“Bellefonte, Pa, May 30, 1930.
NEWS OF THE TOWN AND COUNTY.
— Bellefonte will have two carni-
vals next week, one on the old fair
grounds, and one on the Witmer
field.
— The census report shows Mill-
heim’s population to be 659. In
1920 it was 515. A gain of 144 or
about 25%.
——The date for the Centre
county teachers’ institute, next fall,
has been fixed for the week begin-
ning October 20th.
— The Bellefonte curb market
opened, last Saturday morning, but
it was a small opening as only two
cars lined up in front of the court
house.
— Centre county was thirtieth
on the list of counties in the State
in the value of it’s farm crops in
1929, which are estimated at $2,
805,270.
——Two days after the primaries,
last week, the Altoona Tribune
published 129 sheriff's sale adver-
tisements, most of them properties
in Altoona.
——Quite a heavy frost fell -in
some parts of the county on Wed-
nesday morning. The young beans
and tomato plants were badly nip-
ped in quite a number of gardens.
—Mrs. George W. Hollobaugh, of
Coleville, will receive $1500 insur-
ance which her late husband carried
through the group insurance plan
of the American Lime & Stone com-
pany.
——A broken wheel on a freight
car piled up ten cars of a fast
freight train, a short distance east
of Howard, on Sunday morning,
and it was 1:30 o'clock that after-
noon before the road was open for
traffic.
— The Warner-American News,
for May, contains a picture of the
dinkey engine and train at the
Bellefonte plant of the American |
Lime & Stone company, with en-
gine driver Fred Cain leaning out
the window of the cab.
——The Woman's Auxiliary of
the A. M, E. church will hold a
bake sale, at the Potter Hoy hard-
ware store, Saturday, June 7th,
from 9:30 to 11:30 o'clock. Your
patronage is solicited. Go early and
get your pick of the good things to
eat.
——The Western Union telegraph |
office was moved, last Saturday,
from the Penn Belle block to a room
in the Brockerhoff house block, the
first time in the history of the
company that it’s office has been
located in the uptown section of
Bellefonte.
——Unseasonably cool weather
again prevailed over Sunday and
the early part of the week, Iikely
the effects of the big snow storm
in Wyoming last Wednesday. For-
tunately the temperature did not go
low enough for frost so that no
damage was done.
—A new quick lunch car arrived
in Bellefonte by freight, on Wednes- |
day. It was consigned to a New
York man, at Bellefonte, Pa., and
the question now arises is it to be
placed on the foundation the White
Bros. have put down on the corner
of High and Spring streets?
—-LeRoy Hale of Julian, was
painfully injured, on Monday morn-
ing, while at work on the highway
between Milesburg and Bellefonte,
by getting caught between the rear
end of a truck and a pile of ce-
ment bags. He was taken to the
Centre County hospital where it was
found that his injuries consisted of
bruises of the hip and minor lacera-
tions,
——Gen. Edward L. King, as.
sistant chief of stafi of the United
States Army, will deliver the
Memorial day address at the Penn-
sylvania State College this morning.
Boal Troop and the College R. O.T.
C. will parade, the customary salute
will be fired over the grave of the
late president, George W. Atherton,
and Gen. King will deliver his ad-
dress on the front campus. Gen,
King was chief-of staff of the 28th |
‘Division in France.
—— The Penn State Freshmen will
play the Bellefonte Academy base-
ball team on Hughes field this (Fri-
day) afternoon at 3 o'clock, im-
mediately after the Memorial day
‘services.
in a number of years that these two
‘teams have clashed on the Diamond
and it will be a game worth see-
ing. This will alsobe the lasthome
game for the Academy team and it
would be a nice compliment to the
boys to see a large crowd on the
field. Admission, only 50 cents.
— The children's division of the
Schenectady, N. Y. County Coun-
cil of Religious Education will re-
sort to the air, next week, with a
program of stories and songs for
primary children. The programs
will be broadcast from WGY for
four days and one of the broad-
casters will be Mrs. Martha Barn-
hart Harper, daughter of Mr.
Mrs. James K. Barnhart, of Belle-
fonte. On Monday, June 2nd, the
program will be broadcast at 10:30
to 10:45 a. m., eastern standard
time, and on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday at 3:45 to 4 p. m.
