14 Ee ————————————] PAGES OF COUNTY NEWS AND WEEKLY FEATURES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY COPIES EACH WEEK; LARGEST CIRCULA- TION IN COUNTY. 7,000 octal _. _ QE. . ————smmmm— he Cenire De = VOLUME 60. NUMBER 29. BELLEFONTE, PA, TH URSDAY, JULY 17, 1941. SUBSC RIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR —— " DELAY SELECTION OF HOSPITAL SITE WHERE CRASH-VICTIM DIED Officer Predicts No Immediate Decision 3 Held in Service Station Burglary Committee Separates, Will Not Meet for Several Weeks LOCAL SITE STILL BEING CONSIDERED Three ed with Miller service Doll Ice Plant on June 19 jall without ance in | The three land Edward | Reservoir Hil cas, Jr. 11. of They were arre by Pvt Police later ir Bellefonte burglary youths, charg Kenneth opposite the outh of town n the county awaiting f i the { the station just are lodged ball Appear - court Bellefonte Location Said to be One of Several “Preferred” Tracts 19 are Rufus Breon Muirhead, 19. both and Willlam D street Ol Lu- Logan ted Friday Paul tud ’ a Rellable sources in last night quoted Col. George T Ijams, of the Veterans’ Bureau as saying that it is improbable that any early decisicn will be reached in regard to the site for the proposed new Veterans' Hospital for Central Pennsylvania after Washington | oon 2. of the State tion, and raigned before Harold D. Cowher a East Bishop all entered ple to the ub-sta- when the Peace offices on as HY U8 ) ar- Justice street of gulity charge According to Col. Ijames, member of a four- gn man cominittee from the Veterans Administration which last week in- spected eight proposed sites for the institution, including the one at Bellefonte, indicated that final ac- tion may lag for several reasons Because of defense activities, he is quoted as saying, the Veterans Administration is hard pressed, and probably will devote its efforts to clearing up matters now on hand | rather than devoting time to prob- lems such as the new hospital, over which a “dispute” in the matter of | site exists. Col. Ijams cautioned however, that he is not authorized to speak for the Veterans’ Bureau but was merely expressing his own views of the matter After concluding its inspe« the various sites for 1200 - beg hospital last weekend the commit- tee disbanded in Philadelphia. Col Ijams, Major Walter R. Metz and Dr. Winifred Oberholtzer continued on to Washington, while Cen {Continued on page six) ficer, the the scr- vice station canuts matches valued boys are trouble Neck Broken In Auto Crash William Garety, 61, In- Jured When Son's Car Hits Pole i » hewing gum Ni the have been In tobacco N f t me of { $5 a total pelieved before b ¢ tion ol the i Willian Juffalo Run Valley, suffered f two CG; (Carety aged ture wut tebrae « cuts of the head, and a chest in Jey about 8:30 o'clock Saturday {night in.a motor accident near the National Gypsum Company No. 2 Garety was 4 passenger in a car driven by his son, Clarence Garety of Bellefonte, R. D. 1. when the car struck a pole at side of the i road. The younger man receiv 1] t ver 3 Plant! Logan Carnival Opens Tonight car 11d bruises of the forehead and lac ations the n Damage 0 was estimated at $75 The elder Mr. G was bro the Centre County Hospital William A a Nations sum Co. employe, who ¥ scene at the time. The tures were revealed Ub) examination i Yesterday hospital attendants sald the victim's condition was ° fac~ tory.” eu or of yo. Lhe arety tht Annual Event Will Be . Held on West Howard Street This Weekend carnival of will by ireon the Lo- open on Thursday | The annual gan Fire Company West Howard street, this evening, July 17, at 7:30, with a street parade which will form on North Spring and West Lamb streets The following units will be in line of parade Alpha Fire Company, State College; Milesburg Fire Com- | pany; Howard Fire Company; Mil- roy Hobo Band; Milroy Fire Com- pany; American Legion Junior Band, and Undine Marching Unit of Bellefonte; Centre Hall Band, Centre Hall Pire Company; Boals- burg Fire Company; Pleasant Gap