February 24, 1944. THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Pilot Is Killed In Plane Crash Here (Contited from page one) New York, Sunday afternoon, and which was to have ended at Youngs- town, Ohio, where both occupants of the plane were employed as pil- ots by the Salem Engineering Com- pany, an industry engaged in war production The plane, a large four-passenger Cessna, had taken some passengers to New York and was on its return to Youngstown. The airmen had stopped at a Harrisburg airport on their way west, and presumably the fuel supply was adequate for the re- mainder of the trip. The cause of the crash has not been clearly as- certained Town Aroused Before Crash Bellefonte residents became aware of the plane's plight when it approached from the east. The sudden speeding up of mo- tors recalled the days of the old alr mail service when pilots fre- quently called attention of those on the ground to an undiscovered fire by “gunning” the motors, Hundreds of local residents rushed outside at the sound of the racing motors and it was soon apparent the plane was in serious difficulty Many persons had their worst fears confirmed when the falling plane tore down a street lighting circuit and plunged some of the bor. otigh streets into darkness. The break in the power lines also caused lights in homes all over town to filcker for a few seconds. first Legal Notices EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE. Estate of LAWRENCE P. OROFT late of Spring Township, Centre Co Pa., deceased. Letters testamentary on the above estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to the sald estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those hav- ing claimg or demands against sald estate to PANELS the same without delay forsettlement to SAHANTHA OROFT, Executrix, Bellefonte, Pa. x13 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Estate of CECELIA MILLER, late of Bellefonte Borough, deceased Letters gestamentary on the above estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to the sald estate are requested immediate payment, and th ing claim or demands again estate to present the same without delay for settlement to BELLEFONTE TRUST COMPANY, Executor, Belle- fonte, Pa. W. HARRIBON WALKER attorney for estate x13 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Estate of HAROLD D. COWHER ) h, deceased letters of administrati on the above estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons in él to the said estate are requested Ww make immediate payment, and those having claims or demand against sald estate to present the same without delay for settlement © THOMAS B. COWHER, Bellefonte, Pa. Administrator MW GETTIO, attorney for estate x12 ORPHANS’ COURT NOTICE In the Matter of the Estate of H. Elmer Blerly, late of the Clty of Tallahassee, County of Leon and State of Florida, deceased In the Orphans’ Court of Centre County, Pennsylvania Notice is hereby given that there has been appraised and set aside to Mamie Johnson Blerly, surviving gpouse of the said H. Eimer Bierly late of the City of Tallahassee, County of Leon and Etate of Fior- ida deceased, real estate valued and appraised at $1675.00, being the en- tire real estate of sal! decedent, sit- uate in the village of Rebersburg Miles Township, Centre County, Pa under the surviving spouse's claim, as provided for under Section 2 of the Intestate Act of 1917, P. 1. 420 allowing Five Thousand Dollars The real estate appraised at $1675.00 is described »35 foliows Tract No. 1: Beginning at a point at comer of public road and alley which adjoins D. Brungart Estate; thence along said public road South 0; degrees West 121 feet; thence North 21's degrees West 180 feet to a twenty foot alley: thence along said alley North 70; degrees East 121 feet to an alley; thence along sald alley South 21': degrees East 180 feet to place of beginning. Con- taining 80 perches be the same mare ar less: and thereon erected a two- story frame dwelling house, stable and other outbuildings Tract No. 2; Beginning at a point on a twenty foot alley al corner of land of William Walker; thence along sald twenty foot alley South 70; degrees West 120 feet; thence North 21'% degrees West 81 5/10 feet to land of Philip Hubler Estate, thence nlong sald Hubler lands North 70 degrees East 121 feet to the land of William Walker; thence by land of Willa;n Walker South 21% degrees, 81 5/10 feet to the place of beginning. Containing 236 2/10 perches, more or less Tract No. 3: Beginning at a point at commer of public road and lot of Joseph Blerly: