Ar——— Jesse SM ADLER Looks at the NEWS | ——— THOSE Allied raids over Germany | are succeeding not only in chang- ing the entire face of the country but also changing its Fuehret's face INCIDENTALLY the Russian: are complaining that the Nagls have retreated so steadily they haven't seen a German {ace in ten weeks A 44-YEAR OLD man told the FBI | in Troy (NY) that he didn't regis- ter for the draft because nobody! told him the first World War ha ended. Maybe he was right at tha THE CAMP BARKELEY paper gives this advice parachute doesn't open out what mean jumping to a conclus new If you vou'll when they tina they on AND a private in the same camp, seeing the sign “Food Will Win the war” in his mess hall, agreed, but wondered how we'd get the enemy eat there FRED to this Mary's donat- scrap sign: TOW we ammiuni ends alon The St Phoenix, the local the SPARKS juley little item Catholic Parish ed a church bell to drive and then hung We've praised the are helpin pass tion’ GERMAN rounder are buying lot those new German postage stamps with Himmler's head printed on gives them a y th Of out lord to the unde: a of em it chance 10 "Daste in ¢ lace I'HERE'S the Melrose Bronx with cream parlor in ection of the Hitler Sundae Half Nuts Midwest Army captain Have win Will joe Avi featuring the A LOCAL PAPER carried this ad An wants to rent an apartment two sons, but if landlord insi drown one.” ONE WOMAN sent in the sponsor of radio's “Basin Hour” and complainad there was too mueh talk and not enough music on the program last Sunday. Nobody told her the “guest was Con- gressman Die A NEWARK NJ quotation in the 4 a letter to Street taxpayer, insisting the government is taking the shirt off his back sent half of his shirt as his first payment anc promises the| other half time a pavment fz due AFTER ington woman punched her and told the judge “he loved her what p LOS ANGELES hot dog ith this Tights A GARY (Indiana) woman hug- ged and kissed her husband because she thought she saw a beautiful fur piece lying on her bed. Suddenly the “furpiece” came to life and jumped out of the window—=said “furpirce” being a Scared raccosh The husband followed shortly there. ifter IN OKLLAHOMA CITY burglars drove an auto right through front door of a drug store put the small safe containing $300, cash into the car and drove off. That taking the stores “Cash and Cam sign too literally police think HARRY business was the next the wsbhand of a Wash- kicked, bit and she had him arrested she didn't think anymore, That a doubting wif i (a now name glamorize Steak il tne \ ir 1 HERSHFIELD difficult to get in the old das firm told its sale man to go out and {or order When he returned he had a new suit on but no orders I dikin't get any order he explained, “but 1 did get $32 for myself mss A —————— Easter May Be Cool It has been cool and damp on 23 of the last 45 Easter Sundays observ - ed in April, according to Charles L. Taylor, assistant meteorologist at the Pennsylvania State College claim Ss) a y cry First to Be Reoccupied. Alpha Chi Sigma, one of 43 fra- ternity houses occupied a year ago by military trainees at the Pennsyl- vania State College, was the first to be reoccupled by civilian student: mn I ———— Sets Production Mark, Pennstate Inky Betsy, a Holstein in the Pennsylvania State College herd, has produced 315666 pounds of milk in 306 days, to establish a mark more than five times that of the average dairy cow in the nation crushed to death Sunday, 'elock immediately death oner h ¢ Chester rented moved mother er tion, butter f§ mediate! vith board or the district OPA office, the Williams; furnished primary distributors, registered and unregisterel In counties in this district, and OPA] as a result Is pis get in intent inter to b 240 men wi amination el able to provide substantially 1s {ing A Visitor In Seven Thousand Homes Each Week The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County SECOND SECTION Che Centre Democrat Vi NEWS, FEATURES VOLUME 63, BELLEFONTE, PA., TH URSDAY, APRIL 6, 1944, NUMBER 14. | — Random [tems Young Men is Crushed to Death By Steam Shovel At Coal Stripping Mine ‘Father of Three-Weeks-Old Baby Daughter Meets Violent Death Last Saturday; Crushed Against Embankment J. Gulbernat 24-year-old man, met weekend John Houtzda le the violent death over when he wa at a coal stripping between Smoke Run and Beccaria ‘he young victim, who | by his widow and a daughter, nette. who weeks hinist and United Jean was three old was the mechani Ir'e- Coal mi pair {Or hn ie Company. "r He was crushed to death between the cap of a shovel and the embank- ment Saturday morning about 9 o'- A physician was summoned but he that had been instantaneou Dr. E. 8. Erhat C investigated death tated f i + - the tated it was accidental The victim was married year ago last November. He and h wife first went to housekeeping th farm, t irwen ille and {i th h t a young a on Peterson ju outside Hill, and had more recently Houtzdale. They had Just apartment and had their furnishings in and were to complete their moving Saturday Mrs. Gulbernat wa former Frances Miscavish of in i nart 0 Pal lived new f on the Houtgdale In addition to the widow and fant daughter, he urvived by his Mrs. Agne of Houtz- in- 15 Svick Must Register to Sell Meat, Butter District OPA Office Warns Farmers and Butchers To Comply 17, 114 wer who butch- | nsump- make im- ration b for not t SEE person who must re the i rister with local District OPA wam Food Administration ha OPA with a list of all ort The War 14 Pensyivania | ng a campaign to! all them registered i An OPA spokesman warned that! instances where there wilful to disregard the regulation) of ty is proceedings to suspend OPA register ins [3% Rinse : CALLS FATHER OF 11 Henry Bickel fathe WAS among the Ast Week tion ex- Bick- Arges ndu r military service be head of the far summoned 1 Northumberland Coun- is accepted, will be for hi the allot- time need aid Wo family for ex- he $280 per month under present tem of military ment and will at the same have $28 monthly for his own famil — - Takes Part in School Play. Miss Lucy Briel, Wilson College | freshman and daughter of Mr, and| Mrs. James J. Briel, of Karthaus,| was a member of the stage-set com- | mittee Goblets.” the original comedy freshmen presented Friday night. Writeen, directed, costumed and acted by the first-year class, the production marked the debut of the newcomers upon the college stage theme wig the Imaginary con- of Wilson into a Navy trajn- se hool ! for version wr Almost anybody can tell you what puts the “lit” in politician BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES (By J. THOMAS MITCHELL) OF THE LIVES OF THE OF CENTR MEMBERS OF THE BAR E COUNTY ANDREW GREGG CURTIN Born 1517 in Bellefonte A son of Roland Curtin, the Iron- master, and a grandson of Andrew Cregg, the Senator, he was educated ut the Bellefonte Academy, read law with William W. Potter, and com- pleted his legal studies at the newly formed law department of Dickinson College. Upon his admittance to our Bar In 1837 he was at first as- sociated with John Blanchard, and in 1850 he formed a rinership with Edmund Blanc ! Tall, erect, with a quick mind and na delightful speaking volee, he was reckoned as the most interesting member of the Bar of that day, Court was always well attended when it ws known that he was con- nected with a case about to be tried. From the beginning of his active life Curtin took a great interest in poli- He spoke In the Harrison eam- | paign of 1840 and was a staunch Ministry, he was selected as a mem. | ber, School of the Liberal Arts; Win. supporter of Henry Olay four years Curtin was omitted ar one of Its training of public school teachers Very active in the “anti-slavery’ movement, Curtin joined the new Republican party and was elected as its candidate for governor in 1860 His hearty support of Lincoln, his broad view of the coming conflict, and his establishment of the “Penn- sylvania Reserves” probably saved the national government from dis aster after the first battle of Bull Run, and certainly enabled it to hold Lee at Qettysburg. The act of which he was most proud during his’ two terms as governor was his start. ing of the “Soldiers Orphan Schools,” although this measure did not actually become a law until after his second term had expired. At the end of his governorship he was appointed as Minister to Rus- sia, where he and his family spent the next three years, After his return from the Russian ber of the constitutional convention | of 1873. During these years the Cameron political machine had | been developed in Pennsylvania and Cor='q | right went this {the Liberal Arts; father, Sta Osceola Mills; Vie- MM: John Swis Sgt. Walter off Alaska Army In New half-brother, Sgt Army Alr For Neb