LL CENTRE DEMOCR AT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Page Two TE —— Echoes From the Past yw A Fifty Years Ago At a meeting of the Knights Tem- plars of this state in Philadelphia last week, Bellefonte was again hon- ored by the election of W. 1. Flem- ing as grand marshal. Mr, Fleming will attend the national conclave this week. The county commissioners con- template improving the court house yard. About one-half of the shade trees will be cut down as they are entirely too thick. The side plots are to be sodded and fountains installed | in the center of each. Last week a little child of Mr. and | Mrs. Robert Mensch, of Aaronsburg died from scalds received from up- setting a pot of bolling coffee over itself. The little one was an intense | sufferer for more than a week, The funeral occurred last Friday, The Pleasant Gap boys Bellefonte on Monday with band and attracted attention their elegant music. On this sion thelr playing was especis fine and far above the average band has a number first Wiisiciagl) On Suhday, June formed church at dedicated Rey, J D. M. Wolf, of Spring Mills, on Sun- day morning will preach the dedi- preach Saturaay evening: Kev. catory sermon, and on Sunday eve- ning Rev. Isenberg of Centre Hall, will preach in other came to a strong | with | OCCa~ ally The CLASS a Of 12, the new Re- Coburn will be R. Brown will on ue will be poem by Dan O'Leary, south ward shoemaker Dan poetical genius and een recite of his own composition He also Is a wide awake read Democrat as this poem entit- led "The Republican Laws.” shows Ed. Note: Lack of space prev¢ republication of the poem Messrs. Martin Cs Brown, both Axen » meet ing with much success as prospectors in the business. They are employed Valentine Purnace Company evening tr from Bellefonte Coburn and turn proves quite convenient many, There is a fair travel over it Rev tor of the Methodist church « fonte, expects the 18th of this mont Ma jor F Reynolds, who Toe been ir lisposed for 4 Hn . is abou this iss and well- iin ANN ¢ Wn, f of iron ore by to to amount of { Belle- + Europe While the Ples on its way home Monday evening, the toll-gate on coming Wash ver gave lines the seat down and tempting placed his hub and the same in he team started Mr. Stine's caught between t spokes and he was twisted around for several revolutions of from Bellet; onte loose the him, while h fixed the to Wagon nsts ¢ foot he the wheel before the horses could be checked. He was picked up unconscious and carried into the Drs. Sei- bert and Harris and tended h received a badly sprains u about the face ar been uncensclous and it is fea fractured Mr man and his Gap hotise arrived juries toll S00n at- He and to is ined ankle head most red that Stine | "nA a | John Last Friday evening a new lodge of the Improved Order of Hepta- sophs was instituted at Bellefonte It starts in with thirty-five mem- bers and is a life insurance scheme The new order indulged in a banquet at Achenbach’s restaurant where they had a royal good time, State College is at present one of the liveliest and busiest places In the county. Scores of workmen are engaged on the new barn and the mechanical arts buliding. Then there are being erected Man the throughout the town to F ¢ issued following couples William Cox, Howard, and Mary E. Shawley, Roland: Daniel C. Harpster, Gates- burg, and Dallle J. Lytle, Halfmoon: P. Harrison Sunbury, and A. Lebo, Milesburg: Walter Smith and Mary Hugg, both of Milesburg: Edward J. Gehret, Belle- fonte, and Vernia Weaver, Pleasant Gap: J. H. Corl, Linden Hall, and Elle E. Twitmeyer, Pleasant Gap, Francis H. Owens, Worth township Delilah Reese, Taylor township March Hem Andrew Tims Bellefonte jail. Tims onsiderable of a By the use of a * made a set of Keys and wood that fit nt door pers The {for lage licenses wer Mary and One ago last Penni and CS 1 the eler ang locks they went all reward either or both. Dur. » past year both of these men different the of . pais of e¢ bold armed wick iil wh hed a few had