Bellwood Bulletin 1932-08-11

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VOL. XLIII.
BELUWOOD. PA.. T
LOCAL NEK COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
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For Sale—7-room house with two
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Martin St,
—This is Baptist day at Lakemont
park, whole the annual outing of
this denomination ia being held.
—Mrs. Harry M. Car of Beech-
grove, io a patient to the Clearfield
hospital, where aha is receiving
treatment for a complication of diseases. Friends at home have been
advised that her ailment haa aot
yielded to treatment,
—Dr. J. F. Anderson will be guest
preacher to the Second Presbyterian
church, Altoona, fan tha three re*
maintog Sunday's to August, st 10.-
45 each Sabbath niasnllig This
(church is located on 8th are near
14th street Rev. Bonnet, who to the
pastor is aaw on vacation.
—Mr. Harry Miller, for a number
af years living in Blandburg, has
become a veeadont of the borough,
how occupying the dwelling in tha
Shaffer store building on North
-Tuckahoe street. Mr. Miller io employed as a b__-_tnith Is eae of tha
coal mines in Blandburg aad will
_ co--nu'» |P perform his duties there,
gfftig bach ami forth in his antomo-
flower plantation, while to the office last Friday renewing her subscription to the Bulletin, exhibited a
copy of the Altoona Tribune of
June 4, 1889, giving a detailed ac-
cuat of the famous Johnstown flood
Big Mease Will Be Held at Ivysid*
Park Ausw-t SS
Legionnaires aad the ladies of the
American Legion auxiliary of the
Blair-Bedford dsskkt quite naturally have their) minds aad ayss turned
to their annual stats convention at
Kttsbnrgh on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Aug. 18, 19, and 20. They
are looking forward to a Mg time in
lthe western part of tha state and
will have it if they attend.
There io another event that will
afford a greet' lot of pleasure and
aswagment that will shortly follow
aad it is the American Legion Picnic
to be held at Ivyside park, Altoona
oa Thursday, August 26. It will be
the first concentration of the Legionnaires of the central section of
Pennsylvania aince the World war.
The event is sanctioned by the posto
of the Blair-Bedford district and will
ha the inauguration of similar
events in the future.
The big outing is planned to afford tha boys of 1917 aad 18 the opportunity to gat together to renew
acquaintanceship and expand' the
spirit of comradeship. It will afford
the wives snd kiddies the chance to
get acquainted. There will ba a program of sports and entertainment to
make it a never-to-be-forgotten day
and aa invitation has bsen broadcast
to all Legionnaires te central Pennsylvania to attend.
Tiie affair will be in the nature of
an old-fashioned basket picnic with
ample facilities to enjoy the noonday and evening meals to tha great
open in shady groves. There will be
free rides far the kiddie- on the various deiioes and then there is the
I fgSlt swimming lake in in this section for those who want to take a
dip in ito waters'. There will tie
game- and other sports during the
n to en-wan the occasion, A
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Bell ore ed Bceeagh Csaerll—a
Spect Westsra Places
For some time sentiment   ftvi
able to tht establishment of a", ne)
ough-owned electric light plant
Ibeen prevalent among many of
citizens of the town. The subject
being discussed almost daily in
borough and haa received   some
tention  from the  members  of
council, most all of whom believe
should   be established aad the
thus furnish  electricity to ito cit
sens. The subject has been    consi
dered  at the  meetings of council,1
but    so far nothing    definite
been accomplished.
Recently council has basa gath<
Ing dhta from many town* throughi
out Pennsylvania, aa well as in ©th
states, and ssme of thess places h*vi
visited by members of the local coun-i
ef! aad have been given much . valuJ
able information. The ili-gjliiilB_ o-fj
the wash a trip was made to a nun-V
ber of towns in tha western part off
the state where the electric light*
plants are municipally owned. Thhjf
tour was made by Councilmen Wert.
Lauver, Logo, Keith and Hirsch. Tltd*
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IF THE DEPMe
which   swept) that city a few   day: I Dy links
tween Altoona and Bedford for the
district champion ship and two pick-
ad teams of the Forty and Eight will
via with each other for similar honors. The golfers will have aa opportunity to indulge ia the sport at near
previous and ia which thousands o
the citizens perished. It ie s rare
old copy ond the typography quite
In contrast to the present day
methods.
