OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Week. Covers Thoroughly Every Town and Village In Centre County, he Centre Democrat MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined, A Quick and Economical Selling Medium. voLU ME 59. NU MEL A BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY . 1940, SUBSCRIPTION-—$1.50 PER YEAR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS PLANNED 6 CONVICTS YOUTH VICTIM OF COUNTY'S EVERY HAMLET IN CLUB LEADER IN COUNTY INCLUDED IN PROGRAM New Features Introduce W. C. Witmers ‘Move In Annual Battle Against Paralysis CONTROL GROUP TO BE FORMED Major Smith In Charge of Countywide Activities —Local Help Promised Preparations for the annual ob- servance of the President's Birth. day by the National Foundation {ol Infantile Paralysis were launched in, Centre county yesterday by Ma jor Ralph T. Smith, of Bellefonte who has been named general chair- man for the county. A feature of the 1840 celebration will be the organization in each cotinty of a County Chapter of the National Foundation, fs a perman- ent institution to control and dis- pense the funds collected for the battle against infantile paralysis, Under the proposal 50 per cent of the funds collected in each count this year will go to the Nation: al Foundation, while the remaining 50 per cent will remain in the county Major Smith declared that th county's portion may be used actual treatment of infantile alysis victims; for the purchase appliances and equipment for Coun- ty hospitals which treat infantile paralysis cases; or, if there is no actual need for these services, ti money may be turned over for treatment of crippled any event, the money must within the year, for any of the pur- poses outlined above Major Smith, who is now engaged in naming chairmen and commit- tees in some 25 towns, villages and hamlets throughout Centre county, declares that each community may decide for itself how jt will observe | fhontinned on ian. awit) Local Native Dies In Dayton; n Harvey MeC lure, 58, Presi- dent of Bus Company, Succumbs Suddenly J. Harvey McClure, 58, Ohio, president of the and Lake Erie Bus Company suddenly at 10:38 o'clock last Thurs day morning in Miami Valley Hos pital, Dayton. Mr. McCh was born in Bellefonte and resided here until about 30 years ago Mt. McClure went years ago from Aurora, ceiver for the company which later was . reorganized into the present Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railway Co. As vice president of the come pany he introduced many new meth- ods in operation of the line, rehab- ilitated much of §£ and purchased ehtirely new equipment, then the finest to be oblained «The old wood cars were piled in # huge heap In a large field near! Dayton and made into a giant bon- fire as a kind of public spectacle With the advent of the motor bus ahd, more general use of the auto- mobile, traction traval declined. Af- ter a period of depression the rail way. was reorganized into the Cin- | cinnati and Lake Erie Bus Com- pany, with Mr. McClure as presi- dent, a post he held atl the time of his death Mr. McClure was a son of the late James 1 and Thersie Hall Mc- (Continued on page eight) st for par- f Oi ie thi of Daytor Cincinnati r, died ire to Dayton 15 Ind. as re. i Water Shortage is Felt at Boalsburg According to notices sent out by | the Boalsburg Water Company to; its patrons, Boalsburg faces a ser. ious waler shortage. The notice reads in part “scant rainfall and continued freezing weather have | caused our water supply to be ser ously depleted. You can help pre-| vent the shortage from becoming | éven more acute by using water only when necessary and in the smallest satisfactory quantities” George Mothersbaugh, superinien- | dent, reports that 10 inches of ice covers thé water jn the company's reseryoir and that only a small | quantity of water is entering the basin, pr i STATE COLLEGE WOMAN RECEIVES STATE POST Mrs. Mary Rice Morrow, doruienty | of Altoona, who hassmade her home | in State College for the past several | ¥ears, has been appoinfed director of the bureau of women and child- | in