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VOLUME 63.
he Centre Democrat
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NUMBER 51. SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR. 4
asualty List--2 43 SOLDIERS | County Short on E Bond Quota. |
Dead, < Wounded T)WORKAT Won't You Hele? |
Centre county has three more days in which to “redeem”
itself on the 6th War Loan Campaign
1% ellefonte, and Pfe.
BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1944
(OUNLTD Titan Announces
ENFORCE SNOW =~ $155,000 Bonus
S-Sgt. Victor B. Dan The county, according to latest figures avallable last night,
Cyril
Lives.
Moerschbache
5 of Wounded %i French Area.
2), Hecla, Lose
Casualty reports for the week list
two Centre countians dead and 6
others wounded, according to War
Department messages received by
relatives.
The dead are
S/Sgt. Victor B. Dann, 26, Belle- |
fonte, who died in a plane crash
outside the United States.
Pfc. Cyril Moerschbacher, Jr., 20,
of Hecla, killed in action in Ger.
many, December 2.
Wounded are listed as follows:
Pvt. Irvin W. Wenrick, 33, Snow
Shoe, slightly wounded in Germany,
November 11
T'S Andy Wozniak, 33, Clarence,
slightly wounded in, Germany, De-
cember 1.
Cpl. Roy Mardis, 36, Hecla Pui,
seriously wounded on Leyte, Novem
her 12.
FIRE DESTROYS
HOME, WORKSHOP
Jerry Houser, 69, loses
All Clothing and Tools
in Blaze, Sunday
A well known 69-year-old Belle-
fonte man, who for many vears has
sold homemade axe handles, wooden
kitchen ware and other wooden nov-
elties gt the Bellefonte curb market,
lost all of “iis tools, stock, and cloth-
ing shortly before noon Sunday when
his workshop and living quarters
were destroved by fire.
The man is Jared Houser, who for
about eight years has resided and
conducted his workshop in a two-
story frame bullding at the rear of
te Mrs. Jerome Harper residence
on East Bishop street.
Included in the loss are a number
of articles of furniture Mrs, Harper
had stored on the second floor and
some furniture in the Houser work-
shop for repairs.
The blage was caused by an oil
stove which either exploded or over-
turned, according to reports. Mr
Houser was cutting kindling when
ie felt g sudden heat behind him
Tuning, he found the ol] stove
which was used to heat the room,
(Continued on pape Three)
tn ct M ——————
BHS Glee Club
Entertains Kiwanis
A program of music by members
of the senior glee club of the Belle- |
fonte High School, and a distribu-
tion of gifts by committees members
when Santa Claus falled to make
his scheduled appearance featured a
regular luncheon and meeting of the
Bellefonte Kiwanis Club at the Penn
Belle Hotel, Tuesday
The glee club, consisting of about
16 members, was under the direction
of Mrs. Lenore Martin, The program |
included a number of group Christ-
mas songs with solos by Miss Mild-
red Hockman and Miss Dorothy
Reese. Miss Jean O'Hara and Mi
Alice Hartranft were planists
Kiwanis Christmas program com-
mittee members E. E. Widdowson
and Herman Hazel distributed gifts
wich each member had brought
with him to add to Santa's bag
after Santa reported he had become
snowbound and was unable to be
present.
Guests at the meeting, - in addi-
tion to the glee club, included Ma jor
C. W. Roberts, formerly of Belle-
fonte; Kenneth Widdowson, now at-
tending a military school, and W.R
Epstein, a representative of the
Cioodyear Rubber Company
——
Council Opens
Coasting Zones
Bellefonte Borough Council has
established twg coasting zones in
sthe borougdy and notifies the public
that coasting Is prohibited on all
other streets and alleys,
The two authorized zones are on
North Allegheny street, from Curtin
street north, and on East Logan
street, from Blanchard to Allegheny
street
During peak coasting fours it is
expected that officers will be posted
at the two zones to direct motor
traffic while coasting Is in progress,
57 Countians to
Undergo Physicals
A total of 57 Centre countians are
scheduled to go to Harrisburg In
January to undergo pre-induction
physical examinations,
Twenty-seven men from Board No,
2 of Bellefonte, are to to Harris
burg January 11, while 30 (rom Draft
Board No. | of College, are to
have their on January
Pie
ence,
November §
Pfe. Russell Fisher, 28,
wounded for second time
| many, November 30,
Pfc. Leslie J. Deitrich, 24, Zion,
in Ger-
cember 4.
