Bellwood Bulletin 1938-01-20

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VOL. XLIX
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—The annual basket ball game
between Antis Township and Bellwood will be played Friday evening
en tha "Y" fleer.
—.128   choke yearling   Hereford
_ ■ 'vteem,   72 choice quality   Hereford
>«eifera,   T. B. aad blood tested. Sell
part' or all.   Write,  wire or  phone;
B. F. Nason, Douds, Iowa, RD 1.
—Mr. Gilbert S. Watts, ef Hensheytown, wall known vegitable
raiser, was te 'attendance recently
at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts State Vegetable Growers'
' Association. The meeting was an
important one and was largely attended. Mr. Watts made an address,
using as his subject,, "Meeting
Changing Conditions ia the Vegetable Industry." The meeting waa
held at Worcester, Mass.
—A card party sponsored by the
Senior Auxilliary of the Altoona
hospital will be held Friday evening
January twenty first, 8o'clock, to
the Nurses' Home, adjoining the
hospital. An invitation • is extended to all who enjoy a game of cards
and st the same time are anxious to
Belp a worthy cause. The price of
admission is small. For farther information call telephone number,. 2881.
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—The   intermediate     league    of
of   the   Methodist   church    elected
.officers   last    Sunday,   as- follows:
pPresident,   Harlan Cox;   vice  present  Norma   DeReamer;    secretary
BEPBBLIOM CLUB REPORTS
Woman'*   Orgn-nlmalaa     Held    En-
'    thaeinatic   Mating
An out-standing event la local
political circles waa the meeting
sponsored .fay the Bellwood and
Antis Township Womans Republican
club held Tuesday evening at the
home of the newly elected president,
Mrs. W. Y. Bland, 586 South Fifth
street, Bellwood with more than
60 present. The meeting was called
to order by the president who in a
few words asked the cooperation ef
the membership during ber term of
office. She alto asked the continued cooperation of the membership
with the Blair County Committee
aad aaa*- other Republican organisation to the county where the Bellwood groupe could be of some service, for  "In harmony lies Victory.",
Mrs. C. F. Werts, song leader,
conducted the singing of "America"
and the reciting of the "Salute to
the Flag." Mra.' Dorsey De Reamer,
pianist, presided at the piaao. The
minUtes were read iby the new secretary, Mrs. Earl Goshorn, who gave
a resume of the last meeting, at the
home of Mrs. H. W. Schalles, when
election of officers took place and
by-laws for the club were drawn
up. Mm. Goshorn read her minutes
from a fine new loose-leaf secretarial book, the gift to the club of
Mrs. Marian Rhodes. Mrs. H. P.
Fleisher, treasurer, repoted all bills
paid with a balance in the treasury
of $17.68. It was decided to hold
aa afternoon tea at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. F. B. Forrest- 886 Main
Street, Februrary 22, the affair to
*be under the direction of the social
committee. The business of the
meeting having been completed, a
prepared program waa then presented. Prof Wilber Johnson, supervisor
of music ip tbe local public -Schools,
sang, two   beautiful    solos,    titled,
"I   Love _*yft%ij**__ afjfrBJ[gj, CJa   Ktd
DRIVER'S (Si FEE
Riunor   That aTSpalaMfCkaim
to b* ABsd* ia -Denied
All automobile operators* li
for 1988 will cost $1 each,
of   Revenue   J. Griffith   Boa
declared in nailing a rumor
special charge   was to be made
*peld operators.
"The Bureau of   Motor Veh
has    received      numerous ~in*f
from all over the state   asking if
special operator's license at!, sj
er fee is necessary   for profession
chauffeurs,    truck drivers   or
sons driving cars registered in
than their   own   name,"   Board
Said.
"According   to   the rumor   whibB
is   apparently   receiving wide cirea*
lation, it is necessary to pay $5 fee/
one of these   special   1938   licensee.
This   rumor   is absolutely   wrthigi
fondation.    There is no such   thfi
aa    a    paid    operator's    license
Pennsylvania    and   there   has.
been for .many years.
"The  universal  operator's  lice
law   became effective on   March
1924, with the license fee set at
'Several   years    later   the   fee   i
increased *to $2   where   it remain
until Governor Earle called for
present, reduction to   $1  which'
comes effective for 1938.'
