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BELLWOOD. PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 21. 1932
NO. 45
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Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
BRIEFSUHIMnTOFTHE WEEK
Terse    Pat-graphs Caasaialas    the
Deiag sf Oar Be. sag-    The Cat-
■■sa Oar eMtese-sam Relay
—All the fsmily reads the Bulletin.
—Type writer paper esa be obtained at the Bulletin office in say
quanity desired.
—Frank Wesley, World war veteran, is able to be out en the
streets again, after being confined
to his horns on the north side for the
past two weeks.
—The American Legion basketball team will hold s bake sals fat the
Vacant bank building on Main street
ea Saturday, beginnig at 8:80, and
the patronage of ths public will be
appreciated.
Hor Sale—A hot water tank heater, burns coal, coke or wood, will
heat SO gallon boiler; in good condition end will be sold ressonable. Inquire of H. H. Meyer, 622 South
6th street phone 167J.
—It would appear hast many driver, ef automobiles think that the
laws laid down for their guidance
are nothing more than a mere playthings, yet some day they will feel
the belter -saw sad have a different
thought Nothing bat the rigid enforcement ef the law will minimise
the many accidents that are constantly securing. Wo sre glad that
the officer- are after the "Speed
**—ta* 'Miii?-faTit„-^'''-   -^^
early hoar Tuesday morning, where
a threatening firs was fat pregtesa
The head ef the house bad gotten up
aa hour previous to give the furnace
some attention and removed some
ashes, which wars placed ia a basket
and later ignited some window
screens which wets near by. Smoke
in the house attracted the attention
<of Mr. Bingman and upon going to
Che cellar found the fire, and eae sx
tinguished soon after the arrival ef
ths laddies.
Bellwood lodge, He. 181, Knight.
of Pythias, at its recent meeting
elected the following officers, who
will be installed next Monday night.
Chancellor commander, Richard H.
Hirsch; vies chancellor, H. C. Bing-
SBSB; prelate, C. L. Wallace; master
of work, Wiliam Hunter; master of
hnas, James A. McCoy; inner guard,
Elmer Barley; outer guard, S. Sher-
ma nBriggs. Other officers—Keeper
of records snd seals, William P.
Bush; master of finance, C. A. Hunter, snd master of exchequer, C. F.
Jackson, wUl be elected, ia
July for s year. Isn C. Knarr, Tyrone, district deputy for Blair county, will be the installing officer.
—Misses Ethel Las end Helen
Ransom, Roland Ritter and James
Gaiser, State CoBBge students, were
guest, of Bellwood Methodist Epi-
scopal young people Saturday night
and Sunday, fat ths Interests of the
Wesley Foundation at State College
They were escorted on a short hike,
entertained et -a fellowship supper
had led fat a recreational period Saturday night Two of the number
spoke Sunday morning si She church
Service snd two at the Epworth League and they, all visited the Sunday
school . It was young people's night
.at the church, aad the junior choir
asag. The pastor Rev. L. E. Wilson,
spoke especially to young people.
—A (birthday surprise party was
held recently st the home of Mr. aad
Hat James Isenberg, Hensheytown,
in honor of Mrs. Isenberg*. birthday.
Mrs. Isenberg was presented a large
birthday cake sad many other gifts.
Imfuded ia the party were Mrs.
Robert Stiver, Mrs. Edith Enyeart,
Bfad sons Jack and BiUy, Mr. aad
Mrs. R. C. B-tke-fssaar, Mr. aad
Mra Harry A. Msuk, the Rev. aad
Mrs. W. A. Dysart, Ha aad Mrs. E.
N. Frys, son Jack, Mr. and Mrs. \
|2 John A. Fox, Mrs. H. E. Wentsel,
»' Harold Wentsel, Mr. aad Mra James
Isenberg. Out of town guests were
E. L. Weaver aad Mrs. V. Kane sad
psa Dean, Mrs. Catherine Reed, Al-
TUP FOR THIEF GETS MAN
G__ Eapledee aad Co-teats Eater*
Body af a Farm Head
Being greatly annoyed fee the
past number of weeks by visits of
iS-hilfllil meurauders to his chicken
house ea his farm ia Antis township,
midway, but wean this borough and
Altoona, Sad in tits hope of getting
the isilaallii Mr. Watson, the owner,
a few dage age art-nged a loaded
shot gun in the hen house aad the
instant the doer was {opened It would
explode. He informed his family of
ths contraption and warned Ms family that when entering the building
ahoy should be careful. Mr. Wesson
has a hired seas, Christian Eslhay
aged 68 yen, Bad Tuesday morning
ths man we_t to the building for the
purpose of feeding ths chickens. He
was told by Mr. Wasson r.fot to enter ths building, but to scatter the
feed In the yard. However, the man
failed to comply with theae instructions and instead opened the door,
the gun sxploded and part of the
charge entered Ms body just over
the abdomen. Hs did dot receive the
fatt charge, else it would: have proven fatal.
