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WAR BONDS
VOLUME 63, NUMBER 36.
Soldier Killed:
Twas. Wounded
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Sgt. Samuel D. Falls, ‘ard, Loses Life in
France: Pfc. Harry L ©. ern, Sgt, George
Cushion Seriously Wounded
He Centre Democ
BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, “a 0
Th FOR
What About V-Doy?
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GAMPAIG
With one phase--probably the most important one of World War 11
rapidly
Complete Plans For Cam-
paign in Bellefonte : ! there
Area
DRIVE SCHEDULED
OCTOBER 10 TO 24
6000 INVESTMENT )/
SERRA R AR ARRAN
0 PER
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IAS Local P hysician
Active In Burma
A ———— TE ——.
SUBSCRIPTION—$1.5
YEAR.
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EJGAPE
SHU
WEEK'S CHASE
1800-Pound Hereford
Slain After Hunt Near
Philipsburg
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approaching a climax, and with many towns and cities through-
the observance of V-Day
ment Is gaining ground rapidly in Bellefonte
Victory over
“WpPldiLy
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out the nation preparing for
a similar move-
il
Nazi Germany seems W be approaching with increasing
it is believed plans
beforehand
and {ur — a—
‘War Correspondent Describes New Techni.
ques Developed in Treatment of Wounds
and Disease in Jungle Fighting
generally celebration should
not so much because a formal program Is necessary
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made
B
IF
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of a plar. of action will serve to direct’ activities in & more or
bul becauss
less uniform channel
Reports have it that several local industries plan to close down m-
for 24 when official announcement of the of
European war 1 The American Band of Bellefonte
Lo the Bellefonte
Veterans
mediately hours end
————— the mude Legion
Mste of World War
during the week included the
ul three Centre countian:
whom was Killed and the other
geriously
France
Sgt. Samuel D
al, R. D. 1. wa
on August 8, ang Pl
of Bellefonte
Cushion
fously wot
Departmen
relatives
Caepaltty II Horces and was slightly \
three days alter D-Day
Fall attended the Bee
Creek township scn00ls and was
16 §
the Harbison-
at Monument
ing ervice
In addition to
urvived by six
i 4 Ralph hi
Creek town
Caledonian Pvt. Boyd
Pvt. John, New Guinea
Another | Che
veral year
wounded
has Diamond in as
he of Foreign
Wars and other local organizations have expressed an interest in proper
orders
Lhe
landing to report
namesitwo or WOOT
of Sat
two
hh ttl f
the battie ol
one possible after word has been announced
n
sm DASHES TO FREEDOM
FROM MEAT PLANT
VEAIS A a holler
Walker Re
before
ployed for
for
a. observance of the mamentous day
man
Falls, 38. of How=- | fra«
filled In action
Harry B. Kern
George J
Suggestions advanced to date include a parade with appropriate
the Dia-
of observing the victory and strengthening the war
effort against the Jepaness
It
LO hve
I'he
torie
el-
K ter the floats, round and square dancing in the streets, and a rally on
12 Local Agencies, 17 Na-
tionwide Charities to
Benefit
$27.174
Owners Spurred Search
by Posting Reward,
Dead or Alive
his mond for the purpos
brothers
parents he is
Richard
Beach
New
and
James
' wt ‘Tair
Hp ¥ Ciall
oleviiie, were sel me also has been suggested that the churches of the town may wish
according to War
received by
« Ln
in 3 ‘
Pr special services In observance of the European war's end
'SMIECS race
closing of stores and business places on V-Day another
problem which should be decided now, with adequate provisions for such
nd Hereford i il, es poses
being unloaded I
Fasty
Meat
lant in Philipsburs
An 1800 -Ix
CRPINE Wille
truck at u
Company |
