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Bellefonte, Pa., September 19, 1924.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET
For President,
JOHN W. DAVIS, of West Virginia,
For Vice President,
CHARLES W. BRYAN, of Nebraska.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For Judge of the Superior Court,
MARGARET C. KLINGLESMITH,
of Philadelphia.
For State Treasurer,
HEBER ERMENTROUT, of Reading
For Auditor General,
JOHN R. COLLINS, of Coudersport.
For Representative in Congress,
EDWARD M. BENSON, of McKean County
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative in General Assembly,
W. H. NOLL Jr., of Spring Township.
Miss Rebecca Rhoads Tells of Work
in Army Camps.
Miss Rebecca Rhoads returned last
week from an interesting “series of
visitations” to army camps, posts and
stations, which she made during July
and August, at the request of the
War Department. She visited nine-
teen such places in fourteen States,
spoke thirty-seven times to approxi-
mately twenty thousand, four hun-
dred and five men, speaking from one
to ten times a day. She held hundreds
of personal interviews, and hundreds
of pledges for total abstinence and
law-enforcement were signed. Her
itinerary covered the largest of the
summer training camps in the New
England States, New York, New Jer-
sey, Maryland, Virginia, North Caro-
lina, Alabama, Kentucky, Kansas, Io-
wa, Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio.
The greatest courtesy and kindness
were shown her. She was the guest
of commanding officers and chaplains,
cars were placed at her disposal, and
even a thrilling areoplane ride was
granted her at Langley field, Va.
She was much impressed with the
general excellence of the big sum-
mer training camps, the comprehen-
sive line of instruction given the
young men in citizenship, personal hy-
giene and character-building, and the
capable and helpful manner in which
their spiritual needs were looked after
by the splendid corps of chaplains.
But probably the greatest and most
lasting impression made was the abil-
ity with which the army handles the
enforcement of the 18th Amendment.
Some officials on “the outside” might
well pattern after the army in this,
she thinks. She cited the instance of
the commanding General and the hos-
tess at one of the largest of the sum-
mer training camps, saying at differ-
ent times that neither had seen any
intoxication this whole summer in the
camp; the General said he had not had
one case of drunkenness to report out
even though as many as ten thousand
soldiers had been under his command
at one time—many of them regulars.
Very strict rules—“booze laws” so
called—punish violations of the liquor
laws in this camp by dismissal from
the army. Very strict rules prevail
everywhere.
The very marked improvement
throughout the whole of the U. S. ar-
my under prohibition was often stress-
ed by officers and others, the remark
being made that “in comparison there
is practically no drinking now.”
Miss Rhoads herself states that
never once did she see at any of these
places, among all the thousands of sol-
diers, the least sign of drinking, nor
even detected the odor of liquor on |
any one of them. Nor did she ever
see any drinking among civilians any-
where in all the many thousands of
miles she traveled, with the single ex-
ception of one night in New York
city—that was on a midnight excur-
sion to the Bowery district, when
among hundreds of quiet, well-be-
haved pedestrians she saw three loaf-
ers intoxicated.
The particular kind of service which
the W. C. T. U. renders to the soldiers
is gratefully acknowledged to be one
of the very best things done for them.
The help of this organization is re-
quested for next summer in acting as
and assisting hostesses and furnish-
ing “camp-mothers,” the latter hav-
ing been so successfully exemplified
by “Mother Sibbitt,” W. C. T. U.
“Camp Mother” at Ft. Leavenworth,
Kansas, C. M. T. C. camp, this sum-
mer. Her famous “cookie-jar” was
kept filled with fresh, home-made
cookies by the W. C. T. U. women of
Kansas and her corner in the chap-
lain’s tent proved a most popular re-
sort for the boys.
The Massachusetts superintendent
of the W. C. T. U. soldiers and sail-
ors department furnished the enter-
tainments for Camp Devens two sum-
mers ago and worked along the same
lines this summer.
