Bellwood Bulletin 1938-05-05

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VOL. L
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BELLWOOD, PA.,
RSDAY, MAY 5, 1938
NO, id
LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
Short Items That Will Inter-
est Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMARTOF THE WEEK
Terse    Paragraph* Concerning    the
Doing af Oar Borough—Th* Cetw
BBHl Oat Subscriber*  Enjoy
—Every member of the family
reads tha Bulletin.
—Receipt, books for sale at the
Bulletin office, ten cents each.
—Next Sunday is Mother's Day
and It will be appropriately observed in the churches of the borough.
—Some needed repairs are being
made to the belfry of the Olivet
Baptist church on Bellview avenue.
—The Ladies' Aid society of the
Presbyterian church will meet this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. R.
L. McCioskey on Boyles street.
Mr. and Mrs. James Truitt
rannounce the arrival of a new daughter at their home on the hill section of the borough. The little one
pot In appearance one day halt
week. I
—For Sale—Surplus tubers of
exhibition dahlias, all named varie-
teis—grade one, three for fifty
cents; newer varieties two for fifty
cents; mixed gladiola bulbs, one
eent each. Mrs. Paul Kurtz, Bellwood, Pa.
—The members of John F, Anderson post No. 424, American Legion, are making preparations for
the observance of Memorial Day.
The oration will be delivered in the
cemetery by a well known speaker.
The Hign School band has been engaged to furnish music and this will
be the. first public appearance of
new musical organization, which
ta .""^ asTgslai'i>SBSISB 'Ttias seas* "jWiHsaiii
RECORD OFJHE DEPARTED
Pas-seas   Who   Hava   Passed    From
Time to Eternity
William C Oswalt
William C. Oswalt for many
years a weU known and greatly respected citizen of Antis township,
died at 8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon of last week In the Mercy
hospital in Pittsburgh, where he had
been a patient for some time, after
a long illnelss from a complication
of diseases. Most all of bis life he
hsd been engaged In farming snd
for some time rebided on a farm
northwest of the borough. Surviving members of the family include
his wife, Mrs. Ida Oswald, three
daughters and four sons, Mrs.
George Mathes of near Bellwood,
Mrs. Raymond Danbeck of Charleston, South Carolina, Miss Mary,
Hetrman, Eugene, Charles and Paul
all at home, two grandchildren, two
'brothers and sisters, John and
Joseph of Bellwood, Mrs. Anna De-
Temple and Mrs. Jacob Schmitt of'
Altoona. Mr. Oswald was a faithful member of St. Joseph's Catholic
church of Bellwood, where services
were held last Saturday morning,
conducted by tba .pastor Rev..Donovan. Interment was made ia Logan
Valley cemetery.
Mrs. Hannah M. Fry
Mm. Hannah Margaret (Kiney)
Fry died at her home in the village
of Tipton in Antis township, at 1.25
o'clock TJhursday afternoon ofla^t
week, after an Illness of six
months.. She was born August 11,
1856. Surviving members of the
family include her husband, George
S< Fry, one son Luther, seven grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. R. C Myers, of Altoona, and one' brother, J.
M. Kinney of Cleveland, Ohio. She
was, the oldest • communicant member of the Logan Valley Presbyter-
THE BELLWOOD MNISTERIOM
Endorse*    ao Candidate far    C|urap<
nor ef Pennsylvania
The Bellwood ministerium held
regular    monthly   session on
3rd., In the Lutheran church.
H.   G.   Dooley,  president,  prei
The opening prayer waa made
Rev. R. P. Knoebel.    The paper
the day   was on    "The    Trial
Christ,'* which was read    by
Thomas M.    Stone and a   ge:
disussion    followed.      There    ia
rumor  .being  circulated     that  -
ministerium endorsed the candii
of a certain man for governor
Pennsylvania.      That       i liirmh
positively false.    Tha    ministe
has never    taken issue on    stri
political    matters but    always
fearlessly    spoken    out   on
moral issues such as the drink
and gambling.    The next    m<
of the ministerium will be held
October at toe home of' Rev. H.
