Bellwood Bulletin 1937-06-03

              VOL. XLIX
LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
HISTORY IF FIRE COMPANY
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
| BRIEF SOMHM OF THE WEEK
Taraa    l*aragrapha Caajaeiulng    the
Doing ef Our Bueeaagh   The Col-
■mn Owe Subscribers Enjoy
—LOST-Fob watch on Cambria
street. Finder please return to the
Bulletin office and be rewarded.
Mr. Stanley R. Burd, of Main
street, who has been employed for
some months in the office ef the
state highway department at Holli-
' daysburg aa district* engineer, has
been .promoted ta resident engineer.
—Mrs. Catherine Brunner, long
engaged ia the restaurant business,
moved to Tyrone on Monday, where
she will reside with her son, Mr.
Harry Brunner. The Brunner restaurant on Main street was sold a
few days ago to Mr. Harry A.
Campbell, formerly an A & P manager, who has taken possession.
—Borough ordinances, covering
the rules and regulations for ths
sewer system, in which all taxpayers and property owners, of the
town are vitally interested, is pub-
■ lished in another part of this issue
ef the Bulletin. Property owners
and others should preserve this copy
for future reference. It will appear
in one issue of the Bulletin only.
—The following were visitors   at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Goes
ion North Sixth street over the week
end    and Memorial   day:    Mr. and
Mrs. W. K. Johnson,   Mr. and Mm
William    Benning     and    daughter,
B^'Ruth,    Cleveland,    Ohio;    Mr. and
' Mrs. Emeth Gleisher; Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Goes and daughter, Betty, oi
Cbambersburg; Mr. snd Mrs. Lloyd
Gobs,   Mr. and   Mrs. E. L. Rothen-
aiaaasaVtsBrer aad daughters,   Shirley   and,
Tstafjr IJh TsaHj Id TaatiiisT fr*"1'   amtt
Mr. A. L. Goes, Brownsville.
—Following some    well    defined
clues   of  the    perpetrators   of the
I thieves who entered    the office   of
the Hommer Lumber   company    on
f  North First -street,    early    Friday
morning of last week,   the officers
hope to bring the guilty to justice.
The office door of the company
was forced open, the safe removed
to an eater room Mid jimmied open,
the thieves getting forty-nine dollars for their trouble. Some valuable papers were not disturbed, yet
the safe is almost a total loss.
—William F. Hittinger, son of
the Rev. and Mrs. Raymond S. Hittinger, of the Presbyterian manse
was among the recipients of prizes
at ths forty-third graduation exercises of the Mercersburg Academy.
Dr. Boyd Edwards, head master,
presided at the exercises aad made
the awards at ths closing function
of the commencement festivities
when Cumberland Valley Preparatory School held the graduation exercises for class af 101. William
was awarded the sixth arise in the
William Paul Buchanan prizes.
ar—Funeral services for Wesley
Howe Schwartz, for more than half
a century engaged in newspaper
work, the greater portion being ae
editor of the Altoona Tribune, were
held in the Eighth Avenue Methodist church, Altoona, Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of warm friends
of the deceased were present at the
services. 'He haul attained to the
ripe age of 91 years, and up until a
few months ago wss actively engaged in newspaper work. "The
Saunterer" has passed to his crowning, yet his memory' will be ever
kept green by all who shared bis acquaintance.
—The Bible conference in the
Olivet Baptist church is continuing
with increasing interest. Dr. William L. Pettingill is teaching the
Epistle to the Galatians. This fa
perhaps ths most unbelieved book
ia the New Testament Tonight Dr.
Pettingill ".peeks on the subject,
"Heirs According to. Promise"; and
Friday night, "Casting Oat the
Bondwoman." The services begin
at 7:80 with a Gospel eong service.
