_. | Odd and CURIOUS in the + NEWS | SECOND SECTION dhe Cenfre Democraf _ The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County A Visitor In Seven Thousand Ho NEWS, FEATURES VOLUME 61. BELLEFONTE, PA., THU \ Te —— i —— v—— OUT FOR VICTORY Even the Flemington Kittens are coming out for Victory! One of the four-day-old ‘babies’ of the cat In the home of Daniel P. Grenninger has the distinct mark of a “V” on the top of its head. Dan's foreman at the pap- ¢ér mill, Leslie D. Driver, has sug- gested that a closer examination might reveal the figures 9, 4, 2, on the remaining kittens, in which ease the entire Hiter might be shipped ever to Adolph as a tip-off of how Uncle Sam's going to help seal Der Fueher's doom this year. BIG CATCH The whistle from the ill-fated Morro Castle, destroyed by fire several years ago off the Jersey Coast, will be used at’ Blooms- burg as an air-rald alarm signal. The whistle is the property of Clarence B. Gray, president of the Bloomsburg Packing Com- pany, who caught the whistle while fishing for tuna. Thinking he had a big fish on his line, he pulled it two miles before he got his catch to the top, and dis- covered the whistle. REPEAT PERFORMANCE Her house afire, Mrs. M. J. Knowles, of Hartford, Conn., was carried down a ladder from her third-floor bed room by fire- men. Informed that the blaze was out, Mrs. Xnowles went back to bed, only to have to be taken down the ladder again by fire- men a few hours later, when the fire re-kindled. RESOURCEFUL MINISTER The Rev. Kenneth Clark, of Holt, Mo., needed money for some new songbooks for his con- gregation. Being a man of ae- tion, he tracked a wolf to its straw stack den, captured eight young wolves and turned them in for the bounty of $3.00 each. With the $24.00 he bought the needed books. TIME STOOD STILL Alvin Hubbard, of Wilming- ton, Del, had his walch stolen 13 years ago. He has just re. covered it via Detective Robert Wallace, whe said a man who pawned it had bought it from a paroled conviet who had ac- quired it from another prisoner who died i 3 Columbus, Dhie, prison fire. WIFE OFFERS RECRUIT “Please take my husband into the service. He wants to fight all : time and 1 am not able to » . x.” Richland County Sel- ective Revvice Board No. 68, of South Carelina, recipient of the plea, immediately began a review of the husbanl's case. RINGS THE BELL Major James Wells, of a Maine infantry regiment at Camp Shel- by, Miss, feels certain his men are learning to duck from enemy observers. During such drills, he tours the field standing up in a jeep and wvses a sling-shot to pop the heads of all showing. r——————» Seriously Hurt in Fall The condition of Mrs. Elle, Rup- ert, aged widow of George Rupert, of Beech Creek, Is serious at the Lock Haven Hospital, where she was taken following a fall down the cel- lar steps at the home of Arthur Hincliffe, where she had an apart- ment. Pitching headling to the con- crete floor, her right arm was bro- ken, head cut severely and numer- ous bruises and contusions. The shock to her frail physical condi- tion has been severe. Killed By Buzz Saw Lucinda Barbara Ashcraft, three. year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Pred Ashcraft of Towanda, was killed when she ran into a saw blade at her father's saw mill Philipsburg Tyrone Man, Struck by Car, Dies Two Hours Later In State Hospital Alfred T. Miller, G4, Fatally Injured By Auto- mobile Said to Have Been Driven Without Lights; Driver Held Under Bail Alfred T. Miller, 64. well known 1 thought was a brick or a large pleco | resident of Tyrone, died in the Phil- ipsburg State Hospital Sunday imorning at 12:30 o'clock from In- | juries received when run over by an {automobile about two hours earlier The accident occurred in alley ‘F {between Logan and Pennsylvania avenues, Tyrone, when an automo- | bile driven by John Watters, 17, Ty- | rone, ran over Miller | According to the story given by | Watters to Lieutenant John Gilles, { of the Tyrone police who investigat- ed the accident Watters was drive ling the car without headlights. He i sald he was taking the car to a gar- ake to have the