— kk kkk AN LE I I A ed @he Cenire Democra EVERYBODY EVERY PAYDAY SAVING IN WAR BONDS VOLUME 61. NUMBER BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1942, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR. N ad FIRS Excellent Results in Surprise Raid Test arties Show Gain in Registration — : I —————— Statewide Alarm Finds! Both P Centre Countians Ready For Emergency Democratic and Republican par- J (RY xP » \ ties in Centre county have made WORKERS I ROMI T IN {some gains in registration since the MANNING STATIONS | primary election in May, it was re- | ———— {vealed in figures released this week | iby the County Election Board | Figures were compiled at the of- {fice of the Centre County Commis- | i sioners after the close of registra- tion before the general election next month Democrats added 1089 followers to make the total 10,066. Republicans ladded 218 members bring the county total to 12.983 The Republican party now has 6.- 981 men and 6.002 women registered under its banner. The Democratic registration shows 5.699 men and 4.- 367 women Registration miscellaneou parties also increased in the period The total when the books closed Inst April was 377. The present total is 392 County Exceeds Quota of Bonds September Allotment Is Alert Continues 15 Min- utes: Blackout Slated This Month Centre county's participation In the first statewide daytime air raid alarm yesterday afternoon was pro- nounced an entire success by Civil- lan Defense officials, Who expressed satisfaction with the manner in which wardens and other officials answered the surprise alert The yellow flash was received at the county control center at 1:30 p m. yesterday afternoon. The blue signal was recorded at 1:45, and the red signal calling for the public alarm, was flashed at 2 m The alarm was flashed throughout the county and in a remarkably short time streets were clear of ped- estrian traffic, while motorists had halted their cars and had sought shelter indoors, the standard proce- dure in daytime alarms Local Civilian Defense officials, in- cluding Aaron D. Leitzell and John Popson, were high in their praise of the manner in which the various of- ficlals responded fo surprise Lo 1 4 for p the alert, even though no indication had been given that such an alarm was to be expected. The alert continued for 15 minutes and the all-clear was sounded at 2:15 p. m Because the alarm was unexpect- ed there were no planned “incidents” and no emergencies were reported. Several “bugs” turned up to be iron. being that the Oversold by More Than $2000, Report Shows Centre county topped its $166.600 September quota of War Bonds and Stamps by more than $2000, it was reported yesterday by Claude G Alkens, of State College, chairman of the County War Savings Staff. | The Philipsburg district is given ithe RAE oR es tes in nearly an hour In that comununicy. | w, or “skies in pod a] at Defense | that area during the month totaled | was | 370.481. John Lux is chairman of | out of town yesterday and conse. | ‘hat district. quently did not observe the results! Sales in the other districts of the of the test county were: State College, $42331; Announcement has been made Bellefonte, $40,003.75; Millheim, $4. that a similar surprise blackout will | 462.50; Centre Hall, $4.271.25; How- be held some night in October ard, 3355250. Snow Shoe, $2231.25, pil aa e— and Spring Mills, $1375. The total : § $168,708.25 BHS Scores 2nd UE tor Octo Win of Season $166600 and in order to meet it every resident of the county will Rockey, Davis, Pinge, have to do his utmost in the pur- chase of Bonds and Stamps Mr. Alk- gomery Star in Mount Union Defeat for again & Mont. €ns said. The September fund was greatly aided through the campaign of the motion picture industry, which served as spearhead for the month's Bond and Stamp sales It is the hope of county officials | that each wage or Income earner adopts a regular and systematic monthly schedule of purchases, for when that goal has been achieved, | the monthly quotas will take care of themselves (By Hugh Manchester) Last Saturday afternoon the Belle- fonte High School team won its second game of the season by de- feating Mt. Union here, 18-0 It was ag typical fall day for a football game. The sun was shining fami and a cool breeze floated across the field. Just before game time a flock rd of wild geese flew over the field in! National Gypsum an almost perfect V formation, It | Directors Meet may have been a symbol