Bellwood Bulletin 1929-02-28

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IKIEF SUMItsWYBF THE WEEK
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.   si fi*g Ttaraogl   Ta* QstaaiB
W0Q. ear Ss*ecrib*rs aa**-.
-v, 3^-— Tbe Women's Missionary
.9jp«. Ciety of the Lutheran ehareh
■%iil meet at the   borne  of   Mr*.
* -#™k*on on Friday afternoon at
ajt o'clock.
**-*^ —-The ladies of tbe Evangelical
ehurch will serve a roast chicken
supper in the church Saturday
evening far tbe small sum of fifty
eeuts. Too and your friends ar*
invited.
—Coming, at 7.80 o'clock next
8aturday   evening in tbe    Oivet
Baptist     church,' the   Students'
League of Many    Na'ions.    You
wilt want io neer ifiero sing.   Go
Wsorty and get s good seat.
*   ---Mrs. Thomas    Board,  who
suffered a fracture of a   bone - in
"One ot ber wrists a lee weeks ago
is getting along nicely,   much  to
Jfthe gratification   ot   ber   many
'friends.    Since tbe   accident she
Ibas been tenderly eared for itf f he
fhorae of son   Edward    Beard ol
If North Third street.
-rvMr. aod   Mrs. T. P.   Gheer*
rho had been   at the   home   of
hsr Boo-in.law and daughter,  Mr.
feiiMl*** Ptiidll   BiiiiiiIi   iii'
IL
U .EMS OLD
larles Jr., aged eight years,
!Jf soo ot  O. ' A. Vandevander .ope
* wife of North Second street, Was
I so unfortunate last Saturday as to
f have  his  left   bend become sn-
? tangled  ia   a   washing machine
I aod painfully  lacerated, the  services of a physician being required.   The lad has since been unable t>» attend school. ■_..
■      —Junior Garland, who sufiered
I a badly fractured leg last December, while engaged io playing toot
ball snd  who bad since beeo a
patisot io tbe Mercy hospital in
f Altoona, was brooght to tbe boms
I oi his sister, Mrs. Norm Q Lau*
ver, on the north side a few days
ago.   His little Mends, as well as
ell others, will be pleased to know
tbst the fracture was successfully
I reduced and tbat he is doing well.
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Bait BBS sea OsssIbb
Tbe Methodist Foreign Missionary society mite box opening
beld in tbe churcb Tuesday eve-
niag wss declared, eg -the. large
Dumber present to be one of tbs
best ever held. The program wss
composed of music furaished by
Misses Ertie, Nora snd Berths
Green, Bath Greenland, Miss
Dick and Buth Boot. Those wbo
gave tba playlet were Mrr. Alios
Cotburn, Mrs. William Sitman,
Br., Mildred Biggin*, Mrs. Justice Douglass, Betty Botheober-
ger sod Harry Sitman, Jr. Mrs.
George Givia read. Mrs. Bbuer
and Mrs. Nogs, of Altooua, district official missioners, gave encouraging oddresse*, re ating that
Bellwood society never sre in
arrears also declaring the lunch
eon s sumptuous benauet. -
Bev. Davidson spoke oo tha
commendable work done by tbe
ladies, feeling that the men also
should be lined np in tbe mission
work. Bev. W. A. Dysart also
voiesd tbs same sentiments. Mrs.
Love gracefully led the opening
exercises and the "mites" amounted   to  |96.86.   Tbe society ea
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8sselal Ssrvlsss Wsge hssgstv
Tbe eighty-fifth anniversary of
toe rounding of the Meilwdtat
Episcopal church of tbis boroogb
was celebrated with special services last Sunday. A Isrge t*o-
ture in the pleasure ot the ooe*
gregation was tea presence ot the
Bev. James B. Stein, D. D^of
Harrisburg, wbo was pastor when
tbe semi centennial was celebrated in 1894.
The pastor, the Bev. E. B.
Davidson, read a few notes on tbe
history ot toe ehareh. Too choir
bad special masie, frith Miss Ga*>
trade Ramsey at the organ, Mrs.
