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BELLWOOD, PA., THURSDAY. MAY 7, 1936
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LOCAL m COLUMN
Short Items That Wil Interest Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMMT OF THE WEEK
Tars.    Pan-—apba  f*san-*aial**g    t*M
Doiag ed Oar Boro«gh-—Tha Col.
ataa Oar Sabacribera  Eajoy
•—Hard work, long hours and low
pay ta not th. way to make a country permanently prosperous.
—A-, meeting of the Retired
Men's «dub will be held ia the Y.M.
'C.A. auditorium Saturday afternoon
at 2.00 o'clock, when a number of
interesting views will be shown on
tbs canvass. Members should hasp
this to mind sad attend the meeting
and enjoy the pictures. At the meeting held last Saturday two new
member, were added to tiie list.
—The joyful word wm received in
Bellwood this morning that a fin.
boy baby has arrived at th. horn, of
Mt. and Mrs. Cleon Moffet on Fifth
Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. And now
Jama. Porter Moffet haa a orbther.
In due time the new arrival will
grow into manhood and become a
full-fleged Republican, juat like his
parents. Mother and baby boy are
doing fine.
—Early hut Saturday morning
while Baker William Hoffman was
operating a cake mixer ia the bakery on Main street, his hand came
la contact with the sharp revolving
part., inflicting painful injury to
his right hand. He went immediatly
to the office -of Dr. B. B. Levengood, who dressed tha injury. The
wound is painful, although it haa not
incapacitated Mr. Hoffman from
doty.
j__R»The Awkward Quad, a has. ball
composed    of Bellwood    High
RECORD IFJE KPMlfO
Pa-sons   Who   Hav  Pan id   Fro—
Tha. to  Eternity
MRS. MYRTLE A. REIGH
Mrs. Myrtle Alice (Snouffer)
Reigh died at bar home, South
Main street, at 1:25 o'clock Sunday
morning after an extended illness.
She mi bora ie Altoona March
5, 1886*; th. daughter of William
and Emma (Rodgers) Snouffer.
Surviving arc her mother, who now
lives ia Fort Wayne, lad., har husband, David D. Reigh; five children,
Clement H. aad Mrs. Lola Cherry,
of BeUwood; Mra. Row Alma Tal-
heira, of Baltimore, Md.; Florence,
of Altoona, and Private Walter B.
Reigh, of Fort Belvair, Va. The following brother, aad sisters also survive: fera M. Snouffer, Indianapolis,
Ind.; Earl, Mrs. Esther Mitchell and
Mrs. Grace Hershey, of Ft Wayne,
Ind.; Mrs. Helen Minard, Mansfield,
O.; Mra. L. E. Root aad Mrs. R. L
Hostler, Bellwood; Mrs. E. J. Bailey,
Tyrone, and Clair Snouffer, Fort
Hoyle, Md. She was a member of
tha Logan Valey Baptist church, th.
Ladies' Auxiliary of the B. of L. F.
and E. Mountain city, lodge 01, of
Altoona. The funeral was held at
ths Logan Valley Baptist church at
8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Burial was made in Antia cemetery.
GALEN SMITH
Galen Smith, former Bellwood
resident, died Thursday of last week
fat a New York eity hospital of
ptomain poisoning. For the paat
three years he had lived to New
York. He was employed in a restaurant there and had married only
four months .go.
H. wss 28 year, old and was the
son of Mr. and Mra. W. W. Smith
o? 614 North Sixth street, MM borough. Sarrivtog    are his win,    his
SEM.IN6 mama Minis
Clay Drifts eta Sawrce af Bell Run
Will Be Pi-*-i_*-»r.tly Sealed
The arrival of better weather has
mad. possible definite progress to
ths work af sealing abandoned coal
mines in many counties in Western
•Pennsylvaia. A survey of the counties involved show that there Sra
2282 abandoned bituminous mines
producing daily about nine -Million
pounds of free sulphuric acid, which
ia being discharged into the streams.
For many years psst there has
been an abandoned clay mine et ths
very source of Bell run, which has
been discharging foreign matter -into the stream. Thl. is aot deleterir I
ous to health, yet fish life will naff
stay in the stream, due to the bottom of til. run being covered with
sediment, which prevents certain
foods upon whieh firm feed ta accumulate. This has been known to
th. sportsmen of this section, and
a year or more ago th. members of
the Bellwood Sportsmen Association
becama active la the matter asd had
considered closing the abandoned
mine. It is known as th. Harbison
Walker aad Liberty mine, upon
which eighteen men are now engaged to effort to seal the mine, which
has been abandoned for msny years.