thence along sald road South 70% degrees West 60 5/10 fee: thence North 21%; degrees West 180 feet to twenty foot alley; thence along sald alley North 70%: degrees , 1, degrees ping. Containing 40 perches, more or less Tract No. 4: Beginning at a point 2 feet at corner of lot of Joseph . ‘Blerly: thence along said twenty foot alley 704 degrees West 60 5/10 feet: thence Norih 21% degrees West 81 65/10 feet to land of Phillp ubler Estate; thence along sald Hubler Estate lands North 70% de- : East 60 5/10 feet to lot of J. 5 ELH He i 9 £ 3 Rescuers Reach Scene Within a matter of a few seconds the walling of sirens on the am- bulance and on fire trucks aroused the town, and while the ambulance had accurate information as to the site of the crash, some of the fire trucks did not receive the jnforma- tion and cruised on Linn and Curtin streets for a few minutes until the location of the crash was learned. Among the first wo reach the scene were Hubert Rossman, who lives in the last house on the right of the highway; and Martin L. Kauffman and Pvt, Andrew Royko, of the State Motor Police, who live nearby. Pvis John Eisenhooth and Gene Barnie, and William Kline, who were at the Eisenhooth home on East Howard street, aided ambulance attendants in placing the men on stretchers Firemen up their emergency lighting equipment and roped off the area around the plane. Highly inflammable fuel leaking from the damaged gasoline tanks of the plane presented a constant fire hazard for a time set Wreckage is Examined Hundreds of spectators flocked to the scene during the night, and all day Monday, Tuesday morning the plane was removed to a local garage where expert mechanics examined the motors in an effort to determine why they had falled Residents of the immediate area of the crash had vivid accounts of their experiences. One man declared he actually believed that the crash, preceded by the whistling sound of the plane, was the explosion of a homb and declared that he had run for cover. Miss Margaret Beaver, who lives in the home near where the plane landed, said she heard the plane's motors fail, heard the swish of the plane as it neared the house. “1 stood there waiting and wondering where it was going to hit, l lated sie re- Power Lines Broken Other residents of the section re- called “big balls of fire” dancing on the road when 4,000-volt power line was severed. One woman rush- ing to the s¢ene came within inches of touching the live end of the bigh power line before current was turn- ed off by the West Penn Power Come pany. Not realizing her danger, she spoke gruffly to a police officer who i her arm and swung her away from the wire irabbed Airport in Darkness A telephone cable, serving a num- ber of local residents and also resi- dents of part of Nittany Valley was by the plane and service was interrupted until repairs were completed The crash happened about 12:07 a. m, and street lights darkened at that time were relighted at 1:10 a. m. when lemporary re- pairs were made by the West Penn. The Bellefonte airport, served by high power line, was without or power from 12:35 a. m. when the current was turned off, until 1:45 a. m. when the break had bean repaired temporarily. The villages of Zion and Hecla alse were without electric service during that time, Six of the homes in the immediate vi- cinity were without current until service lines had been replaced Chester Davis, of North Thomas treet, night man at the Dan Grove Motor Company garage, was one of those who saw the plane just before the motors quit and the ship began its last glide. He said he saw lights traveling down Reservoir Hill toward the Catholic church, as though a car were driving down the hill. But knew there was no road in that area Then the ligh swung out Bishop : severed appea Pilot Talked to Alrport While no obtained from official known reliable the pila of the wis in radio communication with the Bellefonte airport for a time before the crash It is alleged that the plane called the field and gave its flight plan be- fore it Bellefonile hend- ed west miles reported to confirmation could be ources, it authority that upon olan Pads passed over When east of town have told the airport that one motor had failed and asked about landing He was Informed that he Was Dear Moshannon airport, it claimed, and that flood lights were available there. There no floodiights in ervice at the jocal airport, the sole facilities being markers around the edges of the field and the beacon light on the hangar. Then the pilot is said to have radioed back that the motor had started