Odd and CURIOUS in the = NEWS The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County A Visitor In Seven Thousand Homes Each Week —— —-— SECOND SECTION dhe Centre Democrat NEWS, FEATURES VOLUME 61. BELLEFONTE, PA. THI PAPER COES TO WAR Thomas W. Waldron, publisher of the Trenton News, a New Jer- sey weekly, announces he will cease publication May 15 for the duration—because practically his entire staff has joined the army, Four of Waldron's sons who wor- ked on the paper, are in govern- ment service and a fifth will en- list In two weeks. His sports editor, advertising manager and circulation manager were draf- ted. Waldron said he plans to Join one of the voluntary ser- vices, OBEDIENT PUP When Brownie, pet pup, re- fused to go home after a visit to a neighbor's house at Pratt, Kansas, the neighbors called the pup's owner over the telephone. At the owner's suggestion, the pup was brought to the telephone and heard a stern voice order “Brownie, you come right home.’ The bewildered pup dashed to its home, SPIRIT OF '76 A story of the Spirit of '76, and a ringing example to those who are lax in patriotism, comes from Bellwood. Lem Price, 84 years of age and full of vim, vig- or and patriotism, applied at the recruiting office in Altoona and offered enlist. Of course Mr. Price could not be accepted, but the office has his name on file. SLIGHT MISTAKE Mrs. Pearl Prout and her three children of Indianapolis, became ill after supper. Police asked her what they had eaten and she told them a cake she'd baked with sour milk a relative had left. They looked at what was left in the bottle from which Mrs. Prout said she had got the milk. It was liquid floor wax. BROTHERLY BROTHERS Fred F. Finney, 54, and David B. Finney, 52, of Pelersburg, Ill, carry their brother act pretty far. The brothers, both Rotar- faus and Masons, recently enter- ed the hospital, one after the other, to be eperated on, by the same surgeon, for identical ail- ments. MY BABY BROTHER uniform, he broke out in a rash which defied the doctors, STATE COLLEGE RESIDENTS ON USO COMMITTEE Pennsylvania will be asked to con. tribute $3,700,000 as its part of the $32,000,000 war fund which is to be raised throughout the country from May 11 to July 4 for the work of the United Service Organization (USO), This quota was agreed upon at a meeting of the state campaign com- mittee in Harrisburg on Friday, | April 17, which was attended by 50 leading citizens of the state. Chair- man of the state committee is Ar- thur E. Braun, president of Pitts- Burgh Farmers’ Deposit National Bank. Dr. Ralph Dorn Hetzel president of Pennsylvania State College, and Mrs. C. C. Peters, vice-president, Pennsylvania State Federation of Woman's Clubs, are members of the state campaign committee, Both are residents of State College, - CAA UNIT TO REMAIN AT LOCAL AIRPORT | The Civil Aeronautics will continue to operate its mediate field at Bellefonte, although plans had been made to move it to Black Moshannon, according to word received by the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce this week. Equipment from the C. A. A. unit at Kylertown air field near Philips- burg will be moved to Black Mo- shannon, instead, and Kylertown will be abandoned as a C. A. A. in- termediate field. -> Every big business success has had a few lucky turns of the cards; even | the best executive officers admit it. The body of an unidentified one- Authority | inter- | Sugar sales will be limited to a half pound a week per person, dur- i ing the first two months of govern- ment rationing. State Rationing | Administrator T. Elmer Transeau | announced this week Decisions as to future allowances | will depend largely upon the supply { on hand and procurable, officials in- dicated, leaving the entire program flexible and subject to prompt teration by the office of price ad- ministrator. No retail sales of sugar | permitted during the week | ning April 27, preliminary al- will be begin. to the Sandy Ridge Home ‘Destroyed by Fire | Members of Family Were Ab- sent When Residence Caught A-fire and re~ Philipsburg, Osceola Mills Sandy Ridge Fire Companies | sponded to a call shortly after 4 a. m. Sunday to fight a fire which com- { pletely