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VOL. XLVII.
BELLWOOD, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE   1 1,  1936
? LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
BFIIEF SUHWflTflF THE WEEK
Terse     Paragraphs  Concerning     the
Doing of Our Borough—Tha  Col-
umn  Our  Subscribers  Enjoy
—The many friends of Mr. T. P.
Gheer who became. suddenly sick
while in the First Methodist Episcopal church two weeks ago, will be
pleased to learn that there is a
nice improvement in his condition
and that he bids fair to an early recovery.
—Earnest Root, attorney at law,
and who holds a responsible position
at Jersey City, formerly residing at
Bellwood and Higgles gap, was admitted to a private sanitarium in
New York City and passed through a
serious operation recently. Attorney Root's condition is said to be
Vather precarious and causing deep
concern to his family and aged mo-
thr, Mrs. Ella A. Root, of North
•   First street.
—Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Taylor
returned from Philadelphia, where
they attended the commencement
exercises of the graduating class of
the Protestant Episcopal hospital of
which their daughter Annabel was
an honor member, having led her
class in studies. The service was
held in hospital chapel and the diplomas were presented by Bishop
Tait'of Philadelphia. Miss Taylor returned home with her parents where
she will remain for two weeks before returning to the hospital.
—A survey of citizens of the
north side who may be interested in
having the nstural gas mains en-
'"*!°HhsWed to that portion of the borough will be made next Tuesday
morning, by Mr. Roy Pickens. It
will be necessary to have seventy
consumers in this part of town be-
«e the gas company will extend its
■   ■ &MM1H    u«Wu&    u*s    •«» vit'e
should express their desire to Mr.
Pickens when he calls at their
nomas. This may be the last opportunity the citizeens will have to
obtain gas in their homes for soma
t ime .to come, therefore it is now necessary that favorable action betaken by those who arc interested.
CHURCH SERVICES
GRACE   LUTHERAN  CHURCH
Rev. R. P. Knobel, pastor. Morning worship 10:45 a.m.; sermon by
pastor; Sunday school 0:80 a.m.;
children's day service in the evening
ut 7:30. Special Children's cantata.
Salem Luthern— 0:80 church service; 10:80 a.m. Sundsy school.
PRESBYTERIAN   CHURCH
Logan Valley Presbyterian church,
Rev. Raymond S. Hittinger, minister.
Sunday school and morning worship
at 10 o'clock for the annual Child-
nn's Day program. The sacrament
if baptism will be observed. Evening worship at 7:80. All are most
cordially invited to worship with
the congregation.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Rev. J. M. Brennan, pastor. The
Rev. Edgar Henry, pastor of the
Broad Avenue church, Altoona, will
) i a guest preacher at the Bellwood
church Sunday morning, 10:45. At
night the pastor will preach a sermon appropriate to Flag day. Church
school, 9:80 a.m., C. L. McElwain
superintendent. Epworth Leagues at
fi 30 p.m.
BELLWOOD MSB IN COURT
Sentence Imposed Upon Brunner anal
Hamilton   For   Assult   and    Battery
Criminal court convened in Hotti-
daysburg Monday morning with
Judge Mraion D. Patterson, presiding.
The first trial by jury resulted in
the defendant being discharged,
While the judge severly scored four
youths and a parent of one of the
boys for telling two different stories—one to Attorney Samuel Jube-
lirer and the other while on the
witness stand in court.
Denver Parshall, Bellwood , was
indicted by the grand jury on a
charge of receiving stolen goods. It
was stated that Parshall had bought
some old junk from the Davis Boys,
also of Bellwood.
Fred Giles, an officer of the
Pennsylvania Railroad I company,
took the stand first and stated that
on April 18, material valued at $26
was stolen from the Bellwood engine house of the railroad company.
J. R. Davis, father of one of the
four boys accused of selling the
stolen junk to Parshall, testified
that he was unable to control, his
son's actions. It was to dthat shortly
after the St. Patrick's day flood
tha youths gathered about 600
pounds of old iron from in and
about the round house and sold part
of it to Parshall. The money—
amounting to approximately $2—
was divided among the youths for
candy and cigarettes.
When the Davis youth was put in
the stand he gave testimony contradicting what he had previously said.
Attorney Samuel Jubelirer fan-
mediately asked Judge Patterson for
a dismissal of the case, which was
granted. The judge then scored Mr.
Davis and tha boys for their actions,
branding them "thieves and perjurers."