Band; Pleasant Gap Fire Company; and Reliance Hose Company, Phil- ipsburg, with more invited units to be heard from | The parade will form and march under the direction of Philip Say- lor, parade marshal, who will be as- sisted by a special corps of Belle- (Continued on Page 6) Highway Worker Hit On Head by Stone Struck on the head by a flying stone, Willard Burd, 32, of Rebera- | burg, was brought to the Centre J ; County Hospital, Priday, for treat- || gal ment | J SE Burd, employed by the Highway | LOU BREE i sat (a verdict Department suffered from heat ex- | haustion tly after being in- jured by the stone while working on the Earylstown road job. He was taken to the office of a State College physician, and brought to the Hospital in the Al- pha Fire Company Ambulance. He responded readily to treatment. later was | Lou Breese, who brings his fam- {ous “Breezy Rhyithm" orchestra to Hecla Park Friday, July 18, is one of the younger school of bandlead- lers who, not content with merely waving a baton in front of their orchestras, are also noted for their | proficiency as solo instrumentalists | (Continued on page seven) B. H. S. Band To Accompany Elks Marching Unit To Philadelphia i The 13-year-old Bellefonte High its perfection was given at Centre| School Band, which gained a new Hall last Thursday when the group | lease on life three years ago when carried first honors in the Centre| members were furnished with at- tractive uniforms, will leave at 8 a, adelphia, to escort the Bellefonte Elks Marching Club in the mam- moth parade which will climax the Elks National Convention in the Quaker City. The 87-piece organization will be sccompanied on the trip by Direc- tor Harold Wion; assistant director J. Henry Garbrick, and James Port and Poster Schreffler, managers, in addition to a number of parents of members. The band will make the trip In two specially chartered busses. For the past few weeks the or- ganization has been undergoing Hall firemen’s parade, i Man Killed As Car Hits Train At Old Fort Coroner's Jury Finds Ac- cident Unavoidable: Frees! Driver, Train Crew WITNESSES RELATE DETAILS OF CRASH . - > | Car Driver Only Slightly Injured; Victim Enroute to College for Visit ard Zulick, of Orwigsburg Franklin and Marshall phomore in a grade crossing cident near the Old Fort Hotel urday noon, was attributed unavoidable accident \ ners jury which conducteg quest into ti fatality, year-old al Sat- to an a Cor. an in- Tuesday \ ¥ i the night The six-man jury impanelled County Coroner Charles of Milesburg, returned a sging the belief tha the train crew as well rer of car had done power to avert thas of that time florts ! Bheckler verdict memoer OX~ the all In Ww LES Bod 41 | element we Wis their ¢ Zulick, passenger in coupe owned Kimmel Jr near Orwigsburg., Schuylkill was partially decapitated Car in wich tw were enroute y Stats weekend lummeted into { the combinatic Wd pRssenger was gathering speed from a the Centre Hall station Kimmel was brought to the Cen- tre County Hospital by Merle E Myers, of Centre Hall, who passed e useless new Cheve we 4 ang 21 ariven farmer roe! ) the ts ir 1 train of crash. Kimmel received treatment for lacerations of the back both (Continued on page seven) By State College Girl Molested 19-Year-Old Girl Reports Be- ing Struck on Head by Unknown Assailant In the fourth molesting at State College In than five months Miss Katherine Breon, 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Breon, West less {than 6.000 fish in Spring | the scene a few minutes after the SF 5 Fs Beaver Avenue, claims that about | midnight Tuesday an unknown man | nati grabbed her arm and struck her Photo shows car in which Richard M. Zulick, 260, was Instantly killed at Old Fort grade crossing, Saturday, of Orwigsbhurg, Note deep indentation in top made by some part of the locomotive, me tnstanianeous death of wir DISGRUNTLED LOCAL ANGLERS WOULD HAVE ‘PARADISE’ CLOSED inl A he eighth annual 8 Paradise drew of BCRSON to a close HB EIOwW- Belle. Para- ana sOMe the into