1,000 COPIES EACH WEEK; LARGEST CIRCULA- TION IN COUNTY, EE—————— ahe Cenfre Democral [ewes PAGES OF COUNTY NEWS AND WEEKLY FEATURES 16 FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY a—— VOLUME 60 CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EDITION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1041. NUMBER 49 MAN KILLED AS DEER SEASON OPENS Educator Dies | Boro Operates | Physician Succumbs Court Seeks Three are Wounded | During John Bosak, 49, Clarence Miner, Fatally Shot Through Abdomen NEIGHBOR HELD PENDING PROBE Two Other Victims in Ser- ious Condition at Philipsburg BU LL E TIN A Coroner's jury at Clarence last night returned an verdict that John Bosak died after being shot by Andy Matella in mistake for a deer, Witnesses testified that Ma- tella was only €3 feet from his victim (by actual measurement) when he fired the shot, it was reported. Matella testified he shot at a | deer, thought he missed, then | when he saw the men became | frightened and fled. Earlier re- ports that the men with Bosak shouted before the shot was fired were not substantiated at the inquest last night. Last night as a Coroner's Ju met at Clarence to conduct an in quest into the first hunting fatality of the 1941 deer season, three other victims of hunting accidents in the first three days of the season were described as being in “fair” condi- tion Centre County Coroner Charles Sheckler, of Milesburg, last night was directing the investigation into the death of John Bosak, 48, Clar- ence miner, who was fatally shot while hunting about six miles north | of his home, Monday afternoon’ Bosak wag struck in the abdo- | men by a pumpkin ball from = 16- gauge shotgun about 3 o'clock and | died in a fellow hunter's arms about | a half hour later. Bosak's neighbot Andy Matella 25, who allegedly fired the fatal shot, was being held ' by Centre County Sheriff Edward R. Miller pending the outcome of the ‘investi- gation. Two deer hunters accidentally shot (Continued on Page 7~Col 4 Measles In Béllefonte According to a report by W. WwW. Bickett, Centre County Health Of- ficer, there are 15 cases of measles in the borough. One case of scarlet fever is reported in the Millheim area, and in parts of the county ex- clusive of Bellefonte there are about 25 cases of chicken pox and measles, the officer said ls Two Large Urns Stolen from Front of Local Home Two large pottery urns, weighing several hundred pounds each, were stolen sometime Friday night from the front porch of the stone house on North Spring street owned by E E. Widdowson and occupied by the Frank Rosenhoover family. The urns, valued at more than £25, were placed at each side of the front door and were half filled with sand to make them firm. They were about three feet in height and about two feet in width and their color was a4 cross between a pink and a red. Since it required two men to lift each urn, and since there were no evidences that the sand was emp- tied out on the site, it is believed that two or more persons were re- sponsible. Members of the (amily expressed the belief that the theft may have been a prank of college students. Mr. Rosenhoover, owner of the urns, would appreciate any ery. | state | Centre | age First Day -— Local Game Warden Pre- dicts Medium Kill in County DEER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, REPORT Most Hunting Camps Are, Open; Several Nimrods Arrested throughout the ieer kill will be Rk 3] five Yea Despite that reports the 1 the lightes Game Warden Thoma: last night claimed th Mosier fonte county will be Mosler ary believe than usua tions few deer are although being ome taken tion Mosier the first this violations excellent occupied The seas the fine condit outlined th three days ¢ county as f activi he seafon in kill, medi ’ { dition «¢ e yf th lows cor jeer Most hunting camp Are declared n is notable ion in wi From all that deer are large he mostly, for lich th ' deer sides come well fed appear to be reports The racks of horns usual. The woods are deer. and wildlife is as sured of an “easy” winter as | concert Warden Mosier reported that eral arrests have been made Page 7 A msn a—— Six Summed "n Kiln Blast’ Oneof V ictims in Hospital After Mishap at Nation- al Gypsum Plant Sudden burning of accumulated