OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Thoroughly Every Town a Week. Covers nd Village In Centre County. he Cenfre Democrat MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined, A Quick and Economical Selling Medium. 'OLUME 59, NUMBER 3. —— BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1940, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR WERLESS T0 AID SEE LITTLE VICTIMS TRAPPED IN INFERNO CH ! Tragedy Strikes During Mother's Brief Absence ONE-ROOM HOUSE IS RAZED IN HALF HOUR Philipsburg Sisters, Bro- ther, Buried in Single | Casket Death by cremation eame to three Philipsburg children, Saturday morning, when, during their moth- er's momentary absence from the 12 by 12 one-room home, fire raged; through the wood, cardboard and tar-paper structure, leveling it to the ground in less than half an hour, The victims of the tragedy were James C.. 4; Thelma M., 3, and Alice B.. 2. children of Mr. and Mrs. James Smith, who resided along One Mile Run, near the Philipsburg-Black Moshannon highway a short dis- tance outside of Philipsburg bor- ough A coroner's jury impanelled by Coroner Charles Sheckler, of Miles- burg, Saturday afternoon at the Weber Funeral Home, Philipsburg, returned a verdict that the children | had met death through accidental cremation. Testimony given by the mother of the children indicated that the fatality might have hap- peried while they were burning pieces of paper on the ho! Mrs. Smith also indicated that a can of kerosene near the stove may have hastened the spread of the fire. ABout 10:30 o'ciock Saturday moming. Mrs. Smith left the home (Continued on page four) stove its MP ———— Safety Awards Given Employes 300 Titan Workers Honored | “Tor 91%000 Hours Work | Without Accident Approximately 300 Titan Metal Company employes, members of plant departments which during 1939 hung up the remarkable record of 943.000 man-hours of work with- out & single lost-time accident, were awarded individual trophies a: safety dinner held by the Titan Management at the American Le- gion Home, East Howard Street Saturday night. The awards, nationally fountain pens, bore the L empicye's name and the “Titan Metal Safety Award, The dinner was a kind of re- ward to the employes who had helped to make 1939 one of safest years in Titan's history, and a celebration over the fact that lest time accidents have been sieadily reduced from a total of 78 in 1836, tc only 16 last year Departments having no losi-time actidents last year, and members ol which were guests at the Salety dinner were: heat treating, tlrim- ming, tool and die, mantenance, extrusion, forge, die casting, auto- matie die, forge shipping, and in- spection. The brief program of speeches and the awarding trophies followed a oat turkey dintier prepared and served by the Ladies’ Auxiliary Of the American leficn, George Newman acted as toastmaster in the absence of Wil- Miller, illiam P. Sleg, president of the Yio els Titan Company, complimented the workers upon theif record in 1939 and expressed (he hope that next year every department at the plant will be represented in the no lost~ | time accident group. i W. W. Sieg traced the develop- vent of industrial safely program’ from the advent of the workmen's compensation laws 256 years ago 0 the present time. “Accidents are bound to happen.” he said, “but they can be minimized by cofistant vigilance and by close adherence to recognized safety practices” ME. Sieg declared that during 1940 safe- ty awards will be made each month, Fifteen pairs of safety shoes wil be distributed monthly to employes who have perfect safety records the gelection to be made by a draw- ing, : Philip B. Ray, personnel manager | and director of safely at the Titan plant, declared that the safety pro- gram at the plant is responsible for much of the reduction in accidents in the past four years, but added that no safety program can be a success without the go-operation of every worker, He expressed the nope that the number of lost-time accidents, can be further reduced. | Mr. Ray pointed out tha; in 1936 there were 78 lost-time accidents: | in 1937 the total was 50; in 1938 there were 17, and last year’s total was 16. Six of the 16 accidenis in 1939 happened in the melting de- partment, he said. Among the guests introduced to the sudience were Gene McGregor, who recently was named safety in-| Spector at the Tilan , and Mrs. Mary Pauble, who charge of plant insurance. | planned of the safety! 