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VOL. XLVH.
BELLWOOD, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II,'1037
LOCAL NEW COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
BBIEF SUMMiUir OF THE WEEK
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—Pound'—A 21 year medal of tae
O. of I. A. Owner can recover
same by calling at this office, inden-
tifying property and paying f8 cents
for this notice.
•—The ladies of the Logan Valley
Baptist church will hold a market ta
the Mill's building on Main street,
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
Your patronage will be greatly appreciated.
—Mr. Walter Stevens, who has
been confined to his home on Stew-
set street for the pest ten days suffering from severe illness, is mak
ing rapid progress toward recovery
and will soon be able to resume his
duties at the passenger station ta
Altoona.
—Among the new arrivals in town
la a boy baby at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Hommer   on   East
-Fifth street, who recently moved to
tiie  borough   from  Johnstown,   Pa.
Mr. Hommer  is manager  of  the J.
H. Hommer Lumber company, which
has a large yard on the North side.
—Judge    Marion    D.    Patterson,
who underwent a minor operation ta
the Mercy  hospital  the latter  part
of last week has so far recovered as
to be able to return  to his home in
Hollidaysburg,   where   he   is   doing
Well aad making rapid progress toward complete .recovery. .
"t***T~7-lj***M borough of Roaring Spring
"* wifl soon be advanced from 'village'
Mk~*eity delivery' statu*  in ate mat*-
■fcafl. "fP .delivery,  according*-.to
department st Waahing-
■ "sen. It will mean an increase ta
pay for the carriers from the Roar-
tag Spring post office. Bellwood
also enjoys 'village' delivery and has
been far a number- of years; and an
effort should be made to change the
class for this borough.
—Jurors for the March term of
court were drawn from the wheel at
Hollidaysburg teat Saturday to serve
during the March term. W. O. Ed-
minston of Antis township will serve
ss a juror at court to be held the
week beginning Monday, March 16,
and Mary E. Jamison, D. Laura
Stitt aad W. W. Glasgow, Jr., will
also serve at this time. R. N. Isen-
berg, Ida Wilson and Warren Glasgow on Antis township, will serve at
civil court to be held the week beginning Monday, May 10.
—Works - Progress Administration
employees in District No. 11 have
contributed more than $2,100 to the
American Red Cross for relief of
flood sufferers in the mid-west, it
was revealed by John S. Ginter, director of tile Bedford-Blair-Cambria-
Somerset area. An additional contribution of $605.06 was added to a
"•previous WPA contribution of $1,-
600.02 and it is expected tbat s total
of $2,600 will lie reached by tbe
time all w**PA workers have forwarded their "flood relief money."
—As a farther step to Increase
the dependability and reliability of
the freight service and provide additional protection for goods and
commodities ta transit, the Pennsylvania railroad is engaged ta aa
extensive program of equipping the
freight ears with trucks of an improved type. The distinctive feature
af the new trucks is s one-piece solid cast steal side frame, which
tsfces the place of tha part previously used ta truck construction, known
as the arch bar, aad is much stronger sal more durable.
—Mr. William P. O. Hummell,
met with a serious accident ta Belle-
fonts when he narrowly escaped
being killed while unloading a heavy
ladder from a truck la that town
last Saturday. He escaped with a
broken arm, aad is doing ss well as"
could -Ipe expected at his home* on
South Second street. The heavy
track skidded down a street grade,
* eat Mr. Hummell was fortunate
enough to threw Bis body out of the
way aad thus saved himself from
being pinned between the truck and
pole, with the exception of hia ana.
This fi the second serious accident
which has befallen Mr. Hummell, aa
a number of years ago he suffered
covers   burns   te oae ef Us   ayes,
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BOnOUSH PLANS CELEBRATION I PROMINENT ENGINEER DIES
Movaaaeat Started To Ottaerve 80th
Birthday of *t*wasgh
A celebration for the fitting observance of the 60th Anniversary of
the incorporation of the boroueh
waa discussed by council during
their regular monthly meeting, oa
Monday night. As this year marks
the anniversary date, it has been
the thought that a real jubilee
should be planned. Council expressed themselves as heartily ta
sympathy with the movement and in
order to get the project started, decided to appoint a member of tbelr
body to work ta coordination With
the burgess to make a preliminary
survey of the situation.
Accordingly, R. C. Croaser was
appointed -tad along with Burgess
C. F. Werte will contact the various
religious, civic and fraternal organizations, in order to get an outline
of the possibilities for such an event.
