Where the Fuel Goes
A HEAVY BOMBER
cruising at a speed of 250
mph. may use 200 gal.
lons of gasoline an hour,
he Cenfre Democrat
WHERE THE FUEL GOES
An Army Trans.
port burns 33,000
gallons of foel ofl
a day.
VOLUME 63. NUMBER 10,
-
BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1911,
SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR.
County to Send 78 [JN
Men for Induction [Sf
bh :
i
_ N, % " Y y
57 to Leave Bellefoi. % “or Navy, Monday; 8
YNATVE Native of Julian
ND DEA
TE
Head of Air Unit TOMAN§9 A
poe.
Col. John E. Bodle Commands Group at Bir-
rh |
Go to Army, Tuesda, “tate College Board :
Lists Thirteen for Ses ® in Navy
3
a
Servis
Navy
Centre county two draft ard
this week announced that
78 men will enter the
within next
(roups to be
under the new
tom in which
duction from
nave reads 1sseod physieal
ination a
Fifty-seven from Board No
Bellefonte report to Altoona
Monday, March 13, for Navy
The same beard will send ei
to New Cumberland for Army
© Tuesday, March 14
Gs 0 passed physical examin-
ations oh February 12 and the Army
men are from the group which
y derwent physicals January 25
Thirteen men from State Colles
Board No. 1, will leave for Navy ser-
vice on Saturday, March 11 The
State College hoard has ne
call Army
this time
The Bellefonte board
these men to the Army
Fred M. Blair, Bellefonte
al sp
armed | ter I
the un
th
¢ Sem
called to
ce 4
in- HUBLEI
who
men are called for
pools” of those
a exame- 18 t
for mes Mir
men
» will
wil |
a
on
vice
men
04
——— — — Sn——— YY
val Reserves
in Na
}
William M. Smith, Bellefonte
Malcolm W. Wagner, Howard
Frank M. Stere, Fleming
Frank T. Wallace, Howard
Robert 8. Barger, Howard
William J. Miller, Bellefonts
"his group fron
led |
Li
»
RD 3
hon re
fonte
Belle
has hed r the
"
Earl Fenton, Philipsburg
Howard W. Miller Howard RD 1!
Harry P. Hackett, Bellefonte
Thomas C. Wallace, Bellefonte
Elmer J. Fultz, Beech Creek RD
Richard M. Coldron, Bellefonts
Joseph A. Kozar, Bellefonty
Chester B. Workman, Mingoville
Gerald Ray Lindsay, Philipsburg
Charles Lawrence Peters, Fleming
Thomas ¥. Shannon, Philipsburg
Malcolm E. Stover, Bellefonte
Earl M. Tate, Bellefonte
Andrew J. Supina, Osceola Mill
Robert L. Cain, Belle!
Harry W. Shaffer, Snow Shoe
James C. Crago, Philipsburg
L. Blackford, Bellefonte
Hoover, Pine Glen
Melvin C. Waite, Jersey Shore
Roger P. Poorman. Eellefont
(Continged gn Pgoe Four)
COUNTY IS SHORT
IN BOND QUOTA
$3,000 More Would Have
Put Area on Top in 1th
War Lean
the tanea
L Hav
| vy
¢
Mi
sided
Haven
Bel
He
about
wrris Pease
111
that
1
lefonte
went
1:30
i
fat
M
onte
sod
¢
buliet en
hest ang
houlder
ay
NY
Yh an oO
'
Miss Albena Bugosh
Miss Bugosh,
Bugosh, Sr. of Clarence, was
into the Women's U Navi
wrves at the Naval Officer Pro
ment in Pittsburgh, on January
Miss Bugosh left Wednesday «
last week for Hunter College, New
York, where she will recieve
weeks of boot training.
She is a graduate of Snow Shoe
High School, class of 1943, and was
last employed as an assistant man- |
ager for ‘Thompson's in New York!
