Where the Fuel Goes A cruising at a speed of 250 m.p.h. may use 200 gal- lons of gasoline an hour, HEAVY BOMBER he Centre 7 WHERE THE FUEL GOES An Army Trans- | port burns 33,000 gallons of fuel oll emoctal Lo | VOLUME 63. NUMBER 21. _ BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1944, a ——— SUBSCRIFTION-—$1.50 PER YEAR. Abandon Sepa ale Army, Ld Draft Boards to: Armed Forces, at Induction Stati Regulations Important Selec tive Ser yesterday, upon the wanch of delegated the final decision to the tions, rather than stations as has this time. The effect at once Beginning immediately all regis- trants who pass pre-induction phy- sicals will be designated as accept- able for general military service limited military servige, rather than as acceptable to the Army or as ac- ceptable to the Navy Until July 1, local boards new regulations new Selectee’s in ann limitation Choice change vice unced plac the 4 { 1a of ervice he ist i y enter, ar power of making such induction indu CAS sta - the pre ‘tion been the new up to rulings go into or will con- 3 WOMAN DIES OF BULLET WOUND Mrs. Lee 0. Overholts, 52, State College, Ends Life With Revolver ver is assigned suicide of Mur Of State C daughter-in-lav Overholt Overholts he hours Centre Sheckler, of gated holts apparently had from a revolver int breast, the bullet penetrating the heart. Death is believed to have been almost n- (Continsed on page Four) a ns Coroner Charle Milesburg., wh matter, sald Mrs sent investi Over a bullet the 0 her Former Port Matilda Man Killed at Sea Frank vig resident at sea he was Ariny was { enemy Act Frank is marrie of a baby Bertha My Port Matild; ing before He Allport The ship h torpedoed on November died the following word received by Two Children Are Treated at Hospital Pets Irwin of Al Port n Lhe ipping ocd wel S01 iport : Matilda transport or of whe sh Overseas aid wife daughter wa the Army Fe i lived 286 and secording to day wife I'wo children were treated Friday County Hospital peying . daughter « Meyers f sy fracture ol when fell home Centre at the for while Meyers, 2 Mrs. Joseph Gap ollarbone from a porch at he; Nancy Schlegel, 5 Mr. and Mrs. J. 1. Schlegel of Belle- fonte received a severe laceration of hey while riding a bi- cycle vicinity her home Sutures were supplied to the wound at the injuries received Marlene Mr. and Pleasant left received the she white ‘ daughter ol lof heel left heel the of hospital Rural Carriers of County Nome Officers H W. Fetteroff, of Spring Mills wis elected president of the Centre County Rural Carriers Association at their annual picnic meeting held Sunday. June 11, at Spring Mills CG. Blaine Bitner was elected vice president, and Willis H. Gelssinger of Bellefonte re-elected secre- tary After meeting ice cream was served the members and their guests, numbering 35 persons TAN the to neg avy Calls We Combined Calls for ignments to be Made According To New [e] induction calls for the Navy Army quotas to Army reception Navy quota tations fn na After July 1, however will receive induction for t instead of * Army for the ending orn tinue Army and ' fill 0 fil ters and to Navy re cruiting been the custom boards local one force: call he armed separate one and the Navy When boards then such calls received Jo- will first non-fathers, fathers within each group In cordance with Selective Service These men will be sent an armed f induction center specified in the call, and upon rival there will be assigned wo Army or the Navy Men who have examinations pri d who have been ally by the Army now considered a® accel armed and may fill combined Inductic Another July aminations be forwarded are cal swelect volunteers and finally al reg - ulation to oree fr - the pre-induc- July 1, peci- passed tion ir Lo an fi accepted of the Navy table be drawn to are to the forces m calls that who pass Service and ox - may even new ruling 1 on after persons military tion for mau the pre-induction physical J0 days registrant within more Lime any on eX Billy Fritchman Suffers Head Injury, Leg Frac- tured in Two Places Fritchman and Mrs. Harold { 4 son isan nd oper The Peter Brown n an effort the child wa when wrt