cruisin m.p.h, Where the Fuel Goes A HEAVY BOMBER lons of gasoline an hour, g at a speed of 250 may use 200 gal- a adhe Cenfre Democraf An Army Trans- port burns 32,000 gallons of fuel oil a day. WHERE THE FUEL GOES VOLUME 62, NUMBER 43. BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1943, SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR. 2 County Men Die HEAVY LOSS In Motor Crashes AS ZION BARN 2( § a Robert S. Ripka ), Prossertown, Fatally In- jured Near Avis. David E. Long, 17, How- ard, Succumbs After Car Overturns. single car accidents Sunda) result Two morning Centre cou Robert 8 town, near hildren ad unday morning | Hospital as sufferrd atx David F died In Lhe fatally to a bs DONALD A Scholastic I engineering were State week to end Mrs ard street Friday i part for Hartford has accepted a posit in the gineering department of the Ham- jiton Standard Propeller Company commen Bel of this » inn vy atlas eli PLAN TO OBSERVE APMISTICE DAY = Peace Day Service at the! any Episcopal Church; Public wom: Service to be Brief Band ’ Under American Leg the Bellefont ing for th Armistice Da: yesterday The annual Peace the Legion will be copal church on November 7 Davis, ering the sermon Legion, Veteran Boy Beouts and semble at the Howard will march in a bods ! with the VFW Fife and Dn as escort Following Legion, VFW and will go to Clarence the Honor Roll dedicati o : o wit rector of al nh ( Members treet m ’ “Pris ve 0 Ne chur Vice Auxiliaries take part ceremony The annu monies h Cnn tinued Day nF ie Armistice Core. Thursda} on Page There) wember 18hore Community fractured and other a Passe at functions through Hall ATS, Mr » t Davia game in at that community \ Kirschner home in Howard trying to get out of the garden tore down most of Hospita) fract Bruce Hane) Ripka right wrist in jurie neer in 3 nyt n it i) ORGANZE BAND AT SNOW SHOE Group Makes First Public Name Co Appearance at War Fund Rally The Snow Shoe Fire publi ind rally £3 Company first appear. ir mate hool and 10 Appear nty s 10 be avail OO and surrcu ehearsals Tuesday Oresent presen toll Ouse The a ww Trombone itley., Harry [ter Ira Mike Ka- James Viehdorfer; Lester Al ive le Softer baritone E } cass d drum. Charles Mi Jack miro Draps im Fred Sharkey Harniah, Harold Hall; ASS *hik nare Hall to Doe Tears Down Fence While Joe Kirschner, of Howard, warden in that area, was out woods looking for game law Sunday, a doe visited the and in the violations the fence Prominent State College Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary » | Chins 5 DESTROYED Origin of Blaze on Melvin Zimmerman Farm Is Undetermined MOST LIVESTOCK IS SAVED; CROPS BURN Local Firemen Aid in Keeping Flames From Spreading a ¢ n the Meivin Zim- mile destroys barn arm was complete] about one-half origin short- MIR aam- 38.000 and RY, cau 400 bushel y large st } fal » Zimmerman Law Ker out Continned on page Nir) LAUNCH SALE OF MOVIE TICKETS mmittees to Back Benefit Show of “This Is The Army” At » » ne Harris, Nighters” Army” the appointed Mayor Mat man Hardman 1 } First This Is The 5 showing at liefonte nd organizations making tickets avallabie area ALI IT aT mcement ommittee ovember eatre, Be to Hie that is to ne shown with enthusiastic picture has the en- press and public and hailed the SOT - response dorsement being intr the ontertaininent ration. The idea * event Belle- such an important at. n has created more than As a result many citi- 1 volunteered within a few min. ites’ time to ald Hy taking an ac part in organizing ticket placement group Practically organized group, civic, fraternal, and industrial, will set up ticket Selling commitiees, with allotments being made to each on a basis that will insure general distribution. The Plaza theatre man- agement has out that the November 5th premiere will be a reserved seat affair only. No more ticket be sold than will per. (Continmed on Page Four) co in traclio ave erage appeal tive i every pointed will A —— A ————— Gap Club to Hold Forum, November 2 The Pleasant Gap Woman's Club will conduct