OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Week. Covers Thoroughly Every Town and Village In Centre County. dhe Centre Democrat MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined, A Quick and Economical Selling Medium, 4 VOLUME 58. NUMBER 17. BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1939, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR ——— SEEK APPROVAL OF COUNTY HOME COURT NAMES 3 VIEWERS Heads County Home 10 INSPECT NEW BUILDING § Contractor, Architect, and Civil Engineer Com- prise Board ACCEPTANCE WILL HINGE ON REPORT Final Payment to Con- tractors Withheld Pend- ing Approval Final acceptance by Centre County of the new Couny Hom erected on Bast Howard Street ] be based upon the report of a board of three viewers named Saturdal by Judge Ivan Walker 1 the home to determine whether or not all contracts have been com- pleted fully and acces i fications inspect ai pect The Court Horatio 8. Moore, Bellefonte tired structural steel manufact and contractor Dean Kennedy well known architect Fred 8S. Ha civil engineer The order naming the rects that they the building and report to t the contracts have and fully performed and Ww viewers as ws named by WK are fc foll re. rer State College he Court whether been faithfully completed Until the report has been mitted the county withhol¢ al payment of ten percent of contracts Contractors affected by the ings of the board of viewers are: tn Berwick Lumber and Supply Co Mulch Brothers, the F. C. Patter- son Company, and Lewistown Electrical Company. While the order @if ot wt the time for the final inspection to be made, it is expected that the board will carry out its duties sometime this week, and the report will be prepared as soon as possible Judge Walker named the viewer upon receiving a formal certifica- tion from the County Cemmission- ers that the Home is completed and ready for final inspection. The State laws regulate the procedurs for the acceptance of the Home ns — A —————— DRIVER FALLS ASLEEP: CAR HITS PARKED MACHINE wil the Damage estimated at $80 result. ed about 5:40 o'clock Monday ternoon when the driver passing through Woodward asleep at the wheel and his ms crashed into a the highway The driver of the mund L. Schofield Y. who toid State from the Pleasant af- of a car = and that shortly before the accident he had closed the window turned on the heater of his car machine, a Ford coupe, paved part of the road and a machine owned by 8 W of Woodward, whit WHS 1 the bBirm. No one damage to the parked machine was estimated at 345 The Schofield car was damaged to the extent of about $35 H Inf Haine wrked on was injured, and Alpha Called on False Alarm When {i was reported that a fire in a tree was threatening the Dale Scheol house near Dale Summit about 9:30 o'clock Baturday morn Ing. members of the Alpha Fire Company, State College, rushed to the scene. Piremen found that the report was unfounded and re. turned home without going int tion of Oo RO Local Man Held In Theft of Groceries edd with tealin rroceries car parked on West Bishop Saturd Wilbur Mil- y recently wa m Per $500 bail soot irda nigne Hien- Saturday lice Harry fter Ralph bundle of Arralined before Peace G. Barle Hofle: i Exel N » Mota: THe rnonn remanded to the wie he was unable to Chief Diukeman reported po " Hught that th IrOCETIes Were Miler a sentence at 4 Pitt \ Laker cled servi rm Peniten- recently comy r Wes btire! b rel " a larceny MAY REVIVE WPA PROJECT Council to Hear Engineer Outline Borough Map Proposal it treed properties, and tion was indicated at a regular most of Bellefonte Cornell Mon. day night when Connell! agreed to mest one-hall hour earlier on day, December 4. to hear the pr posal outlined by a WPA engine from DuBol: Because he has another ment same night, the asked Council instead 7:30 be discussed thoroughls “hs engage. thse . iy » V engines; 7 o'clock 0 meet at of 80 the project car cussion of Councilman also hir of