Deora Wat.
Bellefonte, Pa., January 21, 1927.
NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY.
——Miss Margaret Stewart was
hostess yesterday at a dinner of
twelve covers, given at noon at her
home on west Linn street.
——The Associated Business Men of
Bellefonte will hold their annual meet-
ing and be served with supper at the
Brockerhoff house, Monday evening,
January 24.
The third division of the Ladies
volunteer bible class of the Methodist
church, will hold a bake sale on Sat-
urday Jan. 22., at the Bellefonte Hard-
ware store.
——DLyman H. Smith, of Centre
Hall, who missed election as county
treasurer by only 873 votes, four
years ago, has announced his inten-
tion of trying again next fall.
——Herbert M. Beezer, formerly
local editor of the Requblican in this
place and for the past two years con-
nected with the staff of the New Era,
at Lancaster, has returned to Belle-
fonte to assume the management of
the Republican during the absence of
Secretary Charles E. Dorworth in
Harrisburg.
That western blizzard got
through to Centre county all right
reaching here on Friday afternoon and
by Saturday morning zero weather
again prevailed. It was cold all day
on Saturday and Saturday night and
while it moderated some on Sunday it
was not enough to relieve the chilli-
mess in the atmosphere.
——The New York Times, last
week, contained a notice of the an-
nouncement of the engagement of
Miss Gwenyth Ver Planck Bruyere,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Bruyere Jr., of Red Bank, N. J., to
+ John I. Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George B. Thompson, of Bellefonte.
No date was given for the wedding,
——Millheim has a housing prob-
lem that the Journal of that place
says is likely to become acute by April
1st. The town is growing so rapidly
in business opportunity that its hous-
ing facilities have not kept apace and;
already, a number of workers there
are compelled to live in nearby places
and ‘commute to their employment
daily. ’
——At the annual meeting of the
board of trustees of the Pennsylvania
State College, held in Harrisburg on
Monday evening, Judge H. Walton
Mitchell, of Pittsburgh, was re-elect-
ed president; J. G. White, of New
York, vice president, and W. G. Mur-
toff, of State College, treasurer, and
the new president of the College, Dr.
Ralph D. Hetzel, secretary.
——The general stagnation which
always succeeds the holiday season is
about over and all those anxious for
some good entertainment during the
evenings should try the Scenic. The
big programs of motion pictures
shown there are always worth seeing
and are not shown anywhere else in
Bellefonte. Movie fans who want to
Jee good pictures go to the Scenic and
it is only the regulars who see them
all.
: The breaking of an amonia
pipe on the refrigeration plant of the
Bon Mot, next door to this office, so
flooded our shop with gas, yesterday
afternoon, that all hands had to leave
their work just long enough to make
us miss our western mails. In con-
sgquence western readers of the
Watiehman will know how a trifling
axd uncontrollable accident can be the
eduse of serious delay in a newspaper
office.
The fame of the Bellefonte
&cademy has become s0 country-wide
that its foot-ball team has been in-
vited to play in California next
Christmas and tentative overtures
have been made to Head Master James
R. Hughes to take charge of a school
that wealthy Californians have sug-
gested building for him on the
Coast. Should such a project go
through it would not affect the Belle-
fonte institution. It is Mr. Hughes’
“first love,” and will continue under
his direction just the same.
——Wednesday’s steady rain re-
sulted in the customary January
breakup and a good portion of the
snow in the valleys and on the moun-
tains turned to water with the result
that the streams in the county are all
well filled, although so far there has
been no real danger of a serious flood.
But if all the rain which fell on Wed-
nesday had been snow the street com-
mittee of Bellefonte would have had
am opportunity to try out that two
thousand dollar scraper purchased by
bercugh council on Monday night.
,——In a talk at Pittsburgh, last
week, Dr. Ellen Potter, secretary of
public welfare under Governor Pin-
chot, and who is a candidate for ve-
appointment under the incoming ad-
ministration, stated that every peni-
tentiary building in Pennsylvania, in-
eluding those at Rockview, are obso-
lete. Just what kind of mansions Dr.
Ellen would like to see for housing
the State’s criminals she failed to
state, but we do know that many .an
honest, hard working man, who is pay-
ing taxes to help keep the law viola-
tors, are not nearly so well and com-
fortably housed as the 669 inmates at
Rockview penitentiary, all of whom
are assured of three square meals a
day and a well-heated, well-ventilated
place in which to sleep and pass the
time when not at work.
