"VOL. XCI. NO. 7 in Centra County, Emphrs'zas the Fact That Every Farmer Should Test Every Single Ear, The first results from our seed corn survey have been returned, brioging 8 big eurprise on the germioation test. All corn sent in was crib selected and a goud composit sample was taken by selecting 25 ears through the crib and taking six kernels from esch ear This gave u: a good representive sam- ple of 150 kernels from all over the crib, Bome of the germination tests were unusually low and from the ten sam- ples sent in the germination ran from 28 per cent to 100 per cen'. Five of the samples tested were below 85 per cent, only three tes'ed 90 per cent and only one tested 100, It also brings a more critical condition to the seed corn condition of the state when you realize that Centre county corn has averaged higher than any county so far tested. Of course not very much corn has been tested to date but it does bring out the fact that corn for seed ls going to be mighly unpéertian this year and po farmer can sfford to plant withcut testing every single ear. You are running a chance for a very poor stand if you do, Especially is this true of crib corn and corn that was se- lected and siored in the barn or a shed where it was sul j ct to the early frecz- es that we had, We have more corn under test but we still want more eamplee. If the tegts continue as they have you may have a hance to sell all your corn for seed and it will pot hurt to bave ii tested at least, If you have what you contider fair corn to sell pick out 25 ears and send us as a composite sam- pleand we will run the germination test. If you are in need of seed corn we are now in position to direct you to goed seed on a germination basie, We wish you to supply our own needs firs! then all cuteide sources as the demand comes, Apply early if you are [in need and send samples if you have ma- ture coro to sell, R. H. OLMSTEAD, County Agent an—————— A ————————————— Camp Lifes for Tres Pianters, Would you like to spend six weeks in a woods camp this spring, with good food and plenty of it, good wages, and pleasant work ? If ec, and if you can do an honest day’s work, the Commissioner of Forestry wants you to plant trees on one of the Biale Foreste, : The State Forest purseries have a huge stock of trees on band,—over 21,- 00) 000. About 15,000,000 are large enough to plant this epriog, and sbout 8,0.0,000 are of such #'z» that Lbey must be planted if sericus loss is to be avoided. Bo many of the Departl- ment’s foresters and woodmen have enlisted that those now in the rervice cannot plant even a fourth of the trees on hand, To overcome this difficuity, it is proposed to make five or six large plantations, of a million trees or more each, probably in Union, Potter, Tioga and Westmorland counties, At these planting eites, which are from five to fifteen miles from the nearest setile- ment, camps will be erected to house from fifty to seventy-five men each. All available labor will then be con- centrated in these campe. The planting season will open about April 52h or 10ib, and will continue until about May 25 bh. The Depari- ment of Forestry wants to hire several hundred men who are willing to leave home for this period, Bays Comm'esioner Robert PF. Con klin : * The men who plant trees for us this spring wlll get a taste of camp life at an actual profit to themeelvees. The eyes of many of them will be opened for the first time to the real #'z3 and importance of their State's re- forestation program, We will pay their traveling expenses to and from the camper, give them comfortable lodging and the best of camp cooking without charge, and pay them good wages, Io sddition they will have the satisfaction of knowing that in rec foresting cur denuded hillsides they are performing a real service for posterity. ”’ State College students bave already taken up the prcjret, and about twenty-five of them have agreed to en- ter the campe for the period before farm work startle, ———— A ————————. selinggrove Uleaned Up, An sgent of the Pennsylvania Re- form Association has just completed a general cleaning up of Belinsgrove, confiscating a large number of gam- bling devices including punch boarde, ete. The money secured in the raide on pool rooms and other places hav- ing the illegal devices in service was turned over to the echool fund of the district. The raider ls now making ready to launch a similar campsign eleew here, at A ———— A coun'ry worth fighting for Is a gountry worth saviog for, Patriotism Kept at High Tide and Neat Sum Real z:d for Benclit of Soldiers at Looal Talent Entertaiament, The patriotic concert, given by local talent in the Grange hall on last Thursday evening, proved a decided success from every standpoint. A reo- ord-breaking sttendance would have been the result bad the country roade been in shape for traveling, As it was the hall was filled to ite seating ocapa- city and the admissions totaled the eum of $75.50, The only expense