February 29, 1940 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Walker Twp. School News Senior Class Presents With a good audience anticipated, members of the cast of the farce comedy “Moon River Rancho.” the play to be presented by the Seniors of Walker Township High school on March 29, are hard at work on ree hearsals In an effort to give a cred. Itable performance. The play was written especially for high school groups by Mayme A. Russell and was copyrighted by Faddy and Eaddy, Playmakers The story is of a western ranch where a crook has been foreman This ts found out when Jerry Sun ford comes to look over the ranch shortly . after her father's death Niss Sanford is two-thirds owner of the ranch, while Gene Hampton owns the other third They then kick out Bayne Tre. vous, the crooked foreman, but he continues to try to play tricks on them Much comedy Is provided by the belligerent love affair of Doc. Ken- nedy, the veterinary, and Samantha Jane Carson, the cook. Calamity, Samantha's son, and his would be girl friend, Phyllis also battle it out, Members of the cast. are Doe Kennedy. veterinary, Guy Heckman; Samantha Jane Carson, cook, Mary Stover: Calamity Carson, her son, Harold Richner; Bayne Trevous, crook, David Wells: Curley Fisk, horse foreman, James Hinds; Jerry Sanford, 213 owner of ranch. Lois Deltrich; Beatrice Havens, friend ot Jerry's, Irene Miller; Gene Hampton, 1-3 owner of ranch, Waller Bre:ss- ler; Mary Scott, a novelist, Sara White; Inez Holcomb, a friend of Mary's, Miriam Bierly: Phyllis Tay- ot, neighborhood girl, Lenore Year. ick. Junior Class Rings The Junior class of W. T. H. 8 held a class meeting Wednesday, February 21, to determine who want- ed to get class rings this year. Those who want rings are to send in cor- rectly filled-out blanks to the Bal- four Co. Conservation Movies Two movies, “The River,” and “The Plow That Broke the Plains” were shown at the Walker Township High school at 2:30, Friday afler- noon, February 23. These movies are produced for the United States De- partment of Agriculture and are considered among the best of thelr kind in existence. New Home Economics Furniture The home economics classes of W T. H. 8S. received new work table on Monday, February 19. The table were purchased unfinished so the girls of the Art class started work- ing on them Thursday last, Mr Corman, the agriculture teacher gave the demonstration lesson, The ironing board and mirror were &lso glained at the same time Home Ec. Girls Prepare for Skating Several students in the Home Ec- onomics class of W. T. H 8. are making skating outfits after finish- ing their blouses. Since the design is very simple they will have the outfits completed soon Biology During the week of February 12 the sophomore Biology class of W T. H. 8, collecled pictures of birds fish, sects, and animals and each pupll nade a picture book of li collection of pictures. The plelures were collected to show the adapta- tion. of animals to their surround- . End of Grading Period Mareh 5 is the find] day of the |Las ya HE — ’ | fourth grading period at Walker [ Township High school. Report ecards | will be given to the puplls Friday, | | March 8. Parents ure urged to care- { fully check the cards and haye them | | returned as soon as possible, | Aca. WP —————— ‘County To In- crease Tax Rate (Continued from Page 1) 272. A I-mill Increase on the tax rate for County purposes will yield about $10500 for the current vear, | which is considerably less than the increase for debt service, In the Institution District account i much the same condition exists. In 1938 the County Commissioners bor - rowed $127.000 through a bond issue for the erection of a County Home { Under the procedure adopted by the Commissioners at that time it wa made necessary for the county to levy taxes lo nay off $15.000 in prin- cipal and $2968 in interest and taxs es, or a tolal of $17.968 during 1940 In addition to the bond issue, the debt of the Institution District as of January 1, 1939 was $13500, and during that year the former board of Commissioners borrowed an ad- ditional $28,000, making the float. ing indebtedness of the district at the beginning of this year $41.500 In 1940 the present board of Come MISSIONers propose to pay off $16. « 000 of the temporary debt, and must pay $4.79 for Interest and taxes, or a total of $20,794 on the temporar loans A levy of one mill bilhgs a return of about $10500 for the budge! year The proposed 2-mill extra levy for the Institution District will bring a return of about $21,000 which will carcely meet the amount needed solely for service on temporary loan Under the 5-mill Institution D trict levy last year the former Com- missioners not only did not reduce any of the temporary indebledness existing at that time, but borrowed an additional $28 000 to operate the district A study of the proposed budget for B40, appearing elsewhere In this issue of The Centré Democrat re- veals a proposed expenditure of $2 .- 400 payable to the Commonwealth bv the county from collection flines, most of which were prior 1038. These fines were over to the State by the cot ¥ when the former Comanissioner were questioned about the matter last year it is reported that thes indicated the amount would clude thi VAT budget smount, UU re, { neinded budget Club Gives $10 To Relief Fund (Continued from Page 1) club were Mr Gray Tressler and Mrs. Richard Taylor The following entertainment pro- gram wa given “Vocal solos, “Morning.” by Oley Speak and ‘Florian Song.” by Benjamin God- prd, sung by M Beas Edelbiute ; “A Dish of China Tea one-act piay presented by Mr TAnCs Thornton, Mi Ellen Grove, Mr Beity Swarm Mrs. Myrtle Get Mr Mary Stearn M1 Aileen Tressler, and” Mrs. Loulse Mayes, of the Lemont club Mrs. Cari William Hull, of DuBois, gave an illustrated lec ure on “Colonial Williamsburg Restoration” Refreshment were served and a social hour followed Helen WANTS GOOD SHOE LOOKS Ellen WANTS GCOD SHOE FEEL YO U GEY BOTH IN- V0 Hep Choice of high grade Occa sional Chalrs In various ¢ ors, covered in 'Q 95 new fabrics at only «¥s Walnut or maple Chest of Draw- ers at real Feb- ruary Sale sav- ings! 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