VOL. XCVI. CEN LETTERS FROM SUBSCRIBERS, Former Residents of This Section Write from California, Illinois and Ohle, W—— Letter from W. W. Boob. WwW. W. Boob, manufacturer of buggy wheels, from Cincinnati, Ohio, as follows: Hall writes former Centre to the Reporter, Ohio, 1821. Cincinnati, December 23, Editors Reporter:— Herewith enclose you check to pay subscription past due, as part future in advance to take subscription, Care We hope this will find you well and happy. Mrs. Boob and 1 to drive East this last not get away, but hope we to do so had planned but could be fall, will able the coming year. fairly not Business has been the past year; good however, what we hi been accustomed to during With best wishes, Yours very Ww. the war. ruly, WwW. BOOB. Letter from Illinois. McConnell, Ill, Dec, Editors Reporter:— 1 see on my don’t look just money order to This finds us good health, and we year out 99 wy 1921. label Cneiost that the i look paper right so will make it better. all enjoying pret) had a pretty good Corn here as regards crops. was a good crop, but the so good; price is not oats was light in weight wheat Is not raised very much any " faly I Baar. deer year. the 1 saw in was good more; hay crop was the paper the there hunting in this 1 wish venison ‘1 had some of that yut here f i I would get away with a it. It made read that don't do me ew pounds of my mouth water when I report in the paper, but i any good out here. Last summer 1 was glad to see one A0§ w of my kind friends from the old I come out here to seo us, Mrs. Blanche Fye, She welcome hope some more will the “Wooly West” been back times and that Fruli wit a8 from ttown was a visitor h us 1 come out here ir as some 1 Pott came Cail ib wp no oO 5 we have four since only have forty-two years, townshi west, and a few been i come gut out to Boe us # but hope some my cousins will us the near future, We Just § below cold but looks awful bad— thing on them. Well, I must ers of the py are having pretty cold weathe now. Yesterday today ¢ fi mor Zero, it is not quite w storm. Roads we can hardly gay to I wish New J. t leporter them a hap- Year. H. JORDAN. and prosperou Lettet from California. Long Beach, California, gs 821. December Editors Centre Reporter :—— 16, i Enclosed find check advance my Reporter one 1 wish my quaintances in or which please year ahead. oid Pennsylvania and Cen in Long Beach this beautiful morning-—December 16 It reminds me of a May morning in th East. Surely live In for climate. window and see year round. Just now I full roses sitting my living room. 1 feel sure they would take first prize at your Grange En campment could I put them on exhibl tion. This particular kind is California's most beautiful flowers I look forward to receiving my Re porter each week and as Mr, T. J. Frederick sald in his letter to the Re porter, scan its pages with more than ordinary concern, and I surely would love to be a member of the Paper Chub.” When I read Mr. Frederick's letter it recalled very pleasant memories, for he was one of my schoal teachers, when 1 was a scholar at Walnut Grove school. I cannot remember the year. I presume if he reads this letter he will esdl to mind who I am. 1 could write you a long letter on California but will forbear at this time. Thanking you for all the news 1 deh week as Igread the dear old r, and wighing all its readers merry Christmas and a pros ew Year, I beg to remain, Very truly, all friends and - aC tre county could be this is the country of blooming I roses look out Lh have a vas of on my mantel in one of “Home CENTRE COUNTY CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEAR EAST RELIEF, From July 1st, 1920, to July 1st, 1021, $11,750,867 Contributed Centre Hall Gets Credit for Large of Clothing. in Donations Aaronsburg Axemann jell Hanchard efonte Boalsburg Hall larence Centre co Coleville Coburn 3 Fillmore armers Mills Gatesburg Howard Hublersburg Julian Lemont Madis« Martha Fur: Milesburg Miilthe Monument Moshann« Mount E Orviston Pe Hall wnburg M1 LEI nn Wie nave ta of amot thing grnuntios in and new ol it have any « sent in either kindly that me I they por County be re the Chairman full credit given? may MARY LINN, Chairman Centre County Near East Retief. Did You Get Credit? The Reporter is indebted to a num- her of faithful subscribers who remit- ted on subscription during the past month or more. Subscriptions paid on or before December 31st, 1521, credited on the pink label appearing on your paper (or on wrapper where readers receive thelr copy in this form) this week. Kindly look at see if you got proper credit if you were a recent payer. If not, report at ones. The figures “22 mean that your sub- séription is paid up to July, 1022; for any other month of the year the month is designated as ‘Jan23” meaning paid up to January lst, 1523 We would like to hear from others who are in arrears, Simply look at your label amd you can easily deter. mine the extent of your arrearage. are once and The Publishers. Judge Johnson Receives