A
cruls
lons
Where the Fuel Goes
mph. may use 200 gal.
HEAVY BOMBER
ing at a speed of 250
of gasoline an hour,
dhe Ce nire Democral
WHERE THE FUEL GOES
An Army Trans. f
port burns 335.000
gallons of fuel oll
a day.
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VOLUME
NUMBER 18.
BELL EFONTE, 1
THU RSDAY, MAY 4,
1944,
PER
- on om——
SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 3 EAR
39Men In S
pec al
Draft Cyl for May
20 Slated for Army;
Quota for Month Is
Officials Announce,
Local Draft Board No. 2, of Belle-
fonte, yesterday released the names
of men summoned fill special
quotas for the Army and Navy on
May 12. Twenty are listed the
Army and 19 for the Navy
The men received their pre-induc-
tion physical examinations in Feb
ruary and March. The special calls
are entirely separate from regular
Army and Navy calls which are
pected this month ft official
said
Men in thu
lows
_ Allred
ESCAPES DEATH
IN AGGIDENT HERE
Injured Man Crawls
From Track Ahead
of Moving Car
Randall Glasgow, 30
Hall, mill operator and
at the National Gyp
plant in Buffalo Ru
himself from serious
sible death about 4 p
when, after suffering a fractured
leg in a fall from a slowly moving
box car, he dragged himself off the
tracks before the car ran over him
The accident happened
loading warehouse while
and Martin Arda of B
were preparing
boxear of lime
form
According to reports, Glasgow hu
placed a brake stick in the
wheel, preparatory to releasing the
brakes. When he kicked at the rr
chet to release it. the wheel re-
volved quickly and the brake stick
is believed to have knocked the man
off the car.
The release of the brakes started,
the car down an incline just as
Masgow fell on the tracks ahead
of i With mare of mind |
the man realized his danger and?
scrambled off the track only inches
ahead of the wheels
He was brought to the Cen
County Hospital in the Widdow-
son ambulance, and examination
revealed a fracture of the ft leg
below the hip
Lo
for
eX-
dra
are as fol-
Arniy quota
Arlington, Philipsbur
Ol
lime
Company
aved
Centre
loader
m
injur
at the
Glasgow
ry ellefonte
to move a loaded
away from the plat-
wel
brake
tre
wl
-
Named Postmaster
At Centre Hall
The postmaster general announced
Saturday the appointment of H M
Potter of Cenire Hall, as acting
postmaster in that community, suc-
ceeding Estella Hosterman who had
been serving temporarily
death last December
C. W. Boozer
Mr. Potter for a number of year
has been active in Democratic po-
litical circles and was chairman in
Centre Hall for eight years He
served one year as a member of the
party's county executive committee
and for two years was chairman
of the Jefferson dinner
Mr. Potter Is chairman of the Ag
ricultural Adjustment Association in
Potter township and is Centre Hall
borough tax collector. He is a mem-
ber of the Masons and is a patron
of the Order of Eastern Star in Cen-
tre Hall and Bellefonte
Por the past 12 years he has been
employed at the R. S. Hagan garage
in Centre Hall
Mr. Potter will assume his new
duties as soon as the usual postal
inspection is completed
-
since Lhe
of Postmaster
Exams Here Friday
State scholarship examinations
will be held at 8:30 a. m. Priday
May 5. at the Bellefonte. High
School, it was announced yesterday
These examinations are conducted
for outstanding pupils throughout
the county, and are open only
those recommended by the various
school principals
to
r Navy;
‘ted Soon,
|}
k
ao
Regular
Local
(Philipsbur
Franklin
Melvin C, William
Torsten V. Bjialme
(Bellefonte
Robert LeGrand
burg
Stove Philipsburg
Bellefont
CGermantow!
