a ——— — —— OVER 7,000 COPIES Printed and Distributed Each Week, Covers Thoroughly Every Town and Village In Centre County. a td Sn adhe Centre Democraf MORE CLASSIFIED ADS Per Issue Than All Other Centre County Newspapers Combined. A Quick and Feonomieal Selling Medium, 7 VOLUME 59. NUMBER 40. BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1940, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR (3) ££ ® > vé 7, S, Adopt \ cial YN ® ® ™~ raining Courses Pending Legis latio nl Would Provide Funds for Training f+ ty § GREAT SHORTAGE | Gephart. OF SKILLED MEN ji in s— “The horses, owned acta 4 man, began thel dash while E mp h 4818 W ould Be Ray Wolfe, Smuliton, was at- Placed on Engineering, Design, Production May Runaway Horses Kill Cow, Injure Another of team horses became [(right- and ran away from the Cha Gephart farm at Rebersburg, Sat- l= A ened a trail damage death of and at by Paul Hack- mad ol [tempting t t a bridle. As the animal Wolfe wag thrown the t W i na —— minot may become a train. | I'he ing center to provide engineers to 2POUL 4 vital defense industrie I'he Centre and ran into a herd of Democrat learned yesterday Walter Hackman It 1s ot offering engineering will invited the United State tion wnder program Funds cluded in propriation the House When the supply bill becomes a law, officials of the Office Edu- cation will ask Penn State to co- operate by offering ial In advanced defense University official questionnaire which will enable Fed- eral officials and an advisory com- mittee to make a quick of facilities t Ih college Whether Penn ticipates in thi ing program will willingne to cooperate its special facilities In «¢ and staff to meet th (Continued on page six) 0 adju lunged ito round | bruise team hi mile aded Penn State west Of Ol a number of hools courses which he O cooperaty Office of 1} nine-million with auea dolar for the program are in first deficiency ap- which Discuss Vels' Hospital Site Sen. Guffey’s Aid Sought in Having Institution Located at Bellefonte the bill has passed ol COMrse will De sent a survey and needs a State nation -y aepend needs Hublersburg Fair i The men spent Scheduled Friday ou « te sonar sre called upon to an more Wan office wer mans | questions as lo the facilities : Morning, Aftorroon And Byes Bellefonte and surorunding areas as i » iSenator Guffey evinced an active ning Program. Planned; coo 0 "ie matter A comple Many Exhibits | outline of the work done by Cents ed on Ind Page > Hy Schol at the bwrg. Frid gram of day The complete program folk Morning 10 3. m.—Inspection Community Community Oclobx activity 8:30 a. m. t Exhibt. 10 a. m—Elementary Athletic tests. Athletic Field a. m.—Elementary und Soccer Games, Athletic Fleld {7 12 noon-—Lunch at Home Fconom-| °° ics Room and Food Booth In- spection of Exhibits Afternoon 1:30 p. m.—Lighting Demonstratio for Women, Agricultural Room (Continued on Page 5—2nd Se 11 Volley Ball Choose Speakers For Institute g there wa iiable from citizens last night i cam ann, Wn —— Three prominent have been engaged for tl County Teac held a+ the Court on Friday and Saturday ang 18, it was ann by P Glenn Roge intendent of speaker ‘Democratic Rally at Blanchard School Democratic y the Blanchard hi jay evening, October 1 Casey, an official of The speakers. all of whom are ex- : . wood of Railroad Trainmen Workmen's Compen pected to appear both days, will be: |: Dr. Paul Voelker, president of|!orme Grand Rapids College, Grand Rap- | Rel as the principal ids, Mich.: Dr. Charles Copeland Mr. Casey is sent here by the Smith, radio commentator and lec-| cratic State Committee Other speakers will includ A. Brockerhoft of Bellefont tarer of Manufacturers / William M. Aukerman, of Altoona oO ation, Chicago, and Dr candidate for Congress; John W Decker, of Spring Mills, candidate » annual Centre Institute be | House, Bellefont October ye to , 17 terday A nty r s, Cou NOOSE ie J ou 3 0 Po 0 8« the ree. the fi L Count) tend Hatch, head of the department soclal studies, State Teach lege Montclair, N. J N More than 400 Centre for the Legislature: Lloyd Boob, of teachers are expected to « Miltheim, Democratic