ny MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined, A Quick and OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Week, Covers Thoroughly Every Town and Village In Centre County. dhe Centre Democrat Economical Selling Medium, VOLUME 59. NUMBER 36. BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1940, dy SUBSCRIPTION-—§1.50 PE ‘R YEAK ae — | DIE IN CRASH AT PLEASANT GA 'ATTORNEY ADVISES EVERYONE Car Plunge: Through Town Post Office apd, Storeroom Two Others in Car Escape Injury; Sedan is De- | molished LABOR DAY SWELLS ACCIDENT TOTALS Woman Suffers Severe Face Lacerations in Head-on Collision Two persons were killed more than a dozen others were injured, and damage to cars involved totaled approximately $2500 in a series of six automobile accidents in Centre county during the Labor Day week- end The two deaths Increased county's highway toll to 10 for The last five of the fatalities pened within a ten-day period The Labor Day weekend's two fa- falities happened about 1:10 o'clock Sunday morning when a Graham sedan, allegedly driving at high speed down the Centre Hall moun- tain, went out of. control, plunged through a wareroom at the si the W. H. Noll & Brother store at Pleasant Gap, and plowed through the adjoining postoffice building be- fore upsetting and coming to outside—an almost unbelievable mass of twisted, torn metal Of the car's four occupants the driver, Earl E. Shawley. 22 Mr. and Mrs. Miller Shawley, f South Allegheny sireet, Bellefonte was instantly killed John Zorn, 21, of Philadelphis formerly of Bellefonte, who was the front seat, died a few moments after residents of the neighborhood had pried him from the twisted wreckage Robert Lawer, 22, Mrs. Robert Lawer, of Nittany Vil- lage. State College, suffered severe lacerations and a fractured leg. His condition at the Centre County Hos- pital is reported to be “satisfactory.” Richard Colborn. 21, of Ridge | (Continued on page five) Undines, Band Awarded Prizes thie 1940 hap- de of rest Om o son of Mr. and Bellefonte Organization Hon- ored; Undine Members At- tend Fire School The marching club of the Un Fire Company, Bellefonte, and Bellefonte American Legion Auxiliary Junior Band adding their rapidly growing list of troph- les, were awarded prizes in the Old Home Weekend celebration at Du- Bois, Friday The Undines took first for the fire company wit most men in line: second prize presenting the best appearance; second prize for the greatest distance The Junior Band £3 score of 30 per cent for the band in the line of march On Tuesday of next week the Undines and Junior Legion Band will joint forces again when they to Clearfield to help with the week program there dine the and to three prize h ‘he for yd travel the group ng won and a best | Three members of the Undine Fire | of | Company attended the sessions the second annual State Firemen's School at State College, last week, and heard talks and demonstrations | on the atest developrhents in scien- tific fire-fighting given by top-rank- (Continued on page six) A —— — Coleville Girl, 6, Struck By Car | Alma Rhoads, six-year-old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs Wilbur Rhoads, of Coleville, last night was reported | to be recovering at her home from injuries received about 6 o'clock Tuesday evening when she was struck by an automobile According to reports, the little girl ran across the street in front of her home and was struck by a car driven by Fred Blane Yorks. of High street, Bellefonte. The driver of the machine made an unsiccesse ful effort to avoid the accident it was sald. Taken to the Centre County Hos- pital, the girl was found to be suf fering from the loss of a tooth, a ible concussion of the brain and about the forehead She was | permitted to return home after spending the night in the hospital No Jail Visitors During Next Week Edward R. Miller, Centre county ! sheriff, yesterday announced that! no visitors will be allowed in the | ty jall from Monday, Septem. | ) 9, through Saturday, September | 4 Usual visiting privileges are being cancelled during the week because the added duties resulting from regular September