THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. February 20, 1941 Page Two Echoes From the Pas8 hg Fifty Years Ago School” is the name of a monthly magazine published at Williamsport, The publication is edited by W. R Leathers, a young man formerly of Howard. This week the managers of the Nall Works decided not to employ any boys in thelr works who are under 18 years of age. They prefer to give employment to men who have families to support and are out | of work. Another reason, boys un- | der that age should be attending | school. Mr, Samuel Sharer, formerly a citizen of Centre County, but who for over twenty-five years has lived in Illinois, spent the past three months with his brother, David Sharer, of Zion, and other relatives | He started for his in this section, home in the west on Tuesday morn- ing. Rev. Sarvis, of the M. E. church, closed his revival at the church at the Centre Iron Co's Works, His labors there resulted in seventy- eight conversions, He is now hold- ing similar meetings at Pleasant Gap... . Mr, Israel Sternberg arriv- ed home last week from Lowell, Mass, where he has been engaged in Journalism....The “Pennsylvania Mr. Eustace Grimes, formerly in the office of the Bellefonte Furnace Company, has accepted a clerkship under Mr. Harrity, at Harrisburg and left on Monday, to assume his dutles....The Blair County Bank- ing Company expects to erect a handsome new bullding on the cor- ner of Main and Juniata Streets Tyrone. The plans for the build. ing will be furnished by Robert Cole, Bellefonte's architect. The Bellefonte borough election passed off very quietly here Tues- day. A large vote wag polled in spite of the Inclemency of the weather. The whole Republican ticket was elected by majorities ranging from 80 to 165. The ticket elected is as follows W. F. Reeder, chief burgess; J. Linn Harris, as- sistant burgess; Charles Cook :reas- urer; 8. D. Ray, tax collector: James I. McClure, poor overseer: John Kiine, auditor, and Samuel Delige, Aigh constable, The new residence of Mr. P. C Montgomery, on Linn Street makes 8 very handsome appearance since the scaffolding has been removed Mr. Montgomery expects to occupy it in the spring....The wedding of Mr, William 8. Elliott, of Chicago. and Miss Anna Mcleyhen, of Beech Creek, occurred at the Presbyterian church at Beech Creek, Wednesday evening.... Nick Bauer was elected councilman in the South Ward Belelonte, by a majority of one vote....Buszh, the stationer has a nice Une of musical instruments on exhibition in his front siore window. Week before last while a band of choppers were at work felling trees on Litchenfalter's tract In the Sev. en Mountains nine miles southwest of Pardee, on the Lewisburg & Ty- rone railroad. they cut down a tree which fell on a rock under which a bear had his winter quarters. The animal resented the insult by com- ing out and attacking the choppers with such fury as to require the united efforts of half a dozen men to kill it, ang only succumbed after receiving nine cuts in the head and body from axes in the hands of the men. It was a monster she-bear and an exploraiion of the lair re- vealed the presence of two cubs RUX Compound Was What | Wanted--- Relieved My Pains’ Pennsylvania Man Says Rheumatie- Like Pains In Shoulder-Neck Broke Into Sieep at Night—Now So Pleased to Find Relief ux t%r19nyg A happier person is Mr. L. E. Mil- ler, 237 South 8t., Williamsport, Pa. jonly a few days old and still blind, | The cubs were removed to the camp of Adam Krebbs and tenderly nurs {ed, but one of them died the day | | after its capture, Last week Sheriff Ishler appoint. ed Mr. J. B. Crawford of Gregg | | Twp. as his deputy for the term Mr. Woodring will remain until Mr, Crawford becomes acquainted with the work of the office. James Storrey, of Kansas City, was contemplating opening a face tory in Philadelphia for the manu- facture of artificial eggs, which would sell for about 3 cents a dozen The synthetic eggs were to be en- cased in a shell composed of lime, | water and glue. Mr. Cole, of Bellefonte, is the ar- chitect who will furnish the design | for the mansion which the Sterling Company is about to build at Hast. ings, Pa. Messrs, Beaver, Hast- ings