OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Thoroughly Every Town and Village In Centre County. Week. Covers he Centre Democrat MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined. A Quick and Economical Selling Medium. ET —— BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1940, VOLUME 59. NUMBER 14. Lone Sus Little Evidence Found Since Day Murder Was Discovered COUNTY HAS NOT OFFERED REWARD And Weapon Used by Sex Fiend The brutal mutilation and slaying of Rachel Taylor, 17-year-old Penn State co-ed, whose lifeless body was found in front of the College Town- ship school at Lemont early last Thursday morning, remains nearly as much of an enigma as it was when the school janitor first came upon the almost nude victim on the gravel driveway of the school Since investigators first entered the case the sum total of informa- tion they are known to have obtain- ed may be summed up as follows: The identity and background of the victim has been established Her activities up until a minute or more before she supposedly en- tered a car with her slayer been thoroughly checked The cause of death has been as- certalned and the extent of the abuse to which she was subjected are known But from there on, investigators are at sea. Her activities from about 1:30 a. m. Thursday, when she is believed to have entered a car hear therton Hall, State College, until 6:30 a. m. when the crime was dis- covered, remain shrouded in mys- tery. Police have accumulated a mass of clues, some important, others fan- tastic. The luggage which Miss Tay- lor brought with her on the bus from her home in Wildwood, N. J. as she returned to school from her ‘Continued on Page 6) | ¢— '‘Milesbu” have | | ’ WHO KNOWS-WHAT pect Is Released by Officers % West Fn To Operate Power Plant According t« O vorts from Miles. burg, the Mile surg plant of the West Penn Power Company is be- ing reconditioned for more or less regular use in the production of electric power The plant, long maintained solely as an emergency unit, is to be placed in daily operation during the hours when consumption of current is ex- ceptionally high. It is reported that one of the steam generators will be in service several hours each day, and to this end two of the bollers are being Itted with oll burners The plant is equipped with two steam generators and a small gen- erator operated by a water turbine Army Day To Be Observed Parade, Band Concert, Dinner and Dance Planned by Lo- cal Guardsmen National Army Day, Saturda) April 6, will be observed locally by Battery E. 166th. Field Artillery Bellefonte, Captain Herbert M Beezer, commanding officer of the unit announced vesterday The day marks the Prd. anniversary ol the entrance of the United States into the World War The local preparations include a parade and band concert in th afternoon and a dinner and dance that evening. The parade, led by the Junior Legion and Auxiliary Band, will form at the Legion Home on East (Continued on Page Eight) Criticizing police officials for failing to apprehend a slayer, as well as attempting to place the blame for the erime on an apparent lack of protection to women sindent: Arriv ing in State College al night, gets nowhere tn solving the horrible affair of last week The fact remains that a brutal erime was committed in the midst of a populated aren of over seven thousand human beings, and so far as can be learned, not a single successful clue has been suggested by anyone It is not pleasing to think by many citizens of the county tal to believe that sions on the minds of those he had Assuming a criminal of this type would leave indelible impres- that the slaver was connected with the sollege or was a resident of the town held logl- Nevertheless that theory is it to be true, it is only associated with, that someone in or outside of the student body could furnish circumstantial information If any. there be, in the name of Former Milesburg Man Feared Lost Donald Fulton, 33, Washed Overboard From Tanker on Pacific Coast Up until yesterday the body of Donald Fulton, aged 33, of San Francisco, California, former resi- dent of Milesburg who was washed overboard from an oil tanker during a storm along the