MAKE EVERY PAY BOND DAY JOIN THE PAY- ROLL SAVINGS PLAN DAY a@he Centre Democrat UNITED BON For | ictory... X Buy ATES DEFENSE . Dh «STAMPS V VOLUME 61. NUMBER 15. BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1942, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR, PLE All-Out Drive For Every Income Earner Throughout County DISTRICT LEADERS PREPARE FOR TASK Aim of Drive is to Assure Saving of Portion of Each Pay Check Next Thursday, April 16, will be a red-letter day in the history of Pennsylvania, for at the appointed hour the greatest all-out effort on record will get under way in a vol- untary pledge by every income-earn- ing citizen to aid in financing Amer- fca's war cost by the systematic and regular purchase of U, 8. Defense Bonds and Stamps. Nn worker will be overlooked Systematically, block by block, in the cities and towns, and mile by mile in the rural areas, a vast army of Minute Men and Women will see that every income earner is pledged to Bond and Stamp purchases on a regular and continuing basis And this money so loaned to the government in time of war will go to buy the food, the guns, the tanks, the ships and planes, the ammuni- tion and supplies, and to bridge the oceans so vital for the support of our Army, Navy, Marines and Air Corps in the total war in which we are engaged against the Axis pow- ers, Persons who pledge their dimes and their dollars, as much as they can afford, become the owners of the safest investment in the world —securities of the United States Treasury, backed by the government of the United States. The widespread objective of the Treasury Department is three-fold: “Pawt, to make every citizen a shareholder in America, Becond, to raise money throtigh voluntary pur- chases of Defense Bonds and Stamps to help meet the cost of war, and third, this money loaned the gov- ernment in the war effort is taken out of competition for consumer goods, thereby preventing inflation and building up a cushion of sav- ings for the individual when the war effort ceases. In Centre county, the Defense Savings staff headed by Claude G Alkens of State College, and his nine district leaders, are instrucung members of their vast county-wide organization in the duties they are to perform during the Pledge for (Continued on Page Seven) Closing Exercises For Home Nursing Classes Closing exercises for the Home- Nursing classes taught by Mrs. Milon P. Walker and Mrs. Roy Leasure were held at the home of Mrs. Ed- ward R. Miller on East High street, Monday night. After a most instructive talk by Miss Mary Slegal, State Health Nurse, cards were played and re- freshments were served. Prizes in bridge were awarded to Mrs. Harold Kirk, Mrs. Benjamin Herr and Mrs Charles B. McClellan. Prizes in five hundred went to Mrs. Don Leamer, Mrs. Russell Haupt, and Mrs. Elea- nor Spicer. Winners in Chinese checkers were Evelyn Foreman and Mrs. Pauline Hoover, A free will offering netted a total of $2.10 for the Red Cross War Re- lief fund. RI I a Flag Raising At Moose Home, Sunday Flag raising ceremonies will be held at the Bellefonte Moose Home at 2:30 o'clock on Bunday afternoon, April 12, it was announced yester- day by lodge officials. The program will be in charge of Lodge Governor William W. Litke, and the address will be made by for- mer Judge M. Ward Fleming. The flag will be raised on a new pole recently erected in front of the home on North Spring street, s tranded Sakdiers and Sailors Shoe Firms Among 100 Per Cent Groups SCORES PLEDGE PART OF EACH PAY CHECK Bellefonte Leaders Report Continued Gains in Payroll Plan : trial for the Pay- Among the fi tre county groups { nau workers to go roll Allotment Defense Bonds employ i ol many purchasing were the Shoe Knit- 200 employes of have sign- deduc- ries payroll y the purchase In a year's from the knit- about suth- mpany $12. - time ting ill $6,000, orized workers will 000. Mr. Hall The 17 employes o Chambers Coal Company 88 per cent signed for payroll de- ductions, while about 77 per cent of the 103 emplo; {f the Chern [a Siz) total