A
Where the Fuel Goes
cruising at a speed of 250
mph. may use 200 gal-
lons of gasoline an hour,
HEAVY BOMBER
he Cenfre Democval
WHERE THE
An Army Trans.
port burns 32,000
gallons of fuel oil
a day.
FUEL GOES
VOLUME 62. NUMBER
44.
BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDA Y,
NOVEMBER 4,
1943.
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SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR.
lose Coat
Feature »
Mrs. Ward for Register;
Corman Defeats
Wettstein Loses to
Sheriff;
In an election
ber of unusually
marked by a num-
close contests for
some offices, and by equally easy
victories in others, Centre countians
on Tuesday chose the following of-
WAR FUND DRIVE
NOW UNDER WAY
17 Agencies Participate in
Campaign; Solicitors
Canvass County
Centre
county on Monday
ed its National War Fund campaign
with district
and town solicitors
porting ready response to the drive
slogan “Give Once For All” to the
17 agencies participating
In the State Coliege district solic-
itors received final instructions at a
rally in Wditarium Manday
night
Co
launch-
ree.
Schwab A
mty Chairman Russell BE. Clark
gave final instructions te solicitor
who in State College were led by
the various block-leaders. Dean R
Warnock told of the War Fund
work, and three members {f the
Army Air Force unit at the College
who have been outstanding at fund
rallies in northern tier counties
topped off the rally with ; it
of their experiences
They are Sergeants Car
son and John A. Travers
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McCord, Keeler, Hipple Elected.
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Centre Hall Boro
Howard Boro
Milesburg Boro
Millheim Boro
Port Matilda Boro
Philipsburg--1st Ward
Philipsburg--2nd ward
Philipsburg--3rd Ward
South Philipsburg
Snow Shoe Borough
State College East Div
State College West Div
State College-—-North Div
Unionville Boro
Benner Twp —N. P
Benner Twp-—8. P
Boggs Twp.—N. P
Boggs Twp —E. P
loges Twp. —W. P
Burnside Twp
College Twp
Curtin Twp
Curtin Twp
Ferguson Twp
Ferguson Twp
Ferguson Twp
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Gregg Twp. —E
Ciregg Twp
Halnes Twp
Haines Twp
Hallmoon
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Harris Twp. —-W
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Huston Twp
Liberty Twp
Liberty Twp
Marion Twp
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vote of any of Miles Twp
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Harry V. Keeler 4
Republican mem-
Hipple, Demo-
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ficials to conduct the county
ernment for the next four years, ac-
cording to the unofficial newspaper
tabulation
Sherifl
Bellefonte
Prothonotary
Axemann
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John “Jerry” Galaida, of
Bond
Treasurer Edward
Bellefonte
Reg
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Recorder
Milesburg
Commissioner
Philipsburg: Harry
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Leamer R. Woodring
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incumbent, Hairy A. C
been elected for a second
margin of 899 voles over
cille 8. Ward, of Bel lefon
publican nomines
O. P. McCord will
of the incoming board
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Local Youthis Fatally
Wounded by Brother
itonald Hoover, 8, of Bellefonte, R. D. 2, Dies After|
Being Shot Through
Grandmother.
Shot through the abdomen Mon-
day night while he and a younger
brother were playing with a revolver
at the home of their grandmother,
in Morrisdale, Ronald FP. Hoover, ag-
ed 8B son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Hoover, of Bush Addition, Bellefonte,
died at 11 a. m. Tuesday morning in
the Benson Sanitarium, Philipsburg
The youth, a pupil in the Belle-
fonte Parochial school, and his
mother and brothers were visiting
Mrs. Hoover's mother, Mrs. Jane
Gilday. in Morrisdale, when the ac-
cident happened
Ronald and his brother, Pat, aged
4, had been playing with toy guns,
it is reported, and in the course of
their play found a loaded revolver
in the drawer of a desk
It is believed that while Pat was
handling the weapon it discharged
Rush Twp. —E. P
Rush Twp.—-8. P
Rush Twp —W. P
Snow Shoe Twp —E. P
Snow Shoe Twp -W. P
Spring Twp. -—-N. P
Spring Twp 8. P
Spring Twp. —-W. P
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Union Twp..
