Volume XL,
CRIMINAL COURT |
OPENS; 30 CASES
ARE DISPOSED OF
Judge John A. Berkey handled
more than 30 cases on the first day
of quarter sessions court, the major- |
ity of the defendants entering pleas
of guilt. Court will continue the re-
mainder of the week. Disposition of
the following cases were made Mon-
day:
James L. Miller, Wellersburg, as-!
sault and battery with threats to kill,
Robert Meyers, prosecutor; continued.
John Lees, Hollsopple, assault and
battery, Mary Lees, prosecutrix; de-
fendant did not appear.
Ira Ellenberger and Florence
Spangler Ellenberger, desertion and
non-support of minor children. Aus-
tin D. Shaffer, prosecutor; continued
until September term of court.
Arthur Trible, Jennertown, main-
taining a gambling device, Jesse P.
Crist, prosecutor; pleaded guilty, pay
the costs and a fine of $10.
Richard Geisler, desertion and non-
support, Charlotte Geisler, prosecu-
trix; gave bond of $1,000 for appear-
ance at September term of court.
Louis Delucia, Kelso, fraudulent
removal of identification tags from
mine cars, K. B. Rodgers, prosecutor;
pleaded guilty, pay the costs and a
fine of $10.
Helen Drabusnik, Conemaugh town-
ship, violation of liquor laws, VY. B.
Glessner, prosecutor; pleaded guilty,
pay the costs and a fine of $300.
Michael Younish, Hooversville, vio-
lation of liquor laws, E. G. Darr,
prosecutor. pleaded guilty, pay the
costs and a fine of $100.
Alfonso Chiappelli, Central City,
aggravated assault and battery, Mi-
chael Sofelkanik, prosecutor; pleaded
guilty, pay thes costs and a fine of
$100.
Defendant Is Missing.
Thomas Miller, Somerset, violation
of liquor laws, E. G. Darr, prosecutor;
defendant did not appear.
John Kapas, non-support, Lena
Kapas, prosecutrix; continued.
William C. Beck, alias Clifford
Beck, Fairhope, desertion and non-
support of minor children, Austin D.
Shaffer, prosecutor; continued.
Earl Wiley, Sr., desertion and non-
support, Mrs. Earl Wiley, prosecu-
trix; defendant declared a fugitive.
john Cri ]
take part in it.
MEYERSDALE HIGH
SCORER IN COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL MEET
The track meet held by the Salis-
bury, Somerset, Berlin and Meyers-
dale High School track teams showed
Meyersdale on the long end by the
following scores: Meyersdale 43 1-3,
Salisbury 35, Somerset 17 1-6, and
Berlin 16%. The meet was held on
the Meyersdale community play
ground before a fair sized crowd of
spectators from the various high
schools.
There will be a track meet at Bed-
ford, Pa., this Saturday and 10 of the
Meyersdale athletes will go there to
The winners of this
meet which will be held under the
auspices of P. I. A. A. will then go
to Bucknell to take part in the track
meet to be held there on the follow-
ing Saturday.
Summaries of Track Meet
100 yd. dash—1st, Petry Salisbury;
2nd, Hoffman, Berlin; 3rd, Weimer,
Somerset. Time 11 seconds.
220 yd. dash—1st, Petry, Salisbury;
2nd, Hoffman, Berlin; 3rd, Weimer,
Somerset. Time 25 1-5 seconds.
440 yd. dash—1st, Hoffman, Berlin;
2nd, D’Este, Meyersdale; 3rd, Knecht,
Salisbury. Time 59 seconds.
880 yd. run—1st, Newman, Salis-
bury; 2nd, Kretchman, Salisbury;
3rd, Phillips, Meyersdale. Time 2
dinutes, 14 seconds.
Mile relay—I1st, Meyersdale, (J.
Weaver, M. Walsh, J. Walsh and Mor-
rison); 2nd, Salisbury; 3rd, Somerset
and Berlin tie.
Field Events
Shot put—1st, Maust, Meyersdale;
2nd, Maurer, Somerset; 3rd, Olexa,
Somerset. Distance 36 ft. 4 in.
Pole vault—1st, Dull, Meyersdale;
2nd, Phillips, Meyersdale; 3rd, Coder,
Somerset. Height 9 ft.
