He LR BN 2 Oh 2h BR I J he Cenfre Democral VOLUME 61. NUMBER 30. EN - —— TI ——— A BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, JULY 23 » 1942, EVERYBODY EVERY PAYDAY SAVING IN WAR BONDS SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR, Ld » ow— >" Ce NLRB RULES AGAINST WHITEROGK Report Says Officers Two Men Held | D/0 FLIP" FISHER DROWN HERE? 'Trygfies Take Petition Council to 2 Ban Dust Nuisance % Influenced Election Company Directed to (Cease Anti-Union Activities THIRD ELECTION IS RECOMMENDED Trial Examiner Confirms Union Charges Against Local Industry Officials of Whiterock Quarries made anti-union statements im- mediately preceding the two collec- tive bargaining elections at White- rock Quarries and em are entitied to another election These findings were included in an intermediate report issued yester- day in Washington, D. C., by Wil- liam E. Spencer, Trial Examiner for the National Labor Relations Board Trial Examiner Cpencer presided at a hearing held by the NLRB here during the first week in June According to advice received from Washington yesterday afternoon, the Trial Examiner's report includes a recommendation that the company cease all interference with self-or- ganization activities employe and directing that notices be posted in the plant for two months that the company has ceased activ- ities plant iployes of uch The hearing in June resulted when the AFL United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Woarkers Union charged Whiterock Quarries, Inc. with inter- fering with employes’ right to or- ganize. The unioh also charged that the company interfered with a un- ion election held November 21, 1941, and had served notices on tenants who were union members to move from company houses. Two elections were held last year! by employes to determine whether they wanted to become affiliated with the American Pederation of Labor. In the first election the company won by a single vote, which nullified when the eligibility of one company vote was Successfully con- tested by the Union In the second clectiop the com- pany won by 18 votes, but the Union alleged that coercion and intimida- tion had been used by the company to influence the vote. It was on these charges that the hearing was held in June 913 Tracts of Land to be Sold Treasurer's Tax Sale List In- cludes 202 Properties in Boroughs y ¥ A total of 913 tracts of seated land in Centre county on which taxes are past due are listed for public sale by Centre County Treasurer Harry F. Jones, according to advertise- ments appearing currently in county newspapers The sale is scheduled to begin in the court room in the Court House here at 1:30 o'clock Monday, August 3, and to continue until all the properties are sold According to the advertised list 202 of the properties to be sold are located in boroughs while the re- maining 711 properties are in town- ships The number of tracts in each of the county's boroughs are Belle- fonte, 51; Centre Hall, 10; Howard (Continued on Page Pour) EE a Woman Struck by Lightening During the hard electrical storm Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Leonard Folmar, of Drifting, was struck by | lightening and rendered unconscious for awhile. Her arm received black and blue marks, as well as a red mark the shape of a diamond She was struck while in the act of servicing a car with gasoline, and whirled around three times before she fell to the ground. A physician | was summoned and administered aid Smee ado re ee Bellefonte Man Was | 'W © Transportation Committee Named Karl E. Kusse, adminstrator of the Bellefonte war transportation com mittee, yesterday announced the ap- pointment of those who will serve with him on the committee The committee members are Philip B. Ray, Titan Metal Co.; Clair Ha- zel, and John Myers, Whiterock Quarries; C. Y Wagner, of CY Wagner & Co; Calvin Troupe, Uni versal Match Co.; Egil T. Risan, Sut ton Engineering Co.; Calvin Purnell Warner Co ; Bayard Magee, National Gypsum Co.; Mahlon Smith, Smith Foundry Co.; Charles Thompson, Old Tyme Bakery, George McClellan Beliefonte Central Railroad, and Dwight Yarnell, Pennsylvania Rall- road Co The application of any employe of the companies listed above for ad ditional gasoline rations will not bx honored by the ration board unles the signature of the plant represen- tative appears on the application, it was pointed out Loses Home Second Time William Woomer LLoses Furniture in Blaze at Milesburg Fire for the second time in seven months early Saturday morning de- stroyed the home and furniture of William Woomer, Milesburg carpen- | ter The frame house In Shook's ad- dition, near Milesburg, owned by {John Sheckler of Milesburg and ten. anted by Mr. Woomer, burned to the iground at 2:30 a. m. Saturday, after a kerosene lamp exploded The blaze was discovered Woomer, who always kept the lamp burning at night. After a hasty and | unsuccessful attempt extinguish