Bellwood Bulletin 1937-02-25

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VOL. XLVIX
BELLWOOD. PA., TH
LOCAL H6 COLUMN
Short Items That Will Inter-
eat Our Readers
BRIEF SUMUMBT OF THE WEEK
Terse    Paragraphs Concerning    the
Doing af Out Borough—Tbe Cat*
BBM Our Sobecribers Eajey
•—Read all the advertisemenrs In
the Bulletin.
—A supper conference meeting of
the Methodist Sunday school board,
announced for February 25, has
j been postponed until March 2, next
•Tuesday night* 6:80 when tt will be
held at the church.
—Mrs. Catherine Burchfield, Mrs.
W. A. Love, Mrs. Margaret Smith
-and Mrs. Alice Colburn were dinner
guests of Mrs. W. F. Balsbach on
Washington's birthday at her home
on Boyles street
*---Mr. John B. Wilson, one of the
prominent citisens of the village of
Tipton, waa admitted to the Altoona
hospital on Wednesday, where he
will receive treatment for an ailment with which he has been afflicted for some months.
•—Last Sunday afternoon a party
ef ten visited Jay Burns, one of
Bellwood'a well known citisens, who
Is convalescing at the Philipsburg
hospital. Mr. Burns courageously
submitted to a major operation last
Wednesday. His present condition
looks favorable for a complete recovery.
fee- The recent bake sale at the
j Mills room on Main street met the
needs of so many that another sale
will be held next Saturday at 10 a.
m. The excellent quality of the
food and the reasonable prices
sd   makes   these   sales "popular.
  Valley Baptist church will sponsor the sale next Saturday.
—Anderson Dorn, a Bellwood
young man, haa returned to the
Newport, R. I. navy baSe after
spending a fifteen-day leave here
upon completion of his recruit training. He was granted three extra
days far being a member of a
three-star company in recruit.training. He visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. L. Shaffer of 431 Blair
street. He is a graduate of the Bellwood High school, ii
—Festival and dance at Antis
township school, 7:30-11:30, Saturday evening, additional features include amateur contest, motion pictures, door prizes and a grand spelling bee with four one dollar prizes.
Twenty-five cent ticket admits to
all. Cake walks, fish pond and refreshments extra. Fun in different
rooms for all ages. Proceeds for
Senior's fund to make Washington
trip. Have a good time. Help the
class.
—Owing to continued illness
Judge Marion D. Patterson, who
was scheduled to address the February meeting of the Antis township
Parents Teachers association this
evening, will be unable to appear.
However, John Haberstroh, a well
known Blair county attorney will
come as his substitute. Lawyer
Haberstroh is a man of marked ability and will have something interesting to tell his audience. Tbe
publle ahould turn out and hear him.
—Norman Miller, who for several
yeara has been a school principle in
Somerset county, has had a nice advancement. In the coming yeer he
will be supervising principle of a
new district, formed by the consolidation of four districts, with headquarters at Berlin. Mr. Miller, who
Is former principal of Antis tuarB
ship schools, spent the week end at
tha home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Millar. Hia many friends
here will heartily congratulate him.
—iWe extend our sympathy to our
old-time friend, Mr. John C. Chamberlain, editor and owner ef ths
Everett Republican, in the less of
his lielossa1 wife, Mary Ellen Chamberlain, who pasasd away February
17* after a long illness at her home
near Everett. She waa a daughter
of the late Colonel John M. Bowman, most all MS* life time a well
known newspaper man, and was
born in Johnstown, when her father
was editor of tbs Johnstown Tribune. Her husband and two sons :
•jarvhre. Interment was made in the
JbbmII sf—Btsry last Friday after-.
RECORD flfJE OEPARTEO
Persons   Who   Have   Passed    From
Thae to  Eteralty'
Mr*. Jennie B. Atherton
From a lingering illness due to
advanced -fears, which kept her confined to her bed for a number of
months, lbs. Jennie B. (Cornelius)
Atherton died at 9:40 O'clock Monday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. R. Clyde Greenland
on Lowther street. She was in her
87th year.
A* resident of Huntingdon county
her entire life, tha aged woman and
her husband, who last December observed their fifty-ninth wedding
anniversary, had been living tiie
past year with the daughter in Bellwood.