the project fc of sidewalks and ¢ nearly became a reality but was dropped becaus urbe i approval by the borough Op Sign relieve erected recently existing at intersection moved bs artment borough ha Allegheny and Spring smippiementied the tlie} ishop N Fram 4 ral Way system which (Continued on page four) West Penn to Toke Additional Rooms Pp Eg 8 r rooms on the second Noor Exchange building which housed the law offices of Attorney John J. Bower, Workmen are now engaged in re- finishing and redecorating the rooms and they will be occupied as Soon as the work has been +5 wr . p ihe Nest Penn Co has leased the of Crider's formerly the late com- a | JAMES BH. HUGG, Philipsburg Industry Sets Safety Record 130 Lime Workers Entertained at Dinner at Hecla Park American DOO! cident record rep Ivers Rr 10 18368. to Oclober my colors, green i Fred Craft and his of Bellefonte addition to ad. and workers, a wwenitation to each first aid 1 page five) POLICE NAB CHECK FORGER Lewistown Man Held Here Admits Many Sim- ilar Crimes in State omted in the company and white, ar five-piece orchestry, ished music. In . 5 ofe Frey ger wi ; wirted to operating extensively Central Pennsylvania " i woek- D nded during the ice Harms after a kee search to Lock Haven ter G. Burlew, of vat at his | nt sf ite Dukeman and n. of Bellefc Saturday by Officer Donald nite. He wy cashed RIRSO 11 { LE 4 writ Sap ¢ tre Orv checks mayment for a small the Dean Phipps Atito Allegheny pet The given to pay for 8 minor pute Brown Boot Shon, South Al- In each stance receiving the change. Butlew the clerk that he would leave merchandise at the store and for it later. He never claimed the goods Bolh local checks af Lhe was given In purchase at Store. Bouth other wa hase treet call were drawn on pieted The eering the first FAR ing, the the Peoples’ National engin- | : College, order of J Howard (Continued oh page four) ww - . - ss cami. Sank nf Rs present offioss of the »anx f Stale department will floor of the to the remain on same bulid- | quarters being eased as an addition to present fas cilities new office Julian Men Fined Me Thank Thee, © ord... Our forefathers gathered around the first Thanks giving dinner and gave thanks for safety and se- curity. Their ideals nave sed down through the generations, and Ww equal reverence, give thanks for the privilege to live in the land of freedom they made possibile us . ... We look about us and realize that this is still the land of plenty for whose bounty our forbears gave thanks almost three centuries ago and most com- forting of all is the knowledge that this is the country we call “home” for which this day im We Are Truly Thankful, Official Count Is Completed With Newspaper Count Insufficient to Change Results of Election Former Merchant Here Succumbs Former Bellefonte Business Variations Man Succumbs; Funeral Held Saturday he official coulit of ithe Centre county general eleetion. completed Peter FP. Keithiine, well knots peiired Bellefonte business mn, passed away at his home onl: Sstithiay, shoWed some changes treet, Bellefonte, at B85 (otal various candidates bul Thursday night ANST i no case was the chinnge sufficient iiness with a com~ tg aiter the results of the election diseases. He wag 8 4 oT wo official count April } published in Fr TY been in £81 Th entre Democra immediate ls some time, Mr Keichline lection shows that 10tais be about al his home the 28 candidates {fon about two weeks ago wi ounty offices were oOr- a siroke hi variations occurred 2 ndition was crit for the remaining 14 can- 3 { paper tabu Mr. Keichline a news ¥ abn a $i + ta tals of ian one- Boalsburg, ha the candidates checked community \ \ Was a son with the official count Kelthline. Members of official Ne board were the Commissioners AS a young he their chief Samuel J. Mc] Pennsylvania Purnace Mrs. Joseph Runkle, Mrs. Hilda Bellefonte about 57 years ago. He coeman ane Miss Hazel Johnson, of opened a small cigar factory