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VOL. XLVII.
BELLWOOD, PA.. Til       IaY, OCTOBER 29, 1936
LOCAL NEWS COLIN|UlSTUYSFtRSPEELBlNOERS HOBGOBLINSJIia^B
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMARTJF THE WEEK
Terse    -"araai-aahs Coasoralag    the
Doing off Oar Bore«gk—The Col-
Ban Oar Sabacribara Eajoy
—Election day next Tuesday.
•—Tuesday of next week is election day.
—Turnout and cast your ballot
on Tuesday.
—The mummers wfll parade Friday night.
—ithe battle of the ballots will
-oon ba on .
•—The campaign oratory will
aoon be canned.
—A number ef heavy frosts visit,
ed us this week.
—Advertise in tbe Bulletin aad
get customers.
—Tresspass notices Me ■•!• at the
Bulletin office.
—■Every member of the family
reads tte Bulletin.
—Wanted— Good used stove.
Inquire at the    Bulletin   office    at
'-•sOCe. :"*•
—See the big Hallowe'en parade
Friday night as tt traverses our
streets.
—Saturday hi laat day to get rid
of heavy penalties on overdue property taxes.
—For Sale—Electric refrigerator,
150.00. H. L. Coulter, J97 Main
street, Bellwood, Pa.
—Your duty as an American eld-
sen is to vote.    Don't neglect   this
great privilege next Tuesday.
. —Items    of    aews    are    always
.   thankfully received at the Bulletin.
•"Ilfck*. prefer that they reach our of-
Wednesday, in the morning
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tion.
—Mrs. Norris T. Watters has returned to her home on East Fourth
street, after two weeks at the Mercy hospital in Altoona, where ahe
underwent a serious operation. .Her
friends are rejoicing over her recovery.
—"Every woman worker in tbs
party is worth three men," said a
campaign orator a few weeks ago.
Ia this presidential campaign the
women have been right up on their
tiptoes working for the success of
the ticket.
Ballyhoo and BBBBBBUt of Campaign
8bbb> to Cams te aa Ead
The presidential campaign is now
fast coming to a etas, aad the
political orato— of all parties are
getting in their last remaining kicks,
then the voting and after that shouting. The citizens of the nation
have been treated to a bigger lot
of campaign speeches than ever
before in its history, as listen in on
the radio and read the reports in the
daily newspapers. In many respects
it has been a campaign of education,- ae the candidates endeavor
to impress upon the minds of their
hearers their respective merits.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific
the states have been full Of persons
campaigns for all parties, and the
heads of each party have not neglected to appear in the populous
centers and there pour forth the
matter of their campaign for the
consideration of their hearers.
Saturday will witness the close of
the battle and then the voters will
go into a huddle next Tuesday,
when millions of the various political beliefs will go to the polls and
cast their ballots. Every honest and
well-thinking American citizen who
is entitled to tiie privilege should go
to the polls and exercise his preference, not alone for president, but
for the many state and local candidates. In Blair county the electorate will choose three representatives
in the Legislature,' two from the
Second Legislative district, composed of the towns and townships.
and the other ta the Firet Legislative district of the city of'Altoona.
Just what wiA be the outcome in'
Blair county is problematical. Both
major parties are working hard to
capture the representatives, but as
tbe county ta strongly Republican,
the Democrats must draw heavily
from the opposition to be tuccw*'
tal
Masbad    Hallowe'en   Parade'
Hold Friday Nlgbt,
In keeping   with a custoi
has long been in vogue In tn
ugh the members of the
Fire company will stage a.
e'en paiadu in the borough
evening.      The chief mover
undertaking    is Rhoddy  Vis
has called to    his aid a numb*
enthusiastic  members    of  thea
company, and they have invit
persons of    the    borough tjO
their aid and    make it   a   he;
success. ^^^
It gives promise of being- a,y
.night fa the borough. TUa.
annual event long anticipat
the younger, ae well as the?/
element of the borough. Hi
of young men and boys will
part in the parade, Whieh will-
on Main street at 8 o'clock, aUj
ticipants being masked, and
move over many ef the streets
the town. -
There will be hobgoblins, wit
black eats and many other
que makeups, as well as some,
propriate floats.    Prizes will be
en t6 the best makeups.
• The younger ones as well sa
older folks will enjoy the fun.
you think you are too old te
part in the parade, then stand
the sidewalks and see the marcl
go by.