S/Sgt. Dann Killed
Staff Sergeant Victor B. Dann, 26,
on of Mr. and Mrs, Victor Dann,
Si
Bellefonte,
four
race to
ago,
Philadelphia
was killed in
rash outside the United
War Department
Taursday,
received last Wednes-
Mr. and Mrs. Dann
seriously wounded,
ge indicated where the
on e of the
bout years
an pirplane
State n
eal { k
A telegram
lay informed
Nl Whe
rev
.
hety
Neither ms
Fash hap
cident
Iie Bellefonte sergeant, who was
erving in the Alr Force Ferrying
command was operating {rom a base
in Michigan
He enlisted in the Army
Sevterrder 16, 1841, and ‘rom Ft.
Meade, Md was sent to Keesler
Field, Miss, for preliminary train-
fr as mechanic in ground crew
work from where he was graduated
in March of the following vear Af-
ter being stationed for a time at the
Rome, N.Y. alrport and also
Mitchell Fleld, N. Y., he vas sent
overseas in October of that year
Tae Bellefonte soldier was station-
nea the Cay
Air Forces
a
ed in India until sent back about | J. Emerick whereby {ils unoccupied B
Easter time of this year. He then
reported to Nashville, Tenn. and
from there was sent to the Mich-
jigan ferrying base. He achieved a
lifelong ambition when he was trans- | furnishing the rooms to be rented ou...
{ferred from ground crew work to
{become a member of a flying crew
| Sgt. Dann, a grandson of Mr. and
| Mrs. Charles Dann and Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Novosel, all of Halfmoon
| Philadelphia. He spent a furlough ‘n
Terrace, Bellefonte, is a graduate
of he Bellefonte High School in the
(Continued on Fape Four)
YOUNGSTERS GREET
SANTA CLAUS HERE
Excited Children Upset
Plans for Distrib-
uting Gifts
:
:
Several thousand cheering
ing, excited youngsters assembling
on the Diamond ere last Thursday
| night to greet the Chamber of Com-
{merce Banta Claus on his visit to
| Bellefonte, upset Santa's plans for
{an orderly distribution of gifts and
as harassed officials strove in vain to
form lines and restore order, Santa
{and hiz aldes somehow managed to
distribute more than 2000 individual
parcels of candy
There was for all tae
| youngsters, but some of them, giving
up the struggle after an hour of
jostling in the crowd, went home
push-
enough
% | without their gift
As Santa's procession approached
the Diamond from Blop street,
with the American Legion Junior
Band in the lead, the crowd on the
Diamond surged out into the street
and the truck bearing the disting-
uished visitor edged slowly into pos-
ition along the sidewalk in front of
Governor Curtin’s monument
It had been planned for boy Scouts
to distribute tickets to all children
in the crowd, and then have the
children pass before Santa's truck,
where tickets were to be exchanged
for the gift. This system was set up
(Continued on page Two)
Employment, Payrolls
On Increase Here
Employment and payrolls in Belle
fonte are still on the increase, a sur-
vey conducted by the local Chamber
of Commerce reveal
A survey of ten local industries for
November shows that a (otal of 2.-
405 employes earned a total of $440,-
07499 in November this year as
| compared with 1750 employes who
{earned $320 500.47 In November 1043.
The gain this year Is 736 employes
and $110,475.52 in payroll,
The Industries included in the sur-
vey were: Titan Metal warner Co,
| National Gypsum, Whiterock Quar-
ries, Universal Match Corp., Sutton
Engineering, Bellefonte Central,
Central Pennsylvania Gas Company,
C. Y. Wagner & Co., and Olde-Tyme
Bakery.
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Warner Em
es
Receive Yule Bonus
A bonus, representing about two-
thirds of a week's salary, has been
distributed to all employes of the
Warner Company, It was Announced
yesterday.
