COPIES EACH WEEK;
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TION IN COUNTY.
@he Centre Democraf
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PAGES OF COUNTY NEWS
AND WEEKLY FEATURES
FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY
VOLUME
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1, 1941.
SUBSC
RIPTION-—$1.50 PER YEAR
60. NUMBER 18.
BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, MAY
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PLAN NEW CEMETERY AT MILESBURG
Heads
es, Markers Soft Coal Strike
Will be rohibited Ends; Mines fo
Corporation Begins Work
on Mountain View Mem-
orial Park
ALL MARKERS WILL
BE FLUSH WITH SOD
Penn State Landscape Ex-|
pert Designing Layout of |
Unique Cemetery
Work began this week on the lay- |
ing out of a new and unique ceme-
tery in Centre county
The cemetery, to be known as the
Mountain View Memorial Park, will
occupy approximately 14 acres of
land south of the Bald Eagle Val- |
ley highway a short distance east
of Milesburg, It is located on what |
is known as the J. W. 8hook prop-
erty, the land having been pur-
chased [rom Mr. Bhook
The cemetery will be unique
this county because
markers and other monuments us-
ually associated with cemeteries, will
be prohibited, Lots will be bounded
by bronze corner posts set flush with
the ground. Family name plates and
grave markers will be bronze tablets
in
set flush with the sod. From a dis- |
tance the cemetery will appear like
a Rolf course, and power-driven
equipment such as is used on golf
courses, will be used in mowing the
lawns
The planting of shrubbery, flow-
ers, or erection of any markers of
any kind will be prohibited. Perpet-
ual care of lots will be included in
the purchase price, and no lots will
be sold without this feature, The
(Condnued on Page 7)
Driver Freed In
Death of Youth
‘Squire Cowher
Man For Lack of Evidence;
Accident Last Year
David A. Henry, 28 of 146 East
Water street Lock Haven, was freed
of charges of involuntary man-
slaughter in the death of 21-year-
old Merrill J. Fetzer, of near Jack-
sonville, at a hearing before Justice
of the Peace Harold D. Cowher at
his office on East Bishop street, Fri-
day night,
‘Squire Cowher discharged the de-
fendant for lack of sufficient evi-
dence. The charge was brought by
Mrs. Ella Fetzer, mother of the
youth, even though a coroner's jury
which Investigated the fatal tcci-
dent jast winter exonerated Henry
of all responsibility
The Fetzer youth was struck by |
Henry's car on the highway near |
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fia
Waitress At College
Wins Beauty Contest
Mary A. Hileman, 20, waitress in
the Corner Room, State College, was
voted the prettiest waitress in the
state outside Allegheny county at
the opening of a four-day state con-
vention of the Western Pennsylvania
Restaurant Association at the Wil
liam Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Sun-
day
Miss Hileman is a special student |
at Penn State College and her home
is at 108 Chestnut avenue, Altoona, |
The beauty contest was a feature
of the convention.
Welfare Leaders To
Organize Tonight
The organization meeting of all}
Bellefonte Community Fund work-
ers will be held at the Penn-Belle
Hotel this Thursday evening, May 1.
This will be preceded by a dinner
at 6 p.m.
All captains
and workers have
been invited and urged to attend. |
Any person who is interested in this
fund. and would like to volunteer as |
a worker, is cordially invited to at-
tend the meeting.
Reservations should be made with
Mrs. Ethel McCoy. Chamber of
Commerce rooms, telephone 423, by
noon today.
