__ January 4, 1945 Workman Saved From Death When Trapped In Huge Coal Chute. Meroic Action on Part Lock Haven Industry is Successful In Effecting Rescue | How an employe was successful in rescuing a fellow-workman trap- ped in a huge coal chute, is told in the following articles appearing in last Wednesday's Lock Haven Ex- press: Clear thinking and prompt drastic actioh hy Earl (Red) Maves, master mechanic in charge of the mechan- fal crew of the American Aniline Products Inc., last evening saved the life of Perry Merryman, a workman at the plant. Goal from freight cars is elevated by a chain bucket system into a coal silo standing 80 feet in the air. This coal runs out of the silo through a totnlly enclosed metal chute Into a worm conveyor, which carries the coal into the boller room stokers. Due to freezing weather, consid- erable trouble has been experienced in getting the coal to flow into this bhiite, which is roughly 50 feet in the alr. About 5 p. m. yesterday Merryman was standing on a platform inside the silo, poking conl down Into the chute. At 5:30, Philip Masorti went up to the top of the silo to see how Merryman was getting on when he heard someone shouting. Thinking that the shouting came from some- one outside the silo, he came down to the ground. Being unable to find Merryman, he went up to the silo once more and then tealized the noise he was hearing came from within the silo. The conveyors were promptly topped and it was found that Merrymean was underneath the coal in the silo. Very fortunately, Mayes was do ing some work in the boiler room at the time and with the ald of a few oth#r men, he tried to bucket the coal from the point where Mer- ryman had disappeared, but fresh eoal came falling down as fast as they removed it. i | of Master Mechanic at | | | t It was at this point that Mayes ‘decided to take drastic action, for he realized that Merryman must be somewhere around the entrance of the chute into the screw conveyor. He removed an inspection plate off the chute and there he saw Marry- man with the frozen coal arched above him. There was imminent risk of approximately eight feet of coal closing in on the man in the chute, Mayes took acetylene cutting equipment up to the chute, burned THE CENTRE DEMOCRAY. BELT EFONTE, PR Pave Thread Centre County Hospital Notes rr“ ie Monday of Last Week Admitted: Mrs. Mollie Behechter, State College, and discharged the following day. Births: A son was born to Mr, and { Mrs, Dean Moyer, Centre Hall, R. D. 1; twin children, a son and daugh- ter, were born to Mr. and Mrs, Doa- vid Hendershot, of Milesburg: a son was born to Mr, and Mrs Torsell, of Bellefonte, Tuesday of Last Week Admitted: Mrs. Irvin Xnenp, Belle fonte, R. D. 1: Miss Ruth Detwiler, Lemont; Juke Baightol Bellefonte, RD 3 Joseph New Year Resolutions Eo WERE FBOVED wo Get Gs JOP OVER MS ver WRITE My ry AT [Est ONCE A WERK OP | ilk ORATION | ia | Admitted Tuesday, discharged the | following day: Rose E Rudy, Bate a hole in the top, inserted boards College; Ray A. Rudy, State College: | ¥ to prevent any coal from tumbling John Dobson, Bellefonte, R. D3: into the chute and then took the gamble of burning off enough of the steel chute to allow Merryman's body to be pulled out, knowing the {whole time that he ran a grave risk tof burning the trapped man. The fact that the man was miss~ ing was discoverefl at 5:30 and by 6:45 he whs carried down the lad- der from the chute by Mayes with a safety harness placed under his arms. Merryman was treated by the !plant physician and found to have suffered little ill effects from his experience, since the coal above him formed an arch. When the rescue was complete, Red Mayes himsélf collapsed after an hour and a quarter of feverish and anxious work 50 feet in the alr, at temperatures little above zero. He soon recovered and