Bellwood Bulletin 1935-06-13

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VOL. XLVI.
BELLWQOD* PA., 1-SVRSDAY, JUNE  IB, 1685
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LOCAL IBR COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
83IEF SUMMARTQFTHE WEEK
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—Type writer peper for sale at
the Bulletin office, ta any quantity
desired. •'
—A number of children of' tha
borough are victims of the three-day
measles.
—Home grown strawberries made
their appearance on the local market thia week.
—The vacation season is just
ahead of aa and many folks axe planning trips te distant points. A cessation from th* daily grind la due
every worker.
-—Antis township orchadist while
to ear office yeste-rday affaprno/on
atated that there waa every evidence that there would be a prolific
crop of  apples during  the  coming
-ran.
—An all-day rata on Saturday
sad extending far into the night arrived just-Hn time to save vegetation, which had suffered somewhat
fpr moisture within ths fast three
weeks.
—Mrs. Aimed* S*|eds, who haa
been a sufferer far a number of
months, part ef the time a patient
ta th* Altoona hospital, is new at
her home ea North First street,
Svsnewhet improved.
—Milk dealers are reminded hy
Dr. Paul A. Rothf uss, Deputy Secretary of Health, that the semi-annual inspection of dairy farms pre.
ducing milk tor pasteurization
ahould be completed by July 1.
-Mra.    Maud Hofhn of    South
/aer mother, whe was eighty
'ffcail old, and sister Miss Eula
Mountain, both residents of Pine-
eroft, at a sumptuous birthday dinner one day laat week.
—The home of Deputy Sheriff
John Harvey ea South First street
it being greatly improved by adding
new weatherboarding oa the out-
aide, and when completed the painters will eaase it to present aa attractive appearance by the application of several coat* of paint.
—Members ef the Y.M.C.A. first
aid claas took their final examination ia the "Y" Friday evening. The
class had completed 15 hours ef instructions and upon successful completion of the examination will receive standard Red Cross charters.
Fred Hursh was the class instructor.
—Th* index of prices paid farmers for important farm products
gained oas potat ta Pennsylvania
between April 15 and May 15, according to tha Federal-State Crop
Reporting Service. The farm prices
level fer the entire county declined
three point* during thia same period.
—Within tha paat ten daya culprits invaded th* chicken coop ef
Mr H. H. Irwin oa South Fourth
street aad relieved it of twenty-
seven burg* hSBSi It was SB* second
time thieves had made a visit to the
hennery within the past saw weeks,
the first time seven chickens being
stolen. The leek oa the building was
broken, after which the thieves had
easy sailing.
—Over 10,000 uncontrolled dogs
were killed by police officials ta
Pennsylvania to June 1 this year.
Mr. A. A. .Hildebrand, a guest at
the Home for the Aged in Tyrone,
spont let* Sut> 'ay with his son "Bad
Ma famly, Mr. fl S. H-.ldebrand at
their borne on Boylea street. Tha
e'dtr Hik el.and is new aged 83
j\ni*.. and » ta the enjoyment of
reasonably gccd health.
 Funeral rites for the tat* W.
M. Bower, who died at th. home of
his sea, Blain Bower ia Royersford,
wsre held st Blain, Perry county,
last Friday aftsrntoon, the service
being held ta th* Lutheran church
af tbat pises, ef which the dassss
ed had beea a Ufa long member. A
large concourse of old-time friends
and neighbors wsre peas eat, Among
those wae attended from thia section were Mr. aad Mra. Gay L. Bow-
' sr, aad Mrs. Joseph Lanier aad son
Bobert, af Altoona. Mr. Bower waa
long a good citisen ef this borough
and sa account af Ws death appear-
«* la ear aaa* af tast week.
SPORTSMEN JHJOT EVENING
Man Iateraatfaag Eal.iUlaaaaBI
Al*a* With Ra-ralar Baairaeea
The Bellwood Sportsmen's Association bald their regular monthly
meeting Tueaday night at the Cornmesser hall. A targe attendance was
present aad a number ef important
matters were ironed eat.
