THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSD ALE, PA. Condensed Statement CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OF MEYERSDALE, PA. At close of business, March 4th, 1918. RESOURCES Loans and Investments $1,014,765.06 U. S. Bonds 214,070.00 Banking House 30,200.00 Cash 58,906.33" Due from Banks and Reserve Agents .... 351,394.10 $1,669,335.49 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $ 65,000.00 Surplus and Profits... Sa. 149,292.75 Circulation 65,000.00 Deposits 1,390,042.74 $1,669,335.49 The Citizens National Bank “The Bank With The Clcck With The Million” O em Your Savings Will get in the BANK whether YOU put them there or not. If you SPEND ALL your income SOME ONE else will deposit YOUR money. It is better to do your OWN BANKING. We have modern facilities, COME IN and see us TODAY. CITIZENS STATE BANK of Salishury, ELK LICK, PA. ESO), SAAN os NII I SNA er YOUR ACCOUNT| =m RESPECTFULLY INVITED. A : Francis Sipple’s. : ‘ Charles Wilhelm, of Addi- The First National son, ihe Eh om of oh io Bank of Salisbury, Va Harvey Engle, over Sun- ELK LICK, PA. Driving It Home| Six automobile loads of peo- ple from Boynton and vicinity passed through our village en- route to Addison, Thursday. Let us drive home to you the fact that no washwo- man can wash clothes in as sanitary a manner as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Comp- ton and son William, of Pitts- burgh, were visiting Mr. Comp- ton’s parents during the week. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sechler, Sun- day, were Mr. and Mrs. Rob- . ert Fresh, Mr. and Mrs. How- that in which the work is || 3 Fresh and baby. done at"our laundry. We use much more water, change the water many more times, use purer and + more costly soap, and keep all the clothes in constant motion during the entire process. Clyde Sipple, of Meyersdale, spent Sunday with his St. Paul friends. A crowd of St. Paulites spent the day fishing at the Galdes, Thursday. Mrs. Hampton McClintock and Pearl Hay: were d:legate from the Reformed Sunday School to the District Conven- tion at Garrett, Friday. Mrs. Diana Engle was taken to the Western Maryland Hos- pital, Cumberland, for treat- ment of a dropsical condition of which she is afflicted. Mrs. H. G. Lepley and Miss Louise Compton, of the Re- formed Sunday School, were delegates to the County Sunday School Convention held at Bos- well this week. The Men’s Bible Class gave a banquet to the Young Men's Class of the Reformed Church, Thursday evening, as a result of a contest which culminated some time ago in which the boys came out winners. It was a happy occasion for the members of both classes. Such occasions will mean much in It is simply a matter of having proper facilities. Meyersdale Steam Laundry Joseph L. Tressler Funeral Director and*Embalmer ¥ Meyersdale, Penna. Residence: the lives of these young people because of the spirit of co-op- eration which is fostered by 229 Center Mree Both Phones. 309 North Street nomy P hone. them, | X ¥ X ¥ X X XX ¥ ¥ X xX ¥ WHAT YOUR DOLLARS DO One Hundred Cents’ Worth of Mercy and Relief for Every War Fund Dollar. a San — {WA RA Sc— Your Red Cross dollars—every cent of every Red Cross dollar—actually relieves suffering—actually goes as] you give it, for war relief. Not one cent of any contribution goes into ; Red Cross administration expenses— | the overhead of War Fund adminis-} tration is more than covered by the | interest accruing from the banking of the funds. All relief work not per- taining to the war is amply covered by the normal revenues of the Red Cross through membership dues. Your answer to humanity's cry— your donation to war relief—includes not only the care and restoration of the wounded. It is a mission of mercy to the famished, the homeless and helpless, the lame, the halt, and the blind—all the victims of war that ap- peal to the heart of mankind. The relief of invalided soldiers, re- lief of the mutilated and blind, train- ing of crippled soldiers for useful pur- suits—relief service for the care and revival of sotdiers on furlough from | the front—relief of children through- | out devastated territory—relief of de- | pendent families of soldiers—relief to prisoners in Germany—relief among repatriated people returning to France —children’s. refuges and hospitals— these are among the divisions of or- ganized work that carries practical aid to its every object in a wide field of activity. Its scope embraces Russia, Roumania, Serbia, Italy and Armenia —besides the great fleld of France. Your donation makes this great mis- sion of mercy your own. The Red Cross carries 100 cents’ worth of aid for every dollar donated. 