P-L Bellefonte, Pa., September 26 1930. ANNUAL COST OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS $211,789,815 Reports compiled by the Depart- ment of Public Instruction show that $211,789,815 was spent by local school districts during the year in support of the public schools. This amount represents an approximate increase of $9,000,000 over that of the previous year, and is consider- ed a normal increase. As a result 1,897,128 boys and girls were given the advantages of a common school education, includ- ing 308,020 in the high school. All of this money was raised locally with the exception of $24,987,383 or 11.8 per cent, of the total, which was contributed by the Common. wealth. The average rate of school tax required to raise the school fund was 18 mills, a slight de- crease from that of the preced: ing year. An . analysis of the major items entering into the full amount of $211,789,815 shows eight definite types of expense, as follows: First, expenses of general control, commonly known as overhead, such as salaries of secretaries and treas- urers of school boards, fees of tax collector, legal service, salaries of attendance laws and other minor expenses, amounted to a total of $7,925,705. Second, expenses of instruction required the sum of $108,105,661. This item calls for more than one- half of the whole cost of operating the schools. It includes costs of teachers’ salaries, textbooks, sup- plies, tuition and attendance at teachers’ institute. Third, expenses of operation in- cluding cost of janitorial service, added another $13,474,332. Fourth, to keep the buildings, grounds and equipment in a proper state of repair required the sum of $5,368,563. Fifth, a series of expenses for auxiliary agencies which covered such activities as support of libra- ries, medical, dental and nursing service, transportation of pupils, lectures, etc., costa total of $5,335,- 292. Sixth, expenses of fixed charges, or those covering such items as con- tributions to the State School Em- ployees’ Association, rent, insurance, and taxes, amounted to $5,184,226. Seventh, cost of debt service amounted to $31,816,145. This is one of the heaviest items, It covers the amount of money appropriated to redeem outstanding bonds issued to pay for new building projects, the liquidation of temporary notes, interest due and payments into a sinking fund. Eight, all expenses associated with extensions to school property in the form of new grounds new buildings and equipment, and the alteration of old buildings required the sum of $34,579,891. Ordinarily, the first six items of expense are termed current ex- penses. They include the general operating expenses of the school system from year to year and are generally used as the basis to com- pute comparative school costs. When thus used in connection with the number of pupils an average cost per pupil in attendance in the pub- lic schools is found. On the basis of the latest figures available, this cost was $90.41 per pupil. ————————— ee —————— STAR IN HEAVENS NOT A WESTINGHOUSE BALLOON. During the hot, dry weather of July and August, as well as the early part of September, the eve- ning star in the western sky glitter- ed and glowed with so much bril- liance that many people hereabouts did not believe it was a star. In fact several stories became broad- cast in regard to its identity. One was that it was a big beacon light on the top of a Pittsburgh depart- ment store, and another that it was an illuminated balloon sent up night- ly by the Westinghouse company, of Pittsburgh, for advertising pur- poses. The last story gained many be- lievers and about two weeks ago the Philipsburg Journal gave publi- cation to the Westinghouse story as a fact. This quickly brought a statement from W. W. Rogers, of the advertising department of the Westinghouse company, in which he states that the company has never, at any time, sent up an illum- inated balloon. Such being the case the only con- clusion is that the brilliant light is a star of superlative magnificence appearing more brilliant, no doubt, because of the hot, dry atmosphere surrounding the earth, MINISTERS ASSIGNED BY