The Clarion Democrat from Clarion, Pennsylvania • 1

Democrat FIRST IN SIZE, IN NEWS VOLUME, AND IN CIRCULATION THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER IN CLARION COUNTY Established July 16, 1840 Price FIVE CENTS Clarion, Pennsylvania, Thursday January 20, 1938 Volume 98 Number 45 EN'S CLUB MEETS CAMPAIGN FOR BAND UNIFORMS IS SUCCESSFUL YOUNG PIANIST TO PLAY HERE MONDAY IN CONCERT SERIES Ezra Rachlin; Concert Veteran At 21 Years Of Age, To Be Heard By Concert Association Next Week; To Offer Well-Rounded Program. $1138 Pledged For School Fund COUNTY PEOPLE TO DANCE FOR CHARITY HERE JANUARY 28TH Improved Dance Floor, Music By Outstanding Band, Chance To Aid Paralysis Sufferers Among Attractions At 1938 Birthday Ball With little more than a week before the citizens of every Clarion county community gather at the Ross Memorial Library here for the President's Birthday Ball, members of the Clarion Civic Club which sponsors this year's charity dance for' the fourth successive time announced that all plans were completed for the biggest, gayest and most enjoyable affair on record. TUESDAY EVENING; CCC HEAD SPEAKER Captain Harry C. Hill To Address New Organization On Experiences In China; Meeting At 6:15 O'clock In Methodist Church Here The Clarion Men's Club, at its third meeting next Tuesday, is privileged to hear Captain Harry C. Hill, of the Sligo C.

C. C. camp who spent a number of years in China and is well qualified to speak intimately of Chinese life and national problems. Captain Hill is programmed by the new club for its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 25, at the Methodist Church. The men will convene for dinner at 6:15 promptly.

hMlarion Community Concert Association will Members of tli hoar the second conem in the 1937-1938 series next Monday evening, January 24, in the College Chapel here, when Ezra Rachlin, youthful piano virtuoso, is presented in a well-balanced program Eachlin's concert will begin at 8:15 o'clock, with admission only upon presentation of Concert Association membership cards. DRIVER CLEARED IN AUTO DEATH OF W.REICHERT Death Accidental, Says Coroner A certificate death by accident was issued yesterday by Coroner R. M. Moore, of Rimers-burg. Reichert died on Tuesday afternoon in Kittanning Hospital, as the result of a skull-fracture received on Monday afternoon when he was struck while crossing a street in New Bethlehem by a car driven, police said by Howard Shaffer, 28, of Kittanning.

Coroner Moore failed to find Shaffer negligent, after a searching investigation of the accident, which occurred when the aged man attempted to cross a street intersection just as Shaffer's car approached. Reichert, who made his home with a grand-daughter at New Bethlehem, was a native of Clarion county and had lived much of his lifetime at Callensburg. He was also engaged in contracting work in the Pittsburgh district for about ten years. Two daughters and a son survive him. The young was born on PIANIST OT A CAKE-FIGHT POLIO! All Clarion are welcome to attend.

It is necessary, however, that those desiring to be present make a reservation for the dinner by Saturday, January 22. To make a reservation see or call one of the committeemen: Bird Davis, "William Flanagan, Clarence Gillinger, Sol Harris, Morton McKinney, or Hugh Owens. The reservations are fifty cents per plate. Captain Hill's address will be of particular interest in light of recent epochal developments in the Orient. Prior to the Captain's talk a brief business meeting is scheduled.

At the two previous meetings of the Clarion Men's Club many valuable suggestions were, made regarding definite for the present year. A few lines of endeavor now before the club for consideration are' 1. Organization of a concerted business men's board; 2. Establishment of a community playground; 3. Planning of a program for the Clarion Centennial in 1940; 4.

Erection of Biography Boards on main arteries leading into Clarion; 5. Cooperation with other local agencies in cleaning up the Clarion river; 6. Building up of local library; 7. Advertising the beauties of our region and our proximity to Cook Forest; 8. Erection of neat, readable street signs, and, 9.