Discus—1st, Maust, Meyersdale;
2nd, Newman, Salisbury; 3rd, Beegh-
ley, Somerset. Distance 96 ft.
Running broad jump—1st, Weaver,
Meyersdale; 2nd, DeHaven, Berlin;
3rd, Coder, Somerset. Distance 17 ft.
7 in.
sville, tgSere
‘trix; - guilty, pay the costs,
$30 a month and give bond of $300.
E. M. Livengood, Salisbury, lunacy
and being dangerous person, F. J.
Swartzwelder, prosecutor; dismissed,
county pay the costs.
Andy Bienas, Ralphton, operating a
motor vehicle while under the infiu-
ence of intoxicating liquor, Albert
Sheridan, prosecutor; pleaded guilty,
pay the costs, a fine of $200 and on
probation for one year.
Roy H. Weimer, Wellersburg, de-
sertion and non-support, E. G. Darr,
prosecutor; defendant dismissed upon
payment of costs.
Mike Visnosky, desertion and non-
support, Mary Visnosky, prosecutor;
pleaded guilty, pay the costs, $35 a
month and give $800 bond.
George E. Millhouse, Berlin, non-
support of minor children, Delilah
Millhouse, prosecutrix, pleaded guilty,
pay the costs, $10 a month and $300
bond.
Desertion Case Settled.
Julio Brunell, Ralphton, desertion |lersburg for services at 4:00 p. m.
and non-support, Jennie Brunelli,| ‘Sunday, May 26—Memorial services
prosecutrix; case settled. | will be held at Mt. Lebanon at 10:30
Thoms Tos Jone Lowniip, in the morning. Details will be sent
ion and non-support, Mrs. Tho- |, 7 : . 5
mas Thomas, prosecutrix; pay the to Fritz’s and the camp will hold ser
costs, $10 a month, give bond of ‘$300;
further hearing
court.
Asa Resh, Somerset, desertion and
non-support, Minnie Resh, prosecu-
trix; pay the costs $40 a month and
give $600 bond.
prosecutor; dismissed.
years.
Skiles Montague, Addison
trix; continued.
for $14 years, give bond of $1,000.
ship rape and morality, Mary Popo-
vich, prosecutrix; pleaded guilty, $10
a month for 14 years, give bond of
$300 and sentenced to one year in
jail.
Oniel Garula, violation of liquor
laws, R. E. Buckman, prosecutor; sen-
tence deferred upon payment of
costs.
Harry Spigle, Jenner township,
non-support; pay $40 a month and
give $800 bond.
Eugene Sebring, Windber, desertion
and non-support; pay $20 a month
support, Ella Rush, Yroseon 1s
in June argument
Frank Lung, surety, Ernest Mort,
Paul Ream, morality, Mary E. Mil-
ler, prosecutrix; $10 a month for 14
; town-
ship, morality, Clara Bird, prosecu-
Lena Lerie, Boswell, morality, Ed-
Dy ren romero ndlisl Mine, Schuman-Henike
Edgar Brown, morality, Fern Broadcasts, Mothers Day
Maust, prosecutrix; pay $1 a month
John Junish, Brothersvalley town-
High Jump-s1st Kretchman, Salis-
d_Philli
The final scores were as follows:
Meyersdale 43 1-3, Salisbury 35, Som-
erset 17 1-6, Berlin 16%.
Too much credit cannot be given to
Morley Richards, local high school
teacher who was in charge of the
trackmen. The boys put up a won-
derful exhibition and deserve much
credit.
H. C. McKinley Camp
Will Hold Memorial
Services at Cemeteries
H. C. McKinley Camp 214 Sons of
Union Veterans of the Civil War will
hold their annual Memorial services
as follows:
Sunday, May 19—The camp will
visit Hostetler cemetery at 9:45 a. m.
Greenville cemetery at 11:00 a. m.
In the afternoon White Oak at 1:30
from there the camp will go to Wel-
vices at Garrett at 3:00 p. m.
Memorial Day, May 30—In the
morning details will be sent to St.
Paul and Lichty cemeteries. At the
same time the Reformed and Catholic
cemeteries will be visited in Meyers-
dale. In the afternoon the principal
services of the day will be held in
Union cemetery.
