April J, 1942. SNYDERTOWN Sunday, April 12 at 9 o'clock, Rev. Straesser will deliver a trial sermon here at St, Mark's church, Sunday callers at the Ed Dorman home were: Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Dorman of Altoona, Mr. Boneshot of Bellefonte, Miss Mildred Fravel There are four of his daughters, I think they are there to stay; They seem satisfied with the town | I don't think they'll move away. The house where the Lutz’ lived Was about the nicest one in town; | | | and Mr, Kirby of Hublersburg. S8up-| It hadn't changed handg very long! per guests at the same home were Mrs. Annie Lutz and Katle Dorman of town. Miss Beulah Heaton of Bellefonte, was a weekend visitor with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. John Beck and family and Mr, and Mrs, John Kis- | sel, all of Lock Haven, spent Easter Sunday at the A. B. Beck home, Mr. and Mrs, Willlam Beck and daughter Freda Ann who have been patients in the Nanticoke State Hos- | pital, are visiting with Mr, Beck's mother, Mrs. Clara Beck. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walizer and children Jean and Elery, spent Sun. day afternoon with Mrs. C. H. Gramley at Rebersburg Fd Graves expects to make a bus-! iness trip to New York this week Mrs. Gust Fritz, Mrs Milford Dorman and Mrs. Harry who have been confined homes with the grippe recovering Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walizer and family were Sunday evening Visit- ors at the Will Ferree home at Oak Hall Orvis Rhine and family have moved to the Harold Bitner farm at Mackeyville, and Clifford Corman and family of Nittany, have moved into the Bert Beck tenant house vacated by the Rhines Sunday visitors at Haagen home were: Mr Mrs Robert Dreese and Mr Harry Haines of Lemont, Miss Edith Bur- rell of Salona, Mr. and Mrs. O'Don- nell of Lock Haven, and Mr. and Mrs. Alynn Haagan and son Johnny of Lemont, Mr, and Mrs. Charles peters and children of Beech Creek, and Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Poorman Lock Haven Mr. and Mrs Max Bellefonte, -and Norman Salladysburg, were Sunday at the Elmer Stover home Charley Peters of Flemington, and Miss Barbara Haagen of town, spent Monday evening at the Nevin Sto- ver home. Mrs. Katie Dorman and Mrs. An- nie Lutz were Sunday dinner guests at the Kenneth Powers home Mr. and Mrs. Nevin Stover and son Donny, spent Friday evening at to their are slowly the W. W and of Markle of Stover of Visitors the H. M. Walizer home in Clinton-| dale Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wa Thursday visitors at the jzer home at Salona SNYDERTOWN Wal Jahn Walizer, | LUZFT Were "Till it was burned to the ground. | Now the Lutz' all have gone, Evervone have passed away; {Only one of the Dorman's Has decided that ‘he'll stay. | Both shoemaker and blacksmith shops are gone, Nothing there any more to show; What an industrious place of busi- ness | It was some fifty years ago No industries in the town today, Don't need them any more; You can buy anything you want At the Ed Grove's general store. | He's the man that portions out the sugar, And next it will be the oil: He also has a piece of land, So he must cultivate the | There are only two of the Beck fac- tion left, They thought i thing If they would leave this neck woods, So they are leaving in the spring Alvin has not been doing much, Thought about time he would commence, So he's going to earn some money | And use it for defense | | soil | it would be a wise of {So being thoroughly rested up. He thought it would be no harm If he'd go down to Lewisburg And operate a farm And Miriam went to Martinsburg She said the trip was fine: There she received Mr. Kissel As her wonderful valentine She was happy when she went there single, Now she She is doubled up for life; is supposed to household duties As that of Mr. Kissel's wife Why make so much fuss about it, Some act like they are going wild: My goodness, she Is old enough I am sure she is no child Orvis Rhine is moving away, Tired of this sacred town: I hear he is going to Mackeyville To boss Harold Bitner around. I don't know anything about Ripkas, I know they sale; But I suppose town, Where much better prices prevall | What do you suppose caused all this excitement? Do you think It was moving away? Don't