Bellwood Bulletin 1938-03-24

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LOCAL m COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Renders
BRIEF SIMM! OF THE WEEK
Tessa    Paiagraah* Ceaeeralag    the
Daiag af Oar B—ugh    Tha CeL
aaua Oar Seas.rib.rs Eajay
—The trout fishing season opens
April 15.
—A round and square danccewill
be held at the Orange hall on Main
street, next Tuesday night. Everyone welcome.     Mrs. H. <r. Taylor.
—Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Barrett
of North Fourth street, who recently .became .proud parents of a girl-
baby, have named her Bonnie Lou
Barrett
—Mr. Taylor W. McCaulley of
North Fourth street was among the
first af our citizens to make garden
this spring, having planted onions
and. lettuce the beginning of the
week.
—It will not be long until April
Fool's Day and then will come pronounced attacks of "Spring fever,"
• and th# fellow who has garden to
make will be conspicuous by his
absence.
!;%/:• —Mr. and Mrs. Clement H.
Reigh announced the arrival a few
days ago at their home en the hill
section of the borough of a bouncing -bag baby. The mother and aaw
arrival ate doing fine.
—Little Joan ■asset, of North
Fourth street eras compelled to be
absent from achool for eight days
ob account of sickness. It was the
only time she lost from school
.during the present term.
FRANK HUGHES ATTACKED WITH A BLUD6I
Knocked Insensible as He Passes Alley in the Borough ef
the Midnight Hoar Lest Friday
As he was going from his home
oa Boyles street to the Eagles'
Home Association on Main street
at the dead hour of midnight Friday night of last weak, Mr. Frank
Hughes, anil known aad prominent
young man of the borough, vma
attacked by some person or persons
unknown as he was passing the
alley at the rear of the Presbyterian
church and was struck two violent
blows with a bludgeon on the head
which knocked him to the ground
aad rendered him unconscious for
seveta*, minutes, tin knockofu/t resulting in him being releived of a
wallet containing two hundred
dollars.
Mr. Hughes is a member of the
board of trustees and the custodian
orf a revolving fund of the Eagles'
Home association. At times a goodly sum of money comes into his
hands. This he usually keeps at
his home. Use of the money was
desired to be made early Saturday
morning. The unfortunate man had
been at the ledge room about 11:30
o'clock aad left soon theresfter to
go to his home where he secured
the fund and waa proceeding to the
lodge when he was attacked and
relieved of the money. He was
struck from the   rear, his assailant
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having hid in the hedge, and when
ihe came along fell upon him and
beat him into unconsciousness, la
which condition he remained for,
Tposstb,*/! fifteen*, minutes. Comiaw
to his senses, altough suffering!
severely from the beating, he craw
ed ob his hands and knees through
the alley to the Eagles' home, where
Me cries attracted the attenion ef
those who were inside, who cento
to his rescue and secured the ssi»l|teal
of Dr. B. B. Levengood, who found
that the man waa painfully injured-
He was removed . ta his home orf
Boyles street where he has sine*
been under the care of his physician.
Borough  Policeman   ■'esse Raugh
waa   apprized    of the    holdup at
made sa investigation.   The offii
are   still working   on the case,
little eaa be obtained that will 1
to a clue, as the unfortunate
waa struck from the rear and did
even get a glimpse of his assails!
However,   there   is  a  well  defined
opinion that It was the act of aw
persons who are familiar with
circumstances.   The  authorities  i
leaving    nothing   undone to   bring.
the guilty to justice,
Tuesday morning the wallet taken
from Mr. Hughes was found ia tits
lot in the rear of the Thorn home,
ET LINE HILL FOLD UP OM APRIL FIRST
Granted to Remove Rails and Buses Will Be
Established From Altoona to Tyrone
jut
Baa
Put
Her
the
sout
ERECT NEW SIGNS
Now that the Altoona and Logan
Valley Electric Railway is about to
be abandoned in our borough, the
poles and wires removed, it is tie
opinion ef many of our citizens
that rdfop-and-go signs sHould be
erected at the corners of South
jflftin    *****t*e    m
et the -ffcra Traffic
ANNUAL MITE   BOX OPENlffrM
The Woman's Foreign Missionanj
society of the Methodist Episcopal!