iuctions C about France LERIegalL ca dot Ft) he R.A are about £0 un niinued on Page - For Assembly JAMES R. RILEY The Democratic candidate for the General Assembly from Centre county is a resident of Osceola Mills, is 34 years old, is married and there is one child in the family He was graduated from the Os- ceola Mills High School, the Millers ville State Teachers’ College and has about a vear-and-a-half credit to- ward his bachelor’s degree at Penn State College. Since 1926 he has been employed as teacher in the schools of Beccaria township, Clearfield county, and con- ducts night classes in the Rush township schools, this county Mr. Riley is 2a member of the Moose Lodge; the National Educational Association; the Pennsylvania State Educational Association, in which he is a member of the Legislative Committee representing rural tea- chers; District Teachers’ of Pennsylvania; has been Justice of the Peace in Rush township for two terms and is a member of the State Centre Game, Fish and Forestry Association, and the Philipsburg Townsend Club For some time he has been a mem- | ber of the evecutive committee of the | Centre County Democratic organi- | zation Mr. Riley background, has the educational the State Legislature, Are Well Treated in Bellefonte Bellefonte police, in contrast to the police of some other towns and cities, have adopted a friendly atti- tude toward U. 8. soldiers and sail- ors who are stranded in Bellefonte while hitch-hiking to and from their homes on leaves of absence, In some places police won't per- mit soldiers and sallors to solicit rides from motorists, Stranded ser- vice men seeking a night's lodging are oftentimes given quarters in city or county jails. But not in Bellefonte. Here service men who arrived in town late at night and can find no means of continuing on their jour- nheys, have only to apply to police to get taken care of in a manner | ! tion befitting the service. such men are V. Keeler, chairman of the Victory | rendering to the country, Through the cooperation of the i i is president of the 4th Class | legislative exper- | ience, and the personality to repre- | sent Centre County most ably in the | First Day to Be Devoted to Modernized Penna. Dutch Dishes EVERY-DAY MEALS East TO BE EMPHASIZED ¥h “Quick Meals,” “Desserts” Topies For Thursday And Friday Thi year Homemaking Wednesday, April when the curtain : a very modern kitcher that takes its Inspiration and orative theme from the gay colors, the gaudy Dutch, spatt slip ware that can still be fou many Pennsylvania farm While the Dutch wore somber « es and were quiet, busy peop loved color In thelr dishes painted furniture and thei barns that they decorated wit] tricate star and circle design: You'll like the combination of quaint and modern in the Hame- making School kitchen this year some of the ideas you can carry out right now without waiting to do a complete remodeling job. After showing you the kitchen, Mrs. Bathgate will take you on a culinary trip to the Dutch country as she gives you modem versions of the old recipes that made Pennsyl- vania Duteh cooking famous thru. out the country, Mrs, Bathgate went on a “Cook's Tour" herself last ‘sutnmer when she was preparing this program, tasting the foods and visiting with the farm housewives. She came away full of enthusiasm for the simple, hearty dishes that nourished the country folk for gen- erations, She brought back recioes that she has modernized for tical use today so that they can be cooked on an up-to-date range, for instance, rather than simmered in a big iron pot over a bed of coals or on an old cook stove, Imagine a good Dutch hausfrau's surprise at S8chnita (Continued on Page Seven) Centre County Soldier Killed | Pvt. Emerson L. Wallace Killed When Bomber’s Motors Fail The crash of a large U. 8. Army bomber near Tucson, Arizona, Mon- day afternoon, resulted in the death of five officers and men, among whom was Emerson Lorrain Wal- lace, 26, son of Mrs. Msy Wallace, of Philipsburg. The news of the young soldiers death reached the family in