1 Democratic Women Elect 1940 Officers Mrs. Kyle Alexander, of State Col- lege, was elected president of the Democratic Woman's Club of Centre county at the annual organization meeting of the group in Democratic headquarters, West Bishop street, Bellefonte, Tuesday night Other officers named are: Miss Mary McSuley, Bellefonte, vice pres- ident; Mrs. Mary Broderick, State College, 2nd vice president: Miss Maude Miller, Pennsylvania Furnace, treasurer; Mrs. Edwin Grove, State College, recording secretary, and Mrs. Angeline Rackowskl, Bellefonte, corresponding secretary. Officers will be installed at the next meeting to be held at 8 p. m., Tuesday, February 20, at the head- quarters in Bellefonte. —————— FAIL IN TR AT SUICIDE Man and Girl Semi-Con- nor scious When Found in Parked Car What is described by police as a double suicide attempt failed early Saturday moming when a which a man and a girl had extend- ed from a window to the exhaust pipe of their automobile parked in the Seven Mountains, jiggléd off the pipe and cut off the flow of the poi- carbon monoxide gas which have ended their earthly nose SoNou was troubles, Leon G. Cramer, 25, of Lewisburg and Phyllis Rebecca Wolf, 19, of Mifflinburg, are reported to have the double suicide after leaving the girl's home Friday night A group of fox hunters came across the parked car on a woadlang frafl sbout 3 miles east of the Rayona Camp in the Seven Mountains! about 10:30 o'clock Saturday moms | ing. Both occupants were in a semi- conscious condition The two were brought to the Cen- tre County Hospital, Bellefonte, for treatment. Miss Wolf was discharged Sunday, and Cramer left the insti- tution Monday. Cramer told police he and the girl had taken five sing capsules each before they rigged a 14-foot ion of garden hose from the exhaust pipe thre {f the windows of the cs s Of to elo sect when the pair was discovered, the end of the hose had slipped the exhaust pipe and had ground ¢ who found the parked car and notified authorities of the inei- dent were: Sidney T. Riegel, Centre Hall; Raymond, John and Clayton Neidigh, all of State College, R. D Forest Ranger John Meeker Was called to the scene by the men and he notified police when he found the couple still alive. State Motor Police officers G. W. Finnin and J J. Mignogna, of the Pleasant Gap sub-station, made the mvestigntion, Cramer is reported to be married land the father of one child tn 1} ropped to the T°% re Tho rn —— Trust Company Starts New Year Afmual Meeting Climaxed by Dinner, With 125 Guests Present A full day of activities marked the annum] Bellefonte Trust Company, Tues- day. The program began with & stockholders meeling in the morn- ing, and ended that night with a dinner at the Penn Belle Hotel! with stockhoiders and guests num- bering 125 being entertained by the Bank, Directors re-elected at the stock- holders’ meeting in the morning were: Francis H. Crawford, W. J. Emerick, J. Thompson Henry, G. BE. | McClellan, N, E. Robb, J. 8. Som- ner and M. L. Wetzler, AL the annual directors meeting in the afternoon, all officers were re-elected for anotMer year, They are: N. E Robb, president; €. Y. Wagner, Vee prticeny; Mahlon K.! Robb, trust er and assistant to | {Continued oh page #xX) | -- ! Paul Eckley Gets Job at Rockview Paul N. Eckley, of Valley View, | formér Centre County Commission er, has been appointed as Buperin- | tendent of Welfare at Rockview penitentiary, succeding George Dun- | lap, it was snnounced yesterday. : Eckley Is scheduled to tissume the | duties of his new position on Janu- ary 25. He is in Lewisburg this week serving as a juror in Federal Court. | The post at Rockview 18 retorted to Carty a salary of $1800 a year, HOSPITAL Counties Without Hospit- als Favored For Fed- eral Program GOVERNMENT PLANS 50 NEW INSTITUTIONS Predict 3.306 Persons Will Need Treatment This Year Céntre county's chances of getting one of the fifty or more new hospi tals proposed hy President Roosevelt for Federal construction are pretty iim, it learned here todas Centre 1 a state was county, it was } which # third quarter af all tal facilities, having between 346 and 445 hos) 1 beds per 100.000 popula~ The public health service's list of hospital facilities by counties shows Centre a not among the ities which have neither general special hospital facilities The number of counties pital facilit ber ol ointeqg ol of ha in host } vt pf part stale “ion without the num- ! Is proposed to be bulit approximately 50). Only such coun- ties, therefore, are expected to bx line for any of Lhe new hospitals Approximately 3306 persons in Centre will require hospital the next 12 mont) 10 a report by the Hospi tal Service Association which report that approximately person it 14 finds it necessary to under- reatment each year, ex- wnsary and its exceeds hospi county ization within oCording i OT every natrits BO Dospitag of out be ciunve ’ tients as TITAN MEETS WITH NLRB Fleming Assails Impres. sion