- - VOL. CVIII. PEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN CONGRESS GREATEST OF ANY PARTY IN HISTORY votes In the huge Democrats in ion galn of seven in With =a the House majority In net and the Sen no ol HINDEG te. the entrenched pecial sess ority ex Ay are CONZTess an | i March \ new ma ny party that ever attained by an 1 ceeds the country At thel use mem in ion the Dem furme- of the prog- Demo ershi | 38 Hi House lepubileans in the » Senate is made of 60 Democt and 1 farm-ial new House members WwW. Frey. D, Penn —————————— ASA CLEARFIELD COUNTY PRISONER ESCAPES FROM ROCKVIEW of the Rock- Mond: iy and escape. He mn lepublicans . includ« vivania, The Oliver A walked out view apparently made g was Elmer Hendershot, Clearfield con ing and Hendershot prisoner State Penitentiary on y iis fre sentenced enter: ployed in the Arising slipped official on preparations which took He w= erving thruog 8 Were en place | INS, CO. MONDAY FARMERS MUT. FiRE IN ANNUAL SESSION, ur £1 vard to MEANS BLUE EAGLE DISPLAY CONTINUANCE OF this been category y removed from th in favor of ti Ose codes, ————— ts A AAA HERE'S EASY GUIDE TO THE NEW Here have of the new A. A A ministration. CC. ALB AB C or what alphabet soup” is a year-end alled the deal: Agricult some ural Advisory Ad Consumers’ Advisory Joard CC. A Council villian Conservation Corpe, Commodity Credit Corpora- Consumers’ ‘ « o Statistical Board Works Administra 3~~Central A ~~Civil Executive Council. P. C--Executive Policy Committee. E. lH FF. A—Electi Farm Authority. F. A. C. A~—Federal Administration. F. C. A~Farmm tion, PC E. E C Commercial Home and aad Alcohol Controj Credit Administra. T. Office of Federal Coordinat- Transportation. D. 1. C.~Federal ance Corporation. . E. R A. ~Federal Relief Administration. F. H. 1. B. B~Federal Bank Board. ¥. BR CY Corporation, Gg. 8 OC ation. H. O 1 Corporation I. A. Bo~Industrial Advisory Board I. B. R T~Inter-departmental Board on- Reciprocal Treaties. IL. T. P. C~Inter- departmental Trade Policy Committee, L. A. B—Labor Advisory Board N. €. B~Nationay Compliance Board. N E. C~~National Emergency Coun- «il N. I. R. A~Natlonal Industrial Re. covery Board. N. L, B.~National Labor Board, N. P. B~National Planning Board. N. BR. A~~National Recovery Admin: istration. PrP WW. tration, P. W. E. H. C~Public Works Emer- gency, Housing Corporation, 8. A. B~8clence Advisory Board 8. B. P, W8pecia; Board of Vublic Wonka, , PState Recovery Board, Ar NP ps F. T~Temporary Committee <n Forelxn Trade. T. V. A—Tennessee Valley Authority, Deposit Insur- Emergency Home Loan =| Federal Surplus Relief Grain Stabilization Corpor. C.~~Home Owners Loan A~Public Works Adminis. PAIR YOUNG CRIMINALS GO TO ELECTRIC Young Men Had Record of ders and Series of Robberles.—Bod- Pris. CHAIR Two Muar. les Unclaimed and Burled on on Grounds. Centre death Rock double exe county's house, at view. wit wed a oution, on Mond is when two 1 put to death Malinow Azerne fo morning, tiths were Mary f her Ie amily a robbery Frank tal P. Tetroskey, spending a and supplied eating men Stabinskl went to the chalr tended MoCreoesh, entered the death cham "He ber at 7 a chaplain ¢ ing prayers af- nis m., repeat ter the priest and took place out assistance foner for and New ch sent the body as n Elliott, execut York itabinski's shock Pronoun Ww BERRA ol den epi Both death later ted AY were convicte gontenced to lass ox, minutes attempt April failed they fow they in escape k to thelr ha were were being lod cells but three officers required * to subxiue them a MI MI ALS FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT PART OF MOTOR Secretary of Hevenue Pennsylvania's (CODE Motz. re. feon D financial a part “an of. highway Eger terms became Jamuary 1, Assuring sponsibility of the fective act. which cole of motor means safety.” Under in serious negligencs promptly $11,000 under penalty their operators’ residents, figuring in Pennsylvania cidents, are equally liable The new does not insurance compulsory, and any involved their own claims ap to revocation of Out-of-state motoristg through damage prove ability to pay of leenan the law, accidents must meet or A liability Metzger act make ox owners will action unt? Department of plains, and not be they Hevenue, Withdrawals and judgments of accidents occuring prior to do not-come within the law and except those involved in accidents In the past 12 start the new year with operators required to take are notified by the fons of 1i- aris. Or suspens COnses unsdtisfied ing out Jan. 1 all persons two or more months, will clear records, Motorists who may be furnish proof of financial ity include: 1. Those who, during the 12 months preceding application for an operators’ lincense, were involved In two or more accidents, caused wholly or partly by their own negligence and resulting in damages of $200 claimed or awarded for injury to persons or damage to property. Injury to the applicant him. self or damge to his own ear is not included in computing the total. 2. Those whose operators’ llcenses are withdrawn for any reason after January 1. 