Brworail atc Bellefonte, Pa., November 28, 1930. P. GRAY MEEK - - Editor —_—— To Correspondents.—No communications published inloss accompanied by the real name of the writer. Terms of 8 tion.—Until further notice at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - .50 Paid before expiration of year . - nn Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 Published weekly, every Friday morn- * ing. Entered at the postoffice, Bellefonte, Pa. as second class matter. In orderin change of address always give the TE an we as the new address. It is important that the publisher be notified when a subscriber wishes the paper discontinued. In all such cases the subscription must be paid up to date of cancellation. of the “Watchman” will A sample co be sent hoy cost to applicants. FIFTY YEARS AGO IN CENTRE COUNTY. Items taken from the Watchman issue of December 3, 1880. Married—At Milesburg, Pa., Nov. 25th, by the Rev. W. O. Wright, Mr. J. Lewis Marshall and Miss Rosa Bell Thomas, both of Buffalo Run. At Milesburg, on November 4th, by the Rev. W. O. Wright, Mr. Calvin M. Resides and Miss Samantha A. Hall, both of Unionville, Pa. —The coasting has been very’ good on Bellefonte’s hills even though the snowfall, thus far, has been light. —Amos Garbrick, of Coleville, butchered a hog the other day that dressed 450 lbs. —Mr. Charles Miller, father of. John C. Miller, of this place, died at his home in Huntingdon on Wed- | nesday of last week at the age of: seventy years and over. i —Sidewalks this week have been. slippery as glass and some awk- ward falls have been the result, i —The icemen have been taking splendid ice out of the car works: dam this week. It runs from 6 to 8 inches thick and is clear as crystal. —Mann’s axe-works at Reedsville were almost totally destroyed by fire last week. The loss was $60,- 000, almost entirely covered by in- surance. —A big buck with nine prongs on one side and ten on the other proved an interesting sight in front of Twitmire’s tin store on Wednes- day morning. It was Enoch Hast- ings’ latest trophy of the hunt. —On Monday night last, between. the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock, a fire broke out in the cabinet mak- ing shop of James O’Bryan, on Ridge street, near Bishop, which totally destroyed the building and its contents. The Logan fire com- pany was promptly on hand and prevented * damage to adjoining property. —A little daughter, Nellie, of Mr, and Mrs. M’Clellan Hunter, of Ty- rone, died there last Friday night of diphtheria. Two .of their other children are very ill with the same disease. Mrs. Hunter was formerly Miss Kate Furey, of this place, a daughter of James and Ellen Furey. —A very serious and what may prove to be a fatal accident hap.’ pened to Joseph Rumberger, of Buffalo Run, last Saturday. He has the contract for carrying the mail from the railroad at Martha Furnace to the post-office at Matternville. While crossing the Bald Eagle ridge ' his horse stumbled, throwing him over its head. He landed on the ice in a stream some ten or fifteen feet below the road-way and was so badly injured that his recovery is doubtful. —We are called upon this week to record the unexpected death of ) the venerable Abraham Berger, father of Mrs. Spangler, wife of sheriff John Spangler. His death occurred on Saturday evening, Nov. 27, at the sheriff's residence in the. jail, where he had been visiting since coming from his home near Globe Mills, Snyder county, a week ago. His remains were taken to his late home for burial. —The early snows of this season will be severe on the partridges. These birds, hidden in the grass and brush, remain in their haunts while the snow falls, which covers them up. They remain thus cover- ed for several days and often perish if a crust formson top of the snow, too hard to be melted by their, breath in time to release them to get food. Hunters familiar with this fact often catch them alive, by hunting these air holes on the sur- face of the snow and digging them out of it. —At the county teachers insti- tute to be held here from Tuesday, Dec. 28th to the 31st the principal instructors will be Prof. A. E. An- gell, of Shippensburg; Prof. D. M. Wolf, of Spring Mills; Miss