Albert Hamilton and Josiah F.
Brunner, Bellwood young men, submitted to charges of aggravated assult and battery in connection witl
nistered to N. E. Gingerich, 72-year
old cripple of Tyrone.
The men were intoxicated, their
attorney, Bernard Jubelirer, said.
The district attoney fold of the se-
ious condition in which the aged
man is in—his eyesight is impaired
and his phyical conditon is such that
he is bedfast.
The men were entenced to serve
not less than 14 nor more than 28
months in jail, unless they liquidate
certain hospital and doctor bills,
which amounts to more than $500.
In such event, a parole will be considered at the end of eight months.
SAW 1NTERE5TJNBWASH1NGT0N
Class of '36 Views Wonders of the
National   Capitol
The public school career of the
graduating class of the Bellwood
high school ended Saturday morning
when the class returned from a 3-
day sight Seeing trip to Washington
and surrounding points of interest.
While in the national capitol headquarters were established at the
Burlington Hotel located on Vermont avenue at Thomas circle. From
this point tours were made to such
places of interest as: The Shakespe-
rian Library, Supreme Court Building, Library of Congress, National
Capitol, White House, Army Medical Museum, Washington Monument, Old and New Museums, Pan-
American Union, Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Franciscan Mon-
estary, Arlington Cemetary, Fort
Myer, Lincoln Memorial, Memorial
Ampatheatre, Tomb of Unknown
Soldier, National Academy of. Science, Tour of the city, Zoological
Park, Mount Vernon by boat and a
moonlight trip to Marshall Hall
Park..
The personnel of the group follows: Ruth Miller, Ada Seeds, Polly
Irwin, Lillian Hostler, • Shirley
Evans, Helen Coy, Verna Root,
Helen Keller, Ruth Farber, Catherine Bowers, Claire Howe, May Ellen
Tennis, Agnes Ross,, Jane McCoy,
Barbara Stevens, Mary Louise
Fleisher, Beverly Myers, Donald
Biggins, John Taylor, Paul Lynn,
William Patton, John Caswell, Arthur Krise, Harry Endress, Ermine
Hamer, Clair Rodgers, Anderson
Dorn, Motrin Hamilton, William
Hittinger, John Johnson, Russell
Campbell Chaperons: Helen Rnick
and F. A. Hamilton; conductor of
tour, C. R. Hetrick; chauffeur, Margaret  Metzker.
tDOMSTS COMING TO PEIM.
ANT1S  COMMENCEMENT
The annual ijmimMiMmM^Si
NOTED GRANGER COMING
Blair County Pomona grange is
arranging a meeting for Tuesday
evening, June 28, which will be of
interest to members and friends of
the grange. This meeting will be in
the courthouse in Hollidaysburg.
Ray McKaig of Idaho, a National
' • range deputy, and an eloquent and
forceful speaker, will deliver an address which will be of interest to
-ural people, as Mr. McKaig knows
ujiii conditions and problems of
the entire nation.
In addition to the address of the
national deputy, State Master J. A.
Book of New Caatle will speak, and
members of the subordinate granges of Blair county will provide entertainment with musical selections CLUB WILL MEET
and readings.                                               The Retired Men's Club of P.R.R.
This meeting is open to the pub- employes, will meet on Saturday,
lie and all who are interested in ag- June 18, at 2:30 o'oock, at the Y.M.'
riculture and in the grange from C. A. A good time is fat store. Mat-
Blair and surrounding counties are ten of interest will be discussed. A
cordially invited to attend. I full turnout of members ]* desired.
VISITED  OLD   HOME   TOWN
A. L. Goss of Brownsville arrived
here Monday to pay a visit with his
two remaining sister?, Mrs. Nettie
Pardonner and Mrs. Idella HiHiard-
The three of them are the last of
the Abraham Goss family that lived
and was reared in the town of Osceola Mills. The combined ages of
the brother and sisters are now 251
years. Many years ago A. L., then
a young man, led and taught the
first bnd organized in town. He is
now in his 88th year and could yet
build a house, many of which he has
erected during his sixty years as a
contractor and builder. Three of the
older brothers of this family served
the full four years in the War of the
Rebellion from '61 to '65. Their
grandfather was a drummer boy in
the Revolutionary War. Mr. Goss'
visit among home folks is indeed a
welcome one. —Osceola Mills Leader
VACATION   BIBLE   SCHOOL
The daily vacation Bible school
will begin in the Lutheran church
on Monday, June 15th, at 9 a.m.