headstones, |
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‘Three Jailed For
| Having Fish Nets
Charged with the possession of
fish nets, three Blanchard men
were sentenced serve 130 days
each in the Centre County jail, Sat-
urday morning, when they were ar-
| raigned before Justice of the Peace
N. 1. Harter, of Blanchard
The men were Vance Kunes,
| Francis Gunsallus and Walter Davy
Kunes and Davy were charged with
! having three nets each, and Gun-
| sallus was charged with having two
Sentence for the offense Is 30 day
in jail and a fine of $100, or in de-
fault of the fine, 100 extra days in
Jalil
The prosecutors
George W. Gross, fish warden of
Hammersley Forks and David
Dahlgren, Philipsburg, fish warden,
reported that the nets were found
lat the homes of the men. Posses-
| sion of a fish net in itself is a Vio-
| lation he law, regardless of
whether or not it was used
Three Jailed
In CCC Fight
For Attack on Member of
Wolf Rock Camp
to
in the Case
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Oi v
Three members of the Wolf Rock
CCC Camp near Philipsburg, al-
leged ringleaders in a minor riot at
the camp, Priday night, at a spe-
{cial session of Court here Monday
i morning entered pleas of guilty to
i charges of assault and battery and
i received jail sentences
| The three are: Wilbur Wright, 19,
{Otis Olden, 18, and Norman Hollis,
118, all colored. Wright and Olden
Discharges are residents of Pittsburgh, while
' Philadelphia. |
{ Hollis’ home 5 In
{ Wright, who 5 alleged to have
threatened one of the camp instruc-
tors in addition to participating in
the fight, was given a 80-day jall
term, while the other two were sen-
tenced to 30-day periods. All of the
defendants are to receive dishonor-
able discharges from the camp, it
reported
The prosecutors in the case were
Andrew G. Gorski, camp commander
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Academy Banquet
Will Be Informal
I'sual Roles Scrapped as Com-
mittee Prepares For An-
nual Reunion
Practically all the usual rules for
! public dinners will be scrapped May
24 when former students and friends
lof the Bellefonte Academy gather
at the Brockerhoff Hotel here for
the second annual banquet of the
Academy Alumni Association
There will be no long or formal
speeches, and although a toastmas-
ter will be present to keep things in
ithand, the nature and type of
speeches to be heard will be largely
{left to the imagination of the din-
ers
If an old grad wishes to arise and
give the “low
or if he wants to
idown” on some student escapade,
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To Vote Here On
Daylight Saving
Does Bellefonte want to go on
Dazlight Saving Time this summer?
You'll have a chance to express
your views on the matter Saturday
{of this week when a ballot box will
i
:
be placed on the diamond to receive |
the voles of residents of Bellefonte
i
(and vicinity,
{ Thomas B. Beaver, president of
Bellefonte Council, said that Coun-
ell will use the results of the elec-
tion as a guide in determining pos- Yesterday by FP. Glenn Rogers, coun- |
sible future action on the Daylight
Saving question, The poll is being
sponsored by Bellefonte Council
SCHOOL
The bill is slated for its first
in the week.
SENATE READY TO ACT ON
The Bellefonte School Ald Bill was reported out of committee
in the State Senate yesterday and is scheduled for action next week,
according to a statement made last night by Senator A. H. Letzler
to Karl Kusse, secretary of the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce
ing, Tuesday, and its third and final reading, Wednesday. If it pas-
ses, it should be in the hands of the Governor for signature late
According to reports, there is no organized Senate opposition
to the bill, and indications last night were that it would pass. Pas-
AID BILL
reading, Monday; its second read-
recount an old tale of Academy days |
Reopen Today
28-Day Shutdown Serious-
lyThreatened De'ense
Industries
500 ARE AFFECTED
IN SNOW SHOE AREA
Most of County's Mines to
Resume Work; Southern
Fields Still Closed
Marking the end of a 28-day strike
in the bituminous coal fields, min-
ers in the northern states area will
return to work today ending a shut-
down which brought stocks of coal
and coke needed in defense Indus-
tries to a perilous low
Nearly all the larger mines in
Centre County and many of the
smaller ones are to reopen today
alter receiving permission from un-
ion heads to resume operation im-
mediately.”
Approximately 50 miners
w Shoe-Clarence area are to re-
turn work today in the Lehigh
Valley Coal Mines, the O'Brien
working and the many smaller
mines in the ares v reported
last night
The Morrisdale coal company em-
pioying 800 men in its four mines
will resume work today and expects
soon to reach its top production of
1.600
The Clyde coal company
burg, and the Bituminous
working three shifts are
work today
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the
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Philips
Corp .
