OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Week. Covers Thoroughly Every Town and Village In Centre County. ——— REE — be Centre Democrat wn— ree MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined. A Quick and Economical Selling Medium, VOLUME 59. NUMBER 20. BELLEFONTE, PA., TH URSDAY, MAY 16, 1940, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR COUNTY MURDERS STILL UNSOLVED Continue Efit,rs To I Made Phone History | Unionville Man Gets Award of Find Clue to ‘Slayer Mt. Eagle , Man Released After Being in ‘Pro- tective Custody’ ‘TAN SEDAN’ HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED “We'll Know The Murder- er When We Find Him; Col. Adams Claims | grocer Co! Lynn G Adams, State Police Commissiongr, who personally is in charge of the Rachel Taylor ani Fay Gates slaying investigations in Centre County, yesterday reported that police have reached no solu- tion of the two murders, Col. Adams declared that the key discovereq on the ground near where the body of Fay Gates was found early Sunday morning, May 5, has so far brought no worthwhile developments. Questioned as to the validity of rumors going the rounds concern- ing one or two “suspects” in this vicinity, Col. Adams admitteq that police have heard the rumors, bul indicated that they are without foundation. Ten days have passed since Miss Gates’ body partly disrobeq and bearing brutal wounds about the head and face, was discovered on the “Spook Hollow" detour less than two miles from her home al! Mt. Eagle. Parked nearby was the Gates family car, which revealed unmistakable signs that a struggle hag taken place inside the vehicle In those ten days some 30 detec- tives, including some of the State (Continued on page six) | strueture Twins Honored | On 75th Birthday | Event is Occasion of First | Hoy Family Reunion in 20 Years On Sunday, May 12, Mr. and Mrs. | Christian Harman, Jr. entertained | at their new “Tom Thumb House” | on Valentine Hill Road in honor of | the seventy-fifth birthday anniver- sary of Mrs. Harman's father, Hen- ry N. Hoy, and Mrs. William Wag- | | momning on ner, of State College, twins All of Mr. Hoy's and Mrs. Wag- | ner's Hving brothers and sisters were present, the occasion being | the first in about 20 years that the several generations of the family having lived in Benner fownship Those present included: Henry N Hoy, of Bellefonte, R. D. 1, and Mrs, William Wagner, of State Col- lege, twins, the honor guests; Mrs Annd Pifer, of Wilkinsburg: Mr and Mrs. 8. H. Hoy, of Bellefonte; (Continued on page six) State College Woman Cuts Artery In Wrist Florence Davis, of McAllister street, State College, severed an ar- tery in her wrist Sunday morning while she was preparing a meal at the I. C. Holmes residence in that | community. ! Miss Davis was washing a bowl | when it fell into the sink, a piece | of the glass cutting her wrist. Pass- ersby took her to a physician before she had lost a serious amount of blood Relief Recipients Warned Against Donating Money Assistance recipients in Centre County should not make contribu- | tions to persons who represent themselves as agents of the Depart- ment of Public Assistance, Thomas C Williams, Executive Di- | réctor of the Centre County Board of Assistance, stated yesterday. } In several counties, including | Centre county, persons have col- | jected sums of money from esis- | i 42, of 228 Bamard | Iv an Walker { tenced to family met in one place. The Hoy Fro oo > 4 w nown in is section, | " family is well k in th } taken {| weekend to begin sentence | Harold D. Cowher Mr.! § Dig 300 Tons Debris From Race Channel Mcre than 300 tons of silt, cans, logs and other debris was dredged Monday from entrance to the Gamble Mill race, at rear of the Lauderbach-Griest wholesale hy aren wo - Ge orge Carpen le- borough manager dredging was done by the an Lime and Stone Com- railroad clam shovel with operator Joseph Rine in charge Up to the present time the bor- ough Nas periodically cleaned the race entrance by man power Workmen waded into the creek and attempted to shove] out the ac- cumulated debris, which was a slow, inefficient and expensive process Heretofore (© has been possible to dig only aboul 18 inches of the silt away, Monday, the clamshell (Continued on page Suffers Tom. In