U. B. CONFERENCE. The annual conference of the United Brethren church for the Al- legheny district came to a close at Youngwood, on Sunday, with the announcement of the appointments. Rev. William Snyder, who has been pastor of the Bellefonte church for several years, was assigned to Or- bisonia, and Rev. G.E. Householder will come to Bellefonte. Other ap- pointments in Centre county are: Port Matilda, C. L. Welch; Run- ville, Clyde House. Rev. J. A. Mills, a former pastor of the Bellefonte church was assigned to Bellwood from Westmoreland county. — Everybody knew that the pro- hibition enforcement bureau in Washington is rotten, but Maurice Campbell, formerly administrator of the service in New York, imagined it was necessary to prove it. {fected to any extent young FARM NOTES. __Fall-born calves are ready to put in the pasture the following spring. With low dairy prices, heifers from best dairy cows be kept. only the should — Keeping the manure hauled out from now on will greatly aid in holding down the fly population. as, does flesh | __Cows need grain and hay the pastures become short. It not pay to allow them to lose and drop in production. — Cows getting less protein in the roughage, as when they are fed silage plus a legume hay, need from 16 to 17 per cent of digestible pro-! tein in their grain. ’ — | __An excellent fitting ration for the dry cow consists of 100 pounds of corn, cane or kaffir grain; 100 pounds of oats; 100 pounds of bran. and 75 pounds of oil meal, __If feed is scarce, it is better to sell 3 few cows than to short-feed the entire herd. More milk, and not less, will result and the profits on the remaining cows will be increas- ed. 1 i __The amount of protein necessary in a grain mixture for dairy cows depends to a great extent on the kind of hay fed. With alfalfa hay use a grain mixture containing about 16 per cent of crude digestible pro- tein. Progressive dairymen are learn- ing thatit pays to feed cows well through the summer. __The late maturing turkeys that would not dress out as number ones at Thanksgiving because of of size, may be confined and fed heavily on corn for the coming holidays. __Tt is not best to hurry the pul- lets into heavy production. Allow them to come into production mnor- mally without feeding highly stimu- lating feed. Fewer “plowouts” will occur when production is not forced at the start. __As a result of the short corn crop, many silos will be only par- tially filled this fall. If the cornis dry, water should be added to pre- vent possible loss. Other crops. such as grass or clover, may be used to supplement the corn Crop for silage. Almost any crop that cattle will eat when it is green can be made into satisfactory silage. __ Watch the body weight of pul- lets, Penn State poultry specialists arge. If they are losing flesh, in- crease the amount of scratch grain, or feed a fleshing mash at noon. | — Very frequently, where after a long, continued dry spell there seems to be little promise of a hay crop. excellent crops are harvested the following year when there is an abundance of raim in early spring. i — Lawns should not be mowed closely late in the season. It also is a good idea to allow the cut grass . to fall back on the lawn to provide winter protection for the roots. — Lightning caused 20 deaths in the State in 1929, according to the August report of the Pennsylvania Department of Health. There are two good publications which tells how to guard against this killer. One is Farmer’s Bulletin 1512, which may be obtained free from the United States Department of Agri- culture, and the other is the “Code for Protection against Lightning,” which can be obtained from the Government Printing Office, at | Washington, D. C., for 25 cents. i | not at] plantings | of red, pitch, or Scotch pine. White pine is suffering somewhat, and Norway spruce and larch have been instances. A period of | i .