the Btate Department of | L vor and Industry, with an salary of $4200. . oof the tion on the second employe ASK FOR FILE Committee Investigating when J f aii i delphia i from for nearly { seeks news of her half-brother sald, have had a postcard from him say- been heard, claims she has been told that Gard- | ner holds a good position in a Los | | Angeles, additional information, she was born and his mother later mar. | father guests of the Phileo Radio Corporas | | tion. A number of managers of other | | Wolf trip, which includes stop-offs at var- {ious places iand from the southern state | days’ time, and will feature visits to {many places of scenic and historie annual | triet, Into County Home Centre movea 1} Bishop quarters pre first fl The W to Mr them on Litution heen lea n Fry Home 36 and 13 wit being men OF Bolt it i 3 floor of the home who had fireman sice the { the home several month rer empl Hi Earl S« oko Tu rl SCHL Ld! i fell pening J MARTIN FRY installed As Kiwanis Head 100 Attend Ban- quet at State College Hotel CESSOr IAs 1b ob Weaver resent More Than IN TITAN CASE M: than 100 were present Martin Pry inducted Kiwani re Kuesis { Btate Col- lege, was the office of district ceremont quet at t College Rev. Fred president of the trict of Kiwanis stallation Donley dent NLRB to Examine Re- cord of Labor Dispute en Pex ns a ais conducted the in- ceremonies. Charles E of Pittsburgh, vice-presi- Kiwanis Internatioan! de- livered the main address, telling of the history, ideals and accom- plishments during the past 25 years roseculiin bro wg I. against of in which a decision adverse Bellefonte company wa handed down The Committee's the filo +m We counsel will ex- and determine of not it will be necessary witnesses to testify at w being held ontains all th ros nde nee an testimony rela to the Titan case which was rowih Of a stiri the meeting was aloo {p celebration of the 25th anhiversary of the or. gamzation Group singing, under the leader- ship of Cecil Walker, of Bellefante, was one of the highlights of the en- tertainment program. “Al” Kissinger of Sunbury Kiwanis, assisted on the piano, and John Vosburgh, student magician, also appeared on the pro- am. thet A “eal hearings n rike at we near Bellefonie in ne GuUigT company’s plant 19637. More sumed of test than three weeks was con- and seven thousand pages taken at a hearing ir summer of 1937 J. 8. Circuit Court of Appeals ained the NLRB and the Unis Siates Supreme Court refused t » gase recA Lost Half-Brother Sought By Woman psburg, Bellefonte, Hunting- instown, Lock Haven, Bun- bury, Ts rone, Northumberland, Hcl Hdaysburg Altoona and Bloomsburg Kiwanis cl wore represented at the meeting Wy held the + 108 “ EE Sportsmen Meeting. nual meet ung of the Belic fe ramen Association will be Court Hou »”» on ‘this " 11: at 5:30. There ough the columns of 8 Phila-' will be an tion of office: 8. Plans news| nner a Bellefonte will also be made for the annual appealed for in. fish fry in March. as well as a field day in the Spring. All members are urged to allend, Ee ti ———— TEACHER PLEA The ar fonte Bix held In Thursday the Thr elet woman this formation concerning a hali-brother whom she has not seen hor heard 50 years irs. John C. Allen, street, who El- weer © The woman is 3 of 321 East Howard mer Gardner. Mrs. Allen reports that OCardner left Bellefonte as a young man after he had learned ito become a pro- ficient cook and baker. Nothing was heard of him for some time, she until a relative is supposed to School Payroll Deduction For Hospitalization ing he was in the regular army. 8ince then no direct word has although Mri. Allen! By a Without said, she of checking on that re- Jalifornia tel " Calif he Monday night deductions from all authorized payroll has no way port, Ow ing ered In Gardner's father dled now being offered by Capital i zation plan this vicinity Service, Inc To date 25 of the disirict's 46 teachers have indicated their wish to join the service, {| The vote Was taken | lengthy discussion which followed the presentation of the proposal by Miss Margueret Edwards, of the