OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Week. Covers Thoroughly Every Town and Village In Centre County. he Centre Democral MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined. A Quick and Economical Selling Medium, VOLUME 58. NUMBER 43. BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1939, SUBSCRIPTION-—$1.50 PER YEAR PLANC COMPLETE FOR HALLOWE'EN Found Deed n Best GUARDSMEN ORDERED T0 SPEND EXTRA WEEK IN CAMP HARVEST QUEEN CONTEST CLOSES AT 10 P.M. MONDAY Thousands to Compete for| Philadelphia Pastor Long List of Parade At C. E. Convention Prizes ‘MISS CENTRE C0. b fi 10 APPEAR ON FLOAT |i" the "county ©. E Ww nl h will be held in Bellefonte, Hundreds of Awards Be- | November 3 and 4 Mr. Stone Is the pastoral counsellor of the Philadel- ing Received for Distribu- |. hia Christian Endeavor Union and lis the Tenth tion Among Marchers | Gene Stone, pastor Memorial of Presbyterian Philadel hia will be the NKNL Session convention ———— Legion Superintendent the International Society of Christian Endeavor, of Crowning of ‘Miss Centre Count) iso He was the and a mummers’ parade In ich of the Philadelphia Union thousands of Centre countians are one of the st union expected to appear will be hig! hlights | tate in of the annual Hallowe'en celebration {and director for to be held by the Bellefonte Elks | weekly radio broadeast Club here on Tuesday night | deavorers of the City The program will begin at 7:30 p.{Love. At present he m. when the parade will begin to] move, and festivities will conclude | with a Hallowe'en party to be held by the Bellefonte Woman's Club at the Bellefonte High school gymnas- jum on North Spring street | Indications yesterday were that in the line of march will be many floats entered by industries business places and fraternal groups in com- | petition for the many valuable awards being offered in this division. Hundreds of individual prizes are being received for distribution | among the paraders, it was announ- ced by W. Harrison Walker, who is chairman of the board of judges who will review the parade from a specially constructed grandstand in front of the Elks Home on West High street. The Harvest a trustee in the the organizer vears of a of the En- of Brotherly a weekly 1931 WA two fIAas e Queen contest for the selection of “Miss Centre Coun- ty” will close at 10 p. m. Monday, October 30, when the ballot boxes will be opened at the Elks Club. | Disinterested tellers will be named | by Elks officials to count the ballots, The result will be made known as goon as the tally has been complet- | ed. which will be about 11:30 p. m.,, REV. GENE STONE Many of the Endeavorers county were able to hear him when | he spoke WCAU, October 8, ! i M 1 theme was Winner of the county title will re. fom |} to 13 Cheer is Theme WA ceive a cash award of 850 and will| “50 of tudving for th oecupy the seat of honor in a special Mr. Stone worked for ten years float which will appear in the mum- | "(Continued on page siX) mers’ parade. The contestant hav-| ——— ing the secand highest number of poe i rive 8 ae ee ROY-Flanigan Nuptials Held (Continuea on page eign) Williamsport Becomes Serious Shortage of Bride at Impressive Cere- mony, Saturday Water at Clarence autumn to most Clarence Dorothy water sh daughter of A. Roy Fla Walnut street, Williamsport | the bride of Phillip Ray of Bellefonte. son of the late Mr. and Mi Horton Smith Ray. in an at- tractive wedding 12 o'clock noon Saturday, at the Trinity EF church, Williamsport ‘hite chrysanthemums and Eas- ver 3 p e ministry 85 0 (irl rains which sections of borough ortage in Missed by brought relief Centre county, faces the worst tén years The reservoir between C and Snow Shoe, fed by a stream, is almost dry The little water that into the mains is deemed not fit to drink, and residents are resorting to | the few wells in the area. Some per- sons are carrying drinking water | ter lilies and white candles decor- from the Half Way House between | ated the allir from ceremony Wingate and Snow Shoe { which was performed by the Rev. J Livestock has been supplied from | Moulton Th mas, rector of Trinit ¥ & stream which runs through the Palms als iecorat borough. Homes in high parts of the chancel community have witer only in the | Oven in marriage Ly her f mornings, but tn the lower areas Miss Flanigan wa lly there has been sufficient water so #d in white salin, her dress made on far to operate hot water furnaces, period lines with o full, graceful although there is no drinking water. | skirt forming a long train. The bo- dice and waistline were trimmed with shirring and the long sleeve came to a point over the hand. The neckline was V-shaped. She wore a flared wing veil of tulle, double and