City. before entering the service |
essa A —————
M
burg ar
Haven
wile died
daughter
Lock
Hi
Deceased was
worm
Re-
ure-
8 al
Evangelical
L4 Haven
Surviving
Mrs. Peasley,
9 wk
Bellefonte;
berry,
|Blsper and J
Williamsport;
are 22
J. A. Yocum, 79,
me Gunshot Wound: Daugh-
"WAS BORN IN
received Clinton Coroner Says Fa-
tal Wound Was Self-
| Samuel J. Ray, Bellefonte en, nat ot Hubler burg, w
nis
fterwards told
Ea
e
upst
shot
blade
1 Wa
]
ch
of Jersey 8hore;, Mm
Mrs
of Hartleton: Mr»
Haven, and Roy. at home, Al
OK HAVE
Dies
mingham Army Air Base; Has Had Long
Experience in Combat and Patrol Duty
es
ficer of
Training
issiped
war
‘ v . Badl
ISBURG AREA ols hia
— upon the
4 ; Arthu
26
COUNTY HOM
of Aged Guest is Instantly
Killed in 20-foot Drop
From Window
FUNERAL SERVICE
HELD YESTERDAY
Vietim Former Resident
of Orviston; Brick
Plant Worker
20
f
Nan Gin
Reconn
Key I
an o;
Paci
dership
»
“inds Body Wing eld
na ith
med
Hix
ath of Br
MeDani
f
CHT ASN
el
nflicted
79, of Lox about from a
floor window C
Home, East Hows
Tits about
the
athroom of his v
rd
10:30 o'cloci; §
Watkins, aged
slant]
one] Bod
"
morning, Harv
of Orvis)
et
of Blu
part
outhry
Ueipnl
pare «
lt
Retin
March, 1
Third Al
sumed
Re#conna
£ 7
Awd
Ormimandg
ir
a pumi h
end
lnoking Wilson st
q ite
opened
Watkins went
window and
wh happened
Mr. Herr ou The
n the room were unable to gi
dd account because of their
ait
Pape western the
reet when the 1
Ir
ter
mand
Force tine }
' 4 band Birmingham Army Aly Bas * uh to lake command of ; .
- functioning Mr
tl ith
became Warm and one
indow
witli eadqu
newly
Fir
Thu
mand’
rents inder wrt aver
of r
MINA oper
J
nee 1€ evel on
' 5 | after
history. Colone] alter
Julian native and
Bellefonte High Bch
THO BROTHERS ARE OPA OPENS OR
LED IN ACCIDENT FOR PRCE CONTROL
Meet Death in Fall of Survey of Local Prices to
Rock at Morrisdale Be Held March 13-18:
Coal Mine To Curb Violations
airs Lo get
Prasley J
Investigating
dead in
not rar id
re mer
hel ion, the official decls
men. however, sald
him siting on the window
i when 1 next looks
having |
ontan
of the
¢
’ Alwar.
A n He was gone
D very of }
bediast patient
FAW
the window and
tendant
the trageds
y
dd on
Ome
i
€\ whe in
floor room some object {;
summoned
Investigation ied
ged man's body. Mr. Herr and other
aides at the hae rished outside
and the county physician, Dr. J. R
Bartlett of Pleasant Gap was sum-
mone examination showed
that the man died instantly and had
not moved after striking the ground
Centre County
Sheckler, of Milesburg,
I
iy
PR
Brrr . 8
1 8
heen
Se
oq
v
@
3t
"
}
eves !
th —-
Ne Pa
five
ae
member of §
’
Reformed
about
but
$i
4}
Mrs. Ernest
7. R Hermm
Hocken-
Howard
Yocum, both of
Hurry D., of Lok
BUT.
id
y 1a -
Are 3a rothers .
wy Peter and Alber
Simm killed about 10:30 o'- for
clock Monday forenoon in a fall of efs
rogk in the ntimbey one shaft of the
Morrisdale Coal company, nesy Phils *,
ipfburg, and a third brother, Wil.
