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BELfcWOOD, PA.,
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»DAY, DECEMBER 24, 1031
NO. 42
LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
Short Items That Will Inter-
est C**—* Readers
e:llEF SIJMMJffiT Of THE WEEK
Terse    Paragraph, Ceaeevatog    the
Doing ef Oar Borough—The Cot
nmn Onr Bahssrihsri Enjoy
-•Time to be merry.
—All the family re*ds the Bulletin.
—Merry Christinas and Happy
New Year.
. —Trespass notices for ssle at the
Bulletin office, ten cento esch.
—Frh|« pystent  indications  St
\  wiU be * mild and green ChrUtnu—
j   "_-W* have a few nice toilet seta,
which sre selling at 81 per coat off.
Barrett the Jeweler.
—These mild' December days is
causing a somber look on the face
of the cos] msn.
—Type writer paper can be obtain— at the Bulletin office to any
quanity JsslnJ.
—Th* year 1981 ia fsst passing
into history. It Witt long be remem-
... bered by the most of t_
—The Bulletin will not be issued
next week, the fore* taking the time
aff to enjoy the Yuletid* season.
—-Now tbat the ahortest day of
the year has passed, It is reasonable
to expect colder and more winter-
like weather.
—-The Bulletin thanks its patrons
^m%^m   many, courtesies    received
~> e|pg£ the year and extends to them
tb* 1te*t wishes for a Merry Christ-
'■   mas and a Happy New Year.
l£**rA candle light service will be
h**—la tb* Grace Lutheran church,
— Thursday evening at HAS p. —
COMING NEW Ifffl'S MIL
RoprosantaUvn       Attend sass       For
Colorful SeUtary Dance
The NSW Years ball of the
Sheridan troop, in Tyrone, promises
to be a brilliant social success baaed
on the interest crested thus farce*
tea* annual dance to be held by the
military folk of the Central City in
the Moose ball rooms, South Logan
avenue. Response to invitations sent'
oat indicate aa attendance of upwards of 500 psopiay many of whom
will naBii from all parts of Pennsylvania. A superb 10-piece orchestra
has been engaged for the ball.
James Lota, Bellwood guardsmen,
heads the decorating committee. His
committee ^ has transformed the
hte*** be*r* rooms Into a veritable
garden of evergreens, ferns and
potted ptenta. The cevajry coior-
gold 'predominates. Flags and bunting generally prevail, .with here sad
there the large horse-head *",**f>ft
of tha 104th cavalry regiment of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The slogan—"Over, Under or Through"—stands boldly forth to letters of gold, the suggestive background of .th* Maltese Cross being-
black. The schemte of decorations
embraces every insigna of the various state guard units, ths beautiful and picturesque guidons of.
Troops A, B, aad C, of the 1st
squadron, aad th* shield of the U.
8. Army Reserves as also ths 104th
regimental standard. To appreciate
the splendor of this arrangement
the eye must see for itself.
j Th* different Legion drum cori
will attend^- -resplendent in their"
colorful uniforms, wearing the large
plumed hats. The celebrated Logan
Ms ss, of Altoona, are stepping forth
ta powder-blue regalia with headdress to match, a very stunning outfit. Reserve dfflkets from Blair,
Clearfield, Huntingdon and Bedford
eonotif—   coatiaKOJJ^full  strength,
iee
GIVER lESIMIL
Honor Paid to Falthfnl Sehoel Ot
ds— ef the Borongh
G. A. Jamison, welt known
ness    msn, who had declined
nomination for the Jffiee of set
director for another term, Wtp?.
dered a testimonial dinner wPt
ner*s resturant, on Main street
day night by board member*.   '
F. A. Hamilton, supervising pr
pal Of the schools, was also ea^f
at the dinner. ■■:jfg%]
Others present were: lhr.'-jH
Morrow, H.  C.  Cornmesser, Js
Biggajt**.'^.  W. Lowther snd S.
Bar^ new" director.
Mt. Jamison has served 18
on, the hoard and has been
*t a ooBfljal salary,, for a. gPod
of   that^ffine,   deceiniag the
commission. Hla efficiency unae
ness ami'regrets st his leaving
cited. Mr. Jamison however,
ues as freaeureft
Tbe board meeting followed, wit!
DC.  Morrow  presiding.   Reports
treasurer and principal were hs.