Given in Pittsburgh hd * News Stories ing upon & conference sburgh Jast Thursda) between officials of the National Labor Relations Board and Loe Titan Metal Manufacturing Com- pany, of Bellefonte, former Judge M. Ward Fleming Bellefonte, at- torney for the Industry, frowned 1 the inference given in News from Pittsburgh that the erence found the twe groups ready to bury the hatchet and [Or- give ali Judge Pleming emphasized that the industry made no commitments during the conference, and that the trip to Pitisburgh., made at the request of the Labor Board, was iakenh with an idea of learning how matters stand in regard to the in- dustry’s compliance with the Labor Board's order directing reinstate. ment of 148 workers The conference. incidentally, oc- Comment hed in Pit | curred just four days before the i third anniversary of the Titan labor ontinued on page seven) Handball Court Soon Ready at Local ‘Y’ Members of the Y. M. C. A. will | be pleased to learn that a hand ball feourt 18 being constructed oh the | gym floor and will be ready for use | about ihe middie of next week. Hand organization of the ball is a popular form of sport and exercise among business and pro- fessional men, because it provides the exercise whith is absolutely nec- essary to keep a man physically fit. In addition to the exercise the sport of the game provides the ele. ment of contest which makes the game intéresting. One or more per- sons may take part The game is a favorite one among physicians who know the value of exercise. The gym is always open to | senior members very day untill 4 merville, J, H. Turner, C. Y. Wag-| p. m. for individual exercise, many men find it convenient to use the noon or supper hour for a quick work-out, which goes a long way to keep the human body fit and healthy. a Medical Society Meeting. The Centre County Medical 8o-| ciety will hold its regular monthly | | meeting at the Centre County Hos- | pital, Bellefonte, Thursday even- ing, January 18. Recently acquired motion picture equipment will make it possible to present visual educa- tion at all future meetings. wpi— | — —- Engagement Announced i Mr. and Mrs, Bdward Zerby, of | Cente Hall, R. D., announce the! ehgagemen: of their daughter, Miss Kathryn E. Zerby, to Mr. Eugene A. Runville, suffered a fracture of a fib vehicle, traveling east on Fairmount Long, of Spring Mills, Mr, Lonz|last Thursday when he fell at Bis avenue, struck the front of the other is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Long. | home. The injury was treated by 8 car and then skidded ifito a tree, 80- physician and the minister is ndw | No date has been set for the wed- | dang, |COUNTY LIBRARY RAPIDLY ANCE FOR EXTENDING SCOPE OF SERVICES NAMES NEW FO Al the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Li- brary and Historical Corporation held in the Ubrary last week with Mrs, Robert Beach, presiding, the first annual financial report was presented by John Sommerville, treasurer of the corporation Covering Lhe period from January 1 10 December 31, 1938, it showed receipts of $4,266.58; expenditures of $3680.98, and a balance of $577.36 This balance represents the balance in the book fund appropriited by the Stale, which has been entirely exhausted since the first of the year | in the purchase of periodicals for general use and books for children The report of Mrs. Carl liversen, Hbrarian, brought out the following tatistics: during the 20 days since October 25 that the library has been wen for the circulation of ’ land for books reference service, 746 per- from 10 communities through- out the county have registered, Of this number 54.4 per cent are child ren in school The number of son books clreulated from the main library in Bellefonte 8 4.562. These figures do not Include borrowers registered or books cireu- lated branch libraries or towne hools. Thirty township schools served with a tolal of 330 in collections of § to 10 books hich the time The nt ship ¢ have been Look teachers fine spirit of ration In circulationg these among their pupils. To date 16 achers have returned or exchanged thelr colieclions and have reported a total of 1.011 units of circulation Anna Loulse Corman, teacher Mi Continued on Page 6) Willg a “ WHY TRAINING COUNTS FOR EFFICIENCY IN FIRE CONTROL A very interesting address om Training Schools For Firemen” was fven before the members of the Jellefonte Kiwanis Club on Tuesday it the meeting in the Penn Belle Hotel. The spetker was “Ceorge” ‘arpeneto, associated for years with the fire department of the borough, and who has taken part in both the hool at State College last August 1 the school now being Id for our local firemen at cne of ¢ fire houses each ‘Thursday