of victory | | for the home team. | | | — : Bellefonte elected to kick off with | Inspect New Bellefonte Lime Mount Union receiving: DeHaas do- | : . ing the kicking. Mount Union took | Kilns, Longest in the World the ball and made a steady march | down the field 10 the Bellefonte 21, | - when it became fourth down and | rn. Bellefonte plant of the Na- 2 to go They elected to kick. It was | tional Gypsum Company was select- a short kick in the coffin corner {ed for the September meeting of the style, the ball going out on *he |psaed of Directors because that Bellefonte 10, Bellefonte took the |month saw the completion of the ball and with beautiful line plunges huge improvement program in- ED rr ily acute) pass |MuGurited when National Gypsum from Pinge to Montgomery, Belle- |p. pony equ fed os in y i fonte managed to get to the Mt. Un- | camber, 1040. This is the fourth of jon Segura line when the first quar- | 4 \yme plants acquired by National € {since 1928. Others locat t The second quarter was highlight- | York. pa. Orando, Va, and ro Toy ed by Mount Union intercepting a | Ohio. Altogether, National Gypsum Bellefonte pass, and a fumble by | Company, with headquarters at Buf- Mount Union which was recovered |falo, N. Y., owns and operates twen- (Continued on page Four) [ty-one units including strategically | oom | located gypsum plaster and wall- | * | board plants, rock wool plants, a pa~ | Local Man Injured In {per mill, a modern fibre insulation {plant at Mobile, Alabama, and a Fall From Ladder 700 lath factory in Niles, Ohio, Wo | “A great new lime-burning Kiln | Harry Raymond of South Thomas | 4 added to our facilities at Belle- | Sree louie. ds vider treatment fonte,” explained Melvin H. Baker, | the result of injuries received Friday | Nationd®s presicien Ls 4 Steel ey afternoon in a fall from a ladder ———— a —— while he was picking apples on the | ye pping NEW MANAGER George Holi stu between Oak |’ ""oF WIDMANN-TEAN STORE| Raymond suffered a fractured pel- | y,rieq W. McBride, of East Bish- | vis and injuries to the hip and back. op street. Bellefonte, who last week Mr. Raymond is emp red by the | was named manager of the Belle Dunlap Motor Company here, fonte Widmann and Teah store, has | Ba : {been in the drug business for 18 Mis. Roger T. yard 11 | years Dr. Augustus 8. Keck, eminent | He conducted his own drug store heart specialist and associated with [in McAdoo, Pa.. for a number of | the Mercy Hospital, Altoona, was | years before accepting a State pos- called into consultation Saturday !ition in the Narcotic Drug Control concerning the serious condition of | at Harrisburg. Later he was employ- Mrs. Roger T. Bayard of Tyrone, od in Long Island, remaining there who suffered a severe heart attack [until eight months ago when he the previous week. Mrs. Bayard was came to Bellefonte as assistant man formerly Florence Sankey Rhone, ager of the Widmann and Teah daughter of the late Leonard and store, Margaret Rhone, Centre Hall. Dr.| Mr. McBride succeeds Frank Sloan Keck last week was elected presi- dent of the Pennsylvania Medical Society at the dnnual meeting held in Pittsburgh. who entered the Army last month. George B. Thompson, of Ridgway, has been transferred to Bellefonte : jas assistant manager. First WAVE L. CHAMBERS 1 MISS MILDRED Miss Mildred. Louise Chambers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy A Chambers, Clarence, had the honor of becoming county to be in en's Auxiliary th WAVES. in Philadelphia « ber 1842 Miss Chambers ders to report to the Officer, Oklahoma A&M Oklahoma Octobe; will training probably Base duty Mi Chamber Snow clas 193¢ of the Potts liamsport For the past § vears she been emploved as secretary in office of the J. H. Prance Relractor- fes Company in Spow Shoe. Her resignation became effective Satur- roontinusll on Page Five) - we first sworn ’ os th girl [8] Ba t 21 ak, on be stationed : fonct rio } alle be transferred to relieve High Sch She A Busi the Shoe Of , 47 Sh has the C. E. Convention Here Next Month Sessions to be Held in Meth- odist Church; Plan Christ- ian Parade The 50th Convention of the Centre County Christian Endeavor Union will be held Friday evening and all day Saturday, November 6 and 7. at the Bellefonte Methodist church The theme of the convention will be “Youth Follows a Living Christ.” The principal speaker Friday eve- ning will be Dr. Clyde W. Meadows pastor of the King Street church at Chambersburg Saturday's program will