Bellwood Bulletin 1936-10-22

              VOL. XLVII.
BELLWOOD, PA;
LOCAL m COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
6MK ON AW EVENIN6
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
Terse     Paragraph* Concerning    the
Doing of Oar Borough—Tha Col.
nma Oor Sabscribar*  Enjoy
—Trespass notices for sale at
tha Bulletin office, tan canta each.
—ThO, passenger and frieght
—Autumn is the season of nut
gathering1 in the Pennsylvania
woods. Pennsylvania* large variety
of  nut  bearing trees  usually begin
, to mature in September, and tha
nuts begin to fall with tha arrival
I of the first frost.      Black walnut is
tha best   known    nut tree in    the
State Forests*.
movement through the Pennsylvania
;{ railroad's Altoona yard and over
the Middle division) was heavier
than usual on Saturday and Sunday. Passenger travel was exceptionally heavy. In addition to tha
regular trains, twelve extra trains
were added to Saturday's schedule
tand on Sunday ten extra trains
were operated to accomodate the
increased travel.
T. ft" C. It
—Mrs. Elizabeth Simon, Sr., of
1673 Cheltenham Avenue, Frankfort, Philadelphia, ie celebrating
'.tha eighteenth anniversary of . her
birth today at the home of her daughter in that city. For a number
of years Mrs. Simon was a resident
of the borough, when she lived in
the Rehm block on Main street, and
will be remembered by many of our,
citizens. Tha members of the Dorcas Sunday school claaa of the Methodist Episcopal church sent birthday cards, wishing her joy and
health on this day.
—SThe- timely discovery of ••. i in-
| atftunt ngti h*«*V K j rm*i)&mw »*
tha corner of Mam and South Cambria street, at one time known aa
the Central hotel, used for the past
few years for business purposes,
was narrowly averted Monday forenoon. The joist and sill were sat
afire from a defective flue, and
through the timely discovery of tha
fire a serious blaze was averted.
The building is owned by Mrs. Ky-
per of Orchard Crossing, near Tyrone, aad the loss is covered by insurance in the W. A. Hauth agency.
B. H. S. Will May Altoona Hi    oa
Cricket Field
Much interest has been aroused
among tha foot ball enthusiasts in
tha borough this week due to tha
fact that Belhrood High School
eleven will tackle tha strong Altoona High School team on Cricket
Field Friday evening. Hundreds of
local admirers of the sport will fa
to Altoona and foot for tha B. H. S.
It promises to be a stellar attraction and tha outcome will be watch-
ed with much interesft.
The Altoona Booster Association
in a letter addresses to Principal
Hamilton extends a cordial welcome to tha citizens and devotees
of the game to visit Cricket Field
Friday evening and witness tha
game, and we have permission ta
publish the same as fallows:
"On behalf of the business interests and citizens of Altoona we
wish to extend to you, your faculty and student body, aa well as citizens of Beltwood, a cordial welcome
on the occasion of your visit to
Altoona in connection with tha
football game between your high
school and the Altoona Catholic
High.
"We trust that it will be possible
for you and many of your Bellwood
folks to come to Altoona with your
team for this important occasion.
"The members of the Altoona
Booster Association, as well as all
of our business concerns), take a
deep interest in the activities of our
local schools and naturally we have
a deeper than usual interest in our I
neighbors' from' Bellwood.
YWe expect therefore to have    a ■
good turnout of our members    and
other business men    to    greet you
and your boys at the Altoona Cricket Field on Friday evening.
'We harm also asked, aa further
evidence of interest on the part of
our Altoona business men, that they
dlallaa, t*m*mqlmm*t am iMBfe i nl
of your high school, together with
the Purple and Gold of the Altoona Catholic High on the occasion of
your visit to Altoona.