Dooley.    There will be the elect
of officers.
ANTIS TRACK AND FIELD MEET
ANNUAL S. S. CONVENTION 1
The second district Sunday echo
convention of Blair county will
held in the    Presbyterian    churcl
Bellwood on Friday evening of ta
week May 6, at 7.45    sharp,
convention    will be one    of  . hi|
merit and    a large    -representats
from each school is anticipated. Ti
four addresses of the evening    ail
not to exceed seven minutes    ea
and the meeting is to be   only
honr and thirty minutes in long
The, new banner will be present
to the school that sends the larj
number of scholars to proportion |
the schools enrollment.    The
gram follows:
Theme, "Workers    Together    Wl|
Christ;" Worship period; report
the year's work, Dr. J. F. And
report of secretary-treasurer,
Charle* Weigj^i offl
Second Annual Event Will Be Held
•■ the Athletic GiAouud
The second annual  Blair-Bedford
brack and field meet will be held at
the Antis township athletic 'field at
jBellwood, May 7, at 2. p. m. Bearing  Spring,     last  year's  champion,
wiU be present with a fast crew to
defend their title Saturday against
{Antis, New Enterprise and Saxton-
JLiberty.
Antis, the host school, took second place in last year's meet and
[Will bid for the honors of the meet
is year with a much larger team
than last year. Officials at Antis
are busy this week preparing the
track and field for the meet and
promise a fast track for the visiting
hools. The public is invited to attend these meets at the Antis field
jfree of charge and enjoy the events
■long with the students.
A review of last year's records
show that Hoover - of. Roaring
Spring won the 100 yard dash in
10.8 sec. Brumbaugh of Saxton took
the mile run in 5:12.4. Metzger of
Antis went 9 ft. to win the pole
Vault. J. Riley of Roaring Spring
Stook first place in the 440 yd. run
jn 66.7 sec. Replogle of Roaring
Spring tossed the discuss 93 ft. 1 in.
to win first place; Metzger of Antis
crossed the finish line in the 220 yd.
dash In 24.8 sec. to give Antis another first place; Replogle repeated
for Roaring Spring in the broad
jump with a distance of 10 ft., 3 in.
The time for the 880 yd. run was
2:16.7 and waa won by McGee of
Roaring Spring. Figart of Saxton
pushed the shot out to the 85 ft., 2
in. mark for first place in the
event; 5 ft. 4 in. was Rerplogle's
^record in the high Jump and Antis
rtnred the one-half mile relay in
-41.4.
HOURS AT COURTHOUSE
CLEANING UP_THE BOROUGH
Annual    Housackaning  I* Due    for
All of Nest Week
Burgess Edgar McKinney and the
town council has designated the
week beginning Monday, May 9, aa
Clean-Up Week and make the appeal to all of our citizens to remove
the accumulation of the winter and
spring months from off and about
their premises.
They are requested to assemble
all tin cans, ashes and other trash
that usually accumulates during
cold weather, call the drayman and
have it carted away to the dump.
In employing some one to remove
the ashes and other matter it is
requested that our citizens engage
some responsible person to do the
job, for then it will be done in the
right manner. Too many persons
rely upon hoys to do this work and
from reports made in the past it
has not been done as it should be.
It is said that boys have been in
the habit of getting the job and
removing the accumulation to some
nearby lot, where it continues to
remain an eye-sore to the community
and surroundings.
It is the earnest desire of the
borough authorities that our citizens comply with this modest request and it is to be hoped that
there will be a cheerful response to
this appeal.
It is understood that a proper
dumping ground has been procured
not far from the borough, where
the draymen will leave all the trash.
Get in line with your neighbors and
clean up your premises. Remove
the piles of ashes, tin cans and what
ever maybe unsightly and see what
a pronounced difference it will
make to your surroundings.
