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Bellefonte, Pa., March 1, 1929.
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PATIENTS TREATED
AT COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Miss Grace Johnson, a student
nurse at the hospital, who was re-
ceiving medical treatment, was dis-
charged on Monday of last week.
Austin Keith, of Bellefonte, was
discharged on Tuesday of last week
after undergoing surgical treatment.
Philip Walker, of Liberty Twp.,
a surgical patient, was discharged on
Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Harry Jones, of Bellefonte,
was discharged on Wednesday of last
week after undergoing surgical treat-
ment. |
Mrs. Wilbur Tressler, of State Col- :
lege, was admitted on Wednesday of
last week for surgical treatment. }
Mrs. James Kelley, of Coleville, was
admitted on Wednesday of last week
for surgical treatment.
Mrs. Laverna Gross, of Centre Hall, '
who had been a surgical patient, was
discharged on Thursday of last week.
Albert Cohen, a resident of Chica-
go, and a student at Penn State, who |
had been a surgical patient for the
past nine weeks, was discharged on
Friday.
Algy Henderson, of Bellefonte, a |
medical patient for the past seven
weeks, was discharged on Friday.
Miss Catherine Emel, of Pleasant
Gap, was admitted on FriGay for
medical treatment.
Mrs. Maud Harm, of Snow Shoe,
was admitted on Saturday for surgi-
cal treatment.
Allison Stine, of Bellefonte, was
admitted on Saturday for surgical
treatment.
James A. Stewart, 2-year-old son
of Harvey Stewart, of Bellefonte, was ,
discharged on Saturday after receiv-
ing surgical treatment.
David Gross, eight-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gross, of Axe
Mann, a surgical patient, was dis-
charged on Saturday.
Mrs. Walter Gherrity and son, Pat-
trick Francis, of Bellefonte, were
discharged on Saturday.
Miss Violet Bethlehem, aged 9
years, a surgical patient for the past |
eight weeks, was discharged Satur- |
day. |
Mrs. John Boal, of Bellefonte, was |
admitted on Sunday for medical
treatment. i
Mrs. Miles Stewart, of Bellefonte, |
was admitted on Sunday for medical
treatment. |
Edward Gilliland, of State College,
was admitted on Sunday for surgical
treatment.
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——20% off on all lamps.—West |
Co. 9-1t.
ee eee.
Centre County Library and Book-
mobile.
A communication from Hon. Fred-
erick A. Godcharles, director and
State librarian, and Miss Anna |
MacDonald, assistant librarian, con-
veys the information that the regional |
Grange meeting for Blair, Hunting-
don and Centre counties will be held
in the junior fraternity building,
Pennsylvania avenue, Tyrone, on
Thursday, March 7th.
One of the topics of the open meet-
ing will be the county library. Miss
Evelyn Matthews will present the
program and have on display the
State library’s demonstration, Book-
mobile, which will be on exhibition
during the morning and afternon
sessions.
The Grange extends an invitation
to all persons interested to take part
in the discussion of the .county li-
brary, thus offering an excellent op-
portunity for a thorough presentation
of the plan. The county library pro-
ject is of untold value to the country,
too large for any one group or in-
dividual to inaugurate separately.
Only by a combination of forces,
working heartily together, may this
great boon be established.
Will you plan to attend and partic-
ipate in this meeting.
HELEN E. C. OVERTON,
Pres. County Conference.
Woman’s Club Met Last Monday
Evening.
The Bellefonte Woman’s club met
in the director's room of the High
school building last Monday evening,
with a very good attendance.
After reports of the various com-
mittees and a general discussion of
the desirability of having a “clean
up” week this spring, Dr. Robert
Mills Beach gave a most interesting
talk on “The American Citizen.” His
views on the elasticity of the Monroe
Doctrine and the tariff were especial-
ly illuminating.
{ month and 7 days.
‘to Lock Haven for burial in High- |
MACKIE.—Rev. Archibald E.
Mackie, who for six years past had
been pastor of the Methodist church
at State College, died at the Williams-
sport hospital, on Sunday evening,
following an illness of some weeks
with a complication of diseases.
