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This girl and boy, so well known in last year’s “Fight Infantile
Paralysis” campaign, are again being featured by the National Com-
mittee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday, in this year's
drive for funds. Representing the legion of children in braces and
the army of youths on crulches, remain the unknswn soldiers
in America’s war against the crippling disease.
x Job Campaign Gets Under Way .
The Pennsylvania Job Mobiliza-
tion Campaign Committee announc-
ed yesterday that Centre county had
made requests for thirty created jobs
on private payrolls since the cam-
paign got under way.
Throughout the State there have
been 7357 requests for employment
filed with the committee in the last
five weeks. The breakdown by coun-
ties is as follows
Allegheny, 550; Berks, 18; Camer-
on, 5; Centre, 30; Chester, 28; Clin-
ton, 1; Columbia, 1158; Dauphin, 7: pansion
Delaware, 3; Elk. 2; Jefferson, 71; to a generally
Lackwanna, 484; Lancaster, 20; Lu- situation
gerne, 2096; Mercer, 71; Mifflin, 15: If you have need for any type of
Monroe, 24; Montgomery, 4; North- worker. whether it be a paper hang-
umberland, 148; Philadelphia, 1; or carpenter maid, sales
Washington, 374; Wayne, 158; West- or other, just pick up your
moreland, 2046; and Wyoming, 43 phone and call the Job Mobilization
Headquarters. 1021, Bellefonte,
mane solution of unemployment
These are the first and primary
considerations but growing out of
them and of vital interest to every
tax conscious citizen are these ob-
jectives: to reduce the diate reilef
lcad while maintaining the prin-
ciples of the Golden Rule; to reduce
or eliminate the possibility of addi-
tional tax increases on the people
of Pennsylvania, and to bring near-
er the period when tax reductions
may be possible because such a re
duction will lead to Industrial ex-
to more reemployment and
healthier eccnomic
printer
person
The plan is a non-partisan State-
wide effort by business leaders with
the cooperation of the State Gov-
ernment, labor and oiher organized
groups to do whatever possible {0
stimulate reemployment and cr
new jobs for idle men and wv
in Pennsylvania, and to organize
compiete State-wide local eonsidera-
tion of the relief problem bv local
citizens, cultivate local responsibil-
ity and local knowledge of the sit-
uation, encourage seli-reliance and
self and Search seriously and ——— —
“analytically for a practical dnd hu- The Centre Democrat $1.5¢ ~ year
Studebaker Beats ’Em All!
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Longevity Recine
William Klinek. of Philadelphia,
SAYS lived 100 years by eating
| puddings daily and furnishes
recipe: Mix enough warm milk
of flour to make
to this a pint
hot milk in wi 1 A generous
ump of butter has been melted,
then season with salt, pepper and
SUGRr
he
with two teaspoons
smooth pasts
fe
Here is the Studebaker Commander winning the grand sweepstakes
trophy in the annual Gilmore Yosemite economy run. The man with
——
Gone with the Wind |
the checkered flag. ie Arthur Pillsbury, chairman of the A.A.A. Con-
test Board (Paci
Coast section) under whose direction the contest
was conducted. Studebaker cars won first, second and third prizes in
the sw
takes. Studebaker also won in each of its three price classes.
The Studebaker Champion averaged 29.19 miles per gallon, the Com-
mander 24.72 m. p. g. and the President 23.40 m. p. g. under the most
adverse weather conditions in the run's history.
Will Open At The
RIALTO THEATRE
(Williamsport, Pa.) on
THURSDAY, FEB. 1ST
at 10:30 A. M.
Matinees, Daily, at 10:30 A, M. and 2:45 P. M.
Come Any Time Until 2:45 P. M.
NO SEATS RESERVED
for Matinees.
Evenings: Performances, Daily, at 8:00 P. M.
ALL SEATS RESERVED
for Evening Performances
Matinees (including Tax)
Evenings (including Tax) -
PRIC
Box Office Open, Daily, 10:00 A. M. to 9:00 P. M.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer state “GONE WITH THE
WIND” will not be shown at any theatre in this coun.
try at less than the prices mentioned above before
1941, IF THEN.
$1.10
Et
THE CENTR
FE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE. PA.
January 18, 1940.