again and that he would continue west. Apparently that was the last word heard [rom the plane The presumption is that he de- cided to return to Bellefonte, and it is believed that he hetided for the old Beaver airport just across the road from the spot where the plane crashed. The plane reportedly was equipped with magnesium flares for we in emergency landings at night, but the three flares in the plane were reported to be intact. These devices, released at the touch of a button, are thrown away from the plane and ignited. Small parachutes attached to them keep them aloft while a brilliant white light llum- inates a Wide area of the ground be- low LOH Ome alte “Everything Was Black” Beckett, the surviving eimman, is reported to have sald that as the plane settled, nothing was visible in the inky blackness. It is weported that he dost consciousness when the plane jolted from its first contact with a telephone pole, and knew nothing of what happened from that time on Bix months ago when Terry left the Royal Llp Perry Command after 27 EHDA he declared: “1 figu playing with Juek long enough!” [Perry had one of America’s longest “short snorter bills”-—-six yards of paper money from nations, dollected it during h of service with the RAF. After leav- ing that post he became a pilot for LH Hi i 3 5 ne mu man is reported to nave learned to the home of her daughter, Mes | fly at the Piper field at Lock Haven. gugene Markle of Pleasant Gap, in He was well known by Henry Noll, Pleasant Gap aviator, Beckett also employed as a pilot by the Salem company, has had long experience. His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Mauntie Beckett; his wife, and thelr 4-months-old son, William, all of Youngstown, arrived here Monday morning to be with Hm Wreckage Scattered As the plane dropped lower and lower on its flight over Bishop street, it struck more and more obstruc- tions and the roadway was littered with scraps of the ship's covering material, splinters of wood and parts of tree branches A piece of the cross arm of the first power pole struck hy the plane was hurled through a window of the Willard Bamhart home. That was the sole damage to any residence Rare presence of mind apparently was exercised by the pilot in pre- venting damage to homes far on its glide the ship passed between rows of houses lining the road on both sides Along the plane's path on the north side of the street were the homes of Ralph Owens, Leslie Pol- lard, Neil Kohler, Eimer Rossman, Dewey Bonnell, Harvey Meese, El- mer Eby, Robert Roan and Ralph Dale. On the opposite side of the street were the homes of Gene Mac- Gregor, Mrs. Alverta Corman the ‘Pressel property which Is vacant, and the Willard Barnhart home, where a plece of a telephone Crosse arm went through a window, the home occupied by the Kaufman and Royko families, end finally the Hubert Rossman residence The motors of the plane are now at the Sam Poorman garage on South Water street where W, Kute, mechanic from the Jacobs Manul{ac- turing Company of Pottstown, mak- ers of the motor, is examining them to determine the possible cause of the failure of one of them. The re- mainder of the plane was hauled to the Kofman scrap depot on Wilson strect Although reports on the street were to the effect that the plane had been completely overhauled less than two weeks ago, Mr. Kuta sald that insofar as he knew the ship had not had such an overhaul for “at least five month Farming In Africa Area Primitive (Continged from page one) concrete irrigation systems and get fine crops. “The farmers stack thelr straw differently than we do. It is stacked into oblong shapes about 100 Teet nigh. by 25 or 30 feet wide, and sev- eral stacks are placed hear each other to afford protection from wind and cold “The farmers throw ropes over these stacks and weigh them down with rocks. In order keep from losing that 10 per oent Arab labor covers the stack with a aver of a straw, olay. and walter mixture. This is applied by hand “Peed is scarge and most of the stock is Im poor shape. The main feed traw, because the grain is sold for the livelihood of the peo- pie The SLACK eating to mud covering on the straw also keeps the stock from ett the straw when there is still grass for pasture. When there is no re pa covering ‘is eat o Necessary from venting waste ™ Glen Alexander, known at the col jege by his nickname “Clydesdale.” was gradunted from the institu in immer of 1042. He was mechanical engineey his commission a short time after Within two months he verseas in the charge of heavy ment for his outfit