Lester Nearhoof at tbe piano,
Mies Esther Bothenberger, violinist sod Mrs. Jobs W. Haasatr,
soloist
Io rtapoooo to a question it was
toond tbat more then e dozen
persons were in the audience wbo
had attended the semi-centennial
celebration.
Tie Epwortb Leagoe, whicb
was organized ia October, 1890,
bad alt the -embers exeept oue
ot its tiret cabinet at a meeting at
6 80 p. ss. Bev. Stein was its
president; T. P. Gheer, first vice
president; Miss Lizzie Akers, second vice president; Mrs. J. tt.
Patton, then Miss Hannah Bangs
third vice president; J. W. Lie
ther, loin h vice president; 0. L.
Ba***£^(^terV^4.   K.   BidgV.
L__P
[w:^yor*« spgiai ■
UodWt floe*? m d'gautaetiotl a
few' weeks Mtmlm senior chapter was organized.
WILL ATT£KQ THE HUUGUMt
Wstves Irataar Bssibb** Oaesse sat
Vasts* B**era 1st'. B. t. |*rvtes
Chosen by the war department
es one of a select aataber ot
military participan*.s at the presi-
dentist inaugural in the National
Capitol Afonday next, Wnrree>
Lutber MeKinney, yoong Bell.
wood gusrdsmaa .- and highest
ranking non-commissioned officer
ot Pennsylvania's second oldest<
national guard cavalry, \mtos
Sat ardsy tor Washington, D. (X
Betore be returns Sgain to the
home town, 8ergeant MeKinney;
will bsve performed ths duties
incident to the signal honors ot
bis appointment and, in addition
will have tbe unique distinction
of helping iudnct lo office ties first
president for   whom be bas east
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Bellwood loses an outstanding
tonal mail ia tbe departure
ly Wednesday morning of Dr.
Iry W. Goshorn, wbo for ths
it few years hes maintained sn
lee io the Bellwood Trust oom-
Ifay building. Dr. Goshorn hss
>me s member ot tee medical
Ot the state hospital for the
is et Allentown. He sod
Gcsbora, eee Leene Boll,
of Mr. sad Mm. R D.
II, Bellview avenue, wiU soda
their possessions to an
tment specially set aside for
Dr. Goshorn is a Bellwood
aaaa wae has made pre*
inently good in fas profeerddu
which he has devoted hiuteUj
leave a targe aad lucrative
1 practice to engage io pro*
activities which will aot
jjt amply iump*tesaia bet fit
bimfor tbe larger field of modi*
Biosa Io his going the borough
loseg oaa wbo ass beea active ia
a eivie sense, end hispstieate
Ian able physician.
' Roy Goshorn graduated from
*< Hsboemann Medieal college,
pbilsdelphis, serving bis intetn-
"Sp to that inst itutien prior to
g aa office ie Blandburg.
Blandburg be came to
aad daring Ab* short
here established bimaeif
subeta-ttal   eiti*
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GRM6E OPPOSE MILLER SITE
Whtriss, Ta* beard at •daeatk* of
A*tt* tewMblB, Blair*—ety, P* , be*
•rMtrsrlly, deOaatly aa* I* direct eattg.
