Demoreaic Wald
Bellefonte, Pa., May 19, 1922.
NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
At their rummage sale two
weeks ago the Woman’s Auxiliary of
the Bellefonte hospital cleared $210.
——John Herrman, of Latrobe, has
been awarded the contract for build-
ing a link of state highway from Ty-
_ rone to Bald Eagle, 17,120 feet, for
$132,787.50.
——Harrisburg Tech won the inter-
scholastic track and field meet at State
College last Saturday by scoring 40
points. The Bellefonte Academy was
second with 31 points. 5
——If you failed to see the Belle-
fonte Academy minstrels at the opera
house last night, be among the audi-
ence tonight. The boys give a per-
formance worth seeing.
——A very important meeting of
the High school alumni association
will be held in the High school build-
ing on Monday, May 22nd, at 8 p. m.
All members are urged to attend.
——The regular monthly meeting
of the W. C. T. U. thimble bee will be
held at the home of Miss Rebecca N.
Rhoads at 2:30 o’clock this (Friday)
afternoon. All members are urged to
attend.
——DMr. and Mrs. N. D. Hubbel, of
east Bishop street, are receiving con-
gratulations on the birth of their sec-
ond son, who was born Friday of last
week and has been named David
Charles.
——A warning has been sent out
by the health officer to those under
quarantine in Bellefonte, that if the
requirements of the quarantine are
not strictly observed suit will be
brought against them at once.
There has been an unusual de-
mand the past few weeks for Fleish-
man’s yeast, some Bellefonte merch-
ants claiming their supply is cleaned
out almost as soon as it arrives. The
golden dandelion gets the blame.
The meeting of the Bellefonte
music club is postponed until Friday
evening of next week on account of
the Bellefonte Academy minstrel per-
formance in the opera house tonight.
All those interested will please take
notice.
A. G. Morris was taken sudden-
ly and seriously ill Tuesday, but his
condition was greatly improved yes-
terday. Mrs. Sarah Satterfield, who
also was thought to be critically ill
the early part of the week, is slowly
growing better.
The Woman’s club of Belle-
fonte will give a dance and card par-
ty in the town hall Friday evening,
May 26th. Admission fifty cents; re-
freshments to be on sale. Music for
the dancing will be furnished by the
Academy orchestra.
Earl Carter, alias Earl French,
colored, of Philadelphia, was electro-
cuted at the Rockview penitentiary on
Monday morning for the murder of
Richard Manus, in February, 1921.
The body was unclaimed and was bur-
ied in the penitentiary cemetery.
——The Bellefonte Boy Scouts got
their new uniforms last week and now
present a more scout-like appearance.
At their regular meeting last Friday
evening Dr. David Dale gave his third
talk on first aid. The boys decided to
have refreshment stands today (cir-
cus day) as a means of replenishing
their treasury.
A play entitled “Silver San-
dals” will be given by St. Cares class
at the parish house of St. John’s Epis-
copal church, Tuesday evening, May
23rd, at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Louis Schad,
as violin soloist, will furnish the mu-
sic. The admission of twenty-five
cents is for the benefit of foreign mis-
sions. Every one is cordially invited.
Manager T. Clayton Brown
manages to give Bellefonte movie
fans one big picture a week and the
next one on the list will be “The
Sheik,” which will be shown at the
Scenic next Wednesday and Thurs-
day. Of course every evening’s pro-
gram at this popular picture show is
worth seeing, and an evening spent
there is one of pleasure and interest
combined,
. _—On Monday evening John
Dubbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Dubbs, drove his father’s automobile
down in front of Keichline’s store and
in attempting to make a turn the
knuckle on the steering rod caught
and he came within an ace of driving
into the-race alongside of the Keich-
line store. In fact he would have
gone in but for the guard railing,
which caught on the side of the store
and held the machine until it could be
pushed back out of danger.
