THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PRK. er uam Ly October 15, 1942. Echoes From the Past Fifty Years Ago Last week B. A. Noll & Co. open- ed their new store at Zion, and there was a general rush from all sections to see the new store and Inspect the new goods just received were issued to David R. Wil- Marriage licenses the following couples son and Emma T. Johnson, both of Beech Creek: John 8. Lambert and Erby M. Houser, both of Bellefonte, Edward Robinson, Corrington, Ky, and Lettie Crowl Coburn; Wil- llam E. Johnson, State College, and Mary C. Wilson, Masseysburg The young at Howard division P&E while handing a message order the engineer Niagara Express on Tuesday week was struck the caboose of approaching train and knocked The wh s of the caboose over one her feet, tearing off the lady removed wn of ator n Y i | rajiroad, telegraph on the lady oper station wester of the to of last f the down passed by of eel heel was to watsonte am s papers i he same as usual everybody was anxiou one A company hi ized at Woodward of making ex! sSupnosed ton to ¢ J. Milt brough on th Sophia me of Miss and ried at ents In October at this became our peop 1 is the a mmniature f thi perched the dedi jog cabin ati James Mill ed citi in Engiand told them of that would rison. (Ed Story goes was elected Curtin wards yr i 0 zen on closed There The pole with became a m cut down ar public schools Mr. and Mrs b Pittsburgh, former well dents of Bellefonte golden wedding anniversar home Jack Shope ; Mr. and Mrs. William F. Shop fered a compound frac right arm while plas other second grade the Bishop street injured when one pushed him, causing local physician fure. Mrs. Ernest Griffin dropped dead at Centre leaving the hotel where husband and several friends had pent the night. She was about 42 vears oid and her death was at- tribtited to a heart condition. The body was taken t the Goodhart funeral home and later sent Johnstown for burial The Bellefonte Elks lodge was paring to hold its third annual Hal. lowe'en parade and carnival, and early reports on the contest for the selection of “Miss Bellefonte” sho #4 Helen Smith leading with 520 votes. Second was Anna Eckel. with 345 votes, and third, Mary Pickel The voting had been under way only several days when these totals were announced Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hosterman Centre Hall had returned home from an extended motor tour of the middle west William Matis Millheim. who for some time con ducted a shoe repair shop in the Duck building at that city, sold the shop to Roy L. Bartley, of Spring Mills, Mr. Matis expected to sail for Italy and when he returned to the UU. 8 he expected to bring with him his wife and two children What wis to he known as the Pentis Valley Game and Fish Pro- fective Association was organized at Coburn. A large tract of land had been leased and ne hunting or flah- ing was to be permitted except by members of the association. The of- ficers were: W. C. Crader, president: A. M. Harter, vice president; C. N Bartges, secretary: W, J. Harter, treasurer, and 8. W. Gramley, I. L Weaver, J. C. Musser, A. B. Meyer and R. 1. Eisenhuth, all directors. Six Bellefonte Academy students in a touring car stopped at a farm on the Island below Lock Haven, helped themselves to apples in an orchard, then began throwing ap- plés through the windows of the farmhouse. When the farmer ap- peared to remonstrate, they nelted him with apples, The boys then got in thelr car and sped away. The farmer 3 Lock Haven police snd halted near Lamar, The to cover damages. No brought against them, Miller of celebrat we ture of tt ing with school pu school. Jack f hi his of aome nil ' i al him reduced the Johnstown, Hall while she and her of 0 WAS to "re pre- We of vin Fi There are no new cases of diph- theria in Bellefonte that we know of at this writing, By exercising care the disease has been kept from spreading The State College football played Altoona last Saturday and it closed in a row, with Altoona in a strong lead. The College boys claime- they were not given fal refused continue team decl- the ed sions and Lo game Last harne Hoover tall Tyrone him a horse, buggy and from a Mm The thief whs an who was traced as far as Nothing further wag heard A reward of $20 is offe ecovery of Saturday were tolen at Unionville in red the property Centre county the many ttended centennial and the fair at Lew- wel isses Emma Sallle week Twenty Yours Bye were To s F lia R. Sweene) lp B. Spotts r T v age Ww . ke WwW. F. McCos Beatty Motor Pittsburg? r rone Co take { servic