OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Thoroughly Every Town and Village In Centre County, —_— Week. Covers he Cenfre Demorraf MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Cemtre County Newspapers Combined, A Quick and Economical Selling Medium, VOLUME 59. NUMBE R 9. BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1910, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR COUNTY TO INCREASE TAX RATES POOR SCHEDULE UP 2 MILLS; MILL ADDED TO COUNTY TAX Propose 7-Mill Levy For County; 7 Mills For Poor DEBT SERVICE COSTS CITED AS REASON Poor District Saddled With Bonded And Floating Debt An increase of 1-mill over the 1939 county tax rate, and 2 mills over the 1839 Institutional District rate is provided in a proposed bud- get announced yesterday by the Céntre County Commissioners. The budget is scheduled to be adopted on Friday, March 22. The increase in the tax rate was deemed necessary by the Commis- gloners in carrying out a policy they have determined upon. That policy is to operate the County and the Institution District on a balanced budget, and to reduce the county debt within a reasonable period of time, The proposed millage for 1940 is 7 mills for general county purposes, and 7 mills for the Institution Dis- trict. Last year the rate was 6 mills for county purposes and 5 mills for the Institution District. In explaining the reason for the increase in millage, the Commis- sioners made jt clear thal more rev- enue must be available if the policy of the past.board of borrowing mon- ey to meet expenses is not to be continued. “In the Gefieral County fund, was pointed out, the former Com- missioners in 1936 issued bonds in the amount of $200,000 to refinance the floating debt. From 1936 to 1839 inclusive, the bonds called only for the payment of interest and taxes. This year it becomes mandatory for | ¢, conform with the style and the county te : of bonds as ‘well aa In interest and taxes on the remainder. A like payment on prin- ¢ipal and interest annually until 1049 when the bond jsstie will be retired. Last year the Commissioners paid $8,528 toward debt service. This year the demands for debt service will total $24800, or an increase of $16,- (Continued ont Pags 7) One Injured In Three-Car Crash Skidding Car Strikes Parked Machines; Damage Placed at $100 In a three-car accident near Old Fort about 11:15 o'clock Saturday night, one woman was in damage to the cars involved was estimated at about $100. The injured woman is Elizabeth Burkholder, of Centre Hall, who suffered bruises about both legs, an injury to her right hand and shock when she was struck by one of the machines and thrown to the road. The accident happened when a car driven by John Curtin, Sr. of West Linn street, Bellefonte, struck a parked car owned by J. H. Burk- holder, of Centre Hall. Police re- ported that the Burkholder sedan was forced into the rear of an- other parked car owned by George Sweeney, of Centre Hall. The occu- pants of the two parked cars stop- ped along the highway to repair a flat tire. Miss Burkholder was stand- ing in front of the cars when she was struck. The Curtin sedan 8 reported to have skidded into car when Mr. Curtin applied the brakes upon seeing the parked machines as he drove over the brow of a hill. The road wis icy af the time. Damage $200 In Two Crashes At College Two automobile accidents in Blale A truck operated by Robert Graze fer, of Btate College, backing out of Calder Alley, a cur operated by Mrs, Zella Straub, of Bellefonte, BR. D., struck the rear of a machine oper While some changes AL STAMP COLLECTORS TO MEET HERE MAROH ) LOC Stamp collectors in the vicinity of Bellefonte are notified that the next meeting of the Bellefonte Philatelic Society will be held Friday, March 1, at 7p. m., in the local Y. M. C A Members of the society feel cer- tain that there are many stamp col» lectors who do not know of the ex- | stance of such an organization in | this community, | Program for the meeting will con- (sist of an exhibition of collections, tA talk, “Merits of Stamp Collect- {ing as a Hobby" will be given by John F. Kusse, who has been instru- i mental in the formation of several i stamp clubs in other communities {An old-fashioned “Bourse” will {complete the meeting 1 ! i i | i 'STRANGER'S ACTIONS. 