Boardman    stated    that    applic
tions   for   1938' operator's   licen
would ibe mailed out 'by the Bu
late this month.
| JANUARY 20,  1038
ASHING IS POPULAR
MONEY  FOR  BLAIR   ROADSW
A federal allotment of $194,9'fp
for the improvement of state-owned
roads in Blair county, covering a
•WPA apportionment, sponsored by?
the Pennsylvania -department ' -_K
highways, is approved, according* pp
information given out by CongreJ**
man Don Gingery of Clearf ielddF-*
The state highway offices in
lisdavsbtur-g;.v **awa  not yet .re
Taken nnd Fleeh ef th*
Is  Firm  and   Sweet
may   of    the    outstanding
^Streams clear of ice recently
ily   heavy    catchs   of   these
ve  been   made  in different
of the state, C. A. French,
ilasioner  of   Fisheries,  said
Commjissioner' said that
bly no fish in Pennsylvania
is more popular with the
and file of fisherman than the
ar. Abundant in the waters in
ay localities, this fish during
iter and early spring, appears on
tables of hundreds of families.
Ranking aa one of the best
her streams in the state is the
miata river, and latest reports
received concerning the fishing in
Juniata county indicate that the
catches recently made have been
jxeellent. While many suckers
caught weigh about a pound apiece
an average, a number well over
pounds in. weight have been
m. The flesh of this fish is now
and sweet in flavor, and al-
iugh somewhat bony, these bones
B large and easy to separate
la the flesh. A catch of five or
suckers, Commissioner French
inted oat, makes a first rate meal
an average family.
Most   popular   spots   for   sucker
thing   usually   are at   points    of
picture of   smaller tributaries with
*er waters.    The fish now have
ithered    .in    such   spots    in   vast
Is,   and, on a   day  when   they
^^   feeding    actively,,     fishermen
tobre heavy catches,
^n/recognition of the importance
•the  sucker as a food fish aad ita
BOlarity   with the fishing   public,
ijjpommission  is now  stock-
jr-u'table   waters,
HEARTS HUT BEIT IS ONE
Nuptial  Knot. Tied, Troth Plighted
By  Happy Couple*
He**—Parsing
A very pretty wedding waa solemnised Sunday ■ afternoon, at 4 p.m.
when at the alter of the Grace Lutheran church, Miss Catherine Persing,
daughter of Mr. and Mra. Charles
Persing of 610 North Ninth street,
became the bride of Kenneth R.
Hess, son of Mr. and Mra, John C.
Hess of 725 Mt Vernon Avenue,
south Huntington, Pa. In the presence of members of the immediate
families and close-friends the bride's
.pastor, Rev. Russell P. Knoeble, performed the impressive ring ceremony. The bridal couple was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Joha Cook,
of Huntington, sister and brother-
in-law of the bride.
Preceeding the ceremony, Mrs. R.
P. Knoebel sang a soprano solo,
"The Sunshine of your Smile" by
Ray. For the processional, Miss
Mary E. Werts, church organist
played, "Wedding March," from
Lohengrin byWagner, and for the
recessional, "Mendelshon's Wedding March." During the ceremony
Miss Werts played '"I Love You
Truly "by Bond and "Annie Laurie"
by Scott. The church was attractively decorated for the occassion with
ferns, and flowers and was illuminated with burning tapers.
The bride was attired in a beige
costume with accessories to match
and wore a corsage of talesman roses. The matron of honor wore a
blue costume with matching accessories and a corsage of sweet peas.
The groom and the Ibest man were
attired in the conventional dark
business suits with rose boutennier-
es*. Immediately following the
ceremony the newly weds left ea
a\ honeymoon trip to Eastern cities.
'fr*TP**i jj*""|*   Will  take
Isabel DaviB; treasurer, ^CarY *l*rg*fjw~t;
assistant treasurer, Dick Henry. The
chairman for the different committees Brill be appointed next Sunday.
Rev. Stone will be guest of honor
and will speak at both meetings of
intermediate and junior leagues.
—.The Woman's Democratic club
of Bellwood and Antis township
met in Mm social room of the Y.M.
C. A. Monday evening. The election resulted aa follows: President
Mra. M. T. Epler; first vice president, Mrs. Reigh; second vice-president, Mrs. Schroder; secretary, Mrs.
Ralph Dysart; treasurer, Mrs. I.J.
Sity-der; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Sheriff, serge nt of arms,
Mrs. Paul Summers. After the election a covered dish luncheon was
served.
—A little literary gem from a P.
I. ' S. graduate, Wendell Bowers,
who wishes he had followed the advice ef fellow inmates. He is quoted as saying: **I should have
stuck to my trade," he told police
"At Huntington they called me a
'•house-breaker." The 'hoys always
said if you were a thief you ought
to stay a thief, and if you were a
killer you ought to stay a killer.
