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BELLWOOD, PA., THyi^DAY. MAfrCH 18. 1937
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Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
BBIEF SUMfURrOF THE WEEK
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Doing of Our Borough—Tbe Cob
uran Our Subscribers  Enjoy
•—Every member of the family
reads the Bulletin.
—The trout fishing season is less
than a month away.
—fThere is still oife five-foot show
case for sale at Fannie Daugherty's
at 624 Main street.
—Mr. Allen A. Price of Bellview
avenue, has been off duty for the
past week, suffering from an attack
of intestinal flu.
—Ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church are planning for one of
their popular suppers, to be served
at the church on April 3.
—Frank Hetrick said in our office last evening that when little
onion sets appear on the market he
will begin to beleive that spring has
arrived.
—The street cleaning .force   under the direction of Rhody Visk was
busy all of Monday clearing the ac-
'-, eumalation of snow on Main street,
. and some  of our other  much   used
streets.
—A round and square dance will
be held in the Grange Hall on Main
street, Saturday evening from 8 to
12 o'clock. A lively orchestra will
be present for the occasion. All
are welcome.
—Wanted to Rent in Bellwood,
two unfurnished rooms for light
housekeeping, heat, light, use of
bath; private home preferred.—Mrs.
Mary M. Swires, 2608 Campbell avenue, Schenectady, N. Y.
—Secretary of Revenue John B.
* Kelly has invited off jcials^of Pennsylvania cities and townS' to co-operate with the State in combating the
rising automobile accident rate in
the commonwealth. It is a big undertaking, but much good can be
accomplished.
—Several hundred chickens, the
ages of which ranged from 4 to 7
weeks, perished when a large brooder house was destroyed by fire at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning at the J.
W. Parks poultry farm in Juniata
gap. Defective wiring was believed
to have caused the blaze which
gained such headway that none of
the Parks employes was able to enter the building to rescue any of
the chickens.
—Two delegations of public
school pupils of the county visited
court at Hollidaysburg Tuesday
morning. One was composed of students of the Martinsburg High
school with Principal Grant Herr as
monitor and the other the eighth
grade pupils of the Freedom township consolidated school at East
Freedom, with Miss Vera Lingen-
felter, principal, in charge. Judge
Marion D. Patterson, noting their
presence, deviated from routine for
a few minutes to address the pupils.
—Rev. Dr. J. F. Anderson of
Main street had a birthday anniversary on Wednesday (St. Patrick's
day) and enjoyed the event in a
quiet way in his cozy home. Rev.
Anderson is a retired Methodist
Episcopal minister, having entered
upon this relationship a number of
years, since then he is enjoying
himself in our midst and where his
friends are legion. Although somewhat advanced in years, he is enjoying reasonably good health and
takes part in all the activities of the
church and some of the civic societies.
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PAINFULLY INJURED
Mr. Walter Hetrick, son of Mr.
Charles Hetrick of Stewart street,
met with a painful and serious accident when struck by an automobile
tbe beginning of the week in Altoona. He was at the home of an
aunt and had gone out to purchase
ice cream. While on the highway
he was struck by an automobile and
almost rendered unconscious. He
suffered the loss of two teeth and
was painfully bruised and lacerated
about the body. He was assisted to
the home of his aunt, where he received first aid treatment and later
admitted to the Mercy hospital.
' The young man is popular among
the younger element of the town
aad is a student at State College.
RECORD OFJHE DEPARTED
Persons   Who   Have   Passed     From
Time to   Eternity
Martin Woomer
Died March 11,"1S&7, at 4«o5 p. m.,
after   a lingering   illness    of sotfio
time at"'his home in New Florence,
Westmoreland county.    The deceased was   a resident   of the   borou;
twenty-five years ago, when he
engaged as assistant foreman  under.'
his    brother-in-law,    the late    .1. 0.
Evans   on the   stib-divi ion  jwssi
through    the borough.      Ifeis s
vived    by these    children:   John i
Woomer,    Harry    Woonicr,    'Ee;
Woomer,   Mrs.    Alma    Hare.