Friday sight the men's chorus from
Tyrone will sing. These meetings
are a great spiritual benefit to tbe
Christians and enlightening to all ss
to tiie message of the Gospel which
is "the power of Gad unto salvation
to everyone that believeth." Every-
sbm should make special effort to attend every session. No service on
Saturday night, but two services aa
die Lord. Day. {
Two Original Ha am on Rett Sine*
Its Incorporation in lggl
Prominent among the civic organisations of Bellwood is the Excelsior Fire company, rightly named
because of the enthusiasm and devotion of its members, who are volunteers, serving because of their interest in their home community.
Excelsior Fire company was organised in 1891, soon after a fire
lets la July, which destroyed one
business building and threatened
the entire business section of the
town. A backet brigade did valiant
work and absence of wind helped its
efforts.
After the fire, T. P. Gheer, Samuel Loueks snd O. L. Weaver tar>
ried and discussed the necessity of
a fire company. A meeting* was
called and a list of those present includes the names of the • following
charter members: P. S. Iaenberg, J.
W. McCloskey, R. B. Stevens, C. M.
Gill, Dr. B. B. Levengood, G. W.
Wolf, T. A. McCaulley, A. 1. Van
Scoyoc, J. M. McCloskey, L. W. Irwin, T. P. Gheer, H. A. Roth, J. C.
Innes, Ira Wentzel, Oliver R. Rush,
the Rev. J. H. Mathers, the Rev.
James B. Stein, W. A. Ford, E. N.
Root and G. W. Wiley. Of this
number only two, Dr. B. B. Levengood and T. P. Gheer are still living in Bellwood. Many are gone
and others live elsewhere.
The organization meeting was
held August 31 and the charter was
granted October 12. By this time
a number of other members had
been enrolled and the company roster included most of the prominent
residents. T. P. Gheer was first
president and* a little later was
made secretary, holding that place
right along through the years. E.
N. Root was treasurer until his
death. ■£gggam\
In December, 1891rSJi hand
BELLWOOD. PtX.
SDAY, JUNE 3, 1087
NO.
SEMI-CENTENNIAL NEWS'
rait the meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Centennial AflSB*
"elation held ia the headquarters
room on Jane 2nd., some yery pwam
raising reports were made Ss to thai
activity of the various Committees^
and everything points to a mam-t
moth    Celebration.       Reports    are**f
RO OF THE OEP'RTED
Who   Have   Pass ad    From
Thne to   Eternity
^^^^^   Jessie   K. Campbell
Mrs. Jessie   K.  Campbell,   widow
of the late James B. Campbell, for
 many yean engaged ss a farmer ia
coming in daily to ths office  fromfcantis township, and residing at 708
CHIEF OOffKMiDE ORITION | PERSONAL PARAI
system was installed. Equipment
was added until in 1920 a Stutz
pumper wss bought. Two trucks
were later assembled by the firemen themselves and the equipment
fa now valued at $85,000. ft fa the
pride of the company that in 46
years every fire has been extinguished in the building in whieh it
originated. In all these years the
company has had the hearty support
of all citizens of the town and surrounding territory.*
One of the first fires that called
out the new company wsa an old
side-tracked passenger ear on the
Bell's Gap road, near the station.
The car was in flames when the
firemen were called, but the fire
was extinguished and the superintendent complimented the organization. The wheels were saved, it
was said.
Of course, there were grouches
in those days. One of them tried
to tell, the workers how to do the
job. He stood a little torn close and
a stream of water gent him out of
ths way, with his coat cellar turned
up and his hat lest in the racket.
Boys in the crowd, gome of them
firemen later on, enjoyed his discomfiture.
different organizations who are ao-'
ing to be with us.
B. C. Lego, chairman of the Ffc
nance reports that a very nice sunv
was realised from the Cash Day
held on May 24th and wishes to extend the thanks ef the
(for the sajraBWl given. If there
anyone who did not get one of the
envelopes and wishes to donate caj»
do so by leaving same at the banfg
where a window card will be oaM
itained.