was for the hall and printing, consequently there was about $70.00 to divide equally b:tween the Red Cross and Y. M, (. A,, for war needr, Aside frome the fluancial success of the entertainment, the program sp- pealed to the audieuce so favorably that the various participants were justified in feeling a sense of pride in the performance of their parte, Promptly at eight o'clock the cur- tain rose on 4 camp fire scene, the tent, a stack cf guns and a bon fire, made realistic by the use of red elec- trie light bulbs, all combining to good eflect while the singers, seated in a semi-circle, rendered ** We're tenting to-night on the old Camp ground.” For two full hours one number fol- lowed another in rapid uccession and each was received with spontaneous applause, the sudience in mauy in- slances conticuiog their mapifesta- tions of approval until an encore wae fortheominog. That the concert met with such a large degree of success was due in no small messure to the very talented mapper in which the young ladies re- ci ed their several s-lectione, Misses Miriam Fos’, Agnes Verna Rowe, ard Lillian Emery, in the or- der named, took their places on the stage and their selections appealed to the entire gamutl of human emotions, little Mies Miriam Foss bringing forth tears in her ‘‘ God Bave Our Men,” while Miss Lillian Emery convalsed her hearers with her ** Aunt Kuturia’s First Visit tot e City.” Miss Agnes Geary very besutifully rendered *I'hat Old Jay,’ while Migs Verna Rowe de- lighted the audience with “I'he Old Meo and Jim.” Esch reciter re- sponded with an encore possessing pa- triotic sentiment. Aside from taking his part In the garious choruses, William Kerlir, id Ge ary, was afforded an opportunity to die play the volume and richness of his) fine voice. He aleo delivered the only two monologues on the program, ‘* Uacle Josh Buys an Automobile,” apd “Coben at the Telephone, They ** brought down ’’ the house, Miss Rebecca Kreamer, who so ably took her part at the plano during the evening's ertertainment, rendered sev- eral difficult inst:umental selections which added to her already enviable reputation as a pianist. Miss Kres- mer is a real artist and has the genins to develop into a musician of first rank ability, . The personnel of the troupe of male singers is as follows: Rev. R., R. Jones, F, P. Geary, first tenors ; Rev, J. Btill and G. H. Emerick, sscond tenors ; E, W. Crawford and C. W, Bocgar, first base ; William W, Kerlin and Edward E. Bailey, pegond bass, all As ed cL =A Capt Bu 50 Flour, [197] ) Ww Dealers are not permitted to sell wheat fl ur except on the 50-60 basis— that ie, when ycu buy fifty pounds of wheat flour you must also buy fifty pounds of some kind of wheat flour substitute, These substitutes are corn meal, corn starch, corn fl sur, hominy, corp grite, barley flour, rice, rice flour, oatmeal, rolled oate, buckwheat flour, pbtato flour, sweet potato flour, soy bean fl ur, feterita flours and meals, and no others except that rye may be used until March 8, This is a neceesary war measure avd appeal is made to the public. for patriotic acceplance of the conditions imposed even though inconvenienced in the purchase of ang fl ur by set of temporary trade shortage of eubstitute materiale. Eli A—— Vonada O, K, A short lime sgo J. D. Vonada re ceived a letter from L. A. Btraite, U, 8. N. R. T.,, that his sor, Earl E, Vonade, had returned to the (, B, Naval Trainiog Station, at Newport, Rhode Island, and that the notice sent out that he had left the station with- out leave of absence wis an error ocess #loned by duplicating leave of absence, The Naval officer assured Mr. Vonada that his son would not suffer punishe ment, and regreted the error having been made, : ———I A A ———— Pullipsbarg Garage Barns, Fire Tuesday night of ast week de- stroyed Joe Pritchaad’s garage at Philipsburg. Bevenly-six automo biles, his livery barn and contents were destroyed. Many aulomobiles were in storage. The estimased net lose la $60,000, - WEEKLY WAR Stories of Activities and Conditic and on the Battle Fronts, NEWS DIGEST ns Throughout the United States from Washington, D. C. GEN. CROZIER DISCUSSES AGE LIMIT ENLARGEMENT OF BELECTIVE SERVICE LAW Diecussing enlargement in age limit for selective military service, Pro- vost Marshal General Crozier said : ‘“ A pronounced ms jority of the boards favor some enlargement, but there is great diversity of opinion as to the proper ae limit, Nineteen and 35 are perhaps the limit most frequently suggested ; but some recommend 40 to 45 years as the upper limit, There is a distinetly stronger demand for rale- ing the miximum sage than for lower ing the minimum, Geo, Crosler estimates that 1 3580 3588 acceptable single men would be made available by an increase in the age limit to inclade men up to 45 years. The estimate places the number of ac-| ceptable single men between 18 and 21 years at 1,546,283, The number of probably acceptable single men already