Bellwood Bulletin 1929-01-10

              VOL. XLI.
BELLWOOD, PA., TMsafTSDAY. JANUARY IO* 1920.
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CAVALRYMEN  HONORED
DURING THE  YEAR
T*n men of B troop, 104th cavalry,
P. IT. G., hav* won regimental merit
ban aad honor awards during 1928,
aad *ix privates have advanced to
first class rank sine* ta* first ef the
year, Captain Edgar MeKinney, unit
commander, announced today. Ths
merit bar winers will receive the honors to which they ar* entitled late in
January, the presentation being made
by the unit commander on behalf of
the regimental commander, Colonel
Edward J. Stackpole, Jr., of Harrisburg.
Th* bar and certificate ar* awarded
tho** who have been present at all
regular drills during the year. The
-bar is two inches long snd two inches
Stride. It is of solid gold. The certificate to hand-engraved and bears tit*
signature of high ranking officers of
th* Pennsylvania National Guards.
Both award* were instituted by the
present regimental commander, Colonel Stackpole, of the 104th cavalry.
Names of those to whom the honor
her and certificate have been awarded
follow:
Captain Edgar MeKinney; First
Lieutenant Jesse Leonard Waite;
Second Lieutenant Harold Edgar
Robison; First Sergeant Warm Lather MeKinney; Supply Sergeant Ernest Alexander Evens; Sergeant Roy
M. Shirk; Private First Class Irvin
F. Mitchell; Corporal Eugene C.
Johnson, and Private Lester S. Fowler.
The following promotions are announced:
Privates J. I. Lindemuth, R. L.
Adams, H. C. Sloey, J. B. Hand, J. H.
Kike and L. S. Fowler to first class
privates as of January 1, 1929.
Custodians have just completed tb*
clippinj; of the thirty head of government mounts assigned to tit* Sheridan. Despite the fact that caretakers
accounted for bat two mounts daily
they made excellent progress in removing from the mounts their surplus of hair. Th* clipping is an annual incident with tb* mounts of the
Sheridan, and is done to conform with
regular requirement* of the federal
" Mount* sir* heavily blanket-
following; tb* clipping so a* to
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Tbe Tyrone organization continues
aa arduous weekly schedule of drill,
snd preparations are already welt advanced for the annual federal inspection ef March 80, the preliminary to
which to slated for March 18. High
officials of th* Pennsylvania Guards
wnl accompany regular army officers
ie Tyrone en the night of March 20
when tire Sheridan stands inspection.
A successful annual inspection of sny
unit ef the Guards counts largely in
the final yesrly averages, the per
centages for this single event ranging
from twenty-five to thirty as learned
from unit officers.
CHASING THE GROCERY CAT
FIREMEN'S ANNUAL
MEMORIAL SERVICES
The annual memorial services of
the members of the Excelsior Fire Co.
No. 1, will be beld in the Olivet Baptist church next Sunday evening at
7:80 o'clock. Th* sermon will be delivered by the pastor, the Rev. Mon-
treville Seely. It to the desire of the
chief of the firemen that as many
a* possible be present. The members
of the fire company are requested to
meet at the public building not later
than 7:00 o'clock and proceed in a
body to tb* church. All are urged to
turn oat ia memory of the deeeased
brothers.
"30"
STRONG Y. M. C. A. BOARD
The annual meeting for the election
Of officers of the P. R. R. Y. M. C.
A. was held Thursday night of last
week snd resulted in the election of
G. A. Jamison and J. M. Lupfer as
members of the board of directors
for three years, and C. T. Derick for
two years, to fill the vacancy caused
by the removal of Andrew Smith to
Pittsburgh. Other members of the
board of directors are: G. P. Orris,
F. J. Wertz, Gay L. Bower, Robert
Holden snd J. M. Loader. Organization of the board waa deferred until
the  February  meeting.
