COPIES EACH WEEK; LARGEST CIRCULA- TION IN COUNTY. 7,000 AE —————— be Contre Democval [ms PAG AND FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY ES OF COUNTY NEWS WEEKLY FEATURES —— VOLUME 60. NUMBER 14. BELLEFONTE, PA « THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1941, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR TO PROTEST ROUTE OF NEW ROAD Zion Citizens Will Honor Howard Man Propose Alternate Name Committee to Con-| Methodist Ct Choirs To fer With Highway Of- Give Easter Program ficials, Monday pipn—— devotional service, under the auspleoes Bellefonte M AY AV ERT HE! AV ¥ Ministerial Association will be held DAM AGE TO 3 3 FARMS in the Presbyterian church, Belle- fonte, on Cood Friday, from noon until 3 o'clock, to which all persons are invited The three-hour period has divided into twenty-five minute lods as follows 12 to 12:35--"Father for they know not 12:25 12:50 be with me 50 to 1:15 Son! Behol 1:15 to 1:40 My God hast thou forsaken 40 2:05 1 05 to 2:30 It 2:30 to 2:55 Father 1 commend my Bit. 55-Peric of Meditation Person: who cannot be p the entire servifes are regu come or leave at the close periods as indicated above Man Held In Hunt Mishap Pleads “Not Guilty” Charge of Shooting Man and Wife by Mistake The A three-hour of the Group Favors Extension of Gap-Zion Highway to Hecla Park A committee named by a group of taxpayers in Nittany Valley is sched- uled to meet State Highway officials in Harrisburg on Monday morning in an effort to obtain a relocation of the proposed new from Pleasant Gap to Zion The Highway Department some time ago announced that the road will follow, generally, the course of the present road to a point a short | distance west of the Zion cemetery, where it will begin to curve grad- ually to meet Route 220 on the Har- ry Clevenstine farm a short dis- tance east of Zion The announceme created con- siderable opposition in the Zion area, since the proposed route would cut through the Harry Clevenstine, Ward Krape and Howard Struble farms, generally conceded to be among the finest farms in Nittany Valley. Damage claims would be ex- tremely heavy, they contend. Then too, residents claimed, the route would bring no relief some 18 heavy taxpayers living along the “back” road from Zion to Hecla! Park. This is a dirt road and heavily traveled, according to ports At 2 citizens’ meeting in the Hecla | Park pavilion, Priday attended by approximately 50 taxpayers from the area involved, an.altemnate route was recommended. This route would (Continued on page seven) nisin mM lf amare. Bei! given a hearing before Jus- R. W. Neese 3 Dies i Lice of the Peace Harcid DD. Cow- { his offices y East Bishov At Spring Mills | ii Soi Femoon Saturday afl.ernoon, is In | the county Jalil der $500 bail on a charge of shooting and wounding a human being in mistake for game The defendant in the action | tered a plea of “not guilty” to the charge, but was remanded jail when the ‘Squire found the evi- dence sid The aan Aid (Continued on page 6 second sec) : - been per= them do.” forgive what they Today shalt in Paradise behold Ta M) me? Thirst thou § to 12 thy woman 1 thy mo road God, why : | to 1 2 resent of nt to is | re- shooting of a Pittsburgh ms and his wife on the Bnow Sh novo road last December opening day of the 1940 deer ; was believed (0 be on the way ward a solution this week with the i arrest of Alex Bell 37, of Glasport i near Pitlsbargh Funeral Today For Bank Pres- ident and Prominent Citi- zen of Penn's Valley en- to ie Robert Weslye Neese president of the Pirst National Bank at Spring | Mills and one of Penn's Valley's most prominent citizens, dled unex- | pectedly at his home at 8:30 o'clock Monday night, March 31, 194! Mr. Neese, who had not been in| £00d health for some time, had been | about as usual, Monday, until being stricken about four hours before death ensued. Mr. Neese was 8 son of John and Lydia Wiand Neese and was born in Spring Mills on January 8, 1868, making his age at time of death 72 years, 2 months and 23 days. His wile, the former Susan Long, passed away some time ago. Survivors include . these brothers and sisters: Howard, of George- town, South Carolina: John, of Au- burn, N. ¥.: Wallace and Miss Alice | Neese, of Spring Mills, and Mrs. W (Continued on page seven) Name Technician for County Hospital Mrs. Nellie Geary superiniendent of the Centre County Hospital has announced the appointment of Mrs Mary Weber, of Columbia, Mississ- ippl, a3 x-ray and laboratory tech- nician at the Hospital succeeding Mrs, Benjamin J, Gryctko, Jr., the fcrmer Marie Saunders, resigned Mrs, Weber, who is expected to assume her duties here on Apri] 8 was graduated {rom the Latrobe, Pa. high school and from the nur- ses’ training school of the Wilkes Barre General Hospital. She stud- ied laboratory work at the North- western Institute of Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Gryotké will remain on duty at the jocal ins! itution until about April 10. SUL wen, Ww |} Sells Exceptionally Fine Lot of Horses An exceptionally fine lot of 22 Ohio horses was disposed of at pub- lic sale by T. E. Jodon, well known Pleasant Gap livestock dealer, at the George Lohr barn near Pleas ant Gap, Monday The load of horses was generally conceded to be one of the finest brought to Centre county in many months, and the prices brought for teams and single horses reflected the high value placed upon them by buyers The high team. a splendid cream-colored draft colts weighing 4000 pounds, was sold to C. M. Gard- ner, of Stone Valley, for $410. Curt Meyer, of State College, bought the second highest team for $335. The third highest team was knocked down to Shoemaker Brothers State College. for $300 Other purchasers included: Mec- Connell Brothers, of Hughesville who bought a team and single horse, and John Herr, of Williamsport, « ho took home a team and single horse Single horses brought as high as $150 each L. Frank Mayes the auctioneer nad ’ Per OF a of Lemont wa Spring Flittin’ 5 In Full Swing Many Residents Greet New Season by Moving Into Other Living Quarters - BANS CARS WITH 1940 LICENSES FROM STREETS Cars bearing 1940 license tags are to be removed from Bellefonte streets and alleys if was announced yesterday. Mayor Hardman P. Hatris bas in- structed police to clear the town of all cars which do not. bear. 1941 H- cense plates, {take place in the next few days are If the cars are .not removed by the following: the owners police will have them! Tuesday. March 18: Harry Burns towed to a garage and. the costs will from the Mrz. Barner house at Axe- be charged against the owners, it mann, to the Preston Garbrick was reported. property on High street, Ea at March 19: Edward Miller from May Lose Sight First National Bank apartments, Pive-year-cld Robert Flegal, of corner of Allegheny Philipsburg, may lose the sight of one eye as a result of being hit by # copper missile shot by another! boy, using a rubber band. He was! attending movies at Osceola when injured. One prong of the bent wire penetrated the Jp and the other entered the eye away, He is a patient at the Philips- | ments, East Howard street, burg Hospital, | (Continued on page seven) The spring “moving season in in full sway. and many Bellefonte fam. ilies, responding to the spring urge for a change, have changed or ae changing their places of habitation Among the movings which have been accomplished or which will streets, to Petrikin Hall apartments, West High street, March 20: Lawrence McClure from | Bishop street to the corner of Logan and Spring streets, March 20; the A. C. Heverly apartments, East! to P and Curtin JOHN WAGNER was not celebration all the baked nd Mr ie {| git the 0 enable A deli ou hier : John tinued on Page 6) - Community Sale Tomorrow Friday, April 4 is (Un the bE community sale at { of the big tL is atiended miles arounc bargaing 1{ wii id u in most rem are looking anything can think of, be on hand prolly at 1 4 mm. #8 the notel barn, when Auctioneer Harp ster siariy the sale. Lunch will wrved Lo all hase desiring Welfare Drive OL be To Open Soon Announce Plans For An- nual Campaign Here, May 1 to 10 Plans far the Bellefonte Fund Drive, discussed in detall last Monday at a meeting ol the direct ors, are now completed and ready to be made public. Captains