State Police Say:
Faulty appraisal of distances and
speeds of oncoming cars, when in-
sufficient time and space exists, is
a common cause of improper over-
taking and passing. DON'T GUESS!
@he Centre Democraf
——
No Foolin’:
Temperatures these mornings just
of wild geese
hint of Spring. Let's hope the flocks
aren't an April Fool
prank
VOLUME 70. NUMBF &. °°
BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1951
14 PAGES THIS ISSUE
y
Lip
School Disti:cts
Copy is
Olle,
To Meet Tonight
Consolidation and Transportation Chief to At-
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tend ‘Session Scheduled in Bellefonte High
School, Superintendent Reports.
Dr. Ravmond W. Robinson, chief
of the Department of Public In-
‘struction's Consolidation and Trans.
portation Division, will be present
| to discuss problems
superin-! Mr. Sones sald the meeting was
{ called because of the growth of
i pupil population and lack of facil-
ities on both the primary and sec-
ondary levels
Districts last met about a year
ago to discuss the possible consoli-
dation of several area schools
Expected to be present are re-
! presentatives of the following dis-
| tricts: Bellefonte, Unionville, Miles-
burg boroughs, and Benner, Spring,
Boggs and Walker townships
and officials of |
this area will
High School
prob-
school
directors
istricts In
Bellefonte
to consider
School
seven di
meet at the
at 8 p.m. today
lems attendant area
T. Ellwood Sones, county
tendent, said yesterday
0
on one
peaker
Is Dinner S
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SENTENCE 3 ON
Drunken Drivers Named lo
Serve Jail Terms
Monday
GUILTY PLEAS
Three persons were sentenced af-
ter pleas of guilty drunken
|driving charges by Judge Ivan
| Walker at court Monday morning
| Charles W. Lee, of Centre Hall
| Was ordered pay of prose-
cution and serve 30 days in jail. He
| was arrested on Route 53 in Potter
{ township March 15
Theodore Lindquist Sr.
and Gap, was sentenced
on
i
{
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i
a
to COSts
Hon. Richard Dilworth
The Hon. Richard Dilworth, 1950
candidate for governor, will speak |
at the annual Jeflerson-Jackson |... a fine of $200 and
Day dinner in the Lutheran Church ___ mit Te
omaha Adee months jail. Tt was the
at Pleasant Gap, Priday {time he appeared in court, It
The dinner sponsored pointed He was arrested by
Centre County Democratic Bellefonte borough police Mar. 18
mittee and is scheduled for as a result of automobile acci-
p.m. Tickets may be purcl dent.
local committeemen Andrew Kearney of Dalton
Treasurer ia Penn State student received a
May and | sentence of a $100 fine and
10 day jail. Kearney was arres.
so ——— { fed by State College borough police
Feb. 17
George
of Pleas-
to pay
Was
the
om-
7:30
1ased from
by out
an
Po”
20
costs,
“wy Int v
coun
the
August
visited
again in
in
GEORGE HAZELS
WED 50 YEARS
Golden Anniversary
With Dinner
Mrs. George Hazel, . Lions Begin
celebrated their pierrod Wink Pri Tryouts For
New Minstrel
niversary with a family
the Brockerhof!f Hotel
"he Bellefonte Lion
strel Show Talent
The Hazel have tw
Mrs. Earl Heverly
liam Kline
io oh the proce :
: ing talent from this area
Jimmy {part in the first annual edition
the Lions Modern Minstrels
John Hassinger and Bill Byrom
co-chairmen of the minstrel com-
and Mr liam Kline and
ghter, Beverly, of E. Bishop 8
o mittee stated they “were amazed at
. of talent that is
Miss E 1a C. Wagner, daughter
the wealth
Know they
of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Wagner
Willowbank Street and Geor
Hazel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jared
Hazel, of Madisonburg, were mar-| *Ple”. and the
ried at the home of the bride Mar just scratched the surface. As
27. 1901. The Revs. Albert Black, of °0-Chalmmen stated ‘we are
Boalsburg., and Levan Bickel, of Yinced that this will undoubtedly
Bellefonte, performed the ceremony '0¢ the greatest production of It's
Mr Hazel retired ime ago kind ever staged here and we mean
from Hazel & Company, the dry-| © go everything that it
{Continued on Page Two) that
———————— The Lions
Lions Clubs Plan 1951 will be staged with this local
Dinner-Dance Apr
talent under the direction of Jo-
sef Smiley. Mr. Smiley recently pro
duced his eighth minstrel show for
The 12 Lions Club Lewistown Lions Club and thi
District 14-G will hold regular (Continued on Page Three)
ladies night ner-dance at Hecla -
Park Apr. 24. About 200 couples are
expected
A. H. Holtzinger, of State Co
district deputy general
of the affair. Jack Baldwin
College, and G. FP
Bellefonte, are sub-chairmen
David H. Jeflries, of Centre
president of the Cent Hall
W. Gentzel and Ronald
{ Kelley, both of Milesburg, were
placed on probation for one year
and told to pay costs after plead-
[ing guilty to a burglary charge.
