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MODERN ASPECTS OF GAME PROTECTING Brief Item In “Reporter” Inspired Col Shoemaker to Write EdHorial On Game Protecting, A among the vania and the prevailing Pennsyl diseased condition ruffed threatening their grouse in extin tion, is reason why the State board ened limit f explanatic of game comn the season and : Shia. +3 sr these birds meaning scarcer or they i ’ called preatory garly 1 would worked closures could eas the open, vails. the ra policemen. tion of t Crease attention tective game wont : 1 hotel in New York City $ named to where na balance pre- torial t¥pes ar e nature's I I About a year ago the ques: he astounding na small game the American ation, of of REO erence h was if it wa birds, « with the of the a sisting liant Mological Avery, Gordon, organizer of many of the Seth E energetic most Isaak Walton i it reports which red % named the the ¢ mnteent of potent ’ activ League, the ities rend made moss-ha sociation sit showed report misunderstood were ben it to increas: nd destroyin iv specimens enemies dem ics n th West as a v ily in places overrun with jack bits and that furnish of food. As human race becomes vilized the more keenly it and demands justice and in so doing recognizes every one innocent until proven guilty. Now that we have before us a problem interwoven with intricate and varying conditions in which a hard and fast law cannot be applied, there any reason why we should not addpt the methods with the treatment of criminals by the police and and the summary yn those of Bol- tenden apprehending only ter cottaintails practically its full supply 3 the more desires i= comparable human the actions courts, of not hers or shevic ies, In the when Mr. his owl Is benefic he h on skunks turn also alleged game de proven harmful? Stoddard has report that f hia wtroyers in horned the it focds pointed great out 12 to quall in prea 8 under observation as in He ton rat all the an exam-* the marsh the rats and In other words and opposum which y are quail egg destroyers that per Jestroved 1.100 of hawks from that locality mains of 1.000 4 quail were found the hawks have killed more than 90 per cent of the injurious cotton rats and only a fraction of 1 per cent of quail Samuel Evang, father of Wallace, at the large game farm at 8t Char- les, lilinols, where “at least 10,000 ring-necked and other pheasants are reared annually, stated that the greatest pests in the destruction of young pheasants from a day to a week old, were .the thirteen lined and Franklin ground squirrels. He stated that they kill more than all other vermin combined. Hawks and owls would prey on these destruct- ive squirrels If allowed to exist, It would be hard to find better post- ed experts than Dr. Fisher's commits ted. and their views sre already secur: ing favorable reactions among import- ant groups of sportsmen, Then there is the question of the charm and points out the « destroys fifteen cont of In quail eggs nation of pellets fe- over cotton beauty of the wanishing “predatores” . - .-. which the summalirzed as It certainly find bodies of committee has adniirably | follows: disheartening to large hawks, such as the red-tailed, red shouldered, Swain- son, rough-legged, and feed on these destructlfve rodents and insects, at the base {f the tel- killed some mis enthusiast is others ing lying O ephone poles by or want guided whose only de: or be the shooting regardless of wantonness iNSLine lost all feathers dried entered ful nan s Were blood Har master igEnor of the Hospital, Importance Centre County h § in the tiles of the America Surgeons, upon whi State appropriations are based, find No higher gratify results, institut th 3 HE 3 ng n of the kind medical staff contr failure, and the the medioal profession has approved the equipment | and installed A disappointment to the hoard that $18.000 of the pledges above ferred to have not beep paid at this time, and in fairness to all they de mand payment of same. During the month of January nine. ty-three persons were treated in the Centre County Hospital, most of which were serious cases, with facilities for taking’ care of that many more This institution cannot be main- tained upon unpaid pledges, nor can it operated without strong support | of the profession as well as Centre county. hospital with ap is up to al give en this can rise Ln which | te or to satisfaction SUCCoRR board's facilities