The deceased was born at Shir-
leysburg Dec. 12, 1850, a daughter
of George W. and Margaret (Gilbert) Cornelius and was married to
Mr. Atherton at Shirleysburg Dec.
27, 1877. She and her husband subsequently moved to Huntingdon
where they resided for many years.
Ia'addition to her husband, _Mrs.
Atherton is survived by'one son and
two daughters, John H. Atherton of
Altoona, Mrs. Jessie Strait of Huntingdon, R. D., and Mrs. Margaret
Greenland, at whose home she died.
There are, also, eight grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren in addition to a brother, Gilbert D. Cornelius of Pasadena, Calif. Mrs. Atherton waa a life long member of the
Methodist church, being affiliated
with the First church hi Hunting-,
don.
The remains were taken to the
Brown funeral home in Huntingdon,
where services were conducted.
Mrs*. Annie E. Price
Mrs. Annie Elisabeth Price of
Hartalog Valley,. Huntingdon coun-
°Msta\4]S3s&ako^^
ternoon  at 4 o'clock  at her  home.
Her husband, William W. Price, died
January 12 of this year.
Mrs. Price was born in Bellwood,
October 11, 1878, a daughter of
Thomas aad Sarah (Wilson) Price.
Members of the family include three
brothers and two sisters: George
Price of Sinking Valley; Charles
Price of Montoursville; Samuel
Price of Martinsburg, West Vs.;
Mrs. R. L. Hart and Miss Ida Price,
both of Altoona
The body has been removed to the
Fuoss mortuary, on Main street,
where service will be held Saturday
at 2 p. m. with tiie Rev. J. M. Brennan, pastor of the Bellwood Methodist Episcopal church, in charge.
Interment will be in the Chalottes-
cemetery.
MITE BOX MEETING
Mrs. J. M. Brennan, the local
Foreign Missionary mite box superintendent, was hostess to the members and friends who enjoyed a dish
luncheon and entertaining program
at the Methodist parsonage Tuesday
evening. An address by the pastor,
Rev. J. M. Brennan, a monologue by
Mrs. Alice Colburn, and a sketch by
Mrs. Brennan, Mrs. Joseph Patton,
Sr., and Mrs. Emma Sitman were interesting and gave direct ideas for
improving mission work.
Mr. George P. Orris, a visitor, was
unanimously named to make a
speech on his retirement as president of the Y. M. C. A. His picture
and writeup after twenty-five years
est faithful and efficient service appeared in one of the Altoona papers
this week. In a modest way Mr.
Orris responded claiming no laurels,
also said this was the first time hie
likeness appeared in public prints.
The boxes were then opened and
with the visitors contributions, they
amounted to $16.81 for foreign
help. At a reasnable hour the
guests departed* declaring they had
enjoyed a delightful, time. Those
present were: Rev; and Mrs. J. M.
Brennan, Mrs. Joseph Patton, Sr.,
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Orris, Mr.
aad Mrs. Robert Bell, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Baker, Mrs. Alice Colburn, Mrs.
Huldah Love, Mrs. Emma Sitman,
like. W. F. Balsbach, Mrs. Peterson,
Mrs. Margaret Smith, Mrs. Catherine Burchf ield, Mrs. Justus Douglass
ef Altoona; Mrs. Emory, of Philadelphia.
—The State Board of Game Com-
misioners reports payment ef $28,-
067 ia bounties en noxious animals
last month. This sum waa paid on
21 wild eats* 1,864 foxes, US gee*
hpiin nj \\jtl
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FEBRUARY 25, 1087
NO.   I
REV. l»ILLEB_ra SET DE6RI
Honor Will Bo Conferred Upon E
mer  Antis  Township  Man
Rev. John Homer Miller, pasto:
of Hope Congregational church, wiU
be given the degree of doctor of dt
vinity by Florida Southern college
at Lakeland, Fla., on, March II. At
the same time degrees will be given
Rev. Dr. Ralph W. Sockman of New
York city and Bishop Edwin Holt
Hughes of the Methodist Episcopal
church. Mr. Miller will also be the
principle speaker at a special convo-.
cation at the collage Saturday afternoon, March 13, at 8. He will leave
Springfield March 8 to go to Florida
for the. degree and speaking engagement.