Establishment of a near-by winter sports area. The first named project, the organization of a concerted business men's board is now off to a good start. It was this organization, formed from within the Clarion Men's Club, that was responsible for the erection of Christmas lights on Clarion's Main Street. The age-old custom of putting up Christmas lights seemed to have been forgotten this year until the business men's board took the problem in hand. 4 Brail The recent drive to raise funds for uniforms for the members of the Clarion school band has been very successful.

Due to the generous response of the local merchants, clubs, and townspeople the committee is able to announce that the sum of $1138 has been pledged. The actual amount received at this time is $966.00. The committee urges that all those who have pledged and have not sent in their contributions to do so now that the accounts may be closed. Those who have not pledged or contributed may" still do so by giving their contribution to Mr. Russell C.

Hepler, treasurer of the permanent committee. Definite specifications, designs, and samples of materials to be used in making the uniforms have been sent to the various merchants for their consideration In making bids. The uniform selected is to consist of a cape, military vest, and cap of military style with pom-pom. This type of uniform has been selected both for its attractive appearance and for its practicability for a young band. We feel that it will give us a uniformed band of which Clarion will be proud.

The band will consist of approximately 45 members. At this time, in behalf of the members of the band and myself, I wish to thank sincerely the members of the committee: Mrs. Lewis Dias, chairman, Mr. George Wolfe, Mr. Russell C.

Hepler, Mr. Clyde Russell, and Mrs. Amos Dolby for the splendid work they have done in organizing and planning the drive. I wish also to commend those who have assisted in making solicitations, and those who have contributed to make our uniform drive a success. BIG CROWD AT FINAL PRAYER MEET SUNDAY December 5, 1916, in Los Angeles; his mother was also a concert pianist of note.

He received his earjy piano training from his mother and from Henry Roth well, director of the Los Angeles symphony. Rachlin's talent matured rapidly, and It was decided that he should continue his training in Europe, where he' studied under TVIoritz Mayer-Hahr; he made his Berlin debut at the age of eleven, and was acclaimed as a second Pederewski" and as "another Mozart." After his return to America, Rachlin studied and was graduated from the Curtis Institute oft Music. Among the awards won by him are the youth concert award, which carried the honor of performing with the Philadelphia Symphony under the direction of Leopold Stokowski; he has also appeared with several other leading American symphony orchestras. The youthful virtuoso is noted as a sight-reader, having once conducted a difficult ballet suite, in full orchestra, without ever having seen it before. He is said to possess a full mastery of the piano, with a subtle touch which can change instantly into a thundering sweep of power through the instrument's every register.

Despite his youth, Rachlin is a seasoned concert performer and his concert here next Monday night will include some of the most difficult piano scores In cooperation with the Clarion Civic Club sponsorship of the President's Birthday Ball here on Friday night, January 28, the Warren Baking Company has announced that a special birthday cake will be put on sale next Friday and Saturday in their local retail outlets and that commission will be paid the Civic Club birthday fund for every cake sold in this county. The cakes, appropriately decorated, are said to be inexpensive and delicious; and through the fine cooperation of this firm, persons who buy a Warren birthday cake next week end have the knowledge that they are helping to swell Clarion County's contribution toward the work of the new National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, to which all 1938 Birthday Ball funds will be sent. Orders for the cakes may be placed now, with the surety that the nickles thus secured to the fund will go to help some crippled child or adult back to health and normalcy. Bishop Marston Ends Series COLLEGE LOSES THREE TIMES BY NARROW MARGINS BUSY WEEK FOR 0NIZED CLUB'S MEN AND WOMEN Ezra Rachlin, piano virturoso, who will appear in the second in the Community Concert Association series to be held next Monday night at the College Chapel here. Mr.

