— OVER 7,000 co Printed and Distributed Each Week. Covers Thoroughly Every Town and Village In Centre County. PIES i @he Centre Democrat MORE Per Issue ‘Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined. A Quick and Economical Selling Medium. CLASSIFIED ADS dh coi lll VOLUM 59. NUMBER 34. ———— BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1940. " —— - ey SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR — " GRANGE F Over 500 Park to be Occupied Vanguard of Tenters ar] vives to Prepare For Week's Stay MANY GROUPS BUSY | PLACING EXHIBITS Complete Program of Ac- tivities Announced by Association Grange Park, Centre Hall, began to spring to life yesterday as the vanguard of the thousands of Cen- tre countians who will occupy more than 500 tents on the grounds dur- ing the coming week began to move their household goods and families into the canvas shelters which will be their homes during the 67th Grange Encampment and Pair The formal program of the Fair! will begin Saturday, and will con- tinue through Priday. August 30, with a full schedule of activities, morning, afternoon, and evening each day. Yesterday also saw work on the setting up of the various amuse- ments, concessions and stands which line the ever-growing mid. way and which provide entertain. | ment to fair-goers. County Granges are preparing their exhibits in the Grange build- | ing, and this year's Vocational ex-| hibit will require double its usual space for display Special emphasis is being given this year to the girls’ 4-H Club ac- | tivities, next Tuesday having been | set aside for various demonstra- tions, | From 9:30 to 11:30 a. m, in the auditorium the 4-H Home Ecnomics | Clubs will give a demonstration on | pressing woolen suits, rayon dress- | es and providing home pressing | . t. Other demonstrations | pos Fase Of commercial pattern | &H Club will present a play on food and nutri- (Continued on page eight) Six Injured In Motor Accident Two Girls in Hospital After] Model T. Collides With | traction at lon East i i %, Tents 1.» Catholic Carnival To Open Tonight The American Legion Junior Band of Bellefonte, will be the special at- the three-day carnival sponsored by members of St. John's Catholic church of Bellefonte, which will open tonight on the grounds at the rear of the Undine fire house Bishop street. The band will give a concert each evening at 7:30 o'clock on the Diamond. The carnival will continue through Fri- day and Saturday nights Among the 50 prizes to be award- ed during the carnival are an in- laid living-room table, ' 5-ton load of soft coal, 30 gallons of gasoline, and a room lamp In addition te the usual carnival attractions refreshment stands of all kinds will be on the grounds The following have been named as chairmen of committees in charge of the affair: building, Andrew Kachik: refreshments, Mrs, Ruth Casper; bingo, John Cole, and en- tertainment, Carmen Torsell. The public is invited Rev. Maynard Gets New Post comes Dean of Milwau- kee Cathedral Malcolm DePui May- nard,. rector of Grace Episcopal church, Ridgway, since 1925, and former rector of St. John's Epis- copal church, Bellefonte, will be- The Rev { come dean of All Saints’ Cathedral, Milwaukee, Wis, in October, it was learned here yesterday The Rev. Mr. Maynard, a brother of Laurence P. Maynard, of Wil llamsport, will be accompanied to Milwaukee by his sister, Miss Wini- fred Maynard, alse well known to Bellefonte residents. The new dean at Milwaukee grad- uated from Williamsport High High school in 1906; St. Stephen's College, Annandale, N. Y., in 1810, and Virginia Theological Seminary in 1913. He had served at Holy Trin- ity church, Hollidaysburg, and St John's, Bellefonte, before accepting (Continued on page four) Sedan in Borough Six persons were injured, two Oi them requiring hospital treatment, in a collision of two cars at the in- tersection of Howard and Wilson treets, Bellefonte about 3:50 o'clock last Thursday afternoon The most seriously injured, were: Fannie McEwen, 19, and Evelyn Kimberling, 16, boih of Tyrone They suffered lacerations and bruises and were admiited to