Tune in on your radio and hear
the program.
This will be the first time |
and
' CONCLUDING CASES IN
| QUARTER SESSIONS COURT.
| Commonwealth vs. George J.
' Hocker, indicted for a statutory of-
‘fense. Prosecutor, H. A. Sowers,
on behalf of his daughter, who is
under sixteen years of age. Defend-
ant plead guilty and was sentenced
to pay the costs, $100 fine and plac-
'ed on probation for three years.
| Commonwealth vs. Tester
, DeLong, indicted for burglary in
‘connection with breaking and enter-
‘ing the home of W. F. Kessinger,
|at Blanchard. Defendant changed his
plea from not guilty to guilty and
‘was sentenced to. pay the costs, a
"dollar fine and to serve from three
to six years in the western peniten-
i tiary.
{ Commonwealth vs. Martin Dunlap
‘indicted for perjury. Prosecutor,
'Ray C. Carson, The jury returned
ia verdict of guilty and a mofion
for a new trial was filed.
| Commonwealth vs. Martin Howard,
‘indicted for violation of the liquor
'laws. Defendant plead guilty and
| was sentenced to pay the costs, a
| fine of $300 and go to jail for three
. months.
| Commonwealth vs. Edward Robin-
' son, violation of the motor laws on
|a “hit and run” charge. Defendant
| discharged.
| Commonwealth vs. Sidney Craw-
| ford and Dalbert Heaton, charged
(with breaking, entering and larceny.
These were the two young men
charged with breaking into Willis
| E. Wion’s garage and stealing his
| cash register. At the conclusion of
| the Commonwealth's testimony the
| district attorney moved for the dis-
| charge of Heaton for lack of evi-
idence while testimony was taken in
| defense of Crawford. The jury re-
turned a verdict of not guilty.
Commonwealth ys. H. W. Lam-
bert, violation of the liquor laws,
Defendant plead guilty and was sen-
tenced to pay the costs and spend
ten days in the county jail.
Commonwealth vs. Sidney A.
! Silverman, indicted on four counts
| for fraud and perjury. Prosecutor,
‘James R. Hughes. The young man,
who had been a student at the
Bellefonte Academy, was charged
with leaving the Academy with-
jout paying his bill and also
! forging the name of Mr. Hughes to
a certificate of credits in order to
| gain enrollment at the Ohio State
| University. The case was on trial
{two days and resulted in a verdict
(of guilty as indicted. =A motion
{for a new trial was promptly filed.
| Commonwealth vs. George Mc-
| Cullough and Fred Plubell, overseers
{of the poor of Burnside township,
i indicted for neglect of duty in fail-
. ure to take care of George F. Fye,
{an indigent person. Verdict of
| guilty.
| Commonwealth vs. Mayras Schref-
| fler, charged with uttering a check
| without sufficient funds to meet it.
, Prosecutor, Ambrose S. Smead, Ver-
dict of guilty and defendant was
‘sentenced to pay the costs of prose-
| cution, make restitution and placed
{on probation for one year.
CIVIL COURT CASES THIS WEEK.
| Court convened on Monday morn-
ing and the first case taken up for
trial was the Citizens Building and |
‘Loan Association, a corporation of
"Osceola Mills, vs. F. H. McCulley,
Michael Droeshak Jr., executor of
Michael Droeshak Sr., deceased, and
| Michael Droeshak, Mary Tharchick,
Steve Droeshak, Julia Kush, Eva
| Kozloski, Fred Droeshak, Pete Droe-
'shak, Mrs, Mary Olowonski, heirs
| of Michael Droeshak Sr., and Paul
i Novak, terre-tenants. Being an
|action in assumpsit, and verdict
{rendered on Monday in favor of the
: plaintiff for $1553.33.
J. Kennedy Johnston, Trustee of
the estate of William A. Thomas,
{late of Bellefonte Borough, deceased,
{vs. George M. Shugert, administra-
| tor of the estate of John M. Shu-
| gert, late of Bellefonte borough, de-
| ceased, Ivan Walker, Trustee of
| bankrupt estate of John M. Shugert,
i deceased; John Blanchard, Mrs.
