Odd and CURIOUS in the NEWS EWMAMMAMAM IAAL Y Find Old-Timer The skeleton of a mammoth, esti- mated to have been at least twelve feet tall and probably 6,000 years old, has been excavated from the fine sands of a lime and Smet | company quarry near Louisville, Neb, The massive beast, ancestor of { the modern elephant, is revealed by | the toe bones, which are about six | inches long and three inches wide | and thick Aids Suicide James H. Shears, 41-year-old rail- | road section hand, of Denver, ad- | mitted that he obligingly “helped” | his friend, Merrill Nolin, 44, commit eulcide. When Nolin expressed the cite . ; y g out |} desire to end it all by jumping © O'Hara Grill on South Main street, | “ | 23- of a hotel window, Shears sald “ii just grabbed him by the shoulder | and the seat of the pants and helped | him.” Nolin was killed in the four- floor fall. Nine Grandparents Llovd Craig Welliver, son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Welliver, of Ber-| wick, who was born last week, is €X- ceptionally well-provided with and parents, There are four grandpar- ents—four great grandparents, and a great-great grandmother, Mrs. Melicia Caldwell, of Clearfield, who is aged 96 years. Minus Fly Swater Columbia county agriculturists are | still shakinz their heads at a tailless | specimen born to a cow owned by Norman Shultz, Berwick, R. D. 1.} Many wondered how the animal was | to defend itself aguninst flies Noisiest Street The world's noisiest street corner said to be 6th avenue and 34th street, New York City. It is said the corner is noisy enough to make a | normal person two-thirds deaf for as long as he stands there Her Larder Full Mrs. Bert E. Towle, of Litileton N. H., canned 888 quarts of produce this season. During the hunting sea- son she expects to add 100 quarts of meat. “0 Dollar In Oyster Mrs. E. Townsend, of Md. recently found a embedded in an oyster she How it became lodged inside oyster was hot known, rs m—— A ——— SEARS ROEBUCK COMPANY OFFERS NEW SERVICE The Sears Roebuck Co. it now offering direct catalogue service through their store at State Colleg= Specially trained experts will and assist you with your orders Ip you select, take your measure- ments, if necessary, fill out your order blank and send it in for yo This service will save you the usual postage and money order [ee Adv Crisfield. | opened. the also 3 ae a ————— Arm Badly Scalded by Steam Mary Johnson, of Chester Hill, wos severely bummed recently at the Puailipsburg Laundry ahd Dry Press- ing oompany when her hand be- came caught in a pressing machine he live steam sealded her hand and arm to a point hall way be- tween the wrist and elbow, whilz other employes 1ushed 10 the engine room for a crowbar to pry her arm loose > Has Eye Injured by Shot A single bb shot from a charge fired at a squirrel bounced back and struck Ernie Pearce, Lock Haven proprietor. in the eve, hunting in Centre County last week The shot did not strike the eyeball, but was imbedded deep back in under it. Mr. Pearce had the ine Jury ireated by a Williameport sur- geen. | and | seated in i er iol {R.D.3 i Gettysburg, | man, silver dollar | el while he was | The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County. SECOND SECTION dhe Centre Democraf A Visitor In Seven Thousand Homes Each Week. | NEWS, | FEATURES VOLUME 59 BELLEFONTE, PA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1940, NUMBER 47. 3 Wounded In Taproom Shooting At Lewistown By Toole h-Crozed Fecha] Man Wounds Own Wife and Bartender, Then Attempts Suicide — Tragedy Takes Place In South Main Street Grill Three young persons were ously wounded in a barroom shoot~ ing at Lewistown Saturday night Ned Kempfer, 25, of Lewistown reported to have entered the Pele his Kempler were where inia Gardner, about 11:30 oclock year-old wife, Virg a friend, Willis a booth Collins, 25, the bartend- Kempfer his wife th the bar- ly opened fire ibre revoiv- man: As Henry approached the booth, is sald to have “running around ener and immediat t Colling with a 22-cal the bullet lodging In abdomen Prightened onlookers fer then fired a bullet accused Br the at his wife, 8 In One Auto Killed In Crash Victims From “Adams County Meet Tragic Death Near Mifflintown Eight Adams con were Killed when their Stemi and a trailer-truck crashed headon near Mifflinburg, 8 night Six were instantly killed while the other two died in the Lewistown