Rachlin who made his European debut at 11, is now 21 years of age and is hailed as a leading American concert pianist. Basketball Team Wins Tenth Straight Following the regular business of the Maintenance department of the Onized Club last Wednes PARENTS HEAR BISHOP LESLIE J. E. SHOOK IS HONORED, NAMED day night, plans were made to MARSTON HERE "MASTER FARMER" hold a special stag dinner in the near future. Jack Smith was appointed chairman of the food com The dance will be held on Friday evening, January 2'8, on the spacious Ross Memorial Library dance floor which was being remodeled this week with the addition of a new ceiling which will greatly improve the room's acoustics and add to the enjoyment of Ray Wolfe's music by the dancers.

The orchestra, Roy Wolfe and His Original Playboys, will come to Clarion for the Birthday Ball from an engagement at Akron. Among the features of the organization is Paul Lawson," a sensational colored singer, who will perform throughout the evening. A young woman is likewise "listed to appear as an added singing attraction. Three Clarion youths are connected with the Playboys; they are Dick Thompson, bass violinist; Glenn Mahl, trombonist, and Dick Smith, manager, The orchestra, which offers the latest and smoothest type of "rolling" rhythm with a doubfs-bass accompaniment, includes three saxa-phones, trumpet, trombone, piano, drums, bass horn, bass violin, and features the unusual new electric guitar popularized for orchestral use by the famous Horace Heidt band. The entire proceeds of the dance will be sent to further the work of the new National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis recently recommended by President Roosevelt.

It is the objective of the foundation to combat the spread of paralysis, to offer expert cooperation in time of epidemics, to provide increased facilities for the treatment and hospitalization- of the stricken, and to spread knowledge and information relative to the treatment and prevention of the disease. It has been pointed out that present national facilities foT the treatment of paralysis sufferers are woefully inadequate. Infantile paralysis attacks persons of all ages; and it has been pointed out that, out of 279 American hospitals offering orthopaedic treatment of the disease, 120, or nearly half, limit the admission-age to 16 years. It is one aim of the National Foundataion to augment provisions for treatment of the disease in persons of all ages and in every section of the nation. The dollars poured into the national anti-paralysis fund by Birthday Ball dancers will lend great impetus to this work, and will doubtless result in the saving of many lives throughout the nation.

Clarion county people have seen the results of the money secured from former Birthday Balls here; sufferers in several parts of this country have been given treatment or purchased braces, or crutches through the annual dances here. This year's proceeds will be used to fight the diesease on a national scale, thereby bringing even greater forces into play against the dreaded polio. Despite the high quality of the-musical entertainment secured for the 1938 Birthday Ball, admission is surprisingly low; tickets were this week, put out locally at seventy-five cents. They, may be purchased at V. P.

Musi's tailoring shop, or from members of the club if more convenient. mittee and last reports indicates Gets Gold Medal For Achievements a fish and oyster supper will be in order. Mr. Minsker gave a short talk J. E.

Shook, of near Sligo, Clar The Teaching Mission condufct-ed this past week under the auspices of the Clarion Ministerial Association closed Sunday night with a capacity audience in the Presbyterian Church. Acclaimed as the outstanding religious effort for many years in this community the helpfulness received by the church people of the cooperating churches cannot be measured. The fine spirit of unity and cooperation of the membership of the churches participating was most commendable. Attendance at almost every service taxed the seating capacity of the various churches. Bishop Marston proved to be a great preacher, a christian gentleman of the highest type, his vital messages appealing to all denominations engaging in the services.

A spiritual uplift "has come to the entire community and Clarion is much the better for the coming of this Christian leader. Bishop Marston was unstinted in his appreciation of the loyalty of the various churches in the week's effort, speaking of this very generously at the service Sunday evening. The churches were liberal in their response to the request for funds for the local expenses and presented Bishop Marston with a very generous offering. The pastors of the churches engaged in this effort wish to express their appreciation of the excellent manner in which their members suported the meetings. The churches uniting in the Teaching Mission were the Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Presbyterian and Free Methodist churches.

on the 1937' safety record of the glass plant with special reference ion county, was one of ten men to receive the honorary degree of to the Maintenance department. of Master Farmer and a gold Following the talk way and means medal at a banquet in the Penn-Harris Hotel, Harrisburg, last of reducing the number of acci dents were discussed. night. The awards are in recogni tion of Mr. Shook'e achievement Welfare Report Shows Numerous as a general farmer, as a citizen and for his services to agriculture.