"The game aa you know will be
played at tha Altoont Cricket Field,
which is easily accessible and where
you wilt find plenty of parking
available. )
"With beat wishes, we are
"Respecftfullly,
Altoona  Booster   Association,
H. King MacFarland, Secretary."
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CTOBER 22,  1936
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Has Mad. Remarkable »
tag tha P*a) Twohro
The    South      Mountain
Secretaries Conference is
held at Huntingdon Old
1936.   Tha secretaries ait)
guests of the Huntingdon
tory school aad have tha
a class room In the bull
is a very special priviledge
address will be given by Saafe
habaugh,  aafrlatant    superinf
Also at this conference,
G. E. "Bud" Focht is aaked to
a report of Silver Bay and hit
periences there this summer
Secretary "Bad"  Focht kt
much elated over the final
:ceived this week from the    _^^
fice relative to the standing of^j
Y. M. C. A.    This report hi fctj
form of a comparative states
achievement     over  the   past'
Our Y. M. C. A. has came a
way in tha paat ten months
our    standing    was down ajfl
place.    Our standing is now fmj
in the South Mountain District*
which    group tha following Y.-ij'
C. A.s' are enrolled: BumhaflV
ensburg, Altoona, Conemaugby*
lidaysburg, Bellwood and Tj
Our standing To also fourth
railroad associations which
namely: Belhrood,, Jersey '
Newell, Shire Oaks, Elrama,
maugh, Renovo, Rutherford,
bury, Reading, Hollidaysburg,
nelsville, Scranton, Dubois,
Mayfield, Pittaton, Pottsville,
sutawnay,   Susquehanna,  aad
SUNFLOWER RALLY
On Monday evening, October 26,
at 8 o'clock, Mrs. Rebecca McCully
and daughter Vera Sullivan, will be
hostesses to a Landon Sunflower
Republicn rally at their home, TOO
North Fifth street, Bellwood.
Msrs. McCully and Miss Sullivan
have selected aa their assistants, Mrs.
Eva Dolan, general chairman; Mrs.
Blair Dunn, Mrs. Charles 8. Myers, Miss Nellie Givin, Mrs. Roy A.
Pickins.
A program of much interest is be-
, ing  arranged end   a   large   number
I of man and women of Belwood and
surrounding towns    is expected    to
i torn out to enjoy the rally.
The meeting is aa open one and
all are invited.    Please plan to attend and take a guest, as the com-
' mittee  on    arrangements hopes    to
make thia final rally of the Republican campaign    in  Bellwood,    one
. long bo ha remembered.
_ The speakers! for tha occasion will
I be announced later.    Tha rally    is
bing sponsored by the Blair County
^ Committee,  Dr.    David    Kaufman,
I chairman; Mrs. Mitchell McCartney,
I vice chairman.
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REPUBLICANS  RALLY
A peppy meeting before an audi-
1 ance that waa estimated at three or
[four hundred Republicans    of    the
i borough and elswhere in the county
| waa hald in the Y. M. C. A audi-
! torium last  evening.     The  keynote
speaker of the occasion was    Hon.
I Ellwood Turner of Chester county,
wh far the past ten years has been
a legislator in the state    house    in
Harrisburg.    He delivered a telling
address and brougt to the attention
of his enthusiastic hearers the vital
issues of tha campaign.    Dr.    Roy
Goshorn, president of tha local club
presided.      Other    speakers      were
Colonel  Benjamin C.  Jones,  candidate' for Congress, Hon. David Perry
and Mrs. Mitchell McCartney.    The
meeting waa enthusiastic    throughout and is a forerunner of tha een-
timenta of tha greater part of tha
jtotara in thia part of tha county.
DEMOCRATIC   RALLY   1
The three Democratic clubs of
Bellwood and Antis township are
sponsoring aa immense rally to be
held in the Bellwood Y. M. C. A.,
Thursday, October 22nd at 8:00 p.
m. /
Dr. A S. Beshore, orator and
speaker of national reputation will
ha one of the speakers of the evening. Dr. Beshore lectured on the
Chautauqua platform twelve years
travling over the entire United
States and spent one year in the
•state of Kansas. Ha is now Director of the Bureau of Rehabilitation
in Pennsylvania.
Colonel Wilson, professor and attorney at law, of Kentucky, with a
wide reputation as a .speaker will
also be a speaker of the evening.
The people of Bellwood and Antis
township are very fortunate to have
the opportunity of hearing these
speakers and a Special invitation is
extended to all voters regardless of
party affiliations. A treat is In store
for those who find it possible to attend this meeting.
no.
The Tri-Hi-Y    club of
C. A is again active, havir
nized  and waa vary active
the    sportsmen's banquet,  I
(charge of the check room for
tha   sportsmen    ware   very
pleased with tip service.
^>. ^aaano aU*rf»"fa*tn
Tusday evening tha Ladieal
iliary mat in the community room j
which time they welcomed a
member,    Mrs.    Lyons,    to      thi
midst.   They also wish to thank
thia time each and every one
helped.to make the last banquet
success.
