Echoes From the Past Mrs. Willlam Resides, of East High street, was recovering from painiui burns of the chest and arms suffered when a pan of hot water, which |she was holding over her head to Fifty Years Ago A bar of iron, worth $5, worked into horseshoes is worth $10; made into needles Is worth $350; 285, or made into balance springs of watches it is worth $250,000 Miss Mary Wolf, who lived along the Lewistown Pike near town, died on Saturday morning from con- sumption. She was about 46 years of age. The funeral occurred on Wednesday: services in the M. E. church. The Garman House bar will un- dergo extensive improvements soon A handsome new outfit has been or- | dered and it will be here some time next week. The Garman House Is always up to the times and is one of the best kept hotels to be found Marriage licenses were issued to the following couples: James I. Ly- tle and Laura A. Ross, both of Le- mont; Edward C. Bressler and Clara A. Brown both of Haines township; William H. Bair, of Rebersburg and Henrietta E. Neese, Wolf's Store; Reuben P. Miller and Harriet Smith, both of Spring township; John Mil- | ler, Boalsburg, and Alma C. Rishel, Oak Hall; Lewis C. Hoover and Minnie McGinley, both of Julian; Samuel R. Gillam, Philipsburg, and Nora Morarity, Ashcroft. On Monday evening the pupils of the Bellefonte High School gave an entertainment for the benefit of the Grand Army of this place. The Op- era House was completely filled. As it was Washington's Birthday the entertainment was appropriately ar- ranged for the occasion. The pro- gramme consisted of declamations, recitations and musical selections The entertainment was a clever one and the high school pupils did well Prom the size of the house the Post must have realized handsomely, It is said that the Clinton County Agricultural Society is negotiating for the purchase of a tract of land | near Mill Hall, on which there is a grove, and that the society has in contemplation the holding of a county fair next fall on the picnic grounds. A race track and perman- ent picnic grounds are to be features of the proposed park. The grounds | are near the stations of the Beech Creek and Bald Eagle Valley Rail- roads, and a street railway line with | electric cars will connect the park | with Lock Haven report Mr. Henry Beck, while on a visit to friends at Sunbury, last week was suddenly taken ill. He came home on Saturday and has been quite ill since Peter Ashcroft, of the Central Hotel, Philipsburg, is lying at the point of death, Faint hopes for his recovery afe entertained by his friends Harry Green and Frank Lukenbach arrived home from Philipsburg on Saturday, for a few days recreation at this place Work on the new Catholic church at Philipsburg will be commenced on about Easter if the weather proves; satisfactory . , . Jonathan Stover, of | Altoona, died in that city on Friday evening, February 12th, after a brief fllness of one week from the grip Mr. Stover was a former resident, of near Pine Grove Mills, He was] aged about 65 years. A wife and two | sons survive him ! Twenty Years Ago bookkeeper at Wholesale Miss Edith Houser, the Lauderbach-Zerby Company offices, was admiited to the Bellefonte Hospital where she underwent an operation John Tuten, youngest son of Mrs. Ear! C. Tuten, of Philipsburg, ar-| rived in Bellefonte enroute to visit his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. | Harold Kirk at their farm near town. While engaging in carrying a pan of ashes down the steps al the rear of his residence on North Penn | street, Orlando Bryan slipped and! fell, suffering .a painful bruise at the end of his spine. He was under- going medical treatment at his home. | Miss Mary Royer, Bellefonte com- | munity nurse, was planning to go to! Philadelphia in March to take al three-months’ course at the Munici- | pal Hospital in contagious diseases | and a four-months’' course in com- | munity nursing. Miss Mary Meeker, a registered nurse, was to serve as | community nurse during Miss Roy- | er's absence. The apartment occupied by Mr. | and Mrs. A. G. McMillin, in New | York City, was robbed by unknown parties while the McMilling were at | the theatre Personal property such) as clothing and jewelry were taken. | Most of the clothing had been Im- | ported from Europe and was highly | valued. Mrs. McMullin, before her | marriage, was Miss Mary Mott, a! daughter of Mrs. Odille Mott, of Bellefonte. i At Christmas time teachers and! pupils of the White Hall school in| Ferguson township decorated the schoolroom and among the greens’ was a branch to which was attach-| ed a cocoon. When the decorations’ were removed the branch with the! cocoon was left intact. One cold