The injured man was able to walk
to the farm house, where he was
made comfortable until an automobile was procured in which ho
■convey him to the Mercy hospital 1b
Alasona, where he was admitted
about noon end given immediate
treatment
For the past number of years Mr.
Wesson hss resided on what i. generally inlown as the Edward Bell
If arm, a short distance south of Bellwood. Within the past few weeks
many raid, have been made on his
chickens, aad the trap was est fat the
Hops ef frightening away the thief,
aaee it wss exploded.
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c% aaayaucJw  luncheon
icfae/>n meeting -of
o'oeifty ^tf^nV&fepWn-
esa chib, Mrs. E. W. Louder, president wil* be held Wednesday, Jan.
27, at the Penn Alto hotel. Luncheon wiU be served! at 10 o'clock and
following aa address of current interest wM bo given by well kn/awn
speaker. Musical numbers will be
presented by local talent and a delightful time is assured all who attend. After the program a business
meeting wiU beheld and the election
of officers will take place. Bellwood
members and friends who plan to attend the luncheon are asked to make
reservation through tho local committee, composed of the following:
Jessie E. Anderson; Mrs. W. F.
Balsbach, Mrs. John Laird, Mrs. W.
T. Bland. The committee desires
huge attendance -roar Bellwood,
and asks that reservation- be made
early as possible.
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BLAIR COUNTIAN NAMED
At a meeting of the Democratic
State committee held in Harrisburg
Mat week, Rabat t A. Henderson,
Esq., for many years one of the
lead practionera at the Blair county
bar, waa chosen one of the party's
nominee, for judge of the Superior
court of the state. Should he be successful et tho November- election and
be elevated to the Superior court
bench he would add dignity to that
body. He has many friends ia Blair
county who are not opposed to him
reaching the coveted prise.
PLAY TO BR GIVEN
The member, of the Excelsior
Fire Co.' No. 1, will stage a vaudte-
ville show for the benefit of the unemployed of the community, Wed-
nsday and Thursday evenings, Jan.
27 s nd28. The main attraction will
be, "The Case against Casey," to be
followed by another attraction. The
tiro laddies will appreciate year patronage aad sre hoi rig the auditorium of ths "Y" wiU be fUled on this
occasion. She price of admission is
nominal, 28 cents for adults and 16
cents for children.
►—The Woman's Foreign missionary society of the Methodist church
will mast at the home of Mrs. W. B.
Dysart Tuesday evening, Jan. 26, at
7 JO.
—One day last week Farmer Roy
Cherry of Antis town-hip called at
our office and made u. a present ef
ths finest pork sausage we have eaten thus far during the season. Farmer Cherry saM it waa ths Gospel
HoUow brand,, and this may hare
had something to do with its excell-
WILL PAY MOBE POOH D
Directors    Iaereaee Seme SS   '
Mills Is Avert Big Debt
Blair county poor tax far 1882
raised oae mill. The increase, brii
fag the. poor tax to three mills,
decided Tuesday by the board of
rectors of the poor after all day
.ion fat the county home.
The problem of facing the tentative 1882 budget of 6889,670 expenk.
dltures, which includes $90,000 asM,
propriation for outdoor relief, waif
held responsible by the board   fern
the increase.
Expenditures for 1982 ss outlin
in the tentative budget win be
excess of receipts' from tax cole*
tion, despite the raise to three ml
Collectable  tax receipts under
increased mill-go wttt be appro:
tely    1228,000, estimated ea
1981    total assessed valuation
Blair county.
In addition   to the large   budget^
for   coming year, poor district ea4
tered the new fiscal year ia DeceatV'
bar with a deficit of $50,000 which
brought    the total ef    outstanding
debts past ths 8200,000 mark The
outstanding debts, partly bonded fas£
debtness,   have accumulated ever
period of years back to' 1827. Apj
ximately $76,000 is due the board
uncollected tax .duplicates ovsr
same period of time,
A sinking fund So pay interest
ayearly payment on the outstan
debts will be created with one
ef the one mill increase. Ths at
half-mill wiB be applied to the gea*
era fund for current expenditure,   jj
Possible   funds fi«om the   Talbof
bin under trial at tho present tfaaef
waff, taken Into consideration in wf
increased- millage.  The Talbot bl
wMch would bring $100,000
eld to the Bair county
if   found conatitw
trial in the Dauphin
the present tin*, ai
attorney general and is being pressed for enactment by the Dauphin
county poor district
COUNCIL COMMITTEES NAMED
J. W. Lots thai Made Treasurer at aa
Adjourned Msetiag
Bellwood blorough council met in
adjourned session oa Thursday evening, Jan. 14, with President F. W.