BOROUGH COUNCIL
BUYS A SNOW SCRAPER.
Other Business Transacted at Monday
Night’s Meeting.
Just six members were present at
the regular meeting of borough coun-
cil, on Monday evening, the absentees
being Mr. Brouse, who was ill at home,
and Mr, Badger, away on business.
There were no verbal communica-
tions and secretary Kelly presented the
following six names submitted by the
Logan fire company as members avail-
able for drivers for the pumper: J. T.
Storch, Ellis Hines, G. Max Gamble,
Robert M. Garman, Fred Love and
Arthur Boob.
The secretary also read an applica-
tion from Harry Dukeman for the ap-
pointment as chief of police for the
ensuing year.
The report of fire marshall Robert
E. Kline for the year 1926 was sub-
mitted and read by the secretary, as
follows:
To the Citizens, Fire and Police Com-
mittees, and Borough Council,
Sirs:
I wish to submit to you the following
report of the Fire Department of Bellefonte
for the year 1926:
During the year the Department respond-
ed to sixty (60) alarms (which is quite a
coincidence as it was the same number of
alarms as in 1925). They were divided in
two classes,
No. alarms in Borough.................. 49
No. alarms out of Borough............... 11
The alarms in the Borough are divided
into two classes:
General alarm (both companies respond-
ing)
Still Alarm
IDZYi pe aden vos ianitint oeaiihay ito Dik 13
Of these 49 alarms in the Borough 35
were extinguished by chemicals, 9 were ex-
tinguished by water and at 5 of them our
services were not required.
Although the Department responded to
the same number of alarms as in 1925 there
really was a decrease in the number in
Borough calls, there being four less than
last year.
The total value of property involved
WAS: assesernnreaersreneines.. $372,100.00
Total Amt. of damage was........ 21,030.00
This represents an approximate loss of
only 51% per cent of total property involved,
a decrease of slightly over 1 per cent. In
arriving at the above figures of losses we
only consider calls in which we had to
actually use either chemicals or water to
extinguish. Contents are not included, and
does not include out of Borough calls.
The Department used over 600 gallons of
Chemicals, laid 11,350 feet of hose, and
raised 428 feet of ladders.
The main factors in keeping the losses
down to a minimum are an efficient and
prompt Department, and I do not hesitate
to state that the efficiency and promptness
of Bellefonte’s Fire Department is a thing
we can all feel proud of. Where is there
a more loyal, efficient, courageous and self
sacrificing body of men? There are none,
and I feel proud to be their Marshall. Re-
gardless of weather condition, day or night,
they are always ready to respond to a call
for assistance, and their promptness is
truly remarkable.
Other factors which help keep down
losses are the proper use of chemicals, care
in useless destruction, and, most important
of all, good apparatus and equipment of
which we are justly proud.
I can assure you the men take a great
deal of pride and interest in their appa-
ratus, always keeping it spic and span, in
good working order and testing it regular-
ly.
In conclusion I wish to thank the Mem-
bers of Council for their loyal supprt of
the Department.
Wishing the Citizens, Couneil and Mem-
bers of the Department a Happy and Pros-
perous New Year, I am,
: Sincerely yours, :
ROBERT E. KLINE,
Fire Marshall.
Our hose is in excellent condition, there
being approximately 1250 feet in the
Undine Co. and 1400 feet in Logan Co.
making a total of 2630 feet of first class
hose in service.
The Street committee reported
cleaning streets and pavements.
The Water committee reported the
completion of the water line extension
on Reservoir hill, putting in a new
fire hydrant at corner of Spring and
Howard streets, and the collection of
$49.50 on the 1924 water duplicaie;
$459.00 on the 1925 and $2491.56 on
the 1926, a total of $3000.
The Finance committee reported
that the borough treasurer has a bal-
ance on hand of $5436.38, and also
asked for the renewal of notes totaling
$9,300, which was authorized.
The Fire and Police committee re-
ported a fire at the Frank P. Blair
property, on Spring street, on January
13th, at which the firemen did splendid
work.