Hospital early Sunday Those killed included a couple and their th small child- ren. The dead are Orville F. Schultz, 25 Getty owner and operator of his wife, Mary 1 Schultz, 25: their three children, Ralph, 4. Dorothy, 3, and Beatrice 1. l-vear-old: Amy V. Wagaman, 15, Gettysburg: Melvin Harmon, 23 R. D: Guy R. Kaufl- 24, Gardners, R. D. 2 accident occurred at Saturday night near (Continued on Page mty fae urday young ree sburg the automobile ; 9:30 o'- Mace The lock 5) Blair County Tot Auto Crash Victim Dies of Fractured Skull When Parents’ Car Turns Over Four-vear-old Donna Jean Hile- man Queen, Blair county, died Thursday afternoon at Nason Hos- vial. Roaring 8prings of a frac- tured skill suffered when her par- ents’ car was struck by another ind sent rollfhg over an embank- ment on route 220 mile south of East Freedom Het parents, Robert M who was driving thelr Mrs. Mary Hieman, ment, at the hospital and were discharged Guido J. Santelia wn, N. J. driver of truck the Hieflman auto. was ar- rested for making an improper pass Both autos were badly damaged ———— Nail Polish Explodes Miss Phyllis Danowsky, 17, of near Lewisburg, suffered minor cuts of the neck and arms when the bot- tle of fingernail polish she had placed on a coal stove, exploded Miss Danowsky had placed the bot. tle on the stove with the intention of “melting” it to a workable con- sistency one Hileman auto, and received treat. dispensary Patter. which GERMANS ALLOWED TO EAT DOGS Beginning January 1st, the Nazis can eat dog— familiar to Americans—but genuine! canine meat. The German govern- ment has legalized dog meat for hu- man consumption Inspection of dog meat will be made under provision of a law effec. tive at the beginning of the new year, when that commodity is to be controlled in the same manner as other meats, not the hot-dog variety {evidence of trichina. The same ap-| plies to wild hogs, bears, foxes, river | | Dogs and hogs after being slaughlered are to be examined for wolves, badgers and other meat-eat- ing animals intended for human consumption. Horse meat is now available in| most German restaurants and is served without the customer having | to surrender his previous meat points, demanded for beef, pork and (Continued on page five) MINISTER FACES PROSECUTION | It Rev. Allen Clay Lambert, Lu- | theran pastor from the Altoona gec- tion, refuses to register by the No- | vember 20 deadline, prompt action will be taken against him by the United States district attorney atl Pittsburgh, he Blair couny draft board warned the minister last week. Rev. prominence last month when he stated from his pulpit that he would | not Sepister, stated gn last week | tr Lambert, who broke into | that he had no intention of register. | ing. The draft board, which met | though Rev. Lamberti was eligible to register, his name did not ap- | pear on the registration list. Rev. Lambert, who is married, | would not have to take military | training becauge of his mi inisterial | post. ——— op — ONE CHANCE IN 88 FOR TWINS In case you are blessed eventing, ' here are some odds that may inter. est you: There is one chance in B88 that | youll have twins, There is one chance in 8800 that it will be triplets. As for quadruplets.-On, my! don’t give it a thought. land one of each Of the 44113147 births recorded from 1015 to 1938 inclusive, only 72 cases of quadruplets were found, Twin were a lot more frequent with 500,175 palr, and the statistics point with pride to 5005 sets of triplets, The twine were all boys in 168, 5560 onses mi oe in 162881 cases, in 168814 cases. seri- | ner | pecte ald Kemp- | ident ; | at | | Tyrone, decided to warn the young | pastor of the necessity to register | when a checkup disclosed that al- | = | take advantage niaced the Lol and fired twice made upon the life of Willis Gard- who was seated in the woth with Mrs, Kempler The Kempfers Dr. F. W. Black pital at Lewistown erated Sunday lings who resides in operated upon the town Hoscpital LO recover to his ri ple No attempt was » pl b were taken Community Both were morning jurnham Saturday nign He u op~ Col- on Lew! i for 1} Little Mr. and Wi Mr Kempler Black. He said the slug L in Kempfer's brain, while the bullets fired atl ; wife her lung, liver and kid ney lcdged near the spine Police have not yet been question Kemple because hope held one hi FAAS pierced and 1 abit CO —— Mill Worker Killed r Brown, 52, of