The Call to
Is a Call For Dollars!
The Colors
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@he Centre Democrat
To Bombs Be
Let Your Answer
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VOLUME 61. NUMBER 2.
BELLEFONTE, PA., THU RSDAY, JANU ARY 8, 1942,
SUBSCR
IPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR.
POSTOFFIGE MAY BE Li)
Receipts Near Total |
Required for Chan ge
!
Ambiguous Postal Law
Prevents Definite De-
cision Locally
CHANGE WOULD BE
EFFECTIVE IN JULY
Higher Rating Would Re-
sult in Some Improve-
ment in Service
Bellefonte postoffice may be
in line for a first class rating when
offices are reclassified at the end of
the fiscal year July 1, it became
known here yesterday
The office, for some years rated
as a second class office, is belleved
to have done a sufficient volume of
business during the calendar year
1941 to entitle Bellefonte to a first
class rating, although an element of
doubt arises from a postal law which
allegedly is difficylt tp interpret
The first requirement for first
class rating is that an office shall
have done $40000 or more of busi-
ness during the year. When first
class postage was increased from two
to three cents, the minimum volume
of business for first class rating was
increased by ten per cent, or to
$44,000, it Is claimed
During the calendar year 1941, the
Bellefonte office grossed somewhere
in the neighborhood of $45.000 or
$46,000, it is said, which to all ap-
pearances would entitle it to a first
class rating.” But a recent amend-
ment to the Jaws may keep the
Bellefonte office from the higher
rating |
The amendment is believed to add
{Continued on Page Four)
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The
1
a
Heads Kiwanians
Jesse H. Caum (above), was in-
ducted as president of the Bellefonte
iwanis Club at this week's ineeting
at the Markland Hotel, Tuesday
noon.
Other officers installed were Earl
K. Stock, vice president; Samuel M.
Shallcross, immediate past presi-
dent; L. Ward Hile, treasurer; Clar-
ence E. Arncld, secretary; and Dr.
E. H. Adams, Bond C. White, Thom-
as H. Mensch, Ray C. Noll, Marlin
E. Rumberger, Reeder Jodon and
Aaron D. Leitzell, members of the!
board of directors.
The ceremony wag under the di-
rection of Kiwanian Julius Kaul-
fuss, State College, past secretary
of the Pennsylvania District of Ki-
warllis International. In his induc-
tion address he stressed the demo-
cratic form of government in Ki-
wanls, like to that of the nation, and
(Continued on Pape Five)
| sisting of G
in play end admission of {
! includes retreahupents. The public |
Marching Unit To
Banquet, Saturday
The Annu. al ba nquet of the March-
ing Unit of the Undine Fire Com-
J any, Bellefonte, will be held at the
Penn Belle Hotel Saturday night,
{ January 10, with a committee con-
8. Bassinger, chairman
Vincent Flynn, Wilbur Coder and
John Gillen in charge
The program will begin at 7 o'-
clock with a salute to the Flag and
group singing of “America.” After
an invocation by. Msgr. W. E
Downes, a group song, “Keep the
Home Fires Burning” will be dedi-
cated to Undine members in the
service
Following a roast turkey dinner,
Harcld D. Cowher will preside as
toastmaster. Honored guests will be
introduced, and other features will
include the showing of motion pic-
tures by Charles Garbri Titan
Metal Company phot
The program will close
ging of America.’