4 THIS IS THE TRUE RED CROSS SPIRIT A Little Story With a Big Thought in It. A wonth ago the Red Cross chapter in Bay City, Mich, received a hurry up call for 150 dunnage bags. Troops were about to move, and through an oversight their equipment was not complete. The bags had to be made and sent within 48 hours. A request for help was sent over the town, and the stores were searched successfully for the right materials. Among those who quickly responded and came to the chapter workrooms to help were | two little girls, sisters, about ten and twelve years of age, each eager to lend a hand and do something for the boys who were going to the front. All day long the fingers of the women and the little girls were fairly flying. Bag after bag received the last stitch un- til scores were piled up ready for shipment. Closing time came, and the woman superintending the making of the bags counted those completed and announced that if every one of the workers could come early the next morning and work all day the bags would surely be finished in time for shipping by evening. Two crestfallen little girls, the little sisters, were wait- ing for her at the door as she de- parted. Red Cross Dunnage Bags. “We are awfully sorry, ma'am,” said the older of the two, “but we can’t come back tomorrow. You see tomor- row we have to—" And, without fin- ishing the sentence, she looked back wistfully at the pile of bags. “It is too had you can’t come back,” said the superintendent, “but I want to thank you, and we all thank you, for the work you've done today. You two have Leen a wonderful help, and that pile of bags wouldn't be nearly so nig if you hadn't been here. Good ight.” The next morning when the super- antendent came down to unlock the ‘orkrooms for the day she was aston- shed to see the two little girls stand- ng in the cold by the locked door. “Oh, I'm so glad to see you!” she ud. “I thought you said you eouldn’t ome?” “Oh, we knew those Red Cross bags ust had to be finished for the sol- iiers,” exclaimed the little one, with listening eyes, “and we got up at hree o'clock this morning and got the v-ashing done early!” SUPPLYING FRENCH HOSPITALS. The Red Cross hospital supply serv- ice in France has 16 warehouses filled with drugs, medicines, surgical instru- ments and dressings. It serves 3,423 French military hospitals. P——— mc ‘WHEAT WILL WIN THE WAR Eat If, and You Help the Hun; Save it, and You Fight For Freedom, — a —— THE WORLD FAGES A CRISIS America’s Problem is to Feed Her Allies—Her Own Food Supply is Already Safe. “Not less important than the mili- tary crisis in Europe is the food sit- uation in the whole world and the entire food problem centers around the wheat supply. Wheat will win the war—or lose it,” is a terse and point- ed statement of Howard Heinz, U. S. Food Administrator for Pennsylvania. It has now become a race among three factors, with the odds against our side. These three factors are the approach of the next harvest, the rapid diminution of wheat stocks among the allied nations and the con- servation measures put into effect by the patriotic people of the United States in their efforts to piece out a narrow surplus for an anxious world. Among these factors the next har- vest creeps forward all too slowly; the supply in the bins of the Allies is. sinking rapidly. If the situation were limited to these two—if it were a competition between them alone— the race would already be lost. It is only increased conservation