the blaze he ran the half-mile to the Milesburg fire hall to report the fire. When firemen arrived at the home the blaze wag beyond contre and they devoted most of their at tention to saving nearby buildings Last December 13 Mr all his possessions valuable carpenter tools, in a fire which razed his home on Moose Run. Neighbors who helped him get started after last December's blaze again came to his rescue this week and his needs are being provided for until he finds another home Mir by to "i i Woomer lost including many OT - Tanner Is Named Labor Conciliator Sheldon C. Tanner, professor of economics at Penn State was sworn in Monday by Judge Ivan Walker here as United States Commissioner of Conciliation. He will continue his duties at the College and assist the United States department of Labor in special cases During the past month, Mr. Tan- ner has arbitrated labor disputes at the Joseph A. Middlebrook Co. Cam- den, N. J, the Eberle Tanning Co Westfield, Pa. and the National Rad- lator Co, Trenton, N. J - is sn YP — - 100TH PERSON LEARNS TO SWIM AT LOCAL YMCA Saturday was somewhat of a mile- stone in the history of the Bellefonte Y M C A swimming pool, for on that day the 1000th person learned | to swim in the pool The 1000th “student” was Lee Gor- don, aged 10, of Bellefonte, who won his spurs by swimming the length of the pool and back. The pool opened in April 1928, and since then a steady stream of Bellefonte youngsters and oldsters have learned the art of swimming there - Patents Adjustable oi ‘Bed’ to Replace Casket Padding E. E. Widdowson, Bellefonte funer- al director, has designed a casket “bed” which, sccording to reports, is attracting much attention from funeral directors and casket manu- facturers, | cerning Mr. Widdowson's device, | Placing a body in a casket at an appropriate and natural level for | viewing is not always so easy as it | would appear, it is pointed out. | Bince there is considerable variance Buy United State War Stamps | In Atfacks On Minor Girls Serious Charges Against College Youth, Former Port Matilda Pastor COLLEGE VICTIM ONLY 11 YEARS OLD Court Sets Bail at $3000 For 31-Year-Old Defendant I'wo Centre County men, one & being neia | altace girl formes court on charges under 16 year: William E State College, | ty jail on of rape rape the result of his alleged attack on an 11-year-old Tyrone girl who was visiting in State College last Thursday night If found gulity Snyder would a prison term as high as from 10 20 years James Dennison Snyder, 31. of Port Matilda, was released from custody under $3.000 bail last week. Si a married man and former Holiness preacher, lis statutory rape and in the case is 15 years Ball was fixed by court after a hearing before Justice of the Peace Harold D. Cowher, of Bellefonte. The charge is not ball- able by a justice of the peace William E. Snyder, State College youth, was given a hearing before Justice of the Peace John D. Hart at State College, early Friday after- {Continued on Page Four) a Legion Band To Play at College minister, are or of on of age Snyder, aged 18, of in the Centre Coun Charge odomy tatuton and a face \Waer, Pilgrim with The police charged adultery old thi girl sald county m——— The Bellefonte American Legion Junior Band will be ohe of five Lop- ranking Pennsylvania musical or- ganizations to appear in the third “I Am An American Night” program at the State College High School stadium, Saturday. The celebration is sponsored by the State College American Legion and Auxiliary Jun ior Drum and Bugle Corpe The local Legion band, aithough only three years old, has won two state championships for bands com- posed exclusively of sons and daugh- ters of American Legion members At the State College celebration the local band will play “Semper Fidelis.” “Geppsland.” “The Nation- al Emblem March,” gnd “The Amer- ican Flyer.” The program will begin at 9 p. m. under the stadium lights and will include drills and musical ompetition. Tickets are on at 5 cents for reserved seats 50 general admission Bellefonte Girl Struck by Truck 1 3 sale and £ ' cents Helen Fetzer, 8, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Fetzer North Thomas street, suffered brush bums of the face, back, and left shoulder, and lacerations of the in- side of the left hip, about 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon when she wa of struck by a truck near the Ameri-| can Lime & Stone Company plant Sunnyside The truck was owned by the Amer- ican Lime & Stone Company, it was reported. The little girl was taken to the Centre County Hospital and was discharged from that institu- tion, yesterday, her injuries not be- ing of a serious nature According to reports the child was struck by the rear portion of the truck and the driver did not see her before the accident MOOSE LODGE LAUNCHES DRIVE FOR NEW MEMBERS With a goal of 200 new members { the Bellefonte Moose Lodge on Mon- iday, August 23, will