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BELLEFONTE,
PA, THURSDAY, JULY 31,
1941.
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SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR
VOLUME 60. NUMBER 31.
2 YOUTHS HELD IN ATTACK ON GIRLS
Car Stolen Loss $10, 000 in Barn
Here found al Fire at Pleasant Ga p
Officers Hint 2 cerious
Charge Against One
Preliminary Hearing
Scheduled Soon; Place
Not Revealed
{ suffered
V IC TIMS AC C E PTED | nesday when he and a team of
RIDE IN AUTOMOBILE horses fell through the B. H. Wil-
{llams barn floor at Port Matilda,
{landing on the ground floor. One o
the horses was badly injured
| Mr. Willams who was helping |
[to harvest, had unhitched the team
[from a binder on the barn floor
—— and was leading the horses away
4 'k a large piece timbe
Two Osceola Mills young men are | 1 SCT a nie » oe of y
3 1 arn r broke
in the Centre County jail 1e bart
here | ™ injured ma
awaiting a preliminary hearing on |, 1 Pt re an
charges that they jo Tad pales
attacked two
Hawk Run girls, Saturday night Where th gh
The two are Samuel Cowfer | vealed that had
and James severe
Krouse 20,
ceola Mills
Police and other officials said
two would be given a preliminary
hearing as soon as the investigation
of the alleged erime has been com-
pleted. Some sources sald the hear-
ing may be held this morning, but
the name of the Justice before!
whom they are be arraig:
could not be learned At least one
of the men mav be charged with a
serious crime, it was said
The two girls, whose nameg have
been withheld, were sald to be
hitch-hiking along the Philipsburg-
Hawk Run road Saturday night
when a car stopped and they were
given a ride Instead of stopping
with them in Phill] the two
boys were said have driven
through town without leaving
girls out of the car
They drove out past Cold Stream
dam to a point near the Dumple-
ton mine and stopped
From there one girl Is said
have made her escape and ran for
help. Arriving at the Samuel Walk-
er home she gave the alarm and]
borough and State police were noti-
fied. The car with the two boys and |
Continued ow Page i
——————in
Child Hurt In Fall
From Moving Car
15 Mon and Team Fall
Through Barn Floor
williams
painful injuries
George
last Wed-
One of Gi rls Escapes, |
Runs to Nearby Home
to Spread Alarm
was taken to
State Hospital
examination
escaped with
a rou re-
th
bru
he
ws
18,
both of Os-
.
$15,000 Loss
In Barn Fire
Combustion
f
the
to ed!
Spontaneous
is Assigned as Cause o
Pine Hall Blaze
through a large barn
J. Markie farm at Pine
State. College, early
night, destroying the barn
and o nearby building: and a
ity of farm machinery Dam-
WAS at $1 3.000
combustion in
put in the harn
was thought he
the fire which
menaced the Markie home
The Markles were attending
Thompson reunion at Legion Park,
: State College about 6: 30.0kcleck when
the fire was discovered by Richard
Flames
we J
wept
ine
west
on ti
Hall
turday
ther
whurg
of
to Sa
the
quant
age estimated
Spontaneous fifty
of hay
weeks ago
cause of
tons BiX
to the
to
{ Markle, a son who had not gone to,
He found the west end
in flames
| the reunion
of the barn
Finding the
house locked,
Richard Baney, four-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baney, of
East Linn street, Bellefonte, suffer-
ed severe bruises and brush burns |
Saturday afternoon when h
out of a moving car
The child and his
motor guests of Mr. and Mrs Ed-
gar Mallory, of West High street,
and were enroute from the Ameri-
can Lime and Stone Company em-
ployes’ picnic at Hecla Park at the
time. The accident happened about
two miles east of Bellefonte
Mrs. Baney and son were occupy
ing the rear seat of the four-door
sedan, and the boy was standing
up. holding to the back of the
geat. As the car rounded a
(Continged on page Five Second
— >
Investigate Rubber .
