Odd and Curious News LJ The Most Widely Read Newspaper in Centre County, SECOND SECTION ———————————————— AA | VOLUME 68, A Visitor in Seven Thousand Homes Each Week. he Cenfre Democrat NEWS, FEATURES BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1939. ——— Thought Dead Seventeen years after leaving his wife and daughter to go to another city to find a job, Philip C. Murray, | a shell-shocked war veteran, of Brownwood, Texas, returned home His wife, in the meantime, heard nothing from him and finding a grave marked Philip C. Murray in Pueblo, Col. concluded he was dead A victim of ammesia, Murray was identified in Australia through fin- gerprints sent to Washington and he returned to find his family Who Can ‘Beet’ This? John Kunkel, of Selinsgrove, this year plinted some red beet seed he had for years, and 23 plants came up. He had room to transplant but 22, and left the other to shift for it- self in the original place, while the | others were cultivated and watered When cleaning up his garden the other diy, he found the lone beet, and after considerable effort dug it up. It measured two and a half feet a circumference and 18 pounds the wel Twins 2 Days Apart Some sort of a record, or at least a near record, was made last week at the Renovo hospital, where twin daughters arrived for Mr, and Mrs William Perry, Renovo, making their advents two days apart. Em- ma Louise, who weighed in at 4' pounds, put in an appearance Mon- day, while her 5'; pound sister, Ida Marie, waited until Wednesday to arrive. All are doing splendidly, the hospital reports. . A Humdinger An inspection of new cells at the Pittston jail Priday, convinced Desk Sergeant Harry J. Morrissey of one thing—the locks are humdingers A door closed accidentally, locking him in a cell Efforts to get him out failed so Morrissey waited two hours while friends went to r contractor's office in Scranton—ten miles away—and brought back a key. Married 78 Years Mr. and Mrs. George M. Goben aged 93, of Lucas, Iowa, have been declared the winners of a nation- wide survey to find the longest-mar- ried couple in this country. The Go- bens have been married 78 years Because of illness, they were unable to take advantage of the award-—a trip to New York to the World's Fair and to the White House. Giant Shovel Built A giant electrical shovel. which will be able to dig through earth ea deep as a six-story building, wide as a four-lane highway and deposit it 228 feet away, is under construc- tion at Marion, Ohio. It II be _ we te Ll wil used in strip mining work in Indi- ana coal fields Attention ! Everett Talbot. of Kewanee III. who says he eals 15 pounds of onions, raw or fried. at a meal, would like a title. Today he chal. lenges any onion eater in the nae tion to beal his mark. Hew lo the skin and Jet the {ears fall where they may. ————— Found Drowned The frantic barking of a little dog caused several persons to follow him to a water hole where they found the drowned body of Jimmy San- ford, 8. who had, a short while be- fore. taken the dog to the waler pond fo give him a drink of waler Ranch Sinking At the rate of a foot or two a dav anbout fifteen acres of the ranch of Fd Bright, of Terry, Mont. has sunk to a depth of forty Teel Geologists believe the sinking is caused by the collapsing of a “bubble” in lava strata underlying the region Rare, Incurable Brain Disease Kills Clearfield County Youth The little coal mining community of Ramey Clearfield county, has been saddened by the death of nine-year-old John Zurrick, who was afflicted tor more than a yea: with the rare brain disorder known 22 Schilders Disease John, the son of Mrs. Katherine and the late John Zurrick, was said to have been an exceptionally bright student in school and teach- ers first noticed his ailment when he was unable (0 write in a straight ine. Since January he had been bed- fast after losing his ability to see, speak, eat, and talk. Following X-rays taken at the Phillpsbur? hospital, John was Saken to the University of Pennsylvania Hospit- al, in Philadelphia, late in March It was shen believed that he was suffering from a brain Sumor. After being in the Philadelphia hospital nine days, the young pati- ent was returned $0 his Ramey home "doomed to die” Brain sur- geons sald that the disease, an acute