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VOL. XLIIV.
BELLWOOD. PA.,
L1CAL NEWS COLUMN
SPORTSMEN  WILL  MEET
The Bellwood Sportsmen's    aaao-
_^___„ ^^™«™^»r   *»stion adM hold its regular monthly
q, . ,__       maa—M > meeting next Tuesday evening, Jan.
Short Items That WiH Inter-  9, in the Cornmesser ball at   7.45.
est Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMMT^F THE WEEK
Terse    Paragraph.  Concerning    the
V   Doing of Oar Borough—The Column Oar Subscribers Enjoy
—The Willing Worker's class of
the United Brethren Sunday school
trill meet tonight at the home of
Miss Grace Mills on North Fourth
street.
I —The Firs company was called
out Saturday on what proved to be
a false alarm, when some well
meaning boys reported the roof
afire on the Swires home opposite
the Y. M. C. A It happened to be
nothing more than a steam pipe
under the eaves from which the surplus steam escaped from the heating system.
—The Woman's Missionary ao-
k^ ciety of the Lutheran church will
meet on Friday afternoon at 8.15
o'clock in the home of .Mrs. Ella
Root, 418 North First street The
topic for study ia "Daily Bread.'
Miss Etta Greene will have charge
of this program and will be ably assisted. All members and friends are
. urged to attend this meeting.
—Ctongrlessman J( Banks Kuta-tz
of the 23rd district, including Blair
Centre and Clearfield counties, has
gone to Washington, D. C, and was
present ait the opening of the 73rd
Congress today. Congressman
Kurtz anticipates a lively session
'and many vital problems affecting
the entire nation will come before
that body ere it comes to a close,
possibly in April.
—Grace Lutheran church, corner
of    North    Fourth    and    Cambria
Holy communion on Sunday, Jan
7, -both morning and evening services. The pastor will preach a sermon at the evening service. Preparatory sevice on Fiday evening at
7.30. All members are urged to be
present and take part in the first
communion of the new year.
—We surely live tn a freakish
climate ,or at least the weather is
guilty of some odd freaks. With the
ground covered with snow six or
seven inches deep on Saturday,
scarcely any was visible in the valley late Sunday afternoon, and remember the thermometer danced
near the aero mark most all of Saturday. Since then the ground ia
bare in the fields, although it is to
be seen oa the mountains and hill
tops.
—.Miss Clare Buckwalter, the
Valuable assistant to Postmaster
Bush in the postoffice, was ao unfortunate on Tuesday as to slip on
the recently oiled floor and sustained a fracture of a bone in her right
I wrist. She waa taken to the Altoona
hospital where an X-ray revealed
'the fracture. Miss Buckwalter is
now at hsr home on the hill section
ef the borough, where she will be
confined for a number of weeks.
Many friends sympathize with her
In her misfortune.
- —During the vacation period at
this time of the year the school
buildings of the borough are being
given a thorough renovation, the
interior being cleaned, the walls
scraped and the wood work painted
Much work haa been done at the
South Side building and a cess pool
u being made in the front yard.
The funds to pay the men for this
work is coming from the CWA. In
order to complete the work and not
interfere with the school sessions
the vacation period has been extended  oneweek.
—A goodly number of our citizens were in Hollidaysburg Monday
forenoon where they witnessed the
induction Into office of Mr. John E.
Harvey of South First street, as
deputy sheriff of the county, having been chosen to this position a
number of weeks ago by Sheriff
George H. Wolf. Mr. Harvey immediately entered upon hit duties and
for tee next four years will be engaged in the office.   He is an    as
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the Cornmesser ball at 7.46.
A number of important matters
will be brought before the body
and officers for 1934 will be elected
from those nominated at the Dee-
ember meeting.
The Organization with the cooperation of the Boy Scouts want on
a game feeding expedition last
Saturday and a large quantity of
grain waa distributed where it
would do the moat good.
It developed that this feed day
whs planned at. the right time for
word was recived Friday night that
a shipment of rabbits for restocking purposes Would arrive Saturday
in care of Game Protector, C. C.
Brennecka, and the Bellwood a see
ciation would get it's pro-rata share
of these rabbits, ao when they
arrived a large body of sportsmen
were on hand to take care of them.
The shipment consisted of about
eighty-five fine rabbits imported
from one of the western states and
were liberated in widely separated
sections of the woodlands surrounding Bellwood. ^it should help
greatly to increase the rabbit
aupply next -year.