is | re he medical the people of if proved of we desire a standing zens t aid it in and good | cit oO OUrag ment. "HELPING THE BOYS, There are now 39 national organi zations in this country for ecarrving on work among boys It was former ly thought that the homes could do all the work for ror the boys that was nocessary. Whether through their fault or not, they seem unable to do the work now, and many organiza tions have started to provide oppor- tunities for the youngsters If every boy could belong to some good organization which gave him outlet for his activities and permitted him to work off his steam without damaging himself or anyone else. not many of these youngsters wowld go in for crime. They would be taught to hate thefts and crooked work hs yellow and contemptible, About half of the evils seen In Pennsylvania can be cured by starting the boys along the straight and narrow path, and the rest of them would be attended to by getting the girls going along the same line, — I i A bit over an Inch of snow fell Sun- day night, ‘and waz followed later dur: ing the night and Monday by rain. $10,478.20 IS COUNTY'S SHARE OF GAS TAX FOR SIX MONTHS Cheek for County Treasurer Heverly Expected Within resents Sale on Gas for Last Half | of 1926, Few Days.—Rep- County Treasurer O, J. Hever few davs receive a che PISTRICT BOOSTER MEETING A Zing us 1} # fran thelr « extends the cream | and tak already f viscolizing same as that homogeniz- is employed to increase of fatty substances. such its, by the use of high which has the effect of increas the volume of space occupied by the fats subjected to this treatment. viscolizesl" greatly ox noth there is essen- but adds nothing ing fro The mm the cream process the which olume milk f Oo of ing. the « nn pres School Report, 6tH and 6th Grades, Report for fifth month of school: Per cont of attenidance, 88, girls 8%. The following pupils made 100 per cent in monthly tests: Spelling-—Hugn Morrow, Muth Jack Coldron, Margaret Reos Odenkirk, Reuben Rickert, Franklin Moyer, (Madys Arithmetic— Harold Dunkie Muth Balley Grammar Baiiey. Geography-—-Muth oo Thos, 1. Moore, teacher. iM s—— Howard Bank Has Unusual Growth. ! The First National Bank, of Howard, has announced a growth in ite re in the past five of 30 The bank was organized At the close of business in 1322 its feotrces amounted to $305,280.00 and at the close of bus iness in 1926 ita resources were $397072.00. It ts cavitalized at $25,000 and i= now paying a dividend of 12 per cent. . The present officers of the are Dr. W. Kurtz, president; T. A. Pletcher, vice-president; and W. kK. McDowell, cashier. The directors are R. H. Bennison, Jackson Kline, Dr. W. J. Kurtz, Lot H. Neff, William H. Weber and W, C. Thompson. —————— A MO] HADI Over six hundred officials of banks in Group Bix met in Altoona on Sat- urday, and were instructed. enter tained and dined Centre Hall banks were represented by H. L. Bbright Thomas Delaney, IL M. Smith, Daniel Smith, Edward Durst, ¥. B. Wieland, 1s FP. Mayes, Mr. and Mrs, C. D. Bar tholomew; Millheim by 8 Ward Gram- ley, Lloyd Stover and Randall Miller. boy ® Jailey, Hara ey ROUrces ont in 1908, YOars bank FELLED TREE TURNS AND | KILLS POTTER TWP, FARMER Had On Andrew Jackson Weaver Crushed—Death Home Follows Woods, Way from Wen killed Wednes Andrew Jackson Limos was of when £4 Outt sme tl A Dr. Wellbar to Speak, A MAA Thu of as not seriously damage iR going car was destroyed others, in the garage for famaged and a few window lights broken, otherwise the damag which is fully covered by insurance, slight on as usual One new 1 two an Fepairs, were were 0, A ———— ANALYSIS SHOWS NATURAL GAS FROM MUNCY VALLEY WELL State Chemist States That Seepage Shows Typleal Deposit—Gieologi- eal Formation Found Is Typical of Bradford Field. Analysis the the field Muncy the Picture Rocks Oil where drilling of seepage of gad and from along creek ofl leased Ly and Gas company. has been weeks, cording to chem ist shows typi- the state who has going for some I natural gas. ac cal ment State on of the the analysis, territory has been field from The a promising view for years, and OG. H. Behrack, of Mansfield, Ohio, who has charge of the operations, and Harvy Tyler, head driller, of Braddock, Pa., state that the formation so far is typical of the Bradford field. The first sand recog: nized as the "Chickmony” sand, was of unusual depth, and this indicates that furher drilling will