and Spangler have large in- terests there and their visits are generally an indication that some improvement is about to be made They will probably remain a couple of days. Prof. P. H Meyer, of Boalsburg, was in town on Monday. He bas held six musical conventions this year and every one was largely at- tended. During that (ime he had over 580 pupils under his direction, which is a considerable task. The last convention, at Boalsburg, last week was the Jargest of all and was attended by singers far and near The Prof. no doubt feels like taking a rest after such a long siege. Marriage licenses were lssued to the following couples: J. E. Harter and Jennle V. Hosterman, both of Coburn; Harvey Wise and Miss Laura Erb, both of Woodward. M E. Grove, Lewistown and Miss 8 Jennie Pecht. Seiglerville; John T. Holt and Miss Winona Rumberger both of Julian: Roland Richards Jullan, and Miss Gertie Williams, Martha; J. E. Reber, Vicksburg, and Miss Annle E Pledler, of Madi. sonburg; Alexander McDowell Jr, and Miss S8arah J. Crawford, both of Snow Shoe; Joseph E. Wallace and Miss Mary Ann Davison, both of Munson. A drowning accident: occurred Saturday morning at the residence of Alfred Wallace of Philipsburg Mrs. Wallace, it would appear. was about to prepare the table for din- ner, and had gone to the closet for the necessaries, The closet also led to the cellar, and it is supposed that Just a: the moment she was seized with paralysis and over the stairs into the cellar, in which there was about two feet of water. About 11:30 one of her sons came home for dinner, but not seeing his mother and finding the closet door open, he went to the close: and on look- ing down the stairs saw his mother at the foot of them and motionless with her head and shoulders under water. He immediately called his brother who was asleep upstairs, he being empioyed on night duty. Help baving been secured the poor wo- man was taken upsiairs, and in the meantime a physician was sent for Drs. Lytle and Dunwiddie were soon in attendance and pronounced life to be extinct 20 YEARS AGO Mrs. Thomas C. Miller, formerly Miss Mary Wagner, of Centre Hall, received a handpainted China berry set from her fellow operators at the Centre Hall exchange. on the oc- casion of her marriage. Those who presented the gift were: the Misses Bessie Coldron, Verna Rowe, Lena | Emerick and Lena Breon. While Charles Wagner and Ed- | ward Bertram. both of Bellefonte, were driving out Water Street in | Bertram's Buick roadster, the car skidded near the Bellelonte Lumber Company office, struck a telephone | pole, and turned over on its side. | Both young men escaped injury and | crawled out through the side cur- | tains. The car was badly damaged | The following pupils in the pri- i mary department of the Coleville school bad perfect attendance re- | cords for January: Alice Tate, Mad- | eline Tate, S8avilla Corman, Mildred | Green, Esther King, Ethel Stover, h a fall el | Janet Thomas Hazel Keeler, John | { Robb, Don#ld Keeler, BEdward { Green, Roger Poorman, Raymond | Love, Paul Justice, Oscar Billet, { Russell Poorman, John Mills, Gil-| bert McMurtrie and Ralph Stover, | | The teacher was Annie Sheeder. | F. W. Crider one of, Bellefonte’ | oldest and best known business men, | {and widely known through central | Pennsylvania as a dealer in lumber, | died at his apartment in the Hotel | Chalfonte, Atlantic City, where he | {had gone in the interests of his (health. He was aged 76 years | Bearers at the funeral here were: | James C. Furst, John Curtin, John | McCoy, W. Hassel Montgomery, | Gordon Montgomery, J. K. Barn- | { hart, and Charles E. Dorworth, all of Bellefonte, and James Preeman, of Tyrone, A kitchen shower was given at the home of Dr, E, 8, Maloy, by the | Methodist Sunday School, in honor | of Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Williams, | who were making their home with | Dr. Maloy at the time, | The home of Miss Rebecca N, | Rhoads on West Linn Street, which | was destroyed by fire some time | ago, was being torn down by a crew of workmen in preparation for the erection of a new bungalow on the site, Marriage licenses were issued to | these couples: | man, Woodward, and