morning in Pebruary, the teacher § and pupils were surprised to see a, of Philipsbiirg, had been appointed Eyer at Loganton, in honor of her beautiful butterfly Winging its way a Deputy Sheriff by Sheriff Harry daughter, Francine, of Jersey Shore | yas | without a warrant is one which is Waite, Rebersburg, tract in This is simply a! | For almost two years the little girl {1ey, Fleming: Edward D. Ngen and (her balance. David Hess, aged 6, son of George John 8. Furst, of Lock Haven a Hess, of Beech Creek, was credited brother of the Hon. A. O. Furst, of | with saving the life of his play-/| made | Bellefonte, died at his home in that mate, Elizabeth Miller, seven-year- p into penknife blades is worth $3.- city on last Friday night, He was 80{old daughter of Charles W. Miller, Ivears of age and had been an invalid of Beech Creek. The little girl was [for a numbey of years. coasting and her sled was just about A new kind of social has been!to plunge over a 20-foot embank- | successfully tried by the young peo- ment into the creek when the boy {ple of Philipsburg. It is called the ran to her ald and checked the | millinery social, and the feature of sled’s movement | | the affair is that all the young men wrt— {while the young ladies contest at sawing wood. Prizes for the success-| | ful contestants are awarded. charging a jury in a case of alleged | TRANSFERS | false arrest and imprisonment, took | | | occasion to remark: “The right to| wie I Elsie D enter a contest at trimming hats Judge Gordon, of Philadelphia, in] arrest a citizen by any policeman | | Miles Clyde Walite's heirs, to {well to define both for the benefit| Twp. $1. of police officers and the common-| Thomas L. Smith, adm. to Emma | wealth, A policeman has the right peila Brooks, et al, Centre Hall, tract {to arrest for an offense committed i; Centre Hall, $10 {in his presence without a warrant, Bellefonte Trust Co. adm. to Har- {but he has no right to arrest any| yw amith et ux, Upper Darby, | citizen Without & Surrant for an of- tract in Huston Twp. $1200 lense which he di Rot Jee COMMA Commonwealth Trust Co, trustees, , . i | to Capital Bank and Trust Co., trus- On Saturday evening a cable dis- | tees. Harrisburg, tract in Snow Shoe patch from Mentone, Sothern yy, $1. France, was receiv in this place . stating that Dr E W Hale died in| Albert E. Knisely, Jr.. to Albert E 'that place that morning. In the Knisely, 8r. Bellefonte, tract In early part of October Dr. Hale, ac-| State College, §1 | companied by his wife and daugh-| Commisisoners of Centre County ter, Miss Ella, departed from Belle. to Theodore C. Jackson Philips- burg, tract in Philipsburg, $5 fonte for the continent, going Centre County Commissioners Lo straight to Mentone where they have sojourned ever since. At first it was Pearlay A. Harpster, Philipsburg, tract in Philipsburg, $10 thought that the salubrious climate of that famous town was beneficial ote County Treasurer to John to Dr. Hale's health, but about six Lambert, Sr. Bellefonte, tract in Wolke Fy To Be on Mapow Bellefonte. $23.27. {an us amily cabied or 2 and; i . Mrs John Mull, of Philipsburg, rel-| HarTy B. DeArment, adm, ! |atives of the Hales, to come over bert Hannon, Howard tract In How. {On thelr arrival it was already man- | ard Twp. $402 ilest that Dr. Hale's death was only] Ray E. Lucas, ux, to a question of weeks or days. He con-! Krone, et ux Bellefonte, Boggs Twp. $8! Edgar Lloyd Rogers | ted.” ] | et tract In tinued to grow worse until Satur- day morning when he died. His body will be Lrought across the ocean in a leadon sealed casket and inter. ment will be made at Lewistown, Mifflin county ef ux to ” 2 tract in Walker Twp, $1 william E. Shaffer, to Harry Baler willlamsport, tract in Milles Twp 8! Sarah Ziff. et bar, to Sylvia Ziff Philipsburg, tract in Philipsburg, $1 Svivia Ziff, to Victor Ziff, et ux, Philipsburg, tract in Philipsburg, $1 Thomas B. Beaver, to Irvin W Martin, Bellefonte, tract in Spring Twp. $1 Centre County Some time REC We gave an Aac- count of the misfortune which be- fell little Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Musser, of this place Little Mary and her brother played with fire which caught her dress and before it was extinguished ber back was burned and badly blister- ed and the skin began to pee] off Commisisoners & Andy Koshko, et al, Clarence, tract in Snow Shoe Twp, $1 James Stark, Jr. to Thomas Stark, Snow Shoe. tract in Snow 8hoe Twp $1 G Henry, et al, Mifflin county Gregg Twp. $1 L. FP. Womer, et ux Duniap. et al, State College, in State College, 81 Grace Holling. et bar Maruschak, et ux. Rush in Rush Twp, $800 Pennsylvania Electric Co, to Charles Johns, et