COPIES EACH WEEK; LARGEST CIRCULA- TION IN COUNTY. PAGES OF COUNTY NEWS AND WEEKLY FEATURES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY 14: m—————— be Centre Democrat BE VOLUME 60. NUMBER 34. BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1941, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR PHILIPSBURG 42 CONVENTION CITY Batcheler Wins Central District Presidency iy 1-Vote Margin John E. Johnson, DuBois, = Retires as Association Sec- retary After 23 Years; Presented Purse of $125. Impressive Memorial Services Feature Session Philipsburg was unanimously chos-! en as the 1942 convention city by the Central District Piremen's As- sociation at a business session held here yesterday in conjunction with the 49th annual convention. Several other towns and cities in the district had indicated a desire to entertain the district firemen for the 50th anniversary next year, but Philipsburg was the only town of- ficially proposed on the floor dur- ing the session at the Spring street school yesterday In a photo finish, L.. 8. Batchelor, of Philipsburg, nosed out his only competitor, C. L. Ammerman, also of Philipsburg, for the Association presidency. Batchelor, member of the Reliance Fire Company, polled 95 votes to 04 tallled for Ammer- man, who is a member of the Hope Fire Company Mr. Batchelor succeeds Harold D Cowher, of Bellefonte, as the as- sociation president Pollowing the election Mr. Cowher presented the gavel to his successor Vice presidents chosen yesterday were: James A. Conley. of Ludlow; Pdward Clark, of Clearfield, andi John Hutchison, of Houtzdale, who are first, second and third vice president, respectively Hugh Gorman, of Osceola Mijls, was elected secretary, polling a sub. stantial plurality over two other candidates for that office Former Judge M. Ward Fleming, of Bellefonte, was re-elected treas- urer for 1942. He was unopposed for the office A feature of the convention ses-| sion was a memorial in honor of the memory lowing eight members of sociation who passed away during he year: Joseph Delallo, Belle- fonte; George L. Benner, Curwens- ville; + M. J. Lonergran, Spangler; W. D. Kerr, Philipsburg: E. R. Kem- erer, Lock Haven; Forrest 1 Gill, Sandy Ridge; Thomas Simcox, Win- burne, and Leo McKenna, Kane The invocation was given bv the Rev. Robert H. Thomas, 3rd rector of St. John's Episcopal church Bellefonte, Mrs. Samuel D. Rhine- smith, of Bellefonte, was planist and Cvril Moerschbacher, of Belle- fonte, was heard in a solo. Moersch- bacher also led group singing The roll call bers was read service of the fol- the As- of by District Secre- tary John E. Johnson, of DuBois Girls in white, each representing a deceased member were: Mary Edith Daley, Judith Malin, Jane Virginia Miller. Beverly Osler, Peggy Wiilar, Patricia Mattern and Cath- erine Keller, all of Bellefonte A memorial tribute to parted members was given by ident Harold D. Cowher, and the address was given by Hon A H Letzler, State Senator from the Cen tre-Clearfield district. The Rev Thomas gave the benediction, the de- Pres- Secretary Resigns nominations were called for of secretary of the As- sociation, announcement was made that John E. Johnson, of DuBois, who for the past 23 years had held (Continged on Page Siz) When the office IR Lock Haven Man Robbed Mill Hall R.1 D. D. Y outh Held | in Vicious Attack; Vie- | tim Seriously Injured ion the ball grounds at the Centre| Grange Fair, Saturday eve-| Don E. Herr, 33, manager of a Lock Haven sporting goods store, is | in an extremely serious condition at the Teah Private Hospital as the result of head injuries suffered in a brutal robbery attack in his store Monday aflernoon Following an investigation by the police, Robert Welker, 20-year-old resident of Mill Hall. R. D. 1, was arrested and charged with the crime, who later signed a detailed state- ment confessing to the robbery at- tack. Herr, who is suffering from a skull fracture and severe head gash- es close, was struck three times on the head with a rifle barrel Herr was found on the floor in the rear of his establishment short- | ly after 3 p. m., his head a mass of blood. Neafby was a large pool of blood. Three boys. Arthur Kalin, 13,1 Alvin Snowiss, 12, and Carl Smith, 12, who had gone to the shop to have a bicvcle repaired, discovered (Continued on Page Siz) Falling Plank Strikes Boy; Leg Is Fractured Dale