lights repaired and |in order to avold street traffic and | possible accident, he drove through | the alley. After passing over Thir- | teenth street and going about 203 feet down the alley he said he ran { over something which at first he i Sid Bernstein's | Tavern Robbed Quantity of Whiskey and Con- | tents of Music Ma- i chines, Taken | . Thieves, who apparently knew the | lay of the land, broke into The Clin- | tonian, roadside tavern near Mill | Hall, operated by Sid Bernstein, tearly Saturday morning some time, i removing a quantity of whiskey and | emptying the two music machines {in the place | The robbery was discovered Satur- day morning by Mr. Bernstein for- immer Beliofonte resident, when he {opened the building. One machine was lying on its side in the bar- room and the other was torn open Tools for the job were taken from a drawer in the bar. Entrance was i gained throurh a window at the side of the building leading into the { men’s room Mr. Bernstein placed his loss zt more than $50 natin ML S— {TWO ARE NAMED TO STATE COLLEGE BOARD Harry W. Montz, and George M_ Norman, Fairville, ‘have been named members of the board of trustees of Pennsylvania State College They will fill the unexpired terms of Boyd A. Musser, Scranton, who died May 27. and John C. White, New York City, who died June 2 Montz is chief mining engineer for Lehigh Valiey Coal Company He was graduated from Penn State in. 1907. Norman is a director of Hercules Powder Company, of Wil- mington. He was graduated from Penn State in 18089 Wilkes-Barre, Kicked By Horse Fred McGhee, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester McGhee, of Heech Creek. is recovering at the Lock Haven Hospital where he is being treated for chest injuries suffered when he was kicked by a horse on hig grandfather's farm late Friday - May Curtail Service The Pe nsylvania Railroad Com- pany was given permission Friday ww the Public Utility Commission to discontinue passenger service on a ‘branch of its Renovo Division be- tween Red Bank, Clarion county, and Driftwood, Cameron county - —- - - —— Corrected version: A vacation a day keeps work away | Poster Pilot Dies In Crash Avietion Cadet Jordan T. Luhr, 26, of Bt. Marys, is dead, but his fight for victory still goes on. Lubr was killed in the crash of a training plane from the Moody Field Army Air Base near Valosta, Ga. Baturday. Aviation Cadet J. D. Long- necker, pilot of the plane was thrown clear and injured. Shortly after his enlistment last year Luhr, a former professional mode] in New York, was selected to pose for artists painting war posters. The most recent poster for which | —— wi Grief wes changed to joy in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Adams, Berwick, R. D. 1, when they learn- ed last week that their son, Corp Joseph Adams, who had been re- ported “missing in action in the Philippines” was in ceality safe in the Hawailan Isidnds The message from the War Department was ap- parently due $0 an error in the rec he posed, bearing the slogan “You Buy Em, we'll Fly 'Em.” is appear- ing as a national advertisement for the sale of war bonds and stamps In it the smiling, hand ome airman, wearing helmet goggles, is seated at the cockpit of a plane Luhr, who was expected to receive his wings and lieutenant’'s commis- sion in a few weeks, had been a li- censed pilot for eight years. He at. tended 8t Marys High School, Du- quesne University Preparatory school in Pittsburgh, and was graduated from Arks Air College, 8t. Louis Joyous Surprise For Berwick Family ords at washington. The revelation that the son fs still alive and well came in a letter written by him and mailed from the Hawallan Islanls a few days after he was reported miss. ‘ing. Corporal Adams was aboard a transport to the Philippines when the Japs struck at Pearl Harbor, As a result the ship put in at the Haw- asian Islands snd Corporal Adams and his fellow soldiers landed, oe i ft ee ad Injured in Plane Crash at Bloomsburg EEE SE EEOC The coolness of plane pilot Robert Howe, 32, saved the lives of himself and two student pilots at the Blooms- burg airport this week. The plane