OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Fach Week. Covers Thoroughly Every Town and Village In Centre County. he Centre Democraf MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined. A Quick and Econom Selling Medium, VOLUME 59. NUMBER 16. BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1940, SUBSCRIPTION-—$1.50 PER YEAR | PLEASANT GAP MAN CRUELLY BEATEN Claims Attack Took Police Take Place During Harry Keller, 35, Tells| Sheriff Three Men | Took Part VICTIM REPORTED | IN DAZED CONDITION Struck on Head With Butt of Gun; Wound Be- | comes Infected Brutally beaten about the head and face during a “ride” on which he was taken by companions last Wednesday night, Harry Keller, aged 35, of Pleasant Gap, was found yes- terday afternoon In a semi-dazed condition at his home when Sheriff Edward R. Miller and his deputy, James Hugg, visited the residence to Investigate the reported attack. Keller, the Sheriff reported, was | struck a heavy blow on the left side’ of his head with the butt of an old | muzzle-loading gun. The wound has | become infected, Miller stated A complete investigation of the reported attack is to be made today | by the Sheriff's office with the aid of | an officer to be assigned by Corporal | S. 8. MollenkofI, of the State Police | sub-station at Rockview. News of the reported attack reach- | ed the office of District Attorney Musser W. Gettig yesterday morn. | ing, and that official immediately | notified the Sheriff's office. Sheriff | Miller and Deputy Hugg went to the | scxne upon their return from an- other trip. According to the story related by | (Continued on page six) Pine Hall Boy Killed By Car Coroner's Jury Exonerates Driver of Blame in School Boy's Death i Darting across the road in front of a car, Charles E. Evey, aged 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer C. Evey, of Pine Hall, was instantly killed at 8:15 o'clock Tuesday morning Waiting for a bus to take him to school at Pine Grove Mills, the youth, playing games with a group of about 15 other e¢hildren who meet | each morning at the C. M. Johnson | garage, ran out into the road in the path of a car driven by Miss Blanche Shoemaker, of Pine Grove, Mills, who was {traveling . toward State College Miss Shoemaker swerved her car sharply to avoid striking the lad, | (Continued on page x) Daniel Snyder Real Estate Brings $10,250 Al a public sale sale of | the real estate | of the late Daniel N. Snyder of Bellefonte, held by the “Bellefonte! Trust Company at the Court House Saturday morning, six properties were disposed of for a total of $10. 250, The Daniel Snyder homestead property on North Allegheny street, | went to the deceased's son, Donald Snyder, for $3.000 William H. Brouse, of Bellefonte, purchased the double frame dwell) ing at 37 and 39 Pine street, for $1.050. The double frame dwelling at 41 | and 43 Pine street was knocked | down to C. F. Hoy, of Zion, for $1.-/ 100. Niles Davis purchased the frame house on East Linn street, for years) the home of the Morton Smith fam- ily. for 82.200. One of the two frame dwellings at the rear of the former Smith | home and facing on East Lamb | street, went to James C. Furst, at-| torney, for $1.375. The other house | was sold to Clarence Hamilton for $1525, Auctioneer L. Prank Mayes, of Le- | mont, h Xd in charge 91 the sale : | The | D. P. Sherry {tion Monday {time in which to pay | Pinch-Hitter Steals Show | held Priday night at | Harr, ‘Ride’ Mother And Doug hter Banquet Here Ny 5 Plans are being completed for the annual Mother and Daughter ban- quel to be held at the Y. M. C. A on Thursday, May 8, at 6 o'clock affalr Is being sponsored by the Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. A tur. key dinner will be served The Mother and Daughter quel is not a money-making ture, but is a real social affal the women and girls of the Y tendance is entirely voluntary and tickets may be secured from Mrs. J H. Caum, Mrs. D. A. Grove, Mrs. O A. Kline, Mrs. Bayard Magee, Mrs E. O. Struble, Mrs. L. C. Heineman and at the Y. M. C. A. Only those nurchasing tickets in advance will be certain of reservations > ban- ven- for At- Court To Hear Angling Case Milesburg Man Takes Ap- ‘peal From Charge of Fish- ing Out of Season Charged with