into
Mr, and
N. Allegheny
an-
Min-
in
creen-
lake
of
of 1851
>lub
committee
of selecting and
’
0
ne
of
avail-
have
the
con-
some
to see
just
Modern Minstrels of
il 24
mprising | the
their
a
Spring Township To
Discuss Playground
Parents of children living in the
Bush Addition are invited to at.
tend a meeting in the Brick School
at Bush Addition at 8 pn. Wednes-
day to discuss opening a play-
Is program chalirmah ground at the rear of the school
The 12 clubs in- the district | Mrs. Ray C. Noll, president ‘of
clude: Bellefonte, Centre Hall, Per-| the Spring Township Recreational
guson township, Howard, Milesburg, | Council, will be present. Permis-
Millheim, Philipsburg, Snow Shoe. | sion has been granted by the school
State College. Lock Haven, Renovo! board to use the area for the play-
and Jersey Snore j ground during the summer months
lege
chairman
State
of |
of
Jassinger
Hall
club
re
fry
i=
Titan Plans E ssay Contest on
Safety With $400 Awards
An essay contest with awards to-
taling $400 In Government bonds
for children of Titan employes was
announced this week by Titan Metal |
Mig. Company. A part of the com- |
pany’s safety program. subject of
the essays will be “What Bafety
Means To My Dad.”
are cautioned not to sign
they will be identified by numbered
cards entered with the essays
Commenting on the project, P. B
Ray, manager of industrial relations
| at Titan, said “Industrial safety Is
| something that must be kept alive
continuously In t .
All children of hourly Titan em- | ploves. BAY aie Tn on
ployes are eligible. Essays must be | sarong to My Dad’ is one more effort
limited to 250 words. Entries will be | of our o '
divided into two age groups--8 t0 | end ommittee’s part toward this
12 and 13 to 18 years. Each winner |
will receive a $100 bond, runnersup |
will receive $50 bonds, and two hon- April Draft Call
Cut By 50 Per Cent
orable mentions in each group will
receive $25 bonds
udges from Penn State will re.
Jud The Centre County draft board
judged on originality and sincerity | Will send 17 men to Altoona for
of thought. Closing date of the con- induction April 12 instead of 34
This week copies of rules, safety | received this week,
booklets and entry cards were! ‘The board will send 36 men for
view the essays and winners will be
test is April 20. [according to a change In orders
malleq employes’ families. Entrants physical -examinations April 20.
{ action
serve 3|
third |
10 REGULATE
FOOD PRICES IN |
RESTAURANTS
Ceiling Prices to Cover Meals
Based on Averages
of Periods
|
|
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The Director of Price Stabilization |
under date of March 13 1951 has
issued a celling price regulation
for restaurants and hotels |
Under the regulation every busi- |
of this type must fix its prices
to maintain Rg each four
period, commencing April
Ist 1851, a “food per dollar of
sales” no lower than it had in the|
base period consisting of the calen- |
dar year of 1949 or the pre-Korean |
twelve month period July 1 1949 to!
June 30 1050. “Food cost per dollar |
of sales” means the ratio between |
the total cost of food and the total |
sales
If the business
ing prior to July 1
must be filled with
of the gross sales
period selected also a
during
ness
50 As
month
cost
has been operat-
1950 a statement |
the OPS office |
for the base]
statement of
its total food cost the same
period
All
|
i
|
record
menus
that
COs
written
preserved such as
voices on all items
compute food during the |
base period and during any period |
after price fixing is st
cordancé with the regulation
As example, during
period the cost of food In
selling for $1.00 was $050. The
of food has now gone up to
You run the risk of exceeding
four
and
were
in-!
|
usedad
t«
arted in ac-|
base
meal |
an the
a
cost
$055. |
YOur
month overall io if vou
month verall ratl | y }
price the same meal
1.10
Persons violating any provisions
of the regula are subject to!
criminal penalties, civil enforcement |
and suits treble damages |
provided by the Defense Production
Act of 1950
for
75 AT FERGUSON
TWP. SESSION,
Will Study Water Rental in|
Placing of Fire
Hyvdrants
—————— |
Approximately residents of |
Pine Grove Mills were present at a |
75
By
: Friday night meeting to discuss the |
® | county
Police
p ASAE LH ag or
panies attended
The group named Henry Elder. !