registered but not called is 1,321 845, According to these figures, should the age limit be enlarged to include men of from 18 years to 45 years, inclusive, 4, 18 physically and otherwise qualified unmarried men would be op- en for call to service, 257.5 LICENZE 13 REQUIRED TO SHIP GOODS ABROAD BY PARCEL POST I'he War Trade Board is calling sat- tention to the fact that license is re- quired to ship abroad goods on the conserve list, even when sent in small quantities by parcel post. Io msny cases this bas been done by parson ignorant of the President's proclame- tien concerning exports, or who do not know of the many articles which may be exported only under license, For violation a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for no! more than two yeare, or both, form the peosity, Licenses may be ap- plied for at the Buresu of Exports, Washington, D, C, or any of iis branches which are located at Beattle, Portland, Ban Francisco, Los Angelcs, Nogales, El Paso, Eagle Pass, Galves- top, New Orleans, Mobile, Bavannab, St. Louis, Chlcige, Boston snd New York. OPPORTUNITY FOR BERVICE OPEN FOR MEN WHO “ENOW HURSEs Men not of selective service age who are sccustomed to bandling horses have opportunity for specia’izsd ser- vice in the enlisted Veterinary Corpe, enlistments for which are now being taken. The 2 000 men wanted include veterinary and sgricultural students, farmers, stablemen, snd others who have had experience handling horses, Pay ranges from $50 to $56 a month, with clothing, food and quarters, Application for enlistment may be made at any Army recruiting station. MEN IN MILITARY BERVICR AT CAMPS AND CANTONMENTS MAY WRITE FOR NEWPAPERS Persons in military service are per- mitted, under certain restrictions to write for publication in newspapers and magszines, They may not re- ceive payment for material furnished by them. All letters containing muatter for publication written by men in service muat be sent through officers, who will delete all references capable of fur- nishing important information to the enemy. Regular newspaper correspondents not in military service are not requir. ed to submit copy for censorship, be- ing guided by the requests for #ecrecy published by the Committee on Publle Information, If these are Ignored the privileges of the camp may be camp commander, None of these rules apply to troops in Fracce, where the commanding general of the Expeditionary Foroes will establish such regulations ss are DECessATY. AY THEATRICAL COMPANIES AT LIBERTY THEATER# DRAW HUGE CROWDS Musical comedies draw the heaviest crowds to the Liberty threaters and entertainment tents st the camps’ apd cantonments. ‘Standing room only” signs are needed whenever a musical show appears, The sale of smileage books—pack- ages of coupons good for admission to camp theaters and tents—has / been large throughout the country. The Commission on Trainlog Camp Ac'lv- ities, which Is In charge of the sale, has been hard pressed to get b pt 7 printed rapidly enough to supply the demand, ) { J “VICTORY " BREAD MUST CONTAIN NOT MORE THAN #0 PER CENT WHEAT FLOUR Any baker will be perm itted to ad- vertise his product as ‘victory "’ bresd if it contains not more than 80 per cent wheat flour, No stipulation is made as to what ingredients shall compose the other 20 per cent, so long aa they are selected from the let rec- commended by the Food Adminletra- tion, whieh ingludes corn flour and corn meal, barley flrur, oat meal, rice and rice flour, potato flour, ete, Until Maren 8 rye flyar may be used ino making victory bread. After that shipped to the allies. Bread made of graham or wholewheat flour may be termed viclory bread, CLANDESTINE CIRCULAR ISSUED IN GERMANY ATTACKS RULERS A copy of a broadside forbidden in Germany has rensched the Commitee on Public Tuformation. It isa single sheet of foulscap siz, printed on both tides, and bears a coarsely executed woodcut representing a soldier In arme, 8 workmap in a blouse, and a woman ehoving a rock off a precipies, beneath which Is #ecn the esd snd bust of the Empercr, ctowred and ecepterea and moustsched, lookirg up in terror at the fate Impending. The last parse graph of the text is as follows ; Man of toll, awake from slumber | ecoguize thy growing might, i the who's will jose thelr motion Without thy strong arm's devotion, Down with the war' Down with the Govern. ment Pesce! Freedom | Bread REGISTRATION BOARDS TO BE PAID ON BASIS OF MEN CLASSIFIED New regulations from the office of the Provost Marshal General in regard to compensation of registration boards read in part as follows : “The rate of compensation for mew bers of local boards up to and in- cladiog the completion of the final classification of the registrants within the respesciive jarisdiction of said boards shall be on the basis of 30 cents a8 aggregate compensation to the membership of a local board for each registrant to whom a questionnaire #hall have been mailed sud who shall have been