With a total of
tions for the 1944 Bellelonte Cx
munity War Fund campaign, Oc-
for the tober 10 through 24, were competed
week : ese and other possible suggestions for V-Day in Bellefonte are 'his week a meeting of the
ned way throughout the ile War i directors
of 4 expected to be discussed at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce War Fund directors
i» rg aica GOUKINg : . I'he War Fund campaign
if directors 10 be held Friday night in the YMCA bullding. Chamber » providi
ee ad
yesterday that
preparia-
brother fe A 3
ge Was
a motaur-
om 8
Products «
Tut
biud-
An \ Mu- |
kilied ago in We tablishiments in the event the announcement comes wr when
} '
le accident at Bianchard
Pfe. Harry B. Kern
3 Harry B. Kern, 35
business houses are closed or are about wo close day
roared and ut
Pfc
Mr itie
ire! suggestions funds formerly subseribed
wo i . ] » H | ’ J As
v DC OH I shot by Wiz ul that they be ibmitted in une for consideration at tomorrow night's [the Bellefonte Wellare Ass
Augu 10. according to jg . p {eer hunter as well as taking care of
partment . 3 3 Hive nd the
Thursday by » provides monies |
week Sern received hat area tf el eich ten of 17 nationwide
[WO INJURED IN LOGAL GOUP :
~~ MOTOR ACCIDENT. WEDDED 50 YEARS
hort pow-
freedom ig
mugh- Motorcycle Crashes Into Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Moore
ruck . ' ’ » .
Side of Car Near | Quietly Observe Golden
vase Beech Creek Anniversary
iro
ile were injured ast One fine May day
when a ir and ai Horatio Moore
Route 230. ing ing mining equipment engi-|
hh Creek ineer from Monongahela ame U
Young, Bellefonte on 8 business mission
son of] He walked about the
View [the beauty of the town
his pas
of Belle.
a compound
escaped with
Li)
Howard
SEFIOUSLY
Jane Ir of East board «
ficial
' f
PuUrpGse ol
announced will be welcomed and ask
8: Bob Morris Wins
Nittany Golf Title
Nat y
aYalzohiag
Major Harold B. Harris
meet
ed
r Mm
nairmen
. 4
that he
* in June
The Bellefonte
member of
0
the
an
stated
red colored
red -colored y
atl
ll gias
4
of |
Fung Ww 1
Community W
the following
arive : spe
18g Arner
Orvis Reed |
dicitation, E. Keith
Commerce, C. C. Brown
ndustries, Rudy Lindquist, ar
Mrs. Samuel] Walle
Because of war-time condition
bUCE®ls ¢ ever
industry red V
Ray
house
Wn
rtillpry
rill
ready for
being led from
bulliding when
broke
field a made
Decembey
New Cumberland was
Lewis, Wash
Ma
service Or
ran
inti]
i! tl port al ¢ ’
ns he portal al Of Ne partici
back in 1804 8 fn
then an enterpris
it maneuve! enraged animag
September
BEenciey Lave
ths
8
ted reased 1
f Bee
Harold
N.Y
Pleasant
ang
Hoy
re Out suffered
animal later leg fracture, and Hoy
Dam, acerats Of Ohe
(Continued on page Sia)
Candidate's Car Is
Damaged in Mishap
Sgt. Samuel D. Falls
3amuel D. Falls. 36, Howard
a machine gunner who was
wounded several days after D-Day ie Wi
and had returned juty was ridge, Ky
killed in action in France August anti-tank division
8. according to word received by » until March
parents Mr. and Mrs. Harvey left for oversea
Falls, of Howard, R. D1 mother last February. dor LH
Falls entered thie Army Feb 21 High aT A a oe Belition . M Souths | and
, tralr for months in West 3 a ~ gh a | ulna Alatrlet
he: wd 1 Vigil and went service was employed for 17 years Hollow Lo ig Tamm
overseas in the autumn of 1943 for |Py the Universal Match Company Hundreds Of searchers ,
a brother Pfc. Robert Kern. them hunters afined with
(Continged on Page
i He has
further training in Eogland He
went Mito Pranee with the invasion |Stationed at Maxwell Pleld. Als. _} tinged, on Puy
PAUL FORTNEY = COUNTY MILKWEED
DIES AT HOME ‘PROGRAM BEGING ==:
‘as F " ) Vy Jis- , . . . der treatment there
Ww a Formey Count) Dis ty Chairmen to Direct gicnarged oe 1
trict Attorney; Funeral
Collection .