Pacific Coast, Friday, had not been recovered, members of the family reported Fulton and four others were wash- ed into the sea. The other four were! rescued unhurt, but no trace of Ful- ton was found. The former Miles~ burg man had been second mate on the tanker for the past six years, and prior to that time had been in the merchant marine on the east coast. (Continued on page four) - Ei] J. Cooke to Speak Jay Cooke, for Philadelphia county and candi- date for the U. 8. Senate, will speak at the Court House on April 11 at 8 pm, at an open meeting ar- ranged by the Centre County Coun- ¢il of Republican women. Preceding the meeting the council will hold a testamonial dinner at the Penn Belle Hotel. Republican chairman | outraged justice, let them speak out! To Demonstrate Home Decoration Centre Democrat Cooking School Will Feature Ex- pert Advice Is your house your hobby? If s0 you'll be especially interested in the decoraling and lighting class whica the Centre Democrat will present as the third in its new series of Homemaking Classes. This class will be held on Friday afternoon April 19, in the Y. M C. A. at 2 o'clock Mrs. Sara McCarthy, well known decorator who is presenting the clasges, will take the “fools” a de- corator uses-—color, fabrics, furni- ture, lighting and accessories--and tell how to use them to make a room charming and comfortable. (Continued on page 3) —————————— i —— Youth Runs Into Car Jacob Corman, aged 7, son of Mr and Mrs. Jacob Corman, of Pleasant Gap, suffered severe bruises about the head about 4:20 o'clock yester- day afternoon when he ran into the side of a car driven by Joseph W. Struble, of Bellefonte, R. D. 3. The accident happened in Pleasant Gap The boy was brought to the offices | of a Bellefonte physician for treat- | ment. TIRE 50 GIRL SERRE SR SCOUTS HONORED BY COURT OF AWARDS HERE Nearly fifty Bellefonte Girl Scouts received badges and special awards for excellence in Scout work, while twenty other girls were accepted into the organization at a Court of Awards and Investiture ceremony | held Priday night in the Court! House, The badges and awards were pre. | sented by Mrs. James B. Craig, chairman of the committee in| charge of that part of the program, while Mrs. A. C. Heverly presented on behalf of Girl Scout leaders, a pin to Mrs. Ivan Walker, in appre- | ciation for her six years of service as Girl Scout Commissioner in Bellefonte, Girl Scouts who received badges and special awards were: Nancy Wagner, Marjory Wehr, Margaret! Widmann, Barah Widmann, Phillis | Bathurst, Mary Louise Ballaclough. | Bonna June Corman, Shirley Davi- json, Pearl Slack, Betty Garman, Gloria Goldman, Amy Jane McCoy, Dorothy Nellis, Ellen Quigley, Mar- | tha Resides, Edith Risan, Frances Knisely, Jean Rogers. Eleanor Sager, Mary Tingue, Louise Torsell, Jane | Wagner, and Margaret Wagner, Also: Mary Beaver, ann Grove, Alice Jane Jodon, Virginia Clark. Joan Kusse, Sarah Risan, Peggy | Peters, Shirley Lucas, Donna Kline, Lillian Housel, Nelo. and Mary Loulse Jean Blaney, Grace Bracks, Dolores Daley, Charlotte Daley, Barbara Ev- jeritt, Jane Forsburg, Dorothy Gor- don, Betty Louise Herman, Virginia Miller, Barah Rhoads, Barbara 8noke, and Dorothy White, At the Investiture service (Continued on page dour) con- Also: Lois Barnhart, Betly Baney, | Undine Company cordially invites {all firemen interested to be pres- | ent at thy meeting. RACHEL H. TAYLOR Penn State freshman student, of Wildwood, N. J, whose life- less body was found last Thursday morning on the driveway at the College Township School, Lemont. The above photo was taken last fall when Miss Taylor entered Penn State. Clarence Man Exped Adion Slain In Ohio In Fishing Ban » John Franek, 45, Victim Commission to Study De- of Axe Blow: Assail- ant Arrested | Struck over the head with an axe | in an aMereation in a miners apartment at Bradley, Ohlo Friday night, John Franek, aged 45, for many years a resident of Clarence was almost instantly killed. Franek, his assailant and a mutual friend were in the apartment at 4 time, it is reported. Franek is ¢ to have picked up a poker to 5 This as was made al up the fre when one of the men ¢ conclusion of a conference held