== MAKE EVERY PAY JOIN THE PAY: ROLL SAVINGS BOND DAY DAY PLAN VOLUME 6!. NUMBER 23 C—O —— OI AGH Ihe Centre BURNS F Exploding » erosene Fire ro Home “els Husband, 7 Children, Leap to Safety After Blast in Kitchen VICTIM IS MRS. ARTHUR BENNETT Coroner to Conduct Inves- tigation; Neighbors Save Home From Ruin BULLETIN! Buns received day early yestei nei Runville proved fatal Arthur Bennett, 32 the Centre County Hospital at 6 last night. She had been conscious most of the time up until about two hours before her death. During noe an to Mis who died at morang at o'clock her conscious mom- ents Mrs. Bennett told attend- ants at the hospital that the blast which followed when she poured coal oil into the Kitchen range, threw her backwaikls through the room and set fire to her clothing. Centre County Coroner Charles Sheckler, of Milesburg, notified of the tragedy last night, said an investigation would be held today. He did not believe an in guest would be necessary Funeral arrangements had not been made last night rt} Lun Mrs. Arn ville, was husband from their blazing home from a porch morning aft an explosion in kitchen of the home Mrs. Bennett who expects the birth of her eighth child in the very near future, last night was reported to bé In a serious condition at the Centre Cotnty Hospital where she was Saket Jmimeciately after the Her entire badly | was stat ted The while kitchen, i eri and seven childrer roof early ve ter fire body | J blast occured about © My lone vil Tne believed to have InP {Continued om Page Memorial Day Observed Here F. W. Junior Fife And Drum Corps Makes First Public Appearance y. arge Wa Urns Day Saturday [8 Memorial Heforite the annual held in Be afternoon Or 5 EPrvice » In the parade which preceded the services on the Diamond Veter- ans of Foreign Wars Junior Fife and Drum Corps made it nitial public appearance and was giver warm reception all along the line Rev. Ralph G. McMullen risburg, World War 1 principal speaker, while Hughes spoke at exercise the Veterans Foreign W YY ar Union cemetery earlier in the the i a of Har - pilot was the James R held by in the after 1 ri of noon ine mona on the Dia amuel LO EPEArIng program in charge Page Three) +f Oi wa {Continued on Investigate VFW Theft The theft of some $300, thought to include some money from Buddy Poppy sales, from a safe at the State College VFW home in State College, is being investigated by borough po- lice. A worker at the home discov- ered the absence of a box of money from the safe, which had not been completely locked, early last Thurs- day morning . - Law Offices to Close At its quarterly meeting last week the Centre County Bar Association voted to close all law offices in the county on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons during the summer, from June 6 to September 1 VEW May Purchase Markland Hotel Here nnpiet hotel will taKetll I'he AA Assemblyman Haines To Wed Mexico Girl Jellefonts been La NO date ding Pleasant Gap - AbandonsHigh Pupils to be Sent to B.H.S -Local Board Cancels Academy Lease A virtual « ion Pleasant Gap High Sch Bellefonte High S by mut Bo NsSOLas ard Hat i Bellefon and the serving Pittsburgh property that the premise cance th ne Board's | * on roperts Lie Academy | Iu which school 31 The High t » ' . tice upon the OWS of bank the the will vacate b July r of the Plea Lhe Mergs School with High came after an by Leonard Rhoads, pre Spring township board had been reached abandon the 6th and 10th grades himan and ophomore) at Pleasant Gap and to end all to the Bellefonte High School, if such arrangemer met with the approval of the Belie board merger nigh (Cs ie ant Gap Bellef nouncemen sident of the that decisi mite Y to ifre pupils fonte means that the school enrollment in the nitinued { The total local on Page Siz) STENOGRAPHERS, NEEDED IN TYPISTS WASHINGTON Civil Service Commission has the Bellefonte post office if possible, three stenograph- ers and one typist weekly during the month June for dut n Washington, D. C Need for stenographer ists in Washington is described a desperate,” and Civil Service officials have been asked to do every- thing possible to send persons train ed in such work to the