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Wednesday and Thursday wave
very busy times around the Y. H.
C. A. at which times were hald
the rallies of both the Republican
and Democratic parties.
ih Premium* Will Be
arded Exhibitor*
uld so many people so
»rk to stage the Antis
Community Show In-
Must be great.    What    are
HHawttional advancement comes
-Jjifaater efficiency in agricul-
jjjanf; higher standards in home
TZjWre promoted when we dis-
"■atta^ compare our products,
opportunity is afforded to see
to appreciate work done in tha
tSoeial opportunity is second. We
ark together and find it fun. We
pact friends seen on few occasions.
fe got boater acquainted with neigh-
May.and make new ones from oth-
:;«ornar» of our community.
Competitive zest spurs many. It is
K win on account of excell-
Even those failing of award
ffpain by having run the race
!*$>y learning the fine points of
^j^o-rily.
ilm promote  these  three to    the
B no admission is charged, no
fee is required.    Such liberal
is possible only on account of
Unselfish contributions of    time
■f very large number of    active
aittee people,   donations  of cer-
supplies,    and the support    of
ertisers.
ftjsorporatioa as    a non-profit oration, which  it is hoped    will
^been effected by the time    of
r*a affair will establish   Tha
| Township   Community    Show
.(tent, legally responsible
on to the life of thia com-
-—iSMnj    premiums    will    be
Bt jipis year    for the    first
gfcave been apportioned
libits of greatest    in-
aomic  importance. It
ther year    many
incentive of prises is expected to
make the law Antis Township
Community Show eclipse its predecessors ta number and perfection
of exhibits.
Tha . next general committee
meeting, at which plans for the
show will be oomoleted. will be held
at the Consolidated School building
next Monday evening, October 2 ,
at 7:80. All interested persons are
invited.
The dates finally fixed for the
show are November. 12, 18,and 14,
the first is to set up the show.
SEWER WORKJUW RESUMED
After   Suspension   of   Three    Weeks
Excavation is Started in Borough
Due to neglect of making the appropriation at the right time activity on the PWA sewer undertaking
was resumed again last Monday
with a force of three or four hundred men, mostly from out-of-town
places. Tha job waa shut down
three weeks ago on account of insufficient appropriation from the
government authorities at Washington, thereby throwing the men out
of employment whan they should
have been employed under most favorable weather conditions. It is
said that tha allotment given to the
undertaking will carry the work
along through the winter and possibly until next spring, when another appropriation from the government funds will be necessary, as it
takes at least twenty-four months
to complete tha job and Rave it in
working   conditions.
The job was begun last fall   on
both aides of the Pennsylvania railroad.    On the South side the main
trunk lines extended from the sewerage  treatment plant    along    tha
Little Juniata river on the William!
S. Bell farm, and    following South
Fifth  street,    through  the    Millar
farm east of    the borough to    the
Pennsylvania    railroad     on     Antis
street, has been completed. A largo
force of men are now working   on
the north aide and on Martin street.
The ditching on the north side will
not be as deep aa on the south side,
and possibly   will be    only    about
twelve feet, while on Martin street
the trench is down nineteen    feet.
The work on Martin street is a big
undertaking and waa started during
the early spring, and there   is   yet
much to Be accomplished.    It   is   a
pick and shovel job and hence moves
at a snail's pace.    This waa done in
order to give mora employment    to
the needy and destitute.
made on tha side streets and connected with the main trunk lines on
streets on which it is laid,
The'job is a big one and tha citizens need not expect service for at
least eighteen months and maybe
longer.
PERSQNALJPARA6RAPHS
People Who Visit Here aad
These Who Go Away.
MOiEWEHTS OF QUA CITIZEHS
Guests Who Are Entertained by leU.
Wood Hosts—Personal Msatlaa af
Those Who Visit To aad Pro
Mr. and Mrs. H. Cleon Moffat will
return to their home in Pittsburgh
this afternoon, after a visit of a
few days at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Mahlon Moffet on South First
street.
Mr. George Bupp, manager of tha
Goodrich Tire company, at Washington, Pa., was a weeek and guest
at tha homo of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Bupp on South Main
street.
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Meyers,
of Princeton, N. J., are guests at
the home of Mr. Meyers' mother,
Mrs. Grace Meyers on Main street.
Tha New Jersey folks motored to
Bellwood.
