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VOL. XLVI.
BELLWOOD. PA.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1935
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LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
Short Items That WUl Inter-
est Our Readers
S.-IIEF SUMRMflYOF THE WEEK
Tarae    Feragraphs Concerning    the
going Of Our Borough—The Col-
nrnn Oar Snbacribera  Enjoy
—The members of tha Excelsior
Fire Co. No. 1, will stage a Bingo
party at the fire hall on ths nights
of Nov. 26th and 27th. Turkeys and
chickens will be the prises.
—Mr. Jesse Cook is the father
of a fine girl baby who arrived at
his borne early thia week. In due
time the daddy will have an * assistant in his grocery store on Main
street.
—Early Saturday morning a fine
girl came to bless the home -of Mr.
and Mrs. James Shaner, and now
there are two in the golden chain.
Mother and new arrival are doing
fine.
j—Mrs. Louise Armstrong and
Mrs. James Scotland spent a day
with their mother and sister Mrs.
Louise Taylor and Mrs. Howard
Walker at Bosch Grove near the
'borough.
—The Bulletin will be issued on
Wednesday afternoon next week on
account of Thanksgiving coming on
our regular publication day. Please
send items into the office early
Wednesday morning.
—The Bellwood and Antis Township unemployed council will meet
Thursday evening in the fire hall.
At this time.a large group of new
members will be enrolled. All unemployed and WPA workers are invited to attend.
—Earl Edward Rcwersox is a
new arrival in the borough having
at in appearance at the home of
R. Mong on South First street laat
Friday morning. The mother will bo
remembered aa the former Eileen
Mong.
—Sunday morning when the
denizens of these parts pounced
ont of bed they were greeted with
a fall of snow, which descended the
greater part of the day, yet it
melted almost as fast as it fell.
However, tiie mountain tops were
white with tha ''■beauiful" and was
plainly visible until Monday morning.
—Logan Valley Grange will meet
on Monday evening, Nov. 25, instead of Friday, Nov. 22, the regular meeting night Thie postpon-
ment is made so that the hall may
be available for the practice of the
Grange play to be given on Saturday. Thia will be the annual election
of officers and a full turnout is
desired.
-—Mr. W. Howard Musser, former weU known young man of the
borough, for the past few years an
employe of the reclamation plant of
the P.R.R. company in Chambersburg, Pa., is a patient in Wills' Eye
hospital in Philadelphia, where he is
buffering form an injury received
to one of his eyes a few weeks ago.
His condition has cauused his
friends much apprehension.,
—All Sunday school workers with
children from nursery to and including junior departments are urged to attend the eounty children's
institute to be held in First Presbyterian church, fourteenth avenue
snd Twelfth street, Altoona, from
4 to 9 Friday, Nov. 22. Every
Sunday school superintendent in
the Second district should see that
hia teachers are notifed of this
meeting and' a way made possible
for them to go.
—One day recently while Mr.
William McCloskey, a well known
young sportsman ef the borough,
was gunning down in Spruce Creek
township, Huntingdon county, he
succeeded in bringing down a goshawk. It was a large specimen of
the hawk family, "fhe young man
sent tiw bird to the State Game
Commission at Harrisburg, and (n
due time received a check for five
dollars bounty. Goshawks are quite
destructive to small game, more
especially the yfoung. They are the
bane to all true sportsmen and
whoa ia the wide open they never
foil to-destroy them. '
—Advertise *a the Bulletin sad
get customers-
OIEO MTERJONS ILLNESS
Mrs.  Gum  L.   Davie  Pasaea  Away)
oa 3 sails First Street
est Mer Home oB  South  Fs-rat Street
After many months of illness Mrs.
Grace L. D|avis passj|ed| peacefully
into rest at her home on South
First street, this borough, Monday
afternoon, at 1:15 o'clock. Her illness was of long duration and
throughout ahe bore it with a fortitude befitting her Christian faith.
She was born at New Paris, Bed
ford county, May 28, 1869, where
her early life waa passed. With her
husband she came to B[ellwotod
about thirty-five years ago and resided here until her d-eath. She is
survived by her husband, one
brother and four sisters, Frank L.
Bertram, of Pleasantville, Mrs. Rebecs Hoenstein, and Mrs. A. D.
Ling, both of Johnstown, Mra.
