THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA.
April 17, 1941.
JACKSONVILLE
Church services on Sunday April
90 are as follows: Sunday School
9:30; C. E. 6:45; Worship 7:30
Callers at the E. R. Bartley home
the past week to see Mrs, Anna
Robb who has been confined to her
bed has improved to be able to
be up part of the time were: Mr
and Mrs, Charles Bartley of Upper
Marion: Mrs, John Harter ani
daugh! er. Hazel of Bellefonte; Paul
Bartley, Mrs, Robeft Conaway, Mrs
James Lucas, George Swope, Miles
Bartley and children and Mrs, Max
Markle of Bellefonte
Mrs. Lucy Conaway,
Sheasley and daughter
were Sunday dinner guesls
home of Milford Etters and
of Howard and also called
brother Irvin Walkins
Miss Viola Fike Saturday
afternoon with her friend Mrs
James Shaffer and family
Mr. Ray McKenney spent
Easter at the home of Orin Fye
Mrs. Lucy Conaway, Miss Ger
trude Sheasley and daughter Shir-
ley, Ellsworth Conaway, Robert
Conaway and sons Harry and
ter motored to Rebersburg on Sun-
day afternoon
Sunday callers at
Shaffer home were Miss
Beightol of Howard; Mary
and daughter Josephine
Swope, Harvey Conaway, Mi!
ry Baird and son Ralph of
fonte, Mable Garre't
Mr. and Mrs Harold
family of Howard, and
Betz of Lock Haven spent Easter
with their mother Mrs. Alice Belz
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baird and
son Ralph of Bellefonte
Easter Sunday the A. A
home. O her ers in the aft
noon were Mrs. Florence Stover and
Lynn Winners of Lock Haven
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Vonada and
son Donald and Billie Orr were
Sunday afternoon { Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hel Mack
ville
Mr, and Mrs. Milford
son Milford of Howard,
Kessling of Yarnell mot
and was accompanied by
Conaway spent Saturday
Haven shopping and also called
the home of Matthew Conaway
Flemington.
Callers at
Gertrude
Shirley
at the
family
on her
spent
his
Les
Jame
Loui
Deitz
Arlen
Har
the
Betz
Doroth
at Gar
Cau
11
pman ol
Etter
Mr
red
Mrs
Ni
the home Orin
on Sunday were Mrs. Rose Dal
erty and family of Renovo Mr.
Mrs. Frank Malone a gran
of Jersey Shore, Mr. Elmer Aber
Renovo, Mrs Clyde McKenny
Clymer, Pa, Mrs. O. P. §
Pittsburgh, spent Easter
home of Nevin Yearick
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Aley,
{er Bette ang Mr. William
Niagara Falls Ea
home of John aefler
tre Hall
Mr. gnd Mrs
gon Otis of Mt
of Axe Mann
noon callers at
Aley
ter
Sc at
Laird Korman and
Eagle, Be'ty Corman
were Sun day after-
D. P. Ertley
the
Central City
Home Gutted
(Continued from page ons)
Bmith had no i
ported
Members
Company §
but were unable to much
battling blaze becau
pumper was unhdergoin
call was sen: to
pany, Bellefont
men reached
time, some delay
the only available
Bald Eagle Creek
oe
res; al
toward
thelr
Ar
aT
3 e
supply wa
from which water
had to be drawn. Firemen render-
ed valuable assistance in Keeping
the flames {rom spreading to 1
by buildings
Misfortune is 1
waler
home, Other callers were Mrs. O
P. Smith of Pittsburgh, Kathryn
McCrea, Dick McCrea, Nevin Year.
ick, Bette Aley, Eulodie and Iva
Joe Ertley of this place
Mr William Aley of Niagara Falls,
is spending an indefinite time with
his brother Mr, C, E Aley and
family
Mrs. Harry Swope spent from
Wednesday until Sunday with her
parents Mr. and Mrs, Harry Fisher
at Charleroi and then on Sunday
Mr. Harry Swope, Mr. and Mrs.