night The fire losses In the United Hates. Mr. Carpenelt stated, range stween 500 and 300 millions of dol- irs each year. The prevention of his great loss can be accomplished n part by mote efficient fire fight ing. Pennsylvania has been back. ward In this matter, standing in the last sixth of the states lahoma stands first and has been giving training over a period of nOiteen years. The idea has been taken up in our commonwealth and the main Ok ig A ag A. J). Heverly | Dies Suddenly Prominent Grocer Succumbs to Heart Attack; Ill Less Than Three Hours sing Death nected lv pecles.y and unex- DTOmMiInens tame gwilily to A. J. Heverly Bellefonte grocer, who died at Nis home on East Howard Street al 7:45 o'clock last Thursday night Mr. Heverly partner of the Herr & Heverly grooery, apparently had been in his usual good heallh up until closing «ime that day when he complained of being (ll. Dealh attributed to a heart atiagk, came suddenly less than three hours after he had been taken W his home In addiiion to his long period of service as one of the town’s best known indepentent grocers, Mr. Heverly held a prominent position in various busifess sccial and fraternal organizations in the com- munity. He was a director of the Centre County Building and Loan AssoCi- aon; was a former director of the Belleforite Y. M. C. A; a membe: of the Bellefonte Elks lodze and 2 former member of the Bellefonte L (Continued on page seven) Girl Is Injured In Crash At Milesburg A girl was injured slightly in one of the two moor accidents that happensd in the vicinity of Miles- burg yesterday. The injured girl is Mary Emil of Red Roost, near Bellefonte, who suffered glight cuts about the head when the car in which she was riding, operated by Hagse! Hockenberry, Bellefonte, and a truck driven by Ralph A. Rudy, | B.ate College, crashed (n Milesburg ! Tuesday night about 9:30 o'clock. ! Damage to the two vehicles, which crashed when ong of the drivers was making a left turn from ie highway, was approximately A gedan operated by Carl H | Crust, Bellefonte, and a truck drb- en by W. J. Burket, Tyrone, were | damaged when (hey collided near Milesburg Tuesday morning. Total damage was only $22, according to | the estimate made by motor police | No one was Injured. Three Attempt to Escape Three prisoners at the Lewisburg penitentiary were foiled in an #t- | 3 temtp at escape Friday evening. The | | men, all working in the prison Kit- | | chen, were apprehended as they Ioft morning a sedan driven by Ross their work and went to a loading today. Pastor Is Injured The Rev, W. Bruce Tobias, of recovering nicely, it is reported. | Grubb, of Port Matilda, R. D., crash. | | platform outside. A guard #potte] ed into a station wagon operated by {them and took them into custody | Richard H. Ingersoll of the Delta | Tau Delta fraternity at the intersec — ——— { { tion of ‘South Pugh street and Fair mount avenue, State College. Total | Jured. features of the work are being pat. terned after Oklahoma In 1836 Congress passed the George Dean Act by which funds were aliocaled to the Department of Education of the various stales to establish schools for the training of firemen agricultural edu- and various phases of mun. pal work. With funds made avall- n thif way the State Firemen's ciation slarted a 1837 hich was for the training of teach. érs. With the fifteen ers schools policemen cation hoo! In trained each + established. With the small foro parent that it eutnblished ih forty ng 1938 held for Eilate Colley This sthool was s OUT 2 Mi 1 For chiefs; 2. for engine men, driv- rs and mex 3. for firémen; 4. for special leather Lralning. This | (Continued fromm page 7) Birthday Ball Here January 30 Spring Mills And Centre Hall Chairmen Announce Ten- tative Plans wa HAUCS Major Ralph 1 nith. of Belle- fonte chairman for the an- nual observance of the President's Birthday. yesterday announced that the Bellefonte celebration, in the form of a dance, will be held on Tuesday evening, January 30, at the American Legion Home on East Howard street Sheckler's orehiestra, of Milesburg will furnish the music and dancing will be from 9 to 1 o'clock. Admis. gion will Be 75 cents each, he sald Purther details will be published nest week Major Smith concluded Cuy Jamison has been named chairman of the Spring Mills cele- bration in henor of the President's Birthday, and he and his committee have completed preliminary ar. rangements for 4 dance and card party to be held In the Gregg Town. ship Vocationd]l school gymnasium, Spring Mills, on Wednesday evening, January 31. Bob Lyons and his all-slar 11- piece orchestra of Sunbury, will fur- nish music. Refreshments will be available In the auditorium. Admis- sion will