As this year also marks the 160th
anniversary of the adoption of the
Constitution and with a double cause
for celebrating, it is believed that
something can be staged that will
be outstanding and a read credit to
the town.
Considerable other business occupied the attention of the council
at this meeting. Oae important feature of the evening pertained to the
question of fire protection for Antis Township. This has been under
consideration for some time as tiie
current opinion seems to be that the
township should furnish financial
assistance for their fire protection-
It waa decided to accept an offer,
made by the township supervisors of
$250 per year as their share for the
upkeep of the equipment.
Mrs. Mary. Bechtol was appointed
Secretary of the Beard of Health,
to fill the unexpired term of her
iter fcusbasAlliaafafc. D. "Bechtaig**
yjsjteu4?S^?.'  SSL, JfiftW!'M^fa
detailed report on progress that is
being made. He stated that approximately 88 % ot the job is completed. He also stated that the excavation work from now on would
not be. as deep and with the additional men bettor progress could be
expected.
Council passed an ordinance out*
lining the course followed by the
sewer system and authorising .the
purchase of any. right-of-way necessary for -the construction of the
sewer. Another ordinance providing
for the regulation governing the
sewerage system was held over until
a later meeting in order to give
more time for working out the details.
After Brief Illness Charles S. MjsjBS
Succumbs at Hi* Home
Charles Samuel Myers, all of his
lifetime a well known and esteemed
citizen of the borough, and aa engineer for the Pennsylvania railroad
company, died at his home at 4:30
o'clock Sunday morning, on North
Fifth street, where he resided for a
long time. Taken seriously 0 while
on duty at Barnesboro early last
week, he was brought te his home
where he lingered until death called
him, which was unexpected and a
shock to all who shared his acquaintance.
He was born August 11, 1879 at
Fostoria, near Bellwood, a son of
John and Amanda Lewis Myers.
On October 24, 1906, he was married to Miss Ruela Rue Rush.
Members of his family sre bis
widow, three sons, William R- Myers
of Chicago, Heyward S. Myers of
Philadelphia, Donald W. Myers of
Tyrone, one daughter, Miss Beverly
Roberta Myers at home, four grandchildren, four brothers, Lewis M.,
Abraham S., aad James P., all of
Bellwood; Herbert T., of Johnstown
and one sister, Mrs Myrtle Rowan
of Bellwood.
Mr. Myers was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
Division No. 780; and the Pennsylvania Railroad Relief association.
Funeral services were held from
the home Wednesday afternoon at
2:80 o'clock, ta charge of his pastor
the Rev. J. M. Brennan of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and was
largely attended. Interment was
made in tile Logan Valley cemetery.'
GETS STATE POST
D. Lloyd Claycomb, member of
the Blair county bar and residing in
Altoona, has been appointed en the
legal staff of Secretary of the Commonwealth David L Lawrence aad
baa been assigned to the bureau of
corporations. Mr. Claycomb, who
already has entered upon the discharge of hia duties, will still reside
in Altoona
Mr. Claycomb is a native of Bedford county, but has been a resident
of Altoona since his admission to
the bar thirty years ago. He was
elected to the state legislature ta
1912. In 1988 he waa named assistant United States district attorney
for the Western district Of Pennsylvania under Horatio S. Dumbauld,
who waa elected judge of Fayette
county ta 1986. '
When Charles F. Uhl of Somerset waa named Dumbauld's successor, he exercised his prerogative of
appointing those to whom he fait
most allegiance and Mr. Claycomb
stepped out of the picture a few
months ago so that Uhl's personal
friends might be appointed and with
tiie understanding he waa to have
another post which he new occupies.
Lawyer Claycomb is well known
ta Bellwood, where he has appeared
ta a number of speaking engagements and when he was a candidate
for assemblyman and district attorney ta. former years.
—tMr. and Mrs. Beverly W. Mayer and Miss Sally Mayer, who were
numbered among tiie Ohio river
flood sufferers, and residing ta Jef-
f ersonville, Indiana, .where all their
household goods wan swept away
by tbe raging waters, arrived here
last Saturday and will remain for
some time at the home of Miss
Kathryn Williamson, Martin street.
Mr. Meyer bee been ta delicate
health for some time  past sad ths
PHALANX CLUB  ENTERTAINS
Tae Phalanx Club of the Bellwoed,
*Y" entertained   in the Coi
Friday, eveni
•saaaSBas,
gular business session and adopting
their new Constitution, a committee
of boys from the club served the
club a delicious luncheon of sandwiches, coffee and home made- ice
cream all of whieh the committee
prepared and served.