James Lucas motored to Charleroi
and brought Mrs, Swope along back
home
Mr
Belle
Jack Mabug of
nmte, spent Thursday even-
ing at the C. E. Aley home. Other
callers were Miss Virginia Young
of Hublersburg and Mr Willard
Meyers of Lamar
Mr. Ellsworth Conaway
Sheasley and daughter
Beech Creek Mrs
way were supper
Robert way and
Mi
and
Gertrude
shi ley
Lacy Cona-
guests
family
of
and
Sunday
the Cona
home
On
Betty
Pete
last week
Fye, and
guests of
party was
Those
Jack
Aley
and
ung of
June
supper
cream
evening
and Mrs
Mrs. C. BE
Deimer Ertley
day eve
Mary
were
An ice
same
Mr
fant
ionte
Thur
Aley
Dolan
held the
were
Belk
M1
present
Mabu
Mr. at
family
My
Washi
his mo ) {
ther visitors were Mrs. Midlewortih
of Lewistown, Mr. and Mrs Howard
Dixson of Fleming Mr. and Mrs
Ted. Dixson and family
Sumner Noll and family spent
he Easter t State College
he home mother,
under rstand ex-
nny could pic K
what she
his fishing
ol
1d Dixson of
Easter with
Dixson
Raymon
ner
gton
weekend
Mr
a
of
wanted
basket
Callers Weaver
Alice
Alberta
wWin-
Haines,
Bill Haines
and {amily
ome on Sun-
Mr Mrs Reuben
and John Rhine of
Other callers were Mr
and Dorothy
d Betz Mr
Yer Mr
Shal-
Aley
are plan-
twenty-
evening
the
h filllam
week were Mi
Fred Mrs
Donald
Fred
son
nd Mr
and Mrs
1affer
e Weaver bh
of
Gue
day
Sorgum
Fl ing.on
A Betz
y. Harol
Shi
were
ice daughter
and children
yf Bellefonte;
Mrs, James
and Bette
class
i
Mr
Dixsm
family
young peo
box social on the
Wednesday
ple are invited to
Final for the
before the chancing
de tt
at the home of Kav
are welcome to the
the 23rd both
ho aren't young-——in
uw are older
plans
are Lo be ma
young
no
years A
limb was amputaegd to
Loss of her home
sessions in the
funeral
Austin,
blow
of Mrs
sliefonte, and
Mac H
Ci y unt i
are made
mi 61 of
year
‘heck
nd
ago one
infection
ner
of
Of
evere
other
the
Chick Sales Regulated
Sirict enfcreement of the
atin
been
law reg-
by chicks has
retary John H
riment of Agri-
the Division
the Depart-
ordered by
f Det
and agent
and Poultry
been
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BELLEFONTE
STATE COLLEGE
| ‘Schools Approve
Training Course
(Continued from page one)
vocational course as a part of the
High school curriculum, This course
would include the teaching of auto
mechanics and electricify, The board
is to investigate this proposal fur-
ther and is to file an application
"for the project to determine wheth-
alt
er it Is practical to
schools at this time
The school to be conducted at the
Swartz machine shop will be able to}
accomodate 28 students, who will be |
chosen by
ministration. The NYA will pay sal-
aries for Instruction, and also will}
meet all other cost of operating!
the school, Tin materials,
equipment, tools, heat, light, power |
and rent. There will be no cost
the School District, but
must serve as sponsor and
chine practices will be taught and
practical experience given students
in the operation of various types of
machine tools
The
this
tension
immediately
regular school
suggested school to be
would begin
after the close of the
term in June and]
would continue for ten weeks, with
classes being held 33 hours each
It would provide students
fundamental knowledge for
in industry. Most of the costs
of conducting the school would be
borne by the Federal government,
but students would be required to
buy text books, estimated at $30 per
student, and would be required to
$3 deposit for
and supplies. Classrooms
of the High school would
in conducting classes. The
department would pay
for the use of classrooms
equipment, and approximately
ttudents could be accomodated
This proposal wa.
ably by ia board. but definite
tion wa ithheld vending defi
information. Similarly the ex-
tra industrial course the High
chool ls be Investigated further
action is taken
Department
post a
be
ex-
ities .
used
tension
swehool:
and
235
at
to
before
The board unanimously voled in
favor of providing ‘transportation
for the Bellefonte High school base-
ball team {or out-of-town games 10
be held during the summer months
Action was taken when it was deem-
ed inadvisable to depend upon the
use of private cars for the trans-
portation of the team
The board's solicitor was instrudt-
to work with the fax collector
e'ting delinquent tax accounts
pald up to date. The hoard is taking
a firm stand in the matter of taxes
and teps may be taken to
accounds in are
legal
colle
foree
Tears
ction of
year the Jellefonte
advances from a
to a third class district,
rease in popula
in the 1040 census
The Solicitor and the Supervising
Principal] were instructed to study
the effect the changes will make In
the district and submit recommen-
dations to the board
of the added cost of stone
construction the proposed new
high school building. the board went
on record as (avoring brick as speci
fisrd by the architects The board
went an favoring the
labor, mater.