killed when his ! the main shal a in which he was working led around and thrown force that hi T'o- CLO NCAr aw mill He was whir {o the floor with such fractured kull was SIX TO GO Much To Be Thankful For n TO PRISON | { a family roup honed from 20000 othe; iarrett rtu wa the Phi + court Ix defendant U wrest to the crushed week ii claimants last 1X ielp incin to 110 year Shactler orator Newark and five iu $20,000,000 1 State Nurse, Enroute From Philipsburg To Home In DuBois, Dies On Highway Miss Carrie |. Hess, Native of Centre County, Suddenly Striken With Heart Failure While Driving Alone ken suddenly ill while enroute from Clear- learfield Hos- pronounced ing the Phil- t 4:30 o'clock ance mmo Look her to the Cl where che Just before leas ri ned automobile to DuBois burg inst from Phil- VAL wrecked a ne road No hel {vein ' v irom Lhe ca s ‘ “ there from " at d that dea iliprbury ner nome and cons 10 her dutl worked long hours ang devoted quentay of ell, ministering ol ouher radn of lide Mi He “lit HIE E+ F Fire Wardens Get Service Awards Three Groups p resented With Certificates For Past Performance BIG COMET TO USHER IN CHRISTMAS To a cock-eved world already fumbling, stumbling and tottering along on the brink of disaster there coming a new trouble, writes RobD- D. Potter, science editor of The American Weekly A tiny pinpoint of light has peared the sky which will turn into a flaming comet ana fear and terror in the heart: superstitious and ignorant Those of the Centre Democrats readers who have been disturbed by the thought of what really will hap- pens if the comet's tall sweeps our earth-—as it probably will-are not | expected to find solace in Mr. Pot- {ter's article, but will find plenty of interest in the possibilities pointed tout ert ap- n s00N Slashing its way from the depths’ icy space at the rate of 60.000 hour, this most spectacular world has seen in more toward of miles an visitor the than 50 years is now rushing the earth The new comet is expected by as- trofiomers to become as bright as the most brilliant star in the sky, It may even be possible that one can see it in the daytime. And its glowing sweeping tail may stretch hall way Across even sweep oN mix its gases Scientist people discuss r their cof- 5 civ thi { fee cups The world, sd. But jt a 1st beneath this veneer of is the br INOTAnce we say | utal core of fears his perstitions his and nee time began fenr and inenlightensd greater seemed more potent to man than the comet-the in the sky that is mentioned in the Bible and other great literature of the pas! Pyil has even heen the sign of the comet. At least sO says history. Because it is alway: possible to find disas look hard enoug! kable collection has been found wi or ast i peared We poopie i new comet now the earth—a spec. present to the sign ter if you on wha alt “S58 T'o more of the of the « on i ' was acuiar nN Warming wo r be expected to Arson ted with Hitler, who is td by the pseudo-nei- unho of astrologers appearance of this new the ign {or an inva. Bn of England At that wa ET hes! Aid n Halle ample, that entific mun Fae. duis the tar least servalo 000 miles away 1 be seen only Injuries Fatal To Quarryiioni: out into space for miles. There is a kel} hood that the earth itsell will pass through he glowing, nebulous gases of tha 1: with what results no one can fee tain. but no bad effecy cipated rarest 25000 000 miles 58 000 000 reach Laden Quarry Car at Canoe Creek Approach no LSAIME~- died last Thurs- Lhe Altoona Hospit- admitied Wednes- juries receix ' BM 4 fo Rs Piaaed rom moraing at where he was ) aliernoon with ed on page six) (Conti Car To Demonstrate Cutting of Meat Meeting to Be Held in Inter- est of Proper Cooking Methods season of the year many niy people are interested ing and preparation oi | their wi nter's meat supply. sccord- 10 County Agent R. C, Blaney A demonstration meeting will be held in the Logan Grange Hall at Pleasant Tap this Friday evening, Rar 22, at 7:30 p. m. At this demonstration meeting, Mr Burge, Livestock Extension 8pecia- list from State College. will demon- strate the cutting of pork and beef and preparation of cuts for the] oven, Miss Lois Frank, Extension’ Nutrition Specialist also from State { College, will then discuss quality of | meats, comparative food values of the various cuts, and proper meih- ods of cooking. Miss Helen 8S. But- ler, Home Economics Extension