————— re — PAGES OF COUNTY NEWS AND WEEKLY FEATURES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY COPIES EACH WEEK; LARGEST CIRCULA- TION IN COUNTY. 7,000 he Conire Demorcaf [i VOLUME 60. NUMBER 28. BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1941, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR GR( ) », Woundad«¥atal to Sprin Lu Victim, Lloyd Ripka, 230, Dies Instantly; Inquest | Scheduled CORONER, POLICE CONDUCT PROBES Coroner Indicates Shoot- ing Accidental; Autopsy | is Performed | A Spring Mills resident was in- stantly killed by a bullet from the gun of his best friend, early Tues- day evening, when the friend rhis- took him for a groundhog | The victim, Lloyd Ripka, 30, of Spring Mills, was in a prone pos- ition at the edge of a hay fleld waiting for a groundhog to appear when his friend, Earl Ripka, 37. who resides on the farm near Beaver Dam where the fatality happened, came over a rise of ground, saw 4 movement in the hay, and fired. sending a 22-calibre long-rifle bul- let into the crown of Ripka’s head Neither Ripka nor Rider, both hunting groundhogs, knew the other was in the vicinity, it was said Centre County Coroner Charles | Sheckler, of Milesburg, sald last night that an inquest will not be held until next week, original plans for the inquest at the F. V. Good- hart Funeral Home, Centre Hall tonight, having been changed An autopsy performed at Goodhart establishment vesterday momning by Dr. W. J. Schwartz, of Bellefonte, under Coroner Sheck- ler’'s direction, that bullet multiple fractures the victim's skull let itself | | the revealed the caused of and that the bul- hatiered into many piece The Coroner sald that his investi gation revealed no facts inconsist- ent with the story related by Rider. | At the request of the Coroner, | (Continued on page six) f ! — LA ss § Business Men's Picnic, July 23rd Free Rides, Dog Show, Base- ball, Band Concert and Dance Scheduled MA 1] he annual Business Men's picnic to be held at Hecla Park on Wed- nesday, July 23, should provide an afternoon and evening of inter esting entertainment for all, ac! cording to the program released by | the committee this week | Various bands and marching units of the town, and fire companies and other organizations of this and neighboring towns are invited to take part in a street parade in Belle. fonte the night before the picnic Pree rides for the kiddies, a dog show, a baseball game between two (Continued on page eight) a ay Change Schedule For Air Mail Postmaster George R. Meek yes- terday announced that effective July 14. the schedule of local air mail service will undergo a change, the arrival time for the east and west flights being somewhat later than under the present schedule Under the new schedule the east- ward flight will leave Pittsburgh at 10:45 a. m. and will reach Belle forte at 12:09 p. m., arriving at Williamsport at 12:36 p. m. The westward flight will leave Williams- port at 4:00 p. m., will arrive in Bellefonte at 4:38, and will reach Pittsburgh at 6 p. m Mr. Meek said mail for the east flight should be in the local post- office not later than 11:30 a. m_. and for the west flight not later than 4p m | Nearly 1000 Tons of Cement To { Flic a | total | tentiary i his ithe Community | sot | dent Mills Man Plea For Parole Heard By Court A parole petition by Forrest kK, now serving a jail term on bad check count, was heard by Judge Ivan Walker at special session of court here, Monday morning, but action on the plea was deferred pending further inves- tigation In 1937 Flick appeared Judge M. Ward Fleming on ies of forgery and bad check charges and was sentenced to serve 4 Year: in the Western Penitentiary, and a of 10 months the county jail at the expiration his term He served i before A SOr- n of peni- than peni- time 18 months minimum sentence in tentiary, which, with his jail makes his total incarceration date 4 years, 3 months and 20 days He sought his sald, be- cause he's “learned his lesson,” and has an opportunity to work more the to release, he go to (Continued from page 6) Four Held In Theft of (alf “Tip” Received by Chief Dukeman Solves Mystery of Missing Beef Information Police Dukeman, of ulted in the early solution of a calf- stealing episode which in Coleville during the weekend The call was stolen from Calvin Brachbill, of Obleville, whose search | for the missing beef was unsuccess- ful until the sound: of a bawling, calf in the woods near Salona re sulted in the solution of the case, and the arrest of four youths who are now being held for court State Police at Rockview sub-sta- tion, who made the arrest on infor- mation fumished by Chief Duke- man, said the calf was taken on July 1, and that the boys made sev- eral attempts to sell the animal In Salona region. Unsuccessful in their attempts to turn the beef into money. the bovs tied the animal in a woods where its bawling attracted the a nearby farmer Chief Dukeman received a “Hp” {Continued on page three) isan obtained Chief Bellefonte he nf re- had reper- cussions and Salona the attention of Throng Witnesses Fireworks Display Despite skies which were just be- ginning to clear after two days of almost steady rain, the Chamber of Commerce July Fourth fireworks display held last Friday evening at Athletic Field was attended by what ig believed to have been a record throng for the annual event The Chamber's wide selection of pieces and aerial numbers was augmented by a number of pieces donated by Leslie Thomas, pro- prietor of the Thomas confection- ary. West High streei. The pieces contributed by Mr. Thomas, includ- ing a number of skyrockets, were hold -over stock from the time when fireworks were available to the gen- eral public, They added consider- ably to the program The Legion Junior Band played a concert prior to the display. I Loses End of Finger A. C Williams, prominent resi- of Martha Furnace, suffered the loss of the end of one finger one day last week when his son. failing to see his father’s hand in the way, closed the hood of a truck Be Used In School; Other Notes This week the following items! were news on the Bellefonte High School construction job: Contractor Earl Cump has esti. mated that 35 railroad cars of ce. ment will be necessary in the cone) struction of the new high school] bullding. Each car carries 600 bags | of cement, making the total to be used 21,000 bags. Since each bag con- | tains approximately 05 pounds, the] total figure is 1.995000 pounds or] 9115 tons—which Is a lot of cement | in anyone's language, Yesterday, workmen were starting on the sec- ond carload, and only the footings| for the western half of the bullding | have been poured. i Excavation work on the boiler | room sile bogged down Monday af-| ternoon and remained at a stand-| still all day Tuesday in rain-soaked clay. spent in working boulders planks under the caterpilier tracks of the shovel, the machine finally was dragged to solid ground, but! not until two giant trucks, loaded | to capacity with earth to Keep! their wheels from spinning, had] been hooked to the shovel to ald] its own power plant in pulling out) of the mire. The shovel, fitted with | a bucket which removes #2 cubic) yard-and-a-half at one “bite” Is] twelve years old, and, like a Model | T Ford, requires considerable nurs- | ing and numerous small repair jobs | to keep it in action. Its operator | has the reputation of being one of | the most careful loaders many of | the truckers working on the job! have ever seen. But that doesn’t) mean he can't do everything but | : {write his name with the ancient dates are notified that Monday, July pile of iron and steel i : Contractor Earl Cump’s men speak | because the most highly of him, He allows no| Every person who expects to have 37-ton power shovel became mired cursing or rough talk on a job while! his name appear on the primary After a day he’s around; instructs his men to] ballot and ido good work even if it takes a lit-| pointed out tle more time, they claim. He's been (Continued on page six) 3 New Concrele Streels In "42 Request Highway Depart-| ment Pave Allegheny, High, Water Sts. GALAIDA IS NAMED | TO BOROUGH POLICE | Committee Chosen To Check Lime-Dust Elim- | ination Program | and with possibility Water concrete evidenced at Bellefonte Con when Council quest may petitioned partment program Council also unanimously 1 John “Jerry” Galalda Penn str former State Police officer time member of the borough 1 succeeding Officer Ralph Ex The appointment that Allegheny streets may : next regular Mot day assured be mmey meet! that Lic De € able Highway exten fo tnt tBvol ai the for Stale the ive st signed efile The paving program w by Councilman WwW. J reported that