ooist* le ta* *Baes a** d**tt»* ef a
atsjorU* ef the Uipayar* of said distriot
shoe** a loeetlea for tbe a*** township
asaoel «aHdhtg o* tb* a liter far re, near
ts* Bellwoed boroegh Uae; and
,, aTtewsa, Beef* leeatfa* te deoldsdly
tseoevMlMt for a number of children
eae will qstj|)ggag to oa* tb* trolley for
trsnaporutto*; and
Whet***, (fold towaehip af Aatt*  I*
already   post*—sd  ef • township  btgb
•ebool beilding with tbe groand sppsr
talalng thereto on a*rtln atreet, adjoin
bag tap boroogb of Bellwood; and
.   vTb*vo*a, AddHtostJ gs*aag a** beta
off*r*d sag stay be p*reb***d at a t*s»
so* setae fret* lbs Lowtber **uta son-
tlgooaa SB sag sbeuing oa Stag alraedy
by tb* **ld township ef A oils;
I
Of bar—*, Beld groand of tb* Lowtbsr
JBMst* m B*q**tlon»bly *op*rior to tb*
Blllar tract, both aa to oootonr and
gBBSttpbloal foratsttoo for n*e a* a
eaOeel at**; **d
| Wh*r*ea, Mrs Jacob B Millar, a
matter of tb* Antis township bostd of
edaeatto* **d «a owner, or pert owner,
of tb* *ald Miller tract, may ***** beeo
l*fl**nnnd by Sash alleged ownership fn
the—1—tkm of tb* proposed Miller elt»,
therefore b* It
1 Bsaulisd, By Logan'* Valley Grange
Ma, est. P. of H. to Nsjate* ssasto* aa
—blsg thl* Mrd day of Feb,, 18SS, test
w* aaa**a_ttag ******** tbe *eiiot> of
tbe Aolo* Towosblp Bosrd of Bdoettloo
to Mlaatin* th* Miller site for the Iocs
•tea of tb* proposed Antis towosblp
asbeet b*iMtog; aod be It
B—Ived, Tb*t aw bereby go oa reoord
a*B Orange te aw' to oar
a*—oat oar lig*****, **d If niuisssrg,
|**a***~ aa*ls*a**a ****** t* any *IU
*f Aatls township *fh» stay foel
*a*ar*ta*d. to sttwtpt e for** the
"*-t*f*ald Miller *K* Of  l*gal
;;-Y3vb-     Bs IS
Tbe christian people of this
community are urged to go to
their own church next Sunday
morning. By s special arrangement of tbe Bellwood Minister-
ium no pastor will preach ia bis
own pulpit aod it is s secret I to
tbs various congregations whom
tbey arc to hear 'preach. Tbis
inter-change of pulpit supply is
purely * friendly matter aod it's
object is to promote brotherly
good will and christian fellowship
No pastor knows where sny otber
pastor will preach next- Sunday
morning. In tbe evening each
pastor will occupy his owo pulpit
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1*8*88
Thought to have been caused
by an overheated stove, ire damaged the plsos of business ot John
Keller on Tuckahoe street, at
gbout two o'clock Tuesday morning to tbe extent of several hundred dollars. When tbe firemen
arrived they found the pises bsrn-
ing and tbs Ire quits threatening.
The beck psrt of tbe building vVss
damaged, while amoks ruined
much of the stock of cigars tad
candies. ...1
F red Halfpenny, well • known
Msin street citizen, residi-ig in
tbe Lovell apartments, bos been
missing from boms since Isst
Sundsy afternoon,- which has
caused his friends much apprehension. *efr HaHpenny hss been
iu delicate health for tbe pest few
yesrs snd tt is thought he has
wandered away snd is unable to
find his way back.
—Bellwood wttt oot ba without
representation at the inauguration
ot Herbert Hoover as president ot
tbe United Sta'es in  Washington
K on Monday, as s number of oitiz-
^^r^mir
hta vote - Herbert  Hoover., T4w
sergesnt received Ms departsaea>
al credential* early tbis week,
with them coming congratulatory
messages lrom two lasdiag meo
in the military afiairs of the
natioq, ifajor-General 0. A.
