Bellwood Bulletin 1925-03-26

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VOL. XXXVIII.
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LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
BELLWOOD; PA., THtJ$8DAY, MARCH 26, 1925.
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Short Items That WUl Inter*
eet Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMARYJIF THE WEEK
I tsess Paraflrasha Tlaassfslsi tte Doings
ol Oar oorvafh—Tte Oshusa
Oar Sabscriters Bajoy.
■—Trespass notices tor  sole at
this office, too cents eaeb.
—Rev. E 0. Colbeck, wbo has
been pastor of tho Olivet Baptist
congregation for a few months,
•sand bavins* accepted a pastorate
I io  the Pittsburgh district,   left
with his family ooe day latt week
. to enter apon his new duties.
, -—Berry   Ellwortb McGlollan,
'torn at  Ilenehe*. town, 62 yesrs
ago, aod employed tor some ti me
as a olerk at tbe Brant  house in
Altoona, died at the home ot his
sister,  Mrs. Samuel Hoyer, one
day last week.
—The son snd wiods have
mode the ground quits dry, aod a
camber of people are already
making garden io various parts
of town. Little onions have
been oo the market for some days
eed ore now selling rapidly aa
well as lettuce seed.
—Tbe Presbyterian Ladies Aid
society will hold a market in the
. furniture store on Saturday moro
ing at 10.80 o'olook. No solicit
ins* is being dooe, but all ladies
vot%he church srs expected to g:.ve.
A}\ kinds of good things will be
ie two of thi* issue up
NI6HT MB FROM ALTOONA
Bellwood Step Wuters Ts Bsvs BsBsr
TrssBlt Aso«auioSatt*BS
A night ear, operating on '•
fifty miooto schedule between
Altoona and Tyrone will be pot
in operation at 12:01 Friday
morning by the Altoona and
Logan Valley Eleotrio Railway
company, the new car being for
the accomodation of shopmen la
both Altoooa aod Tyrone.
Because of the change in quitting time for tbe railroad men the
car wilt be operated on ooe
schedule on Sunday, Monday,
Taesday, Wednesday aod Thursday, and on different schedules on
Friday and Saturday.
For the first lour days the car
will leave Altoooa at 12:01, arriv
ing io Tyrone at 12:50 and
throughout the night will be in
Altoona at 1:40-8:80 laying over
10 minutes waiting on the shopmen quitting at 8:20—-in Tyrone |
at 4:15—-Altoona at 5 o'clock and
to Tyrone at 5:50.
On Friday the car will leave
Altoona at midnight and be io
Tyrone' at 12:60—io Altoona
again at 1:40, g<>iog to Bellwood
at 2:05 and back to Altoona a'
2:30 to take aboard the shopmen
quitting on Friday 2:20.
On Saturday the oar Will n t
ieave Altoona uutil 12:30, the
shopmen quitting on that night
at 12:20.. The car to be used on
tbe ran will be operated by one
man bet will be one of the large
sized ear*. With the Tyrone
night cor. the traction company
v**' P* 'J^rhfeM--fBBj-i  oom. on
HOW FUST Wia THET RACE
•not Bvsat st ths I-msS-m* »m Stew
Tht* Joss IS
The paramount question now
before tbe exports of the automobile world is not how fast will tho
racing machines travel in 250
mile championship classic et tho
famous Altoona. speedway oo
June 18, bat how to safeguard
the pilots tooling their mounts
around the giant oval at a gait
close to 140miles an hour.
This year, tbe last before tho
engines are reduced to motorcycle
size, has already developed snob
terrific speed oo the Pacific coast
board track, With Tommy Milton,
Bennie Hill and Harry Harts
breaking all records ap to 135
miles an hoar, that officials of the
bowl here bave called io experts
of tbe country to aid in protecting
the drivers.
A huge steel bond is being
placed against the mammoth
timber support*) at the outer rim
of the big saucer, with double
strength st tbe ends ot the turns,
where the care, alter dashing
around the extremely banked'
tores, swing for the straight*'
awaya. Almost every bod crash;
ot tho disasterous 1924 season
oame at these points.
