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
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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)
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1
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» LA
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to
wonderful
hy
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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
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