w My ty py} HOF ped peel punted VOW oe OU op oof we AD tg OQ dy Ve’ O02 Pet 0 ~-r - a NW OD PE <A 1t e i Ld i) ¥ Saturday in Meyersdale. E Ee saMr, eph- Jar : wie] NL Siting. his, # Sister? lil Padfield. a A A RAL : Local and Personal Pe HE, ROR AIO, LIBERTY LOAN HONOR FLAG LET'S WIN ONE FOR MEYERSDALE Mrs. Edward Dill is visiting relatives in Philadelphia. George Burke, of Garrett, was a business caller in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Habel were business callers in Cum- berland Friday. Mrs. Daniel Dahl went to Cumberland Tuesday to visit relatives and friends. Mrs. William Deitz and. daughter, ‘of Elk Lick, spent ese Of .Oma- James B. Saylor and son Weldin, of Canton, Ohio, are visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs. Arthur Saylor was taken to the Allegany Hospi- tal, Cumberiand, Sunday for treatment. William Kallmeyer, who was visiting at the home of M. F. Baer, returned to Frost- burg Saturday. Miss Mary O’Brien enter- tained the members of the K. K. Club at a chair tea Friday evening. Eleven were pres- ent. Daniel B. Hare, of Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C., is spending a five days’ furlough here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elias Hare. Mr. Oscar Sipple, recently of St. Panl, was 5 pleasant caller at the Commercial of- fice on Saturday. He is now at home in Meyersdale. Walter Bittner, of Glencoe, visited at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Simon M. Bittner, several days last week. Mrs. Chan Fisher and daughter, Barbara Anne, of Somerset, are visiting the for- mer’s brother-in-law and sis- ter, Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Large. Mrs. A. C. Lepley and daughter Etta are spending several weeks in Meyersdale with Mrs. Lepley’s children, Mrs. Luke Hay and Mr. John L. Miller. Mrs. Irvin Engle and son Nile,, of St. Paul, took in the Commercial plant on Saturday to see how a newspaper is printed. We were pleased to show them around and explain how this particular work is done. Mrs. Engle’s brother, Sam Livengood, is serving his! country in one of its artillery units. Her husband is an in- dustrious mine worker. » that “| Rockwood Saturday and Sun- Altoona, Pa., employed as an inspector by the Postoffice Department, was a pleasant caller at the Commercial office Saturday. It was a matter of renewing old acquaintance- ship with the editor. We had been students together at Cla- rion Collegiate Institute and roomed in the same hall about 29 years ago, while Prof. W. W. Deatrick was in charge of institution. It was the first time we met since leaving school, but neither of us had changed se much that we could not recognize each other on sight. Mr. Calvert planned the present R. F. Ir. routes out of Meyersdale. GARRETT Otis Cook, of Berlin, spent a few hours in town Sunday. James Bodén is recovering from an atback of la grippe. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Har- ry Nile, Saturday, ‘April 13th, a girl. ; E. F. Snyder was calling on Meyersdale friends Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phillip- pi spent Saturday evening in Meyersdale. F Mr. Richard Weaver was calling on lady - friends + in] day. . Es 3 Lu SDaV tied up traffic on the P. & M. Mr. William M. Calvert, of '—aré not properly housed, fed or cloth NO. 7. REGISTER FOR FARM WORK Frank R. Coder, County Manager erset County, has issued a call to men ane register with his office in the Beerits b) vania, as willing to take emergency se mer. All good citizens who formerl fishing and hunting are asked to spe in helping to raise more food for the low will be found a coupon which and return to Mr. Coder. Farm Labor for Som- boys of the county to ick, Somerset, Pennsyl- ice on farms this sum- ent their vacations in eir vacations this year lies of Democracy. Be- ers are asked to fill in Frank R. Coder, County Manager for Farm Labor; Somerset, Pa. Bo oy: OF a : (postoffice address), farm work in Somerset hereby enroll myself for emergency County this season for a period of . (days or weeks), during Ti 5. 