VOL. XCI.
HARRISBURG NEWS LuTTER,
Republionn Leaders Boe Guflfey's, Chances If
Nominated, for Winning In November
Growing Brighter,
With the close of the Third Liberty
Loan campaign en Baturday, Joeeph
F. Guffey, of Pittsburg, formally open-
ed bis campaign for the Democratic
nomination of Governor of Pennsyl-
vania and on Tuesday, May 7th, start.
ad on a tour of the larger cities in the
state accompanied by his running
mates on the straight Democratic
icket.
In the two weeks remaining before
the day of the primary election Mr.
Guffey willendeavor 'o meet a8 many
of the Democratic workers in the
state as possible, The one thing thai
riends of Mr, Guffey are anxious to
gusrd agaipset le apathy smong the
Democratic voters at the primary
election because Of the appsrant uns.
uimity of the leaders on the Pittsburg-
e1’s candidacy,
Every registered or enrolled Demo-
cratic voter in Pennsylvania is being
urged to go to the polls on May 21s!
and it is expected that a substantial
showing will be made, althcugh not
perhaps proportionately as high as ir
the Republican primary where a bitter
fight bas developed between the two
leading candidates,
One poteworthy feature of the de-
velopments of the past week is the
awakening of the Republican leaders,
both in Philsdeiphia and Pittsburgh,
to the fact that Mr, Gufley, if pomi-
nated, has an excellent chance of being
elected,
““ Whether Sproul or O’Nell geta the
nomination on the Republican ticket
there is going to be a real fight with
the Democrats at the general election
campaign,” said a prominent leader of
the Republican party in Pennsylva-
nis. This sentiment Js being echoed by
Vare men in Philadelphia and by all
observers who are *‘ on the inside’ of
things polictie.
Joseph F. Guffey, who undoubtedly
will be the Democratic nominee for
Governor of Pennsylvania after the
primary election on May 21, bas a rec
ord both a8 the manager of the gas
corporation employing thousands of
men and as a leader in the Democratic
party in Pennsylvania and the United
States that will make bim as formid-
able contender in the gubernatorial
campaign.
Full energy and ipitiative, with »
personality that pleases and wins
friends by the scores, Mr. Guffey will
set the pace once the nominations are
officially acted upon by the voters at
the primary. His resignation as presi-
dent of the Equitable Gas Company of
Pittsburgh la significant of his deter-
mioation to make a winning fight.
At the head of that coporation and
as general manager of the Philadel
phia Company he has siways fostered
and maintained harmonious relations
with the thousands of employes under
bis control, The fact that neither of
these companies hes experienced any
labor troubles since Mr. Gufley as
sumed their management is the best
evidence of his appreciation of the
rights ot labor,
Mr. Guffey’s entrance Into politics
follows many years spent in further.
ing the work of various organizations
that had for thelr purpose the relief of
those less fortunate In life. A deep
study of this economic problem re-
vealed to him that its real solution lay
in the legislative and executive powers
of a state government,
Should be be elected governor It will
be his sim to have such legislation en-
acted as will strike at the roots of the
system which fosters poverty and suf-
fering among our citizenship,
S———— op ss ———
Motor Mus Kills Little Girl,
Mary Ellen Stoper, the six year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Boott Htop-
er, of Williameport, was struck and ale
most instantly killed Wednesday eve
niog last about 6:45 o'clock at the gor-
ner of West Fourth and Walnut
streets, Willlameport, by the motor
"bus owned by the Updegraf! hotel and
driven by William E. Wyckoff, of 55
East Third street. Wyckoff drove to
the city hall and reported the affair
to the police and was detained on »
charge of manslaughter pending fhe
result of the inquest,
The Turkey Mf Disappesring,
Warniog was given this week by
the bulletin of the state department of
agriculture that the domestic turkey is
dissppesaring in Pennsylvania and if
steps are not taken to ralse more of
the great Thanksgiving day bird that
the dsy will be at band when the
November holiday will no longer have
it as the chief feature,
The department has made tests ip
seven different counties which have
shown, it is stated in the bulletin, that
turkeys oan be successfully raised,
The department ls also calling upon
farmers generally to stop erosion of
soll we 8 war messare,
YP SRI
. .. Quit dolog your bit ; do your best,
VOCATIONAL EDUUATION IN PENNA,
A Series of Articles Leading Up to the
Gregg Township Vooational School at
Spring Mills, >
[By Prof. W. W, Reitz, Bupervigsor of Agricul
ture of the Gregg Township voeational Sch ol.)