. ——Charles F. Beatty, of the
Beatty Motor company, Bellefonte,
went out to Detroit, Michigan,
last week and drove back in a new
Lincoln demonstrating car. The car
‘is an eight cylinder, seven passenger
‘machine, and is a beauty in every re-
spect. Mr. Beatty ordered the car ten
weeks ago and had some difficulty get-
ting at this time owing to the great
demand for it. Of course the manu-
facture of the Lincoln is not on the
elaborate scale as some of the cheap-
er cars but has been speeded up some
since the plant passed into the own-
ership of Henry Ford and by next year
it is likely that the capacity of the
plant will be greatly increased. ‘Some
» few changes have been made in the
design of the body of the car and it is
now so complete in workmanship and
detail that it combines about every-
thing desirable in ‘a high-class auto-
mobile.
| CENTRE CO. BANK CLOSED.
. Experts Figuring on Bank’s Resourc-
es and Liabilities,
Unable to meet the heavy demand
made upon it by its depositors for
cash to meet pay rolls last Saturday
morning the Centre County Bank: of
Bellefonte, was forced to suspend bus- :
iness and close its doors. Had a thun-
derbolt fallen from a clear sky in the
centre of the Diamond it would hard-
i ly have occasioned more surprise than
the announcement of the bank’s fail-
ure. So far as known the general
public had no intimation of the bank’s
precarious condition. Very few peo-
ple failed to grasp the gravity of the
situation when they first heard the
news. Many entertained the hope
that it would prove only a temporary
difficulty that would be overcome in a
few days but it soon became evident
that such was not the case, and up to
the time this article was written no
definite statement could be made as to
the bank’s resources or liabilities.
The bank opened at nine o’clock on
Saturday morning and did business as
usual up until in the neighborhood of
ten o'clock. The bank expected aid
from other banks on Saturday morn-
ing but failed to receive it and at ten
o'clock the officials had no other re-
course but to close tl.e doors. A brief
notice on the doors that the bank had
been closed and liquidation would fol-
low at once is all the information
made public. Ordinarily the closing
of a bank under such circumstances
would bring a crowd of frenzied de-
positors but such was not the case in
this instance. Not a single individu-
al of the hundreds of depositors of the
bank made any effort to precipitate
trouble.
Mr. John M. Shugert, president of
the bank, has been confined to his
home with illness since the closing of
the institution but at a conference on
Monday which was attended by John
Curtin, cashier of the bank, and John
Blanchard Esq., who represents one of
the largest stockholders, Mr. Charles
McCurdy, president of the First Na-
tional bank, consented to take charge
of the affairs of the suspended bank
and he and a corps of efficient clerks
have been working on the books since
Monday in an eudeavor to prepare a
correct statement of the bank’s re-
sources and liabilities. Inasmuch as
they have not completed their work
and have no facts to make public the
“Watchman” is unable to give any
figures. Any statement that might
be made now would be simply guess
work as it will be necessary to balance
the pass book of every customer of
the institution before a statement
such as we believe Chas. M. McCurdy
will want to make can be issued. If
all depositors would hurry their pass
books in for balancing the time neces-
sary for such a statement would be
greatly reduced.
We understand that the clerks are
calling them in from all quarters and
that those who have security boxes in
the bank’s vaults are urged to call and
get them.
Many business firms and individu-
als of Bellefonte, as well as people
throughout the country, are number-
ed among the bank’s depositors, some
having almost their last dollar in the
institution. But the majority of
them are exercising wonderful control
and seem disposed to await the state-
ment of the men who are now engag-
ed on the bank’s books. In fact the
general sentiment is one of leniency
and a willingness to give the officials
every opportunity to conserve all the
interests of the bank in the hope that
it will eventually be able to pay every
dollar of its obligations.
The failure of the Centre County
bank must not be considered by the
public as evidence of any money
stringency in Bellefonte. The town
still has two good banks, absolutely
safe and sound, and both institutions
are going the limit to relieve any tem-
porary inconvenience occasioned bus-
iness men or individuals whose ac-
counts are tied up in the closed bank.
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Memorial Service Announcement.
Memorial services will be held on
Sunday, May 28th, at 10:30 a. m., in
the ' United Evangelical church of
Bellefonte. The few surviving mem-
bers of Gregg Post No. 95, G. A. R.,
will attend in a body and members of
civic organizations, Spanish-Ameri-
can and world war veterans, and the
Bellefonte Camp P. O. S. of A. are
specially invited. \
At two o'clock p. m. the same da
services will be held at the Meyers
cemetery and at the Shiloh church at
four o’clock.
