LARGEST CI 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK; TION IN COUNTY. RCULA- S— ghe Centre Democrat Co —_——— PAGES OF COUNTY NEWS AND WEEKLY FEATURES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY A 14 VOLUME 60. NUMBER 40. BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1941, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR DRIVERS E Coroner Jury ’ Finds] Crash Urs oidable West Decatur Ww oman, 79, Dies in Philipsburg Sanitorium TWO OTHERS MEET VIOL ENT DEATHS Inquest Into “Unionville Crash Held Last Night BULI LLE ETI N A Coroner's jury investigating the accident in Unionville on Sunday, which resulted fatally to Mrs. Blanche Dimeling, 75, of West Decatur, last night re- turned a verdict that the crash was unavoidable. The inquest conducted by Centre County Coroner, Charles Sheckler, of Milesburg, was held at the Un- ionville Community Hall Witnesses heard included Don- ald Saxion, John Robinson, and Samuel Brugger, of Unionville, who witnessed the crash; Pvt, John Amick, of the Pleasant Gap sub-station Motor Police, who investigated the accident; Robert Kone, Burnham, driver of one of the two cars involved: Mr. and Mrs, J. L. Jackson, of Burnham, occupants of the Kone car, and one occupant of the other machine, in which Mrs. | Dimeling also was a passenger. According to a repert by Cor- | oner Sheckler, witnesses declar- ed that the crash resulted as the Kone car was traveling east on route 220 through Unionville, The other machine driven by Miss Maura McCaw, of Johns- town, pulled from a side street | at Kone's right, drove out in | front of the Burnham car which struck it in the middle, The ““WIeCaw machine, it was reported | was attempting to get on the | highway to travel west at the time. Three persons met violent deaths as the result of automobile acci- fContinged on Page Seven) a— Ba a —. Howard Water Supply Is Low Auxiliary Supply, Heavily Chlorinated, Being Used; Drought Affects County Water in the Howard reservoir is at such low stage that an auxiliary supply is being pumped from a smal] run in the mountains near Howard The auxiliary supply is being treat. ed with heavy injections of chlor- ine, and reports from Howard are that the taste of the chemical is quite noticeable Elsewhere In Centre county the lack of rain is being felt. In some rections of Penn's and Brush Val- leys farmers are hauling water for stock, while springs and streams throughout the county are at low ebb Several slight mins forepart of this week ficient to improve conditions, The thermometer has been quite var- fable, with the past week being an odd mixture of warm and cold waves. Tuesday night the weather | was reminiscent of June ! - TO ELECT TRUSTEES FOR COUNTY HOSPITAL | during the were insuf- | afternoon Election of five trustees for terms of three years will feature a corpor- nie meeting of the Centie County | Hospital at the Court House here on Monday. October 13. ! The new trustees will fill vacancies caused by the expiring tei'ms of one trustee for District No. 1, compris- ing Bellefonte borough, Spring, Walker and Benner townships, and | two trustees for District No. 2, which includes State College bor ugh. Col. | lege, Perguson, Halfmoon, Harris end Potter townships. Other busi | ness is to be conducted al the meet. | ing. | bear | Richard We {Ivy this {shock about 2:20 o'clock | ber INorvegion Pilots Land In Bellefonte Five single-mot tored built Douglas reconnaissance nlanes 1 five Norwegian pilots and their observers, landed at the Belle- fonte airport about 10 o'clock last Thursady morning while weather cleared in the The plans 1 § tawa to Bolling Fiel were in command Hansen. The Nor caped from 1 the Hitler bl raining air corps recr it was reported The five =n two-way American- light fr om Ot- Washington dc government station They remained here 11:20 when weather reports Ir Washington area indicate siiies had cleared { hang ag clouds Yole Recount Is Cancelled Court Finds Law Doesn't Provide For Contests of Referendums recount of the Huston town- ship primary vote on the wet and {dry issue, scheduled to have been held in the Court Room Monday of The i this week, was cancelled when Judge | Ivan Walker, acting on an objection filed to the recount, up- held the objection and rescinded a { previous order calling for the op- {entng of the ballot box. The Court, in an