COPIES EACH WEEK; LARGEST CIRCULA- TION IN COUNTY. SE— he Centre Democrat nan _ —— S— PAG FOR ———— ES OF COUNTY —— NEWS AND WEEKLY FEATURES THE ENTIRE FAMILY — VOLUME 60, NUMBER 45. BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1941, SUBSCRIPTION-—$1.50 PER YEAR Margin 0 Brown Wins Over Geiss For Tax Collector in Bellefonte YOUGEL BURGESS AT STATE COLLEGE Tie Vote For Burgess at Centre Hall; 13,700 Vote in County In an election its listlessness i some 13700 Cer turned out to t elect municipal District Attorney their ch of State's two high Musser W. Getlig, of Republican incumbent, ed to the District Attorney's office for another four-year term by a 5 majority over his Democrati opponent, Willlam W. Litke College notable chiefly for color, county voters ls Tuesday t to name ¢ to express candidates for the Courts ice { State count; Gettig 188 as compared for Litke former Judge M John W. Condo Democrat, and fonte, Re FF f office of who WI the Republi- and ania can candidates for t Superior Court: of substantial majorities The judgeship count Judge of the Supreme Court ussell Carr. Democrat, 5677: Wil- liam MM. Parker, Republican, 7353; ma jority 1676. Judge of the Super- jor Court: Michasi A. Musmanno, Democrat, 53591: Charles E. Ken- worthey. Republican, 7339; major- ity 1748 G. 0. P. Judges Win Republicans their candidates to the preme and Superior Court day's Pennsylvania .mur tion but Democrats re-elected Mayor Cornelius I ly by a narrow margin The Philadelphia vote was close with Republicans apparently win- all but one county office he Supreme Pennsylv were Ww the State In elected (Continued om Page Siz) MUSSER W. GETTIG Re-elected to Second-Term of District Attorney, Deteats Wnt Litke by tf 755 Votes i On | meeting of Bellefonte Boro Council of Bellefonte, iwanis Club Directors Named Adams, H D. Leitzell Reeder Thoma Marlin White | the | br. BE. H H Jodon, Aaron H. Mensch, Ray C. Noll Rumberger, and Bond C were elected members Board Directors the Belle- fonte Kiwanis Club at the annual election held Tuesday F Ramstedt, local Pontiac dealer inducted into the membershij the club Through Quigley sented Of of of on ed the courtes) + a safety-first fi by B. F held / speaker wi American on the State College Man Invents Glass Polish the ber 12, 1938 patent an Optical WM ase 3 patent office sine for Company, Southbridge C= cording to Patent Office records Feature of the invention patented Wey! is 8 polishing material for glass or other materials comprising itried activated clay and & metal as a minor constituent by unv oxide 5 New Streels To be Opened Ordinance Passes First Reading in Council; Borough is Sued approval of an nance establishing five new Halfmoon Hill ordi- streets highlighted a Monday night Council also received notice of a damage suit filed by James Saxion who injured a knee in a fall near the Diamond some months ago, and considered various routine matters at the session over which President Beaver presided {Continued om Page Siz) Mayor Hardman quests that all Bellefonte be P. Harris business places closed on Armis Day In line with requests by American Legion and Veterans Foreign Wars here He also asks that homes and bus- iness places display American Flags | during the day until 5 p. m. All taprooms in the borough are to re-| main closed 11 a. m. unti} declared Armistice Day is a legal holiday Banks ar all day during services 12 noon, from Hallowe'en Parade, Delayed 3 Days by Rain, Is Viewed by Large Crowd The mammoth Hallowe'en parade scheduled to be held here last Fri- day night by the Retail Division of | Com- | the Bellefonte Chamber of merce, was postponed until Monday night when a cold drizzie late Fri- day afternoon turned into a steady | downpour which continued through | the evening In spite of the postponement and even though other activities were under way Monday night, hundreds | of mummers from all parts of the | county were here to take part in the parade, and additional other hundreds lined the streets along the parade route to witness the an- | nual spectacle More than 100 prizes offered by Bellefonte merchants were distrib- uted by the judges who viewed the marchers from a stand on one of the Kofman truck-traller outfits parked in front of the Elks Home on West High street, Among the organizations appear- ing in