Wwsmswe=| The Most Widely Read Newspaper In Centre County he Centre Democ BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1945 Jesse ADLER Looks at When Bob Hope arrived in Holly - wood from overseas he was met by a brass band. Only he didn't enjoy it, he savs. It was so heavy carrying back the Juke Box! During tae recent sub-zero spell 1 happened to be in Butlalo 50 cold I slept bewween so blankets 1 had to put In a mark to show the maid where 1 » in the morning man? 0 Talking about weal windy on Times Square Iny I put my hands up and ae next thing you landed at LaGuardia afrport Commissioner Moss, LaGuardia's license commissioner, is on the pan for stopping a lewd stage show named “Trio.” The only mistake he made was seeing the show while the curtein was up il was 4 the oti to strete! know her ) ¢ I \ I A chap In Yonkers, asking for Lucky Strike was told “sorry”-—so he smacked the clerk. Tae Court had plenty of Unluck: Strikes—he got 30 days! Ww Congress is wasting time working on a celliug for Hula Hula Dancers in Hawail, watch ‘em wiggle out of that one The only thing you Hula girl on is that she all kr grass skirts at ue Speaking of grass skirts, my of an ideal cecupation would be be- lug a lawn mower for a chorus of Hula girls Incidentally Congress is now argu ing about whether or not the mount of applause their speeches attract should appear in toe official House record. Next thing rou know theyll be advertising in Variety Now (iat the Yanks have Cologne maybe the German public will begin to smell a rat--Jrst. name Adolf, Up to new vatermelon Rhine Overheard at El Moroeco seeing some of those debs I can w derstand why they only come out once a lifetime.” The German High Command lia ordered all males born in 1929 into service. 1929 was a bad for too $6500.000 in bills was stolen from a window display ‘of a NY Banking Assn, If Ane thief is reading this this is to advise him ‘they were counterfeits, some printed only on one side. His only redress would be alng the bank. Add Ww Descriptions Pimientos Green peas with tall-lights In Busgol, Ind, Martha Washing - ton was just divorced from George Washington on a charge of aban- <oument, Ibs okel for Wainaingion to cross Lae Delaware but net the Mrs My girl fri eminent it ey id a wears out SIPS an ao WICH taken we Now ¥C just € ’ we're njoyed he don to the vane £ J wif SN end Insists “Risque rench autaor Lime ob je card is he tion- an an clack | Marine on low K-Rations’ wouldn't be Ima burn too Jom tg wile's cooking Know what the bring assigned inlang for 10 montl “lotig time no sea! allor AG A m—_ Begins Check on Unlicensed Dogs nire lorce- Cc county ment officer dogs law et George Peters, of ipsburg. has begun a tour of the county to check on unlicensed dog and It Is pointed out that the ers of all dogs not licensed are lable to a fine Dog licenses may be purcha from the office of the County Tre rer, The fee for male or spayed dog $1.10," and for a female, $2 I Three cents must be added to the if the license is to be mailed to applicant ’ as- is feey the It was| book | Phil- A Visitor In Seven SECOND | | SECTION NEWS, FEATURES |VOLUME 63. NUMBER 1] Thousand Homes Each Week ———————— —— 1 Random [tems Body Of Reti 66-Year-Old Retir red Lock Haven School Teacher Found Floating In River ed Head of Commercial De- | partment Lock Haven High School Had Been in lll Health Missing since Friday hen she left her home gt breakfast time, the body of Miss Cora B. Suiter, 6l-yvear- old retired Lock Haven school teach- fer, was found Sunday in the river east of 1¢e dam about 500 yards downstream from the Hoy farm at the east end of the airport Four firemen searching the river in the {city boat made the discover: | Mrs. W. J. Shoemaker, coroner of the belief that while despondent, due to ill s1ealth, Miss Suiter walked into the river and thus met her death, There will be no Injuest, nor will an NECesSsSars the coroner said The 66-year-old retired commercial department is autopsy © head of of Lie Ht Waris Mark Soldier Killed Pfe. Floyd E. Williams Makes Supreme Sacrifice in Germany Willams, 26 Vas in action Ger- 24, In a War Depart- received by his var- Mrs. Ralph E. Wil- Mark Pte. ‘Floyd