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III
he Pitometer Boys Hold the
Secret.
Manchester, Vt, October 10, 1931.
Jemocratic Watchman,
Beilefonte, Pa.
ientlemen:
When I was a small boy in Bellc-
onte, and you can get my vintage
asily by reference to the week's
ews in the fifty year column, I
ised to hear the town wiseacres say
hat it was evident that all the wa-
er that was pumped from the spring
vas not being used in everyday liv-
ng; that it was evident that there
vere leaks somewhere. For, per-
aps, twenty years more there were
wcasional references to the high
er capita consumption of water in
3ellefonte. And then a year or so
£0 a company appeared in your
olumns with the offer to look over
he town's water system and uncov-
r leaks; no uncover, no pay. But,
hey got their money hence it is to
je thought they found the leaks. I
iave been living abroad for some
ime, but ever since the search for
he leaks I have been poring over
he Watchman, sometimes months
id, to find out where the leaks were
liscovered and how bad they were.
jo far nothing doing. Was some-
me running a still or was someone
lucking his just payments? The
nystery of fifty years solved and
1othing in the Watchman. Come on,
ell us the news! I feel sure that
Sal Delige did not steal the water;
ame for Sonny Miiler. If Leander
3reen took itand now wants to res-
itute all he has to do is call on
ne and it will be arranged gratis
‘or Leander; same for Beck, the
»arber, the man who played the
jute, or the piccolo—*“Choke that
joose.”
JOHN L. GIVEN
It was like a voice from the grave
vhen we received the above from a
‘riend with whom we played as a
ey. We would like to be able to
ell him where the water leaks
vere found, but we can't, simply
secause all that were reported were
30 trifling as to have no material ef-
fect on the quantity of water pump-
:d through Bellefonte’'s mains. The
sitometer boys came here, contract-
ad to find $1500.00 worth of leaks or
ask for no pay. They got their
$1500.00 and departed. The mys-
tery of it all was that after they
had supposedly found and plugged
ip leaks through which they said
water to the amount of $1500.00, at
the then cost of pumping, was es-
caping annually, the meters on the
pumps recorded no reflection of any
saving, whatever.
Now, 2,600,000 gallons of water
daily are being used in Bellefonte.
We say used, instead of consumed,
because if it were all being drunk
by Bellefonte's 5000 people the local
population would be getting outside
of 10 2-5 bbls. of water per person
per day.
As a matter of fact Bellefonte
water is supplied to all the section
of Spring township, surrounding the
borough, as well as to the Penna.
R. R. Co.,, for its engines, to the
American Lime and Stone Co. the
Titan Metal and other industries,
which are very heavy consumers.
While the idea that the per capita
consumption of water in Bellefonte
is anything like 10 2-5 bbls. is ridic-
ulous we believe that a very few of
our people have any conception of
how much water they do use daily.
Sometime ago we got curious
about the matter and after a talk
with the plumber as to how much
water would flow through the half
inch pipe serving the wash stand in
our bathroom, how much a closet
tank holds, and how much the bath
tub holds we made a rough calcula-
tion that we use at least 20 gals.
personally every morning before we
even get down stairs. Mow much
more we use nobody knows. When
we go to wash our hands we turn
the faucet on full and let it runall
the while, the same goes while we
are washing our face. Because
water is so cheap and plentiful in
Bellefonte nearly everybody else
does the same.—Editor’'s Note.
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His School Master Speaks for Mr.
McDowell.
Clearfield, Pa., Oct. 24, 193].
The Democratic Watchman,
Bellefonte, Pa.
Gentlemen:
I have just
Watchman and note the splendid
men you are supporting for county
office and am especially interested
in the candidate for Recorder of
Deeds, D. A. McDowell.
More than forty years ago I
taught in the Frain school house in
Marion township. David A. Mec-
Dowell was one of my pupils and
then he was suffering from the
physical affliction that he has borne
patiently all these years. I have
watched him grow to manhood,
meeting him many times, and he
has always greeted me with a
warm hand-shake and a smile. As
his affliction became svidently al-
most unbearable he still smiled and
fought on with his courageous strug-
gle for a livelihood under conditions
that would have caused many less |
stout-hearted ones
to give up and
accept alms,
But not David.
been reading the
records for work of this kind.
Wouldn't it be an outstanding char-
ity if they were to turn in for D.
A. McDowell.
Certainly he is worthy. I have
abiding faith in Centre county.
