rv S—— Jesse SADLER t Looks at 2 the NEWS rE ————— | SECOND | SECTION | | The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County A Visitor In Seven Thousand Homes Each Week | dhe Cenire Democrat WSs, FEATURES ESQUIRE may be banned from the mails—but there's no law in the world that'il ban it from the males THE JAPS are building a second undersea tunnel linking the main Jap island of Honshu with Kyushu Long as they act wnderhanded they may as well live that way! Pvt. Yoke Low Hom, U, 8B went hunting down South but made the mistake of using his helmet, He caught a skunk--which was swell practice for hunting skunks over seas NAZIS insist in Inc.” which U. B its sieeve—~proves those “3 war criminals” Stalin and Churchill) with U. 8. gangster we expect Hitler to Al Capone ha come tn Wat BY THE sist we're older Murder on crintion air unit conclusively (F are Any announce U. 8. Se Use that DP R., linked now that day } rie of WAY the Japs also in all gangsters—and prove it say they constantly hear, via shortwave, various men advising mama to lay that pistol down! DOUBLE - feature Flushing: “Appointment and “High Explosive.” FRANK SINATRA just finished a testimonial a brand of vitamin pills. Watch le up-—for competitors HENNY YOUNGMAN Bing Crosby ] AND Henny flies a plane broke! 175 SOLDIERS {rom Ft. Sheridan are helping Chicago stockyard work- ers handling Great for Army of Occupation WITH so much phoney ing around, the Boot & Shoe Re corder (a trade magazine) shoul tart a new magazine called Brotlegger & Recorder IN THE 37th (Buckeye) of the U. 8. Army buck privates « their officers “Joe” or “Charley’ “Hey Bud” confuse Jap snipers Reminding us of the story of the fellow named “Stinker” who went hefore the court to change his name legally Jith name like Stinker 1 don't blame you!” the judge said You don't seem to understand, judge,” the chap replied, “I don’t want to change my last name. I want to change my first name—it’s Adolph! IT WAS snow and sleet ) Marquee in for tie Qa go refer to Sinatra, Ma ie longer band he no rubber write on hogs a licker iid the Shoe Division vl or to following rain in New slushy and 50 York. when a sailor picked up a girl} she actually sald “thank you.” PHILOSOPHY of a bachelor: A man doesn't know what real happi- ness is until he gets married. Then it's too late. publicans and Democrats to hold their presidential conventions in the Big City. They have ample hotel ac- commodations—in the nearby burbs of Arizona, Vermont lexas REMEMBER Every Buy Bombs the Bumb Bunds in Berlin! and You the Bond ind Bat OVERCOME BY FUMES. Blair Hazlett was overcome with gas last Wednesday evening in the bathroom of his home in Cresson in an unusual home aecident and was apparently none the worse for his experience. He had returned from wark and was cleaning up, having | the gas heater on in the bathroom His wife, hearing a thumping noise as though someone had fallen, went to investigate and at first couldn't open the door. Apparently Hazlett had fallen against the door and blocked it. A Cresson physician was called and arrangements were made to admit the patient to the Mercy hospital in Altoona. However, he re. covered quickly and there was no need of hospitalization, ————— HAD UNTAXED LIQUOR. A five-man detail from the Li- quor Control Board offices arrested James Erb, of Forest Hill, near Mif flinburg, Thursday, charged with possession of untaxed liquor. At a hearing before a Lewisburg justice of the peace, Erb is sald to have paid a fine and costs, the latter includ- ing the analysis of the liquor in his possession, - 1 in Berlin"| | XN. ¥. HAS invited both the Re-| 63. [VOLUME i BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY I 3, 1944 ’ 9 ra NUMBER Aged Woman Man Is Fat In ‘Flash Fire’ at Altoona Both Victims Carried Asphyxiated, ally Burned From Building As Fire- men Fight Flames That Raced Through Duplex Dwelling on Chestnut Ave. Ary i Ga vil Sun- hos~ Wis in a a of afternoon avenue cornet died Altoona Vallade, 76, Mary Siphard morning at the pital, and John C taken to the same institution critical condition, as result flash Saturday 808 and 810 Chestnut t just around the No. 4 Fire Station Mrs. Sipherd, residing on the ond floer of the duplex home at 808 {Chestnut avenue, was admitted { the hospital at p. m. Saturday {and died Sunday morning at 4°47 at Al- from fire, oona, eC 2 J ‘Altoona Youth Held Up, Stabbed | Assaulted When He Refused w Stranger’'s Request For Money | | An unidentified bandit stabbed | Altoona, in the forearm at 7:10 jot lock