A Where the Fuel Goes cruising at a speed of 250 m.p.h. may use 200 gal- lons of gasoline an hour, HEAVY BOMBER @he Centre Democrat An Army Trans. port burns 33,000 gallons of fuel oil a day. WHERE THE FUEL GOES EE VOLUME 62. NUMBER 40. BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1943. SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR. County Exceeds PRISON TERM War Bond Quota | Tops $2,519, L $16,000; Tita Buys State College District Over; Industrial Floyd W A Allotment by More Than $100,000 More To Put Total in County is $678,318.75 In a tremendous three-day bond buying spurt during the weekerd Centre county made up a million- dollar deficit in its Third War Loan quota and exceeded the staggering $£2.549.000 quota by a margin of abt $16000, It wy reported of- ficially last night by Clavde G. Al- kens, cha.rman of the C War Finance Committee 18 unt 3 € i t stricts quotas, di The county's three major topped their individual SABBATH SCHOOL PLANS DISCUSSED Meeting Held Here to Pro- mote Convention Attendance Plans promote delegates at the State Sabbath School Association Convention re- ceived major consideration as the Centre County Sabbath School As- sociation held its regular monthly staff meeting on Sunday afternoon, October 3, in the Bellefonte Metho- dist church The 81st annual State Convention meets on October 12, 13 and 14 at Huntingdon, with headquarters at the Pirst Methodist church, Mifflin and Fifth streets; Oller Hall on the Juniata College Campus will be the scene of all evening sessions. The program, built around the theme: “Always Abounding,” is both exten- sive and varied in its appeal to the interests and helpfulness of all age groups, with special values to pas- tors, church school officers, teachers, and county Sunday School organi- zations. Some of the outstanding speakers and leaders of present day religious thought will appear on the program, and include: J. Paul Burkhart, Dr. Harry BE. Pats. Lo attendance of Panton, and Dr. Clyde W. Meadows who will conduct all general sessions devotional perivds: and Mr. and Mrs Walter D. Eddowes who will direct all music of the convention The quota assigned to Centre County has been set at 30 delegates Considering the proximity the Convention to Centre County, this quota should not only be readily reached but greatly exceeded. Any Sabbath School member or worker may attend of his own volition, and church school officials are urged to endeavor to have their schools rep- resented by an official delegate. It is urged that persons driving share to the limit their cars to accomodate (Continued om Page Pive) of sma ——— WHITE ELECTED KIWANIS HEAD Local Club Receives Hon- ors; New Quartet Makes Initial Appearance Members of the Bellefonte Ki- wanis Club elected Bond C. White president of the organization at a meeting held at the Penn Belle Ho- tel, Tuesday noon. Mr. White, who succeeds Earl K. Stock, will assume the presidency in 1044 Others elected were Marlin E Rumberger, vice president, and L. Ward Hile, treasurer. Mr. Hile has served as the club's treasurer for a number of years Reports of the state convention at Harrisburg were given by Mr. White and Armstrong Francis. Mr. White announced that the Bellefonte club received two awards for increase in membership. The club received the Continued on Page Pour) | Black, ©. B.|Mrs. Smanuel C. Wolf of State Col- Mr. Alkens sald. Bellefonte topped its $637,400 quota by a margin of 1$173,238, the total purchases being] $810,638 The Titan Metal Company went to the aid of the State College is- trict and helped the district to reach its quota by buying $100,000 in bonds during the weekend, Mr Alkens said. Titan previously had contributed largely to Bellefonte district's success with a purchase of $200,000 in bonds from local bank: Mr. Alkens sald that Titan officials, after ascertaining that Bellefonte had more than sufficient sales to pass its quota, felt that the purchase yf the $100,000 block from the First National Bank at State College was in view of the large num- residents the State Col- area who are employed in Titan plant State C © trict £637.000 justified ber of of the is- ales | ¢ lege ™ I wa 1e Meg s quota 8 and The Philipsburg district job bor ota » quota f 1 "n wi With ves totaling Wn t hare Pa F fine ng in $560 00, 307.438, the in campaign and with did more in Area u god ON GETS POSTHUMOUS GALLANTRY AWARD Purple Heart Sent to Par- ents of State College Sol- dier Killed in