Fish Warden Lincoln Lender
states that the shipment of fish for
Shaw Run may arrive anytime as
the water conditions are much
betteh nowthan when the order was
postponed..
Borne wonderful results were accomplished by the organization in
the peat year and hopes are high
for an even better record this coming year. Thia can only be accomplished by all present members renewing their cards and obtaining aa
many new members as possible.
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Y. M. C. A. NEWS
A musical program for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. will be   held
INJHUIDN MONDAY NIGHT
Chief Burgas, aad New Coune|l-ae*s i wtEMp Sent •* FsrWWw la .life
NO. 44
FIRE FIEND 6
and
that
art
25, at 8 p. m. The county's finest
musical talent will be on the program, including Robert Lenta, the
popular ireader from Juniata.
"Bob" is one of the mose popular
entertainers in this section of the
state and his appearances are
always well attended. The well
known Crystal Quartett from
,WFBG Witt sing several selections,
the orchestra will be directed by
Clark Emrick. C. E. Figard is arranging <he program and haa a
number of well known musicians
scheduled to appear and the program promises1 to be one of the
greatest recitals ever held in the
town. A nominal admission fee will
be charged aad the entire proceeds
will ge to the maintenance of the
local Y. M. C. A. work.
The Boaird of Directors of the
Y. M. C. A. will meet tonight at
the "Y" building to reorganize for
the year and to plan ways and
means*in which to finance the work
of the association for the year. The
"Y" baa been in difficult financial
straits since the Pennsylvania Railroad Withdrew its support in January 1938. Present officers of the
Board are: G. P. Orris, president;
F. J. Wertz, vice president; John
Campbell, secretary and W,. A.
Hauth treasurer. Other membea of
the Board are: G. A. Jamison, G. L
Bower, C. T. Derrick. J. H. Leff-
ard and H. E. Syling.
ALUMNI HOLM DANCE  .
Members of the Bellwood High
school Alumni, held a New Year's
dance on Friday night ia the-Cornmesser hall. Invitations had been
mailed out to all the alumni and
the affair was well attended. A high
grade of music was furnished by
Clark Emrick's orchestra. A good
time was had by all. The Alumni
association is just getting organised and will continue to hold similar
events-to secure funds for assisting
[the High school athletics.
—The Bellwood band met Tuesday night in the Cornmesser   hall,
for their    weekly    practice    under
I the direction of Mr. Silor.
—Mrs. Palmer Bullions, of
Swissvale, Pa., who was called to
Bellwood last week to attend    the
gBK«u •■• •»••» ■——— — funeral of her brother-in-law, John
teemed citizen ef the borough and   W. Price    became      seriously      ill
|p wham  chosen   first  deputy    Sheriff   immediately  after her  arrival  and
Wolf made a good selection. Among   has since been confined to bed    at
senate who teak the oath of office   the Price heme   on Boylea    street.
. -s-as W. F. BaJsbech, justice of the   -There hi aaw a marked improvement
at tat lt-aatatja, (ia her i«nstn«.
Will Teas Office     ^^^
Next Monday evening will be inauguration of    the    newly-elected
officials of the borough,    and    the
event will be   held in the   council
chamber ef the public building*,    H
will take place at 8 o'clock. The old
council will meet an hour   earlier, i
close up ite affairs'   and then    ad-*
journ alai die.   Immedately    there
after the new council and the chief
lutgsis will take hold of the reins
of local government.    Mr.  Chariot
F. Wertz, who   was   chosen   chief
burgess of the borough at the November election, will be in the chair,,
and coutfbil will proceed to organise by electing a    president,    Vice
president, clerk    of    council,
transact each  other  business
may come bstfrs the body.
The incoming counciflmen
Messrs. R. Colobine, F. J. Werte
(re-elected) R. S . Crosser, and
Melvin Dougherty. The hold-over
members are: Reuben Hostler, N,
Q. Lauver and C. C Keith.
The newly elected president wil
likely announce the members oi
the standing committees at a subsequent meeting of the council^
There is much that will occupy the
attention of the new council daring
ite time. The matter of a municipal ownership of an electric plant
will likely receive the attention of,
council during its early existence.•
Just what will be the outcome of
this proposition will be eagerly
watched by our - citizens. At the
November election the voters decided in favor of a borough-owned
plant. Now. ocuncil will moat likely
proceed to place the wishes of the
citizens into action. This will involve much negotiation on the part of
council end all are trusting that
afhdom wfifll guide the Borough,
Fathers in the right direction.