jew state police are
He
Rocks
gating t robbery of
tion in Millheim
longing to Stewart
larized sometime
when a8 window at
building w broken
ly a dozen cart
tire
was
Brachbill Store
100 Years Old
Under Family Ownership For
Century; Centennial Sale
Announced
A IV:
The stat
Breon was
Tuesday
the rear of the
Ap
of cigarettes
£3
bare
mother were DUrg-
as
ons
a
battery and about in
stolen
front
curve
Section
Rockview Inmates
In Knife Battle
Rockview prison officials report- |
ed that one Negro inmate was in- |
jured by another in a knife battle
between the two at the prison dur-
ing the weekend
One of the men suffered a wound
which required several stitches to
close, but he is reported to be re-
eovering in the prison hospital, of-
ficials said
The baltie
grievance, it was
—
J. B. WAGNER CLEARANCE
SALE OPENS TOMORROW
In celebrating its 100th anniver-
sary today, the Brachbill Purniture
Store claims a unique distinction in
| this area—it has been in direct con-
trol of members of the Birachbill
family and has been located at the
same site in Bellefonte during its
entire century of existence
The establishment, which
brating the anniversary with a
storewide sale, which begins today,
is
arose over personal
reported
on ——— in 1841 came to Bellefonte
Reading. purchased the
on South Spring street
Brockerhoffs and
| inal building
A mid-sumifer clearance sale will
be held by the J B. Wagner & Co
store, Bellefonte, beginning tomor-
row, Friday, as a closing feature of!
the first year the well known store
hag been under its present manage-
ment
Since it is necessary to provide
shelf and counter room for incom-
ing fall and winter merchandise,
the present stocks have been priced
to assure a quick clearance. Con-
sult the advertisement In this issue
for further information i
ceeded in business by his two sons, |
W. R. Brachbill and J..C. Brach-|
bill, both
ducted the store together until 1802
when the former bought out
brother's interest
remained in charge until
the hands of his son, Charles P|
Brachbill. Upon Charles
death three years later, his
Continued on Page Eight)
TURTLE REAPPEARS AT PORT
MATILDA AFTER 20-YEAR JAUN
A twenty-year jaunt on the part. the McFeely Brick Yards, Homer
of a Port Matilda turtle came to Putt, who immediately recognized
an end, Monday, when the turtle, |the initials “TWP.” as being those
whose shell was carved exactly 20
years ago, was found within 500
yards of the place where the carv- Putt, now living at Howard
ing took place. | In 1921 the Putts lived in a small
The homecoming of the turtle, house near the brick yards, where
according to a report by M. E {the carving is believed to have tak-
Moore, of Port Matilda, was her- | en place. The house, no longer
alded by the barking of the Moore | standing, was located not more than
family dog. The dog Wasn't partic- 500 yards east of the present Moore
ularly glad, for the barking was oc- dog pen.
casioned when the strange reptile! Mr. Moore concludes his interest-
invaded the dog yard. {ing report with the statement that
Members of the Moore family, in-| the shell bore evidence that the dis-
specting the visitor, found carved tance covered by the turtle in the
Sms
“E. Putt” Is his brother, Elwood]
of Fort Matilda
serionsly !
the! Judge Walker
morning |
proximata- |
cash |
cele |
was founded by John Brachbill, who!
from |
store site}
from the!
erected the orig- a
In 1880 John Brachbill was suc-|
now deceased, who con |
his |
W. R. Brachbhill|
his death |
in 1935 when the store passed into
Brachbill’ Ly
son, |
of his father, now deceased, while!
Fur Thieves
Senfenced For
Store Robbery :
Two Plead Guilty to Burg-
lary of State College
Jewelry Store
THIRD MAN HELD
FOR GRAND JURY
Testimony of Defendant’ 8
Wife Helps Police in
Solving C rime
Two Altoona men, both of whom
were convicted early last week
in a $0.000 fur theft
received additional
last Thursday in
pleading guilty to rob
guilty
State jewelrs
of
participating
at Clearfield,
on sentence
got after
pl
bery of a Colieg
hop
They were Edgar Swartz, 33
William L. Kelly, 36. charged wit}
aking more than $3000 in me
chandise from the 8ho imberg Je
elry in State Coliege last F
Swartz wn entenoed
Ivan Walker ty 2-4
Western penitentiary
who changed =n
to one of
received
ant
r
Ww
slore b
ruary t
| 1g re
the
Kell
nocent
move
A
nson
nant
of
Year
plea Of ir
guilty in a
on to two Ar
defendant, Reuben Rob-
Curwensvill
MIT
ve
third
vil
Swarts's
part
Colleg
55-year-old
was accused by
having purchased
t from the State
v
1
{
loot
He
released on
the Cen
month
store entered sien wa
bond
and
ing action of
tre county
sentenced earlier last
imprisonment
21 months 4
for their
robbers
new
expiration
Swartz was
week 2-4
and to a term of
thr a half years
part the Clearfield
ruled
begin
to
Kelly
and
in
vORTS
LE
the
on
AT ~
tences should
pol those terms.