Sicily Pvt. George W. Wolf, State Col- lege soldier who was Killed in an air rajgd on July 26 while serving in ithe North African theater of war, including Sicily, has been awarded {posthumously the Purple Heart, ‘symbol of gallantry in action by ithe War Department. Announcement of the award was, made in a letter from Secretary of | War Henry Lo Stimson to Mr. and. lege, parents of the soldier. i ! The text of the letter from Secre-| tary Stimson is as follows ‘At the request of the President, I write to inform you that the Pur- ple Heart has been post. humously to your son, WwW. Wolf, infantry, his life in defense awarded Pvi. George who sacrificed his country (Continged om Page Four) : of See Big Bear On ‘Rattlesnake’ Road Monday morning while Draft Board Secretary Roy Schreffler, and Commissioner clerk Frederic OG Hoffer, both Philipsburg, were en route to their respective offices in Bellefonte, they saw on the road ahead of them a large biack bear The two men on their daily trips to and from Philipsburg, frequently ee deer on the road, but have never 30 thev stopped the car ard t a closer view But the bear, which they described as being about three-fourths grown, became frightened and ran into the woods, The animal was seen in the mountain wilds near Black Moshin- non dam on tne “Rattlesnake” road of er a ear got out to ge Undines Post Two New Prizes at BHS Charles Saxion, president of the Undine Fire Company, yesterday an- nounced that the company has post- ed prizes for excellence in two branches of school work at the Bellefonte High School. The prizes will be nwarded annually at com- mencement time One of the new awards is a sopho- more mechanical drawing prize and calls for 85 for first place and $2.50 for second place, The other is a ninth grade (freshman) woodwork- ing prize of 85 for first place and $2.50 for second place Here's How the County Candidates Look - In a Brief Sentence or Two The November general election is approaching rapidly. Steam is be. ginning to appear over the political pot and the campaign is entering the phase where emotion sometimes plays a greater part than common sense In regard to politizal think. ing. Before things get too warm it is perhaps well to review briefly the ealient factors of the respective candidates for county office, with: a view toward identifying each one rather than to list any of their qual-| ifications for the office they seek. For Sheriff the Democratic can- didite Is Rudy Wettstein, of Union township. Rudy has been earning a living for his wife and four daugh- ters as a laborer and truck driver. He "performs these chores despite the fact that a rallroad accident some years ago deprived him of both hands add most of both arms, On the Republican ticket the nom- inee is John “Jerry” Galaida, for i Mrs many years a retail milk dealer in Bellefonte and who for the past sev. eral years has been a Bellefonte police officer For Prothonotary on the Demo- cratic ticket is Frederic G. koffer, of Philipsburg, present chief clerk | ito the County Commissioners. Fred has an extensive military back-| ground and recently wus rejected | for service in World War II because | of physical reasons. The Republican nomines for Pro- { thenotary is Bond C. White, of Axe- | i mann, who is seeking re-election for | ‘a third term In that post. {For County Treasurer the Demo- cratic nominee is Bam Poorman, well known Bellefonte garageman. This is Sam's first venture in poli- | {tics. The Republican nominee is i present Sheriff Edward R. Miller, of Bellefonte, i For Register of Wills the Demo- cratic nominee Is Harry A. Corman, (Continued from page four) ture - land 5 IMPOSED IN AR arr, 19, Five-time Offender, Draws 5 to 10 Year Penalty ADMITS THEFT OF CARS AND MONEY Recently Paroled From Industrial School; Re- jected by Army Appearing in court here Monday morning to plead guilty to two lar ceny charges, Floyd Warr, 19, of Curtin, who got off with compara- tively light sentences on at least five previous occasions, was sentenced to serve a total of from years in the Western at Pittsburgh five 0 ten Penitentiary On the previous occasions Warr's crimes hadnt been much sequence-—-minor things mostly he was repeatedly warned that violations would lead more severe penalties of Con but fu- 0 more Last May he was paroled from State Industrial School at White Hill and shortly afterwards was arrested on a larceny charge He and served a jail sentence on that occasion with the