church held their   annual mite bow
opening at six o'clock Tuesday evjp
ning   in  the    Festal   Hall  of
church.   Aften an enjoyable Is
eon, the president,   Mrs. J. H,
tan,  St., nasaed the  JPHMafe
ringing end devotions*
death knell of the    Logan
Electric "railway line  has
| sounded.   After being in conns   operation  in the   borough
the year 1894,   it is soon to
nut   of existence and  fold up
as a trolley company is con-
In   its stead   it will   be
beeded   by the Lagan .Valley
Company,   which will soon be-
eration of bases from Altoona
one, using the state highway
Glasgow's woods and thence
rone via the    state highway
1220.
pntly the stockholders of the
la and Logan Valley Electric
ff   company    petitioned   the
Utilities      Commission    at
iiurg for the right to abandon
|e, remove its tracks and .pass
existence.    The   prayer  of
Jtition was recently heard by
amission and last Saturday it
inounced   that the company
Irmission to abandon its line
East    Altoona    to    Tyrone
A  provision   of the  related   is that the company
emove   all tracks and facili-
Itween Altoona   and Tyrone,
in   fares must   remain the
now charged on the trolley
[railway company is to re-
le paving disturbed on the
l-way on Main street in our
and all the grade crossings
by rail removal. It is to
the present right-of-way
abuts a highway,
ate of Antis township and
protested the substi-
_tarO hearings, request-
include a
passengers annually. Ia its beginning half-hour service was maintained between this borough and
Altoona, as well as to Tyrone. At
one time quarter hour service was
rendered. With the coming of the
automobile it hart much business until now it is not a paying proposition aad it deemed beat to 'close up
the line and go out of business as
a trolley line. The meagre patronage and the heavy cost ef operation
was too much.
However, the new company will
continue to render excellent service
with the buses through places its
line will pass.
Tha officials of the Logan Valley
Electric Railway have outlined the
route of the buses, the service to be
installed within a week, or possibly
earlier, the company having made
preparation for the bases some time
in advance. The bus route will
follow the present street ear line as
closely as possible, and will be aa
follows:
Terminal at Twelfth avenue and
Eleventh street, to Green avenue,
to Seventh street, to Chesnut avenue, to First street, over Juniata
hill to First street and Fourth avenue, Juniata.
Then to Eighth street, to Hutchinson's curve, to East Altoona,
through Pinecroft, Elisabeth Furnace, Glasgow, Bellwood, down
Main street of this borough ' to
Tuckahoe, to East Fifth  street.
To the intersection of routes 8SS
and 220, following rente 289 through
Hensheytown, Bland Park, Tipton,
Charlottesville, to intersection of
Hoover's lane and Washington **£$
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
People Who Visit H.
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS IF OUR CITIZENS
Onsets Who Ara falsi talasd hp
Waad Hosts—Tors—I MialliB af
These Who Visit Te aad Pre
Mrs. J. H. Lefford of Orchard
street is down in Florida, where ahi
is enjoying the delightful climate
and beautiful Sowers.
Mr. Walter Mong, of Washington,
O. C, where he is engaged in
government work, to visiting at Use
home of his mother on South Second
street.
Mrs. Sarah McGregor and little
daughter, of Altoona, spent Sunday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs-
Andrew G. Barrett on Stewart
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Schroe-
ver and son Samuel, Jr., aad
grandson, Sammie, motored to
fMiddletown Saturday, and was a
acompanied home by their son. William P. Schroeder, who is a machln
ist at the air depot at Middletowa.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. HoRa-
apple, and then- daughter, MHss
Georgia, and Mr. and lira. Paul
Heckman, of the county seat of;
Franklin County, were visitors here
over the week ead, transacting
(business. The next time George
and wife come here it will be to'
stay, as they will become residents of
our town, occupying the home they
did when Mr. Holtzappie waa seat
to Chambersburg, to take a position
at the reclamation plant. His retirement will take place aa ef
first.        i________i
tAWeTtkeWsUffhg quality*
forHtlonling to total weathercocks
more snow is due to arrive within a
few days.
