State Police Say:
As motorists we must drive care-
where children
can be expected-—residential areas,
school zines, neighborhoods of play-
fully in all areas
grounds, athletic fields, ete.
he Centre Democral
queens
May
lawn mower is a big help in
Month of May ‘vin
May brings with it spring flowers
and poles—both,
A well-sharpened
May.
of May
and fishing.
VOLUME 70,
NUMBER 1R
BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1951
14 PAGES THIS ISSUE
Fish
ByL
Juniata Man Killed |
erman Struck
ightning, Dies
nstantly Sunday After-
noon; Was Fishing Near Curtin With Fam-
ily; Others Uninjured.
A Blair County man was struck
by lightning and killed instantly
while fishing with his wife and
two small sons near Curtin Sun.
day afternoon
The victim was David IL. Bvans
31, of Juniata. John Weber. acting
county soroner, said the bolt
struck about half way up a willow
GUILTY PLEAS AT
SPECIAL COURT
Sentence Passed on Altoona
Man on Burglary Charge
From 1944
Six persons entered pleas of guilt
and were sentenced at a speci
session of court befo Judge Iva
Walker Monday morning
Joseph Haddock, 30, of
was sentenced to one to 1
in the county jail on
charge. He was charged with
ing the State House rest
Martha Furnace Jan. 13
Edward H. Parks, 27 Milf 1
Watkins, 19, and Bruce A. I 22
all of Bellefonte, were charge ith
entering the Abram Wreck-
ing yard on Benne: A 1 16
Parks and Watkins wer d to}
costs, make restitutio 1 we
placed on probation fo ¢ en
Because of previ appeara
court, Long was ordered to serve
to 10 months in the inty jail
Homer N. Fahr, 2 f Belle ¢
was sentenced t« AY t a fine
$100 and serve 10 da in \
drunken driving char He was a
rested in Bellefonte April 2
R. 8. Haenschen of State Colle
was sentenced to a fine of $104
pay costs, and serve ten days ir
He was arrest-
e April 22
for drunken dri
ed in State Caolleg
KIWANIS HOST TO
‘BORO. OFFICIALS’,
Boy and Girl Week Selectees
Are Guests at Noon
L.uncheon
ine
The
by Bellefc hool re T
Tuesday noot i ¢ Bellel
Kiwanis Club at the organizat
weekly luncheon at the Pe Be
Hote
In the absence of Fi
Burgess Hug!
welcomed
troduced
president
er
Robert
Larr
Rhoad
borough off
te
township, and Richard hie
of Poggs towr
Chester
the YMCA «
for Boy and
program concl
Play 1
by Sag
Mensch
ded at
Kin
the me
Find Live Shell In
Yard Of Local Home
Workers in tl at { A
les Harrison home on W He \
Street four a lve ell there
Monday
Bellefonte police described A
A loaded 37 mm shell with fuse
serted. It was about 18 he
The shell will be surrendered
U. 8 Arm fficials for disposal
police indicated
Hospital Auxilicry Meeting
The annual meeting of the Belle-
fonte Auxiliary to the Centre
County Hospital will be held at the
Centre County Court House, May
9. at 8 pm
tree jumped dowl Li Lee R41
Ick Mr. |
I'he family t fishing J
Bald Eagle Creek betwee Mile
burg and Curth d w t
ing to theh wutomobile
m Mi I i
iH A 0
een | I i
4. Hi 1
{f 1) ‘
fi Ke
H M1 4 (
wa inne A few s¢ ¢
bo NOE
he ac jer happe el
the ne fa ! [ K
road between ( il Mil
It wa Lnesse Vi im
St il Ma
the p« {
J ph J !