Wikkon Henry and Charles Lauck
to & commities 10 study the water
supply. They will meet with John
Madore, of State College. owner
town's water supply
rates. Placing of fire hy
determining their
investigated by
n Rhode
fire
of
the t
§
cost
the
the
finances
Boalsburg
COmMpAany
firemen
tain
Department
5 were
te free schoollr
of
order 8
the Public Instru
tion
John Gillen. past
District Firemen's
John Williams
also attended
Wayland Dunaway. State C« lege |
attorney, explained legal
formation of the company
Members of the Pine Grove Mill
committee are: G. H. Everts, W. P |
Diehl, H. L.. Harpster, Robert Koch. |
OG. W. Lauck, Sam Reed and J E |
Lordeman Jr |
president
Association, and
Boalsburg fire chief
f the
sles in
Police Weigh Truck |
Double Legal Weight |
A truck
overweight
of
that
Was
the
was
weighed
Pleasant
45.980 pounds |
by State]
Gap sub- |
| station at the State scales at Mar. |
tha Purnace Monday
The gross weight of the truck was |
| 90,980" pounds while the legal gross |
weight for a truck of its class Is|
45.000 pounds |
The driver of the truck which |
contained beer was James OG. Eddy. |
Jr., of Endicott RD, N,. Y
Cpl. George Finnin sald that!
| Eddy called his employer after the |
:
|
|
essays
!
|
|
|
arrest to ask that another truck be
sent to Centre County to move some |
of the load
Police sald that one extra truck |
would not be enough and that the!
company would have to send two. |
Cpl. Finnin sald that the over.
load was the largest ever recorded
in the County. The fine ix $50
Warner Company
Ends Drilling Project
Drilling which the Warner Com-
pany of Bellefonte has been doing
in the vicinity of Waddle in Buffalo
Run Valley since last November has
been completed, General Superin.
tendent Pred Warner announed
The prospecting In that area
included the drilling of 40 holes at
A total distance of approximately
20000 feet. Most of the holes were
drilled at 45 degrees to a distance
of 300 feet. Pour holes were drilled
at 00 feet at a distance of 600 feet
Mr. Warner sald the drilling con-
tractors, the Longyear Company of
Minneapolis, Minn. Is doing some
drilling east of Spring Creek. Ap-
proximately eight holes will be drill-
od here lo determine the thickness
of the stone,
. - “e-
| ishing
| Countians
{ thonotary
{office
jment on
| moved
| September
| pected to announce
teially In
[again
I 8 Aan
i 3
would
| steel
To Establish Area
s Tourist Site
Open Meeting Planned York County Class
Here Wednesday, May Visit
April 11 County
'welve Centre County
men met In we Penn Belle
here Thursday night
promotional possibilitie
the Centre (
business
Hotel
Lhe
estab
Area a
tt
{et
sCU
IT A
ounty
A tourist and vacation area
They planned a general meeting
to be held at the hotel Apr. 11, an
will invite all sted Centre
Permanent
that time
probable
to attend
officers will be elected at
The group discussed
methods of Ourist anc
vacation business the county
Representatives decided that Centre
County has as much scenic beauty
(Continued on Page Three)
attracting
to
PROTHONOTARY
NOT A CANDIDATE
Bond C. White Announces He
Will Not Seek Office
at Primary
West Penn Co.
Closes Office
Here Frida
an
White, now
Centre
in ed
erving hi
County Preo-
he will
county
startling
time of
Bond C
fourth term as
not be a
A
thi
reversal
{the
Mr made no ann
his future plan
yesterday, one candidate
his candidacy for
the Primaries July
have been
sual
tx.
As of
has announced
nomination in
24. Since the Primaries
forward I
date
the
candidates are
May
" ae 4a
SOG “1 3
of the Pro-
to
for
for
thelr
expecied
candidates
way
state
ndicated
out offi
the
office |
present office holder
aims. An unofficial st
most of them would
the first week
OOS
hat the
irvey |
come
of April
John H. Weber
Seeks Coroner
of Milesdu
Paper, Trash
Spoil Spring
re
's
The Spring landscape, partic FE
on the Bellefonte-Zion road
being with
and other
county
tinr
oe
littered waste
Aaron D
endent of
Highways
{ the tras!
