LIE I * wn @He Cenfre Democrat SAVING IN WAR BONDS EVERYBODY EVERY PAYDAY VOLUME 61. NI UM, 17. BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1942, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR, Christin: Savings Funds In County to Total About $155,650, Surve Farmer Breaks Ankle While Unloading Corn Harry A. Tressler, farmer residi near the Bellefonte ajrport, was y the Centre County H t Thursday for treatment ng t vd ( of Mr. Ir f1 when he siepped the of a wWago was unloading comm moved to the hospital in the ant Gap ambulance gh a om which he He was re- Pleas bed ———— EP ——————— Admitted to Bar CAPT. AUSTIN O. FURST Captain Austin O. Furst, with the U. 8. Army in Panama, son of For- mer Judge and Mrs. James C. Purst,’ of West Linn street. Bellefonte, was admitteg to the Centre County Bar at 8 brief ceremony held MM the Cowrt room Monday moming as a special session of court opened In welcoming Captain Furs the Bar, Judge Ivan Walke r point ated out that the i of the Furst far legal professic an unusual ci “Your grand; er have been an to the Centre Co know that vou will follow footsteps,” Judge Walker ed The he is © adminict agmini oath {Continued on Page Siz) UNDINES ELECT 1943 OFFICERS Charles Saxion Retained as President; Give $25 to Woman's Club Was Charles Saxion was re-elected president of the Undine Fire Com- pany at the annual organization meeting of that group at the Undine House, Tuesday evening. The new term will be Mr. Saxion’s third year in that office. Other officers named at the ses- gion were: Paul R. Emerick, re-elec- ted vice president; Willlam Brown, named financial and recording sec- retary to succeed Harry Beck who has entered the service; Russell P Beezer, re-clected treasurer; Charles Kellerman, re-elected to the board of control, and Robert McMullen, elected trustee for three years. The company voted to contribute $25 to the Bellefonte Woman's Club to purchase kit bags for selectees who are to be sent overseas, Most recent improvement at the Undine House is the installation of a new one-piece electrically operated overhead door, to replace the for- mer cumbersome double doors for- merly in use The center supporting pillar be- tween the two former doors was re- moved and two steel I beams were installed overhead to support the arch above the doorway. With the push of a button in the engine room the new door is opened or closed at will. An emergency chain system is included for the manual operation of the doors during possible power failures. — Mt ————— NOTICE TO READERS Beeause of the Thanksgiving holiday next wesk, ‘The Centre Democrat will go to press at noon, Tuesday, "November 24, which 15 more than a day earl ier than usual, In order to avoid disappoint- ments, advertisers, correspon- dents and contributors are ask- ed to get their ctpy into this office at least one day earlier than usual. Total is $11,000 U nder Last Y y Shows ar’s All-Time | High. Nearly All Banks Show Slight De- | crease. Payments to be Made First Week | in December. Wiipsburg totaling approximately more than all of the ounty | combined, Last year the P! bank Gist $87 total for the rest year will be compared with $79,700 Pl «check 000 jess | 000 Savings) of 1 appre Christ Will which ) ut $il vil MAIGAS lipsburg The this (1 Y) of the county 650, a year will mall out $85. - other ributed about $70 - last Jellefonte banks followed the gen- eral downward trend this vear Hay ws | total for the three being £34.700 3426 will | year they mailed Ks for ribution, tma about out che $48 total] Christing » College Fund bank: wit with compared ease, but sey reg and Reber Bank Christo ' we National in War Bond h had the Last 1 them in 1943 While most Co officer of niinued on Page Fight) DRIVER ADMITS HITTING BOY = SELECTEES 10 BE ENTERTAINED Moose Lodge to Hold Din- Story Confirms Police Be- 2 Draft- Night Arrangements are being completed | State Motor Police at Pleasant for a dinner for selectees from Dreft | Gap In charge of the investign- Board No. 2, to be held next Monday | tion into the accident near Snow | night by the Bellefonte Moose Lodge Shoe in which James Pye, aged 12. at its home on North Spring street. | of Moshannon was almost instantly All men who were accept od at Al- (killed last Wednesday morning, oona Will be Invited to the affalr. ported Saturday that Russell Hoov- "Judge Ivan f Bellefonte, ler, 31, of Moshannon. was driving peaker at the [the truck which caused the fatality Ward Police sald Hoover struck the child without knowing it. Officers sald there would be no prosecution According to the story Hoover re- inated to police, he sal id he remem. bered seeing the youth and his friend along the highway on WAY the Snow Bhoe fire where they were (0 serve as air- craft spotters. He sald he passed the Johnson Funeral Home in Snow Shoe at 6:55 a. m., about the time the accident He drove on to Clarence, took some friends to Ohio, and knew nothing of the accident until he returned, he declared Upon learning that his truck may have caused the fatality, Hoover got in touch with police, n the original report of the mis. hap, Police had expressed a belief that perhaps the driver of the truck was unaware of the accident. They said evidences at the scene, and the story related by Fye's companion, John Billy. 