Flor. ence Childester, of Syracuse, N. Y.; Prof. C. L. Gramley, of Rebersburg; C. C. Zeigler, J. B. Newcomer, W. A. Krise, H. H. Harshberger, W G. Morrison, H. F. Bitner, W. P. Harpster, D. G. Kline, J. R. Van Ormer and Robert E. Cambridge. ——Our traditional as well as, prideful boast that we are ‘the asy- lum of the oppressed” is becom- | ing less a fact, and Senator Reed | would wipe it off the slate entirely. | ——Those Democrats in Washing- ton who are so anxious to help Hoover ought to give some thought | to obligations to their own party. ——Politicians all over the State are getting ready for mext year's local battles and the confusion is unusually great. ipsburg State hospital, at noon last .to Altoona where burial was !at Woodland, Clearfield county, — BEALS.—John Summerfield Beals, probably the oldest native resident of Philipsburg, died at his home at Point Lookout on Saturday evening, as the result of general debility. He was a son of Reuben and Sara Zimmerman Beals and was born in one of the first log houses erected in Philipsburg on July 14th, 1839, hence had reached the age of 91 years, 4 months and 8 days. Educational facilities were limited in those days and most of his learn- ing was obtained in subscription schools. As a young man he took employment in the woods, as lum- bering was the principal industry in that section at that early day. Later he engaged in farming. In 1861 he enlisted for service in the Civil war, fought in some of it's fiercest battles and was not dis- charged until 1867. For 62 years he had been a member of the Phil- ipsburg Lodge of Odd Fellows. He was also a member of the En- campment and the G. A. R. In 1869 he married Miss Elizabeth Troy, who died eight years ago but surviving him are seven children, Miss Sarah, at home; John W., burgess of Philipsburg; Mrs, Robert C. Young, of Washington, D. C.; Frank, of Point Lookout; Mrs. John Craft, Mrs. George H. Ayres GROVE.—John F, Grove, who for a ‘number of years has occupied the Furst farm, near Jacksonville, died’ on Saturday as the result of a heart ailment. ” - He was a son of William and Sarah Grove and was born in Penn township in March, 1867, hence was in his 64th year. He followed farm- ing all his life and prior to moving onto the Furst farm lived in Buffalo Run valley. He was a member of the Methodist church, the Bellefonte lodge of Moose and the P.O, S. of A. He married Miss Sara McMullen who survives with the following chil- dren: William Grove, at home; Robert, of Marion township; Mrs. Ethel Calhoun and John D., of Lock Haven; George E. and Ralph J., of Bellefonte. He also leaves these brothers and sisters, Howard Grov of Centre Hall; William, of Cobural Mrs. Alice Moyer, of Punxsutawney; Mrs. Susan Shearer, of Reynolds- ville, and Mrs. Cora Minnemyer, of Benner township, Funeral services were held at his late home at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning by Rev. C. A. Metzger, of Pleasant Gap, assisted by Rev. M. C. Piper, of Milesburg, burial being made in the Meyers cemetery. il 1 WRYE.—Mrs, Sarah 1 . Wrye, wife and Mrs. W. H. Hollingsworth, all of Frank Wrye, died at her home of Philipsburg. at Warriorsmark, on Sunday eve- Funeral services were held on ning, following a long illness. Her Tuesday afternoon, burial being maiden name was Sarah Beistline and made in the Philipsburg cemetery. il Il GATES.—Edward L. Gates, well known Pennsylvania railroad em. ployee in Tyrone, died at the Phil- Thursday, following an illness of five months as the result of a gen- eral breakdown. He was a son of Isaac and Nancy Ellenberger Gates and was born at Gatesburg on June 6th, 1880, hence was in his 51st year. His boyhood was spent in Centre county but twenty-nine years ago he went to Tyrone and entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad company ' as a mechanic, and had lived there | ever since, He was a member of the First Lutheran church, of Ty- rone, the Tyrone lodge of Masons and Jaffa Shrine, of Altoona. In 1907 he married Miss Frances Rider, of Gatesburg, who survives with four children, Mildred, Bere- nice, Mary and Wilson. He also leaves three brothers and a sister, Samuel C. Gates, of Tyrone; Isaac, of Harrisburg; Wilson, of Philadel- phia, and Mrs. M. J. Ross, of Bed- ford. One brother, John C. Gates died during the World war. Funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon by Rev, E. M. | Morgan, burial being made in East. | lawn cemetery, Tyrone. : nl] He es i WEAVER.