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VOL. CV.
BELL TELEPHONE CO. HEAD
SPEAKS TO STATE SENATE
Rate”
Company
“Falr
to
Points Out Features of
Board Bl Unfair
and Patrons,
The of
Company
president
the S80
oget hor not
but Jeopar
of Consery
Pennsylvania,
Rills would, a
+» this last effect
th humdred millions
telephone investment
shall be brief in reference to
The proposal that members
Rate Board, although appointed
approval of the Senate, might
et at will by the Chief Executive would
substitute for the collective judgment
Senate tn the direction of publlie util |
regulation the dictates of administra-|
ti expediency. This i pears be
neither wise nor reasonable; the matters
proposed to be placed under the control
of the Fair Rate Board are my opin.
fon, rather too vital te be dealt with
The proposal that utility com-
Fr by contract give up fs constitu
rights amd accept, in lien of pres
value, what ix termed “the prudent
estment” basis for earnings, when and
the company applies for certificates of
conven lence grow and spread, would
generally result in stifled progress of pub.
He utility service, | eannot concelve
the attracti of sufficient eapital
healthy and
Investment which 1
one seems to have anything
a nebulous notion, is adopted
the ascertaining of the me
rudent investme would, in m)
¥ require iitiga over many
NOrmouns cost
exch,
of a
wi
t
be
Fair
1 the!
rem oy
of
the
ity
tiy %
to
ir
in
i bP
jonal
to
to
than
over,
vp
for n
that publ wtilitie
far
propoasd
allowed
ipproval
There
to adopt rates
ofthe Fair Rate
could ©
Were
shall render
t}
oO his
t vitiate
way f
thie
met howd
Irive
“15 rer
Snterg
Oo
tor
wey
yore
“on
hy grada
pCCount
and
ROTNVE
bed
gixintion
nitimate purpose
management of the put
o the saggested Fair Rate
construction, expenditores and
and everything I may
exeneed in Hel ig th
service will fare better th
ny management the publi
eX perience effovt
an oppor
ownership
they do
heen ee
consideration of
your
oregoing, and emphasise mv strong
that the proposale referred to
ostile to the interests of Pennsylivan
id is people.
A — A ——————
DEAD—PINCHOT'S
FAIR RATE BOARD
Pinchot's Falr Rate Board bills were
pickled in the Senate Committee on Ju
diciary General on Tuesday
senator ir
Every
spoke voted
ber h unmiv
to tu aver the
3
rd
ing
worvioe olue
ape, be evi pat
in hands
ng
t the of
But
urge
¢ here
I
close
; bee
i
f
ietion
fa ar
+
whose town the
to kili the bill
Had the Governor begun his harangue
a week earlier
h been
Governor a
the committee
unanimous in their
Pinchot's bombast fooled
voters in Pennsylvania to
but Serators—well. they
casy.
would
ave action
enough
elect him,
ars not so
A. a a ——
The acknowledged lousy ruffed
grouse, has been made the official
Pennsylvania bird through a bill spon-
sored by Pinchot and passed by the
senate,
AI A LA EAI
A bill signed by the governor fixes
the fee of ten cents a mile for judges
in leu of the present carfare paid
them when assigned to sit in another
court than their own.
Ef —-———
Governor Pinchot is billed to speak
in Bellefonte, Saturday, May 16th, 8:00
P. M., following an appearance at Du-
bois at noon of the same day.
I Ml AAA.
And now they are blaming the Man
in the Moon for all the Interference
with radio reception. The astronom-
ers tell us that when “the moon gets
full.” the trouble begins, and so the
Man in the Moon with a Smile Is to be
watched for two months,
BN 4 go"
Adam Cowher, 83 a Civil War vet.
eran. was found lifeless on the front
porch of his home at Port Matilda, on
Sunday afternoon,
LUTHERAN SUSQUEHANNA
SYNOD IN SESSION
Susquehanna
Northumberia
(Thu
The
was
T
Lutheran Synod
opened in
and will
The
Be
wailing close this
umposcd
Synod
ud ove
K. Rev. C
Pa
d
Ye
Norri
ret
Wolf,
Siey
J.
