Questions, 1. How may hands convey dis- ease? : 2. Why should people wash their hands before meals? 3. What possible danger is there in the practice of picking at the lips or fingering the mouth? coughed, expectorated into his hand- kerchief which he crumpled together and returned to his pocket, and sank wearily into a chair, Dr. Port who was giving a health lesson to a of Little Mothers, sald: “Now I can show you what we have been talking about. This man, a patient of mine, has tuberculosis.” “let me see your hand.” The pa- tlent's thin and wasted hand was quite clean, : “This hand looks as clean as your own. But is it really? He has just handled a handkerchief Into which he has been co ng and spitting.” Under direction, the patient soaked and rul is hand in a small bowl of wa iis water the doctor put into a which, in turn, he placed In a whirling machine, In a few ments the sediment in the water was whirled to the bottom the A drop of this sed! and n into a fine micro Sy er, class ZIASS Vessel small of container, ment was dr placed scope nw tube carefully upon a glass slide. The through a gas flame until “This Is to drive off now for the staining.’ He dipped ored mixtures, expl germs of tuberculosis would absorb the stain and appear | ht 1! croscope. Every oi the doctor placed slide Wis passed it was dry. the water; and } ; f Ty . the side into some col ie thing t ning that microscope and began ily back and forth through the ey “Good e plece, luck I" he exclaimed, can't always find them, but here they are.” After the the class had examined them, that the caused A¥8 present doctor told them 1d {ust and were a FOTN > ’ > tubercul wl ™ waen yd, were coughed ug doctor, a box suppose # of matches * with + purchase, the the nicks wonld be in germs into her mouth,” an is in unison, the “In man walk meantd the street, and tties his with his hands on the What is the tuberenlons s down the seed goes in “e the chair result?” asks Dr. Porter. “He leaves germs which other per sons may pick up,” replied one of the girls “Going heme from the crowded car, the patient strap-—what happens?” “He leaves the gerins strap,” said a Little Mother, The patient interrupted: how can I keep from passing my dis. ease to others?” “By using paper napkins Into which you cough and spit—a fresh one each time; by spitting in a paper cup: hy burning these napkins and cups after they have been used; by having your own dishes and table utensils. whieh are boiled after being used; hy sleep. ing In a room or porch hy yourself: by repeatediy and thoroughly washing your hands” “Can other diseases he carried by the hands?” asked one of the class. “Yes, common colds, typhoid fever, and diphtheria are frequently so ear. ried; also probably seariet fever, measles, and many other diseases” “It Is a good rule to wash your hands frequently--always before eat. ing anything which vou handle, and to keep your hands and fingers away from your mouth.” “Disease germs are not on all hands ; they are on some-—nearly al. ways on the hands of those who have the disease; often on those of the ones who have heen In close contact with the disease.” Avie movie haa 1s tra nangs upon the “Doctor, ” A I MP Nl ins 25. Lutheran Day Was Big Day. Lutheran day, marking the 35th annu- al reunion of the Lutherans of Central ' Pennsylvania, was celebrated at Lake- mont Park on Thursday, July 29th, and a record crowd is said to have been pres ent. Addresses were made by distin. speakers, and the presence of with other features made it an exceed- ingly interesting occasion, RED CROSS NURSE ACTIVE. Has Been Conducting Classes and Giving Helpful Demonstrations at Centre Hall and Other Towns in the Vailey. ~ During the past three months Mrs. Maude C. Jones, acting as trained nurse representative of the State College Chapter of the Red Cross, has been very active in the public health nursing ser- vice of that chapter. She has been con- ducting classes and giving demonstra. tions in home hygiene and care of the sick in State College, Centre Hall, Spring Mills, Lemont, Boalsburg. Buffa- lo Run, and Pennsylvania Furnace, She has made a total of 110 visits during the first month of her work, distributed as follows : Nursing visits, 40 ; infant welfare vis- its, 2 ; prenatal visits, 2; child welfare visits, 2 ; visit to schools, 3 ; home visits to school children, 46, and other visits, 15, On two cccasions she spent the entire night with these being for emergency Bedside nursisg is given to both sexes, all ages, all nation patients, cases, alities and in all varieties of illness ex- A fee of only fifty cents is required for each capt contagious diseases. visit, when families are able to pay ; other- wise this Red Cross service is free, The Red Cross public health nursing is a nursing service for the benefit of all the people in a community and in this respect differs from ordinary nursing. lly for the benefit