Dewey
James S. Parson Philadelphis
(Julian)
Carl H. Spotts, Julian, RD 1
Norman L. Crago, Philipsbury
Elton B. Tait, State C
Pete P. Slother, Ph ii
Clarence M. Yh
(Philipsburg
Robert Davidson
Dong
lege
pst
Hpsburg
ald Philadelphlis
Rus
Rober
Ceorge
Merle
RD 1
Kermit
ollege
Collegs
nte RD 3
Men o
nto the
induc-
12
rdered u
Navy
report for
tion on May are
Thomas E. Gummo. Ji Howard
Bellefonte
Waite, Philipsburg
tler Ros w She
1 Isenberg. DuBois
lark Shultz, Bellefonte
Fred R. Fisher, Be
Paul Matthews. Ph
Harold W. Coble
Bryce H. Fisher, Philipsburg RD
William R. Miller, Osceola Mills
Edward Sistrunk, Ph
Melvin D Kashuba
(Philipsburg)
Chex
Donald
Six
Hefonte
vilip
Milesburg
xsburg
iladeiphia
Shamokin
Mileshurg
Bellefonte
Killed In Action
wrge W. Sheckler
ckel
Lieutenant John Hoffer
{ Mr
f Phill
John Hoffer
Mrs. John Hoffer
WAS
tele
received from the War
March
na
8 reported that
was m
mt time the
alive
leutenant ins.
ng iu ction and
family
since t
held hopes that he was
isoner ol
Lieut. Hoffer wa
U.S Alr Forces i
missions he h
the Army Alr
Cluste
He was a graduate of the Philips
{burg High School and from the
Pennsylvar College with an
| industr engineering degree In
:
| 1042
|
wal
based with the
England. For past
decorated with
and Oak Leal!
avd beer
Medal
in State
ini
Pals From Guadalcanal Foxhole
Meet Again at State College
When Chief Pharmacists’ Mate H
Franklin Alters, who has just re-
turned from the South Pacific, dived
into his first foxhole on Guadalcanal
to escape a Jap bombing raid, the
first person he saw was Pharmacists’
Mate Walter McLaughlin, of Chi
cago. The two became firm friends,
and were together in many of the
earlier engagements in the South
Pacific.
McLaughlin returned to the States
some months ago to receive added
training. Alters was on way to
Bellefonte last week for a
his parpits Mr. and Mrs. Hath AL
t with |
Japanese alr attack on more than 60
occasions and has been under enemy |
shellfire even more frequently
Although he now is 25 years old,
he has been in the Navy for seven
years, having enlisted on September
1, 1837. He received a wide variety
of training at numerous bases, in-
cluding Newport, R. 1. the hospital
corps school at San Diago, Cdl; An-
napolis, Md; Key West, Plorida;
Quaittico, Va. Omslow Beach and
New River, N. C., and was on man-
euvers in Cuban and Puerto Rican
waters
| On May 15, 142 he was with the
origihal group of Marines who effect.
the | ed the first landing on Guadalcanal,
‘and was a member of the medical
outfit which established the first
| hospitals there for the treatment of
the ill and wounded
After serving for five months on
that island, he spent eight months in
Australia, nearly three months in
| New Britain, und for the remainder
| of the 22 months he was overseas he
(Continued on page Siz)
| one made arrangements to pag a fine
| * $110 and costs Before May §
| Child Suffers Cut
5 FISHERMEN
PAY $30
00 SMALL FISH
Clarence Men
Guilty to Havin ¥
Trout Each
CAUGHT AT CABIN
IN ALLEGHENIES
br
Only Three of 58 Fish
Reported to be of
Legal Size
weekend hing
experience
woved a
ident
the law
ordered to pay for 5
trip |
’ N »
for five res
we who fell afoul
ve been
at the rate of $10 per
E "1
before wh
ed Si
trout
Hayne
om the five
Just
yf
we | { the Pend Lo
Snow Shoe
were ATTRUIRD
men
night, said
the received th nnimum pens»
ality
The five
Andrew Alexander
St ka
permissible
men are
eve Shuth
of Clarence
tr hunting
anda .
hey
camp
by Ce
David Dahlgre:
nd two of h
found a total of
the pos
legal
officers
Poss
he
ten 0 the
man
trout
illegal
When t Micers made Ne arrest
been beheaded, but the
i that with
three of th
all trout hs
officers esti:
ittached o
have
3194 heads
been ¢
fish were headless
definite
at hand, the men were
charged only with having more than
they were entitled All
fendants pleaded guilty to a charge
of possession of 11 trout and each
and
Sle Was
no proof of
their
to the de-
In Mishap at Play
“Weber, f
Mr. and Mr
Philadeint
Donn VEYA
Wa
LAY
ANNOUNGE DATE
FOR GRANGE FAIR
Scheduled Aug. 26 to
31; G. W. Ralston
‘ .