He was born in Clearfield county
forty-one years ago and after attend-
ing the public school there entered
Dickinson Seminary where he gradu-
ated in 1914. He was admitted to
the Central Pennsylvania Methodist
conference in 1916 and left without
appointment for a year’s course in
Ohio Wesleyan University. In 1917 he
was assigned by the conference as
pastor of the Llyswen Methodist
church, at Altoona, where he was lo-
cated three years. From Altoona he
was sent to St. Paul’s church, Dan-
ville, where he remained until his
transfer to State College in 1923. His
work at State College resulted in a
wonderful growth of the church and
a student pastor was appointed to as-
sist him.
While at Altoona he married Miss
Blanche Lamberson, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Alexander Lamberson, of
Juniata, who survives with two chil-
dren, Mary P. and Margaret. He al-
so leaves his mother, living in Clear-
field, three brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist church, at State College,
at two o'clock on Wednesday after-
noon, burial being made in the Pine
Hall cemetery.
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BECK.—Harry E. Beck, a native
of Bellefonte, died at his home at
Moeres, Pa., near Philadelphia, last
Saturday, following an illness of sev-
eral months.
He was a son of Henry and Anna
C. Beck and was born in Bellefonte
on July 4th, 1874, hence was 54 years,
7 months and 19 days old. While his
early life was spent here, the fam-
ily left Bellefonte about thirty years
ago and moved to "Wilkinsburg,
where Mr. Beck went to work for the
Westinghouse company. Some years
later, when the company established
a plant near Philadelphia, he
was transferred there as foreman in
the machine shop, a position he held
until his late illness. |
While living at Wilkinsburg he
married Miss Jean McKee, a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. McKee,
also former residents of Bellefonte,
{who survives with one son and a
| daughter, Edward Beck, with the
Bell Telephone company, in Pitts-
burgh, and Maxine, at home. He al-
so leaves three brothers, Lyman L.,
of Moores, Pa.; Joseph A., of Day-
ton, Ohio, and Charles L., of Pitts-
burgh.
The remains were brought to Belle-
fonte on Tuesday evening and funeral
services held at ten o'clock Wednes-
! day morning, by Rev. C. E. Arnold, of
the Lutheran church, burial being
“made in the family lot in the Union
cemetery .
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WHITING.—Mrs. Josephine Whit-
ing, wife of Frank W. Whiting,
living just south of Bellefonte, pass-
ed away quite suddenly at ten o'clock
on Sunday evening. She had been a
sufferer with heart trouble for some
time but was no worse than usual, on
Sunday, so that her death was quite
a shock to her husband.
She was a daughter of John and
Betsy Jones and was born at Grover,
Bradford county, on January 17th,
1856, making her age 73 years, 1
The family cams !
to Centre county about twenty years !
ago and have since lived near Belle-
fonte. Mrs. Whiting was a member |
of the Disciple church all her life. |
She is survived by her husband and |
two children, F. Ernest Whiting, of |
Lock Haven, and Mrs. F. A. Burrows, |
of Binghamton, N. Y. She also
leaves one grandchild, Dorothy Bur- |
rows, and one sister, Mrs. Alice Ter- :
ry, of Canton, Pa. :
Funeral services were held at her
late home at 1:30 o'clock on Wednes-
day afternoon by Rev. S. S. Mumey,
after which the remains were taken |
land cemetery.
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TATE.—Mrs. Elizabeth E. Tate, |
widow of the late Potter J. Tate,
passed away at her home at Pleasant
Gap, at 10:30 o'clock last Thursday
evening, following an illness of sev-
eral years.
She was a daughter of Samuel and
Elizabeth Garbrick Tibbens and was
born in Nittany valley on March 14th,
1850, hence was almost 79 years old.
In 1870 she married Potter Tate and
they went to house-keeping at Pleas-
ant Gap where she had lived ever
since. Mr. Tate died in the fall of
1920 but surviving her are six chil-
dren, Mrs. O. C. Campbell, of Barnes-
boro; Mrs. William Lambert, of Belle-
fonte; Miss Verda Tate, at home;
Roy, Harry and James. She also
leaves two sisters and two brothers,
Mrs. John Noll and Samuel I. Tib-
bens, of Peabody, Kansas; Mrs. Alice
Showers and Henry Tibbens, of Belle-
fonte.