Miss Rhoads’ experience was unique
in that this is ihe first time such a se-
ries of visits has ever been undertak-
en at the request of the War Depart-
ment. In a few instances, when she
addressed the men, it was the first
time any woman was ever permitted
‘to do so, and in one instance the first
time the Commanding General ever
allowed any one—man or woman—to
speak from the outside.
It is desired that Miss Rhoads con-
tinue in this special line of work as
instanced in a letter from the chief of
chaplains of the army to Miss Anna
Gordon, president of the National
Woman’s Christian Temperance Un-
ion, excerpts from which are as fol-
lows:
War Department
Office of the Chief of Chaplains,
Washington, Sept. 8, 1924,
Miss Anna Gordon
National W. C. T. U,,
Evanston, IL
My dear Miss Gordon:
We are receiving echoes from all
along the line of the fine service that
has been rendered by Miss Rhoads to
the vast number of young men who
have been in the training camps this
summer * * * * from chaplains
and others there have come most laud-
atory letters concerning her work.
* * * * T am sure that the special min-
istry that has been afforded our men
this summer has been abundantly
worth while. We can never know how
far reaching such effort may be.
I hope that you will encourage Miss
Rhoads to continue the special line of
work that she has started so well. It.
is Christian service of the highest
type. * * * 1 thought you ought to
know how highly we esteem the work
of your department for soldiers and
sajlors. * * *
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) JOHN T. AXTON,
Chief of Chaplains.
In a letter to Miss Rhoads the Chief
of Chaplains says under date of Au-
gust 30, 1924. :
“You are to be congratulated upon
the success of these visitations. We
learn from the chaplains that the re-
sults of your meetings are the finest
and they express the conviction that
hundreds of young men were strength-
ened in their moral and religious life
by your addresses.
“I am sure that the Woman’s Chris-
tion Temperance Union has a larger
place than ever in the hearts of our
men because of the special work done
by your department this summer.”
Brig. General Moseley, of Camp
Custer, writes:
“We were very glad to have you
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visit us and we appreciate your help.
* * * * You are doing a most im-
portant work and we want to assist
you in every pessible way.”
Spring Street Paving Ordinance Pre-
sented to Borough Council.
Bids for the reconstruction of
Spring street, between Bishop and
High streets, a distance of 423 feet,
and 35 feet in width, are now being
asked for under an ordinance which
passed first reading at the regular
meeting of borough council on Mon-
day evening. While the kind of pav-
ing that will be put down has not yet
been decided upon bids are requested
on three kinds, namely: Brick on
concrete base, brick on sand cushion,
and solid concrete. According to the
ordinance property owners on each
side of the street will be assessed one-
third of the cost of the paving and the
borough pay the other third. It is
hoped to have all bids in by the night
of the next meeting of borough coun-
cil, which will be on October 6th, when
the ordinance will be passed finally
and contract awarded. As it is only a
short section of street it is the hope
of councilmen that it can be rebuilt
before cold weather sets in.
Seven members were present at the
meeting on Monday evening. Presi-
dent John S. Walker was absent on
account of illness and J. M. Cunning-
ham was chosen to preside.
The Street committee presented the
treasurer’s receipt for ten dollars for
a sewer permit. Mr. Hazel called the
attention of the committee to a pile
of stone and dirt in front of the W. G.
Runkle property, on Logan street, and
the committee was instructed to have
it removed.
Mr. Cunningham, of the Water com-
mittee, reported that up to date fif-
teen hopper closets have been replac-
ed with others of modern design and
one plumber in town is now bidding
on ten others.
Mr. Flack, of the Fire and Police
committee, reported that George
Glenn had refused to act as traffic of-
ficer on Bishop street during the per-
jods that the children are going to
and returning from school, and on mo-
tion the secretary was directed to re-
quest the regular day policeman to
look after the safety of the children
on that street until further orders. In
this connection the newspapers of the
town were requested to caution all
drivers of motor cars to be more care-
ful as to their speed limit on Bishop
street hill and other dangerous points
in town, as arrests are to be made and
fines imposed upon all violators, ir-
respective of who they are.
