OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Week. Covers Thoroughly Every Town and Village MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County In Centre County. dhe Cenfre Democraf Newspapers Combined. Economical Selling Medium, A Quick and VOLUME 59. -— ——— NUMBER 19 BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1940. SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR —— —— POLICE FEAR Establish 24-Hour County-Wide MORE SEX MURDERS Man, Trador Runville Woman Is (ound Okays Patrol ; Funeral Rites Held For Second Victim Fall Over Cliff SeekloPrevent More Slayings BULLETIN Yesterday afternoon while Ruth White, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. White, of Ar- mour street, Bellefonte, was on her way to school, two strange men in a car stopped beside her near the Helen Schaeffer home on East Curtin street, and invit. ed her to go for a ride. The girl, frightened, ran to the home of her aunt, Mrs. Albert Schad, nearby, while the car drove away rapidly. According to reports, the car carried no li- cense lags. Residents of the area reported that before the White girl was stopped by the men, the ear passed the White home several times, tooting its horn, Yesterday afternoon while the voung daughters of Former Judge Arthur C. Dale, of East Linn street, and Lester Musser, of East Lam} street, were play- ing in a vacant lot beside the Francis Crawford home on East Linn street, twe men called to them from = car on Linn street, asking them to go for a ride. The girls refused and immedi- ately notified their parents, but the car drove hurriedly away. Hinting that the lust-maddene maniac whys has attacked and slain two Centre County girls in less than six weeks’ time may strike again be- fore he is apprehended, Col sioner, who personally is in charg: of ihe double investigation, vester-' day announced plans for the pre- vention of further outrages. Up until yesterday Col. Adams’ statements were concerned almost entirely with the hunt for the siay- er of Faye Gates, 24-year-old Mi Bagle girl whose ravished and bat- tered body was found along a lonely detour less than two miles from her home carly Sunday morning Up until yesterday his interest appeared to be tion of the mutilation and of Rachel Taylor, 17-year-old S.ate co-ed, who met death hands of a sex-mad fiend early on the morning of March 28 secondary the oly- slaying Penn at Lhe But yesterday a new note crept out in the daily press conference held at Rockview barracks of the State Police, headquarters for the largest criminal investiga ever held in this county It was a note to strike fear into the hearts of every resident of this area—the fear that still other vic- tims might be sacrificed to the twisted passions of the fiend who talked his? first vietim on the streets of State College, who enact- ed his second crime on the brow ol a windswept hill overlooking “Spook Hollow,” near Mt Eagle “We are establishing patrols prevent a third erime.” Col. Adams reported somberly. “The most im- portant thing we have to do now wu to reassure the public of their sale- ¥" he added. Continuing, Col. Adams explained that all-night patrols are to be maintained over the highways and ion byways of the County. A portable! broadcasting system has been set up at the barracks at Rockview, and radio-equipped patfol cars will be at the instantaneous command of those directing the investigation at Rockview “These patrols may be an incon- venience to the public” Major Adams declared, “but they will ada to the security of the citizens of this vicinity.” The Commissioner declared that there are “thirty or more” officers and detectiveg working steadily the investigation” and that ‘Continued on pege three) the Lynn | G. Adams, State Police Commis- to fii foot of the girl on the ground, { counting theories that {turned the car around Second Victim of Sex Fiend FAYE GATES 24-YEAR-OLD MT. EAGLE GIRL SLAIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING tion n area until th apprehended The vict Miss Fay of Mr. and Mr Eagle Her lifeles abou’ 2:20 o'clock Sui along the I road current aroutid new