Bellefonte, Pa., April 24, 1931. NEWS ABOUT TOWN AND COUNTY. ——Judge M. Ward Fleming was <onfined to his home, last week, as the result of an attack of the grip. This week the State Depart- ment of Fisheries stocked Van Scoycc rum, in Centre county, with trout. : ——Thus far this season the High- ‘way Department has not started any ‘work in Centre county that has ne- «<essitated the establishment of a «detour. $ ———Barnett Bros. circus will ex- ‘hibit here on Saturday May 16. It travels on sixty-five and is reported as being quite an in- teresting show. ——Up to yesterday no word had been received by postmaster John J&L. Knisely regarding the selection of a site for Bellefonte’'s new post- office, though the proposals were opened in Washington, on Tuesday. “The Nittany Lion,” the new ‘hotel on the Campus at the Pennsyl- ‘vania State College, will be opened ‘with a dinner dance on Tuesday eve- i ming, May 5. Reservations can be made up to May 1 at five dollars per person. ——The drinking fountains on (High street bridge and in front of ‘the court house have been turned on for the summer season, evidence ‘that water superintendent Seibert «does not apprehend any more freez- ing weather. ——A belated birth announcement | ds that of Cynthia Anne Scott, daugh- | ter of Mr. and Mrs. Craig Scott, of ‘Erie, who was born in Erie, Friday, March 13. Mrs. Scott, formerly of | Bellefonte, is well known here as] Miss Mary Orvis Harvey, f i | ——On their way home from Ty- of Clarence, was arrested by patrol- entitled to compete for the grand | men Turner after he had collided prize with the winners in the Cen- field motor party crashed into a big ' with a car driven by W. E. Robert- tral Pennsylvania district which em- bear on the highway between Bald son, of Fleming. He was charged braces eleven counties, namely: Blair, irone, one night last week, a Clear- | ‘Eagle and Sandy Ridge. From the way the bear made off through the the influence of liquor, and at a hear- Huntingdon, Indiana, Elk, Jefferson, underbrush it was not seriously hurt ing before 'Squire Tressell was held Fulton and Somerset. ‘but the fenders of the care were | ‘pretty badly bent. ~———Under an act of the Legisla-| ‘ture there is a penalty of $25 for | YOUNG GIRL DRIVES CAk INTO SPRING CREEK. On Sunday evening Bessie Blair, of Buffalo Run valley, took her broth- er's car for a drive to Bellefonte. As she rounded the curve at the Brockerhoff mill, at Roopsburg, she was confroated by a car in front of her going slowly. At the speed she was traveling she realized she could not slow down enough to avoid hit- ting the car so she steered to the left and plunged down over the bank into the mill race. thrown through the windshield and the car, turning turtle, landed on her leg, pinning her fast beneath it Fortunately Charles Dawson and ' Blair Keeler happened to be near essays and have announced the prize there and they both plunged into the creek and rescued the girl, other- wise she might have drowned. She motor trucks was promptly brought to the Centre Home and on the Street.” County hospital, by the two young men, where it was found that she had sustained several bad cuts on the face and head, and lacerations and body bruises, but no broken bones. It is said the girl was oper- ating the car without a driver's li- cense and had taken it after being told not to do so by her brother. On Wednesday of last week, ac- cording to the State highway patrol, Charles L. Deihl, of Bellefonte, an interior decorator on the new hotel, at State College, in company with J. E. Jackson, of State College, start- ed out to do a little celebrating in Deihl's Ford car. They had seven pints of moonshine and ended up at the Branch school house, where {hey were reported as being drunk and disorderly. Corp. Gross and - trolman Turner arrested the two men School, Miss Janet Forcey, and placed them in the State College lockup for safe keeping. Later they were given a hearing before ’'Squire L J, Dreese, at Lemont. Both plead (guilty to disorderly conduct and Deihl to driving a car without an operator's license. On Saturday William S. Crispen, with operating a car while under in $400 bail for trial at court, bond being furnished. Last Saturday afternoon Charles DeHass, of Howard, reported his WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN CENTRE COUNTY FARMERS SAFETY €OUNCIL ESSAYS. CAN GET RELIEF LOANS. Some weeks ago a safety council Farmers will be interested in a essay contest was announced for recent ruling of the United States public school children in Centre coun- Department of Agriculture, which ty and the response brought forth places Centre county on the list of 83 essays from thirteen different counties in Pennsylvania entitled to ! schools in the three groups specified. receive a portion of the $45,000,000 These essays were judged by the provided for drought relief by a following committee: Calvin H. joint resolution of Congress, approv- Troup, general manager of the Belle- ed December 20, 1930. The commit- fonte branch of the Federal Match tee appointed by the Department to company; Arthur C. Hewitt, chief receive applications for loans from engineer of the American Lime and farmers is as follows: Stone company, and Lewis R. Len- H. L. Ebright, Centre Hall, chair- hart, assistant county superintendent man; C. E. Peters, Stormstown, pres- of schools, The judges have com- ident of the Agricultural Extension pleted their work of going over the Association, and J. Gross Shook, Spring Mills, Master of Pomona Grange. Application blanks can be receiv- ed from any member of the commit- tee or at the Agricultural Extension Association office in the court house, Bellefonte. The amount loaned will be based on the requirements of the applicant for seed, fertilizer, feed for work stock, and for fuel and oil for trac- tors. The applicant must give an abso- lute first lien on all of the crops growing or to be grown by him in 1931 in ‘such a form as to entitle it to filing in the county in which he resides. If the applicant for a loan is a tentant, or is farming land under contract for deed or so called crop contract; or has given a prior mort- gage on his 1931 crop, he must se- cure the waivers of the actual own- winners as follows: Group 1, grades 4, 5 and 6—Sub- ject, “How I May Help Safety at 1st, Louise Bryan, grade 5, Sandy Ridge schools, Miss Adda M. Hoover, teach- er; 2nd, Jane Ayers, grade 5, Philips- burg schools, Miss Mary L. Lewis, teacher; 2rd, Kemper Lee Swartz, grade 5, Snow Shoe schools, Miss Agnes Kelley, teacher. Group 2, grades 7, 8 and 9—Sub- ject, “If Daddy were Injured How Would We All Suffer” 1st, John Hughes, grade 8, consolidated schools of Rush towship, Miss Louise Jack- son, teacher; 2nd, Burnell Brown, grade 8, Port Matilda schools, G. E. Ardery, teacher; 3rd, Mildred Cham- bers, grade 7, Clarence schools, C. M, Hackenburg, teacher. Group 3, grade 10, 11 and 12—Sub- | ject, “How Our Community Can Best | Promote Safety.” 1st , Geneva Rad- ers of the land, his landlord, and all ‘cliff, grade 10, Philipsburg High prior mortgage holders in the space | teacher; provided on the mortgage form for '2nd, Vesta Young, grade 9, Blanch- | this purpose, If the applicant is the |ard High school, E.R. Dunkle, teach- owner of the land and farms it with er: 3rd, James McConville, Philips- tenants or share croppers, waivers of burg High school, Miss Janet For- such tenants or share croppers must 'cey, teacher. | be secured. | Gold, silver and bronze pins will The application blank requires a be awarded the winners in each statement of the amount of the loan group, and in addition they will be desired, the number of acres of each crop for which seed and fertilizer is to be purchased, the amount desired |for feed and the number of animals |to be fed, and the amount desired for ‘fuel and oil for tractor operations. It requires a legal description of the land on which these crops are to be planted, together with a state- ment of the acreage of crops grown by the applicant in 1929 and 1930 (and the yields obtained. The ap- Bedford, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, ———Call at Parrish’'s drug store | Wednesday, April 29, to obtain first- class advice from a registered nurse NEWS PURELY PERSONAL. ~Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sheffer Jr., drove to Philadelphia, Friday, on a week-end business trip, returning to Bellefonte Monday. ~—-Miss Eckert, Supt. of the Centre Coun- ty hospital, spent the afterpart of last week with friends in Washington, D. C., returning to Bellefonte Monday. ~—Mrs. George Kerstetter was up