mobiles. Ford had over the manufact: line Val- “Burn- to Irving Lime and sses Valen- Bermuda The Misses Ann ar had leased their home Belle sfonte American The Mi to id Care entine ham.” Warner Stone Company tine expected to irst of sotith of of the go January Rossman, voungster made his home with Mr. and Mrs James Pickle, of Halfmoon Hill, suf- fered a fractured leg when a motor. with which he was playing fell on him. The fracture was treated at the offices of a Bellefonte physician The many friends of R. W. Funk, Detroit, Mich., former president the Titan Metal Company, gave imonial dinner in his honor at Country Club at Hecla Funk was visiting his wife and at their home on East Cur- the Harold about who cvele a test the Mr family tin street While Abe Bailey, Bellefonte car- penter, wag driving over the Beven Mountains, his car skidded on a steep downgrade and crashed into a stone which jutted from the side a hill. Although the car was considerably damaged, no cne wie injured George Walte, manager Bellefonte Fuel and Bupply pany yard, wag seriously ill at his home on Phoenix avenue Some years earlier he was kicked on the leg by a horse and a vein was rup- tured. Since that time he had been troubled by the injury but it had not assumed a serious nature until more recently Nittany large of of the Com- A scarlet fever quarantine had been ordered in Osceola Mills to pre- vent what threatened to become a widestread epidemic. Under the. or- der all shows, schools, churches, poolrooms, lodges or other publie gathering places were placed on the prohibited list and were to remain there until the disease abated. There were 16 other cases in the commun- ity. according to latest figures. A. A. Dale, who had been under- going treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.. under the care of Dr. Bloodgood, noted phy- sician, arrived In Bellefonte much improved in health . . . Lee W. Mil- ler returned to his duties as man- ager of the Bellefonte Western Un- fon offices aftér having spent seve eral days in Tyrone because of the serious illness of his wife, Arron ‘Thomas, veteran carpenter of Centre Hall, had killed a total of of 21 groundhogs and reported that | not for many years had the animals | been so plentiful, A motor party consisting of Mrs Odille Mott and son Basil and daughter, Mrs. A. G. McMillan, of | New York City, and Mrs. John Bauer, went to Willlamsport for a! brief visit with relatives and friends While assisting other employes at the Bellefonte Hardware Company store Harry M. Murtorff, a member of the firm, suffered painful injur- jes of the back when he attempted to lift a heavy stone, He was con- fined to his home as a result of the injury REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS to John tract In Koshko, et ux, ux, of Clarence, An w Stania, et Snow Shoe Twp, $1 Janet H. Potter, et R. Eberhart, et ux ty Th ’ are al, to Walter of Bellefonte in Bellefonte, North Ward, $1 ist BE. Beezer, et ux, to Ira Y t et ux, of Bristol, in Twp. $1 Nichols, et ux Twp - D Bri State tract to Lee J burg, tract by heirs of Reber $1 Dahle, ¢ wkerhoff, Colle ge Brocke id Trust Co in State Ce Mar- of efonte $! rhoff, to Cap- of Harris- $1 North. tract ir Lege H.B ollege ux Mimissioners Commun issi Hall 50 County of Centre $37 lser Weber 1 Snow Shoe inty Commissioners, to t of Phillipsburg ] et al ish Twp. $2 phnmeTman, H of Bel } act In rman efonte Bell Wieland, N Execu- of State Twp by Tracey, Pat oe ton URGES FARMERS TO GIVE MORE SCRAP of nistration, keep TeAsONS Director 1 imi od. Regional Security Ac that many farmers timental J HW ¢ Farm leclared rap metal ad he Gove rmment urged the: € POT and most the world-to pr life.” It would mental for baby contribute mast tical reason way TA mental Prag in eserve our free women to dedicate thy ca age and for men that ancient jallopy, vintage 1910. to the winning of the war than to keep them in attics and barns,” he told county supervisors throughout the Maine-through- Maryland region. “Right now our American ideals are threatened by an enemy Who has no sentiment and who is turning every bit of scrap into bullets with which he hopes to destroy us and our Democracy.” Wood urged Oakley 8. Havens, FSA Supervisor for Blair and Cen- tre counties, to cooperate with news. papers who are sponsoring the scrap drive Advise all our farmers to comb thelr bulldings and lands for scrap.” Wood said. “Many farms can yield a ton or more of the metal the Gov- ernment so badly needs “Ask the farmers to start in their cellars and search, inch by inch to their attics. Ask them to go into