A Where the Fuel Goes cruising at a speed of 250 mph. may use 260 gal- lons of gasoline an hour, HEAVY BOMBER @he Centre Democraf An Army Trans- port burns 33,000 gallons of fuel oll a day WHERE THE FUEL GOES VOLUME 62. NUMBER 39. BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1943. SUBSCRI PTION-—$1.50 PER YEAR. BellefonteTopsBondQuota: County Lags Million Dollars Beech Crev Man Is Wounded © Action Pvt. Wilbur WwW. Gumm Mr. and Mrs. James Gun. of Beech Creek, R. D.,. was we y while fighting in the North Aft Q. theater of war, including Sicily War Department casualty list nounced recently. The degree nature of his wound: The Gummos live the Sugar Run area known as the back from Beech Creek to — 33 ACCEPTED FOR MLITARY SERV Board No. Bellefonte, Announces September Quota Roster Thirty-three rien from the of Centre county Dra Board No. 2. of Bellefon'e, were ducted into the armed for toona last Thurs passed thelr final ations Twenty-two of 1 cepted for Arm; ! Air Corps, and 10 for the The Navy contingent Monday of this week to begin train- ing, while the Army group will go to the reception center at Ne berland on Tu October the expiration he customary three weeks the Army to sclectees 1 affairs in order ai on of HM) an- and is not known 0 e farm ‘n what running Haver n on road ' Lock 0D ~y ection served by ft iy in es at Navy departed cn escday of Men chosen for Array duty Ernst J Robert M Richard H Raymond G burg Samuel LL. Herr, Pallipsburg Joseph A. Balash, Clarence Marlin M. Fisher, Wingate David C. Lingenfelter, Munson Lewis C. Lannen, Philipsucy. George H. Warner, Bellofonte. Fhcodors Demchak, Philipsburg. ld O. Schralshunn, Philins- burg John L. Shultz, Jr Boyd C. Heeman, Philipsburs Albert Tulowitzii, Jr. Munson Paul Gray, Orviston Contimurd on Page Six) ——— Owlberman H.nry: Port Ma Nason, Philipsbar Woodring, Bell fon ne c— 1 Honored by Kiwanis * Ralph C. Blanev At the closing session of the an- nual convention of the Pennsylvania District meeting of Kiwanis Inter national, at Harrisburg, last Wed- nesday, Mr. Blaney was elected Lieu- tenant Governor for the eighth divi- sion, which includes clubs in Wil- Hamsport, Lock Haven, Bellefonte, State College. Lewistown, Middle- burg and MifTlinburg Mr. Blaney, who is Centre County farm agent, resides in Bellefonte | Labor, Industry Will Meet | Half-Million Dollar | Quota, Report CAMPAIGN TO END Civilian Defense Workers Sell $38,000: School Pupils, $26,000 known ed MIDNIGHT SATURDAY ‘Squire Baird Ill At Milesburg Home Squire well suffer nl L of Mile believed rsda Baird SOUS Le LAATR resident what last slight that it his to a troke y ime ly } nfined Hed 10me gH | ers re por ] In additi Bellefonte yesterday topped its | © Third War Loan quota of $637,400 while Centre County as a whole lag ged approximately one million dol- lars behind the goal it was assigned for the September drive, a survey last night revealed With sales tula.ng $643.352.22 date, and with some additional thousands of dollars still unreported Bellefonte was declared to be wel over its assignment in the drive, ac- cording to an announement by Hor- ace J, Hartranft, district chairman But the county-wide picture was not bright. County chairman Claude G. Alkens of State College said sale to date total only about one a half million dollars and that quota is $2549.00 The campaign period has tended from today to include sales up to midnight Saturday ober 2, Mr. Alkens reported county quota can be attained that time, he confidently decls if every income earner in the county would buy one more bond before the week ends The county's power is still vast a 9 and the been ex- bond purchasing it was indicated Continued on Page Four) Milesburg Youth Charged with Arson Henry 3 rd Sci * was arraigned be- he Peace Harold D West Bishop street n in nN with James Wallace prop- erty Milesburg, Saturday night {He Is In jall without bail awaiting appearance in court. | on "SON «tion at the § in Investigation of the fire by State St. John's Episcopal TWO ORDAINED T0 PRESTHOOD Ceremonies Yesterday for Rev. F. P. Davis And Rev. Neil I. Gray Rev. Neil Gray At impressive ceremonies held In church here Police under the direction of George! yesterday moming two deacons, Rev { Hahn, of the State Police fire nur-| Franch P. Davis of Bellefonte, and’ shal's office resulted in Schindler's Rev. Neil 1. Oray, of Altoona, son of arrest, ¥ The blaze in an unused chicken coop near the Wallace home arous- ed suspicion when evidences of ker- osene found about preme ises fire had been exting- f uished by members of the Milesburg Fire Company, who were called into action