——— Jesse ADLER Looks at the NEWS i SONG dedicated to Hitler (to Sung as a dirge): “The G-Eves the World Are Upon You!" INCIDENTALLY singing a new parod; Time 1 See Paris’ TELEGRAM from hower to Goebbels ing--Nice REPUBLICAN accuses the Army of being anxious for soldiers to vote!’ to me that's one of the thing he's one of the fighting for! AND if Taft doesn't want to vote he must the average Yank with OR MAYBE hes afraid many G. Aves for F. D. R.! DR. H E. HOBERTSON Mayo Foundation claims you'll longer If you keep a diary. With minor precaution—keep it In braille FRANCES LANGFORD, comment ing on her husband's injuries in- cluding a broken sald "They made a mountain out of a molehill.” Well, that's one name for it! HEADLINE: “Nazi Panzers Trap.” We always said Hitler'd caught with his Panzers down! AT A RODEO in Ada, Oklahom there's a bronc named F. D. R. no- body has been able to ride. Evident ly there are no Republicans in Okla- homa—or everyboayd ride F. D. R WARDEN HARRIS of the Utah State Prison warned rooters yelling for their favorite jail team not t vell “We Wuz Robbed” during ball games. Both umpires, he explained were doing time for robbery! THE Berlin radio has been jam- ined iately by a heckler who inter- tupts and then denies everything the Nazi commentators broadcast Sounds like Leo Durocher’s Lew assignment QUOTE of the Week news makes you feel pretty you don't stop to think how many AMEricans are dying make good!” BUGS BAER jingle small change paper money--he has ANUS SATAN collapsed last week from the sounds [ike Hell Satan's just a North Afri ged vulture IN BROOKLYN = Beguar arrested, had $35 cash and a bank book showing deposits of $1.- 300. Imagine asking for Lread with all that dough in your kick A 19-year-old Cuban was found Builty of stealing a womans ring in a N. Y. hospital, when the gdoc- tors put him under a HRuoreseope and the evidence disclosed he had swhlloweq the loot. The police will pump him further be of soldiers The First the are Cen Every Fisen thing Go too! Sen, Taft unaul Seems (and ne Leade; people) t re be confusing ork a yf " ’ " the live one nose in be 0 P| got a The war good if A d to it rather ustie for SAYS he'd than an New York Which remember an 4-leg- in heat "til you when n in THE engineer the Indiana Women's Prison was almost arrested when he was caught climbing a wall to get into prison. Seems he hi keys yf ol ost NEXT time you complain: “Are: they ever going stop War Drives?” just think wnat happen to us if ous sallors said: “Aren't they ing to stop these Invasions? to iid "0 and soldiers : ever go- a WP s———— Local Women Suffers Second Hip Fracture Mrs. J. Frank Smith, of the Pet- rikin apartments, West High who recently returned home the Centre County Hospital she underwent treatment for a fracture of the left hip. fell her apartment about 4 p. m. last Thurs- day and fractured her right The accident happened cane Mrs. Smith was using and caused her to fall to fs she was moving into bed wheel chair. 8he was removed to hospital in the Widdowson ambu- lance The eiderly woman first fracture in June her apartment —_— - CATCHES 74 -POUND CARP IN STONE (CREEK Guy Springer of State College, last Monday caught a seven and one-half pound carp measuring 26 inches in Stone Creek near its junc tion with the Juniata at Hunting- don Mr. Springer, fishing for bass with a 6-ounce rod, hooked the big one about 10 p. m. With only 60 feet of line he had a battle royal for 20 minutes until his companion, Waiter ore, also of State College, helped him beach the carp. Mr Passmore, up to his boot-tops in the stream. made two vain efforts to grasp the fish before he was able to run his fingers down the line and get hold of the gills, Balt used was 8 night-crawler. A neighbor of Mr Bpringer's enjoyed a baked carp dinner as a result of it all wml —— STALLED CAR HIT BY TRAIN AT CURTIN When his car stalled on the tracks of the railroad crossing at Curtin at 11:36 p. m. last Monday, Justice Wat- kins, 