Rev. Metzger had charge of the
funeral services which were held at
2:30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon,
burial being made in the Lutheran
cemetery at Pleasant Gap.
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ECKEL.—John P., six months old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Eckel,
died on Tuesday morning as the re-
sult of convulsions. In addition to
the parents the following brothers
and sisters survive: Mrs. Stephen
Jones, of Williamsport; Mrs. Philip
+Miller, hardware.
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Toledo, Ohio; Donald, Samuel, Anna
and Betty, at home.
Rev. Robert Thena had charge of
the funeral services, held on Wednes-
day afternoon, burial being made in
the Union cemetery.
New Hospital at Penn State Fills
Needed Service.
That the new memorial hospital giv-
en by farmer potato growers to Penn-
sylvania State College fills a much
needed place on the Penn State cam-
pus is shown by the increased num-
bers of students who are able to be
accommodated for medical treatment,
according to Dr. J. P. Ritenour, the
college physician. Many students
formerly deprived of this service be-
cause of inadequate accommodations,
are now receiving proper care and
attention in the new hospital, largely
financed by funds pledged by potato
growers in appreciation of the col-
lege service to their industry.
In 1928 and for many years pre-
vious when the college health service
was crowded into a small frame
building, between 155 and 166 bed
patients were able to be treated dur-
ing the college year. Since the open-
ing of the new infirmary, the first of
January, 103 bed patients have been
admitted for case and medical treat-
ment. This number, covering a per-
jod of less than two months, repre-
sents two-thirds of the total number
of bed patients which the old infirm-
ary was capable of housing during
the entire college year. The new
hospital will accommodate 28 bed pa-
tients at one time whereas the old in-
firmary would house only eight. Dis-
pensary service was rendered to 2,889
students in the new hospital during
January and the first three weeks of
February. Only half that number
could be treated in the dispensary of
the old infirmary during the same
months of 1928.
——1 have a large stock of furnace
elbows and pipe on hand. If you are
in need of any give me a call—W. H.
74-9-1t
Moxie to be Made in Tyrone.
A famous New England product 's
to be manufactured in Tyrone. The
Moxie Company of America, through
its president, Frank Archer has an-
nounced that George W. Moyle has
been awarded a Moxie franchise, un-
der the terms of which his company
will manufacture, bottle and distrib-
ute Moxie for Tyrone and vicinity.
Mr. Moyle is associated in business
with Paul I. Gorsuch, of Altoona, Pa.
who is a State inspector of the indus-
try and labor department. |
According to Benjamin B. Avery, |
vice-president of The Moxie Company
who has charge of franchising bot-
tlers, this is one of the first steps mn
the national distribution program for |
Moxie through sectional leaders in’
the bottling industry. He said the
Tyrone company has one of the most
up-to-date and sanitary bottling es-
tablishments in this section of the
United States. Particular care is
taken in the sterilization of bottles
and the plant is always open to visi-
tors who are invited to see how Moxie
is blended and bottled.
——For
West Co.
Saturday specials see
9-1t
| organist.
jiweeks.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN CENTRE COUNTY.
On the fourth of March, fifty years
ago, the Democrats came into control
of both houses of Congress, after
having been in the minority for
eighteen years.
The school board of Bellefonte bor-
ough was composed of A. O. Furst,
W. C. Heinle, C. M. Bower, W. E.
Gray, Jared Harper, John P. Harris,
D. M. Butts and James Schofield, all
of whom have gone to their last re-
ward.
Fifty years ago today the farm of
David Dunkle, near Hublersburg was
sold at public sale.
Miss Clare, still living in Philips-
burg, was organist in the Episcopal
church here.
Sleighing was excellent
fonte fifty years ago today.
in Belle-
Millheim held her first election as a
borough and elected D. L. Zerby,
chief burgess; C. W. Hartman as-
sistant burgess and Jacob Eisenhuth,
justice of the peace.