It will be a gnat source of gratification upon the past of sportsmen,
ss well as all citizens of the borough, ta know that the mine will bs
eventually sealed. It is one et tha
sources of the Borough's water sup-
Illy aad while it is not dangerous to
tha haalth of the community, yet
there will be general satisfaction in
thia section knowing that water frmo
the Mine no longer flows into Bell
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PUNS FOR BLAIR CO. DAY
MOTHER'S DAY
Next Sunday ia Mother*. Day aad
millions of American children
affection fjg>
f.Sat—day,   Maty   16,   Sponsored   by
Altooaa Bamtatf Association
| -Tha Altooaa Booster Association
ia bending every effort to make
Blair County Day one of outstanding event, of the spring season, and
will be held on Saturday, May 16,
MSB thousands of Blair county citizens from the borough aad villages will wand their way to the metropolis of tha count**.
This is a concerted action by tiw
Altoona Booster Store, to prove the
worth af Altoona as a snapping center for tiie people* of B-air County.
It is not tit* Booster Stores' intention or wish to talc, business from
stores in Blair County, outside of
Altoona, which of course, is not
possible, But it ia onr desire to acquaint the people of Blair County
with Altoona, for such times when
you plan a shopping trip away from
home, when yoar local store, do not
have what you want, when you desire a change from old fttalHar -or-
-round frigs, amotor trip- * theatric
party aad so on I
Inasmuch as Altoona depends largely on the support of surroundings
communities. Booster Stores feel it
is a privilege to aat aside a day for
-each eounty la order to show their
'appreciation of the generous support accorded them. Following is
the outline of the plans for Blair
Couaty Day, Saturday, May 16th:
Large advertisments will be run
in all of the Blair County newspapers til. week proceeding Blair
Coany Day, greeting the people of
the county aad giving plans far
awarding a total of $250.00 in prizes to the most popular Bands taking part hi th. grand parade of
bands being organized far this occasion.
This grand pared, of bands for
msamnh
BAND WILL PARTICIPATE
Blair County Day, sponsored by
the Altoona Boosters Association,
aad to be held to the dtp on Saturday, May 16, haa aroused intense
interest to every section of the
county. Locally hundred, of Bellwood and Anti. township people to
attendance. Bellwood i. particularly
interested ia the event, as the Excelsior Fire Company band will
participate in the contest for the
best musical organisation to the
couaty aad hopes to carry off .
prize. It is a crack musical body,
th. beat that ever paraded the
streets of Bellwood aad our citizens
arc justly proud of the boys.
Two hundred and fifty dollars
will be awarded in prizes for contesting bands. The winners in the
contest, will be decided by a popular vote of the people of Blair
couaty. When ta the city go to the
Osbl. department store, sign your
name and vote for your favorite
band. Bellwood citizens know that
our band is the equal of any in th.
county, nnd should give the boys .
boost. All former citizens of Bellwood and Vicinity, now residing elsewhere in Blair eounty, are requested to remember the Excelsior Fire
Company band with your votes. All
prises will be donated by Gable's.
The first prize will ha $100, second
$50, third $25, fourth $15, While
there will be six other prises of $10
each.
Get in line and vote for the Excelsior Fire Company band. It will be
greatly appreciated.
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GRANGE HAS EVENT
Last Thursday evening waa oaa of
tha outstanding events of tha year
for Logan Valley grange, when 178
person, sat down to a chicken supper prepared by the ladies of the
grange. The supper wsa prepared for
by tha lecturer, Mrs. E. R. Cox, and
th. nut   lecturer, Mrs. H. H.   Carr
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■fsssdsy evening. The girla present
a striking appearance ta their blue
regalia aad abort dresses. With a
little more practice, dressed ta,
hla. aad Short dresses the girl, will
eventually become export ball toss-
eers, sad will challenge th. best
* teams ta Blair eounty.
—The Methidist Episcopal Church
school board, consisting of officers
aad teachers of all deparements,
will hold a program and a social
Masting Tuesdy night, May 12, 7:80
p.m., at tha church. C F. Werts,
adult superintendent, is general
chairman of the committee ta charge
aad large attendance ia expected.
The Rev. Gordon Arch Williams,
Juniata, is expected a. guest speaker and there will hs a brief musical
program. Refreshments will be served.
—Plowing aad planting throughout Antis township by the farmers
ia starting from two to four weeks
late this spring. Abnormally wet
weather and late freezes have delayed plowing operation., which
means that planting and probably
harvesting wtill be correspondingly
■*l.te. Tba fint plowing was done two
weeks later than usual. While there
*Ms been a ten per cent loss in winter wheat, due to the severe winter,
the crop is two points better than
last year at this time.