' Anna Orvis Keller, executrix under
‘the last will and testament of Harry
i Keller, late of Bellefonte borough,
| deceased; Ellis L. Orvis and
| Augusta C. Shoemaker, executrix of
‘the last will and testament of
| Thomas A. Shoemaker, late of Belle-
| fonte borough, deceased. Being an
action in assumpsit. Verdict ren-
dered on Monday in favor of the
plaintiff for $11,175.00, less a credit
| of $742.03 in favor of the Harry
Keller estate.
Lucy A. Smith vs. Bellefonte
Trust company, executor of the last
will and testament of Ellis E. Irvin,
! deceased. An action in assumpsit
{for board, Btc., claimed by the
plaintiff, against the defendant es-
| tate. At the close of plaintiff’s testi-
{mony a compulsory non-suit was
{ granted.
| Arthur E. Dreibelbis, Mary M.
| Dreibelbis, and Maude C, Dreibelbis
| vs. Bellefonte Central Railroad com-
This was an action for the
| pany.
taking by the defendant company
from the plaintiffs of a strip of
{land for railroad purposes under the
right of eminent domain, and was
brought to recover the value of the
lands taken and damages to plain-
(tiffs farm. The jury returned a
I verdict of $5,750. The plaintiffs
| sought to recover $7,000.
| The case of Mrs. Harvey Schaeffer
against the borough of Bellefonte
and the Central Pennsylvania Gas
| Co. to recover damages for injuries
| sustained in a fall, is now on trial.
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' THREE WOMEN HURT
Three
County hospital as the result of a
bad auto wreck ‘at Julian, about
three o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and
while there is a chance for all to
recover their condition is serious.
They are:
Mrs. Anna Irwin, 67 years old,
of Bellwood, broken right leg, sev-
reral fractured ribs, head injuries,
cuts and bruises and suffering from
shock.
Miss Ada Irwin, 21 years old,
| qaughter of Mrs. Irwin, head in-
' juries, cuts and bruises, and shock,
Mrs. Roxie Gill Muirhead, 24 years
(old, of Winburne, broken collar bone,
{cuts and bruises, shock and possible
head injuries.
The accident happened at the cross
roads in Julian. A car containing
Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Irwin, their
daughter Ada, who had just grad-
uated at Lock Haven teachers’ col-
lege, and son Fred, were going west,
Mr. Irwin at the wheel. A truck
driven by Richard Butler and with
him Robert Carlson, Wilmer Bunzer,
Mrs. Roxy Muirhead and her nine-
teen months old daughter, all of
Winburne, came down the State
highway and attempted to turn
into the mountain road ahead of
the Irwin car with the result that a
collision occurred.
The young men in the truck and
Mr. Irwin and son were all cut and
bruised but not seriously hurt. The
little daughter of Mrs. Muirhead
was brought to the hospital for
examination but as she escaped
serious injury she was taken home
on Tuesday evening.
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REMARKABLE CASE OF A
John I.
bers of the family. Ten days ago
ed futile.
Chester Eves lives on the farm
adjoining the Gray homestead and
has a dog which might be classed
as of no particular breed. Several
days after the disappearance of the
Gray airedale members of the Eves
family noticed that their dog would
be missing for
at a time and they couldn't under-
stand it, as he is not a dog that
habitually goes
They also noticed that a bone or
piece of bread given him would
disappear about the same time he
did.
So they decided to watch. Putting
out a large hunk of bread they
kept an eye on the dog. Instead of
toward Bald Eagle mountain. The
men followed and up on the side of
the mountain they found not
only the Eves dog but Gray's aire-
Airedale was in the trap five days
before it was found and during all
of that time the Eves dog had been
carrying food to it."
time will be none the worse for its
adventure.
NIGHT MAIL FLIER
Shortly after leaving Cleveland
for New York, with the night air-
mail last Friday night, pilot Samuel
at a height of 8000 feet and to make
matters extremely worse his motor
went dead, Volplaning down toan
approximate height of five hundred
feet he turned his plane upside
down, dumped his cargo of 540
pounds of mail then jumped and
went to earth in his parachute. The
plane crashed to earth, caught fire
and was entirely destroyed, but
the mail was saved and sent to
New York in another plane.