3. Motorists who. after Jan. 1. are in¥olved in motor code violations for which licenses may be suspended, 4. Owners whose cars are involved in accidents after Jan. 1, and who fall to pay within 15 days any final judg: ment of more than $200 awarded as a result. Once proof of responsibility 1s re. quired it must be maintained for at least threo years and may be required Tor a longer period. The maximum penalty for vielations is two years in| required to responsibil. prison and $1,000 fine HALI Lie PAN STOCKHOLDERS OF NATIONAL FIRST ELECT LOCAL BANK National * annul meeting board of directors ception of pid deposits noereased, and with red, vantial increase ( deposit 2500 and le insu wuld important bank banks the the gualific Act provi i dire importan ation 3 thee #% rn i i st REORG PARTY, % ANIZES; ATUARY 23 i 3 nD # AT 44; BOWMAN NOTED ct PR, DEAD United Lutheran Chur of the board of min. Penn rs Was of nEarman of the West or two ye president of the Tumni Association the Semin He mer Miss and of by Ss widow, the 4 of Mil- Agnes his Alleman Mi: vived Alma hi= Millersburg is sur { lersbhurg mother a Bowman i 5 ar MAAS AAAS BUSINESS GROWING BETTER. trade paper, every president of inter 1% jow Every editor of a manufacturer and every ree mercantile od by three different business which ted national ported substantial gains and commerce for the 833 and highly 1534 Retail December companies agencies, MUIrvYeys, re. industry part { Ox optimistic condu in intter were for % weeks estimated more above all of December 1932 in & Bradstreet's Diecsmber summary begins all 4i- appears to be reacting favorably of the national The definite twolstored by Christmas trade record proportions. It ne fa recognized that the ground advancement More secure time in the last 4 years” Careful observers substantinl imp in car loadings, earnings of transportation companies, and signs of revival in the capitay industries, ine cluding construction Residential permits wer 66 percent over per cent ever November 1832 accord ing to the Department of Commerce, F. W. Dodge Corporation reports cone tracts let for construction projects in States enst of the Mississipi during the first two weeks of December total: od 3122877200, or G2 percent over the entiremonth of December 1932 and 70 per cent over the first half of Novem ber 1933, However, the President overlooked no opportunity to remind us that. while he firmly believes “we are on our way,” we nevertheless must keep in mind the fact that the start was made from the lowest level of activity in our entire history. The cooperation he earnestly requested, and from which there have been results, must be sus. tained and for the entire period of the Recovery Act. A AI AR SR. Union county farmers—260 of them cowily recelts approximately $9.800 for reducing their 1933 wheat acreage. mules for the firsg three of are at than 58 per cent “Business in visions to the ery trend ¢ ol stimulus recov program upward was nearly w generally for at any work is than note rovement for November October and 138 THURSDAY, FARMERS CHANGING FEEL BETTERING LOCATION; umber of LINES change location next spring, feeling bettering tion noted here of the Bl ing Homan Long, ently purd d from B Annie Carl iu BORO COUNCIL REORGANIZES, A —————— so — ORWIG—SWEEXNEY, AION. ned In ’ The National government an Army unit at present at Woodward rier extends cone was perforn V. Lesher, in the fu the SUSQUEHANNA U. GYM BURNED; LOSS FIXED AT 835000 vumni gymnasium at Susque University, Selinsgrove, was destroyed by fire shortly after Thursday morning, with a at $35,000 by President Smith, started The hanna virtually midnight lors estimated Morris The fire £3 boiler room of the gymnasium and spread rapidly Within three-quarters of an hour the roof had and the building was in ruins The building built with created by alumni of the was dedicated in 1902, building wit: for boller facilities, era Several in the collapasnd fund university It was A and n was hasement rooms and show situated on £ track was nN brick lockers offices wore main floor and a runnin bulit around the walle the ss A SM 555 AAA, ZERBY-LOHR, Paul Homer Zerby, son of Mr. and Mra, Eling Zerby, of near Millhelm, and Miss Leona Sara Lohr, daughter of Mr ind Mes George Lohr. of Centre Hall, IR. D., were united in marriage by the Rev. (0. A Fred Oricsing. in the Te. formed parsonage at Aaronsburg, The ring ceremony was used. The newlyweds have a host of Ss oung friends who wish them much happiness during thelr married life. They will take up their residence in the home of the groom's parents, mR MIL SAI CWA WAGES LIKELY TO BE REDUCED BY CONGRESS It has been stated that wages pata under the CWA program are so high that many men have been lured away from private jobs, and that Congress will reduce thepay. Just to what ex- tent this will be done is not definitely known, ann, i O. B. Womery appointed postmaster for Philipsburg mn September, assumed charge of the office for the first time on Wednesday of last week, Mr. Womer was {ll when appointed and it was only last week that he was physio: ally able to enter upon the active duties of the office. 