F ported killed many February ment telegram ents, Mr. and Warriors Williams, who May 22, 1042. trained at Camp Wheeler, Va He later was for training as in elilered the ervice four the {Ure going over turned to the state an aviation cadet but = ran ferred to th infantry He again went to the European theater last October a member Patton's | Third Army and was on active duty {in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and {Germany : He wa a Mannie «Lalrd) born at Port {1918 Surviving {these brothers and ister Mr { Beatrice Stivers of Tyrone. Lt. Wil- tour J. William in New Cuinea; 8 Sgt. Harold E. ang Sgt. Leon, both iin England. and Cloyd, a win bro- ther. and John and Prank Williams, all at home He was a member vin Methodist church graduate of the Warriors Sch and bcliore vice was employed brakeman on the Middle Division of ‘ Mm Railroad mor Le. Cas re- as - L) of E and August parent Ral William Matilda are on 41a Tas 24 and » the Dungar Tas 2 rk High of UM - and hd ol enterin © - Penn- ivan Railroad Workman Treated For Injury McCloske suffered a lad back of ls neck when ae as LI Lar nell 26 Yar- neal ration at the Wednesday e of a pPlec teel while a PL. R trackman He was ju : steel flew off a mal) workmen were cutting an kK. He ¢e County Hospital . : oq n injured ed his ne Was Cent tee] rem He was nome wa and treated return - New Language Course Norwegian Is the newest IAanguage course avallable to je dents at the Pennsylvania State Col- lege of eight Officer Acquitted In Mercy Slaying Of Trapped Flier An office; a forward American alr base who fired two mercy bul- lets Into the head of a fer hope- lessly trapped In a wrecked and bumning plane has been acquitted of voluntary manslaughter A general court martial colonels drawn from the U. 8 14th Alr FPoree and associated service organizations returned the verdict after hearing ten witnesses piece lo- gether one of ‘ie most soul-searing episodes of the war The defendant was a 31-year-old Heutenant colonel, commander of a fighter group, veteran of 80 air mis. sions, and ranking officer at the base. The accident victim was a 20- year-old sergeant gunner in a B-25 bomber (NO names were given in this dis- patch, Presumably censorship with. beld them) The incident happened Jan Two other crew members of Lhe five-man bomber were killed In the crash, which occurred when the craft overifiot the runway on re- tuning to base from a mission al of seven 950 al w ald tried WU pull he pinioned tightlh crushed legs “hing u backing of the co-pilot wieckage had folded In upon legs when the right wing dug into the ground Witnesses sald would have been a am 3) free, but ] Ms Armor plate he {HS about |} sent a long effort NECesSsary to cut tat away the metal that had snapped in| on the sergeant’s lower legs like the! Jaws of a bear trap sicians could not get lo amputate the legs The rescuers, It was testified act. ually tried to pull the trapped man's body loose from is crushed legs, but did not have the strength All hope of rescue had been given up, witnesses sald, when the leuten- ant colonel. standing off about 18 feet, fired fwice at the sergeants and that phy- into ‘position {off his train while waiting r Ridge el ito the war gffort From Pillsbury Mill Lock Haven High 8:00 Lad been missing from her East Main street home since Friday morning Her body as found at 3:30 Sunday af ternoon by Jack Mader, Blair Ear- on. Salvatore Morasco and Scott Seybold, who were drifilng in a clty boat It was found in the brush about ten feet from shore, The four men had been ut about two hours, setting out and landing a short dis- tance east of Constitution Bridge. Oer volunteers took part in the search Saturday atfernoon and all day Sunday up to the time of the finding of the body. Large crowds lined the river banks east of the city Miss Suiter six years ago health since seen alive between 7 and 8 a Friday by Piper alrcraft workers en- route from their home In ®arrands- ville, and had apparentl; short time after her ne She was born in Iowa {in Swissdale and moved with {family to Lock Haven 40 years She was an active member of Evangelical church Her survivors are twee slsters, Miss Manzie V.. and Miss