: wih u US ws J 3 4 » x Ahan birns ThE WAR BO * bint (a dhe Centre Democral MEAN MORE THAN A 600D INVESTMENT) VOLUME 63. NUMBER 40. greaars BELLEFONTE, PA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1944, SU} 2IPTION — $1.50 PER YEAR, Seven County Men HUNTER On ( asualty | Ast Bellefonte Leads ‘With Three Who Are Re- ported Slightly Wounded; Among Local Service Men gy Week Ending Y est Pl Pl smith Serio usly Weunded H l ; \ A vi Pfc. Donald DD. Haupt Warren 1. DeCoursey Pvt Pvt Mrs. Daly Appointed John W. Saxton Chairman Price Panel | No Fatalities During the erday. Havot Wounded Haupt, 23 sert Haunt Bellefont » ptember Slightly Donal D and Mr Al Addition woundeq a a i Sa 16 Sutton Engin onte H Haupt. Jr. now in np Frengis EE War ny. Bellel ther, Pvt. Al bert traiming ab n, Wroming Wounded nirse 1] wa Del oursey Seriously Warren | te Ix Pvt, DeC (Continged on page Three) Four Plead Guilty At Special Court Eminhize guilty the ERT to a charge of ode revocation of I- ie for alte gs sentenced Wo pay rosecution and $100 Carl M. Furst of Blate pleaded guilty to assault and bat. He was given a suspended sen- placed on probation for two irdered to pay the cost tion College ter and TORS inst two cases were originally heduled come belore the De- ember term of court The to bUFFEY, LAWRENCE VISIT BELLEFONTE Attend Opening of Demo- cratic Headgnarters on Monday Evening UU 8 Senator Joeeph F sid Hon. David L Lewrsnce, Blate Democratic Chairman, were guests of Honor at the opening of Demo- eratic headquarters on Buhop Street Bellefonte, Monday might Tre rooms were packed with county pre- einct chalrman and vice chairman and friends The Women's Day program was in charge of the commitiee on arrmnge- | ments, consisting of Mrs. Kyle Alex ander, Mrs. Clyde Watson, Mrs Mabel Stover, Mrs, D M. Bradford, Mrs. M. M. Coldron, Mrs. James Kerstetter, Mrs. John Condo, Mrs, Lona Johnston and Miss Mary | Cootioy . Mrs. Alexander opened the meet ing. Caarles 8 Kniss, candidate for Culley (Continued on page Two) CLUB ENTERTAIN BILL TOWN KIWANIS Twenty-Six Members of Williamsport Club Visit Bellefonte Headed by Leo Williamson, mayor of Willlamsport and president of the Willlamsport Kiwanis Club, twenty-six members of wt club visited the meeting of the local Ki wanis Club Tuesday noon In the Penn Belle Hotel, Tae visitors took entire charge of the meeting with Mayor Willlamson presiding. The visitors, assisted by the Kiwanising- ors of the Bellefonte elub, presented a number of musical selections and (led in group singing The speaker, introduced by the lleutenant governor-elect of the Bth Division of the Pennsylvania dis- | [triet, Hartman of Willlams- | port, was Toomey, pas- tor of the org nd c¢hursh of | (Contineet on pape Ma) BACK M0 Local ot M Party Spends 12 Days Hunting and Fish- ing in Canada WERE SUCCESSFUL IN BAGGING 1 MOOSE Clair Hall ‘Nearly’ Catch- es Largest Fish in Can- adian Waters atinged on Page Three ED 12.05 ON PEACHES, GRAPES Missing Bellefonte Man Found in Shanty Near Rogk- view Farm at Sun and to his home in Belle resides with his Keturah Colpet er. by Rhoads noon mater was lager fonte where he ter. Mi ty Warden C. C - Wedded 50 Years De. pu Mr. and Mrs, Wiliam Yeariek who celebrated thelr golden wed- ding anniversary at their home In Clintondale, Sunday, September 17 Parole Violator Held In Suspicion of Theft | Chester Spiter, 28, - of Wingate former Rockview prisoner, was lodg- ed In Centre county jail last Wed. nesday ns a parole viclator and on | suspicion of attempting to steal a coupe belonging to Harry Murtoft of Bellefonte. Mr. Murtoff parked and locked his car In front of the | Penn-Belle Hotel, white hé lives, the General Assembly led the sing-| Williamsport. His keen Irish wit re. about 11 o'clock Tuesday night. (Continnit on Pape row) FORMER CENTRE HAS FOUR SONS IN SERVICE Edward 5, McCormick, 8 2/¢ Cpl. Clarence P. McCormick M n Orville Freed of y tr vw We ri Take | HALL FAMILY NNERTO OPEN DRIVE FOR WAR FUNDS HERE Plan to Raise $27.171 For Jellefonte Community Fund COMMITTEES NAMED FOR SOLICITING Part of Fund to Help Men and Women in Armed Service bal { $27.1 Comm il ity George W. MceCormick noes of Ww HJ chairman, Jol run Hartranft, E 8 Orr. P. H " Fre Warner C { Marvin Re n PB Ra 3 and M Scott, started ctivities Inst : Bie rock H vee Cpl. Donald RB. MoCormick Hig Lay fran mei . Trefe ne nl our own armed ths UBO, War id, and Anited Beamau's Service 1 S197 remains Tn ow ibport of the followh Y M C A. Hospital 1 ved page Th Three ORS NUR = INAUTO ACCENT % B.H.S. Cheerleaders Come to Grief When Their (Car Turns Over “ " ¥ sheer the LO Thi : crapinsed In - RE—— 4 td - “ wii al oe "iy grief Ea Pa. ot a cident Beech CO Have Wa or * Bellet ne PARKING METERS [0 BE INCREASED One<-Half Revenue Is Set Aside For Post War Improvements Rather than attempt to raise the borough millage for future improve. after the war Council night decided to replace Lh meters that been re from every other parking space some time ago. One hall of revenue derived from the meter