—Willis A. Weaver died | at his home at Lewistown on No- | vember 15th, following an illness of | some months with a complication of | diseases. He was a son of Alfred | “and Angeline Catherman Weaver and was almost 36 years ago, born in Potter township He left Cen. , tre county about twelve yéars ago | and located in Lewistown where, for several years he worked for the Standard Steel company. Later he secured employment with the Vis- cose company where he worked un- til overcome by illness. ! While still living in Centre county he married Miss Edna Decker who survives with two children, William : and Sarah. He also leaves the fol- lowing brothers and sisters: Charles Weaver, Mrs. S. E. Sharer, Grover and Oscar P., of Centre Hall; Har-' ry, of Altoona; Mrs. O. E, Laird, of Pleasant Gap; Mrs. Sarah Moyer, of Lewistown, and Mrs. Roan Gingrich, of Linden Hall, Funeral services were held on November 15th, burial being made in the Mt. Peak ceme- tery, Lewistown. | Il i HALDERMAN.—Rev. Charles 8S, Halderman, for the past few years pastor of the Christian and Mission- | ary Alliance at Roscoe, N. Y., died’ last Friday, following a brief illness. He was a son of Daniel D. and Mary Yearick Halderman and was born at Madisonburg, Centre county, in Au. gust, 1881, hence was in his fiftieth year. Prior to entering the minis- try he worked for some years in the P. R. R. shops in Altoona and later as a car inspector, He is survived by his wife, his mother, living in St. Petersburg, Fla., six sisters and two brothers. The remains were taken made 1 | in the Rose HIll cemetery. i! Ii KUSTABORDER. — Jonas Elias Kustaborder, native of Centre coun- ty, died at his home at Bellwood, - last Friday, as the result of cere- bral hemorrhages. He was a son. of John and Amelia Kustaborder and was born at Pine Grove Mills 63 years ago. During his residence in Bellwoood he had been employed .as a conductor on the Pennsylvania | railroad. He never married but is survived by three brothers and two sisters. Burial was made in the’ Logan valley cemetery on Sunday afternoon. i! It STINE.—Mrs. Olivia Stine, wife of Lafayette Stine, died at her home on Wednesday of last week, following a long illness with asthma. : Her maiden name was Olivia Wil. ; liams ‘and she was born at Port Matilda, her age at death being 65° years,” 5 months and 8 days. She, is survived by her husband and five children. Burial was made at Philipsburg last Friday afternoon. , Society via the Christmas Seal | PRESENT LOW WATER natural enemies. { unknown. she was born at Marengo, in Fergu- son township, over sixty years ago. She married Mr. Wrye thirty six years ago, who survives with the following children: Miss Rhelda Wrye, in Santa Cruz, Mexico; Rob- ert, of Warriorsmark; Edith, of Jersey Shore; Edna, of Warriors. mark, and John, in the U. S. army. Funeral services were held at her late home at 1.30 o'clock on Wed- nesday afternoon, by Rev. L. L, Owens, burial being made in the Ross church cemetery. Lavell. — Mii Genevieve Laughlin, youngest daughter of the. late John Laughlin, of Bellefonte, !died at her home at Bridgeville, Al i legheny county, on November 10th, ‘as the result of general debility. The Laughlins moved to Allegheny | county over twenty-five years. ago. “have | Funeral services were held in St. i Agatha’s Catholic church, at Bridge- | ville, on November 13th, burial being {made in Calvary cemetery. . : CHRSTMAS SEAL SALE LAUNCHED THIS WEEK. | Plans for the 24th annual Christ- ‘mas Seal campaign for Centre coun- ty have been completed. The com- mittee in charge of the sale. has been working the past week and letters containing the seals are in ‘the mail for delivery today, Friday. Three thousand additional sheets of stamps are in readiness for those who might have been overlooked in ° the mailing. nie This year the tuberculosis society will sell health bonds ranging from $5.00 to $50.00 to various organiza. tions. Contributions to the tuberculosis sale