COPIES EACH WEEK LARGEST CIRCULA- TION IN COUNTY. he Cenfre Democrat Rh PAGES OF COUNTY NEWS AND WEEKLY FEATURES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY rt 16 —.—. VOLUME 60, NUMBER 15. BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1941, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR LS Nearly Alf Classes of Patrons Benefit 35% of Residential Cus- tomers Will Have Small | Reductions RURAL AND STREET | LIGHT RATES LOWER Industrial “and Commer- | cial Patrons Also Affect- by New Schedule The Pennsylvania vania Public Utilities | Commission has ordered changes in| West Penn's rate schedules which | bring about an annual saving to cus- tomers of over $1500000, assuming the same use as in 1940. Consump- | tion for 1941 is up, so that the sav- ing this year will be even greater | than that estimate. A summary of the reduction in type of serviee and date effective, follows: Industrial customers (factories, mines, etc.) $601.000, June 17; com- mercial and small power, church and school, (stores, offices, shops, elc.) $570,000, April 22; residential and rural, $227.000, March 22; street lighting, $14,000, May 1 It is interesting to observe that this rate adjustment downward | comes at a time when the general | price level appears to be rising, and in the fade of increasing tax costs West Penn's taxes, for example, for 1940 were $4.550000 as compared with $3.018.000 for 1939—an increase | of 51 per cent; there will be a sub- stantial increase in 1941, Industrial Cut 7% Under the new rates industrial] customers benefit from lower costs and also from simplified rates. Many | (Continued on page seven) Lamb Are Starred In Spring Frollic : Spring was in the ‘alr yesterday. And during the noon hour a Sail | Jamb which a friend had given Niek | Lalli, well known Bellefonte shoe- maker, for his Easter ‘dmner, grew | restless in the Lalli garage on East | High street, : When Nick opened the garage 0) show the little lamb to small girl in the neighborhood, the lamb ran out of the door, over: to the large | lawn at the rear of the Court House, | and gamboled around as all lambs | do in the springtime. i Mr. Lalli became excited-—as prac. tically anyone seeing a fine dinner loose would do. He ran alter the | (Continued on page eight) me — _- 5 Drawn For Year of Army Servic The next quota from Local Draft Board No. 2. Bellefonte, which will leave Apcil 18 for a year's Selective | Bervice training in the U. 8. Army, was announced at the headquarters | in Bellefonte yesterday. The four men are Pred Penton, Philipsburg: | Edman R. Faust. Jr. Powellon; lewis L. Lucas, Howard, and Paul B. Gallo, Philipsburg. i Charles T. Durkin, of Monument, who will leave with the April 16 quota, will replace one oi the see | jectees Who was rejected from the group which eft Monday. Durkin | is a volunteer, Board No. 2 is to furnish 8 men | for the April in quota, | | Home are overjoved with a brand mew cabinet radio presented to them ‘Easter’ Subject of Kiwanis Talk Rev. R. H. “Thomas Sketches History of Important Re- ———— | fonte, State Treasurer of the | secretary to U | town, | i Barle’s cabinet ternoon H | i i week according to records in the | were | for escaping from Rockview at the | original sentence six leaflets for bird study. | tures to color, and a button badge i which this year ig in the form of a | Martin, | public resulted in another used ma- T | To Address Rally Nr —-__ | Treasurer Brockerholf Entertains Officials of Belle Demo- cratic party, entertained a number prominent Pennsylvanians at his ome at the corner of Spring and De streets during the weekend Guests included R. H. Balley, 8. Senator Joseph F Meredith Meyers, of Lewis chairman of the Democratic { State Committee; Paul C. Lewis, secC~ retary of the Democratic State Com- mittee; Walter L. Miller, resident secretary of the Democratic State Committee; and Harry Turrell, of Susquehanna county, Assistant SBec- reta of Agriculture Governor eid DR. CHARLES ST, JOHN TO ADDRESS RALLY HERE A. Brockerhof! Henry Guffey in 44) Dr. Prank K. White, of Philips- burg. State Democratic commitiee- man, and some other prominent Democrats were callers Sunday af- held by the Uni ! he Bellefonte vouth rally wil t Centre Coun C E Thursday April 17 in Presby erian church at 7:30 p. m The