gases in the new rotary kiln at the National Gypsum Company's plant in Buffalo Run Valley, while the kiln was being tested late Pri- day afternoon, resulted in six men being painfully burned, one of them seriously enough to require hospi- tal treatment Norman Stebel, 24. of Luckey, Ohio suffered second-degree burns of the food wed i on | face, hands, and side when the ton- i gue of flame came through the fire door and enveloped the men on the firing floor. Stebel is a patient at the Centre County Hospital where he is reported to be recovering nicely Five others, Bayard Magee, Belle- fonte, superintendent of the plant; Frederick Rider, Coleville; Lee Sampsell, Pleasant Gap: Lester Meek, Bellefonte, and Ed. Beyhl, of the Traylor Engineering and Manu- facturing Company, Allentown, were less seriously burned and received treatment from a physician. | Pulverized coal was being used to fire the kiln when the explosion-like ignition occurred, officials said. Such | blasts are common When a kiln is i being heated, but this one was more severe than usual and consequently the men on the firing floor were | not prepared for it, it was explained. | The kiln was not damaged by the blast, which was somewhat similar in nature to a “backfire” of gases | in an ordinary household furnace. — - 66 Guests at County Home The population of the Centre | County Home reached a new high i this week with a total of 66 guests | at | that figure is the information leading to their recov- [opening of the home several years! the institution, Officials report highest since the | | a0. i Cc ourt House Officials ‘Make Up; | Won't Move Through a somewhat strange se-| se! quence of events, a story published | in last week's issue of The Centre | Democrat in regard to contemplated | changes in the county offices at the Court House, was repudiated by the Centre County Commissioners sev-| the Commissioners and the County eral hours after it appeared in print, This newspaper, Which went to press last Tuesday noon because of | the Thanksgiving holiday, was in-| formed that morning by the Com- | and missioners that the offices of the, County Superintendent of 8chools | were to be moved into a vacant store | Court House. room in the Heverly bullding on | North Allegheny street. and that | changes were to be made in the! Treasurer's office to provide more storage space for county records, Papers published the same even- | ing repudiated the story-—oneé cor-| rectly claiming that the plans had | been changed and another incor-|the County Commissioners, paper—brand new Offices, e Up All {rectly alleging that there was no truth in the story to begin with | burg { hitchhiker, Mensch Named To Fish Board Well Known Local Editor is Appointed to Succeed Harry E. Weber uncement was made in Har- risburg yesterday of the appoint. ment of Charles A. Mensch editor of the Keystone Oazette, Bellefonte, well known local sportsman, as a member of the Pennsylvania Board Fish Commissioners Mr. Mensch was named to ceed Harry E. Weber, of Philips whose term expired May 29 The appointment is effective until the end of the next session of the State Senate when Mr, Mensch's nomination {or a six<year term will come {for confirmation fice carries no salary of BUC- The but traveling expenses incurred on board business Mr Mensch png hag been one of Bellefonte’'s most enthusiastic ang- lers and is an expert dry-fly fisher- man. He Is 4 ndtive of Centre coun. ty, is a graduate of the Beliefonte High School: and. wag graduated from Penn State in 1930, Since then he has been associated with his brother, Thomas Mensch, in the publication of the Keystone Gazette Mr. Mensch’'s appointment to the Fish Commission hag sentimental as well as practical significance, His uncle, the late Thomas H Harter, former publisher of the Gazette, was member of the Fish Commission 1921 until the time of his 1 in 1933 DAMAGE $150 AS CARS CRASH NEAR SNOW SHOE i] from deatl I i dase Jamage totaled $150 but no one was injured in a motor accident on the road beiween Bnow Shoe and Clarence, Tuesday A car driven by Robért Oswalt, 22, of Clarence, proceeding south on the road, chine driven by Chalmers Yohn, 17, {of Snow Shoe, which was following the Oswalt car, was unable to stop | {and struck the rear of the ear