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Aged Man Loses
Life In Fire
Victim of Brush Fire Which
Swept His Collage Near
Bifumen
Herman Wickman, 80, retired P
R. R. employe, lost his life Monday
in a sinall brush fire which got out
of control on the grounds surround-
ing his cottage near Bitumen, Clin.
ton county, and bummed over five
acres before being extinguished. The
man had lived near Bitumen for 60
years
When found by A K. Wertz, of
Cooks Run CCC camp. the body was
only a mass of charred flesh {rom
which the clothing had been burned
A shovel beside him indicated that
he might have been fighting the
flames. The theory has been ad-
vanced that he might have had a
stroke or heart attack or been over-
come by smoke before being burned
Mr. Wickman was the last mem-
ber of a family who have died sud-
den or tragic deaths Mr
(Continued on page seven)
IEE
Drunken Drivers
Are Sentenced
New York Man Who Jumped
Bail Gets 60-Day Term
in County Jail
Two men pleading guilty
charges of drunken driving were
i sentenced by Judge Walker at a
special session of court here Monday
morning.
They were Vincent Lucas, of Belle.
jfonte, R. D. 3, and Victor Simons,
of New York.
Lucas was arrested on Pebruary |
17 by Borough Police officer Donald
Johnson after Lucas’ car had struck
# gasoline pump and sign standard
at the Denny Heim service station
on South Water street. Lucas was
taken to a physician who pronoun-
(Continued oni page 4, 2nd sec.)
A
| School Examinations
The State Scholarship examina-
{Hon will be held at the Bellefonte
| High school building on Friday. May
{2, according to an announcement
{ty superintendent of schools
| will direct the examinations
| High school
who
the county will be held on Satur.
day. May 3, at seven places in Cen- |
{tre county, Mr. Rogers added,
{ The entrance examinations are to
ibe given at Bellefonte, Btate .Col-
lege, Philipsburg, Port Matilda,
limi Gap, Howard, and Snow
| oe,
TWO FESTIVALS PLANNED
:
AT PLEASANT GAP
| The Pleasant Gap Fire Company
will meet on May 2, at 8 p. m. when
{ further plans for the company’s an-
{ nual carnival, July 22 to 28 inclusive,
{will be made.
The Mens’ Brotherhood of Pleas.
mnt Cap in conjunction with the
Firemen's Band will hold a festival
at Noll's grove on Saturday, May 24.
Wickman i
to}
Listed This Weekend
entrante examina-|
. (Hons for grade pupils throughout
STRANGER FINED FOR TOOTING
HORN TO ATTRACT LOCAL
.
Burgess Hardman P, Harris Tues- age, and came to a stop while the
day night Indicated that the “piek- driver, the sole occupant in the ma-
ing-up” of girls op Bellefonte streets chine, tooled the horn. The gin
by strangers Is not condoned by of frightened, saw Mrs. Bradley Kelley
ficial near her home a hort distance
Bellefonte, center of a long series along the street, and she agreed to
strange attacks on women, and accompany them to thelr father
still Ill at ease over the two brutal car, which was parked near the
slayings of young girls last year, Charles F. Hipple warehouse at the
considers the honking of an auto- earner of Lamb and Water streets
mobile horn by a stranger to attract That was the end of the Incident
attention of girls on sidewalks The man admitted that
as an act of disorderly conduct. The | past the scene alone at
first to be arrested on the mentioned but claimed that
charge was fined $7.50 and costs. or | tooting of the horn was merely
a total of $12 friendly gesture in passing the two
Defendant in the first case lo i= pedestrians, who he claimed turned
lustrate the position of local officials | around as his car approached, and
in matter was a resident of | waved to him, he thought, He denied
Somerset county, who is employed that he had any intention of invit-
on roadwork in the Bellefonte area !ifg the girls into his car
and who Is temporarily residing In The arrest resulted when a nine-
town year-old child with Mrs. Kelley had
He was arrested Sunday by Chief | the presence of mind to make a nots
of Police Harry Dukeman and Off the llernse number of ma
ficer Ralph Eye compinints | Shine Through the number, police
lodged by Marie and Ray Spearly, | léarned the owner of the ear
aged 19 and 17 vears respectively, The man paid the fine and costs
and daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Paul | under protest but was mformed by
Bpearly, of Bellefonte, R. D. 1. Mayor Harris that because of the
