THE CENTRE REPORTER ISSUED WEEKLY) an SA CENTRE HALL - - PENNA. 9, 1932 ——————— Proprietors Loca! Editer and { Business Nasager SMITH & BAILEY 8. W. BMITH . . . EDWARD BE, BAILEY Entered at the Post oe in Centre Hall as second Olass mail matter. TERMS. ~The terms of subscription to the Re- porter are ono and one-half dollars per yoar, ADVERTISING RATES-Display advertise. ment of ten or more { t or more in- mehes, for sertions, 15 cents per inch for each laste, Dis- loss space ten lay advertising oooup’ [aches and for ous ing insertions, twenty to twenty-five cents fneh for each issue, scoording to oom tion. Minimum charge, seventy-five cents. Looal notices aocom Jing display advertis- ing five cents per line {insertion ; other. , eight cents per line, minimum twenty-five cents, notices, twenty cents per line for “three s, and ten cents per line for each ad. 1 ditional insertion, CHURCH APPOINTHENTS. DEAN'S VALLEY LUTHERAN CHARGE REV. NELVIN C. DRUMM, Pastor Services for SUNDAY, JAN. 1s, 1922 Tusseyville, 10:30—"The Traveler's Guide.” Centre Hall, 2:30—"The Perfection ot the Master.” Spring Mills, 7:30—"The Man Who Lost His Axehead.” Prayer meeting, Wed. 7:30, Teacher Training Class, Wed, 8:15. Sunday School, 1:30 p. m. Luther League, Sunday evening at 6.30. morning ; Linden Po U. Ev.—Lemont, Hall, afternoon. Presbyterian Boalsburg, ning. Lemont, morning; afernoon; Cenre Hall, eve- Former President Speaks. The first the League of Nations by former President Wil son was this: “There can the vitality of the League of It will take care of itself and those who don't regar@ it will have to look for themselves, I have no for it. My only anxiety is to see our great people turn their faces the right direction and move with all thelr force.” utterances on be no doubt as to Nations. out anxietiea in The occasion was when 5000 citizens marched to his home on greet him, from a mass meeting in- augurating the Woodrow Wilson Foun- dation Campaign. Sunday to Cabinet Officer Resigvs. Postmaster General Will Hays, announced by president, sign Association of moving pictures, with a of $150,000 a g's campaign is it the will re o become the head of a National salary Hays was Hardin and for this service rather than for any special fitness, except as for a proficient dis penser of patronage ability beat civil service into unconsciousness, The Mr and fabulous salary year. manager, and to he was given a cabinet position. moving picture combines offered Hays the position for than their belief that he will sufficient influence with the present administration 0 check the movement to blue pencil the films more no other reason have severely before permitting them being shown in public. Recluse Found Dead In Snow, The lifeless body of Billy Lynn, an aged recluse who was known far and wide in Centre and Clinton counties, where he traveled about in the sum- mer months chopping wood for farm- ers, was found in the snow a mile and a half from his home in the Bald Eagle mountains near Beech Creek, on Friday. More Seek Pulpit. the annual meeting of the of Church Boards of Educa- Chicago comes the pleasing news that more men and women are being trained for the ministry today than ever before. Pracically denominations were able to report an increase in the num- ber of students at theological sem naries, the Presbyterians leading with a gain of seventeen per cent, over last Year, That is somewhat contrary to the common beef that few persons were now entering the minictry. From Council tion at all Hugo Beadek, Penn State's athletic director, whose salary exceeds by sev- eral thousand dollars a year that of President Thomas, Is being sought by the University of Minnesota, which institution is willing to pay $12,000 a year for his services as athletic di- rector. There is a possibility of Bez dek's accepting the job, The success of real “dirt farmers” in conducting the large number of National Banks throughout the coun try districts may have been responsi ble for he UJ, 8B. Senate by a vote of 68 to U