launch a mem- bership campaign to continue until | September 1. Jacob Weiser, membership director { of Mooseheart, will be here to direct { the membership campaign. The class iof new members will be known as | the testimonial class in honor of Su- { preme Governor Matthew M. Neely, {and Mooseheart Oraduate Russell | Deerfield, of the class of 1942. The | membership fee is $5, officers sald >. ! Want Final USO Reports The bed, it is believed, may well in body proportions, the casket that. | All district captains and solicitors become standard equipment in all caskets, instalied by the manufac- turer. It has been patented. Two major advantages claimed for the device are that regardless of the size of the deceased, the pody may be shown sat any desired level with respect to the top of the casket, and the bed eliminates much of the pad- ding now used In casket mattresses. Bo wel] is the “bed” being received that the June issue of “Casket & Bunnyside,” leading journal for fu- neral directors, carries nearly a full page story, with photographs, con-' i tress often ls either too thick or too | thin If the remains are large, often i much padding must ‘be removed’ to {have the body resting in an easy, natural position’ 1f the body is i slight or small and thin, there often Is not enough padding to put the | {body at the proper level. | Through years of experience Mr. | Widdowson recognized these factors jand his bed is designed so that the | position of the body may be adjust- {ed easily and quickly to any height | desired, regardless of circumstances (Continued on page Four) {in the USO drive conducted recently lin the Bellefonte area are urged to {turn in all receipts and make their { final reports immediately so that the local committee can submit a final report to the national headquarters ——— Falls Into Mill Race Charles Lockington, East Curtin street, the Gamble mill rade rescued him. ——— Es A S— Read the Classified ads. Passershy escaped serious injury yes-| terday morning when he fell into what o —— Maybe the answer to the question “What happened to “Flip” Fisher’ lies in the deep cold waters of the abandoned quarry shown above, a mile or so north of Bellefonte, Friends who were standing at the end of the quarry at about the point from which this photo was taken, sald “Flip” made a dive from this end of the pond, swam up Ww the point marked with an “X" where they last saw him about 5:30 p. m., July 9. A moment later he was gone. They searched the quarry sides for nearly an hour, then called fireinen who grappled in the pond at intervals for more than ten days with no success Boat In fore ground was one of six or seven used by firemen in the search. Maybe the body of the youth is caught In debris or between boulders in the water, which ranges in depth to 35 feel. Maybe “Flip” slipped out of the pool and went his way, No one knows This is a close-up view of the portion of the guarry hole indicated by an “X" in upper photo. Ii wag in the walér in this area that Fisher was seen a moment before hie disappeared. Siar of the boulders may be judged by the broken raft in the right foreground PU( Bans Boost County Fails In Waler Rates Bond Quola Victory For Out-of-Boro $60,000 Short For June; Water Users at State Sutton Employes Pledge College 129, Total Payroll The re jected than quota of Stamps, iit vy Claude County Beamish Harrisburg month $126,000 in executive s Hie and the and amp yas sol Mir formal order has not yet been pre pared } reason for It USTs out bef w J WLS bonds Alkens taken in Monday &@id the sharp dro of i sales has not been determined y An and account for low total In quota was $127,700 totaled $17 July i Saving ’ follows a pro of State Colleg uving borough, ented wre the PUC by Attorney William Litke of State J. Thompson | 3 sented Authorily PUC Chairman John commented that a decision had been ' ine or reached, but lined further taik The old rates will remain in effect.” he sald "The increase Continued from Y A ETOouUp ide the 1 pre 1y » County College unig sale 8.67750 lipsburg $ 180.700, and Stafl is reach- To after that The quota for County Wai effort toward tha wif Bigyins It NIGINE every that quota an nth means F Surpassing ds maintain that level month in the f 4 1 uture wa nlinued om page ur} Logan Carnival Opens Tonight page four) - Sentence Soldier In Theft of Car “There Was a Girl’ 17-Year-| Old Youth Admits; Sent to State School of Net Proceeds to Go to Defense Fund; Music Each Night The annual three-day carnival] of the Logan Fire Company, Bellefonte, will open tonight (Thursday) on East Howard street and will con- tinue through Saturday. Plans for James Thomas Nolan, aged 17, of Arlington, Va. absent without leave from the army for the fourth time in two years, was sentenced to an indeterminate term in the State In- dustrial School at Camp Hill. here i Monday morning when he pleaded {guilty .in court to a charge of steal- ing a car in