in Ameri- ca that will keep starvation from be- ing the victor. The Allies must and will be fed. America must and will save. Our food supply already has been protected. There is no danger here. But the time has come to shovel the wheat by carloads and shiploads into the transportation channels that lead to Europe. America can live on the plentiful remainders, the cormmeal, potatoes, meat, all of which by grace of nature and careful conservation are abundant, The Food Administrator for Penn- sylvania has recently put forth some stirring calls for wheat saving. Amer- ica as a whole must cut her wheat consumption in two, and more than in two. From 42,000,000 bushels a month she must cut consumption to 20,000,000 bushels. To accomplish this, each American must cut his indi- vidual consumption to six pounds per month; Out of the limited stocks in the’ country we must save stocks for seed, some 80,000,000 bushels, we must retain a safe carry-over, we must feed our own citizens; and the United States with Canada must send to the Allies 40,000,000 bushels of vheat a month, The moral is plain. Large numbers of our people must eat no wheat what- ever for three months or this great task we have undertaken is doomed to failure. Already the great hotels have taken the pledge, men and women of independent means have fallen into line. . Which would you prefer—to eat bread lavishly and live in a world tributary to Germany, or eat no wheat until the next harvest and be free? POTATO FLOUR ~ COMING INTO USE Even Cake That “Melts in the Mouth” Can be Made by Using This Product. To most people Potato Flour is a brand-new commodity, utterly un- known until the Wheat Substitute Ruling went into effect. Potato Flour has been known in Europe for years | previous to the war; quantities were imported from Germany, and sold at -a fancy price for various baking pur- poses. One woman, near Philadelphia, es- tablished a reputation for cake bak- ing by her use of potato flour. For a long time she had to get all of her supply from Boston, but finally she found it could be purchased in the leading retail stores in Philadelphia. She used potato ilour in a sponge cake recipe and for eight years car- ried off every prize at the county fair. This sponge cake is of the most deli- cate texture, literally “melts in one’s mouth.” Any one can make this cake by ‘using potato flour. This potato flour can now be purchased in most any grocery store and while it is not a cheap article, it is sufficiently in- expensive to be worth while for cake baking. Some of our mothers tell how, dur- ing the Civil War, one of the weekly duties of some households was to pre- pare potatoes so that starch could be readily obtained. The potatoes were washed and when thinly sliced in a tub, covered with water and after some hours of soaking quantities of pure potato starch could be found at the bottom. However, because it is nearly pure starch, a little bit of potato flour goes a long ways. In cake and fancy pastry its use should be encouraged and increased by the careful housewife. There are -many substitutes for wheat flour, but no substitutes for peace. * ® * Silent pro-German appetites are as hostile to the Allied cause as dis- loyal utterances. THE COMMERCIAL’S UP-TO-DATE BUSINESS GUIDE AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY These Business and Professional Men Contribute to the Sup- port of The Commercial; Commercial Readers Contribute to the Support of These Business and Professional Men. List under this heading your busines name, location, tele- Phone number and a brief gen- eral description of goods car- ried in stock, or of professional services available to the public. No single ad listed to contain more than seven printed lines. The cost is 50 cents per month. MEYERSDALE, PA. R. REICH & SON, 130 Centre St., Furniture, Carpets, Wall Paper, Stoves, Pianos & Mus- ical Goods; Undertaking .a Specialty; all phones. W. B. COOK & SON, Fire, Automobile, Compensation, and Plate Glass Insurance. WILLIAM C. PRICE, Success- or to W. A. Clark, Funeral Director; Business