Bellwood Bulletin 1936-08-20

              w*4Mrt
IX
:    .-"'^.-."..'■■•"i
/OL, XLVII.
BELLWOOD, PA.. THURSI
LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
IGUST 20,1036
NO.  20
EXTENDING Ttt PAYMENTS
Short Items That Will Inter-
est Our Readers
IRIEF SUMMMTOFTHE WEEK
Terse    F-uragrapha Coaeeralng    Ike
'Doing ef Oar Boronah—Tha Col-
■ai Oar Subtcriber*  Enjoy
I —Trespass notices fer sale at
the Bulletin office, tan cento each.
I Mr. Louis Bland and sons have returned to their home ln Canton,
■Ohio, after a visit of a few days at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Bland on Maple avenue.
f —The Cramer Dairy, located on
the north side, and of which Mr.
George W. Cramer is the proprietor,
hss recently added two new International truck*/ to the service.
—Workmen  begun  this  morning
taking away the parch in front of
the Eagles Home on Main sereet and
[which    will be repaced by a   larger
land  more  convenient porch, to be
'glassed in end a radiator instaled.
—Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Mitchell and
family of Stewart street, attended
.tbe annual reunion of the Pead-
Spackman klan, held at Elliott park,
near Clearfield, an Penfield mountain, last Saturday. The reunion was
largely attended and the participants had an enjoyable time.
—Many Blair count** Republicans will motor to West Middles*--*,
Mercer county, on Saturday to greet
Governor Alfred M. Landon, „ the
|standard bearer of the party. The
motor caravan will leave the court
jhouse tn Hollidaysburg early in the
morning, and it Is expected to arrive
at West Middlesex about noon, ths
jdrive being 150 miles.
—Logar_***ailey grange will hold
go party with    a
Dalinq-tant* Criran Mora Time, im
Which to Pa-
Persons owing overdue property
taxes, for 19S4 and any years previous have been given another op-
portunity to pay thc-ae without Density until November 1. This is ai
large saving, as the penalty oa '34 is
now 18 per cent.; on '88 is i-, 19 per
sat., while on '88 it is 26 per coat
Penalty on personal tax is 5 percent Payments may be made on tho
installment plan and .•'mall amounts
are being received from many people. Others who have work now are
advised to adopt this plan and keep
tiw payments up jot a*\ they do on
merchandise bought that way.
Soma people are not aware that
personal taxes are returnable and
when this fe- done the entire amount
is taken from one check. Some men
also forget that a man is liable for
his wife's taxes, same as for any
other bill of his wife's.
When no effort is made at payment, collectors have a** a last resort bave employed tiie services of a
constable as deputy. Thfa no collector wishes to do and nobody wants
this method employed.
Another point I cleared in a conversation with a collector. Payment
of tax for any particular year doea
Sat relieve the taxpayer of payment far aay other year he might
owe. A man cannot be rid of tile
obligation af paying '88 or '84 tax
by pying '85.
Tax collectors are always ready to
answer que.sjtions and will be glad to
suggest plans or explain the one-
fifth payment plan, which has al-
rady proven popular.
There is rebate on '86 county tax,
including county, poor, personal property levies, sad on borough tax,
until Auguet 81. After that there is
no extetvfion of time_ag the -rebates.
CORNELIUS B. P<
Prominent Young Man Meets fa
Blandburg Highway _
Automobile
Last evening at 7:80 o'clock Cornelius B. Powers, prominent and
much esteemed young maa of this
borough met instant death la aa
automobile accident near the Cambria county line on the Bellwood-
Blandburg highway, route 865. The
unfortunate young man had left
Bellwood half an hour previous for a
run up the mountain and was driving
alone. It appears he made a stop at
Camp Martina on the way up the
mountain. He had not proceeded far
taitil he overtook an automobile going in the same direction, and which
he tried to pass. In the effort the
cars became entangled. Powers head
was caught between the door which
was open and the roof, injuring him
SKILLED
ith on Bell wood-
fight in
IVenrity Of the    August
committee which were sppointed to
sponsor some form of activity each
' month of the year. Let every   one
I keep the date and place in mind for
I a good time is sssured all.
