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LIEUT. “NED " KELLER
ASSUMES NEW ROLE.
As Athletic Officer He Stages Boxing
Exhibition for General Pershing
and Prince of Wales.
Lieut, W. Ned Keller, of Linden Hall,
whose achievements in the World’ War
make all Penns Valley proud to own
him as a native son, has assumed a new
role in France as an athletic director.
His ability along this line was clearly
shown in his college life before entering
the war,
In a communication to this office Lieut,
Keller writes as follows :
Mussey-Sur-Seine,
March 3, 1919
Friend ** Ted": —
In my present capacity as Division
Athletic Officer, I have had the pleasure
of seeing some fine foot ball games that
would put Yale and Harvard to shame.
Everyone is busy trying for the Allied
meets to be held in June and July. Hope
to stay for them. I took my Division
team of “ pugs” to Paris on February
16th where I put on a boxing exhibition
for General Pershing and the Prince of
Wales, -
Regards,
NED.
EE ——————
Miss Anna Stover, Red Cross Nurse,
Writes from France.
Mrs,
( Letter to her mother, Sarah
Stover, of Centre Hall, )
Dear Mother:
Iam cross! Wante
but it is raining so h
home.
Just came off duty ; have been work
ing on German prisoners
several days. They are
to take care of as 1
sick.
day that I was
ward again in a day or
Had a very lovely t
on Friday. Ilefth T
ing and arrived there at ¢
There was a Captain on the train
went with and helped l
hotel and we had a very fine |
they treated us very nice. We
room assigned to us and were put
automatic elevator and se
floor on which our room was.
maid met us and
trying to make ndersts
was to be our room. We
on the walls. At last she une
We took all meals
were very good,
had for dinner;
courses and
like mine all togeth
course, potato salad ; second, s!
third, fish ; fourth, meat and potatoes :
fifth, cheese, roasted chest g
They served plenty of each. The Frenc
people don't serve as m
as the Americans,
We visited the Art Museun
claim it is one of the best
The paintings are wonderful :
ancient and modern pictures and they
are all so true to nature that I could nev-
er understand how any one could br
out nature beautifully. And
sculpture work was one of perfect won-
der,
We also visited the old cathedral that
was started in the fourteenth century
and finished in the eighteenth century
It was very nice and there were a great
many altars in each. The sc ulpture
work and paintings were very good,
The old Chateau issan old historic build.
ing and is one of interest but
have much time to spend there as we
had used up to much in the museum and
our time was limited. £1 didn't do much
shopping, only bought a few handker.
chiefs and am going to send some home
to the folks at Centre Hall
This is almost the last of February, 1
suppose you people will soon be talking
garden, house cleaning, new hats and
dresses,
They are holding church service at the
Red Cross hut to-might ; don't think 1
will go as I still have three more letters
to write and this one is the third al
ready. Sol guess I will close. With
lots of love to all. I remain,
Your daughter,
ANNA.
—— A ———
From Corp. Claude Whitehill.
American Expeditionary Forces,
February 28, 1919
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ut
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Then
we had one grand ti
rel
her
u
our there and
I will tell you what we
all
served in
drawn out.
t was
or
5
was lon
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bunched
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we didn't
Dear mother and all :
Just a few lines to let you know that 11
received your letter and was glad to
hear from you. Iam writing this letter
in the guard house while my relief is out
on post, and 1 have to do something to
pass the time away.
Well, mother, the latest dope that we
have is that we will be home about the
first of June. It seems like a long time
yetto me but we cannot all come at
You wanted to know if I had received
any of the Centre Hall papers. I re.
ceived one a couple of weeks ago ; that
was the first one and the last. I saw in
_ that paper that Elliot Smith from Cen-
tre Hall was home. sure would have
liked to have been there for that party.
We are sure having some rain over
here this spring, I guess it hds rained
every day here for a month and you can
imagine about how much mud there is
to tramp through. I think that I will go
to a foot ball game to-morrow—if it
don't RAIN,
Well, I am going to write on Sunday
again, so I will make this a short one
and say good-bye,
Well as [ haven't got my other letter
sent yet and received another one, 1 will
add a little more to this one
and send
them both together. Your letter found
me 1n good health,
How are Maurice and Roy M¢ ge
along with their trapping ?
must be having some time.
tting
They sure
About
es—it wasn't because I didn't
that I did not tell you
about We have
the
cootl have
any-
them
they
most
not
them, as
as cows
pets. 1
over and
you
here
tell
when I get bome.
