MAKE EVERY PAY DAY BOND DAY JOIN THE PAY-ROLL SAVINGS PLAN he Centre Democrat x FOR VICTO, Buy es, UNITED STATES DEFEN\ "BONDS « STAMPS VOLUME 61. NUMBER 16. BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1942, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR. TEACHERS GRANTED PAY INCREASES Three High School Teachers Elected Tax Rate Remains at Mills; $4 Per Cap- | ita Rate HUNTING, FISHING ARSENCES BANNED Cancellation of Contracts During School Year Are Discouraged In a five-hour session held Mon- day night in the Supervising Prin- cipal's offices at the Academy. the Bellefonte School Board transacted a number of important matters, Highlights of the session included: 1. Granting salary Increases of from $50 to $100 a year to every reg- ular school employe for the current year, and increases of from $60 to $120 to all teachers during the com- ing year, with certain exceptions. 2. Fixing the tax rate for the 1942-) 43 school year at 34 mills and $4 per| capita tax. This is the same rate as| was in effect during the current year. 3.-Employment of three teachers; one a replacement, and two addi- tional teachers, for the coming term when classes are expected to be conducted in the new building 4. Pixing a policy that the days of fishing and hunting seasons are not valid excuses for pupil ab- gentees, and making it mandatory for pupils absent at any U on fishing and hunting trips to make up the school work they miss The recommendation for Increase in salaries for teachers and other school employes was made alter con- sideration of a report submitted by the Personnel Commitlee. The com- mittee, headed by R, C. Blaney, in- dicated that it had studied the en- tire matter of wages and that the 1 me report embodied what jt believed to} be a fair distribistion of Increases) totaling $3.000 for -the current year.| Salary increases suggested and ap- proved for next year will total $4.- 250, the committee reported, follows: “(a) In view ol 'ihéréased and advanced living costs (Continued on Page Five) Sr — Couple Injured due | - — - 3 i Physic first | | ere a The text of the ‘commitiee report] d at duties | to] {Erief a | featured tl In Motor Crash Mr. and Mrs. Murdock Claney | in Bryn Mawr Hospital; Had Visited Here En route to their home in Brook- line, near Philadelphia, after at- tending the funeral of Mrs. Charles Hassinger of East Curtin st Bellefonte, last Thursday mornin Mr. and Mrs. Murdock Claney we painfully Injured when their car g roy president | beginning | | company and another machine collided near Bteelton. Mrs. Claney, MeClure, fractured pelvis, fracture of the nose and other injuries. Mr. Claney received several broken ribs, a frac- ture of a hip socket and severe bruises. They were taken to the Harrisburg Hospital and later were removed by ambulance to the Bryn Second Section) the (Continued on page Ave EE aE———_— Five Get Permits to Buy Automobiles Certificates issued by local Ra- tioning Board No. 2 for acquisition of new passenger automobiles from March 2 to April 2, were: Bellefonte Central Railroad Co. Sutton Engineering Company. Paul C. Shefler, Warner Company, Inc. all of Bellefonte, and Emro Drap- cho, of Clarence. a —.e Quick former Helen | of Bellefonte, suffered a| al Fitness To Be Conference Topic Final plans hav leted for the Physical Fitnes held at Pennsylvania St on Saturday, April The held order leader UR ¢ com] Conference be ite College conlerence tpat comm thr the commonwealth of Penn may to disc and to being + nity hout come Logelner means of improving sical fithess of both chil adult School leads will practical sugee } this meeting which will be of fal value to them and their work School administrators, s r and teachers; health workers re- creation leaders, and others inter- ested in the program of health, phy sical education, recreation, and school camps cordially invited to attend. Registration will be ] in the Sparks Bullding, Pennsyl vania College, and there w no registration fee Complimentary tickets will be available for Penn State-Duquesne practice football game at 2 p m, and the “Penn State Revue of 1842 at 8pm All in all lege will only authorities o outstanding leader Pleasant Gap Firemen Dine Annual Banquet Held at Rayona Camp; 100 Mem- bers, Guests Present the Li0lls presents upervisorn are State w Pennsylvania State Col day a stafl present on that { its own in