oonsin im of wns He ow W a detour Rote on 220 Mog head wound been inflicted by ment Police had found a stone as two fis . wih hair and blood } believe might have caused th injuries. From evide ground, the stone few feet from where t found The victim's 1 wise mutilated a small bruise was ascertained The Gates family car, a 1940 Buick four-door sedan which the girl had driven to Bellefonte Satur- day night, was parked along the road just ahead of the body. Tracks on the road indicated it had been hurriedly turned around on the road, and one wheel passed over the dis- she may have in an at- ade on one County Offers stream of tips from the public. The Centre County Commissioners merous resolutions, requests, and petitions, yesterday morning of- ficially offered a reward of $6000 for information or evidence lead- ing to the final arrest and conviction of the person or persons re- sponsible for the slaying of Faye Gates, 24-year-old Mt. Eagle girl The Commissioners acted after Col Police Commissioner, received the proposal without enthusiasm Col. Adams speaking to Frederic G. Hoffer, Chief Clerk to the Com- missioners, just before the reward was offered declared that he “didn’t condemn or recommend the posting of a reward.” Col. Adams added that he never had any faith in rewards, and that in (he present investigation police are receiving a steady didn't believe a reward would help, Hoffer said. The $5,000 reward in the Gates case is separale from rewards totaling 82600 offered in the Rachel Taylor slaying. Of the lotal ré- ward, $1,000 was posted by the Commissioners; students, and $500 by State College borough. Persons having any clues or suspicions regarding either mur- ders is urged to notify State Police immediately at Rockview bar- racks. The telephone number is 1020, Bellefonte, $5,000 Reward acting in response to nu- Lynn G. Adams, State He expressed the belief that he $1,000 by Penn State have 1 feath. Finding of } lice to believe th aused px ? iy oT wl YE in the crime ved no part Discovery of the slaying was about 2:30 a m. by Richare lace, aged it 18. of Miles bur, while on his way home aft pending evening with Mist Gals isters, Lo Wallace sald that as he made SKOOL he was the drove along getour ne } at rear 3 Car W etl Food the road When his car passed the scene, he (Continued om page four) B. F. Homan, 85, Dies At College Prominent Business Man Suc- cumbs to Long Illness; Pri- vate Funeral Today Ben jamin Franklin Homan, prom- inent business man for many years, died at his home on South Pugh street, State College at 5 p. m., Mon- day, May 6, 1940. He had been ail- ing for some time, and was 85 years, 10 months and 6 days old at the time of his death A director of the Peoples National | Bank in State College, Mr. Homan was one of the original members of the board He farmed in the Oak Hall area during his eariv life and moved to State College 30 years ago Mr. Homan was an active church worker, being affiliated with the Stale College Grace Lutheran con- (Continued on page seven) ams ts MS ———__—— ‘Moose Lodge To Hold | Smoker Tonight The Bellefonte nte Moose Lodge, No. 206, will hold a fish fry and amoker | at the home gh N Sprong Street this Thursday night in connection With the membership campaign which is being conducted by the lofige. A floor show from Altoona Last Rifes Held For Faye Gales Gates slaying the view Funeral se: victim of Bunday morning’ were held yesterday afternoon ir Kennedy church, within plain of the site where the 24-year-old girl met a violent death three day previously The » church, located alopg he same road the girl's slayer used in trailing her to her doom, Was crowded 10 capacity with Iriends, relatives and others who congregat- ed to pay pect to the victim and bereaved family The services were in charge of the Rev. L. E. Kline, past the How~ ard Evangelical church, and Rev Wallace J. Cummings, pastor of the Methodist church at Kennedy, of which Miss Gates was a member, Among pastors who formerly served congregations in the Mt Eagle Howard vicinity who were present bute to the girl were Price. the Rev. Mr the Rev Morris, and Mr. Fleck Federal Match Company 1 Bellefonle, where Faye Was i and where her father is ved, declared a holiday yester- d most of the girls fellow 3 attended the last rites, the nt employes journeying to Mi (Continued On Dage “elght) inn | — To Stress Value Of WPA Program vices {or Faye Hitt re to her or of to ay & final trl the Rev. Mr Mr Various Agencies Combine. 