VOL. CI. . THERE A SANTA I for the porter mous Bantu gard “IS AUST fourth time Tu Cent I ie New York 8 editorial, "ls Every prints hristm Phere Claus?” out to nt least on once acon Ln We take | answering at prominently munication below, pressing at the time our great gratifi cation that its faithriui author is numbered among the friends of the Sun: aasure and com in ¢ once the ox same ight friends say Dear Editor: 1 old. my is no Claus. you in the Please me the a Santa or am e th says Some of Santa see it tell Claus? VIRGINIA West Ninety “I BO, Papin Sun, truth; it's igs there O'HANLON. fifth Street 1156 Virginia, your wrons They skepticisms ve of hey do not hew think is not comp COMPAL wut him, encod capable and eary would the world Alas! how i noe Santa pus! if there would be as dreary as if there would be we sn——— A Finds Merchant Avis——Giarage Employe Car With Tam- Engine, Chrysler at Was Working at tin d Numbers mn OWI Li Fsiip Oi i oni De the eng been tampered with, was the of Benjamin E. Upka,. Whne fronted by Merchant John H. of Spring Mills, Sheriff Taylor State Patrolman, Ripka acknowledge d the car to be the property of the mer chant and that he had stolen it from his at Spring Mills during the first week in November. The WE a new Chrysler and had only been davs Mr, bro William oon. garage car model, few sedan, 72 purchased a R.shel from Ki rr Yious ther-in-law wder, ti could be found Mr. Rishe to it theft days No clue of the few ago “good-bye” too the had said really iman went med resent A ———— — CLYDE HESS RETURNS TO HOME IN CHESTER filow on fiead Hand Who Cin Memory from With Rifle Butt Five flunters He Had Killed tain, In Seven of Auto Back Memory. His nesses ost of med Puch in in of on ‘Broad Moun Mt. Detroit Range~~Sight Crash In he in wit iw memory restored when un after attomobile aco dent weeks of 45 {‘hester more than two Clyde township, home ire] Hess, year county came He d 1 Broud Mount on Decomb ough search wardens and mifle was vanced that fue HE. minting in the his tive Penitent wR never remember roads ELLER Nit FROM NED WK SAYS, “RECOVERING “Recovering nicely.” i fe but cheering word irg, from fi son WV located at Oradea Ho is fn Inst week's Reporter was the victim of an attack the part of students In an ant Be metic riot, and wis s0 seriously in ed that he was removed to a hos blegr: Mrs word o lion inform Indemnity to Keller. Rumania to Pay 350,000 Wired Nedson x 1 id ————— Tester Makes test ra Whiteman, foi Cow leport., The BOY, Strikes He Was School Bs Spring Died ot Alter the Car Lad of Seven Years As Crossing Hoad His Home ue mila i Few from to 5 LEE Hs, 1 yening. Hospital a Hour Aceldent, James Zubler. a son of M nd Mrs badly inju Contre County The boy's the hosy right knee and inter, near the tured a school drawn by tw liard Helinge: £5. the Zi he FROM ALL PARTS, Teag~ Our prices on Bhoes beat order house —Yeager's Tiny teliefonte., Football netted Beason State or the just ithe Fy K a g i! at his home at M OF y Bunday s was visited by his uid Mrs { Louse, State jucers Heid aris the little boys . Yarra ht n All errands w how en i it tion No “reports for month of ames Zubler was aged seven years.| Tun and chores done without a mur laborer. Iti. 4 / — ; an > . | mur words of I had! advertisers? that | there Virginias. There would be no childiik : | a aL faith then, no no romance. to! METHODIST PARSONAGE SCENE OF TWO WEDDINGS | ral I do where vide 4 " . 