This Afternoon . : : right leg Monday when gasoline he
> Memorial Services was pouring into a tank at the
A stroke suffered on August 25 For Wm. F. Leathers Schreck garage, Lemont. ignited Agriculture to Get More " ph
proved fatal to D. Paul Fortney, of — Flames spread over the rear of the as being felled bn r. § eft Knee Pic
Bellefonte, former Centre County Memorial services in honor of Wil- | truck Sud Hiaind Mong thie floor and Recognition and In- Wa
District Attorney, who passed away lam P. Leathers, of Mt. Eagle, who UP One side of the building q : : . "
at his home on East Bishop street at | ry Killed in line oF d hg while! Mr. Ross, driver of a State Gas creased Awards Spring Mills Family exira $10 monthly
6:50 m. Monday, September 4 i i nn, Haines and Miles | serving wildy the United States and Ol Company truck, was deliv. . . . ombat duty. This sp
1044 agriculture supervisor, | oT. 0 ivasion of Prance. | TINE gasoline to the Schreck garage | Agriculture is going Injured mn Accident t if the infantryman
Mr High S will be held Sunday afternoon, Sep- | PUMP at the time. He immediately recognition than ever B . (growth of a Suggs
health John Decker, ag« | yop per 10 at 2:30 p. m_ at the Ken- disconnected the hose from the tank wih Bloomsbur Fait irs athe ¢ Decks ] d ane Lime § t um
stroke Spring Mills. | oo Methodist church at Mt. Eagle | "0d drove the truck a short dis- | tem
about his usual a Jacob Wetzel the Rev. Roy A. oss, pastor tance away from the garage
the time he was striker , officiating. It is hoped Gasoline dripped onto Mr. Ross
The deceased was have representatives of the Am-| Lent 1g and ignited, burning him
David Franklin erican Legion, and of the Howard | Tom the knee to his ankle. He was
Fortney and was born in Bellefonte Odd Peliow and the Veterans of | taken to a State College physician
on July 11, 1887, making his age at Porelen Wars. of Which he Was & who dressed the burn
time of death 67 years, | month and | ooo (1 a War Department mes on townships, William member, present { Mr. Ross extinguished the fire on
22 days. He attended the Bellefonte sage to his mother wincipal. Port Matilda 4 the truck, which was only slightly
public schools and Penn State, and
" od jamaged, and James and John
‘ushion is a half-brother of (Continked on Page Pour) pa
continued his education in the law Suen iui Yas Noutdad ’ Schreck, owners of the garage, as-
offices of his late father
y g who 1s 8 : sisted by Other Lemont residents
He was admitted to the Centre Prance, July 3, and who Is still in
Vietim at First Theught Lt. Eugene Shultz Is
« government hospital stamped out the fire and prevented | yyre building with the incentive of
C an har oa iy 14, 1908, and Ihe Coleville soldier, member of serious damage and injury increased awards. The prices are
was elected District Attorney in N
> » .
to Have Been Shot Prisoner in Germany
: 3 -— -
During Scuffle
infantry outfit, entered the ser The extent of the damage to the gg) $70, $60, $56 $45 and $35 Each
(Continued on page Bla) vice Pebruary 21, 1942, and re- pump is believed by Mr. Ross to be | Grange entering will receive $35
Funeral services
Thursday afternbon
Y place, noting
1 Bellefonte
sent
RD Dale
Breckin-
ith
remained
to Camp
i . “1 liked the place he decided
Mr. ang Mrs H 8
Moore, who on Monday of last week
quietly celebrated their 50th wed-
Sng anniversary at their home "
North Allegheny street ame 0 a v2
Bellefonte, for liked the town 0 owned by Charles 8 Kniss, of Spring
well after his several Gours’ inspec- pr paziged Rita’ he orn an Fruit Red arbors "he w 1
of involved in an accident while be tion that he and his wile moved | "a el near Spring ove I .