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the bullet striking his older brother
in the abdomen and penetrating the
stomach and liver
The Hoover family has resided in
Bush Addition for the past two
years, going there from Milesburg
where they resided for a time while
Mr. Hoover, who is now employed by
the Titan Metal Company, conducted
the Clover Farm store in Milesburg
The vouth is survived by his par-
ents, Harvey and Marcella Gilday
Hoover, both of whom are natives
of the Morrisdale area. and by three
brothers, Richard, Dean and Pat, all
at home
Puneral services will be held at
9 o'clock Pridav morning at the Mor-
risdale Catholic church. with the
Rev. Father Kronz, of Morrisdale,
officiating. Interment will be made
in the church cemetery
COMPANY REPORTS DEER RUNS LENG
ON DIST PROBLEM OF CURTIN STREE
to ~ Wounded 8 Point Buck
Warner Co. to Buy $32
000 Collector for Narrowly Misses Running
Into Pedestrian
No. 3 Kiln
Appropriation of $32000 for the
purchase of a centrifugal “ust col-
lector for the No. 3 kiln at the Belle.
fonte plant, was announced by John
Curtin, Jr, vice president of the
| Warmer Company. Monday night, in
An eight-point buck, apparentle
wounded about the head or chest,
ran the entire length of Curtin street
Sunday afternoon and disappeared
across the fields to the northwest of
Bellefonte
OSCEOLA MILLS
SOLDIER KILLED
Father Receives Notice
of Son’s Death in
North Africa
Word was received in
Mills on Priday of the death of Pvt
Jack Vroman, 40-year-old son of
Frederick B. Vroman, Sr. of that
place. Pvt. Vroman's death occur-
red September 26 in Algeria, North
Africa.
Mr. Vroman received a telegram
from the War Department and a
letter from his son's commanding
officer advising him of the death. No
details were given.
The deceased was born and raised
in Osceola Mills, He was emploved
at Prank Albert's coal stripping at
New Carden before being called to
service. He went overseas last Jan-
uary and was a private in an army
engineer detachment stationed in
North Africa,
In addition to his father he is
survived by the following four bro-
thers:
Frederick, Jr., of Osceola Mills;
Kenneth, of Houtzdale: Burton, of
Philipsburg, and Pfc. Chalmers, who
is also with the army in North Af-
rica.
sisson MI ————
Garden Club to Meet
The Bellefonte Garden Club will
hold its annuai luncheon and busi-
ness meeting at the Penn Belle Ho-
tel on Tuesday, November § at 1 p.
m. The entertainment will be fur-
nished by the Rev. Foster Piper, of
Milesburg, who will show natural-
color pictures of some of his travels,
Reservations should be made before
Saturday night with members of the
committee,
JeeMen's gloves make an ideal
Christmas gift. Pair $395. Wolf
Farniture Company. .
a letter to Bellefonte Borough Coun-
cil
The new collector is of the same
itype which is now in successful op-
eration on kiln No. 2, it was report-
ted. The device is to be ordered im-
mediately upon receiving the neces
sary priority from Washington, the
letter set forth
In making the announcement Mr.