from their annual earnival being held several blocks away. Although the actyasl damage was small. the chickén ©obp adjoned a’ garage which a ‘as stored and a pi n Police were the after the in Car v g Pen was nearby sald Schindler shows dences of being a pyromaniag that he admitted Are to outbuilding near ti Milesbure Company build of week, In addit {day night 'M. W. Williams To Manage Store Here Mark W. Williams, street, Bellefonte, gin his duties as Claster Hardware store on West High street, it was announced yes- i terday He will take the place William Osman, who is to become a sales representative of Clasters in this istrict Mr. Williams, who until disposing ‘of the Beliefonte Hardware store here had been engaged in the hard- ware business for 34 years, for the past several years has been purchas- ing agent for contractors on govern. ment projects. Por some time he was located at the ordnance plant near Williamsport and at the present time is with Sanderson and Porter on a federal construction project at! Huntingdon evi- and an Fire Las ik as setting ie " ng Monday on to = the fire Satur East High Monday will be- manager of the of of — ———————e Captain Is Wounded Mrs. Marian Baird of Philipsburg, has been notified by the War De-| partment that her son, Cant. David! L. Baird, has been wounded in ace! Hon in the Southwest Pacific Ace Pilot, Related To Bellefonte Residents, Is Missing In Africa Major John Gilpin Bright, 24. of Philadelphif and Reading, and de- scendant of one of Bellefonte's prominent early families, has been reported missing in the North Af- cica-8Bicily area. He was known as one of the foremost aces in the Army Air Forces, : Major Gilpin's grandmother was Jane Linn Irwin, of Bellefonte great-great-great-grandfather James Harris, founder of Bellefonte, and h grbat-great-grandfather was Rev. James Linn, also prominent in His was service with the Flying Tigers, the church auditoritim to observe knock down Jap, German and Ital ian planes in four war theatres China, Burma, the Southwest Pa- cific and North Africa Major Bright, always restless, took up fiving while studying at Prince- ton. Later he joined the Navy and of diaconate in ~ V {| at iat 1 p demia, the Moderator, Mr. and Mrs. James Oray, son street, Bellefonte, were the priesthood of Wil. ordai s CcOTEMONY was in Helstand, bisho Harrisburg Diocese church. Nearly 50 v well as haree of J coad jut of LH Or $ 5 the Episcopal lergymen friends of tended the Master ceremonies was William Lickfield The sermon Stuart F Williamsport fonte Dr. Herbe ¥ i 5 the siting as relatives and the two candidates at sETVIOR of Ven FP of Philipsburg Fre 0eg Christ former rector at Was preac + ¢ (rast, Of m in rt Koepp-Baker gr rmer rector of St Bellefonte, wa Mr. Davis of Hohokus Jeliefonte ©» the | sented wh re 101 at tray Mr. Davis rector and acting rector fonte church since last was ordained to the diaconate on March 25 at Lock Haven. Mr. Gray, the first person in the history of the Bellefonte church to receive the Holy Orders was ordained to the Bellefonte on February who has been assistant of the Belle- September, Mr priest, ordained first mass Mr mass Gray as a newly will celebrate his the Bellefonte churel Davis will celebrate his today first Sunday Special for music (Continned om Wednesday's Page Siz) PRESBYTERY 10 CONVENE HERE Sessions to be Held Oct. 4 and 5 at Presbyterian Church The regular fall meeting of the Huntingdon Presbytery will be held in the Bellefonte Presbyterian jchurch, October 4 and 5 The opening session will convene m Rev. Charles R. Howell, of Aca- will preside at all sessions. Commissioners and guests to the number of approxi {mately 100 are expected to be pres. ent. During. their stay in Bellefonte the delegates will be the guests of be | the local church. Meals wil] became an ensign pilot aboard the!served in the church chapel aircraft carrier Ranger ; He left the Navy to volunteer for! | famous American {of the Chinese Air few weeks he destroyed six Jap! At 7:30 Monday evening a popu! lar meeting will be helg the The in volunteer group | Tercentenary of the meeting of the Force, Within a! Westminster Abbey to formulate the! Westminster Confession and the early history of this community. planes, and twice had to ball out of Government at the call of Parlia- Major Bright is a cousin of Mrs. Robert M. Beach, Miss Mary Miles Blanchard and Edmund Blanchard, all of West Linn stieet, Bellefonte, Credited with downing more than ( himself. ; i 'July, 1942, he transferred to the Army Alr Forces as a major, first, | however, getting decorations from ment July 1, 1643, continuing