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VOL. CXI1l
CENTRE COUNTY 4-
WINS FARM
Il
et fl se—
THE RURAI
READING PROBLEM
ANSWER TO
SCHOOLY
to
There
with ne
arly
ance and five three-room
about five hundred puplls.
find
schools.
Very
books
are there it
rarely do you library
any
in any of these if any
is because some commun-
ity-spirited individual has donated
them or money has been raised by
some school function and a few books
Very
find that
have been seldom Jo
purchased
boards
funds
local school
enough tO SUDDIS
with proper libr
is evident ths
the
high school
difficult
training
children. They find
college subjects very
of lack of
reading. Many
ral
and be-
cause a good in
pupils
and have withdrawn from
rather than with
this apparent handicap.
Schools do a rather good work un-
der the conditions that exist. What
an improvement there would be if
each teacher had access to all kinds
of appropirate books. How thig type of
have become
discouraged
school continue on
reading would replace the cheap liter-
ature which sometimes finds
into the home and school.
Under the County Library
teacher can get a number of books
for a certain period of time, At the
end of this time these may be ex-
changed for others. (lood books of the
right kind can be supplied at all
times.
I am confident
could be obtaineg in Centre
an answer to the rural school
veading problem as In the twelve oth-
counties where this plan has
operation for some years.
F. CG. ROGERS,
County Superintendent
———— A A ——
William Hoffer is general chairman
for the Celebration of the President's
Birthday in Philipsburg on Jan 30.
its way
plan a
the same results
county
heen
RVI
DISTRICTS
LINES Nt
RAL
BEL] ro
ni
|
JOBLESS
Wibhi}
FUND TO
RANGE
PAY
OF BENEFITS
lovyment Comper
wer, the halance
estimated
$1%
3 '
to the Pennsvl-
vania
Fund
Compensation
for
the
calendar auarter 1938 from
Pennsylvania employers these cone
“thutinn payments Tanuars
31. 1939
A
roward
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BABY BEEF
SOLD
AT FARM SHOW
FOR 61 CENTS POUND!
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Work
project
WPA
and
on the School Parkway
Friday
was resumed on
til Monday afternoon.
————— A PATA
CENTRAL QUEEN TEMPLE
INSTALLS 1939 OFFICERS
The Central Queen. Lodge, Ladies of
the Golden Eagle, at Centre Hall, in-
stalled their officers in the lodge room
Thursday evening. The officers in-
District Grand Templar
Blanche Bradford were:
Mre. Vianna Durst;
templar, Mrs. Angeline Rickert; vice-
Mrs. Ethel Fetterolf; M. of
Mrs. Esther Lutz; guardian of
Mre. Florence Whiteman;
guardian of finance, Mrs. Lydia Brad-
ford; guardian of exchequer, Mrs.
Verna Frank; guardian of muste,
Mrs. Sara Bradford. After the instal-
lation cremonies the members enjoy-
ed an ovster stew,
stalled
Mrs.
templar,
by
past
noble
templar,
KC
records,
! SPRING MILLS and eommu-
{ nity will hold the Celebration
of the President's Birthday In
the Yoecational School building,
on Monday, January 30. Farth-
er announcement will he found
in the Spring Mills column on |
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Int:
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Exe}
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Lik
PRESIDENT
second orches
especially fe
" the
yw
drummer
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enr far tha
Hop AR whole
widing
reasonable
exeallont
f dl
The
leas
at rates
remaining committees are no
ive, all of which the
of 163%
Cantor Suggests Dimes
Dimes by the hundred thousand
are marching to Washington—but ev-
ac assures
GUC oes the colabration.
ery is going to be counted.
They're going to the White House
the March of Dimes as part of
the national
paign
bration
one
in
in connection with the Cele-
of the President's Birthday
being held throughout the country.
This community is joining with the
rest of the nation by celebrating the
President's birthday and contributing
this (Thursday) evening. The
movement was suggested by Eddie
Cantor, radio and screen star,
The whole purpose of the Celebra-
tion of the Birthday of the President
is to yaise funds to fight in a big
way infantile paralysis. One-half of
all the net funds will this year be
returned to local districts to be used
they deem proper. The remainder
will be held in 5 permanent organiza-
tion, non-political in character, to
combat the dreaded disease in a na-
tion-wide movement.
——— AAA
Hopkins’ appointment
dimes,
as
Harry by
Commerce was approved on Monday
last page of this Issue,
fn the U. 8. Senate by 5 vote of 58
ourage Defeated
1) .