__The dry weather has best dry land trees. __Timothy may be seeded as late | as the middle of September, or even | later in some sections, with a fairly | good chance of coming through a normal winter and producing a good ' crop of hay next year according to | Penn State farm crops specialists. __ Good leadership, “followship,” and fellowship are all needed to build up a better and more satisfy- ing country life, __House the pullets when they are ready to start laying. Grade all pullets as to maturity when housing them. *_Where feed supplies are short it is much better to dispose of some of the lower producing dairy COWS than to keep the entire herd through- out the winter on short rations. — Farmers who plowed down sweet clover for this year's crop of po- tatoes have been surprised at the way the spuds have resisted the drouth, in comparison with potatoes preceded by other crops. Crop spe- cialists of the State College say that the sweet clover not only adds humus to the soil but also furnishes a source of readily available nitro- gen in large amounts. — Rust and ruin seek what they may destroy. Have you housed the farm tools which have served their purpose for the present season? Some farmers have learned, much to their loss, that the weather wears out a machine faster than ordinary careful usage. — Omitting the last spray on the potatoes is like letting the insurance lapse on the day before the fire. As long as the vines are green, spraying will help to control blight he never again | but Dad’s Dandy. lack J and rot. «2 BAD HABIT LAND eee. (Continued from page 2, Col. 6.) to the winner. But Dad's Dandy was fifth in that race. I never saw Mike Dolan again un- tii he come back last spring. An’ owned another horse They got to be such pals Mike woutd never sell the stallion, although. frequently he had been offered good money for him. Together they roam- ed the country, but always appearin’ at the best tracks. From time to make a bet on some other fellow's horse. Maybe he'd win, maybe he'd lose. But when he entered Dad's Dandy he spread his money three ways. if in doubt, an’ Dad's Dandy never disappointed him. Yes, sir, that sure was a one- horse combination, Mike owned, trained, rode, rubbed an’ fed Dad's Dandy, an’ after a got low in omize, he got in the habit of sleep- in’ in the box with Dad's Dandy. Mike used to write me from time to time, but if he had bad news he always kept it to himself, although I reckon when him an’ Dad's Dandy was alone in the box © nights he told the horse about it an’ got muz- zled in symapathy. When Mike Dolan had been gone from the Valle Verde Stock Farm nine years an’ the farm was only a memory, I got a wire one day from Mike. Like everythin’ the sucker had ever said or wrote, it meant a lot more than appeared on the sur- face. It said: Dad’s Dandy and I are through. Dandy's pretty old and he has bow- ed a tendon and I am coughing again. May we both come home? They were at the Tanforan race track near San Francisco. I didn’t answer Mike Dolan’s telegram. 1 ust went down there. I found little Mike, with gray in his au- burn head now an’ lookin’ ninety years old, settin’ on a camp cot in a box in Poverty Row. He was holdin’ the head o’ Dad's Dandy ag’in’ his chest, strokin’ it, an’ 1 see at a glance that their racin’ days are over. There wasn't half enough straw beddin ‘an’ the hay net was empty. An’ Mike was fightin’ to keep back tears when he saw me. The first thing he said, after shakin’ hands, was: “Dad, won't you groom Dandy? I ain't able to no more, an’ the old hero’s been neglected. He's gettin’ itchy an rubbin ‘his tail against the wall. An' will you buy him a bale o’ hay an’ some oats an’ carrots? I fed the last armful o’ hay an’ the last quart o’ oats last night—an’ oh’ Dad, he’s too good a horse to starve | to death, “I'm glad you've come. I'm all through, but I want you to have Dad's Dandy. old horse, an’ I want a home for him. Valle Verde an’ green grass. He's earned a rest. Just let him play around—you might raise a few good colts from him for future cow ponies—he’ll never run another race; lame for keeps, eh, Old Hon- esty? Eh, Old Spartan, that never quit tryin’ an’ wouldn't know how if you'd wanted to!” An’ Mike Dolan commenced drib- bin his tears into the horse’s muz- zle. Well, I put Dad’s Dandy in an express car, with a man to loo after him, an’ sent him back to the ranch. After restin’ Mike Dolan up a few days I brought