Farm Fire = Enters Blazing Home in Attempt to Save Cher- ished Possessions the Lhe use, under the réc fonte The Americ pany’ ion of dug 8iX) Mrs. Edward Bartley, aged about 45, of near Jacksonville wa pain. fully burned Monday morning when an overheated stove in an en caused a fire whic burned t home to the ground The woman, entering the flaming to recover some posses sions, suffered severe burns sbout | the head face, shoulders dnd arms She received treatment from a How- ard physician who was called to the scene i Mrs. Bartley, while washing, had (Continued on page ——P —. o————— ou'ki eh six) ' Murder Probe Nets Man Sodomy Charge As a vestigation of der here last side developm ment of the in the Faye Gates mur week, Clifford Naflor street, State Col- lege, arrested last a charge of sodomy Justice moved swiftly The same afternoon he appeared before Judge entered a Sie of the charge and was sen- serve from 2 to 4 years in ern penitentiary He was Pittsburgh during the was to guilty to Nailor, former resident of Pine | Grove Mills and employed as a chef |In one of the women's buildings at | Pennsylvania State College, was ar- | rested | Roc by State Motor Police at kview barracks. He waived a hearing before Justice of the Peace Bellefonte a ——— EP — —— Will Celebrate 65th Anniversary ; Aged Easton Couple Formerly Well Known Residents of Bellefonte, Milesburg Thursday ! H. Witmer Smith Dies At Home * Was Pioneer in Development of Telephone Industry in Centre County H Witmer Smith, 73 the development of in Centre County his hor me in Milesburg at 8 n aturday morning, Muy aft ier a several years’ {line complication of diseases The early hisiory of communication in this are parallels Mr. Smith's a of life, for he was one of the lead of a small group Countians who orga: | telephone company here Continued on ers page s . Girl Scouts To Observe May Day ————————— Virginia Dowdell Selected as Queen For Ceremony on Court House Lawn May the Day t "Are Bellefgnte Girl Scouts Sat- afternoon, May 18, on the House lawn. The program. will begin 23:30 o'clock precetedd by a parade in both fire companies and sev- i] bands are expected to partici. Date High to be held by us rday Court which at be which ight of the festivities will be \ May iaughter Mr i of East Linn The prince will be Rose daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ( Nelo, of South Poiter st eaders will charge of ities Other cise the of 4 reet Nelo hares Scout festiv- reel have LJ participanta in the exer- according to an sinouncement (Continued on page three) Business Men's Picnic At Hecla, August Tth val of the annual Business Men Picnic, highlight of the sum- mer season in Bellefonte in years gone by. was promised this week al a meeting of the retall division of Bellefonte Chamber of Come merce A revi Preliminary arrangements are to | | noid the picnic at Hecla Park on | | Wednesday, August 7. It will be an | mer- | in Bellefonte are expected | | all-day event, and all retail | chants to participate. It is hoped to con- | tinue the picnic as am annual out- iing. Committee appointments for ithe pienic are to be made soon by Ward Fisher, chairman of tail division i Forest Fire Burns 25 | Acres In the Barrens A forest fire, believed been of incendiary origin, burned {| over about 25 acres in the Barrens, } | west of Circleville, before It was gotten under control about mid- night, Sunday, according (0 a re- iport by Warden I. C. Holmes, of 0 | 1% wd i Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Smith (Seated) Memorial Day this year will have particular significance for Mr. and tance recipients, promising certain ( Mrs. George L. Smith, of Easton, special services in return, These | persons are not affiliated in any | way with the Department of Public | Assistance, Assistance recipients who are ap- proached for money should endea- vor to secure the license number of | the automobile and a description of | the solicitor; then Make ah mms, former well known residents of | Bellefonte and Milesburg., for the! day will mark the 65th anniversary | of their wedding. Mr. Smith, who will be 85 years | (old next July, and his wife, who | was 85 years old in January, recall | clearly their wedding on May 13, | | 1875, at MilleSinny, when the Rey. | { | State College. Police