Bellwood Bulletin 1927-09-22

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VOL. XL.
BELLWOOD, PA.,
>AY. SEPTEMBER 22. 1927.
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LOCAL NEK COLUMN
Short Items That Will Inter-
eet Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
ffSSOS Paraaraahs
si Oor
Oar labseribsrs Bal-sy.
-—Trespass notices tor ssle at
this office, ten cents eaeb.
—Typewriter papar can be
obtained at thla office.
—-Olair Wulfert, manager ot
the A. 4 P., is confined to Ms
home by illness, due to a bealing
in his head.
—The heavy vote cast at tha
primary almost swamped the election officers aad in many districts
the returns were late ooming
through.
—-Miaa Bertba Bell, daughter
of W. 8. .Bell and wite of Mary
Ano Forge, bos entered Jefferson
hospital, Philadelphia, aad wiil
oomplete a course te training.
—The -Blair County Past
Grands association, I. O. O.F.,
will hold e com boil et Memorial
park, Martinsburg, Saturday af-
teraooo end evening. All Odd
Fellows snd frieods are invited.
A large aamber is expected and
e gala time is in store tor all attending.
—-We ere pleased to learn tbat
oor old tlma triend Walter I.
Isenberg bas again been nominated tor alderman of tbe Seventh
4fjMt**<j_,ia -.ltoons, and   proved to
IslftassnAF tadeteaA._.' _>srT> ti
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Alderman   Isenberg   has
long served ie this capacity   and
io e man of mature judgment.
—Sunday afternoon wbile
Lyane Steel aod family of North
Cambria street were motoring
through tbe Big Valley, they
were caught in a violent bail
storm. Wbile io oar office laat
evening Mr. Steele said tha hail
came down in tor rents and' in all
hia experience with storms be
earer witnes-ed sach a heavy
downfall.
—The Woman's Christian Temperance nnion met Monday even-
ing at the home of Mrs. W. A.
Lone on Orchard street. Mrs
Harry A. Thompson, of Tyrone,
was present aad spoke oo "Citizenship" end the thirty five ladies
who were present ware highly
pleased with her remarks. The
W. C. T. U. has begun another
year's work and tba ladies are as
active as ever.
—•The improvement to East
^ Fifth street under the supervi-ion
of borough engineer, D. Eugene
Wentzel, is moving along et e
aatisfactory rate. Good progress
is being mode. The concrete bos
beeo poured en Campbell's lane
eed pouring et the concrete oo
Sest fifth street will be started
in a taw days. Taa days sboald
wllesss the completion of the job.
end wben finished snd. put into
use tba main part of the boroogb
can tbaa be reached oa solid con-
orate.
•—Now thst tbe eleotlon is over
the next matter to occopy tbe
attention nt the oitiaeoe ot the
boroagh is, shall tba municipality he hooded in the- amount ef
fifty thousand dollars for tbe
purpose of buildiog a sewer system. Tbis subject has beeo macb
discussed in past years, and at
e recant- mastiag of council tt was
decided to place tba proposition
\ before the voters, aad if thay
decide in favor it te likely
that before aootber yesr the borough will be ia   noisssioa ot e
HAVE PISSED TO THE BETBNO
Wis Hsve Pali tts
Paaatty of Islare
MM. AKNII M. BURNS
wits of Stepbeo M. Burns, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
i>. M. DeRemer ot 408 8outh
Second street Wednesday morning at 8.85 o'olock of a complication of diseases aftar having been
ill linos last December. She is
survived by hor mother, Mia. M.
J. Davis, of Pittsburgh, bar husband, six daughters, Jfrs. Edgar
Ricketts, ot Juniata, Mrs. F. H.
Sigle, ol Tyrooe, Mrs. H. M. DeRemer and Mrs. George Ross, ol
this boroogb, Miss Lola Boras at
homo, and Mrs. R. A. Cherry, of
Bellwood, and two brothers, S. M.
Davie ood W. A. Davis, of Al
toona. Nine grandchildren also
survive. Sbe was a member of
tbo United Brethren ohurob. Tbo
faneral cortege will leave the
bome at 2 o'olock Friday afternoon for tho United Bret be ru
cburch where funeral services will
be held at 2.80 o'olook. Iatermaot
will ba mado in Antia cemetery.
CANDIDATES
Tbe undersigned can
Justice ot tbe peace aod I
sincere thanks to tbo voters?
tions.   It te aa expressii
truly grateful.    We wish
the future oo io tho pout, tl
persecuted, and tba majesty
Again wa thank yoa.
URN  THANKS
respectively for tbe office of
instable, desire to return tbeir
mado possible thair nomine-
confidence tor wbioh wa aro
to assure the citizen that in
lilty will ba prosecuted, yet not
the law upheld in all respects.