speaker Dr. Charles St. Joh of the New York Bowery Mission, b we!l known the countr, for his public appearances ticles and radio talks Is invited to atlend A fa y 111 in Ra 5 Fugitives Re-Senfenced Given Shorter ‘Terms in Accordance With Ruling of Superior Court y OVEr nesipaper ar- T ie WIDMANN & TEAH MANAGER TRANSFERRED TO KANE STORE Walke: of the Plaza apar street. for the manager of the & Teah Drug store, Belle- been named manager of & Teah store in Kane the duties of his Monday. The Kane largest in the Mr. Walker ure of & pro- Robert ments, West High past four years Widmann fonte, has the Widmann and 1 assume Five inmates of the Western peni- | tentiary Pittsburgh, serving sen- itences for escaping fromm Rockview had their sentences reduced at a | special session of court here Mon- day morning Four other similar cases are ex- pected to be disposed of here next will new position on store is one of organiza’ion transfer 1s In mation | by of Prothonotary Bond White [has been stant manager In A the cases the defendants’ Bellefonte » &1 Be assisted by sentenced ubder a former a Mr. Bovian, of Lock Haven, a reg- State law which fixed the penalty ered pharmacist, Who is expected to Arr here during the weekend Couple Wed the and ie nat ive of the fugitive The courts interpféted this as mean- ting that if a man, serving three itwO-to-four year terms, escaped from Rockview, his penalty would ibe the tofal of all the terms or 6 fo 12 years Several inmates (Continged on ge 8) 23 Types of Birds Seen Since January All the pupils in grade 4-2 Spring street school, taught by Mary Un- derwood, are members of the Junior | Audubon Society. The dues are ten eents for which each pupil receives six pic- appealed this Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bee- | zer, Bellefonte, Honored on Anniversary and Mrs Alfred Beczer, well residents of Bellefonte, cele brated their 50th wedding anniver- sary at a family dinner held Sunday at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. snd Mrs Fike, of Bush Addition, they have resided [0 years Alfred Beezer and Miss Mary Thal, daughter of Mathias and Catherine Thal. of Rootsburg, were married on April 7. 1801 at 8t. John's Catholic church, Rellefonte with Father McArdle, officiating The couple went to housekeeping Mr known with whom { robin. Since January 1, 194], twently- the past 18 | three different birds have been iden- | tified by the puplis The following boys made bird houses: Arthur Schreffler, Charles Richard Thompson. Rabert Dunn, Richard Wion, William Locke, Theodore Musser, Clarence Hockene berry. and William Hassinger A feeding place was made by Fioray. All are greatly interested and bird walks have been planned for April jand May. Ray whet they vert to live Fike. Mt. Bee- yeirs of age on her and her husband is 18 years ago with Mr. and M ger will be 738 next birthday. nearing his 70th anniversary lenjoy fair health, {| Mr. Beezer was a sob of John and (Continued on Page T) U.P. - Presents New Radio To Men at Co. Home Men guests at 1 the Centre County Easter Cantata Scheduled Here | during the past week. Since the opening of the home, one of the greatest disappointments ito the men has been the fact that the radio in their recreation room was unsatisfactory. Appeals to the gram Sunday Afternoon public | 5 The local store” will be managed! pstmission to abandon the des Joh Field Artillery Frank Sloan, who for some time! branch, at) Stover Station, near ‘Tyrone Toorak Half Century Benjamin |’ the Rev. | ‘Meningitis Victims at Roopsburg and lived there until] Both | i taches, Lyons, | Bellefonte, { Combined hoirs of Bellefonte! the other woman, was admitted to | ——— — PENN ANNOUNCES RATE CUT Easter Egg Contest Boro To Pay Gets 4 108 Years For To Be Held Sunday For Lights af Philipsburg Robbery An Easter egg hunt fer all child- Ww Hampton and James Leitaell ren of Bellefonte and vicinity will! the Veterans of Foreign Wars be held Bunday afternoon at the Yesterday committees members Bellefonte Community Athletic field giontod that special provisions ¥ East Bishop street, it was announced ps made to keep the yesterday oy the American Legion youngste:s apart from and Veterans of Forelgn Wars postairen to prevent accidents and their auxiliaries, sponsors of the, mioht result otherw event