CENTRE COUNTY HOSPITAL
IN THE WEEK'S NEWS
Injured by Elevator
Fred Fullmer, aged 44, of East
| College Avenue, State College, was
| admitted to the hospl.al last Thurs-
day for treatmen, or injuries re-
| ceived about 9 o'clock that morning
| when he was wedged in the shaft
| of a dumb walter while painting at
{ the Mineral Indusiries building on!
the college campus
Fullmer, an employe of Murphy
& Co. Philadelphia pain.ing con-
tractors, was working in tne eleva-
| tor shaft, and was standing on top
of the cage Someone, apparently
| not knowing the mam was in toe
shaft, s.arted . the elevator and
Fullmer was jammed in the nar ow
space, He was brought to Bele
| fonte in the Hospital ambulano:
and attendants at the untiiuliin
yesterday repor.ed his condition 43
being satisiactory.
Fractures Hip in Fall
Howard Heaton, of North Water
Street, Belleforfte, is un&ergaing
| treatment for a fracture of the hip
suffered about 7 o'clock Friday
night when he fell at the home of
his son-in-law, “Bud” Snyder, North
Water Street, with whom he makes
his home,
Mr, Heaton was in the act of
gtepping cut the rear door of the
home when he made a misstep and
fell. Members of the family, and
Ralph Caparelll and Daniel Heim,
from the nearby Heim Service Sta-
tion, carried the injured man In-
doors. A physician, after examin-
ing the man, advised hospital
treatment, and an x-ray eéxamina-
{tion at the institution Monday
morning revealed the I[ractured
bone
Uncommon Disease
E. Keith Anderson, chief clerk at
the West Penn Power Company of
fices In Bellefon'e, was admitted to
the hospital. Priday for treatment
of an infection known as Ludwig's
Angina. a rather uncommon malady.
The infection centers in the throat
and causes swelling to the extent
that a tube must be inserted in the
throat to prevent suffocation
For several days Keith's conditicn
was regarded as being quite serious
and his parents were summoned
here from Ridgway, but yesterday
hospital attaches declared that he
was much improved Anderson
makes his home at the Talleyrand
on North Allegheny street
Rev. Downes Resting
The condition of The Rev. Father
William E Downes, rector of St
John's Catbelic church, who has
been undergoing treatment at the
hospital since last Wednesday, yes-
terday was reported as being “satis-
factory.”
Father Downes stricken ill
of last week
Wednesday moming 2
{and for several days his condition
Iwas regarded as being serfous. The
day before the attack the 61-year
old priest had played his usual daily
game of golf at the Nittany Coun-
try Club and had appeared to be in
his customary health. He is suffering
from an abdominal ailment.
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Undergoes Treatment
Arthur C. Thomas, prominent res.
fdent of the Waddle area, who was
admitied Sunday for medical treat-
ment, yesterday was reported to be
improving steadily and is expected
LEGION
Was
{Samuel E
| to be discharged from the institu.
{tion in the near future
Still Under Treatment
Judith, the young daughter ol
Mrs Louise O'Donnell, of Bellefonte,
who was taken to the hospital three
weeks ago today for treatment of an
infection of the ears, yesterday wa:
reported to be somewhat Improves
although the source of the infecting
has not been determined. The chi
has & temperature and has under.
gone a number of tests, but so far
the nature of her illness remains
somewhat obscure
Notes of Patients
Monday of Last Week
Discharged: Mrs. Edward R. Boob
of State College; Master James W
Sayder, of Julian; Mrs. J. Emmert
Hoover, State College Admitted
Monday and discharged same day
Earl C. Markle, Pleasant Gap
Tuesday of Last Week
Admitted: Miss Betty Lyons, How.
ard, R. D. 2; Mrs. Paul W. Jackson
State College: Willard B. Ecke!
Bellefonte; Lorraine Holderman,
Bellefonte, R. D. 3. Discharged: Mrs
Lewis H. Garbrick and Infant daugh-
ter, Centre Hall; Mrs. John M. Boi-
ton, Centre Hall, R. D. 1; Mrs, James
H. Confer, Howard, R. D. 1; Mrs
Guy W. Baney and infant son, Belle-
fonte; Mrs. Earl G. Holderman,
State College; Mrs. Leoda Fulton
Reed. Centre Hall R. D. 1.
Wednesday of Last Week
Admitted: The Rev. Father Wil-
liam E. Downes, Bellefonte; Grover
A. Rockey, Bellefonte, R. D. 2. Dis.
charged: Miss Rebecea F. Derstine,
{Centre Hall; Mrs, George A. Bent.
