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VOLUME 63. NUMBER 46
BELLEFONTE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16,
1944
SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR.
‘ighter Pi
Others Lose Lives OWN WEAP
Crash in Florida Fatal to Pilot Who Com-
in Italy; Other Casual-
ties: 1 Wounded, 2 Missing, 1
pleted 91 Missions
A Centre
in June
States after
over enemy
War area
acckdent late ’
Bartow, Florida
tioned as a pit i
He is
the da
ais 23rd bird
Harry Gilmore, residir
of Millheim
Other war
week includ
who
wounded
Is a prisoner
The
more
Pfs
La |
Ww
dead
Killed In Action
Cpl. Edwin M. Lambert
Postoffice Closed
BULLETFROM To Vote Again
For Pr iident”
ER
Bellefonte Man Gets Second Chance-—and
Port
Season's First “ wo ib WI ng voce 0
lot, 2
KILLS HU
Edgar® K. Simpson,
Matilda,
Casualty rt ring) I ar rd Fi
SLUG ENTERS HEAD
WHEN RIFLE FALLS
Accident Resulted When
Hunter Tripped Over
Dog Chain
It's Legal; Electoral College Prepares To
a Prisoner Carry Out Assigned Chore
t have
in Fri
untian
ichard H. Gentzel
Ace
{ Boal
n Holland
Jami
Pletcher Killed
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FORMER COUNTY ~~ KIWANIS HEAR
WOMAN INJURED GUEST SPEAKER ==
Albe rt Foster Suffers Bellefonte Rotary lub ©
Fractured Nose in Members Are Guests
Accident at Luncheon
Mrs.
Hig}
1 New
Camp
sasigned
Lat
avs §
CITE
| 4
Hali-Potter “1
on J 1943
land he wa
Cal.. where
an 2 ft writ
transferred {o the Infants
(Continued on page Four)
SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS SESSION
Miss Kilpatrick Resigns;
Mrs. Litke Named to
Commercial Dept.
hy
3 sent to also survived by
Cumb
Haan
y An
Ethel Simp-
Adolph
Cairns
State College
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wi
Mrs
DWrK My
on n Page Fight)
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(Continued
FASE BULDING ~~ =
SHEE
(Continged on page Four)
F rab
Foster
Allow Remodeling, Alter-
ations to Relieve Local
Housing Shortage
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(Continued on page Sa)
Hunter Is Injured
When Revolver Falls
FH
Boalsburg Boy
Falls Out of Car
¢ Faw
Thonksgiving Dey -
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being ¢
post
nounded by
master
There w
rier service
patel
lobby
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a legal holiday
office will
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moer
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wel a
will be
NHA deter-
ndue stress
being caused ,
ing,” Mr. Ascher
areas remodel-
to provide more
W
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these
rations
Secrecy of
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Final
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Vote Is Pre-
['nder State
System
served
OFFICIAL COUNT
COMPLETED MONDAY
Check
Figures
With Unof-
ficial Totals
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An INTIATES
= 21 NEW MEMBERS
, Name C ommittee to Sup-
ervise Annual National
Essay Contest
3
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What Amer-
Member
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arbara LL. Klin Senior Viee
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the f the
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freely permit
Bellefonte Bombardier
Blows Up Jap Cargo Ship ;:
An
to he p
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busy
anese dr;
Su a
Pirst Lie
Vventner Cit
the famed
cond
Maka
and th
Weather had prey Lieuten-
ant Vogel and «ils crew from finding
any live shipping in the now busy
water eading to the Ballkpapan oil
refineries, only recently set com-
pletely ablaze by 13th AAF super
distance Liberator strikes. But rath-
er than waste his bombs In the
empty ocean, Vogel discovered the
beached cargo and went down “on
the deck” at 50 feet above the water
to Investigate, Huge stores of bare
rels and other supplies were stacked
on ie deck of the ship, apparently
salvaged and ready 0 yo ashore
from the crippled freighter, 8o the
boys in the Liberator decided to
turn the salvage into debris,
On the first pass over the ship
Second Lieutenant Kenneth B, Mar- |
shall of Bellefonte, the bombardier, |
loosed two B500-pounders that sailed |
wa
I
veterans
Long Range:
ted a shipping sween over t
Stra between
Celebes recently
mad
Vogel
SAL Borneo
ents
rig it through the superstructure and |
carried the big stack and part of the
upper cabins away. The bombs land-
ed In the coral on the other side of
the ship and exploded to pepper the
whole craft with flying steel,
Marshal] called for another pass
{iat they be held
group of
hout setting any f
acting promptly
indue stress’ exists |i
area and we h
{ those familiar
local situation that there |
building trades labor
undertake this type
interfering with the needs
war Industries which
claim upon manpower
and materials,” the spokesman said
continuing It is believed altera-
tions of this type will make compar-
small demands on materials
atively
(Continued on Page Three)
Kiwanis Quartette
To Sing at Centre Hall
The Bellefonte Kiwanis Quartetie
will appear as guest musicians In
a program of music at the Centre
Hall High School auditorium, Mon-|
day evening, November 27, at 8|
o'clock !
