THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA, April 30, 1942. Page Two | Echoes From the Past Fifty Years Ago Mr. John B. Resides, of Retort, is | number of chimneys were shattered spending the week about town. Last February he was seriously between coal cars at the mines and has been unable to do since. He is slowly recovering Members of the M. E. church of this place, are attempting te enough money among the congrega- tion to give their pastor, Rev, Houck & trip to Burope this summer as his racation, Gen go to Europe at the same time. On Monday of this week the first complete pair of scales was turned out by the scale works of this place .. Sam Ryan complains that some one stole his large trout out of the spring the day of the Andrew Cn ns accepted position in the Pennsylvania depot in this place Mr. 1. W met with a urday afternoon from Coburn driving in a took frigh of the embank Mr. Raven wa his foot fast whereby his badly first season rei Raven, seriou ™ 1 Toad m 3311 mei and Rev. J fonte, officia Mr. John at Mechar evening fonte High baseball team the country | ing t train will be State College accommodate the Assembly ted On last Sunday farmer, living got up cor n fonte on so he got people what stoppec he was evening from e famous Stopper William ic TY i next ex] nine tions of the t almont & out sosion ide magazine was broken. A were in the qua wna Wi A IF'wenty the Logan Fir me- home of Gregg Curt I about 8 o'clock Saturday a flue caugt he blaze itself out with no damage The following directors of the A: John Ci Horatio 8. Moore Crawford, Charles Payne, John Love, James R. Hughes: Darius Waite, Calvin v r t Arp iL Ore men were Bellefonte 3 8. Cl Ear] Orr, Fran R. Beatty. Joh Harry Yeage Ebon Bower, sin Kk n } homes were: Eleanor Mr i! Mrs. Van Jodon surtin street; James Decker Mrs. Edward Decker Cur 1 Donald McCoy Mrs. Ch McCoy, street 80ON and and Linn The Moerschl East Hgh stireet, for many owned by M: Charles Moersch- bacher and operated by son, Cy- ril, was sold t Austin, who for three years had been purchasing agent for the Potter-Hoy Hardware Co. Mr. Austin planned to remodel and redecorate the establishment before reopening it to the publi falling from a flue started a fire which totally destroyed the residence of Matthew Kephart of Fillmore Saturday morning With the aid of neighbors, the fur- niture was The flames were shed by the Undine Fire Company of Bellefonte with the use the company's new chemical truck, The loss was partly covered by insurance, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bassett for- mer residents of Bellefonte, return- ed from Marino, Mexico, where Mr Bassett was head of the Marino Steel Co. He had resigned as super- intendent of that company and was to reside in the north, Mr. and Mrs Bassett were spending a few days in Bellefonte with Mrs. Bassett’s bro- ther, James R. Hughes and wif# at the Academy. While playing in the road in front of his home at Potters Mills, John William Smith, aged 15 months, son of Earl Smith, was instantly killed when he was kicked on the head by a passing horse. The horse was hitched to a carriage and was driven by W. F. Rishel, of Centre Hall. Mr Rishel saw the youngster in the road and turned out to avoid an accident When the horse was almost opposite the child, it kicked over the shafts and its hoof struck the child a hard blow on the head. Surviving were the parents and three brothers and @ sister, wmoher pool room on Years - i 0 George Sparks on saved of anything | and crushed | | lof George PRLLSe | Habtings expects to considerable in build- ings fell Some unknown wretches, supposed plaster to be tramps, entered the store room | Williams, Jr. at Beech ‘reek, on Saturday night last and took therefrom five dollars in cash and several pairs of plough shoes, On March 25th the bees of four Marsh Creek beekeepers swarmed some of the bees going away and a | part of them returning to the hives As people of omen of e what is uch a proceeding is unusual the that section think it an vil and are wondering joing to happen the hand- Alexander took fire So the be night M1 Snow Shoe the gr On last Friday ome re enc Mcl idl PF wacnce Ol owell nea und by could burned to was the destruction that very little building covered by insurance Henry Garman [ 1 brother Danie] at hi rapia flames and saved. The of pla died wdvanced born In Jer tw to ears Willi cover 5) y Ie 3 Ag Vv Bellefont { » attack tion Ha Johnstown, was in Bellefonte as ¢ 4 Mr Mrs, W. H. Smitn twenty af thin Rebekah + ome of the rical value which were room to be main- f Governor Cur- in a memory Miss esident well known fonte, suffered =a stroke of r sis while on her way to lunch, and her unconscious form was found by Bernard MeGoverp in ] he rear of the William sr home on Lamb street Her condition responded readily to treat- ment B John Earl their the opening tiey total Annie Powers Gardner Grove Ream, of Brust Shreckengast wives, went Brush Valley of the and camp in Narrows for the out season. When returned home they brought a cateh of i50 which in size from 8 to 14 inches to their trout Five dedicated church, beautiful art windows