was again his joking and laughing self. Though Maves has only been in the employ of the American Aniline Products, Inc., only something over two years, his skill and general char- acter soon brought him promotion and today he has complete charge of the entire maintenance force of the plant The management this morning before the assembled employes rec- ognized his action in an appropriate manner. ste i Where Taxpayers May Receive Help Dates and Locations Where Deputies Will Meet Public Deputy Collectors of Internal Rev- enue will be at the following places in Centre County to assist taxpayers in the preparation of Estimated, Amended Estimated, or Pinal Ine come Tax returns for the calendar year 1944. Philipshurg, office, 13 and 15. Port Matilda, hotel, Jan. § Snow Shoe, new fire house, Jan. 11 Bellefonte, postoflice building, Jan. 6. 8 13 and 15. Centre Hall, Pirst National Bank, Jan. 9. Millheim, Farmers National Bank Jan. 10. State College, postoffice building Jan. IL Howard, Pirst National Bank, Jan 5. Rébershurg, Rebersburg National Bank, Jan. 12 January 6 8, — | Tyrone’s Oldest Man is Native of Centre County Wiliam ¥Pleting, who resides at East 12th street, Tyrone on Monday celeébriited his 80th birthday anni- versaty, and is the oldest resident of Tyrone, Fle was born at Hecla Purnace on January 1, 1848, and early In life moved to Bellefonte. He has been a resident af Tyrone vicinity for mere that 0 yedrs, irl making his home at Butaingbam and later going to Tyrone, Despite ile advanced age, he 18 able 1b sit up a few hours each day, al bedfast most of the time Me Bis Wome with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Fleming. Por many years Mr. Ploming was employéd by the Tyrone borough. He tetired (rom active work about 25 YOars ago. slave at noon or during the after noon, what should a man wear while attending it? a S————— C—O A Home Remedy For Relieving Miseries of CHILD'S COLDS The modern external treatment most mothers use to relieve discom- forts of children’s colds » Rub, fo easy to use, You on-«and right gwn starts to come as RD Fire at Tyrone Damages Stores Commerce Building Suffers Loss in Thursday After- noon Blaze Firemen battled a $7000 fire for four hours last Thursday afternoon, which broke out with an explosive flare in the stockroom of the Pire- stoned Supply Company in the Com- merce building. Pennsylvania avenue, Tyrone, eating its way upward through the partitions to the second floor of the building The fire which was of an unde- termined origin started in the stock room of the Firestone building and although the flames leaped up and fanned out as though they were an aftermath of an explosion, investi. pation showed there was nothing to have caused an explosion Ohina dishes were stored in boxes in the stock roam and these were packed against breakage in paper- lke material out In shreds. There were no aleohdl or antifree?e solu- tions in the stock room he sald. A large drum In the room didn’t catch fire and was removed The Pirestonhe Quarters were gut. ted and there was considerable dam- ace to the eontents However, a great oguantity of the merchandise was carried out by firemen and eit- izens. The Shaffer store on the first floor was damaged hy smoke and water, hit the fire did not reach this area The second floor of the Commerce building was damaged hy tmoke and water as well as fire In the rear. The third floor of the buliding was dam« aged only by smoke Quantities of oll in containers and tires were taken from the building ahd Ohly four tres ware burhed In the conflagration One fireman was injured, having suffered severe cits of the right hand from Nying glass. The Pirestone and Shaffer stores were closed at the time the fire was discovered by a passing motorist at 4:15 p. m. He turned in the alarm but the flames had gained consider. able