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VOLUME 61. NUMBER
Cenflr
emocral
»
FL ING FOR
71 E scape Injury As] Youth Ki
Bomber Cr ashes Second |
Overruns Field in Emer-
gency Landing at Local
Airport
DAMAGES GARAGE,
BARN, TREE, FENCE
Dismantling O pe r ations
Now Under Way: Plane
Badly Damaged
BULLETION
A crew of about
Middletown airport,
tiailer outfits
tents and a
equipment
here Tuesday night
task of dismantling
Flying Fortress
The bomber yesterday was drag
ged from the Garbrick barnvard
to the eastern edge of the airport,
where dismantling is under way.
It is reported that the process will
require about one month's time,
since each part will be inspected
and tested as it is removed to de-
termine whether it is fit for service
in other planes,
from
! truck
several
of other
the airport
Oo begin the
the crippled
0 men
with
a derrick
quantity
aintived at
SWoopIing
landing at
about 8:45 o'clock Priday
giant four-motored 1
“Flying Fortres ui
the field bowled over
gar, knocked the
crushed a combination
garage, and
large tree only
Harry E. Garbrick |
Fou upant
crawled out uninjured
persons who » watcl
come down escaped
fright when the plane
within =a hort dists
they stood.
The plane, with portions of both |
wings torn off and with. its nose and |
one of its motors dan aged, Was re
ported unfit for further use as
f unit many
fitting
The
been circling over
hours in heavy clouds and fog
its radio and compass had gone
was forced to come down because of
a tage of t
was said the pilot
several attempt
Moshannon airport
The ame i
truck the
feet from it
of between 106 and 120 mile
The plane ballooned” for
erable distance bef
ing the ground
the brake but gra was lons
and wet and the tires skidded alongs
without slowing the ship to ap
preciable extent
Reaching the w
field the bomber
B. J. Gryctko, Jr
(Continued on Page Siz)
-
Recall Import |
of Old Furnace
Speaker Claims No Present
Men or Industries Enjoy
Equal Prominence
Io an emergency
Bellefonte airport
nignt, a
Al my
bie t
ret
corn
cams st against
ot
Ome
ir OC
with
wept
of
bad
past
alice
1H be
but
are undamaged
plane, which allegedly h
this area for fou
after
bad
serious shor gasoline
that
to locate the
without
from
aniding held
tern edge
plot
we
re again touct
d h r t
The pilot
the
he
applied
{341
the
into the
hanger
estern end of
crashed
private
The 150th anniversary of the biow-
ing in of Centre Purnace, just east
of State College, was marked with
appropriate ceremonies held by the
Centre County Historical Society on
the furnace site, Saturday afternoon
Former Judge James C. Purst,
president of the society, $s in
charge of the program
Edward L. Willard, of State Col-
lege, speaking on "Personalties and
Business History of Centre Purnace”’
declared that Centre County has to
day no group of men or no industry
of the same relative importance as
were the furnaces and the men who
ran them a century and more ago
“We can only point with pride to!
(Continued on page Four
Bulletins to Answer
OPA Price Questions
Centre County retail merchants
who may have questions regarding
the posting of price ceilings and
filing of price inforfhation may have |
queries answered and errors correct.
ed by OPA bulletins which will be
distributed through the County Civ-
ilian Defense Organization next
Tuesday.
The drive for contacting all the
county retall merchants with the
detailed Information on posting and
figuring price ceilings is not in any
sense a check-up or survey, accord-
ing to A. C. Emerson, OPA represen.
tative for Centre and Huntingdon
counties,
“It is purely an assistance meas-
ure.” he explained.
