| Odd and CURIOUS in the | SECOND SECTION The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County A Visitor In Seven Thousand Homes Each Week “ = ———— Random NEWS, dhe Cenfre Democraf - EATURES VOLUME 61. BELLEFONTE, PA., THU JRSDAY, JUNE 25, 1942. NUMBER 26 + NEWS = VICTORY PRANK "Arthur Steinman of Bellflower, 4-FOOTED SCRAP Central O ’s scrap rubber 250,000 pounds several chip- easing, ‘and weren't discovered until the service station atten- dant already had pald a penny a poundl for them. PERFECTLY SAFE Sallor Joseph Florelld who ar- rived at Denver, lost §150, but he knows where it Is. Its in his wa His wallet is in his spare pants. The spare pants are in ‘a locker aboard the air- craft cartier Lexington. THREE POINT LANDING The stork swooped down last week to the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Triplett at Rawlins, . Wyoming. He left triplets. Takes Home With Him Al turtle carries his home on his back, and Guilford Freeman, man- ager for 18 years of the Western Union Telegraph office at Berwick, praposes to take his home with him as ‘he leaves to take a position with the (War Production Board at Wash- ington. He is solving the problem of securing in order to work in .the capital] city by moving a trailer built by his father to a camp near Washington, which is close to buts cohnections to the city. His of-| . guga: valley haa its most destruc- | hoe at Washington will be in the firoad Retirement Building. rity Lad Killed By Ante * Robert Shehan, four, of Roberts- dale, died Wednesday morning, June 17, as a result of injuries sustained when struck by an automobile while Osceola Mills "Drowned as B Black Moshannon Park dam had its first tragedy of the season on Sunday when Victor Yastro, 14, of Osceola Mills was drowned about 12:30 o'clock after the boat occu- pled by himself and three comrades from Osceola Mills tipped over, dumping them into the dam Yastro was reported to have been on & fishing trip with Raymond Hughes, 30; Clayton Myers, 16, and Ben Walstrom, 14, all of Osceola Mills, when the accident occurred Motor police sald Yastro was reach the boat after they were spill- ed into the water but was unable to cling to his precarious perch long enough to reach safety, and sani to the bottom despite the frantic ef- forts of Hughes to retrieve the lad, who could not swim. { Myers, thrown a considerable dis- { tance from the boat as it was tip- | 'Loganton Home ' Damaged by Fire | Dwelling and Seven Smaller | Buildings Destroyed on Matter Farm : i ! {tive fire sihce the memorable one of 1918, when on Friday flames of un- known origin destroyed the two- i story house and seven other bulld- lings on the Roland Matter farm, three quarters of a mile east of Loganton. The fire occurred to the very day clinging to Hughes' back trying to! lad's body was found by two Osce-| Youth Is oat Overturns On Black Moshannon Dam Two Conpanions Reach Shore Safely; Body of Victim Recovered After Four-Hour | Search By Philipsburg Firemen ped, was a good swimmer and went | to shore to get help for the others. Walstrom, a short distance from the boat but not a good swimmer | was fortunate enough to reach saf- ety. Myers soon brought help, another {boat putting out from shore and rescuing the three men, Firemen from Philipsburg Osce- ola and Tyrone, volunteered to go to the scene and after a four-hour scarch found the body of the miss- ing lad Motor police reported that the ola Mills men, John Bushko and Fr~d Sidorick The | parents and by the following broth- ‘ers and sisters: Mrs. Jennie Sidorick, {Osceola Mills; Chester, Ft. Jackson, 8. C.; Stanley, Seattle, Wash.. Soph- ia, New York City, and Walter and Francis at home | Victor was born at Osceola Mills lon December 7, 1928. He was a mem. ber of the St. Joseph's Polish Cath- olic church Funeral services were held Wed- | nesday morning at 9 o'clock at the church in charge of the Rev. Thad- deus Napieralski, of Houtadale, Bur- ! jal was made in the church cemetery —— Wam—— Execution Postponed Governor James postponed the ex- ecution of Walter Blanchard, Phila- {deiphia Negro, from June 29 until September 28 to permit reargument ‘in the state supreme court of his iappeal for a new trizl