This program, sponsored by the
Music Section of te Centre Hall
Woman's Club as ts annual eve-|
ning of entertainment for the club, | at Soniet of ha country by ho
8 O ' } e venr oO on oo WO Sons ANd A
Li. Kenneth B. Marshall Shen RE A me to appear, daughter to the armed forces. Wal-
{at (se ship. They roared in at mast on this program are Mrs, Josephine ter, John and Betty Stiver are the
| height and the bombardier planted | Nash, reader, and Angelo Vespa, vio- | ons and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
two heavy bombs right down in the! linist, of State College; and Mr, and | R. Stiver of Martha Furnace,
forward hold of the ship, The whole | Mrs. Sherman Good, planists, of Cpl. Walter Stiver was “rst sent
[side of the ship was demolished. | McClure, to Camp Adair, Oregon, where Ge
And gunners had a hey-day, strafing | The Woman's Club will meet] was assigned to the Infantry, There
and burning the supplies on deck. (briefly at 7.30 o'clock before the| he was classed as an expert driver
Becond Lt. Marshall, son of Mrs, musical program begins, according| and was assigned to drive his cap-
Elsie Marshall of Bellefonte, wasito Mrs, George K. Rimmey, club] tain's jeep on all manquyers, After erts, Calif, and was there assigned
| recently awarded the Oak Leaf Clus- | president, who also calls attention to| completing training at Adalr, Wal. (to the heavy artillery unit of the
ter In lieu of additional Alr Medal, [the coange In date from Tuesdsy,| ter spent severai months in desert | | Infantry, Joan next spent some time
for meritorious service as hombard- | November 28, to Monday, November | training in Arizona and California. lin Port Ord, Calif, then on to Camp
ler from May 7 to June 7, 1044. n. Alter desert training he moved on Phillips, before embarking for some-
nite Ave Lh
with
suffic-
4 the
in [£415
f work
lent
area to
wi
of ef
nave
yout
ential
first
Corporal Walter Stiver
One of Centre county's most proms
inent families is aiding in the great
Cadet Nurse Betty Stiver
0 Camp Carson, Colo, before em-'
barking for France. Prior 'o enter
ing the service Walter was em-
ployed by the Pennsylfania Railroad
Co.
Cpl. John Stiver first spent some
time in Port Lewis, Wash, then
moved on to Moscow, Tdaho, where
he received college Instructions in
| rehabilitation work. John then went
[to Pullman, Wash, where he was |
assigned to a supply unit,
Pullman he was sent to Camp Rob-
|
—
Family Has Two Sons and Daughter On Honor Roll
driver of the car
{promptly prevented him from being
and back
Mr. and Mrs. Clayt
Corporal John Stiver
where in New Guinea, Before enter.
ing the service John attended Penn
State College and then worked for
the Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Cadet Nurse Betty Stiver is now
stationed at the University of Penn.
sylvania in Philadelphia, and will!
soon be assigned tO an Army unit.
Betty is a Wiidinte of the Port all
tilda High School
A third son, Eimer Stiver, spent |
received a medical discharge. A
fourth son, Norman Stiver, has been
enrolled in the Army Alr Cadets and
will be asuigntd to to uy after his
gracdaution Port Matilda
wg Rp Ry My
6th
[in ‘celebration of
ar Loan
Drive to Begin
Campaign Opens Monday; County Quota is
$1,950,000. Aikens Announces Quotas for
Various Districts
Former County Man
To Conduct Revival
District Quotas Fixed
BR. 4
had 4.000
arcnel
HC WARD
RATA +B
NAY NURSE AND
LOITOR NIRRED
Ensign Fischer Bride of
Charles A. Mensch, of
Keystone Gazette
nald
oLhers
TICE TO PATRONS
El 000 DONORS 10
BE SOUGHT HERE
? Local Residents Asked to
Aid in Meeting 1750
%, USNR, Tyrone Quota
or Ae “ To
USNR on
Bac USNR
wills M. Ko
Continued on Pope Fowr)
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State Official Is
Injured at College
tl}
id
Lt am
f i
Departs
ted to?
fr
Raymond
tary of
Commerce rej
ering at his home in Boalsburg from
injuries received Saturday, Novem.
ber 4. when he was struck by ant
automobile at State College
His view was obscured by
ARES Ne Was Carrying and
falled to see the car as t backed
toward him from a parking lot, it is
reported. Only
State
por
Pa k-
Smit
the fact that the
was able to stop
we
aid
and
injured seriously the
His injuries have been diagnosed
as extensive brudses of the shoulders
Cros
oul on the
local Red Apler
will turn
“ol
registra-
Gay «
on Yarnell
Observe Golden Anniversary
Yesterday wag the 50th wedding many greetings and gifts and friends
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton and relatives called on them during
E. Yarnell, of near Bellefonte, and the day in recognition of the anni-
the occasion a versary,
roast ham dinner was served Sun. Tuost who attended the dinner,
day at the Nittany Mountain Cof- Sunday, were: Clara Harish, sister
fee Bhop. of Mr. Yarnell: Mr. and Mrs, Wan,
Two tiered wedding cakes held Confer, of Tyrone: Mrs. Henry Mil.
prominent positions on the dinner tier and son, of Philadelphia; Mr.
table which was decorated in a ool and Mrs Lyman White and family,
or scheme of gold and white, One of Mr. and Mrs. John Pishburn and
From eighteen months in the Army and the cakes was topped with a minia- dhughter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Young
‘ture bride and groom. Other table and family, Mr. and Mrs Harold
decorations included two bowls of Yarnell Mrs Boyd Yarnell Rhoda
chrysanthemums, which carried out and Jacob Yarnell, of Bellefonte, A
the yh Bp et
vors, 8 Atmy Buropean theatre
Mr. and Mrs, Yarnell received of war