Chairman
held In Centre Hall
the committee for 'he
Encampment and Centres
Pair announced August 264
the dates for the 1044 Pal:
camp will open on August
fair was cancelled last
if war conditions
ame meeting the 1944 or-
was effected with the
election of the following officers: O
W. Ralston chairman; Henry J
Stover, vice chairman; John B. Wert
Sr treasurer, and Mrs. Sami el |
prove, secretary
Department superintendents
follows John B. Wert
grounds. T. I. Mair, BR
C. Blaney, general livestock: F ’
Keller and Harry Confer, dairy ¢
(te; CG. M. Fry and Joseph Mitchell |
| horses, sheep and hogs; Henry Zerby |
land John Dulaney, poultry ge
| Rogers and Harry Fisher, |
MA Burkholder. "Mahlon |
(Continged on page Two)
College Man Hurt
In Motor Accident
Robert Walker, 22, of State Col-
lege, R. D., is undergoing treatment
at the Centre County Hospital for
a fracture and laceration of the
arm suffered about midnight Tues-
day when his car a ma
chine driven by Clair E. Hall. 20,
of Julian, R. D.
The accident happened about 2
miles south of Snow Shoe. Hall was
At
| last
Grange
Counts
31 as
The fal
25 The
ALS
At the
ganization
» meeting
Tuesday
1
Year
Ir
| AS i
2
]
i
ture;
morning
of Mile dyery
matier
Wedded ry Century
and Mrs, (
worge |
Peters
WORLD WAR VET
AKES OWN LIFE
Wilbur Rhule Sends
Bullet Through
His Chest
Deut i A 4 8 H LS TH
nm N b
Sunday
41 & been IORI d a
sticide hy Coroner Charles Sheckler,
wha Gove! Watney fhe
yetleran of
wi wWour : 41 Best early
The
1
fe ad
Local Man Held on
Bad Check Charges
Henry Ki
lodged in the
efelter
Appearance in court
x! Friday |
Jame
Was arrests
x able
if Spring townsh
Arraigned
Peace Joh:
lege, the
Lewistow?
mist
Connor, « in
before
D. Hart
Man was
Justice )
State Col
charged with
passing bad hecks State
College stores, for a total amount
of about $70. Later in the day he ap-
peared before ‘Squire Willlam H
Brown in Bellefonte on charges of
passing two similar checks for 85
each on Bellefonte stores. He was
committed to jall in default of ball
yt
:
en in
TONING ORDINANCE
FINALLY APPROVED
———
:
Boro Issues Warning
to Garbage Route
Patrons
——————— :
The longest law in Bellefonte's |
history received final approval after |
second and third readings in Coun- |
ell, Monday night, and within a
matter of weeks the new zoning ord.
inance will be a part of the borough |
regulations
The measure provides in general |
for borough control of the uses to]
i 3
GRLHLEDB
TRUCK AT PORT =
Driver Not Held In
Death; Vietim Ran
Into Machine
1]
Fun
re
Crab ne
Mis
LE EE hh
faday alt
Thrive of
: 1 K
| 9. daughter of
WwW, Carner of
® Aisraatiy killed
gt CH
LeRoy
Port
I hwunia
wn
.
Rotary Club Hears
interesting Talks
Are
that fight
exciting tory
College Blamed
For Fish Killing
Engineers of the State Sanitary
Water Board Friday declared Penn
sylvania State College responsible for
the death of an estimated 500 legal-
ized fish in Thompson's run, a small
stream on the outskirts of State Col-
ege
The fish described oh
nissioner C. A oy most
beautiful trout he ver were
killed on March 10 ile JR
HofTert, of the water board, said pol
luted water was responsible
We recognize that it was unin-
tentional.” declared Hoffert, “and
may have been due to fallure of
Fish Com-
| someone in the College 10 realize the
damage which results from using
‘sewers of the College to dispose of
anything they want to get rid of
“College authorities regret the oc
Continhag on page Sa)
‘Hospital Auxiliary
Plan Rummage Sale!