be fifty cents a person James Meyers has been chosen to head the celebration at Centre Hall ind annountement was made yes- terday that the Centre Hall dance will be heid In the school auditorium oh Tuesday night, January 30. Fur- ther details of the party will be published next week, commitiee members indicated. county w——- W d— ROSPITALIZATION GROUP TO MEET IN PITTSBURGH Representatives of non-profit group hospitalization plans from throughout the entire United States will assemble in Pittsburgh for a convention next Wednesday, Thurs- [day and Friday, January 24, 25 and | | 98. | The convention will bring togeth- | er key persons frofm every section |of the nation who have been respon. | sible for the development of a move. {ingly important part in eliminating | the old fashioned hospital bill. Cen- | | tre county will be represented at the j convention. eR $50 Damage in Crash About 7:45 o'clock Mast Thursday damage was about $150. The Grubb cording to reports. No‘one was In. | Shields, faney work: and J. Clarence | COMMITTEE Applications For Borough Positions Tabled Until Later INVESTIGATE DROP IN ASSESSMENTS To Confer Next Week With Assessors; Hear Budget Report Appointment of committees and preparation of groundwork for an- other vear of conduciing the bor- ough's affairs featured a meesting ct Bellefonte Council Monday night at the Logan House Committee appointments an- nounced bY Counell President Thomas B. Beaver were Street Committee: W. J. Emerick airman, Harry Mauck and John Weber, Water Committee: W chafrman, Leslie Thomas Teaman Fire and Police chairman, Harold Harry Mauck Finance Wa rrr chagrman Ww and Bleg E J Leslie Thomas D.' Cowher and H EJ A Brockerhofl Teaman and H a 1 D. Cowher, « ar le even - - OFFICERS OF CLUB HELD Rn or Sl RE SAE SE S———— Charge Millheim Group With Liquor, Gambling Law Violations Officer: and directors of the club affiliated with the American Legion Post at Millhelm are under bail for court on charges of violating the gambling and lqguar laws Charged with selling beverages © persons who are not bona fide mem- bers of the club, the ciub officers H.R Bowersox, president Paul Byers, vice president; Samuel J MeMaollin, secretary; 8S. L. Hubler, treasurer, and John Klinefelter, walved a hearing before Justice of the Peace Harold D. Cowher at his offices on East Bishop street, Belle- forte, Tuesday night, and posted n group tail bond In the amount of $500 The liguor law vivlation was pre- ferred by enforcement officers of the Liquor Control Board who alleged that sales to non-members took place on December 12, 1039, and on January 7 and 13, this year The defendant in the charge in- volving violation of the gambling fats It H.R. Bowersox, president of the club, who was arrested Baturday by Pvt. J. P Lyons, of the Rockview State Motor Police, after several slot machines anti punch boards had been confiscated at the club Arraigned before 'Bquire Cowher<ecdurt in Pittsburgh here Monday moming, Bowersox posted $300 bail for conrt. Catholic Church Plans 3-Day Bozaa The annual three-day basaar of 8t. John's Catholic church, Belle- fonte, will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Pebruary 1, 2, and 3 in the hall over 8t. John's school on | East Bishop street, in addition to the usual bazaar atiractions which are bring planned for each night there will be faney work, cake, candy, grocery and re- freshments booths, all to be gaily decorated. ; The following committees have been chosen for this year's bazaar: ' Martin Miller and Adeline Ander- | son, entertainment; Mrs. Christ Beezer, white, candy; Russell Rider, cardls; | ment which is playing an INCTeRs- | ag. Earl Hanter, oakes;. Agnes Hamilton, booths. ! A special attraction at the bazaar will be the serving of & i afternoon beginning with Italiani spaghetti] and salad, to be sérved addition to cakes to be served Frifny. Sandwiches r R LACK OF Pastor Injured When Car Hits Guard Rail The Rev Hublersburg ation of u one nana James B Musser red a slight lsper- head and injuries about about 10:30 o'clock Friday morning when a which he Was a passenger on the Centre Hall ntain and struck # guard rar The Oi suff we skidded m v i% wa damaged $125 The three men were en route to Centre Hall and were traveling up the mountain when the rear end skidded, forcing the front into the guard ferice eA ns———— TRANSFER 4 STATE POLICE Corp. Raymond Goes to Philipsburg ; Successor is Corp. R. E. Nash tate Mo- area will it be. i. Kash, who comes here from Lew- istown Corporal Leslic N. Shaw, of Pleas- E Rulledge of Hollidaytburg, will come here 10 take his place Private George W. Finnin will go from the Pleasant Cap station to Lewistown, and Private Robert J Crozier. of