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Bellefonte, Pa, May 11, 1928
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ONLY DEER WITHOUT HORNS
CAN BE KILLED THIS YEAR.
Game Commission Rules That No
Bucks Shall be Shot. Other
Drastic Changes.
The State Game Commission, last |
Friday, announced that only doe deer
may be legally killed during the hunt- |
ing season of 1928, the bucks to be |
spared for propagation purposes. The
announcement states:
“There shall be no open season for |
male deer with visible antlers during
1928.
“There shall be a State-wide ‘open
season on antlerless deer of 50 pounds
or more, from December 1 to Decem-
ber 15. The killing of deer with vis-
ible antlers shall be punishable by a
fine of $100 for each animal.”
This is the first time in the history
of the State that bucks have been
protected and a general open season
declared on the female of the species,
and while the Commission has no
doubt acted in good faith because of
the large number of does in the
mountains and the alleged destruction
of farm crops, hunters are not overly
thrilled at the prospect of confining
themselves to does. They allege that
it- will rob the sport of all its zest
and thrills. Because of the large num-
ber of does most hunting parties will
be able to kill the limit in one day.
it will be almost like going into a
herd of cows and shooting down any
of the old cows. It will rob the
hunting of the matching of wits with
the agile buck, and there will be no
prideful racks of antlers to bring
‘home as a memento of the hunt.
However, the change from buck to
,doe is to be for the year only, and
the killing of doe may enable some
hunters who have never been able to
land a buck to get a mess of venison
for hig family.
In addition to the pronunciamento
‘on deer the Commission announced
some drastic rulings on the killing of
‘all kinds of game, limiting the hunt-
ing to three days a ‘week for certain
periods. The new regulations in full
‘are as follows:
“Bear—Open season from November
1 to December 15; hunting restricted
to. Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
each week between December 1 and
December 15. Last year’s season was
November 16 to December 15.
Ruffed grouse, pheasants, bob white
quail, woodcock, male ringneck pheas-
ants, grey, black and fox squirrels
—open season from October 15 to
November 30, with hunting restricted
t¢ Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
each week. Last year’s seasons were
November 1 to 15, excepting squir-
reils, whose season was November 1
to 30.
Cottontail rabbits and hares—Open
season, October 15 to December 15;
hunting restricted to Taursday, Fri-
day and Saturday of each weck be-
tween October 15 and Dezamber 1;
Rix-day hunting permitted in weeks
between December 1 and 15. last
year’s season was November 1 to 30.
- Raceoons—Open season from Octo-
ber 15 to November 30, six days each
week, ‘with the season’s bag limit 15
animals. Trapping restricted to No-
vember only. Last year’s season was
November 1 tv 13, with na bag limit.
The closed season of last year was
continued for ths year on Hungarian
partridges. For the purpose of re-
stocking, the commission also recent-
ly declared a three-year closed season
ou wild turkeys in Westmoreland,
Somerset and Fayette counties.
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Kiwanians Hear Splendid Talk on Boy
Life.
Guests at the weekly Kiwanian
luncheon, at the Brockerhoff on Tues-
day, included Kiwanian Wentzel, of
State College; Clyde E. Balzer, sec-
retary of the N. Y. C. Y. M. C. A, at
Jersey Shore; H. W. Leeger, of Ber-
lin, Germany; Rey. S. S. Mumey,
William Zeig, of New York, and Miss-
es Dorothy Wilkinson, Charlotte and
Mary Louise Walker, Betty Casebeer,
Caroline Brouse and Miss Matthews.
Secretary Blazer was introduced as
the speaker and taking as his sub-
ject “Boy Life,” he said boys need us
and we need the boys. Any program
that will draw us into a more mutual
regard and understanding is worth-
while. There should be more dad and
mother contacts. Promotion of Sun-
day school baseball ang basketball,
boy’s week observance, summer
camps-and Sunday school track and
field meets. Over half the children
spend their leisure time idling. One-
fifth of the young population attend
some form of commercialized recrea-
tion daily, such as moving pictures,
pool: rooms, etc. Encourage the boys
to live*in the outdoors.. Camping is
an education as well as recreation.
