woo KEEP FAITH
adhe Cemire Democraf
WAR BONDS
MEAN MORE THAN A
6000 INVESTMENT) \
VOLUME 64. NUMBER 1.
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BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2
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dy
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1945
SUBSCRIPTION—$1.50 PER YEAR.
Centre County War Toll, 1 |)
ead,7 Missing, 7 Wounded
»
All of Week's Casualties Are Reported from
France, Belgium, and Germany; Some of
Missing May b ™ visoners
War Department me
wounded
were in
mans
Cpl
Mills
on §ej
The mi
Pic. John G
in France
Cpl. Lewi
n Belgium
Pp
PVT. DONALD K. HASSINGER
Slightly Wounded
VER 0
ALT
[9 R
Two Armed Men Force
Machine Off Of
Highway Near
Triangle
engngeyg in
wmntrymon Cro
t Pont a Mou
wns wounded
South Pacific
turned te
hospitalizec ) andl
Hospital, Atlant
tered u rmj
ember. 1043
Pile. Granite Missing
1 CO Granite, 22 SOD
ind Elizabeth Granite
is reported missing in
November 15 In Fran
isclosed In a elegraun recely
nts thie
Monday
rence
vice Mar
from
OG
he truck. also used
is lettered "U. 8. Mall
ticular Wip, made each
not it of a mall rout
contracted for by the P
partment It is strictly a p
paid for pablisher
Ordinaril
SERGEANT WIPES OUT NEST
OF SNIPERS
Q ial ’ : § }
" . B : ‘ 1 i oC ICHNCK
rence
rae
. Kephart Reported Killed
and Mn K
Mills '
nN AW
Osi
Ls 8
1 Qotober, 1940. participated
in Liu
the Tunisian and Sicilian
ntering
nort
a member
nent uel
cRinpaigns
alter D-Da
of the Mh Div-
North: Alrican invasion and)
Oper tions in the!
mem 41
SINGLE-HANDED
would recognize the
i dhe also drives some of
auling mall express
sald that
maroon ca;
truck
ae
and
and ditches untill he came ta §
could
Without
Staff Sgt
ang then
mit in the
88-mm mn to
YT
time Lhe same
trafling one of
would also
aw them
» Police
for some
has been
£5¢ said
the m
serve
disclosing
Sefchick
obwerved
proces
fire
point four
the
she [ero
Kview
Mondn
ton |
rom
wile! f
© Yelle
to t Hollidhs
Rox
|
nl
1 despite ground because he
{ reached fn alisoed of
fire ln his direction he
point from which he (hrew two hand
grenades, killing the entire crew and
nett bm gun out of action Py
his heroic actions, Staff Sgt
Bet!
clilck saved \he lives of many of his
age F
the
iF
Pr ‘toin | L
5h
¥
i
LL Edgar A. Spicher
URNS FROM
ERMAN PR
Writer Knew Bellefonte
Man in Camp; Tells
of Conditions
(«Op street
wa
ISON.
Hall, ap
L0 POL
BENEF
Carnival, Dances And
Card Parties Being
Planned, Contest
Announced
{ Dime
tre county report
bein
the Preside
i bat H tile par-
ber, of How-
rman of the
M1 Bilser
drive
ald vesterdas
Presi.
arnival
Auditor
Chairmen Rob-
Russell W
Ulerich
i) Liu
Fe
Tuesday, January
el Birthday Ball and
i held at the Elk
ile College,
Y. Edward:
Adanitz
$s chalrman of the U
’
I
un
rt
announce
i thelr program
ded by an hour
: : Baru
Ith many attractions
In Bellefonte, the Un
Company will al
celebration with
ball room In the Fire
Tuesday «¢
room
Hall on
\ | "it
JR
ening,
30
Mrs. FP. V
nANICK A Cal
held addition two
March of Dimes Campaign
The Women's Activities Commit-
in Philipsburg will held a cele-
bration Benefit In the form of
Coodhart,
I
a
4 card party at the Elks Club, Janu-
Mr
aband I e
camp ang 42 they Caan
ath other aulle well The
dent sald the Toad §
cared ww oF oo
fast ousted ox
OO Laete
the evaming
or tw
Pson
0 Xnos
amp was
Break-
Hy of valer, a
A
Ee HR
SAYS DELINQUENCY THREE INURED
EEE TT OF PARENTS MOTORACCOENTS
Judge Ivan Walker Claims Howard Boy Hit By Car;
Home, School Greatest
Influence for Good
Ahers nt i! juvenile «
)
iv of emtilation
AW
faeg
WL
quency, only patern
ni | delinguer
Ivan Walke:
ident judge of
PFC. ALLEN FYE,
Slightly Wounded
Ir
MAKE PLEA FOR
CHILDRENS AID
Kiwanis Speakers Urge
Establishment of
County Agency
week.