Philipsburg on Tuesday The big ship, known as a Flying Fortress, crashed into the desert southeast of Tucson after the bomb. er's motors falled and one of them burst into flames in the air. Two men parachuted to safety but five were trapped in the eabin and went down with the plane, were: Pvt burg Pvt, i prac- Emerson L. Wallace, Philips Herman W. Dunn, Mifflin (Continued on Page Siz) rn ———— A —————— Victory Garden Meeting Tuesday Free Land to be Made Avail able to Gardeners in Bellefonte Area A meeting of all persons in the : | Bellefonte area who are interested {in starting Vietory Gardens this {spring will be held In the Court { House here at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday | yesterday by Commissioner Harry | Garden commitiee in this vicinity. { At the meeting announcement i | LEMONT HOME DAMAGED The dead ‘Bellefonte Man Honored at Bell Telephone Co. Safety Meeting The increased tempo of war work and its inherent safety problems et the theme the annual din- ner and safety rally for plant de- partment employes of the Bell Tele. phone Company, Monday evening April 6, in the Jaffa Mosque treet, Altoona At the same time, four bers were admitted to mny's 100.600 Mile Club D. Ks Fourteent H. Ritchie op street for 2 Broad new meme the com They a cable gpliece; are arn ol hh avenud Alte repairman Bellefonte repairman, of 2 State Colleg r Lock roster R New avenue cabli Have Rosenhoovy Irvin Hotel and John splicer en These four J the her 100000 Millers in the Altoona district who have driven company cars for more than ten years without In all they have traveled more than 4.400.000 miles 1 of the rally was Louis district plant superin- who introduced the guests evening, Among them was Wilfred D. Gillen, vice president and manager of the Bell Com- pany: Willlam T. Wooters, general plant manager, and Frank E, Fer. puson, division plant superintendent Mr. Wootlers vered a general Bashore fo Be DinnerSpeaker Other Prominent Guests to Appear at Annual Democratic Rally ot at shield general dell Plans are being completed for the | annual Democratic dinner sponsored by the Women's Democratic Club of Centre County, to be held in the Spring Mills schoel on Thursday eve- ning. April i6. | Harry Pott wher clinirmany reports 500 Lickets have been placed on sale in various parts of the county at 31. each. . Special entertainment has been arranged and group sing- ing will be featured Edith B. ‘DeWitt, of Harrisburg, former Democratic vice chairman of the State, will be one of the guest speakers Others on the speaking program will include Dr. Andrew 8 Bashore, director of the Bureau of Rehabilitation, Department of La- bor and Industry, during the Earle administration The chicken dinner will be served by the women of the Farmers Mills Union Sunday School. Miss Dorothy Robinson will entertain with ac- cordion and sylorimba numbers, and Miss King of Irvona, will be accom- panist. Pred Harpster, of State Col- lege, will call for square dancing, which will follow immediately af- ter the meeting — mn BY RECURRING FIRE The Alpha Fire Company of State College was called to the Percy Rob- safety, ench new and Mr. Gillen 100,000 Miley membership in gold-stampe- were message on presented with a Lh &l v cn who had ex recor certificate of organization a wllet, Bix to other wi a 1 ¢ » a LV | memos then £03 3T ly ine division dent: Je R 12 superintendent district manag Roll, manager Caum, manager P AR teephone ment has 5 for many yea: participants in the structor’s rating from Red Cross Chief judge of the cor Grover C. Scha company f teat eff a (Continged on Page Seven) Council Faces Revenue Drop Budget Shortage Threat- ens: Curb Market Moved Back to Diamond Action on the proposed Bellefonte borough budget for 1942 was post. pond Monday night at a regular meeting of Council, until Council- tmen have had an opportunity fmeke a more thorough study of real to tompte asscsacuts and fax millages Wo factors which are blamed for a steady decrease In borough rev- enues In recent years By a vole proved a m y move *ket