in ses- When the AVG was disbanded in sion from that time until 1652 The speaker at the evening meet. ing will be Dr. Galus J. Siosser, of | Pittsburgh. Members of the church 10 enemy planes, he is one of the the Chinese government and later and interesting townspeople are in- youngest majors in the Army. Major Bright also holds the dis- Hinction ‘of being the only pilot to | the Distinguished Flying Cross { He came home for a short time i (Continued on page Siz) H i A vited to attend all sessions and es- pecially the Monday evening meet. ing. by Canon © TAN GROUP ARVESTS CROP 0 POTATOES 18 Men Share in Planting, Cultivating 5-Acre Victory Garden SURPLUS TO BE SOLD TO STORES | | | 4 » Each Man Invests $21; To 2 a (Get Approximately Bushels in Return ly 400 bushel 5 2 Approximate olf ted "riday Bel Garden of the Foremen's plenty efonts larg in Victor: 1p ctory the families ana -T a: a Rk Te- tan Metal A sult po mpany SOoCiation ol of potatoes “ fives Centre ti or ation the on a major hired a farme; and equipment ploy lot ang got The Sond 1H Titan «Hl re for planting bought 60 they gi bushels of gathered North Water t S00 DO- ed ang yor Hie : . eet Fy Pit iD (Continued om Poge Four) ET — —— COUNTY NATIVE DES IN TYR Mrs. Florence Rhone Bay- ard Succumbs to Illness: Prominent in Grange Mrs Roger Florence T Rhone Bavard, wif Bayard, retired editor Herald vd dat H Rhone County © ar ghter * nome In roy rm ’ a » county Margare She was married June 11, 1919. at Loulavil Ky. to Roger T. Bayard and had been a resident of Tyrone since her marriage She is survived by and one sister Mrs Dunlap, wife of Rev Dunlap, Tyrone She was a member the First Presbyterian church, Tyrone th Contingea on page Siz) 3-Year-Old Boy Falls Under Auto Roger Keeper, 3, son of Mr. an Mrs. Wendell E. Keeper of 445 East Foster avenue, State College, is ve covering from injuries received last Tuesday when he fell from his par- ients’ car which he had crawled into and started in motion by releasing the gear lever, The car rolled onto the child as he fell. and the wheel ran over the side of his head and shoulder, pin. ning him between the street bank and the wheel He was badly bruis- ed and suffered from shock but it is believed there are no serious ine juries 1 her husband May Rhone Dr. Wilton C of EO PT ROCKVIEW WINS PRODUCTIVE AWARD i 'WPB Honor Presented at Ceremonies at Prison Yesterday A National Service award for out- standing production in agriculture ! was presented to Rockview Penis | itentiary by the War Production | Board at ceremonies held at the in i stitution yesterday afternoon. Robe {ert Bangham, manager of the man- {ufacturers and sales division, De- ipartment of Welfare of Ohio, as | WPB representative, made the pre- | sentation | J. W. Claudy, superintendent {of Rockview, announced that the | welfare department produced 177. 112 gallons of vegetables this year The figures do not include sauer- (Continued on Page Siz) | Miss Euna Marsden NAE WOMAN FOR POST IN CONGRES Sister of Bellefonte Mer- chant Democratic Choice for VanZandt's Seat Unie Lhe noming tie Slats the party moommendca as in the @ The J nam wit £0 Exe wl 4 bre wir Erhard Judge y il Ww nd ————— A IN DRIVER FREED IN Funeral Services Satur- day For 6-Year-Old Zion School Girl Miller | ¢ Sali of N iy was h of ners Walter G 114 Warhingion street, Lock Haven exonerated of blame In the d Mary Pauline Tice, 6 inquest yor eat ¢ be re last Thu Wetzler By Memorial the C Hall One the t K child's head, crushing {accident happened off between Zion and Pleasant Gap about 200 yards from intersec- tion with the Nittany Mary was on her w» school, accompanied a4 {Continued on Page Four) ruck of Mill of a on the new cut- the Valley road ay home from ‘ye brother cons ts A ——— K of C Holds Party For Selectees, Friends | Belectees and their friends i relatives were entertained at American Legion Home on East (Howard street last night by the | Bellefonte Knights of Columbus who (sponsored the “going away” party | for the September quota of men {called by Local Draft Board No, 2. | The contingent will depart for New Cumberland on Tuesday October 12 Karl E Kusse, secretary of the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce, was the master of ceremonies at last night's party, while speakers (included the Rt Rev. William E. Downes and John G. Love At the conclusion of the speaking “program, {a luncheon was served and the re- {mainder of the evening was devoted {to dancing, with the Legion Junior {orchestra providing the music and the EE ve Here ' Nets Much Material | ‘Scrap Dri The townwide collection of scrap (materials in