Eight of our young people will teach
the classes, which will be graded
from three years old, or as old as
they care to come. The pastor will
open the school with short devotion-
lal services and a story sermon each
morning. We welcome any children
to attend who care to come. The
school is for others as well as
our own denomination. We welcome
you all. Remember the opening date,
June 15th, at 9 A.M.
ship High School ' was -held in the
Bellwood Y.M.C.A. Tuesday evening, and the exercises were presented to an audience that filled the
large auditorium to capacity. The
exercises opened with music by the
High school orchestra, followed by
the processional and invocation by
Rev. Raymond S. Hittinger, pastor
of the Presbyterian church.
"The opening oration, "Crime and
the Modern Home" was given by
Lorna A. Campbell, after which the
program was rendered in the following order: President's oration,
"Friendlines," Evelyn Miller; final
scene* of the pageant; closing oration, "The Health Program in the
Antis Township Schools," Sarah
Stewart; music;, orchestra; procession of seniors; announcements of
awards; presenftrtvlon of diplomas,
Supt. M. A. Dively assisted by F. F.
Irwin, president of .the school board.
The following students are an-
nouncedas the honor group for
1985-1936: Lorna Campbell Edith
Reigh, Sarah Stewart, Mae Williams.
The above names are arranged in alphabetic order. The relative standing of the members of this group is
not announced. By election within
its own number.the honor group
chooses students to deliver the opening and closing orations.
The graduates—Charles Brunner,
Helen Brunne(r, Ethel Burkholder,
Lorna Campbell Marjorie Campbell,
Cecil Carothers, John Cornmesser,
Albert Edmiston, Pearl Fleig, Earl
Graham, Ariene Jackson, Gerald Mar
kel, William Markley, Evelyn Millar
Rheba Otto, Morris Pease, Joseph
Pulcinello, Nickie Pulcinello, Virginia Reese, Edith Reigh, Marjorifet
Schirf, Ruth Smith, Roselma Sneath,
Sarah Stewart, Alice Swrtz, Donald'
Teufel, Mae Williams.
Class colors, BIuo and Gold. Class
Flowers, Pink Tea Roses. Record of
perfect attendance, ten years, Helen
Brunner, William Markely. Nine
years, Edith Reigh, Ethel Burkholder, Eight, years, Charles Brunner,
Gerald   Markel.
Thus closed one of the most successful school terms in the history
of the Antis Township High   School.
band at altoona
The Firemen's Band has been engaged to give « concert in Altoona
Sunday evening. All members am
asked to assemble at tha fire house
at 2:90. Cars will be provided and
bandsmen will be furnished their
supper in Altonna.
Rfecord-iBreaUing     Season    Expected
During Present Summer
i On the basis of requests for high-
Way route and touring information
into the Tourists Bureau of the
Watte Highway Department, Warren
Dyke, Secretary of Highways,
lets a record-breaking tourists
n in Pennsylvania this year.
Usually the peak of the requests
r tourists information is reached
tha period between June 15 and
ugust IS, but this "pair there has
an unprecedented volume of
ests in advance of the usual
d.
■if April and May, 420 requests
* information were received by
Tourists Bureau. They came
om thirty-one states, the District
if Columbia, Hawaii, Nova Scotia
fmd other Canadian provinces. Of
these 420 requests, fifty-sight were
om persona planning definite trips
points in Pennsylvania and they
requested specific routes. There
were forty-four requests from Pennsylvania for information on the best
putes through the State to designs-
US in other sttes. The remaining
8 requests were for highway maps
d information on places of inter-
t in Pennsylvania. These came
from persons considering a motor
tKp in or through Pennsylvania.
it'Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts
#d New York led the list of in-
jwiiries. As for the Pennsylvania inquirers—they are planning trips
with destinaton from coast to coast
and from Canada to tha Gulf.
, Then, too, the Republican National convention fat Cleveland .this week
aid the Democratic National Convention to be held in Philadelphia
two weeks hence resulted in a number of requests for highway information from persons planning to
motor to either or both conventions.
CThose tourists who visit Pennsylvania summer will find the
in good conditior udpitfe-
the levertr^'wlntef
weather and the march floods. Secretary Van Dyke has issued orders
to speed up maintenance work to re-
condition highways damaged in the
past five months.
Despite the maintenance work snd
a heavy construction program, there
will be relativly few detours on. the
main highways in Pennsylvania this
summer. Where detours are unavoidable, convenient routes will be
selected with ample direction signs.