Curtin reviewed steps taken in the
past to eliminate lime dust. At pres-
ent there are in operation dust col.
lectors powered by motors totaling
2:30 p. m. by Mina Jane McGroarty,
young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pat
McGroarty, and Barbara Fritch-
man, both of West Curlin street,
and other youngsters in that vicin-
ity. The deer came out of a small
wookls north of West Curtin street,
ran through the Rebecca Mull prop-
erty and came out on dhe street
There the deer skirted along the
lawns, crossed Allegheny street and
continued its swift dash up the
street
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
AN GONVENTION
Program to o be Held No-
vember 11 at State Col-
The buck was first sighted about
Osceola :
lege Church
The completion of plans for the
seventy-fifth annual convention of
the Centre County Sabbath School
Association was the item of major
importance and consideration as
the county staff met in its regular
monthly session on Sunday after-
noon, October 31 in the Methodist
church at Bellefonte
The fall convention will be held
in the Faith Reformed church, State
College, Thursday, November 11, be-
ginning with registration of dele-
gates at 9 a. m. Full morning, after
noon and evening sessions are plan-
235 horsepower. After the new col-
lector is in operation, the plant will
have motors totaling 340 horsepower
in almost continuous use in that
work, the company reports
Following is the text of the let-
ter;
October 28, 1043
Mr. Walter Eberhart, Chairman,
Bellefonte Borough Council
i Dust Committee,
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Dear Mr. Eberhart.
We have endeavored to cooperate’
with you as chairman of ‘he Belle-
fonte Borough Council Dust Com-
{Continued on Page Eight)
Mrs. Wilbur Baney was in the act
of stepping down from the front
porch of her home on East Curtin
street when the buck ran in front
of her, so close that if she had taken
another step it would have struck
her. Then the animal ran across the
iCharles Wagner property and oon
tinued on eastward, passing the Tai-
ibott, Quigley and Schwartz homes
and disappearing over the fields be-
yond. Many residents of the street
(saw the animal during its flight
Those who saw the deer Said ils
head was flecked with blood-stained
foam, leading to the belief that the
‘animal had been wounded in the
ned. The program, built upon the!
(Continued on hin Seven)
RE
Former Houserville
‘Man Reported Missing. Gives Blonde Hair
Pie. Charles A. Smith, who for
the past five years has made his For War Effort
home with Lewis W. Baylets of i
Houserville, has been reported miss | A golden-haired Moshannon girl, Gets Purple Heart Medal
ing in action, according to a War nine-year-old, came to a Bellefonte Staff Sergeant Mathias Maurer,
Department telegram received by a beauty salon Monday morning {0 son of Mrs. Mary Maurer of Phil-|
friend. Miss Doris Yarnell, of Spring | have her long tresses cut, { ipsburg, has been decorated with
Mills It was no vain reson which the Army's Purple Heart medal. The
The telegram that Pvt.| prompted the little girl's act. She decoration was awarded for wounds
chest, throat or mouth.
The animal was described as be
ing full grown and according to
some persons, believeg to have
»
Moshannon Girl is
Pt. McCoy mountain before it came!
down the mountain, swam the creek |
‘and entered the borough.
stated
Smith, an army paratrooper serving | read, recently, where the Priez In- received in action near Soputa, dur-|
in the North African theatre of op- | strument Division of the Bendix Av ing the New Cuinea campaign, on’
tion since September 15, but gave needed blonde hair in the manufac- | promoted from Sergeant to Bta
no further details. | ture of bomb sights and other pre- Sergeant last month. His aewly won
Pvt. 8mith entered the armed cision instruments they are making decoration, the Purple medal,
forces on June 9, 1041. He took pre- for the war effort. ithe plece of purple with the
liminary training at Camp Wheeler! So the girl, Myra Borger, daugh- white edges. and
Va. and was stationed at Fort ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Borger, pin he sent home
Benning, Ga., and in South Carolina | wrote into the company, sending a —_—
before being “sent overseas, He ar- sample of her hair. It was found to. Kodak finishing
rived in England in June, 1042, and, be suitable and as a resuit her 24. M4. photograph
was sent to North Africa shortly af-| inch tresses were cut and prepared William J. Sager,
ter the Allied invasion of November | for shipment.