Edward C. Cooke made his appear-
nce at this stage of the proceedings
and asked for a rebate on water taxes
on his building on Bishop street by
reason of the fact that two flats have
been unoccupied for about seven
months. He was informed that coun-
cil recently passed a resolution that no
rebate was allowed for less than a
vear because of the fact that buildings
always have fire protection.
Mr. Cunningham reported that bor-
ough engineer H. B. Shattuck would
make a survey of the Phoenix mill
property in the near future and defi-
nitely establish the lines of the tract.
Mr. Cunningham also reported that
have some repairs made to the public
building in the shape of paint and
papering and he suggested that the
council chamber also be freshened up.
The matter was referred to the Fire
and Police committee with power.
The Fire and Police committee rec-
ommended the election of the follow-
ing men as drivers for the two pump-
ers: The Logans—J. T. Storch, Ellis
Hines, Robert Garman and Arthur
Boob. The Undines—Walter V.
Smith, Basil Doll, Charles Saxion and
the Logan fire company would like to
Ralph Moerschbacher. All were elect- GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY
ed.
The committee also recommended
the re-election of Robert E. Kline as |
fire marshall. There being no other
names presented he was elected.
Regarding the application of Harry
Dukeman for election as chief of po-
IS NIPPED IN BUD.
mn
Man Who Planned Escape Given Long
Term in Penitentiary.
A proposed jail delivery planned for
lice for the ensuing year the Fire and (the Centre county jail, on Sunday
: es | afternoon, was nipped in the bud by
Police committee reported that when | sheriff E. R. “Taylor, who confronted
the police were elected a year ago it
was for as long as their services
proved satisfactory and it was not
deemed necessary to re-elect again
this year.
On motion the president of council,
Mr. John S. Walker, Mr. Reynolds,
burgess Hard P. Harris and the
borough solicitor were designated as
delegates to attend the annual con-
vention of the Association of Boroughs
to be held in Harrisburg on Tuesday
and Wednesday of next week
It was at this juncture that Charles
F. Beatty made his appearance and
stated to council that upon the recom-
mendation of most of the members of
council who had witnessed a demon-
stration given by him some weeks ago
of a snow scraper he had gone ahead
and ordered one. He now had it on
hand and desired to know if council
was going to take it. Mr. Emerick,
who was the only member of the
Street committee present, stated that
at the time of the demonstration every
member of council who witnessed it
gave Mr. Beatty assurance that they
would favor purchasing a scraper and
authorized him to order one. Mr. Cun-
ningham stated that in justice to him-
self he wanted to say that he had not
joined in the authorization, but that
he had said if the Street committee
would come before council with a rec-
ommendation that a scraper be pur-
chased he would not oppose it. Presi-
dent Walker asked what the scraper
would cost and was told a little more
than two thousand dollars. He then
stated that he had heard the proposi-
tion discussed by a number of proper-
ty owners who were opposed to the
scraper because it would pile the snow
along the sides of the streets and in
the gutters, and he suggested holding
the matter over until a full meeting
of council was present. Mr. Emerick
stated that he would be away during
the next two meetings of council and
favored settling the matter at once.
He further stated that the entire
Street committee was in favor of he
purchase and he then made a motion
that the scraper be bought. The mo-
tion was seconded by Mr. Reynolds.
It was put to a vote and carried by a
majority of those present.
Bills approximating $2,300 were ap-
proved for payment after which coun-
cil adjourned.
Don’t Miss This.
All next week the ladies of Cen-
tre county, and the men as well, will
have an opportunity of learning how
to fashion many new and novel things
from crepe paper.
As announced elsewhere in this
paper Mr. H. E. Clevenstine, proprie-
tor of the City bakery, on south Alle-
gheny street, has secured Miss B. C.
Anderson, art demonstrator for the
Dennison Paper Co., of Philadelphia, to
spend all of next week in his store
teaching any who cares to learn the
knack of getting many useful and
ornamental results out of crepe paper.
Miss Anderson is here now instruct-
ing a few assistants and next Monday
afternoon will welcome you at the
City bakery. Every afternoon and
evening during the week she will con-
tinue the demonstration.
Practical articles such as lamp
shades, hats, caps and dresses can be
made from crepe paper when you
know how. And there are so many
unique and pleasing decorative designs
for church sociables, parties, picnics
and other social functions that can be
made from it that you should not fail
to take advantage of the free oppor-
tunity to learn how that the City
bakery will extend to you next week.