he staye ompelled to do his more may serve he be ( time an other that 1d SUG Was \nnounced Irown had died Fountain ailment Mrs months a husband their ! Hey wed heart disease was 60 years, 7 She leave fldren to mour Mrs Jame fled Was Brown's age and 12 days and four ch pron n J R a8 hew home of fine the Marriage licenses the following couples man and Adeline I. Tressler of Bellefonte; Rufus R. Finkel, Spring Mills, and Hazel E. Emery Centre Hall Gladys Harris and Mrs. George Harris Hill, died at the Cottage pital. Philipsburg, from ceived in an explosion poured kerosene in a stove the fire The home of Gardner Shaffer, miles west of Madizsonburg completely destreved ty » from chimney set roof and the entire of the structure was the fire was discovered carried only a Winn, o radio rece Axemann eiving and was receiving programs from coun try were Ralph F ter of of Pleasant Btate Hos- burns when to hasten re- she two WAS Spar ] the fire to the upper rtion ablaze when Mr. Shaffer small insurance Up to March 1, 1932, Germany had destroyed the following war tools, according to official figures made public in Berlin: 5855000 rifles and carbines, 104.000 machine guns, 35.- 700,000 loaded shells and mines, 14.- 800.000 grenades, 13363 airplanes and 24045 airplane engines (Ed Note: Peace was assured.) The Frank Davis taxi, Bellefonte, was slightly damaged when it was sideswiped by a car owned by Hor- atio 8. Moore, structural steel en- gineer, and alleged to have been driven by gne of his employes. The accident happened between Belle- fonte and Milesburg. No one was in- jured. por of the most daring rob- Millhelm in many years, unknown persons looted silk goods valued at about $4,000 from the Kes- sler department store, one of the county's largest retail clothing hous- es. The thieves then set fire to the structure causing damage of about $1000. Entrance to the structure was gained through a rear window, and indications were that an automobile had been backed up to the window to carry away the loot. Few clues were found, owing to damage caused by fire, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Stover and their twins, and Mr. and Mrs. Roth- rock, all of Bellefonte, spent Bun- day at a family gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wil-| liams. at Lemont, Some 12 or 15 per- | sons were present and enjoved din- ner at the Williams home. Sunday night and Monday eight members| of the group contracted plomalne and while several were quite ill their condition was not regarded! as being serious, It was suspected In one beries in ¥ wenty Years Ago tele Rev. Mc- diocese ‘New York sicome the Rt Alt h oona church, upon his re- rip abroad Anna Kessinger, daughter of Mr ar nd Mrs. Clayton Kessinger, of Eagleville, was reported he in serious condition following oper- ation f appendicitis Lock Haven Hospital. The appendix had peritonitis had devel- to an or the BrockerhoiY Doris Reed two large and 17 inches V. Keeler also glers' limelight, an unusually fine 19- ing near the Creek landed 25 respectively Harry was in the 5 having caught inch tron inch trout W. Fran Smith, of Blanchard, had received an appointment to the citizens’ military training camp for officers at Plattsburg Barracks, N Y. Mr. Smith had recently estab- Hshed his residence at Blanchard, coming to Centre county from Buf- falo N. Y Members the graduating class at the Bellefonte High School were: Byron H, Blackford, Linn W_ Bodle, Mark N. Hunter, Joseph B. Katz, Charlies W. Keller, George P. Lyon, Edgar R. Mallory, James 8. Meyer, Edmund C. Miller, Joseph Andrew Parrish, Frederick P. Saylor, George Showers, Otto Smith, Clarence © Thompson, Harold A. Wion, Mar- garet 1. Bower, Mary B. Chambers, Helen V. Cruse. Alice C. Davis, Lois Foreman, Eleanor R, Gettig. Ella L Harvey, Sarah Marjorie Hill, Esther M. Hines, Martha Hunter, Jane Edna Kilpatrick, Dorothy E. Mal- lory. Marion G. Morrison, Mary C Parker, Ruth A. Poorman, Sarah Ray. Ruby Catherine Robinson, Kathrine Jeannetie SBhaffer., Lucy Eloise