him home, too. Poor Mike! He was pretty broke up when I brought him out an’ showed him the cemetery of his dead thoroughbreds, I had a head- boards up for each one—you See, when Mike Dolan sold me the love of a thoroughbred he sold me for keeps. Until he got too weak to leave the house Mike spent his days at the old stable with Dad's Dandy. He wanted to keep on sleepin’ in the box with the horse but I would- n't let him do that, although Idid put a cot in there so he could rest easy durin’ the day. An’ I give him a man to groom the old horse an’ keep his box clean, although hile he could stand Mike always fed the horse himself. I knew Mike wasn’t goin’ to last very long, an’ my main idea was to make his last days happy the way he wanted happiness, an' that was down in the old stable with Dad’s Dandy, where he could set an’ hold the horse’s head in his arms an’ talk to him an’ dream of old tri- umphs, But come a day when Mike couldn't go down to the stable, so I went down an’ did the needful by Dad's Dandy an’ turned him out in | the paddock. I might as well have stayed up to the ranch house, be- cause the horse refused his break- fast an’ wouldn’t graze. All day long he stood up in the corner of the paddock closest to the ranch house an’ nickered an’ looked for Mike Dolan, That kept up three weeks. The horse wouldn't eat enough to keep a canary bird alive; he was nervous an’ walked up an’ down alongside the fence. Finally I took him up to the screened veranda where Mike lay fightin’ for breath. Mike pipes: “Hello, pal” an’ Dad Dandy nickered an’ tried to shove his fine head through the wire screen. An’ then Mike whispers: “Good-by pal. You was the best of them all. You was honest an’ you was brave an’ you always run your race like a hero! Good-by.” I wasn't down to the stable with Dad’s Dandy before Mike had slip- ped away from us. So I had the boys dig a grave an’ make a coffiin big enough to hold Dad’s Dandy an’ Mike Dolan—for I seen that Dad's Dandy wasn't goin’ to make the grade. He was dyin’ of a broken heart. I reckon he'd dropped a hundred an’ fifty pounds already; he'd lived his life an’ found it good, an' what was the use keepin’ him in loneliness? Besides, I was selfish, I didn’t want him around spoilin’ the days for me, for I'm gettin’ old an’ what time Mike would while when Mike funds an’ had to econ- He'll live to be an I want him to go back to LUMB T1-16-tf oD Oh, Yes! ER®? Ww. R SHOPE Lumber, Sash, Doors, Millwork and Roofing Call Bellefonte 432 sn | days I got left I want to have peace- i ful. So, the mornin’ of the funeral 'the foreman led Dad’s Dandy up to ' our little thoroughbred horse ceme- | tery an’ stuck his forty.five in Dad's Dandy ear; then we slid him down | some planks into his racin’ silks an’ his little old head on his pal’s neck; | we nailed 'em down an’ forgot 'em. | No, I didn’t go to the funeral— An’ I'm out of the thoroughbred horse business t—hat is, I'm half out, but I'll never look in at an- other race track, Folks call it the sport o’ kings, but somehow I don’t relish seein’ ’em run their brave hearts out no more. I've had enough. __Hearst’s International Cosmopolitan. ee — An ———— SIXTIETH ANNUAL FAIR AT HUGHESVILE, PA. October 1, the great .Lycoming county Fair will again open to the public, one of the best fairs held in this section of the State. The new steel grandstand is completed and with the bleachers will accomodate a large crowd. The races promise to be very exciting, as the best horses of the season will race there on October 1, 2, and 3; and Satur. day. October 4, will be automobile race day, when several of the best dirt track racing stars will appear under the supervision of Ralph A. Hankinson, the world’s most suc- cesful auto race promoter. The poultry and rabbit show prom- ises to be very large. In fact, a very good exhibit is looked for in all departments, judging from the inquiries already received, Fine free attractions and a big clean midway. The ladies band of Beaver Springs will furnish the music. Wednesday, October 1, will be school day, when all school children will be admitted free. REAL ESTATE TRAN SFERS. E. S. Bennett, et ux, to