There will be no charge and the in-
vitation is extended to every body to
call any afternoon ¢r evening next
week.
Alleged Murderer Removed from Jail
to Hospital.
George Kosut, alleged murderer of
Peter Jeiz, in a drinking bout near
Philipsbug on New Year's day, was
removed from the Centre county jail,
on Saturday morning, and taken to
the Centre County hospital by order
of the court for treatment for a badly
infected thumb. It will be recalled
from the article published in the
Watchman two weeks ago that in the
altercation between Kosut and Jeiz
‘the latter bit Kosut’s thumb, which
was the latter's excuse for hitting him
on the head with an axe inflicting an
injury which caused his death.
Since his arrest and incarceration in
the Centre county jail Kosut’s thumb
has become badly infected and his arm
considerably swollen, and in order that
he might have the proper treatment
Judge Keller, on Saturday, made an
order transfering him to the hospital
where he will be a patient at the ex-
pense of the county, and under con-
stant guard by men selected for that
purpose by the sheriff, until such time
as his thumb heals to that extent that
he can be returned to jail.
It is understood that Kosut is willing
to plead guilty to- voluntary man-
slaughter, and his plea will likely be
accepted when he is able to appear in
court.
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For Rent.—Two one car garages
near the station. Inquire at this office.
the ringleader, Oscar Lucas, on Satur-
day evening, with facts in his posses-
sion and the latter finally owned up
and confessed the plot.
Ever since Lucas’ arrest in Decem-
ber on the charge of robbing two taxi
drivers he has been kept locked up in
a cell by himself, only being given the
run of the jail corridors on Sunday
afternoons for exercise. Last week
the sheriff learned through under-
ground channels in the jail that a plot
had been hatched by Lucas to pull off
a general jail delivery on Sunday
afternoon, so taking time by the fore-
lock he went to Lucas’ cell on Satur-
day evening and accused him of the
conspiracy. The latter at first denied
the accusation but after the sheriff
convinced him that he knew what he
was talking about he broke down and
confessed.
According to Lucas’ statement the
delivery was to have been pulled off
late Sunday afternoon when the sher-
iff went into the jail to lock him in :
He had planned to hit the |
his cell.
sheriff on the head with a cake of soap
in the toe of a stocking, hoping to
knock him out with the first blow.
Then he was to take the keys, release
any other prisoners who wanted to £20
along and make a getaway. The soap
and the stocking were found in Lucas’
possession and were confiscated by the
sheriff.
Lucas also told the sheriff that most
of the money he had stolen in his taxi
holdups and in the robbery of the Pot-
ter-Hoy hardware store he had left
at home. The total amount stolen was
$117.50. Out of this he had spent
about $20, having bought a pair of
galoshas for his sweetheart, a pair of
shoes and galoshas for himself as well
as neckties, etc. On Sunday morning
the sherff went to the home of Lucas’
mother and demanded the money but
she denied having it. Later, however,
a sister of Lucas went to the jail and
turned over $60 which she claimed to
have found hidden behind a picture
at home. The sheriff, however, is not
satisfied with that amount and insists
that all the money must be returned.
Lucas was brought into court at
eleven o’clock yesterday morning and
plead guilty to five indictments, plot-
ting an attempt to break jail Janu-
ary 16th, robbing the Potter-Hoy
hard-ware store on December 6th,
holding up and robbing Harry K. Re-
sides, of State College, on December
12th, robbing the Whiterock Quarries
office on December 8th and holding up
and robbing Salvatore Morasco, of
Lock Haven, on December 11th. Lucas
had been paroled from the county jail
on November 10th after serving a por-
tion of a year’s sentence for larceny.
In pronouncing sentence Judge Kel-
ler told the young man that he could
send him to the penitentiary for a
maximum of sixty-eight years but
would sentence him on only one in-
dictment, that of holding up and rob-
bing Harry K. Resides. On that he
sentenced bim to pay the costs of
prosecution, pay a fine of one thous-
and dollars and imprisonment in the
western penitentiary for not less than
ten nor more than twenty years. On
the other four indictments sentence
was sespended pending the man’s be-
havior after he is released from the
penitentiary.