Aa orchestra wsa present which
furnished special anisic Two visitors from Williamsburg were also
present: Dr. Butler and Professor
Sollenberg. Professor Sollenberg
gave a short talk, and Dr. Butler
gave a fine "blackface" impersonation that furnished real entertainment aad was greatly enjoyed by
those present. Professor F. A.
Hamilton of the local schools gave
a splendid talk on sportsmenship.
During the regular order of business reports were heard from the
game and fish committees, relatively
to the turkeys that were liberated
and the shipments of trout • that
were recently distributed. The Clubs
solicitor B. Jubelirer who has been
working on a site for the proposed
club house snd game refuge made
a report on his findings. He reported
no favorable reply from the owner
of the Brush mountain property and
recommended that other sites be investigated. A committee was appointed to look over the** sites snd
work with the solicitor ta securing
eaa that would he satisfactory.
Plans were sssde to hold the next
meeting out doors along the same
linjss aa these followed laat year
which proved se successful daring
the hot summer months. Accordingly
the date waa sst for Saturday afternoon, July 18th and a committee
appointed to arrange for a location.
This committee will also arrange for
a rifle and pistol match to be held
ta connection with the meeting and
will procure a number ef chickens
fer prises. Complete details will be
announced    later in order that   all
WEDDING DAY IB SET   VkfM.
Mtss Virginia Ford Myers, daughter ef Mra, Edwin Binswanger ef
Franklin; even*** WiUkinsburg, Mb
choaea Friday, June 81 as the day
ef her marriage to Edward T. Arters
of Tidioute, Pa, The ceremony is to
take place at 2:80 o'clock in the
Firet PreAyterian church of Wilkinsburg, the paator, Dr. George
Taylor Jr, officiating. Miss Myers
hss aaked Mtss Mary Louise Hill ef
Wood at-reet, Willuriaburg, to be
her bridesmaid. Mr. Altar's brother,
Wayne Arters will be beet aasa.
Th* bride to be ia a grand daughter of the tote ttt. aad lbs. Albert
Ford, fer many yeara highly esteemed citixens af the borough aad residing on Mala street.
BARN WILL RE REPLACED
Preparations are now being made
to reconstruct a barn to take the
place ef one destroyed on the John
A. Fax farm at Sunnybrook, a few
weeks ago. Mr. Fox waa successful
te' purchasing a large commodious
barn near Horrell te the southern
part ef tbe county, which will soon
be dismantled sad the lumber
brought to his fares, aad from which
another one will be constructed. The
week ea the same will be started
immediately. The destruction of the
born waa a serious loss to Mr. Fox,
end It will be remembered that
that twenty-five head of fla* cowa
also burned to death in the conflagration.
—The special election on Tueaday to determine whether or not
the borough should be bonded In
the amount of $45,000, will cost
the taxpayers about $250.00. All tiie
expenses incident to holding the election must be paid by the borough.
—The annual picnic of the Altoona Work* veterans will be held
Bt Hershey, Pa, on Saturday. A
special train of sixteen cars will
leave Altooaa early in the morning,
stopping at Bellwood at 6:10 a. m.
A number of veteran* reside in
town snd many ef them have planned to take te the picnic.
•—The daily vacation Bible school
held at ths Olivet Baptist church will
close Friday. Then hss been a
splendid attendance and good work
haa been don* ta the olaesne CtSB*
ing exercises will be hsld Friday
evening at 7:80. Program by the
children showing aome ef the works
accomplished. Certificate and prises
will be awarded to thee* meeting
the requirements. Parents and
friend* asa mslsBy invited te at-
SERVED FIFTY-FOUR TEIMND OF TOE DEPARTED
Loag Team ta Btapleye of the P
•ylvaaia. Half-read Cnmy.my
After watt aad faithfully
th* Pennsylvania Railroad compan
fer a period nf fifty-four years, Mi ;
Louis M.  Myers, well knowa Mali ! ^Thompson, which oecured ta Pitts-
Who   Ha**  Paaaed    From
TtaM la  Eternity
WILLIAM L. THOMPSON
. Bellwood friends were grieved to
learn   of the death ef William   L.
street resident ef the borough, re
tires to tha shades of private life
having beea recently placed on thi
Honor Rett.