inflammation of the brain, was 50 damaging that the result fs just “as though the brain was cut off in the middie” The disease is believed to have been caused by an invisible virus. The disease is 50 rare that. the surgeon stated thal he has seen wnly about a dozen cases in 20 years of practice For some time the young Ramey boy seemed to show some improve- ment, His pitiful plight came to the attention of the entire nation. The Houtzdale American Legion! and auxiliary plaid for expert medi- | cal attention, but it seemed noth- | ing further could be done. All hope, however, was hot given up l evidently known something was &- ‘William Hall, son and wife, of Jun-, NEW EXECUTIONER SENDS 3 TO DEATH IN ELECTRIC CHAIR Mysterious ‘Mr. X' Who Succeeds Robert El-| liott at Rockview Prison, Proves to Be 38- Year-Old Pittsburgh Electrician Pennsylvania's new executioner, a | seven vears at Carnegie institute of | 87-year-old Pittsburgh electrical | technology while working to support engineer, sent three men to their his family. He will receive $250 | death in 14'¢ minutes early Mon- | for a single execution and $100 for day morning in Rockview prisons | each additional execution in any oaken electric chair, | one night. Frank Lee Wilson, the novice ex- He never ecutioner, whom officials described | execution but as “a poor, deserving electrician.” | Ashe, adding: will receive $450 for his first night's “He recognizes work as successor to the late Robert | He | “lott more re The identity the State's new | t) executioner was revealed Sunday g by Warden Stanley Ashe, who introduced him to newsmen at a dinner at the wardens home Wilson is described as slim, blond, pleasant-looking and bespectacled He is the father of two children He attended Pittsburgh public schools and studied at night for before performed witnessed them, an sald the law as it a public servant and feels no ponsible an electrocn the judge and the jury Warden Ashe termed Wilson “the best qualified man we knew ™ der eribing the new executioner as “a high grade electrician.” “We wanted 4 man of high repu- who knows electricity from beginuing end.” said Ashe His first assignment required him to throw the switch three times early Monday maoarning (beginning about 12.8 a.m. E. 8. T) to put to death Paul Perry. of Erie, Pa. and Ira Bob Redmon and Willie Balley. Philadelphia Negroes, Ashe emphasized thas Wilson hal not applied for the position, whica more than 70 electricians, butchers and men of other occupations had sought, Wilson, slim and blond-haired came to the prison Sunday night attired in an Oxford-grey, pin striped business sul, while shirt and blue and white tie He will retain his job with = Pittsburgh firm Ferry First to Die First to go to the chalr was Ferry (Continued on page sight) for of n thi evenin tation Military Burial For County Man Philipsburg Resident's Body Will Be Interred in Ar- lington Lieut. Jackson Holt Gray. Philips burg, killed October 3 when the army plane he was plloting crashed into the Bay of Manila during a routine practice flight, will be bur- fed in Arlington National Cemetery December 16 with full military hon ors The transport carrying his body NUMBER 43 ELECTRIC DEATH DETECTOR eye which { death A new detect photo-electric the approach © color of the in hospi Changing being It was designed at the Ford Hos pital, Detrofl, for use in SUrgica operations, and promises to be use- ful wherever anesthetics or seds- tives have to be given The eye gives warning in Ume Lo administer life-saving oxygen The eve has been mentally on animals and ready for human applications used exper in DOS Its usefulness is explained in thi manner, ‘When death approaches in 2 tay Mi Aa operation, ang Odie] in other { the ETON . MB gr darker? The change & of oxygen cal surgi INS blood due to oR Anesthetics nearly a-il ause some Joss of oxygen in and the operation tsell cause more of this danger the anesthetic the uncon n for the oxygen dan- ns. By giving more oxygen stave off the final sinking CAL ste ondy the gurface ook virtsally imo piood itself. This is done bY a ng light behind the Some of the rays pass through blood. The electric eve wx up these rays and detects anges in the bibod oolor 100 { for human eye 0 see n margin between very narrow sarning of oxygen 4rop