three-quarter length, falling from a (Continued on page six) — ———— Injured Man Recovering Harold “Jack” Leathers, 32 of Howard, who had both legs severed and who suffered other severe in- juries on September 16 when he was run over by a freight train near his home, is recovering steadily at the Centre County Hospital has been a patient since dent. Tuesday he was able to sit | up in a wheel chair for the first | time, hospital attendants report Hospital Is Now Equipped To Treat All Kinds of Sickness {By Winifred B. Shallcross) [very real need. The fluoroscope As you enter the Centre County Shows on a lighted plate any strange Hospital by the basement front door Or foreign body that may be inside {and it isn't 30 much of a basement, you. You can look down into your after all, because its front entrance self in the most amazing mahner is on the level with the front lawn), | The photographing machine makes the dining rooms and kitchens lie to | negatives or plates that when de- the left and the X-ray rooms to the | veloped and read by one who knows, right. These latter seem mysterious can tell you that that queer feeling and dark as you peer ints them, but | in your left side has been Calised by Miss Louise Innigan of 1323 became anig ($41 rence inher small doss iscopal the were used to wher beautif gown Ayrshires Producing Heavily The 15 Ayrshires owned in the herd at thé Pennsylvania State Col- lege completed the highly creditable herd average of 845 pounds nilk, 31.42 pounds butterfat in the Ayr- shire Herd Test during the month of August, The highest individual production recorded during the month was completed by a four- year-old cow named Penstate Cham- pion's Miss Betty, that produced 1. 8567 pounds milk, 61.28 pounds but. terfat. Becondary honors were cap- tured by Penstate Champion's Nina, a four-year-old sister to “Miss Bet. ty,” that made 1341 pounds milk, 52.30 pounds fat. broadcast over WHAT. Philadelphia. | of the | where he | the acel- | i Retired Farmer Dies Kline (above) minent Bellefonte a compli the Centre imb- at Friday ident of who sue of Hinesses Hospital ation County iliness Is Fatal To D. M. Kline Was Director of Bellefonte Trust Company, Centre County Thrift Corp. Daniel Mar na Kir ne street, retir rmer and { the Bellefon! te Trust and the Centre Coun ty Th ration Hed at the Cer of East Lins dir Company rift C lock inte ed rp- dre “w 1 Friday Hospital i OF tre Con a ree months Kilne became three months steadily suddenly and Ris He ADL which of iil REO grew worse ys admitted to the hospital three weeks before his death, was attributed to a complication diseases A son of Harrison and Annett Centzel Kline, he was born on the Valentine farm at Nigh Bank, near Beliefonte, on April 38; 1866. making his age at time of death 73 years, 5 months and 21 days. He was unit (Continued on page mix) —— a A—. ‘Y' Holds 70th Birthday Party Speakers Sketch History of Institution; Hughes Pre. sents Gifts wel od Seventy youth wis appr Bellefonte day dinner even years of service to the Bellefonte and vicinity oprintely observed Ly the YM O A at a birt held . Irsciay the : Uilding ob of ig oO West High Street Present among the diners were William B. Rankin and Charles FP Cock, of Bellefonte, charter mem bers of the organisation when it was formed In 1888, and William Tressler, of West Howard Street who was 27 years old shen the local ution first came into beir As an unexpected feature of the evening's program James RB. Hugh- former headmaster of the Belle. » Academy and one of the prin. cipal speakers, presenfed to the ‘a deer head and 10 coats for the basketball team The rackets formerly used by Acsaemy teams, are 26 years old bul are almost in ag perfect condition as they were (Continued on page 7, second sec) - reat id 10850 Announce Plans For Turkey Day Dance All plans have been completed for a Turkey Day dance to be held by the Bellefonte High School Alumni Association at Hecla Park on Friday | evening, November 23, from 9 to 1 | o'clock. John Calaida and his band will furnish music for the occasion The dance promises to be one of {the most outstanding informal dances ever sponsored by the assoc { lation. Special attractions, including | ithe awarding of prises offered by candidates for county offices, are bas | ling arranged. The Bellefonte and { State College High school football | squads will be guests of the Alumni | Association at the dance. i ~ Last Day For Application Tuesday, October 31, is the last day for the application of materials in connection with the 1939 Agricul- ing to an announcement by the State Agricultural . Conservation this date will hot be extended. This 4 personally conducted tour convin-|a cracked rib or why that knde out | applying liste