and | pejjefonte, and Mrs. Pear] Gilli stare in a room next 0 he present 1..4 of State College Kline Hardware store on West HIgh | The official count (Continusd on page five) 4 toon f 1 for 0 iffered 8 Since then ical wae A native been born in 1, 1853 ations Lhe bess Vil LOA " Bp third of April He of Peter and Barah Long wits on the count a {armed ‘ COMICS lerk for and late county offices follows Judge of Supreme Court Herbert FP. Goodrich, Dem Marion D. Patterson, Rep Judge of Supreme Court J. Harold Flannery, Dem (Continued on page five) wena — Aid In Search For Fugitives lness Fatal To G. Edward Harper Funeral Monday for Peter F. Keichline; Conducted Store Near Station .. 5060 G Edward Harper, native OF Bellefonte and former Josal busi ness man, died at his Home on West High Street, Bellefonte, at 11:30 o'clock last Thursday morning after a several year's iliness with & heart condition. Mr, Harper had been confined to his home for the past three months and had been bedfast for a week prior to his death The deteased, manager of the general store at Curtin when ihe Curtin Iron Works was in operation later was proprictor of a similar business in Bellsfonte, wnich he conducted for many years. Upon leaving Bellefonte he became afill- ate with the National Carbon Hit-Run Accident on Mountain Road Activities of the Stale Molar Po- lice at Pleasant Gap during the weekend included a search for wo youths who estaped from the State Industrial School at Morganga, in Washington county; an investiga- tions of a hit-run accident on Cen- tre Hall mountain and of a colli. sion at Karthaus The fugitives from the Stale school, who were in the Bellefante area Baturday anti Sunday, were and’ Motor Police Also Investigate i Company, in Cleveland, Ohio, re- captured by Lewistown police Bn Library Reports Increased Interest Enthusiasm plus is the altitude with which the resitients of Centre county adopted the library movement as sponsored by Edi brary and Historical Corp. of Cen- tre county with headquarters al Bellefonte have the Since the official opening on Oc- | tober 25, the building has been open eight days for the circulation of books and the inspectioh of the museum. Nearly 600 residents have registered, 1667 books have been cir-! culated, 23 rural schools served, 2 branches opened, and applications received for four more branches Two story hours have been held in the County Room. The first on October 25, was contiucted by Miss Janet Woomer with an attendance of 30 children. The second story hour on November 18 was conducted by Miss Befty Smith. Beventy chil- dren with ah age range of 5-12 years were present, and because of the divided into four groups with per- fod: of twenty minutes each. Bome of the older children stood and the youngest sat on the floor Requests for detective stories and exciting” were something | numerous One | youngster of ten overcome with en- nul from $00, too Many years in| the realm of children’s activities de. | manded a murder story This is, in- deed, a rituntion to cope with i In celebration of National Book | week two teachers from Millheim, and eight teachers from the 8pring | sireet and Bishop street schools, | Bellefonte, brought their classes to! inspect the library and museum, | Miss Mary Linh and Mr. Henry! Linn were present at most of the! Sesisons to explain the objects in the | museum and their connection with! the early history of Centre county. | The keen interest that fs evident | throughout the eounty is Indicative of the Jong felt need for library fae cilities especially in connection with the work of the schools. Although the present set-up represents a! i wholesome beginning, it | togeth- lack of chairs and space had to be! y Boh 8 Moet er inadequate to serve a population | H is Tor children's books to supples| (Continue on page #ix) | For Killing Deer William Wellar, aged about 22, of Julian, was fined $100 the cosig of prosecution after a hearing be- fore