According to testimony given al) peculiar circumstances existing In
hearing before the Burgess, this ares. officials had to be doubly
Tuesday night the lwo Rirls were vigilant in protecting girls and
walking on North Walter street about Women from molestation He de-
#:45 o'clock Saturday night when a | clared that the tooting of horns un-
car passed them twrned at the [der the circumstances is considered
Lingenfeiler Motor Company gar- | fliegal
Navy Balloon 12 More Men
of 5
the drove
Lime
hi
]
i
he
the
person
the
the
r upon
the
LandsinCounty Sent To Army
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i From Bellefonte; 5
From Board No. 1 Go to
Attempted Observation
Flight to Pittsburgh Halt-
balloon, which traveled westward ministered by Local Dralt Board No
from Lakehurst, N J to Centre | 2 will be sent for a year's selective
county early last Saturday morning, service training in the U. 8. Army
ended its flight at 11:23 o'clock Bat- jon Monday, May 5 it was an-
urday moming when it came to rest nouneed by the Belicionte office yes.
‘on the D B. Thomas field south of Miudag. Two of the wincleny are 1o-
State College, shortly. after iL had placements and the remaining five
taken off from the Samuel Everhart make up the regular quola
field, nearby, in an offipri to oon- Those scheduled 16 report Wo Al-
tinue its journey westward to Pills. [toons Monday are: James H. Mur-
burgh phy
The balloon, on an alr-current ob- ence
servation fight from Lakehurst was |
manned bY four men "Lt 'D J Johns Port Matilda: Wilson C
Weintraub and Aviation Cadets F. Weber, Howard: Harold E. Corman,
M. Vilmar. G. W. Thompson and A. Bsllefofite: Harold B. Wickstead,
M. James. They left Lakehurst about | Philipsburg
6 p. m. Friday and rode a prevails * Murphy and Florence are
ing westerly wind at speeds ranging teers
from 40 to 60 miles arr hour through! - A total of 71 ten will have been
the night in their journsy here, The sent by Board No. 2 when the group
balloon, having no power plant of reports Monday. Draft board officers
its own, depended on wind for said they . bave thus far gone
locomotion { through 532 names out of the total
It was first sighted in the Potters of 3281 registered with board
(Continued an page six) (Conthued from page five)
Philipsburg: George C. Boden-
shock, Moshannon: William 1
voluns
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the
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Troop 5 Wins Ist ‘Woman's Club In
Aid Contest Here, Regular Meeting
| sors Group Taking First
Place in Competition
dates For Bellefonte
School Board
o
Saugasy afternoon the Bos The Bellefonte Woman's Club held
{Seouts of Juniata Valley Council its regular meeting Monday even.
imetl at the Bellefonie (High school ing dn the Presbyterian chapel, with
| gymnasium to hold a first aid con- Mrs. Robert Eekenrode,
j test oo {presiding during the business ses-
Twenty-four six-man teams took Son
i part in this meet Trpops represent- Mrs. Winifred Shalicross gave a
led by teams were from Mapleton, summary report of the Educational
| Mt. Union, Mexigo, Mifflin, Mill. Commitee for the year. The com-
| heim, Lewistown, Bellefonte, Stale mittee has sponsored the Library
| College, Alexandria, - Huntingdon, bookmobile, attended fll school
| McAlevy's Port, McConnelistown, board meetings and activities, and
{and Water Slreet ‘a row kept abreast of all the educa-
Troop 5 of Bellefonte, Logan Fire 'HlOnal movements in the commun-
Compan? took first place. Lorin J [it¥. Mrs. Shallcross suggested that
Elder, chief judge. presented first | ‘he Woman's Club be ready to name
prize after commending the boys on | Wo candidates for the two new
their fine meet, First jwige consist. | Members of the school board which
ed of a cup mounted on a polished | Will be added at the next election
walnut base and will. have engraved when Bellefonte school district
on it the names of the winning pa- | changes from a fourth to a third
trol. This cup will. be the possession. | C1885 district.
of Troop 5 for the next year. First | (Continued on Page 8)
troop te win the trophy three times -
will receive it permanently. Donor | vf FW Post Auxiliary
Installs Officers
| ARRESTS FOR FAILURE
(Continued on Page 4)
| TO LICENSE DOGS Newly clected officers of the Vet-
jeras of Poreign Wars Auxiliary.