[rem and twin sons, Lemont; Mrs
Lucas and infant son,
Bellefonte, R. D. 1. Births: a daugh-
ter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cramer
State College: a daughter to Mr. and
» Mrs. Guy Bertiaux, State College
Thursday of Last Week
Admitted: Fred Fullmer, State
College: Miss Gladys Erd, State Col.
lege. Discharged: Orie E. Jamison
Centre Hall; Mrs. Franklin P, Per.
guson and infant daughter, 8tate
College
Friday
Admitted E. Keith Anderson,
Bellefonte Mrs. Frank W. Haller,
State College Discharged Mrs
Mary M. Stonebraker, Julian R. D
1; Mrs rthur L. Haskins, Btate
College
Saturday
Admitied: Mrs Lucy H Gillespie,
State College: Mrs GG. Ellwood Spi-
cer, Milesbtirg: Mrs. Alvin E Cor-
man, Howard, R. D. 2; Leon Cramer,
elLwisburg: Howard A. Heaton. Belle.
fonte; Mrs Howard LL. Johnston-
baugh., Julian. Discharged: John
Kozar, Bellefonte;
ley, Mill Hall,
and discharged Sunday: Miss Phyi- |
lis Wolfe, Mifflinburg.
Sunday
Admitted: Mrs. Marvin Skyles
Bpring Mills, R..D. 1; Arthur C
Thomas, Port Matilda, BR. DD: Miss
Dorothy L. Ertel Rebersburg: John
8. Wasson, State College, RD
Birth: a daughter to Nir. and Mrs
Doyle E. Packer, Centre Hall Ex-
pired: Joseph B. Goss, Pine Grove
Mills at 12:20 a. mv. Monday
There were 54 patients in the hos.
pital at the beginning of the week
SHOW PROMISES NIGHT
OF VARIED ENTERTAINMENT
Have you made an engagement
for the nights of January 25 and 26?
If not, don't plan anything until
you have talked with some member
of the American Legion or the Ju-
nior American Legion Band about
“Rollin’ Rhythm” the brilliant
Minstrel-Reviue which they will
present at the Slate Theatre on
Thursday and Fdday nights of
next week,
Tickets are going fast and it won't
be long before the "Standing Room |
| Only™ sign goes up.
These who have atiended re-
“= | hearsals being held each afternoon
| and evening at the American Le-|
| gion Club claim this will be the
| gayest and greatest musical pro-
| duction ever staged in Bellefonte.
{It Is In the form of & bus tour of
| the country, with stop overs in all
| sorts of picturesque places. You'll
! see the fashions of famous old St.
i Louis, the carefree indolence of the
Arkansas Hills, the colorful and
glamorous atmosphere of Old Mex-
ico, romance at Niagara Falls with
| youthful honeymooners, and a bit
| of Harlem's gaiety., It's a challenge
to your imagination, from the ex-
| citing opening to the grand finale.
One of the most picturesque
| scenes will be laid in Old Mexico
| with the colorful costumes of that
joountsy. Tt will be a
{ of gay blades in the Patio of the
| Hacienda of one of the Stale’s
| leading families. And thus will be
| presented the old fashioned and
| ever popular minstrel circle tran-
| slated from the blackface of our
| Southern plantations to the sun tan | dia, got an unexpected holiday Tues. |
| ALL EXTRA
| of Old Mexico,
Judge Fleming will be the aristo-
| oratic host of the assemblage.
William Yates, Joe Knapik, Buck
and Roy Wilkinson will furnish the
127 East Howard St.
comedy relief as the dusky-hued
servants of the Master of the Ha-
clenda. The Mexican ranch hands
in holiday dresg will be Hassel Lose
William Like, Bd’ Wagner, Diek
Bradley, Wiillam Jenkins Isnn
Sheckler, Mac Wetzler, Earl Hev-
erly, William Waite, Don Johnson,
Del Page. Jchn Fleming, John
Brown, John SSosmaker, (Jrover
| Corman, Ceorge Bheckler, Charles
Sheckler. Russell Stover, Irvin
Martin, Wayne Bryan, Joel Stover,
| George Neamati, Phil Stover, Ken-
neth Chandler and Philip Witeralt
| The Old Mexico scene will open
with an ensemble number “Rose of
the Rio” and will be followed by a
| splendid program including “Baby
I Me” “If IT Knew Then” "South of
i the Border,” “I Must Have One
|
| More Kiss,” “Old Mill Wheel’ "On|
Johnny” “Over the Raindow.” “The
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| Birdies Song.” "Stouthearted men.” |
{and “Goodnight and Goodbye”
Soloists will be Joe Knapik, Irvin
| Newman, Philip Witcraft, Wayne |
{ Bryan, William Yates, Don Klinger, |
Roy Wilkinson, Herb Beezer, and!
