Centre Democrat. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, February 22, 1940, Image 8

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    THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PK.
Page Seven
oo February 22, 1940.
Centre Hall P, 0.
Plans Postponed
(Oontintied from page one)
000 for construction of new Fede*-|
al buildings. All of this $130,000,
000. has been allocated, though
some of it remains to be appro-|
ated. An economy Congress has
ust refused
then the $15,000,000 nepessary to
carry on this authorized progiam
|
|
|
tO appropriate more |
without expansion, during the fiscal |
year 1941,
Officials of the public bullding
branch sald yesterday they did vot
intend to challenge the will of
Congress by asking any special ap
propriation this year to provide for
additional new postoffices. Even
if such an appropriation is granted
next year, it will be at least six
months after the appropriation 1s
made © before contract could be
awarded for a proposed postoffice in
Centre Iiall,
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
REGISTERED PARTNERSHIP,
_Mublic notice is hereby given
OAKHILL , COAL CO, REGISTERED,
a registered partnership heretofore
organized under the laws of the
Commioctrsalth xf Pennsglyania,
whereof fhe undemigned ate the
MUNTUNR and odly partners, has
been voluntarily and fully dissolved,
pursuant to a written agreement be-
tween the registered partners, and
that Harry J. O'Brien, one of sald
registered partners, has been select-
ed as the liquidatine partner, sub-
ject to the terms and conditions of
ald. written agreement of dissolu-
tion and pursuant to the Acts of
the Assembly of the LQommonwealth
of Penusylmnia relating to such dis-
solution.
This February 10th. 1040
HARRY J. O'BRIEN,
TOM REDDING
W. Bruce Talbott, Atty
oF
that
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Statement of Benner Township
Supervisors for the year endiug De-
cember 30th. 1939.
Supervisors meaiings .... ®
County convention ;
Camm. of
Scttiement
Auditory a
Interest on notes
Camp.” Insurance
Removing snow
Treas, bond...
Saving account
Vacating road
ra ....
Miscelianeoun
Slate Supervisors
State tax . .
BeovTreas Sas ans
Ropalrs to machinery
00.00
23.10
24.41
12.00
10.00
50.00
55.00
333.94
20.00
75.00
31.50
301 50
685
6.00
3.50
50.50
8.00
$1105.40
the collector
dn Treas. Jan. 1st. 1630
Paul Speariey
Other sources
Sale of machinery
In treas. Dec, 30,
In saving account
State fund received
Main an dede inv
Btate fund in Treas, ..
Paul Speariey, Collector
Pald A. BR Houser, Lreas..
Due TOD. Jan. 1, 1040...
1039
£2 ANA 18
146.60
BEEZFR
ud! tors
x8
NOTICE OAL BIDS
Scaled bids will te received by the
Comm isalouers of Centre County at
thie ‘Court llnme, Bellefonte, Pa,
antil 130 P. M. Match 4, 1940, for
furnt: hing and deliveriog such Uftu-
minous .coal as required 4
County Commissioners for
ance of the caiendar year of
De Used at:
Court House,
Centre County
llefonte,
Jalil,
tional Home
Tustit
County
Bellefonte, Pa
‘All bids -“all
2000 Ibe basis and must be
companied. b= description of
mine and veh. of the gouree of coal
and also & certificaté of analy. is
the coal to be furniched, showibg
mojsture, volatibie matler, fixed car-
don, sulphur, ssh B. T. Ul, and fusing
point of ash
be on 4 per ton
of
th
1
}
a
And, of course, there is no assur-
ance, Centre Hall will be among
those towns selected to get
postoffices the next time Congress |
appropriates more money for Fed- |
eral balldings,
© ——
Prompt Aid
(Continued from Page 1)
bullding from destruction
Most of the furniture was carrted
to safety, but the house was badly
damaged by fire, smoke and water,
Although the first floor escaped the
ravages of fire, the rooms were thors
foughly water soaked.
| W. Barnt
wild cherry
Any and all contracts enterdd into!
a8 the result of such bids shall be in
sriting . and the contractor shall
give a bowed in the sum of 3600.00 tO
he Colnty Commissioner: with suf-
ficlent sureties donditioned for the
faithful performance of the contract
¢ Accspabliity of any bid or subse
quent delivery of coal shall he cou-
tingent. upon the coal meeting the
Submitted specifications
The Commissioner:
County reserve the right
any and all bids
Centre
rejec
of
to
ER
28 Conunissioners of Centre County
NOTICE,
RE! CONDEMNAITON PROCEED-
» INGS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF
THE BS |
" CONNECTION WITTH
8ERY AT HOWARD, PENNSYLVA-
NIA, LOCATED IN HOWARD
TOWNSHIP, CENTRE OOUNIY.