LotUe M. Wolfe, Aaronsburg; G Frank 8mith and M. Alverda Sweeny, both of Potters Mills; Andrew H, Tarbert, York, and Ruth L. Coxey, of Belle- fonte Perry Gentzel, who Had been il at his farm home east of Bellefonte, wag reported to be in serious con- ditton—Miss Rachel Shuey, organ- {st at the Methodist church, was spending a (wo weeks’ vacation with friends at Kingston, and during her absence Mrs. Ross Parker was serv- ing as organist, Dan Showalter suffered an injury of the left knee and ankle while driving the motorcycle which he used in delivering parcel post. He was rounding the corner at Logan and Allegheny Streets when the machine overturned, pinning the rider beneath. He was forced W remain home several days After a consultafdon of three Bellefonte physicians it was decid- ed to send Miss Catherine Gross of Bellefonte, to the Orthopedic hospital in Philadelphia for treat- ment. Her right hip had been injur- ed some months ago in a fall and recently she had injured the other hip which was showing indications of becoming stiff Mrs. Sarah Poorman, of Cole ville, had a plum tree in her yard which was {n blossom. The mld weather had brought out buds on trees and shrubbery in many sec- tions of the county. Other indiesa- tions of an early spring included the flight of a large flock of wild geese over Bellefonte The birds were traveling northward Al Robinson, who resided at Pan- ther Run, Centre County, had brought suit against the New York Central Railroad for $100 for two cows he claimed were killed bY trains. He alleged that wires en- closing the railroad at the point where the cattle were killed had been cut by employes of the com- pany who were hauling ties While on her way home from school Fay Teaman, eighi-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs, Edward J. Teaman of Reynolds Avenue, Bellefonte, ran out in the street In the Court House and Was struck by a car driven by W, C Krader of the Krader Motor Com- pany. Her left leg was fractured when one wheel of the machine passed over the member, and she suffered a number of bruises, The possibility of hub-deep mud on the driveways leading through Grange Park Centre Hall, such as was experienced the previous fall was lessened when five carloads of cinders. shipped by the Pennaylva- nia Railroad from Northumberiand free of charge, were placed on the drives. ifteen teams and a score of Grangers worked on the task of spreading the cinders to double track width to a depth sufficient to keep autos from again floundering in the mud. The single track of the Mifflin & Centre County branch of the Pennsylvania Raliroad near Burn- ham was blocked five hours aller the wreck of a single car. A car bearing a 77-ton casting from the Standard Steel plant was being transported over the raliroad when the topheavy car upset on a curve and the casiing fell into a swamp It was estimated that even with the most powerful derrick avallable, I would require two days’ to drag the cagting from the swamp a Es RUNVILLE Mr. E BR. Hancock of Philipsburg, vigited with Mr. end Mrs. Johd Furl last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs Milligan Lucas vis ited at Cenire Hall last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Zerby and two children of Merings, visited with relatives, front of Mrs. Pearl Fye and Mrs. Betly | Johnson visited with Mrs Helen Vargo at Pleasant Gap, last Thurs. day. Mr. Walter Hall of Pleasant Gap, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson last Thursday. McCliney of Pleasant Gap, visited with Mrs. Betty Johnson last Pri- | day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs, Samuel Purl and daughter Sarah of Williamsport, | visited with home folks jast Sun- | day. Mrs, May MeClincy ang Mr and Mrs. Harold Johnson motored to Baltimore, Md. last Priday even- ing returning Sunday. The Royal Sons and Daughters i Feb. 28th. piace not known yet. Revival meeting still in progress with 256 conversions, ' may close Wednesday night. Bald Eagle Grange Friday night, i Feb, 21st. | “DYNAMITE” SPRAYS Warren E. Hoster- | Mr. Luther Mong and Miss Lalu! Sunday School class are arranging | for a box social on Priday evening, | | - Over The County News