A
Hobert
of town,
Rev,
rhood banquet was id
45 o'clock
This th
events,
of
bringing
is always one © in
prong
usually together an
aggregation 50:40
from
of approximately
the synodical territory,
G I D..
the (
Thursday evening, a
young men will
Gospel Ministry
en
Oy
i
er
tev, t Bannen
lamspor preached yin
Sermon
time
to
mon
in
on
ba ordain
Am-
be
seven
the
Ww.
chargs
Rev,
Kryder
of
ed Rev
Smith, of will
the
Greenhoe.
« Williamsport
I
of
7
delegate
devotional pe
y
8 with
ns
the
The
quest
Synod sessions,
Brotherhood
were attended by Sunday
Bible #l
meeting
#8 members from this
wrations
il
cha well
! Lu
congregations in the Aaronsburg
Boa
£e, as © m other
UNLAWFUL USE OF LANDING
NET CAUSES FINE OF #20
under
ontr
hres weeks oar
men were discos
and
I mnner
i Monday
up 7
and
prepa
the susp
Ek
CT oeK
ROLF—STONER
vening
Bwahh
TTI
wlan
Om ‘
Hye tl
Daniel
te
James Justice of
4
on
Ming
Peace at ine Hall. Mark
Marion Eller
ER. PD
or
wer
united In marriage
BIRTHS,
Emma
and
May
A
to Lester
{Zeottle)
Mills
daughter, Louise
Emma Caroline
th
Leroy
Rossman, at
Spring
A daughter Mr. and Mrs
Hall
i
was born to
Garman Matter,
Friday.
in Centre iast
EE
Road Oilling from Madisonburg North.
Route No. 45 of the State Higliway,
from Madisonburg extending four miles
north. is scheduled for oiling this week
ut
POULTRY DEMONSTRATION
MEETINGS ANNOUNCED
County
series
Agent R C
of
Blaney annourc
poultry demonstration
meetings to be held on poultry demon-
stration farms throughout the county,
as
£4 a
follows:
Wednesday.
Yagnell at 10 A M.: J. B,
Unionville, at P. M.
Thursday. May 21. B. Schenck's,
Howard. 10 A. M.: Mrs. G. W. Long's,
Penns Cave, 2 PP, M.
Friday, May 22-Robert Myer's, Fieh.
ersburg, at 10 A, M.; Stanley Fledler's,
Aaronsburg, at 2 P. M.
A st ABTA ANE.
Seventeen Applicants Pass Deilvery
Test,
Seventeen of the twenty applicants
who appeared at the last learners’ ex-
amination to operate a motor vehicle
held in Bellefonte passed the tests,
They are: Verda B. Kelley, Bellefonte;
Frederick B. Nipple. Bellefonte: Ade
le V. Abraham. State College; Frank,
Stere, Fleming, RB. D.; Alonm Will
Iams, Fleming: John Ryan, State Col.
lege; FF. © Houser. Bellefonte; Walt:
er Chandler, Jullan; Richard &mith,
State College; John M, Ryberg, Belle.
fonte; Grace E, Poorman, Bellefonte;
Fred R. Lewis, Tyrone; Joe Proslivich,
May Johnson's,
Carper’s,
200Laves
9
“
CHILD DIES FROM
ACETANILID
POISONING
he Debora
Blan
months daught
old,
DOO
+
t
i
dav)
mW ndertaker
fOrenoGn.,
from
and interment made
of De
hild's
in Bir
home wey Baumgardner,
a
f Burial
he it het
Hill
———————— A ————————————
TESTING ASSOCIATION
MAKES YEARLY REPORT
1 Ton "
i
etery,
Cow
Centre "is
No
ss MS ———
NURSES GRADUATE.