—met. B. 8. Hittinger, Presbyter-
ton minister of this borough, who,
)with Mrs. Hittinger and children,
left two weeks ago on annual vacation, figured in aa automobile accident at Montrose, Pa., when their
•car collided with another machine.
Their son William ia now a patient
ta the Easton hospital, having received painful injuries to his nose.
The other members of the family
at-Wered considerably from shock.
The accident will likely prolong their
vacation.
—Oae day last week two berry
pickers were back on the ridges ef-
* tor the choice fruit aad succeeded In
getting wall-filled vessels. One of
. the pickers concluded he would investigate a promishing patch and de-
positmg hie vessel, proceeded to
gather a few berres. At this junc-
K, ptore the owner of the land came in
view and seeing the nice bucket of
fberries which the picker had left
took charge of the vessel and return-
ad to her ome. Coming back to
Where the bucket had been deposit-
ad he was amazed to find it missing,
and inquiring ot hie companion, was
informed that the owner of the toad
appropriated the backet and berries.
—Apropos of tha National Association of Editors of Weekly News
papers held recently to California,
WiU Rogers says: "They are aot
conceited enough to think they
'mould public opinion.' They just go
along serving their community with
the most indispensible articlee it
tha, and yet their real power Is
greater than all yonr metropolitan
-allies combined. Any person that
don't read at least oae country asws
paper is act truly informed,"
Mr. William A. Lore and Mr. J
Daniel Stitt attended tha Shade Gap
picnic, which ia one of the leading
_» amnual event of the lower ead of
**- Huntingdon county, last Saturday.
While oa the picnic grounds they had
the pleasure gf meeting many friends
of former days. Sunday was spent in
visiting    among is-dUss sf   hath
Dancing will be the pleasure af
the evening. One of the best orchestras in thia section of the state
will furnish music for the enjoyment
of the Legionnaires on one of the
finest floors in the state. It will be
a great big day sad a great big time
socibilrty considered.
FARMEsw'orTfoUR
A Pennsylvania farmer tour of
seventy-five parsons representing
twenty-four counties of the state,
two each ia New Jersey and Ohio
aad one each to Delewara aad Maryland, recently made a tour through
Yellowstone Park, before leaving for
Alaska. Included among the tourists
were Mr. aad Mrs. D. W. Irwin, well
known) citizens of the southern part
of Afeitis township, Mrs. Anna M.
Kitzmiller, of Altoona, and' Norman
Masurto, of Antis township.
towns visited were Pitcairn, A_p_K ^ £  B   Moore  o{
wall,    Sharpsburg   and Ford    City/'
(Where they investigated records and.
inspected the plants, all of which are;
owned and operated by these townax
The councilmen received valuable
information   on  tha subject,  which
will be submitted to council st subsequent meetngs. The majority of
council eeem to be in favor of a bor«j
ough owned lighting plant and when!
tiie time is ripe they will come "be-J
for the voters asking for the appro-1
leal or rejecton of the pin-. No ac-t
tion win likely be taken during thi
current year.
—The. annual reunion of the
Jamison clan is being held at Centre Hall, Centre county today. They
will gather in one of the groves near
that town. Among those in attendees are Mr. G. A. Jamison and
family and Mr. I. M. Jamison and
family.
—Mr. Maurice Nearhoof, formerly a resident of Antie township,
and a patient for the past few
months in the Mont Alto state sanitarium, is doing nicely and an early
recovery is anticipated. Recently he
wasvisited by his brother, Mr. S. C.
Nearhoof.
—Mr. Stanley R. Burd, of Johnstown, where he is employed in a
clerical capacity, spent the week
end with his mother, Mrs. Emma
Burd on Main street It has been
{some years since Stanley left Bellwood, yet he is always pleased to
gat back and mingle with his many
friends.
—William L. Paacoe, Esq., formerly an attorney with offices in Tyrone, where he had been resident for
many yeara, died last Friday in Los
Angeles, Calif-, -from injuries suffered struck by an automobile. He
did not regain consciounees. Previous to going to California twenty
yean ago he was engaged la the
practice of law with the late A. A.
Stevens. Mr. Pasco will bs remembered, by -many Bellwood people.
BELLWOOD MARINE WUJS
Wtontog auecatevjfM of
tigis*r--e._-Wi)gj
Lynn Cramer, of Bellwood, ws-Trs-
cently awarded a diploma la the
agricultural course taught by the
Marine Corps Institute at Washington, and received the congratulations
of Major General Bet*. H. Fuller,
Cammandant of the Marine  Corps.