Jennie E both of Lock Haven, resided Mrs. H 8 State College: a brother, L. Suiter. of Philadelphia eral nieces and ne ews m—— ————— Tyrone Brakeman Killed By Engine Fatality East of Grazierville, Discovered By En- gineer w retired as «q She had Ia ar later her ago te Eisemann, of Pr. David and sev. Robert Dean Keith, 30, of was killed Instantly Priday truck by a light engine moving a track which adjoined the track of his train was traveling Just east of Gragierville, Keith got fOr a Ng nal to move ghead and was moving toward Uwe cabin wie 4 mel LJ) death The fatality Engineer C. E Signal 10 move cabin Tyrone wach ¥ an which was discovered shen Stover whistled the and looking out his window saw a lantern on the tracks some distance to the Mr. Keith was born November 5 1914, at Birmingham Lhe of Jesse M.. and Sadie Miller Keith. On February 8, 1937. ot Osceola Milk he was married to Margaret Crain He is survived by his parents; h wife sons, Robert D., Jr Denni Kenneth R. Keith at brothers and Tyrone Private Wheeler Sgt. Kenneth W. Keith Mrs. Marie Walk, Sandy Miss Mildred J. Keith, Sandy BE - rear HON o rey and also Nive John H, Keith 1. Altoona Camp all two Dallas W Gerald E Ga... Stafl Holland Ridge re ————— Plan Roundup of All Milkweed Pods The office of the count if schools has been Informed a» number of people that certain hools and individuals still have likweed pods gathered last fall It Is planned to ship all milkweed from the area soon, Those wishing to be paid for the pods should make delivery to their area chairman or contact the Superintendent of | School's office regarding same Truckers and people driving cars where pods are stored are asked to help get these to the proper place Teachers should be consulted in re- gard to this matter Because of bad country roads some of the rural teachers found it most difficult to get pods (0 the proper collecting stations, It lis lmportant these Pods now be delivered at the most opportune moment superine- ' ’ dant encens by Wi . n EE ha. Gift to Homemakers A money-saving coupon worth 5] leents toward the purchase of a 25+ | that veterans who return are wn joe, It plans to give thorough oon utilize to sideration to tieir qualifications and riched Flour is offered In this lssue | the best advantage their best expe 10 the available jobs, and they will pound bag of Pllsbury’s Best En. of The Centre Democrat, | This special purchase plan is ar- ranged by Pillsbury Mills, Inc. as & | teacher | been In fll} Ewe was reported last) m. | drowned | disappear. lived with whom she | Welcome ck ba ‘Man Drives Truck To Hospital With Four Bullets In His Head Altoona Second Hand Dealer Shot Four Times By Woman He Had Been Keeping Company With for 16 Years Joe Welles well Known cond hand dealer, was sumitted to Altoona Hospital Thursday yur bullets in his woman for ind begun Weller the Waerey mst night with | having whom 1} 0 cool whose #00 pt grove 1 the after hooting tered the hospital in attendance at tl md been t Blood from his right ear Weller refused the woman We Was hot by a r allegedly Deu conait parted 4 ton in parked ai informing desk wa BAG to tell 1 who shot " nN nim but 47 ang u ne hal ¢ had been nim CENTRE COUNTY HOSPITAL IN. THE WEEK'S NEWS following tepped the truck asked if she could go along.” he sald, adg- r that he had retorted “You know ery all off I have a load to deliver “When the woman began up Ww and 1 Br pid si0¢ "al of thing = Monday of Last Werk Admitted Master Hayes Horner, Centre Hall, BR. D. 1: Master SBylves- ter Scott, Bellefonte, R. D. 1; Mrs | Lida Omndorf, Woodward: Mrs. M |E. Foitz, Pine Grove Mills; M: Marlin Horn, Centre Hall Discharged Mrs. Roy Wilkinson Bellefonte: Mrs. Jesse Benner and infant daughter, Bellefonte, BR. D. 2 Master James HA Mitchell State College, R D. 1 Mrs. Charlies Chandler, Bellefonte: Mrs. Harold Sunday, Pleasant Gap; Miss Mary Schireflier, Bellefonte Tuesday of Last Week Admitted: Mrs. Jack Wilkinson Bellefonte: Miss Mae Horner, Omnk Hall Station: Mig Josemiine Hea ton, Milesburg: Mrs. Thomas C. Ml Hier, Bellefonte Discharged: Percy Robinson, Stale College: Mrs. Kenneth L. Frank and infant daughter, Bellefonte Birth: A son was born 10 Rey