bother too much do the are going to have they are going to er the preach about him | brothers, I sat thinking about Nittany Valley 1 wondered if I could arrange | A few words into a poem That would explain an change. The old village I was thinking of Was a village of great renown; It was settled by the Snyder's, 80 they named it Snydertown There were the Becks, Walters and Philips. They soon located there, Gobbles, Lutz and Dormans, Soon swung in for their share John Dorman was the shoemaker Who did his work so neat; And Jacob Luiz, the blacksmith, Who ironed up the horses’ feet There was Dr. Alley Leinbach, Who traveled and sold his pills; He had a cure for everything — Ague, fever, or chills. awful| good There aren't many left in the town, At least they seem very scarce to me; There's a few twigs and branches Of the Ben Fisher family tree He's getting a raise in his pay Since the preacher moved away The janitor did resign; They say he is doing fine, 1f they should have a funeral, I'd give the old janitor a gill; For I never had a lesson On how to toll a béll. | well, since I hold that position, To do it I will surely try; But I do hope to goodness No one will ever die There. was the Deckers, Becks and Gobbles, Were the weary sons of toll; They worked the agricultural end By cultivating the fertile soil All the worlz that was done by many Will be done now hr a few; There are wonderful advantages Between the old way and the new Mr. Haagen and Mr. Lucas It has been noised around, Are the ones to do ‘this farming — Turn everything upside down SR ssn mar — ae tifiilS | GLARE-FREE - LIGHT Protects Your Eyes tere are just four simple family’s eyes from harmful of light. And they are suc {two of them don’t cost a enjoy glare-free light. things to do to protect your fiata~and yet have plenty easy, inexpensive things cent) that every home can ® Place the lamp so that the light falls directly on the 1 object & Use some shading devices ® Use the right size bulbs § - on all bulbs, n all lighting aquipmenh ® Keep all bulbs, shades and diffasiog bowls clean, Your Light Conditioning Dealer will show you the latest and best kinds of lamps, adapter ment for real eyesight protection. LES, lampe meet oll the requirements of good lighting. and ser equlp- hy Alp as ‘ WEST PENN POWER oo. 4 | } | THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Page Thres I think they'll soon have a regular preacher, Do away with this supply; married | Then everybody will be ready, Should their time be up to die, -H. G. Rogers PORT MATILDA: R. DL Mrs, Robert Willlams of Wash ington, D. C., returned home Sun- day after spending a week with her | parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Kerin, The Port Matilda Band will hold a concert on April 16th at Port Ma- tilda, This will be a concert worth while and we hope to see a large crowd, | Mr. and Mrs. Paul I. Lego and family of Conemaugh, brought his | mother who spent the winter with { him, to spend the summer with her daughter, ' knocked four telephone | Rhoda {| with their sister, Mrs, i M | But they have another one already, ! | son of Tyrone, | Mr i also Mr Sunday visitors at the Kerin home were Mrs, Rice and daughter Myra Rice, of Tyrone Mr, and Mrs. Harold Erhard and family spent Sunday with the lat- ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Reese Mrs funeral Corl Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller spent two weeks with thelr son George, in Altoona Mr. and Mrs Joicing over the arrival of a son Mr, and Mrs, Clarence Beckwith are rejoicing over the arrival of a daughter, which been named Bernice Elizabeth Mrs. Columbia Edwards of burgh, spent a few days wit} parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arma Duey Miss Alma Deihl spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Sherman Near- hoof Many of the boys tended the Junior prom tilda the Isabel Andy Strasick attended on Tuesday of Mrs O. P. Reese are re- has Pitts. and girls at. at Port Ma- Quite an accident occurred at Dix on Saturday morning, when a truck driven by Jimmy Barber ran into Arma IDuey's gas tation and knocked down the four gas pump and the service station porch, also the front porch of the house and poles down The truck caught fire and was de- molished., It also bumped into