were held land hd H) I'' Swick Camp McCo Funeral service morning at 9 o'clock Barbaras Polish Catholic Houtzdale Burial was made cemetery Brishin at K Wed- in the urch nesday St ch } the ch 3! Altoona Man Cut In Street Fight Middle Division Conductor in Hospital After Cutting Affray As the result of a fight last Thurs- day night at Fourth avenue and twenty-ninth street, Altoona, three persons were compelled to seek hos. pital treatment, one suffering from serious razor cut wounds. Russell Coffman, 46, a Middle Div- ision conductor, is in Altoona hos- pital, suffering from a razor slash of his left cheek, described by police as deep and long, and a slash on the right side of his neck extending to his chest, and about a foot long Hicks, was hospital a ve Mrs Marie Hicks, 32, said to have been employed as housekeeper by Coffman, was treated at Mercy hos. pital for a severe chest injury sald Mrs. Hicks had called husband to come for her at a at Sixth avenue and Thirteenth street, where she was him with her daughter, Marie Betty aged Hicks, police sald, picked them up and took them to a rela. tive's at Fourth avenue and Thirty- ninth street, There, Coffman was waiting on the sidewalk. He ac- costed Mrs. Hicks, urging her to re turn with him. and during the ar- gument, struck her in the cheat At this, Hicks eame ou car, and was met by Coffman Hicks then is alleged to have rushed back to hi and taken a from the compartment lashed Coffman treated cut 55, for John Mercy over Police her cale ’ of CAr razor glove and Although bleeding profusely from and wounds, Coffman where he was ar- to the hospital sald, faces conduct, fighting a deadly weap hall and posted $25 {are chest nis home ted and taken Hicks, police of disorderly assault drove to re a charge 2 o He tO City 80 security Coffman's condition is said be good. It required 48 stitches to close his wounds. Police fecords show that the second time he was ar- rested for fighting, having been in a fracas at a cafe on October 25th 1943. At that time he was hit with a beer bottle as % ir i 17 County Students On Honor Roll Honor students for the past ester were announced today be istrar William 8. Hoffman of Pennsylvania State College dents so honored numbered 277 T'o achieve the Dean's list in any one of the seven schools at Penn Stale, a student js required to attain an average of 25 or better A 30 is the highest grade obtainable The School of Liberal Arts, with 105 honor students, topped other whools at the College. The School of Education was second with 54 honor students Honor students from Centre coun- are as follows Senjors—Bellefonte: Emmett A Witmer, R. D. 1, School of Engineer - ing: State College, Cora C. Biler- brauer, School of Agriculture; Ruth Clyde, School of Education; Edith D.| Dengler, School of Education; Betty E. E. Plelemeler, Schoo] of the Lib.’ eral Arts Junjors-8tate College: George P Arnold, School of Chemistry and Physics: Raymond N. Shibley, the School of Chemistry and Physics; Gall Twichell, Bechoo]l of Engineer] ing. Sophomore-8tate College: J. Doerner, Arts; Harold 1. Tarpley, Jr, School | of Chemistry and Physics; Robert A. | Zeller, School of Mineral Industries, "Tm - Reg- the Sti. te > Mary | Preshman-—Bellefonte: Mary E. and soft music were played by a, i Swartz, 242 East Logan street, School | of the Liberal Arts; Btate College, Mary E. Anderson, School of Agri-| culture; Mitzi J. Archer, School of Joel E. Crouch, School of Engineering: Joan N. Hu | ifred I. Neyhart, Behool of the Lib. eral Arts, Fire at State College, waiting for ¢ | | | i “Smoke-Jumper’s ” Training Wings ¥ J 3) A idl N ' | \ } Esse “A smoke-jumper’ gets training on the “let-down rig” at Seeley Lake, Lolo National Forest, near Missoula, Mont. This jumper has on comple te uniform except for gloves. The pocket on his right trouser leg contains a length of rope so the “jumper’’ can let in a tree. medical officers are among 1 He carries also a for parachute training. on vearlong duty for rescue himself down, should he land L.S. Army hose assigned to Seeley Lake two-way radio. Trained “jumpers’ are to be kept work. Punish Cadets For Car Thefts lock Haven Students Fined £100 Each; Are Put on Probation Re Parson aviation cad Teachers' Ci before Tue an automobile suspended sentence © Hity inst day ’ ol and of the fine and costs, An automobile owned by Willagd Person, Allenwong BR. DD. parked