15, of Moshannon, indi- cated that the rear of the truck Istruck the iad on the head as the driver turned out to avoid the pe- | destrian ner For Board ees, Monday lief That Driver Was Unaware of Fatality re. to tower, Continged om Pace pe 30-Year Employe of ———" A ———— REGISTRATION OF their | TIRES TO BEGIN E. Showers (above), son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel] Showers of Bellefonte, this week completed thirty years service with! the Bell Telephone Company. Mr.| Showers started work with the com. | pany in Bellefonte, and was employ- ed here and at State College until June, 1920, when he was transferred to Philadelphia. He Is employed at present in that city as a private re repairman. “Come known to his many at time In his was employed in the Centre Democrat Cornell County Communities Are Listed Re tration for rationing of all «regis held this week, i through Friday In this re-registration, branch exchan * a8 he | One passenger car tires they own, is yithful care pre r sroom of th Continged on Page Siz, —— Plan New Cemetery | Near Shiloh Church Grandson Local Man Lot are now being sold in the! Centre County Memorial Park, Inc, | new cemetery being established op- posite the Shiloh church near Rock- view along the Bellefonte-State Col. lege highway Representatives of which Hows loge is pilot and grandson of Charles flight crashed near Will Field, Oklahoma, according to word received by local relatives, Curry was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Curry of LeOrand, Cal, the company of rd mith, of State Col- president, report that 18 acres of land along the highway have been | purchased and that options have been secured on additional land in the area for possible future expan sion Plans for the cemetery call for the! erection of an adininistration build. ing, a music tower and a chapel, it was reported. Driveways have been laid out and some shrubbery has been planted on the site, A section | Survivors include his parents, re- of the cemetery is reserved for per- | {siding at LeGrand, Cal, sons of the Catholic faith, represen- | { brothers; Ben, at home, | tatives sald. | F. Cook, of Bellefonte, { The youth, aged 23 years, had details of the fatal crash were avail. {able here, with the exception of the information that Curry was alone in the plane at the time. and Major |W. H. Curry, of Fresno, Cal. received his wings in September. No and two Inspection, S Stations For basic mileage | passenger automo- | blles by persong included in the Ra- | tioning Board No. 1 district is being from Wednesday owners of cars must list serial numbers of all Space provided on application forms for Dies in Plane Crash Jack Curry, U. 8. Army Air Corps PF. Cook, of East High strect, Bellefonte, was killed Sunday when the plane he was piloting on a routine practice Rogers his mother being a daughter of Charles i : ! | | Killed in Africa | F SEASON Pneumonia Fatal to OPEN HERE ManWho Killed Wite VEMBER 20 Early Shopping Impera- tive to Assure Deliv- eries by Mail POSTAL OFFICIALS SETTING DEADLINES PVI.AU EW GHISN LEN PACIFIC AREA De: ith From * ‘U nreported Cause,” War Depart- ment Announces IS SIXTH COUNTY CASUALTY OF WAR Youth Left State College High School to Enlist in Service Jose oh Kadash, 72, Osceola Mills, R. D., Dies in Hospital, Self-Inflicted Wounds Has- ome d ind. Officials Declare Investigation “Closed.” Local Stores Well Stock- ed With Christmas Despite War (Go! pls, Ip ' Centre 134, Avis Cas the County SIXLN Oi World War II clain State College word received by unity life according it a pare: the War Department Mond: The Hutchinsor Doanld reported vi M AL re war Allen in JOSEPH KADASH P ¢ Who cireCled O he Or eclared ANE CNSR Er Ee ROCK IN MIN "i Duron \ PRISONERS FEW FLAWS IN SE SENTENCED 240 AR DRL ws Narrowly Escapes Death in Accident Motorists Must Seek Shel- ter in Future Tests, Officials Declare Penitentiary) Ina second surprise state-wide before Judge [air rald drill Monday morning Cen- wis] sessio of {tre county's response was declared frig i by Civilian Defense officials to be y I 4 Fp, al Yo ning ughiy satisiactory although the ry ne v. es” where ed to Blate penitentiary has been emg 1 Pvt. Hutchinson was a the State ( American and Auxiliary Bugle Corps 'Mill Hall To Honor Its Men In Service Hitge emploved | ‘ member o Let Drum lege Junior Granted Reduction in Pen- | alty For Escape From Rockview Prison 10:30 o'clock Tooesday momming when a 1000 pound aled toward hus sion 0 discon. fider TOI from the soof-of the ilinue the store the time being merican Lime and Sone Company | A general sale of ail merchandise mine near Bellefor will begin Friday of this week and) — McMu iy escaped death alx contrih- Ge for Bix Western Slate AOMWTS appeared Walker here Monday tor ¢ al 8 8 nm mon: ave seh la oo: OSCa] Hn Impressive Ceremony And Pa- rade to Be Held Sun- day Afternoon Patric 87 i filled with 1} Roll Board being erected, am jeated Sun The when aril will for after halting the ir ng ine alarm cays molorists Five From County Enlist In Service to be followed meeting ti Walker, President