Page Two ——— THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. December 11, 1941, Echoes From the Past oo ” - Fifty Years Ago James H. Rankin, Esq, has been appointed by the Court as auditor to audit the accounts of the Pro- thonotary, Register and Recorder of Centre county with the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania for the year 1801, The knitting factory at Millheim which has been untenanted for sev- eral years, we have been Informed by a reliable party, has been rented to a party in Howard for the pur- pose of manufacturing handles, and | is expected will give employment to A number of men, The knitting fac- tory was the source of much loss to the business men of Millheim who invested their money in it and never | recelved any returns. Marriage licenses were issued to the following couples: George W. Reed, Milroy, and Annie M. Havice, Sugarville; O. T. Stover, Haines township, and Annie M. Spangler, Miles township: A. M. Snook and Maggie Swartz, both of Penn town- ship; J. Edward Hom and Jessie C Laurie, both of Philipsburg; N. H Hoy, Marion township, and Kate Dorman, Walker township; William Van Tries, Loveville, and Ada Mus- ser, Pennsylvania Furnace. Nearly everybody in Centre coun- ty is familiar with or has had some dealings with Mr. Simon Loeb, who for many years has been engaged in the mercantile busines: fonte. On Monday Mr ed the writer that he will ¢ with his family where he expects to business. Mr. Loeb is what we term an enterprising merchant and al- ways was an active citizen in all matters pertaining to welfare of the community The {ron mall box in Bunnel & Alkens stor means became a tric wire of the { line. When John mall carrier, was the frome of ey round collecting 1) prise greeted him whe this letter box. When he and caught hold of he began to tremble then he wrenched lock a bang and I With great difficulty h open the lock and but sparks flew around mail box is attached to an iron with an electric light at the top and by some means the wires in the post became connected it with the inferna Montie Ward, formerly fonte boy, now a famous base ballist will play second base and captain on the Brooklyn g next . . . If the rents in reduced to a decent would not be so many vacant houses and empty store rooms in town The new electrle light station about completed Gen. Hastings spent the past week in Bellefonte Ithough this is his home, is away most of the time , A Mrs DD, H. Hastings has been quite {ll with bilious fever during the past week at her home on Allegheny street . . An Interesting suit will come before the court week from lipsburg. It is a claim of $5000 for damages received from a bed boardwalk. The result case will be worth noting Miohte ARarotes highly narging 1 electricity a Belle- A I there Ary 1444 ire is nn ne thie of the The West Branch Furniture Co. of Lock Haven has just about come | pleted a large bookcase for ex- {Judge Orvis of this place, and the {same will be shipped to him this (week. It is 21 feet long and 8 feet high. Eckenroth & Co. have opened a [restaurant in connection with their fruit and tobacco store in the Crider {building on High street. Everything [is fitted up In fine style, neat, clean and attractive. A first class cook, | Mr. William Green, is on hand to serve anything to be desired in the most toothsome manner Recorder Morrison and Prothono- tary L. A. Schaeffer returned last [Saturday from a very interesting trip to Raleigh, N. C.. and other points. They were quite favorably impressed with some sections of the | (south, Some large districts appear to be nothing but worthless, unin. habited wild lands. Goodlander, employed on * job at Pardee, was instant. last week by the wrecking of several cars on a tram road He was taking several car loads of logs from the mountain down to the mill {when they got beyond control and running at great speed left the track und he was caught In the wreck. He was a married man with a family of se dren, The 3 fry 107 veral cil wwe ltn ire H h, widow of the , died at the home Mrs. Mariah Gram- Rebersburg, on Monday on of last week at the age of years m days. Dur- ing the past Ulrich was the victim eral paralytic KES of ge long iliness eleven child- all 1 Ulrich jaughte: ear nth and 7 year Mrs trokes a ac her after a mother of ns and are stil] Murray, who trot "OY TY sirees in leath She ‘a saris tare daughter lived on man of died on { last week of tomach, He week. Deceased John E. Murray, cof was married to th Wash Loneberger, of Pleasant Gap nd leaves a and one small child. He was tinner by trade and was employ- of this place Company B n Steamer