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VOLUME 58. NUMBER 37.
BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1939.
PRIMARIES REVEAL CLOSE CONTE
Democrats Nominate Hipple
and Men: h; G. O. P, Names
Keeler,
EN
Witmer Chosen As Demo-
cratic Nominee For
Sheriff
CHARLES LEE WINS
TREASURER’S RACE
Corman Defeats Stover in
Close Race For
Register
In a Primary election featured by
hair-line pluralities, the Democrat
of Centre county on Tuesday élect-|
county |
ul
ar
Is |
ticket for
filled at the
ed a strong
bffices to be
election
So small are the pluralities in sev-
eral of the contests that it may not
be known definitely who won until
ovember
the official count of Tuesday's vote |
has been compieted some time next
week.
Late last night there was
question as to whether Herbert J
Stover, of Haines township, or Har-
ry A. Cormin, of Gregg township
had won the nomination for Regis-
ter. One newspaper tabulation gave
Stover a lead of 63 votes over Cor-
maf. A tabulation by this news-
paper, partially rechecked late last
night, gave Cormin a majority
93 votes over Stover
There seemed to
last night over the three-cornered |
battle for Commissioner. Charles
F. Hipple, Bellefonte farm imple-
ment dealer, led the field of five
candidates with a total of 2532
votes, Unofficial figures gave Fred
C. Mensch, of Millheim, the other
nomination for Commissioner, with
a total vote of 2131
some
be less
lege, seeking re-election, who is
credited with an unofficial total of if
2057 votes, or only 74 less than;
Mensch. i
James R. Riley, Rush township |
candidate for Commissioner, Was
fourth highest with a total of 1220
votes
township. had 989 votes
W. C. Witmer, of Spring townshi
won the nominationi for Sheriff I
Elmer Breon, of Benner township
the vote being: Witmer, 3240, Breon
1577
Charles H
urer from Clarence R. Stitzer of
State College. Lee polled 2858 vole
to Stitzer's 2.069
Russell P. Beezer, of Bellefonte
and D. A. McDowell, of Spring
(Continued on page five)
! tinues
doubt
Close by was |
L. Bowersax, of State Col=|
David C. Brown, of Spring |
Lee, of Walker town- |
ghip, won the nomination for Treas-
Sheckler Defeats Dr. W.
R. Heaton For Cor-
oronership
WHITE VICTORIOUS
OVER FRANK MAYES
Drys Win Four of
Twenty-two Local
Option Contests ||
A survey of local option results in |
Centre county, Tuesday reveals the w———
vf oy ¢ ry , 3
'oliowing wet-dry acon ' Brooks Overcomes Oppo-
sition in Path to Re-
gister’s Job
5 boroughs approved beer license:
none voted against beer
5 boroughs approved licen-
ses. None voted against such licen
ses although the question brought
a tie vote in a sixth borough
2 townships approved beer licen-
3 others disapproved of such | candidates
mi fered fro
4 townships approved liquor licen-!
seés, 1 prohibited liquor sales, and
another township came to a tie vote
on the liquor license question
votes on local Op-
it is reported, the distriet con-
tl I vole had been
1I0UEN no
HQUOT
Arts
The Republican ps
county, whose offices
Centre
at t
in
oo Ker
nearly two to ond i=
m 1 same
mall pluralities which
Democrats and it wasn't until] the
hast returns had been tabulated late
yesterday morning that many can-
didafes were reasonably sure of
their nomination
One
f
ne piague os
beset the
In cases of tie
tion
surprises of the
Primaries came when Charles
Sheckler, Milesburg funeral diregs
tor. succeeded in doing what no ong
has béen able to do for at least 20
unseat Dr. W. R. Heaton, of
burg. as the G. O. P. nom-
for Coronet. Sheckler turned
orough-going Job, piling up
B60
as of the great
taken
Following is a
erendum results
LOCAL OPTION RESULTS
Bellefonte Borough
Beer referendum
For licens
Against licens
(Continued on Page T)
¥y
tabulation of ref-
Year
Phill;
inee
1 a th
@ 576 an unofficial majority
the Philipsburg physician. Sheckler
also won the Democratic nomina-
tion for the office on & sticker cam-
Paign
Raymond N
unty Treas:
teép closer in his again
holding county office when he won
the nomination for Register, Brooks
thad 2506 voles $0 nose out James
H. Hugg. of Philipsburg, who polled
a total of 2436 votes, Charles B
of Ver
Brooks,
ndvancad
hopes of
present
Tr. one
SHO. of Milesburg, also candidates
votes, respectively
Harry V. Keeler, of Beliefome,
won the first step In his ambition
{Continued off page four)
PROVIDE WORK FOR 118
to figures released this
Depariument
8 Centre oounty
According
the
week by
i Assistance, pro-
| jects have been approved uhder the |
WwW. C. WITMER
For Sheriff
work-or-starve act. Fof
these 118 full-time
have been requisitioned
Centre county is well in the fore
mong counties of comparable
in getting Pierson Act projects
der way. The ftumber of approved
I and jobs requidtionéd mm
nearby counties are as
Clearfield, 10 projects, 88 jobs; Clin-
i Pierson
projecis
}
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‘Ballots Filled
| With Write-Ins
Election Boards Swamped ;
Bellefonte Names Borough
size
a
project
Veber to Key Posts
Primaries outnumbered Democratic |
| Maser, of Bellefonte, and John 1.1
{tor Register, polled 2096 ang 988!