Young Cramer, who is 21 years
old, was forn in Bellwood and formerly made his home with hto mother,
Mrs. Alice Cramer at 728 N. 6th St,
Bellwood. As a youth of 17 he joined ths Marine Corps at Pittsburg to
become a trumpeter, and later
changed his rank to that of a private. 	
For a while he was stationed in
Nicaragua, where the Marinas were
sent to quell a revolution- In recent
weeks he has .been stationed at
Quantico, Va., where he completed
the agricultural course and received
his diploma.
The Marine Corps Institute gives
free insructiani to marines to enable
them to improve their education
(while in the service. Young Cramer
chose the agricultural course.
In hie letter to the Bellwood
Marine, Major General Fuller wrote
in part: "I congratulate you upon
your excellent 'work fa completing
this course."
Os»
—The annua. Walker reunion will
be held at Alfareta nark on Saturday
August 27. There is a large connection aad a pleasant time is anticipated. Rev. H. N. Walker of this
borough is a member and with his
son and daughter-in-law, Mr. aad
Mrs. Ralph Walker, expect to be present
—Word has been received in Bellwood to the effect tht Mrs. John J.
Irvin, a former resident of the borough, now of Marion, Ohio, suffered
a paralytic stroke one day last wsek
find now is to sn alarming codition.
Mrs. Irvin will be remembered by
many of our citizens, when her hue-
band was superintendent of the
Kerbaugh plant, near the borough,
now dismantled.
—The Dorcas Class of the Methodist Sunday school picnicked Thursday afternoon of last week at Bland
park. After the prize-winning coo-
test and sumptuous refroehmento,
the class meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Anna
Williams. After the transaction of
business it was decided to meet at
the same place next month aad enjoy a ham aad egg supper. Mra.
Hetrick snd Msa Buseiek were host-
eases to the contests and gave can
(ntog prison, to tha wtoners.
B/ho Have  Pass--  From
Timo to Eternity
iBARAH GILMORE
i-though confined to bed for the
two weeks and apparently not
irou«j!y ill, death came suddenly
Sarah Elisabeth Gilmore at
home of her eon Herman   Gil-
oa South First street Monday
H* 10 o'clock, just a year sad
tfjfjew months after the demise of
her husband, J. Frank Gilmore, who
passed away March 8, 1981. The an-
Bea—cement   of her   death was   a
.ShBek to her many friends, who did
MMt   realise that her illness was   so
alarming.    Mrs.  Gilmore came    of
pioneer citizena of Cambria county,
Bad was bora at Mountoindale, Cambria county, September 3, I860, the
daughter of Jamas snd Anna (Galla-
fhery   McCartney, who were   early
settlers    to that section when    the
County was undeveloped, and to this
anion was born a large family. Surviving children are: J. Frank Oil-
more   of Wilktnaburg, Pa, D.   M.
Gilmore of Philadelphia, Willard E.
Gilmore of Elisabeth, N. J., Mrs. R.
H. Terhaar of Findley Lake, N. Y.,
Elizabeth,N.
J., and J. Herman Gilmore of Bellwood.    She also    leaves    eighteen
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She wsa the last member of her
immediate family, a brother having
died early to the present year. For a
long perod of years ohe was a faithful and devout member of the Lutheran church, and upon her removal
to Bellwood several years ago was
actively interested in the affaire of
Grace Lutheran churchc of this boras well ss the Ladies' Auxilithe American   Legion.   She
interested in temper-
NUl RESIST RECEIVERSHIP
Union. Her activity wss somewhat
relaxed ia her declining years, yet
she never loot interest to the temperance cause. She enm an exemplary Christian woman, a good
mother and her steadfast life will
leave an indeliable impress upon all
With whom she cams ia contact.
Funeral eervcas were held at the
home sf her son, J. Herman Gilmore
this afternoon at 2 o'clock. In the
absence of her pastor, Rev. R. P.
knoebel, who is away on vacation,
the services were conducted Iby Rev.
J. F. Anderson, retired Methodist
minister, a close friend of the family. Interment was made in Logan
Valley cemetery.