PENNSTLVANIA
10: The following penons, if
ing. or, If deceased, thelr heirs, de-
vispes, legatees, exccutors,
istrators or asgigns. and
finns and corporations, If in oxis-
tehce, and any representatives or
Allences, "if any,
——— Te — pl
sam _.
admin- |
y their |
spouses. i any, and the following |
otherwise their |
| ments
| spees thereunto belonging
[we anpertalning.
| masomenta and rights
Firemen suffered
from the cold after thelr
became water-soaked
Part of the damage Is covered by
insurance. The blaze is believed
have originated from a defective
flue or from a spark from the chim-
ney
FUCCESAOTS
10 wit:-
Roy B. love
R. MoCartney
(Mrs. 8. R
and or assign
Candace 1. Love
Lucy EB. McoCar
McCartney), Man:
Thompson, Convmonwealth
svivania, County Commis
Centre Counwy Penna County
Treasurer of Centre County, Penna
J. Kenriedy Johnston Jame K
Barnhart, Joseph Leather Christian
Beahitol Bechtel) John Leather
Jaco Leather Elizabeth Bechtol
(Bechtel) Mary Bex {Beehtel
Barbara Rombergh, Jane D. Leat
| n T. leathers, Mary Barn
Guthri Hlizaveun ld-
ioners
htol
1. James
erick loat
(wife of
lam Randall, Tax Collector
werd Township, Centre County
AND TO ALL OTHER PRRSC(
ing or claiming to have any
in sald lands more fully
as follows
78.924 acres !
in Howard Townsh
Peonsylvania
Love and Candace
BEGINNING
tersection of the line
Wwnahip road Along i
worth side of Bald Eagie Crees from
Mount Eagle to Curtin and the we
} : passing
Howara
Mou
tos ards
at
runnine
running
iP and runnil: from
Howard Tow hin
Church in Bogs Townshij
County Pennsylvanl said
bein WuLtheast corner of
property Roy B. love and
ndace I. Love, and running thence
3 line of sald t nhsip
Mount Page
burch passing Keni
hein » 30
DOUnca rr
rald Boy RB. lewe
¢ following
N. 350
degrees
degrees
degrees
degree
Fazle in
Falrview
ene
20
feet
st of
and
} nine
Aon
N. 48
hy ‘11
DA cl
N
10 2
no
40 degree
34 00 fee fence
32 degreen
poe: t
DOr
ig
fence
feet
degree
thence
"uh
John Hushes!
road and running
& maple
helene
K Pars
het
mor $1
aud Jame
boundar
#00 and
Ary between
38 degrees
th
wit said boundar
formerly
John
our
phon
Fobinson
thence
tween
leaving
Love
on *h
tioned
road
the
Candace
Fat 266 82 feet to a
70 derrecs 4° East
post. thence N. 62
704 30 feet to the place of heging
ing 78924 acres of lan
va~d Townahip
and
degree
“hts
hereditament
$75 exeenting
vublie
of was
ACTON
and
Subject
i road-«,
tire public
located on and
sald lands
TAKE NOTICE:
That pu=tant to
cremation filed
Gar=t of the United
Middle District of
Wo. 257 Civil "
made to the sald Court at
Pennethania, on Mareh 11
tenn o'vlock a. m. for the
ment of viewers to view th
reomnl et and assess the damages
Ortrrminig ‘He interest of sarties
ciaimafita therein
UNTIED STATES OF AMERICA
By FREDFRICK V. POLLMER
x10 United States Attorney
or
THE LAW - - - -
Where There's No Will
Disposes
of Real Estate according to the laws governing de-
scent of real property.’
You May
not prefer this disposition.
The Law
allows you, if you make a will,
to direct to whom
your Real Estate shall be given.
Call And Go
over this with us,—you should know all the points
on the subject.
oe —
The First National Bank
Bellefonte, Pa.
Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
new |
Saves Home |
considerably |
clothing |
| lookin' kind of dopey.
