VUL. XCV.
HEAD OF FAMILY GETS
$2,000 EXEMPTION.
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Net Incomes of $1,000 or Over if Sin-
gle and $2,000 or Over if Married
Must Be Reported.
Single persons though required to file
a return if their net income for 1920 was
$1000,0r more, are, if they are the heads
of families, granted a special exemption
under the revenue laws. Such a persen
is defined by Treasury regulations as “a
person who actually and
maintains in one household one or more
individuals who are closely
with him by blood relationship, relation-
ship by marriage or by adoption, and
whose right to exercise family control
and provide for these dependent indivi-
duals is based upon some moral or legal
Such persons are allowed
supports
connected
obligation,”
the exemption of $2,000 granted a mar-
ried person. In addition, they are al
lowed a credit of $200 for each depend-
ent under 18 years of age or incapable
of self support because mentally or phy-
sically defective.
HUSBAND AND WIFE,
A married person hving with husband
and wife can not 1
$2.000 exemption as the head of
ily. His or her exemption is based 1
claim additional
an
a fam-
support of othe
The additional $200
for dependents does not
same
credit
rs living in the
household.
apply to the
husband or wife of a taxpayer. For ex-
ample if a married man supports a fath-
er who is incapable of self-su
tt
he supports his wife away from home
he is entitled to the $2 000 exemption
allowed a married person but not a
$200 credit for a dependent.
A son who has left home but who
sends his mother more than one-half the
her st
for
Tol
provi ed
sum required
to the cred
«ot
amount m
and, theref
A son
his father, m
clai
HY
IX
,
support herself
ore. to
livin -
living at
th
oLaer, or ot
ther relative may
owt
iL
he $2,000 Exemption alle
head of a family, but not the
unless such relative is
age or incapable of self-suj
fome Nursing.
Will Start Classes in |
Girls of grade
College, Centr « Mil
towns in the St
Red Cross, wil
take a short
and care of t
Maud C, J
f the dis
This an
garet A Konig
Pennsylvania
State
tivities Committee.
all high school
siring to take adva
fF
i
Bis
course advise her «
ately.
February and will consist «
* .
Lia
The course will start early
of
A
no
ng
completion of
ais
een
sons of 1 1-2 hour each, Red (
certificate for home nursi
en each student up
special course.
will be
a
In this work Mrs. Jones will cover
every phase of home nursing
possible for the
The course is especially
leading to further study general
nursing. Classes will be started in sec
tions where six or more girls make ap-
plication for it,
In order that the ger generation
of the district might maintain a maxi-
mum strength and condition of health
for the fight in life, special efforts are
being made by Mrs. Maude C, Jones,
the public health nurse of the State Col-
lege district of the Red Cross, to instruct
them in proper nutrition methods
She is now making a tour of the district
in which she weighs all the school child-
ren and compares their actual weights
with normal standards. If the child
does not appear to check up with these
standards, Mrs, Jones offers suggestions
to the child and talks frankly with his
parents regarding the importance of
maintaining the best of health and nor-
mal conditions. Thus far this work has
met with the best cooperation on the
school children and their parents, and is
expected to bring forth excellent results,
Mrs. Jones considers this one the most
important branches of hr work, and
there never is a day goes by that she is
not in some way aiding a number of
children of the district to obtain better
health. During the month of December
the public health nurse made a total of
66 visits in the round of her duties.
Six of these were to schools where she
gave health talks,
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Deaths of Centre Countians,
Hammond Sechler, aged Bellefonte
groceryman, died om Monday of last
week, aged eighty years,
Miss Sarah McKinney, at Bellefonte,
aged sixty-eight years,
Miss Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of
Col. H. 8, Taylor, of Bellefonte, died in
the Mercy hospital, Pittsburg, of heart
infection, aged twenty years,
that it is
novice to accomplish.
valuable in
of ]
youn
ley farmer, aged seveuty years,
CENTRE
PENN'A FARMS DECREASE.
’
ema.