possession of trout before the opening of the season, of Milesburg. manu- facturer of electric welders, was i fined $70 and the costs of prosécu- morning when ar- raigned before Justice of the Peace | Harold D Cowher, at his offices on { East Bishop street Seven trout were found in Mr Sherry's possession, Sunday night, Wardens Thomas Mosier, David Daklgren and Samuel! B. Reed con- Negalives Of ‘MurderPhofos 14 Views By Centre Dem- ocrat Cameraman To Be Studied ENLARGEMENT MAY REVE AL NEW CLUES Source of ‘Handkerchief Found at Shiloh Church Being Traced The negative of tures taken at the scene of Rachel Taylor slaying by a Centre Democrat photographer, were taken In custody yesterday by members of the State Motor Police from Harris- {burg headquarters, as investigators sought new clues in their efforts to track down the slayer of the 17- year-old Penn State co-ed The Centre Democrat photos, the only ones known to have been taken at the Lemont school house March 28, before the body of the gir! was taken {0 the Koch Puneral Home at State College, included three differ- ent views of the scene showing the position of the slain girls body at the time it was found. Undercioth- ing which apparently had been thrown above her head are shown in the views of the body, which was (Continued ob DARe seven) Aged Physician Dies At Millheim G. S. Frank, 80, cumbs; Was Former County Coroner fourteen PIiC- Dr. Suc- tended. The fine represents $10 for! each trout, At the hearing. the wardens testi. | fied that Sherry was arrested along | Spring Creek near Milesburg about 6:30 o'clock Sunday night. In his car was found a jar containing the | seven trout Sherry testified that he had driven his daughters. aged 12 and 14 years to the creek to instruct them In the {art of fishing. They were along the creek about one hour, he said, and when they returned to the car they found the jar containing the fish in- side. Sherry sald he presumed they were placed there by someone who knew his car and expected to ride back to town with him The arrest was made shortly after Sherry and his daughters returned to the car The defendant was given five days’ the fines or appeal the case. Since he has de- cided to take matters to court the | fine will be held in abeyance pend- | ing the decision of the court Ee a “Ghost” Speaker Heard At Rally at Annual Jefferson Day Dinner A pinch-hitter “sole the show at he annual Jeflerson Day dinner the Nittany Lion Inn, State College. under the sponsorship of the Democratic Com- mittee of Centre county. The man who was called upon for the principal address when the scheduled speakers, Dr. Herbert Co- hen. af York county, and Dr. Luther Philadelphia City Treasurer, were unable to be present, was Dr Robert White, city comptroller of Philadelphia, and recent candidate {for Mayor of that city Nearly 300 persons, men and wom- {en from all parts of Centre and ad- | joining counties, who filled the spac- | fous dining room to capacity for the | the edges of | chairs during Dr. White's!) event. sat mostly at their hour-long, rather informal address, in which. strangely enough, the sub- (Continued on fgt three) Over Thousand Volumes Added To Library Since First of Year| sre. iim veans Over one thousand volumes have been added to the book collection of the Centre County Library since January 1, Tosh. Solu of the books added during jast two weeks are as” follows: Llewellyn—How Green was my Valley; “Ellzabeth™ Mr. Skeffington; Bentley—Power and i a Leaf; Maugham--East and Wes:. Hirst Life and letters of Thomas Jefferson; Coatsworth-—Hers 1 Stay: Pinkerton—Three’s a crowd; | Frost—Uncle Snowball, Saint Ex-| UPery—- , 8and and Stars; Priestly--Let the People Sing: His- cox--Henleys Twentieth Century bock of Formulas, processes and | trade secrets; Pennsylvania Dutch cook book; Callff— Permanent bird | Houses; Scott's Standard Postage | Stamp catalogue, 1040; Henrique No, arms, nO armour; Morning # near us; Everyday ings in American Life | 1607-1776; Bdmontds—Chad Hanna; | Ma le—8he strives to Conquer, y 3 Sloiitey: Fisher Masiating ihe nat Smith—Turn- ” ‘about; ng—Medical Career; (Continued on Page 6) DR. G. §. FRANK Centre county's oldest practicing physician, Dr. George Schmucker Frank, one-time county coroner died at 1:15 