MAKE EVERY PAY BOND DAY JOIN THE PAY- ROLL SAVINGS PLAN DAY adhe Centre Democrat For BON UNITED } ictory... \ Buy ATES DEFENSE J [)- « STAMPS V VOLUME 61. NUMBER 12. BELLEFONTE » PA, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1942 SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR. COUNTY FAGES RABIES QUARANTINE ontrol Two Bitten by Infected Dog at Coleville; Sev- en at College QUARANTINE SEEN AS PROBABILITY Officials Alarmed As Dis- ease Shows Signs of Spreading With mild outbreaks of rabies commonly known as hydrophobia, reported officially iy State College and. in the Coleville areas, State of- ficlals yesterday broadcast’ an ap- peal to all dog owners and officers of the law to cooperate in keeping dogs in Centre county either penned up or on a leash until danger of further spread of the epidemic ha: passed Unless the ¢ request for rigid con- trol is heeded, it was indicated yes- terday, a dog quarantine may be imposed upon all or . part of the county to check the disease. A quar- antine would compel owners to keep their pets penned. up, for a specified period of time. Dogs found running at large would be destroyed on sight and the owners pens ized. State Dog Law Enforcement ficer George Peters, of Philipsburg, who for several ¢ays had been working in the Lycoming and Clin- ton county areas of his district ar- rived here yesterday morning to in- vestigate conditions In State Col- lege and Coleville Meanwhile, loeal physicians de- clared emphatically there is no rea- son for panie, provided certain t are remembered Some poi gtressed by physicians were: 1. A human being must be bitten by an infected dog in order to con- tract the infection. 2. All persons bitlen by dogs which are found to be suffering from rab- ies should immediately begin the Pasteur treatment-oniy known remedy [or Wie disease, The treat- ment ‘consists of a séries of about 14 Injections of s#rum, given by any physivian over a period of a week or more. 3. Don't kill a dog suspected of having rablcs. Susvected dogs should ' (Continged on Puge Seven) -le Presiyterion Choir Plans Easter Music The choir of the Bellefonte Pres- byterian church will present an eve- ping of Easter music featuring the gantatg Immortality, by R M Stults on Easter night at 7:30 o'- clock in the Prestyterian church The public is cordially invited. The director is Mrs, Emest Martin and organist, Mrs, Musser W. Gettig Both senior and junior choirs will rarticipate. Mud Ends “Joy Ride” In Stolen Automobile of A thief or thisves 1 who took a car o% ned by Jesse Jordan, of Shingle- town, for a “joy ride” Friday, end- ed up one one of the county's mud- bogred rural roads The machine, taken from the Beilefonte Central parking lot on North Atherton street, State Col- lege; was found abandoned hub- deep in mud on a rural road near Port Matilda, The gasoline tank was abou one. quarter full. | William Boal Ends Own Life Son Discovers Lifeless Body in Barn; Reason For Act Unknown William T. Boal, 74-year-old Hou- serville resident, ended his Jife Sun. day afternoon by sending a charge from a M-gauge sholgun through his heart. Centre County Coroner Charles Sheckler of Milesburg, who pronounced the death a sulcide, said members of the family could give no reason for the act Boal, who lived on a Margaret Boal, was found dead in the hay mow of the barn, by his son, John Boal, who lives at Lemont, Miss Boal told the coroner that Ber father left the house shortly af-| and that he] ter finishing dinner took a gun with him. but she paid little attention since it was not un- usual for her father to use the gun about the premises. Later in the af- ternoon Miss Boal, after calling her father repgatedly without response, potified her brother who found the body in the bam. Discovery was made about 5 p. m. about te hours earlier. A neigh- tinysd on Page 83) farm at Houserville with his daughter, Miss! Author.“ es Ask For | aA Dogs oO State College Man Wins Wolf Contest George S. Homan won first prize In Spies contest adve conducted in this newsgaper by Wolf Furniture Co., Bellefonte, it was announced Saturday” night by a committee of judges who picked the winners from the hundreds of en- tries submitted { Mr. Homan living room as his award Other winners were Thor Gladiron mangle lubell, Pine Glen; third spring mattress, Mrs, K Stover, Millheim, and fourth son bridge set, Mrs. Robert of Bellefon R D ast, reader cles round in three in a Wolf adver- rect solution was in the id, and 14 in ta had the State Col- the “Find rtisement the of lege, the two-piece $129.50 hl] valued at second Mrs prize, Ivan inner- mit FP Sam- Breon, K~ hidden were 8S ed “spies” graphs pu tisemen follow reted photo- blish ed The 15 14 in the the third. Some contes correct number but had