Kelly
after Mrs Ruth Swariz testified
before Justice of the Peace Harold
Cowher. Bellefonte, in the presence
of District Attorney Musser Getlis
that Kelly was implicated with |
husband in the Stats College
Continued on Page
+ Two Men Hurt
In Auto Crash
Were Passengers in Car In-
volved in Collision Near
Tussey ville
er
rot-
Three
Two persons suffer ed painful in-
in a two-car accident on
Route 322 near Tusseyville about
noon, Sunday
The injured are Dwight McDon-
ald, 37. of Grazierville, near Tyrone,
and Benjamin Barnes, 60, of Phil-
ipshurg. McDonald suffered a frac-
ture of the right leg and a back in-
jury, and Bammes received a severe
laceration of the forearm Both
| were admitted to the Centre County
| Hospital for treatment.
The men were passengers in a
sedan driven by Leota Elizabeth
Collar, of Julian, when the sedan
and another machine driven by M
W. Wilkins, of Clearfield, collided
{ as one of the cars attempted to pass
the other. The Collar machine left
juries
the road, hurdled a ditch and came !
{to rest in a field about 30 feet from
the road
McDonald was brought here
the Widdowson ambulance and the
other man received treatment from
State College physician before he
| was brought to the hospital Dam-
age to each of the two machines
was estimated at About $50.
George Kellerman
Overcome By Heat
George 8. Kellerman,
Allegheny street, emploved as an
electrician by the American Lime
and Stone Company, was overcome
{by heat while working at the plant,
| Monday afternoon.
i Kellerman was taken in the EE
of Bouth
| Widdowson ambulance to the Cen- |
tre County Hospital where he re-
| sponded readily to treatment and
| Was discharged from the institution
Dimer afternoon
LOCAL YOUTH IS ELECTED
MAYOR OF SCOUT CAMP
For the second week in succession.
a Bellefonte Boy Beout was elected |
Scout camp last week.
Hassel Cartwright, of Troop 34, |
Bellefonte, was chosen mayor
Beede, of Troop 32, State College,
his closest rival, was elected chair-
man of the water committee. David
Dean. of Troop 35, Bellefonte, was
mayor the week before.
Harold Tarpley of State College,
was named head of the departmient
of parks and highways The police
on its shell the date “1921” aryl the past 20 years was much greater force was placed under the direction
initials “T. W. PP” and “E. Putt.” than 500 yards
Mr. Moore showed the exhibit to his| But it may have traveled in cir-
close friend and fellow workman at!cles,
of Malcolm White, Troop 32, State
College. David Dean of Bellefonte,
leads the fire fighters of the camp.
changed his plea to gum ty!
{mayor at the Seven Mountains Boy |
| BELLEFONTE SADLY LACKING
IN PLAYGROUND FACILITIES
Bellefonte, thriving center of a
rural community which has some
| reputation throughout the State As
summery lacks even the
most elementary facilities for the
recreation of its
resort,
tet
length and
seal town
wher
afety to
YOUuneg
the
ve th unty
there
yOUng
amuse
Many
ommunity
pity children in
presumably, are «
in the hot streets
shows that youngster:
have far more ample
and far greater
joy themselves
Bellefonte
it} children
not ones in the
There Isn't a place in
where families can gather
evenin while the co!
themselves healthful play
isn't
Y. M
swim
There
vicnics
pi
And
|
Ler
whem
of this
soc
mn
1 citizens
ten expres
large cities, w
impeiled play
Bul a survey
in most cities
accomodations
for
to
to en-
youth
opportunity
than have the
of
our who merit
citi
pity
Bellefonte
in the
RIN
There
utside of the
child can
of afely
where
iidren e
in
town
whers
degree
A place
£3. A. }
with
isn't
in
ol a
any
a piace
» held
CArcel) any
Jurors Drawn
Grand Jury to Meet Aug-
ust 25; Criminal Court
Opens September 8
R. Miller,
drawn by
Ww. Con-
4 Merril
the as.