the Arma Duey new car that was stand- in front of the house and it caught fire and burned up, almost setting the house on fire. The Ty- rone and Port Matilda fire compan- les were called Mr. and Mrs, C Sunday at Sandy brother The heavy Weaver's barn barn collapsed Willard Weaver moved to Conemaugh Mrz. Richard at Philipsburg. Mrs. Emma Wilte of ine ang show broke George roof and the whole ahd ¥ Fink L £10 Smith Mt and Mrs Union, visited Lizzie Acker, Harry Irvin and wife have moved onts the Fowler farm and will farm | for the Beckwith brothers, Mr. and Mrs. David Horbath and spent Sunday with and Mrs. Sherman Nearhoof; and Mrs. Fab Matts of Ty- ! rone Miss Coretta Stratiff of Sandy ! Ridge, spent the weekend with her | Bunday with her mother i nabeth i | Easter i Paul | Misses Grace and Beatrice Mrs. Carl Price Pear! Harshbeérger Mrs sister, Miss spent Eilz- Hargshberger WOODWARD Among those who atiended the Cantata-Pageant service at Bellefonte in the Evangelical church on Sunday evening were Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Motz and son, Carl. Mrs Stover, C. E. Kreamer, Mrs Harold Ard, Mrs Stewart Haines, Rishel, ! Bettie and Tillie Bowersox, Mrs. Geo Stover, Steward Orndorf and son, | Miss Mabel Wolfe, Miss Erma Guise- white and Mrs. Harry Brindle A few of our soldier boys were per- miitted a short Easter furlough to come home, that of Pvt. Orren Om- dorf and Pvt. Russell Stover. We were surely glad to meet them as | were also their sweethearts were privileged Nevin Bowersox, Howard Kreamer, George Stover, John Eisenhuth and Steward Eisenhuth and son. Ray, to come home to spend Easter with their respective loved ones A solemn and impressive Easter | Sunrise Service was held in the loca Evangelical church on Sunday a. m 'The fine program was put on by | were present | summer day this year ! birds have all returned and are busy | | spreading their songs of cheer all , around in these war days. We sin- | | cerely hope that the time will soon | N. C.. spent the weekend with his! at the home of her parents, Mr. and | : iparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Let-| Mrs. Russel Confer, Stella will re- | the E. L. C. E. Society. About thirty They also conducted the prayer meeting service on last Wednesday evening when about 25 were present : Rev, H. A. Houseal, pastor of Mill- | heim Evangelical church, very much enjoyed the Sunrise Service on Sun- day morning. ] A fine Holy Communion Service | was fittingly observed in the local! | Evangelical church on Sunday fore. | noon in which many took part, Well, Easter certainly was a real | The Spring | be here when the Satan | dictalors of Europe and Asia will see thelr doom. FU SAR | $60,000 For Farmers Farmers of Northumberland coun- | ty to the number of 1046 will re- celve approximately $60.000 by car. | rying out soil conservation prac- S80 when you think life isn't worth! tices or complying with acreage al- | while, Jook around and see some. lotments under the 1041 agricultural | conservation program, The final date for filing applicetions for pay- ment of money due was Tuesday of last week, The deadline passed and only two or three farmers in the enitire county who had carried out a program in conformity with reg- ilitions had fafled to file applica. ons, iia li ——— One preacher thinks that if the Bible were to be prohibited, more people woilld read it, They might, at REBER Prof, and Mrs. Harry Weaver and daughters Dorothy and Jean, Prof, {and Mrs, Palmer Weaver and chil- !dren, Bobby and Jane, of State Col- lege, and Willlam Weaver of Pitts. | burgh, visited the gentlemens’ par- | ents, Mr, and Mrs, C. J. Weaver, Sr, during the past weekend Miss Dorothy burg, spent the weckend at the home of Representative Kenneth Haines and mother, Mrs M. C Haines, william Hubler, Mrs. H. G. Hubler called at the mother, Mrs of Mr. and of Pittsburgh, home of his grand- Ada Hubler, last Fri- day. "Bill" has been serving with the R. A. F. in Canada the past year, His many friends Rebers. burg wish him succes: Mr. and Mrs. Orvis Hosterman and two children, Mr, and Mrs. Le- roy Warntz and son, and Paul Sto- ver of Aaronsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Stover of Spring Mills were Easter dinner guests at the Kenneth Brungart home Mrs. Ruth