Bellwood Bulletin 1926-01-14

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[^Pptber 1f«faeaday tfor-inf*. v |
^'id^iigMPmiilf services, will be:
Jr*ftt in tbe Presbyterian cburch
'vnifiay    evening, beginning   at
T#.8dt o'clock. fj3
|;j^i^lifljf Wu inltpj^i Exceptor
".. t-fejMf*^*Mm^M»y'   %.tl • bava as
* i*J*po**t_«t.^nesting tbis evening
_,w:^b#^home   of    Mrs. Harry
gTtfbes rejavonated   good   aa
U^mm*\oa each, five for $1.00. All
|||b^ft;ot~rBpaired.   Leave
^•_'^il*ofe'a' re8tiiarant.
pK^'^ljoroaiid EarT Ubil.'
Utj^in^libj'   Van Zand S   of
|pW|j|W' etreet,  has   been
^Jjflffifttd-'to Hor bed' -vir tbe past
wj%t[ ejmuk* with a serious illness,
aed ber friends are hoping for a
tS^iBd> recovery.
•a-iTbe members of tbe Excel-
lor Fire oompany No. 1 will hold
It sonoal memorial service io
Baptist church, Sunday even*
*, January 24, when tbe aermon
^j^kUvered bjj-^a pastor,
Xlif.0. Itoolmgj
SBlt -
jfiSwogftfc;arbo  baa
Big from an infection
hie feat, is now aome*
proved.   Us waa taken
m Altoona hospital ooe day
I week,   where   he"? received
Kirient, bat ia now at bome.
it-Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ford re-
jjfbed home one day laat wssk
Som Baltimore, where Mrs. Ford
$friiJMHle**gone sn operation in
%ne Ot tbe hospitals in that ©\ty.
♦She is now doing aa well as ooold
be expected snd her many frienda
are hoping tbat it  will result 111
great benefit.
I —Recently Mra. Ira Wentzel
of North Fourth street celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of ber mar*
raige, being passed in a qnit man-
- ner. Dinner bad been prepared
st tbe home oi her aon, D. Eugene
Wentzel, be being tbe oldest of
twelve children, of whom eleven
sin lilting. The husband and one
sre deceased.
—Ons dsy laat week Misa
' Martha Dixon of Booth Cambria
Btreet, underwent an operation
for the removal of mastoids from
hers sara in tbe Altooua hospital.
While it was a aerionaopearation,
the friends of the yoaog lady
will ba glad to know that it was
Baccessful snd thst she will soon
be able to return to ber bome.
-—Mrs. W. E. Earns, state W.
0."* T. U. musical director, on
Monday evening entertained
eighteen members ot the Blair
Coonty W. 0. T. IT. executive
— in the superintendent"e room of
the Methodist bome in Tyrone.
Mra. Daniels, s member of the
- -fr*pans nnion, presented 'the L.
T-- L. children, who gave a
demonstration,    declaring     the
- eftects of the poisonous cigarette,
aa wall aa s sweet song by a Y.
P. B. girl. Mra. Mary Sawtelle,
oouoty president, was prepared
to dietribute tbe    W. a T. U.
V ooooty directories, snd they will
prove to bs s useful book. The
executiv-j committee will meet at
•* tbs horns ot Ml». W. F. Balsbach
is tbia pbioa tbe seoond Moaday
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BO IN ADJOURNED SES
PreeMaafef ttafava  uonnell Baatss
IfrSJMBllill Ifr tttsMaxt Tae Teara
X-Am •**^*_$jjjK* meeting ot the
•fstnuary co^g»v} was held i*o7*the
pobUp buitjlpl laSi Monday even
ing for the purpose of bearing
tbe announcement of committees
to serve/or the next twoyear$
as made' President J. J. It
All tbe members of council
iu their places, and the following
are the standing committees.
Highway—B. C. Lego, W. If.
Blaod and Ftiauk Fleisber; waaef!
—Fleisbei^^**&; and R. H.
-9'-sch*,^»f^^; borough pro
perty-S^wll^ifw: Estep, and J.
D. .gtnt'fi- If^—Estep, Lego and
Bland* -ordinance—Hircsb, Irvin
Lego; stantiooery and printing
Hirscb, Stitt, Estep; sanitation
Stitt, Irvin,. Fleii-her.
Routine business waa transacted current bills ordered paid aud
council adjourned.