49, of Howard, R. D., upon hearing the whistle of a freight train some distance away and unable to move the car, ran about a quarter of a mile toward the train to try to it, . FP. Meese of Osceola Mills, en- gineer on the train, saw the man and attempted to stop but was un- able to do so. The train hit the car and carried it about 700 feet down the track, demolishing it, Mr, Watkins, who was driving » street, from where friar at hip when slipped the n floor from th i the suffered in a fall a Fe — The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County SECOND SECTION dhe Centre Democrat A Visitor In Seven Thousand Homes Each Week "|; NEWS, FEATURES - VOLUME 63, BELLEFONTE, PA., THU RSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1944 NUMBER 24. | State Police Are Probing Highway Fatality of Man Killed Near Houtzdale Accident Occurs on Clearfield Side of County Division Line; Victim Was On His Way Home From Work When Struck E an effort blame | State Erhard of to deters to be plac- with Coroner In Curwensville in mine where the od State Police reported that the vic- tim was walking along the road on his way home from work and that he yelled that he wanted a ride when driven by J. J. Hippo Juniata, passed. Hippo, It is sald to; k ti wnlket and Domb ky started toward Cal but a8 he reached it or on the car, another car allegedly driv. en by Joseph John Kline, 20, of Houtzdale, struck the man and side- swiped the stopped car A new angle was injected into the Sunday, when Kline telephon- investigating police officers and told them that he had not been driving the car which struck Dom- Drosky Andrew Petrusky, 2 the owner of the 1937 sedan, was described as driver at the time of their fatal- a half olice are continuing gation of the highway Friday morning of Houtzdale, which cost the life 20-year-old John Dom- brosky, of Morann, Clearfield county Dombrosky suffered skull when Was automobile 12:20 morning was flest taken to a Houtzdale physician and removed at once to the Philipsburg State hos- pital. He admitted at 1:15 m. and died at 2 o'clock in the ternoon Since 4 4 inves: ity earl mile south of fractured struck by an o'clock Friday a a car of ped e up the got 0 Mm was i) af- JU the victim died in Centre and accident occurred in Clearfield C Charles G. Sheckler of Milesburg was called on He will collaborate county the county oronel CaM case ed the Army Man to Seek Youth for Service Veteran Flyer will Attend Grange Fair as Enlist- ment Officer 2 ¢ of Brisbin Studebaker the actual : at the accident Kline and a Thompson, 2¢ also of Houtzdale, were oc upants of the Car Kline told State Police that after the accident the three went on down the road and turned around and came back and that while they were turning one of the others suggested that he take the wheel as he had not been drinking and that the oth- He phoned to ad i not been estioned earlier was employed at the Osceloa Mills brickyard and was on his way home from work when he was struck. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dombrosky, of Momann er two had been that telling wher 1} truth The victim ~~ gp—— Lodge Moves to New Quarters Fraternal Order of Eagles Now Housed in Plaza Building The Fraternal Order Eagles ‘icige which had occupied reoms in the John Cross building on South Spring street, Bellefonte, since or. ganising November, moved furnishings ast week quarters it Plaza West High street The present quarters ana numoer "gO — Pe nf i Lt. Frederick A. Brinkley Lieutenant Brinkley, of the Army fr Fares, will be in Belisfonte soon for an indefinite time and is plan. ning to t Grange Fair at Centre Hall for the purpose of en- sting 17-year-old in the Air Corp its news on : lant attend the to its the butiding young men Hiding if the lodge used theatre about a store As YEARS un the Wolf leased it as : moved when yi a thre hird Ld ira ot a : specifically vent when a Year Naginey building treet which wide is Andrew Carter Kenneth Frank stewards pasisted