Eh 5 * Sarabhai “nh Wilh Lig of buying WAR BONDS es EY adhe Cenlre Democral WAK BORDS | MEAN MORE THAN A A——— GOOD INVESTMENT VOLUME 63. NUMBER 31. BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1944, —_—, SUBSCRIPTION-—$1.50 PER YEAR 5 County Killed Three Lose Lives in Natives of Clarence Centre Charles ¢. Cook Charles F. Cook dent of Bellefonte, was honored at a fam- vr last Tuesday night at the fT Hotel here io celebra-! i his 940) Hirthday Four generations of were Pree E Qilest res Ying fami Howard Child Hit, Injured By Car In Action ; a aly and South Paciig: next Soldiers MOTORCYCLS IES AS NEAR HOWA Harold C. Young, 214, of Lockport, Loses Life as Each In It- (Casualties nee One hree 9 “ Machine Leaves Road CAUSE OF MISHAP REMAINS MYSTERY Pa ph H. Charni D-Day ) Cpl. Joseph Ciprich Killed in France south Jose casualt Clarence (Cvele Rams Into Roadside Guard; Friends Dis- cover Tragedy Leonard M. Hahn listed by the War ing in action in in action February 12 cord. o a War Department message eceived Friday by his mother, Mrs Mary Hahn Pluebell, of Moshannon Sgt. Hahn was awarded the Silver... Medal for gallantry in action Feb-| o.oo 11 and 12 and the medal, 10-1. Thursday with the following \e 4 ent to Mrs. Pluebell ¢ silver medal wa awarded won for gallantry action vy 11 and 12. He skillfully men and alertly awaited ng enemy within his sec oved fearlessly among hi the intense concentra- and morta: enemy swept the ng the attack ontinued. “He end i organized a surpt nemy at close He reorganizing g them for Aggressively leading Sgt. Hahn sinee been report- from his en- nt leader- 24, In Feb- Department Italy was “" In Knows § { 24 athe: letter, has in 158) de- during f rill - { artery the fire ange Machine ran Fort ” v ele mainial defense Was d Nas in action His magnific outstanding courage successful defense of gallant tion refle n himself and the the United State n oldie entered 942, and rained in t Camo Croft, 8 C a 4 tinged on page Two) the heavy e GIOuUg! - m— lhe motor aft cables of a roadside guaid ed Lhe posts Since Ue found between the road (fence, police assumed thet re hignself had struck the posi, Vehicle Code Violations seul and com: Centre County Coroner Chaties Sheckler of Mileshing sald that Head List; Jury to Meet Aug. 28 Ul iss - body was and the Young death had been aimost an TK in Belisfont ene but ANDAR Contmusd o% Fags Ma, been Us Dist: nave Prisoner of War : vehicle to be wrt and Domestic Thursday are John Hoy, Monaca (Continued on page Six) S/Set. David Quick ted lssing y. War Department Quick, 28 n of Mr. and Mr n Quick, of Moshannor listed a German prisoner He bombardie; bomber The War we Re bv hie June 8g! Cal- is R Or Mo code risdaie D n action Bummary Relationg Court heard by now f wal neavy Btuart Pa. D was on \ Department last week Celebrate 52nd Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Willlun RR. Hoover | informed his parents that WAS a bombing mission June 14 to LeBourget, France. It was report. od that while over the target his plane was damaged by snemy antl- aircraft dropped from forma and was josi In letter (0 his parents written early In May, Sgt. Quick sald he expected to be home soon after com- pleting 30 misisons. June 2 he wrote to report that he had completed 40 Mr. Hoover, a son of Mr. and Mrs. | missions but because of the coming D K. Hoover. was born at Centre| ‘Dig day thought he would not be Hill 73 years ago, while Mrs. Hoover, | ent home at this time daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James| He entered the service on August Hugg of Milesburg, was month A former employe of Biair's mine bank above Roopsburg, of the Val! entine mine bank on the Bellefonte Pleasant Gap road when that thor. oughfare was a turnpike, and of the Empire ron Company at Nittany Fumace, Mr. Hoover in later years was a forest ranger in Green Val. ley and a beacon keeper on the mountain above Hecla Cap. Bix years ago he retired from active life and moved to the couple's present | Child ty Tn) Rothe | Mae Auman, 7, daughter of Mr Both members of the couple en- ang Mrs. Prank Auman, of Coburn, joy excellent health and perform alll ynderwent treatment at the Centre thelr own work about the house and | County Hospital Tues- garden. They are the parents of [ds for a three children, a girl who died In t wrist received In a fall from a» infancy, and two sons, Wilbur and | straw stack on which she was play- Fearon, both of Flint, Mich, {ing a 4 . ne lost on William Hughes R. Hoover married and Lydia the Methodist fire at tion Parsonage 4 1802 served n August quietly Milesburg on Monday 52nd their | in last ob their wedding anniver- | sary at me at Axemann Texas, and at various other alr felds | throughout the sountry before going overseas In January of this year, He Is a graduate of the Snow Bhoe High Bchool and wag employsd in a de. {fense plant In Williamsport prior to entering the armibd forces Bat Quick Is holder of the Alr Medal and three Oak Leaf Clusters {ang sent the medals to his mother Just before he was reported missing in action BE — 76 last|29. 