in Seventh alley between {Ninth and Tenth streets, when he | refused the man’s request for money The vouth enroute to work, took a tarting through the man walking | short cut and afte: alley he saw toward him When Myers stated money the bandit called him a liar and struck him. It was still idark and the youth was unable to determine the kind of weapon used The wound bled profusely and Myers returned to his home, The police were notified. The youth wa later treated at the Altoona hospital where two sutures close the wound a py | the he had that "oe no rr —— Ration Reminders » GASOLINE --In 17 East Coast states A-8 coupons are good through February 8. In states outside the East Coast area A-@ coupons are good through January 21, SUGAR-Stamp No. 20 in Book {Four is good for 5 pounds through {January 15. Stamp No. 30 becomes good January 16 and will be good for 5 pounds through March 31 SHOES Stamp No. 18 in One is good for 1 pair. Stam 1 the airplane sheet in Three is good for one pair FUEL OIL good through Book Shook Period 2 coupons are February in all areas except the South, where they are good through January 24. Per- iod 3 coupons, ndw valid in the Mid- dle West, South, East, and Far | West, remain good through March 113 in the Middle West, East, and {| Far West, and through February 21 in the South. MEATS, FATS --Brown stamps R, 8S, and T are good through January 29. Brown stamp U becomes good January 16 and remains good through January 29. Spare stamp 2 in Book Four is good for 5 points on ' “ 9 worth of fresh pork and all sausage through January 15 PROCESSED FOODS -— Green stamps D, E, and F in Book Four are good through January 20. Green stamps G, H, and J in Book Four are good through February 20 wl ————— REPLIED TO CHALLENGE. Lord Haw Haw, propagandist, challenged Major Al- len V, Martini, Flying Fortress pil- ot, to attack Germany again, “My crew and I went back seven times after that,” Martini said in a meet. ing in connection with the Pourth War Loan campaign, “and the crew | shot down 22 German planes” By Harry HISTORY OF SCOTIA M. Williams Harry Willlams, of Scotia, tinues his history of that munity this week with the relating of incidents that haopened in the town and of how The Barren wis named The history continues; One other Incident almost cost the life of a boy who had gone down to the réservolr for same unknown reason, Children around the little ten been seen playing along the e of the water, but this boy had ventured out on one of the sills that » the framework of the plane. This timber extended out into the water some four or five feet, It is not known just what happened but he fell into the reservoir which at that point was about ten or twelve feet deep. Luck would have it that some other boys were nearby and SRETREEE g=3 con- and found that the water wag get-| com- | ting too deep for him and came out | "and asked someone to try to get bis boy out of the water. Just then one area of the smaller boys who had seen | HON coupons to go 0 a maternity thim fall in sald, “Take me in there {and J will show you just where hé fell In" This was done, with no | sucoess About this time a large ierowd had gathered, and one old tiady remarked “Why don’t someone {get him out” and looked at the {boy's father. The father explained the couldn't swim. Finally Merrill Williams made one last attempt to locate him In order to save the boy's {life. This time he came up out of ithe water and cried, “I have him!” I'The hoy was at once taken to the edge of the reservoir and placed rel over and over again until there were signs of life. This treatment wig continued until life was fully restored. Some may wonder how The Bare rens received its name, It Is sup- {posed to have originated from the Indians when they inhabited the area and planted corn patches and found out that it didn’t do so well, - | thre were required to! German radio | over a barrel and rolled on’ the bar- and o'clock, death resulting fron anda aspayxiation Valla ing p and liv- home 3 | a epalrman th pital with hr the en- He died morning resulting from the of ‘ on the fir admitted pturday ol ho as the nt ft I alter n noon Dum and hands Monday toxemia given Second degree Hu of ire head, chest it 9:40 Shock burns death ack 0 ClOCK and wa ns CRlse ors the aged street a wind flames were hooting m the ide of the dwelling night the cause of t vet determined, but * fire HITS | i“ Tied ald woman firemen arrived 015 man to the pire fy front rear and Lats the fire firemen Sunday y I was tated started to in or The