ne ly indicated the spie Fugiive 8 fo 16 Years Brothers Fined $25 Each For Taking Limestone Chips Along Highway 504 as spies photo 50001 correct- Harry Harding frcm Rockview because he was end wanted to go home mother who was seriously ill, he told Judge Ivan Walker ipecin) ¢ sions of court here Priday morning, after entering a plea of nolo eon. tendere th a charge of escaping from the local prison Harding was informed bas no c! tenicing AgCa in Bept “sick and 63. escaped mber 1933 disgusted,” to ase his af 8 oe. vho asked | that the t in the matter ew fugitive: or eniencs local of court reg iginal senten roma Alleghe; ation fn n $10,000 Je y Pittsburgh dying. origina but when about working in the prison saw two fellow inmates open Continued on Page Four) is Little Damage i in Fire at Prossertown Members of dine Pire Companies were Prossertown about 15 oc terday afternoon to chec fire which had gone out of contro 4 5 brush, and leave grou around several homes burned with little damage Firemen, aided by a fire-fighting squad from the Titan Metal Com- pany plant, got the blaze under cot- trol with water pumped from nearby Logan Branch 2 Trucks, (ar Lost In Fire Howard Garage Destroy- ed in Blaze Early Yesterday d only cannery a wWih- the Logan lock y Bie 3 “ ) Two slightly trucks, a brand edan and a quanti a pivate used OMC dump Ne EW 1042 Mercury ¥ of garage tools garage al the rear of the Ray Alilson home, along the main street In Howard, were de. stroyed in a fire which leveled the building about 4:45 o'clock yester- day morning. The blaze was discovered bv a neighbor, M. L.. Hinton, after he had heard what seemed to be a muffled explosion in the direction of the | garage. Looking out, he saw nearly the entire structure burst flames Mr. Allison, who hauls from the Martin Jacksonville, {his family to Lock Haven Tuesday night and upon returning midnight put the sedan in the gar- age. He noticed nothing unusual at in limestone [tm the garage was banked. Members of (Continged om Page §iz) into! Miller quarries, | to Howard, had taken about | the time, The fire in a smal] stove | Banker Dies | JAMES K. BARNHART me exient ana was & walks with the aid attributed and wa 28, 1860 cation in hools, an born at Curlin He received his early the Howard Wwwnshij wd upon graduation from the old Suring Mill Acsaden LE Penn Hall he taught for several years before entering the Eastman Business College at Poughkeepsie R } education eptember 1, 1 where he Wii aceep niinged On Page Siz) - Beacon Keeper Is Found Dead Howard Reeser, Former Res- ident of Bellefonte, Fires Bullet Through Head witil ANA mall about Hairy ite 45, not far in his ¢ Mile Narrows if miles east of Rot 5 0CIOCK en ht Wien SHOL Din - 38- Pr ¢ i ried to have the head with The man 1s ailment, lived township Union recently completed { the small one-room the shooting took pls that he went to Spence service and there later, which Rn ver who Ace the by : : tation about 6:30 np. m left lope, opened will and thien an Con - other vaiu returned to was discovered able hi: He and later by {Continued on Pape Seven) Rev. Robert H. Thomas Resigns a as Rector to word ed her weekend the Rev. Robert 5s, 3rd. has resigned as rec. John's Episcopal According receiv © cr H t« ring tie Thoma r of Si Bellefonte Last fall granted a SET Higved caurch the Rev. Mr, six-months of li has ben at Berryville, that time Members of the vestry said that Dr. Herbert Koepp-Baker, of State College, will continue services at the church here urdil another rector is obtained. During the Thomas leave of health ang Virginia, since was ab- » becalise hie comparatively brief time the Rev, Mr. Thomas was in charge of the local church he bee came widely known and well liked throughout the community. He took an active interest in many civic af-| fairs, MAN OPENS NEW MARKET HERE TYRONE Clinton Hale of Tyrone, on Satur! day opened a livestock, poultry and! meat market in the former Beezer slaughter house on the “back road” { to Roopsburg, under the trade name! of "Hale's Home Dressed Meats.” | Bellefonte, | County Universal Match Employes 100% Back of Bond Buying Program 2] Mat Bellefonte ind h Corporation em- terday ine the be in ribe 100 pe allotment plan ve wtrial Br Mp ea Lo SUS x Oy the irchasing ny of them felt that When allotment tl the National CG» American Company and W are A Company. the im Ox nd Slone Quarrie: if the mpan) ¥ rial employe full m tion group embershiy plan thi " mi ree Bellefonte inscribed =i the pliant terday Otto Keene: on 1. Red tment formation 9) i R divis To Conduct School | MRS. DOROTHY BATHGATE Homemakers of Bellefonte wh ride themselves on being up-to-the mir 1ousekeepers will welcome return of Mrs. Dorothy Bath. and Homemaking School for the Centre Democrat