Alice Hare, Mary Woomer. the lan<
at home, eleven grandchildren,
many years he was employed hy ir
P. R. R. company  and .was. a foV
man   on sub-division    10'^    at >,'•
Florence.    He was born at Elizabt i
Furnace   on October   5, J W7T.   tit\$
found employment in Bellwood when
he was sixteen years of age.    \Vhi\"
a resident   of the  borough   he \vn.
married to' Miss. Jessie  Miller,   who
survives.    At one   period he was a
member of the Excelsior Fire company.    He was a brother of the ial
Mrs. J. C. Evans    who died    a: he
heme on Railroad street a few yea is
ago.    A .sister, Mrs.  Effie Carman,
resides at East Altoona.
Mr*.  Cynthia Moorehead
Funeral services for Mrs. Cvijthia
Moorehead was held at her home al
533 North Third street, whei e she
died Friday morning of la-t we -1
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,.:
conducted by Rev. Ritchey. pastor
■oi the United Brethren church so
Tuckahoe street, of which she \«a-
a member. She was the widow of
Elmer E. Moorehead, who died a
number of years ago. Surviving are
two sons and five daughters, Lloyd
and Earie, Mrs. R. R. Myers, Mrs.
Merrill Miller, Mrs. Gerald Holla-
baugh ap.d Mrs. William McCaulley.
all of Bellwood, and Miss Hazel
Moorehead of Pittsburgh; her father, Minnis Shartle of Cleveland. O.;
two sisters and one brother, Mrs.
Grace Boyles of Meadvillc, Mrs
Paul Harriett of Sharon and Charles
Shartle of Cleveland, O., and thirteen  grandchildren.
TO DRIVE ODE SYPHLI3
Rests  on   Early  Diagnosis  so   IL>alt"i
Head  Says
Since the cure of syphilid has he-
come attainable, it now is necessary
to improve detection of thp infection at the earliest possible stage oi*
the invasion, Dr. Edith Marl'ride-
Dexter, State Secretary of Health,
said this week.
"The public can be of »great assistance in this," Dr. MaeRrido-
Dexter said. "Laymen cannot be
expected to become expert diagn6,;-
ticians 6f the disease, but at the
same, time they should he more a! ;rt
to the possibility of its presence and.
the need of seeking medical advice':
"The reason this is nice.-•'ai;. ;U
because the Infection of sypl.i
does not begin with dramatic or devastating symptoms. In most of i: -
symptoms, syphilis is an 'undercover' disease, presenting mild evidence of its presence, lulling'its victims into a false sense of security.
"Also, it moves deliberately.
which adds to the difficulty of diagnosing it. For instance, the first-
sign of its invasion does not appear
usually until two or three weeks.
sometimes longer, after the infection has taken place. By the time
this first sign, the so-called initial
lesion or primary sore, appears, the
germs of syphilis are distributed
through the body. Local treatment
that is, treatment of the sore, is of
no value whatsoever, so far as cure
of the infection is concerned.
"The important thing to realize
is that the time when the primary
sore appears, even before the various blood tests for syphilis are positive, is the most important time at
which to start treatment. The
germs have not' become entrenched
within the body, and are more easily destroyed by proper treatment.
. "What, then, is the primary sore?
As has been said, laymen cannot' be
expected to make the final decision
on any given lesion.    That difficult
task must be left to a capable physician.    But laymen must give phy-
I sicians   the opportunity   to see   any
' suspicious, slow-healing    sore—they
should avoid self-treatment.
|    "The initial sore of syphilis, ap-
HEARTS THAT REIT IS 01
Persons     Who Have     Taken     UpO
Themselve*  the Marriage Vow*
Dunmire—Per'ing-
A pretty wedding was solemnized*!-
in the Lutheran   church   on Sunday?