NINE PIERSON ACT PROJECTS |
of Public!
Jobs |
follows: |
Unofficial C ount
VOTING
PRECINCTS
Bellefonte Borough
Bellefonte, 8 'W
Bellefonte, W. W
Centre Hall Boro
Howard Boro
Milesburg Boro
Miliheim Boro
Port Matilda Bor
Philipsburg Boro
Philipsburg Boro
NW
-
of Democratic Votes Cast
7
Reg.
of
Wills
Sup.
Court
Judge
Superior
Court
Judge
Treas-
urer
sherift
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ie
=
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|
i
0
15st Ward
2nd Ward
Philipsburg Boro. 3rd Ward
Boro
N
E
Ww
South Philipsburg
State Colloge Boro
State College Boro
State College Bore
Snow Shoe Boro
Unionville Boro
Benner Twp, N
Benner Twp. 8
Boggs Typ. NK
Boggs Twp. E
Boggs Twp, W
Burnside Twp
College Two.
Curtih Twp. N
Curtin Twp, 8
Ferguson Twp
Ferguson Twp
Ferguson Twp.
Gregg Twp. N
Gregg Twp. E
Gregg Twp. W. P
Haines Twp. E. P
Haines Twp, WP
Halimoon Twp
Harris Twp. E
Harris Twp, W
Howard Twp
Ruston Twp
Liberty Twp, E. P
Liberty TOD. W. P
Martom Twp ‘
Miles Twp. E. P
Pp
Pp
Miles Twp
Patton Twp
Pein Twp
Potier Twp
Potter Top. BE P
Potter Twp. W. P
ush Twp. N. P
TWP. 8 P,
Twp. EP.
Tp. W. P ’
Shoe Tp. E P
Shoe Twp, W. P
Bpring Twp. N. P
Spring Twp, 8. P
Bpring Twp, W
Taylor Twp...
Union Twp
Walker TWD
Walker TWD.
Walker TWP.
Worth Twp
Totals |
Pluralittesso
w.P
Ho
NP
¥
M
Miles TWD. M. P__.
31
5
52
42
h i J
3 11 X# 11
61 3
42
a5 38
43
ne
33 11 3
44 14 i 5
23: 1 4] 4 31 14 19
2044 2282 41
| 238 1663 590 93
at the Primaries
SSE
Commissioner
F {2 |
152080 3235 3240 1577 2650 2060 4320 4326 2302 2395 1220, 989/205712532:2131 3540 247
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BUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR
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FRED YEAGER
‘FATALLY HURT
IN ACCIDENT
Bellefonte Native Dies in
Detroit After Being
Struck by Auto
WAS FORMER BHS,
PENN STATE STAR
Was World War Veteran
and Served With Persh-
ing in Border War
ll AS .:RS
County
{Iuely |
a
1
XOSIOMO0H
UENLINSOH IN
Fred H. Yeager, of Detroit, Mich.