ph Members of the Pleasant Gap Fire Company and thelr guests, number. ing about 100 persons in all, gath- the Rayona Cottage in the Mou Saturday annual Seven H the pany An FEa4 for banquet of fe w of pfterward Mus unusually fine diner, a ddresses and introduction esl , and a social hb » annual gathering ic was furnished by a ban ed from the members Bellefonte High 8cl Harold Wion as director Al Beweke retary of ti vy. toast was introduced Nevin of the club who brief address of welcome Tucker pronounced sing dinner ule of t he of the Pleasant Gap tie eve. Other officers introduced during {Continued on Second Section) GHOST SHOW AT PLAZA AT MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY Beginning at one minute after midnight, Sunday, April 19. Durso’s Spirftualistic Seance and Ghost Show will be presented on the stage of the Plaza theatre, Bellefonte This is not a vaudeville act. There is nothing on the stage or screen like it. It is a presentation of a repudiation of materialism. It is an attempt to look beyond the veil to see what goes beyond Ghosts will appear and sit in the audience. Such objects as chairs and tables rise and float through the alr in a manifestation that may cause cold shivers to run through your spine A message from the dead, a spirit hand, floating through thin air, will give directions which you dare not follow. Also on the screen a thrilling, chilling picture which we dare you to sit through Meals To Be Featured at Cooking School at Y.M.C.A. Today The first class of the Centre Dem. ocrat Homemaking School opened Wednesday aftérnoon to an audience of women whose curiosity had been aroused by the promise of a culin- ary trip to the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. And they weren't disap- pointed! Lecturer Dorothy Bathgate and her assistant, Mrs, Parry . appeared in costumes that were gay, modern versions of quaint, old-fashioned dresses. Then Mrs. Bathgate, in turn, introduced her kitchen which was also a gay, modern version of a Pennsylvania Dutch one. The col- ors and decorations were adapted from authéntic Dutch designs—but the electric equipment was pure 1942. Together, they made a jolly combination of quaint and stream- lined. For this special Pennsylvania Dutch Day, Mrs. Bathgate had pre- pared a series of traditional recipes, adapted to todas cooking equip- ment methods. She fold briefly about the background of her Dutch program before she started her cook-| ing, and in giving the recipes she contrasted the original methods the Dutch hausfrau used with those pos- sible with up-to-date electric equip- ment, As she sald, we are thankful that we don't have to cook by the laborious methods they used in those days. Another point that Mrs. Bathgate made in her friendly talk = was the fact that the Dutch housewife was handicapped by her limited food supply. B8he had to make the garden, or that she could can or store for the winter, For instance, | in making chow-chow, one of the recipes on the program, the Dutch] version started out in the spring when the seeds were planted for the! vegetables—while the modern house | begins | wife's version of this dish at the grocery store, Chow-chow was one of the exam- ples of the traditional “seven sours” while the “seven smeets” include Shoofly Pie or Potato Custard Pie, which Mrs, Bathgate also made, She (Continued on Poge Five) | use of | those foods that were in season in! | Joins Naval Reserves A. L.. McGINLEY, Jrd. Following his [fat §-4 Abraham McGinley, 3rd Mr. at A. L. McGinley South enlist the U nel When World father igh School, er leaving he was 1 diploma McGinley, 3rd, now g mem- Junior clas the Bell High School, s5Choo] Monday of this notified to report at of the bein Be - il year he is taking in the be- upon gn cause he has more than a f of school to complete his eredentials with lief training In naval schools May entitle him to a high school diploma McGinley is 17 years old and for him | several years has played the ¢ym-| bals and the bass drum in the Belle. American legion Junior Band, of which his sister te is ma jorettie In addition chool ferit font« Jean studies at ompleted to his he has f instruction on airpl ie Howard Citizen Dies In Hospital Illness Fatal to Thomas Stolz, 71, Well Known Miller; Funeral Today Thomas Stolz, well known of Howard, died at 5:50 o'cle Monday afternoon, April 13 the Lock Haven