he Centre Democrat BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1942, EVERYBODY EVERY PAYDAY SAVING IN WAR BONDS SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR —— — ANS DISAPPEARANCE UNSOLVED Fail to Locate Body | In Old Quarry Pond Officials Point to Possibil- ity Drowning Was “Staged” DYNAMITE, HOOKS USED BY FIREMEN Mervin Fisher, 21, Drops From Sight While Swimming Did Clarence Mervin Fisher, 21, of Bellefonte, drown in the waters! of an abandoned quarry north of Bellefonte early last Thursday night, or did he fix the stage to make it appear as though he had drowned before departing safe and sound for other points? That question last night was troubling Centre county officials and | friends and members of Fisher's family. Pirst reports of the young man's disappearance looked like a clear case of drowning. But police con- | ducting a routine check on the case found some disturbing factors—and | when a three-day search of the quarry hole by firemen using grap- pling hooks, dynamite, and other| devices failed to reveal the body, suspicion grew in official circles that | perhaps the drowning had been staged. Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. wil- | liam Pisher, of East Bishop street, | and Ralph Genua, aged 16, also of | East Bishop street, went to the quar- I¥ In Fishers car shortly after 8 ¢'clock Thursday night for a swim] fn the deep cold water of the ahban-| doned workings. to reports, Fisher made a neat dive from the side of the quarry, shouted “the water's fine" swam about 200 feet, yelled, and dis- &ppeared from sight. piahes considered an e Genus, panion’s disappearance, about half way along the quarry side Jumped |; Apia swam to the spft, but could! t locate him. He was joined a few moments later by Arnold Koch, 15, Willlam Pettingill, 15, and Ralph] Bottorf, 14. sll of Bellefonte; who, Vefe getting dressed when Fisher! Genua arrived at the quarry to| $wim. Genua and the three other {Continged on Page Seven) 236 Selectees Called For Exams 98 Sent from Local Board N 1; 138 From Board No.2 Ninety-eight *“ men Draft Board No. 1, State College, went to Altoona Saturday merning | for final army physical examina- | tions while Local Board. No. 2, of! Bellefonte sent 83 men to the same | examining point Monday, and 55 on} Tuesday, making a county total for | the week of 236. This total was some- what short of the 274 the two boards had been assigned to produce in the current call. On the original list of those who were to go to Altoona Tuesday was Harold E. Drury, of Philipsburg, but his name was stricken from the ros- ter at the last moment when he en- listed in the Marines and was sent to Parris Island, 8. C, for prelim- | inary training. Those who went to Altoona from | Local Draft Board No. 1, State Col- lege Saturday, were: e A Mason, State College; | Pennsylvania | Belle- | James W. Hassinger, Furnace; Charles D. Hull, font, R. D. 1; Ralph Lick Reber, Harrisburg: Lynn G, Winters, Mec- | Elhattan; Jean P. Hauser, State Col- | {Continged on Page Eight) ——— —— ———— Meeting July There will be a Townsend meet in the Court House, Priday, vg in, at 7130'p. m. Mr L W. nd organizer, will be the speaker. Everybody is Invited to come and hear the latest news on | the Townsend pension plan. T Appears Today for County Men from Local] Boy and Girl Scouts Leave For Camps Additional groups of Bellefonte | Boy and Girl Scouts left Sunday for | the Seven Mountain Boy Scout Res- ervation and Camp Barree to begin other boys and girls returned to their homes after spending some time at | the camps. Members of Troop 2, Bellefonte | Boy Scouts, who went to camp Sun- day are: Dick Hazel, Robert Wood- ring, Robert Murray, Kermit Mur- ray, Linn Tingue, Earl Rockey, Wil- liam Tate, Ray Noll, Roy Britz, Mel- | vin Summers, Frank Musser, William Keller, Grant Keller, David Miller, George Brown, Orlando Smith | Paul Houck, James Richards, James Clark and | Donald Ammerman, members of the troop, will be in charge of the boys in the absence of Guy Poorman, the | Seoutmaster. Mr. Poorman will | spend part of the week at the camp Bellefonte girls who went to Camp Barree are Edith Risan, Sarah Risan, and Carolyn Clark. Fall of Shale Fatal to Boy ‘George Hollobaugh, 15, of | Centre Hall, Dies in | Local Hospital Struck by approximately two tons ot shale while he and his father | were working at a small quarry on oe] farm along the Brush Valley , about three miles east of Cen- Fry a. abo last Thursday afternoon, ¥a4| George P. Hollobaugh, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs, Porter Hollobaugh, #- | 51: fe red fatal Injuries. He died at the Centre County Hospital here at 8:30 Thursday night, after an operation performed {in an effort to save his life | The youth and his father were ‘quartying shale on the farm, owned by E. M. Smith, of State College. about 4:30 