2 poetry, rides in Testing Associa- | r Yi Céntre C not kn« dot resi make tolerable this existence. We | should have no enjoyment, except In| sense and ight. The eternal Hght | with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa C might as well not believe Yow might got papa to tH : sinned ¢ i n months Joside the brother serviees wilk me that county f Never onde oCCurTe na i parry nits he iB BUrvas by a ir pistes held on Baturday no COWS riy-f i : | two farms In Chester and produced over fand for uneral i There's # Immel—Hassenplug. i . . : my wile na five 3 were ind Mrs Emeline | N ot +1 1 rn nw Ai ny | , both of Spring Mills, we el ind . Final 3 ow .h . oa ¢ i refed at the Spring Mills i November qty at 2:30 i 16 no : Gren ih MIT 3 243 +s he rnaing Immel Ia the us! Ye your bore Joy} . ¥ COTY i i oT ii Deautitul ©¢ Mi Pleas remon : Hou 14 MCI 151 wher fal 1541 4.0 i and Mrs reached Tyrone a ant Gap. nile after 1 ag i used geen and in You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the nolse inside but there 48 a vell covering the unseen world which not the strongest Man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy. poetry, love, romance. can push aside that curtain and view. the picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, In all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. . No Santa lives: and sand years ten now the he ne a the Western Penitgntiary, Grade Holstein Lect it 115% 53: 61.3 Treasurer-—A, H Western Penitentiary, Grade Holstein Secretary—G. W «1883: 4.3: 5A lady Assistant Ward Krape, Reg. Hoisteln—1650; Redber. 54.4. Stewart—Charles Andrews, Paul’ Bradford, Gate Keeper—Russell Colyer. Hes was greeted at the railroad station | 383; 836. Cores—Vesta Blauser, by Rev. 1. D. Bosmorth, pastir of the¥ peters Bros, Pomona--Alma Andrews Parkesburg Baptist church, in which 36: "614 Flora—Margaret Rudy. Hess is a deacon, and taken to his! George Gummo, Grade Holstein—1311; LgPlanist—Mrs, Della Ralber. home by the clergyman He was in $9: SLL a—— good physieal condition, despite the | Paul Pradford experignee, and wore the same hunt 2.7; 505. ing suit he had on when he left his i home, almost three weeks ago. He | carried a paper in which were a and | cakona rer : Nw 00 The Mountain Times, published af Benjamin F. with Ite week, for lack of support. of any bus” the patrone age the people it aims to serve, | Howard and its environs will mise the Times which measured up to The requirements of the community and the standards of a newspa We rectly, eler unseeabie the world | Ife will reside in Jo ir { telephoned to the station agent Filles | Parkesbury. who confirmed the {of the man's disappearance and agreed {to stand good for the remainder of the fare stenis for two years by suspended inst It simpy went the way ness that { Howard i Sheetz Mary | » { iBRUE OF i Ralston Steward -— A —- Ward Fleming Account, It cost Judge-elect M Ward Flem- ing, of Phiilpsburg, $665.26 to defeat W. Harrison Walker, Democrat, of Bellefonte. by 67 majority in the gen eral election for the judicial prise This was revealed when Mr. Fleming | filled an account of his expenses with Prothonotary Roy Wilkinson. Mr. Wilkinson, who was defeated for the | office of prothonotary by 8S Herr, Democrat, by a majority votes, filled his expense account , showed of $368.63. The| News of his homecoming pre otol | contre Hall and Spring Mills to Ob- next term of court on charges of for- months so that ff any school ounty Committee filed | ye, 4 few hours and members of his : : gory preferred against him by CO account and showed recedpts aggre: | oie killed the fatted ealf for the stable Stover of Coburn, following gating $2,845, against which expenses | ....tion tendered him. Neighbors ieged check forging activities by totaling $2.310.20 were filed. The Dem- | flocked his house to help celebrate ardson. during the past ocratic Committee's account showed! pn, return of a man who for a time Richardson was arrested after he had receipts of $1843.68 and expenditures | 4 wae believed wns dead Persons! passed a check on a Coburn store. of J1.584.55, | joined in a search lasting several days. Whose name was signed to the check y rts fr ————— Hess denied that financial worries has not been made public. At a hear Z estate Detwiler Wins Cross Country Race. might have preyed upgn his mind and ing before Justice of the Peace Weav. 2dward nsserted he was feeling fine the day er, of Coburn, late on Saturday night Eugene High echool boys and girls who par- he left his companions