Very sincerely yours
M. 1. GARDNER
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Well Known Educator Pays Tribute
to Bob Hunter
Bellefonte, Pa. Oct. 27, 1931.
To the Editor of The Democratic
Watchman:
I have been a Republican all my
life, and as well, a citizen and tax
payer for fifty years, but when
Robert F. Hunter first announced
himself a candidate for County
Treasurer, on the Dmocratic ticket,
I made up my mind that I would
give him my most sincere and en-
thusiastic support. I have known
him from boyhood. 1 have watch-
ed him in his business relations. I
have observed his activities in social
life as I have had ample opportu-
nity to do. I served with him,
messed and tented with him when
we were both members of the Na-
tional Guard of Penna. as privates
in the Fifth Regiment. I applauded
his advancement to Staff Sergeant,
and later to Regimental Adjutant
with a Captain's Commission and I
especially noted that becoming an
officer never gave him the slightest
symptoms of swell head. I have
always enjoyed his whole hearted
fellowship with its wit and humor.
The result of it all is that “Bob”
Hunter has no friend more loyal
than I am, or who holds him in any
higher esteem, for his clean, en-
thusiastic and successful life, thanI
0.
But my admiration for “Bob”, as
we all call him, is not occasion-
ed alone by those personal qualities,
but as well by his supreme unself-
ishness and untiring devotion to the
best interests of his town and coun-
ty. Bob has expeaded unlimited
time, energy and moaey in the pro-
motion of public enterprises which
meant a lot more to both business
and laboring interests than perhaps
they ever fully appreciated.
When a man of busiress acumen
and persuasive ability was needed
at any time to pave the way for
worth while enterprises, those who
knew him best, always secured his
enlistment in the cause, and the
moment he assumed the leadership,
final success seemed assured. I
have been a resident of Centre coun-
ty all my life of sixty-seven years,
except three years, and I can truth-
fully say without fear of successful
contradiction that Bob Hunter has
stood and still stands in a class by
himself, as a leader among men.
It has come to my knowledge,
that those who have personal inter-
ests to serve are representing Bob
Hunter as a man who does not need
the office.
There could be no discredit in a
man hustling and saving. To my
personal knowledge, however, Bob
Hunter even in his declining years
relies almost entirely on his daily
hustling for his livelihood. This I
am adding only to correct the above
rumor which is a direct result of
studied propaganda to appeal to
the prejudices of those who do not
know the facts.
I want to add, finally, that this
letter is volunteered and not solicit-
ed, and it is not a paid political ad-
vertisement, but simply a frank
statement of the feelings that are
in my own heart toward a man
who, if he is elected, and is granted
the small favor he asks, has even
then been poorly paid for the time
and ability he has devoted to his
community and his fellow men.
Very respectfully yours,
J. R. HUGHES.
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Yes, How About the Other 680°?
Scottdale, Pa., Oct. 16, 1931.
Editor “The Watchman".
Dear Sir:
It is not lack of appreciation that
causes me to neglect sending check
when due-—just carelessness. No
doubt this is the trouble with oth-
ers. But if our family pay check
failed to arrive when due it would
be just too bad, so I can fully ap-
preciate your situation.
The Watchman is the only “Let-
ter from Home” to me, and cer-
tainly a pleasure and entertaining
one.
Here's hoping the other 680 come
across and that the dear old paper
may long continue its work.
Most sincerely
ADA DOLAN KIETHLY. (Mrs, J.T.)
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Claire Had a Swiss Cheese Night-
mare.
Westfield, N. J, Oct. 12, 1931.
Last night I retired quite early to my
humble bed,
I was feeling rather blithcsome,
sad thought in my head,
And as my conscience was O. K., I was
soon fast asleep,
Never moved a muscle, till the birds be-
gan to peep.
not a
Although I slept so soundly, still I had
an awful dream,
Almost thought I was awake, so natural
did it seem;
Hoover was re-elected,
singing his praise,
everyone was
{The I. C. C. had granted the railroad’'s
application for a ruise,
All the factories were running,
ployment was unknown,
The 18th Amendment repealed, improve-
ment everywhere was shown,
unems-
Taxes had been reduced, surplusses were
- cic m mmm
piling high,
Wars had been outlawed not a cloud
was in the sky.