forum entitled “Post War Conditions,” on Tuesday, No- vember 2 at 8 p. m., in the school house The following phases will be dis- cussed: “Foreign Relations” Lewis R. Lenhart: “Manufacturing.” Roy H. Adams; “Education Eugene McDonald; “Civil Government.” Musser Gettig: “Agriculture,” W. J Tucker, chairman The public is cordially invited to attend this program To Dedicate Honor Roll at Clarence The citizens of the East Precinct of Snow Shoe Township are prepar- ing to dedicate an Honor Roll of the men and women in service from that area, to be held at Clarence a ion Sunday, November 7, 1043, at 2 io'clock p. m. Speakers and music i will be provided. The names appear- ing on the Roll, together with a brief | history of the events will appear in i next week's issue. REV. AND MRS. WILLIAM J. WAGNER Rev. William J. and Eatherine Hoy wagner, of State College, cele- brated their golden wedding anni versary Monday at the Nittany Lion Inn, attended by their children and other relatives, Both are approaching four score years of age and are enjoying good health. For the past six vears they have lived a retired life in their West Beaver avenue home, State ollege, Both were born and raised in Cen- tre county: Mr. Wagner near Tus- seyville, and Mrs. Wagner near Bellefonte on the farm now occupied | by the State Motor Police. Mrs. Wag- | ner a8 a girl attended the Hoy school, named after her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hezekiah Hoy, and the Boalsburg Academy. Mr. Wagner at- | tended the public schools near Tus- | seyville and the Spring Mills Acad- | {Continued on Page Three) Penna. Soldier Gets Good Conduct Medal Private First Class Joseph H. O'- Leary, son of Mr. and Mrs, Daniel O'Leary, of 124 West Penn street, Bellefonte, who is now serving with the U. 8. Fifth Army in Italy, has| been awarded the Qood Conduct Ribbon in recognition of his faith- ful and efficient service in the jArmy. g i : a meeting held Monday eve.) It's YOUR Money, and YOUR Business ! Arguments of good fellowship, party-clinging and ap- peals to personal friendship may have some justification in minor local offices, but the men who are elected to serve as County Commissioners must more than the quality of being “good fellows.” Their's is the job (important to vou and to all of us) of handling the public money, which in reality is your money. No taxpaver wants that money squandered. He knows that when that occurs he must pay out of his own pocket MORE MONEY in taxes, And by the same line*of reasoning, the less spending of public funds by those who handle it, the LESS TAXES there will be to pay. So vou see, Mr. Taxpayer, you are a stockholder in Centre County. Whether you've ever thought of it in that way or not, the business of the county is vour busines How well you want that business conducted is entirely up POSSESS % to you. When a good farmer or businessman hires someone or him on his farm, or in his business, as the case may be, he chooses the most competent appli- cant for the job, He is mainly interested in the applicant's experience and what his record has been in producing re- sults. He wants someone who will look after his interests, and when he is fortunate enough to secure a person of that character he would be no more apt to dispense with his services than he would think of trading his best team of horses sight-unseen. No matter whom you choose to conduct the business of the County, you are faced with the fact that you must contribute each year (by taxation) the funds with which to keep it operating. You probably don’t like it, but it is a cold necessity. Therefore, the importance of having the right kind of men in the Commissioners’ Office is plainly evident, and amounts to just this simple statement: : If the business of the County is conducted econom- ically, you derive dividends in the form of REDUCED TAXES. If extravagance prevails, due to the inexper- ience of officials, or otherwise, you are compelled to reach into your pocket and produce additional taxes. The present