Routine business was transact-
ed, while a number of otber matters pertaining to proposed im
provements in tbe borough wore
discussed. An ordinance Wss
passed at the December meeting
calling lor His roodercizing of a
part of South Tuckahoe atreet
from tbe corner at tho Methodist
cburch to a point near tbe resid- J
ence of J. M« Lupfer, and {his.
work must be financed,, and to
meet the cost,ft Will hs .yeceseary
to come before t^^mtppn^ the
boroogb with ^propf-sed bopd;
issue. &t*a^gMb*|^s ■i^|Mg«^^j_^^^'*>ip^^
proval of imHmij^jn^). -ja0*roijB*,
tje"nsed loVconstruetlog a* 1*0-*
ern highway on the north aids.
possibly Tuckahoe street, from
tbo extreme northern part of the
borongh east to Cambria street*
It is a reason presumption that
tbe road np Bella gap will ,be
modernized within ths next year
by tbe State Highway Department, snd Bellwood borough will
be required to make tbe improvements witbin tbe town's limits.
Tbis will involve tbe expenditure
of several thousand dollars, and
to accomplish tba undertaking
a bond issue is imperative.
^^f^PeLLWOOD.-ey-s-^;
IRSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1926.
NO
Speak wen el lbs OsaaaBBBi W |
Tea Have a a*e**ji it ■talli
Two Grsal Praaohsrs
Tonight at 7.80 it wiil be ths
privilege ot the people ot Bellwood to bear Dr. Maae C. Wiant,
the leading minister of Harrisburg and one of tbs strongest
preachers in the great Baptist
denomination, preach. Tomorrow nigbt the popular new pastor
ot the First Baptist churoh of
Altooua, Rev. Carey 8. Thomas,
will preach. Rev Thomaa' ministry hsa been blessed with conversions every Sunday for the
paat ten Sundays. Come and
bear these great preachers.
•—Typewriting paper for aale
at thia office.
—-The    special session of tbs
legislature    ia  now    down   to
| business,   having   convened   on
Tuesday. *
—After several wssks without
s new quarantine for scarlet
fever a card haa been placed at
the bome ot Dr. B. B. Levengood,
his son William being the victim.
—Evangelistic services are
being held in ths various
churches ot the borongh thia
week, beginning Monday evening,
and-are being well attended. Tbe
aervicea will continue nntil
Friday evening.
—John Kemmler died at hie
home in Chattanooga, Tenn.,
one day last week. He ia
survived by his wife, wbo pro
vioua to hsr marriage waa Madge
Helsel, two yonng jgues god s
dauahtar.  Interment was Bands
tefvasS^tBBnlMss§*ii
There   srs    some  people
Bellwood who make it a
to deride the town and to
about batd  times. In most
stances those people   were
in moderate  financial    circa
.lU-aa^^tJfaifialDi- all of t
are  well-to-do.   It seems to
that ^hey  should  at   least -
grafSful to tbe town tbat baa nt
|f*qnly provided them arm a live!
•hood but has    alao made tbe
financially independent,  ao far
tbeir ever being in want  ia
cerned. '____&_____.*•■**•-»•
.   -Tow, ft tboee people are ooal
to senseithe feeling ot gratefaln
for what Bellwood has dona fol
them, thoy should realize, that if
is unbecoming  to tbem to malign
the town whenever they get the
opportunity or,  when   opportunities  don't present   themselves
faat enough tq  go .ont of tbeir
way to make them BoJ instead ot
stowing  a wsy   their  h*mmers,
wbioh   would";"lifa*dound   to tbeir
own benefit aa well aa that of the'
town tbey strut - around in laigh
feather banging, banging. . ..The
result has   been tbat tbe public,
tbs same publie' that haa helped
to increase theae  poopt^*^a%T
accounts—is prfttf ^trell
of bearing ths 'tail
bammei*j^\ ■ ?|m|
_ £*** w^!^^
^H*Sl8
Instead m" cryiti^*THJ*-J_t WH
times, ths only result of wbieh ie
to make the publie tighten tta
pons strings, he exhales optimism
with svsry breath, ao to speak,
because be is aware that an
optimistic pnblio is a good baying publie. *
We have faith in Bellwood.
Faith ia wbat makes any town
grow, and we are pleased to aay
tbat residents generally bava
faith in Bellwood. If tbe knocking people don't entertain the
same faitb tbeo thsy ahoald either
put up their hammers or get oat
of town.
Bellwood dees oot wsot any
knockers, regardless of how big
their money bags may be.
ASSEMBLY IM -0M SESSION
attst Tbaa la Twsaty Tsars Ttat Body Is
OaHai
Tbe first extra session of the
Pennsylvania Legislature called
In twenty years was convened at
Harrisburg Wednesday, at 2 P.
M.
Without   a supplemental call
■Ming other subjects, which the
Governor has given no indication
Ot issuing tbe General Assembly
must confine itself to legislation
oftbe eight matters indicated in
tbe next paragraph.   After the
opening ot the eression even the
overnor can add nothing.