RELIEF CHISLERS PAY,^**1
The man or woman who obt
relief on  false  pretenses from*
Blair eounty relief board- is fit
that it did not pay in the long'
to misrepresent their cases.
relief   investigators.       A  total
eighty-four  cases, of    un*
relief payments has been
by county relief officials
who .obtain^, the reli "
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QNEMAUGHJ0BRIN6 CROWD
-flwood-Conemaugh  Team,  to Moat
oa Y.M.C.A. maid Friday
Conemaugh High School the sec-
|d Bellwood conference opponent,
coming here Friday with a huge
pwd. The group around 300
jig, will arrive at 1:00 on a
eeial train, with band and all the
pmrnings. The game origionally
heduled for Saturday, had to be
ritched to allow Conemaugh to
ay, because of a Conflict in
hte-9. The entire Conemaugh fac-
tty as well as most of their stu-
Jehts will be here.
E Bellwood, with a revised line-up
Mich Worked well against Catholic
||gb, will be ont to preserve their
uneaten record in class B. Tbe
game played was won by Bell-
3, from Claysburg, giving Bell-
__d a high place in tbe rankings.
* "the school children who attend
jvgame will be out early, a spec*
jLj*f-ice of ten cents* being made
jig-grade school children.
he Bellwood fan's    will bold    a
meeting and bonfire.   Thursday
it in preparation for the    game
will start   at 3:00    Friday
aoon.
.-.**,.     SUNFLOWER ^ALLY
Approximately seventy-five people
esrd an address delivered by    At-
I_s**y Mitchell McCartney at a Re-
S&lican rally held at the home    of
Mrs.  Rebecca* McCully and daught-
Jpp, Miss Vera Sullivan, North Fifth
gjstaV en Monday. evening,
ahe program which eras conduct-
,'hy Mrs. W. P.'.Bush,   chairman
£ibe Bellwood and Antis    Town-
^•JSomen's Republican club, op-
$'with the ©ingfBg of "America**
which Rev. Paul Cox    offered
Invocation.     FoJ*jbwing  this    a
JjMl composed of jRex-old    Trox-
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tele, s-Mw beautifully,
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coMMumn m owisiois
General Committee Meet, land Make
Plan, far Event Neat Month
The general committee of the
Aatis Township Community Show
held aa important meeting at the
Consolidatetd school on Monday
evening. Reports of the activities
of the various committees were given by the. chairman. Judging from
the reports, the Community Show
this year will eclipse all former
shows.
In addition to the farm, home
and school exhibits, there will be
some new features this year. Plans
are being made to have exhibits of
commercial products both inside the
building and outside. Another new
| activity will be the entertainment
scheduled for both Friday and Saturday evenings. The program,
however, will be different each evening.
The dates for the Community
Show Are November 12, 18, and
14. Although this is late for flowers and plants, the committee in
charge feel that a notable display
may still be made. Following is a
suggested cassification for flowers
and plants:
Division   1—House  Plan**:
Colons—Large    leaved    specimen,
small leaved specimen.
Geranium—In bloom (tingle
plant), in leaf (single plant), fancy
leaved plant. Best display of three
pots-
Begonia—Flowering  variety,    foliage variety.
Fern—Small dish ferne, large
sword ferns.
Cactus—Best specimen plant, best
collection of three.
Fuchsia—Single specimen.
Any other    foilage.    Any    other
flowering  plant. * Any  other fruiting plant.      Beet lemon or orange
specimen,..*<-,*•., V*'<•■--,_■. >'■-.--■
yj^- dried  bouquets—
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PtRSOrlff^PARAGRAPHS
People Who Visit Here aad
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEWEHTS OF OUR CtTgEMS
OsMBts Who Are Eatartalaod by BeU.
Wood Hoeto—Personal Moatlea ef
Thoae Who Visit To aad Fro
Mr. D. M. Gilmore of Philadelphia
spent tiie week end at the home of
his brother, Mr. Herman Gihnore
and family on South First street-
Mr. and Mrs. David Gould and
son Louis of DuBois, spent Friday
evening at the home of Mr. aad
Mrs. J. L. Gilmore on South First
Street.
Miss Marion Calloway, of Philadelphia, was a recent guest at tbe
home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C.
Cornmesser, last Thursday and
Friday.