had keh off and reached a heigh, 0 eet Ww. engine out : Te ma an he ning In wheat field in time to permit the raen ‘to escape from the plane, although all were Injured and fire destroyed the plane, Island, Harold Denham, Brooklyn. and Howe, all received treatment at the Bloomsburg Hospital, Howe and Denham being discharged, Borne- man remaining for furiber treat ment. ¥4 Horeman, of long | Bandy Ridge at the home of Mrs. | of wood. He immediately stopped, and with the three companions who were in the car, got out to see what they had hit. They found Miller on the ground and apparently badly in- fur~d Watters then contacted Lieu- tenant Giles while two companion went for medical aid and the other boy remained with Miller Miller was taken the office of Dr. David F. Glasgow in the Blaz- ing Arrow Fire Company ambulance and later to the Hospital, Phillipsburg, where he died shortly after midnight Watters is being held by Tyrone police on the charge of involuntary manslaughter, with bail set at $1.- 500 Alfred T Miller was a son of As- bury and Alice Miller and was bom at Bald Eagle, Snyder township, January 25, 1878. He was married to Edna Dry. of Tyrone. who died a number of years He is survived by two sons and three daughters: Elwood Miller, of Buffalo, N. Y.. Eugene Miller, Graz- ferville; Miss Dennis Patton, Ty- rone: Mrs. Theodore Robinson, of Woodland: 12 grandchildren these brothers and sisters: George, Adie and William Miller, of Tyrone Mrs. Blair Woomer, Tyrone, and Mrs. Gertrude Benton, Altoona to Stata ago and He was employed on the WPA In wi the He United He was a member of Company of the Tyrone Blazing Arrow Fire was an attendant Brethren church RSDAY, JUNE 11, 1942, NUMBER 2 — Ad This Year's June Bride ay — fw of works art ty Is being summer Pennsyi- exhibition of Centre af program vania State College Fr careful available material, it is proposed to assemble a group of the best pictures and sculptures to vate and Institutional throughou the county n owned planned a: Sessions in coun eature of the at the Hlowing a survey of be found In pri- collection Only the 1 quality and interest of selves, regardless of et matter wWoris their 1 A 1 - g Je ] the selection colors small sculptures will be included The exhibition, which will open July 13 and run through three woeks will be held in the newly opened art Ol paintings rin prints drawing: ni and, a Sod a. A PLAN ART WORKS EXHIBIT al Penn § ii charge will infermatior riginal works of any pon. Communica Professor H Aichi- ns Dickson « torts { the Department of ire at the College D. P. Governor A. Board Named James these members of the Clin- n County Board of Assistancs hn A. Frey, Lock Haven; Mrs. Es- ther Long. Flemington Mrs Jennie Rose] Renove vacancies, and Samuel Renovo, re-appointment Thursday ap- and 1 Wounded Naval Flier Gives Graphic Eyewitness Story Of Battle With Jap Fleet : lot of Wrecked Torpedo Plane Tells One of .. Most Amazing Stories of a Major Battle In History of Sea Warfare 5 account of the sland, detailing violent stages, was related week by a wounded American naval aviator the who told of floating in ea and watching a line of burn- by. He told thunderous and highly success ful attack by American dive bombers and torpedo planes on Japanese air- 1 from his watched the desperate Ing Japanese ships pass of u ra Carriers “fish - ” y ¢ eye” view, he circlir Japanese naval planes » settle on their blazing and mother snipe Admiral W. Nimitz mander-in-chief! of the Pacific fleet revealed the { Ensign G H pedo plane pilot, son of Mr G. H. Gay, of Houston wounds were not Chester oom - story « the aviator Cay, 25-vear-old tor- and Mrs Texas Gay's serious For 10 hours the pilot, careful to conceal himself from vengeful Japanese flyers by hiding his head under a cushion from his wrecked plane, drifted in the sea and obtained one of the most aiuazing eve-witnes= stories of a major naval engagement in the history of sea warfare, naval of the Ensign men called attack three His squadron met fierce enemy fight opposition while driving of Gay occupied what ’ a fish eye view on Japanese carrier: er plane one home