Cc ” Feo ’ k the county commission. d the first piece of me- ture with which the partments the court be equipped. The plece d flice It is Olli ’ icet ast wee A nf oi cabinest wide and six number of drawers for holding stationery, blanks, etc. Then several large spaces for fmportant documents, protect- steel doors and locks. It is comg and convenient improvement of former Ve comix ymmissioners | ent it demonstre awake and progres Iarge office there AH rer filing are late action ¥ are Twenty licenses were Issued to the following couples: Plummer WwW Davidson and Marcella A. Malone both of Wingate; George T. Swartz Williamsport, and Ethel G. Harts- wick, State Collage While hunting small game Gilbert Holt, of Julian, was accidentally shot in the leg by his own revolver The ball entered the fleshy part o the leg above the knee and took downward course, lodging 3 §} ankle. A physician w to extract the bullet ¢ wound Marriage er at San Francisco on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of Virginia Rappe. announced the vote stood ten to two, but did not say whether the majority fav- ored acquitfal or conviction William Crawshaw, a telephone lineman employed by the Commer- cial Telephone Company, was ad- mitted to the Bellefonte Hospital for treatment of injuries received when a pole on which he was work- ing broke and fell to the ground. The accident happened near the Chemical Lime Company plant in Buffalo Run Valley. The weight of the pole fell on the fleshy part of the man’s leg l= Years -. J i there Ago pumpers for the department were to within the week and r their arrival it was hoped that surance rates in Bellefonte would be reduced delivered Frank Wise, first assistant post- master at Philipsburg, had been recommended for postmastership at that place to sueceed Roy Rowles Democrat, who had held the office H ht years six-months-old daughter of Mr { Olsen Petri) West High street, ge pin in its throat Medical summoned and afier much uity the pin was removed and the child wag recovering nicely Emanuel Noll, retired Bellefonts baggage master, was confined to his home on North Allegheny street be- cause of illness. He had sufferad from indigestion for some time . In some parts of the county there was sufficient snow for sleighing . . The Misses Anne and Caroline Valentine, of Bellefonte, left for New York, expecting to sail from for Bermuda, where they planned to spend the winter Rev Bellefonte Lutheran church, was credited with shooting a large buck near Pine Grove Mills dur g the » od Je of kin " a SA fe ty aid was diffic Jadid {early part of the season. DEER SKINS ARE VALUABLE Gloves, jackets, vests, etc. can be made from your deer hides, Save them and have them tan. ned by our superior buckskin tanning methods, Write for illustrated leather pamphlet and buckskin color chart. Ship your skins for tanning and trophies. for mounting, by Express or Parcel Post. Or, if convenient, bring them directly to ow studio . . . open every day, including Sundaye Free Buck Head Contest Write for circular giving details. Bveryone eligible. CLEARFIELD TAXIDERMY COMPANY Taxidermists . . . Tanners . .. For snd Leather Manufactorsn CLEARFIELD, PENNA. If you wish you may leave your trophies at S. H. Poor- man 8S will for them, rting Goods where a Clearfield representative Wilson P. Ard, pastor of the 88th birthday by helping his son-in. nw, Harry Badger, to butcher. De- spite his age, Mr. Eberhart was able to do his share of the work, { Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kellerman | Daniel Eberhart celebrated his moved from Clearfield to Bellefonte | where they expected to make thelr permanent home, Mr. Kellerman wag employed as an electrician, The largest deer reported killed In the state during the current season was shot by Fern Robert Stine, of McVeytown, who got a buck welgh- ing 387 pounds, The animal carried {a rack of 11 points, seven on one side and four on the other Miss Mary Cooney, who had been il for some weeks, operation at the University Hospl- tal, Philadelphia, during the course of whieh it was discovered that she was suffering from an abscess on the brain which developed from in- juries received when she was struck by an automobile near the chain works. The operation, performed by Dr. Frazier, noted surgeon, was a success and the patient was recuper= ating rapidly Ralph Smith, loeal editor, George Derr, job printer at the Centre Democrat office, were off duty because of attacks of grippe . + . Bellefonters were watching with glee a tif between Borough Man- ager James Seibert and F. E. Nag- iney, over disputed water tax claim, Seibert