The bonus, which totaled approxi.
mately $10,000, was through
checks malled early this week, All
Plant and office workers share in the
The Warmer Compan has paid an
annual bonus At Chrismas tine If
about four years,
Americo Creston, 23, Clar- |
slightly wounded in France,
slightly |
message |
|
}
i
}
AN PLANT
Skilled Mechanics to Aid
Production of War
(Goods
HERE FOR 9 DAYS;
GET REGULAR WAGES
slightly wounded in Germany, De- |
W. J. Emerick Home Is
Made Available For
Housing Workers
, who moved from Halfmoon Ter-|
Forty-three soldiers wiio in civil-
lan life skilled mechanics are
expected to arrive in Bellefonte soon
to ald in increasing the production |
{of 105 mm. howitzer shell parts dur
ing the next three months, Titan
officials sald yesterday
The company expects 3 machinists,
12 too] makers, 18 turret lathe oper-
ators and 10 [forge press operators
{These men who will be sent here
from various eastern camps, will be
under no military supervision and
thelr status will be
men on a $0-day furlough
They will be required to wear uni-
forms when off duly and will be in
uniform up until the time they ar
rive at the Titan plant for work
There they will be provided with
(quarters in which to change into
iworking clothing.
Since the men will be paid the
{regular civillan wages for their jobs
they must provide their own quar-
{ters and meals. The Titan Company
thas completed arrangements with W
were
{home on West Linn street will be
{made available to the soldier-work-
ers. The Army has provided beds,
{bedding and other equipment for
ito the men. Arrangements for their
imeals have not been completed
| At the expiration of the 90-day
iperiod, it is hoped that the local
{industry will have obtained suf-
{ficient civilian workers to eliminate
{the necessity for a continuance of
{aid from the armed forces,
EE
Licus. Alters Awarded
Bronze Star Medal
For an outstanding contribution
lin connection with military operan-
tions in which his organimtion was
{engaged from June 6 to September
130, First Licsutenant Max P. Alters of
Bellefonte, has been awarded the
Bronze Star Medal,
Lieut. Alters, former designing en-
gineer and draftsman for Sutton
{Engineering Company in Bellefonte,
is officer in charge of the Engineer-
ing Department with a squadron of
Maj. Gen. Paul L. Willams U. 8
Troop Carrier Forces, and is now
stationed at rain-drenched air-
drome somewhere in France His
wife, Mrs. Rose B. Alters resides at
136 North Penn street, Bellefonte
Besides the Bronze Star, Lt. Alters
wears a campaign star in his Euro-
pean theater ribbon for three major,
irborne invasions, Normandy, Hol-
land and Soulhern Prance, as well
as the Presidential Unit citation rib-
bon for meritorious achievement in
the D-Day invasion of the Cher-
bourg peninsula
The U. 8 Troop Carrier forces
[form the U. 8. Alr Arm of Lt. Gen
Lewis H. Brereton's new First Al-
led Alrborne Army, now battle-
proven liberators of the Holland In-
vasion
$6,690 in Bonds Sold
| At Local Booths
Bonds totaling $6,600.25 and stamps
aggregating $782.10 have been sold
at the war Bond booths at the Plaza
theatre and the Murphy store dur.
ing the 6th War Loan campaign,
| Mrs. Frank Daly, chairman, said
yesterday
Tae totals
|
|
|
|
n
for the Plaza booth
in stamps with the following per-
sonnel in charge last week Mrs,
| Helen Covey, Mrs. W. B. Monsell,
Miss Louise McClure, Mrs. Pearl,
Binns, Mrs. W. C. Ferree, Mrs, P|
IM. Dubbs, Mrs. William Moersch-
bacher, Mrs. G. A. Kelley, Mrs. Mar-
| lon Barnhart, Mrs. Neal Kohler and
| Miss Dolores Daly. i
Totals for the Murphy store booth
| were $3877.75 In bonds and $345.06)
in stampg, with these persons in
| charge Rat week: Mrs. Harrison
Kline, Mrs, Bevefly Bathgate, Mrs.