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Cen.
MAN Probe Death of
IESINARMY Lock Haven Child
AINING GAMP
Failure Machine Gun
Rest Believed Cause
of Fatality
AT
TODAY
WARL
Mother Tells Conflicting Stories
ter’s Death; Body Found in
skirts of City; Clothing Wet,
Daugh
tril Out.
ol
ar
SERVICES
HOWARD
Pfe. Toner B. Hoover,
24. Victim of Acei-
dent at Salina
f
Dies In England
H
L 38 ‘
Watson
f
4
I: A EE
wrote. He
wed LAAN
i8 years old
| Accepts Similar Pos-
ithom at Hunting = [as ay A a «Sn
don, L. I. e Hy ehttted the
the Br
Pi
WAG RALLY 10 B
HELD, SATURDAY
Legion, VFW to Par-
ticipate in Parade;
Speakers
Toner Su Hoover
Schools Plan Two
Music Programs
A)
er
the Diamo
inclement the progr
We In 1 House
s of the Cory ill parade
Legionnaires and Veterans
wi Band un
rd 8. Calhoun
Fife and Drum Corps will take
part in the celebration. a part of a
nationwide observance of the second
anniversary of the WAC. which ox
iV Va Gets Biggest Trout
Principal speakers of the evening Reported So Far
will be Hardman P. Harris, Mayor of ft wn North Sg
Bellefonte: Col. Kelley B. Lemmon Centre County anglers have a high
lo Jommandant of the Harrisburg Dis mark to alm at if they expect 10 top
Crmtrnund on Page Min) A catch made early Saturday morn
ing by John “Moose” Ammerman, of
West Logan Street, Bellefonte, who
Midnight Shaw at
Plaza Here, May 10
while angling in Spring Creek oppo.
site the William Wolf home on North
Water Street, within Bellefonte Bor.
ough limits, landed a rainbow trout
A “spook” stage show and a screen which measured 290 inches and
mystery thriller are billed for a mid- | which weighed eight pounds, four
night show at the Plaza theatre,
Bellefonte, Wednesday night, May
10, #1 was announced yesterday by
Fred Fisher, theatre manager
ounces
The trout is the largest one report.
od caught In Centre County so far
The stage show features ghosts
of the Inner Sanctum, while the
screen film is entitled “The Mons
| this season, and ranks high among
the big fish caught in this locality In
{ster Maker” The program will begin |
(al 11:30 » m
take § the ( it
» 5
aid
Bellefonte Central
Re-elects Officers
“Moose” Ammerman oliioamt’ Amd gireebars of
the direction
and the Vet.
der
Crane
wer
Wnua MEAs
the general
Mon-
wing street
he stockholders
Claude B. Wagener, of
phia, was renamed
D. Goeghegan, of
C. and Swengel H
fonte, were retained as directors
Officers re«elected at board
meeting were. George EE MeClelian
Bellefonte, vice president. treasurer
and general manager. Earl M. Cart.
wright. Bellefonte, assistant (reas.
urer: Robert 8 Walker, Allentown
secTelary W. J. Emerick. Belle
fonte, assistant secretary, and Mr
Goeghegan, traffic manage?
a ———————
Want Bids On Two
Star Mail Routes
The postoffice department reports
it Is having difficulty in obtaining
bidders on Wo star routes serving
Centre county
One of the routes is the Important
one between Tyrone and Bellefonte
meeting
Philadel.
resident, and 71
Washin
Smith
the
previous years
Ammerman made his cateh about
6:30 Saturday moming. He wm
| using a plain cane rod with angle
{ worms for bait. The fish was hooked
{securely through the wp of the!
mouth, and Ammerman sald he
“landed him fast” to keep him out of
nearby swift water. In his haste 0
get the trout to shore, Ammerman |
broke his rod in four places
E— —-—
Child Suffers But
In Fall on Radiator
William Flack, aged 14 months,