The Jeffersonian-Democrat from Brookville, Pennsylvania • 1

leffefftitiiit Rated AAA Plus By the Community Research Bureau i Established 1838 BROOKVILLE'S BEST NEWSPAPER IB ON SALE AT: Sterck's, American Hotel. Riverside Market, Bargehr's, Kuhn's, Russle's, and Clarence Shaffer's in Brookvllle; Schuckers. Emerlck-vtlle; Mayes and Mayes, Hazen; Somer-ville's, Sigel; Coulter's, Corsica; CummlnRS, Knoxdale; Bowser's. Summervllle; Alls-house's, Munderf; Moore's, Sigel Btar and Harp's, Marlenville, mured aa second clan matter September 16. 1887 at the poat-oltlce In Brooktllle, under the act of March 4, 1879.

published weekly, every Thursday, at 75 Pickering; Brookvllle, Pa. Volume 76 Number 46 Single Copies Five Cents BROOKVILLE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1950 $2.50 Per Year in Pennsylvania Whole Number 9605 Well Known Florist Married November 9, 1880 In Brookville Died Last Friday Next Year's X' Highway' Dept. Sets State C.ofC. Will Inspect Tubes, Tile Salmagundi Salmagundi w'll express the beliefs, ideas and gripes of the conductor and may or may not reflect the views of the editor. Any blame that may attach through the publication of any item in this column should be placed on the shoulders of the conductor where it properly belongs.

J- L. s. Skifrt I "mom A I Mr. and Mrs. William Witherow, who celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Thursday, November 9, 1950,, They live in South Brookville in the same house where they went to housekeeping 70 years ago.

Both are in good health. Story page 6. What's This? A Bear Story Or A Horse Tail? You Say! Don't know whether to call this a bear story or a horse story. They're both all mixed up in it. And the name of the chief actor in the episode is being withheld.

He has suffered enough. Mr. and Mrs. John Wiles and'S' "3T I1 EARLY PUBLICATION FOR THANKSGIVING With the advent of Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 23, the Jeffersonian Democrat will be published one day early next week. This annual custom enables employees of the newspaper to observe the holiday and brings the paper to readers a day earlier than usual.

In order that early publication may be made, all correspondents and others having news items for next week's issue, are requested to bring or send their copy to the office at the earliest possible, moment. Advertisers, alsov are urged to get their advertising copy in as early as possible. 27 Men Leave Here For Army Service Qo To Pittsburgh Wed. For Induction; Seven Are Called From Brookville Married men face induction, it is indicated, with advices from Pennsylvania Selective Service headquarters received this week by Local Board No. 77, having jurisdiction over Jefferson county.

This does not mean that married men generally will be called, but it does meaji men who are married after their order to report for physical examination has been mailed, local board members said "Wednesday. A total of 27 men left Brookville for induction Wednesday morning, the group including seven from Brookville and vicinity; five from Summerville and vicinity; four from Reynoldsville and vicinity; three from Punxsutawney, and one each from DeLan-cey, Ringgold township, Timblin, Brockway, Sigel, Ringgold, Cloe and Richardsville. The men who left for Pittsburgh for induction Wednesday are: John Reed Barr, R. D. 3, Brookville; Daniel Eugene Zimmerman, Reynoldsville; Ralph Gilbert Rowland (leader), Punxsutawney; Harry Allen Askey, Reynoldsville; Eugene LeRoy Van Dale, Sum-continued to Page 6) ry X.

O'Brien, Sara M. Soffel, James L. O'Toole, Clarence B. Nixon and Visiting Judge Ivan J. McKendrick.

REMARKS OF WILLIAM S. RAHAUSER Mr. Rahauser addressed the Court in these words "With the permission of the Court: It is with great sorrow that I announce this morning the death of a distinguished jurist Jesse C. Long, of Jefferson county. He was aged 68.

He passed away in the Cleveland Clinic at 4:00 o'clock Friday morning. "Judge Long had a long and distinguished career as a famous jurist of Jefferson county, serving his (Continued to Page 7) Primary To Be 'Rough' Unexpected Judgeship Campaign Throws Wrench In Political Machinery, Some Say What was predicted to be a dull primary 'campaign in Jefferson county next year already has changed complexion as a result of the untimely death of Judge Jesse C. Long, politicians reviewing past campaigns for county office in which a judge was to be elected declare. It was expected that the nominations for county commissioner, prothonotary, register and recorder, sheriff, auditors and jury com missioners would be just one of those things, especially as the as pirants next year will in most cas es work for greatly reduced salar ies if they win. The county, dropping from the sixth class to the seventh, falls into the old fee cat egory in most cases.