1e Company members now in
med forces of U. 8. are
Carpeneto, Joseph Bager
George Dann, Albert Knisely, James
Confer, Wayne Alkey, Joseph Con-
fer, Philip Haupt, Ralph Kresko-
vich, Budd Moyer,
Robert Miller,
James Caldwell, James Green, Wil-
Ham T. Waite and Harry
ck
wrapher
with the
5
ty
Le
James
Keeler,
Officers of the Marching Unit are
John Gillen, president: James Deck-
er, secretary: John Derstine, cap-
tain: John Kelleher, 1st nant,
and Richard Alterio, 2nd lieutenant
—e
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN TO
HOLD C CARD PARTY HERE
a series of card par-
by the Democratic
will be held at the
West
The third of
ties sponsored
Woman's Club,
Democ: atic headquarters,
| Bishop street, beginning at 8 o'clock
this Thursday evening, January 8
Bridge and five hundred will be
is Wo attend
invited
RE ——_
Notice to Sportsmen
The Pleasant Gap Sportsmen's As-
sociation will hol its regular shoot-
ing matches es sday even-
ing starting Ja 15, at 8
clock. at the hime piace in Schref-
fler's gar the Fish Hatchery
age near
at Pleasant Gap. All shooters wel-
“ome
cordiall
QO
mn sis Ma eb——
Pastor Concludes
{hong Ministry
Rev
. Paul 5. Keller Termin-
ates 12 Years in Nittany
Valley Lutheran Charge
With the observance of Holy Com-
munion, reception of hew members,
baptisms and Installation of new
officers on Sunday, December 28th,
the Rev. Paul J. Keller concluded
his twelve years and five months
ministry as pastor of the Nittany
| Valley Lutheran Parish.
The parish includes the
Church at Zion; 8t. Mark's Church
{Continued on Page Pive)
Sa.
Seeks Third Term
As Assemblyman
Kenneth G. Haines of Rebers-
burg, proprietor of the Sunoco Ser-!
vice station in Bellefonte, this week
announced his candidacy for re-
election as representative in the
General Assembly,
county.
Haines, candidate on tHe Repub-
lican ticket, is completing his sec-
ond term in the Legislature, The
' primaries will be held in May.
Claims Borough Tax Rate Could
Be Cut In Half In 5 or 6 Years
A Bellefonte man who has . long! 1
been interested in Bellefonte Bore |
ough finances, yesterday declared |
that within five or six years Belle-
fonte Borough Council eould reduce
the tax millage from the present
rate of 13 mills, to five or six mills
The citizen has asked us not to
reveal his identity, but mention of
his name in connéction . with the
prediction. would give it a definite
standing among hundreds of Belle-
fonte taxpayers. In other words, the |
from $24,000 to $25000—enough to |
maintain the borough government.
When a sképtic, mentioned that
little has been done to the town's
streets in recent years, the spokes-
man declared: “A ten-year program |
| of street rebuilding should be adept. |
ed by Council, A certain amount of
money should be budgeted ‘for this
work each year, and at the end of
ten years the DBordugh’s streets
i would be In excellent condition.”
He declared that a lower tax ma
23 cents |
Zion
from Centre
First Bellefonte Recruits ed J Tire Boards
TY TY ye
In photo above gre first three
Bellefonte bovs to enlist the U
Army recruiting office which op-
ened in the Bellefonte postoffice last
week
Left to right, they are: front row
Frank McGovern Fauble, son of Mr
and Mrs. A. Fauble, of North Alle
gheny street; Styrl Rockey, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rockey, of Eas!
Lamb street, and Donald Monsell
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Mon-
sell, of Valentine street, The officer
standing to the rear of the recruits
is Sgt. Oscar L. Hardy, who is In
charge of the recruiting station
All three men
at
o>
ted In the U. 8
Army Air Corps and on January |
went to the reception center al
Cumberiand, from where Wh
sent to Jefferson Barrack
Fauble, a graduate
Hits Monument
At Milesburg
8 Occupants of Car In-|
jured; Centre Hall Girl
Has Broken Vertebra
Eight young
{home early New Year's Day were
injured, none of them seriously,
when the car in which they were
riding struck ths. soldier's mont-
ment in Milesburg
Yesterday five of the eight vie-
tims remained under treatment
the Centre County Hospital
The most extensively injured is
Lois Shank, 16, of Centre Hall R
D.. who has a broken back, and
fratcures of both ankles. The back
Injury is not considered to be par-
ticularly serious. All the other vic-
tims in the hospital are undergoing
treatment for fractured legs or an.
kles,
The injured
Shank, are:
Edna Shank, 15, Lois’
tured right leg bruises,
Ralph Boldine 20, Buffalo Run
Valley, fractured leg. nose injury,
bruises and brush burns
Marshall Packer, 32, Bellefonte R.