Harry Long, of New Paris and Mrs.
J. C. Smith of Liginier, and many
sorrowing  friends  and  neighbors.
For many years ahe was a member of Grace Lutheran church of
this borough, and during the time
she enjoyed good health, never
missed a means of grace. She was
quite active in a number of the societies of the church.
The deceased was a woman of
kindly disposition and generous in
her benevolences, and her friends
were many. The funeral services
were held at her late home on
South First'street this afternoon at
1:30 o'clock, conducted by her paator, the Rev. Russell P. Knoebel, and
were attended by a large concourse
of friends and neighbors. Interment
was made in Logan Valley cemetery.
BELLWOOD ENTERS LEAGUE
The Bellwood High school has
been enrolled as the seventh entry
in the Mountain Basketball league,
this organisation being the oldest
scholastic cage league in this dis-
TTuttea to  the  league  planning  for
ANTIS SCHOOLS GET WPA* FUNDS'SPONSORS  OEER   CONTEST
..SCHOOLS GET WPA FUNDS
Under a recent grant by tiw W.R
A. an addition of six classroom*
will be made to the Antis Township
Consolidated School Building. Plans
for this annex have been ander
consideration for some tim and, in
consequence, thia move is the result of mature thought.
Although the building erected in
1981 on the edge cf Bellwood waa
planned to meet well the needs eX«
»string  at  the   tim,?,   the   rapid   in-*
crease of popjlati tn in the township]
due to improved highways and other,
facilities   .have  brought the    locar
school    system are    face to    face
with a serious shortage of space in
its present plant. So serious indeed
was this need that the State Coun-!
cil    of  Education     allocated     five>|
tthousand dollars to aid in the pur-';
chase of materials for it. There are
now  almost  cne  thousand   childrens
being served by this sch ol system '
The proposed  addit
sist of two    standa
oversize    classrooms..  Besides    ma-f
terials purchased   by the  funds a
aside by the State council, several
unoccupied schools still owned    b;
the school district will be torn dowi
and their    materials salvaged    f.
this project. The total value of
proposed annex should be    betweel
$ 12,000 and $15,000 dollars.
Not only does the proposed ana
diti-.ii   will     coal
irds    and    'one
bring relief frofn the problem of
extreme crowding, but it shonld
make possible an improved educational opportunity. It should be
feasible, by efficient utilization of
the space, to organize the school
along the lnes of the 6-6 plan or
the elementary-junior-senior high
school {dan: It ia hoped that such a
school will offer not only a strictly
academic education but likewise
may provide excellent vocational
education for students who do aot
intend to go to college.
Worsen tbe grounds project for
the school is -rapidly drawing to a
conclusion. The project this fall included flood lighting the building,
enamelling the lavatories, grading
and top-soiling the football field
preparing extensive lawn areas and
setting shrubbery beds near the
present high school. When complet-
edd, it is felt that the Antis Township Schools will have a plant offering excellent and modern facilities.
The people cf Antis Township are
fortunate to secure the several practical projects which have been carried on. These projects have served
the doubly useful .purpose of bringing little-dreamed-of edu.utional
opportunities and of furnishing
practical work to men out of employment
R01I0 JOBS WILL EMPLOY ZSUMROW NECK TO BE CUTOUT
Improvement   WIU   Add   Beauty   ti]
the Highway System in State
Permanent,   roadside      imprc
ments which will reduce    maint
ance costs, promote safety and
to the beauty ot the highway syst
are being undertaken in connect
with    tiw 1111,000,000 WPA
Betterment     Program   now.,
way,    according    ta. Ws
ill
the fifteenth annual season.
Lewistown, Tyrone, Hollidaysburg, Bellwood, Mount Union, Huntingdon and Philipsburg will comprise the league circuit for tiie
coming season. The Mountain league champion annually ..' competed
for' tiie district No. 6 cage title,
the pennant winner representing
the district on numerous occasions,
Lewistown, Huntingdon, Philipsburg
snd Hollidaysburg being former
champions.
Bellwood High, newly admitted to
the PIAA became eligible for the
league play a year ago. The school
mat the various teams in basketball
and also in football. Bellwood High
will include a number • of other
games in the schedule, Antis and Altoona Catholic High to be played
the usual home and away schedule.