are checking on a car which is reported to have been Seen lin the vicinity about 7:30 o'clock | Saturday night. Motorists who at- tempted to get the firé under con- trol, were forced to discontinue their efforts when flames spread rapidly They went to State College to re- | jon, Catholic school, Bellefonte, | port the fire to wardens. ithe last day for | permits fasted Queen, | { East Howard s the re-| to have | | metrius A. Callitzin, | of the Alleghenies, will be given by Merit After Twenty-one Years Harry McElwain, merchant and World War veteran of Unionville, has just recently recelved from the United States War Department, Ad- jutant General's office, a citation and an award of the Silver Star medal for "gallantry in action” over 21 years ago in the Meuse Argonne battle of the World War Mr. McElwain was awarded Distinguished Service Cross for the ex. | traordinary heroism in action near] 1918. The an wense the enemy, Tossoy, France citation read artillery preparation by he voluntarily went out about 1000 yards, through this heavy shelifire, to administer first afd to five wound- ed men' In addition Silver Sta: French Croix de battle bars on } The above July 15 “Dutrng to the D. 8 C. and he was awarded the Guerre and six victory medal reprinted from the current “General Orders,” the national publication of the Army i Navy Legion of Valor of ‘ Sue i and Permis fo Wed At New Peak New Law Brings Aval- anche of Applications at Local Register’'s Office ral pracetent were shattered Cer county Registers of- fice dh wring he weekend as couples from various f this and other s made a last 1 marriage licen ons of a new valeal examinations Yer w "te parts c ef igre State law bee 7 marriage licenses ssued, which up to that time wag the highest number ever nsued in one day in this county. Monday, wouring Uoenses ander te Old law, saw a tolal of IE record that may stand for many de- cade In the first 13 days of of licenses were issued-—-which with but one exception is a greater number than has ever been issued for May a total ued on page three) A scmm—— Receives Medal For Life Saving West Penn Meter Reader Here Honored For Resus- citation of Local Man Penn Power Company from the local office the “President's Med- A West meter reader war awarded al” here last the life of a Bellefonte man, 25. 1939. Receiver of the award presented by H F. Webb, West Penn Safety Director, was Fred T. Hayes 32 of treet, Bellefonte, The medal was given in recognition of Hayes’ resuscitation of Joseph Ton- er. of Bellefonte dfter Toner had fallen into the Gamble mill race (Contimied on page 6--second sec.) C. of C. Contest For Boys Opens Monday A contest for local boys, sponsored | by the local Chamber of Commerce,’ is to get under Way on May 20, Chamber Secretary Karl Kusse said; yesterday. The contest is open to all boys be- tween the ages of 14 and 18 years, ! and entry blanks and information may be obtained from E. K. Stock, supervising principal of schools, or from the Chamber of Commerce of- | fices in the ¥. M. C. A. building | The grand prives in the contest will be expense-paid ten-day camp- ing trips at the Legion Summer Camp in Indiantown Gap. One of the two winners will be chosen from the 14 to 16 year age group, while the other will be selected from the | 16 to 18 year group. PLAY WILL SKETCH PRINCE GALLITZIN'S LIFE A sketch of the life of Prince De- prince priest and former pupils of Bt pupils on the school grounds on East Bish- | op street, Thursday night, May 25, Hospital Auxiliary Nets $153 from Sale { The Auxiliary of the Centre Cotin- | | ty Hospital realized $153 from a | beginning at 8:30 o'clock. The principal roles will he played by the following: Richard Austin, John Cole, Mary O'Hara, Patricia | Kelley and Carolyn Kachik. In case of rain the iy will be Bigart, pastor of ie rummage sale held last Thursday in| given the folowing rin BrP le Mgr other supplies for the hospital. Mrs. | Mary J. Gray, president of the Aux-| ilary, thanks all who helped make | the ste a success, 23% inches while ang near Cilll- pounds and in length, Monday ling beneath the land's store, Oak Hall. { joyed by which established & an entire month June 1939 es- | Thussday for saving! March | U. B, of which lile member A copy of the General Orders and Citation