The    tremendous   momentum
force ol the cars as they wind oufc
ot the tarns bss   been analysed
with slow motion pictures, showing tho wheels veering almost oo|
the side walls of the tires as t
driver throws the steering wb
over   again.   Tho  keenest
and strength is
SOP SCHOOL GATHERING
fcfc Isssssiaira*. Tsoos Nsstm
Whrsses to ■* Ball Man
fin Bellwood and et district
srtets plans are goiog for
sly tor the Blair county
i of young people of the
ohools represented in
stioo. Tha conference
^bleat7 o'clock Friday
the Bellwood Meth-
sl church and con-
Saturday evening.
[sohool is entitled to
i and one of its adult
the youog people's
ooooty sUperin-
"tang people, is ie
sv. E. H. Bonsall,
ptendent of. yoaog
i Meriam Thomp-
connty, will be
le program is full
Ijtedy has tho incumber ot yoaog
ot to be present.
Prill  be leadar for
rice, whioh begins at
riday evening    Sap
: Hauser will introduce
neall and Miss Thorap-
conference will divi de
poops. County yoaog
leers will have charge
■ aod Miss Thompson
i tbem oa "Recreation 1
The   Rev.   L.  A.
Bellwood, will conns for tbe adults sod
ansoll  will  address
Phe   Ohallooge"  A
* group will end tho
OFFICIAL riKii A HEARING
Mlsmss, Osastshie aai OsstaNvs ts
answer Brltery Ohsrsss la Ooort
Waiving a preliminary bearing
Alderman Charles A. Pipe, of tbe
Third . ward, Constable Phil
Scbreiber,of the Sixth ward, and
R. J. Haverty, a private detective
each entered ball tor tbeir
appearance at the J une term of
eoart before Alderman Shaft in
Altoooa Wednesday afternoon.
The trio are all oharged with
accepting money to drop the
prosecution of an alleged liquor
law violation.
The entrance to Alderman
Shaft's office on Twelfth street
yesterday afternoon was thronged
with hundreds of carious people
each awaiting eo opportunity to
hear the testimony.
Haverty end Sehreider wars
arrested on Friday evening,
March 18, and Alderman Piper
was served with a warrant on
Saturday morning. The are
alleged to have accepted $500 for
dropping the prosecution of a
liquor law violator. The money
is alleged to have beeo paid the
officers by one Catherine
D'Antuno, an Italian woman arrested on March 6.
Constable Scbreiber was arrested on an additional cbarge on
March 19.* He is alleged to have
accepted $300 bribe.
Alderman Piper, R. J. Haverty
are both under $2,000 bail aud
Constable Schreiber is under
$3,000 bail for their appearance at
June term of ooort
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
People Who Vieh H
Those Who Go Away.
', Glowgow, who is
now on a trip whiob hss taken
bim through the Panama canal
and the western states. Wheo tbe
letter wes written he wss io San
Francisco, and ia now homeward
bound.
—Ida Irwio and W. P. Wray,
executors of tbe estate of L. W.
Irwin, deceased, will ofter at public sale on Friday, April 17, on
the premises in Juniata borough
and ia Bellwood borough, eleven
parcels of real estate. Tbe rea1
eatate in Bellwood borough consists of the Urge store property
on Main street and tbo home on
Maple avenne,
—The annual meeting of tbe
Central Pennsylvania conference
of the Methodist Episcopal
ohurch closed at Cbambarsbarg
oo Monday eveuiog, having been
in session for ten days. There are
a Dumber of ehanges among tbe
preachers. Rev. R. B. Dysart,
who had acceptably filled the
charge at Birmingham, has been
transferred to James Oreek in
Huntingdon county, while Rev.
W. A. Dysart hss beeo assigned
the Seedy Ridge charge. They
outer npon thsir new fields of
endeavor next Sunday. The
conference will meet next yeer in
Berwick, Pa.
--.After  forty-bine   years    of
faithful servioe in minictry ot the
Methodist Episcopal chnroh, Rev.