Mrs Marlin Hain, Centre tall Wednesday of Last Week Admitted: Mrs. Lottie Musser, of Milibetm: Edward Parsons, Nant coke: Mrs Joseph Favuzsa, Beile- Hfonte: Mrs. Robegt Kerstetler, State aid "| College; Carmen Torsell Belletonte Miss Mae Horner Oak Hall Station; Miss Myrtle Wat. Bellefonte, R. D. 3; Mrs Ed- ward Loesch, State College. R. D. 1 i Miss Patricia Koleno, Clarence; Mrs {Ross Cox and infant son, Centre {Halli RD Mrs, 8 Clautie Herr | Bellefonte, Mrs. Philip Williams and {infant son. Boaisburg: Mrs. Clifford { Rinehart and infant | Births A daughter was Major and Mrs. John Hogan, State College A son was bom tw Mr Mrs. Joseph Pavuzza, Belle . £0 Discharged yon born Ww ana nie Thursday of Last Week Mrs. Arthur Hartle, of Mrs. Clair Richner mitted College A Stale son, Boalstmurg. |! of | we continued. “1 wid her Gib- and she suddenly shot mu Rich. jumped from the truck and concluded. Police Caristine en ino aomitied T He # oll Weller Lo n Then sl. Howard, R. D. 1 Mrs, Glenn ‘ ran boney, Peonsyvivanis Fumnaoe ard Langtlon, Snow Shoe Discharged Mrs, Stews Keil Bellefonte R. D. 1; Mrs. Clair Gates Pleasant Gap: Mrs. Howard BR. Han- cock, Pleasant Gap: Mrs. Emest Fye. Belizfonte, R. D. 3 John D Sayers, Bellefonte: Mrs, Jolin P Ritenour and infant son, 3tate Col lege Bir.) Mrs. Ar | Expired Shoe Mi tak- were notiled and (Oarland) Bmith was istody, 8he is woting Weller investigation revealed and Mrs. Smith ? keeping company for 16 years, Alte argument between the two last Bunday Mrs. Smith threatened t A 50n Was born ‘oo Mr, and ” f tal " Rods Hartle State OS kill herself, whereupon Weller took IS RL*E * we . al Ls n Richard Langtor rng | Ihe revolver from her 4 wid 0 have thal De ag n v an ) Friday Trg ad hrs, amis GO ih ol Jump Into River sal Gap. Mrs. Gilbert Ralston With Clothes Afire Centre Hall, R. D I'wo Railroad Employes Ser- Dlscherged: Mr. Fred Warmer (and infant daughter, Bellefonte; iously Burned When Stove Explodes Mis Elizabeth Plhhburn State Col- lege: Mrs. Marlin Hain and infant son, Centre Hall Saturday Mrs Max Young Mrs Fred KX. Ishier D. 1. John Robinson Iwo P. R. R employes were ously burned and a taird ie injuries Priday nig coal ofl stove exploded In a Admitied P yal Slate College Bell~fonte, R Bellefonic, Discharged: Mrs. Glenn Gibbone) arg BPRS " Tips Retinal ip rp ia Get Creek, near Williamsburg on, Centre Hall, RB. D.. Carmen | An 2 well, Beolielouts. Roy Stoaelier, | The tio - ere taken Centre Hall: Mss James Griffith | oon BOsPpItal in the American Leg- Pleasant Cal 3 lon ambulance. Glenn Harris, 37. of Births N daughter 0 Hollidaysburg, a shovel operator & » » . , re. AER _ is Ml a wh tA -y " Mr. and Mrs. Max Young State Col ald to be in a Ierious dition ege. 4 son sas bom to Mr Charies 8. Gensimer, 48 Altoona . vile . Bar Tews a conductor, was reported as fall Mrs, Norman Wingard, Coburn pd ; had or Ne born to Mr : Edward M. Dull, 20, Hollidaysburg Clalr ‘Richner ‘Bellefonte block operator, was treated J ; ap ; first and second degree b Sunday charged Mrs. Ralph MoeMulii Beliefonte ; Charles Long, Bellefonte Discharged Mrs. John Asafaylo, Bellefonte; Judith A. Decker. Stale College: William Hall, Snow 8 Birtii: A son was bom to Mi Mrs. Ralph McMullin, Belicfonte There were 54 patients in the hos- pital at the bDeginning 1 - suffered wen switch bit a nL a DO of and M: ang ia ATT rat Admitled It was f onduct ory west reporied that toe nilered the one-st box get his order Ha bad entered the bu ter having attended to his duties a and a coal operator, Duff is a block « duty at the itch EL 2% wi Ww ris wing Noe erator "x point A stove on a sis + » of Wis vee : VW used Atal Lhe cada West Penn Announ For Returning Con Ww employes service of el; Penn Companies officials and department heads held Friday in Pittsburgh, announced comprehensive plans to provide the best possible employment opportun- ities for these veterans. The West Penn honor roll lists over 680 em- ployes “The employment of returning veterans,” according to President H L. Mitchell, “is a present as well as postwar problem since some of them Gave already returned to work with the company and more will continue to do so even fore the end of the