Sn Where the Fuel Goes A HEAVY BOMBER cruising at a speed of 250 w.p.h. may use 200 gal- lons of gasoline an hour, Zhe Centre Democraf VOLUME 63. BELLEFONTE, PA. JULY 2 ” { THURSDAY, , 1944, WHERE THE An Army Trans port burns 33,000 gallons of fuel oll a day. ———— —— ———— FUEL GOES SU BSC RIPTION— $1.5 50 V F R 3 E AR. NUMBER 30. omplete Harvest SRY VOR OF ), 10Ac res of Peas PA ARRIVES HE Petty Officer Philip Whit- ing Home for Hospital 17 Tons of bh Wr Peas Go to Cannery Daily During T hredgy eck Season at Pleasant Gap; First Year= rop Pronounced Success of A mountainous stack of LOT Peas and weeds at over & just east stands of the farme arganiaeg Behin tense week: 24 hours ly perish ang in From © fled num I'he atment SERVED YEAR ON TORPEDO PLANE Tr ANN Was Wounded, Injured and Cast Adrift in Big Battle With Japs a day to ha we high- iting Il growth off a height y from 2 Cre i i veral inch { v grou of pea vite y the vine by 90 feel raft fit +h able ¢roj ind Nittany Valle) the story Japane! antli- + battle er MN nty that bee) con further 15 has piane « PLES OP * NERCHANT DES == . K. Stitzer, Businessman a Radio Expert, Suc- cumbs Unexpectedly Han then Killed In Italy ined on Page Fowr) Vi INJURED BY - = EXPLODING BULLET == showered With Bits of | Metal Fragments While Burning Rubbish temoon. Death S coronary thrombosis Mr. Stitzer, one of Passat Dag’ Foekiest hueines men Wa 1 nt i % fn nences wi ged 8 Year y Ix nth Pvt. Glenn E. Mann ton Mil Dot France »- . INSPECTION DEADLINE Women's Democratic ty Moturists are” WHThES Club Holds Quitting the State mods Voi Ce Rapeelion he wos jut about to m vel phle De INSP Musi ge Four) ner reach in rescue a shea! had been decide 1 the 0 of which take, but ted | burning The that time ¢ owners will be | sheet Centre county held | July meeting hiect to a fine of $10 and tx [iN BY in the form of bi “ per ot Schaefler Bellefonte Draft Quotas Lowered member ests present ' aft 1 I bu be llev Alter a d tl i : Ie : ! ] | the Ion : i . : the § und Among par meet ' : In BE Fix it has been annow : | a hunting speaker Mi Almal hats poksme aid the ) ! Ll some Ye BIN old blanket of Miftlinb Jacket women's Dem weratic Club of tossed mi fu wket hw La yore nad been before It t was expl responded wa Mined A PRICRAEDN UN HENRI === == HSTORE FLIGHT CANNING CENTERS co rec Hold Carnival Bellefonte Airman on Way Shuttle Bombing Mission in Fortress “ on” State Regulation Prohib- its Pressure Equipment in Schools The annual « carnival sponsored by the Pleasant Gap Fire Company will held at Noll's Grove Pleasant | Gap Friday and Saturday of this week, July 28 and 29 The Spring Mills Band will fur. nish music Priday night and on Saturday the Bellefonte Junior Ame erican Legion Band will pe present A highlight of Friday's program will be a pushmobile race which will begin at 630 p m. on the White rock road. A number of pushmobile teams” will enter the race to com- I pete for prizes of two boys, the home-made pushmobiles, and the other to Tprnish motive power Other special features are planned for Saturday's program - . - ‘County Officiall Tops War Bond Quota Total sales of war bonds in Cen. tre county during the Pifth War in Loan drive through Saturday be One experience ) Start Serge 22-year of u War of the threatened the ORer colorful Enforcement State boller use of com Bellefonte community can announced Wis are located In most resistered ty N Rh Fort: Bellefonte, ning AAT week stack hoo) hu press rges red yee H Jd =17 1 ng ball-turret Wf who took pat ] Eighth three-way huttle bombing from England to Russia, 10 Italy and back to England Son of Mr. and Mrs Rhoades, of Bellefonte & machinist at the nance Corporation, Charleston w Va. Rhoades was in a selegt force on the 7.000-mile battle flight, which saw Fortresses strike at Nasi targets in Germany, Poland, Rumania, and