D., Boggs township, fracture and
(Continued on Page Five)
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MT. EAGLE COUPLE PARENTS
OF “FIRST BABY OF 1942”
sty]
ellis
New
ey
Mo
Belle
were
atl
in addition to Lois
sister, frac-
A son born to Mr. and Mrs, Joseph |
Leathers, of Mt. Eagle, is believed to
{have been the first child born in
{ Centre County in 1942. The young-
ster was born at his parental home
at 556 a. m. on Thursday, January
1, with Dr. Howard L. Ishler, of
Howard, in attendance.
The second baby of the New Year
is a son born at 2:20 p. m. January
1 to Mr. and Mrs. arles N. Dress,
of Woodward, at the Centre County
Hospital
Wilsons Observe |
Golden Wedding
Well Known Pleasant View|
Couple Honored; Guests
Include ‘Bridesmaid’ |
| The 50th wedding anniversary of |
I Mr. and Mrs. James H. Wilson of |
| Pleasant View, Bellefonte, was ob- |
served at a family dinner held at!
{ their home Wednesday of last week. |
{| The dinner was held in the even-
ing, after a day's “open house” dur-
ing which scores of relatives and
friends called to pay their respects |
to the honored couple.
| James H. Wilson, son of Thomas |
jand Mary Croft Wiison, of Belle-
| fonte, and Mary M. Hunter, daugh- |
5
gentleman has proved in the past) [would promote industrial growth, | ter of William and Martha Heverly
that his statements usually
based on fact, {a
A levy of six mills on a valuation |
of two million dollars would bring |
in approximately $12,000. he pointed |
out. In five or six years the park-
ing meters will be paid for and their |
annual estimated “take” of approxi-
mately $7000 could be used for oper |
ating the borough, The revenue of |
the water department has incrensed |
from $5,000 to $6,000 in recent years, |
and the department will be out of |
debt in several more years. Hence, |
" these sour¢es of revenue would give |
the borough an annual income of |
are would be « definite aid to all forms | Hunter, of Axematn,
{f business and ‘would eficotirage |
1 building in the borough,
Then too—practically every one of
| Bellefonte’s 5000 or more citizens
would reap actual savings through
| tax reduction, the spokesman added
“What is needed to bring such a
condition about?” the man was ask-
ed.
“The only thing needed is the will
to reduce taxes, and to stand firm
in the face of those who claim it
can't be done,” the speaker cone
cluded.
were united |
{in marriage on December 31, 1801,
{at the home of the bride's parents
in Axemann, with the Rev, Mr. |
Bronte, Methodist minister, officiat- |
ing |
Among the guests at the golden!
wedding anniversary was Mrs, Dan. |
lel Grove, of Bellefonte, the former |
Bella Barnhart, of Pleasant View, |
who was bridesmaid at the cere-
mony 50 years ago. Mr. Wilson's best
man was his brother, the late’
Thomas Wilson,
For some years Mr, Wilson was
(Continued on Pape Four) i
on their way !
ied by
| der
| Murray Decker, 4th assistant;
wr wo Ph i074 oT ’
, 0 .
fp
fonte high school in 1838 has been
employed at Brown's Boot Shop
Monsell, aged 20, a graduate of the
Bellefonte High School In 1839, and
Rockey, graduate of the same school
in 19040, both have been employed
in the North Allegheny street Shaf-
‘er store
Some months ago Alex Sterginkls,
proprietor of the Damond restaurant
jokingly told the trio that when and
if they enlisted he'd serve them a
meal. True to his word, Alex
Wednesday afternoon invited
the restaurant where he
o with in an inch of their
rons st icken, fried ham,
and vegetables
fried potatoes and pie. One
was sald to have eaten
while another is auth-
on Pape Five)
Welfare Group
To Meet Here
To Decide on Future Fate
of Community Fund Plan
for Local Institutions
big
last
the boys to
them {
with
filled
variety of
{rench
of the boys
1'¢ chickens
(Continued
" fraits
i Mr. Baum's offices
{The regular anbual meeting of Yue
! members of the Beliefdnte Commun.