About two months ago, it will be
recalled, pilot Brown was
down near Glen Richey, Clearfield
county, and in the crash his plane
caught fire and was burned with
most of his cargo of mail. Follow-
ing the wreck postal agents gather-
ed up a large quantity of earth on
the scene of the fire and took it to
Clearfield for investigation. Consid-
erable valuable bits of paper was
found, such as bond coupons, num-
bers from burned currency, Etc.
Last week, before throwing the dirt
away, another hunt was made and
atwo carat diamond valued at $1500
was found.
HONOR HEROIC DEAD
AT TODAY’S SERVICES.
Memorial services in Bellefonte
today will be in charge of the
Brooks—Doll post of the American
| Legion, assisted by Troop L, of the
103rd cavalry, N. G. P. As has
been the custom in years past the
Legion will march to the Catholic
cemetery for services there at 11
o'clock in the morning. Rev. W. E.
Downes will deliver the address.
In the afternoon the parade will
form on Spring street at the
Farmer's National bank, shortly af-
ter one o'clock so as to move
promptly at 1:30 o'clock on the
march to the Union cemetery. The
usual services will be held there
with Rev. Robert Thena and Rev.
Stuart F. Gast as the speakers.
forced ;
| will be
IN BAD AUTO WRECK.
women are in the Centre
the dog disappeared and every ef- | harmonicas will play sever
al
fort to locate its whereabouts prov- | pers poy
an hour or twe'
away from home. |
eating the bread he took it in his,
mouth and started off on a trot Preuity
The Airedale was released and: pop school commencement
taken home and in due course of Senior class :
BELLEFONTE SCHOOLS
WILL CLOSE NEXT WEEK.
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|
While the class of 1930 of the
Bellefonte High school will focus
public attention next week, when it
will be graduated, another feature
of interest that always marks the
close of the school year is the
: “Last Day” exercises of the grade
schools.
Every child in the schools will
have a part in these exercises, which
will begin at 9:45, sharp, next Thurs-
‘day morning, June 5, in the Riche-
lieu theatre. Because of an advance
(in rental of the play-house it will
be necessary to make a small charge,
twenty cents, for every one oc-
cupying a seat.
The little tots from grades 1 and
2, Allegheny, will be seen in a de-
lightful sketch; “In a Florists Shop”,
where all sorts of lovely little flow-
ers reign and where a few naughty
little bugs and bees appear also, 1
and 2, Bishop, present “Dutch Lads
and Lassies” and‘ will sing the old
dutch “Lauderbach” in its mative
setting.
Grades 3 and 4, Allegheny, have
for their offering the fable of the
“Wolf and the Shepherd.” The
! principals and chorus in this partic-
ular skit are doing most unusual
iwork. In close competition with
| this group is a selected group of
‘principals from 3 and 4, Bishop, who
‘are on a par with the other group.
| The “Melody Land” which they will
present has an interesting and in-
; structive story. This is perhaps one
‘of the most difficult sketches on the
‘program. The little house-maids
| play a “Kitchen Symphony” employ-
{ ing, as instruments, kitchen utensils
| to the accompaniment of piano while
| harmonicas playing “Old Folks at
DOG’S FRIENDSHIP FOR DOG. Home” and a group of “comb” play-
{ers humming ‘“Humoresque” furnish
Gray, a farmer living in | unusual harmony to this feature.
Halfmoon township, has an airedale |
dog which is highly prized by mem. | win
About one hundred harmonicas
present a playlet entitled,
| “Tad’s Inspiration” in which the
num-
in two, three and four part
| harmony, one of which will be the
| “Anvil Chorus.” A group of sOme
‘forty fife players will appear in this
i group also.
| Grades 6 and 7, both buildings,
: will combine their efforts and sing
{the cantata they performed so well
for music week, adding however,
some pantomime action and costum-
ling to further enhance this work.
{They will be joined by the two
{ eighth grades, who, after a demon-
stration of work in the physical
{ education department under the di-
jooones of Miss Gale Mitchell, will
add their voices to the others, thus
| making an ensemble chorus of about
{two hundred fifty voices singing
{that glorious “American Ode” by
: The junior orchestra, organized
{late in the year, will be heard as
the opening number of the perform-
j Bucs:
dale fast in a fox trap, the latter ———
hungrily eating the bread that the ppyyEFONTE
Eves dog had carried to it. The | 3fuo01S
WILL CLOSE NEXT WEEK.