Blanchard was sentenced to death for the (slaying of a Philadelphia druggist {The state pardon board continued until] the Seplember term Blanch- deceased is survived by his | Where Are You Going This Summer? —— | 6) vd q 3 N 5 wa AMRPLANES , SHIPS, TANKS JEEPS one HIKES Zrovgd [Wize] GERMANS | BID 7D Mother and Child Die In Unusual Accident When Pot » Boils Over On Gas Range EL FINALF sed 10 re Young Wife and Infant Son Found Lying On ther | pi Wh, hy L in ole DESERT © . A sad and unusual tragedy occur- red at the home of Mr. and Mrs Paul G. Burgard, Montoursville, Ly- i ; ODMBINATION TOUR coming county, last Wednesday even- nine-months-old son, Paul LeRoy, were found lifeless on the davenport in the living room about 7:40 o'clock Paul G, Burgard, 26, the husband sented In a chair in the same room was unconscious when discovered and was rushed to the Willlamsport Hospital. He was placed under an oxygen tent immediately and re- gained consciousness on Thursday | ing when Mrs. Burgard, 22, and her ‘4 | Harnessing a, horse is virtually a lost art-—-but one which may have to be reclaimed faster than the nation’s old aluminum pots and pans a lot Noting the increasing difficulties of personal automotive transporta- tion, the safety education depart- ment of the Aetna Life Affiliated Companies has combed old records and has Issued, in the lighter vein, the following instructive bulletin “Before we get into the technical- ides of how to harness a horse when you get one—Iit seems desirable to set forth a brief glossary of tech. nical stable terms which, if not de. fined, might be as incomprehensible as Chinese to the average motorist You should, therefore, be familiar with the following terms "Stall—the horse's garage “Hames--steel necktie which the "HOW TO HARNESS A HORSE morning An investigation at the home showed that boiling water in a large kettle seeped over the sides of kettle into the burning gas stove jet causing a mixture of steam and car- bon monoxide the horse wears on his back. Difficult to define, bul necessary very necessary “Crupper—harness loop which fits around the base of the tall Breast Collar and Traces of a power transmission belt “Bridle, Bit and Reins--the ing gear “Girth-—girdle, female horses “*Terrets—this one baffled us, too Shanks Mare — a pseudo-horse Unharnessed “Now, having gotten that out of the way, let's go out to the barn and get to work A word of warning, though: Just as a word description of how to tie one's shoestr ngs would be more involved than the actual process after one has done it a few times, harnessing a horse is not so difficult after one knows how. The procedure is as follows Although there was no evidence of an explosion, a portion of the plaster from the ceiling had fallen to floor in the room. This is presumed to have been caused by the steam and the moisture Mr. and Mrs. Burgard and the baby. lying in his mother's arms, were found in the living room of their home by Mrs. Burgard's brother, George Stryker, 18. He immediately summoned Robert D. Vanhorn, who next door, and they entered home It was reported that the pilot light on the gas stove still was burning where Mrs. Burgard had been can- ning in the kitchen in the rear por- tion of the home Mrs. Burgard is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Stry- ker. Montoursvilie R. D. 3. She also is survived by the following brothers the a sort sLeer. worn by male and lives the Davenport in Livingroom of Home; Hus- [7 band Recovers After Being Overcome Ww 1 » 1 Montoursville; Miss Dork Harvey, George, Clifford, Robert and Frederick, at home - Bers Take Over Car JARGON With man Ci : The cir Foundry C park their streets Americ ompail automotl a workman wh Columbia avenue the window Uu Oil Stove Blows Up, Causing Fire Home, Workshop and Garages Destroved at T wo ¢ Flemington anc-a- Yee 4d Hilie | frame of [tems The grand Brothers circu reat -takin “1, Untie the steed and back him Weller: crossing the state h at 7:48/on the 24th anniversary of the dis-| . g'clock Tuesday gn lad was! astrous conflagration that swept the ard’s appeal for Sama Hom of his admitted to the J. C. Blair Memor- | town of Logantor, leaving fn its Sentence io life imprisonment. fal