1s . (here state the month or part of month preferred), preferably m+ 2... =. =~ © (give township or community preferred, at the rate of wages obtaining for farm work. I'have (have not) had farm experience, A A A NAS er ml Simm NS mn. NEED INTELLIGENT ACTION Without good food, warm and suitable clothing and shel- ter against the natural elements, man cannot attain to the best of which he is eapable, physically, mentally or spiritually. There is a craving in his nature—his human nature—to satisfy these needs. Most of his efforts are directed to this end. His very nature revolts against any WE which would deny him the privilege of supplying those things which he needs. : By means of machinery man’s efforts have been multiplied, ‘twenty, fifty, a hund ped fold: An abundance is now made pos- sible)* by his collect tivity 4 0 plyhis primary 3 : * WEiEhose 0) DS is made possible. Then again we find t for a day or two. Robert B. Ellis, who was confined to his home several days with la grippe, has re- sumed duty at the tower. Postmaster Ross R. Souser, of Rockwood, was working at the tower here a few days during the absence of Mr. El- lis. Enterprise Mine No. 2 was tied up Saturday by a strike, all miners laying down their tools when the coal company tried to cut its day men five cents below the scale. Few of the townspeople were present to witness the disgraceful scene on Merrill's corner Monday night when a big bloated “Guy de Parasite” pounced upon a little school- boy, beating him up in genu- ine Prussian style. The Baltimore and Ohio steam crane came over from Somerset Sunday evening to clear up a wreck on the Ber- lin branch -.at Burkholder Curve just east of town, where; five big hoppers loaded with black diamonds were derailed by the branch train about 3:30 p. m. Two of the cars were dumped over the bank, the others being rerailed by 9 o’clock Monday morning. William H. Nichenke has decided to change his occupa- tion from mining to carpenter- ing. With the able assistance of his eldest son John, he is busy on the construction of a stable and garage for Mr. Humphrey Lehman at pres- ent, with pretty fair prospects for steady employment all summer. The Carpenter of Nazareth had nothing on “Bill” when it comes to clinch- ing a nail or an argument with an old partyite. Patronize our Advertisers. iter an abundance ib many able bodied men are denied the privilege to labor an Padd to the material wealth of the country. Dr. Gann, in ch@¥ge of the “Handicap Division” in Chicago, on February 12tHestated, that he had the names and addresses, and a statement of their vocations, of eleven thousand men in Chicago who Were unable to secure employment, and that the only reason for their being unable to secure a job, was that they were forty-five years of age or over. . Even in these times, when every resouce of our nation should be mobilized in the effort to make the world a safe piace for democracy, some sinister, some evil power, is at work —the same power that had been at work before the war— depriving many from producing wealth and sharing equitably —1I do not mean equally—in the wealth produced. Some time ago we were told by the gentlemen composing the Industrial Relations Commission that 2 per cent of the people are in possession of 60 per cent of the wealth. There must be some deception at work, there must be some dense ignorance of affairs, there must be a great lack of intelligens action among the great masses of the people; they must be under some hypnotic power, they must be numbed by some powerful narcotic, for it is aitogether contrary to normal hu- man nature to allow most of the wealth produced by the col- lective activity of millions of men to be controlled by 2 per cent of the population. ‘Intelligent action is needcd to prevent this nation from be- ing overwhelmed by some great national calamity. The sun- light of truth must pierce the dense fog of ignorance of condi- tions, the antidote of intelligence must overcome the numbed, narcotic, and hypnotic effects of the toxins which poisoned so- ciety. A corretc method of distribution must be sought—a method that will be just, a method that will return to the pro- ducer the just reward for his !.b.r. A method that will give each man the chance to add to the nation’s resources and share in proportion to the service rendered. Upon the intelligent action of the producers of wealth depends the salvation of the people of this country from the chains which now bind them in economic slavery. The power to free themselves is vested in their collective activity—their co-operation. Nr mm em ee Normal School. | The Mzyersdale Spring Nor nal School will openjon Monday, May sixth, and close with} the County Superintendent’s Examin- ation, June fourteenth and fifteenth.'