Dorothy Gross Mrs, Elizabeth Mar- |
shall, Mrs. Rella Jones, Mrs. Nora
Ebeling, My. John Ebeling, and Mrs,
Lena May Pennington,
Condition of Pine
Hall Girl Serious
gd HH HY
he F
i
still $240,000 short on its E bond quota
Represents About 2 Weeks’ Pay For Every
[In Milesburg
Claude G
eported that
the type
ceeding
bond
Alkens,
sales of
chairman
bonds
that t
satisfactorily, but
sales threatens
The eo
onh
sunday
INLy s
total £510,000 Mr. Alkens
He suggests that persons eng
shopping can solve their own
tantial contribution to the war
The war isn't won
on its share of speeding the day
If all of us put forth a little e
! E bond quota I
reach our
Won't
you help?
to corporations
purchased by individuals other than E bonds, were pro-
to mar seriously
has established for meeting quoias in previous War Loan drive
allocation of E bonds is £750 000 and to date sales
problems
and our county cannot
Sidewalks Must Be Clear-
ed in 18 Hours After
Storm
War Finance Committee,
and clubs, and ol
of the
he relatively poor showing on E
the fine record the county
| 4 Ld » Ad rer 0). ”~
tad. TTIE romain Chae LIBRARY SEEKS 1945
Christmas
make a sub-
bonds as gin
afford to fall down
Mr. Alkens declared
this weekend,” we can
raged In last minute”
as well as
effort by giving FE
Borough to Purchase New
And Larger Truck
Replacement
as
of victory.”
xtra effort
Ne PDUrCnas
GRANGE OFFICIAL
~ DESAT HOME
eorge W. Ralston, 72,
Succumbs to Illness; Fu-
neral Yesterday
(
George W
Hall, R. D.,
of
Ralston, 72.
for 12 years
the Centre County
Committee, died at his home at
12:30 p. m. Bunday, December 17,
1944, after an illness with a compli-
cation of diseases
Mr. Ralston was ag son of Samuel
and Hannah Tate Ralston and
wis born near State College on De-
cember 5, 1872. On May 18, 1887, he
wis united in marriage with Nora
Belle Etters, who survives with two
B. Hayes Ralston and
Hugh M. Ralston, both of Centre
Hall, R. D.
Also surviving are a sister,
John Gross, of State College; two
brothers, illiam +E. Ralston, of
State College, R. D., and J. Burton
Ralston, of Lock Haven: 7 grand-
of Centre
nairman
Grange Fair
Mrs,
{children and one great-grandchild
Mr. Ralston for 47 years was a
member of the Centre Hall Evangel
ical church, was a member of Pro-
gress Grange, Centre Hall; Old Fort
Lodge, ¥. and A. M__ of Centre Hall
and the Willlamsport Consistory,
Funeral services were held at the
home yesterday afternoon, followed
by services in the Centre Hall Evan.
gelical church with Rev. J. F. Bing-
man, of Mexico, Pa. assisted
Rev, W. K. Hosterthan, officiating
Interment was made in the Centre
Hall cemetery
S-Sgt. ‘Monk’ Fanning
In Hospital in W. Va.
8/8gt. Paul C. "Monk" Fanning,
aged about 43, of Bellefonte, is in a
government hospital at Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia, relatives here
learned last week
Sgt. Panning. who left
with the National Guard unit and
who underwent training at Camp
Shelby, Miss, and Camp Sutten, N
C.. aad been in England until the
Ioral artillery unit was sent into
France.
He arrived in this country on De-
cember 12 and was in the Staten Is-
land hospital untill December 15
when he was sent to the West Vir-
ginia hospital. He has talked by
telephone with relatives several
times since his arrival in the United
States. and from his conversation it
is believed he was wounded in Aach-
en, Germany. He has given no in-
formation as to the nature or extent
of his injuries, but is believed to
be wounded in the jegs
In the telephone conversations
Sgt. Panning sald he Gad received
no word from his wife here for three
months, leading to the belief that
he may have been wounded In the
early fighting in the Aachen sector
His son, Lt. Paul Panning, arrived
Bellefonte
were $2812.50 in bonds and $437.08 In Harrisburg, Monday, from a camp January 6-8-13-15.
in North Carolina, and he and his
mother, who resides on South Spring
street Bellefonte, left at once for
Sulphur Springs for a visit with him.