ux, Philipsburg tract in Philipsburg, $800 has been lying on a couch in the one position with her back covered by a large sore. A number of attempts have been made at skin grafting but that has failed to furnish re- lef. Mr. Musser, being a poor man depending on his dally labor for support, was unable to furnish the necessary money to send his child to the hospital for treatment The Misses Meek came to the rescue and succeeded in raising enough money by private subscriptions to send the poor little sufferer to the University Hospital at Philadelphia for treat- ment where she will receive all the attention and attendance that can be extended. Mrs. Musser and her daughter left the latter part of last week for Philadelphia, where thes urrived safely W. Ishler, et al to Kenneth E ‘act | tract in to Toner K tract Ww Crearge TWP. tract wi a— > ————— ORVISTON There were 120 present atl Sunday sshool The Loyal Daughters class met al the home of Mrs. Sam Herr on Mon- day night for their regular monthiy meeting Mr. and Mrs timore, spent the weekend at homes here Mrs. Paul Lomison and Eunice Heverly of Lock Haven, spent Bun- day afternoon at the Paul Lomison home. Harry Lomison of Chester, the weekend with his parents, and Mrs. Claude Lomison The junior choir of our church attended revival services at Fiem. ington on Thursday night and sang several numbers. Caroline Confer of Beech Creek, Ed. Moore, State College mailman, hired an itinerant piano tuner to tune his piano. When the man fin-! ished the task he charged an ex- orbitant fee and later it was dis. covered that he had removed a number of the plano’s ivory Keys Mr. Moore turned detective and af- ter some days had the man arrested He confessed the theft, returned the stolen keys, refunded the exorbi- tant charge he had made for re-! pairs, and paid all costs John Daley of Bai- their spent Mr Marriage licenses were issued to the following couples: Milfora J. Gunsallus and Ruth J. Biddle, both of Beech Creek; John E. Brink, New! I n, Conn. an : ¥. 8hip-| Sade gd Muy Dents. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Confer Mabel H. Long. both of Centre Hall;| Mrs. Melvin McCloskey has been George Irvin Hoy and Rosie Pack-|on the sick list. We wish for her er, both of Orviston; George I. Aus-| a speedy recovery. tin and Bertha P. Moerschbacher,| bast Tuesday evening Mrs. both of Bellefonte; Harrison C. Pletcher and son Paul of Howard, Spickler and Edna C. Cavanaugh, and Mrs. Ralph Pletcher of Monu- both of State College. | ment, and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gil- lespie Hiram Lee of State College, Was | Clair Butler home suffering from a severe attdck of npr and Mrs. Clair Butler his hand The following persons win, Mrs. Sylvia Pletcher of How- attended a quilting party at the ..q home of Mrs. A. P. Krape at Centre. ate and Mrs, Hall: Miss Mary Fisher, Mrs. Frank, oie gherman Confer and sisters Fisher. Mrs. David Boozer, Mrs.! on. day last week. Mr: Page has Harvey Mark, Mrs. Howard Durst, been on the sick list. We hope he Mrs. Frank Bible, Mrs. W. F. Brad- | wil; soon be well again. ford, Mrs. Thomas Delaney, Mrs.! +The social club met at the home John Delaney, and Mrs, Orvis of Mrs. Willlam Gray last Tuesday Swartz. | evening The State College Chamber of Measles are quite the rage in our Commerce had declared war on rats town at present, the children hav. in that community. The Chamber ing them are quite ill but are on had purchased 1000 pounds of bar- the mend. ium carbonate which wouldn't harm dogs or cats, but Which was said to SURPRISE PARTY HELD be a deadly poison to rats. Boy FOR LOGANTON GIBL Scouts were to play an important part in the eradication program. Bernard PF. Gill, night policeman ary 14 at the home of Mrs. Delbert Christ Page visited rt Ny [thaw out a water pipe in the base- | ment, poured over her when she lost| to Hu-! William | Chester BE. Heckman, Howard, RD. spent the weekend with her par-, Sylvia were supper guests at the! and | | Blood poisoning which developed af-' tis Schenck and daughter Eme-| ter a splinter pierced the palm of jine were Bunday afternoon Visitors, fined to her home on account of Wednesday evening with Mr. and A surprise party was held Febru. AT, BELLEFONTE, PA. THE CENTRE DEMOCR Over the County News Appointment of John D, Hart, of | Corp. Willlam J. McMullin, who | Btate College as Justice of the Peace, had his training in radio at Lowry was announced last week from the Pleld, Colo, and at Scott Field, 111, {Governor's office in Harrisburg, | came east last week and Is now sta Cadet Donald 8. Wert, of Avon | 'loned al Mitchell Field, N, ¥ ark, Fla, was in Penn's Valley last | While delivering a paper to