LIE I 2 *® he Centre Democraf SAVING IN WAR BONDS EVERYBODY EVERY PAYDAY VOLUME 61. NUMBER 36. BELLEFONTE, P. A., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1942, SUBSC RIPTION—$1 50 PER YEAR HUNDREDS SEE TITAN CEREMONY Army- Nav Production Award | Minute-Man Flag Presented “Let's Change 'E’ For ‘Ex- cellence, To 'V’ For Victory’ "Sieg. SP EAKER S AYS TITAN PRODUCTION UP 600% Further Aw ards May Be Earned in Future, Official Reveals In the shadow of the pile from iron furnaces wh iron for Civil War armaments, officials of the United States and Navy yesterday afternoon sented the Titan Metal Manufactur ing Company of Bellefonte wit} Army-Navy “E” Excellence” award for its part 1 the produc- tion of armament equipment for use in World War 11 At the same time the employes of the company received “RE” tons and the plant was Minute Man flag because cent of emploves have at least 10 per cent of all their ings to the purchase of War Be and Stamp ‘he ceremonies slag made high Army TIE Pi lapel but- awarded 100 per its pledg fam were conduc lawn of broiling shining from { mmerci Oi ed as a the plant sun drone head s a lag in Industrial output Id en ily change the peaceful drone to the roaring screams of bom} A crowd estimated at more than two thousand persons jammed wood- en bieachers and long rows of chairs set up around the platform which the program was conducted Inside the high wiré stockade near- hy. hundreds of Titan employes, in work clothing and with faces be- grimed from their toils on the im- plements of war, stood during the I's -hour Ceremony. The Titan administration ing to the north of the lawn was trimmed in bunting, while large American flags were suspended fr nearby vantage points Titan's flagpole with yardarm, erected the occasion, was bare at {Continued on Page Siz; Jury Returns 8 True Bills Criminal, Be Tried Week of September 14 Eight criminal cases were placed on the September trial list by Dis- trict Attorney Musser W. Gettig ves- terday at the conclusion of the reg- ular session of the September Grand Jury. Criminal Court will open Monday, September 14 Because only two cases were on! the civil list for the week beginning Monday, September 21, Judge Ivan | Walker this week cancelled the reg- | ular civil court and directed that | the two cases be tried the week of September i4, after criminal cases have been disposed of Criminal cases listed for Monday, Beptember 14, are as lows James Dennison Snyder, Port Ma- tilda, statutory rape and adultery Jack He gill, Philipsburg, f & b ontinged on Page Seven) Victim of Thieves In Toledo Holdup George B Tanner, of Toledo, Ohio, former well known resident of Bellefonte, is reported to be recov fring from injuries received Satur- day. August 22, in Toledo when he was beaten and robbed by a gang which is suspected of committing a series of such crimes in that city Mr. Tanner, father of Mrs attractive the unde a al grim reminder dive build- m on fol- Witcraft and Mrs. Louise O'Donnell | of Bellefonte, was ordered to put! up his hands by two men as he was shout to enter his car parking lot. He was struck over the face with) the butt end of a revolver and glass | from his shaltered eyeglasses en-| The thieves! tered one of his eyes, left after taking his purse contain-! ing money and valuable papers The injured man underwent surgi | eal treatment in the Flower Hospital, | Toledo, and surgeons believe that] the sight of the injured eye will not be lost. Mr. Tanner is in charge of maintenance mechanic work at the! Toledo airport. Post Office Service Curtailed Labor Day » Civil Cases To on trial | Philip | in a Toledo | - | . | Brief Addresses Fe W. P. SIEG Titan President Whe Accepted Award New Flagpole Is Dedicated to Titan Workers In Service from !' conerete For level supporting to be st 3 g the pole ploves who are serving in the forces during World War II f the Titan men in as follows William Cox, ard Wheeland, Boyd Osman, Phil- Brown, Ja ; Ebeling Poorman the £93 date maiil- are iebarger, Jol hnson Rich Also Hale Donald