ity Welfare Fund will be held at the
Court House at 7:30 o'clock Monday
night, January 12
The purpose of this meeting
decide which organizations, if
shall participate in
annual campaign general
Iy held In May of each year: to elect
five new directorg in the organiza-
tion 10 succeed those whose terms
are now expiring, and to transact
any other general business properly
before the association
Every person or company which
made a contribution to the Welfare
Fund during the 1841 campaign is
automatically a member, and as
such, is entitled to a. vole. Bome
{Ce
is to
any,
the fund ereat
ne
ntinged os Page Five)
Schaeffer Heads
Logan Firemen
Other Officers Elected: Com- |
pany Gives $25 to Red
Cross War Fund
Charles A. Schaefler was re-elect.
ed president of the Logan Fire Com- |
pany at the annual organization
meeting of the company, Tuesday
night
Other officers chosen were: H, El.
mer Yerger, vice president; Alexan- |
Morrison, treasurer: Collins
Shoemaker, secretary: Arthur Boob, |
chief; Philip Gross, 1st assistant |
chief: Luther Fisher, 2nd paditant;
Herman Hazel 3rd assistant;
Hee | |
{ bert Auman, Jr. trostee for three
| years.
Charles Jodon was named dele- |
{Continged on Pape Siz)
Cancel Dinner; Give |
Money to Red Cross
Directors of the Bellefonte Trust |
| Company at a recent meeting de- |
! cided to omit the annual dinner for |
stockholders of the company and |
{voted to contribute to the American |
{Red Cross the money which ordi- |
narily would have been spent for the |
dinner,
For a number of years it has been
the custom of the Trust Company
to entertain stockholders at dinner
iat a local hotel on the day of the!
bank's Annual organization meeting. |
Widly-known entertainers usually
were engaged for the event. |
The organization meeting will be !
held this year on Tuesday, January |
| 20, at the Court House and ordinarily
the dinner for stockholders would
{have been held that evening. |
Mrs, Gramley is 76
Mrs. H. C. Gramley of Rebersburg,!
who with Mr. Gramley is spending |
{the winter at Flemington with their
{son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles 8. Gramley, celebrated |
her 76th birthday on Saturday. Rev. |
and Mrs. Dale R. Kohl of Rebers-|
burg, and other friends visited Mrs. |
{Gramley on Friday night in honor |
| Succumbs to Heart
= Grant Permifs ..........
For 10 Tires =
Board No. 2 Gives Ap-
proval to Philipsburg Phy-
sicians, Coal Trucker
BOARD NO. 1 OKAYS
4 PASSENGER TIRES |,
J.C. Lee, Spring Mills, Re-
places W. L. Swarm,
on College Board
Centre County Tire Rationing
Bae:d, No. 2, with headquarter; in
the Council] chambers, Logan 't
Bellefonte, to date has approved the
sale of 6 new tires, it was reported
yesterday by John 8 Sommerville,
chairman
Le
Two Philipsburg physiciang
were granted the right to purchase
two new tires for thelr cars and a
Philipsburg coal truck driver was
granted permission to purchase two
new lres for his truck. He had made
application for four new tires. All
those granted ti were clearly
within the classifications entitled to
purchase tires, board members point-
ed out
The
cach
res
Tire Board office will be
open every Monday and Priday af-
ternoon {rom 1:30 to 4:30 o'clock
Mr. Sommerville sald. On those af-
Lernoo he and hig [fellow board
membx Roy W. Rowles, of Phil-
ipsburg, and R. E. Koch, of 8now
8hoe, will cousider applications on
hand
Maurice Baum
Board No. 1,
ro.