capitol The asked locate, to g of y and typ being Ask Clubs, Industries, Citizens to Contribute $1, 500 For Civil Defense The following contributions to the Bellefonte Borough Defense Fund were reported last night. The goul is $1500, Contributions will be received until June 20, Titan Metal Mfg. Co. $100.00 W. P. Sieg 10.00 W. W. Sieg 10.00 Horace J. Hartranft Carl Bauer Sheriff E. R. Miller. A. L. Francis. Total . The Bellefonte Civilian Devense Council needs $1500 for the purch- ase of air-rald sirens, establishment of first-aid stations, and for the purchase of other equipment vital to the defense program. Normally such funds would come | “from the Borough Treasury, but Council is hard pressed to meet the usual borough expenditures without an expected appropriation of $1500 A defense per capita tax was sidered but was ruled out as ractical Council doesn’t want to increase the millage unless it be- comes absolutely necessary to do so con~ After considering every possible | angle, Monday night, Councilmen decided to ask the town's clubs, its civic, patriotic and fraternal organi- zations, its industries, and even pri- | vate citizens to make contributions | to the worthwhile fund The goal has been set at $1500 which is considered the minimum amount needed to buy only such equipment as is vitally necessary Council will write to clubs, indus (Continued on Page Four) umn- | ATALT Citizen Dies 3 W. FREDERICK REYNOLDS i ¥ Minor Accident Mars Holiday Traffic it iia Bell Telephone Unturls Flag Bellefonte Office Has 100 Per Cent War Record Bond ficial Man fa » United St $ HALE Wa FEN that re ATE 100 1 b ize YP iVinhis nt ring the ¢ afid the HNnUAr # display United Department certificate Bell Company at headquarters ir Ihe certificate was ented Ww onnell, plant wire chief @ H Caum, manager for the Company, said the latest report | 3 State the company y Harris- Huirg by C pre Now Pennsylvania employees are particl- (Continued om Page Four) Bellefonte Youth Is Injured In Mishap ard Ja Mr treet mison Guy Jamison, of was injured about ¥. when he his home ran across the street of a car operated by | Jr, of Bush Addition, | shidd a an 5:30 | Was struc k Witnesses Lo p. m., Tuesd: bY a car Near aid the child in the path David Miller Bellefonte The child left side of { of the head dispensary of suffered injuries his face and lacerations the Centre the He TIO driver of not car Fishermen Have Poor Luck, Hook Selves! Two anglers fishing in the Belle- fonte area, Sunday, | Centre County them removed, William Stevens, 23. of Ashland, thad a hook imbed itself in his chin while he Creek, George E. Churella, of Patton, got a hook firmly fasten- Hospital to have (ed in the little finger of his right | {hand Neither injury was of a ser-| | ious nature. of | the | * that 100 percent of all Bell of | to the | He was treated at the! County | Hospital, where he was taken by the | His condition Is!’ fell afoul of | fishing hooks and were taken to the | was fishing along Spring | aged 9, | BELLEFON E, PA, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1942. FOR VICTORY Buy UNITED STATES DEFENSE “" BONDS « STAMPS SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR, 59t Tonight; 128 to ferms Defense As Inadequate Council to Purchase Sir- Street Lighting am Revived ens; Progr for was pointed to Belle! Council at a Mond ght by Col R agin) Pirector of the Oy Hy uid COA meet O53 M weld th Region f Dx ing hit “t 1 AV Dig i large will be ibie dams t large enon he t brave Hes ks ATE Cause poss are added the fad age Four) ‘ tities [#H LAL P Logans Volunteer for Airplane Spotting Of Of Tuesday to the nigh provide Log } regular meeting Company volunteered nignt a spotting from an the 16 one tO man Week an x 1 Bel i. mm A Poorinan, chairman Bechdel, G. Murray bert Auman, Jr work with Aaron Samuel Rhinesmith, of the Civilian Defense Council, in mapping out chedule for the Logan valunteer ‘Catholic Daughters Install New Officers Following a banquet at the Brock- t erhoff hotel on Tuesday evening. the Catholic Daughters of America held { installation ceremonies in the meet fe roomy of their hall in the Parm- National Bank building “The following officers were