the Centre County Hospital for treat- mens, The girls were passengers in a 1827 Model T Ford touring car op- erateq by Edger E Riggie, of Ty- rone, when the machine allegedly failed to observe a stop sign a’ {Continued on page four) ——— BEGIN LISTING OF LIVING QUARTERS FOR HUNTERS Persons having hunting cabins to | rent, or who have room and board to offer hunters during the coming season are asked to list their es | tablishments with the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce. The imfor- mation is to be forwarded to the Department of Commerce at Har- risburg, where it will be made avail- able to hunters wishing to secure living quarters in this eounty. Information desired includes the location of the cabin or boarding house; its distange from the near est town; rates, and any other facts which make the establishment de- sirable to prospective hunters. The information may be mailed, tele phoned, or taken personally to the Chamber of Commerce offices Y. M. C. A building, Bellefonte. The Pedestria On Centre It's _—_—_— n Who Pays i ‘Democrats Open Fall Campaign Meeting Held by County Womens’ Organization at Pat- ton Township Home In preparation for the opening ol the fall campaign, nearly 100 per. sons from all parts of Centre and adjoining counties gathered on he lawn of the Denny McEhattan home in Patton township Tuesday night for a conference called by the Democratic Women's Club of the county. Mrs, Lucy Howe Merrell of Phil- ipsburg, one of the state's leading Democratic Women, outlined the highlights of the Democratic can- | vention held in Chicago. John W | Decker of Spring Mills, candidate for Assembly, spoke on the "Gen- eralities of Legislation.” Other speakers at the meeting were Maude Miller, county Demo- erhoff of Bellefonte, state Demo ceatic treasurer, and Blake Shu- “Preparedness for Defense.” fall election campaign, great in | terest was shown by those present | | Because of extremely cold weather | was somewhat reduced. Refresh- ments were served following the | meeting. | the anticipated large attendance ES County Highways If you ever find yourself walking carelessly along a straight, level streteh. of rural road on a cloudy day or night in Centre county, be careful-—particularly if it is Setur- day and you See a passenger car approaching For those are the conditions un- der which most of Centre county's five highway fatalities happened during the first six months of 1940, to a survey released yes. terday by the Pleasant Gap sub- station, State Motor Police, Four of the five fatalities in the county claimed as victims careless pedestrians. The other resulted when a drunken driver lost control of his machine and the car struck a tree, All four of the pedestrians met fatal accidents In rural areas on straight level stretches of road. In three of the cases the weather was cloudy, and in the fourth, misty. All walking on the highway. All cratic vice-chairman; Henry Brock- | garts of Blair County, forrer Dem- | ocratic legislator, who spoke oT] As a “starter meeting’ for the] Traveler To Speak | i The Thrift Investment Corpora- tion of Pittsburgh will entertain a number of their stockholders and friends from Centre County at a second get-together meeling and dinner to be held at the Penn- Belle Hotel, Thursday, August 29 at 6 p. m.. for the purpose of meet- ing Grant Nolph, author, radio commentator, formerly photograph. er for Geographical Magazine and traveler of considerable extent through the Orient, Mr. Nolph is aslo the president of the Thrift Plan of Punxsutawney, Inc. H R Hickox. of Pittsburgh, president of he Thrift ent Corp, will add to the entertainment by show- ing moving pictures of Death Valley a Ipvasios | Former Local Rector Be- and California recently taken by him In order to accommodate all the stockholder another meeting will be Septem- y scheduled for sometime In ber lliness Fatal To D. A. Grove R TO OPEN | Hundreds of Centre C ounty Murder Case Propose Plan To a ——————— SATURDAY Families to Tent at Grange Fair | |g |isled For Finance New School 3 Following is a complete list of persons who up until yesterday had signed for tents at the 67th annual Grange Encampment and Fair: CENTRE HALL AND R. D.