Bellefonte Friday noted fa considerable quantity” of war- [needed materials, it was announced yesterday by Karl BE. Kusse, chair- iman of the local salvage and waste committee. In the items collected by the bor- ough trucks were the following: 225 pounds rags; 2720 pounds of “good” ‘mi lads; 1310 pounds of tin scrap ex- clusive of cans; 8475 pounds paper and magazines; and four truckloads of processed tin cans. ; The tin scrap was taken to the {Gamble Mill to await shipment {while the remaindes of the scrap was taken to the Kofman yard at Wingate, Money realized from the sale of scrap materials will be turn- ed over to the Bellefonte Civilian | Defense Fund. 04D Wi 0B ARE 1 J Items Decorated By Mrs. (George P. Bible Are in Great Demand SPECIALIZES IN FLORAL DESIGN (zirlhood Hobby of Decor- ating China Develops Into Vocation nerusted x work bedroom George P resi- tation w out the has } 44] of the FOS ited States for decor ng objects of onsequently ¢ in the bowers. alas lamp shed article woven Bible fc work Si times paged predomin. free-hand upg I many { pesey Ine example metal tray {has been popular with her custom. fers Is no jonger available, A wooden tray now is being introduced, It's : " Reformed | tie same with many other lines of [charch, State College, Sunday after materials When the Bible from Stroudsburg Bible ¢ . family came here years ago, Mrs xpectied to continue ber hobby 4 Year standing—china bu forced to aban~ learned vicinity was In are Tr cecorating f gon the idea when that nowhere in there a kiln for buming china, decorating i the pigments applied china then has to be burned high temperature to bring color of the pigment and lo cause it 10 become used into the china Mrs. Bible's oil recognised which ane thin wis ana at the weet ous in 3 L§ 5 painting today is charecteristics found only in n shadows the are by ordinarily decorations china Certain (Continged on Page Four) ANNUAL COMMUNITY FAR Event at Hublersburg to Be Only One in County This Year The fourth annual Walker Town- ship School Community Fair will be held on October 12 in the high school building at Hublersbhurg The fair will be unique in that it will be the only fair in Centre coun- ity this year. The program and ex- hibits will be organized and con- {ducted much the same as in pre- vious years | All exhibits will be placed in two broad general General exhibits and the School ex- hibits. The general exhibit is open to anyone in the community, in- cluding school children. Anyone may place products in the general exhib- it regardiess of connection with the schools. The general exhibit is made Connhnued on Pape Sin) THREE BIG SALES ARE SCHEDULED ‘Beauty Parlor, Contrac- tor's Equipment, An- | tiques Among List | This issue of Ths Centre Demo- lerat containg a more than average amount of public sale news of in- [terest to residents of Centre and iadjoining counties. |" To begin with there are an un- jusually large number of fall farm ‘sales. at which livestock and farm- {ing implements are to be sold. There {are a considerable number of house- {hold sales, and demand for such lgoods is high. But of special interest are three {sales to be held during the coming (Continued on Pepe Two) f H { making | which | classifications—the | ies After Auto ‘Miss Nancy V. Brown, Victim of Crash in Florida 99 GRANDDAUGHTER OF’ Relatives Here Attend Fu- neral at York, Pa., Today Nancy Virginia Brown, 23, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brown of Pt. Lauderdale, Florida, died at Ft. Lauderdale Monday as the result of injuries received the day before in an automobile accident, according to word received mother, Mrs. J nolds avenue Miss Brown did sciousness after the a | learned of t were given Puneral services 4 pm among those from will attend the services Bricker daughter Poust, the Mrs. Ivan Widdowson, both of Belleio Miss Brown, who would 24 on December 3 this here by her grand- M. Bricker, of Rey- not regain ceident No details are u York ell today will be Mrs Mrs. Sars anc B. latter Walker po al ana YOAr hier of Louis Brown moved from Fila. wher Miss Brown rt of Lillian C Ten Years ago York to Ft they have since resided who had spent the Continued on Pape Four) COLLEGE SEAMAN REPORTED LOST Memorial Services Held ‘arvsilv i family Lauderdale He greater Pa . | For Martin D. Irvin, 2 Missing After Sinking Memorial services | Or iwere held in Faith | noon Iwvin is the 22nd reported Centre county casualty in World War II He was a member of the Merchant Marine and life when his SHIP Was sunk by enemy Sub. sequent testimony irvivors of {the sinking has establishex that he is