Odd and CURIOUS in the + NEWS “| GIRL BEATS MEN 17-year-old Patricia Alree, of Beaverton, Ore, who operates a seventy-aore farm near LaCen- ter, Wash., defeated nine male competitors in a three-state reg. fonal plowing contest. The at- tractive high school miss won by piling up points for eveness of furrow, straightness of opening furrow and of furrow wall, neat- ness of dead furrow and back furrow and maneuvering along headland. Patricia took over the farm operation last spring when her father, C. W. Altree, tock a job in a war industry. LATE FOR SUPPER George (Dutch) Jaeger, of San Diego, Calif, was late for sup- per-—one year late—but all's for- given because while his wife had waited the 29-year-old alrman bagged six Japanese planes. Jae. ger just returned from Burma where he helped the American volunteer group, the Flying Ti- gers, shoot down Nipponese war birds. “The day he left San Diego to go to Burma,” said his wife, “he called me and said he'd be a little late for supper. It was a year before he arrived home for, that meal.” CAR FOR TICKET The Lancaster Salvage Com- mitee had an automobile added to its collection Friday because R. W. Paxter decided to “walk for the Qaration” rather than pay a fine for overtime parking. Pax- ter strode into police headquar- ters, waved a parking ticket at the desk sergeant and said “You may have the ticket and the car. I'm walking for the duration.” Police notified Earl F. Rebman, chairman of the salvage com- mittee, and Paxter turned the title of the car—a 1936 sedan— over te him. PICKED AT RANDOM Last Spring Lieut. John M. Anderson, 21, army bombardied of Pontiac, Michigan, closed his eyes, put his finger on a page of churches in the telephone direc- tory—to pick the one at which he would attend Easter services. Pe did and met Marjorie Acker- man, also 21. They were married last week. - Promoted in Panama James C. Myers, son of George W. Myers, and former Lock Haven High School and Teachers College athlete, is one of eight civilian phy- in Panama City, Tyndall Pleld. Myers was made a staff sergeant. He coached football at Centre Hall and Berwyn, and became an army physical instructor three months ago. Sleep Walker Falls Miss Josephine McCohan, 19, of Tyrone, employed by the Sylvania Corporation at Mill Hall, walked in her sleep at her new rooming house in Lock Haven one night last week | and fell from an upstairs window to the pavement below. Passers wit- néssed the accident and she was taken to the office of a physician ahd from there to the Lock Haven Hospital, where she was found to have received only minor injuries. Much Storm Damage The Northumberland - Sunbury area received the brunt of a severe electrical storm last Sunday eve- ning. Many trees were blown over and several streets were flooded in Northumberland, it was reported. The Stannert Building and Supply Company was said to have been struck by lightning, which caused] Waltman had been on probation a minor blaze. i for Victory: Buv Bonds, > Sm SS IE The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County A Visitor In Seven Thousand Homes Each Week SECOND SECTION dhe Cenfre Democrat F NEWS, EATURES VOLUME 61. BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1942. NUMBER 3 35. dom — WEST. Ran tems 50th Annu The two-day sessions of the Cen- tral District Volunteer Firemen's convention at Philipsburg came to a close last Wednesday with the election of officers. At the business meeting which marked the concluding session, the 105 delegates and the 225 visiting firemen unanimously selected Kane as the 1043 convention city and pro- ceeded with the election of officers for the coming year. Theodore Johnston of Kane was elected pres- ident, after James Connely of Lud- low, personally declined the posi- tion, stating that his position in the present war effort prevented him from devoting his time in the busi- ness affairs of the group. Edward Clark, Clearfield, D. C. VanDevanter, Bellwood, and John Gowland, Phil- ipsburg, were elected first, second and third viee presidents respective- Laboratory Is ' Damag | ed by Fire Extracts Valued at $4000 De- stroyed; Short-Circuit (ziven As Cause Approximately $4,000 worth of ex- | tracts, gathered in Mexico and the | Southwest by Prof. R. E. Marker, | were destroyed in a fire in Dean | Whitmore's research laboratory in the New Physics building at Penn | State College early Saturday morn- { ing | The extracts, representing much { expenditure in time and money, were {being used in Professor Markers | experiments with hormones The refrigerator in which they | were stored was short