OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Thoroughly Every Town a In Centre County. Week, Covers nd Village dhe Cenfre Democraf MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined. A Quick and Economical Selling Medium, — VOLUME 38. NUMBER 52. ha BELL EFONTE, P. PA. THU RSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1939. SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR — PROB: , > PHILIP W. G. WOODRING KILLED IN TITAN WAGE (RASH ON MOUNTAIN ROAD EARNERS GET Two Others Injured in Ac} cident Early Christmas Morning VICTIM PINNED IN WRE( CKAGE 2 HOURS Funeral Held Yesterday; Inquest Scheduled Last Night An inquest into the ear mas morning awtomaobile which elaimed the Woodring, Jr. 13-year-old son 0 Mr. and Mr: Wesley G. Wi od ring of Philipsburg, was 10 be held la night, Centre County Coroner Dr W. R. Heaton announced yester- day. The accident occurred at 3 o'clock Monday near the Sandy Ridge sum- mit of the Tyrone mo mnt aln when A Ford sedan, which Weasley Woodring. Peter Brennish, 25, of Chester Hill, and Walter H: Arkless 35, of West Decatur, were occupanss, crashed killing Woodring and in- juring the other two OCCUpPanis. Brennish and Harkless, both Sui- fering minor injuries, were taken to the Philipsburg State Hospiiai where the attending 3 yes.erday described thelr as being good. Boih are getting along nicely and discharged somelime s00n Pending results of the nguess state motor police will make BO statements regarding the cause of the accident or who was driving ae (Continued on Daxe eight) Prominent Couple Wedded April 26th Marriage of Miss Ida Fisher to W. H. Brouse is Announced ly Christ- accident life of Wesley CO Announcement was made Friday of the marriage last April 26, oi Miss Ida Fisher, daughter of Mrs Ada Fisher, of Pine Street, Belie- fonte. to Willlam H. Brouse. prom- inent Bellefon. e business man, cud man and school director The wedding was solemnized al Winchester, Va., by the Rev. W Ww Mcintyre, pastor of the Wi nehester methodist church. There were nO attendants. Mrs. Brouse is a graduate of ihe Beilefon.e High School and for 2 number of years has been secrelary to Samuel M. Shallcross, vice presi- dent and general manager of ae American Lime and Stone Com- pany here Mr. Brouse, Brouse store, is Bellefonte Elks Club; of the Board of Direcu Nittany Country Club and is urer of the Centre County Thriit Corporation. Last fall he was elected a member of the Bellefonte 8chool Board. Both Mr. i proprietor ol president Bs { treas- and Mrs. Brouse are widely known throughout this area and are held in high esteem They are to be at home in the near fu. ture at the Brouse residence on South Thomas Street, Bellefonte BE a Motor Crashes Mar Holidays Several Persons Injured, None Seriously, in Series of Accidents A series of motor accidents none of & serious nature, marred holiday traffic in the central part of the county. One person spent a night in the hospital and several others re- ceived minor injuries as res of the accidents Cars driven by W Centre Hall; Samuel Egler, State College. and R. E. Ripka, Spring Mills, were involved in an accident two miles east of Centre Hall about 2:80 o'clock Saturday night. Pauline Lansberty, Centre Hall, a passenger in the Ripka car, received bruises Total damage was approximately $iis A short time alter that agcident tow truck operated by Carl M (Continued on page seven) Mp —— — U. S. ARMY RECRUITING a sult C. Horner 2 OFFICE OPENS HERE A temporary United States Army | recruiting office apened at the Lallefonte postoffice Tuesday morn- fig and will remain open until Pri-| day; Deeember 29, Elmer K. Darone, | charge of | the office and is on duly at the postoffice from § a. m. odpm private first class, 18 in daily. . : Men between the ages of 18 and! 85. single, of good chargeier, and! who are physically fit, are wanted | for vacancies now existing in several states, in the Hawaiian Islands, i] peptees Sunday morning. Members Revenue, Panama. Several uates in the air corps and signal! corps. the | Register “| asked While Sheriff Sleeps Centre about the and While officialdom ounty jail slept 1:45 o'clock Chri jail building w mvadead about 2 peacefully mas morning Shes in Har- asleep dreaming, no ums Santa 'y ¥ Rk his wag to trundle Mf the sugar wve for him The inv if tired adel Le SHMVEerins om the tower, a {ram ir eps of verheard peakers was y of loud- waiting (Continnuad on page even) LEG WOUND PROVES FATAL Hunting Season Claims 