CONTRACT LET FOR
CONCRETE ROAD
The Atlas Paving and Draining
eompsny of Atlas, Pennsylvania, was
awarded a contract* for laying the
three miles of concrete road between
tbe railroad crossing at Hames's Mills
and Pennington. The.contract price
was $141,800. The bid calls for 60,000
ysrds of excavation and curbing and
two bridges. The road goes through
the Tyrone Limestone company's
quarry and cuts off the knob on the
Grist term a short distance further
northeast of the quarries. The Tyrone Lime and Stone company has
seen given the contract to furnish all
toe stone material. Operation will
begin just as soon as the weather is j
permisssbl*. Much of the Urge ma-
._jjsary to nee on the job for the
Another old institution to passing
swsy. Most adults can remember tb*
old-fashioned corner store with its
dingy gas lights, its dusty shelves,
its open cracker barrel, aad the black
est lying contentedly in the show window among the "special bargains''
and the fly-specked display cards. It
was generally a black cat, and the
grocer kept it because it was a sign
of good lock.
Except in remote spots where the
advancing demands of this cleanly ag*
have net penetrated, or among people who have hot recognized tbe importance of sanitary care of food, the
old-fashioned grocery store has disappeared. It is vanishing, both from
necessity and from choice.
As a writer to the National Grocers' Bulletin points out: "Since moat
of a grocer's customers are women,
and everybody knows how fastidious
women can be, he ha* his strongest
reason for keeping the place clean.
The up-to-date grocer knows the matter, of cleanliness ia foodstuff* is attracting more attention than ever before, and that most big food manu-
fecturers make it s strong point In
their advertising that their food to
untouched by hands. Looking after
cleanliness is just another road toward building good will for your
store. Although intangible, feed will
is mads up of vary real things—and
not the least of them to cleanliness.
Th* traditional black est would
feel lost in a modern greeny store.
Packages and wrapped foods, clear
glass cases and jars, hold eatables
that were packed ia sanitary factories.
Salesmen wear white jackets and
aprons that often pay visits to the
laundry. Floors and counters are
kept free from Utter. The refrigerator ia clean and sweet for perishable foods. Running water snd soap
are convenient for frequent washing
of bands. If women have done this
by stepping out of their traditional
sphere, may they keep on stepping!
P. O. S. OF A. CONVENTION
HELD IN ALTOONA
Ralph Wagner, Eldorado, Named a*
j^^iliiiaaxJlj^^llsPlie iMJfcjj
The starting of a movement to
have representation in congress and
legislature apportioned on the basis
ef citizenship, instead of oa population
basis, was urged ia a resolution that
was adopted at the county convention
of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, held in the P. O. S. of A. temple
in Altoona last week.
* The order is an organization composed entirely of Americans by birth
and ia the resolution expresses its
belief that' steps should be taken to
change the basis.
The convention expressed the highest appreciation of the work of Hon.
J. Banks Kurt* in congress in the
following resolution:
"Believing that we have the best
congressman who has ever represented this district,, knowing him to be
alert and st all times interested in
his constituency and that, on all
questions of importance to the nation
he has always been right, therefore
b« it
"Resolved, That this convention
extend to him a vote of thanks and
oar approval of the manner in which
he conducts the affairs Of the office."
Anti-American propaganda in foreign newspapers called forth approval, of s bitl;. recently introduced into
congress by Charles H. Brand, representative from Georgia, thst would
deny use of the mails to the foreign
language newspapers that teach or
advocate opposition to organized government or incite assaults on public
offices or destruction of public property, with suitable fine and imprisonment or deportation as the penalty
for violation.
Ralph Wagner; camp 751, Eldorado
was elected president for the ensuing
six months term. Other officers are
as follows: vice-president, J. C Estep, camp 561, Martinsburg; master
of forms, C. B. Funk, camp 81, Altoona; conductor, W. H. Lowe, camp
60, Altoona; inspector, Irs Walters,
camp 791, Duncansville; guard, William Spencer, camp 54, Altoona. Tb*
secretary and treasurer hold Office
for a year and will be elected in July
when the meeting will be at Blue
Knob.