war. This placement of veterans now while there is a considerable noed for manpower and the humber of men returning Is relatively small, affords the company an opportunity to gain experience that will mean more efficient handling of a large {scale return of veterans when te |Aghting ceases.” | West Penn Policy Announced West Penn's objective Is to see special obligation been in the country, the West at a meeting of cious of the who have [ployed on jobs that will {tence and the special training they have received while in service, To plan intelligently for this alt- head where it showed In the. wreck. Rift to the homemakers of Belle. |yation, the company has maintained age of the fight compartment (The dispatch did not say what fire fighting facilities able) AL the court martial, which: sat throughout the afternoon in the re : were avails | {fonte and vicinity as the company begins its 76th year of milling There are no “ify” {this gift for Pllisbury customers {After clipping the coupon, All In the date, your name and addoess and against the enemy, The plane hurt | creation hall of an alr force hostel ‘ake It to your grocer. Upon buying Jed down a G0-foot embankment Witnesses sald reseters reached the wreckage almost immediately, Three men were in the flight com. partment at the time-the pliot, co pilot and the sergeant gun {at Kunming. the defendant elected not to testify in his own behalf The defense counsel, Lt. Col. John 'H. Hendren, of Kansas City Mo, {rather than base his case On a cone a 2-pound bag of Pillsbury's Best Enriched Flour at the regular retall Iprice, the grocer will deduct 15 cents w you turn the coupon over to him. The free coupon ls good for 60 ner, wiiose ‘tention that the shooting was In. G8ys duty on missions was to man the deed an act of mercy, brought out | twin 50- in his ine | defendant had acted irrationally un {der great emotional strain. I The main pillar of the defense, machinegutis in the testimony intended to show that the | [however, was medical testimony that them that the condition of the victim's body, recovered, left a rea that the died from the bullets rather altached to] almost constant touch with its sery |leemen and women during the wa: | Significantly enough, (he large majority of replies from these em- ployes indicate their desire to return in some capacity - |most want their old jobs back even thoug'y they have had special train. ing and experience in the service. They expect that thelr training may eventually fit them for advance. ment, and are anxious for the op- exploded, throwing flames over he two men. Duff made an attempt to extinguish the flames, but both men immediately enveloped with ces Plan War Veterans extst- Re sitio Forest Fire Fighting ADC Pa) hb Crews Reorganizing were fire Two of the men Jumped int Junia iver In an attempt « ‘ from buming to death keep “I ploye will be reinstated to hi mer position, if it still in lence, or tp an equivalent one of like status, senjority unless company circumstances so changed as to make it impos or unreasonable to do so State forest flre wardens In Under the company's policy, when Sproul Forest District, camprising a veteran is re-employed ae will be the northern hall of Centre county given credit for continuous employ- and the western half of Clinton ment with no interruption for the county, are NOW reorganizing thelr time spent in military service. He forest fire fighting crews for the | will be entitled to the regular rate spring season according to a state- {of pay currently in effect for an em- ment from the District Forester's {ploye of Hike qualifications on the office today Membership cards for | Job on which he is re-empioyed, in- the year 1045 are malled as names {cluding any increase in wage rates are listed which may become effective while! An organised crew consists of from the veteran was away. He will be ten to twenty persons, Crews are | automatically eligible for (einstate- given training and equipbed with ment in the company’s Group In- forest fire Aghting tools, Rates of surance and Annuity Plans, and 10 pay are higher for trained members membership in the West Penn Behe [of crews than for pickups or unlist ficial