The club also served the bowlers
of the McGlinsey snd Moffat bowling teams that were bowling at that
time, hot coffee and to the pin boys,
they gave.lee eream which was appreciated very much. The men of
tils bowling teams asked the secretary to thank the Phalanx Club for
the timely offering.
The Club in then* business session
selected Mr. Dick Hirsch as their
leader, which Mr. Hirsch graciously
accepted.
They also voted to hold a dance
in the "Y" on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
Those present at the meeting were:
Harry Steele, Wilson Leach, Harry
Endress, William Levengood, Paul
Biggins, Allen Bussick, Buston Hoi-
leu, Brooks Carson, John Johnson,
Frank Dunn, Chester Shaner, Clair
Rogers and the general secretary,
Gerald Focht The Club will meet
Thursday . evening ta the "Y" at
7:80 p. m.
IN SOUND CONDITION
The thirty-third annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Bellwood
Furniture company was held ta the
office of the company Monday evening, with the greater part of the
outstanding shares of stock represented. The managers of the company gave a very flattering report
of tiie condition of the company and
the volume of the business transacted during the year 1986, which waa
quite gratifying.
The' company was organized in
the year 1904 by the late G. A.
Jamison and other enterprising citizens of the town, aad has been ta
continuous operation since, and during this time has net missed paying
dividends.
Immediately after the stockholders meeting an organization of officers to serve for the ensuing year
was effected and those who will direct ' the destinies of the company
are the following directors:* H. E.
Syling, Dr. W. H. Morrow, R. H.
Hirsch, L. R. Shults, W. F. Balsbach,
H. C. Cornmessar, Fred Bland, Jr.,
Cleon Moffet and C. E. Figard.
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—The Little Bed School House
Inn, conducted by Ira R. Burns, at
Beechgrove, near the borough, was
entered and robbed of a quanity of
liquor early Sunday morning. There
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SPORTSMEN OPPOSE INGREASE
Local Club Object* To Proposed fas*
ai*aaa ta Huntinc Fes*
. Af their regular monthly meeting
held last week the members of the
Bellwood    Sportsmen's    Association
went  on record  as opposed  to any
Increase in tiie price of hunting  licenses.      The   Sportsmen    consider
they are already paying plenty   for
what returns   are   received  aad an
increase at this time is not justified.
It was also generally agreed that if
.better judgment was  exercised by
|the game authorities, no further ta-
fcrease would be necessary.
One instance of what the sportsmen consider unnecessary expenditure is the training school for game
protectors. As pointed out, $35,-
900 is a lot of money to spend for
something that is of doubtful value
the sportsmen. The local club
tot en record as opposed to this
afehool and will bo notify their county representative of the Federation
Mt Sportsmen.
j The club also passed a resolution
asking the Governor to reappoint
Jtr- O. M. Diebler as hesd of tiie
Fish Cimmission, whose term has
expired.
Mr. Merrill Merritts, a director of
t")e Pennsylvania Federation of
jjportsmen was guest speaker and
fave a fine talk on the Sportsmen's
fhyrt ta controlling the future of our.
minting and fishing. His talk was
instructive as well as interesting and
was greatly enjoyed by all present.
Mr. Boyd Troxell of Blandburg was
also a visitor and gave a short ad-
SJress.
S The membership waa reported as
jjet under the 800 mark and it waa
emphasized that speedy action is re-
ired ta reach the goal of 760 be-
>re April 1st Tits club has had
distinction in the peat of being
largest association ta the county
*"d»ngiy tejsssmber of me*abers
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life, regardless of whether they fish
or hunt should become a member of
this fine organization  and assist ta
the work.
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OLDE TYME CONCERT
Ye Olde Tyme Concert wiD be
held at the Methodist Meeting
House, on Main Street nigh unto
.Tuckahoe thorofare, in ye borough
of Bellwood, on Monday, February
16 at 8 o'clock. by the Tyme Beet-
ex's watch. Old tunes and woiidlye
songes will be pleyed and sunge.
Prof. Wilbur Johnson is Tyme Beet-
er. Sister Gertrude Ramsey is ye
organer. One of the attractions
will be a whistler who has traveled
with the Red Path Chautauqua. On
ye Main street will be found ye
hitching posts aplenty for ye' dobbin
and shay. Trustworthy young
menne of thy* parish do truly hope
to ftade all ye menne and womenne
folks comfortable sittynges.