a-en
m     ** *•* Criminal la-ante    bfi$
WiHiam Brantner,  W4IHamebnrg,
Blair uejMy fiEiii Send," pleaded
S|W^ to tbjree charges of   ssaaStt
bjfcaraba sat five charges of arson,
hereon Judge Marion D. Patterson
Tt-eeday.   . ■■■ JMffijSljjfr .jPj^
l^tte* eo-amitted to the   Falr-
sUtttatiea far   the   criminal
e, Weymart,   Pa.,   open   the
•okf of* Dr.    H. J.    Sommer,
isn-jerint-mdsnt of the Bbdii s*as*a|*f
"*jhJt(8M^
tjr Jsll physlcten. Both doctors/
tied that be was a |ijioaaan|ts
count-f is to pay the e easts ft-
SJtW*B. -     !?•&>->'•.''
afa, confessed    to sulUjW    eight
res in the   past 27   yeaxa,   three
hieh resulted ha deaths to   ten
tplrMliafskly pleaded guilty
barges.    He   wet   brought
1h«v^-arrVroom   late   ia   the
Bp steed before Judge
 |j> V.Patterson    accompanied
jjf tki-poral Joseph J. Conwell    of
Pie atate poliee.
Drs. Sommer and Shoemaker had
Brantner a thorough exami-
ition and found - him mentally
,001101001 at a pyromaniac and
not responsible for hit acta. Both
physicians were present and attested as to the results of their
examinations before Judge Patter-
gen.
Judge Patterson warmly com-1
plimented Corporal Conwell for his
splendid service in bringing the defendant to justice, stating he sad
done a valued act in freeing the
community ef such a dsna-arous
'character.who .had ra-taprtlpiofr«*a*a
e-Mtfe aj»jwnpe--tyt,.aM;^
♦ ||^jpfs#ce ***'•¥ -iti*v;fa]p£'
Tte:Ja|Jee then addreattd Braris-
Jfe?'"ira-j$ atood cairn ana- dejeeesaV
pfce answered that he aad beanjtetd
The Bellwood High school
Alumni association met, Tuesday
night in the High school building
and had a large attendance. The
meeting among other things waa
for the purpose of electing officers
from those nominated at the last
meeting held in  December.
William Sitman, Jr., acting president presided over the election.
Those elected were: Mrs. Harriet
Doran; Vice president, Ernest Rothenberger; secretary, Dorothy Marsh
and treasurer Nora Green.
It was decided to meet the second Tuesday of each month, in the
High school building with the next
meeting scheduled for January 18.
Committees will be appointed by
the president prior to that time in
order that they may get together
and report progress at the next
meeting. The committees will cover
a large program of social entertainment, plays,- dances and other projects that will help raise funds to
carry on the purpose of the organization, namely: to further the
the interest of the High school snd
the High school athletics.
The High school basket bell
teams have been a success for
quite a number of years and the
last couple of years have shown
that Bellwood can produce real
football teams.
It ia generally recognized that
good athletics are an asset to any
High school and the backing of a
lively Alumni association should
greatly enhance the schools chances
of turning out winning teams.
BAPTIST CHURCH ACTIVITIES
The pastor and members of the
Logan Valley Baptist church partook of the Christmas atmosphere
to a large degree. The services were
(well attended. The Watch-night
service waa more largely attended
than waa expected aad all present
resolved to make advance spiritually pver that of 1938. Because of
this noble resolve great joy possessed the people and they returned1 tit
their several homes praising God
for the advent of another year of
opportunity. This church will cooperate with the other churches of
the borough for the annual week of
prayer begnning Tuesday Jan. 8th
and continuing until Friday night,
January 12. Tbe services far Tuesday night will be held la this
church at 7.80.
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—Type writer paper tag tale at
this office la tag ajaaattff
any others. As he atood before the
bar of justice a pathetic old man
with his gray hair and slightly bent
frame, he made a sorry figure
and there was a tense silence ha
the court room.
When asked why he committed
such crimes, and if he did not
worry over the loss of Ufa at bis
hands, be meekly and falteringly
replied that he did not know why
be did it, and that he did worry
over the loat of life, but it waa done
and he could not help it
Judge Patterson told Brantner
that if he had a sound mind, he
would be tried for murder, "You
have caused the loas of a number
of lives by reason of your irresponsible manner." Sentence was
then pronounced. Brantner talked
sensibly aad gave evidence of
being only afflicted mn a pyromaniac
The fires which he admitted setting included the Thompson-Hall
theatre, WMKantsburg, February,
28, 190S, in which one life was loat;
*sat Bartley Lumber company, Altoona, September 1, 1929; Millie
Allison barn, Woodbury township,
September 8, 1930; John Shelly
barn, Woodbury township, November 8, 1980; John Zeionger residence Tyrone, December 8, 1930,
an which John Zollinger lost his
life; Elbe Shelly stables and barn,
Woodbury township, September IS
1881; Melissa Dillon residence,
Hensheytown, April IS, 1981, in
which eight persons lost their lives,
and the Donald Horton barn, Woodbury township, November 18, 1988.