standing Ris act, seized an at the Fish Commission offices at i struck him. The slayer is Plea t Cap Saturday night wh to have given himse to ofl 1 delegates of the Cent af mands of Spring Creek Landowners As—— Unless fishing regulations by the Spring Creek Property Os er's Association to control angling in Spring Creek from Oak Hall to Rock are adopted by the State Fish Commission the area will be posted against all fishing, and the posted section of the stream will not bx stocked notncemeoent misunds axe en have confes Count ratior Sportsmen's ad members of the Property A Ss0chn met with Fish C. A French | the Commission has met and : the nine-point the land own- i not be stocked the meeting it was that a special officer or sheriff be stationed along m to make arrests for prop- Fish wardens do not power, it was declared Hospital Seeks $5500 in Drive Welfare Budget for Institu- tion Last Year Was $8.000 employed a t 4 for many years befor ssioner goit to West Virginia about 4° years ago. From there went to Bradley, which 8 about three miles | from Smithfield, Oho. In recent weeks he had not been employed and was receiving unemployment compensation Surviving are his K Rushnock Franek, of Clarence; (Continued nn page four) ion. d— Water Damages Residence Here FTBNCR Wa won Clarence he sugnested deputy the sires dar ave that wife, ate RET 3) prt five 21 t LE ™ Building, Furnishings Soaked From Faulty Pipe At Conley Home Water streaming for nearly a week from a broken pipe in a third floor room of the Mrs. J. Will Con- ley house and apartment on West Logan street, resulted in heavy dam- age to the building and furnishings it was revealed Monday morning when neighbors, noticing water run- ning from the front door, investi gated Mrs. Conley has been spending the Citizens of Jeliefonte and sur- rounding districts, asked to .contri- bute a certain portion of their in- comes for community welfare, nat- urally wish to believe they are mak- ing a good investment in service, The organizations listed for bene- fit from the drive all help in one way or another towards the growth {of good citizenship in the commun- ity. None is more widely known and winter at the Brockerhofl Hotel | respected than the Centre County and the apartment on the second | HOSpital which the community must and third floor of the dwelling has| help 10 support. This year it is ask- not been tenanted since Mr. and Ing for only $5500, whereas in 1930 Mrs. BR. M. Couture moved from $8000 did not cover its needs, Bellefonte some weeks ago. | Mrs. Conley was in the home for! tal and comfortably installed in a a short time last Thursday, and Private room, the average amount | noticed nothing amiss. However, it YOU pay per day for that privilege | in the|is $5.13. You cost the hospital $4.98, third floor pipe happened soon af-) 80 it can be deduced that the insti- belieevd that the break is { terward, for neighbors recall notic- { tution Is making a 15-cent profit on | (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on page sight) i A ——————— . 4 ‘Howard Man Held Police Arson Expert To Speak Here, Friday Walter E. Nyman, of Howard, R All firemen in Bellefonte and vi-|D: 1. Was arrested about 11:45 o'- cinity are invited to meet at the'C1ock Saturday morning by Pvt. J. | Undine Fire House, East Bishop YW. Summers, of the Lock Haven de- Street, ay 7:30 o'clock Friday night all State Motor Police, on a charge | when Lt. Elmer W. Faber, heag ot Of falling to stop after hitting an- the arson division of the Pennsyl- Other vehicle, vania State Police, and historian’ Nyman's car is reported to have and radio commentator of that or- struck a machine owned and oper- ganization, will speak on “The In- ated by Allen Bechdol, of Howard. vestigation of Fires." {R. D. 1, the aceident happening in Li. Faber who will be introduced | Curtin township. Damage to Bech- by former Judge M. Ward Fleming, dol's car was estimated at about will fllustrate his talk with a $30 number of photographs. He is 8 recognized expert in fire investi- Peace Harold D esting and forceful speaker. The night, Nyman entered a under $500 bail for court. Bail furnished and he was released. If you are ill, taken