Russel 1 ; Lea. Eld &r, Sciabica, W Clyde Adams Johnson, James Haupt B Whit- man, Melvin Nighthart, Homer Sax- James I Ci vis, Theodore Iah- James Beav William Emery Also Melvin Pra el, Thomas Dub- ” J ) barger, Robert Mayns Hou- William Ed- and George R ruce Green, Brown Kenn minston Swope Salvage Drive eh P. E To Begin Soon Rubber, Metal, Fats, Rags Sought in Campaign Jeginning Sept. 14 Pennsvivania's all-out Salvage Drive for Serap has been set to start ion Monday, September 14, and to i continue through September. In this {two weeks’ period an intensive ef- {fort will be made to collect waste | material of no tse to ug but invaluable to our industries ithe production of war material The drive will center on the col- lection of scrap material the exception of tin cans and waste paper. These are not wanted at the in all present time because in the case of | tin cans, the cost of transporting and storing them until needed is too [great and in the case of i there is no need for it at the pres- {ent time Rubber, metal fats and rags are (Contingedd on Page Seven) ‘Howard Flower Show Scheduled d Sept. Sth {of Port Matilda, will be held in the Band Hall on Saturday afternoon | and evening, September 5 { The public is asked to bring dis- wilays of canned fruit, vegetables and | | flowers. All entries must be placed by 11 o'clock on the morning of the { show The president of the club, Mrs. C. [A. Weaver, has appointed the fol- | | lowing committees: classification, Mrs. Harry Marshall, Mrs. 1. J. Lane, | Mrs. Jean Bennett and Mrs. Roxy ted t armed as citizens, | with | paper, | The annual flowe r er show sponsored | iby the Neighborhood Carden Club Postmaster George Rr Meek yes- | Knarr: publicity, Miss Florence Wil- | terday announced that on Monday |llams, Mrs. W. E. Williams and Mrs. | Labor Day, there will be no rural W. W. Shultz: reception, Mrs. Rob- | carrier deliveries, no city carrier de- ert Reed, Mrs. George P. Hoover and | liveries, and no window service. Mrs. John Crain; decorating, Mrs. | The ep ny Wl will be observed by C. M. Pringle, Mrs. Chester Eves, | and business Mrs. Jean Gensamer and Mra, Hagel | ani A Beietonte, Robison. ature Yesterday's Impressive Lites at Plant ‘NAVAL COMMANDER SCORES 4 HATREDS Claude Aikens, War Sav- ings Chairman, Awards Flag to Employes Titan Meta ceremony yester the the point Addresses at the pany “E” award afternoon were for brief and The text ( al Comm O. A. Kneeland, whe odduction most to the award “itan employes itan employes W. Wagner lapel insignia, appear below Kneeland an h de y presented Address by Comm. ire and AY at ceremonid fi pleas be present tod: recogniz Titan Metal pany has “The at Diaved tual mate sorely this war. a neest needed In th and most 1 lex been encot ni ing of the nati nity have beg the since the By 3y reeset fers producti combined WLS and fi re the fi hting g outc struggle, a total victory Axis nations. We must maint: flow of war equipment to our { ing forces land and sea in every corner of the globe ‘No effort on your part, Continged on Pune Three) framte must ome insu on on More Centre County Men Enlist In Service nave more ted In the recr postoffice, it yesterday Gerald L. Deitrich, Beaver avenue, State 1 the Signal Cor 22, of Pellefoc regular Both men were exam Altoona and were sent to Cubans reception center last week “Thomas, 27 Bellefonte Jr. 38 Who are in ssigned Ko homas | Pennsyl the ng office is Belief nt was nounced 18. of Coll in the arm) 5 § nined in the New Thomas drew C RD 3, a Army. uns vious service in National Guard army street 8imceo, | a and mss a —— Mrs. Odille Mott Dies Suddenly Was Organizer, First Regent of Court Patrick Mec- Ardle, CDA Mrz. Odille A Mott. native Centre county and for many years of Baliefonte, sud denly at her apartment in the Mott building. South Allegheny street, at h:50 o'clock Saturday afternoon August 20, 1042 Mrs. Mott had been in her usual good health until be- ing strickteny ill Tuesday evening of last week Deceased, a member of 8t. John's Catholic church, was