THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. June 27, 1940. Page Six Watch Shipments Of Fireworks State Police Determined To Maintain Firecracker: less Fourth Pennsylvania motor police, deters mined to preserve the record in- augurated by the State's frst fire. crackerlesy Fourth of July last year, have already started on the trail of incoming shipments of fireworks The 1938 Legislators banned une controlled pyrotechnicnl displays, and prohibited the sale, display or use of any type of fireworks except “lady-fingers” and cap pistols The result last Independence Day says Col. C. M. Wilhelm deputy commisisoner of the state police was “No deaths. No eyes lost” In 1938, despite a mounting trend toward safety, there were 16 death: and 43 eves blinded Even the number of ported to the National Safet Ju eau, was cut to 85 In 1838 Pentr- sylvania reported 1,702 injuries, and in 1837 the number was 991 Enthusiastic over those results Colonel Wilhelm said that shipments nto Pennsylvania, mostly all and express are being ‘hecked v} Je — e ! “h wy } closely to see that they ! going injuries re- to authorized persons nder the law, permits are granted to whole- who in turn may sell fessional or qualified displayers for municipal and group exhibition Colonel Wilhelm said some sons apparently unaware of the State's new law are ordering fire. works, and they will be stopped We don" want to arrest an in- nocent bystander” Wilhelm re- marked As for traffic conditions over Thursday-to-Sunday week-end Lynn G. Adams, commissioner, has directed squadron commanders to gancel all leaves, to have every pos- sible traffic man available on the road at the spots where experience has shown accidents occur most fre- quently Adams and William J. Hamilton secretary of revenue and head of the Licensing and Safety Divisions appealed to drivers themselves to cooperate in preserving their own Hves by driving safely—in the ‘American way Half Larceny Detroit police are looking for half a stolen car. Donald Van Ittersum _ driving one automobile, drew abreast his friend, Guy Dixon, driving an- other, and the two youths exchang- ed pleasantries along the Then Donald's car hit pole and split in half reau officers arrived front half of the car wheels, but the rest salers, to pro- per- Ee a a a a IRR SR ese) E ATTENTION We are giving everyone who is roll this g F- 2 = = a Make pecial is good Remember, Ha have been in hour HAMMOND Schoo 1126—11th Avenue ALTOONA, PA O JIRA IUCR NRL Jet Demand for Good Beauticians ! interested mont Dewn and $4.00 per week. your is the oldest and largest in Altoona your I am a Hammond Graduate ! CIOS A SETI CR HTN SISA LR CII DRS 300 CR DIE Jn amt Release Parity Figures For County Farmers Got An Ad- ditional $10,246.86 in Crop Payments Hard on the heels of an an- nouncement oconcerning 1938 AAA conservation payments, the Depart- ment of Agricullure told Centre Centre County farmers the AAA's price parity plan meant an addi- tional $1024686 to them in 1939 This was on top of the 1939 con- servation payment, estimated as $44,711 06 ' Usually the department doesn’t have this county payment informa- tion available until twelve months or more after the end of the year in which the payments are made Bul 1040 is year The parity or an election price adjustment payments made to cotton corn wheat and rice growers, supplement conservation payments and are supposed to provide farmers with incomes commensurate, relative to purchasing power, with from those re- celved in the 1910 to 1914 Total available for the 1939 payment $223.000.000, almos been expended celved $82 4.222 75 The figures include national local administrative expenses of the program — — Bees Breezed Back period Carrving program all of which |} Pennsylvania and Breese's helped not at Chief Charley Kansas swarm of Smoke and gasoline all when Police Breese Council Grove tried to discourage i from enterin \ throt igh 1 front rel Pi Bally hn bored les in the other ide © he ding The Dees emerged all right but flew around and re -entered through ! / Breese fame i on the front h the fun. A bee and the cat howled up the nearest tree. plunged from its top to the barn roof and took off from there for Western Kansas A neighbor stopped to help Breese and departed at high speed. The postman doesn't even nee. He the Breese mall next dive- bombed him Fing ¢ is leaving door Ts — W—————— Good Deed Cost Man $31 A good Reading cording te deed cost Louls T. Petts 4 { exactly 31 otis 12 hike! nears srshey small removed the $31 automatic YES, THERE'S A to en- s10.00 the opportunity h for the small sum of Beauty Culture Month only until June 30th This mmond’s is not school, we 1siness for 22 years and our school 8 new will convince you You will be proud to in our school school INQUIRE TODAY | of Beauty Culture 508 Main Street JOHNSTOWN, PA Fe EL eH TL Le 8 a 3 EE a 39 Two Aged Blanchard Men Suffer In Falls J. B. Miller, "who Hves between Beech Creek and Blanch- ard, fell at the side of the road near the Thomas Ceok home recently. Mi and Mrs, Charles Wagner, who were walking along discovered him and summoned Mr. Cook Together they moved home near the Cook Miller, who is 87 vears of age, his arm which he