a torpedo assault on iarger carriers fleet early on June 4, opening day of the battle of Midway the the Japanese HITLER-DISTRUSTED BUT Hitler trusts no one when it comes to his personal safety, and the same sense of insecurity is shared by his military associates many of whom ave openly opposed him in the conduct of his campaigns. Dlind obedience, however, has allowed Der { Puehrer to continues having his cwn way, no matter how ruthless or sac- rificing were the results To what extent distrust prevails between Hitler and his generis is told in an article by Louis P. Loch. ner, a representative of the Associat- ed Press, who spent much of his time in Germany since the war started. Speaking of Hitler's fear of personal Injury, Mr. Lochner says No matter how well an army, navy, or airforce leader may know Der Fuehrer, no matter how zom- pletely in his confidefce he may Le- lieve himself to be, the German dic- tator takes no chances Hence before anybody can come Werner von Blomberg's into his presence, he must park his| silit pistol, military belt the anteroom Eve on Napoleon The erstwhile corporal of the First World War loves the Rame than ] He wants eon When In his Reichstag speech © April 26 he praised troops for having accomplished du ing the past Winter what the f of the great Corsican achieve, he in fact impliedly told the world that he had already outstriy ped Napoleon Filled as Le is with military am bition, he can tolerate no other gods beside mself. The late Colonel General yon Fritsch, the of the present German army, resign because he dared criti Field marital mes. f of WRT more he joves anything ela to out-Napoleon Napol- the Oerman ood father had t cize Hit- Marshal oO let's acquiescence In 1938 alliance in Boy Drowned On Picnic Outing Missing For Five Hours, Body is Found in Ivyside Swimming Pool | Recovered after a five-hour search for missing Ray Gutshall Jr. 8, of 1701 Ninth street, Altoona, the bov's body was found lying at the bottom of Ivyside park swimming pool Sun. day night about 10:40 o'clock by life guards after the pool had nearly been drained in an attemph to locate the boy in a frantic search of the park and vicinity The lad, accompanied by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Gutshall and Mrs. Burkholder and her son, Roy, aged 12, had mo- tored to the park early Sunday af- ternoon for a picnic outing The two lads had taken their swimming suits along and with per- mission had dressed »7.d gone to the pool shortly after arrival at the park. Ray, according to reports, was last seen in the five fool depth of the pool in the vicinity of a water wheel where he had gone against the wishes of his friend, Roy said, In some way Ray had become sep- arated from Roy and it was not un- til some time later that the lad, missing his companion, reported his (Continged on Page Three) Affected Bech. chief of staf; Generals Cet the Ger. 1" Decame “lil just eral Man General te fore war He oppose fitier's j the outbreak of the present olicy frightfuines: General Halder, the chiel al Btafl, has been promoted ealonelsgeneral while a of his ¢ were made because f Orever YAN - -ry Tas $11 of Gener only dozen field Lo {leaguers mas shinls simply the rumor goes. he ia the dirtatos that this ar tha move Invoive: undertaking is worth shal Brauchitsch gave impression of oy de £ ov 1 1 Of € von } RIWAYE the [ in th naition Christmas be- DOW 8s re- resignation that the prepared for the There can d Hit- re- sikh His od with the discovery nowise he Warne Spotting Post at Port Matilda Clifford Kelly Chief Observer at New Station; 112 Volunteer to Aid An airplane spotting station has! been established at Port Matilda at the request of Harry K. Fishman, deputy state civil director of the American Leglon-sponsored spotting service The new post went into a 24-hour operation at midnight last Thurs- day. The post is located south of the railroad station on the hill near the McFeely Brick plant. The chief ob- server is Clifford Kelly, who has a staff of about 112 volunteer spot- ters, The first assistant is Samuel Stine. second assistant, W, G. Lit. tle. and third