and went into Richardson was held under the stated tate 3 ticipated in the High school field meets 8 : the Evan-|amount of bail for chburt. The young held at State College a few years ago a man's father died a number of years said to will recall how Richard Detwiler, then i aL publication ! i story | Judge-Elect M, 33: fails to receive Grade Holstein—1608; of Grade Hoisteln—1428; rural inooTr* Strohm” the local twenty” served and se direct ~ ambi rd, he much the types say, quite that H © member leg. Holstein—I1572: {| Formper TussbyvBle Youth Held on Forgery Charge. Orvis Richardson, aged 23, a farm-jechool board or a hand. of Spring Mills, is being held un. | six der $1000 bali for his appearance at the | exas ti made last week, served as a or —————— OP ATL SAE WEEK OF PRAYER SERVICES. Ciaude of period of God! he thou nay years fron glad Claus? Thank he lives forever. A from now. Virginia; ten thousand will continue of children ihe eniy eight a8 5 . tril that } a ag VETS. wrutn is hal ne od bag, ‘ $x fow — — tw years times expenditures Republic their ‘ ann fo elsewhere has an he to make . serve Customary MMd-Winter Serv- foes, ai tion toward beating that rec Rich- gol that several weeks iris Bank Liable for Sale. State Supreme Court has ruled that banks and bonding houses selling bonds are responsible for representa- tions made by their salesmen, and also for statements contained in issued connection with The opinion was handed down in the case of Charles R. Caldwell, who, the to Week of Praver services will be held at both Spring Mills and Centre Hall. the first week In the New Year, as per the followihg schedule: Centre Hall January 2-In the Evangel: ieal church: subject, "God" Tuesday, January 3-In gelical church; subject, “Sin” went Inte Rossman State taxes Auditor Gen* appointed Major appraiser of es Centre county, with a salary be $100 per month. The ap* praiser will give the office his person” Under a effect relieved of new law which recently. Register duty to ? appraiser of The ollect ns eral Martin H. Lederer as circulars Monday, securities, in the hills alone to hunt a deer. A" i court ruled, is entitled the return of the money he invested In bonds of the McClean Tire & Rubber Company, which were sold to him by the Conti nental Trust Company. The case at tracted wide attention among banking and bonding houses. being the first time that the question involved was ever determined by the State court. ————— Rules for Longevity. never was more attractive than today. ldfe never had such a to live now, But in order benefits, the Where individual can be is strictly a to Life it is ance enjoy ist Cooperate as the alone suggested. but r person PCONEIGEe vour automobile, al waive speed. is Ways to manufacturer's claim for power is under-rated, 2. When at the mind on business, 3. temember the ever-present pos: sibility of the fool driver behind, ahead or at the side of you. 4. Utmost care when wet or loy. 5. As a pedestrian, always watch your step, 8. Don't put absolute faith in traf- fie control lights. A fool driver may come along and if he hits you, faith possib- tVoid ex prove that the wheel, keep your Your roads are walking, consider the fellow in the car as a careless Individual who wir ill you # you give him a chance, And don" give It to him! Why not take heed? a MERRY CHRISTMAS. I wish you a Merry Christmas, Of course 1 do! Why shouldn't 17 if it seemed as If 1 wouldn't, "Or you wondered why 1 shouldn't, I would be because 1 couldn't, a student at Rebersburg In the Miles Township High school, carried away without a try all the races he was permitted to enter. He Is now a Fresh- man at Penn State and js doing the against youths from institutions Princeton, Dartmouth. Yale, Harvard Cornell and Penn. His latest victory was won over the Van Courtland Park Cross-Country Course at New York City, where he led the entire pack by sixty yards He has covered the three-mile and dale course at State College the fast time of fourteen