W. F. BAL8BACH
F. S. HETRICK
VOTE IT TK PRIMARY
LE6I0N IN ITS NEW HI
Harvest Boots lol Iras* Army Day
Plans are all completed for tba
annual harvest homo and grand
army day in tbo Methodist cburch
ou Saturday and Saaday ot tbis
week. Committees of young people have beea named ia every
district ot tbe community to receive the donations ot supplies and
provisions on Thursday and Friday evenings. These will be
brought to tbe ohareh lor  tba
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morning and then  taken  to
Home for tha Aged in Tyrone.
Tbo Sunday moroing service is
especially arranged for the aged
ot the congregation. On Saturday
atternoon and evening tho Ep
worth League will entertain the
aged wbo are koowa at tha grand
army of the charob with aa automobile ride, a supper and an evening program. Tbe public is invited to tba avaaiog service.
Msittsloy
To economize on tbe time spent
in complaining.
To mis a little more charity
with yoar judgments
To spend more timo getting
the other fellow's viewpoint.
To depend moro apon yourself
aud less opoo others.
To look tor tbe good in tho
moat unpromising people.
To give yoar oaomies credit
for good. intentions.
To do these things and see bow
soon lite grows sweeter.
■Haass tto Tatars
To tbe voters of Antis township who supported my candidacy
for school director: Your support
coming entirely unsolicited is
very gratifying aad I assure yoa
that if I am elected ia November
I will use my hut efforts ter the
upbuilding et the schools.
MRS. M. S. GOSS.
—The fine weather oa election
day brought oat a large toto.
—Are yoa doiag yoar part to
boost tho Bellwood Boosters Association)* mtpk
—Thi official count ot the voto
cost at tho primary election oo
Tuesday add be started at the
court bouse Friday.
—-KeOb ot the wheat planted
in Autis township during tbo
post two weeks is now ooming
tbroogh tba groood.
ButidiBi to Belai Plaooi to Oaalittoe
lis letlvUlss al tbs lalilsr lays   j
Joho M. Anderson Post, Ni.
424, American Legion, have thi-
ao possession ot their new homo,
formerly tbo office of tho Super.
iatoodeut ot the Bellwood Division of tho P. R. R. Few Legit**
posts in central Pennsylvania have
nicer qaaiters thsu tho Bellwoc
post, named in honor of Privl
John M. Anderson, son of II
end Jfrs. J. F. Anderson, whirl
lost bis life overseas daring the
World war. "*4
Tbo now home of tbe Bellwood
Legion, just adjacent to tbe depot
is a Irsme boilding of two stories,
fifteen rooms ia   sll. The site is
one hundred aad twaaty-feet loogi
aad aovauty-five feet    wide.
large and spacious lewo eod dri
way is situated io tbe   rear, with*
ps*p|ug space for a    dozen
more motor oars, and  all with
ready reach of the  business,
of the town.
Tho interior oj"
-ffleadwguilfre-rtw
completion of the wmo, Joho  Jf.
Anderson post will hold a formal
dedication   in whioh   prominent
Stato  officials of the American
Legion will take part. The walls
aud   ceiling era ot yellow,   tbe
wood work throughout wbito. A
stesm   bolting system has   been
installed, and   electrical fixtures
will be placed thte woek.
Tbe baildiog will be repainted
io pare white, with a trimming of
green. A large electric sign will
face tho entrance, and read "American Legion ot Bellwood". Tbis
sign will be 20 fret long, end
thirty inches wide. Tho name eed
number ot tbe post will be inscribed in e centre area. Tbo die
play background will be of blue,
thi letters ot gilt
Plans are oow completed for
the mounting of a German machine gan on the lawn lo tha roar.
Old Glory will wave majestically
trom a fifty toot flagpole directly
back of tho war trophy.
A veteran "of the World war,
Charles Henry, will be in charge
day aod aight, and has established his residence io a suit ot rooms
oo tbe second floor of the build
ing. He will have complete supervision of the bome, snd will serve
as custodian sod directing superintendent.
Thora  are eight rooms down
stairs, seven up. The basement,
oow undergoing alterations, will
be   and   aa a   general storage
Whose Rooster a this?
room, while a finished attic will
bo made sarvieablo for supplies
eed equipment.
Oa tbo ground floor, facing
from tba entrance, will be two
largo business or executive offices,
a genaraiVreoeptioa room, reading
room, rest room, lavatories, vsult
end safe, aod band assembly
room. Tbe Bellwood Legion bond
bos already engaged quarters
srith the post. The vault, ee
which tbo onsigae aod number
aro inscribed, te of brick and steel,
eight toot by ten, srith three largo
steal doors two lost thick.
