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Democratic Watchman, February 11, 1927, page 8
BOROUGH COUNCIL RUES SNOW SCRAPER PURCHASE
Action to Rescind Order May be Taken at Next Meeting
"Six members were present at the regular meeting of borough council, on Monday evening, the absentees being Messrs. W. J. Emerick and W. H. Brouse. Secretary Kelly read the minutes of the last meeting and at the conclusion of the reading Mr. Cunningham addressed president Walker and asked that approval of the minutes be deferred, stating as his reason that he desired a reconsideration of the motion passed at the last meeting authorizing the purchase of a snow scraper. Mr. Cunningham stated that he had always been opposed to the purchase of the scraper because he felt that it would mean paying out $2200 for a piece of machinery that could be used only a few times a year, while that amount of money would go a long ways towards making the extensions to sewers that council will probably be compelled to make this year. And It was because he felt that the approval of the minutes would more definitely bind council to the action of the last meeting that he asked that approval be deferred. Secretary Kelly and one or two other members differed with Mr. Cunningham's contention but in order to be on the safe side the president ruled that approval of the minutes be held over for the time being.
Mr. Cunningham then stated that ho would not ask for a reconsideration of the motion to purchase the scraper at this meeting because he believed a full council, and especially the member who made the motion for its purchase at the last meeting of council (Mr. Emerick) should be present when any further action Is taken. A statement was made at that time by Mr. Emerick that the Street committee was unanimously in favor of the purchase of the scraper, a fact which has since been denied by at least one member of the committee. Under the circumstances it was decided to postpone any further action on the scraper until next meeting."
Democratic Watchman, February 25, 1927, page 8
Deepest Snowfall in Years Fell Friday and Saturday Nights
"Following close upon last week's springlike weather came the deepest snow-fall experienced in Centre county in some years. It began on Friday evening and continued throughout the night, and Saturday morning about ten inches of snow covered the ground. Saturday evening it again began to snow and by Sunday morning, another eight or ten inches was added to that of Friday night.
While the writer did not measure the total fall he did a lot of shoveling and judging from that estimates the total fall at not lean than eighteen inches, although one Bellefonte man who measured the snow avers it was only fourteen, and another claims there were 22 inches. John A. Way, of Stormstown, is authority for the statement that the fall was eighteen inches up there while auditor H. H. Stover says it measured nineteen inches in Brush valley.
Whether eighteen inches, more or less, it wan enough snow to impede traffic on the railroads and render side roads well nigh impassible. State highways were kept fairly well open to traffic by constant use of highway snow plows, but at that the Samuel Musser mail truck was unable to get through with the mail from Tyrone to Bellefonte on Monday morning.
The day crew at the Bellefonte aviation field who went on duty Sunday morning were marooned at the field and were unable to get back to Bellefonte until another crew went out by sled on Monday forenoon and relieved them. The county snow plow was also called into see-vice to open the roads out to the field and also make a landing runway for the planes.
The heavy fall of snow Is just another bit of evidence that the laws of compensation always prevail, groundhog or no groundhog. We are due to have a certain amount of snow every winter and if it don't come down gradually it is almost sure to come in a big fall, such as that of the past week."
Democratic Watchman, February 25, 1927, page 8
Mail Delivery Suspended on Half-Moon Hill.
"Thirty-seven houses and as many families on Half-Moon hill are without free mail delivery because the road up there is so bad that Uncle Sam has directed his carrier not to risk traveling over it. Seven of the homes are in the-borough and thirty in Spring township.
The borough has no street opened on Half-Moon hill and since the abandonment of the old road over the hill leading up the Buffalo Run valley, many years ago, there has been no road from the borough line out over the hill. That section has been built up in recent years, many nice homes are located out there and some of their owners have automobiles. The result of the increased traffic because of the building that has been done has been to cut the trails the people up there used so badly that they are now practically impassable.