--John Delaney, Morris A. Burkholder George Ralston, Jacob Sharer, John Wert, V. A. Auman, Charles An- drews I M. Arney, Mrs C, D. Bar- tholomew, George Benner, Clarence Blager, Daniel Bloom, Mrs. Robert Bloom, William Boozer, Shannon Boozer, and William Bradford Mrs, Frank Bradford and Mrs Alexander, D W Bradford Mrs Harold Bradford, Milton Bradfora Paul Bradisrd, Mrs, Annie Brooks Pau] Brooks, Richard Brooks, Jon? Burkhoider, William Colyer, Mrs, C D Confer, Harry Cummings, Ear’ Delaney, Michael C, Delaney, Mrs Clarence Decker, Mrs. Thomas De- laney, Edward Durst, Mrs, Joho Durst, Larue Dutrow, Clyde Dut. row, Mrs C. P. Emery, George Fet- terolf, Mrs. William Petterolf anc Mrs Roy Puff Frank M Fisher Kryder Frank, Mrs, Frazier anc Mrs. Foster and Mrs, Charles Mil- ler, Thressa Fye, Roy Garbrick Frank GCeary, Frank Goodbart James GCoodhart, Ralph Hagan William Hanna, George Heckman John A. Heckman, Mrs. Lucy Hen- File Answer In Gales (ase District Attorney Denies Having Certain Items of ‘Real Evidence’ The Commonwealth, preparing for bor Faye Gates, has no impressions or plastic molds of footprints: it has no fingerprints taken from the slain girl's car; it has no finger- prints taken from the death stone, ‘and it desen’t think that Millinder's Former County Commission- er, Livestock Dealer Sue- cumbs to Heart Condition 3 Daniel A. Grove, former Centre County Commissioner, farmer and livestock dealer, died at his home on East Linn street Bellefonte at 7:35 o'clock Saturday evening, Aug- ust 17. 1940, after a several months’ illness with a heart condition and complications | Mr. Grove, who became | May, had been confined past eight weeks The deceased widely throughout Centre county from active life in 1822 when he purchased the former Sourbeck home on East Bighop street, now the Marlin E. Rumberger home where the family resided untii De- cember, 1926, when Mr, Grove pur- chased the late John M. Shugert home on Linn street A son of Michael and Eve Stover Grove, he was born in Collkge town. ship on February 10, 1866, making his age at time of defith 84 years, 6 months, and 7 days. His father and several other men from Union county came to Cenire county on horseback in 1856 and at Dales (Continued on page ix) in last to bed for the known retired College Drum Corps Wins Second Place counsel has any business fo exam- ing before the trial the other phy- sical on hand That, briefly, the substance of an answer filed here yesterday by istrict Atlorney Musser WW. Gettig in response to a Cowrt Order direct. ing the Commonwealth to set forth whether or not it has such “real is evidence” as was listed in the peti- | (Contined on page eight) Council Moves To Pave Streets Overrides Brockerhoff’'s Ob- jection to Dunlop Street Improvement Bellefonte Council at a meeting Monday night passed the first reading of ordinances provid- ing for the paving of four streets under a WPA project, with the property owners paying two-thirds and the borough paying one-third the borough's costs of the construc. tion, The streets slated for paving are sections of Dunlop street, East Lo- gan street, Shope street, and Burmn- side street. None of the streets are paved at this time. | Approval of the project was un- animous in all cases with the ex- ‘ception of Dunlop street, to which {| The four-time state champion- | | ship State College American Legion | and Auxiliary Junior Drum ane | Bugle Corps lost by two-tenths of 2 | point to Fert Washington Post, o suburban Philadelphia, for first place in the competition held at] Reading Friday night in conjunec-| | tion with the State American Le- | gion conevniion ‘here, i State College scored 92.95 as com- | | pared with 3.18 scored by Fort] Washington. Last year at Wil-| | llamsport State College won with 2 | score of 9325, while second place | | wag won by Bristol with a 90191 { The competition, Friday, is report. | led to have been the closest ever! | held at a legion convention, | ‘Among the 14 units in the compe- | | tition, those which placed ang thei: | | scores were. unnamed corps, 91.17; | Olney, of Philadelphia, 91.08; Bris- | | tol, 90.91; Gallitzin, 90.85; Taylor | of Bradford, 90.65; Milton, 0043: Upper Darby, 90; Philipsburg, 86, | Imhof, of Philadelphia, 84.55. | The State College unit still hold | the distinction of being the only | organization in state Legion com- {| petition to» win four consecufive struck by passenger cars. Two of | the four persons were injured in| daylight, and the other two after nightfall, the figures show. Two of the fatal accidents hap- pened on Saturday, and ome eagh day. If you can't quite remember all these factors, just remember that the demon motorist whe whiazes by you when you are walking on the highway is Sve times less Mkely to have a fatal accident than you. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Fui-| Curtin, were committed | sub-station, on burglary | ville, John A. Barmmrt, | Curtin, and Harold Peters, 1 | tre County Jall yesterday | James Jordon and Harold D, | of the State Police at charge: The three youths are scheduled for a preliminary taday or to- morrow, it wis Councilman Henry A Brockerhoff raised an objection. He declared | that he is opposed to the paving of streets in non-residential areas ‘when streets in residential districts are in need of repair. STATE COLLEGE MAN INJURED IN COLLISION Olin Butt, of State College, suf- fered slight knee injuries in an au- temobile crash in Lock Haven last Legion and Auxiliary Junior Band, Bellefonte, was the trial of Richard Millinder | on a charge of slaying his neigh- | evidence the prosecution has i regular | | ney, Clayton Homan, Pred Homan W, H. Homan, Freda Horner, Estella Hosterman, James Searson, Bruce Knarr, and Paul Zellers, John H { Knarr, Dagton Lansberry, Perry { Luse, Mrs. William Luse Ralph i Luse, Earl Luiz, Willlam McClana- { han, Andrew Mark, Clarence T { Miller, Linn Mothersbaugh, Charlie |B Neff, Harry Neff, Mrs Alma Rickert, Prank Rines, Ear: Ross Sam Ross, John Rudy, Bruce Runk- ie, Ray J Sharer, Rufus Sharer Frank Shutt, Pred Slack, Mrs James Smeal, Mrs. A H. Spayd Mrs. Mary Stahl, Mrs John Stoner George Bweepney, Thomas Wells Jacob Wetzel Earl White, John W Whiteman, Mrs. Claude Witmer Nevin Zettle, Mrs. R F Neill, Ralph Willams, Harry Wolfe, Mrs. Rov Zettle, M. M. Caldron SPRING MILLS 4G. H McCor- mick, Henry Zerby, lee Brooks, J Russell Condo, Mrs, Lester Condo Guy Corman, Harry A Carman Mrs A J Creeger, Elmer Dashem Mrs. D. D Decker, John Decker (Continued on page seven) Court Seles Shooling (Case Boalsburg Man to Pay $300 to Youth He Mis- { took for Groundhog i A penalty of $300, probation for 3 years, and withdrawal of his right to hunt or trap in Pennsylvania for five years was Imposed on Erness | McChesney, of Boalburg. by Juize ivan W.lker at a spemal session of foourt here Monday morning ahn ithe roan plerded pot v 12 shoot ai A human being in mistake for game, Two other defendants were sen tenced at the brief session Judge Walker stipulated that the $300 is to go toward paying the ex- penises incurred by MoChesney's vie Om, Lester J KaulOmean, Jr. 13. son of the Rev. I. J Kauffman of Boslsburg, as the result of having been struck by a bullet fired by Mc- Chesney on the morning of July 31 while Rev, Kauffman, his son. } (Continued on page six) and ‘Huntingdon Fair | { Opens August 27 } ———— ‘21 Centre County Officials In-! vited to Attend; Many New Attractions Twenty-one Centre county and! municipal officials have been in. vited to attend the 1940 Huntingdon County Pair as special guests on | Centre-Bedford County Day, Sat- | | urday, August 31. The exposition | opines on Tuesday, August 27 for { ive big days | The final day of the Fair has been | set aside as Cenire-Bedford County | Day to honor Humtingdon's friend. | | ly neighbors to the north and south, | Tuesday and Friday will be chil- | idren’s day at the exposition Boys tand girls will be admitted free to ithe grounds and to the afternoon | grandstand entertainment on those {two days Eleven Centre county burgesses Ihave been extended an invitation | to attend the exhibition. They are: | Hardman