LEE EEE he Cenfre Democrat SAVING IN WAR BONDS EVERYBODY EVERY PAYDAY VOLUME 61. NUMBER 35. BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 ~- i, 1942. SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR — - Chairman of County For Award of , Charles E. Freeman Ac- cepts Position as Region- al Representative POPSON APPOINTED BELLEFONTE HEAD Kennard Chosen to lead Campaign for Scrap Materials Major changes in the official staff of the county and local Civilian De- fense Administration were made during the week, the changes being made necessary when key men in thy organizations were called to take other positions The Centre County Commission ers appointed Henry A. Brockerhoff of Bellefonte, as Centre County Civ- ian Defense chairman to succeed Charles E. Freeman, of Philipsburg.’ Mr. Freeman recently was promoted | regional Civilian Defense represen- tative in this area, taking the place of Col. Ralph M. Mitchell who is now special assistant to Dr. A. C Marts, state defense head Mr. Freeman's new territory in cludes eight counties. Mr. Brocker- hoff, present State Treasurer of the Democratic party, was former Cen- (Continued nd SecHon upon un page three See Tragedy at Curtin Averted by Inches A tragedy at the grade crossing at Curtin was averted by inches Sunday night when the driver of a car halted the machine so close to a8 moving passenger ain that the bumper and front part of the car were damaged The driver of the machine was Mrs. Myrle Fisher, of Curtin, who! was accompanied by her husband and their two children, Mr. Fisher's | father Edward Fisher, and Clifford Alkey, all of Curtin and vicinity According to reports Mrs. Fisher Was not aware that the train was approaching the crossing and halted her car at the edge of the rack just as the locomotive roared past All of the train cleared the ma- chine with the exception of the last car which gave less clearance owing to air-conditioning equipment No Clie was Injured and damage to the Car was not extensive Howard Youth Hurt In Fall from Truck Donald Shuey, little twin Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur 8huey, of How- ard, suffered severe Lrulses of one arm and lacerations and brutses of the head and body Monday after-| noon when he fell from his father's truck The youth, unknown to his father, had crawled on the running board of the machine when his father left after lunch to return to work at the Martin Miller quarries. When the machine crossed the railroad tracks on Walnut street, the jarring threw | the child to the ground and one wheel of the truck crazed him “Eddie” Strunk, withessing the accident, called to Mr. Shuey who stopped the machine and learned of the mishap. The child was taken to his home where he Is reported to be | resting comfortably ——— Governor James Visits at College —————— | Gov. Arthur H James was a vis-| itor In State College, unbeknownst! to most of its citizens, for at least! two days last week | According to those who talked to! the governor, hig visit had no spec-| lal significance but was merely a social call on President Ralph D.| Hetzel of the College. Much of the governor's time was spent playing] golf at the College course. His car was a large, black Cadil-| lac sedan son of WOKE TL Bonds buy bombs, Stamps buy corevine mon aia Honor fo Titan In Draft Violation Impressive Ceremonies To Be Held at Plant Next Wednesday OFFICERS OF ARMY AND NAVY TO ASSIST Plant Will Receive Pen- nant, Employes Lapel Insignia Leroy Bernard Fritz, 25. of Cole- ville, charged with violating provi- sions of the Selective Service Act was arrested last Thursday by mem- bers of the State Police and the Fed- eral Bureau of Investigation, and later was taken to Reading by a U 8. Marshal Fritz is alleged to have made mis- statements in his draft registration and falled to keep his local board informed of his address Although he registered in the October 16, 1940 draft, he Dever received a question- naire and has never been classified lans have been The charges include an allegation | ceremonies to be } that Fritz informed his local draft board that he was a resident of Reading, when in reality resides at Coleville Police =aid would appear before a federal Scranton or Philadelphia 2 Music Groups Receive Prizes Legion Band And College Drum Corps Winners at Pittsburgh completed for wid in connection with the awarding of the Army-Navy E pennant to the Titan Metal Com pany, of Bellefonte, it was announ ced yesterday by Roy Adams. chair man mmittee in charge of Lhe « he he court mn of the x eremony The presentation will held on lawn at the Titan plant at 3 o'clock Wednesday after. | noon, September 2 John G. Love, Esq. of Bellefonte will serve as master of ceremonies Commander Omer A. Kneeland, of Washington, D. C, representing the Navy, will present ‘the