from Harrisburg, for one of her occasional week-end visits back home with her sis- ters. Mrs. Geisinger and Mrs. H. C. Yeager. ~—Mrs. H. H, Schreyer, who had been at her Florida home for the winter, re- cently returned to Chicago, expecting 0 occupy her Lake rhore Drive home until the summer season opens. ~Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Rhinesmith, of Uniontown, former residents of Belle. fonte, stopped here for an over Sunday visit enroute east on a business trip, being guests at The Markland during their stay. ~The Misses Sara and Francis Furst, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. William San- derson Furst, of Philadelphia, are ex- pected in Bellefonte today, for a visit with their grandmother, Mrs. Austin O. Furst, at her home on west Linn street. —Mrs. Householder, formerly head of one of the departments of the Gable Stores, of Altoona, is now in Bellefonte with the Ritz clothing store. Mrs. House- holder is a daughter-in-law, of the Rev. G. E. Householder, pastor of the U. B. church. —Stevens Baird, who drove over from Philipsburg Tuesday, for the hearing of the Moshannon Coal Co., spent the night in Bellefonte, as a guest of John Flem- ing, at the home of his parents, Judge and Mrs. M. Ward Fleming, on Linn street. —Miss M. J. Lockard, night supervisor in the Enterpines hospital, New York, made an over Sunday visit with her sis- ter, Mrs. John Ramish, at Coleville, go- ing from there to Lamar, to spend the remainder of her vacation with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Lockard. —Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reynolds will leave Miami early next week, to come north by boat, with plans for spending several days in both New York and Lan- caster before coming on to Bellefonte, It is now expected that they will open their Linn street house the first week in May. —Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Landsy, with | Miss Mary Cooney, as a driving guest, returned to Bellefonte, Tuesday. Mr. and | Mrs. Landsy had been to Allentown at- tending the State convention of hotel men, | while Miss Cooney’s time was spent with her aunt, Mrs. Robert Gilmour and fam- ily, in Philadelphia. —Mr. and Mrs, Frank Derstine and their son Samuel, with Mrs. Samuel east injury or removal of plants and trees car stolen by Bryan Leathers and on a cod liver concentrate, from drom along highways or on private grounds. It is the duty of the State | ‘highway patrol to watch for all in- | ifractions of the law and anyone port the charge that the boys had | caught will be subject to the above | ‘fine, as well as costs. | ——The Woman's Club will hold its regular meeting on Monday eve- ‘ning, April 27, at 7:30 o'clock, in| ‘the director's room at the High school building. Mrs. Robert M. | Beach will be the speaker in the ab- sence of Miss Linn. All members i Charles Butler, and Corp. Gross went down to investigate. He discovered that there was no evidence to sup- stolen the car. Mr. DeHass had various times engaged them to at and on Saturday they were merely FL over the car and tighten up the bolts | | which the repelling fats and nause- ‘ating taste of cod liver oil have been removed, 17-1t BRIEF MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL, Seven members were present at driving the car around the town the regular meeting of borough coun- testing it out for squeaks, Unfor- tunately the boys ran the car the railroad track and to the extent of $75. They were. are urged to attend and the public 2180 operating without a license. cil, on Monday evening. Having | returned: from his trip to Florida president John S. Walker was in the chair, the first time in two months. Burgess Hard P. Harris was pres- will be welcome at 8 o'clock, ————An automobile which James | [F. Hill, of Fleetwood, Berks county, «wlaims to have built in 1868 has ‘been given certificate of title No. 2,916,413. The . Bureau of Motor "Vehicles declined to issue license ‘tags for the old boy, however, so that while it actually will run it is ‘too uncertain in its movements to ;permt its operation on the highways. ——It is estimated that five hun- «red people, mostly members of auto- mobile parties passing through Belle- | fonte, stopped on south Water street, | Sunday afternoon, to take a look at the big