PART I.
Pennsylvania was one of the pioneer
states in vocational education. Only
Massachusetts, New York and Illinois
did any thing before she took it up.
She is also credited with having one of
the best organized and most substantial
vocational laws from a practieal and
pedagogical view point. This is largely
due to the fact that it was formulated
by gleaning the best that was in the
laws of those states which prec ded her.
It was in 1013 that the Pennsylvania
Legislature enacted the Vocational Edu-
cation Law and provided State aid for
such vocational schools and departments
as are approved by the State Board of
Education. The law is two f 1d in its
purpose. In the first place it clearly
defines what shall be included under
vocational education and secondly, it
attempts to assist in establishment of
such schools by offering attractive aid.
Inasmuch as the vocational education
law provides an spportionment of
money separate and distinct from that
appropriated for general education, it is
reasonable to believe that some form of
education different from general edu-
cation was contemplated. In defining
vocational education, the act states that
its controlling purpose is the fitting of
the individual for efficient service and
profitable employment in the industries,
in the home and on the farm, in con-
trast to general education whose pur-
pose is the all around development of
the individual, the preparation to live
well and to appreciate the fine things of
life, art, music, literature, science, etc.
It also distinctly contrasts Manual
Training and Domestic Science with
Vocational Industries and Household
Arts. The first two belong under gen-
eral education because they alm at the
all around development of the individ-
ual, and have no claim on the special
appropriation
Three phases of vocational work are
provided for :—industrial, household
arts and agriculture. The industrial vo-
cational work is intended for industrial
centers where if a sufficient number
wishes training in any particular wage
earning pursuit or trade, a school may
be established. The agricultural course
is distinctly for rural communities
where agriculture is the principal pur-
suit. The household arts course is
adapted to any community and should
be established wherever an industrial or
agricultural course is found... Also three
types of schools are provided : the day
school, the evening class and the part
time or continuation class. The day
school is intended for individuals above
fourteen years but of school age. The
evening class is open to any individual
over fourteen years of age. The part
time or continnation class belongs to
the day school but is distinet in that ar-
rangements are made with some in-
dustrial concern whereby the pupil may
be in school 8 week or two at a time
and in the employ of the industry a
similar length of time pursuing the trade
and receiving compensation. Usuall
two boys alternate in this program, thus
keeping the position in the industry oc-
cupled. In all of the schools the practi-
cal work must occupy from fifty to
seventy-five per cent. of the time. The
product of the shop must have commer-
cial value and produced in a shop at-
mosphere by commercial processes. In
the same way, the products of the agri-
cultural and household arts courses
must have practical value and should be
put to practical use,
It is not the purpose of the law to
slight the more importatt of the scad-
emic subjects, so it provides tl at two
academic subjects mupt be carried, be-
side the vocational works. one of which
must be English throughout the four
years. The others may be optional so
far as the schedule of the school will
permitt, Bright pupils can easily carry
three extra subjects and where this is
possible it is to be recommended.
No school will be approved by the
Board of Education to receive state aid,
unless it is a first grade High school or
its equivalent. Those requirements are,
that it shall have a four year course of
nine months each, an d employ at least
three teachers, When any one of these
courses is added to a High sehool it is
known as a Department of that school.
When two or more of these courres are
established separate from or replace a
High school they are known as a Vo-
cational School.
The state alds these departments and
vocational schools to the extent of pay-
ing two-thirds of the salaries of the
teachers. When pupils attend from
other districts a tuition, based on the
actual expense, is charged and the dis-
trict from which the pupil comes is re-
quired to pay it. Formerly the state
reimbursed such districts for one-half
the amount paid, but during this year
it hag disvontinued that pravtice,
CENTRE HALL sOHOOL BOARD
BLEOTS NEW PRINCIPAL, |
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Prof, L. J. Bartist to be in Charge of High I
Eohool Next Term.