The Sanitary committee reported
an outside toilet on the Shoemaker
property on Curtin street in a very
unsanitary condition and the matter
was referred to the committee to have
the nuisance abated.
The Finance committee presented
the treasurer’s report showing a bal-
ance in the Bellefonte Trust company
of $1846.35. The committee also pre-
sented a U. S. treasury check for
$212.50, being six month’s interest on
$10,000 worth of Liberty bonds. Re-
quest was made for the renewal of
notes totalling $14,600, which was au-
thorized.
Bills to the amount of $2055.29
were approved for payment, after
which council adjourned.
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FRANK E. NAGINEY,
As he looked when Burgess of Bellefonte.
NAGINEY.—Frank E. Naginey, for
almost forty years prominently iden-
tified with the business and economic
life of Bellefonte, passed away at his ;
home on east High street at 2:25
o'clock on Monday morning, following
an illness of six weeks or two months. ;
Of late it had been known that his |
condition was serious but his many |
friends did not realize that his days
were numbered, hence were considera-
bly shocked over the announcement of
his death.
Frank Elliott Naginey was a son of
John and Mary Marks Naginey and
was born at Milroy, Mifflin county, on
July 30th, 1865, making his age 59
years, 1 month and 16 days. He was
educated in the public schools of his
home community, at the Bloomsburg
and Indiana State Normal schools,
graduating at the latter institution.
Shortly thereafter, or in 1886, he came
to Bellefonte and with William Camp,
of Centre Hall, engaged in the furni-
ture business under the firm name of
Camp & Naginey. They later added
undertaking to their business and
within two years Mr. Camp sold out
his interest to Mr. Naginey and for
thirty-six years, or until July 3rd,
1922, when he sold out to A. O. Bittle,
he conducted the business under his
individual ownership, building up a
large trade and finally purchasing the
building on Allegheny street where
his store has been located for many
years.
Public spirited he was always wil-
ling to take a chance in any enter-
prise that he believed would prove of
benefit to Bellefonte, and was one of
the prime movers in the organization
of the Titan Metal company, in which
he was largely interested at his death.
Twenty-five years ago he served one
term as burgess of Bellefonte and
later represented the South ward in
borough council. A Democrat in pol-
itics in recent years he aspired to
represent Centre county in the Legis-
lature but in 1920 was defeated at the
polls by Thomas Beaver and two
years later lost out at the primaries
to Miss Zoe Meek.
He was a member of the State Fun-
eral Directors’ association for many
years and treasurer of that organiza-
tion the past twenty years. He was a
member of the Bellefonte Lodge of
Elks, the Odd Fellows, Heptasophs,
Modern Woodmen of America, the
Royal Arcanum and the Nittany
Country club.
In 1893 he married Miss Eleanor
Shank, who survives with no children.
He leaves, however, two brothers and
two sisters, Robert and William Nag-
iney, Mrs. Foster Bell and Mrs. Jen-
nie Fahey, all of Milroy.
Funeral services were held at his
late home at 2:30 o’clock on Wednes-
day afternoon, conducted by Rev.
William C. Thompson, of the Pres-
byterian church, and Rev. Wilson P.
Ard, of the Lutheran church, after
which burial was made in the Union
cemetery.
Among those from out of town here
for the funeral were the following
mémbers of the State Funeral Direc-
tors’ association: Herbert W. Lourie,
president, Pittsburgh; W. Scott New-
comer, secretary, Pittsburgh; Elmer
Shelly, Lansdale; W. L. Dowler, Brad-
dock; William Rideby, Media; M. A.