the line of march were the following: Veterans of Foreign Wars massed color guard, Bellefonte Am- erican Legion Junior Band, Undine Marching Club, Girl Scouts, Logan Fire Company, Bellefonte High { Team, and the Bellefonte Banjo Band. which appeared in costume. | rather than in regular uniform ing (all addresses Bellefonte unless otherwise indicated) Mrs. Alice M Confer i Mills; Ida Corman, R. D. 2; Mary | A. Knaplk, Virginia Mensch, Mary | J.) Ward, Prossertown: William Mokle, Mary Ann Knapik, Mrs. Ed- ward Markley, Mary McGregor, { Robert McGroarty, Dick Rosenhoove ier, Mrs, J. A. Knapik Also Edna Watson, State College, R. D.; Anna Johnson, Betty Cum- | mings, Grace Johnfonbaugh, Girl { Scout Troop 9. Leah Horner, Helen | Moyer, Robert Crozier, ! Other winners are: Mrs, Clyde | Watson, Milesburg; Kenneth Barn- i hart, Hilda Corman, Olive Moersch- i bacher, 1. M. Brooks, Mrs. George | Jodon. Jean Binns, Loretta Saxion, | Agnes Rackowsi, Jeanette McKin- ley, Nancy Davis and Alice Brug- (ger: Ralph Confer, Spring Mills; | Alman McCool, Milesburg: Mrs | Weaver Witmer, Thomas [.. Howard, ! Ronald Markley, Mrs. Andrew Kna- ipik and Willlam Cain; Robert School Band, Elks Marching Club, Johnson, Pleasant Gap. Bellefonte High School Girls’ Drill 1 (Continued on Page Seven) the Mayor id postoffices will be closed | ont | shot {the office of a Lewisburg physician Prize winners included the follow- | 8pring | Local Citizen Dies | | WILLIAM E Former Sheriff Hurley Succumbs HURLEY Death Comes Suddenly to Ln- Ww as Lodge, Civic Groups gineer: Active in a great sh of the fam. ributed to a heart came a and friend pecied death to fly. Death was att attack. He was 77 Mr. Hurley wa t Droad Top Huntingdon county, on 26. 1884 nnd Wax one of a of eight children of W Mam Al Josephine Henderson Hurley When Mr. Huriey wa still the moved members orn a I mat family “m fry ian Yar nd his brother ‘ere engaged in the under the name Livery In 1910 elected Sherif of Cen- Mr. Hurley and his fam- Hefonte } George of t hatrn walch nome on Page Three) Injured In Crash Jean Whitehill, daughter Mrs. Frank Whitehill Lemont, suffered painful injuries early Saturday morning when the car in which she was riding crash- ed near Penfield, Clearfield county Miss Whitehill, a patient in the Clearfield Hospital reported to have suffered a broken arm and Miss Mr. and of of i in | sprained wrist when the car, driven formerly of R. DD. and now of N. Y. ran off the steering gear locked of the car were by Willis Poorman State College Niagara Falls as the occupants oad Other not injur i ——— Hunter Wounded Near Lewisburg Miles of Heister shot and hunting accordin Egler, aged about 50, street, State College, was painfully injured while near Lewisburg. Saturday, to reports said to have received a ov a Egler is | charge of 11 shotgun pellets, many in his face and chest. Some of the narrowly missed ohe eye The man underwent treatment at recuperating at his and is now home sr MI —— I piri CAR CRASHES INTO HOUSE AT POTTERS MILLS A Centre Hall man was injured and his car and a Potters Millis home suffered about $200 damages each in an accident about 6:30 o'- clock Friday evening A car drven by Clarence C. Mever of Centre Hall, skidded as he was driving south in Potters Mills. It crashed into a home owned by Jos- eph Carson, knocking off a post on | the front porch and damaging one of the front walls so that wall paper inside was cracked. The driver, who was alone, suf- fered a slight cut on his head. He was treated by a Pleasant Gap phy- sician. Police from the Pleasant i i : Gap sub-station investigated | - 1 EE i its. .l Logans to Sponser | Weekly Square Donee, Beginning this Friday night and| continumg every Priday until fur-| ‘the. Rockview penitentiary of New School Scheduled for J P. M. Wednesday, Rain or Shine TEACHERS’ COLLEGE PRESIDENT TO SPEAK Masonic Lodge Will Have Charge of Impressive Ritual Raln shine, impressive corner- at Belie high school building o'clock Wednesday of t week, it wa nounced yesterday by the tone laying new il be held ; ceremonies fonte (tos vy Ritermoon nex tee In charge of pre ere mony Me princip Flower: State guests al speaker will be Dy president of the Lock Teachers College. In- will include the May - mbers of Borough Counc! and county officials, mem- the county school board. the