to pass a bill appointing a dirt farmer on he Federal Reserve Board A girl with cotton stockings never geod a MOUse. Mout of those who swore off swear~ ing are swearing on. ARES ‘ 3 ADE THE DEATH RECORD. e—— KENNELLY. ~—Mrs,. Thomas Ken- nelly died at her home in Spring Mills, Friday evening of last week, aged sev- enty five years, from pneumonia, Interment was made Tuesday morn= ing In Georges Valley, Rev. 1. C. Ball~ ey being the officiating minister and pastor of the deceased. Mrs, Kennel ly before marriage Was Miss Alters, and leaves two brothers Joseph, of Bellefonte, and William, of Altoona; also two sons—Rev. Augustus Ken~- ndlly, pastor of an Evangelical charge in Lewistown, and Frank B., who with his mother made up the Kennel- ly family at Spring Mills since the death of the deceased's husband. BROOKS. —Edith Catherine, daugh~ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brooks, on the Carson farm, near Potters Mills, died Friday night from pneumonin. The child was aged a little over three years. Interment Was made at Pleas ant Gap, on Tuesday forenoon, Rev. Piper, of the Methodist church, offici~ ating. y BROWN.—Mrs, Sadie Brown, wife of George Brown, of Oak Hall Station, died at the home of her father, George Hassinger, in Milesburg, Friday of last week, at the age of twenty-seven years. Interment was made on Sun~- day. Mrs. Brown had been §ll for time from a disease similar to, i not, dropsy, her death became delirious and while in that condition walked into the mill the was free of ice. She was rescued by Ross Louder and Waldo Homan. Af~ ter this incident, she was taken to the home of her parents where her death occurred as stated above. some 10 and several days previous dam at its breast where channel SUNDAY.—Mrs, Sarah Sunday died in the Clearfield hospital, Wednesday morning of last week, where she had gone for the removal of a tumor. The deceased was the wife of Elmer Sunday, of Tadpole, a daughter of Dav- ia H. ship, and was aged about Her husband as do of Ferguson fifty William Mrs and Kustaborder, town- years and one son, also these sisters: Mrs. John Baro of Ferguson survive, Harpster, Barto, all John Mrs. George township. BOWERSOX.—The venerable Frank- Hn Bowersox, for many Years a ress dent of Ferguson township, died at the sanitorium State College eight o'cloek on Wednesday of last week, just as the off the of old age. He was born at Middleburg, Snyder 11th, 1838, had reached the age of 83 years and His boyhood Middleburg Glenn at at evening teporter came to press, dmeases incident county, on March hence days were when not 10 months. spent at and quite twenty years of age, or on Jan- uary 12th, 1858, he to Miss Catherine Ocker, and t was united in mar riage wo months later the young couple came Centre county and settled on a Millheim. to farm near Forty-one years ago they moved to Ferguson township where they lived on a farm until four teen years ago when they retired to a home Mills. Mr the most thrifty Srais and progressive farmers of the county cosy in Pine Grove JIOWersox Was among and in the years that he tilled the soll acquired a substantial competence that enabled him and his wife to pass their comfort. They reared a large family of children—four- declining years in also ~and the eleven still living are substantially situated and an honor teen in all to their deceased parents and upbring ing. Mr. mamber of Bowersox was the Methodist a ife-long church and a ruling elder for many years. His wife passed away on June 19th, 1921. but surviving him are the fol lowing children: Mrs, John B. Rock~ ey, of State College: Mra Charles Weaver, of Millmont: Mrs. T. D. Gray of State College; Edgar O. of Philadel phia; Oscar, of State College; Mrs Gordon Harper, of Fairbrook: Dr. Frank Bowersox, of Millheim: Elmer, in Fort Worth, Texas; John, of Penn- sylvania Furnace; Mrs, John Dry, of Millmont, and Prof. A. L. Bowersox, of Pine Crove Mills. He also leaves twenty-eight grandchildren and twen- ty-three great grandchildren, as well as two