Mrs. Bathgate, home economist lecturer—and housewife in her own right when she has any free time classes—is a fav- sses will be wide- highlighting the subjects uppermost in the minds homemakers there days—nutri- tion. economy and time zaving The kitchen has been redecorated in quaint Pennsylvania Dutch st) and is full of clever suggestions Kitchen you are going to do “someday.” There will be’ three classes, April 15, 18, and 17, from 2todpminthe YMC. A Howard J. Thompson Seeks Senate Chair Thompson, regident of Curwensville, is Democrat in this district to one nounece as a candidate for the of- fice of State Senator. Mr. Thomp- go's formal announcement appears in this issue of The Centre Demo- crat Mr n " } hor varied that of are ind for thas Howard J well known the first Thompson, former resident of is proprietor of the Clearfield Amusement Company, which operates the Plaza and State theatres in Bellefonte in addition 0 other theatres in Clearfield, Stone-! Curwensville, Coalport, Ma- and Watsontown. Democratic Dinner To Be Held April 16 The annual dinner of the Centre boro dein, be held in the gymnasium Bpring Mills, on Thursday evening, April 16. Chairman of the dinner is Harry | Potter, of Centre Hall, who report. ed That approximately 500 persons | are expected to be present. Speakers Mr. Hale announces that he willlof statewide prominence will be on engaged In the butchering for some time in Tyrone, the Howard Fire| buy and sell all kinds of livestock, hand and appropriate entertainment and it is believed the shot wag fired | Company were handicapped in their | Poultry, eggs and meat. He has been is being planned. tors by the exploding gasoline business a Buy Defense Bonds now! Democratic organization will | of the! Oreigg Township Vocational School, | which is | To Address Lodge MRS. FRIEDA CLINGER + Regent Levicla Martin liefonte Chapter of the Wom. he Moose, announces that on v. April 18 at 8p. m., Mrs wer of Lewistown, will the Chapter with an official as the Orand Regent of the College of Regents” of the Women of the Moose. This honor wag be- stowed upon Mrs. Clinger by the Pil. grim Governor of the Women of the Honorable James J. Davis, Slates Senior Senator from vania, at the annual Inter. Conference, Women of the held in Indianapolis, Ind, {Continued on Pape Siz) of Moose, United Pennavl national Moose us - Firemen Shovel Coal to Fight Fire efonte firemen, called to the Plaza theatre building about 7:15 o'clock Friday night, put out a “fire” by heaving coal ints the hopper of the automatic stoker When smoke began pouring into the theatre building a general alarm was sounded and both companies re- sponded, Investigating the source of the smoke, firemen discovered that the stoker hopper had empty and the blowers were forcing smoke and gas from inside the fur- nace through the emply hopper, The cure was simple, Firemen manned shovels, filled up the hopper went home Beil ana Jail Population Reaches New Low Centre Cot nty Sheriff Edward R become | Draft Dodger Boalsburg Cyclist : Gels 214 i Federal Prison - John E. Dewey, Bellefonte, Sentenced for Failure to Report to Work Camp CLAIMS JEHOVAH WITNESS MINISTER Quotes From Bible in De- fense of Actions; Minis- terial Rating Doubted Dewe Witne ister charged Beleclive in Wes 5 t of senien guilty inesdas conscientio objector leaded not gulity and waived | when arraigned before Bellefonte chie No fied on 1 of Cent nity Dewe re oou direcied When asked bn hig reasons in a work conscience.” to know of th fer n piraid to work and Des wey sald The defendant carried a Bibie quoted from it at jength on oconslons, emphasizing a which read “No ser two masters calnp nd several passage Call derve "nt Bais = cuytinually sliuded io ; Todige Walston ¢ stated at he was not a minister of the Gospel. to which the Jeliovah Withess replied. “Yes 1 am-—before Almipvty God.” When found guilty preferred against him quoted from his Bible ¢ the jurist: “Can You or atlorney serve two Oe € ernmenis?™ He then [urther tained that “1 must serve Alm God rather than man. Assistant Distrist Attorney Bren- nan then moved for sentence and remarked thet the government (Continged on Atm — Home Nursing Classes Feted Instructors Presented With Gifts at Closing Day Exercises gn baie hit Page Siz) The Red Cross home nursing classes of Pleasant Gap held closing day activities last Thursday at the Methodist church at that place witl an all-day get-together and sewing for the Red Cross At noon a delicious luncheon was served by the classes to their friends, The instructors of the two classes were Mrs, Roy Leasure, whose class finished its course two { weeks ago, and a list of those in the appeared In these columns at time, and the second class the past week was that of