George Peters, of Philipsburg, dog | Bellefonte, were installed at cere-
| law enforcement officer in this area, | monies following a dinner at the
| yesterday reported that a dosen ar- Penn Belle Hotel, Monday evening.
| rests were made last week because Approximately 26 members of the
| of fallure of dog owners to provide Organization participated in ihe
| their dogs with 1941 licenses. evening's festivities.
Mt. Peters declared that every dog| Installation rites were held at the
owner now has had ample time to| Post home on West Bishop street
secure 1941 licenses and that all| with past president Mrs, Barbara
violations must be prosecuted. Kline as the installing officer, Four
Wars. narwded that. organisations
WCTU Holding Spring Mrs
Institute Today
|
:
i newly-elacted president, Mrs. Phyllis
| Aurand.
Officers installed were: Mrs. Eliza-
{beth Marshall, president; Mrs. Lena
:
H
an’s Christian Temperance Union, Love, junior vice president; Mrs.
of Centre county, is being held to. Glovina Leitzell, treasurer: Leona
day in the Methodist church at Elder, secretary; Mrs. Margaret
Bnow Bhoe. | Richner, chaplain; Mrs, Mary Sag-
The afternoon session opens at er, patriotic instructor; Mrs. Grace
1:30 p. m. and the evening session trustee for 18 months, and
will begin at 7:15 o'clock. The theme
|
GIRLS,
Osceola. Mills; Robert L. Flor |
president, |
The Spring Institute of the Wom! Garis, vice president; Mrs. Candace |
Many Attend Hold
First Cooking
School Session i ven
Pinned Under Car
A Bpring Mills man was slightly
injured in motor accident Bun-
day noon the intersection
| Pleasant Gap when he was pinned
Lecture
minder his car after it and sedan
PRIZES INCLUDE operated by a Stale College woman
FOODS, PIN-UP LAMP collided
Ps —— The victim of the
“Quickie” Meals Featured ih Prem vas Tom
Today; ‘Budget Busters’ tamed over. wn
is Friday's Theme
Nearly 300 Hear Mrs.
Bathgate's Opening
a
at
ir
in
“
accident
nd
i
out
machine wien
Mrs. Barah Elizabeth Mills, of Mc-
Kee street, Btate College was
accompanied by Mrs. R Grant
ol! State Collegé. They inin-
jured. Bressler was alone in
Damage to the Bpring Mills
sedan was approximatel;
loss to the other car
Bressler
office of a
for briises
the ankles
Ww
were
tudents” who crowded
A. Wednesday
nom hear "leacher” Bathgate’
first homemaking lecture, were most
enthusiastic. Mrs, Bathgate is al-
WHYS 8 favorite here. and Bellefonte
homemakers welcomed her tested
recipes and practical suggestions for
making light of kitchen tasks
When the program opened
Bathgate was discovered clearing
the worn-out utensils from her kit-
chen cabinets Bhe and Mrs. Lema
{Parry discussed those that zhould
be “pensioned.” and why, in a clev-
er way that made every woman
wish she could completely restock
her kitchen, Mrs. Bathgate pointed
out the ineficiency of out-moded
equipment and the fact that it was
often an extravagance keep
using it when inexpens)
equipment would do the job so much
better
Continuing her program
chatiing as she worked Mrz. Bath-
gale turned oul one delectable dish
after another--cakes and pies that
were pictures, barbecued chicken
(and oven dinners with the most ap-
(Continued on page five)
es eS
Discusses France
100
M
The
v
to
ne C after.