award to W P. Sieg. Titan president. Lt Com mander C. W. Wagner Philadel phia, will present the E Lapel button to three Titan employes representing Titan's entire personnel he three men, Dave Miller, oldest employe of Titan: Dean Shope, pres ident of the Titan A. PF. of L. Union and D. Rhinesmith. president of the Titan Foremen's Association, will respond with brie! remarks Claude G. Alkens. of State College be ’ bye alt of Centre county I'wo ganizations musical the Bellefonte Ame Legion Junior Band and the State College American Legion and Aux- iliary Junior Drum and Bugle Corps, chairman of the Centre County War won first prizes in thelr classes at Savings Staff, will present the Titan the State American Legion conven- Company with a Minute-Man Flag tion at Pittsburgh during the week- indicating that the company's em- end ployes have pledged a total of at The Bellefonte Legion Junior jeast 10 per cent of their earnings Band won $100 ppize in Class D for to the purchase of War Stamps and bands composed of Sons of Legion Bonds. The flag will be accepted by or- 8 ean members. The State College organi- | Maurice Coder and Philip B. Ray. | gation took first honors among Class | and will fly from the new flagpole D junior drum with the Army-Navy award David Hartbauver, of The Bellefonte American Legion was elected department commander | junior Band will be present to pro- of the Pennsylvania American Leg- vide music and Rev. C. P. Lauer ion at the convention, which ended chaplain of Rockview penitentiary Saturday. Join G Belle- will pronounce the invocation Colors fonte, who entered contest will be raised by the American Leg- fate commander a few weeks before ion Color Guard the convention, withdrew 3 time to make Mr 8 elec tion unanimous The Bellefonte ‘bahd was panied to Pittsburgh by Mrs. Ward Hile, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Miller, Dr. Leroy Locke and Malcolm Wetz- ler, and band members staved the Keystone Hotel Concerts played at the William Penn Roosevelt Hotels Priday night, in addition to parade participation on Saturday. There were no mishaps to mar the band's trip The State College arum corps lead musical units in the long and color- ful parade at Pittsburgh and played requested programs ia the William Penn lobby and were well received at a concert in the Warner Broth- ers theatre—the convention hall The band stayed at Webster Hall where members were granted use of the swimming pool corps Pittsburgh, Love, of the for at electic Hartbayer' During the ceremony Major RL ar auer Dunkle, of the Pittsburgh Ordinance District, will speak briefly, and the Titan Male Chorus, directed by Mrs Lenore Martin, will sing “America The benediction will be pronounced by Monsignor William E. Downes accom- at were and Ambulance Machine For Civilian De- fense And Fire Use Only, Officials Report Within ten days the Logan Pire Company, Bellefonte, expects to place in service an emergency am- bulance unit which will become a regular part of the Logan fire ser- vice, it was announced yesterday Officials pointed out that the am- bulance is to be an emergency vehicle only. and is not to be operated in ini WP —— Air Raid Officers To Be Sworn In dens and other officials in Bellefonte will be sworn in formally as Civil- | competition with any ether ambu- lan Defense officers at ceremonies | lance services in the afes. It was to be held at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday purchased primarily because of the evening, September 1, at the Court need for such equipment in the Civ- House, it was announced yesterday! jlian Defense program and it will be by John Popson, chairman of the! used mostly in that type of work Bellefonte Civilian Defense organi- The ambulance will accompany zation fire equipment to every fire and will Judge Ivan Walker will administer be manned at all times by a crew, the oath to the volunteers—an act|the members of which have had at qualifying them for aum bands and | least 20 hours of instruction in first identification cards. The bands and aid procedures. The truck will be cards will be presented immediate- equipped with facilities recommended ly after the oath has been given (Continued on Page Two) The public is invited to atténd the AEN ceremony abd to remain for the | MIFFLINBURG RESIDENT showing of several reels of govern- | INJURED IN ACCIDENT ment motion pictures which willl follow the presentations. One of the Logans Receive Lioyd Barry, of Mifflinburg, was | bullets! Buy U. 8 Defense Bonds) reels portray Civilian Defense work - or Stamps every pay day! ers under actual war conditions. —_.. Axe ‘Mann Resident Builds Home Along Bank of Logan's Branch A desire for a home and a Hking | Ring, a native of Ohio, spent many for hard work are responsible for years in the south as a lumberman the