7 (Continued on Page Ms)
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been shot or chased by dogs on the |
metal
IN PARADE HERE:
500 Mummers, J Musical
Organizations in Hal-
lowe'en Fete
Three Bellefonte “musioal organi-
zations and approximately 500 mum-
mers took part in a Hallowe'en pa-
rade Friday night sponsored by the
Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce
The marchers, including two-year.
old youngsters, were awarded 105
tickets, entitling them to jrizes do-
nated by Bellefonte merchants. Val.
ue of prizes ranged from 50 cents
to $5. officials said !
All kinds of costumes, including
several “Pistol Packin’ Mammas™
Were Seen and one pony appeared in
the parade. Musical organizations
taking part in the parade were the
Bellefonte High School Band, the
VFW Fife and Drum Corps and the
American Legion Junior Band
Those who were awarded prizes
were as follows |
Janet Rockey, Lamb 8t. week's
movie ticket: Bruce Ceary Brown,
Willowbank St, week's movie ticket; |
Sally Perks, W. Beaver 8t. bedroom |
slippers; Clifford Bickel, Bellefonte, |
$1 in trade; Ruth M. Eby, Pleasant
Gap, box candy: Walter Claude, W.|
Curtin St. toy gun: Martha Mor.
{Continned on page Two)
Complete Plans For
“This Is the Army” |
Preparations are complete for
Bellefonte's gala first night premiere
of “This Is The Army.” the popular
Irving Berlin firm being shown here
Friday night for the Army Emer-
gency Relief
The picture, which is In beauti-
(ful technicolor, will make its ap-|
[pearance at the Plaza theatre. The
(that night at 8 o'clock. The show
(will start at 8:30 p. m. The Ameri
(will be from the Ametican Legion.
H PRIZES AWARDED sy 15 NAMED
HEALTH OFFICER
‘ang women
Succeeds Ww. W W. Bickett;
Council Studies Post-
War Projects
Karl E Kusse, secretary of
Bellefonte Chamber of
was unanimously elected Borough
Health officer 0 succeed W. W.
Bickett, resigned, at a regular meet-
ing of Bellefonte Council at the Lo-~ |
gan House Monday night.
Two Brothers Die
As Home Burns
‘Pine Glen Mother Col
lapses After Carrying
Sons Out of Flaming Building; Home Is
Burned to Ground.
The heroic effort of a 18-year-old
Pine Glen mother to save two
small children from death when the
family home burned about noon
Friday, proved fruitless when one of
the children smothered
other died ag the result
The mother escaped
but not serious burns
Victims ¢
old Etter:
Robert
Mr
Glen
Returnin
after a br
opened the
frame struc
¢
ner
the traged
Jr
Sneddon
Mrs
aged 5 mo
Etter:
and arold Etter
g irc fA DEIghLor
Ie Bence Mrs
coor
ture
w
\lled with smoke
stairs
of his
grabbed
children
collapsed
Help summoned by
neighbor, Roy Mc C ai
mother and her ch
ipsburg Stale Haspits
was pronounced
rival at that inst
m. He is reported 10 have «
inhaling smoke
The older boy di
that afternoon
burn: Mrs
burned about the
and whose clot!
ed, was I
iidren
id
vere
Ai
Cited for Gallantry
Plc. Allen J. Fye, Jr
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To Dedicate Honor
Roll At Clarence
Impressive Ceremonies Scheduled at Unveiling of
Tribute to Men and Women of East Precinct of
{ War 1, will be dedicated
¥ the
| with the
{| Rhinesmith, of Bellefonte
the |
Cemmerce, |
i
Kusse's | Legion Junior Bang
election is effective as of November!