and stiperphosphate ees you that their queer looking of joint needs binding up. machines, although still mysterious, A small machine treats you for have ehalfied to scletice and such annoying ailments as pimples medigine for your help. | or moles that should not be touched 1f you have Paiigwed @ nitkel| by the electric needle. If you should which ty neéd dr an ioé cream happen to be ill in bed upstairs and have dislocated a shoulder | that broken hip of yours refuses to oon of want to follow | get comfortable, he nurses ab that barium and bittermilk | brid to your bedsitle a4 pdrtable Jon \omren, or \ you | ng machine, to look deep ding on your lung, into the sockets of your bones. the Xerap voomn is! If the Xeray cou Jook tisfy your curiosity or | (Continiied on Page Eight) think you the. agirhtn,. into materials program and the State tommitted urges those farmers to apply such materigls immediately theif arrival die New Store | Mr. James Devine, of Johnstown, has assu ¢ dighies of manager of the oh Furniture store at State College. Mr. Lévine Succes Mr. Albert Cloodwiti, #ho has Béen trafisterred to Bloomibirg. tural Conservation Program, accord. | Committee which emphasized that date is particularly brought to the | attention of those farmers who are) for pasture improvement under the New Attendance Record Is Set At County Teachers’ Institute {f an ed nature Aty Unusually fine addresses of ucationl and inspirational featured the annual Centre Co Teachers’ Institute which was in session here Thursday and Fri- day. The largest institute in histor} the session attended wn 401 in the county Delegats the Pennsyi vania State {tation Association convention will be held Harrisburg from December 26 to 28 ihelusive, were: LO. Fawcett, Walk- er townshi Albert Parkes, Rush township, and Harold Cronister, of Patton township. Alterpates are Maynard Henry. Philipsburg Meek, Snow Shoe township George Sweeney, Polter town John 8. Dubbs. of Bellefonte Miss Grace Corman, of Howa were named as auditors Of particular general interest were the addresses by Salom Rizk, lectur er, whose talks centered principally around his own experiences #5 &h immigrant to America, Mr. Rizk was born in a small central European country and lived an extremely pre- WOMAN FALLS BREAKS BACK In Serious Condition Af- ter Plunge Into Coal Pit Near Snow Shoe Harry King serious ’ LAKE Oy of the Ln Wo of Linden condition in io Hospital Loch was admilie } po m. followl n a fall Her injuries have been diagnosed fracture and dislocation of the and second lumbar vertebrae of the spine Mrs. King, with her husband ant Mr. and Mrs, Hayes Dorsey of Island had left earlier in the afters nooti in the fg a ride to » y SOBTHETY i ng in near Snow car {or over tWward Snow siopped to visit party got o out and as M standing oh the tipple she saw a amall cat whi she went over {0 pick A board slipped and she dropped 158 Jeet into the coll pit The members of the party 10 her aid, drew her up from the pit and took her to Lock Haven, stop- | ping enroute frequently for medical attention 10 relieve her severe pain Mrs. King was ous when she arrived in Lock Haven, having s the trip well dering all cumstances a——— Local Business Continues to Improve up went conse ood cot cir According the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce's monthly survey of local business all de partments of industry in September showed a sharp increases over the corresponding period in 1988. Car- loadings in September of last Teal were: inbound, 158, and outbowr 760. This year there were 201 § bould carloads and 878 outbound Bellefonte industries in Septem- ber of last year employed 1340 pér- | sons with a payroll of $140088 48 | This year 1508 persons were em- | ployed with a payroll of $166.278.47 This represents a gain of 166 em- ployes and $1658089 in payrolls All reports indicate a greater in- | crease for October, the Chamber stirvey states. Industries polled in the survey were: Titan Metal, Wagner's Mill Federal Match, Sufton BEngineer- ing, American Life Chemical Lime, | City Bakery, Whiterock Quarries, | Pennsylvania Railroad and Belle- | fonte Central Railroad i Democrats to Meet | at College Auto-Port A meeting of Democrats from State College borotigh, and Fergu- | son, Harris and College townships | to | will be held on Wednesday evening, | | November 1, at the State Coliege | Auto-Port Entertainment will include cards | and round ahd square quid. Sev- | erhl speakers are scheduled fo Ap- | pear during the evening Festivities will begin at 8 o'ciock and all interested persons are invit- ed to attend. | - | FOUR WIN RADIOS. Winners of radios given gway 18st | Wednesday night as a feature of | the GANGS and card party held st | Hecla