apartment \ coal The interior w= and Vallads apartment complete wreck. There ws y Mrs. Sipherd’s belong floor Mary Sipherd ister, Mrs. Ida M Place, Irwin, Pa H. Cunningham (Continned on page Siz) Thieves Steal Church Money 2h 8 i dwellin DY a tove gutted ino 134%" rvived by Bail, Penn brot! Gilen- n or iam Take First Collaction While Second One is Being Taken | While the wood collection wa Ibeing taken up at the Lock Haven, Bun- | yur veh Methodist h evening's the first one been disclosed Between midnight time, 8:45 Monday one broke the door of the jDraucker pool room, East Main street, but got only between $4 and $5 In small change. The thief or) (thieves: did net take any Merchan-| idise, as far as could be established. | The church theft was reported Sunday night after the services. The first collection was taken and emp- The ush- med to take the second col which the soldier and during the time they were ipassing the plate the first collec- tion stolen. There were a4 nume- ber of envelopes, and the sum they contained along with the loose mon- ey could not be estimated At the pool room, owned by E Wesley Draucker, there were only small sums of pennies in two re ters in the front part of the and some other coins in a drawer These were taken. Other money had been removed A desk was pried open but there was nothing of value there for the thief ODD AND CURIOUS | | Attractive Machine. A tractor was offered for sale at | Tallula, Ill, and 121 prospective’ buyers showed up to bid for the hard-to-get machine. The custo- | mers put up a total of $101640 and had their names put in a hat. Then the lucky purchaser got the tractor on a draw-—at the OPA ceiling price of $840 i ciiy vices pe i at someone "; sie not amount 18 ind opening momning, some- rear tied on a table in the hall ots Tot lection is for fund wal iy store is Me i | Inside Job! Mrs. Dora Peters’ $11356 in {Christmas savings disappeared last month from her home in Memphis, Tenn. Last week one day a $5 bill turned up under a sidewalk in the back yard. Further investigation led to all but $1050 of the money in the basement where it had been car. | ried--by rats, Gas for the Stork. i Told by rationing officials there would be “a slight delay” before she | could be granted extra gasoline ra- | | hospital at Salt Lake City, an un- | {daunted applicant threatened to | | “have my baby right here.” Proced- | | ure was speeded up, and the wom- an left—hastily--clutehing a hand. ful of coupons. { Council Water Authority Investigation Is Asked B unt “i Authority's being conducted Albers E College Bor - week txtmanly make a omnis the Authority of all expendit fund report ik |} wi n . tiv brimiul Wate: of lege Burge report Council well to |] x Ate last investigation of Ne tudy ’ {#4 rity tho Yougel 13 question il of ld be answered he concluded: "Gen- nrying the park meters ArTesln have parked a few find out wha he S585.000! ] report fol and POOT { about { some 00 may vertime t ning lot's of State College, citi- | is the responsibility of to make a thorough tigation of the Water Authorit: that it include the following 1. The question including an audit the income and expenditures of the authority for any purpose whatsoever down 10} the present Ume, “2 Amounts paid to the Water Authority attorney or attorneys for what services and the dates services were given Who responsible pointing bank in Philadelphia + trustee when we Have two perfect’y good banks in State College and seve | Burge nd taxpayer of the borough that it AVES. rot of of Wailer Inies - for AD n a Yougel +. State College Burgess 3 T county trustees’ responsible bert H. Craig about it breakdown received, “$. What are the expenses of the to (ate ang how much has been Paid to experts for testimony before the P. U. ©. at these appeals? “10. Who set up original rate 11. What | now hisld bs expenses of the (Continued on pape Sta) fhe thn amount of mon- Total date ’ 1 $4 ey the trustee? agthority ! | Strip-Miner Is Miner Killed In Recount Upsets Voting Results For Mill Hall Borough Councilmen i 4 1 | Killed by Car| Unusual Accident | Vietim Crushed as He Leaps! From Car After Hitting | Tree Roland Aeteon, 22-vear-old Pot-| tersdale man, was killed Monday! moming of ast week at Keewavdin | as the result of his car slipping on| the icy road. The victim was known | to many men in Philipsburg vicin-| ity as he was employed by Frank| Albert at his coal strippings at New| Garden Aeteon was crushed beneath ‘hel ear he was operating when it over. | tumed in a strange accident. He! was