————— — afternoon. Russell White and BLANCHARD Stuart Miller were delegates from The W. W. G. of the Baptist | the Church of Cnrist, church is putting on a Home play | Leon Kunes became ill at work on the 9th of May. Please remember | Monday, which .lness cortinued the date until he was taken to the Lock Ha- The Church of Chilst sponsored a { “en Hospital Tate in group of entertainers in their in a diabetic coma, as yet there Is church on last Priday evening. | no change in h's condilion, The “Kelters" gave a splendid pro- | Ru and have been highly praised | Hut Aged Physician Mis: Belty Weber of Lock Haven | Dies at Millheim spen; the weekend with Jane Bolo- | ru* at the L H. Bolopue residence, —————— Thue Primary Election appears | {Continued from page one) early in the spring this year. Mark | Dr. Frank was born at Rebersburg | the date April 23rd on the calen- | on October 22, 1850, making hix age dar s0 no one ‘orgets to vote, bs time of death 80 years, 5 montns Miss Dorothy Bathurst spent the! and 21 days. His father was the ate weekena with Misses Mary and | Samuel Prank, former Associate Marie Walker, at their home on Big | Judge of Centre county. His mother Run, | was Sarah Brungard, member of a Mr. and Mrs. R, J. Spangler and | prominent Brush Valley family family were Ginner guests of Mr.| He received his early education in ind Mis Sov Spearly of Belle- |), Rebersburg schools and upon fon ¢ / | completing his studies he taught It 5 rumcred that Mrs. J. K.|o p50) several terms before enter- Dyer will be leaving our commu- ing Jefferson Medical College in nity to accept a4 position at the | philadelphia, from which he was State Capitol. graduated in 1883, The Chub family moved from the! : brick house on the Diamond on Upon terminating his medical edu- Saturday, Mi and Mrs. Donald cation Dr. Frank located in his Kunes ard family are soon to make | home town, Rebersburg, where he this house their place of residence. | Practiced for a short time before lo- Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Bittner are | cating in Spring Mills. After re- then moving in'o their town house | maining there for a year he moved while Russell Bittrer and family | 10 Milheim where he has been in will ocoupy the nouse vacated by | continuous practice ever since Clarence Bitter In 1889 he moved to the property There will be no preaching ser-'on Penn street where he maintained vices in the Paptet church on | his office and residence for the re- Sunday Apsil 21st. { mainder of his life Allison Dukoman, a member of} In 1884 he was united in marriage the Veterans COC camp of Livonia. | with Melissa Miller, of Rebersburg, 15 spending a few Jays vacation al | who passed away on September 29, his home here 1 1939. The sole survivor is an adopt- Mr. and Mrs C! drles Shilling are | ed son, J. Randall Miller, of Mill- the proud parents of a son. born 10 | heim, Dr. Frank being the last mem- tem oh Monday n-orning ber of his immediate family hy Hiermedisie 3. PY Uo , poank for 54 YEArs Was a } aptist church hag charge of ber of St. Johm's Litiyam tiie devotional period In the after- | member of Si. Johns Lutheran noon sassicn of the Ciristian En- church, Millheim, and was affiliated ieavor Rally ai Pwnscht Gap on | With the Centre County Medical S-turday afternoon. ‘Trose in ate j Asiiogtat ion He was a member of nadanes oe TI / : { America, tendance were Ma:gmiet Beaty, { the Modern Woodmen o ; Blanche Williams, lois Gardner, | the Pennsylvania German Society Louise Bu!upue Ruth Gvérton, Plor- [and served at various times as a .nice Brickley, Maybelle Miter, member of the Millheim school Tay | ] Jeanet's and Anna Svan er ani|board and borough council, He had Mrs. RJ. Spanglei. Mr. and Mrs, | been president of the Farmers’ Na- John DeHasas acauparMed the tional Bank and Trust Company, group to Pleasant Gap, but visited | Millheim, since the founding of that relatives in Cente Hall for the | institution in October, 1008 CAH eS l,rlot,L RC AS Dr. Frank served one term as Cen- tre county coroner, being in that of- fice at the time of the BEtilinger murder at Howard one of the coun. i ty's most shocking crimes. Political- Announcing ily, he was a staunch Democrat. His chief hobby was