I evening   following   the church   ser»1
vice when Miss Emma   E. Persing,
j daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. N, Per-
fsing, became the bride of Mr. Cyrfi
j Le.liniiro,   son of Mr. and Mrs. Bo-
ward     Dunmire.        The   .'"Wedding
[.March" from "Lohengrin" was user!
« the-   processional.      Re.v.    R. P.
el. pastor of the church, per-
.•rc-mony,    using    the.
IBM. METHODIST MEETMR
Th
Preparation*    For    Every    Member
Canvass is  Well Under Way
['*? *8ellwood   Methodists  are now in
the- process of closing their conference year and preparing Dor the ad-
Vent of the new year, which will he-
gin at close of the annual   conference, which will be held this year at
"Grace church,   Altoona,    beginning
April  14,      Preparations   for   the
£$fte*r*y member canvass are well un-
Kr> way.      Workers   will meet   in
fiper conference   Friday,  6 p. m.
t^hey;- will discuss the work of pre-
_  '.Seuttng information to the people as
Hiss Mary E   Werts, f*gt'Thb>*seVeiHW,int program adopted
sfAjhejtime ago by the church.
At the adjourned  session   of the
'quarterly conference, held Saturday
lint with the district superintend*
eSt, the Rev. G. H. Ketterer presid-
"Jlng, the salary  was fixed at $2100
■ church, played ft
v" and "Ah, Sweet
-." during the cerer
P. Knoebel sang "Q-
•t before the service
bride was attired in
ith
blue accesZ;!**M*j»'',e r08t«*r   of members   of the
He:
ith
ss, wei
buds  .-
maid r
.   wore
blue
peas.
'HVl
ring a corsage of pinki
nd old-fashioned flowers-
p.f- honor, Mks Pearl Per*
a dark blue flower gowti
accessories, wearing
The bridegroom wore
tional blue. He was attended by his brother, Shields Dun-
ii.iie. The church was tastefully
decorated with tali .white tapers
which, with the illuminated cross*
furnisherl the lighting for the service. The ferns and baskets off
flowers were most beautiful. That
bride and bridegroom sre both gra-
euate.s of the Bellwood High school,
de was graduated from the
'.' Hospital Training School for**
s -everal years ago. She is
known in the nursing pi-ofes-
in Altoona and vicinity. Following an informal reception at thdj
church, Mr. and Mrs. Dunmire left
immediately for Washington, D. C,
and other cities. Among those pre-:
sent were friends and relatives from
Altoona and Tyrone.    Upon return:
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in  Carlisle where    Mr. DtirffStft -=-***%'
employed as a mechanic for the L.
E. Smith, Inc.
huafterly conference and of the of
•Pipiajl hoard,    also various    commit*
I, was approved.     The   list was
jpsented by the pastor, the Rev, J.
Brennan.    Cash day on Sunday,
pite adverse weather conditions,
Successful and when March   is
it is expected  that all lobliga-
>jns will be met, as ia tbe practice
church.
Rowing is the roster of the of-
1s of the church:   .
wards—-W.. P. Bush, recording;
Meyer, disbursing; Mrs. E. M.
communion; ■  William   H.
e,   connectional;    G. P. Orris,
ict;    C. L. McElwain,    reserve;
Biggins,   R. M. Baker, R. D.
"Mrs. R. L. Bratton, J. H. Oola-
R. H. Colabine,  Nellie Givin,
^•Hillard,    Carrie Jamison   Hil-
jjf-Mrs. Margaret  Moors,   A. F.
L- M. Myers,   W.   Howard
% B. Hunter, J. H. Patton,
tcher, J. I. Rightnour, H. E.
erger,  Grant Taylor, Henry
\*ft J. Wertz,   C. W. Watts,
z,   F.   D.   Goss, fi^S-
York
Mr.