Commissioners, Messrs. Hipple and Mensch, are asking for re-election on their record for ef- ficient and economieal management of YOUR business. On the same principle that prompts you to look after your personal interests, they ask you to consider carefully the results accomplished by them in the past four years, and then decide whether it would be wise to make a change. Here are the plain facts: The debt of $382992.72. inherited from the previous board, by careful management has been reduced to $172,000.00, thus effecting a saving to taxpayers of the sabstantial sum of $210,992.72. At the same time the affairs of the County have been conducted without impairment to any branch of its government. These results were accomplished, Mr. Taxpayer, through plain, commonsense business methods by men of plain, commonsense business ability. 2 Good-Tellowship may be all right on a pleasure trip, but the road known as “practical” is a safer one to travel, to secure economy and impartiality in office, > | 0.0.F. INSTALLS FRE THREATENS NEW OFFICERS SLEEPING FAMILY Harry Raymond Becomes Mother Awakes in Time to Noble Grand at Cere- Carry Children From mony, Thursday Smoke Danger Lo oversee HEE EX i the Commissioners’ Harry Raymond of Beliefonte, was installed as noble grand of Bubor- dinate Lodge No, 153. 1. ©O. O. F Bellefonte, t ceremonies in When Mrs, Emma Walker, wife Charles Walker, tenant farmer on the Luther L. Smith farm, north of town, awoke last Wednesday imorning she discovered her bedroom filled with smoke which threatened | to strangle herself and three child-| ren who were asleep nearby | With motherly instinct Mrs Walk- | er grabbed children, who con- sist of a three-weeks-old baby, A 18-months-old daughter and a son 4 years oid, and succeeded In zet- | ting them downstairs and outside the house where she placed them in| the family car Returning to the house she found! the kitchen threatened by fire which | had originated near the stove. She succeeded in getting the fire under control by the time her husband ar- of of at the lodge hall last Thursday night. He suceeded Charles E. Jodon as head of the lodge Ceremonies were in Charles B. Musser of Bellefonte deputy grand master, and the in- stallation team under his direction Other officers installed are: vice grand, Lawrence N. McClure: cording secretary, Claude D, Heaton; financial secretary, Willis E. Wion, treasurer, Clyde M. Stewart Appointive officers installed are: warden, H. W. Showers, conductor, H. E. Garbrick; chaplain, R. E Cronemiller: right scene pupbasier, Ralph Stover: left scene supporter, Charles Rockey: right supporter toirived from the Smith farm where the noble grand, Martin Ardery, he had geue earlier in the morning jeft supporter to the noble grand. [to milk the cows. Jacob Hoy; right supporter to the] The fire, which probably started! (Continged on Page Eight) {from a defect in the stove, destroy- —— ied several articles of furniture in- cluding a sink, baby carriage bilan. ILLNESS FATAL kets, and some of the family cloth ing SE . | Sgt. Alfred Warner, 3rd, a former Funeral Services Yester-|.mpiove of tie Warner Company in| day for Founder of Ra. Bellefonte, recently died in North : + |Africa, it was learned this week by | fractories Companies [ii cousin, Prea Warner of Belle. —— font t reral | James H. France, widely known eis ae cE SPE Several Sanvtutures of Sresiay Brody o | plant in Bellefonte and became well! ay, DCW d . {Known in town h eT Philipsburg after a| py. jeft here several years ago for Mr. France was born at Wallace Alameda, California, where he stud- ton, Pa., April 17, 1865, a son of the | 6d Frusiigmnin in preparation ior late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Prance.