he had a be tive immediately ed ey who Assurance mediately construction summer Council's of FREE Y ths made shodilas 4 schweqduicd i at request may by Department next reque Alles Bizshog Diamond to Water near the Pho the boroug! fIURITIOSN 1 call for t treet fron High Water fro ‘ n naving H from oward to sire the and Branct erty street m ¢ Loga ill pr erie A ’ te ’ Pike old £3 approved : the entire onst of construction wot be met by the State Mr. Gainida was the sole it is jet apni leant for the vacancy on the polion ‘foros canstd by thy Tesignation of4 Mr. Ever Evers formal resignation | effective as of July 1. was accepled | imanimously Calnida fe years as a member of the vania Slate Wht three years Coal and Tron (Continued on page eight) Garners Laurels At Track Meet An o— Mileshurg Youth Proves to be One-Man Team at Blooms- burg Convention A young and promising Centre county athlete came into promin- ence at the Golden Jubilee Encamp- ment of Pennsylvania Youth Temperance Council at Bloomsburg jJast week, and captured 20 of 22 points scored by the county’s dele- gation in track events in which young athletes from all parts of Pennsylvania participated spent Pen Police employed as the The budding trackman is Donald | McDowell, 14-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. Robert McDowell, of Miles- | burg. The youth, weighing about 135 pounds, five feet seven inches tall, will become a freshman at the (Continued on page six) i ames sss AP At Hecla Tonight GRAY GORDON During the lasi year, more than ever before, the success of many orchestras can be traced to their identity with a hit song in many instances, the particular song that brought an orchestra its fame, has been an “oldie” or a song of yesterday. However, Gray Gor don is one maestro who believes (Continued on Page 6) mnt I ————L ap» July 21 Last Day To File Petitions Candidates and prospective candi. a 21. Is the last day for filing peti- tions to have names placed on the ballots for the primary election must file a petition, it is The first day that petitions could be signed, legally, was June 21. Police | { tion UNDHOG HUNTER S Livelihood Driving Truck being excavated from the site of the new Bellefonte High School builds ing He owns his own truck and drives it himself, and although he has no hands seems Lo have difficulty keeping up with the truckers on the job wv ton of his arm the elbow, but markable skill shortened arma: For some years: farm which he ther, Pauline worst of the ’ other ettstein has only a upper severed he has at in the use small pors a.m, and just below tained re- nis the right left of tilled the small with his mo- Wetlsiein, During the depression he earned a livelihood for himself and his family by growing vegetables which he posed of 3ellefonte’s curb market, He was among the first farmers at market and his of excellent quality Wettstein ’" he share; ais at alwavs arrive WL Lo produce has not permitted the loss of his e him to lose his hi al game tion and can arms 0 caus independence He plays pool, has an AOCUratle 10 RUDY WETTSTEIN activities Centre cour An OCCAKON~ quite marksman writ- Line of a repu- A oun in man who as aA ArmA in A roving ioxiay hood at oc. always been ted tasks hoth HE p pen or pencil In ing. For billiards h cue to which rubber strap: tached. He slips the str arm, and proceeds to Hi: gun Is held with rangement of gets the pencil Arms and scrawls Wellstein, {Contin pocket e are at- n over his 5 I) two-fi pt chod ides call e ridges noith Highway and Un tse who It FE sLrap: pen between his off a legible note a clgarette smoker ied oni Page 8) Hospifal Site Steeple Here Viewing Today Is Repaired Bellefonte Site Among 8 Steeplejack Builds Bridge Being Considered; Deci- of Ladders to Reach Re- sion Expected Soon formed Church Spire or EN Ls i The Bellefonte site #ry the poi BEX Lowlilown eontracior, sided byl posed new Veterans Central Pennsfivania ons Hospital for one of clight preliminary than 100 } wavside, is t and final Inspec- hw steeple jnck Steel plant at fromm the Btlandard Burnham, yesterday repaired the steeple of 8t John's Reformed church, Bellefonte, dam- aged recently when struck by light ning. and also installed a lighining eli to word re- rod to prevent further danger from eived from the Veterans Bureay in that source hington T work was ‘tractor CG. W