—Mr. Samuel Woodhall, merchant
of North Cambria street, who under
went a major operation in the
Philipsburg hospital three weeks
ffgcf, is making rapid progress
toward recovery and ft to thought
that he will have gained sufficient
strength ss to be able to be brought
to hto home on Orchard street the
latter part of the week. Hto many
friends are glad to know that he
to doing so well.
—For Sale— Seven -room brick
house; all conveniences; finest location in town. 605 Orchard street
Bellwood. Inquire at above address.
Mrs. W. E. Miller and daughter
June, of Mountaindale, were visitors over the week end with their
cousins, Mtos Margaret and Joe
Louder. Mrs. Miller's home was recently badly damaged when a heavy
auto failed to make the turn on the
highway and crashed Into it making
things look anything but "homey."
—Don't miss Submarine D-l
coming to the State Theatre, Bellwood March 26-26.     For the first
(time on the screen, you can see
what the undersea vessels of the
United States Navy are really like.
Heading the east of this sea drama
to Pat O'Brien who plays a bard
boiled captain. Wayne Morris, the
boy who captured your heart in
Kid Galahad aa the smart talking
sailor boy and George Brent, Captain of a submarine who risks hto
very life for his erew. Thrills are
ever present until the very end of
this exceptional picture which bsres
the strife and struggles of the men
who brave the undersea for Uncle
Sam.
—William C. Van Scoyoc, of Tyrone, who last hto life when the
"last raft** collided with a bridge
pier at Muncey Sunday afternoon,
ia which aht other persona tost their
lives, was well known in Bellwood.
He was born fat Blandburg, Feb. 26,
" 1872, and fer a period was s public
school teacher. Hto acquaintances
were greatly shocked to learn of hto
(untimely death. The bodies ef the
Other victoms have not been recovered. They went down in eighteen
feat ef turbulent water and It It
thought they were washed dawn
y with the strong current, Every
effort to being made to find the
bodies ef the ether men, but it is not
likely thet they will be reeovered
MM!! the ftotar recedes.
new placed on the street earners
cannot readily be detected by the
motorists, and more especially by
the stranger who may* be passing
through the borough- Not Infrequently persons who are unaware of the signs go gliding
through without stopping and some
of whom have been brought before
the authorities charged with an
offense, and ia msny instances the
set of assembly was not deliberately
violated.
Many of our citizens hold that
the signs should be removed and
in ~their place stop-and-gc—signs
suspended in the middle of the street
where they would come in fall
view of the motorist who could sea
the sign from a distance. And
again unrestricted parking on .Main
street, the signs as at present are
often obscured by cars and the unwary have no chance of seeing them
and stopping and thus fulfill the
mandate of the tow.
This to a suggestion for the town
council to consider and take action
at a vary early date.
—The sewer installation to being made to the South Side school
building, and a new water line to
also being installed.
Stone. *^B
ase of the mite box was given
following ladies: Mrs. W. A. V>ve,
Mrs. Willis Thomas, Mr. C* IV
McElwain, Mrs. Nellie Moore, Mrs.
Robert Kustaborder and Mrs. Miller.
Rev. Stone gave a meritorious
missioB address. The mite boxes
were placed on the table, revealing
$6.26, with a number to be turned
in.
Those present were: Rev. and
Mrs. T. M. Stone and son William
William Stone, Mr. and Mrs. G. P.
Orris, Mrs. and Mrs. Peterson, Mrs.