Stevens, Altoona; Harry Weber, Phil-
ipsburg; Fred H. Keller, Philadelphia;
Fred B. Leavy, Clearfield; J. O. Gole-
man, Hughesville; Charles Lauer,
Lock Haven; C. M. Zellers, Montgom-
ery; William Gritner, Turbotville, and
J. C. Noll, Williamsport.
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HURD.—Howard G. Hurd, a broth-
er-in-law of James K. Barnhart, of
Bellefonte, died at his home at Jersey
Shore on September 3rd, following a
prolonged illness with stomach trou-
ble.
He was a son of Robert and Mary
Hurd and was born at Clintondale six-
ty-nine years ago. As a young man he
became interested in the manufacture
of fire brick and for a number of years
was superintendent of the Queen’s
Run fire brick plant at Farrandsville.
Later he became associated with
Fredericks, Monroe & Co., in the
building of a similar plant at Figart,
Clearfield county, which was later
taken over by the Harbison-Walker
Refractories company. Some seven
years or more ago his eyes became
affected and he became totally blind,
necessitating his retirement from bus-
iness, when he took up his residence
at Jersey Shore.
He married Miss Alice L. Barnhart, :
of Mt. Eagle, who survives with three
sons, Philip R., of Jersey Shore; Gil-
bert N., in Lock Haven, and Paul N.,
at home. Burial was made in the Ea-
gle cemetery, at Curtin, on Septem-
ber 6th.
steadfast member ever since.
his home at Centre Line on Monday
4 afternoon as the result of a general
breakdown, due to his advanced age.
He was a son of Daniel and Eliza-
beth Crider Beck and was born on the
farm where he spent his entire life,
on April 27th, 1843, hence had reach-
ed the age of 81 years, 4 months and
19 days. He attended the public
schools in his home district and when
he grew to manhood he assisted his
father on the farm until the latter
retired from active work when he took
over the old homestead and that had
been his home ever since.
When the Civil war broke out he
enlisted as a private in the 22nd
Pennsylvania cavalry and at the ex-
piration of his term of enlistment re-
enlisted in the 98th Pennsylvania vol-
unteers. He made a brave and gal-
lant soldier and when the war ended
he returned to the farm and peaceful-
ly went his way as a tiller of the soil.
In 1874 he was one of the organizers
of Halfmoon Grange and had been a
He was
the last surviving member of the Wil-
liam I. Furst Post, G. A. R, oi
Stormstown. He was a member of
the Lutheran church all his life and
‘he and his brother Isaac contributed
the ground where the présent Luth-
eran church and cemetery of Centre
Line are now located. In politics he
was a Repub!’ :an but one of that class
of citizens who preferred the man to
the party.
On December 24th, 1865, he married
Miss Emeline Musser, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Musser, of Harris
township, and seven children blessed
their union. Mrs. Beck died some
years ago but surviving him are four
sons, John Beck, of Philipsburg;
Clyde, of Loveville; Mahlon on the
home farm, and Harry, in the west.
Funeral services were held in the
Centre Line Lutheran church at 2:30
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon by
his pastor, after which burial was
made in the Centre Line cemetery.
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MURPHY.—Thomas J. Murphy,
who lived in Bellefonte some twenty
years while working as master me-
chanic for the old Central Railroad of
Pennsylvania, died at his home in
Jersey Shore last Thursday morning
following an illness of some weeks
with neuritis of the heart, aged 51
years. He came to Bellefonte about
1893 and since leaving here had lived
at DuBois and Jersey Shore, at the
latter place being employed as a ma-
chinist in the maintenance of way de-
partment of the New York Central
railroad.
He is survived by his wife, two!
daughters and one son, namely: Mrs.
Guy Barrett, of Jersey Shore; Mrs.
Stillman, of Nanty-Glo, and B. J.
Murphy at home. Funeral services
were held at his late home at one
o’clock on Sunday afternoon by Rev.
E. W. Byers, after which the remains
were brought to Bellefonte for burial
in the Union cemetery.