euthorizing the third award follow: HEADQUARTERS 3rd DIVISION AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES B GENERAL ORDERS No. 22 The Commanding General desires to record In eral Orders the vals to duty of these of- and men of the 3rd Division Their individual deed immed up, have created the glorious record en- the Marne Division, from those unforgetable days at C hateau Us Thierry, in the deferise of Paris, the Victory Drive which began on the banks of tinued Mr. McElwain is a July 1019 Cen Or and devotLion fice: the Mame and con- y antl] jis brilliant Argonne fore relentles conciusion in the I Sedan (Continued on page Court To Name Board Member School Directors Fail to Choose Successor To H.! S. - Moore The four-man Bellefonte school board at a regular meeting Mon- day night left to the Centre County the responsibillly of naming $y si%) ucoeec ratio pres and Wiliam H Brose having the board SUCCeRLOT Mr. Moore, that the school code the botrd the first chanes at fling vacancies. Mr. Brouse report od that former Judge M. Ward i i ated I 4 dent member n 4 favor of bowen ; indice that “he would scoept the appointment until 8 permanent cholce was the electorate at next election In 194] Schad and Brouse held that naming of a member by the boa would be advantageous because : (Continued on page six ——— ——. pp —- ‘Harvey To Speak At Club Dinner Nationally Known Anglers to Attend Event on Eve of ‘Paradise’ Opening Harvey, Director of at at the Penn State Poresiry School at Mt. Alto, will be the prin- cipal speaker at the annual Pisher- man’s Dinner (6 be held by the Bellefonte Kiwanis Club at the | Penn Belle Hotel on Thursday, May 23, according to an announcement made vesterday by Dr Richards H Hoffman, chairman of the dinner commitise Mr. Harvey, who iz an expert angler and maker of trout flies, will speak on the subject of “Choosing the best trout lines in limestone and {reestone gireams.” { Jack Knight, by whose famous | solunar fishing tabie thousands of | anglers follow, will also be present | at the dinner and will give a brief talk. Mr Knight was the principal | speaker at the last two Kiwanis | he muncipal the Ne] the ie] “a Geor ietics TEe 1 Pisherman’s Dinner and gave un-| usually interesting talks. Members of the Kiwanis | and their invited guests will be sent at the dinner, which wil Club be (Continued on page three) Twenty Complete | Driving Course Second Class is | Now Being Formed; School Sponsored By Motor Club Twenty persons completed the | Centre County Safe Driving School | conducted in Bellefonte during the | (Continued on page six) Sixty-First Anniversary The Centre Democrat adds felicitations to those of the made by. «| thew Galt, held the night before the Fisher | [I Story 1s Banned To Build Bellefonte MARY TOMB five Bellefonte to the sponsors of the radio program “We The Peo- prevented Miss Mary Tomb, 17- year-old Milesburg girl from telling day n ight of her es- cape from two men who she claim ed attempted kidnap her from her home on April The telegram asking that Miss Tomb's appearance on the program (Continued on page three) Bellefonte High In Savings Bonds A rganiz weekly telegram from ations i pt the story to 28. Sale of Bonds Increased $12, 131.25 Over Amount Sold Last Year Bellefonte moved fre piace 1938 to 130th 1930. among all Pennsylvania cities second class postoffices, in per capita sales of United Blates Savings bonds, the treasury depart- men! reported yesterday Bales of savings bonds fonte residenizs sled last year, asx compared $87.50 for 1838 Bellefontle's reported sales total includes both bonds sold at the Bellefonte postofiice. and bonds par- chased through the malls by Belle- fonte residents. Sales over postof- fice counters in Bellefonte sggregat- ed SG tor 1038 compared with 817550 for 1638, while mail- orders purchased by Bellefonte res idenits jumped from §$783750 for 1938 to $8812.50 for 1830 Per capita sales rankings (Contin on page 2--second Attorney Gets Masonic Honor Gold m nino for place having to Belle. $31 818.75 with $25. - as which ued nec.) Receives Silver Plaque, Watch in Recognition of Long Service 325 Masons as- sembled at the Trinity Methodist Church at Phllipsburg, last Wed- nesday night, to pay honor 10 w Harrison Walker, of Bellefonte who is celebrating