Justion of the Peace Harold D. Cowher at his offices on West Bish- gtreel, Balurday morning Wellar oan chalfged with a deer during the glsed season. The prosecufor was T¥Game Warden Thomas Mosier, of Bellefonte, Aes cording to reports, Wellar admitted LR 414 or 8) Killing the ¢harge and was given a week's: time in which to pay the fine and costs, The violation occured in Hus. ton township EE A Elks Memorial Service To Be Held Dec. 3rd THe shnual Bikes Memorial Ser. vices in honot of departed members of that lodge will be held on Bun- day afternoon, December 3, at 2 o'clock, at the Elks Home oh West High Sireel, it was announced yes- terday. The program, which is open to the {of 47.300 of which 10000 are child. Public, will include specitl music ten in school. The most urgent need; and speakers, Further details will | be announded within “he next few days, | the boy to the ground, Sunday. They had obtainet] a half - { gallon of gasoline from a resident i near the Black Barn. between Axe Mann and Pleasant Gap, early that morning maining with thay company until he retired several years ago and returned to Bellefonte to resifie A son of Jonathan and Marinda | Sthrover Ha , Mr. Harper Was! born in Bow, ou on June 28, 1876.1 A car operated by Miss Florence | Making his age at time of death, Hughes, of Wyoming, Pa, was dam. 63 years, 4 months and 18 days. |8&ed slightly about 6:45 o'clock Sat- Surviving are his wife, the former | Urday evening when IL was struck Lottie Yeager; a Brother, Jerome by another mathine on the Centre Harper, of Beleionte, and a sister | Hall mountain, south of Pleasant way to Bellefonte for a visit with relatives, was unable to get the He oenhse number of the other machine, Cars driven by Donald Potter, of Funeral services were held Satur- day afternoon ai the Widdowson | Funeral Home, North Allegheny | | Street, with the Rev. C. Nevin i oo %, and R. C. Lauth, of Lock Stamm, pastor of St. John's Re- | raven, came together at Karthaus formed church, Bellefonte, officiad- | 0" © look Saturday afternoon. ing. Interment was made in We po on Whe Louth machine was Union témetery, Bellefonte, | estimated at $200 and to the other {| machine, $5. Ba i BE — Bioyelist Hit by Auto. James Gray, 18, of West Deoatur Motor Short Circuits was injured when he was trick a short olveult in 8 ™otar of the by an automobile while riding MS! refrigeration system of the Rathe bike along the highway Priddy skellar, South Pugh street, State { night. E D, Matson, driver of the College. was responsible for a fire cdr said that he swerved his ©ar alarm at 7:50 o'clock Sunday night, to avoid hitting some pedestriens Considerable smoke came from the | Bang struck the bike which W&5; burning insulation but little damage traveling without lights, throwit¥ was done and Alpha firemen did not | #0 Into action. IS MOLESTED | BY STRANGER Miss Janet Brouse Jabbed With Needle While in Theatre Lobby WHITE SLAVE TACTICS HINTED Becomes Ill After Inci- dent; ‘Victim’ is Teach- er in Lewistown Possibly that white slaver ye erating bv Central Pennsylvania was Lewistown last week Bellefoni« @ rlranger are « evidenced Biri Lo Ae) a reported thal a mean her-—-had jabbed her with a needle while she and a companion were in 8 crowded Lewistown theatre lobbs waiting for the shows to change The girl Is Miss Janet Brouse daughter of Willlam H Brouse South Thoma: who i= em- ployed as the Lewis town schools well-known " of street teacher in Brouse Lancing Arording another crowded by Solsteed to reports Mis teacher were ohby = her At reported that and the hen a ime Miss Brouse felt thigh he the sting of a needle her Bhe remonstrated with man, and edged away throug! the erowd After the tn hey came quite {l! the he WIN Miz Brouse ore 2 ee frre be. hock rooms, wi either from the » . Continued o { page yr # - " Wetzler Named As Trust Co. Director Al & meeling of the board of di- rectors of the Beliefonie Trust Come pany jasi week Malcolm L. Weteler of Milesbhurg, was named a member of the board to sucterd (he late D NM. Kline, of Bellefonte Mr. Wetsler. 