School Board Lays Millage.
tre Hall
58
increas
Dauber
beginning
July
MM SA AISA.
Penn State Summer Faculty Totals 228
Looking
the
wns elected
withh the new
to large enrollment
session, the Pennsyl-
College has retained a fac-
exclusive of special lex
turers. visiting professors and admin
istrative officers. Of the summer staff
171 will be from other institutions giv.
ir® the teaching staff a national tone.
while 127 will be from the resident
faculty
Instructors coming Penn
from other institutions will be from
over the United States,
California, Washington, Arizona, Tex-
Louisiana, Michigan: the mid-west
ern states and New England
forward
in
vania State
of
Summer
I 654
ulity <8
Btdte
all
representing
fo
HR
EH ————— i —— LL
Centre's Athletes at Penn State,
Among the 250 candidates for Penn
State's five spring sports teams are a
number of Centre county athletes
Following is a list of thess students.
together with the sport or team and
position sought:
William Dan Musser. baseball, third
base, track, javelin: Calvin W. Bhaw-
ley. track, shot put. discus throw, ham-
mer; H. Thompson Dale track, sprints;
Wayland F. Dunaway, track, half-mile
run: Howard Gravatt, track, first as-
sistant manager; Hugo Besdek., golf:
J. Richard Smith, golf; Charles W,
Stoddard, Jr., golf: Charles F. Morrill,
golf; R, Edward Reed. tennis; John 8B,
Gilliland, bascball, assistant manager;
all of Btate College. Richard J. Det.
wiler, Smuliton, track. two mile. mile
run; Curtis J, Grenninger, Reobers-
burg. track, two mile. mile run.
LAI A API SAHARA.
Announament,
All persons Interested in the Moun:
tal cemetery located 4 miles south of
Spring Mills, In Seven Mts, are res
quested to be present there on Jdatut
day morning, May 23rd, to help clean
up the ground. Bring lunch along. A
Clarence; Twila Peters, Pennsylvania
Furnace; Mildred Myers. State College;
Thomas Walker, Morrisdale; and Lee
Myors, Centre Hall,
i; Fo
%
short business session will be held after
lunch.~J. B. Ripka, F. W, Zettle, 8, KE.
Gobble, trustees. :
i ih
SENIORS ON WASHINGTON TRIP,
Hublershurg Coming Graduates
Three Vist
Capital,
Toy Days’ to
Monda
M
aftern
Wha
Known
Lu
vee Centre Hall 15
M. In th
Cemetery,
0
shington 12 «
3it Arlington
}
Washington
Alexandr Mt
Washington,
Monument, Tomb of
Soldier
Masonic
Memoriar at in. Vernon,
trip or to
Hotel:
Dr,
H.
Braneht
B
in Hospltal,
of
H raucht Bpring Mil
£2
8
{08
His
on
yunty
5. week,
stated there
Mother's
Was
Day Communion.
to those
Meth
Spring
the
the
h
the
an inspiring sight
tended the ser ex in t
Hal
witness
Vid oe
Po
partak
Supper
of Pleasar
sacrament
MI AIH A 5A EAI.
LUTHERAN MISSIONARY (CONFER.
ENCE,
Missionary
Chure
and
thers
Jrd's
ns
ire
f«
fe
cre
hor of
Mr. McKe
‘ administered
i
i enw
Conference
Conference of the Lu-
at Mfflinburg
attendance
annus
vy Northern
heran chumh
a
was held
The was
very good and the sessions full of in
terest,
Mrs, 1. Lesher,
presided over the
€
Thursday.
Millheim.
meetings. Other of
ficers present were the vice-president,
Mra. W. J, Emerick, Bellefonte: secre
tary, Mrs. Paul Keller, Salona. who
succeeds Mra, John I. Cole New Berlin,
treasurer, Mm, 8. I... Hubler. Miltheim.