rifles, | was en route to Pleasant View from here on January 7, 1907, | The Kelley car was traveling to-| weyprgyina aren, sums Cartwright Brothers
] | ward sant ai the time. ine denee
Nisgars Falls. andi de A. Mune 10h Mae Malar) : : TW bearers carne out of Yoe
! Last Tuesdays sccident resutted rs ATOR Quinby. Oty dsughier of a AS a My Kee unaergrowth nibng Ihe ( ist Meet In France
wheti Young's thc car were torn off abd the Kunissli i pack to the American 116 . i
erashed Into an rs. Silas E wimby, were mar. |’ 8
the side of a car driven A ed a the M thodi t parsonage in {adhiing hong $f uly (damaged. he On thelr stretcher lag Bellefonte brothers
W. Thompson, of R D Li Rochester N. H, on August 28, 1884 mishap wos vhtly na rsiy somehow one se each otuer
as the car onto the | while Mr. Moore was employed as a | Motor . a. t ¢ mont
highway from Corman Bar-B- mechanical engineer for Mr Kn hy
Que stand. Mr. and Mrs Fleyd Lau (Continued on Page 6) : he Lehers
bac! { Lock Haver
X making
where he tralbed Sho wit
and Tats how 4
¢ thi
of this
it. SOON (
He again visi
wa
jet
Harr K
Cia} wa Galn-
A sean
Kelley, of Pleasant
aged about 11:1 clock Frid
morning shen i cra: 8 Cay
beef aperated U
I'he
¢ Cold Stream
year when cycl irsued Ue tinger
Ww i il
Miami
Excerpt
Dr. Harr
his
J , -, ’
trailed to ih on Fie
fr
Yank
surg to the O lied
then
chiidren
shoulder
114 CeO [ OUNE father of tw
and 0 the Sleepy suffered a fractured right he
in June when his motorcycle was
Hie
by wn
Howard
Was ans
Vin
the
uy
Pleasant Oa)
Democrat ! nee
ang een
Pol
We SNUG Le
ad
“~.
£10
BLOOMSBURG FAR
HAS CRANGE SHOW =
wo passed the - -
Sort
the rash, ook vl
he Lox Truck Driver Is
Lr Burned by Gasoline
remains wo -
TY ——
of State College. sul-
fered second degree burns about the
’
)
ocene after
! motoreycke
ung
whi
wine
Fred Ross
The following area chairmen in
the county have been appointed by
F. Glenn Rogers, county superin
tendent t in the collection of
important ma
oe
{ Has od 5
0 wm awarded
an
thé
milkweed War badge, which
on ———————————————
V whishipe
Vall
v Riiey
Fortne
since
falling i WoO
nis I 1 nsdig
Tr : 1Dervisor
wa with
nil
of the chur
Patton, Harris and Fergu- |,
whips, Ed. Dale ulture
State College
Worth Halfmoon
had been
suffering a
Years
an
previ linet Annual
Mo!
Oa)
had been
) until ' a - np IY
Cm
some ago, but
tivities
OPeELIngE on
i
ug lo continue and night throug Ms, were | ' al i i "
that week N SPORTSMEN'S DINNER
With he exhibition havi for i 3 Of Spring M Sportsmen are asked to res
jective the promotion « rents i et | # CA of the Bellefonte Sp
home front support of
men, it is Ntling agricuitur
which has always been a Keynotes
the exhibition, be
recognition Wis year
The Grange show
ture, will be staged In
Sgt. George Cushion tre
Sgt. George Cushion
Mr Barbara Cushion
was seriously wounded In in
Prance on August 9, it was revealed
of the late !