DAVID   H.  WILSON
Funeral services far David H. Wilson, who died st his home st the
Kerbaugh plant last week, was held
at the Fuoss & Glass funeral home'
oo Main street tost Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, followed' by interment to Logan Valley cemetery. He
waa born at Shelby, 8. C, and had
been a resident of Bellwood for the
past thirty years. Surviving are his
widow,\ Mrs. Miary Wilson and the
following children all of Bellwood:
Has. Clair Boyles, Mrs. Laura Shaw-
ley, Kessler, Marion, Richard, William, Samuel and Elizabeth Wilson;
two half brothers and one sister,
Major and Stough Hopper and Mra.
Mary Bridges, aS of Shelby, N. C,
aad four grandchildren.
HARRY REESEMAN
Harry Reeseman, Shand avenue
Lakemont, died at hie home late
Friday afternoon of complication-
He was bora November 29, 1889, at
Bellwood, Pa., son of Lloyd and
Lizzie McMullen Reeseman. Surviving are his wife Mrs. Bessie (Tan-
neyhiB) Bsesematy and the following children: Mrs. Helen Nebel-
eki, Juniata} Hilda, Catherine, Violet
Dorothy, Virginia, Pauline and William all at home. One brother, William Reeseman, Philadelphia, and
one sister, Mrs. A, Hollen, Altoona
survive. The funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon.
—We are ia the heighth of the
vacation season, yet we observe that
there sre not as many automobiles
on the highways as in former years.
—A. party of girls has returned
from Mill Creek. Those included in
the party wars Misse* Ada aad Ruth
Irwin, Helen -fcCloakey1, Jeanette
Stewart and Mrs. Chester L. Wertz.
(Many guesta ware entertained during their atey at mm cottage.
Peaa   Ceatial   Compaay to   Strong
Position Says tho Officials
My attention has been directed to
s statement appearing in the Pittsburgh newspapers to the effect that
one Arthur T. Downey has presented   a petition to the United   States
District Court at Pittsburgh asking
for   the appointment of   a Receiver
far   the Penn    Central Light   sad
Power Company. I had    n0 intimations or knowledge of the intended
presentation of such a petition, and
I am both amazed and astonished at
the institution of such proceedings.
The only knowledge that the   company has received io that which is
contained ia the petition, said Mr. J.
H. Shearer, president of the Penn
Central company, Monday morning.
Mr. Downey, the petitioner, set-
forth   that he   is a citizen of   the
City   of Boston   and the State   of
Massachusetts.  He aaya that he is
the holder of 3-$l,000.00, 4and one
half per cent bonds of the company
maturing to 1977. We have no actual
knowledge that Mr. Downey, if be is
the holder of ouch securities, has as
well   as all other bond holders   and
prefferred share-holder received, uninterrupted,   the payment of   Interest and dividends since the insurance
of ouch securities.
Mr. Downey alleges that the only
securities of tile Penn Central Li_ht
and Power Company, which he owns
are 8-$l,000.00 bonds. The uninterrupted payment of the interest upon
then bonds, coupled with the feet
that said bonds have enjoyed a high
quotation upon the Nay York Curb
Exchange, ie the best evidence of the
soundness snd financial stability of
the Company.
Another further significant statement contained in tiie petition is the
fact that Mr. Doasney.jAho petition
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allege or intimate  insolvency.
The reasons set forth to the petition, upon which the prayer for a
Receivership is predicted, will be
specially snd folly denied by the
Penn Central Light and Power Company. Proper proceedings will be
immediately instituted to dismiss the
petition.
This statement is presented in accordance with tiie usual practice of
this Company fa acquainting all of
the security holders of the Company
With all matters and affairs in connection with the operation of their
Company which affect their interest
The purpose or motive back of
the Receivership proceedings, at the
moment, is unknown to the Company. These facto will be fully developed at the hearing upon a petition
to dismiss the Receivership proceedings.
I want to assure the security
holders of the Penn Central Light
and Power Company that this company is not only absolutely solvent,
but is in a splendid financial condition, and even in this period of unusual and protracted industrial depression, I know of no reason why
earnings will notcontinue for the
purpose ofmeeting the obligations of
this Company las they fall due.
PERSONr.L_MRr.GR/IPHS
People Who Visit Here and
Theee Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS V OUR CITIZENS
dusts Who Are Entertained by Bett-
Weod Heels    Pos-snal Moaeloa af
Those Who Visit Te sad Fro
AUTO GANGSTERS
The reckless driver has been described as a gangster with an automobile instead of a machine gun.