county chair- essions, the complete program for man, and Miss Maude Mille of which will be released week | Ferguson township, county Mr. Rogers said chairman next Vice STORY HOUR PROGRAM INAUGURATED AT THE CENTRE COUNTY LIBRARY A story hour program will be held | can come to Bellefonte early enough every Saturday morning through | to attend the story hours are cor- October, November, and December | dially invited to do so at the Counte Library, Beliefonte,! The collection of 500 new child. beginning at 9:15 o'clock, it was an-| ren’s books that was prepared dur- nounced vesterday. The first of the] ing the summer is being held for serits will be held this Saturday| Teachers’ Institute. These and some morning. Those who will participate | recent additions frem the State Li- in the program are Miss Marilyn | brary will be on display in the li- Griffith, Miss Jean Babeock, Miss| brary so that all county teachers Rosemary Harris, Mrs, Mildred Wat-| may have an opportunity to exam rous and Miss Jeanne Hofelick ine them and make requests for These young women are juniors| special needs and seniors in the Pennsylvania | The work with county schools is State College and have completed! growing. Ninety schools have been a course in oral interpretation of | served and many of the teachers literature under the direction of| have come to the main library in Mrs. Russell B, Nesbitt, instructor in| Bellefonte to make their own selec. the Speech Department of the Col-| tion of books. A recent question. | lege of which Prof. John H. Friz-| naire to teachers shows that they zell is in charge. The story-tellers| are enthusiastically endorsing the are generously contributing their idea of a bookmobile, a library on gervices to the County Library in| wheels, which would carry a thou. the interest of work with children, | sand books and would adequately | and all children between the ages serve not only schools but adults of 4 and 14 years are Invited to at-| throughout the county. It is hoped | tend. Children outside the boro who! (Continued on Page 6—2nd Sec.) | Kiwanis Officer jocratic headquarters at Harrisburg — toll for I victim, weeks terday than 6 rose eight early w« Glenn Noll Mr and Mr Elmer Pleasant Gap, died at the Centre County ’ f 4 iIX-year-old son of Noli of ital as the result of injuries res w rl as roy Charles ched- | n last { : Funeral Home nu all where the boy's remain sterday will be Wises boy had Four Injured In Accident Bellefonte Boy, Aged 4, Suffers Broken Collar Bone, Other Injuries the Pleas- Escape Draft aca." ™’ Census Statistics Show Volun- a teers May Fill Quota From Area fiv " county dicate William iffered a L. Sheafl, fractured of of Lemont the forehead Joalsburg £ He was brought to the a in rash nea Batar morn early ved happened crossing heaft police ma- n page four) To Pay Honor To Jaffa Potentate Mystic Shrine Plans Recep- tion at Jaffa Mosque, Altoona Falling Chimney Demolishes Car of the local Masonic cir- will be interested in the com- it at Altoona when Jafla Temple, Ancient Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, will honor its ii- lustrions potentate, J. Lester Laugh with a reception to be held at Jaffa Mosque on Thursday evening, October 10 reception is one of the most prominent social events of Jaffa Temple The festivities of the evening will open at 5:45 o'clock with a concert by the Jaffa band under the direc- tion of Don M. Kimmel A formal reception will be held in order to give the nobles and their ladies an opportunity to greet Ilustrious Po- (Continued on Page 6-2nd Sec.) First Checks For ‘40 AAA Received The first checks for money earn- ed by Pennsylvania farmers under the 1040 Agricultural Conservation Program have been received in the State and others will follow as rap- idly as applications for payment can pass through necessary office Members . —— ing eve: Driver leaves Machine Few Seconds Before 40-Foot Stack Topples Over i lin - his Ly | ! last Wednesday night chimney fell the Clover Farm and stretched 0 nearly brick of 4 8 A ad 4 ed in woeond jury or death by He had just and had entered a believeg tO accumulated chimney €x- persons who socident is when inn the we b of HI Hil: re ave uited urnace oded gase A ni (Continued on page four) i ¢ i ' i MP a Democratic Rally at Pine Grove Mills A Demociatic rally will be held at 7:30 o'clock this Thursday night | ment by the State Agricultural Con. at the school building in Pine Grove | servation Committee Mills, with speakers from the Dem.