,"I wish I'd stuck to my trade."
Bowers committed murder tea days
pfter leaving the portals of the
Pennington institution.
—Announcement was made Tuesday from the office of County
Treasurer William S. Aaron at the
court house that two tax sales will
be conducted this year. The -first
will he held April 18, at which
time improved property will he put
BB for -sale for 1930 and subsequent years' tax returned. The
second sale will take place the
second Monday of Jsaa for the
unseated lands. The improved property aale has been postponed frequently, bat the other has been
held regularly every two eyars.
—Mr. Andy G. Barrett of Stewart street celebrated the seventy-
fifth anniversary ef his birth at his
home ea Tuesday. In the days of
hia activity Be took a leading part
to the civic affairs of the borough,
end forty years ago was engaged in
the meat business on Main street.
Ia recent years he has beea incapacitated on account ef a severe attact
af rheumatism, which keeps hhn
a close to his home. Ob rata occasions
tie gets down town and his many
friend* are always glad to aae him.
Mra. Fred Geas of Bellview avenue spent Wednesday ta Harrisburg
with friends, aad alao attended -the
tarm show held ta that city.
ris*,"r?By SeMaW^tEt- Johasoh was.
accompanied on the piano by Miss
Mary Wertz.
Mrs. McCartney, vice county
chairman, spoke on'"Womans Organisations," at the ■ conclusion of
which Mrs. McCartfaney introduced
Dr. David Kaufman, County Chairman. Dr. Kaufman spoke at some
length, expressing his satisfaction
with the work of the Bellwood organisation and making announcement of the comming Republican
events. He then presented the speaker of the evening, Assemblyman
David R. Perry. Mr. Perry spoke
of the new election code in tiie var-1
ious states and called attention to
the faet tbat this is a most important election year for the state as a
Governor and Lt. Governor are to Ibe
elected. The speaker commented on
issues involved, the bureaus extravagance of the administration.
He urged the votes to discard the
candidates who were mere political
self seekers, using their party as
a cloak far their own purpose.
Harry Houseman, Young Republican
from Altoona, also spoke a few
words when called upon.
New members admitted to the
club on Tuesday evening are Mrs.
Frank. B. Walker, Mrs. Isobel Wertz
IMrs. Laura Trego, Mrs. James Rowe
and Mrs. Walter Everhart. 'Visitors
from Altoona were Mrs. McCartney,
Mrs. John Harris, Mrs. W. S. Wesley, Mrs. I, S. Crownover, Dr. Kaufman, David Perry, Harry Housman,
and W. Y. Bland, Bellwood, host
—The State Farm Show is in
(progress to Harrisburg this week
and is being attended by thousands
of interested persons throughout
the state. Among those who were
there during the week from this
place and community were: Messers.
Gilbert S. Watte, W. S. Bell, Jobs
A. Fox, E. B Geas and others. It is
a big anaual event for the farmers.
—Miss Milred Gustafson, ex-
ective secetary of the Blair County
Tuberculosis and Health Society,
spoke to the freshman class of Antis
Township High School, Monday
morning at H o'clock. She explained the tuberculin test which the
society is offering to freshmen,
Monday January 24, Reactors to
this test will be followed up with
chest x-rays and examinations at
a latter date. Thia service may, of
course, be given only to the children ef parents who make the request to the forma and returning
them to supervising Principal Paul
aaaBBB.
filed*. Until, word is received, it
wfll aot be made known just when
any work is likely to start but the
presumption is that no time will
be lost.
A message . from Washington
says:
''Congressman Don Qingfery has
been notified that tiie president has
approved an allotment in the sum
of 8194,997 for the improvement of
state-owned roads throughout Blair
county. The work includes draining, installing base, widening and
stabilising shoulders and pavement,
ng appurtenant work. This is not
constructing, of bridges and perform-
part of the federal aid highway
system. The sponsor of the project
is the Pennsylvania department of
{high whys,"
m ,m -
DRY FORCES  IN SESSION
The members of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of the
borough held an interesting and
well attended meeting to the Y. M.
C. A. Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
Julia Beard presiding. Devotions
were conducted by Mrs. T. M. Stone
leading three songs, reading scripture, with a brief meditation on courage. Prayers were offered by Mrs.
Paul Cox, Mrs. Smelker, and closing
with Mrs. Stone. Reports were given by directors of departments.
Mrs. Beard, at this time, presented
a welcome' to Mrs. T. M Stone, a
new member. Dues were paid by
the members.