"The gangster with a machine gun
generally kiln only those on his
own level," Walter W. Matthews,
Director of the Safety Division, said.
The speed fiend is not so discriminating. He shoots his car along
the street Ot highway regardless of
la wand safety. Gang killings arouse
community indignation. Automobile killing causes little comment.
Tot gang killings were one-third less
than automobile killings last year.
Protection of the public from both is
a task of major importance."
WELCOMED  HOME
Rev. and Mrs. H. G. Dooley returned yesterday from a 9000 mile
auto trip to the Pacific coast where
they attended' the great northern
Baptist Convention and many interesting points of the great west. Rev.
and Mrs. Dooley spoke at the prayer
meeting last night and they were
warmly welcomed back home. There
will be preaching services morning
aad evening next Sunday.
Miss Matilda Cornmesser to the
guest of friends st Mountoindale s
fsw dsys thia week.
Mr. sad Mrs. John M. Bechtol and
son Roy of Martin street spent a day
recently in Chicago.   .
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fuoas, of
Wilmerding, are guests at the John
Fuoss home on North Fourth street
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bevan, id
Wilmerding, spent the week sad at
the home of Mr. T. P Gheer oa
Maple avenue.
Miss Hasel Barrett, engaged as s
nurae ia Buffalo, N. Y., io enjoying
a visit st the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Barrett on Mala
street.
Mrs. Hattie Kyper, of Harrisburg,
spent the week end at the homeo of
Mrs. J. B. Beard on the north side,
and with Mrs. Walter Stevens an
Stewart street,
Mr. aad Mrs. Henry Blodgett and
sons, Charles, Harold and Kenneth,
of Elmira, N. Y., are guests at ths
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Bland
on South Fifth street
Mr. Wilfred W. McDermitt, of
Wilkinsburg, was a visitor to our
town last Saturday and a caller at
our oflfce. He waa here in the interest of the McDermitt homestead
on Tuckahoe street
...Jaurn EtottiaJ-ftsftsr, of Collings-
wood, N.-A
visit   at the home   W"
Smelker snd Daughter Mise Annie
Smelker.on Clark street
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Moore, of
Elizabeth, N. J., arrived in town on
Tuesday evening, being called here
to attend the funeral of Mrs Moore's
mother, Mrs. Sarah Gilmore, which
wsa held thia afternoon.
Mr. snd Mra Lewis Meyers and'
daughter Miss Lulu and two nieces
spent Sunday with friends in Cham-
bersburg, where they were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Simon,
formei borough residents.
Mre. Walter Marsh, Mrs. Nina
Weaver, Mrs. J. W. Joness, and Mrs
Maible Nolen, of this borough, and
Mrs. Nell Hoffman, of Philipsburg,
motored to Lewistown on Sunday,
where they spent the afternoon and
evening with (friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Guistwhite and
family from the eastern part of the
state, Mrs. Louisa Guistwhite and
Mrs. Marion Rhodes of Martin
street, sre spending the week to the
state of Indiana, where they are
guests of Mr. Howard Guistwhite aad
family.
Mr. Robert Vandevander and
young son, Robert, of Dayton, Ohio
motored to Bellwood the beginning
of the week and will be guests until
Friday at the Horace Vandevander
home on East Second street-They
were accompanied to Bellwood by
Miss Margaret Cody, who had been
agueat to the home of the Ohio folks
for a few daya
Corporal Wiliam Sitman, our
druggist, Messrs, E. J. Garland, Gay
L. Bower, end Harry Sitman were
at Mt Gretna on Sunday where they
attended the reunion of the 28th
division, They were traveling la Corporal Sitman's automobile and while
returning and when in the vicinity
of Alexandria, a bearing went bad in
the car, compelling the occupants to
leave the machine and return home
by bus.
Monday afernoon G. A. Jamison,
A. B. Foots aad R F. Taylor motored to Huntingdon where they attended a hearing of the Compensation
Referee and looked up some old
friends and acquaintance- While
visiting a relative in the court house,
Mr. Foutz was shown eome old records of property once in his ancestral connection that has since fallen into other hads.
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—Its an ill Wind that blows bo
good—the  long dresses cover oven.
i the run* to silk stockings.      J||ff