Page Two YHE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. June 8 1944. - si 8 A————————— Two soliciting Of Li ed con and Tyrone — | Echoes From the Pas Fifty Years Ago from miners, made Wednesday thi 1 rei I'hey collect Philipsburg Mi ian Barrett of operator is Kan brother gentiemen by the Vi of the town on subscriptions for triking dderable Orne here Charle miner She will money is likely that a large number of } Lamb Street ridge ad eelmen from Johnstow Alt y will evel cit 1 ) isit to Pen ner prove VT 4 to be come two il a town ne wees flood we May n f eem Overcoat Vers tL in : Ld { y ¥ } ’ ’ sawmill at th mouth of r sl ned ince they e | the on where be I'OSS unfit structure Ung An he n \ { 0 fi Haupt heep 30 stant received Company B by the burning of th of Bellefonte, to have all equipment night ne Mis Le INCASsY Nt the word is 7 oS : getting around A THE Best Wi TIRE IS U.S:ROYAL Car owners from all over the - country are reporting that the new U. 8. Royal De- Luxe synthetic is turning in performance records as far ahead of the field as the U. 8S. Royal De- Luxe was before the war — records that often equal the performance of pre-war tires. When you are eligible to buy pew tires—get U. 8. Royal DeLuxe~there is no better tre made. THE NEW U.S. ROYAL BUY WHERE YOU SEE THE U.S. SIGN §, This is the sign of a local independent business built on experience, knowledge, skilled service and products of quality, Bellefonte Sunoco Service TELEPHONE 2919 ALLEGHENY & BISHOP STH, | Gilliland, et [tract In State College, $1 Twenty Years Ago Smith, the Centre Hall declared that it snowed May 256. On Investi- night “evervthing he sald R M postmaster Sunday night gation during the wis white with snow Six hundred kiddies from Belle- fonte and vicinity were registered for the annual Elks Kiddies picnic at Hecla Park, June 12, and it was expected that by plenic day a total of 1000 youngsters would be on the roster Weekend West home Frank M included guests at the in Bellefonte Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Pearce and Miss Clara Belelgh, of Zellenople, Frank Fowler, Philadelphia Mir HD Widdowson Wilbur and Carl, and daughter, Fi and John Erickson Indiana, Pa Ground broken for the new $16,000 high building the borough of Ce » Hall. The build ing to osyted on Hoffer treet on a flve-acre plot of ground which had been part of the Arney farm. The plot, purchased for $1125 had a 400 foot along the and wa depth and sons ance all of wns school for Wis "yg frontage 545 feet In College Chamber of appointed a committe the po ning a playground in ormmunity during the summer month The Chamber voted an appropriation of $600 for the project and the bor- hool authorities granted the the school treet Ihe Commerce inve State Lo tigate msibllity of op that « Ougn use of purpose John W at tehed a ground Saxton, rallroad operator who in K ear-old child from the wheels of the Express, wa Railroad Company's nionville June 1 LWO-y death under ap- proaching Lehigh of 27 Penns ployees medal for nary acts of One yvivanla eimn- receive prone ANCE Ie Broad Street Station nladeiphl LY ® perform aor Viuor resentation was mad at damuel Lea, company president Howard . Al in Akron, to spend part with local friends well cond number Coleville checked and no new reported during a seven-day All together cared deaths Morgan, of Shamokin hos on collision of biles ing a Ford ros panied by men e dent movement to establish a at Scotia homecoming Mr. and Mrs Ohio Donald Wallace arrived in Belle! of thelr wedding trip Mr. Wallace wus locality, having store here for a of onte in thi clgnr of years known ucted n The epidemic of typhold fever In and Collins Row had been cases had been period Hospital only two epidemic Mrs. Dennis Bellefonte, was in the pital suffering from received in the »=ad- two speeding automo- near Shamokin, Solt was driv- Ana Was accom- men. The ther injury the Bellefonte for 27 patients, and resulted from the Samuel Solt, a son of evere injuries wdster two other scaped serious W. H of Ghaner, well