the lodge A color light blue, peach and being used throughout the which about 4.000 room 270 feet feet i nd 2 now being mbat ” atre of bombardie ) i : sliefonte by compieteg occupied ital which he was awarded Flying Cre with thr 25 mission contine over Europe the members of scheme cream D v | of uished Medal ters He with Lal niding covers square feet The first room upon entering the iiding will be a lounge room while most of the remaining space will be wed as a social and dance room with a stage for musicians to be t one end of the room large mezzanine at the rear of the will be used as a meeting An air-conditioning unit is ted to be installed will be all vy trains KN ¥ — ——— Competes For Post On Wesleyan Team ’ 1 built = building room 13 Xe ior Joseph Morgan, Jr tWO Years an end on the football team at Snow Shoe High School, is making a bid for an position on the Ohio Wesleyan University eleven at Del- aware, Ohio, head coach George E Gauthier indicated today Morgan has been working out with the No. 2 squad and his steady pro- gress in practice sessions may earn him a place in the starting line-up when Ohio Wesleyan meets Case in Cleveland for the opening game of the season, Sept. § Morgan was assigned to the U Navy V-12 unit here on July 1 assess lI ——————— CLOSE SWIMMING POOLS AS POLIO PREVENTIVE Four Centre county during the weekend prevent, {I possible, inroads of in- fantile paralysis In the county by closing swimming pools until] the spread of the disease subsides In Bellefonte, Russell Copenhaver, chairman of the Undine Fire Com. pany pool committee announced that the pool had been closed and work of draining it began Wednes- day night. Officials of the Bellefonte YMCA also announced that the 'Y’ ” of membershi follows Lawrence L Arthur Houck Reside urer p about 300, are as end Auman president, vice president; Leroy secretary: Fred Coslo, treas- willis McKinley, chaplain: J R. Goodhart, worthy, conductor, Fred Tressler, inside guard. Robert Broome, trustee for three years Fred Yearick is junior past worthy president; A. A. Kohlbecker, trustee for two years, and B J Gryctko, 8. trustee for the year w———— POSITIONS OPEN IN COMMUNICATION SERVICE A class for Alreraft Communica- tor Trainees will begin October 2 in New York and applications are now being received for the class. Appli- cations should be made by means of a notarized Civil Service appli- ication For 57. obtainable at Civil ‘Service Regional Offices and at First and Second Class Post Offices Alter a six-month training period, trainees, who are expected to ree main in the service at least two years, will be assigned to any loca (tion required by the Civil Aeronay- | pool has been closed ftics Administration, The work week In Pleasant Gap, the pool is closed ig usually 48 hours. and overtime Is and in Port Matilda, George Hoover, paid for duty in excess of 40 hours! chairman of the commitiee In 5 week. Starting salary Is $1,800, and charge of the borough pool an-'g differential of 28 per cent is al-| nounced that it was closed Thurs- lowed for duty at stations outside day |the continental limits of the United In State College, the Centre Hills giates Country Club pool was closed Wed-| persons applying must have reach | {nesday, H. R. ‘Tke’ Glbert, club'eq their 10th birthday, but must not president, announced, while College, have passed their 40th birthday. | Army, and Navy officials are awalt-| pyrther Information may be obtain. | (ing further information from the od by getting in touch with R. R.' State Health authorities before mak- Hill, chief aircraft communicator | ing a decision concerning Glennland | the Bellefonte Atrport, pool. David Garver, operator of the - Still Seek Evergreens pool sald this morning Learning Uncle Bam's doughboysy that he has closed the pool for the are senson. | studious lot. In the year Pennsylvania State Obllege has j° communities took steps to wil of these days the people will ticlans and then it will for politicians, Ar