McKean County Democrat (Newspaper) - August 30, 1928, Smethport, Pennsylvania COUNTY VOLUME 53 IHO SMETHPORT PA THURSDAY AUGUST 30 1928 PER YEAR No 35 LOCAL Delegation Visits Capitol For Paved Road to Simpson A procession ot over 50 motor conveying the Band and I nearly 300 citizens ot Smethport paid a visit to tho neighboring hustling oil towns Ormsby Simpson Davis and adjacent points Monday evening and were cordially greeted by a huge throng from the several communities which assembled at the spacious lawns surrounding the South Penn station at Gilford Favored by a night of rare beauty Hie gathering was perhaps the largest over assembled in the great nearby oil region The local mission was purely one neighborly good will as a compliment to the friendly relations Smethport has enjoyed with the residents of the nearby towns Incidentally the wealth of pleasure occasioned by the great gathering had a slight but very im- portant note of business vital to all towns concerned in bringing about a of sentiment for the early completion of the beautiful new highway recently finished from De- golia to Simpson on to Ormsby and the county seat The South Penn station was chosen for the gala gathering because of its central location and the fact that its well lighted lawn made it possible for the local band to render a concert i there I The band concert started at o'clock and the Smethport Concert Band rendered a lengthy program of specially chosen selections which caught the fancy of the crowd Whistling solos by P J Mundy a feature of the program The roadway near the bandstand was lined for a distance of a mile with parked autos which conveyed visitors from many points to the concert One prominent oil man remarked a band concert Is considered a real treat in these towns I'll have to hand it to you fellows for being a live bunch Dr W A Ostrander of Smethport made a few remarks in which he in- Guy B Mayo Esq prominent Smethport attorney who delivered a short but eloquent address The speaker cited the road building efforts of the Roman surfaced highways are still in heavy use In Europe the expansion Rome's power which re- Mr Mayo noted the interesting fact that following Rome's fall permanent j highways came in for little tion in a slowly moving civilization until the young nation of the new building them intensively with the result that the majority of cities and towns of this i far-flung nation are now linked with a j closely woven network of paved j ways which play an important part in maintaining our world supremacy Tracing the amazing development of our county highways from their muddy impassible condition a few years ago when it required a day to travel between points to the present era of paved roads by which it is possible to make the same journey in a matter of minutes the speaker em- the importance to county government paved roods to the county seat mean stressing the particular need of the Simpson road being ed to Ormsby and the county seat Following Mr Mayo's splendid ad- dress Dr Ostrander submitted a lution that the representatives of the several towns assembled adopt a lution to be sent to State Senator Frank E Baldwin and Assemblyman Thos B Wilson who were in burg with the McKean county com- at the very time to confer with Governor Fisher regarding the completion of the Simpson road to and Smethport urging them to exert every effort to secure a start on the highway work at the earliest possible The resolution was enthusiastically and unanimously carried During the evening the local citizens met and fraternized with our bors of the region and dentally were forcibly impressed with the splendid new highway and the beautiful region it traverses When completed its entire length the road will be one of the finest most beautiful routes in the entire county A wealth of good will resulted from the visit This outlook for the vitally needed completion ot the paved highway from I by and thence down the hill to port looks very encouraging at the present time It is hoped that the paving of this stretch of road which will complete one of the most important remaining highway links in county will be authorized in November so that j construction work can be carried out j next summer I Monday afternoon State Senator j Frank E Baldwin of Austin man Thos B Wilson ot Bradford ivean County Commissioners A J Bond of Bradford W H I and T F Hungiville of Smethport and I E A Studholme representing the Smethport Club went to Harrisburg and on Tuesday morning had a long conference with State Highway Commissioner Edwin S Stuart regarding this road ment j The McKean county delegation pre- j sented a strong argument to the j way commissioner impressing the urgency for the completion of this i route which link a number of j towns and a populous region of the great county oil with the county i seat The fact was cited that McKean j county was one of the first in t vania