destroyed a large six-room | house oceipled by the William Mil- { ler family in Sandy Ridge Two adjoining homes occupied by | William and Earl Vaughn were each | damaged to the extent of $200 by rapidly spreading flames from the { Miller home. { | The six members of the Miller | family, who were away at the time, were left completely homeless as {only a stove and several kitchen ar- {ticles were salvaged from the blaze. t Pumpers from the two Philips- burg companies and the ambulance | went to the scene upon notice of the [fire at 4:30 a. m i Pe a—— | TOOF INSTALLS OFFICERS, ! CONFERS THIRD DEGREE | Willlam Markley was installed as {noble grand to succeed Willlam B | Troupe, at installation ceremonies jconducted in the Bellefonte I. 0. O. F. ball last Thursday hight, | ‘More than 100 members from the ! Bellefonte, State College, Milroy and Miilheim lodges were present, { Other officers inducted were Wil-| liam B. Troupe, past grand; Wilford Fisher, vice grand, and Richard Taylor, recording secretary { Charles B. Musser, district deputy grand master, delegated Edward Quick, of Milesburg, past district {deputy grand master, as installing officer. The Bellefonte drill team. with Charles Schaeffer as drilimas- ter, conferred the third degree upon jthree candidates from the Milroy locdige and two from Centre lodge, | Bellefonte, A social hour followed the ceremony PENN STATE TEAM WINS LIVESTOCK JUDGING MEET The Pennsylvania Slate College | team won the recent annual Eastern intercollegiate livestock judging con- test at State College with a score of 2249 points out of a possible 2750. | Other competing teams and their’ scores were Cornell University, 2442: University of Connecticut, 2212 and Massachusetts State College, 2182. Individual placings of the Penn State team members were: Glenn Kean, Franklin, tied for first with a Cornell team member; John and James Christian, twins, DuBois, third and fourth: Glen Stevens, Angels, eighth: and George Espey, Altoona, ninth. Kean was first In beef cattle judg- {ing and Stevens was first In the judging of swine. Gasoline Supply Cut A 33% per cent reduction in gaso- line deliveries to service stations be- came effec ive on the east coast and in the Pacific Northwest last Thurs- day. The curtailment order supple- ments the War Production Board's yearly order which cut deliveries by 20 per cent several weeks ago, Pe- troleum Co-ordinator Harold L.! Ickes recommended an additional reduction of 13% per cent and the W. P. B. ordered it into effect at once, nn Sending a bill and collecting the | two pounds, | will have one stamp for each pound | Steve Zimmerman, Mrs. John Zim. Sugar Ration To Be Half Pound Per Person for Each Family for First 2 Months Decision on Future Allowances Will Depend Upon Supply; No Retail Sales of Sugar Will Be Permitted For One Week consumer registration betveen May 4 and May 7. Each of the first four stamps the 28-stamp ration books to be is-| sued each citizen will be good for | two-week period and each will per- mit purchase of one pound of sugar, After these four stamps nave been used, OPA may or may not alter the size of the weekly ration and the period of time covered by each stamp Making public official instruction for registration of citizens and op-| eration of the nation's first food rationing system, OPA declared that persons possessing more than t pounds of sugar at the time of reg istration would be penalized as hoarders, while persons possessing more than six pound: would be per mit to register but would be de- nied ration books until their ‘hoard’ Is exhausted Individuals possessing but not ed n ix, rore un cxceeding at the these torn from thelr ration books time of registration, Since striction: apply individuals, family of four example possess eight pounds without alty. What You May Want to Know The following is designed to an- re- to i for could per - fol swer frequently asked questions re- garding the coming rationing of su {Continued on Page Four) The American flag probably more revered today than at any time in its history. Wherever it files on forelgn soil it Is looked upon az a liberator from tyranny and oppres- sion, At home we have 80 much re- spect for our National Emblem that