Sarah Hue
A SON son of
of Coleville
Lem ber
ow
Fe
anda agri
action
and
Ro
that
“a
—— . . given outst
Sut
Pl
(14)
Red
fea in G vi Valle recent
Island
Dear
always a
the Agric
Homer Rodeheaver to
Appear In Bellefonte
Refreshments
Wi tickets are now
an rile
Home R
Known ging
and evangelist
i» )
ieheaver A nationally
leader tiombonist
wil be in Centre
meetings on Tue
mber 28 Announcement
by officers of the Centre
Christian Endeavor Union
organization sponsoring this
singer's appearance, that he
will be accompanied by B D. Ack
» a. -
Youth Injures Finger
Harold CGunsaliu 17. son of Mr
and Mrs. Richard Gunsallus, Belle
fonte RD. 3, wis treated at the
Centre County Hospital dispensary
Friday night for a slight injury re-
ceived while working with a asm
mower. A cut on the first finger of
his right hand was dressed and he
returned to his home
Black and White Robins
Have Bird-Lovers Frantic
— - sit
ceived training in various camps be. soni No other serious dam- The judging is on the basis of H
fore being sent to England in Sep- g 3
points Yor quality; 30 points for var
tember of that year, Last Tuesday ety, and 20 points for display
his mother received a letter from There Is Do more popular feature
him in which he related “1 am get. Afi the horse pulling contest .- a
ting slong fine and receiving good staged in recognition of the great Rebekahs to Mest
care Don't worry about me” The Continued on pape Three) t meetings fog :
letter Indicated he was injured in e 100F
the back
Sgt. Cushion Is a graduate of the joy well known composer of many
John's Parochial school, Belle. go.pe) songs, and lust on the pro.
fonte, and of the Spring township gram will be Warren O Hoopes
high school at Pleasant Gap Upon | general secretary of the Pennsyl-
completing his education he entered | Lunia Christian Endeavor Union
| the employ of the Warner Company No admission will be charged to
and was working in that Industry | theo meetings, being held in Phil.
when he was inducted into the 8rmy. | joshurg in the afternoon and in
He is widely known among Centre | puisfonte in the evening, because
Smullton Soldier
Seriously Wounded
county for
day, Bepts
Wis made
County
the
, hoted
According to reports
Detwiler, of Trenton
ly of Smuliton, this
War Department
her that
wiler, age
wounded
Mrs. D
until ab
went to
daughter
Detwiler
about
Mrs. Carrie
N. J.. former
weeE received a
age notifying
Donald Det £1
Was Seriousiy
20 in France
twiler resided In Emulit
ut a il when
frenton to wi
Mr |
has
KR YPur
i I
MAN'S NAME GIVEN
OVER GERMAN RADIO
fhe first communication, a card
hel , | from Lt. Eugene Shultz prisoner of
wid AS war in Stalagluft No. 3 camp, Ger-
toe Heath|, ony, informs his family in Lock
funeral home in Osceola Mills for goer that he is O. K. and that he
Walter Bushko, 54. of Earnestville.| gore; only bruised knuckles when
near Osceola Mills. Burial was made’ oo 7) was piloting over
in the Polish Catholic cemetery, Os Hamburg last March 3 Was shot |
ceoln Mills | Jown
Conflicting reports of the man's It was not until
| death, which occurred at Richmond, | 8hultz's mother,
were
at
ine
Py .