Fleisher presiding and all members
reporting present
President Fleisher appointed the
fallowing standing committee for the
year 1982 and 1988:
Highway—B. C. Lego, chairman,
R. L. Hostler sad N. Q. Lauver.
Water—R. H. Hirsch, chairman;
F. J. Wertx and F. W. Fleisher.
Polks sad borough limpet lj __N.
Q. Leaver, chairman; B. C. heap
sad R. L. Hostler.
Light—F. J. warts, chairman; C.
C. Keith and R. H. Hirsch.
I  Sanitary—R. L. Hostler chairman;
F. J. Wert, and C. C. Keith.
Ordinance—N. Q.* Lauver, chairman'; R H. Hirsch and F. W.
Fleisher.
Printing snd stationary—B. C.
Lego, chairman; F. J. Worts and N.
Q. Lauver.
Finance—R. H. Hirsch chairman;
F. W. Fleisher and and C C. Keith.
Jsmes W", Lowther was elected
treasurer of the borough for ths two
ensuing years. The treasurer was
authorized to bill the Ben Telephone
company, the Home electric Light
company and the Altoona A Logan
Valley Electric Railway, company tho
usual assessment on poles within the
Borough limits.
Ths question of doing work on the
borough streets fat connection with
the Bureau (of Charity wss taken up-
and it is expected that some place
wiU be formulated to do work where
by as (much work as possible will
provide for tHose citizens most in
sneed of aid.
The secretary submitted his fin—n-
report for the year 1931. The
Sf same wiU enable council to
THE HOMR PAPER
The local newspaper in the United
States is each year getting on a
firmer foundation and becoming
snore and more useful to its horns
community.
It Is tho home newspaper which
boosts the town, year in and year
out which takes the lead fat every
enterprise which has for its Brpass
the upbuilding of the community.
We frequently hear it ssid that
the old-time independent spirit of
the newspaper is gone, that its edition policy is now subservient to the
business. Yet this Is not true. There
is more unselfish idealism in tho average local newspaper than in any
other business enterprise. It frequently speak, out fat the way it believes wiU be for the good of the
nation and of ths community, regardless of what the consequence,
may be from a business standpoint
The local newspaper is the principal booster for*the community, and
it does its boosting often without
heps of material reward Unfortunate is the community which neither
appreciate nor support its local
newspaper.
lis amounting to
ordered paid.
$67.40 were
—Effective last Sunday the passenger train running on Sunday
from Punxsutawney, via the Bellwood branch, was removed. Due to
lack of patronage this service will
be  withdrawn until further notice.
•--Details of the state motor patrolmen are operating in certain
section ef Blair county. On. the outlook for operators of automobiles
and trucks violating ths speed law,
which is not over forty miles. Ths
patrolmen are operating with .a
stop watch sad in one day last
week they caught forty violators of
ths speed lew, who were informed
as to the time and to what magistrates they mast appear for a hearing. It is a summary hearing and fat
event the motorist disregards the
notice a warrant wSl be issued for
their arrest It is high time that
tho stats authorities are looking after the "speed fiend" and it ia to
HELD VICTORY SOCIAL
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union held a victory social in
ths Logan Valtey Baptist church
Tuesday evening with forty members end friend, present Rev. H. G.
Dooley pastor of the church in well
chosen words earnestly welcomed
the Guests. Mrs. Sawtell of Altoona,
county W. C. T. U.'prasdent and
C. L. McEfwatn 2nd district tem-
perence rapt addressed the audience. The three speakers gave encouraging prohibition messages. Mrs.
Colburn the meal president fat the
chair conducted the regular monthly business meeting and announced
the program which consisted of two
piano solos by Miss Smelker snd
Miss Waits, vocal duet by Miss
McCauSey and Mrs. Smelker, a
playlet the moral "since prohibition
the poor have chairs, instead of
store boxes and food and clothing
instead of rags and snacks," by Mrs.
W. A. Love. Mrs. Beard, Mrs. Smelker, Mrs. Colburn and Mrs. Watte,
afterwards a luncheon of good
Wholesome food was served caffe-
teria. It fa) twelve years since these
victory dates have been observed.
The first one was held ia the Methodist church Jan. 1920. Rev. O. B.