hedwhy Wn the rear of the Firestone store before firemen could get at the source of the binge : Former Sandy Ridge . Man Killed in Action EN T '8et. Cecil Spittler, 33. son of Mr. and Mrs, Calvin Spittler, of Orawiord, N. J, formerly of Sandy! Ridge, was killed in action In Qer- many on November 30, according to in telegram received from the War! Department by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Spittler, of Linden T Sgt. Bplttler was a native of | Madera, and was graduated from the | Philipsburg Wich 8-hool. While al student there he started on his bases | ball career. He was pitcher for the! | Newark Bears from 1935 to 1934, | and was then with the New York | Yankees as a probationary pitcher | for six months before his arm gave out, It was after he graduated from {PHS fourteen years ago that he lo jeated in Linden, N. J. | } ! To Install Grange Officery | Logan Grange will Gold an open [meeting ut the Grange Hall in Pleas- pant Gap at 7:30 p, m. Priday, Jan ] uary 5 at which time officers elected for 1045 will be installed. All mem« ber families ang friends are ihvited [to cttend. Refreshments will be Engagement Mrs. Helen Fink announces the {all our loved Kay Hov, Bellefonte, R. D. 3; Hoy, Bellefonte, R. D. 3%. Dischargetl: Freeman Ray Vonada. of Howard R. DD. 2; Mrs, Walter L. Lu! ens and Infant daughter Bellefonte, R D2 Wednesday of Last Werk Admitted: Mrs. Join 8B. White, 0 | Centre Hall; Mrs. Howard Coleman, State College: Mrs John Ooldren, Centre Hall: Wilbur Meyers, Centre Hall, Admitted Wednesday, discharged Seturday: Mrs. Harry Abrason, Slate College; fonte Admitted Wednesday, discharged Thursday: Margaret Hartley, Miles. burg. Thursday of Last Week Discharged: Charles Meyer, La- mar; Maxine Crafts, Bellefonte; Mrs. Amirow Houser and infant daughter, Belicfonte, R, D. 1 Birth: A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nell, of State College, R. D. 2: a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs, Kenney Zerby, Spring Mills, R. D. 2; a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hillary W. Wel. shans, Sunbury Friday Admittet!: William Brachbill Il, Bellefonte; OQCernldine Holderman, State College. R. D. | Dis~harged: William Jodon fonte Bette. Saturday Admitted: Larry Reed Bellefonte; Mrs, Myron Hicks, Milesburg Robert K. Thomas, Bellen Discharged Mrs. Paul L and Infant woodward H Philip H. Benne; infant so Bellefonte Birth Mr. an ma Fi Mr. and Cer - Mrs a. and n horn 0 Keller- to MeCilintis, of A douchter va Mrs. Wiliam H ming: 8 On Wn Mrs. 8! H r hore ! yo : Sund-y Adm Willing Bellefonte Mrs, Mary forte, . ID. 3. Mu Bite Ool'tge: Bellefonte Disha State Collier Centre Hr} State Col) Births vod: Miss Belen Vv. Camp, Mrs. 1da Prarier, of Mrs. Elaak Pe ML A an was and M®™ Ivan Kunes ad Her wa born Mi: Woon row WwW Stover RD There wore 51 § pital 8t the begihning of this week She £4 " horn Wn Mt Ninnthard: to Mr. and ’ Yad \ OF Juan oti in the atirnts in the } Tire Shortage To Become More Acute Crmmenting on the reent ane nothoement of Director J Hinson of the Office of Defense Transporta- tion that present Indications are that commercial motot vehicle Oper ators will rective only about one- halt of thelr estimated tire require. ments during the first three months af 1045. District Manager Clayton A. Kirin a! Williamsport, declared today that the present tire supply sition is ie mast eritieal dince the war started ®ae to the unpre. tedenitedd veur and tear on military tirde In the Puropean war, Which has exereded all préccoinbal eal mintes Mr. Kirin motor vehirk dled upon Ffommercial operatnr to conserve every Bunce of wable rubber they now have, 1a refed and recap eve ery usable Nre chtends And elimin- ate tire abuse in #very posiible way to Editor. Detroit, Michigan FE —_— Letter Dear Editor Just a few lines to wish