Action    .wss taken    that . teach*,
should  receive  the  fourth  month*)
pay before Chrisqmas. Schools
e}om\'IKoa^h^ ^^s^ mptnji.miMi
Jshduiy   ^b.yM»MmfpmV
'•comtnftteetl: .^*WsW5i|P>'"
Biggins.. Cor*atte»*ir< a*a Barr,.:
plies, Lowther Snd Mtfrrow; sj£
fund, Morrow. Jamison aad Lowther.'
Special     equipment  Was    orders
Sevenal eaeonerstiocis   of tax
1929,  1980 and  1981  wre grant
snd Mil* were ordered paid.
KNOW YOUR MOTOR CODE   TOWN COUNCIL WIU ORGANIZE
MONEY TAKEN AWAY
In the years that have passed th*
people of this community have beer*
swindled Oat of thousands of do!
—money which left here never
return, by tactics employed by thi
Oily  toungedi atxamgesn who/?
made their "proposition" look'
fdged when it was really *
Attention of motorists is called by
I* Keystone Automobile Club    to
impending  Compulsory  Inspec-
m Campaign of motor vehicles to
insylvania, under an amendment
Vehicle Cod*.
The    first inspection period    of
iree months will begin January 1.
any time to thjt period motor
irs amy be inspected at designated
(Tidal stations. For th* following
iree months owners will be subject
arrest if, on demand of police au-
terity, they fail to produce    evi-
|ence showing thst th* motor ve-
eles had  passed inspection.
Beginning Jane 1, the second faction campaign will he under tak-
to lsst until September 1, af-
fevhich motorists will be    sub-
to police scrunity *s to safety
iquipment for the following three
—ths.
Benj. G. Eynon, CornmLieioner of
Ebtor Vehicles, has advised the Key-
»ne  Automobile  dub  thst  the
tte   has virtually completed    the
rtecttoa of official stations. Quali-
itions    are higher than te    pre-
ious  campaigns.   Mr.   Eynsn   said,
id many applicante have been refected because of lack of equipment,
so or personnel.
The Clab also is advised that th*
w will be strictly enforced against
ry official station caught selling
["inspection stickers." This practice
[in previous years brought the whole
[inspection system into disrepute.
Applications for 1982 renewal of
[registration ar* far below the num-
iber received by tbe Bureau of Mo-
fter Vehicles this time last yesr. Af-
January 1, only 1982 tags will
legal.
;  PATHETIC CASE  POUND
Troop B. to Tyrone, is frequently
upon to reader a public ser-
Strietiniil-
—Now is the time to bay Christmas presents—26 par cent off oa sll
good* until after th* hollidays. We
carry a ale* line of wstches, diamonds, silverware and jewelry. Csll
and select * present. A small deposit will hold anything. Barrett, th*
Jeweler.
—On Tuesday morning while Mrs.
Oliver Tennis of Clark street was
engaged with her household duties
she fell and received painful injuries. It is feared a bone in one of bar
legs ts broken snd an X-ray examination will be made to determine the
extent of the injury.
—Th* schools of the borough
closed yesterday afternoon for the
Yuletide vacation. The Antis township schools' have also bean closed
for th* joyous occasion, aad thus
giving ths teachers who reside at a
distance an opportunity, te spend'
Christmas with home folia.
—Pennsylvania i motor vehicle
owners have been reminded by Ben-
jamtoe G. Eynon, Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles that they just about
one week left to which to secure
1982 license pistes of they hope to
operate their ears on January 1.
This year's tags are worthless sfter
December 81, ha said, and' their aa*
te a violation of the lew.
—Due to tbe fact that a president
of the United States will be elected
la 1932, the primsry election Will
occur oa Tuesday, April 80. The
.election is advanced te th* spring
month in order to allow secretary
•of internal affairs at Harrisburg to
certify the list of delegates to the
national conventions of esch party,
which as* held during June and
July.
—Recently a» Mr. John Oswald.
* well known farmer citizen of
Antis taW—hip, was holding up a
clothes line to clear the top of a
truck at hi* home, aad not noticing
a tte lying oa th* ground, which th*
rear wheel struck aad throwing the
end violently, sgainst his hip *nd left
leg, causing a very painful hrnias,
which will require tha* for Injury
to heal.
 Rev. L. E. Wilson is to be the
speaker st the holiday sesson dinner
of the Kiwanis Club te the Penn
Alto Hotel to Altoona next Wednesday at which time the wives of members sad their children who ore
steak* from college will be special
'guests. Rev. Wilson is to toll especially of student life to Germany and
the Scandinavian countries a* he
observed them while visiting over-
1*—year.
Hans to formal dress and guardsmen
immaculately   clad te their   finest
dress uniforms, the attractive Sam
Browne  service  belt much  te  evidence.