the week, with houdguatters at the home | home of George Davy at Blanchard | 0 8 parents, r. and Mrs, D.lone evening recently, Barah Jane [Bparr Wert, in Aaronsburg, Don so- Shilling was bitten by a dog. A local {loed early in his training and 1s now | physician treated the wound to be located at Camp Shaw for the] w A Stover and Ralph W. Packe second phase of his training. Camp; of Centre Hall, were Included oy a | Shaw hh mr, 8. C group of 5 Pennsylvania truckers u NNges, elim { man, has arranged for the Installa- | Public Utlity Commission in Har. {Hon of a new electrically controlled | risburg last Tuesday for alleged vio- | etoker heating plant In his building. ! lations of regulations. | Several weeks ago, the present heat-| pornard A. Confer of Milthelm Fas unit whicli it ime for heating) way the guest of honor ht a dinner [the business gS hment as well! given recently at the Penn Belle Ho- | As the five apartments, gave some | tel, Bellefonte, by a group of fellow ratible. Jausthg a fire in the east, employes of the Public Assistance wa of the building { office, Bellefonte. The affair wa ideut, Gall T, Updegrall, of Ship- | given because of his departure Feb. penville, nephew of Miss Etta J. Up-' ruary 21 for U. 8. Army duty. He was {degraf!, of State College, died in-! presented with a gift. Mr Confer has | stantly from the result of an alr- | Plane collision near Langley Pield resigned his position as an inter. jon Pebruary 7. Lieut, Updegraf! had | 1 Viewer for the Centre County Public ! Assistance Board {been a student at State College un- Pergiis Ta " i —- ergiison township has tumed in {til December 1940 at which time he » 4 i ) ‘ ie ‘ $5060 for the Red Cross war fund jenlisted. Military services were held | drive Mr. John Vandervort announ- iat Mt. Zion Lutheran ¢ in ces, The amount was made up of | Shippensville gifts from the Bible class of the Six Centre countians Fairview Sunday school the Bibk among the participants In panel elass ol i aieaussion which will open 4 confer- lence In home management, stress. {ing problems of the war and post- | war periods, which Is being planned at the College for sometime in March. Taking part will be Mrs A K. Anderson, Rabbi Benjamin Kahn, Dr. M. FE. John, and Russell E. Clark, the canvassing of four different Red | State College: Helen Butler, Centre Cross and | county extension representative in. m snded for thelr efforts and good home economics ' citizenship,” Mrs. Vandervort said Mrs. Mary Amiralap of New York City, is visiting with Mr Mrs John Khanlian ang@ family Mrs. William Garman Oak Hall, spent Priday evening with M: Riley Hunter Mrs, George Clemson ar daugh- te: Sally. spent the weekend with relatives in Tyrone Mrs. Lesler Brouse of spent with Dale Mrs. A. J Hazel Mrs. Nell Fisher Mrs. Willis Hout Mrs, Margaret Kuhn, Misses Mary Relish Nora M ler and Beulah Portney were guests at a quilting party Thursday eve- ning at the home of Mrs. William Btover and Mrs. John Shuey. De. liclous refreshments were served by Mire, Pred Kline Mr and Mr Kenneth Dutiow anhounce the arrival of a danghter Joyce Hazel. Pebruary 18 the Centre County Hospital Mrs Dut- row was the former Gladys Rocke; Mrs. Margaret nireh a the Balleyville Presbyterian Sunday school “1 Will Try Misuion Band of Balleyville, and pri- vale donations collected by member: of the ninth grade of the Ferguson township school. “These junior high school pupils under the direction of Miss Jane Cowell, have nse in the sted drives are to be com- Matilda Wallace Kay Reese of Port s dinner guest of Mrs { mer, Friday a was Woo- and of in Lewistown Mrs Willlam Kline spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Hamill Kline and td at Lemont 507 (From Last Week) rt Ross of Washington visitor with A Mis. Charles am Kline wd Mrs. D liege, R. D Rowella Homan of Btate Col. nt weekend with Mr: R Wns els Mor with State Mis eg co I DC Dar. pal Tusseyville Mrs. Edwin his Ros: She { } a B. Thom: &, the ¥ r he ra Gentzel and chiidren Mu Mrz. P. C. Grenoble State College, spent Thursday ternoon with Mrs. Jennie Fortnes Beulah John Hu He ne 4 4 4 rg) nd daugh ter ar ho and Mrs ey al € mnt 41e Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hess { Saturday evening with Mr Lester Gladieller Mos. Wilbur Houtz spent Saturday in Danvilie Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Graham spent i several days in Washington, D. C Miss Margaret Dale and Fred Dale spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs. Ralph Dale and son in Bellefonte Miss Eleanor Ishler of Williams. port, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W ishler Moly Jones of Danville Wednesday evening with his ents, Rev. and Mrs. T. G. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Harold Whitehill and children of Pleasant Gap, were callers with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Spotts and daughter Faye Rev. and Mrs. T. G. Jones Esther Whitehill, Virginia Patterson, Nellie Smith and Robert Kiine attended recent vor wih We parent, Rev. |e Youths Conference In the Re- and Mrs. T. G. Jones ny Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Korman dz] 7Y, altemoln. ~ York, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Kline and | Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Korman and friends of Osceola Mills, | °7% with Mr, and Mrs. Wilbur Houtz Robert Kine of Oak Hall, were call. | Sunday evening. ers with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kor-1 Mr. and Mrs man, Sanday i son Harold, spent Sunday with Mrs Mr. and Mrs. John Hubler attend. : Leah Rockey ed the funeral of Mrs. Bowersox on! Mr Monday afternoon { baugh, Mr Mr, and Mrs. John Meeker and) attended o dasighter of Potters Mills, were call- | Hon Credit meeting at Pleasant Gap hs efs with Mr. and Mrs John Hess Friday evening and son Jack, Saturday { Mr. and Mrs. Nevin Meyer, Mrs. Wilbur Houtz has been con. | 20d Mrs. George Fortney Kuhn spent Bup- p Hm day with Mrs. Annabelle Kimpart and Mrs Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brouse and song of Willlamsport, Mr. and Mr: Paul Myers and children of Pillmore were guesls of Mr: Emma Brouse Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Beaty Avis, were guests of Mrs. Cora Gent- zel and family, Sunday Hiram Grove of Bellefonte was a recent caller with hie Mrs. Willlam Rockey Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth) Zerby and daughter of Johnstown, were recent callers at the Gingrich-Ishler home | Mr. and Mrs. George Mothers- | baugh were Saturday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mothers- baugh al State College Mr. and Mrs. Nevin Meyer (and Mrs. George E. Meyer guests of Mrs. Anna Gettig family, Sunday Melvin Jones of Danville, was a of R.D sisler, spent Pare Mr were | and Armstrong and Mrs. Riley Hunter + Mr spent { Mrs. N. 0. Neidigh at State College {Mrs Wiliam Kline spent Sunday {with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Kline and | family i measles {| Dick Goheen of Indians, is spend- ing some time with his grandmother, Mrs. EH. Myers. : { Mrs. Samuel Reitz Mrs. Mary] Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gearhart rl and son spent Bunday with rela- Bohn, Mrz. Ethel Baird spent -t day afternoon with "Cal Kine at! tives in Pine Grove Mills State College ! Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Lee of State Mr. and Mss. John Hess spent College, were callers with Mr. and { Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs, | Mrs. George Fortney, Sunday i Gladflelter, { Irving Fouse of Martinsburg, spent Mrs. Margaret Kuhp is spending I soime time with relatives in Altoona i | Mr. and Mrs. Willard Rockey and | son of Petersburg, spent Sunday | | with the former's mother, Mrs, Wil- {liam Rockey. i Mrs. Wililam Kline spent Satur. day with Mr. and Mrs. D. B, Thom- | as at State College, R. D. Thomas | been confined to his home on through the room, and investigation Dukeman. Officer Gill, a former ser-| Prancine received many gifts. Music ' account of illness. revealed that it had been hatched! vice man and former member of was presented by out during the night The warmth | the State constabulary, was report-| Richard Lomison, of Orviston, and in the room was believed respon- | sible for the unusual incident tion of a fire marshal for Bellefonte | borough, Robert Kline, well known | member of the Undine company, was | lected to the office on the third . The other candidate for the office was borough manager J. D. Seibert. Mr. Kline succeeded John Council dis- to the Lamb bridge but no action was tak- {man After two deadlocks over the elec- | .{ that Mrs, Meyer's body was becom. Ira Mann and ed to be a highly efficient police-| Barbara Fye. of McElhattan, Re. ! freshments were served. A fractured sRull, caused by a fall, There were 30 guests, in addition on the street, resulted in Hid death | 0 Mrs. Ever and nine children. Mr. lof Mrs. Margaret Meyer, widow of 8nd Mrs. Harry Burns, of East High the late ex-County Commissioner "treet. Bellefonte, and Pete Sum. Philip Meyer, of Centre Hall. Mrs /Mers and Agnes Zimmerman Meyer and her daughter, Mrs. W, A | mained overnight at the Eyér home Odenkirk, were enroute to the Mrs. Burns Is Mrs. Eyer sister Grange Hall to attend an illustrated! —- lecture when the elder woman fell, School Term Reduced striking her head on stones, Apper-| Berwick school board has voted a ently uninjured, she got up, and reduction of two weeks In the curs continued to the lecture hall, Dur- refit school term to enable both ing the talk her daughter noticed |téachers and pupils of ing rigid, 8he was rushed home where an examination revealed she had suffered a fracture of the skull. Death occurred at 2 a. m. the fol- “ —- ———————"— A ——— lowing day. Ad SE —— re. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Reed. Mrs | Stella Woomer of State College, were {Gauss with Mr, and Mrs, Wallace Woomer, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Warne Keller and | son James, were guests of Mrs Ausie Shutt Sunday afternoon. i [| Miss Helen Geer of Lock Haven was a supper guest of Miss Mar-. garet Dale Thursday. i i Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Williams of {Lemont, Mr. and Mrs. Nevin Meyer of Bonlsburg, were supper guests of | Mr. and Mrs, Jolin Kimport, Wed- nesday. | L. K. Dale and daughter Margaret | and son Pred were guests of Mr. ad Mrs, Ralph Dale and son, Sun- | : : i muel Reite, Mrs, Mary ' . Ethel Balrd, Mr. and! Mrs. Bohn i business who were given a hearing before the | I's Mrs and son of Slate Coliege, were call- | Ralph Rockey and! and Mrs. George Mothers | Hollidaysburg Produc ET | Priday evening with his sister, Miss | | Clara Fouse and Mrs. H. M. Hoster- i man Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hess spent | | Thursday with Mr. and Mrs, Edgar | Hess | O. F. Smith, Jr, and family, John Smith of Baltimore, Md. spent the weekend with Mrs. OF, SBmith Mrs. Leah Smith returned to her home after spending some lime al | Glen ron, Mr. and Mrs, George Mothers- baugh were dinner guests of Mr, and | Mrs. Glenn Wasson, at State Col- | (lege, R. D Mr, and Mrs. Nevin Meyer spent | Wednesday with Mrs. Lloyd Bartges at Millhelm Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gentzel of Reb. ershurg, spent Sunday with the lat. ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Musser Mr. and Mrs. John Horner spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mr: Edward Zerby at Colyer The Glad-U~-Kum class of the Lutheran Bunday school, held their class meeting Tuesdry evening in the church. There were twenty-five members present, After the meet. ing the members held a kitchen shower for Mary Segner Kline, Mr: Kline received many useful gifis The class also presented Mrs. Hugh C. Dale and Mrs. Harold Young eact with a farewell gift. Mr. and Mrs Hugh C. Dale and two daughters in April will move near Oxford. With- the next few days Mrs, Harold Young will go to Louisville, Ky be near her husband who Ms tioned at Fort Knox. Ky. Those who attended were Miss Anna Dale, Mn L. J. Kauffman, Mrs. E I. Spotts Mrs. Kenneth Bohn, Mrs, LeRoy Corl, Mrs. Fred Lonberger Mur Wilbur Houtz, Mrs. John Homer Mrs. Edwin Dale, Mrs. James Bley enson, Mrs. Rodney McClellan, Mrs Hugh C. Dale Mrs. John Shue Mrs. Robert Hess, Mrs. Russell Harp- ster, Mrs. Kenneth Thomas, Mr: George Musser, Mrs. Harold Young Mrs. Fred Macarette, Mrs, Harr Kline, Mrs. John Hess, Misses Mar- garet Dal Grace Musser Helen Meas, and Emma Eliza Stuart The Missionary Society of Evangelical and Reformed held thelr missionary meeting y say L the home Mrs. George Ishier. The members present were: Mrs. H M. Hosler- Mrs. Mary Goheen, Mrs. Vir- gina M. Myers Mrs. Prank Ream and Misses Clare Fouse and Beula h € THE PARABLES BY THE SEA. International Sunday School Lesson for March 1, 1942, Golden Text “Never man so spake John 7:46 (lesson Text: Mark 4: 26-32; Matthew 13: 44-50) In his teaching, Jesus spoke very frequently of the “Kingdom of Hea- iven.” By word and analogy he sought to acquaint his disciples with its na. ture, its method of origin and growth, and the desirability of it glorious advent. The term was used to refer both to the immediate ceptance of its principles by indiv- duals ana to the eventual Inaugur- ation of the golden era when all men were Included Jesus began using the parables in his teaching so that his hostile crit. les would be handicapped in their eflort to atiack him and because this form of teaching, a familiar one to the Eastern mind, would lend it- self to subsequent contemplation by those who heard him, the truth hidden therein would me known ac~ pl wiaen bg Unto you is given the mys Ki i Ji disciph began in hit { God 1 as he parable. Therel: " n ¥ 0 HG they [4 ol rest would sharing th mn to of mankind and of making the divine uth a vailable to all who sought it Jesu emphasized this by the Qlustration of the lamp, which when brought t room was not covered tand I | sta. “4 ( ilies resp bility hs the ir ryt ino i ‘2 t >i f P bul put 0 o iI a + nt t of the heathen