Bestrice Noll Smith, instruct. class that finish Mrs. or. Those comprising the jatter group were: Mrs. Adeline J. Benford, Mrs, {M. E. Donovan, Mrs. Jacob Dubler, | Mrs. Lillian E, Foss, Mrs. Rose Lair, Mrs. Kathryn M. Lego, Mrs. Elsie (Continued on Pape Three) ‘Tire Board Office On New Schedule The offices of Centre County Tire Rationing Board No. 2, Bellefonte, of which John 8. Sommerville is chairman, are now open 5': days a {| weeR, it was announced yesterday by Mr. Sommerville, The offices are {located in the basement of the | County Home, corner of Howard j and Wilson streets. | ! The board secretary Mrs. Caro-| line Waite, is on duly at all tinles, | ! f Two Local Boys Injured by Trucks Within ten min GQIAgEcC Tifa Employe Suffers Burns Showered With Molten Metal When Wet Material * is Thown Into Furnace An explosion resulting threw wel arial furnace atl the Titan pany plant early Friday sulted in pail ] bum body to Wil fonte. R Stover a Hos recovering According er gaged in Qual vhen he Melal morning abot 8 loading F of wel metal The injured is a sOn of Mr and Mrs illiam ver of Belle fonte, R. D. 3. His fathe; Als is Titan Metal Company <mj ‘ — - Wins Debate Honors JAMES B. CRAIG, Ir, Competing with students from | Mites gloomily surveyed his domain | while the chairman is in the offices three other schools in an extempore iat the jail vesterday and toyed with | | an idea of joining the army, something “It's hardly any use gothg on,” he | { commented: “There are only four prisoners | in asl - - Hospitol To Get $2,496 From State State Treasurer CO. Harold Wag- ner announced that checks would be mailed today to State-slded ine stitutions, for the quarter ending November 30, 1941 Among the institutions is the Cen- tre County Hospital, Bellefonte, eduled to receive $2,496, jon Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-| | day from 1:30 to 4:30 p. m. to re-| "| ceive applications for tires and tubes. | > | | CLASTER'S NEW HARDWARE f TO OPEN ON SATURDAY | | The grand opening of Claster's| new hardware store on West High street, formerly the Olewine Hard- ware, will be held on Saturday, March 28. The store has boen extensively redecorated and remodeled and many new lines of merchandise have have been added to the stock. For further details consult the Claster f advertisement elsewhere in this is- sue, iscussion contest on Inter-American affairs at Sparks Hall State Col- lege, Saturday. James B. Craig, Jr {scp of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Craig, | of West Curtin streed; Bellefonte a Penn State student, wag awarded a {gold pin as iret honor Colleges participating in the de- bale were Bucknell, Dickinson, the Lock Haven State Teachers’ College and Penn State. As winner of the contest Craig will be sent to a reg- fonal contest in Cleveland, Ohio. All finalists in the final contest at Washington, D. C., May 14, will be awarded a conducted tour of South America. The contest at State College was conducted by Dr. John H. Frizsell, (Continued on Pape Two) inlo an elective] Years Aged 3, Killed by Car John H. Mark Dies Short- ly After Admission to County Hospital INQUEST SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY NIGNT Driver, Penn State Co-ed, Swerves Off Road to Avert Accident quest the Gu : hie car with 2 student Lewistown Johny Herbert Mark was a son of Continmed on Pope Six) - - Old- Fashioned Sale At State College gr py other nd other Red Cross Fund Is The Dellefont Red Cros 2.076 a R mf moeg Recent contribution: ire as follows: Woman's Club, Bellefonte, proceeds from tea £30; and from Clarence Democratic Woman's Club Mrs. Jaocol ] man, chairman, $20 Other clubs and organ the area are asked parties in an effort reach quota. Checks, made payable to American Red Cross, should mailed to Miss Ann Fox an —— Local Sportsmen To Meet, Friday Election of officers light of a meeting of Bellefonte sportsmen #i the Walizer cabin ajomg Spring Creek this Friday eve. ning, March 27 The program {resliments thn fund Democrat the 3 will be a high- SCHREFFLER TO MANAGE BELLEFONTE MOTOR SALES Announcement was day of the appointment of R. Schrefller as manager of Bellefonte Motor Sales rag Jape merly the Hughes garage, on North Water street, The change ar effective as of March 15 { Mr. Schreffer for some Ume has i been employed at the garage, which iis owned by Rimmer Decker, of the Docker Motor Company a Declared Dividend The board of directors of the Thrift Investment Corporation in Pittshurgh has 8eclared the twenty. fourth consecutive quarterly divi- ) 4 made yest Geralt {dend of fifteen cents per share on the six per cent cumulative preferred stock, payable March 31, on Stock | of record as of March 35, 1942.
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