P. T. A. TONIGHT
Tbe Bellwood borough P. T. A.
will hold the February meeting ta
the Parish Hall of Grace Lutheran
church, Thursday at 7:30. The program will be a pageant, entitled,
"The Beautiful Ideal," which will be
both educational and historical.
Burgess C. F. Werte will be the announcer for the broadcast, with Mrs.
William Bush and Miss Helen Bland
taking leading parts. Come and enjoy a pleasent evening.
—The World Day of Prayer Service will be held ta the Baptist
church on Friday, Feb. 12, at 2 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
—The Ladies' Bible class of Grace
Lutheran church met at the home
of Mrs. Walter Stevens on Stewart
street, Tuesday evening, when a
profitable time was spent
—A 4-H club has been organised
ta the North Side schools of the borough. It will be known as Bellwood
4-H Garment club. The officers are
as follows: President, Lulu Mulhollen; vice president, Marian Mitchell;
secretary-treasurer, Martha Louisa
Hughes; song leader, Norma DeRemer; game leader, Louise William-
see* news reporter, Ruth Nelson;
other members of the club are Thelma Conway, Marian Fern, La Rue
Henry, Dorothy Ebbs, Marian Baker, Eileen Laird, Norma Hagerty,
Vernetta Vandevender, Virginia Davie, and Kathleen Conrad. It waa
decided that kitchen aprons will be
made for the first project. The
next meeting wiU be held ta room 7,
North Side school. Feb. IS, et 4 a*.
MINT SUCKERS BEING CAUGHT
Fishermen Meet jjosaaaafal ia Past
Tea Winter Seasons
Pennsylvania fishermen this winter are enjoying the finest fishing
for suckers ta a decade.
With many of the outstanding
sucker streams of the State, including the Juniata River and ite tribu-
S taries, clear of lee and mild weather prevailing ta many sections, exceptional catches of this fine food
fish have been made.
Outstanding of the sucker catches
made so far waa tbat of Alonzo
Greenawan of Tyrone. Trying his
luck at the juncture of the Rays-
town Branch of the Juniata and the
Juniata River near Huntingdon, on
January 26, Greenawan • caught 12
suckers. The smallest fish ta his
catch measured 16 Inches in length,
and the largest was 88 inches, and
weighing five pounds, according to
Warden C. V. Long, of East Waterford, who reported the catch. Flee
trips to the same place, prior to this
catch, yielded from 8 to 18 suckers
a day for this Tyrone fisherman.
Many of the suckers being caught
contain roe, and from all reports
available tite fish eta ta uniformly
good condition for the table, their
flesh sweet and firm.
Generally the best place to fish
for suckers in winter and early ta
spring is at the juncture of tributary waters with larger streams. By
instinct, the fish gather at such
spots during the winter ta great
schools. During mild winter weather
such aa has prevailed this year, they
feed consistently. Both male aad
female apparently are voracious at
this time owing to tite development
ef milt and eggs proceeding their
spawning run.
The sucker ma, when the fish
start their upstream migration to
spawning beds at the heads of smaller r**-j ; eatBaBy stasis 'lifts '"ar
March or ta early 'Aprib, jAfter depositing eggs aad milt, the fish return to the larger stream areas.
Still-fishing with any type of rod,
small hecks aad small worms for
bait, is the accepted method In taking suckers. In order to hold the
bait on the bottom, good-sized lead
sinkers are often used. While patience is a requisite, owing to the
usually alow taking of the bait by
the fish, some feet action is often
provided on a day when tiie suckers
are feeding.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYRR
Over 600,000 invitations have
gone out from the Foreign Missions
Conference of North America and
the Council ef Women for Home
Missions with headquarters ta New
York city to the Christian forces of
the United States to observe the
World Day of Prayer. The churches of Bellwood will send a goodly
number of representatives to the
Logan Valley Baptist church on Friday Fob. 12th at 2 o'clock. The interesting program has been arranged by Miss Mabel Shaw, founder of
the Livingstone Memorial Girl's
Boarding School at Mebereshi, Africa. Miss Shaw writes: "As we see
the greatness of Him to whom we
pray and the unutterable majesty of
the Son of God, we take courage
and pray for a distracted world."
A cordial invitation, is extended to
all to attend this sacred meeting.