Receipt of this degree will make
Mr. Miller the youngest minister' le
this vicinity with a doctorate of divinity. He is only 32 and graduated from Harvard college with the
degree of bachelor of arts in the
class of 1926. While at Harvard he
distinguished himself in the field of
social ethics, winning a scholarship
•cf $1260 and an opportunity for future study, which he declined because he had already decided to eater the ministry. His early education had been received in the
Pa.
On his graduation from Harvard,
Mr. Miller took a course at Garrett
Biblical institute aad then completed the three-year course at Boston
university School of Theology in two
and one'half years, graduating with
the degree of bachelor of sacred
theology. While pursuing his studies at Boston, Mr. Miller was connected with the Boston Children's
Aid society aa a field superviser,
and served as student pastor of the
Congregational church at Kingston,
N. H. Immediately on his ordination in 1829 he became pastor of the
Congregational church at Stoneham.
^haam^ti\a$tma^
Hope church hi this cfty, stai
his work here on February 1, 1936.
—Springfield  Republican.  .
The membership ot Hope church
of which Mr. Miller is the minister
is nearly sixteen hundred or the
third largest among the six hundred
and twenty-two Congregational
churches in Massachusetts. Mr.
Miller has, been minister of Hope
church for two years and in that
time two hundred and sixty-eight
new members have been received.
Reverend Otto Karl Jonas, the associate minister, has developed a program involving a thousand young
people. About twenty-five hundred
people participate in the weekly services of worship, Church School,
young people's program and community house activities. It is the
plan that in the spring the erection
of an auditorium costing, eighty-five
thousand dollars will be begun.
Rev. Miller is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob R. Miller of near the
borough, and is a product . of the
Antis township schools. He has
many ' friends in the borough and
Antis township who will note his
progress with genuine pleasure.
He pays many visits to home folks
and when occasion arises he preaches in the First Methodist Episcopal
church of the borough, where he is
greeted by large congregations.
His many home town friends trust
there are many and greater things
in store for him.
COLLEGTIONS DWINDLE
Palate and Money   e. latere*!
Hare  Fallen  Off
Using the figures of Blair county
perty  assessors  as  a basis,  the
_ e of taxable real estate ia Blair
unty jumped from $46,610,263 in
to $78,122,979 in 1980.   Since
30, which was the peak year la
history of the county, there has
a gradual reduction'until 1936
hen It was $71,688,172.
jThe 1987 assessment work ia com-
eted   with   the exception   of one
trict and the books from that dis-
■firict  are  expected  to be   returned
tlthin a few days.    As soon as all
e books are in and checked* it will
he possible to tell what the result ef.
the   1937   triennial assessment  will
daclose.
fThe assessments for the county
are made by assessors elected by
tee' people of the districts, under
the instructions of the law and the
guidance of the county commission-
lefs. The law very plainly states
j&bat all real estate shall be aasessed
at such price as the assessor believes it would bring at a bona fide
sale, whether the sale be for cash or
deferred payments.
. sThat feature of the law is notoriously overlooked. There are districts in the county where disinterested persons but with * knowledge
of values declare the values placed
by assessors on some real estate
don't average 20 per cent of true
value. Others are higher and it is
said the average is probably 60 per
cent.
Assessors were completely stumped since the slump of a few years
ago When the bottom of tbe market
t Seal estate fell out. There were
rules upon which to predicate
and, because real estate in-
1 ike wise low or destroy-
Jrtfift
were
PAID FIFTIETH TIME
Mr. Paul Estep, son of Mrs. A. T.
Estep of Antis township, called at
our office Wednesday morning and
paid the subscription to the Bulletin
for his mother for the fiftieth time.
A. T. Estep, husband of Mrs. Estep
who died a few years ago* waa one
of the original subscribers of tbe
Bulletin when it was established ln
1*88 and during the half century it
has made weekly visits into the Estep farm home, which is located a
few miles northwest of the borough.
The Bulletin haa quite a number of
other original subscribers, who had
their names entered on the list when
it .was started way back in February, 1888.
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—Advertise in the Bulletin and
get customers.
—Shopping with advertisers saves
time and energy.
—Nancy Holtzapple ef North 4th
street was taken to the Aloona hospital last Saturday on account ef an
' attach of uremia poisoning.   At first
| her condition  waa a'araiBjaj^JlJti.fg
j aow rt-spondin-yff
^tat8^*8tfll wi       	
able asset.
By reason of deterioration of
much property and the destruction
of the buildings on others and for
the further reason that little building waa being done, values of necessity actually dropped.