1942, and trained at Gowen Field | Neighbor Reviews New Volume Of Poetry By Centre Hall Man to a neighbor wide fame In by Mi Hall Lo of th ommunity, in few Mrs. Jamison piepared Flink new volume Meliow Horn 62 page House, N. Y pag ire g ol A Mi lal coOun- Jamison in pe poems man t Ie » Lhe heart er t ff Lhe Ler to thd age- without town, Mrs fghtfulis It Flink's evaluate but not redit sav Jamison conclude difficult for u rvey riends and neighoors 1G Hh VOUS Doet oritik will ‘Make no a born poet Amer but wographed tature | Clement Wood, the forewara Flink is rememoberea in the an we do of "A Me! Horn,” a first Harvey Flink of Centre released by Hortze:n House hers in New York this week foreword Clement Wood, na- ly known poet and critic, says A volume the most dis- iret 4 ye of firs VOU i voiuime 'W y bY inguished volume of poetry { 1042 author native " ut Centra Pennsylvank aoe] Ie : Pill ii which th m are wrought Witnue In Count ry i The mt Old Couple C more parti ae Of Cen : tre Halj Fink and Huson Alon a sire from and "Behind me Mountain bear the Mir Hill-fields of TeCORLIEe “The rooked mile lage Blackout the Seven Wish Th other poem many Dery 1S 8 TELA Wal fF § The publisher a ¢ LA Second 14. William =. Confer Second Confer the ng * fen William jotne Lieut Centre Hall ’ Nas sy rest iting esuiting fre A Wednesda John White that had ft arm. left the casualties in France ived last Mrs vealed m drive wding Tw the is high during French territ England a base Noapit back i of ir Hawaii for expi miler veteran eight 1936 m " He signed t At the rm of enlistment he Fort Logs Cole He Port Brags C. fo; Od and the vice enlisted Ly ation Te-enass WAS sent tt yvhort wer » . A n embarked for SOUS a | Li Confer took part in the ampalgns in Africa and Sicily England t invasion eu n and then returned French sion had the honor drive on C while in Fras OIMITUS ) prepare His dis rad fot he of ing the it wa received his erbourg and * that he wecond lieutenant MO As —————— A — DUST COLLEGTOR NOW IN OPERATION Company Pleased With Results, But Finds Pro- duction is Cut A report on the operation of a new collector recently installed on 3 at the Warmer Company at a regular meeting of Monday night The report, submitted by Curtin, Jr vice president of the campany, points out that while the collector operating efficiently, It has decreased kiln production, and that draft and combustion problems still have to be solved In order 0 meet the heavy war demang for chemical lime Mr aust kiln No was read Coundil John is etter follows August 21, 19044 Bellefonte Borough Council Bellefonte, Pa Gentlemen i In answer your request for | the latest information concerning our eflorts to better the dust situa- | thon, we are glad to advise you that' the large collector for our No 3! rotary kiln was finally completed Curtin’s | and placed in operation on August | ~ Gunner S/85gt Harelg RB. Kennelley iff- Ber Kennellies missing aves geant pr is rep ried bombing misison ya bv nine] ¥ Kennelle AY { ast f Bes { wok tained no detalls of the vi death would ng m bh ’ tl agdvise 18. M:» Kenneley the War Department mise fron pieting thi ne to Sioux City, Iowa. Lat sferred t w he Was rar Vi for base {from gia he left overseas dut American Aly arrived in Italy somet and Forces in He ime in May his eleventh italy wa while Continged from pope Four) RALLY TO BE HELD AT GRANGE FAI Hon. Ruth Grigg Horting to Speak at Democratic Meeting, Wednesday Hon, Ruth Grigg Horting, of Lan. caster man speakers at a Democratic rally be held at the bandstand in Orange ' bi as a highlight and Mr Park, Centre Hall of the Grange Fal Wednesday evening nounced yesterday next an- program it was State Democratic Vice Chair of will be one of the principal! fonte to! work, according to word received by po en Lieutenant Says Fear is Bad, But Stench of Death Worse FIGHT TO DEATH .1 Brother of Unionville Wo- man Comments on Rations coun Zah Ting i detail experience impres the batts Balpar Carnival To Be Held at Milesburg Under he epotsarsbip Milesburg Fire Company, the Thom’ son shows will be ut the Milesburg unds all next week, Aug- wh September it was 4 Var ore | SR 28 thr wi SCHOO vesterdas wi we A cme ] A : al 2 bs lim byt A b 4 or the Saturday night progr * : | - Captain Robert 8. Walker When the Allied Nations ast week invaded the south coast of France all important part of the invasion was the anding of