France The Bellefonte fiyer and other men of his group, who flew with n bert C it the liege center it Both bullding prohibits the type cookers in schools hospitals. Insurance care weh institutions does not caver cidents Involving the cook - ers unless they comply with State revjuirementa Announcement State CC Wi niers of cole low use Are Wilbert OG and former. Cieneral Ord. ang by of the enforce- ment of the law, regardless of the war-time necessity for such equip- | ment in saving food will result in the | discontinuance of the pressure cook - ing program at State College, while him, were most deeply Impressed in Bellefonte the program will be | with the hospitality and warm continued if a sultable substitute lo- | friendship of the Russian people | cation can be secured during thelr six-day stay in the Mrs. R C. Blaney, who Is Boviet In NMaly Rhoades Visited charge of the Bellefonte program, historic ruins and swam In the Ad [snld efforts are pow being made to riatic Bea between bombing assign | find other quarters, although she! terday ments. He has seen aclion over a expressed some doubt as to the pos-| The county over-all quota was §2.- number of enemy targets, ranging | sibility of finding another room with | 238.000 from Berlin to the Normandy const | proper facilities. The present center| Of total sales, §1464.500 represent His veteran bomber s Alls located in the new high school | purchases by individuals, and of Presidential citation for ghllantry in| cafeteria that amount $880400 were in E action. (Continued on Page Fla) bonds fin the Rt publ Each team consists one to ride ang steer’ were | 182.270.3000, Claude OO. Alkens, of the! War Finance Committee, sald yes. | Boalshurg Man Inherits Fortune Owner of 700-Acre Dies and 1. R. Young, Foreman forma 700 Boalsburg ranch in following How a boy the ful letter nere in the Young Russell $F ha om : of Boals- old many I throughout Ig fu will be fortune. For per- writer has asked unrevealed no glad be addres follow July Sister Ruth doubt vou thought I was wi shamefully but I've { nd 17th, 1044 ne - had excitement ROO from me tory short chelor boss, died miss him, bu' a wonderful read ew nied you heard good we ure resize what nti his will wa old sum of money TO0-ncre ranch with tact, and free fro was hl h fore- hand and ice Lhe all In ceived a I received cattle debt and because | ran man for 27 yeas I'm a lonely 60-year ORMER COUNTY [EACHER 15 DEAD Thomas lL. Crust Sue- cumbs to Long Hiness at Philipsburg near Fillmore Hie sarly education was obtained schools ana Lcnleany leschiing ren Bp Mi for SYEral Years 0 Run Valley 4 Dickir on Seminary, Will ES Riad] i where wi fitted After temchilng Buffak nitnned on page Three) Home-Coming Day at Houserville Church f nnuag Aug of religi riate naay gram prog to invitation is rmer reside hurch members to H M. Houser, pastor of the United Brethren church of Jean- nette, Pa endant of ti f : f and ¢ ounaGer : He wren meas former attend Rev and a des we om age Rlors munit will brin t Other i former WIram will feature Meals will be {f the church ests pa wi articipate in we pr A home 1 pias the ever PTV » lent ing ladies Logan Fire Company Flag Is Stolen rican flag on the flag- of the Logan building, Bellefonte week, fire company WMree Ame in from pany tolen last wae ficial annou If the ast | nee prosecution will be made, ac- cording to action taken by the board of trustees The flag highly prized by the Logans, as It was presented to them last June by the Brooks-Doll Post of the American Legion of Belle fonte 18] Trout Refuse to Be Decorations For Court House County Commissioner Keeler's eflorts Ww Harry V naturalize” the two fountains in front of the Court | House, during the weekend, resulted | Part in one piscatorial casualty and as| that 1 have been woh Cattle Ranch saves