Last fall they petitioned to have a township road opened and a board of viewers was appointed. It made a survey of the situation and was impressed with the feeling that something should be done but the location of the township school house is such as to block what the viewers regarded as the best location for a road. Consequently they failed to recommend one but did suggest that the supervisors and school directors of Spring township might acquire from the Bush estate land enough on the south side of the school building to make up for the land on the north aide of the building that would hale to be used as road way for the mast feasible route out over the hill. The chairman of the board of viewers told us on Tuesday that if this were done the road would undoubtedly be granted.
Whatever the difficulties it is certain that something ought to be done for these people. They have built homes there, they pay taxes, are good citizens and deserve a road-way and the need is emphasized when it has come to the point that their mall delivery has been cut of because they have none."
Bellefonte Republican, August 18, 1927, page 8
During the regular meeting of Borough Council, "eight names appeared on a petition presented before Council by residents of East Howard Street. The petition asked for council's assistance in preventing the owner of a herd of cows from driving them through an alley between Lamb and Howard Streets several times daily while going to and from pasture."
Democratic Watchman, August 12, 1927, page 8
Thousands See the "Human Fly" Scale Crider's Exchange
"Several thousand people congregated in the Diamond, on Saturday evening to see Harry W Gardner, the celebrated "human fly", climb to the top of Crider's Exchange. The feat was performed at 7:30 o'clock and Mr. Gardner made the climb successfully to the roof but he quailed at climbing the tower.
Not because of the height but because of the fact that the galvanized iron runners on the corners of the tower are so rusted and weakened that they crumbled to dust in his vise-like grip and it would have been foolhardy to have risked his life under such conditions. After several attempts to ascend the tower Mr. Gardner candidly announced to the crowd that it was dangerous to attempt the climb, then made his decent over the same course he took in scaling the building."
Editors note: Mr. Gardner was brought to Bellefonte by the Brooks-Doll American Legion Post as part of a carnival they were holding on East Bishop street. The proceeds from the exhibition were donated to the Bellefonte town baseball team which played in the Susquehanna League.
Democratic Watchman, October 7, 1927, page 8
Centre County Jail Delivery Nipped in Bud
"Suspicious actions of two prisoners In the Centre county jail and a quiet tip from another prisoner resulted in nipping in the bud, this week, of what might have resulted in an attempted jail delivery in the near future. The tip was given sheriff Taylor to watch the Molyneaux brothers, two of the men who were caught in the act of escaping from Rockview penitentiary on the evening of September 16th. Consequently, on Tuesday, sheriff Taylor and Harry B. Dunlap made a search of the cell in which the brothers are detained and found that they had broken one of the legs from their iron bed and In some way had sharp-ended one end of- the broken leg almost to a dagger point. Whether they had intended it for use as a weapon to fight their way to liberty or as an implement to dig out through the stone wall Is, of course, not known. Nothing else, however, was found in the cell, but to frustrate any further action of like character the sheriff removed the iron bed from the cell and placed the mattress on the floor, where the men will have to sleep in the future.
The Molyneaux brothers, Leslie and William, it will be recalled, were nabbed by penitentiary officials just as they and Hampton Boyd, of Philadelphia, and Floyd Goodstall, of Bradford county, crawled through a hole they had cut in the barbed wire stockade on the evening of September 16th. Thus far the four men have steadfastly refused to plead guilty and as the grand jury had completed their work when the attempted escape took place they could be tiled at the September term of court last week.
The Molyneaux brothers were convicted in Lycoming county on May 17th, 1921, for the robbery of Kingsley Bros. store, at Masten, just eleven days previous. The safe was taken from the store, hauled a mile away in a truck and blown open with dynamite, $2700 being taken. Leslie Molyneaux was given 5 to 10 years in the penitentiary and William 4 1/2 to 9."
Democratic Watchman, January 6, 1928, page 4
"Two hundred persons attended the first annual military ball, given by the National Guard at the State Armory in Bellefonte, Monday night."