The outdoor life is a lure to character
building, health making and spiritual
uplift.
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. BAILEY.—Miss Nannie Bailey, a
representative of one of the pioneer
families in Ferguson township, died
at her home in Pine Grove Mills on
Friday evening. She had been in
poor health for several years as the
result of heart trouble and complica-
tions.
She was one of the fifth genera-
tion of the family in that section of
the county, her paternal ancestor
having founded the village of Bailey-
ville. Her parents were William H.
and Mary Glenn Bailey and she was
born on the well known Bailey farm
near Pine Grove Mills, March 12th,
1870, hence was 58 years, 1 month
and 22 days old. She was the seventh
child in a family of eleven children.
She was a lifelong member of the
Pine Grove congregation of the Pres-
byterian church, member of the Fa-
i dies’ Aid and both home and foreign
missionary societies. For thirty-cight
years she had been the teacher of the
young men’s Bible class in the Sun-
day school. She was a woman of
beautiful Christian character and it
gave her extreme pleasure to do a
kindness for anyone in need.
She never married but lived on the
old homestead with her brother un-
til 1922 when they quit the farm and
moved into a comfortable home in
Pine Grove Mills. Her survivors in-
clude one sister and three brothers,
Mrs. Mary Saucerman, of Baileyville;
J. Cal Bailey, of Millheim; Paul, of
Martinsburg, and A. S., with whom
she made her home.
Brief funeral services were held at
her late home at two o’clock on Mon-
day afternoon after which the body
was taken to the Presbyterian church
where the services were in charge of
her pastor, Rev. J. Max Kirkpatrick,
assisted by Rev. J. S. English. Bur-
ial was made in the new cemeter.
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RHOADS.—Mrs. Sarah E. Rhoads,
widow of the late George E. Rhoads,
died quite suddenly at her home in
Coleville, about six o’clock on Mon-
day evening, as the result of an at-
tack of angina pectoris. While she
had not been in the best of health
for a year or more her condition was
no worse than usual, on Monday. She
became ill in the afternoon and died
at the hour above named.
Mrs. Rhoads was a daughter of
Thomas and Esther Ann Perdue and
was born on the Perdue farm on the
mountain, in Benner township, on
October 24th, 1869, hence was in her
fifty-ninth year. She married George
Rhoads about thirty-six years ago
and all their married life was spent
in Coleville.. Her husband died in
February, 1924, but surviving her are
four sons, Albert, of Bellefonte; Wil-
bur, Leonard and Lee, all of Coleville.
She also leaves the following broth-
ers and sisters: Edward J. Perdue, on
the old farm in Benner township;
Mrs. John Dawson, of Halfmoon Hill;
Mrs. C. F. Tate, of Bellefonte; Mrs.
Bert Poorman, and Mrs. John Ross
man, of Benner township.
Mrs. Rhoads was a member of the
United Brethren church and her pas-
tor, Rev. Snyder, had charge of the
funeral services which were held at
two o’clock yesterday afternoon bur-
ial being made in the Union cemetery.
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STRONG.—Mrs. Agnes Strong,
widow of Eben Strong, died on Wed-
nesday afternoon at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Hoag, on north
Thomas street, Bellefonte, following
an illness of ten days with a compli-
cation of ‘diseases. :
She was a daughter of Henry and
Caroline Granger and was born at
Franklin, N. Y., on September 3rd,
1849, hence was in her seventy-ninth
year. All her life had been spent in
Franklin with the exception of a few
years of her early married life and
her winters in Bellefonte with her
daughter during the past eleven
years.
Her husband has been dead for
some years and her only survivors
are her daughter, Mrs. Hoag, and one
brother, James Granger, in Florida.
She was a member of the Congrega-
tional church all her life.