Mrs. H. H. Beecham, county director of scientific temperance instruction, gave an informing and
comprehensive address of her work
with the youth, and dealing largely
with the schools. The benediction
closed  the metting.
any tal 	
dual is 16.
Still fishing with rod and line,
small books and small worms for
bait is the standard and favorite
method for taking this species-.
PLANS GAME REFUGE
The committee appointed at -the
last meeting of the local Sportsmen's Association to locate sites for
game refuges have succeeded in
securing an admirable site on Brush
mountain. This committee consists
of; William McCloskey, Link Lender,
Art Boyles and J. W. Werts. W. S.
Bell has agreed to turn over all or
any part of 1,000 acres for this
purpose. Under the set-up a lease
is taken by the state, the land wired
off and state sign s erected. The
owner stiU retains entire controll of
the land except for hunting.
This site will make an ideal
refuge and there is a large- possibility that the state may install a
turkey nursery within • this enclosure.
In order to expedite matters
Link Lender will deliver the papers
personally to the Game Commission
at Harrisburg. The committee is
also looking over sites for another
refuge   in the   mountains   north of
town.
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Mrs. Haas is a graduate of Bellwood High school. For some time
she has been making her home with
ber sister te Huntington, where she
has been employed by the Hilly
Drug Co.,
Mr, Hess 'is one of Huntington's
well known young business men,
who was just recently promoted to
•the managementship of the Weis
Super- Market ,at Harrisburg.
Among the out of town guests
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Bud
Hartman, Mrs. Joaeph Cullinan,
Miss Catherine Biddle, Miss Jean
Hicks, Miss Mary Burkholder, Miss
Helen Maher, Miss Hope Rutter,
Miss Dorothy Patterson, Miss Dorothy Hess, Miss Jean Hess, Mr. Tom
Wear, Mr. Howard Kyler, Mr. Russell Simeon, MT. Blair Kelly, and Mrs.
Al Hawn, all of Huntington, and
Mr. Charles W. Krider, of Tyrone.
—We have now entered upon the
last half  of the  first month of the
year 1988..   Winter has  been very
kind to the denizens   in these parts
and while wa have experienced some
severe    and   (hitting    weather,   pet
thus far the season can be considered mild,   coupled with winters that
have visited us in  the other   years.
February will   soon be with us   and
then   will   come   Ground  Hog Day.
according to tradition, ia the barometer for the   weather   during  the
remaining winter  days,     Should the
sun   shine   oa   Candlemasday   then
look oat for blizzards aad cold weather until the blue birds aad robins
come  ia the  spring.   It is aet too
early to advise   aame fellows to re-k J^*n Irwin
main   indoors   during Ground   Hog fl
THE    BIRTHDAY    BALL
Bellwood will again go over the
top in contributing funds to help
fight infantile paralysis. Chairman
John Irwin reports that tickets for
the National Birthday Ball for the
President are selling nicely, and
that he expects a larger representation from this community than at
any previous time. As you know
the ball, including a special entertainment, will be held on January
29th, at. the Pen-Alto Hotel, Altoona. Cars will be provided for
those wishing to attend and will
leave the Y. M. C. A. at 7:30 prom-
IB
Tickets are for sale at Hauth's
aad Killens, Hetaston'e Pharmacy,
Burns' Coffee Shop, Cornmesser
Hardware, First National Bank,
Argoyne Hotel and Woodhall'a
Grocery. ''Tickets can also be secured from Mrs. F. J, Hoover, P. P
Karl, Ralph Dysart, Stanley Burd,
Jjames McCoy, C. F. Werts, William
Ks.rl, R. L. Hostler, Lynn Gilmore,
Ralph Taylor, Howard Stone, Mrs.
Fattuiie Dysart, Mrs. T. L. Wilson,
W/ W. Glasgow, Finley Strunk and
Jap the Bulletin
Simmers—Lfavell
Miss Irene May Lovell, daughter
of   Mr. and   Mra. Ernest Lovell   of
Blandburg, and   Mr. William* Lawrence Simmers, son of Mr. and   Mrs.
Charles   Simmers  of  Mountaindale,
were   united   ia marriage    at   8:80
o'clock   on   Saturday   morning,    in
Bellwood, Rev. George Donovan officiating.   The   ring ceremony   was
used.    Miss  June   Lovell, sister   of
the bride, acted   as 'bridesmaid   and
Glenn   Fortney   as best   man.   Miss
Marguerite.   Simmers   and   Chester
Caldwell were witnesses.    The bride
was attired in a grown of royal blue
crepe    with    gold   accessories    and
carried yellow tea   roses while Miss
Lovell wore aqua crepe with brown
accessories.    Mr. Simmers   is   post-
mater   at    Moutaindale.     He   is   a
graduate of Reade   Township   High
school,  class   of 1929.   His bride is
also a graduate of Reade Township
High school, class   of 1985.     After
a short   wedding trip  to New   York
the newlyweds wfll reside at Mountain dale.