2nd Victim in Death of Fred Watkins of last wee 46-year-old nd father of {armer hid: ed al ty Hospital here as Wound he Cen the JFesuit 2 gunshot ceived a fow hours re the ¢ of the hunting son, Friday cember 15 Watkins’ | gangrene wotmd in through the in the, hands of a fellow wai charged and the “purapkin ball tered the viclim's right heel ing through a tendon Watkins was rumedialely igh the hospital where he apparent- was recovering nicely when gan- grene developed. His death was the second resulting in this county from hunting accidents. AL about the same lime thai fhe Howard, near bis inued on page sight) dl HO —————— resulled from gas developed leg. Wille woods 8 gun 3 it Suniel death which the from walking Gis~ pass. to Thanks Voters For 8 Years in Office nL Wetzler, oO h inéen Joh hip. terminale ” Boggs ov n wno at 4 years of Ce onire innovation sterday paper to pecpie of Centre county ti support at the elections in 1831 and again in 1935 Mr. Wetzler declared that he will remember with pleasure the many acquaintances made and the many pleasant business relations he had with persons from all parts of tie county during his tenure of office and expressed deep gra i beving been chosen to § citizens of this county terms While it is a common uractice far | candidates to thank voters imuned- wmtely after elections, Mr is probably trz county (oc. express public thanks for a (ompieted term of office, or Mc st Garage Ei Employe Is Wounded by Firearm Memmi Made r, eign of county Guced an county paoiilics this news the two aged 2 20. of Blanch- ard street. an employe of the Big Spring Garage, Bellefonte, was treated at the Centre County Hose pital, Friday, for a wound he re- ceived while at work Mader was working on a car at the garage, and as he opened the glove compartment a 22-calibre revolver fell to the floor of the ma- chine and was discharged The bul let passed through the second joint f the little finger on his right hand and struck the dash of the ear. The youth is reported to be recovering at the Alvin Fisher residence he makes his home nant GETS APPOINTMENT Lioyd F. Boob, of Millheim brother of former Centre County Sheriff John M. Boob, last week! was named by Auditor OCeneral Roberts as mercantile appraiser for Centre County. He gucceeds Fred C. Mensch, of Millheim who on January 1 will be. aworn into office | as a Centre County Commissioner. | Fire at Oak Hall Members of the Frank Powell | family at Oak Hall succeeded in exs | tnguishing a flue fire whigh was! discovered in the home abou’ 9:30 yacancies also. of the Alpha Fire Company of Slate Scranton, has announced exist for qualified high school grad- College, upon reaching the scenic.) income tax forms lor J rome found their serviges were not need- ~ Damage was slight. R D.| home, | Wetzles | the first officer in Cen | where [ County Jail Invaded | BONUS OF 3% Industry Distributes Fund { About $18,000 To 583 Employes 1940 MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF Co. Business Last Quarter of 1939 Reached New Peak; Payroll $700,000 The Titan Metal Company, one ol most Industries, syesteiday cut an $18.000 melon and distributed amount to HI employes on of their individual earn. uring the ur 11 month Manufactu: Jeliefonle ing fore BOTIUS LHe DRS i of 19389 . Titan officials anpounced <dhal the employes represented three per cent of their earnings from January through November of this car, and ranged in amounts fram $7084 for lu checks to eo cent Wag All wis age Lie up £4 AI Ners earners participated In bonus, regardless of their length ice with the company The TH An pay! oll numbers 583, of 10 are hourly wage eam Ani ame nt announcing the clals pointed out will mark ie Company 4 the 1939 finds ter de- ie Com- of se report that the close Tit an brass products In gre mand than at any time in ti pany’'s history. The quart {Continued on page ght) HOLIDAY MAIL SETS RECORD All Departments of Lotal, Postoffice Report Big Christmas Business The Bellefonte postoffice i day reported that Le } t | Christmas seasor of posial material was | that cancellations reached unusually high ; Postmaster George R. Meck said | that the total number of cancella- tions during the six-day period pre- ceding Christmas was 100330 as compared with 88.180 for ame period in 1939. These figures only letters and cards cancelled by machine, and take into consideration parcels odd-sized envelopes which mus! cancelled by hand The Post Office Departments ef- forts to induce the