eported Avoid Tierney driving east on the Fritchmar Dave run treet child to treet Tierney wiung the ca to d Billy is said ne arrive; miss him a tno have back i ARAN the machine him irned changed his course struck ro but the youth throwing ad. The car rammed against andard breaking the light off at base Damage to | a broken spring cracked windshield, rumpled fender and a blown-out The Fritchman youth and Brown boy were taken to the Centre County Hospital, and both were dis- charged af undergoing treatment Brown visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Devling North Water street Milesburg Soldier Ill in Base Hospital 74) he we st upport the car included tire the ter of Sgt. Wayne Alkey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Alkey of Milesburg, who has been with the American Forces in England since last fall, is recov- ering at a base hospital in that country from an attack of pleurisy resulting from a cold, according a letter received from him by his parents Sgt. Alkey has been in service for more than three years and last fall [WAS sent overseas Bellefonte Soldier Is Home From the Invasion of Sicily and Italy Home from the invasion of Sicily and the battle of Cassino, Cpl. John Ebeling. 22, son of Mrs. Nora Ebe- Hing, of West High street, Bellefonte, member of an anti-alreraft unit, sald the Infantry is bearing the brunt of battle in World War 11. de- spite the contention, now being dis- proved, that the infantry was losing its importance in modern warfare, Cpl. Ebeling landed in North Af. rica sometime after the original in- vasion of that continent, but took Sart in the entire Sicilian campaign. He was with the troops who landed on Sicily on September 22, 1043, and remained in fhe fighting until the island was in Allied hands, sieca where he remained until late in May when he began the journey home. Enroute to the United States he spent a short time in Algiers, North Africa, where he met and had a brief visit with Earl Heverly, of East Bishop street, who Is with a headquarters outfit in that area Cpl. Ebeling was under bombings during frequent air raids in Sicily and Italy, and commented that tracer bullets from anti-alreraft guns during raids on such large ports as Naples made an awe-in. spiring network of lines through the sky. He recalled that a flight of Cer- He then went to Italy where he wag In the allied drive toward Rome, 40 days on the front lines Cassino. Mtaly he was sent to Cor-| convoy in which his ship was num- bered, and that while the | dropped heavy loads of bombs, not (Continued on page Four) 80, ficiating J planes on Monday. 3 INJURED IN 2 ACCIDENTS AT MILESBURG I'wo Titan Workers Hurt When Car Rams Into Rear of Truck DRIVER OF CAR BLINDED BY GLARE lock Haven Man, Fatig- ued by Long Drive, Loses Control of Car Her Son pet were accident Milesburg, reported State Police Damage to involved Three injured in Route Sunday today by two 220 morning. it members of Pleasant automobile west i on Wa the al Gap the ve. hicles and property totaled $905 Two pa accident Milesburg wh WNRers were injured in about three miles wast at 6:30 a. m. when a ich five employes of Metal Company their work in rear of ™ same direction 19 f Fleming an ’ i sedan in the Titan rm to were Bellefonte f{ truck en- ite ran into traveling in Fred Boreman suffered a cut above small Edward receive ne end the HL right eye 'h nd brust other anc HUSH il ana burn which resulted k of Fieming Car Was Ve. ick Waller and oper Fli ator Of thie and the of a ir Old Record Found In Sale Purchase blinded by sun Riare ran into Ne rear tinued Mrs Lock Haven ton C Frederick 8 Pletcher iH secretary of Clin- write Historical Society J. Kane June 3, at the Mary shir P I~ Bellefonte & Ives framed when she took Lhe frame to clean it she baptismal certificate following information Unto these two parents, William Long and his wife Jean Watking Long, was born a daughter on the 2ist day of March, 1880. This child received the name of Nancy Ellen.” The of- minister was Rev. Bamuel There is ne rch the rrier hat t from the und a ie WH of M. Cx Historical Society Meets in Bellefonte Snyder Northumberiand Historical WAS