DR. E. STANLEY JONES
The coming of Dr. E. Stanley
Jones to the First Methodist church,
Altoona on next Tuesday night will
afford tha people the opportunity to
hear the most outstanding religious
character of the hour. Hia consecration to the kingdom of God and
his. intellectual insight of world conditions is so pronounced that buildings of 20,000 capacity are too
small far his audiences. Few men
have . been ao marveloualy and di.
vinely led ta the cause of Christianity.
VETERAN MEETING SATURDAY
The regular monthly meeting ef
the P. R. R. Retired Veterans' association will be held Saturday after
aeon at 2:80 o'clock in the "Y".
This meeting will be another one of
real interest aad social time. The
association will have eae of ths
ministers ef the town aa apsehar, aa
wall Ba a male quartette. All re-
eaa an cordially Invited te
PERSONAL PJMfi
People Who Visit Hera aal
Those Who Go Away*   ll
MOVEMENTS OF »Ufl CITE*
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Wood Haste   Pasaeaal Mnilis ef'3
Tho** Who VTalt Tssalha
Mrs. Baas Berkstreasar* of Ttja'-i
rone, ia a visitor at the home ef her3
sister, Mrs. Frank J. Werte earl
North Third -street.
Rev. aad Mrs. J. M. Brennan have .
returned  te the   Methodist  parsea-
age from Emporium, where they vfM"
sited friends over the week-end.
Mr. and. Mrs. Walter Steele, of.
Washington, D. C, were Sunday vftd
sitors at the home ef Mr. and mtw**\
George H. Steele on Mala attest.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mc
of New Jersey, end  Mr. aad Mr*.
Arthur McFarlahd ef Altoona, were
Sunday visitors st the home of their
parents, Mr. aad Mrs. Joseph A. Me*;
Farland on North Fourth Sttssi.
Mr. Charles Frazier, a theological
student at Gettysburg college and
Mr. Raymond Pre tier, ef Baltimore,
MarylanbVwere week end visitors at
the home ef their parents, Mr. and .
Mrs. L. A. Frazier on North Cam- '
bria street.
Mr.  and Mrs.  H.  Cleon  Moffet
and young sou, James Porter Moffet, of Pittsburgh, were visitors fee!
three    days   the   beginning   of the '
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. .
M. L. Moffet OB South Fin* street.
While here Mr. Moffet attended ths
annual meeting  of the stockholders
of the Bellwood Furniture company
snd wee elected aa one of the members of the board of directors.
Rev. H. E. Syling, of NewjBI
city, a local preacher of the
dist church, spent a few days i
|iaalaa|jje fits tut't t*ft_
waa greeted "jjFold tta**vl^
Sunday morning he delivered
message ta the First Methodist!
eepai church of the borough apt tha
congregation was delighted with the
message. For many years ba wee
general secretary of the Bellwood
Y.M. C. A. and still maintains e
pronounced interest ta the institution.
ANNOUNCES RATE CHANGS
The Bell Telephone company today cut from two years to one the
period in which subscribers must
pay 16 cents a month extra' for
hand-set instruments.
The change takes effect March 1.
The public service commission said
76,500 subscribers who have been
{paying the extra charge at least IS
months will be relieved of further
payment.
An additional 64,100 will have
the charge dropped between March
1, 1987* and March 1, 1988.
The commission aald the company proposed to discontinue tha
extra charge entirely, possibly early
next year, when 60 per cent of aB
its telephones will be the hand-set
type.
—Albert Perry, father of attorney and assemblyman David Perry,
died at hia home at 108 East Crawford avenue, Altoona, Wednesday
evening at 6:45 o'clock. He wee
born ta England and came te this
country thirty-seven years age sad ;
found employment with the Pennsylvania Railroad company ta Attoona.   He waa aged 88 years.
—The automobile strike in the
General Motors works ta Detroit,
which has been oa for the peat few
weeks, was settled early titie moaning, the corporation having agreed
to recognise collective bargaining
for the next six months, and other
concessions of both aides of the eon- "
troversy were made by each. At
the end of six months—then what?
—Dr. Lester K. Ade, Superintendent of  Public  Instruction,   stated
that teaching school by radio has developed to the point wherby It requires systematic regulations If It le
to function toward  the  promotion
of tits objectives of public education.
"With the  increasing use ef indie
' in the schools, standards seed to he
established   covering such phases ef
I the. service aa the program content,
j the sponsors of the p«*ogreaB, the relations covering advertising and eat
total effect of the unit of