—Within recent weeks there has
v   been  a    pronounced     demand    for
dwelling ' houses    ta the    borough,
many of th. applicants coming from
out of town pieces. Bellwood is ideal
ly situated aa a home community,
free from  contageous  diseases and
being removed  some distance  from
Hss streams,    the danger of    being
flooded during high ureters is reduced almost to a minimum. Th. town
also poaseses all Me modern advantages enjoyed by cities raid larger
towns, which is an added attraction.
NOTICE TO LOT OWNERS
Dos ts the severe winter many of
the lots ta Logan "Valley Cemetery
have been left to bsd condition. It is
the desire    of the officials of    the
cemetery   that they    have the    cooperation of all lot owner, ta placing, til. tarn, to fine shape, especially for Memorial Day. The individuals can psttsnn this duty them-
j-elves, or if left to the hand, of the
association,  the  same will    receive
careful    attention.  Please    consult
with th. secretary of the   saaocia-
Tfor further information.
1. M. OTRIJNKa 8ssy.
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Mrs. Bessie Forsht of Altooaa, Arthur aad William Smith of Canton,
Ohio., aad Mia. Margaret Connell of
Wilmington, Del. Funeral services
were held at the Grace Lutheran
church at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon with Rev. R. P. Knoebel ta
charge. Burial waa made in Logan
Valley cemetery.
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RECENT MARRIAGES
Papal Sa-jde*
Ronald Eugene Park, son of Mr.
and Mra. William Park of Pinecroft,
aad Miss Alteon Joyce Snyder, daughter af Mra. Max Dunmire of
Bellemead, were united ta marriage
on Saturday evening* at 8:30 o'clock
ta the Grace Lutheran church, Rev.
R. P. Knoebel, paator, performed the
ceremony using the ring service. The
couple will reside in their new home
1900 Fourth avenue, East Juniata.
WUaon—Kelley
On Tuesday afternoon at 4:80k
o'clock William Forrest Wilson and
Mary Florence Kelly both of Bellwood were happily united ta marriage at tbe parsonage of tha Logan
Valley Baptist church with Rev. H.
G. Dolley officiating, using the ring
-ceremony. The bride's mother and
severs! close friends made up the
wedding party. Best wishes are ex-
tened to the newlyweds who will reside in Bellwood.
Css     Schmidt
Mr. sad Mrs.    E. F. Schmidt   of
1800  "NoHh   Tuckshae  sttreet,   this
borough, announce the  marriage of
their      daughter      Miss      Margaret
Schmidt, to Mr. Wilbur Goas, Mn of
Mr. .nd Mrs. E. E. Goss af North
Second  street. The ceremony    was
performed    Friday    evening at    8
o'clock at St. Teresa's church    rectory, Altoona, with lev. Peter    T.
Quinn  officiating.  The  couple  was
attended by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mc-
Dermott of Altoona, friends of the
bridal couple. The bride wa. attired
in iris blue and    her attendant    to
salmon    with accessories to    match
and    wore  corsages     of    Tailsmen
roses.  Mr. and  Mrs.  Goss  are  both
graduates    of the    Bellwood    High
school, class af 1924. After a short
wadding trip they will reside at the
bride*, heme.
Iu all of the clturche. of Bellwood
speeial services wfll be observed and
the houses of worship should ba fill,
ed on this day, thus honoring mother, dead or living. If your mother
has passed to the great beyond R
is, indeed, a marie of respect you
can pap to her memory by attending services.
Thia ia a splendid idea and all of
us should appreciate the opportunity
it offers. Affection and love for
one's own mother la th. natural order of living and in some individuals
has grown tato a' veneration far
motherhood in general and ia merited by increasing concern for tin
physical well-being of all mothers.
Mother*. Day will not have achieved its purpose in our lives until
we, .. a people, reach this laat stage.
Unhappily, the number of death, j
that accompany motherhood ta the
United States every year indicates
a tragic failure on our part to do all
that should be done. Encouraging,
however, is the sentiment thst has
demanded that steps be taken to
assure proper safeguards for all
mothers and to save the Uvea of
ma*ny women needlessly sacrificed
each year.
The individual reader of this article may think that bis, or her, influence is small, but nevertheless
we urge everyone to take some interest to the problem. Certainly
civilization has not reached a very
high level when such condition, to
exist without effective protest from
-children who have grown into maturity and understands the factors
involved.
CLEAN UP WEEK
The health authorities of the borough have designated the week beginning next Monday morning as
the time far Clean Up Weak in ths
town. Ths work will be directed by
th. Bellwood Board of Haalth aad
th. chief burgess of th. town, Mr.