biood LOeLOr giving pall wr of new €ye gt po life that 4) unporiant will leave Ma on November | and will arrive in New York harbor December 15. Lieutenant Gray's wife and friends will accompany the body. Family members and friend from Philipsburg and other section will attend the Washington burial BeTVICeS Funeral services Lieutenant Gray were held in Manila October 6 charge of an Episcopalian minis a 1 Are the folks of today less suscep tible to courtesy and kindness than those of past generations? Do they!’ accept a Kindly deed as a matter of course amd soon forget the friendly hand that aided them? This story of modern behavior seemed to have gained precedence in 8 discussion overheard recently in which a group of older citizens were | recounting substantiating exper. ences. One old-timer gave it as his opinion that he didnt believe there was any gratitude left in the humag race, especially the Kind that might develop between entire strangers. He anid he only knew of ane i Lak 8 11 of kindness receiving a substantial reward and that happened In Centre county more than forty years ago That called for a story, and =as near as could be recalled the telling follows One day in the ng of 1897. a well known {armer of Boggs township started Drom Philipsburg to drive across the mountains to his home It vas one of those bright, warm day: the! are so welcome after the depmriure n severe winter. and although the roads were not yet {ree from frosen ruts. the farmer and his tesan weed ed their way unmindful of the rough journey Just after reaching the mountain i for 1 ihe ter Further information fromm Manila discloses that Lieutenant Gray had miss and unfastened his safety belt before the plane crashed, as he was thrown clear of the plane. Due to the low altitude when he discovered his plight thought to have pre- vented his bailing oul in his para- chute Lisulenant Gray was on a roulin® aerial gunnery training flight and with two companion ships was go- ing through his maneuvers Licuts John 1. DeVine. Jr. and Rolind J Barnick. also of Nichols Field. who were flying in similar missions in the vicinity shout hall way hetween They cident is rede RO wa _ spri at the time R8 Manilla returned and reported the ac- to officials at Nichols Field An amphibian plane with Lieut Charles B. Harviin at the oontrok took off and landed near the scene, recovered the body which was float- ing on the walter and took it to Manila to the army mortuary Lieutenant Gray is survived by his wife. Linda Height Gray, and son, Jackson Holt Gray. § months: his and Corregidor of A True Incident of a Centre FIRE SWEEPS PLANT PHILIPSBURG MEAT PACKING COMPANY Tasty Products Company Suffers $15,000 Loss in Conflagration Which Started on Second Floor of South Wing of the y | aM Tasty south wing Products Company's meat packing plant at Chester Hill, Phil- tpsbhurg, was destroyed Tuesday eve- ndng of last week in a spectaculal fire which required the eflorl three fire companies to subdue It was Philipsbu conflagration in Firemen poured water from 12 hose lines onto the fire which started on the second the smoke house partd- tions. Another department wa enlled stood by curing the f SOY Ives not neeoen entire of rg first Vear ma jor floor near fire and {ire were addition machinery and pickang the cutiing an GAlnagea to the the wing large and in age departments in Ae OOOIPTS Werle {imated HORE 8 ¢ ai $15.000 First warming of the with the screaming of Hill “wildcat” whistie b fren fire came Chester Philips- wihislie took up the alarm when Chester Hil Fire Department officials called the Reliance and Hope ocompabties inilo service. The Osoecin Fire Depar ment was called and made a last run bul was not into service Although two tanks ' ed there was no explosion and the fire was not caused by gas official The tanks are equipped with which mrevenl any ex. the The DOWernouse iT Ang put of g stated safety valves 3 1 - Two other were noved from Porver ed switched County Man's Reward For an Unsolicited Deed of Kindness farmer friend caught with a stranger who was travel in the same direction. He stopped his team and invited the fool-trav- cler to climb on the seal beside him road our the mead been [inishoed pues privisege of some Views bulidings ting that they ware plcluresgue and