Plan: an ann son in ally wa HNeroe £ 15 wl TUESDAY MORNING ALARMS KEEP FIREMEN ON JUMP are to make the egg hunt! ual feature of the Easter sei. Bellefonte, The move origin. suggested by the Chamber’ and was turmed over clubs for completion area, from one participate in begin Two fires occurring between 9.30 and 10 o'clock Tuesday morning gave Bellefonte firemen a busy hou but damage was slight The Und.nes were called ‘home of William Young at Coleviile when sparks from the chimney sel fire to the roof. A small hole burned in roof was patched temporar- by firemen before they left the { Lhe Service 11 11 children in tins are invited to Program m Musi furnish by the Junior American Legion Band, and tions and decorations are In paratic Legion Y. FP W Wali to the will ed Or . the ha ge « auxiliarie The egg hun to carry out the WwW. W. Hampton, [V. F. W. Auxiliary; per. president of t Ary: Alex Sterglakls a Rhinesmith, of the Legion To Abandon To Buy Dishes ~ BCRR Branch For Battery B State College-Stover Road Committee Named to So- Will Be Torn Up If 1CC licit Funds; Only Unit Grants Approv al Ww ithout Tablew are Bellefonte Central Railroad A tén-man comhmities has “een this week applied t0 the ‘named for the purpose of collecting funds to Battery B Bellefonte, nt Shelby, Mississippl, for the se 07 OEY resinde mes kits now. in use at the battery mess hall, iv was, announced yesterday Battery B reported to be the only organization at Camp Shelb; which has to dine out of mess kits All other units have dishes and tableware suppiled by individuals, clubs, organizations or other groups in their home towns it is reported To correct the ‘condition, the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce instituted a move to raise funds for dishes for iocal organization tOuntintad 4 on Page 4) f i and the ana t mittee A short time alter the Undines went to Coleville, the Logan Flre Company was called to East Lamb street when the flue of the Joseph Barnes home caught fire Firemen stood by uniil the fire burned Itsel! out with no damage comm named | plan follows: Mrs president of the Mrs. Ruth Cas- Legion Auxil- nd Samuel D and W The Jompany mt restate Commerce Commission Sor ‘and forwarding between State College and If the pita is granted the 21.7T7- milé line will be torn up and the heavy rail will be used to rebuild the Bellefonte Central's pregent line be. tween Bellefonte and Siate College Work on the revamping of the road will begin immediately if favorable word is received from Washingion The Falrbrook branch was pure hased by the Bellefonte Central from the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1028. The line then extended from Fairbrook to Slover and was in a state of disrepair. The road Was re- built and a six-mile link was con- structed betlween Btate Coliege and Falrbrook. The line was put into yperation on October 1, 1830 Operations over the FPairbrook branch were discontinued on Febe ruary 1. 1633 when the road exer- vised a voluntary embargo pending litigation then before the Interstate Commerce Commission. In 1839 the I. C. C. rendered a decigion unfav- rable to the Bellefonte Central and since that time the company has been unsuccessful In ta efforts Wo find other means by which the road could be operated on a profitable basis For this alternative branch is the Couple Observes Silver ‘Wedding Mock Ceremony Held With Same Minister, Same Attend- ants, And at Same Place An unusual "diver wedding anni- versary was celebrated at the LaRoy Reese home near Port Matilda Sun- (day afternoon when the ceremony 25 years ago which united Mr, and Mrs. Reese as man and wife, was periormed with all members of the | original “east” participating The mock ceremony was performe ed in the same house as the orig- inal wedding, and in which the Reese's have lived ever since their marriage. The pastor, the Rev. J C. Moses, of Altoona, formerly pas. tor of the United Brethren church at Port Matilda. and the atlend- ants, Elmer Stine, of Philipsburg, | and the former Miriam Gates, now | Mrs. Eimer Stine, all acted in the | fame capacities they did at the wed- ding on April 6. 