Probst ald Slage] of State on the former aunt Ocker, Saturday Rev. and Mrs. Norman Douty rived at their home on Sunday eve. ning, after having spent the winter in New York City and the southern states Mrs. Ira Harer spent several days last W. M. Tarbet home assis care of the ladies’ O. Mallory, who has the past week with a of asthma Mr. and Mrs. John Ocker daughters, Jean and Julia heim, were Sunday guest W. F. Blerly home Lee Sholl and daughter and Ethel Jean, Mr, and Mrs. Jame and ghter Shirl of Caldwel) i daug weekend at son in and son Ger. College, called Mrs. T. J Williamsport week at ing ng Mr been quite ill severe t ist mother atta and 411 of Mill- Virginia Turtle Creek, spent the the Sholl-Diehl home ers at the same home Mrs. Fred Bender Jean, and Paul lege, and son Lawren dolph Field, Texa Mr. and Mn: son Dean Easter with Mr. and Mr Mrs Pp ible on of the and MW of ton, on Sal a forme Rebersburg and will make his It home with Lie Fate Mr. and Lemont, spent mer weaver, Ji Mrs, W. J. Hackenberg went to Hanover last Thursday, where she spent the weekend with her son-in- law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. C F. Catherman and family, Mr. and Mrs Lewistown with the latter's Mrs. M. R. Moyer Rev. and Mrs. Dale 8. Kobr are visiting the latter's mother, Mr: Shuey at Hummelstown, this Out-of town callers at the Tarbet home on Sunday were Gramiey and Miss Tess Hart Clymer, Mr. and Mrs. W. ¢. Gram- ley and Miss Orpha Gramley of Millheim, I. W. Harer and mother, Mrs. Ida Harer and Frank Fisher of Williamsport, Lee Sholl and two daughters of Turtle Creek, and My and Mrs. Fred Bender of State Col- lege John Weaver and family Sunday dinner guests with Mr Mis. A. 8 Winkleblech, of burg. Daniel Daup, Mr. and Mrs, Dan- #1 8. Daup and son Bill, and Miss Ide Frazier of Centre Hall, Mr. and Mrs, Paul Martz and daughter Anna Mae, and Mr. Martz of Tusseyville, and Mr. and Mrs, Kermit Kerstet- ter of Greenburr, were Sunday vis- ftors at the R. W. Smith home John Diehl of State College, visit. ed at the Lloyd Tate home on Sun- day Harry Easter Mrs Af aval Wayne Wagner of were Easter day guests parents, Mr, and f Of were ana Vicks- Rishel and family spent with the former's mother, Emma Rishel at Madisonburg Belgey of Harris-| SBURG a W. Blerly and family visited at the Fugene Beaver home at Le- | mont on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. Paul Ziegler and daughter Cynthia, of Port Matilda, | Mr and Mrs. Gall Bwartz of Mill helm, Mr. and Mrs, Frank White. hill and daughter Marcia of Le- mont, were Sunday dinner guests at the home of thelr father, Mr. H, C Ziegler | Miss Jean Hartman of Harrisburg, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Hartman Miss Violet Kidder of Pittsburgh, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L A. Kidder the past week Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mastellar son John and daughter Gloria Bloomsburg, spent Easter w and Mrs. J. N. Moyer Mr, and Mrs. Lavand Sunday visitors with parents at Kingston Mrs, John guest at the Mrs. Dora | | and of ith My Blerly the were latter's vas a weekend her sister Bethlehem dright home of Veaver of Mr. and Mrs. Curtl pent the weekend y Mrs parents, Rev Mr! r at 8Sloye town Greninger inger’ Mi ger a and Mr Nancy | day: } | and Ralph Brungart » weekend orman home Thomas Musser, a studen M. Theological Seminary rt Easter vacation with hi Celia Brungart Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shay and | daughter Dorothy of Williamsport, visited at the Ray Stover home over the weekend. Mr, and Mrs. Harry Roush of Aaronsburg, were Saturday visitors al the Stover home. Mr Mrs. Fred Bohn and family of New Jersey, called at the same home on Monday Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Guisewite s daughter of Eastville, were A) caliers at the H. H, Royer home Miss Audrey W Dansville, N Page 01 Mrs Fri nk Stanley ¥ visitors at the C. M. Bierly Mr. and Mrs. William Rachau and son Larry of Milesburg, were day guests with Mrs. Rachau's ther, Mrs. Edith Breon Mr. and Mrs Randell Bn and two daughters of Covia Va. are spending this week with th former's parents Mr. and Mrs Brungart of his unt M: LY and dy BY f rig ’ LOOX and inend « 1 Miss Beit reamer of Carlisle esd “ay home Allen Brungart is