permanently {Continued on Pape Two) mn MP —— Child Recovers From Three-Story Fall and Irvin avenue ost his action oy in ability jor? Nan of Prof East §-year-old daughter Mrs. Frank Gullo of State College, who late Friday was fously injured when fell stories from a bedroom window to a sunbaked terrace below vesterday was reported to be “out of danger The child suffered concussion of the brain and shock and her condi- tion has been h that she could inot be moved to a hospital. As as she can be moved an X-ray exam- ination will be made | The child was playing on a chair {which fell over, throwing her against a screen. The sCreen gave way and the little girl fell t dow Institute To Be Held October 14-15 The annual Centre County Teach- ers’ Institute will be held Thursday and Friday, October 14 and 15, it was announced this week by Glenn Rogers, county superintendent of schools { For the first time in the county's i history the sessions will not be héid in the Court House, Because of bet- ter facilities the institute will be held this year in the new Bellefonte High School building Speakers will include Dr. John W Laird, of Temple University, Dr George F. Dunkiebarger, of Susque- hanna University, and Larman Sherwood All of the county's 400 or more public school teachers are expected to attend the sessions morning SeT- she three BUC rough the win- “dy Martin | | Dreibelbis Irvin, State College young | man who Was lost ai sea in June the prob-!in which Pen | QOVEIrnment-; i i s00n Accident Hospital Auxiliary Plans Rummage Sale rum Woman's Cou Ho (yw ery Lh Auxiliary re nity i COLLEGE TO OPN 3 CLASSES HERE Tuition - F ree Technical Courses and Manage- ment to be Taught DP, C. Jenkins Classes in engineering, wience and | management—all taition-free — will be organized in Bellefonte soon m- der the direcfion of the extension services of the Pennsylvania State College, it was disclosed today by D C. Jenkins dist for the Collie Bellefonte mately 100 com representative ® Ie ne of approx munities in the State n Slate will conduct it thi PDONSCTed COUrse gL fall Mr as ia Jenkins Iready out - Uhl he ground-work courses by in- men in number we fn a the new viewing for ter indust determin chnically E again wi women men call this area 10 of 1x plants Program training neec 11 replace and i ndustries the (Continued on pape M2) wn sme TER JUMPED 10 16 POINTS Change Effective Sunday Doubles Original Pur- chase Requirement Toy in he Office of Price Administration announced yesterday that effective next Sunday butter will cost 18 ra- tion points per pound--the total al- lotment of red ration stamps for one person for one week : The increase of four points from {the present value of 12 points per {pound brings the ration coupon coast {of butter up to twice the level i was when rationing started. The in- crease is due to a drop of 10 per cent in September production below the production for the same month in 1942, OPA said. Margarine remains unchanged at four points The increase in the ration cost of {butter to 16 points is obviously an attempt to cut down consumption, since the rationing program is de. (Continued on Pepe Four) “Our Biggest Bargain in Food” will be the subject for the next Health for Victory meeting to be held Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 3 p. m., at the high school auditorium Miss Janet Soisson, home economist for the West Penn Power Co. an- nounced today. “From a bealth standpoint, milk products offer the biggest bargain of all foods,” Miss Soisson explained. “At our next Health for Victory meeting, the housewives will study not only the nutritive values of milk but also a wide variety of ways to use milk in cooking.” The home economist said that although practically everyone rec ognises that milk is a health-build- ing food, many people are unaware that it contains fat, sugar, protein, “Biggest Bargain In Food” to be Discussed at Club Meeting Here vitamin A, vitamin Bl 2, niacin, vitamin C, phosphorus. “A single glass of milk" Miss Soisson pointed oul, “contains about half of our .Jdally requirement of calcium, needed for sound bones and teeth, body growth and upkeep, energy and body protection. To get the same amount of calcium provid. ed in one glasg of milk, 3 person would have to eat five and a third pounds of meat, or nine large po- tatoes or 32 slices of bread “S80 It is apparent that no matter how much meat, potatoes and bread we eat dally. we might run awfully short on caleium Hf we falleg to in. clude plenty of milk in our daily (Continued on Page 6) vitamin B- calcium and i #
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