THE PIG WAS  BUTCHERED
The social committee of Bellwood
.ate
PERSONAUPpGRAPH^
People Who Visit Hem ant*
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS OF OOP BITIZEHS j
Gaasts Who Asa Entertained by BeUa
Wood Haste   P*r»on*J Msatlsa af'l
Those Who Visit Ta Bad Fro 1
Mrs. John G. Cornmesser, of Tip-1
tea was a Philadelphia visitor a f ew ;
days during the week.
Mrs.  Scott  Mulhollem  of  Boyleej
street is in    Washington,    D.    C,
where she is visiting Mr. and   Mra*j
Ck>yd Beatty.
Mr. D. M.    Gilmore of   Phil
phia,   spent the   week end at
home ef bis brother,. J. H. Gilmo
and family on Sout First street.
Bernard Jubelirer,    Esq., a    weU
known young attorney, of Altoona,:
spent a  few   pleasant  hours    with
friends in the borough Tuesday eve- i
nlng. ^^^
Miss Florence Dick, of    Armagh,
Indiana county, Is being entertained
this week in the home of her nephew
Mr. Frank D. fallen on South See*]
ond street.
Mr. Wm. P. Schroeder, a machtsTt-a]
ist at Middletown, Pa..    Ah* Depotyj
spent tbe week end with his parentljf*
Mr. and Mrs.    8. J. Schroeder    oat*1
Orchard street.
Mrs. John T. Leddy of Main
street left today for Arlington, Virginia, where she will spend several
weeks with her daughter and son-in-
law, Mr. aad Mrs. O'Brien.
Mr. Robert HintoB. stationed    at
Middletown, Pa., U. 8. A. Hospital
Medical Dent., spent the week   endV"**|
with his parents,    Mr.    and    Mrs.
Walter Hinton, North Ninth street.
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- **T*i *■** or   ■■"riff-   -jTjsrJlLl^T'
—CyruBH^. Ammerman, aged 41
years, a coal minerr of Portage,
Cambria county, was struck by a
hit-and-run driver of an automobile
at Dysart .while engaged in making
repair, to hia. machine, and received injuries from which he died In
the Altoona hospital Bine hours
later. He waa born in Bellwood,
June 18, 1896, the son of Frank and
. Martha (Thompson) Ammerman. He
is survived by his wife and a number at brothers and sisters.
—Mr. Harry 8. Hommer, one of
our long time; citizens, who has been
visiting for some time in the home
of his son, Mr. Scott Hommer in
Tyrone, underwent a successful
operation for the removal of cataracts from his eyes, which was performed in the Altoona hospital ten
days ago. It will be gratifying to
,his many friends to know* that the
operation has resulted In a great
Improvement to bis vision, which
had been much impaired for the
past two years.
—The newspaper offices of    the
state are being deluged with - campaign    "truck'' from    all    parties.
Every morning there comes to the.
a desk of the editor of the    Bulletin
Pmany letters purporting to be    the
speeches of the different candidates
with the hope.' that they be published, and to do ap it would be necessary to add a dosen   pages  to   the
Bulletin.    If the    candidates    want
publicity why not come in the front
door, Instead of breaking    in     the
back way, aad pay for the same   at
our regular rates? We will add that
the "junk" soon finds its way to tha
waste paper basket.
'   —The  meeting of    the    retired
veterans of the Pennsylvania    railroad on Saturday, wll be of real Interest.    Mr.  Thomas  Robison    will
present for  the) Veterans pleasurd
over    400    feet of    western    film
movie pictures, with some addition-
el ones, A    ladies    quartette composed of the Misses Green and Mrs.