The Communists were happy. had even
gone to work,
Armenians were living peacefully with
the awiul Turk,
China and Japan
once more,
Russia had stopped trying to make the
U. 8 sore.
Will Rogers was quiet, could find no
subject for a juke,
Congress had turned so rational, fus at
it he could not poke,
more gangster holdups, all of them
were sale in jail,
Everything is just lovely, we've got the
world by the tail
were loving friends
No
It certainly was refreshing while it last.
ed,
Too bad our dreams should be so rude
ly blasted,
But when [| awoke I found the bubble
had busted,
Things were just as before, so, like
Andy, "I'se regusted.”
C. B. WILLIAMS.
Prohibition! Ah, Yes, We Do Have
Something of the Sort.
From the Houtzdale Citizen,
Speaking of prohibition, which
they tell us is still done in polite
society, we quite agree with a cer.
tain Republican Senator who said:
“If all the prohibitionists in this
country would get good and drunk
for a week, and at the same time
the liquor interests would try and
sober up, we might get somewhere.”
We're in favor of starting a cam-
paign of education to acquaint every
business man with what alcohol will
do to his system, his wife's system,
his looseleaf system and his heating
system. We're going to explain it
in everyday language, which doesn't
mean we'll have to use profanity.
What is alcohol? Where do we
get it? No one asks this last ques-
tion, so we'll skip that and try and
define the first one.
Alcohol is a clear, colorless fluid
found in flavoring extracts, hip pock-
ets, Washington, and various clubs
and speakeasies. ‘The temperature
at which it freezes is so low that
many people fill their--er—radiators
with it when expecting to be outall
night. It was formerly listed in
the druggists’ pharmacopedia as an
official remedy. That meant that
many officials used to step into the
back room and take their remedy on
the premises. It's no longer listed
in the book, but it's still in the drug
stores. The difference is it's hard-
er to get, hence we call it hard lig-
uor.
From a strictly economical stand-
point, alcohol can be classed as a
food, as it contains no bones, skin
or seeds, gristle or crust. There is
absolutely no loss, that is, so long
as the person drinking it can keep
it down.
As to habit forming-—well, strict-
ly speaking, alcohol is a Habit-form-
ing drug, and causes the formation
of such habits as hiccoughs, telephon-
ing friends at three o'clock in the
morning, sitting on lunch counter
stools without removing the mashed
potatoes, sleeping with the lights on
and spending the money which was
to have been paid on the radio set.
Liquor has a great demoralizing
effect on women ans makes them
forget their sex—which isn't so hard
in many cases. The only thing
worse than an intoxicated woman is
two intoxicated women.
A case is on record of an intoxi-
cated mother who nursed a three-
months-old infant. An hour later
the little one staggered from its
crib and oifered to bet anyone that
Shakespeare never wrote half the
stuff credited to him.
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Helping the “White Collar” Men
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Governor Roosevelt has revealed
a plan for helping ‘the white collar
man” in his plan for unemployment
relief in New York State. Ten per
cent. of the $20,000,000 which is to
be appropriated for helping the job-
less is to be used for administra-
tive purposes. The major part of
that percentage is to be paid out for
clerical services; =nad the aim of
those in charge of the measure is to
give these jobs to mesadle-aged and
elderly men who are unable to do
pick and shovel work. “Should these
positions be given to the unemploy-
ed themselves”, says a dispatch
from Albany, “it would reduce ac-
tual cost of administration well be-
low the ten per cent. figure, per-
haps to a mere fraction of that
amount.”
One difficulty with all funds of
this kind is the faut that it takes
money to distribute them. There
is no way of avoiding what are
called “necessary expenses” unless
there is a complete staff of volun-
teers; and that, naturally, is very
difficult to obtain. But what will
interest the country at large is the
New York attempt to do something
for the “white collar men.” They
(are, in many respects, the most un-
fortunate of all the needy. Those
who are fitted to do hard physical
labor can turn to scores of jobgand
manage to eke out a living. But it
is different with the grand army of
men who have been trained oniy for
desk work. It is a well-known fact
that men of (his class are extreme-
ly reluctant to ask for aid.
relief agencies do not usually find
their way to them.
No less an authority than Mr.
Owen D. Young says that no one!
will want for something to eat dur-
ing the coming winter.
plans are comprehensive and far-
reaching; the amount of money to
be raised will be record-breaking,
and the desire to help is universal.
But it is to be hoped that when the
rigors of winter conse upon us some
effort will be made to reach and to
help those of the middle class who
are always the last to be considered
lin times like the present.
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are they easily discovered, because
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farm costs is to produce as much of
the family living as possible on the
farm.
Good health demands plenty of
milk. It supplies the body with
necessary materials in exceptionally
healthful and economical form.