2 native of Bellefonte and World
War veteran, died Monday morning
| in Detroit as the result of injuries
received Saturday when he was
| struck by a car
Mr. Yeager was a son of the late
Maurice Yeager and Margaret. Cas
sel Yeager and was born In Belle
| fonte abou! 44 years ago. His {ather
was & brother of Mrs. G. Edward
| Harper and the late Hamy C- Yeag-
er, of Bellefonte
{Survivors inciyde his mother; his
wile. Florence, and two sisters,
Mrs. Russell Jackson and Mrs. Jack
Lewis, all of Detroit
Mr. Yeager, a graduate of the
Bellefonte High schoel and of Penn
State, where he won wide recogni-
tion as a football star, spent some
months along the Mexican border
with General Pershing, and as &
member of Troop L. Bellefonte,
served overseas during the World
War and became a conumisstoned
| officer,
For a number of years Mr. Yeag-
er had been employed by the Ford
| Motor Company and for six years
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Arson Case Now
In Jury's Hands
| Howard Man * Acquitted in
| Drunken Driving Case;
| Court Ends Friday
As the September term of crime
inal court reconvened yesterday af-
| ter a recess because of election day,
| the case of Ray Dunkle, of Belle-
i fonte, R. D. 2 who is charged with
| arson was given {0 the jury te cOR-
sider. Last night the jury had not
reached a vendicl.
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Artie Shaw to Play at
ca OL SCHOOL WOR! CIVIL COURT
ton, 4 projets, 17 jobs: Mifflin, 9
| projeets, 57 jobs; Snyder, 3 projects, |
10 jobs; Blair, 19 projects, 389 jobs; |
Tuesday was a field day for folks
who've always wanted to get their
names on a ballot but who didnt
want to go the whole way In becom- |
ing a candidate
Because both Democratic and Re- |
publican ballots carried but few
candidates for local offices, voters:
supplied the lack of candidates with |
| innumerable names, many of which
received only one vote, but all of |
| which had to be tabulated with as |
i great care as though the entire elec-
j tion depended upon the tabulation. |
i In most districts this uncontrol-
{led writing-in of names for local |
{ offices resulted in a large amount
{ of extra work by the election boards. |
j But in the case of the West Pre-|
{cinct of Boggs township, (Central |
| City and its surrotinding ares) the
thing went a bit foo far. About 11
| o'clock yesterday morning the Com
| missioners received a telephone éall
{from the bord. Practically every-
one in the district was on the ballots
| for some office or other, election of-
(Continued on Page 8)
onmon SH ———_—
Foresters And |Hunt for Thiev
Hunters To Meet Is Fatal To Man
State Leaders to Participate North Philipsburg Resident
in Two-Day Program at | Dies of Over Exertion;
Cook Forest Park Revolver at Side
i ne plo
The annual school for Pennsyl- | Over exertion catised by his efforts
vania's fish wardens, held last week | to apprehend suspected chicken
at Fishermen's Paradise near Belle- | thieves early Tuesday morning, ,
fonte, closed one day ahead Of caused the death of Mike Harve! |
se , Priday. in honor of War- | 74, single, of North Philipsburg, whe |
den Harry Custer, of Stroudsburg, | was found dead near the home of |
who died suddenly last Thursday | Mrs. Mike Casper, North Philips-|
mdrfiing While enrofite Here to at- | Burg, According to W. BR. Heaton |
“the sessions. |
a p who Investigated the death.
School closed to efiftble fellow | Hansél was found ying face
warts to ola Tunes] wervices
ir do¥n if & rose bush, his body onts
fof ‘Custer, at Stroudsburg, on Sat- | stretched and & 0aded revolver
u 1% Sa Ra ea y
died af the Wheel
CHARLES F. HIPPLE
For Commissioner
a Ae ee
near hig'left hand Or. Heaton state
ed Mansel had evidently fallen snd
had feft the revolver sip from his
grasp as he died.
Hansel's body wis found at § o'
clock Tuesday ing by Mrs. Mike
(Contityed page 4
.
Huntingdon, 18 projects, 236 joim,
a
JIT
FREQ Ci MENSCH
3 Jailed For
Killing Deer
Centre Hall, R. D. Men Ar-
rested by Game Protector
T. A. Mosier
nN
Three Centre Hall, RB. D. men,
charged with killing deer out of
season, were ‘lodged in the Centre
county jail after a before
Justion of the Pedte Harbld D. Cow-
her at his offices on West Bishop
stfeet, Tuesday night.