T. Zell, aged 10 years, son | of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zell. of bg Bouth Water street, Bellefonte, suf- | fered a fracture of the right leg near the ankle at the local YMCA, Sat- urday morning Zell and some companions were | playing in the gymnasium when | one of the boys lost some money While Zell was helping in the | search, according to reports, he up set a large plank which had been | placed against the wall and the) plank fell, striking him on the leg. | Monday the boy was taken to the Centre County Hospital where a cast was applied. He is now ot) home. Ask for Display of Flags For Parade Burgess Hardman P. Harris has’ issued a request that Bellefonte | business places and homes display | the day of | the Central District Volunteer Fire- | flags today (Thursday), men's Convention parade. According to present plans Belle- fonte stores will close only during the parade Thursday. The Centre Democrat Endorses 40 MILE SPEED LIMIT | Samuel] { compiled by which required 30 stitches to! | Pleads Guilty To { County | Walker, Monday morning | given a three months’ sentence in { the County Jail, | dered to pay the costs and make To Stage Pageant At Grange Fair Moshannon Grange Enter- tains County Unit; All in Readiness for Fair A beautify land instructive eant depicting grange history, 1 and activity will be pag- rit- ua presented County ning, August 23. No effort has been spared in preparation and indica- tions are that this will be a treat for all who attend. Over one hun- dred feet of beautiful scenery for the pageant has been painted by Roberts of Bellefonte; all granges., under local directors, are enthusiastic in preparation of parts and the historical data as wel] the pageant itself has been carefully the Pomona lecturer, Phoebe Cronister. State Master Bag- shaw and Mrs (Coatinged on page rin Second Section) Theft of Truck Lights Harry Isenberg, of Washington, D. C., pleaded guilty to larceny of Robb, | Mi as! Bagshaw of Holii-| | Youth, Struck By Car, Slightly Injured Keith Sherwood Spicer, aged 11 son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Spicer, of Wingate, escaped serious injury about 0:45 o'clock Monday morning {when he was struck by a car near | his parental home The car was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Arnold King, of Unionville, and was traveling east with Mrs mold driving when the child ran | across the highway from the driver's left. The youth was placed in the King car and brought to the Centre County pital where examination that he had suffered only brush burns of the back and left elbow He was after being treated at SAry was the the dispen- mm c——— Band Refains State Honors Heavy Rain During Re- view Fails to Mar Almost Perfect Score at Altoona Overcoming an unscheduled hand icap, the Bellefonte American Leg tion Junior Band retained its departed mem- Leg. af maxing the State American convention in Altoona, Saturday ternoon The band was within 300 yards of the judges’ stand when an unioox- ted-for obstacle arose. The clond- {Ulackenad sky opened up, releasing a torrent of watsr which soaked | band members ‘to the Xin within » short time Undaunted. the 88 boys and girls in the organization, intent on keep ing the title won at Reading last | year, marched on steadily to the itune of “Drums and Bugies.™ The band marched past (Continged on Pape Siz) ‘Schreffler Awarded Co. Home Contract Millard Schreffler. of Pleasant Gap. was awarded the contract for grading to be done al the Centre County Home property, it was an- nounced yesterday by the County Commissioners. The amount of Schreffler's bid was slightly over $1300. Other bids ranged up to $4.- 000, it was reported Work on the grading project be- gan yesterday with a small power i shovel being employed. The purpose of the program is to grade the tract and prepare the top soll for seed- ing in grass Eventually the Com- missioners hope to plant trees and | shrubbery on the site Board Approves Additional Work the clearance lights from a truck be-! longing to O. W. Houts of State Col- lege, at a special session of Centre Court before Judge Ivan He was fined $25, and or- restitution Police said Isenberg stole ! Mills. Records showed that he had served time at the Huntingdon in- | | dustrial School and at a corrective | institution in Maryland I. | Dr. E. E. Maddox Is Injured ed by Mower