Mr. G. E. Balsbach and Misa
Annie M. Balsbach, of Port Royal,
were guests at the home of ' tbe
editor of the Bulletin over tbe week
end.
Mrs. Martha J. Morris, Mrs. Sarah
McMullen and Parks Burns, ef
Baltimore, Md., are guests at tbe
L. A. Frasier home on North Cambria street. ,jt ■;.
Mrs. L. A. Goss of Canton, Ohio,
arrived in Bellwood on Saturday te
spend a few days at the home ef
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Patton Jr. She wae accompanied by
her husband and friends ea far as
Pittsburgh, where they attended the
Notre    Dame    and  Pitt    foot-ball
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633 ACCIDENTS
Automobiles figured in 94 per
cent of the 668 grade crossing accidents reported to tbe accident division of tbe Public Service Commission in the 12 months ending
May 81, 1936. Of tbe 628 grade
crossing accidents involving automobiles, 364 occurred at unprotected crossings and 264 at protec-
ed crossings.
Ninety-three per cent of - all
those killed and injured, at crossings during the 12-month period
were occupants of automobiles, 47
riders being killed and 840 were
injured. Of this number 35 were
killed and 818 injured at unprotected crossings. Sixteen pedestrians
were killed and 18 injured during
tte period. One person was injured in tbe four crossing accidents involving wagons.
In the 64 Sunday grade cross-
lag accidents involving pleasure
cue, 16 persons were killed and 37
injured. In 136 accidents automobiles were driven into the side of
the engine or train moving over
crossings and in 41 accidents they
were driven into the tide of the
engine or train standing on a
crossing. The casualties in these
accidents were 11 killed and 107
injured and three killed and 32
injured, respectively.
Eight automobiles were driven
through lowered crossing gates. Six
persons were injured. In 89 accidents, automobiles were struck by
binder of engines or cars being
basked over crossings, 33 persons
being injured. 35 automobiles were
reported aa crashing into or stilting and damaging flash light signals.
T Of the automobile accidents occurring at protected crossings, 26 .
were et crossings protected by
gates, 48 protected by watchmen,
It by belle, 111 by flash light tig*.
nala, aad 60 at crossings ptotssted
i twsa*ll''wwr '    i i »-»      . '        —
congressional honors, Don Gingery,
present incumbent, ia ta the field
fer re-election, while his opponent
is Major Benjamin C. Jones, of Tyrone, Republican. It hi ssid in well
informed quarters that Jones has
the edge on Gingery and will likely
be elected by a safe majority.
Locally, leaders in both major
parties have been working diligently aad are leaving no stones unturned.
Voters in the borough living on
the south side of the Pennsylvania
railroad will cast tiieir ballots in
the firemen's quarters in the public
building, while those residing on
the north side of tiie Pennsylvania
railroad, will go to the Hescox's
garage on Tuckahoe street, where
they will vote.
There are almost fifteen hundred
voters in Bellwood, with a like number in the two voting precincts in
Antis township. Owing to it being
a presidential election the majority
of the voters here, as well as well
as elsewhere, will most likely attend
the polls', as they should. A big
vote is anticipated in the borough,
and from present indications it will
be a record-breaker.
Total claims filed by the rel:
ffice amount to $6,334 and o
amount $2,860 has hash co!
and fifty clients are still payi
claims as their circumstances
mit. In eases of absolute fraud the
county relief board has been prempt
in bringing the necessary legal action to compel imlmediate restitution but in cases where there was
a legitimate misunderstanding on
the part of the client payment is
permitted to be made over a peTriod
of time so as not to inflict too
great a penalty on the family of
tiw recipient.
H. H. Rummel, director of relief
in the Blair-Bedford district, says
that each case has* a history of its
own. Many who failed to- report
off. relief when other income was
obtained did not have a clear understanding of the rules and sre being permitted to make weekly payments in restitution.
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game.
LECTURE OM  PALESTINE   *i
O. E. Philips, an associate mttu
be of the Biblical Research tsslstf
of Lob Angeles, Calif., will eondocb   '
a eervice   la   the Olivet    Baptist
th, Friday evettfaig. Oct. 89, .aM
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MARRIED IN CUMBERLAND*
And now one of our popular
young men has joined the Benedicts in the person of Robert Sellers Bell, who, on October 17, led
to the alter Miss Genevive Lytle,
one of tbe fine young ladies of Altoona. The nuptial knot wae solemnized last Saturday In Cumberland, Md., by Rev. George E.
