Where the Fuel Goes
A HEAVY BOMBER
cruising at a speed of 250
mph. may use 200 gal-
lons of gasoline an hour,
VOLUME 63. NUMBER
JAlizens
Battle Lime Dust
Walter Eberhart Namen esident of Group
at Public Meeting; Ex 9% ‘ive Committee
Named to Consider Plans Action
24)
Organization ol
ens commit
Bellefonte's effort
the lim tt
a public
House
mately
fe were j
The
Sentai
Councilman
chalrman of th
Council, wWio pie
sion, was elected
Lee
ou
meet
resent
meeting wa
Bot
2 :
vile
Citiz
elected 1
Was n
Mr
amed
Fb
motion of
named the
executive comm
the officer
plans: C
H. Poorman
William R
ver Corn
Dor
F
ald Sn
oriner
PLANE CRASH
FATAL T0 ARMAN
S'Set. Harold W. Smith,
21, Centre Hall, Killed
in England
daught
ern, of Pluk
Killed in a pi
in England
a War Depa
‘wived
wife
8 Sgt
an A-20
CAITIes a crew
ners sud
plane crashed wi
Base in Engl
support of th
France
.
Slightly Wounded
Stith wa
OW ~ievel
It
Aa
a pil
ind afte
Shots Strike House
In Centre Hall
Alva J)
Brungard
WW
of th
damage. |
the sh
the (ne
stray bulle
notilieq
Cution may
there
ported
HEWITT HEADS ~~ COUNTY ATHLETE
[ONING BOARD SUFFERS WOUNDS
Council Orders 3 Property
Owners to Abandon
[se of Cesspools
are
Ple. George Martz, Centre
Hall, Is Casualty of
French Invasion
of WwW. Mant 4
Hall
Minded | Lh
Normandy June 14
War Department
Monday morn
Mi and Mn
Centre Hall
detalis of the nature
fantryman’s wounds
a letter written by him
pital In on July 11 he told
his parents that he whsn't feeling
well.” He has writien to other rein
tives expinining that he had “very
bad luck” in the fighting but hasnt
sald anything further regarding hi
injuries
Pi Martz wrote that he landed
in Prance gn D<Day, June 6. and
that for four days the fighting was
Tough.” but that he sscapeg with
catches and bruises in those on
gagements
A graduate of the Centre Hall
Potter Township High School at
Centre Hall, in the class of 1940,
Plc. Martz was prominent in all
(Continued on page Seven)
-
Appointment of a
Justment for the new
Borough Zoning Law feat
wiar meeting of Council
gan House, Monday
The appointments, announced by
Council president William W. Bie
are Borough Engineer Arthur C
Hewitt, chairman Wo serve until Yu
January 1, IM7. Councliman David
W. Keller, to serve until January |
8. and Counclilmayg Foward J
Teaman to serve until January |
1945. Mr. Bleg pointed gut that the
appointments give each of the bor
ough's three wards representation
on the board, whose duty it will be
to hear and adjust any disputes
which may arise from the operation
of the zoning law
By s unanimous motion, Council
ruled that three residents of Reser-
voir Hill, Bouth Allegheny street,
Jare to have 30 days in which to tap
onto borough sanitary sewers and
discontinue the use of cerapools. In
the event they fall to comply with
the order, Council will complete the
(Continued on Page lay
board nt
Bellefonte
red a res wa riou
al the Ls
nigit to a
eived
basin il aye!
ly w fight
accord
NERS ae
ing WH i
parent John A
Martz, of
\
of the
given
LE
but
ns hos
Were
in
England
nite'lo Kid In vos Find Car Used By NAVY B
% hi
he Cond
Demo
BELLEFONTE, PA
THURSDAY,
JULY 20, 1944.
oh
LIP 8
Lurg After
Nevin R. Walk
26 n of Mi
Prison Fugitives H)
Rockview Truck Abandoned Near Williams.