criminal court, the sheriff said. gO | fair | | ship of the Willing Workers’ CAR LEAVES TRAIL OF WRECKAGE pe hel L. FALE LANE i 7 UE Top Photo: General view of wreck scene at Pleasant Gap where two | of four sccupants of Graham sedan lost their lives, early Sunday morn- ing. Car traveling down Centre Hall mountain road, struck embankment just to the left of route sign in foreground. The machine, apparently out of control. continued straight ahead, ran into front of warehouse build. | ing to left of Noll Fairlawn store, swerved left and through Pleasant Gap postoffice building, top of which is seen at an angle in debris. Photo No. 2: Closeup of wreckage to warehouse and postoffice build- ings. Car came to rest few feet to the left of tree. Photo No. 3: View of postoffice wreckage, with Pvis. BR. J. Crozier (left) and H. R. Hapcoek, of the Pleasant Gap sub-station Motor Police, | standing guard over debris while hundreds of spectators visited the scene, Sunday morning. Bottom Photo: ings. Earl E. Shawley, of Bellefonte, and John Zorn, of Philadelphia, rid- | ing the front seat, were killed. Robert Lawer, State College, was seriously injured. Richard Colburn, of Bellefonte, escaped with minor bruises, {| Only one tire of wrecked machine was deflated. Spare tire in trunk be- Heved hurled through windshield at time of crash. It was found 75 vards | away. LIFE OF CHRIST SHOWN IN MOVIE HERE SEPT. 5 lof the Lutheran Bunday school The title of the picture is "Gol- gotha” and it is the first and only talking picture ever made of the life and crucifixion of Christ. “Gol gotha” presents the immortal s\ory | of Christ in a spectacular and im- pressive manner, Critics everywhere have acclaimed it the greatest talk. utterly shown will be present. A talking motion picture different from anything ever in this community ed in Bellefonte Y M. C. A audi- torfum on Thursday, September 5 at 1 and 8 p. m., under the sponsor- Wreckage of car after its plumge through the build- | class|ing picture of its kind ever made, TO OBTAIN RECORD OF BIRTH importance “dl in everyday life 1s] persons, who hereto- | never gave the mat. totally without proof | and their pat. The birth increasing records nang many fore probably thought 15 v0 thelr birthdate 1 name snd all fally ify he or a too often find it fact that of Tears was that it made no differ. you had no record of for no one ever asked for| information When you died ie family turned to the old fam- | fly Bable to learn the birth date to be inscribed on your tombstone Thing different now, For the | past thoce apply ing | for variou of social secur. | ity, parti old age assistance, | have fou necessary to give | proof of their birth dates. And dur- | ing the past number of weeks many | American industries, seeking to fer. ret out of payrolls those whol might be fifth columnists or saba-| teurs, are requiring all employes to furnish proof of the dates and! places of their birth. They won't ac- | Seek To Oust | 2 Supervisors older persons, | impossible to ver- they ever entered CET this Valk Time if your are everal year forms ularly nd i thelr 25 Residents of Huston Twp. Take Action: Hear- ing Slated October 7 to be held before the Centre Monday mrds ang O f Huston show offices t+ and stead to respective deciared vacan ppointed their novement was made 10 oust fast the super. week when 25 itizens and properiy owners of Lhe # township petitioned the court, ask- ing for the removal of the officers grounds that t} hey “refuse [oréemen and hostel somelimes two laborers ane for rr EU. they direct a: Starting nd then aban. withois complet. they dig nway and so forth neglect to properly super. # and care for the roads of the township; that they waste the township moneys, and that they are generally incompetent and neglect. ful of their duties Jutige Walker, after considering the petition. granted the rule which entitle the supervisors tn give of activities ind NArge compensations their a vier: other than those of that 1rd ing hank that they and unneces that sarily vi will an account thelr Msi To Be Sentenced For 1934 Escape Police Get Rockview Fugitive Upoh His Release