vere sta ¢
Da 1
Aug 319 W B }
! a } or
'e i
Hi A
Au 4 A
HARVEY FLINK
DIES AT HOME -
Author Poet
Neighbors Sunday
Afternoon
and Found DB»
wr 1
who investi
members of the State
District Altorney FE
The body was found
bor, Carl F
USE! Ww [5 w
Po {oe
0 Ww Alias £4
by a neigh-
Burk le n
Ker They
National Gypsum
Wins Sofety Test
Abo
Kr
Milesburg Women
Announce Sales
The W 8 ©
Methodist
MAge And Dake sale
Friday, May 2
ti arek
Addit na
ubsequent editi
Planting of Plot on Diamond
Is Part of Statewide Plan
The Bellefonte Garden Cl
sored planting of 35 specimen dwarf
Japanese yews in the diamond, Mon |
students |
day. Forty high school
were supervised by J. Adam Condo,
supervisor of vocational agriculture
in the planting which was under di- |
rection of County Agent L. H. Bull
Asst. County Agent Clalr Delong
and A. O. Rasmussen, extension or-
namental horticulture specialist at
State College. The planting of Pitzer |
junipers, badly infested with Insects,
was removed a short while ago
The Bellefonte Garden Club, re.
presented by Mrs. William Emerick
secured the evergreens through a
Clinton County nursery. The garden
club, sponsor of many projects of a
worthwhile community betterment
program, this year contributed much
toward the “Plant Pennsyl-
vania to Help Plant America” move.
aunt. Principle reasons of the move:
|
ub spon -
president; Foster Musser, secretary;
Ed Martz, treasurer: Wilbur Diehl. |
| director; Rodney Hoy, tall twister,
ment are. to make a community & Bill Stephens, llon tamer
{ better place In which to live, to! Boys of the basketball squad
further community loyalty and | present were: Robert Sunday, Dean
pride, and to help make America | Witherite, Vance Witmer, Dean
ithe beautiful country we all wish | Harper William Jones, Richard
{It to be, a spokesman said | Foster, William Elder, Paul Koch.
The “Plant Pennsylvania” move | of, Jerry Harpster, John Breon,
| ment has increased greatly in the | JaJmes Arte, Donald Thompson,
last few years. Other communities, | Robert Steele, James Gibboney and
Inlong a similar scale. have devel | Stanley JOhRAOR.
| oped community gardens, planted a ————————
streets with desirable shade trees
rad and planted areas of Retail Division To
public buildings, such as schools Hear Airport Talk
granges, churches, court houses, el
Garden clubs also have beautified The regular monthly meeting of
highway entrances to communities | the Bellefonte Chamber of Come
Emphasis. too, has been placed on | merce retail division will be held
the painting of unsightly bulidings | Friday noon in the Brockerhoff Mo-
and the cleaning and planting of | tel
business sections, banks of local James B. Craig, Sr. Bellefonte's
streams, the sponsoring of garden! representative to the Centre County
|
an nd
'
clube for boys and girls, planting of
(Continued on Page Bight)
v CANCER FUND
TO COUNT IANS
| Reaffiliation Issue to Be Vote
on at Annual Meeting
June 20
I'he quarterly
County
meeting of the
Cancer Fund held
last Wednesday
Rogers presiding,
by A report from
set up to study the
re-affiliation of the
the Pennsylvania
American
St
College
H igh
ite
Dr
Cancer
chair.
stated that
made and
meet in
of the
considera-
Prior
of
of the
will be
Whitman
commitiee
has been
tee will
officials
further
nvolved
meeting
A SUMMmMary
committee
nan of the
ne progres
the commit
arg with
group for
policies
wal open
20
the
june
flings of
EAN nh
st the
been
lefonte
Fund
annual open
in the Court
and contrib.
were privileged
the election of officers
of the boat!
inanimous
that view of de-
public interest in
re-affiliation that at
all residents of
ible to vote on
ie, which will be decided at
‘Bel
the
in
and member
i BY a
lared
notion (t!
va ie in
trated
jestion of
Other tems included
of the
Kirby a
man:
the formal
resignation of
executive-sec-
vears of ser-
as paid execu-
Mrs. Kirby resigned
against re-afMlintion
M. Speidel was asked !
he office and accepted until
necipie
Charies
ite of the annual meeting
tributions were reported in
f Mrs. Millard H. Harts.