the construe
district
th class
‘nuse of
tion as shown
the Ing
Because
fry
ion
ron ls |
of ocsil
sr vices
; A
employment
ials and
nséfar as
Autheri
on
thie
was Riven Ralston
1 of the Pishop street
have a 10 by 50 foot space
rear of ti building paved
amiesite to provide five marble
courts. The bullding committee was
authorized to Investigate Another
suggestion by Mr. Derr calling for
the improvement of the plaggrounias
school
preliminary report by the teach.
srs’ standards cotnmitlee revealed
that the commitiee is rapidly devel-
tan dard procedure Tor
ol new tegehers for
Details of
be released until
compieted, the com-
on Fo 5
tion
Derr, oi
} s! &
on. §
at the a
with
we
the
the
the
ad wn finn
Bellefonte
will
report
plan
final
miles
Th ool nurse's report revealed
a total absence of measles, chicken
pox end whooping cough in the
schools. Eyeglasses were provided
for two pupils, and shoes and Cloths
ing were provided for four pupils
LY the Needlework Guild and the
Elks Club
The dental hygienist reported that
Dr. Richard P. Ncil and Dr, Shall-
cross have been Approved to per-
form work at the dental clinic and
to date have done work for nine
pupils
In the report on the
brary
books were loaned in March than
during the corresponding month in
1940. The library now has a total
of 177 volumes for each pupil.
School libraries should have an av-
erage of from 6 to 10 volumes per
pupil, it was set forth.
Attendance in March was excep-
tionally high. The elementary grades
averaged 96 per cent and the High
school 95 per cent.
Juniata Valley Council Boy Scouts
was granted permission td hold a
not
reported
ie sch
school H-
| first ald demonstration in the school |
| gymnasium on Saturday,
April 28.
A check for $56 from the Undine Jire
Be for the use of the gym-
nasium one night was retuned to
the fire company in appreciation of |
a number of services rendered by
fitemen free of charge to the school
district.
Glenn Aumiller was officially em-
| ployed as coach of the high school |
baseball team at a ‘salary of $100
for the season, and Ralph Dale was
(employed as assistant coach at al
| salary of $50 for the season,
Bruce Garner, a graduate of Penn
| State College in 1040, submitted an
| application for the position of mu-|
ie director in the Bellefonte schonls |
| The application was filed for future
: reference.
The board voted td contrite |
18250 to the dental clinic when it:
‘was revealed that a previous re!
{quest that the board supply a rain. |
icoat for the school patrol had been |
add It to the |
the National Youth Ad-|
to!
the district!
handle |
administration matters. General ma- |
held |
summer by the Pern State Ex- |
the
looked on fav« |
it was shown ‘that 234 more
PLEASA
John Lerry, an
of New Jersey, who spent some time
each summer at the 8, E. Noll home, |
for a surprise |
arrived here Monday,
Easter visit with Mr. Noll, who has
been quite ill for the past month
with a serious heart condition
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown spent |
|
{ Easter in Washington,
ito New York and back by airplane,
the early part of the week
Mrs. Henry Noll and mother, Mrs
Allan Bumgart, of Rebersburg spent
Tuesday with relatives at Mifflin
| burg.
The Willis Markle family moved
last week to Howard where they will |
have charge of a tearoom
Mrs. Wade Evey was on the
list a few days over Easter
Mr. and Mrs. Hedman
and daughter, Helen Louise, Houtz-
dale, and Mr, and Mrs. Hubert Koch
of State College, were Sunday guests
ut the W. H. Noll home
| Mrs. Robert Sterviell and children
of Lock Haven, spent Sunday after-
noon in our midst
Mrs. Kenneth Walker, of Lemont
{spent a day last week with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Sommers
{ Mr. Sommers, our local
contractor, has
for the past
very severely
iby a battery blowing up
John Mulfinger and Mr. and Mr:
| Clayton Poorman visited the formers
{wife at the
[ Sunday, and found
much improved
The soft ball league ordered suits
paid for by the local business peo-
ple and carrying their ads, Mon-
day evening
The Ralston
the weekend
Schencksville
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
{children motored to
on Bunday and spent the
relatives there
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Corl and
children, of near State College, were
sick
few weeks due to
burned hand,
1
caused
her condition
instruments |
and faell-!
Derr
with
family spent
»
relatives at
and
burg
with
Evey
Getty:
day
Mrs. Behmer May
Get Freedom
{Continued from page one)
tence to the workhouse Was excess
ive, Hliegal ang In violation of her
constitutional rights
After the hearing
permitted Mrs. Behmer
served 3% Years, to go to Altoona
in the ciistody of a brother, Harry
Conley, until her case is definitely
decided this Friday
I never heard of Such a Mn
tence,” Judge Marshall is quoted as
having sald when Attorney Lois
Attle had outlined the case. “Are
sure she Was sentenced to 10
years because she couldn't post a
$10,000 surety of the peace bond?