twice turned off the water to Naginey's home, but Nag~ iney promptly turned it on again Finally the gentlemen effected a compromise and buried the hatchet The following application, liquor license in Centre county had received by the court: William Joseph Dugan, F. W. and William Grebx Kondrat Juschick G. W. Miller, all of Philipsburg; August Glintz, Bellefonte, W. B Hall, Snow Shoe: J. R. G. Allis J. B. Dagan, Rush t n : George A. Bezilla, Rush town. E. 1. Gillen, Boggs townshij ndrew Chambers, Snow 8 Pp r many trinls and tribulations RH headmaster of the fonte Academy, was assured an and independent supply of for his swimming pool at the Academy athletic field. Drillers who had bern at work for several weeks truck water at a depth of 161 feet The water rose 26 {eet in well and after an electric pump had been installed it was believed that an en- : pel quate supply of water uld be available. During the win- tor Mr. Hughes expected to use the pool for skating, and also for cut. ting ice for the community W. L. Campbll, station agent at tha and n for Deg Bowser nean A hoe gi the iy 1 and asked to rked. Believing the weapon unloaded, Mr. Campbell pulled the trigger. To his great sure prise the gun discharged, the bullet entering a table top beside child's hand, and went through top, embedding itself table leg. The concussion extinguished a lamp on ¢ and it was some time before badly frightened man oould learn whether or not the child had been struck. the gun w in the from the ——————— SNYDERTOWN Church notes for Sunday, Dec Sunday Church school at 9:30 a. m Worship service at 7:30 p m (Christmas sermon). The Christmas entertainment will be announced next week The Children’s Party for the chil. dren of 8t Mark's Lutheran church will be held Friday. Dec, 10. All the hildren of the church are expecied to be present 14 Over three hundred prople served at Mark's Lutheran nesday evening Elmer Stover is slowly from a recent lilness Gerald Rogers shot one day last week Miss Lillie Beck spent with were at 5t Wed- ey 33 ‘ v) - ie iad he turkey supper church last improving a four-point of Lock Yer Haven, sister and George Harsh- Sunday Mr famils and Mr Mr. and Mra. Alvin Beck and son spent Friday at the J. E. Ertel home east of Rebersburg helping to butch eT. We have a couple les In our town Ed Dorman is somewha! better at this writing cases of meas- The people In our community are busy preparing for the Christmas | SEASON. Mr. and Mrs. John Dorman of Mill Hall, spent Bunday afternooy; at the Harry Lutz home. Mr. and Mrs’ Max Markie of Bellefonte, spent Sunday afternoon and evening at the Eimer Stover home Kenneth Powers is slowly recovers ing, and we hope he soon will be able to return to work. Norman Stover spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stover The hunters in our community have been busy hunting, but not much game has been reported killed Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harshberger and son of Burnham, spent Sunday at the George Harshberger home i Mr. and Mrs, Ed Dorman motor ied to Danville to the Gelsinger Hos- | pital where the former Is taking | treatments, Mrs. Max Markle of Bellefonte, | spent Wednesday afternoon at the { Elmer Btover home. : — wo», — : UNVILLE i Mrs, Nora M'ityg from Woodland | {has been visting her son, Ernest! {Milion and fax. 7 the past werk | Rev. and Mrs. Miller visited with { Rev, Orion Woomer and family at | Houserville, last Thursday evening. | | They saw the new baby that the | {stork left them a few days ago. { | Mr, and Mrs, Irvin Bennett and I Mrs. Pearl Fye, and Mr, and Mrs. | Richard Purl visited at the James | Pye home on Sunday afternoon, | Earl Kauffman shot an eight-point | buck last Friday. John Furl was ill two days last week and was unable to work. Sunday school next Sunday morn. ing at 9:30, and preaching at 10:30, | All«College Talent Night underwent an | lof the war situation and the iby them in gommon. The Rev Over the County News Shirley L. Ives, Leon Rabinowitz and Donald R. Taylor, all of Btate College, were awarded prizes at the program lagt Tuesday night, One of the three will represent the College on a Fred Allen national program, receiving $200 for the appearance Work began last week In replac- | ing the roof of the front part of the Bellefonte ¥. M. C. A. bullding. The reuling material, ordered In August, arrived the latter part of last week A change In the location of the office and the relaying of a new floor in the lobby are among other improve- ments completed recently Guy F. Bohn, son of Mr Harry A. Bohn, of Millheim hw been promoted Lo the rank of staf! crzeant at vr Corps Advanesd Fiving School, Slckton Field, Cal A bwember of ! 