These officers will serve during the
coming conference year. and were re-
elected except the noted
The next meeting of the body
be held next spring in Salona
Mrs. RD. MeGriffin, president of
Susquehanna Synod Missionary body,
was in attendance. A leading feat.
was an address by Misa Caroline
Missionary to Argentina.
The southern section of Centre coun
ty was represented by these active mis
sionary workers:
Boalsburg-—Mra, Edna Irvin, Mrs,
W. W, White. Mra. W. J, Wagner, and
Miss Annie Dale.
State College—Mrs. Walter Hosters
man. Mra. A. P, Wisland, Mrs. D, J.
Meek, Mrs, W, D. Bartges,
Millheim—Mrs, J. R. Miller, Mrs. L.
V. lesher, Mrs, I. E. Stover, Miss
Lottie McCool, Mrs. 8 1. Hubler.
Bellefonte—Mrs,. W. J. Emerick. Mrs,
F. M. Crawford, Mrs. Bumgardner,
Centre Hall-Mrs. W. W. Kerlin,
Mrs, Harold Durst, Mrs. Ernest Frank.
Miss Evelyn Colyer, Miss Laura Breon.
A AIO MSA BA.
COUNTY FAIR SCHEDULE.
All told there are about seventy
county fairs in Pennsylvania. A few
of the opening dates are given below:
Cambria County Fair, BEbensburg,
September 7.12.
Grange Encampment. Centre Hall,
Aug, 22.28,
Huntingdon County Agricultural So-
clety, Huntingdon, Aug. 26-28,
Mifflin €ounty Fair Association, Lew:
Wtowt. Bept, 1-5.
County Agricultural
Lewisburg, Sept, 22-35. :
president.
one
will
ure
Menges,
"
Pr ——— —— — ————————
BASEBALLAMHEDULE CORRECTED
Last i th
baseball) Couns
appeared
wet noted,
tis
er,
week te
the
schedule
Heporter n @
pr
for the Centr
in
and
é
med
atl er
cement
i 1
iq hie
Postal] Employes to Meet at Mileshurg.
NO. 19..
A
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
§
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
whe
the
Har
dis.
ny. In
{eed
president
Belles
Steely,
Farn
BUCK
of the
fonte,
i
£2.
A
sociation
the
meeting of the Centre County As
of postal i
i
EM plovees
at Mile
P. M.
Postmaster %
Matilda, will
be
burg, Fri-j
Hon H
Wood -
will
ied
id
band hail
15th,
in
GRY,
B
ri
May at 8
Scott and AN,
J
Port give
A
of
of ad-
858.
ng
ares
ey
question box will a
will be
Wiles
will be
eature the evening. Music
furnished by Wetzler's band
baked
ter the
Fetterolf
Ol
A ham supper
af
M
tres
$
served t
ing.
Contre
the
mee
of
Hall, Is
ry irer of sociation.
—————— ee ——————
FARMERS PAY TOO MUCH TAX.
ECONOMIST SHOWS
Pennsyis
P
State
i
i
farm-
head
Aopart.
Na new
ax probe
aver, of
College
SCCOnon
fewnd grt
irysgnt
entinlg
hundred
itteriat
Cemetery and Congregational Meeting.
The
tion
# ¥y
members « the Cemotor
sin John's
#
st
ar
mers
Of
The
rs on
bot
Ric meet
needed
ay
No
Memorial
Fri
i Ox
i look
Rev,
By
cand -
1 bry
address be
heonor,
of
given
verybody
D.
order
wi i
E
Committee,
invited
A I, r—
Ferguson Sehool Teachers,
The
eloted
following mschool
the
school board to teach
1832 school term
Pine Grave Grammar. A
Mary E. Burwell
Livingstone; Pine
Miller Krumrine,
Glenn Balleyville, CC, C
Marengo. CC. Hunsinger:
E. Gingerich: Tadpole FEI
Nason. The board reorganized by
I. O Campbell, presdient:
secretary, and H. A. Grubb,
ore were
bw
the 1831
B Cori:
Pine Grove Primary.