understanding that when his time was up he would en- ter the armed forces But he was turned down by the Draft Board and in a short time committed a series of thefts which resulted in his latest and most severe sentence Warr was charged with the larceny of an sutomobile owned by William Mapes, of Howard, on September 15 and of $14 in cash from John Barn- hart, Jr, of Curtin, on September 8. But in their statement to Court, the prosecuting officers indicated that Warr also had stolen two other automobiles and a bicycle, although formal charges were not entered on those counts Pvis. E. B. Barnie and Clyde E Smith, of the State Police, in state- ments to court, traced Warr's acti. received vities during the commission of the | most recent larcenies. The theft of money from Barn- hart on September 8 occurred early in the morning while Warr and Barmmhart were rooming together in a Bellefonte hotel. Warr allegedly arose about 3 A m. took some $14 out of Barnhart's purse and hid it in a washroom. He then returned to bed. Arising about an hour later he got the money and left the hotel while Barmhart was sleeping Continued on page Four) —- _- Bickett No Longer County Official ————— Effective October 1, the State ap- pointive job of Centre county Health Officer was discontinued and the incumbent, W. W. Blcektt of Belle fonte, no longer remained in that post The county health job has been taken into the Federal Government it is reported. and now comes under Civil Service, with all emnloyes be- ing taken in under usual Civil Ser- vice procedure Mr. Bickett has accepted a posi- tion as an inspector in the Bell Air- craft plant at Niagara Falls NY. and he and Mrs. Bickett expect to vacate their apartment in the County Chevrolet building to move to Niagara Falls in the near future Mrs. Bickett went to that city yes- terday for a weekend visit and upon her return Monday will Cegin pre- parations for moving ——————— Bellefonte Man Gets Army Honor Cpl. Donald Ww. Brown of Belle fonte, a member of the Ninth Unit- ed States Air Forces, has been come mended for distinguished service in| the Tunisian campaign The group was cited for outstand- ing performance of duty in action] against the enemy in direct tactical! support of the British Eighth Army from March, 1943, to the capitula-| tion of the Axis forces in Africa. Cpl. Brown, a bombardier, has been in service since October, 1042, jand has been overseas for a number of months He is the husband of the former Louise Fleck of Burn- side street, and a son of Mr. and George M. Brown, of Logan street, He received his basic training at Keesler Field, Miss, attended school iat the Carolina Air Base in South (Continued on Page Four) so ——— Five From County At Teachers’ College The following men and women from Centre county are enrolled at Lock Haven State Teachers Col- lege as freshmen: Tessie 1. Bartges, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bartges, West Main street, Millbeim, elementary teach- ing; Elsie and Ruth Preston, daugh- ters of Mr, and Mrs. William A. Preston, 8now Shoe; William J. 8hope, son of Mr, and Mrs. William F. Shope, Bellefonte, secondary teaching; and Ida Yearick, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs, 8. C. Yearick, Madisonburg, elementary teaching. GENY GASE Re i i Missing In Action i ———————— — | Pre. Joseph O'Leary Missing Since Septem- ber 11, War Department Claims. Is Be- lieved to Have Taken Part In the Invasion of Italy Bellefonte High School. For a year after terminating his schooling worked for the American Lime Stone n then en ne and wa ged Compn CNSLIU three yea! sum Company fore 1 May He was sent New May 18, 1942 was Camp Blanding t of that year being called 15. 1942 4 ) and on O'Leary a Danie] P. O'- has been miss. ince September 11 the invasion of Italy Monday who receive Wi PI Of Joseph Henry Mr. and Mr v. of Bellefonte in t presumably in ir s50nN Lear 1¢ ng 10 maneuver they Mars in action Was went where he was learned the nothey nn thu d ele. i Department n bye fare add that if - r information oO § a * youth received one September sion of Italy reached a crucial point September 8 since he has been missing since September i believed here that he participat- ed In that Jarge-scale operation O'Leary was born in Belle. June 15, 1014. He attended John's Parochial school and the [Cather 96 PRESENT AT MUST PAY FOR MEETING HERE! NAME ON BALLOT Township Officials Hear Write-In Nominees Have Addresses by Local, Until