Two-thirds of the** receiving invitations   have already   responded,
Chairman McKinney of the invite-
tpon teommfvte* fawrvouncVTs.   Many
have  sought  added  invitations for
friend* who wish to attend. Widows
of two troop commanders, Mesda—**
Mary Jones and L. F. Crawford, will
be present as honoxed guests. They
will view the ball from seats off the
bsfceay/
ess ■
CHRISTMAS   NIGHT PAGEANT
"A Christmas Pageant of the Holy
Grail" by W.  Russell Bowie, noted
Rector of Grace Protestant Episcopal Church in New York City will
bs given by ths young people of the
Bellwjoodl      Methodist      Epjscopal
Church at 7 p. m., on Christmas
night, Friday the 26th.
The  story of  this  beautiful  pageant will be told by Mrs. Charles F.
Werte and will be accompanied by
suitable  music  with Miss Gertrude
Ramsey st the organ and s quartette
of the Church Choir. The scenes of
the jPageant  inqlude ;the   Nativity
Scene, th* Hall of Camplot with
King Arthur and hla Knights and
the quest of Launcelot, Galahad and
others far th* Holy —ail.
The cast of characters is as follows: Joseph, Jaca Williamson;
Mary, Edith Trego; Shepherds, Hofw-
srd Kephart and John McElwain;
Wise Men, Harry Hopkins, Paul
Borroughs and Fred Harsh; Damsels, Dorothy Snyder, Ruth Fields,
Janet Kustaborder, aad Clee Howe;
Angles, Mary Dysart and Helen Hill
King Arthur*, Tom Rowan.; Page,
Warren Wilson; Modred, Harold
Dunn; Bedivere, Fred Schalles;
Tristram, Eugene Syling; Gareth,
HaVry Taylor; Percival, Donald
Myers; Launcelot, Gerald Focht;
Galahad, Willis Gregory. Thepublic
is invited. An offering (will be received. ,     	
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NO ISSUE NEXT WEEK
Following s custom thst has been
fa vogue amotag the publishers of
this part of tb* state for many years
to omit ths issue during the holiday THE OTHER WISE MAN
season, therefore tb* Bulletin will At the evening church service of
not be published next week. How- the Bellwood M. E. Church next
ever, tb* office wil be open daily {(Sunday, December 27th, the pastor
with the exception of' Christmas far Rev. L. E. Wilson /Will tell "The
the transsetote of business. In this ' Story of The Other Wise Man" by
connection (we take the opportunity   Henry Van Dyke aad the same will.
Imagine, if you can, the jprosper-
ions state to which this community
would now be, if all the money that
had beea invested to worthless
stock, had beea pt.t back into this
community where it was earned and
originated. A flush of indignation is
ths amotion the average person experiences (when reading of wholesale
Swindles. But second thought naturally brings the reflection that most
swindles are due to the greed of the
swindled, and that they are served
right when they allow their avarice
to overthrow re—on.
When the widow is fleeced out of
the money which should havekept
herself and her children from want,
the indignation is more or less righteous and lasting; Even to such cases
ss these, however, hsd the widow
consulted and followed the advice of
* reputable banker before investing
all she had to blue sky stuff, it
probably wouldn't have happened.
Most of the wealth comes from
the soil snd if one third of the profit that our hind hsd produced for
its owners hsd been returned to the
tend to building it up or had been
invested to local industries, this
spot would be a treasure island in a
sea of business uncertainty. Bat no
end of advice on the subject will be
of any avail so long as people are
lured by wily tounged salesmen who
never fail to refer to the success of
Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller. They forget that there are one
hundred and twenty million people
to the United States sad only ond
Ford and one Rockefeller.
CHRISTMAS   AT   "Y"
Christmas day will be featured at
the Y. M. C. A. with tournaments to
Chess, checkers and howling. Checkers will run ob the double elimination basis, with ho players seeded
while in bowling, no bracket or pairings will be made, high scores deciding the winners. Any member of
the Y. M. C. A. over sixteen years
of age, who wish to enter the chess
or checker tourney*, ar* asked to
get to touch with Fred McCoy at the
"Y" before 10 a. m. Christmas
morning.
to
eating children that have strayed
from homes snd into the dense
woodlands north of Tyrone. Msny
times they hsve pressed their horses
into going places where the motorist
cannot go. Over the week-end the
trooper* experiencd something new.