The subjects named are Election
y relorms, anthracite, prohibi
tion enforcement; giant power,
lie on the Philadelphia-Camden
ridges, banking laws, collection
t State gasoline tax and the New
ark. New   Jersey-Pennsylvania
mpact tb regulate tbe waters of
e Delaware River.
AH vacancies that existed when
a Governor issued his call have
a filled by  special  elections,
a result there will bo fiv e now
mbers in tbe Honae, tbree from
egneny county and one each
m   Clearfield  and   Delaware,
are Republicans.   Tbsy are
a Sullivan, Samael J. Grenet
Frank J. Riddle, Allegheny;
km H. Patchin. Clearfield, and
"MgA Nothoagle, Delaware.
$pj»bges in the organization .
||^^|^i^^^-^ces*^
boa
scheduled.
■stboaist Obarob Rotas
The evangelistic services whioh
bave been beld ,in thia oharoh
each evening thia wssk hsvs beeu
growing ia interest and attendance which promise greater things
for tbe coming daya and tbe coming Sabbath. A service will
be held tonight snd tomorrow
evening but none on Saturday
evening. Sunday ia expected to
be a great day. Sunday School
at 9.80. Morning worship st 10.46
with sermon by the pastor. Jou-
ior League at 2.00 and Senior
League at 6.80. Evening evangelistic service at 7.80 with special
musio and sermon by paator oo
the tbeme, "A Marked Man."
A cordial invitation is extended
to all to worship with as.
0oB|rs88BUB Earls DelBi Wall
George -Tax McCain in Ills review of Btate politics in the
Philadelphia Ledger ot Thursday
December 81, 1925, concerning
tbs situation ia the Twenty-Firat
distriot described it aa follow:
J. Banks Kurtz, from ths
Twenty-first district appears to
have his fence watt aligned and in
food repair, aod will doubtless
s returnsd to Washington without trouble".
Duriog his two terms aa oar
representative io Con-rasa Mr.
Kurtz has rendered faithful servioe to hia constituency aad it is
foregone oonoluaion that ha will
again ba rstecaad.
FreBbyUrlaa Cbarcb iBBsaasseiselB
Logan Valley Presbyterian
churcb, Rev. W. R. Memmert,
B. D. paator. Sabbath echool
6.16 a. m.; morning service 10.45,
(Holy Communion;) Y. P. 8. C.
E. 6.80 p- m., topic, "Great Ideas
That Have Sparred People to
Action," leader, Miss Annabelle
Taylor, evening service 7.80,
tbeme, "The Christian's Reward"
Ths service Friday evening
will bs a prepartory service for
the Holy Communion. We will
be glad to have any who contemplate uniting with ba inform
os of their intention before next
Sanday morning.
Holy Communion service at
Tipton next Saaday afternoon at
tbree o'olock.
—Frank W. Acklin, prominent
Tyrone business man, has been
honored by Jafla Temple Ancient
Arabic Order Nobles of tbe
Mystic Shrine with the election
to its highest office that of
illustrious potentate.
Arthur Jamison says that
BILL BOOSTER SAYS:
TWO  FAMILIES   HOMELESS
Fire Greatly Oas-sgas a Doable Dwalliag
Hobs* bb North aaaaal Street
A double dwelling house
situate on North Second street,
near tbe Evangelical churoh,
owned by the Stevens estate of
Tyrone and occupied by Jacob
Wertz and family and Charles
A. Vandevander and family, was
ao badly damaged by fire Tuesday
afternoon, wbich broke out about
3 30 o'clock, as to render it unfit
tor occapancy. The fire had its
origin on the front side occupied
by Mr. Vandevander, and is
supposed to have been caused by
crossed wires. It was first
discovered by employes at tbe J.
E. Williamson Co. foundry, who
formed a backet brigade and
endeavor to conquer the flame in
its start, but were unsuccessful.
It spead rapidly and tbe houae
was completed gutted before it
wss extinguished.
An alarm of fire brought the
members of the Excelsior Fire
company aod tbeir entire
equipment aod lor more than two
boors they battled witb flames,
finally getting it ander coutrol.
It was tbe most atubbornfire with
which the firemen have had to
contend in recent months. It
waa. a frame dwelling and
erected a nomber of years ago
being easy prey to the flames.
__Tpo members ol the Excelsior
c*f fompaoy were hurt during
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the end of the hoae as it slipped
from his hands in the extreme
cold. All of the foremen suffered
from tbe cold, thsir olothing
freezing as tbey worked.
. The Vandevander household
goods were carried to the
Evangelical oharoh and placed
in the lecture room. The family
which iooiudes five young
children, went to the home of
triends. Jacob, Wert's family,
including himselt, wite son and
daughter, moved into a vacant
apartment on the next block.
Both families expressed the
highest appreciation ot the work
of the firemen who gave effective
aid and saved muob ot tbeir
household effects.