be high- lighted with a great Christian par- ade in the afternoon, with being offered for the best float and marching group. Conferences in the morning will be led by Warren G Hoopes, general secretary of the Pennsylvania C. E. Union. The af- ternoon session will include election of officers and a business meeting In the evening there will be a rec- reational program in the Spring street gymnasium, followed by in- stallation of officers i Tickets for a noon luncheon Ww be | served at the church will be 50 cents For a turkey dinner in the evening 65 cents, Registrations for the con vention are being received by Kath- | ryn Hoffman, State College, R. D1 Pleasant View Boy Cuts Hand in Mishap Dale Bloom, aged 12. and Mrs. William C. Bloom, of Pleasant View, was admitted to the | Centre County Hospital last Thurs. | day for treatment of a serious lacer- ation of his left hand. According to reports the boy slip- ped, falling on a plece of glass, Ten- dons between the thumb and first! finger of his jeft hand were sever- | ed. He was discharged from the in- stitution on Saturday. prizes | son of Mr. | was reported yesterday DAYTIME AIR ALERT | Rules for Use Six Directors of School Here Are Elected fo Are Approved Hospital Board Two New Directors Ad- ded to State College District SIEG, BEAVER NAMED TO FILL VACANCIES i } | ‘Meetings of Civie, Charit- able, Educational Na- ture Allowed FIX FEES FOR | RENTAL OF ROOMS Board Elects Full-Time Secretary; To Check on Assessments Ofhicials Submit Reports of Activities For Fiscal Year Annual « entre County the an six gist MQ N chairman of Al {101 Lhe {last 1 rector ed. Hr served Mri Al Geary of st thes board We reps submits by Mrs. W. H. Walker for the Wom- en's Auxillary i Portion "changed State Co Lhe ( ' MENLL a fr ul new high night, The i board r meeting Lhe it a Monday ession gs rife a £ Ale os Gravee Tress) imni Associat and Dr. E Adams reported on ho Caum finally facilities of education- with the a afl Jes read 100i] nial activ a member of » meeting } - u © aritable nature tl of the principal free the report ed buliding, and all board member ave al f ACCesy at of tire { ret time B SECT to add permitted loge ar four [| » “ wr Pel po al members unnected directly nert vear re i 1 i 1 § » * i. ) rict re tos i erity ir n al Gregg part District Haines, Miles 8 W. Gramiey IRstrict No. § Union, Huston townships, J elected lected 4: Milibeim and Per Good [fed No borough n townshios Unionville borough Worth, and Taylor Thompson Henry gymnasium, if admisdon charged, except that in the caw conventions rates shall be a8 de (Continued on page Four) | (Continued on page Mz) Patrolman Is Wingate Youth Seriously Hurt Apprehended Squeaky Step Leads Alert Police to Hiding Place: Admits Robberies either res i of Pvt. Dean N. Zeigler, 26, Injured in Collision Near Harrisburg Pvt. Dean N. Zeigler. aged 26, | State Motor Policeman who suffered intérnal Injuries Sunday night when his machine and another automobile collided on the Gettysburg Pike, near Harrisburg, remained in a serious condition at the Harrisburg Hospi- tal last night Zeigler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Zeigler, of near Miliheim, has been attached to the Harrisburg Barracks {since December 1, having gone there two weeks ago eluded a posse of po- lice by leaping from a second story the mountains was captured day night at his home as the result of the squeak of a loose board State Police from Rockview sub station and Bellefonte Borough po- lice who several weeks ago were foil. ster for questioning in a series of (Continued on Page Four) j robberies, returned to the home on | Tuesday night in the hope of finding Nittany Country Club {him there : i The house was surrounded a - Officers Re-elected ed atid Po | lice entered to make a search for { him. They had completed the search {with no results when one of the of- ficers. upon descending the stairs, noticed that one of the steps squeak - ed in an unusual manner. Examin- ing the step, he found that it was loose. Upon pulling it away he found the wanted youth, Russell Spicer, {crowded under the stairs Under questioning Spicer is said on Pape Siz) All officers and directors of the Nittany Country Club were re-elect. ed for another year at the annual organization meeting and dinner held at the clubhouse at Hecla Park, i last Thursday night Officers are: William W. Sieg, president; Russell P. Beezer, vice] president; and Lewis Orvis Harvey, | secretary and