Hotel
Denham
ociation
» Kirt
rman
1s of
n :
PEAKING Progran
M. E. Rumbet
f the meeting
CPL. LEWIS PLETCHER
Missing In Action
that Lhe
financial
dependent
are
- . peakes point
rovided assist-
211 County Men To wnce for mothers and for de
Undergo Examinations ..... Ae Hom Oh
in the |
ha no provision
care of children when Io
im
remain
maintained ome, but
ne ount
A
are
duction
Harrisburg In
nounced til
Bellet
77 men
otal f 211 Centre oun mes
Ml 0
their
heduled to
FCM examination at
February, It
week Ihe ¢
Board No. 2 wil
for examination on Fels
Board No. 1. Si College
has been directed to send 14 men
on Pebruary 8
Btate College draft officials sald it
would require all the 1-A's on the
board's roster and some 20° (agri
cultural ‘deferments) to fill the quota
»
Williams Resigns
Post at Court House
Mark W. Willams, of East High
street, Bellefonte, who for slightly
over a year has been assistant clerk
Ww the Centre County Commissions
ers, this week tendered his resigna-
tion, to become effective on Pebru-
ndergn pre<in- It is impossible of
Ww
ih permit them
home
be was
nanty
ren
Commis.
rhen he
ystem of
the
oH
ar ot ITY
Lhe 1
YORI
mite delegated to
sioner
county institution district
administering aid supplanted
former system whereov overseers
Continued on page Pour
fYen ARO
9, and ' Le
Important Notice
To Electric Users
The West Penn Power Compan)
wishes 10 notify ita patrons In ‘he
Millhelm area that Vie electric ser-
vice will be off from 1:00 p m. W
4:00 p m. on Bunday, January 28
In order that very necessary repairs
may be made
This will affect all users of service
in Potters Mills and Georges Valley
Penns Valley east of the Charles
Faust farm, and Brush Valley east
of Penns Cave
In case of inclement weather this
interruption will be postponed until
In later date
wl Fy
r. Williams has accepted a posi
tion as an Inspector ut the Titan
Metal plant here. ¥ the
Commissioners had not named his
sugcessor at the Court House
Centre County
i address to
Jourt declared :
+» Bellefonte Parent.
Teachers’ grou
Tas
Tuesday night
CES SELON) =
IN STATE CONTEST === =
rite
pointed
he wol do their part, the
delingqueri
Walker Twp. Vocational shoud be no Juvenis
. yo The State C
Student Wins Medal sociation has extended an o
' : vitation lo the Bellefonte group u
for Corn Project we ohne ald
will be a panel dl
Our Publi: Schools u
Proposed 1a
A ei cor project OL
William Ingram. a Senlor
Lic Agriculture student a social get-together aft
Walker Township Higl the main meeting. Anyone interested
Hublersbur placed second in the | in attending this meeting should get
State Pro t Contest in touch with eller Mrs
He medal 107 | planey or Mrs. Charles Martin
achievement. His J fore that time. It is hoped that t
ompetition wills Senlor Vo- | will be a turnout from Belle.
Agriculture corm projects
Il of Pennsylvania. Thi
placed first at
¢ Encampment and |
His project again was
first prize at Walker
hip School Community Fair
William's third succes-
ive corn project, His first corn pro-
ject was one gore in scope, last year
w conducted a tWo-acCre gorn pro-
ject and placed tenth In the state
contest. This year Oe carried a six-
acre corn project completely owned
and conducted by himself, The aver-
age yield was 150 bushels of ears per
{acre and his net profit amounted to
| $5670.54
William Is vice-president of the
{Walker Twp. PF. F. A Chapter, and
has served as president, he atliend-
Continued [rom page Four
isiation
Cchool
1
Was
awarded a sliver be-
corn pr cre
3
in large
cational
from com
proje
Gran
A
quare dance will be
street
annotunceg on
committee. This
on page Pour
Heart Attack Fatal
To Wingate Man
Oscar J. Summers aged
of Wingate, employed as
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, died
while sitting In a chair at the Robb
store, Wingate, at 6:10 a. mm. yester-
day while walling for a bus to take
him to work
Centre County Coroner Charles
Sheckler of Milesburg, sald death
was due to a heart attack, Tie body
250 De J | wigs taken to the Wetzler Memorial
(Chapel In Milesburg. Puneral ar
$ mage n jrangements had not been completed
yesterday, but interment will Le
Motor Accident
—— {made In the New Union cemetery,
lee on the highway was assigned | Union township
as the cause of an accident near| Mr. Bummers was a son of George
Titan Plant No. 4, between Belle- |and Jane Spicer Summers and was
fonte and Axemann, about 7:10 born In the Wingate ares. His wile,
o'clock Monday morning in which | the former Anna E. Estright, pre-
cars driven by Samuel Cordon, 47, | ceded him In death.
of Howard, R. D, and Thomas A.| Surviving are these children: Mrs.