Later in the evening firemen
baa Easiness meeting. The
treasurer announced receipt of a
check tor $25 Irom Jacob Smith,
of Tipton, witb a letter of thanks
for their responding to a call
from bis bome. A. D. Mitchell
sent a box of cigars with thanks
for their work at a flue fire and
a number ot business men sent
cigara aaa Chriatmas gift,.
PERSONALJWH
People Who Visit Here end
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS OF OUR CIT__b1
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Wbo Travel Ts aat Pre.
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First Natlooal Bank Prospering
At the regular annual meeting
ot the stockholders ot the First
National bank of Bellwood, held
on Tuesday the following direc-
tore were elected to serve for the
ensuing year: Fred Bland, Sr.,
J. Qr. Cornmesser, Q, C. Bland,
W. F. Wagner, J. T. Glasgow,
W. A. Hsuth, W. A. Ford, Fred
Bland, Sr., Robert H. Harsh. . W.
A. Hauth, Robert H. Harsh and
Fred Bland, Jr. are three new
members on the board*
The officers oi the organization
aro aa follows: President, Fred
Bland; vice president, W. V.
Wagner; cashier, H. W. Schalles,
and assistant cashiers, R. H. Col-
obi ne and B. L. Bland.
Tbe First National bank baa
enjoyed a very prosperous year
during 1926, and $10,000 has
been added to the surplus wbiob
la now equal to the capital stock
Of $25,000. Tha officers report
this baa been tha best year tbe
bank has enjoyed since it haa
bean in twain
A. B. Foutz left last evening*
for South Carolina, where he will
spend tbe next two weeks.
Miss Alice Kuhn, of Eansaa
City, arrived Tuesday and will
spent a season witb her sister,
Mrs. George M. Meyers on Main
atreet.
Mrs. Matilda Prioe ot Boylea
street, has gone to Nilea, Ohio,
where she will be tbe gueat of
Cloyd Beattyaod family for tbo
next few weeka.
Mr*. Horace Curley and young ^
son, Dick,  ef Harrisburg, apent'
part   of Saturday   and   Sunday'
at tbe home of W. L  Davis aaw
wife oa South Firat street.
Miss Alice   Colburn   returned,
home Tuesday evening from |f|g
Pleasant,     where ahe bad
called to   attend the   luneral
her cousin Misa Pricilla Lobii
Mra. Ira   Wentzel   of   Hi
Foorth atreet  bas   gone to
Ohio, where abe it sseistin
taking oare of har sister
husband, who have sick fi
time.i_s ''i____!
aud ws learn "THrit? tLewf
much improvement  in Mi
dition.
Frank M. Barrett,  brother  off
A. G. Barrett, formerly  of Boll-' ;■
wood, but for some yeara looated
io Johnstown, waa a busineee visitors in the vicinity on   Monday 1
and Tuesday of this  week, look- I
ing ap some interests ia As Bean- I
ty capital   and  in  ths boroagh.
He also spent Monday night with I
bis nephew, Will Millar at Tipton. }
Horace C. Myers and family i
of Martin street, entertained ovor- I
night Joel H. Black ot Shanghai,
China, who is again enroute to
the Orient after a visit to relatives
and   triends in this atate.   Mr.
Black has been located in China I
for fourteen years, where he is in
business as an   architect.   He ia '|
president ot a firm ot architects
and engineers.   In February Mr. j
Black will sail from San Fransiaoo 1
on    one   of the    President line
steamers.
The following nswe item of a
former   Bellwood  boy   will   no
doubt   interest   many    oi    oar  :
readers:    Rolland W. Chase, boo
of Mr. and Mrs.   G.   W.   Chase,
Juniata haa accepted   a   position J
to teach  mathematics and civil
engineering    in   tbe   college of
Agriculture and Mining at Fairbanks,   Ajaaka.   Mr.   Chase, hia
wife and   baby  daughter   sailed
trom   Seattle,     Washington oe
January 9.  Fairbanks is 90 milee
from the Arctic   circle   and tha
winter  temperatures   rasa   any
where from 50 to 70 degress be
low zero.   Mr. Chase ia  a  gra* I
duBte of Lafayette ' collage.  Laat
year he  waa   employed   by the
government as s civil engineer ia
the   Virgin   Islands.   His ristaB
Leree Chase is engaged in miaaio-*
nary work in Teheran, Peraia.
BstUst Cbarab ■srrtaaa
Logan Valley Baptiat chareh,
Rev. H. G. Dooley, paator.   WejN
ship with preaching by   the pes-
tor.   Morning   sermon subject,
"Will Bellwood Bs Lost;"
ing sermon subjeot ''Tha
t Event ia Human Ufc£]