The Bellefonte public schools will
: close next week and, naturally, the
'most interest attaches to the
The
this year numbers
| eighty-two but as final examinations
[were not completed
when the
| Watchman went to press yesterday
JUMPS TO SAVE LIFE. | whether
Samson flew into a hard rainstorm ! be pagan with the
i the
evening it is not known as yet
the entire number will
graduate. In fact the honor _stu-
dents have not yet been announced.
The commencement exercises will
baccalau-
sermon in the Presbyterian
church, Sunday evening. Rev. Clar-
ence E. Arnold of the Lutheran
church, will be the preacher.
The annual junior declamatory
contest will take place at the High
school building on Tuesday evening,
this year, instead of Monday as
heretofore.
The school play will be given in
Richelieu theatre Wednesday
evening, and the grade exercises will
be held at the same place Thursday
morning. The graduating exercises
in the Richelieu Thursday
evening, at which time Dr. James
P. White, of Bucknell University,
will deliver the commencement ad-
dress. Diplomas and prizes will be
awarded by Dr. M. J. Locke, presi-
dent of the school board.
MORE CENSUS FIGURES
FOR CENTRE COUNTY.
The population of Milesburg, ac-
cording to the 1930 census returns,
as reported by supervisor W., H.
| Freemyer, is 644, which is 99 more
than in 1920 when it was 545. The
number of persons out of employ-
ment and looking for a job was
given as 17.
The census figures for the south
and west portion of Spring township
show a population of 1541, with 66
farms listed. As this area was not
shown separately in 1920 compara-
tive figures cannot be given.
The population of the second
ward of Philipsburg is 1354, against
1559 in 1920, a loss of 205. The
number of unsmployed is given as
33.
The population of Rush township,
lying west of the Pennsylvania
railroad is 1790. As it was not
shown separately ten years ago
comparative figures cannot be given.
In that locality six farms
enumerated and 24 people are look-
ing for jobs.
were !
NEWS PURELY PERSONAL.
—Mrs. George Waite will return home
today from Williamsport, where she has
been for a ten day's visit with her
sons, George Jr. and Joseph and their
families. .
—Miss Elizabeth Hart and Miss Ada-
line Olewine were motor guests of Mrs.
Charles R. Kurtz on a drive to Buffalo,
last week, where they were guests for
several days of Mrs. Kurtz's sister.
Mrs. Elsie R. Hetliwell and Miss
Mary Rankin drove to Harrisburg yes-
terday, Mrs. Helliwell to be a geust of
their brother, Walter B. Rankin and
his family, while Miss Rankin will join
a party of friends, for a week-end
house party.
—Mr. and Mrs. William Lucas were
in from Monument, Wednesday, looking
over the available renting houses and
apartments with a view to moving to
Bellefonte. Mr. Lucas is with the high-
way section of men, at work between
here and Milesburg.
—Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Garbrick, of
Coleville, are entertaining their niece
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. James
Wharton, of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Mary
Smith, who had been a guest at
the Garbrick home for two weeks, has
returned to her home at Owego, N. Y.
—Mrs. Brouse and Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Brouse are in Brooklyn at pres-
ent, with Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Topelt,
where they will be until Richard is able
to be brought home, which they hope
will be sometime early in June. Richard
is continuing under the treatment of
Dr. Frazier.
—Mrs. Murdock Claney was here from
Narberth for the week-end, having
driven up to bring her mother and
aunt, Mrs. William McClure and Mrs.
D. C. Grove, home following a visit they
made with the Murdock family. Mrs. Mur-
dock made the return drive to Phila-
delphia Tuesday.
—Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Bishop and
their daughter, and Mrs. Bishop's sister,
Miss Anne Shaffner, will drive to Belle-
fonte this week from Summit, N. J., to
make an over Sunday visit here with
their aunts, Miss E. M. Thomas and
Mrs. James B. Lane, expecting to be
house guests of the latter during their
stay.