perintendent and his aldes all hi schools and Mi Ella Levy : retired school t char and master of - nte Harrison district deputy s Masonic Distri and members of No 28 F. & A M exercises are to be strict] ol affair. board members ha (Continged om Page Sir) Coach and Bellel —— New Funercl At Wetzler Chapel A new Packard funeral coach. with a body by Johfi W. Henney. of © the Intest addition | Freeport, Til Is to the equipment of the Wetsler Memorial Puneral Service at Miles- burg The new coach, delivered here last week now regular service The coach will be of particular in- terest to older Centre Countians who remember the Heiney carriage works, once a flourishing business at Boalsburg. Many years ago John W. Henney and his father moved to Freeport, Ill, where the son is now engaged in manufacturing special automobile bodies. The new Wet- zler coach is a product of the former Centre Countian’s shop Long and low-slung, the coach appears much like an extra-long se- dan. The casket may be piaced and removed through a rear door, or through doors at either side A motor-driven table facilitates the handling of the casket. An inno- vation in the construction of the coach is a motor-driven leveling de- vice, which makes it possible to keep the coach on an even keel though the car is standing on sharply slop- ing ground. This feature is of great ald in placing and removing the casket, attendants pointed out. 3 Sentenced al Special Court Local Men Plead Guilty to Larceny of Produce at Rockview Prison ts » Two Bellefonte men who during the harvest season helped them- selves to corn and tomatoes from were sentenced to jail terms hers Monday morning by Judge Ivan Walker at a special session of court The men, Elwood Derr, 27, and Fred “Gander” Meyer, pleaded guilty to the larceny of 2 baskets of corn, August 28; 2 baskets of tomatoes, on September 3, and a basket of to- matoes on September 5. The pro- farms, Seeks New Trial HOY KENNETH HOUCK Bellefonte youth convicted in Clinton County jast week on two charges resulting from an attack on a Salona girl, has asked for a new trial and an arrest of judgement. Judge Henry Hipple sald yes terdy in Lock Haven thal the court would render decision on the re- quests after briefs are filed by briefs, other charges In Clinton County until January. vufx sissllar charges in Centre County. Ra en Dinner Guests Dr. Francis Haas to Speak at Clearfield Event, Sat- urday Night i Francis B Hass Buperintendent Public Instr Doctor Levi Glibert of Altoona Schoois Penna. State sociation will be speakers al a testimonial di honor of retired Clearfield Supt. WP Troalle and U bent F. R. Kniss The dinner which is joinlly spon- sored by Clearfield and Centre County Teachers’ Association, will be held in the Dimeling Hote Clearfield on Saturday November (Conlinged on pape sir-—Second Section —————— A ——— lliness Is Fatal to D.W. Bradford Prominent Centre Hall Resi- dent Succumbs; Funeral Held Yesterday David © Walter Bradford, well known retired Centre Hall business Iman died at his home in that com- immunity at 5 o'clock Sunday after- noon, November 2, 1941, after an ill- ness with a complication of diseases Mr. Bradford had been in falling health for two years, although his i {liness did not become serious until about a year ago | "Deceased was a member of {Centre Hall borough council, until his retirement about a year ago because of {ll health he had conducted an implement business in Centre Hall. He also operated a farm near Centre Hall Doctlor of ion and the the and attorneys tomorrow, said the decisions would be made as soon as possible after he has the Because of legal technicalities Houck will not go on trial on Mr. Bradford was a son of Wil- | liam and Catherine Hook Bradford duce, valued at 85 was in baskets | along the road awaiting the arrival of a prison truck to haul it into the cannery According to State Police who ar- rested the pair, an investigation was launched when Dr. J. W. Claudy, superintendent of the prison de- clared that some inmate farm work- {Continued on Pape Eight) Sutton Exhibits New Machine Representatives of Many In- dustries Here For Demonstration Approximately 30 representatives {Conltinged on Page Four) a Sollenberger Is Club Speaker Milesburg Women Begin Judge Hipple After that he faces Cn en Schoolmen To