Mrs, James Martin, of South
Spring street, sister-in-law of Sgt.
Fanning. reported that no members
of the family were notified that he
had been wounded or had left the
battle area.
EE. 1
Two Towns Sell
$15,825 in War Bonds
Reports from the and
Unionville areas indicate that the
sale of bonds in those two districts
—
during the sth War Loan campaign
Just ending was approximately $15,-
Mrs. Margaret Roberts, of Miles]
and Central City, reports that sales
total $1225, and In
Central City, $13,100, or a total of
$14,325.
SOP Oop Butner, WO. end Cap!
oran
Cenire
highligh
Counen
hs Int
fing out
much ol
Officials
LL 8
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5
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Monda
£rnmt iol
nang i
toed too
on ce anc
20 tiles leaned
“tn — a a me I_1CE
now [rom ¢
fi Crease
] dilation Ww
Mit HEIM NATIVE : ol " " ;
meeLing Of
he Boros
: . is rapidly we
DOP 10r repairs
. it was reported
Major William R. Swarm a pew and heavier try
. . A we next meeting
Receives Merited | Counc), receiving comuiaints that
» : ymany sidewalks have not been clear-
Promotion fed of snow, ealied il
— other officials to enforce the borough
According news released law requiring that walks He
week, Major William R. Swarm, 500 within 18 hours after snow ceases
of Mr. und Mrs. W. L. Swarm of falling. Tab borough has ~uthority
Millheim, who Is sthtioned some- fn clean ‘the walks of persons who
where on the western front in Eu- fail to comply and to levy the costs
rope, has been promoted to the rankiapainst the property owners
of Lieutenant Colonel In behalf of the Library, Mrs. Rob-
Colonel Swarm has been a mem- ert Mills Beach and Prederick War-
ber of the U. 8B. Officer's Reserve ner’ in letters addressed to Council
Corps since Pebruary, 1933, when he asked that the borough appropria-
Was compnissionad a Second Lieu tion to the Library in 1885 be in.
tenant of Field Artillery. He was creased to $630, which is approxi-
one of the first to volunteer for reg- mately 20 per cent of the cost of
ular assignment and has been onioperating the institution for a year
imetive duly since November 1, 1040, The request is based on the fact that
when he entered the service as a about 20 per cent of the library's
Captain services go “to Bellefonte residents
Prior (0 going overseas he com. Demand for library service is in-
pleted supplementary courses in creasing. it was stated, and the costs
training at te Pleld Artillery of maintenance, wages and labor
‘School, Fort Sill Okla. the Com- have increased substantially,
mand and General Staff School, Mt Tie police xeport shows! 90 tags
Leavenworth, Kan. and Allied Mili- issued for parking violations, | ar-
tary Government, st Western Re-irest fog agault gnd batiery, 2 suto
serve University, Cleveland, Ohio. He accident investigations, 2 transients’
Fort Bragg, N. lodged in the jock-up, 3 confidential
reports, feeeipts of $313 % from
parking meters and $245 from mar-
saw aciive duty atl
Phillipe, Kansas |
He Was transferred to the Allied ket fees
Militafy Government branch in Jan. The Water
uary. 194, and subsequently detail- cleahing the
ed to Oeneral Staff Corps duty in Gamble Mill
Frince. Bince going overseas he has $371.75
geen service in England, Prance and! The Fire and Police Committee
| Belgium. He arrived In France early submitted a report showip: ocollec-
(in June, 1844, shortly after the In- tion of $4340 ih fines
{itial Allied invasion. Recently he re-| The Sanitary Committee submit-
ported having been in four different ting the report ‘of Health Officer
European vountties In one day WwW. W. Bickett, noted iat § restaur-
| He is 32 years of age, a graduate ants and 3 drug stores had been in-
lof Millheim High School, class of pected. Councll is to instruct the
1929 and Subquehanna University, owner of the bdilding in Shich the
Selinsgrove, class of 1933 Before en- New York Lunch . is Jocated that
tering active service in 1940, he was when management of the establish.
employed by the 8 8 Kresge Com+ ment changes hands January 1, cer-
pany as assistant manager of a tain changes will be mandatory or
Washingion, D. C. store the restaurant will not be permitted
His wife, the former Margaret! to re-open
Owens of Boston, resides with her! A report of the borough garbage
aunt, Mrs. Florénce Bragg, at 231 collection system. from March 30 to
Harvard avenue, Allston (Boston), December 30 showed thal the re.