J. H Patton, St., Mrs. W. A. Love,
Mrs. Ella Givin, Miss Ethel Givin,
Mrs. Nellie Moore, Mrs. Miner,
Mm. Mattie Jamison, Mtos Alma
Reeder, Mrs. StapJeton, Mrs. De-
Reamer, Mrs. W. F. Balsbach.
Visitors were Mrs. Willis Thomas,
Mrs. CI L. McElwain and Mrs.
Robert  Kustaborder.
—Every member of the family
reads the Bulletin.
—After having spent some time
in the Mercy hospital in Altoona,
Mrs. Asbury Stewart baa returned
to her home on Stewart street,
where she is getting along as
well as could be expected and her
friends will be glad to know that
she bids fair to a complete recovery.
MODERN HIGHWAY SHOULD REPLACE TROLLEY
With but one main line of modern
travel through the Lagan Valley
from Altoona to Tyrone, and that
greatly congested, the thought has
occurred and the opinion frequently expressed by many wide awake
persona in the community, that the
line of the Logan Valley Electric
Railway company, which to about to
pass out of existence, should be replaced with a modern three-way
(highway.
Starting at Hutchinson's crossing
and running thence along the Una
of the trolley to Pinecroft, through
the borough to the Speedway at Tipton, a three way modern highway
could be constructed at almost
water grade with scarcely any hills
to remove aad with but very little
filling. Should a modern highway
become a reality it weald be nec-
eosary to construct three small
Inidgss across the .little Juniata
liver eaa at Pinecroft, another at
Glasgow's farm aad still another at
Fostoria, possibly of one span each.
The rms*geetod highway woald be
about   ton   Bate   ia    tongth
should it come to fruition, much
traffic would be diverted from the
highway passing through Hensheytown and other points, and which
to heavily traveled as to present a
hazard, this too on Sundays and
holidays. Altoona and Ityrone
folks, as well as the traveling public
in general would welcome the building of such a highway. It would be
convenient and lessen the distance
through the valley, aad be the means
of reaching the business district in
Altoona within two miles.
Just what pressure can be brought
to bear in having the line considered .to a question. Perhaps if the
matter was brought to the, attention
of the State Highway Department,
favorable action might be taken,
and with a federal great the cost
of construction could be lessened
upon the state's finances.
It to the ideal route, one_that
would be need by hundreds land
perhaps thousands ef motortotaJAnd
aa for patrons of the speedwtw, it
would bring them right to thefdoor
of the great outdoor event.
rene winch is about m half-mile
from the trolley tracks.
The commission ruled that since
the back road was not in condition
fer bus travel and more customers
live along the main highway the
buses should use the bitter route
entirely.
The Altoona and Leges Valley
Railway was constructed into our
borough in the year 1894, which was
fan northern terminus for a number
of years, until it was finally constructed and continued its service to
the borough of Tyrone. Service waa
also extended to several outlying
sections of Tyrone. For many
years It continued to be a great and
accomodating means of travel and
in its heydey carried   thousands of
the Tji into
First notion* President Crane
said, are being prepared to bin
placed in the Tyrone street cars
and other public centers to inform patrons of the contemplated
{change.
The buses will operate on the
same running schedule as the street
jeers. Fare rates will remain the
same, the company agreed in its
petition to the PUC.
The new buses to, be used will
seat.81 passengers and driver. They
are approximately a third largter
than the buses used in the city by
the Logan Valley, which have a
passenger seating capacity of 20
persons.
APPLE RECORD IS BROKEN
J. Hansell French State Secretary
«f Agriculture,, reports 19.&73.000
bushels of apples in cold storage
warehouses in the United States on
March, establishing a high record
for that date. Holdings totaled 12,-
198,000 bushels on March 1, 1887;
17,928,000 bushels on March 1,
1886, and 18,988,000 bushels on
March 1, 1936. Pennsylvania holdings on March 1, totaled 1,066,000
bushels compared with 666,000
bushels a year ago.