o'clock on Saturday af+ ternoon at his home on Penn street Milibeini, after a two weeks llness with a complication of diseases. He had mouths Dr. Frank, of a group of Centre county phy- sicians honored in1033 by the Psiin- sylvania State Medical Socie'y for fifty years of active practice in thelr profession, had prescribed fo: office patients up until one week belore his death A son of distinguished pare (Continued on page six) Tasty Dishes Given Out at Cooking School Dishes prepared at the first ses- sion of the Centre Democrat cook- | Ing school at the Y. M. C. A. yester- day afternoon were awarded as fol- lows: Mrs. C. W. Blair, Milesburg. black- berry jam cake Mary Krape, Aaronsburg. chicken Mrs. D. P. Houser, street, fruit bars. Mrs. E. H. Adams, | street, ple. Mary Alexander, street, angel food cake. Mrs. Brooks Binns, North Spring street, twin rolls, Mrs, William P. Sieg. Burnham’ Place, Swedish tea ring Mrs. L. P. Croft, 1 £158 savory Willowbank N. Allegheny Willowbank street, beans. Mrs. C. L. Krape, Hublersburg, | “| beans. | beans, Mrs. John Neese, North Thomas Mrs. E. Proudfool, Orider’s { change, wax beans, | Mrs R. Allen Cruse, East Linn street, peas, : Brouse Re-elected i Willlam H. Brouse was re-elected | president of the Bellefonte Elks Club at a meeting Beld Monday night a president: Wii. liam H. Brown, secretary-treasicer, iand William Yates, Martin Miller, {O. A. Kline, William H. Brouse and John Galaida, trustees, Before the A turkey din- ner was served at home. Misic was furnished by the Little German Band of Lock Haven, the ' been in faillag health for tone last surviving member | Ex- | President of Elks t the Elks home on West — | High airest. Others re-elected were Silaapell—| Join Cam'da, 1 Ed | | Anglers Suffer From Cold As 1940 Trout Season Opens | Fires Bullet New Head of School Low-hanging clouds and bitter wind which froge ice along the edges of the streams of Centre county greeted first day anglers here Monday as the 1940 trout season got under way It was ideal wea and the general aspect er was reminiscent of ber, rather than Lhe pring Despite the hitter inauspicie comditions, the county’ treams were fraved from stem to stern by a vast army of fishermen who, according to reports, had what considered to be a fair eatch Some went home early with the day's mit, while others gave up when trout failed to show much in- terest in what was transpiring Angleworms were the most effec. tive jure, while a few fishermen had falr success with wet and dry flies and artificial lures. Along the posted areas of Spring Creek, the new rules in effect were rigidly observed Youth Held On ther for hunting of the weath- late Novem fringes of 1d ahd the of "ni Hif-Run Charge a cold! Cars were parked in long lines | along the roads bordering Bpring | Creek as fishermen sat, stood and | shivered shoulder to shoulder along the banks, trying to find enough clear space In which to cast a line On some streams, the number of anglers In evidence was noticeably lower Shan on other first days, the cold weather being assigned as the reason. Ev verywhere camp fires, can and tralier wierd as p of from the low tem- when fishermen could no the cold largest trout caught on the opening day season was a rainbow 24 inches and weighing 5 2 ounces. monster was caught by Ed- of East Lamb street early Monday morning } was angling in Bpring Cr ok just below the Lamb street brid inside the borough limits, * (Continued on page seven) Pills Cause Child's Death were laces temporary retreat perature ionger stand One of the cality of th meas uring pounds The ward Nelson, Jellefonie while he Police Claim Lock Haven Dies After Eating Medi- High Student's Car Hit Local Boy pparently clueless hit-and- in Bellefonte on Sun- was solved here An a ran accident day night, April 7 Monday by Chief of Police Harry Dukeman, Bellefonte, after a weet of the kind of sleuthing for whieh the Chief has long been known The driver arrested in conneclion with the accident is Christy Tal- man, aged 18 son of Waller Tall man, of 5 South Grove Street, Lock | Haven | Taken into custody i morning by Chief Dukeman | Officer Ralph Eyer, of Beliefonle, | the Lock Haven High School where he is a student, Tallman told po- lee that he did not stop because h