—Dr. Lee B Woodcock, of Scranton,
and his cousin, Byron Woodcock, are
anticipating spending the month of June
in camp in Potter county Immediately
upon getting located Dr. Woodcock will
drive to Bellefonte for his mother, Mrs.
John A. Woodcock and Mrs. Rine, who
will visit the camp for a week or ten
days.
—Miss Lucy Potter returned home
yesterday from a two weeks stay at
Atlantic City, and a visit with her sister,
Miss Thomazine Potter, near Philadel-
phia. Mrs. H. Laird Curtin, who also
had been at the shore, was met in
Philadelphia early last week by Maj.
Curtin and motored from there with
them to Bellefonte.
—Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Morris
have been east this week, on a business
trip to Tyrone. Spending Tuesday night
in Bellefonte with Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Morris, Mr. Morris went on to New
York Wednesday, while Mrs. Morris
left at the same time for Washington,
D. C., expecting to return to Searcy,
Arkansas, together, in a few days.
—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brew,
their younger son, and Mrs,
mother, Mrs. Roberts, drove over from
Lansford, Saturday, to see Mr. Brew's
sister, Mrs. H. E. Fenlon. While here
for an over night visit, Mr. and Mrs.
Brew were house guests of Mrs. James
B. Lane, Mrs. Roberts and the child
being guests at the Markland, for the
time.
with
Brew’s
—Frank Derstine, of Juniata, and
Jesse Derstine, of Ambridge, will
among those back
day in Bellefonte. Dorothy and Betty,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Der-
stine, have been here with their grand-
mother, Mrs. William Derstine, Dorothy
however, will return home with her
father, while Betty will remain indef-
initely.
—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Philadelphia, are expected here tomor-
row, for a visit of several days with
Mrs. Moore's sister, Mrs. T. Clayton
Brown, and with Mr. Moore's relatives
at Howard. It will be their first visit
to Centre county since their very seri-
ous accident at Lewistown two . years
ago, while on their way for a week-end
visit to Bellefonte.
—Dr. and Mrs. David Dale, with
Mrs. Kurtz as a driving guest, and
Mr. and Mrs. John Curtin with their
daughter, Jane, will leave today in the
Dale and Curtin cars to attend com-
mencement at Fairfax Hall, Virginia,
where Anne Dale, Caroline Curtin and
Lois Kurtz will all finish. Anne and
Caroline will drive home with their
parents, while Lois will return by train
with Mrs. Kurtz.
—Mr. and Mrs. Willis Weaver, of
Johnstown, Mr. and Mrs. Laird Holmes
and Miss Mary Foster, of State Col-
lege, drove to Bellefonte Monday after-
noon, Mrs. Holmes and Miss Foster
coming down for the hospital meeting,
while the men went on to look after
some business at Unionville. Mr. and
Mrs. Weaver have been at State Col-
lege since the death of the latter’s
sister, Mrs. William Ertley, two weeks
ago.
—Mr. and Mrs. Potter, of Johnson-
burg, with their small son, George
Brew Potter, and Mrs. Potter's mother,
Mrs. George T. Brew, spent the week-
end in Centre county, visiting during
the time with relatives and friends in
Bellefonte and State College. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Potter, being graduates of
Penn State. Much of their time was
spent at the College, were they were
guests of Mrs. Brew's and Mrs. Pot-
ter’s cousin, Mrs. E. M. Broderick, and
her family.
—Miss 7 Charlotte Powell
Moore, of
arrived in
Bellefonte Thursday of last week from
West Chester, where she had been
visiting for three weeks with her
nieces, Mrs. Hoopes, Mrs. Peabody and
Miss Helen White. Miss Powell had
been in Tulsa, Okla. for seven months,
with Mrs. Peabody, who accompanied her
back to Pennsylvania and going directly
to West Chester they made the visit
with Mrs. Hoopes and Miss White be-
fore Mrs. Peabody left on the return
trip to the southwest. Miss Powell will
| occupy her home on north Allegheny
street for the summer.
be i
to spend Memorial
—Miss Lois Foreman has been ¢
Cresson for a week visiting with tb
Frank Foreman family.
—Mrs. Carl Berberien will arrive her
from Washington today, for a vis
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. I
McGinley.