we have adopted certain laws and customs for its use and display. Not all of us, however, are famil- far with the proper usage of the flag, which impels us to call atten. Hs | tion to the more common regula- tions of displaying the flag, The intent of both law and cus- | tom is that the flag be not ured in any way which would detract from its dignity, nor be treated as a dec- oration or anything other than the symbol of the nation The Flag Code, or the proper manner of displaying the flag. i given below with the suggestion | Pleasant, won a John Ww | with staffs, the U. 8, flag should be 'RSDAY, APRIL 23, 1942. dy . ve os Ve Arr EN PAA 7 CT Er ER Soba A all de 2 rap AY UR 4 in Pm Excellence in eral 8 IST il scholarship won sev- awards for in the ol of Agriculture at the Penne. sylvania State College day exercises on April 19 Highest honor went to John 8 Kookogey, senfor in forestry, from Pleasantville, He received the Joh W. White medal and prize which in. cluded a gold medal and a $75 prix for outstanding scholarship Elliot Volkin, senior biological chemistry, students t from Mt White fel. enable him to at Penn State and lowship whi continue his or some other college Archibald Hyson, h will etching tucies wr M agricultural +s 1% ~ STUDENTS WIN HIGH HONORS scholarship vil from ' CIIOIAT Havana, ir f * ay 100 } fi: 1 studle - —- RE — Col. Adams Reappointed James, {or fourth assumed office three appointed Col, Lynn G head the Pennsylvania Monday - For Victory: Buy Bonds Governor since the time Years ago, Adams Wo stat ale ne police wi that it be kept 1. The flag should from sunrise to sunset on all na- tional and state holidays and on his. toric and special occasions for future reference: be displayed ” 2. When carried with other flags should either be right, or, when other flags, of that line 3. When displayed against ag wall another flag from crossed in the a procession U. 8B. flag on Ue marching is a line of of the center 4 |} there in front the flag's own right, the observer’ left and its staff should be in front of ihe staff of the other 4. When a number of flag: states cities, or pennants of eties are grouped and displayed from safls with the U. 8. flag. the latter should be at the center or at the highest point of the group ot BOC ~ NUMBER 17. Japanese Show Confusion Over American Bombing Attacks Blasting Tokyo ‘Still Trying to Figure Bombed In Their Own Islands Saturday; American Government Remains Silent the Tokyo and at Japanese planes bearing mia bombed three the other first tr ewing ros an 800-mile terro Lhe Nd bile Japanese peop + hiot Nigh 1 TNICIATY raids which bore home Ir to Japan | first wer a joliing blow both ma and spiritually, it ha increasingly i Me rte ners . 4 » a ue time 1 her to belittle th A the enemy's starting bombardment its how em Yoctive ‘ perhaps, in nerves as the of the k aboard aircraft v 4 speed out ol flying range The Japanese radio been cone Japanese communique, at 5. When flags of states cilles or pennants of societies, are flown on the same halyard with flag of the U.L 8, the latter should alwavs be at the peak. When flown adjacent masts, the U. 8, flag should be hoisted first and jowered last suc) flown in former position would ahove, the lat the right of. U. 8 6. When flags of two or more na- tions are displayed, they should be A nh from separate masts at the me height, and the flags thould be of approximately equal size 7. When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting from a window sill, etc, the union of the flag should go clear to the peak unless the flag ix at half mast 8. When the flag is displayed in a manner th wing flown al i} Wie from No the bs 4 be piaced nor in the other An ER DISPLAY OF THE FLA G it should be displayed whether indoors or out. When displayed either horizontally or ver- tically, the union should be upper most and to the flag's own right When festoons, rosettes or drapings are desired, bunting of blue, white and red should be used 8. When displayed over the middie of the street, suspend the g ver tically with the union to the north on an east-west street or 10 the east on a north-south street from a mast flat " 10. 