o'clock when a section of | jrock about twelve feet above them igave way and fell Hollobaugh was {bending over at the time and the rock struck him around the small of {the back and hips, throwing him forward to the ground The force of the blow threw him away from the falling stone | Mr. Hollobaugh immediately placed his son in a cor and rushed | 0. him to the hospital but he was un- [conscious upon arrival here. Sur- igeong performed an operation to re- pair internal injuries, but the youth [never regained consciousness | Centre County Coroner Charles Sheckler, of Milesburg, after con-! ducting an investigation ruled that an Inquest would not be necessary and certified that death had result- ied from an accident Geroge Porter Hollobaugh was a son of Porter and Esther Krepp Hol- lobaugh and was born in Altoona on April 10, 1927, making his age at time of death 15 years, 2 months and 29 days. Surviving are his par- ents and these brothers and sisters Doris, Carolyn, Kenneth, William, Betty and Linda, all at home Funeral services were held Mon- day afternoon at the home with the Rev. Mr. 8tol]l of Altoona, officiating Interment was made at Mill Creek, Huntingdon county. AWOL Soldier Admits Pleading guilty to a charge of stealing an automobile, James T. Nolan, be AWOL from his military police | outlet in New London, Conn. { committed to the county jail by Jus- | {tice of the Peace John D. Hart, of | condition. THe sale was featured bY! Those listed are | State College, last Wednesday. | risburg for taking the car of New-| | ton Hartswick from behind the I. O.| {O. P. building, June 23. He told po-| | lice of a long trip in he car, | Authorities will hold Nolan at the | Jail until the next term of court or| {until military authorities arrive to! | make disposition of the case. a ‘Westervelt Leaves Local Airport Post Richard Westervelt, of Pleasent | Gap, for the past 12 years employed | by the Civil Aeronautics Authority lat the radio station at the Belle- 'fonte airport, and for the past three | years operator in charge of that station, has been promoted to com- munications Inspector at Flushing, Long Island. Ray Allen, setilor operator at the | airport, has been promoted to oper- {ator in charge and Robert Hill, who had been assistant operator, has been named to Mr. Allens former position. The Westervelt family on Saturday moved from Pleasant Gap to their new home, op, Long Island. one to two weeks of camping, while | Bryan Cartwright, | : Larceny of Automobile 17, who declared himself to! was | Nolan had been in the State Col- | ’ | lege lock-up since his arrest in Har- | ee Miss No Bets In Effort to Find Man's Body | Bellefonte firemen, just to please | | everybody and to prevent anyone | | from claiming they overlooked any bets in their efforts to locate the body | {of Mervin Fisher in the abandoned quarry near Armor's Gap, Tuesday evening carried out an experiment {in which much faith was placed by | some older residents of this region Harkening to the story that a loaf {of home-made bread thrown into a pond in which a person had drown- led would move about and come to! rest directly above the body of the | victim, firemen, having exhausted every other practicable method to | locate the body, gave the somewhat | fantastic method a trial Securing a loaf of nome-made bread, firemen dropped the loaf into the water. It moved to a spot on the north side of the pond and more | than halfway between the lower and | upper ends of the pool, not far from i where Pisher was reported to have {been seen a moment before his dis- appearance Believing a freak current may have caused the loaf to move to the spot firemen eased it away, and again al- {lowed it to drift. It moved back to | the same spot. Little faith was placed in the in- dication of the bread, however, be- cause a stiff breeze was blowing and it was suspected that the wind had more to do with moving the loaf than any other power. Then, too, firemen reported there stemmed to be a kind of opening in the rocks at that spot which might have caused a current to draw the bread to the point. Grappling failed to bring re- sults Many an oldster tells vivid stories of how, in their youth, drowned per- sons were located by means of the loaf of bread method, It was repor- ted yesterday that the fire company of a nearby town recently located the body of a drowning victim by that method, but this story could not be verified yesterday. “The test cost only a dime, and there wat no harm in trying it" a fireman commented after Tuesday's experiment School Heating Plant Modern Ample Heat, Fresh Air As- sured, But Windows Must Be Closed Bellefonte Hi gh and teachers, whose complaints about the heating and ventilating stem at the old Bellefonte Acad- emy building have been loud and pointed will be happy to learn that heating and ventilating facilities in the new