Deworrai aca,
Bellefonte, Pa., April 11, 1924.
Country Correspondence
Items of Interest Dished Up for the
Delectation of “Watchman” Read-
ers by a Corps of Gifted
Correspondents.
PLEASANT GAP.
You never know folks if you judge
them by their job.
Save your money for a rainy day,
and your heirs will enjoy it in fair
weather.
This is likewise the joyful season,
when the mail men earn all the money
they don’t get. :
A number of our larger cities voted
wet; they now find it is easier to vote
wet than to get wet.
Fred Schreffler, formerly of the
Gap, but now a resident of Lémont,
is reported as being quite seriously
ill.
While proving that their Kaiser
was responsible for the war, the Ger-
mans should not forget that they
were responsible for their Kaiser.
We don’t object to those southern
Sates raising bumper crops of pea-
nuts but we wish to goodness they
wouldn’t send so many of them to
Congress.
Now that the Senate severely con-
demns and disapproves of the large
sums for campaign purposes, would it
mind stating just what figure it con-
siders allowable.
Now that the cold snap has subsid-
ed some people call it weather and
some call it climate; but if it ever
comes back what we'll call it won’t be
fit for publication.
We don’t know whether woman's
place is in the home or some where
else, but we. do know it’s a mighty
handy thing to have a woman in the
home when lunch time comes around.
Abner Noll and wife, accompanied
by Henry Noll and family, motored to
Harrisburg on Monday last, on their
annual visit to friends in the capital
city. They will be absent a few days.
Mr. George Horner, the faithful
Democrat from the head of Greens-
valley, came down to the Gap to vote
at the primary. When told that he
was too early, he said he knew he was
right as he saw it in the Centre Hall
Reporter.
They are still trying to reform ed-
ucation. They started, you will re-
member, in the well known Garden of
Eden. The fall of man, of which some
of us have heard so much, seems to
have been attributed to the higher
education of women.
Bryan is coming back. How far
back he is coming will probably not
be known until the Democratic Na-
tional convention has picked the can-
didate whom the Republicans expect
to defeat next fall. But reports from
Washington indicate that, though he
doesn’t yet know where he is going,
he, as usual, is on his way. Bryan’s
strength consists in his ability to cap-
italize the country’s discontent.
Doc Stover, the energetic builder
and carpenter, has for the time being
relinquished his job in the coal mining
district beyond Johnstown with a
view of erecting an up-to-date dwell-
ing on the lots recently purchased
from Mr. E. K. Keller, at the cross-
roads, adjacent to Stitzer’s store.
From reliable sources it was learned
that the new structure, when complet-
ad, will be a credit to this community.
Doc is a practical mechanic and knows
aow to do things.
Your correspondent and wife were
very agreeably surprised a few even-
ngs ago, on the occasion of a call
‘rom Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sampsel and
‘heir little three year old daughter
Margaret. Before returning home
Mrs. Sampsel told their bright little
rirl to tell us what their new pastor
said in church last Sunday. The
roungster forthwith proceded to re-
eat the Lord’s prayer in full. Much
0 our satisfaction, we decided that
he work of the child’s parents was
juite commendable, taking into con-
ideration the age of Margaret. Ire-
nember well the first little dutch
yrayer my mother taught me and
ater on the Lord’s prayer. Coming
rom a dear mother I can never for-
et. It might be advisable for other
nothers to follow in the footsteps of
Targaret’s mother.
Mr. Logue, of the State sportsmen
rganization, delivered an address a
ew evenings ago on trapping, at the
portsmen’s hall. He had a crowded
ouse and his address was a remarka-
le one and highly appreciated by all.
in the oceasion of Mr. Logue’s ad-
ress he becomes an encyclopedia of
act, wit, humor, and his logic and el-
quence shine out with the most at-
HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
[% AIN' AX DE PAHSON
HOME WID ME FEUH
DINNUH IN SO LONG: HE
DONE GOT SO HE FRAIL
ME OVEH DE HAID EVY
TIME HE PREACH!
