Where the Fuel Goes A HEAVY BOMBER cruising at a speed of 250 m.p.h. may use 200 gal- lons of gasoline an hour, @he Centre Dewmocral WHERE THE FUEL GOES An Army Trans. port burns 33.000 gallons of fuel oil a day. -—_ VOLUME 62, NUMBER 15. BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1943, SUBSCRIPTION—£1.50 PER YEAR. Centre County To HPP AN Advani a * In Rank Elevation to Sixth Class Rating Means In- crease in Cost of Operating County Gov- ernment; See More County Jobs. » Cen nty ie will pt He unty 1040 cen population of Some radical chs tre County gover » will 1 IY levation In effective cn when the ne ficials are The fact that most o manned by ne { . firant om i 12.608 0 a total Hi) Mm \ Ww i Most count receive more money lowed more ¢l honotary 3} Register nal $500 as ' additional addailional of Over and ° permitted to from their offices up to \ EXIM were hree officers Keep revenue $4.000 annua paid. When t than TCS } more that i equi R NS Funeral son Hickok, Manufacturing burg. and h'ssband of th Miss Helen Hastings the late Governor ings of Bellefonte, afternoon in the Market Square Presbyterian church, Harrisburg Mr. Hickok died at noon Wednes- day at his home He way 687 years old. He is survived by his wife; tro daughters, Mrs. Déuver Lindley, of Princeton. No J. and Mes Camden H. McVey, of Harricburg, and a sén Capt. Daniel Huslings Hikok for. mer football and hickey star, now with the United 8tates forces North Africa There are tw viving grandaebild $1% ly, Jr of A. Hickok 24 3 Compan: Hast - Friday Danie was held FHREMEN HAVE BUSY WEEKEND Bishop Street House Con- siderably Damaged by Fire Between Floors Among the group of frienc 3 orary pallbrarers is Beaver, of Bellefonte --— 0 families in the Bishop Street house owned by Max Kalin of College were forced to shortly before 8 a. m. Friday when the builki- ing filled with smoke which came from a fire between the walls and floors The blaze is belie in the upper cupied by Mrs Firemen advanced a short circuit may cause Grover Corman New President of C. of C. of chosen amber al organi State flee Grover Corn gheny street, of the B:llefonte Ci merce atpthe meeting of that t He succeeds Thomas post Other sion were the Retail Division Mahion K. Robb of the chamber E. Kusse was tary A. L. Francis was a commitioe er to be held in the this month At the session the directors of the Chamber exhibited much interest the proposed expansion of the Belle- fonte airport LOGAL WAR FUND 1S NEARING GOA Pledges Total A About $14,- 000 to Date; Bellefonte Quota $20, 000 Bellefonte's Comm unity War Fund reached nearly 814.000, it was nounced by C. C. Brown, chairman after reports were compiled yester- day. The goal for the Tuned is $20.- 000. Although all reports available were made yesterday there are many cards that have not been turned in and additional amounts will be ad- ded to the total as soon as they are received, The actual total of pledges is now $13.95892. The goal for the War Fund is $8800 and the goal for the local fund is $11.200 Bolicitation at the Sutton Engin- eering Company has been completed and contributions there total $371, according to a report made by Mary Harvey Scott, secretary of the drive The company gave $100 of the amount, With work of soliciting at the Ti- tan Metal Company practically com- pleted the total there is $5456.92 Of that amount Federal Union, No 19981, is responsible for $3014 and the company contributed $1,000. Mr. Brown stated that solicitors have been unusually well received in making their rounds in Belle- fonte and surrounding areas and {Continued on Pege Three) was presic of Com- tion ed to have start side of the house oc- John McMullin the belief that have been the ed Mensch in th officers C. Ward elected the Fisher, head vice RAN floors between the and spread to the crossing to the lower side Edna Heeman. Most of was to the house itself did not get into the liv- and furniture was pro- salvage put in place by firemen. Both Undine and Logans aided