Officers of the lodge which has a on Food Arsenals of the World JUST AS IMPORTANT IN WINNING THE WAR AS BULLETS Limit Lumber For Home Repair Use Fire, Flood, Tornado, Are Con- sidered Emergency Cases Home owners needing lumber for work will be given pre- ratings to assist them in ob- lumber except extreme y cases, Mana town repair not ference 8 ri District of Board 4 ' wn damage caused 1 ire, flood, tornado catas- 1 for make the tinued Wi) ocr - of stich damage are of the iateral ' té I*AK weaKening framework, separation supports from the ain suppor the structure, Broken joists or risers of lumber Décause of not be considered ’ of : Deterioration will umber if the function another or will ras need at to obtain lumber [or emergency padrs should be made 0 the Federal Housing Administration field office, of sch that unieus the damage is = infit M extent the dwelling Or Une is repaired repaired ————— ———————— Port Matilda To Have Flower Show Saturday, Sepl. 2, Chosen as Date For Horticultural Exhibition The Port Matiida Flower Bhow, sponsored by the neighborhood Gare den Club, will be held Saturday, Sept. 2. All growers of flowers, fruits and vegetables are invited to take part in the exhibits The committee in charge en- tries have drawn up a few rules which are made public for the guid- ance of exhibitors All entries must before 11 A ing of the show of in the show m. on the morn- No entry may be removed before the show closes. No entry may be made class by one exhibitor. No b* admitted to the show room during the judging of the ex- hibits. The show room will be open- ed to the public at 2 p. m. The show will be held in the Esso Garage Division 1. Will consist of flow- ers, with special classes for roses, giadioli and dahlias, artistic ar- rangements, miniatures and novel ties. Bouquets should consist of 3, 6, or a multiple § stems or blooms Roses may be exhibited in single blooms. A class for specimen flow- ers will be provided Division 11: Comprised of vege- tables, the following numbers to be shown: Beets 5; cabbage, | head! carrots, 5: cauliflower, | head; corn, 3 ears: cucumbers 3. peppers, 5. lima beans, 12 pods; green beans, 12 pods; onions, 5. parsley, 1 bunch; spinach, 3 stalks: potatoes, 5; pump- kins, 1. tomatoes, 5; turnips, 3; squash, 1 Division I1I-Pruits: Apples, 3: pears, 3; plums, 3; grapes, 3 bunch- es. peaches, 3 All exhibotrs must furnish their own containers for flowers, fruits and vegetables. Containers should be marked with owner's name Blue Ball Soldier Is be xm more than one in each e will A Killed on French Soil Wesley J. Husted, Jr. year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Husted, of West Decatur, was killed in action on June 6, 1044, d the invasion of Normandy In was recel of | 2 Men Held for Gasoline Theft Accused of Stealing Drum and Contents From Blair County Farmer Two Ts men wer Blair County court at a hearing fore Jus of the Peace Robi: having been charged with stealls frum 40 gallons of rone ¢e held ioe and rom a f§ in Snyder township. Pennsyivania State Police CDOT LEC Harve; £9778 Randal Kooken Gallagher anG Ches- ter 1 of rone were af Snyder from farm running oline his was nent The is at 10p rested both was posted said of the Peace wend 1 sea In theft =» commitled Police oe i As and State August conrt paring before Ju Robinson " m men for state + ie after the w— wl — Brother and Sister Meet Claude F. Fi Mr and Mrs Lut! Lamb street (sister Mrs. Charles Kool of San met recently in San Diego having see each sther for bo of Fis Bellefonte £ n f East Ane iis 4 1 ~1 ty 144. His Fisher 12 and § il uary 2i Kathrin i Diego in ‘her family Bellefonte Man Injured in Fall Roy Baylet in Williamsport Hospital After Accident Roy Baviet, 43. former Belieionte businessman _ is in Willlamsport hos pital recovering from injuries fered last week when he fell a dis- tance of 30 feet from the roof of a | building which he was painting Mr. Bayviet sustained a right shoulder several ribs tured and a alight concussion. He was taken to the hospital in an am- bulance Until] about two years ago Mr Baylet conducted a garbage colife- tion business in Bellefonte and af- ter that time was employed In AK- ron, O. and in Delaware Early this year he and his bro- ther-in-<law, Albert Smith. opened a plumbing business in Williamsport His condition is improving, mem | bers the family report mov ey wit -. sls - fractured of Osceola Boy Makes Supreme Sacrifice Plc. Raymond Sokol. 