On Sunday, June 4th, services will
be held at Snydertown at 10:30 a. m.,
Hublersburg at 2 o’clock p. m. and
Zion at 4 o'clock. A special request
is made of the residents at each of the
above localities to provide flowers for
the occasion.
The speakers selected for the above
services are John Love and Clement
Dale Esqgs.
Rev. David R. Evans will make the
address at the Memorial services in
Bellefonte on May 30th, a more com-
plete program of which will be pub-
lished in next week’s paper.
By command of
W. H. TAYLOR, Commander.
8. B. Miller, Adjutant.
——A class of eighteen new mem-
bers was initiated into the mysteries
of the Catholic Daughters of America
on Sunday afternoon. Visiting mem-
bers were present from many sur-
rounding towns and in the neighbor-
hood of one hundred and fifty had din-
ner -at’' the Brockerhoff house in ‘the
evening,
A nice cool drink from Smith’s
soda fountain, or a serving of our own °
ice cream on a warm day. Under the
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' ——J. Howard Reed, of Hollidays- |
burg, was appointed surveyor of the
port at Philadelphia last Thursday by
President Harding. It is understood
: that he was recommended for the ap- i
pointment by Senator Pepper, an
; will take charge just as soon as con-
‘ firmed by the Senate.
——A very destructive forest fire
i burned over some two thousand acres
of land on the Allegheny mountains
last Friday. The burned area extend-
ed from the road leading from Port
Matilda to Philipsburg almost to Cold
Stream, east of Glass City. Three
fire wardens, state police and boy
scouts from Philipsburg fought the
flames for hours. The origin of the
fire is ascribed to a party of fishermen
who built a fire to prepare a lunch
without taking due precautions.
Attention Ladies!
A meeting of the American Legion
Auxiliary of Brooks-Doll Post No. 33
will be held in the grand jury room in
the court house next Tuesday even-
ing, May 23rd. The mothers, wives
and sisters of American Legion men
are urged to be present as plans for
Memorial day will be discussed. - - {
Charter members are still being re-
ceived, but the charter will be closed
that night. Answer to your name at
roll call and become an honorary
member:
Bellefonte Academy Minstrels.
This (I'riday) night will be the sec-
ond and last appearance. of the fa-
mous Academy minstrels this season.
There will be no third night this year.
The whole show is simply superb
from the rise of the curtain to the
finale. Special features are added
this year and the music and chorus
promises to surpass anything they
have rendered in the past. The chart
for tonight’s show will open this
morning at Mott’s drug store. The
show is for the benefit of the Y. M. C.
A., and no war tax is necessary.
Boalsburg Scout News,
We have changed our meeting time
from Wednesday to Monday evenings.
At our meeting this week we elected
Frank Hosterman assistant scout
master. He. is much-interested in the
troop and will be able to give us all
many pointers. The troop will turn
out’ for Memorial day exercises, and
are now drilling for that occasion.
The troop, however, will not be able
to hold their festival on the evening
of Memorial day, but will have one at
some future date. Our baseball team
is fast rounding out and we hope soon
to be ready to play Bellefonte,
PAUL ROBERTS, Scribe.
Bundle Day in Bellefonte.
Friday, May 26th, has been named
as the Near East relief bundle day in
Bellefonte. The receiving stations
will be the Episcopal parish house, the
United Evangelical Sunday school
room and the Undine Fire company
building.
Nothing will be too bizarre or old-
fashioned if capable of giving
warmth. A relief worker tells of an
Armenian woman of high degree
proudly and gratefully in possession
of the cherry-colored swallow-tail of
a minstrel interlocutor, which was
held in place by a girdle marked “fire-
man.”
Shingletown Woman a Suicide.
Mrs. Margaret M. Osman, wife of
John Osman, of Shingletown, com-
mitted suicide on Wednesday after-
noon about 3:15 o’clock by shooting
herself in the left breast with her hus-
band’s 32-20 revolver. The cause
leading up to the suicide is undeter-
mined. Mrs. Osman was but thirty-
five years old and so far as known en-
joyed reasonably good health. Ac-
cording to her husband there were
days when she seemed despondent for
no apparent reason, but Wednesday
morning when he left home to go to
work on a farm some distance away
she accompanied him as far as the
gate and kissed him good-bye. She
was apparently cheerful and content-
ed.