chairman of Tire
with headquarters In
at Btate College,
reported that board to
granted permits to two
persons for the purchase of two new
tres enc: Mr. Baum said a number
of other applications had been re-
Cae and rejected because they did
fail thio the clafies of Users en-
titled to new tires “Some of them
secined greatly worried” Mr. Baum
commented. Other members of the
State College board are Philip Brad.
for d Centre Hall and J. C. Lee of
Spring Mills, Mr, Lee succeeds W. L
Swarm Millheim, who Was un-
able to accept appointment
board
Centre county's total bug and
truck tire quota is WM, of which the
Bellefonte board is allotted 60. The
total passenger car tire quota is 38,
of which 18 are allotted to the
Bellefonte board
night
date has
inst
of
to Uw
Mc —— —
Harry G. Eby
Dies Suddenly
Attack;
Was Manager of Nursery
at Mt. Eagle
Harry George Eby, manager of the
United States Boll Conservation Ser-
vice nursery at Mt. Eagle, died sud-
denly at 11:45 o'clock Thursday
! morning, January 1, 1942, of a heart
| attack at his offices at the nursery.
Eby, a native of Chambersburg,
had been manager of the nursery
| for the past five years, going to that
post after ten years as manager of
the nursery at Rockview peniten-
tiary.
He was graduated from the Penn. |
sylvania State Forest School at Mont
(Continued on Page Four)
‘Guest at County
Home Is Injured.
Dan Hollobaugh, aged about 75,
| guest at the Centre County Home in
{ Bellefonte, suffered a fracture of a
day night.
According to reports, Hollobaugh |
suddenly shied away and lost his
of a room in front of him,
He is undergoing treatment in the
infirmary of the home.
SHERIFF MILLER HONORED
BY SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION |
Sheriff Edward R. Miller hag been
i notified of his appointment as vioe-
president of the National Sheriffs’
| Association in charge of the state
{of Pennsylvania.
The appointment was made by the
president of the assoclation and goes
to only one sheriff in each state,
NOTE TO FAMILIES OF
SERVICE MEN
The Centre Democrat welcomes
news of the men who have gone
from this community into the
military service, It will appreciate
information from the families of
these men, felling of their as-
signments, transfers, promotions,
ete, or other news which will be
of interest to the neighbors and
friends of these men,
{of the birthday.
“Y" Is For Victory
indi-
when
missioners last week
cated thelr war hopes
they unfurled a Victory
a chill breeze on a
front of the
with a white
in the center
5 three
Vv"
nd the Morse code
and a dash for
the bottom
or-
Several Bellefonte
ganizations are currently
considering the purchase of
fings for display
along the streets of the
business section. The lo-
gan Fire Company, which
recently purchased a new
flagpole and flag, is to pur-
flag to be
similar
chase a Victory
flown from the
Appropriate flag
seremonies are being
ned by the Logans
same mast
raising
plan-
Receive Share
of State Tax
County Gets Check For
£25,124: Earmarked for
Road C.4aims
Commission-
thie
The Oentre Cou inty
ers this week received 1
State a check for $25.12430, repre-
senting the remainder due the goun-
ty on the State gasoline tax for the
bienndun ending Noyrinber 22,
it was annouficed yesterday
Previously the Commissioners had
received $7179178 from the same
source, making the total gas tax
refunds for the IwWo-year peri
01608. The county at
that the refunds would t
about $80 000
The gas tax refunds are kept in g
separate account and are earmarged
for use In settling damage
claims, and for oertain other ad
work. The amount received will not
cover all such claims now on file in
the Commissioners’ office, it was re-
ported
fron
road
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‘Need Volunteers for
Aircraft Observation
Volunteers to man the saircrafl
observation post at the Bellefonte
airport are greatly needed to keed
| the post operating, it was reported
{ yesterday by Robert R. Hill, of East
Linn street, who is in charge of the
, post,
| There is a possibility that the post
{will be moved from the airport to
some location closer to Bellefonte,
Mr. Hill said, adding that since high
schoo] pupils have been manning the
post almost exclusively the matter
of transporting them to and from
the airport is a serious problem
Persons wishing to volunteer for ser-
| Vice are asked to call Mr. Hill, dial
‘Ming goville Man Is
| Painfully Injured
William Workman. kman. Mingoville car-
penter, has been confined to bed at
{his home since just before Christ-
mas because of injuries received in!