'Whenth used on a speaker's plat.’ form, the fag, ir displayed fiat should be displayed above and be- hind the speaker. If flown from a stafl, it should be at the speaker's right. It should never be used cover the speaker's desk nor drapery on the platform 11 to as When used in connection with (Continued om Page Siz) Gift Boxes For Scores in Snow Shoe-Clarence Area Contribute Cash and Cigarettes A campaign to send boxes and cigarettes to men in the service has Just been completed for the Snow Shoe-Clarence district. Those who canvassed the com- munity and who helped pack the boxes are: Mary Vozniak, Dorothy McClusick, Dorothy Drapcho, Jo- hanna Swancer, Kathryn Kolasa, Catherine McCloskey, Margaret Sef. chik, Mary Botson, Margaret Tyner, Susan Beprish, Sophie Gomola, Ver- Na SBwancer, Mrs, Maurice Leighey, Mrs. Oliver Bell and Joan Drapcho. Contributors to the fund were: J. H. France Refractories, office, $530; Harvey Smith, 85: Young Democratic Club, 856; Merrill Har- nish, $2; W. B. Hall and sons, John, A. Balash, and Emro's § and 10 do- nated candy. Cigarettes and money were receiv. | ed from the following: W. A. Prance, George Doherty, Robert Parks, E. M. France, W. M. Tarman, James Myers, Clifford Johnston, Thomas Shaddeck, Mar- | garet Dudish, Harold 8ipes, Gwenn | Freeman, Michael Koshko, Ignas! McClusick, Mike Murnyak, Sr., Andy Biggans, Jr., John Poltis, Mrs. Mary Kormanic, Joe Repasky, Katherine Danko, Edward Muirhead, Pete Voz- niak, Mary Vomiak Casmer Swan-' cer, Clair Hall, Jr, Mrs. Dan Moore, | merman, John Martonchik, Jarvis! | Little, | | i |mersion in the ice-like mountain | armed man was found Sunday night spring water, | at Chester Hill, south of Philips-| The gray-haired man wore a grey staff at the Centre Cotinty Hospital! Clearfield County Coroner E. BS. Erhard, Curwensville, examined the man and estimated that he had been dead for possibly two days. He was stretched out face-down in a! son from which his identity might Hospital, challow ditch running paralle] to the tracks, There was four inches of water in the ditch. No identity could be established. Officials removed all the belongings from the dead man’s pockets but the only possible clue were the initials “8.N.G.” on the leather hatband of his brown felt hat and there was no way of knowing if the Initials be- longed to the man. He had no Jeft arm and his right arm was out ahead of him as he was sprawled out in the ditch only eight feet from the Pennsy tracks, The man's face was purplish from expo- sure of the cold weather and sub- | flannel short, dark suit, black work | shoes, brown socks, and brown hat. | He was | years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, | pounds. He had nothing on his per-| | be established. In a final effort to find who he was, State Motor Police fingerprint No marks of violence were found on the dead man and Coroner Er-| hard stated death was due to causes | unknown, | | Taken from the pockets of the! one-armed man were the following | items: Three wet-stones, two razor strops, 8 Wednesday morning DuBois paper, | bag of coffee, spoon, palr scissors, | bag of tobacco, pipe, two combs, mir- | ror, knife, pencil, safety pin, quarter, and red bandana handkerchief, | ed him. | th James Vitale, James Carlson, An-! dy Parney, Albina Bugash, Mrs. E. A. Bhive, Mrs. James Brooks, Mrs, | (Continued on Page Five) i 1 New Nurse at Hospital tires, and N. B. Hanna, Lock Haven | Another nurse was added to the last week when Miss Pauline Peters, | of Lewistown, training school of the Lewistown Injured in Fall Standing on a high chair to clean e corner cupboard at her home, Mrs. Harry Helwig, Roaringcreek township, near Bloomsburg, slipped as she attempted to stép down from the chair, In falling, she fractured! her right arm. School Receives Defense Payment State Treasurer G. Harold Wagner announced last week the payment of $1642 to Spring Township School District, Pleasant Gap, for carrying on Vocational Education-National Defense, Tires Issued In Men In Service Clinton County Rationing Boards Announce Permits For Week of April 8 to 14 Clinton county's two tire ration- ing boards issued permits for 17 ruck tires and 13 truck tubes, the recapping of six truck tires, sale of five passenger tires, geven passenger