1p Aequaint Public With Scope of Activities Works will join the Bellefonte and the Pro- gress Administration nation in a week's celebration, from May 20 to 25. to demonstrate to the community the value of the Profes- Divisions of the wntre Cr wl Board np 5-63 unty Commission- Borough Council officials, Li torical Association and Col- ot hilip Mathews, Stale Adm in erator directing the observance of “This Work Pays Your Community” week, every project will be open 10 the public for special periods, so that the public may visit and see the ac- tivities of WPA Preliminary meetings have been held. and plans for the week have been set in motion The purpose is to acquaint (Continued on page brary in- the (4) « Hit-Run Driver Sentenced Here | Lock Haven High Student to Pay Damages, Fines Totaling $100 Christy Talman, Lock Haven High school yotith who failed to stop af- ter his car had struck and injured “Bud” Eckenroth, Bellefonte boy, on North Allegheny street, Belle. fonte. on the night of April 7. has been ordered to pay the costs of prosecution, fines of $100, and make restitution of damage Sentence on Talman was passed Monday morning by Judge Ivan Walker after the driver had entered a plea of guilty to a charge of fail- (Continued on Page T Chamber of Commerce Announcement be sponsored by Bellefonte the Chamber of Commerce was mada yesterday The contest will Be open to all boys from 14 to 10 years of age and will open on Monday, May 20. The committee in charge consists | {of Alex Stenflakis, chairman, Hugh | M_ Quigley, Earl K Stock, Charles | Mensch, ang Jesse H. Caum. Cons | test blanks may be obtained from E. K. Stock or from the Chambe: jaf Commerce offices in the Y. M, C, A Further details { contest wili be revealed later, | Alumni Post $50 Scholarship featuring professional acts will be! a part of the entertainment whioh | i8 being arranged by the commit | tee, The affair 18 for members and A scholarship of $50 to be award jed to the most deserving student to ‘graduate from the Bellefonte High school in June was officially posted prospective members. It is not open | by the school Alumni Association at to the public and those who have invitations only will be admitted. Governor Willlasy W Litke will be chairman of the party. An out-of | town speaker Whit name will bo | revaaleg Inter Will be present, § ‘8 meeting. Monday night, The association also will continue its usual gnsh. prizes for ouistAniing various departments work in | school work, it was announced. : Noun ou Page 3) {| before To Sponsor Contest of a contest to (] concerning the | NearQak Hall Machine and Rider Plunge Into Creek; Farmer Escapes Death RUNAWAY MACHINE FALLS 100 FEET Suffers Broken Nose and Head Injuries; Brought to Hospital J. Ralph narrowly o'clock ; rode clift thie Nefl Oak Hall farmer escaped’ death at 5:31 sday afiernoon when runaway tractor over landing in Bpring Creek near new hi iighway bridge 8 doalsburg -Lemont Tue on is road County Hospital authori- that Mr. Nef! received a abrasions of gathering stones in of the cliff, M- fred to move, Hz : WAS the 101 sta The machin erabie mome over the brink cliff, where it town Ls rider sled for h ing stone was the vehicle, and both pleces equipment landed in Spring Creex Mr. Nell was not thrown jot rater, but janded on the bank the siream Larry Zong, eight-year-old of Mr, and Mrs. Gienn Zong Oak Mil faaw the muchine ang 1's operator catapuit from the field (Continued on Dae threes) Youth Injured In Mishap Here hitched : nu oO We son of Hurt in Futile Attempt to Avert Accident; Driver Also Cac Damaged to avoid who ran front of his car Hitkey, of Bellefonte avenue Haven. suffered injuries, his damaged. and the youth also injured here Friday afternoon The accident happened