The usual summer oiling program
will be arranged so that the most of
the work will be done in the fore
part of the week. No oiling will be
done immediatly before a ' holiday.
Oiling also will be done on a half-
width at a time to afford the least
possible inconvenience to the traveling public.
HURTS TOJHr US ONE
Persona    Who  Have    Taken     Upon
Themselves  the Marriage  Vows
*     BARR—HUNTER
Miss Jane Elisabeth Hunter,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hunter, and James Edmond Barr,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Steel Barr, both
of North Fourth street, were united
in marriage, Wednesday afternoon,
Juno 3rd, at Hageretown, Md.
The cermony was performed by
Rev. Joseph 'Harms of St. Josephs
Lutheran church. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Barr of
Chambersburg, Pa.
The newlywds are both graduates
of tite local high school and were
prominent in social and athletic activities. Mr. Barr is employed at
Houston's pharmacy.
After a motor trip through southern states they returned to town
and will reside for the present on
North Fourth street.
Jeffrie*—Root
A' pretty home wedding occured
last Saturday at 1:80 o'clock, when
Mr. Howard P. Jeffries, of Pittsburg, and Miss Eleanor Root were
joined in the holy bonds of wedlock.
The ceremony was performed* by
Rev. J. M. Brennan, pator of the
First Methodist Episcopal church at
the home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Root on South Second street, in the presence of the
immediate families of the high con-
trcting parties, the ring ceremony
being used. Following congratulations, the wedding party proceeded
to Howard Walker's cafe at Beech-
grove, where a sumptious wedding
luncheon was served, after which
the happy married couple departed
by auto for Atlantic City on a
honeymoon  trip.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lucien Jeffries, of Pittsburgh.
Ha has been a frequent visitor at the
homo of his aunts Miss Lillian Jeff-
ries^cl^gr^Jajan*^ Hd.*
j£w
he became acquainted" with his bride,
which finally ripened into marriage.
The brde is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Root, well known citizens of the borough, and for a number of years has been an instructor
in the Antis township consolidated
schools. Many friends of the young
couple join in wishing a long, prosperous and happy married life.
The newlyweds have arrived home
from their wedding trip and will remain here for a day or two, after
which they will go to housekeeping
in furnished rooms in Pittsburg,
north side.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPH!
People Who Vigil Have
Those Who Go Away.
MDVEMEHTS OF OUR CITtZEWSl
Guests Who Are Entertained by Bett.J
Wood Hoeta—Personal Martian: ef|
Those Who Visit To and Pre
Mr. C. T. Balsbach, of Port RoyaLl
fat visiting at ihe homo of his brother^
W. F. Balsbach on Boyles street.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. McCauley of j
ithe Cornntesder apartments oai
South Cambria street, spent
week end in Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smith and,
family, of Pitcairn were week end
guests at the home of Mrs. Smith's.
mother, Mrs.   Byers on South   First
street.
Mr. Charles Hetrick, an    instructor in the Bellwood High School, has
gone to Durham,  N.  C, where ho
will take a twelve weeks' course fori
his master's degree.
Paul H.  Schalles, son of Banker j
and Mrs. H. W. Schalles, a   student -
at     Maryville     college,     Maryville,
Tenn., is at his homo on South Firstly
street for the summer vacation.
Mr. Willard Bland, a member of
the Bellwood High School faculty]
and Mrs. Bland, loft the beginning
of the week for Arkansas, where
.the summer months will bo passed
with Mrs. Eland's parents.
Mr. Gerald Focht, general secre-
tary of the Bellwood Y. M. C.A.,
wifi return the latter part of the
week from Lake George, N. Y.,
where he pursued a special course
in  Y.M.C.A.  management.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Jeffries, Mr.
Mrs. Evan Jones, Miss Agnes Jeffries and son Billy, of Pittsburgh,
and Mr. John A. Noel, of Philadelphia, were week-end guests at tha
Jeffries bjunmiP Boyles street.
FIRST TO PAY TAXES
W. L. Zimmerman, for a number
of years first on the list of Bellwood tax payers, was again this year
recipient of receipt No. I for payment of 1936 county, borough and
school taxes. It was an accident, so
far as Mr. Zimmerman was concerned the first time. When it happened again, he noticed the fact
and made an effort to get No. 1 the
next year. Now he makes it his business to inquire just when the first
receipt will be available and goes
after it
Statements for 1936 assessments
and also for overdue taxes are now
in the hands of the taxable, except
in a few cases, where there have)
been a change of address. A large
number of people who have not had
sufficient income in the last few
years have in recent weeks paid at
least a small installment on their
overdue assessments. In this way
they hope to soon be "all paid up."