State College Nolan, A. W. O. L. from the army at New’ London, Conn, was sen- tenced by Judge Walker after it was reported that Army officials express. ed the wish that civil authorities prosecute him | The prosecutor in the larceny case {was John R. Juba, of the State : (Continued on Page Siz) by Herman Hagel, chairman of the Logan committee in charge carnival Twenty-five per cent proceeds will go to the borough defense fund, declared The carnival will be in a new lo- cation this year. East Howard street, from Allegheny to the Logan Hose of the net Bellefonte Mr. Hazel trally-located area Bellefonte’s three bands have do- inated their services and the sched- tule will be as follows: Legion Jun- ‘ior Band, Thursday night: Band, Friday night, and Bellefonte High School Band, Saturday night For the entertainment of the youngsters, in operation at the carnival grounds jeach night. There will be amuse- ments, refreshinents, and entertain- ment of various kinds. Members of the company are asked to donate cakes for sale during the carnival Lightning Damages | Church at Yarnell Ee | During an electrical storm about 11 o'clock Friday night, lightning | Struck the belfry of the Yarnell U. B i church, causing slight damage Shingles were torn from the belfry iand the lighting system was some- damaged, members of the {church report. The chiirch “is said | to be one of the finest small church Cakes should be turned over to come buildings in the county. Rev. E. R. mittee members on the carnival Miller, of Runville, is the pastor, |grounds. the event were announced yesterday | of the! House, will he roped off and festiv-| ities will be under way in that cen-| Police Pistol, Escape Prison Bloodhounds Trail tives to Creek Above ‘Paradise’ ONE HAD LESS THAN Fugi- MISSING 2 MONTHS TO SERVE Escape Discovered Shortly After Supper Hour; May Go to Altoona Two Rockview truest the tation Wie =a » DRITACES here Carls made Lhe; Late f 1 € yes ’ there were unconfirmed reports | Warden S00n As Ciscovered were set an their trail and they took searchers Unmedistely to the bank of Spring Creek at g point just above Fishermen's Paradise There it ig believed Lhe two men crossed the str Altoona police have been ik HERI Parti C Uwe Rhoads Pally wid Aas absence asked t Wg oO De Marly alert since Tern Came fron that IE MIa LY on iA The drag been spread throughout the entire Cen tral Pennsylvania area and law en- foroement officers of this and other states have been asked to watch for the fugitives Carreirl weighs 142 pounds, is ! feet 5% inches tall, has very black thick hair, a very dark complexion and is medium DeSimone weighs 138 pounds, is 5 feet 8 inches tall dark chestnut h dark eyes and i sender 1 Lrison wl $a 4 stout has hextnut build air f H | O - Derr Accepts Red Cross Post Former Teacher to Leave Soon for Foreign Service With Task Force Ralston A. “Red” Derr, who recent - ly resigned as principal and teacher at the Bishop street school, Belle- fonte, has accepted a position as a recerational director for the Ameri- can Red Cross and within a short time will be sent with a U. 8. Army task force on foreign service Mr. Derr is scheduled to report in Washington, D. C, on Monday, and from there will be sent to Ft. Bel- voir, Va, for two weeks’ training be- fore departing for his assignment, somewhere Outside continental Uni- ted States Mrs. Derr and their two children expect to remain at their home in Pleasant Gap for the time being, but later on may go to Mrs. Derr’s home in Bchwenksville Mr. Derr will have charge of rec- reation for 15000 in his new posi- tion. He was graduated from the Kutztown State Teachers College at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, and was about degree at Penn State when he ac- cepted the Red Cross position | local high school two years ago, play- led with Pleasant Gap in the Tri- Valley Baseball League, and was rec. reational director at the Bellefonte | YMCA ast MP L. M. Sulouff New Steward at Nittany L. M. Sulouff of Millheim, was employed on v . PAT LOH Oem prison bloodhounds 10 receive his master's Always active in athletics Mr. Derr | was assistant football coach at the | MERVIN FISHER ay not has irowned, al hat Williamsport rk Stats he had beer ar and in New Yi 74 Seledees Are Accepled Board No. 2, Bellefonte, Lists Names of Those Chosen For Service Beventy-four of sent for induction last Monday and Tuesday by Local Draft Board No. 2 of Belle- fonte were and inducted the An sent 75 The Board men to Altoona i 58 to the men ser accepted into Mor the same place the | Those who wers Monday's call are Harold B vin D L. McMullin, Philipsburg Demshak, Philipsburg mer Blowers, Sandy Ridge: Paul W Myers, Bellefonte; John A. Koako Jr, Clarence; Chester W. Lucas, Jul- ian; Merrill W. Beightol Howard Joseph Kozak, Philipsburg Stanley Jedynski, Williamsport Fred J. Ring, Bellefonte, Malcolm E Gordon, Bellefonte; Richard T. Pry Philipsburg: Clair