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BELLWOOD. PA., THI
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SEWER CAVE-IN
FATAL TO OSCAR BENDER
Entombed in WPA Borough Sewer Project es Tons of
Earth and Stone Suddenly Let-go without Warning  Tuesday   Morning—Bender Buried
Under Ten Feet of Earth
RECEPTION BMEN CHAIRMAN 1 |JJ
Uv.
O.ear Bender   highly  esteemed
citisen. it dead from hugh let go
.of tartk en mer prof ttt; body
recovered after tight heart.
Consternation reigned at high degree in our borough Tuesday morning when the news flashed about of
a tragic accident on the WPA borough sewer project, which trapped
four workmen, three of whom were
rescued ia a short time, while the
body of the other was brought to
the surface after workmen spent
four hour, in digging te a depth of
ten feet. The unfortunate victim was
Oscer Bender, who was engaged in
Ithe carpenter force and- when the
cave-in orcurred wus working in the
(bottom of th. trench . distance of
twenty-eight feet from tiie surface.
He had no chance to save himself
as the tons of earth and atones came
down upon him without the slightest
warning.
A large force of men begun work
on the project at 7 o'clock on East
Fifth street and Lock street in the
borough. The sewer trench at this
point is now down about a distance
of twenty-eight feet, and the carpenter foroe, of whieh M.r Bender
waa a member, were engaged in placing cribbing composed of heavy
piece timber. Without warning tens
of earth and rock came thundering
down into the'trench and caught the
men trapping them at the bottom ef the ditch. Other workers
heard the timber breaking and
shouted a warning but too late for
the men deep down in tbe ditch to
eke their getaway..._..-j*fcj*^,
.— ii i—ii ^*>*^e*»r'trapped*" were Ro
»^?^n*,lllsM*Al*a%,'^MIsltlluU lln lfi'ilH
Second street. He is a patient in the
lie***** hospital in Altoona, wher. he
area taken in ambulance immediatly
after being rescued from beneath
several feet of earth. Hia condition
fs good ind he suffered mostly
from shock At the time of the cave-
in he was working near Bender and
did not have time to get out.
Four other workmen narrowly escaped death or perhaps serious injury from the falling rock and
earth. They are Edwin Cherry, of
Graziersville, CTfljaries L. McGeary,
of Altoona, David Madara and Wray
Beichler of this borough.
Due to the depth of tiie ditch and
hardships which the rescue workers
ndured, only 12 men could work at
one time. They were replaced often
during the four hours by others, -who
were working te another section of
fh» borough on the same project. Approximately 400 men are employed
or tiie project. ■
H. A. Andrews, project engineer
and Irvin Griffin, foreman, directed
the rescue work,
Upwards of 1,000 persons gathered at the scene to watch rescue
workers, while hundreds of automobiles jammed the highway leading to
the scene of the accident.
The inhalator crew of the Penn
wife, Mrs. Florence Bender and one
daughter, Mire Florence, at home.
His mother, four brothers, James
Bender, of Harrisburg; Samu.l Bender ef Juniata county; Boater Bender, at Lewistown; and Clayton Bender, of Fairview hospital; and one
sister, Mrs. Edith Phan, of Hariis-
lurg.
He was a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church of this
borough' Harrisburg Consistory, Ja-
f a Temple Ancient Arabic Nobles of
the Mystic Shrine of Altoona, ahd
ef Tyrone lodge No. 494, Free and
Accepted Masons, and Bdlwood Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles, <Nb.
1859.
Funeral rite, will b. held at the
Fint Methodist Episcopal church
Friday afternoon at 8.80 oclock, in
charge of the pastor, the Rev. J. M.
Brennan, followed by interment in
Logan Valley cemetery.
The deceased was one of the well
known citizens of Bellwood and wae
highly respected by every one in the
community. He came here from his
old home in Juniata county when a
young man aad found employment
on the Bellwood division of the P.R.
R., where he was engage for many
yeara as a lineman. His untimely
death haa caused much sorrow
among hia friends and acquaintances in Bellwood, as well as elsewhere.
BACGALUREATSUIIOAY EVEMIM6
Activities  et  tha  BeUwood  Graduat
ing   Claa*—Wia-.hir.gton
Trl*»
the Bellwood high school ended Friday, stay 22. Most of the time from
now on will 4m devoted to preparation for commencement which wilL
"se held Tuesday evening, June 8, at
8 o'clock ia the Methodist church.