Values this year are still lower.
There .was no such word as increase
in the assessors' vocabularies. A
cursory examination of the. books
would indicate a drop of at least
$1,000,000 in valuation. That means
a drop of $9,600 in the amount of
county and poor tax to be collected.
It is interesting to note the fnictations of the assessments of personal property. The state has exacted 4 mills tax on this source for
many years. Once when money was
plentiful, the state, while requiring
the county to assess and collect this
money, decided to split fifty-fifty
with the counties.
Then about a score of years ago,
during another good-natured period,
the state gave it all to the .counties.
Two years ago the state decided
to levy a mill of its own on this
money at interest. Last year it
placed on 3 more mills. Now there
is talk of the state assessing and
taking over the collection of the entire 8 mills, but dividing in some
manner with -the counties. •
The state taking a hand has, for
some unknown reason, brought to
light many people who had been
sidestepping the issue with tiie local
assessors. There has been a great
fluctuation in this.
As for instance, in 1914 the county collected $24,052.68 in the so-
called state tax. In fourteen years,
or in 1928, the county collected
$69,162.92. But in the last eight
years, the sum has dwindled to $30,-
684.28, the amount collected in
1986.
The question arising in the minds
of many fiscal officials is, what has
become of all the money that yielded the tax noted ia the difference
between 1928 and 1986?%
Perhaps it was called in and used
for living expenses of the owners;
perhaps it was lost in bad Investments.    Who knows?
At all events, it is indicative that
the increase for 1937 is going to be
very, considerable, judged by the
size of the returns coming in as well
aa the returns of those who formerly made no return.
—-We are glad to learn that our
friend, Mr. George Holtzapple of the
P. R. R. reclamation plant ia Chambersburg is at his post of duty after
weeks absence causae by the
DR. M0RR0WJ0 TEAT'S OLD
Prominent     Phyafeiaa    Celebrates
Birthelajr  Aaahrasrsary   Monday
At the conclusion of a recent,
long drawn-out and costly criminal
trial la a neighboring county, a
newspaper located in the county
seat ef that county stated editorially that in contrast, tt was hard to
evaluate ia dollars aad cents, the
value of a good man to a community.
By the same token tt would be
difficult to estimate in terms ef
gold, the contribution of Dr. William H. Morrow to the health and
happiness of this community In his
long years of public service as a
physician, publle spirited citizen and
sincere friend. On Monday February 22nd, Dr. Morrow celebrated
the 80th anniversary of his birth.
A -planned community celebration
was rejected by the modest doctor
but members of hia immediate family to the number of forty, were not
so easily put off and "swarmed" at
tho Doctor's residence in a surprise
gathering on Saturday evening and
compelled him te join their celebration. As each guest departed he was
bidden by the genial celebrant to
come back again on the same date
next year.
In spite of his active useful life,
and the hardships of a large country practice, Dr. Morrow retains his
rugged constitution and good health
fat spite of his eighty years. A long
line of hardy ancestors, his boyhood
on the farm in Sinking Valley and
his exemplary abstemious aad clean
life have stood him in good stead
and now rise up to bless hia later
life.
For over forty years Dr. Morrow
has ministered to the sick of this
community end ite environs, has
manifested a deep,   sincere interest
lf^ ttf TOlfarS^|fa*sS^k^ljj(a|BaW cv,m
youths of this town through schools
of higher education and many successful men and women in all works
of life have gone out from Bellwood
and been enrolled by the financial
help and moral support and kindly
advise of Dr. Morrow to obtain lucrative positions. Hia long service
as an elder in the Logan Valley
Presbyterian church and his faithful work aa a director ia our public
schools is known to all. He has
been more than a physician, he has
been an inspiration and a shiny example in this day of avarice and
greed. To Dr. Morrow people are
more valuable than things, friends
are more .to be desired than money,
and the eternities are more vital
than the present day version of success. Dr. Morrow has given his services, his time, his money snd his
sympathetic interest, almost his entire productive life to Bellwood. It
ewes him a debt it can never repay.
But by giving he has gained and no
citizen of this borough is so widely
respected and bo universally beloved. -
Someone has said that "generosity
is an attribute of greatness." By
that measure Dr. Morrow merits the
high "place he has earned in the
hearts of his fellow citisens - May
he hsve many more happy returns
of the day and our community be
blest for many years to come with
his beneficient presence.