SOME EVENTS OP 1928
rSE LONG REMEMBERED
sh author, dies.
; of the Panama Canal, dies.
■»»>Y ..
completes his 7,860 mile good-
America.
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\w York to Havana accomplished
Isie Mackey begin ill-fated at-
ngland.
rd of 68 hours, 36 minutes est
mow et Jacksonville, Fie. .
IL
itzmaurice complete the first
■e Atlantic. Secretary of State
J^eetrjr to outlaw war.
ftenant Eilson complete s 2,200
_ion from Alaska.
inion on the North Pole flight,
te carry aid to the stranded
11—TJiomas Hardy, famous
21—Col. Geo. W. Goethels, b
FEB]
8—Colonel Charles A. Lindt
will flight ever Mexico and Cenjj
oV
6—First non-stop flght from
by Charles Levine.
18—Captain Hinchcliffe and
tempt "to span the Atlantic fr
80—-New endurance flight
by George Haldeman and Eddie_
5—Chauncey Depew dies.
13—Koehl, Von Huenfeld ai
successful east-west flight acroij_
Kellogg begins negotiations for
16—George H. Wilkins and tal
mile flight over the North Pole j
25—Floyd Bennett/ Byrd's car
dies of pneumonia while attemf
Bremen flyers at Greely Islaruj
24—Dirigible Italia, with
mander, flies over the North Pc
Jf
18—Miss Earhart completes
first woman te fly across the At
24—General Nobile rescued ft
Lundborg.
JU1
1—General Obregon elected
4—Captain Alfred Lowenste
private airplane over English '
17—General Obregon assassir
21—The famous English actl
of 80 years.
27—-Chinese Nationalist Gove
States.
31—Gene Tunney retires as hs
AUGt
25—Commander Byrd's flagshhj
paration for his South Pole flight
SEPTEI
18—250 die, 700,000 hade hoe
OCT
6—U. S. Polo Team.wins in*
tines.
9—New York Yankees win!
Cardinals.
15—Graf Zeppe&u reaches
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28—Figures show 43,000,000 dtia^'lfegistered to vote in
Presidential election.
NOVEMBER
1—Graf Zeppelin concludes successful return flight.
6-—Herbert Hoover elected president of United States with
record vote breaking up the "solid South."
13—Disaster to Steamer Vestris off Virginia Capes results in
loss of 110 lives.
19—Herbert Hoover starts on good will tour from San Pedro,
California. *IP*?W
23—Thomis Fortune Ryan, financier, dies.
DECEMBER
,3—King George V critically ill with pleurisy, oxygen is administered.
Umberto  Nobile as com-
ifot plane Friendship,*1>eing the
m.
ice pack by Lieutenant Einar
bdent of Mexico.
fells or leaps to death from
sel. '
1
Ellen Terry, dies et the age
lent recognized by the United
Freight champion.'" ■& •
»e City of New York, in pre-
9 for New Zealand.
BBi_r
f|n Porto Rico hurricane.
.match with the Argen-
series from St. Louis
|__. .sL, efter perilous
rYRONE BOROUGH WINS
INJUNCTION DECREE
Opinion Gives the Borough Right to
Take Over the Gas and Water
Plant
ular meeting, so it is probable that
a special session may be called soon
to determine a course of action.
O. H. Hewitt, of Hollidaysburg,
was counsel for th* plaintiff, and
Richard H. Gilbert snd C. K. Robinson  represented the  borough.
COLLECTORS  SETTLE
A number of Blair county tax collectors have been making settlement
of their accounts during toe past few
days. Old accounts of several years
standing have been disposed of by a
number of collectors wbo, at the same
time made substantial payments on
their 1927 and 1828 accounts. Duplicates will aot be placed in collector*'
hands this June unless they come
through with • clean' slate aad aa
adequate bond.
