jaberie damaged w of about $115, and damage io machine operated by George Rus- nak, of Philipsburg, was placed al $50 Rusnak, police said, swerved 0 the left to avoid giriking a parked car owned by Clare 8. Parsons, of Unionville machine getiing in the path of the Jaberie car. George Rusnak. Jr. aged 2. suffered a out below the right eye > HOSPITAL RECEIVES $3712 FOR SERVICE TO POOR payment County Hospiial te for free services to th was announced at Harrisburg, week by Welfare Secretary Arthur Sweeny The payment, one of 8180212 is for the March, April, and May Hospita are paid by the state on the basis of not more than $3 a day for free service to those unable to pay. Elks Marching Unit to Appear In Parade Most of the members Bellefonte Elks Lodge are lehem today, attending Convention of Elks in that city this week Today is the “big day” convention program and mammoth parade to be held this afternoon the newly organized marching unit from Bellefonte lodge directed by Captain Herbert M Beezer, of the local Field Artillery unit, will make its initial public ap- pearance. The unit, garbed in strik- ing new uniforms, will be led by the uniformed Bellefonte High School Band a mie a Car of of burgh the The of Centre fon this | A 20 totaling nonths of of the in Beth- the Btate session In on the in the —— ay Court House Flue Being Raised 10 Feet To provide more adequate drafts] for the Court House boilers as well | as to carry dirt and smoke above the level of surrounding bulldings, | the Centre County Commissioners this week are having the main flue higher The work is being done hy Ross | Walisce, Milesiiirg bricklayer and | contractor. Up to this time the flue | ithe top of the bullding, and resi. dents have complaifiéd about the smoke from the stack Democratic Registrations Hold | DEMOCRATIC PHILIPSBURG YOUTHS SENT ~ Steady Despite 1938 Defeat suffered last and deleal Pennsy.vania that a wavs the Dem- county Wu pile of & - | thre ought In spite of the fact percentage of voters be “on the winning side ocratic party in Centre virtually ns trong. numerically it ever was during the regime of Democracy in monwealth, according to tion Hgures released (his the Centre County Loss than 350 votars have de the Democratic st:nd election. The Republican gained some BER members last fall but it Is rem well half that n represents egistrations of pers who registered fall, so the gain cam ation of 4a Democratl ’ "ni certain four-) the OC regisirs- week DY Commissionen oried ard since inst par- Appa over imber the 1 ROIS were not GOP taken indie trend” strength Ww as an AWRY from the Comm n clk released by registratic Primarie igure sioners a efter the DOGS GIVEN GREEN LIGHT Council Welches on En- forcement Show-Down; ‘Drive’ Nears End Bellefonte enforcement The death two-week -0ld knell for dog-law program was sounded Monday nig when Council {alled to put teelh drive against dogs administration that 13 entire of Fe BLN by many sn ar atlempied | the and matie condition again ADow default just drives Council It was praciicaily the same story. Paced with the necessity of ita signs as haw against dog: in past years oid like to Btion ticke wT Pemoer i! } 8 Republ with no preference Inlists; 56 registered on the sted All tered ican 231 23 Boco- Prohi- the Comin Comm VO the west precinet ship in ighily total pulation of in { } ens Last { { cublican regist bannes regis of Rush registration one-half Lhe Centre county in Llown- are 10 dale ra tions } wore iid gistered in § 286 | then the lead hs Whey polis return powe; count Dem The that will Beplen 1A and will remat (Conwged on page six) wWiihe Democrats W here majority Rs 2511 publican Sane Lo eclorate 0 th whieh in Centre ast the ubican party SYIVARIA, the noweo Repub! announoe [Oe -01n 11.31 CRIA } . bosrd INJUNCTION showing officers and the public that this Ume HH really meant bBudiness Council welched on the show-dosn, # and weakened bad been sot up enforcement The dog qu al Monday's from Jame weeks ago Marshall the system whic two weeks ago | dah bros estion wa meeting a bot tor Mardisll, who named dog-catehe reported that he bt was ard aper (Oontinued on page six) Dollar Days In 60 Local Stores Retail Division Sponsars Two- Day Sale September 1 and 2 Bellefonte their participating Bellet Days, Friday and Satu ber 1 and 2. it was announced last night by officials of the retail