108s About $7,000; In-| | | All stamp collectors are cordially | | invited to attend and are being ask- | ied to bring their collections for ex- hibition >. Local Bank To Be Remodeled | Trust Company Launches Building Program For Trust Dept. | i { burned H { la calf and a complete line of farm- | { | {that further efforts were impossible. | i tal loss at approximately $7,000, part | The Bellefonte Trust Company |r Pred Haines. {this week approved plans to mod- | mies east of the Lucas farm along| emize and enlarge its present bank-|the same. road, was destroyed by Second Ban [DAYLIGHT SAVING LOSES IN 3 Defendants N.L.R.B. ORDER THREATENS POLL BY CENTRE DEMOCRAT | Fire Bolsters Arson Belief Blanchard Lucas Barn Along Jacksonville Road Destroyed RESIDENT RECALLS cludes Full Line of Farm Machinery Persistent belief among some resi- dents of Little Nittany Valley that a fire-bug is operating in that area was strengthened Tuesday night when a large barn, the second in less than three weeks' time, was to the ground entailing heavy loss The barn was located on Blanchard Lucas farm, sometimes known as the Henderson farm, near the Henderson school about five miles east of Bellefonte along the Jacksonville road. A team of horses, ing implements housed in the barn were lost, Bome livestock was saved before the flames became so intense Unofficial estimates place the to- of which is covered by insurance. February 10 the bam on the farm located about 2 - | ing building at the corner of Alle- igre A few moments before that fire | gheny and High streets, and work | guy discovered about 1:30 a. m. by {ed to get under way by April 1. i | ent Guarters to now occupied by the J. D. Hunter pi | stationery store, entailing a i rebuilding of the front of the store con v iy off £20000 on the! geyction of the Trust Compan building. are to be I made in the interior of the present {the project will affect the new por- ‘tion, which is to be { clusively to the rapidly expanding | trust department of the bank Pointing to the fact that the vol- ume of trust business has increased (Condnued on Page 6) ‘Man Jailed On | Burglary Charge ‘Former Taproom Employe | Held Without Bail; Loot { | Valued at $35 | ils being held in the {as the result of the theft of mer- | chandise and cash valued at about 1435 from the taproom of the Cen- ! tral Hotel at Central City, owned by | A. A. Kohlbecker, February 18 | Ripple was committed to jail af- it! on the extensive program is expect- | arr Haines, she reported i must be made ponping rooms, the major part of | devoted ex- i | | | i i | week to fishermen of this area in| i i i having heard the sotind of footsteps nme Plans call for extending the pres- | ning along the macadam road near include the room | ihe barn. Yesterday moming a farmer re- (Continued on Page 0) Stalemate In Fishing Ban State Can't Rent Streams; Stocking Program is Withdrawn Scant solace was offered by Fish Commissioner C. A. French tals regard to the ban landowners along Spring Creek have Issued against fishing in that widely-known trout stream Mr French indicated that (here Although no attempt has been made during the past week to cone tinue The Centre Democrat's poll on Daylight Saving, which last week showed a numerical tie on the ques- tion, additional votes received since then show 57 votes against Daylight Baving to only 15 in favor of the proposal The total vote on the question to {date is: 216 for, and 25656 against One voter who registered a nega~ tive vote against fast time summed up his feelings as follows: “Farm- ers have shown us for ages that it is not only possible but practical to get up at sunrise or earlier to do a day's work witha wasting time thinking about the idiotic idea of jugrling the clock to make it lle to them. Man may fool himself and seems to delight in doing so. But he cannot fool nature, or pigs, or chick- ens, or fields of grain, or the rising jor setting sun, from which sources we Rave our very existence, al { “We had better devote our efforts | the Club Gives $10 To Relief Fund Plan Benefit Dance Here on March 25 for Dental