brothers and three sisters, namely: Mrs. Tessie Hummell, In Kansas: Curtis, Adam and Sarah Bowersox, and Mrs. Mary Reddinger, all of Milesburg. The remains were taken to his home at Pine Grove Mills where funeral gervices were held on Saturday morn- ing; burial in the cemetery at that place. LINDEN HALL (Received too late for last week.) Carl MeClellan and Jacob Sharer started to school at State College on Monday, where they enrolled in the eight weeks’ agricultural course. Sarah Frantz has gone to Willlams- port where she entered the Business College and will take the course In stenography and bookkeeping, Pearl Johnsonbaugh has returned to State College where she has secured employmen. Wilbur Wilkine, recently discharged from the Beliefonte hospital, has gone to Millheim for an indefinite stay. Marriage Licenses Ralph W Teamont . Kerns Jeanette M. Smith Boateng | ———— ————— i ————————— i Will announce on February duction in the price of their cars, effective from January 1st, 1922. TS Value of Farm Lands and Wages Show Decrease During Past Year, the of farm Al of farm products, the decrease in the ng with price price lands in Pennaylvania showed ed 1921, compiled by the a mark to fig of Bilalistics decline in according ure lureau of the Pennsylvania Department ¢ Agriculture On January 1st, 1821, the averages price per acre of farm lands in Penn- sylvania was $30.60 while on January 1 of the present year this had dropped to $73.50, a decrease of §7 per acre. Farm wages during the year On January 1 of the ent year the farm hands of Pennsyl- vania were receiving an average Wage also declined pres average wage was $404 per year. The rate of wages paid day laborers on the farm, including board, showed even a sharper decline. $2.16 while a year ago he was receiv- ing $3.15. The average Wage now AO. Sues for $30,000 Damages. Alleging that whisky sold to her husband in violation of the prohibi- tion law caused to lose his reason and shoot two men, Mrs. Irene Dauber man, of Lewisburg, filled suit in the foderal court at Scranton to recover $30,000 damages from Hepolite Scuto~ wice, of Milton. The plaintiffs statement says her husband, Charles Dauberman, was 8a peaceful and indusrious citizen until he drank the whisky, a quart of which she alleges the defendant sold. Alter drinking it, she says, he became crazed and shot Sheriff Renner, of Lewis burg, in the wrist, and John P. Tag- mier in the chest. Dauberman was senenced to six years in the peniten~ tary. The plaintiff asks for the $30,000 because of the humiliation brought upon her and also because she has been deprived of the society and fi nancial support of her husband. Reduction In Wall Paper Price. There having been about 650 per cent. reduction in the wholesale price of wall paper, the undersigned will pass this reduction on to the purch~ aser, which will make it possible to have paper hanging of all classes done at a less rate than heretofore. A number of complete patterns are always held in stock, which enables quick service, 1f you desire to select paper an end less variety of pattens will be shown you, and the goods secured in a fow JOHN M, COLDRON, Centre Hall, Pa. CENTRE HALL, PA. — ANNOUNCING -- KESSLER'S Once-a-Year Opportunity! A SALE of our complete stock begins FRI- DAY, JANUARY 20th, 1922. This is not a sale of job lots or merchandise especially im- of prices on our regular stock, offering savings that you can- not afford to disregard. quote a few that will assure us of your interest : Men’s Modish Overcoats, $14.98 Men's Mackinaws, 1 18 REGURARLY $1200 to $15.00, AT . REGULARLY $25.00 to $60, AT LADIES COATS, - $9.98 {0 $22.98 Ladies’ Slip-over Sweaters fT $2.48 DO NOT FAIL TO SEE OUR VALUES. ported for the purpose, but a legitimate reduction We have not enough space to record here our entire list of reductions, but will REGULARLY $22.50 to $3250, AT LADIES SUITS, - $16.98 t0 $29.98 REGULARLY $15 00 to $45.00. AT mums KESSLER'S DEPARTMENT STORE
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