Hospital at Huntingdon suffering Wake the destruction of 31 HOUSES, | ssssesms——" from a fractured skull, s fractured 36 barns, five stores, two churches, artn. and numerous lacerations The! two offices and three shops a total driver of the fatal automobile was|of 79 buildings. | reported tc be Jesse Ward Musser! Lock Haven firemen played a great of Bix Mile who was tra part in extinguishing the conflag-. from Six horse wears in his collar {from his stall to the barn floor and sisters: Mrs Curtis R. Rake- '(y, {; “Saddle-ped — that which the (Continged on Page Biz) straw and Mrs. Carl 8 Usmar, of .... , i ™ The A TALE OF OLD TUSSEY = Haven responde and the 1°80 p. m , (As told to Henry W. Shoemaker i ... there that the hunters found showed It to their friends ¢ §t murdering and stealing on one of Higher Relief Grants 1 Witien’ the. Aire birake -ant:$ iand published In the Altoona Tri- phim garter a long and hard climb. [wal supposed to have bo BE their wild foraging expeditions Gaverndr James announced gt! ood sbour 4 tr ale dune), When they were digging avast Were bY somé robber But not even Thal night many of the people week that selief allowances will be ter was in the house but he knew It was on 4 bright afternoon late some of the dirt and rocks to get at the oldest citizens could remember quickly gathersd all their valuables trigreased in WF cate , effective f the blase i he heard o the fall of 18 that two nimrods the fox, they unexpectedly uncov-' of any robberies in the Cove: then and hid them wherever they thought Ag: 1 ke pher costs of { “roar! : in ta battitions Golng| 0s, the foothills on the west side ered some metal object, that looked it was thought it might have been they would be safest Many of them : Tange outside, he saw the flames and real lof Old Tussey, With their hounds iike an old fashioned cast iron dutch placed there by ‘Lewis the Robber,’ In their hurry and excitement for- 5 tw Ae \ e flames real- Lhaping to pick gp a fox trail, when oven covered with dirt and rust. but then it was discovered thet some got the places where they had hidden Will Do War Work The West Branch Novelty Con pany of Milton, has concluded are | angements for the garage property to its former manu nl chests, the making of wood aricraft veling | Six RUN to Robertsdale. ration Prides. us» they did ‘and its contents from des purchase of a here, and will add Con tt 198 ’ ar sive nf» iA INE k for ootifitios to ed it was too late to save the gi) of a sudden the dogs gave tongue They removed it very carefully, and of the coins bore dates as late as them in the dark So we pred not (house. Mrs. Matter was Ib Lock and sta for the Falls lover |v : proved that it con 10t urpri ‘hat these hunt {Ha iti lath an ried Tor the of Clover you can imagine thelr surprise to 1863, that proved that it could not be surprised at what these hunters Foy iW ed § Telatives when the creek, tien after making a large cir- find it filled with gold and silver have been David Lewis, who placed found. it is a wonder more has not hy al . ’ TH cle, Mr. Renard ' made & dash for coins, several very large gold watch- them there as he played his little been found . - witha maximum of $13.40 in the gs Rh Summenca, aid, Tres Hollow. That dark and rug- es with hunting cases and very long role in these parts and passed to his Many of the farmers drove all Man Fatally Injured larger cities. J men g ¥ COW gag glen, where Ohoe 1 met the gold chains, several Jockets, rings reward in the Bellefonte jail, July their horses, cowz and sheep to the Maurice W. Pehley, Jr. 42, die and other raw materials in expense, and al weight of airplanes rear dont Continued on pape Six Find Enough Loot New Gas Cards To Stock a Store To Be Delayed Arrest of Altoona Man Brings Permanent ‘Rationing Plan to Light 256 Itemized Will Not Go Into Effect Articles Until July 22 Falls From Barley Load Elmer Kline, 70. of ville, is 8 patient in the Bloomsbur Hospital, suffering from a fracture of the wrist, laceration of the scalp teeth knocked out or loosened and a possible fracture of the scalp. He was injured in a 15-foot fall from a {load of barley near Orange- ———— Receive Ship Model A ten-Toot ship model of a 400-foot