twenty gix seconds. The youth gings second tenor on the Vareity Glee ; member of the Pent {al nivo and is a Ahote Truck Overloaded With Cattle. of the Winner truck drivers. named Russell Ludwig, was One overloading a truck with cattle. The truck contained thirteen head of oat- tie, two of which were dead and a third died soon after the cattle were unloaded. It is claimed tramped to death while crowded in the truck. A————— Former Congressman Benjamin F. Focht, of Lewisburg, is an avowed candidate for the seat In the State sen: ate to be vacated by Senator Steele. Focht represented that district in the Senate during the days U. 8. Senator Quay held the Republican political reins. but on being defeated by Capt. Fredrick A. Godcharies, now State 14: brarian, he was elected to Congress, and at one time Be was thought to be a permanent fixture there. After sev. eral efforts to dethrone him, BE. M, Beers, of Huntingdon, was able to do ss and now holds the seat. Focht and Federal Judge Albert W. Johnson are politioal cronkes. It appears Judge Johnson is losing political prestige and that his political buddy will have a hard task on hand to get into the Ben: ate. W. O. Jury, a prominent Sha mokin contractor, and Ben Apple, a HEALEY NAMED COM- MISSIONERS' CLERK former deupty warden at Rockview and later court messeng: or. was appointed clerk to the board of county commisioners. The appeoini- made at a meeting of the board held on Baturday. There were a number of applicants and it was generally helleved that the one who the shoriest Fred Healey, pole. William Yarnell, names? janitor at i aman of past middle i farmng one of Lemont. war the court house. He life and follow: and farm for a number of voars at lived on near Linden Hall Miss 1} hae! time the Clinger Lambert hns bert tant clerk in the of «© attorney Commis. sioners’ An for the board is yet to G, T. V. 8 Students and Alumni In Basket Ball Contest To-Night. The Gregg ‘Township Vocational School boys’ and girls’ basket ball teams will play the GG. T. V. 8. Alumni teams on Thursday night, December 22, at 7:30 o'clock, at Spring Mills. A ID To accomplish the delivery of milk from the various plants in Penns Val ley at a less cost to the railroad com- pany, the local freight train east on Mondays will be dispensed with. The fredght west on Saturday evening will return east on Sunday forenoons and carry the milk cars to Bunbury to oon nect with the milk train to New York City. Heretofore an ongine and crew came up from Sunbury on Sunday mornings to perform this service, —————— Since 1920 Lewistown has made an incrense In population of 83 per cent, board of commerce of that oity. Lew: istown now has a population of 13,132 as against 5.8549 in 1920. In the imme: dinte environs there is an additional population of 8000. Since births have exceeded the deaths by Wednesday, January 4--In the Pres: byterian church: subject, “Christ” Thursday, January 5—In the formed church: subject, “Rible” Friday, January 6-In the Mehodist church: subject, “Salvation.” Saturday, January 7—In the Lath eran church; Hoiy Communion Spring Mills Monday. January 2--In the Metho- dist church; subject, "Sin" Tuesday. January 3-—In dist church; subject, “God.” Wednesday, January 4-—In the Ev angelical church: subject, “Bible” Thursday, January 5-—In the Lath eran subject, “Christ.” In the Reformed Communion In the Ref “Salvation.” Re- the Metho- church; Friday, January 6+ church: Holy ( Saturday, J ed church; IRry 7 tm subject, tli ei——— Penn State Students, The south side of Centre county is well represented in the student body at Penn State as is shown by a Hast of students in vacation {from those points: Centre Hall-<Kathryn P. Rishel Ruth Smith, Mary E. Brungart, Mary E Burkholder, Agnes E. Geary, Mary C. Long, Bugene W. Burkholder and John R. Neff, Boalsburg--Hester E, Lonberger, James D. Bohn, Neven F. Fisher and Richard A. Goheen. Lemont-<John W, Williams, Kenneth ¥. Mayes, James GO. Mitchell and May: nard A, Pel