to adopt a road building gram bonding itself to the sum of 5750.000 to build paved roads erable of which were along routes which the state at a later date would have been compelled to at its own expense also the added fact that this county lias also ed dollar for dollar every year the stata road monies appropriated for roads in the county The fact was cited that Smethport are repeatedly summoned on emergency calls to the oil region and that hundreds of oil field workers constantly use the road Mr Stuart was visibly impressed by the facts presented and without pledging his department for any ture action stated that the remaining important McKean county highway link would receive fullest tion when the department's building program for 1929 is made up in ember The local delegation returned home Tuesday night feeling that real tangible progress has been made in the movement to secure needed im- provement of the Smethport Ormsby and Simpson road which is in able condition during the stormy months E A Studholme representative of the Smethport Club who at- tended the Harrisburg conference in- formed the Democrat yesterday that he is convinced that the Harrisburg visit will be productive of favorable and early action in this important highway matter BY DYNAMITE BLAST MYSTERY III GIRL'S DEATH JEf TT Stricken with illness while passing through Smethport on Wednesday j night of last week in a motor car in company with L H Gardner 45 a Mt Jewett insurance agent Miss Irene j Swanson 21 of Campbelltown near j Mt Jewett was later taken to the Kane hospital where she died day noon under mysterious circum- stances Gardner who disappeared the night the girl was taken to the hospital and was sought by local authorities as a material witness came to Smethport early Sunday morning and went to the home of County Detective Jack Allison and informed that official he was ready Lo receive the subpoena which had been issued Mr was then permitted to return to Mt Jewett to await the official in- quest j Coroner 11 Clay Heffner ordered i S A McCutcheon of Bradford to form an autopsy following Miss son's death which revealed that the i heart had been affected probably by j poison The internal organs of the young woman were sent to Harrisburg j for detailed analysis j cording to information given i authorities the young woman j ed in a Bradford home as a domestic j left early Wednesday night for her j home with Gardner She is said to have been stricken while passing through Smethport At Gardner carried the girl unconscious j into the home of his parents Mr and Mrs George Gardner of lit Jewett i Attempts were made during the evening to alleviate the condition of the young woman but without avail She j was removed to the hospital and died j without regaining consciousness At 4 o'clock Thursday morning j Gardner left his parent's home pre- to procure a physician and j was nut heard from until he appeared at the home of County Detective yon here j DONATIONS FOR BAND j The Smethport Band gratefully j acknowledges the following voluntary i donations to aid its endeavors to meet the perplexing problem of considerable j expense attendant with a volunteer musical organization in j H Rubin Son Prothonotary B F Starsky PROGRAM FOR BAND CONCERT THIS EVENING The Smethport Band will render the following program at the Court House square pagoda this day evening at of the Trumpets Selection Victor Herbert Herbert and Sir Edgar Elgar and Von Suppe of Lampe Popular Hits Girl of My etc with whistling solos by P J Mundy Brooder well known local young man was injured by blast of dynamite at tho farm of parents Mr and Mrs Win er near Wright Corners on the road about o'clock Saturday and died at tho Bradford hospital at o'clock that evening Tlie man had been working during spare lime on the erection of a house adjoining his ents home and was using dynamite to excavate for the cellar He had buried a charge of dynamite Friday evening which failed HI explode and Saturday morning attempted to dislodge the dud charge using a pick The im- hit the buried dynamite it is thought and a terrific explosion occurred young man receiving the full effects of the blast Part of face was blown away and he otherwise seriously injured being partly buried by the earth thrown up by the explosion Mr who was driving a team along the highway Frank and state highway workers engaged in building new Wright Corners curve witnessed the dent and carried the victim into the house The young man was rushed to the j Bradford hospita 1 where his injuries were created by Dr G E j but little could be done for the victim owing to tho terrible nature of his injuries WILL PRESENT CAMPAIGN ISSUES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY James A Car Held of Ohio sun of lamos A twentieth president of the United States and Secretary of the Interior in dent Roosevelt's cabinet will de- liver a Hoover and Curtis speech at