M Earl Orr and Mrs. Louls
A These funds will be used to
ise drugs for needy patients
ribution, earmarked for re-
wa received from the
Campus Chest Drive. This
Co ued on Page Right)
© SEEK AMBULANCE
CLUB MEMBERS:
Sunday School C lasses te Can. OB Assembling
vass Homes in Com-
munities
Pian
ed t week H
were
or
Announ-
soliciting
Logan Pire
Club. Current
May 31. New
be for one year
family member.
for individual mem-
me living within a
mile of Bellefonte
membership. Ambulance
wided when necessary
nt within 100 miles of
the
dance
expire
ny Amb
will
$2 for
ADS
4
f 15
e for
llefonte
win
Calss
urch
Woure
ANYASS
One
of
ing will be
Iadies Sun-
| hool the Bellefonte
Methodist C
The Mi Ie
‘ the
project will be
of the Willing
the Milesburg
direction
W Ke class of
ren
of the Zion
olicit mem-
Woman's Guild
I Church will
that area
The WSCS of
t Church has
for Howard
hips will be
the Howard
accepted the
avallable at
Fire House, E. Howard
‘Howard Telephone Op erator, CONGREGATIONS
MEETING OPEN Summons Aid to lll Ny ori ISSUE CALL FOR
of direc |
the |
Bellefonte borough purchased a Pi en yment figure
street sweeper at a special meeting i in Area
of borough council held in the bor- gt 4 thiv bulletin
ough hall at 5 pm. Monday p i e Retail Division of
A bid of $3000 from the Eisie 1) Bellet . Chambe { Com-
Equipment Company of Blawnox
Pa. was accepted ve ¢
The sweeper is a used Elgin mod- 5
el and is des igned 0 that it may be ntaiaaink
used on all streets in town ‘ § P A 8
Council referred bids on a sews ih of i
jage pump to the Sanitar , < —
mittee y ‘ a :
Through the courtesy of the State :
Opllege borough officials. Phill ys
Irvin, Bellefonte street department y p
employe, is being instructed in the
operation of the street of
The machine purchased by Be x wh
fonte is similar to the one in £
(at State College
Plan Entries In Medical Societ
ical Society
District Soap Box To Resume Series
Derby, July 18 OnC Stud
Boys from this area will be el n ancer tu y
gible In the District Soap Box 1 ty Ae
Derby to be held in Williamspors ’ ‘ frie {
July 18, Elmer B. Keckle { Keck
ler Chevrolet Inc. one of the =pon- 1
soring organization announced e of
this week week
Finals will be held Akr 0
August 12 with the $5000 college
scholarship listed as first prise We fe 43101 A: dot
Registration here wili be closed = Ape airetior o
June 15: Barl Brown of Kecklery '"t Tumor Clinic at Temple Uni- |
frter charge th the eliafume ares pas) We ai Bchood, will deliver |
{Rule books and instruct heet - ot SARI € renewed
the cars are avail- . 2 s
able at the Keckler establishment hb ee
on South Potter Street. Whee g e
steering mechanisms may be :
hased there ,
Transportation to and from W
llamsport for the entrant as ei ’ ede 1
cars will be furnished by Keckls ¢ ‘ Hote
A telephone operator was called | le eigl { Robert Long
upon for special service Monday | w! ate 1 ec Mi I
imorning and came through witn | investigate ! i CCOSEAT
d fiving colors, The prompt action fis |! eak the een door latch to
{ credited with saving the life of a
Howard woman
| The story opens about half past .
nine Monday morning when Mi \ me 4
| Velma Zimmerman, Howard opera- | pe wi ”
tor, recelved this message I can y us
get the door open, I'm sick, get
doctor.” The caller did not identi! : \ !
herself ! 1
By calling the only other part: Monda i to thank her
on that particular line and estab. !
lishing her health, Mrs. Zimmer M 7 q } } De
man decided the unidentified caller { [ { [ele e AR
was Mrs. Vera Manley H { e 3 17 veal
The operator notified Mi Man- | t ( ( Lie i1 tride
Boro Purchases Employment And
Street Sweeper At Payrolls Mount
to!
the |
Meeting Monday In This Area
To Enforce All-Night =
Parking Ordinance tterned af Hillsdale Pla
Borough ti v
offici Ar
week that the ordinance forbi ;
all night parking in metered are .