A decision of vital interest to the
citizens of Tyrone and community
was handed down by Judge Marion
D. Patterson at Hollidaysburg Toes-
day morning, when he dissolved the
injunction brought by the Tyrone
Gas & Water Company against the
borough of Tyrone to prohibit the
borough from seeking such information as was necessary far tha town
to "acquire the water works. Judge
Patterson, in his opinion, finds that
the Borough of Tyrone has the right
and option to become the owner of
the water plant of the plaintiff company. In concluding his decree, the
judge dissolved the injunction and
the bill of equity dismissed at the
cost of the plaintiff, the Tyrone Gas
and Water Company.
Two years ago at a general election, the borough council submitted
to the electorate of Tyrone a proposal to, the effect that, if approved,
the councl) was to immediately ascertain toe advisability of acquiring
the water works, the cost of acquiring same and all other information
pertaining to the cost of maintenance
snd operation, together with probable income. The electorate voted a
ratio of 13 to 1, in favor of th* proposition and the borough council end
borough solicitor immediately began
plans to go into toe matter. How-
over, after some controversy th* Tyrone Gase & Water Company secured
an injunction eb**nst ths boifough
aad to* entire matter wa* temporarily
blocked. While to* people of the town
were wondering what had become of
the proposition, the borough officials
were constantly in touch with to*
situation and Judge Patterson's decree handed down Tuesday opens
the way for the borough to continue
its investigation with the view of
acquiring for ths municipality tea
entire water work*, which is valued
at several bandied thousand dollar*
Th* decree waa net issued in thma
for she borough council to take any
•**#»• SB *t afeedai ggg| *A th* t*c-
BELLWOOD   WILL   GET   BOUT
Abbaai Eastern Region Championship
to be Staged m Local Y. M. C. A.
'The Eastern region P. R. R. championship wrestling matches will be
held at the Middle division T. M. C.
A. at Bellwood in March. Word to
this effect has been received by H.
E. Syling, general secretary of the
MVfff
ThaJ matches war* held in Bellwood last year and also in 1927. Officials la charge expressed themselves
as highly gratified at the interest
shown and at that time promised that
the Bellwood "Y" should be considered in selecting th* place for this
year's event.
There ia always a good program,
the process of elimination bringing
stars of th* various division* together for the finals.
Date for the event was not named,
bnt it is expected that more details
will be sent in the next latter. Meanwhile wrestling fans of Altoona, Tyrone and elsewhere on the division
are looking forward to seeing some
e)f tbe best bouts of the season.
TOWNSHIPS GET $3,809,188
FOR ROAD WORK
Compilations recently completed by
to* Department of Highway* showed
thst townships of the second clsss
received $3,809,180 during the but
biennium.
The payments were made under
the township reward plan for the
State's share of highway improvement on township roads not included
in the State highway system. Total
expenditures for improvement* under
tb* pl»n are estimated at $10,000,000.
| —We regret to announce thst oar
old-time friend, Joseph M. Lupfer, an
employe of the P. R. R. at CTbamber*-
burg, fa confined to bis home oa
North First Street, suffering from se
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BOROUGH COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETING
The regular January meeting and
the first on* in toe new year et tea
borough council was held in the public
building last Monday evening, and
when toe roll was called tbe following responded: R. H. Hirsch, J. D.
Stitt, Ira Eetep, W. Y. Bland; Messrs.
Laaver and Cramer wsr* absent.
Th* plans far the proposed sewer
j system for toe borough wer* presented by Haven Ale, acting for D. W.
Dillman, of Altoona, who is the borough engineer hi charge of the contemplated improvement. The survey
was made some months ago and the
tentative plans sent to Harrisburg
state authorities for examination snd
approval, where there was much delay -occasioned, doe chiefly to the site
of the disposal plant, which it wa*
then proposed to erect near to* borough.  This met with disapproval.