Association ‘ed men Employment of Other Veterans if you do not know whom your While the cofapany has no legal focal forest fre warden is and wish obligation to re-employ veterans who ‘© assist in this important work, Lwere temporary employes at the time call or write the District Foresters of thelr duction Inte military serv. Ofce at Renovo Escapes Injury When positior have sible A ——_— be offered whatevér employment | may be open for which they can qualify. Altoona’ Welle; an addres: Mi Smith and khocked Smith Welle: Td L SRLS went hit ! seein: iy An argument ensued and truck. As eat her Ms Mi hand and Oru Spray Schedule Now Available {County Agent Announces New i | | i a been slaughter of Spray Schedule For Garden Fruits R. ( rie County Agent nounces that been wa has Prepares ers wis} proper scientify ahg insect primarils y-gallon control ceveioped | spraver the oount fonte / The new pared by extension entomology and plant pa the Pennsylvania State College apply apples pears i cherries, plums, prunes ETapes All chemicals measured In term of tablespoon: te weights Timing progueoe clean agent Dr 's { pray hedul 3 vO apr aGapleq « ment of the fruit box cabin along the tracks at Clover | fixed dates on U gevialions permit. to the Al. Seasona] growin Ih followed spa) ef Dew fer and also | pest Copi Can He « Extensio Bellelonts Fire Caused By Oil Stove Blast Philipsburg Home Extensive: Iv Damaged by Ex- plosion iT A A three-burn COOKINg went up partitl Wit uncer Three piece the ambuland alarm. Two bo in operation. It about 20 minute sons suffered sli fireman of the face and hand received a suffered a cut ¢ gn receive ut hand. a M wrist ~: MOTHER SPEAKS | 1 1 Lhe QUESTION: BEST SPEECHES : RUMOR & ¢ AWOL It Training Widespread frafning _— Highway Casualties Sure To Increase After War Ends Deen ampie unprecedented that hve An Innoeen iy there ol the Already Warnings» is looming in this county wien the war is over Car Is Demolished No one wes Injured when a oar The company plans alo to take guerated by Earl “Bucky” Jodon, 41, is resumed, when plenty of tires a + Into consideration the large number of Milesburg, was demolished in an | Avaliable again This iz the time to forestall the slaughter so far as possible When gasoline restrictions are re moved and manufacture of new cars Ly and thousands of jof veterans who will be seeking em yocident just east of Milesburg vor. |automoblle owners are back home ployment, whose work experience gugn i was very limited belore they entered ww military service, or who may havel gong Into service directly schon, Such veterans will be about by James Ginter, front of the Ginter home | West at Friday's 11:15 p. m. last [from battle stations : i : i for about don't know that last year, a concrete greatly reduced driving all over the all over the world, Americans will drive more The accident happened when the often, greater distances and probably of We car oper faster han ever before. predicts the Jocked when he safety education department of the and It swerved Etna Casualty and Surety Company But let's take g look at the driving pleture right now, Well bet you despite country, the nation’s motor vehicle death rate on a mileage basis act. ually increased over the rate in the preceding year. There were 23.800 fatalities resuit- f i i some aint us? Passenger oa highways now | ton t we of what Wo | ri fi on runs out a sSnall Trace What It was belo gasoline onsumplion es: restricie and a much; smaller fraction of shat the traffic will when the restrictions Are removed. Speed limits designed to curtall the use of gasoline, to. gether with the lessdned use of cars should be contributing now toward far safer driving And yet we see that this Is not the case This is the time to inculcate sate driving habits—nov, before new and faster oars are available. Yefore a huge new army of retuming service men gets behing the wheel, before unlimited gasoline and the chance to take automoblle vacations come bine to Ut automobile travel to new heights Let's drive carefully. woberly and and thus reduce the appal- ling Joss of life, limb of be vehicle accidents In of labor now
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