You said t
11"
:
to say, well they wil
are great can
about it
ne
boys back there have lots
be in it all
not
1
when we come back.
Say, have you had ** Duey " hooked up
yet? If you didn't, that will be a job
for me when | come home.
It is after nine o'clock and am
getting
sleepy so I will close for this time,
Le Grande, France.
3 :
March oth, 1910.
to your
yesterday while
a few lines in answer
1
!
letter which I receive
1 TERY
near
Iwas on g . Was very glad to
from you 1 tery sorry to hear that
.. +2 A
tater was sick.
. - .
I also received the pictures, and they
were fine ; the me about
3
half hom
ie boys in
civilian clothes.
Well, Vou wante hat we are
We
! pat =
i get a seven-day fur-
be the
has
that
thea b
WAL §
es # eur
country.
1"
Oak Hall
changes
landed
Hn
tha es
ian
that io
r Crops
be back in t to help cut
wood, any way,
I forgot to tell you that we bad chick-
=n for dinner last Sq
and it sure
I am
sos dm or
GGAY.,
F-
gO
some
i make a hit with us boys,
di
have dinner today with
lH, 1 guess | have told you
of for the time
i ¥
CPL. CLAUDE WHITEHILL,
Co. A 314th Inf.
American E. FP.
France
lil ————
Not A Dead Issue.
The defeat of the Rorke Sunday even-
ing concert and motion piciure enter
tainment bill in a legislative committee
does not mean that the effort to break
through the legal defenses of a sacred
Sabbath in Pennsylvania is dead. The
Rorke bill is not entirely eliminated.
A strong effort will be made by its
friends in the legislature next week to
force it out of the hands of committee
which has placed official disapproval on
the measure and get it upon the house
calendar. That would be a victory for
the forces attacking thé blue laws, as
they could then make that a starting
point in an assault two years from now,
For this reason the bill must not be al-
lowed to raise its head in the house.
Again there is the Powell bill, which
provides for a blanket repeal of the
Pennsylvania blue laws, now lying dor-
mant in committee. There is danger in
this bill which was introduced during
the early days of the present session,
until the close of the legislature. Thus
there is need for vigilance all slong the
line to prevent a rupture in these time-
honored statutes by interests secking to
increase their income through Sunday
amusements and using the cloak of lib-
eralism to accomplish their purpose,
A A HAAS.
Republican filibusters in the Senate
won a great victory when they prevent:
ed the enactment of $3,000,000,000 of
appropriation in the last days of the
Sixty-fifth Congress. They defeated
the hopes of thousands of soldiers and
sailors for whom the administration was
attempting to provide homes on reclaim.
ed land. How will these fighters take
this ‘* defeat "the first the American
Red Crose Clothing Drive.
The Centre Hall Red Cross auxiliary
has been asked to take part in a
nation-wide drive for
the benefit of all the European cou
except the Central Empires,
great
used clothing for
tpi
ir
Cs
Every kind of garments for all ages
In
flannel,
and both sexes is urgently needed,
cotton
will
wear only gar
addition, piece goods
thy
L431
d
ele. Since the clo be
ng
of
and
subiect
Leis
Ki
to the hardest
durable material
strong
sent.
betes
ain
Clot
of Mrs. Isaac Smith, not late
day of next week, (April 11th.)
A A AROS
For Soldier Boys
Every Centre
g should be sent to
county soldier boy is
hereby requested to send to W. Harri-
son Walker, Bellefonte, Pa., his name,
» > «1 © =} ton — . tt =
address, rank and also information as to
whether or not active
iberty Loan com-
Our Boys
stings to be held
Wo were
seas service will be
brief talks concerning their various
periences,
aow
a———r— tr ese—
Centre 3rd. in W. 8S. 8S.
week of
3 Walker
dent Centre will again go over the top.
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Beer, No Work."
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It migh
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en
«0
ernment
Work
can g
tae
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Union Labor ranks wh
iS services.