Tomorrow To State Speakers Pay Fees | Brief take on various shast #4 The names of movie and radio township government featured a stars and of other public characters meeting of the Centre County written in the primary election bal- Township Road Supervisors and jots by would-be wags in Centre Auditors Association held Monday county, will not appear on the bal. in the Court House, Bellefonte Wi. lots for the general election unless liam H. Limbert. president *he those persons pay to have their association, was In charge of names entered thereon, the Com- meeting, which opened at 10 2 missioners announced this week with an invocation by Rev C Each year dozens of such names Shuey of Bellefonte are written on the ballot, thereby Speakers included the following: ‘creating extra headaches for local ‘Squire Harold D. Cowher, Belle. election boards and for the official fonte, who spoke on “National ‘county tabulating boards, who must State and Local Government.” Cpl. irecord all such votes G. E. Shannon, of the Pleasant Gap! Under a new act of the State Leg- sub-station State Motor Police. !iature persons nominated at the whoes subject was “Safety of Ouriprimary election by the writing in (Continued on Page Two) ‘of their names must pay the filing . m————— {fee or their names will not be listed on the ballot at the November elec REV. BABCOCK TO 5. vo HEAD DISTRICT course, only to bona fide names writ- ten in. Such candidates have until the close of business Friday, Octo- ‘Former State College Minister Becomes Dis- ber 8, (tomorrow) to pay such fees, the Commissioners said. trict Superintendent Exempt from paying fees are nom- inees for borough councilman or ischool director in townships or bor- joughs. The fees for other officers are: Election board officers, 50 cents; township supervisor, $1. township The Rev. Harry F. Babcock, a auditor, $1; borough auditor, $2 inative of Williamsport and a for-|justices of the peabe, $2, and con- {mer pastor of the Methodist church stable, $2 iat State College. has been appoint-! Persons who paid the regular fil- led superintendent of the Altoona ing fee to be listed as candidates at {district of the Methodist | Bishop Edward Holt Hughes nounced Sunday Ld He succeeds Dr. William Emory Hartman. who served the district for two years and has been trans- i . ! ferred to Grace Methodist church, | In Meeting Here Harrisburg, as pastor. Dr. Hartman | by | The regular meeting of Court Foreaibuing A WIDE V- | patrick Meardie, C. D. of A., Belle- Grace church is the largest con- | onte. was held Monday night at gregation in Central Pennsyivania he K. of C. rooms with Mrs. Mary | Methodist Conference jJ. Gray, grand regent, in charge. The promotion of the Rev, Mr.| In addition to routine business, iBaboock creates a circumstance plans were made for a food and mother dated 6. The Inwva- on and IT Put fonte on 8t 5, frye | } { i of the m ce i i i 3 an- ed. - Catholic Daughters § iwith | Bellefonte Council church, [the primary election are not affect. | DIES: ETI BUSHES MA Conducted Memorial, Pav- ing and Trucking Busi- ness for 25 Years FUNERAL TO BE HELD SATURDAY Teams For Years Hauled Logan Fire Co. Equip- ment on Alarms Milton Rey than 25 b North vesterdas many compiicat won, whe more Bel home on o'clock 1! «4 iiines years lefonte ines his 1.45 after an Sprix treet at morning month on ed BE of duration n of diseases reti from $0 Joe] 8 DAs Ne Hine years ag Deceased wa Lydia Reynold born at Mingoville sh June 1, 1863 still a young man the to Ferguson township he was employe ruson Spring iy Later he Belielont + Jearned his trade memorial work wit! Mott, remaining in 21 years. Upon Mott, Mr. Johnson usiness which he approximately one-quarts century until his retirement I to the memorial bus Johnson also engaged i truckin Wa of sOn Johnson Ww town and as Walker - While family ip on he was moved ay frome d ’ and townsl ane | - the LOOK congucied over for of a addition My the paving WwW n sidewalk retirement ne sary by ill construction B80 was Years nece | health Mr was a member ogan Fire Company and for a num ber of and later his trucks, hauled on fire calls. He served on the Belle. fonte School Board when the Belle- fonte High Schoo] buliding which was destroyed by fire several years ago was constructed. He vas a life- (Continued on Page Eight) PETTON FOR Johnson of the Years his team: the i ~~ STREET OPENING: ‘Burnside Street Residents Also Want Road Paved, Fire Plug Installed {| More than 40 residents of the area jand Bellefonte tradespeople were petition presented to Monday night asking the opening of the “dead end” of Burnside street and the paving of that street The petition alleged that the street frequently impazsable be- cause of mud, and that because of the dead end. cars and other ve. hicles must turn around on private driveways and jawns. The petition ‘also asked that a fire plug be in- stalled in the vicinity The matter was referred to the Street Committee with instructions to report In full at the next meect- (ing. The borough solicitor also is | to be asked to investigate the right- of-way for opening the street Continued on Pape Eight) i {signers of a Club to Contribute Food for Hospital i The Milesburg Woman's Club will meet at 7 o'clock Monday evening, { October 11, in the school building at Milesburg contributions for the harvest home donation to the Centre County hos- pital Non-members who wish to contribute to the Hospital are asked to call Mrs. Leamer Woodring, who will make arrangements to call for such items el Mr. | andi Logan pumpers! All members are asked to bring iwherein all four district superinten- dents of the Central Conference are graduates of Willlamsport Dickin- son Seminary In addition to State College, Rev Mr. Babcock served pastorates at | Lewisburg, Bloomsburg and First Church, York. He becomes the third successive pastor of the York church | to be assigned to the superinten- Idency. Others were the Rev, (Elvin, Clay Myers, Williamsport district, ‘and the Rev. J. Merrill Williams, {his SUCCPESOT i Seek to Increase Rates On Gas Service { New proposed rates were filed last! week with the Public Utility Com- | pany by the Central Pennsylvania Gas Company which would increase | charges on November 30, 1943, for) commercial, industrial and muhi-| cipal service. The changes do not| affect houschold customers. { The concern supplies gas in Belle fonte and State College and the townships of Spring, Potter! Benner and College. i Manager Charles E. Martin of Bellefonte, sald the rate increases affected only three large users in the county. | a Mr bake sale to be held Saturday at the Republican headquarters at ¢ a. m., | with Mrs. Ruth Casper in charge. | Plans also were made for a Hallow. lans From Apple Tree een party to be held in the rooms, | ————— October 18. with the Misses Cather-| Ajongo Bickle, 80. of Centre Hall, ine and Mary Hartle, chairmen of |p. Dp, who last Tuesday afternoon arrangements. {suffered injuries of the “ack and Miss Margaret Brockerhoff of [rib in a fall from an apple tree in State College, chairman of the | one of the College orchards, yester- Bellefonte Chapter Red Cross, gave g,y was reported to be recovering a talk on making surgical dressings! ,¢ the Centre County Hospital and urged members to assist with! a Recovering After Fall the Masonic Temple, him. After being taken to the Col- lege infirmary, he was brought to to the hospital in the Alpha Fire Company ambulance. Bellefonte, A New Manager At Penn Belle Hotel Frank Maloney on Monday began his new duties as manager of the Penn Belle Hotel in Bellefonte, hav. ing come here from Norristown, where he was manager of the Valley Hotel. Mr. was accompanied here by his wife and their daughter Louise. The family is occupying an apartment at the Penn Belle, The new manager R. Emerick, who entered Bees some time ago. He is now in training at Camp , Va, Milesburg Firemen Clear $200 at Festival sald. The money will be used for the Bickle was said to have fall-| the work being carried on by thelen when a ladder twisted under | | chapter at port Local Man MR JINSIN Two-Day Institute Here Next Wee County Superintendent Announces Com- plete Program for High School; Expected to Attend i " The full program for the annual two-day instit for school teac) was terday by County Buperint Schools ¥ Rog sion: hel fonte 1 Cente announced yes- ndent of county Were Glenn are Ww be High Bchool Thursday, Oct 10:00-10:15 4 Exer Devotional HEE SPECIAL SERVICES IN ME. CHURCHES | Annual Booth Festival To Be Observed By of Howard Charge Members fim death | will be observed At the Hunter Run Church, this service will begin at 9:30 a. m., fol- lowed by the Church School session. At Beech Creek, the serv will held at 11:00 a. m by th 1 School hour Un 30 p m, Church, Mt. Eagle Church School will { the regular { churches where the 7.30 pm The Booth FPestival known many as the Harvest Home Servic