1891 | The chief difference in the two | (Continued on Page 6) ight Limit Placed | oad Near Howard yOu, to official: abandon sot" fio the Teas but ca Are Recovering Two local persons undergoing treatment for cerebral meningitis, at the Centre County Hospital, yeslter-| were reported 10 be repavering nicely, according wo hospital at- victims are Mrs, Corman 20, of North Spring street, and her sisfer-in-law, Mrs. Jack Witmer, of Coleville. Mrs | Witmer was admitted to the hose | pital March 28 and Mrs, Lyons, who W. { is reported Lo have been caring for The {the hospital last Thursday. Both Lutheran Church to Give Pro-| were in quite serious condition for | | sevens days "he Department of Highways has | | placed restrictions of five tons on | ordered 1000 of the machine: Airport Here Sentence Man For Clear Way For Speedy Transfer of Field to Boro Control COUNCIL RETAINS 15-MILL TAX RATE Committee Asked to Sub- mit Recommendations on Parking Meters Th ' Iw ¢ mi of ¢ moves the local control Borough meeting when speed the alrport from the control were taken of Council, trans{er Government of Bellelonte at a regular Monday night Council un- derwrote the cost of power for fleld markers and a beacon light st the field. and authoriged Council presi- dent Thomas Beaver and secretary Marie Doll sign the nNOCEssary eases 3 The borough agrees to meet light- ing costs of the field as a gesture of encouragement lo Pilot Henry Noll. head of the w-Way Flying who 1s to sub-lease the field and whe other costs of the J to ough wm ily all ing and uncilmen a. 8 Bellefonte, tosh an Lhe perating also expressed port, which is ex- considerable new will be a def- d that th iy oI mainta pert. Co view that the pected business to Nile assel eXpeniae well justified Although Noll estimated the cost of lighting the feid at m $25 Ww $35 a month, Council fixed a Hmit air- the 20 rir Sal to the f fr o ff 850. to take care of any new light nstaliations which may be required The cost of electricity for light and power In the hangars ang repair shops will not be included in the Borough” monthly hil and & third meter is provided for the Oovernment radio station and v eather bureau Continued on page seven) Noll Inspeds Army Airplane May Purchase $10,000 Training Ship For Use at Local Airport rel A brand new Fu id Army training plang fresh from the fac- at Hagers own, Md wa ght to the Belielonte airpor: Monday morning by Dick Hensen chief test pilot for the Fairchild factory, for the inspection of Henry Noll, Pleasant Gap aviator who plans to purchase one of the $10.000 machines sor his (raining course a! the airport The machine, a two-seater dual control, low wing monoplane, with a blue bydy and yellow wings he been approved as a training plane b the United States Army, which has of e order, 400 planes have been de- livered. The Royal Air Force of Canada also plans to purchase a number of the sl for training purposes The training plane, powerful b a Ranger 8 cylinder, in-line mo or has a top speed of 1368 miles an hour, a cruising speed »f 120 miles an hour, and its 45-gallon capacity gasoline tanks give it ag cruising {range of about 500 miles. Pilot | Hansen flew here from Hagerstown in 45 minutes, The front section of the luselagr ee ore ih wit ps o A separste! the names of 24 grand jurors and neler is proviteg for the hangars, | Penn Belle Hotel from 0 to 1 o'clock | Easter | Belle “onte of the training ship is covered with | me al, while the rear hall is cov- ered with fabric. Wings are sur- faced with plywood, to save meta | for combat planes. The plywood lu i | | meet Pleads Guilty to Hold-up of Hotel Clerk, Decem- 193% Attack On Wife ni ber 7, TINT OTHERS MAY TAVE TAKEN PART W.lllam Stat charged and battery before Judge Davis will wal ae pata AEETAN wipred enhlered a tvay Avan Youth Arrested ‘5 He Finishes Sentence ‘n Washington, D. C. [2] hearing belare Peace, and expressed band be Mr Davis head” when h ing from a 2 mitted sirik: » re. the immed n Pay wnience HDro- » jate release ry ort 1 bo Rb SR Draw Jurors For May Court Grand Jury to Meet May ° i 5; Criminal Court Opens May 19 The Centre Count ty Jury Com- missioners during the weekend drew Continued on page eight) - Mary Gehret Bride Of Jock Wilkinson made by er [Bel 100 traverse jurors to serve at regular May Term of court The Orand Jury is scheduled on Monday, Mary 5 Court will open on Monday a and Civil Court is scheduled to of on Monday May 26 Following are ihe