bur. who was working with them,
A ve
ow
mei line
among retailer By ug -
in Bellefonte will be launched
roll 13 under the direction of the
War Pries sng. Rationing
Bard. J) 85 Sommerville, board
rhmirman, annoumond todas The
Ie contre
were { oon
Warren
conducted
inquest would not be necessary, The
body wie found three feet from the
wall of the building. which oon-
4)
grandchildren
Coroner Charles |
an Investigation and ruled that an |
‘Production’ Is
Keyword at Titan
Tour of Plant Reveals Growth of Industry;
Skilled Workers Aid in Furnishing Parts
for Implements and Tools of War
selleionts
rather rare
LHEWSPDAPpermen enjoye
wartime priv
afternoon when representa-
of the local press were conduct -
ed on a complete tour of
plants of the Titan Metal Compan
The news writer
William W. Bieg
and Philip B. Ray
{Or
a liege last
Priday
tive
the threes
were escorted be
general
Ir
i
manager age Four)
mine! diz
i‘ ined he ©
»
Rs hu
Amazing thi
and are being
everywhere employes, men
en, seemed to be intent
There of
We been done
. . .
Serving in Marines
done at the plants, and | *~— NSTI
ana wome-
on their job
Was Note ar GREY
somwhat leisurely pace that was
» former
vw oi taer
s which
great
Cpl Louise Kouzar
ae
Kozar, 28, daught
hn Koza
r Bellefont
an {ron
8 ie)
ma
For
" oJ
, ho
believed tu
this
LS & Sel
Woman
al gs
ares
Reser
sted in the organd
H + 18043 and was
Marine Base nt New River
where, after receiving basic trad:
she was ass to Sec
school in cooking and baking,
has compieted her training there :
£ Now sig ) regular duties
New River
Kemmerer, Cpl. Kozar was born in Bellefonte
attended the loca! schools, and wa
y > :
Succumbs to I neumon:a | graduated {from the Bellefonte High
at New Jersey Home { School. Since then she had beet
—— | employed in Bellefonte apd later a
{ Jobn L. Kemmeter, 74, chairman 1r¥in, where she was looted ai the
jof the board of director: of the Ti-
{ uf
Fam 5
IRC a
CHAIRMAN DIES
John .L. Kem 7,
ra
1 10
time of her enlistment. Cpl. Koza
tan Meta] Manufacturing Company | * expected home this week on fur-
0 eld ving narrowly missed the same fate program calls for more than 380 of firmed the belief that the man had | | ough
Cousin of Local
Resident is Cited
Capt. Willian R. Cooke, Jr
Lianerch, has been awarded the Sil-
ver Star for “conspicuous i
and intrepidity action ‘
mander of a destrover squadron and
of escorted convoys during
tions against Japanese-held
Lavella Islands from August
September 1, 1943
Captain Cooke |
Mrs. Frank Daly
treet, Bellefonte
Captain Cooke
brother
il
opera-
Vella
i4 to
st cousin of
Bishop
father and
father having been
¥
Despite repeated and determined
b
attacks by Jap dive bombers and tor-
pedo planes, Cooke provided efle
tive protection for the transports and
cargo vessels, enabling “our forces
to seize and maintain this vital Jap
base without loss of hip through
enemy ,
fiction
re ——
Cars Collide on Mountain
Cars operated by Claude Stitzer of
Spring Mills, and Mrs, John B. Wert,
Jr. of Centre Hall, collided in Cen-
tre Hall at the foot of the mountain
at 7:30 p. m. last Wednesday No
one was Injured in the crash that
caused $250 damage to the Wert
sedan and 850 to the other car
———
LOCAL MEN IN
INVASION DRILL
31 From Bellefonte En-
gage in Artillery Prac-
tice in England
Thirty-one Bellefonte men are
with crews of the 105 and 156 mm
howitzers of United States artillery
in England who are dally blasting
targets on England's moors the
gunners complete the final stages of
thelr pre-invasion training, it is re-
ported by the Headquarters of the
European theatre of operations
The big guns, lke those
that
blasted Axis troops from El Alamein |
to Algiers, and from Bicily to Italy,
will play an important part in the
plow from the West. Barrages laid
down by these highly-trained gun-
ners will smash Nazi fortifications, |
clearing the way for Infantrymen
and tanks,
Close cooperation between the ar
tillery and the infantry is one of
the many tactics being stressed in
the inventyfie drills the men go
through dally. Toughening-up exer-
cises, night combat tactics, defen
sive drills, and hand-to-hand com-
bat are only a few of the points be-
ing stressed in the pre-invasion
3; Pv.