treasurer i i Directors are: Ebon B. Bower, | | James B. Craig. John Curtin, Sr, 8 i Ward Gramley, A. F. Hockman John OG. Love, George I. Purnell, and i Mahlon K. Robb srs WP — — | A total of 5500 pounds of scrap {metal and rubber was piled up in | front of the YMCA Saturday morn- ‘Brown Boot Shop To Move Next Week ———— tions in exchange for tickets to a The Brown Boot Shop will move | special movie at the Plaza Theatre, jearly next week from the Brocker-| The youngsters were generous in {hoff building on South Allegheny | their contributions of scrap. Ofi- street, to a room in the Kalin build- | cials specified that at least 10 pounds ing further south on the same street. | would be necessary to qualify for a The store will hold a grand open- | ticket. Since 325 tickets were dis ‘be announced in the near future, it tributed by each youngster was near- ily 17 pounds. opponent A 16-year-old Wingate youth who window of his home and fleeing into | Tues- | ed in their effort to nab the young- | ling as youngsters brought in dona- | ing In the new location at a date to tributed the average amount con- | | For Assemblyman | LITKE of B WILLIAM W W. Litke the As State Col- ellefonte law Ke ‘ 1 t iY L popular candidate with ate of Centre County all he the District Attorneyship of Centre County to his Republican op- ponent by mall margin in strongly In ( proved a he elector- ry full ‘i Lo “ when lost mparatively which went ¥ st ror that 4 t completed but Litke several boroughs successful in office oOo enter gaining ! reports ocessful ati been and community en- has proved ! merit hn various organizations has n civic and in is terprises as a leader and jodges His ability in their true perspective and his | libgnead ‘qualify him eminently for the pox. ition wo which he napires Pleasant Gap . Gets Ambulance Litter, Stretcher, First Aid Kit Included in Vehicle's Equipment Ambulance service | Pieasant Gap and surrounding area has been established by the Pleasant Gap fire company For more than fire company has been working get the vehicle In shape for use litter and extra stretcher and a plete first aid kit have been to the equipment or hg the tc A come added twa mont a 1 Anyone wishing service is request. ‘ed to call the Whiterock Quarries plant at Pleasant Gap, phone Belle- fonte 781. Bervice is free to resi- dents of the Pleasant Gap area. The ambulance will be used other places when emergencies arise Members of the fire company's first aid team, under the leadership of John Mulfinger, are responsible for setting up the ambulance ser- vice. Ten men have been assigned as drivers and one will be on duty and ready for calls at all times Part of the money for the am- bulance was given by an organiza- tion that functioned during the first Work! War. The money was left over from a women's group which was working with the Red Cross {funds were used to purchase the lit- ter Capt. Sym monds Injured; Recovering Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Symmonds, of Reynolds avenue, Bellefonte, have received word that their son, Capt [Harry Symmonds, is recovering isteadily from injuries of one arm {suffered recently while en route to {army service overseas | First word of the accident | contained in a letter | was written lor (Continued on Page Four) to see public matters to fight for his beliefs These | SUCCESS Howard Jeweler, 90), is Fatally Injured Marius Miner Dies In lock Haven Hospital Sunday Morning STRUCK WHILE ON WAY TO STORE Collection of Keys To be Made in Town A fonte by pupils school, will in Bellefonte The door-to-door collection cooperation with the waste and sal- Vage campaign now going on in Bellefonte. The following children will make the town-wide collection Joseph Hazel William Miller Ba Andrew Knaplk, Sam. reli, Pat prant for the Belle- sponsored Parochial weekend of keys campaign John's made 1 collection salvage of De Got Off Train at Howard 56 Years Ago, Liked Town, Settled There es i ilip ylor aged § | uel Rhinesmith, Carl Capps I'rick Gherrity no Qus Thomas Torsell ni Capperell Knapik, J a Angelo JO noma Vit in * Home Guard Needs Several Volunteers by Glenn 1 Beech Creek Lock Haven sub- Motor Police sald that Way diagonal Hevner of Police station State Mr. Miner ) and had taken a from the was on to his ling west he was blinded an approaching car pedestrian took ti Howard the eg anc gic - the Lock P a phy ater Ww here hi injuri fracture: in juries r ee To Call 10 fo Army Service November Quota Much