definite utspoken condemnation of the far- irsery which } no 0 as 8 not in of but r the dis- that nn- Belle! extent C00 i SPpOKesman rroup claimed nte The spokesman { tage On E ( tance belt that what interested in never have | of fishermen tracted here Various offic mission content claim that ter ha official ment Scme owner reek a short Paradise, « ANgery pring w Is local Vg good Lshing ONE As from outside he stated of the Fi the in t thousands a are } iH c orted poreg Bis ’ me TWAr re dis- loca) sportsmen 1s time the mat. thelr wht ’ WJ = Comment b th Te The Commi }wked not more Creek Gur charged WO L! ing the past season.” he Banjo Band Wins 1sf Prize Takes Top Honors at Na- tional Convention; Other Recognition is Given Bellefonte's Banjo Band won first prize trophy at Niagara Falls N Y last week in competition ) other bands their division all parts of the United States The Harch Banjo Band, Cinein- Ohio, and the Pizzitola Band, Holyoke Mas, also won trophies p from in The alleged incident occured near | placing second and third, respec- the corner of West Poster Avenue | tively and Barnard Street oliss Breon left the V. W. Fletcher home at 125 West Beaver Avenue Bellefonle Band about 11:45 to walk home, and while | place with the Garardo band oi | on Foster Avenue a man ran up be- | Rockwell in 1 124 4 in the event h 30 bands competed In the field drill contest tied for about whic Ii hind her and struck her as he pas- | ing Band of Elgin won first in this sed. She turned street and shortly afterward (Continued on page seven) Term Hunting Fatality Mistake | Coroner's Jury Rules Spring Mills Man Shot in Mis- take for Groundhog At the conclusion of an inquest held Monday night in the Spring Mills school house, a jury returned that Lloyd Ripka, of Spring Mills, was fatally shot in mistake for game by his friend, Earl Rider, 37. of near Spring Mills State Police from Rockview sub- station who investigated the fatal hunting accident near Spring Mills last Tuesday evening, said Rider would be prosecuted on charges of shooting a human in mistake for game. The charge carries a penalty of two to four years in jail plus payment of restitution to the vic- tim’s family . Witnesses heard at the Inquest (Continued on page three) Fire Destroys Barn Near Curtin Fire of unknown origin about 7 The band busses are scheduled to o'clock Monday night destroyed a m. this Thursday morning for Phil- arrive in Philadelphia about 4 p. barn on the Dewey Shay farm sev- im. today, after a brief stop enroute {for a box luncheon prepared by the Elks stewards. The entire fifth uoor lof Town Hall will be available to ithe band and the Elks for changing into uniforms and for resting before ithe parade, | The band will have dinner at a Inearby restaurant in time to be {ready to parade at 7:30 p. m. Since {the route is approximately seven {miles long, with the reviewing stand {near the end of the route, band {members have a difficult assignment, {The return trip to Bellefonte will ibegin late tonight. Preparations for the trip were strenuous rehearsals in preparation | {Continued on page six) for the event, and an indication of eral miles north of Curtin. The loss incluiea a quantity of hay. Firemen from Howard and Miles- burg succeeded in saving the house nearby the barn. The blaze occurs red during the absence of the Shay family. Straw Stack Burns Members of the Alpha Fire Com- pany, State College, were called to the farm of Prof. Frank D. Oard- ner, north of State College, about 1 o'clock Baturday afternoon when a straw stack burned. The blaze was believed to have resulted when the stack was struck by lightning. Most of the straw was destroyed. down Barnard | clase contest the | awarded Bellefonte Band was unusu- | | | | i i i No cash prizes were The (Continued on page six) hiterock Worker man, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clay- ton Poorman, of Pleasant Gap, who was injured in a fall of rock at Whiterock Quarries, Pleasant Gap, Monday morning, last night was re- ported to be “shtisfactory.” not believed to be seriously injured Poorman was loading stone in No 6 quarry about 11:30 a. m. Monday wher: a vock fell from the wall of | the quarry and struck him He was | brought to the Centre County Hos- | pital in the Widdowson ambulance Poorman, employed by Whiterock | Fr 2 Boys the | second | The Patton March- | ‘Moose To Build Struck by Stone The condition of Charles Poor- | He is} thelr criticl pt Fishermen's Paradi best advertisements for (Continued on page three) DUS is Drown Near Karthaus Postmaster and Son, Fish- ing Nearby, Unable to Save Youths Keewaydin boy of Mas : miles west near the Centre-Clear- ne, while swimming Tuesday evening boys, Earl Renoe Irvin Renoe, and Jack son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan were swimming together got into difficulty in Two 18 Oo t their Hy Creek f Karthaus field unty Year $ in the waters a Parsi 4 aoouy L & early The Mrs Vallimont Vallimont { when they midstream Hiram Greenland, postmaster Karthaus, and his son who fishing nearby heard the boys shout [but believed they were merely play- ing. A short time jater the anglers heard a distress and ran upstream to the site. They found (Continued on page two) 801 i of Mr and at shout of Addition To Home Adams, Troupe Local Police Now Are Named To. Under Civil Service School Board | NEW DIRECTORS I casas 1 were | New Members Required by District in Advance- ment to 3rd Class DR. ROGERS CHOSEN MEDICAL INSPECTOR Bruce I. Garner Elected to Newly-Created Music Instructorship } a chief of Hospit- former schoo Rogers H the Centre County William B. Troupe member, were elected and Dr. J Coburn named medical director School Board 5 the board acled 0 Lhe requirements ol Enoch dams ¢ of stafl ang boara direclors sCH00] ile ¢ trict advanced from fourth The distric class third class rating because of the 1840 is revealed the borough population js over the 5000 mark At State 75) ce e the session College frit Bruce Ira Garner Was music of ol UUme named imental “¥ Mis ! Lock Haven in the Madelin noted OX 1 ¢ Delse teacher al schools Q. Brewer of $280 cent H Was J al a = er ciscount in 3 days. The only others bid submitted was for $3.15 a ton The successfu] bidder may be re- quired to furnish a performance (Continued on Page 7) a el, A & P Adopts 5- Day Week Policy Shorter Work Hour Plan For Food Chain Being Tried Out John A. Hartliord, president of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company yesterday announced the adoption of the five-day work week for retail store emploves as company’s national policy The five-day, 48-hour week in the history of the retail food business, was Introduced on an ex- perimental basis In A & P. stores in a few eastern states two months ago, Hartford sald, and will now be extended throughout the entire A & P. organisation “as far and as fast” as possible ‘Frankly, however, we must rec- oghize,” Hartford said, “that in a few states and sonse cities the in- n page seven) » Describes Guns of Armed Forces Kiwanians the ” rst heard an interesting {address at Tuesday's meeting on the various types of guns used by the jarmed forces of the United States The Bellefonte Moose Lodge has| {announced that an addition will be {erected to the lodge home on North | {here, who saw service in the coast i Spring street. The addition will be iat the rear of the structure and will {be used to enlarge the social rooms i The new portion will be one story lin height, with facilities for a base- iment game room. It will be 38 by 45 {feet in size ———— Valley View Man Injured Gilbert Sager, aged 32, of Valley View, was treated at the Centre County Hospital dispensary last {artillery The speaker was Clyde M. Stew- art, a member of the club and man- ager of the Wolf Furniture store Mr. Stewart explained the | various kinds of guns used, from the rifle to the 16-inch guns of our coastal defense; the types of pro- jectiles used, and methods of firing He demonstrated also how aoccur- {acy is obtained in hitting targets jas far as thirty miles