0r. J. F. Anderson, bss reqnested
that he be retired, aod trom now
oe he will be relieved irom active
ministerial duties.   For five yeara
Dr. Anderson waa   the esteemed
pastor of the Methodist flock in
this com muuity, end daring mm
time he woo many warm friends,
all of whom  congratulate  him
apon having attained 'o forty-nin e
years ot  faithful servioe in tho
gospel of Jesus Christ   Ho will
now onjoy e wslleerned rest aod
it *9 moat gratifying to know that
ho will again become a citizen of
onr borough, heviog perch used a
borne oo    Main   street-several
sooths ago, leto "fhioh  they
wUl sseve to ebeete weeks
on the Hollidaysburg, main lioe:
aod East Juniata line at present.
* The new oor is being operated
for the accommodation of the,
shopmen working at East
Altoona whose borne are in
Bellwood and numerous requests
lor the service have been received
by tbe company.
Saaday Servteas OUvat Church
Owing to tbe pastor being away
to address a convention at Pittsburg he will not occupy the pulpit of tbe Olivet Baptist church
next Lord's day. Next Sunday
morning Rev. Ernest Doloway
will preach. Tbe Altoona octete
-which rendered snob beautiful
musio a few month back, are going to give a special song-service
in the evening. The whole ser
vice will be in their hsnde. We
orgs all who oan to take advantage of this opportunity. Bible
sehool 9.30 a. m. Young Peoples
meeting €.80 p. m. Everybody
welcome.
The usual Bible studies will be
continued next Friday evening,
and perplexing questions in the
Bible, soot in by the people will
bo answered. These servioe sre
for all wbo desire to koow the
Bible better and are io no sense
denominational.   AU welcome.
BCI-DIHQ THE BRIDGE
A* old man traveling a ton* highway,
Came at evenlrg, ecld and gray,
To a chasm deep and wide;
The old maa crossed is the twilight dim,
The sullen stream held no fear for him;
Bat he turned when he reached tbe other side.
And bullded a bridge to span th* tide.
Old man, cried a fellow pilgrim near,
To* MS wasting your strength   with   your
balldlng hers,
Yoa never again will pass this war.
Your Journey will end with th* ending day,
You hare crossed th* chasm deep and wide,!
Why build this bridge at even tide T   .jBaajj
Sat the builder raised his old gray head,
Good f.lend ln tb* path 1 has* soma, he ssld,
There followeth after me today,
A youth whose fast must fas* this way,
This ill s**i which hash meant naught to ma
May to that fair-beaded boy a pitfall ba j
He, Mo, moat cross In th* twilight dim,
Uood friend, 1 am building thia bridge for him-
—Rev. Edwajn A. Pries, a
tormer pastor ot the Bellwood
Methodist church, who has served
Ave years as superintendent of
the Williamsport distriot, at the
recent annual conference asked
te be returned' to tbe pastorate,
eed ha will again eater apon these
duties. ™
ever present chance thst   fate m
the form of a warn tire witt dash
them to death against   tho bulwarks.   This combination, Worn
tire and side swing, caused ths
death of the valorous Joe Boyer
last fall.
Tbe excessive  wear  on tires
caused by tbis vicious skidding
and slipping at the turns blackens
the boards  witb burned robber
before the race is fairly started,
though tire  manufacturers have
conducted   intensive    laboratory
testa    for years,  rarely  does e
casing withstood tbe punishment
even for  tbe  250 miles.   With*
extreme   summer   heat   forecast
for June 13,  the  robber firms
have   placed special    crews experimenting   and   making   the
expensive    racing   tires.   With
tbe highest speed in the history
of the sport certain, tires will be
subjected to their most grueling
test. ________
•lautsta Baa la Treasls
Fortifying   himself   unluckily
witb a doubtful liquid   "bait" instead of the real article,  in preparation for a fishing trip to Huntingdon oonnty,  John   Megaban,
ot Juniata, ran foul of  State Policeman Charles Varaer at Alfar-
Sle Park, near Alexandria.   Tho
width ot tbe railroad crossing at
tha park  was  apparently  inadequate for the passage   of  Meho-
gan's automobile whiob,  io  endeavoring  to  make tbe  effort,
struck an uoyieldipg  telephone
pole; completely wrecking the car.
Neither Megabso oor the triend
who was   with   him was injured
physically, but bis sensitive feeling were shocked wheo   ho was
takoa to Huntingdon and placed
ooder $500 bail   for bis   appearance at the May term ot coort to
answer to tbo charge of operating
an automobile while intoxicated.
delegates over night" and for
breakfast and 8:80 "Morning
Watch" will be bold, with
Eugene 81ep end Miss Clara
Cocketille leaders.