Or
Biggins—Peterson
Announcement of the marriage in
>n Friday,. March 5,   of
lyn  Li-is Biggins, daughter
nd Mrs. James   Biggins   of
and  Gordon J; hn- Peter-
if Mr. and Mrs. John Peter-
cy, Mass., was made by
ji's parent* on Monday,
were solemnized   Fri-
at  11  o'clock in New
1   Church    Around    the
Rev. Rand lph Ray, D.
the church officiating,
a graduate    of the
i f '   Pennsylvania,     has
l.ygienist    of the New
for several    years.
hib    work,    she is:*^B*l
•' yn'up.ger set.    She is a
■'■'. nfc of the Junior Bu i-
ifossiiinal "fibmeii'sclub.
'*.    who    was   graduated
• >>ivtrsity where he be-
I er cf Alpha Tau Ome-
. is manager of the W.
in c
I.- ) mi he
t p f 't
ir,.-l i'i
"V! Ci'Wi'
"•-..nvn.
a men;
.le, lift;.
?i.nipony store in Mahanoy
Th-
Cen-o,
irine
CENSORS  BAN  REELS
Pennsylvania State Boai-d of
, whose   function   is to exa-
li'l regulate   the showing   of
Motion   lecture  Films  in  the  State,
reviewed   approximately  5,000   reels
■ iti.I subjects during the past month,
according to Mrs. A. Mitchell Palm-
I er. Chairman of-the Board.    Of this
| ti lal  more than 4,000   of the items
: were   Motion     Picture     Reels,    and
i "1.0(10 were educational subjects and
s'.orl    features.       Only    one of the
! items was disapproved for showing.
The   field   inspectors,   who   function    under    the Board,    visited 67
towns    and  367  theatres.      During
these    visitations    5,000 reels    and
1,300 other subjects were examined.
 ~~m-+ *    .	
pearing long after infection has occurred, starts as a small, painless
elevation in the skin at the point of
inoculation. This may be on any
part of the body. The elevation
gradually increases in size. It is
circular', and usually no larger than
a nickel, perhaps a quarter.
"That is the way syphilis starts—
lute and obscurely. Symptoms
which follow are just as obscure."
dent Ladies
Patton,    pn
Mrs. W
literattn
tendent
Reigh.' |
Mis. Lii
Iritermc
superint
Trusti
the con,
are
ler, ilair Dunn, Merrill Doran.
Exnoffieio members—The Rev. J.
F. Anderson, D. D., retired; H. E.
Syling and W. A. Dysart, local
preachers; Mrs. C. L. Bush, presi-
• id society; Mrs. J. H.
resident Woman's Foreign
'sirdety; Mrs. Margaret
"JsjT'v.ni Woman's Home
■ciety; Mrs. J. L. Hil-
icligious education;
Y llysart, secretary good
('. L. McElwain, superin-
i.'h ch School; Mildred
Said at Kpworth League;
In Henry, superintendent
ite League; Lizzie Akers,
ik-ei Junior League.
s are elected each May by
egation and the following
in office: Term expires in 1937
— K. <". Syling, C. L. McElwain, E.
S Reed.; term expires in 1938-—G.
P. Orris, W. P. Bush; there is a va-
cancy in this group, caused by the
death of LSji. Waters; term expires
in 1939—'T. P. Gheer, T. B. Hunter,
Henry:-Figard.^
Committees are as follows: Membership arid lay evangelism—W. P.
Bush, Lizzie Akers, Mrs.. Margaret
Moore; music—H. H. Meyer, William II .Moore, Mrs. Dorsey De-
Reamer. Edith Trego; religious education—R. M; Baker, Nellie Givin,
Mrs. F. P. Goss; finance—W. P.
Bush, James Biggins, F. D. Goss, H.
Ii. Meyer, Merrill Doran; benevolences—William H. Moore, T. B.
Hunter, E. C. Syling; foreign missions—Mr-. J. If. Patton, Mrs. W.