Mrs, W. 8, Shelton, of Millheim, slipped on the icy pavement in front of their home and suffered a se- verely sprained ankle last week, Mrs, Vianng Meyer. of Millheim, became {ll suddenly last Thursday afternoon and collapsed at home. In falling, she lay against the hot water pipes and was severe ly burned on an arm, shoulder and across her back. She is better at this time, but remaing bedfast, Miss Mary Jane Stover, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Thomas Z, Btover, of Pine Creek, is attending to the house- hold duties and acting as a nurse and companion to Mrs, Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Page of Pittsburgh became the proud par- ents of a son born at 6 o'clock last Monday moming in the MoGee hospital, Pittsburgh The weighed 8 pounds gnd is the second child and second boy in the Page | former family. Mrs, Page is the Betty Curtin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mac Curtin, of Bellefonte The baby wii be named Andrew Curtin Page in honor of its great great grandfather, Andrew Gregg Curtin of Bellefonte who was Penn. yivania's Civil War Governor. The Pages’ first child, Benjamin B. Page 5 two years old The Busy Bee Sunday School class of the Pleasant Gap Metho- dist Church was entertained recent- ly at the home of Mrs, John Lock. hart of Peru. The guests played games and refreshments were serv- ed at the close of the evening Those present are as follows: Helen Tate, Paula Lego, Catherine Grif- fith, Betty Jean Noll, Betty Larimer Patty Larimer, Alice Horner, Rose Marie Meyers. Esther Lambert, Isa- belle Sorenson, Thelma Dunkle- barger, Glenna Mong, Shirley Rim- mey, Elsle Donavan, Lucille Lock- hart, Frank Lockhart Mrs Hill teacher of the class, and Mr. and Mrs, John Lockhart. The Howard Fire Company held ita regular meeting and annual election of officers recently at the fire house with 37 members aitend. ing. The following officers were elected. President A D. Giedhill: vice president, Willard Neff: secre- tary, G, A Exdahl; treasurer, Har- old Kline; fire chief, Hubert D Hanna; first assis fire chief Lester Wyland; second assistant fire chief. Frederick E Pletcher: di. rectors, Samuel! Gordon Frank Wal. Ince and Jack I. Sutton trustees Ted Dixon, Charles Belghtol and Delmer Eriley. Following the meet. ing cards were played and relresh. ments were served LESSONS IN Words Often Misused ¥., "Let's you ang I go “le, you and me go Do not say. ‘If the weather favorable I think I shal “1 think I shall try chance it.” t say, "He is badly In need Say, “He is greath need of assistance.” Do not say, ‘Schoo] takes wp ul nine and jets out at three” Say “School begins at nine o'clock and closes at three” Do not say, “1 if soon.” Ane." ¢ in 4] shall return direct- iy" you mean “I ghall retum Do not say, "He hasn't worked any this week” Say, “He hasn” worked at all this week Words Often Mispronounced Cherubie, Pronounce che-roo- bik, & a5 in me unstressed oo as in 00. | as in it, and accent second syliable Penwick name), men, { as in it. ang not fen-wick. Contest (noun and verb). Accent noun on firs, syllable, verb on last | syliable, Loath (adjective): pronounce the th as In wealth. Losthe (verb), pronounce the th as in smooth. Secondhand. Accent rst and Inst syllables and do not say “sec- ond handed.” Chicago. Pronounce ghi-ko-go, § as in it, first 0 as in or, accent sec- ond syllable. POTTERS MILLS Mr. Merrill Copenhaver and fam- ily of Aaronsburg spent Thursday at the Mr. H. E Faust home, Mr, Frank Bible, wife, daughter | Emma from Aaronsburg acoom- panied by Miss Ethel Tressler vis- ited Mr, Clark Bible in Yeagertown | Saturday | Mr, Bible in a very serious condi- tion from the effects of a stroke, Miss Dorothy MoMichael and | Garaldine Hoover from Centre Hall ivisiiad over the weekeng with | friends in Philadelphia. | Among those housed up with the grippe at this time are Mr. F. F. | Palmer and Mrs. Harry Brown. Mr, { 8. E. Brown has been confined to ! his bed for the (an English family her | baby | Pronounce fen-ik. ¢ as in| afternoon. ‘They found | Ww. L ed a Greyhound bus last Tuesday afternoon for Coatesville where entered the U, 8, Veterans Hospital for a checkup on his physical