26. son of Mr and Mrs. Joseph. Sokol, of | Prenchtown, Osceola Mills, was kill- ed in action August 2. in theatre in Prance, according to word received Sunday. August 20, from the War Department He had served in the United States Army three years and seven months and was overseas one year of that period. He received his bagic train- ing at Camp Gordon Johnston, Fla A native of Frenchtown, Osceola Mills, he was born October 27, 1018 Two brothers are serving over. seas, Pvt Joe Sokol, in New Guinea, and Pvt. Prank Sokol, somewhere {vr Grain Field Burned Near Flemington | Wire, starting in a hay fleld, also | burned through a wheat field at the : frec-| the war ‘Nine-Year-Old Altoona ~ _ Lad Slain By Brother / / “A While Playing ‘Soldier’ Melvin Browand Instantly Killed by 30-30 Rifle Bullet in Accidental Shooting; Gun Supposed to be ‘Empty’ f tire LE wire attack and in tragedy A soldier game cap ended Saturday ng when a 9-year-old boy was | Kenneth a Bible w at hot by his brother east end home in Altoona, and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Altoona hospfial Melvin Ea rowed Mr Mrs. Paul would celebrated birthday Thursday was shot by his WHO Was nol aware gun was loaded. Melvin “Buddy. rl and nave todas his tenth WAG 16 known the Aas other 1 i“ of the soldier.” aid of Paul, in attack and capture Members of the family stated that boys had raced from the down- stairs to the second floor and that Paul had thrown himself across the bed and reached for the gun that was in the wardrobe little boy shouted boom™ ducked his head. Paul aimed gun at him and it clicked. Bud- shouted “boom” and Paul aimed gun. The 30-30 rifle discharged, sending a bullet into the child's head An Altoona Tribune reporter call- { at the home Sunday and learn- that “Budd; had had all hi out ted the the One and the ay the laid serving with the armed wb —————— - Prisoner Tries To Kill Self In Cell Clinton County Man Is Un- successful at Suicide Attempt A atlempt cutting his throal at fail at Lock Hav- vas made Saturday morning by Fount “Tink” B. Miller, who was committed to the utitution earlier in the week to serve 30 days for being Idrunk ind disorderly, Miller & » An unsuccessful mit suicide by the Clinton counts § en patient at the Lock Haven Hospital where the wound was dressed by Dr. William E Welliver, county phy - sician. Miller's condition is reported to be not Miller was cerated BET EOUS ( nen, incar- drunk and who were put to al the institution Miller walked Later he boarded a slow train bound Renovo, but instead ‘going to that town got off freight and went home relatives Flemington, where tried to get some money. Ther fused to give it to him. advising him ito go back to jail Miller did return in the evening and he was locked up. When Sheriff Hickoff went 10 his cell to talk to him he found the prisoner bleeding from a cut under his chin Records show that Miller is repeat” customer at the jail and | this is the third or fourth time since the first of the year that he has been {jalled for the same offense married and a father ne of { the jall or disorderly” charges work on the lawn Friday afternoon AWAY al for of he the of . ww to the in 0 Y Chester Hill Soldier Killed In France 8 Sgt. Charles W. Humphrey, J; | i brother. | that | : . { in Prance was playing with some | youngsters and they had en- | game { ah | Bnow | Schools R forces cific somewhere in 1 Not long ago hich he } this summer in Bible x The parents and five br sisters survive N Tn, OL Wounded Soldier Returns to Action Pvt. Floyd F. Hen who was wounded July 1 rejoined his and is again on ac The county Id Mrs. Charl Clarence weeks on SO - nd from three +H tt 4) hat the killed in a eceive Treasury Checks | Total of $114,674.92 Appro- 3 i | lowing La | i He 8 site. Mr priated to Schools in County lies, §. we 81480. Marion. $2.143587 I 1526.97 Milesburg borough. $1 Millheim:. $325267. Patton ship. $1415.12; Penn, $2448 85: ipsburg borough, §20567.34. 