PEBSONflLJfMIMPHS
People Who Viait Hera and
Those Who Go Away.
MiWEIWBDTS DF DDD CmZTJS
Goest* Who Aaw Ealarlalaai by asS**V
Wood Hbbib    Piraaaal MbbUbb ef
Those Who Visit To aasj Pre
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Goes spent the
'seek end in Akron, Ohio, where
they visited with their daughter,
Mrs. R. J. Bauer.
Mr. George F. Givin, of Altoona,
waa a visitor at the home ef hia
grandparents, Sunday and Monday.
Lee Myers, school principle at
Twin Rocks, Somerset county, visited his Bellwood home on Saturday.      SageS
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. McFarland
of North Fourth street, spent the
week end with their sons sad daughters-in-law in New Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fleisher, of
Matuchen, N. J., were week end
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Fleisher oa Martin street.
Miss Gertrude Galloway, of Altoona, spent Sunday and Monday at
the home of Mrs. Alice Colburn and
Mrs. Margaret Smith on East First
street.
Mrs. Harold M. Dunn, of Harrisburg, returned to her home there oa
Wednesday after spending a week
in Bellwood visiting her parents and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Campbell
and Miss Larue Sutters of Punxsu-
tawney visited at the home of Fran-,
cis Glasgow on South Second street
over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs.  Samuel
Harrisburg, spent the •§■£[
A SOCIAL EVENING
Friday evening Feb. 26, at 8 o'clock the young women of the Logan
Valley Baptist church will present a
colonial play, baaed on the time of
the British surrender at Yorktown,
entitled '*A Cup of China Tea"
Also aa enticing sketch picturing
in a romantic beautiful manner the
return of General George Washington and his lovely wife, Martha, to
the modern life ef this time.
The public is cordially invited to
enjoy this evening of delightful,
wholesome entertainment. Refreshments will be served.
—Windy March is due to arrive
next Monday, aad slier that garden
making will be in order.
—Pennsylvania is one of the eleven States in which farm tenancy
decreased from 1880 to 1987, the
State Department of Agriculture reports.
—-If the railroads of the nation
killed as many persons am tiie automobile, ear legislatures would be
called upon to enact drastic laws,
they would   put tha
Mr. and Mrs. H. Cleon Moffet and
young son of Pittsburgh, - returned
to their home Monday, after a visit
of four days at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. M. L Moffet on South
First street
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Patton, Jr., .
and son Milton, returned home Monday evening after spending the week
end visiting their son-in-law aad
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gees
of Canton, Ohio.
Mr. John F. Chilton, of Ardmore,
Pa., waa a town visitor last Saturday evening. He was a brief caller
at our office. Mr. Chilton was oa
his way to Mountaindale to see a
sister, who has been seriously ill for
some weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Y. Bland
of East Fifth street, spent Wednesday in Washington, D. C, where the
head of the house was. called oa a
business mission. They left Bellwood early in the morning and returned late at night.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Robinson, son
and daughter, of Oakmont, near
Pittsburg, were week end guests ef
Mr. Robinson's uncle and aunt, the
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Brennan, at the
Methodist parsonage. Miss Ida Robinson, Curwensville, Mrs. Brennan's
sister, was also a week end guest at
the parsonage.
Messrs Clyde Loral ass, Henry
Lawrence, Sherwood Scott, Frank
Shape, Miss Helen McElwain, Mrs.
Robert Stevens and Helen* Margaret aad Natalie Stephens, of Jersey
City, N. J., motored to Bellwood and
were week end guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. L McElwain oa
North Third street
Mrs. John Hillard of Fostoria*
waa in Williamsport last weak* attending a meeting of the committee
to arrange for the Carrie Barge
house perty. The house party fa aa
annual affair and ia. held at tha Williamsport Dickinson Seminary aad
will occur ia June under the auspices of the Woman's Home Missionary society.
Mr. Howard G. Dice, army mete-
rologist and Mr. Robert L. Hintow,
army roentgenologist, both stetsse
ed at the Middletown Air Depot, at
Middletown, spent the ess! sad -visiting the tatter's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Hinton ef North Ninth
street The young men continued
to Antes Fort, Pa., aad spent Waak**
ington'a birthday with Mr. Dice's
Mr. aj^MraJl
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