senders of Christmas greetings (0 use 3-cent stamps instead of 1% -cent ones, met with little success insofar as Belle- fonte was concerned, the figures show. During the season just past, | 51.500 1':~cend stamps, and 18.500 (Continued on page Seven) sss ME Rp ni ‘3 County Officers Resign Positions Three Centre county appointive officers have resigned their posts, it} was announced yesterday by the! County Commissioners, i Gottlieb Haag, of Bellefonte, who iwas pamed sealer of weights and! measures some time ago to succeed | George Peters, of Philipsburg has | ‘resigned, effective December 30 Mr. and Mrs. James Hugg, of Philipsburg, superintendent and, matron, respectively, of the Centre! County Home, have resigned effects | jive December 31. Last week Mr. Hugg was named Deputy Sheriff by | Sheriff-elect Edward R. Miller The Huggs will reside in Bellefonte The vacancies created by the res jignations will be filled by the in. ‘coming Board of Cammissioners County Officers To Be Sworn In, Monday All persons ehosen at last Nove | { ember’s election to serve in Ceptre { county offices will be administered their oaths of office at 12 o'clock! | Monday, January 1. dn the Court | House, it was indicated yesterday. The ceremony will begin with, the administering of the oath to all | officers with the exceplion of the | Prothonotary, who will She | the ‘oath. Then Prothenetary Bond C.| | White will be given the oath of of- i fice by Recorder Leamer R. Waod- | | ring, The oaths are be - tered to elected officers, only. Income Tax Forms About Due The Commissioner of Internal Guy T. Heverling. of g last er of vettler~ ! a re Lag § and be i i s taxable year 1930 will be on Wed- nesday, January 3, 1040 | physician i County Home, [the fire had made. New Year's Greetinns Nt S the bells ring out the old year and ring in the new, may we remind you of our New Year's wishes for you. May the coming year be the best you've enjoyed May you benefit by good health and good cheer for the entire year ahead In all sincerity, HERE'S LUCK And may we serve you in 1940 as pleasureably as we have throughout 1939 The Centre Democrat » 200 Present At Blanchard Couple Logan Banquet Mark Anniversary a Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beaty Entertained at Their Home By Children John Love is Toastmaster al Dinner Served by Legion Auxiliary Approximately 200 guests of the Logan Fire Compa participated in the annual banque of the Company last Wednesd Virginia i Harris Beals enleriaine home in Blanchard Wednesday evening thelr parents, Mr, and Mrs. Rob nigat a the American Legion Jealy whose 26th wedding a1 Home, East Howard 8Streel. Al 0.000 occurred December 24 roast pig and sauerkraut dinne Mrs. Besaly elcee bi marriage was served by the Womens Adi Miss Pearl Dietz, daughler iliary of Brooks-Doll Posi. 1 the late Willlim and 8 John Love, toastmaster of (he The casion, introduced the following speakers Judge Ivan Walker, Charles BE. Dorworth; Mayor Hard- riainme man P, Harris, Rev. Pather Wil-| oi we lam E Downes; Earl Cusier, presi- 3 dent of the fire company. former Judge MM, Ward Fleming. Roy Wi- kinson: James R Hughes, Districi (Con on Page 2) members ar £4 ny Mi an Felis inst f > ai Let was decorat silver ana Mrs ryt ang John Heickel il Rupert and John Heickel, Ji Red freshmenis were served 10 the lowing people Mr. and Mrs je Bechdel, of Beech Ci Mr ¥ Continues on page eight) eek ¢ tinued Fred Hoffer Named Chief Clerk To New Board of Commissioners investigator of Coun Insulation District Verna Smi The new Board of Centre County ty Commissioners, who will be sworn into office in the Court Room at 12 o'clock on Monday, January 1, yes- terday announced some of the &- peintments to county positions. The appointments are as follows Fred Hoffer, Philipsburg, ohile! clerk Russell. P. Beerer, Bellefonte, as- sistant to whe chief clerk Miss Helen Schaeffer, registration clerk. Dr. W. J. Schwartz, for jail th, Bellefonte, mana- ger of laundry at County Hote Mrs, John Breon, Belle! Cour. House janitor Harry Wion, Bellelonte, and Jacob H. Weaver, Hublersburg, fire- men at County Home The newly appointed Chie! Clerk to the Commissioners, Fred Hoffer ' is quite well known throughout he county. Several years ago he Was internal revenue collector for the Bellefonte area and had offices in the Bellefonie postoffice building, | More recently he hag ‘been a Cap-| | tain in a COC camp The new Board of Commissioners. | consisting of Charles