3 son Frank 1. Weiler waz a director of death some tine known throughout of the late of Milesburzg, who the bank until his ago witdel ire punt 10 CONVENE 20 Criminal Cases Listed For Presentation Next Week District Attorney Musser W. Get. tig yesterday released a list of 20 criminal cases for presentation to the Grand Jury for the regular De- ocember term of court when the jury meets here next Monday moming, November 27. In addition, there are summary convictions cases to be heard by the Court on November 80 { Two. of the indictments to be presented to the jury charge motor- fzta with involuntary manslaughter in eonnection with fatal accidents in which oars they were driving wore Involved, Olher charges in- clude slatulory crimes. iaroeny, bur. | gary, fraudulent conversion, assault and battery, and vielations of the vehicle code Bixteen of the cases are slated for) presentation, Monday, the remain- ing four being listed for Tuesday The complete list follows Monday, November 27 Arthur J. Rockey, Milesburg, { and Horace Shope, Bellefonte, siutu- tory rape and f and b | Poonld Dyke, Milosburg. { and b Charles Bdward Coble, Jr. Spring | Mills. Tallure to support | chia | Louis Luoat, Philipsburg, larceny i Continued on page five) na MAS | VAUDEVEHAE SOMEDULED AT | | PORT MATILDA, DECEMBER § i Ee .-N —™\)hRh | A six-act vaudeville is 10 be pre- sented in the Little Theatre, Port | Mat Friday night, December 8, | : Matilda, y | Bellefonte atk, was vesponsitle for passing by en Route 330. Mr Wai. | two of the touchdowns, while Steele son is planning to have the hide jand Flack ‘eath for the benefit of the Port Matilda Proceeds from the show will be added 10 a fund set up for the pur- chase of a new fire truck for the company. Among the features of the Show will be the appesrance of the Bouth Mrs. J. A Saxe. of Ellsworth. (ay Miss Hughes, who was on her | Fire Company. | Bea Island Serenaders—a Hawaiian | orchestra, Jay Robinson, Port Ma- tilda youth who hms won consider- { Slopped after repented efforts Thursday, LOCAL GIRL MAN'S LIFELESS BODY FOUND “IN FIELD NEAR BELLEFONTE Victim, William Meckley, 28, Shot Through Head; Inquest Scheduled Panhandlers Take $8 In Day From County Officer A5 ARMY AUTOMATIC CLUTCHED IN HAND Parhand Bolefont ginal, aroung yon Was Last Seen Monday Night: Told Friend He Was Hunting Turkeys a Asx i Baturds lifeless request made Hk the Ja ksony vice station owned bw hb Pred Meckie; le roa ery Th ourse every day U that-aly the official doesh™ WAYS granted every requesi bul Ln experiment was an Interesting one Panhandling wouldn't be s0 bad i the money was t se Necessary needed or pul WO use Practically Lie: the gratjtpe of 3 le pe » many official if they d break up the Keep iL broken Fhe Discovers the early Tuesda) Prank Grove, a resident of 4 ENTER area. who wat sssisiing ¢ bers of the Meckiey fan GUIL PLEAS for the man when he we be missing Grove known person to see Meckles having conversed with 3 Drunken Driver Given Choice of Sentences; Bro- thers Admit Tire Theft (Continued on page #1) Five persons entering guilty to a8 variels Hunters Report Bear Plentiful sentenced by Judge Ivan Walke: a special session of Coury re Monday merning of Ws cis PP —— —— ol Pitas of of charges, were Kills During 4-Day Season Range in Weight From 150 Howard Clark. of near burg. charged with drunke: to Nearly 400 Pounds WHS given the option of paving ih vosts, a fine of $100 and serving days in the County Jail, or paying in weight fron the costs and serving 30 Ivy 400 pounds jail, with no fine. After some hesi- tation, Clark chose the Jail sehtenoe Philips cays in The largest one fellad by with u to Blale Motor Police ty at Bear Swami Crozier, of the Philips- | It weighed 375 pounds. O. C. Ewing tub-stalion, Clark was seen and RK Dippery, both of driving his car In a