would be enforced hie move
designed to aid borough empl
in sweeping the street
The ordinance has beer
fect for some time. but not e Wolf's Purchase
ced. No parking is permitte
$8. 510 parking 8 perm State College Store
Streets must be cleared 'of r x ’ .
mobiles for the most efMicie ”
eration of the newly purchase f $ y Con _iy
Street sweeper, it was explaine i A ate (
The “metered area have bes
identified as these streets Alle 31 aA
gheny, Linn to Logan: High. cow ‘ ke a (AMM ES
ty all to raliroad tracks: Bishog x or that
Allegheny to Spring Howard ‘ 1 be
Spring to Logan fire house R a hy p he
] f | f
tore etire
Post House Robbed
was explained At State College Yilore puts al Delleionte. sete
4 | ' Bellet e. will also be
The Grayhound Post Hous sarge of t e rege store
Sarson To Head [5c coiese was rovied Monday
night
Ferguson Twp. Police reported the thief Dog Law Enforcement
entrance by breaking a sma : :
Lions Club | Window. A cash drawer wa ‘ Officer Gives Report
open and about $50 was sak be { Peter f 1 \ dog
missing. The theft occurred be en _ dene Comtaptm:
Fd Sarson was elected president tween 2 and 5 am. An investigation { y - " i
{ the Perguson Township LIONS | ix underwas 2 pag
Club at a meeting In Pine Grove Jo Al report for 1950
Mills Wednesday night He suc Fractures Wrist Por Ce hese items
eed Robe Koch ; Joseph Baney, 11, son of Mr. and e liste
Thirty-one members of the Lions | ars Joseph Baney, of Bellefonte License ed 60R2: dogs killed
ub were present at the meeting ! RD 3. fractured his left wrist when ' ‘ tions 9 number of
+ which members of the Ferguson | ne fell from a swing Monday. He clain an t of claims, $53.50
ownship basketball squad were | was admitted to the Centre Coun-' am alms settled by dog
quests. A turkey dinner was served |(y Hospital Own $0
vfter which F. A. Mahuran, magi- | :
ian, entertained the group | —-—
Other officers elected were ] om .
|
George Lauck, first vice presi | osier Gam Ww d
i
fent Norm Corl second vice | f € ar en
president: Elwood Pry, third vice
Airport Authority, will talk on the
proposed Ceutre County Alrport.
For 30 Years, R
| tor 0
His success
Bellwood, began
Mosier this week
The veteran protector started his
Job in 1921 In Pellefonte. He served
in Erie from 1937 to 1930 and was
then returned here
The Mosters’ plans are indefinite
but they expect to stay either at
their home on N. Spring street or at
their lodge near Curtin
Mr. Laird, a graduate of the Ross
Leffler Bchool of Conservation this
year, will live In Milesburs
Mr. Mosier is one of four game
protectors In Centre County. The
district Mr. Laird will cover In-
cludes the northern most townships.
Mr. Mosier's tour of duty in Erie
Insted only two years but his abe
A. Mosier, game protector
years, will retire August 15
Charles Laird, 28, of
working with Mr
etires Aug. 15
NEW MINISTER
Rev, T. Stacey
Installed in Mileshurg
Charge
I'he Rev. T. Stacey Capt a
{ the Preshytleria ! \ H
ida yvsbur for 30 vea ha Mee
nile Lo e Milesbh charge
the Huw don Presbyter The
Hie H. E. Oakvoox nf 8]
ha wen named pastor emerit
Forma alia! ere
be held I late J e | 1
gregatior i Miles
¢ and ¢ Ba ¥ ‘ }
P Matilda
Mr. Cape bt { { Dr. R
( pel of Bellefo f ¢ et
nake 1} hom ! Viilesbur; He
will move here Jong with Mr
Caper And several lidrel
Hi ha bes [ ¢ KH !