He was beta October 8, 1866 an
entered the eervice* of the    rail*
road company May 1, 1881, as a lei
borer, aad through merit roes to th
responsible  position  ef  night
master    ta the Bellwood yards
July  1,  1808.  Later he waa ma
passenger conductor in which
tion he served from June 1, 1808
Februrary  11,   1896, when he
made day yard master. Since F
rurary 1, 1900, to the day of his re
tirement .  he   served  a*     passengei
conductor,   running from   Bellwoo
to  Punxsutawney.   p'-f.-:fi.
Fifty-four    years service in    th
employ of. this great corporation i
a record of which any* one can fee%
proud Mr. myers is one of the besfq
known and much-respected citizens,1
He is a member of the First Metho-v
diet Episcopal church. He now re
tires to private life and will spend
the time at home. His many friends
wish him a long   well earned •aca-'l
tion.
SEWER PROPOSITION WINS
Ad a special election of the voters of ths borough held at the pub-
lie building oa Tuesday, the citlaeas
voted greatly to favor, the vote being 688 for snd 64 against fer the
installation of a sewer system and
disposal plant for the town,
matter has beea before the vi
on two previous occasions aad
that it has agate beea almost
animoualy decided to install
systo»V  Mt. h$\ Mope that
_ mMJii'nem&ha M
seen, ss there will be many preliminaries which have to be ironed eat.
The question voted upon waa whether er not the borough ahould be
bonded ta the aaaa of $45,000 with
which to pay Ba portion of the east
of a aewer system, the remaining
amount, possibly $200,000 to be
furnished by one of the alphabetical
setups ef the Halted States government. Should the governmJent act
promptly there ia aot a doubt bnt
that tha job will be started ta a few
weeks. A *m****mm- of men will be
employed and the work wfll last
several months.
hospital early tast Saturday
tag from a cerrebral  hemorrhage,  having been  stricken  a few
*t**ys previous. He was a merchant
Bad located in Bellwood many
ago, where he conducted   a
ea    for twelve years,    after
he went to Pittsburgh, where
Was similarly engaged for twenty's years, and for a number of
conducted a tailor shop    at
ant He. eras aa expert work-
end during hia busineaa activity
I Bellwood made clothes for many
ayi-aur citizens. ',
. He was born June 1, 1859, at
Smithburg, Md., a son of Archibald
Esvlnd. Mary K. Thompson. He is
Survived by two daughters and one
ata, Mrs. Fred Goss of this bor-
sMgh; Mrs. J. A. Spirey, of Los An-
-Rples, Calif., and Ralph L. Thomp-
•*•*$*, of Cleveland, Ohio. A daugh-
Sta*, Mrs. Mabel D.Donnel died a few
■araaw ago  in  Cleveland.
1 body was brought to    the
A Glass funeral home    en
street, where funeral service
held Monday afternoon at 1
con/ducted by Rev.  J.  M.
Ipsa, paator of the Fint Metho-
^ Episcopal church.    Interment
*-af*-*made ta'*hsa*aa Valley cemetery.
RRJtB. CLARA OLIVET   BRUNNER
IB of Stewart Brunner, died sud-
at 10:45 -Friday night at her
at Neath Bellwood from a se>
hemorrhage. She became audit! at 5 o'clock during the af-
She waa born at Henshey-
Bellwood, on Jan.    16
William and
Arnold, PhtBa, aad Gay;
alii Sister, Mrs. John Helsel ef McKee; 'ea* half-sister, Mrs. Warren
McCloskey of South Fork, and two
brothers, Jaaae aad Clair Miller
both ef Detroit, Mich. Funeral services were conducted at the home on
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment was mad* in Antis cemetery.