From | Ohio State Prison A Rockview Inmate who escaped from that institution on March 26, 1934. was brought back to Centre | county, Labor Day, tn receive sen- tence for fleeing from the local pris- on { The man, Leslie McNeil, now 43, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is said to have! told officials that he will plead | guilty to the escape charge Life hasn't been too rosy for Me. Neil since he left Rockview less! than two months after he was! brought here from Pittsburgh, where | he began 8 2 to 4 year stretch for| breaking and entering | After affecting his liberty he went! to Ohio where he got into trouble the same year and was sentenced to | serve 4 years in the Ohio State Prison. Rockview officials learned of | his arrest and lodged a detainer aguinst him. Sunday, when the gates | of the Ohlo prison swung open for! him, a delegation of Pehnsylvania| Motor Police was waiting outside to | take him into custody. He arrived) {in Bellefonte, Monday, and Is now | {lodged at the Centre county jail, | Names Willkie Ads Bond C. White, of Bellefonte, | chairman of the Centre county Will- | ke committee, has named the fol- lowing officers to ald during the campaign: H.W. Todd, Philipsburg, vice-chairman: Rev. A G. Herr, of Bellefonte, secretary, and Marvin J. Rothrock, Bellefonte, treasurer. Houtzdale Man Killed by Train The body of Earl Bookhamer, 45, World War veteran and father of three children, was found Juss on the Pennsylvania Rallroad tracks near his home in the vicinity of | Houtzdale, Railroad Investigators Said he apparently had been struck by a freight as he walked toward | fequiring {and | Bible jane [the | ter’ {drunken driving pay College ing reat eept the old for the obvious jean write [volume Prior to family Bible reason that information in records anyone such a no low | be recorded family Bible registra. The and family of there birth that's how the into prominence as a vital statistic permanent thing tayed the chronicle 1893 that Was Ose tion of wa n which Hence i family 1863 n the place in hecame the row aw passed requir tration of births from that year unti] 1906 * ords were kept at the county office Most commty rectr In 1008 all birth filed In f these 19046 their Register dollar ts the Dres bys Vital fee | In ing wa and rec reg uch Regl - til} have d Ww these changed du ¢ Ia record Harr! lawn wa were burg the a t and ofed to be a result ¢ born from 1893 to certified copies of ords at the County fices. The usunl The m [EhL Lime maj ma Prire birth rr of foe | 1906 ahtaln certificate [applying to the Bureau of | Btatistics at Harrisburg. The (Continued on page six) one e born It Prisoner Gels Legal Release (Court Gives Man Freedom Because Indictment Was Not Properly Signed 1938 r The law that in sent Prank Keeney long term. this week fromm further punishment was disc! {rom Rockview feniiary, a mar Keg Feb 1A prison released "A he him a Arged peni- {rev ney. who had ximately 4 years of his minim of his maximum obtained hix release tf nicalyy Beetenend in Washington county in Pebruary 1928 i» serve from 8% to 13 yean plea of guilty to statutory ape. Keeney discovered a flaw in the machiner the law which penalty appr im term » rerve rough a lech. on a of exacted a procecdln ned 2 Plead Guilty In Court Here Drunken Drivers Draw Usual Sentences; Summary Con- victions Cases Heard guilty SUMMAry disposed of at a here last Thursday ve Ivan Walker eziding W. Eugene Charles, of State Col lege, againit whom the Grand Jury last week returned a true bill for pleaded guilty to charge and was sentenced to @ fine of $100 and serve ten in jail id Bowles Garver, of Slate also indicted by the Grand on a charge of drunken driv. and & charge of resisting ar. pleaded guilty to both offenses On the drunken driving count he was sentented to pay a fine of 3100 (Continued on page six) consi BM —— ———— District Elks To Meet Here Local Lodge be Host to Ap- proximately 500 Members and Guests were heard conviction: Two of and oi BF pleas eight Were session of court with Juels the dey Day Jury Bellefonte Elks Lodge, No 1004 | Bellefonte, will be host at a meet. iing of the 14 