received treatment
Pleasant
laceration:
Gap physicls
and
ie
AT
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Grand Jury fo
Meel, Monday
7 Cases on List Include
Charge Against Man in
Hunting Accident
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Only seven cases are scheduled
presentation to the Grand Jury
the regular May session of Centre
County court, according to a list
released yesterday by District At-
torney, Musser W. Gettig
Of major interest on the list
the case of Alex Bell 37, of Grass.
port, near Pittsburgh, who is charg-
ed with shooting at and wounding
8 human in mistake for game. The
charge vesulls Toom a hunting sc-
And Its Problems
| cident on the Snow Shoe-Renovo
Many French People Feel De: rouq just December 2 when Mr. and
feal Caused by Graff. Cor. | Mrs John F. Lewis, of Pittsburgh
. were wounded in the legs by a shot
ruption in Government (Continued on Page 6-2nd Sec
fryer
bes H
cin
Fred G. Hoffer To
Speak at College
Fred G. Hoffer, of Philipsburg, will
| be the speaker al the spring meeting
of the Centre County Pederation of
Woman's Clubs to be held May 3. at
10 a. m.. at the State College Pres-
byterian church Mr. Hoffer. chief
clerk to the Centre County Com-
missioners here, will speak on coun-
ty legislation
A feature of the meeting will be
a luncheon to be served at the church
| at noon at which Mrs. A. D. Goug-
The thinking people of France be. Jo7. of Middletown. state vice presi-
lieve that the defeat of France was! 9rnt will be the guest of honor. Of-
{not only military, but moral, thei fleers to serve for the next three
| government having outlived its use. YORrs will be elected at the meeting
{fulness and succumbing under graft! Members of the Drama Section of
{and Sorrap ils The local govern-
iments are still in the hands of the
people and you get the feeling that
(Continued on page six)
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Work Continues On |
State College Road
Wo—————“-.
ly Cont Juctors working on the Belle
onte link the new Bellefonte- | in the Grange Hall at Pleasant Gap
{State College highway are placing An enjoyable program is —
(the first course of the base stone. planned by the committee
{ The Initial course, four inches in Members having cars are asked
depth, will be followed by another to report at the lodge hall before
| four-inch layer and topped with a leaving for the GCGrange hall in
{ three-inch surface dressing of fine | Pleasant Gap, to provide transpor.
| stone and oil. | tation for those who have no way
! Work is under way from Willow- | of going y
‘bank street (0 the underpass at Those selling tickets are asked to
Rockview penitentiary. Although | submit a report on the number sold.
the stretch from the underpass east- i to the commitice on Saturday. May
ward for nearly a mile was surfaced | 3 4 ;
last fall, the use of tractors and | .
District DeMolay
A picture of unoccupied France
and its food problems was presented
before the Bellefonte Kiwanis Club
at Tuesday's meeting by Donald D
Stevenson, professor of Forestry Re-
search atl Pennsylvania State Col
iege
We get a rather adverse idea of
France, he stated, in our American
newspapers. However the Vichy pov-
ernment does not really represent
France. The people have confidence
in Petain, but not in the rest of the
ieaders of the government. Essen
{ tinlly they are a democratic people
and will work out their government
{in Ume along democratic principles
present a play. Por luncheon reser-
vations members are asked to get in
| touch with Mrs. Pranklin Krauss of
State College or with presidents of
Centre County Clubs
wo A
PF. 0 8 of A fo Hold Banguet.
Bellefonte, will hold its annual ban-
quet on Friday, May 9, at 6:30 p. m
!
| heavily shod horses on the road at |
{that polit caused its deterioration |
{to the extent that a new surface
will be necessary, it is reported. |
DAMAGE LIGHT IN MISHAP
AT BRIDGE IN MILESBURG |
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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS
Five Bellefonte stores have an-
wil. !
a"
> arrested and
the Bellefonte Womans Club will |
Camp No. 887, P. O. 8. of A. of!