White Hall,
Hall, Maude
Margaret
ireasier;
Centre,
1
in
Ella
M
wa
Fe
*
electing
cs
treasures.
Corl,
SI lA AAAI.
Howard &ad Awarded Fellowship,
Awarded Danforth Foundation fel-
lowship, James I. Burke, of Howard,
junior in dairy husbandry at the Penn
aSlvania State College. will take a
special business course for six weeks
at 8t Louis and spend two weeks at
a camp in Michigan.
Burke will study problems of manu-
facturing, sales, promotion. grain ex-
changes, stock yards, research labor
atories, farm experimentation and
management. The course will include
all phases of the commercial feed bus-
iness,
a
lO RS.
E. P, V, HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT, MAY 22
The second annual commencement of
the East Venns Valley High sthool
will Be held in the Millheim Munivipal
theatre on Friday, May 22. at 8:00 p.
m. The principal address will be de.
livered by Prof. F. H. Gaige, of the
Millersville State Teachers’ College.
{Speakers from the class will be Elva
Winkleblech, Henry Glasgow and
%
of Milton.
now a resident
Excavation
nt
work for the Federal pene
yet come
work last
have ale
Lewisburg is not
at
men
itentiary
pleted,
week,
men were
nd
work,
HONG
ready applied for
The spring at Sunset
Ia
club house was
by renews
surrounding it.
raised as
improved wt
ing the
The water
wis the appro
Two
were
plant du
in color
during
wooden
wWeeK
Jey also
§
ff
: ia
pairs
ved
geese
poultry
are dark
show
will be
rece
see] fOr
purposcs, OUTree,
hatched,
idren wish
to all
ness rene
death of
f cars
+1
3 dis
pital and
Mrs.
He will
at
-
ome
op*
the
from
vhere an
Durst,
ro
ave
ten
pure
sale,
é
Eastern
h at
Harris
v
eof }
ra %
YOK the
Ire this
Madisonburg
D
delegate,
K. Keller rnate
and
highways
Sinte
Fuoutle
tho Cen”
from the
Penne
miles
¢
58 botwesn
tie Mifflin
Centre-Union
Val Narrows
a
in
ey
of
township
fined
ctor with
tractor
as
license plat
wing used to
ad 1
Lock Haven
8
near the 8t
gre,
Mrs arry McoClenah
fr
of
purchas§
WwW, ¥F. Mac
bungalow
a dwells
future ime.
. ocaled along the
western borough atreet,
D. Keller, proprietor of =hellet's
2 Sok vice Garage at State College,
was a brief caller ag office the
latter part last week. Mr. Keller
down the valley with a view of
extending his field of operation for
both the sale of Buick cars and gars
Ae service,
two lols Hn
located west his
with a vis recting
oan
question
line on Church
2
this
of
was
Be a booster for the Centre County
Baseball League out {o game
Saturday on the local High school fled,
and see Centre Hall and Pleasant Gap
start off the race which vill wind up
in Septeraiwr. Maybe our boys ooh
cop the flag. Your support and your
rooting will help a lot.
:
J. Linn of Lock
manager lelolfonte Lime ©oOme
pany. of which produces ane
nually a large amount of crushed stones
for use in road building, has employed
65 men at the quarry at Salona. which
re-opened last week after being closed
for the winter.
Mra, M. H. Smith. of Millhelm. was
taken to the Geisinger hospital at
Danville for observation and treatment,
Mrs. Smith has been in poor health
all the past wintér, largely due to 8
nervous condition. She was ‘aoCome
panied to the Institution by her hus
band and her sister, Mrs. J.
Smith, of Bellefonte.
Adam Q. Stover, a native of Ialnes
township, but a resident of Michigan
for many years. is suffering from &
broken leg. For some time previous to
this accident he had had trouble with
rs
0 the
Harris
the
Haven,
of
Salona,