opinion filed ear- week, stated that the recount was denied because there is no au- thority under the law for a recount of ballots cast in liquor or beer ref- erendums At the primaries, Huston township voters cast 96 votes in favor of the liquor, while 101 votes were counted against such Claiming fraud counting of the Continued © mle of sales or error | Sheriff Arrests ‘Man Wanted by Army John Sabol. aged 30 dale, arrested in a Philipsbur tre last Wednesday night by Sher- iff Edward R. Miller, was taken early this week by Washington police to Washington, D. C., where he Is said to be A. W. O. L. from the U 8. Army Sabol said army about a month ago Miller reported the man has working in a coal mine near his home since leaving the army, and that upon his arrest he expressed surprise that authorities were look- ing for him. He claimed he did not of Morris- thea- g to have left the Sheriff been i Ii {expect a search to be made for him He was lodged in the county from the time of his arrest army police arrived here i Car Crashes Into Pole; Girl Is Injured Jail until Helen McCloskey, o of Hublersburg suffered lacerations of the face and Sunday when the car in which she was a passenger struck a tele- phone pole near the intersection of Lamb and Water Streets Belle- fonte The machine, driven by Miles De- Haas, of Hublersburg, was travei- ing North on Water Street when it allegedly was forced off the road by a car which turned left into Water Street from Lamb Street Chief of Police Harry Dukeman | of Bellefonte, who investigated the, cragh, said that motorists nearby at the time followed the when it faileq to stop after the crash and obtained its license num- Chief Dukeman said the licen- { s¢ had been issued to an Ebensburg To Have Parking Area at Hospital Work is under way at the Centre | County Hospital to provide adequate | parking space on the Holmes Aven- ue side of the Hospital property. After a thick layer of crushed | limestone has been graded and roll- | ed, an application "of macadanr :| be applied to bind the stone and provide a smooth surface. The for- mer paved parking spaces were des- | troyed Auris) the construction of the new fonte-State College | Highway, ho the grade of Hoimes | Street was lowered. Sent to Camp Wheeler Among the 202 selectees shipped | | man, against whom a charge of reckless driving has been entered. Miss McCloskey received medical | treatment in Bellefonte before re- turning home. The driver of the Hublersburg car and two others in| | the machine, escaped with minor | bruises. Damage to the DeHaas! | expected to return to Centre county! he inadvertently stepped through a { later in the campaign, car was estimated at $40. Apieciate Harvest ome Contributions | years, well known garage owner and | Officials of the Centre County Hospital take this means of express- { ing thanks to churches and other | organizations throughout the coun- { ty for Harvest Home contributions which he was at work at the home! | Bight shares of Rebersburg National! to the Hospital in recent weeks. The gifts, received from an unu- | (for ins judicial work. Many of bis Fractures Hip As | trol | wag gn latter car’ | the Superior Court, visited in Belle- rector, of Blanchard, broke his leg) C. Corman held in Rebersburg last Able Jurist | Although prior tural steel for School buliding ity ratings on struc! the Bellefonte High were eived last week ratings were not honored by the Bethlehem Steel Company where the steel is reported to be In torage awaiting shipment Con tractor Earl Cump reported yester- day ine ared that red t rd the nmny the rat a Necks: Steel comj Cump said could not ary cer should have accom- pag from Washing- incl After repeal- unsuccessful efforts to over~ obstacle, the papers wore »y Washington Cot = added dec! ing be hono tificate ause which ers not ded the ts oll teel ash for over ave been difficulty ining this type sald a Cal shipped ° er steel ort pore JUDGE MUSMANNO is expected In Candidate for Judge of the Super- Cump ior Court of Pennsylvania. obla load of and part on that He teel jeclared was uesday Intter stoe] sas | W v 1 » should here he of this AITIVEe week With this (cc Members Held In Theft ( oniander Also C harged in Larceny of Stone From Highway Department social yivania can well entrust their 1 heir pr » Superi A. Mu: peri mani larceny of a one owned by