Be '200 Present at Hunters’ Dinner Sportsmen From All Parts of County Enjoy Turkey Din- ner, Yaried Program Spor 1 from all part ¢ county gathered at the Pleasant Gap last night for the held by the county Sports- + Pederation. Nearly 200 mem- rs and guests attended the outing A roast turkey dinner was followed by a program of speeches and the showing of several reels of motion pictures R A. "Red" Derr of Pleasant Gap. president of the County Federation served as master of ceremonies, and speakers Included Game Warden, Thomas Mosier, of Bellefonte: Char- les W. Stoddart, Jr. of State Col- Armistice Day fo be Observed Parade and Ceremony on Diamond; Veterans to Attend Church Dr. Harold D. Champlin, profes- sor of Education at Penn State will be the speaker at public ceremonies tamer of Cen- Orange Wednes- Hunters H cas all annual Dinner 10 be held on the Diamond, Belle- | fonte, on Armistice Day The program, at 11 a m; with will be held the Court House ment weather In keeping with a long standing custom. loca] veterans’ organiza- tions, their auxiliaries and junior organizations, with Boy and Girl A period of silence the court in case of in in incle- | Scouts, will attend church in a body Sunday morning as the opening fea- | ture of the Armistice observance i The organigations will meet at the corner of Allegheny and How ard streets and will begin the march to St. John's Episcopal church not later than 10.50 o'clock. The Rev Stuart F. Gast, of Willlamsport, who {as rector of St. John's church here scheduled to begin | room of | IG CHOSEN DISTRICT ATTORNEY Cornerstone Clinton County Jury Finds Houck Guilty M. K. Robb Names C. of C. Committees Mahlon K. Robb t of the Commerce “O31 Y of onne? i 3 "i JELeI0N per ng committees Commitee Road: W Raymond N M zell an Membershis chairman, 1 Leros Arthur Hewit R nd Paul Robbers Get $2140 From Two Garages George f } Penns ; tale poli daysburg gh rea: In both robberies the safecrack- ers broke open the safes by smash- ing the combination and then ariv- (ing a punch through the locks Two thousand in cash, including ia 850 bill ang the rest in 20 10. 5 and one.dollar Cenoninslons and a large amount of cluded in the loot RE A Civil Defense Meeting Here Professional Men, Com- munity Leaders Invited to Attend Session Freeman, chair the County Council of Defe announced the names and topics of speakers who will appear at a Coun- ty Defense Institute to be held on Wednesday, November 12, at the Court House, Bellefonte The speakers, who were selected by the State Council of Defense be- cause of their expert knowledge of specific phases of the civilian de- fense program, will prosent the lat- est instructions for the guidance of Defense Council members in county. Leaders of various munity organizations and sions are invited to attend the meet- ing The topics to be presented “Emergency Medical Services,” “Red Cross and First Ald.” and “Air Raid and Fire Precautions” These are (Continued on Pape Four Red Cross Roll Call To Begin Large Percentage of Member- ship Funds Go Into Local Services mab Charles E this com- profes. are he 25th annual Red Cress Roll Call for memberships will begin on | Armistice Day, November 11 and continue until the end of the month Those who contribute have a right to know where their money goes { and what work it does. officials here | | said yesterday. Contrary to the pre- valent idea that all these Red Cross i dollars go out of the community to | the far off places, a large percent. | age of them stay in Bellefonte and | its vicinity for use in splendid all- | { year-round service to local people { Even were this not true, Roll Cal | Chairman Roy Wilkinson, Jr., states, | | 8 membership is still a good invest- “Know Your County” Cam- {12 years ago extended the original! ment from a selfish standpoint, paign; 3 New Members i ©. F. Sollenberger, principal the Bellefonte High School. was | guest speaker at the monthly meet- {ing of the Milesburg Women's Club iat the school in that community, | Monday night, was haled as an “am- | bassador of good will” between the | of | i Bellefonte school district and the | {out-of town residents who send their | ther notice, the Logan Fire Com- qf various industries in the eastern Children to Bellefonte schools pany will sponsor a public square pat of the United States