Loss of 17,000 Farms in Ten Years
No Cause for Alarm, Says Dean
Watts, of State College.
The decrease of more than sevénteen
thousand farms in Pennsylvania during
the past ten years is nothing to worry
about with respect to farm crop produc-
tion, according to Dr, R. L.. Watts, dean
the Penn-
commenting re-
for
of the agricultural school at
sylvamnia State College,
cently on the farm census figures
1920, Only seven counties in the state
mber of farms
i
sala
shaw an increase in the
nu
the 1
over 1910 census, and these are
1
by agriculturists at State (
due
college to be
to the great reduction in the size of
many Pennsylvania farms, in
tensive methods are introduced.
**Crop production records in Pennsyl-
rs show an
in
vania tor the past ten ye
crease of approximately ten per cent
ex-
of
roduction
rather than a decrease as might be
nel
through the loss of thousar
”, said Dean Watts
been
lication of sc
aiture, the
press, commur
use of labor saving
need not worry about a
of farms because Very
being pushed for
oS THAX INU « }
tion, Material aid comes
agricu
om the ag
ton, the college and it
ane
cont
ands”
nan
crease in
large extent
f state
were «
number nave been aband
ers moving to the cities f
“ay the 10
pay, the j
more farms into one has been
to a great extent,
mie
0
and re
BIDE
Pennsylvania now |
as against 219.293 ten
is a Joss of 17,039
There was a loss of
1910 Or 2 2 per cent.
farms in the United
crease of 88. 496 over the 1910
998 alates
fore
Western States report the greatest in-
Crease,
Ar I os ASIAN
Added to Church Roll.
During the past week Rev.
Drumm added
M. C.
members
rs Mills
At
were
total of
ing of the new
fourteen new
to the Lutheran church at Farms
through
Georges Valley ten new
added
catechetical
instruction,
mem
the past week, or a
eighteen since
year,
bers
ieee
the beginn
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Announcement of Services.
Communion will
formed church, Boalsburg, on Sunday
Jan. 30th. Services will be held during
the week, beginning Wednesday even.
ing, Jan. 26, Rev. A. 8, Glessner, of
Greenville, Ohio, will preach during the
week and Sunday. Come and hear
him.—Rev. 8. C, Stover, pastor,
A As A ra AHA AAA
Shot While at a Butchering.
Chester Andrews, aged nine years, a
son of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Andrews,
of near Hughesville, was operated upon
Thursday, at the Williamsport hospital
for the removal of a bullet from his
body. The laa was accidentally shot
while a spectator at a butchering on
Wednesday.
be held in the Re
HALL. PA.
CENTRE CO. AUTO
SHOW.
‘January 29-February 5 Dates for
Holding First Show in
ty.
As anpounces
the Coun-
week, the Centre
y auto dealers have decided to hold
automobile, truck and
tr}
Li
an show
tractor
The
February s.
1¢ Bellefonte show
days will be January
This will 4
passenger car
interested in
r for ple: 8
8 for business
'
very late:
ure an opportunity to see the
models in these cars.
are interested in trucl
chance to see various
light
other, thus giving
to « the
both and heavy,
omp ATE
Odd Fellows Hold Annual Banquet.
Odd Fellows, their families, and vis.
iting members of the three-link fratern.
to a number exceeding three hundred,
assembled in the Grange hall last Thurs-
i
a
ity,
iy evening on the occasion of the anni-
versary celebration and banquet of the
Centre Hall lodge No. 89s, 1. O. OG. F,
The Rebekahs—the ladies’
of
good humor
branch
the order—put the crowd in
with a farcical two-act play, following
hich the throng gathered on the second
> ball in order that prepara-
uld be made below for satistying
When the word came
crowd
lower
in readiness, the in
ible column marched into the
im and gathered in social groups,
5 ¥ i
which nt
1
merous waiters passed
ng then dishes of
stributing the
cken 25 sandwiches, pickles,
The
most certainly
and coffee, appe-
1
owaQ
were
for over a thousand sandwiches
prepared and the
} prepared and port.