the per. sonnel of the Centre Democrat and all of my old friends In Centre Coun- ty & happy New Year, and the hope that the next New Year we have mote cause to extend a happy one. We pray earnestly to Ood that ere Another year gone by that we may have joy In the knowledge there is once on earth and good will that red safely and Happy New Year, GEO. D. Soldier Is Killed; Son Is 4 Days Old Continued on page Two) Surviving in sddition to his par ents and his wife and infant son are Miss Lois Barnhart, Balle- | by | os & Eight Are lll of Parrot Fever Seek to Trace Lycoming Coun- | ty Cases to Birds Bought at Store Dr Merl G. Qalvin, Lycoming) cotnty health officer, thix week asked for return of 32 parrots purchased iat a Williamsport department store they might have eight cases i on ground snonsible {or g Doctor © wn Ww feve 16 of 48 bird ft the vin said been bol Hmed over Kr 10 have it tnre have heen and killed, In addition at the when the oped vere killed express to the University fornia for tests to determine wheth- er they carried tow disease Meanwhile, the health ofii™s seribed as serious the eonditio four of the lever victims sig seid 10 days to three woeks was the Dee riod of high fever for lust contag- lots disease One of the patients 8 being teal. ed at a hospital. The homes of the others were gquerantined Doctor Colvin sald six of the sinht patients were employer of the stare _ Democrats Favor Aid to Teachers Seek More State Aid to Re- lieve Real Estate Burden w to him rix Others fever devel alr Calle Atala and sent ©» of Inerensed state ald for teachers sainries 10 reduce local real este taxes forme a principal plank of the Democratic partys legislative pro- gram for 1845 A committee 07 arwembly and party leaders started whipping the pro gram ints shape fof presentation at a party caucus this week A praprenl was dilated atl pre. Hminaryy mesting: 10 pee Sayment th 1a S60 OOD ON for the hase salaries of teachers. Load borliee wild be required to reduce real esiats (atm to an amount emal to the Increased stale mid une der the pian State show tearhers male aries 1943.44 throughout the state totalled S112500000 of which $47.000,000 was pad by the state and the remaining $71.300.000 of local taxes on real estate i - The h'iman race has its incinding you 1 me tate up taxing records for brepicme - a nd ——— Two Altoona R.R. Employes Killed Freight Conductor and Deke. man Meet Death In Aveldenta Two Alloonn raftronders were kill. ed last Wednesday afterndbn ahd night, with no witnesen: having been found In either Instance Charles Frederick Octerle a lifelong resident of of a crashed sind) accident in the ahd 3:60 n. m in the vn Hatry Thema, 52, of Altntna, died of a crusheft skull, in an accident that happened hear Gallitzin about 8 p.m Wednesday night. Thomas wos a freicht conductor, enroule ts Altoona at the time of the accident Oftetle wae apparently droning the yard from track No. 7 to the pickup when he was struck by going in Ne 12 Conducta Thomas was killed by his own train of 38 cars, the train naving siopied at the signal ower for a running inepection, Methodist Church Dedicates Moner Roll Pstiontion of the shite hshor {roll was a hishiiohit af the Cnet a efviprs In the reeenily deeatalod Belletonte Methodist shneeh, THITE tee. Hams ©. Sienser, Ov het The ws nly abl seiling of the ree aodistin have heel Racor. ab fromen and teh, with Hent Blue rin AN the susie: has bean tetariishedd, the ofohn ine: redecaretad and 1h Tort the entire teNor has heen Placed wn rveellent condition The hanor Jr. 832, Juninta, died ns a Yesuit of an ref between 3:45 He was a brakeman et X Cars of ll scruples a promi. peaiinn ot front of the chureh Names oft Beoribef! In polit! detters on a hrovh ackpratind. THE names of two mim whe wt their vee In the sriwiter are fseribtd in Hiack fering Hn 