troops inland to destroy the ehemy communications and supply depots. Captain Walker son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert 8 Walk- of Allentown, formerly of Belle. took a leading part in this John 8 Walker, and Mrs. George E Bible, all of East Curtin street, Bellefonte Captain Walke:, who received the Distinguished Plying Cross and Oak grandparents The program will begin at 7 p. m. | Leal Cluster while serving in India m Music for the occasion will be fur. nished by the American Legion Junior Band of Bellefonte, under the direction of Edward 8 Calhoun Croup singing will be led by Cecil A. Walker, of Bellefonte Other speakers scheduled for the program will be F. Clair Ross, Aud- street, [nnd is scheduled to close at 8:30 p. | before being transferred to the Med. (Continged on Pope Sia) —— Paradise Employe Suffers Lacerations Paul ‘Man Striken II Carner, employed of North Thomas | al Fishermen's itor General of Pennsylvania, who Paradise along Spring Creek, suffer. Is a candidate for Judges of the Su. ed painful injuries about the right From the comments we have re- perfor Court: Charles 8 Kniss of hand while at work Monday after eceved from many (Continued on page Three) BA A——— Woman Breaks Arm i Mrs. EM. Gandy, of West Lamb street suffered a fracture of a wrist Tuesday afternoon, when she fell while cleaning wall paper at her! | peat “ery War Bonds to help man of District No. 2 of which Cen- tre Is a part, Rev. C. C. Otto of Centre Hall, will give tha Invoca. tion, ! ! Bellefonte resi Spring Mills, Democratic nominee noon dents, and from our own observa- for Centre county representative in! Mr. Carner was iifting a five-gal- building, Bellefonte, yesterday morn. [the General Assembly, and Lowell lon glass jug filled with water and | | Alexander, of Belleville, vice chalr- WAs preparing 0 empty it into an | other container when the jug broke | In his hands. Pleces of the glass cut deep lacerations in all his fingers and at the base of his thumb, ok to ter which he was permitted to go V \ of tnpturday. | was sale A § SAYS SAIPAN Tenters Moving LAN my Into Grange Park Week's Program Begins Tomorrow: Near! 380 Tents to Be Occupied; Program Offer Many Special Attractions ‘ “FANATIC JAPANESE [of as. Flere Tonight Po Marie omedy acrobats and MuSCIans : give performances on the band sta at a m.lp mm, and 49 WW Sal 3 | a | COUNTY REEVES B STATE RECOGNITION 1% State War Finance Treas- urer Commends Centre for Fine Showing War § Bandstand enteriainment eves Cel tre unty mittee member chairman werk received T State Commit ona 1 Continued on pape Fowr) SPREE BRINGS END OF BER Trip to Hospital for Treat. ment Proves Undoing of Rockview Fugitive i MP — S-Sgt. Eckley Writes “Am Well and Safe’ Mr and Mrs. Paul N. Eckle; Valley View, near Bellefonte, Mm day morning received the follow cablegram {rom thelr son, Stafl Si! Malcolm A. Eckley, who was report od missing In action June 25 All well and safe, best Malcolm A Eckiey The message was dated ‘sans Origine, meaning that its point of origin is unknow: Sgt. Eckiey, a whisl gunner aboare Af B-17 Flying Forlress, vas among the first Allled men taking part I the invasion of France he was listed as missing Early this month Pvi. Russell Heckman of Hublersburg wrole Lis wife that he believed Sgt. Bckiey The Hublersburg soldier who was stationed al the same ali base in France as Eckley, wrote his wife. “1 am unable to tell very mush about Mac except that even if he has not written, 1 believe his fam- ily has no cause for worry Ss as MP » wishes at the Lune man After leaving the April, Pushioar New York City, where ) ployed at various time washer, Officials sald the clared that he drank more steadily, but ket Jretly no the public eye-and from 1! police. But one day during ticularly vigorous celebrat out of hand and was lake Continued on pape Sin) - Meningitis Victim In Bellefonte Office Anthony John Orson, 58. of Lock Haven, suffered a heart attack while in an office in COrider's Exchange RI wy he an elie. ———— ing and was taken to the Centre County Hospital in the Widdowson Elmer Rider, aged 10 weeks, son of ambulance Mr, and Mrs, Elmet Rider, of War. Attaches at the hospital late yes- riors Mark. Is reported to be recon terday afternoon sald the man's ering at the Centre County Hospital condition remains serious. Hig wife, from an attack of meniny Mis The who had accompanied him to Belle. | child was admitted Friday, ang at fonte yesterday morning, is here thal time he was in the early stances with him, and his son-in-law and of the disease, hospital authorities daughter were summoned yesterday sad. His condition yesterday wag fternoon, . i described ag being “good” o
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