h Milihetin=1.,. Rebecca Musser, Min- erva K. Fetterolf, Catharine Gutelius, and Lester Nieman. Oak Hall-<Dorothy G. Lowder, Ralpn H. Dale and Waiter L. Ferree. Spring Mills~Emma K. Walker, Bara ¥. Goodhart, James L. Hosterman and William G. Walker, Smullton--Randall E. Brungart and Richard J. Detwiler, Potters Mills—-Cresconce M. Stevens, Linden Hallk<Frederic H. Ross. Coburn—~Charles W. Korman. Rebersburg—Kenneth GG. Haines and Stanley C. Bierly, ago and his mother resides in Milton. Ten years ago Richardson, then a small boy, lived with Tusseyvilie, a MM AP AAA Former Belleville Banker Indicted. the MeVeytown National Bank. in Mif- flin county, was indicted by the Fed- eral Grand Jury on $% counts for al legged failure to credit the bank with small sums totaling $2715 January 18, 1924, and August 27, 1927. G. Dale Hetrick, former assistant cashier of the bank, and Thomas J MoeVeyiown man, also indicted it leged that Hetrick Avros between Ayres, husiness were Was fil falsely certified checks signed ——— i ————— No Paper Next Week, There will be no this office next paper jssued from week, which is In keep ing with a am of long standing The office, however, will be open 0 receive orders for printing and pay ments on subscription. That ali our readers may have a Merry Christmas gnd a New Year trimfull of happiness and good health, is our wish. ALM Tan and gray arctics for women, only $1.95—Yeager's Tiny Boot Shop, Bellefonte. . I MPSA Christmas Season Fire Canton. The Bureau of Fire Protection sent out warnings against fire during the Christmas season, due to the flimsy trimmings for decorations and he use of open lights to Hiuminaile Christmas trece, and during enter: talnments, Paper, cotton and all ine flammable materials ‘may be made fire proof by immersing them in a solution made of one pound of commercial am” monium phosphate in one water Fabrics immersed in this so ution, slightly wrung and dried, will not ignite when touched with flame, and furthermore, when placed directly in flames, the material will only char, and upon removal there will be no Cat & oe al attention, thus dispensing with the sub-coliectors previously employed. Major Lederer is a State College estate man There were a half-dosen slides fromy the highway by cars going up down the first fourth mile of concrete road in the borough on Friday night None of the accidents proved serious, but all of them made business for thegarage man Most of the oare landed in one of the ditches but one from New Jersey driven by a young parked in the yard surrounding y Meyer's home. Most of the ag by drivers being a part of road to ar to a 00 severe Down town the rear of Nash sedan being V. Goodhart He the street al Sear lady, caused the Car, Draker i Grove triuck into the driven by Mra FP was backing out of son's when the collision occurred, Road conditions were responsible for the smashing of a rear fender and run ning board. bis The Reporter was most kindly re membered by A. F. Gibboney, propriet~ or of the Gibhoney Park Farm, east of Belleville, by forwarding by parcel post a basket of Stayman-Winesay apples grown In his 30-acre orchards which bore in successive years atmost 6000 bushels of high class fruit. The exact number of bushels the : yielded this year was 6562. An of the crop has been sold except one oar in storage at Roanoke, Virginia, Nine car loads were sold through the Amer jean Fruit Growers Association, and the remainder locally. Top prices were received for the entire lot due to the high quality of the fruit, In size, color, perfection. and flavor, WH. J. Heins, the Pittsburgh 57-variety man, pur chased two car loads; other shipments of car Jond lots went to Tennessos, New York and Michigan, Mr. Gibban* ey is handing his orchard as to prune ing, spraying and fertilizing in strict conformity with rules laid Penn State College, and to t tution he gives the credit a profitable orchard out of a profit) one,
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