Dr. EE Maddox, of Pittsburgh, i suffered painful but not serious in- {jury last Wednesday ating a power lawn mower at his! while oper- {summer home at Hecla Park Dr. Maddox had halted the ma- | chine to remove an obstruction in {its path when his gloved hand was {caught in the whirling blades of the mower. The tips of two fingers {of his right hand were severed when this hand was drawn into the knives, Dr. Maddox treated the injuries, and Sunday, when he returned fo Pittsburgh, the fingers were report- ed to be healing satisfactorily, Runs Nail Into Foot Richard Hollabaugh, aged 13, son of Mr. and Mrs, E. E. Hollabaugh, of Pranklin, N. J., underwent anti- tetanus treatment at the Centre County Hospital, Sunday. While at- the . lights from a truck at the Houts! saw mill near Potters Mills while | visiting with relatives in Potters | tending the Johnson family reun- fon at Wingate, the youth ran a nail into his foot, He is visiting in Bellefonte with his grandfather, M. R. Johnson and family, on North Spring street, Excavation at New Building Will Provide Large Room For Storage Purposes Approval of a proposal to remove earth from an unexcavated portion { of the new high school building was given by the Bellefonte 8chool Board at a special meeting held Friday night The action, subject to the approv- al of the Bellefonte Building Cor- poration, would make available a | | room 150 feet long, about 10 feet { wide and 8 feet high, In the base- iment of the school, for use as a storage room Vote on the proposal was called | {after a discussion in which Board | members Franklin B. Schad and | Continued on Page Seven) immediately | Hos- | revealed | ’ | from | permitted to return home | state championship title In a parade cli- | 10-DIVISION PARADE TO CLIMAX ANNUAL CONVENTION HERE departments from the 12-county area gather for what shows promise of being the largest parade ever held in Bellefonte. | The blowing of fire sirens at 10 a. m. will be the signal for the ten divisions of the parade to form at locations as- [signed them by the Convention Committee. The sounding of {sirens at 11 a. m. will signal the beginning of the parade the following route: | | On On On On On On On On On Local organizations will net compete for parade prizes. | The judges’ stand for marching units, fire companies, bands and other groups will be located over the entrance of the | Penn Belle Hotel, West High street. A reviewing stand for [i ‘ouncilmen, District officers afd visiting dignitaries will be | established near the Penn Belle Hotel. | All equipment will be judged at { street from Allegheny to Spring street, {off for fire equipment only. Following are the organizations which will make up the ten divisions: over Linn street from Armor street to Allegheny street. Allegheny street to Bishop street. Bishop street to Spring Street. Spring street to High street, High street to Thomas street. Thomas street to Lamb street, Lamb street to Spring street. Spring street to Curtin street, Curtin street to Armor street and disband. 2:30 p. m. on High which will be roped ORDER OF PARADE First Division | Forms on Linn street from Ridge street to Armor | Street, facing Allegheny street, | Colors and Guard Parade Marshal Borough Officials Officials of Central District Association Honored Members of the Bellefonte Fire Dept. | Bellefonte American Legion Junior Band Second Division—Arthur Boob, Leader, Forms on Linn street from Armor street beyond Wilson Street facing Allegheny street Hope Hose Compang) Band of Lock Haven Tock Haven Fird' Depurtnient Lock Haven Fire Department Equipment Lock Haven Junior Drum and Bugle Corps Lock Haven Fire Police Lemont Band of Lemont Alpha Fire Company of State College Alpha Fire Company Equipment Third Division —Ralph Moerschbacher, Leader. to Wilson street to Linn street facing Linn street. Fast Centre County Band of Aaronsburg (Continged on Pope Three) Will Test New Board Seleds sne— IA. L. & S. Co. Receives Vital Parts for Device to Check Dust Samuel M. Shallcross, vice presi- {dent and general manager of the | American Lime and Stone Com- pany yesterday reported that vital material for the dust collector to be installed at the American Lime plant arrived here Monday, and that officials hope to have the col- lector assembled and ready for its initial test on Monday, August 25 The collector is being installed since