1 Poller township, $4.024 97 $1088] 35. Bn Phillipsburg bor township, $1.82" ough, $BP7 55. Ww 82805 W 530.1 tow: Phi R $5. 486 53 $6408 T ww Shoe 4 AIKS ‘Sandy Ridge Soldier Killed In Action f Rd Mrs Ridge Cr “2 ft = ; ha Ber rece weleg ram Ppartmen' f reywy Won cant George evious! or Ww. Spit re porte action he was Apri follows Ulio the First Sgt and } Ridge Aud Report killed # Pur of Sand Reoceupied By Ci fraternity by militar Pennsylvania State villians Nine y cupied house ef LiNees Cx A 1 © a Ji i ORE {37. of Chester Rill near Philips. Den feturned to civillan hands dur Tey iburg., was killed in sction in France on July 30, according to information received by family members last week. He was a son of Charles W land the late Kathryn Humphrey, #0d 12.000 shrubs on the ing the past few months Plenty of Trees There are approximately 4000 trees campus of and was an outstanding athlete dur- | ''¢ Pennsylvania State College ing his high school days In addition to his father, he is survived by the following brothers and sisters | Howard, at home: Madeline, wife of R. E Watt, Altoona: Evelyn, wife | | | of Clarence Boehmer, Detroit: George | of Philipsburg: Kathryn, wife of Leonard Prekilch, Monesson; Pvt Maxine, of the Woman's Army Corps, stationed at the army air [base at Alters, Okina Clarence Native | | Ordained as Priest Rev. George P, Zetts, a native of linkas of West Linn street, lle {fonte, and has other relatives in the 7% is : : ! 23 | : if 1 $ 4 iz i! i i £ | | | : -~ re Vets Go to College About 15 discharged war velerars' are currently seeking thelr degrees at the Pennsyivania State College i i L. (ROUR NOTE: nn iis sles vst ro gs LE Gio | gran nda or 4 4. 1942, Drew Pearson } Wendel] 3 atic ber ed that Demos 1644 ign. 1 canaio Coul Or INVENTORS Boob ;rry y [ANNIVERSARY whe Fink 1 it ives nunares times on the battlefields. Tt fan'y be. cau the newspapers don't want 5407 It 1s because they can't : Tr {me ‘ hie Have i . f ue Armed Des, NOT SCANDAI is phy va ft rhs Sda wiaental mentioned ninrmation e geparunent GLIDERS owt ers IRs + 1 Rue re avd Ow 4 cents, an can be assembled You imagine ti few hours, and aguin descend on The things require hon patient toll to put Yogether hey are assembled they durable. Even if they break an be patched up forever wit little cement. We've fished them off of roofs. got Eddie wEOR 0 turd out Sunday with Continued on Pope Fie) Myact el Eo ot Peace wii ~H00 o Widdo "SOCIAL SECURITY WHAT IT ME ANS TO YOU (No. 5 of a Serdes of six) “Upon the death of 3 worker sho has the necessary ‘quarters of cove erage’ monthly benefits may be pay- able to his family.” John D. Teas. office of the Social Security Board! point out “The Old-Age and Survivors Ine surance provisions of the Social Se. curity Act provide monthly pay. ments for children under 18 of an insured worker who dies” Mr! Teasdale explains. “Also included “The widow, regardless of her to monthly benefits, whether or not she has dependent children in her care. A widow who had received benefits because of having a young [child In het tare may receive bene- dale, manager of the Williamsport fits again upoh reaching 65 “If » qualified worker diec Jeaving no widow or child under 18, his de- pendent parents may receive month. ly benefits reaching age 65 “The benefits to ohil. dren under 18 and to a widow with such children in her care may payable even if the endar quarters just before the quar- ter in which he died” sum payable Uf an in. ves 52 f =H al
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