beautifying of a section of Lo- before going. to. Northern Pennsyl- gan Branch, small stream which vania where he aided in the con- mednders along the - be- | struction of several large oil pipe- tween Bellefonte and Pleasant Gap. lines. About three year; agg he The section in question les just| came to Centre county, and obtained pveyond a sharp curve in the high-| work as a laborer in the Bellefonte way south .of the Central Pennsyl- area. vania Gas Company's plant at Axe- He bought a plece of “waste” land mann. {along Logan Branch, ard while liv- There, on a strip of land which | ing temporarily with a married son for years had been devoted to weeds| nearby, built a small cabin for him- and the scars left by frequent floods self and his wife. Moving into the an industrious men fs carving out! premises on Thanksgiving Day three a homestead which steadily grows Years ago, he at once began major in scope and beauty, | improvements to the surrounding The man is John Ring, father of area. the Ring brothers who operate the He built 100 feet or more of five- junk yards along the same 8 (Continued on page two) { admitted to the Centre County Hos- | | pital with face and head lacerations and possible other injuries suffered early Monday morning when his car struck a trailer truck on Route 322, north of Btate.College. Barry was taken to the office of | |a State College physician about 6 ia. m. in 4 bread truck and taken to! { the hospital in the Alpha Fire Com- | pany community ambulance, | It was reported that, the accident | occurred when Barry fell asleep at the wheel. Public Meeting At Milesburg, A Special Civilian Defense meet i Ing for the citizens of Milesburg and | vicinity will be held in the Miles- {burg Methodist fhurch at 8 o'clock | this Thursday night, September 27 {| All citizens of the area are urged to attend. the meeting, at which matters of major importance will be discussed. onight LT. COMM. C. W. WAGNER . Ladner Speaker at Grange Fair Candidate For C Scores VanZandt's Vole on Big Issues of Philadelphia candidate fo t Judes | Democrat Fair Centr BOVE wale] 1 legalized manufad n for poses on farm te Ure aloo al pw ae Judge Ladner mmended what he called renewable resource products which are grown as aginst "non-renewable resources” oll and minerals He called laws manufacture of POSES the In farm such allowing alcohol for a naking of synthetic rubber problem Judge nis talk Many Favor Traffic Lights at New School Considerable favorable comment has road gest beens heard in regard to a made by Bellefonte dent through the column | newspaper last week that the set traffic lights ready for installation at the commer of High and Water streets, be erected instead at the cor ner of Linn and Allegheny streets There is little doubt that the Linn and Allegheny street crossing will be one of the busiest ones in town when the new Bellefonte High School is open. In addition to added motor traffic caused by students coming in from the outlying areas, foot traffic will be heavier there, perhaps, than at any other intersection in town Bellefonte Council is preparing to install the lights at the High and Water Street intersection, which is a fairly dangerous one, but which seldom has the heavy concentrations of foot and motor traffic to be ex pected at the intersection at the new school SUE - wn resi- a f th Of his ¢ of Receive Applications For ‘Home Guard’ Captain Herbert Miller, command ing officer of the county unit of the Pennsylvania Reserve Defense Corps yesterday announced any wishing to enter the corps file an application immediately at the R. T. Willard store on West High street Applications will be received until September 1, after which the corps membership will be selected, tain Miller said To Clamp Down on Sale of Truck Tires Local rationing boards have been notified to place the “strictest possi- | ble interpretation” on regulations for the sale of truck tires, The Office of Price Administration has announced that the September truck tire quota Is being reduced and the local boatds are called upon to {carry out the amendment limiting j tire sales to trucks essential to the {war effort and to public heaith or’ safety. EE NRHA OPA MEETING TO BE ministration officials at the court house in Bellefonte this Thursday night, has been postponed until Thursday of next week, September 3 The meeting is to be held for mer- chants and others interested in price control measures now in effect and to put into effect in the near fu- ture, ONEress stich a» person | should Cap- | HELD HERE SEPTEMBER 3 The meeting which was to have) been held by the Office of Price Ad- A a KNEELAND COMM. OA Fire School to Open at College Harold D. Cowher, Bellefonte, To Aid As Faculty Representative Belle! nile will be 1 Penns onferencs open ¢ Pennsylvanis annua; faculty