| r Aagiandf ie Wis mbes His education was received in the i At YO , qungron the {public schools. Subsequently he was | y . time in A ved he {a painter, carpenter, liveryman, and ‘Pent some tie ily and be- ! came tll there but was transferred imerchant. On June 16, 1891, he mar. {ried Miss Cora E. Wynn, and some- | 0 8 hospital in North Africa. time thereafter became identined! St Warner was a son of Mr. and with the Wynn Fire Brick Co. of [ads Slired Yumer of WV imington, West Decatur. He then moved too. jetties revel by Mrs. Philipsburg, where he had since Fred Warner in Bellefonte was writ. re~i sided with the exception of a few oN in August. At that time he told years spent in New York City and | Mrs. Warner he was recovering from He entered the fire brick business {with enthusiasm, studied its prob-| -Lincleum stove mats, 36 by 56, lems, overcame all obstacles, and at 25 cents. Wolf Purniture Co. with characteristic resourcefulness, | ———————— (Continued on page Four) ! --Buy Bonds for future neeas charge of her 3 ba AN | i Sgt. Alfred Warner ' Dies in North Africa’ INJURE PLANE CRASH Ship Falls While Leaving Local "Airport; Pilot Has Broken Back STUDENTS AID IN RESCUE OF FLIER Huge Marine Transport Plane Sent Here For Damaged Craft experienced and Marine afternoon ery reconnaissan Bellefonte airport and damaging The accident By ¢ badly planes airport taking to have pelier which early off. Te been wash” flying caught of anest he { another CONTY TOM Six Meetings Scheduled to Study Important Problems Centre county poulirymen are holding a series of six meetings to study poultry problems, according to County Agricultural Extension Agent R. C. Blaney. More eggs for victory, or how to make feed go farther and how take care of chickens this winter with less labor, will be the subject for discussion. The speaker, John Vandervort, Poultry Extension Specialist from State College, will illustrate his discussion with pie tures The meetings will start promptly at 8 p. m. and will be held accord. ing to the following scheduie: Friday evening. October 20, East Penns Valley High School, Millheim Monday evening, November 1, Vo- cational! School, Spring Mills Tuesday evening November 2, High School Building, Rebersburg Wednesday evening, November 3, Consolidated School, Lemont Thursday evening, November 4, High School Building, Howard Friday evening, November 5 Court House, Bellefonte Due to the scarcity, poultrymen are faced with the problem of util- izing feed to the best possible ad- vantage: this coming winter. One of the major factors influencing egg production is housing conditions Wet litter is 8 major problem dur- ing the middie of the winter. It is fo | also important that poultrymen el- iminate culled chickens as every hen must be a producer. These are some of the points that will be discussed | in connection with these meetings All poultrymen, no matter wheth- er they have large or small flocks, | are urged to attend one of these pub- lic meetings. ” Wi —— DRIVE WORKERS 70 MEET TONIGHT fonte Community War Drive A rally to launch the Bellefonte Community War Drive, a combina- tion of the National War Pund and the Bellefonte Community Welfare {Fund, will be held at the Penn Belle Hotel at 6:30 o'clock tonight. Work« ers who will head the campaign will gather to receive instructions and to hear the program which has been planned for the event. The drive will begin with the completion of the program at the dinne:. Speakers at the dinner will be A. R. Warnock, dean of men at the College, Evan Lloyd of Johnstown, regional director of the National War Fund, and Russell E Clark of State College, county chairman, ~ Entertainment will be furnished by three Air Force cadets from the College and by the Kiwani-Singers of Bellefonte. C. C. Brown, chairman of the Community Welfare Pund and chairman of the rr Or AT aTpulgD. Merchants Offer 101] tumes; S. D. Rhinesmith Announces . | ade Plans; C. C. Bre Bellefonte's rade ber more D. Rhin C. Brown | ommitiee gala Hallowe'en sponsored hy the {f Commerce will w (Priday) 1 oO NAVY ARMAN Hallowe’en Fete IN To be Held Frida y Prizes for Best Cos- *ar- ywn to Head Judges. niinued on Pope Fowr) Killed In Action Sgt. William 1. Shawley contrast o " pois 4 40 raid In the Demo The ticket * ager CLs + of _— n £5 Party Lhus ial therefore give vous RUDY CAN Bs , Jor Sheriff, RB