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Farm Loan Association Organized.
the efforts Centre
present and thorough talk on
help
i
4
Loan ARK
After
Farm Loan Organization and to
the {« ofa Fa
tion in Centre Co
had been thoroughly
was moved that an Association be {
ed known as Centre
National Farm Loan Association
Twenty men signed up charter
members for applications amounting to
over $72.500,
Nelson E. Robb, of Bellefonte Trust
Co., was elected secretary-treasurer, and
James C, Fu inted attorney
A board of directors and officers were
chosen as f President, F. H.
Clemson, Stormstown ; vice president
J. J. Markle, State Coilege:; H. 8.
Hagen. Yarnell ; George B. Thompson,
State College, James C. Smith, State
College.
The applications will be acted upon
within the next week after which a com-
mittee of three appraisers together with
an appraiser from the Federal Land
Bank will visit each place and make an
appraisement. After this it will be but
a matter of three or four weeks until the
money will be forthcoming for those
who have been successful in getting a
loan. Anyone can make an application
for a loan at any time by applying to
Mr. Robb, secretary-treasurer of the
association,
rw
a,
minalion rin
th 2
uns Wie su
y.
13: ye Ny
ject discussed
orm
the County
as
fol
si was appo
lows
A
Woodmen Face Bankruptcy.
A convention to save the Modern
Woodmen of America from financial dif.
ficulties met at Chicago last week, A,
R. Talbut, head council, described the
situation as critical. In October 1918 be
said, the society had a general fund of
$10,000,000 in securities. This has
dwindled to $640,000 owing to the rav-
ages of influenza and pneumonia, he ex-
plained. War claims also figured,
During the war the society by a spec-
ial assessment, raised a fund of 85,000,-
000, out of which all war claims were
met, and there remains in this fund $3.
000,000, the speaker stated. The war
claims, he said, were as nothing compar.
ed to those due to influenza and pneu.
monia.
ORPHAN BUILDING FOR
Built Soon. - $10,000 Gift.
Another
group of buildi
Hom
added
United Ev:
unit will
£5 at the
orth of Lewisburg,
buil
gelical a, 1
3 "
an orphan
ie work on the erec
begir
Oegin Is pot
that the building
cted
George
member Evangeli
0 toward
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Rural Motor
Company.
Tyrone Express
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
born te
fosterman
;onnecticut,
were
for a
{
it
ry. (
e Hall last
Ww.
aRr-
ram
Week
{osterman
why
ail
rivais in Ce
shorty stay at the Dr. G
home,
There is considerable speculation who
ut and Postmaster C. W,
Tusseyville,
» Mv . then
g known is that
will be Mercha
Swartz's successor at
ies
About the
Mr. Swart
only syre ti
will have a successor.
Several parties known to the Reporter
desire tv pur
Hall. This
contemplating
the market, adv
Al. Brad and Paul Bradford,
near Milroy, were in town Thursday to
visit their fater, George W. Bradford,
who through iliness bas been compelled
to remain at the home of his daughter,
Mrs, John A. Martz,
A few movings not mentioned last
week : Fred Slack moved into part of
the Colyer home, at the station ; Archie
Moyer moved into one of the Sara Me
Clenahan properties on the hill; John
Rudy, moved trom Potter township to
the home vacated by Harry Weaver, on
Church street,
Bruce Stahl, who is employed in Al-
toona, was bome over Sunday. He re-
ports that his brother, Asher Stahl. is do-
ing a nice business in his recently-ace
quired meat market, Mr, Stab! has had
large experience in the butcher business
and his friends here wish him suceess in
the management of his own busitess.
Mrs. Kate Bauchman, of Lebanon, ac
companied by her son, Jolin Bauchman,
hase good homes in Centre
indicates that if you are
your home on
would be wise.
“ist tin
pujung Tr
ertising l
ford of
aunt, Mrs, Susanna Spangler, in Centre
Hall. Mr. Bauchman just returned
from a ten mouths’ service in France in
a machine gun troop. He got through
without a wound, but a close shave, A
compass carried in the watch pocket in
his breeches deflected a Hun bullet, and
A A AIAN
-doughboys have experienced ?
Have you sent your new address to
the Reporter !
just put enough kink in the instrament
t
Jy
HIGHWAY CONTRACT BIDS.