County commissioners will receive $1,800 annually instead of the $3,300 plus $1,000 expenses they now receive, and this naturally makes the job much less attractive. The pro thonotary and clerk of courts go on a fee basis and the register and recorder will receive his stipend through fees. However, in these two cases the new officers or the re-elected ones are not expect ed to suffer. The salary of the sheriff is reduced to $3,000 from the $4,000 now paid. In view of these circumstances most of the elective offices lost much of their appeal and it is (Continued to Page 6) Annual Bible Reading To Begin Thursday Theme For Program Is 'The Bible A Light And Quide' The seventh annual Worldwide Bible Reading program, in which local churches participate, and which is sponsored by the Ameri can Bible Society, will start on Thanksgiving Day, November 23 and end on Christmas Day.

The theme that has been selected for this year is "The Bible A Light and a Guide." The reading program may have special significance to many peo ple this year as the program on ginated during the war and was an effort to bring together in thought each day the men in ser vice and their families by the reading of similar portions of Scrinture. A selected list of Scripture passages was chosen by the Bible Society and printed in a convenient form that fitted into Testament or Bible. As the move ment spread, millions asked for and used the bookmarks published in connection with the reading program. President Harry S. Truman is honorary chairman of a widely (Continued to Page 2) Blooming In The Fall Whether this rhododendron bush is too young to know its way around, or whether it is in tune with the generally upset conditions of the times is not apparent, but is really is blooming this fa'l, or was when the above picture was taken last Saturday, November 11.

The bush was planted last spring by Mrs. J. Frank Leathers at the Leathers summer home near the Pinecrest Country Club and is one of two such phenomena occurring there this fall. As can be observed in the picture, the blooms have passed their peak and the petals have begun to fall to the ground. (Rhododendron usually blooms in June) Nev Record New Construction And Repair Work On State's Roads Hit Nctv High In Costs Harrisburg (PN3) For the second time during the current four-year period, three new all-time high records in accomplishments have bden established by the Pennsylvania.

Department of highways, Secretary Ray F. Smock said this week. He pointed out that last month $17,269,000 was paid out for construction, reconstruction, resurfacing and widening, which breaks the previous high of $17,209,000 established in October of 1948. "Total cost of all operations during the past month was as compared with in October of 1948," he said. "This also is a new high." Another inadication of the vast extent of the work underway by the Department of Highways is continued in a comparison of to tal costs.

In the year 1948 to November 1, these totaled while for 1950 to Tovember 1 the total was $126,069,000. "This succession of new high records serves to emphasize the vast extent of work completed or underway on modernization of Pennsylvania's great highway system," Smock said. He pointed out that more than 65 cents of each dollar from the motor license fund availab'e to the department is being spent for construction, reconstruction, re-sut lacing and widening. Y.M.C.A. Basketball Squad Opens Season First Of Eighteen Home Qames To Be Played At Tonight At YMCA Thursday, November 16, (tonight) the Brookville C.

A. Basketball team opens its 1950- 51 basketball season as they meet the Indiana Legion squad in the local Y. Game time is scheduled for 8:00 with a preliminary gajne at 7:00 o'clock. This same time schedule will be followed for all home games, according to George Kemp, secretary of the Y. According to Eugene McManigle manager of the local J-C squad, Brookville should have a good teajn this year.

Last season the locals started late and wound up in fifth place in the league. This year, according to McMaingle, the picture will be different, the team has many of last year's play-continued to Page 4) Ralph M. Blank Is New Kiwanis Head Ralph M. Blank, manager of C. Murphy Company's Brookville stare, was elected to fill the office of president of the Brookville Ki wanis Club for 1951, at a regular meeting of the club, Thursday noon in the American Hotel.

He a'so is president of the Brook ville Chamber of Commerce. Other officers elected for 1951 were: Bcatty J. Henry, vice president; William L. Morrison, treasurer, and H. Charles Taylor, John McMillen, Ben C.

Craig, Harold J. Sampson, Howell Steele Harry T. Coleman and Joseph Kernan, directors. The program presented by Mr. (Continued to Page 7) Ralph M.

Blank, who was elected to serve Brookvi'le Kiwanis Club for 1951. Mr. Blank is the present vice president of the service club and was elected president on Thursday at the regular meeting of the Kiwanians. iiitrii iaiui if live auuui 4.2 iiinv. north of Sigel.