The Centre Hall school board, at a
regular meeting beld last Friday even. |
ing, eleated Prof. L. J. Bartlet princi |
pal of the High echool for the 1918.
1919 term. The salary was fixed at |
$125 00 per month, No other teachers
were ¢legted al the meeting,
Prof, Bartl:t las Bucknell Univer-!
sity graduate and for the past
«chool terms served as privel
he Halnes L
t
two
al of
ol
h Mii wo
vnehip High sch at
rk
etandard as to mers
Aarongbarg, where bie
~as8 of such a ig!
it the approval! of every patron in ti
setion who is juteresied in
sthnols,
Following ¢
Aaronsbury,
Bartlet i+ ft
fersny, to fi
ahool st thet
Jane, It
hat Prof,
mapent position
ractive sainr
the Centre Hall priveipalship.
He Is 8 married mao with a family, |
and will come to Cer
# a suitable house can be procured,
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No Pheasant mupting in Usutre County
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i
mig ht
Bartle! wea tendered a per
+f tha! plac atl an al.
to accep!
, but declived, I
ire Hsll ss soon |
Centre county will likely be closed |
to phessant buntirg for a period of |
two years, A for}
such action was sent to (dame
Commission by 203 sportsmen of
county, which «1 8 su
ofent number to desired
feo’.
petition prajing
{
is consider
th
have e
order that this noble bird may
entirely exterminated a short closed |
season is imperative, sud this for two]
reasons : Natural caused bave reduce
the number of phessanis greatly wit}
in the psst few years; and the fac!
that forty counties, elnciunding
neighboring counties of Centre,
already closed their counties lo Lhe
huotiog of pheasants, has resulted io a
in
d
woods of this county for the bird.
their counties closed than this; it ba |
not because of the interest they take in
of a purely selfl«h resson,
Is MA
Two Barns Burned at Aarousbharg.
Last Thursday morning st
clock, the barre of Georges N.
estate and W, Halves, located
tenn o'-1
BOPP
K.
is waid
It that
mistches in the
With the}
iy destroyed by fre,
boye pisying with
Rupp barn caused the fire,
$18 nf
10% Of
er, calf, four pigsand a imple
ments, while Mr. Halves lost a com-|
plete set of carpenter tools in the dees)
truction of his property.
No insurance was carried on either
structure, although the live stock and
implements in the obe barn were in-
sured In the Farmers Matual Fire Ino-
surance Company of Centre county, of
which F. M, Fisher ip secretary,
Homao--Long,
Ralph Geyer Homan, the second sof
of Mr, aod Mre, William Homsn, of
vear Centre Hall, and Mis Ethel
Leona Loug, daughter of Mr. and
Mre, George Long, of Penns Cave,
were united in marriage: on Saturday,
the 27th ult,, at the Lutheran parson-
age in West Milton, by Rev. B. F.
Bieber, a former pastor of the groom.
The following dsy they returned to
the groom's parental home where the
newlyweds expect to reside for
the present, the groom sesisting hie
father in tilling the large farm and
thus doing a big "bit" in these stren-
uous times,
The young people have the best
Wishes of their many friends, :
ha midi $n sp Mau’ eset
- Back trom the Southland,
Mr. and Mre, David J. Meyer, the
Iatter part of lest week, returned from
the sunny south, where they spent the
pt several months with their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr, and Mre. J. W,
MeCormick, at Columbus, South Car-
oline, As much ss they like the
south, there still is no plsce like home,
Reoeived nigh Behool Appropristion,
F. P. Geary, tressurer of the local
school board, on Haturday morniog re
ceived from Lhe tressury department a
check for $400, representing the state
appropriation for maintaining a High
school of the third class In this
borough.