Entire Estate to Thomas fall Fire | of - | | superintendent of the Sunday school flag is not returned by Aug- | In West for 27 Years. snd Feron I Inks home and Ruth out and come with me, and you OVErsee nous cooking, and Feron can Hike on the and housekeep old Mexican seid your can and Just plek any lob ranch ie cooking Hg are Qos und wile My itis “ws n hard on my shu custome Lo Young OU nN Brother in ouch that I ve vou will realize gt Lhe 3-Har away ¢ Wil will Ix decid ole You may not first Im khes bles ie now by an 15) Will La until I'm ad Dr new o ulder of my Kept years ave been the only or whio ha the 35 from home ana sisters with me In Deen away NO no doubt will Ranch when 1 be you and Ferm whether who pass win SUCCCNNOT you or not this country postofice wt Hike nearest ahd the nearest HKe Hanging Ol gel use t Please try to d and let me know | Lovingly Yi LL Bache wol THOMAS R favor Poss ill ny BOG An hie BELLEFONTE MAN MISSING IN ACTION Seaman Charles E. Kuhn Unaccounted For in South Pacific Area Baud “if in [8 Wars it Fg BE Dw Tuesday Hi, sCCording a Navy par liment ivegd Bedtng Hy his parents Tha mesgage ets forth that no ‘31 did FEE | MeN“ REs Sn knew that thie SIV ie ‘ontinged on Pope Say PREPARE PROGRAM FOR GRANGE FAIR County C. E. First Complete Plans For 70th Encampment for u 70th and Centre Hall, Aug are now well summer the 10 on Grange several thou Tam pians Encampment Fair at Centre 11. Inclusive WAY. ARain this tents will go Park, and for a week nd persons will live in the camp which = scheduleg pen y ust mnaer white August Of the county ganizations pare Wipating in the week's events, a mmittee from the Centre County Christian Endeavor Association. Gil- Strunk, chairman, is the first to complete its program. On Sune day morning the association presi. dent, Robert Rhoades, will serve ' bert as held in the Grange Park auditorium al 9:30. Guest tickets, to be returned to their home Babbath schools will be given to persons attending this service In the evening the Christian En- Continued on page Min) — wr — | Bellefonte Man Is Wounded in France Michael Praskovic h and Mrs. Thomas Prasko- Halfmgegn Terace, Belle- wis wounded In action In Ple of Mr vich, | fonte, 33 son of | France early In July according to a letter from him received by his par- {ents Tuesday, The letter, written July 17, said in “No doubt you know by now and am JT NTR BUR E NOUCTED Group to burg August 1to Enter Armed Forces 19 SLATED FOR PHYSICAL J Go to EXAMS Groups to Travel in Spee- ially Chartered Local Busses Draft Bos been notified Harri Was an 1 nave Dury HEA HE) pon tion N. Billey Heres : (Continwed an Page Four) - CURTIN SOLDIER 15 WAR GASUALIY Pf e. Clarence berry 22. Suffers Back Injury in Iny asion Mx finer are ‘ of Lamar WA w nam unaded and to! Atterbury. Ind in February county soldier Mrs. Robert rin, has Ung al wife and live with his parents Cam} OVeTseas The anda 1105 Vear a son of Mr Hockenberry a brother, Rots Ft. McClellan Ala Ol O* One near near ( in tral Hi Year Ciaren oa Curia ENFORCING AUTO USE STAMP LAW Many County Motorists Receive Notices of Violations a. A large number of Centre county taxpayers have received summons to appear at the Internal Revenue OfMces, Bellefonte, State College and at the Millhelm post office, for not having an Auto Use Stamp posted on thelr motor vehicle Many of the ohes notified had purchased the stamps but did not understand that they were required to post them where readily for inspection In view of this apparent misun derstanding, few penalties as pro- vided by law have been levied to {Onte In accordance with the Internal Ine Code, taxpayers are re- quired to purchase 4 stamp evidenc- ing payment of the tax. Any per son lable for the tax under this the hub-bub caused by the whole | back in England in a hospital. Dot Section, who Uses or