Every one is invited to attend these
services in respect and devotion to our
countries dead.
By order of
F. C. ROBERTSON, Commander.
Mme. Schuman-Heinke was the guest
artist of Enna Jettick Melodies on Sun-
day at 8 P. M. on the nation wide radio
program broadcasted by the makers of
Enna Jettick shoes for women. To music
lovers this program furnished most en-
joyable entertainment. Considered the
world’s most beloved prima donna as
well as a brilliant artist, Mme Schuman-
Heinke thrilled her radio audience on
| Mother’s Day, as she has always done in
hit e A .
discover any fraetur
the new machine which is used abroad
of the plane in the control cabin.
in foggy weather.
M. Burton, pilot instructor of the Farman Flying school, at Paris, m
lating the control which makes the “plane” lurch, theoretically, al
Clarence M. Young, director of aeronautics in Washington, D. C, s
The student, supposed to be seated where Mr. Young is, ad
In this manner students are taught
in the instruction k flying stu
usts this 1
GRACE BODES, FALLING .
THROUGH TRAP DOOR, IS
RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS
On Friday morning, May 10, Grace
Bodes, the 11 year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bodes stepped
into an opening usually covered by a
trap door and fell on the cement
steps which entered the cellar from
that point. Just in what way she
fell is unknown as no one saw r
fall. One of her sisters who went
out to close the trap door found her
lying on the lower step in an uncon-
scious condition and carried her into
the house.
Dr. Hoke of Salisbury was imme-
diately summoned and was soon at
fortunate child
was at first considered very serious as
she lapsed into an unconscious state
at intervals for a number of days.
At this writing she is still confined
to her bed but is slowly returning to
her normal condition. Grace has
many friends who are wishing her a
speedy recovery.
CHEVROLET AND FORD
COLLIDE NEAR TOWN
A very serious automobile accident
occurred on Monday morning near the
home of . Perry Miller on the State Road
near Meyersdale, when: Paul Koontz, of
Vim, who was driving a Chevrolet car
and John Lichliter, of Salisbury, who
was driving a Ford, collided.
Koontz, from all reports, was coming
down the road leading from Fike’s farm
and Lichliter was driving on the main
road. The Lichliter car which had the
right of way struck the Koontz car and
Koontz was rendered unconscious for a
time.
Both cars were very badly damaged.
Young Swearman, of Salisbury, who was
riding with Lichliter, had a number of
his teeth broken off and some knocked
out. The accident occurred between the
hours of 11:30 and 12:00 A. M., and in
a short time a large number of people
were on the scene.
Car Leaps Over Old
Wall Into Pit Below
A very bad accident occurred on Mon-
day morning when a car owned by Mr.
Shaffer, of Sherman street, went over
the old Donges opera house foundation
located on Monument Square and fell
into the space below.
Mr. Shaffer, who had the car in gear,
had crawled underneath it and was mak-
ing some adjustments when the car
started out and fortunately he escaped
any serious injury except a few minor
bruises and cuts.
In a very short time a large number
of people had gathered at the place of
accident. The car was taken out of the
pit by Mr. Shaffer without any serious
damage to automobile.
RALPH ICKES IMPROVES
Ralph Ickes who was operated on
the past.
CHANGE IN DATE OF PLAY
postponed to June 3rd and 4th
and give $300 bond.
| Reich’s Auditorium.
i
“A Lass of Limerick Town” sched- tyre,
uled for May 27th and 28th has bee | many friends and they will be pleased
20-1t [to know he will soon be home.
at the Wenzel hospital is getting
along very nicely and will be able to
| be taken home in the very near fu-
Ralph is very well liked by his
HOLSOPPLE M MAN IS
the Bodes home. . He eng Shs, =
O O Ol i i
"Her condition
KILLED WHEN Hi
ing along the yrods of he J
Somerset Street Rallgay
Railroad rtize, at Helsopple
about a half mile south of
Monday night. . The top
head was severed.
William Geisel,
street car, stopped i
short: distance after,
man, a Holsopple
and oh Ke
Keta had been mployed b;
Tire Hill road i
ARE YOU INTERESTED
IN A COMMUNITY
SWIMMING POOL?
Summer is coming; so are the days
when you will want to go swimming.