ahead | ‘vin E stopped to pick up a it is reported. A ma- Within Limits 1941 Budge Brockerhoff Repeats De- mand For Surcharge of Councilmen MAY PUT TEETH IN SNOW REMOVAL LAW Table Thomas’ Resigna- tion; Council Okays Pur- chase of Snow Plow iments of the borough a the water department a within thelr budget Limit i of the fiscal vear draw in report Bellefonte night All depar well a operaling revealed i 5 gular meeting of Borough Council, Monday A highlight of the session was ! repetition of a demand by Coun man Henry A. Brockerhof! that igh urcharge resolution passed some n which Council set i private property cons win was truction ty owners shoul of such con- frontage bass the best of his i never took any on Pape Six) —————————— B.H.S. Alumni to Hold Dinner Dance The Bellefonte High umni Association will hold a boli vay dinner dance st the Penn Belle: Hotel on Tuesday eveping Dorel: ber 30, it was announced Yesberday by Miss Kathtyn Coble president of the Association The evening's festivities will bee gin 7 o'clock with the serving of cinner be on hand for dancing will be in play Reservations for the dinner dance be made at the hotel or with Miss Coble or Frank McGovern, not later than December 24. Tickets al $1.25 a person will include both dinner and dancing. The affair will be B H 8 alumni and guests only M. Harold Betz Dies at Hom Was President of Howard Bor- ough Council; Prominent Business Man vi § Fees tion poruion Foe ruction He a Know on a 00t that Count (Continged ided ledge at and cards MUS tar for mni M. Harold Betz. well known How- ard business man and president of the Howard Borough Council, died at 9:55 o'clock Tuesday night, Nov- ember 25, 1941, at his home in How- ard after a several] months with a complication of diseases Mr. Betz, son of the late Mervin Belz, for many years ag prominent Jacksonville implement dealer, was aged 4 years M. Harold Betz was a son of Mer- and Alice Harter Betz and was born at Jacksonville on June 22, 1901. He is survived by his moth- | living in Jacksonville: his wife, | €r, the former Ruth Lueas; two child (Continued on Page Two) Elks Memorial Service, Sunday Dr. Carroll Champlin, of the Edu- | cation Department Penn State Col- | lege, who gave the address at Ar mistice Day services here, fonte Elks Lodge at the Elks Home, West High street, at 2:30 p. m. Sun- day, December 7. Music will be furnished by the’ «Bohoo] Al Afterwards an orchestra wil) in 1a will be their ving illness | | operators, { day by the Bell Telephone Company offices | tin tg area. To report a fire, simply | will be | the speaker at the annual Memor- | ial services to be held by the Belle DR. WALTER J, KURTZ aieg TY Decrm- How- tung home in become ag contin in thi practice fished unblemished n Po - Stores to Remain Open at Night Officials of the Retail the Bellefonte Chamber Lnerce’ yesterday xp al ¢ tinued & onling ge 7 Division of of Com- the hope 3 + hel msshants would Tinve tw 125 evergreen trees now lining the curbs | the with lights in Hghted by 5 9 business istrict trimmed time to bave them m. this Saturday A large tree wil] erected e Diamond Friday, but whether trimmed with the 300 which customarily are used purpose depends upon power will be available for | Nehting the bulbs Many Bellefonte stores and busi. places are expected to remain pen every evening, beginning Tues- ay night, December §, and contin. unti] Christmas Food stores will be open only from December 22 to 4 Cyrus Shope niched and erected 1d Bellefonte, has been given the con- tract for furnishing similar tr at Bate College and expecis to have the work completed there by to- night. Trees at the college will not be trimmed or lighted, it iz report- ed of be on 1 i f, Wf hess of Howard, who th trees in fen Change System For Fire Alarms Dial ‘O° No After December 13 to Report Fires; ‘Silent’ Alarms After Saturday. December when the dial telephone into operation in the area, the port fires as usunl to the telephone it was announced yester- Jesse HH. Caum, manager of 13 system goes | dial “O" and give the operator your | Name a the location of the fire The operator will do nothing ex- cept to throw a switch which will (Continged on Pope Seven) Injured While Butchering Edgar Greak, 30. of Northumber- land, underwent treatment