Smith, Helen Mae Smith, Helen D. Thomas, Eveline C. Troupe, i8 of | Grace Isabelle Ward, Beatrice Eliza- beth Yerger, all of Bellefonte: Ed- ward V. Rhoads, Axemann; George Murray Decker, Joseph Henry Gar- brick, Mary Barnhart and Helen E. | a number of new bulldings | I Electric Com- sold to the with of- The State Centre | pany, Bellefonte, was | Keystone Power Company, {fices in Ridgway | Dr. George P Bible, widely known Chautauqua speaker, denarted for Ruthland, North Dakota, is joln the | International Chautauqua circuit for a tour of the Western States, His program called for a lecture nearly every morning and afternoon ing the season. John Neldrich, Munson man charged with slashing the throat of Fred Kobus in an altercation near Philipsburg, was brought to the county jall after a hearing before ‘Squire Thomas Byron, of Philips- burg. After the attack Kobus fled into New York State and finally re- turned to the Philipsburg area where he was picked up by State Police Fire of unknown origin destroyed the home of George Robb at Cole- ville, together with its contents The flames were discovered by Mi Robb's daughter, Mrs. George Mc- Clellan, who lived with her blind father. 8he led him to place of safety before the walls collapsed The Undine Fire Company, Belle- fonte was summoned, but upon their arrival the entire house was flames, Loss was estimated at than $4000 — - REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Frank tract In a in more Ww. C to Weaver Haines $775 Emma Emerick McClenahan of Centre in Cer Hall, $1) Sheriff Edward Garbrick, et. ux in Potter twp., $3400 Sheriff Edward R. Miller, t National Bank of Philipsburg, in Rush twp. $1,600 Sheriff Edward R. Miller, Owners Loan Corporation ington, D. C.. tract In South Ward, $2,000 D. Clyde Bwartz's N. Koch. et tract ir n Ferguson J. K ux Worth twp. 81 M. Garrett, of Forrest in Miles twp., $2.000 Ray Dean. et { Port Matilda Haflley ux Aaronsburg, et of twp » Sarah tract to Hall et. al ire to Lester Hall Miller 2 of Centre tract First tract 0 to Home of Wash- ellefonte heirs, to Harry State College, 88.500 to M. E Williams Matilda, tract in ux Johnston ot of Port to Mabel Il, Execr Park, Harry Gentzel tract to John Ghaner, Pat- ni R tract George burg, tract in i L. Frank Hull ux Mofatt, et. ux. of Philipsburg, in Philipsburg, $1 Earl T. Vonada, Witmer, et ux. in Walker twp., H. ©. Smith Borough tract A #1 to Earl tract et. ux. to Allen C of Walker twp, $1 ux. to State thority tract Col- State Col- , 81 to State Col- Har- et Au in Harris twp Kocher, et. ux Authority, lege lege Joh n t lege Borough tract in FP. Mil Boroug}t fwp., 81 W. Keeler Joseph #t ux College Authority Harris Roy Hoover ir in to Bills fonte, Hx Beile Spring twp B. Hall to William Robert H ux Inionville, trac $1 BENNER TWP. Crust has been buisy the neighbors the rank past the home of Franci \ week and on Sunday Glen n Glasgow of Centre Hall Russe] Glasgow and son Rob- Woodverest, Arthur Hull and family from Mill Hall, Mrs Harry Tressier and children of Marviand, and Wilbur Omdorf and family of Coleville : Mr. Richie ploughing for with his Farmers corn and s Low M Fred Stiver and wife of Bellefonte spent Sunday the home of Jos. eph Stover Many carloads of people spent Sunday along Spring Creek fishing Ira Benner had a light on Thursday and was not work for several days The country churches around here are all getting ready and are prac ticing for Children's Day services, which dates will be mentioned in a later issue Sorry to note that Frau of Btale College. owner of the Gummo farm here where Frank Crust is farming. has left for a year or more. He will have control over all airports and will be kept busy as long as the war lasts He has moved hig family to State College and has rented his farm out Mrz ert of of Run this Buffalo Fred Neff tractor is week all through planting re planting are me a pota- at sun stroke able to Prof Fred AIR CORPS KATE! A. yf Smith, all of Spring township: Ray- mond N. Brooks, Pleasant Gap: Mil- ton