circuited, | causing solvents to heat and finally resulting in an explosion which burst the refrigerator and filled part of the third floor of the building with smoke and ammonia fumes. Alpha firemen were called at 3:15 | ered by a campus patrolman. Chem .licals and water from a booster tank were used to extinguish the blaze Dean | years’ experience with laboratory refrigerators he never had come across a similar occurence rs Ml —— 2 Sentenced On Morals Counts Clinton County Farm Hand (Gets 5 to 10 Years For Attacking Woman { Clinton County Court last Wed- | nesday sentenced two men to terms in Western Penitentiary on morals | convictions | Willlam Waltman, 23. farmhand | who pleaded guilty to a rape charge | involving a woman taxi driver, was | Biven 5-to-10-year sentence and or- { dered to pay a dollar fine and costs, | Brady A. Beck, 39, convicted on a {sodomy charge, was sentenced to iserve 3 to 10 years and ordered to pay the costs and a dollar fine. from a larceny sentence of 3 to 5 | years, dating from March, 1940. Judge Henry Hipple presided. [FARM QUESTIO ED W.MITCHEL » Farm Advisor General Electric Station » N BOX L wGY Q—Can 1 dig or pull water-cress plants from a stream and reset them near my own spring? A —You can buy water-cress seed nd sow it near your spring or dig 8% let them dry out during the pro- Cress is temperamental—it will not grow at all or will grow te of abuse. Do not hesitate your luck in any way that is convenient. Sow the seed or i oH leontrol. 1 send You a page suggest- {ing various remedies, some of which {work sometimes. No one has found a real, good control for rose bugs. QI want some information on {care of setting hens. Should the hens be separated from one another {during this period? A ~Not necessarily. You can set a row of nest boxes in a secluded | place and each hen will go back to Central District Firemen | Meet At Philipsburg In Whitmore said that in 20] | al Convention Delegates Select Kane As 1943 Convention City; Former Judge M. Ward Fleming, of ly. Former Judge M. Ward Fleming, Bellefonte, was re-elected treasurer John W. Meyers, Clearfield, was elected secretary Delegates who attended the con- vention meeting as representatives from Bellefonte were Albert Knisely, Paul Emerick, Harry Beck, Robert Coder, Wilbur Coder, John Gillen, Donald Mark- | ley and Melvin Wright of the Un- dine company, and Philip Saylor, Fred Love, Herbert Auman, Jr. and McDowell Bennison of the Logan company. From State College Alphas were V. W. Fletcher and Ogle Kel- lerman Only the annual business meeting took place at this year's convention The elaborate program such as was held last vear in Bellefonts was cur- talled because of the war The memorial address given by Hon. A. H Letzler was in honor of the nine members of the associntion who have died during the past year, namely: Lee Hudson, William Grebe David Raybould, all of Philipsburg. R. E. Shaner, Kane: Joseph Mahier, DuBois: Cecil] Willow, Johnsonhurg. James Whitehill, Summerville; Gus Gleason, Johnstown, and William Smith, Mt. Union. As Secretary Hugh Gorman read the roll call of the departed mem- bers, five Philipsburg girls placed white flowers on chairs on the stage, representing the places left by the Continued on Page Siz) 3 Open S eason for Trapping CONFER ON CURRENT PROBLEMS A two-day rural leaders’ confer- ence attended by forty-five delegates representing twelve rural organiza. tions in the state was held by the Pennsylvania Country Life Associa- tion at the Pennsylvania State Col- lege early this month Planned primarily to give leaders the opportunity to discuss rural problems and programs, the con- ference consisted of symposium and round-table groups The topics discussed in the indiv- dual sessions were: educating the rural population and keeping it well- informed, maintaining healinh and welfare under war conditions, guid- ing the personal adjustment of rar- mobilizing communities and establishing for rural al people, for effective an economic Pennsylvania action, program conference were Miss Lois Clark, Pennsylvania De- partment of Public Instruction; C R. Cottam, G. W. Hedlund, and M E. John, professors at the Pennsyl- vania State College. Others on the program were Dean 8 W. Fietcher and Dr. F. F. Lininger, of the 8chool of Agriculture at the College Leaders of the Never forget that the Japs and the Germans are just as confident As we Are of winning this wi 7iSon of Former Bellefonte Resident Seeks to Set Aside i Provisions of Mother's Will Dispute, Based on Mental Condition of Mrs. J. Linn Harris at Time of Her Death, Being Aired in