ister A HOW Qf £
Work
JACK WILKINSON
HEADS BUREAU
Organization Names Direc-
Hope to Publicize
Area for Tourists
tors;
¥ Vik Belle! ‘
‘ 2 ele ‘ f
e Ce e C . La
n Fy of
: el We (
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Randal Millie M ¢
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i ni ate College al
ped on Page Eight
LIONS MINSTREL
WORK CONTINUES
Committees Named For Show
Scheduled Here
May 15-17
Rehe als for he Belle f
Ciu MM we ’ ’
» ess r Ma f -
¢ Beliefonts '
Ale r fr
A ¢ fi
{ the Ame ‘
POKSSITIAL k
i Me and Cin
1 IF peri f RL w
and have ‘
3 hil De } ( ‘
Ta eve presen ie ere
eclied by | Jose! § r ‘
- describe a k-full 4
ett ADNCINE & & Park
ing RlOgue Rn nck face ne
Fu de ed fro: the " wi
© use to furthe he charitable
work of the Belle! e 1 Club
o ! A IATREP : et § ng 4 e
) : qd sig! servation w=
Ticks are now on sale by the
Lions Club members ember H
the cast, and at variou business
J ’ in town
Lion President Wilford Fisher
anced the following committer
Rehearsal hall, James Harsanyil
tage and property, Lewis Haupt
tume and make-up, Mrs. Robert
Benford audience management
Mrs. Bruce Hockman . dressing room
anager, Edward Kofman. treas
irer, Harvey Pearce. general com
mittee. John Hassinger and Wil.
lam Byrom. program, William By-
rom. tickets, Bruce Hockman anc
Clarence Stine. publicity, Wilfore
Fisher. outdoor advertising. Robert
Schaefler and OG. 8. Bassinger. and
decorations, James Harsanyvi
———
(Rossman Store To
Open At New Location
The auto and appliance store op-
sage
Capers to Be
12 Men Selected
For Armed Forces
Board No. 44 Issues Orders to Report for In-
{erated by Hubert M. Rossman will
open tomorrow in its new jocation
in Criders Exthange. Mr. Rossman
| announced yesterday. The business
was formerly located on W. Bishop
Street
New light fixtures have been Ine
stalled and the room has been |
newly decorated. All present lines
except gasoline will be continued
The tire maintenance shop will be
located In the basement of the new
store, the owner added
Bellefonte Gypsum
May Write Off Cost
The Defense Production Admin-
istration announced ™ defense plant
Pederal tax benefits
This brought the total of projects
approved for five-year depreciation
allowances to SSB2550363 The
DPA permitied the speedy lax
write-off to cover 70 per cent of the
cost of the projects on the average
Major authorisations of the new
list Include:
sence al that time caused express
sons of regret from Sportsmen's
groups here, .
National Oypsum Co. Bellefonte,
quick lime, $1.260507. of which 78
per cent may be written off,
duction Tuesday, May 8;
Group to Con-
vene at YMCA for Ceremony.
Name { f raere
eport { duction ere ecleane
hi eck by Local Selective Se
¢ Board N 44
| f eleciee A € por 1 f
Bellefonte YMCA 25 Wi Hi
treet at no Tuesd
vi 8
The ere y In ’
VFW Poppy Day
To Be Held Here
Saturday, May 1; 19
En Lien i I 180
the fie lc of Fiander 1918
¢ VFW Budd Poppy has been
ed b) he American people
their “} ner { Remembrance’
ix | gn the [3 eve
nee 922 be exa ¢ VFW
Buc Pr ha f al a
ric Liza POOT lke
’ ¢ he dea I
‘ ‘
he a A ‘ { Budc P
f f 4 H) great |g «
foxte the wautlf i
f nf ttle f er ‘
Cal f ¢ De me
i A L f CAC
¢ ec f f of ‘ ¢
‘ ( ef { di
9. ~ fle the
cw f
f{ B Poppi make it p
e | the Vetera: " Fore
Nal | ail 5 great. na
de | A { free rehab
’ e ¢ million of ~e
ote
VFW. POPPY DAY Belle
le ii De he May 19. 1 An
emel weather it wil be
postponed to May 26
Junior Pupils
pil
To Give Recita
ital
Tuesday Night
The junior pupils of Mrs. 1x
Schad will present an invitation re. |
cital In the Presbyterian Chapel at
8 pm. Tuesday May 8
In two part the rogram will
iH f nO a] 1 As RTrou;
me
Membe P e kinde :
ey Are
\ at Get nia