Democratic Watchman January 13 1928, page 8
BELLEFONTE CENTRAL SUBMITS BID FOR FAIRBROOK BRANCH
"Officials of the Bellefonte Central Railroad company, last Thursday submitted a bid for that portion of the Lewisburg and Tyrone railroad, from Fairbrook to Stover Station, which the Public Service Commission has granted the Pennsylvania Railroad company the right to abandon because it has not been a paying proposition to operate. The salvage price placed on the road by the Commission was $52,129, and the bid submitted by the Bellefonte Central was $52,130. As this was the only bid submitted it will probably be accepted, though no official notification of that fact has yet been made public.
As the acquisition of the Fairbrook branch by the Bellefonte Central now seems an assured fact interest will centre in the company's proposition to build the connecting link between the terminus of their present line at State College and the Fairbrook branch, at Fairbrook, between five and a half and six miles, and for requested the sanction of the Interstate Commerce Commission. It is understood that the company is planning to start building operation, if they get permission, as soon as possible after the red tape has all been enrolled and have hopes of completing the job within six months. This would then give them a line from Bellefonte, by way of State College and Fairbrook, as well as the fertile Warriorsmark valley, to Stover Station, a little less than three miles from Tyrone.
The various developments have had effect on the market price of the Bellefonte Central. Last Friday forty shares sold in Philadelphia at $18. On Monday six shares changed hands at $21.
Local people have been buying up the stock for several years. When they started accumulating the price was down around $6 so that some of them have already very handsome profits on their purchase.
That the Bellefonte Central is planning to begin activities as soon as all legal requirements have been met was evidenced through a visit in Bellefonte, on Wednesday, by Robert Frazier, of Philadelphia, president of the company, and T. D. Geoghegan, the new traffic manager.
While they did not disclose the nature of their business there is little doubt that It had to do with the acquisition of the Fairbrook Branch and the building of the new line from State College to Fairbrook. Mr. Geoghegan was the commerce expert who figured largely in the hearing almost three years ago between the Chemical Lime company and the Pennsylvania Railroad company before the Interstate Commerce Commission which resulted in the favorable decision for the Lime company being handed down last week. He has a reputation for building up railroads into paying propositions and the fact that he has become affiliated with the Bellefonte Central augurs well for its future.
It is reported that the gentlemen visited State College and made tentative plans for removing the railroad station at that place from its present location and rebuilding a more commodious one further west on the line."
Democratic Watchman January 13 1928, page 8
Working on the "Y" Pool
"Work is progressing satisfactorily on the Y. M. C. A. swimming pool. All of the white tile lining of the mammoth tank has been taken out and & cement lining put on in its stead.
The pool leaked badly because of the disintegration of the tile and it is thought that the cement blown on by compressed air, will form such a perfect bond that no further trouble from this cause will be encountered.
The floor coating will be four inches thick and the sides and ends somewhat lighter but reinforced by heavy 2-inch mesh wire.
The pool has not been reduced in size and is one of the largest indoor "Y" pools in the State."
Democratic Watchman January 20 1928, page 8
Work on New State Theatre is Progressing Rapidly
"Work on the State theatre, being remodeled out of the old Moose Temple theatre, is now progressing rapidly toward a. finish, and is nothing transpires to hold up the workmen it should be completed early, in February. The painters have completed their work in the main theatre and are now devoting their efforts to the various retiring and dressing rooms. The stage settings, which will all be new, have been arranged for and should be here within two weeks.
The principal drapes will be of blue velour trimmed in gold, while the house drapes will be secured to harmonize with the stage.
The unusually comfortable chairs, which have been in Bellefonte for several months, will be put in place next week and other equipment and furnishings will be added as fast as possible. The remodeled theatre has been so decidedly changed from what was that old patrons will have difficulty in recognizing it. The stage has been entirely rearranged with an ample complement of dressing rooms on the stage level. These rooms will be rendered as comfortable as possible and will be on a par with those of theatres in larger
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