speaker a meeting Centre County Historical So- Friday in u Library Bellefonte, with James ( of Beliefonte presiding Snyder presented historical Sunbury formerly called and the site of Fort one time the largest in Pennsyivania Almost all the well known Indian trails of this area and the principal trail to the west, which ran through the northern part of what was to be of Centre, to gheny rt were vividly the speaker Mrs. Snyder, Fisher secretary { the Sox of the forty ' ety a fety held ve bullding Furst data Shamokin Augusta ! wttlement the count described by the former Bertha Detrick of Bellefonte, was also pres- | ant at the meeting Shallcross Resigns Warner Co. Position According to reports reaching Bellefonte, Samuel M. Shallcross, of Wynnewood, near Philadelphia, for- mer vice president and general man- ager of the warner Company plant in Bellefonte, has resigned his posi- tion as research engineer in the Philadelphia offices of that com- pany. It is reported that Mr. Shall cross expects to engage in efficiency engineering work in the Philadel- phia area He went to the Warmer Company as treasurer in 1922 and three years later was made vice president and general manager of the local plant, retaining that post until February 1042 when he aEcepied the research position in Philadelphia. The family moved from Bellefonte to Wynne- wood at that time. National Gypsum To Employ Women The National Gypsum Company of Bellefonte will combat the cur rent manpower shortage by employ ing women for all types of plant labor, It was announced today. The women will be employed for general their first nest at the foot of Rey- Alumni Association to | Meet Here Tuesday maintenance work and in assisting skilled labor and will be given all opportunities for advancement and promotion, Bayard Magee, plant out the iden that the nest ought manager, reports, | Pay rates for the new women 'been hired and will report for for the with women company call about 20 men ' with the Alle-| Present plans of the War Loan Drive Now Under 1000 Soldier-Vote Canvassers to Sell Bonds on House-to-House Visits: Book and Au- thor Program at College, Wednesday rApid progress be- an’ the Invasion armies tion Centre County War s} Commitiee Monday rr War Loan cam- which mas what promises to be one | served seat t complete efforts to pro-theld at 2 Bond in auditoriun ™ ogaen Lhe by the vliing made OVerseas Finance launched the Sth paign with of the Eq Ing Club American of University Profess Bellefonte cely ang ww on mao War county mots sale ever seen the With army CRIOVARNET double duly of absentee Bond: progr sistance of a reaay of nearly 1.000 soldier- appear y Ferber who will serve Lhe i vasl Edgn; of enrolling names istanding writers in their voters and selling War field In Bellet it is believed © that every lobtained at the family in the county will receive &'and in personal invitation to buy bonds pe; soldier-ballot canvessers, many {agency of whom have served in previous Four War Loan campaigns, are performe-jof the ing their duty om a volun- tary basis without remuneras- tion of Special Sth War the as Nash and authors maae ballot and the } nte may Bob Davi 1 ate College the Jack Har- wii St store Serve as reserved seat The DOOKS written by esch g authors, will be one given double away as door prizes Mo rEOn written I: fauthor take a feature of theitorium to have Loan The book the w and author program to be held at The State College next Wednesday al at the ternoon is proving to be a most vOp- East Bi ular Innovation. Anyone purchasing , week a War Bond of $1875 or more from representatives the Sponsoring Stam at ths the College Wom-'* . ang | by them Wo and kind event having Any $ over Are them au campaig: rite Kirkwood Shor Carn street Witmer: val Bel grouna op yesterday J tnyone of State agencies niinged CHILD. 