Clinton County Court Preachers and churches figure | prominently in the Harris will case [being heard in the Clinton county | court, the principals of whom are identified with a Bellefonte family Dr. Linn Harold Harris, the pe- titioner, is a son of the late J. Linn Harris, of Bellefonte, He is an or- dained Methodist minister, although he has devoted his life to teaching He is trying to have set aside the will of his mother, Mrs. Mary Pols- grove Harris, the daughter of ano- ther Methodist minister, Dr. John B. Polsgrove In her will Mrs. Harris left the bulk of her estate to the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist church, the income to be devoted to a preachers’ retirement fund as a memorial to her parents John B. and Amelia Polsgrove The Rev. G. Cecil Weimer, pastor of the Trinity Methodist church at Lock Haven, of which Mrs. Harris is a member, is executor of her will The action brought by Dr. Harris to have the will of his mother set aside is based on the assumption that when she drew it not long before her death two years ago, she was of unsound mind and suffering from delusions Shared Father's Estate J. Linn Harris, father of the peti. tioner, died Sept 12, 18938. Dr. Harris testified that his father's will divided his estate equally between his moth- er and himself, but the latter paid THOSE ROOSEVELT BOYS Before Pearl Harbor Is was fash- lonable for isolationists to work the knife in on the President sideways Through his family Most familiar slime song of those times was: “How'd the President like his sons to be sent into some for- eign war?” The answer, since overlooked, is lzine. his wife—and our whole country may be proud of. Those four Roosevelt boys—James, Elliot, John and Pranklin, Jr. are all in the armed forces. Not in cushy jobs, but in action Three have been under enemy fire. Not once, but more times than we know Suppose you were the parent of Look at their rec- ' these four boys. ords. Then ask vourself whether this kind of service merits cheers or sneers? Maj James Roosevelt of the Mar- ine Corps, was bombed and strafed during an inspection trip to the Middle East last May. He was un- der fire again in the Battle of Mid- way. He was second in command of last week Lisutenant Colonel Elliot Roose- velt, on observation in Libya last spring, found his plane attacked he returned to the United States, for charge of an aerial photography unit, promoted to lieutenant colonel {two weeks ago Lieutenant Franklin Roosevelt Atlantic patrol. He was on convoy duty. in constant peril of U-Boat at. tacks. On last report he was London, on Navy business Ensign John Roosevelt disbursing officer. a. m. after the fire had been discov- lined up this week by Time Maga-|ine Marine's daredevil hit-run #t-*" Whats more. to avoid political | It's a record the President, 150k on one of the Gilbert Islands criticism, the President, according’ to Time, has “deliberately held pro- back from motions and citations them.” Such is the record of the Roosevelt then chased by the Luftwaffe. After DOYS, a record of which any Ameri- ’ and there are plenty of a minor operation, he was put in families with like records—would be can family humanly and justly proud Of course. Roosevelt Jr., served aboard a destroyer with the in has been serving on the West Coast as a Navy haters still ‘say the boys were given deferment, in rank That they have justified and earned their posts “the hard way” does not count with ground - level politicians 1f those Roosevelt-haters care to do so, they might go back and learn | how Abraham Lincoln also was hu- man enough to want to put his son in the Army during the Civil war Lincoln wrote to Grant: “Please read and answer this jetter as though I was not Presi. dent but only as a friend My son (Robert), now in his 22nd year, having graduated from Har- vard. wishes to see something of the war before it ends . Could he without embarrassment to you or detriment to the service, go into your military family with some (Continued om Pope Siz) Mill Hall Man Hurt In Crash Cars Meet at Street Intersec- tion Unprotected By Stop Sign Boyd Allen, Jr. of Mill Hall, was thrown from his ar and received a laceration on his face Wednesday - of last week, when the car which he was driving was involved in an ac- cident at Church and West Water streets, in Mill Hall He was treated by a Mill Hall physician, The Motor Police reported that Allen, who was driving west on Chestnut street on the bridge over Fishing Creek near the high school, | (and a car drivel by Roy ard, Lock Haven, collided at the in- |tersection. Each driver