in fighting the fire Members of the Logan Company were called out twice on Sunday The first fire happened early in the mfternoon when a hay stack on the Roy Baylet farm along the Lewis town Pike caught fire. The blaze was extinguished before firemen reached the scene. The farm is tenanted by Doyle Packer The second alarm of the day was sounded at about 2:15 p. m. when a grass fire near the George Rothrock home at the corner of Wilson and Howard Streets got out of control The blaze was quickly extinguished uresident ; first and third floor tenanted by the damage since flames Ing quarters tected with second # past presidont fa treasurer, and Karl re-elected ag secre. named he to arrange for ; YMCA covers Receives Army Award For Good Conduct Robert Rightnour. son of Mrs. Emma Rightnour, of Boalsburg has been awarded the Good Conduct Ribbon In recognition of his faithful and efficient service in the Army Pvt. Rightnour, a mechanic in the | Alr Corps, was severely injured on April 1. this year, when an Army truck in which he vas riaing over. | turned at Tonopah, Nev. He un-! derwent hospital treatment until October 15 when he returned to ac-| Mve service and is now stationed at Ban Barnardino, Califoinia Pvt. Rightnour is married to the | former Isabelle Knoffsinger, daugh- | ter of Mr. and Mrs. Willem Knoff. | singer, of Pleasant Gap Mrs. | Rightnour is living with her par-| ents while her husband iz absent Centre Hall Over Top | In War Fund Drive, Centre Hall community acquitted! [itself well in the current War Fund jdrive. A total of $812.25 was con-! (tributed, which was $280.25 above! the objective set i The Lions Club was the sponsor. (ing organization. Pie all- { nd l FOR Each (‘or OFFI OPE Soldi of aT net $3.000 and Ru OQ with Ju ty fark Offici gdidales i ternioon al LOEW THY INE PH Ou ENSCH {81 Votes For May Has D umissioner; Toss Coin CIAL BOARD NS THREE BOXES vr Ballots Only Hope Breaking Unus- ual Deadlock V1 Run } { Bellefont H gate of Lemont dus W Friday Bat & of 5 “ {peared at FTMARY | hie Court Rp Peg Congress MCEPIED FOR Board No. lege, LITARY S 1, State Announces Quota of iE November Selectees Twenty No 1 due assing toona ted The this for tave ft New C Are as day Garde Rudy D. } Iigen, Borst R. D Sciabica Ring 3 Cock Gummo D1 Hue Hoste burg, R Crater Meyers, State umberiand follows Johns e men frem Local Bos College. have in- into the armed after final examinations in Al- Was announced teen men accepled Satur- Army and will reception at on November 27 =fi% J Leen forces vesterday the who yw Lhe enter Bells Howard State College mn. Joseph A ionte wer, Lioyd E Ralph A. R E E. Bellefonte Port Matilda Robert Mallon Samuel! Charles F Millheim Jellefonte, R. D Franklin H Harold R.. State College Belleionte, R C.. Madisonburg Russell B. Aarons- James rman, D James CC. Centre Hall Ray H.. Pleasar’ Gap Continued om Page Sia) niker presidiog began | can. | sthrday »f- | Col- Airport Has High THRONG OffS Former Local Man ecord For Safety Complete Nearly 9,000 Hours of Flight In- struction Without Accident. Planes Have I'lown More Than Half-Million Miles Since April. SCHOOL BOARD IN ROUTINE SESSION Hear Tax Report; Ap- prove Subsidies to Cut Lunch Costs AN CHORUS 10 Thomas R. McFarland, of Pittsburgh, to Appear As Guest Soloist the collec The Titan Male Chorus wil] pre- set a benefit congert for the Cen eg Ovpnty Mospita) tn the Belle. Matters pertaining « tion of taxes opcupled a major part of un rogulsr meeting of the Belle forte School Board, Monday night. fobile High School auditorium next George Brown, tax collector {r= Thursday night at 8 O'clock, it was the session to report that sSnnounced toting total dup of $73.23108 Be As a special $8232.28. of cert Thomas burgh tenor solodst, Mr. McFa in Bellefon! the Westing we Band and whe well known in Pittaburgh as er. will sing two groups The men, ali employ of the Titan Metal Company, is une- the dirsction of Mrs. J. Ernest The 20 men have been sing ether and appearing on mans iihwout