Paul Green.    Mr. A. I.* Shirk, Bell-
wood's Mr. Lincoln, will speak and
will recite what came under his observation while at Washington, being a guest of the Boys Patrol, during their conclave, whleh was held
there May 6, 6, and 7, the gentleman      impersonating    the      Great
' k Emancipator.    To this meeting   all
■railroad men of oar town will find
a cordial welcome, so kindly mark
your calender aad come to the "Y"
en that date at 2.80 p. m.    A welcome also awaits all previous guest
Levi Dunlap
A former much esteemed and respected citizen at the borough, residing on Blair street, and a retired
Pennsylvania railroad employe, died
suddenly. In Hcfutzdale Wednesday
of last week. He had been a resident here for almost thirty years
and for the past two years had
made his homel with Rev. and Mrs.
M. C. Piper at Milesburg, near
BeUefonte. Mr. Dunlap was a native
ef Bedford county, whelre he was
born on May 8, 1860, a son of William and Elizabeth (Zinc) Dunlap.
His wife, who was Mrs. Ida Crum,
died eight yeara ago at her home
on Blair streert. He was a member
of the United Brethren church
of the borough. One sister, Mrs.
Piper, of Milesburg, survives. The
body was taken to Saxton, where interment was made in the Faulker
cemetery. -
Cox accompanist; address, "Vie
Relationship of the Sunday Schsol
to the Church," Rev. ' Thoatas
Stone; address, "The Importance of
Church Attendance on the Part of
Sunday School Pupils,'' Rev. H. G.
Dooley; congregational hymn; address, "What the Church bee to
Offer the Sunday School Pupil,"
Rev. H. Paul Cox; address, "Workers Together with Christ," Rev. R.
P. Knoebel; report of the nominating committee, Mrs. Charles Weight;
election and installation of officers
by county representative; presentation of banner as attendance
award;, benediction, Rev. S. H. Ralston.
iaBHM**f saVBjf*
Mrs. Effie Snivel
Mrs. Effie Shivel of North Bellwood died Sunday night at 11.40
o'clock of a cerebral hemorrhage
at the Altoona hospital where she
was admitted last Friday. Born at
La Jobs, Clearfield county, August
11, 1876, she was a daughter of
Thomas and Anna Toser. Members
of the family include two, sons,
Charles Shivel of Bellwood and
Melvin of Flinton. Mi-s. Shively
was a member of the La Jose United Brethren church.
Mrs. Bshseca Sharrah
Mrs. Rebecca Sharrah of Philadelphia died suddenly at 9.20
o'clock Tuesday night sitae home of
her son, John Sharrah, 400 South
Second street, where she had been
visiting for the past seven Weeks.
She waa 86. Mrs. Sharrah was'the
daughter of Edward and Rebecca
Curtis, both deceased. Members of
the family Include one son, John, at
whose home she died, two daughters, Miss Mary Sharrah and Mrs.
Bessie Brumbaugh, both of Philadelphia, and one brother, Edward
Curtis of McKees Rocks. Mrs.
Sharrah was a memper of the Silone
Methodist church in Philadelphia.
DEMOCRATIC   RALLY
The Bellwood Democrats will
stage! a rally ion Monday, May- 9, at
8 o'clock at the Cornmesser hall.
The Womens club, the Earl club,
and the Roosevelt club of Bellwood
and Antis township will combine to
hold this last rally before the ..primary and all efforts are being made
by the committee for- this affair.
Somel prominent state speakers
have been engaged and entertainment has been arranged. The following committee has been appointed by chairman P. P. Karl and secretary F. F. Harpster:
Mrs. Sarah Eider, Mrs. Mary
Reigh, Mrs. Fannie Dysart, Mrs.
Paul Sommers, * Mrs. I. J. Snyder,
Mrs. S. Schroeder, Mrs. A. J. Sheriff, Mrs. James McCoy, Mrs. R. L.
Hostler, Mrs. 8. Dorr, Mrs. Fred
Hoover, Mrs. Geo. Wientz, Miss
Helen Cherry.