Civilian Defense heads in all com-
munities will appoint the workers
who will contact each merchant and
distribute the bulleting, using mer-
cantiie appraisers’ lists, on July 7
ward reaching its
i§ orts
| — s————— s——
Dim-Out a Success:
Few
all-night
ed
nappening
ced
il
wu
out § wednesday, pa
uni ia jor
and the te
Une x
L Was pr
Charle F
county
and
pected
onourn
Ueees Dy
Philipsburg
ian Defense
Bellefonte (
director
Aaron D
Defense
of
dimou
were
of Cy
villian chalr
man, who made a tou
the 111! uri
iit MANILY Guin
few
Arden
dropped
inaer
Walter M. ferkov
offic
= Man Dies After
“ Falling On Axe
| Robert Fye,
R. D.,
While (
Bleeds to Death
Cutting Wood
person is George
Robert Pye. aged 57, of Howard. | ¥ Paudie, of ‘DuBois, the driver of |
RD. died in
Monday mu short time after
he fell backwards on the 1 sharp
al ’
of hi iouble XE
the
Ming &
woods near Curtin
RIOT
bitted
3 "
{ Blox
well Known
wood
woodsinan
about
He was
William Leh
Lehman went
utting
to the alone
tL paper
about 9a m
of Curtin w
ite 10) ii
wood
prone on
gash
bout 2 miles, k« um
from Bellefonte
ambulance
ntinwed
mm Page Six)
USO Fund Now
Totals $1,525.00
Officials Confident That Dis-
trict Goal of $2500 Will
Je Reached
With most of the vet to be
heard the United Service Or
ganizations Campaign for the Belle-
i district i= well on its way to
goal of $2500. Re-
received yesierday of the mon
ey which has actually
showed that $1523.52 has
lected in the district
E. L. Plumb, of Bellefonte, chair-
man of the campaign for the district
expressed confidence that the goal
will be reached. Most of the solici-
tors in the various towns are expect-
ed to complete their reports by the
end of this week
of the towns which has com-
its work is Clarence, where
Boy Scouts, under the leadership of
Rev. J W. Pally, have made a house
to-house canvass Rev. Pelfy has
turned over $154 67 to the fund
(Continued on Page Four)
areas
fre .
irom
onte
One
pleted
'Rockview Staff To
Aid In uso Drive!
Al a meeting of the Rockview staff
with Judge Ivan Walker, Friday
moming, the prison staff voted to
support the current USO drive as a!
unit. Henceforth all officers will
make their contributions to come
mittees selected by the staff
The members of the staff and the
guards live in all parts of
county. Each community
tofore listed these men and their
families as part of the community
and has solicited funds at their place
of residence at the same time
solicitor designated by
pressed his claims
has here-
Rockview
The institution
is not interested in which commun-
ity or agency shall get credit for the
funds collected. It is interested in|
(getting every man on the dotted line
as quickly
ficer does
as possible, If any of-
not contribute in your
community, don't mark him down
as a “piker” He has contributed at
the place of his employment,
‘Incidents’
aim
Leitzell
noted
but
wnen
als
57, Howard,
been deposited |
been col-
The
Centre |
the!
The result was a!
‘duplication of effort
BELLEFONTE}
THI RSDAY, JUL ¥ 2,
illed,
njured
Independence lu
In Motor (rash
Donald MeCloskey,
Howard, R. D.,
in Collision
IX,
Victim
without
i great
Freeman, of | CLINTON CORONER
TO HOLD INQUEST
Truck-
As
Attempts to
Pass Bus
Crash Results
Trailer
18
Key
How
}
Wi
rbert K
iit LE 4)
Haine
of Howard fri
the
McC
Ho pital
morning
Doth
Nuri
which arrived the
a few minutes after the crash
The other
on
scene
the aiffered a laceration
and shock. He de.
wtention
State
uck, who
ne
Motor
} NE an ints
ruck with a Pruehau!
Mul Fall, following
behind a large Cooper-
ruck and traller and a bu
Susquehanna Traction Com
When Albert W. Rudy. Lock
toppex J ¢he bus In front of
he
erat
er toward
mediately
Jarret
Wf the
pany
Haven
the 1 to
Larbe« and Charge pa
Alpha July 4th
of
“The Independence
and Liberty You Po
ess are Work of Joint
Efforts of Common
Dangers Sufferings
and From
George Washington
Farewell Address
KEEP IT
FLYING
MN UCCess
Z Driver Freed
Pledge Tenth
In Falal Crash of Pay Checks
Mrs. Harry G. Ebbs,
Succumbs to Injuries
Received June 21
A corner ry An ves!