divi- sion the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce SPONSOTrs UH event Every the has signed for the Chamber officials that scores items will be priced far below ne mal 50 as to be within the reach of even the most humble budgets Many stores carrying seasonabie merchandise will use Dollar Days as a vehicle for clearing shelves for fall and winter stocks Next week's issue of The Centre Democrat will carry the complete story of Bellefonte's price-slashing Dollar Days. Prepare now for the sale, for during the two days your dollars will go further than thes have for many a month ————————— IS WALKER HIGH OFFERS VARIETY OF COURSES Nearly sixty have signified in of the salir one of hants wh sae has assured mert Wr - Lewis Q Fawoett, principal Walk- er Township High school. announc- ed this week that when the Walker Township schools open Tuesday. | September 5, the high school would offer academic and vocational work | to both boys and girls. Miss Carolyn Deaterly, of Quakertown, is the lat- est addition to the school faculty and she will teach vocational home ecnnomics Freshmen and sophomores should know definitely whether they wish to take thé academic course or the | vocational course, Mr. Pawcett said Woman At Hecla Is Struck By Bullet Mrs Waller Cetheart, ville, is reported to be recovering | filcely at her home from weekend when a spaw!l from a bul {let fired in the shooting gallery | bounded and struck ber on the nose. | [ Just below the eyes i The pellet inflicted a | was brought to the offices of a phy= | candidates are to report at the | sician, where the wound was found | Spring Siureet gym at 9 ir be of a minor nature suffered at He) an infty | to pay Iulia ecla Park during t of the Court House built ten feet during i it wound | fonte § has extended only a few feet above | which bled profusely. Mrs. Cotheart| yesterdyy i : !eelved IS GRANTED Court Fixes “Time For Hearing in Fifth Ave- nue Water Dispute Thursday after ; as the time for a nary hearing in the case weding to a bill of complaint by plaintiffs Catalano and jggel, they ovn their own prop. dee On Filth andve right extended an agreement = borough T & Prox itt] in 71 a venue, and io private to thelr Re ne He properties ith Belie- e extends through he ir feel it Boring Continued on Page 6) - Hit-Run Victim Is Identified By Prints ide the hig males Fre nh limits awn wing made at ink ding to Hamrisb e¢ fingerprint ipaburg Look are as arrested In of fo 104 pnidenti- Biranowsk] 1934 by Central Wilkes-Barre ated that Bar at Kvslit of malice of of f the those police Burg advices st “rved a 1 wenten § charges jury to railroads W. R. Healon. Centre county indicated Friday hal ne vould be held into Baran- death Heaton stated that since it ielinitely determined who the nt victim found Wednesday moming on the Bandy Ridge moun bain road was, and since a hit<run cause was disclosed that there was Do actual need for an inquest The identification climaxed an in- tensive search to Jearn the man's name Child Injured When Automobiles Collide ihe acc two-year-old son of Oeorge Rusnik. Philadelphia, was slightly injured Friday night when the Rus- rak machine sideswiped two other cars one mile west of Unionville on | route 220 A car operated by Clair 8. Par-| Sons of Fleming, Centre county, was | | parked along the highway when the Rusnak car eollided with it and then sideswiped a car driven by Frank J Abberle Pittsburgh, trav- | eling the opposite direction Damage was estimated at 3115 to the Abberle machine and 850 to the Rusnak car. The Parsons car ree little damage ii MP ——— A. M. E. Church Social The ladies of the Bellefonte A. M. | E. church will hold their annual | ice cream and cake social on the | lawn of the Mise Helen Schaeffer | residence, Bast Ourtin Street, on Thursday evening, August 24, from 7 10 10 o'clock. Since the social is | One of the principal ways the Tite congregation has of securing funds the expenses of the shurch, is hoped that the affair will be well patronized To Begin Grid Practice John Miller, conch of the Belle- {igh School football team, announced that all grid in o'clock Minday morning, August 28. OUTING TOBE TO PRISON FOR BURGLARY HELD AUG. 30 Hoverd Carnival 10-County Rally Schedul- ed at Black Moshannon Park, Wednesday GUFFEY WILL HEAD SPEAKING PROGRAM Flag Raising Ceremony and Fireworks Display to he Held Elaborat