lodges in the North | Central District of Elks, at the club home on West High street, Sunday Approximately 500 Elks and their | wives fram the district Including | Kane, Ridgway, Lock Haven, Rei | ovo, Rloomsburg, Sunbury, Berwick, Danville and other surrounding towns are expected fo attend The principal meeting of the day | Ly be held at the Court House at! 2 o'clock when several prominent | state officials will speak. This meet- ing is open only to Elks members and their wives, At 5:30 a dinner will be served at the home, ang a program of entertainm wnt ix sched- uled for the evening. WOMEN OF MOOSE PLAN TRIP AND WEINER ROAST Bellefonte Chapter 151 Women of the Moose, Senior Regent, Mrs. Nel- lie Hall, has requested all members going to Lewistown, Bunday, Sept. ember 8 to meet at the Moose home, The bus leaves at 10:30 & m. Those taking oars are asked to be there at the same time. The Women of the Moose will hold 8 weiner roast at the his home. Camp, Tuesday, September ithe nursery i nic, last week wae appointed by Presi- Millinder To Take Stand In | Own Defense Death or Life Imprison- ment Possible in First Degree Verdict DAYS RESERVED FOR MURDER TRIAL Accused Slayer’s Attorney Reaffirms Belief in Innocence Richard Mul old Mt Eagle youth, will n the witne tand to deny that he killed his at tract ghbhaor Pa ext week the outhiul h irker al Ww br Wax inder 22.-vear ED « Ive ne e Oiale when hea BOs ow tr heiore Judge Ivar er {or Mil al slay Lew) | | 4 ik Lhe brut attorney LR Hinder s Harvey, of Bell licated that his the stand the eve of lefonte reaffirmed monwenit! that Mil ith the (Continued on page six) ELKS WIN FIRST PRIZE IN PARADE The marching fonte Elks int o Club “With FT ¥ the 54 ry une won re PORT Ing mammoth racay at Washingtor sifig feat the Elks convention in that city The Bellefonte H gh led the Elks marching in parade, wan second prize « for 4 best-appesring band FS he the line of march. The 85-phece hi cirection of best ar marching parade hel Ure of Schon] Ban the Haro from Belle parade Dele. 3 from the Lodge Were Jerry Galalda, John C. Anderson and Les- lie Bhultz Begin Building $ At Howard Pluisery The program calling g for 826.000 in new bulidings at the Howard Nursery got under way, last weekend with Centre egunty contracliors in charge Dunlap brothers, Bellefonte con. tractors, were awarded the contract for the erection of a carpenter shop, tool room, seed extractory and cone storage building, while John H Henseey, of Btale College, hag the contract for the construction of a {large grading and packing bulld. ing Expansion of the facilities at How- (Bnd is expected to result in a vast increase in the abnual output of a ANE County Unions Parade, Picnic Labor Groups Unite to Ob- serve Labor Day; Huge Crowd Attends Centre county's organized labor heralded its annual Labor Day pic- Friday night, with a colorful parade in Bellefonte The parade, marching through the business area of town passed through streets well filled with spec- | tators. In the line of march were _ ithe following units: Veterans of) | Foreign Wars color guard; massed colors; marching unit of union members; American Legion and | Auxiliary Junior Band, led by eolor | guard; Loyal Order of the Moose: Match Workers Local: Bartenders’ and Culinary Workers Local, Belle- (Continued on page six) william Litke Appointed William W. Litke of Beliefonte, dent William M. Hargest, as chair- man of the Pennsylvania Bar Aseo- ciation's committee on the minor judiciary. Mr. Litke is a member of the local law firm of Fleming & Litke. EE Bickett Gets State Job The Health Department yesterday appointed W. W. Bickett, of Belle- fonte, as health officer of Centre County, at $1,860 a year. | Patrick McArdle {ters of (in the court roomn with Mrs Woman Near Death From Bullet Wound Mother of 7 Children Par- alyzed From Chest Down by Bullet SPURNED NEIGHBOR IS HELD IN JAIL Rockview Inmates See Horse Show Edendale Shooting is Wit- nessed by Relatives of Vietim SPEAKER HERE TO DISCUS SOCIAL SECURITY MATTERS Sunday Movies - Vole Is Listed - Petitions For Referendum at State College Filed in Commissioners’ Offices petitions 1o 