3. STRUCK REBERSBURG MAN BY FATHER'S TRUCK 10 BE ORDAINED son of Lawrence Auman Suffers Fractures of Hip and Pelvis ‘Public Ceremony to Held Tonight For Har- lan Clayton Musser truck | Licentiate Haglan Clayton father Larry Leroy will be ordained th won of Mr. andl of the Evangelical of East Lamb ch t g be In “satisfac- i the Centre Coun«! im i which 3 fractured: and brush Run over a loaded coal gariven by hi Auman, aged 3 Mrs. Lawrence Aumail street is reported to ondition atl Hospital include a fractured peivis hip. and severe bruises burns about the hips The child was injured about 4.36 last Wednesday allernoon wien his father drove up in front of the family home in a truck loaded with five Lona coal The youngster: ran off the ont porch and, unseen the run- Oy Hal a public despite injuries seryive of ted by Dr president of he Jenteal yi ivania Synod of the Evangelical and Aplormed church. Ur. Ray H, Dot- wirer, head of the Philosophy Dee partment of Penn State and former pastor of the Reformed Re Albert Asendor! Pail rol church of { ’ Paalon Rel by fathe ping board o He 5 believed the running wheel r ron the r. ¢ lege. Re M PASO West board and the je! Weaver -t le of the heavy vehicle Om trnnsd on Pape May Presides at State Insurance Conference over or heavily grased his hij Loule Lalli, = . ; [J . chiid fathes neighbor, anc rushed nim where X-<r'aj frou Centre Counts examinations tures Mr dear Hospital revealed ther Fi wis and aver Aank M. Fiabe { Harristy Inst where Centre Wedne he Hall MeAY presided Auman in Ih the rsa y 38h Pennsylvania of Mutual Insurance whi he is 4 Al Wednesday Fisher gaye the - address The ¢ was Penn Harris Hotel, with {f most of the 171 member organiza. tions in attendance. J. H. Mitchel ff Lemont, president of the Farmers Fire Insurance Company of Centre county. attended the delegate from that organization 10 Men From College Board to Enter Navy annual conference of Slate Association Companies, of retiring the h e president night's sion Mr pwresident’s annual aes Tens men from Local Board No. | State College. will be inducted into Navy Wednesday June 21 Selective Service officials announced ference b : a | onfer p rl § the the on ni ' ' 4 i delegates The inductees will report at the board office on Alien street at 6 a m. that day will travel to Al- toona by bus on the first leg of their trip to Navy assignments and conference as Those slated for induction are John FPF. Fishburn, Montoursville John R Suydam, State College Irvin M. Zaleski, Weedville Gilbert H Dawson Ind Barrett Black Box Personnel Continuing On Duty rumors to the contrary personnel of the black box in Bellefonte will continue to perform James A their duties as usual, it was an- D. 2 [nounced yesterday by Mrs. Mar) James Edgar Hess, State College. Harvey Scott, chairman of the pro- Ralph William, Bohn, Coburn Itective unit of the local Civilian Donald E Weaver, Bellefonte, R Defense Council D 3 { The army telephone for alr raid Robert W. Jones, State College a! WArnings has been discontinued, but transfer lother telephones at the contro] cen- {ter are being used for blackout sig- ‘nals. and these telephones must be manned 24 hours a day as usual, Mrs. Scott said. She reported that all black box personnel would be notified if and when their services {are no JoNger Necessary 104 Innoculated At A combination of well-meant med. : diing and high water seems to have | Clinic In Milesburg conspired against the pair of swans ' {in the vicinity of the falls on South, The MUI Weihan Arg heid | Water street deprive them of * | school in Milesburg, Monday eve family this year ‘ning. The club sponsored the diph- Residents of the area report that thera clinle in the Milesburg the swans so far this year have . built & total of two nests and have sno ein raculations | produced eight eggs, but as of Tues- | Tar LT Ti sating was Mrs ID. A. Sowers, and Mrs. Roy Bryan {day of this week, only one egg re- was chairman of the committee In mained. That egg is believed to be charge of the entertainment pro. gram. Hammond Despite the Rubin h Johnson 1 State College Belicfonte, R Swans Stake Hope For Family on Last of 8 Eggs past the BH-week Incubation period land little hope is held that it will hatch out. ' Late in the Spring the swans built | wiles ‘nolds avenue, and four eggs were| deposited in the nest. All was going | [well until a local man hatched 1 A § meeting of the Bellefonte {be protected. Accordingly he had | nest partly encircled by a section 