Messrs. J. A. McCoy, John Keith,
K. Reigh, Charles Fisher, L. V Powers, Michael Dress, R. D. Taylor,
Fred Hursfa, B. E. Sheriff, Harry
White, George Wilson, T. L Wilson, L. H. Garver, Wallace Glasgow,
8. R. Burd, R. L. Hostler, B E. Goss
L. Partner, Cliff Houaar, William
MeCloskefy, Ray Strunk, M. T. Ep-
ler, R. L. McCioskey, Wm. Parks.
—Rev. Thomas M. Stone, who
was again returned as pastor of the
Bellwood       Methodist Episcopal
church, occupied the pulpit hut
Sunday morning and waa greeted
by an attentive audience. Bis congregation ■ and the people of the
community are pleased to know
that he wilj continue his pastoral
duties m our midst.
MANY MERE ON  SATURDAY
The    third booster    day of   the
merchants was held last    Saturday
and was the    means of attracting
many people to the stores of    the
merchants  from nearby towns and
the outlying districts.    Prizes were
offered by     all members     ef   the
Boosters    Association.    An    inner-
spring mattress was offered by the
Bellwood  Furniture  company    and
the    successful winner ■ was    Mis.
Harry Davis of    Reighstown.
merchants'will    continue    to    hi
other   booster    days which will
announced la tha    columns et
Bulletin. ,,dji
iounty commWonsr*/ OB*aae'~™'aF
Hollidaysburg Saturday that the
summer schedule of hours will be
put into operation today. This arrangement, which was made some
years ago, provides for the closing of the courthouse every afternoon, with the exception of Saturday at 4 o'clock. On Saturdays,
the building will close at noon, as
usual. The courthouse will continue to open at 9 a. m. The closing time for the winter season is
6 p. m.
The spring term of common pleas
court will donvernre Monday, May
9, at 9.30 a. m. Subpoenas are
made returnable the second Monday
and ninth day of May at 8:30 a. m.
There are 71 cases listed for trial
including a number of trespass
actions, mostly resulting from automobile accidents. A traverse jury
of 60 citizens was recently drawn
for services at this court.
MISS BARBER HONORED
Miss Ruth K. Barber, daughter of
Mrs. Samuel Barber East Eleventh
street, Tyrone, and principal of the
Presbyterian manual school at
Manuel, New Mexico, was signally honored on April 22, when the
new mission school gymnasium was
dedicated in her memory, the gymnasium becoming known as the
"Ruth K. Barber Gymnasium, a
Sage Memorial Unit."
Miss Barber began her work with
the Allison-James school In 1916,
being made principal in 1930.
When her father, the late Rev.
Samuel Barber was pastor of the
Bellwood Presbyterian congregation,
Miss Barber spent a number erf her
vacations with her parents, and will
Ibe remembered by many of our
readers.
—Miss Katherine Williamson has
been suffering from a disabled knee
for some time past and is recuperating at the home of her brother, Mr.
J. E. Williamson on East Fifth
street.
—The trout fishermen of the
borough are making daily pilgrimages to the streams and are meeting with much success, many of the
sportsmen getting all the law will
permit. Their success is due largely to the heavy stocking of the
streams early in the spring months.
—All farmers in the counrty who
did not participate in the 1987 Agricultural Conservation Program but
who wish to cooperate in tha 1938
program are requested by the Blair
County Agricultural committee te
notify the county office of the association at tha Court House, Holli-
I davabursi Pa. ^^
ear J^C^-f^u™•*'i"BI^oW8, "**flruTcfisr*eiF ^^^
pig" last Friday night and treated
those present at that lodge. The social time wss enjoyed by all and the
committee announced that they had
salted down the remainder of .the
"pig" to provide for another plea-
ant, evening in the near future.
Noble Grand E. F. Green says that
he hopes they will wait until he
gets some teeth so he can do full
justice to the feed. Brother Stiver
says he had .better get them soon
as his traveling makes him hungry,
and as one of the committee he is
liable to open the '"pork barrel."