—The Misses Margaret and Grac
Cook have returned home during tb
past week, from Philadelphia were bot
have been under surgical treatment
specialists. .
—Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dukes, ¢
Cresson, and Miss Nettie Bryan, ¢
Philadelphia, were Sunday guests at th
home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Justici
at Coleville. Both Mrs. Dukes an
Miss Bryan are sisters of Mrs. Justice
—Mrs. Susdie Woodin, who returned t
Bellefonte a month ago, following a
all winter visit with her nieces, Mri
Seixas, at Germantown and Mrs. Harri
at Reading, will go to her forme
home at Houtzdale today, spen
Memorial day.
—Mr. and Mrs. Egil Risan, with thei
two children and their niece, Mis
Edith Olsen, went over to New Yor
Wednesday from where Mrs. Risan an
the children will sail Friday to spend
year with relatives in Norway, Mi
Risan expecting to join her at the en
of that time to accompany her back t
the States.
—Albert H. Meyer of Pittsburgh, wa
in town between trains yesterday morn
ing, on his way to visit his parents
home in Boalsburg for a few days. Mi
Meyer has been connected with th
Duquesne Power and Light Co., in ths
city for seventeen years and is a regu
lar Pittsburgher, but a Centre countia
also. We had a most enlightening cha
with him on Allegheny politics. Albert
being a son of Jacob Meyer, is jus
naturally an old fashioned Democrai
and was minority inspector in his dis
trict for years, but it finally got to
“raw’’ for him and he quit serving.
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WARNER BROS. INC. BUY
STATE COLLEGE THEATRE
On Monday, in New York city
the papers were signed whereby th
Warner Bros. Theatres Inc. becam
the owners of the Cathaum theatr:
at State College and the lease 01
the Nittany theatre at the sam
place,
For several months the Watchmai
has known that the big film produc
ing concern was trying to add thes:
two well known show houses to it:
i chain, but did not feel at libert;
ito comment on the change until i
| was finally consummated.
Both were the property o
Maurice Baum who started in the
picture business at State Collegt
when he leased the Nittany theatre
in October, 1914. Nearly two year:
later, in fact in June 1916, he leasec
the Pastime theatre from Dunn anc
Wood and from that date until las!
Monday was in sole control of the
motion picture business at the Col
lege. On May 30, 1925, he bough!
the Pastime property, but dismantlec
it as a play house just before he
opened the magnificent Cathaum, or
College Ave. on April 8th, 1926
which he built at a cost approxi.
mating $200,000. It occupies a lot
770x150 ft. and is one of the mosi
modernly equipped theatres in the
country.
The sale will make no change ir
the organization Mr. Baum has built
up. Mr. George Sullivan, who has
been so Successful as assistant
manager, will continue in charge
for the Warners and all of the
operators, ushers and other attaches
will be retained in their present
capacities. The standard of picture
production is not likely to be chang.
ed either, for it was always kept at
a point where improvement would
be next to an impossibility.
When asked why he was retiring
Mr. Baum said: “I have worked
very hard for sixteen years, they
came to my figure and I thought
I'd like tohave a bit of leisure and
then be able to give more time tc
helping with the development of
State College.”
Mr. Baum traveled a very rough
road to his present success. Once
he was so close to the rocks that it
seemed only hours until the ven-
ture would strike and sink. But a
good head and a steady nerve pull.
ed past the danger point. From
that moment on his business has
met with progressively increasing
success. That has been due to his
painstaking effort to please every-
body. He conducted his business in
a most dignified way, employed Col-
lege boys who merited employment
and maintained an atmosphere about
his theatres that gave pleasure to
the most fastidious.
While his retirement is an ir:
reparable loss to the show business
at State College that town can con-
gratulate itself that it is not to
lose him as citizen. Maurice
Baum would be an asset in any
community.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Dr. Eva B. Roan, optometrist,
Bellefonte and State College, wishes
to announce that she will not be
in her offices from Friday, May 30,
until Wednesday, June 4.
She will be absent attending a
post graduate course covering some
new developments for the better
care of the human eye, as perfect.
ed in the notable clinic of the
Pennsylvania State College of Op-
tometry in Philadelphia.
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