the McKean County Fair this borough next On at the fair a speaker of national probably Win B Wilson former of bor in President cabinet will speak in the cause of Smith and Robinson Mr Wilson in con- testing seat in the Senate alleging G O P campaign frauds in the state election two years ago Loud speakers or amplifiers will be installed at the speaking stand so that all Fair patrons will hear the political address Borough Schools Open With Big Attendance The opening of tho ough schools for tho term occurred under auspicious circum- stances Monday An increased attendance in High Young Brooder been employed School of pupils from the nearby at the Farmers Refinery up j township districts was noted The until recently when he quit to engage j enrollment this year shows a in carpenter work material gain Was In Former Explosion While employed at the refinery a year ago last spring Brooder wug over- 1 come by poison gas while working In i the interior of a steel tank car The Several new faces appear in the teaching staff of the High Schoul and grades New members of the High School faculty are Miss Martha grove Mr Greenwood ami Mr Jones plant superintendent George Probert 1 New teachers in the grades are Miss entered the tank and secured a rope Cotter and Miss Jeanette Abbey The teaching staff in as High School Latin Principal Stanley Bright around the young man's body by which he was lifted to safety A moment later as Probert started to climb through the manhole in the top of the tank car a terrific explosion occurred inside which blew him high in the air and caused his instant death Archie Vincent Brooder was born grove Music and Art Mrs French and History Mr Greenwood Science Mr Jones Mathematics Miss Day English and History Miss ton English and History Miss Tho th annual McKean County Fair and Races will open its gates bigger and better than In Smethport next Monday with a gala Uay program and win continue until Friday More race have been entered for the various dally harness and ning events than ever before in history I Tho horses will tax every stall of the two large racing stables erected two years ago Teh forming of a regular Fair circuit in Pennsylvania and New York states of which tho local Fair ia an ant link insures greater attractions than ever before possible Cor the local exposition next week as nearby conflicting dates have been done away with Tho free acts to be presented In front of the grandstand are the costliest and best in history From present indications exhibits horse cattle aheap swine try and dog show departments will be greater than ever before This also to special Industrial tural business machinery and auto- mobile displays while entries of fancy work culinary juvenile farm and garden products are coming in at a brisk rate On Thursday J R former member of President Roosevelt's inet will speak on Republican issues and on Friday it la expected that Hon Wm B Wilson President Wilson's Secretary of Labor will speak for tho Democratic national ticket Loud speakers have been installed at tho judges stand to permit speeches and announcements to be heard at all parts of the grounds A special holiday race program will be Labor Day with and another big program in the evening Thursday la Bradford Day and In addition to the regular program tho Olean and Bradford Susa Sanctorum High School Football Squad Starts Practice Candidates for the squad of the Smethport High School are being ed evenings after school at Kane Field j in preparation for a strenuous football season The local team was hard hit by this year and in addition a tough schedule has been completed with most of the games out-of-town However Coaches Livermore Studholme and Choate are optimistic over the chances of developing a hard-fighting tion which will continue to uphold Smethport's football prestige About thirty reported for tice and it is hoped to have not only a good first team but a fast string line-up may be whipped into shape Johnny Jones former star of the S H S football elevens who is now a member of the fast Kiski Academy team is assisting the coaches in giving the squad some of the famous training j methods of Coach Marks of Kiski Wright Corners May 7 1007 and had resided there all his life He was a young man of exemplary qualities who was held in the highest regard by all who knew him He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs William Brooder a brother Arthur of home and three slaters Betty of home Mrs Edna Reeves of Port Allegany and Mrs Leo Wright of Bradford The funeral was held at St i Catholic church Smethport j Tuesday morning at o'clock the Rev P J Donohue Inter- ment was made in the family plot in the Sartwell cemetery Eighth Grades Mrs Van Dusen Seventh Miss Katherine Fay Sixth Miss Julia Fay Miss Cotter Fourth Miss Ruth McCarthy Third Abbey Second Miss First Mrs Marks DR JOHN WALKER DIES IN ATLANTIC CITY HOTEL Mrs H J Ellsworth