believed he had only “brushed” EBckenroth as the latter stepped | out into North AllegBien vy St ih front the Boslo andy Ki tchen When arraigned ) Onn Justice of the Peace Harold D. Cowher, of Bishop Bireet later the ning, Taliman entered a plea of (Conti Bued on age iE) Bani o Band Will Give Concert Here VAccariion Band, Solos, And Dancing on Program For May 3 ret of The State Theatre, Beliefonte, will! be the scene of the Bellefonte Ban- | Jo Band concert on Friday, May 3 { This will be the first concert pre- | sented by the band In since 1938. although befor: that year the concerts were an annual event For the last three years has busied itself oulside of Belle- fonte, playing in most nearby cities May 9 will find the band in Tyrone playing its fourth annual concert’ at the YMCA theatre and the usual | Continued on page seven) on 2 Hurt in Crash Near Spring Mills Two persons Mond? ian envelope containing pills cine Found in Father's Coat Pocket Mistaking pills he father's coat pocket Toscano found in his for candy Charles Joseph aged 1 3 4 months, and 26 dam child of Joseph and Oiga Ligl ° no, of 438 W. Colicge avenue, State College, died at his parental home at 8 o'tlock Saturday night as it of eating the medicine Early in the afternoon the child while playing about the house {moved from his father's coat pocket | for! feh bland pressure. About 3 o'clock | bis mother saw the torn envelope on | the floor and some of the pills scat- tered about The child showed ho ns of illness, and Mrs. Toscano (Continued on Page 2) Yeu oni ca the res Ck ie - SM ti ——— Few Contests In Primary Election State College Voters Interest- ed in Outcome of School Bond Vote one ocal contest the n to be held in Cen- tre county on Tuesday, April 23, is devoid of great popular interest in this area ! The lone contest involving Centre countians is for the office of State Committeeman on the Republican! ticket, Former Judge M. Ward Fiem- Aside from primary electic ! ing, of Bellefonte, and John G. Love, the band | i were injured about two miles east of Spring Mills, Sat- | urday hight in a two-car collision, | in which one machine damaged the i extent of about $350 was slightly scorched by flames which broke out | after the crash The injured were i the face and head, and George Stine, | [% Millheim, lacerations of the face | !and head. Mrs. Stine was a passen- | ger in a car operated by Elwood L. | Foley, of Washington, Stine was § i Martha Foley. " ’ South Spring! of Washington, D. C.. lacerations of | is a patient in the Ce County | passenger In a car driven by H. A.} State Motor Police at {opposite directions and collided i head-on. A Deserving Candidate Centre county Democrats could { perform a no more creditable act ! i { : | at the Primaries, Tuesday, than to i vote to send Mrs. Lucy Howe Merrell | f of Tnilipsburg, to Chicago, to rep- | resent the 23rd Congressional Dis- trict as delegate. The Centre Democrat has a rigid poliey not to take sides I udy Pe maiy campaign, but in this insta since Mrs. Merrell is the only Oen- tre county candidate for the office, For her untiring &fforts In behalf of the Democratic party through good times and bad; for her sincer- ity of purpose, and for her ability as = ¢l outspoken ex- Pleasant Madisonburg and was uhable to | Adaline Resides, Milesburg, Ima Gap said the cars were traveling in | avoid Rachau while she was passing also of Beliefonte, are matching Bellefonte | their strength for the honorary pos- ition Another vole which will be watch | ed with considerable interest in the | State College area js a special elec tion on a proposal to increase the { bonded indebtedness of the State; College school district in the amount | Lowa ree Nittany Man Through Head Wilbur I. Yearick, 34, Is Found Dead in Bedroom of Home FATAL SHOT HEARD BY VICTIM'S FAMILY Worry Over Health, War Conditions Believed Reason For Act Wilbur Irvin Year ick, aged 34, of Nittany, ended his life early Mon- morning by a buliet from a J38-caliber revolver through head This deci: Wh after the tragedy by Centre County Coroner Charles Sheckler, of Miles- burg. Bheckler added that the man reported to have been despon- because of {ll health and be- cause of war conditions Yearick reported to have the shol which caused instant