—Mr. H. Clark Emrick, who has
' been ta serious condition for some
weeks psst at his home on    South
Cambria street, was admitted to the
, Mercy hospital in Altoona Wednes-
' day morning for treatment. He took
| sick several weeks ago and was being treated by Dr. Roy W. Goshorn.
Tuesday night his conditon became
| alarming    and it was deemed    best
that he be taken to tho hospital.
-—Fifteen miles of rugged mountain grandeur known heretofore only to those who ventured off the beaten path of improved roads, have
been open for motorists in Pennsylvania with recent completion of the
new Clearfield-Penfield cut off in
northwestern Clearfield county. Taa
new highway not only affords scenic
treats for the traveler but also provides a short-cut between central
and northwestern Pennsylvania,
s catting about twenty-five miles
from the Journey between the Roose-
ven Highway at Kane, and the
. Lakes-to-Sea Highway at Clearfield.
—The Ladies Auxiliary to the
Firemen held their monthly meeting at Ivyside park on Thursday,
August 18, with a covered dish
luncheon which turned out to be a
birthday surprise for their president,
Mrs. A. C. Persing, who has served
as president for almost fourteen
years. The party was a grand success. Ths afternoon was spent in
singing, instrumental music, dancing and bingo. There were fortg-
two rested round the table, nineteen
of which were auriliary members.
Everyone enjoyed tha party. Mrs.
Parsing received beautiful and useful gifts, and also a beautifully decorated cake.
—The 84th annual reunion of the
McAllisterville Soldier*-/ Orphans
will be held aa Thursday, August 27, at McAllisterville, Juniata
county. George W. Givler, Tyrone,
is .secretary Of the reunion association, and ia head of the committee
Ig charge of arrangements for this
annual gathering. Dinner will be
served at the reunion by the Ladi-e,'-*
Aid society of the McAllisterville
Lutheran church. This annual reunion ts alwayisl a most enjoyable
gathering, the sons sad daughters
- ef af Civil war veterans who are
student)-, at the McAllieterville Soldiers' Orphan school, together with
thir families, inaugurating the annual reunion just 28 years ago.
[sag the Bellwood and Antis Township Townsend club laid plans to
meet every week instead of twice a
month aa before.
The club will meet Monday even-
tog, Aug. 24th, at the home of Wm.
Lynn, north of Bellwood and on
Monday evening, Aug. 31st, at Tipton and on Sept. 7th, will meet in
the Grange hall.
The dub is nearing the six hundred mark in membership and tiw interest Is rapidly growing. Any ono,
if a member of the club or not, is
most cordially invited to attend any
of the weekly meeting1*. The Town-
send Plan is non-political and non-
sectarian. Ito principal is to give
every person employment. Compare
it with any other depression recovery plan that has yet-been palced
before the people. Why should some
in this great and productive country
of ours ba.sk In millions, and the
majority of the peoplt live in poverty, and many in want? Study the
plan and get ths truth, so that the
truth may make you free and independent. Let us do our own thinking for a time. We have been depend,
far too much, and, far too long, upon some other one to do our thinking for us. if you are interested and
wish to know more of the plan con-_
fmit some member or come to the
meetings. You will be welcomed.
BARN   STRUCK" AND-BURNED
During the heavy electrical storm
that passed over Tuckahoe valley
late Friday afternoon of last week,
the large barn on the farm of
Edward Smith, near Fostoria, was
struck by lightening and together
with the seasons crops, was burned
to the ground. The loss was total,
with tiw exception of a few farming
implements in a nearby shad. Mr.
Smith's cattle were ta a field St the
time of the fire and thus escaped being cremated. The loss will mount
into several thousand dollars, upon
which there is some insurance. The
loss of the barn places the owner of
the farm at a disadvantage.
ma*s—	
VOCATIONAL   AGRICULTURE
AH boys who graduated from the
eighth grde of the Antis Township
School District in the past year, and
boys of the same standing from surrounding districts, who may hs interested ta the course ia Vocational
Agriculture about to be opened .in
the township highschool. are - invited
to attend a meeting on Tuesday,
August twenty-fifth, at l-.SO P.M.,
at the highschool at which time the
purpose of the course will hs explained sad taa hoys msy register
fat it
eUwood by the bus dri-
pr the body was brought
pary of Fuoss & Glass on
I where it will be prepsr-
1
B. Powers was one of
own and highly esteemed
of the borough, where
.36 years ago, a son of
jflliam H. Powers. He is
nis wife, his mother and
of brothers and sisters,
vas  on  North  Tuckahoe
his life he entered ths
•.chine shops of the Penn-
proad company, where he
i machinist trade and was
| a skilled mechanic. In re-
he was employed ta   the
|ps of the P.R.R. All his
St in this borough, where
[were many and all were
fad to learn of. his un-
He was a member of
Catholic  church, where
be held at a time to be
I later.