Conduc- ted at the Same Place; Prompt Attention Given All Calls; Both Phones. MEYERSPALE’S LEADING DRUGGIST, F. B. Thomas. Drugs, Me=dicines, Cigars, Perfumes, Toilet Articles; Graphopheones and Records. Both phones. LUCENTE’S GROCERY, All kinds of Groceries, Fruits and Viegetables; Olive Oil a Specialty; Centre St., op- posite the Bijou Theatre. MEYERSDALE MARBLE WORKS, A. H. Johnson, The Monument Man, Prop. MEYERSDALE ‘AUTO SERV- ICE CO., Dealers in Buick and Dodge Cars; Lee Guar- anteed Puncture Proof Tires and Goodvear Tires; Acces- sories; fully equipped Ma- chine Shop. Both phones. DONGES MEAT MARKET, Meats, Butterine, Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Both. phones. 'W. L. DAHL BAKERY, Fresh Bread, Cakes and Pies. Both phones. GARRETT, PA. WILLIAM MARTIN, Shoe and Harness Repairing; Shoe Shine. G. S. BURKE, First National Bank Bldg., Up-to-date Shaving Parlor. THE ANGEMA LABORA- TORY, Manufacturers of Medicines, Toilet Articles, Extracts, Soap, etc., Main office Pittsburgh, Pa. BEAL’S RESTAURANT, Short Orders; Cigars and Tobacco; Groceries; Ice Cream; and Justice of the Peace.. Econ- omy Phone. W. H. CLEMENS, Notary Pub- lic; Ice Cream, Soda Water Confectionery, etc. Economy phone. F. E. JUDY, General Merchan- dise and Country Produce. Economy phone. WALK KISTLER, Shoes, Hats and Tailor Made Suits a Specialty; full line of Dry Goods and Notions.. Next Door to Postoffice. HOLLSOPPLE, PA. ANDREW LINDSTROM, Gen- eral Blacksmith and Practi- cal Horseshoer. Johnstown phone No. 20. WILSON’S MEAT MARKET, Stanley Wilson, Prop., deal- er in all kinds of Fresh and Smoked Meats; Butter, But- terine, Eggs, Cheese and Poultry; Fish and Oysters. County phone. F. S. SCHMUCKER GARAGE, Ford and Overland Agency, Qil and Gas. County phone. HOOVERSVILLE, PA. C. A. LOHR & SON, News Agency; daily papers, late magazines; Candy, Cigars, and Soft Drinks. HARRY ISAACSON, Water street at corner Bridges Clothing, Shoes, Gents’ Fur- nishings. County phone 18, JOHN E. HAMILTON, Maj St., Drugs, Soda Water, Ci- gars. County phone. J. C. DULL, Water St., Shoes, Gents’ Furnishings; Bicycle Supplies. F. W. MENSER, Plumbing, Heating, Tinning.. County phone. W. E. DOYLE, Main St., Bar- bering, Shampooing, Mas- sage. HOOVERSVILLE GARAGE, P. M. Boyer, Prop., Succes- sors of Autos. Both phones. ROCKWOOD, PA. ROCKWOOD HARDWARE CO., W. Main St., General Hardware and full line of Mining Tools. Economy phone. J. J. KARR, Farmers’ and Mer- chants’ Bank Bldg., Tonsor- ial Artist. E. A. MALSBERRY, W. Main St., Jewelry and Watches; B. & O. Watch Inspector. FRITZ MACHINE SHOP, All Kinds of Repair Work; Pipe and Pipefittings. Economy phone. THE HOME MADE BREAD MAN, J. D. Snyder. County phone No. 26; Economy phone No. 15. Z. ED. MILLER, W. Main St., Fruit and Groceries. Econ- omy phone No. 87. PETE MANCUSO, W. Main St. Merchant Tailor; Cleaning, Pressing, Repairing; Work Guaranteed. > PHOTOPLAY THEATRE, Geo. Ridenour, Prop., W. Main St., First Class Pictures; Change daily. MEYERS’ HARDWARE & MEYERS’ VARIETY STORE, N. F. Meyers, Prop. Miller Bldg., General Hardware, full line of Variety Goods. Economy phone. MILLER & WOLF, Successors to John D. Locke, Miller Block, Clothing, Shoes and Hats for Men. MILLER’S HOTEL AND RES- TAURANT, Rooms, Meals, Short Orders; Tobacco and Cigars; full line of Grocer- ies. First Class Accomoda- tions. SOMERSET, PA. W. CURTIS TRUXAL, Attor- ney-at-law; prompt attention given to all legal business. WINDBER, PA. : FRED BRUMBERG, 911 Gra- ham Ave., General Black- smith and Horseshoer. Local phone. GEORGE RUDOLPH, 132% Midway, Custom Tailor. Local phone. TORQUATO BROS., 1317 Mid- way, General Contractors. Bell phone No. 107-J. SOL BRICKER, 1320 Graham Ave., Clothing, Shoes, Gents’ Furnishings. C.D. NUPP, 1214 Graham Av,, Newspapers, late Magazines; Candies, Cigars and To- bacco. T. H. VAUGHN, Dealer in Fresh Roasted Peanuts and Buttered Pop Corn; opposite Windber Opera House. A A a a a A A a A I Ad PSNI NIN Sd ISNA df IN ed et The Conumuerrial An Your Printing.
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