received news yesterday of the death of Dr John Patrols and Drum Corps will give a program of patrol drills bayonet drills and parade Friday will be School Day and a Walter 70 prominent Lebanon Pa the special parade of school children meet and other events ia on the program On Friday there will be a pony race for boys and girls The midway this year will bo a big and interesting one Gambling vices in any form are taboo at tho Fair Tha Smethport Band will furnish music at the Fair Monday and the Bradford Band on day and the Ludlow Rand on Friday Is the race program for KEATING TWP SCHOOLS TO PRIN physician which event occurred day August at the Hotel Jefferson Atlantic City V J where he was staying for his health The well known physician had been stricken early in August as a result of overwork at the Lebanon and Monday September 3 wm In his private practice during the hot 1 days of July He had apparently Pace Trot Running Race about Vi mile Wednesday September 5 Trot Purse 400.00 125.00 IS Slain Hermit's To be Reviewed in Court A term of argument court will con- vene at the McKean county court house Smethport next Tuesday with Judge J W Bouton presiding Among the listed for trial is a action by the estate of Wm J Dougald vs Alice McDougald to show cause why a decree in divorce should not be revoked The purpose of this action Is to mit the divorced widow of Wm Dougald aged Lewis Run recluse who was brutally murdered by robbers several years ago to claim the slain man's small estate and Tony Spehar were con- of the McDougald murder and are serving long terms in the A term of McKean county civil court will convene at the house day Sept 10 the trial and Jury list of which appeared In the Democrat of August 6th WORK ON FILLING STATION Work of excavating tor the some new tilling station of the Metro Stations Inc at the corner of East Main and Hill street has been under way this week The MciNulty building an old mark at this currier is being razed to make room for the new structure COUNTY LEGIONNAIRES ARE HONORED BY CONVENTION A McKean county Legionnaire and a McKean county Legion auxiliary ber were honored at the state tion of tiie American Legion in town last week by being elected as delegates to the national convention which will meet early in October in San Antonio They E G Potter a member of Bucktail Post of Smethport was chosen gate to the Legion national convention and Mrs Izzy Ertz a member of the Legion Auxiliary of Bradford was selected as to the national Auxiliary gathering Dr Hugh J Ryan commander of Bradford post was appointed to the state legislative committee of the Legion The Bradford Drum corps was the only drum corps to crash the con- vention session despite 14 The musicians also ed the Auxiliary convention which declared an impromtu recess to hear the concert The township schools open Monday Sept 10 to the fact that the the mers Valley Consolidated school ing- is not yet completed the rural schools to be served by the new ture will open as usual and will be used until the beautiful new building Smethport who survives and was well is completed Prof S V Francisco has been en- gaged as supervising principal of the township schools formerly head of the East Smethport school lied and had gone to the seashore to recuperate when he was suddenly stricken with a second attack Sunday which resulted in death that afternoon Dr Walter married Nellie of known here He was prominent in Pace 400.00 Thursday September 6 Trot Pace 400.00 Running Race 150.00 Friday September 7 Running Race In addition to these races Dolly May with a mark of a Democratic politics and had been ter which is a feature with the 20th ted mayor of Lebanon his native Century Wonder Horses one of the He was a splendid big attractions will be in a race LOCAL MEN CAPTURE Mr Francisco was I terms man I daily against the fast runner George Tho funeral was held at St Murks jr she will attempt to break the Episcopal church Lebanon yesterday track record without either rider or afternoon I driver In case a bail start is made I and the Judge rings the hell she will GIANT BURNING BARN SUMMONS j return and start over again the same Attorney Claude Shattuck and Frank of Smethport caught two giant TO CROSBY the other horses do drivers The combination of small boys and Dolly May is one of the fastest and best trained horses In the United States There is another daily race which is called the cart before the horse This unusual race as the horse ia while in the matches was responsible for a fire river below tiie highway In which started in a shed adjoining aj at Monday evening on the Fred farm 11 race as the horse the hi barn and a quantity of hay j latched sulky In such a way was destroyed Loss was considerable i the driver and sulky go backwards in front of the horse during the and in this record made a quick run to the scene with One of the fish weighed anted by at nearby pounds and