pleted for Penny! ania Democrat) be held at Black M Park, Wednesday, Aug rangements heer tertain a from C made 10.000 Nave crowd of jearfield, Ce Demo Herbert University Penns Bchool, candidate for (Continued on Page Ll] Philipsburg Girl Wins Scholarship e fir me in eight S80 TK Lhe £ «Wich Dean ivania Chief gales Goodrich of Law ’ of fad ' ¢ if ATT nly wa RON hw & DUN 8 wewhere than at State Oodiege, iL became known this week with the announcement that Frances Beverly Dunkie of ipshurg. had won ‘he $400 award Ever since 1080 a Slate Coll High Bchool semior has scholarship, which i» the basis of a compe ation. This year's le Bellefonte, May § vision of County Biiper oy tendent Sahox F. Glenn Rox Miss Dunkie was od ated the Philipsburg High June The scholarship | § nual “A Peninay iy residing « Ye CREAM was held atl under the super- n- ih fv Keehn 0 an Lege n Ain Service Station Burns To Ground Bullet Fired ‘ Frighten ‘In- truders’ Severs (as Line to Stove shot fired down a Seven Mountain Bervice and Southern Barbecue at Potlters Mills, is Riven as the cause of a fire which burned the estab- ishment to the ground early Mon- day moming Aceording Private Harold D Ream of the Rockview Motor Po- lice, and Private Lawrence Prior, of the fire marshals office, Harris burg. the bullet, fired by the pro- prictor who thought he heard in- truders moving about downstairs, struck and severed a copper tube leading from a tank of compressed gas 0 a range in the kitchen. The pilot light of the range ignited the escaping gas, police claim The blaze was discovered about 4:30 o'clock Monday morning by the proprietor, Russell Campbell and his nephew who had their living quarters on the second floor af the building They are reported to have lesiped fo safety from a window The Centre Hall Fire Company was summoned Lo the scene to pre- vent nearby structures. Gasoline pumps in front of the establishment eonsiderably damaged SiaLr of A the WAY Sta tion a] Ee the spread of the flames to : Milesburg Boy Escapes were | Tall | The busipess place was formerly | owned by Edward Loughtner of Potters Mills, who recently to Mr. Campbell Campbell some insarance on the property, is reported Three Injured When Truck Strikes Culvert "When the truck in which they | were riding went out of contre! and | struck a culvert 3 short distance | north of Snow Shoe, Friday, three | Snow Shoe boys were injured. All received treatment in a physician's office Anthony Nastase 16, driver of the | truck, suffered lacerations of the scalp and brush burns of the Jeft arm. Peno Boster, 8 a passenger, had lacerations of the Jeft side of the head and cits of the right ankle Pete Juinta. 3, lost three upper teeth and suffered cuts of the upper Up, nose and chin. The two boys were riding in the rear of the tryek and were thrown out by the impact against the wall Damage to the vehicle was estimate ed at $175, sold it] bad | iti | Saturday | ] | | open will Begin Friday he Howard tOMorTrow PAA fireme: Milesburg supply musi I amusement allabie te the fir wm co— — Named to Stale W. Pridgen Post FARM CREDIT GROUP MEETS 50 Farmers Gather at Col- lege For 3-Day Discus- sion of Program Pro- heid a of eleven SHOCLALDNS State College Mr. Corman stated imately 50 farmers nearly every county that DTOX representing in the slate ay took part In the three days of dis- | CUSSIONS The chief! aim Lo develop ways proving the service sound credit facili er: this state Auction ALUTA0 of the mw i means © Po 0 wae i Im exiending he farm~ the Pro. HC of Credit Ass farmer-owne« Associations are ma farmers who have been (Continued on Pr 6) ———. atives ks 13 elec are cooper Be Tp end i IONE fo oral Transport Airliner To Visit Bellefonte inc 1 operate daily i dark each evening. Local re The gi ship is one of the larg- est of kind in America. with 1.000 horsepower. Bqguipped with all modern conveniences such as lavatory, electric lights, heat and hydraulic brakes, air wheels tric starters, (0 assure safets comfort Government icensed pilots, and a ground crew of men are in charge of the Safety of the passengers riding in the plane is assufed by the use of three independent motor plants and zll metal confiruction through- out. The big plane cost $56,000, has a wing spread of 76 feet and is capable of carrying 16 passengers Three Wright whirlwind motors develop betier than 300 horsepower