Mr. John Kelley, of Snoe Shoe,
Centre county, a former popular
Bellwood young man, spent soma
time.in the borough on Monday. He
is now employed in the State Highway Department.
Mrs. H. E. Schmittle, wife of the
Tuckaboe street merchant, has returned to her home from a delightful visit in Steubensville, Ohio,
where she was a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Beard until recently
residents of the borough.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Burk-
holder have gone to Lock Haven,
for a little visit with Mr. aad Mrs.
Rerx Shaffer. Today a> a natal anniversary for Mrs. Burkhokter, -Mr.
Shaffer and his daughter Elaine, ao
a triple celebration Waa planned at
at the Shaffer horn*.
THE WAY OF A MAM
Next Sunday night Bev. H.    G.
Dooley will'deliver the second sermon in the new series on   "Courtship, marriage and home.   The subject being taken from Proverbs 80:
18, 19.    "The Way of a Man With
a Maid."      The    sermon will    deal
with-, tha natural attraction of    the
hearts of two people for each other.
Like  steel is drawn to the magnet,
the    opposite sexes have    attracted
each    other    since the garden    of
Eden episode.    The sermon will include the outstanding love matches
of Bible history,    namely, that    of
Isaac and Rebecca; Jacob and Rachel; Ruth   and    Boaz.    Marriage    is
spoken of aa a type of Christ   and
.His bride, tha church,   and la   the
! holiest of all human relationships.
Don't forgot on Saturday evening the Presbyterian Ladies' Aid
Society will hold a vary tasty supper in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium.
The price will he within the limits
of every one's pocket-book.
FIRE THIRTY YEARS AGO
A memorable fire occured in Altoona thirty years ago Monday.
Early in the morning, fire broke
oat in the new Rothert furniturei
store, Twelfth avenue and Twelfth
street, and despite moat strenuous
efforts of the firemen the fire!
spread to the new Mishler theatre
by its side and then back to the new
Elks home, then not quite ready for
occupancy.
Both the Rothert store and the
Mishler theatre buildings had been
{completed but a short time and the
echoes of the colorful openings had
scarcely died away until both were
turned into wreckage and ashes.
The store and the theatre had ta be
built from the ground up, but the
Elks home waa repaired. This was
one of the most expensive firea in
jthe history of Altoona.
SUPPER FOR VETERANS
Bellwood Methodist Episcopal
veterans were honored Saturday evening at a testimonial dinner given
In their honor by the What-so-ever
class of the Church school, a
group of young women whose reputation of acccmplisments is deservedly high. There were about fifty
of the veterans and a large number
of members of the class made the
party exceptionally pleasant for
them.
Dinner was served soon after
6 o'clock. Roast beef, gravy and
filling with vegetables, ice cream
and cake, formed the menue, served in faultless style.
After dinner there was a brief
program in the lecture room, in
eluding devotions, greeting, old time
songs, a reading by Miss Eleanor
Commesser, which was heartily en-
jcored, a brief talk by the pastor
and others.
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reads lis Bulletin.
ANTIS P. T. A. MEETS I
The Antis P. T. A. will hold its
regular monthly meeting  on  Thursday, October 22,    at 7.30    o'clock.
Plans for a "Back to School Night"
have been made.      By such a program the parents will be given the
privilege of taking their   children's
places* in the class room.    A schedule  has  been organized by Which
it will be possible for the    teacher
to meet with each group of patents
for five minute periods.   The discussion for each group will be    a talk
by the teacher concerning the aims
and objectives) of the courses, JPur-
ents are invited to    come endfe see
what their children do every may
o*«»  <e—
—>Ph«  members  of   the
AM    Society    of tha ^^^
church will serve a chicken
in the Y. M. C. A, next
evening,    beginning    at 6
Your patronage will be
DELEGATES  TO  CONVENTION
The  Pennsylvation  Baptist    State
convention is being held this week
Tuesday,  Wednesday and  Thursday
at'Harrisburg. The prominent speakers are:    Dr. Horatio    Hill,      New
York; Dr. P. H. Lerrigo,    Philadelphia;    Rev. H.    V. Howlett,    West
Chester;    Rev    George    Merriman,
Philadelphia;  Rev.  R.     B.  Deer,  D.
D.. Philadelphia; Dr. P. C. Wright,
New York;    Miss Elsie    P. Kapper,
New York; A. C. Martz, acting president, Bucknell University; Miss Esther Sing, China; Rev. Ralph May-
berry,  WilUamsport,  president    will
preside.    Rev and  Mrs. Dooley will
represent the Logan  Vally    Baptist
church.