quaint enough to add value ¥ pe] aaa shed La tak of ae stating that he would give him a he eoliection as far as he was going. The man was glad Lo accent the offer upon learn- ing thal if was quite a long distance 0 the next Lown d to be a oon 1 Lhe course { 3 ined to Lhe is rea for being that He stated that he was trav. eling over king and exhibi whe he work he ais doing grely for pleasure al was his method « vg % a 58 oy summer yaraiaon in vicinity the country i a camera b FRE IA recreation, and spending his As the team pulled up Ir the ws home, the stranger » lighted from wag and pre pared to continue his Journey, b was invited to come Ihto the } and partake of dinner which was being prepared. The stranger giadi pcoepted and greatly enjoyed the hospitality shown by his host and family ¢ front of Tur H§- $4 the ibheard Ax around io the side of Lhe noliped a printed ait lacked on the =i of i gitg. H curs iy arouse trang asked | 1 mer tng then admilled 0 f } wile™ i. He explain 0 his that he hed alien Inu fifeulties and that all property had been THe azked how much he treed wi the omild small farmer. his and five stock vould ie he walked hose he #1 5 the whint tu hesitnlire a bil od financial personal wipe] for a debt stranger informed | m The EVR the neartely belie heat for amount the Home, bu taken The owner replied that suct be from him by foreed wns it aw and as he aie amount. hie expected the Centre county 10 sell hin day mentioned on the bill The mun departed and was nexi {fom when he appeared al et TH ahprity DET on THE REWARD OF KINDNE The stranger g what informs- succeeded in 8 tion he needed and Jeti Beliefonte, intimating to Mr. Cook that they would hear from him inter A few days later Mr. Cook ceived a lotler fiom RL Ba Cambridge. Maa containing re. Tell A i ¢ farmers wend of at al asked for no security than farmer's honor him at his convenienoe Ty the And who was the farmer who bene Kindness sra Henr efited from this act of affording hospitality as none othed than Boggs townshiy he of to un of alive today #% AN unu rare oor. , of which ne doubt. Yew men, inden are as gener ous as was Mr. Barrell, yet One never knows what may be the re- ward for lending a helping hand to a fellowman sus! snd there parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gray Philipebtirg, and three sisters Loganton Yenth Gels Post Frank Schrover. a Loganion youth, has been appointed a gradu- assistant for this year in the College of Aris and Sciences of Buffalo University. He is a gradu ale in the physics course, of Alie- gheny College a New FFA Group Is Organized Walker Township Unit Names Ronald Houck as First President ate y+ On Tuesday evening al 8 o'clock ‘in the school house at Hublersburg, twenty Walker Township Vocational {Agriculture studenis received the “Green Hand Degree” of the Future | by the Legion even when the lad’s | Bawaer o AE ar | condition was termed “hopeless.” last Easter, John uttered his Sure teacher. Robert Corman | The initiation was conducted by first laugh in months as he played | with Easter toys sent to him by the Lock Haven Chapter of Future children and organizations from 47 Farmers under the guidance of their states. He received hundreds of adviser Conley Hayes, who is #& messages and greetings, which his teacher of Agriculture in the Lock widowed mother read to him. | Haven High school. Mr. Hayes was His condition seemed to improve accompanied by his assistant, Mr slightly until a week ago when he Davies, and the Clinton county Bu- veloped pneumonia and his con- | pervisor of Vooational Agriculture, | dition became critical. He was one Rex Haver. At the close of the in-| of five children. ftiation ceremony Mr. Haver gave ———— the boys a short interesting address, | UNIONVILLE MAN HOST in which he stressed wo fact that . ithe boys were responsible for the AT OYSTER SUPPER | ocess or failure of thelr Puture| George Barton. of Unionville, en- | tertained at an oyster supper at his| Was a) The initiation « ceremony | CENTRE COUNTY ALIENS MUST BE REGISTERED The stale has been divided inio seven districts for the purpose of registering an estimated 225000 aliens who will soon come under the provigions of Pennsylvania’ allen registration law. Secretary of Labor and Industsy lewis CG. Hines revealed thai in