representative MITVIDG Bs an aide to Harold W Pierce, head of the Police School, Public Service Institute, at the ses- FI Yevotad to fire police Incomplete registration figures in- dicate that the conference, which is sponsored annually by Fire School Public Service Insti. ite, will attract nearly 300 firemen 100 or more town Clie Pennaylv nf will begin } Monday and mm Satur The Bellefonte nrollees ! for whi Melvin School In- Engineers of the and ani Sewsion end f ilar training registered ‘ Potential Fire James Decker and Mechanics Richard Alter Edward Kern and John O'Leary, Rank File Firemen Bellefonte will used atl several of the outdoor dem- nstrations. and will thi tinction with Btate Lewistown fire department will mark the fourth vear that these companies have for the conference 122 More Called To Army Service ar ’ tructors Driver 0 N ana fire equipment bee Share Cis- and Thi in a row provided the College Scheduled to Leave in Sep- tember; Will Draft Mar- ried Men Draft Board No. 2, Bellefonte, in announcing the names of 52 Centre Countians who are to be inducted into the armed forces on Monday, September 14, added that 70 others are listed for induction the following day. Their names were not avail- table vesterday Ma}. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, na- tional selective service director said {this week that “reclassification of all married men would probably begin in October and certainly by Christ- mas.” “We will run out of single men in (Continued on Pape Two) ‘Matc h Workers After a week's inactivity because lof a strike called by union officials {in the midwest, the 165 employes of | {the Universal Match Corp. plant at { Bellefonte returned to their jobs Monday morning. Three other plants of the company, at Barberton and Wadsworth, Ohio, and Wis, resumed work at time. It was reported sume work while negotiations con- tinue, a — ‘Sugar Rationing Closes Saturday The current sugar rationing per- Board No. 2. with offices in the Bush Arcade building. Applications for sugar for can- ning will be received until] the close iof business, Saturday, and certifi (cates will be mailed to applicants as | foch as postible, Mr. Sommerville Leonid. A Return To Work | Grange Picnic Midway Free of Mud De- spite Many Heavy Downpours NEW AMUSEMENTS PROVING POPULAR Announce Prize Winners in Agricul- ture, School Projects Vocational memes Ki A Motor “plane auto hich caregevil ’ and roar also ig a new at- The animal acts and other { entertainment are proving to be popular drawing cards i The progratn for Grange Day to- day (Thursday) follows 900 a mCraybill's Dog and Pony Show Bandstand Filial FL. CONes ' traction fr pu oD a y Horseshoe Pitch- Spring Mill ing Con's 1 m Baseball County Exceeds Quofa of Bonds Purchases in July $4,500 Over Allotment; Indus- tries Pledge 109 Centre County, which fell some $60,000 short in its War Stamp and : Bond quota for June, oversubscribed its July quota of $180.700 by more than $4500, it was announced yes- terday by Claude G. Alkens, chair- man of the County Defense Savings Staff Sales of War Bonds and Stamps n the county computed upon returns actually made totaled $185.20375 Mr Alkens said He warned against undue optimism, however, for indi- cations are that the August sales will fall short of the quota unless purchases are stepped up consider- ably The August quota for the county is $175600 and in the first week of ithe current month sales were only 183330125, Mr Aikens revealed The County War Savings head expressed deep satisfaction over the fact that the Titan Metal Company (Continued on Page Two) | Austin Furst Gets Captain's Commission on page Four Former Judge James C. Furst and Mrs. Purst, of West Linn street, i have received word that their son, ILL. Austin Purst, has received a Captain's commisison Captain Purst, who entered the service less than a year ago, is in- of his battalion, | telligence officer | 2 Youth in Attack Town Has 1st Runaway Gets 10 to 20 Years For In Over Two Decades Assault on 11-Year- RR Old Girl DECLARED “MENACE TO ANY COMMUNITY” Ist TUNRWAY Norse nc 1 Bellefonte in more yesterday morning by Chas Cle wagon owned Bellelont le stireet Gamage al ane? wa Janey capped ured The runaway " Ailair Kd Do one Many Others Receive Sen- tence at Special Session of Court eq De Neroes motion 1 animal of Ww Pe ald sOd- Monday wive ng t th i " to be hitch s Aina CANINE Wagon nt of North Banesy and There ture down Hig! Someone hailed th mt the Electric store and the Ollege I'yrone moment POH mond started Bil wii College had Ww ir of Grand Jury fo Hear 11 Cases Jurors Scheduled to Meet Monday; Twe Desertion Cases Listed | Eleven criminal cases are sched- | uled for presentation to the Grand Jury for the September term of, court when that body convenes here Monday, according