However on Wednesday the class
will take time off te visit the courthouse, the county jail, the county
home and th. Industrial Reformatory at Huntingdon. On Sunday
evening at 7:30 the bacclaureat sermon to the class will be preached in
tit. Methodiat church by Rev. R. P.
Knoebel. On Wednesday morning
June 8, the* class will leave Bellwood
on thdr annud trip to Washington
where a three days' sight seeing
tour will be enjoyed.
The class numbers thirty-eight.
The class roll and standing follows:
Beverly Myers, Mary Louise Fleisher, Claire Howe, Clair Rogers,
Agnes Ross, Williami Hittinger, Marjorie Dibert, John Taylor, Mary
Ellen Tennis, Jane Hunter Lillian
Hostler, Helen Cox, Ruth Miller, Mil
dred Vandevander, Catherine Bowers, William Patten, Barbara Stevens, John - Caswell, Polly Irwin,
John Johnson, Harry Endresss,
Ermine Hamer, Helen Keller, Shirley Evans, Anderson Dorn, Aimed.
Merkel, Melvin Hamilton, 'James
Barr, Verna Root, Eleanor Shaner,
David  Kauffmea   Honored
Kojalo.a  RapubKoar,  Club
Prominent Republicans from all
section of Blair eounty gathered at
the headquarteds of the Keystone
Rpublican dub in the Central Trust
Building in Altoona on Saturday
evening to attend a reception the
club gave to Dr. David Kaufman,
the newly chosen chairmen of the
e ii.i'y cojT.mfttee, end the Candida*
tes nominated at the. recent primaries.
A get-acquainted hour preceded
the formal program which was featured by snappy addresses by a number ot prominent Republicans including guest of honor, Judge Marion D.
Patterson, Benjamin C. Jones, the
nominee for congress, former Congressman J. Banks Kurtz, Dr. A. F.
Heltman, assembly nominee, G. A.
Hughes, alternate delegate, aad
others.
Clarence G. Burket, president of
the club, presided at the meeting and
with a few wdl chosen remarks concerning the high type ticket of the
party and of the unity prevalent aa
well as the sweeping return of independent voters to the fold of the
party, he introduced those who spoke
Dr.Kaufman, thanking those who
had made him the county leader for
the ensuing two years, mapped plans
for the battle of ballots in November. It will 'be the objective of tile
committee and its chairman to place
all facts before tiie public concerning the pad achievements of the Republican party as well as ita recovery program and work to get out
tiie vote.
Judge Patterson stressed a return
to and clinging to the Constitution
of the .Constitution of the United
States and of Pennsylvania and tat
inculcate into the minds of the people of this great nation the principles of the founders of the nation';
-j-hescored dictatorship and waste}*'
COLUMN
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Centrd Light and Power company j Pad I—ma, Dondd McCracken, Don
arrived at the scene of the aeddent •ld Biggins, Arthur Krise, Jane Mc-
phortly after noon and as soon a. Co-"- A**ce Ardrey, Russell Camp-
Bender's body was brought to    tiw | ">«u •n<* Ada Seeds.
surf-fee the crew began their futile > *-***■    	
attempt to revive the man. E. H.
Sipes and R. S. Rickenbeck were in
charge of tiie crew.
As soon as the rescuers uncovered
the fatally injured maa, Dr. Roy
Goshorn went down in the pit and
examined him, but life was extinct.
Dr. Frances Pappas, resident physician at Mercy hospital and Dr. F. B.
Forest were dso on duty.
Bender had been the victim of a
series of misfortunes within the past
two years. While working ia Baltimore on the electrification project
ef the Pennsylvania Railroad company, he was thrown from a railroad ear and suffered a severe beck
injury. Later he was struck on the
head by a cable while working in
Baltimore and was under hospital
care for six weeks, returning to work
only recently.
Oscer Bender was bora in Spruce
Bill township, Juniata county, June
11, 1888, a ran of William (deceased) aad Sara Bender Fissel. His
father met s tragic death a num-
•jsr tat year. age. Surviving are Ms
veto badness emphasizing the theory
that those people are governed best
who are governed least and hailed
the return of the day when the people would support the government
rather than the government support
the people.