Care For Children About 150 members and guests at- tended the Bellefonte Woman's Club meeting Monday evening at the Methodist church. Mrs EE Wid- dowson, president, presided singing was led by Miss Edelblute. Mrs. Harry Meyer a report of the survey being y the Welfare Commitiee, of the juvenile problems in Bellefonte | Mrs. Robert Beach gave a talk on current events, and the club decided to donate $10 to the Hoover Com- mission for Finnish relief. { The club voted to Group Bess gave made ten | nature's to the idea of being in harmony with scheme of events, rather than to try to arrange things to suit our own selfish interests.” Of the 15 “yes” ballots cast this week, only one had any comment It was "To get some of these night hawks out of bed In the morning.” On the opposing side many voters commented against Daylight Saving Here are tome of them: Country folks don't get into town until & o'clock in the evening. What time wonlld we have to do any shop- ping if the stores closed then?” “Farmers can't quit their work in the busy season to get to town early enough Ww shop.” Ask Harry Dukeman. He knows the country people are among the Bellefonte merchants’ best customs 1 } nt “Daylig Saving is child's play. Why not begin and quit work one hour earlier without changing the (Continued on page three) Rev. W. M. Long 47 Years a Pastor | Plans to Retire From Active Ministry at Mill Hall, Flemington The Rev. William M. Lang, pastor of the Mill Hall and “lemingion Churches of Christ, has formally an- nounced from his pulpits his plan to terminate his active ministry with these (wo churches this spring An extension in time, several woeks beyond the contract period has been granted Mr. Long so that the close of his ministry at the two churches will also mark the close of a full 47 years 8s a pastor in the Church of Christ Mr. Long is a native of Howard, Centre county, the son of the lale and Mrs. Jatob Zeigler Long {books on Home Nursing, 1 be usedTyEl rather was in business In the Ly N.Y. A lor mstruction purpOses{ 1850's with his brother, Joseph H Mrs. Roy Wilkinson urged all meme. bers to aid the Job Mobilization movement Drama three one-act February 29, in announced pia to be given in the Reformed church, unter the direction of Mrs Luella Cheesman. The Junior De- partment of the club is planning a benefit dance to be held pt Brockerhoff Hotel, March 25, to pro- vide for the dental care of needy children New members presented to the (Continued on page seven) i, section 5 ne Enters Campaign {is nothing the Commission can 60) ge | te semove the ban oni fishing, and i | i Roy Willlam Hipple, of Milesburg, added that the posted portion of the county jail creek will no longer be stocked with jured and | without bail on charges of burglary | fish Meenwhile plans had been or- ranged for a conference last night of members of the State Colioge Conservation Association and the executive committee of the Spring Creek Property Owners’ Association, ter a hearing Monday before Justice | with a view toward discussing the i of the Peace Harold D. Cowher, of | East Bishop street, Bellefonte. He became the first person to be come local ‘squire since a new law making | burglary cases unbailable by a Jus- i tice of the Peace became effective, i Arrested by Privates 8. R. Rich- | ardson and Harold D. Ream, of the! | Btate Motor Police at Rockview on | charges that he had broken into the { taproom where he formerly was em- : { ployed, and had taken liquor, cig- | arettes and money, Hipple pleaded | guilty at the hearing. | i Begin Construction Bald Eagle Highway The contracting firm of Richen- bach and Long, of Northumberland, Tuesday morning began work on the construction of the addition to the concrete highway in Jower Bald Eagle Valley. Work was begun at Mt, Eagle | where the new section will join the | present concrete road. Plans call for | the completion of the road from Mt. Eagle to the milk station east of Howard during the coming summer, ———— Fractures Arm Mrs. John Confer, of East Logan street, underwent an x-ray examina- tion at the hospital, Tuesday morn- ing. for injuries received Monday afternoon when she slipped and fell on the sidewalk at the intersection