trout in Spring creek. from the amcunt of ground beef fed them during the afternoon we con- clude that there will be no danger of any of them dying from hunger | in the near future. They are now working on making ent and informed council that he the necessary repairs to the car. had so far withheld approval of the Paul Biddle, of Beech Creek, ner, after he had collided with a car driven by Hayes Strunk. At a hear- ing before 'Squire Tressell was held ard, he was held for court. At four o'clock Wednesday morn- ng the State highway patrol re-i ac- | g vestigation showed that a car driven by Dr. C. F. Krug, of Spangler, and containing in addition James Long and Herman Krug, enroute to Belle- | fonte, passed a Ford coupe bearing license tags NJ-786. They had not gone far until the Ford coupe driver made an attempt to pass them and | in doing so collided with their i wa#® ,rdinance exercising the borough's right of eminent domain in taking a of land on the Island over which to lay the big water pipe line for the reason that he desired more specific information regarding the legal ownership of that much dis- cussed piece of property. Consider- able discussion followed and the matter was finaily referred to the * Finance and Special committees, A written communication was re- ceived from Kofman & Co. request. ing permission to trim the branches from a large willow tree standing along Spring creek, on borough property, because it obscured his sign from traffic on south Water street. No action was taken. The Street committee the —-—Bellefonte firemen were called twice. The corporal discovered the out, last Thursday afternoon, by a Ford coupe on the highway between filye on the roof of the Mrs. Gregg Milesburg and Bellefonte and arrest- ‘Curtiz home, on east Linn street, ed the driver, William H. Saunders, ‘caused by a spark from a chimney. of Houtzdale. With him were. -A “good-sized hole was burned inthe Stanley Gulbernot, Charles Jones and ‘roof before the flames were extin- Edward Olson, They were taken ‘guished. On Monday afterncon of pefore ‘Squire Tressell and released this week the firemen were again after paying fines and costs for dis- called out by a fire on the roof of orderly conduct. A charge of reck- reported (opening of Church alley through to Armor street, various repairs and the collection of $30 for a sewer permit. The Water committee reported the pipe on the ground for the 12 inch water line on Lamb street, a number ¢f minor repairs and the collection of $2100.00 on water taxes and $71.70 for rent, Ete, The Finance committee reported a the Reuben Welty home, on east jess driving was. also made HowarG street, but it was extinguish- ed before much damage was done. ——Last Friday evening Mrs. Car- rie Eckenroth eatertained four tables of “five hundred” at the home of Mrs. Harry Walkey, on Bishop street, TIGHWAY PATROLMEN i the guests including Mrs. Jack Deck- | er, Mrs. James Haupt, Mrs, Bud Bck- | enroth, Mrs. W. W. Bickett, Mrs. Richard Heverly, Mrs. Ralph Moersch- 'bacher, Mrs. Cameron McKinley, Mrs. T. N. Shaughnessy, Mrs. Mabel “Morrison, Mrs, D. L. Shook and Mrs. | ‘William Ott, all of Bellefonte; Mrs. | Kathryn Philips, Mrs. A. J. Zimmer- | rman, Mrs. Harry O'Neil, Mrs. P. J | ——The fourth quarterly confer-| ence of the Bellefonte Methodist church will be held this (Friday) evening, at 7.45 o'clock, with Rev. A. L. Miller Ph. D., superintendent of ‘the Williamsport district, presidng. At this important gathering the an- | nual reports of all societies and or- ganizations for the past fiscal year, all activity and work of the chu the election of church ‘official members, Bte., made; important interests wich by | ‘frequent presentation to congre- gation, have greatly developed wide information and increased for the church's work. ‘This official gathering will be open to members the church, all of whom are urged attend. - of to against | 1ince in the borough fund of the operator of the car, and he has ten days in which to pay his fine | 333546 and $1425.00 in the water and costs on this charge. 