As an under- graduate he was e¢aptain of the wrestling team Eastern Intercol- legate champion, and won third place in the National Collegiate tournament a ———— WOODWARD The E. L. C. E. sogiety held their monthly busines ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs, C E. Kreamer last Thursday evening. The devotional part of the program was of a patriotic nature. The moet ing was opened by the E. L. C E theme song, “Lord Keep Me Shin- ing.” Various poems and an inter. esting story, “The Faith of Lincoln” were read. The social feature was very much enjoyed by all The morning of February 19 had the coldest mercury reading thus far this month. It read 2 degrees below zero at 8:30 o'clock Sgt. Kenneth M. Orndorf mrrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 8. H. Omdorf and his wife, the former Tile Bowersox. All the home folks, his chums and acquaint ances are glad to see him back home again. He js enjoying a 14-day fur. Jough. Here Is his army address: Sgt. [Kenneth Orndor!, 80ist Bomb. Sqd. '(H), 398th Bomb Op (H) Al A. B. Rapid City, 8. Dak. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Keiser of Milton, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. PF. Orndor{ Mrs. BE. W. Mots is housed lo with the lower portion of and the ch of the stack ud covering is only, pre- ture the removed stock can one removed end the LOT gracu wa f paign. in equip various physical disorders, We trust will offer at soort m™gain her usual loca she will health, * honor of Mrs. Williams’ birthday. | Mrs. Nora Breon, who was visiting at the Markle home, accompanied Mr. and Mrs, Willlams home, | Pvt. Clarence Martin of the U army, 18 home for awhile Eugene Dando of Harrisburg, | spent the weekend with hit par-| ents. We 8. | are all glad to see Miss Mary {Richards home from the hospital. ! by rotting, . ton _ and received frican cam- and social meet. in Hope she keeps on improving Mr. and Mrs. Andrew BStorsisky | and little son Buddy of Tyrone, vis- | ited at the home of Mrs. Storsisky's | sister, Mrs, Melvin Willams, Sun. | day of last week | Mrs. Betly Sprow received word! from her nephew, Robert Robinson, who is In the Marines and who was | in the Bolomon Islands, is now in a Naval hospital in California for a rest | Mrs. E sister, Mrs ter~in-law, Mrs visited her and her sis- Al- B. William Harry Long, Pear] Bteele of toona, and Mrs. James McMahon of © Berle avenue, Altoona Mrs. Fred Kurtz of Md, visited her mother, Mrs lie Talhelm a couple of week: The groundhog is giving us some fine weather at the present time Mrs Martha Hall {4s teaching the primary school in Miss Mary Rich. ards’ place until she recovers from her operation. Mf. and Mrs. J. H acted business in Bellefonte day of last week Public Sales (Continued from Page 5) Baltimore, Mol- Turner trans. | Tues- FRIDAY. MARCH 31 The annual Comugnunity Sale will be held on the H 1. Harpster farm, 1% miles west of Pine Grove Mills, Pa. Any- one having anything for sale and want it advertised, notify us at Sale gt 0 a. m. RE Irvin Harpster, auct once dar. H.'L Saturday, Feb. 26 THOMAS B. COWHER, Admr., will offer at public sale the following artigies of the late Harold D. Cawheg, at his oMoe on West Bishop streel, Bellefonte, Pa TWO LARGE CONGOLBUM RUGS 2 small Congoleum rugs. hestrola pipe. bucket, shovel; 13 chars, J clothes trees, small stand. desk light: lamp. light fixture shade; peteen. 4 waste paper baskels. sam- ple case traveling bag. steamer trunk: wardrobe, card table, 2 twelve drawer filing oabinets, magazine Fe 8 palrs irtans, adiustabic stand: sults. topooats; man's Bulova 15-jewel wrist watch, tuxedo, Ford coupe Sale at 230 p. m Mayes & Stover Tuesday, March 7 CLAIR A. BARNER and MARTHA BARNER will offer at public sale on the Bhu- man Purest farm. 2% miles efst of Salona, Pe the folowing temas of personal property LAVESTOOK One COQuernaey x one Jersey sow with eal at aide. one Hostel cow. two COuer heifer TH and boos tested FARM TMML.EMEN WNal Manure II tractor with new rubber « 14 wheels, recenily overhauled and In fine runping condition. one Lracior culiivator 10 fit above ratio: one Jalan Deere two 13+velr plow in good condition te chopper. one tep-home WEgon With box one 1- horse WUCk wagon, two tep-gection spring tooth harrows enluck)y grein ari; Ley. Livery inke, one | in good shape, one Byracuse waiking plow. hay fork and rope. shovel fora, other articles LOO BARI A mention one sof Barnes. one culivaly n good pondi- oparaios, five | milk buckets noon. Tegns of Terma cash awa of oR ork Burre x9 Hubler. auel. Clyde Friday, March 17 HELEN NN. MILLER at public aple on Miller farm the following wh i offer he at ine persona head rorrel seven-year-old, welgin 1400 if years old, weight 1300. 