"VOL. X01. SBO0HOOL EMPLOYEES’ RECIREMENT SYSTEM, The state Board In “Questions and Ans wers'' Give Isnformation for School Di. rectors and Others, 1. When does the state school em- ployes’ retirement system go into ef- fect ? Aus. The retirement system shall be established on the first day of July, 1919, 2. When do local school districts and other emyloyers begin to contri- bute to the retirement fund ? Anes. The first contribution to the retirement fund to be made by em- ployers on account of * present em- ployes ”” is due and payable in July 1919. The first contribution to the re- tirement fund to be made by employ- ers on account of ‘* mew entrants’ is due and payable in July, 1920, 3. What is meant by ** present em- ployee” ? Ape, Apy person employed in a fall time cccupation in connection with the public school system on, or not longer than three years prior to July 18, 1917, is termed a present em- ploye. 4. What is meant by trant’’ ? Ans. Any person employed for the first time in a full time occupation in connection with the public school system of the state since July 18, 1917, is termed a new entrant, 5. How is the amount which a lo- cal school district will contribute to the retirement fund in July 1919 deter- miced ? Ans. In July 1819 each local dis- trict will pay into the state retire- ment fund an amount equal to 1.4 per cent. of the total compepeation paid to all present employes belonging to the State Retirement Association in ser- vice in that district during the preced- ing school year. Bix months later, in July 1920, the local school district will duplicate its first payment to the re- tirement fund, making the amount contributed for the entire school year equal to 2.8 per cent of the total com- pensation paid to present employes during the preceding school year. 6. In a rural school district em- ploying ten teachers, half of whom are present employes and half new en- trante, how much money will this die trict be required to pay into the Btate retirement fund for the year begin- ping July 1, 1919, and ending June 30, 1920? Ans. Assuming that the length of the school year is seven monthe, and the average salary of the five present employes is §60.00 per month, the amount which this district will pay into the retirement fund during the school year of 1919-20 is $68.80. This amount if used to increase the salaries of ten teachers in the district would give each teacher an incresse of only 84 cents per month. 7. How much extra will the rural school district referred to in Question 6 need to contribute to the state retire- ment fund for the school year begin- ning July 1, 1920, on account of the five new entrants in its employ. Ans, Assuming that the average sge of the new entrants in 22 years this school district will pay into the retirment fund on account of few en- trants during the school year of 1920- 21 the sum of $29.19. This amount If used to increase the salaries of the teachers in the district would give teacher an increase of 42 cents per month, This amount of money which a echool district appropriates for the retirement fund will probably do more to elevate the standard of teaching and increase the efficiency of the schools than an amount several times an large spent for any other purpose, . . 8. How many states now teachers’ retirement systems 7 Ane, Teachers’ retirement systems have been established in 33 states, In 22 states the retirement system Is state-wide in its application. 9. Why is a school employes’ re- tirement system desirable ? Ans. A school employes’ retire. ment system is desiravle for at least four reasons, as follows: (a) the elimination from active school service of those who have lost their efficiency because of advancing age, or mental or physical disability ; (b) the improve. ment in the morale of thosa who re. main in the service ; (¢) the retention in the service of the beat of the pree- ent employes, many of whom in the abeence of such a system resign to ac- cept positions elsewhere ; (d) the at traction to the service of a higer grade of employes. 10. Why does the Pennsylvania school employes’ retirement system mexit the confidence and support of employes and employers ? Ape. Becaose it Is established on » sound actuarial basis, The rates of contributions to the retirement fund for both employes and employers have n adopted as a result of a careful : | ele investigation of the mortality (Continued on next column) **new en- have PRESIDENT VETOES FIXED WHEAT PRICE, Praises Patriotic Spirit of Farmers Who Do Not Need Stimulus. In vetoing the $28,000,000 annual ag- ricultural appropriation bill because of its amendment facing the government guaranteed minimum wheat price at $2.40 a bushel, the president informed congress on Friday that he did not be- lieve the farmerc of America ‘‘ depend apon a stimulation of price te do their utmost to serve the nation and the world at