Two Inmates Make
cape; Vehicle is Undamaged
IR
WN
EGE
Occupants EK
fold 1us-
Two scape
LU 'nhurt as Plane
Overturns
PILOT MANEUVERS
OVER GOLF COURSE
“ailure of Oil Pressure
System Given as Cause
of Mishap
Sea-Bee In Pacific Area Praises
War Efforts of Local Lime Industry
PVT. GLENN MANN
REPORTED KILLED
Milesburg Soldier, Father
of Two, Dies in ltaly
June 20
John W. Smith, €M 2/¢
tered
#1043 : :
Blandl
a Page Throw)
Bellefonte Native
Dies in Army Camp
Chol Mt Camp
Continund
Mr Alber
Lion
18
Ha
notLityin
rot iw
native an
fonte, ah
A CRP In
NATION EXCEEDS
WAR BOND QUOTA
Sales Pass 20-Billion Mark
County Leads State
in E Sales
LAB ma por
AZO at
las beer
at time
the
ther :
i : a |
Bellefonte, are
Dale Musser Altoona
and his wife and four children all
of Charleston, 8 C. One of the
NOW SPTYiNng oversea Lhe
ier in Riu
LLM
— The people of
entering the Fifth
. ign with the
held Mon hi tory of war Joan efforts, took the
w.th
assignment in their stride and fig
ires released this week by the Treas
iy D reveal that the 16-
billion dolinr allocation was met
with more than 4 billion dollars to
spare, When final Ngures are avall-
at Fillmore Church
able It I» expected that total sales
The eleventh annual homecoming (Continued on page Three)
Fillmore wik be held on the -
morning of July 30. The services will
Pleasant Gap Girl
Is Member of WAC
start off at 9:16 a. Mm. with a hymn
sing led by Zane B. Gray, followed
with Bunday school at 9.30, with 1
Emodean Mildred Kerstetter, 22,
davghter of Mr. and Mrs. Ouy Ker-
stetter, of Pleasant Gap, this week
w United States
War Loan oam-
largest quota In the
:
I" irmeaq
foree
Fu
ineral eryvice were
Iny ‘harleston
Ld
al City
alternoon al
nierment In 4
partment
Annual Homecoming
at
M. Tressler of Bellefonte, as supers
intendent. The homecoming worship
service will begin at 10.30 with the
Rev. Henry H Shissler delivering
the sermon and taking charge of
Communion services. Rev. Shissler
Is the present pastor on the Half
moon charge
There will be special music by a the
quartet during the Sunday schools he
hour and a yoeal solo by Mrs Ralph |
| Chragler during the holy worship
| service plant here
The homecoming committee ex-| flor sister, Pvt, Genevieve
tends a cordial invitation to every. |stetter, js serving In the WAC snd
one to attend this annual home- is stationed at Hoff General Hos
coming service. [pea Santa Barbara, California,
ing center at State College
Miss Kerstottey
Bellefonte High School
completed
State College Group to Go
quotas
enlisted In the WAC at the recruits |
is a graduate of Companions, J
the Pleasant Gap High School and 8, %0n of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence FP. |
where Womer, of 465 East Beaver avenue,
the commercial State College,
course. he has been employed in! Centre County Hospital at 8:30 p. |
clerical work at the Tian Metal m
Ker- DE ay ot the Sa
ba
*
Mar
th reas
Gow L§ FY taste Roxx
a :
nag in a
p cream I've
n th from now on when [0°
it, AolgEomething, Dus not oti se oi
ok
A the Bi u
+
ar 1 could be mach worse
sere barre
wy oi
Yor { * b il LY
R31
Jneldantatly
+ mith
Wounded in Invasion
{ Maris on - Bev
ul ’ ’ , ts
ble Pra dee yon
Are with
The
men spelled
word fear |
OA
{ back
The Army is also
In
working
ing
here
Russell 7
O08 Are | 4 Stover
ail = M
r Wo
army 1!