A. Heaton, Howard: Cornelius P. 8mith and Sarah E. McClellan, Unionville; Emil Elizabeth 8, Willlams, Jullan: Hazel M. Fulton, Milesbtirg: Mary A. Nas- son, Martha; Maude Irene Stover and Thelma Mary Tate, Coleville, that canned peas served during the and Roseita Mary Yearick, Jack- meal caused the illness, sonville, Frank Williams, | pot Joe never goes off his courne when he'sheaded for Kate's cookies of takes! She never goes off the course when she uses Rumford the reliable baking powder that's been bake in. surance for over eighty years! FREE: Patriotic pamphlet of a Hens recs fast Conserve su wietoy. rite Rumford Ba 4. Powder, Boa ES, Rumford, Rhode ad. — dur=- Over the) County News | a A tree was blown over at the home| of Grover and Bertha Musser on East Main street | Last weekend's heavy rains, start. [ing Thursday and lasting until Sat. furday, came with such suddenness and such intensity that many per sons In this locality suffered losses not contemplated when the rains began Damage was created as as the Spring Mills area, and a lit. tie beyond. Penns Creek and 8ink- ing Creek were up to flood level and thelr vellow waters attested to the fact that good soil was washed from many fields small stream throngh Madisonburg bounds when swollen tributaries, and besides few gardens in the of that town also flooded street whiter: far west The that flows bioke out of by mountain washing out upper section the main also made It the highway Nittany Val- highway, at of the moun- 1 Flood necessary tw the mot section at t close intain of that he foot died out ACTGAS A bridge Was In Miles Grazier farm Me re I ley the tain Wis Lhe had ang th TOIT off extent Hy ipped Oo an fixtures dream through 1 and oven tL floor. A and a ffic betweer ams in overflowed of waler n, Mm the tern eventing LWO bit 11¢ Lat! BAY M THIETE ortion ne Y {ition Ona n Gall Danio ¢ SEVER Week We are glac Know HOLTS HOLLOW sludy Buffalo Run Jr daugh Jane of Gum Johnson and Joanne Edith: Burd Runville Ed Heaton spent Mr. and Mrs. Roy Woomer Marviand, accompanied by Mr Mrs Emerick of Bellefonte Mr. and Mrs James Wesley daughter Clearfield spent weekend with home {¢ Mr Mrs. Arthur Burd Thurxiay evening with relatives Unionville Mr re joici son Mr family visitors with and Rees mn mp Rhoades ¢g on 1 11 Wedines Fe £3 M1 Cals CR day a few do and ana \ of and Vv Mrs Orvis Wats the are ne and ng over arrival of a you and Mrs Harold Walker and of Baltimore, were Saturday Mrs, Edith Burd Recent visitors at the Charles Lu- cas home were: Mr. and Mrs Vance Rhude and daughter Emma June, Mr. and Mrs. Hart and baby of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Clair Watson, Mr. and Mrs Frank Bennett of Briageville, Mr. and Mrs. Malvin Lu- cas and children, Mr. and Mrs James Wense] of Milesburg, Helen Brown of Lock Haven, Mr. and Mrs Roy Fetzer and daughter Visitors at the Orvis Watson home were Mr, and Mrs Clyde Watson and son of Milesburg, Gladys Kelly of Bellefonte, Mr and Mrs Bheesley of Howard, [Mr. and Mrs Mowell. Mrs. Thomp- . (son of Runville, Mr. and Mrs. Nevin | Watson, Mr. and Mra. John Watson, Mrs. Roy Leathers and daughters, i Mrs. Edith Burd, Mrs. Olive Rhoades {and children EE Eth a I The successful convoy of American troops to battle stations abroad ex plains why U-boats can sink ships off the U Rectal Soreness Get Relief New Easy Way w= §it In Comfort Don't » Hehy raw broken spots around rectum, Few places are ao liable to infection. A quick dependable reliever of rectal sorenens is Procdar-mon Heetal Brings poothing sents of comfort voon sonisel, forms projecting Alm aver pore area, helps destroy infectious germs, sides Nature besi tip raw, broken tisties, No ofl - 0 stain on money back big antes, Got thin fo geib today. . | PROLARMON RECTAL IDMANN & TEAB DRUG STORES 8. const. Roy | Rose Kisler,' “ no greases | Farmers had fields washed out fields that had, in many instances just been planted, Cellars of Mill- heim homes were flooded. The creeks got out of bounds, halting traffic In some