of a rela- which is usu ) be E 3 any in tively small community, eople tm—— Runkle Accepts Altoona Church. An article appearing under the Rev. J. M. above caption in a recent issue of the News- Dispatch, of Jeannette, this state, con- cerns a well-known clergyman and Pot. ter township native, having been born and raised near Tusseyville. T ticle is reprinted herewith Dr. tha The decision of the Rev Runkle to accept the call to ate of Trinity Reformed church toona was announced to the congrega- tion of Grace Reformed church place at the close of the services Sup morning, The pastorate at Grace church terminate September jo, after a over five years of most successful aod his brings greatest ministers 1 to leave regret burch membership here and to Altoona has been ut a pastor for about four, months 1 ana is the largest of five Reformed con- gregations in that city. Miss Sara K. Runkle, daughter Rev, and Mrs. J. M. Runkle, has been elected teacher of history in the High school at Williamsport, Pa. William- sport has a large and fively equipped high school and the facult teachers in of y includes six Miss Runkle taught jest term the high school of Caldwell, Ohio, and was reelected to this position for the coming term. Her election to the position in Williamsport is bringing her “back home” in a sense, since she entered upon her public school instruction in the city of Williamsport while her father was pastor of the Re- formed church there, a position which he held for nine years. history. re ia ——————— . Arrests by State Police. The Pennsylvania State Police maffe 692 arrests and recovered almost $29. ooo worth of stolen property in this State in June, sccording to figures an- nounced by Major Lynn G. Adams, the superintendent. Report of June activit- ies from the five troops of police indicate 237 arrests for violations of the State's automobile iaws, eleven for infractions of the Federal liquor restrictions, tour for arson, one for forgery, and two for desertion from the United States army. Major Adams’ statementt further shows that 487 of the persons arrested were of American birth, fifty-one of them were negroes, and 154 were for- eigners. Of the individuals who fell in. to the troopers’ clutches, 646 were males and 46 were fenmles, covered in June, together sundry cows, bicycles, canoes, horses, silverware, clothing, carpenters’ hammers, blankets, and other miscellant ous articles. In the Lancaster territory, Troop E recovered more than $10,000 worth of stolen property, including several auto Pmobiles. Troop B performed similar service for the public to the extent of $7.10. . Duting May, 784 arrests tere made, and $23,000 in stolen ‘goods was recover. A —————— is Community Picnic day. This WILL ENFORCE Children Attending Centre Hall Pub- lic Schools Must Show Certificate of Vaccination Before Being Ad- mitted. Children attending the public schools of Centre Hall borough this fall, those from the borough as well as those from Potter township, must show a doctor's certificate of successful vaccination be- fore being admittel to school, The Board of Education, at a meeting held Monday evening, voted to enforce the vaccination law, The Board has been placed in a position where, because of its disregard for this law for years past, the State appropriation to the borough has been imperiled. Centre Hall has been one of the few districts in Centre county to disregard the law in the matter of vaccination, but it must be plain to every thoughtful person that nothing is to be gained by refusing to VACCINATION. schools comply with the laws of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania. I'he Monday, September 13th, borough schools will open g : I This more than five weeks to have the on allows vacci- nation done, and the school board trusts that every parent will see to it that every boy and girl is vaccinated as soon as possible, so that the teachers will not be obliged to refuse admission when the schools open, For the benefit of of all, the law in the matter of vaccination is cited VACCINATION, {Principals of schools must refu P I 3 " 4 } ission of children except on certificate ng that the child has been vacciaa- or has had smallpox.) principals or other arge of schools as aforesaid are bere by required to refuse admission of any child to the schools under their charge supervision, except upon a certificate signed by a physician setting forth that } d has been successiully vaccina- persons in ¥ Ci or rsician, und entota dS or, head of persons named atl, neglec Wilh, or wWio provisions or requirements of shall for such offepse, upon cox there of before mayor burgess alde police magistrate, or just peace of the municipality in offence was committed, be fine or penally thereof of pot five dollars, nor more than one dollars, which said fines or penalties shall be paid into the treasury of such municipality, and in default