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Smethport Mckean County Democrat (Newspaper) - August 3, 1933, Smethport, Pennsylvania Mckean county Democrat volume 58 Russell r. Lindsley publisher Smethport pa., thursday August 3, 1933 terms�?$2.00 per year. No. 31 or. Anderson 50 years in business the Home of A. Anderson Well known Colegrove merchant was the scene of a nicely appointed dinner party tuesday evening. August 1st. When twelve old time friends came to help or. Anderson celebrate the 50th anniversary of his business career. At 6 30 p. In. A Bountiful Chicken dinner was served by or. Andersons daughters mrs. J. L. Swort of port Allegany and the misses Rena Ani Leola Anderson of Colegrove. After the repast a pleasant social hour was spent in calling to mind Many reminiscences of earlier Days. R. N. Wilson f. B. Giantieri and M. Benson have known or. Anderson for the entire fifty years. Or. Anderson came to Colegrove in 1875 and worked on the farm of w. J. Colegrove until he purchased the Clair Colegrove grocery on August i 1883. At the same time he was appointed postmaster at Colegrove and still holds that position. In 1887 he married Anna Bayer of Hamlin who for 46 years has helped him to make a Success of his work for the past ten years or. Anderson s health has been poor but with the Aid of his1 very efficient clerk Gus Anderson he has been Able to Complete the 50 years of a successful business venture. Local Oil Price climbs to $2 Geo. Hewitt stricken on shipboard on return from India--n0w in new York Hospital stricken by severe illness on the steamship Aquitania on tuesday of last w Eek while crossing the Atlantic on the last Lap of a Long voyage from Burma India George Hewitt w Ell known Smethport Oil Man was rushed to the Beekman Street Hospital in a Semi conscious condition when the ship docked in new York last Friday. Or. Hewitt was taking a Bath on shipboard when stricken. He fell to the deck with great Force suffering a minor head injury. He was attended by the ships surgeon and when the boat docked was rushed to the Hospital. Hospital surgeons found no signs of a Skull fracture or concussion but attribute or Hewitt a illness to a tropical disease. The patient has been unconscious part of the time. While his condition has been serious. Late reports from new York indicate that the popular local Man is considerably improved at this writing. Or. And mrs. Hewitt the latter formerly miss Lois Green of Smethport sailed from Rangoon. India in june for Home returning via the Suez canal and stopping in England before leaving London for new York. They had expected to arrive in Smethport on August first. Or. Hewitt a Well known Driller had just completed a 12-year contract As a Field executive with the British Burma Petroleum co., Ltd., in the development of the burmese Oil Fields. During his Long stay in India his Headquarters were at Yena Gyoung situated on the Irrawaddy River Midway Between Rangoon and Mandalay. Or. Hewitt had returned Home on furlough twice during his contract in India. On his arrival Home two years ago he was compelled to enter the Bradford Hospital we Here he submitted to a critical surgical operation. J the Bradford crude Structure is before returning to Burma in 1931 now higher than at any time since j Abie on the grounds he we As wedded to miss Lois Green september 12, 1932. A note of caution motor truck caravan held after crash sheriff acts at instance of victims files Damace suit three huge trucks owned by the Morgan packing co., Austin Scott county. Indiana were held in Smethport the forepart of this week Altai an Accident tuesday morning at Farmers Valley when one of the conveyances collided with a truck driven by Lyle Cook of North East a. Six Drivers of the packing company Fleet were held while Bond we As being provided it is understood by an insurance company. The Accident happened about 6 00 of clock in the morning during a heavy fog. Both or. Cook and the Driver of the particular Morgan truck which figured in the collision claimed to have been on their own sides of the Highway proceeding in opposite directions. When they collided an investigation conducted by patrolmen Baxter and Johnston of the Smethport Highway patrol sub station indicated that the packing House truck did not give or. Cook s vehicle sufficient room to pass on the Highway. Or. Cook promptly took Legal action to attach All three trucks which were Enro Ute Back to Indiana in close . They were All empty. The truck driven by or. Cook had a Load of storage batteries which were considerably damaged in the Bradford. July 29�?heavy demand crash in addition to $400 estimated for Pennsylvania Grade crude by re damage to the truck finers during the past few weeks re the Morgan truck was damaged to suited in a 15-cent increase in the \ the extent of about $100. Market Structure of All grades of fortunately no one was injured in Pennsylvania crude Oil yesterday \ the collision. This is the fifth increase a Fede of men or my merchants to up More aliens Federal immigration officers from Erie arrested five aliens last Friday for illegal entry into this country the men. In charge of inspectors Stuart Allen and James l. Powers will be Given hearings at Erie. Four of the men. All macedonians were arrested at Ell land Tioga county. They were Vasilios papa it Poulos 25, admitted illegal entry via Canada in 1929 Petros Vili Poplos 24. Confessed illegal entry in 1930 Petros Damn populous. 