About mid-afternoon W. E. Martz,
who has a store in Shingletown, heard
a shot in the Osman home. He called
W. A. Leech and the two men went to
investigate. Failing to get any re-
sponse to their knock on the door they
went inside and found Mrs. Leech ly-
ing on the floor in the dining room,
with her clothing on fire. They
promptly extinguished the blaze and
a hasty examination disclosed the
fact that the woman was dead, as a
result of a shot in the left breast. She
had evidently held the muzzle of the
revolver against her clothing which
accounted for the fire.
Dr. Kidder was hastily summoned
and he in turn notified ’Squire I. J.
Dreese, who held an inquest, the jury
finding in their verdict that the wom-
an met her death as the result of a
shot self-inflicted. Mrs. Osman’s
maiden name was Albert and her only
brother, Ray Albert, was killed in an
automobile accident in Ferguson
township several years ago. She had
no children and her only survivor is
her husband. The time of the funeral
could not be learned up to the time
the “Watchman” went to press.
——Do you know Smith’s soda
fountain opens this week? Under the
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“SEVEN SINGING SEAMEN.”
Pageant, Unusual in Interpretation,
to be Presented at State College.
This week has seen the completion
of many scenic details for the produc-
tion of “The Seven Singing Seamen,”
a fantasy in four acts, written and di-
rected by Miss Ethel Sparks, which
will be presented at State College this
(Friday) evening and tomorrow even-
ing at 7:30 o’clock standard time, in
the auditorium. There is little doubt
but that this presentation will eclipse
all others of the dramatic season.
. Miss Sparks is presenting the fan-
tasy under the auspices of the Alum-
nae Club for the benefit of the girls’
gymnasium fund. For some years
there has been a crying need at the
College for a gymnasium for the girls,
and by their own initiation the co-eds
of the institution have started such a
fund.
One special feature of the spectacle
will be the dancing. The play is a col-
or mood from the opening curtain to
the final drop, and the dancing has all
been arranged to further the expres-
sion. The costumes vary from the
brilliant shadings of pink in the pop-
py dance tothe less vivacious dance of
the ships bells, where a sambre green
bedecked with sea shells is used, and
finally into the gorgeous phoenix
dance interpretation by Miss Sparks
herself.
Making Young America Physically
Fit.
The experience of the medical ex-
aminers in connection with the select-
ive draft in the late war revealed a
percentage of those physically unfit,
that was alarming. If we believe that
America’s greatest asset is her boys
and girls; then common sense would
indicate that any amount of money
that is expended, within reason, in im-
proving the physical condition of the
boy and the girl, is a wise investment.
Bellefonte believes in the best along
all lines and is seriously facing the
problem of its youth.
It is learned on good authority, that
plans are already well under way to
provide a recreational center at the
High school for the vacation months.
The school board has already granted
the use of the school grounds for this
purpose. An organization will be
formed and will be known as “The
Bellefonte Playground Association.”
The board of directors of this organi-
zation will formulate definite plans
for financing the work and perfecting
the organization, as well as securing
a supervisor for the summer season.
It is hoped that enough interest will
be revealed in the project to make a
creditable showing this season so that
the work may be projected on a big-
ger scale another year. Swings of a
durable character both for babies and
children will be erected, sliding
boards, see-saws and sand piles will
be provided, and spaces will be mark-
ed out for various games.
‘When we realize that in a few weeks
a young army of children will be re-
leased from the schools to find recre-
ation, mostly on our streets, and then
bear in mind the peril of the streets,
under present conditions of traffic, the
{ publie playgrounds will prove a real
godsend. The sacrifice of the life of
two children within the past week or
$0, in this community, while the little
ones were seeking expression for the
play-instinet of childhood, is another
forcible reminder of the need for a
recreation center away from the
places of danger.
Those who have the best interests
of the childhood of Bellefonte at heart
will rejoice in seeing this worthy en-
terprise succeed and will be ready
when called upon to make a worthy
contribution toward this purpose. If
‘the funds collected will warrant it,
some playground equipment will also
be placed on -Bishop street and in
Bush Addition. Rev. D. R.. Evans
and Mr. Aplin, the secretary of the
“Y,” both of whom have had wide ex-
perience in work among children, are
getting the work under way as a com-
munity proposition and will be glad
to furnish further information to any
who may be interested.