P. Hipple, | Bellefonte; Fred C. Mensch, Mili | heim, and Harry V, Keeler. of Belie- | forte. are expected to make addi- tional appointments at the County Home when it is finally determined how many persons are required , conduct the institution. nte Bellefonte, Beliefomic and Centre Philip H. Johnston, llefonte, solicitar, D, A “Sandy” McDowell of weighis and measures. William ©. Witmer, Bellefonte superintendent of the County Home Mrs, William ©. Witmer, Belie- fonte, matron of the County Home Hiram Grove, Bellefonte, R. D peoaler Fire | Razes Home Fighting Fire At Osceola R. D. Fatal to Girl The William Patterson family at. A sad instead of ‘a merry Christ- Scotch Hollow, Osceola Mills, R. DD, mas came to the family of Mr. and were rendered homeless last Thurs: Mrs. Herman Culvey, who occupied | ‘day noon by fire which broke out a foiur-room frame home in the on”the roof, presumably from a de- Hapeyville Mountain section, about | fective flue, | 18 miles from Lock Haven, | Nothing was saved from the two-! The father and mother went to] ! story frame dwelling as flames, fan- | Look Haven Saturday night to buy’ i Ined by a brisk wind, quickly. swept Christmas gifts for Ge three. child- through the structure. All the famse| roy Catherine, aged 12, and ber two | | ly clothing as well as furniture was, brothers, aged 7 and 5, and return- | destroyed in the fire. ed to find the home destroyed by Osceola Mills . firemen . answered fire, the alarm but were unable to save This tragedy, great as it was to! anything because of the headway the family, was almost lost sight of | Tuesday morning, when Catherine, worked without .a coat | who bad PORMER SHERIFF BOOB | while trying to save the fumilure, RESUMES ES POSITION HERE died 4n the Logk Haven, Hospital, of : (Continued on Page Eight) Former Sberift Jobs John M. Wil oti Monday jduties as Internal Revenue Col Vigtor. Simons, of Jor out. oN eglor for this grea, with offices in y $1000 bond at a hear- | the Bellefonte postoffice, after au jy. ‘before Justice of the Peace E.| abastice of 14 months because of lll 5 Fancock at Philipsburg Satur in Centre 10 wile | Nears 86th Year | JURIES ACT IN DAMAGE SUITS Award $8,751.50 To Crash Vietims Who Asked To- tal of 102, 500 damage us in which a total of $102500 was asked, awarded a total of $8951.50 cember civil court. The tv 3 involving six separate cases ocoupied much of the Court ; y One Oher case could be Dearc Court adjourned he dama alnst ALLEL Ld] ge verc jets Ar thus were ret Bu ish 8, note sal | Bank of nvolved a2 ma urn- 28, of Lock Haven vy Valley Highway near H on August 10. 1938 t of the two case: it 10 Mrs. Williams, wi t of claim asked §35.000 and disfin irement her $12.000 because of Injuries pnd expenses; Garnet Wil- aged 14, 815000 for sfigur wi $6.000 ac parents EX Pen Les na for husband Lams di ment and injuries; ar tional on behalf of his medical and olher total of $67000. The jury hearing testimony for two and a (Continued on Page T ———————_ Suggests Night Football Here Here is an anonymous letter we received Tuesday, and which we publish because the idea ii contains is more important than of the writer “Bellefonte, Pa The Centre Democrat, Gentlemen: Now that we have a board. 1 wonder if they will help sports in the schools? What I am referring fo is foot- ball. In most every other commun- {ity the size of Bellefonte they play {night football with great success 1 was unable to atiend any of the (games that Beliefonie played this | year because all of them were play- ed in the alterpoon. My work pre- vented my. being there, but if they had been played at night, I would have been able to see them all 80 next year let's have night football in Bellefonte! I think many sports fans woulld appreciate it Thank you, A Priend and Fan” MYLLHEIM BOY BEGINS SRD ARMY ENLISTMENT Ralph C. Keen, of Millbeim, was | accepted for re-enlisiment for ser. with the Air Corps at Middle | , on December | en Recruiting | Mabel Keen | : oh had com- two enlistments prior to the starting. During the | av Field Artillery, Vi, which he [Re last Janu- ary ist. Between January 1st and December 20th of this year Mr. Keen got his fill of life ag a civilian, 80 the "Call 10 The | contributed to his ! prisonment j.surprise program and the identity! new school i gleby House, Coburn, who last week | was pamed executive director of the SBURG YOUTHS DEATH MAY ESTABLISH AIR-MAIL ROUTE THROUGH CENTRE (0. Philipsburg, State C ollege, Jellefonte, Would Get Service