Mass. while Colonel Swarm is over- ceipts for the period were $421.21,
| SOAS and expenses were 837245 or
(Continged on pape Three)
A
Committee reported
water wheel at the
Collections totaled
44
|S
a
|
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Notice To Federal
Income Tax Taxpayers
There will be a Deputy Collector |
of Internal Revenue at the follow.
ing places on the dates designated,
to assist farmers and other taxpay-
ers in filing Estimated Income Tax
returns, Amended Estimated Income
Tax returns, or their final income
tax returns for the year 1044,
Taxpayers who file their final in-
come tax returns betwden January
1st and January 15, 1945, are not re-
quired to file Amended Estimated
Returns
Bellefonte, 16 Post Office Building,
Cpl. Mann Receives
Purple Heart Award
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey T. Mann, of
‘Howard, have received the Purple
Heart award given their son Cpl
Walter Mann, who was wounded
July 29 in France
Cpl. Mann served with the in-
[vasion forces in Normandy After
‘being wounded he was In a hospital
lin England for three months, after
which he served in France, Belgium,
and Holland. At the present time he
is serving with his original company
of the First Army in Germany
Cpl. Mann has ‘been in the ser.
{vice since February 21, 1941
Howard, First National Bank, Jan |
uary 5th,
} Centre Hall, First National Bank}
January Sth.
Millheim, Farmers National Bank,
January 10th.
State College, Post Office Building,
January 11th.
Rebersburg,: Rebersburg National
Bank, January 12th,
Mr. Fumst's
Bellefonte Post Office “Iie
Closed Christmas Day a,
a p——-—
Furst Is Named
County Solicitor
! Ata regular meeting of the Cen-
{tre County Commissioners, Priday,
lormer Judge James C. Purst of
solicitor for
aida, will
Dukeman, of
appealed to
to keep car doors
locked after placing packages in the
in
hig
I
REMOVAL LAW
ALLOCATION OF $630
Plant and Office Worker.
1,585 Persons
to Share in Distribution.
A Christma
0600
Dona
and representing
Mian
“mpoyer
more than §$20.000
to former Titan
{ Each
fr
on
workers now
Armed Woes £rvice Nn
$100. Three
go 10 bhenedaries
killed In action
mn wv
receive ag check Gf
chierKs
{
former emplove
" Wii
f)
tolal ol 213 Tilan worker BY
th “rvi
member
WAC and {
1842
3143, $107 000
In 1943 about
efitled, with 148 going 1
the armed The pry-
$2552 000 |
nciucing
$100.00) and
1000 employes ben-
checks
fr
3
those in a roes e
roll in 1943 was
the bonus
In 1044. 1585 employes, including
soldiers, wil] benefit from the bonu
The annual payroll year will
total about $3.660.000
Titan & rounding oul the great-
est year in ils history, having pro-
duced 40 per cent more products, by
weight, than in 1943. This increase
resulted largely through the pure
chase of brass rod from other firms
to keep Titan's forging and finich-
ing departments working at peak
capacity. Since the new extrusion
press was placed into operation re-
cently Tian now manufactures
more rods than it needs for its own
finishing departments The plant is
working entirely on production of
parts for artillery ammunition
this
(SE
FIRE DESTROYS
HOME AT CURTIN
Family Burned Out Sec-
ond Time in Little More
Than Two Years
second time In
years, lost their
session; about
night when
vas desiroved by
first misfortune WAS
1942. when the Curtin
erty they oocuy
burned
Monday night's
loss of nearly the family's
sessions, the Christmas gifts the
five children ranging in age from
one to seven rears and the log and
frame house which was owned by
ithe Curtin Estate. Only a few pieces
of furniture were saved as
ing wa: leveled by
Ty blage was d
Walters when heard
sound upstairs and found 1
OOM by 8he
of the children to a neighbor's
fo summon Undi
pany of Peliefonte, hut
firemen rea and the
traveline through a heavy snows
storm, the building was doomed
In the loss were bedding and
clothing, and a quantity of ~anned
goods stored in the cellar, Part of
the loss on the house ls covercd by
insurance we Walters family is
living temporarily at the home of
Mr. Walter's father, Charles Walter:
‘along the Jacksonville road
Titan Workers
| Top Bond Quota
Employes of the Titan Metal Com
pany, Bellefonte, responded the
6th War Loan campaign end-
ing by buying more than their as-
signed share of bonds, it was re-
vealed yesterday
The quota was fixed at $80.000,
representing the purchase of an ave
erage of one $100 bond for every
employe. Up until yesterday total
sales were 3110850, and It is esti.