a charter member of Court Patrick McArdle, Catholic Daughters of America of Bellefonte. She organized the Court 22 years ago, was ita first grand regent, and remained active in the affairs of the order until about five years ago a resident died She was a district deputy of the | (Continued on Page Eight) Milesburg Defense Unit to Hold Festival The Milesburg Civilian Defense | organization will hold a two-day festival Friday and Saturday. Sep- tember 11 and 12, on the Milesburg school grounds, the proceeds of of which are to go to the defense | fund. | Priday’s will festival feature a bake sale and all kinds of home. | {baked goods as well as other re. ! freshments will be available Saturday a load of coal will be | given away. Special music will be | provided each night, and the patron- |= of the public i is requested 'Undines Present Pole { Fire Company, Tuesday night, the | | company voted to purchase and pre- sent to the new Bellefonte High i Bchool a 60-foot flagpole and flag. The pole will be erected at a point | Price most suitable by school | wuthorities, Dies in India | | formation which would be { uable to Pennsylvania communities | during the war vears. and Flag to School SGT. ARDELL HH. VONADA : Co. Firemen Attend School Speakers Impor- tance of Fire Control During Wa ar Years a Stress HO PYLE A Supervisor of Informal Instruc- tion, H. GG. Pyle (above) iz handing arrangements for Penn State Coi- lege at the Pire School now In ses- sion on the campus Thirteen Centre county firemen were numbered among the 300 who! ‘weekend to begin her duties of her went through their paces today at Penn Slate as the fourth annual Pennsylvania Flremen’s Training Conference ended its second day of | intensive schooling. B8even others {were listed as speakers | members Nearly W. Espey, director of the | School, predicted | study would yield wealth of ine inval- | a Continued on Page Eight) EN hai ._, hs Local Soldier Moved to Willia msport | Cooperative Potato Growers Associa. | tion were moved during the weekend or staf’ 100 towns and cities of 50 counties in the state were represent. | fed at the daily sessions as Arthur Fire | that the week's! {to be Aviation Cadets in the U | post, i mander James J. Leitaell announced | | yesterday i Is Survivor In Pier Collapse Private Russell Sampsell Saved as Structure Top- ples Into Water TWO OTHER MEN BELIEVED DROWNED Anti-Airceraft Unit On Pier Believed Cause of Accident WILLIAM W. LITKE qs 1 He ¢ taken to a hosg ] Sampse]l was ian telephoned and later he institt man JACK H. WALLIN the pier accident AnD ulged by nor were the " Pp Comman iy of 15 de are Lr red Ted Selectees Honor 1-Woman Farewell Committee Here Lucinda Hall of U ie since Selective taking groups of Centre countians the war has conducted a one- woman farewell committee, was un- expectedly honored by those she turned out to honor here, Monday morning nionvil who Service began ki Y Prepares For Bowling Season | Alleys Being ‘Overhauled: Committees Named to to i has been her began induction custom leaving centers, ince draftees Bellefonte for hitch-hiked here from Unionville early Monday moming to march to nelisdod - in he station with a delegation of 5 rea i Selectees. Bhe met the group at th Postoffice. stood armund waving th little U. 8. flag she always carries on such occasions, and marched {Continued on Page Twn) ——— a—— Potato Growers’ Office Conduct League the repairs at the Y overhauling nd wowling alleys of the now une is a COmMm~ uriacing It is hoped will be come ! the end of this week annual at the Y last decided to 1942-43 Community 2 & Lo od worl wo bowlers LLP) held iit was / evening gurate the Bowling League Y on Monday, September 14 T3 pm | The committees in ing consists of P. 1. Johnston iman., J. F. Herman and Ralph Dale. | his commitiee also represents the (Continued om Pape Siz) ———— at the at The offices of he Pennsylvania from the Masonic building, North Allegheny street, Bellefonte, to Wil- | lHamesport, where the gssociation has established a new headquarters