Kelleher, 25. of Bellefonte, were in- Bessie 1ddings, Tyrone; Mrs, Esther
(volved. No one was Injured. Baumgardner and George E. Sum-
The accident resulted when the mers, both of Bellefonte; Mrs. Flore
| machine operated by Gordon skidded ence Lucas, of Curtin; John Sum-
sideways In front of the Kelleher
|car, causing the latter machine to
strike the right side of the Gordon
lear, nocording to Stale
Pleasant Oap
‘ducted the In
| Damage to
was estimated
Kelleher
fonte
the | A
I] 3
int bos HK
It was
means
Nn
also
on
« ir gym
gust
warded
Tow
This
th h
was
about 4
i a
the
at
Hiege Parent-Teach- Main
Ralphi
y trackman |
|
Machine Crashes Into
Tree at Gap
i o-
He
alter a large
and when M:
Immediately
The
Owever
his car nad
time
bowled hi
Heavy clot
the time
prevented |
examined © Howard
found that no bon
broken, and he had
without a mark
wi
1 been that
wl MW Ua
Conlinued on page Fou
-
Seven Get Final
Citizenship Papers
Seven Centre countians received
final citizenship papers at a session
here
morning wit Judge Ivan
of naturalization
Saturday
Walker presiding
Those who ‘became
citizens were
court held
OrrespOl- {
“1” The borough or
t loner,
ary 30
Mrs. Edna Storeh
focal activitic:
ganization report
party sponsored by
lary In t Legion Hom
Tentative plans for more card
party benefits throughout the coun
ty are in progress but the dates and
ipinces have not been decided
Hundreds of the Centre county
{school children are joining in the
| March of Dines this year on a cot
petitive basis,
State College
chalrman for or-
"
plan
the 1
Fa
pion Aux-
ine
township public
school In the county which raises
the largest amount of money in the
current campaign, will be desig-
nated as sponsor to some child of
Centre county, a victim of infantile
! to be sent to Camp Daddy
"Allen, for eight weeks (July-Aug-
ust). The camp is In the Pocono
Mountains, 8 health retreat |
crippled children
The boy or girl tc
opportunity will be recommended
by the Centre County Crippled
Children Society, Inc. The school
winning this honor will be apnounc-
ed when the funds are returned
County Campaign Headquarters, and
in June the name of the child ben-
efitting also will be given. In this
the winhing school will have
t share In seeing that some
young person is receiving the
treatment and an opportunity
to play
this
be Riven
to
manne
A Gir
other
to help restore the ability
and walk again
3 OFFICALS DI
AT LOCK HAVEN
4 92-Year-Old Coroner And
Two Former Office
Holders Expire
Clinton county's 92-year-old
believed 0 be the oldest
ial in Pennsylvania, and two f
mer county officials diod In Lock
Haven over the weekend
Dr. William J, S8hoemnake:
oner for 13 years, died early Mon-
day morning at his home on West
Main street, following a short ili-
ness. Poneumohis was te cause of
death, Puneral services will be held
this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
Burritt L. Hag, 43, a former dis
trict attorney, aldo died early Mon-
day, following an Illness of six
months, Mr. Haag served two coun
secutive terms as district attorney
and served a8 local counsel for the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and for he
| Renovo Utilities Bullding and Loan
fs
g
.
HL 1
3
., §
is
‘
full-fledeed | Association. He was elected city sol-
Valentine Mere! of icitor in 1044. Mr. Haag's remains $58
Osceola Mills: Winoenta U. Pletrag- | were taken to Milton, Wednesday,
sun, Osceola Mills,
Winburne; Andy Liner,
tide; Joseph Purfaro, Nellefonte;
Moses Arena, New York City,
Elizabeth Barbara Sanasky, Philips
bury
Bellefonte Youth
Enters Air Force
James Clark, only son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bawyer W. Clark, of Buflalo
Run Valley, who upon becoming
17 last August enlisted in the Alr
Force reserve, has been notified to
report to the Virginia Military Ine
stitute al Lexington, Ky. February
1, for pre-flight Instruction.