Hospital Service, who asked the board tv deduct quarterly payments from the teach- ers’ salary checks. Board member William H. Brofse offered the mo- tion favering payroll deductions to fContinuad on pads seven) Comm issioners To Meet Twice Weekly Wo ido before he of Belle- Allen's | ried the late Joshua Folk, fonte. Mr. Folk was Mrs wr —_— — ipo A Wolf Store Manager To Leave For Florida Clyde M. Stewart, manager of Wolf Furniture Co. store, West High street, and Mrs Stewart, will leave today for a motor trip to Florida as | the stores are also making the of interest enroute to The trip will require about ten ® terd Hiterest In the south. rs yesterday announced will be Tuesday and Priday of each {week Love And Haines Become Candidates s uypic. Fred c. Mensch. { Harry V. Keeler expect to be at the Attorney John O. Love, of Belle«| Commissioners’ offices from 9 a. m. fonte, this week officially announced to 5 p. m. on meeting days. The himself a candidate for Republican board urges the public to remember | state committeeman from this dis | the meeting days to and Keaneth OG. Haines, of | pointment, a ean- | dicate for ‘re-election to the Gon avold disap- of Bellefonte, Ie 4 ace, Finite, | Wukipsion yeu in grounds in Be pent onte, Mr, Donley reminded the group that | | been Spread through IS GRANTED First Mational Board Approves IN. B. vote of 3 to 2 the Ballefonin | 8chool Board at a regular meeting | teachers who! desire to enter the group hospitali- | ional: Bank. ‘waa held in the bank] Hospital | | the monthly or: | statement | pated a having carried to reserves and un- divided profits, $22.235.81, after de- | duciiong for dividends, depreciation | other | The Centre County Commission- that the | All members of the board: Charles | and | BEGIN REHEARSALS FOR OME TALENT PRODUCTION | GET REDUCED FIRST 1940 MOTOR FATALITY vity at Belle vening will continue to be until the 25th of this the date sel for the Minsirel-Revue presented at the Thursd and 28 lerable acu There | the American Legion Hom fcnle, every afternoon and € nce wnusually busy month which | premiere of which Is to Stale Theatre Friday, Janu 25 and The title of the show Rhythm’ ie Blot Is to 1 i and the p the be On Rolling hread of flnce ON meme or take Lhe audi ' 4 niled Stat niteg S f SCO ‘ where the succeeding act i way. There will be scene Arkansas Hills M the Mexican i Harlem seclion ily among many others, 1 W. Judd, s professional with the John B. Rogers Pro- Company, arrived on Monday aml has the {am- border Néw Lows, the Ous esol of Belle | been busy | week hole ana « COL nil noon 125 UNE Lryouts each allers yening lor necessary for production. Mr. Judd be Is pleased with far. The produc able chairmanship of § smith, and the ie supper of in Bag {10s reports the turnou tion i proceed thu HOR gid 1 Lose lemming, Robert Gill, Di (Continued on Page Eight) Work of Taking Business Census Is Started In i LAF Tuesday al census takers, George W. Bratt Jr. cane vassing Patlon township and Clare ence Yearick covering Mile hip. The nt will cov iness started morning county mel Fiat Cent with wikdl re the in en LOW n= formation to be wing, prints fablishments 13 ¥ eos manufact eo proguclion ing and publishing whose value of $5000 during the The Census of not the fi being taken 1810 vering the year 1809 beens taken continuously period ts ing the ORR m i fiir past yes Manulsctures ew co Has that Years Lhe been token and the business intervals of five years cach There are 147 “special The information given will incline, he number of establistunents, num ber BIO prietors mem eT CeIIEUS census is taken al and firm Runville Home Burns To Ground Seven Persons Homeless Fire Razes Clyde Shutt Residence as Flames breaking out story frame home of the Clyde Shuft family at Runville about 8.15 clock last Thursday night. during the absence of members of the {am- ily, resulted in the tolal destruction of the three-year-old building and most of its contents Loss, estimated at severzl lthou- sand dollars, is partly covered by insuratce, Members of the family reported yesterday that the house will be