Odd and CURIOUS in the NEWS \ a FOUND BADLY INJURED Discovered lying along the tracks of the Pennsylvania Rail- Joud near Snydertown, Nor- Mmberland; an Thomas of x rmel, was mi, 1s, to the Mary M. Packer Hospital in a semi-conscious condition. His right arm was broken, and his body was a mass of bruises and brush burns. He was unable to give a coherent ac- count of what had happened to him. It was believed he might have fallen from a train, HOW'S THIS ONE? How's this? Probate Court re- cords at Topeka, Kan, reveal that the mother of three chil- dren died and they were Wdopted by their maternal grandmother. The grandfather died, and their father married their grandmoth- er. Now the children's grand- mother is their mother, and their father is their Step-Jutner. PLAYS S IT SAFE Two men stepped up to the theatre box office at Hope, Ark. rolling a spare tire and wheel. They bought tickets, rolled the tire into the theatre and sat down with the wheel between them. It was a little inconveni- ent, they admitted, but “it’s the only safe thing to do when your spare isn't locked.” USUAL LAST WORD The personal advertisement column of a Chicago newspaper carried these: “Not resp. for debts other than my own. Jo- seph Kolozy, 4318 Lake Park. Joe—"That all you ever were re- sponsible for, wasnt it? Mrs, Ce- cilia Kolozy.” teen MP orem — HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GET COURSES BY MAIL Hundreds of students vania's smaller high Scho ceiving instruction throu ug h pondenceé from the State College in specialize d impossible to include courses OF study About 20 schools are participating in this program, according to Allen E. Wierman, in charge of corres- pondence instruction for the exten- sion services of the College. With a shortage of high schoal teachers an- ticipated as a result of the war, more and mote schools will find this service Useful, he predicted. Most popular courses at present are those in aviation which include | the principles of aeronautics, con-; struction of models blueprints of planes, and meteorology. also & great demand for business management, gasoline engines, and radio courses. in | Pen nsy n in Dies in Alrica. Sgt. Franklin Holtzappie, 22 Northumberland, was instantly kil ed in an aircraft accident in Afric April 17, his parents, Mr and Mrs Ralph Holtzapple, 77% Duke Street Northumberland, were officially ad- vised by the War Departmént. No detalls of the accident were given Further information will be / ed when it is available, the partment message stated. - France Against U. S. France declared against the United States in presidency of John amical adj averted open war 1801, Adams of Issue New Rules For Mailing Outside The United States The Postoffice Department has is- sued new restrictions on the size of packages being sent outside of con- tinental United States, except Can- ada and Mexico, due to decrease in space for mail aboard liners The packages must not be 18 inches in length or 48 inches in length and girth combined, It must not exceed eleven pounds in weight Alaska, Hawaii, Canal Zone, Phil- ippines, Putrto Rico, army and navy postoffices in New York. San Fran- cisco and Seattle are included in the list of places where the size of pack- ages for delivery is restricted over Girl Intern Cuts Off Mangled Leg There is) The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County A Visitor In Seven Thousand Homes Each Week SECOND SECTION on Cenfre Democrat NEWS, FEATURES | YoL UME 61. BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1942. UMBER State’ s Civil Air Patrol To Mobilize Memorial Day At Black Moshannon id Various Squadrons to Assemble for Demon- “stration Tests and Maneuvers; Bomb Drop- ping Activities Will Be Engaged In | handling even the flving fortresses, been field by the ( Black of been selected a ization of the Penns Civil Air Patrol staged on Memorial to display the treng and to demon te by practical tests and neuvers the ability the various squadrons function toge and separately All squadrons being to fly to the Black Moshannon on that date. Events will bomb dropping, location of lost wcrobatic and an y drill contest Black Moshannon Airport has for this mobilization and central location county airport is Allegl y mountains in heart Pennsylvania. It nations emergency air- Moshannon for Airport has port, capable general mobil- ‘army's big sylvania Wing has recently which will be Day order th of the unit ana de wmted a intermediate nautic Aut! Workmen building a power of ' so ti of 10r1Ly in are line t » alrport » lighted for Reid ma to at the stalled, As have been com- Weather located at be her already bee preparat pleted, the Unite Bureau S000 are all ed Airport include aircraft Station now ertown exhibitions infantr it ‘nianu hilipsburg immediately are members of the Patrol. All 10 mem - Itoona squadron wl been due The located undaing selected rl to its size Centre atop the