Hospital week's {liness with diabets Mr. Stolz for many years was em- ployed as a salesman for the Dono- van & Bressler wholesale firm in Willlamsport and when that com- pany discontinued bu some years ago he entered milling business in Howard. Two Ago when the mill was destroyed by fire, he moved into the former mattress factory bullding where he had con- tinued operate his mills Mr. Stolz was a member the Methodist church; the Muncy Blue Lodge: the Willlamsport Consistory; Jaffa Shrine, Altoona, and the Jer- sey Shore Moose Lodge. He was at one time president of the Howard school board and was a member of the Howard Fire Company He was a son of George and Mary Downing Stolz and was born at Muncy on March 9, 1871, making his at time of death 91 years, 1 (Continned on Page Four) miller wk on 1942, at alter a siness the Years to of age - LESLIE SHULTZ INJURED IN STATE COLLEGE CRASH Leslie Shultz, of East Prospect avenue, State College, formerly of Bellefonte, was painfully injured late Saturday morning when his car collided with a Beaver Baking Com- pany truck driven by J. Lawrence Seecora, of Lewistown, at the cor- ner of Poster avenue and street, State College Shultz, who sustained injuries of the head and chest, was taken to the Centre County Hospital in the Alpha Fire Company ambulance and was discharged Sunday. Seecora suf- fered bruises of the right arm Total damage was estimated at $250. — Mother-Daughter Banquet Here May 8 The annual mother and daughter banquet sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary of the Bellefonte Y. M. C. A. will be held at the “Y" on Pri- day evening, May 8, it was an- nounced yesterday. Pugh ‘Draft Boards Prepare to Register All Men From Monday, 27. 1942, between the hours of 7 a. m, and 9 p. m, | the “R" day for all men who attain- ed their 46th birthday February 16 1942, and have tained thelr 65th birthday 9 1042 wl on or before not at- on April that |} Local wiki Board No have one registration place ile C State Colleg High School’ 154 West Nittany be plenty of in of Inclement eather, The Pennsyivania Stats ‘ollege will coperate in furnishing wistrars. The student problem does it enter this registration, here will be no registration place mn the Campu The office of Local 3oard No. 1 small for this registration Ev effort will be made to handle volume of bus- iness at ] times The Municipal wim will take lege, at the RVC» rocm elter | Case noe hen is Wo ory any Care Record Throng At Fish Fry Many Receive Gifts at An- nual Dinner of County Sportsmen More than 250 Centre sportamen and thelr families ges! group ever to attend the of the County Sports. Federation, gathered at the Grange Hall, Pleasant Alle nual fish fry men s Logan Gap Frida; ! penitentiary es of Spring changed from 7 this ses week chairman declared that made witho Commission anc ing is “impos ie at this time” Mr. French and other fish officials indicated, however, that other ho may be next vear Toastmaster of the dinner Game Warden Thomas Mosler, of Beliefonte, and a highlight of the evening was the awarding of more than 100 gifts given by merchants Chief speaker was Charles Fox of Harrisburg, representative of Fish Commission, His talk was pre- ceded by a few words from Merrill (Continged on Page Five) Women's Clubs To Convene Here h change a meeting of we i such a meet hat set Was Session to be Held at Presby- David Noll Garage Destroved; terian Chapel on Sat- urday, April 25 “td Centre County's Federated Wom- | en's Clubs will gather for a spring meeting at the Presbyterian Chapel on North Spring street in Belie- fonte, at 10:30 a. m. Saturday, April 25 Mrs. Arthur Cowell, of State Col- lege, who is president of the Centre County Federation of Women's Clubs, has planned a most instrues tive and entertaining program in keeping with her theme of the club year, “Know Thy County.” During the morning session H Gleason Matoon, of Philadelphia, who 1s executive secretary of the {Continued on Page Five) ‘County School Heads ‘Get $500 Pay Increase { At the annual meeting of the Cen- (tre County School Directors’ Asso- ciation held Tuesday morning in the Court House, Bellefonte, ¥F. Glenn Rogers of Nittany, was elect. ed to his fifth four-year term as | County Superintendent of B8chools, iwhile Lewis R Lenhart of Belle. {fonle, wag re-elected Assistant Su. perintendent. | The associotion voted salary