to the hospi- | On Hit-Run Charge | w— SUBSCRIPTION-—$1.50 PER YEAR SEEK NEW CLUES IN CO-ED SLAYING | HER SLAYER HUNTED Begin Workon High Waters Boro Home to Be 1 Movie Record Bring Slight of Bellefonte Film Will be Shown at Lo- cal Theatre on Fri- day, April 19 COMMERCE CHAMBER SPONSORS EVENT Civie, Religious Groups, Business and Industry to be Pictured Bellefonte residents are to have an opportunity to see themselves and their home town in the movies! A movie cameraman is scheduled 10 arrive here tomorrow to begin the task of making a complete pictor- {fal review of the town its citizens and i'4 organizations The film is scheduled to be shown atl the State Theatre, Bellefonte, on Friday, April 19. Pive showings. each lasting about two hours, are sched- led for the day After that, the II become the permanent operty of the Bellefonte Chamber w Commerce, sponsors of the move Th feet ¢ the thousand: about Ritchie, who for the Ama- roductions, announs- on her arnival in Bellefonte for the production | The picture will include a broad | summary of the religious. education al, economic. recreational. and ness and Industrial life of the town A number of local scenic places will be included and there will be ine formal street scenes Mims Ritchie declared that among features to be included in the (Continued on Page €) taking of fim will require time. Ruth A iirect the movies Servic eed vesterday ’ week 3 Buse the 3 County Loss Rain and Melting Snows Bring Streams to Flood Levels BRIDGE ON SPRING CREEK DESTROYED Water C over s Many Roads: Halts Traffic in Some Sections warm ste ody : night A Frida Sunda unt ang on Centre { brought County streams, already swollen melting snows, to near theif flood levels. Although considerable alarm wae felt In some areas, actual dam- age wag small Spring Creek began 10 cause con- cern Friday when it rose with phen- omenal speed. Bald Eagle Creex burdened with melting gnows from mountains on both sides also rose rapidly after the beginning of the rain A temporary bridge across Spring Creek. leading from Mlilesburg Tangletown, settlement Pennsyivania Rallroad washed away 8] before the rushing on the #2 score of to safely LY tine t JUNE LAN Gr 1 Ola w stalled walers + A cal ire anc men worked before the more than Lo pull it bridge collapsed At the junclien oi and Spring Creek at Milesburz water was within a few feet ¢ reaching the depth it atlained dur- ing the flood of 1936. Water cov- ered the road in front of the Weta. ler Memorial Chapel. A depth of (Continued on page eight) ’ ald BEag'e E a FIFTEEN PLEASAN On April 1st, 1925, gest-establiched newspa der the management of the arrive at our fifteenth Whatever uncertainty was soon lost in the tended our venture, It is in over the years that have we efforts to maintain the fine county newspaper, Our rew f practically all the forme Oi hours, the result has been lished than ever before a advertising value. Having been “born” i crat was a sturdy “young present owners adopted it, been in existence 113 yea During the consideral Its present staff hum of supplying the pungent equal claim is attempted, we are led to concur with vou at our thirtieth annive “ A LIVELY 113-YEAR-OLD VETERAN flight and reflect on the success that has followed our ial increase in new patrons and friends, While it has meant hard work and at times long that The Centre Democrat is now more firmly estab- paper in Centre county, both as to reader-interest and equals in newspaper history. ita publication, many prominent writers at various times contributed to its editorial and its editors have been men of scholarly attainments. who 80 ably edited it during its early history--and no with the task of publishing a clean, family newspaper in the modern style that w vast army of readers. A constant increase in subscrib- er patronage, we feel, is justifiable evidence that our effort is being appreciated. Thus, after fifteen years’ newspaper experience, many patrons that The Centre Democrat is the best family newspaper and the most valuable advertising medium existing today in Centre county! Thanks for the congratulations! Hope to greet T YEARS WITH I'he Centre Democrat, the per in the county, came