building are as modern as present-day science knows how to make them Positive assurance is given that the heat will be adequate and that a constant supply of fresh warm air will be supplied into the rooms at all times, but only under one condi- tion That condition is, somewhat oddly, that all doors and windows of class- rooms be kept closed at all, times, Morris Campbell, representative of Hunter & Caldwell, Altoona archi- tects who designed the building, said the heating and ventilating .system is the most modern Known-except that it doesn't provide for refrigera- tion of air in warm weather, In each classroom. Mr. Campbell explained, there is one or more heat- (Continued on Page Eight) | Markland Hotel Sale Grosses $7,500 Gross sales at the Markland Hotel isale held here Wednesday Thurs- {day and Priday of last week totaled approximately $7500, it was report- ied yesterday. The merchandise was of unusually high quality and was in excellent "School students {large crowds and spirited bidding. ! Most all articles brought good prices. | Entire management of the sale! one of the largest held in Bellefonte | {in many years—was in complete | .. charge of L. Frank Mayes, veteran | | Lemont auctioneer, who was ably | assisted by his partner, Herbert J.| | Stover, of Coburn. Old Paint Brushes Needed In War Work Claster's are cooperating with the Bristle Reclamation Plant of Louis- ville, Kentucky, to dig out all the old paint-hardened brushes lying for- gotten In attics, cellars and garages all over town. Bristles are needed badly for they are no longer coming in from China —and bombers, fighting planes, tanks, trucks, ships and subs must all be painted. They'll pay from 10c to ag high as $2 a brush, depending on size and condition because Am- erican ingenuity has discovered a way to reclaim bristle from used paint-hardened brushes. Bristle is also needed to “card” wool for our fighting forces’ uni- forms, Milesburg Observes *“**v [Falling Rock Brings y Death to Two Miners 150th Anniversary The celebration of the 150th an-| niversary of the founding of Miles burg, in progress in that community this week, will come to a conclusion Baturday afternoon with an Anni- versary day celebration at 2:30 p.m and with special services at the Bap- tist church on Bunday The events so far this week have been most successful, according to reports from the Milesburg Woman's Club, sponsors of the celebration, and from those who have been at- tending the dally features Today (Thursday) {is Firemen's day in Milesburg, and an interest. ing program has been arranged for this evening. A festival and special music will be among the highlights of the entertainment on Market street, which has been roped off for festivities during the week Friday will be Grange day and the program will begin with a parade at 7:30 p. m, At 8:30 p. m. a home talent play will be presented. Special exercises by the Juvenile Grange will follow and W. K. Ulerich, of State College, will speak. One half the pro- ceeds of the day's festivities will go to the local defense fund The program for Saturday, Anni- Yeroury Day, follows 2:30 p. m,, parade Hist or ical program Band Selection Invocation by Rev. H E. Oakwood Historical addresses: Miss Ella Levy, Milesburg: J. Thomas Mitch- ell, Bit Bellefonte Bower Resigns Pofato Office Report Bellefonte Head- quarters Office to Go to Williamsport Ebon Bower of Bell efonte, for the past six years secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Penn- sylvania Co-operative Potato Grow. ers’ Association, tendered his resig- nation from that post effective July 1. It was reported yesterday Reports from Willlamsport are to the effect that directors of the as- sociation, meeting in that city Sat- urday. voted to shift the headquar- ters office from Bellefonte Wwii- Hamsport, but no confirmation of the report could be obtained here It was reported from Williamsport that Dr. E. L. Nixon, State College agricultural counselor of the Penn- sylvaniia Chain Store Council was instrumental in having the head- quarters moved {rom Bellefonte Mr. Bower's plans for the future have not been made known. During his tenure in office, the association made vast strides forward in mare keting Pennsylvania’s potatoes and in creating public interest in the State's potato industry. He was in- strumental in founding Camp Po- tato, near Coudersport, which is probably the most unique farm of its kind in the country. There ex- perts devote their time to the im- provement of present strains and testing out new strains of potatoes suitable to Pennsylvania's climate and solls Mr. Bower also instituted a state- wide potato inspection system. and! edited the association's magazine For the past several years Mr. Bow- ta 1%] ler has been assisted at the local of- fices by Miss Erma Sloop, continuing in that % position who Is 5 Men Listed