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Bellefonte, Pa., January 16, 1925.
PROVING THAT IT IS WORTH
A POUND OF CURE.
Pennsylvania’s death rate for 1924
was one of the lowest in the history
of the State. Statistics compiled by
Dr. Wilmer R. Batt, chief of the bu-
reau of vital statistics, show that the
1924 death rate was 12.5 per thousand
of population. In 1923, the rate was
13.3 per thousand.
During the year, a total of 115,000
persons died in Pennsylvania. That
figure is aproximately 7,000 less than
in 1923. The death rates from tuber-
culosis and diseases of infancy were
the lowest in the history of the State
in the past year.
Seventy-one persons in each hun-
dred thousand unit of population died
from tuberculosis of the lungs in 1924
as contrasted with 75 in 1923. The
1924 infant mortality rate was 80 per
thousand births. In 1923, the rate
was 88 so that 2,000 less babies died
from diseases of infancy in 1924 than
in the preceding year. Both the in-
fant mortality and the tuberculosis
rates have been cut in half in the last
eighteen years. In 1905, the tuber-
culosis rate was 130 while the infant
mortality rate was 167.
Contagious diseases which took a
large toll of deaths in former years
have now been robbed of much of their
terror, the death rate statistics reveal.
Typhoid fever, which killed off 4,000
persons in 1906 was responsible for
but 340 deaths in 1924.
The principal causes of death in
1924 were heart disease, pneumonia
and violence. These three causes of
death contributed approximately one
quarter of all the deaths in Pennsyl-
vania last year. The first two are re-
garded as more or less inevitable be-
cause people live longer now than they
did two decades ago.
“If we watch our step a bit more
carefully when traveling and do not
go so fast on high gear all the time,
the numbers of death from violence
will be materially decreased and we
will live longer.”
The deaths from violence include
automobile accidents, train collisions,
homicides and suicides as well as the
industrial mishaps that yearly take a
large toll of human lives. While as
yet, the total deaths by accident have
not been compiled, nevertheless, it is
expected that they will be on a par
with the 1923 figures when 7,200 per-
sons were accidentally killed.
The 1924 birth rate was 24 per
thousand of population. That figure
is about the same as the 1923 birth
‘rate. However, the net gain to the
population of the State will be great-
er because of the decrease in the num-
ber of deaths of infants.
One hundred and fifty thousand per-
sons were married in the past year on
licenses issued by the State. This
represents a rate of 16 per 1,000 of
population.
This marriage rate indicates =
healthful social condition. If, how-
ever, the averages of previous years
is to continue effective, ten per cent.
of all these marriages will be dis-
solved for one reason or another.
BOALSBURG.
Mpys. Hess, of State College, was a
visitor among friends in town last
week. :
Mrs. J. F. Zechman and Mrs. Frank
Ream have been confined to their
homes by illness.
Rev. and Mrs. Moyer visited among
members of the Reformed church, at
Pine Hall, last week. :
A number of professors from State
College enjoyed a dinner at the Tav-
ern on Monday evening.
Edward Woomer, of Shamokin, is
visiting friends about town, Boalsburg
having been his boyhood home.
Saturday evening Rev. Moyer will
conduct preparatory and installation
of officers in the Reformed church.
Mrs. R. B. Harrison, Mrs. Coxey, S. {
E. Weber and A. W. Dale transacted
business in Bellefonte on Thursday.
Mr. Nevel and family are occupy-
ing “the little brick” on Main street,
recently vacated by Roland Young and
family. :
There will be communion services
in the Lutheran church, Sunday, at
10:30. Preparatory service on Friday
evening at 7:30.
William Meyer went to Instanter
on Saturday to attend the funeral of
his son-in-law, William Sweet, whose
death occurred Friday, after a six
week's illness.
The Knights of Malta and their
families, with the local ministers and
a few Williamsport Knights, enjoyed
a banquet last Wednesday evening.
The I. 0. O. F. and Rebekahs banquet-
ed Wednesday evening of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Keller Mothersbaugh,
of Williamsport, and Reuben Stuart
and daughter, of Crafton, were in
town on Tuesday and Wednesday,
coming here for the funeral of Mrs.
Elizabeth Mothersbaugh. Friends
from Centre Hall, Bellefonte, Pleas-
ant Gap, Lemont and State College
were also in attendance.
Real Estate Transfers.
Charles C. Orndorf, et ux, to Fra-
ternity Rod and Gun Club, tract in
Haines township; $30.
Witmer Steel Co. to Joseph B. Ard,
tract in Haines township; $300.
L. F. Mayes, et ux, to the trustees
of the P. O. S. of A., tract in College
township; $350. :
Catherine E. Kemmerer to Mary B.
Conradi, tract in College township;
$1,000.
P. O. S. OF A. OFFICERS
INSTALLED.
Pennsvalley is what might be term-
ed a hotbed for Patriotic Order Sons
of America. Four camps in the valley
not only live and thrive but during the
past year have increased their mem-
bership over two hundred. Since the
first of January the officers elected for
the ensuing year have all been duly
installed by district deputy E. S. Rip-
i of Centre Hall. They are as foi-
OWS:
CENTRE HALL—JANUARY 2nd.
Past President, Alvin Floray.
President, C. T. Musser.
Vice President, Rossman Wert. |
Master of Forms, Reed Hackett.
tec Secretary, T. I. Smith.
Asst. Recording Secretery, T. L. Moore,
Financial Secretary, E. 8S. Ripka.