“Yes,” Mr. Little said
Later the judge added: “1 bave
information to the effect this woms
and has been in a great many dif-
culties, She hag broken up homes
and been tried on a murder charge
I shall not hand down an opin.
jon until 1 am able receive a re-
port from the Centre county auth
orities
District Attorney Musaer W. Gettig
eederday declared that he had been
asked to fumish Judge Marshall
with a copy of Mrs. Behmer's crime
inal and that he is geting
the material ready for delivery be-
fore Fridays hearing in Pittsburgh
Mrs. Behmer wus sentenced on
September 2. 1837 Ly former Judge
M. Ward Fleming after she alleged-
iy threatened to kill Harry Cunkie,
of Phuipsburg. when he refused to
let her see his aged father, Joseph
Cunki#, Philipsburg hotel proprie-
tor. The elder Mr. Cunkle now
deceased
The senience provided that she
pay ths costs of prosecution, and
pot an approved “bond for $10.000
to keep the peste thward all people
and especially toward Harry Cunkle
for a period of ten years, In defanit
of the bond the sentence provided
that Mrs. Behmer be committed to
the Allegheny Workhouse
In passing the sentence Judge
Fleming Issued one of the most se-
vere reprimands ever heard from
the Cenlre County Bench He
cimrged that Mrs. Behmer, through
out dramatics at her trial {or mur.
der the previous year succeeded in
causing a “chicken-hearted” jury to
bring in a verdict contrary to the
evidence The cowrt expressed regret
that Mrs. Behmer could
Judge Marshall
who has
ou
io
4
record
HY
society
In the past week Judge Marshall |
has Been in communication with for.
mer Judge Fleming. but Judge Flem-
ing now has rio official ‘ jurisdiction
in the matter. Also consulted was
present Judge Ivan Walker, who had
no part in the criminal action and |
who has no jurisdiction in the pro-
[ceedings in Pittsburgh. He referred
Judge Marshall to District Attorney |
Muse=:- W. Gettig, who agreed to
sipply the necessary court records,
to serve as a background for Judge
| Marshalls final decision,
In the event Mrs. Behimer is fin- |
ally discharged from custody and
her sentence set aside, she will be!
free as far as Centre county auth!
orities aré concerned. There are no |
pending charges against her here,
and the local courts have no basis |
for any action against her,
At the preliminary hearing Tues-
jday Mrs. Behmer testified ©
{gave mie a hearing without a trial!
| They put me away because they
were afraid I was going to nary;
his father (Joseph Cunkle).”
Al Mrs. Behmer's trial .for mur- |
der in 1038, she admitted firing the
lehot that killed Louis Krietz, but |
claimed that she was in fear of the,
man with whom she had CORAOIIAd
| for soma years.
Following is the text of sue
| Fleming's reprimand to Mrs. Beh-|
Je 4 1837 when she appeared be-|
ore m on thé surety of the peace |
charge. |
The court began with a preamble
to the effect that in most actions |
for strety of the pedte a doubt of!
{ withdrawn, The Elks Club has vol-| ten exists in the court's mind that |
juntoered to finances the school ph- | threats actually will be earried out.
{In this instance, Judge Fleming
trols equipment needs.