from West Hos tz former location on The matier of dwi was brough Council by who submited to mit a report cow of 5 to tion ¢ t= Lee 25 years. prepared at quest by Borough Carpeneto The 1928 the assessed erty in the borough of $2.000407, mills, as compared levy of only | shows U1 while in of prop- reached a ! ax rate was with a present on a total val- uation of $1 947200. In other word: the borough tax duplicate totaled $52 487.25 in 1928 as compared with $2531360 for 1841 The millage rate for 1928 as (Continged on Poge Seven) report iat al sation igh y we 25 shown ssn Town Launches inson home in Lemont twice Satur day to fight a recurring blaze The first call came at about 5:30 m., when fire was discovered bee the cellar ceiling and first p tween floor. Alpha firemen extinguished the blaze and returned to State College. | only to be called back about an hour later when the second broke out in the walls evidently caused by the sparks from the first blaze Damage included loss from water and loss of a fireplace which had to be removed in fighting the original fire, inna eM i —— Exhibit Photographs at County Library Arthur C. Hewitt, of East Linn street, well known amateur photo- {grapher, is exhibiting a number of his prints at the Centre County Li- brary this week. The exhibit will remain on display for a week or more, Mrs. Carl Ifver- son, librarian reports. A wide varie- ty of subjects is covered in the photo- | graphs. | (evening, April 14, it was announced | i — sn snd AMERICAN LEGION GIVES FLAGS TO SCHOOLS Any school in the Bellefonte area that is without an American flag is asked to file a request for one with Brooks-Doll Post American Legion, Bellefonte, The post recently presented flags ‘to the Centre County Hospital and management of the Penn Belle Ho- | will be made of probable free land! tel, given good rooms and a harvest hand's breakfast at that hotel—all free of charge. In several other in- stances Bellefonte police officer Jer- ry Galaida, who has a son in the service, has paid to have men given quarters in other hotels. But it's a rather unfair proposi. The police and hotels have been standing the expense, which has been comparatively small to date, but which may become some- thing of an item before the war is (Continued on Page Seven) |O. Witmer, treasurer, | those who wish to have who have no land. gardens but C. Blaney will be present to ex. plain some of the fundamental re- (Continued on Page Seven) SPORTSMEN ELECT Officers elected by the Bellefonte i Sportsmen's Association Friday {night are; William Mokle, presi. j dent; Wilbur Badger, vice-president; {George W. Jodon, secretary, and P. five or six soldiers have been | which will be made available to! to the Zion school, it was an- nounced yesterday by Commander Edward L. Miller, —— LL ——— Centre County Farm Agent Ralph | WCTU SPONSORS MEETING IN COURT HOUSE, APRIL 15 A public meejing sponsored by | tha WCTU will be held in the Court | The men who got the wrong hats | Wednesday evening, April 15. Mrs. May Macken, field worker, will speak on the topic, “War Pro- hibition.” The Men's Dry League chorus will furnish music for the evening. Parade Season Many Organizations in Bellefonte Army Day Procession Bellefonte opened its 1842 parade season Monday night with a credit- able and more or less impromptu procession in honor of Army Day The parade was sponsored by the | Bellefonte Civilian Defense Council In direct charge were Aaron D, | Leitzell, local Civilian Defense chair- man, and Samuel] parade marshal Headed by the Bellefonte police ear occupied by Mayor Hardman P Harris and Chief of Police Harry Dukeman, the units which appeared in the line of march were as fol- lows: | Massed colors representing the | American Legion, Veterans of For- eign Wars, Boy Scouts, and Logan | and Undine Fire Companies, Next in line was the Bellefonte { High School Band, the Elks March- jing Club led by | M. Beezer, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, the State Champion American Leg- ion Junior Band, American Legion and Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign I'Wars and Auxiliary. The Undine Marching Club, the Logan Marching club in uniform, {apparatus of both companies, air raid wardens from sectors 1, 2 and’ 6. and Centre County nurses who comprise part of medical service, | %he Widdowson ambulance, Belle- {fonte, and the Wetzler ambulance, iMilesburg, were final units in the procession, i BE AN a Hats Mixed at Banquet Hospital the y of Appear D. Rhinesmith, Captain Herbert GE CAMPAIGN OPENS Cooking Schoo Serving in Army CORP. WINFIELD L. ERB ] of Charles the Erb, 35, son urg, entered 20, 1941 y vv: % George N n employed Philipsburg taken an active in- e of the area of 1 Wf member He was chairman scinct of Rush town- dent of Rush township board was 8 member of the board of trustees of the Philipsburg State Hospital During the years Edward Jackson Thompson of Philipsburg served as State Senator, Mr. Erb was in Har- irisbare as his segretary. He 8 an enthusiastic sportsman and is widely known throughout the county. Corporal Erb spent the Easter sea- son in Philipsburg with relatives and friends, having obtained a brief leave absence from his army Upon his return to camp he expected to be sent h for extensive man- OUR ouver the was presi 3 sehood ihe Wie and duties - Seled Jurors For May Court Grand Jury Meets May 4 Criminal Court to Open Monday, May 18 . [3 Jurors for the regular May term court were drawn this week by Centre County jury commis- with the aid of Sheriff Ed- ward Miller, of the soners The Grand Jury will Monday, May 4 while Criminal Court will convene two weeks lat- er, Monday, May 18. Civil Court is scheduled to open on Monday, May 25 Following is a list of jurors drawn GRAND JIRY (Meets Monday, May nneth B. Alkey W. Banton, meet on 1) lab'r, Howard farme; 4 RD Julian Albert Mira Coder, farmer Alice G. Cooper, housewife Philipsburg Phillipsburg Philipsburg Osceloa Millis Ordi Ebock. truck driver John Gowland, iab'r Earl Hobba. clerk Anna A King housewife Sp. Mills James King. ab'r Philipsburg Wm. G, Leitzell, clerk. State College Archie Levi, lab'r. Monument H. R McCreary, freight agent ; ' Osceola Mills (Continued on Page Sevem) A ss — Announce Winners In Essay Contest Winners of an essay contest “How Forest Fires Can Be Prevented” conducted among the pupils of the sixth and eighth grades of the 68 schools in the Sproul Forest District, comprising the western half of Clin. ton county and the northern half of | Centre county were: | Sixth grade: Miss Joyce Fisher, Lock Haven, R. D.. Deise Miss Ruth Bierly, teacher, Eighth grade: Stanley Johnson, Renovo: Renovo public school, Paul Mills, teacher. i Prizes of $250 in awarded each Winner, silver were The { est District. Card Party Postponed School, | prize | money was contributed by the For- | est Fire Wardens of the Sproul For- | APRIL 16 Tire Thief Draws Heavy Prison Term Legion Auxiliary In March Meeting He oO CHAS. M. RAY annual election ers of the Bellefonte Moose Lodge, No 206, Wednesday night of last week, Chas. M. Ray was chosen as Gover- succeeding Willlam W. Litke, who served two terms in that office Other officers named were: Rus- rt, junior governor: Wil- liam H Brouse, prelate; Harry Rob- ertson, trustee, and W. Blaine Port, re-elected treasurer The new officers will be installed at ceremonies be held at the Moose Home on Wednesday evening, April 15 of offic an sell Goodh to Sportsmen's Fish Fry, Tomorrow (Game Warden Thomas Mosier To Be Toastmaster at Annual Dinner Game Warden Tom Mosier of Bellefonte, will be toastmaster at the annual fish fry of the Centre County Federation of Sportsmen, to be held tomorrow (Friday) night at the Grange Hal] in Pleasant Gap The program will begin prompt. ly at 7 o'clock and hundreds of sportsmen from all parts of the county have indicated their inten. tion to be present Charles Fox, of the public rela- tions department of the Pennsyl- jvania Fish Commission, will be the principal speaker, while Randolph Thompson, of the State Game Com. mission, will present for the first time in this area a series