Finally another site was chosen on
toe Levengood farm cast of the borough, which has been approved. The
task of making the plans has been
begun, which it is expected will be
approved by the state sanitary water
bureau before the February meeting
of council. Then after all these preliminaries ar* out of the way, council
may be hi position to advertise for
bids and the contract let for toe construction of toe system.
W. F. Balsbach, burgess, reported
fines aad license* $35.60. J. W. Lowther, tressurer, reported receipts of
paving hens $386.10, tax on polls
$11.60, taxes $776.69, water rents
$754.60, from burgess $33.50, «nd balance on hand off 86,670.08.
It was decided that council Should
•end * committee to Harrisburg to
interview state highway officials as
to Improving of Tuckahoe atreet and
of the state highway to LtoydvUl*
from the borough line to the Cambria
county Una. The borough highway
committee repotted work done oa
streets, including application of crush
ed limestone. W. Y. Bland and Will-
ism Sitman, Jr., were appointed for
toe trip to Harrisburg. The water
committee reported lines flushed aad
curb boxes renewed. ., '• _•*____«
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approval aaai instaaaoo- __
lights is expected in the nesr future.
The fire company was authorized
to purchase 300 feet ef new hose. Guy
L. Bower wss appointed auditor to
fill toe unexpired term of Andrew
Smith, removed from toe borough.
Bills amounting to $1,129.52 wer*
ordered paid and council adjourned.
PRISON BILL LARGE
Th* management of toe Western
penitentiary, which includes Rock-
view, add all cost of maintenance
and superfaitendency together each
quarter and divide the cost up among
the counties pro rat* to the number
of prisoners incarcerated. And they
figure it down finely, to toe ten-millionth part of a cent. The bill for ths
quarter ending Nlov. 80th has just
been received st the office of toe
county commissioners at Hollidaysburg.
There were sixty-nine prisoner* accredited to Blair county during the.
quarter. All bat four of them were
there throughout the quarter and four
part of tbe time. Tb* rate cost far
maintenance for .each prison day ia
.7411389 cents". The total Mil for toe
quarter ia $4,496.49. It is thus to be
seen that the bill for toe year is in
toe neighborhood of $18,000.
It is thus Apparent that toe cost of
maintaining one prisoner in toe penitentiary is approximately $275 per
year. A "lifer" is tons a pretty .heavy
liability on to* county. Blab* county
has bat one "lifer", an Italian, who
had first degree murder commuted to
life imprisonment almost a score of
years ago. He wss then a young man
comparatively, and his expectancy of
life may keep him there another
score of years.
ORGANIZING RED MEN
Plans for the establishment of a
group of' additional tribes of the Improved Order ef Red Men in Blair
county ar* under consideration by the
Great Chief* of Pennsylvania ss s
special feature of the present Statewide membership of the order. Blair
county now hs* six local units of Red
Manship located st Altoona, Bellwood,
Tyrone, Duncansville, Hollidaysburg
and Juniata, and the Great Chiefs of
the State regard this particular field
as unusually promising ia its prospects far the further expansion of toe
growing national fraternity.
Among places under discussion for
new tribe* of Bed Men are: Tays-
port, Bearing Spring, Williamsburg,
Martinsburg and Woodbury.
George E. Musselman of Altoona
recently appointed "Key Mae*' for
Blair county for th* State-wide membership drive I* arranging a series
of pow-wows and other activiti*s to
stimulate interest in tea "scalping"
ef ••pato-feees."
CHILDRENS' AID SOCIETY
SIX MONTHS SERVICE     .
TO BLAIR COUNTS
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The tact that ai* months of sarviee
has been given to Blair County by
the Children's Aid Society waa
brought *at at toe monthly mooting
af thst organisation oa January 8,
1929. Those present at toe Bleating
were: Mr* C. O. Johnston, Mrs. A.