sbout 4 o'clock Friday afternoon in front of the A. & P. super market, on North Allegheny street. As Hickey was traveling north on Allegheny street, (Continued on page two) A ————— In an attempt S-year-old street In striking a across the James J Lock Car Was boy Two Fishermen Fined For Illegal Catches! Two Centre county for illegal catches of trout last Thursday night when they pleaded guilty to the charges at a hearing Bquire Harold Cowher, of East Bishop street, Bellefonte Terrill Lucas, 24, of Bellefonte, was arrested Thursday evening on Ben- ner Run by Wardens Dave Dahlgren and Sam Reed. His fine of $80 and costs resulted from possession of five trout under the limit of six inches, | and three fish over the limit of 10 | Elmer Davis, of Bellefonte, R. D..| paid $60 and costs for having in his possession six trout which were un- der the six-inch Hmit also arrested on Benner Run, Ac- cording to the wardens, followed a fish hatchery truck to the | stream, and made their catches fol- lowing stocking of the trout. The fines are to be paid not later than | May 10, om CITIZENS URGED TO REPORT ANNOYANCES “Because of the recent crimes committed in this vi- cinity and the number of people reporting some kind of annoyance from unknown people who cruise our streets in automobiles at night, I urge all ladies and young girls not to travel the streets late at night without proper ort, Any finding themselves followeq or an- noyed are urged to stop at the nearest house and call exchange for a policeman. Our police are doing every- thing Jbapaibie to put a stop to fishermen were fined a total of $140 and costs Davis was! the men | Held For Murder WPA Projeds I ——— Mi Mi My Weaver, 00 of Run- ville, } being held without ball in ty Jall for the murder of Walker, aged 54, Run- for whom ashe acled a the Coun William H ville farmer housekeeper Weaver, © murder at a charged hearing before the Peace Harold D. t his offices on East Bish- Tuesday night ewiered a { “not guilty,” and heard tl ree witnesses as Walk - rmally af 1) 0: Wl AL transpired al at Harrisburg the Undine Fire Hiefon t¢. who helped fight ch destroyed the Walker short time after Walker receive es, ang Dr J C. Rogz- fonte, who was Walk- physician Jecause of the Grand Jury In Session Here Return 11 True Bills; Ree- ommend Many Jail Improvements of Company a fire home for the May completed ils de- 21 indictments v] The Gran a Jn ay i of Court yes sterdas liberations and in considered, 11 were found true; not true, and one case was settled Of ¥s Inspegiion of the oouniy property the jury reported as [ol i Jows: “The County Home is in condition an not be We recommeng the County fil the sale in the Sherif uld be revamped and new floor hould be laid. All new kitchen equipment especially a new are reguired at the jail. Paint and plaster is needed in the kitchen and the Sheriffs quarters should be redecorated.” The report continues "We re. commend repairing the railing in the Jail corridor and complete re- novation of prison quarters 10 com- with modern practices [or sani tation and decency. We recom- meng the placing of modern light- (Continued on page 7) Glee Clubs Will Present Concert Bovs’ and Girls’ Organizations to Appear in Annual Event Friday, May 17 The Qirls’ and Boys’ Glee Clubs of the Bellefonte High school will present their annual concert Friday evening, May 17. Ninety-six voices will be heard, ihe membership of roy wrm improv. garbage doors office ss iof cog ed upon service al of the glove Pe) CLHIAarge Re + al can Inquest is Held heid his housekeeper poured “a strong Ltaroal police verison of slatement dled at an lng ns death conducier » Q 8 #1 Walker a bed and down lalement Priar i on page 6-2nd section) Prowler Stirs very fine | i | | A the two clubs being 78 and 18 re- | spectively Among the composers whose works | will be heard are: Chopin, Strauss, Romberg, Jacobs-Bond, i Speaks. and Primi. Besides the regu- | lar chorus numbers, there will be a plano solo, a soprano girls’ ensem- (Continued on Page 2) May Day Skating “Lh Is onad, May Queen to be Crowned at Event to be Held at Hecla Park | | Walker