1 the ballots at tion The Coutity Commissioners report thst the petitions for the roferén dum were signed by several times | the number of electors required by | law, whic! at 5 per oent ovember ele | Couple Spends Pennies Saved For Rainy Day is designated as of the qualifi who voted for the candidate the highest vole ; general or the jas PET lla were od on ubmitted page School Board Elects Teacher Catherine GU O'Connor, Trevor. ton, Named Successor to Jean Gillis Miss Ca orion, ha: fonte Sel Jean R economics The a special se: Academy, Friday night. Miss O'Connor. aged 2 is uate of the Zerbe Towns school, Trevorton bachelor's degree ome econom- ics at Penn State College in 1940 She is interested in Gir! Scout work club activities and adult classes and has had some experience as di- («( ontinusd on page six) C.D.A. Makes Plans For Fall Activities fal therine of Trev. the Belle- woeed Mis: home | When both high | was found that nes more than ie perm While one of the Registers | dant: the filled out O'Connor been elected by 100i Board to * Gillis, resigned teacher in selection of counted a penne rriage lice i were completed it there were 20 pen regu red al as the school was made the 280 GQ 3 ior the board at the tale end with a wedding which was performed Sat- at State College by the Rev but ned 10 This | ceremony urday Donald W. Carruthers, couldn't find out what hap the other 20 pennies Hikers Save Life of Injured ‘Gardener One Monday a grad- hip High and received her | in h in h morning in July Harlem CC. Musser, counsellor and first aid worker for Camp Roose. velt near Potizville helped save the life of an unknown gardener While going individual! tent hikes, the groupe lod by Martin Krakaver and Harlagn “Doc” Mus ger, who is 8 nephew of Celia V Brungart, of Rebersbwrg, found the gardener near a house about tYwe miles from camp. bis right arm bleeding badly ropa a deep Rash along the wrist which was inflict. ed by & hunting knife and the man was lying on the ground weak from jose of blood Krakauer and Musser applied a tourniquet and moved the man fo the house nearby They bandaged his wound after searching the house for first aid equipment. Krakauer and Walter Ounser then ran a mile to summon the gardeners fellow workers meeting of Court Catholic Dwugh- | America of Bellefonte, was Tuesday night in the court room on West High street with 26 members present and with Miss Louise A. Carpenelo, grand regent presiding In addition to routine business it was decided to continue the week. iy card parties as has been held in former years The first party will! be held Thursday, September 12. in the court room at 8:15 p. m., and will be held every Thursday there- after Mrs. George Carpencto is chairman for Beptember social ac- | tivities, Members will hbld an in- door corn roast tonight (Thursday), AEnes {Continued on page two) Limestone Plant On Wheels Is Preparing Stone For New Road A limestone querry on wheels las | two o giant diesal motor-driven gens Friday begaa production of from! erators. The large jaw crusher Im 1200 to 1300 tere of crushed lime | breaking stone as it comes from the stene daily for vse on he Bele | quarry is coniained in another unit fonte-Dale’s Summit section of the | A roller crusher and a set of screens Rellefonite-State Oollsge Highway is in another unit. A final set of The plant Jopated on the Pish-| screens for grading the stone, and burn farm a short distance «from | Ging for storing stone until #8 the right-of-way of the new road | hauled away by truck & in still south of Bellefonte, is owned and] another tratler unit. All of the operated by L 8. Smith, of Har! units with the exception of the risburg. Built in units, with each! power plant, are connected by beit unit mounted on a semi-tralle! | conveyors and whem in Operation chassis, the plant can be moved the plant is practically automatic. from piace to place with little gil- Stone i scobped ftom the ficulty. shovel. Electric power for operating the earth has been crushers, screens and conveyors i supplied by a large unit containing | The first on held
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