2 ol! bheackafound. The two fre William Petoer and Thomas Wayne Milier. There are a total of about 136 name on the roll - Fire Damages Parsonage An overheated furmmasrre was blam- ed Tor Yhe fire last Wednesday night at the Cearhaftville Free Methodist parsonase occupied by the Rev. and Mra AC. Thompeon. The fire cans. od conciderafble damage in burning through the Noor and rug. Reliance firemen of Philipobutg andwered the alarm which —— at § ovibek a nent CHILDHOOD OF JESUS International Sanday Kehmol Leston for January 1, 190 OOLDEN TEXT: "Behold 1 a with thee, and will keep thee In all places wither thou gosst ” Cenesls 28: 10 (Fosson Texk: Matthew 3: 134) new year, we are 0 study Vie Cone pel of Matthew. A good Living *2 do, right ot the start, Is to get Ohe's Bible and, In one reading, read straight through the Book of Mats thew. Nothing will give Wwe siudent (more confidence and enthneinem for’ these studies than just that, Try it and see for soursell Let us ako remember, Wt the bee ginning of ovr stullies, thot this goss pel is not intended, primacily, a2 a’ biography of Jess, It is written In| Sich a way that Jesus soaks and {acts Tor himself. He ts Ms central ehameter, With the other gospels providing the dlographien] details, | Matthew's Gospel In generally nos teepted as the work of the apostle that name. Oeftainly, courses of Jesus, given so complete | i+: £33 HHH 3 z ii gis H g 3 Por the Ars three months of the | Sunday School Lesson {tors to timaell as having been despiosd pubiean. Matthaw dora not mention he Ioenl et Talks telln Hh how or eeltheated Bie coming [lo drop with 8 great feset tn which he Invited his frends of Chpere nan The purpose and am of Matthew Campi] woe IAMS ly tA Pelvinee thw Jows Hist Josas Talfitled We Mes. (EIRNe hove ang sphey, There. fore seu will Bnd In HL rivrenecs inking Jowas With he earliet pro- phecies The Sartheon tm Me Mauht, ree norte moch mare somrissly in Mat ew tian In any OB6r pene], explains the velationsdtn of the hew dirpenaniion to te old 1a%. A strong evidence of the Boks Miwon of [appeal 10 Jewish retters i the Tact that Jewish customg are not ex phlined, as they are ih oNifr gos. pels Our jean tells of the vielt of ™he Wie Men Wm the Infant Ohrist Jost wit born In the year B. ©. 5. four years nnd one Wetk before A. beginning of the Christian ers to nodeptad ox three in number, althow«y the Bble dom | Items i things you worried about Hy bo ILLEGAL? Bellefonte Council's amhounced plan of setting aside one-half the receipts [rom parking meters for a fund to be used in post-war pro- jects, may be legal, In an artiele oh parking meters published th the current sve of the monthly bulle- tin of the Peangtivania Depaftment of Internal Affairs, it Is hoted "Under present eotife Qecislons it appears 6 be egnl (6 use parking meter Feeeipie for purposes other than the reglilntion of parking and ithe Ghd related police activities MISCELLANEOUS: Is stivrihing mort fsFlorn than a Ohtistmins tree takibg its fast ride bn Ai A8N trek? |. We thoght we hiptl ehough bol th Inst through the wiht, bul after the pFhsantic Jams Deestber finde inte the he, wets late Ho bets On- hah we'd shy the weather so lar thie Wilstef pointe delinitely to pos- vinliitioe of a flobd ih the spring eohditinhe are exattly 8s they were In the winter of 1088-1838 | Bea. man Jack H. Yeager, of Bellelonle, stationed at Bainbridge, Md. is the newest member of the “I've Quit Smoking Club." He hasnt smoked glhee Ehtering the Navy Ih June ROARCITY One of the civitian casualties of Wari War 11 stems to be dnpopped super A survey of Bellefonte thts during the weekend reveled that there wis No unpopperd popcorn in town FOISON? Tuesday found four or more pig- eons dead mM Lhe snow dn the vecinily of the CHter Exthangs building tn the Dismond. Officials Jong have been ing