Mrs. Vir-
been
John
Spring Mills, an
rteher, of Howard, with
sistance of Sheriff Miller
family
other!
town of comparable size in this area
which has such a complete lack of
playground or park [acilities
Our children are not completely
without swimming facilities. At the
old foundry dam on Willowbank
street, the youngsters annually ree
pair the dam in Spring Creek
deepen the water enough for swim.
ming purposes. But the botiom cone
sists of sharp rocks, inches of oory
mud, and a collection of old wire
tin eans and other debri Beores
of kiddies swim there
On South Potter street, amid the
charming surroundings of ware-
houses and gasoline storage tanks,
the voungsters have found another
place swim. A large willow
overhanging the water provides
diving platform, but there js
vi the safety f
year-old children who frequent the
swimming hole. Below the hole, the
waler swift Prec.
{ably the _bottom CONS
of mud
174]
to tree
n
no pros
of and 7-
ion for
quite deepens
Here
rocks
an added
which have been
vicinity
Al
™ Ir
fenders
fishing
by
allo
attraction
last
f an
and a
hooks
lers in
ADE
There for children
1 § piace
f,
arn to
Pe
is ho
to Je wim safely
pe Eight
rel
unger
Conlisgrd ”
Jail Breaker
For September
Is Sentenced
Cooper Gets 4 to 10 Years
For 1938 Escape; 1 to 2
For Fleeing Jail
Ww
rent
iam Cooper
in his
all Sunday
pleaded
charges before
last Thursday
Rockview inmate was ¢ a four-
{bo-10-year sentence for his break
{fromm Rockview in 1038. and one to
Who was
111 attomet to
LF] ALeMmMD is
county afternoon
two
Ivan
The
week © guilty tn ar
Judg
marning
De
Walker
former
given
iglnta Miller was clerk of the home St=d yess In his stiempted escape
The Grand Jury
Monday, August 25
will open two week
September 8 Civil ¢
orn Mor
will
Criminal Osurt
Inter —Monwday
“ourt sehied.
uled September
15
Following
are jurors drawn
GRAND JURORS
{Meet Monday,
Biack, Elizabeth. hk
Boob, Mrs Carrie
hk Spring Millis
Boob paperhgr
Condo
Emerick
mer
Felding
lab
Aurast 25)
Phllipaburg
RD 2
Miltheim
Howard
ir. €
J. F
Pat
Bellefonte
Cee
D
Centre Hall
nd
R
Ree Sects
| No. | Trumpeter |
in
HARRY JAMES
Prepraations have been completed |
for the 14th annual picnic of the
Lock Haven Club at Hecla Park
Wednesday, August 6 Climax of a
(full day of sports and amusement
will be a dance in the pavilion that
inight to music of Harry James,
“World's No. 1 Trumpeter” and his
orchestra
| The official program for the pic-
i nie calls for seven and a half hours
i of entertainment, including two ball
games, a boxing show, roller skat-
ing, bathing, boating. musical acts,
| a novelty roller skating act and dis-
i tribution of attendance prizes, as
{well as other forms of entertain.
fContinged on Page Three)
Lightning Hits 70-ft.
A 12-foot section at the top of |
the 70-foot sheet metal smokestack |
{of the Sheffield Milk station at
{ Howard was blasted off the stack
Monday afternoon when a bolt of
la severe wind and electrical storm |
in the Howard area.
