CAMBRIA COUNTY'S POOR | BOARD GIVES ITS REPORT Total Income Shown to Have ALTOONA WOMAN DROWNS | Been $183,806.49; Spent | SELF AND TWO CHILDREN | $182,008.44 - : | Bodies Are Found in Pool; Notes to! OUTDOOR RELIEF HEAVY Mate Ask Forgiveness scovery of a child’ , half filled | Cambria County Poor Board, i Sy I nat and umbrella near the swimming | mitted her report for the year hans pool in Ivyside park Decoration Day | December 31, 1930, to the De parymen) led to the unfolding of details of a| of Welfare at Harirsburg. The Yepor | tragedy in which a mother drowned | Show at the I of dazs ins herself and her two small children. | nates Were, SUDDOTLBO WAS Nerve he woman, Mrs. Katherine K.| The Cambria County Poor Board, it So ah 37, performed the grim act | is shown, received $180,000 from the|mp,qday night after appearing in| County Commissioners, while other in-| g13erman’s court to present charges come included the sale of farm and | joainst her husband, John K. Steh-| garden produce to the amount ofl, a0 of assault and battery, threat to $460.77; sale of livestock, $848.77 and| yin ang non-support. Notes she left miscelaneous income, $311.50. The Po0r| j,.qiqe the pool for Stehman said: “x Board also received $622.52 from eX-),ye you, I hope you wil forgive me.” penses of inmates refunded by other| qpne children, Katherine, 2%, and poor districts, and $1,66293 from eX-|jon, Kenneth, Jr. four, went to their penses of inmates paid by themselves jest unsuspectingly. A. R. McGee, or their friends. This made a tota | driver of a Juniata Gap bus on which income of $183,806.49. | the woman and children were passen- Outside expenditures of the Poor gers en route to the park Thursday Board, the report shows, included $4,-| night, said that the boy and girl 468.75 for salaries to the Directors of |inunched popcorn while the woman the Poor; $468.75 to the solicitor of the Mpusied herself with writing, presum- Poor Board; $250.00 for clerk hire;| bly the two duplicate notes to her _2.183.80 to physicians; $25.00 for au-|husband found beside the pool. d o service, and $577.70 for mis-| The notes related that the bodies cellaneous expense. The office expenses | would be found in the pool, called of the Poor Board for the year am-| attention that jthe woman had $10 ounted to $567.88, and traveling ex-| as a saving account in a bank and penses of the members for the year|asked that her husband be notified. were 32,972.35. Police who investigated believed The report further indicates that|Mrs. Stehman jumped into the deep- the Poor Board paid $8,357.21 for the|est part of the pool, taking the chil- support of 62 mental patients (insane) | dren with her. The bodies of the mo- in State or otherh ospitals, and $576.10] ther and son were found floating in for thes upport of 33 feeble-minded|the pool Declaration Day morning. It patients in Statet raining schools. | was necessary to drain the pool to The largest single item of expense | locate the girl's body. of the Poor Board, according to the| report, was that for outdoor relief] FISHER TO LEAVE tofam ilies in their homes in the sum rae x of $113553.80. This amount included BIG CASH BALANCE expenditures for groceries, coal, cloth-| rr SR ing, rent, cash, medicine and burial.| Governor Fisher will leave a cash The total outside expenditures, which balance in the state treasury of appro- included everything except poor farm |Ximately $63,000,000 for his successor and almshouse expenses, amounted|in office next January, Sate Budget $134,001.34. | Secretary Arthur P. Townsend predic The almshouse expenditures included | fed recently. Ga es : $6325.00 for salaries; $3,833.18 for| nly a substantial reduction in the medical attendance and supplies; $12. State's Yecelpts during the balance of 649.82 for expenses of the Poor Farm. the year, Townsend ponted oul, could General maintenance of the almshouse,| 2Ppreciably affect the predicted bal- which included expenditures for food, | 21Ce: . : fuel, light and water, clothing, furni-| Townsend's Peport $0 the governor on the state’s fiscal condition dis- ture, tobacco, supplies, burial of in-| : mates, repairs and insurance, amount-| closed an approximately cash balance ed to $25199.10. making a total of|°R hand of approximately $66,500,000 $48,007.10 for poor farm and alms- | 107 the close of last month. f house expenditures of $182,00844 total] ‘I the revenues during the fiscal year,” Townsend reported, “beginning of all expenditures of $182,008.44. | * ! $ | June 1, come up to the expected $157,- The cost of maintaining an inmate | 99 goo, the anticipated démands