The remains will be taken to
Franklin, N. Y., today, where fun-
eral services and burial will be made
tomorrow afternoon.
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HUDSON.—Mrs. Mary Ann Hud-
son, widow of William Hudson, died
at her home in Philipsburg, on Sun-
day evening, as the result of a stroke
of paralysis sustained two weeks pre-
vious. >
She was a daughter of John and
Anna Harper and was born at Pine
Grove Mills on April 8th, 1837, hence
was 91 years and 28 days old. Prac-
tically all her married life was spent
in Philipsburg. Her husband died in
1919, but surviving her are four chil-
dren, Lee H. and Miss Emily S., at
home; Mrs. Effie Gearhart, of Salem,
Ohio, and Mrs. Robert Matley, of San
Jose, Cal. She also leaves one sis-
ter, Mrs. William Adams, of Phila-
delphia, who is 98 years old. Burial
was made in the Philipsburg ceme-
tery on Wednesday afternoon.
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YEARICK.—William Lester Year-
ick died at a hospital in New Orleans,
La., on Monday morning, following
an operation. When a boy he suf-
fered an injury to one of his legs and
though he had undergone several op-
erations he never recovered there-
from.
He was a son of J. Paul and Sadie
Yearick, and was born at State Col-
lege not quite twenty years ago.
Some years ago the family moved to
Martinsburg, Blair county, where
they have since lived. In addition to
his parents he is survived by four
brothers and two sisters. The re-
mains will be buried at Martinsburg
this afternoon.
CRISSMAN.—J. H. Crissman, a
former resident of Centre county,
dropped dead at his home in Clear-
field, on Tuesday night, after only a
few minutes’ illness.
He was a son of Adam and Sarah
Hudson Crissman and was born in
Mifflin county about seventy-nine
years ago. He moved to Snow Shoe
in the fall of 1860 and as a boy and
young man clerked in his father’s
store. Being an adept at figures he
became an accountant and for a num-
ber of years followed that vocation
at Port Deposit, Md. Later he lo-
cated in Philipsburg but a number of
years ago moved to Clearfield, retir-
ing from active work some years ago.
He married Miss Moilie Weaver, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George B.
Weaver, of Bellefonte. They had one
son, George Homer, who died several
years ago. His only survivors are
his wife, one sister and a brother,
Mrs. George Fravel, of Snow Shoe,
and W. Homer Crissman, of Belle-
fonte.
The remains will be brought to
Bellefonte this afternoon and burial
in the Union cemetery will be in!
charge of the Masonic fraternity, of
which he was a member.
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LINGLE Mrs, Rosetta May Lin-
gle, of near Colyer, died at the Geis-
inger hospital, Danville, on Thursday,
April 26th, as the result of an in-
ward goitre. Prior to her removal to
the Geisinger hospital she had been
a patient in the Centre County hos-
pital.
She was past fifty-five years of age
and in addition to her husband is sur-
vived by the following children: Mrs.
Susan Green, Calvin, Blanche and
Mrs. Margaret Everett, all of Penns-
valley. She also leaves five step-
children, William Lingle, of Milroy;
Mrs. George Glenn, of Bellefonte;
Mrs. Clyde Smith, of Boalsburg; Mrs.
Frank Lingle, of Centre Hall, and El-
mer Lingle, of Spring Mills, and these
brothers and sisters: John, Benjamin,
William, Elmer and Ezra Confer, of
Gregg township; Mrs. Mary Bedlyon,
of Yeagertown; Mrs. Sarah Klinefel-
ter, of Colyer, and Mrs. Nettie Smith,
of Centre Hall.
Burial was made in the Zion Hill
cemetery, near Colyer, on Saturday,
April 28th.
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CROTHERS.—Mrs. Everett Croth-
ers, formerly of Centre county, died
at her home in Washington, D. C., on
Sunday, after an illness of several
weeks with a complication of dis-
eases.