Operating Force to be Reduced at
Bellefonte Aviation Feld.
Now that the Bellefonte aviation
field has been reduced in rank to a
semi-terminal the Postoffice Depart-
ment has ordered a reduction in the
operating force effective February
first. The men whose services will
be dispensed with at that time are
John Woods, David Newcomer, Wil-
liam Smith and Arthur Trushinski.
This will leave six men in charge, and
there is hardly likely to be any fur-
ther reductions as leng as the govern-
ment operates the air mail, which will
be until July Ist.
The awarding of contracts for the
carrying of the airmail will take place
in the near future, and of course it is
impossible to predict what may event-
ually happen te the Bellefonte field
when the planes are operated by a
contractor. Since the high power
planes have been put in use, and Belle-
fonte cut off of the mail schedule, no
regular stops are scheduled for Beile-
fonte, but even so about sixty per
cent. of the planes do stop here for
oil and gas, especially the west-bound.
Last Saturday afternoon pilot Wil-
liam Hill, eastbound from Cleveland,
was forced down in a blinding snow
storm at Aristas, near Ashland, be-
cause of a low gas supply, and though
he escaped serious injury his plane
was completely wrecked. When he
passed over Bellefonte employees at
the aviation field sent up two flares
warning him to come down because of
the storm in the eastern part of the
State but he evidently failed to see
the signal. They also had Sunbury
send up two flares but he missed those
also, and continuing on his journey
was finally forced down at Aristas be-
cause his motor went dead.
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——Capt. C. T. Fryberger, of Phil-
ipsburg, celebrated his 83rd anniver-
sary last Saturday, and is still enjoy-
ing splendid health.
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—John E. Payne has been in Harris-
burg this week for the Farm Products
show and seeing the inauguration.
—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Runkle have
had as a January guest, at their home on
east High street, Mrs. M. H. McKenney, of
Philipsburg.
—Mrs. H., P. Schaeffer and Mr. and Mrs.
George A. Miller drove to. Mackeyville, a
week ago, spending the day there as guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gardner.
—Miss Bunting, of Lansdowne, was in
Bellefonte Tuesday, stopping here en-
route to the Pacific coast for a short visit
with her sister, Mrs. Gregg Curtin.
—Mrs. George Kerstetter, of Harrisburg,
was in Bellefonte for one of her occasional
week-end visits, being a home guest of her
sisters. Mrs. H. C. Yeager and Mrs. Geis-
inger.
—Miss Erie Decker, a student at Nenn
State, entertained her girlfriend, Miss
Chase, also a student at State, on Monday
night at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. G. Decker, on High St.
—Mrs. Louis Carpeneto, who had been
a surgical patient in the Clearfield hospi-
tal for seven weeks, is now convalescing
at her home on south Allegheny street,
having been brought to Bellefonte Satur-
day.
—Miss Agnes Shields went over to Al-
toona, Friday, where she was joined by her
sister, Miss Theresa Shields, of Philips-
burg hospital, for an over Sunday visit
with their cousins, the Klesius and Snyder
families.
—Miss Ida Grossman and her mother
Mrs. Joseph Grossman, who left Bellefonte
several years ago to make their home in
Williamsport, have now moved from there
to Flemington, where they will be tempor-
arily located.
—Mrs. H. K. Allison has returned to her
home in the Keystone apartments follow-
ing her annual visit with her daughter
in Chicago. Mrs. Allison divides the timc
between Chicago and her daughter, Mrs.
Earl Kline, of Bellefonte.
—Mrs. Harry Keller and Mrs. Thomas
Beaver were motor guests of Mrs. Charles
E. Dorworth on a drive to Harrisburg
Tuesday. The women went down to join
Judge Keller, Mr. Dorworth and Mr. Beav-
er for the inaugural ball Tuesday night.
—Wilbur H. Baney, manager of the
Nittany shoe store in this place, will leave
tomorrow or Sunday for Washington, D.
C., where he expects to spend several days
attending the convention of the Retail
Shoe-Dealers Association of the United
States.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Seel, of Paxtang,
sailed January 8th for their annual winter
trip to Europe, it being their custom for
several years to spend the late winter and
spring traveling abroad. Mrs. Seel is per-
haps better known here as Miss Jennie
Fauble.