rebuilt on the same site as in the two- | s00n as possible, The fire was discovered by heigh- bors and by the time the alarm had the commun {Continued on page 62nd section) Elects Officers Long, President, Re- ports Satisfactory Earn- ings in 1939 The annual meet ting of the stock- holders of the Bellefonte Pirst Nat- Tuesday morning. All members of the were re-elected, namely, Reynolds, Thomas B, old Board WwW. Pred Beaver, | Charles C. Shuey, James C, Furst after al 1. Frank Mayes, Henry 8. Lion, DF Paul M. Corman and Newell B Long. Officers reelected are: Newell B. Long, president; W, Fred Reynolds, vice president; Louis 8, Schad, cashier; Charles MacU. Scott, trust officer; secretary and solicitor, Newell B. Long, president in a very eoatisfactory! year, on banking house and charges, Giving effect to 1938 earnings. | lar meeting days of the Board | the Bank's capital position as of | December 31, 1039, vas reported as { follows: Capital $200000, Surplus $200,000 Undivided profits and reserve for Soll gery $04 402.87, total $404. 40287. A” SERVICE STATION SOLD At an Orphan's Court Sale of the late L. E. Davidson service station at Wingate, Saturday, the property was purchased by the former own- er's son, George cn the pur- chase price ing. 4 $5,300. According to present ja intervals | schedules.” Jackson J, Spangler, asst. | trus, officer and James ©, Purst,| to the stockholders, re-| C cunty This Week ¥ bers, numbers age laries, per: Bang wag of sh nna Eng w es EArnars, salaries ecured |! GUIDE Lhe equipment 200 000 os yhlishments will roximately 400 ale Susie Sepntuie statin. fof these industries will be pube aed ah the consis as a whole lor te. mduiivinl aren, pouty Ft di 4 . ¢ “ii pubdicalion of Jottinued on Page 6) Warner Heads Welfare Group Five Directors Chosen at An- nual Meeting; Audit is Authorized Frederick Warner was named president of the Bellefonte Come ! Wellnre Association at the meeting of the group in the House, Monday night Other officers Chosen for are: J. Mae Curtin, ist dent: C. C. Rhoads, 2nd vice presi Have W. Mattern, Jr. reas. urer, and Mrs. Ethel McCoy, secre tary of the association and of the Board of Ors Three directors were re-clecied 0 serve new three-year (a7 They are’ Mrs. Roy Wilkinson, Horace J. Hartranft and Philip H. Johnston, New directors elected for three-year terms are J. Mac Curtin, Belafonte, and George Newman, of Milesburg The meeting was in charge of {Lewis Orvis Harvey, president, who called for reports of various come. mittees Tentative arrangements have been made for a meeting dur- ing the second week of February when plans will be launched for the annual membership drive spring. | The association authorized an audit of its books and Charlies Way and Jack Bpangler were named 10 conduct the audit EE unity annual Court the year vice presi ¥peyod Gens HOWARD BROTHERS TO APPEAL CASE TO COURT Two br sthers of { Howard, Hugh utler and Dan Butler, were found of recisting inspection and Sear | Summerson, Distric, Deputy Game Protector Miles Reeder and Deputy Protector Robert Parwell, Sharpes preferréd by Miles Reeder, | fa of the Peace Hess, Deo, 20. each of the defen dants was found guilty. The Buller | brothers have indicated thelr in- tention to appeal to the Clinton county court, pe Cars Collide at Millheim Damage amounting to approxis mately $100 was caused to cars op- (erated by Earl W. Stover, Millheim, {and Ray R. Miller, Lewisburg, R. [D., when they crashed on a rural road near Asronsburg Sunday mom ing. Passengers of the cars eseared injuries when the cars skidded into tach other while approaching each other in opposite directions on a curve, >. NOMINATES POSTMASTERS Reports from Washington indi} cate that President Roosevelt has nominated ©. William Boozer as Jobthastor at Centre Hall, and - cob 8. Williams as postmaster at Matilda. in the i floating i vas ch by Motor Policeman J. W.| on thas mountain OCC read in Beech Creek, | Township the evening of Dec, 15, on a hearing before Beech Creek George F.