accompanied by his brother Edward and Russell, 3 sister-in-law, Mrs. Eldon Aeteon, and two young! children at the time An investigation by the Clear-| field county coroner revealed that! the car skidded suddenly, swerved | off the road and struck a tree on an | embankment. As the car stopped, | Roland climbed from the car and as he did it toppled over on him | crushing his chest and abdomen, | Back Punctured When He Comes in Contact With Cutting Machine John Shaner, of Lilly, was kilied last Thursday evening at 6:50 o'clock in No. 2 mine, Hughes Coal com- pany, Portage. He was backing a shuttle car and backed into a cut- ting machine and the bit of the cutting machine punctured his back, penetrating the lung and kidney. He died instantly He was born September 1, 1914, in Portage, the son of Prank and the late Anna (Perich) Shaner. Surviving are his wife; three chil “ dren; his father, and the following | brothers and sisters: Frank, Jr, Portage: Mrs. Mary Paine, New York: Mrs. Ann Baith, Portage; An- drew, Helen, Julia, George and Mi- | | county program is directed by W. J Tucker, county vocational adviser the | ’ chael, all of Portage. A brother, Jos- | eph Shaner, was reported missing " action in the European threatre Of War History J. Thomas Mitchell Writes Of Bar 1868-1874—Terms of Judge J. B. MeEnmally and Judge Charles A. Mayer During these terms our district was in the hands of strangers to our Bar, as well as to its traditions. McEnnally was a temporary ape! polntment for four months and only and was strongly Democratic in politics. While an able lawyer and a strong Mayer court sentenced the defendant but eight years in the penitentiary The first member admitted under the new Jurisdiction was David F. Fortney in 1860, Another member of the 148th regiment, he was intensely interested In all G. A. R. activities after that conflict. He was badly handicapped in his practice fect In his hearing, but largely tol p's de- | | Pire Ballot Boxes Opened Friday in Presence of President Judge Henry Hipple And Two Associate Judges Erro putation of vote y Mill Hall a in Mill Hall borough brought to light Friday morning ballot boxes were petition and recount maqs Judge Henry Hipple and As- Charles Dunn t Lock Haven rest Lie for councilmen i 4 the last election owe wa when the { opened pon “ before oclate Judge and recount Jane iridgens, a changed the it November's mt the party alignment was chang from 3-1 in favor of the Demo- wo 3-1 favor of the Repub- election vote, so th ad ’ Crats in the three new 6-1 in favor of ans instead of 4-3 The new councilmen are Lewis § ih, Clifford A. Miller and C Republicans, and A M. Ar- Democrat. The original count howed Beck and Archey were instead of Btraub and Mill- Melvin Maurer and M. C. Glock, Democrats were counted as victors Other candidates were John W Leonard, Republican, and A. N Wolfe, Democrat The changes made by the recount. ; are shown the following ta- ble ith Republican political arrange- the Repub- erving, the ment i 11 3 i wy eck Che HE elected in Farm Machinery Repair Course For Farmers in Spring, Boggs, Benner, Howard, Union Townships On Monday evening Janu the first meeting of a Farm Mach- 4 Ary ‘il we Jodor al Bellefonte the first of vefive three-hour fifteen week period meetings will be held Mondas day and Thursday evenings from 7 to 10 o'clock. The repair course will Garage will be meetings The {be under the direction of Guy Kor-| man, supervisor of agriculture, and) H H Jodon, instructor for the Classes The class is being organized for the express purpose of giving the farmers surrotinding Bellefonte, a chance to repair farm machinery in| the evenings during the winter] nonths, Farmers may bring in machinery to Jodon's Garag make the needed repairs justments under the ruldance o Jodon. A complete line of tools equipment will be available The need for this type is apparent. It is generally that the production of adequate amounts of food by the American | farmer is of absolute importance in} winning the war i The farm machinery situation critical and machines now in use| will have to last for the duration. | Most farmers have the time to re-| pair their machines during the win- | ter months if they had a piace 10 work. tools 10 do the job and some assistance on jobs they do not know | how 10 do The Farm Machinery Repair] Course aims to provide the above- | mentioned conditions, There are no| charges in connection with the! course other than for new parts that may be needed in making repairs their | and and ad- f Mr nd! of