1. and the post will carry a monthly
salary of $25
Mr. Bickett re¢ently accepted em-
agara Falls,
lished his
N. YY. and has estab-
| ner,”
furled and the plague is being un
Snow Shoe Township
An honor roll erected
for men and women of the Bast
Precinct of BSnow Shoe township
who are serving in World War 11
andl for those who served in World
atl impres-
sive ceremonies 10 be held
ence on Sunday alternoon
The roll at the time of dedication
will contain the names of 240 men
from the preei et wh
in the armed fc and
names of 52 who were in the
armed forces during World War 1
The program will begin at 2 p.m
introduction of Samuel B
Dist ict
Commander of the American Legi
as toastmaster Michael Koshko, of
Clarence, will introduce the
master
After an invocation by Rev. J W
| Palty, of Clarence, the American
of Bellefonte
will play “The Star Spangled Ban-
while three flags are being up-
at Clar-
| are now
trv act
VOR ES
} =
{veiled
| ployment in a defense plant at Ni-|
Walker,
residence there. There
were six other applications for the |
vacancy here in addition to Mr.
Kusse.
Council pointed out that Kusse's
election may not be of a permanent
inature since the State Department
of Health may change requirements
after the war or may combine the
borough post with a countywide of-
The movement for the eniarge-
Speakers will include Judge Ivan
John G. Love and the Rev
Mr. Waters. all of Beliofonte: D
Emmert Brumbaugh, newly-elected
member of Congress
Music will be provided during the
at Clarence
i, Phill
1 Legion
program by
i *» VFW File and
Junior Bs
Drum Co
Cecil
service will conclod h
deceased comrades
benediction bY Rev. Ralph Schis
of Snow Shoe
F
Americar
by
The
” alt
ior ad
ollowing is a brief h
¢ of Clarence
istory of ihe
and of the in-
sirdes which gave birth to the
town. The town and the other sec-
tions of the East Precinct have con-
tributed most heavily in manpower
to the armed forces of United
tates
E
RE
Clarence had its
B. Crider n
sawmill, school
office
beginning when
1871 erected
house, store
eight dwellings
near where the J H. France Refrac-
tories brick yard now stands. The
foundations of several of thy houses
could be seen for years in what is
now the late George Mizerak and
John Basalla fields. Four years af-
ter the village and mill came into
existence, a forest fire sw*pt down
the Piney Run hollow from
direction of Snow Shoe, and ocom-
pletely destroyed the village
A short time fire
Crider built sawmill
(Contineed
a
steam
lumber
and
ang
the
after Mr
al
he
the
another
on Pape Seven;
GAP TO SPONSOR
ment of the Bellefonte airport gain. |
ed impetus at the session when
the special!
‘Council directed that
committee conduct a survey to de-
termine what facilities
{Continued »% paps Six)
Youth Is
Mibu
Injured Playing Ball
Richard Boyd. 18. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Boyd of Milesburg, re-
ceived injuries 10 one of his shoul
ders about 5 p. m. Sunday while
playing football with several com-
panions,
The youth was taken te the Cen-
tre County Hospital where he re
{ceived treatment for a possible frac-
ture of the left clavicle. He return-
ed to his home the same day.
Armistice Services
Scheduled d for 1Ma.m.
WELFARE DRIVE
| Interorganization Council
re neces! Announces Plan For Cam-
paign in Spring
At its regular monthly
held on Monday night the Interor-
ganization Council of Pleasant Gap’
agreed unanimously to sponsor a
welfare drive to aid those deserving
enterprises which serve the com-
munity.
Following the meeting, the Coun-
cil released the following statement
in regard to its decision
“For many years Pleasant Gap
has been solicited for financial sup- |
port to other welfare funds, because
3
meeting |
SUBMITS FINAL
WAR LOAN REPORT
County Exceeds $2,549,650
Total Quota as Well as
‘E’ Bond Allocation
The official results of the Third
| War Loan drive in Centre county in
| September, released by the Treasury
‘Department this week through
County Chairman Claude O. Aikens
of State Oollege, shows that the
| county exceaded not only its total
[quota of 82548650 of all types of
bonds, but also the $887.000 quota
| for the popular priced E Series
bonds
Final figures credit the county
with total sales during th» drive of
;