[held membership ta the
'Columbus,     Bellwood
ial Order of Eagles, No.
Excelsior Fire    company
Bellwood    Sprotomen's
which he was    largely
(1 in organising, being s
devotee,    of    outdoor
ras a loyal Democrat and
b interest ta his party's
|t year he was an unsuc-
cHdate   for  couaty  com-
the Democratic primary
jvity    ta    civic    affairs
p in touch with most all
|lif   of the borough,  who,
"_ him highly for his
The ear Mr. Powers attempte*8**to|ea*-nffl» purpoi
pass wss driven by Henry Porto, ef I oause which    he doomed Jest   and
Blandburg, who rendered all the as- worthy Of emulation. His untimely
sistance  possible under the circum- j death waa a great shock to all who
stances.  News of the  accident was | shared his acquaintance.
Cornelius *J. Pc
anner
FOOTBALL TRAINING AUG. 84
The High School team's preliminary training will begin, Monday,
August 24, at 2:30 p.m. The coach
■will meet the boys at the high school
lot opposite tha Presbyterian church
for the first few practices until tiie
regular field is ready for drills.
Since the first drill wil be mainly
physical conditioning and fundamentals, Coach Bland asks tbat tiie boys
report in trunks or old trousers,
sweater or jersey, and gym shoes, if
possible.
Since many veterans graduated
last year, all positions are wide open
for the boys to fill and much competition for the job*" is expected. As
early feeason training and priority
on the spot counts much, the boys
are advised to report regularly from
the opening of practices
-am >•
A FOREWARD STEP
We wish to congratulate Mr. W.
F. Balsbach, Editor and Proprietor
of the Bellwood Bulletin, on the recent enlargement of his paper. The.
excellent syndicate matter which he
has added very materially enhances
the value of his paper, and will
doubtless be appreciated by his many
readers. This has been the experience of THE COVE NEWS, and we
feel assured that the addition of
this valulable matter has been a fore-
yard step on the part of the publishers of the Bulletin.—Cove News,
Roaring Spring. Thanks, Brother.
OPENING OF SCHOOLS
The     Bellwood  borough    schools
will open Mondy morning,    August
31, at nine o'cock.
All pupils who attended these
schools last year shall report at the
rooms in which they were enrolled
at that time. Beginners, that is,
children who have not attended, any
achooi, shall report at room one,
North Side and South Side buildings
respectively. All other pupils who
will attend the Bellwood schools the
coming term are requested to present themselves at the South Side
building, Friday, August 28, at 2
p.m,, for classification.
—Mrs. G. P. Orris of North First
street, will entertain the Foreign
Missionary society of the Methodist
church Tuesday afternoon of next
weak Election of officers will take
place, aad good attendance is requested.
INSPECTION BF SCHOOL BUSES
Township Tramapoiftation FacrilitiaK
to   Receive   Attention
The annual inspection of 3500
school buses in Pennsylvania will be
conducted before tbe Opening of
school through the co-operation of
tits Department of Public Instruction and State Highway Patrol.
School buses like other motor vehicles undergo a semi-annual inspection. One of these inspections, it
is believed by the Department of
Public Instruction and the State
Highway patrol, should be made before the opening of school. This
practice, which has been ta effect
three years, make it necessary for
every operator of a school bus to
put his vehicle in good condition before be transports any pupils to and
from school.
The Bureau of Highway Patrol
and Safety is now engaged in sending out to sergeants stationed in the
various counties of the Commonwealth specific instructions and supplies that will enable them to proceed with the inspection of the buses. According to the instructions,
these sergeants will confer with the
county superintendent of their respective districts ana arrange for a
time and place to do this work. The
'county superintendent in turn will
communicate with each school board
engaging school buses, advising them
to notify their operators to report
with the buses at the specific time
snd place for examination.