this time of crisis, "’ The president said the patriotic spirit of the farmers has been ‘‘ wor- thy of all praise and has shown them playing a most admirable and gratify- ing part in the full mobilization of the resources of the country.” He adds that the bumper crops they bave raised this year have relieved ‘‘the anxiety of the nations arrayed sgainst Germany with regard to their food supplies, ”’ Congress was further informed that the president did not believe that such inelastic price provisions as coutained in the bill could be administered in a way that would be advantageous to the producer and consumer, because they establish arbitrary levels which are quite independent of the normal market conditione, The adminisire- tion methods in fixing prices, he said, has been entirly satisfactory and should be continued, C—O ——————— Reappolned Burveyor of Customs, Hon, Charles R. Kurtz, editor of the Centre Democrat, was reappointed Surveyor of Customs, for district No. 11, with headquarters in Philedelphia. His reappointment is for a period of four yeare, dating from the 5th inst, His name was sent to the United States Senate about a year ago, but was held up by Benstor SBsulsbury, of Delaware, who made the claim that he should be consulted on the appoint. ment, When it was shown that the receipts collected in Philadelphia were for $15,000,000 to $21,000,000, against $15,000 collected in Maryland, it be- came a clear case that the Maryland Senator was asking too much, The Reporter finds pleasure in anp- nouncing Mr. Kurtz's reappointment. State ** Cops "" Alter Law Violators, Trooper Laughlin, of the detail of the State Constabulary, with head- quarters at the Potter House, Philipe- burg, recently made his one hundredth arrest of slackers, delinquents and deserters. The troops all over the state are making an intensive cam-~ paign agsinst violators of the draft lawe, irrespective of where the band of the law might strike, The other day Trooper Laughlin while on his way to Bellefonte jail with Bteve Fliflick, the Austrian who shot up Btanley Petrosveski, caught snd arrested several speed violators at Tyrone, according to the Herald. Dashem- Horner. At the parsonage of the Evangelical Association church, at Madisonburg, by Rev. Manaville, Elmer Dashern and Miss Maud Horner were united in marrisge on Saturday afternoon. The groom is the youngest son of Mr. and Mre. John Dasbem, of near Tussey- ville, and the bride the youngest daughter of Mr, and Mra. George Hor- per, of pear Linden Hall. Their many friends extend congratulations. (Continued from previous column.) and service experience of teachers throughout the céuntry. One-half of the final retirement allowance will be paid from contributions by the em- ployers, The retirement system will benefit the public school system of the entire state. If approximately 50,000 citizens who happen to be school eme ployes bear one-half of the cost of the retirement allowances, the other half can easily be paid by those who con tribute to the support of the school system, 1. 8. Food Administration. Arter de wise ol' owl spit on de bait he say, sez ee—"I gwine ter sgprize you all wid a mess er fishes ‘cause you alls mus’ save de meat en eat sumpin’ else instid en jes git out dat ol’ game bag en make it work, too,” sez ce. Den he kotch a big igh and say, sen ee, “eho t-hoot=t-suh-sti-toot,"” sez ee. Wien he say dat he means dat when you alls make riz biscuits jes don't make ‘eme—-uge corn meal ter save wheat flour fer de sojers. nde. BIG PLANT FOR SPRING MILLS, To Upen Lime Stone Quarries on Big Scale for Use In Maouafaciure of Steel. A War-Time Industry.—8 500,000 Fisnt in FProspeot, Residents of Gregg township, and especially of Bpring Mille, are much concerned about recent developments which promise to place that town prominently on the map by reason of baving a war-time Industry of no mean proportions, No munition or powder plant is In prospect, but an in- dustry which Is essentisl to the pro- duction of steel, which Uncle Bam at the present time Is buying at the rate of nearly one ton every second of the day. The common every-day limestone with which Penns Valley is enriched, is the cause for a $500,000 plant to be erercted in that locality,; If present plans materialize, Mr, Bherman, representing the C. H. Johnson Company, of New Castle, leased the farms of ex-Bheriff A. B. Lee and W. M, Grove, last week, as a starter, and advanced a lot of cash as evidence of good faith, and at the same time partially secured the less- ing of contiguous farme. It is the purpose of the above named company to begin stone operations on the farms, a heavy ridge of limestone being locat- ed thereon. The exact time for start- ing operations is not yet knowp, al- though the representative assured the interested parties that no time would be lost in starting after all the prelimi- nary steps were adjusted. The