: in the
by Game : FA,
fer, of Bellefdnte, Whe was
panied by: Deputy Samuel Reed,
In defutit of a Tie of $100 each
fihd the tosts Of prosecution imposed
:
“WILL OPEN IS APPROVED
Classes to Begin in Col- Board Authorizes Project
| lege Township’s Modern | to Improve Bishop
Consolidated Building | Street Property
College township's new $81000) Despite a sharp increase in the
consolidated sthool at Lemont will | number of high school students, the
{open its doors to the grade puplls | total enrollment in the Belleforia|
of the township on Monday motn- | pul lic sehools is 19 pupils jess toa
|ing, September 18, officials 8&n- [the tots] for last year, it Was re
nounced yesterday [rotted by Sopérvising Principal E
Completed several weeks dgo as |K. flock at the regular meetin: of |
{one of the major WPA projects in | ‘De Bchool Board, Monday neh!
| Centre county, the school is modern | High school etirolifhent last year |
| and up-to«date tn every respect, It! wis 707, dnd this yéir the total is!
is Turhished throughotit With few 736. In 1998 the tlementary errofl- |
| equipment. Work on the school be- | ment was 749. This year the corres |
{gan on March 1, 1938. | ponding figde 1& only 701, of a de}
{ The building. of hati%e findestdne | crease of 48 pupils. Total school en- |
| construction, and situated on fhe | Foliment fn the borough is 1437. Last
{brow of a hill overlooking the ¥il: |YeAr'S total was 1456 !
| lage of Lemont, presents a striding | “The bofird” Kuthotised the Pur-!
| Appeatalite. The well lighted, Well | chase of a small fire alarm &ysieéin |
| ventilated one-story stracture hoses | for installation at the Academy |
12 thane ow oh the ground flor | building. The siren is to cost $10,
n sement is a 1 foot to tivated ]
{be used for reat pu es Con 4s gage Tour)
{and in which ehifidren ferhin
| during’ futielr’ hotirs 4% mt Cut OGSLAINS ah CUS ot
Contin sven) A car driven Steve Boldin, of
ol oh page Bellefonte, R Tg] overturned While |
a ot el
“o rounding a eurve near the Bliss
M list is Injured Alkey residence on Willowbank
IR Mane, Gged 19] Sf neat sireet, about § o'clock Monday af-
about or the DR atta ternoon, jesulting in about $50 dam-
juries about 10:30 o'clock Prigay | 2F: ‘0 the car. Boldin and two fom-
night when a ; panions crawled from the overturn-
he was riding left the ed machine, heaved it back on its
! whe: ls and eontinved out the Buf-
| and plunged inte
He wis Drought 0 he lo rm Rona, residents of the
-
mes
umber ' of
Penn's Valley road af the time. ne
a ——
Purchases Beech Creek Property
Mrs. Vivian Berry Shuler,
of
Hecla Park, Sept. 20
The scene was the Imperial Theéa-
tre in New York City, one afternoon
about a year go. Within this thea-
tre a “swing” concert was being
given by the outstanding
miisic” artists of the world's great.
est eity
What was swing and what was
its correct interpretation? Was it
a distitiet and progressive develop-
ment in modern dance music, or
was it merely “jum” masquerading
under a new name? These were
moot and highly debatable ques
tions which only increased the wild
enthusiasm with which the assem.
bled “swing” fang greeted the or
chestras ang artists who trooped
moross the stage of the Imperial
Theatre. Paul Whiteman, Rudy Val-
“swing |
1S CONTINUED
| Action Necessary Because
! Judge Must Preside
| Over Election Count
| Because Judge Ivan Waitkes wil}
{be required to supervise the official | :
foount of the vote cast In Odnitre | BF Whe Demtoiatie softs a8
the primary election, | es. take this means v
| Tuesday, the cottrf yesterday filed | v
an order continuing the reguiar
September {erm of civil court, which
{was to have opened here Monday
morning, September 18.
While no date for the hegring of |
the 16 cases listed fOr trial vas sel
in the ordér, the usual procedure bd a
to cofitinue the docket until the |
next regular court term. which will
be In December
The Commissioners arg not per
mitted to supervise the Primary
count because two members Of the
| Board, Alfred Bowersox and Balter
{oounty at
|
|
|
}
| io
| ve
| Weber, were candidates for re-elecs
tion. The count is scheduled to be.
gin at noon tomorrow (Friday) and
will require at least five or six days
to complete, it has been estimated.
Nurses Meeting atl Philipsburg
The bi-monthly meeting of the
Permsylvania State Nutses Associa
fion will be held on Saturday, Sept.
16. ut the Philipsburg State Hospi.