con- dition Four Philipsburg residents left | ay Aouk for Miami, Fla. They are i Ellsworth Flegal, Morrisdale; Claude Cetts Jr, Harry PFlaberg, and Os- car Abramson. They expect to be | gone for about two weeks, | Mrs, Cleve Bungard, of Mills fell at her farm home last | Tuesday evening and injured her arm. On Wednesday, she wa { taken to the Centre County Hos- pital a: Bellefonte, where examing- tion revealed fracture at the shoulder, Mrs. Eungarg returned home again on Sunday. and her household activities are now consld- erably restricted but ering satisfactorily Henry PF. Erdley, ] who was reported last week as hav- ing become a patient in the Lewis. town Hospital and sufliering the effects of a sieg De he Spring iaht ight a sie 18 recov- of Bpring from | deve t admit! condition is reported as being satisfactory but his conflemer hospital] will assure him o care until the disease course i tvnt ye0 typhoid ince to the institution { Lhe proper run { s Mrs. W. R. S8warn fvals in Milihelm last week- for a short visit with Captain Bwarm’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. W warm. Captain swarm had 1 stationed at Fort Sill, Oklaho- during ihe early part of the Army training period, and has now been transferred to Fort Breage near Fayettevilie, N. C. Captain Swarm is the Field Artillery and B adaptation of the Prenc an effective field weapon in World War but to be displaced with the and more effeciive a bination howilser and field plece Captain and were arr end fy ad 08 nower 100s OO ~ "me OF 30m cela Mi by fire a ENGLISH Words Often Misspelled Word Stndy, a word three times and let us inerease our ve by mastering one word ch day. Words for this jesson TRANSITORY; for a short Ume transitory light Pu continu “It was a comet of which hen South DBSBEQUIOUS; servilely fawning “An obsequious ling young man admitted them atten. ’ CHRONOMETRY. the art of measuring time (Pronounce kro- nom-e-tri, first, 0 as in obey, sec- ong o as in on, ¢ az in me unsiress- ed. accent second syllable ) FEASIBLE; capable of being done or effected; practicable. “It was not feasible to gratify so many am- bitions “—Beaconsfield, TURPITUDE; inherent baseness; deprivity, “It was occasioned by direct mora] turpitude.” PALLIATE; to cover wilh excises “They never hide or paillate their vices "Swift. NEW COMFORT was the keynote as we made plans for this year’s Ford. Get in, through the new wide doors! Stretch out, in room to spare! Seating width has been increased as much as 7 inches. Knee-room and inside length are greatest in the low-price field. | Then take the road and try its ride! | | i | Swarm of Millhetm board- | obs asm————— a GET IN..STRETC REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS to Irvin J in Bogg Sunday School Lesson on with waaicn hes on you ) ] 9 i tier. he doesn't GOLIYEN TEXT: “Lord I bark v ' but Just looks, lake 11:1 he though It 1a re- JESUS CALLS TO PRAYER rises to my ming in connect dog et ux tract Oscar B Lucas, of Twp., $150 Maude Blee Fleck, adm M. Fleck, of Philipsburg Philipsburg, $l. Harry Badger, attorney-in-fact, to Samuel H. Poorman, et ux, of Belle fonte, tract in Bellefonte, South Ward, $1 First National Bank of Osceola Rena Wood Hobba, et tract Rush Twp. $6980 ofl Bellefonts Broderick, of Stal Bellefonte, West W. 8B. Craft wartz, et ux State College Hugh H x 0. W ) { of Lan ‘ ' J f me tax blank ummenrs nr yey ts Wingate Inernational Sunday for February 23. School Lesson Mils to go for a and 1941 Lhe 4 Vv) } ove or Earl tract in to YOUr eyes, ADDR Luke 18 . ve - “ Y & exinre Lesson Text Ioguent EE al a a Yon, pa~ rust a to in » PH al wie i OTe oro to Will of Btate Collet £7.000 DONT OVERLOOK DEVENSH FAX ON INCOME BLANK liave - PENN KTA MAKES I'E SCTENTIST BUCKWHEAT STUDY a - ; ; ir pet re Ti ! buckwheat COLLEGE CONFAB TO BF " ; fm us. Siverhull and Japanese sali HELD AT PENN STATE ; rev reater siel nur p Irom bees n In re- ivoming from d ur ‘ we sl os eYer ii may be. as t nidsummer until 4 blossoms are en invited to atlend the sec | em em « an Elernal Be kille vy frost mak decirable bee " ennsyivania 8 ws | AEE I r ove and wisdom to pasture t ¢ estimated CNOUEN of are be nd ans Government 10 weekend nits w