P. Harris, Bellefonte; Wil- bur FP. Leitzell State College; J. H. Wallin, Philipsburg; Emest Frank, Centre Hall, Milesburg: Kine Wolf, Howard, Lioyd F. Boob. Millheim; O. E. Hen. ritzy, Port Matilda: Ezekial Gilham, South Philipsburg; D. R. Thomas, | to girls participating (o. Grand Jury Mail Pick-up | Formation of Lika) Hold- Sex Crimes Lead Docket of 26 Bills to be Presented JURORS WILL MEET HERE AUGUST 26 Faye Gates Murder Bill Scheduled For Consid- eration, Monday The Grand Jury for the reuim September term of criminal Cour will convene at the Court House here on Monday moming to consid. er 25 bills of indictment, am which is one charging Richarg Mil- linder Mt Eagle youth, with the brutal slaying of his neighbor Pay« Gates, near the Nancy Leathers home on May § "ne ax The murder indictment is sched. uled to be presented by District At- torney Musser W, Gettig, on Tues cay morning, the second day of the Grand Jury's session. The Com- monwealth will be required to pre- ent sufficient evidence to oconvines the Grand Jurors that Millinder is the man responsible for one of the two sex murders that rockeg the county early this year. No defense (Continued on page 62nd section) Win Honors In 4-H Club Events Centre County Members Re- ceive Recognition in Many Contests Two Centre county girls were among the 38 (oc recsive blue rib. bons for excellence in home eco- nomics judging contests held last week during the 20th snnual &H Citb week on the Penn Slate Col- lege campus, Leona Wolle scored 271.6 points in the 4-H girl at school contest and Rebecca Way scored 1636 points In the 4-H girls’ ward- robe contest, In addition to the 38 blue rib- bons awarded to contestants 37 red and 37 white ribbons were awarded in judging contests, A total of #45 girls took part Three Oentre comnty girls re- ceived medals In the dress revue in which 84 girls from 37 counties modeled garments they had made Leona Wolfe was given a gold med. ai for her school costume Betty Ann McElwain received a gold med- al for her street costume, and Ar- lene {Continued on page five) | BELLEFONTE COUPLE IS | HONORED ON ANNIVERSARY Mr day, in observance of wedding anniversary. Those present in addition to the homer guests were: their children: Margaret, Ralph, Sallie and David, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Strunk and fam- ily, Thressa and Sallie, and Mrs Joabn Get and son Russell all of Bellefonte; Mrs. Charlotte Get- tig and children, Charles and Nanp- cy, of Pitsburgh; Waller Ecke, of Bellefonte; Rose Gilliland, of State College; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bee- ser and family, Betly, Peggy and Jackie, of West New York N. J; Mr. and Mrs. James Newman and family, Billy and Ronny, of Miles- burg. thelr 25th Former Milesburg Man Finds Way to Audit Wife's$$$ Cladys wouldnt tell me how much money she has so 1 decided to find out for myself,” was bank in Detroit, Mich. at 1:56 a. m. | Friday. “Gladys” is Mrs. Sliker, the for- 7] it rt fe 735 Wilson was awarded a silver | Equipment Delayed The Alrmall Pick- cently not be to the burg 1p Bervice authorized by Cot avallable for residents of Clearfield according VanZandt In a letter from Mr Ray. Vice President of American Aviation, Inc, Congress- man VanZandt was advised that the delay has been caused by their inability to secure the necessary new airplanes and pick-up equip- ment The demand on the aviation in- dustry by the Army, Navy and Ma- rine Corpe in preparing for our na- tional defense, Congressman Vane Zandt points out, has been so great that equipment for privete aviation companies All Ameri can Aviation, temporarily delayed When the new tion the terminal points will be Pittsburgh and Williamsport plane making a round trip daily ns —— ———— Asks Inquiries On Benefits 6 Types of Social Security Claims Now Being Paid; Advice is Free Expressing the belief that {may be some residents of E James CG the All- such as the Inc Af roule is In opera~ there Centre county who are entitled (0 receive | { monthly Pederal old-age and sur- vivors insurance payments and have not filed claims for benefits, Berne ard A Farabaugh, or