Representative of Centre County, states that this meeting will be of interest | tre County and urges those to at- tend who can possibly do so. According to Blaney, more peopie are using fresh pork, veal and beel as well ag killing meats of this type | to sell at curb market during re- cent years, of this type in order that they can be used In the most practical way. {In addition to culling pork and | beef to be used as fresh meat, dur~ [ing this month hundreds of pounds of pork will be killed in Centre County, a large part of which will be Salted and canned for the fol- lowing year's use. Mr. Burge and { Miss Frank will be glad to answer i any questions anyone may have re- | lative to curing, canning and the | handling of winter meats. This meeting has been planned for the benefit of al] interested folks lin Centre County. Exiensiofi Agents {are anxious that as many people of this demonstra- tion as possible. Those planning | to attend are urged fo be on time in order for the program to be com- pleted as planned. The average politician would ra- ther carry an election than estab- lish the truth forever, Being may require a little extra time. but, In the long | run, it often saves time. C. R.| to all housewives of Cen- | and therefore are inter- | { ested In learning how to cut meals | Teacher Delayed Suicide for Week Police Find Two Notes Left By Dr. Brubaker, For- mer Altoona Man Worried over the absence of a den- tistry instructor, Philadelphia Tem- | ple University officials began a {search that ended last Thursday with the discovery of the body of Dr Agustus J. Brubaker Dr. Brubaker, a former resident was the son of Dr L. Brubaker, of Juniata about 56 vears of age | Philadelphia police found the in- i structor's body in his new automo- bile in a private garage. The doors were locked, and the searchers found a rubber hose leading from the ex- haust to the interfor of the car. It {is sald a pistol which had not been | fired lay on the automobile seat, to. igether with a letter to Brubaker's | father According to detectives who in- { vestigated the death Dr. Brubaker { had delayed his suicide for a week. | They made public two notes, found i with his will in a garage near the Brubaker home, where he ended his | life by gas | In a note addressed to hig father, {the dentist who lived an almost | cloistered life since the death of | his wife five years ago, apologized for the embarrassment his own death would bring the family. In the other, addressed to a Lil- lian Douglass, of North Philadel- phia, he expressed regret for hav- ing broken an engagement because (Continued on page five) Altoona and John He was Dream Highway To Be Beautified Men Employed Planting Trees, Shrubs, 2000 to Be Preventing Slides £750 .000 000 < the mo he most mod- country wers ik folowing ia Turnp Long Island As- Jommitiee, Wil assistant the Commission chairman ( wr crews were already at on a $£2611.000 WPA project igned to beautify the 160-miie superhighway and protect its sides from erosion. In all, 2000 men wid be employed a: the task which will be completed some time Dext year The Harvisburg to Pittsburgh Ex- press road has been open since Oc- tober 1 The men i Roadside Staats 10 will plant milliong of trees, obtained from state nurseries, vines, shrubs and flowers along the right of way. The WPA will pay the wages while the Turnpike Com- mission will furnish the tools and other supplies Plantings on the sides of the cuts and fills dug through the Allegheny mountains will prevent eroison and ! slides in addition to covering un- i sighlly earth A bioiches, explained Staats natural barrier against | drifting snow will also be provided by the trees planted along the four- (Continued on Page 4 turned All Aliens Must Li £% Register by Dec. 25.724 2 Severe Penalties Will Follow Failure to Comply With Federal Law -laden quarry on-Walker st one quate - 190% hunting accident some Members of the family include i& mother and these brothers and sters Mrs, James Palerson, of ater Sireet; Roy. Daniel Paul, Charles, Mrs. William 8Siraitiff, Cari and Clalr Aurandt all of Williams- burg who armed {zens yet registered are w» evere penalties wil] follow fail comply with thi Federal Bm MI ———————. Build Your Own Planes, Tanks, Ships! Here's wonderful news be can build models Uncle Sam's and Britains lates! fighting craft. Specially designed ‘by a world-famous bulider of scale models, Look