State Appoin. : ment, Dr. Finnegan announced recently TRE. HALL, PA, T HURSDAY, J » 5, 1922, NO. 1- Christmas Literary Program, Another highly interesting and en tertaining literary the High program literary society wus of the Grange ered by Hall on Friday The Ch the comedy Cen~ tre school, in ove ning ristmas spirit pla fot, Tree,” partk reflected in Beg in was “The ipated y anville by Out - Em- Community goodly number of the students. inding characters were Howard ‘squire; Paul Pe Ripka, inge inquisitive stmaster William yar, » lights. Santa tribution pr from his liberal pack was fun Hunters Successful Sehonls Georges Valley Entertain. chanted whole scent was where in dressed roar of 1 was audience expressing their approval 1 a Each school fainment by old 3 gonerous offering fuded their the distribibution of gifts Saint CON enter- by good Nicholas. (Contributed) Bilger—-Bartpes, A Christmas week wedding was cele- brated when, at the Reformed parson age, Bellefonte, at the noon hour, Wed- nesday, December 21st, Miles E. of Mr. Mrs. Charles of Pleasant Gap, and Miss Ruth Bartges, of Centre Hall, were mar- the Ambrose M. Schmidt, D. D. Both the bride and the groom are wall known in thelr respective communities, and their many friends Join in wishing them a happy voyage over life's sea. $ 5 31. ger, Bliger, 1 a son and tev. * Bo hungry for office are the Repub- leans in the several states in the Union that after being ousted for elght short years they are making an effort to en- tirely eliminate even the smack of olvil service connected with the ap- pointment of postmasters as well a» all civil service rules applying to ap pointments of all Inds. This would leave all appointive offices open to free greb by Republicans: Another four years separated from the public erib would bave meant many Repub licans to turn cannibal. AUTO OVER EMBANKME AN Lands on Roof of Six at Home, What might ingly have been an serious accident ended The quarry Spring Mills, Mr. Mrs. Woods farm, It that in comedy. scene was along limestone Just this side and the and Samuel Stitzer, 1 who on the Penns C of Stitzer at in. the middie Mrs, toward was week Mr. and sly driving thelr rom Spring Mil in a Chevrolet car, when and car came down th posit B 1 the some man toppled GYor dartiey sirugeled happene 3 neaded very much when Recelves Cablegram Expressing Holl day Greelings, 5 Per Cent. on Government Securities. . ] Baving of the Certifi- U. B nl a place Stamps, are not « ¥ & 40 high com i. buy a pay per cent ¥, equal to § per securities denomination $1000 00, the an individual from $1000 to vears from the These the he ¢ certificate of d ar imal ” av $5 creased 000, matus in five certificates post offices at ollege, through W Assistant Director, Beallefo Pa ar 256 also n te, a $25.00 $100.00 certificate, $80.- flicate, $800.00. Un- Savings Stamps these the same: price on and mature, as stated before, in five yours from the date of purch~ ase. Certifi converted into eash prior to the date of maturity are rated of approximately 3% The purch we is $20 $1000.00 War certficates sell pr age price of cere # 40 0d LI ad” certd like the at any date, Calen interest per Estimated Production and Value Apples in Pemn'a Year 1921 1921 was of a lean fruit year in the Keystone state. The freezes on the nghts of April 28 and 29 and May 10 did severe damage and as a result the total crop of applies only approximated 12 per cent or less than one-eighth of A normal crop. The total crop, basis, revised to the census according to information gathers od and compiled by the Bureau of Sta- tistics, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, was estimated at 1,776,000 bushels compared with 16,453,600 bush- els last year and 5,512,800 bushels in 1919. While the crop last year ls less than one-eighth of the 1920 produc. tion, yet the value of the crop Inst yoar is nearly one-third of that of the year before, . The average price per bushel last year was $2.32, while in 1920 It waa only £2 cents $100,000 FIRE AT HOUTZDALE. - Four Business Structures, stroyed. Houtzdale, which tune in escaping serious fire loss recent years, was the scene of destructive blaze late Wednesday preceding Christmas, four structures, The building, being destroyed, Kelly aced for opera house the nearby, were a time men from and those had adjoining * who responded to telephone for It discovered Assistance, the about is believed fire, 11:15, pool room, The insurance, which started t Bchad but it Stiringer's it i sly Known as r The insured, T rime nis 10 pool room con ents, were also and WDOVE strove] Al wWwying bert omiins family the of (0X ap suffered susehold room, hi a total loss E Insurance Th oods on which they no H. down 16 George burned store Ribling suppl milents and the asula tsar ture, id oo Si LL he O08 of i. No withing the greedy slo Ws n nus Morrie’ « glore up b flames, y and te and ® M 3 ding the big stoc wris, he $5,000 it ding ved McKee nase, first aE, ar Wever, about destro sf m Oi Th Bimindinge Le © floor was t's drug store, fixtures were i fai ost, wi BECO 8 ned McKenzi ry th the den- His Ir werd J. was ng ©on A Ge stroved, y At ¢ wGIng Yur ariments oc Nixon. guy hand upled Poth Carr ar: ied 1 Houtadale hilipshurg ener slr They SUCCORS " Madera tures 71 &rocted OWA DrOIHerty property. 