| SENTENCES FIRE SIREN Terms Revised In Accor- dance With Ruling of Supreme Court ) YEARS PARED FROM MAXIMUMS About Other Fugitives To le-sentenced wu wis 925 “t) Report Rockview Be sentence were h a recent Court clari- the term in made Ling th Sup reme fying joubl * or i it applied to fugitiy from Rock- addition to the six prison Monday, approXimale. ers are eligible for revision ort Wing view. In ers benefited when f unger a pes from 4 that N » . " . ey # gov op prisoner ing tend Rrra; eparate 1 10 sentenced gement & irs for escap- total 7 to 14 “ Fo that bh as RIE penBily a thereiofore The six former Rockview tives were brought here Monday In specially designed “Black Maria from the Western Peniten iary at Fe. (Con tim = on page aight) Library To Be Open Every Monday Night aise of a steadily | r books, the Centre C y has extended its servi another weekday when be secured rom or re- the brary Jeginning January 15, the library will be open every Monday evening from 6 10 § p. m., Mrs, Car] son, librarian, reports, Up until present time th brary schedule had been from 10a. m. 08 p.m. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, Thess periods will be gontinued as usual BORO DEBI CUT $15,000 Total Floating Debt Now Only $4,600; Council Re-elects Officers Bellefonte Borough Oouncil, sing- ing its swan song a few moments before incoming Council members were sworn into office, Monday night at the Logan House, pointed with pardonable pride to a substan- tial reduction of the borough's indebtedness during the Ifver- the ear. a the standpoint of clearing off cid debts, 1030 was an oulstand- ing one in the history of Bellefonte Council. A total of $15,000 consist ing of $14,000 in short term notes, ang $1000 of the Phoenix Mill mort- gage were wiped off the slate dur- ing the twelve month period. This leaves as the only remaining float- ing indebtedness of the borough, a balance of $4600 on the Phoenix Mill mortgage. (OContinusd an page seven) BUICK AGENCY TO BE OPENED HERE SOON | Arrangements were completed yes- Aterday for the opening of a Buick agency in Bellefonte. The agency, to be known as the Lingenfelter Motor Company, by J. M. Lingenfelter, of Altoona, and will be located in the fatige building at the rear of the Fried man and Levine store buildings, South Allegheny street. The agency will handle Buick au~ tomobiles and OMO trucks, and will be a branch of the Hiotigaysturg | of will be conducted | been SXACl- | fugi= | Driver Cleared of Blame In Death of Jackson- ville Resident FIRE PLAYS PART IN ACCIDENT CAUSE Jrother Escapes Injury; Inquest Is First Held By New Coroner AGAIN FAILS DESPITE GREASE Fetzer, 21, of near Jacksonville died hortly before midnight Sal the Centre County Hospital here fron received abdul SIX when Was #lruck he highway at Jack urcay injuries eariLer & Car soniye A coroner's Ours Ly on the High siren failed schoos to Of - af tne jury--th » of the delay small Fire Departme i Council A . Haven, of responsibiiit) According to the by witnesses at the Weizler Puneral 4 as day mornin younger brother Donald, were ; toward Bellefonte when fire out under the hood of their car. They hurriediv halted the car at the Nevin Yearick store at Jack- ordered someone 1 up and sonville 10 the left side of 4 ) "| Reporte 4 nf the +» the ancient pile of junk he road directly 1 gue DOCTOR IS SENTENCED | Two fires, one at the Albert Hilde. brandy Dom, 01k Bvsuue, Bini College, and another less than Wo hours later at the John DeArmitt residence, Houserville, were exting- members of the Alphas Company Monday . Bi idebrandt fire How ard L. 1sh- isinfecting cand) ° nin been plac ed in & room i anda. | HOths. Flames bun { 8 hoie in AMONSAY | foor, and smoke cau nsiderable ow eat damage throughou structure a Water from the a tank was ised to quell the blaze iE information con's At 3:40 o'clock. just one hour one charging ihe phy filteen minuies later, firemen issuing prescriptions for | Called to the DeArmitt home on ihe addicts, and the other H. 1. Allman farm al Houservile making a physical AnD overbeal ed pipe from the stove before prescribing op- Dad ignited the walls and in the kitchen. Water fic booster lank was used tw the