Department C. Camp B- ity of chipped st Slate Highway members of C. C near Renovo, and the camp commander were held for court by Justice of the Peace Harold D Cowher, of East Bishop street, Belie- fonte, The four camp members, all cols Tofed, are 10 the county juil, while the camp commander, Harry Bausch is out bail. CCC members in- ved are Hugh Davis, James Ma- con Wade Earley and Robert Brown, whose ages range [tom 20 0 22 years According the ~ llegheny county to elect : Court of Common Pleas with unprecedented vole of 320000 of 335000 cast. Since then he attracted nationwide attention opinions have been quoted in per- {Contintied on Page Seven) — A———————— on Ladder Collapses Edwar d Harpe Bellefonte hip yesterday stepladder on i collapsed Wo R. Richard- Rockview sub-station Police, who investigat- the Highway Depart- two plies of limestone Bumnside township on Pape Right) Softball Teams Attend Dinner Penn State Soccer Coach : Speaker at Titan Camp; Zimmerman, who > " Harper with the Cup is Presented Pvt 8 ’ 0 of of West . ” State Motor ed the theft ment had Mrs High frectured when a was G street flered a morning which she alnrng n 3 LONE A throwing tancing her to floor The accident hap Harper's apartment tric Supply Company store, West Hi 8h street, while she was engaged in reparations move to the] Mens sch apartment on East High street. Mrs. Harper was removing a picture from a wall when the ladder gave Way Miss Marion was helping Mrs work, summoned a physician and the injured woman was taken the Widdowson ambulance Centre County Hospital wh x-ray examination revealed racture tinged tha niinyed 0 Mrs. | Elec- pened in over the to is The Tri- Vailey Softball ifague concluded the 104] season Tuesday with a banquet at Titan Camp Hateloleavit along Fishing Creek, with some 70 players, managers, umpires, and guests present to night sts A ———— Flue Fire Causes Slight Damage A flue fire in the double house on South Thomas street owned by Mrs M. A Kirk. caused slight damage about the roof yesterday afternoon before Undine and Logan firemen got stubborn blaze under con- Jeffrey, Penn Stale soccer whose teams have not been defeat ed in 6] games during the past eight years “IIs a good lose once in a while,” Our soccer team has point where players through some fault of Jeffrey said. reached the worry lest the theirs The Undines answered a silent alarm about three o'clock and while they were in action an alarm was sent to the Logan company when firemen feared heat and sparks might ignite the interior of the building. A small section of the roof fire for a short time, but damage was almost negligible The Misses Ella and Laura Waite occupy one side and the Craflt- Nolan family occupies the other side of the double frame house ES h™§ Candidates Visit Bellefonte, Friday W. Russell Carr. Del Democratic nom. | inee for Judge of the Supreme Court, and Michael A. Musmanno. | Democratic nominde for Judge of tain the fun of playing than spoil the fun with worries (Continued on Ppge Siz) ——— Farm Worker Is Injured In Fall John W. Miller, of near pacted fracture of the right should- er a=2 Tllises af the, hips early] Monday morning in a ten-foot fall} vesterday was reported to be show- | ing some improvement at the Centre | County Hospital where he is under- going treahment. Miller was found about § a. m. on} the floor of a barn on the G. C, Corl farm on the Pine Grove Millis road. | He was in a seml-conscious condi- tion and {8 believed to have been there some time before he was dis- | fonte Priday and conferred with former County Chairman Henry A Brockerhoff and other party lead-| ers in this area. i The two candidates for the ap-| was operating the machine on the pellate courts of Pennsylvania are threshing floor of the barn when} help with the threshing. | hote, it is reported.’ He 'was brought {to the hospital here in the Alpha Fire Company ambulance. Blanchard Man Injured Norris 1. Harter, aged about 45] Sale Well Atiended justice of the peate And school di-| At the sale of the estate of Emma between the knee and ankle Satur. | Saturday, the home was sold to A. day afternoon when a scaffold on! E. Limbert of that place for $1900. yesterday morning J i second straight Speaker of the evening was Bill coach, | thing for a team 10 the | team’s eight-year record is broken. | It's belter to lose a game and re-. to about ! ry's Tavern pine! Grove Mills, who suffered an im-) | system in groceries The man, a professiona} thresher, | ern will accomodate iof Mrs. John Campbell in Blanch | Bank siock sold at $120 per share. | ard, gave way and he jumped to It was an all-day sale and the 2 siitie- (HANG W work on walls the can « ul nets wring reing steel to « for the boll but some 1 of this fh reinic On hand ficient the foundation and locker room additional needed [or Mr. Cump to be at reinde nm r room 30 ons will neye tee] ee) of ste be floc sc hi future we weed oo Le T ni iuieg During have the walls DOLIer roonu now wo.xKing auditorium street Yes ay clined to fix any definite date for comp. .etion of all or any part of the tructure Completion of depend and the sald that most of thu been under wealthier since (Cont Allegheny-Linn ucture near t corner de. terd ump the shipments He HAR Worx entirely steel] wealher he mal on Geciared onditio of cold time be construction gan Iast nued Page Father and Son Killed In Mine Fatally C rushed [Under Fall of Slate in Osceola Mills Coal Area Shortly work Tuesday howse cc Mill Rudson, near 18-year-old by a fall of The lifeless miners, Who n afler they m at Drane George Cr Ph son rine Thang al mane orola ilipsb John ITE, ang his were killed Slate bhodie of the had been working vin Cowler, owner of the mine, bare. ly estaped the same fate and then ran for aid Cowfer. working with several men he summoned {rom Lhe nearby of Mike Kassab, recovered the body of the father first He w buried ns of slate he boy’ was covered by about a on of 4 fe The owner of the mine able to describe what had rc ah wer three U T body the 5 was caused tie smiinged om Page Siz) Williamsb’g Bows to B.H.S., 32t0 13 Two Touchdowns in Final Minutes of Game Thwart Visitors’ Rally Bj fonte High School football team de. feated Willlamsburg High noon, rent season Bellefonte led the visitors 19 to ol but in the | at the end of the half, early part of the final quarter, Wil- liamsburg scored twice to cut Belle- fonte’s margin, i8 to 13. Two sensa- tional touchdowns in the final four! minutes definitely gave the game to Bellefonte (Continued on Page Siz) Em JOHN GROSS RETIRES; TANNEY LEASES BUILDING | Harry Tanney, proprietor of Har- in the John Gross] | building on South 8pring street, this | | week leased the entire building and {is to remodel the structure to ac- comodate larger crowds, he an- nounced yesterday John Gross, for nearly 32 years| an independent grocer, is to retire from business, and has announced i that all stock on hand ig to be dis | | posed of at reduced prices for quick | | clearance. Mr. Gross, whose store! {has been in the same location dur- ing the past three decades wag the | {first to Introduce a strictly cash in Bellefonte. | | In recent years he has beep ascist- | ed at the store by his son, Hugh. Mr. Tanney expects to remove the | partitions between the preesnt tav- ern and the Gross store room, and | will devote the entire space to covered by neighbors who went 101 booths and additional floor space | When completed the remodeled tav- from 250 to 300 people, he declared. C. W. TAYLOR NAMED TO JUDGING ASSOUIATION C. W. “Bucky” Taylor, director of the State College American Legion and Auxiliary Junior Drum and Bugle Corps, has been named to the All-American Drum and Bugle Corps and Drill Team Judging As- sociation. Membership in the association, gained through experience and a series of competitive examinations, this week from New Cumberland to | sually large number of churches this | j the ground to avoid a more serious | largest crowd ever known to attend | gives Mr. Taylor the right to judge Camp Wheeler, Ga., were Budd C.| Moyer, Bellefonte, R. D. 2, and Har- | old M. Schwab, of Salona. yedr, deeply appreciated, spokeman said, a hospital Antique dealers did most of the to the Lock Haven Hospital where : buying the fracture was reduced are most welcome and are fall He was immediately conveyed a sale in eastern Centre county. { inspection, cadence, marching and maneuvers, general effect, and color two | atl the Drane house coal mine were | recovered 15 minutes later after Ir-t mine | a score of 32 to 13. the Belle | here at} the Community field Saturday after- | giving the Red and White its | victory of the cur- Repord Houck ~ Is Returned fo Lock Haven Jail Status of Murder Charge