May Term of Court.
The May term of court convened on
Monday morning and considerable
routine business was disposed of. The
first case called for trial was that of
the Commonwealth vs. Fred Garbrick,
indicted for aggravated assault and
battery. This case is the outcome of
the automobile accident last October
along the state road to Milesburg in
which Miss Mary Cooney was so ser-
iously injured. The jury returned a
verdict of not guilty but defendant to
pay the costs.
Commonwealth vs. Charles Houser,
selling liquor without a license. De-
fendant entered a plea of technical
guilt after which the court told him
that in the future he should be more
careful about breaking laws, sus-
pended sentence and placed him upon
parole for one year upon payment of
costs.
Commonwealth vs. Andy Lesko, in-
dicted for murder. This is the case
from Snow Shoe township which caus-
ed considerable discussion several
weeks ago because of sensational ar-
ticles published in reference thereto.
The case was on trial all day Wednes-
day but the jury returned a verdict of
not guilty.
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St. John’s Guild of the Episco-
pal church will hold a card party in
the parish house, Monday evening,
May 22nd, at 8 o’clock. Admission
50 cents. Refreshments. Everybody
welcome.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Miss Olive Mitchell will go to Atlantic
City Tuesday, expecting to spend two
weeks at the Shore.
—Charles Schlow has been in New York
this week adding to the already large stock
of the Schlow Quality Shop.
—Logan Long, of Bellefonte and Port
Matilda, was among the good Republicans
who were interested enough in the elec-
tion to come to Bellefonte Tuesday to vote
at the primaries. .
—James Dawson arrived here from Du-
Bois Monday, coming to Bellefonte to join
the A. L. McGinley force for their very
busy season. Mr. Dawson had been with
the P. R. R. Co., and expects to return to
them in the fall.
—Miss Anna T. Peters, who had been
with her sister, Mrs. C. K. Hicklen, for
several months, returned to Philadelphia
Wednesday. During her stay in Belle-
fonte, Miss Peters was a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Walker.
—Mrs. Ellen Meese, who now spends
much of her time with her daughter in
Flemington, returned to Bellefonte this
week to look after some business inter-
ests, intending to go back to Flemington
within a few days.
—Mrs. A. T. Leathers, of Unionville, and
her smail son spent Friday in Bellefonte
shopping and looking after some accumu-
lated business. Mrs. Leathers is one of
Union township's staunch and actively en-
thusiastic Democrats.
—Drs. J. L. Seibert and M. J. Locke, of
Bellefonte, and Drs. J. P. Ritenour, J. V.
Foster and P. H. Dale, of State College,
attended a meeting of the Clearfield coun-
ty medical society held at the Hotel Phil-
ips, in Philipsburg, on Wednesday of last
week.
—DMiss Aadline Holmes spent Wednesday
night at the Bush house, driving here from
Lock Haven for a little time with her
friends in Bellefonte, on the way back to
her home in Wilkinsburg. Miss Holmes
had been in Lock Haven for the funeral of
Mrs. Harvey. ’
—Mrs. H. D. Meek and Mrs. Howard
Musser, of State College, were in Belle-
fonte for several ddys of the week attend-
ing court, preparing for that time when
they might-be summoned to the jury box.
Both Mr. Meek and Mr. Musser are on the
jury list for the May term of court.
—Mrs. Thomas R. Hayes, who arrived in
Bellefonte from California last week, spent
a week here with her sister, Mrs. James A.
Beaver, then went to Mifflinburg for a
short stay, expecting to return tomorrow.
Mrs. Hayes will leave for her home in At-
lantic City Tuesday of next week.
—J. Harvey McClure, of Springfield,
Ohio, and Lawrence McClure, of Renovo,
were in Bellefonte on Sunday spending
Mother's day with their mother, Mrs.
James I. McClure. Harvey was on his way
to Philadelphia on a business trip and
stopped in Bellefonte for the day only.
—Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Boozer motored
over from Centre Hall Wednesday bring-
ing to the train Mr. and Mrs. William L.
Runkle and their daughter Gertrude, who
were returning to Pittsburgh after the
funeral of Mr. Runkle’s mother, Mrs. Mar-
garet Runkle, at Centre Hall, on Monday.
—T. C. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. E. I.