then has on one of the company’s three kilns, and if tests prove that it prevents objectionable dust from getting into the air, it is planned lo install sim- | ilar collectors on the other two kilns. | The present program was Insti- {tuted by the American Lime Com- (Continued ow Pape Siz) i. linquent Taxes; To At- tach Wages sistant football coach Clarence B. Hendrickson, resigned. | day evening rett, been teacher ly of Bellefonte, and Coach ‘Squeak’| Hufford and Mrs. Garrett expect | Notice! The Young Democratic Club of | Btate College will meet at the home {of Miss Teresa Smith, 600 8. Allen |, 25 | street, State College, Tuesday even | pu. board employed Mrs ing. August 26. at 8 o'clock (DST) lela Cheesman of Bellefonte, for a Local speakers. (Continued om Page Bight) itial practice of the B.-H. 8. foot- ball squad, Monday morning, Aug-| The climax of the 49th annual Central District Firemen's | Association Convention will be reached here today when fire Forms on Wilson street and Curtin street from Spring street Dust Collector Coach-Teacher Plan Crack- Down on De- mens Training Conference A mathematics instructor and as- The new teacher js Darwin Gar-| of Lewistown, who was grad- uated from the Shippensburg State | week's study will be awarded cer- Teachers’ College in 1839 and who tificates at the Closing ceremony and | junior varsity coach at the Lewis-| town High School, where he work- | ed under Coach Jay Riden, tormer~| Lou- | 16-Year-Old Girl Brutally Drum Corps Wins Fifth State Title! The Stale College American Leg- ion and Auxiliary Junior Drum and Bugle Corps attended the Conven tion of the American Legion at Altoona, Friday, and came home with its fifth junior champ- jonship In six years; a record of {9856 points out of a possible 100, highest score ever attained in a {slate Junior competition, and a Iwo- thirds hold on its second champion- ship flag which goes permanently to any organization winning the for three years Twelve junior outfits title. Becond place state title competed for tL} was awarded He to U Upper Dat first 1938 first Du Places Ser anion August It pi The drug Core Alloor Lists 19 Cases For Grand Jury 31 Defendants Involved in Variety of Charges; 9 Summary Cases aces wm by bu Nineteen cases are schedul ation Monday when Jury for the | Centre County Court convenes here, | fendants the Grand | acoording to a list prepared by Dis} | B Gettig listed 0 ir result trict Attorney Musser W Of lhe sevenicen cases he presented Monda fon from alleged sex crimes assault and battery with kill; five are for assault tery: two are burglary co is for robbery: two are ved jolations snd two are for escaping from Rockview prison The two cases scheduled be acted upon Tuesday are the result of disorders at Philipsburg during a strike al one tha! community's industries. Otie of the cases hinges ‘on an assault charge, and involves one defendant In the other case 15 (Continued on Page Siz) ni MP i penste To Serve unts lice code to of Car On Training Course Seong Carpeneto, of the Belle- nte Fire Department will be on fon staff of the third annual Fire- spon- | sored by the Fire School, {Service Institute, at The Pennsyl- vania State Oollege, August 25 to 29 { Mr. Carpeneto will serve as an in. | siructor The conference, keynoting nation. | to replace |.) defense, will study various means | of combating fifth-column activities, ! was named at a special meeting of incendiary bombs, and problems in- the Bellefonte School Board Mon- volved in “keeping wheels turning lin war industries” Firemen who pass a written e€x- lamination at the conclusion of the ‘Drum and Bugle Corps Competition Today Nine junior ‘and sen senior drum and Mr. Garrett is married and he bugle corps will compete for $450 in to move prize money this Thursday at 5:00 Ito Bellefonte as soon as living quar- o'clock at the Community Athletic ters have been secured. Mr. Gar-| | rett will report for duty this week- end and will be present at the in- Field. The contest will be conduc | ed in two divisions, one for junior corps and one for the senior group. | | Prizes for each of the groups are $100, $75 and $50, for first, second iand third places. Junior corps competing State College, Philipsburg. Milton, | include i (Continued om Pape Eight) "History of the Bellefonte Fir re » Department action was taken relative to fir? pro- | tection. Council then