reading OUR APPOINTMENT John's Lutheran church, Millheim, As Distributor For on Tuesday alternoon, with the pas- tor, the Rev. O. E. Feeman, officiat- ng. Interment was made in ai Tid ed on a cot at his home, the man, father of six small children, and ; three companions were out together iin a car last Wednesday night Falrview cemetery, Millheim THE TOILETRIES { There had been some drinking, Kel- r Pleasant Gap Man | ler said CENTER OF | The three men drove the car to BELLEFONTE Cruelly Beaten (Continued from page one) the Pleasant Gap baseball fleld where Keller claimed he was pulied jout of the car and severely beaten i about the head and face. Durin DOROTHY GRAY the | - . a LENTHERIC YARDLEY DuBARRY the | the beating one of the men is said {to have said “I've been waiting for { this chance—I've had a grudge | against you for a year and a half.” { Bhoving Keller back into the car { the three men are reported to have { driven him to his home in one of | three small “company houses” along ithe Homtown Road at Pleasant Gap. Halting in front of the house, { they pulled him frors the car, and one of the men is said to have i struck Keller a severe blow on the side of the head with the gun, Mrs { Keller told the Sheriff she saw the { blow struck, and saw ‘her husband i fall unconscious to the ground, { The Sheriff reported that Keller said he had been treated by a phy- siclan the night of the attack. { The man is said to have been un- conscious for a long® period of time, {and that when consciousness re- { turned he did not have full posses- i sion of his senses. Officers said he ! appeared to be In a somewhat dazed i condition yesterday, and complained {that when he stands on his feet “things look black.” One of his eyes is blackened and his face otherwise reveals evidences of recent Injury, officers said, Coty - Hudnut - Houbigant Corday - Shulton Perfumes - Cosmetics Bath Necessities Nail Polishes Toilet Waters Eau de Cologne Talcums Playtex Make-up Capes EVERITT'S DRUG STORE Phone 109 Police did not comment on any! | statements Keller may have made’ identity of the! {in regard to the three nitged | assailants, et Let This Be Your Invitation ! Ey >, ee —— We invite you to come in and see the con- venience of having Safe Deposit protection. No one else has access to your box—you carry the key, and it is reserved exclusively for your own personal use. For less than one cent a day, you can put under protection your valuable papers in our modern fire and burglar proof vault. The First National Bank Bellefonte, Pa. Mespher of Paderal Deposit Insumnce Corpofation. PRE RE Se He the evening, | « Keller who was found fully clothe Traffic Laws to Be Enforced Here (Continued from page one) a P fails to levy fines and whois system breaks up. | Mayor claimed that {who get tickets do not appear “e- {fore him for penalties, He added that when some transients receive tickets for violations, they turn the many persons tickets over 10 the management of | staying, | comes of hotels at which they are and that nothing ever | them, As a result of the welter of dis- | cussion Council came to several de- cisions, One is that Belleloute res!- dents are the greatest against traffic rules, especially of the two-hour parking regulation: Another is that the Mayors should | set several days each week when he will be at his offices to hear traffic | shall indicate! cases, and that police on the tickets the hour at which violators are to appear for hparing. | A third decision unofficially reuch- | ed is that the penalty should be im-| posed in all cases, unless some unusual and substantial reason for granting leniency The police and the given explicit instructions to enforcement of traffic laws fomor- row morning, and the current drive is to be maintained indefinitely Councilman W. J. Emerick was chosen to preside as president at the session in the absence of Thomas B Beaver Bellefonte borough ls with a damage suit as the result of injuries suffered by Mrs. Eva G Simpson, of Burrowes street last November 11 when she fell on the sidewalk In front of the Weaver estate property on East Howard street. The matter was brought to Council's attention in a letter from Mrs. Simpson's attorney. Mrs. Simp- son, who