hig 25(h anniver- savy at Digtrics Deputy Grand Mas- ter of the 2Ist Masonic District comprising the Lodges In Centre and Clearfield Counties At the speakers’ table were the following dignitaries: Right Wor- shipful Orand Master, William H Brehm, Philadelphia; +4 WwW. De- puty Orang Master, John A. Lath- wood, Pittsburgh; R W. Senior Crand Warden Scott 8 Leiby, Harrisburg: Orang Secretary, Mat- Jr., Philadelphia; Dr John W. Claudy and Rev. A. Law- (Continued on page four) Agproximately | JU NIOR LEGION BAND TO GIVE CONCERT MAY 26 On Sunday. May 26 at 4 p.m. on | the Bellefonte Community Athletic | Field, the American Legion Junior | { Band will present an open air con- the public, ed on account of the seating accom- band will be on the fooiball field | grandstand. If the public responds given during the summer months on Sunday evenings, The athletic field has been select- | modations for the audience, The | and the audience on the football | » this concert several more will be | H. C. Smith, of State College. who | Salvage Covers Prove Value in Fire Here ¥.1 Logan Street The £11 9:40 0 CICK Sun ¥ fl the hit in on Wes Low Mrs. Harve) Firemen slood Durneg 1 Six Sex Cases To Be Tried = All Scheduled For Hear- ing First Day of May Criminal Court ae ( of 3 Mill i May art Fic} Monday morning ¥ the result of tory charg e trial list Attorney Musser W survey of District reveals All of the sex Chles are to go on rial on Monday, the re- mainder of the docket for action Tuesday medidas § | Best | largest musical | MISS MARTHA J. McCLURE wid Clure, 38 West Bishop street, Belle- fonte, who has just received her diploma from Bt. Joseph School of Nursing BEdueation, at Mishawaka, Ind Miss McClure also received a | certificate upon completion of a four-months’ course in cediatrics and communicable diseases at City Hospital. Sailianapolis, Ind Bonomi 1 Ta § Getlig bein Jisted | i Tuesday ito 27 | each § { cial parade the first Link of College Road Bids For 6-Mile Stretch to Be Let Early Next Month CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN THIS SUMMER Project, Shelved in March, Revived by Highway Department ment "Rev. J. B. Musser Is Transferred | Pastor Ends 8% Years of Ser- vice in Zion-Hublersbury Churches and James Tvangelical the Rev Continued on page si ————— AA — PLEASANT GAP FIREMEN TO HOLD FESTIVAL IN JULY The Pleasant Gap will hold a festival on the baseball grounds in that comm vy from through Saturday, July 23 Ground prizes will be awarded night and there will be a con- uous band concert The cars nival will open with a spe- night, in which prizes will be awarded for the lar- group in uniform and the organization in the will be Fire Company tin far 107 line of march. Free shows | added attractions each evening Daughter of Mr Thomas B. Me-| -~ Plan C. of C. Evenis The sales promotion committee of the retail division, Bellefonte Cham- ber of Commerce at a meeting on Tuesday announced tentative plans for special activities of the division every month ing the coming summer. Purther details are io be decided upon later dur ACADEMY REUNION SATURDAY i The Bellefonte Academy reunion at Pittsburgh, Saturday night, is be. ing watched with much interest by | many Centre countians as well as by friends of the Academy in all parts of the United States It is possible that the reunion may produce something substantial in the way of restoring the widely famed local school to its former | sphere of life and influence in the educational world, hn wh os emi pen s| MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT | rightful place among the education al institutions of the land Western Pennsylvanda residents never derived any financial return from the operation of the Academy Any profit accruing from the school found its way into the coffers of Bellefonte business men, Conse quently the action of Pittsburgh graduates in sponsoring the first re- union may have more than passing | significance At the very least, the reunion will | serve to re-establish contacts which | {have been broken ever since the Academy succumbed to financial re- | Whether the reunion turns out Yo be 8 move toward the reopening of the school or whether ii is merely a get-together of former school mates
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