She was a daughter of Mr. and
Perry Moran and was born at Union-
ville 32 years ago. The first few
years of her married life were spent
in Altoona but of late she had lived
in Washington.
husband she is survived by one
daughter, Jean, aged 4 years. She al-
so leaves her father, living in Beilé-
fonte, two brothers and two. sisters,
Ralph B. and Harold E. Moran, and
Mrs. Homer Hall, all of Altoona, and
Mrs. Estella Nash, of Tobyhanna.
The remains were taken to Union-
ville where funeral services were held
at 1.30 o'clock on Wednesday after-
noon, burial being made in the Oak
Ridge cemetery.
—Warren L. Cobb, of Bellefonte,
Pa., has completed a study of “Bank-
ing Facilities in North Philadelphia
and Suggested Mergers,” for the Re-
search department of the Wharton
School of Finance and Commerce of
the University of Pennsylvania. Cobb,
who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. My-
ron Cobb, 250 W. High street, is en-
gaged in the final writing of his the-
sis, which is a requirement for gradu-
ation, each member of the Wharton
school’s senior class being obliged to
engage in original business research
before receiving his diploma. The av-
erage research of the type Cobb is
doing requires seven months, and is
made under the supervision of faculty
members and the heads of business
concerns.
—Funeral services for the late
George W. Rumberger were held in
the Methodist church, at Unionville,
at 2.30 o’clock on Saturday afternoon.
In addition to the family and rela-
tives, friends from Bellefonte, Phil-
ipsburg, Altoona, Huntingdon, Mount
Union and other places were present
to pay their last respects to a man
sincerely esteemed by all. The zerv-
ices were in charge of the pastor
Rev. R. R. Lehman, who was assist-
ed by Rev. M. C. Piper. Members cf
the Fleming lodge of Odd Fellows,
with which he was affiliated, officiat-
ed as pall bearers.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. Harrison Walk-
er entertained the younger set of
Bellefonte, Saturday night in celebra-
tion of the fourteenth birthday of
their elder daughter, Mary Louise.
—The beauty contest to be put on
in the second part of the Bellefonte
Academy minstrels, on May 24th, is
giving promise of being one of the
most attractive features.
—Go along with the big drive. Do
your bit. Your hospital is growing to
be an institution you can be proud of.
If you don’t believe it, go visit it and
be convinced.
—The Central Pennsylvania Gas
company will open offices within a
week in the rooms in Temple Court
formerly occupied by the State High-
way Department.
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—Charles E. Gates and family
moved, this week, from Bellefonte to
Hecla Park. .
In addition to her:
to Hospital Drive.
Seven members were present at the
regular meeting of borough council,
on Monday evening, the absentees be-
ing Messrs. Kline and Cunningham.
George Hazel, representing the
board of trustees of the Centre Coun-
ty hospital, appeared in person and
asked council for an appropriation to
the annual drive for the Centre Coun-
ty hospital, which will start tomor-
row. He stated that there is a deficit
of between four and five thousand
dollars in operating expenses, and a
mortgage of $30,000 on the plant. He
suggested $500 as an equitable
amount for council to appropriate.
The matter was referred to the Fi-
nance committee to consult with the
borough solicitor as to whether coun-
cil has the legal right to make such
an appropriation.
M. C. Carner, of Burnside street,
was present, and asked for a grade
for a pavement and also sewer con-
nections. Referred to the Street
; committee.
Harry A. Rossman made personal
, application for permission to erect a
i gasoline pump in front of his garage
on the corner of Allegheny and How-
ard streets. Referred to the Street
committee.
Clayton Witmer, of east Bishop
street, entered complaint about the
erection of a bill board on a vacant
lot near his property which entirely
destroys the view from his home.
Referred to the Town Improvement
committee.
Mr. Mignot reported to council that
ithe empty barrels, oil and gasoline
cans piled around the State highway
building, on Wilson street, are not
only unsightly but possibly a fire
hazard. President Walker referred
the matter to the Fire and. Police
committee with the suggestion that
the condition will probably be re-
moved if it is called to the attention
of highway officials.
