The Centre reporter. (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, February 02, 1928, Image 1

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JURY LIST FOR FEBRUARY COURT
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JURORS ~SFOCOND WEER.
Jellefonte
Penn
Colleges
College
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TRAVERSE
Paul Emerick, manager
ohn W. Confer, farmer
Mrs. M. Bierly., hkpr
Jas. Kustenbauder, laborer
N. I. Harter, mechanic
Harry Miller, carpenter
Roy Hazel. laborer :
Maude Page, housekeoper
George Sunday, tailor . Bellefonte
William Steele, carpenter... .Bellefonte
W. J Meguner, florist... . State College
W. F. Confer, mechanic Snow Shoe
Clark CGramley, salesman Miles
Fred Herman, manager lellefonte
Ceoorge Berryhill, laborer Liberty
Edward Funk, laborer. Jog gs
Edith McAfee, hskpr Halfmoon
William Cole, Inbarer ‘is Harris
Harry Coll, laborer State Collage
H. M. Quigley, ins agent. Bellefonte
Dorsey Koons, tailor Jellefonte
A. J. Way. inspector State
Frances Custer, clerk Philipsburg
Ralph ul. manager Philipsburg
John Lohr. manager . .Bnow Shoe
W. W. Forcey, Tel. op Philipsburg
H WwW merchant. State College
Guy clerk Gregg
W. E. Reffner, laborer Halnes
8B 8 Walker, gos station Spring
Howard Kline, farmer Liberty
W. A. Dmeibelbis, farmer Ferguson
Harry Rote, foreman Boring
George Spotts, farmer... Union
I. P. Bower, farmer Penn
eRovy Hall, farmer, Union
i. WW. Woodring. farmer. . Worth
3. M. Harpster, laborer. Port Matilda
John Stine. farmer Halfmoon
Harry Fisher. farmer Halfmoon
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County Taxes Up 2 Mills,
The new board of County Commis
sioners last week increased the coun-
ty millage from six to eight mills.
The increase of two mills represents
approximately $35.000 more for the
county treasury. according to the as-
gogsed valuation of the county which
is close to $18,000.000.
Although the Commissioners face no
fmmediate expenditures of an unusual
character, yet there is an inherited
debt of $60,000 on which an attempt at
liquidation will be made,
This debt was also inherited by the
previous board from their Republican
a 4 CONG CF
It 4= und pratond
Conty Mow or will roceive
appropilation this year.
State
« College
Liberty
Bellefonte
Bellefonte
Curtin
College
Savers,
I.. Corman
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HUNTINGTON ACQUITTED |
IN MURDER
CASE
ury Hemains Out and Sat
urdany Morning
Not Gullty—Pris
Motion
in
of
a
(County Association Banquet.
wesevfoy $4
charge
for better
Hall and v
E. Snyder,
ail pull together radio
Centre inity
Floyd
Centre
EVERYBODY PROSPEROUS
WITH A VENGEANCE |
Commercial Failures in 1927 Rival In|
Number and Liabilities Those of
the Harding-Coolldge Year of 1922,
Complete refutation of the claims fo
the Coolidge Republican administration
that "evervbody is prosperous” may
be found in the report of commercial
failures during the calendar vear 1927.
as just made public by FH. G. Dun &
This shows that with the
single exception of 1922, in the Hard
ing-Coolidge Administration. the num-
of commercial Insolvencles in
United States in 1927 was the greatewt
in the country's history. During the
vear. 23.146 commercial concerns failad
with liabilities amounting $520,104,
268. This ig an increase of ¥.378 in the
number of and $110.871.990 in
liabilities compared with the 19526
record, It the fourth consecutive
year under Mr. Coolidge's Presidency
in which the number of failures has
risen. In 1924, there were 20615 fail
ures: in 1925. the number was 21.214:
in 1926, the number was 21.773, and in
1927, it increased to 23.146. In the
farming States in the Central West,
Habilitles involved in the commercial
failures of Inst year were 71.6 per cent
greater than during 1926. The increase
in business mortality was practically
country wide, being reflected in nearly
every section,
Co report
her the |
to
failures
as
in
——— an
spent more
keep himself in the public
does former Governor Pin
Since retiring from the execu
tive mansion at Harrisburg, he has
been bombarding newspapers, with re
quest to print, every address delivered
by him. regardless of its importance,
Almost without exception these news
paper articles tell of accomplishments
of the man from Milford that no one
else seems to know anything about
A AI MPI 5 BRP
The reords of fifty two Insurance
compinies indicate that the denth rate
in 1027 was S280 poe hv sudved
theurand the lowe HY Year in the
history of the compunivs.