RETIRE
i hts og of Matleruviils
thal no blame was attached to the
driver of the car which struck
Ebb
the
Te
Plans Announced |
$300 Parade Prizes Of
Contests, (oncerts,
Scheduled
in
fered;
Games
tate C«
th of
lege will hold it
July
Saturday
annua:
celebration this Pri-
iny and wit Alpha
Fire Company, sponsors of the even
working to make th affai
the town's hi tors
the means
fire-fig
year's activities
expected to the
at 6 p m
with more than $300 offer-
prize Thus far. 65
been received in the competi
for the 16 parade prizes
Ihe soapbox derby at 10 a
start activities on the
| competition Is open to boys
from State College, Lemont Pine
Grove Mills, and Boalsburg with
$10, $750, 85 and $250 offered in
prizes
At 10:30, Pine Grove Mills
Boalsburg will cross bats in a Tri
{Valley league game on the State
Continued on page Four
180 to be Called
Fo
ur
the
gest The cele-
S08 used by
: College
finance their
Highlight |g
rade tarting
hters to
pa-
¢
evening
ed
have
tion
in entrie
m. will
Fourth, This
8 to 12
and
The next contingent
i Countians residing in Draft
| Area No. 2, Bellefonte,
{final examinations at
July 13 and 14, it was
yesterday
Ninety
jon the 13th, and a like number the |
| following day, or a total of 180—the |
largest contingent ever to be called |
{from this area. Nine of the 180 are |
j colored
Board
will leave for
Altoona on
| Incomplete reports of the fifth |
{ ficial contacts are that he was not
ton special assignment '
that 154 registered from Philipsburg |
daft registration held Tuesday for
men from 18 to 20 years old, showed
borough
and Rush township; 178 |
or a total of #41
| areas had not been compiled yester-
day
—_———
Libvary Closed uly th
The Centre County Library will
be closed all duy July 4th. Although
| no books have been Issued to fall
due on that date, patrons wishing
to return books during the weekend
may do so by. plac them in the
wooden box on the er of the li-
brary building, ‘it was stated,
Saturday |
For Army Service
of Centre
| tion
announced
men are scheduled to go!
from Bellefonte borough; 43 from |
Port Matilda, and 66 from Milesburg, |
Totals from other |
Bellefonte Woman's Club,
riven t Cn
of Hout
ivunfinged
on Page Siz)
Defense Contributions
Now Total $826.22
Bellefonte
f 8154
uncu
The
fund «
ugh «
ording
igh Treas
Contrib
$145
Jdien G. Gray
Odd Fellow
afte. Lode 268, F. &
P. W. Harisock
Loyal Order of Moose
Centre Democrat
8 M. Nissley 2
N. E. Robb
ition
were and w
Ciub 10 00
10 00
Total
Previously
681.22
fennrt
reporie
Total to
date
Claim Pvt. Lorimer
AWOL From ye
ward Larimer, 18 of East
Bellefonte, was
into custotly here last Thursday by
State Police at Rockview sub-sta-
on charges of being absent
without leave from the U
Larimer was
county jail until Sunday when
Pvt Ricl
Howard street,
here to tak: him back to camp
For some weeks Larimer has been |
{in Bellefonte, telling relatives and |
friends that he was here on special |
duty for the Army. Reports from of-
am a.
CONTRIBU TIONS TO FIEL D
ARMY NOW TOTAL $45
“received by the
for the
Women's Pleld Army for the Control
of Cancer, total $45 to date, it was
reported yesterday
Contributions are as follows: Loyal
Order of Moose, $1u; American Leg-
ion Auxiliary, Catholic Daughters
of America, Rebekah laoxdige, Centre
County Hospital Nurses’ Alumni As-
sociation, Women of the Moose. Am-
erican Legion and Bellefonte Wom-
en's Ou, each $5.
Contributions
64,
5 00 | {
1040 00
10.00
50 "
500
$145 00 |
: Zion
i years
ia member of the
8 Army. |
lodged In the Centre|
of |
ficers from Carlisle barracks arrived |
Ymployes of Three Indus-
ries Sign 1009 in New
War Bond Drive
¥ iv weekend, as County
“at aficisls received
mmnendation of
Administrator
employes of three
Industrie the pace
3 '
iter of
from St
amin Ladlow
tre County
HAF
woe his
wt
uperintendent A
mgement representa
n Page Four)
Zion Resident
Dies Suddenly
Joel B. Stover, Succumbs
to Heart Attack: Was
Prominent Citizen
while he
field near hi
tc Joel B. Btover
at 6:45 o'clock last
June 24, 1942
short time afte:
nel; with whom
working, hs carried
y deg
night
bor
TH]
d not been well for
efore his death, al-
ontinued his work
+ well known resi-
area: played
in the Zion, the
Milesburg bands;
Zion Cemetery
a charter mem
0
lefonte
Lime
and the
sident of t
ociation
of the
ie
and was
ber Bellefonte 1
| lodge
taken |
a member of the
sang for
and was
Masonic
Mr. Stover
Latheran church
in the church choir
Bellefonte
Was
jodge as well as
of that order
He was well
Nittany Valley
land on which
{Continued
V. H. Pifer Homored
known throughout
having farmed the
he died for many
on Page Siz)
at Band Convention
Victor H. Pifer, director of the
Bellefonte Banjo band, who is at- |
National Banjo Band |
Springfield, Mass, |
tending the
Convention In
this week, vesterday was elected as a
director of the Convention Associa-
tion for the coming three years
The convention in
held in Chicago
- “ a
CURB MALAREET FRIDAY
The Bellefonte curt market
be held Priday instead of Saturday
this week, it was announced yester-|
day. The change is made because of |
| Monday,
the July Fourth holiday, Saturday.