43, confessed illegal entry via Mexico in 1930, and Sotor to Zenopoulos 30. Illegal entry in 1930. Boz Nopoulos was arrested in 1930 on illegal entry charges and placed under Bond for deportation. He jumped his Bond at that time and was not apprehended until his arrest at Elkland where he we Ith three others held for illegal entry were employed in a Tannery. The fifth alien Risto Kra Ickes 32. Was arrested at Endeavor. He confessed illegal entry from Canada in 1929 he was held in the Warren county jail. More than too aliens have been apprehended in this Section and after hearings at Erie have been deported. Almost All have been smuggled into this country by being rowed across the Niagara River. They paid sums ranging from $100 to $500 to get into the United states. All set for farm picnic thursday cooperate in recovery plan largely attended meeting held tuesday night a largely attended meeting of Smethport merchants was held at the Borough Council Chambers tuesday evening to formulate a program to cooperate with the new National Industrial recovery program. There will be no change in the present hours local business houses maintain--8 00 to 6 00 Dally and open saturday evenings with a few exceptions. All the business men present expressed their determination to cooperate heartily with the presidents program. Clerks will be placed on six hour daily schedule and salaries will be maintained at the prescribed level. As needed extra clerical labor will be engaged to maintain the present hours of local establishments. Local Industrial plants Are already adopting schedules in step with the National program for recovery. Smethport is Back of president Roosevelt one Hundred per cent in the Endeavor to bring a return of Prosperity. Morning. Since May 22 and brings the Price of i third annual Ormsby Bradford crude up to $2 per barrel picnic to be held sunday the new prices Are residents and former residents of Bradford .$2 00 Ormsby will hold their third annual Allegany. 2.00 i picnic at the Johnson Grove next Middle District. 1.87-1.92 j sunday. The program prepared for the pie-1 1 30 p. Rny address by w. S Hager Nic includes memorial services for t Deputy Pennsylvania Secretary of residents now dead. Agriculture. S. W penna167 Eureka. 162 Buckeye. 147 the following program has been announced for the annual Mckean county Basket picnic which will be held at Mccoy stadium next thursday 11 00 a. In Horseshoe pitching contest. 12 00 picnic. A 1 15 p. for attendance prizes. Firemen in Parade plan Kane trip the Smethport fire department went to Portville last thursday night with one of its Large trucks the Buffalo Graham pumper and participated in the big firemen a Parade which we As part of Portville a old Home week Celebration. This was the first time the local Fite department had participated in a Public Parade in 12 years. The local department has voted to go to Kane for the big firemen s convention this month and will participate in the Parade with one of its motor trucks and with a Beautiful Parade cart the latter reminiscent of the old Days we Hen firemen a conventions we Ere firemen a conventions. You know a when the Welcome signs Hung out used to read a Welcome Brave firemen Beer 5c a the Parade cart has been taken out of Mothballs and is being newly painted and decorated for the Kane trip. In its Day it we As one of the most Beautiful carts in this Section of the state and still is great features at county fair when the Mckean county fair in races open in Smethport on labor Day. Sept 4th, continuing Day and night until thursday sept. 7, the. Crowds will be entertained twice Baldwin sends governor Day a h k,eate9, cd ecu Pinchot a hot letter program Ever presented at the local Harrisburg. July 27.�?auditor Gen j exposition. Nights the program will Etal Frank e. Baldwin today charged be augmented by a Beautiful display governor Pinchot is a building up a of fireworks. Political organization through county and state Relief to aids and plotting his course on state Relief for a personal and political aggrandizement Baldwin made the charge in a letter to Pinchot in which he replied to the governor s refusal to approve a requisition for a $4 376 automobile for the auditor general. The governor in rejecting the request for a 12-Cylinder, seven Passen the list of free attractions includes the Peerless potters 5 people presenting an astounding casting and return act on a High steel rigging Snyder a bears presenting a group of Ursine Perfo mers that ride bicycles and roller skate like human beings los Castillos sensational p Ruvian performers presenting a Beautiful Young lady who performs feats of gel car. Told Baldwin he had set a unbelievable strength acting a in Lin flt of $2,500 for official cars. He de Stander in carrying her heavier Coffee and ice Cream will be Avail-1 2 00 p. event in charge i a Quot a i or rats i c a fan Ltd a quoth and a hand Jenc Quot a. A of or a r live More of in eth-1 Quot a t ricardo., two ladle and last year 300 persons some of i a a of a. A a. To Quot 8t1� expenditures for Relief one Man. European Novelty aerialist of Smethport who accompanied him i was Given refiners indicating that if i whom came from1 As far away of years so Yard dash forays bal Hving Nhi a red j presenting a thrilling routine. Present High Levels of crude runs to Texas attended the picnic. Oil 14 years of age of said dash 1?