BELLEFONTE NAMED AS PROBABLE STOP Pick-up Service Would Cover Pittsburgh- Newark Area RELIEF PAYMENTS LOOM HIGHER IN THE COUNTY PERU MAN 1S FATALLY HURT John Fultz, 68, Dies After Jeing Struck by Car at Yeagertown Caren and to the Yeagertown SlIas season when the scoident happened. As be a- ighied from the bus in which he nag traveled to the Mifflin county town, 8 passing car, dr a My MeN Soh 4 him. Mifflin County Coroner Bar sald death result olen on page four) rn ———— Butcher at Prison Asks For Parole AS CNIouls +) emphasized that h proper ly co-erdinat- (Continued on Dae sevel) Ag. Extension Group To Meet Will Convene in C ourt House, Bellefonte, January relatives al spend the Chr ’ ven by g of the Centre wi tur Extension As- be held in the Court on Thursday, J. Foster nunounces The annual me County Agricul socia jon will House at Be alms January 4. Presi rv, of Stale College ann i the me be an all day Tair starting 10-30 A MM. ad- journing for lunch from 12:00 until 1:30P Mand closing at 3.45 P. M board The program as planned by the Lip- | arrangemen, commitiee will feature ue, from in the forenoon a discussion ©f hy brid seed corn and its viauwe to Oen- tre County farmers by Prof. J. B Dickey, Extension Agronomist of State Colishe. The speaker have avaliable the results of tests which have been c¢cnducted thoughout the state this year Figures from two Centre County demonstrations which were oon- | dected on the farms of Hugh Wil- | son, at Btormetown, and Fred Bohn, at Rebersburg, will be discussed. Continued on DAES seven) wo sem————— —— CAPTAIN HERBERT BEEZER GETS FEDERAL RECOGNITION Captain Herbert McK. Beezer, of 109 North Thomas street, Bellefonte, haz been given federal recognition by the National Guard Bureau, the War Department announced this week in Washington. After passing fiiness tesls oon- ducted by boards of Regular Army and National Guard officers, Cap- tain Beezer has been given a dual status of commissioned officer in the military forces of Pennsylvania and in the National Ouard of the Unit. ed Slates The Bellefonte officer is assigned with Battery E. of the 166th Field Artillery A butcher ai Rockview slate {a asked the pardon board t week {0 release him s0 he could back to & job in “apother pi town where temptations i to his imprisonment wont nt themselves Louis Bernstein, sentenced in Hitsburgh for robbery ing stolen good asked the through his counsel, He: sitz. to grant him a paro 10 year sentence whic in January, 1636 Lipsitz said the prisoner job in the trade he learned at R view offered him in anoiher of the city and would not again fall into the “bad company” which arrest and im- rm eting JGR wil at am anc repesv- Tan Ba oa 4 » 30 CE part sommes A a ———— Brotherhood to Meet A special cotpmunity Brotherhood weeting will be held ai Pleasant Gap, Thursday, Dec. 28 at 9:30 p m. There will be special ALDOUL~ | cements for the year 1940, and 2 cals. All men of the community are invited The meeting will be held mm the ; church. New officers their offices at this meet - Accident at College When cars operated by George W Ratcliffe. of Pittsburgh, and Car- roll F. Thompson, of York collided al the intersection of Fairmount avenue and Locust Lane, State Col- fege, at 11:50 o'clock last Wednes- day moming, the resulting damage was estimated at $125. No One was injured NEW PUBLIC ASSISTANCE HEAD IS GRADUATE OF PENN STATE Thomas Cariyle Williams, Upon graduating from that in- stitution Mr. Williams was awarded a fellowship in Public Administra on by Syracuse University, and he of In, Centre County Public Assistance | Board to succeed Leon Mirbach, re- | | signed. is a native of Pennsylvania | ‘and is a graduate of the Pennsyl- | vania State College : After completing his preliminary teducation in the public schools, Mr. | Williams became a student at the | Dickson City High school, Dickson | City, Pa. where he participated in| { various sports and was president of 1838. the schoo! Athletic Association Mr. Williams is a charter meme While a student at that school he ber of Crusade Chapter, ing in that city for ithe public dis. Ie entered the Pennsylvania cussion of Public Relief problems. State College in 1925 and received Since May, Biz Buscar Tints in August 1938, been residing at majoring in history ti- | is of cal science. Pea Da De I Ca. a member of the Delta Kappa Rho is 35 years fraternity, and was one of the €o0l- the lege cheer leaders. {on &
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