of the Social Security Boards Williams. port office, announced today that 11876 men, women and chiidren in| Permsylvanis began to receive monthly checks during the first six months of 1940. The ola) payments in the State for June were $218 - 170.78, or at the rate of more than $2.500000 a year Six types of menthly benefits be- came payable in January 1940, Mr. | and invited | persons who feel that they may be | Farabaugh explained eligible for any of them to com- municate with a board representa- | tive In the office at 307 Post Office Building, Williamenort, or at (Continued on page six) Legion Jr. Band Wins First Prize | Bellefonte Organization Tri- umphs in Competition at Legion Convention and Mrs, David Miller were | guests of honor at a gathering at | their homme in Bush Addition Sun- Surpassing the fondest hopes of its organizers, the American Le- gion ang Auxiliary Jumier Band ol Bellefonte won firs place in class at the State Legion conven- tion at Reading on Saturday The 13 girls and 47 boys in the unit on parade were crownec champion of Class “B” cluded bands of the American Le- gion having 100 per cent personne’ of sons and daughters of the Amer- jcan Legion, The band’s success is phenomen- al. It was organized in the fall 1938, and made its first public ap- pearance only nine months ago The founders did not expect i« have the unit in prize-winning con- given to its director, Olm F Butt of State Collage. Mr. Built as- the | any | which in- | ing Company Seen as Last Hope REQUIRE $200,000 FOR MINIMUM NEEDS Tuition Rates Set; Physi- cal Education Teach- er is Named A new school building costing ap- proximately $350,000 was envisioned by the Bellefonte School Bosrd at 2 special meeting at the Academy Monday afternoon, when the board took its first definite step in nearly a year to replace the building de- stroyed by fire on FPebruary 13 1830 With all Federal assistance new building closed tually cast avenues toward State or financing a the board vir any hope of out- side ald, and made plans to deter- mine how the structure can be financed locally The immediate problem now un- der consideration io determine how much money can be put into a new building without “bankrupting” the district and without working an undue hardship upon the citizens of Bellefonte Available in the district for bulld- ing purposes is a $105.000 fund from insurance on the destroved build. ing, and $55.000 from a bond issue authorized by the electorate, or a total] of about #160000. At Mon. day's meeting John Hunter, of Hunter & Caldwell Altoona archi- (Continued on page six) ————— —————— § in aside Plan Registration In 3 County Towns i The Centre county commission- | #rs have designaled special regis | tration days in three Centre Coun- i ty boroughs. They are as follows: Philipsburg, September 26; Sta College, Beptember 27, and Mill heim, October The hours ar from am w3ipmand 7p m to 10 p. m The places where reg- istration will be held will be an- nounced later Persons may register commissioners’ office in the cow : Bellefonte, on week-day: to 12 and 1 $0 4, except Sat- when it ix 9 to 1 | who have changed {rom {one election district to anothe: { since they last voted mus, obtain a card from either the commission. | ers’ office or at the special registra- | tion places and mall it to the com- | missioners 30 gays before the elec- { tion in order not to José their vole | Persons who have moved less thar #0 days before elecion are not en- | titled to vote | i i ’ | at the i 5 i “ Voters , FOR EMERGENCY LANDING Losing their way in fog and dark- ness while on their way {yom Lock Haven to Aubum_ Neb, Dr. F. M Tushia and Pliot John Merris made an emergency landing on the 520- | yard No. 7 fairway of the Pennsyl- vania State College golf course about 7:46 o'clock Sunday evening The foliowi morning the twt { Nebraskans t off from the gol | course, landed at the State Coliege { Air Depot for fuel and them con- | tinued their journey west i | PLANE USES GOLF COURSE Continental motor, manufactured by the Lycoming Motor Co, of Wil-
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