. It is possible now, under state
law, to report amounts due to employers and have bills collected by
deduction from wages. This is, however, only when no effort is being
made to pay the assessments. Those
who keep paying on the installment
plan need, have no fear of such embarrassment.
—Vacation Bible school opened in
the Methodist Episcopal church
Monday morning, with an enrollment slightly in excess of last year.
Interest is fins and the children are
doing wall in the work that is assigned them. The school will    con-
MSTRICT  SUPERINTENDENT
The Rev. Lester A. Welliver, some
years ago pastor of the Bellwood
Methodist Episcopal church, recently pastor at Clearfield, Trinity
church has been appointed superintendent of the Harrisburg district of
Central Pennsylvania conference.
He fills a vacancy caused by the
death of Rev. A. S. Williams, who
was appointed to that position three
years ago.
The Rev. Welliver began his ministry in 1917 as a student pastor,
while attending college. Later he
served as an army chaplain. In 1922
he came to the Altoona district as
pastor of the Eldorado church. After the tragic death of the Rev.
Frank T. Bell, he came to Bellwood
in the fall of 1924, going from here
to Lewisburg in 1928. In 1933 he
was sent to Clearfield, his advancement in the conference has been rapid and has been merited as well.
His Bellwood friends, who are
many, will all congratulate him, and
also will congratulate the district
which he will serve.
CHILDREN'S  DAY
There will be a special children's
day program Sunday evening in the
Luthran church. Service will begin
at 7:30 p.m.. A children's cantata,
entitled, "Praise and Service," published by he Lorenz Publishing company, will be given by the children.
This special service is under the
drection of Miss Nora Green, and
Miss Dorothy Cunningham. The public is welcome to attend our children's day program next Sunday
evening.
—The Otterbein Glee club of Tyrone, will render a program of about
tinue all next week and the Child- j,thirty minutes at tha meeting of the
tan's day program, Juno 21* will be ! Townsend  dub  to   be held  in   the
featured by    a  demonstration
some of the outstanding work.
of   Orange hall on Main street, Monday
evening at 7:80 o'clock.
cian of New York eity, is enjoying
a protracted vacation at the home
of his parents,   Mr. and Mrs. I.    S.
Liindemuth   on   SouHh   Ftrdtj   street. -
He will return to the metropolis of
the nation some time early in July.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Raugh of
Bellevue, Ohio, are paying their an- .
nual visit to friends in the borough,
over the week end and were entertained at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. '
Robert Bell and in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph H. Patton, Sr. on
Main- street Mr. Raugh was a caller at our office and it is needless to
remark that we were glad to see our
friend.
Mr. Isaac M. Jamison, an employe
of the Bellwood Furniture company,
with Mrs. Jamison and daughter
left Sunday on an extended automobile trip, which will take them to
the home of their son snd brother,
Dr. Frank Jamison, who is the head
member of the Florida Agricultural I
college. They will be absent for
about two weeks and going and
coming will stop at a number of pla-
ces of interest.
Mr. Chster O. Weaver, of Amity, 3
Washington county, where he is proprietor of a service station, spent a
few days last week with his mother
Mrs. O. L. Weaver and sister, Mrs.
Norris T. Watters on the hill section of the borough. Chester was a
caller at our office and we were
pleased to see him again. It has
been a number of years since ho
left Bellwood and his friends will
be glad to know that he is doing
well.
Mr. Percy D. Mulhollen has arrived at his cottage along the banks of
Spruce Creek, where the summer
months will be passed. Mrs. Mulhollen and daughter tarried in Baltimore, where they will visit friends
for a few days, after which they
will come to Spruce Creek. Mr. and
Mrs. Mulhollen have been residents
of St. Petersburg, Florida, for a
number of years, where the head of
the family has been successfully engaged in business. Mr. Mulhollen was
in Bellwood on Monday and paid
thia office a pop call. During the
summer months he will angle for
trout in Spruce Creek.
in
—A refreshing shower, the first
for two weeks, visited this section
Sunday night and greatly revived
vegetation and crops in-the field. Ik
came just in the nick-of:time as
the grass was burned almost aa
I brown aa fat October.