flames, Is Elected To City Position Former Milesburg Resident | Retained in Key Post in Altoona Government +t - ‘4 1 ume of the sChoGl meant out ¢ inguesl at Home, M les- 8 Fetzer and the differ- building Dury expert wrcirician never will be depanCabic weather conGition: Dearing said oroKe that report, took pullin Forye t store dousing the flames the two DOYs were Alter wales (Continued on page - ALPHA FIREMEN BATTLE TWO FIRES Howard Physician Pleads Guilty to Violations of Narcotics Laws uished by ped with viciation of {8 AWE in ) ya ward phy { guilty Hc ea of sician to the charge Ivan Walker here gE. Was placed under r two years upon he cosis of prosecution an 4 $100 the use of Oentre county J UGE? he sin ined Hn SOuUnia with dope to Known writ rvied VALEUR sician first examination iales coording ceiling the 8 statement made exti :nguish to the court on behal! of Fenion Haye state narcotic Anspector narcotic agents lifted a total of 60 prescriptions in dock Haven an F| stores, All were written by Dr Ishler and the 50 sheets call for a tolal of 1196 quarter-grains {Continues on page eight) War Nations To Go “On Trial” Both Germany and the Allies will be aed “on trial” at the Pennsyl- vania State College next week in a novel 'orum-debate with Bucknell Univeryity along the general lines, of a count trial, The purpose will be to decice which side is responsible for the present European war With a Penn State student in the role of prosecutor against the Al- lies, three witnesses will teslify in an effort to show that the Versailles Treaty and post-Versailles mistakes brought about the Hitler regime that the Allies bungled in diplomacy, | and that Germany was willing to negotiate | Likewise, a Bucknell represents tive, acting as defense attorney, will introduce three withesses against Germany. These three will deny that the Worki War treaty was sole- ly responsible for Hitler and will claim thai Germany has been 8 A 1%-ineh hose ponnection has consistent aggressor and that Brit- been installed st the Phoenix Mill ye Ww } ~ o f i BH William H Baird a former citi- zen of Milesburg, has been appoint- ed City Clerk of Altoona, for an- other four year term by Mayor C. E Rhodes and City Council. Mr, Baird held ‘he position Juniata borough before it was an- rexed. He was made assistant City Clerk and upon ihe dealh of ihe former City Clerk was then ap- pointed to fill the unexpired term “Bill” a8 a host of friends cali Him, is & member of the Elks Lodge and takes great interest in Civic aflalrs Regarding his election the Al- toona Mirror says editorially: “Mr. Baird has been the city clerk “ght Continned o Tw a 3 -» BETTER FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED AT WATER DEPOT {ish diplomacy was powerless in the water depot for the use of farmers face of broken promises. ‘and others who are forced to haul In line with modern debale Pro- water to their drought-stricken (Continued on Page 6 | homes. » The larger pipe enables farmers FOUR AUTOMOBILES ARE [Yo AN large SomiAMERS in a mini. DAMAGED AT COLLEGE mum of time. An allendant is on {duty at the water depot until 3:30 Damage to four automobiles, in- O'clock ever§ afternoon. There is volved in two State College acci- ho charge for the Water or service, dents on Saturday, amounted to apd all persons in need of water over $300, according to estimates. are cordially invited to take advan- Most serious of the crashes oc- tage of Beliefonte's abundant and curred at 1:30 o'clock Saturday never-{alling supply. morning vehicles operated by | RE , Robert Weil, Jr. of the Delta Ch Lick Hive Houpital News fraternity. and Elwood J. Tumer.! ars Margaret Jr. of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fra</ gall; Miss Carrie Jernity, opilided at the interstotion; chard, and James Fairmount avenues and Locust Lane. Damage totaled approximate ly $250 in this case. At 3:30 o'clock Saturday after- noon, care driven by Eimer Etters, of State College, and Albert Gilli- land, of State College, R. D., crash Bouth Damage was estimated at $60.
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