HAVE SPRING BLOSSOMS
Bring come forsythia, pussy
willow, and flowering quince into
the bouse to force, Penn State ornamental horticulturists suggest. Tbto
to done just aa the hail begin to
swell. Charcoal fat the water where
spring blossoms are being forced
will keep the water sweet.
at > ——•
—The early spring days have
brought the gardener out in hto let.
and many can be seen getting the
ground in shape for plating. "
SECOND ROOSTER DAY OF THE ROSINESS MEN
Prompted by tire success which
attended their efforts in holding a
Booster Day, the merchants of Bellwood have set aside Saturday,
March, 26 as the day and date when
they will offer the buying public
in their trading zone some outstanding bargains in seasonable merchandise. Great effort has been made
by the merchants to supply the
trade with articles at thte season
of the year, when most everyone
to renovating hto or her home,'
thereby giving them the opportunity
to buy these articles at way-down-
prices.'
The previous Booster Day was
held just one month ago next Saturday, when the busness interests of
the town enjoyed one of the best
dayB for a long period, and when
hundreds of persons were here
from most all sections in the North
era part of Blair county, and. many
coming from sections in Cambria
aad Clearfield counties.
The second Booster Day will find
the stores well supplied with
able merchandise, and the proprietors are anticipating a big crowd in
town next Saturday.
In this issue of the Bulletin their
messages are carried to the buying
public and it will be found upon
reading their advertisements that
many bargains are being offered in
all lines.
Four cash prises will be offered
on Booster Day to customers making purchases at Booster Stores,
who will be given a slip, which entitles all to participate. The first
prise will be $10.00, second, $7.60,
third,   $6.00,  aad  fourth  $2.60.
The hearty co-operation of all
representatives of business men in
the borough makes it possible to
offer bargains to the shoppers in
every line of merchandise. Furniture, groceries, clothing, .confectionery, drugs, and in fact everything
desirable by the buying public
will be offered for sale en Saturday.
Don't'fail to make Bellwood your
buying center on Saturday, when
a big crowd will be ken .
This the fifth ef dp
traveling Grange meetings ' esfWta}
educational nature. The subject,
"The Developement ef America*'
is presented at these meetings. At
titto meeting; is Bellwood the Allegheny Grange will act as visiting
Grang The theme for their program
will be, "Ante-Bellum Industrial
Growth and Westward Expansion."
The North Woodbury Grange
officers will fill the chain The Lag J
an Valley Grange will hold then-
regular meeting at 7:80 promptly.
The ladies of the Grange are requested to bring a pie either apple
or peach.
PEARL PERSING-Lecturer
NOTICE TO DELINQUENTS
Last week a notice waa given to
all delinquent users of the borough
water to go to the secretary's
and either pay up the deferred
or make satisfactory arrangements
about paying the**lame fat the near
future. This will be the tost opportunity for all delinquents to settle
the amount in arrears before tha
water to turned off from their
premises.
W. I. DAVIS,
Secretary.
—Every   member   of the
reads the Bulletin.
—Receipt   books   for sale at
Bulletin office, tea coats each.
Mary    Ellen   Coshers,   daughtagrj
of Mr.   and Mrs. Earl  Goahora
North Second street, to confined
her bed by sickness. The beginning
of the week she waa quite serious,
but    to now   doing nicely and will
soon be well again.
—Wednesday,  March  30, to registration day   far all the voters wbja
have   -hitherto failed    te attend ta
this matter, for   Bellwood bo:
aad Antis township- The registraar
will,tit at the  quartern ef the
eelsior Fire company in the fablla*!
building and voters who  desire  asl
vote at the primary election fat. Mag.!
and at the general election in Neee*1
ember,    should avail themselves of
this  opportunity   to    register.    Remember,    if you    fail to   register,
you cannot vote.    The registration
office   in the court   house at Hollidaysburg will be open during ordinary   business   hours up to Sad ia»
' Binding Saturday, - April  16,
I to the last day aay inter eaa
Ier.    If you   waat to veto,   aaw In
tta time to think; new to tha
te register.    .-; J-8-.