of new motion pictures taken by the Fed- eral Wildlife Commission. The dinner will be served by the Ladies of Logan Grange and tickets iare available at 75 cents each. Between 75 and 100 prises offered (by merchants throughout the coun [ty will be distributed among those! [who attend the dinner | | AW.0.L. from Navy | John Thomas Smith, 17, of Belle. | | fonte, with the U. 8, Navy at Nor-! | folk, Va. was picked up in Belle. | { fonte yesterday morning by Chief | Grands meeting at Howard last week | ic card parties will not be held as arrival of officers from Norfolk | ‘are requested to return the hats to the lodge hall and exchange them for their own. The hats taken by mistake were owned by residents of | State College and Lemont, {scheduled on Priday, April 10. at | According to official sources! Court Issues Warning Against Traffic in Stolen Tires THREE IN RING GIVEN SENTENCES Bellwood Man Pleads Guilty to Charge of Drunken Driving and also plea Ting a cabin near Ce taking esllverware, } ment and dishware us plea guilty Auman wi! 0 5 prison 0 run concurrently Auman, 17 i of Years in term and tire, was sentenced to minate term in the State 8chool at Camp Hill A third member of ; Fern Auman, 28, brother of and now a resident of near (Continged om Pope Seven) ‘Joy-Riders’ Jailed For Taking Car William Lucas, 18. and Theodore Halderman, 17, both of Bellefonts were arrested here vesterdas ing by Chief of Police H man and were charged taken a car without mission Al a hearing befare Justice Peace Harold D. Cow Bishop street, they were to jail in default of $400 Chief Dukeman said t April 3 and at other tim rides in a car owned by M erick F. Hallowell of North gheny street, Bellefonie. On the jaunts, Dukeman said wheel and steering wheel of th were damaged —— Grants New Trial In Highway Case $3000 Verdiet Against State For Acre of Ground Deemed High an Ni¢ Catla~ ee aon v LUKE - the owner's per hel C : Commit be il he nes In an order filed in t tary's office yesterday Judge Ivan Walker, according to a plea by the Pennsylvania Department of High- ways, granted a new trial the case of Walter L. Bickle, et VS. the Highway Department In improving the Earleystown road the Highway Department exer. cised the right of eminent domain to take a strip of land from the J34-acre Bickle farm in Harris township. The strip was within a small fraction of being one acre In extent The matter of damages due the (Continued on Pape Seven) Houck to Go On Trial Here in May Hoy Kenneth Houck of Bellefonte, now serving time in the Allegheny County Workhouse for an attack on a girl in Lock Haven, is expected to be brought to Centre county late this month in preparation for trial on attack cases pending in this county. Although six cases are filed against him here, District Attorney Musser W. Gettig yesterday indicated a pos. sibility that only five of them would go to trial at the regular May court, The sixth may be postponed until later, he Prothono- fen ian al aha REE YARNELL. WARD DRAW FIRST PLACES ON BALLOT George Yarnell candidate for Contre County Republican chairs man, and Mrs. Lucille Ward, candi date for Republican vice-chairman, won first plates on primary ballots at drawings held Tuesday at the Commissioners’ office at Bellefonte. Burgess Hardman P. Harris ree : The card party sponsored by the of Police Harry Dukeman and was! ceived second place on the ballot for | House, Bellefonte, at 7:30 o'clock (at the I. O. O. F, banquet and Past | winners of the series of Democrat. lodged in the county jail pending | Republican chalrman, and Mrs Margaret Miller drew second place for vice-chalrman, The two offices {the home of Mrs. Charles McClel- Smith is said to have been absent are the only county positions for (lan, it was announced yesterday. | without leave from his post, al- which there are contests Positions ‘No definite date has been set for though he told police that he left| for general assembly are drawn at ithe party. | Norfolk with permission. | Harrisburge © |
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