in 8t John's Bellefonte The were memorials to William Harper and wife, John Wetzel and wife, Mrs. Busanne Wagner, Abram Luk- enbach, and Mr. and Mrs. CT. Ger- berich, and all were placed by child- or families the persons named. The pastor, Dr. Ambrose Schmidt, was the dedicatory speak- er Marriage licenses were the following couples John C Hockman, Zion, and Carrie Young Bellefonte: llen C. Witmer and Sarah A. Minnemyer, both of Belle- fonte: Theodore Maines and Hattie Maines, both of Woodland: George H. Maurer, South Philipsburg, and Minnie Mays, of Fairview: Thomas Confer, Smullton, and Sarah M Confer, of Loganton; Joseph A Sti. ver and Mary F. McElwain, both of Marengo. A. H. Stover, bookkeeper and clerk at the Hosterman & Stover hard- ware store at Millhelm, was attacked by a large gander at the WwW. D Walker farm east of Wolfs Store He and James Stover had delivered a washing machine to the Walker home and were carrving the ma- chine through the yard when the gander attacked, A. H. dropped the were Reformed windows ren of issued to Otto, of | burden and fled for the house with | gee Over the County News {the gander in pursuit, James, who {knew more about the actions of |ganders, chased the bird away. | Two rat killings on the C. B, Neff {farm at Centre Hall by Charles B Smith netted just forty-three rod- ents, The rats had infested the poul- try house which was closed up tight except at two or three places where the rats entered and these were {closed after Mr. Smith had in hand good club Homer Eberhart, a foreman at the American Lime & Stone Company hydrating plant, escaped serious in- jury when he was struck a glancing blow on the shoulder by a falling timber. A shouted warning from an- other workman who saw the falling timber prevented Eberhart from be- ing struck on the head a George Gamble had returned to his home In Bellefonte from Galen Hall, Atlantic City, where he had spent several months in the inte est of his health Mr. and N Francis Sullivan Bellefonte gone to Pittsburgh and Chicago a several weeks’ visit Harry Mentzer, physical director of the ¥ M. C. A. was the proud father of a son, born at his in Pottstown Mrs. Mentzer and infant to move to Bellefonte in the near ture of » nome were REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Hartley Peter Philipsburg R. McCl Charle les R ract 1 H. M. Moore of Osecol 1/9 AR THA last Thu Beckwith and Mrs E and Mr Williams Blanche visited Mrs. Harry Peters Peters Ardery ar, hy Joseph and Mrs and Mr Sunday Mrs Wilkin afternoon Pr ool oT Patton rg Mrs Patton's id Mrs. Wallace of Karthaus, home Mr spent the of and Mrs. John Balley Mr Mr Port home llams and Mrs and Mrs. Donald Matilda, spent Sunday Mr. and Mrs. W Gerald Wiser Woodris tig sl ana of at B § ol "Buckle down—to work Jor Uncle Sam” EFORE washing 2 garment, J remove breakable buttons and buckles. Pearl buttons or jew- cled buckles haven't the stamina to face washing machines or hard scrubbing. Broken or missing buttons can ruin a costume, or, if unmatchable, necessitate the purchase of a new set. Thon put the money saved into U. 8. SAVINGS STAMPS—to help button up Hitler! Every pay check should be budgeted to in. clude generous help for Uncle Sam ! emp - Mrs. Paul Musser of Millheim, had a telephone call last Tuesday from her son, Glenn Hargrave, an officer in the Merchant Marines, who had not been heard from for several weeks since a telephone call from an unknown source that he was “safe.” Glenn called his mother from Balti- more Frank P. Stover recently purchas- ed the Meyer Brungart home, near the crossroads west of Rebersburg, and will occupy the property as sool as Mr. Brungart can arrange for his removal into Rebersbhurg Mr. Sto- new home Is but a short dis- tance from his farm which is being operated by his son, Kermit M W Wert vers assisting haul gravel last Thursday Wert farm in Brush Valley McCool of Wolfs Blore, was ( cave~in the of Wn and suffered severe bn eg The fo us Crutches { this time 1 been dyna While } i at scene tions wrenched 1 hin getiing about gravel bank previous id It Is GISChian HY atte forces “ had t thine to thie One earth It wy ar ight pe trude Ree v i DOR ¥ 1 Cer - ’ SAW tdnmes norence “y 3 Clair Mabie | the weekend Wade, Jr. Mr J } pent Sun- Jaltimore, Md North and rest Avenue in Arendts. Kenneth two of Hill relatives are Mrs Sara Erb of Heister Street had as her weekend guests, Mr. and Mis. Donald Lenker and son Donald Jr.. of Harrisburg Mary Jean Popp of Washington D. C. spent the weekend with her parents their home on Adams Avenue Mr. and Mrs. A L. Beam of Ridge Avenue had as their weekend guest, Guthrie Patrick of Washington, D c at Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ranney, of Washington, D. C.. spent the week- end at the home of Mrs. F. P. Weav- er on Barnard street Mr. and Mrs. George Etters of Third Avenue, are the proud parents of a baby son Mr. and Mrs. C. 8 Jordon West College Avenue had as their guests on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs Danie] Holter and two children of Beliefonte Richard Merritt of Baltimore Md. spent the weekend at his home on East Prospect Avenue