town, while Lh more the undergo its today to ROOD Wt Wa All uled bef ar he of Con. Lewis. the Harry in charge Leonard, of Mr. McCoombe steeple tack was aided by Worrell, of Lewistown MeCoombe, forcec fo ascend the comparatively low sieeple from the outside because no provisions were made for reaching the spire from the inside, claimed that 8t John's is one of the most difficult to work upon ever en- countered, and he's worked on church spires that rise 180 feet. He is in charge of building and main- (Continued on Page Eight) - of the final the sites sclind. week makes are pection this Bureau for re Veterans final selection Yesterday at Chambers. and Bediord were visited To. add Bellefonte, the will visit sites at and Lewistown. Tomorrow ] Carlisle, Reading and the Siotesbury estate at Philadelphia will be The . group Bureau making final survey (Continued on page eight) - - the sites in steeple ones : n he's viewed the Veterans’ Local Tourists Firemen to Open Have Car Robbed Carnival Tonight |Lose Clothing and Personal? Companies, 6 Bands, 15 | Belongings While Visiting | Floats to Parade at Cen. | Washington tre Hall i | While visiting in Washington last | week. Mr. and Mrs Francis Rhine | their daughter Glenda, and R. Zane { Carey of East Lamb street, had their i baggage stolen from their car. The {loss included all their extra cloth. | ing. Mr. Rhine's electric razor. an expensive camera, and other are! | ticles i { The party had gone to Washing- iton last Thursday with the inten- | tion of spending a few days there {before going to Virginia, While In | the National Capital on Saturday {they parked their car on a prom- {inent street near the Smithsonian | Institute, securely locked it as they supposed, and went into the build. ing A half hour later they discovered upon their return to the car, that jt had been rifled of everyiling. it contained, access having been gain. ed through a defective ventilator window Mr. ‘and Mrs. Rhine immediately ! made their loss known to the police, who have promised an investigation | They returned to their home in’ Beiizionte Sunday morning ————— A ———— — Nine fire companies, six musical jorganizations and fifteen floats have accepled Invitations to the Piremen's Parade scheduled to move at 7:30 o'clock tonight (DST) from the grade school ground to the diamond and south on Main street to the Grange Park Bellefonte will be represented hy ithe logan Pire Company, the B P. O. E marching unit, the High School Band and the American Legion Junior Band Lewistown will send three fire one: State College, Howard, Milroy and Boalsburg. The | Pleasant Gap, Lemont and Port calf. He (Continued on page three) nM ——— a —— Injured Workman Saves Plant Record Although he suffered painful crush injuries of the two middle fingers of the right hand, vesterday after. | noon, Charles Newman. 22. of Miles. | burg, insisted on returning to work Wanderer Locked Up |. tie Titan Metal Plant in order at State College 2 prevent marring the plant's 162. {day record without a lost time ac. S———————— | cident. A barefooted man clad only in a! Newman, employed in the melt. red jersey and who apperently was! ing room of the plant, was injured suffering from mental derange- when a 700-pound ingot fell on his fet, plexed. up by ate Suiiige Haff" He was taken to the Centre roug police early yes Ry 13 nt, morning, has been tentatively iden. Gon § Hospital for \eatme Rt, and tified as Joseph William Hughes, 36, oitution returned to work. of 243 Market street, Wilkes-Barre] «fq hate to see that The man was locked up after he record walkss into the home of Mrs W, C. Tomlinson, at 611 South Pugh Fractures Ankle street and asked her to take him W. H. Hoy, State College phar. some place in her car. He carried macist, suffered a fracture of the honorable discharge papers from left ankle Tuesday night when he 162-day spoiled.” he explained. Battery E., 100th Field Artillery, stepped from his automobile while Pensiaylvania National Guard. {on a business trip to College Heights, . | companies, and each of these towns] Pleasant Gap, | . vial wi - urtatl int appear in! { i {that four boys had tried to sell the) learned the license num- | ber of the car, 8 description of the! { i i OT BY FRIEND Council Seeks Man Without Hands Earns )SQ (ampaign Bellefonte to Get Opens; Legion New Barrel Factory Is In Charge