a fall. He was engaged in the con-
struction of a house near Bellefonte
| hip in a fall at the institution, Mon. when he fell from the first floor
{ to the concrete basement floor, land-
ing with most of his weight on a
claw hammer which he was carry-
{balance as another man walked out ing in a hip pocket. |
| Atl first it was feared that his pel-
{vic bone had been fractured, but
subsequent examinations revealed
that he is suffering only from severe
| bruises,
GUY CARNER RECOVERING
FROM LACERATION OF FOOT
Guy Carner, of Mingoville, is able
its be about with the aid of a cane
jafter having been confined to his
{home becuse of an injury suffered |
about Thanksgiving time.
| butchering
{of his father, Carner, Hublers-
burg, and was engaged in cutting
wood when the axe he was using
struck his left foot. Striking at a
point between the toes, the axe cut
the foot, severing some tendons.
Nonagenarian Quartet
Fred Ward, 83, of State College,
{who with his wile is spending the
[winter in Florida, is a member of
a unique organization, a quartet in
which the members are aged 91, 92,
93 and 94 years old respectively. The |
Petersburg.
1941,
| chased the
| Milesburg and took possession of the
| business Tuesday
{ former owner, Mrs. M. A. Kling, of
Mr. Carner was helping with!
rations at the home |
Hit fossa ron.
Bookmobile Is
Now In Service
Many Contribute to Fund
for Purchase of Vehicle;
Carries Many Volumes
n entre Count
naking its first
week It
rural sche and
Lbraries already established Later,
when A Jarger appropriation is
avajlable, it is planned to organise
small centers in every village and
hamlet throughout the county where
all rural residents may meet the
bookmobile at
make their own
from 600-700 we
bookmo
fl
AOE
service
serving
brar ach
this will begin by
the Le
umes carried
ble
atl Centre ©
Service
wrous contribut
come {
this
ger
mobile have
iow
J. Pun Helme
Mrs, Anna Orvis
$25, Mrs. La
$25: Mrs. Margaret
fonte, $5; Miss Charl
Coll $5. Mr. and
versen, Bellefonte, $25: Miss Julia
G. Brill, State Cx $5. Mrs. John
(Continued on Pope 82)
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Defense Council To
Meet Friday Night
om all sections
as fc
Btate College
Keller, Bellefonte
Baird, Philipsburg,
Wi al Belle
le Raj State
Mrs Car] If-
$5;
i
wshe
nm If T
eQe
Lege
A meeting of t he Bellefonte Coun-
cil of Defense will be held at the
American Legion Home on East
Howard sireet at 8 o'clock Friday
evening, it was announced yesterday
by Aaron D. Leitzell defense chair-
man for this district
All committees members and others
interested In the defense movement
are cordially invited to attend.
ssi MPA ——
ASKS THAT STORE WINDOWS
Aaron D. Leitzell chairman of the
Bellefonte Defense Council yesterday
asked merchants and business men
to take immediate steps to extin-
guish lights in their shoWw windows
when an air raid alarm is sounded
Leitzell said no store windows
should be illuminated at night un-
less a watchman is on duty all night
to extinguish the lights when an|
alarm is sounded, or unless the store
owner installs an outside cut-off
switch which can be easily operated
by air raid or fre wardens
BUYS MILESBURG STORE
line Woif, of Howard, has pur-
Clover Farm Store at
of this week The
Milesburg, has no definite plans for
{the future, it is reported
: Bellefonte,
CLASS
8,
Sieg Named
President of
Boro Council
Retiring Councilmen Re-
ceive Gifts From Local
Fire Companies
OATHS GIVEN TO
BOROUGH OFFICERS
Work of Retiring Presi-
dent Commended ; Sieg to
Name Committees
There was outwardly
at the reo
an appear-
rganization
Bellefonte Borough
Monday night, but beneath
1g and the smiles was a def.