A Lu ————
The First Fighting Man,
The first fighting wan, that ls, the
first of oir boys to belong to a unit
that will find its way in the trenches,
is John Elliot Bmith, son of Mr, and
Mra, David Frank Bmith, of Centre
Ha'l, He belongs to Co, D, 60 h Regt,
aud fs every bil a soldier, Word wae
received of his safe arrival in Fravoe st’
the close of last week,
BAUCALAUREATE SERMON,
High School Gradastiog Olas and Cltizens
Hear Enthusiastic Eermon by sn En.
thusiastic Speaker,
It was a sermon worth while de-
livered Funday evening in the Re-
formed church, to a representative au-
dience, by Rev. R. R., Jones. It was
the baccalauresie sermon, class of 1918
Rev,
Josiah Still snd Rev, James Shultz
lent thelr presence and aid, and a
tr rendered several selection,
while the audience joined so heartily
in the pinging of the hymnpe that it
favorable by the
address on the
Bi ge C101
mention
r previous to his
of visions and ideale, using
words found in Joel 2 :
veral in-
a visior, which |
to the benefit of
fie
ted
FXsmpies of
Death of 8 Veteran,
Moses Gilbert, one of five brothers
who served in the Union csuse in the
War of the Rebellion, dled early Mon-
day morning at his home at Wolfs
Btore, Atmidnight Mr, Gilbert com-
plained of pains In the chest; after
kindling the fire for breakfset he sat
down and in half au hour was dead,
Deceased was born in Union county
August 13, 1846, making his age seven-
ty-one years, eight months and thir-
teen days. The five brothers who ep-
listed in the Civil war were Manasser,
John, Noah and Moses (twins), and
Jecob, All returned home honorably
discharged except Noab, who was
killed at Po River, Virginia. This is
a record of which, beyond soy doubt,
no other family in Centre county ean
boast, The deceased and his twin
brother were but six'een years of age
at the time of their enlistment,
us GiscOvVeriog |
n giviog
y 81 dthe
the |
WW right
world the aero-|
plane, These were ideals, visions at
first,
Nations ss well 88 individusls have
trenegth
vir ideals, wis the char
scteristio mark of the Romsne, besuty
He-
ben addressing the gradaat-
y the 8, '* Your
make you, belp
he Nation
ries i 3 i 1}
i 8 i 9%
f the Greek, and religion of the
clase
tpeaker ssl
and to
you
sl deat V
there
a ifs
if
were
of our
to make money.
expecially Gere
to be the one desl
pie. Under this
lleved she was
ruationsl law to
believed America
indignity before she
ilara, The
that ipordi-
irite
r any
her a
be leved
y had reached ite
would ine
on it
of
liberty, No
» fond of liberty ae
fo Times
bring this trait ont
untry.
ue present war stur-
A liberly loving peo-
gin a free country, submit-
r, price fixing of
i government,
us goods, food-con-
ronment. Not only
Uh Ilsws and regulations,
this bul sesistiog
i't net a
in t annals of
18
¥
ere ls
he
urth, A desire to serve others
sy to
ere, The speaker cited as ex-
¥, ihe Bpaniab-American war to
turn of indemnity to Chi-
our entrapce into the present
The speaker hoped that
lov love of country, and
lov would grow into one
glorious national ideal.
p, 1
ne, sud
World War,
mre
sedon,
’
ef 0f sEIV.CE
— sm — —
The War Board Meeting.
I'he War Board meeting, held ip
the Grange ball on Saturday evening
under the auspices of the War Board
fthe Btate P, O. 8, of A, was a great
success 80 far as atlendsnce and the
enthusisem shown was ocencerned,
Willism I. Bwoogpe, E:q., prominent
attorney of Clearfield, and Republican
candidate for Congressman-al-large,
was the speaker of the evenlog, and
the cor eeneus of opinion was that his
talk was the best thing for Uncle
Sam's Liberty Loan campaign that has
yet bean uttered from the local rostrum.
A salient point in his srgoment for
standing back of the boys at the front
in the Liberty Loan waa thie: If the
worst should happen and out boys
should return home, they will point
the accusing finger at you and eay :
‘" We needed gune, and you did pot
supply them. We needed food, and
you did noteave it. We needed am-
manition, and you did not give mon-
ey to buy it.” Mr, Bwoope said much
in his short talk, the brevity of it
being the only drawback. His su-
dience eagerly absorbed every word
and appeared hungry for more,
Mr. Rogere, the blind musician, de.
lighted his sudience again with hie
harmonies and suto harp playiog,
J. W, Yelsley, slate organizer, was
present and presided at the meeting.