in- county lar. the 45 to 65 Years Old tion will announced days. The Titan Metal Co have 50 many men in thi Hon, hence the registration place is moved nearer the center of popula- ion, Fach trot he in a few will gist - not reir find the 27t All persons at the regis thelr hom Schools that (Crnting Repord Trout (afch Heavy Edward Osmer Reported to Have Landed 29';- Inch Monster oh Es] gileapita the huoads the srmed s and industry have made on the male population, the opening of 1942 fishing county | cine the ECRNON in Centre rclable de. the of sane sto the Cot as despite high waters lib med with mud, there were some excellent catches number of anglers quit after ang Largest fish unofficially reported was a 20% -inch 6%-pound mon- ster taken out of upper Spring Creek by Edward Osmer. ohe of Belle fonte’s expert anglers. The tr may be the largest one to be cag all year, for many a season has been captured by fish smaller than Osmer's catch The lowly angle-worm favorite yesterday, (Continued early ; thei; record inches was th lure because on Page Four) $1500 Fire Loss At Centre Hall Jonathan Tressler Barn Damaged by Flames | — Damage estimated at more than $1500 resulted from a fire about midnight last Wednesday which de- stroyed the garage at the home of | David Noll in Centre Hall and dam- | aged a portion of a barn owned by | Jonathan Tressier, | The blaze is reported to have been jcaused by a transformer on a pole { which was only several inches from the garage roof, It is claimed that (fire “ran, up and down" the pole, | setting fire to the garage roof, The | blaze was discovered by Leslie Jac fobs, a resident of that vicinity | Centre Hall and Pleasant Gap | firemen battled the flames and kept | them from spreading to other build ings. Efforts to get Mr. Noll's 1035 Ford car out of the garage were unstc- (Continued on Page Five) Bh — 'Girl Scouts Plan Award Presentation The annual Court of Awards of the Bellefonte Girl Scouts will be held in the Court House the first , Week in May (date to be announced | later), At this time all the badges which the girls have earned during The date for the annual dinner creases of $500 a year each to the the year will be presented with ap- was fixed at a regular meeting of the | superintendent and assistant super- propriate ceremony. ‘organization, Priday night, Other business transacted includ- ed the purchase of an electric range | intendent. With the increases, the superin- tendent’s salary is now $4500 an- Parents at friends are invited. Troop 10, with Miss Erma Sloop as leader and Misses Joanne Long for the Y. M. C. A. kitchen, which |nually, while the assistant receives and Shirley Duffy as assistants, met is maintained and operated by the Auxillary. {$3500 a year. The salaries are paid | by the State, in historical costumes at the home {Continued on Pope Fost) | American Red Cross are ‘requests that a Heads Elks MALCOLM LL. WETZLER WiRe x ’ { tHe Elks Home A ¥ " d { I 1 i) ceremony follows baked ham di served at the hone, Enterialoment was pro- vided by The Little German Band f Lock Haven V.F.W. Auxiliary Elects Officers Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall tained as President; In- stallation April 27 ner ney le- Elizabeth nlinned on Page Five Athletic Association Elects 1942 Officers Marvin J. Rothro president the munity Athletic annual meeting Friday C. A Other of i Associati night $ THEO al officers chosen at the luded Thomas Beaver B FI TY 211] Bea- gon a ' H elected 1 vice president: uy treasurer, and Pe ver, secretary. Directors re-elected for two years were: Mr, Rothrock, George 1. Pur- nell, Horace J, Hartranft J. Paul Walizer and Samuel D. Rhinesm New dicertors named were Edward L. Keichline and M. 1. Claster. These directors remain in office: Thomas Beaver, Guy Brown, Paul 8. Beaver Ralph Dale, PFrancis Crawiord, Charles M. Thompson and W. W Sieg Among contemplated im prove. ments at the athletic field this spring are removal of some humps from the football field, repairs to the fence, and construction of a walk in front of the grandstand At the meeting it was reported that the debt had been substantially reduced during the year. re-elected Red Cross to Name Board of Directors All members of Bellefonte Chapter urged to attend the annual meeting of that organization at the Court House here at 3 o'clock Tuesday evening, April 21, when a board