cannot use he fell. He Is now able is not fully recovered Alfred Miller, of Marsh Creek, who Is in his 80's, fell on the floor at his home, fracturing his hip. He wag re- moved to the Lock Haven Hospital His wife, who has been in bed for weeks with 2 heart condition and dropsy, kk ritical condition midway him to his residence. Mr hurt when in at URCH Bush Hollow Pilgrim Holiness J. A Byrd prayet Spotls Irvin, Su Chile Sunday night a night preaching paator. Thursday nigh meeting al Sunday school. §:30 cottage home of Mother Andrew Service nesday Methodist, Bellefonte Tillis Hartsock, pastor 8:30 a n fering C Holy Communi administered at 10.40 2a. m 7:30 p m Evening subject What Mean Ye by this Service?” Prayer meeting and Bible study Wednesday evening at 7:30 and at Coleville Pilgrim Holiness A. Byrd, pastor Friday meeting al Buffalo Run rally and Promotion day Gospel Trumpeteer: Mar Fred Bectolet, of Reading sf 1) service praver nome of Strohm Suncay we rally evening servi ; and chalk : p.m. in charge of Cos Trumpeteer Evangelist 1 in charge ospel Trumpet And a Name Elwood ¥ Habitation townspeop! ont know ell or Willkie ar was graduated ftom In Universit s Lewis Wendell it Wilkie shifted things Later he added another L ho Wer diana making Pole Fractures Hip orge Whitin 83 : was watching hone pole, whe and struck fra around him down and fract He 1s a patient at the ‘Rober! Pack- er Hospital in Bayr - . Wanted in Three Stales Detainers from three state lodged at Sunbury agai Thor ing arrested at Verona of V the! charges Sterling ited in Pittsburgh. Lock v Howard nd in Wii- liamson and Parkersburg, W. Va and Portsmouth, O., on issuing worthless checks ends Pays 600 Nickels Thirty dolars worth of nickles were taken to the office of Dr. J. F Fear, at Berwick, by Loren Porce to pny for the arrival of Loren Force Jr. ane of Berwicks newest edi dents. Force had been accumuiat- ing the nickles for six months charges of police said to be up, but | Try Defenses In Canal Zone Mines. and Move Rail- road Guns in War Game Sow Maneuver entrances to the have been sown mines and the heavy rallrond guns which guard the waterway have been moved from the Pacific to the tantic side, Brig -Gen. Jacob De- vers sald yesterday, but he empha- sized that there was no cause fot alarm Both Canal Panama with “lve' General Devers, who is chief of afl of the Panama Canal Depart- ment, said In res queries regarding the canal APProa hes Bun movements that they nothing else but War game ponse to mining of the and the were He admitted mines” had been ens off Balboa and when asked if they ID alter comple he replied nowever, that "live ald In certain ar- Cristobal, and would be taken tion of the "games.’ VY nave we taken and may not Trying Real Thing General Dever sald the operation Were urely maneuvers He added thal! Major-Gen. Dane lel Van Voorhils, commander of the department, believes that the men should "get and vy 10 do thes thing: Inst about them He reaging Laan u Gast blockade Guard Aboard Liner The giant Juxury we ] with 2000 » a: sf " ) Pp South American west left here Tor Cristobal alte fueled A heavy sallOors was Blancamano ent Army the sh BE — - Any Significance? #8 L the ind dead Mon- the Philad Republican Qo nearby Conven- anding weighing here from the There are tw the Philadelphia vention masses Wha become of } fashioned edit who though everybody who disagreed with hin was a so-and-so? WE ARE TELLING THE TRUTH! GOIN STORE CLOSE GROUP OF MEN'S All Wool Suits VALUES TO $22.50 — NOW $13.99 PARKLEY AND Mohawk Shirts MANHATTAN, FINAL GIGANTIC REDUCTIONS LAST (7) DAYS! ALL SIZES ALL COLORS VALUES TO $135 — NOW b/c Men's Dress Pants VALUES TO $208 — NOW VALUES TO $2.00 — NOW ( GROUP OF Ladies’ Shoes VALUES TO $298 d Hundreds of Other or BUSINESS | eer FOREVER POSITIVELY JULY 6th Men's Polo Shirts Shirts or Shorts 35¢ VALUES — NOW 11 THREE FOR 50¢ MEN'S Work Pants VALUES TO $1.98 — NOW ( BOYS’ AND Men's Sweaters VALUES TO $2.08 — NOW $1.37 Outstanding Values ! It’s the Wind-up ! $1.17 PRE-SHRUNK Bibless Overalls REGULAR $1.29 — NOW 12 Buy Now and Save ! SID BERNSTEIN, Inc. Allegheny Street BELLEFONTE, PA. ——— LETS DO OUR SHARE! BELLEFONTE'S QUOTA OF THE $20,000,000 WAR RELIEF FUND BEING RAISED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS $3,200.00 Only One-third of That Amount has been Subscribed to Date. During the World War Bellefonte and Centre County Had the Repu- tation of Oversubscribing Its Various Relief Quotas In Record Time. Is That Record to be Forgotten? Your Coniribution might be the difference between life and death to some destitute Give Something today to the Fund to Aid those made homeless by Europe's holocaust. family in the war area ! Make Your Checks Payable to Miss Anna Fox, Secretary of Bellefonte Chapter, Red Cross. JULY 4th IS RED CROSS DAY AT HECLA PARK Of every dollar spent at the Park for all entertainment or refresh- ments that day, 122 cents will go to the Bellefonte War Relief Fund. Plan your day to include at least a brief visit at Hecla Park where there will be something doing every minute. THIS SPACE DONATED BY THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT
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