or- der to cope with the tremendous {ask dent. & oops of roving registrars hag been organized. The registrars numbering approx- imately 250, will be siationed al the headquarters of the seven reg- istration districts and from these will be sont on flying trips to com- munities with large foreign popu lations Altoona Blair, Cambria, Huni- ingdon., somerset, Jefferson, EK. Bedford, Pulton, Indiana, Centr Clearfield. Will Wed Thanksgiving Day Mr. and Mrs Harry H. Clark, of Beech Creek. have announced the! engagement of their daughter, Dor- othy Jane to Franklin T. Courter,’ son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Cour- take place in the Church of Christ for which there is ho prece- | Pbural engineers with the i vania Agricultural Extension BSer- vies, have written a new circular. Farm Wiring Not Difficult Job A salddactory wiring stem is esential in the application of elee- tricity to farm user. Buch wiring i obtained only when all parts of the system are safe dependable, ade- quate for present and future loads and carefully planoed for the effic- jent location of lighis, switches and Leonvendence of power outlets In answer 10 the many rogueshs for information on wiring, John R Haswell, and V. 8 Pelerson, agricul “Electric Wiring for the Farm" Common farm wiring problems are discussed in the publication The publication is intended as an} aid to those not too familiar with the possibilities of electric power, It offers suggestions on the installation of a wiring system that will meet most probable needs of the farm. However, it is not a wiring guide for those wishing to make their own in- stallation Information is provided on mater fals and fixtures that will enable a farmer to install a system that will economically provifle ample ight heat, and power with adequate con- Parmer Chapter. | ter, of Blanchard. The ceremony will | sideration for safety : County Agent RB. C. Blaney has a camp on Rattlesnmke Mountain, | complete sucoess and much credilat Blanchard on Thanksgiving Day.’ supply of the new publoation at his Sunday. {must be given to the Lock Haven | Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Chapter for the fine work they did. | At the conclusion of the initia. fata; Mr. and Mrs, Houtz, Mr. and tion program tasty refreshments | Mrs. Blair Way and son, Mr. and consisting of cider, cake, sandwiches | Mrs, Charles Way, Mr. and Mrs and pickles were served, the newly Harry Hall and four children, Lloyd formed Walker Chapter acting as Spotts, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Spotts, | hosts to the Lock Haven Chapter, | and son, Mr. Aaron Hall. all of Un-| ghortly after the initiation the lonville; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Feteer.| chapter was called into a brief ses- | Mrs. Hazel Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Os- | ion for the election of officers. Re- | car Wensel, Mr. James Wensel gone of the balloting showed the | Milesburg, and Mr. ant Mrs. Orvis following choices: president, Ronald | Reed and son, Bellefonte | Houck; vice president, Oscar Dun- | satis gle: secretary, Lawrence Zellers. | New College Auditorium. | treasurer, Fred Wilson; reporter, | Plans for construction of a $130. Walter Bressler, and Mr. Corman. | The outiook for the Walker Chap- | nesboro. Work will be started im- {heart of one of (Continued on page eight) Pennsyl- | afer It 18 Circular 215, “Electric Wiring for the Farm." Ro charge is moade for the circular Three New Pierson Act Projects Approved . Three new projects under i Pierson Wark act were approved Lhi {week by the Centre County Publi Assistance Board { the employment { janitorial and cleaning tasks College township supervisors, will employ from 2 to 6 laborers. The third project. sponsored by the Bellefonte Walter Department, will employ 3 clerks who will make 2 water assessment of all users of borough water. They also will set up a permanent record of waler users Son for Howard Couple A son was born at the Lock Ha- | | ven Hospital 1ast Thursday to Mr. | and Mrs. Max Confer of Howard. — | jearned [rom a public speech the | One of the new projecis calls for | of three men &s | ! janitors at the Bellefonte Y. M. C | {| A. for an indefinite period of time. | {They will b¢ assigned to general | Another