Pulson now serving a charge at
Huntingdon and is also chaplain of
the house of Representative, at
Harrisburg was thn conducting revival srvices at this church. The
fifty W. C. T. U. ladies sat in a
body and a wide white ribbon was
placed around the pulpit and tied
at s large bow by Mrs. Balsbach who
WSB then the president snd as a day
of groat rejoicing.
MI0-7EM! BAPTIST MEETINGS
Centre Baptist Association aad Mia-
isters to Meet Here
The Logan Valley Baptist church
will entertain delegates from 28
churches of the Centre Association's
for the mid-year meetings next Monday. Rev. BL G. Dooley will be moderator.
' There will be three sessions at 10
a m., 2:80s p. m. and 7.00 p. m.
There wffj be also the annual meeting of Ministers Union front 1:30 to
2:80. The Rev. M. H. Jones, of Pat-
ton, will residle at the ministers
meeting. The Rev. Chas. E. Hemans,
D. D., of Nanti-Glo, will conduct the
devotional ■ period, and Dr. F. C.
Henna, of Sunbury, will make the
address on the subject "Pioneer
Work in the Association; The Why
snd How." There will be an informal discussion on this subject sod
the Rev. J. D. Roberts, of Johnstown, will mske the closing prayer.
Pioneering  With  Christ
The general theme for tite three
sessions of the mid-year meeting
am be "Pioneering With Christ"
The Program follows, Rev. H. G.
Dooley, Presiding:
Morning 10.00—Devotions, "The
Christian Pioneer; His Faith." Heb.
11:1-10; 23-24, Rev. C. F. Kuflp,
PhiUpsburg. 10:80—"A Century of
Pioneering," Rev. J. A. Cooper, 11.
-—"Pioneering ia Chins," Miss Elsie
M. Kit-its. 11:46—Question, and
answers, Dr. Wm. G. Russell. 12.—
Luncheon. Conference of Committee
on Missionary Cooperation. Conference for Women.
Alternoon—1:30 to 2:30— Ministers' Union: 2:30—Devotion. "The
Christian Pioneer; His Task,' Matt
28:19-21, Rev. Paul M. Humphreys,
Huntingdon. 8:00—'Beckoning Frontier.;" Rev. J. A. Cooper. 8:30—
Forum.—"Pioneering Within the
Church;" Wat, G. Russell. 5:00—
Pioneering in China," Miss Elsie M.
the- ensuing year*, expeudi-   .Pioneering in umna," miss *,isie m.
BAPTISM
The ordinance of baptism by immersion witt be observed fat the Logan Valley Baptist church next Sunday night at the 7:80 service. Last
(Sunday was a day ef spiritual harvest. Tea person, expressed their
purpose to become Christians and
three others confessed Christ in baptism. During ths day Miss lone Hsy-
_es expert Children. Worker for the
Pennsylvania    Baptist    Convention
be hoped their effort* will continue  spoke twice and offered may practi
until every last one of them have
been removed from the highway.
The mandate of the law. forty miles
per hear, does not seem to have deterrent effect and a. a last resort
governors should be placed aa all
eat suggestion, for efficient methods
in Sunday school Work..
■—Ths fire laddies wiU present a
play m the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday
and Thursdsy nights of next week
motor vehicles whereby aot over a  far tee benefit of the unemployment
certain speed could he ehtataeiL '^feae af He
jlowsMp. 7:00—Pactiures —Sixty
beautiful pictures, specially selected, "On The Lonly nail." 8:00—
Devotions..—"The Christian Pioneer
His Guide." Heb. 12:1-3, Rev. John
P. Harris, Tyrone. 8:20—"Our Contemporary Frontiers," Rev. J. A.
Cooper, aad Miss Elsie M. KittUtS.
The Speakers
The speakers who will handle the
great theme, "Pioneering With
Christ," are exceptionally well qualified Dr. J. A. Cooper received his
degrees of A. B. and A. M. at the
Universities of Missouri and Chicago, respectively. During the World
War he was decorated at Pari, with
the Croix de Guerre for distinguished service. He was lyceum lecturer
1924 to 26 and fat 1926 became president of Soux Falls College. In 19-
29 he became field representative of
the Northern Baptist Convention.
His platform effort, are pleasing
and forceful. Miss Elsie if. Kittlitz
served 10 years in Swatoin, China
under the Woman's American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society. She
always appears in nstive costume.
Dr. Wm. G. Russell is director of the
board of missionary cooperation for
Pennsylvania. He witt conduct the
forum and preside at the "Question
and Answer Hour."