tanker from one of the large ship- builders has just been received the Pennsylvania State College use in an Engineering, Science Management Defense Trainin course in ship construction and hull Roy Conrad Lantz 39, of Altoona, The start of permanent gasoline arrested jast week on a suspicion of rationing in the East has been post- larceny, was found to have loot poned from July 15 to July 22 in or- stored in his garage, police say, of der to give motorists an extra week sufficient quantity to stock a fair- in which to organize car pooling sized store. clubs Two city trucks were required to. The registration of car owners drafting haul the 250 itemized articles from for new rationing cards also was === ma=m=c—e the building where they are alleg- delayed a week, The basic “A” books ed to have been cached by Lantz. | will be issued July 8. 10 and 11, in- Such articles as automobile bat- stead of July 1, 2 and 3, as originally teries, tools, soap, flashlights, toilet) announced. sels, paints powders, electrical parts, | In order to extend the present em. shoes, ciodiiing; and innumerable ergency plan for the additional it from the s and band ww {ter = { not keep the flames from spreading’ Deet~slayer of Old Tussey and heard and other jewelry, a number of solid 1. 1820. Then It was decided 1t must | mountains, some to Old Tussey, some | the Renovo hospital o i . ave been sdme of the treasure hid- | to Lock Mountain and many took ceived when he fell { ted M : {ore the house wie Entirely destroy- | other story. Up through the Green- and pepper shakers and a bundle of rg ia. Higtion wis halted Monday by ed mest o he artic on the first! priar ‘thickets over the rocks and what had evidently been records of valley, that terrible night in the Canoe Creek so the Confederates [the hotel, and a a. walkout employees at the plant | floor were carried out into the yard through the run, the fox led the some sort, but all so badly deterior- summer of 1863, when word was sent could not them. but the joke was leaving by the of: t the find J Ot A Ajreral Corpora second | dogs to the base of that high pin- [ated that they fell into dust when through the Cove that General Mos- on the farmers. Mosby failed to ap- found lying on his back / ve. manuf pried Baht | flo fumitute Was urnes. lacle of rocks near the head of the touched. (A veritable pirates treas- " v i training A x 500 I is € alled 3 yen i taepartment | nollow Here he took to cover, in. a ure chest) were coming north and would sweep of the summer to collect and separ- [Clinton County coroner ruled Fr piper Sr y deep crevice beneath the rocks and | They carefully carried it home and through Morrison's Cove, burning, | death was accidental of ‘the corporation said he knew of | trip in 35 minutes flat, being timed * — —————————————————— - no ‘ and did not know the by the man who sent in the alarm. | - of interruption of operations. | When the 15 Lock Haven firemen | de of interruptie When ihe 15 Lock Haven tremen Rev. J. 5, Colledge Boys Find Rubber (8 {ing in the straw mow and on the | When » Centre Hills Country Club r90f of the barn, worker narrowly escaped injury from extinguished and the building with | Sm 8 Well Known United Brethren Lock Haven Youths Fish Out rough police issued a warning i 4 ’ pt. ro of yon aruing | Tiaod by Hare Minister Succumbs to Il 80 Tires From River hen the country club worker re-| farmer's wife, was admitfed to the | To ported 4 stray bullet had passed Tioga County General Hospital at! Rev. John C. Colledge, pastor of With rubber at a premium and its JulouEh Wis nat, id pl Bent 9 Bellwood United Brethren church scarcity increasing. two Lock Haven . received as she was the cows -. into the farmyard. Mrs. Avery was mer pastor of the PFirst United | mine’ last week. Named Insurance Co, Director standing at the gate with her back Brethren church of Tyrone, died at! The boys, George Seybold and neth G. Haines, of Rebersburg and through, when a horse ran through | Bellwood, Wednesday night of last while boating on the river, discov. Bellefonte, Friday was informed of iso, bumping the gate and squeez- Week Rev. Colledge had been in | ered a hole which according to Sat- his election as a director