at Centre County Hospital | Thursday for injuries received while | | assisting with a butchering near Yarnell One of his fingers had been | Damage to the Yohn machine was | Elks Octette. The public is cordially | amputated, Treatment was given at $100 and to the Oswalt car, 850.! State Motor Police at Pleasant Cap | | sad Yohn would be charged with | Substantial Gain Is Shown In | following another - car too closely Fact of the matter was that the | HORSE ATTACKED BY story when publisted was true, but | that early Tuesday afternoon after this newspaper had gone to press, Superintendent, who had been at loggerheads over the matter of re- arranging the office space in the Cotirt House, reached .a compromise the Commissioners cancelled their plans to move the County Su- perintendent’s offices out of the As proof of the intent of the | Commissioners to move the Super- {intendent’s office—and of the truth {of the story published in this news. linoleum pur- chased by the county and partly lald in the Heverly building room is now being offered for sale by BOAR, BLEEDS TO DEATH A horse owned by Bamuel A Homan, Pine Grove Mills farmer, lost its life in an unusual manner last week An enraged boar charged the horse, and one of its tusks severed a large artery In the horse's fore- leg. The animal dled in a short time. Finger Is Lacerated Russell Lair, Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lalr, of near Centre Hall, underwent treatment at the Centre County Hospital dispensary, Friday, for severe lacerations of a finger received when he caught the member in a sausage grinder at his home, invited to the services. the dispensary Bellefonte Postoffice Rural Area Bellefonte's postoffice has gained 123 rural patrons in four years In 1937 the Bellefonte posioffice | served 1033 boxes on rural routes On July 1 of this year, the number of rural boxes served by carriers out of the Bellefonte office Was 1 - 156, according to the posteffice de- partment. Substantial improvement in rural mall service throughout Centre county is shown by an increase in the number of rural route box-hold- | ers in the county from 3.062 in 1937 to 3450 this year. Centre county has three less post- Clarence, Coburn, {in addition to Bellefonte, lows: Centre Hall, 241 boxes; How- | | boxes, been discontinued-—Kato, Pine Glen | land Martha Furnace, Four of the county's 34 postoffices have city delivery service, and all | the others have lock boxes for city | residents, Rural delivery service in the coun- | ty is furnished by seven postoffices, | ard, 467 boxes; Philipsburg, tilda, 261 boxes; Btate College, 346 | and Spring Mills, Julian, 160 boxes; | postoifices-—Aaronsburg, Centre Hall, | offices this year than it had four shannon, Rebersburg and Wood. years ago. Three of the postoffices m existence on July J, 1937, have’ routes. ward--have rural boxes on fur-it Bellefonte | public will continue to re-' the | here last’ as fol- | 386 boxes. | In addition. eight of the county’s | Millheim, Mo- star | yesterday exceeded TR, are H+ ut More Dafa In Houck Request Erv. Bennett Takes | Woman Fined Petition for New Trial and Stay of Judgment to Be Decided Soon COUNSEL ALLEGES E VIDENC E SCANT Jurisdiction of Alderman Issue in Contested Ver- dict at Lock Haven he Clinton county 1 of Hoy K. Houck * abpeni sion of tial and arrest conviction aggravated assault oO! And Hi pi ie. A gument developing fr Ruth Andrew: employed Haven, wa Po op rehended h immed is ent September 4 AT “OX inty Olies after the i He remains in fail H. Jubelirer of defense was susta vated arged of Altoon: counse} argued there not ifficient 8 Conviction and batters original mesa uit ie Contizrued on Page Siz) Only 5 Cases Grand Jury Recommends Minor Repairs, Altera- tions to Buildings Only five cases are listed for trial at the regular December criminaj court which is scheduled get un- der way here Monday morning. and yesterday there were indications that one or more of the five might be settled out of court before going to trial The Grand Jury turned ten {rue bills ta vO inst week 3 f of through action jury trial The five cases on as follows Harry Adams Johnstown, §P B Fran burglary Earl court the & lin Miller, Port Hogencamp and Continued on Page Three) aa SS Mill Hall Boy Hit-Run