30 f purebred Holstein cattle, T and blood tested, consisting of 14 milch cows, § are fresh. balance freah tn April and May: 10 twosyear-old heifers fresh Jn April, balance are fall heifers, heifers, | bull, 1 year ola: twovear- old Holstein dull New Hamp- shire Red chickens; 3 geese == 1 Farmall tractor; P. & O, tragtor : ce foot cut Cormick Deering binder ing corn planter: MoCormick-Deer- disk ; MeOprmick«Deer »oMeCormick -Deering man. : . MaCormiok « ring chop mill with begger. MoCofmick- Deering hay joader ge-delivet] Day rake; set of hay laddems, John re cultivator; cul tipacker; Syracuse plow. weeder; poato raiser; Blesard enstiage cutter; 4<ingh tire wagon, concrete mixer. Perfection two-unit sirainers. woven wire stretcher; 120 milker: 11 mUk cans, 3 buckets: 2 feet hay rope; hay fork and lieys spring -tooth harrow, Clipper fanning mil, 2 wheelbarrows, grain eradie lot of all drums. grass seeder; wood saw; 38-1Ach saw. Erosecut saw; elec. tric motor, I -hopaspower, wheel, set electric clippers, 2 milk stools; 190 burlap sadks; ) knjle: bull staff, 50 gallons roof int: 2 ; brooder ptove; arness for three horses. forks. ahov- ele: single of et trees; lot of | wagon tires; lot fron 3 iron | k es; Beqquart | press. pomlding to 2 hangers, J% bushels alfalfa seed. 1% swell clover seed, 2 bushels sedan grass seed; 60 pounds broom grass seed. and many other articles 60 numerona to men. | Sele at 10 5. mm. Terme cash i Lanch will be sérved by some or- £8 nization. FA Harpeter, auch, x11 ar | Thursday, March 23 MRE LOREX ROOK EY jo sale at home, h Allegheny St. Bel Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Musser of ers’ Selinsgrove, were Bunday afternoon Kreamer to his post of duty at Atlantic City, N. J, after having had a pleasan Wednesday af H perous days of wedded fe. WEIS crvice CITRUS Marmalade GOLDEN HARVEST 2-25 NOT RATIONED Nabisco PREMIUM CRACKERS 1b. bor 18 Cream Wipt SALAD DRESSING MARKETS Corner Allegheny & Bishop Streets, BELLEFONTE, PA. —RATION INFORMATION— PROCESSED FOODS: Green Stamps K L M in Book 4 are now valid. MEATS, FATS, BUTTER, Etc.: Brown Stamps V W X in Book 3 EXPIRE February 26, 1944, Brown Stamps Y and Z are now valid. ————- Me ———— “THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS" “- Wheaties + 10- ” 1 5 SYRUP 3-29: Towels 3 -25- GREEN or WAX PILLSBURY or GOLD MEDAL Blue Lave! 1%2-b. ZERO J FLOUR CLEANING FLUID GREEN STAMPS K-L-M NOW VALID Big K or Tilghman Brand rt TOMATOES 2 #2cans 19¢ Lady Penn Whole Kernel GOLDEN CORN #2 ci Campbell's TOMATO JUICE Butter Kernel GOLDEN CORN Wels Quality Fancy TOMATO KETCHUP Pik -Nik Grest Big TENDER PEAS #2can 13¢ Pork & Beans "(0c Green Fac Fancy KIDNEY BEANS Superfine Fancy "le 14-02 can 8¢ 22 can 14¢ Bor bot 9¢ 28-01 car 14¢ BROWN STAMPS V.-W.X EXPIRE FEB. 26, 1944 Choice Alaska SALMON Neptune SARDINES Honey Brand PARTY LOAF Swift's All Sweet OLEOMARGARINE 1-1b 24° PRINT SPARE STAMP No. 3 IN RATION BOOK 4 VALID FOR § POINTS FOR THE PF. RCHASE OF PORK AND ALL TYPES OF SAUSAGE UNTIL FEB. 26, 1944, 1-1b can 2le¢ QUALITY MEATS Hams Smoked, whole or half 1b 35¢ Cold Cuts »35¢ Callies wo» + 35¢ Pork Chops + »33c¢c FRESH FISH AND OYSTERS IAS SVC #/ Carrots ou A SRaakh, ... ees i a vs Winesap Apples. . .3 Ibs 29¢ 25-1. bag 1.31 ql. bet 15¢ me of 8 Qe “ws 10e ol. jr 21c¢ SOUP MIX phi. to DROMEDARY UNSWEETENED Grapefruit Juice: = 1 Je TENDERLEAF TEA BALLS G. E LIGHT BULBS LANG'S Dill PICKLES BETTY CROCKER on. 40 - WATTS 15 COFFEES AT THEIR BEST! ROASTED FRESH DAILY ! — Your Assurance of Finer Flavor eo BREAKFAST HOUR COFFEE 15 be 21c eo WEIS LEADER COFFEE 1h. be 24¢ o Hotel & Restaurant COFFEE Ib. ber 26¢ CRISCO CAMAY SHORTENING SOAP Brown Points MED CAKE 1b. jar 24c 6 4 akis 20: IVORY IVORY Ige. phe. 23¢c eT 23¢ DUZ —— “DOES EVERTHING" OXYDOL ie phe. Zp BC Ey xT IVORY SOAP 6c 3 :229c 2 Ei Qe Weis Quality Mayonnaise »)* 25¢ Majestic Sweet Pickle Strips »')v 25¢ Chippewa Salt 1%-Ibpkg 3e Cheeri Oots or Kix pe 1 1e Killian's French Style Green Beans 2 ** ©" 25¢ wn 10e \\ Grapefruit + 5c Cal. Naval Oranges doz. 44¢ Sweet Potatoes. . . . 2 Ibs 29¢ Hershey's Cocoa Butter Soap 3 cakes 19¢ McCormick's Black Pepper ‘xn Bg Mother's Oats Quick or Regular »* 10¢ Nabisco Ritx Crackers 1-lbbox 21g Mrs. Schiorer’s Olive-Naise 9) 20¢ Quaker Maid Pancake Syrup "iv 21¢ Suntex Bleach at bot 10¢ > / Borden's Hemo 1-Ib jor 59¢ a Ib. 9¢
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