was 3 reel long while the Hollow Monday morning and I js other weighed 7 pounds KNIFE CUT ANKLE While Chester Marsh well Farmers Valley wis ed in cutting meat with a knite Tuesday morning the j A call for help was sent to known j purt and members of the local lire de- pertinent responding to a still alarm butcher implement slipped from his hand and struck him on the ankle putting a bail gash Dr Robert Hamilton attended i him Two stitches were required to close the wound sharp tlie department's combination motor It was impossible to get the position the horse re- of for one-half mile Three wonderful pacers will also race each day Maxine R Peter of apparatus to the creek to and Charles K The great ho placed in operation machinery s tored j the barn was removed to safety FREAK BOLT DAMAGES BIG BARN ON NEARBY FARM A large barn on the W E Marsh large stone on the road was badly damaged by a freak bolt of lightning during a storm on day of last week The bolt hit the peak of the roof and tore a wide strip of shingles the entire width while a strip two planks wide was torn from the end of the building from roof to dation the heavy timber being reduced to splinters which were scattered over the landscape The lightning dislodged a huge stone from the sturdy foundation of the barn Damage to the barn wag covered by Insurance carried in the Kean Grange Mutual Insurance Co LITTLE DAUGHTER OF MR AND MRS HAROLD DAY SUMMONED Tiie death of Joanne Day daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Day occurred at he family home 709 erman Ave N Y on day evening following an extended ness from heart trouble She was seven years six months and twenty four days old and is survived by her parents a sister Margery and two brothers Douglas and Richard The funeral and Interment took place In Syracuse Wednesday Still Hope for Lost Flyers Being Found FARM FOR trio will race without riders in j drivers and one of these horses has I a record of I Jack Gerard will gi e daily bitions at the end of a slender pole Half mile from Clermont on i 75 feet above the ground This is the port road 154 acres land 50 acres I first act of its kind to he seen at the 1 cleared balance second growth timber j fair and is a very sensational one Modern house newly painted two i The three Martells spectacular good tool chicken t daring bicycle riding act will be seen Whll radio messages last week houses etc All farm equipment day and night in front of the grand- purporting to be from Bert Hassell and eluding binder plows disc harrows stand This is a splendid free at- Parker Cramer tlie missing to Stockholm flyers were found to he Seven cows yearling pigs ACCEPTS NEW PASTORATE Rev John Taylor pastor of tho Smethport Baptist church for several years past has accepted the pastorate of a circuit of three churches with headquarters in Grampian county Mr Taylor during hla stay In Smethport has made many friends who will hope for his continued cess in his new field of labors 3 1 traction and is sure to please every chickens 50 tons i one who witnesses it fakes it is still believed that tiie j hay and quantity of oats potatoes j The Gaines Brothers Cubans aero- ing aviators one ot whom is a son i etc Reason for wishes j hallo troupe will also appear day and night of the Fair They present a stupendous repertoire of feats of skill of Mrs Fanny Cramer formerly of to retire from active farming Will Smethport are alive and safe Mrs Cramer and son Billie a for- mer Smethport High School football star have been In 111 since the take-off of the Greater Rockford on Its Sweden flight attempt two weeks ago today sell entire farm and equipment for less than house could be built today GEO W SILFIES Clermont Pa WORK UNDER FULL SWING ON NEW SHAWMUT DEPOT A large of Shawmut railroad Billie Cramer In a letter to the Oil j workmen started work Monday City Derrick expresses the belief that ling on the erection of the beautiful his brother and Hassell are alive He new brick tile and stucco passenger stated that a thorough check-up re- i depot at the corner of Mechanic and tho fact that the Rockford streets The workmen are and daring Every evening there will be a fireworks display as well as free at- tractions Including a horse comedy act a with a cart before the horse LOCALS DEFEAT PORT IN DECISIVE MANNER The Smethport baseball ed the Port Allegany nine by one of piano wus heard by natives Sunday living on the aiding op- I the most decisive scores of the season a at Community Field this borough Sunday The score was 26 lo 6 In Smethport's favor As a baseball contest It was one of the Aug 10 over the coast of Greenland I the station site It Is expected It Is aviators alighted at i that the new building which will be one of the Isolated fjords of the an architectural asset to the town land coast Patrol boats are combing j will be ready for occupancy by early n wide area for flyers winler best arithmetic teats of