Mrs. Walter Parsons of Heister street, spent Sunday with her son Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Parsons of Har. risburg. On Monday Mrs. Parsons left for Philadelphia to receive opti. cal treatment at the Wills Hospital of “There is no reason for Americans to worship at the shrine of a self- ish business man who manages to wrangle a fortune by oppressing the public Nothing is to be gained by lam- basting politicians. As long as de. mocracy exists there will be politi- clans and dumb voters ——- Read the Classified ads. A ial Day. Uniforms for the corps have been ordered. Ross Brumbaugh of State College, has been giving drum instruction to the boys and girls and Mrs, Willlam Garis has been giving instruction in the files Mrs. Ada Musser, who has been ill during the past week, fell last Wed. nesday morning in the bathroom at her Milihelm home and badly bruis. ed her face. Her nose ut and upon examination phy- siclan was found to Mr M1 Riverside, Calif, their fortieth at theh snyder received a « by her be broken Weav Wallace recently and celebrat wedd] anniy Miss Je K. Reif. { & new clipping ve nom ie receive paper and everal the token of couple on the gram of wl ernment mer Cex son mye nn ar ’ wi all Fairmo weekend daughte of DuBois Waviand Bateson mount Avenue Mon tre Mr. and Harold Cre of Buckout street are the proud par- ents of a baby son H P. Zelka of Woodland spent Friday in Bloomsburg Mr. and Mrs. R. G. McLanahan of Barnard Street had as their week- end guests. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lee of Greensburg Mrs. J. B. Wallace of West Fal mount Avenue spent Thursday Williamsport Mr. and Mrs Harold Albright West College Avenue are the proud parents of a baby son Mrs. William Seckinger of Corl Street apent the weekend in Phila- deiphia with her husband who is a patient in the Presbyterian Hospital Rev. and Mrs. Harry ¥ Babeock of East Beaver Avenue left nesday for York, where Rev. Bab- cock will become pastor of the First Methodist church of that city H. M. Tietz has returned to his home on East Hamilton Avenue having been a patient in the Centre County Hospital, Bellefonte Dr. 8. A. Forbes of State College, willl leave in the near future to take up a position at the University of Michigan Fair- sDen weekend “ n Mrs nemiller Drive Of with the courage to speak the truth, even about some of the issues that touch the lives of mankind, India. it appears, has an excellent opportunity to try out the theory of isolation if Ghandi and Nehru can persuade the Japs to behave, Careful driving is one way lo car-, Ty your own accident insurance, - | Wed | SNYDERTOWN Church services this Bunday 3 at 10:30 o'clock in the morning Bunday callers at the Ed. Dorman home were: Mrs. Kate Hoy of Lamar and son Harry of Altoona; Mr. and Mrs, Ray Marshall and Mr. and Mrs Frabel of Lock Haven, Mr M1 Vill Fisher and son Mervin and w of Bellefonte M1 chil Thu Cieorge Hall Mir Donny May ana Harry a and aay Wallzer and Mrs, Nevi called at the LO Mv Barba pris KENNEDY and Mrs f MOS Niere were 41 HANNON 1 Prank Gallagher and children visited Alden Quick home Bundas Mr. LeRos home from day Mrs. Harry W Miriam Alice ginia, expect to there the latter Mr and Mrs. J. F pany them for a Mr. John McClusick who was in- jured in a m accident several weeks ago. had the cast removed from his leg Saturday, and is able to get around quite well now, although he still uses his crutches Lewis Jerses were Shore over Sun- Musser and Portsmouth baby Vir. home part the week Lacas will accom- weveral of ret urn to their the of days visit ne Few people ever live in the world To relieve periodic cramps, pain and discomfort she tries CHI- CHESTERS PILLS. Note — take as direcred. They contain po habit-forming drugs Keep them on hand. sof and up a all good druggists, | Sunday School Lesson SUNDAY THE DAY OF ACCLAIM School Ix 1942 International Sunday for May Winn “oy Mark 11 41-44 Lesson Text Luke 19 re begin JEWS In THE [WORLD of RELIGION, ‘ hevq ot PENSAry Cares Boat d an planning a SNE orked VOTE i CAlte} Med. cine Christianity material attainments supposes some moral said Bishop Francis J. McConnell, of New York City, recently. “If it is true that the majorily of the human race have never since the beginning of history Iain down to rest at night having known through the previous day the gatisfaction of enough i cat. we have to conclude that the greatest failure in history up to the present has been that of Inability 80 to master the resources of the earth az to make genuine human {existence possible Surely it comes within the province of the {church to insist upon society's right jand duty to seek and maintain the | material conditions which make the achievement of the higher human i values possible.” . IM esi] DOSES as it stabilities just pre- * * ” The Catholic Foreign Mission So- lotety of America, with headquarters BY WWREID F— OMEBODY is trying to call this telephone. But the line is ““busy”’ — just as busy as though someone were talking— because the receiver is held up by those books. Result—someone may miss an important call. 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