Charles F. Werts. Citizens of the
borough are requested to most
heartily co-operate in the movement
by removing the winter's accumulation, from off and about their premises.
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and plan, ara being p-**-fsited1 S» extend aa invitation to all bands
aad drum corps of men ar women to
Blair County to enter the contest,
aad tt te hoped that all will hs able
to (accept tha invitation.
Tba $250.00 ta prize, will be given by the Willim F. Gable Company.
One grand prize of f 100.00, a second prize of $50.00, a third prize
of $25.00, a fourth prise of $15.00
and six other prises of $10.00 each
Will be awarded the winners.
The prises will ha given to those
bands and drum corps receiving the
the greatest number of votes from
residents of Blair county. All Blair
countians, including residents of Altoona aad suburbs, ara invited to register at tiw William F. Gable Company store on Blair Couaty Day,
May 16th, indicating th. time of registration, the band or dram corps
the desire to ba awarded a prize.
As noted, the first ten bands or
drum corps receiving the largest
number of votes will be awarded the
tan prizes. The one getting th. largest number will receive ths $100.-
00 prize, the next largest the $60.-
00 prize and on down the list.
The bands should be ready to parade not later than 1:80 Saturday
afternoon, May 16th. Starting place
and route of parade will bs announced later.
All that will be necessary for
bands and drum corps to enter the
contest is to make application to the
William F. Gable Company, Altoona,
who will furnish all necessary details to connection with the contest.
Extra copies of the Altoona Mirror and Tribune containing announcement of the Altoona Booster
Stores' special offering for the day
will ba distributed to Blair County
homes.
Leading citizens of the eounty
will be invited to lunch st ths Gable
.tore and appropriate addresses will
be broadcast over station WFBG on
Friday, preceding Blsir County Pay
as wall as an Saturday. Th. Altoona
papers will carry photographs and
news atolls concerning those who
tska aa active part to th. Blah-
County Day Program.
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IshsTgi.tigii Tf" Sitj i n111iTTi     did
not gat all they could e.t aad more
too, it was their own fault. The table waa laden to overflowing with
everything that is good to eat that
the farm and garden can produce. It
goes without saying that everyone
present greatly enjoyed the evening.
The evening was the celebration
of a financial drive put on by the
grange under the direction .of H. E.
Rothenberger as chairman, netting
some $400 which will be used to
pay off indebtedness and to beautify the hall. For all contributions the
grange is vary grateful to everyone
who contributed to make the campaign a success.
On Friday evening tiie May meeting of ths "Pioneer Trail'* series
will be held. Logan Valley will be
boat to Juniata grange, which will
present a program, and tbe Bald
Eagle Grnge will fill the chairs. All
grangers are urged to be present and enjoy thia annual meeting.
| Mr. Edward Stewart, Altoona,
waa a recent guest of his sister-tola*-* and niece, Mra. W. W. Stewart
J and itawsja-tor. Mis Jeanette, South
—Tresspass notices fior sale at the
Bulletin office.
—The Twentieth Century Bible
class of ths Grace Lutheran church
will bold an sets cream and weiner
social to tha Parish House of tbe
church on Saturday evening, beginning at 6 o'clock. Eveirybody j« wel-
—Mr. Wilbur McCaulley, who left
a few weeks ago to assume charge
of State Theaere to Greencastle,
Ps., figured to an automobile accident last Sunday, when he received
a number of bruises and minor ia-
juried bat   out requiring   hoapital
SORORITY ENTERTAINS
The Gradale Sorority of the Bellwood Y.M.C.A. entertained the Tyrone chapter in their new club room
to  the  "Y"  Tuesday  evening with
thirty-five  girls  in   attendance.  The
supper was  served by the  girla of
the sorority with    Mrs. Pearl    Goss
and   Mrs.   Nina   Persing   helping   in
the kitchen. Miss Emma Patton gave
the   welcoming   address,   after  they
retired to the auditorium. The entertainment was in the form of a radio
broadcast with Dick Hirsch as chief
announcer.  Those  to  the  broadcast
were the   Ramblers,    composed    of
Preston   Bathest,   Fank  Dunn     and
Melvin Hamilton, which opened the
program. Then they heard from the
silver voiced  tenor of  radio which
eaa our own Harold Troxell.    This
wa. followed by an acrobatic dance
given by little Betty Watt The high
school dancing chorus gave a number, followed by a selection sung by
Miss Sue    Hirsch, accompanied   by
Clark Emrick and his violin. Several
readings were given by Miss Bobby
Stevens, followed  by songs by the
quartet  composed of  Harry  Steele,
Ken. Hopkins, Bill Moses and Rink
Troxell, all accompaniment by Mrs.