By Local Draft Board Local Draft Board 1 No. 1, at State | College, Monday, listed five regis- trants as being delinquent in keeping | the board informed on change of | address and requested the men to get in touch with the board before legal action is taken. Melvin Rodney | Hockenbury, Albert = Boardman | Brown, Russell Auman Sweetwood, William Frederick Holderman, and Ray Orvis Auman, How Milesburg ‘Mis: ‘Mis: Milesburg’s i50th anniversary, | standir being celebrated this week, recalls to] mind the oft-repeated story of how | the town, by a clever ruse on the part | of a group of Bellefonte citizens, lost | the opportunity of becoming the | county seat, In fact, Milesburg “missed the boat” proverbially and factually, | history tells us; and, true or false, the story can be retold at this time as an amusing sidelight of the ses- qui-centennial observance, Back in the days when Centre county had grown to the proportions where it became a prime necessity | to establish a county seat, Bellefonte | and Milesburg became rivals for the | honor. Both towns had petitioned the legislature for the coveted grant. Milesburg had several convincing | arguments in favor of its bid for the | county seat, First, that it had the | first postoffice to be established in| the county; and second, the out | i Ban d selection Address: Lt. Col L Angeles Cal Benediction pastor Syracuse Music An old-fashioned tival spon- sored by the Woman's Club of Milesburg will be in progress all af- fernoon and evening on Market street. A first aid tent has been erected on the festival grounds, and two home nurses, a first ald nurse and a physician, Dr. J. C. Rogers of Bellefonte, will be on call ‘ times for possible emerger Also on the carnival Woman's Club has set up a “Friend- ly Comer” equipped with comfort- able chairs, where friends may meet for a chat T. David Rev. John E. Milles of Tabernacle Bapist church N. ¥ { on {es grounds the For the closing day, Sunday John E. Miles, of Syracuse, N. Y will speak at the 10:30 a. m. service in the Milesburg Baptist church. Lt Col. L.. T. David a descendant of the Green family of Milesburg, former assistant attorney the City of Los Angeles, California, also will speak briefly at this service, Both distinguished guests are members of several of Milesburg's oldest pioneer families At 7:30 m. an evening will be held in the Baptist church and descendants of the Holt, Miles and Barnhart families are extended special Invitations to these Continued Board Eleds New Teachers Aumiller, Derr Resign; Augustine Granted a Leave of Absence Four new teach ers were elected at a regular meeting of the Bellefonte School Board Mon day night. One of the teachers miller, resigned Derr, resigned; another Foster T Augustine, who was granted leave of absence for military duty. and the fourth will occupy a new position The new teachers are Mary Katharyn Burke, Mark, granddaughter of Tressler, of West Howard Bell Miss Burket studied at the Warriors Mark high school, Jun. iata College and Penn State Col- lege, being graduated from the latter institution in 1835 with second hon- ors. She taught in Johnstown, also Warriors Mark, and Tyrone Miss Mary Elizabeth Fletcher, of Mt Joy, graduate of Mt Joy high school in 1838, and Penn State Col- iege in 1940. Taught in Altoona high and Lititz high Mrs. Ruth Lucas Betz, widow of the late M. Harold Betz, of Howard Mrs. Betz is a graduate of Altoona high and Otterbein College, and also (Continued on Pape Five) Res a for p servioe services on pape Four) another Ralston Warriors William street efonte Complete Plans for Catholic Carnival Plans are completed for the an- nual carnival sponsored by 8t. John's Catholic church of Bellefonte to be held Thursday, Friday and Satur. day on the grounds at the rear of the Undine Fire Company, Belle fonte. Music will be furnished each night | by the American Legion Jr. Band of | The band will parade | Bellefonte {through Bellefonte's each evening. main streets | In addition to the usual carnival | attractions, refreshments of all kinds {will be on sale. Following are the chairmen of committees in charge of this year's carnival: Building, Andrew Knapik; prizes, | Mrs. John Woods, Bingo, Andrew | Knapik; refreshments, Mrs. Ralph Moerschbacher; games, Martin Mil- | ler and John Woods, and kitchen, | | Mrs. Ruth Casper. The public is in- | vited to attend. issed the Boat’ standing claim that the town stood at the head of navigation on Bald | Bagle Creek, which placed it in posi- tion of commanding transportation by boat. True, Bellefonte, two and a half miles away, could boast of Spring Creek, which joined Bald Zagle at Milesburg, but its rivals pointed out that it was unnavigable, a fact that seemed indisputable, Thus the riv- alry continued to wax more intense. ly as the time approached for the legislature, then in session, to decide