limestone which will be quar- ried will be reduced to a certain size for use as furnace stone, which is used in the manufacture of steel, The entire product will find its way toward the manufacture of steel for Uncle Bam's use in these war times, It is planned to turn out 100 carloads of stone a day, and of courses will mean the employ- ment of hundreds of men. The Reporter has the above infor- mation from parties directly interested who are enthusisstic about the project and believe in its complete fualfill- ment, The progress of the prospec- tive industry will be watched with considerable interest, - —— . Country Church Conference at State vol lege. The second annual inter-denomine- tional country church conferences op- ened at Btate College on ‘1uesday morning of last week, for a ten days’ session, with an enrollment of slightly over twenty. This is considerably be- low the number which was there last year, but the decrease is attributed largely to the unsettled conditions of the country due to the war, The ministers are there for a ten- day session. Each day at 8 o'clock, there is a lecture by Dean G. W. Fiske, of the Oberlin Graduate Behool of Theology, who speaks on religious education and the work of the minis try. At 9 o'clock, Dr. BR. E. Hierony- mus, cognmunity adviser of the Uni- versity of Illinois, speaks on the prob- lems relating to the church and com- munity organization. At 10:30 =» round table conference is held. The afternoons are in charge of the different schoole, the school of sgricul- ture baving charge from July 10 to 17. The object of the conference is to familiarize the country church minis ters with the work of the school of ag- riculture and the agriculturial experi- ment station with special reference to the teachings that are applicable tothe farm problems of their respective com- munities. Excursions over the exper- imental flelde, farms and through the laboratories and barns are made a prominent feature of the program, making it ss eflective as possible. Where long excursions are included, the department arranges for the neces sary conveyances so far as they are needed, AIA — Many Visit Reclamation Tract Near Snow Shoe, Agricultural representatives of fifty counties in Pennsylvania on Tuesday of last week motored to Btate College and later to Boow Bhoe, where they inspected the reclamation test tract. The tract, for many years regarded as waste land, has been reclaimed and is now on a productive basie, under the supervision of the agricultural depart. ment of State College, ! The Pink Label, The Pink Label this week gives credit to the many Reporter readers who so liberally responded to our re- quest for payment, in a shape of a statement, sent out several weeks ago. Of course, as was to be expected, a pumber failed to respond, but we trust to hear from them before long, believe ing that the matter has only been un- intentionally postponed. To those who paid up, and in advance, we extend our sincere thanks, and we would ask that they examine their label this week and If the oredit given falls to i be rectified. _% FAREWELL FOR BOLDIERY ON SUNDAY Italinns to Take Leading Part in Demon- stration at Bellefonte for Foldier Boys Who Leave for Camp Lee. Henovo Ital ian Band, Bellefonte is preparing for a big send-off for the 117 selicted men who will leave for Camp Lee, Virginie, on Monday, the 22nd of July, The Italian population of Centre county will take a l:ading part in the demonstration aud have made elaborate preparations. Inspired by the grand euccesses of their native country’s soldlers against the Austriane, the Italiane in this county will show their feeling in no uncertain Way. Bunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock a parade will take place in the streets of Bellefonte, A big unit of the parade have ordered new flags and hats for the occasion, They have engaged the Italian band of Renovo, which is one of the best The Italian consul, located at Altoons, will bands in the state. also be present and d liver an address in the Chautauqua ten!, which will be followed by epecches by Col. J. L. HBpangler, Col H. B. Taylor, Mayor W. H. Walker, and others. The only two Centre Hall boys who will leave with the large contingent, on Monday, are I. Clymer McClena- ban and Herbert Garis, ————— re ——— Child Undergoes Operation, Kreamer Hostermuan, eleven-year- old son of Mr. and Mre, Thomas Hose- terman, of Centre Hill, was taken to the Lock Haven hospital by the fam- ily physician, Dr. H, H. Longwell, on Monday, where an operation was per- formed for the removal of the tonells and for adenoids, The operation was a success and the lad has returned home, tell ——— Explosion at Mt Union Powder Flant. The gun cotton building st the Mt, Union plant of the Aetna Explosives company, was wrecked and nine men were ivjured, five probably fatally, iste on Bunday, by sn explosion. A