In addition to the 12-foot section
which was torn off, another four.
foot section was ripped off and hung
precariously by a small section of
metal until it was removed by re-
pair gangs,
High winds ripped a large section
of roofing off the George Bitner
service station at Howard, while a
number of trees, mostly apple trees,
were blown down by the wind. Sev.
eral other trees were struck by
Hghtning, it is reported,
meet on!
lightning hit the structure during!
ast Bunday
Three Rellefonte youths
Breon, 189. William Lucas
Edward Muirhead. 19
15 in the county
for breaking into the Kenneth
service statior
Metal Company
yotithe pleaded
(ordered to pay
restitution for
The ths bad
you
July
ii
Rufus
and
sen.
fail
Mii-
Titan
July 18. The
They were
and make
tolen
since
-
17
were
teneced to days
ler near the
lant
guilty
the costs
the gonds
been In jail
*
Band Jamboree
This Weekend
Proceeds of Festival Will Help
Finance Trip to Conven-
tion Next Year
| The Bell efont te Banjo Band, 104]
{ National Champions, will hold its
eighth annual jamboree and festi-
| val on the Undine Fire Company |
{lot this Priday and Saturday, Aug-
just 1 and 2
The Banjo Band will play each
night, featuring “Voloe of Niagara
| March.” which was broadcast coast.
| to-const by combined bands during
{the National Convention at Niagara
{ Palls July 7-10. The Maciay Bro-
| thers of Belleville, will feature elec.
tric guitar selections
{festivals is the tea garden. where
{diners may sit down In comfort at
on a phonograph.
Usual stands will be on the lot
including bingo, prize wheel,
wheel, and others. There will be a
home-baked cake and candy sale
onieach night.
Funds earned by this event will
be used to finance the band's trip
to Springfield. Mass, next year to)
tests there, All are urged to come
and have a grand time with the
Banjo Band
———
Furst - Watkins
Nuptials, Aug. 2
Carlisle Girl to Become Bride!
of Former County
Judge's Son
Stack at Howard |
The
Watkins,
Francis
Austin ©. Purst,
Judge James C. Furst and Mrs.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. |
B. Watkins, of Carlisle, and
son of former
James Chamberlin Purst, of West
Linn street, Bellefonte, will take
iplace in the Becond Presbyterian
church, Carlisle, at 4 o'clock Satur
day afternoon, August 2. The cere
mony will be followed by a recep.
tion In the James Wilson Hotel,
Carlisle.
Miss Watkins was graduated from
John Harris High School, Harris.
burg, attended Randolph Woman's
College at Lynchburg, Va. and was
graduated from Smith Coliege. She
Is quite well known locally through
frequent visits here.
Mr. Purst is a graduate of the
(Continged on Page Three)
A special feature of Banjo Rand!
| tables, Latest hits will be played |
ferris | |
enter the national Banjo Band con- |
wedding of Anna Margaret]
Montoursville
Machine Abandoned in
Residential Areas; Police
Expect Arrest
HITCH-HIKER IS
SUSPECTED IN THEFT
Car Slightly Damaged
But Articles Inside
Were Undisturbed
A 1937 Ford twodoor seda
Edgar Weaver
Bellefonte Dean
stolen
’
n owned
manager of the
Phipps Auto Store
its parking place
beside the Weaver
home on East Bishop Street, abou:
midnight Saturday wag found
parked the residential] section
Montoun Tuesday night
The machine is believed to have
been taken by a hitch- hiker who
was seen attempting to get a Sige
near the Weaver home {or about
hour bef theft
Mr. Weaver went Montours
ville Tuesday night to claim the
sedan, He found the rear bumpe
slightly damaged. but otherwise the
was in good condition. A flash-
light, umbrella and other articles in
it when it was stolen were
The gasoline supply was |}
Montoursville "police
deseriptio the
arrest
left the keys In
to go downtown
when he was
through work about 11:30, but when
friends called and invited her to go
with them she accepted. Expecting
to be gone only a few minutes Mrs,
Weaver jeft the living room and
porch lights on, and the doors of |
the home open
Although the Weavers returned
{home in a short time, discovery of |
the theft was not made until about
8 o'cinck inday morning when
they had occasion to use the car
From a neighbor, Robert Roan Mr
Weaver jearned that about mid-
night the Weaver car backed out of
the driveway with great speed. Ar-
riving on the highway the machine
by
from
in the driveway
v
of
ville
re Lhe
to
Car
of : ker
promised an early
AEs
MN
the
Weaver had
car, intending
her husband
f
ior
wl
.