G. Focht, chairman of the Youth-
Day, reports that he is receiving a
large amount of entry blanks for
the youth activities and arrangements are being made to handle a
,big crowd.
Mrs. Helen Burkholder, chairman
of the Hospitality committee reports
having received quite a few addresses of former residents who will
be sent invitations 'aa well as any
more that may be turned in. Any-'
one having the address of aay former resident, kindly give to Mrs.
Burkholder or leave it at the news
stand and it will be taken care of.
Chairman Blair Dunn of the Civic
Day committee, reports very fine
progress and promises us one of the
largest parades ever held In Bellwood. Boys and girls who have- Bicycles can still register for the bicy-.^
cle division of the parade. A prize
of 85.00 will be given for the nicest"^
decorated bicycle in line of parade,
Chairman Fred H. Miller  otpbejtf*-
Fireman's Day   comrnjttee,   rijaJBoetj
that iBvitttyjns'have "Seen senttfiput
5/> companies and his
is looking   forward
Tfiast Fifth street, this boroughs died
at the home of her daughter,   Mrs.
B. E. Raugh, near Fostoria, Sunday
pight.    The  deceased was born in
Gospel    Hollow,    near the borough,
pa March 17, 1881, the daughter of
committee>*fj*abram ; aad Battanna Irwin,    both
jajfceasedY'     She    was a member of
Mir. at* the early. families  of Antis
hship, who settled in this section
||r*ipygone * years  and were actively
[engaged as farmers.      Many years
she married  the late  James B.
inbell. The deceased is -survived
tone son, Jobn Campbell, and two
■hters,    Mrs. G. fi. Raugh    and
| L. C. Miller,    all   of the    bor-
; also twoi brothers, Hudson Irving, of South Fourth   street,   a retired farmer aad Fred Irwin, ef Davenport, Iowa, as well as one sister,
Mrs. Dora Mingle, of Hollidaysburg,
and. six grandchildren.    Throughout
*yb" jjoirg life she was a member of
tfit?. I*tgan •   Valley      Presbyterian
chgrch.    Funeral, services were con-
dusted from the home of her daughter**,    Mrs. Raugh,    at Fostoria,    by
RaV. Levi Goehring,   pastor   of the
Oflvet  Baptist   church,    Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, followed'
bg interment in Logan Valley cemetery.
DIM
Si
George L. Fagley
at hii" . home    at Grazierville
y evening at 7:30 o'clock. De-
    was .born on April 26, 1861,
»t *kfe Fagley home at Grazierville,
aannf George   and Susan   Miller
both deceased.    Ore. Dec. 24,
*a*%*eW Luthera*} church
Memorial    Day    Exercises    (laid
tartan Valey Cam diss a
Ideal    weather    conditions    prevailed en Monday for the Memorial
Day exercises   which    were held in
the Logan Valley cemetery.    Headed by the aides aad followed by the J
members of John F. Anderson Post
No. 484, American   Legion,   Excelsior Fire    company    members,    the
Bellwood band of thirty pieces, and )
many citizens afoot and in automobiles, the parade   formed   on Main
street at 9:80 o'clock, and proceed*
ed to the "silent city of the deajr
where impressive services were held.
Announcements were     made     by
Commander   John E. Harvey   after
which "America" was played by the
Bellwood    band.      Invocation    was
given by Dr. J. F. Anderson, which
was followed   by selections    by the
male quartet.
General Logan's proclamation
was read by Lincoln F. Henry and
Lincoln's Gettysburg sddrssa was
presented by Mrs. John Mentzer,
president ef the American Legion
auxiliary. Presentation of the
speaker was made by Harry Gwin
which waa followed by the address
on ''Liberty with Oar Flag" by Burgess C. F. Wertz, commander of the
American Legion post. Benediction
was given by Rev. R. P. Knoebel,
followed by the decoraton of the
graves. ■./■&.-
The Memorial day program was
dedicated to the first commander of
the John M. Anderson post No. 424,
H. Clark Emerick, who died within
the last year. Comments were made
by visitors to the effect that the Logan Valley cemetery bas never
looked more beautiful than it did
on this occasion.