Meyersdale - is not at the present
time prepared to give the young folks
and the old (?) folks a place where
they can spend a few leisure hours of
their time, and what is more benefi-
cial, healthful, and refreshing than a
dip in the cool waters this summer
when the thermometer is hitting be-
tween 80 and 90 degrees.
We feel quite sure there are enough
energetic, progressive, public spirited
business and residential citizens in
Meyersdale to warrant this pool at a
small cost. We feel sure it can be
put across, but it us up to every in-
dividual.
Below you will find a questionaire.
Fill in the blank and send it to the
Meyersdale Commercial, Meyersdale,
Pa.
Are you in favor of a Commun-
ity Swimming Pool in Meyersdale,
Pa. |
Pleass answer Yes
i No——
Place| an X after one or the
other. | A swimming pool will
mean g great deal; so act today.
Send tw Meyersdale Commercial.
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JOHN W. JOHNSON ILL
John W. Johnson, colored resident
of this dity for a number of years,
is reporied as very dangerously ill at
his home. Mr. Johnson is a pension-
er of tie B. & O. R. R. Co. having
been employed by that company at
the tim2 of his retirement for more
than 85 years. It is the hope of his
many friends that he will soon regain
his health and again be able to be out
and arcind.
FOR SALE OR RENT
1 7 10om house, with all modern
conveniinces, including heat, light
and bath. Price reasonable. Inquire
of MRS CHARLES D’AMICO, Mey-
ersdale, Pa.
] y Ww
Nicholson, Johnstown contractors, on the .
WHAT HAVE WE DONE
TODAY?
We shall do_go much in the years
to. come, Wh
‘But what have ‘we ‘done today ?
We shall give our gold in a
Te ive dis?
Ye shall life the heavy and shall
speak today?
; kind in the after-
i have. we done today?
hall bring to «each lonely life
a6 brought today?
gthe truth: a far
CLARENCE E. E. CROWE is
ence Crowe, on last Wednesday ‘even-
i 2 ing, more familiarly known as “Jack
} Crowe, shocked the entire teh
when it was learned that he had been |
: : run over by a freight train at Broad-
| ford, Pa. Ge
citizen and was beloved by all who
came in contact with him.
always of a very pleasing disposition
and has a host of friends who will
mourn his passing. SE
steadfast faith a mun |f {ment as’
FATALLY INJURED BY
TRAIN AT BROADFORD
The sad news of the death of Clar-}
r. Crowe was a very congenial |
He was
ore, 3 was near |
en
yorth, : :
feed the hung’ ring souls
4 oe we fed today?
eap such joys in the >
e Anchor? * :
Class Anthem—Class A
Benediction
Baccalaureate Sermon
The sermon will be preached on
this Sunday evening at the south side
Brethren Church by Rev. T. R. Coff-
man. Special music services will be
held.
The Senior class dinner dance will
be held at the New Colonial Hotel on
next Monday evening.
CLARENCE MIMNA IN HOSPITAL
Clarence Mimna submitted to an
operation for mastoids in the Wenzel
hospital on Sunday and is getting
along as well as can be expected.
WET OR DRY?
Congressman M. Alfred Michaelson
of Chicago, Jones law advocate and a
consistent supporter of dry measures
during the three terms he has served
in the house of representatives in
Washington, who has been named in
an indictment returned by the fed-
eral grand jury in Jacksonville, Fla.,
charging him with violating the pro-
hibition law. It is alleged he was
caught smuggling liquor from Cuba
when a suitcase bearing the ‘‘expe-
dite” label which exempts diplomatic
baggage from customs inspection
started leaking after he had lugged
it into a Jacksonville railway sta-
tion.
{the time o er a . Broadford, | 1
Pa. His parents were Mr. oe Vrs.
| Meyersdale has lost one of its most
| valued .citizens and friends in his
Industries of re
Geo. Crowe of near Johmsor’s. Ridge;
Frostburg, Md."
'such profusion, at his casket, spoke
for Ee es, as to the large circle
f friends which Mr. Crowe had in
feyersdale and surrounding vicinity.
Just recently, March 18, 1929 Mr.
Hay became the proud grandfather of
a set of twins—a boy and a girl—
children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Nevitt.