Aare en the very the of largest See Completion Bridge Held Up Failure to Obtain Steel Likely to Hinder Work on Route 64 George : membership in the R ph 1 Peterson field, is the comm Das id Hi away nlet The Second Teaspoonful Heating System May Need Care vaten Hitler Shows Anxiety Over Home Problem; No Mention Of Early Victory Fuehrer Grabs New Powers That Hint Another Purge in Germany; Now Speaks of War Over Next Winter wight Hitler's after dema he Lack of CCC Help Hinders Wardens Handi Fighting | res of Enrolees Work of Fore «1 Scarcity caps Demands Full Power Reed Howard, » el ceed with work else removed considerable quip- ment They will return as soon ag the required materiol received but when that will be nohxiv knows The order was placed in July 1041 when the construction work began he material restrictions went into effect, on a prior- ity rating, becaus 1 Some of the customs people class t more primitive race: boasted culture and intelligence For instance, the. favorite sport woth Indoor and out-door—of the & is Lo disport in the hude he common exouse for is to take a bath a reRs anes¢ ith w ied after was giv e thir tht robing Farmer's Day Shortages of and the need of fa convix offic Cancelled tires and gasol labor have the School sylvania traditional should be can- rm als of at Pen that the Day wed the Agriculture tate College ial Farmer's ed ‘this Year Cac ched only af vey and a careful] uation Tire Rationing Permits Issued Two ounty Rationing Boards List Names of Those Killed In Accident Granted Certificates Paul E. Thomas, Catawissa, was . killed when his coal truck overturn- Tsons gran srmits by the ed two miles east Shamokin 0 tire rationing board Identification was made through a past week, for the pur- selective service certificate. Police new or obsolete tir believe Thomas lost of the both, were as Te hile rom " ” oi Bode oy ub and ee Yio Ne 1. pate College Deneat} the machine J ahd | * Con er, Spring Mills; C. E : sibs Supv. road district of Potter Se ——— Centre Hall; Penna, State College; 8. M. Stover, Spring Mills: Harry L. VanValger, State College: G. A. Pivirotte, State College: James E. Reese, Warriors Mark; Sarah Lee ment for high school tuition incurred Coleman. State College: A. C. Hen- during the 1940-41 school year ninger, Pine Grove Mills; Walter F — ncn Olen, Spring Mills; Stellard T for the -hour week Beightol, Pleasant Gap; Max Herr, live long enough, hope oh e¢ Hall; Willlam E. McCorkle, to be able to make a living by work- State College; Mrs, Mable Lane. ing forty hours instead of sixty Aaronsburg; Gwendolyn Wagner, Spring Mills; Stanley Smith, State College: C. B. Struble, Belle- fonte; Samuel H., Horner, Centre Hall; E. L. Nixon, State College, of es Or follows A.B Brad- control curve Twp Taylor Township Receives Payment. Payment of $79 92 was approved by Auditor General F, Clair Ross in fa- vor of Taylor township as reimburse- We and, are if forty we B An attractive girl intern crawled beneath a locomotive at Richmond, Va. held a flashlight in her teeth and amputated the leg of a railway workman with a borrowed pocket knife, Heroine of the story is Marina Diezrivas, slender young brunette from Puerto Rico, who has been on the night ambtilance-riding assign- ment at the Medical College of Vir- ginia Hospital. A call came from the railroad yards. Trapped beneath a locomotive, groaning and half-delirious with pain was a yard employe. A big wheel was squarely across his man- Also: Philip MeClanahan, Centre Hall; S8amuel I. and Sara 1. Shank, Centre Hall; Shoemaker Bros., State College: Robert 8. Hollenbaugh, Boalsburg; Donald E. Smith, Centre Hall; Frank 8. Miller, Spring Mills: Gail Weaver, Rebersburg; Clyde E Weber, Rebersburg; J. Kenneth Watson, State College: Benjamin J Hummel, Woodward: W. E. Homan, Spring Mills; Fred A. Esterline, Millheim; P. Ricans, fare Hall; Coburn Grain & Crea y, F. Ma- lone, owner, Coburn; Robert F. Jones, State Collegggsand Janice M Smith, State College. Certificates issued by Local Rat- joning Board No. 2, Bellefonte were: There was only one way him—amputation—and there was only one way to get at it—from underneath the locomotive to free Shivering as the night wind cut through her white uniform, Miss Diezrivas crawled under. Lying flat on the gravel, grease and ashes, she went to work by the dim rays of her flashlight with a small hos- pital scalpel. Heavy muscle and the cramped quarters presented a prob- lem. The scalpel wasn't enough. In desperation she borrowed a big pocket knife and finished the job. The Patient = recovering. ccm Mt», Refuses $5, 000 For Son K illed i From Altoona comes the story of a woman who was born in Poland but became an American citizen, who has refused to accept payment of $5,000 federal insurance on her sailor son, declaring the govern- ment needed the money more than she and her husband, a coal min- er, did. Chief Signalman Charles Lynch, navy recruiting