permits the use affair subsided spectators agreed that the venture met with about 50 per cant success Por some time Mr. Keeler hag had it in mind that the installation of live fish in the basing of the two fountains would add something or other to the general appearance and attractiveness of Centre county's | se classic Court House, Through cooperation of officials at the Bellefonte Fish Ha nat Pleasant Gap, a quota of brought to the Diamond last Wed. nesday and placed in the basins. (Continued on page Four) | worry about me for 1 am getting | goOd care and the doctor says 171 be all right” In earlier letters Pfe. Praskovich told of participating in the D-Day invasion of France A graduate of 8t. John's Parochial school, Bellefonte, he was called for in March 1942, and received trainihg in the Infantry at FL Meade, Md ond, Ship 8 nding Fla. In October of was sent overseas, ig to hat he Bots 5 eh er more n years the Warner Company here, of the motor vehicle before tax has been paid, Is lable to a penalty of $26. Any person who uses or oper- ates a motte vehicle at a time when the stamp Or sticker does not ap [pear on the motor vehicle in the manner provided by the regulations, is lable to a penaity of $25 Severe penalties are provided for false returns, affidavits and claims wl Is suggested that a record of serial number of the stamp be Hi RR oi ES or inition RS can be taken for protection. visible | IM Giant Crane Damage is H 15 to 20 Workmen at As 60-Ton Local Man Escapes [0 COLLECT SCRAP HERE TOMORROW Hocken- Paper, Tin Cans, Rags To: | Pe Gathered By Bor- ough Trucks Important To All Sugar Consumers wi | bei elle to apply for fonte district il Deir ax of CANNINE SURAT otain follow Are one the 3 Ng sure shown on previow Letter of instruct follows To applicant for i the revel er you have used the sugar pt iy granied vou fof canning and pre serving fruits and vegelabies for home use, and the guantities duced Sign your name address mail this sheet to your local Wa Price and Rationing Board Tha should be done as SOON as onal Your board will then mall your s ond period canning sugar stamps | Porm R-325, by Aagust 1st, provided {you show a need As YOu Deeg mote IERY tals in of this letter whet Wie *Yiou wo i i IW NY Zion Exchange Now In New Location The Zion telephone exchange was moved Tuesday night from the Mr: | Lee Franks home, where it had been jooated for a number of years, to the Nevin Qilmore home in that com- munity installing and connecting the neces. sary equipment MARRIAGE LICENSE Elwood 1. Johnson, Jr... Bellefonte Martha Jane Resides. Bellefonte freld where result | According | however Workmen had been engaged for a week or more prior to the moving in| pure “ails, avy Titan Plant Imperiled Machine Falls After Tilting; Death Downs 2 Nazi Planes BEobert Rager wo Nazi plane : Algier ai rived in i BOOK an msl week Troan a Englanti, one of the Art Ly n trip oO soe Fowr FIELD MEETINGS 10 AID FARMERS Tractor Plow Adjustment Demonstrations in Area Next Week (Continued on | Ros MeCall T™e Pe will be the speaker 10 show how 10 determine slisnment and 10 make cOrTed- Both gang and disk plows used At all meeting: except Hall rt J b wd Pow tm will be {the one at Osntre Hall where only available will be held In the can be observed 0 Blane farm peonle of help and very busy: a couple of hours at ane of these demonstrations may mean a better spadbed for wheat this all and several hours saved in its prep- aration th The pang plow is meeting: are short Lg - Sullos 1 Injury Mrs. Ella Cartwright, of Miles. underwent treatment at the Centre County Hospital dispensary, Sunday, for a laceration of the ine dex finger of the left hand, received while cutting meat. Bhe was permit. ted to return home after the injury had been treated. .
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