{came a man
| quick, yells for help and sesin’ me
| with my arm in
| cuses me,
{have a ha'd time explainin’, so |
| Island of Helgoland
Is German ‘Sentinel’
Helg land is Germany's North sea
sentinel. Lying 28 miles off shore, it
is a defensive outpost for the vital
German ports of Hamburg, Bremen,
and Cukhaven
red sandstone has an ares of less
than one square mile; vel there are
| Britons wh
1880 gave it to Germany fur all the
thousand square miles of the Zanzi.
bar Africa
ing to the National Geographic so
Clet
——
|
protectorate In
German base in
one of the chief
the British
na When Brit tailed into
Helgoland Bight in August, 1014,
their clash ) e Germans
the frst ricus sca battle of
War
H 1goland » n
the World war was
North sea threats to
h ships
the
Rn } ind are peace
ful { { ong folk. chiefly
fish rien pir small
was ‘ Iquaricrs for the North
sland rock
wt mysterious
arations swept
the fishermen
PT nti! re
busin=ss of
for Helgoland
rl for vaca
yr Germany
dd on one e«
and, with
the Int
thin
jecling
sur? and
' high winds
however, pre.
atmosphere of
ade early Norse.
1 stronghold of
Bathhouse Bandit
By
Me(
ARCHEY CC. NEW
ire Sunde ale ~WNU Service
HE bathing hour was at its peak
the van
ing tha! somnolee
fore the return rush of happy
ing. wel bodies
In one of the te
dressing rooms } £
corridor distant from
walk entrance. a bather sin
shrouded in 8 huge towel I
intently Down the shadosy pas
sage came the shouts of voices The
lone bather opened the donr a fen
inches and peered ou! A young
man was running this way. A! that
moment, the bather, perverse:
seemed, elecled to toss 8 very
bathing.-suit into the corridor
ting the runnér squarely on
spick-and-tpan fennel trousers
“Oh. 1 beg your pardon™
mured the bather
“That's all righ
minute, will you**
Without waiting for
the young man crowded into the t
cubicle and hastily closed the door
*1 "like your Get out of
here!”
The intruder. dumfounded, wheeled
and faced a very pretty, very wrath.
ful towel.clad indy
"You'll have 16 excuse me, sistan.”’
he whispered huskily., "but 1 can't
leave right now Go right abead
with youb toilet. § won't look."
“1 will not," she answered hotly
“What do you' think this is-«a nudist
camp?”
“1 wouldn't kbow about that
Wheah | come from. ae don't sora
like such goin's-on.” He fingered »
man's ¢oat and ‘rousers hanging on
the wall "How come these heah
clo'es? You-~you're not one of those
movie stars that weah men's cides,
are you?"
“I'm nol” she told him, tartly
"l—=they're—~my husband's.’ And
she added, quickly, "You'd befler
get out before he comes back.”
"Great Grief. tha! sho' is tough.”
He started 10 open the door, when
again the excited voices drew near
He shut the door.
“What's wrong?''
manded, "are you
from the police?™
“Gosh, ho sistab!"™ he assured her
“Then whal are you alraid of?”
she insisted
“I'm in the
anton
be
iaugh
bathhouse n
inisrmission
cubicles or
ross. sect
Board
the
ar!
ht
his
Let me
an answef
ny
nerve!
the bBather de.
running away
darndes! jam you
| evah heard of.”
“Tell me about it." she urged.
“TI was in bathin® today, 100,” he
explained, “and 1 checked my valu
ables like they all do. 1 wen! back
to the hotel, fo’gettin’ 1s claim my
things. I came back heah and when
I stepped up lo the window to get
them, the girl in cha'ge was lyin’
inside, with blood on her head and
1 yelled fo
| someone to cume, and reached in
the window s0's to open the door,
go's 1 could help her, when along
He looks around
the window, nae.
Somethin’ tells me I'd
| lammed, And heah T am.”
“And you expect me (o believe |
| that?" she demanded scornfully,
| His eyes, flashing fQintily, at that
| moment made out a glittery object |
{on the floor, He pounced on it
{ “Must be scads 0" gold in this heah
bracelet, mé'am: it's pow'tul
heavy.” He grinned sourly. “An’ 1
(can’t be » thief. exactly, else 1
| wouldn't be handin’ it back to vou.”
Help!" she cried oul. suddenly. |
{ “Help!’ The door flew open, and »
{score of men and women, with a
| Boardwalk cop In the forefront
| stared eagerly into the tiny room.
| "What's the trouble, ma'am?”
| asked a white-coated attendant.
| "This man gaid you were hunt
{ing him for a hold-up.” she cried.
| "He forced his way into my room,
to hide.”
“So0.01" growled the cop. "Seems
i to me I've seen this bozo before, eh,
This small chunk of |
regret that England in |
accord. |
Lat sn sew ile reflected brief
“Ain't you the Curly Wolf?"
| “Gosh, no," protested the young
man, "I'm no criminal. l=]-"
“Oh, yeah?" sneered the cop. He
| turned to the attendant. “See if you
| ean get Mins Jennie back here now."