floally classified in accord. ance with the provi:tions of these regu- latione, “ Money due for sald work shall be paid io proportionate amounts to esch member of a local board claiming com- pensation for his service, unless it ehall be rcquested by the unanimous vote of the local board that the mon- eys due should be pald in some other proportion. In euch case Do ope . member sha'l receive more than 15 cents of the allowance of 30 cents for each classification and po two mem- bers shall receive more than 25 cents for each classification to be distributed between them, WOOD PULP USED IN CLOTH MANUFACTURE IN GERMANY Wood pulp Is being manufactured into cloth in Germany, sccordlog to advice received by the Bureau of For- legn and Domestic Commerce, The pulp ls spun into a thréad and then woven into a fabric, the warp of which le linen thread. It is sald to be Jurable and to stand washing five or eix times, It ls utilized for cloth- ing of all kinds, but especially for und- erwear, SHIPPERS OF FOOD AND FEEDS SHOULD APPLY FOR CARS THROUGH RAILROAD AGENTS Director General McAdoo and the Food Administration have arranged | to cooperate in the distribution of cars for the food and feed trades, . The grain and grain product and i feed shippers are to firet apply for cars in the usual way thiough railroad agents ; in case of not being furnished within a reasonable ti me they may then apply to the sone representative of the Food Administration grain di- visions at the varicus terminale, stat- ing the cars required, point at which It is desired cars should be sent, ocbar- acter of the product to be loaded, the destination of shipment, and the con siguee, The shippers of sugar, beans, rice, vegetables, live stock, meat and por ishables generally, should first apply for care in the usual way through rail road aggnts ; in case not being furnishe od within reasonable time lhey may apply directly to the Food Adminis tration In Washington, stating the dare required, the point to be sent, the ( Continued on inside fags.) Aged Lady Found Dead in Bed, Mrs. Catherine Btover, one of the oldest residents of Centre ccunty, was found desd in bed early last Thursday morning, at the home of her son-in- law, Howard Evey, on Bouth Pugh street, Btate College, death belog due to old sge. Hed she lived, she would have been eighty-five years on the seventh of next July. Bhe was pre ceded to the grave by her 1 usband, Daniel Btover, who died eighteen years ago last February Mre, Btover was born on a farm near Centre Hall, July 7, 1833, the dsugh- ter of Godfry and Mary Baser., Her early life was spent in that vicinity, until she wae married to Danlel Btov. er, when she then resided in Ferguson township. Iu 1911 she went to Btate College and since that time has beep liviog with ber deughter, Mre. How- ard Evey. Mre. Blover while in il) health for some time, had been able to be up an around, so that Ler death comes as a severe shock to all her friende, Mre. Btover is survived by seven childrer, four boys and three girle, namely : Willism E |, of Turtle Creek ; Charlee, of Millh«im ; Jobp, of Biate College ; Ralph of Akrop, Ohio; Mrs, Sarah Tyson, of Howard ; Mre. Ellzs. beth Thompson and Mre, Luella Evey, of Biate College. There are aleo seven. teen grandchildren and twelve grest grandchildren, Funeral services were ccnducted Sunday afternoon at the Pine Hall Re- formed church, Rev. B., C, Btover, of Boslsburg, cfficiating. Interment wae made in the Pine Hall cemetery. A Ap Centre Hall Boy Arrives in rrance, Word has been received from eomc- where In Frapce that Roy L. Puff ar- rived safely, after an Interesting, yet an uneventful, voysge over Lhe ses, He is conntcted with company F, 85th Eogineerr, and reports the boys io fine spirit and health, er jr ying theex- perience, and workiog Lard, Private Pull is the first from Centre Hall prog- er to eel fool on Freuch sol’, sa a servant of dear old Uncle Baw. I ———— A A A — Kreerd by Recse,” 4 James J. Gramley, ex-tressurer cf Centre county, was kicked in the face a few days ago by one of his horses, but fortunately no serious irjury re sulted from It. Mr, Gramley was driving a team in the vicinity of the William Rishel home at Farmers Mille, being in search of another horse. A vicious dog’ came out aod bit one of his horses on the hind ler, which osused the animal to kick, thereby unloosing a trscs, The team was starting down a bill and in » short time all four traces bad become loosened, Mr. Gramley then slopped the team and proceeded to fasten up the har nese, forgelling however to first speak to his horses, which had become unnerved through the scts of ing a trace, the horee whicu bad been bitten, struck out and csoght Mr. Gramley fair lo the face. The stroke was a short one, conscquently it lack- ed force to i: flict serious irjary., Mr. Gramley at present feele no bad eflects from the accident. —— A A ———— A Very Basy Pastor, Rev. J. H. Keller, of China Grove, North Carolinas, writes