The most disastrous blase to
which the "fire fiend" pleaded guilty, waa the fire at the Dillon residence in Hensheytown in which
Mrs. GoWie Kunter, her two children aad the five children of Mrs.
Dillon were burned to death when
they were caught ia the blazing
home. Mrs. Kunter was keeping the
Dillon children la the absence ef the
mother when the home was swept
by flames while all were sleeping.
Mrs. William Hobaan, WiU«ams-
burg, loat her life in tbe Williamsburg theatre lire in 1908 and John
Zollinger lost his life when his
home was destroyed in 1930.
—Mrs. W. Y. Bland of East
Fifth street waa admitted to the
Altoona hospital on Wednesday,
where she underwent aa operation.
A phone from the hospital this
morning said the patient waa doing
nicely aad bide flair to aa aRhaato
MANY MSN WORKING
T** more, projects were started
in the bnt-negh this weak requiring
the sen-ices ef over fifty state men
briaging the total number of project! to six, with a total ot! about
one hundred and'fifty men employed an the CWA work.   0
The two new project* are, building « new sewer at the High school
building which requires e hair
dosen men and a large street im-
p»*ovement laegiam utilizing the
saitlcss of fffty men. Both taste
projecte art a great benefit to the
borough. The street program will
[be devoted mostly to opening up a
number ef streets that have never
had any linpiaittaaiilii, and this
should keep the men working fors
considerable period of time.
All the other work bat been
moving along in great shape despite
the extremely cold weather that
existed last week. Work on the
pipeline has progressed to the extent that all the men couldnt work
at once, ao rather than eat the
force a staggered system was
adopted which will assure all the
men an equel number of working
hours.
. Quite a number ef men ere also
employed on state highway jobs
and ea Monday, operations will be
resumed for a white at least, in the
railroad shops. With all thia work,
even if temporary, store men,
from Bellwood, will be employed
than at any time for the past few
years and should go a long ways
ht helping to tame the "big bad
wolf.'
KRSOIttlJppS
People Who Visit Here and
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS IF Nil CHUBS
*_ GOOD CITIZEN PASSES
! F|M»e-M/teTvices    for    John W.
JajjtyjPhli Tatveday afternoon
Of.,ns$^a>oek, brief mention of
."e«j«^ay marts in these eobamns
"atf-j^nS.-*. -from ms   late residence
%llli&.,,*fteniOOT ** ***•    o'clock
largely     attended   by
— . Wt^-ahg^sVatsaaad and many
from the Juniata shops, where he
had beta a faithful employe for
many years. The deceased had been
in declining health fee the past year
and bad been seriously IB since the
beginning of October, being confined the greater part of the time
to bed. Mr. Price was one of our
prominent citizens and active in
the affairs of the Olivet Baptist
church, bang an elder at the time of
his death.
Be was born near Harrisburg on
March 87, 1878, a son of Thomas
and Catherine (Wilson) Price. Mr.
Price was twice marred, his first
wife, Mrs. LilMe B. (McFarland)
Price, dying on Sept 88, 1902.
Surviving are hie second wife, Mrs.
Rebecca (Shaffer) Price, with
whom he waa united in marriage on
Fab. 28, 1908, two children born to
his second marriage, Fred andMliss
Catherine of Bellwood, and two
born to the first marriage, John
M. Price of Philipeburg and Mrs.
Fred F. Harpster of Bellwood.
Three brothers and fou r sisters,
George Pries of Tyrone, Charles of
Montoursville, Samuel of Martins-
burg, W. Vs., Mrs. Reese Hart sad
Miss Ida Price of Altoona, and Mrs
W. W. Price and Miss Margaret
Price ef Huntingdon, and two
grandchildren, Lillian and Eleanor
Price alto survive.
Interment was made in Logan
Valley cemetery.
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—Methodist Episcopal services
will be held as usual on Sunday.