P. W. Johnston, Mr*. Fred Grimshaw,
Mr. Jesse Wike, Dr. Charles Dclaaey,
Mr. S. M. Conn, Mr*. Robert Gable,
Mrs. W. K. Enstey, Mr* Charles
Reed, Mrs. Msyberry Miller aad Miss
Mary Davis. In toe absence af the
president, Mr. Laramy, the meeting
was presided over by Mr. S. M. Cohn,
treasurer.
Than are now nnder toe ear* of
this organization, 68 children, 6 of
these ar* to free family homes, 8 ia '
boarding homes, 28 ia institution* and
22 sr* being cared far to their own
homes.
Miss Preston, County Secretory, ia
making her report said, "The dependent child is primarily a public charge
and the Children's Aid Society, *a a 3
private agency, csnnot expect 'to do- ■
more   than   protect   the   child   B*t»|
placing  it in suitable   *iiiiiiiini11ses_|
and by providing far it* mental aa**T
physical equipment.   In other words, (
when the child is brought to our no-•
tice we learn as much as we can about
its background in order toidetorminei
the child's suitability for adoption or
foster borne care; see that be ha* a
physical   examination   and  that  hi*
defect* are corrected; tbat he has sny
mental twists  straightened out and
that after the child is ps*a*dk *ee —**|_
be has our supervision of his he*ljfiffl|
his   personal   development-  *nd   _*T
mental training.   The actual coat of,
feeding  and clothing    the    cMldr*B^
should be tbe county's responsibility."
Mrs. Fred Grimshaw reported for';
th* .Christmas Committee, of which
she is chairman, and told of the pi*—t <
which had developed far to* foappin****
of the children at Christms* Time.-■
As far ss possible the individual needs
of each child were met
UNION FURNACE
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Plans for * proposed new highway!
from Greenwood to Union Furnace,!
following the base of Brush mountain,!
have been submitted to the state higb-l
way department at Harrisburg, back-f
er* of the plan have announced.
The proposed road, following
line of Brush mountain, runs fro*
Greenwood to Tyrone, passing slon
to* mountain above the P. R. R. sto-j
tion at Tyrone and following through
to Union Furnace on the right aM
of toe river going east, and connect
lag with the new concrete road *i
Union Furnace over * bridge eroa
ing the Sinking Vslley road thro*
the Hull an Waple farms.    '*3,
The proposed route would provide
road through many park lands as
fbrest*  and  would  eliminate  ma
grade crossings, the narrow bridge .
Grazierville as well as culvert*
of Tyrone.
—'Mrs. William Sitman, Jr., was
Shamokin   visitor a few days
week.
—Paul Hamilton, aged 34
formerly of this borough, was arrest
one day last week to Altoona, charge!
with having illegally burned the bod
of a still-born illegitimate baby, at
with adultery. Hamilton admitted tl
burning of the body in * furnace af
asf4 when arrested, "Well, I gue
I'm to for to I burned the baby
the furnace at my home."
Prise idiots: The father who gal
his boy an unbreakable drum f J
Christmas.
This Christmas was to*
since  1916.    In fact,  it made
heads of families hot under the c'
lar.
Arrests for drunkenness hav*
creased 238% since tb* advent of FI
hibition. This seems to aa more ,
a commentary on the quality of "I
liquors than on tbe number of dri|
era—-
Sign in front of a theatre: *"l|
GOODBYE  KISS,  WITH  SOUM|
Unconscious humorists: The
' gist who  mistakenly    listed
' among his "dye stuff*"
Dr.  Burges Johnson, of Sj
complains tbat there is *'
real effective cuss words.
I be has never heard a man
use a cigarette lighter.
I    The new dollar but is goberJ
smaller to sise.   It has looked si|
er to us far quite soma Usee i J
Foolish question:   Hav*  yoa
your  New  Year's  Resolution* i
Both men and women took eel
the big talk marathon to Now ||
This did seem a bit unf*d*3_i
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