Clark, & member of the senor
class at the Bellefonte High School,
has been a letterman on the high
school football squad for the past
WO years
a a
Loulse Kepura,
Port Ma.
{for burial,
Third death was that of William
iT. Knetht, 85, & former oount)y
and | treasurer, who died In the Private
Continued on page Pour
—- MP
Gregg T
w
INTYTOWNS To Build Cannery
Near Centre Hall
New Industry Will Employ 150 Persons this
Year: Work on Buildings to Begin as Soon
as Weather Permits
———————————
i : th Wounded Soldier
Phones Parents
| From California
'
{
ne Cenlre ounty Ou
s» operated by Mr. Saulsbur
ff
A
Pic. John ¥F. Stover
60 by 100 feet
During 1845 )
to plant 700 acres of i
TNE
FUND SETS QUOTAS
$13,700 to Be Soug
' Local’Drive; 319% to
Remain Here
Wt
Plc
health
{tives report, He i
ht in, of his wound, his jeft leg
{ Pemoved beiween the knee and I
14 #! ie ne BV .
Pi: Stover expected x
Lhe
a hosifital In stem
etifoe this we
y ry wr
FERRE Hu
Preliminary steps were
cently 0 nmaugurate the
Crome War Fund Campaiy:
x}
private
‘ Var
ai National] CG
AINIGE
fonte ) vicinity
chairman, Fred Warners
Charles Way, Orvis Reed, Mr
O'Donnell and the Rev. D
of Milesburg, !
mittees
An locrease
approximated;
Yeal was announoe
chairman. Bell
includes variow
$13,900, of
will receive
cent for it
drive last yee:
of $11925, «
$04
etled a
1 the
chapter receis
SEE pT DD
WT
several
chalmen: &
Bellefonte are asked
Local Leaders to Meet at
Penn Belle Hotel,
Next Monday
ST LE
wil
ections in char
wast)
$4785. Charles Way and |
are co-chairmen in cl
group. Bellefonte bor
contributions will
rection of Mr O'Donnel
quota of $4,400 Lo
contribute $800 ivi
districts under the direction of R Plas
Sower are expect ! ng 4-H Club activitics amor
$3837 rural boys and girls of Cent
The campaign ty wil] be outlined on Mondas
March 5 jeaders 10r the 1945
two woeks ral 4H Clube will hold
- nual meeting and dinner
College Man Files Belle Hotel at Bellefonis
Bankruptcy Petition
by i
Ww
expendi:
y Bi
and « fo local
Mr Ae | 1 $
Joining in the affair wi
rs and bankers will be chain
e agricultural committer
Clubs at State .Oolic
Belicfonute. T. H Patton +i »
sent the State College clud mu
Samuel B. Gus is chalrm {
Bellefonte club
Barclay lists his debls at $256.903 William 8. Jeffries. State
made up of promissory notes and leader. Will lead the dis
$150,000 in bonds of which he is) 4-H Programs, Projects snd P
guarantor. His assets were listed as lems” Also atiending the event, an
annual affair, will be Earl Orr of
The petition was filed to settle up | Bellefonte, who has been designated
the affairs of a partnendiip of which [As “key” banker for this county, ©)
(Mr Barclay was a member, and the Pennsylvania Stale Bankers As
|operated a manufacturing plant in sociation to ald In supporting as
[Williamsport until discontinuing cultural work among rural youth
about ten years ago Continued on page Pour
SE NE ————— —————— ———
WALLS
Ceorge Barciay, comployed as a
auditor at the Hotel State College
in State College, has flied a bank
rupley petition in Federal] Cowrt In
Scranton
+H C
a
—
Appeal to Sportsmen to
| Provide Food For Deer
To the Sportamen of Centre County: places whieh will last &
days
1 would lke you to know I am ot] Now i there are any sportsmen
present feeding twenty-five deer Wp or anyone who wants to furnky
in the mountain, I have asked lhe oon OF hay that the deer are
gane warden, Mr , of Belle-
need untl] spring. or unt
| foute, for feed for and he ade sow goes down the vals
te
couple of
to drive to Belle:
, or Phillipsburg,
what will be given ‘or
feed. anyone wishing to do
may leave feed at my home ln
Port Matlida, and 1 will yee that #t
Is used for the feeding of deer Cal
HR12
Your respectfully,
BTIVER
Matilde, ™