BOBCATS DEFEAT SLIGO AND C-L IN FLOOR FRAYS Win Both Games By Wide Margins The Clarion high school basketball team continued its winning pace throughout the last week, defeating Sligo last Friday night on the Sligo floor by a 35-20 score, and walloping Clarion-Limestone on the Clarion floor last Tuesday night to the tune of 35-17. In the preliminary contests, the Clarion girls won twice, defeating the Sligo girls 12-9 and the Clarion-Limestoners 29-10. When the Bobcat regulars started to run up the score on Clarion-Limestone in the Tuesday night contest, Coach Moore yanked them and sent in the reserves, the regulars playing only the first quarter, four minutes of the third quarter, and the final minute-and-a-half of the game. -9UH jBjnSej etjjj up was used in both of the feminine contests, with Burns and Raising and educating a family Tippin Quint Loses Three Etraight Tough luck dogged the footsteps of the Clarion State Teachers College basketball team on its westward jaunt last week, with the Tippiu-men losing three games by narrow margins during their trip. Last Friday night the Edinboro Teachers nosed out a 5-point win over the locals at 33-38; on Saturday night the Alliance College quint defeated the Alliance College at 34-31; and Indiana Teachers came to Clarion last Tuesday to win a 4-point decision, 42-38.

In a preliminary to last Tuesday's contest, the Clarion freshmen defeated the Sligo CCC basketball team 20-19, with Tmel and Rogers leading with 6 points apiece. The college's lineups of the past week follow: Clarion FG FP TP Teets, 1 1 3 Kribbs, 5 2 12 Abercrombie, 3 0 6 Smolak, 1 .3 5 Meyers, 0 0 0 Williams, 1 0 2 Total 11 6 28 Edinboro FG FP TP Pfieffer, .1 0 2 Wolfe, .6 3 15 Votiche, 4 2 10 R. Intreri, 1 2 4 D. Intreri, 1 0 2 Total 13 7 33 Clarion FG FP TP Kribbs, 4 1 9 Teets, 1 2 Meyers, 2 0 4 Abercrombie, 2' 2 6 Williams, 3 1 7 Smolak, 1 1 3 The Parent Training Association of District 1 held a meeting in the Methodist-Episcopal church here last Friday afternoon, with Bishop Leslie Ray Marston, of the Free Methodist church as the speaker. A large number of county and district officers were present to hear Bishop Marston's educational and interesting lecture on "Temperment and Emotions." The meeting was opened with prayer by Mrs.

C. C. Rich, who also presented the speaker. In his address, Bishop Marston pointed out that so-called "queer" people are not always born that way; often they are made- "queer" by contacts with life. The speaker compared these changes with the physical changes wrought in animals by the stimulus of fear, pointing out that the ravages of fear and worry can bring about just such marked changes in the human body.

Bishop Marston pointed out that children should be brought up in the home without undue emotional strain over excitement, adding that the same might apply to many parents, and called upon to use wisdom, in administration of their homes. The meeting closed with a standing vote of thanks to the Bishop and with prayer led by Mrs. G. E. Kahle, county superintendent of Parent Training.

NEW BETHLEHEM MAN PLACES OLD BILL AS OF '85 Jacob Stahlman First 4jf To Answer Query The Democrat has received a friendly communication from Jacob Stahlman, of New Bethlehem, referring to an article in last week's issuo dealt with an old-time political handbill found among some old papers by M. M. Kaufman, Clarion insurance agent. The article which appeared in this paper last week carried all the names of aides for the celebration, listed James Boggs as chief marshall and W- W. Greenland as chief, of staff; this paper asked any of its readers who could recall the circumstances of the bill's issuance to write us their recollections.