Philipsburg, will come bere in his stead Private J. J. Mignogna, of Pleas- ant Gap, goes 10 the Huntingdon substation, and Private William E Howells, of Runtingdon, will suc- ceed him at Pleasant Oap Bgt. Charles E. Alexander, of Lew- istown, who hat had general super- over Lewistown 8 Pleasant Gap sub-station, has been transferred fo Huntingdon, while his sucorssor at Lewistown will be Sgt. EE. McOfll, of Hollidaysburg Officers George Gibbony, V. E Bell, H R. Hantork and J M Amick, now fationsd at Pleasant Cap, are not included in the trans fer orders and will remain there A — Rockview Inmate Admits Forgery vision the nd Sentenced For Cashing $24.20 Relief Check Issued to Another { Pp. m. POSTMASTERS Offices at “Hublersburg, Wingate Are Threat- ened NO ONE WANTS JOBS, SALARY TOO LOW Seek Applicants For Posi- tions; Deadline is January 3 The PoswofMice Department begun a frantic search for post- masters to manage the fourth class postoffices at Hublersburg and Wingate which must be closed January 31 if successors po ihe In cumbent postmasters gre not ob- tained These {incumbent postmasters are among sboul 1700 who are or wil be 70 years of age during January, and under an amendment to the Civil Bervice Retirement Aci pass- ed by Congress August 4, 1939, and effective January 1, 1840, they must be retired January 31 Under law, the Postolfice Depart~ nt must ob.ain regular posimas~ i places ap- to rémain regulars can be the offices on OAR or named, January 31 The law does keep up Tu us od alver permit these offices open a day Counlinuss on Dae seven) —————— pp Phony Bounty Claim Lands Man in Jail Jogeph Tentlo, aged about 18, of Pleasant Oap, was commited to the Centre County jail lor 107 Monday morning after & hearing before Justice of the Peace Harold D. Cowher, of Basi Bishop Stree. Bellefonte, CAaYS ber 38, 1080 wid alent io de'reiil | the Commonweal, Actording to evidence presented by Game Warden Thomas A Mo- ser, of North Spring Street, Ten- allo obtained the hides of several weasels shich had been sen; pre- viously by another hunter to the State, and on which bounties had been refused because of a techni- cality fn dates. Tenslo it was said, sent in the hides as his own after making affidavit tha: he had killed the weasels. Unknown 10 him. apparently, the Siale had marked the hides on thelr frst visit to Harrisburg, and when they ap- peared with a4 bouny claim the geocnd time, an investigation was Imunched The jail sentente was imposed by Squire Cowher in delault of a $1W fine and costs of $1. sisi GONE WITH THE WIND TO SHOW AT WILLIAMSPORT “Gone With the Wind” will open at the Rialto theatre Willamspor:, on Thursday, February 1, at 10:30 & Mm. it wis announced yesterday by Je theatre management Matinees will begith 8 10:30 a. m. and 2:45 with no reserved seats. There | will be reServed seals only at the A Rockview state penitentiary nrisoner from near Dayton, Pa, pleaded guilty in federal district inst week to rharges of stealing forging, and cashing a8 government relief check, and was sentenced to a vear-and-a- (day in a federal prison, the term to berin upon his release from Rock- view James E Ellenberger. alias Elgin, who is serving a one to five year term on his conviclion on a forgery offense in Jefferson county, pleaded guilty to the federal offense before Judee F, P. S8choonmaker | According to secret service agents, fhe pffense octurred last May 17 at Dayton. The agents sald the de- fendant appeared at the Davton postoffice and flaimed a Jefter, ton- taining the check. addressed to Har- ry Ellensberger. When the First Na- tional Bank of Dayton refused to cagh the voucher for $24.20, they said, a gasoline station sttendant inter honored the check. In addition to his present term, ’ agents said, Ellenberger previously two forgery sentences , i The prisoner is eligible for re. lease from his Rockview term in| June, 1940. i i WARNING TO MOTORISTS State Svening performances, beginning at Pp. m. Tickets, influding tax, are: mat- inees, 75 cents; evenings $110, the . will be accompanied by checks or money crders, with self-addressed. stamp- ed envelopes. Reservations may be made by telephone, No 5874 CLOVER FARM STORE TRUCK BURNS ON ROAD A large Bayer-Gillam truk de livering supplies to Clover Parm Stores and working out of the Ty- rone warehouse, eaurht fre and was bummed Monday at noon on the Sandy Ridge summit. 4 The sate truck was ruined in the ire w burned for more than 3 hours, Workmien were unab's to uti- load the tannsd targo bechure of | exploding cans. The fire consumed the entire frtek body and cargo. The truck burned just below summit hear the Sdmmit Inn oclety & : Richards BH
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