William Loucks, vice grand, and
Charles Hopkins, past grand attended the tri-state rally at Harrisburg
last Saturday and will tall the lodge
members of their adventures next
Friday night. It is understood that
a number of Rebekaf also attended
this event, but we are unable to
learn their names. . Arrangements
will be made Friday night for a
goodly number of .the members to
attend the big time in Altoona on
May 14.
PASTOR IS WELCOMED
The   congregation   of  the   Methodist church extended greetings    to
their     returned     minister,      Rev.
Thomas    Stone,    Mrs    Stone    and
son William, after Wednesday night
prayermeeting,    Miss  Nellie     Givin
giving extended greetings in behalf
of    the    congregation.      Professor
Johnson    rendered      an    inspiring
song.    Mr.    Thomas    Hunter    was
leader of the    prayer service    and
the church choir    led the    singing.
Rev. Stone responded, reading   his
platform for the ensuing year   and
stressed  clearly his earnest desires
in charch   welfare, Including   temperance and devotions In the home.
Prayer was made by Rev. Dr. J. F.
Anderson    Everyone wae invited to
the festal hall, where refreshments
were served by the Ladies' Aid Society.
Winchester in tbe Shenandoaa^
ley ea Sunday, where tiieyj
the wonderful apple blossom festival. ^
Mrs. M. H. Moffet returned te
her home on South First street
Tuesday, after a visit of a few days
with her son, Mr. H. Cleon Moffet
and family in Pittsburgh. She waa
accompanied here by her son, who
will remain until the latter part of..
the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Darrah,
of Huntingdon, West Virginia, motored to Bellwood the beginning of
the week and are being entertained
in the home of lira. Darrah's sister
and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Laird on South Second*-!
street. Mr. Darrah left on Monday *;
for New York city and Washington,
D.  C, to transact some business.
Mr. .and Mrs. Witmer Brenneman
and son-in-law, Mr. Karl Kjjngie-
hoffer, all of Philadelphia, arrived i
in Belwood on Sunday and are
guests "of Mr. and Mrs. William A...
Dysart and Mrs. Clara Dysart,
ther and mother of Mrs. Brena
man on the hillNvsection of thai
borough. The men folks are whipping the trout streams and are meeting with success.
—Miss Jessie Anderson led five
automobiles and twtenjtyi-five ladies
to a Republican meeting held Wednesday afternoon in Altoona
—Dr. F. B. Forrest, well known
physician of the borough is nursing
a very sore nose, the result of being
broken when he fell from a ladder
at his home.
—Mr. Samuel G. Schroeder, Jr.,
has accepted civil service employment ae machinist at Middletown
Air Depot after a successful examination, taking up hia new job May
2.   Samuel haa tha geed wishes   ef
MOTORISTS LOSE LICENSE
A total of 1681 automobile drieel
era' licenses were withdrawn by the
Department of Revenue during tha
month of March for causes    otbar
than apse ding,    Secretary of Bevpi J
nue J.  Griffith Boardman    revealed
this week.    Of the withdrawals SlfH
were revocations for the following
causes:    intoxication,  288; larcany.vj
110;    miscellaneous, 114.    In addi--<i
tion to the revocations there    wi
1119 suspensions for the following
causes; failure to maintain proof of
financial  responsibility,  927;    reckless    driving,    251;    failure to flat
proof    of    financial    responsibility,i
168; failuro to appear for hearing,-
106. miscellaneous, 303.
jhIbsiBis fer the Bulletin.
—Grand,   and    petit    jurors
serve in the court of quarter a
ions, which will open the term    a*}
Monday, June 9, were drawn trtamT
the wheel fat the court house Wednesday morning.    Stewart WiUiams,
of Antis township, will serve oa tha
grand jury.    The following    from
Antis township Sad the borough wttl
serve    on the   petit   jury:    Ulttaa
Johnson, Antis township; Ullie    H.
Millar, Beatrice Warts, David Pos-
I tea, sfeBm JMvery, R. s*hg
lead