Tessie Bennett Strunk, tract in Boggs Twp.; $1. E. S. Bennett, et ux, to Paul L. Bennett, tract in Boggs Twp.; $1. Harry E. Garbrick, et ux, to Paul J. Reber. tract in Spring Twp.; $1. Paul Reber, et ux, to Harry E. Garbrick, et ux, tract in Spring Twp.; $1. Jennie Sheffer et al, to John J. Bickle, tract in Bellefonte; $4,000. - Philipsburg Cemetery Association to Theodore Jackson, tract in Rush Twp.; $102.40. James O. Clark, et ux. to Charles W. Smith, et ux, tract in College Twp.; $1. Charles W. Smith, et ux, to James 0. Clark, et ux, tract in College Twp.; $1. J. W. Henszey, et ux, to Pi Kappa Fraternity of State College, tract in State College; $3,040. Jasper A. Wagner, et ux. to C.P. Long, tract in Gregg Twp.; $250. Moshannon National Bank to Lot- tie J. Fagan, et al, tract in South Philipsburg; $250. Tracie C. Bathurst to Mary Cas- selberry, tract in Howard Twp.; $500. Goitre Caused Choking, Sleeplessness, Nervousness and Weak Eyes. Mrs. Alice Schoonover, Elkland, Pa. says, ‘“‘T will tell or write my experi- ence with Sorbol-Quadruple. My goitre did not snow much but caused great distress. Sometimes even soup would strangle me. My eyes do not trouble, even without glasses which I have worm for ten years.” It is pleasant and easy to use and not expensive. Get more in- formation at Parrish’s Drug Store or write Sorbol Company, Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Sold by C.M. Parrish, Druggist. Auditors’ Statement. School District of Bellefonte Borough per 1001b.. 4 Wagner's 169 Dairy - - 2.00 CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Wagner's 20% Dairy - i. 2.20 . Wagner's 329, Dairy - 2.50 For School Year Ending July 1st, 1930 Wagner's Egg Mash - 3.00 a Wagner's Pig meal = 2.70 | ; : : Wagner's Scratch feed - - 230 Assessed valuation of taxable property $1,917,434.00. Number of mills levied 21 | Wagner's Horse feed - - 215 Number assessed with per capita tax 2550. Rate of per Capita $2.50 | Wagner's Winter Bran - 1.60 Amount of School Tax Per Capita P rty Total Wagner's Winter Bou, : 17 ef Usp rope ola Wagner's 24% Dai - 2.50 Amount levied (face of duplicate ....§ 6375.00 40,266. gn o DEY - . ea Aiatarmn s BS $ sw026611, § 4660 | Wagner's 329% Dairy - - 2.70 Pensltiee oT an ua = go.19 eds Wayne Egg mash - - 3.10 - - . ,0805. - Wayne calf meal - - 4.25 EXonerations co oo ns 71175 , : | Entered as liens ne 193.90 965.65 | wayne all mash grower - 3.00 MISSIONETS cecoveeeeseressairnsnsnsssnssssases . 679.52 679.52 | Purina cow Chow 24% - 2.65 Net amount of 1929 tax collected... $ 5112.81 $ 39,712.01 § 44824.82 ) Purina Cow chow 34% - 2.90 Oil meal 34% - - - 2.80 RECEIPTS CURRENT EXPENSES Gen’ . Balance on hand July 1929, ’ . 3 Con Cotton seed meal 34% > 2.60 y Secretary sete. 2200.00 Temporary loans * 00 | Treasurer 300.00 Gluten feed - - - 2.40 Sales of property, insuran Attorney .... 89.00 | Hominy feed - - - 2.50 Taxes 44824.82 Delinquent Tax collectors . 1671.12 | Fine ground Alfalfa meal - 2.25 Say a inarsimasiscrares ass eseuve AUBILOTS .. —oeaioiasosenevssrens 106.50 Meat Ser 45 e e Appropriation .......... 1 | Compulsory Edu. and 151.90 | Meat Scrap Yo = 4.00 Tuition nonresident pupils *Superintendent’s office .. 93.23 | Tankage 60% - - i. 4.00 All other SOUICeS ......ee 00 | *School board office .... 61.73 | Fish meal “ - < 4.00 ; *Office building 63.70 | pine stock salt z = 1.20 TPOLAY .oonsiiessmeensetsstossessesenesesn en $118075.18 | Total Item (A) emis ~ $2667.18 | Oyster shell - - - 1.00 Grit - - - - 1.00 Instruction (B) Elementary Secondary Total Feeding Molasses . L756 per Salaries of principals cocoons $ 2050.00 $ 4799.99 $ 6849.99 Cow Spray oT 1.50 per G *Salaties hd principals’ clerks and : ' Let us grind your corn and oats ASSISLANES coooeoneeeensomnancssmsssnsesesensenes *Other expense of supervision 0.0 720.00 300.90 and make up your Dairy Feeds with Salaries of teachers . 2284.80 26168.39 4845319 | Cotton Seed Meal, Oil Meal, Alfalfa Supplies } sod Tn Tostruotion — isa Ru Seana Meal, Gluten Feed and Bran Molas- Attending teachers’ Institute 390. 