officer, jwhen the Navy Women's Auxiliary identified | Andy Tobias, Clarenge: A. T. Pletch- er, Howard: Edward R. Houser, Bellefonte; LeRoy Reese, Port Ma- tilda; Harry E. Confer, Howard; George F. Rogers, Bellefonie, R. D.: W. W. Confer, Howard: AL. Benson, Philipsburg; "®P C. Holter, Howard; John Koshko, Clarence: O. E. Henritzy, M. D. Port Matilda; Edward R. Owens, Bellefonte; Tasty Products, Inc. Philipsburg: Harry Tressler, Bellefonte, R. D, ! Certificates issued for recapping or retreading service were: Harry E. | (Continged on Page Sis) in Navy her only as a resident of Cresson. Her son was lost in the Battle of Java, “We have enough to live on” Lynch quoted her as saying, "and is formed, my daughter plans to Join.” Lynch said she has another son in the navy. sociable or Woman, Often w thor whether they don't wait for that Lantern Burns Four Children Kerosene Explodes When Match is Applied to Wick and D 2 Four children all sons of Mr D. Drass, R g, were severely burned the kerosene attempting to of ig! when T they were exploded Two of were admitted hospital where the Hollidays- the boys to Altoona Mercy they were taken in burg ambulance Richard, 8, suffered severe shock, second and third degree burns of the face and abdomen. His condi- tion was considered by hospital at- tendants as extremely serious Michael, 9, suffered second de- gree burns of the right arm and the right thigh. His condition was considered fair John, 11, suffered first degree burns of the left ear, and second degree burns of the back of his left hand. He was discharged after being treated. William, 13, suffered first degree burns of the face and left side of the neck. He was discharged after treatment a Direct Relief Report, Direct funds distributed in Centre County during the week ending Fri- day totalled $803.30, according to G Harold Wagner, State Treasurer This amount was paid to 227 cases. Last week 228 cases received a total of £805.90. Y ¥ man Japs ’ Any Med to join Piyelihtod urge to Japan i i foreign whit who did not understand that t have Dot Ceveld ped ot undress and arc nude, others JR rue, istomer Thieves Steal 2 Wheels From Car Lock Haven Police Searching For Culprit Who Robbed Automobile Lock Haven searching stole gs and wheel i from A car on 4 used car lot the ave. wh wilo of Bellefonte parked Shearer Garage on nue The theft presumably sometime after 8 p. m., at which time a check was made of the lot and despite the light of a powerful 500-watt floodiamp, which is kept burning all night the Shearer lot The wheels were removed from a 1837 model Ford and are blue in color. The thief or thieves took the spare and jacked the ear up to re- move the left rear wheel - — —— _ as Child Struck By Car Wayne Miller, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Miller, Mill Hall, R D., was struck by a car Sunday af- ternoon but was not seriously in- jured. He sustained injuries to his head and hip, and brush burns when struck by a car driven by Mer- rill Chapman, Lock Haven, R. D,, who told police that the boy darted in front of his car Chapman said he was unable to stop his machine quick enough to keep from striking the lad. He was not arrested. a —— bricks fight took place on You can't make straw and you can't without weapons. without A War reek Edward 8h assisted by ¢ COC Camp at sls wed all his ( to the passers-by watched ents dson the jstomen would Tun across the waken the old ma wereupon this red tif opr nting \ tinguithe fellow would Ferney and walt Tw sireet - Drought Closes MIRA TAT mpanion n experien nowever i :f : mm won riding from Yokohoms (Continued on Pope Siz) Philipsburg Has $1000 Auto Fire Two Cars Are Destroyed Blaze at Llewlynn Bock Garage in Fire, caused by a short circuit | A =) Random Mtems SKULL-DUDGERY NRE CHECK R SECTOR an automobile broke out Liewlynn Bock garage at burg. early Friday morning & two automobi and the roof troved equipment of the two-car brick building Hoses were turned on the blazing automobiles belonging to Liewlynn Bock and Elmer Kelly and while firemen played hose on the burning garage other fighters pushed the two cars from the garage. Both however, were aid to be total wrecks, The Graham sedan Bock and used by car, caught fire from an ignition short circuit and the fire rapidly spread to the wooden roof stud- ding and the other car. The sound and radio equipment and tools be- longing to Boek were destroved in the blaze. The Kelly car was a Chevrolet sedan. and doors belonging to him as a sound Scholarship Exams, Friday More than 40 Centre county high school pupils are expected to take the State Scholarship examinations to be held in the Academy building, Bellefonte, on Priday, May 1, be- ginning at 8:45 a. m., it was an- nounced yesterday by the office of County Superintendent of Schools F. Glenn Rogers. a For Victory: Buy Bonds PETER PUBLIC—“Even Steven!”
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