Mr. Stahlman has kindly complied. He recalls the celebration, which was heralded as a "Grand Jollification of Clarion County and even recalls the appearance of Chief of staff Greenland in military dress. Mr. Stahlman believes that the celebration in question was arranged as a county-wide political get-together during the first campaign of Grover Cleveland, in 1885.

He adds that of the 87 names listed as those of aides, he knew personally more than of ten children on an 86-acre farm is the record of Mr. and Mrs. Shook. Forty years ago Mr. Shook began farming on a rented farm, having worked a year as hired man.

For six years he continued as a tenant-farmer; then he bought 86 acres and began building "Meadowbrook" into what is now one of the most efficiently-managed and attractive places in the locality. Forty-five acres are cultivated, fourteen in pasture. The report of Mr. and Mrs Shook's success with "Meadow-brook," as presented at the banquet, says that their farm is completely modern, in excellent repair, intensively farmed and producing bumper crops every year. Scientific methods and appliances are used wherever possible.

The gold medal award was made by The Pennsylvania Farmer, a farm paper published at Pittsburgh. In twenty-eight states, and in four provinces of Canada, there are some 1,500 Master Farmers, it is said. Clark at forwards, Eiseman at center, Paine at side-center, and PLAN YEARBOOK FOR SENIORS AT CLARION HIGH Anna Mary Byers Is Editor Mong and Oonley at guards. (Continued On Page Twelve) SLIGO MAN IS Activities The Onized Welfare Council held a long business meeting Monday night, discussing its many activities and methods of promoting new ideas. Following the Christmas Party the welfare Council distributed candy and gifts to all the children who were unable to attend because of sickness.

The inspection committee 'reported that a number of suggestions they made, relative to safety and good housekeeping, had been put in effect at the plant and they received a check for the welfare fund. A discussion was held on safety and what the welfare council could do to stimulate interest. It was decided that the Welfare council should run first aid course items in the magazine each month. The council at its next meeting will take up the matter of running a course in industrial first aid for all those in the plant who are interested. Indiana Dribblers Here Thursday Trying to avenge the 30 to 25 defeat suffered when playing on Indiana's home floor several weeks ago, local fans should see a fast and hard fought game at 8 p.

m. Thursday night on the College Gym, when the Onized team play their return engagement with the team of that city. Indiana boasts a star in Ly Dick, 6 foot 4 inch center, and who scored 12 points against the Onizers at, Indiana, and the glass makers are determined to keep him from repeating the same dose on Thursday. Onized Quintet Scores Tenth Win Paced by Bob Johnson and Tug Jordan, with seven field goals, apiece, the Onized Club easily subdued the Tionesta Vikings Saturday night on the local Col PRIZE WINNER 40 and knew almost all the others! W. K.

Fetzer, of Sligo, was named the winner In the third week's TJsed-Car-A-Gram puzzle contest, sponsored by the J. F. Leathers Company here, Mr. Fet by name at the time. Mr.

Stahlman's' letter has been turned over to Mr. Kaufman; the editors of the Democrat and the owner of that old-time handbill join in expressing their appreciation for Mr. Stahlman's cooperation in writing. TAX SALE IS POSTPONED NAME OFFICERS OF KNOX GLASS R. R.

Underwood, C. E. Maskrey, A. L. Steck, E.

A. Schrag, R. A. Deible, L. D.

Richardson and H. C. Rose were elected directors of Knox Glass Associates, at the annual stockholders' meeting Monday in the company's offices at Oil City. During the reorganization meeting the board elected R. R.

Underwood, president; C. E. Maskrey, vice-president; L. D. Richardson, treasurer, -and F.