Boys end girls will divide ioto
groups, the boys bearing Mr.
Bonsall speak on|MThe Four Life"
and the girls heviog Miss Thompson talk to them oa "Personal
Living."
Those who are attending conference for tho first time will
meet Miss Thompson to discuss
"The Organized Class" whilo
those who have been at a previous
conference will have Mr. Bonsall
a* leader, to discuss "The Local
8cbool" Miss Thompson will
addrsss tbo whole ssssmbly oo
"The Young People's Depart*
ment"
Opening the afternoon session
at 1:80. Mr. Bonsall will interpret
hymns and there will be discussion
of a weekday program tor tho
Sanday school department. Camp
talks by the young folks, a study
of the Sunday school council
ooodocted by Mr. Bonsall, question box end recreation v*ill All
tbe sessioo.    •'.-''.
At 6 o'olook the conference
banquet will be held end tho
closing sessioo will follow.
—Tbere will be preaching
services ia tbe Logan Valley
Baptist choroh next Sunday
morning and evening et the stated
ho-ro.  Other osmose st esoei.
rr**byt*rt*as Bxtaad Walesa*
Logan Valley Presbyterian
church, Rev. Wilfred R. Mem
mart, B. D., pastor. Services on
Sunday, March 29- -Sanday
sohool et 9.80 s. m.; moroing worship 10.45, theme,"Our Account;"
Y. p. 8. C. E. 6.30 p. m., topic,
"Friendliness ss Expressed
Through Evangelistic Mission-."
Miss Laura Irwio, loader; evening
servioe 7.80, topic, "Ploy Ye;"
cburch night, Wednesday, 7.80.
We extend e moot cordial invitation to the general public to
attend these services. May wo
have tho pleasure of welcoming
feet      ________
•—For Sale-—A side board io
good condition; cheap. Inquire
Hilt.tfc street.
Btysa larpriss sa Bis Birthday
A surprise party was beld
Wednesday eveoing of last week
gt tbe borne ot Mr. 0__Mrq.ii^ai
■a****** Uut»"----lIss    ay**! — ^m*^s^*****
honor ot tne sixteenth anniver"
sary of their son, Lloyd. The
evening was spent very pleasantly
with games and masio, aud at a
seasonable boor dainty refreshments were served. The young
man received many beautiful and
asetnl gifts.   Those present were:
Late Cramer, Ruby Pa tton. Oladya
Molholl-.il. Dorothy Harsh, Dorothy
Raugb, Mary Williams, Eleaoor Colo
bias, Roberta Mills, Mildred Biggins,
Bam af**!***, Eleanor Blaod, Marguerite
lioCogoe, Hasseltloe Title. Er ma Hlr-
too, Mas 0*0*1 mer. Leora Peraing, Char,
lotte Holtsapple, Minnie Root, Margaret
Boo., Dard-oell* Kypar, Alma Peters.
Matilda Lao ser, Roth Root, Dorothy <
Cunningham, Al'sretta MoCaulley,
Shields Dunmire, Eermlt Miliar. Ken-
neth Werls. / Bargees Barr, Donald
O'Brien, Arthur Caswell, Waller Linrle-
math, Lehman Hollinger, Fred Hurah,
Robert Goshorn, Clarenoe Caraoo, Thorn
es Hlrsob, Sheridan Blend, Ira Holas,
Robert Hloton, Harry Oilmore Ell-rood
Harvey, Olarwee Hollen, Elery Hillsrd,
Paul Ardrey. Baal Will lame, Charles
lavrr, Harold Barr, Qerald Fooht, L'oyd
Qoee, Jr., Wilbnr Boas, Hilda Goaa, Er-
dsne Sobmlttle, Mrs. Gertrude Boyd,
Mrs. Beroloe Nearhoof, Miss Helen Morrow, M.s. E. Cberry, Mrs. A. J Sheriff,
Mrs, R 8. Vandevander, Mrs. A. Boss,
MlssZells Oom, Ernest Rotbeobeiger,
Lloyd Qoss, Sr.
———'W ■ ■
Sad-Bat Tro*
Behold! The lodge lodgeth together aod they eat The bosines
mon take counsel and they eat.