Park by the Democratic | Women's Olub of Centre County | : WW Bell, Se H i Te. Sonate. delice on NOMI Ingrislation hardly changed an opinion in the entire nation. {eauary | the Prothonotary’: { the handle of the truck door | years, Life finally came The harrative dramatic and ompariton of the United before hi ted States weriences is rational and hi conditiony “oxy vi which | from * WAS a minis | zation with but also Vielker t of the Grand Rapids Col and Rapids, Mich, An educa- recoghized ability and a of great foree, Dr. Vielker moni Important part in Lhe f ff the institute speakers in and Mis 4 Ker thet leading Dr Willa B. Hall gare Riegel, State College (ONFERS WITH = SCHOOL HEADS VanZandt Suggests WPA Installment Plan For New Building gressman Jame inference sed by Cot Zandt #8 a board members here Friday noon second placed board pan the hope, the some gepencence me Me, ar § Lhrough thal the next regular sess of Congaess, which coonvenes may revive whith mn in program 1* Way ease would H in a sales for a brought ous the VanZandt's suggest (Continued on page eight) a ——. — ——— FILES $10,000 DAMAGE SUIT Pedestrian Begins Legal Action as Result of Ac- cident in April buliding theeting G. W. Shank, of Howard, R this week started legal proceedings to recover 810000 in umn V. O. Heigh and Wi of Milesburg In fy damages {7 ard Noll, a statement of claim office, Shank al leges that last April 8 while he Was walking toward Milesburg along the Bellefomte-Milesburg highway a Chevrolet truck owned by struck him Shank alleges that he was struck and knocked down, and that when his jeft arm came in contact flesh of the arm was torn and the bone fractured. He claims that he was walking on the berm off the concrete, and that the truck (Continued on page four) | Meningitis Fatal to Bellefonte Girl Patricia Louise Toner, aged five and Mary Martin Toner, of 230 South Alle gheny Street, Bellefonte, died at 3:18 o'dlock yesterday afternoon at the Centre County Hospital, where | she had been under treatment since last Wednesday Death was attributed to tubercus lar méfiingitis. The child had been ill for about two weeks. Surviving are the parents, afid a brother and sister, Andre and Barbara Ann, both at home. The remains will be at the Wide dowson Puneral home until 10 00 o'clock Saturday morning when fu. hetral services will Be held at St John's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Mather william B Dowhies of ficiati Interment will be made in the Catholic Cemetery Friends may call at the Puneral Home after 5 p. m., Thursday team A — Qualify As Drivers The following from Centre county | successfully passed the automobile driver's test at Lock Haven on Mon- day! Charles F. Schwariz, Belles fonte; Samuel C. Butler, Howard, ind H 8B Fry Pine Grove Mills. luded i Mar- | Doth of the Pennsyl- | hw Oud PWA : D. 2 filed in| v¢ Heigh and | driven by Noll swerved off the con- | {| crete and with | Pine the | ‘Stores Fix Schedule ielt places im to 1p. m., on Saturday | ber 11, two months and 23 days, a | Gatighter of Andrew J. Poi ur Boston ot 801 if — County Loses Two More Appointments 8 Vey J ripe Oc- 1} field 63 it Lhe « dismissal of Joseph Miller tober 13 William H part, has been resentatiy rT Mitchell of Willinms- {ih 0 was he office for sins A. So Stolen Car Is Found at Rearof Y. M.C. A. § ada WHC ON A C + A buliding here o'clock Friday mMOIIng HAY Laon FORMER CENTRE COUNTY MAN COMMITTED TO JAIL {formerly of oe Crane for ac- entered a piea Thursday Bei Peace E Q Shore, and was held Lycoming county court Unable to rurnish $500 Bail, he was committed to the County Jail Jers tion of the | Coulter is charged with stealing a | quantity of brass strap irom and ne from the property of ihe Creek Lime and Stone Com- last Thursday, Oct 12 gasoli pany For Armistice Day business 10:30 a Nove in observance of Armistice Day, it was reporied yesterday by officials of the Retajl Division of the local Chamber of Commerce Because the holiday this year comes on Saturday, merchants felt that it was inadvisable 16 Have stores closed all day. The t¥o-and- a-half hour period will enable store employes to participate in the ane nual Armistice Day services to be held by Brooks Doll Post, American Legion, Bellefonte, beginning at 11 o'clock DISTRICT LEGION MEETING AT DUBOIS NOVEMBER W..J. McMuillin, district Bellefonte stores and will be closed from American Légion, announces that a istrict medting «ill be held at) Montgomery Post, No 17, at Due Boils, vember 1. Bach post will be entitled to five | delegates, as follows: com- | mander, adjutant, and thiee other | delegates either élected or appoint- | ed by the post commander. All Legionhaires are invited to attend this district meeting. State De- | partment officials will be present, | and Montgomery Post guarantees | Bers with the aid of chemichlas and | | equipment which everyone a good time. A good | turnout is hoped for oom- | mander of the 28rd. District of the | ont Wednesday evening. Noe | Issues Warning On Hallowe'en Damage New Executioner Ea ——— Hughes Honors Coach Snavely is Cornell Football Mentor Presented Prize Trophy of Local Academy .