■BBBBH
RESERVOIR PROJECT  STARTED
Forty-six men, mostly recruited
ta th* borough and a few from Antis townfeMip, begun work en en-
Urging the borough source ef water supply up Bell ran last Monday
morning. The job will last several
week* and tha workers are saar engaged ta clearing away ths underbrush, both dead and alive and making other preliminary arrangements
to enlarge the intake. The work Is
being done under the FERA snd
about fourteen thousand dollars
have bean allotted for the undertaking.
It has been felt by the borough
officials that th* intake waS insufficient supply far the needs of the
community, yet through tack ef
funds, tha undertaking was held up
until Federal government came to
ear relief through one of its setups.
The reservoir will be considerably
enlarged and when the job ia completed within a few months, it is
expected to make it big enough to
hold several million gallons of water
for borough use. Each man will
work thirty-six hours per week at
the usual rate of pay fer. laborers
and ths job wfll run several weeks.
WILL BUILD PARISH HOUSE
This morning twenty men begun
excavating tho foundation fer a parish house 80x50 for Grace Lutheran
church on the corner of North Cambria and Fourth street*, aad when
completed will be used for church
social purposes. A convenient kitchen will be erected ta the rear. It is
thought tha building will ha completed sad ready far occupancy
within sixty daya.
HENRY BRUNNER
From illness due to hie advanced
years, Henry Brunner, died at his
home on Main street early Friday
morning of last week. He had been
ta failing health fer B number of
months. Deceased wss born ta Vienna, Austria, June 1, 1851 aad
(when! a young man teams to the
United Statea. He haa been a resident ef Blair county fer 69 years,
and for the paat thirty-five years
had been a resident of Bellwood,
where he waa engaged ta the restaurant; business, tanid during thia
time was owner of Brunner's restaurant He is survived by hia wife
BBd one son, Harry R. Brunner, en-
gag-ed iri business ta Tyrone. He
was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic church ef this borough, where
funeral services war* conducted
tast Monday morning at 10 o'clock
with requiem maaa in charge of
Rev. Joseph Brett. Interment was
mad* ta Logan Valley cemetery.
Thd deceased wa* eaa ef the well
known caterers of the borough and
during his busineaa activity formed
the acquaintance of many persons.
He waa of a quiet aad unassuming
nature aad waa oae of the good citizens ef the borough.
•—Type wrPer peper far aale at
the Bulletin office ta say aaa a tit-
—Parents of il|l*ilis whn will
enter school for the first time next
fall aas urged to have them properly
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ENYART
Died at the age of 81 at 11:30
o'clock Friday June 7th 1935, at
his home at Hensheytown near
Bellwood of disease incident to advanced age.
Born on Sept 27, 1853 at Hill
Valley, Pa., a son of Benjamin and
Catherine Enyart. He was twice
married, first ia 1878 to Miss Sarah
Ann Johns, of Hill Valley. The following children survive this anion:
George ef Hubbard, Ohio, Alice Se-
with of Detroit, Mich., Mary Halli-
well, Mrs. Catherine Stevenson ef
Pittsburgh aad Barry Enyart ef
Wiilliamsbuirg. He Is also survived
by thirty-five grandchildren aad
thirty gi sat grand children.
. He was married fo 1915 toClara
Hamp Schoffer whe survives, also
aaa brother Jesse M. Enyart ef Altooaa, eae raster Mrs. Jane Lower
af Altooaa.
GRANGERS WJM OESSION
St'tthtri  Frottf Fhra OteaMsi   WiU
Maat Jaae SO
Thursday, Jaae SO, will be Grange
day SB Martinsburg snd Blair county
te general when the Pomona grange
of Centre, Blair, Bedford, Somerset
aad Cambria conties will meet to
Joint session' ta the Community hall
in Memorial park.