un- » present owners. This week anniversary, may have been felt at the friendly reception that at- deed a pleasure to look back passed in seemingly swift » traditions of a really great ard has been the retainment r subscribers and a substan- gratifying in the knowledge 8 the leading family news- ¥ n 1827, The Centre Demo- ster” of 97 years when the It can now boast of having rs, a record that has few ly more than a century of and news columns, bly concedes its inadequacy wit of the old-time writers Our satisfaction has come ill meet the approval of our the majority opinion of our rsary! F Curtain Rises Tonight On “The Elks Frolics’ Tonight at the State theatre the | | ‘Over 1200 County Dogs Not Licensed | George Peters, of Philipsburg, dog i | | date | Frank E Bair of | wet highway in time Offered For Sale Woman Injured In Three-Car Accident Three same direct of College Saturda; One woman, Boalsburg, suflered ck and was A : sedans traveling ion on Route 327 Btats a crash o'clock. Meyer Jury by & physician $365 Drivers of the Meyer Boalsburg 8t Colleges mel 8helocts county. Kimmel the exiemt were nvoi in night about 11 Mrs Barah an in- trealed wileled 0 her ne camage als car was damaged of $250; the Nevin sedan $100 damage to third machine was One of the operalors was pass one of the other when his machine hooked with a fender, motor police reported ———————— Undines Gel Resuscitator Purchase Modern Device For Use Throughout Centre County Meyer received and loss the about $15 attempting to Cars inhalator y purchased any. Belle- { the citizens of forte, for the use ol Centre County, Undine officials an- rounced yesterday. The device, enclosed like readily and may be operated effect one man Six members | Undine Company are now being trained in ts use and at least one | of the six operziors will be avail able at any time of the day or | night The device, purchased at a cost of nearly $500, will be availabie for am ordinary resuscitation work as well a8 for emergency cases i was slated As a resuscilalor designed revive song from apparent unconsciousness, As inhalatlor it supplies the necessary flow of (Continued on page =X) ssa o— —-— 32 Named To Aid In County Census n g Cast ve oe per- rom the orf resiore dealls or ory io ¢ i an Census-Takers Given Instruc- | tions at Special Classes at State College Tuesday when the nationwide census got under way, thirty-two Centre countians were among | thousands of census-takers who be- Council Votes Disposal of Former Poor House; Burgess Objects BURGESS, POLICE TO BE QUESTIONED Effort Launched to Fix Blame For Non-Enforce- ment of Laws r Let or d ’ id ; nte Borough Home at public { a two-point of borough ed a regular meet ng of Bellefonte Council at the an House, Monday night Sale of the Poor Home on t treet 1ned the Centre Was Counc of Mayor Hardman 01 fr and consideration program for enforcement Mic laws featur fe Lo South he com- inty Home since Cx upon x. tof nn Ol arreed 13 oh je Harris tine Aap he pre- he pre mously by tions who mace a su £ pica servation of the home which he de- scribed as being one of the maining C Ares Two suggestions { traffic law enion the Mayor & al next April 15 1 over the Vv qf for ¢ the 0 determi or I A for non-enforceme: an bour speed Mmit Council President (Condnued on Heavy Ticket Sale For Jefferson Dinner Beay Page 6) Prominent speakers, g program of entertainment and a choice of i menu. wil be allragliong at the at- nis! Jefferson Day dinner to be held at the Nittany Lion Inn Stale Coliege, on Priday evening, April 12, under sponsorship of the Democratic Committee of Cenire County The dinner will begiy with a choice of meals available, Tickels now in the hands precinct chairmen Hon Herbert County. member ieader of Earle Administrati ther Harr, Philadelphia urer and former Secretary « ing in the Earle admin be the principal speakers The committee, headed by liam Litke, of Biate College, is | paring a surprise program | tertainment. Early ticket sales | dicate an unusually large atien | dance ai the event, Litke declared. ‘Justices, Constables the at ana on at WL Bue Re-Elect Officers {gan the monumental task of count-| ing and securing other information {about