confined to his bed with badly bruised legs, after having been kicked ty a horse Eugene Lee and family of State College, were guests at a birthday dinner given at the 8 A. Bierly home on Sunday, in honor of M Loris Bierly and Donald Lee James Corman and Miss Alma Corman supper guests of Mrs, Corman’'s randparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas | Stover at Mifflinburg family, and were Sunday MILESBURG Mrs, Mary A. Oakwood and grand. sor: William Gentzel, both of Miles. burg. spent last weekend visiting the former's son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dorman Jonnsiown Miss Sara Peace of Lock Haven andi her flance, Steve Yenco of Buffalo, were Sunday guests at the former's home in Central City. Sunday dinner guests at the Wil- liam Eckenroth home were farm, Bellefonte Kenneth 8. Walker of Ft. Meade, Kid, spent the weekend at his home here, Donald letterman of Pt. Bragg, terman. Malcolm Hall of Camp Sulton, Og. N it spending a 15-day furlough at { his home here, There Is an old saying that a miss Is as good as a mile, but gu frown never did replace a smile one with a greater trial, A smile will chase away the gloom, whether in April or in June, ‘tis always dark. est sefore the dawn; so live in hope for better days soon, There'll be — In their | {son John and family, of the Beaver | | blue birds hovering over Dover day when this terrible war is over | But there's only one way to turn the tide: Still believe Gog Is on our side SOMe Lieut, William Cox, who is with Battery A at Camp Sutton, N. C., | spending a ten-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cox.! Mr. and Mrs. Guyer Fisher have] | named their new daughter Carol! Ann, Mr, and Mrs. William Flick of! | Harrisburg, called at the William | Eckenroth home, Sunday | | Miss Stella Confer, a student nurse at the Metropolitan Hospital, | New York City, spent the weekend [ceive her cap on April 20, at which | | time the class with which she train (ed will be capped Bob Miller of New River, N. C, | A new marine base, spent the week- | lend at his home here. Bob Is with | {the Marine Fleet. Mr, and Mrs. Maurice Depuy of New York City, are spending a few weeks at the Russel Confer home. I Mrs, Depuy was the former Gert. | rude Lucas, a sister of Mrs. Confer, ! We are gald to report that Linn Roberts, who has been very ill with J. M. Keichline Insurance Agency One of the Oldest Agencies ANN W. KEICHLINE, Representative, Temple Court in Centre County, Phone 190 | pneumonia Is improving We extend our deepest sympathy to Mrs. Samuel Stanley and family in thelr recent bereavement Mr. | Stanley wag a man of sterling qual- ities, quiet and unassuming, and a good nelghbor He will he greatly missed by his familly and friend In times of sorrow we can only look to Him who doeth all thing and assuages all grief Our all we Mr. and Bouth Allen weekend § of Philadel daughter-i well George Pea are in u best of heallh Sam takes the May to do with Ann Teaches nouaay at her boys who look in the think Uncle of care of them has something Miss the Lock spent the noms De) reguiarit i Wetzler, of COlLICRe Elizabeth Haven Easter here SNOW SHOE The Parent-Tes will Monday High Scho welcome hold their monthly STATE COLLEGE BOALSBURG COLLEGE TIRE BOARD ANNGUNCES ALLOCATIONS Bilate tubes, trans Paul B Senger PR Worx THE SIGN OF DEPENDABLE SERVICE FOR ANY CAR OR TRUCK SEE YOUR LOCAL Today, more than ever before, this sign beck- ons all car and truck owners who want the skilled, reliable service that comes with: (1) trained mechanics, (2) quality materials, and (3) reasonable service rates....You can expect this kind of service from your Chevrolet dealer because, for years, Chevrolet dealers have had the largest number of “trade-ins” and there- fore the widest experience in servicing and conditioning all makes of cars and trucks. “CAR CONSERVATION PLAN" ORIGINATOR AND OUTSTANDING LEADER CHEVROLET DEALER Eh § FOR "SERVICE THAT SATISFIES ~ SERVICE THAT SAVES" 1 Check and Rotate Tires 2 Get Regular Lubrication J Service Engine Carburetor Battery BQ Test Be sakes 5 Cheek st eering and Wheel Alignment © Check Clutch, Transmission, Rear Axle 7 Check Cooling System 8 Protect and Preserve Finish COUNTY CHEVROLET CO. 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