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subscription for the firet time sincethe
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to get proper credit, notify this office
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busy sud ses the editor in person er
mail bita the amount dae, for there
pever wae 8 time when the hard ossh
wae more needed than at presen’,
Thess sre not Wie wordr, and we
trust that those sulsoribers who res
msin bi srteate mill bealon to sguare
up.
Deceased married Amends Frantz.
Fo thie union were born ten children,
of Beech Creek ; Mre, John Spengler,
of State College ; Mrs, Harry MoCool,
of Wolfs Btore ; Mre, C, Fi Harter, of
Madisonburg ; Mre. Charlee Zimmer-
msn, of Asronsburg ; Thomee, of
Wolfs Blore; Edward, of Loganton ;
Willi-m at bome ; Charles, at Logan-
ton. Two brothers are living: Mes-
nwesce, of Rebersburg; Henry, of
Aaronsburg, snd one sister, Mrs, La-
vines Laniog, of Clearfield county.
Mr, Gilbert was a member of the
United Evangelical church, Rev.
Biogaman, of Howard, a former
pastor, and Rev, J. D. Huuvsicker, of
the Reformed church, will cfMeiate at
the funeral services this (Thursday
morpiog in the Reformed church at
Rebersburg. Burial in the Unlon
cemetery.
i fp MM —.
Centre Hal! Hes Boy Sc u's,
Through the interest and initiative
of Rev. J. A. Bbhul'z, the United
Evangelical minister in this place, who
himeell is 8 regularly commissioned
Boy Beoutls Master, sn organization of
the Boy Scouts was formed in Centre
Hall last week, Eighteen candidates
are on the roll and ite expected thet
many more will be sdded in the near
future,
The Bov Beouts movement is so
commendable and the orgsnizstions
have sprung up in #0 many sections of
the country that the only reason that
Centre Hall failed to have its boys or-
ganized was beosuse Lhe initiative was
isckiog.
Rev, Bhul'z was commissioned a
Boy Scout Mester while located In
Bradford county, and hee made sppli-
eation to have bis commission traps
ferred to this district. The scout mas
ter will call the boys together every
Monday eveniog st his home and in-
struct them according to the rules se
found in the Boys Scouts manual, As
the lads become proficient in verious
lines of work, they sre promoted to »
higher soout classe. The scout roll ie
as follows ;
Franklin J. Heckman, Reuben EK.
Zett'o, Earnest A. Frank, Harold H.
Keller, Harvey W. Fiink, John P.
Shul'z, Frederick Moore, Newton
Crawford, Franklin P. Runkle, Daniel
8. Bmith, Psul 8, Fetterol!, Franklin
H. Ruble, Albert .. Emery, William
D. Bweetwood, Harry R, Grose, How-
ard E. Emery, Ralph E. Emerick, Al-
bert I. Bmith.
———— A A IIA,
Long—Hetlinger,
Herman George Long and Miss Ids
Hettinger, both of Harrisburg, were
united in mairisge on the 18th ult, in
the city of Hesrrisburg. They spent
their honeymoon at the home of the
bride's mother, Mrs. Belle Hettinger,
near Bpring Mille, returning to Harrie
burg on Monday, The groom is em-
ployed by the Biate Department of
Agriculture In operating one of the
numerous tractors which the depart.
ment bas put io operation on farme
throughout the state.
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Oost of Shoes 2 ay Go Down,
The price fixing committee of the
War Industries board last week fixed
the maximum price of the present
stock of pscked and country hides at
that prevailing April 24 this year,
By thus establishing the raw material
market, officials think a reduction in
the cost of shoes will be effected.
The complete schedule of hides and
skip, prices fixed by the committee re-
cently, contains some fifteen hundred
different prices, They are for the kill
of May, June and July, While some!
what higher than their differential
value of present stock and present
market prices, the prices are declared
by the committee to be ressonable,
Full control by the government over
all imported hides and skios, through
ita import license system, ocsused the
committee to fix the prices for Import
ed hides the same as for the domestic
hides,
Tanners will be oalled by the price
fixing coromittes at onor, with a view
of estsbilsbiog fair sud (guitable
NO. 19
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
To-day (Thursday) is Ascension day,
Mre. W. B. Mingle returned to her
home in Centre Hall after spending
the winter in Philadelphia,
The Bellefonte school board took
action lset week In abolishing the Ger-
man laogusge io the public schools as
a course of study,
The record price of farm ‘and in Lee
bigh county was reached last week
when a farm of seventy scres sold for
$125,00, an average of $1,750 an sore,
George Lone, of Spring Mille, paint.
ed the residence of FF, M. Fisher, on
the exterior last week, greatly ime
proviog tie appearance of the proper-
ty.