Paralysis
HOON
YELL]
MEETING
HIGH
ro FEATURI]
PLAY
SCHOO!
ween
who wish to attend
at Spring Millis.
mission charge
for ten cents for
v made thea P. T. A
ing. The business of ti organization
transacted acts
its and
will be at meat-
“~
will be bet ween
the play
——— A A
TROOP 20 BOY SCOUTS
WIN AT BASKETBALL
t Troon met the
FIRE COMPANY ANNUAIX
MEETING, FEBRUARY IST
nual meet
——————— A
TO BOOST PENSIONS
AND PUBLIC
BILLS
SCHOOLS
were Introduced
$30
age
, £
ne om
i irom
reduce the
years,
The other
$1.000.000
Department
rentals
measure was to repeat
the appropriation
of Public
on school
partment
to
buildings the dae-
expected to construct under
{the abandoned $983000,000 General
State Authority PWA program. (Jir-
onlanio, DD. Northampton).
SPEAKER BANKHEAD AT
JACKSON DAY DINNER
Hon. William B, Bankhead, Speaker
the House of Representatives, at
the Jackson Day Dinner in Washing-
ton, said:
“The Democratic Party has noth-
ing of which to be ashamed in its
useful, and honorable history.
It has fought the people's battles; it
| has fought to crystallize ang preserve
of
as Jefferson; it has sought to meet
every national emergency with cour
{age and sound judgment and is yet
| entirely worthy of the continued con-
| fidence and support of the Américan
{ people”
AA SAAS
James F. Wills, editor of the Belle-
ville Times, was recently taken sud
denly fll with a kidney ailment and
is now a patient in the Lewistown
City hospital] for observation and
treatment.
26, 1939 ume
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NO. 4
i SUCCESSFUL STAGH
FILTS THU MI]
SEC HOO)
GOVERNOR 1S
ON
HOU SE
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
IOM ALI ARTE
LOANS OF 43
FER BUSHEI
CORN (CENTS
|
AVAILABLY
"6 whet)
vant Fr PINE
Ania iar ere
Agr iiteral Conwsers
asks farmers
office at 140 So
intersted {«
+h
| Street rrishurg.
Corn ® can He made available
0 Penns
ated
yvivania
th 163%
farmers who
Agricultural
by
Cooper
in Te
rogram keeping
{ soil-depleting
ing the Joan requirements,
rate for « rm 4
for Pent
iteide the
42 om
t ie
Sr ———————— A ————
BROKE ARM IN FALI
I ' fall
at
a
DRUMMER FOR “CAMPUS OWLS”
AT ATLANTIC CITY
1s
:
OVOr-
snare drum
summer jong
Steel Pier, Atlantic City
That experience will enable him to
as a part of the Penn
Owls Orchestra more
completely than he did a year ago.
State Campus
If —————
The federal government has a claim
against Prince D. Farrington,
an inmate of the Northeastern Pen-
itentiary, Lewisburg, for approxi-
mately $40,000 of unpaid Income tax
from 1926 to 1931, lieng for which were
filed with the prothonotary of Ly-
coming county in 1832 and 1933.
now
CENTRE COUNTY
HOSPITAL NOTES.
Patients in the hospital from the
south side of the county for the week
he newest alds for
infantile par-
bath, which
ceptaln oases
designed
treatment of
is the whirlpool
heneficial
a pool
March
Tinomevelt Birthday
available
nore in
an bathing in tank
from
or large
roceads the of Dimes
more of
thru-
ring her hushand
| Tved
The man in he South who
spoke
ver the radio, to be iden-
bears no re-
J semibiance to Andrew MeNitt, de
dead the court of Centre
county about two years ago. Mr. Me-
Nitt disappeared nine years ago after
leaving Bellefonte for Miam! Florida.
Members of the MeNitt family made
investigation of the Southerner, who
wae an amnesia victim.
begging
[tified by some friend
jclared by
C. R. Ellicott, general manager of
the Bethlehem Steel Company at
Johnstown, announces the plant made
the best safety record in its history
in 1938, when there was but one fa-
tality. The members of the Centre
Hall Business Men's Association will
recall Mr. Ellicott as one of the
speakers at the banquet the Steel
company gave them. He was then as-
sistant to the late I. R. Custer, gen-
eral manager.
Mrs. C. W. Black, Mr and Mrs. W,
of January 16:
Tuesday, admitted: Master Roy F.
Harpster and Master Harold Harpst-
er, Centre Hall, R. D.
Admitted Wednesday and discharg-
od Thursday: Master David Rimmey,
Centre Hall, R. D.
Thursday admitted: Master Harry
Zeigler, Boalsburg.
A daughter was born on Friday to
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lair
Saturday, discharged:
Harrison, Boalsburg.
There were 52 patientg in the hos-
pital at the beginning of last week.
Miss Rhoda
A. Alexander ang Rev. J. M. Kirkpat-
rick attended the funeral of Charles
Roskelley, whose remains were ine
terred in the Branch cemetery. Rav.
Kirkpatrick was in charge of the fu-
neral services. Mrs. Roskelley, formers
Iv Mary Love Campbell, who was bad
Iy injured in a motor accident on her
return home from the funeral will
require long hospital treatment to
bring about repairs of a shattered
pelvis bone.