The atate has been divided into
four districts and a traveling gravel
assigned to each district which is
taken from one Pomona to another
until It returns to its original starting point. Oa this occasion Centre
county will present it to Blair county and then in turn it will be presented to one county' group to another as listed above.
This joint meeting has been arranged by the Pomona masters and
lecturers of the several counties so
that it might be possible te have as
the main speaker the lecturer of the
National Grange, Harry A. Cstoh of
Coshocton, O., who will be in the
■state during that week. Ia addition
to the above speaker, th* present
master of Pennsylvania State
Grange, J. Audrey Boak, of New
Castle, and Past Master E. B. Dor-
sett of Mansfield, Fa* will appear
on the program.
Aa all-day program has been prepared, alas an evening session. The
day sessions will be closed, but the
eventaaTsessro*. it open to the public Two addreaaes wltt be given at
thia session. Oae by the National
Lecturer and the other bf/ past master ef Pennsylvania State Grange,
E. B. Dorsett Mr. Dorsett has
spoken here before snd those who
have hea*rd aha will remember him
sa a forceful speaker, thoroughly
conversant with present day conditions. Hia subject will be ^America*.
Mr. Caton, the lecturer of the Na-
1 Grange, is a new speaker in
b*n\ Jlfth hi*-wide ex-
-ar-Rl   ae
subaras-
nate granges ta these five counties
and each one hss been invited to
send a delegation to this meeting.
ta addition to these there are five
county unite ar Pomona granges
which will be represented. Tb* day's
work will bs carried on ta the fourth
degree ef the order, thus giving the
members of the subordinate granges
an opportunity to attend.
TROOPS LEAVE SATURDAY
The 164th Cavalry, P.N.G., will
enter lato their annual two weeks
training, Saturday, Bt Ctoleb-rjook,
Pa. The first squadron consisting of
Troop B, Tyrone, Troop C. Altoona
end Troop A. Clearfield under the
command ef Mayor Benjamin Le-
vtae will leave Saturday morning at
1:30 a.nu They will be conveyed
thia year, to ths reservation by
means of transport trucks.
A number of local men belong to
the Tyrone unit and will leave Saturday. They are: Lieutenant Warren McKinney, Sergents; Harold
Barr sad Elmer Sheriff: Corporal
"b-vinl Mitchell: Prive-tjes Ifet class,
William Karl, Dick McCoy and Dick
Rothenberger: Private*; Bob Bupp,
Paul Noel, Bunny Root, Bob McCloskey, Jess Edmiston, Ralph
Fields and Harold Dunn.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at 2:80 from the
U. B. Church of Bellwood. Interment was made at Greenwood cemetery.
MRS MARTHA BARNHART
Widow of the late Samuel Barnhart
died at the home of her niece, Mrs.
Wilson in Harrisburg at 10:30
o'clock lest Sunday evening from
disease incident to her age. She was
born in Germantown, Perry county,
82 years ago, and immediately after
her marriage she and her husband
resided for a number of years in
Newport, Pa., When the Kerbaugh
works were estabWshed here they
came to Bellwood thirty years ago,
where the husband died about five
years ago. She continued her residence ta Bellwood until three
years age, when she went to Harrisburg to reside with her. niece, Mrs.
Wilson. She was a life long member
of the Methodiat Episcopal church.
Interment was made ta Newport
Wednesday beside her huaband at
10:80 o'clock. Sh* was the laat ef
hor immediate family, aad beside
a number af nieces and nephews is
survived by an adopted eoa, Thomas
Bamhsrt, ef Tyrone.
PERSONAL RABAGRAraSl
People Whe Visit Here J
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS OF OUR CITIZEHi!
Gaesta Who Are Entertained hy Be*4>j
Wood Hosts—Personal Mention <fj
Those Who Visit To and Fra
Mr. William A. Hauth of Mate]
atreet is in Washington this weekji
where he is attending the shrine aaoj
nual convention.