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WALLACE.—Word of the passing
of Miss Anne R. Wallace, of Philadel-
phia, was received by her friends here
with the greatest regret. Although
only known through her occasional
visits to Bellefonte and at the Nittany
Country club, her personality was
such as to leave an impression upon
those who had the privilege of her
friendship, of a rare spirit of sun-
shine and self-effacement, which al- |
ways gave happiness to others
through her keen wit and her inti-
mate knowledge of books, music and
poetry.
Miss Wallace died at the University
hospital, Monday evening, September
8th ,and was buried at Lewistown,
Wednesday, being survived by two
sisters, Mrs. J. P. Franciscus, of Ty-
rone, and Mrs. Cowper, of Buffalo.
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MAYES. Mrs. Louise Mayes, wife
of Russell Mayes, died at her home at
Howard on Wednesday of last week
following a brief illness. She was a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Bohn,
of Oak Hall, where she was born thir-
ty-six years ago. She was a member
of the Lutheran church and a devot-
ed wife and mother. In addition to
her husband she is survived by two
daughters; her parents and two sis-
ters. The remains were taken to
Boalsburg where funeral services
were held at 2:30 o'clock on Friday
afternoon by Rev. W. J. Wagner, bur-
ial being made in the Boalsburg cem-
etery.
Jimmy Murphy Killed.
Jimmy Murphy, the daring automo-
bile driver who won the Labor day
races at Altoona, met death on the
track at the fair grounds at Syracuse,
N. Y., on Monday, where he was one
of the contestants for the year’s na-
tional racing championship in a 150
mile race. Murphy's car crashed
through the wooden fence at one of
the curves in the track in the 138th
lap. He survived the accident long
enough to be taken to a Syracuse hos-
pital, but never regained conscious-
ness.
mm ——— ote me
——A freight car jumped the
track on the Lewisburg and Tyrone
railroad, a short distance bevond the
Titan Metal works, about nocntime on
Wednesday, blocking the track and
holding up the Lewisburg passeager
train in this place until late in te
afternoon. Both the maintenance of
way and work trains from Tyrone
were sent here to replace the car on
the track.
——It hardly seems possible yet it
is a fact that State College will open
her football season one week from to-
morrow with a game with Lebanon
valley on Beaver field. :
~ BECK.—Josiah Beck, a lifelong Liquor Law Violators Sentenced by
#4 farmer of Halfmoon valley, died at
Judge Henry C. Quigley.
Quite a number of liquor law vio-
lators appeared before Judge Quigley,
at a special session of court on Sat-
urday morning, plead guilty to the
charges against them and received
their sentence.
The first man up was Villary Ve-
hiard, of South Philipsburg, who plead
guilty to possession and sale. He
was given an alternative sentence of
paying the costs and $200 fine or
three months in jail, and he chose the
former after the court agreed to al-
low him three months in which to
make the payment.
Leslie Wands, of State College,
plead guilty to illegal possession and
was paroled for one year on condition
that he pay the costs within three
months.
Clayton H. Krebs, of State College,
plead guilty to illegal possession and
sentence was suspended upon the pay-
ment of costs.
William Hale and William Burns,
two of the men caught in the state po-
lice raid at Julian two months ago,
plead guilty to illegally manufactur-
ing and selling liquor and were sen-
tenced to pay a fine of one dollar,
costs of prosecution and imprisonment
in the county jail for a period of six
months. Two or three others caught
in the state policeman’s dragnet at
the same time have refused to plead
guilty.
John Kobel, also a liquor law vio-
lator, was sentenced to pay a fine of
$200 and costs.
John McCready Jr. and John Me-
| Cready Sr., plead guilty to the illegal
possession of liquor but the young
man told the court that he had never
sold a drop of liquor and was not at
home when his house was raided. He
admitted, however, that he had two
quarts of liquor in the house which
the raiding officers confiscated. Mr.