of at the home was 48 cents per day. |$170,000,000 can be met and the next ay lot simshoise Doman dur-| governor will have a sifeable balance g year was . On January 1,| wit which to begin the first fiscal| when fire of undetermined origin was 1929, there were 266 inmates and on| ear of his administration.” iy Degenier SLE We Sung wemr 265 While the Fisher administration has|apartment building in Lilly. The loss OY: Te Was given ami-~| aynended $430,000,000 in three years, | which is estimated at approximately oh: ; . | the greatest amount as compared to The statistical report of the Poor| ony corresponding period in the his-| said. Board shows the county farm contains tory of the state, the budget secre-|' Io ig hi which i ate Hides ou tary stressed the point that it was|after 10 o'clock Friday night by Eddie Syanon Sti a ks Oe gn pe not “a high increase in the cost of | Kearns, five-year-old son of Mrs. Su one ane 5 ii > tr ee od Ja government, but rather an extensive| Susan Kearns. The child was in its ig va Neo , arm 2.880 RS Tain ur-| investment in advantages which willl bed in a room at the rear of the g ne year was so2wll lio. € POOT) he enjoyed by the taxpayers for years | building when he noticed smoke cur- lies, totaling 3,643 individuals. farm furnished the vegetables for the to come.” Children’s Home and the County Jail. : DOG IN TRAP FIVE DAYS BELLEFONTE, May 31.—John Gray, a farmer living in Halfmoon| township, has an airdale dog which is| 1 ther. According to the injured man ment his brother turned it over to him Wen ny non of ihe fain The left hand was so badly mangled | safety “by Alice Killinger, eight,step- a 2ys ag Sappes “| that amptation of the member was ne- | daughter of Mrs. Kearns. | cessary immediately upon admission to | every effort to locate its whereabouts proved futile. Chester Eves lives on| the farm adjoining the Gray home- Mercy hospital Johnstown. I a ol Tin Campa andl Turk ingest In | vera] days: after the disappearance of Johnstown have passed into the man- ‘gathered upon the spot where Pilot the Grays airdale members‘ of the agement of the Warner Bros, organi- | Brown, of the air mail force, made : on zation and are included in their chain [his forced descent in the region of Eves family noticed that their dog 5 would be missing for an hour or two! of theatres. at a time and they couldn't under-| stand it, as he is not a dog that ha-| bitually goes away from home. They | also noticed that a bone or piece of | bread given him would disappear about | the same time he did. So they de-| cided to watch. { | @ ® Putting out a large piece of bread | if A) they kept an eye on the dog. Instead | of eating the read he took it in his| ® mouth and started off on a trot toward Bald Eagle mountain. The men fol-| eCaASIer® lowed him up the side” of the moun- tain and they found not only the Eves | dog but Gray's airdale fast in a fox | trap, the latter hungrily eating the | bread that the Eves dog had carried | to it. The airdale was in the trap] five days before it was found and dur-| ing all of that time the Eves dog had | been carrying food to it. The aire. dale was released and taken home and | in due time will be none the worse] for its adventure. MRS. ELLEN CHIRDON visits with your o Following an illness of eight days | of pneumonia, Mrs. Ellen Chirdon, 66, | { Church of the Holy Child, Windber ¥ Octave Dellysse of Nanty-Glo aged | ed downstairs, alarming his mother | 36, was seriously injured Saturday eve- | and other members of the family who, FED BY FELLOW CANINE | ning near his home when he attempt-|in turn, awakened the other occup- | ed to take an explosive from his bro-|ants of the three-story frame struc- | the brother had a “bomb” or dyna- mite cap which exploded the mo- | who occuples quarters on the first Way behind with your correspond- ence? Try telephon- ing instead! Voice of-town friends are much more cheery. FATHER GRAVEN OBSERVE 40 YEARS AS PRIEST Solemn Services Were Held in Cres- son Church Wednesday Morning The Rev. Father James Graven, ir- removable rector of St. Francis Xavier's Catholic church, and one of the best known priests of the Altoona diocese, celebrated the 40th anniversary of his ordination yesterday morning with so- lemn services in the church. Father Graven song a solemn high mass /“Coran Episcopo,” assisted by priests of the diocese. Mass was at 10 o'clock. The Rt. Rev. Bishop John J. Mc- Cort of Altoona was attended at the jubilee mass and the Rev. Father M. J. Canole, pastor of the St. Leo's church, Altoona, delivered the sermon. Priests who are sons of St. Francis Xavier's