per trash Leit
ell
Department of
He sald n
fallen and been blow:
enroute to the bore
ering
report
from
reminds truckers
nance against
the vehicle code, whic
ng loa
However not all i
garbage true he said
ness cems which cart
of
ker
cot
refuse are
With ti
he appealed A
little
also guilty
¢ approach of fisl l
anglers to u ir. Weber ente he leaching
disposi f
refuse along
RA more care in
culty
Ans, paper and YOO
the banks of the stream
Mr. Leitzell descr } pear {t I fonte High Scho
ance of
other In
| where
the area along tructor
insightly mes
be forced to ask State Police ! TH dret
if the condition
Helen Sheckler
Kathleen
lo intervene
remedied
All Steel Erected
»
At New Hospital
All has now been
the new Centre County Hospital
W. White, superintendent
ported yesterday. Some tions
main to be bolted steel
are being put
The crane or rig used to
ended job Monday
noon. Bricklayers are
much in evidence at the site but
all trades are working over
project
The job is schedule” M1 need
White sald. He also superinter Men
dent of the hall million dollar con- | that
struction of a new refrigeration
buliding at Rockview Farm Prison
The Rockview project is also |
schedule and will require about five (
months to complete | buildi
tee) erected
at
(4 re
CDA To Meet,
Plan Joint Bazaar
™
oe re
and Joists
into place
wrt the
alte
em
¢ Catholk of Amer-
in St
Bishop
April 2
Marie Kelleher
Daughter
nte. will
Hall or
m M
Mins
its
meet
East
way
ica of Pellet
Joi 8 Behooi
. t 81
Regent
now
all the
m
is attend so
int bazaar
of Columbus can
Aske 0
final plans for the
the Knights
completed. The bazaar will
7. in the K. of
April 5. 6 and 7
oms In the Farmers Bank
ng
Are
0
on! hel
Discovery of Ball And Chain
Recalls 1904 Boro Ordinance
After many years in the same 10- | Walker with the “ball and chain”
cation of business one Is bound to | for the purpose of “shackling” all
accumulate many odds and ends | persons on the streets of Bellefonte
that are not accounted for until it who were without a visable means
comes time to move. Buch was the [of support--in short. hobos. Such
surprise of W. Harrison Walker | transients hsving to sweep the
noted Bellefonte lawyer, when In |streets with “ball and chain” at
the process of removing his law | tached. After three such experien-
office to his home on East Linn ces the word spread far and wide
Street from the Masonic building | in the "Hobo Jungle” what Belle
A place he had occupied for 30 fonte had In store and from then
years, he found a “ball and chain” | on the countryside for miles around
that had been lying In a dusky | was clear of “the vagabond kings”
corner closet of his offiae since | po the purpose of preserving
time immemorial [such a relic Chief De Witt has ac-
The discovery took “time In tts | cepted it from Mr. Walker on be.
flight” back to 1004 when Mr. Walk- | half of the Borough and it 1s now
er was Burgess of Bellefonte, and {on public display at the Police Of-
the town was being plagued by fice In Borough Hall However, &
hobos from North, Bouth, East and word of caution is In order for
West. Por the proper solution to|those whose curiosity may lead
this problem Capt. Amos Mulleli. | them to try it on for size—the key
Chief of the Bellefonte constabu- | has been lost, and should you put
lary at the time, presented Burgess (Continued on Page Two)
be |
LEGION BAND
|
PLANS ANNUAL
86 Musicians to Appear Under
Direction of Mr. Butt
in Auditorium
annual cert of the
Junior American Legion
ill be the Bellefonte
School auditorium at
Sunday. The band
ng members, post
Olin F. Bu
con
held in
veek
Carbri
oboe The “Thr Bill
written by two high school
James Fisher and James Smit}
depicts life in
’
or
the wild
to be
BOB MCLELLAN
TO HEAD ELKS
Bellefonte lodge No.
Names Officers on
Monday
McClellan of N
named exalted
Robert
Street was ruler
{at a meeting held
CONCERT SUNDAY
Thomas |
of
{the Bellefonte Elks Lodge No. 1084 |
Monday night
Airport Authority
Elects Ofhcers
Harold Albright, State College, Named to
President's Post; J. B. Craig, Sr., Bellefonte,
Is Vice President, in Session Last Nigh
¥
Engagement Told
Miss Eva Davies
First Pred
GYPSUM KILN
"PROJECT STARTS
300-Foot Installation to
in Operation This
Year
§ Me suscended Daniel Holier, of Pue ———
| Street
Officers will
Apr. § meeting
Other: elecled
leading
ner, esteemer
be installed at the
wot
esteemed
ealeeme:
Pr
.