—Mrs. Mary Kohn, of Tyrone, spent sev-
eral days last week in Bellefonte, a guest
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Miller, at their
home on Bishop street. Mrs. Kohn stop-
ped here enroute to Williamsport, where
she expected to make an extended visit
with relatives.
—Mr. and Mrs. Harry N. Murtorff’s re-
cent house guests included Mrs. W. GQ.
Conley of Wilmerding and -Mr.- and Mrs.
Ross Clapper of Altoona, the party being
entertained in celebration of Mrs. Elizabeth
Robb’s birthday. Mrs. Robb is Mrs. Mur-
torff’s and Mrs. Conley’s mother.
—James H. Potter, head of the Potter-
Hoy Hardware Co. spent the fore part of
the week in Pittsburgh. He was aeeom-
panied by Miss Irene Gross, who is in
charge of the store's china department, and
went to inspect an exhibit of chinaware
that is being made in Pittsburgh this week.
—Mrs. M. C. Breese arrived here from
Downingtown, Monday evening, called to
Bellefonte by the illness of her sister, Mrs.
George I. Harris, who has been a patient
in the Centre County hospital sinee her
fall two weeks ago. While Mrs. Harris is
no worse her condition is not improving
as rapidly as the family might hope for.
—Mr. and Mrs. John Kocher, very proin-
inent among the young, progressive farm-
ers of west Ferguson township, drove
down from Fairbrook, Friday, and spent
the afternoon attending to some business
matters in Bellefonte. Mr. and Mrs. Koech-
er are both radio enthusiasts and through
this means keep in constant touch with
all the doings of the outside world.
—Miss Augusta Merriman, of New York
City, was among the early January visitors
in Bellefonte, having come to spend some
time with her mother, who is here for the
winter, at the home of Mrs. John Blanch-
ard. Another daughter of Mrs. Merriman,
Mrs. Hoey and her two children, are win-
ter residents here, occupying an apart-
ment in the Landsy Annex, on Spring St.
—Mrs. G. C. King and her brother, James
Krape, both of Spring Mills, passed
through Bellefonte, Friday, on their way
to Johnstown, where they were going to
attend the funeral of their nephew, a six-
teen-year-old lad, whose death was the re-
sult of over work in his studies. Mrs.
King and James remained in Johmstown
with their brother and his family for the
week-end.
—Major H. Laird Curtin, in command of
the 52nd Machine Gun Squadron, went
down to Harrisburg, on Monday afternoon,
to participate in the inaugural parade
Tuesday morning. He was accompanied by
his two coror sergeants, James Bower and
George Furey, who carried the Squadron
colors in the division of the parade de-
voted to the massed colors of all units of
the service not participating.
—The Misses Mary and Henrietta Biitts,
of Philadelphia, sailed on Wednesday from
New York on the 8. 8S. “California” with
the Clark!s seventh cruise around the
world, expecting to be gone 121 days.
The cruise is from New York south
through the Canal to California, thence to
Honolulu and on to the Orient. The Misses
Butts are members of Mrs. Callaway’s
party which she has secured and will ac-
company on the cruise.
—Mr. and Mrs. 8S. M. Hess, of College
township, spent last Saturday afternoon in
town doing some shopping and visiting
relatives here. All of their children,
Ernest, Sarah, Phyllis and David came with
them and we presume that was too much
for Grandfather Newton E., to resist so he
came along too. He said his object was to
get a new tropLy that had been sent on to
him by his taxidermist, but we know
grandfathers pretty well and the object
was just to be with that quartet of inter-
esting little folks.
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' Annual Meeting of Bellefonte Trust
Co. Held on Tueday.
The annual meeting of the stock-
holders of the Bellefonte Trust com-
pany was held on Tuesday. The pres-
ent members of the board of directors
were re-elected, namely: Col. J. L.
Spangler, A. C. Mingle, A. R. MecNitt,
C. Y. Wagner, J. L. Seibert, W. J.
Emerick, F. L. Wetzler, L. H. Me-
Mullen and N. E. Robb.
The board of directors organized by
electing Col. J. L. Spangler, president;
A. C. Mingle, vice president; N. E.
Robb, secretary, treasurer and trust
officer; Earl S, Orr, assistant secre-
tary and treasurer, and Helen R. Wil-
liams, assistant treasurer,
The report of the auditors for the
year ending December 31, 1926, was
read by M. L. Altenderfer and unani-
mously approved.