Lighter Than Record Call For October While Local Draft Board No. 2, Bellefonte, makes final preparations for several days for wemiing approximately 287 met | nounced that be liked the place and [to the reception center at New Cum- would stay there. He opened up {berland during this weekend, plans! jewelry store gnd personally attend. are being made for the calling of led to the busihess up until the hour 110 more for the November quota his death. He wags ag Walch re- according to Board « | 24 our) Schreflier - The bu of of to juries aK fr wl UG #1 ankle the he and shock Dr W Shoemaker Haven, C i county coroner, in- vestigated the accident and it is be- lieved that no inguest will be held Marius Miner got off a train at Howard as a complete stranger one evening 56 years ago, went to the {Howard hotel and stayed overnight. | Be loitered about the community probabie intemal J of Lock int Mant 3 of hairman } November quots wo sent Alto November amination: ontingent complete The Oct allotment uled to leave for Altoona as follow: 87 today: 60 tomorrow, 70 on Satur- aay Monday. Those vl inal physical examinations nied an im- nn which bbe 3 VO 1 16 1 Public Invited to Grand Open- ing of New Home; Gifts For Visitors ber sched - al WJ on f 141 10 pass Lhe al Altoor mediate | to wind uj fore goin New Cumberland The grand opening of Furniture store in its new and per- manent home in the former Naginey at building. South Allegheny street, will be held Friday evening, October 23, beginning at 7 o'clock, it was an- nounced yesterday by Clyde M. Stewart, manager of the store The new quarters, including basement showroom and first and second floors will give the store {nearly twice the floor space avail- Night Game, Away, October! able in the present location on West ae . bora { High street, and in addition will per- 23; Scrap to be Admission | i 0 ore satisfactory ea This Saturday {ment of furniture displays, it was i | declared The interior of th 8 w Wolf receplion « BHS - Huntingdon Game is Change a — i Bellefonte High School officials A , this week announced as change in| 2h completely redecorated, and the time and place for the B H. 8 tia ny alterations including the in- Huntingdon High School football stallation of an ample and attractive | game new main stairway, have been com- Originally the game was sched- pleted AB: uled to be played in Bellefonte on| 10 store will open with all new Saturday afternoon, October 24 merchandise in. stock The time has been changed to At the formal opening there will Friday night, October 23, and the D¢ 8ifts for everyone, including chil. game will be played at Huntingdon dren who &re accompanied by their Reasons for the change are to parents. There will be three com- prevent a conflict with the Penn Continued on Page Siz State-Colgate game on October 24, YY and to break up a schedule which would have resulted, next year, in no home games for the BHS throughout the month of October Ten pounds or more of scrap met. al or rubber will be the admission price to be charged school students for the Jersey Shore-B. H. 8. game | {this Saturday afternoon at the ’ v | Bellefonte Community Athletic field vn Sanaan Yanzshd, WS 2:30 p. M.| information at formal and informal {The game will begin at (Continued on Pape Siz) | gatherings, much to the wonderment at last been the bulldgng has Republican Paper Scores VanZandt For Loose Tongue { i BELLEFONTE HAS WORLD'S LARGEST ROTARY LIME KIL jeaught up with, by no other than {one of his OWn party newspapers Following his appearance at a [convention in Pittsburgh recently, jat which Mr, VanZandt was the imain speaker, the Republican Pitts | burgh Post-Cagette revealed in an editorial the amazing fact thal our | glib-tongued Congressman was blab- I bing vital military facts and figures, [all of which newspapers are pledged (to withhold. Mr. VanZandt, whose display of poetic license for walking whe angels fear to tread, gave a Belie- fonte audience a sample of his “off the record” military some time ago, which was astou for its indiscretion. Not all comment was flattering. Turn to the editorial page of this issue and read the Post-Gasetic's’ analyses of a congressman whom it characterises as one who “himself apparently does not take certain as- pects of the war very seriously particularly the campaign against blabbing war statistics which the enemy would lke to have” woe lof his hearers, has and finally RE
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