Tour)
Centre county
quota In
bY a paltry
yesterday
the Fourth. War Loan drive
$3.000, it was revealed
when fink] figures on
itbmitt by the Pederal
in Philadeiphi:
ales
were odd He.
1
nty, thgre.ge g cre
met 99 per
when
or
mite
cont
IS Sak
nowing, but
than the
>
Ana
which
till ¢ less jot
igned
In E” bond
ha a clean slate
of $887.000 in thi
ceeded the
or 103 per «
The final tabul
ver, at in l
to individual
per of
quota in t
and sales were
The final
counties
Is )
eries ales, the coun-
for the quota
v
n
y division was ex-
being: $016,000
* quota
how
WH
met only 92
issignment. The
how «
securities
* +}
ver iH
cent
$1.373.000
report
met
the percentages in
Clearfield, 107;
83; Mifllin
Of the 67
54 topped
while 13
ing t
by
116
Huntingdon
Snyder, 117
Pennsylvania
cent mark
their quotas
Ihe Stale
with having met quota by 109 per
cent. Sales of series E bonds in the
State were 103 per cent of the quota
J
TWOINUREDIN
MOTOR ACCIDENTS
Damage Totals $400; Phil-
ipshurg Driver to Be
Arrested
Two persons were slightly. injured
in two motor accidents during the
weekend in which total damage to
the cars involved was about $400,
according to State Motor Police at
Pleasant Cap sub-station. One of
the drivers invojved is to be charg-
ed with operating his car too fast
for the condition of the snow-cov-
ered highway,
| €. G. StClalr, of Millheim, was
driving his Chevrolet sedan south on
Penn street, Millheim, and Vincent
Dwyer, 39, of New Brighton, Beaver
leounty, was driving a Ford tractor
semi-trafler west, on Main street
‘when the two vehicles collided at
(the traffic light in the center of |
town. Police sald It was not es-
tablished which machine had fall.
ed to observe the traffic signal.
Mr. 8t.Clair suffered bruises of the
left shoulder and underwent treat)
ment at the office of Dr. K. A. Law |
in Millheim. Damage to the truck.
trafler was placed at $200 and to|
the sedan, $100,
dicated
Clinton
127
countis
the 100 per
fell on
W
Hart
KNOT
as a whole is credited
’
it
‘ontinned on page LL
Route 220 and the Hunter Run road,
(Continued on Page Fowr)
missed its $1,843,000 HON
Lock
5
Rangers at Cam
eS
alf sister, Mrs. Robert Stewart
Haven
Funeral
clock
ery ie
“Is ‘Chute Veteran
Sergeant John HW. Estricht
Sgt. Estright, of Milesburg, a phy-
ical instructor at the WU. 8. Army
Parachute School at Fort Benning,
Ga, now has 23 jum to his credit
and has completed some the
Army's most severe parachute test.