of payment thereof, such Person OF persons so con. victed shall undergo an yrisonment in the jail of the proper county for a period not exceeding sixty days, A — Red Mill Sold. The well known Red Mill property, Hill, located south of Centre was sold who purchiis- recently by David Geary, ed the place less than a year ago, to A, M. Klinger, of Bellefonte, The proper ty consists of the mill, dwelling house, stable, outbuildings, and a few acres of land. The price paid 1s said to have been $3000, The mill is ideally located for a good business and Mr. KHoger bids fair to succeed as he learned the milling busi pess years ago and learned it well. He will be assisted by his sons, William and Allen, and will occupy the property this fall it Nathan Barger, the present occu- pant of the miller’s house, can find a de- sirable home in which to move. Other. wise Mr. Barger has possession until April 1st, 1921, and Mr, Klinger will have to wait. Mr. Klinger was raised at Millersburg, Lykens valley, in the southern part of the state aud his father was a miller for many years, In helping his father Mr, Klinger also learned the trade, hmm ia— ters’ Arm Bands for 1920 to be Gray. . Hunters’ license arm bands this year will be gray instead of the light green color which was used last year in con- trast to the salmon pink of 1918, The first of the new licenses for 1930 are be; ing sent out to county treasurers for is. suance to hunters who may seek licens- es, but owing to the short period until Augtst 2, when the blackbird season op- ens, a reasonable time will be given bun. ters to procure licenses and the law will not be rigorously wnforced for a couple of weeks, Hunters, however, are beitg urged to identify themselves as having taken out licenses last year, The color adopted for the licenses of 1921 will be 1 ght blue with different letterings and H Farmers’ Mail Big. During the year closed June 30, the agricultural extension department of the Pennsylvania State College handled over a million and a quarter pieces *of mail matter in serving the interests of Penn- sylvania farmers, according to {the an- nual report recently submitted by M. 8. McDowell, extension directo. Much of this was made up of matter “hat went directly to ‘farmers or those connected in direct service to the farmer, Circul- ar letters numbering 609,520 were sent out, RAIN STOPS GAME. Centre Hall On Long End of Score When Jupiter Pluvius Interferes at Start of 5th Inning. Pessimists who predicted a humiliate ing defeat for Centre Hall against the strong Burnham shop team from Mifflin county, on Grange Park. Saturday af- ternoon, were due for the surprise of their lives, for when the rain broke up the game at the start of the fifth inning, the home team was leading by one run, the score standing 6 to 5, with every reason to believe that the lead would be maintained had the game been permit. ted to continue, Baseball reigns supreme in Mifflin county and every town as well as the big iron works in the Lewistown region is represented by a ball club, and these clubs play real ball. The Centre Hall team bas been rather disorganized for the past few seasons, which led to the belief that this season would be a disas- Nevertheless only one game has been lost out of the ten played, The locals scored all six runs in the fourth inning after Burnham had what appeared as a safe lead at 5 to 0. A bombardment of safe hits and a costly error netted six runs, and when the in- ning finished, rain was falling so fast as prevent further play. Windom Gramley was on the mound tor the lo cals and although handicapped by a wet ball, pitched effectively, several runs for the opposition being due to errors be- bind him. Shaffer was the p tcher for Burnham, and the boys were just begin. ning to solve h'm when Jupiter Pluvius chased frous one, 10 all to cover. The batting order was as follows : Buroham-—Carty, 3b Bubb, 1b; Dearmi‘t, cf ; Bradford, 2b ; Stever, ¢ : Reitz, ss ; Philips, If ; Shaffer, p ; Kline rf - Ce Smith, nr uid ¢ Hall -Crawford, 3b ; Knarr, 2 i ; Jor- gs ; Goodhart, ¢: Gross, Frank, dan cf ; Bailey, 1b; Gramley,p; vf ———— Johnsonbaugh-Williams. Charles Hall, of Linden Maud Williams, of Boals- burg. umited io marriage at the Reformed parsopage at Centre Hall, by Rev. R. R. Jones, on Saturday night at It is the secozd matrimon- for both, the bridegroom having been a widower and the bride a J« haosonbaugh, and Mrs were ten o'clock : 1a; » frye venlure i Peaches for Sale. fialo Valley Fruit Farm, Mifflin. burg. Pa., will have a crop of 20,000 baskets of peaches this year, consisting of Carmens, Belle of Georgia, Elbertas, They will begin picking peaches early Elbertas will be ready for in September. The same packing and gradiog will be practiced this year as heretofore. The Buffalo Valley Fruit Farms product is for its flavor. Remember peaches may be canned without sugar and can be