said they did not see each other. Damages were pstimated at $125 to the Barnard fir and $35 to the ‘Allen car. Corp. N. J. Gallagher, who inves- | tigated the accident, said he would | {recommend to the State Highway approach into the town of Blanch- death the result of a shotgun charge! George Beahm was charged with WwW. Barn- | Bridge Material Sugar Valley Man Air Raid Brings Ready at Howard Dies By Own Hand Violati on Charges Contractors Work on Ap- Charles A. Schwenk Was High Six Philipsburg Residents proaches of Intersect- ing Roads Several carloads of material for Howard last week. steel once This is close to the date of August a month ago {64 between Beech Creek and How- ‘ard, estimate two months will be re- ture. The H. C. Williams Company who have the half-millon dollar contract by Mrs. Ada Long, a niece, and Mr. having a lighted store window not | are working on the several approach. and Mrs. Russell Douty who were equipped with an outside switch. A. | les of intersecting roads, which are at the house and who found the B. Adelman was found guilty of {of stone base with ameisite surface. body. Dr. W. J. Shoemaker, Clinton | smoking in &n exposed area. Both This york has closed the western School Teacher and Churchman Communities throughout Loganton | Mr. Schwenk, who had been a| 1 a r be- 15 for shipment, announced about teacher of science in the Jersey pag ol addy Rae Kuhn and Reed, sub- | Shore high school for 22 years, com- | contractors for the bridges on Route mitted suicide late Thursday fore.’ noon in the garden of the Schwenk home while he and others were pre- quired to complete the 340 foot struc- paring for a sale of furniture and other effects on August 29. The sound of the shot was heard {County Coroner, pronounced his | Department that #& stop sign be'ard The one at the Marsh Creek which penetrated his heart. placed on Chestnut street | at the! | west end of the bridge. | Badly Bitten by Dog Tommy Finh, of Detroit, Mich., | who with his parents is spending a! {vacation at the home of Philp Logue, in Cascade township, Lycom- | ing county, was severely bitten by | bridge, to enter Blanchard from the vast amount of guard rails on the con- tract of four and one-half miles, Farmer Found Dead I. Z. Robbins, 67, of near Blooms- Born in Sugar Valley Mr. Schwenk | west. has been completed. The con- was 50 years old. He atiended the 1 t tractor is also busy trimming up the test blackout. iberms and completing the (Continued on Pape Siz) Several Past 9 In addition to Mrs. Elizabeth Mc- i Closkey, who last week oelebrated her 9ist birthday anniversary, Clin- ton county has several other non- when it attacked him and bit his crossed a small gulley in a fleld. A Gussie Palmer, in Mil Hall, at 96, face in numerotis places. The local son-in-law, John Roberts, of Ber- Continues to direct her housekeep- | physician administered an anes- wick, found the victim after the IDR. Sugar the steel and concrete bridge across Valley were grieved to learn of the | last week caught a number of Phil- Bald Eagle creek a short distance | tragic and untimely death of Charles | ipsburg citizens without east of Howard, were unloaded at Albert Schwenk, of Jersey Shore, blackout provisions, resulting in six The structural who died last Thursday morning of | arrests for violations. is being loaded on cars at a self-inflicted gunshot wound at! Phoenixville for positive delivery at his summer home at Eastville, near oo. made by William Harvey, chair- marked his cles. > Found to Have Violated Provisions of Act i The unannounced air raid signals adequate Information against the offenders i man of the local Council of Defense, Two of the six offenders plead guilty and were fined $25 and costs Three were found not guilty and the sixth hearing was continued un- | til further evidence is presented | Miss Mary Davis plead guilty to | were fined $256 and oosts. { permitting a dump fire to continue {to burn on his premises during the He was found not | guilty but ordered to Pay costs. | Michael DeRome was charged {with failure to observe the blackout {at one of his coal strippings. Evi- , dence showed that no provision had | i been made to contact this operation. | {He was ordered to pay costs and to 1 pull plants and reset them. Do types of nesting boxes, fodo, and a pet dog, which was suffering with burg, was found dead in a hayfield agenarians. W. A. Kinsloe, retired. yu, provision for future emergen-| Gregg an injury to one of its feet, by glass. jon his farm Thursday, a victim of a editor and publisher, The child was petting the dog as us- | broken neck