Tyrone's welfare societies, mow actively engaged to caring for cases of
poor and needy, had the organization
make several investigations to the
outlying districts. One particularly
pathetic case was that of a family
located to a hovel six miles back of
Tyrone in the mountain fastness of
Snyder township. Saddling their
mounts the troopers made their way
over a rocky deer path to the very
door of the hme and found repotrts
Vjhtireljj correct! The father had
been oat of work for months. The
family larded: was entirely empty.
Tbe mother wa* caring for a family
of three children, the youngest of
which, aged 17 months, had been ill
f*r six weeks without medical attention. The family wa* destitute. Returning to Tyrone the mounted messengers of mercy reported to the
society, enlisted th* aid of a physician and with provisions to last far
beyond Christmas again mounted
their horses and made delivery of
food, clothing and provisions to the
needy family.
LUTHERAN CANTATA
On Sunday evening, Dec. 27, at
7:30 o'clock the choir of ths Grace
Lutheran church Rev. R. P. Knobel
pastor, will present * cantata, "The
Christmas Glory," by E. K. Heysefr.
T. J. Rdbinson is director and Mary
E. Werts, organist. Organ numbers
include the following:
Prelude, "Christmas," E. S. Hos-
mer; offertory, "Holy Night," C. A.
Wetee; Poatlud*, "Finale," fj. A.
Weiss; The cantata is as follows:
Part 1—The Waiting World—Arise,
Shine, for Thy Light is Come, choir;
The Vote* ta the Wilderness, bass
solo sad choir, bass solo, T. J.
Robinson; He Shall Com* Down like
Rain, duet, Mrs. Paul Green and W.
I. Werte; Awake, Pot oa Thy
Strength, Choir. Part 2—The Savior
Comes flail the wonderous Stranger, soprano solo, Mrs. R. P. Knoebel; Tbe Bright, Angelic Host,
choir; That Glorious Song of Old,
baritone solo, choir; Solo by T. J.
Robinson and Hark! the Note* of
Jap, men's voices; Sleep, Holy Bsbe,
quartet, Nora Green, E. N. Wilson,
Etts rGre«*i,  Hsurold  TroxeU;  Be
Old Body Will Retire nnd New Council WiH Then Function
Bellwood* aew town council will
meet on January 4, .when it will be
organized for the next two year*.
The present council will first meet
on January 4, hear the reading of
the minutes of the previous meeting
and transact business ss may become
before it, and after paying the current bills far the month of December
will adjourn sini die.
Immediately, thereafter the nerv
council .will be duly organised by
electing a president of the body to
serve for the next two years, the
president later appointing the various standing committees to serve for
two years. The outgoing councilman
sre Druggist William Sitman. N. Q.
Lauver snd G. W. Cramer.
At the last general election three
new councilmen were chosen by tiie
voters, who take office at this time.
They are R. L. Hostler, C. C. Keith
and N. Q. Lauver, the latter being
re-elected for a term of four years.
The personnel of the town council
after January 4, will be as follows:
Chief Bivrgfess, George E. Fuoss;
Frank Fleisher, R. H. Hirsch, B. C.
Lego, C. C. Keith R. L. Hoetier and
N. Q. Lauver.
During the tenure of office of
what will be the old council sfter
the reorganization of the new body,
the members were confronted with •
number of important municipal projects, primary of (which was ths
sewer proposition which ws* almost
constantly befors the body. The
member* as a'body worked faithfully for the installation of this most
important and greatly needed adjunct to our municipality, and th*
idea was abandoned /with much reluctance, after it was demonstrated
to council thst it was beyond the
financial ability of th* borough.
During the peat four years most
iCipal atreeta of the
ff^„teifcl3jf :«S
paired, snd some of them hsve been
modernized. C_ndlman Banks C.
Lego, ss chairman of the. highway
committee, started early te bis term
of office to give to the taxpayer* of
the town better streets, and that
he ha* succeeded is well aware to
all who are familiar with highways
a few yean ago.
Tuckahoe, North Cambria, North
First street, Martin, Boyles and. a
number of the cross streets in all
sections of the borough have received the attention of the highway committee. These streets were first
scraped and then a liberal application of tarva was placed oa the surface, and today this has become almost as hard as adamant. Considering the means with which the streets
were repaired they are a great credit to the borough, and the perennial
complaint has become a thing of the
past.
Just what public.improvement the
incoming council will undertake remains to be seen. It is rumored that
a big undertaking will be considered
by the body, the outcome of which
will be awaited with much interest.
While the sewer problem died a
financial death, it will not be many
years until it is revived, and should
business conditions be more favorable it may become a reality.
I
People Who Visit Here and
These Who Go Away.