in South Williamsport by two taken ar was Lhe young and Haven men Lock where they were ’ te of im idee Larrabey proba tion RECENT WEDDINGS Tarin—Daggett Daggett formerly of of Bel Lae MAITiage daughter Jane Orvis Daggett Benjamin Tarin f Philadelphi The ceremony was performed at 3 p m. Saturday, April 1 manse of Dr. J. A. McCallum pastor of the Calvary Preshyterian h 0725 Walnut Philadelphia Cier- lefonte M1 C mantowr Announces Arone of her £3) at the chur ! street Beightol-Huntt Mr. and Mrs. William DD. Beightol Howard, announce the marriage of their Pvt. Milford H. Beigh- tol. of Camp Forrest, Tenn, to Mo- denia K. Huntt Winchester, Tenn. The Wedding took place 8:30 p. m. March 24 at the home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mn Wiley Huntt, of Winchester, Tenn The double ring ceremony Was use After a brief wedding trip to How- ard, they retumed to their home in Winchester, where the bridegroom has resumed his duties at Camp Forrest, Tenn of son ’ at Bryson—Saxion, Miss Ruth Saxion, daughter of Mrs. Ruth E. Saxion of State College, and Lt. Harold A. Bryson, CE. U. 8 Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bryson of Uniontown, were married in the post chapel at Fort Belvoir, Va., on Tuesday, March 21. Chap- lain Peltham 8. James presided at the ceremony. The bride was attired {in a light blue dress with biack nace cessories and wore a corsage of gar parents of the bridegroom and his brother, Lt. James Bryson, U. 8. N. R. The traditional wedding marches WAC throughout the ceremony. Af- ter a brief LL. Bryson re- turned to PL. Belvoir where he Is stationed and Mrs. Bryson resumed her position with ©. J. Rowland and Company, State College. Eh FARMER LOSES CRUELTY CASE Howard Kreider, prominent Leb. Flemington Child Darts Into Car Eight-Year-Old Dorothy Pow.) ers Escapes With Lae erations into the of a car H Brader Page of Mill Hall The State Polige report He wai traveling west street when thes ehild eross at Bressiey street He alon that Mr an Hig started to After the cime of to thr the righ jle the and y 840 ne damage Man Dies; Sister Is Unconscious Altoona Authorities Investi- gating Strange liness of Woman th when GOT « Tracing DUNS home n Monday Trout Altoona, went ond floor apartment and discovered William Williams was dead from appa rent heart attack and the lat- sister Mrs. Lillian Burns, 66 Iving unconscious on the floor. Meat nearby was burning Mr. Williams was found sitting on a chair us bedroom, his shoes but the laces still untied and the underwear still unbuttoned Inas- much as he had been dead five or six hours, it is believed that his sister might. have looked into the room and thought he was dozing Mrs. Bums was taken to Mercy hospital but due to her semi-con- wiots condition! could not be ques- tioned William Williams retired chinist, was born July 1874 mr lS ——— Hawk Run Soldier Is Prisoner of War Pvt. Joseph L. Rusnak, son of Mr and Mrs. John M. Rusnak, of Hawk Run, pear Philipsburg, is a German prisoner of war. The young soldier who observed his 19th birthday Jan- unary 25, just three days after he was taken prisoner, was in the infantry | and wns captured during the fight. (ing In Italy. to : Edouard HNC he returned al Noy of to the an ter on a gL tove in or fn n ma- 9 . : School of the Liberal dnias. The only attendants were the jabout me but here [ am safe and well. Tell all 1 sald hello and i don't worry. It won't be | until I'm home. Cod bless you 3 Joe [stroke after reeel son was missing. i | Professor of Chemistry Predicts Gasoline From Sawdust and Farm Crops Coal Can be Made from Products of Farm and Forrest Gardeners Urged EL Ameri to Watch ‘Borer’ Asked to Join Farmers in ‘Clean-up’ Week April 10th to 15th Gardeners were J. Bon Garden Commi Coun Defense ouserving Anke t Ch Dar ’ " man Victo Count) thie tire of ire of i with iy 10% 156 a y Week A orn Borer Clean- 1 of atement Hor Chairman points damage last year worst ever experienced yvania an warms that greater Becretan State H corn the Agriculture Milk 4 and Mr: that Was in Pennsyl- destructor Year ry Garden Hason out Vict B FE bore {4 will hi niles He een tion taken 31 om Btate thorough before April borer SOOT Thi 1 one of imnties in the Sia which official NAY requestag (ie anl-up Alter a enter their rest. 1 afterward moths st effectively Oper - ’ 1 date ing emerge r ) the ive Lage ana lay eggs is too ale trol and