The Centre reporter. (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, August 09, 1917, Image 1
ROBERT NEFF WINI W. O- T. U, ESSAY CONTEST i Uomposition van ‘‘Alcohol and the Haman Body."—Twenty-Three High School Students Write on the Sabject, The cash prizes of $3.00, $2.00 and $1.00 for the best compositions on the subject, “Alcohol and the Human Body,” offered by the local W. C. T. U., to students in the Centre Hall High echool, were won by Robert Neff, Lillian Emery, and Floyd Jor- dap, in the order named. Twenty- three compositions were prepared on the subject by as many students, and the judgee—Rev. D. B. Kurtz, W. W. Kerlir, and Edward Bailey—after due coneideration, decided that the stu- dents named were entitled to the cash prizes. Honorable mention was ac- corded Lynn Bitner and Margaret Emery. The essay winning first prize is printed herewith in full : ““ ALCOHOL AND THE HUMAN BODY.” That alcohol is harmful to the hu- man body is shown by the drunkard who loses all control of himself, When a man is no longer master of himeelf there must be some very harmful irfluence which causes this. Furthermore if a man loses control of himself very frequently it may be- come permanent, Alcohol effects the nervous system. ‘The man who drinks does not have as steady nerves as the man who does pot drink, This is proven by the marksmanship of the men who com- pose the European armies. The men who are users of alcoholle liquors are not a8 good marksmen as those who do not use alcohol in apy form. Prac ically all of the Earopean nations have abolished or limited to a great extent, the sale and use of alco, bolic I'quore, This would not have been done if alcohol was not barmfal When ale hol is used to soothe pain it paralyzee the nerves Lul doce Lo! re move the cause of the pain, Fhe brain is ordinarily very soft. It can hardly be handled without des- troying its original shape. If alcobol is used freely the brain becomes hard- ened and is unfit for the duties it has to perform. Alcohol hardens the tissues of the body so that they cannot do their work efficiently. The stomach is the first organ of the body to be seriously sflected by alcohol. The ordinary col- or of the lining of the stomach is pink and the gastric juice is thin snd color- less, After alcohol is used for some time the liniog of the stomach comes red, showing that it is ir flamed and the gastric juice becomes thick and som+<times contains blood from the sore places, If alcoho! is used freely the liver be- comes shrunken and hard and almost useless, The outside becomes covered with little knobs, Alcohol weakens the heart by caus- ing it to beat rapidly and tiring it out, It also produces fatty tissues around the heart which cramps it snd makes it beat harder. The ¢flzet of alcohol upon chilaren whose parents wee alcohol freely Je shown by the example given by a prominent physician. Beventy-seven per cent, of the first generation were moral or physical defectives. Ninety- six per cent, of the second generation were defective, and all of the third generation were insane, idiots, hyster ical, or epileptic. People who do not use alcohol in any form have an aversge chance of living fort -five years. People who use alcohol bave sn average chance of living fifteen years, That people become insane from the use of alcohol l# proven by the fact that from twenty-five to fifty per cent, of the inmates of iosane ssylums of both Eogland and the United States are users of aleoholie liquors, A large number of the inmates of penitentiariea are users of alcoholic liquors, Men under the ivfluence of aloohol very often commit crimes of which they are not conscious, Alcohol is often used to allay huoger but it ls of use in this respect simply because it destroys the appetite and the power of digesting food, Therefore since these facts have been proven and a msjority of the thinking people believe it to be true, alcohol moet be harmful to the ho- man body, I HPA Miffiinbarg Has Free Delivery, Wednesday, August let, Village Free Delivery Bervice was established fn Miffiinburg, with two ocarriers— Clarence F. Bhoemaker for the East Ward and Nevin Barnliz for the West Ward, both active young men who oreditably passed the civil service ex~ sminatior, ————————— A A ——— Zattle Reunlon, August 25, The Zettle families will hold their annuel reunion In George Gentzel's grove, in Georges Valley, on Baturday, August 25th, Everybody ls cordially invited to attend. SATURDAY FIRST DAY TO APPEAR FORK EXAMINATION FUR DRAFT. Exsmining Board Oslls 152 Men, — Will Take Four Days to Complete the Work, ~More Men Likely to Be Ualled. Centre county’s examining board in the conscript army for raising the