Louis Bland and family of South]
First street,  left  Monday for OhioJ
where they will spend Borne time vi*l
siting with  relatives.
Rev. J. ii. Breanan, pastor qf tha
Methodist Episcopal church, was afj
Carlisle this week, where he attend-?;
ed commencement exercises..
Mr. and Mrs.. Ralph D. Robb
family, of Washington, D. C,
recent visitors in the borough, wEeS
they resided a number of years Beaj
Mr.   Eldin  Marsh,   who  has
a    student at Juniata    college .
Huntingdon    for the paat year,
now at home fer th* summer vaca^
tion.
Mr. James W. Lowther, of St
College,     called  upon-    hte
friends te th* borough last evenii
He was ta oar office long enough
say "Hello."
Mr. aad Maa 3. H.  Patton
sons Dwight and Earl spent the
week ta Chambersburg as guests
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Goas, former
of Bellwood.
* Mr.    sad Mrs. P. F. Lloyd
family    of Harrisburg, were
Sunday guests at the home of MS
Lloyd's parent*,  Mr.  and Mra.
M. Waters oa North Fourth
Mr. H. W. Schalles, cashier
the First National bank, was^
Sorsatsa   a few   daMfl
Bankers.
Mr. Harry Gilmore aad Mr. HuBsijj
aacr story ef the Y.M.C.A., attended
As graduating exercises af Gettysburg college on Monday. Among
the graduates waa Charles Frasier,
one of their young friends..
Mrs. William A. Love of Orchard
street was pleased to entertain Mr.
aad Mra Elmer Love, Mr. sad Mrs.
John Love snd Miss Helen, Love,
m ot Waterloo, Juniata county, the
beginning of the week. Mr. Elmer
Love is a brother-in-law of Mrs.
Love.
Mr. and Mrs. Mileto of Erie, Pa,, j
spent a few days recently with Mra' j
Mileto's sister, Mjrs. Burchfield ea
Stewart atreet. While here they all
enjoyed dinner at the CCC camp ■<
aeven miles from Snow shoe, Clear- ]
field county, and report fine enter- !
tainment
Chief Burgess Sollenberger of -
Williamsburg and Dr. Butler, also i
ot Williamsburg, were in the hot- j
ough Tuesday evening and attended 1
the monthly meeting of the BeU.'*
wood Sportsmen's Association. They*
were callers at our office. Dr. But-f
ler is a candidate for the Republican j
nomination for county, treasurer.  3
Miss Elizabeth Akers, Mrs. Ntna]
Weaver, Miss Elizabeth Reeder andi
Mt. H. E. Akers were at Williams***j
port on Tuesday, where they at*
tended the fiftieth anniversacry I
commencement exercises of thai
Dickinson Seminary of that city.1
Mi=s Akers was numjt-ered among*;
graduates of the class fifty ye
ago, and it was a great pleasureS
her to again visit her alma materij
Mi*. Lou!-? A. Sieber, -of Steufc
ville,     Ohio,  were  guests
and Wednesday at the home of
Julia Beard, mother of Mrs. Sie
■on  North  First street,  and  at
home    «f Mr.  and    Mrs.    Eds
Beard on North Third street Tb*
were    on their    way to    Scrantsg
where they will visit a sister of
Sieber,   and  ibefore   departing
Sieber was a caller at our office.
Mr. snd Mrs. George Lynn,
son Charles Lynn and Mr. and
L. A. Frazier, of the notth side,
tended    the annual    commence,
of Gettysburg  collage  oa  Mond
where Mr. Charles Frasier waa
bered among the graduates, aftaf j
three year course. Ia September |
wffl enter the theological aemtas
where he will pursue a course
the next three years. Mrs,
Morris,   Mrs1.  Sadie McMufte
Raymond    Frasier,    of
Md., alao  attended  the
exercises.
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