away and said that as large a group of men is ineeded for the mmking of calcula {tions as is used in the actual firing for mis0ut one year, is said by hos- | Thursday evening for lacerations of [Of three of the largest type guns pital authorities to have greatly from shock, The fingers of | one hand were badly lacerated, he suffered multiple bruises and abra- | gions about the body, and may have | received internal injuries, it is re. | ported ! ————— sens Msn ——— Three Injured In Auto Collision Circleville Girl Loses Teeth, Suffers Face Lacerations in 3-Car Mishap Three persons suffered painful but fot serious injuries in a three car accident on The Pike, a short distance east of State College, early Saturday morning. ! Miss Marjorie Prankenberger, 15, of near Circleville, lost a number! of upper front teeth and received | lacerations of the forehead and face. | Her brother, Ralph C. Frankehber- | ger, 20, received facial cuts and a puncture wound of the left knee | George B. Mumma, summer session | (Continued on page eight) he was chopping wood at his home Several stitches were required to close the wound - DEFENSE BOND QUIZ Q ~~What is the price of a Defense Bond? A~For the smallest Bond, you pay $1875. The Bond will increase in value in ten years to $25. For $75, you get a Bond which will increase to $100; other Borkls are in propor- tion. Q What will the Government do with the money 1 pay for my Bond? A~Your money will be put to work at once in the National De- fense Program to protect the free- dom and safety of the United States, and of all its people everywhere, Note To purchase Defense Bonds and Stamps, go to the nearest post. office or bank, or write for infor. imation to the Treasurer of the | United States, Washington, D. C. suffered the left index finger suffered while There were present as guests M a CF. 300 COUNTIANS ARE 18. McDowell, State College; [Treit and Gregg G. Turner, Kane; iand R. C. Trumbull, Pittsburgh -~ ‘Huston Twp. to Vote | Only one Centre county district J om. it became known Friday, which titions for such referendums In Houston township electors will vote on whether the sale of liquor will be allowed. The balloting takes place at the primary election, Sep- tember 9. The restaurant known as 8ky Top is located in Houston town. ship. Released on Bail James D. Hall, of Woodycrest, who was committed to the county jail here last Monday on charges of assault and battery with intent to kill, has been released on ball. The amount of the bail was set at 81 000. The action grows out of charges made by Mrs. Bessie A. Gurdack of East Irvin avenue, State College. will vote on local option for the sale | { of liquor or beer at this fall's elec- | was the closing date for filing pe- | i DR. ENOCH H. ADAMS WILLIAM B Open Recruiting Offices In County TROUPE Officers to recruit ing station will | State College Thursday from untij ( Mice: ings Six Oen sted for from the na - Bi nt wi ‘omte and Lelonie and naay anc are the 1 " ian fs 5 e nis n U. B. Army cent weeks. They are Ernest P. Ebi D. 1, air corps Donald C. Meek, Willowbank street i Bellefonte, R Bellefonte, medical department, Por- | to Rico; Lawrence O'Leary Petinn street, Bellefonte, air Bolling Feld, Washington, D C.: William Lee Parker. State College coast artillery Hawaiian Ieahds Gerald O. Newman, Pine Grove Mills, air corps, Jefferson, Mo.: Charles Vozniak, Snow Shoe, caval- ry, Panama North corps, AP —— Local Woman Is Injured While Diving Mrs. Jack H. Yeager, of North Spring street, Bellefonte, suffered painful injuries about the face and head Monday afternoon while dive ing in Bald Eagle Creek near the home of her mother, Mrs. H L Curtin, at Curtin In diving, Mrs. Yeager struck a rock which inflicted a severe lacer- ation about the bridge of the nose, and caused other minor bruises and lacerations about her face. She was able 10 reach shore unassisted and {was brought to the office of a Belle- On Sale of Liquor i | : fonte physician for treatment i Philippine Islands; | Hiring of Third Full-Time