the Reporter under date of Februmy 4, as follows : We bave erjoyed the weekly visits of your paper during the past year and through its columns we are keeping in touch with many friends of my native valley. We have had the coldest winter In funny Bouth that I have felt during my stay of seventeen yeare, I bave amumed the duties of a Boout Master of a troop of Boy Beouts of America ; am also teaching in a High school, which, with my duties as pas- tor of a charge, keeps me very busy. Our little town raised $500 on Y. M, C. A. War Fand and took $18,000.00 Liberty Bonde (second issue.) My little son, three and a ball years of age, took a $50 of the second. Enclosed find check of $1.50 for the Reporter another year. Wishing you all a most prosper us and blessed year during 1918, I sm, Youre, J. H. Keller, More Centre Co, Begs Leave for Oamp, Thursday morning six more Centre county drafiees left Bellefonte for Camp Meade, as follows : John G, Ishler, State College, William Earl Musser, t Alvin Andrew Bohn, Oak Hall Amos Fye, Waddle, Fred Yarnell, Walker Township. Howard A. Dunlap, Port Matilda. To Camp Pike, Little Rook, Arkan- Sherift Yarnell, chairman of the local exemption board, on Wednesday evening tendered the selective men a farewell dinner, ————— A PAA Now we are all considering whether a freese-up or a thaw-up ls the wont, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS H. W. Kreamer has improved suffi. clently to permit his golug outdoors, Last week Mifflin county sent ane other lot of thirty five men to Camp Meade. Bradford and Bon got another ear of chestnut coal, about twelve o'clock Friday night, The purchase of a thrift stamp will help just that much to get the Kalser, the German beast, Mre. D. L. Kerr, who spent the past several months in Washington, D, C,, returned to ber home in Centre Hall a short time ago. The development of a case of diph- theria at Tylersville, in Bugar Valley, resulted in closing the public schools t8 8 precautionary measure. Rev. Wm. M. Rearick, of Mifflin- burg, has a eon who landed safely in Francs, Hels a member of Bection 574 of Buiquehanns University. A rveedle was removed from the stomach of a child, eight months old, son of Harvey Egan, of Orviston. The operation has been declared entirely ruccessfu’, Q1ite a number of Centre Hall resi- dents will come in for paying income tex. I’sa floe thing. I: keeps one better posted on his receipts and ex- penditares, Dr. Gsifield won out, The hesatless lays will be continued. It now de- pends upon the individual se to the extent of making his ord:r eflective. B : fair, save fuel, The Venetian Trio, sald to be the beset pumber on the local Lecture Course, are echeduled to appear in Centre Hall on Wednesday evening, January 27. They are musicians of exceptional ability. If we a e not obedient to the present war regulstions as to food, fuel and other conservation rules, we will have 0 submit to more stringent ones later on. A hog knows nothing of conser. vation. Don't be a hog. A number of correspondents’ news letters were omitted from last week's issue of the Reporter, owing to their isle arrival resulting from the disrupt. ed train service, conser quently they are sll appearing this week. A pumber of men from Centre Hall who have been idle for several weeks on scoount of the shu'-down of the Standard Bleel Works at Burpham, have sgain resumed work at the big plant, Col. Henry W. Bhoemaker, a mem- ber of the Governor's elaff and owner of the Altoona Tribune, is being talked of as the proper person to be chairman of the J. Denny O'Neil gubernatorial esmpeaign committee, The Kaiser is gettiog his work in io the United Btates Benate. If it were permissable William no doubt would be very willing to present the iron cross to the gentlemen who are so ably sseistiog Dim win the war in the United States, Clinton county's register has had a or zy private corner built in the reg ister’s office, aud now bashfal couples seeking s marriage license may retire there to answer the questions proce pounded. A capital ides, and one all counties in the state might adopt with approval, The extravagant prices commanded by farm products during 1917 wil no doubt run up the net returns from a good many farms to over $2000, and oblige the farmer to make out sn in- come tax statement. Of course, if the farmer is single the net income is $1000 before the Income tax Js reckoned. Cen're county, up to the present time, has attained an average of 53 cents for each map, woman and chi'd of her populstion in the purchase of War Baviogs Blampe, while her neigh. bor—Union county -—holde the record for the State, at the figure of $2.78 per capits, or more than five times that of Centre's showing. The Brush Valley road west of Cene tre Hall, and the cross roads from Pote tet’s to Lloyd Brown, were the last sections of road to be opened through the snow drifts on mall route No. 1, : HTT H
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