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tractive splendor. Our State game
protector followed Mr. Logue with a
very interesting and able address,
after which Mr. Mosier, who is too
well and favorably known in this com-
munity for me to attempt to throw
bouquets at him, gave the boys an el-
oquent and instructive talk along the
lines of game protection. Mosier al-
ways has an abundance of capital to
draw upon, without borrowing small
checks with other men’s endorsement
upon them. The entertainment was
a most interesting one and duly ap-
preciated by the vast assemblage.
Public sentiment seems to favor the
problem of getting more men teach-
ers in the schools. Patrons seem to
think that the schools need the firm
touch of men teachers as much as the
softening influence of women teach-
ers. Reports place the proportion as
one man to 100 women teachers, which
is considered wholly insufficient.
Meanwhile men are being attracted
to other lines by the disproportionate
reward of teaching. It is now sug-
gested that a standard be established
requiring a certain proportion of men
teachers and providing for appropri-
ate pay. The teaching profession has
been turned over to women largely
for one reason; it costs a trifle less.
The effect of this policy has been to
drive men to other work even before
the war increased the cost of living
to its present rate. The increases lo
teachers forced by this cause has not
materially altered the general ratio,
despite the theory of equal pay for
equal work. The fact has been that
teaching has been too lightly regard-
ed instead of being recognized as the
foundation of citizenship. It is at
last being forced upon general knowl-
edge that in popular eduction, as in
anything else, the price must be paid
for quality.
Our quiet, law-abiding village devi-
ated from its general principles last
Monday evening. Two families, neigh-
bors residing adjacent to the post-
office, had for unknown reasons a
grudge against each other. A board-
er at the Joe Schmoyer home lay in
wait for his neighbor, a Mr. Hocken-
berry, and was bent on having a fight
then and there. Mr. Hockenberry
pulled his coat ready for business,
when to his surprise a bunch of wom-
en from the neighboring house came
to the rescue and threw a number of
stones at Mr. Hockenberry. A suit
and counter-suit followed. Such con-
duct in a civilized community is very
objectionable. These offenders should
remember what Solomon, the wisest
of men, said: “Be not hasty in thy
spirit to anger, for anger resteth in
the bosom of fools.” The passionate
may, when under its influence, become
incapable of distinguishing right from
wrong. Anger is a violent emotion of
the mind, arising from an injury eith-
er real or imaginary, which vents
itself against the offending party.
We should be kind, gentle, and affable
in deportment to all. If you are not
so at all times try the experiment
and God will bless your efforts with
the richest of blessings.
JACKSONVILLE.
Miss Jane Yearick, who has been on
the sick list, is able to attend school
again. :
_ Mrs. Bathgate, of Lemont, is visit-
ing at the home of her son, Willis
Bathgate.
Mr. and Mrs. John Beck, of Port
Matilda, were over Sunday guests
among friends here.
Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Willis
Bathgate called at State College to
visit friends and relatives.
Miss Alta Yearick, who has been
away on an extended vacation, return-
ed to her home this week.
There were no church services in
our town Sunday, as no one ventured
out in the steady down-pour.
The small children of Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Fisher have been very ill but
are improving at this writing.
Mrs. James Bartley is at the bedside
of Mrs. Romick, of Snydertown, who
fell recently and fractured her hip.
. Monday evening a meeting was held
in the Grange hall to discuss the best
plan for the hospital drive, in this
section.
Owing to the bad weather in this
section on April 1st, not many mov-
ings were attempted until Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mrs. George Hoy and daughters
Kathryn and Edith, and son Samuel,
of Howard, were visitors in our town
Monday evening.
Mrs. J. J. Vonada is spending a few
days at the Hewitt Confer home, at
Howard, taking care of Mrs. Confer,
who has been ill. .
Miss Elnora Weight, who has been
on the sick list, is able to be out greet-
ing friends, but is not able to return
to her duties as teacher.
Recently a cow belonging to George
Ertley gave birth to twin calves, and
has caused quite a buzz of excitement
in our little community. Both calves
are normal and healthy.
Mrs. Walter Dailey, of Altoona, and
friend, Mrs. Yengle, of Roaring
Springs, spent last week at the Geo.
Ertley home and also attended the
moving of Lynn Ertley. Mrs. Yengle
before her marriage was Miss Myrtle
Kling, and well known here among
her many friends.
The Ladies Aid society met at the
home of Mrs. William Dixson, on Sat-
urday evening, with the following
members present: Mrs. George Rod-
gers, Miss Mary Bartley, Mrs. C. N.