ren OUDGE Healed Her Burns Without A Scar was badly burned when £ val ofl on a desdened fire sed tothing bt San-Cuta and in an incredibly her face was healed e a scar” writes Haltie 8 id Jowa Circle, Washington Antiseptic Sen-Cura Ont equally fine for minor sore: irritations, bodies. scald and 25¢c. at all drug stores ul to first bathe af- Medicated San- Parrish Drag who will 55 lent £24 Program.” Another & discuss absentee voling legislation which has been advocated by many | "0 T®eC for heip—he not pray coliege students 5 10 parade his virtues be. The president state wide ‘or Uie secret edification association is Thomas C The Publican, seif- stose, of Schaeflerstown, a senior in nd ashamed by his own up- agricuitural Penn “5, seeks God through Bate ig an assistance oer- ned. A very simple Bighop Cares It de attitudes lected &he downs Omnimem time of the Backen- education at sR ¥ itching piles most } —— Let's remember at gil times, that the prime function of Belleionte Is to promote family life, including the proper growth of children "The sort of §lustration LoS §5 eren Kore which H OUT. ond eso a great new ride! A soft, steady, gliding new Ford ride that takes good road or bad in a sat- isfying new kind of stride. And notice the quietness of this big Ford! There's news at your Ford Dealer's that's too good to miss! News in com- fort. News in value. And news in a _ “deal” that you'll find casy to takel words: | past two weeks giter | RT oy a pains have given 2ci2ure of liquor by State Po. | ARE NOT EXPLOSIVE | having a relapse. me a lot of discomfort, 0 When I | te elimi 10000, Was brought | . | Mis Merrlll Decker returned | discovered RUX Compound and the | ode Hr ane ob safe keeping in the| “Dynamite” spray applications | from the Centre County hospital fine relief it is bringing me from | eg t postoflice. The are not expiosive, H. N. Worthley, | on Saturday, having been there for these aches and pains, it's only nat- | of boore was captured at| professor of economic entomology at | the past two weeks. ural that T want to tell all my friends Graysville after a truck and road- | the Pennsylvania State College, a Mr. and Mrs. Michael Delaney of i about it. (ster had escaped State Police at plains. They do noi blow up cod- Earlystown visited on Sunday at! “With the pains relieved, it's a | Mowistown Surine oJ running fight | ling moth worms. {the home of their son-in-iaw Mr. | pleasure to want to be more active, a number of | “Dynamite” or inverted &DrAY | gumner Auman. | | shots. Word was sent on to State | mixtures, were invented (o save | i Yo fleep Hutter. aniio Hoy my work { Police here to watch for the cara- | time and money for fruit growers | Mr. and Mrs, Lester McPadden of | recommend RUX Compound to oth-| Y82 Officers got Sim Baum's large | and tests conducted in recent years | Baltimore, Md. visited over the ars” | Franklin touring car and chased the | at the Pennsylvania State College | Weekend at the Mr. Ed, Sweetwood | Before another day goes by, decide | Uck and roadster from Centre fruit research laboratory at Ar- | home. for yourself to try RUX Compound Hall to Graysville where the truck endtsville indicate that they have | Mr. and Mrs, 8. E Brown receiv- | which your own neighbors and | baited when its gasoline supply ran | considerable merit. When the mix- |#d word on Monday noon that friends praise so highly. Just come | Out. The driver, Michael Varowski ture is applied in large quantities their oldest daughter Mildreq had to the WHITE BROS. Drug Store | of Wilkes Barre, was brought to the | to trees, the drip consists of water been hurt in an automobile acel- | and ask for the genuine RUX Com- | local jall. In the truck were three | alone, while the poison tends to dent near Philadelphia. No details | pound (liquid). Three economical barrels and ten cases of whiskey, remain; the heavy deposit produced | were given. Her brother Harry and | sizes for your convenience. Sold by | while the roadster carried 178 quart | Is “dynamite” in the codling moth | Mr, Roy Rayer left immediately for | Pinta A leading druggists everywhere, bottles packed in the rear, larvae, -~ - .
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