Ms.j
Mr. and-Mrs. Paul Ardrey of .Railway, Mi J., sent the  weekendvVisit-
*~«   IllP  'fclllli jrjiflatolllllai^fflli
; People Who Visit Here
Tnoae Who Go Away.
MOIfEalErirS OF 00R CI
Guests Who t\ro "■lailal—d by I
Woed Hoete—PersoaaJ Uaaaaattj^
nos* Who Vials To aad Fro
Mr. Charles McElwain   and wife**:
of New Jersey, spent the Memor
Day   vacation   at the home   of
parents,   Mr. and  Mrs. C. L.
wain on North Third street
Mrs, William G. Boyd,  of
delphia,   is a guest at the home
her sister,    Mrs. J. L Rightnour
South First street. .'r'.'M
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Goes,
and Mrs. Earnest Rothenberger
daughters,     Shirley    and    Ms
spent the week-end   snd   Me
Day in Bellwood visiting their'i
tives and friends.
.   Messrs.  Carl and Fred Fulgreatj3
of Jersey City,    N. J.,    were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. I+-.
McElwain   at their home on North
Third street, while returning   front
the Indianapolis races.
Mrs. H. G. Mathes, Mr. sad Mrs.
Donald Keefer and their children,
Jimmy and. Kaley Ann from Canton,
Ohio, were visitors at the home ot
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Goes over the
week end and Memorial Day.
Mr. aad Mrs. George R. Meyers
and two daughters, of Princeton, sag
J., spent several days recently as
the guests af Mrs. George Meyers,
mother of the Princeton citisen, an
Main street' Mr. Meyers wsa a
caller at our office during his *aeay.
tion in our borough.
Dr. F. B. Forrest £jaj*j|
sssf of - Ms^at's'ssJ'flf
gaa*f
The Centennial Queen contest is
creating a lot of interest aad all of
the girls are working hard to be
named Centennial Queen. The girls
who are entered in this contest are
(asked to please bring a picture of
themselves to the headquaters room
to be used in putting a Centennial
Queen display in Hueston's Drug
Store window.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Next Monday morning at 9 o'clock the daily vacation Bible school
will open at the Logan Valley Baptist church with a large number of
scholars who will be under an excellent teaching force including
Anna E. Smelker, Mm Murray Bell,
Naomi Piper, Theresea C. Weight,
Matilda Commesser, Mary Commesser and Pastor Dooley. The
sessions will last two hours each
morning except Saturday for a period of two weeks.
'--The Women's Missionary society will meet Friday evening at 7:80
o'clock fa Grace Lutheran church,
(Miss Ettie Green, leader.
—The "Chain Store Tax bill"
pending in the Legislature at Havr-
risburg, for a number of weeks,
wss finally passed this week aad
is now a law of the commonwealth.
By its provisions a heavy tax fa
placed on all chain stores operating
in the state. The provisions of the
law are drastic and cannot be escaped and as a result hundreds of
such stores throughout many of the
cities have closed their dotes seat
ceased to exist The law went Into
effect June 1, sad places a tax of
$600 on eaeh chain store, hence it
will be asen that they aaannt exist
aad will he ertrea io«t et
ANNOUNCE   ENGAGEMENT
Miss Anna Boback of 844 Cleveland steet, Akron, Ohio, announces
the approaching marriage of her
niece, Mary Sholtis, to Paul S.
Bechtol, on Saturday afternoon,
June 26th at three o'clock. Miss
Sholtis attended the University of
Akron and was graduated from
Kent State University where she
became a member of Phi Alpha
sorority. She is now employed as a
teacher in the public schools of
Akron. Mr. Bechtol, son of Mrs.