3 i i : g i Lie SCHOOL ay RATE REMA Boar A NO [LS $1 AT 34 d Also Continues Per Capita Levy For $61.1 1944-145 19 BUDGET IS Begin Enrollment Of Servicemen ‘ast Army of Volunteers Begins Task of Listing Names of All Persons in Service; To Complete Work by June 21 \ FINALLY APPROVED i, Mrs. ter Tax ouel ii ning Teguiar Monda Be | Was $4 00 P Krader Resigns Af- 21 Years as Music Supervisor Bellefor bor- retained at 34 mills and ment for the milage er capita asses year, it y announced al a meeling of 0] board ¥ night Hospital Officials OMcials Hos dts] quests friends the turned single § n i wers places quite a strain serie fit ’ nam Ask Aid of Public of the Centre County tlds week made ! persons naving as patient of relatives - the 1 VASES rootns each ratient the task of walered each morning receiv carin on help the shortage at spoResman said IOOF, Rebekahs Hold Memorial Services Members of th ‘rystal past Friday ye 5 The following were honored at u peIvices wel Me lan of Carbric Mrs Miss tress, and members of Bella Out IS | £0) OU Rebekah memorial died within ¥ F. and Springs lodges of held services the - ar, at room night the 1. OO. O ae Rankin Sam- Kinley and Allen McClel- the Jodge., and Mrs. Miriam kK. Mrs. Helen Hartswick, and of Crystal Springs Verna Ardery degree mis the memor- William B ial staff were in charge of the ser- vice At the close of the ceremonies | refreshments were served Howard ‘Man Held On Burglary Charge Earl is county being Dean Crotaer. 20. of Howard, held without bail at the all in connection with the burglary of the H. D. Pletcher ooy- fectionery store in Howard, June ® He was arrested Monday by Pvt Eugene lice at Arraigned before Peace Hugh L. Curtin, Jr B. Barnie, of the State Po Rockview Justice of the at Cur- tin, Crotaer entered a plea of gulity and was commitied to jall In the Pletcher robbery Items taken were valued at about $25 The man also is reported to be wanted in Clinton county for implication in a service station robbery there i ———————-- Seek to Organize A movement was on foot In Belle- | Local Ball Team fonte yesterday to stimulate action High School Alumni Association will be the count of beter Luzerne county y have completed organiza and LEGION BAND 10 PLAY AT BUTLER Titan Chorus Also to Ap- pear in Programs at Veterans’ Hospital tions in band still retains Twenty-four the service but TAR RIT PUC Sanctions Railroad Span Over Highway 322 in Patton Township If GRANT replaced replaced bandas Wingate Fugitive Found Hiding at Home The Law. in ARALL ed upon Russell Spicer gate, Monday and ook custody for the third or on charges of escaping from a institution Spicer anc north west same mn foros desoer thie of Win- him into tourt) fourth Lime 17 rises grade townshi Lime penal who fled on from May 31 prehended after State Police Rockview and Pleasant Gap stations and Bellefonte borough po lice found him hiding under a in his father's home at Wingate It usually requires a car load men 0 csplure him. for oh one oc casion he fled Into the brush Dear the house, on another he swam Me. Coy’s dam to elude pursuit, and one time secreted himself in “a small Space he made under a stalrwas The youth is now in the county Jall awaiting appearance in court Prior to this time he had been a Juvenile court case Kis-Lyn Was ap- the from ricige Is 24 foet sub tructed on ; Lt ETRGeq “on Muwed by . ux Pope Four - . Wolf Store Awards Prises of three mes ds he "ni pw arte $25 War Yamell of ANGLE ANA ' vi n Kat » ! nt al Wolf Pumniture O South Allegheny street ed 10 Lhe following Bond, Miss Pa Bellefonte. BR. 1) 3. chatr and otto. man, Mis W. P Kelley of North Potter street and Congoleum MUR. Mis R. Mitchell, Beliefonte, R D3 Father In Hospital Writes Letter To Son on His First Anniversary Pvt. Samuel J. Ray, of Camp Wheeler, Ga. returned recently to his position after spending a ten. . wa : mpany store wer SNOT ne ¥ we are prvileged to reproduce, a8 follows Patient in Station Hospital, . Camp Wheeler, Oa MY Dear Son Here it 8, your first birthday, or 5, underwent a jeg operation It will be over by the time you get now les at home In a
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