workman, it is said, thrust a fork into a tub of dry cotton causing a spark which was followed by the blast, A horse, standiog pear the wrecked building, was killed by the force of the explosion. —————— Motorcyclist Loses Leg. Charles McColm, aged eighteen, of Belleville, had a leg badly crushed when his motorcycle collided with an auto in Kishscoquillas valley, on Bup- day. He waa taken to the Lewistown hospital, where the ipjured member was amputated, S—————_——— lf] — Meeting of Odd rellows Hall Arsoc A meeting of the Centre Hall I. O. 0. F. Hsll Association will be held in the lodge room on Thursday evening, July 25h, at 8:00 o'clock. By order of Secretary. --- - Bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan | Bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan are now being tarned out by the thou sande dally by the Tressury’s Bureau of Epgraving and Printing. The bonds are similar in form and design to those of the third loan, apd space has been left on each bond for inser- tion of the exact terms of the bonds, It is believed that a sufficient num- ber of the bonds will be ready to make possible Immediate delivery of all bonds on the fourth loan as Lhey are purchased. — a — Wanted at once—156 coopa hens.— Coase, D. Bartholomew. ———— A AP ————— S2ATE AGRICULTURAL NOTES, Canning factories have gontracted for 3,942 acres of corn, 825 atrea of peas aud 265 acres of beans, Every farmer of Pennsylvania is urged to plan for the greatest wheat acreage that is possible under crop ro- tation practice. It is estimated that the Pennaylvan- ia peach crop will total about 1,251,000 bushels and the apple crop 16,140,000 bushels. Canning factories report that 1,431 acres of tomatoes have been contracted for in Penpeylvania this year as com- pared with 1,258 acres last year, It ie estimated that only 64 per cent. of the corn planted in the State germi- nated and that 23 per cent of the sore sge had to be replanted or filled in. East Hempfield township in Lape easter county la the banner farm traot- or township of the Bate according to pumbers owned and operated by farm ers. It is estimated that 50 per cent. of the Penneylvania farmers tested their seed corn during the past sesson against a usual average of 26 per cent, testing coro. 1918, 3 one go eRe Gs of . zo of - ) 8. Food Administration. ckwheat cake got face, Brier Bacon- un 84Y, BCZEG ~~ tu'n desarves en nuth- Meanin' dat ef de go en do de fightin’ fer we alls kin do is ter m i de wheat—en eat eat instid, Co'n meal, rye flour fer us will he'p a en barley 100. Heard from Sou in France. J. F. Hager, the carpenter, of Farm- ers Mills, who enjoys the distinction of having four sous serving the colors, recently had a letter from his eon, Cor- poral J, Merrill Hager, who is at. tached to the 4620d Aero Fquadrop, and is somewhere in France. He re- ports his health fine snd his work to bie liking. He is seelog much of the beautiful country of France on a motorcycle and says he “likes it fine’, The young muan was pleased to bear from another brother who is in train- ing at Waco, Texas, and in comment. ing on the latter's leaving home, says : “] suppose it was rather hard for you to see him go, but then you must feel proud to easy that you hsve #0 many song in the pervice fighting for the world’s democracy, and all we can do is to put our trust in the Lord sod pray, and surely he will lead us safely through.” ——————— Letter From Satlor Boy, A French Port, June —, 1918 Dear Bro. Ted :(— Well, here I am, Ted, many miles away from the good old Biatee, but feel perfectly at home, just the same, for the French people receive us Americans with open srms, The trip across wes quite an sdven- turous one, but of course you upder- stand that I am pot allowed to go ip- to detail as to what happened. We experienced some rough weather for a time, but on the whole it was fair, The first eight of land surely was a treat to my eyes, which bad become sore, #0 to speak, after being out on the sea the length of time we were. I could hardly realize that } was #0 far away from the good cold U. B. A. when I first set my foot on French ground. The Y. M, C. A. is doing wonderful work, and is certainly ap- preciated by the boys. As a matter of fact we would feel at a loss without their help. The days here are much longer than they are over in America. The day breaks about 3:30 a. m., and it is after 10:00 p. m. before it becomes dm k. Well, Ted, you understand that I cannot say very much, therefore 1'll have to bring my letter to a hasty conclusion, With kindest regarde, Your Brother, O110 BAILEY, Tyrooe Has igh Tax Millage. The borough of Tyrone seems (0 hold the record for high tax rate, The Tyrone Times says: Few towns compare with us for a high tax rate —~43f mille, Think of it—22§ mills school tax, Never in the history of our town has the tax rate been so exor- bitant. The Park Avenue school