853rd Oidnance Company, 8 Sgt. Bohn graduated from East Penns Valley High School In 1038 and is serving his third yea: in the U. 8. Army aKev, and Mrs G. A, Prederick Griesing spent the Thanksgiving hol. in Hazleton at the home of Rev Griesing’'s mother. It was a home- coming day for the Cries: fame ily In celebration of the 75th birth- day anniversary of the elder Mrs Grieaing which occurred on Sunday November 30. All the childrer ichildren and M ana 3! nt 4 "Le presen cROeps Br Shreckenga Millkeim hunter to bring wt week. Philip Mey one, Earl “Jerry third one to come in wit) his car. A |} ) heavy antlers Russell Cable and his who came up from Lansdi opening days. each got Monday = and Tues am below Reberst through on the first das buck, as did Randall Bos Rebersburg. The Smull ight down two nice first day and several of the Aarons- were L000 uce large f the on 13 ow br nrg day hunters lucky Some over-anxious not walt for the opening of season. Shortly after 5 etlock Sundsy morning a shot f the mountains near Milthe!m an hour and a half later, tw shots rang out In the same and your guess is as g° body's as to what happened were found In the MIlIhetm wimrod tums ne Bove mebody did to look at ing. Another report is that hunter saw an with a { killed doe—angd handed out the that iid dress out tirwa what reallly ther 1y ad- the before leave. vice WS in ve WORLD or RELI BY WW.REID with nn ane are way ar cans ats f on coming closer fogether be- yr danger” that this a recent everyone was ormed ¢ akes In Bishop E Prof. C. C Hallesby, represent two 108 of the werian 8tate Church the Rev 1. a leader of the Bap- groups Lutheran Nor and Jacob A. Ochrn tist denominatios th new united f pre the is of » ; . » a i Ne new problems fa by the Christian workers and missionaries in every state in the Union because ro A shift. ing of populations to industrial com- munities and war camps will be emong the matters considered four days when the Home Missions Council of Narth America holds it annual meeting in Trenton, New Jersey, January 4 to 12. The Coun. cil represents the major Protestant denommations in the hited Siates and most of the problems are shared Cen Pitt Beers. a lending Baptist clergy- man is president of the Council; and the executive geeretaries are Dr Mark A. Dawber and Miss Edith E. Lowry {or io £ 4.3% A statement issued recently by the National Catholic Welfare Con- ference, on behalf of the bishops of the Roman Catholic church, said ‘Our sympathy out again to the peoples of those countries have been crushed under the of the invader; and indeed, to all upon whom War has imposed so heavy a burden of suffering and sac- rifice. We cannot too strongly cone demn the Inhuman treatment to Ons whn heel [witich the Jewish people have been subjesied in many eountries In this hour of cruel torture, we are mind- ful daily at God's altar, of all the innocent victims of the war, of the homeless, the exiled, the impritoned, and all who are suffering becanes of hunger or disease, We ask the faith- | fui to unite with us in offaring daily prayers and sacrifice in their behalf.” # Ld . * Believing that if patients are busy their disease will be less burdensome | than if they zit idle, the Protestant Leper Home. Bethesda, Dutch Gui ana, trie to keep all lepers employ. ployed, hands,” says Superintendent H. R Fischer, “make musical instruments or carved boxes or furniture, Others | have gardens where they raise frit | One has made bricks for our new, paths. The homes of the women are models of ci®aniiness, and fower- beds and well-kept yards are always picturesque. A leper who has both feet aids one who is a cripple. One “Those who can use their 1 Because of the shortage of trans formers and other equipment, tl annual Christmas outdoor lighting | contest sponsored by newspapers and the West Penn Power Co, will not be held this year in Bellefonte and State College Beven persons were fined for park- ing too close to fire apparatus at (hearings before State College Bur. gess Wilbur FF, Leitzell last Tuesday night, Burgess Leitzell announced that arrests and fines would continue to be made {f motorists persist in getting too close to the scene of fire: David Thompson, son of Rev. and Mrs. Willlam C. Thompson, of Belle fonte, a junior at Penn State recent- ly was elected to membership in Big ma Delta Chi, national honorary journalism fraternity, Invitation to Join the fraternity Is considered quite an honor by journalism stu- dents Three runaway 16 vears of age College last Officer ts came to State him