NC
Three Injured In
Overturned Auto
Three per
verturned of
east of Centre
Saturday
Emily
Angeles, Cal
a bx the right eve
of the right eve. She was admitt
Centre County Hospita
Robinson, 16. Camg
was treated at the
minor injuries Mr
of Crossett, Ark. driver of
received a sprained ankle
injured were taken to
in the Pleasant Gap
Company ambulance
Police sald that the car
the road and tumed over
was about $200
Cars operated b
of Clearfield, and
koweki, Bellefonte
Sk Mountain Sunda)
Total damage to the
$400. No one was injured
Police said the Soult car
the road and was struck
other car
SONS were
Wheeler
received a ia
ne and
te the
Harold
8 CC
for Erma
Thomas
the car
The
hospital
the
Fire
went off
Damage
John W. Soult
Frank P. Racz.
collided on the
CATS War
off
the
ran
by
| Nome Committees
For Joint Bazaar
| Committees of the Knights of
| Columbus and Catholic Daughters
| of America of Bellefonte, have com.
| pleted plans for the Joint Bazaar
[the two groups are sponsoring for
the benefit of the new St John's
School Pund. The event will be
held Apr. 5.6, and 7. in the K of C
rooms oper the Farmers Bank
Joseph Hazel Sr. was named as
chairman of the construction com-
mittee, with Russell Copenhaver and
Joseph Hartle, committer members
The committee will erect booths.
Women will be In charge of the
booths from which fancy work,
baked foods and candy will be sold
Refreshments including sandwich.
es also will be sold and gifts,
donated by Bellefonte merchants,
will be awarded.
Miss Marie Kelleher is chairman
nin is K of C chairman. Jerome
Baird was named publicity chair.
man for the bazaar, it was ane
nounced,
building at High and Spring Streets. |
of the CDof A, while George Fin- |
Representatives of
iracting Company
Boro Truck Parking
Permits To Expire
’
fonte ~
Bellefonte PTA Group to
Be
{ the charges
t.
¢
BOY, 2, HURT
BY AUTOMOBILE
Postponed After
Hearing on Charges
Lodged
Decision
y & hearing after.
or Dut postpor decision on
Witnesses at
i # Albe Kr _
MRcers
Hull and C. J
Carl Jack
the
ely
hearing includ.
and Leo Our
R. Smith,
Thomas. Mr
police Ne
James
and Mrs
JULIAN COUPLE
IN OPEN HOUSE
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Alexander
Mark Years of
Wedded life
50
M Alexanc
eledraled
and
Miss
and
were
bride's
Rev,
of the
riormed
f Mr
Rn
the
The
Pe
retired farmer
Feb. 28 alter
Continued on Page Bight)
a
Alexander retire
Firemen Extinguish
Two Flue Fires
The Logan Fire
Market at Axem
of Belie-
O'Bryan
at 30
Company
bummed in the
wht fire. Men
to extinguish
companics
at 7 pm
b) we fire occurred
{ Dan Grove on West
There was no damage
;
n
at the home
High Street
Name Officers at Meeting
Preparations for
ficers at the next meet
Pellefonte Parent-Teacher Associa-
{tion were made at a meeting held
at the high school cafeteria Tues.
iday night
President James Biddle appointed
| Harold Wion, Mrs. Robert K. Thom-
as and Mrs Philip B. Ray members
[of a nominating committee. The
{election will be held April 24
| Members of the auditing commit.
| tee appointed by the president were
| Mrs Joyvee Rine, O. FF. Solienber-
ger, and Miss Peggy Sahlaney
Rev. John Lenhardt of State Col-
lege, chaplain and restoration di-
| rector at the Rockview Parm Prison.
| was the speaker
{ He stressed the relation of train.
ing In the home with training re-
teived In the school and in the
churches. He outlined the responsi
bility of the parents toward their
| rector
April meeting
-
election of of- § children
ing of the |
ing opened with devo
Harry C. Carolus, pas
The
Lions
meet
bw Rey
{tor of the Evangelical and Reforme-
od church
Roy Leasure, first vice president
and program chairman, announced
that Frank Hench, recreational di-
would be in charge of the
Miss Sahianey acted as secretary
for Miss Gertrude Wilson. Paul M.
Dubbs, treasurer, gave a report.
Mrs. Samuel Vonada of the Ways
and Means committee reported that
$30.35 was received from Saturdays
bake sale
Winners of attendance banners
were: Bishop street school, sixth
grade, Mrs. Rine: Dale building, 2nd
grade, Mrs. Carl Deltrich. Spring
street building, 5th grade, Mrs
Harry Jones
The Hospital committee served ro«
{reshments after the meeting.
a