8 MH. Wigton re tired as postmaster after serving since May 1, 1927. A I IN SOA. 1 1934. rm ——— PH —————— CRAWFORD—WEBER The marria ford and Mis Frida x rot “Ih monv A Sr ———— WEAVER-WEAVER. & COLLEGE MAN WIKS STATE NO. 2,11 Ws —— HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTERESY FROM ALL PARTS { Praye: inst week, WA day projects last week borough. the rsburg to ho hed Union coufi- Ke his fall appointed his serve without and i bi 1% Simi Blair county nd student 3 ow Colleg: , of Mars Mins Kathe Indiana State guests Emith, in isbunrg Smith, cheers’ POET $ Me, AA vo MT Shannon son of at the appendix re. later, has was rupe- Gels Mifflinbure ihe MILLIS F. NX. BANK OFERATING UNDER F. CHEVROLETS ABOVE FRICES OF NEW £70.00 $665 represent in pri prices 1933 Chevrolet AI HA A HAA. FOLITICS MAY ABSORB TOO MUCH TIME OF MINORITY SENATORS Republicans in States Renate are preparing to map their 1934 campaign. A of memes bert will seek they have hopes of adding to tl by capturing some f the held by Democratls, It may major political error if they t farge attention to pro moting their party's chances of of giving impartial, non-parti- consideration to the important which will come before the Congress convening rumble seat Thess 1m increase of Wes $70 the Hist & of list the United number their while umbers sents now rate devote re-elaction, eir n aR A 0 a share of their victory instead san business # of ow whusion ———————— A FOREMAN, TIMEKEEPER AND 40 CWA WORKERS FIRED surprise Dunmore, county, and unearthed smeandal this week. As again members unemployed paid a in Federal visit to Lackawanna something ff a 49 men the great army The engineers unannounced, At on the payroll ing them busy on the project to wi hich they had been assigned. the PFwderal officials discovered all but one of the workers gathered around an open fire enjoying a "fanning bee” The men were promptly told that from then on they could fan to their hearts’ content, Hut not on Govern ment compensation. At a second job the engineers leamn- od that the foreman and timekeeper had gone home hours before the day's finished. The workers who were assigned to the job were loitering around the scene none doing a bit of work. The foreman and time: keaper were “fired” along with the others, Samuel Mnastrinal, borough engineer in Dunmore sald the action of the Fed- eral officials should serve as a warning to al} men employed on the relief proj- oot. He sald dally check-ups are be ing planned and that men trylug to “chisel” their way through will be dropped forthwith, at Mifflinburg le one of the few towns of its sime and importance to be free of debt. It not only has a clean slate, but a surplus of cash, the balance at the ast settlement having been al engineers CWA projects Ale of » esalt off the Dumore 23 of arrived in one Instead men find- jobs, were The Centre Reporter, $1.50 a year moat 318.000. The borough's WA Mr. went wiius of operatioft, the logs 11 eventust]s hats. Seve in foros State, Troatman, wn nto smaller sticks 3 be fashioned operati Molaughiin ml such Mr W. W. Wagner of Juniata, this office Wednesday afternoon 1 week, off to Tu and from there Boalsbhurg., M: is a prod of South Potter, but many YOars the Altoona disteiet, the mercantile bugle a number of years reared at eight years of friends in Cen« Potter and Harrie tows always delighted to greet visits to the old home now this H. were callers at wt suey vill Wag thedr way to net ‘ nt removed to engaging in nese in Juniata for Mr. Wagner nego. He has a host tre Hall and ships who him on sections ago After Wy are his shory Land mre titude througl ie LsRme owners in township the proper ate roads being built in which thelr agreeing not to county for and read from Of courses, of farms damages, nhes beginning to toward new Communities by im the farms are loonted ask damages taibn for the propossi new =i College to Bellefonte are cases where demanding frequently this Cone when the benefits of the road far exceed the damage. The building of the State College-Bellefonte road has again been revived jargely through the favorable attitude of the farm swners Messrs. Jasper A Wagner and Blaine Bitner, rural mail carriers from the Spring Mills post ofice under Coleman Wingard, were in Centre Hali on Pele day In quest of records at the Centre Hall post office covering a four-year period--from 1814 to 1918-—during which, time Mr. Wagner served a8 & rural carrier from the local offen Under the economy measure Mr. Wage ner will be oldiged to retire January dist. The government will, however, be very fair with him and end his pe riod of service with a fifteen-day Was cation with pay. and a monthly check of one hundred dollars thereafter. He began the service at Spring Mills ia May, 1903, giving him a continuous service of nearly thirty-one yoans, On the retirement of Mr. Wagner, Mn Ritner will cover his route of thirty miles in addition to a like mileage served by him for six years, making in all a route of sixty miles. On this combined route there are 278 boxes, and this makes Mr, Bliner's job that of 4 man’s see and importance, . but ate there justified Owners in are but is projects Inviude a five-mile water line, » it one man can do iL he can, EE
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