disclose wells of unusual productiveness The ensing to take care of the water has not yet been received, and work has been discontinued until this are vives, which it in expected will be within a few days, As soon as the casing has been placed, the work of drilling will be carried on day and night, and it fs believed that in two or three weeks the success of the well will be determined. : The typleal natural gas found In the analysis differs In character from that which sometimes exists, in sections where coal formation exists, and coal gases may be detected Issuing from rocks, cheerved geological as n 0 AI MA. The Centre Reporter, $1.50 a year. Y, me child gan meeting the fire compdny wt week, horousn tim by wis termed in iieg ile and was disowned by the fir COM Brothers Prospering. fa A v Ae —-———. Lecture on Bible Lands, ” & § a - THIRSO YY roRTam {Lon anthems Mrs. Bertha at the and popular songs Haskell will preside or: will being charged, to admission invited be no cordially ——————— A A A————— for of farm ture. able available a number important cop” dai- Harrisburg has farmers on desiring they designate the subject and the Bulletin of Agricul list of to bulletins subjects. Farmers bulleting in which interested should number and the requests to State Department Harrisburg, Pa. The are avaau 261 340 Li 369 371 a0 303 308 404 405 407 40% 412 415 416 417 418 92 424 425 427 428 Sublect Soller and Liming Brown Rot of Fruits Explanation the Sour The An sy of Penne. svivania Seed Law The Apple Industry of Penna The Cigar Tobacco Industry Pennsylvania. The Japanese Beetle in Penna. Probleme In Marketing Penna. Wheat. Seale Insects Injurious in Penn: sylvania. Bovine Infections Abortion. Oriental Pruit Moth, The Farm Electrified The Vegetable Industry of Pa. Hew Farmers Can Secure Elec s tric Service by Co-operative Effort. Report of Seed Analysis, Pennaylvania Weeds, The Mexican Bean Beetle in Pa. The Peach Tree Borer and Its Control, Feeding Stuffs Report, 1925. County and State Organizations, 1828, Fertiliwer Report, 1928, Annun! Report, 1925, Pennsylvania as a Market for Potatoes, Co-operative Buying and Sell. ing by Farmers, Some Phases of Taxation In of - 1925. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. that M- he local pur building ine The lodge reports unt t heen i the atest cupied rding O. Housman De Ziegieg who the morning o working on thé Penns Valiey in Millhelm, injured when the scaffolding broke and they fell some twenty feet, have ar recovered that they have gun to walk out from their homes in i ee Millheim on nice days. A bill has been introduced in the Legislature proposing the repeal of the per capita tax law for raising funds. The movement is op posed by many well known school men, The per capita tax places a small pors tion of the burden raising school funds on a class who heretofore have wit a trifle, thus making the dige tax more equal on last, while in the building, % . i Cember 6 shaft Hoslery Mill elevator were _oy 3} present school of paid 1 tribution of the Charles A. Miller, near Colye who one time had in mind buildin ne for his own use beyond thie borough line, finally purchased the vacant jot between the D. W. Brad ford and C. N. Kryder properties. in the southern section of town. The lof was purchased from Mr. Bradford, and is one of the choicest lots in the town. Mr. Miller will begin building at as early a date as possinle, of “nt Ww holies “Jack,” aged eighteen months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Garbriok. ten+ ants on the F, PD. Oaman farm, west of town. was badly scalded on the right leg. The mother had partly filled a pall with hot water to take to the pen for the laying hens, when her little son expressed a desire to go with her, and while she turned to get the boy's cap, t little fellow upset the water, resulting as noted above. Dr, Morrow was called and remdered professional aid, Farmer C. T. Crust, of near Centre Hall, has taken the agency for the “Hogs' Dedght” astomatic feeder, and he comes before Penns Valley farmers th an advertisement in this issue of the Reporter. This partioular type of hok feeder is in use among many re liable breeders of pure-bred hogs, and universities and colleges with agricul: tural departments give it endorsement. Mr, Crust wants you, as a farmer, to know more about it, so see him if in Pennsylvania, terested. bees
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