Last Monday morning both the
Undine and Logan fire companies
were called out to stop a fire in Hen-
ry Montgomery's tailor shop which !
was in the McCafferty building, cor-
ner of High and Railroad Sts., about
where the Potter-Hoy warehouse now
stands.
“The Centre Minstrels” gave a |
show in Reynolds opera house, last |
night, and cleared $25.00.
Last Tuesday the Rev. Father
O'Brien preformed the ceremony that
made J. Edward Keech, of York, and
Miss Agnes Foley, of Bellefonte, man
and wife.
On Tuesday counsel for S. H. Yo-
cum began taking testimony in his
contest of the election of Andrew G.
Curtin to Congress.
On Wednesday Senator Cyrus T.
Alexander, of Bellefonte, introduced
an amendment to the game laws of
the State making it unlawful to run
deer with dogs but permitting the
trailing of a wounded deer by a dog
chained to the hunter in pursuit.
The only Mexican war veteran in
Bellefonte was Capt. Austin Snyder.
A Baptist church was flourishing
in Bellefonte and claimed the best
choir in town. Miss Snowden was the
Five of the Smay children, of Beav-
er Mills, died of diphtheria in two!
Some real bargains in lamps,
at West Co. 9-1t.
Abe Robb, Coleville “million-
aire,” who was placed on parole by
Judge Fleming two weeks ago on
condition that he didn’t take a drink
for a year, has already broken his
parole and was taken back to jail on
Wednesday evening.
A EN DS
See West Co’s window for
Saturday specials. 9-1t.
This column is to be an open forum.
Everybody is invited to make use of it to
express whatever opinion they may have
on any subject. Nothing libelous will be
published, though we will give the public
the widest latitude in invective when the
subject is this paper or its editor. Con-
tributions will be signed or initialed, as
the contributor may desire—ED.
600 Acres in One Florida Orange
Field.
Below we publish another of the
interesting letters which Dr. W. S.
Glenn, of State College, finds time to
write the Watchman during his reg-
ular winter sojourns in Florida.—Ed.
Palm Beach, Fla., 2, 18, '29
Dear Watchman:
Last Tuesday morning we left here
for a 225 mile drive to the west side
of the State. We headed for Lakeland
by way of Fort Pierce and arrived at
Sebring in time for dinner. Just be-
fore we arrived at the latter place we
ran into the real citrus fruiiL section
of Florida. For more than seventy-
five miles one sees nothing but orange
and grape fruit trees, far as his eyes
can sweep, and all of them loaded to
the breaking point with fruit.
We stopped at a packing house to
order some sent home and there,
little world that it is, we found a
young man named Tripp, from Can-
ton, Pa., in charge, who says he gets
to many of the foot-ball games at
State.
Along the road we noticed great
bulletin boards declaring it to be
“The Largest Citrus Fruit Section in
the World.”
Of course we are not in position to
challenge the claim and would not if
we thought we were, because when
we saw one field of six hundred acres
of nothing but orange trees and real-
ized that that is as big as four aver-
age Centre county farms we realized
that they have cause to talk big down
here. The papers say that already
this season they have shipped out of
the State more oranges and grape
fruit than were shipped all of last
year. If that is so people up north
had better eat pretty fast because
there's a lot more to come. The trees
look as though they hadn't been
touched.
The section from Vero, south, as I
told you in my last letter had the
crop destroyed by the hurricane. The
trees were not seriously damaged,
however, and will bear next year, as
usual.
Near Lake Wales we saw Mr. Bok's
bird sanctuary, with its magnificent
tower and chimes. It is the one Presi-
dent Coolidge came here to dedicate
two weeks ago. Certainly it is worth
going as far as we did to see.
After the night spent in Lakeland,
a very nice small city, we started the
return trip, via Bartow, where they
claim Swift and Armour make eighty
five per cent of the phosphate sold in
America. The journey back to Palm
Beach was over the much touted
Conner’s highway which skirts Lake
Okeechobee for twenty-eight miles.