juror ORAND JURORS Monday, May Breon, Mrs Bath | hk. ..Centre Hal Burd, Milford, lab Beliefone R D Carney, John T., {'rm’r Port Matilda RD. 3 Corl, Arthur B. m«¢ State College Curtin, Jno, Sr. saleamn. Be Fletcher, Mabel W_, hk State Cc Frost A agt State College frm'n Blanchard State Colleg¢ Milesburg nnouncement hag been feel ho ah “ v ie ”" wail weion - Preston ins ner, Porrest E Gentzel, W. R. mrchn High, Francis, mrch (Con'inued page eight) Gard 4} Gypsum Wilkinson, Jellefonte High X v 1935. i: owner and manage Wilk .nson High Street will live i: Easter Dance To Be Held Monday Proceeds Will Go to Support of Dental Clinic in Belle- fonte Schools Plans have been completed for the Easter dance {to be held by the ior Section of the Bellefonte Wome an’s Club for the benefit of the den- tal elinie beine held in local schools The dance will be held at the wa Limeworker Suffers Injuries of Finger John Ceasho. of £ employed as a National Gypsum Compan) plant in Buffalo Run Valle went treatment al the Cent Hospital, Saturday. J suffered al the plant Casho received lacerations ¢ middie finger of righ when he caught it between a knock- ing bar and & door of a kiin Re — Spring Mills Girl Injured In Fall Bell “ ef Jun- | under ie Ooi Monday, April 14, with George Sheckier’s orchestra provid. ing music. Tickets will be one dol- lar- a couple Proceeds from the dance will go directly toward buying supplies and materials for dental care for child- ren from underprivileged families in schools. Miss Bdna Kil- dental hygienist in the schools. recommends children for treatment at the clinic and it is hoped to give pupils in the Catholic schools he same services the patrick 2 « ¥EAr-0} William Ariene 1 Yarnell daughter of Mr. and Mr I. Yarnell, of Spring Mills. R D was admitted lo the Centre County Since all supplies and materials | Hospital Bunday evening for treat. chine being given them, but it a section of road in Oentre County | less than one-eighth of an inch in | ligious Holiday The Rev, Robert Thomas, rector of 8t. John's Episcopal church, gave | an interesting address on “Easter” | The Easter Cantata, "King [ Glory,” will be sung by the ocom- bined choirs of SL. John's Lutheran | wasnt much better, Hence the new radio is most deeply appreciated, and some of the guests asked us to thank the donor. | The donor, however, prefers not 3:00 o'clock. The cantata is divided | church on Easter Sunday evening at | |B. H. 5. Alumni To 2 Meet Tuesday Night. tse { to prevent further damage to the highway due to thawing. The road on which the restrictions have been | plaged Is Route 150 from Route! of 14028 to Route 64 In Howard, 2.89 An important ‘meeting 19 Countians Go { must be furnished by the sponsor ling group. Woman's Club official: {print out that liberal patronage at be dance will enable many more shildren $0 receive needet dental care. (Continued on Page 4) ment of a severe laceration of the upper part of the right leg The girl was Injured when from a haymow, Sunday altemoon The injury is not of a oer 1h he fell LUS Lae before the Kiwanis Club &t Tues ts have his name mentioned, but he day's meeting. can rest assujed that if they ever In his address he traced the grad- establish 8a Hall of Fame at the ual development of the revelation | County Home, his name will be at | into two parts, the Prologue, and Bellefonte High School Alumni Ase The Resurrection | sociation will be held at the Spring *rocessional | hool at 7:30 o'clock Tues. : { street sc | day evening, April 15, Part Prologue miles, The séelion involved ix the road from Howarg over the ridge to the | | Jacksonville rosd. and 15 used in among the Jewish people that iife | is unending, and pig 5 death, rather than ending all, simply ushers us into new conditions of life. This growing consciousness found its cli- max, he stated, in the definite teach. ing of Jesus, and its proof in his resurrection from the dead. The resurrection of Christ is one’ of the best attested facts of ancient history, the speaker stated; the dis- ciples were sure that he had risen (Continued on page seven) Paradise Opening Indications yestérday were that Fishermen's Paradise, along Spring Creek southwest of Bellefonte, will May 9, although tely {the top. Prelixle “This is the Day “O Lord, Thou Art | { Organ i 