TRESS IS FORCED DOWN
July 4 | Observes 25th Registration For
0. PF.
of other branches)
1942 will be!
will |
1942.
FOR VICTORY
Buy
UNITED STATES DEFENSE
BONDS « STAMPS
SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR.
Anniversary of
Rectorafe Here
Mser., Downes
Bellefonte Pari h July
1, 1917
CHURCH PROPERTY
GREATLY IMPROVED
Holds Many Positions of
Hono in Diocese; W ell
Liked by Public
(Came to
speaker he
his loyaity
Nias el ,
is ma in demand, for
to America and all th
{ has Leen demnarsts: ated
again, aig bw
abiiity
patriotic
time
in gAleg
MSGR. WILLIAM E. DOWNES
4 community affairs
nd and staunch
oluntesy remen
attitude
is 8
supporter
and has a
in religious mat-
fied to rest
weeks
Father
ugh he is not sati
laurels, but
}
prove in
constantly
charge
Continued un page Siz
Plane Crashes at
State College Airport
after a giant
Fortress crashed into
near the
Airport, a Buffalo, N.Y. pilot and
a young woman passenger had a
narrow escape when their plane hit
a fence
pot
The plane, a Stimson craft piloted
by Robert Stanley, cracked up about
{8 p m. Saturday while taking off
lover a fence at the eastern end of
{the field near Boalsburg
than 24 hours
Flying
buildings
Less
Army
farm
whose name could not be
were injured, but the landing gear
of the plane was damaged, the pro-
| pellor and a wing tip broken, and the
stabilizer damaged
| The plane was dismantled and
taken back to Buffalo by truck
Ma tch Plant to Close
The plant of the Universal Match
| Company, Bellefonte, will be closed
{from July 6 to July 13, for the double
purpose of giving all employes a
week's vacation and to give repair-
men an opportunity for an annual
i checkup of all machinery and equip-
ment in the plant, it was an-
nounced vesterday by Calvin Troup,
general superintendent
The plant will resume operations
July 13, Mr. Troup said.
LI stands for
and
Bellefonte |
at the State College Air De- |
i that
{ Spring Creek
Neither Stanley nor his passenger, |
learned, |
j of their fathers who can accompany
{ them
From July 6 to 13
, Planned
Must Prove Need For
Driving Over 150 Miles
Per Month
ARD WILL PROVIDE
FOR YEAR'S SUPPLY
Lertainment 001 “A” Cards Only to Be Is-
RO Er a a Ten sued Next Week at
My High Schools
Gas Cards
Millheim Holding
July 4 Celebration
Ne ralioning
the year begin-
held in ali
tre unty on
Eaturcay,
Was announceg
Hoffer, sec-
Ration
wig
LF
ther volun-
TegVArars
lwep
need gaso~
year is re-
1 A books
of gasoline dur-
at the
more will
Deir
School Nears =m sin
“150 1a 470
& Fee Ey Py n 7s u id a ras wily Ue
ind d es i ¢ ! those QUiVilig Inore nan
4 miles 3 month. The number of
A ns t : plowed 107
unig
ued
ra~
each
Most of Exterior Work is
Completed ; Begin Grad-
ing of Tract Rockview Fugitive
Gets 5 to 10 Years
on the Darkness which aided his escape
from Rockview penitentiary on June
i, proved the undoing of Joseph Sel.