UK_n. OF 000 CITIZENS
Quests Who Are Entertal—d by Bell-
Wood Hosts—Personal Mention *f
Those Who Visit To snd FT*
Mr. Psul Bechtol, of Akron. Ohio,
where he is a student in th* University of thst city, is enjoying tite
Christmas at his home on North
Cambria strteet.
Mjr. Russell Rehm, who haa been
engaged in. the construction work of
the immense dsm »t Safe Harbor,
Lancaster county, is home for the
Christmas vacation.
Colonel and Mrs. W. D. HoUiday
c|f thte HoUiday farm, near the
Speedway, left test Friday for Indianapolis, lad., where they will remain until March as the guests of
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. D. B. Hill.
Mrs. Sarah E. Gilmore. after a
visit of several weeks with friends in
Philadelphia, New York city and
Elizabeth, N. J., has returned to
Bedlwood and will spend the winter
months at the home of her son Mr.
J. H. Gilmore on South First street
Mr. Alfred W. Barber, of Omaha,
Nebraska, waa a abort time visitor te
the borough Monday afternoon and
called at the Bulletin office. He
came east to ottend • meeting at
Buffalo, N. Y., and visit his mother
Mrs. Samuel Barber of Tyrone. A
few years ago Mr. Barber waa a
member of ths Bellwood Highschool j
Faculty, but hss been in Omaha for
some time past where he is a second
year student te the Preabyterfaa
Theological    seminary,  aad _£wf
WIDOW CANNOT SHARE
An opinion has been rendered by
Judge Marion D. Patterson to the
matter of the estate of Jonas Elias
Kustaborder, deceased;: petition for
rule to show cause why widow's exception should not be denied.
Mary J. Stephens, sole beneficiary
under the last will and testament of
Jonas Efljae KwVb—order, tote of
Bellwood, filed her petition to the
local court for s rule to show cause
why widow's exemption of $500, appraised out of the real estate of said
testator for the benefit of his widow
Minnie Kustaborder, should not be
denied. To the petition, Minnie
Kustaborder filed an answer to sup-
Port of her claim.
Judge Patterson decrees that tiie
rule to show cause is made absolute.
The appointment of appraisers is revested and the allowance of an exemption of $500 to Minnie Kustaborder, Widow, is refused, for the
reason set forth fa the opinion.
to   wish all our   friend* a   Merry   be illustrated by a large number of ! .old. There Came Wis* Men, choir; i so msny poor people
• besutiful ateroptican slides fa color. ■ joy to ths Word, chair. 1 te
Cl|
and Happy New Year.
—Ttsp 1*ruth idomes more often
from the lips ef a poor man than a
rich one. That I* the reason we have
Truth seems
be quite flexible wito stoat of as.   the improvement to hsr condition *
yesr course, when he will be ordained to tfae Christian ministry. When
here he called upon a number of
Bellwood friends, all af whom were
glad to see him.
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REDUCTION DEMANDED
Again turning; its attention to the
constantly mounting costs of state
government snd the resultant higher
taxes necessary for its maintenance,
The Right of Way, to its issue mailed Tuesday demands retrenchment
and calls upon Governor Gifford
Pinchot for co-operation to that end.
In its ha>t issue, published just
prior to the meeting of tht special
session of the legislature, The Right
of Way began an expose of the alleged loading of the state payroll
with political workers during! the
past decade. The magazine is the
official organ of the Pennsylvania
Threshermen's and Farmer's Protective association. Its attitude always is followed with interest at the
Capitol because of its contact with
the farmerts. Until last month it always had supported Governor Pinchot.
Tuesday's issue features an article
criticizing the Department of Public Instruction with each biennium
demands larger appropriation and
which is now housed in a $5,000-
000 building. For the first time th*
magazine came out fflatly against
the value of many "experts" who
guide the affairs of the state's
school's. A table set out in detail
the title carried by 60 of the to-called "administrative officers" and reveals their annual salaries. The cost
of the 60 totals almost $275,000 a
year.
The article questions the value of
the system of centralization which
requires the keeping of detailed reports in Harrisburg on every pupil
in the public schools.
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—When you earn the reputation
of being a good fellow you are usually classed as an easy mark also.
—A man who can give an unpleasant order courteously and with
a smile will usually have It carried
out cheerfully.
0—Mrs. Harry N. Glass has recovered her health sufficiently to return to her home, 1201 Pennsylvania
avenue, Tyrone, after having bean
a patient to the Clearfield hospital
for more than a month. Mrs. Glass
is s daughter of Mrs. J. A. Boyd of
Orchard street and her msny Bellwood friends are glad to learn ot