Jack is the path-master for the township, you know. Well, a nice appearing gentleman with a fine rifle and excellent equipment went to the Wiles home Sunday afternoon and asked if they could put him up during the three-day bear season. They decided they could. On Monday, before dawn, the hunter, whom the Wiles believed was experienced, started out. And shortly after four that evening, just as the school bus was unloading children at the bus stop at the Sigel Hotel, the hunter appeared, on his way to the Wiles home.

One of the Wiles children, aged about 12 or 13, saw him and called and they wa'ked to the Wiles home together. As they approached the home and came within several hundred feet of it the "hunter" raised his rifle. The little girl, thinking he was just aiming for fun, looked toward the house and saw one of their horses. Becoming frightened the youngster screamed "Don't shoot' That's our horse!" But too late. The "hunter" fired and hit Dobbin in a vital spot and the animal fell dead.

Remorse stricken, the nimrod (Continued on Page 6) Two Industrial Sites Reported In response to the appeal last week by the Brookville Chamber of Commerce for information about possible locations for indus trial buildings, two forward looking citizens have returned blanks. One location described contains about 30 acres and is located six miles from town. Despite the distance from the borough, the site has many advantages to recommend it, including water, gas, elect ricty, railroad and highway facilities. The other site, nearer to town, is 350 by 210 feet in size and would accommodate a small industry. Other persons, in the borough as well as nearby, are urged to report available sites and give descriptions as outlined in last week's Jeffersonian Democrat.

The information is badly needed by the industrial committee of the Chamber of Commerce and may be instrumental in obtaining additional industries. Such information should be sent to the secretary of the chamber. Annual Meeting Being Held In Harrisburg With Over 100 Penna. CommunitiesRepresented Brookville Chamber of Commerce member industries will get a big play in the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce meeting in Harrisburg this week. According to the local secre tary, Raymond E.

Tanner, now attending the meeting, Brookville and New Castle are the two Pennsylvania communities which will share the spotlight this week. Secretary Tanner was requested by Secretary Theodore Roosevelt III, of the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce, to bring products of Brookville industries to pass among the nearly 100 chamber representatives at their meeting in Harrisburg. The New Castle chamber was asked to do the same. From Sylvania Electric Products Inc. Tanner will present miniature radio tubes which have been prepared as paper weights.

Hanley Ceramics Company pre sented more than 100 glazed tile samples in many colors. To each sample tile was affixed a card (Continued on Page 3) Sgt. Harry Hughey Killed In Korea Young Brookville Man Is Area's Fifth Fatality In UN Police Action The fifth victim of the fighting in Korea from Brookville and vicinity was reported Tuesday of this week when word was received of the death of Harry Hughey, 19 year oM. son of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Hughey. Young Hughey had lived in and around Brookville for several years before enlisting in the U. S. Army in September of 1949. He had been employed for a short time at Sterck's.

Full details were unavailable at press time this week but the War Department telegram, received by his aunt, Mrs. Anna Hughey, of R. D. 5, Brookville, stated that Sgt. Hughey had been killed in action Sunday, November 5, 1950.

He was a member of the tank corps of the 1st Cavalry Division. A letter dated October 30, 1950, just six days prior to his death has been received by his mother, (Continued on Page 2) Local Man Gets Superintendent Job Elisha R. (Mike) Truman, of Brookville, late last week was appointed Division Superintend- nmni ent of Division Cfl No. 1 of the i ttsburgh Group Companies of the Columbia Gas System, according iKM 10 a letter of notincation re--ceived by company employes and officials in the division. He succeds John Mr.

Trumaji Lynn, of Emlenton, who recently was retired after many years' of service. Succeeding to Mr. Truman's former position of foreman in charge of production and transmission activities in the Brookville and Kane fields is Clair E. Davison, of New. Bethlehem, former gang (Continued to Page 8) Crowds Anticipate Lions Minstrel Show 1 Final dress rehearsal for the Lion Minstrel and Variety Show, to be given tonight and Friday, was held Tuesday evening with favorable reports of the show's quality being whispered about.

Advance sale of tickets indicates capacity crowds at both performances which start at 8:00 o'clock each evening. While all reserved seats have been engaged, arrangements are being made to place additional chairs in the high school auditorium so that all spectators may be accommodated. NOTICE I wish to thank the voters for their support in the election Tuesday, November 7. SAMUEL B. DENNISON.