Victim Carl Shearer, 14, Killed While Walking Along Highway Near Home Carl Shearer, 14, Mrs. Ernest R. Shearer, Mill Hall, res! but since then | five of the cases have been disposed | without | {| ceived the oath of office from docket are | Matilda, Harold | son of Mr and! {R. D., was instantly killed by a hit. | and-rupn motorist about 7:15 p. m Monday other boys walking single file | back of him escaped injury Despite an immediate search no trace of the hit-run car was found and Corp, Neil Gallagher, State Motor Police at Lock Haven, reported ialer that there are clues in Richard Miller, 13, the while walking | along the highway near his home | Three | of the | few | Carl, along with his brother Rich- | ard, 11. and David Gilmore, 13. and | latter two | of Mackeville, was walking along | Continued on Pape Two) ‘Banks Again Cut Interest on Savings Bellefonte's three banks—the First Natiopal, Trust Company, and Parmers’ National—this week an- | nounce that beginning January 1, 1942, the | accounts and will be reduced from 1% cent, | The banks, in an announcement, state that the reduction is neces. to 1 per paid on savings | tes of deposit, | | sary because of the continued mark- | | ed decline in money rates Time was when 3 per cent inter. | es. was paid on savings accounts, ! but the rate has been reduced stead. to its present level. Wheat 31.08 Here For the first time in several at least, the price paid for mill, $1.00 at the C. Y. Wagner 442 boxes; Port Ma- | ily in the past eight or ten years | School Board On Trial List > Reoroanized Guilty Pleas Heard At Special Court | $200 And || Costs For Liquor Law Chunk Out of House To Raid Bee Hive E. B agent Violations DRUNKEN DRIVER IS FINED $100, 30 DAYS Port Matilda Man Pleads Nolo Contendere to Burglary Counts Bennett of Runvili some hone for + cul a pi his house there to the 1 It really For some known that honey | wer MaK- Bevery p I were Walker at 2 thelr mattis rs JIE 1wouse Ivan County Medical Men To Hear Dr. Stokes Stokes Professor Beptember Potts ances sted he permitted back town. The girl was not harmed and Polls never before had {been in difficulty with the law. it was reported. Continued on Pape Ji ints nto EE mt Thrift Corp. Manager Called for or Army Duty Walter H Adams, 3 Bellefonte a reserve 1 20 the U. B. Army for a year of service Euslis Hartranft is is President: | Complete Plans For Stock Hearing of Eas street ant in called report at Ft morrow If he passes the ination Li Adams assigned to the Coast post as manager of the Centre for | County Thrift Corporation in Belle office | fonte and Biate College will be taken by Donald Kiinger, of Belle- who has been assistant man- Horace J Hartranft was re-elect ed president of the Bellefonte Schoo) ! Board at the annua) organization meeting of that group in the offices of the Bupervising Pri incipal at the Academy build ng. Monday night R. C laney wag named president and Musser W. Get named as the board's another year. The treasurer’ will not be vacant until May the board secretary's four-vear term will not expire several years Mrs. J. Millard Hartswick, elect. to the board last Monday re- wil liam H. Brouse, who acted as tem- porary chairman during the organ- (Continued on Page Three) physical exam- expects to be Artillery His and fonte for ager of the business for some time ed ~-Westinghouse means a Jot when vou think of anything electrical for Christmas. DeHaas Electric Com- pany, Bellefonte, Pa ug 3 £s Re Or Rust, GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS - PO - THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT Honestly, we know of nothing that will be more appreciated than a Gift Subscription by some [riend or relative who has left the home community. Nothing your could give will bring more pleasure at so modest cost. It will be a reminder of the giver every week in the year Here's how easy it is to arrange for your subscription gift: Cut out the blank below, fill in the blank spaces by writing plainly the name and address to whom the paper is to go to, and send or bring it to this office with one dollar and a half-—the price of a year's subscription We will begin sending the paper immediately with the first issue of 19042. 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