then to the Th control L " most ect for r garaners ive of method is to pull tely ail plant refuse.” sald the tate. ment by Secretary Horst and Mrs Ellason. “The method that is most practicable for farmers Is to shred all fodder and plow under the stub- bie stalks remaining in the field a depth of Farmer wing on | and Ti more i y George J. Born half-hearted 1 not suctesd n fort wil od ~ 5 done whatey wk corm crop borers al lations not only some all neavy ) flowers ive i» Las : Shares Commendation Put Alta Reese, R. D hared In Wo commendation: N . Ne son of in B. Watson 3. Belle Mr fonte, has re. up era and rake together and burn comple- | vier early Sunday morning resulting ceived by his company for outstand- | ing wt and excellent perform- ance of duty In the campaign which American and Allied the northern con established foree Solomon is. land With other member pany, Pvt. Watson was cited for out. standing work while assigned to a task force in the Bougainville oper- ation. Signad by OCeneral Roy 8 Geiger, commander of U. 8 Ma- rines in the South Pacific, the com- mendation order quotes Admiral William F. Halsey who, after per- sonal observation of the tasks in which the Army unit participated defined thelr execution as “expert thorough, aggressive and effective’ on of his com- Private Watson was again com- | mended with other members of his company in another message fro Admiral Halsey in which the Nay officer praised thelr “penetration of muck, jungle and ‘nips’.” which contributed to the construction of an airplane fighter «rip on Bou- gainville il Heads Alr Forces Band. {received an invitation to attend a |W. F. Balley, J 2.000 000 auto “4 [1 } Farmer May Roll His Own it farmer, Doctor re Ber] even y make tractor by ke Oal ana « (Continsed on pape Four) Arrests Follow Taxi-Auto Crash Centre Hall Man Involved for | Violating Vehicle The mation Deny against West C car wit 4 v : hout Lornse Centr or ana Hal WOT SY Jacoh Luse of mitung an his car e charges are the owtcome of an accident involving the Luse ons and taxi of the Airline taxi ser- ina ff n in damages of $125 to the taxi and $75 to the Luse machine Miss § RPT WA —— FINDS JAR WITH 53m tions were of a Hern Morris Rebu Har QOn CW Opportunities Limitless, Opportunities for teachers of men- tally retarded and handicapped chil- dren are limitless Pennsylvania, according to Dr. C. O Williams, in charge of the educational placement bureau at Pennsylvania State College in at the ——— ———— The Units States has proved its ability to manufacture for war: the probiem ahead is to demonstrate that we can produce for peace L WHICH Ix 11” Wher Where M, {i It iv (LOCK ABOUT 4 mitations ntrol men are work “with either shoul -. “ wage pad pay plu ed everyone To draft or + ined Borough Purpose at iM ne but Unai i come nue 10 operate ALY new 1 and der the restriction Fe added - the adminis of the ordinance if it becomes a law, Should be such that no great hardship is worked upon anyone The ning ordinance its broad aspect town Jepa pre. ai « me nl Th that ~ trator yg the ver ne vernment son for erect merit 4 CAN'T SEE paper ou are figur Ae nary sale rma l Tana $300 or $350 $1.000 mark for antique of all kinds with emphasis n clocks, electric appliances vpes, childrens beddir and many other line goods Book pict and jar { ere continue } ole ne ul 10 be market sn rns— The Bprifig brings us many beau. ties as Nature unrolls her wonders It makes us anxious to plant new trees for future years to enjoy HISTORY OF SCOTIA By Harry M. Williams “The Forest City Band” was one [John Brown, Spring Mills; of the best in the state, taking prises | Bierly, Milesburg : on many different occasions. The and Samuel Bryant one we recall most clearly was back and Charles Rote, of Coleville Lem Christy Smith, of Bellefonte, The in about 1808 or 1900 when the band band leaders as we recall them were flag raising at Tyrone There were 25 bands there and Lykens and Prank Fields 8 David L Parsons, A. L Behrer, Isaac In Misc Bennett, [the Scotia band walked away that Deed Book H. in the Recorder's of- Leader and conductor of the 100- | day with first prize. All preparations fice at Bellefonte, will be found re- | journey will happen, crossing a small bridge the Miles Mattern farm one of As 1886, with the following fourteen : 25377 i: iH ii i , £ 2 ¥ ET] 2 : 5 £ 2 fs
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