Congressional Nominee Jones
made it plain that he is not in sympathy with the isms and gisms that
are surely leading the nation into a
state of bankruptcy ibut rather for
the return of the good old days of
Republican prosperity such as the
country, enjoyed under tiie administration of McKinley, Theodora
Roosevelt, Taft, Harding and Cool-
idge.
Former Congressman Kurtz, cognizant of the affairs at the national
capitol as perhaps no other man
in the district, pleaded for a union
of all forces to the end that the Republicans be reinstated' in power,
state and federal avenuea and put |
tiie the business of government
back into the hands of the people
instead of dictatorships.
Dr. Helman and Mr. Hughes both
spoke -briefly. Letters of regret oa
their inability to attend were read
fromi Assembly Nominees David R.
Perry and' D. Raymond Sollenberger
and National Delegate Ivan E. Garver.
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KBigh School,
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a< trip during
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' number ofl
B the princi-
pal nsHegjjS
Brld will    be
f Visited.
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Biary society.
of the Med
■opal church
met at them
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ternoontpH
■nnan    aad
■iMrs.   Ssf_|
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g|lhis bor-
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a **a**MK_
ft^P-at*-, E4avT., the
beautiful
■Muring ceremony of
decoratings
■Spa-fea by the school
children!!
pttysburg; reading of
Lincolnaj
pttysburg  address,    hy
CongrtM
Barry L. Haines; and
the Mel
•Day oration hy Gov-
ernorm
i. Former Judge Don-
aid pJ|
|Msa will pi
reside  ove
BELLWOOD SETS 3 TH00SIN0
Federd Money Will Be Uaed For
Bridge and Road
According to a telegram received
from Congressman Don Gingery of
thia district one day last that
the Works Progress had allotted
88,206 to the borough of Bellwood
for tiie purpose of constructing a
bridge and a road badly damaged by !
the St Patrick's day flood. The
bridge to be reconstructed is over
Bell's raa, north of the borough, and
likely is the one at Hunter's crossing, which was swept away by the
high water last March.This bridge
has been in use for many years snd
was badly dilapidated and sooner or
later a new one would have been required. The bridge over the run at
Hunter's crossing is a near way for
persons desiring to reach the northern part ef the borough.
The money allotted for road building ia likely the highway leading
past the Logan Valley cemetery.
Thia road was badly damaged by the
high water, and in fact always was
in a bad state. Work on the same
was begun a few weeks ago. The
bottom of the road has been dug
down a foot er two, into which has
been placed a heavy layer of
broken stone, taken from the borough sewer- project and the stones
wshed by the spring flood. The read
will be modernized in every way,
and as it is a much used highway
will be of much convenience to the
public.
MEMORIAL TO WAR NURSE
Memorial tribute will be paid to
the late Sarah Elizabeth Dysart,
Blair County Civil war nurse, Sunday afternoon, at 8 o'clock, by Sarah
TA Dysart Tent, No. 18. Daughters of
Union Veterans of the Civil War of
Tyrone. The services will be held at
the grave in a private burial ground
surrounding the Dysart homestead
new Tipton.
fol
ate ^^^^^^^
Mog|    ffmay travel oa the
lowliipjpliwa*-*s te Getysburg:
Lfcjljj > Highway (Route 80);
Rout's*** E, t*0, 15 and 34. These
routejfe pie easy access to the nations IP*-"-- Mess sight different
direifl Ip with many improved
fee-Sgl |3»ads crisscrossing these
msMggmMoiwsM
NOTICE TO FISHERMEN
Th. State Board of Game Commissioners will plant eighty pails of
brown trout in Yellow creek, Bed.
ford county, a tributary to the Raystown branch of the Juniata river, on
Thursday, June 4. All fishermen are
warned that fishing in said stream
will be prohibited for five full days
from the date of stocking th.
stream. The game wardens of this
section will post notices oa the
streams and also patrol the creek.
Sportsmen are urged to obey the
laws in this respect and not to fish
in said stream until the' time limit
ia up.   *
The bill amending tbe fish laws of
the state- was introduced in the
session of Legislature last year by
Representative Joseph Parks of
Blair couaty. It is a commonsense
measure and all fishermen should
observe it in letter ad spirit.
—Advertise   ia  the  Bulletin.