1. Chorus, ke Soprano solo, i My God" 8 3. on, “Sing Unto the Lord a New. Song." Duet, tenor and bari- “1 Shall Not Die, But Live.” io is the King of Glory?” | Men's Chorus; b.' Women's po on ¢. Mixed Chorus, ET a Bee Demonstration To Be Held April 1 Centre county beekeepers are el yited to a field day and demonstra. | © tion to be held at the A. R. Houser | farm at Peru on Friday afternoon, April 18. begining at 2 o'clock, E A Offeriory J. Anderson, of State College, bee | Pari 11-—<The Resurrection specialist for Pennsvivania, will be Organ Prelude in charge of the demonstration. |5 Women's Chorus, “In the End of es program i jntlude demon-| the Sabbath.” a. bass solo, “Be- tions spring manage- | ssid Lhgrrahg hi Re ent (Continued on Page 6) duction of package bees to a hive, | and the introduction of new queens. | Banks Closed Friday Tomorrow is Good Friday and all banks in Bellefonte will be closed, , #8 well as others in-/ it was announced yesterday, 4 terested in the care of bees, are in| vited to attend, i ! i : At the session a nominating com- mittee will be named ‘0 choose can- | ididates for Association offices for the coming year, and othef Impor- | | tant matters are to be discussed. al {large turnout of members is hoped | | for. : trucking . limestane Jrom quarries In the Jacksonville area to the ship ping point at Howard. WESTERN AUTO STORE HOLDS FIRST ANNIVERSARY SALE A The first anniversary sale at the A or sirvevon from the | gheny Ata gs 8brith Alle corps £} eny streel, wil open today, ac Clearfield Office of the State High- | cording 16 an announcement by Paul way Deparment have been at work | Lather, owner-manager of the busi. running a new line on the relocation of Route 64, a_i avn necessories and supplies of Beech Creek and Howard, which {all kinds: garden tools, and a full will place the new highway in opm | I line of et ary tackle are Included of the house and barns on sweeping price reductions In cele. James Neeoce farm instead of at the fo meron of the compietion of the rear of these bulldings. The | store's first year of business In Belle. change follows a protest made by | fonte. Consult the Western Auto Mr. Neece and will reduce damage | Store advertisement in this issue for to his farm, a mile above Blanchard. | futher details. To Southern Camp = Transferred From New Cum- | berland to Center at Spar- tansburg, 8S. C. Nineteen members of Centre County's March 27 drafl contingent were senl last week to the infantry replacement cen er at Camp Croft, Spartansburg, 8. C. They arrived fhiere al the sorting March 28. The group which was transferred consisted of the [followig: From the Bellefonte Draft Board, No, 2-- Emro J. Drapcho, Clarence; Rob- ery E Miller, Bellefonte; Willard Clair Hoover, Pine Glen; Skiney Williamson, Frederick Cordon, Bellefonte; Carl G. Keller. man, Bellefonte; James L. Haines, | the Howard; Maxwell R, McClain, Min- (Continued on page four) i center on terested Flood Gauge At Milesburg Seen As Necessity For Control Program A AN TL. rile and the any specified area can be s*nt down- cities Spring is weil on the way, danger of disastrous floods has pass stream ag a warming to othe: ed. but persons living in the flood and towns areas know that thers will be other In compliance with the request a springs. and future flood: flood gate Was erecled al the fron One organization particularly In- bridge near the Harte farm along in floods is the West Spring Creek, southwest of Belle. Branch River Record Bureau, with fonie headquarters in Lock Haven, This: A similar gauge was '0 be erected group was formed several years ago at the bridge over Bald Eagle Creek in an effort to control floods insofar near the Weller store at Milvbu g, as possible, and to minimise the lous bul this gauge never was built. The when floods occur. | Milesburg gauge is {ar more impor. To this end the organization askea tant to residents of lower Bald Eagle the Commissioners of various coun- | Valley and Lock Haven than is the ties having streams draining into Spring Creek gauge, for at Miles. the Susquehanna River to Shack | bute. Spring Creek and Bald Eagle flood gauges, so that in times of high | creek merge. water the exact amount of Sood in| (Continued on Page 4)
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