will be gladly accepted. The sale begins today and will continue until Christmas day. Use the seals, the symbol of the fight against tuberculosis, on all your 1 , correspondence from Chirstmas un- til the New Year. ! Our greatest problems in the face of the present economic distress are | to supply sufficient need to the homes and enforce our preventive measures, which have been success- ful in cutting the tuberculosis rate 509 during the last two decades. Make all checks for this cause payable to Mrs. Charles R. Kurtz, ' chairman of the tuberculosis com- committe, Bellefonte Woman’s club. i IS MENACE TO FISH LIFE. Talking about the effects of the drought on the fish in the streams of the State Commissioner N. R. Bul- ler said, recently, that in all of his fifty-four years of active experience in fish culture he has never found the streams as low as they are at present. Further he said: i “A severe drought such as we are experiencing greatly lessens the range in which fish may travel. Under normal conditions fish are more scattered and they have a better opportunity to escape their During low wa- ter, the aquatic life in order to sur- vive must collect in'deep poqls where | the natural forage consists as a gen- eral rule of minnows, crawfish, in- | sect larvae, etc., which is first de-' stroyed- Then the fish resort to cannibalism and the smaller ones soon disappear, and the larger ones readily fall prey to their natural enemies, consisting in part of fish. eating reptiles, fish eating birds, | coons, minks and otters.” ! ——Fire on Saturday evening | completely destroyed the compara- | | tively new home of Rex Patton and. family, at Port Matilda, with all its | furnishings. The Patton family | were in Bellefonte at the time and | .on returning found their home in! ashes. How the fire originated is | Mr. Patton carried some insurance but not sufficient to cover his loss. Thanksgiving turkeys this year have been more plentiful and lower in price than at any time in the | past dozen years. "the total State-wide vote for "candidate, polled 1,010,204. "mon: ' mer. CONGRESSMAN CHASE ENDORSES JUDGE DALE. The Raftsmans Journal, of Clear- field, is of the opinion that Gover- nor-elect Pinchot should provide a nice berth somewhere in his admin- istrative organization for former Judge Arthur C. Dale. Inasmuch as the Journal is the Congressman’s official political spokesman it is to be assumed that he is lined up behind whatever am-' bitions our fellow townsmen might in the way of a nice political plum. In its issue of November 21 the Journal had this to say of the pos- sibility. The newspapers through Penn- sylvania, since the election, have been entertaining the public by speculatingon who Governor-elect Pinchot will favor with positions mn’ his cabinet. One of the outstanding men in the State in the campaign for the nomination and election of Governor Pinchot was former Judge Arthur Dale, of our neighboring county—Centre. The Governor-elect had such con- fidence in Judge Dale that he not only made him his state chairman for his pre primary campaign, but the judge servedin the same capac- ity after the primary as state chairman of the Pinchot organiza- tion. Judge Dale is capable of a cabi- net position, and although we would hesitate in even presuming to make a suggestion to the Gov- ernor-elect, Centra! Pennsylvania would be pleased if Judge Dale is honored with a cabinet position. The Governor could go far and not find any better material than Judge Dale, and since the newspapers are guessing as to what may be done along these lines our guess is that Arthur C. Dale will be in the cab- inet of Governor Pinchot—and here is hoping. We join our contemporary in the : hope that our former townsman may be singled out for preferment. Certainly he has been loyal and en- thusiastic enough in the Pinchot cause to merit substantial recogni- tion. GIFFORD PINCHOT WON BY 58,670 PLURALITY. Pennsylvania voters gave Gifford Pinchot, Republican and Prohibition candidate for Governor, a plurality of 58,670. : With the completion on Tuesday of the official count in Philadelphia, Pin- chot was revealed as 1,068,874, John M. Hemphill, Democratic and Liberal The of- ficial computation in Philadelphia was delayed on account of a con- test in a legislative district. ‘IN BELLEFONTE CHURCHES §t. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH. 19:30 A. M. Sunday school, Her- man Hazel, superintendent, 10:45 A. M., Morning service; Ser. “The Lord Hath Need of Them.” 6:30 P. M., Luther catechetical instruction. League and 7.30 P. M. Evening service; Ser- mon: “God the Almighty.” Clarence E. Arnold, pastor, How to Preserve Tinwork The house owner who wants to make the most of his investments will not wait until his gutters and tinwork are : in shreds, but he will see to it that . proper attention is given fo these de- tails when the first break is seen. Lack of repairs on the tinwork of a house often mean a considerable loss | to other parts of the house. A gutter that lets water leak over the sides of the building is a destructive factor. " In time the wood rots and the paint is seriously damaged. remrt—s In the wintef, Soot and dirt accumu- late in the gutters, making it essen. _ tial that they be cleaned thoroughly ‘ before the rains of spring and sum- The tin should be brushed care- fully when such a situation exists, and painted to preserve the metal in all kinds of weather. How Fast Raindrops Fall The weather bureau says that rain drops never fall faster than 25 feet per second; many of them fall only about 15 feet per second. Suppose then the height of the cloud is 2,500 feet—a fairly common height—and that the speed of fall is the greatest pos. gible—very large drops—then the time of fall will be 100 seconds. If the speed is'15 feet per second, the time will be 166.7 seconds. A fair average velocity is 20 feet per second, and the time of fall 2 minutes. How to Get Paint Off Glass Oil-paint spots on glass can be re moved by rubbing with a mixture of equal parts alcohol and turpentine, then going over the glass with chalk. Polishing with salt, followed by the chalk, is also advised. For seratching off soft paint spots, sheet zinc is ad- vised, as it is soft enough not to dam- age the glass, How City Got Name The modern city of Cairo gets its name from the fact that when its walls were laid after the conquest of 969 A. D., the planet Mars, known in Arabic as Kahir, the victorious, crossed the meridian of the new city, | and so the place was called El-Kahira, How Word “Pal” Originated Although “pal” in the sense of wu chum or companion is regarded as American slang by many writers, it wae probably derived from the gyp- sles. In the Romany language “pal” is the word for brother. "APPLICATIONS FOR U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY. i eim———— ' Congressman J. Mitchell Chase announces that arrangements have been made for the U. S. Civil Serv- ice Commission to hold a pre- liminary competitive examination .on January 10, 1931, for the selec. tion of two midshipmen for admis- sion tothe U, S. Naval Academy July 1, 1931. Owing to the large number of ap- plicants Congressman Chase has de- cided that this is the fairest plan, as it will give every candidate an equal chance. Those receiving the highest grades, as certified to Con- .gressman Chase by the Civil Serv- ice Commission, will be designated by him to take the final entrance examination to be held by the Navy Department next spring. Candidates must be citizens of the United States, of good moral char- acter, residents of the Pennsylvania 23rd Congressional district, physical- ly sound, and not less than 16 yedrs of age nor more than 20 years of age on April 1, 1931. The examination may be taken on above date, at 9 a, m., at the post offices in Smethport, Bellefonte, . Clearfield or Emporium, -Pennsylva- nia. As the Civil Service Commission must be notified promptly as to the number of candidates, it is request- cd that all applicants notify Con- gressman Chase at an early date, when they will be furnished with further information. When writing please state the date of your birth, | also name point at which you wish to take examination. Address all communications to Congressman J. Mitchell Chase, Washington, D.C. GAMEKEEPER PILLING HAS LARGE COLONY OF BEAVERS. Gamekeeper Elmer Pilling has a colony of twenty beavers on the State game refuge, in Rush town- | ship. He