The pastor, the Rev. J. M. Brennan
will preach at 10.45 a. m., on "A
Right Start' sad at 7.80 p. m. on
"Jesus at the Door.' Church school
9.80 a. m. Epworth Leagues,junior,
2 p. m.; intermediate and    senior,
6:80 p.m-
—Week of prayer servicees have
been arranged   by   the    Bellwood
Ministerial  association,  to be  held
at  7.80  four nights    next    week,
with two services each night,    one
on each aide of town.    The  "schedule It as follows: Tuesday, Churelj,
af the Brethren, Rev. L. H. Goeh-
ring preaching, and    Logan  Valley
Baptist, Rev.      R.      P.      Knoebel
preaching;   Wedaeeday,   'Lutheran,
Rev. J. M. Brennan preaching, and
I Methodist    Episcopal,    Rev.  H.  P.
!Cox preaching;  Thursday,   Evangelical, Rev. J. F. Anderson,      D. D.
I preaching, and Olivet Baptist,, Rev
!w. A. Dysart    preaching;    Friday,
.United Brethren, Rev. H. G. Dooley
'jahoaehing, aad P-*eab*-*-s-rian, jnsv.
JH. C XMtTal atrearehiag.
Guests Who Are Entertained by BeU.
Weed •"-"•-   "*—■ *-*-*if|r"ihm •*
These Who Visit te aad Pre
Mr. Scott Mulhollem of Boyles
street spent Saturday in Baltimore
Mass Maude Strunk of Carnegie,
spent the holidays in Bellwood, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Hirach on South First street.
C. A. Hunter spent the week-end
With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hunter at Chambersburg,
Whe were former residents of
Bellwood.
Albert Visk returned to his
duties at Philadelphia after spending the holidays with hit parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Louie Visk en 'North
Second street.
W. J. Houston and wife and four
daughters, who were visiting at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Daisy
Houston, have returned j te their
home in Melons, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Biagi.    of
Harrisburg,  were guests  from  Saturday until Tuesday at the home of
Miss Mary Miles    and    Mrs. Alice
("fjfblburn on East First street.
Mrs. Jplia- Stone, ef Stone street
left today far West Englewood,
where she will spend the remainder
of the winter  |i||i*nfWffi |s|i son
aad daughter-in-law^ star ied Mrs.
Howard M. Stone.
Mrs. W. J. MnUenkoqf, of W»l-
lkmsport, has come to BeBwood
and for the next few weeks will
awslat -to* muaang iisi slsl*ati**;^asaV*Sfe
Clair Buckwalter, who ustained a
fracture of her right wrist bone
while performing her duties in the
postoffice. The ladies were callers
at our office this morning*.
Mrs. Minnie Tille of Washington
D. C.,, who spent the holidays with
her daughter, Mrs. Drayheim, in.
McKeesport stopped off in Bellwood to visit 'fi lands and before
leaving for home on Saturday
dropped in at the Bulletin office
and expressed her gratification
over receiving the paper again.
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MRS. ELIZABETH RININGER .
Widow of Samuel R. Rininger,
died at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. O. W. Hagerty, 507 East
Sixth avenue, Altoona, at 4 o'cock
Wednesday morning of a stroke of
paralysis suffered on Dec. 1. She
waa born on Feb. 10, 1848, a daughter of John and Hannah Mc-
Graw of Morrisons cove, and was
preceded in death by her husband
and one daughter, Mrs. J. W. Bice
of Bellwood. Surviving are five
daughters and one son, Mrs. Hagerty, Mrs. Mary Dilling, Mrs. M. S.
Goss, Mrs. V. W. Brigga aad J. E.
Rininger, all of Altoona, and Mrs.
W. F. Hutchison of Tyrone, and
two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Nagley of
Saxton and Mrs. Margaret Brumbaugh of Williamsburg. Mrs. Rininger was a member of the First
Church of the Brethren. Funeral
services will be held at 2.80 o'clock
Friday afternoon. Interment will be
made in Logan Valley cemetery.
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COUNTY OFFICER BUSY
Phothonotary John B. Elliott cannot complain of dull daya, at least
hit initial ones in office. On last
day of the year City Solicitor William B. Manley, of Altoona, took
a batch of more than 800 city liana
to the office and the clerks have
been working time and overtime to
get them all indexed and written up
on the record. It ia no small job
indeed.
Along with that batch -of work ia
the regular routine and the   great
amount of work    incident   to   the
opening of a term of   court.    The
grand jury haa made a lot of work
and  the   preparation* far    quarter
sessions next week means more. But
the  now prothonotary  welcomesthe
(work and whatever comes his way,
| he declares,    will be    attended    te
■ with fidelity aad dispatch and with