Mary Bechtol, was graduated from
the University of Akron. He is a
member of Chi Theta Taa fraternity. At present he is employed as
an electrical engineer at the B. F.
Goodrich Co. After a two weeks'
trip through the New England
States, they will make their residence at 91 Hall street, Akron,
Ohio.'
Those who visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Nearhoof of
Rigglea Gap over the holiday period
were: Mr. and Mrs. Don Keefer and
Mrs. H. G. Mathes of Canton, Ohio,
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams
from Fairmont W. Va.
—Heavy highway traffic prevailed throughout Blair county over the
wash * end and /on Memorial day.
While there were a number of minor accidents, yet there were none
serious and fortunately no fatalities. The state motor patrol located
gat Garden Heights, was fully able to
cope with the situations, and while
some arrests were made for infractions of the motor code, none were
serious. v
—Bland park at Tipton was one
of the lively spots la Central Pennsylvania on Memorial day, when
thousands crowded the popular pleasure resort from early hi the morning until late in the evening. The
night crowd was particularly lively
aad hundreds ef automobiles were
parked oa the outside. The amusement features of the park wees li-
berally patronised by the hundreds
who were present It was a big day
for *aaBBBBaais^^
ley of Charleroi, Oscar of BB
Joseph of Altoona, Raymond of
Homewood, Charles of Ohio, Mrs.
Charles G. Kreamme of Kingsville,
Tex., Mrs. Elmer Singley and Mrs.
Horace. Neil of Tyrone and Mrs.
George Miller of Altoona. One son,
Walter, is deceased. He is also survived by thirty-four grandchildren
and eighteen great-grandchildren
and one sister, Mrs. Lottie Watson
of Altoona. Mr. Fagley was a member of the Methodist church at Grazierville and was a retired farmer.
Benjamin P. Crampton
Died at hla home at Heidelberg Inn,
between Bellwood and Tipton and
along state highway route 220, at
8:40 o'clock Friday morning of last
week, from a long illness. He was
born at Harrisburg and was aged
about 59 years, and a son of .Benjamin and Susan Crampton. He is
survived by his wife, the former
Daisy Hunter, and these nieces and
nephews whom they raised from
childhood: Theodora, Albeit, Carmen, Ulysses and Mariono Hunter.
He is also survived by these brothers and sisters: Ulysses G. Crampton of Tyrone, Dr. Charles H.
Crampton of Harrisburg, Mrs. Sarah P. Brown of Seattle, Wash., and
John D. Crampton- of Pittsburgh.
He wss a member of the Bethel A.
M. E. church of Tyrone, where interment was made.
NEW ARRIVALS
Mr. and Mrs Joseph MCloskey,
of Harrisburg, announce the arrival
at their home on Wednesday of a
bouncing baby boy, weighing nine
pounds aad two ounces at birth.
The advent of the boy again makes
Mr. and Mrs. Roy' McCloskey of
Boyles street grandparents, and is
the first arrival in the home of the
Harrisburg folks. The child has
been named Joseph Lloyd McCloskey. The mother previous to her
marriage was Miss Mario Rhoades.
The honor of daddy has been conferred upon Chester Wertz, driver
of the Harshbarger dairy truck, for
the first time, when a fine boy baby
arrived st his home oa North Thrd
street. Chester is wearing the new
honor with becoming dignity. Mother and new arrival are doing fine.
For a number of years, Mia. Worts
was a cleric in the Shaffer Main
street grocery store.
Mrs. R. H. Ter Harr ef Findley
Lake, N. Y., visited with relatives
sad friends   in town   on Memorial
dies in New Jersey ameT *rsew Tbra*5
Rev. Charles Frazier, recently
graduated in theology from ' the
Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary, has
gone to Chicago, where he will be
engaged in missionary work until
next September.