to free the building of the pigeons which befoul the side- walks around the building, and it is believed that Tuesday's toll Indicates the birds are being poisoned. Some- how or other we don't like 10 see the birds murdered that way, It would be more shorting shoot them or trap them, and ennvert them fond Anyhow we kind of like lo He Taneons NAZI PROTON: 14. Ins Holler fonu armband Hushing ih France. Most of taken the { ably hizhe-rar Lr ‘ 4 i 10 into a Around « Holler Bellefonte, nna photo while out of a the pholos w peral 6 & of Mr recently ana ang Sarah ont NOW a 11 Cr he ¢ a Nazi in hous ere Oat ‘ Germans at Presiim view ¢ with jor 1} ran ~ aT giving ine N # nw 1 Navi trash « MTL SEE rrey of met the winnie firing fqued (res over the grave. The anne band consivs of a black swastika in a cirele of white against a back- rround of 12 Hoffer has been in Pranoe since April and is with a itery unit HOMETOWN PICTURE. Por Herrin of hu {rtan home, PBreliefont: 5 in the throm of real winter. Proser ioe and snow, mised with ashe ers most of streets, and there are nn ind humpe $0 bounce you around Many store windows are blanked ott with frozen moisture on the halides of the panes-and you krow what that means, The curbs are piled with snow. The creek bs low and clear, and it makes you shiver to so the ducks ahd swans diving and splashing aroimd in the fey water, The sun shines all day oft the cd and snot and telts not adrop oa 1 HOLIDAY MIXTURE: Have youl heard of the Delle/onte teh who mixed A batch of eggnog, filled WH & quart bottle sith Lhe mix and set 0 In the reltigetator? Next Gay, while his wife as preparing Christmas ditiner, the Uhknowingly Wer] Lhe Agantg tno mike a dressing for cauliflower. 1 wae asta OVERDONY The government has been wying the piBlic hot te Walk ta returning soldiers aboat helt fife Tn militar pertice, Malmiing that ths men want 1 forget abot 41 ard pA Bark In he civilinh gvove. Baictimes we wonder. We were Wiking with a retiimed wounded veteran of the alan war the other day. Me cad he was anxious to gt Back in he army, beealise he was tired of hear ing people talk about the weather, “Thy seem 1A thik thet offend me if they show any Interest in where I've Been” he sald. “T'm out of touch with things at home, and #8 a Peadlt, neither of us has any thing to talk about” We don't be. lieve in “pumping” a veteran, but on the other ahd when we're around one we oan think of nothing mote gy in the wordd than th hear white he's been and what he's been doing officers sx «~@rm Mattie Rn rondd eid ant SEEYVICCmen ana T ENS Mmv- the ®ree Just remember that most of the in 194 never oecurred, v of he ou? ) i Rambling Water Comes Far To Fill Bellefonte's Spring, Asserts Expert Philadelphia Newspaper Feature Writer Dis- cusses the Question of Town's Source of Water Supply John M. Cumming er for The Philladeiphia tonched up or fonte's hig spring and | supply, Ir umn In his discussen mings stated There Is so much t feniure the hie Bf recent of nderground operaiior ope that we treat the other night ficor—-aill the chal and gah fon A gent who gave oil orwidder belng nn subtler: “For conver this dude George being his right name whimsical ard Oox deriving from nt the No fy. It was Cox, down ty, that we tripped grouna expert fine warbler or sh the “We'd been Cox's hard floor ons when we discovered tie questioning knows his gor of mathemal Miltary College elfen in § ‘Cor of oitrn ( er pelling of the Ulle bein Wine 30 vy Yard ly in tw there whit vernacular nneryr Hiri frye the o pees we learned i product Lake ter wine 5 iw Im Laké * my ther cont ty counts Harris Fmt As # anv educstit gete Its or fount base of 1 more thirst thousand the stream THIS IS TRE SIGN of » lo experience, knowledge, skilled £, p a fi Building A Good Recap! 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