| In order that these applications from farmers may continue to be | received without interruption, thus making it possible for farmers to receive their checks in due time, scheduled to appear Other speakers will include dis trict and local candidates and mu- sic will be furnished by the Pine \ Page Grove Mills band ? | « ontinued oR. Page §-2ug See) CT REIT | Watch Stolen Mrs. J, Linn Harris Improving | On Tuesday some person stole a Mrs. J. Linn Harris is reported to man's Bulova 17-jewel wrist watch have rallied from a serious heart |from the home of John B. Coder attack early Sunday morning at at Blanchard, It was a curved, yel- her West Main street home in Lock | low gold watch, The thief may ate Haven, Mrs. Mary Bigmund of Sa-| tempt to pawn the watch, in which Iona, is a guest at the Harris home | case the State Police should be and expects to spend the there, be apprehended. The Centre county highway death to buy to! back to when | struck by collar bone a0 ' Hanley was believed routine, according to an announce. | the committee requests farmers to! Osceola Mills .. Fred Isenberg, Jr., Object of Widespread Search in Wooded Area WANDERED AWAY AFTER ACCIDENT Ex-Soldier Might Have Fallen Into Aban- doned Mine Pigeon It Had Slain Hines, of Stat mounts to the road over wa airpi Fear : ~ Ind Prisoner Pleasant Gap Boy Fail To Find Large Barn Near Is Killed by Auto Man Lost Near STATE MAY AID IN DEFENSE | Bellefonte Burns awk Drops Banded Flames Break Out in Stack During Threshing Process OATS, WHEAT CROPS INCLUDED IN LOSS Straw Century-Old Structure on Heckman Farm is Razed in An Hour els Freedom Another Washington Co. Man Liberated Through Error in Court Papers Woman Yidim 0f Home Fire Husband Rouses From Sleep to Save Wife and Infant Daughter pu 31 i Bel | i Jd Oneeola Mil of men During Je 108 puis Vy, ahd for burglary the FREE TREY Crew an aoditional senbery AUTH y ig w hei residence nue en East ( records Telowich tered pleas of Propose Four in the Wa County Airports feicase rol Civil i a. Ey ——— Biale Hege, fast Lg) i 4 anges Aeronautics Administra tion Lists Fields Necessary For National Defense Bellefonte H igh Downs Snow Shoe Coach Miller's Charges Win Second Game of Season Sidewalk Project i» To Begin Friday fre hy 35-0 Score beett asked a $30 O00 DOOD Long Delaved Program to Get #905 Under Way; 20 Men to he Employed i (Continued on page 6--second sec.) WPA ro ject ill ow (Frida 20 men it was by Cir Ie rvitor Borough months and unac- inyed more months {1 gave iz ap; roval to the project gets under way approach of wea- hinder work ielayed Club Speaker Ong curbing omaory about vesterday announced ate Tye Ca penet Under asa Council countably ter Coun work on il ther Mr cording any may both, constructed cost of Lhe Similarly, existing stone sidewalks will the cost of materials the work will any labor costs be (Continued on Page 4) wo ———— ‘Sheriff Finds Girl In Small Stream An attractive girl giving her name as Prances Massey, of Den- ver, Col, was found lying in a small stream in Buffalo Run Valley near Fillmore, Saturday afternoon, by {Sheriff Edward R. Miller, of Belle- jfonte, who was en route to Belle- {fonite from Slate College | The girl, garbed In “cowboy” { clothing, claimed she and her broth- jer, after spending several weeks | With relatives and friends in this i vicinity, were hitch-hiking to State {College to get a bus for Denver [when they quarreled and her broth- ier struck her over the head, She rolled down an embankment into a stream, the girl told the Sheriff 8he suffered only minor injuries. | - The brother continued on to State | Mishap Near McCoy Dam College where he boarded a bus for, Cars operated by Clair Hazel, of S800 many ar af- to adv: showed nts touchdowns Two {Continued on Page 5 h were