he
tinged on Pope Fight
Legion Planning
For Convention
Brooks-Doll Commander Out-
lines Program for State
Meeting in Altoona
Many members of the Brooks-Doll
Post American Legion, Bellefonte,
are planning to attend the Legion's
State Convention in Altoona, Aug-
ust i4, 15. and 16, Alex Stergiakis,
(post commander, reports
“The Altoona Convention pro-
gram shows it will be one of the
best the department's ever held”
sald Commander Stergiakis
“The delegates will have some ser.
lous business to atiend 10.” he con-
tinued, “but their meetings will be
held in an air-conditioned theatre
And the Ladies Auxiliary sessions
Continued om Pape Eight)
a CH.
Former County Boy
Drowns In olorsdo
Relatives in lower Bald Eagle
Valley have received word of the
{death by drowning, Monday, of
| Walter Ridge, aged 23, son of Mr.|
and Mrs. Victor Ridge, of Walsen-
(burg. Colorado. No details of the
accident are known here.
The young man’s parents formerly
resided at
{ing necessary because of Mr. Ridge’s
(health. They have resided in the
{west ever since that tise
Local survivors of the drowning
[victim are his grandmother,
Annie Ridge and an uncle, George
Davy, both of Blanchard, and an-
other uncle, John Davy, of Howard
Mrs. Ridge wag the former Mary
| Davy, of this county. |
| done by the
Six Granted Final
U. S. Citizenship
Six Centre county residents were
granted final citizenship papers at
a session of naturalization court!
held here during the latter part of |
the week
The six who became U. 8 citi.
sens, their native lands and their
present addresses are:
Marys Kresevich, Ttaly, Ooleville
John Frederick Walker, Britain,
Philipsburg
Lauterbock, Yugoslavia,
Julia
Philipsburg
Donald Mitchell Marvin, Britain,
State College.
Luby OGregal Yugosiavis, Osceola
Mills, R. D. 1.
Kegham Aryshavir Varteressian
Turkey, State College.
Mrs. | i | closed
Three County Groups
Win Parade Awards
Three Centre county
tions were among the
in a spectacular
Marys Baturday night
of a firemen's carnival
units were in the 18 division
mammoth parade
The Brooks-Doll
Legion Junjor Band
A prize of $35 for the best junior
band in the parade. 7 band ¢
champions gave a con
ing the afternoon
The Centre Hall-Potter
High Bchool Band =» 1
of $25 ber
in the of marci
gation
the
he
miner:
@y
pr LE -W
parade held at
as
Post Americar
Bellefonte, won
stat
cert aur
he
RAO -
Townshis
for the
line
of Cent:
parade
The Undine F
fonte, garnered
fered for the best
ire Comps
ere
Titan, Union
In Agreement
Contract Covers Wages,
Hours, Working Condi-
tions; Checkoff Allowed
On July 11
the Tit
1941, representatives
an Mela! Co Manage
ment and Federal Labor Union N
1008], affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, entered to a
collective bargaining agreement
The agreement oovers wages,
hours, and working conditions for!
a period of one year affciling ail |
Titan production and maintenance ;
employees and was the result of a!
or
in
| geries of meetings held between rep- |
Mankgemant
over the past
resentatives of the
and the Labor Union
seven monihs
from
m
Excerpts the Agreement fol-
lows
Several changes
became effective on
A S° hourly
(
regarding wages
dale of signing
increase in base rates
nlinged om pope Five rond Section
Bi-County Clinic
Submits Report
Crippled Childrens’ Society
Schedules Many Operations
For Late | Summer
{ he aring
| Harold
80 far this year Centre-
Clearfield Crippled Children’s Soc-
fety has held seven full-day
two half-day clinics. 43 new cases!