R. Ammerman Rochester, N. Y.; Jack Guelick, Phil- niinued on page Four - Roy Witmer Gets Caribbean Position AY an George Charles Ho- Roy C. Witmer, of Bellefonte, for some months located in Trinidad. | British West Indies, has been placed in charge of refrigeration in all the Caribbean Islands, according to information received by relatives here this week It is reported that a plane has been assigned to Mr. Witmer to en- able him to travel to the various is- lands and that much of his time is now spent away from Trinidad, al- though he maintains headquarters there Witmer, who went to Trinidad some months ago to accept a posi- tion with an electrical contractor, {formerly conducted the Witmer | Electric store on West High street. | He is the father of Mrs. William Jenkins, of West High street | | In view of the fact that plans for {all local entertainment have been {somewhat delayed by conflicting | statements from various defense {agencies, the Grange Fair commit Grange Fair C ommittee Feels Fully Justified In Continuing Its Plans Citizens Demand Action to Rid Town of De- structive Dust AL. &S. CO. OFFICIAL GIVES EXPLANATION Council Passes Ordinance to Control Weeds in Borough attempt 1 i Beliefonte Wai ef Ji Mle niussance meeting a reguis: Borough Cour Mot citizens vat it ¢ peLition Gay night when mittee, armed with residents of a t atked € QeCiarning OWT tO nafs ar JWI a ad out ocated suggested certain ad- the Warner ie ang pul- ¢ in Belle- not been © destroy the signers of the peti- lier properties in answer Ww the peti- Charles Warner, president of Warmer Company, dictated by Walter Eberhart the quel nuisance The berhiart at Monday's chairman committee of read by Mr session related un Pape Thr - cuncu letter ntinsed 127 Rumor Federal Project for County Reports last night were to the effect that the Federal Govern ment expects (0 survey a score or more of farms south of the Old Fort, Penns Valley, as a pos- sible site for a government pro- Jeet, There was some unofficial con firmation of the report in Belle- fonte yesterday, and numerous rumors were heard in Centre Hall and vicinity. ' ul . Flip’ Fisher's $3,000 Insurance Tied Up C. Mervin Fisher, Bellefonte youth disappeared atl the abandoned quar- ry hole north of town, July 9, car- ried $1500 insurance with double indemnity for accidental death. members of the family reported yes- terday But the insurance cannot be paid to the family uniess the body is re- covered, or until he has been absent seven years and the courts declare him legally dead During the past week the belief that Fisher is not dead, but disap- peared by his own choice has gained considerable strength among those close to the investigation Every city has its “wise” men who know more about what is going on in Europe than the governments concerned SCOTIA PICNIC CANCELLED The annual Scotia picnic, schedul- j ed for Saturday, August 1, has been { cancelled. I LL ss sinsoony {they be cancelled. Since the Office {of Defense Transportation had sug- | gested their discontinuance when {they placed an undue burden upon such publie carriers as railroad and {named steward at the Nittany Coun- | tee has also delayed detailed an- | bus lines, stme confusion resulted {try Club, effective Wednesday of last week, club officers announced this jginia, are now in charge of the {lub | The new steward, who succeeds | Miliheim for the past six years, hav- ling opera the Millheim Inn and | Penn Tavern in that community. He | recently sold Penn Tavern to George | Harris of State College. Prior to {their residence in Millhelm the Sul- fouffs lived in Milroy. | A —— is MP —— | Buy Defense Bonds nowl nouncement of its progress. G W | Ralston, chairman of the committee, Banjo week. Mr. SBulouff and his wife, Vir- | makes the following statement con- {cerning the policy of the Fair com- | mittee in maintaining operation of {the Fair this year “Secretary of a ferris wheel will be Robert Ashby, had been located in| Agriculture Wickard, both in early appreciative of March and in July, definitely stated that agricultural fairs should be and are regarded as educational institu- tions of long standing and wide in- fluence, which should continue to serve farmers allier people In wartime as they have through the years. Only if their operation truly interferes with the war effort, should until that office itself clarified the | Situation by the announcement on | June 25th that the request for fair cance applied only from the | transportation angie. | The Grange Pair committee, fully the fact that local | transportation is also important, | nevertheless committed itself to the | policy that large attendance at fes- (tivals and other community activ- {ities indicated a real need for such [forms of entertainment and relaxa- {tion in a rural community. They be | lieve, too, that the success of an ali : (Continued on Page Four)
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