Advertisement It. I mm THEY WON'T BELIEVE I Having had no particular business in the court house the 'alter part of last week and the Temple of Justice being closed on Saturday, we didn't get a chance to make the rounds until Monday. And were greeted by all those dratted with and jeers to the effect that the results of last Tuesday's holocaust got us bedded down or else shamed us out of the court house where for weeks we had warned them as to what (we firmly believed) was going to happen. It didn't happen. Then Monday evening we ran into Harold Thompson who accused us of being afraid to get around much because, he claimed, apologies would be demanded.

We told Harold that, not having had to make any political apologies dur-ink the past 18 years our apolo-gizer is mighty rusty. THREE EGREGIOT'S BLUNDERS Alexander St. John who would accept the Seribner, appoint- Continued to Page 7) Edgar Smith, 90, Dies In Brockway One Of County's Best Known Sucumhs To Infirmities Of Age Edgar Smith, banker, farmer, school director for years former mercantile appraiser, superintend-entof the Jefferson County Home and president of Wildwood cemetery association, died at the afe of 90 in his Brockway home at 11:15 p. m. Tuesday, November 14, after a ten-day serious illness although he had not been in the best of health for some years.

Death was due to infirmities of age. Mr. Smith, until his retirement from active business, was vice president and a director of the Brockway Citizens Bank. At the time of his death he still was president of the cemetery association. From 1909 until 1912 he was superintendent of the county home and in the late 20's and early 30's was mercantile appraiser for the county.

Mr. Smith was born in Washington township, the son of the late James and Sarah (Matthews) (Continued on Page 2) Perry A. McGarey Died At Work Funeral services were held yesterday, Wednesday, November 15, 1950, at 2:30 p. for Perry An son Mc Uarey who died while at work Monday, Nov. 13.

about 10:30 a. m- Mr. McGarey was employed at the A. Leathers Company when he was stricken with a. heart attack and died a short time Mr.

McGarey later. He was thirty-three years old at the time of his death. At the time of the funeral the L. A. Leathers company garage and sales agency was closed and the 50 or more employes, all in the working clothes in which they were dressed when Perry died at work, attended the funeral services in s.

body. The members of the office staff also were in attendance at the services. (Continued to Page 2) One Active Case Of T. B. Reported In Schools Only one active case of tuberculosis has been reported among the 2881 Jefferson county school pupils X-rayed this year, according to a report from the Jefferson County Tuberculosis and Health Society.

The report, received this week, also states that in addition to the one active case reported, there are ten cases suspected end twenty-eight who show traces of the disease. Totaln umber pupils X-rayed in each school were: Punxsutawney 1.045; Brookvil'e 612; Brockway 461; Reynoldsville 343; Sykesville 188: Sigel 97; Big Run 70, and 1 Robert E. Espy, 69 year o'd Brookville native, part owner of the C. W. Espy Sons, florists, who died Sunday, November 12, 1950, in Brookville Hospital.

Services were held Tuesday afternoon. Heart Attack Fatal To Robert E. Espy Funeral Services Held On Tuesday For Well Known Florist Robert E. Espy, part owner of the C. W.

Espy Sons florist business, died in Brookville Hospital Sunday afternoon, November 12, 1950, following a heart attack Sunday morning. Mr. Espy, a familiar and well known figure here, was born and raised, and spent most of his life in Brookville. He was 69 years old at the time of his death. A partner in one of Northwestern Pennsylvania's most successful florist businesses, Bob Espy, working with his brother, the late John M.

Espy, was in a large measure responsible for the development of outstanding chrysanthemums which brought national recognition to the Espy firm. Born July 5, 1881, he was the son of Claude W. and Laura (Mat-son) Espy. He attended Brookville schools and took up plumbing business. Later he went to work with his father and brother in the family business.

In January, 1910, he was united in marriage with Sarah Kunsel-man, of Shannondale. His widow and one child, Helen, wife of Gerald Wonderling, of Brookville, sui'vive, as do Helen Walters and (Continued on Page 2) Munderf Man Dies At Home Friday Clark Gearhart, well known farmer of the Munderf area, died in his home there on Friday, November 10, 1950, at the age of seventy-nine years. A lifelong resident of the Munderf section, Mr. Gearhart had been a farmer all his life and took an active interest in the affairs of his community. He was a member of the Methodist church.

Ho had been in ill health for several years preceding his death. Clark Gearhart was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gearhart and was born and spent the greater part of his life in the Gearhart homestead. Surviving are his wife and the following sons and daughters: Earl, Virgil and Viola, of Munderf; Lonnie, of Ridgway; Mrs.