S. Hussey, secretary and assistant treasurer. COUNTY GAINS 9 ACRES IN AREA The members of the senior class of Clarion High School are planning to issue a yearbook in the spring, it has been announced, and have already selected a staff which has begun the Work of compiling the publication. The staff is under the direction of Miss Medora Borland as advisor, who is cooperating to the fullest extent in the efforts of the staff to make the yearbook an outstanding success. The members of the staff are as follows: Editor, Anna TYIary Byers; assistant editors, Bob Doverspike and Carl Snyder; business manager, Bill Wilhelm; assistant managers, Mary Alice Smith, Eleanor Mong and Giovina Musi; art editors, Wayne Callen and Martha Haines; literary editors, Carol Haskell, Helen Stahlman and Bonnie Davis.

zer has his choice of $1.00 credit at" Leathers' Garage or a 110.00 discount on any used car priced by Leathers' above $200. Today's scramble-word puzzle will be found on another page of your Democrat. Try it; unscramble the letters to make words and a sentence prepare your solution in any form which seems attractive, and send it either to the J. F. Leathers Company at Clarion or to the Clarion Democrat.

This week's winner will be announced next week, when a new puzzle in the series will appear.1. Announcement was made this week that the county treasurer's sale of seated lands for taxes, which had been scheduled to take place on Monday, February 14, has been postponed for one month-, or until March 14. All persons who have not paid As the result of a court order handed down last Monday by Judge Leo A. McCraelten, of Venango county, Clarion County has gained nearly nine acres In area. A farm owned by Floyd W.

Coast and his wife, Ida Lenore Coast. Total 13 5 31 N. P. Alliance FG FP TP Mayer, 1 0 2 Jeskey, 0 4 4 Czojka, 6 2 14 Chojnacki, 3 7 Wallace, 2 1 5 Kurdyba, ..1 0 2 Total 12 10 34 Clarion FG FP TP Abercrombie, 2 0 4 Kribbs, 5 2 12 Campbell, .2, 1 5 Meyers, 4 0 8 Williams, 1 0 2 Teets, 3 1 7 Total 17 4 38 Indiana. FG FP TP Nolan, .3 1 7 Grosklos, 2 3 7 Sutila, 7 2 16 McDowell, 1 0 2 Abele, i 1 2 4 Kelley, ..0 1 1 Sariscak, .2 1 5 Total 16 10 42 CALLENSBURG MILL BURNED Loss estimated at about $5,000 was sustained by Bork B.

Heeter, owner, when the Callensburg Roller Mills burned to the ground Jast Thursday. The mill, more thaii a century old, was one of the oldest in this portion of the state. Mr. Heeter blamed the lire on a dust explosion. The entire three-story frame structure was leveled; high wind and a lack of lire-apparatus made Jt impossible to save the building.

The loss included the building, its machinery, grain, flour and feed. PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION The Clarion Parent-Teacher Association will meet in the Auditorium of the Senior High School, Tuesday, evening, January 25th, at 8 o' clock. The Program will be in charge of the Senior High School lay along the boundary line and almost entirely in Clarion county except for 8 acres, which were in Venango County. Judge McCracken allowed Coast's petition that the boundary liie be shifted so as to bring the entire farm within Clarion county; the request was not opposed by the Venango County taxes for the year 1935, or for previous years, must pay them before February 22, it is announced. Failure to do so will add the cost of advertising them for sale to the other costs assessed against age of the twenty-percent payment them.

Persons who have taken advant-jMan 'to cut down taxes will not be affected by this sale, it was said. SINGING SISTERS AT TABERNACLE The Nichols Sisters Trio will be at the Clarion Tabernacle, Sun lege floor 49 to 27, for the local's tenth win. Johnson gave the locals an early lead "by dropping in three field goals the first quarter, and chalk- Harrisburg, Employes over 65 cannot participate in the Federal Old Age Benefit program. However such workers are issued Social Security numbers for Pennsyl vania Unemployment Compensation purposes. day evening.

Come and enjoy good music. (Continued On Pago Twelve).