the woods and find those old scrap heaps, to look under their barns and houses for discarded parts, to comb the tall grass and look along fences for broken discs and worn-out plow points, The meadow may prove to be a scrap iron mine. Polks should clean up their farms, anyway: and eri 14 Wa ivi iron } Over the County News Announcements were Bellefonte last week of the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Park Doing, of en City, L. 1. The Infant, the second child and first son, was born Inst week at Prospect Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Doing Is the former Mary Houser, daughter of the late John Houser, of State Col- lege and Belafonte, and Mrs. Hou- ser, now living In Long Island City, N.Y 0. E. Mael ton street grand of No. 1032 horn, of South was installed as noble the State College Lodge 1. © OF. last Monday evening. District Deputy Charles B Musser and hls staff of Bellefonte had charge of the installation. Other officers Installed were 8. H. Ta Ather- te, received In vice-grand WwW. 8. Jackson and Car! Hoenstine, treasurer freshments were served after meeting Mr. and Mrs helm, received a V Mall letter week from thelr son, Carl, In Aus- tralian. This was thelr first Jetier from him since the Jap's started the war In the Pacific, when he was sta. tioned in the Philippines. They had, however, received several cablegrams from him, the first arrived last Eas- ter. In hig letter, Carl stated that he has been advanced to Staff Bergeant and is well, but that the experiences he went through have been harrow. ing, to put it mildly. He also asked to be remembered to his friends and former high school classmate secretary, Re- the Harry Bohn of Mill- last PINE GROVE MILLS town Burwell | wih enti Our sman Arthu ger of the new State Colleg Art ree his position now mang Ix alley In ened Farm Mrs Miss Kate Mary Boalsbure Woods - "mh ” Sei 8 anc GAURDH FT day the past week guests of Mrs * ieasant caller Wednes. among his clients in cur rone, was a § day last N te VICINGLY MILESBURG Haro and Mrs recently Bittner grandson William Eckenrotl enlis C fled In 4 Atteburg pened cated at "nim amp Dp was recently wig for t fo abe officers and mer Botlor! ang Hiaam : Tuesday returned thank heir home x Fay ale with Wetlzle: a Pleasant the {ormer’s or first Fre yiy army equis train nent Truce fall ankle qu determined broken at this Ginghe te badly if any writing It bones re her been) were An amusing incident happened at ne Court House jast werk. A Belle fonte young man and his fiancee were applying 1 a marriage license When asked what his occupation was the young man replied I fix bodies. Oh. sald the clerk, are an undertaker. No, replied the young man, 1 mean automobile bodies Mra. Carrie letterman received three letters the past week from her son, Bob Miller, who is one of fighting Marines on the Solomon Is- lands. Bob says they see plenty of action, and that he is O K. He states that the rainy season will soon start there and that when if rains it pours. Bob is a graduate of lie- fonte High, ciass of 1938, and was a member of the football team, and therefore is well known. He wants to say hello to all his friends in this area and elsewhere. Bob has one thought uppermost in his mind, and that is to be able to come home soon And we echo that wish, and hope the war will soon end so that all our boys can return to their homes and loved ones you cur this Is a fine way and a fine time to do it “It's time to use those irreparable, broken-down machines—on our en- emies, Leaky {ron pails, old pots and pans and kitchen implements, that bundle of old curtain rods and dis- carded stoves will make good gren- ades for our boys in fox holes “That iron baby bed can still be of use to ‘baby’, who probably is in Reuben Mitchell is still a patient in the Centrs County Hospital. He was more seriously injured than was PLEASANT VALLEY (Boggs Two.) Mrs. Nancy Packer 1s on the sick list. We hope for her a speedy re. the army now. And Grand Dad, who | COVery. died years ago. would like to see his Pvt. Howard Packer, who is in the old iron bedstead turned into wea. army, spent a few hours with his pons with which we can preserve his! father, Toner Packer. ideals. The old dinner bell, unused Kelsey Confer left on Monday | for years, can ring in a new era of | imorning for Ohio to join the army. peace and decency-—if we'll let the We wish you lots of luck, Kelsey, jovernment have it.” WHEN WINDS GET ROUGH John F. Gray & Son Phone 497. Lee Richner of White Deer, spent | {the weekend with his family here, Sunday visitors at the home of Harvey Eminhizer were Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Leathers and Mrs. Nor- man Lighthamer of Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred long of Beech Creek, and Ella Mae and Betty Young of Moose Run. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Young and family of Moose Run, were Sunday visitors at the home of Harry Kess- ling, Mr. Kessling being on the sick list. But we are glad to say he is improving at this writing. tn Shy hr Go nT) Mrs, Elie Kier Baitin : 3 arrive hire : wr home with Cor. har Sheckler Mrs. Robert Fochler of Bradford the M. H Was ighter « were weekend Hall home A Mrs. W. Kush- { Bellefonte Adams three week in Philadelphia Harriet Dunkle il Friday of last heart attack. She is writing Charles Flax, who i= employed in Ohlo, retuned here Saturday 0 dispose of his house and household goods, and will make his future home in Ohio Coroner Charles Sheckler has been confined to his bed for the past two weeks He is some better at this writing FOLLOW THE LIGHT Don't be lead by others, Turn neither left or right; But keep the straight And narrow path, Always follow the light The light that leads To your father's house, Where may mansions be, A light to guide our footsteps To a home for you and me. There the sun is always shining, There's no pain, or care, or strife; There everyone ls happy. With those gone on before, In that home of Eternal Life spent last taken with a at Mrs oh Ooh Was week better this burg, and Ralph Richner of Salona, | Jane Eagler, Ella Mae and Betty | Young. Sunday visitors at Lee Richners | {were Mrs. Rose Lucas of Milesburg,! mr and Mrs. Ammon Mingle and ents should be Christian: of Clearfield, gaughter Joyce, of Roaring Spring, of love should predominate: and a couple of Mrs, Lucas’ grand- apr and Mrs. Ralph Musser® and should be respect for IMre. Lillian Leitzell children Direct Relief Drops | Direct relief funds distributed in! | Centre County during the week tot- ler on Sunday due to the beautiful Christian practices, ialled $545.10, according to G. Harold | Wagner, State Treasurer. This amount was paid to 144 cases. Last week, 155 cases received a total of $620.10. COMPENSATION AUTOMOBILE & FIRE INSURANCE ED L. KEICHLINE BELLEFONTE eiiphe Coun © Phol¥ 1% CLARENCE Pupils and teachers of grade {are elated over the Installation new seats In thelr room Mrs. Albert McCloskey 18 a substi tute teacher In second grade during the enforoed absence of the regular teacher, Miss Ann McGowan Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Remsnyder three children of Willlamsport welcome visitors Sunday at the of Mrs. Cordelia Craft Cirande manside five of ana were Nore four enjoyed Friday Korman young a hike to Poor. John ne of Oldsidk has a Al Junior announcs Cuernse nile yone interested 8 H thelr all-out I HB effort CIR8E (« scrap ce ing too love gan Help MPpaign tdo the More t CTap ang renovator from Snow Shoe, Moshannon Pine Glen Delegations and were welcome atiendants of Aw Bis folks were home of me ol Jersey Me( SOM Sloskey pending time weaver he ir home Mrs. As Warren at Avis her Levi were call- Heverly home Chester irned to the Mr. and ers al the Callers at home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs Clyde Poor: it Mr. and Mrs. Harry Packer of Lock Haven, Bob and Fred Poorman of Renovo, Pvt Donald | Poorman, now stationed in Virginia Miss Fannie Houdeshell, who | going to college in Harrisburg, spen the weekend with her mother The Poorman family takes means of expressing their thanks to relatives, neighbors and friends for their floral tributes and their many acts of kindly sympathy during the death of our mother, Mary C. Poor- man Weekend visitors at the Kreager home were Mr. and Mrs T. Geiling, Mrs. Robert Melroy, Mr and Mrs. H. E. Lucas, 8r., Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Hunter and child ren, Mary Louise and Jane Carol, all of Mechanicsburg ————— On Tuesday evening, Oct. 6, a six- pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs iGlenn Vonada of Fiedler, at the :| Bellefonte Hospital. Mother and {babe are doing fine the Poorman 4 this json Kenneth and his father made a business trip to Shamokin several | ave iast week daughter Wanda, of Selinsgrove, iwere Bunday guests at the R E.