county’s quota of sixty-two men, will have a busy time this week examining the one-hundred and fifty-two regle- trants to whom notices to appear for examination were mailed on Monday and Tuesday. The board has called thirty-three for examination on Batuor- day, thirty-seven for Monday, forty- six for Tuesday, and thirty-six for Wednesday. Yesterday (Wednesday) was set a- side as ‘‘apecial day’ for the conveni- ence of those who would have found it impossible to appear on the days spec- ifled, and who requested that they be examined on Wednesday. These reg- istrants were mostly from Philipsburg and Rush township. The board has not yet received offi. cial notice regarding Centre county's qaots, but is working on the suppo- sition that the number will be around six y-two. Anticipating a possible raise in the quota figure the board has prepared more summons for mal'ing to regls- trante, commencing with No, 163. The following is a list of those who have been called to appear for exami- pation : Sevial Order No. No, 258 1 Name and Address on Regidro tion Card, Meyer, Frederick E., Belle- fonte. Thomas, George D. Osceola Mills, R. F. D. No.2 Snyder, Chas. E. Philips- burg. Dearmit,Clarence E., War- riors Mark. Koblichik, Andy, Clarence. Given, Guy C., State Col- lege. Orner, Alfred L. Monument. Winslow, Melvin, Blaoch- ard, Weaver, John H., Belle- fonte, R. F. D. No. 4. Hartsock, Paul C., Port Matilda. Luke, Benjamin H., War- riors Mark. Shaw, Neil, Bnow Shoe, Beaty, Robert S., Blanch- ard. Lyons, Peter, Bellefonte Miller, Ellery M., Howard R. F. D. No. 2. Pielick, Paul, Powelton. Lucas, Richard W., How- ard. Nyman, Chas. E., Osceola Mills. Swartz, Lewis C, Hublers- burg. Curtin, Harry H., Curtin. Amey, Chas. F., Aarons- burg. Yandes, Milford, Moshan- non. Holter, William H., How- ard. Blazosky, burg. Ellis, John, State College. Stine, Wm. T., Benore. Schenck, Vinton R., How- ard 2522 2 458 2494 3082 1117 1672 John, Philips. Pluebell, Joseph B., Phil- ipsburg. Whiteman, Hall. Fleming, Henry F., Philips burg. Walker, Lloyd C., Runville. Nelson, Alton P., Philips burg. Brown, James F., Centre Hall, R. F. D. Parks, Lytle R,, State Col- lege. Decker, Jas. W., Nittany. Wade, Orie, Philipsburg. Deitrieh, David A, Hub- lersburg. Klapek, Micheal J., Kato. Justice, Homer E., Belle- fonte. Reish, Frank E., Hall. Kifer, Clarence W., Spring Mills. Jacobs, Bruce K., Clear- field, 904 Dorsey St. Corman, Elmer H., Spring Mills. Gates, Paul, Osceola Mills. Lytle, Robert, Philipsburg. Bowen, Wm. J., Bellefonts. Deitrich, Lelsie J., Hublers- $1186 DUE VYO"TER TOWNSnIY AS UANH ROAD TAX BONUS, $020,335 to be Distributed Townships of the State This Yenr,— Ho. | Among the ! nus Money to be Expended for Certain | | Parposes Only, During the next two years $1,873,- 470.40 will be distributed to the second | class townships of the State, this sum | representing the Btate’s share of the | cash road tax bonus, State Highway | Commiwioner Black now is certifying | the amount due in the various tnwo-| ships to the Auditor General. During | 1017, $629,885.20 will be distributed, of | which sum, $727, 875.84 covers the bo-| nus for 1010 and $201,950.86 for 1912. | The 1911 bonus amounts to $044,- | 185.20, which will be distributed to the | towpships during 1018, as the law | does not permit the entire appropria- | tion during sany one year, i The law requires that townships | must file anpusal reports with the Ba- reau of Township Highways, of the State Highway Department, before they may receive this boous ; they must file an sgreement with the] State Highway Department, setting forth the purpose for which the town- ship sand Btate money will be spent, The State bonus money must be ex pended for one or more of the follow ing purposes : Buying and installing concrete, cast irop, or corrugated pipe and install. ing concrete or stones masonry head. walle ; for the construction of con- crete culverts and of concrete or of steel bridges, sccording to plans ap- proved by the Buresu of Township Highway ; for permanent grading, widening or straightening roads ; for the construction of brick, concrete, macadam, sag, gr vel, or flint roads ; for the construction of concrete, or concrete and stone masonry retaining walls to support roads and for the township's share of the cost of Htate- sid road construction. After all disbursemente of the town ship cash road tax bonus furd ss pro- vided by the 1917 Legielatare, shell hsve been made, there still will re. msin unpaid the bonus for the years 1913 and 1914 Fature Legislatures must provide for the payment of amount, Because the defloit was creasing so rapidly, the 1815 I» ture suspended the borus feature unp- til such