Officer Automatically Makes Law Effective CURTAILS COUNCIL'S HIRE-FIRE POWER Three-Man Commission Must be Named to Ad- minister Act The election by Bellefon of John “Jerry ~time member of force, Monday of las severa) Bor - Ga- tha Wie Le nigh Council JAGR Bs Lown's week ’ PEt Et a POLICE accomplished er ds Vy INage Oy Lhe re- charged with irresponsive lice pe Ji commits the former Slate Police officers who may be available to re. place present members of the force ne n openly suggested the entire force names 13 unc d yan r major effect of Co dered by the h Of boomerang ng Mr. Galaida as fic Coun ~lime oflicer created i ral nsion. or removal of paid members of police in boroughs having not less three police officers oomes r Civil Service Must Prove Charges n other words, if Council wani(s * to fire any present members of the | police force; it will have to prove | before a local three-member civil | service commission one of the fol- lowing causes for dismissal suspe Physical or menta] disability ability cling Ris i BoBtitstes. if Ng ni Ww conllnue In Neglect : duty Viciation of aw of vViocialion a misdemeanor o iy Jommonweaith stitutes Lhe (Condnued on Page 7) Picnic Plans Are Announced Parade, Tuesday Night, Will be Opening Event of Bus- iness Men's Outing | Final plans were announced yes- terday for the annual Bellefonte Business Men's picnic to be held at Hecla Park on Wednesday, July 23 Bands and marching units from Bellefonte and surrounding towns have indicated that they will take part in a parade to be held here Tuesday night as the opening fea- ture of the outing. The parade will pass through the principal streets of town and will disband at the Diamond Busses for Hecla Park will leave the Diamond at Bellefonte at 1:30. 3:00 and 4:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, and on the return trips the last bus will leave at 7 o'clock The round-trip fare will be twenty- (Continued on Page 6) Lightning Burns Rus Lightning which struck the wir- jing system of the Earl R. Bordner home on West Beaver avenue, State College, about 2 o'clock Priday af- ternoon, caused only small burns on a rug. The Alpha Fire Company was called 0 prevent a possible outbreak of fire, but services of fire- men was not required. ASSIGNED NUMBERS FOR ARMY DRAFT Serial numbers for 300 Centre! County youths who registered for! 11, Kenneth Merle Rish, Port Ma- tilda; 12, James Owen Andrews Jr. Selective Service July 1, were listed | Philipsburg: 13, Mahlon Liovd Har- by the County's two draft boards | this week. i A national jollery is to be heid to re-classify the numbers after | which the Local Boards wil] assign | | | 5 i Order Numbers for use in future | calls to the U. 8. Army i vey, Milesburg: 14, Howard Kephart | Vail, Philipsburg: 15, Donald Lee Gray, Orviston; 16, Franklin Harry | Rockey, R. D. 2, Bellefonte: 17, Dale | William Pisher, Wingate: 18, Rob- {ert Paul 8hay, Bellefonte: 19, Ches- {ter Maxwell Frank, Jr, Philipsburg: Following is a lisy of the new re- (20, William Clair Bowes, Blanchard: gistrants, with the draft numbers, names and addresses appearing ‘n i that order, 1, lea Roy Elder, Bellefonte; 2 Robert Donald O'Brien, Snow Shoe; 3, Hugh Johnson Runkle, R. D. 3 Beliefonte: 4, Harold Clifford Kelly, Port Matilda. 5, Stewart Esteriine Miller, Blanchard: 8. Alvin Thomas Daughenbaugh. R. D. 2. Howard; 7. Warren LaRue Girton. Blanch- ard: 8. Bdwin Richard Erickson, Philipsburg: 9. Aloysius Anthony Jendrisak, Clarence; 10, Roy Behers Bellefonte, | 21, Lesher David Heshley, Jr, Snow’ Shoe; 22, Lincoin Henry Fy- ver, South Philipsburg; 28, Merrill Ralph Fisher, Milesburg Miller Fletcher, Howard as Anginas Kelleher, Bellefonte: 26, John Romaniec, Osceola Mills: 27, Paul Wilscn Watson, Julian, BR. D. 2; 28. Robert Edward Golding. BR. D. Philipsburg: 20, Harold Etters, Mo- shannon; 30, Arthur Greene Robin- son, Port Matilda; 31, George Richard Holdren, Phil. ipsburg; 32, Bdward Andrew Kachik, (Continued on Page 6)
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