Grant Time Extension industry to Go Into Pro- » ’ Seeks $1600 to Provide Re- For Pilots’ Course creation Facilities for Soldiers and Sailors HOU SETO-HOUSE CANVASS PLLANNED Karl E. Kusse, of Bell Aeronautics Co-ording tre county yesterday that the C. A. A extension of time plications for the training course to be given in Applications ] scheduled to have Kusse sald that any men who are will be B for io receiving non=ox » pllots Belle 1 fonte origin: Str ess Importance of M any Small Contri- hutions £0 is that wi na gocenied POERI DIC for the course anted draft defer ment at least until thes pleted the course The between th are United Y Brosesics on, Be Doll Post Asrnerican 1icfonte, has course f plications are the area, Necessary cured from ber of Commerce (ollege Man Held for Cour Victims of Molesting Fail to Identify J. D. Hall as Assailant 9 pe office efonts Robert H Bt, John's Bellefonte Epluex member -l al small Wn Comparatis United throws * bandescs i A LE wre to y together James D near Slate the Centr Mond v trial on . Nuvy other » ee County ay morning of ass: ad Hind adequaos tante 1 ". CT ities time al tise fre The government the neecssary Hasiidings an USO hw undertaken to provide laf and oquipmsemnt, such as games books, magazines, papers satioree ry and other tems The move Rasa (he hearty endorsement yg. of Pressddell RGEVERE 20d OEY | jal under peace bord since last high government officers April, was ordered to stay away Nosse= of the money coliected here | gon yrs Gurdack. On the night of during the campaigns will be used June 10. ‘Squire Lederer said. Hall for camesmpalgn expenses. The solich- appeared at the Gurdack home, thus tors mIma othe connected with the | yraking the terms of the bond (Continud on page eight) Present at the hearing were Mrs : E. J. Teichert, of East Irvin avénu and Mrs. Lena P / Beaver aver ont in State College Neither Mrs i Waile were able (Continued on charges: iL and bat- frat iriue following Eugene pare p M tery with intent Urnassy a hearing before Lederer at State Colleges The action grew out made by Mrs Bele A fe : ire the . charges Curdack of ails Log an Carnival Here Next Week Annwzzal Event to be Held on W. Howard Street ; Proceeds For Convention Fund ue recent molesting Teichert to identify page JULY CLEARANCE SALE TO OPEN AT KATZ STORE Prepssarations are being made by | the memessnbery of the Logan Fire Compa®ry of Bellefonte to entertain the imrgost crowd ins recent years al the annml carnisal which will be heldel July 17, 18 and 19, on West Howar«d street Perseaission has beers granted by Borowuss®s Councll to close off this portiors of Howard street each of these ewening, although all stands will B= 50 arfanged that modified traffic ©an 70 the street until] 5 p. m. «each day Invitations have beenn sent to 35 fire occsxmpanies and Sands for a sireet gsarade lo move at 730 p.m Thurs«<fay evening, July 17. or Fri- day ewening July 18, case of rain TT Haursday evening i Bare® conoetls, free entertainment | and plenty of amusernents will be | in store for all who attend. Special grours<s prises will be given each eveniragr. This carnival is strictly | for thee benefit of the Logan Fire | Compeenzay which Is making every ef- | fort to raise sufficient funds to as- sume Ts share of the heavy expense necesssry to hold the District Fire- men's «Convention here the week of August 18th ——-———————" The annual July Clearance sale at the Katz store, Bellefonte, will open tomorrow morning, according to a two-page adverlisement ap- pearing In this issue Many sensational regains are he {ing offered during the sale to clear shelves and counters in preparation for the arrival of fall and winter merchandise Special groups merchandise are priced unusually For complete information turn to pages 4 and 5 and take advantage event in 3 County Groups Win Parade Prizes Three Centre county organizations shared in prises in the Indepen- dence Day parade at Philipsburg last Friday The Undine Fire Company, Belle- fonte, took first place for the largest inumber of men in line and also parade. The Undine Company and {the Logan Fire Company, both of | Bellefonte, divided the prize award. ied for the organization coming the longest distance In all, the Undines won $162.50 of the prise money, and the Logans $12.50 Local Men Escape Drowning While The State COoliege American Leg- On Angling Trip {fon and Auxiliary Junior Drum and i Bugle Corps won first prize of $60 Two prominent Bellefonte busi- | in th ness TEmen, on A fishing trip to the | Prize of 50. 