fosteln, of {Julian BR. D. Lrifes w -.Jith of ex- perience in learning to live ag nor- mal. active Lifes despi : cal handicajg £3 ile £408 i HOFFER WELL QUALIFIED For Protho Hoffer Ph qualified to carry that important office uate with many years service, Mr. Hoffer has ti al training and experience through serving chief clerk to the County Commissioners during the past four years. Thig iz Mr. Hoffer's first venture in county politics SAM POORMAN DESERVING CANDIDATE For Treasurer, Sam Poorman Bellefonte, wel] known sportsman jand garageman, presents as his cre- dentials many years of business ex- perience in times and bad Sam a self-made man who is known for his and fairness, and who pledged elected, to perform the duties of the Treasur- er's office in the same thrifty man- ner he conducts his private affairs CORMAN HAS EARNED SECOND TERM Through his untiring devotion to iduty, his courtesy, his efficiency, and his will to extend an extra measure of helpfulness to those distress, Harry A. Corman, of Spring Mills, candidate for Register, richly deserves re-election for a second term in that office. It has long been a Centre county custom fw give faithful public servants a second term in office BEN MEEK AN ABLE CANDIDATE Long experience in serving the public and in handling public prop- lerty, as tax collector of State Col- of on 2 A college grad- of military additi (ts ¥ eh * that came ab of good is honesty is if e nt n ‘Rally Will Launch Belle- lege’ Borough, gives P. B. “Ben” | Meek, of State College, an adequate background to become the kind of county official who is remembered jong after his term expires as a man who well fulfilled the trust the {voters imposed in him. Mr. Meek's | candidacy for the office of Recorder is his first venture in county poli- tics. offices among residents of various sections all of them on residents of Bellefonte and its immediate vicinity oe in| it Ww distribute ihe instead of bestowing virtually EN BY -ELECT HIPPLE AND HENS. oh i Charles F. Hippie, of Bellefonte, and Fred CC Mensch, of Miliheim in thelr four yearn Cx Con peta a DONAHOE For C A. A. Donahoe rapidly gaining wide Dr. Donahoe than a quarter o an of World in the affairs of Legion and the Veterar Wars. He is in an ads to render efficient inty Corgner FOR ie CORONER Ironer oo Oi yelerinaria; tive ot as AUDITORS ARE IMPORTANT but al ticket Reberst Watson, of Mile: Three Auditors and of the fous field, Mr. Brungart who has hag any experience in office. Mrs. Watson, with a broad background of business training. is running-mate the { Last not least fn the County” gart, of H0% Al electing in the ( Wy Be one 1% the an able for - fice And there you represent Belleion Philipsburg. They represent the Ju- lian, Spring Mills, Milibeim. Rebers- burg and Milesburg areas, Every one of them iz able to perform the duties of the office for which he or she is a candidate. Every one is recognised as a trusted citizen of his home community. All are pledged fo an administration of efficiency econ - omy, and courtesy . % This is a countywide eiection—an election in which ali registered citi- pens are entitled to vole and in which all citizens were entitled to become candidates for tie county offices | It is your right and duty to vote, i Tuesday. But before you do, we urge {you to consider carefully the high [qualifications of the candidates list. ied above. 4 - 4h " em have They te, State College ny a Undines Present Gifts to Selectees Men called for service by Local Draft Board No. 2 of Bellefonte in October were given furlough bags been given each month by organizations. The 24 men who left for the Navy Wednesday night were presen bags and th by the Undine Fire Company, in lieu | because of the poor stiehdanoe at the parties held for them in the past | Nevin Smith and Joseph Bauer ‘are heads of a committee in charge of presenting the gifts 10 the service men. i - $100 Damage in Crash damage of about $100 was [caused to cars operated by Paul ‘Mason of Huntingdon,
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