Treasurer, D. W. Bradford.
Chaplain, W. C. Heckman.
Conductor, E. W. Burkholder.
Inspector, Roy Searson.
Guard, Howard Emery.
Right Sentinel, P. H. White.
Left Sentinel, J. P. Condo.
Trustees, W. H. Bland, A. C.
Harry Frantz.
WOODWARD—JANUARY 3rd.
Past President, W. J. Smith.
President, H. S. Warntz.
Vice President, W. F. Boob.
Master of Forms, E. R. Miller.
Recording Secretary, W. R. Smith.
Asst, Recording Secretary, H. P. Long.
Financial Secretary, BE. H. Musser.
Treasurer, I. I. Orndorf.
Chaplain, D. J. Benner. |
Conductor, Frank Corman. i
Inspector, S. W. Haines.
Guard, IL. L. Haines.
Right Sentinel, C. E. Hackenberg.
Ripka,
Left Sentinel, ¥, P. Royer.
Trustees, J. W. Gisewite, Harris Stover,
W. F. Boob.
SPRING MILLS—JANUARY 5th.
Past President, W. Bright Bituer.
President, Harry Corman.
Vice President, Chas. Ripka.
Master of Forms, John Moser.
Recording Secretary, Jerry Albright.
Asst. Recording Secretary, J. G. Shook.
Financial Secretary, W. H. Hettinger. |
Treasurer, 8. L. Condo.
Chaplain, W. H. Smith.
Conductor, Simon Rote.
Inspector, Clair Boob.
Guard, Glenn Corman.
Right Sentinel, Garman Matter. 1
Left Sentinel, Jared Ripka.
Trustees, H. KE. Stover, Harry Corman,
C. H. Gould.
AARONSBURG—JANUARY 9th.
Past President, F, E. Boyer.
President, A. A. Auman.
Vice President, Glenn Kerstetter.
Master of IY'orms, N. E. Hazel. i
Recording Secretary, ¥F. W. Rachau. |
Asst. Recording Secretary, M. A. Stover. |
Financial Secretary, W. G. Rupp.
Treasurer, H. D. Krape.
Chaplain, Z. A. Weaver.
Conductor, L. E. Wance.
Inspector, Milford Hazel.
Guard, H. J. Stover.
Right Sentinel, 8. H. Wance.
Left Sentinel, Paul Keller.
Trustees, A. 8S. Musser, W. J.
C. Weaver.
Officers af Ladies Temples were in-
stalled by Mrs. Ripka, as follows:
CENTRE HALL—JANUARY 8th.
Past Templar, Mary Searson.
Noble Templar, Mabelle Shearer.
Vice Templar, Chestie Tressler. {
P'roplietess, Lena Lohr. !
Priestess, Leah Frazier
Guardisn of Records. Lydia Dradford.
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MILLHEIM—JANUARY 9th.
Past Templar, Martha Foote.
Noble Templar, Ruth Bailey.
Vice Templar, Helen Foote.
Prophetess, Olive Keen. ;
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Guardian of Records, Helen Cramer.
Guardian of Exchequer, Mary Haussinger.
Guardian of Finance, Ida Confer.
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Quier Portal, Margaret Keen.
Inner Portal, Sue Cable,
Pianist, Ethel Overdorf.
AMERICA FIRST.
From a sermon preached in -the National
Cathedral, Washington, D. C., by the Rt.
Rev. G. Ashton Oldham, D. D., Bishop
Coadjutor of Albany.
Not merely in matters material, bat
in things of the spirit. :
Not merely in science, inventions,
motors, and skycrapers, but also in
ideals, principles, character.
Not merely in the calm assertion of
rights, but in the glad assumption of
duties.
Not flaunting her strength as a gi-
ant, but bending in helpfulness over a
sick and wounded world like a Good
Samaritan.
Not in splendid isolation, but in}
‘Christlike co-operation.
Not in pride, arrogance and disdain
of other races and peoples, but in
sympathy, love, and understanding.
Not in treading again the old, worn,
bloody pathway which ends inevitably
in chaos and disaster, but in blazing a
new trail, along which, please God,
other nations will fallow, into the new
Jerusalem where wars shall be no
more.
Some day some nation must take
that path—unless we are to lapse once
again into utter barbarism—and that
honor I covet for my beloved Ameri-
ca.
And so, in that spirit and with these
hopes, I say with all my heart and
soul, “AMERICA FIRST.”
A Happy New Year for You and
Yours.
JOIIN H. CLARKE.
December 30, 1924.
RUNVILLE.
Thomas Kline is on the sick list.
Ellis Resides. of Mileshurg, called
at the home o. L. J. Hea. .1 on Mon-
day.
F. L. Shope visited at Bellefonte on
Sunday, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Watson.
Samuel and Glenn Lyon, of Lyon-
town, called at the home of Thomas
Kline, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Flick and son
Robert, of Bellwood, came down on
Friday evening and visited among
friends here and at Bellefonte, return-
ing home on Sunday afternoon.
Those from a distance whe attend-
ed the funeral of Mrs F. L. Shope
were Grant Shope, of Altoona; J. B.
Shope, of Monument; Mr. and Mrs.
William Murray, of Williamsport; Mr.
and Mrs. Clement Shope, of New
York; Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Flick and
son Robert, Eddie Gross, Mr. anc
Mrs. Earl Mong, of Bellwood; Miss
Lizzie Gummo, of Tyrone, and Mrs.
Clair Poorman, of Hornell, N. Y.
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