| | Musser residence. The traffic on route 45 was heav- | Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Hummel, | Sunday School Lesson hae GROWTH IN CHRIST International Sunday School Lesson for October 15, 19042. Golden Text Grow In the Luke I Text 5 11 2: 40-52; I Peter 1: 1 their develop the other fac reonalities They do social natures of they do what spiritual physical ar 41 n irage the nuaren y should growth Keen ip ’ tH nor do that ti that the with thie LO x Krow to in feed 1 food, word we are Grow if i ia the nves, pirit of when we nk of God and ce wtiom the guldar and trength Wo reeds vw A neds S in me WORLD or RELIGION. CH) BY WW.REID Baptist Methox gational-Chris Episcopal. the the Lutheran, the Disciples of the United t Fup Han slant Christ Brethren Prestwter. the evangelical mi Protes Camer HOTS tants are cam and in Gabor Alri » French DONS a disposal so rip. with both mission in his have As the noney and ! establi shients The he Ary ich are irs territory local my fu AAT Bas MISKIONATICS snfession in LJ instruc ANSLTUC POSK i ¥ ible the of what- their territories’ - * rfield Anderson, of Chi. thirty years was a medical missionary of the Methodist church in Korea-—-the last decade as superintendent of the Union Christian Hospital in Pyengyang has temporarily withdrawn from Korea becaude of the war situation in Asia. But he has not been idle Today he is to be found in Nyvadiri, one of the great tribal centers of Southern Rhodesia, Africa, where he has built a new hospital and opened a training class for African girl nurses. This {8 the first time the British government in Rhodesia has sponsored this type of education for African girls. At the same time the government has asked Dr. Ander- son to supervise a colony of 500 lep- ers at a station seventeen miles {from Nyadiri. Hundreds of Euro- {peans are also availing themselves of his medical skill » - Something of the change in ideas and in ideals which has taken place among many thousands in China in recent years may be gleaned from these “Standards for a Christian Home” which have been adopted by the National Christian Council of China and broadcast through the {churches and schools: . Dr. A Ga cago, who for the law there personality: | there should be equal {for both sexes, especially in educa- {tion; there should be a working fel- lowship; there should be training in| attitudes, and | tions to 1 “Both par. opportunity | improved Dreegds animaas poultry, and erecting a model house Good - Pe Ye Milford 5 Minnie Sund Lu and Confer mo- afternoon Ca as Rager home Mrs. Archie of Buffalo and Mrs. William Rager f Mill Hall Mr and riey of Lock Haven, Mr Mr. and Mrs Ed of Salona Harry Hollow, James and daughter and Mrs ant ana Leach Mr sons of village Mr son. daughter « Ray Fa Mrs. Jones and family and Mrs Holts Sunday Mrs H E McCartney and and Mrs. L. L. McCartney dren motored to Pairview, and our Lucas were in and Mr and chi Sunday Ralph McCartney of Pleasant Valley dinner guests the ney home Mrs. Bomboy turned to their Falls and three sons were Sunday at J. F. McCart- and have re. Niagara baby home at ln Hospital Beds The number of hospital beds in the country is put at 800,000. Senor Ulp gulps minerals in the form of sabers and daggers! You can get vital minerals the {day. Just now the foliage on the faith: health and recreation should easy way. Just take on cakes, mountaing is marvelously lovely and that may be another reason why | people were traveling so much. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kreamer, 8 H. | Orndort, who attended the Rally Day ser vices at Coburn on Sunday. Mr. Kreamer and Mrs. Orndorf are members of the Albright Brother Chorus which sang three selections for the occasion. boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Elsenhuth on Sunday moming. So Oct. 11 was the date the storkiin brought a bundie of opportunities to their home. All are doing well, son Kenneth and indy | friend, Tillie Bowersox, were those. Dr. D. Spencer Hatch and his be available for all; the home should | be an educational center; there {should be economic security for all | in the home.” .- * 8 » | wife, Dr. Emily G. Hatch, perhaps {the best-known rural life experts serving the outcaste people of India {~having been for twenty yean in | charge of the development of the | Martandam Rural {2ouned” to the Young Men's Chis. fan Association of Mixes to Row d in development of A eb se 3 Hg poorer rural groups. At cookies, biscuits baked with Rumford Baking Powder. One | level teaspoon, as contained in | baked foods, provides one-half your daily minimum requirement of phosphorus, one-third your ' daily minimum of calcium-—both | essential to good teeth and bones! Reconstruction | An eight-and-one-half pound baby Center in South India-—have been | FREE. Rumford’s famous folder of 21 mien now rer Two and a half
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