of seven teams were chosen, these leaders to appoint Heutenants, who are to choose their own workers. Heading all the groups is J. M. Curtin Captain of the first team is W. W who will have charge of can- vassing all the employes of the Ti- tan Metal Company, L. ©. Harvey heads the second team and will con- all the jime companiex. Jack Spangler, captain of team No. 3, will CANvVE ill the other industries, in- viuding the Pederal Match Coirpora- M. L Claster and Sons Lum- (Continued on page six) A Firemen Book Convention Show Mammoth Carnival to be Here Week of August 18-22; hy Car to be Given Away Sieg act tion stone Moderne Ohio, Shows, of carrying 22 firs and concessions, has cooked for Bellefonte during ne week of August 18-22 while the forty-ninth annual covention of the Penniyivania Central District Fire- men’s Assyciation is In session here it was announced Friday following a meeting ‘of the convention com- mittee at the Undine Fire House. The carnival will also provide two wi, and the rides and cone- (Continued on Page 7) Th 0 bi v5 ; ati class ren: been b ’ “ $4 2 re BV May Build Laboratory ° Facilities At Curtin | Construction of a residence and a combined office-field laboratory at the Curtin headquarters of the Soll | Conservation Bervice project during } 1942 were recommended to Congress this week by President Roosevelt as telligent planning for the future” The structures recommended for | | the Milesburg headquarters will cost | an estimated $5,000 each. The Pres- dent's recommendation was based {upon a seport of the National Re- | Dale Zimmerman from | sources placed Planning Board, which the Milesburg work on a to be undertaken during the first a year of the six-year works program. ‘of the new; Welfare! | by i Temple Court blulding, Scuth Alle 1A iment of Belle nd the move “Establis! airport al roposition a encouraged!” This presse Rockefell widely known subjects, In Penn Penn ing Lang whose Saturday Reader Aviation fonte a ponte is municipal a sound hould b2 emphatic opinion was ex { by Wolfgang Langewicsch Center, New Y on view irday Wer rk aviation at the morii- 0. er Hotel Sal ewilcscher, [ree lance write have appeared in the Evening Post Life, Th» Digest and a number o magazines, visiteq Belle- while ring material for au neduied appear a ma ior pi e writer was the most desirable through the Alie- in section for and for other ama- enthusias whose equipped with ex. ing instruments his experiment this area, Mr. Lange- 5 to recommned the airport as a desirable overnight stop, and will recommend Galaida Heads articles -~ {0 gazine 1014 pliol Panes iviation i are nog blind fly a result over ve of Der expec lefont ai Special Police Arthur Brown, “Tink’ Jus- | tice Lieutenants in New Local Organization Courtesy bul firmness! These are to be the watchword organized special police of the Bellefonte Pire Deparment Organizaiion was affected Tuesdey night at a meeting in jhe House, Jerry Qalalda, former State’ police officer, and one time tHem- ber of the police of the Jones & Laughlin Stes] Company. was Bamed captain of the fire police, His lieu. tenants will be Arthur Brown, of the Logan company, and Larry Tink" Justice the Undine com- pany The 23 officers Ww of of the fire police will scl in the sane capacity of regular city police as s00n as ah (Continued on page sight) Poison Drug Not Found Lovolly Druggists, Hospital Report Stocks Free of Tablets Con- taining Wrong Drug An unofficial survey of Bellefonte druggists and the Centre County Hospital yesterday revealed that no shipment of polsonous medical tab- letx which warning has been carried by radio, press wires and police tele. type system, has reached Bellefonte. However, the publid is warmed to continue its vigllance as 3 safeguard ageinet ywsing sulfathiazole tablets made by the Winthrop Chemical Company. until it Is thoroughly established that they are not of a batch in which a dangerous ingred- ient was mistakenly mcorporated The warning says that 410000 tablets turned out by the company contained phenobarbital, a powerful sleeping drug, which was accidental Noted Writer-Pilot Skidmore Is Lauds Local Airport