tubes and recapping of ten passen- ger tires for the week of April 8-14, New truck tires and tubes wore issued as follows: George P, Gummo, | Mill Hall, R. D., one of each: A. N McCaleb, Loganton, R. D. two of each; N. G. Eisenhower, Lamar. for the road supervisors of Lamar town- ship, three of each; John W. Maves, Lock Haven, R. D. 1, two of each: Eugene E. Heckman, Salona, RB. D., two of each for tractor: John Springer, Star Route, Lock Haven, two tires; Wilbur Dickson, Renovo, {two tires and one tube: Thomas P. Dunlap, Beech Creek, two of each: John: R. Heck, North Bend, one tire, Recapping truck tires: M. Morri- son, Lock Haven, two tires; Railway Express Agency, Lock Haven, two tires; J. J. Kohlberger, Island. Lock Haven, two tires, Bale of passenger tires and tubes: Harry 8. Quiggle, Lock Haven one tube; Charles C. Reading, Jersey Shore, R. D. 2, one tube; Lawrence | Stout, Westport, two of each: Dr. C.| B. Kirk, Mill Hall, one of each: the | Rev. 1. K. Blowers, Renovo, ote of | each. Recapping passenger tires: Harry 8. Qluggle, Lock Haven, Geo, B. Stover, 8alona, R. D, and Charles C. Reading, Jersey Shore, R. D. 2, one tire each; George W. Cross, Hammersley Fork, two tires; Charles L. Reese, Renovo, two tires; Charles J. Lindenmuth, East Renovo, two R. D. 1, one tire, - Religion is the possession of the exclusive possession of Di- 160 a recent graduate of the nurses’ |vine resources, Brothers Die In Auto Crash Two Sons of David I. Law- rence, Democratic State Leader, Killed Two sons of David L. Lawrence. National Democratic Committee. man and former Becretary of the Commonwealth, were killed and five other Pittsburgh boys injured in an auto accident three miles south of Portersville, Butler county, Sunday night Lawrence sald at his Pittsburgh home the dead were his sons, Bren- nan, 16, and David, Jr., 18, i The injured, removed to Ellwood City Hospital, were iduntified as Ralph Dower, Bill Schaub. John Thomas, Jack Clinton and Frank McCarthy. State Motor Police Pvt, A. L. Knudson said at Butler the bovs were riding in an automobile own- ed by Lawrence which overturned ont Route 18, The boys were taking a ride in the | country after an afternoon of ball- | playing in Pittsburgh. $500 DAMAGE IN TWO-CAR | CRASH AT STATE COLLEGE In a two-car accident at the cor- ner of Nittany avenue and Pugh street, State College, about 7:40 o'clock Priday night, no one was in- jured but damage was placed at | One of the cars, a coupe, Was {driven by Mrs. Ivalclare Howland, of the Locust Lane apartments and the other was a machine driven by Ensign Raiph P. Peiback, Jr., a nav. al reserve student at Penn State. Feiback's car was overturned, A sine WW —— Fire at Pine Grove Mills Members of the Alpha Fire Com- | pany, State College, were called to Dr. Heckman To Remain As Supt. Former Bellefonte Pastor Again Chosen to Head Methodist Home Dr. Edgar R. Heckman of Tyrone, former pastor of the Bellefonte Methodist church, was chosen to continue as superintendent of the Methodist Home for the Aged at Tyrone, according to announcement Friday by Bishop Adna W. Leonard al the 74th session of the Central Pennsylvania Methodist Conference al Bloomsburg. The following were elected tr ees of the home Rev. J. H. Greenwald, Emporium: Rev. J. L. Jarrett, Montgomery; Rev G. H. Ketterer, Hollidaysburg: and I. E. Garver, Roaring Springs: W. F Kiesel, Jr., Hollidaysburg: and Carl B. Stoner, Harrisburg, laymen Dr. Heckman and J. H. Wright Hollidaysburg, were elected minister. ial and jay trustees, respectively. sii. CP ——_—— Farmers’ Day Canceled The tire and gasoline situation as ust. {well as the need for keeping farm { | Pine Grove Mills late Friday after-| noon when fire broke out in a floor | was extinguished with | and damage was slight. began service as a human race: no smail group of any of the John Kelier home, The blaze | estimated to be about 60! general duty nurse. Miss Peters is faith has chemicals | labor at home are contributing fac- tors for the cancellation of Farmers’ Day at Pennsylvania State College, Dean 8. W. Fletcher, of the School of Agriculture announces. Plans are under way for special meetings of such groups as grange lecturerers, town and county pastors, and