'a water department note for $17, 356.40. STILL CHECKIN ARS. that officials of American Lime m— ase land Stone company had stated, that On Wednesday of last week high- day, that the lime dust collector will way patrolmen Turner and Norris he completed this week, and they | checked 125 cars on route 220, near expect it to abate, to a great extent, Walker's gas station. Twenty-one the nuisance complained of. car's had glaring headlights, five Borough bills amounting to $560, only one light, three illegal devices, 84 and water bills for $1170.00 were one rusted reflectors and ome no approved for payment, after which rear light. council adjourned. On Thursday 80 cars were check- ——Information regarding a pala- emergency brakes, table form of cod liver oil concen- f brakes, one no mirror trates can be obtained at Parrish’'s and one swinging tags. ‘drug store Wednesday, April 29th. On Tuesday 85 cars were check- 17-1t ed on route 53, at Pleasant Gap. ————— Thirty-nine had glaring headlights, INTERMEDIATE LANDING twelve only one headlight, S00 no FIELDS AUTHORIZED. mo- — rear light and one on which hue te ch of the U. tor was not properly muffled, On Tuesday 885 cars were check- S. Department of Commerce has an- ed on routes 53 and 220, seventeen nounced the relocation of a number of which had bad emergency brakes, of intermediate landing fields on the foot brakes and two swing- midcontinental airway between New | York and Los Angeles, and the in- teresting part of the announcement to Centre county people is that Bellefonte is sepcified as one of the fields on the New York to Cleveland section. This should set at rest all doubts as to the of the field here. Kylertown will be the nearest field on the west and Hartleton on the east. . All delinquents are given cards re- questing them to have corrections made within forty-eight hours. —S8immons “Beauty Rest” mat- tress, nationally advertised, for $39.- 75, Friday and Saturday at $33.00. —W. R. Brachbill's Furniture Sine, fund. Renewal was authorized for | | these supplies for crop production Derstine, and Mrs. Kleffner's lon the land described. plication blank also includes an agreement to use the money loaned | for the purchase of seed, fertilizer, feed, and fuel and oil, and to Kleffner and her two children as motor | guests, drove over from Juniata, Sunday, | ‘for an afternoon visit in Bellefonte with | US€ ' Mr. Derstine’s mother, Mrs. William grand- It requires mother, Mrs. Anne Cox. a further statement to the effect —Mr. and Mrs. Sid Bernstein will leave, ~—Jury Commissioner J. C. Condo, o Penn Hall, was in Bellefonte, Wednesda) morning, on his way to Altoona for ¢ visit of two weeks with his daughter who is a resident of that city. ~The Hon. P. E. Womelsdorf, o Philipsburg, was in Bellefonte, Monda) evening, getting a line on the politica situation in the county, in so far as hi: chances for nomination for County Treas urer are concerned, —Mrs. George Burton and her mothe: Mrs. Harry Jodon, drove in from Akron Ohio, a week ago, to spend a part of the week with the latter's parents and sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Miller and Mrs Malcolm Peters, at Coleville. The vist at this time was made principally on ac count of Mrs. Peters’ illness, —Mr. and Mrs. John G. Love Jr., ar entertaining Mrs. James Marsh, who ac. companied them to Bellefonte Tuesday when returning home from a busines: trip to Pittsburgh. Mr Marsh will drive in to join Mrs. Marsh for a week-enc visit with Mr. and Mrs. Love, and tc take her back to Pittsburgh. —Mrs. James Kellerman's Saturday anc Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Odell and their daughter, Iren of Lewistown, Miss Annie Nale, of Reeds ‘ville and Mrs. Kellerman's daughter Mrs Louise McClintic, her son-in-law anc daughter, Mr. and Mrs. David P. Snare and their son David Jr., of Huntingdon —Mrs. A. D. Riley and her daughter Elizabeth, who were in from Crafton from Friday of last week until Monday were house guests while in Bellefonte o Mrs. Riley's cousin, Mrs. John G. Low and her daughter, Miss Katherine. Mrs Riley, who before her marriage was Mis: Lucetta Brew, is a niece of Mrs. Harry E. Fenlon. —Mr. and Mrs. Harry Houser, o Donora, Pa., accompanied by their son in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. W Voght, and the latter's two children Elizabeth and John Jr., were in Centre | county, over Sunday, coming here to at tend the funeral of Mrs. Houser's broth er, the late G. W. Rossman, at Pennsyl vania Furnace, on Sunday. —Mr. Geisinger, accompanied by Mr and Mrs. Frank Galbraith and David F Fortney, motored to Bethlehem, on Fri day of last week, to spend several day: with relatives there. Mr. and. Mrs Galbraith stopped at Reading with thei daughter, Mrs. Edward Shields, whil¢ David Fortney went on to Easton tc | Visit the parents of Miss Verna Smith. | ——There will be a registerec nurse at Parrish’s drug store Wed: nesday, April 29, to tell you al | real, healthy children. 