ANTIS P.-T.-A. MEETING
The November meeting of Antis
Towfnlship Parent-Teacher association will be held this evening. The
meetng opens at 7:30 with selections
by the Antis High school orchestra
and devotions led by Rev. J. A.
Metzgar. A fine song service will
be led by C. E. Figard. A playlet
entitled "Tho Story of Mail" will be
presented by students under the
direction of Miss Geneva Irwin.
Another feature of thia fine program will be a group of selections
by the Bellwood Quartet. Attorney
Haberstroh, Altoona, will speak.
Miss Violet Gwin will direct a play
presented by students entitled
'"Health People," after which the
regular business meeting will be|
conducted by president H. R. Gwin.
SECOND   SERMON
Next Sunday morning Rev. H. G.
Dooley will deliver the second sermon in commemoration of the Four
Hundredth Anniversary of the
Printing of the English Bible. Thia
observance is gripping the nation
with its appeal and the final community meeting will be held in tiw
Methodist1 church on Sunday afternoon Dec. 8th, with Dr- C. C. Ellis,
president of Juniata College the
principal  speaker.
—Messrs. Andrew Rohley and A.
C. Campbell are new mernhants in
the borough, having oipened a Nation Wide Store in the new Mills
building on Main street, this week.
Both are popular young fellows
and    experienced  in    the
proximately 250 men will be em"
ployed on tbe work, as weather permits, throughout the winter.
Under plans worked out by the
forestry unit of the department;
honeysuckle and meadow spirea
are being transplanted on slopes
Which cut back as a safety measure
under this program. Steep banks
and sight view hazards at curves
and intersections are receiving special attention.
Planting on these slopes is designed to provide a root structure
which will bind the earth and prevent washing; thus eliminating extra maintenance and tiw hazards of
a mud film on highway after heavy
rains.
Honeysuckle of the common
Hall's Japanese variety, which
abounds In Philadelphia section,
will be used for plantings in the
southern part of the State. This var-
iey is particularly hardy, spreads
easily and can be transplanted with
Utile danger of dying. Bee use of
ito tendency to spread, farmers' are
eager to give cutings without charge
since their removal clears more land
for cultivation. ■
Runners are trimmed back and
cuttings about 15 inches in overall
length are loaded—100,000 at a
timie into trucks. In the souheastern
part Of the state they are taken directly to the scene of transplanting;
cuttings for the southwestern part
of the State will be concentrated st
Hollidaysburg \ and redistributed
from this point.
Because of the more rigorous climate in the extreme north tier,
meadow spirea is being con sidered
for use there. This shrub has a root
structure which serves equally well
and be added, without cost, from
natural growth in that section.
Thus for tiie bre cost of hauling
and handling, this work may bs
undertaken throughout the State.
lading Highway Along Juniata River  to  Be Eliminated
On Tuesday the State Highway
epartment at Harrisburg awarded
contract to a Pottsville firm for
construction of a new highway
of Tyrone, and when completed
eliminate the narrow, winding
d that exists at present and
has been the bane of all mo-
*ag~tSSt~ wayT The ~co*-
tract involves. four townships in
Blair and Huntingdon counties, and
is a federal-aid project. The new
highway will pass, through part of
Snyder, Tyrone and Warriorsmark
townships and Birmingham borough,
8.01 miles of reinforced1 concrete
twenty feet wide; two reinforced
concrete bridges and reinforced
concrete beam bridges. R. C. Burket, of Pottsville, is the contractor,
at the price 8844,561, and operation
will likely begin at an early date.
Several months' will be required to
complete the project.
The Blair-Huntingdon project is
on the Lakes-to-Sea highway and
extends from the eastern limits of
Tyrone borough eastward to Union
Furnace. This has been sought for
some years. Tyrone Chamber of
Commerce and service dubs and citizens joined in the effort, aided
by Altoona organizations.
The Blair representatives took an
active part in the effort and at last
won. It is rather an expensive job,
costing close to $115,000 per mile,
bnt those familiar with the territory admit it is a good investment
for permanent use. The road traverses the narrow winding valley of
the little Juniata, river, sharing
what little room there is with the
river and the Pennsylvania railroad.
As a result there are numerous
cuts, fills and aqueduct and, besides
these, the road is rather full of
curves. The contract calls for the
building of three bridges and it
is understood several of the subways are to be eliminated.