—Bead all tha advertisements hi
ths BuUetta.
GRADUATED   FROM   KUTZTOWN
Miss    Eleanor    G.     Cornmesser,
daughter of Mr. snd Mrs. Harry C.
Cornmesser, 500 Stewart street, was
graduated from the Kutztown Sts
Teachers    College,  Kutztown,     Pa
St tilt sixty-ninth annual commenc
ment exercises, receiving the Bac
lor of Science  degree in  secon
education. Her major, being lib:
science, English and socid studi
Miss    Cornmesser was  active
campus   activities,   being     presi
of  the  Women's Co-operative
ernment.    For three years, she
been   a member   of the   Y.W.C
Cabinet and the past year was
surer of the organization.   She
one of two seniors to receive a
award given for forensic
tion. She was also a memlber
Lam da Sigma and active  in *M
dramatics.
Mr.   and    Mrs.   Cornmesser
daugter,     Miss   Mary    Co
attended   the exercises held
College  Chapel,  Tuesday,
at 10 a. m.
—Tresspass notices tot
Bulletin office.
■LCA.  NEWS  NOTES
A-osolegation ef ladies from the
Au-iHgy of the Y.M.C.A. attended
thatjpetrict convention held at Holli-
dsij pt* Wednesday afternoon of
iek. The delegation consisted
Sarah Epier, Mrs. George
Mrs Edward Cherry, Mrs.
Shaner, Mrs. Dale «. Cherry
|-d|lPGerald Focht
Hp  convention   was  largely   at-
Med, with ddegtions from Lewis-
irn, Burnham, Ebensburg, Altoona
pBwood    and Hollidaysburg.    Mrs.
■ of the state staff of the Y.M.
eras in attendance, and  Mrs.
les Ford, also of the state staff.
ladies discussed their problems
open   forum aad learned    many
and interesting ways of doing
After the business meeting
delegates were served a sump-
►us chicken dinner by the ladies of
ie Hollidaysburg auxiliary.
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CROSSING  ACCIDENTS
Forty grade crossing accidents
were reported te the Division of Accident, of th. Public Service Commission lad month, thirteen less
than during the odrrtsponding
month ef 1885.
Three persons were killed and
thirty were injured in laat month's
accidents in which thirty eight automobile., a bus aad a pedestrian were
involved. Automobile accidents were
responsible fer the three fatalities
and twenty-nine of the injured. The
pedestrian was injured when he
failed to head a flashing light signal.
There were ao caaudties in tha one
htts seddaat.
Miss Dy
tionately knowi~sa _,„,, ,,.„,
enlisted with the Union army et the
outbreak of the Civil war. She remained until the end of hostilities.
Then began her dill greater peace
service, one made otable by her
many and notable philanthropies.
This distinguished service resulted in
her name -bring permanently inscribed in the "Hall of Fame," Strawberry Mansion, Fairmount Park,
Philadelphio, there to remain among
the notable women of Pennsylvania.
Tent officers included Ethel Pod-
key, presdent; Ella Cowher, senior
vice commander; Mary Lanners,
Junior vice commander,. Gertrude
Barbqn, patfrotic imsrtn*]ctior; Eolith
Knape, Chaplain; Bertha McKinney,
Ell* Cowher, Ethel Kyle and Margaret Bailey, color guards, and Harriet
Gripp, guide. The grave service will
foe brief but impressive, calling for
singing of "America", prayer by
chaplain; address by Mr. Fuoss;
singing of ''God Be With You,"
Taps 'by Blair Lykens, and dosing
prayer by Mr. Fuoss.
Two nieces, Misses Mary and Elizabeth Holliday, of Tipton, and two
other kin, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Holliday, Bellwood, will be present for
the Sunday service. Bellwood folks
are welcomed and should be at the
grave by 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
MEMORIAL  DAY ORATOR
William Robert Fuoss is chosen to
deliver the Memorial day address in
Hollidaysburg. The service, sponsored by Fort Fetter Post, No. 518,
American Legion, will 'be held in the
High school auditorium. Members of
the American Legion, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Troop C. 104th Cavalry, Altoona, school, civic and fraternal groups will take part in the
parade from the Legion home to the
auditorium. Senior Vice Commander
J. C. Kelley will officiate as master
of ceremonies. The address will be
given at 10 o'clock.