scored 2nd Sed — ————. A——— Draft Boards To the eal w eve of the which will greatly lared that of Carpenets de ace the project, the terms ty owner in the borough ddewalk Vt curbs, or it the absolute materials required to Pro|« have Gov. James Picks 5 Promin- ent County Officials to Name Personnel of Boards Five prominent citizens of Centre county pamed last week by Govern or Arthur James 10 choose two draft boards to serve during the coming conscription throughout the county are now considering the selection of the two three-member boards, Those in whose hands the selec tion of the draft boards rests are: flag- rebuilt for In none of brick or Fw Club women of Centre County are reminded that Mrs. F. Barle Magee, of Oil City, will speak at a meeting of the Centre County Fed- eration of Women's aClubs, to be held at the Relormed Church in Centre Hall Saturday, beginning at 10 a m., It ix hoped thai a large representation from the federated clubs of the county will be present to give her a welcome | Mrs. Magee is president of the Pennsylvania Federatdon of Wo. men’s Clubs, has been one of the! leaders in the campaign for syphilis | control legislation and is now aoe] (Continued on page six) ers: and Centre County Commis- Mensch, and Harry V For every county phia, Governor {Continued on page eight) er — Over $60 Grossed at Baby Clinic Card Party Friend: of the . | Baby Clinic turned out Fridey night {to play bridge and “500” at a bene- Keeler but Philadel winter | notified In order that the thief may | Preeport, North Carolina, the Pleasant Gap, and Oscar Abram. Sheriff reported, Miss Massey Was son, Philipsburg, were damaged brought to the jail where she re- slightly when they sideswiped on a! {ed her story, Released Sunday af- last Thursday morning. Abramson ternoon she left Bellefonte, sup-| received a brilsed knee and a lac posedly to continue her trip west. | eration of one of his fingers, fit card party sponsored by the Mo! thers’ Club at the Elks Home. About 20 tables were in play, and proceeds from the event totaled more than mained overnight while her clothing curve fiear the MeCoy Dam, north | $80. Refreshments and prises were was drying and while officials check- | of Bellefonte, shortly after 2 o'clock | donated by members of the Mo- Judge Ivan Walker: County Super. | intendent of Schools F. Glenn Rog- | YEON TOR" | their neighbors will pick the same sioners Charles FP. Hipple, Fred C.| James named the | 14, Ray B. Stover at Rebersburg Bellefonte Well | | Bprings sales are: March 6 Mrs page seven) Park Attraction is Hecla Park § crowd al night when a o other vocalists expects that resort Miller ; le Miss entertain for ion to ov- snnsyivania, He is ‘3 Program musi Central Chesterfi a week and isiastic land Nee has a large and whout lnding ts | Sale Register Carries Two Ads For Next Spring The Centre Democrat ter, leading medium of public sale news in the Couniy, this week car- ries DOLICSs Of two sales 0 be held next March Although farmers have used the register fale dates in the future, the two adveriisements this week are in- seried earlier than has ever been the case before. This may mean that the 1941 sale season will be an unusually heavy one—or it may mean that the awo advertisers want 10 be doubly certain that none of sale regis for many Years 10 reserve date to holg sale The two gdvertisefinents {or next E L. Miller, ai Hecla Park, and March Nowhere in the County can be found a more reliable or more come plele listing ol public sale activities than in The Centre Democrat. Re cognizging that fact, auctioneers have long used the sale register of this newsPaper as an authentic guide in the arrangement of their sale matters, while antique dealers and sale patrons from far ang near keep close tab: on the sale register for information as to needed items The cost of sale regisier adver | tising is swrprisingly low, especially thers’ Club, Mrs. John Hockenberry, Pleasant (Continued on page eight) when it is borne in mind that such advertisements reach approximate. ly 35000 readers and potential sale | patrong each week. L]
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