to an announ ment from the offices of District At- torney Musser W. Geltig The bills of indictment wited to the jury |! that he piaceg S change The court de- clared that Snyder had been given an examination by psychiatrists snd that thelr report branded him as “a menace 0 any community.” He re- viewed the defendant's earlier Hie relating that he stole money at home and finally was sent to a mili- tary academy in the hope that school life would be beneficial At academy he Was a student was demoted for the nygers of heart oe. ' DOO the Po and stealing Are Aas Charles Harkenson & B James Dennison Snyder, Port Ms tilda, statutory rape and ad Jack Hugill South Phi & B R E Fultz runken driving Charles 8. Rockey violation vehicle code Reuben Jaffe, Philipsburg carry workmen's compensation surance Mary K Stuart State forgery ang worthless check Ernest Long, Bellefonte, fraudulent conversion William J. Clark and Joseph Blaz- osky, Philipsburg, violation liquor laws Charles O. Dunlap lary For Thursday, September 3. only two summary cases are listed for disposition by the court. They are F. Ray Ammerman, Julian RD, desertion and non-support Horace Sylvester Shope, Belle- fonte, desertion and non-support Womens Clubs to Meet at College Members of Bellefonte Club Invited to 9-County Con- ference, Sept. 23 p (Continued on page two Many Present at Homecoming F State LOlege fq iaLiule u 10th Annual Event At Cur- tin Featured By Fine Program The tenth annual held August 16 at the Methodist church at Curtin, attracted a large crowd of former and present mem. bers Many remained program, beginning with Church school A basket dinner was held at noon at which about 100 weré present for a delicious basket dinner. A song service, Jed by Howard Neff, opened the afternoon service. Special music was provided by the Nef! quartette iand Mr, Schenck and son, of Le- | mont. An address was made by Rev | C. C. Shuey of Bellefonte The mem- |orial service was most impressive The afternoon worship was held with a splendid sermon by Rev. M {8. Q Mellott, of Beaver Meadows, {former pastor of the Curtin church A basket luncheon was held at 5 p (Continued on Page Two) Wo College RD home-coming for the entire #3 a m Tyrone, burg- at Girl, 16, Overcome | Members of the Bellefonte Wom- | By Smoke During Fire an’s Club have been invited to par- ticipate in the forthcoming district! : a of the Penn ung stro Miss Grace Loesch, aged 16 wa |ation of Womens’ Clubs to be held | overcome by smoke shortly afte [in State College at St. Paul's Meth. | 7°00. Monday, wien fire originating |odist church on Wednesday, Sep-|70m a defective flue damaged both [tember 23. Mrs. C. C. Peters, of | floors at the home of her father {State College, is vice president in} CSorEe Loesch, at Pine Hall {charge of the North Central district,| Miss Loesch collapsed while re- lod will close Saturday, August 29,| it was reported yesterday by John Sommerville, chairmay of Rationing | { Oshkosh, | DeWs of his promotion in the army the same they were informed | been admitted to practice before the that while the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. question over which the strike had | CaPt. Furst had just completed his been called has not been decided at | legal training before entering the this time, the workers agreed to re- | 37Med forces. | now located in Panama. Almost at The North Central district the same time his parents received ome | Centre county meetings have been scheduled in! seven key cities this year to sup-! plant the annual Institute of Social | Relations, which had been held on the Pennsylvania State College cam- pus for the past seven years. The College extension services are! cooperating with the Federation! that he had MORE THAN 175 NEW MEMBERS {moving furniture from the smoke- braces women's clubs of 8 counties | flied house and was given treatment th Qunties, {ny the Alpha Fire Company first ir > aid squad which used its oxygen respirator. 8he suffered no serious ill effects. The blage was extinguished by the Alpha firemen, | TO ENTER MOOSE LODGE HERE again this year in the preparation “Overs. { A class of more than 175 candi- dates will receive the Moose obliga- tion at impressive ceremonies to be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow (Friday) night. it was announced yesterday by lodge officials in charge of the current membership campaign. Kenneth Thomas, of Harrisburg, will be the guest speaker and enter- tainment will be provided. Tonight will be Booster Night at the Moose home. All members are urged to attend and bring with them 258 AEE at Bo Breaks . Arm In p from Building Jack Lueas, aged 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Olden Lucas, fracture of the right leg. Priday af- ;
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