in Pittsburgh is Swath- ed in Confusion RETURN IS MADE WITH MUCH SECRECY Clinton County Prepares to Try Local Man in Two Attack Cases Kenneth Houck Charged with women in Cente He i back tween and imably Ix Bellelonte er 27, and Clin Attorney H{ rm and bandman Oct y sal that Bel Jef te electrician wiil go on trial aggravated assault and batters Mis: Ruth Andrews After that trial has been com- pleted, Haag sald, he will stand Contingyed on Popr Seven) este r the first of on on Charges College Lodge Is Being Buil Two-Story Building, Fully Equipped, Under Construc- tion Near Ski Trail construction work a tain jodge well under way and new riding stable ready itdoor recreational facilities Pent n Slate students have greatly enhanced this fall Under the direction of Conger cation, who has been in charge of ' the recreational program since 1938 Penn States student body of more than 6000 has shown increased in- | terest each year in the recreational advantages of the College's moun- tainous jocation., Last year Conger organized the Penn State Outing Club, designed (Continged on rose Siz) Pontiac Agency To Be Opened Here Fred Ramsied: years a resident of State College will open a Pontiac agency in the | David K. Hughes garage on North Water street, Bellefonte, { end | Mr. Ramsteadti, employed by | General Finance Corporation | the General Motors Company | this county for the past five years, attended Georgia Preparatory and | Agricultural College at Monroe, Ga., {and was graduated from the Illin- {ols College, Chicago, in 1833. He is married to the former Louise Mil- ler. daughter of Francis Miller, of | | State College. | Mr With { oun A on for for been May the and | accessory service. He and Mrs. Ram- | steadt expect to move to Bellefonte {as soon as suitable quarters have! | been located. Edwin K, Taylor | Passes Bar Exams Edwin K. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harty ©. Taylor, of East Linn street, Bellefonted, recently passed the State Bar examinations, accord- ing to reports. Taylor, graduate of the Bellefonte High School and Penn State Col- lege, received his diploma from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, last June. He took the bar examinations during "a xceptional holar, T An ¢ se aylor served his clerkship in the law of« floes of W. Harrison Walker, North Allegheny street, Bellefonte Growy Potato Harry Lueas, farmer near Union- ville, claim& to have grown. the “knobbiest” potato turned out In Centre county this year. The =pud, of the White Rose variety, consists of a cluster of six fair-sized polatoes substantially to the seventh. As a freak potato is hard to beat, but a person would go quietly mad trying to pare it. use, ! instructor in physical edu- for the past five | this week | in} Ramsteadt expects to main] {tain a complele garage, repair, and | XONERATED IN FATALITY TECHNICALITY DELAYS STEEL FOR NEW SCHOOL Accident Victim in Critical Condition | ‘Mary Lou Wise, 14, Lock Haven, Injured When Car Overturns MACHINE SKIDS AS BRAKES ARE APPLIED Donald Smith To Head Sons of Legion At Legion election of offic Hom ers held « hie Bellefonte . g » Eons of Other Reese, first I} off Suffers Face, Scalp Lacer- second leuten Tank Hart ations; Possible Jaw Frac- ficer; Nathan Buller and Arthur C ture, Loss of Eye Dale, Ji ard Knapp Fartranft econd | I reg i Paralysis Near Lock Haven Local Sc hool Teachers Move From Area Dur- ing Emergency The Dunnstal Hinton county quarantine for 10 day 18 in thai ares board the result nder estimated at by Fe of development ¢ case of infantile | community. | Horace J. Hartranft president of | in eeed wrneement. Walker Twp. Plans Community Fair {had been made for two Belielonte | temchers, who live in the Lock Haven | area. to move fo other communit until { spreading ————— disease has pas Miss EU Was th yes dered lercay a 4 { the the of hea from the Pleasant investigated the ac- Motor Police Gap sub-station cident. paralysis in all danger oO Second Annual Event to Be Held at Hublershurg, October 14 1 Walker Towne ship Community Fair will be held on Tuesday, October 14, in the High Cranmer, 2%, son of Mr. | School bulidi at Hublersburg Samuel Cra This is the second community fair 10 West Clinton street, | sPONSorec the Walker Township was declared fo be su i Last year a very suc- the dread disease He was held with many moved