iz observed by all « churches of the Central Pennsylvania Confer- ence of the Methodist Church, witn the gifts which are received a' the (Continged on Page Two) Vic v Club Plans | Gy seo Party | A commitiee to make arrange- ments for a Hallowe'en party was amed Monday night at the first {all meeting of the Victory C ization of empioves and the Centre County Hospital meeting was held in the board of the hospital Chairman of the Hallowe'en Mrs Kuhns {her assistants will be Misses Ethel Beaver, Jeannette Garbrick, Paul ine Sager, Mae Coder and Helen Rogus Officers were nominated at day's session and the election will {be held in the near future, The club iplans to send Christmas boxes to the seven meomoers the armed services During the business Mae Coder spoke interestingly a he disease, malaria The club yoled (monthly mecting first Monday to the of each month Those present at Monday's meet ing were: Mrs. Mattie Watts the Misses Sarah Adams, Sarah Markle Ethel Beaver, Sarah Deit- rich, Pauline Sager, Mary Cather. ine Mansfield, tty Shuey, Betty Holiobaugh, Mae Coder and Jean- | nette Garbrick —————— A —————— Legion to Send Gifts To Men In Service At a regular meeting of Brooks- Doll Post American Legion, Belle- fonte, Monday night, the post voted {to send $5 in cash to each member or son of a member in the armed forces of the U. 8, as a Christmas gift we preceded 10-00 will : at am the service De he Kennedy at 3:00 p be observed at hour ana » will bo held at service ¢ id the ib, organ- a com - I mittee ix Grace while " i Miss SeSKION the the Monday to change night from third There ure more than one hundred | {persons on the list to receive the gifts, At the session, the newly elected | post officers were installed during ‘ceremonies conducted by Samuel D | Rhinesmith, of Bellefonte, com- !mander of this Legion district More be | ” m. i at these | 10s Howard, at The | room | Mon- | TL 1 ut | and! Session at Bellefonte Than 400 Teachers Rey ct Franch Dav Bellefonte 5-11.00 What Dr vr wt oul ure Nl {10:1 an Contr Understar Dunkelber prait ery ated’ 2:15-2:M in the peibers oo pe 4 Furs Bectional Meeting Room Bt presidin secre i Ha Lenhart, MY vil py i on NAME DRECTORS MOTOR CL 'Secretary’s Reports Indi- cate Club's Progress in Spite of War ting of the Cent ty Motor Club held at the Penn Bellefonte { were elected Philipsburg nte: WE Towr J. Emerick hn Holmes, State Col i Dr. Francis Tschan, State Col- lege. LL R Woodring, Milesburg: W J. Woodring, Port Matilda: Dr. A W CGauger, State College: J W. Prit. chard, Philipsburg. R. P. Dunsmore. { Philipsburg; W. J. Bates, Snow Shoe; iP. A. Prost, State College, and John T. Taylor, State College. The secretary made his anol report to the members, which show - {ed considerable progress being made {for the vear in spite of handicaps | caused by the war and regulations i pertaining to travel The secretary reported further that one death claim had been paid : Continued on a recent mes re the sors TB send Belle- ds un Pope Eigh! mere A ——— FIVE INIURED AS CAR UPSETS ged Pleasant Gap Man Among Victims; Bus Passengers Give Aid Five members of a Pleasant Gap | family were injured and their car was badly damaged Sunday after- noon when the machine overturned on the highway south of Potters | Mills. The father, J. W. Gill, who is past 80 years old, suffered bruises of the back and chest His son, Elmer driver of the car. received serious cuts of the face. They were taken to Centre Hall where they were treated by a physician. Elmer lost a quantity of blood it was reported Nettie and Lizzie Gill and Merrill Gill, all children of J. W. Gill, suf- fered less severe injuries. Miss Nettie suffered the joss of a tooth, Miss Lizzie was painfully bruised, and {Merrill escaped with minor bruises and shock. The victims of the accident were assisted by passengers of a Grey- hound bus which passe the scene shortly after the car overiurned The passengers also aided in placing the car back on its wheels Merrill Gill returned to his duties as usual at Whiterock Quarries on Monday, but Elmer, employed at the Pish Hatchery, is confined to his home |A a | Read the Mastfing ate | Students To Register For Free Work Courses in Bellefonte Tonight Free oollege-level instruction to [help smash the Axis is what Penn | State is offering to men and women knowiedge of drafting and blue- print reading i= essential A course In Poundationd of Ene |
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