No public
money to
eye than
man ever
ENLARGED ENCAMPMENT
AND FAIR COMMITTE!}
Rene
Fn
founty
Hoard
ant
All Active
sented on cutive
campment Dates, i August
August Jist,
Holtzworth on Road
College Girls on Inspection Tour.
ORDERS FOR STEE}
LET BY
Made of Arrange
Passenger Equip-
in Line With Intention
Wooden Cars Entirely
BIG CARS
Is
ments for New
ment
Ellminate
to
Exenrsions,
The
on
allroad annound
last week that jt
30 standard all
steel! 70 foot passenger 210
standard all steel 80 foot baggage Cars,
snd 20 standard all 70 foot com
bined passenger-baggage cars for deliv
ery during the present year
In connection with the
company announced that a
for the entire climination of
cars from all regularly scheduled steam
trains the entire sys
including the seashore excursions,
been adopted
the 300, 70-foot steel passenger
coaches order, 150 will be built by the
Standard Stesl Car company at Ham-
mond. Ind: 88% by the Bethlehem Steel
company at Wilmington, Del. and 50
by the Pressed Steel Car company at
MoKees Rocks. Pa. The remaining 12
will be built; at the Altoona shops
Of the 210 sixty foot steel baggrag
cars, 85 will be built by the St. Lous
Car Company at St Louis: by the
American Car and Foundry Company,
At Berwick, Pa., and 50 hy the J. C
Brill Company at Philadelphia.
The 20 seventy-foot steel combined
passenger-baggage care will be con
structed at the Altoona works.
Besides these new coaches and bag
gage cars, the Altoona works will con
strinet 45 all steel T0-foot scenery cars
and 26 all'steel T4foot horse express
cars. The scenery cars are to meet
the needs of Increased traffic due to
greater activities In theatrical circles,
the company announced.’
The horse-express cars are required
to meet the growing demand for the
transportation of valuable horses, par
ticularly in connection with race meets,
There are ten race tracks on the lines
of the Pennsvivania, while traffic to
eight others move over the company’s
linea,
The company also announced that
orders have been placed for thirteen
additional cars of the gasoline motor
snd gasoline-electric Pypes. Seven of
these will be built by the Brill common
BY a4 «ix Le the Pullman company
at Pullman, Iilinols,
Pennsylvania
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ANNOUNCES PENN STATE
NATURE CAMP.
with ement of Te hird
annual
the
mer session
the announ
study camp » held
Mountains by sim
Penneyvivania State
that almost
have al
cabins fcr
teach
nature
in Seven
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of the
it learned
prospective students
engaged space in the
the two camps. Thess
of nature, and according
RR. Green, head of the
education department,
the two campe this summer will offer
more in the way of Instruction
fleld trips than ever before. The first
camp opens June 28 and extends to
July 18 and the second is from July
1% to Auguste 7.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
The second crop of natural ice was
harvested beginning of this week.
Mr
Grove
i
was
twenty
ready
of
ers and love
to Prof. George
college nature
are
ru.
ithe
both
and Mre Herbert Grove, on
farm near Red Mill, are
with grippe
Frohm has bagged
rede and two RTAys
this winter
A son was bors to Mr. and Mrs,
Charles B. Smith, near Centre Hill, on
Sunday morning. The young man has
a brother, but he will receive the
greatest attention at least for the time
being.