The Street committee reported re-
pairs on various streets and also
that the oil for the streets is expect-
ed here next week. The committee
also reported the collection of $3.00
from the Pennsylvania Railroad com-
pany for work done on Railroad
street and $30.00 for a sewer permit.
The Water committee reported the
completion of the combined water
and sewer line on west Lamb street;
the collection of $29.00 on the 1926
water duplicate, $471.00 on the 1927
and $20 garage rent.
The Finance committee presented
the report of the borough treasurer
| showing a balance on hand of $4931.-
93. Request was also made for the
renewal of two notes totaling $2500,
which was authorized. The commit-
tee also presented the annual report
of the borough auditors which was
accepted and ordered printed for dis-
tribution. Ci
‘The Town Improvement committee
recommended that a permit be grant-
ed Edward Hartman for the erection
of a house on Logan street, and the
same was granted.
Mr. Badger called attention to the
Logan and Burnside streets and the
matter was referred to the Street
committee.
Bills aggregating $4273.97 were ap-
proved for payment after which coun-
cil adjourned.
Farm Horse Electrocuted by Live
Wire Near Spring Mills.
A horse owned by Bright Bitner, a
cuted in a peculiar manner, on Mon-
day. A broken service wire of the
West Penn Power company had fall-
en into a stream of water which flows
through his farm. The wire had been
broken by the snow storm of April
27-28. When repairs to the main feed
lines were completed down Pennsval-
ley so that the current could be
turned on the broken wire became a
live wire, but it was only of 110 volt-
age capacity.
On Monday afternoon Mr. Bitner,
riding one horse.and leading another,
rode into the stream of water in
which the wire was dangling. The
horse that was being led dropped
dead in its tracks as if it had been
shot. Mr. Bitner. knew the wire was
there and knew it was alive, and just
why he attempted to ford the stream
in such close proximity to the wire
has not been explained.
As soon as he realized the horse
was dead he notified the West Penn
Power company and told them he
would hold them financially responsi-
ble for the horse. In fact he left the
horse lying where it fell for the West
Penn Power company to remove, but
the latter refused to assume any li-
ability whatsoever. The entire force
of the company has worked from
twelve to fifteen hours a day in order
to restore service to all users and had
been unable to repair the broken
wire.
In this connection it might be add-
ed that it took the company until
Friday of last week to get their lines
open to every section of the county to
which their service extends.
—About eleven o’clock on Monday
night chief of police Harry Dukeman
caught two young men in the act of
attempting to force an entrance into
J. C. Jodon’s store, on south Water
street. They had a large screwdriver
and were trying to pry open the
front door. The young men, about
122 years of age, gave their names as
Charles A. Weber and W. A. Spring-
er, both of Akron, Ohio. They were
placed in the county jail to await fur-
ther investigation.
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Borough Council Asked to Contribute How the Telephone Company Met the
Big Storm’s Disaster.
How many patrons of the Bell Tel-
ephone company of Pennsylvania,
when they talked over their phone
this week, considered for a moment
the work that was done by the repair
and construction crews in the few
days following the big snow of April
27th and 28th to open up the lines of
cormunication, or the amount in dol-
lars and cents that it will cost to en-
tirely restore the service in the con-
dition it was prior to the storm.
As everybody in his gection knows
the storm broke in intensity about
eleven o'clock on the night of April
27th. By two o’clock on the morning
of the 28th all outside service was
broken. An hour later an emergancy
messenger was dispatched to Altoona
by automobile to notify the emer-
gency organization that Centre coun-
ty was completely isolated. The mes- ! th
senger reached Altoona between five | permanent condition.
and six o’clock, news of the disaster
was sent to Philadelphia and by sev-
en o'clock emergency crews were on
their way here.