Two of the seoond story
sre already engaged by tbe Antis
Township High sobool, tbe right
housing tbo Grammer grades,
the left tbe primary grades. Three
additional rooms are given to tbe
custodian, another large and spacious room beiog reserved as a
diuing ball, the capacity of wbioh
woald seat ona hundred vary
comfortably. Two additional
rooms will be reserved ss guest
rooms.
Showers are beiog provided for
tbo basement, and a billiard section has beeo sot aside. Tha Post
footbsll olab will hold forth io
thoaa quarters, aod equipment
will be stored in a compartment
at tbe side. Thoss features are bnt
a tow in tbo select layoat ot tha
home.
Oos dozen oil paintings havo
been contributed, aad these will
bang opoo tbe walls. A majority
portray scenes taken in Franco.
Several are ot World war personage, and ooe likeness te that of
Charles A Lindberg, "The American Eagle". ^gg,
Post Commander, Captain
hteWcHSroTtfeVra^ttw
ebain occupied by tha late President William McEinley at the
Chicago exposition of 1898. Thte
chair is ot oak, and was presented
the post by Mrs. H. B. Lotz,
widow of the late Jfaster Meoha
nio of tbe Cresson Division. .Tbis
historic obair was sold at auction,
and purchased by W. B. McCal-
ob, former superintendent ot the
Middlo Division, and later acquired by Mr. Lota.
Tbe Bellwood post member
ship numbers fifty .four ex-service
moo, tbo majority from Bellwood
and Antis township. By Jan. 1,
1928, in tho belief oi post official-,
the membership will mount to
again that number, for an intensive membership drive will be
launched shortly. Tbe Ladies
Auxiliary to tbo post, numbering
ao evon ono hundred, will bold
business and executive sessions in
tba bome, aad aro already actively engaged in a furtherance of
the general poet schedule.
W. M. Ermine is post commander; Harold Moffitt senior
vice commander; J, E. Harvey,
jooior vice commander; T. S. Foss
adjutant; William Sitman, Jr.,
financial officer; Roy Weaver,
post chaplain; J. M. Douglass, historian; Edward Garland, sergeant
at-arms; Roy Pickens, 0. F.
Wertz snd H. M. Stone sn executive committee of three.
Tbe poat Ins a band, bugla aod
dram corps, aad a football olob,
tho manager of wbioh is George
E. Fuoss, prominent Bollwood
businessman. Interior alterations
will he completed by the middlo
of Ootober. The post mests io
regular session oooe monthly.
—A man te really never famous
untill bo te interviewed oo his
birthday.
—"A man may be dowa bat
ho'o never oat," said tho sheriff as
ba locked the doors of tho jail
securely.
—Marriage te a gamble "hi
wbich everyone doesn't hold good
hands, according to the divorce
eourt records.
Ystors frost Oot to lis
Lar§a Issibsrs sol litre lalersot
Tuesday woo primary election
day io the borough ead oouoty
end tbe bright sunshine and the
interest st stake bed e tendeocy
to bring oat the voters in large
numbers, the vote oast beiog tho
greatest at a primary election for
meny yesrs, especially ia tbe boroogb, where there wora a number
of spirited contests. The voting
started early in the morning and
throughout tba day and nntil
closing timo of tha polls, tbara
was almost e constant stream ot
citizens wending thair way to tho
election place. Six hundred end
twenty-seven votes were polled.
Tbere was much interest in tho
nominations for town council, as
wall as that for towa constable.
Tho voters were also interested
io tbe coanty nominations. Tha
followiog ii tbe result in tbe boroagh:
Jadge.of tho Courts
Patterson       510
District Attorney, j
Wray 128; Gardner 8; Beaver 20;
Owens 87; Fay 34; Hemphill 84;
Gilbert 242.
Register end Recorder
Peoples 491; Otto 84.
Oonoty Commissioner
Hill 19; Poet 18; Tossy 17;   Edwards 48; Davis 63; Bolger 91; Des-
bong 62; Dunmire 140;  Hunt 1;
Hescooka 92.
Coanty Treasurer
Hill 19; Poet 18; Tusooy 17;
Edwardo 48; Devis 63; Bolger 91;
Doohep* 6S, Danmira  140; H#*-
Direetor of the Poor.
Caraher 81; Flock 266;  Carna-
han 24; Marks 64; Emeigh  10%
Fox 239; Price 70;  Bridenbaugh
124.
Coroner
Smith 20; Forrest 289; Corbin
3; Rothrockl77; Craig 54
Justice of the Peace.
Cherry 190; Balsbach 861.
School Directors.