religious built by mean: ceremonies nz io Jesus raid but that The reception of di k 1 Lhe } A sal it but the and room aif f Mo a superstitious worshiy secrets and hidden Kingdom of God w of these for a hid aby Art A ire Tr Ad of The ¢ have ne none i Or mae secret tw revealed to mar man uw church W measure ol 3 1 vine Lr wil deity t man t is why under different on rong men LOO wav: { ierpret pos of 8 evening # 1 different man Plans were made for ie for World Day of Prayer: service will be held in Lu- ran church Pebruary 20. The Mis- of the Lut ure ‘ \ the probably be better grasped by Zing that It means the same “reign of God.” a time When man. kind he th nal principles of love and atinibu spirit heran a [# § 3 will governed by rogram Woman Bur Bible clas SCHC other {if Fes § xl Lest Thursday evening Mrs. Samoel Re were present i an cing; meeting he home 1 members Margaret Kuhn, Mrs. D. B. Thomas Mrs Mar Booth, Mrs Riley Hunter Mr: W. E Kline, Mrs Mary Bohn William Carman. Mrs. Opal Neff, Mrs Wallace White, Mrs. Lesh Wright, Mrs. N. £ Homan Brune Miller, Mrs. Ethel Baird Shealey, and Mrs. Ouy Clark Kenneth Thomas Was a guest Eugene Fouse of Martinsburg ed on his aunt Miss Clara Fouse at the home of Mrs H M Hoslerman Tuesday evening stand how vel weking our lesson includes two of them The Parable of the Seed Growing Secretly is Lhe only one which Mark gives wi no : 1 L : af , Wa . Jes Thes Mis wid is wouna stmt Mo ——— RUNVILLE U. B revival & still in pro- Several young folks came the altar lest week. We had one seeker Bunday night, with a good attendance. The revival will contin- until Wednesday night if more interest is shown * Fyre of ’ the happened when Our Lady of fictories Roman Catholic church was burned to the ground following an air rald in Kensington, The Jew ish owner of an emply furniture showroom offered it as a lemporars church building, reducing the rental fee from 6.000 pounds per year to one shilling per year; an Anglican church in the neighborhood lent 250 and Protestant member gave z harmonium. Else- where in England, when churches have been bombed or burned, there has been friendly interchange of buildings and equipment for services between the Church of England and the free churches More than 3.000 churches have been damaged a: 2a result of raids throughout England it is reported . From England come; wha 1 ¥ * A I The | gress t Wo ue prayer meetings are each at 1:30, with good inter- Cottage afternoon est The quilting bee seems popular {this winter season atl Yarnell and { Runville. Rev. Miller and wife and two children and Mis. Sallie Furl attended a quilting bee at Mrs. Har- rv Shawley's home last Wednesday and then on Thursday Mrs. Claude Confer held a quilting bee. Those present were: Mrs, Pearl Pye, Mrs Dorothy Shirk, Mrs. Roy Leathers, Mrs. Amelia Jacobs, Rev. Miller, wife and two children, and Mr: John Furl Mr. and Mrs. Lemoyne Lucas of Bnow Shoe, visited their grandmo- ther, Mr: una Lucas, last Thurs. day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Milligan Lucas mo- tored io Centre Hall last Tuestiay and visited their aunt. Mrs, Stover { who had been on the sick lst some ‘fime and who passed away during ; the weekend, is The. stork left a fine baby girl; | with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gun- sallus. last Tuesday Both are doing i : fine. | Mrs. Sallie Friel is still on the sick | list. { Miss Minnie Reese, who has been: {living at Boalsbutg, was brought home last Thursday evening because iof a recurrence of an eye condition { Mrs. Emma Reese celebrated her 70th anniversary last Sunday at the {home of Mr. and Mrs. C, M. Hack- ! enburg. Mise Sarah Reese of Elmira IN. Y.. came home to help her mother celebrate the day. We join in wish. ling Mrs. Reese many more happy | birthdays | Robert Struble of State College, { and Miss Shirley Louck and Mr. and Mrs, Newton Louck motored to Snow | Bhoe last Sunday to visit with rela- chairs a church « * 5 The Egyptian agency of the Am- erican Bible Boclety reports that it had distributed large quantities of Bibles, New Testamenls, and scrip- wre portions lo Italian war prison. ers in Egypt, Budan, Ugatdia, and in Capetown. Besides Bibles in the Talian language there Were calls for large numbers in Amharic, Ara- bic, and Galla. “This is the only literature which most of the Ital- i ~~. * and will | have work by. -- J ian prisoners possess, and I know) February 26, 1942. — I ————— Sunday School Lesson | other gospel, Man has made mutch ! marvelous “progress towards solving "the processes of nature and science { but he has not yet found the secret | of life, This is still locked in the di- { vine mind. Jesus sald that his king- dom