330.00 720.00 | 58: uition 162.00 162. will mak two Other EXPENSES ..ccneererrsemsmessssmmsnsmnsmssssenassssacssssss 74.90 752.98 357.99 Wid No Jaks Jey of on Total Item (B) cecmrrisesssssnsssnns eens 3 27194.05 $ 37950.92 $ 65144.97 Auxiliary Agencies (C) Total [Operation (D) etal When You Want Good Bread or LADIAIIOR oersermpsaines 158.92 | Wages Of JAnItOrS ms 40 . Pastry Flour Promotion of health 08.98 I TUL ..coceocesrnsrinseresszissnsnssnsassrianan 2598.37 Other expenses ........ ... 13.50 Water, light and power . 900.39 bc & gnitors supplies ..... ; Total Tem: (0) iimmirmioimm $241.40 | "Care of grounds S57 «OUR BEST” Other expenses ...... 314.09 OR Total Item (D) eooorreersomsenerenenen 1999.21 “GOLD COIN” FLOUR : Maintenance (E) Total Fixed Charges (¥F) Total m—— Repair of buildings wee 2266.43 | State Retirement Board Elem. Uke of FORRES Tia Siig. W618 | 61244 OH. S. 1005.03 ooo 1677.47 C Y Ww & Co xe pairs &; replacément of 2 ! o- 251.8 MISUPATICR o.oo irimreertonsiisiesssssemerentrnmes = ‘XI 38 { . . agner % Inc placement 0! Srniture 594. Total Ttem (FY .eroooccsmmmsesssemsens 1880.85 | Repairs & 1 Bor = Shoe Sei, .., BELLEFONTE, PA. Total Item (BE) .ecicssssnerenens 4206.85 Bi ; DEBT SERVICE AND CAPITAL OUTLAY : my Debs Service ((¢)] Total | Capital Outlay (H) Total ayments of si fund ....... 5000.00 es One me ie coer at (Caldwell & Son Payment of interest on short term Equipment for mew buildings: Si ! A pp 40.00 | Heat, light and plumbing ... 485.78 es, tuition, etc.) ... 107.90| Furniture come oe 14.25 Bellefonte, P Total It a — | Added oa ment for old bulldings: ellefonte, ra. em (GQ) rsrresssevevrs sy 8007.90 | Heat, a ght and plumbing ...... 70.00 Furniture SUMMARY Total receipts Apparatus Total Item (H) ns ATTORNEY S-AT-LAW KLINE WOODRING.—Attorney at Law, Bellefonte, Pa. Practices in all courts. Office, Crider’s Exchange. 51-ly room 18 KENNEDY JOHNSTON.—Attorney-at- Law, Bellefonte, Pa. Prompt at- tention given all Jogal business entrusted to his care. Offices—No. 3 East High street. BT M. KEICHL . — Attorney-at-Law and Justice of the Peace. All professional business will ve prompt attention. Offices on second floor of Temple Court. 49-5-1y G. RUNKLE. — Attorney-at-Law, Consultation in English and Ger- man. Office in Crider’s Exchange, Bellefonte, Pa. -5 PHYSICIANS S. Glenn Surgeon, ty, Pa. , M. D., Physician and State College, Centre coun- Office at his residence. 35-41 ERS. D R. R. L. CAP OSTEOPATH. Bellefonte State College 66-11 Holmes Bl Crider’'s Ex. D. CASEBEER, Optometrist.—Regis- tered and licensed by the State. Eyes examined, glasses fitted. Sat- isfaction guaranteed. Frames replated 1 and lenses matched, Casebeer 14g. High St., Bellefonte, Pa. 71-22-tf VA B. ROAN, Optometrist, Licensed by the State Board. State College, every day exce] Belle- t Saturday, fonte, in the Garbri building opposite the Court House, Wednesday aft from 2 to 8 p. m. ernoons and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4:00 p. m. Bell Phone. 68-40 FEEDS! We have taken on the line of Purina Feeds We also carry the line of Wayne Feeds Plumbing Total payment (Items a8 (Items G-H Total Balance on hand (school year 1929—1930) SINKING FUND REPORT Balance on hand July 1, 1929... Rec'd during rom LC i tesesssssasansensssass stuns sesera tes ents easTastaaT Rec'd from interest cnn ni Total receipts ........ccecesssesscs 15661.87 ASSETS School sites, buildings and equip- INERL. ni seerisraisirmarsssessimsasonssenssesisnses: 1 53500.00 Accounts receivable 7479.43 Sinking UNA .ooeooeeescecsmerssesscrommmenenees 15661.87 Balance in treasury eo... 8768.11 TOA] comes 200898.91 We hereby certify that we have examined correct, and that the securities of the officers of the law. ' August 15; 1980. 75-36-8t Balance in fund July 1, 1930 Cer. of Deposit and Notes.......... 16661.87 Bonded indebtedness ........... 85000.00 Short term 10818 cece 18000.00 TOLL. cececemseairiverssssenmussenssas reecersnnmeneneee 34000.00 the above accounts and find them board are in accordance with D. A. BARLETT ©. L. GATES and Heating Vapor....Steam By Hot Water Pipeless Furnaces Full Line of Pipe and Fit- tings and Mill Supplies All Sizes of Terra Cotta Pipe and Fittings ESTIMATES Cherfully *=¢ Promptly Furnished. 06-15-41. -~