1a Wn of East Irvin avenue and her daugh- | {and 1 Co { 10 the scene } of | low for the opening day of the sale. | {of this mid-summer merchandising | duction Within Next Few Weeks ANNUAL CAPACITY 125,000 BARRELS Plant Located in McCoy Building: Five-Year Lease is Taken #0 Onn yoanrnet avie for HOC aie the according the American Lime and Stone Company discontinued operation of its barrel plant at Sunnyside The American Lime barrel plant ing dismantied and the being moved by Bdware a grew from the Kofman trucking service, Some of the machinery is being installed at the MceOoy plant, while others is being taken to Canada, it is reporied The McCoy bu ng provides proximately 5000 ar AOE r reports, whee fx bes machinery ma noma A 54 BpP~- cre Tapt of A Mt. Eagle Home Is Destroyed By F belie ire vend , ) ceri evtris tod ved to has riginated fue aoe ” faulty Co last Thurs Some furniture was saved the wcture but all of the ing owned by Mr and 1! daugh was destroved Members t Howard Fire Company went ut were unable to save building owing to the lack of walter and because fire had gained great headway tefore thelr Ne iii destroyed the George Mt Eagie morning f rom ' 1m 1 sur CiOtin- Cr 18 ter of 10 tha the val Elks to Convene At Philadelphia John C. Anderson Will Rep- resent Local Lodge; March- ing Club to Parade John C. Anderson, Fxalted Ruler of Bellefonte Jodge. will leave with a delegation Sunday for the Elks | National Convention which opens at | for the best appearing group in the | year-old fraternity Philadelphia on Monday, July 14 The marching club of the local lodge is planning to participate in the convention parade Mr. Anderson stated from all advance reporis received by him, this will be one of the largest con. ventions in the history of this 73- Much of the deliberations will be devoled to na- tional defense measures under the that {direction of the Elks National De- {in the parade and also took the first | drill competi- wilds ©f the Busquehanna River at! my, 10x Haven Drum and Bugle Wyalsasing early last week, had a Corps placed second. and the Brock | narrows escape from <rowning | way outfit placed third. The Phil- | The men art Davig Ko Hughes | burg Corps did not compete for and AZ Mayer. Who were RCOMPAN-| opp but staged an excellent ex- | ied ows the outing by William Wolf, § 000 of Bexhelonk, nt William Seck- | - inger, of Sale College. i . Perfect Bridge Hond Dealt at College At Ese outset of their trip on the | fiver To participate fxs She opening | of the 394] bass seasons, Hughes and Mayer gol inone bomt and Seckin- ger mrs? Wolf were tra another bomi. Maso, who holds = diploma in oarsrmassmship from one of the coun- try's Jesmading correspondence schools, held oat well pt the oars until he and FTughts were about one-half mile from shore, Then he had troubles getting his breath and com- plaine«t of blisters on his hands. Big-hvessrted Hughes, who has trouble telling the difference bee tweers @n oar and a baseball bat, generoaasly vlintereed to lake a tum, The two bimen decided the (Crontinid on page eight) tn lee Robinson of Elkins Park, at Schiow of State College, last Friday afternoon. Mr. Robinson's hand was made up of 13 spades. Doubled. redoubled, and vulnerable, he and his pariner, Mrs. A. Leopold, of Philadelphia, garnered some 2300 points. Their opponents were Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Schiow, Aviation ! i 3 | i : fense Commission and plans will be formulated whereby the Order of Elks can sssist the government in (Continued on Page 6) DEFENSE BOND QUIZ Q What is a U. 8 Defense Save ing Bond? A. This Bond is proof thal you have loaned money $5 the United A perfect bridge hand was dealt | States Government for national de- fense. Your Bond bears interest at the home of Mr. and Mrs Charles the rate of 29 percent a year, if held to maturity den years) Q Why should 1 buy Defense Bonds? A. Because money talks. To dic iators it speaks defiance. To friends freedom, ii says, “Here's my a Note--Th purchase Defense Bonds £0 to the nearest post office or bank, or write for informa- the Treasurer of the United DC
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