Bids for
contracts,
seventeen State highway
for
blate
A-
bidders
¥
of them
were opened at
11 1 :
all but one pri-
mary routes the
Highway Department Saturday.
wards will be made later. Low
on the contracts in Centre and Clinton
es were follows:
Route
Giff
as
Centre county — ipsburg
borough, 696 feet ;
rg, $12,891.19,
Houte
Licenses Granted.
iran hav
Tr Licenses have
Old Fort
Rr alph Homan,
the other
Mr
enii
oO
Good
mcr —
Drowned in Spring Creek.
a {roel nes
“i ioe, ©
¢ above tl
; Laken from
of Be He.
A
Coron.
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School Report—Sizth Month.
vt Prim ars chool fo
i 04, average
any days d
Anna
a2 asst
0e Lettie,
1 esl
Paul
Smith,
mery
co ————
Freight Train Strikes Auto at
tandon.
Earl Goodman, of Mazeppa, narrowly
instant death at the crossing
pear the Pennsylvania station at Mon-
tandon about 8:30 p. m., Wednesday
evening, when his Ford auto was struck
by a northbound freight train.
man was traveling toward Mon-
tandop and had reached the crossing
when the big freight engine loomed in-
to view, With rare presence of mind
Mr. Goodman turned his car sharply to
the left, the train side-swiped the car.
The car was dragged a distance of thir
ty feet when it overturned, pinning Mr.
Goodman beneath it, and lay on the
southbound track in the path of a fast
express train which was due about that
time, it being in sight when the acci-
deat happened. Some of the trainmen
from the freight ran ahead and flagged
the passenger train holding dt until the
tracks could be cleared.
Had Mr. Goodman not had presence
of mind to turn his auto sharply to the
left when he saw the freight there
would bave been a head on collision and
without doubt he would have been in.
stantly killed,
Mr. Goodman was removed to the
home of Henry Rean nearby where his
injuries were dressed by Lewisburg
physicans, and was later taken Yo his
home at Mazeppa.
escaped
in
Hi
Good
Storm Blows Down Big Stack.
The 130.foot smoke stack at the Mil
ton power plant of the Northumbe:land
County Gas and Electric Co., was blown
over Friday afternoon by the high gale
that swept over this section of the state.
The huge stack, which is six feet in
diameter, fell between the power plant
|
and the Haliman home adjoining, tear
ing down wires and doing much other
= NO. 14_
TOWN AD COUNTY HEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTERES! T
FROM ALL PARTS
urors will get 4 005 8 daw
Hi BCL 94.00 a Aay
Lan a year,
vw have
Y Gave
road from Belle
road from Bellefo
“y
ww the
Now the -
nite to a
PY r31s nb a beveond 1 oh 40 25 13 §
mouniain oeyond Yieasant
it 11 A
“ 5 2 thm dt
HL ¢ Aal-gna ial
“a
5 as gurasd § 3
EVETYyDOoQy hopes it's
Isabel Rowe,
h, Lillian
tint
ette
avenue
last week fell int
d was rely
an SEV
doubt recover,
« Boob, of Millbeim
AE ee
Mad
near
ig over, Once a
tre Hall sees it he will
the rest,
Last Thursday snow left ma:
banks through Brush Valley th:
as Satu dl Sunday puz
drivers to get through them,
drifts were higher from this snow
any previous during the w
past. And then to think, the
after the advent of spring !
rday am zled
The
inter
SHOW
John C. Barclay, postmaster at Clear-
field, died suddenly Wednesday of last
week, from’ apoplexy, He was aged
sixty-nine years. His commission as
postmaster would have expired the fol-
lowing day. He had refused reappoint-
ment owing to the great ity
of the office occasioned by being a cen-
tral accounting office like that in Belle-
fonte.
responsib
If you moved into a new location and
are being served on a rural mail route,
be kind enough to write the names of all
persons receiving mail in your mail box
ona slip of paper and give it to the
carrier or drop it into the mail box. This
applies to anyone any where in the Unite
ed States who changes his address and
locates in a district covered by free rural
mail delivery,
Samuel Poorman, son of S. 1. Poor-
man, a former Centre Hall boy who for
some time has operated the Pleasant
Gap garage, sold his garage to John
Weaver and April 1st opened a pew
sales room for Overland cars in the
room formerly occupied by the Harper
grocery, in Bishop Street, Bellefonte,
Mr. Poorman has been handling Over.
land cars for several years and expects
to redouble his efforts along this line
during the coming summer,
The Mill Hall public school building
was almost totally destroyed by fire
Monday morning of last week. The
damage. No one was injured.