McCready Sr. told the court that he
also had two quarts of whiskey which
the officers confiscated. He stated
that his wife has not been well for
some time and a Philipsburg physi-
cian prescribed whiskey. That the
drug stores charged him $2.50 for
eight ounces, which was more than he
could afford to pay and that he had
purchased the two quarts from a wom-
an at a more reasonable figure. Sen-
tence was suspended in both cases
upon the payment of costs.
Walter Haines and Lucille Haines,
both of South Philipsburg, were
charged with illegal possession. The
court ordered a nolle pros entered
against Mr. Haines and suspended
sentence on Mrs. Haines upon the
payment of costs.
Elmer Mencer, charged by Frank
Balistrere, of Philipsburg, with oper-
; ating a motor vehicle without the con-
| sent of the owner, during which act
‘the truck was literally smashed to
pieces, entailing an estimated loss of
. $1200., The court, however, informed
: the prosecutor that he could not use
| the eriminal court to collect damages,
as such action belonged in the civil
courts. The court, however, advised
Mencer to go to work and see if he
couldn’t save some money and help
pay for the repairs on the trick.
Andy F. Rushnock, of Snow Shoe
township, was charged with operating
a motor vehicle with a license plate
transferred from another car. Andy
plead guilty to the charge, but told
the court that the only time he did so
was one evening when a member of
his family was taken suddenly ill and
he had to go to Snow Shoe for a doc-
tor. He had no license for his car
and the lamps on his truck were out
of commission, so he transferred the
license plates from his truck to the
car. He was arrested in Snow Shoe
after he had seen the doctor. Sen-
tence was suspended upon the pay-
ment of costs.
Mrs. Harry Miller, of near Boals-
burg, was charged with the sale of
liquor but refused to plead guilty.
The prosecutor was state policeman
Jesse P. King. Mrs. Miller told the
court that Mr. King cameé to her
house and asked for something to
drink, stating that he had been out
the night before, had a big time, and
needed something to fix' him up. She
told him she had nothing in the house
but sweet wine and he said that would
do. She gave him a quart of the wine
and when he offered pay she refused
to take it, stating that it was against
the law. While her back was turned
the man placed a dollar bill on a chair
and went out, returning later with a
search warrant and confiscating two
other bottles of wine. She was then
placed under arrest. The court em-
phatically stated that he was oppos-
ed to that method of securing evi-
dence against anyone and directed
that a nolle pros be entered against
the woman upon the payment of
costs.
Pletcher—Glenn.—Marion Pletcher
and Miss Esther R. Glenn, both of
Howard, were married at the Metho-
dist parsonage in Bellefonte, on Fri-
day of last week, by the pastor, Rev.
E. E. McKelvey. The young couple
will reside at Howard.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Glenn, of Curtin, and has
been assistant to her father in his
store at that place as well as helping
Harry Curtin, tax collector of Boggs
township. The bridegroom drives the
big milk truck from lower Bald Eagle
valley to Bellefonte and for the pres-
ent they will make their home with
his parents, at Howard.
Confer—Barnhart.—Ezekiel B. Con-
fer and Miss M. Isabella Barnhart,
both of near Bellefonte, were married
at the Methodist parsonage, on Tues-
day morning of this week, by Rev. E.
E. McKelvey, pastor. :
FOR THE LEGISLATURE,
WILLIAM H. NOLL.
To introduce William H. Noll, of
Pleasant Gap, to the voters of Centre
county, would seem to be a needless
formality, since he has so long been
prominently identified with its busi-
ness and public life.
When the county was $139,000 in
debt in 1911, he was elected to go into
the Commissioner's office to help man-
age affairs so that waste would be
stopped, the debt wiped out and the
tax burden of the people reduced.
In four years’ time the county debt
was paid and the taxes reduced to
four mills, the lowest rate that had
been levied since 1905.