Eagle boy scout, | Easter
Henry Noll made a business trip |
| the
| Adams
| and
| eur
Hamilton
) Quest
electrical |
been unable to work |
Cresson Sanitorium on |
not per-
muanently be removed from decent;
ed
from
Forest
Loganton
enrollees
ton
en
war
“Ably coached In the use of court
dramatics, by the use of feigned
sobs and fravdulent fainting spells,
together with a tissue of lies which
vou uttered when you testified, you
ucceeded In causing a chicken-
hearted jury to bring in a verdict
contrary to the evidence and thw
perpet: Lhe { miscarriage
of justice that Centre county has
known and to set you free, and
NT GAP
Bilger
ig from
guests at the
home Sunday
The William Tucker
ored to Penn Argyl
spent the weekend
mother and his aunt Mi Samuel
Caum returned home with them for ever
a short visit thus prevents us from giving you
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Adams and What you most rightfully deserye
the Roy Adams family motored to “Almost instantly, however, you
Canton, Ohio, where they, with all returned to a life of profligacy and
other children of Mrs. Eva shame even worse than that W
spent Easter with her, ft Which You had been ace ustomed to
being the occasion of her 64th birth- live prior to the murder charge
day. She being born on Easter day | which you so unjustly escaped
never having her birthday oc- “You have flaunted this miscar-| bb a
on that day in all those years riage of justice in the faces of the Fire
until at this time j fhe and decent citizens of Cen-
The ladies of the church tre W You | been almost | ; the
{served a fish dinner church mY Ina Glin and drunk-
basement to almost hundred ondition treets and il
Sportsmen borough ol
family mot
where they
Mr. Tucker
Bruce
tarted b
nls greats
The blaze
day morn
tinguished
The Beech
bell rang Mon
clock Lo summ
A score or mo
yfterward in
of the fire
in the Eddy
side
Warde
ing
ial
other
tered
ay
county Ave
ME
in the
two
ontim er
fn t Baturc
thie yt
Philly
nic ph { the
at thelr annual meeting
Monday night, at which motion ple~ “
tures were shown and some very You have
interesting talks given iicit wiles In atlempt
J decent family relationship
Kline, Jr fore existing in that town and it
| White Hill, where he vieinity ou have ved upon its
tion, for a short visit aged and senile and when their
ent: n Easter Kin tried to thwart your efforts you
Mrs. M. F A Arving have threa them as you
sunday and Mrs. John Krietz when | 9esiruct in
Tressler, to Pittsburgh, where she If from A 1.000-ncre
| remained for a week's visit woman and | town
The
from ¥¢
two
State
| ‘A birthd
{en M1
daughter
the
burg |
evilish and
break up
hereto.
used your d
to
from
A POsi~
his
was here
holds
with
John it
pre Near
iy
par in
by flame
Gardner ester
of Mr
was to kill
Lous
r himse
ened
tive
d kill
You
nee rous nip
Wi
Sorkowite nrotected
week vacation
IRriy wa iv
Page for her
GrifMmth, at
addition
the following were pres-
fenit: Mrs. Albert Page ar her two
{| daughters, Myra Dorothy, Mrs
Paul Saxion and Lucille, of Belle-
fonte, Mr Mark Worrick, Lois and
Raymond Young Mrs. Blanche Au-
man, Mr James Fry and children
of Pleasant Gap, Mr: liam Moy-
er and daughter, Mary, Mr. a
Mr Reeder Page
Patty, of Centre
guest
ted wer 201) wedding anniver
(gil EY
by Albert
A ry J
vi wn
latter's to
the family
nome
a
Seriously
Thousands of Acres of |
n
Forests Swept by Fire
ed from Page 1)
ughter
Lhe
of
celebra-
into Green
Ary
at
werr MA
refreshments
were
engaged
Lhe
Vear mg
murder. Y
and after
LY hy
of shame 1 sought x sonnis nF wn
TT RON rine . renre Siecle, of Norihumberiand
kiling ol f
leading: that” Vou ‘ware. Aronk Mill Hall Fire Extinguished
that bt
which
MeNitt
another
Witmer
weekend with
y
anc oroRe
ju west o.
was exlinguish-
r
RE ryt Ir, n Nira w N 0 y ¢ £3 ry wis Pa fraud
~ ‘ i“ i w wile y 4 shi i “i I Rat) p, 4a pf } LS
were doing
that night
75 to 100 acres
Ranger
fought th
Wal
DroKe
a truck
n Robert
Beech Creek, h
Huntingdon
3,000 acres of
Huntingdon
Mon
reported
near
(Continued
after burning over
»
$25,000 Fire
Jack Delong, of
1 his own crew
Camp 8-66 Logan-
£ Din Fire Ward
ker ald the blazs
y nuagren
and
They called 75)
ID. Hodge
ainer
Lele
’ he
employe
the
phoned In
Tus Acro
ox
again
iy
quickly Hodge
1045 p.m
Alpha Pire
th all equipment, found
smoke, but
however, mou
73)
un
Creek school hou
day morning at 2 o'-
on sted fire fighters
re of men left sh
for the
Orvis
no flames
ied
the
the
Ory
b stairways
broke
cic
Lene
of ton
riheast
Ick Run region on
Beech
Far
men suad
F) . atl clo range from
“ q
he Creek and
the
We
ad the
WRIraer
i
hie
(Continued from page one)
of
street
attention
alarm
quickly
third floor
roof about
At Dormitory
of
the
Mr
al
responding
quanti-
The
up
booster
flames
neighboring
battled
inside
INGET oon-
to
12:45
noed
axe
Loss Heavy
timber Lage
¥
Hurt
25-Foot Leap
from page one)
Eagles Mere lee Gone
Mere lake
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