of the Mu- Ing her between the gate and the falling health for some time but had | urday’s Lock Haven Express yielded Aniivine. The Company As one of the of undetermined extent. | Deatn is attributed to a heart condi- {claim they can get about 80 more. a ihe tid te, having been Read the Claud ada Be : | The boys are credited with using n . af v. Colledge was born at Greens- | a “fleet” of three boats on their 4 a 3. a 3 ber 18 1893, at Cumberland, Md. he | the tires to th : ‘ W . . ; : { the tires to the surface by means of other things were discovered hidden week, the Office of Price Adminis- «Warehouses Bulging With Sugar | was united in marriage with Martha | hooks. in the large garage. tration authorized use of the War he ———— { y There is no explanation as to how After the stuff was taken to city Bond seal in the upper left hand Imperial Sugar Refinery near | Houston, Texas, one of the nation’s Do transportation problems and was | EF ‘pi G, Colledge and | the opinion expressed 4, service | Sherwin-Williams Co., Montgomery gasoline. : | obtaining plenty of raw sugar for | awe Hh lanchard both of Ty- | station operator that might Ward, Young Men's Shop, Bears’ The purchase value of the . seal refining. jrone; three grandehiidren; a daugh- | have been wached in the 1938 flood Roebuck, and Grant stores, identi- will vary with the type of card .' nesday, Thompson said. While it is Miro mind her ering with Rev. aiid {hole near the bend in the river's|their respective establishments. to three gallons to tide them over | Ham Colledge; of Vg! is N | course. When arrested Lantz had in his the interim period, B-1 holders, and others are ' » No.1 Other boys have joined in the possession $518 In cash along with four gallons, and B-2 holders, five grave. | them plenty of spending money. On not included in the cache at the Sallons. |. {the cent a pound basis, the boys garage. -- | S4 | are realizing a nice profit. If Sey-| Police sald Lantz had a record at| People must learn to get along wl . ‘Walkeut at Piper Plant {to the other buildings nearby. Be! those wonderful tales related in an- | silver spoons, a pair of silver salt # den by some of the residents of the theirs to the Beaver Dams above porch of a hotel tion at and were saved, but by and his Confederate Guerillas pear and it took them all the rest avenue, bleeding pro ro president | o'clock and the -Citizens made the - ’ » F . Warm Against Shooting ow and on the| Dies at Bellwood ‘Mine’ In River astray bullet, Priday, State College, (Continued on Page St) that. borough. The warning resulted) Mrs. Vine Avery, of Monroeton, | Health Bed through his hat, which he was car-' Towanda, for treatment of injuries for the past 12 months and a for- youths struck a proverbial ‘rubber Ceritré County Assemblyman Ken. to the gatepost letting the cattle the United Brethren parsonage, Charles Geyer, two 16-year-oids, tual Pire Insurance Company of Post. She suffered a chest injury | only been bedfast for the past week. 80 old tires up to that time, They come | DUE, October 16, 1874. On Septem- | salvaging expedition, and bringing He sald the refinery was having | He is survived by his wife; two | the tires lodged In one spot except hall by trucks, representatives of corner of each card for a ration of The refinery shut down last Wed. | [7-in-1aw, Mrs. Minnie Colledge, to that point where they sank in a fied the articles as being taken from Holders of “A” cards will be entitled working on routine repairs to the J. Cur children preceded him to the | ihe: “hunt™ which promises to net several rings and watches that were Sallons, and B<i card holders, six | (Continued on Page Sig) (Continued on Page Siz) ‘with less perfect persons. Lays Crime to His Tax Bill Appearing for sentence on p charge of the $50 Be received fron a fe | prisoner at county break, | Ta oA, IM 55 0 a SAC A rE Sp re —— Intimate Inside Story of Philippine Campaign Highest praise for the skill as well as the courage of the men of Ba- id by Meu «Ooi | } { + Hi §853% g g 5% CTH te Te Tost ot OAV FI, Gomer} Wari RENEP JV SUBSEA ON publication fn The Centre Democrat dr the Sellefonte Lodre of Elks) oy
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