�?�� j0? David Pytcher of Davis president i for Gizis to to 12 years of age. 50-Yard j h t h d ,. I phase of his i j Una n. A a a husbands bedside in new York. I necessary to a higher Price for j of the. Association is planning an in j dash for girls 12 to 16 years of age j approved Purchase of cats act cancelled due to the fact that it Back to India. Mrs. Hewett is remaining at her i stills is continued they will find it or. Hewitt a Sisters mrs. Laura crude. If the present demand for Teresing program including games tug of War for boys to to 16 years of Quot for sums within a few Hundred do a booked for the entire season at Van Dusen and miss Elizabeth he crude continues it is expected that j invitation to a come and being itt. Brother Fred Hewett and mrs. Additional increases in the crude j your baskets a has been issued by or. Hew itts parents. Or. And mrs. F. A j Market Structure will follow. Some Fetcher. Green of Smethport Are being kept marketers expressed the opinion that informed by Telephone daily As to de demand was due to adding to stocks Heath retires from Velo ments in the patients condition j and not due to increased consumption the popular local Young Many Sie and they therefore expect an Early Gion of friends deeply regret the decline in the heavy demand which tragic turn of we hat promised to be is now being experienced. It is be a Happy Home coming. All fervently lived however that inflation and Hope for his speedy Oon ales Cence. I future enforcement of an Oil code age tug of War for men rolling pin j continued throwing contest for women and one mile run. 3 00 p. game. Crosby is. Roulette. All persons on the grounds before noon will receive tickets on the at jury commissioner race H. Heath. Smethport Justice of the peace the first Republican to Tendance prizes circulate his petition for jury com missioner has decided that with two make plans for Rew City candidates in the Field for this office Home coming Celebration la i so a of that which Baldwin asked. He the million Dollar pier in Atlantic City a the very special Gold striped Job in advertising brigades will Start out which you made your spectacular trip j this week Billing the Mckean county to the Capitol the Day you were in j fair Over a w Ide radius. Augur ated Cost the taxpayers $2,767.20. The revival of the season ticket. You ordered that car from a hones enabling family groups to attend the Dale dealer w weeks before you had a j fair at greatly reduced Cost in prov Hority and two months after you be tog extremely popular came governor you approved a Bill the season tickets Good for four miss Elizabeth Hewett who recent have added materially to increased rom Smethport he wlm not me he a the. Annual Rew City Home com. 1\ went on the l. S. Navy retired list sales. A petition and will retire from the my Day Quot will be held on sunday. After a Long term of service As a j a More hopeful aspect confronts the nurse expects to go to new York this week end to visit her brother. Bradford producers we Ith the realization of $2 per barrel Oil More than a month before it was expected. As will attend the state race. J August 16. Rev. L t. Lincoln is Gen or. Heath served As jury com Era chairman in charge of arrange missioner for ten years and in that Nientsu for the event. Only $309 less than the Cash involved in the requisition i made. Had you admissions sell for $1-25, whereas single admissions Cost 50 cents each forgotten your circus Wagon when you j a saving of 75 cents. Wrote me the other Day a no season tickets will be fold after a i agree with the late governor j the fair starts labor Day William Cameron Sproul who once j the Price of exhibitors tickets Baa said he was amazed at your Industry also been reduced this year from time reduced the time for filling the j the Rew ladies Aid is planning a in watching for mice while elephants j $2 of to $1 50. This entitles the hold $1 �7 a barrel As of May 21 the $2 jury we Flom to months to Chicken supper for the evening meal go by Quot or to not Only make an entry and commissioners convention i Market represents an additional in went it a Daya a 41_. And Booths for the Sale of ice Cream. I Baldwin asserted the governor had i compete for attractive premiums but members of the Mckean county Rome of 24 000 daily to the Bradford sure Al # sandwiches a to wl11 be erected under shown his a almost paternal interest in will admit the exhibitor each Day of i a petition for their support. The direction of Earl Hyatt. I the present auditor general during the fair. Board of Corr missioners w. H. Hal Penny Andy Anderson and t. F. Hungiville will attend the annual convention of the state association of county commissioners which we ill be held in Erie next week. Field. It is expected that this increase we ill enable producers to maintain county commissioner