time as all back amounts were paid in fall to the townships. also this glaine CENTRE Townships Treasurer's Names Add roses Benner John S, Spearly Bellefonte Boggs Burnside College Curtin Ferguson Gregg Haines Halfmoon Harris Howard Huston Liberty Marion Miles Patton Penn Potter Rush Lemuel Bierly Mileshury William Hipple John Mitchell George Weaver F. H. Swabb Eman, Eungard Frank Keister D.H Way J. A. Gingerich F. M. Pletcher Frank Dillon W. H Austin B. F. Vonada A. N. Corman J. W. Blair J. H, Corman 8 C. Brungart T. R Dubbs Pine Glen Lemont Howard Centre Hall Aaronsburg Waddle Boalsburg Howard Julian Blanchard Nittany Rebersburg Waddle Coburn Centre Hall Philipsburg Clarence Bellefonte Vinton Beckwith David Custer J. H. Beck Dennis Reese Taylor Union Walker Worth Fleming Nittany Totals Bellefonte Hoy Killed 1a Anto Wreck, Oscar Browp, of Bellefonte, sged about eigh'een years, was killed in an auto wreck near SBnydertown, Fridsy | morning about four o'clock. He was in company with four companions, all of Bellefonte, and the crowd, as a re-| sult of drinking, was seized with the speed orsze, driving their car at a speed anid to have been between fifty and sixty miles sn hour, Btriking a] stone in the road the osr swerved to the side and upset, Hrown was pin-| ned beneath and his companions, | panic stricker, left the boy to his | doom, while they ran in all directions | seckirg help. After securing the aid of a farmer the car was lifted and it was discovered that Brown was dead, the heavy suto having fallen on hie neck, choking the life out of him, A little presence of mind on the part of his companions would have averled his death, The car wee a Hudson Bix, and was the property of Clyde Blackford, the restaurant keeper, of Bellefonte, Black- ford had returned from a trip to Look Haven at abrut eleven o'clock, snd permitted the boys to use the machine for a joy ride, tok with them several whiskey. The jury in the coroner's Inquest stated that Blackford merits severe sens sure for permitting the boys to take botilea of BAVE! SAVE!! SAVE! Is the Ory of Food Administrator Hoover — Win the War By Giviag Your Own Dally Service, Ope wheatless Use corn, oalmesl), rye Have the wheat, meal a day. fast foode, Cut the loaf on the table and only as required, Use stale bread for cooking, toast, ete, Eat less cake and pastry, Our wheat harvest is far below normal, If each person weekly means 150,000,000 more bushels of wheat for the Allies to mix in their bread, Have the mest. Beef, mutton or pork not more than once dally. At the meat meal serve small portions, and stews instead of steaks. Make made-dighes of all left-overs. We are today killing the dairy cows and fe- Therefore eat less snd eat no young ment, If we save an ounce of meat esch day per persor, we will have ad- ditional supply equal to 2,2000,000 cattle, Have the fate, We are the world’s greatest fat wasters, Fat fe food. Butler is essential for the growth and the health of children, Use butter on the table se usual but not in cooking. Other fats are as good, Reduce use of fried Have daily one-third ounce snimal fate. Foap contains Do not wseete |. “Make your own washing sosp at hou « “ut of the saved fate, foode, fale, Have the sugar, Sugar is scarcer. We ure today three ime ss much pe. person a our Allies, Bo there may be enough for all at & reasonable price, use leas candy sud aweet drinke. Do not stint suger in putting up fruit and jae. They will save butter. If everyone in America saves one ounce of sugar daily, it means 1,100,000 tons for the year. Have the fuel, Coal comes from a diglance rnd our railways are ove’ burdened hauling war material, Help relieve them by burning fewer fires, Use wood when you cap get it, Use the perishable foods. Fruits and vegelables we have in abundance, Asa ustion we est too litlle green stufle, Double thelr use and improve your Hlore potstoes and other roots properly snd they will Begin now to can or dry all health, keep, COUNTY Total Bal. Due & Payable Your 1917 Balance Due Balance Due vis $ 2:19 89 168 45 43 68 104 29 98 02 155 49 ig2 5 102 96 78 22 77 96 87 o8 § 1,238 57 1,030 27 253 43 691 62 526 26 188 49 1,144 96 678 so 411 35 428 87 364 503 300 618 660 441 1,186 1,097 564 527 372 448 667 62 520 18 $15,082 31 of 78 72 97 372 68 231 507 552 372 937 56 885 466 Go 423 66 321 15 158 or 568 gs 442 94 131 ot 69 31 110 43 108 10 69 34 245 51 209 12 97 19 103 83 50 93 90 00 98 67 77 24 59 28 60 35 09 49 os 91 — Me— ——— $12,177 89 $2,904 42 surplus garden products, GENERAL RULES, Buy lees, serve smaller portions, Preach the “ Goepel of the Clean Plate Don’t eat & fourth meal, Don’t limit the plain food for grow- ing children, Wateh out