suffered a fractured ankle, indicated that a suit might be in- stituted unless a setilement Is reached Two persons submitted applica- tions for the position of Borough Health officer to succeed 8. M. Niss- ley. The applicants are Cameron McKinley and Lawrence E. Thal. No action was taken in ihe matter Churches, service organizations and others occupying tax free prop- erties, which have not complied with a borough request that they take out sidewalk insurance, are fo be given a second final notice to com- ply with the request Acting on complaints, Council in- structed the police to make a survey of all sidewalks in the borough, and to report any which are In danger- ous condition. Owners of such side- walks will be Instructed to make needed repairs Councilman Harry E clared he has a number of plaints about the operation of bi- cycles on sidewalks in the borough Borough laws on the subject are to be scanned in a search for a possible solution The Street Commiliee was ine structed to investigate the placing fof a light In Cherry alley, near the entrance fo the Girl Scouts “Little House.” The cost to the borough of maintaining a street light there would be about $3550. It is believed that other agencies may be induced to install and maintain the light A check for $25 from the Nittany Country Club for services of the Lo- Mayor were begin threatened de- Mauck come- gan Pire Company 8% the club some! time ago, was divided equally be- tween the fire company and Coun- cil Police Officer Ralph Eyer suggest- ed to Council that a light signal be erected on the Diamond for notify- ing police when they are wanted The light could be operated from the telephone exchange, he said, and could be placed so tha’ ii would be visible in all directions from the Diamond. The suggestion was refer- red to the Fire and Police eommit- tee A suggestion was made that the second floor of the small brick building at erty be used as a borough lock-up A furnace could be installed in the! first floor, it was reported, No action was taken on the matter 8id G. Willar appeared in Council to suggest that one method of keep-| ing trucks from parking along the streets would be to establish loading | and unloading zones in each block. Time for loading and unloading | could be limited and trucks prohib- | ited from parking elsewhere in the business district, Willar said. Coun- ciiman Emerick pointed out that such zones would take up four or {five parking spaces In each block, | Building permiis approved were: to H. V. Keeler for the erection of a garage on Blanchard street, and ito Bid Willar for the erection of a | name on Pike street. aS —— on sn An mm - | applicants On his pert, the offenders | there is| | | 2 Black Mares the Phoenix Mill prop- | | 1 Bay Gelding 5 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. April 18, 1940. When it was reported that four | assigned no reason for the objec. tion. schools represent a $125,000 a year someone should be general manager the board cannot expect any person to perform at a peak of efficiency when ecking his continued that if produce any good reasons for asking resignation would be given carefal econsiderat added man under a indefinitely grievances that may be held against him applicants desire to rent the large brick bullding at the Phoenix mill property, Council instructed the water department to consider the and to decide upon a rental fee The Water Dopartment mended that the morigage Phoenix mill property be reduced an additional $2000 dollars, When Counell accepted the recommenda- tion, the total floating debt of the Water Department was reduced to only $600 'Hartranft May Be | New Head of Schools recoms= (Continued trom page one) choos ing a pre to te ke “place {at a special meeting to be held at 7 o'clock this Friday night No objections were filed to any of the four which dealt { with the manner in which school administration is carried out In issuing his flve- | Ha anft declared: “I have in mind erdain steps to take toward secure {1 ng a new and adequate choo) i bullding and these will be outlined | In detall to the board, but the pres- | ent pressing questions of the 1940 | budget supplies for next year, tax | levies bond redemplion, ets