The happy mother of these twins
is spending some time at her parental
home. It was there that the writer
had the opportunity to see these fine
looking babies, meet their mother,
and also observe Mr. Hay’s industrial
plant.
ARMY PLANES FLY
OVER MEYERSDALE
On Sunday afternoon the citizens of
Meyersdale were treated to a rare sight
of seeing seventeen army planes in
splendid formation soaring over the
town They were flying to Columbus,
Ohio, to take part in the War Maneu-
vers to take place in that city. On
Tuesday noon five more planes of huge
size went over the town and quite a few
people were out watching their progress.
Seventeen planes which were stationed
in Cumberland left that place Tuesday
to go to Columbus but were forced down
in the vicinity of Uniontown on account
of unfavorable weather.
Marathon Sponsored by
Cumberland Athletics
Applications have been received in
Meyersdale for a Marathon Race to be
held by the Cumberland Athletic Club
on Thursday, May 30th. The following
prizes will be awarded: 1st prize $500.00,
2nd prize $100.00, 3rd prize $50.00, 4th
prize $25.00 and 5th prize $20.00.
The Marathon is to be run from Han-
cock, Md., to Cumberland, Md., and the
finish will be at the Community Base
Ball Park, Cumberland.
The application says all out of town
applicants must have a doctors certifi-
cate as to their physical condition.
The background of nearly all politi-
cians is a lovely plum tree.—Atchison
Globe.
Circumstantial evidence is
These M
The dead. din
The floral ‘tributes which were in|}
PRIVATE R. B. GNAGEY
WILL TAKE PART IN
~ BIG WAR MANEUVERS
‘Last. Sunday morning Private Robert
. who has been spending an
clonal. in iL visit- =
: for ity i ih the met-
and. take hy in the
16 to 26th.
Mis mpso
Thy and the cast fave been responding
very readily to their respective parts,
and it is a certainty that the play will
go over with a bang.
Following is the program and the cast
of characters: “Henry Simmons,” a
manufacturer, Paul Dahl; “Harriet
Simmons,” his wife, Althea Habel;
“Ethel Simmons,” their daughter, Grace
Mallery; “Chester Briney,” Simmons’
partner, Frederick Dawson; “Letty
Lythe,” a motion picture star, Kather-
ine Pappas; “Donald Swift,” a motion
picture director, J. D. Maust; “Roger
Shields,” a young Chicago blood, Clyde
Hare; “Lila Nelson,” friend of Ethel,
Mary Hartley; “Sally Otis,” friend of
Ethel, Dorothy Hady; “Annie,” a maid,
Ethel Austin; “Taxi Driver,” Henry
Bittner. The baccalaureate sermon wiil
be delivered to the the 1929 graduating
class by the Rev. T. R. Coffman, pastor
of the South Side Church of the Breth-
ren. Friday, May 17, will be Senior
Day. Commencement will be held on
Tuesday, June 4, and the alumni banquet
on Wednesday, May 29.
The Senior Class with the proceeds
derived from their play, if their efforts
meet with the success that they should,
will donate a radio to the High School.
It is the earnest hope and desire of the
faculty, student body and the cast .that
they will play before a packed house on
Thursday afternoon and evening. They
deserve your most unstinted support in-
sofar as it is very seldom the people of
Meyersdale are called on to give the
Senior Class that support they so richly
deserve.
Meyersdale Chamber of \
Commerce Needs You*
as
The Chamber of Commerce,
through its officers and members,
have but one sole purpose in mind,
and that is to make Meyersdale a bet«
ter place in which to live, through its
efforts of bringing factories, ete., of
the highest calibre into Meyersdale,
through which they may furnish em-
ployment for the people of Meyers-
dale.
There is a membership drive now
on. Have you become one of the new
members. If not do so today.
. where a
fellow goes into a Chicago hardware
store. and asks to look at a shotgun and
a saw.—Detroit News.
FOR SALE
One bay horse 7 years old, sound,
and a good worker, works any where,
weight about 1400 lbs. Apply to!
hi F. ROBERTSON, Boynton, Pa.
CHANGE IN DATE OF PLAY
“A Lass of Limerick Town” sched-
uled for May 27th and 28th has been
postponed to June 3rd and 4th at
aes Auditorium. 20-1t
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