course realized wi Authority for the operation of the | course comes from the Rural War Production Program. The Centre The course is sponsored by lefonte School District and Sup- ervising Principal, E. K. Stock Farmers interested in repairing Repair Course will be held in % Tues. | land one in Inwood W i1 and Dec | coon Beck Straub Arches Miller, R Cilock, D Leonard Maurer Wolfe R R D £4 D D 153 Change Straub gained four; Miller gained five: Leonard gained Wolfe lost six (Continued on Page Siz) imme ——— 1 . DOW MACK nine 1 H 10st President Fruit Canneries Dies are more HEADAC ‘ SIRENS 0) Biglerville Man Head of Big- motorist gest Industry of Its Kind in the World cherries puree the In 1000 acre veal additior ol COMpans Ne primed onnected Be the fact oounty Biglerville anot umberiand * Canine Va. which wim - sie company Me her wy at Gardner C in 1812 for appl produces apple spe packed vinegar i Whthis the past two years, Mr i Musselman bad donated $50,000 for the construction and equipping of an industrial arts building for the Bigierville High School SETS FUR RECORD, Howard Stroch a of Smith- East | field, a Aowanda High School foot- | ¢ H i C ago, i= believed record in fur trap- section. Between Oct 12 he caught 47 foxes, mink, 56 muskrat, 16 opossum and five raccoons, for which he re- ceived from a mercantile firm §778.- #0. In addtion to this consignment, he sold two fox hides, three rac- 14 weasels and two opossum TC S, FORMER MAYOR DIES Former Lock Haven Mayor Wil- liam PF. Sperring, a retired lumber- man, died Monday after g long ill- ness. He was 84. Sperring was elect- od to the mayoralty as a Demo- erat and a second time as an inde- pendent candidate. Funeral services were held Wednesday afterpoon TRUCK OUTPUT TO DOUBLE Next year's goal of truck produc tion calls for 100 per cent increase above 1942 production. The output for 1943 was 20 percent higher than truck production in 1942 et sas— ball player have ping in that VeArs to st a 20 frst nrst Plunges To Death, | Bir Anthony Hasting George, K. {C.. M. B, 56, British consul-general in Boston, was killed in a fall from SOUVENIRS "rig “Tu CANDIDATES: worn gos f Lion al Yeal I ts representative Geners | Assembly. The present incumbent & | Jack Wallin, of Philipsburg, who has announced his candidacy for re- election. While we're on the sub- ject, it is reported that one of Oen- tre county's newlv-inducted Repub- ican officials sairead, preparing the groundwork to become a candi- date for Congress fc years from BOW BLUES A Wamer C “When wx apparent T Ww the » mpioye blue weeK You the write 4 a vou AS you ly dic ought the blues than our {And that CHEERFUL: Speaking of the one of the most cheerful guys we've met in many moon. He Harry McMulien, 35, of Milesburg father of ten children, two of whom are twins Fourteen months ago while working in the Warmer Com- pany mines, Harry was hit by a 2300- pound rock which fell from the roof { mine, and although he was badly injured, he remained oon- scious while fellow workmen bol- stered up the rock and scraped out ufficient rock underneath to pull him out, He suffered 82 bad lacera- tion of one eye, a number of broken ribs, a crushed liver, and his right foot was bent double so that it ex- tended along his body. Since then he's been in various hospitals, and now he's practically well-to hear him tell it. Of course there's the Iit- tie matter of a plaster cast which envelopes his body from the ankles up to the chest and there is the definite prospect of an operation on u be scratch=c further plant Sores county dust spread over lime OMe spreads preag blues reminds us of { the y | tarm machinery ean secure more in. | 8 fourth story hotel window at Bal- (his right knee to restore action to ! i | formation from Mr. Jodon at Jo- don's Garage or Ouy W. Korman at the Bellefonte High 8chool Named to District Firemen's Positions John Gillen, former chief .of the timore 1] | : (Continued on Pape Sz) ; } wr A Warm Advises ES FARM QUESTION BOX ED W. MITCHELL Q-~~Are there any fruit trees that cannot be grafted? A Plum, cherry or peach cannot be grafted with any degree Of suce cess because the park is too thin on those trees, Q-—~How oan burned? A~Bore six slanting, intersecting, one-inch holes; filll these with salt- peter and kerosene; cover, and Jet a tree stump be Q How should a hotbed and a cold frame be built for next spring? | A~Make a 3-by-8 foot frame of {two-inch plank and sink it about {two feet in the ground at a cone #1 |
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