This is the territory that was so dev-
asted when the hurricane lashed the
lake into such a fury that it swept
over its banks and took an awful
toll in lives and property. There are
many fine truck gardens in that sec-
tion.
Within the past two weeks there
has been such an influx of visitors
that the hotel people tell me that
there are actually more tourists here
now than there were last season. The
Washington's Birthday period seems
to be the popular time because the
yacht races, golf tournaments and
other doings are on there. The weath-
er has been marvelous. Each year I
think it better than that of the year
before. Here I am, sitting writing to
you, without coat or vest on, all the
doors and windows are open and
there isn’t a fire of any sort in the
house. :
Mr. Hoover went through on his
way to Washington, a while ago, but
there was no fuss made about it.
They are used to so many rich people:
and political potentates down here:
that all look alike to them.
With best wishes, I am
Cordially yours,
W. S. GLENN
Professor Wieland’s Individual Views.
To the Editor of the Democratic
Watchman;
Sir,
In a late issue of the Watchman an.
extremely gripping criticism of Ex
Governor Pinchot’s views and sum--
mary of the “power question” ap-
pears. Is it entirely fair? I am sure:
it is not.
Although a lifelong Democrat, one:
who never changes either his politics.
or his religion, I have long been an
admirer of Governor Pinchot, and be-
lieve his blood is red, with his heart.
in the right place. To the manor"
born, he has always been a leader of
men, always pointing forward. If
one cannot agree with him in detail!
at all times, that is only a minor
matter. Few are always right. Those~
who claim to be lie.
It was my especial privilege to live-
on the opposite side of the street
from William H. Berry for three-
years, during which time I had’
abundant opportunity to hear him.
discuss large questions in a far more -
informing manner than is possible for -
the average politician and “public-
ist,” spare the name. Accordingly"
it was with uncommon keen atten-
tion that I later read the editorial”
statement in the New York Sun that
had Berry’s exposure of the Harris-
burg Capitol frauds appeared ten:
weeks earlier he would have over-
come Tener's low majority of ten
thousand votes.
To be utterly timely in statements
of fact diffcult to assemble has spelt
victory or defeat for many. Besides:
the criticism of Governor Pinchot in-
this instance comes with an exces-
sively poor grace. The Power Ques-
tion stands before all as much today-
as yesterday. It is a foremost ques-
tion for honest, thoughtful courage-
ous thinkers who are not meddlesome
and know how hard it is to run this
old world with honor, with faith, with
hope, and finally with that charity"
which passeth all wisdom.
Sincerely,
G. R. WIELAND
New Haven, Conn.
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—__If your furnace is not working
right give me a call. All work guar-
anteed. W. H. Miller, hardware.
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petri m——
Thomas C. Adams, a native of
Milesburg, died at Niagara Falls, on
Sunday evening, as the result of in-
juries sustained when he was knock-
ed from the steel superstructure of a
tall building on which he was work-
ing. He was about forty years of”
age.
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— Dont throw your old radiator"
away. If it leaks I have a new ma-
chine that will make it good as new.
Bring yours in and try it.—W. H. Mil-
ler hardware. 74-9-1t
It Won’t Be Long, Now!
The Marvel of the Age Will Soon Be Here
SOUND and TALKING PICTURES
The perfect co-ordination of sight and sound in motion pictures has brought about a new era in en-
tertainment. Through the medium of the best equipment to be obtained, the Cathaum Theatre will soon
be in a better position to serve its patrons in providing diversified entertainment.
MRS, D. A. GROVE.
Dunn, of Hollidaysburg; Willard, of
sound and talking pro
eyes with the added reality of sound. Al these magical forms of entertainment you
by means of this remarkable development.
The opening of Sound and Talking Pictures at the Cathaum Theatre will inaugurate a new period’
of enjoyment for the theatre-going public of State College and Centre County. :
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attractions. The world’s greatest stars of both stage and screen will be SEEN and HEARD in talking
and singing roles. And just for variety, playlets and novelty acts will form an interesting portion of the i
grams that are in store for you. The latest news events will be flashed before your
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