Benore, wa known leader picnic annual former Col plot and tw hold an Ana picnle of residents there of Boalsi purchased cotin, and anne IMheodore jon! cently ground remodel] superintendent Louse a club he tract mith, employe of Motor ( Pi hiladelphia went w stion at headquarters nnpaiy Bh exalning Division for > the 28th ar- mory u necept i first appointment i Heutenant He wus to ned t¢ Headquarters Detachment of tu 2nd Machine Gun S¢ be ans in Natio cal root Williams d to the Smel ter Pi iN ear Maxwell 1 nd Emma Walk AF Wox uple et] ' REAL ESTATE | i ~ TRANSFERS Morgan R I 1 $! Wagner, wo lew CW Howard. R DD. | $l Shemnat 7 tract in Lira I'wp Eari W._ Motz Haines Twp al. to Ray- ix, of Milesburg L) x pany of Halimoon Lingle winn, ot Boggs Twp ). © ford Eves. of Telephort Com tract In me tract In to Bell Pennayl- $275 Ly to Wal | of Madisonburg 81.000 Yania Della J Twp exer vite Nilie ries A rence LL... Huber, ot lege. tract I'wp ux. 0 Law- ux, of Btate Cal- n State College, 81 Charles H. Roland, by heirs. to Cecil A. Rumberger, et ux, of Phil- ipsburg, tract in Philipsburg, $1 Warren W. Carson, ot ux, 0 the Sheesley Bupply Co. Ine. of Johns town, tract In Howard Twp. #1 Homer Kepler, ¢t ux. to J. Bd. ward Gilliland, of Akron, Ohlo, tract in Perguson Twp. $1 John Gilliland, ot ux. 0 J. Edward Cllilland, ot ux, of Akron. Ohlo. Surge, ot | tract In State College, $1 John Gilliland, et ux, to J Edward ux, of Akron, Samuel M. Shallcross, et ux, Jesse M. Lingenfelter, et ux of Ohjo, to MARTHA r Merry of MoKeespor Fink weather plow Due to the late season ook On Sunday Merle sdvantage of the fair nt the day : ahd ape Hy It may Mat inte Dut 1 feel be Day services held he Williams cemetery I have heard many say It was one of the finest ever held at place. Many thanks are extended from the come munity to the members of the Port Matilda band for their excellent contribution © the program Beatrice Andrews, Helen Spack- man Mrs NR Stiver, Lois Merry and Elva Alexander spent g day In Altoona last week Could it be that they are preparing for 4 wedding In the family Mrs. Molly Sindall and Mrs. Erma Zonge vialted with friends In the community on Sunday afternoon The entire congregation of the Baptist church were very happy to see Rev Mery In the pulpit on Sun- day morning. You know, community activities are never complete without every helper functioning Mong and Wanda Stiver visited relitives In Tyrone oh Priday of last week Mrs. Blair Fink has rétumed home after visiting with her husband who has been confined to his military base hospital. We hope 0 learn of his complete recovery soon I think that it has been overlook ed that the McCGrews have three ad- ditional kids. They are really very active kids and are doing fine. The mother of these fine triplets is the proverbial goat who ate the red shirt off the line be a little mention should d Memoria made of the that WM. B. RANKIN AGENCY COMPLETE Tn INSUR; RANKIN, Agent. RANCE SERVICE BELLEFONTE, PA. Interesting Sidelights of Circus Train Wreck 1Co atihued from page the shows travel rail occupied p cars ona) rule with laborers the flat The train had out event as IL approached steadily gaining momentum the time | reached pn distant point had gained ng nces of miong with Tyrone until by far it ped had not from i“ peed v 4 vill tation of 45 miles an Howl As It reached existing in Lhe particuiar piace Lh Lhe the causing the released lke a tender HOY th § amped from t road bed at that between Droge engine wo dart ink engine and tender ahead peeding arrow TL Unger hei piace by rail and le embankment ‘dra train with A might ber « E¥ing and through the Lil ld be followed by Then hearc for miles a brie! period af » Hi waeinoniu be 0 Ng. Al VERIURDI® &! worth several Lh All the horn remem r a you mini about a mille In wi claimed wich fr claimed ran Bil that all RICER Mele met alla wreck sene who bul turned and Mo home father nT ye sl rile these I bel n ail was 8 3 the captured apd ha Ww which had em were called cocka- had large Lopes on Weds head Mr 8 8 Blair, the