n DeRrmons of
ere is another Arfny
stinged *ived du
| Pr
ha beet Oversea
VEeRr member
fantr
% page Pow
wn \
Division
the baw the Chet
: oil y
IM ¢ tH ty -
f the 20h It
nasheed ro
i a. In writing his par
France, he Md his only
njuries up to then were bruised and
scratched ki and shins from so
much crawling forward along thw
Ed
which
ground
Later he wrote that lw
again in England In
ing
was Dack
2 hospital, say -
nothing of his wound. His letter
(Continued on page Three)
»
to Altoona For Assign-
ment
“
sms of 18 men who will enter Missing Airman Is
armed services from the Stats R
eported As Dead
College Draft Board area Monday
July 31. were announced this week
i lective service officials Blaff |
of
street
the
WL Charles W
Olaf Risan of
Bellefonte, and Mrs
Glendale, Oullf, who was reported
to the Army of Navy. depending on | Missing in action March 5, is now
at the Induction station on listed as dead, according to word re.
that day. It will be the last group ©Fived by his father from the War
[from the State College board to be Department
processed through the Altoona oen a the mb We was Mprted miss
\ § WAR serving as a
ts tiants on "ate Too | radio operator and gunner aboard »
- heavy bomber. He was lost while on
bomid ald through the moun
Srwek b Shoe, lous Nrcaiavie Tar Word
as Sku racture
that the county soldier was missing
[Was received by Nis father March
Struck on the side of the head by
{a stone Rumndat while playing with
n T. Womer, aged
Risan, 21
Valentine
Risan of
Te men, drawn from the pre. "0
induction pool will go Ww Altoona
where they will be assigned either
=
To Open New Shoe
Store in Bellefonte
“Diek” Persia
store, Slate
youth ‘room in the
South Ap y ed
na. expects
location, August
was admitied to the
y of yA Persia shoe
Examination revealed the
condition at the
y Was reported as ari. anh Shoe wary in
|
rol
(while at
has rented the His condition at the hospital yes-
bullding, terday was reported to be fair
fantuirty |
Marsden Boot Shop, |
WHERE THE
An Army Trans.
port burns 335.000
gallons of fuel oll
a day
FUEL GOES
a
{
|
{
|
- win—y
St BS CRIPTION- 1.50 PER YEAR,
w
School Distict
Suit Withdrawn
Burr & Co. Granted Discontinuance of
tion to Obtain $1,400 for Aiding |
cing New Building
Ac-
Finan-
“Tick Fever’ Victim
Reported Recovering
+ FF | A
8 ‘nape Pin
0CAL SOLDIER
DIES IN FRANG
2nd. Leroy Elders, 23,
Reported Killed in Ac-
tion June 12
Tontinged
Wounded in France
‘4
ntinued on page Fou
Youth
by Shrapnel
Bellefonte
Wounded
ip. He
teaduly
» WOT
ross |
ed sol
crvice July
dergoing ant)
cRImpn
of this
Yan i
LAL Marc)
in letter
wife. the former
Russell Moyer
cived this week by two Brothers of
Sara Holderman i : oll Nelson 30 of Mt
and his mother, Mrs. William Moye and Pvt Edward Nel
both of Blanchard street, Bellefonte of Creensbor N (
Pvt. Russell Moyer reported that he
i= in a base hospital In England un
dergoing treatment for a fool wound |
received In the Nghting In Not
mand)
Pyt. Moyer sald he is getting along
Qontigued om Pape Fowr)
——
Pleasant Gap Man
Badly Injured in Fall
Lester OHI, 52
hs]
ex
$900 Damage in Fire
at Julian Residence
Fire of undetermined origin
caused damage estimated at about
$000 to the home of Miles Altimus
one mile wart of Julian Monday
afternoon
Members of the Logan fire come
PANY Bellefonte answered a call
confining damaie to the roof and
att
Members of the family and neigh.
bors formed 4 bucket brigade but
when firemen reached the scene both
gable ends of the 100! were ablage
Firemen used Water frogn booster
tanks. Fummiture and clothing stored
in the sitio of the frame house were
| destroyed.
1. A peculiarity of the fire was that
from the same hospital after|the roof of building did rot
treatment for a number burn away although the attic was
% Weeks State of 8 Eocene fea firemen said.
of Peasant Gap
on Saturday was admitled to “he
Centre County Hospital suffering
from severe injuries of the pack and
head received in a fall from a truck
on which he was breaking stone
work at the Hassinger
quarries near Howard
Mr. Oil's wife recently returned
.