sections, Swollen Pine Creek covered highway several places Coburn and Dinges' Mill Creek overflowed its banks a above Coburn, preventing any of traffic along that highway rhe highways were washed full of debris, an accumulation of winter spread cinders and small brush that in many Instances completely clog- ged drainage system and still doe al many places Elk Creek overflowed its the spacious lawn of A H residence but did no visible The small stream that flows through the Gephart farm overflowed Iu banks and stopped foot traffic down North street, flooding Gephart's tato patch and completely Frank Weiser’ In the Narrows and Turpentine Creek and every the the between Penns little kind at banks at Blover damage PHO covering garden Creek to belore Phillips LOoGkK hing tie road them way. At Turpenthix P. Bpringer ken flooded Ons fic washed down across chit only welt « arly pouitrs chicker The William: Rees James Mrs ugene Pra Nora Bleele Ronaid Mrs. E SCOTIA (H. M. Williams) Frank V H Arr Van He visiting news items Arce fact that much time them in. and they are not re- 1 have asked many times who has any visitors report tn mie and they will be pub- Mished with each week's news. From time to time we get a little about one thing another that see happening and the remark Oh suppose thiz will be Jdn next week's news Here is one we noticed just recently that a fair maiden has been practicing nursing Keep it up, sis- Uncle 8am may soon need quite of vou fair maidens in his ser- are very the writer does IX have to get out and gather as for anyone ported to jab We oF {ey a lot vice Some time ago I sald that 1 may have some other news to report that may surprise some people. Well, here it is A new company has been formed and is known as the Grays Dale Ore Mining Company. Their purpose is to wash and ship ore 1 am not permitted at this time to give full particulars of the opera- tions and intentions, but wateh your paper from time to time and some day véu will see a full report of the operations and a history of this mine from the early beginning News from the Scotia mines is scarce this woek as there don’t seem to be much action up there at the present time, but maybe something there soon. COLLEGE TWP. The Silver Auman family moved from the Charles Hockman home at Millbrook to Lemont. Mr. and Mrs. Pomroy Brooks were Sunday visitors at the Roy Bell home of Pleasant Gap N Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kneff, of Oak Hall, visited over the weekend at the home of Mr. Knefl's parents at | Bate College. Jerry Spicer, of State College. visi- ted with May Horner last Sunday. {| Mrs. Harry Gargrich and daugh- ters, Lillian and Phyllis, of Oak Hall, ‘called at the Wilbur Spicer home in Oak Hall Tuesday evening. of Oak Hall, spent the weekend at | the home of Mr. Charles Sharer, sn ——— ¥or Victory: Buy Bonds. ' Prieda Spicer and brother, Wilbur, MILESBURG Mr. and Mrs. Vance Rude and two daughters Emma gid Mrs, Hart, and ison, of Long Island, N. YY. are vis | iting Mrs, Randolph Houck Mi | and Mrs, Frank Cox Mrs. John O'Leary Tommy Lynn, have from the Centre County Mr. and Mis. Frank Cox thelr home Joseph Confer ar will make thelr future home Long Island, N. Y. M1 M1 leave here about June Memorial am Peace ter Bara file and Katharine hamton, N. Y. The returned { thelr They were accompal er, Mrs, Peas and Re rt and and infant returned Hosp have n to in Cox middle and thi at Wil. gh. Day guest home were Buffalo N_ ¥ ihe thelr da Mi Ef of Bing two ladies home Sunday Of REF by ia WE WONDER ! In the erican that Am- men # COVES they after rev inclined 'S 4 Any honest his own youth chart man will be its own iewing life to let urse WINNER: BRAND PORK PRODUCTS LOOK FOR THE LITTLE BLUR PIG HE'S YOUR GUIDE TO BETTER QUAL. ITY PORK PRODUCTS | e——— home June 4, 1942. Sunday School Lesson FRIDAY: THE DAY OF SUFFERING International Sunday School Lesson 1942 for June 7, Text He i trans for War wWoury Mon iniguit our wiee Our of cement Luke 15: 13 Text Lesson First Aid Rei Cross