A special report of the board of di-
rectors was read by N. E. Robb, treas-
urer. This report was read at this time
to show what has been accomplished,
under the present management, since
January 1, 1919, to January 1, 1927.
In the past eight years very gratify-
Ing and substantial gains have been
made in every department. The busi-
ness has increased steadily by reason
of the hearty co-operation of its
depositors, stockholders, officers and
employees.
The trust department shows a rapid
growth. It is evident that individuals
are making their wills and naming
the Bellefonte Trust company their
executors to settle their estates. The
individual executor, administrator,
guardian, ete., is rapidly being re-
placed by trust companies.
The savings department also shows
a marked increase, which is an indi-
cation that the people of this com-
munity are a thrifty, conservative
class of citizens.
The meeting of the stockholders was
followed by a banquet held at the
Brockerhoff house. M. A. Landsy,
proprietor, served a very delicious
meal to eighty stockholders and
guests.
The speaker was John DeM. Wertz, a
representative of the First National
bank of Pittsburgh. He gave a very
interesting and practical talk on the
subject: “Relations of the Stock-
holders, Officers and Employees of a
Bank to the Communtiy.”
The music was furnished by the
orchestra of St. John's Reformed
church, Bellefonte.
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Centre County Well Represented at
State Products Show This Week
Centre county has been well repre-
sented at the State farm show, in Har-
risburg this week. The ten members
of the lamb club had thirty lambs on
exhibition, each member sending down
a pen of three. The members are Roy
Homan, State College; Floyd Weight
and Harry Emil, Bellefonte; Roy Sun-
day, James Campbell and Donald
Campbell, Pennsylvania Furnace;
Clarence Hoy, Bellefonte; George
Luse, Centre Hall, and Charles Harter,
Nittany.
Four hundred bushel an acre potato
growers of the county all had exhibits
of their tubers at the show. They
were Clarence Hoy, of Bellefonte; L.
G. Peters and J. Milo Campbell, of
Pennsylvania Furnace; Edwin Dale
and C. L. Goodling, of State College,
and A. C. Kepler, of Pine Grove Mills.
In addition to county farm agent R.
C. Baney Centre county was repre-
sented at the show by E. H. Zeigler,
of Madisonburg; H. E. Hennigh and
wife, of Spring Mills; Paul Vonada,
of Aaronsburg; Thomas Beaver, John
B. Payne and J. R. Hartle, of Belle-
fonte; Miles McClellan, of Linden
Hall; George Peters and Clarence
Weaver, of Port Matilda; J. Will
Mayes and Leonard Confer, of How-
ard; Waldo Homan, of Oak Hall; A.
C. Kepler and J. G. Miller, of Pine
Grove Mills; W. T. Colyer, of Centre
Hall; Samuel Everhart, Homer Grubb,
John Stover, John Miller and S. M.
Wasson, of State College; C. M. Tros-
tle, of Pennsylvania Furnace, and A.
G. Hagyard, of Philipsburg.
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Veterans, How About Your Insur-
ance?
President Coolidge has issued a
proclamation fixing the week of Jan.
31 to Feb. 7 as the time when every
effort should be made to induce veter-
ans of the world war to revive their
government insurance if they have
permitted it to lapse.
All can be reinstated during that
week by merely paying two monthly
installments, and those desiring re-
instatement can get all the necessary
information by writing to the Bureau
of War Risk Insurance, Washington,
D.C. :
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——Last Thursday evening a Belle-
fonte young lady went to the Moose
theatre and broadcast the fact that
she had lost her dag. One of the
listeners-in heard the announcement
and the dog was returned the next
day.
——Stuart Musser has rented the
D. M. Kline farm on the highway,
near Axe Mann, and Fred Corl, the
present tenant, will move to the Clyde
Jodon farm near Nigh bank.
Bellefonte Grain Markets.
Corrected Weekly by C. Y. Wagner & Co.
Wheat - - - - - . _8130
Rye . nmr Cw wiitie 5. 90
Oats wife be Glietiiien] mite 40
Corn ell wT wt Cw 85
Barley CR - od 70
Buckwheat - - - - - 90