Lhe county fc licate Gate wen pliected to { $47000 has treasu turned over riand two chool er who appear. ed Year Hection, Mr felt that the of oO portico: the bonding i that the bond of the 4 Me that moet collected the nee group of VE. requires il amount fact been dug site of the axe to the EchoGi is- * Orcas Brown's the past 14 months wn Tickets at 55 sale and may members of the Centr pital Auxiliary . The special program prepared by ‘mewly-elected mem- the chorus for next week's program school board will take is as follows places at the December meet- I action on the Athletic Associa- “The Star Spangled deferred «© the new Smith in the matter The Caissons 3rd. 6th, 9th and Gruber ate to be given hear. Navy Mediey—"Marine Hymn ntinaed on Papg Fight) “Anchors Aweigh.” aN a — The Army Alr Corps —Crawiore 1 Love a Parade Arlen Lewistown Woman Stouthearted Men"—Romberg Injured In Accident {Chorus} 41 opera Constanee Lamont, suffered cuts about prises of "wih Enoes Monday mdrning ned over ons th Mur threes wire denied vole Of Activities the Athletic in the re’ 1 ded Tie tenis each oltained e County Hom to commitiee Associa- ana at avout ae nog ig st by $ rom a School 8 that. on The we reported by th L241 thei: ing. tion B nner deficit was board can act Go Rolling Along Pupils th grades g of ihe 19 ie - { bya N M'Apparil Murtha Flotow I'll Take You Home Again leon Westerndor! “Ah, Bweet Mystery of Lile Herbert “Sweethearts "-"Maytime mind Romberg (Mr. McFarlane) 25 of LOW. the and Kath- mous. about 8:25 o'clock when the car she was driving ward Bellefonte on Route 64 merly Route 220, struck broadside a truck os it pulled onto the highway from a private driveway i - : 7S rod The truck was diiven by Warren! Accompanist, Mr. Harry Comoroda, Long. 59, of Bellefonte. R. D. 1 gir Miss Lamont underwent treatment 1 in the office of a Lock Haven phy- “Smoke Gets in Your Eves” giclann The acrident haphened be Jive a Man a Horse He Can Ride tween Hublersburg and Zion and Galbraith officers {rom the Pleasant Gap sub- “By the Light of the Silvery Moon station conducted an investigation Edwards Damage to Miss Lamont’s car was “Winter 8cng’ Bullard estimated at $175. Damage to the Soloist. Mr. James Sieg) truck was light, officers sald (Continged on page Seven) “Victor tos. for- by Big- {Junior Band ang by {Di tcallad for Kem, ! «lution DEDICATION OF NO Area Has 16 Per Cent of Population to Armed Forces SPEAKERS PRAISE WORK OF CITIZENS (iven 10-Foot Stone Structure at Clarence Scene of Im- pressive Ceremony ESENT CONCERT =~ HE i gogram provided by the the Jui and Drum Corps of ae Velerans of Poreign Wars singing was isd by Cecil A mise Was Group Walker, (Continged on pape Siz) BOARD HONORS H. J. HARTRANFT Resolution Lists Some of Retiring Member's Ma- jor Contributions An unusual tribute to a fellow member wag given by the Bellefonte School Board to board president Horace J Hartranft, at a regular meeting Monday night thoough the adoption of d4 resolution outlining some of the work Mr Hartranfi complished during his six years as a board member Mr. Hartranit's term of office pirer this month. His successor will be sworn inte office the Mon - day of December he resolution was presented bY EH Adams, and BR. C. Blaney action upon the matter J. M. Hartswick made the mo- he motion DeHans AC- Lo rat Mrs tion for its adoption and was seconded by Bossart The vote was unanimous Following is the text of the reso- “Whereas, Mr. Horace J. Hart. ranft will on December 6, 1943, con- clude six years of service az a mem- ber of the Bellefonte Sciitol Board the other members of the Board (Continued on pape Three) Post Nomed | in Memory of Bellefonte Soldiers The following history prepared recently tor Brooks - Dell Post American Legion, Bellefonte, outlines highlights in the lives of E. B. Brooks and Charles Doll, in whose memory the Post was named. HE shelter was an improvised one made up of three or four wagon nae 30 On 8 Two Bleckouts To Be Held in November com—_——— a re