Mens Richart Bane wrt
Hood K ¢ a1 Cc nie
} ke ¢ Cx a Wallyr a
) w
Flutes: N A al NM:
Cla
ap! ¢ i LY Bryva
ar Yeager Becka Dubb al
Nancy Sone
clle M Y cage
N Kerk
1 bone ar bey FA H
bal Rober Toner {
we nD al Me |
‘ " Jom Barbara
oy Kane
Sa 3 k James Ba
Ke nh Thomas
{ ko» Vv a Me re
Na 3 47
Tambourine Ja ¢ Woll a:
Dial Fisher
X volophones Susan Wagner and
Rachel Friedma
Snare arums In nn Daj Ar
Alan McClure
Nightingale Melanie Thomas
ng Je r Spicer
Ba Drun William Rote
Lemont Man Held
On Three Charges
Dean Houlz, 35. of Lemont. was
ynmitted to the Centre County
all on a charge of sodomy. at a
hearing before ‘Squire Guy Mills in
State Coliege Monday. He also had
’ “re f Aare
J Ww H 5 re College
W ( I Ke wo i ef £
Alfre My ‘ he
Eugene F a M UT
V 2 elle 4
JO Bs { f f
Ace ¥ M ’y ¥
Fr elle 7.
Al f £
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W | Ms A
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A thie
( eee the
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» / v ord -
i" i Cave Tuesday | 3 -
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titutec Aug
Destin f ‘ eparting
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pap me ¢ rad
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PRY et ( ¥ feade
Ma 1 : ¢ 4
“1
FLOOR IS POURED
AT NEW HOSPITAL
Remaining Concrete of Second
Floor Was Finished
Yesterday
» f 'a
’ i -
Ho ed yest
anf n Wh A ’
’ ‘ ’ ‘
Brick ’ W c
¢ e
‘ f { ¢ ox
f ’ ¢
WM ’ » -
nue « ¢ ¢
bie kr ¥ r ide «
TEAC § £ rach
A » a poring
Xe ¢ ’ { © elevator
3 i bg wg a
Or ¢ i ie ol
No dale a q ¢ oof
nieve f ndi-
4 give ¢ fac at it
took slight i ess than one month
to compiete this floor
Bellefonte Soldier
Missin . ve ion
g In Act
Pe F : w
fonte, } oe
Kore f ¥
here if fr
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pe Dx A
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three harges of indecent assault | Walter Armstrong
placed against him |
Houtz now is awaiting court ac-| Walter Armstrong. of Beliefonte,
tion on solicitation to commit sod. has announced | candidacy for
omy and possession of intlecent and | the Republican nomination for the
obscene literature. He originally office of Recorder of Deeds. Mr
pleaded guilty to these two charges. | Armstrong's official statement ap-
He pleaded innocent to the char- | peared UI earlier issue of this
ges brought by State Police
Newspaper
Baseball Leagues to Open
With Games Set This Week
Baseball and softball leagues will
get underway In Bellefonte and
Centre County this week
The Centre County League will |
open with games beginning at 2:30
pm. Saturday. The Bellefonte Little |
League and the Big Spring Softball
League will begin actions Monday
The Penns Valley Little League will
open next month
The Bellefonte Little League has
planned a program for the high
school cafeteria at 8 pm. Friday.
This program Is a Pre-season as
sembly for the 72 boys who are
members of teams, their parents,
sponsors and officials of the
league
Two movies will be shown, “Good
Sportsmanship”, and ' Play Ball
With the Yankees” Short talks
NUL be Sivan by Ssaqui officials abd
light refreshments be served
Ba tls Wilh Ja Surved,
ot
urged to attend This program is
(Planned by § H Poorman
Monday night the league will
open officially. A parade Wo include
| players in uniform, the high school
iband and color guard -will march
{from the high school to the Little
League feild on Fifth Avenue. The
parade will move at 5:30 pm
At the feld, Burgess Hugh M
Quigley will throw out the first
ball and Boughter's Giants will
meet Keckier's in the first game
of the season. Tuesday at 6:30 pm.
Decker Motors will meet Pores
man’s Olds. Games will continue
four nights a week. except Wednes-
days,