Ardery and their two daughters were at
Feidler yesterday, having gene over to at-
tend the funeral of Benjamin Stover. Mr.
Stover, who was eighty-nine years old and
one of the oldest residents in this section
of the State, was an uncle of both Mrs. Ar-
dery and Mr. Brown.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. Milo Campbell and
Mrs. Isaac O. Campbell, of Pennsylvania
Furnace, were in Bellefonte Tuesday for a
part of the day, having driven down to see
Mr. Isaac Campbell, who is a surgical pa-
tient in the Bellefonte hospital. Mr. Camp-
bell was operated on a week ago for ap-
pendicitis, from which he is now rapidly
recovering.
—Mrs. Samuel Sheffer and her sister,
Mrs. McClellan, will go to Freeport, Pa.,
next week, expegting to visit there until
after Memorial d®y, as has been Mrs. Shef-
fer’'s custom for a number of years. Mrs.
McClellan will spend a part of her time in
Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg. Freeport is
the girlhood home of both Mrs. Sheffer and
Mrs. McClellan,
—Mrs. G. Fred Musser, who had been
with her sister, Mrs. M. R. Sample, in
Philadelphia, since December, returned to
Bellefonte Tuesday with her sister, Mrs.
Philip Foster, of State College. Mr. Fos-
ter drove to Lock Haven, meeting the two
women for a motor drive home. Mrs.
Musser’s health is very much improved by
her five month’s stay in Philadelphia.
—Among those from out-of-town who
were here yesterday for the funeral of the
late Calvin T. Gerberich were his daugh-
ter, Mrs. C. U. Hoffer, of Philipsburg, and
her three children, Miss Anne, John and
Fred; Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Wetzel, of Wind-
sor, Canada; Mrs. Greberich, of Lebanon;
Charles P. Long, of Spring Mills, and Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Swartz, of Punxsutawney.
| —Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Johnston, with
their daughters, Katherine and Martha,
and Mrs. Wayne D. Stitzinger and her son
George, of New Castle, motored to Carlisle
Saturday to spend Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Johnston's twe sons, Phil and Hugh,
students at Dickinson College. While there
the party were guests at the boys’ frater-
nity, the Kappa Sigma, which was special-
ly observing Mother's day.
—Those from out-of-town who were in|
Bellefonte Friday for the funeral of Mrs.
James Mitchell included her niece, Mrs.
Robert Anderson, of Pittsburgh; Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Nagle, of Barnesboro; Miss
Katherine Baldrige, of Milesburg; Mrs.
James Gilliland and her daughter Alice, of
Oak Hall; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mitchell, Mr.
and Mrs. James J. Mitchell
Maude Mitchell, all of Lemont.
—Mrs. William McGowan and Miss Ag-
nes Shields will leave tomorrow for Wash-
ington, D. C., where Mrs. McGowan will
spend several weeks visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. Barry Case. Miss Shields
is going to Washington at this time to at-
tend the commencement exercises at the
Georgetown University, her sister, Miss
Theressa being a member of the graduat-
ing class of the training school for nurses.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Case, their two
sons, Robert and Richard, and Mrs. Wil-
liam Naatz, all of Kirkville, N. Y,, are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keichline.
The party motored here Tuesday, expect-
ing to visit for the greater part of the
week in Bellefonte. Mrs. Naatz is a sister-
in-law of Mrs. Keichline, while Mr. and
Mrs. Case are friends of the family, Mr.
Case, who does business in New York city,
is vice president of the Cheesman and El-
liott Co., paint makers, of Williamsport.
and Miss
—Boyd A. Musser, of Scranton, was an
over night guest of his brother, G. Fred
Musser, Friday of last week.
—Mr. and Mrs. G. Willard Hall, of Har-
risburg, were over Sunday guests of Mrs.
Hall's father, G. R. Spiglemyer.
—Mrs. Amanda Houser is visiting at
Oak Hall with her daughter, Mrs. L. K.
Dale, having driven over Sunday with her
brother, A. C. Grove.
—Dr. and Mrs. George Kirk, of Kyler-
town, spent part of Wednesday in Belle-
fonte looking after some business matters
and calling on friends.
—Miss Virginia McCurdy, who had been
visiting in Pittsburgh, joined Mr. Beatty
there Monday, for the drive to Bellefonte
in Mr. Beatty’s new Lincoln car.