All this was accomplished without
sacrifice of the necessity for progres-
sive public improvement and so faith-
fully did Mr. Noll keep in contact with
the people of the county and study
the needs of every community that
not a backward step was taken during
the time this unprecedented record
was being made.
As we have said above it would
Séem unnecessary to introduce Mr.
Noll to the voters of Centre county,
but another generation of them have
come on since 1919, when he retired
from public service and it is for their
benefit that we take this opportunity
to publish the following brief sketch
of his life,
William H. Noll
resident of Pleasant Gap,
township, his life.
cestors being among
settlers of Centre
Sprin
His Fi
: His . early
county. His
life was spent on the Tor yy
public and Normal schools, and at the
age of eighteen years he passed the
examination and followed the profes-
sion of teacher in our public schools
for four years, after which he took a
full ‘business course at a commercial
college in Painesville, Ohio, fitting:
himself for book-keeper, etc. On his
return from school he and his brother
Abner entered into the mercantile
business at Pleasant Gap, where he
still continues in business, Later he
added to this business that of lum-
bering, buying a saw mill and tracts
of timber which he operated success-
fully for eight years, during which
Hime hs renal managed a large
arm a easant Gap, own im-
self and brother. ® 98 by Yim
. Discovering an excellent vein of
limestone on their farm and, through
untiring efforts he succeeded in in-
teresting capitalists, and in 1905 or-
ganized what is now known as
“Whiterock Quarries,” one of the
most progressive and up to date lime
and stone companies in Centre coun-
ty, who have continuously employed
from 150 to 250 men and Mr. Noli has
continued to be one of its directors
“In 1910 hn od
n e organized and incorpor-
ated the Pleasant Gap Water oy
Co., which furnishes water for the
village of Pleasant Gap, as well as
numerous farmers near by.
In 1911 he was elected County Com-
missioner and re-elected in 1915. His
record as County Commissioner is be-
yond criticism, it being one of the
most successful and satisfactory
terms in the history of Centre county.
Mr. Noll has had the experience and
knows the needs of Centre county
and has the ability to represent the
entire county in the General Assembly
as it should be represented. He is a
practical business man (of no mean
caliber) who has a mind of his own
and would be a strong barrier against
all schemes that are devised by polit-
ical crooks and public parasites of all
parties to rob the tax-payers by var-
lous methods, now more or less in
vogue.
Mr. Noll has most emphatically de-
clared himself in favor of Law En-
forcement and will, if elected, square-
ly represent the people without regard
to partisan or personal interests. He
1s progressive, of a kindly and gener-
ous disposition, honest and upright in
all his dealings. (The poor man’s
friend). The voters of Centre county
will make no mistake in electing him
to represent them in the Legislature
at Harrisburg.
Whalen—Beezer.—The wedding of
William J. Whalen, son of Michael
Whalen, of Osceola Mills, and Miss"
Ruth Elizabeth Beezer, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Beezer, of
Philipsburg, was celebrated in Sts.
Peter and Paul’s Catholic church in
the latter place at seven o'clock last
Wednesday morning. Rev. Father
Stepher. McGarvey officiated at the
nuptial mass and the young couple
were attended by Ferdinand Beezer
Jr. and Miss Marjorie Mann, of Clear-
field. The ushers were Charles By-
ron, Edward Steinkerchner, Walter
Beezer and Fred Humphrey. Miss
Blanche Marin played the wedding
march and Miss Esther Myers sang
Ave Maria.
The bride wore a gown of orchid crepe
Elizabeth, embellished with beads
and a hat to match. She carried a
shower bouquet of bride’s roses, or-
chids and lilies of the valley. The
bridesmaid’s dress was of pale green
silk crepe with hat to match. She
carried a bouquet of Killarney roses.
A wedding breakfast at the bride’s
home followed the ceremony after
which the young couple left on a
wedding trip east. They will reside
in Osceola Mills where Mr. Whalen
conducts a confectionery store.