Suspeded In Haven. “DUB wale and le west wi lamsport-Lock and Bellefon ai comparaticely follow rules tot bolh DuBol route ie €CAI5y~10~ Pilots of all the writer explained, li ke oh along whi JAI fly y Ale such nat over Ancmar { r.ver rauroa town guide pos routs 1t area | fined Int i ein oe 4 Li error In speaking of the der con jon Council Ver por firld respe {oliowed now un- Bellefonte [eder near wen as 4 municipal air Lange a ¢ gi OO. lan erat take t al air. 0 i" her expressed hear- the idea rivale pi aviation enthusi- alegorie find tha 10 Lhe ane: em- in olher greatest of flying Is the lack of sul place declared { large airports are nolsy and and ul pri ' bast mos) reid Lhe Oelacie pursuil Labie 8 0D ping he Mo dinty tr wo al O1f- some dis- fee wre is nolhung idded tentimes they gre located from cwn, and taxi ints town are almost prohibitive. As Continued on Page 6--2nd Bec.) act vate pliols, he tance Eleded Head of Beekeepers Henry Illingsworth, Fer- guson Twp., Chosen Pres- ly substituted for the proper ingred- fent Identification of the dangerous tablels can be made by the stock containers in which the tablets were shipped. The name of the company (Cont tied on Page 6) National Store To Open In Bellefonte Announcemen. was made yesier- day that The National Store has leased the room formerly occupied the A. C. Turner store in the gheny Street, This firm specializes in a complete line of popular priced mens’ and beys' wenir as well a8 men’s work cicthing and shoes The manager of the pew store will be Bernard Goldman who un- til receusly was connected with the years, The interior of the gore will be | remodeled and redecorated to suit | the new occupant, and it is hoped! | to have the store open for Busines part of a six-year program of “in- | In the latter pant + of April, Stight Damage in Crash Cars owned by J. W. Detwiler, Centre Hall, and Selecta M. Johns, Williamsport, were slightly damaged in a mighap at the top of the Nit. tagy Mountain at 9:30 o'clock Mon. i M. Beezer is director of the minstrel | Turner Company for nine (8chool Room.” | i ‘of Penn greet, ‘types for them had been nt out {day night. The Johns’ car was paik- short distance High street, to the Everet{ apart- | small list of preferred public works | j ed off the side of the Shy while a passenger, George P. Harrison, of Newhury, was fixing a radio, ident of C ounty Greup About 50 of the peeked: rs re county and thelr friends met at the Penn Belle Hotel, Friday, March 28, for their annual dinner and (meeting LAddresies Were tiade by Bdwis Xd i Anderson, bee specialist for the | Biate of Pennsylvania: J A Naval of Williamsport Max Miller preddent The Gilicers elated for next year were: president, Hetipy llngworth of Ferguson township: first vice. president, 8. B. Rumberger, Plea: - ant Oap; second vice-president J R. Hartle, Bellefoiite, R. D. 1; and secrelary-treasurer, A Houser Bellefonte, R. D 3 A moving picture showing bees (Con.inued on Page 6) of Cen- anc R Has Been C Cryin Sales pr Yrs George E. Wise Predicts All Sales Eventually Will Be Held on Cash Basis - Geo:ge E. Wise, of the auction. eering firm of Wise & Hubler, of Rebersburg, during the spring sale | season just ended completed his 48th | year as a crier of public sales George Wise & Elmer E. Hubler | are almost as well known a team | through Penns, Sugar, and lower Nittany valleys as are ham and eggs. | for they've been auctioneering to- | gether for the past 28 years. They live within shouting distance of each | other in Rebersburg (Mr. Wise didnt explain whether it was just an or- dinary shout or an auctioneers bel. | Jow) and like most of the county's other auctioneers, report that the past season was an unusually good one In commenting upon the season, Mr. Wise declared that he found horses are not commanding such | high prices. while cows are “way high.” Implements are holding (Continued on page six) Elks Minstrel To Be Staged In Millheim The Bellefonte Elks minstrel and revue, which played to capacity hotises here March 20 and 21, is to be presentad at the Municipal the-| atre in Miliheim on Thursday night, | . April 10, for the benefit of the Mill- | heim Fire Company, it nounced yesterday The entire production, just as it appeared in Bellefonte, will be stagad, according to plans, Herbert! Was ah-} i while Mrs. Alberta Krader har charge of the revue, and Mrs. O. T Lambert directs (he plaviet, "Boner § i aaa ee ‘Missing Boys Return After Trip To Ohio John Bpeece. Ji ¥*. 