Yearick, Mrs. W. E. Weight, Mrs.
Nevin Yearick, Mrs. N. H. Yearick,
Mrs. Edward Bartley, Mrs. Willard
Harter, Mrs. Joseph Neff, Mrs.
George Ertley, Mrs. Harry Hoy, Miss
Elnora Weight, Mrs. William Dixson,
and a new member, in the person of
Mrs. Elmer Swope. Officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. C. N. Yearick; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. William Dixson; secretary,
Miss Mary Bartley; assistant secre-
tary, Miss Elnora Weight; treasurer,
Mrs. W. E. Weight.
Unreasonable.
Rae—“So you and Fred couldn’t
make a go of it. I thought you agreed
to live on chops and kisses.”
Mae—“We did. But he expected me
to provide the chops too.”—New York
Sun and Globe.
SMULLTON
Saturday night and Sunday’s rain
overflowed the banks of Elk creek,
and considerable low lands were flood-
C. C. Smull had the misfortune to
break the rear axle of his Ford sedan,
one day last week, but the fracture
was repaired at the Garrett garage in
Rebersburg and Charley is enjoying
the sport same as ever.
Herbert H. Stover has been award-
ed a contract with a New York calen-
dar and advertising fan company to
print and ship out about 65,000 calen-
dars and fans, with the promise that
this business shall increase yearly.
Spring time is here and in order to
keep a respectable and healthy town
every one should’ co-operate in the re-
moval of all rubbish and stale matter
that may have accumulated during the
fall and winter, thus adding to the
surety of a healthy atmosphere.
Lest we be blamed for saying some-
thing we do not know anything about
we wish to state that the writer was
wrong in referring to John Bunyan in
last week’s paper. The picture refer-
red to was found in “The Bible Look-
ing Glass.” We knew better when we
wrote the article, but did not think.
C. L. Beck, who has been employed
in Wilkes-Barre for the past year,
came home Saturday and reports a
lull in the carpenter business there.
He says it may be a week or ten days
before normalcy will prevail. He says
the mines are working steadily and
there will be no trouble this year in
that industry.
Wallace Debler, who recently be-
came one of our citizens, has made
many improvements on the property
formerly owned by Louisa Smull and
tenanted by George H. Smull; and to
say that Wallace likes things in an
orderly manner is putting it mildly,
and in this respect he has the co-op-
eration of his good wife, who, by the
way, is an example to many women
who have conceived the idea that all
that is theirs to do is to dress and run
over the neighborhood and tell things
about their neighbors, neglecting the
duties of the home. Mrs. Debler takes
pride in assisting her husband to keep
things in proper order. We are not
getting paid for saying this, either,
but the public can see for themselves.
RUNVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Hancock visited
Mrs. Addie Campbell, at Milesburg,
last Friday.
Mrs. Sarah Packer, of Wingate,
visited among ‘her many friends at
this place, last week.
Miss Susie Johnson, of Holt’s Hol-
low, spent Sunday at the home of her
uncle, Boyd Johnson.
E. R. Lucas, of Altoona, and W. T.
Kunes, of Mill Hall, spent Sunday at
the home of L. J. Heaton.
John Lucas went to Philipsburg, on
Sunday, to see his brother-in-law,
Thomas Griffith, who is very ill.
Mrs. Earl Kauffman and family
spent Sunday at Wingate, at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Ida Witmer.
Frank Lucas and L. J. Heaton spent
Thursday afternoon at Rockview, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Green Hea-
ton.
Mrs. Flora Walker and daughter
Gladys, of Snow Shoe, spent Friday
with her sister, Mrs. Madge Kauff-
man.
Mr. and Mrs. Burtus Witherite and
daughter Ruth, of Osceola Mills, vis-
ited at the home of Michael Wither-
ite, on Saturday evening.
Movings.—John Jacobs moved from
Snow Shoe to Mrs. Jennie Walker's
house; Raymond Fye moved from
Snow Shoe to the Edward Walker
home; Charles Rodgers from the E.