at about 1:10 o'clock, in his bed- room at the home near Peck's store, Nittany. He is believed to have ret then got dressed himself Members of the family who had not retired and who were gathered downstairs heard a report and upon investigating found the man life- iets on the floor. The bureau drawers {Continued - page asvel) ~ Record Crowd At Cooking School Sessions Today and Friday; Hundreds Pleased With First Day's Class day firing his reached shortly on dent fired death | I) family red and Oo The thing housewives praise most about this year's all-electric Home- making School being presented by | The Centre Democrat is that it's so practical. There's none of the cav- ar and champagne sort of thing all the suggestions are for common, everyday housekeeping Another thing the women appreciate is the lack of sdvertising Opening the first class Wednes- day afternoon, Mrs. Dorothy Bathe gate was introduced to her audience, most of whom fell they were wel coming an old friend, for Mrs. Bath- gates lectures have always been popular here Mrs. Bathgate was generous with recipes. Bhe announced that she would be the hostess and pretend {Continued on page 3) ~~ Rumor American Store Leased A. & P. Room A persistent rumor going the rounds yesterday, but which could not be officially confirmed. was to [the effect that the American Rio i | operator of chain groceries, has leased the room in the Brockerhofr | | Hotel Bisilding on the Diamond, for. | metly octupied by the A & P Btores The A. & P. lease on the building i fred up and | Cen Hartranft May Fire Destroys Roof Of Milesburg Home The roof of dence was destroved boring buildings were about 7:30 Sunday night when fire broke out at the Elmer Gordon home in thal communiy Believed to have resi- weigh SiR y CQam- Milesbur 8 wo Ole ang t or a Spar on Lhe Gor aon noms ire by members Company Belle- residence inelud- to the iin ire *, Loss to the Gordon mated at more than $500 ed fire and waler damage roof and upper floors at———————— a——— Stone Wall Is Cause Of Sui Blanchard Man Claims $2,500 Damages; Says Wall Halts Drainage A stone wall erected on viding two properties in Blanchard, Liberty township, is the cause of a $2500 damage sult instituted in the itre county Oourts this week The suit was instituted by Darl J Heverly, of Blanchard, who that because Mr. and Mrs. James J Martin, who occupy the adjol: ng property, erected a stone wall inches high on the line, the nat ar drainage of water from the Heverly! to the Martin lots has been stopped { face at & special meeting | Mr | dent, | nominated i a line di! claims | — Be lis Sole Nominee For Post; Will Accept Only on Own Terms FINAL A( "TION TO BE TAKEN FRIDAY Brouse, Schad, Balk At Demand That Stock Be Cleared Election of Horace J. Hartranfi as president of the Bellefonte Sehool Board to succeed Horatio 8 Moore, resigned, hinges upon whether or the board will rescind iis recent in requesting BSupervising rine] pal Earl K. Stock for his ation Tq his development not action r'Phe came to the sur- called by ioe presi- Yortra nit, by Hartranft, acting as Tuesday night to the presidency board member William H. Brouse, declined 10 accept the office unless the board acted upon a five-point program which he presented A di ussaon OF of mands made by showed the board at or Hartranft variance on {| only one of the stipulations—the one {calling for a recall of the Block resignation request Members Brouse and Schad both interposed objections to thal point but Hartranft remained firm and contended that unless th request 2s well as the others are met will not serve president Final action in the matler (Continued on Page ©) i Traffic Laws To Be Enforced Here at as Heverly claims that his jot, con-| (Continued on Page 2) - ‘Driver Exonerated In Death of Child of Julian. R. D ver of a car which fatally injur James Shuey, Jr, aged 2 burg, last Wednesday night, was ab- solved of blame by a Coroner's Jury which met at the Wetzler Funeral Home, Milesburg, Thursday night, The inquest was In charge of Charles Sheckler, Milesburg, Centre county coroner Witnesses heard included Weston, his brother. Harold; Theodore Dubbs, and DelLaun Holt, all passen- gers in the Weston car at the time of the accident; Mrs Mary Baird Earl Weston dri ed of