1 17, son of Mr land Mrs, John Speece. of the rear and a Robert Thompson, both of Bellefonte, who last ‘week were reported to be Miss. ing from their homes, arrived home early this week after police tele- over an eight-state hook-up, The bovs had taken a trip to Ohio it is reported. They returned of {Weir own accord. men | group singing, | Derr, | the dinner, pointed to a warning | man. Prison Blast Former Academy Student Knocked Out by Myster- ious Explosion WARDEN HINTS AT PLOT TO ESC APE Father of Former B. A Students Is Murdered Janes Mansene ren, Oho and were ruth Desperado Known to Be Expert With Firearms and Ammunition Bkidmore, f« wim ITA FH i» mer At wi Orie 1 4 vivanians with gas station at policeman. | ing tried to fashion 8 comb or in Weslern Penlientia burgh wn Bi dmore vas ex] YOR HRC fatal wnaant {f hav- gun r Pitts ’ nder suspicion o I'y news where lie | ervin fnce by ar Weaving War- vestler- short bolt knocked ou! prison month iosion in the shop more than a ley P. Ashe Near him we/e ewctric conduit and a which smelled of § Skidmore, whik Academy here terest abit} H mags buliets | i while ago revealed found =a long owder fudent at howed marked JERI den Stan Sporismen To Dine, Monday Exceptional Program Ar- ranged For Annual Event at Pleasant Gap the in- in 1 sna and X jl Gnlve der and fu he h mn BC and displayed ballistic When make no sion. accoding sad I was Aller the show (Continued on pase xix) 20 Summoned ToArmy Duty 10 From Each Board to Report at Altoona Cen- ter, Monday revived, he exianaion o to Warden J ¢ " : ’ Ti Centre Cour Fegerat Sportsmen Ciu they most ever 1 this Gistrict Promplly st gan Orange un Monday. he Methodist believe in held ty eres the L.0- Pleasant Gap the ladies of 6 I Hall at April IA, church rr iy mn. in 5 scalloped SLring beans and bute Immediately polaloes law malo: cold celery bread cake, therediter the Presi. dent, Charles Stoddart, Jr. will in- troduce the notables altending and then turn the meeting Dn Logan Bennett, head of the Peder al Blolagical Burvey., who will act toRstmasier The speakers have been lected and ae known as fine (Continued on | Page 6) over Wo Twenty more Cents ¢ countians will ss inducted lito the U. 8 Army at the Alloona centre on Mondey morning. Each of the county iocal draft boards are Juri for the call Seleclees named No. 2. of Bellefonte Gales, Howard: be well se- de live two iWhg tn by Draft Board are. Robert L Ji mes Weaver Port Matilda; Joseph W. Eirich Jr. Philipsburg; Philip H. Gehret liefonte; Boyd R. Osman, Belle- fonte: Harry L. Riine Salona: Wil- bur C. Quick, Moshannon: Joseph Kofman, Bellefonte: John BE Hess, Philipsburg, and Pearson W. Brown, Bellefonte. Brown is 2 volunteer To date Lota] Draft Board No. 2 has reached Order Number 445, and (Continues on Due six Pleasant Gap Firemen Dine Couple ‘Observes Silver Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Fred Esterline of Near Millheim, Honored on Anniversary 8 March 2, a gala even. ing was sperst at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Esterline, Mill- heim, R. D. when a host of rela- Monday, brate the silver wedding anniversary of this well known couple. A program full of fun, wit and humor was carried out, all reminis- Baked Ham Dinner, Music, ©" of the happenings twenty-five TT years ago when “Fred and Fairy” Entertainment Held at Camp drove in the egeshell sleigh, drawn Hatetoleavit by the old gray mare. to the Luther. an parsonage at Rebersburg. There they were united in marriage by the Rev. J. L. Metzgar, now deceased The Esterlines have been engaged in farming in Brush Valley through- out thelr married life. Their home has always been open to strangers and friends, and their hospliality as well as neighborliness, is one of (Continued on page seven) More than 100 members guests of Pleasant