four
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foxes
Nittany
two
Mountain,
David Stoner, of Centre Fall, and
his son, William Stoner, of near Tus
revville, recently attended the funeral
of the former's brother, William, at
Braidwood, HUimois. An account of the
death appears In another column of
this issue, '
The five
the Penns Valley
joined the movement of the United
Lutheran Church in America to mise
a fund of $4.000.000, the Interest from
which is to be devoted to the care of
aged ministers, Ten teams of two
men each have been appointed to so
Heit funds from the Centre Hall con
grogation, These teams wills be Ine
atructed and receive thelr commissions
on Sunday morning, and will begin
their task of soliciting at once. The
congregation here has been alloted
$1.200; Tusseyville. $480: Spring Mills,
$450; Qeorges Valley and Farmers
Mills, each $350, making total of
$3000 Jor the ohinree
congregations comprising
Lutheran charge
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LIVE STOCK IN STA
Twenty Per Cent Increase
Over 1927-—Horses,
and Cattle Higher,
and colts
ind heifers
snd
that
and wl
lambs including pigs.
creased during the past two
decreased in average price
below will be of interest:
Horses and Colts,
Number, Value
859.000
370.000
350.000
Males and Colts
51.000
52.000
53.000
Cattle and Calves
1.332.000
1.288.000
1.208.000
Cows and Helfers
{86.000
845.000
R62.000
Sheep and Lambs
437,000
400,000
415,000
Inelading
£41,000
731.600
16926 683.000
January 1. 1828 shows
in value of 20.3 per cent
over prices In 1027.
muies
have
advanced
current
calves
Horses
olte. cow
number
s
in
price in
1926
over
Cattle
swine.
Year
192%
1627
1926
1828
1927
19246
1928
1927
1926
192%
1827
1928
1928
1927
1826
Pig
1828
1027
in
Letters of administration
tate of Mrs Margaret
of Centre Hall, deceased.
published by the administrate
W. Harry Potter, W. Harriso
attorney.
oi
Frank Phillips, the Potters
ageman, last wek sold «o
coach to James Keller, of Sto
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in Value
Cows
average
1827 and
een and
have in:
years and
The table
per head
$112.06
49.00
103.60
$121.00
110.60
113.00
$81.90
64.90
60.60
$103.00
£0.00
74.00
$0.50
8.40
2.70
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$16.00
19.00
19.00
nes se
this "slock
the es
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are wing
wet a.
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Mills gar-
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T0WN AND GOUNTY
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NEWS,
ENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
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ned home
daughter
James
tre Hall,
campaign
«t of Pu
ve of ine
UIT VInen.
next ten
proud of Ie
risoners in the
Penns Valley.
long lapses
wide resi
the con~
Fan
#
fou within
nty bastile
dents be nd
f the cou
fines of
Mrs
Mr. and
Yeagertown
week, and
end’ of the
while Mr
{3eorge Searson
Mra, Irvin Stover
home, Tuesday
remained there
week to be with
Stover attended
in Williamsport.
accompanied
to thelr
of
until the
her sister
Masonie
a
Clayton Kheegley and
Clayton Vonada are the leaders in the
trapping game at Woodward, and have
trapped about sixty red and gray fole
es, in addition to four or five wildoaty”
ind forty-odd skunks ‘There's a fow
hundred dollars’ worth of furs and nof
a little extra from the bounties collect
fox and cat.
Eari Motz
ed on
real winter
on Monday
lowest to date
when seven
Friday night
by morning
covered the
January finished up in
the thermometer
registering the
1927-1928 season
was recorded
falling, and
style,
morning
for the
below zero
snow began
an inch of the beautiful
ground. A strong wind chased the
snow all day Saturday, driving it fron
one to the other, without closing
the
The Reporter's Sale Register is growe
ing. Parties holding sale this spring
should list their sale in this column.
If bills are printed here, thee is NW
charge for this listing. Parties having
their bills printed elsewhere will find
a notice inserted under the “Sale Rog*
ister” hesd a mighty fihe investment.
The charge is so small as to be seanrces
Iv worth mentioning
place
roads,
During the holidays George Stone
hecker, of Washington, this State, who
ix going to the Altoona schools from
the home of his aunt, Mrs. ROH. Good
hart, in that city. was bitten on the
face by a Newfoundiand dog belonging
to Edwin Dale, on the Branch, nea#’
State College. The lacerations werd
extensive and while they appeard to
respond to surgical attentions and
healed over. recently ft became Neos
exsar to administer the Pasteur serum$
which averted further development
what was thought to be symptoms
hydrophobia. The boy fe eight or nine
vears of age. and at the time the acel
dent happened was visiting Mr. a
Mie, Edward Glenn, & neighbor of the
ne Valley.
Dales