nd for post war advancements Increased cost of operating the borough on the old rate of taxation have prevented the funds from being set aside for that purpose Pep meetings by High School stu- dents will hereafter be confined to the playgrounds at the rear of the new bul Jing. accordine to an an- nouncement by Mayor Harris. This ruling grew out of a rally held two Woeks ago on the Diamond during which a bonfire was built that killed the small evergreen trees decMating | the Allegheny Street side of the tri- | angle. Members of council stated that they did not want to hamper ! the holding of pep meetings in any way but felt that they should be en- couraged. However, with the play- Continued on page Fowr) a ——————— GAS TRUCK EXPLODES ments om Monda had the will be used as a fu A truck owned by the East Penn Cas Co. of Lewistown, loaded with artificial gas, caught fire and ex- ploded Monday afternoon about | jo'clock, along the Nittany Valley highway several hundred yards east of the entrance to Heelan Park No one was injtired ol Yap ere wny damage caused nearby. The ing considerable excitemant among the residents THODAY INSTITUTE 52 of the houses In the vicinity, eats. i red f “ OPENS NEXT WEEK = County School Teachers the ¢ : . . bi ¢ In attempting 1 Will Meet in High ing a man who da: School Building ge Budd ¢ full fon who was program other cat for Cet a Bee 3] ie Wo ‘ronemiller of Belieionte {foliowing the giris in an Hopped and took them i Creek an where nlingerd in nstitute ph on pape Three) Superiniencaent Roger he tw Belle. building. Thurs. October 12 and 13 * 1 —m Em ploye Honored LJ m 3 10% Thursday Devotional te E A Oct 10 00-10 15 Rev COC] mien hits ur 1015-11 00 nerstone of Exercises nold, Lutheran | Education The Core Democrat Dr Al vin C Goddard, lecturer and com- mentat »n 11:00.11:15 1 Singing 15<12.00-"When Is a Man Edu- (Continued on Page Powr) Vandals Desecrote Bellefonte Cemetery Evidence of "the destructive work | of vandals at the Un!m cemetery in| | Bellefonte Was discovered yesterday | imorning, when William Lose, care I taker, found numerous wns and pedestals broken from thelr bases and thrown to the ground. In one instance a tall headstone was de- molished. Most of se destruction was found In the central portion of the cemetery. The cemetery authorities are un able 10 place the Blame for the he- Comp ruin, but it is believed the pce at night Arrests perpetrators are Mail | lane Pilot Killed In Crash Meets Death in Wreckage of Pick-up Plane ear State College; Seriously Injured. Flight Mechanic is Plane Wings Caugh in Tops of Trees Near Pick-up Field, \ Neen of Mail-Flane After Crashing CHURCH FEATURES LOCAL COUPLE ol ns -- REOPENING SERVICE WEDDED 50 YEARS Painting and Flag to Be Dedicated at Fill more will begin at ments Mrs Fi rRanist Past SPeRK of Is Relig "s The « Kdna el Har Ww pletely painted on ‘ several other mpr accomplished Among the ings 0 be dedicated are 1 ge Diclure { painting of The Hea which = presented Peaownship the } armed foroe: A Chr an American flag was prose (Mr. and Mrs. Zane BO h mem lory of the Kenhart { amil loMing their Jong and faith! in the Fillmore church. A (Continued from page ar —————— a —————— ‘Memorial Services exten and YemIenis were mi fe honot in PTY As For Pfc. Paul Bressler. | Memorial services were wld Tues. | day night In the Lutheran church | at Bion for Pfc Paul A Bressler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bros. Iuler, of near Zion, who was killed in ‘action In France on September 1st The services were in charge of David E Strasser and ‘were attended by members of the Ameri. oar Legion and Velerans of Foreign | Wars of Beliefonte. Part of the || wervice of the Pie. Bressler entered the service igh A Rd force two Other sons. the arfmeg forces. Mr. and Mrs. Harry N. Lyons Honored at Din- ner in OOF Hall d Harry N lao t Howard Street, celebrated 1 wedding annniversary npLinhet IB! A dima ONO held the Hall at m™> and Mrs thelr Ong Fellows Sept Harry N. Lyons, son ol Catherine Lyons of whnship. and the mer daughter of James a! Carson. also of Spring town Mas September 18 the Pleasant Gap Methodist Church by Rev. J. C. Young After their marriage they went wo housekeeping in Lyonstown, during sh time Nt L 8 Worked . Contnund on Paper Three) ———— > ——— GRA SICK = MEGENES IRIBUTE —————————— Presented With a War ' Bond at Meeting of P.-T. Association A tribute to EK. Stock, supervis. [ing principal of the Bellefonte | Schools, who has been identified with the local school system for a oon tinuous period of 25 years, was a highlight of the first fall meeting of the Bellefonte Parent.Teachers' Ase sociation held In the high schon) cafeteria last Thursday night, with was Ol Sunda humma? Spring Marietta wi Mar. anc Carsot garet i were 1884. In ried ‘h Inrge crowd present Lewis R Lenhart, assistant Centre County Superintendent of 8 ou reviewed Mr. Stock’s service in Belle. was conducted by members | foie and at the conclusion of his re-
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