Gap Fire Com- pany, No, 1, gathered at Cam? Hatetoleaveil, along Fishing Creek Saturday night, for the organizie tion's annua] banque. and frolic. A delicious baked ham dinner cards, numbers by the firemen's tin-horn orchestra and a pumbder of reels of motion pictures were highlights of the outing Roy H, Adams, president of the company, introduced Ralston A secretary of the firemen's group, who, In presenting guests a’ ni i a | printed on the menu. The warning: Anyone atiempl.ng to indulge in any oratory will be promptly eject- (Continues on Rf six 'Galaida Sells De Dairy To J. Paul Walizer John “Jerry’' Galaida, of North Penn street, for 19 years a well known dairyman in Bellefonte, this week sold his business to J Paul Walizer, North Thomas street dairy- Mr. Galaida, who before entering ‘he dairy business had been a State solice officer. a member of the Coast Artillery for four years. and a mem- Ser of the Jones & Laughlin Steel So. police, has made no definite slans for the future, He I= an ac- ve member of the Bellefonte Elks lodge and of other local organiza- | MRS. DOROTHY BATHGATE Mr. Waliger for en years engaged | in the dairy business in Lock Haven, in red poncil-Wednesday Thurs. ame to Bellefonte four years ago ‘day and Friday, April 30. May 1 acd ud purchased the former Prank P. 2! They e the dates of the Centre {ong dairy on North Thomas sireet, | Democrats three-day Home - whizh Dairy tives and friends assembied to oele- | | the foods prepared away at the close of class Mark these dates on your calendar | he has conducted ever since, WEKing School—an occasion every: $45, 000 Damage In State ( ollege Fire Store Ruined; Other Business Places Damaged in Blaze 25 ROOMERS LOSE SHELTER, CLOTHING Alpha Firemen Injured as Flames Gut Building in Business Area d firemen ar pel i ALG WOIr'Reg . 117 1nd v re JL £ 0 (Continued on page ver) a Gross $4,300 At Livestock Sale Large Crowd and High Prices Feature of Rider Sale at Penna. Furnace $a § ory WELT The sale of li farm. Penns) Thursday, was est and best public n this vicinity for son aaing W reports The sale Wotaled $43 were exceptionally high weaher was Gea. with spring sun keeping the large comfortable and in a happy { ofl mind E M Smiu College, was Lhe auctioneer. A cow with calf brought $180, and a Guernsey heifer with her first cal! (Continued on page four) st sn A s— Award Three Bids For New School Stone Construction Ruled Out Because of Additional Cost Rider a of laf A tentative awarding of throe of he four contracts for the construce ion of Bellelonte's proposed new $400 000 high school building fea- tured a special meeting of the Belle fonte Building Corporation and School Board at the Academy bufld- ing, Monday night. Bids were awarded subject to the successful conclusion of drrange- ments for financing the strocture The jow bidders, whose contracts were accepted on the condition that final acceptance will be forthcom- ing within 60 days are: EBay L Cump, of Chambersburg, general (Coatinued on Page 4) Contre Democrat Home-making School Scheduled April 30-May 2 | housewife in Bellefonte and vicin- ity is wailing for. The YY M. C A Pas been chosen as the scene of the school, due to its convenient loca- tion and ample accanmodations Classes will start prompliv each af. termoon at 2 O'cloxk, although the doors will be open earlier to allow the audience plenty of time to as semble. The Centre Democrat has been fortunate in securing a popular Jes turer, M+. Dorothy Bathgale, to conduct this year's classes She will { » remembered for her ent riaining ind heloful programs last year, Mrs. Bathgate one of Western Penincylvania’s foremost cooking sue thorities, is bringing with her scores of new tegipes that have all been tested in her Kitchen-laboratory. She'll prepare all these dish dur- ing her three classes, and the recipes will be fn the printed programs to take home and ivy for supper. All will be given with other valuab's gifs f cm co operating merchants, The cooking school kitchen has ben given a gar. new color & heme, Mr. Bathgate tell ns ond shell (Continuad on Page €)
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