mek who was arrested last Thursday
cal in Pittsturgha
Police said the
« vady
this fall, contractor rking
new $500,000 ellefonte “High | Sci hool
bullding ate making rapid progress
a survey yesterday revealed
All Uwe exter work
room section boi
and the office
have he DAliaQing
Nagi HEP Giivilag a
during & blackout
Was not stolen
Selmek, wh
IRINA: sen
aiked
+ al
or
Us
Wing car
vear of
ve when
grounas
other
here
guilty to
senten-
5 to 10
say be-
Selmek
for burg-
the had only a
tence
frosty: 13
irom HL
appeared in art
pleaded
was
i UesGay morning
Lhe charge, and
ed 10 serve
C8Ca Pe
n additional
He had nothing «
re sentence was
originally was sent
Allegheny
{ passed
tenoed
ary in Counts
- -
(Six Injured In
Horr Accidents
Three Crashes Within
Time Reported in
County
r is being
f fox
tinued om
WANE
Faope
-
Pair Sentenced |
In Theft of Car
After a Jong ull in traffic scci-
dents in the county, a series of three
| mishaps occurred within an hours
time early last Priday evening, State
Motor Police at Pleasant Gap re-
| port
Mazzeo and John he most serious
Curran, 17, Philadelphia youths cap- | injured were: Mr:
tured June 3, near Reedsville after 43, of South Merchantville, N. J_ and
a thrill-packed chase in a car stolen Mrs. William Hunt, 34, of Linden-
at State College, entered pleas of walt, N. J, whose car skidded out of
guilty when arraigned before Judge control about two miles south of
Ivan Walker at a special session of | Philipsburg and overturned -sbout
Court here Tuesday morning 7:20 p. m. Priday
Mazzeo, who recited a long state-| A few moments after the crash
ment to the court, was sentenced to; the Alpha Fire Company Community
serve 2 to 4 years in the Western ambulance, returning to State Col-
Penitentiary at Pittsburgh, while lege from Philipsburg, stopped at
Curran was sent to the State Indus- | the scene and took the two women
trial School at Camp Hill for an in- | 10 the Philipsburg Hospital
determinate period y Mrs. Durante, driver of the car,
In his statement, which apparently | is suffering from a possible fracture
had been carefully prepared and | Continued on pape Four)
memorized, Mazzeo, in a trembling a —_—
voice told the court that because he LOAD OF COAL DUMPED
is an enemy alien he was unable to ON MILESBURG BRIDGE
obtain work in Philadelphia, and ve RR
Continued on page Siz Approximately four tons of coal
- {en route from the Snow Shoe area
Fishermen's Picnic ho the American Lime and Stone
Company in Bellefonte, was
At Deibler Preserve on the Milesburg bridge about 11:30
[o'clock Thursday morning when the
OM Deibler announced this week | fastenings of the truck body broke
the 3rd annual Fisherman's 2nd the body slid off the chassis as
will be held next Wednesday, | | the truck rounded the curve on the
8, on Mr. Deibler's property on | Approach to the bridge
next to the Paradise | The machine is owned by Evook
This picnic is open to all boys un- | Brothers, Bellefonte, and was driven
der 13 vears of age together with any bY James Rossman, also of Belle-
|fonte. No one was injured but the
truck suffered considerable damage.
Hour's
Philadelphians Plead Guilty;
One Sent to Prison, Other
to State School
Mariano of six persons
Tessie Durante,
20
ba
Picnic
July
There will be a number of
expert fishermen on hand to teach
the boys the art of fly-casting and | Stores Close Saturday
fishing. A free lunch will be served! Bellefonte stores will be open Fri-
at noon with the picnic beginning (day evening and will be closed all
at # o'clock day Saturday, July 4 it was an-
a — nounced yeste rday, Postmaster Geo,
STATE COLLEGE GIRL Ra pis rs buch.
ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA ay 1 he Manly .
i — iby the postoffice Saturday, with the
{gingle exception that there will be
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Lonberger, of | *
East Hamilton Avenue, State Col- | D0 rural delivaries.
Joge. hinve received & eablegtam from | . yen ARRLY POI SUGAR
their daughter, Hilda, that she land-
ed recently with a hospital unit at | Institutional and industrial Nasts
an Australian port are reminded that Pay 6 is the
Miss Lonberger, 8 registered nurse,
formerly a member of the Methodist
Memorial Hospital staff in Houston,
Tenns, enlisted a year ago and has |
been stationed at the Camp Wallace,
Texas, Hospital.