—A heavy dropping of apples in-
dicates that the fruit should be
picked without delay. Prompt ac.
tion will prevent loss.
~The herds in the Centre Coun-
ty Cow Testing Association No. 1
are headed by sires with high pro-
duction records back of them ac-
cording to information furnished
county agent, R. C. Blaney, by the
tester, Ira Whiteman. Dams of the
twenty herd sires with official rec-
ords average 18503 pounds milk
and 838 pounds butter. Twenty-
nine grand dams average 20831
pounds milk and 941 pounds but-
ter, and thirty-four great grand
dams average 21214 pounds milk
and 1010 pounds butter. The aver-
age production of all the cows in the
association for the year just ended
was 9219 pounds milk and 385.7
pounds butter. Considerable im-
provement is expected when these
bull's daughters come into produc-
tion.
—"“Bob White” is an extremely
useful bird to the farmer through
its weed-seed eating habits in the
winter and insect eating habits dur-
ing the summer.
—Eight hundred million dollars is
the annual loss to agriculture and
forestry in the United States through
the depredations of insect pests.
— Nitrogen obtained from the air
and plowed under in clover,
less than 3 cents a pound, while
purchased nitrogen will cost very
much more per pound. The nitro-
gen that is grown has the additional
advantage of adding to the humus
supply in the soil.
--We cannot rob our soils with-
out robbing ourselves. We must
invest in ways and means of soil
improvement if we would continue
to harvest crops and feed animals.
—The requirements of a farm
where sheep can be handled with
profit are good drainage, plenty of
fresh pasture, land that will pro-
duce clover, alfalfa or soy beans, a
good water supply, fences that will
keep sheep out of growing crops
and furnish two or three fields for
frequent change of pasture, a shel-
ter that will protect the flock from
cold rains, winds and storms, and
an attendant who can give the flock
interested and intelligent care.
—Too many farmers follow the
practice of weaning pigs when too
young, many being weaned at six
and seven weeks of age. A good
brood sow properly fed has a good
flow of milk when the pigs are of
this age. There is no better feed
for growing pigs than their mother's
milk, consequently it should be used
to the greatest extent possible.
When the pigs are of suckling age
the sow should be on full feed. Un-
less there is some extraordinary
reason for earlier weaning, the pigs
should not be waned under the age
of 10 weeks, and it is better to let
them nurse until they are 12 or 14
weeks old.
Often serious results follow wean-
ing at too early an age. An en-
tire change of feed following wean-
ing may create serious trouble. If,
however, pigs have access to corn,
shorts, middlings or tankage in a
self-feeder placed in the open where
they can eat at pleasure without
being disturbed by other hogs, they
can be weaned at the age of 12 or
14 weeks, with very little change in
their feed, by allowing them to con-
tinue on the self-feeder. To obtain
the best results, pigs should gain
continuously until they are ready
for market.
The best results will not be ob-
tained unless pigs have access ali
the time possible to good forage
crops, alfalfa and red clover prefer-
red. If these feeds cannot be pro-
cured, rye, oats, barley, rape or any
other grain or grasses that will pro-
duce good forage in the locality
{should be sown. The pigs should
be watched closely to see that they
are on their feed. If they are not,
the food should be changed, replac-
ing corn with barley and using skim
milk or butter milk if possible. The
pigs should be kept free from lice by
the use of crude or good black oil
They must have access at all times
to good pure water. Shade must
'be provided during hot summer
weather. Natural shade is always
best, but where this is not obtain-
able, temporary shade may be pro-
‘vided by setting posts and nailing |
and |
the |
| boards on poles about three
| one-half or four feet from
| ground and covering with straw or
grass,
Kobert for | —Veote for for
Treasurer, Fou mgt vat have dis . That position would fix
rectly felt the of his constact |» man who is physically incapable
plugiing Mav Sie good. uf the of Suing snyliing hut work
of county, but , we for His t Is young,
are so sure some benefit has come to physically fit and yina
you through his work that we think job that he can as long
one good turn deserves another. as he wants It,
The Greatest Asset
That a Bank Can Have
is the confidence of the people with whom it
transacts business.
This confidence is based not only on the
bank's financial strength but on the character of
its management.
When people think of a bank, they often
have in mind an individual, some one active in
the conduct of its affairs, whom they feel they
can trust. |
They know that capable, experienced man-
agement is as importaut as financial strength.
When the two are joined, as in this institution,
confidence is inspired.
In the mind of the true banker, the interests
of the bank and of the depositor, should have
equal place.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
BELLEFONTE, PA.
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