instal- led for the coming year: Catharine A. Hartle, grand regent, reelected; Mrs. Russell Haupt, vice regent; Miss Marie Kelleher, monitor; Mrs. Jos- eph Ross, prophetess;; Mrs. Harry { Dunlap, financial secretary, reelec- {ted Mrs. Oscar Gray, treasurer, re- elected; Miss Mary Hartle, historian; | Mrs. John Garis, lecturer: Mrs. Andy Kachik, sentinel, Mrs Samuel B Rhinesmith, organist; Mrs. Winfield {Continued on Page Three! -—— SCRAP COLLECTION airplane in lefonte area committee composed of Gu Bud Coble, Dean Decker and Her appointed to D. Leitzell, and f Was “ TO BE MADE TOMORROW | The salvage and waste committee {of the Bellefonte Civilian Defense Council will hold a second collection {of scrap rubber and metals in the | Bellefonte area tomorrow, it was | announced yesterday A truckload of materials was ob- tained in the first collection Tues- {day of this week, officials said To save time and gasoline in to- | morrow’s collection persons having { contributions are asked to dial 739 or 2817 and arrange for the truck to call. All kinds of scrap metals land scrap rubber are particularly needed. Tin cans are not sought since there are no local facilities for | handing them, h Annual BHS Commencement Receive biploma Mumng Dance Hundreds Seek Exira Sugar Boards Jammed as Coun- ty Residents Apply For Canning Rations A cory Hig at tables aint Monday morming unty Home fitre ( rks work an filled with beeli engaged erruption the pli " t ’ 4 chairs has thonst ar Sine Centre wil | & ation: While Home applications Bellefonte rough, Nittany Ie received TE | v alley re being ued wn Page 512) Coon Chose To Be Held On June 21 net POrtaor ime an of and wrt thor q | oths part the Bilger farm at Jauntain on 1d in of Will be ' held on Hall June 2j it Centre nu beginning at IOCK noon War terday by William Shultz and ( Warden Thomas Mosier, of Belie- fonts { Post entry mis to u cents 8 heaty follow more the ure the the to Announceg ye PRI { event 1 $i Ww a. 11 ponsors of tw { ie aha ij I= aa-~ Will De grounds A on w asd consist of elimination in which winnerg are dogs who a soent trail of a mile or in length and are first to reach objective, Runners-up also fig- in the honors. The winners of elimination heats take part in final chose. Prizes are awarded the winner If the first chase a sera of similar events during the oli chins pe [ popular will be held sponsor said proves the yea: Whiterock Hearing Now In Session A Whiterock Quarries hearing be- fore the National Relations Labor Board opened at the Logan House, East Howard street, Monday morn- ing with W. E. Spencer, of Wash- ington, D. C., as trial examiner T. Lawry Whittaker, of Pittsburgh, is attorney for the NLRB, while Oscar Brown, of Philadelphia, is conusel for Whiterock Quarries, Jos- eph Knapik, of Bellefonte is repre- senting the limestone workers the hearing Testimony is being taken on char- | ges that Whiterock Quarries inter- | fered with organize Last night the board and union its employes’ right to had completed the taking of testi- | mony and it was expected that the | lime company’s side of the matter would be presenjed beginning today. | a Car Slightly Damaged Harry E. Hosterman of Millheim, had his car slightly damaged Mon- | day evening in Lock Haven when | he collided with 4 car driven by Earl W. Grier at the intersection Church and Vesper streets, at RUNVILLE Theft of Car May be Linked fo Prisoner, \ Police N 4 . ( Reedsville DR After Abandoned rea Machine OCC | ANTS SEEN NNING FROM CAR in Lemont Man Who Rockview I'wo Robberie Blamed on Fled NOT neighbor - reach a 1 with a yall loaf of missing HOT and used eh he § trol reported Kidd window wi gnall esrden bread was Osman from the Hen Urges More Care In Questionnaires Only About One-Half of Oec- cupational Forms Are Cor- rectly Filled Out pation yall t Brown if te office of the by W. Erne: Bellefon Employm sctive mobilization of ou f wartime indust must be War thi occupational inver speedily i today man { Ty of the Ur £240 to ¢ Eff ent Service AT man- power ricultur to clared I ¥ and ag € accomplished if we Mr Br purpose it win Lhe this na compieted are win Qe - enti tory al the Le curated Preliminary reports indicats the