A. Love, Mrs. Alice Colburn, Mrs.
('. I.. McElwoin; social service and'
local hospitals-—Mrs. L. B. Bland,
Mrs. -W. P. Bush, Mrs. A. F. Myers;
auditing—R. M. Baker, Earl Cox,
Fml Hiivsh; church records—Lizzie
Akers, William H. Moore; parsonage
- -officers of the Ladies Aid society;
pastoral relations—G. P. Orris, F. J.
Wertz, A. F. Myers, C. L. McElwain,
James Biggins, T. B. Hunter, J. L.
Hillard, W. Howard Moore; temperance—Mrs. A. F. Myers, others to
be added; nominating, C. F. Werts,
Lizzie Akers, A. F. Myers.
—The Logan Valley Grange ladies will hold a chicken and noodle
supper in the Grange Hall next Sat-
j urday evening from   6 to 8 o'clock.
{Tickets, 86 cants.
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"—Every   member   of the family
reads the Bulletin.
—The members of the Bellwood
Lodge No. 819, I. O. O. F., -gill
meet in the lodge room on Main
istreet Friday evening for the purpose of making nominations for the
ensuing term. The second degree
will be exemplified. Members are
urged to be present so that the
business may be conducted with
more dispatch.
TOWN   MEETING   TONIGHf
Cltiaeru Will Assemble ta Discus*
Semi-C*ntennial Plane
A meeting of all the citizens of
the borough %% sailed for tonight to
be held in the auditorium ot* the Y,
to discuss the feasibility of celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of tbe
founding of Bellwood as a borough.
It was in the spring of 1887 that
Bellwood war* duly constituted as a
municipality. Prevlotia to incorporation tha place waa known aa Bell's
Mills, having been named in honor
of Major B. F. Bell, who was then
one of the prominent citizens and
active in many civic affairs, having
for a long period of years conducted a store and grist mill on what is
now known as the Lowther farm,
adjacent to the borough" and which
since haa become a goodly portion
of the town proper.
At the meeting of the citizens tonight preliminary plans will be laid,
should the proposition get the right
push.
While conditions are not just aa
favorable aa they might be in the
community, yet tha fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation should not
pass by without some kind of a celebration, even though it will not be
on an elaborate scale. There are
some people living here today who
can remember when the community
was known as Bell's Mills and when
the town received its charter as a
borough. These citisens will prove
of valuable aid in giving a historic
account of the town sines incorporation, and persons who resided here
fifty years ago will note with great
pleasure the forward strides made
as a community. Fifty years ago
Bellwood did have a substantial
sidewalk and many of the improvements which the folks now enjoy.
It will be a boon to tin community to celebrate the event in a fitting manner and recount tba pro-
ess made thus far, and the ea
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wry person should enter enthuia-
stically into tbe semi-centennial
celebration and lend a helping hand.
The meeting is called for 8 o'clock
this evening in the "Y" auditorium.
Arrange to be present.
DOGS ARE SCARCE
Since the edict has gone forth
la&t week by the local authorities'
that the dog law would be rigidly
enforced in the borough and in Antis township, there has -been a pronounced scarcity of canines running
at large upon the streets and alleys
of the town. A day or two after
the notice was issued that the law
would be enforced against owners
of dogs, High Constable F. S. Hetrick and Constable Frank Garland
have made s number of surveys of
their bailiwick. Saturday they succeeded in rounding up and disposing of six dogs- found running the
streets without licenses. From now
on the officers will be vigilant in
the enforcement of the dog law and
should you be the owner of a canine
in which you take pride, you should
endeavor to comply with the provisions of the Act of Assembly and
thus escape paying a fine and costs.
The season of the year is fast approaching when most all citizens
will make garden and setting out
plants on their lawns. To permit
dogs to roam at will over the premises of the property owners and
others will not be tolerated. The
officers are more determined than
ever that the dog law will be enforced to the letter and spirit.
EAGLES'  MEMORIAL
The members of Bellwood Aerie
No. 1859, Fraternal Order of Eagles
will hold memorial service's in the
auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. next
Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock.