re- quire our undivided attention for the remainder of this month. | not submit any recommendation: along this line until date Hartranfi explained his position in regard to the presidency as fol- lows: “1 have no desire, nor do 1 have the time or ability to be pres- ident of this hool board under the pt scheme of management | am willing to assume the res bility of being president if the mem- bers of the board agree late policies and pls carrying out these policies pervising principal of our schools and if the board wi immediate action loward adequate school building.” Cantinuing, Hartranft demands that must be board P if he is to be order ide nt i other point point demands shall a later resent onsl « PONSA aCe Nn the 11 decide to 4 listed five hat our smoothly The demands for Mr. Stock’: scinded; that the action giving Moore authority » delegate auth- ority in school matters be rescinded that a list of duties and high school the board adopted; that a I} ditional duties f« principal and mitted Te) be adopled. and the ncipal be rative power: are: that th resignation be for elementary February of suggested ad t POTrYis g # te principal February 1D approve quisitions for to meet purch OF Services Hartranft al not accep. given permission I ising principal to attend eacl board meeting for the purpose ol giving advice and reporting an the condition of the schools Board member Brouse voiced the first objection to the provision ing for the withdrawal of the quest for Mr. Stocks resignation a — pers call- re- but Public Auction Sale CARLOAD OF So. Dakota Horses AT VICKSBURG, PA. MONDAY EVENING April 22, 1940, at 7:30 At the Everitt Barn on Route 45 Between MifMlinburg & Lewisburg. 2 Bay Geldings 6 vrs, wi. 3500 2 Bay Sor’! Geldings 6-7 yrs, wi. 3150 4 yrs, wi 20% 2 Greys, mare, geld. 3 yrs, wi 2008 2 Roans, mare, geld. 5-8 yrs, wi. 3000 2 Black Geldings 7 yrs, wi, 2050 2 Bay Geldings 3-4 yrs, wi 2850 1 Black Mare 7 yrs, wi 1725 yrs, wi 1500 6 yrs. wi. 1600 5 yrs, wt, 1475 6 yrs, wi 1456 .3 yrs, wi 1250 1 Grey Gelding 1 Bay Mare. . 1 Grey Gelding 1 Sorrel Gelding 1 Sorrel Gelding. . .. .3 yrs, wi 1200 1 Spotted Pony 3 yrs, wi. 900 Broke to vide, gentle for children. This is one of the best load of hor- ses we have shipped. Anyone in | need of a team or sihgle horse, do not miss this sale. All double treat- ed for colds. Don’t forget this is a night sale. John Gruenewald, Owner 'M. W. BOYER, Auct, SPECIALS! FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY (this week) at the ope OIL CHANGE—Reg. 30¢c OIL CHANGE—Reg. 25¢ OPENING New Garage and Repair Shop at Pleasant Gap Known as the Pleasant Gap Garage E. N. TROSTLE, Proprietor. SPECIALS-TWO DAYS ONLY LUBRICATION—Reg. Complete 75¢ Lubrication - 50¢ (Veedol) - - (Tydol) - per qt. 25¢ per qt. 20¢ GASOLINE (Tydol) 6 for $1.00 DAYS ONLY Electric Welding and All Kinds of Repairing Dependable Services and Sensible Prices business and that in charge as added that on the & for He n unfa Mr Hartranft declared his resignation Stock’ that It isnt cloud of without Mr. Schad eommented ir, why Mir doesn’t sign?” the ceived by fact lett ’ ment made provided in WAS v y ¥ jetter is y empl ( M Board member 8 secretary The letter fron concern a general ania in oraer el Har hf + and get the eration ranft new x op Mr reves A '™ spli s0 that ti without the school thing used by the nece ing for bide evidence that Mr i In accordance Hartranfi acted with declared tacit, if i and thal every yed by the school “The ponsibllity back I Any decia: ard wishes grade HTOW Pria attend 1 ansored by t and vicinity employers Hartranft could the obiector: falr to keep suspicion naming “If 4t is Btock re- had called upon produce a letter re. Btock from Iring concern r it was th school fire M: ing more than $300 wor A manu- se in Chicago. In the eq that alt " order. It th of equip- smaller Stock up the order into ne purchase advertising could be the the manufacturing | of tated that such practice! to Penn the { ad-| Ing them on ¢ Behad claimed ¢ Stock did lo eliminate ity the boarc know- short cut wa ir the fire into normal i board will such acts board alt He added | | He | party and learne enroth had ahd bruised sald that he attended a skating | State College