for this feature sari ing December 1 in the Comic weekly Pock.” distributed every Sunday with the Baltimore American. On sale at all newsstands inno Si I ——————— Hunter Fatally Hurt Lester Howard Neitz 39, of Elys- burg, died in the Mary M. Packer Hospital, a; Sunbury, of wounds suffered last week in Snyder Coun- ty. when a shotgun in the hands of his brother. Guy. was accidentally discharged, the charge entering his aliens 14 vears mist register in fingerprinted Allen children istered by their of and and age Boys! older, he person ! Now you full color olf under paren 14, must 2 or guard- iztration offices There is no charge of any kind connected with alien registration The Department of Justice warns aliens to beware of racketeers The Post Office Department and the Department of Justice will will- ingly assist the alien in every pos- gible way Earl G. Harrison, Director of Alien Registration of the Department, suggests that those aliens who have not yet registered do so as soon as! possible and avoid the Christmas 1 ’ eh rush at the post offices {left Jeg. He rallied from the first All aliens are also warned that. | #hock. bu; sank quickly to death, having registered. they are required after suffering a relapse to report any change in their per-| manent residence address within five days to the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the De pariment of Justice in Washington Forme {or this purpose are obtain able at all post offices. takes place al the No alien need be unprepared for the questions he will be asked. Sam- [ple registration forms which show him exactly what information he (will need at registration are avail- | able in all post offices. MARA i ii | | traly orous a 58 ln in Vielim Thrown From Rock- Ran = Item SERVICE: December pickup service is letter destined for Los Bg milled in Bellefonte in for 3:36 westbound flight. will arrive at its destination at 7:08 ‘clock the following morning. Alr- letters cost only three 1¢ regular rate, maxe Lhe iyone 2 when the new inaugurat- Ane. Lime Alver alrmall ed a Lhe cents h§ 4 m Of A of 3 who can QUICK READING: Ben Crossley nte jeweler drive ng friends DacE~up car While Persons V 48 4 Freer Ol ~ Tie hic ra.e of {ame i Bellefonte's ACNELOTS prominent Who, repo nly si of Ki ! vie Guy Goorge Baughman Doh Day Brown Armistice Hours pen abs ii NO J ing dog, 0a ick becoming drush ng radu ip { back u« n't do as can thelr this ooun- “a 10 Us as ry. SHYSTER LOOSE ? Logal lights in Centre and other counties of the stale strongly sus- pect that pd a former atiortey + Western Sate wor oy wdcal errors which sir release through 1 the processes sent to A Petition in Centre y last week oontained a aupers Oth (10 escape the neces- ity of paying for court fees), page page of citations of similar and other papers which only awyer with more than a rough idea of law would be able to pre- pare. The prisoner evidently had FULLY conscience about the whale thing. for he deemed it necessary 0 incorporate in his petition a latement tha: he had not been helped of advised by an attorney- at-law jn preparing the petition He did it, he iors Mowry with his own litle hands COUNCIL: Bellefonle Council is stil ing rugularly and ig stil} i policy of talking cringing when it comes ng laws. Our borough hink ghe way to run the town & to pass laws—and still more laws— when the fagt remains that one law, well enforoed, is worth a whole book anQer were filed after mele following tough but 0 enfore- fathers stil] (full of regtilations which are not | carried out. Bome time ago speed signs were erected in the barough to control speeding. That, Council. men felt, would do the trick. But it didn't. Police were instructed to enforce the laws but somehow or other that didn't work. Monday | night Council considered establish. ing speed traps in town, and studied the methods under which such shares are conducted. At the end of the discussion, Council did noth- ing. Tt wag suggested tO newspa~ permen, however, that they put a piece in thelr newspapers saying that Council was going to operate speed traps. That, it was thought, would solve the problem. But they're only bluffing. Council doesn’t have the guts to enforoe its (Continued on Page 5) ‘KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES’ — A Wholesome Diet's a Help, Too By POP MOMAND I) J 77 Sm "iy , FE nN fi
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