m were consumed,
in every
3
ana
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Fire Destroys Business Section of Ma
dera, Cearfield Co.
hich started ¢
was struck on the
from one of the buildings
flames which was dynami
buildings were destroyed,
a
loss of a quartercf a
A call for assistance was sent
ipsburg about 1:4% in the
the big motor pumper was
scone,
The follow
their contents we
Liberty Trading Company, hardware
and clothing ; Wm, P. Cornely’s resi
dence ; the oid Cornely homestead:
Hileman hotel, Edward Hall,
Charley Cornely’s general store and resi-
dence combined ; the Joe Gowdy, rest.
aurant, with dance hall overhead, sold
the day previous to Olie Johason ; Mil:
ton Shoff's moving picture house ; Char-
ley Spiece’s pool room and barber shop ;
the Madera Times printing office , Cos-
mo Maneno's store, along with a small
building adjoining ; the Dr. Cornely
building in which he had his office, and
where Chas. Haines’ jewelry store also
did business, the Haines residence being
on the second story; Bert Kephart's
pool room and barber shop ; Samuel
Maneno's residence. Dr, 8, J. Mille:'s
drug store was only slightly damaged.
Wonderful work was accomplish.
ed by the Houtzdale firemen, who being
nearest the scene, were first to reach
there,
re destre
proprietor;
fo A
Hall Association Elect Officers.
At a meeting of the Centre Hall Odd
Fellows’ Hall Association, held one eve:
ning last week, the following officers
were elected for 1921: President Geo,
H. E.uerick ; vics president, T. L,
Moore ; secretary, V. A, Auman ; treas.
urer, H. H. Mark; directors, E. W,
Crawford, J. H. Koarr, Clyde Dutrow.!
: ‘
gregariou
sown DY Lhe
s——— tl i——
Three Inches of Snow.
followed
emm———— fT A ———
Broke Three Ribs in Fall.
vantG. R. Meiss, of Colyer,
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Nine Sermon Lectures.
th
wae
in
Meanest Man in the
stm sass A
A Live Wire.
Dr. Alfred
{ Chicago,
interested to know that he is
t busi-
this is
ng city's wide.wake
ness m and live wires. Proof of
numerou
ipparent 8 newspaper arti
cles which have come to the Reporter's
ly. One of the doctor's avo-
practical city planning, and a
1 he recently made in connec
ith handling the city’s tremendous
street traffic more systematically has won
the orsement of Chicago's mayor,
the gentleman substituting
Dr. Beirly’s plan for his own. The
Chicago papers, with a circulation aggre-
gating 1 490,000, all printed Dr, Beirly's
article, which resulted in crystallizing
opinion in favor of his plan,
lector has lately designed a new
onorable
The 4
flag for the city of Chicago, and it will
be introduced in the City Council.
Many have expressed their favor of it.
80 it will likely be adopted. Dr. Beirly
is one of 7,000 members of the Chicago
Association of Commerce, and in its
weekly journal, the “Chicago Com.
merce,” may often be found valuable
suggestions for city betterment from the
pen of Dr. Beirly.
The Dr. has begun a piece of work
which when completed will cause his
name to endure as an artist and practi
cal city builder. Plans are well under
way for building a joo-feet-high shrine
to Abraham Lincoln, at the spot where
in 1860 he was nominated for president,
The doctor has made a plausible draw-
ing of the shrine and has promised to
give Reporter readers, at some future
time, a more complete account of its
building.
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Ban on Sunday Funerals.
The Shamokin Cemetery Association
at a meeting last week decided not to
permit Sunday funerals in the future,
except in cases where rules of the state
board of health make it necessary, The
action was taken upon petition of Sha-
|
LL,
NO. 3
LETTERS FROM SUBSCRIBERS.
Much Idleness in Ohio.
Akron, Ohio
Jan, 10, 1921.