—The Y. M. C. A. needs your
assistance.
—Men of the Methodist Episcopal church will meet at the church
Tuesday, 7.80 p. m., to plan for the
coming Evangelistic "service especially with referenoee to the needs
*f men af tha church.
AMERICA FOR ME
W. R. Beaton, M. D., of Philips-
burg captivated an    audience    that
filled      the    Logan Valley    Baptist
church last Sunday.      The occasion
was rally day.    By special request
the doctor related in a most compelling manner the story of his trip to
the Holy Land and the far east the
past  summer.    During his remarks
he displayed articles which he had
collected from Mt, Vesuvious, Pompeii,  Madara  Island, Carlo, Jerusalem, Mt.  of Olives,, the Garden    of
Gethsemane, shells from the Sea of
Galilee and    honey    the sort    that
John the Baptist ate together   with
locusts.    The    doctor stressed    the
imperative need that all followers of
the Christ who    tramped over    the
hills of Palestine,    be loyal to His
cause in these serious tunes.      His
graphic description of the Colaseum
where lions  deWoulred   christians under Nero; the Appian Way and the
block on which St. Paul was beheaded held the people spell-bound.    A
sad note of the    lecture related    to
six of the tourists in his party who
died enroute and the suicide    of    a
woman who had reentry lost her husband, by jumping overboard    from
the steamer Roma.   Her body, however was recovered by life boats. In
comparing the living conditions and
some of the hospital equipments of
Europe and the Far East the doctor
said: "America for me."
The doctor was introduced by the
pastor Rev. H. G. Dooley and the
large audience extended the speaker a rising vote of thanks for his
marvelous lecture.
On Sunday evening Dr. Heaton
delivered his lecture with the help
of the steereopicion in the Baptist
church at State College.
at Long Branch, N. JIJ"
horn Wednesday after enjoying tad-
society of their many Bellwood
friends for ten days. Mr. Edmiston
is employed as a grade crossing
watchman in Long Branch.
Judge Marion D. Patterson of tin
Blair county courts, Mrs. Patterson
and young son, Marion D. Jr., attend
ed the sportsmen's banquet, held in
the Y. M. C. A. Thursday evening
of last week. After the banqet
was over they spent a few moments
in the Bulletin office. From here
they left for Roaring Spring, where
they' attended a big Republican rally
of the citizens of the Southern part
of tha county.
Mrs. Edgar McCord, who had
visited for a few days last week at
the borne of her sister, Mrs. Scott
Mulhollem on Boyles street, waa
summoned to St. Louie by telegram
last Friday, due to the illness of her
husband, who became alarmingly ill
and was taken to a hospital, where
he is since confined. Word received
by home folks is to the effect that
Mr. McCoroJsl illness is responding
nicely to treatment.
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—An enjoyable birthday dinner
was served Sunday at the home of
Mr. J. H. Gilmore, on South First
street in honor of his birthday.
Those present included Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Gilmore, Mr., and Mrs. Leroy
Miser of Hackeneack, N J., Mr. aad
Mrs. C. P. Gilmore, Mr. and Mrs.
H. M. Stone and daughters Jean and
. Roberta aad Mr. aad Mrs. J. L.
I Gilmore aad daughter Barbara.
PASSENGER SERVICE TO CEASE
On    Monday    the     Pennsylvania
Railroad company presented a    petition to the public service commission  at Harrisburg, praying for the
discontinuance  of  passenger  service
over the Bellwood branch in    Cambria and Clearfield counties, claim-   •
ing receipts are    less than coat    of
operation.    Ever since the: abandonment of passenger    service oa    the
Bellwood    division    from here    to
Punxsutawney, a few years      ago,
a mixed passenger and freight train
makes one round trip daily, except
Sunday and holidays, over the    24-
mile line from    Bellwood,    serving
Blandburg,   Mountaindale,   Glasgow,
Heverly, Coalport,  Blain City    and
Irvona.
The service is not sufficiently patronised  to justify continuance  and
it will likely be abandoned The discontinuance of the service would inconvenience but few of the traveling public.      With excellent    highways in thse parts local    passenger
services on the    branches    haa ash
been liberally patronised,    in    faet
the loss is so small that it is only a
waste of time and effort to continue
the same.    No doubt the petition of
the company will receive favorable
action.