On his tenth and fleventh ums
his main parachute failed to open
and he had to use his reserve chute
to save himself
Last week he made a Jump under
actual fire from a height of only 500
feet, which Is considered an »x-
tremely low altitude, Of that leap he
wrote to his friends that as soon as
the parachute opened there were
violent “explosions about him and
when he landed machine guns weve
fired across the area ably a few feet
above ground so that If was necer-
sary for him to keep low ty %eep
from being hit by the bullets
Sgt. Estright has been In the
Paratroops for ten months and prior
fo that time was with the U, 8,
Forrest, Tenn, as
an Instructor In «to-hand com-
(Continued on Page Four)
— MW Son
State Police Transfer
of
Rockview
nounced by Cpl,
ls In charge of the
‘Millard
State Mine Inspector David B
ho investigated the doub
4 the
iacioned
n tHe mine rood
“™
them A hedr
out 25 feet
The men had
the working
dropped
for more car
curred. There
danger where
nag a ore
pushed a mine car into
! loaded
nil were
the
ny
and
yd
when
md !
walling
accident
and
or
Was °
hey
Al
rushed
GET
workis
suffered a
were
wrt
est. |
skiil
snapped between
Peter
fractured right thigh
side of hi wa
y en
ne
ractured
| H i ve fr
both legs were
ankle and uffered a
fractured skull
and the right
cr The
at the oder
Each was struck by
which crushed and |
Number
and a half miles east
between Hawk Run
-
Bellefonte Man Is
Awarded Air Medal
By tion of the President, the
Alr Medal has been awarded to Saft
Sergeant Malvin J. Houtz, Belle
R. D.. for meritorious rk
aet photographer gunner from
December 13 to December 25, 1043
in the South Pacific area
The award was made February
by LL. General Millard F. Harmon,
commanding United States Army
Forces In the South Pacific i
OUR TOWN 10
BE STAGED HERE
110
chest
ithed were aus
{f ton falling ro
tw large rock
led them
is Joo alrd ;
of Morrisdale’
nd Mur f
one shaft
dire
fonte wi (1
‘1
“i
1
4
Unique Drama is First to|
be Given in New BHS
Auditorium
Next Monday night the first
drama to be produced in the audi-
torium of the Bellefonte High School
will be staged by the Drama Section
of the Bellefonte Woman's Club for
the benefit of the Salvation Army.
Under the direction of Miss Arlyne
Demmy, members of the cast have
worked hard on their parts and al-
ready they have polished the lines
of the play that js exacting in its
demands on the players. .
The play, “Our Town," by Thormn-
ton Wilder, is In itself interesting
{enough to provide an evening's com-
[plete entertainment. The fact that
local men and women are assuming
the
en," which has enjoyed
nins many cities and from
a successful motion pleture
of Bellefonte for the past 20 years,
died at his home Fhort Hills, N
J. Priday, March 3, 1944. Death was
caused by pneumonia }
oped aller 1 lines:
wee)
Mr. Kemmerer, for 40 years
paged in business in New York City
: | EXCESS GARBAGE
fallen from the window. Had he
uanped or hid he been pushed out
the Coroner said, hit body would
have arched outward in itz fall and
have fallen at some
(Contingeg 0% page Four)
Price Panel representatives 1
» aid
IT
will
a store ey of
i he
which
Oh di=tanoe
nn better
regula -
) uhder-
ments
: 1)
to ona com - or
pliance with
’
price control
1
tion helping retailer
1 son of Mahlon 8. Kemmerer,
chairman of the board of director
rd John 1. Kemmerers chairmanship Qepyjee {0 Begin Monday ;
” RULE ON WRITS 5 sil Fee 50c Month, Paid
national State College Woman
in Advance
Fractures Leg In Fall
Mrs. Elsie H. Noll, of 352 East
College avenue, State College, last
Thursday was admitted to the Cen-
tre County Hospital for treatment of
{ right
y fracture of
al] at home
Noll was going down the cel-
“J #47, NeCeRsal
Mr. Sommerville
the drive will
and curtomer
Biack Market competition
OPA Washington
providing
’ vy
Jul {
CM PHASER
i i
SMTVe 10 INO 1
i int nf his
Ls lew
beer tare
‘
by
g Ya bh rurss .