The moderator extends a cordial
invitation to everybody to hear the
speakers of the day and to enjoy the
pictures at 7. p. an.
The ladies of the entertaining
church will serve the luncheon and
supper.
PEBSONAMRrRAGRhPHS
People Who Visit Here and
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS OF OUR CITIZENS
Guests Whs Are Easertaiaed by Belt-
Wood Hosts—Peras-al Ma-tlaa sf
Those Whs Visit Ts aad Pre
J. H. Colabine hss gone to Long
Island, NY., to visit hi. sister, Mrs,
J. A. Miller for * week.
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Hon. Samuel Hartsock, one of oar
representative in the legislature
from the Second district of Blair
county, was a Bellwood visitor Tuesday and a caller et our office, where
he met a number of citizen, of the
borough. Mr. Hartsock will be a candidate for re-election. While fat our
office we were informed that at ths
last regular session of the Legislature the reappointment bill failed of
passage and that tho second district
of Blair still continues to have two
representatives, Altoona the first die
trice, having one. The campaign will
soon open and there promises to be
a lively scramble for representative.
GRANGE   PROGRAM   SATURDAY
Logan's VsUey grange, No. 864,
Patrons of Husbandry will meet in
Grange home, East Main street, Saturday, 7:30 p. m. The following
literary program ia announced by
the lecturer, Mrs. C. A. Crain:
Roll call, answered by resolutions
for. 1932 by members: song, grange;
discussion, "What Events of Na-
tonal Importance Happened in the
Last Year?" H. C. Bingman; red-.
tat ion, Donald Corey; current event.
Mrs. H. G. Taylor; queston, "Should
each grange apoint a publicity chairman, whose duty it would he So see
that att matters of interest concere-.
m ii w mm**
etc., be placed in local and city papers?" E. R. Cox and T. B. Hunter;
reading, "A Man's Housekeeing,"
Mrs. H. H. Caw; talk, "Several
Items of Interest I Noted fat the Last
Issue of Grange News," _t R. Gwin;
"—in Natonal Grange Monthly," P.
H. Estop; readng, The Tow Cradles,
Mrs. J. C. Nearhoof; song, grange.
REVIVAL IN ALTOONA
A revival campaign which wfas
held fat the Eighth Avenue Methodist church in Altoona of two weeks
continuance, under the leadership of
our townsman, Rev. J. P. Anderson,
D. D., who is the assistant pastor
of that church, came to a close Sunday. Large congregations were
nightly present, and one oaf the results was that twenty three persons
united with the church hut Sunday,
twenty ia preparatory membership
and tfaree by tetters of transfer
from other churches. A large men',
chorus snd girls choir furnished inspirational singing, la every way it
was regarded ss a much worthwhile
campaign.
—D. P. McCulley and family
wishes the public to know that tho
rumor circulating among ths . members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the
Excelsior Fire company i. false. We
have not res-hai aid from any
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—Trespass notices for sale st the
Bulletin office, ten cents each.
—About thirty-two members ed)
the Excelsior Fire company No. 1
and twenty members of the Ladies
Auxiliary to the firemen attended
services fat St Joseeph's church last
Sunday evening, and listened to sa
able and edifying sermon delivered
by Rev. Father Michael J. Brett The
the Rev.Fafher Michael J. Brett The
address was punctuated with many
good thoughts and no doubt will
leave a lasting impression upon all
who heard it
—Charles Fashion, erstwhile proprietor of the Rose Garden road-
house, along Sixth avenue highway,
a few miles South of Altoona, is on
trial for his life in the Blar county
court this week. The trial was opened Monday morning and after aa all-
day effort to obtain a jury, it as
gotten under way Tuesday morning.
The defendant is aa the witness
stand this morning and was admitted
the killing of his brother for alleged
undue intimacy with the defendant's
wife. The trial will likely be concluded this afternoon. The principal
in the matter ere Italians and the
trial has attracted widespread interest throughout the county.
—There is a distinct trend toward
municipal ownership of waterworks
and other public utilities, is noted
by assistant chief engneer H. E.
Moses, of the state department ef
health fat his report to Dr. Theodore
B. Appel. The borough of Tyrone
has taken over water works plant of
that city, and an effort is being
made in has court, to secure a portion of the system of the Scranton-
Spring Brook Water Service company is now serving, under an act of
ths last legislature. Recently the
borough of Carlisle took over the
water plant, long operated by a company, and the borough of Hanover
will buy the water pleat fat that
place from a company. Municipal
ownership of water and power plants
ia fast gaining momentum fat all
sections of the country, aad It may
not be many years until they win be
owned sad operated s_ the towns
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