has a four acre pen on Tom Tit run in which the animals are kept and an additional sixteen acres are bing enclosed with strong wire fencing as a speical beaver preserve. When the work is com- pleted the beavers will be into pens, the young separated from the old and the males from the fe- males. One of the male beavers is - unusually large, weighing 90 pounds. When too many of the animals are together they fight like wild cats, and although they rare- ly kill each other, they frequently inflct wounds which greatly re- duce the value of the fur, All of the beavers at the Rush. township refuge have been captured in places where they have become so plentiful as to cause damage to streams and power plants, and will be kept at the refuge until a suit- able place can be found to place ‘them- on either State-owned or pri- | vate lands. | . MARRIAGE LCENSES. James A. Molleca and Martha Moriarity, of Hawk Run. Andrew Jay Shivesy and Anna A. Corl, both of Bellefonte. Hayes F. Good, of Wallaceton, and B. Genevieve Lorigan, of Sandy Ridge. i 1 Paul W. Jackson and Blanche | —The Bay of Santa Glaus’ Parade— Scantlin, both of State College. CATHAUM —Read the Watchman and get all ? A Warner Brothers Theatre (Matinee Daily starting Monday) FRIDAY — : John Gilbert, Wallace Beery in “WAY FOR A SAILOR” SATURDAY — . Gilbert Roland, Robert Elliott in “MEN OF THE NORTH” MONDAY AND TUESDAY Matinee Daily at 1:30 Will Rogers, Louise Dresser in “LIGHTNING” WEDNESDAY — Norma Talmadge, Conrad Nagel in “DU BARRY, WOMAN OF PASSION” THURSDAY — Richard Cromwell, “TOL’ABLE DAVID” NEXT FRIDAY— Constance Bennett in “SIN TAKES A HOLIDAY” NITTANY THEATRE (Reopens next Tuesday.) TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Grace Moore, Reginald Denny in i “A LADY’S MORALS” THURSDAY— “DU BARRY, WOMAN OF PASSION” FRIDAY— “TOL’ABLE DAVID” divided filtoona- Booster fierchants-Say : " Trade in Your Home Stores First, but Come to Booster Stores for the Things Your Home Merchants Cannot Supply. Come to Altoona Friday and See Santa Claus His Band In a Wonderful Street Parade Through the Altoona Business District! The Parade Will Start Promptly At 2 O0’clock Friday Afternoon, Nov. 28 There will be AN ESCORT OF STORY BOOK FAVORITES, In- cluding “HUMPTY-DUMPTY” “JACK IN A BOX” “ALADDIN AND HIS WONDER. FUL LAMP” “LTTLE BO-PEEP” “DING DONG BELL—PUSSY’S IN " THE WELL” “JACK AND THE BEAN STALK” And Other Favorites with Atten- dants All Dressed in Gorgeous Cos- tumes, just as shown in the Story , Books, Santa Claus Invites All t ! ‘Boys and Girls to Come and See Him and His Parade and BRING THEIR LET- TERS TO SANTA CLAUS, which His Courier will Gather Up Along the Route of the Parade. Altoona Stores Official Opening Christmas Shopping Season on Friday { 4 Mothers aud Fathers are invited to come with the boys | and gir's and inspect the Wonderful Displays Christmas Gifts and Other Seasonable . 2 2 ” 7 PN . Merchandise That Altoona Merchants will have ready, starting’ : Friday, Nov. 28 —The Day of Santa Claus’ Parade Every Wednesday Is Suburban Day In the Stores of Members of The toon Booster Associa’ i Noah Beery in mt —— —— NEW ADVERTIS J book entitled. ANTED.—An old Chief,” by" ‘Belden, the White Col. James Brisbin. State condi-- tion of book and price. Harry Hess,. Hess, Belmont and Conshohocken Ave., Philadelphia. 7 : ters of administration; having been. granted to the undersigned upon. the estate of C. Edward’ Robb, late of | Bellefonte borough, decaased,. all persons: knowing themselves indebted to the same: { are requested to make prompt: payment, and those having claims against said | estate must present them, duly anthen- | ticated, for settlement: Mrs, HENRIETTA: P; ROBB; } Administratrix, W. Harrison Walker, Bellefonte, Pa. : Attorney. ~43- A PERO Saministra NOTICE.— Let- TOYS! | TOYS! TOYS! Sleds, Doll Carts, Baby Combina- tion Baby Walkers and Strollers at less than chain store prices. Look up your rices then buy here at less. All kinds of iron toys. GARMANS SILK WO Li HOSE’ Silk-wool Stockings at: }6 the price usually asked, . Famous Silk Hose at most reasonable prices. We ‘have enough to Larry through the Christ- mas Season. on’t. wait until the last minute for special shades. GARMANS.