passed ar. or- dinance by which every dwelling house owner was compelled ‘0 fur nish the newly created Fire Depart- ment with two leather buckets for each house. By the next year fifty- six buckets were reported on hand, representing about one-third of the buildings in the town, and in the same year a resolution of Crunecil directed the covering of thy fire lad- ders, so as to secure them from damage by the rain” In 1816 a tax engine, hose and other supplies, but no record exists of the purchases made at that time. There is a record, however, in March 1830 for the direction to pur- | chase proper fire materials, and in was authorized for the purchase of | ! i Bellefonte Fire Company was or-| keep the engine full of water, while ganized. The active members of six of their number operated the | this company consisted of practicai- | the list. was styled a “mud bov” machine kept filled by the bucket brigade. led by the only expert accountant of | the section. The scenes which took place at the fires of one hundred years agn would seem very ludicrous today The foreman of the company had a The fire engine was what fire, trol. A new engine was purchased and the first hose carriage acquired. | hand pumps. At least from ten to! corporated on Dec. 4th ly all the prominent citizens of the twenty men were used in supplyinz | the meantime, in August 1871, an-| The building, town, lawyers, editors, congressmen | water to the hose for every one oc- | other company was organized, call- size. will be of concrete and com- bankers and merchants made up| cupied in actually putting out the, ed the “Undine Fire Co.” which ob- | position construction, and wili be Dave been held at Germain Park on company was disbanded two years, later only to be reorganised and in- | 1871. State - I nearby September term of{Miss Ora Reed, (in operation | week icall to the attention of meter Public | {authorization will in’ Ben Attacked Near Bellefonte Arlene Lyons, Lyonstown, Suffers Severe Lacerations of Face and Head; Assailant Seen by Witness- es; Police Report Few Clues in Probe Police inves tack Monday old gir] along the Jacksonvill about one-half mile east fonte, last night reported has been the case in the more simi this area assailant ictim county's jene Mrs about igati ng the night upon + lar attacks since last December eft ne atest pssault on v apparently of the phantom Lyons daughter of Mz: Edw Lyons, of La t six miles of Beliefont wrrorist arg enst Rockview su Borough ¥ puzziin t remain t gating officers girl has no ly at and practical to Mizz Lyons two persons the su r complete story nt was seen by who were in a oar the attack scene al the time 22, of Coleville, and 18, drove to the home of Miss Reed's father, Orvis drough Officials Pleased With Meters weeks lefonte bGiv It are beir properly giving Cecil Eckicy, past tvs During twe ing conditions Bell improved considerably ficials sain yesterday noted that Toler isis careful in parkin the lines, or on each side of them room {0 open and close t} heir Police, however give out tickets was said The parking meters have been slighity more than a and borough officials claim less than 2 per cent of the comment is against the meters Borough officials again the ; park- fn ae nas been be TR CR wl Ann ple for iC ui desire 10 USPeTS that the meters are not intended to take two nickels at one time Please remember that you can only {Continued on Pope Bight) Plan Additional | Parking Meters Council Authorizes Purchase of 140 More Machines; New Streets Ordained Bellefonte Council at a regular meeting Monday night authorized the delivery of 40 parking meters included in the oriignal order, and the purchase of an additional 100 meters. With the 160 meters now in place on Bellefonte streets, the new bring the total! number of machines in town to 300.1! Specifications for the new meters, which will be of the same make, but may provide variations in park- ing time, will be decided in the near future, it was pointed out Some Councilmen advocated that the new meters, which will fill up (virtually all the unmetered spaces between the present installation! provide two-hour parking time, in. stead of one hour. Continued on Pape Xiz) a — * (Garoge, Warehouse | Contemplated Here According to > unconfirmed reports On May 23rd 1814, nineteen years | the following year an engine and | building first attasied. ‘Lines