t. F. Hung payment situation in this Field and Ville of Smethport is president of the j will help the Community in general. State association. I Corning Grade was posted at $1.05 per barrel yesterday morning. Commissioner Andy Anderson of i port Allegany is chairman of the leg-1 was an increase of 15 cents Isla Tive committee. The convention will close with a plays Here sunday banquet at the hotel Lawrence in Erie next thursday night. Blaine Walker has been appointed the 1932 primary Campaign when pin their production through development i Tennis court open for play to arrange for various races and Chot raised $215,000 through a two per Rev. Newcomb to preach of their leases any increase in de the Fine Tennis court in the rear j games for the morning and a baseball cent. Assessment of state employees. At Baptist Church sunday a elopement through the $2 Market will of he residence of or and mrs c., game for he afternoon a a a or attempt to defeat senator Salt to port will Abalon have the Prev w. Masser on West main Street is. The Rev a e Van Dyke Rector James a Davis and me Meg of hearing Rev Hugh new completed the court measures up to i of St. Lukes episcopal Churchy he further charged pm hot had not j Romfo a graduate of gods Bibl Standard specifications in every res Smethport will deliver an address in hesitated to a a cripple the auditor Gen school Cincinnati Ohio who will pet and is being used extensively by j the Rew Church at 8 00 of clock. Numerals and state treasurers depart i preach at the first Baptist Church Morita fair / Iii it or their atom Briahnna a have a favourable effect on the Unzem Seroua other features As yet unan this devotees of the great sport or. Masser is charging 10c per hour bounced we ill be on the program for each player this Small sum being and or Charles m proven of mesday August 9. At the Home of or. Worthy Case but i am not in favor As Jofh f Ltd. N. Sunday instead of the locals going to Smethport have announced the mar and mrs. W. E. Scott in Cyclone. The you seem to be. Of establishing a Dole i now lir that his b ought Many to port As called for in the original Ridge of their daughter. Marcia Lillian Coamo reunion will be held in con system in our state x x x i am aware i 1 iat As a a Many we a a 0 in a All Arr n o Tif \ Del o if a _ it. I a i a a i ,. A. I Roll i i by j the Democrat Learned late last night that port Allegany we ill play at Mccoy stadium in Smethport on Highway patrol after Speed Law violators officers of the Smethport sub-Sta-1 schedule of the Allegheny Valley a Yin and Dennis Anthony can Junction with the picnic. Hon of the state Highway patrol baseball league. This change was j Drew have been waging a vigorous drive made to avoid a Home game for j the ceremony took place recently against speeding motorists on the Smethport on labor Day. When the Mestone a y ,3 Joyce Wirt paved highways of the county. Dur j Mckean county fair opens Here. A ing the past week a number of drive j ers who were driving far in excess of Marvindale Well Progress the Legal limit in Speed restricted the deep we being drilled by Jack Allison member of zones have been arrested and fined j the Atlantic Seaboard co. On the Field resolutions committee farm near Marvindale. Is reported to \ j. J Allison of Smethport county Highway Force picnic j be Down about 2600 feet. Drilling has detective was one of three police offi the Force of the Mckean county j been resumed after a slight delay cers named to the resolutions Coni maintenance division of the Pennsyl necessitated by the installation of a i Niit tee at the annual convention of new Cable Gay Cut Quot the a appropriators s next sunday morning. Saw. And 174.000 respectively thu Youn f Man has a a a unusual wan vet picnic own policy. Baldwin ability and hag agent Conan Desabla need to help defray coat of Marten Spanish War vets picnic i wrote a pm in the Kentucky mountain., on Anre of the court. To be held at Cyclone i think the people of Pennsylvania a. Western and on the Seneca a a the annual picnic of the Spanish understand my position in regards to reservations Mcandrews prov in War veterans will be held next wed Relief. I want it extended to every Rev. Newcomb is the Ideal Type. That there ate numerous people who Are receiving Relief now in All the Golf tournament today counties of the state who Are not in the Smethport and Salamanca titled to the same and i am in favor legion picnic held the annual picnic of the Mckean j 0 i Cameron Council legion posts a and Walter Kleisath of Smethport country clubs will engage in a Golf of the Relief list in every county being he a near Lafayette on sunday and a i a a purged of All those who Are not in were the attendants. Tournament on the local links this afternoon. County milk dealers was a largely attended and enjoyable titled to Relief. The taxpayers Are. Event certainly not going to be Able to con j Tine a Relief program such As you a Moody reunion eem to favor indefinitely i the Allua reunion of la. Moody i land exactly where i did a family will he hel<1 at Galco Vania department of highways the Headquarters and shops of we hich Are located in Smethport held a delightful picnic at Guffey near it. Jewett on sunday. Motorists injured in