Baughman pastor of the First Methodist church of tbat city. Immediately after the ceremony the
young folks returned to Blair county. The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
T. S. Lytle of 114 Seventh avenue,
Altoona, and is an accomplished elocutionist. The groom has* been a
life long resident of the borough,
a son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D.
Bell of Bellview avenue. The best
wishes of their many friends go
with them throughout their married
life.
CHURCH MEMBERS TAKE NOTE
By special arrangement all Bellwood churches' will observe tiie
Lord's Supper next Sunday morning.
The celebration of this holy sacrament by our local churches next
Sunday is to cooperate with a movement that is nation-wide. The times
demand that the christian forces
bring the world'*/ Redeemer to special remembrance as they assemble at His table. The cooperation
of all the local churches in this
sacred endeavor will be a happy
prelude to "The Eight Day Preaching Mission," which ie to be observed by every Protestant church in the
world,  beginning November  15.
It is the prayerful anticipation
that all members ef our BeUwood
churches will wend their way to
their respective places of wonhip
next Sunday to honor Christ at His
table.
—Mrs. H. S. Hommer of Main
street has been confined to her
home for several days on account
of   illness.
-—From the interest manifested
by the women vovters of tbe borough during tha campaign, there is
juat cause to think Met everyone of
the feminine gender will go to the
polls next Tuesday and east a ballot.
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Altoona's annual automobile
show will be staged November 18,
19,20 and 21 and will be -sponsored
by the Altoona Chamber of Commerce, with the proceeds from tiw
show going to the industrial expansion fond of the chamber.
Members of the Blair County Automotive association and ..Ibe
Chamber of Commerce agreed -fan
the details.
It is expected that the automobile show will replace, at least -ger
the prspent, the annual ind
exposition. M. A. Miller was
temporary chairman ef
mittee    planning    for    tiw
Ihe Railroad.      James Schalles pre
sided at die piano.      Miss Barbara
Stevens gave a delightful    reading,
"Guilty, or Not Guilty?"
At this time the speaker of the
evening, Mr. McCartney, waa introduced by J. E. Trego, county committeeman. Mr. McCartney gave a
clear and understandable talk on
important issues which confront the
American people today.
At the close of the program re-*
freshments were served in the
candle-lighted dining room. The
table was artistically arranged in
colors of gold and silver, and the
room was decorated with bouquets
of yellow pom-poms, branches of
autumn leaves and Hallowe'en jack-
o-lanterns. Coffee was poured by
Mrs. Myers and Mrs. W. Y. Bland.
Cake and candy were served by Mrs.
McCully, Miss Sullivan and their assistant hostesses, Mrs. Eva Dolan,
Mrs. Blair Dunn, Mrs. C. F.- Myers,
Mis Nellie Givin, Miss Ethel Givin,
and Mrs. Roy Pickins.
The meetng on Monday night
brought to a close a series of Republican rallies conducted by the
Bellwood women and held at the
following homes: Mrs. George D.
Sprankle, Tipton, a lawn party . in
August, with 500 in attendance;
Miss Jessie Anderson, 300 Main
street; Mrs. George P. Orris and
daughter Caroline, 418 North First
street; Mrs. J. M. Bechtoi, Martin
street; Miss Lizzie Akers and Miss
Elizabeth Reeder, 832 South Second
street; Mrs. Rebecca McCully and
daughter, Miss Vera Sullivan, 700
North Fifth street.
The rallies were in charge of Miss
Jessie Anderson, sponsored by the
Bellwood and Antis Township Women's Republican club, Mrs. I. S.
Lindemuth, past president, and Mrs.
W. P. Bush, president, and all were
arranged under the guidance of the
Blair eounty committee, Dr. David
Kaufman, chairman, and Mrs.
Mitchell McCartney, vice chairman.
FINDING A WIFE
Next Sunday night at the Logan
Valley Baptist church Rev, H. G.
Dooley will deliver the third sermon te the series on "Courtship,
Marriage and Home." The subject
for next Sunday being: "Finding a
Wife." It is God's plan that every
man should have a helpmate. There
are many standards of female excellence. These standards will be
discussed in the mjessage next Sunday night. The kind of a wife a
maa has, next to the kind ef parents he has is the moat important
element te determining his success,
character and destiny.