for the wastes in the community, Full garbage psile in Americas mean empty pails in America and Europe. If the more fortunate of our people will avoid waste and eat no more than they need, the high cost of living problem of the less fortunate wili be solved, Insned Wedding 2 nnouncements, The Reporter acknowledges the re- ceipt of announcement by Mr. and Mre. John Wilkinson, of Chicago, of the marriage of their daughter, Mise Anna Wilkinson, to John Joseph Cameron, on Tuesday, July 81st, Zigler Regunlon, August 11th. The Ziegler reunion will be held on the fair grounds, Bellefoiite, on Satur day of this week, Transter of Real Estate, Elza Bmith's Exre, to Liyod R, Smith, tract of land in Potter Twp. ; $0648 bis oar st such an hour sl night for the purpose intended, ¢ Corp on the cob Is in order, DEATHS, Mre. Christanna Moyer, wife of James M. Moyer, proprietor of the Potters Mille hotel, died at ber home in that place Wednesday noon of lsst week, after a lenghtly illness. About five weeks ago she suffered a paralytic stroke and was compelled to take her bed, eince which time she lingered be- tween life and death, being uncon- scious for periods of time, Mre. Moyer wae a daughter of Mr. and Mre, Jesse Jordan and was born at Boslsburg sixty-two years ago. Prior to their moving to Potters Mille, Mr, snd Mrs, Moyer resided at Bpring Bank, pear Millheim. Their union was blessed with three children, all of whom survive, together with the hus- band. The children are : Mifflin Moy- er, of Rebersburg ; Madison Moyer, of Potters Mille, and Mrs. Anna Canp- ingham, of Los Angles, Californis. One brother, Peter B. Jordan, of Col- yer, and two sisters, Mrs, Rebecca Bhennebarger, of Rock Rapids, Towa, and Mrs, Emanuel SBmith, of Potters Mills, also survive. Funeral rervices were held in the Reformed church at Boalsburg on Bat- urday morning by Rev. 8B, C, Btlover, after which burial was made in the cemetery adj ining. Mre, Moyer was a consletent member of the Reformed church and a woman of kindly im- pulses, James A. Decker died at bis home in State College on Friday night at 11:15 o'clock. He sustained a parsiytic stroke the Bunday previous and was unable to speak from thst time until his death, He wae a son of Mr, and Mrs, John D. Decker snd was born in Potter towpehip, Japusary 16, 15869, making his age past forty-eight years, He was engaged in the butcher business and also conducted the hotel at Pine Grove Mill: for twenty or more years. He was in charge of the Grange Park boarding house during the week of the Encampment and Fair for several years within the past decade. For the past two years he was a resident of Hiate College, His wife and eight children survive, namely ; J. Homer, Wilbur, R., Helen W., Dorothy H., sll at home ; Mre. M. A. Foster, Mre. Richard Markle, of Altoons ; James E. Decker, of Bellefonte, and Mre. John Aumap, of Warriors Mark. His father, John D. Decker, of Potter township, two sisters—Martha and Alice—and thr e brothers—Thomas, of Milesburg; RB C. of Bpring Mille, and Logan M., of Potter townsb ip, siso survive, Funeral services were held in the Reformed chu ch st Boalsburg on Tuesday morning by ®, C. Stover, a sisted by Rev. Horn. The funeral cortege then proceeded to Tuseey ville where interment was made, Mrs. Clara (Garver) Bechlottman, wife of Dau lel Fehlottmar, died at her home in Plesssnt Gasp on Thursday afternoon of last week, aged sixty-two years, Twelve weeks ago she roffered a paralytic stroke and had never re gained her former health. Funeral services were held in the M. E, ehurch at Pleasant Gap on Monday morning and burial wee made in the cemetery in Centre Hall, Her husband sur. vives with no children, but five broth. ers and two sisters are left, Dr. Thomas OC, Van Tries, a promi- pent resident of Bellefonte, died in the Mercy hospital, Pittsburgh, Wed. nesday of last week, A stroke of par- alysis hastened his death, Dr. Van Tries was born at Potters Mills seventy-seven years ago. He was a graduate of several colleges and medical institutions, and practiced his profession first at Baileyville, He bad oratorical ability and delivered a pumber of excellent lectures in vars fous parts of the country. His remains were interred in the Union cemetery at Bellefonte, on Fri« day morning. Died at 89 Years of age, Samuel Garle, of Tylersville, died at the home of his daughter in Nip penose valley, on SBanday, July 28th. Deceased was an uncle of Byron W, Garle, of Centre Hall, and was born on the Houston farm, esst of Centre Hall, in 1828, making bis age eighty- pine years, He is survived by two sous and five daughters; also one brother, John Garis, of Tyleraville. Burial was made at Tylersville Tues