crash near Valley Pennsylvania police chiefs in Harrisburg last week. Others on this com to practice in Eldred or. E. V. Chadwrick has leased a and s r Ley Shook of Farrell House in Eldred and will open an office for the practice of Medicine in that town. He will move his family from Camptown to Eldred. Perfect organization Zzz Tell a or. And mrs. A. Heath -5 Tion of Relief and there is absolutely at a meeting of 150 milk dealers i no connection at All Between my i Niit tee Are M. Beatty of Oil City and dairymen from Mckean. Camer-1 course in this matter and the Requist a motoring party consisting of or. And mrs. Bert Walters of near Bordel mrs. Jones of Rew City and a Little girl aged four were painfully injured sunday evening when the Walters car overturned on the Bor Dell Farmers Valley Highway. Or. Walters was pinned under the car and received a bad Gash on the ankle we hich required eight stitches to close. Mrs. Walters received a Cut on the head and a shoulder injury. Mrs. Jones suffered a painful Cut on the forehead. The Little girl received a painfully crushed great toe when the member was caught in a door of the car. E. E. Heath ill e. E. Heath prominent Smethport business Man. Has been confined to his Home during the past we Eek by a severe attack of illness. On and Elk counties held at the court Hon for Purchase of a car. I am pm House in Smethport tuesday evening Phat Cally against building up a to an organization was perfected to Faical organization through county affiliate with the milk distributors of and state Relief boards. Your con commissioner Anderson ill Mckean county commissioner an do Anderson has been confined to his the North tier of Pennsylvania coun i science should Tell you that your Home in port Allegany during the ties. Course is not in the interest of the past week by a severe attack of ill j the purpose of the organization state or its people but for your own Ness. We ill be to cooperate with the Federal a personal and political aggrandize a report yesterday stated that or. J government s recovery program and Niento Quot Anderson we As Able to leave his bed to establish and maintain an Equit-1band concert tonight the Smethport band will Render an open air concert at the court House Square Pagoda this evening at 8 00 of clock. The concert Given by the band last thursday evening was heard by a Large crowd and the finely rendered program was splendidly received. For the first time and is now recovering in a satisfactory manner. A a son was born to or. And mrs Herbert r. Anderson of Coudersport at the Home of mrs. Andersons parents county commissioner and mrs. W. H. Halpenny on wednesday july the injured were brought to Smith 26. Port where they were attended by a mrs. A. L. Gallup is a visitor in or. W. A. Ostrander. Kane this week. Ladlee Bok Dies after eating p0is0n0ds pills Arthur Ladlee. 4, son of or. And mrs. Walter j. Ladlee of Bradford and a grandson of or. And mrs. William Ladlee of Smethport died in the Bradford Hospital yesterday afternoon As the result of eating some poisonous pills which he and two other children found while playing in a neighbors garage. Injured in California or. And mrs. Almond d. Heath of Indianapolis the former a Smethport boy we Ere injured in an automobile collision near Bakersfield. Calif., according to word received by or. Heaths father e. E. Heath of Smethport. The Accident occurred when the Able and fair Price for milk. Wheat program committee about fifty of those present at the for Mckean county farms Heath car we As struck by another meeting were from Mckean county to comply we Ith the request of the and they formed a distinct county agricultural adjustment adm Nistra a organization to be known As the my Tion the Farmers of Mckean county Kean county milk dealers Assoc a have appointed a wheat committee a or. And mrs. W i. Burdick Are in Chicago attending the exposition. Tion. Similar county organizations will be formed throughout the state. Officers selected for the new local organization Are president Walter Neill Bradford. Vice president a w. Barnum Smethport. Secretary and treasurer a. Jemison Kane. Or Youngman and William Sterrett milk inspectors of the state department of health were present and assisted in forming the local organization. Which will be asked to cooperate with the administration in the reduction of acreage in this county. Those asked to act on this committee Are president a. E. Dickinson Smethport. Secretary Leo Burdick Smethport. E. E. Burdick Colegrove Chester Taylor Turtle Point j. C. Andrews Bradford. Any Farmer interested in cooperating with the plan should communicate with the president or Secretary. Which was reported to have been on the wrong Side of the Highway. Mrs. Heath received a fractured jaw and severe bruises. She will be confined to the Bakersfield Hospital for several Days. Or. Heath received minor hurts. Their car was totally demolished in the collision fire which followed destroying All their personal belongings and Luggage. Details of the Accident were received by Harry g. Garvin Secretary of the Mckean county motor club who communicated with California authorities. Try a Democrat want and

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