of Logan and Allegheny streets, near the John Bottorf residence. In ad- dition to a number of Liwises, Mrs, Conifer suffered a fracture of the left arm, between the wrist and el- bow. | Admitted to County Home Della Williams and John Caldwell, both of Bellefonte, were as guests at the Centre County Home on Saturday. ~Big reduction on all floor waxes and pclishes. Bellefonte Hardware Co. MW. Williams, owner, . i i ] i mitted on a burglary charge by a! i i 1 problem which threatens to close the major portion of Spring Creek to all kinds of fishing. The conference was to be held at the home of Guy Btearns, near Le- mont, president of the landowners’ group. Members of the executive | committee who were expected to at- | (Continued on Page © Jock Sutherland To Speak At Howard | Jock Sutherland, @oach of the Brooklyn National League football team, and former coach of the Uni- | versity of Pittsburgh grid team, is scheduled to speak at Howard on | Saturday evening, March 9, accord- ing to an announcement yesterday by D. A. Holter, of Howard. Sutherland will appear in the auditorium of the Howard High school in a program beginning at 7:30 p. m. A baseball motion picture also will be shown. No admission will be charged for the event. Preceeding the evening meeting a baked ham supper will be served in the social rooms of the Howard Methodist church, to which the pub- lic is invited. Persons attending the dinner will be entitled to choice seats at the program in the high school. Tickets for the dinner are being sold at 50 cents. . , of Bellefonte, R.| D., local representative of the Allis- | Chalmers Company, will present free moving pictures in three Centre county communities next week. The feature will be entitled “The Square Dance of Tiwtors.” One reel is in natural colors. The programs will begin at 7:30 o'clogk evening on the fi : Wednes- day, March 6, Howard school; Thursday, March 7, Millheim Mun. fcipal Theatre; Priday, March §, Grange Hall at Pleasant Oap. The movies are oponsored by the Allis 1 JOHN W. DECKER Nomination papers are being cir ‘School Directors . Choose 1940 Officers a delegate and an alternate to state convention in February featured the 53rd annual meeting of the COentre COounty | School Directors’ Association at the Court House here, Friday. | Newmar, Milesburg, re-elected as a | director; Rev. L. E. Kine, of How- | ard, elecind a director; Horace J. | Hartranft, Bellefonte, aufiftor; Mrs. | Malcolm Wetzler, Milesburg, dele . Hospital Gets Pands Auditor General Warrén R. Rob- erts yesterday approved a $3,500 | payment in state funds to Centre Oouinty Hospital, Bellefonte. ae siding Man In. Ooi ug about our | Washers, Bicycles, Poor Coverins and Eleciric . Clesners. Bellefonte Hardware Co, MW, Williams, owns the | | the Scouts by culated in behalf of John W. Decker, | | Democrat, of Spring Mills, for an-| {other term In the State Legislature. Election of directors, an alternate, the next Elections were: President, George | and it was Long was a young graduation in (Continued on Page 6) MP Long, in Flemington, there tha! Willlam M employed for a while man following his ax { aboe BROCKERHOFF DINING ROOM BEING REDECORATED Workmen are now engaged In completely redecorating the dining room of the Brockerhoff Hotel The sidewalls and ceiling are being re- finished with panels of sound ab- sorbing materials, and the trim is y be of chromium Plans include a complete refinish- ing of the Noor, new draperies and improvements | hoff recently installed a modern! sound system. which may be used in a variety of ways. It includes an { automatic record player, a radio, other i and a public address system. Speak- | | ers are Jocated in the kitchen, cock- | { tall lounge, Jobby and dining room. | | Any of the speakers may be silenced from the central control | - | Girl Scouts Now | In New Quarters 1 Room in Elks Garage Being Converted Into Cozy Meeting Place [| The new headquarters of the! Bellefonte Girl Scouts, located in| the garage building at the rear of | the Elks Home on West High street, | is rapidly being furiished and de¢- | orated through the efforts of the various troops. The entire first floor of the brick | structure has