One of the best pieces of work done
was by Mr. Bonnell and Mr. Musser
of the local office. They left Belle-
fonte at 3.30 Saturday morning to
push a circuit through to Tyrone by
way of Bald Eagle valley and by
three o’clock that afternoon, working
through the rain and snow and slush,
had one line open to Tyrone. By eight
o'clock Sunday morning most of the
towns in the county had communica-
tion with the oustide world, although
not all phones were connected up.
But this is not to be wondered at
when it is considered that 1100 tel-
ephones and 300 miles of toll lines
were out of service.
on the morning of May 2nd all the
toll lines had been restored temporar-
ily, and by six o’clock last Saturday
evening every one of the 1100 tele-
By ten o’clock
phones were in service. To restore
the service temporarily the company
used 1,200,000 feet of twisted pairs:
of insulated wire, forty reels of cable
and a carload of wire and other ma-
terial. In all seven carloads of ma-.
terial were received, most of it com-
ing in by express.
The emergency organization econ-
sisted of sixteen construction crews
from eastern Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey and Ohio, a total of cne hundred
men,
To make the work permanent will
require 500 new poles, about seven
car loads, four carloads of bare wire,
two miles of lead cable, 2 carload of
crossarms, brackets, ete. It is esti-
mated that it will take two months
or more to put the entire plant in a
But this will
be done without any material disrup-
tion in the service.
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—Thirteen members of the Belle-
fonte Lutheran church Brotherhood
motored to Williamsport, yesterday,
to attend the annual convention of
the Brotherhoods of the Susquehanna
Synod, of which Frank M. Crawford,
of Bellefonte, is vice president. The
list included Rev. C. E. Arnold, Frank
M. Crawford, Ward Fisher, J. M.
Garthoff, H. J. Hartranft, Robert
Forsbaugh, Harry Johnson, Herman
Hazel, Lawrence McClure, John A.
Finkbinder, Prof. Harry Schenck,
William Smeltzer and Horace Hart-
ranft. Sessions were held afternoon:
and evening with a church banquet.
at 6:45 o’clock.
MOTHER'S.
Full Line of Potted Plants
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BELLEFONTE, PA.
Phone 531, Day and Night
REMEMBER MOTHER
ON MOTHER’S DAY
No form of remembrance you
could choose could afford her
more pleasure than a bunch of
roses or carnations, or a flower-
ing plant, chosen from our col-
lection of choice floral offerings.
Let us know what kind of flowers
you want to give, and we’ll de-
liver them on time, with an ap-
priate card to indicate the iden-
tity of the sender.
HYACINTHS
GERANIUMS
4000 of ’em
FLOWERS
CARNATIONS
State Theatre
BELLEFONTES FINEST AMUSEMENT CENTER
EACH EVENING AT 6:15
-MISS CROUSE AT THE CONSOLE
WEEK AHEAD PROGRAM
SATURDAY MATINEE, MAY 12
Buck Jones in “Blood Will Tell”
This is a real western thriller, such as only Buck Jones makes.
BUT THE BIG IDEA: There will be a matinee for Children
only at 2:15, that will be a hospital benefit and WILL COST BUT
THREE OR MORE POTATOES as admission for each schooi
child; the Potatoes all go to the Hospital.
A prize of $2 cash for the largest Potato.
Matinee only.
REGULAR SHOW EVENING
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 15, 16
Mary Astor in “Dressed to Kill”
is a fine crook melodrama with many tense situations and human
interest to keep one on his or her toes.
the Big Successes of the year.
ALSO COMEDY and FOX NEWS
THURSDAY, MAY 17
Olive Borden in “Come to My House”
With Antonio Moreno this modern society drama,
ed by a beautiful girl, should give 100%
see it.
ALSO COMEDY
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, MAY 18 and 19
Tom Mix in a Good Western
All of Tom’s Westerns are good and this one will be a hummer.
Everybody likes this fearless actor and his great hoss and should
. be at the State to see their thrilling escapades.
ALSO COMEDY AND NEWS
This is for the
A sure fire hit. One of
daringly act-
satisfaction to all who