the poptiation of the United States The local census-takers underwent a three-day period of instruction in | their duties last weekend, at classes {held in the Nittany Elementary | school, Stale College { Those who have been named to to count “noses” of Centre county residents are as follows Francis C. Wert, Rebersburg John A. Stover. Woodward Edna Oarbrick. Centre Hall Dennis McElhattan, Port Matilda Louise B. Healy, Philipsburg, R. D. (Continued on page =X) | SUFFERS BROKEN NOSE IN MOTOR ACCIDENT A man was infured and damage | was estimated at $125 Priday after | noon in a motor accident at a rail- road crossing on Route 322 north of | State College A government truck operated bY State College. came to a halt before crossing the | tracks and a car owned by Chester ! B. Worley and driven by Melvin Wo! was unable to stop on the to avoid | crashing into the rear of the truck Gerald Eversole, of State College, a passenger in the car, suffered =| broken nose. Damage to the car was placed at $125. The truck | ll officers were re-elected for an- {other term at the annual organize {tion meeting of the Centre County | Association of Justices of the Peace jand Constables at the Penn Belle { Hotel, last Thursday noon {| Officers are: A. D. Gledhill, Bow- jard. president; Frank LIL. Baird | Milesburg, vice president; E T { Haynes, Snow Shoe, treasurer, a {A. R. Houser, of Rockview, secre- tary. Approximately 25 members of the association attended the meet- ing and dinner. The principal speaker was James R. Hughes, of Bellefonte, who spoke interestingly upon the important part played by the minor judiciary in the conduct of criminal matiers Mr. Hughes cited a number of cases wed a {in which Justices and Constables performed their duties with outs standing ability, regardless of their own personal gain Moore Resigns Assistance Post Horatia 8. Moore, of Bellefonte, who had been a member of the Cen- tre County Public Assistance Board for more than a year. resigned {rom thet position last week. Ill health was given as the reason Louis Hohnka, of Philipsburg. is serving as president of the board. Mr. Moore is president of the Belle. curtain will go up on “The Elks’ | law enforeemeént officer for Centre { Frolics,” musical comedy in five county. yesterday announced that to | seenes produced by the Bellefonte dale there are between 1200 and 1500 Elks Club under the direction of unlicensed or improperly licensed Mrs. Alberta Krader. The show is dogs in this county. Sohstted by the Eke Matting Last year over 1000 more loenses Ticket sales up until last night indicated that capacity houses will greet all performances of the homes talent production. A preview of the acts jast night show that the cast is at its peak of perfection and a full Arraigned before Justice of the, Couhar. at his of- 14d there. aus no restered stun A gation and in addifion, is an inter- fice on East Bishop street, Saturday | special matinee for school ch plea of | guilty to the charge and was placed iw evening of entertainment is assured. Tickets are on sale at 50 cents each, ‘| by naming countries which no long- { fonte school board. was noi damaged, CENTRE COUNTY HAS ABOUT 650 “MEN WITHOUT A COUNTRY" Centre county has between 650, territorial integrity and existed as and 700 “men without a country” SePamic entities who, when the census taker comes Ocnire county had 655 residents in around next week, will answer the Inst who Were i, Austin. " y= | Czechoslovakia, question, “Where were you born? individual c hh : Sun er exist. | county's foreign born population, it | is estimated the totals have changed Enumerators will ask the country little. According to testimony by im- will be given at 3 o'clock this Thurs- day afternoon. of birth as of January 1, 1937, recog- | migration officials before a Congres- nizing neither blitakreige nor ansch- sional committee, immigration dur- {lusse since then. At that time, Po-| ing the past decadle, under our rigid land, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Al- quota laws, has been just about ~Want ade being fests. hania and Finland still bad their rapid enough to offset deaths
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