used in the winter for jams, pies and puddings. The Buffalo Valley Fruit Farms are seven miles northwest of Miflinburg, Pa. It is one of the most interesting sights in the beautiful Buffalo Valley asd a trip well worth making. All visitors are welcome, Peaches can be purchased at the orch- ard, Bell Phone 62-]14. adv. 4t narket early care in well known Boy Scouts in Seven Mts. The Lewistown Boy Scouts camp, at Waiter Garrity's, in (Seven Mountains, opened Wednesday with 52 members on hagd. Considerable confusion of course was encountered, but order was soon respmed and work is continuing nicely. : The Scouts took their appetites with hem, says the master in charge, for at the first two meals the following were consumed : 24 loaves of bread, 7 pounds of butter, § gallons cocoa, quarts of syrup, one half bushel of potatoes, 2 pecks of string beans, with peagut but- ter and many other things not mention ed, State Agricultural Notes. The number of colts in Pennsylvania this suring compared with the usual nuniber is approximately 77 per cent. The automobile motor trucks and tract- ot appear to be supplanting horse-power on the farms. However, the price and demand for good draft horses are attrac. tive, but the driving horse is rapidly dis. appearing from the road, The number of laying hens is Penn. sylvania appears to be 97 per cent, of the usual number. This is an improve. ight per cent better than than two years ego. The number of spring chicks hatched are estimated at of per cent. compared with the usual number, This is two per cent. below last year but seven per cent, better than two years ago. Considerable complaint of poor hatches this spring. Improvements aggregating an expen- diture close to $1000 have been made on Grange Park. Buildings have been re roofed and much painting done, so that everything will be in ship-shape for the 1920. Teachers Elected for Gregg Township Schools. Teachers have been elected for the next school term for the following Gregg township schools : Spring Mills—Grammar, Ruth Smith ; intermediate, A. L. Duck; primary, Carrie Bartges ; Cross Roads, Catharine Sinkabine ; Penn Hall, Alma Zerby; Murray, Rena Wagner ; Yearick, Paul Wise ; Farmers Milis, Catharine Rishel; Beaver Dam, Carrie Heckman; Poke Hill, Lola Wolfe ; and Decker, C. E, Royer. The Logav, Mountain and Pike schools will be closed during the coming term, The school board organized as fol. lows : President, J. E. Meyers ; secre- tary, R. H. Shook ; treasurer, J. T. Mc- Cool, 5, Teachers for College Twp. The school board of College township has selected the following teachers for the following year :* Oak Hall, Stella Bathgate. Houserville, Margaret Williams. Lemont Grammar, Miriam Glenn. Lemont Primary. Margaret Gleng, Centre Furnace, G. W. R. Williams, Branch, Raymond Dale. Dale and Pleasant View to be sup. plied. hc i — Eastern Star Picnic. Last Friday members of the Centre Hall Chapter of the Eastern Star, No, 207, gathered at Crystal Spring for an outing. After a dinner that only Centre county ladies can prepare, the time was spent in social intercourse, playing va. rious games, etc. Members and guests were present from New York, Shippeus- burg, Freeburg, State College, Mifflin. burg, Centre Furnace, Spring Mills, Co- bursa, Millheim, Aszronsburg, Madison- burg, and Centre Hall to the number of about seventy, On their return from a picnic held at the Evangelical home, at Lewisburg, several curs stopped and the occupants took supper with the Easter Star ladies, The day was ideal and the outing was voted a success, and because of this it was decided to hold a similar gather. ing next year. The guests upon depart- ing wished the chapter a continuation of its present success, 0 A PS APIA. Kerstetter Reunion, August 20. A reunion of the Kerstetter families will be held in Vooeida Park, Wood ward Narrows, on Friday, August 20 A cordial invitation is extended to this relation and (riends. Bring your own baskets filled with good things and help make this an enjoyable gathering. Donut forget the date. —Secretary. Mingle Home for Sale. Ove of thé most desirable home in Centre Hall, known as the Mingle home, is offered for sale. Large corner lot, good ten-room house, with bath, hot water heat, electricity, good stable or garage, chicken house, etc. Immediate NO. 30 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS A baby boy was born to Mr, and Mrs, Wilbur Dashem, near Red Mill, one day last week, A good shower last Friday evening broke up a week's drought and was fine for potatoes and corn, The borough council has posted water notices, warning against the use of wa- ter to sprinkle the streets, etc. The famous Paragon chestnut farm in Union county, owned for many years by C. K. Sober, of Lewisburg, has been put up for public sale, A number of farmers and their famil. ies about Tusseyville and Sinking Creek enjoyed a picnic at Crystal Spring Park, below Woodward, on Saturday, Perry K. Detwiler and Anna N. Det- wiler publish letters of administration on the estate of Moses C. Stover, late of Gregg township, deceased, in this issue. F. M. Ackerman painted the C, S, Thomas property, occupied by 1. A. Sweetwood, in Centre Hall, last week, which makes a decided improvement in its appearance, Q Eugene Gramliey is pitching semi- professional baseball, this summer, as a member the Red Lion team, near York. His percentage of victories since joining the team has been very high. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Person, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Burkholder and daughter Margaret, motored to Centre Hall, on Sunday. from Phillipsburg, New Jersey, in Mr. Person's new Nash car and spent a few days with Mrs. M. E. Strohm, of The third annual festival of Washing- ton camp, No, 891, Patriotic Order Sons of America, of Spring Mills, will be held on the grounds. The usual refreshments will be sold. Music by band. Come and all to enjoy an evening's Committee. 1 - EH] 3 * yocationai school one i IDE, = out advit Edward E. Owens, Jr., whose mother resides at State College, was killed in an automobile wreck on Friday, county, the car in which was riding being struck by a train. Owens was a junior at Penn State and a veteran the World War, having served as a lieu- tenant, Messrs. F.J E. Ehrnfield and Ernest Lauver, of Milroy, and Misses Hazel Shoop and Josephine McClenahan, Reedsvilie, drove to Centre Hall on Sun- day and called at the home of Miss Hel. en Brubaker and other acquaintances. Mr. Ehrenfeld will be recalled tenor in the Susquehanna Universit Concert Five. Miss McClenahan an Miss Brubaker became friends in a Phil- adelphia hospital, where both were stu. dent nurses, be of of as the t Monday morning of next week Clymer McCienahan and George Alfred Craw ford expect to begin a motor trip, in the former's Ford roadster, to Brandon, Ver. possession. Inquire of W. Gross Mid gle or C. D. Bartholomew. A A Merited Promotion. W. Harrison Walker, Esq., of Belle- fonte, who as county chairman of War Savings Division was later made direct. or of Group Three of the Third Federal District, has been advanced to the direc. torship of all county activities of the Third Federal District. Mr. Walker's successful efforts in this line of work from the very beginning has attracted attention and his advancement is a merited one, Buck Taylor Gives Roping Exhibi- tion. Wednesday afternoon our old friend Buck Taylor came over to pay the Boy Scouts encamped at the college a return visit, says the State College Times, and while here Prof. Mairs, knowing his ability as a weilder of the lasso, prevail. ed upon the ex-scout and showman to give an exhibition of rope throwing be- fore the Boy Scouts and summer session pupils. A rope was sent for and Buck went te it in true western style and showed that he had lost little 6f his cun- ning with the rope. After many diffi. cult casts had been successfully made, be could not refrain from pulling off one of his old time show stunts, and while feigning to lasso a bike rider, bout-faced suddenly and the whirling rope settled about two of the interested spectators, which happened?) to be two of the visit- ing school teachers of the opposite sex, The male portion of the “tied” pair seemed to be considerably flustered, but everybody else enjoyed the joke im. mensely. Possibly he was married and feared his better half might learn that he had been seen in close proximity to one of the opposite sex. More Census Figures. OF 10.1 per cent. over 1910. Clinton county has 33,555, an increase of 2,010 within ten years. Lock Haven gained 78s, for a total of 8,557. approaching exhibition, mont, where a sister of the former re- sides. They expect to “make” Elmira, New York, the first day and then strike in a northeasterly direction through New York State, expecting to reach their destination some time Wednesday. By the time they get home they will have covered more than 1000 miles, Charles C. Workman, of Hecla, met with a very exciting experience and had a narrow escape from serious and fatal injury one day last week when he was delivering an International truck and trailer load of bark to the Kisler tannery in Lock Haven, As he was going down a newly oiled portion of Bellefonte ave- nue at Bald Eagle hill, the outfit started to skid and skidded into the pavement and upset, scattering bark everywhere and damaging the truck acd trailer, Soon after a Chevrolet from Ford City owned and driven by A. B. Delong skidded at the same place and collided with the wrecked outfit of Mr. Work- man.” The Chevrolet car was also dam- aged and a son of Mr. Delong had a fin- ger mashed. After the accident the read was made safer by an application of screenings. Mike Krosnovic, a coal miner employ- h ‘ ‘
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