S. Bennett house at Gum Stump to
Milesburg, in one of John McCoy's
houses; Max Reese moved from Snow
Shoe to the house vacated by Charles
Rodgers; Claude Confer moved from
Snow Shoe to the Alfred Bierly house,
A Ab lp A rr SES
BOALSBURG.
Mrs. E. E. Stuart, who spent the
winter with her sons in Pittsburgh,
has returned home.
Mrs. John Kimport spent Saturday
with her father, W. H. Fry, at the
Bellefonte hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mothersbaugh,
son Mac and - daughter Ruth, spent
Monday in Bellefonte.
After spending the winter with rel-
atives in Altoona, Mrs. John Jacobs
returned home last week.
Mrs. Tussey and Mrs. Reish were
hostesses at a dance at the tavern on
Thursday evening. Supper was serv-
ed at one dollar a plate.
C. M. Dale, of the Branch, and sis-
ters, Mrs. Harry McGirk and Miss
Anna Dale, who recently returned
from a year’s stay in Florida and
North Carolina, were callers in town
Tuesday evening.
Samuel Kaup, of Altoona, was a
week-end guest of his mother and sis-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Stover, of
Yeagertown, and Mrs. George Sear-
son, of Centre Hall, were visitors in
town on Saturday.
OAK HALL.
_ Grant Kline and family moved dur-
ing the past week to the Grove house
near Lemont.
Miss Dorothy Lowder spent the
week-end at the George Glenn home,
at State College.
The Oak Hall' Lime and Stone Co.
have installed a new crusher at their
works in this place.
Mr. William Ferree is little im-
proved and expects to return to Dan-
ville for further treatment.
Among those from our town who
attended the I. 0. O. F. meeting at
State College Monday night were,
Edward Zong, Ralph Dale, Wayne
Rishel and Clair Korman.
. ——In Louisiana during the grind-
ing season the negro children eat su-
gar cane in abundance. One day an
old negro was heard reprimanding a
negro boy whom he'saw eating cane
after cane. “Boy,” he said, “ain’t I
done tole you not to eat so much
cane? Don’t you know cane killed.
Abel 2”—The Western (West Phila-
delphia High School).
The little crossroads schoolhouse held only a score
of pupils. In case of fire, exit was easy for all.
Today our schools literally turn away pupils, often
working many classes in morning and afternoon
shifts. Despite constant fire drills we frequently
have appalling disasters from such crowded build-
. ings. Suppose one of the victims was your child.
A school building of concrete being fireproof is not
only safe for children, but also safe for the taxpayer’s
money—for it is permanent. And in first cost it is
but 69%, more than one of impermanent materials.
Ask your building material dealer to demonstrate
to you what is true building economy. He knows.
Scenic Theatre..
Two Weeks-Ahead Program
SATURDAY, APRIL 12:
Special Cast in “WAY OF A MAN,” an eight reel, high-class production,
filmed by Pathe, that will please everybody.
“Mammas Baby Boy.”
MONDAY, APRIL 14:
ENID BENNETT in “YOUR FRIEND AND MINE,” six reels, with Rose-
mary Theby and Willard Mack, is a good domestic drama that will hold
the interest fairly well. The lonely wife theme that ends in an awakening
Also, Pathe News and Topics.
will please many.
Also, Federated comedy,
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 AND 16:
STRONGHEART in “THE LOVE MASTER,” a wonderfully well made pic-
ture with the famous dog as the star.
of intense interest.
comedy in the dogs expressions,
Different from others. Seven reels
Beautiful north scenes with thrills in the fights and
Don’t miss it. Also, Sunshine Comedy.
THURSDAY, APRIL 17:
VIOLA DANA in “THE SOCIAL CODE,” a society drama.
‘When villian
is found dead the innocent hero is accused, but is acquitted when heroine
tells judge where hero was at the time of the murder.
and Review.
FRIDAY, APRIL 18:
JACK HOXIE in “PHANTOM HORSEMAN,” is a mystery western cowboy
story that has some interesting features.
GHOST CITY.”
Also, Pathe News
Also, the 5th episode of “THE
OPERA HOUSE.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, APRIL 11 AND 12:
TOM MIX in “LADIES TO BOARD,” a scream, as the star tries a new role
of running an old ladies home.
Also, 2 reel Vitagraph Comedy.
Matinee at Scenic Saturday
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