zig-zag fashion Oollege, last Wednesday. brou Philipsburg on November Gown a bear each while hunting When the officer got the car the Renovo area. The he Weighed mote than 300 pounds eac) took the driver to a physician Mr. Ewing's bear tipped the scales whose examination revealed that he at 356 pounds, and Mr Dippery's was unfit condition drive a Prize weighed 318 pounds. Other Car members of the party hunting with Before being semenved Clark told ‘hem Were: Walter Dippery, El- the Court that he had been il] with | “0% Horver, and LeRoy Rider. all the grippe for two uw iin | O ate College. and Nimrods from grivpe Tor two weeks and while | yyy Matfida, Milesburg, and Pleas. (Continued on Page 6) wnper According officer BR J burg near Logantc in throurh 10 fen al 10 0 ‘ant Gap. The group reported hav A —————— ing seen some exceptionally fin bucks in that region, and drove 0 bear from oOver during the dave {hunt John Kndsk of Ososela Mills, RB D., bagged a 1B0<pound bear while bnting I Clinteh sounty last Wad nesday. He wis ore of a group of nine hunters Who left Osorola Mills 10 fhend te Gay In CHEN county woods Among the mone succesful bea hunters in area wis Clyde Wailson, of Milesburg, who on 8a! urday brought home & fine -~ B.H.S. In Top Shape For Thanksgiving Tilt Bellefonte High sthools hanes of defesting State Uollege Mish in the annual Turkey Day football classic between She two teams this Thursday were intreased tonsi@er- ably Saturday afternoon when the Red Raiders journeyed to Jerses Shore and carried off a 27 to 7 vic- tory from the powerful Jersey Shore machine ho] JI% sper The Thanksgiving Day game Is to be plaved on Lhe Communiy Ath. etic field, Bellefonte, and srrances | ments are Being made to acooOMmmb- dale a reo Crowd for the game | always one of the best on the local High's schetiule men which Upped the soales at ap- proximately 300 pounds Watton was hunting with a group witich eluded his three sons, Ken- net, Merrill and Irvin Wason of Milssburg: and Newton Lauck amd J. T. Watson, of Béliefonte, R Ri bastard | ticularly brilliant air atlack in Sat- the team Was no Jess staunch on the | defensive [7 points in the final frame. Jersey [in mierisge last young ocuple started housekeeping furnishing music. D. They were hinting along the Beech Creek-Renove road when Clyde Watson same upon the bear He moved io within about 50 paces of the animal befo™ SBning the fir Shot, and $1 Teguired tloee other bullels to finish the job. The bear was Rulty up bear the Atlantic Ser. vice Station in Milesbure, where if attract meh aitefition from tewhspeonle fs well 88 from touriss The Red Reiflers showed a par- urday’s Mit with Jersey Shore. while The Red and White team scored 20 pols In ihe setond Huarter and Shore's Willy eame in the closing mintites of the game. Paul Hopver. actoutited for | tanned for use es 8 Tug one. Rhodes sored two points alter | touchdowns, while Purnell made the | | Thanksgiving Se —— Dance At Mecla, Thursday ul. Good fellowship, goof! music and third extra point. i A A a a Brooky—tlorner David D. Brooks, son of Mr and Mrs. Douglas Brooks, of near Run- | ) ville, and Miss Betty Virginia Hor. S000 entérisinment ix assured st ner, daughter of Mrs. Virginia Fred. | the Thanksgiving Dance to be held rick. of Route 1, Milton, were united | At Heels Park this Thursday night ¥ evening | WY the Bellefonte High 8chool Al by Mev. Levi F. Sheets, at Nis resi. | Whi AssOSiation. dence in Milesburg. The groom is The dante will be open to ihe an employe in the Whitetock stone | public, and will begin at 8 p m. quirries at Pleasant Gap, where the with J. F. Galala and his ofchestra Tickets are on on Monday. Both are highiy respect- sale al 75 cents & couple; 0 eens ed young people and thelr many for a sihgle admission A variety of friends wish them mush success and entertainment and special features happiness. hu promised. i i i
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