suffered when he fell 90th birthday last month, and James | ual before retiring for the night, down a load of hay, as the wagon Maley was 06 early this month. Mrs. |, “0 Jo "0 ecenting the Church The charges against the Rev. T. all the specific bequests out of half. He said that he believed mother received an income of be- tween $700 and $800 a year from se- curities left by his father. He never inquired about her exact income be- cause he knew she had enough to live on Mrs. Harris died December 1940 Dr. Harris testified he came to Lock Haven immediately upon being noti- ied. Later, upon looking through his mother's eflects he came across an enevelope addressed to him and containing a will he found in a dres- ser drawer In his mother's room Reading it and assuming it to be correct, from the contents, he went to the bank to go through the papers (Continued on Page Five) You th Overstayed Leave from Camp Picked Up in Lock Haven on Instructions From Camp Sutton his his - [ Private James Hale, of Camp Sut- ton, N. C., was being held in county jail at Lock Haven, Saturday on charges from camp authorities of overstaying his leave Hale was picked up on Saturday | morning by Lock Haven Police when seen on a porch of an East Bald Eagle street resident, talking with a Woman Questioned by Police Chief Martin J. Peters, Hale told the officer that he had come to Lock Haven several days ago because of the serious {ll- ness of his mother, Mrs. Sarah Hale who had undergone an operation at the Private Hospital The order from Camp Sutton or- dering the youth's arrest stated he had been absent from camp since { July n. County Gets Share the Highway Payment £7401.01 For Road and Bridge Maintenance Auditor General $7401.01 to on their respective tems Payments approved include Boggs $ 78563 Curtin 484 91 Ferguson . 583.77 Gregg T6789 Haines . 41664 Halfmoon . 174.19 Huston 268.35 Marion 84.16 Miles 174.19 Potter 1099.30 Rush mmi——— AAS Snow Shoe .. 378.98 Taylor .... 426.06 Union 458.02 Walker 324.84 Worth 503.74 highway $7401.01 Total Reported Missing Joseph Fetzer, former Lewisburg young man, has been reported by the War Department as missing or lost in action in the Philippines, ac- cording to a communication received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. daigua, N. Y. A graduate of Lewis- burg High School with the class of 19623 he had been employed at S8yra- cuse, N. Y.. with the John Deere three years ago. No message has been received from him for several months. Gregg School Opens Sept. § The board of school directors of township recently announced that all sehools within the township will open for the 1942-1043 term on Tuesday morning, September 8. F. Clair Ross on Friday approved regular September quarter highway payments totalling sixteen townships In Centre county, for maintenance and construction of roads and bridges EVS- Kratzer, now residents of Canan- | Plow Company until his enlistment | | mg) | FINAL AUTHORITY: The newspapers report that opin- | ions of Congressman James E Van- | Zandt on the question of a second | front in Europe are quoted in the | August 14 issue of the United Btates News. After Viewing the pros and {cons of the situation Pundit Van- Zandt is quoted as winding up with | the profound observation: “IL is my | opinion that the question of a sec. {ond front should be left in the hands of our military leaders {MORE VanZANDT: Rep. James E. VanZandt, our Con. gressman, last week introduced a bill proposing that the pay of all members of the armed foroes be continued for six months after their honorable discharge from service The measure provides that such pay is not to exceed $200 a month, Won- der how many nights’ sleep James | lost figuring out that blanket vote. | getting idea? CAUTION NOTICE: If you see a youngster on Belle- fonte streets crying tremendously, and if you agk him what's the trouble {and he tells you his mother gave him 'a quarter to buy something down town and he lost it and he's afraid to go home, you'll be pretty safe in giving him a substantial kick in the pants. He's been working the racket with excellent results for these many months THINGS: we never knew before: Bome persons, upon having an arm, leg finger or toe amputated, have the pieces buried in their favorite grave- yard. There are several cases on record where persons having ampu- tations had the members buried in the family plot at the Union ceme- tery SOUNDS the younger generation knows nothing about: The clean and pleas- ant noise of a wagon wheel scraping against a curb stone The thump ing of a heavy dray wagon over a