{ Mrs. Ruth Casper,
This outlines only one of the
fourteen brilliant scenes in the
| production of “Rollin Rhythm” |
| with the additional” inducement of
| the Junior American Legion Band
| being on hand {o entertain at any.
| quiet moment,
Pupils Got Day Off
Thirty-five pupils at the one-room
day because somebody stole the
isfled merely with the stove—of the
‘old pot-bellied style. He also took
Toner, Herb Beezer, Don Klinger the stove pipe, coal scuttle, shovel!
‘and about 200 pounds of coal,
—“n“- as
GOLDEN YELLOW DAFFODILS
$1.00 A Dozen
Woodring’s Floral Gardens
PHONE 64.
Bellefonte, Pa.
I 8mith home
Milford C. Brk- |
Admitted Saturday |
school's stove, The thief wasn't sat- |
The smoking ruins of the James
near Philipsburg are
they appeared Saturday
after the charred and
of the three
had been removed
from the debrd The 12 by 12-foot
pine board, one-room dwelling
cardboard and tar paper najled in.
3 Children Die
When Home Burns
pictured a
a short time
unrecognizabl
Sinith children
bodies
with
{OContinuea rom page one!
for the nearby house of a neighbor
Mrs. Robert Hassinger, to show her
a letter she had received that mom.
ing. Mrs, B8m!th
Hassinger place
and had just started
she noticed
ing from her home
She sald she screamed and ran
the bullding
kept her fi
sald she was at
minu
0 eave
about five
noke and flames
but the inten
m attempting to
side. Mrs. Emith the
r that when she left her }
home
» children were tool
we heat
get in-
told coroner
seated on a
n front the stove
8he cla.med that she
them repeated] ngainsy playing
with fire. but that they had a habit
of lighting pieces of paper against
the stove Under questioning
woman test
lenve the ch
several Limes a day
no walter in the
to go Ww a neighboring
tain water
Miss Martha
bor, sald that when she first n
children’s screams paid
attention because children fre
ly const on a hill and make
considerable noise. Finally, the
the screams became
she
home, about 100 feel awa)
Miss Lewis sald she
door and pushed it open
rowly missed being struck by a bia
ing timber that fell from ahove the
door. Bhe screamed for ]
to come to the door, but they replied
they not got to her. The roo
WES 2 mass ¢
she
lining of cardboard
paper was on fire
Mrs. Robert Hassinger, the neigh.
bor with whom Mrs. Smith had vis-
2d, said she also tried to enter the
A ing Dut that the heat was 100
intense
Meanwhile. Harry Crigo, working
at the Lee coal mine a short dis
tance away. saw the fire and blew
the mine whistle This was appar-
ently the only alarm sounded
not until the building was leveled to
the ground did a passer at
getting
warm warmed
fied that she bh
§ tr
a 10
dren alone several
10e there wi
house and she
Ou
had
3 Ob
Lewis, 23. a neig?
ticed
Httle
ert.
she
nearm
80 terrible tha
rushed 11! and found
rushed Iv Aha ound
rushes
Felted»
waren
sould
sald, acd
{or
{or
slop
"Where 3 Children Burned To Death |
turned into a rag-
during the mother;
frcm home, and the
ntense that rescue ef-
The bullding was
burned to the ground in thirty min.
The structure at the left is a
garage whicl houses a neighbor
truck
side for warmth
ing inferno
brief absence
heat was s0
forts were futile
tes
Fire Company in Phil-
report the fire
the Rellance
psburg, to
While the blaze
John MeGarry, who had been work-
ing near the Lee mine tipple
ed Lo the serene and attempted to
rescue Lhe through a ©
dow the wi
was at ils
sl
children
and too far
bors att
the ou
child:
a small black
rushed to the open
hed on several
and white
He Vas
ares 0
aor
badly scor
body
Re
the stene
lance firemen ar-
the house was In
iremen rendered valuable
ng debris to permit
to be removed. Chief of
R. Lamoreaux had received
permission from Coroner S8heck'er
to have the bodies taken to the Har-
Weber Puneral Home, and it
nearly two hours’ work bs
Chief Lamoreaux, state mo.
and Funeral Directors
Weber and Waller Beezer and
before the smoking
leared away and tf
the
res
quired
firemen
tor police
Harry
their fides
ber were
charred
and unrecognizable bodies
were fo il the children
refuge on
ths OBOE
the
nd
hag ap-
take: !
parents
the bed at
room from
the Smiths last summer, weighed
two pounds at birth snd was
r at the Phill;
al for a time
fant died at the hospital in Juls
The Smith family lost
sessions in Lhe fire. The only lems
recognizable In the charred ruins
were the twisted remains of the iron
bed on which the children had
sought refuge, and the stove Mr
and Mrs. Smith expect to live with
Mr. Smith's parents, nearby ]
they have made plans for !
tare
5 TH.
The bodies of the three childr.n
grouped in g single casket were b ir.
ied Monday sfiermmoon from the
home of a relative
Homer Rodeheaver to Visit County
meet.