each, giving the plane a top speed of 150 miles an hour The Centre Oil and Gas Co, Texaco distributors, are making possible the visit of this oan maul- ti=smotored 4 ship Mt oo — IK tota and i transport five Larry. three-year-old sop of Mr. | and Mrs. D. F. High, of Milesburg. underwent observation time at the Centre Counly Hospital night after he had fallen, from the family car and struck his head on the road He was found to have escaped serious injury and was discharged from the institution the same evening Larry fell through the door of the car just as his mother started tol {drive away from the High home The youth was rendered uncon i selous in the fall, Lut quickly re" sponded to treatment ————n A A ——— Band Will Mark 60th Birthday Plans are being made by past and present members of the Le-| mont band for & special concert to be held on Sunday evening, August | 27, to celebrate the organization's 60 years of activity in Central Pennsylvania. Through the courtesy of the Grange Fair committee one evening will be set aside at the Falr | for this event. Tentative arrange! ments have been made for a reun- jon of all present members of thei wand and the two charter members. Third Boy, elec | ; | ship ‘bers of for- a short | Mil First Offend- r, Sentenced to In- dustrial School 3 STATE C OL LEGE MERCHANTS FINED Two County Men Plead Gu'lty to Drunken Driving Charges hilipsburg Zing to { for plesding hard wars the Wester: from 1% Ww Walker at here youl: JUTrgiar a sent entiary Judge Ivan special ses of court morning. A third J } er, was sent to th Ante ] Bchool at Huntingdon defendants entered y and were sentences held 1 were Penit Lore Blate 3 year - Mor ’ S401 r other were Phil who terms received Lhe Their companion Chuiire, aged 18, was sent to ingdon breanse he had never tUme in a state mstitution an therelore eligible to be sent chool once al a ume served tingdon Glenn Floride cha 4 entering time rerved M later for = 2 Wat On 2 breaking 1a! state J P. Jordan, of the Blale Rockview, acting for Pvt (Continued on Page §) a in tt rivale or at Chippeway Indian Visits Philipsburg “Clswaba.” full blooded Chippe- vay Indian walked the streets of Philipsburg Friday. He was dressed ir thy and trousers of the Po § nt Dadad & { white san but on his head rested.» % de brim hot etotatad with fancy br :CWork ng plaits of black hatr 3 bright rod ribbons, were under his shirt » wil for Lat it hi Eng- yt the northeg. Here on the Chippesay basketr Welr own 1 is wrnes {1 AMichinsn v gt 2 He @ ith Mrs David taying in ior the present their own medi. represents Red He had 8 plexion and al ¢ of an the coppers typical com- earmarks ex- Man d Two Slight Fires In Town During Week Fire in a rubbish pile in Chern Al'>v at the rear of the Carman Hotel about 11:40 o'clock Sunday night for a time Jed to the general belie! that the Temple Court build. ing was on fire. The Undine Fire Company responded to a one-com- pany glarm and soon had the blaze under control with an extinguishes er and with wsier from a boosier tank Suntiay School at church “rag dismissed about 10 o'clock unday mommning when a short-circuit in a fan motor in the basement of the church sent smoke billowing through the Sunday School and church rooms. Mem- ¢ghe Logan Fire Company stood by untill the short circuit was remedied. Damage was slight the Methodist Serious Injury In Fall C10%¢ Mechanical Unit of Motor Police Here The mechanical detail of ths Stale Motor Police, for the past several years logated (n the Phoenix property. South Water Street was discontinued on Friday, and the equipment was moved to Hare risburg. Most of the repair work on motoreyciey and cars gsed by the Motor Police in this ares was per- ! formed at the local station CB nn and D. M Page, both of Bellefonte, who were in charge of the unit, were no tgiven new assignments in the change, it s reported, Bench Creek Pays Preed Three 16-year-old Beech Creek ve. arresled Friday morning by Constable David 1. Probei: on charges resulting from an attack on an oider boy from that borough | were discharged following a subse- quent hearing before Alderman T Mark Prungand, Leck ‘Haven The breach between the bovs and their victim, who suffered a cut above his right eye In the encounter, was healed by the aidermnan to the sat. isfaction of all concerned and the
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