cobblestone street BURGLAR: To» late for publication last week, we received word of a burglary scare West Curt street one night early in the week. A resident of that area was entertaining a member of one of the town's oldest families and the two women were in the living room about 10 p. m. when there was 4 great commotion at the back door. Horrified, the ladies call- ied out, asking who was there, but {there was no answer. In panic they ran to the front door to get help. | but just as they did so, the “burglar” {appeared around the corner of the {house. It was the hostess's daugh- ter, unexpectedly home from a trip SLOGAN: “ Ty on he) Allotted Townships The reverse side of business enve- lopes used by the Dean Phipps Auto Stores carries the following excellent suggestion: “Every town needs more free and easy parking. A moving car cannot spend money. A parked car helps every kind of business™ That last sentence is handy advice to remember the next time you date that blonde from up the street NO TIN SOLDIER: Wonder how many of the persons who wore the badges “I Wanna be a Captain, Too.” sometime ago when | (Continued on Pape Three) Check Up On Your Status In The Draft Want to know your draft status? A listing of current classifications under the Selective Service Act fol- lows: Class 1-A-Registrants free of any known physical handicaps and not deferred from active duty for any other reason. 1-B-—Men with minor physical de. fects. 1-C—Persons already in the ser- vice who have been inducted into any branch of the service, 2-A--Men deferred because they are necessary in civilian life. 2-.B--Men without dependents who are necessary in the national de- . (Police and firemen are in this class.) 3-A—Men with dependents | 3-B—Men with dependents em- ployed in national defense industries. §-B-Officials deferred by law, 4-C-—Natural aliens requesting re- lief from service and aliens not ac- ceptable to the armed forces 4-D-Ministers and divinity stu- dents, 4. E-Conscientious objectors, 4.P-—Men physically, mentally or | morally unfit. of Christ, was dismissed, as evidence indicated that the church had adequate blackout provisions. | | “Ueite "Bm a Lotter. SIN, transplant any time except winter. her own. Any sort of box or basket thetic, cauterized. and dressed the team Robbins had been driving injuries. Charges preferred against Charles | Q How can I keep crickets out | will do. Put a chunk of sod and cov- of the house? {er it with shavings or sawdust to retain moisture; give the hens a PA A~—Beatter a Hitle ShiIOF ide or good louse treatment just before you me around door Ink th r nt | et them; and put food and water ow White Yor 0 BE Bey might} in a convenient place. : | Q~Can you give me available in- formation on the preparation of Pom RU how to control fruits and vegetables to be frozen? exican bean beetles. | A~In brief, the most important A. —~Watch the egg clusters on the thing is to pack the product in an underside of the leaf, just as you air-tight, waterproof package so it would for potato beetles. When the will not dry out. There are wrap- first eggs hatch or at first sign pers and packages designed espec- y Of Kast! Inily for this purpose, ca week till electrical dealer can probably sup- are seen. ply them. Meats are prepared ready «locker, cold storage plant or local to cook, wrapped and frozen. Fruits mine - Are You Worried About Getting Fat If you are worried about that ex- cess weight be sure to turn to a helpful article by a well-known sei- jentist who discusses many things (about the expanding waistline which everyone should know. Look for this | Oris M , of Williamsport, rr Calta Bandy Run coal , near Renovo, | reached the barn without him. It An individual with a sickness has was believed death had occurred excuse that is good for almost any some hours before. emergency. ESS Eight Stars in This Mother's Fla Ein eeTRTNIIEA III A | community and “join up.” Mrs. McCabe, who also has one Roy, the second mate, is somewhere daughter, told all her sons as they in the Pacific. The four other boys who want to “It is your duty to serve see action are Joe, 19, who works in country.” 3 yur Indust. nd Leo, 18; Jastes, proud these af B \ A Jerome, now Lilly H sald Robert, 30, In ese igh knows that her sons are doing entered the nation’s service: your, “Ma is very duty to the nation 50 United Mine Workers’ organiser, much t6 her iio, eens. ihe 4 in 1933. | Prank were held over for another | HEY! YOU ROOKIES — THE CHOW UINES OVER HERE! THE HECK WITH THE CHOW LINE — ITS THE MAIL UNE
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