In order to assure the 93,000 pupils who travel to and from school
by bus the same degree of safety as
regular tourists, the school and highway authorities this year are requiring each school bus to display an
"inspection* sticker" of oblong shape
In order to distinguish it from the
regular Keystone labels used on
standard cars.
HEWIEST H_| YEARS
Downpour Taxes Capacity of Street
Guitars and Outiata
Probably one of the heaviest rains
that has visited this section in a number of years occurred lsst Friday
afternoon when it appeared that the
heavens let loose and for more than
an. hour tha rain came down ta torrents, flooding streets, fields sad
gardena The rainfall waa so intense
that all paved streets ia the borough
were filled for more than half an
hour from curb to curb, and unless
oas. wore rubber .boots it was impossible to cross from one side to the
otiwr.
For severs! •hours previous to the
downpour the weather had been extremely warm, and when the storm
broke late in the afternoon it was
accompanied by heavy thunder and
vivid lightening. During the storm
tiw lightening struck the Edward
Smith bran near Fostoria. During
the midst of tiie heavy fall of rata
ths fhe alarm was sounded for the
fire at tho barn. The firemen responded1 ss fast as possible and made
tiw raa to the scene of the fire, in
quick time, but the fire was beyond
control. A' second alarm was also
sounded during the rainfall, for a
threatened (blaze also at Fostoria,
and which was caused by crossed
wires ia a home.
The sky waa ta a bilious condition
throughout the entire afternoon, the
big rain being preceded by a fall an
hour previous. The second storm put
ta appearance about 8*80, and for aa
hour the rainfall wm the heaviest
thst has been experienced in this sec
tion for a quarter of a century. Old
timers said that they could not remember when they witnessed a
heavier rainfall in such a short period. The gutters were inadequate to
take care of the large volume of water and it overflowed everywhere,
doing damage to gardens and
flower beds ia some parts of    tiw
For several days after-the stree"
force wss bury carting sway the eilt
and making needed repairs.
The storm ttrat struck along the
Allegheny mountain ta the vicinity
of Riggles Gap and continued northeast. In Logan township and in Altoona the rainfall was light. It continued east in most all places
throughout Tuckahoe valley and as
far east as Huntingdon tiie precipitation was unusually heavy. The
(unprecedented fall of rain to such a
short time greatly increased the
flow of water in tiie nearby streams
and soon were bank full.
—For Sale—Heatrola stove, like
new, cost $46.00; Price $15.00. 214
Main St., Robert H. Hursh.
—Mrs. Paul Green of North
Fourth street, underwent an operation tn the Altoona hospital last
week, and where she will be a patient for the next two weeks. Her
friends will bs glad to know that
ahe ia doing nicely and that ths operation was a success.
Y.M.C.A. ACTIVITIES
The secretary of the "Y" has taken advantage of the low ebb in activities to improve the interior of
ithe building. The shower room has
beeta almost completely renovated.
The ceilings and side walls have
been washed down, and the floor received a beautiful coat of new gray
enamel, the Windows a coat of white,
in addition to the shower curtains
and soap dishes. Clothes hooks and
benches have replaced the old wooden lockers, and the room and all facilities receive a cleansing every
day.
A new door has been cut in the
wall between the shower room and
the lobby, which helps to give better service over the entire downstairs.
A new conference room was added to the facilities of the "Y" within the past week by the addition of
a partition on the second floor. Two
new gas ranges have been installed
and beautiful new tan window
shades have been hung in the kitchen
windows. The partition and the gas
stoves were made possible through
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Y.M.C.A.
headed by Mrs. Sarah Epler.
Baby clinics are held every Friday afternoon from 1 to 4 o'clock,
under the supervision of Nurse Walters. These baby clinics have been
well attended during the past month,
according to the report from the
nurse.
—The new bridge over VanScoy-
oc Run at the head of VanSocyoc
Hollow was thrown open to traffic
this week. The construction of this
bridge eliminates the djangerous
double curve and steep grade at the
railroad crossing near tiw Alder
Run orchard. The road now takes a
gradual tarn from the railroad
crossing down over a medium grade
and connects with tha old road below tha crossing.