- Cornmesser 486; Lowther
Councilmen.
Watters 264, Lauver 811;
meo 867; Lego 197; Cramer
Fleiaher 268.
High Constable.
Garland 170, Shauer 878.
Constable
Wiley 120; Cherry 180;
rick 266.
Judge of Elections
H. S. Hommer 527.
Inspector of Elections
McCanlley 807; Colobine
605.
Sit-
283;
Het-
199.
Flswsr Ilea Priiay
Bellwood'e flower show will be.
held Friday. Aotis township residents are all invited to bring
tbeir coquets or bouse plants to
tba show whiob will bo in tha P.
R. R. T. M. C. A. It te asksd
that exhibits bo at the " Y" by 2
Friday atternoon. A committee
will ba than to pleaa them. All
exhibitors are asked to bring
their own containers for eet flowers.
Tbe ozbibit will be open to
visitors after 6. Judges will bo
present to sward tha prizes. Eugene Hammill, coanty farm agent
frill spesk on "Flowers end their
Cultivation."
. —The person who steps in
front of a moving aatomobile oan
scarcely be said to be "a step
ahead."
PERSONAL^ARAGRAPHSI
People Who Vidt Hera emd
Tboee Who Go Array.
MOVEMENTS OF MR CITIZENS
Wis Ira Eatartaiaai ly
Is fWssesI ■sense si
Wlo Travel To aai Ito.
A **Bo-_-" Hot-uok Roosrsa
Miss Hilda Goss has rotaraad
o Akron, O., whore she io a
teacher in tho public schools.
Mrs. Ire Estep, ot Main  atreet,
spent a taw deys thte wnk ie
Paaxsatawaoy as the guest ot her ,
sister, Mrs. G. W. Glssgow.
William P. Bosh and wife, of
Harrisburg, ere enjoyiog this
week at tho homo of Oharlea
.Bush ead wifo on Main street.
W. A. Ford aod wifo are bome
from Washington, D. 0., whore I
they bed spent e few daya   as j
guests of Edgar B. Bay led with..
John Bland, an enlisted man hs *
the United States nary   woo ot
homo trom Hampton Hilda for e?
few days last weak and hea re*~J
taraod to tha command.
Res Dickson aad friends, ef Ft.
Wayne, Ind., attending the P. R.
R. field meet in Altoooe lest  Saturday, speot a fow hours at Rex's '
homo oo Cambria street.
W. B. Hamilton, of Pittsburg
Mn. J. W. Hedding, of Tyrone
and Mrs. McClune, of Johnstown
wore guests at tbe Rightnoor
home oo South First etreet
,   Misa Margaret Wattera. doughy
*m*mA*n»mixl3n- We^rt**m-jm*m\
-*t*behni--ecti-»o*the
boo gone to Philodelphia,7—*•**"'
she boo become e student in Drex-
ell Institute.
Little Sarah Stewart, who bee
been in an   Altoona   hospital for
six weeks recovering from a triple
fracture of one leg,   wss  broagbt I
to tho home   ot   her    parents,
Christian Stewart,. end  wife on
the hill   section   of tbe boroagh
on Monday.
Little Miss Mary Louise Dysart
has gooo to Little Falls, IT. Y., to
spend tbe winter with her aunt,
Mrs. Harry Hagerty. Mr. end
Jfrs. Hagerty and son Gilbert
were recent guests at tha Dysart I
bome aod Mary Louise accomp-1
anied them homo.
Mia if arie Armstrong boa I
entered tha Freedman's hospital
et Washington D. C, as a student
curse. She was accompanied te
Washington by ber mother, Mre.
Aodrew Armstrong, aod hor eaat
Mrs. Howard Walker. Miss Armstrong is a graduate of the Bollwood high sobool in the class ot
1996.
Wilsoo Glasgow, ot Fountain,
Jtfichigan, arrived in Bollwood -
one day last woek for e visit lo
bis brother, Freak M. Glasgow of
Sooth Second etreet. It te bow
mere thee forty five years since
Mr. Glasgow left this community -
and tbis te bis flrat visit bere, and
ot courae aince tben tbo chaagaa
havo beeu meoy aod varied.
Whan ho loft bore forty-five yeara
ago tbo land npon which the
town aow stands was a foreat ef
white pine ood other trees aod
today it is a thriving commnnity
of tbree thousand people, with
many fine homes, churches and
business plaeaa.
—Tbs Ladies Bible class ef
Grace Lutheran ohareh will bold
e bazaar aod sapper November
12, io tha Y. M. O. A/.
-**-A boss ie the homo te wrong
says en authority oo health and
beauty, bat tt that's tho oase, who
iato decide who will mow tlm
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