Chinese lanterns—-Opened, itnaaa.
Dried grasses,  ornamental  fruits,
seed pods.
Dried boupuet arrangement—
mixed, over 12 arrangement; mixed, under 12 arrangement; gilded,
enameled.
Division 8, border flowers-
Delphinium,  aconite, wild    aster,
chrysanthemum.
Decorative  — button,    pompom,
single.    Any other border flower.
Division 4, Autumn Leaves —
Autumn leavea—-Mixed, 18 inches
in heighth or over; mixed, under 18
inches in heighth.
Autumn leaves with any other
flower, dried or fresh. Autumn
leaves with evergreen.
Division 5, Dish Gardens— *
Dish gardens—Under 4 inches in
diameter, over 4 inches in diameter.
Division 6, Bulbs—
Dahlias—.Dahlia - clump having
largest number ef tubers. Best ex*
hibit of three clumps of dahlia tubers.
Gladiolus—Largest gladiolus bulb
Best exhibit of ten bulbs of one variety. Best exhibit of 50 bulbs of
any variety.
GABLE MAY FIGHT BAER
Clark Gable has been offered
850,000 to fight Max Baer, former
heavyweight champion. He says he
may accept if he finds he has
enough time between pictures to do
the necessary training.
The offer was made by Tom Tal-
lery, veteran California fight promoter, just after Gable had knocked out Allen Pomeroy, former intercollegiate champion, in a fistic battle for the cosmopolitan production,
"Cain and Mabel," which comes to
Altoona Strand Treatre tomorrow,
with Marion Davies and Gable co-
starred.
Simultaneously, it was revealed
that Gable had made application to
the State Boxing Commission for
a permit to engage in professional
boxing.
Commenting on the offer to meet
the former champ, Gable said he
could not fight without considerable
training. "While I trained for
five weeks for my screen fight with
Pomeroy," the actor stated," "I feel
that I am far from being te condition."
Gable knocked out Pomeroy in
eight seconds. The knockout was
quite accidental, coming when Gable forgot to pull one of hto punches.
Mr. Philips ^wiB ilhistnte MsT
message with stereopticon slides
showing the latest developments ia
this tend so prominent te Ite Bible.
Among the views shown the city
of Haifa will be seen with its modern and efficient harbor and ita
well constructed homes, much te
contrast with tiie views of tents in
which the Jews 'lived in the eariy
days of tiieir rehabilitation ptw.
gram. Scenes of the former desert
wastes Will be arrayed alongside
those showing tile same section now
irrigated and productive. The great
changes around the Sea of Gallilee,
along the River Jordon and about
the Dead Sea will be shown. A special invitation is extended to the
Jews of this vicinity to attend this
service. The public to cordially invited to attend.
Wi
----County Treasurer William S.
Aaron has designated John C. Cornmesser to sell bunting licenses    te
■sittrcad.
ALL DUE TO CONSOLIDATION
A number of well known Republicans in Bellwood have received copies of a Democratic   statement   aa
to   Landon's school record  te Kansas.    They might have some    influ-
eence if Republicans did not know
that what happened    in Kansas    ia
exactly what happened te   a   great
many  Pennsylvania school districts.
Nobody    seems to be blaming    the
governor  of Pennsylvania for    the
closing of nearly a score of schools
in Antis township and e Uke number in many other districts of    the
state.      Ohio took such action    so
long ago that it has been forgotten.
Governor Landon is to be congratu- 1
lated  on his share in bringing    Ida
state into   line    with    the onward I
march of opportunities for    education, now being given    children ed
the districtatoo small to have schools
of  up-to-date    character. Other
governors might well follow hia example.
14,000,000 PAID SCHOOLS
Checks for payments of Stete Appropriations due school districta
totaling approximately $14,000,000
have been sent out by the Department of Public Instruction, Superintendent Lester K. Ade has announced.
The amount represents $6,696,
000 for districts of the fourth elate
and $5,330,000 to districts ef the
second and third classes aad $1,824,
000 to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
which are first class1 districts. Thd
sum of $194,000 was granted te
financially distressed school die.
tricts since tbe beginning ot the
current school year. Tbs number
of applicants for this special aid haa
been relatively small aa compared
with pwteaa years. ,