II
H I
PERS0NALJPARA6RAPHS
People Who Visit Hera and.
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS OF QUO CITIZENS
Cuesta Who Are mmtmwwdmui hp atoU-
Wood Hosts   Pen—al Miatiia af
Thoae Who Visit To aad Pro
Mts. W. A. Love of Orchard
street is, visiting friends In Juniata
county.
Mra R. A. Baser, of Akron, Ohio,
is visiting at the borne af her parents, Mr. and Mra. E. E. Goss oa
North Second street.
Master Billy Beatty, ef Arlington,
Virginia, is being entertained by his
cousin, Master Paul Mulhollem at
his home on Boyles street.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Jeffries snd
Mr. and Mrs. Evans Jones, of Pittsburgh, were week end guests at the
Jeffries home on Boylea street-
Mr. H. E. Syltag, who has been
making his home with his daughter
Mrs. Philena Lamont ta New York
city, for some time, spent a day thia
week in the borough.
Mr. Raymond M. Strunk, assistant
cashier ta the First National bank,
with Mis. Strunk and young son
have returned from a vacation of a
week spent in Wildwood, N. J.
Miss Florence Miller, -af Mountaindale, who had been visiting ■relatives ta Claysburg, stopped oa her
way home Sunday to sea Margaret
aad Joe Louder, cousins af the auty.
Mr. George Krise and Mr. and
Mra. Oscar Petermsa snd daughter,
Eleanor, of Fallon Timber, were
Sunday visitors at the home ef Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Krise near tbe borough.
Mrs. W. Y.  Bland and daughter,
Miss Eleanor   of East Fifth   street
left    Saturday for Canton,    Ohio,
where   they will ba guests of   Mrs.
Bland's brother Mt. T. B. Buchwal-
j*a*t.gr ton dp*—.
Miss Nancy Carol Orris, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Orris of
Philadelphia is spending this wash et
the home of her grandparents, Mr.
and Mr. G. P. Orris of North First
street.  Her brother, Dick Orris will
accompanied her to  Philadelphia to
remain a few days
Mrs. Julia Stone of Bellview avenue greatly enjoyed the festivities
of the centennial celebration held ta
Hollidaysburg last week. Mrs. Stone
was born ta Hollidaysburg, where
she spent har girlhood days and eon
tinned to reside until the family
moved, to Bellwood half a century
ago.
' Mr. and Mrs. Chester Goss, of
Chambersbrg, enjoyed a vacation ta
the borough la^ft week and spent the
time at toe homes of Mr. and Mn. E.
E. Goss on North Second street! sad '
with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mulhollem'
in Reighstown. They al#o attended
the Hollidaysburg centennial celebration, '•'•jijm
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Holliday and'
daughter, Miss Betty, of Chicago,
and Mrs. Dougla,ss Hill, of Columbus,
Ind., arrived Sunday, having come
overland and for the next few daps
will be guests of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Holliday, at tha
Hollidy farm near Tipton. The folks I
from the wefstern states were callers at our office Monday afternoon..
Rev. H. K. Bower ond Mrs. Bower,
of Danville, Pa., returned' to their
home today, after spending four or
five days at the home of Mrs. Smelker on Clark street, and meeting
many of their friends of former
days. Twelve yeans ago Rev. Bower-
was pastor of the Logan Valley
Baptist church and has a warm interest for Bellwood and ito citisensL
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Orris of North
First street had the pleasure of entertaining Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Thor-
sen and daughter Audrey of Shab-
bona, 111., at their home from Friday
until Monday of last week. Mr. Thor-
sen'is a merchant and lumber dealer in his home town. Mrs. Thereon ht
a cousin of Mr. Orris. They were returning from a motor trip through
Canada and the New England states.
Mr. Bruce Watters, who has been
engaged as a jeweler in St. Petersburg, Florida, for a number of years ■
arrived here the beginning of the
week to join his wife and young son
who have been visiting fer the past
three weeks at the homes ef Mr.
Walter Stevens ad Mr. Norris Watters. Bruce was a caller st oar office Monday and wa are glad to eee
tour young friend, who ia meeting
with success in the south.
fl