Nothing has been given out con-
cernning the type of labor to be
used but because it is a federal job
in part it is to be expected that
many persons now on the emergency
or work relief will now be accommodated with jobs.
Bellw-eod    Sportsmen    Offer    Prizes
for Beat   Head, and  Rack.
The Bellwood Sportsmen's Association is staging a contest whereby
banters in this vicinity will be suitably rewarded for their prowess in
killing bucks with fine  racks.
Firet prize goes to the hunter
who secures the buck with the most
perfect head. As a reward; the
head will be mounted by Max
Bingman the local taxidermist.
Second prize goea to the hunter
whoee doer has the most points and
will receive a pair of hunting boots.
Third prize will be a flashlght to be
awarded to the killer of the heaviest deer. Everyone who enters deer
in the contest will be awarded a
free membership ticket to the Association.
The contest is open to all residents of Bellwood1 and Antis township, whether they are members or
not Persona outside of this district
are eligible, only if members of the
association. All deer must be displayed on a rack that will Be erected near the Cornmesser Hardware
store where they will be judged by
men specially selected by the president.
It ia thought by the sportsmen,
that in addition to creating a little
competition among the hunters,
this contest will also have a tendency to make them watch more closely before they shoot, thus eliminating dangers of accident and illegal kills.
I
BLAIR  CHILDREN'S   MEETING
The annual county children's in-
situate, which has become one of
main activities of the Blair County
Sunday School association, will be
held in the First Presbyterian
church of Altoona on Friday evening November 82, beginning at 4
O'clock annd closing at 9, with supper at 6 o'clock.
" Miss *hj-*r*HGr"Slkes~3t PhilaaeT-
phia, state superintendent of children's division, will be the leader
and will talk, both afternoon and
evening! on subjects of interest to
workers with  children.
Thia conference is for all workers
with children from nursery to
twelve years of age and every achooi
should send as many ot their children's workers as possible.' No registration fee. is required.
Every Sunday school superintendent in second district should aee
thst his teachers are notified of
this meeting and a way made possible for them to go. The second
district children's conference will
be held December 6,
People Who Visit Here am
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS OE OBB CITIZEMI
Guests Who Are Entertained by ReW
Weed Hoeta—Personal hfaatlea off
These Who Visit To sad Fire
Wilford Williams and Clark Ne
hoof apent Tuesday in Tyrone.
Blanch    Houston returned    fro
Fitchburg,   Mass.,  where  she spent •
several  days with her cousin    Mrs.'*
George   Galbraith,   niaMng   the trip
by auto.
Mr. Donald M. Gilmore of Phil*-J
delphia, spent the weak end    visiting at the home of his brother,- J.J
H. Gilmore and    family on    South
First atreet
Mr. John Irvin, Jr., son of    Mr. '
and Mrs. John  H.  Irwin of North
First street,  after spending a few
days  at home  has  returned  to  hie
studies at State College.
Mrs. Arthur J. Darrah, after enjoying a visit of a few days at tho
home of her mother, Mrs. Adelaide
McFariand on South Second street,
returned to her home in Huntingdon, West Vir., last Saturday.
Mr.    Wiggins Thorn, a    member'
of one of the CCC camps in Union J
county, apent a few days this week
at the home    of his moher,    Mrs.
Mollie  Thorn  on  Main  street, and
incidentally    had  the  pleasure    of'
meeting    some of his young    lady
friends.
ACTIVITIES   OF   THE   Y.M.C.A.
—The Foreign Missionary society
of the Methodist church will hold
their annual nite box opening, Tuesday evening, Nov. 26. The luncheon
will be served in the festal hall of
the church at 6. o'clock. Later the
exercises will be held in the Sunday school room Mrs. J. M. Brennan
the mite box superfntndnt, Snd
assistant  will  present  a     program.
Each member has the privilege  of
-—•     ck—riencea   in     tne    grocery   .  , _ L
busi-vee*.   Many friends  hope   they   ^^ °M °f """* *****
***111 make a success of the undertaking.
—Every member of ths    family
reads ths Bulletin.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
In accordance with tbe Thanksgiving proclamation issued by the
president of the United States the
annual Oonaminity .Thanksgiving
service will be held in the Logan
Valley Baptist church on Thanksgiving morning Not. 28 from 8:30
to 9:30. Rev. Levi Goehring will
bring the message and the local
ministers will share in the service.