Thomas Hirsch. Mrs. Molly Emerick
reports another good time is. in the
making.
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—Mr. Ralph Fuller Taylor waa
confined to hia home on Orchard
street all af last weak by illness. He
I. an employ, of the rehabilitation
daps-.ta* sat of ths state aad is now
sals ts acato pat-tans his duttea.
PEBSONnLJnBnGRHPHS
People Who Visit Hera and
Those Who Go A waa*.
M3VEMENTS OF OUR CHEEK
Guests Wh. Am ff.lsHsa.srl hy Be*.
Wood Hoate—Perse—al Ms-atlst. at
Thoae Who Visit T. amd Fr.
Mr. sad Mrs. Miles Rerick, of MsV I
roy war. Sunday guests at the home j
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Ubil oa
North Fourth street.
Mr. end Mrs. James Ubil, of
Washington, D. C, were week-sad
guests at th. home of Mr. aad Mn,
Thomas K. Ubil on North Fourth
street
Mrs. W. B. Dysart, who spent ths
winter to Philadelphia, with Mr. and
Mrs. Witmer Brenneman, returned
home one day last week, feeling fine
and full of many pleasant i-einenv-
berance. of her visit.
Mrs. Patrick, cf Mahaffsy, mother
of Mra. Ralph Dysart, haa been a
guest at th. Dysart home. Far som.
time paat Mn Patrick hss base to-
disposed, but is aow able to move
about ta her bedroom.
Mt. W. P. Jackson left today for
Berwick, Pa., where ha will viait
his sister for the next few months.
In order to ksap informed at tha
happening, to Bellwood he haa be-.
come a subscriber of tha Bulletin. .
Mrs. Louis A. Sieber, of Steuben-
ville, Ohio, called on her mother,
Mrs. Julia Beard ae North First
street, Monday, while her husband,
Mr. Louis A. Sieber, transacted
business far tbe Pennsylvania railroad company in Altoona.
Mr. Leon Hildebrand, wife and
daghte, of Kansas City, Mo., tasted briefly ta the borough last Mae*
day to visit Mr. S. 8. HUdebrafSj^
Our
th. first time they had met te thirty
yean.
Mr. aad Mra. George .
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. aad
Mrs. Paul Heckman, of Chambera-
burg, were visitors at the Kriteer
home laat Sunday. Mrs. Heckmaa
will be remembered aa the farmer
Charlotte Holtzapple. Th. trip waa
made by auto,"
Mr. Joha Bell Stewart, af New
York city, called upon a number of
friend, to the borough aad to Tyrone the beginning of the week.
John paid hia respects to aha Bulletin office and we ware glad to see
our old-time friend and to know he
is enjoying good health. Many years
ago he wa. one of the active citizens of tha'town.
Miss Ruth    Meadville, for    many
years a resident of this borough, but
residing in and near Pittsburgh for '
some time past, waa ao unfortunate
a few    days ago as    to fall at   har
home and sustain a fracture of har I
hip) She has sine, been a patient hsT j
the wett Penn hospital, Pittsburgh."1--]
Her   condition ia   good,   which   ia- \
cheering news to all of her    many;-;]
old-time friends in Bellwood,    *rhe_
sympathize with this esteemed lady *J
in the    misfortune that befel    he*.'.''|
The beginning of this weak, Mrs. J.
V. Smelker, long an old friend, of
Clark  street,  paid  a visit to  Miaa' J
Meadville.
Mr.   and Mrs. W.    E. Shaner   of
Hensheytown, returned home    Monday afternoon ob train No. 15 from
a delightful trip that took them ta
Fortress    Monroe, Virginia,    where
they spent some time with Mr. Jack;
Enyeart, who is th. pilot oa a government boat. They alao spent aoran
time in Fort   Monroe, where   tbey
Witnessed the dress parade aad "federal  inspection Saturday afternoon
they went to Newport News,    and
where they  enjoyed an automobita
trip as far south as Elizabeth City,
N. C. On their return trip they stopped st the Norfolk Navy yard, wher.
they had the privilege of going t***~->
ough this interesting place and seeing    a number of   battleship..    Oa
their return they crossed th. far-sous five-mile bridge over tha Jama.
River, and boarded a  Pennsylvania
train at Old Point Gomfot far home.
While on this trip thay also had tha
pleasure of meeting Mr. aad    Mrs.
John  Chilton  and Maa, -who
former residents of our borough.
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