questionnaire nlinued Page Four Bi Al that "i 1k § ; many oi conmang C " Sacred Concert at Reformed Church The Young Peoples John's Reformed church, Belief present a program of sacred Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock is directed by Mrs. Let The public is cordially y attend p Your Head Lift Up Mine of St fonte Choir will music The choir Martin vited Lift U 1 Will feild The Heavens Decl to God Beetl 'rombone Trio As The Heart’ 10r¢ in- Hopkins Eyes Whit Iny are oven Hall ‘Incline Thine Ear to Me"-Himmel Seek Ye the Lord”-—Roberts ‘No Shadow Yonder Gaul Organ Solo Trombone Trio Rejoice Ye With Jerusalem ney “Emanuel” Nolte “Hosanna "--CGianier A silver offering will be received al Logan Carnival to Aid Local Defense The Logan Fire Company, Belle fonte, has voted to turn in 25 per cent of the net proceeds from the | Company's annual carnival this sum- mer to the Civilian Defense Council In view of the fact that the Coun- | cil is sorely in need of $1500 to pur- chase air raid sirens and other im- | | portant equipment, the action of the | Logan company is much appreciated | by the Defense Council, officers de- clared. This week Borough Council 1s launching a campaign for contri- Spin- | butions to the $1500 defense fund of and the Logan’s action is the first | ygtion from the College in 1894, he reported major pledge. WOMAN All Night Blackout Scheduled June 24 Seriously Hurt x » ROBERT CHISHOLM wi Bells James street Fei home on Sout since last Thursday, He Jean Fa Mrs } We ut or eft nming fonda) Mis of Mi i irted LS nere as Fant wh bey ig URN an Milesburg Is 150 Years Old Woman's Club to Partici- pate in Anniversary Cele bration Next Month $5 i- 18° | ana f Milesburg Belle AWAraed a Viren Miller Prominent Native of County Dies Boyd A. Musser, 72, Succumbs at Home in Scranton; Was Penn State Trustee Boyd A, Musser, 72. Centre county native and an alumni member of the Penn State College Board of Trus- tees since 1927, died Wednesday, May 27. 1942, at his home in Scranton of a heart ailment Mr. Musser, who had been suffer- ing from heart trouble for some time was president of Bridge Company of Scranton, which he organized Born at Houserville in May, 1870, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Mus- the Anthracite. ser, he lived on the old Musser home- | stead near State College and attend. ed State College schools. After grad- (Continmed on Page Siz) : Hall | nanounced Will of omplete Blackout RESULTS WILL BE CHECKED BY PLANES LU'rge Public to Continue Normal Activities, Shield All Lights lest Include Hour Half -Hour omplete URi rald oondi- intense black- er the regular half-hour ardered os Howard Camp Center of Conservation Work vide ap proxi a ¢ pro pial ol and reclam- federal and Conservaiion of a fire- protection of a three state for- 8 81 10€ uading me ref Tiles - Work Resumed On Howard Highway uge, all within Steel Beams For Bridge Ex- pected to Arrive Early This Month J. Williams ¢ 4 wi contractors for five-mile f new highway on Route 64 between Howard and Beech Creek have returned with men and equip- ment to finish the ob Reed & Kuhn, of Marysville ntractors for the bridges, expect steel beams for the bridge across ald Eagle Creek a short distance east Howard early this month. This material was ordered last July despite priority rating alter Pearl Harbor, an embargo was is sted. Now, It appears, this has been lifted in this instance and shipment mn has been promised The abutments and pliers of the bridge were completcd some weeks ago after Work op them during the winter and the bridge contractor left for other parts, The contract called for completion of the entire job by July 1. It looks now as if the finish will not go far beyond that date Continued on Page Four) Suffers Head Injury Vincent Belding, 25. of Bellefonte, R. D 1, was discharged from the Centre County Hospital, Tuesday afternoon, after undergoing treat- ment for injuries suffered Sunday afternoon when a car under which he was working fell off its supports. Boldin suffered lacerations of the head. An X-ray examination reveals od no fractures. Company the “} C : SUb~ of 0K
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