The early hour is favorable to the
large number ef people who desire
to observe this sacred occasion. The
offering will go to local charity. A
record attendance ia anticipated.
DELIGHTED
The large audience which assembled in the Logan Valley Baptist
church on last Sunday night for
the musical service expressed themselves by a unanimous vote as being delighted with the new hymn
book which was dedicated at that
service to tiie worship of God. The
pleasure of the evening was enhans-
ed with anthemns by the senior and
young peoples' choirs and a beautiful selection by the male quartette. A large number requested
Pastor Dooley to order additional
copies of this popular book for
their personal use at home. Another
service of song will be enjoyed
next Sunday night.
JOHN T.  BRESSLER
A native of Warriors Mark, Pa.,
died at his home in Wayne, Nebraska
Oct 23. He was a son of Daniel and
Mary Ann (Tanneyhill) Bressler,
was born January 14, 1849, going
te Nebraska in 1870. He was united
in marriage with -Julia Fair on July
21, 1880. To this union were bom
six children. Surviving are his widow, four daughters and one son;
also one sister, Miss Hanna M.
Bressler and one brother, Samulel
C. Bressler, both cf Wayne county,
Nebraska. Interment was made in
Greenwood   cemetery   of   Wayne.
DAY EARLIER NEXT WEEK
On account of our regular publication day coming on Thanksgiving Day, the Bulletin will be issued
Wednesday afternoon of next
week. Persons having items for
publication are requested to • have
them in the office early Wednesday
morning, Tuesday if possible.
—Advertise  ia  tiw Bulletin.
—Every member of    ths family
reads ths BuUetta.
- The    bowling alleys    have    been
placed    in first-clas shape for   tho1
winter   season. New Pins and    new
up-to-date lighting systems have ben
installed.
The basket    ball floor baa    been
wiiwiAsA Wi* hntrkstifX -hfmstmr^
floor lines have been repainted.
The library has been rejuvenated
and indexed by installing the latest
indexing system, the kind used in
the state library, by the Tri-Hi-Y
Girls club, under the leadership of
Miss Elizabeth Levengood.
The shower bath curtains are being repaired and installed by the
Gradale Girls club, under the direction of Mrs. Clark Emrick. '
The new volunteer office force
went into action Tuesday and has
been helping tiie general secretary
to get things moving. The V. O, F.
is composed of Burton Hollen, Allen Bussick, Fay Sigle, Oscar Marchaza, Sam Kustaborder and How- I
ard Raugh. These young men cheerfully volunteer their services and
take pleasure in acting.
The bowling contest this evening
will be between the Bellwood teach- I
ers versus Harshbarger girls from
Altoona. The public is invited to attend these games, as well as all the
activities in the "Y."
—Mr. Jesse Nearhoof,' well known
Antis)    township farmer,  who    haa
been confined to his home since the
first ot October,  is slowly improv-  '
'ing.
—Wanted—Sewing of all kinda*
also men's clothing altered and
coats relined. Inquire Mrs, S. 3.
Schroder, 505 Orchard Street, Bellwood, Pa.
—The Ladies Aid Society of tiie
Presbyterian     church  will  hold    a „
Bazaar and Chicken Supper in the
Y. M. C.A. Saturday November 28, I
from 5 till 8 o'clock.
—One day last week a bouncing
boy baby arrived in tiw family of
Mr. and Mrs. William Eat-right, at
the home of the grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Conaway of North Second
street,  this borough.
—The  reopening  services   of the'
remodeled       Methodist       Episcopal
church  at    Biarnesboro,.    Camtbtrfe
county, will be concluded next Sun- I
day morning,  with  Rev. Joseph  F.
Anderson as the guest speaker.
—Mr.  and Mrs.  Harrison Taylor
, bf 335 Third street, Washington, Bv'j
C, announce the birth of a    baby'
hoy, born to them at their home on
Not. 8.  The mother,  prior to her
i marriage,  was   Marie  Louise  Ann-
I strong.    Thte makes    Mrs.    Louise
j Armstrong grandma for the    first
■ time aad Mrs. Louise Taylor great*
grandmottesr.