— page: of football baie K an unustial red ont Cari Snavely sion of the Cornell-Peiin oi Behollkop! Fleid James R Hughes, former Head Master llefonte Academy whose football teams Carl Snavel; coached from 1823 to 1827, turned over 0 Cornell's football coach a large silver cup which was presents ed to Beliefonte Atademy in 1926 for winning the prep school champ- jonship of the United States Bellefonte Academy was disband- od several years ago, and a large number of trophies won by Belle (Continued on page eight) ————————— MICHIGAN EVANGELIST TO SPEAK AT COLEVILLE The nstory were Saturday confer turned {ifteer when VOAT honor was af the voncin- Stale game of Rev. Mel T. Rothwell evangelist, former newspaper re- porter, who i conducting revival services in Coleville Pilgrim Holiness church, will speak on “The Unpar- donable Sin,” at 7.30 p. m. today (Thursday.) The Zimmerman Sisters of Stonington, Pa. will sing Berviees will continue Sunday night. Priday night. Mr Rothwell will speak on “Shall We Keep Saturday of Sunday?” {of his message. He will speak on “A | Heart to Heart Talk on Sanctifica- | tion,” Saturday night The evangelist was for nine years Michigan 1 a reporter ‘on a Michigan daily news | paper. Incidents and experiences of is néwspaper caréer are used to fl- fustrate many points Excelient crowds have attended services last week and the first few days of this | Week Smoke Dafiages Home, Considerable damage from stoke from a fire whith was confined to the rear of the fireplace at the John D. Lawther residence, Pair- | view Heights, State College. at 5 | o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mem- | IDérg Of the Alpha Fire Company | extinguished the smouldering em- water from the booster Ehk of | the truck. through | as part | Scheduled to Receive In- tensive Instruction in Artillery Action MAY LEAVE FOR CAMP NOVEMBER 5 Announcement Seen as In- dication of Move Toward P reparedness f Ve Field Ar- 166th frre 1. Beileionle ears had (Continued on page five) ——— Five Injured In Motor Accidents Bellefonte, R. D. 3 Man Suf- fers Fractured Jaw When Car Leaves Highway of three } Cents eo ive persons 3 patient at ty Hos; ital the lock Bat unishle to a hedvy Top Sta at Pleasant Cap reported Johnston. baugh received a fractured aw in a liision of two cars about 1 o'clock Balurday afternoon at the foot of the Snow Bhoe mountain three persons were injured. They were Mrs. BR. Pelmiee, of Orviston, who suffered a fractured nose, Bruis- of the face and & laceration of jeg; Mrs. Verna Warner, of Bellefonte, R. D. 3, bruises of the leg and forehead, and William Me- Clure, Belisfonte, R. D. 3. bruises of the left arm The cars |he h n inday night rod Becaube te Motor Police “+ Bata ihe Oriver we the of Ary) es the left involved in the crash were driven by Rol Felmlee of Ore Yiston and John Warner, Belle- for } 7. D. 3 They sidéswiped While a Velifig 18 opposite directions “Mr Philip Keith, of Milesburg, received sprains of the neck and siiffered from shock, Saturday after- noo, wheén a4 Car opérated by her {husband and 8 machine driven by Fred Lucas. also of Milesbirg col. lided in Milesburg while ohe of the drivers waz making a jeft turn from fhe toad Damage to the machines { was estimated at $100 ‘Guardsmen To Hold Dance Here Funds From | Bvent Tomorrow Will Go to Purchase New Equipment i foro Battery KE. 160th Weld Artillery, | Bellefonte, will sponsor & dance to [be held on Friday, October 29 at the Artillery Post just east of town, it wad anbounced yesterday. Music will be movided by the 166th Field Artillery orchestra; being brought here especially for the be- cagion. The band will be accompah- fed by ite own entertainers, and re. freshménts will be available at the post. Masquerade costumes will be In order, although dress is optional. Admisison of one dollar a couple will go 10 8 fund for the purchase of two short-wave radio communica- tion oullits for the use of the local National Guard Unit, and for the purchase of pefsonal mess equip. ment for Battery members. | The public is cordially invited to | attend the dance. In addition to be- ih assured & most pleasant #ven. ing's entertainment, patrony will be aiding the local I EOpens to secure is vitally needed {in developing the efficiency of the | Battery.
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