IfcArtbor and Adjutant-General
P. D. Beary.
Despite tbe tact that these
further honors tor Sergeant MeKinney reflect primarily to bis
service with the * historic Tyrone
cavalry unit, with which he
identified himself at .the age ol 14
tbere ie something ot peculiar
local touch ia this appointment,
something in which local citizens
find keen delight. The sergeant is
s prod net ot the local school
system, aud those - who followed
has militsry aoiivities bave beeo
so-imp reused as to regard him es
a real symbol of -bis - branch of
servioe, noting witb increasing
gratification tbe rapid succession
te wbieb signal honors.come bis
way. MMi
His service record, taken from
tbe files of the Tyrone unit, is a
brillisnt oae, so much so, indeed,
that considering his birtb, June
% 1906 aed tbe . date of hie first
enlistment, Feb. 8, 1921, this
record is so crowded with attainments and oo replete with evidences ot ' -the sssaoood aod
matured military mau that it is
oot surprising to hear veteran
guardsmen speak, ot it aa "that
which might well be taken fur
the service record ot eee long in
the cause." . .■•4t*f'*s-|*f j
Within six mouths of the data
oi enlistment he was promoted,
July 1,1921, too private first
class. One year later, July 4,1922
ha hesame a corporal. And another year, July 1,1928, -and it's
Sergeant MeKinney. He became
first sergeant Jan. 1,1927, the
yoongegt in point et year* to bold
that post in the bistorie Sheridan
troop.'      ^l-^lj* " •'■'■•''■' '-
Daring 19ae he served with the
Third   tegetar    mehltu^mshX
Meyer, To, That **a*t, -*The
Preeideel's Own", §eve bim d
grade of "escellency" ia eorse
msnship. During 19J7 be was
rated by his own regiment as ao
excellent mounted swordsman,
aad, at tha conclusion of tha 1928
encampment, be was oaa of two
men of the entire 62nd cavalry
brigade to receive the envied
rating of --expert horseman." Ha
qualified w ith a per een lege of 97.
Ta- 1926 ex-Governor Pinchot
signalled bim out for personal
commendation as s skilled horse
man, while in 1927 snd 1928 be
was recognised as a sharpshooter
with both rifle aad pistol.
In 1924 hs woe tbe regimental
saber prize; 1926 the brigade
platoon prise; 1996 tbe brigade
borsemsnsbip prize and in 1927,
following tbe horse meet of the
central Pennsylvania association,
was awarded sas bloc ribbon for
non-com missioned participation.
He likewise holds an enviable
record with the bureau ef military
science and departmental intelligence, Army war college, Washington, D. 0., successfully
completing, with high averages,
the standard lour year coarse of
basic snd tsotital instruction mi
lees than two years time. This
work wss done by correspondence
st spars moments sad netted him
a wealth ot knowledge ead a half
doaea prised certificates. This r*v
taogqiasd knowledge of the
science of militarism, both practi
cal and theoretical, coupled with
MS soldierly bearing end profioi*'
ency ia the science ot' osvslry
servioe, insured lor hits*, records
reveal, first consideration as choice
of tie Tyrone unit tor tbe French
tour of 1928, bis quslifying record;
standing st something better,
tbeo 97 per coat. Hi* oboio* wust
unsnimous. 1
While io France, from May Iff
to June 10, he was goidoa serV*
geeot to tbe **cort-ot-honor battel*
ion, end en tha retaro asses*
absoaa ths George  Wsehirogtori.
mjgmm
(Vibe *bUdi*B of sas **bool
dletrtee, ee'SBk 'o*r beard of *da*atloo
to reeoosMer tb*lr **tloo la adopting (Ta*
aillct tr**t sad to relocate aa groand
,SB**lu»J frees tb* fifBjtfjsr aetata, ad
joining ear pr***ot high school ba tiding
**d gioaod; aad be It further
Bccetved, Thstsoopy of tbece resolo-
ass* be sgrsad on oar mloates, * oopy
give* to tb* sssteury of tee Aotts town
ai*> board of edooatloo, a copy to At tor-
n*yO*otg*0. Pattarsoo; aod that tb*y
be puWished In tb* Tribune and Mlrroi
of Alto*** aad tb* Bailetlo of Bellwood
H. B Owut. asatsr.
^l~      B. B. COX, Becrctaiy,
(Advartlsement)
by tin
Tbe dwelling of Lester Sbirey
oa Sooth Cambria street sufiered
a loss of eight hundred dollars by
fire 8unday atternoon when an
oil stove wae upset io tha bath
room ea the second floor. It was
necessary for the firemen to use a
plug stream to conquering the
blaze. Tbe loss is covered by insurance io the H. F. Cherry
agency.