Editor Reporter :
my subscription ahead,
home, having graduated from the Boals
burg High school in 1919, and the Mon
there finding an office job
E. Wright Co,,
with the
as accountant.
that they are a good business
14
ding
{GI0E
ial of all kind, feed, seed, farm
ment
work for. They deal in bui
8, and coal, which is the best
on the market in the
sells at $8.00 and egg coal
The company
livers from three to four carloads
to various parts of the city
the
in the city, and all their business is
winter.
chestnut at $17.00.
a
Car
ried on through the main
Work is
the city ;
Very scarce
; the rubber «
ling on a small scal
signs of them
We are having 1
n
3
i if it keeps tt
+ 11 IL Keeps up,
be getting green,
we have had
Narrow Escape from Burning.
Mc
m to be
Hogs
readers
A Whiff of Perfume.
Crystal City, Mo,
Jan, 10th, 1921.
Editor Reporter
Enclosed please find check for
er year's subscription t
Each your paper brings me
enough news of the people and com-
mugity of my younger days to pay for a
year's subscription. I would pot be
without the Reporter,
Yours very respectfully,
J. K. Hostermax,
anoth-
0 the Reporter.
issue of
Inch of Snow in Virginia.
Farmville, Va,
Jan. 10, 1921.
Editor Reporter :
arrears on my subscription and carry
me forward some,
Last night we had our first snow fall
of this winter,
about one inch and will probably be all
gone by tonight, as the ground is not
frozen.
Yours very truly,
P. Briss Meves,
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Student Body.
A recent canvass of the student body
at the Pennsylvania State College in
which the religious preference was in.
the list with a total of 720 followers out
of the total enroliment of 3000 men and
women,
second with 642, and the next eight
highest are, Lutheran, 394; Roman
Catholic, 271 ; Reformed, 220 ; Baptist,
121 ; Protestant Epsicopal, 83 ; Hebrew
81 ; United Presbyterian, 47 and United
Brethern, 39. Greek Orthodox is st the
bottom of the list with but one represen-
tative, One hundred fitty six would
give no preference, :
AM PO
A little push will sometimes get
farther than a big pull.
Don't depend upon others. Even the
man who blows his own horn has to be
you
mokin
his own tooter,
mA 1
i
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Score for
county s
one prohibition
y'
the
jail 1s
empt
The first
hursday)
Fellows
banquet,
af Ra
i 1!
inances,
Keep in min
Grange Arcadia
A
most
George Searson. who operates
large farm near Linden Hall, known
the Van Tr farm, favo
porter with a call
es
his subscriptio
Searsons Carry
sive scale, and
its greatest amount.
brother, Bruce
a
many
Asher C. Stahl and
Stahl, came home last
days and enjoyed meeting their
friends at the Odd Fellows
The Reporter is pleased to note the suc.
cess of the former who is in the butcher
business in Altoona, enjoying
clusive trade which is fast plac
on Easy street,
week for few
wy
a
banquet.
bu
an ex-
ng him
Miss Anna Therese Devault, fourth
number on the Centre Halli Lecture
Course appeared in Centre Hall last Fri-
day evening and gave a very satisfact.
ory entertainment. Miss Devaull is a
reader of more than average ability, and
the inere fact that she was able to please
a critical audience with a program con-
sisting entirely of readings, is in itself
sufficient evidence ot her mastery of this
art.
Omar Kauwell, who will be rememse
bered as living with the Frask Gfrerer
family about tem years ago, when a
mere boy, made his first visit to Centre
Hall last week in that time, being enter-
tained by Ralph Luse. Six years of
soldier life in Uncle Sam's army has had
the effect of bringing Omar to full man.
hood, fully equipped to battle with life,
He first saw service, in the cavalry, on
the Mexican border, and later was sent
overseas, where He was under fire of the
heavy German artillery. While in
France he suffered a severe attack of
the flu, Two of his younger brothers
also saw service ‘over there” and one
made the supreme sacrifice, being bur-
fed in France, The other is still with
the American army in Germany, and is
stationed at Coblens,
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