The Jeffersonian-Democrat from Brookville, Pennsylvania • 1

By Rated the Research AAA Community Bureau Plus Democrat ville; ville's. Shafter's Knoxdale; Bargehr's, Sterck's, BROOKVILLE'S Mayes Sigel: in Kuhn's, American ON and Bowser's, Brookville; Coulter's, SALE BEST Hotel, Mayes, Russie's, AT: Corsica; Schuckers, Summerville; Riverside Hazen; NEWSPAPER and Cummings, Emerick- Clarence Market, Somer- 18 Allshouse's, Munderf; Moore's, Sigel Star Entered as second class matter September 15, 1887, at the post- Established 1838 Published weekly, every Thursday, and Harp's, Marienville, office in Brookville, under the act of March 4, 1879. 75 Pickering ville, A 76 Number 46 Single Copies Five Cents BROOKVILLE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1950 $2.50 Per Year in Pennsylvania Whole Number 9605 Died Last Friday Miss Minnie Allgeier, lifelong resident this community and a member of one of Brookvi le's pioneer families, who died at her home in White street last Friday evening. Another Fair Is Already Planned Recent Success Prompts Sponsors; Survey Shows Many Gifts 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 declare that an affair which, hastily (Continued on Page 3) Minnie Allgeier Died Last Friday Miss Minnie Allgeier, last of the six children of Magnus and Mary Allgeier, died in her home in street Friday, November 10 1950 at 10:15 p. m. She had been ill since July 12 of this year. The passing of Miss Allgeier marks the end of the second generation of the family of Magnus Allgeier, settled in Brookville in '1865.

One of the pioneer families of this section, the Allgeiers established and operated the Spring Brewery. Miss Allgeier was born November 10, 1881, a twin Louis, beof ing 68 years, eleven months and 21 days old at the time of her death. She never married. Sho was one of six children: Philip, who died in 1941; Herman, who died in 1930; Mrs. J.

C. Doberneck, 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 year 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-anEye" 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. m. What -Bake Sale. Where -Brookville Hardware.

When -Noveber 18, 1950. Sponsored by Band Parents 1t. Highway Dept. Sets New Record New Construction And Repair Work On State's Roads Hit New High In Costs Harrisburg (PNS) -For the second time during the current fouryear period, three new ali-time high records in accomplishments have been 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 058,000, as compared with 985,000 in October of 1948," he said. "This also is a new high." Another indication 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 000, while for 1950 to Tovember 1 the total was $136,069,000.

"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 available to the department is being spent for construction, reconstruction, resurlacing and widening. Y.M.C.A. Basketball Squad Opens Season First Of Eighteen Home Games To Be Played At Tonight At YMCA Thursday, November 16, night) the Brookville M. 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 game at 7:00 o'clock. This same time schedule will be followed for all home games, according to George Kemp, secretary According to Eugene McManigle manager of the J-C squad, Brookville should have a good team 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 (Continued to Page 7) Ralph M. Blank, who was elected to serve Brookville 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.

Ralph M. Blank, manager of G. C. Murphy Company's Brookville stare, was elected to fill the office of president of the Brookville Kiwanis Club for 1951, at a regular meeting of the club, Thursday noon in the American Hotel. He also is president of the Brookville Chamber of Commerce.

Other officers elected for 1951 were: Beatty 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.

Married November 9, 1880 In Brookville 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 story. They're both all mixed And the name of the chief withheld. He has suffered Mr. and Mrs.

John Wiles family live about miles north of Sigel. Jack is the pathmaster 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 industrial 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, clectricity, 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. call this a bear story--or a horse up in it. actor in the episode is being enough.

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, also, are urged to get their advertising copy in as early as possible. 27 Men Leave Here For Army Service Go 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 mean 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 DeLancey, 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) Jurists Pay Tribute To Memory Of Judge Long The Pittsburgh Legal 4, devotes two of its 22 pages Long. The Journal, devoted quoted the remarks of District hauser and Judge Ivan McKendrick 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. Rahauser. "On the bench were Judges Hen- Next Year's 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 commissioners would be just one of those things, especially as the aspirants next year will in most cases work for greatly reduced salaries if they win.

The county, dropping from the sixth class to the seventh, falls into the old fee category 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 prothonotary 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 expected 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 BibleLight And Guide' The seventh annual Worldwide Bible Reading program, in which local churches participate, and which is sponsored by the American 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 people this year as the program originated during the war and was an effort to bring together in thought each day the men in service and their families by the reading of similar portions of Scripture. A selected list of Scripture passages was chosen by the Bible Society and printed in a convenient form that fitted into a Testament or Bible. As the movement 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 fall, 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). Well Known Florist Salmagundi Salmagundi will 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 items in this column should b6 placed on the shoulders of the conductor where it properly belongs. -J. L.

S. THEY WON'T BELIEVE US Having had no particular business i in the court house the 'atter 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 Republicans with jibes and jeers to the effect that the results of last Tuesday's holocaust got us bedded down or eise 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 durink the past 18 years our apologizer is mighty rusty. THREE EGREGIOUS BLUNDERS Alexander St. John Seribner, who would accept the appoint(Continued to Page 7) Edgar Smith, 90, Dies In Brockway One Of County's Best Known Men Sucumbs To Infirmities Of Age Edgar Smith, banker, farmer, school director for years former mercantile appraiser, superintendentof 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 Mr. McGarey Funeral services were held yesterday, Wednesday, November 15, 1950, at 2:30 p. for Perry Anson Mc Garey who died while at work Monday, Nov.

13, about 10:30 a. m. Mr. McGarey was employed at the L. A.

Leathers Company when he a stricken with heart attack and died Mr. McGarey a short time 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 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 and twenty-eight who show traces of the disease. Totaln umber pupils X-rayed in each school were: Punxsutawney Brookvil'e 612; Brockway 461; Reynoldsville 343; Sykesville 188; Sigel 97; Big Run 70, and Falls Creek 65. State C.ofC. Will Inspect Tubes, Tile Annual Meeting Being Held In Harrisburg With Over 100 Penna. CommunitiesRepresented 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 (Matson) 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 Kunselman, of Shannondale. His widow and one child, Helen, wife of Gerald Wonderling, of Brookville, survive, 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. He 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 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. 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 secretary, 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 old 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. Brookville, late appointed Mr. Truman Lynn, of was retired service. Succeeding mer position of of production activities in Kane fields is New Bethlehem, (Continued (Mike) Truman, of last week was Division Superintendent of Division No. 1 of the Pittsburgh Group Companies of the Columbia Gas System, according to a letter of notification re-' ceived by company employes and officials in the division.

He succeds John Emlenton, who recently after many years' of to Mr. Truman's forforeman in charge and transmission the Brookville and Clair E. Davison, of former gang to Page 8) Journal, in its issue of November to tributes to Judge Jesse C. exclusively to legal matters, Attorney William S. Ra- 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 1 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) Crowds Anticipate Lions Minstrel Show 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.

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