on May 18, 1928, a son at Hecla Park last Tuesday of Homer and Ethel Schwab Evey, 4d from friends that Eck- who survive, Other iffered only a few cuts clude three sister Marion al nom Over Thousand Volumes Added (Continued from page one) C aldwell- Eagles gather: Gardner the survivors ine Louise, Edith, CGerirude He and Janet Eckenroth thrown for a short distance by. the impac of the car Puneral services will be held at —~Case of the baited hook; Nathan | suflered cuts about the head and W:30 o'clock this Thursday morning Jennie: Milne—Auto- | face and bruises of the His ai the Pine Hall Lutheran th rch biography! Corle—8olitaire; Gunt- Rinsses and a clarinet he With the Rey. J 8. Pisher,, Pastor " pt ’ neg at the t were broken Mills Lutheran her—Inside Europe, 1940 war edi- | "WF #4 [ing Were Woke Interment 1 tion; Baldwin Puritan Strain; Bystanders turned over Lo Ral airy Books given by the Bellefonte Gar- | 8 license number, ang reported U - * e's?) den Club are: Wilder—Oolour in| the car was a Chrysler ; my Garden; Ortlofi--Informal Lae license number Gardens, Parker--The lawn, how 0 be a Chief Dukeman be make iL and how to maintain it; | 82D gation : Farrington—Gardner's Travel book; griver ang A Du Laurie~8cllless culture, simplifie ‘ winch Ortloff Garden planning building: Hine-—Arrangement I Alter flowers: Seymour--Garden encyi , pedia; House--Wild f--Book of } Bulbs the are Portrait of bogy Was CTY they ion poi + Pine RY MIGRATORY WATER FOWL the LANDS NEAR STATE COLLEGE lead man identity {alse a one- ed the broke” what peared Ww inve - grebe, a water fowl summers consider - BLO was d-billed ro ryede i pends | of y V0 that ably nord of th found near State College lagt Thurs Rodgers, of Pitts 1 ¢h ri of t he nalure grou; ing conference be- American at the car h pas driving ow? ing held at the College, and David , ’ : ig rt, al tached 'o the nat neve t by D.C flowe: an ! rt and wa } Wister the garaen planned to buy and prepare during the gummer several h children’s books in next school term Mrs, Carl Iversen earnestly soloiciis parents in have clean han books anc books U1 on the Autopory are be- appea like a bods Pine Hall Bos of P fa r 1 u e bird, which lan an the road injuring its legs Rodg- Killed By Car! cs ans Hart took it 3 Stage Col- lege where it was nursed for a day released anareg réeacine fot Te 4 is rion bids Librarian ls (Continued from Page 1) 4 ae- brary library 50 10 wrap hen r when rel Approximately 150 hours are spent A LRTAry law.! cleaning Mr. are aged a mom assistants in books tha oled and dam- The time spent on WOrk is repairing reiurned io a condition SPECIALS ! DO YOU LIKE Coffee 3. 35¢ Milk 0... 57¢ Sugar 0 whl DAINTY CAKE Flour 5. 33¢ Macaroni and Spaghetti 5 |b 23¢ ance a logeLher take Youth Held On Hit-Run Charge (C ontinued trom Page n . » . AN EXCLUSIVE SPIRAL ROLLOVER ACTION THAT WASHES CLOTHES CLEANER. .. IN LESS TIME . .. WITH LESS WEAR . .. AT LESS COST! Ask to SEE the amos ing "Tracer Cloth” demonstration for PROOF] * Big. fomily size. cll white tub — J.wo Safety Wiinger wit the exclusive EASY Roll - Stop — Lifetime motor! sun Ray Soda Crackers 2 |b 16¢ ALI Steaks Ib 23¢ lard 4. 27¢ PORK Liver Ib 10¢ Bologna, Minced Ham or Weiners 2 1b 3lc Bacon |b 12¢ wie or Bal Pork Chops Ib 17¢ Pork Loin 1b 14¢ Ib 10¢ Lyken's Store OLD PIFER BLDG. Milesburg, Pa. PHONE 95%4-3-3 CLEANER CLOTHES because the Spiralator tums cll "decd zones” into WORKING zones . . . washes ALL the clothes AlL the time in every par of the tub, SPEEDIER WASHING — hace ae the Spircloior oction 3 more clothes per load GENHLIA WASHING — becouse over. (Rib Flank Boil tected wash ing BUT dary £ gthc 4 stay sain smooth no fray. wg of dainty fabric libres! Electric Supply Co. BELLEFONTE - STATE COLLEGE ANN OUNCEMENT BRACHBILL’S The Store that has been selling Quality Furniture and Rugs for 99 Years — now has available A BUDGET PLAN whereby you can purchase furniture and rugs on time payments with a minimum carrying charge. We are selling quality merchandise at a lower price than ever before. Our store has a complete new stock of spring merchan- dise. Come in and look it over. BRACHBILL’S Spring Street Bellefonte, Pa.
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