with his family from their atiending and over fifteen Dunnstable Township home to Lock exhibits. Many more ex- (Continged on Pope Seven) hibits are expected this year Sub- cash prizes and over eight d silk ribbons make at- prizes for year’s ex- el Crider Allegheny street first grad ranged 1o reside Salona Miss Madeline Deise, teacher of | 3rd grade 31 school, will the emergency William and Mrs siding Lock Haven fering from in The second an nnual ding te at a by people hundred Ra. Judge Walker Hears Case In Harrisburg wi ill this he program for this year's com- munity fair is even more attractive offering a full day's entertainment county, heard a habeas corpus pro- fcr the entire family, One of the joeedings in Harrisburg, Friday, | new features this year will be a | started by Benjamin C. Houser, of three-act play, “Depend on Me.” Beliefonte, who is seeking release presented in the Community Hall from the Dauphin county prison. [in the evening. At the close of the Judge Walker was assigned to the | Play prizes will be awarded to the case by the State Supreme Court, ' winning exhibitors Houser having claimed he was im-! The former policy of classifying all properly sentenced by the jurist for exhibits as school or general will burglary after pleading guilty to again be followed this year The larceny. Houser, paroled October 1 fair committee wishes to call par- from a 2% to 5-year penitentiary ticular atlention to the general ex- sentence recently was prosecuted on hibit, which is open to any mem- a bad check charge ber of the community, regardiess of Al the conclusion of the hearing Whether they have children in | in Harrisburg, Judge Walker direct- seh] talc 1s om ed attorneys to file briefs which will He ' 4 | be used n reaching a final deter. Dasis and everyone {s invited to | mination of the matter bring any exhibits to the school building on Monday, October 13th Everyone is cordially invited to at- tend the fair and inspect the ex- hibits Judge Ivan Walker, of Centre a community wide Town's Only § St. Bernard ard Dog Dies | GIRL | Barrie, 170- pound St St. Bernard dog | owned by Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Alex- | ander, of Erst Curtin street, Belle- Local fonte, died yesterday morning at Scouts State College, where he was under jege Council on Friday, October 3 | treatment in a veterinary hospital. The morning meeting will be held | The giant dog, the only one of its from 0 to 12 in “Little House" on breed in Bellefonte, was about 6% | Cherry Lane. Luncheon and after- years old. Some days ago the ani- noon meeting will be held at the mal suffered a kind of paralysis. An Nittany Country Club autopsy is to be performed to de-' Toples to be discussed are: “Keep- termine the cause of death ing the Outing in Scouling—The Although a favorite with the Alex- Council's Job” by Miss Alethea ander family, the dog was held in Hanson, camp adviser, and “Train- the greatest respect by oulsiders, its od Leaders—Our Big Challenge,” by appearance and its reputation as a aig Elisabeth Doubleday, field ad- watchdog being sufficient to dis- vier Saturday, Scout leaders will courage familiarity (entertain State Oollege leaders in - jan all-day session 16-Foot Cornstalks SCOUT COUNCIL TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS Bellefonte Council, Girl will be hosts to State Col- ! FINGERPRINT EXPERT TO On Display Here SPEAK AT PLEASANT GAP Merrill Lowery, Hublorsburg farm-' The Woman's Club of Pleasant er, has an unusual field of corn. Gap will meet in its regular month. Most of the stalks grew unusually ly session, Tuesday evening. October tall, and some of them reached a 7. at 7:30 in the brick school build- height of 18 feet—which seems to ing. be something of a record | The meeting will be open to the One of the 16-fool stalks, on public at 8:30. At that time a rep. display at the Zion blacksmith shop, resentative of the Pennsylvania Mo. but now standing in front of the tor Police from Harrisburg will Olewine Hardware store, Bellefonte. speak on fingerprinting. Since this shows the first ear grew ten feet is a subject of widespread import from the ground ‘ance all men and women of the Wonder if corn grows as tall on community are cordially invited to any other county farm? | be present. | guards in all competitions,
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