ROLLER SKATING PARTY
Attention everybody. Here's just
the news you've been looking for. A
roller skating party is being held at
Bland's Park Friday, 89th. Its just
th. tiling to start yourvacation with.
The admission is 26 cents. Free
transportation will be provided. The
trucks will leave Cornmesser's corner
at 7:80 and tickets can be obtained
at the trucks. Come on "kids" .nd
get prepared. You can't miss it.
personal \mmm
People Who Visit Here east
Those Who Go Away.
MOMENTS Of OUR CIMK
Quests Who Are Eaeeetel-*-** hy BsM.
Weed Hosts—Peiee-ml hmamhvn af
Those Who Vldt Te aad Pre
Mrs. William Sitman, Er., is
spending the week at the horn, ef
her sea, A. R. Sitman, Williamsport.
Mrs. Fannie Gibbony, Tyrono, is
a guest this week of her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. nd Mrs. W. F.
Carolus.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Love of
Juniata county, spent Saturday at
the home of Mra. William A Love
on Orchard street.
Archie Edwards and eon, William,
Edwards, wife and baby, have hews-
guests for several day. at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edwards, 880
S. Scond street.
Mr. J. H.    Leffard, freight   and
ticket agent at Osceola Mills, ea the
Clearfield  branch,  enjoyed a weak
off and .pent th. time at his home '
Sg Orchard street.
Mr. and Mra. Lucien Jeffrie, and
son Howard, of Pittsburgh, spent
the week et tiie home of Mrs. Jennie McCracken and Miss Lillian Jeffries on Boyles street.
Mrs. Edward Miller and daughter
June, of Mountaindale, apent the
week end at the home of their cousins, Mr. J. M. Louder and Miss
Margaret Louder en North First
street
Rev. J. M. Kirkpatrick aad Mra.
Kirkpatrick, Center Hall, Pa., accompanied by Mrs. Martha Bails**.
of Chicago, 111., were guests last
week at the J. D. Stitt home on
South First street
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jones, Harrisburg, are guests of thdr imreaSSjf
On" file *a*t_  -*-*e*eaaBV._^^^
sfter spending a f*e-'1aaW
sutawney, "where  they  were
to attend the   funerd of Mft
fert's father,    which waa held    oa
May 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith of McKees-
port, arrived in Bellwood Friday and
visited at th. home of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Syling on Martin street.
Mrk. Smith is the mother of Mrs.
Szaing. Mr. Smith returned horae.
hile his wife will remain throughout the week.
and Mrs. Fred Sitman, of
Williamsport, spent Sunday with
homefolks. Fred had a siege ef rheumatism, contracted during the flood
which visited his home town during
March. Mrs. William Sitman, Sr.,
returned with her son and will remain a week at his home.
Mrs. R. P. Woodring, Mrs. C.
V. Davis and Mrs. Roy L. Neal, ef
Philadelphia, are house guests that
week at the homes of Mrs. Cloyd
McClellan and Mrs. R. A. Holden ea
Orchard street Mrs. Cloyd McClellan and Mrs. R. A. Holden will motor to Philadelphia with their guest.
to spend a week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Stitt, of Harrisburg, and Mrs. Joseph Shulty, ef
Williamsport, were guest, hurt week
of Mr. and Mra. J. Daniel Stitt ea
South First street The Harrisburg
gentleman is prominently identified
with the business interests of ' the
city being owner of the City Bah
•ry. He is a brother of our townsman.
Rev. J. M. Kirkpatrick, pastor ef
the Center Hall Presbyterian church,
will leave on Saturday for a two-
months trip to Scotland, being accompanied by Mrs. Kirkpatrick aad
young son Jack. While abroad they
will visit many of the principal
countries of the continent. Mra.
Kirkpatrick is of Scottish birth and
has a number of brother, end date*, in old Scotia land.
Mr. Abraham L. Goss, of Brownsville, Pa., arrived in town Wednesday afternoon to spend Memorial
Day with friends in the borough, af-
ter which he will go to Osceola
Mills, for a viait to his slater. Many
years ago Mr. Goes waa a resident
here when he was a Bellwood booster, and he hasn't gotten over the
habit. Although almost eighty-eight
years of age he is quite agile aad his
step is lively.
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