•fterflsiars sWlag
Fish Warden Lincolu Lender
was down along the Juniata river
on Tuesday and in the vicinity ot
tbe Wamorsridge dam he came
across a fishermen who had
succeeded in eatohing some fine
sucksrs sod catfish, many of
them being big ones. Now tbis
good news wiU arouse tbe enthusiasm ot some Bellwood anglers
who will ba anxious to go down
the river ead try their skill.
—Trespass notices tor sale at
this office,'ten cents each.
Sergeant McKinnoy was furthered
fsvored in that he wss. obsess to
represent the regiasaat ss spokesmen la drafting by-laws se oo
initial step eimed at perpetustiog
the future ol tbe commission, the
first anniversary of wbioh apll be
bold May 19 ia Philadelphia.
Bergsoat MaKBassy will be
preteat lor ths en niv*rs*ry conference, baring beet- oLosen early in
January oaa'tmember "of the
advisory ooB*miWee to ths com-
aaiatioa board of g«aa>eraors.
reRSONnlJppi
People Who Vieit Hose ****if
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS OF 000 ClflZM
Was Are latsilslasl ■
gs  rretssaal ■estlss et
Baa Travel to sot fro.
Horry E. Deshong,. of Altceoft*>
wss in Bellwood Wedoesdaj
afternoon and a caller et oar
office. : -Ml
ifrs. P. 0. Goshorn and MsaJ
Daniel Madara ol the  north aid**'!
spent the week cod io Akon, Qbgl
with friends.
J. Robert Lupfer, of PhiladtaVj
phia, spent Sunday at tbe bema|
of bis parents, Merchant and Maojf
J. M. Lupfer ou East  5tb  sti***Sj|
Mrs. A T. Estop of Antis tot
ship, has returned to her bom*
atter  an   enjoyable visit  ofl
weeks witb her daughter, Mrs*.
R. Barr io Johnstown.
reetla* Um MIM lott*
Oo Tuesday evening fish war
en Lincoln Lender paid a visit;:
the wild life within a few mi
ot Boll wood end scattered teed it
a number et places.  Now  is **]
season of year w hen the denies
ot tbe woods find a bard and 0i*%\
cult time   in   getting   suffismj
food sod to   help them over tafj|
tryini* situation, sporiBmenia:
ptrts ot the county are co r
ing in an effort  to teed t_
turkeys, pheasant* aaaj <
•***M_|_f*4iM;i
fjeneorr,  ant]
bimself thai th*   biraai
the same be had tee pMre*|
seeing a   number  of  coveys
quail come out of tbeir   faiditj
pises sod devouring the  feed.
Until recently the   snow
about a foot deep io tbe w«
and gsme of all   kinds   «uffe
from want ot   sufficient   noure
moot.  It will be several   wg
until   much   natural   feed
appear in ths woods and it is t
purpose of tbe sportsmen to mi
orrW pilgrimages and  feed •
birds and animals.
Uflteaalm WUI ■sajteM
American   Legion,  Jobn I
Anderson post No. 494,   wilt,
March 8, give its annual  bat
to members ot  its   1928   k
team ia the Blair county   le
Arrangements   tor  tbe     al
which will be  held in   chargi
tbe athletic committee.
W. Murray Ermine,   preeidjl
of tbe   Blair  county   leageefI
chairman of tbe   Bellwood  {
athletie committee. He will otfl
ate ss tottstmaster at ths bane I
Otber members of the comnti i
are Harold Moffitt,   Roy Pick
snd William Sitman, Jr.,  wb |
post commander.
Charles Henry Will' servt |
menue snd it is expected
there will he more thsn j
present. After dinner spee.
will be of ao in tormal  nstun i
—Aod soon another   leaf
be taken from tha 1929 calet |
—The Junior Order   Un
American   .Mechanics  will
their regular meeting this evel
at   7.80.   All   members   arf|
quested to be present,
and   membership  drive
will bepreseut.
—- A meeting of the citil
Antis towosblp wbo   lavfl
Lowtbsr sits tor the prof
tis township consolidated,
buildiug  is called   for. 1
night,  at  780  o'sterja*!
Grange  home  on   M*io
A large atteudaac* is <