up Case Closes
With Third Arrest
William Martin, 30, Color-
ed, Pleads Guilty to
Robbery
ADMITS FURNISHING
GUN, AUTOMOBILE
Solution of 2';-Year-Old
Case is Saga of Crime
Investigation
two-anc-a-nalf year
Hotel Philip
was believed by poll
leared up this week with
¢t of William Martin, 30
1 Woodmere, L. 1. who, |
1, was the third member
participated
other two have
sentenced
brought to C
from Long Is
H Griffith and
of the Slate Police
sub-station was arraigned
Justice of the Peace Harold D
Cowher office: on East Blah
0} momming
entered a plea of guilty
of He was
bail {or appearance X
Bolution of the hold-ug
clerk Grayden Anthony
tel Phillips t
December 7
safa in
{mediately aller
which $12105 was
the hotel register
4
which
The
up th
hold-up been
ntre count
id, by Pvt
Harold D
at Rock-
Martin
Bunday
James
Ream
view
fore
hw
atl his
street, veslerday
robbery
on the mon
is someth
crime detect
am
a peg
Anthon;
uth
hotel
lice thal a colored 3
bby
rifled the
had entered the le
forced him aside while he
cash drawer
Clues were sought! without
Sometime later police Washing
ton, D. C. arrested Nathaniel Payne
joolored. on a purse snatching charge
and his photo found its way to Phil-
ipsburg police, Anthony thought the
i photo was thal of the man. who had
held Bim up. He was taken to Wash-
ington, where he made positive
| identification
(Continued on page eight)
aval
ad
a
Yarnell Home Is
Gutted By Fire
Mr, and Mrs. Robert
near Yarnell, may owe their li
the fact that they decided to spend
last Wednesday night in their new
home across the road from the for-
mer residence at Yarnell
For Wednesday night their
mer home in which they had occu-
pied the second floor apartment. was
gutted by fire. Most of their furni-
ture, not yet moved into the new
home, was destroyed in the blaze
the Joss on furniture alone being
estimated at 31.000
Occupants of the first floor of the
gutted building were Mr. and Mr:
Roy Miller. who succeeded in saving
most of their furniture before the
fire reached that part of the house
Mrs. Miller discovered the fire
about 10:30 p. m. when she went up-
stairs to Investigate smoke The
Milesburg Fire Company was called
ut firemen were delaved through
the necessity of having to build a
dam in a small creek nearby to ob-
fain a wter supply
The Millers moved last March 27
into the Neidig house from one of
the Harry Dunlap houses on South
Penn street, Bellefonte
or
A O1
Collision at Coleville
Cars operated by John E. Coslow
of Bellefonte, R. D. 1, and Fred
Ishler, of Bellefonte R. D. 3. col-
lided on the new Valley View road
{near Coleville, Saturday afternoon
One of the drivers was making a
{right turn while the other was pass.
{ing him, police reported. Damage
{lo Coslow's car was $80 and dam-
jage to Ishier's sedan was $30. No
| one was injured.
to Convene Here
{sylvania. comprising Trinity Chap-
{ ter, Bradford; Kane Chapter, Kane;
{Knapp Chapler, St Mary's, and
Bethany Chapter, DuBois.
| Registration for the convention,
{which is t0 be held at the Y. M. ©
A, will be from 12 to 12:30 p. m.
and a roast turkey dinner will be
served in the gymnasium at 1 p.m
by the Cox restaurant
The principal speaker will be
Laurence H, Watres, who is the ac-
tive representative of the Grand De-
Molay convention at Kansas City,
Missouri,
The invocation will be given by
{ David Fortney, and “Dad” Willard
‘Barnhart will
| Kinley, Master Mason, as toast-
introduce Herbert
master. Introductions will include
Hardman P. Marris. mayor of Belle-
fonte; W. Harrison Walker, Esq. of
Bellefonte; Dr. J. W. Claudy, super-
intendent of Rockview penitentiary,
and State officers, advisors and
Master Councilors by James N. Dee.
LAWRENCE H. WATRES
Penn Oeptre Chapter, Order of
DeMolay, Bellefonte, will be host.
Sunday to the annual meeting of
for this year is “The Child
Midst." :
the North Central District of Penn-|
ter, of St. Mary's, district deputy.
Songs and discussions will follow the
formal program.
Delfolay members from chapters
(Coutinued on page three)