Centre
first board
year, the
Monday at ihe
ing of the new
County Christian Endeavor
made final plans for a banguel and
officers’ conference 1o be held in th
lleabirg Baptist church, Frida)
evening, February 2. The meeling
will be held in observance of Christ
lan Endeavor Week, which marks
the 58th anniversary of the found.
ing of the organization
Warren Hoopes, State Field Sec.
retary, of West Grove, will be the
guest speaker at the banquet, which
will serve as a pep meeting prepara
tory to the 1940 State Convention fo
be held In Pittsburgh in July. Events
of the last state convention held In
Hershey in 1938 will be recalled
Guests of honor will be Mrs, Ford
Walker and Mrs. L. F. S8heetz, both
of Milesburg, who served as cooks
for the delegates while they camp.
ed there. Mr. Hoopes will alto cone
duct a conference for all couniy and
gociety officers at a sfrvice at 7:30
and bring a message of vital import.
ance to all present.
Announcement was made at this
meeting by the president, Marvin
Lee, of Lemont, thal Homer Rode-
heaver, world-famous singer and
evangelist, will be in Centre coumty
on Sunday. March 31. He will be a
member of a group of men touring
{fan Endeavor. No definite arrange-
ments have yet been made but the
matter was placed into the hands
/ a
This Week's
Concord township school, near Me- |
1
Trousers
Crider’s Exchange
the state in the interest of Christ.!
iil make an-
of a commitiee wh
! n the very
nouncements
near future
OBSERVE THIRTIETH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Walter CC. Auman
observed their 30th wedding anni.
versary on Saturcay, Jan 1
1040. A delicious turkey WAS
held in their honor at their home In
Millhein
The following children helped to
observe the occasion: Mr. and Mrs
Harold McDonald and sons, Larny
and Lance, Mr. and Mrs Lawrence
Auman and daughter Betty, all of
llefonte: Mr. and Mrs. Walter C
Auman and daughter Betty, of Mill
heim
UAry
supper
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¥ootball Player Has Operation
Donald Flegal, a senior in the
Philipsburg High school, is recover-
ing from an operation performed on
his knee last Friday. The young ath-
lete injured his knee during the
1938 football season while playing
fullback on the Philipsburg squad
Hit leg was twisted and caused his
knee cap to go out of place
There are people In the United
Slates who make a business of
spreading what Is known as “hooey”
because there are milliong of people
in the United States who fall {or it
Special Sale
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APPLE TABLE
BUTTER ¢ SALT
22-01 jar 10c 154-b phe 3c
Tomato Ketchup “oo 205 2 io: vos 23€
Weis Sauer Kraut 3
Granulated Sugar
Hershey's Syrup
CHOCOLATE
FLAVORED
GOLDEN
BAKE
i Pancake Flour
WEIS FAMILY
“ALL PURPOSE”
FLOUR
A2b bag 4 Hl [J
4b sack 75
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RKELLOGG'S
RICE KRISPIES 2: 19¢
WEIS QUALITY
CON 2 Yo. 2ans 23€C
25-T bag 55¢; 100-10 bag $2.00
Scratch Feed ud
Laying Mash 25- bag §55¢; 100-M bag $2.00
qt jar 25¢
3 big cans 25¢
£2% can 15¢
2 #2 cans 15¢
2 cans 25¢
tall can 24c¢
Ib can 28¢
Ammonia qt bot 1Q0¢
peck 30¢
Marvel Salad Dressing
Jersey Beans with Pork
Weis Quality Peaches
Red Kidney Beans
Weis Telephone Peas
Fancy Red Salmon
Boscul Coffee
Rinso lge Piz 20¢
Potatoes— No. |
Golden Ripe
BANANAS 5c LET!
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HOME GROWN TURNIPS
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WEINERSI|H Boiled HAM
Ib 19¢ 4 1b 39¢