been turned over to the Elks, and the: spacious room is rapidly being con verted into a comfortable and well furnished headquarters, The ceiling has been covere | with | (Continusd on Page 6 Granted Reserve Commission Applications for commissions in| 1 i i FY 1 A ht hls i slated to go 0 irial { i The Brocker- Ih { Admission: five and ten cents, In Court Here Found Guilty 2 Cases End in Pleas of Guilty; Motorist For- | feits Bail COURT TURNS TO HEAVY CIVIL LIST Man Fined $100 When Convicted of Resist- ing Arrest After trial of three cases at the regular February Criminal Court here early this week, the Court, lak- ing advantage of the light docket, turned toward the consideration of the many civil actions which were beginning next Monday Arrangements were made with at- torneys, litigants and wilnesses in the civil cases called this week to {appear for trials this week instead | of next With only six criminal actions! listed for trial, the docket was fur-! ther reduced Monday when two de- fendants entered pleas of guilty of Creat Neck, N. YY. was charged with drunken driving, did not go to trial owing to the failure of the defendant 10 appedr in His bail was forfeited Lewis A. Btuckey, of Altoona charged with removing goods to de- fraud a creditor, was found guilty (ConVeweda on page six) Speakers Plea For Tolerance Brotherhood Program Here Stresses Need For Religious Freedom court. Sirong pleas for religious toler. and for unified eons 10 maintain the true ideals of Ameri- can democracy were keynotes of a meeting held at the Court House here last Thursday night in oele- bration «of National Brotherhood Week. The event, sponsored by the Undine Fire Company, was well at- | tended Highlights of the speaking pro- | gram included addresses by repre- sentatives of the three major divi- sions of religious belief. They were The Rev, Father William E. Downes, rector of 8t, John's Catholic church, Bellefonte; Rabbi Theodore H. Gor- don, Hillel Poundation, State Col- lege, and the Rev, William C Thompson, pastor of the Presby- terian church, Bellefonte, Jy through recognition ol | eArh religious group's beliefs can | we assure a continuance of the civil (Continued on page #ix) Doll Fair To Be Held At Cha Bearer's class will be held in the Presbyterian chapel Friday, March from 3:00 to §:0C p. m. and i 7:00 to 9:00 p. m. i Dolls ubtisual because of their beauty, age. or manufacture are solicited. Exhibits may be taken to the chapel between 10 a. m. and 1 p. m. on Friday. Marioneite shows will be held at 4:30 and 8:00 p. m. | Light refreshments will be on sale. | Relief Slightly Higher Direct relle! payments to needy! Centre countians during the week ended Tuesday show an increase of | | $48 over those of the previous week, | and seven more checks required to] Al third case in which Victor Simons, | {that will surprise, and a cast that {will make you forget you are seeing | h 8 jan amateur production. | Hotkman, proprieior; the Brocker i pel, Tomorrow A doll falr sponsored by the Light | i RUIN, TITAN PLEA STATES BUCK INJURED ON Claim Insolvency Faces FENCE IS DESTROYED Industry if Ruling is Obeyed SEE DANGER OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE Allege Re-Hiring of Strik- ers Would Force Plant to Close Came Warden Thomas A Mosier of Bellefonte, was summoned to the James C. Furst farm, tenanled by Willard Wian, along the Jdckson- ville road Priday morning after a spike buck injured itself when i: ran against a farm fence After determining that was seriously wounded, Masier destroyed the The deer seemed lent oo penty the buck Warden animal ww be in excel- ndition and apparently had of food during the winter monihs Reports {rom various parts of the county are to the effect that deer and other wildlife had an winter, largely cause of adequate supply natural foods lack of ENOwS a faces labor viol. and ° insolvency™ es with a National Labor 15 Board order to reinstate 146 strikers, the Titan Metal Manu facturing Company of Bellefonte a petition filed at Pittsburg yesier- day asked for a reconsideration of the decree The company characierized as impossible” the re-employment of i the workers who participated in an A. F. of L. strike at