were in| Mr. Sollenberger clarified many dance. to be held in rooms on the second floor of the] Logan House, East Howard street. Dancing will begin at 9 and will continue until 1 o'clock. Admission will be 50 cents a couple, demonstration of & new round straightening machine developed By the Sutton Engineering The new machine, h (Continued on reigning about | town the social| Bellefonte, Monday, to witness a | 8ctors which are sources of mis- i understandings between the Belle- fonte school district and those who send children here from out-of. He declared that the out-of- {Continwed on Page Seven) i invitation to service groups to at- tend church in a body, will conduct the services this Sunday The Armistice Day parade, Tues- day, will form at 10 a. m at How- ard and Allegheny streets and will move promptly at 10:30 a. m. over | a route which will bring the march. (Continued on Pape Seven) GETS 14-POUND GOBBLER R. C. Witmer, Bellefonte electri- | cal dealer, bagged a l4-pound tury | Disaster knows no fixed geograph- f deal position; it does not come in | regan, California, Florida and Maine only, he said. Last week the | | Red Cross gave jis ministry to nine- i (Continued on Pape Seven) § Library To Be Closed on Mondays Announcement was made yester- | day that the Centre County Library | | i | | key gobbler, early Tuesday morning i will be closed on Mondays until fur- while he and his brother, William, | ther notice. 1] superintendent of the Centre Coun- ty Homie, were hunting near Julian The gobbler, a young one, was well fed and in expelient condition. The Library will continue to re- main open from $a Mm. to § Pp. Mm. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, it | deiphia! was reported. change Was in- | —— - - Motions For New Trial, Arrest of Judgment, To Be Decided LEGALITIES DELAY THREE OTHER CASES Jury Deliberates Less Than 4 Hours in Con- victing on 2 Counts rinde a ‘gent a defend- Houck was Ic gravaled am assault and t upon Miss Ruth Salona, September 4. The: penalty for aggravated assault and) battery is up lo $2000 fine or thr years imprisonment pr both. The Danas for assault and battery Ik up {81000 fine or two years’ imprison. ment or both While legal jockes of ag- Very anc i an attack Andrewsi<18, of the January session of Judge Hipple {Continued on Pope Seven ler re jected mM ss Fined for Dumping Rubbish Along Road Grover Thompson | Woodland, Clearfield sentenced 10 pay a fi the costs of prosecution. and directed to haul away debris dumped along a State Highway Push twnship Tuesday, when he was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Harold D. Cowher, of East Bishop street, Bellefonte Thompson. who'\Dleaded guilty to the charge, and who was released pon complying with the senience is said to have dumped several large empty oil drums and othe: rubbish siong Route 868 Highwa) officials complained to State Police al Rockview su b-station, and Thompson's arrest followed an in- vestigation conducted by Pvi. 8. R Richardson. of Rockview Aaron D. Leitzell, Centre County Superintendent of Highways, said it is the first case of its kind in this county for some years, but that other prosecutions are to be brougat unless dumping of rubbish along roads is discontinued - Wuxtry! Wuxtry! Latest Dope On Hospital Site We're a little leery of reporiing anything about the site of the pro- posed new Veterans’ Hospital for | Central Pennsylvania We've heard so much talk, and seen so little action in the selection of the site that the topic has be. come one of those Old newspaper standbys good for a coupie of par. | agraphs enever things are dull | So what we're passing along here | as news is to be taken for just what [it's worth. It may be right, and it may be wrong. As we said before, we've become excited over the ques. { tion too often to bother checking iit again. Here It is | We heard last night that the Veterans’ Administration in Wash. {ingtonh, D. C.. has selected the site for the hospital, and that the selec. tion is now on President Roosevell's desk for his approval. We further heard that the loca- tion of the site is a big secret until after the President approves it, And the inside dope we got on whole business, by gum, was the site selected is not Phila- the that
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