} % The tuition will be eight dollars. Book rent fifty cents. Every pupil must present a certificate of successful vaccination as required by statute. For further information apply to W. H. Kretchman, Prin. SUMMIT MILLS ent, but traveling is bad. Quinter Gnagey has chased a Ford runabout. lon Yoder. risy and la grippe. Elmer Engle, Sunday. in Meyersdale Monday. with his working at his new house. Sunday. Born—To Mr. 9th, a boy; to Mr. and Mrs 14th, a boy. Pritts and baby, Mr. ily, Mr. Schwartz Charles. and Mrs. and little ST. PAUL Miss Florence Maust, of the township, is working at Jacob Sechler’s. Clyde Sipple, of Meyers- dale, was calling on friends here Sunday. Mrs. Osterling, of Butler, is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. Earl Engle. Miss Effie Bodes and Mrs. Irvin Engle were transacting business in Meyersdale Satur- day. There will be no preaching services in the Reformed Church this Sunday. Sunday School will convene at 9:30 a.m. Among the sick this week are Mrs. Earl Engle, Mrs. Ja- cob Sechler and Mr. Fred Wise. We wish them all a speedy recovery. Mrs. Amanda Engle has left for Duquesne to visit her daughter, Mrs. Robert Liven- good, who just recently be- came the proud mother of a little baby girl. The deep snow prevented Rev. Wilson and family from making their contemplated trip to Lancaster last week. If the roads become suitable for travel in a Ford they expect to spend this Sunday with his wife’s mother in Lancaster. The following named pupils of the St. Paul school success- fully passed the township ex- amination: Edna Rhodes, tz’daughter of Calvin Rhodes, and Margaret Lepley, daugh- ter of H. G. Lepley. Two other pupils made over the average, but fell below the passing mark in one branch. We do not think these two scholars should be kept in the lower grade another year on account of their failure to pass in one branch. The weather is nice at pres- pur- Miss Ruth Faidley is work- ing for her sister, Mrs. Mah- Mrs. Mahlon Yoder is con- fined to her home with pleu- Miss Eva Engle wags visit- ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cover & Son. Misses Maggie Faidley and Hattie Sutton were shopping Albert Brenneman is home family again and Norman Kinsinger, of Ber- lin, was visiting his father-in- law, Mr. George Brown, over and Mrs. Samuel Miller, Tuesday, April Austin Grew, Sunday, April Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Yoder Sun- day were Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Faidley, Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Dennis Yoder and fam- Edward son, * TT $00 m—— ¥ = is wa ALA A ke 0 ” - Cae Bk ime npons CUPID’S CORNER Robertson-Housel. Frank C. Robertson and Margaret Housel were united in marriage at the Reformed parsonage Sunday, April 14, by the Rev. Dr. A. E. Truxall. Both are popular young peo- ple of Meyersdale, and they have our hearty congratula- tions and best wishes. Mr. Rob- ertson is employed as a clerk in the hardware store of P. J. They do not plan to take up housekeeping at the present time owing to Mr. Robertson’s liability of being called for military ser- vice. Engle-Crissinger. Irvin W. Engle and Clara Crissinger were united in marriage at the bride’s home on Large street Sunday after- noon at 2 o’clock by the Rev. Dr. A. E. Truxal. McDaniels-Cramer. Albert McDaniels and An- gie Cramer, of Meyersdale, were united in marriage Sun- day at high noon by the Rev. C. E. Geis, of Cleveland, Ohio. They left on a trip to Chica- go and will, upon their return, make their home here. AT CAMP LEE omon Lepley, of Connellsville, writes from Camp Lee, Va., stating that the conditions there surpassed his expecta- tions. Everything is-as clean as a new pin. The boys have good beds, with bath and plenty to eat. He did not know where he would be plac- ed, but expected to find out in a few days. Ulysses Sidney Burke. The citizens of Garrett and vicinity were greatly bereaved to learn of the death Sunday evening of Ulysses Sidney Burke, due to a complication of diseases. Mr. Burke had suffered for some time and his death was not unexpected, although for several months he was able to be about and meet his many frinds at his barber shop in the basement of the Bank building. Last summer he went to a Johns- town hospital to be treated for for Bright’s disease, returning home late in the fall some- what improved. Later, how- ever, he was afflicted with a paralytic stroke, which left him paralyzed in the left side of his body. Just recently uremic poisoning of the blood set in and hastened his death. Mr. Burke lapsed into uncon- sciousness Friday evening about 6:30 o’clock, and died at 8 o’clock p. m. Sunday, April 14th, aged 50 years, one month and five days. Sidney, as he was popular- ly known, was an obliging and highly respected gentleman. For the past 19 years he has conduced a barber shop in Garrett, always aiming to please and satisfy his custom- ers, and he stuck to his post to his last day with us, not- withstanding that he was greatly handicapped by his afore-mentioned affliction lately. He is survived by his widow and the following chil- dren: Harry, George, Charles, Celia, Ellen, Dorothy, Lewis, Verda and Lenora. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 o’clock by Rev. Hetrick, of Salisbury. Jospeh L. Tressler, of Meyers- dale, was the undertaker in charge. Edward Lepley, aupephe we hts» of the Editor and a son of Sol- = = wei fot eo . oe
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