3 una 4 Re truck were taker a G The exposure 8C0N4 fire men ® old, LOT from and PALL and Recelved Purse at Chrisimas Time. Rev. J. F, Bingman Ev rch, was a, mas ’ ‘ vo Christ - s¢ from his he service pastor of the chu Po nied pur for which thanka the prose al time with a iiberal parishioners, d hearty day local ex. Press at evening. Mercantile Appraiser Appointed. Sixty-five of the ty-seven mer cantile appraisers for Pennsylvania, for each Awdito Saturday. si one county, were appointed by 8 r General Bamuel Lewis The appointees for and surrounding counties below: on Centre are named Centre-—~Roy Chambers, Clearfield—Arthur C Clinton—Ward Tate, Huntingdon-<John Alexandria, Miflin—David F. Kirk, McVeytown. Union-John F. Moser, Miflinburg. School Report for Third Month, Primary school~Those present every day during month: Jack Coldron, Jack Me Clenahan, Merril Meyer, Franklin Moyer, Isabel Bradford, Willaim Spy- ker, James Weaver, Willlam Weaver. Evelyn Colyer, Adaline Dinges, Dorothy McoClenahan, Sarah Odenkirk, Lois Packer, Fay Reea, Margaret Rees, Helen Rines and Sarah Bmith. Those who have not missed during the term are Willlam Weaver, Lois Packer, Fay Rees and Helen Rines--Helen Barthol- omew, teacher. of Clarence Weber. of K. Salona. Itinger, Sn ————— HELPING THE RUSSIANS Our Christmas gift to the starving Russians--not to the intolerable Rus- sian Government--is $20,000,000. We are about to send 10,000,000 bushels of corn, 1,000,000 bushels of seed grain and certain foodstuffs, including con- densed milk, From 10060 stations under the direct control of American directors organ. led by Herbert Hoover, the people of America, giving from their private purses, have been keeping alive 1,000, LL 1991 wan 25216 bushels, for TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. 1922. -— When in the there is no need to question. You see in Reporter, t How Year's resolution day of the new is your New wearing on this 5th year? — Tanlac because Hall ime 10 sel satisfies our customers —Centre Pharmacy. and Mss N. 1. Christmas Nippenose of Mrs Mr. Bariges Valley, jariges, spent in ian the pa- ntal home re Miss Mary months with Kennedy is spending sev- Mrs A. i her Fu sister, ir Bartholomew, in Altoona. Smith assumed Hall day, being the first working day M. postmaster at duties ’ M 2nd i Robert the i Centre on - n gt] +} ad © — Stahl, Bruce of ph Philadel; 4 00 ia, Stahl, na, spent Christmas at thelr this place, M. 5 a Mr. and Mra, son-in-law E. Roy Corm Christmas. Fisher visited daughter, # Hes nd F. r an Rev, Mrs Cressona, Stewart, if os E spent mes Bl home Hi NY sans TY 8 EW OTE ~ * Christmas at the of Lacy "oy sister-in-law, Mrs, nney, Centre Hall. 1 ¥ Mr NE cans +N OW and Mrs York, Ww spent y thel Mrs. Reitz's The TT 2 y “3 o Lar . wird pit ar ition with molher, Margaret mas An charas Foss Bradford, Operation Ww. ¥ Albert Henr Lied unce tenant G. farm, is the Win public sale spring March 1st is E. was # Willi rmeras Mills ristmas Farmer Shultz Fa am unfortunate, eve, lose the best by death thre ugh last week Bartholomew, large incubmtor in his store- south of his i hatching dwelling, and will 6 of baby chic ks earnest, Sr —_ Fiink and teachers Harvey achool Centre Ernest the western 4 pari in spent the Christmas va- in county, at thelr Hall, cation respective homes Centre the Tyrone banker, his parental home Centre Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meyer, of Reedsville, also visited the D. J. Meyer home during the holidays. John D. Meyer, Christmas at spent in Ralston is teaching the Meeks school, Ferguson township, the absence of the regular Miss Larue Ishier, whose home has been quarantined owing to the ex- istence of scariet fever. Hugh Church during in teacher, Clyde Smith, of Milesburg. spent sev. eral days at the home of his grand. mother, Mrs. Margaret Smith, in Cen- Hall. Clyde, it will be remembered, made an oceanic voyage, returning but a short time ago. He is now at- tending Bellefonte High school. Victor A. Auman performed in the capacity of Santa Claus at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John ‘Auman, at the rail- road station, on Christmas eve, bring- ing genuine joy to the youngsters of that family. Mr. Auman’s performance was voted a grand success by the pare ents. ’ ire — Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Reish expect to quit farming in the spring and will move from near Spring Mills to Cen- tre Hall, and occupy the house owned by Mrs. Reish's father, A. P. Krape, near the station. This will necessi- tate the removal of the present tenant, D. Milton Bradford, and adde to the housing proposition, which promises 0 reach an scute stage by April lst
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