Miss Erma Sloop, of Bellefonte, assistant secretary to the Associa- tion, resigned her position efiective August 15, and has accepted a posi- tion in the treasurers department | of the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft! Company at Beltimore, Md. Miss | Sloop will leave for Baltimore this Two Plead Guilty | At Special Session Two pleas of guilty were heard! and disposed of at a special session | of court Monday morning | Annabelle King, waitress at the! {former Markland Hotel Bellefonte, entered a plea of guilty to selling in- | new work. She is a daughter of the | toxicants to minors and was sen-| late Arthur Sloop, of Bellefonte, and | benced to pay the costs, and a $100 has been active in Girl Scout work fine. Last week the manager and and in other organizations locally | bartender of the former hotel plead. | for some years. jed guilty to similar charges and] | were sentenced. | Andrew Smelko, of Punxsutawney, ipleading guilty to a charge of drunken driving, was sentenced to pay a fine of $100, the costs, and | undergo imprisonment in the county Men between 18 and 28 who want jail for ten days. 8 | Army Air Corps may file applica- | JAMES MARSDEN TO OPEN | tions through the Bellefonte VFW! SHOE STORE HERE TONIGHT 21 Bishop street, Post Com- | shia At the formal opening of the Marsden Boot Shop. Bellefonte's To Aid Enrollments In Army Air Corps mdse MP So | New Candidates meeting charge of bowl} chair- | At a regular meeting of the Undine | OPA Mesting Tonight | The organization will help pros- Merchants of Bellefonte and State pective Cadets prepare for the Army | Collens snd vicinities are urged 10! alr physical and mental tests, Spec | attend the meeting to be held at ial examinations will be given by the Court House here at 8 o'clock the post. i | tonight by officials of the Office of, Raymond 8 Allen is in charge of! Administration. Many ques-ithis program. Mr. Allen will inter- tions in regard to price ceilings will] view applicants at the post home be discussed, September 1 at 7p. Mm. newest store, located in the Fried man building. South Allegheny street, tonight, favors for men and woman will be distributed. The new store is owned by James Marsden, Wha until recently was manager of the McClure Boot Shop in Bellefonte. The public iv invited | honor to call at the new store, Men More County Inducted Into Army State College Sends Bellefonte 106, Dur- ing Week 179 OTHERS TO BE CALLED THIS MONTH Bellefonte Home Damaged by Fire Both County Draft Joards List Names of Selectees Coal Trucker Pleads Guilty to Charges May, of Sham Hered and paid for wi drawn to Andrew May fo amount of $70.50 Sometime later the conl had been one other than h ined checks ment as having received 3 Sicktish onard Gardner Y.: Harold Clifford Kelly N.Y: Adam Lawrence Bar- (Continued om Pope Seven) Niagara May 1 EER To Hold Festival For Civilian Defense Fund ret ty the bene Howard R. D. Men Enlist In Air Corps Both 5 Air Force, Brownson as and Bowmasier as a mechanic Aged Couple Celebrate Their Fifty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary of games will iments and sand Refres) I sang. on sale will also be a Weiter De played hE Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Cowher, of [Mr and Mrs Melvin Hosband and Port Matilda, R. D. celebrated their Sr a Sia, i. . wapylieh, O ndy : . an 5 5th wedding anniversary very Curtis Solt and son, Dewey, of Port pleasantly at their home on Bunday, Matilda: Mrs. Rose Emma Keller August 23rd, with a family reunion. and sons, Ward, Russell and Sher. Refreshments were served at the man, of Spring Mills; Mrs. Viola noon hour. Both Mr. and Mrs, Cow- | Shaffer and step-daughter, Mr. and her are enjoying comparatively good Mrs. Harold Clark and Misses Fic health. | and Susan Shaffer, of Lewistown Blog present in addition to the Violet and Sherman Cowher, Dear cotiple were: Mr. and Mrs. Moots, rd Kerin dnd Jos Mo- Déwey Cowher, Mr. Lavi Cowher, | Guire, ‘of Port Metilda,
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