building helped the rate along. How many parents have gone through this building recently ? To improve prop- erty is to be additionally taxed. There ie littie encouragement to build, and for pew industries the high tax rate is like mi'dew or a wet towel slapped in the face, “Breer Tater and garden rass U. 8 Food Administration, Brier Tater ain't skeerin’ up a ghos” wen hae say we alls mus’ pat lens wheat en less meat en save all de fat en sugar we kin! We has jist got ter feed dat big army er fightin’ aojer boys, en we kin do hit by eatin® right smart mo’ taters en garden sass en eatin’ mo’ fish en game ‘stid er pork and beef Ef we alls don't gin ter feed dem sojers right now we'll be feedin’ somebody fo’ long en it won't be us HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS The pink label this week, Wanted at once—156 coope hene.— Chas, D. Bartholomew, Bellefonte’s Chsutsuqus begins to- day (Thureday) and extends until the 25th. The W. E. Blair farm, st Woll's Btore wae recently told to A. E. Lim- bert for §9,600, Watsontown is enforcing the speed law and caused a number of arrests of auto drivers last week. Psul Musser, Millheim’s profession- al baseball pitcher, is in trainiog for the pations] srmy st Des Moines, Iows. The road through the borough Ie past reaching rock bottom, and delay in repairing eslmply means greater expense, A torrential raip, sccompanied by a shower of small hail stones, passed over this section on Thureday even- ing. No serious damage wae done, Ed. Lair, tenant on the Keller brothers farm, east of town, expedited baymaking by hitching hie tin ** Liz” to 8 side~delivery hay rake. It work- ed fine, Bome of our local suto drivers are very much abusing the * cut-out’. To use the * cut-out” in descending a hill is pretty fair evidence of & missing cog in the driver's sense knot. Ope bundred and fifty dollars is a fine price for an ordinary Holstein cow, yet that is the figure asked and received inst week by George Horner, of pear Linden Hall. The cow was sn especially large one, Young men reaching twenty-obe years since June 61b, will soon be ob- liged to register. If these want to choose the character of service, they should enlist at once. Registered men bave no choice as Lo service, W. C. Cassidy, who for more than thirty years was engaged ss a printer in Bellefonte, will leave that place to locate in Canton, Ohio, from which plsce he came. He will enter the print shop of his father, Robert A. Cassidy. Bergeant James C. Wertz, of Lewis- towp, made the supreme sacrifice by giving his life while in sction against the Hun, He was struck by s frag- ment of an exploding shell while lead- jing his platoon scross a dsogerous space in an offensive altack, recently. Clyde Btover, who moved from Cen- tre Hall to Millheim in the spriog, r- cently moved to Milton, where he is employed in the munitions pisnt His father-in-law, J. W. O. Housman, sccompanied the family to their new home and sssisted in gelling every- thing in good shape. Centre Hall borough is so far over the top on the sale of War-Savings Stamps that it would be unkind to compare the result with other towns of its size in Centre county and else- where. Messrs, Jacob Bharer, Adam C. Ripka and E. M, Huyett helped to bring up the quotas, each having taken the limit—$1000—in stamps. Io making a remittance on subscrip- tiob, J. Pau! Rearick, of Martinsburg, says: The Reporter is a welcome weekly visitor to our home, as it bringe all the news from dear old Penns Valley. Morrisons Cove, In which Maitineburg ie located, is = beautiful valley, and very fertile. Farms are productive beyond the average and this year's crops look ex- ceptionaily good. The oall of our ns- tion has been answered by about sixty of our young men and it makes our town seem very slow and dry by their leaving. A heavy rain and electric storm passed over the east end of Mifflin county Thursday, washing the fields badly in pisces. Lightning struck seversl wheat shocks in the fields ona the farm owned by Philip Mertz hers aod burned the large bank barn oa the Bruce Stewart farm. Io addition to the building, the fire consumed about one-half of the year's hay crop, twenty bushels of seed wheat, twenty- five bushels of oats and some of the farm implements. The loss was about $1,000, with half of the amount cover ed by insurance. Recently » man living in West Brush valley stopped at the home of Mrs. Lizzie Hassenplug and told ber that her sop, Roy Held, who wm known to bave salled, had been drowned enroute to France, says the Millheim Journal. The lady naturally was much worried, but the next day she received a card from the soldier boy sunouncing bis safe arrival over sess. The person who told the untruth to the women should be punished, and surely would be if the facts were brought to the attention of the district attorney. .
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