A specially prepared program will
be observed. Music will be furnished by a local vocal quartette. Two
addresses will be given, one by Rev.
Dr. J. F. Anderson, the other by
Mr. William Robert Fuoss of Tyrone, the subject of the latter being
"Till We Meet Again." Mr. Fuoss
is a forceful and able speaker.
Within the past year three members of the local Aerie have passed
outwardly, as follows: Oscar H.
Bender, Harry M. Daugherty and
Cornelius B. Powers.
All members of the Eagles and
their families and the public in genera] are cordially invited to attend
these services.
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People Who Vbit Hsm« Mm|
Thoae WhoGo Aw»j,^  -|
MOVEWEHTS flf OHHW
Guests Whs Are Eat»r Ul—sl my *sWU.
Wood HoeU—FeJ^oaeJ M«*tlas) •*■'*
Those, Whs Visit Ta aad Wto
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jones, of'
Harrisburg, are guests at tha Jons*
and Bland homes on South Second
street.
Mrs. John Evans, of Hollidaysburg, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
John A. Fox at Sunnybrook farm ia
Antis township.
Miss Helen Smith, of Brownsville,
Pa., Is a guest at the home of Chief
Burgess and Mrs. Charles A. Werts
on Bellview avenue.
William and Robert Patton spent
the week end in Harrisburg, where
they were the guests of their sister,
Mrs. Harold M. Dunn.
Mr. Walter Lindemuth, who re- -
cently located at McClure, Snyder
county, where he is engaged as a
mortician, spent Sunday at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
I. S. Lindemuth on South First
street.
Miss Florence and Donald Miller*
of Mountaindale, relatives of Miss
Margaret and Mr. Joe Launder of.
North First street, have gone to
Richmond, Indiana, where Donald
haa secured employment, and where
Miss Florence will visit a brother,
Ralph, his wife and the newly ar*
rived baby boy.
BUSY TOURIST SEASON
The Pennsylvania Scenic and Historic Commission reports that hundreds of inquiries from many points
throughout the United States have
Ij-ao-fi   received.. during   the,
«w M^n.nr^ tja r
H January 2,610 pieces of literature were mailed to 26 states. Requests represented points as far
west as California, Florida to the
south, and Maine to the northeast.
"The marked interest manifested
so early in the year by out-of-State
people in Pennsylvania as a vacation State is evidence that we can
look forward to a very busy year
for tourists," said Secretary of
Highways, Warren Van Dyke, the
Chairman of the Commission.
Popular vacation points in Florida have been covered with a liberal
supply of scenic and historic literature with the hope of attracting
many of the vacationists to Pennsylvania after they leave the South at
the close of the Winter season.
The Commission is also receiving
numerous requests from people in
other state- for information con*
corning cottages and cabins for rent
during the Summer season. The
Pennsylvania Scenie and Historic
Commission will co-operate with
owners of such Summer rental
places in aiding them to secure tenants. An effort will be made by
the Commission to compile a list of
cottages, cabins, small farms and
houses that are available for rent
to vacationists. This information
will be sent by the Commission in
response to many requests.
CLUB  ELECTS OFFICERS
The P. R. R. Retired Veterans'
association meeting was held in tho
auditorium of the "Y" last Saturday afternoon, with a goodly number present. After the routine
business came the election of officers which resulted as follows:
President, George P. Orris; vice
president, . Henry H. Meyer; chaplain, Taylor McCaulley; secretary-
treasurer, J. M. Louder. Following
the election was a spirited song service, led by Mr. H. W. Schalles,
with his son James at the piano. At
an intermission James gave a piano
solo, and several recitations were
given by Miss Dorothy Shively,
which were much appreciated by all
present
—Mr. Charles A. Vandevander ef
North Second street, is off duty for
this week, suffering from an injury
■which he sustained to a finger on
his right hand while operating aa
! emery wheel, which lacerated the
finger into the bone. Later the injury became infected and ever since
Mr. Vandevander baa been nursing
a painful member.