where the county seat should be placed. The story is told that one Michasl Travett, suggested to a crowd as- sembled in a local tavern one even- {ing how the emergency might be met and the prize secured for Belle- fonte. It was a daring ruse that | Travett proposed, but he soon found {enough volunteers'to carry it through. (Continued on Page Seven) replaces Glenn Au- | ASSEMBLYMAN HAINES Centre County poll tical derwent a radical change yes- when it appeared possible the county now has no candi- either ticket for the office 1 Assembly rather unusual situation de- with the announcement by G. Haines, of Rebersburg that he has been commissioned a Lieutenant in the U. 8. Naval Reser. wd will begin active duty in the public relations department of the Philadelphia Navy Yard late this week As a result of his enlistment Mr. Haines has withdrawn from the contest for the General Assembly Yesterday James R. Riley, of Os- ceola Mills, Democratic nominee for | General Assembly, was inducted into {Conlinged om Pape Two) The ture un i pic- terday that dates on of Ger This veloped Kenneth wera ves ar Milesburg Man Injured In Mine Raymond sh Red” itz Milesburg, suffered an injury the back Baturday morning hen some rock fell while he was at work {in the mine of the American Lime and Stone. Company. here, 8huitz was working in No. 14 slope about a mile from the Bellefonte plant when the rock fall occurred Five other workmen im time escaped injury The inj man the Centre County E E Wide Owson ambul near him at the vas taken to Hospital in the ance, and x- >" "i red Civil = Units Organize Pleasant Gap Group to Con- duct House-to-House Can- vass For Funds A meeting was held in the Pleas ant Gap Fire Hall Thursday night, July 8. for the purpose of organizing the various groups interested in civilian defense in that community Alr raid wardens, auxiliary fire- men, auxiliary police, nurses and first aid groups will work together this new organization. which is to be known as the Pleasant Gap De- fense Council Elmer Noll was named president and Jean Harris as secretary-treas- urer Within the next ten days members of this group will call at all homes in Pleasant Gap for contributions of money to be used 10 purchase | medical and other supplies for the in in casualty station in the Grange hall! {which would be an emergency hos- { pital in the event of any disaster; and to buy first ald supplies and equipment for air mid wardens, {auxiliary firemen and police and | first aid groups { The unit is striving to be equipped | not only for war, but for any {urgent appeal for public safety | is hoped that everyone will give gen. | erously Fillmore Woman Is Bitten by Pc Police Dog | | Mrs, Charles Harsht Harshbarger, of Fill- more, underwent treatment at a Bellefonte physicians office last Thursday evening for a severe gash about the calf of the left leg suffer. ed when she was bitten by a neigh- bor's dog. Dog Law Enforoement Officer George Peters, of Philipsburg, inves. tigated the matter and directed that the dog. a “police” breed, be kept penned up pending the possible de- velopment of rabjes. Mrs, Harshber. ger was given tetanus anti-toxin to present possible blo od-poisoning from the Injury. a To Hear Talk on Salvege Campaign The Pleasant Gap Brotherhood will meet at the Methodist church at Pleasant Gap, Thursday evening, July 16, at 7:45 o'clock. A. W. Clyde, of State College, who will speak about materials we should salvage for war purposes, and outline why this work is im- nt, It it the duty of citizens to become informed relative to this important phase of the war effort. dis- | | aster which might occur. This is an | It] Today Last Day For Seeking Extra Gas Advisers will be “available at the office of the Local Rationing Boards from 1 to 7 p m. today, the last of three days set for filing supplemental gasoline applications, to answer any questions which might arise, accord- ing to F. G. Hoffer, chairman of the Centre County War Price and Ra- tioning Board be filled indelible pencil All applications must out by typewriter, ink or and signed in ink and must be sign- ed by the applicant's emg nployer in det occupation Those basic “A 24th Inasmuch as allotment, mediately Boards can tion Dealers and distributors will reg ister on July 22 after taking sical In of Watershed af College Closed gasoline on hand Authority Prohibits Tres- wh passing on Tract in Shingletown Gap The State Col lege ‘Borough Auth- ority has secured control of the en- tire 1600-acre watershed of Shingle- town Gap through purchase, lease, or condemnation proceedings and | will ‘area, ft was announced this week A barricade of wire fence has been erected at the lower entrance to the watershed and trespass signs have been erected along the wire fence at several points to warn the from the land, which number of popular picnic sites includes The autho respect iy obey warnings Water works ] 1 instructed SONS to mn upp! 13 and business places since ry r water supply shall interrupted, thereby endan- public morale, health, and safety.” a spokesman for the auth- ority said The authority taking was incorporated June 17, 1940 and at present consists of five members, property owners and residents of the borough, who have as their duty the determining of all policies of water works operation and construction Contemplated improvements will provide State College with an ample supply of “good, soft mountain water for some years to come,” the state- ment said Russell Rider Enters Navy Postal Service Rider, of East be gering the action Russell! 