H undercurrent of sadness
You could feel it as President
Thomas B. Beaver rapped for order:
the newly-elected Councilmen
to the chairs vacated by re-
ring Counciimnen 1€ new pres-
ent W. W. Bieg solemnly assumed
duties of that office
You could sense it most when
Councilman Harold D. Cowher as
pokesman for a commitiee from the
Undine and Logan fire companies,
presented boxes of cigars to retire
ing Councilmen W. J Emerick and
H. A. Brockerhoff and an armful
of smoking tobacco to retiring Pres-
ident Thomas B. Beaver. Members
of the Undine committee were
Charles Saxion, pres it, and Basil
leemen were
les Martin and Philip Gross
the session marked, perhaps
than any other reorganization
g for many years the end of
i the beginning of
Bellefonte Council
noe of galet)
neeting of
Jokir
led Int
2 +h
as
he
AT
more
In the past twenty years Council
has undergone many changes of per-
sonnel, but never, perhaps has it
lost so many of its leading mem-
bers ob ohne tite
Retiring Oounciimen Beaver, Em-
erick and Brockerhoff served over a
jong period of Ume and on impor.
tant committees, The Councilmen
clected to replace them: Russell J.
Lambert, Walter R. Eberhait and
Newell B, long are new members,
(Continued om Pag Biz)
EE
- Assistance Board
Offers Services
Would Extend F Full Coopera-
tion With Red Cross
in Emergencies
The Centre County Board of As-
sistance at their regular meeting
held on Tuesday at their office in
passed resolutions ex-
tending full cooperation to the local
rationing boards by supplying cler-
ical help when requested by the lat.
ter organizations and making their
staff and facilities available for
emergency work under the American
Red Cross in the event of any dis
aster affecting the civilian popula.
tion.
Members of the board attending
were: Mr. N. N. Hartswick, vice-
chairman, Mrs. Helen O. Beatty,
| secretary, Rev. Willlam C. Thomp-
son, James Holmes, Howard Struble
and Thomas C. Williams, executive
director.
BE TURNED OFF AT NIGHT
The local Assistance Board has
empowered Thomas C. Williams,
executive director, to supply clerical
help promptly upon request of the
Rationing Boards. This anthority
is in conformance with instructions
received from Howard 1. Russell
secretary of Public Assistance which
Continued om Page Four)
A a ——
TO ORGANIZE TOWNSEND
CLUB AT MILESBURG
At 7:30 p. m. Thursday, January
8inthe 1. 0.0. F., P.O. of A and
| Grange rooms over the Milesburg
| postoffice, there will be organized a
Townsend Club with more than
enough members to secure a charter,
C. L. Nonemaker, of Altoona,
Townsend national representative
for Western Pennsylvania, will be
present to complete the organization
and be the speaker for the evening.
| All are | Whlcome.
Enemy AlieninC entre c ounty Hands
Over Contraband to Local Sheriff
Either Centre county has practi-,
cally no enemy aliens—or the enemy |
aliens have no cameras firearms, |
| radios, signal devices, ciphers, codes, |
writings or drawings in invisible ink,
{or any other contraband
That's the decision reached by!
| Centre County Sheriff Bdward RR.
[Miller at midnight, Monday, when
all such contraband
was to have
been surrendered to him under a
wartime ruling of the United States
government
When midnight came, the Sheriff
ty's crop of contraband,
The list follows:
1 radio.
The radio, an ordinary receiving
set, and not too good an outfit at
that, was surrendered by an Italian
resident of Sunnyside, near Belle.
fonte.
hws fdioe lot any kind are consid.
oon but it is generally
ibelieved by officisldom throughout
(the nation that enemy aliens didn't
understand that an ordinary receiv.
ing set had to be surrendered until
group recently sang a concert in St. sat somewhat disconsolately in the short wave devices were disconnects
| offices at the jail, viewing the coun ed.