mallroad iperintendent, came and took these birds away and I don’t know if he returned them to Mr. Main or bot Another writer states “On a farm near the wreck Miss Minnie Priday was milking a cow when a tiger suddenly sprang upon the animal Minnie took tracks while the tiger was shot by AlN Thomas, a neighbor. Another tiger whith had been secured by ropes some distance KWAY managed to wriggle loose and went to the Mor- rissey heyy coop where it ate several chickens and then disappeared, be. Ing soon recaptured with a lasso This tiger showed fight when show. men tried to get 1 Into a car and almost tore the leg off one of the men. ‘Snowflake’ a fine white horse, wat badly hurt ang it Was proposed to shoot her: this Mr. Main forbid, put the animal died soon after. Dave frvin. of Tyrone, canght the ‘man. eater’ and put it back In its cage, & rather daring thing to do.” A very Interesting letter from Rev Bamett BH Hart, of Williamsport, recalling his experiences at the eir- ous disaster, is Included In Mr. Shoe- maker's article. He writes “At that time 1 was pastor of the Second Methodist church (now the Fifteenth Btreet Methodist church), Huntingdon, Pa, Most of the male members of that church were am- ployed in the repair shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and, as such, were also of the wreck crew. The master mechanic was a very devout wye Wos abd | Hglowus over i y Confer * rest. He he invited me iim ing thu he paxed on react nour me into Was riding nature neer, whom 10 Lhe MONUMENT f Hows ith Mrs Grove at Mrs wreker we Visitors the and ch Galbraith Her son Haver Lidrer and daughts Charl Wil came uP Tues of last week 1 8 | Mrs. Ellen Shox having a bad cold Wednesday of ast week one of « residents. Harry Hanley, was Was 62 years of age ward Durkin was home of pass last week He Is sta toned at Camp Edwards, Mass Allen BR Pmbick of Loganton, R D. wus a Bunday altermmoon visitor at the Albert Mackey home Other visitors at the same pince were Joan Durkin, Phyllis and Ken Schenck Kay Ann Odrton and Sara Young The quarantine for scarlet fever was lived on Saturday st the Mack ey home Ralph Seltzer has fully recovered from the disease, and none of the rest of the family con tracted It Miss Irene Phillips and brother Ray of Howard RD. were Sunday visitors at their sister's home, Mrs Mage! Durkin, and took Masel and daughter Carol Ann alc home Ray & home from Camp ynolds, Pa. He brought a friend with him from camp Homecoming al Snow Shoe, Mrs. Elmer Conaway, of Snow Shoe, recently was hostess atl the homecoming of all her children ex- cept one, Sgt. Edward Conaway, who is serving with the United States armed forces In England One of the sons, Charles Conaway, is now home from the Naval Tarining Sta. tion at Great Lakes, TI Other guests at the family home Included Mrs Conaway's brother, John Hazzard, of Canton, Ohlo, and his daughter, PYLE a 3-day WOODWARD Mrs Bruce Motz of Bul were fil ere ( Fr unt of the passing brother fe. Mrs. E Naomi Benner) Motz their home on ghter, Joar BD $C wae attend her any She Mr. and Brookville former ! atiended the | W. Motz We were indeed glad to have had an old time reminis- with them. They told us that the sons. Lows, Irvin and Andrew are In the armed foroes of the United States. Louis and Irvin are in England, while Andrew Is with the Subbarine Division somewhere On Bunday morning the tempers ture dropped to 58 degrees above ero It certainly was a sudden change The funeral of Mrs. E W. Motz Florence as we were wont 0 call her, was well attended on Saturday afternoon. The church audience room space was nearly all taken up She was held In high respect which was shown by the many beaytiful flower sprays given In her honor. We shall sorely miss her a8 an earnest church worker Pre. Carl D Motz left this Wed- | nesday afternoon for his post of | duty at Buckley Meld. Oolo He came | home just In time to have s parting talk with his now deceased aunt left for AS Mrs ’ place Neral of CPNcy SCOTIA By H M. 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