of directors will be elected. Because of the vital part the Red Cross is expected to play in the war effort during the coming year Chairman Frederick Warner large majority of members participate in the selection of the new board. Members of the nominating com- mittee are R. C. Blaney, chairman, Bellefonte, Mrs, Millard Schreffler, of Pleasant Gap. and Mis, W. K I McDowell, of Howard. wage |All Income-Earners To Be Interviewed Dog Gives Warning of Fraternity Fire 33 Local Men Finish Courses Awarded Certificates in Penn State's Defense Training Program program ndent in nounced today filth program of feder- -filvanced courses designed to n men and women for work in is now being offered ¢ bo rougaout Two Additional Thefts Admitted Nevin Auman Confesses to Millheim, Coburn Robberies: Names Accomplice implicated of near Sprin ial crimes, police Centre fal into Howard in Millheim during and to burglarizing the Thomas garage at Coburn last February, it was report Continned on Page Siz) the Bricker store November 1941 Victory Pledge Drive Opens Today Through- out County PLEDGES ARE LOANS BACKED BY NATION No High-Pressure Meth- ods to be Used: Infor- mation Confidential {f I amount of De- r Btamps eve earner in the oou Pledge for Victory f effort of eliorn with willl Sometime during the weekend cne of your neighbors who has volunteer- ed his time and efforts to the cause, will call upon you at your home or business place, will explain Pledge to you and will ask you to He will not ask you for am oo 3 ihe sign mon v ad pledge vy be, you r will be d not be : 2h Wii Continued on Pope Four) LO. OF. OFFICERS TO BE INSTALLED HERE TONIGHT this Ctr I. O. OF Hall here * Engagement Announced and Mrs. John E Witmer, of Bellefonte RD. 3, announce the gagement of their daughter, Grace to Pvt. George D. Strickler, Jr. Pine Camp, N. Y., son of Mr. and Mrs. George D. Strickler, Sr, Spring Mills, R D. No date has been set for the wedding. Miss Witmer re- turned Monday from New York where the spent Easter with Private Strickler Mr Ti i- ~ Ol Young Peanut Seller, Locked In Linn Howard, 10-year-old lad who sells peanuts about Bellefonte is confined to the home of his par- ents, Mr, and Mis. Joseph Howard Bellefonte, suffering trom what described “severe mental shock’ as the result of finding himself locked inside the Plaza theatre, Bellefonte, Priday night The youngster, who is well known to hundreds of persons throughout this area, is reported to be recover ing slowly from his experience The lad and his older brother at- tended the last performance at the Plaza, Friday night, When the bro- ther left he forgot about Linn, who is believed to have been fast asleep in a seat well down toward the front of the theatre The brother went home, appar. ently believing that Linn had left the movies and had gone to make a late round of Bellefonte places to sell peanuts. When the youngster failed to return home after mid. night his parents became alarmed and instituted a search about town. The night wore on and no one knew what had become of the boy Finally in desperation the family got in touch with Fred Fisher, man- ager of the theatre, at 4:45 a. m as ‘Saturday. Fisher went to the the-! atre and after a brief search Linn was found sleeping on the floor in front of a seat. He had quite a se- vere bump on the back of his head believed to have been received when he rolled off the seat The lad was taken to the Centre County Hospital where an x-ray ex- amination revealed that the head injury was not of a serious nature, and he was permitted to return home. The attending physician re- ports that the youth suffered a See vere mental shock, presumably from having awakened during the night and finding himself alone in the large darkened theatre Mr. Fisher declared that thealre employes before locking the buiid- ing Friday night made their usual cheek of the auditorium to be sure everyone was out, ang that they saw nothing of Linn at that time. The belief was expressed that he might have been sleeping lengthwise across one of the seals and that his small form might have been overlooked. Linn has hundreds of friends among those who frequent hotels, restaurants. and othe: public gathe- ering places. Hig serious. courteous manner a8 he makes his rounds with his basket of peanuts has won him a substantial trade.
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