assistant, Mrs. Ben Nicodemus Members of the advisory commit- tee are: Ben Nicodemus, Charles Woodring, and Rev. Willlam Riss. miller. Among those contributing to the establishment of the post are Clarence Peters, Legion adjutant: Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Mains, who do- nated the shelter; W. T. Snyder, donor of lights, and Clay Houck, of Warriors Mark, who donated the telephone Meetings of the spotters have been bald to familiarize them with the dutios of their important defense positions Youth Drowns at to have OBEYED i Poland Rundstodt Recalled Marshal von Runstedt ap- pears to have been in the doghouse for some months following the Au- offensive in Russia He seems quarreied with Hitler over which German Field Lh the degree 0 the befor retreat Hu Boing wr Ro on Winter & rior ‘on Rundstedt however a in the new: proved indispen- suddenly ap- sable ( again this Spring peared T Hitler must remember the which the men in gixties who now hold the responsible army positions grew up. They jeft-overs from the Imperial regime the re : between rrectl) one estimala and lation generals ¢ * t adition fifties an and the are (Continued on Page Five) Union Furnace Fails to Come Up After Div- ing Into Depths of Stream Richard Lester Zimmerman. 13. drowned Monday afternoon shortly after 2:30 o'clock, while swimming in a creek near his home at Union urnace, Blair County The youth, whom his companions spoke of as being an excelient diver, was last seen diving into the depth of the stream and failed to come again to the surface of the water His companion Uecoming alarmed called for help and the boy was rescued. The srtificial respiration given by the Ty.one fire company members failed to revive the lad Born in Tyrone, May 29, 1820, he was a son of Charles L. and Selma (Naylor) Zimmerman. He attended the Presbyterian church and Sunday school of Spruce Creek and was a student of the public school at Shav- ersville, near Water Street Members of his family include his parents and three brothers, Jordon, Joseph and Eugene, all at home tn on wn Mn — —————— Unnecessary spending in war times Is satotage--whether con- scious or not. Your dollars are need- ed for war production. Help your state meet its War Bond quota Tired of Bike Trip Boy Returns Home Altoona Lad’s Journey to New Jersey Winds Up at Howard Jackie McCabe, 11 Itoona, thought it would be fun to make a bicycle trip to New Jersey to visit hiz mother and grandmother By the time he reached Howard about 8 o'clock in the evening he was ready to call it quits Tired and hungry, Jackie had ridden all day without a bite of food He had started out with $1.30 in a wallet which worked out of his pocket on the way, leaving him without any funds at all He was given a substantia] meal at the hume of G. A. Eckdah] and kept over night by Mrs. Merrill Pletcher, Someone got in touch by telephone with the lads father, an employe of the P. R. R. shops in Al- toona. The conversation revealed that Jackie had quit schol that day and run sway from his home The next morning “Slab” Bryan had to make a business trip to Al- toona so he took the boy and his bicycle along home of Co Your county has a War Bond Quota to meet this month is your own housthold budget apportioned so that you will put 0% into War Bonds? Only the only Survivor He three to sur In bag cushion What win Wan Or ive the crasl the waler he clus ana covered his 1128 TTS tree nappenea Japanese carriers extendi Ng bdelween the of the enemy Forged Name of mes Each Week | m—— Random [tems “ SUGAR JANITORS r Hublersburg Man ex men ry Williamsport Charge After Arrest at Lock Haven Frank F Sport was Friday on State Moto the Rocky ted WO WHS fore recommit Alderman he entered a ples The inforn a check for ne of W whe nen - PENN STATE REGISTRATION Man Admits” STOCKINGS Wonder wo MORF “Es Due r KS MISCELLA WOE vs ONGeT NEOUS f the EXPECTED TO REACH 450 bound Nearly a thousand more are expecied to enroll Crllege § ; the tots s¥lvania State bringing tion In mately to lake wartime ace Wo are expected session, three Enlistments Wanted « ™ y between th ture, education cants *, mus nmediately