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
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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