8 street, for New York City to enter the U. 8 | Fleet Post Office service Bishop Monday of last week, Mr. Rider took an examination at Pittsburgh | for the fleet post office service and received notice of his acceptance last Thursday. He expected to be assigned to land duty During World War 1 Mr. Rider served in the U. 8. Navy and for the | past 12 years he has been employed {at the Bellefonte postoffice. He is {married and there are two children {in the family. Mrs Rider and the { children will continue their residence here for the time being. - Many Gas Ration Applications ions Unsigned John Sommerville, chairman of Rationing Board No. 2, of Bellefonte yesterday reported that a number of | persons applying for supplemental gasoline failed to sign their appli- cations and that such applications | will not be acted upon. He advised all persons who have submitted unsigned applications to fill out new ones and have them them for the board's consideration. He said the board hasn't the time or the facilities for returning the unsigned forms. SPECIAL REGISTRATION Rationing Board No. 1, State Col- lege, yesterday announced that a special gasoline registration will be held in the Miliheim school for truck, tractor, and other non-high- way users, on Monday and Tuesday, En 8a m tos p.m. _~ prosecute trespassers on the | Bellefonte, Monday departed | properly signed before submitting | | John Daughert; y and Oli- ver Twist Killed at Hillside Mine NO ONE WITNESSED DOUBLE TRAGEDY Investigation Dis closed Car Had Dislodged rock dow men an wy received res OOnse to another heading, the where oliiers were ng, and asked if the two min- had been there. Receiving a neg - answer, he tid of the rock led others to the soene Both men were under the rock and had been killed instently. Investigation of the accident dis- losed that the two men were drop- ping a car out of the place (pushing a loaded car out of t room where they were loading so that it would Be hauled from the mine) whe the car jumped the track and knocked (Continued on Pape Eight) MD i— He no er: alive fall and Logan Carnival to Be Held July 23-25 nual ¢ 1 of the Logan pany w be held from vy 23 to 25 oo in the area adjacent the Logan fire house, according to present plans. It is planned off a section of } the carnival progress, M Twenty-five per cent of the net proceeds from the carnival will be urned over to the local Civilian De- fense Fund ® rope 41 ie in er 14 if 1 : — Houserville Church Homecoming July 26 The Houservi ville Un United Brethren church annual homecoming services will be held on Sunday, July 26, with | Rev, K. T. Barnette, of Altoona, as the speaker for the evening servioe, Services will be held at 10:30am, 2:45 p.m. and 7:45 p. m. in addition to Sunday school at 8:30, and Christ- ian Endeavor at 6:45. This is the 88th anniversary of the founding of the church. Rev, O. A. Woomer is the pastor USO Drive Total Is $66.12 Short of Quota Of a quota of $2500 set for the Bellefonte area in the USO drive which was conducted recently, a to- tal of $2433.88 has been received to date, it was announced yesterday by | officials Final reports from several outly- ing regions are expected to put the drive well over the quota, officials said 'BHS Band Camivel Will Net Nearly $500 | The Bellefonte High School Band carnival, rained out Friday night. {was held Saturday night and Mon- day night on the school commons be. side the Dale school building, North 1 Allegheny street. with large attend- | ances both nights. Officials yesterday reported that gross receipts totaled approximately $700 and that the net proceeds are expected to be nearly $500. NAMED ASSISTANT MANAGER OF LOCAL WOLF STORE Melvin B. Ghathams, for the past four years employed by the Wolf | Furniture Company at the Philips- | burg store, has been transferred to Bellefonte as assistant manager of the local store. He takes the posi tion made vacant by Wilford Fisher, ; Who recently etitered the U. 8. arm od forces. Mr. Chathams, who is married and has two children, expects t+ move to Bellefonte as soon as suite ‘able living quarters have been ob tained. .
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