Mr. H. Cleon Moffet and young
son, James Porter, of Pittsburgh,
spent the week end and Memorial
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Mahlon Moffet on South First
street
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Wilson
of Martin street spent the week end
and Memorial Day with their son-
in-law and daughter, at Bnoomall,
Delaware county, having made the
trip by motor. .
Mr. Hobart Mulhollem, of Pittsburgh, where he is employed in a
clerical capacity in Uncle Sam's
post office, spent Monday - in Bellwood, with his brother, . Mr. Scott
Mulhollem on Boyles street
Mrs. Robert Ward, son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. English, all of Buffalo, N. Y., spent
Sunday and Monday at the home of
Mrs. Catherine Burchfield on Stewart street Mrs. Burchfield and
Mrs. Ward are sisters.
Mr. Walter Ostrander, of Detroit
Mich., where he is employed by the
Ford Motor company, spent the
week end with Mr. and Mia. H. H.
Carr, near the borough. Mr. Ostrander was superintendent of the
Bellwood Manufacturing company
when it was in operation here many
years ago, and will be remembered
by readers of the Bulletin.
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Holts-
apple and son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Heckman, spent
Memorial Day at the Critzer and
Louder "homes oa North First street
Mrs. Heckman had spent several
days previous with her sister, Mrs.
Ncrris Barter, at Blanchard, Centre
county. Mrs. Barter's friends here
will be glad to know that she is doing nicely after a tonsil and adnoid
operation.
Mr. aad Mrs. Charles P. Raugh,
Of Bellvue, Ohio, paid their annual
visit to their nflany friends in the
borough the beginning ef the week
and were entertained in the homes
of Mr, and Mrs. Robert D. Bell, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Patton, Sr., and Mr.
aad Mrs. G. E. Raugh, the latter ia
Fostoria. The Ohio folks were callers a? our office Tuesday afternoon
and spent a few pleasant moments
with us.    They left for their home
ga.»BB*raa».y^
erase' being?	
rrraduates.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph 03
and two sons, James and RobaaasH
Washington, D. C, spent the weett
end at the home ef Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Hescox on North Tuckahoo
street Mr. Robb is a printer and
for the past few years has been en-'
gaged sa a proof reader fa the gov.
eminent printing office. The Waah-
ingtonians were callers at our office
Tuesday morning while on their-
way.home to the "City of Magnificent Distances."
Mr. and Mm Wellington Y.
Bland, accompanied by their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. '
Willard Bland of East Fifth street
left the beginning of the week for
Forrest City, Ark., where friends
will be visited for a numbei of
weeks. They traveled via the automobile route and went from h'ire to
Pittsburgh, thence down tiw Ohio
river past Cincinnati to the'! destination. Mr. Willard Bland will also go to Duke University v\ South
Carolina, where he will pursue a
course during the summer months.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Goes of North
Third street motored to Akron,
Ohio and spent tbe week end and
Memorial Day at the home of their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Bauer of the: city. They
were accompanied on he trip by
their son and daughter in-law, Mir.
and Mrs. C. L. Goss, of Chambers-
burg, and Miss Alma Kuhn, af
Greencastle, Pa. Both Mrs. Gess
and Mbe Kuhn are sales ladies ia
the J. C. Penny store ia Chambers-
burg. They spent some thne visiting the Penny store in Youngstown,
Ohio, while on their way.
Mr. A. L. Goss, of Hiller, Fayette
Bounty, is paying his annual visit
to his many* friends ia the borough
and participated ia the Meiraceiel
Day exercises held fa Logan Valley
cemetery on Monday. During hfa
vacation he has been a frequeat
visitor to oar sanctum and we were
glad to see our eld time flleaid avashj
former fellow citisen, having bessKi
a resident here many years sat*****|
when he task an active and
nounced part ia affairs dating
formative period of oar
Tuesday he left for Osceola
where he will visit his sister,
Pardoner far some time, after
he wilt return sad join in
ing the fiftieth anniversary effl
incorporation of the town as. a"!