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—Every   member    of the family
reada the Bulletin.
—Mr. Gerald Focht, the popular
and efficient secretary of the Bellwood Young Men's Christian Association, returned to his duty one
day last week, after being, onfined
to the home of his parents on Bell-
view avenue for the past few weeks
by sickness He has taken charge of
the winter activities at the "Y" and
ikes eatsrad enthusiasfticaill'y into
the program. Hia presence at the
"Y" waa much missed during his
stay at home.
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People Who Visit Here *md
Those) Who Go A***m*s*4
MOVEMENTS OF OUR (MEMS
•ftogHi Who Ase FaBaglBlg «1 ay a*B»)gf
Wood Hoe-..—Peeaaatal M**ll*B af
The** Who Visit Ta ood ton
Mr. and Mra. Samuel .tones, ef
Harrisburg, are guests at tha eL
W. Jones and John K. Bland homes
on South Second street.
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Orris ef
North First street will leave to a
few days on a western trip which
will take them to California. They
will be absent for several weeks.
Mrs. F. J. Hoover  of the Argons '
hotel waa called  to Detroit oa Bun-
day on account of the illness ef hav
daughter,   Helen,  who fa located la
that city.
Mr. M. Guy Hartman, who ia
connected with the Roaring Spring
News, was a Bellwood visitor last
Saturday afternoon and spent aa
hour in ojur office.
Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Lindemuth returned to their home on South First
street, after spending the past four
days to New York where they visited their son and daughter-in-law
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindemuth.
Mrs. H. M. Cassidy of Philadelphia spent the past several days
at the home of her father Bar.
Anderson. On Sunday Dr. Anderson
and hiB two daughters spent the
day aa guests of their relatives.
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Anderson,
Ebensburft*.
Mrs. Minnie TiUe, of Washington,
D. C, visited among; her friends to
town on Wednesday. She waa a
caller at oar office aad said that
her grandsons, Donald end
Drar__in_ ajid daughter
it
Bs
some   time   recently    wital ^^^^^
Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sitman of
iSouth Third street will, leave ia a
few daya for Devon, Pa., where they
will be the guests of their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Justus
Douglass for a ' feW weeks. Mrs.
Sitman has been sick for a leap period and her friends will he glad to
know that there is an improvement
in her  conition.
Misses Laura Bell and Marie McFarland visited relatives at Utahville
over the week end and upon their
retu rn home Laura Bell just aa she
was about to step iato the automobile, fell and broke a bone in oae of
her ankles. She is numbered among
the Antis township basket ball players and as a result of the injury wfll
not be able to play in the big game
Friday evening.
Mr. and Mm. J. R. McElwain aad
family, of Chambersfourg, spent tbe
week end visiting at the home of
Mrs. Hillard, mother of Mrs. McElwain, on East Main street. Mr. McElwain is employed in the reclam-
mation plant ia Chambersburg, and
while here called on his old friend,
Mr. J. M. Louder of North Pint
street, where he worked for s number of years and from which he was
retired twelve months ago.
Mr. Edgar E. McDermitt, of
Cleveland, Ohio, where he is employed as gang foreman far the Pennsylvania Railroad company, waa a
visitor in tile borough Monday morning aad greeted old-time -Mends.
He was a caller at onr office. Mr.
McDermitt is a son of the tote Colonel W. A. McDirmitt and spent his
boyhood days te oar town, ia which
he has never lost interest and ia always glad to get back and renew
old  acquaintances.
Mr.   Richard H.  Hirsch, manager
of the Bellwood Furniture company,
returned   home   today    from   New
York    city,   where   he   spent   four]
days   visiting   the  furniture    aheWaj
which waa staged there by the large
furniture   manufacturing companies
of the   eastern part of the natioia.
It was   Mr. Hirsch's -flrat   visit   to
the metropolis   of the   country and
he' informed us   thia  morning   tbat
be saw  a  wounderful display of all
kinds  of  furniture,  some of which
wiU be on the floors of tbe Bellwood
Furniture   company within the next
few weeks.
—Snappy weaahgr coniUtliasi
vailed a   number   lnormngs   -*rMril*9td
the   week,   when   the
weat simost to the