of the gan Fire Co.” after the famous In- Contractor Lewis Smith. after the establishment of Bells- | other necessary supplies were ob-| bucket brigade were formed from dian chief of that name, under the | Bellefonte, fonte as x borough, the first public | tained and in the same year the| the nearest hydrants, who tried to leadership of John N. Lane. This, of near will begin work soon on the construction of a large garage and storage building on Phoenix avenue, which will be leased by the Telephone Company 60 by 100 feet in “= Hornse number or Nn of Nn- slranger never returned, and police | company, ~ 1 Reed ing were he was crying SPECIAL NOTE: The stranger was directed by Mr. Eckley to pur- sue the atlacker's car to learn its the identity of the driver if possible The appeal through these columns for him to make himself known, since information he may may be of great value in solving the crime. Orvis Reed who was sitting in the front room of his home, sald he {Continued on Pape Eight) Courf Rules on Eo arking Melers - Installment B uying of : Machines Declared Illegal by Washington Co. Judge A commun chase ment plan paid for from the receipts ing to a ruling issued Saturda: Judge Carl E. Gibson fon, Pa The Washington Counts was handed down after a suit was brought by a group taxpayers in Canonsburg who claimed counci there had violated the state muni- cipal budgeting act of 1837 by con- tracting {or the meters without appropriate funds for the purchase Under the Canonsburg arrangement, council would turn over 75 per cent of the receipts until the purchase price of the 100 meters, $5500 was cleared (Continyed on Page Three) a A & P's Produce Buying Inc Increased Report on Nation- Wide Drive Shows Purchases Upped 20°: A 204 per cent increase in pur- chases of vitamin-bearing fresh fruits and vegetables for sale in A & P. Tea Company stores during a ten-week national “Nuirition-for- |Defente” campaign was reported yesterday by the food chain's pro- duce-buying affiliate, the Atlantic | Commission Company The extra sales effort and con sumer-education activities that marked the campaign will be con- ty cannot | parking mete in which the devi th a § as of {tihued at the request of growers | Harvey Baum, vice president and general manager of the commission said in announcing the final figures for the nation-wide | drive The company’s purchases for A & Pamounting to 33.203 carleads of fruit and vegetables from the Continued om poge Five—Second Section) Pien'e 8 Cancelled The annual picnic of the Adams County Bee Keepers schoduled 10 | tained its charter on Dec. 9th. 1871. | located on a tract between the Fed. Saturday, Atgust 23. has been can- During the last year of the Civil| The Undine Co, immediately ar-/eral Match Company War a fire, which swept along the ranged to build a hose house at the) Willowbank street, entire west side of Allegheny Street. | corner of Perry Alley and Bishop bounded on the east and west by Countians had planned to attend from High to Bishop, made heces- | Street, ang purchased an engine, 2 the railroad tracks and Phoenix, the outing. sary some better: form of fire con-| hose How 4 and other supplies [mill race, respectively, plant The site | Its first president was Daniel H Tho bliding woud sovide garage) Hastings, later a govtrhor of the facilities for Telephone Company A movement was also made toward commonwealth, and its first secre- trucks cars, and other equipment. East Zinn street Bellefonte. and celled because of the prevalence of is infantile paralysis. Many Centre ———— Crash Near Jacksonville Cars operated by Jack Miller, of the establishment of a fire company tary was John O. Love, afjerinics | ‘of which at least a few members a distinguished judge of rts | should make some some special study of| After the me two fire fighting methods. | companies, Suting She By 1868 an independent company | rivalry existed, and was organized later called the “Lo-| large brass trumpet through which | he issued his orders. He wore a tall beaver or silk hat, as did most 0° the members of the company. It was a rare occasion when they reached the fire in time to save the would have ump WafShouse 40s, | Geoten Renner, rts land also ters. For great Bell Com —- and of the 1870's, good resu (Continudd on Pape Four) Bellefonte area. wo’ the Jing the
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