Andrew J. Lytle, of Slats College,
fell from an apple tree, one day last
week, as he was sawing off a limb,
Besides being badly shaken up he had
a rib broken,
The Mssopie Lodge of Lewisburg
hes purchased the postoffice bulldiog
on Market street, that pace, which
will be remodeled into a lodge home,
The price paid was $10,500,
Mrs, George B. Waite, of Rebers-
burg, who ls suffering from a compli-
estion of diseases, was conveyed to the
City hospital, Williamsport, for trest-
ment. Dr. C, 8. Musser scoompanied
ber to that institution,
Fev. S8amuel Moody, formerly of
Martinsburg, and Mra, Moody (nee
Miss Bavilla Rearick), are now located
at thelr new home in Benton, this
stale, where Rev, Moody begios his
labors in a new Presbyterian field.
Messre. David A. Deitrich, of Hub-
lersburg, and Arnom A. Bhirk, of
State College, have qualified to be-
come second lieutenants, They are
Camp Meade boys, and took training
in s school conneeled with that camp.
In the greatest patriotic demonstre-
tion ever witnessed in Lewistown,
Lussnpe Blivercruye, a Belgian girl
twenly years of age, recited the great
devastation wrought to her beloved
ecuntry by the Huo, at a meeting last
Wednesday night,
Although at war there is no inten-
tion to peglect the education of the
young, consequently the summer
school for teschers at State College
will go on ss vsual, Bix hundred
teachers have already signified their
intention to attend the school.
The third preciuet in Ferguson
townasbip hes been formed, and will be
designated North precinet, with: its
voting place st Btrouble Station. The
firet election board will be composed of
Ezra Tressler, judge ; W. Homer Wal-
ker and W. K. Corl, inspectors.
Last week a man weil filled with
booze solicited funds at several homes
in various parts of Centre Hall. No
one should permit himself to be ime
posed upon ; there Is no need now for
any one to beg. The hobo and beggar
needs to be cloeely scrutinized, and in
nearly every case should be placed uon-
der arrest,
Adam Garner, aged about six years,
son of Fred Garner, had a narrow ee-
cape from drowning Sunday, when be
fell into the pond on the Hamilton
farm, says the State College Times,
He and several boy companions were
playing about the pond when in some
manner young Garner slipped and fell
into the pool, but was rescued by John
Poorman, aged about nine, who with
hie parents reside on the farm.
The first arrest for violation of the
draft summons in Mifflin county was
made Isst week by Sherif Davie who
made a trip to Reedeville and took io-
to custody David B. Hosteller, an Am-
isbhmap, who failed to respond to the
summons of the local draft board.
Mr. Hosteller was taken from his bed
by the sheriff and escorted to a some~
what Jess comfcrtable cot fn the coune
ty Jail there to await a dispositica of
hie case.
To meet the war needs of the ocoune
try, sheep and cattle will be greased on
the National Forests in increased num-
bers this year. Half a million more
sheep and nearly a quarter of a mile
lloni more cattle will be taken oare of
than last year, according to the offi-
clals of the Forest Service, Thies will
bring the total number of stock grazd
under permit to about nine million
sheep, 2,860,000 head of cattle, and 51,.
000 swine,
Positions are open for hundreds of
trained men and many women in the
Ocdoance Department of the Army,
and the United States Public Service
Reserve Is endeavoring to recruit the
quota assigned to, Pennsylvania, Po.
sitions range from clerkships to highly
technical posts and salaries are from
$1000 to $4500. Applicants are request
ed to communicate immediately with
the nearest Director of the Public Re-
serve, Men ia Olass 1 of the draft are
prices on leather,
uot eligible for these positions,