“And, If you don’t mind," spoke
| up the outraged bather, “I'm going
to the beach to find my busband.”
“Oh, | say, ma'am~"" he started
to protest, but the girl vanished
Another girl, holding a wet towel to
her head, and half supported by an
attendant, appeared in the group
“Who's he?" she asked listlesaly,
“I never seen him before."
“Why, Miss Jennie," sputtered the
cop, “ain't he the hold-up guy?"
“That big beef?’ sniffed the girl
“He ix not!"
“That's funny!’ came an inter
ruption from the white-coated at
tendant, emerging from the dress
ing room, holding a man's suit, and
scanning his chart with a puzzled
air. “How'd this suit get in there?
My book says a lady took this roor
lodav-alone.'
Jenny snatched at the coat
“That's the little shrimp's coat wha!
slugged me." she shrilled excitedly
“The little sawed. off
voice like » woman
big &
les. and hit me w
I! Was a w»
| uu
ly
worm had »
Showed me »
Id bracelet, used it for knuch
th it. U'd a swur
mun 1
“I'd swear to iI! now
velled the cop. light
suddenly Brazer
vy! everybody and droog
cCuplives st ny He
nearcs! call-box
Bess
»
nis streaked fur
he
Pocr Lighting Facilities
Injure Human Eyesight
enience ca nd sale
Ligh
HEH! for the ask
Reading fine ;
on dark materi:
ht than reading large print
on light material. If
ve the an “ rf
th n | ght mete *
There are two kind
rect and reflected. Dir
p bu
or partial) red
glare can be elin
all lamp bulbs, and
ble lamps so that ne
potted
Reflecind glare it ca
surfaces
created when lar
Y expe io the
inated Ly »
placing port's
bulbs are ex
fe
ta
ged by
tion from near the
oidnd
nd usually ca be a
changing the
of the offending *
nosition of the las
or riace ne
the glare will be directed gua
the eves rather than into
Light should be well dif
distributed over the 1
are po extremely dark 1
the work area is brightly
Pre ditiribution of |
most as imporiant as havin
light. Locate the lights »
be no harmhul shad
Right -handad
the light come from
ieh-handed people should ha
come from the right » i
ing. reading, or sewing
Lamps that bear the |
mean that those lamps |
the specifications for good
as set up by the luminal
gineering societ)
per
Owe On
prople
ihe ied
First Use of Windows
Is Traced to Egyptians
Egyptiars were the first people
make ute of windows. Al that time
they conzisted merely of narrow slits
between slabs of stone and were for
the sale purpose of admitting light
Jt was n before win.
dow invented, These
were made of thin slices of marble
which admitted a certain amount of
light and also gave privacy to the
home. Windows of this type were
first used in Greece in 430 B. C
Apparently the use of glass in win
dons was invented by the Romans
Windows during this period
merely small doors which swung in
and out on hinges. It waz to an
unknown Dutch inventor that the
honor came of being the first to con
struct a windov sash. This was
about the middie of the Seventeenth
century.
Meanwhile, various malsrials oth
er than glass, which originally was
very expensive, were used. Waxed
paper and isinglass were pressed
| into service. The window of todas
represents evolutionary processes
that have run for 3,000 years and
possibly more,
any centuries
panes were
were
‘Council Votes to Con-
tinue Tax Schedule
(Continued from Page 1)
| 8600" He characterized a reduction
(at this time as “unsafe and une
sound.”
After 1040, Mr. Brockerhoff added,
| when the Water Department
completely liquidated
haz
all Indebled-
| ness, he feels that a lax reduction
{of one or iwo mills will be entirely
{ plan
{ the following
| possible, and pledged himself to fa-
i yor such a move in that event
In a letler to Council two weeks
{ago Mr. Sieg had suggested that one
{mill be cul from the rate In 1940.
{and possibly 2 mills in 1041. In de-
{fense of his suggestion, Mr. Sieg on
| Monday night declared that he was
| entirely satisfied that a one-mill re-
| duction could be made this year,
and that he was willing to ry the
eltie th feb ls
To
hoff offered a
millage be retained at
el as for 1039. 13 mils fox
Purpose and 2 mil 0
Councliman 14
the motion, a a vot
Mi
motion
I'homa
ballot
motion
homa
enth
men Si
(«
mnoiime
Coun
Logan 1}
appronct
Lhe
terest
naa
that
hulldh
ked whether the
part of the
wi on Wil-
Lation
a plot
between
The
Vater
Waren
i
1 Office: creek
the
for fur-
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