about 22
AuRust
hey m
" Mr and Mrs. Wilbur Rhoads of
Coleville, were notified during the)
weekend by the War Department
that the name of their son, Staff
Sgt. C. Robert Ruoads, 22, had been
heard In a recent broadcast from
Clermany
n
Iw
n
Pvt
service |
Ago
Hye
Saville
the
June that Ia
Mrs. Lila Shuite, |
been
(Continsed on Page Fowr)
—
Reminders For Mailing Christmas
Parcels To Service Men Overseas
Mailing 0; Christmas gift packages for those in service overseas
should be attended to between Sept. 16 and Oct. 15
No request from the addressee is required in connection with
Christmas parcels mailed to Army personnel during this period only
Post Office patrons are instructed to endorse each parcel as a
‘Christmas parcel”
Christmas greeting cards for soldiers overseas must be sent in
sealed envelopes and prepaid at the first class rate
Christmas parcels shall not exceed the present limits of 5 pounds
in weight or 15 ihehes In length or 36 inches In length and girth
combined
The public is urged not to Include food and clothing in gift
parcels '
Not more than one Jhristmas parcel shall be accepted for mall-
ing in any oné week when sént by or in behalf of the same person
to or for the same
Consult your Post Office for further details.
they are made possible by contribu-
tions from C. E. societies through
out the county The exact place In
each town will be announced soon
in the columns of this paper
Concrete Mixer Is
Damaged In Accident
| A concrete mixer owned by the
[State Highway Department was
{damaged to the extent of about $256
| when It was struck by a conl truck
operated by Myles K. Sones of Kar
thaus, about 11:16 p. m. last Thum
{day at the intersection at
| Bhoe
| The accident happetied when Mr
| Bones attempted to pags the high
| way truck operated by W. 0. Yarnell
of Bellefonte, RD. which was tow-
ing the concrete mixer, at a point
where a car was parked at the side
of the road. Both ines were
going towards Moshannon Police
from the Pleasant Gap sub-station
investigated
Snow |
Va, Gave been In circulation. It Was | regiding in Lock Haven, received the
stated that Bushko had boarded a official message announcing he was
His card which
troop train three times and was Put | q prisoner of war
off twice and was shot the third [ghe received last Thursday is dated
time In a scuffle and fell from the pay 19
| train, but the Richmond undertaker
{told family members that he had chewing gum and a wool cap,
committed suleide. No details of this, Lt Shultz was employed as press
version were given
He Is survived by his widow, Anna, | enlisting in the Air Corps.
and by 10 children, seven of whom - — yo.
t hom Tw {f the children
ive at Norfolk, Va. Where he ‘ie. Son Born to Dr. and
ed before going to Richmond, and & | Mrs. Richard P. Noll
" TIN. \
son Is serving In (Oe army in Eng-
| and Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Noll,
North Allegheny street, Bellefonte,
are the parents of thelr first child,
A on, bom at 1:41 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Centre County
Hospital
A Carserian operation was per
rs.
ss A ———" —
Te AM in Celebration
Co-operation with the Fire Com-
pany in planning for tie celebra-
He tells (is family he wants candy,
man by The Centre Democrat before
The ‘telegram stated: “An inter.
cepted unofficial short wave broad.
cast from Clermany anentioned the
name of Staf! Sgt. C. Robert Rhoads
As A prisoner of war. No personal
message was Included. This infor.
mation supplements previous official
report received from the Interna.
tional Red Cross
Bgt. Rhoads, a tall gunner aboard
a B17 was reports
ed missing by the War Department
June 22. and. on July 7 his parents
wore notified fiat he was a prisoner
of war in Cermany.
A pair of robins that look some- almost black. It has dead while
thing like paratroopers in jungle shoulders. Then comes a dark “bo-
garb have local ornithologists dice” or circle of black feathers about
[scratching their heads and Jeafing [the middle. The tall feathers are
frantically through bird books to dead white .
see whether such things can happen | The charatteristic red breast of
in bird-dom {the robin is missing. The breast ap-
As of yesterday Bellefonte bind pears to be mostly white, with »
lovers were ready to write off as slight reddish tinge
non-existent the birds which never- | The bird is full grown and the fea
theless may be seen disporting them. | thers full} !
selves in the vicinity of the Joseph | doubt of
Kane home on Phoenix avenue, near | all the
the Universal Match plant offices land w
On Labor Day this writer was in- |
terrupted at his labors by Mr. Kane,
who thovght we might be interested |
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