others, during the week beginning June 14 - nl lemme Niri¢ Made Homeless Mr. and Mrs, Henry Cummings and seven children were made homeless by a fire which destroyed their two-room home along the mountain in Castanea township, Clinton county. Only the clothes they were wearing was saved. The fire apparently started from an overheated stovepipe while the members of the family were out of the house. Read the Classified ads, United | sharp varlance Out How They Were nit the 1 bulletins, pu t 10 In all escaped "are » Chin a Bellefonte R. D. Woman Uninjured Five Motorists Escape Serious Injury in Collision Sunday ’ have been i head- STUDENTS AT PENN STATE SPONSOR HIGH SCHOOL DAY Btu Stale College School Day” on the Saturday, and have invited high school seniors from all over the state to be their guests Sponsored by the “All-College Cabinet,” which is the undergrad- uate student government organiza You dents at the Pennsylvania will sponsor YY © t hi Campus 10is H ‘ni 3 1 will spring football game be- State and Duquesne The will be climaxed by the lege Peng 1942” program fourth ual of "y adil Revue ate of circ —— Bin — “I MET A ZOMBIE!"—TRUE STORY OF ADVENTURE hrilling account of a noted wri- ter who went to Haiti to find out if the voodoo doctors were acti able to resurrect human robots from the grave. . What the author discov- ered presents a thrilling tale. Look for this feature in the May 3rd issue of The American Weekly, the big magazine distributed with the Balti- more Sunday American. On sale at all newsstands wally a eel mieten lis a good month in which to iption label and pt ye ntre yd pri lock at your subscr pay for another year of The Ce Democrat | vice; Random [tems SHOPPE STREET: Last year Henry Brockerhoff, then a member of Bellefonte Council, pub- licly demanded that the Bellefonte lorough Auditors surcharge meme bers of Counell for the cost of bulld- Bhope street, which he claimed built in disregard of policy resolution making it mandatory for all such construction to be d in ( ing war “a pas DENS ~ on a foot-front part by the property fitted by such work basis, The auditors ellie Lhe controvers: wher in an effort retained iw BAETNS the Shope the gen TL Nave an attorney who is the merit now considers No one Re ac ~-ena us ¢ oeing FLAGS: Noulds SERENADERS: Some members se C rif IH pra ruled out by Won POUND OF COAL: American Rall new peak of efficiency DATTNIESS Je curat “ sued _ ’ JIL Oi reight service they hauled nt froiod 14 ie . $ of freigh equipment n 1921 best railroads th a pound of cc £ tame for is 3 and the was Bet most waste enough coal du aa a mile DYNAMITE: Those in the know claim a i-official theory now under con- sideration in the Taylor murder case is “dynamite” of the highest order Sounds interesting. doesn't #7? If the theory holds water, most of us wouldn't care how mn dynamite it contained, ARMY: Monday's Le - first stories that ich ACH News papers ca rried about the probability married men being drafted into th rmy. We've been looking because it reason if the U. 8. is to mobilize an army of 8 to 10 million men. some married men will have to be taken Some will be drafted for army others for duty in war indus- Pew of us will complain, we Many of have be- feel pangs of conscience in continuing in our regular peace-time work when there's a job to be done. even if It is an unpleasant task ACADEMY: By September, we hope, the Belle- fonte Academy building will be va- cated by the public schools. The Academy then will return to its pre- vious state of disuse and the big white bullding overlooking Bellefonte again will be a constant reminder that something should be done to convert in into permanent useful- ness. Maybe the coming reunion and dinner of the Bellefonte Academy Alumni Association will produce something oonstructive suggest- ions for the future of the historic {Continued from page four) st stands tio BOT {ries nope us already Te gun Ww a in ial * SUPERMAN MONEY IS NEEDED TO DEFEAT THE AXIS POWERS. BUY DEFENSE BONDS AND STAMPS HURRY, EVERYONE! YOUR NOW AND EVERY PAY DAY / PETER PUBL IC—On Wheels, Hot Stuff! EVER SEE THAT LITTLE CLASSMATE OF OURS - TW QU/ET FELLER-? pi
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