have been found with 263
the
Andrew Rockey
with |
re-ex- i
Burned
About Face, Hands, in
Rescuing Stock
150 BUSHELS WHEAT,
HAY DESTROYED
Bellefonte, Pleasant Gap
Firemen Keep Flames
From Farm Home
Whi
rast
terock
of
Darn on
LwWo
and
} MUK CODer
bushels of wheat, 200 bushels of
corn, a mow full of new alfalfa hay,
| a manure spreader, a plow, electric
pump over the well and many
{smaller items Whiterock Quarries
{carriey Insurance on the propels,
Continged on Pope Seven--Second Section)
Ml sists
State College Hotel
Employe Is Arrested
Burt
th
on C. Hermann, 22, employe
of the State College Hotel
Coliege, charged with the
of $210 from the hotel
since July 12 last, on
before Justice
D. Cowher,
of guilty and was
under $500 bail
ed the
released
State
laroeny
cash register
Monday at a
of the Peace
eniered a
held |
Ball was
following day
from
piea
court
she
was
or
£110
iurn
and he
jail
According Detective Charles
J. Hanna, of the State Motor Police
stationed at State Coliege, Her-
mann (ook money al various times
He was arrested Saturday afternoon
land was in fall the time of
the hearing
0
until
UNTONVILLE MAN JAILED
IN GAME LAW VIOLATION
aminations of old cases. Total num- |
ber of operations to date is 21. but
a large number of operations have |
been scheduled for the balance of |
(July and August, taking advantage
of the vacation period for school
children
The Valley region
county has supplied 11
43 new cases listed above These
new cases are jocated in the fol-
lowing territories Bellefonte, 2:
State College, s Spring Mills, 4;
| Pleasant Gap, 1; and Howard, 1, or
a total of 11 wh
Centre
out of the
of
The next clinic will be held this |
‘coming Thursday, July 31, the
Philipsburg Stale Hospital Any
new cases should be referred to any
(Continued on Pape Eight)
Earlystown Road to
at
Open Next Week
Blanchard, moving to]
Colorado about 1918, the change be- |
If weather conditions remain fav-
orable the Earleystown Road be-
tween Boalsburg and Old Port, will
be opened to traffic about the mid- |
{die of next week. The road has been
since last fall for major
| reconstruction and resurfacing, Aar- |
on D. Leitzell, superintendent of |
highways in Centre county reporhs. |
Work in changing the grading
and right-of-way of the road were
highway department. |
| The sompletion of the berm and!
placing of guard fence will be car- |
ried out as soon as possible but]
will not hold up the opening of the
road
WOLF EMPLOYERS TO
PICNIC NEXT THURSDAY
Employes of the Wolf Furniture
Company are looking forward to the |
annual employes’ picnic to be held |
at Bt. Prancizs College. Loretto, next |
Thursday. August 7.
Since all Wolf stores will be clos- |
ed on picnic day the Bellofonte
store will remain open all day next
Wednesday. i
Approximately 50 Wolf employes
and their families are expected to!
attend the outing, which naluges
of games
served at the!
|S
| Willington R. Lucas, of Union-
| ville, charged with a violation of the
game jaws, was committed to the
| County fall last Thursday when he
was unable to pay a fine of 825 and
costs imposed by Justice of the
Peace Harold D. Cowher, at his of-
fice on East Bishop Street
Lucas was arrested hy Game Pro-
tector Thomas Mosier of Bellefonte,
on a charge of entering a state game
| preserve in Union township while in
possession of firearms.
-
YOUTH ARRESTED FOR
MILK BOTTLE THEFTS
A partial solution of the series of
cash thefts from State College milk
bottles was reached Friday with the
arrest of a State College boy by
OfMder Grant N. Kough
The boy, about 15, was turned
over to Centre county juvenile au-
thorities, and may be sent to a
State Industrial School
DEFENSE BOND
QUIZ
@Q@ What is the reason for buy-
ing a Defense Bond?
A. To keep America free. To
show your faith and pride in your
country. To warn foreign dictators
that the United States is the
strongest country in the world.
Q But if I do not have enough
money to buy a Defense Bond, what
{can 1 do?
A. Buy Defense Postal Stamps,
on sale almost everywnere. Your
i posi office, bank department store
{or druggist has them or can get
them for you, at 10 cents upward
Save enough Stamps to exchange
for a Defense Band.
Note—To purchase Defense Bonds
and Stamps, go to the nearest post
office or bank, or write for informa-
per ot thie Ukiid
wr