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^tUteaair "^f^alS 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 uUttm. Oar. I'anie iinaex 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. | mav » —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 ITi
Object Description
Title | Bellwood Bulletin 1937-02-25 |
Masthead | Bellwood Bulletin, February 25, 1937, Volume 49 Number 1 |
Volume | 49 |
Issue | 1 |
Description | Weekly newspaper printed about Bellwood Borough, Antis Township and Blair County Pennsylvania |
Publisher | W.F. Balsach |
Date | 1937-02-25 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Blair County; Bellwood |
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Title | Bellwood Bulletin 1937-02-25 |
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Full Text | ^tUteaair "^f^alS 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 uUttm. Oar. I'anie iinaex 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. | mav » —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 ITi |
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