Milesburg, and Pvt. Wililam How- | ell, of the Pleasant Gap sub-station | State Motor Police Funeral serviges for the child, son | of Mr. and Mrs. James Shuey of Milesburg., were held Sunday after- noon at the family home, with the Rev. H. E. Oakwood, pastor of the Milesburg Presbyterian church, offi- | gating. Interment was made in the | Curtin cemetery The ¢hild darted belween two cars neat his home into the path of the | Weston machine which was report- {ed to have been traveling at a Jow | speed. He died shortly after being of $110000 for 5 new school bulld- by reported to have expired on April brought to the Centre County Hos- | ing. Claude GO. Alkens, of Boalsburg, is | a Republican candidate for delegate | to the National Convention, | delegates are to be placed and % ung (Continued on page three) i 'Madisonburg Man | Is Injured By Cor Charles Rachau, 60, Madisonburg, | Hospital receiving treatment for a | | dislocated knee and contusions of {the right arm and head which he | suffered when struck by a car in| Madisonburg about 8:15 o'clock Figrence M. Beckenbaugh, Madi- | | sonburg, was driving down a hill in| { another car, motor police said, Rachau's condition is not regard- ed as serious. and Wednesday, from 6 to 11 a.m. All customers are requested to cote early. Howard Man In Willard Neff, junior partner | firm of Neff & Son, Howard ' | satistying sleep, was the missing pig. 200 YOUNG — s— Cistern Tragedy Turns Out To Be Haystack Comedy Joe Blazing who lives on Collins | | Row. near Bellefonte, counted his | pigs one day last week and found | one of them missing. There were ev- | idences, he thought, that the pig ag ; fallen into the cistern. Since the family gets its drinking | (water from the cistern, the neces- sity of getling the pig's remains out of the water was apparent. So Joe, who works for the Amer. ican Lime and Stone Company, bor- rowed a couple of suction pumps, and after some hours the bottom of the cistern became visible. The man fixed a ladder in place and lighting | a lantern erawied to the bottom. There Was no pig corpse or any indication that one had been there. from ned to fall on a tiearby haystack. Crawling out of the hay with all; evidences of having had a long and Two hundred young chickens lost CHICKENS LOSE LIFE IN BLAZE grows i pital here Lee Tice Gets $1860 State Position Here Lee Tice. of Howard, deputy sher- | iff under the former administration, yesterday wes named Junior Field { Agent in the Parole Supervision of-| fices of the Pennsylvania Depart- Bellefonte The | st ment of Justice, at post carries an annual salary of $1. Tice succeeds William Lucas, of Corsica, who has been affiliated with the Bellefonte field staff for several years. When Harty V. Keeler was i of Miles- | shen. ioe was his chief Heputy | Council Orders ders. Mayor And Police to Curb Parking Violations Beginning tomorrow, Frida) two-hour parking laws in the busi- ness district, regulations sgainst double parking and speeding, and other traffic rules will be enforced in Bellefonte This decision was reached by Bor- ough Council Monday night, when members of the police force and Mayor Hardman P. Harris appeared at Councils request to explain why borough laws are not enforced For a number of years Council periodically has attempted to en- force laws, but on every occasion the “drives” have bogged down after several weeks’ time and lav enforce- ment again returned to a hit and miss basis The Mayor and police brought out no new factors at Council to ex- plain lack of enforcement. Police have contended that when they is- sue tags for violations, the Mayor (Continues on Page §) the Three Trout Fishermen Are Fined $860 Fines totaling $860 were levied {against a Williamsport R. D. wom- an and her brother and nephew from York. after they were arrested by Game Protector Miles Reeder on a charge of taking 58 fingerling trout from Wagner Run, near Car roll, in Sugar Valley, Clinton coun- ty The three are: Mrs. Helen C. Pen. C rippled Children Receive Aid Through Community Fund The Bellefonte Community Wel ~-Bellefonte, Pleasant Gap, Howard, Unionville, Milesburg Zion. Curtin, Hublersburg. and Spring township heads of the agencies on the assist-| porta
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