the plant in January, 1837 The order directing Titan to re- 3 union members upon applica- on was appealed unsuccessfully to Third U. 8. Circuit Court of Appeals and the United Btates Bu- preme Court In the petition filed yesterday the Titan Company asked an “adjust ment” of the order upon re-hearing, “s0 that the principles of the (Wag- Act be sustained without bring- ing about the extermination of your petitioner™ The company asserled {Continued on page aX) School Patrol Is Alleging that it ose mle have compete LF ot Cary the anc a 4 Heavy . n tn s— sai, To Remodel Lodge Home Elks Approve Expendi- ture of About $12,000 For Improvements Approval of plans for the exien- sive remodeling of the Beliefonte Elks Home on West High street featured a special meeting of the board of trustees and the bullding commitiee of that lodge here Mon- aay night. The plans an ex- proditure of approximately $12.000 The contract for the work was awarded to Lewis Smith, of Belle- fonte, who is 10 begin the Founded at Howard | gs soon as possible 3 -~ The west wall of the home will be | , Through We ¢ Lars of Mrs. FP. 8 i aa} i 2s Neusbaum, of State College, secre | extended several feel to the line of 4 1 » | the . tary of the Ornire County Aulomo. i Piaza theatre property, while an bile Association. and Corporal Rut- addition will be built at the rear to! A a . 3 ¥ ot 3 lege, of the Rockview barracks State penciose the area now taken up bY | aetor police, sasisted by the How a porch. Plans call Yor the en Arg | ard Schoo] rd a Parent- Teach ing and complete remodeling of the | : bon and AS coals {two rooms on the west side of the gy Asoclation, 2 shod Batic] Wu first floor. The present doorway be- | oo eo ug di so tween the rooms will be removed | pet: pow ts and folding doors installed 4 hol h YE BN | The library room on the east —— ] Ruin Allison was made will be entirely decorated Sg at fn Fas mace ¢Coniin ely redecorated captain, Oorporals are: Prederick Continued on page four) Wentzel, Samuel! Warringer, Millard yo Hinton, Benjamin Wyland, Robert Elks’ Frolics’ To Delong, William Schenck and Ken- Be Staged In April neth Watkins After receiving the oath of office, With the arrival of the permits from the copyright owners of the each offic was equipped with a 8am Browne belt and a badge. The material to be used--both music and libretio—the cast and chorus select- duty of the patrol is to instruct, di- rect and control the members of the ed will start rehearsals for the | “Eiks’ Frolics” to be staged in the student body in crossing streets el or near school buildings. The patrol State Theatre, under the direction of Alberta Krader, Thursday and is not permitted to direct traffic, ex- oept to signal approaching motors {Friday nights, April 4 and 5. No ex- pense is being spared to make this] Lists al crossings aller students have the most elaborate amateur produc- left the curb | tion to date sneer The show iz full of splendid mu- Beljetdule igo Foi yo sic. fine dancing. a plot that is fast| giviac ang buses places have {moving and breezy, a fash filnish | po ms members of the Chamber m receni weeks: Hecls Park, Prank ner call for project in upper chosen as 1% 13 grade off - : - H 7 Join Chamber of Commerce. Kar] E. Kusse, secretary of the | hoft Hotel; Dunlap Motor Com- FELLOWS TO HOLD | Drag ro ries: gw BANQUET ON MARCH 27 waarke:. The A. & P. Stores have TE | taken out an additional member. ship, Kusse said. mar no —— Funeral services for Thomas J. Royer 6 State College, R. D.. who singer, chairman of the dinner com- | Hien cad ero: iB a mittee. The dinner will be served by hel ET held on Saturday afternoon at Ladies’ Aid Society of the Bellefonte | Evangelical church, of which Mrs. | Harry Menteer is president. obD The annual banquet of the Belle-! fonte lodge, Independent Order of | Odd Peliows, will be held Wednes- | day night, March 27, in the Belle-| fonte “Y" gymnasium, it was an-| nounoed this week by Willis Geis church, with the Rev. J. W. Zang officiating. Interment was made in ithe Pine Hall cemetery Pt ne Tg rerio re ber of County Fanily Shares | In Honor at Princeton University ih g Lich Es
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