17-11 HOME TALENT PLAY SCORES BIG SUCCESS The home talent play given by the “Willing Workers” class of the Lutheran Sunday school, in the as- sembly room of the church, last Fri- day evening, drew a large audience and was a decided success. The play was entitled ‘The Community Sale.” a three act comedy, and the various character hits provoked rounds of applause . The cast of Albert Grove, Edith Olsea, Mrs | [Dained to Philadelphia by her niece, Mrs. | Peabody, with whom she had spent the | winter in Oklahoma. IN WRECK ON PENNSY. | =. Charles E. Dorworth has had as | Two railroaders were killed and Suests this week, her sister, Mrs. Rath twenbeght people injured in 8 LiL Lent Mi Hames, sus, of wreck on the Pennsylvania railroad, IA ye | Mrs. Dorworth entertained | at Spruce Creek, shortly after nine juncheon, Tuesday tn ae o'clock last Friday evening, when | men had come up from New Jersey to! Panhandle express ran headon into serve as chaperons at one of the frater- the wreck of a freight train. What nity dances, at State College last week, caused the freight wreck has Hot yet | coming fom. there. to Bellefonte for the {EH 2 Bloomquist, Mrs. DeHass, Mrs. Lief Olsen, Charles Gordon, Orville Nupp Herman Hazel, Mrs. Rumberger Boss DeHaas, Harry Ulrick, Mrs Barlett, Mrs. Nupp, Mrs. Benner and Dr. Malloy By special request the entertain ment will be repeated next Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock, No admission will be charged but a silver offering will be lifted. ——If you want Dollar Day bar- gains go to Sid Bernstein's today and tomorrow, ——On thousand ii 2 cluded in that number are three in Centre county, that of the western penitentiary, in McBride's gap, at Rockview; the Citizens Water com- pany dam, on Cold stream, Rush township, and the General Refrac- tories dam, at Hayes Run, in Curtin township, ——'"Seas Beneath,” which will be shown at the Richelieu tomorrow night, is in the nature of an infor- mative picture. It depicts the Al- lied campaign against the U-boat menace during the World war. George O'Brien and Marion Lessing are featured in it, It is full of thrills and full of revelation as to the little known methods we adopted to com- bat the German submarines that might have defeated our cause had they not been check-mated. ——A high quality inner spring- filled mattress, covered in fine linen ticking, manufactured by Dougherty, maker of hospital furniture, for $10.75, at W. R. Brachbill’'s Furni- ture Store. 17-1t minate her visit in Bellefonte early then go by bus to make the return over §F sks Fenlon car, for Atlantic City, Fenlon and Miss Cooney will weeks or more. On Monday to Lansford, where they with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas on to the Shore Tuesday. and Mrs. Thompson drove the Mrs. and returned to Bellefonte Wednesday. —H. C. Angell and his grandson, C. H. Achmoody, of Philipsburg, were in Belle- fonte last Friday for a few hours. Mr. Angell has been the assessor over in Rush fag iF 151s I x F : i 1 5 | the impression that seasonally we are a week to ten days ahead of Rush town- ship. After talkiag agriculture and gen- eral business conditions for a bit we drifted onto politics and the number of ting a well Informed slant on there he discovered he had to and that ended fit. 3% iy igd pik week-end at the college, May 8, and 10, are being completed rapidly Professor J. O. Keller, who is ir charge of the college program, an nounced. There will be severa and all of the visitors have been In. vited to remain for Sunday wher Da. Ralph W. Sockerman, of New York City, will be the chapel speak: er. Sents—Bryan—James Sents, o: Ferguson township, and Miss Eve lyn Bryan, of Milesburg, were mar ried at Pine Grove Mills, last Fri. day, by Rev. J. S. English Corrected Weekly by C. ¥. Wagner & Co a J Ry - 8 BJ | HiT |
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