home, while messages from of the other two asked that sent home The two Were way the next m MH ik~ Parent defects will year aller Iu a 50 mang it was ann suthorities orted authoritatively that Hote} al Miliheim nee last February, has peen sed by 8. Walker Henninger proprietor of Hen. n the college town ney! no ‘ 4 yoy ra ml fon in a nunt { years past, the move ne that will probably meet approval of © traveling fe Weil nr the Dusiness inleresis 610A, GH and roll one who cook wel] pre- wr CQ Ts wilh pit. the he Oo sew ™ wn lAanguag in Mexico, Central Am. he Philippines, South a, Slam (Thailand) islands of the Pacific onl ¢ tir-kn ing and - * - » of the Roman Cath- j=tivians ha estims n how | : i gale 88 This is a rise of cent within the last higher figure is based on fact that per cent regist have expressed a ce for the Catholic church of 30.000.000 made by the In 1820 wt had there wire 20. the : ; (0 United States 50 1 years. The ~r the of tie draft preferet The bared A Survey church anthorities been estimated that 000 000 members of * » » . The Coliege of Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Nan- King. supported by North American missionary agencies, reports that juring the year there were distrib. uted to Chinese farmers 508744 pounds of improved wheat, millet and cotion seer<perhaps the great. ost ingle contribution made by any- body to the food supply of that na tion lower figure mm ml os—— KENNEDY Mrs. LL. L. McCartney and chiid- ren, Mrs. H. E. McCartney and son spent Wednesday at thelr parental home alt Pleasant Gap Mr. and Mrs. Ed Leitch and chil- dren {rom East End, spent Bunday al the James Rager home Miss Lots Runkle spent a {ew days with friends at Pleasant Valley Most of our hunters have return- ed from their mountain camps with fair success Mr. and Mrs, Blair Markle spent Bunday evening at the L. L Moc- Caltney home. Miss Alice Leathers has been at | Potier county for a week Mrs. J. F. McCartney spent a few days at the Harry Lucas home at Yarnell, and also Mrs. R. B. Lucas Samuel Mulberger and {rday evening. | Dont forget Christmas is faround the corner. Mr. and Mrs, Jake Fry and mo- ther called at the J. F. McCartney | { home, Saturday p. m. Use our Classified Ad columns, visited a sister, Harry | Zimmerman were in our village Sat. | Just REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS of Centre of ARronsourg Sunday School Lesson mei CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP Treasurer count C. Auman Penn Twp. $6.00 Treasurer of Cenlre county Mame Bell Wasson of State Coll tract in College Twp, $16.36 John E. Shay, et ux, to Ra L. Artz, et ux, of Pine Grove tract In Fergus Twp. §] CW pleton in Port Matilda Bella W R. Wingard in Penn Tv Arthur Ww Zang College International Sunday School Lesson for December 14, 194) earnings as Lt people hold and say cont Uke workers is Wo giv lated sum out holy into the et ux, to John A . il ! r hat : rroy Port Mallid ! f $50 Lesson Text: Cor et p., $1 Peter Jerry '. Woods SBimcox, et tract in B Crist Philipsb Commis Ric} ™ iv Rees to Edn; Irg y Pl of Cent tract iy 101 er - bring results FE RAVELING around town here, you'll find Buicks that are still in service after six, eight, ten or even more years. It's worth noting that these sturdy old for strength plac All the factors that make and long life are still present such further advances as all-coil springs duicks are still serving faithfully and well, for several reasons. They have the same basic type of engine Domite pistons that squeeze more good as the sleek 1942 Buick — a rugged, long- lived, extra.efficient valve-in-head, from gasoline, ( compound Carburetiont that spells peak economy with un- though it is now made better by Firenani matched reserve power, combustion. There's more comfort, more conven They have the same dependable drive ience, more beauty, more value in these y ; '42 models. «~ a stout torquc tube encasing a sturdy -m steel shaft stretching its unbroken length But what counts is. that they're. still from transmission to rear axle. Buicks — tough, rugged and dependable. Take a look at what your next car is likely to be up against and ask yourseif if that isn't the kind of car it's smart to buy right now, Frames are fundamentally the same now as then; brakes, though hydraulic now, use the same, efficient, self-en- ergizing action. # igh extra cos Buk Srecias one medein, standard wher bevies LINGENFELTER MOTOR CORP. - North Water Street Phone 1065 Bellefonte, Penns. SRS BW ¢ SE au SOE WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WILL BUILD Toe
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