project, sponsored by the | Electric fire Thirty out of building but it is i i nt the begin frpaund hoo aresseq Nos a portion Bome meat believed in be heavy) ( Lying on Floor Thought to Have Died Eight Hours Before Dis- covers Believed to } died eight bh before his lleless body was ving on floor of his " ”ory y aes Lt 4 4 gon riry ive are found us bachelor 63. of Oso Wis Giscovers was made when ane of the three the row of house of no Briss m Ba H ner 81 af Osea oulside For 1 Raeger had been employed by Milsom Coal Co He is survived by 8 daughter of Houtstile Arthur Mallon Towns Receive Insurance Funds Eight Municipalities to Get Total of $3,899.95 From State Warren the paymen the Poreign Fire 1 i 40 eight Oentre oo ar ¢ - 5 SATEEN | (yenweral 24 Ui ilor wd 5 THEY BDDron enti 4 4 pension represents y per cent in Pennsylvania upo ums paid in each municipalil; In sccordance with provisions of i the Act 1833, payments will be made by Auditor General Roberts to the treasurer of each city, bor- ough and township in which there are firemen’s relie! associations rec- ognized by the councils, commis gloners or supervisors. The nw re- i # that this money shall im- mediately be paid to the treasurer of the relie! association each municipa The amounts to be paid lo the | county municipalities are ax follows: Bellefonte 1873.80 Millheim 7104 Philipsburg 102411 Snow Shoe 4803 Stale College 1.1B0 85 College Township 25 80 Harris Township 17.20 Rush Township 148 83 $3.860 95 : HOLD CHURCH SUPPER | Porty-five men of the Reformed | church of Centre Hall, gathered in | the Bradford Inmting camp last | Thursday night for their annual ham and egg supper. Chefs for the | otcasion were the Rev. D. A. Keen- {er and Russell Bohn, { i FE 4 i f Wy ol the in ¥ wr its Total { EXTENDING POWER LINE The West Penn ower Company | is extending its power line on the { Old Port-Boalsburg road, beginning ‘at the Charles B. Neff farm and There are very few new facts io be | extending westward three miles to | the home of Calvin J. Lingle, 1 Random | Items | worse a. ha WHAT'S GOING When ON HERE TY James X VanZandt met with the Bellefonie Bard, Friday, 'o discuss new High B8chool bulld- Con A 8 gH 1 aEked 1 ta WPA 1 852 000 go Reporis the maxim Congres res * eentid nol ¢ of more Lh lege had fu of 8148231 "en ry MAL € statement had the Snprovemen: he Penn vad Hs FIVE Ac NBDENTS ? re por SUPERINTE OrQing Conn x be plugging away i Kecler ahs HE DIDNT LIKE IT ~ Weber reser t 3 SET i. Centre cians Wg wil ince hi homes WRS To oihers } complain “Toroed” halid the huntreds of Centre interested Bs sy #4} in the FRUIT: A farmer ving ] Beliefonie has been boll nutsber of small boys who entered his orchard and fiched lis best apples. One day last week being unable to ecstch the youths, he un- leashed his dog on one particularly ang the dor Were BONE reson he's petting Gea” that however, and a rigid test reveals thal 5 department lacks even Dbetler than port that whatever else 1} it's hearing average MORE CRABBING: Since this week's column sess to have started on a theme of making the world safe for termites or someting, we mighi ss well end in the same vein by megisierning 5 bee! agains: jocal radio noises. We don't have 10 tell you that it's prac- tically Impossible to get anything on your radio with any degree of seiislaciion these evenings we dont have fo remind ym tha theres an ordinance calling for the elimination of all radip interference wherever possibile But iI does seem that the authorities must be reminded that radio interfergnoe | than jt has been In mandy months, and that the ordinance by all means should be enforped a5 ai FIRE DESTROYS BARN IN BUFFALO RUN VALLEY Fire destroyed the bam on Lhe Henry ©. Rockey farm in Buffal Run Valley about § odlock iat Thursday morning. The fire ssid oo have started while men were (hresh- ing, destroyed 3 larRe qumuiity of grain but no stock, scvording to re ports Men were able fo move the threshing equipment from the barn before i4 caught five from the binee which is believed to have started In a straw stack Ti is understood that Mr. Rockey carried insuranee on the building which was part of the Rockey homestead. KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES’ — Steat I —
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