mated that $7000 more will be pur.
lehased until] the end of December,
their home
fire
blage caused the
POE~
of
LE
she crackling
upper
sent
home
Fire Come
by the time
soene after
la
swent fire one
* Ty
ndine
maturity values.
| Since the campaign began a total
‘of 257 Individual bonds have been
issued to Tian employes to date,
8 NEW MEMBERS
NV ADLIRY
Group Plans Christmas
Activities; Buys $400
War Bond
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The new members are is
bara Ruth Stover, Mrs. Kath
Stover Mrs. Mary Agnes Mr
Mrs. Mary C. Spicer
Houtz, Mrs L
Mrs. Mars Glenn
Lillian Pen:
Al the con
membership drive (Qe Josing
to entertain the
dinner
For the Christmas season the Aux-
iliary is to pay honor 10 the organ-
ization's 11 Goid Star mothers: voted
a contribution of $25 for Christmas
at the Veterans’ Hospital in
Astvinwall contributed $5 to the
VPW National Home atl Eaton Rap-
ids, Mich and sent gifts to five
children of veterans at Scotland
School
In addition, Mrs, Elizabetn 8 Mar-
shall, chairman of the Daughters
of the VFW reported that 15 pounds
of home-tnale cantly “ios been sent
0 persons in service and that ad-
ditional candy was ready for mail-
ing
Mrs. Barbara L. Kline chairman
{ the war activities commitiee, re-
ported sales of war bonds and
stamps at the Murphy store booth
now tolal $431877. The Auxiliar
voted 10 purchase a $400 bond ir
6th War Loan campaign
Al De session a etler
tional Headquarters
which each Auxiliary member
{i when paying 1945
include an extra §1 for
ing a cottage for children o
ra of World War 11
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Veteran Warner
Employes Honored
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the Wamer Com-
five<Year Club mem-
were entertained gt a dinner
Nittany Country Club last
Thursday evening. Nine other mem-
bers of the club were unable to be
present
Warner officials present
Charles Wamer, Fred Warnes
ing Wamer and John Curtin
Each of the veteran employe
to receive a wateh tokey
esteem from the company
The Twenty-five-Year Club mem-
bers present were John Gordon
Maurice Auman, Tony Gianfelice
Joseidy Drogan, George Purnell
John Dunn, James McNichol Al
bert A. Smith, 8r. George C. Binga-
man, Wilbur Baughman Steve Wor.
rick, Sieve Knaplk, Joe Fernolio
Jacch Cordon, George Kellerman
Orvis Reed. Harry C. Taylor and
Daniel Gordon, all of Bellefonte and
Harry Fragier, of the Union Fur-
nace plant.
Those unable to attend the dinner
were: John Jurkovich, Joe Blazina
Helen Calderwood, John MeNichol
Robert Kucas and Carl Deeter,
of Bellefonte, and Walter Deeter
Marital Hamer and HE Willard
all of Union Furtkce, Carl Deeter of
Bellefonte, is the son of Walter
Decter? of Union Furnace
John Lunn, of Bellelonte, has
been elected as vice president of the
Warmer Company from the Bell
fonte distriet, succeeding Georwe I
Purnell, whose term expired. Harry
oavder, of Phoenixville, has been
rctod pres dent of the Warner or-
gonization, sucoeeCing Charles War.
ner,
The delicious turkey dinner served
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Salvation Army To
Bring Christmas Cheer