Edna Hevener and Mrs. Lily Whipple, of DuBois. Also surviving are twenty-three grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren two brothers and one sister Wesley, of Bells Landing; Norman, of DuBois, and Mrs. Tyson Pentz, of Curwensville. Funeral services were held in the Munderf Methodist church at 2:30 Monday afternoon, November 13, with Rev.

H. W. Shobert officiating. Interment followed in the Munderf cemetery. School Libraries Now Observing Book Week Using the same slogan as last year, "Make Friends with Books," libraries throughout the nation are again celebrating Book Week.

The junior and senior high school libraries are promoting an interest in reading with displays of three hundred new books. In the junior high school library, the theme has been carried out with animal characters from children's books displayed around the library. The senior high school library features life-size display figures of a teen-age boy and girl examining new books at a table, which portray the American high school reader. Small figures of teenagers of other lands, in native costume are arranged along the book shelves. Miss Minnie lifelong resident of this community and a member of one of Brookvi'le's pioneer families, who died at her home in White street last Friday evening.

Fair Already Planned Recent Sticcess Prompts Sponsors; Survey Shows Many Qifts From Shops As a result of the unqualified success of this year's Parade of Progress exposition, held recently in the gym adjoining dining room of the Y. M. C. plans are already under way for next year's exposition Chamber of Commerce Secretary Ray E. Tanner said this week.

Already, Tanner said, space for at least ten more booths has been applied for and it now becomes a matter of location large enough, and near enough the business district. A number of sites have been considered and one plan has been put forward to lease large tents and pitch them on Memorial Park grounds although it was not the intention of the park authorities to make of it a commercial proposition. Another is that the building at the south end of the park where the annual cattle show is held, could be made available. Commerce chamber officials de clare that an affair which, hastily (Continued on Page 3) Minnie Allgeier Died Last Friday Miss Minnie Ailgeier, last of the six children of Magnus and Mary Ailgeier, died in her home in White street Friday, November 10; 1950 at 10:15 p. m.

She had been ill since July 12 of this year. The passing of Miss Ailgeier marks the end of the second generation of the family of Magnus Allgeier, who settled in Brookville in 1865. One of the pioneer families of this section, the Ali-gciers estabUshed and operated the Spring Brewery. Miss Allgeier was born November 10, 1881, a twin of Louis, being 68 years, eleven months and 21 days old at the time of her death. She never married.

fho was one of six children: Philip. who died in 1941: Herman, who died in 1930; Mrs. J. C. Dober-neck, who died in 1926; Albert, who ided in 1925; Louis, who died in 1940, and Fred, who died at the age of 20 years.

She was a member of the Immaculate Conception church. Requiem mass for the deceased was sung Tuesday, November 14, 1950, at 9:00 a. with the Rev. Frank R. Hartleb, chief celebrant.

Interment was in the new Catholic cemetery. Union Thanksgiving Service Wednesday Brookville's union community Thanksgiving service will be held this yea.r in Grace Lutheran church at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening of next week, November 22. The annual event is sponsored by the Brookville Ministerial Association and it is expected the complete program will be available for publication in next week's Jeffersonian Democrat which will be distributed to readers on Wednesday morning. THREE RED RAIDERS IN ALL STAR GAME FRIDAY NIGHT Reuben Huffman, Bill Long and Robert Smith, all stars of the past football' season, will fill berths in the annual "Save-an-Eye" football game sponsored by the DuBois Lions Club. The game will be played at DuBois Friday, November 17, and kick-off time is set for 8:15 p.

in. What Bake Sale. Where Brookville Hardware. When Noveber 18, 1950. Sponsored by Band Parents Club.

Advertisement It. Jurists Pay Tribute To Memory Of Judge Long The Pittsburgh Legal Journal, in its issue of November 4, devotes two of its 22 pages to tributes to Judge Jesse C. Long. The Journal, devoted exclusively to legal matters, quoted the remarks of District Attorney William S. Ra- 4 hauser and Judge Ivan McKen drick in full.

The Jeffersonian Democrat, believing that others than members of the bar would be interested in the high regard in which he was held by fellow members of the judiciary, quotes the Legal Journal in full: "Tributes were paid October 27, in Criminal Court of Allegheny county, to the memory of Judge Jesse C. Long, of Jefferson county He had appeared on the bench here many times whie serving as a visiting judge. "The announcement of the death of Judge Long was made by District Attorney William S. Rahaus-er. "On the bench were Judges Hen Falls Creek 65..