Township Puture Farmers of | America will hold a “May Day Roll- | erskating Party” al Hecla Park | For this party many new and in- {teresting features including prives On Monday evening. May 13, the | Nevin, i | Local Area Fails in Attempt to Lure Girl From Curtin Street Home BU LLETIN The night prowier reported in various sections in Bellefonte in recent weeks early vesterday merning atiempled to break into the John Copley home on Half- moon Terrace, Mr. Copley re- poried yesterday. The attempt oocurred about 12:30 a. m. a few moments after Miss Marie Chandler had arrived home for the night and had driven her car into the gar- age at the rear of the house Miss Chandler and her mother, Mrs. Copley heard a noise down - stairs a short lime later, and switched on a light. They heard the sound of running fooisteps, Investigation by Sheriff Ed- ward RB. Miller revealed that the screen door had been torn loose from its fastening, and there were a number of fingerprints on the door. Whether the prints will be of any value in tracking the prowler was not known last night. Bellefonte citizens two brutal murders, an attempted kidnapping, and other acts of vioj-! lence in this area in recent weeks, are further plagued by a Peeping Tom who apparently is gelling bold. er in his activities To date the Peeping Tom has { twice turned off the electric current (Opnttnued nn page four) MILESBURG MAN HEADS RECEPTION COMMITTEE Mr. Roy Swartz. of Milesburg, has been appointed by the Centre Coun- ty Council, Truck Association, as chairman of the Centre County Reception Com- mittee to greet the association's highway safety truck when it visits Bellefonte on June 1 The association will conduct the | safety tour from May 6 to June 12, covering 1900 miles in Pennsylvania Mr. Swartz said The tour will end at Conneawt Lake, where the Pennsylvania Motor! Truck Associption will hold its sev enth annual convention June 13-15. “The objective of the tour” , “is to hing to] need Yor greater Highway through the medium of increased | C Fire horrified by | Pennsylvania Motor! . For Sidewalks riposal Passes Unani- mously After Several Previous Defeats ANY RESIDENT MAY HAVE WORK DONE Water Department Clears Floating Debt; Begin Sinking Fund discussed several pre Vious ooCas wa 5 proved polis A partment anc Gown on by Council piter the ted 8 sidewal (Continued on im ” ren here High School Site | Directors Vote 3 fo 1 in Fa- | wor of Old Site For New Building The Bellefonte 8choo) Boar d Mon- CH May ay be erected stroved early tacitly approves wink done by the former Goan regard to plans for the new srohitectsn buliding and serviges gram Of Mondays favor of members present al three voted In retain the « Horace J the four meeting a motion to site. and one member, Hartranft, cast dissenting vole The motion was introduced by W H Brouse, and was seconded bj Bossart J. DeHaas, Brouse, DeHaas and Board President Franklin B (Continued on DAS SAVAD) Bellefonte Central Re-elects Officers Il officers were re-glecied another year at the annual orgeni- zation of the Bellefonte Central Railroad Company held Monday ai the general offices of the road on North Spring Street Officers returned are: CB Waz- oner, Philadelphia, president; G. E McClellan, Bellefonte, vice prosi- dent, treasurer, and genera] man- ager: Robert 8. Walker, 8tate Col- lege. treasurer; Baril M. Cant wright, Bellefonte, assistant treas- urer, and T. D. Geoghegan, Wash- ington, D. C. traffic manager. P.T.A. Meetin Be Held Yonight Organization of = B of a Bellefonte Par- ent-Teachers Association is to be effecind at 3 public meeting to be the! held on Thursday evening, May 16, at 8 o'clock at the Ootart House it a fn» E. Batcheller, of Lewistown, pres- | ident of the Bouth Central District the local br also is expected to be completed at tonights meeting, to which all | mothers, fathers. and teachers arc | cordially invited. Smoker's Bed Burns William M. Phillips escaped se- vere burns when a lighted cigaret i 2 : i Hi ¢ § ASKS FBI AID IN MURDERS James R. Hughes, former head- i ‘the the Federal
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