Apply at U Coast Guard Recruiting Office. Room 206, Markle Bank Building, Hazle- ton, Pa Courage Cost Life Seeing the truck ahead of him on fire, Frederick Fuelner, 25-vear-ol { machinist of Hemstead, L. 1, seized a fire extinguisher from another trick any sprayed the flames, ad- vancing closer and closer to the truck. When the fire seemed almost out, the gasoline tank exploded, showering Fuelner with blazing gas- oline H: died shortly afterward in a hospital while the driver of the truck escaped unharmed A Hen jays Freak Egg A black leghorn hen, 14-year-old belonging to Mrs. George 8. Schees- fey of Milton, laid a freak egg this week, the large yolk which trailed by the white of the egg cased in a sack of 1. asim — Bz sure the information you get iz not misinformation y Ci COMPLAINTS: Some persons at streets. Since th obtained by public sub- fair to assume that in of spending the will publish an itemized re dollar of the fund is being scription it seems those money port of how every charge is used Continued om Pape Three ——— TWO ALPHA FIREMEN EXTINGUISH SMALL BLAZE Alpha Fire who were College when a Friday heir own 'wo members of the State Cc t the Company working a grounds and buildings choy tar barrel afternoon hands ang put out ling out men They borough pumper of the fire. a {rom a booster took without sone I water COUNTY LIBRARY OPENS THREE NEW BRANCHES The Centre County Library has opened three additional hook sta- tions in Rush township for the sum- mer, beginning the week of June 8. Tire and gasoline rationing » creating a greater demand for books | by both adults and children in com. | munities removed from lbrary cen- ters, Local library collections of | books will espezitily benefit children since their development ii, reading | ability will be uninterrupted between i sthool terms, | The three stations in Rush town. {ship are located as follows: Roberta Cartwright. Library heurs, { Tuesdays, 6-0 p. m. and Thursdays {3+4 p, Mm. | Osceola Mills, at the Consolidated | Wednesdays, 7-8 p. m., in charge of | school bullding, Hours, Thursdays, 3-4 p. in, in charge of Mrs Riley Beezer Munson, at the home of Miss Mae Sughrue Mary C The branch at Port Matilda con. | trary to previous custom, will give service during the summer in the | Worth township school building, on Tuesdays, 7.30 to 0 p.m, in charge of the PTA Other branches and statisns are located at: | Pleasant Gap, Elementary school i bullding. open Tuesdays 7-8:30 p. m., {Miss Bertha Rimmey in charge Philipsburg, Dunwiddie Houcssz, {open Tussdave and Thursdays, 2.30. [8 Pp. m.: Baturdays 6:30-80 p. m., Philipsburg Woman's Club in charge Centre Ball Orange Hall, open Centre Hall Woman's Club, Millheim Community Hall, Mon- days 5-7 p. m.; 5-7 p. m, Miss Alma Corman charge 8now Shoe, Lehigh buliding, Wed- nesdays, 7-¢ p m., Miss Pauline Budinger in charge Hublersburg, Postoffice, dally, Miss Audrey. Hall in charge in wherever there is a demand for obtain eoliections nf books by apply- ing to the librarian. Mrs Carl If- versen, County Library, Bellefonte. There are three ways that books, periodicals and pamphlets may be had from the County Library. Pate rons may use the branch nearest alternate Baturdays reading material. Communities may | Zion, Irvine store, dally, Miss Vir- home, or the main library at Belle | ginia Irvine in charge. Nittany, Peck store, dally fonte, or they may have books sent (from the main library directly to Howard, the home of Miss Alice their homes by mall by paying the Pletcher, daily postage, averaging three cents a Boalsburg, Fairlawn store, Mon- | book each way. There is no registra. | days 6:30-8 p. m., Thursdays 6:30-9 Pp. m., in charge Girl Beouts under the direction of Mrs, M. A. Clark Unionville, Fairlawn store, Tues. days and Saturdays, 2.0 p. m. in charge nN HB BE. McElwain, Other stations will be opened tion fee and no charge for drawing books in any branch or station of the County Library. The Centre County Library be- longs to the residents of Centre ieounty. The way to make it grow ‘and serve you better is to use it. i i
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