sounty, will The following pr arranged for the afternoon Parade will form at ’ move at 1:30 at blast over principal streets of borough to Borough Hall. Unveiling of board Band will play "Star-Spangled Ban- ner” while flag Is being raised and board Dedication of board to Service Men by Rev. C Johnson. Tape, by Master Ronnie } w 1 Fo: 0 b : Barrett riot tut : fi Hyp it air cory ang Mass meeting Church of Chri {Continued om Page Biz) Continued on pape Siz) Board 2 Will Call 99 Men In December Ninety-nine Centre County men will be called for Army Service in | December by Local Draft Board No. 2 of Bellefonte. The group will leave | for examination at Altoona Decem- {| ber 22 Men who are sent to Altoona on December 22 will be given furloughs of seven days duration rather than 14 days. The rule of the shorter { furlough between examination and {induction at New Cumberiand be- comes effective for this area Dec- { ember 21 Board officials said yesterday that | preparations are being made to mail | questionnaires to county men in the 18 and 19 year group oe Glace during heen sent nter at New Cum- although h COAT Roc kview ave he fled from | Monday | and the . i on one C of nienoce cents Jiarence, reg- Ogle Keller >. R. D. 1, reg- Robert A Shoe, air corps Jr.. 18, Belle- Albert D. Eb- RD 1. Ord- corte No Quorum at € ouncil n The others ¥ of Bellet Th her nee il a nriotinnal ¢ tara Meachan i al senven (Continued on page Siz) unveiled the Jame J Official Count Confirms Vote Unofficial Newspaper Tabula- | tion Checks Closely With Final Tally ¥ at SCENE OF MORTGAGE BURNING AT LEGION HOME One of th e fc of the Armis- nt Brooks-Doll Post Day TVanee Brooks- Doli 322 Post American Legion home on East { Howard street, Bellefonte, was the iburning of morigage on the i building composed of and 322 al of 644 members | the largest | asiires when is TE acted tice obser at he bu mnaire social tot it ones Logi alterations and improvements members, all srvice groups in this area a of = roel; oi of the org indebledness in making - The official count of the vote cast { in Centre county at the general elec- { tion on Tuesday, Noveniber 3, was! completed Friday morning by the Port Matilda Couple v8 for | hat i oe, d the final tally varied oniy sugntty | Wedded 25 Years Ago from figures shown in the unofficial | newspaper tabulation The official vote was computed by the following persons: Mrs, Harrison | (5 G. Kline, Mrs. Joseph Runkle, Mrs, | November 18. ; W. W. Bickett, and Mrs. Nell A. | hey were married at Wilkes Decker, with the assistance of Fred. | Barre, November 18, 1817. Their un- erick G. Hoffer and Russell Beeger, | ion has been blessed with 14 child Commissioners’ clerks iren of whom eleven are living, as Results of the official count are: | follows: Mrs. Julius Smith, Wash- | ington, D. C.; Pvt. Harold Stanton, Judge of Supreme Court: Grover | pt Bliss, Texas: Anne, Arlene, June, C. Ladner, Dem. 5747; Allen M. | 155 William, Betty, John, Donald, Stearne, Rep. 7630; Charles Palmer, | and Joseph, all at home. They have Prohibition, 312 | three grandchildren. Judge of Superior Court: Michael | - A. Musmanno, Dem. 5603; Joseph | {Continued on Pape Eight) COURT RULES IN HARRIS TOWNSHIP LAND CASE the anization | Mr. and Mrs. David Stanton, of Port Matilda, are celebrating their | 25th wedding anniversary today, Gas Ration Value of ‘A’ Coupon to be Cut to 3 Gallons Reduction in the value of the basic “A” gasoline ration coupon {from four to three gallons in the 17 her daughter, Pauline Charles, wife seaboard states, has been ordered by (and daughter respectively of the late the OPA, to become effective Nove | Poster M. Charles, of Boalsburg, are ember 22. {absolute owners of a tract of land | The cut in gasoline rations will | in Harris township on the south side | apply only to the Atlantic Coast In an opinion handed down this ' week by Judge Ivan Walker in the | equity case of Emeline M. Charles, et. al, vs. Opal States, the Court rules that Emeline M. Charles and Front row (left to right) Mrs, L. R. Glenn, retirl ag Auxil resident; Willis H. Gelsinger, adjutant: Mrs. Aaron D, Leitzell, Auxiliary president. . ar v |of the highway leading from Boals- states whose supply is affected by Second row (left to right) Malcolm Wetsler, past commander; Charles A, Eckenroth, vice-commander; |burg to Pine Grove Mills. ‘acute shortages of transportation W. W. Hampton, service officer; Herbert M. Beezer, past commander; Robert T. Willard, past commander: | All of the litigants are residents of | and is not expected to affect the four Roy R. Jones, past commander; L. R. Glenn (holding mortgage), commander; Samuel DD. Rhinesmith, past | Boalsburg. The decree will become gallon basic ration to be institutes commander; Elmer E. Rockey, chief steward; James E. Gray, (holding match) club president J. Harris (final unless exceptions are filed | Dec. 1 in the rest of the country Holmes: Francis H. Crawford, past commander; Joseph Forster, secretary and treasurer, and Alex Ster- [within ten days from the time of under the nation-wide mileage ras giakis, past commander, | lig the decision. | tioning program.
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