—Mr. and Mrs. Burns H. Crider will re-
turn today from Bethlehem, where they
have been attending the funeral of Mrs.
Crider’s uncle, William E. Beckel.
—Miss Margaret Brockerhoff is here
from Philadelphia on her first visit with
her uncle and brother, Dr. Joseph and
Henry Brockerhoff, since her return from
a three month’s Mediterranean cruise.
Many Savings Certificates Purchased
in Centre County.
Bellefonte has made a great hit in
the sales of treasury savings certifi-
cates during the first four months of
1922, according to notices received
from the U. S. Treasury savings divi-
sion of the Third Federal Reserve dis-
trict.
From January 1st to April 30th,
the demand for these certificates
through the local postoffice amounted
to $30,780.00, representing a maturi-
ty value of $38,475.00.
“It is very gratifying that the citi-
zen-savers of Bellefonte and Centre
county realize the unusual advantage
offered by the Treasury Department
in connection with these securities,”
writes Director Lloyd to W. Harrison
Walker, in charge of the work for the
Central Pennsylvania counties. “It
shows that our good people are be-
ginning to appreciate the fact that ab-
solute safety in investment is the first
consideration; this lesson has been
driven home by the recent failures of
many of the so-called “bucket-shops”
through which men and women lost
millions of dollars. For a person of
moderate income, nothing can beat
the new issue of treasury savings cer-
tificates.”
These certificates are offered to the
public in denominations of $1,000.00,
$100.00 and $25.00, sold on a discount
basis at the flat price of $800.00, $80.-
00 and $20.00 respectively. They may
be obtained from the local postoffice,
Federal Reserve Bank, Philadelphia,
or through the offices of Mr. Walker.
“Any prudent saver so putting in
his money will earn 25 per cent. in
five years” states W. Harrison Walk-
er, assistant savings director for Cen-
tral Pennsylvania, when asked about
the features of the certificates. “They
offer an ideal investment security;
they pay interest on interest, return-
ing the entire accumulated amount in
one lump sum with the principal at
maturity, in five years from date of
purchase; they are redeemable in
cash on demand and they are free
from market changes. Automatic
registration protects the owner
against loss or theft, and they may be
registered in one or two names, or in
the name of the beneficiary. They
are exempt from all State, county and
local taxes (except estate and inher-
itance taxes) and from normal feder-
al income tax. Any individual, firm,
corporation or association may own
up to $5,000.00 maturity value, during
one calendar year. The money is a28-
solutely safe; never depreciates but
always grows.” These stamps may
also be purchased through the Belle-
fonte postmaster.
Who Will Catch the Biggest Trout?
The State College district Centre
County Conservation Association will
stage a contest for the largest brook
trout caught in Centre county by a
resident of the county.
The contest will be open to all
members of the County Conservation
Association, as well as residents of
the county under twenty-one years of
age.
The trout must be caught in the
county between April 15th and June
| 15th, 1922.
Length of fish, weight, place and
date of catch must be sworn to before
a regularly commissioned officer of
the law.
The contestant must send papers
attested by the notary public or other
law officer to F. M. Torrence, State
College, on or before June 16th.
These papers will be on exhibit at
the annual convention June 22nd.
A first prize will be offered.
Rubin and Rubin Coming.
Rubin and Rubin, Harrisburg’s
leading eyesight specialists will be at
the Mott drug store, Bellefonte, on
Saturday, June 3rd. There is no
charge for examining your eyes and
no drops used. Good glasses fitted as
low as $2.00. 20-2
——Miss M. H. Snyder has secured
Miss Cunningham, of New York, to
assist in her work room and will have
a display of new designs in summer
millinery for her patrons and their
friends on Thursday, May 25. 20-1t
a———— ea sese——
——1It don’t take a hot day to enjoy
Smith’s ice cream. Under the Scen-
ic. 20-1t
Bellefonte Grain Market.
Corrected Weekly by C. Y. Wagner & Co.
Red Wheat - - - - - $1.35
White Wheat - - - - - 1.30
Rye, per bushel - -im po 0)
Corn, shelled, .per bushel - - 50
Corn, ears, per bushel - - Bb
Oats, per bushel - - - - 30
Barley, per bushel - - - - 60