res tata | | wy —
make nirol effective proposed garbars ordinan
ch in effect elevated reeking foo
fuse into something resembling
delicatessen tem, was unanimous
tabled <er rst reading
Council. Mond nd Counc
men voiad in having bor-
ough trucks and Nn employe
“help out” with the collection of
garbage. only, for the time being
The new service will begin Monday
March 13
There are several
iN imust be kept in n
zens In contemplating
garbage service, Cow
Chief among them are:
1. Service
month,
pay in
vice
price :
Attorneys Refuse to Pay
Advance Fees; To Ac-
cept Portraits
1 Bellefonte without «
He that
f community
carried on by
local retailer
the only way
from the invasion of
r help
pared said a stron re
or
mpliance
rogram
int effort
’
protec }
the its
- s
i
suffered { of
bo
a1 ihy g the
Bar Association of
y held ts regular La
wg and dinner at the Brocker.| Mrs. N
House, Friday evening, with [lar steps when she made a misstep
seventeen members present. Theo. (and fell. Her condition the hos-
dore C. Jackson, the newly elected pital yesterday was described as be-
praident, presided g satisfactory. Mrs. Nol the
Lewis Orvis Harvey, resigned his|Motber of Sumner Noll
office as treasurer owing to hi call | the Jacksonville schools
for military service, and William W -
Litke was tlected In his stead New Manager For
Considerable discussion was held Dean Phipps Store
over demand of the Sheriff, acting
for the Commissioners, for advance:
Bernard Sweeney, {
has been named manager
costs from any litigant at the
time of bringing suit, as well as
Dean Phipps Auto Store on South
in| Allegheny street suoceed Edgar
about the bill presented to each at.
torney for back costs in suits
which they might have been inter-{ Weaver, who expects soon to be
ested ducted Into the Navy
Hence, on motion, duly seconded, Mr. Sweeney has been manager of
the following resolution was adopted|the Somerset Phipps store and is
unanimously by those voting: Thatinow on duty at the Bellefonte store (Continued on page two
(Contingad on Page Four) J
Philipsburg Man _ Jail Inmates Eat Well at
eC nul! Cost of 39 Cents a Day
A ————
Hillary J. Vieard, 56, Bouth Phii-
Hipsburg, Is In the county jail here »
{{ollowing Arrest over the weekend If you happen to run afoul of the) In times gone by when the Sher.
jon a charge of burglary. He was law and get sent to the Centre coun- | ifl's office Was operated under a fee
charged with stealing $135 in cash ty jail, you needn't worry about the systems, the Commissioners allowed
and other articles from the home of | 00d you get, (a fixed fee to the Sheriff to provide
{James Dayon of Philipsburg. Sheriff John “Jerry” Galaida has meals, This rate usually was about
i Mrs. Ruth Oasper, of Bellefonte, as 50 cents a day, and ran as high as
cook, and Mrs, Galaida often helps 65 cents a day, If the Sherif cut
out with the preparation of meals, |30Wn on the cost of meals, he was
| State Police from the Rockview
LY [sub-station Said Vierad pleaded
meals served the prisoners are the
Wr 57 eg BV
The
Count
meetis
_—
ny
Cet
quarterly
. 4 ire
fs
if
iy N
aer
¢
at
Missing in Action ing i points
jocal oi
the borough
cilmer
tenrhs .
eachrer nd i»
od
will cost
paid in advance
advance will me
will be given,
will
Iw
Fail
on
¢
Somerset,
of the
2. Garbage
containers must
individual.
3. The borougl
temporary sffalr
not “looking
one who is at present receiving reg
only
niy
LE
to
n- SeTVIcH
and the bor
is for customers
Dig! [guilty at a Philiosbare "Squire J.
~ Mac Pearce of , Informa.
ton was placed Stns nm
hi sid most of th
FFE
i
4
]
ifs,
21d
ji
33
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