The church bath a social and
thay eat. The young people
eleot officers and tbey eat. And
even wben the missionary society
meetheth together they eat. Bnt
thia latter is in good cause be
cause they "eat ia remembrance"
of the poor heatben who have
not much to eat.
Behold! Hath man's brains
gone to his stomach and both he
no longer regard intellectual
i dainties that thoa canst no longer
[eell an assembly or get together
a quorum or even a "baker's
dozen" unless thoa hold np
baker's dainties as a bait? Be
it true, that the day cometb, tbat
to get a crowd at prayer meeting
tbe preacher must hold op a
biscuit?
Yea, verily, thoa hast beard of
tbe ohild races of the world. But
behold, tor as one collet h onto
the child aad sayeth "come
hither, sweet one, and I will give
thee a stick of candy," even oo
must say to bis grownup papa
and mama, "assemble ye together
and we win serve refreshments."
Aud, lo, they oome like sheep in
a pea. Isn't it so? Isn't it so?
I Amen.
MOVEMENTS Of OUR CITIZENS
Qa**ta Wis Ax* Batftsloei ay BsUwsst
Heats—ftrssaal Ksotlsa ol Thoss
Who Travel To aal Pre.
Miss Lillian Jefiries end Mrs.
Jennie McCracken have returned
home from a pleasant visit of two
weeks spent with Moods io Pittsburgh.
Chester O. Weaver, wife end
ehild, of Washington, Pa., after e
pleasant visit of ten days with
friends in town, left last Saturday
for their home.
Harry N. Daugherty, of
Wilmerding, where he is employed by tbe Westinghouse Manufacturing oompany, spent a few
days the begining of tho week
with friends in towa. He waa here
to transact some business, having disposed of a dwelling bouse
on tbe north side to A. G.Leaver.;
John G. Cornmesser returned
home   Sunday    afternoon fTAOfe,':
Canton, Ohio, where be hod gons^*
the day previous with tbe hand*
soma new  Studebaker sedan of
his brother*Harold Cornmesser,
Wbiob be hod purchased e few
weeks ago.   Harold Cornmesser's
home is in Chicago and arrangements has previously beeo mode
tbat. tbey meet in Cantoo.
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• Latksrse Ohareh Boles
Sunday school at 9:80 a. sn.,
lltimM' "ln*. liSSSi"
study, "The Saviour ~"6n the
Cross." Morning worship at 10:45
a. ro., subject, Makers of Christianity. Jr. Christian Endeavor et
2 o'clock. Sr. Christian Endeavor
at 6:30 p. m. Evening worship
at 7:30 p. m.,subject,"Why Men
Should Follow Jeeus." Regular
services at Salam ie tho afternoon.
Ohareh training class Monday
evening in tbe Saaday School
room. Jr. Catechetical class
"Wednesday at 4 o'clock. Sr. Catechetical class Wednesday eveo
at 6:80. Special Lenten services
Wednesday eveoing at 7:80.
The inatieltion of tbe cburch
council will* be at tho morning
services.
All who desire to worship with
us at aoy or all of those services
are moot cordially invited to do
so. Visitors alwaya welcomed.
Come and bring yonr triend with
yon. Are we real makers ot
Christianity today? Let ee con*
eider tbis subject tbis Sanday
morning and see if we are contributing oar sbere to the Chris*
tion religion, or are we enjoying
the traits ot it aad not contributing anything towards it.
Are we followiog Jesus es
oao and as we ooold, and as
should? Let as consider tbia
subject Sunday evening
ascertain where we stand u
tbat question. The chnroh a
yoo, and ■ yoa need the church.
Will yonr pew be filled, or will it
be vacant this Sunday? Every
one must answer for himself. Aod
remember that yoa will here te
answer to God soma day
answer will yoo have ready
make. We may deceive
fellowman, bet we can
deceive God.
Harry N. Walkrr, Pastor..
—Tba requeat of tbe unions
Altoona that none  bat
workmen   bo   engaged in
c onstruction ot tbe propoaed
city boilding, BBS been
illegal by tho solicitor.   To
had such a  ctauee injected
the contract  it   would u-.*ftjj
dersd it "null and void."
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