ation dae Ameri a circus , making it one of t books in American American Bible Society alone ti its Bibles. New el portions 7.000 000 the to He tus adel i : wed ry. Loe reno Tex Hias ave 1158 at sae of than DINES ten SAYS ODhe was the inspired [et past VEATE commentalon tind it f the Bibie th tien of the Red humanita g rian rodern id teachin at formu every oth the Cross s moveme which knows’ Five h cities towns, jocsted in thirty-eizht states ap : now fo be releasing ren for weekly religious instruc. tion in their churct Plans are under way for reieased time for the same purposes in Alabama Mssco- chusetts, Mississippl ¢ Wyoming mncred ported “08 na » » * A gathering of 3.000 women of Methodist church in umbus, Chio., yader the pres y x Vay J. D. Bragg. of St. Louis . beran a movement to have soll represented at the peace con- ference toatl will make the lermas at the clooe of the present war. They are urging other groups of wonen to take similar action “If such rep- resentation is denied.” they voted. an advisory peace conference made up solely of women will be held sim- ultaneously with ang in the same | eity of the peace conference” They took this action oh the grounds that former peace tréaties have been “treaties of revenge against the vane | quished and of economic aggron- dizement to the victors.” because | “women Are more oconoemed with human rights than with econogiic gain.” and because modern war ea- | lists women in one form or another of military preparation and active ity. rece nity Ld Ld . - “To safegiard America’s child ‘ren, and so assure America’s future, will require the combined efforts of all groups, both public and private, ‘and the interest and participation fof every citizen” said Miss Kather- ne Lenroot, secretary of the Child. irens Bureau of the U. 8. Depart- ment of Labor, recently, “The task of whom no Answer wmead prophet poken. Jesus and eric many ed no ques. miracie, to who thereupon had fis and nad tion Here nim mocked no ots Brra robe Pilate pute was over felt that Jesus doing, He had wiles dream 0 free, but $0) PY k to ria ana tual innocent to go 10 ac - Kj Be LSE Or Kingdom and Jesus promise the ponsecrat- the swperative ef - host of people, men ches of Am special effor Eich i J women. In beloved strengt 3 we 4 On - nd made for bring- hened instrignent society indo ideals for which The Baptist Seoretary ch Convention Stanley TRiseg of wrehes of according to 1. Stauber, have a World Emergency ; $600000 in addition to heir regular missionary and educa- tional budget of $21500000 Of the special giving of the denomination, $106,000 is for ministry to men call- rd the colors: $i80.000 for war relief 82 home and ahroad: $40,000 for aged ministers and missionar- tes: $100,000 for special needs of for- eign stations because of the war; $100,000 for emergencies on the west in Alaska. and in the defense areas of the U. 8; and $100,000 {or Baptist schools and colleges . to poast * * » An appeal to ministers throug out the United Stales to prepare themselves to give wise pastoral counselling to people who have problems brought on hy the war, is made by Dr Seward Hiltner of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. He suggests that this counselling should be “based on the best knowledge of psychology as wall as Christian insight and un- derstanding ” According to Dr. Hilt. ner, “There is much in the re. sources of Christianity which can be said to the mother who is wor. ried about her son ‘west of San Francisco’ . | and for this training in pastoral psychology is needed” He suqmests that the laity make it possible for ministers to secure the desired education in this field . * Ad Ed Director Elbert M. Conover, of the Interdenominational Bureay of Ar- chitecture, New York City, warns that many churches are develoning fire hazards by permitting base ments and empty rooms to be used for She storing of old newspapers and old salvaged materials. “Church (Continged on Page Three)
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