church assisted at mass. The Rev. Father Morgan A. McDermott was deacon of the mass and the Rev. I. J. Denny, St. Thomas’ church Ash- ville, was subdeacon. Deacons of honor were the Rev. Father Maurice O. Buck and Rev. Father Thomas Kelly. The Rev. Father Urban J. Peters, St: Rose of Lima, Roselawn and di- | rectorof the Pontificial Society for the Propagation of the Faith,, was first master of ceremonies and the Rev. Father Owen Hackett was second master of ceremonies. The acolytes were the Rev. Father John Callan and the Rev. Father Innocent J. Stritt- matter. The Rev. Father Charles White { was thurifer. Father Graven was born in Ash- land and was reared in Girardville. He studied in St. Vincent's college, where he completed his theological course and was ordained by the late Rt. Rev. Bishop Richard Phelan of the Pittsburgh diocese. Father Graven’s first assighment was at St. Patrick's church Gallitzin, from where he went to Johnstown the year after the flood. Developed Cresson Charge From Johnstown Father Graven was transferred to Our Lady of Mt. Car- mel church, hrefeld, and later to the Summit. With the growth of Cresson a need for a church arose and Father Graven was directed to organize the Cresson parish. 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As a young man, Father Graven| —— has continued a keen interest in the sport. {CHILD SAVES BLIND MAN AS 19 FLEE FROM FLAMES | ———— [Nineteen persons, including one blind ! man who was led to safety by an |eignt-yenr-old girl, narrowly escaped serious injury at Lilly Friday night discovered in the Fletcher George $5,000, is covered by insurance, it Is The blaze was discovered shortly [ling down through the ceiling. Leap- ling from the bed, the youngster dash- ,| ture. { Benjamin Derricott, 45 a blind man .|floor of the building, was guided to A diamond valued at $1,500 and weighing over two karats was found in the dirt, gravel, cinder and refuse Glen Ritchey a few weeks ago. ut- died at the home of her son, Clarence | Chirdon, at Cassandra at 4 o’clock| Thursday afternoon. Her husband, the | late Jacob Chirdon, was Killed in a| TELEPHONE mine accident at Cassandra about 6 | months ago. | She is survived by the folowing chil- | dren: Alvin Chirdon of Ashville, Mrs. Francis Hoyer and Mrs. Cecelia Mich- | "—— —— aels, both of Beaverdale, Martin Chir- | ? don of Puckertown, N. J., and Clar- | Edward % Hardware Co. ence Chirdon. Two brothers: John De- lozier of Glen White and James Delo- zier of Johnstown also survive. Funeral services were conducted in| St. Thomas’ Catholic church at Ash-| ville at 9 o’clock Monday morning | with burial in the church cemetery. Throughout the state more than | 10,654 men are enlisted on state high- | way jobs, and sizeable road buiding | projects are under way which will| likely continue far into the fall. 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A cinch and da at theCross Roa tween Carrolltow morrow evening, the grange will program, The mother of Sylvan Park, cele day anniversary genarian resides was a former res Frank Flick, I Kirsch and Dr. Sr were with friend Carrolltown recer Mr. and Mrs. L and Mr. and Mrs were recent guest: Charles Kane, o day with his pa Aaron Kane, local Sandy McNish son, of Braddock, over Memorial Ds a number of yea Mr. and Mrs. N recent motorists Mrs. Harry Wi: daughter, Arthur Edward and Helel Mr. and Mrs. Au daughter Lois, of turned to their 1 ter a visit ‘with t Elmer Bearer far Mr. and Mrs. daughter Mary El were here recently ter, Miss Dorothy at the local high Mr. and Mrs. Tipperary, and M Cassett and fam Memorial Day at tives. Mrs. Mary Swo former resident among the many Memorial Day, w panied here by 1 Durbin, of Chest M. D. Connell, the First National tor at the minstr Cresson talent a Ashville, Thursda benefit ofSt. Th ury, Miss Colette Kathleen Eck, vic the music during Mr. and *Mrs. son and daughte Ruth Gillespie, of recent guests of Mulvehill. Joseph Farabaui J. Farabaugh, Mrs and Mrs. Engleber rolltown and Leo attended the ercises held at tl School, of Corsic of May 29, when Farabaugh, Orvill the graduating cl The picnic hel parish, Bakerton, did sucecss and large crowd. Mr. and Mrs. family, of Bakert neral of Mr. Mc( R. McCoy, of Jo conducted from Church, Friday m ing made in the John Grief, en ton, D. C, was Day, which was sj Mrs.Gertrude Gri Dr. Emil Sloan C., son of Mrs. R rolltown, underwe the removal of to recently. Mr. and Mus. Canton, O., motor spend a few days them the mother EmmaWentz. Mr. and Mrs. Al SM MONDAY S011 WEDNESI FRIDAY CASE
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