day of last week. German Efforts Weaken, The third year of the war sees the situation of the allies greatly improved. Germany's position is less favorable now than one or two years ago, Io the prineipai theatre of conflict the entente group haa shown a decided superiorty., Read our very Interesting Chronology of the war on the inside page of this issue of The Reporter, NO. 31 g HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS A, L. Duck, of Bpring Mills, was a business caller =¢ this office Inst Thure- day. George Kaup, veterinary surgeon, of Boalsburg, was a business visitor in town on Monday, John Whiteman and Hayes Zettle, carpenters employed in the Johnstown district, were home over Bunday. Joseph Gramley, of Battle Creek, Michigan, is visiting his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Ira Gramley, in Millbeim. Mre. Clara Barnhart, of Bellefonte, was the guest of Mr, and Mre, A, H. Bpayd, in thie place, for a few days the past week. Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Horner, after spending several months with rel. atives about Tusseyville, returned to their home in Youngsville last week. A fire-proof garage for Millhelim Is in the early stage of construction, CO. H. Breon & Co. sre putting up the building and hope to occupy it before winter, Twenty-three loads of wheat were hauled in by George Heckman one day last week. It was a big day's work, although the day ended at six o'clock. Mr. snd Mre. W, H. Hockenbury, of West Brownsville, are at present on a vacation trip to Anderson, Indi- ans, where the latter's brother, Charles F. Bpicher, lives, Mre. William Uhbler, of Elkhart, In- disns, spent several days the past week in this section of the valley. Mre, Ubler wiil be Letter kuown as Miss Grace Boyer, formerly a resident of Colyer. The gardens in State College are to be inrpected by a committee appoint. ed by the agriculture branch of the Public Bafety Committee, in a week, and sll showing gardens in good cone dition will be awarded certificates of excellence and have their names published. Mre, James 8B, Relish, of near Potters Mille, had her right ankle broken one day last week in a peculisr manper. She was In the act of milking a cow and when the flies became too annoy- ing to old bossy she let drve her foot, striking Mre. Reish such a blow on the ankle as to fracture it. Miles Boob oparrowly escaped drowning in the McMullen mill dam Isst Friday evening, Mille beim Journal, A young men and boys were in bathing snd Boob got into deep water and had gone down for the second time when Paul Meyer went to his rescue and got him ashore, Elliot Bmith, son of D. Frank Smith, was to Willismsport last Thursday to enter some branch of the war service, but found thst no hing desirable was open, He is one of Potter township's young men who will likely be called iu thes ord draft and his tric to Willismeport, ale though ‘ruitiese, is conclusive that he is not the sort desiring exemption. Rev. R. R. Jones left on his vaca- tion on Baturdasy morniog. The first week he will spend at Mt, Gretne, see sisting in the work of the annual mie slonary conference. The following week he will be at Collegeville engage od in the same work. He expects to take a few days to visit relatives in Lehigh and Northampton counties, and to spend one Bunday with bis son, Rev. Victor H. Jones, at Cate wissa. He expects to return home not ister than August 23rd. The borough of Millheim has made a creditable showing insofar as enlist ments among ber young men are code cerned, Already a dozen or more are in various branches of the service and the most recent to decide to back up Uncle Bam are Bruce snd Frank Auman, sons of Mr, and Mre. W. N, Auman, Both young men, within the past week, have enlisted with the Selinsgrove Motor Truck Company, a unit of the Beventh division of the National guard, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Zerby, of West Rrowsville, spent a part of their vacation in Centre Hall, and while bere attended the Ripks reunion. Mr. Zetby is a railway engineer on the Penney, and reports the railroads have ing much more to do than their help oan accomplish. Much clerical work in the Pittsburgh section is being done by women, and in a number of repair shops women are aleo regularly eme pioyed. The younger readers of the Reporter will recall Charles and Mare fon Zerby, son and dsughter, respeos tively, of the Zerbys referred to above, and will be interested to know that the former is married and live In Medix Run, Elk county, where he has oharge of a state forest, Miss Marion is teaching school, and at present is attending a summer session for tesche trie ave Lhe f number of om at Penn State,