Was as a man who plagted seed in the ground and then went gboyt his ordinary affairs, The marvelous process of life caused the seed to sprout, Wo grow and finally bear fruit, Bo, those who are interested in the advancement of his kingdom can do their best and trust in the certain response that will come, de- veloping and magnifying the growth of the Kihgdom Jesus Was engaged in a world pro gram for gl] time, yet the beginning of his movement was extremely modest, even insignificant compared to its final goel. The Parable of the Mustard Seed was to prevent dis- paragement of a small beginning The external growth of the church is exemplified by mustard tree pringing and growing from a very small seed. From a few men, with no organization, Christian the the faith has grown to include 500000 - 000 people, one-third of the world's population-—a far-off goal to the twelve moderately trained apostles pon whose efiorts the [ature so largely depended No ¢ye can follow the growth the musiard tree, and the invisible rowth of Christian faith is © pified in the Parable of Leaven which rks out of sight, bag which { gradually permeates the whole breed With the germs of life rot another world the lcaven, by éontact and in termingling, alters and transforms larger ass swrognding. So 1 Christian living, its steady irresistible mfluence conquers no necessity for proclaim- ing its nature, for it will accomplish f1 ission slowly. inevitably and wilthoul quesion, This 48 reassuring to the f{aithiul adberents of the 1" po § +4 ve J quiet There is ™m Hidden Great the para- Parable. of ‘th the Pearl emphasized of membership in the ‘ile the Treasure was hance and the Peari only iit of diligent, intelligent en. bot cases efch finder lly realized the find was worth all hat possessed. In eprh case required all thet the fincCer had Wo gain the coveted prize So, todas we shovid seek to know tie best to for the best i surrender for the Lest les answered id professed te teaching meant, so 4 or they sh c » 4 shale] Le he it work he anc all wr LOA he »post Jeésus' | grasp what they were 1 Th i be able to bring forth treasure new and oid In they were not ton fa raditiona! conceptions, th 1 came 1 eries 1 w His $rlAa other words ad 1, continually fxg rdaitable to d capacity of =ach man comprehend ” n progressive bility ae tn S mms WORLD or RELI BY WW.REID ih that they are ead 2 good deal grateful recipient * » * * Christian people who are ju a good state of heaith are advised by the Pederal Council of Churches of Christ in America {0 donate of their blood for the relief of human suffer- ing in America and in the war-torn corners of the earth Says the Coun- cll, which represents practically all American Proestant groups , “for the first time in history, it is now possible for one to give his blood in the certain knowledge that jt will save the lives of others without the loss of one’s own life. Methods which the Red Cross now utilize make it possible to give blood in New York which may save life In China, or to give iL in Seattle 0 save fe in Yoe- land By giving t6 a ‘blood bank’ one is not giving his alms * before men to be seen of thém. The fact | that the blood of races and of na- tions can thus be mixed and used to save one another's lives, the Odun- cil points out, proves thal there is no scientific justification for the hy that bicod ks the basis of rac. discrimination.” * Of the leper stations, missions and Heprosariums afound the wotld sup- (Continued on Page Four) ¥ FEERE® 1 18s » LA Rs ore eee aged to wonderful hy hd Lg = o-. ne i 2 ; tives. / Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Bennett and’ | Mrs, Pear] Pye, Mrs, Miller and Mr. {and Mrs. John Furl Miss Mildred | Holderman and Mrs. Violet Furl, visited with Mr. and Mrs. James, | Fye in Petzertown last Sunday af-| | ternoon, Mr. Fie has been in fall- | ing health for some time. They held | prayer meeling with him and he | seems much revived spiritually. : Mr and Mrs. Ralph Slemons of ful »o The Navy presents white and i ins to all ship-workers vessels for the Navy and SF N= “... all over the working area!” 1 Vm so glad Mrs. Brown showed me the Lawndri-Lite in ber laundry! That wonder light made me realize that the glaring bare bulb in my own laundry made it a dingy and uninviting place to work. ‘But it will be different with this new Laundri-Lite! Now my laundry will be bright and cheery—the good light will hurry my work along and take the blue out of Blue Monday. 1'll see better when | iron, too— more wrinkles! —and all the time the ood light will keep me from becoming all tired quell’ | Ea RT iv EO WEST PENN POWER COMPANY :
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