Bellwood Bulletin 1938-08-04

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BBIEF SUMIWABT OF THE WEEK
Tars*    Paiwgrapk* Csaasiailag    Ihe
Being of Oar Borotsjjh—The Col-
atan One Subscriber* Enjoy
•—Subscribe for the Bulletta.
—The members of Jaffa Shrine,
their families and friends are picnicking at Bland park today.
—Mrs. Delia Hagerty ef North
Tuckahoe street, who has been an
invalid for a number of months
past,' hi now a patient fo the Philips-
burg hospital, where she is receiving treatment.
—The 18th annual reunion ef
the Hostler da* will be held Saturday, August 0, at Bland park.
Families and friends are cordially
invited to attend. Coffee will be
furnished free to all.
—Four BeUwood boys, Dean
Smith, Ermine Estep, Donald Corey
and Thomas Burkholder, have returned from camping along the
bank* Of Augwick creek, near Mt.
Union. They reported as having a
swell time.
Mr. Joseph McCioskey, of Harrisburg, where he is employsd ta the
revenue department of the state,
with Mrs. McCioskey and baby boy,
spent the week end at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Boy McClcskey on
Boyles street.
—■By the end of this week Governor Earle's special session of toe
Legislature will have cost ths taxpayers of Pennsylvania ta the neighborhood of 1200,000. The average
cost per day of a special session is
approximately   $16,000.
-Blair County Treqaiirer William
WORK PROGRESSING IT PM
Completion af Sportssnon Project
Likely Early ia Soptsraoor
Great progress is being made to
tbe Bellwood Sportsmen's Association project oa its tract of land
located along BeU ran in Antis
township, two miles northwest 'of
toe borough en state highway route
leading te Cambria county. The
parcel of land was purchased by the
sportmen's association a couple of
years age from toe Igou brothers
of Antis township, and comprises
several acres. Immediately thereafter the association proceeded to
clear the land of underbrush and
later built a dam, which was washed
away by the deluge ta 1936. It
almost proved a calamity for toe
sportsmen and being without sufficient funds to rebuild, plans were
laid to secure a government grant.
Through their entiring efforts a
grant of about $15,000 waa awarded
them by the WPA and immediately
thereafter a force of men under toe
direction of Mr. B. F. Catherman
was set to work making the improvements which had been outlined by
the sportsmen, with the aid of the
government;
The sportsmen desired to change
their easement to the park and
through the generosity of the Igou
brothers permission waa granted by
them to open * road from the state
highway to toe park, and now,
under the direction of Mr. Catherman, a substantial roadbed has been
constructed leading ta to the spot.
The road has been substantially
constructed and is built to withstand
hard usage. Much excavation waa
required which was filled with native
stone, broken to a certain size, after
which the Antis township steam
roller was used. It is proposed to
cover the road with a coating of
limestone shale, which will place it
hi excellent shape. avgjjj
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AY, AUGUST 4, 1G88
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BELLWOOD ANB flifryP. SCHOOLS UNITE
Plena Undef DiacaMion
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At * Joint meeting   of toe
Township and    the   BeUwood
ough school bemads Wednesday e
ing plans war* laid for closer
ation between   toe two    school
tricts.    The boards went-   op
aa favoring the   Joint   operation'
the. two school systems but they
not contemplate    merging   them
present.
Presidents   F. F, Irwin and W*
Morrow    announced toe    folio'
points of agreement:
1. The schools sbsll be
ed jointly.
2. Both    districts    wfll   rai.
politically  distinct; |their  elections'
will be held   and thflr   Boards wjj
function as heretofore.
>   &.,   Neither distritfjj    will assaj
any share of the   demt of the otl
4.   Neither district will inilu
the tax rate of toe <Kher.
6.    At any time an* after rei
able notice,    it will b*  possible fl
the two districts to separate    if tB#|
arrangement proves   UBisatisfactbry,
The Joint   operation   of the < t» [
schools wfll    involve %he ' greetaJB
use of the facilities of* both seheoif.
The systems    will;   be'  reorg*
into    a unified    elementary    se
aad junior-senior-nigh   school
taa; tbe entire BellwooA-Antis
munity.    Many    citisen*    of
districts have been antici
such cooperation for a
' A greatly    enriched
gram will be    made    available
THE BLUB ANO THE
eeks Consumated et Joint
iooI Board*
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all pupils. A variety of school services in the fields of special school
subjects, specially qualified teachers
laboratories, visual aids etc. wfll be
made available at no extra cost.
J*) re-organized high school wfll
offer a general high achool course,
a pre-cojlege coarse, a vocational
home economics course, a general
home economies course, courses ta
vocational agriculture, industrial
arts, and commercial education. In
general, the schools jointly can help
lall bey* and girl* far better than
independently.
• Buildings will be used in common,
in this way, it is hoped that arrangements more convenient to • number
fof pupils can be effected. It ia
probable that the North Side and the
South side buildings wfll bef used
for elementary pupils from grades
one to' six;, that the Antis primary
school wfll house the first and second
grade of township children transported by bus; and that the Consolidated building will house the junior-
senior high school.
I The program as discussed by the
boards seems to offer the educational advantages desired without
committing either district to a permanent arrangement. The joint
district will be of a sis* satisfactory
to the state program fer more efficient school districts. The plan has
been highly endorsed by' County
Superintendent M. At. Dively and to
a distinctly progressive step ta toe
interests of the pupils.
By   Robert
£. Divntf
payment from the liquid fuel fund.
The money will go into a fund to be
used on the construction and upkeep
of toe highways in Blair county.
—Mr. Ermine Bricker, a popular
base ball - pitcher of the borough,
suffered an injury to the thumb and
index finger on bis hand while play-
tag ball on the North Tuckahoe
field last Saturday. He is now compelled to carry his hand in a bandage.
—Friends of Mr. Jerome Moore,
who underwent an operation in
Mercy hospital one day last week,
will be glad to learn that his condition to now quite favorable. For
• few days after toe operation he
waa very sick, but has shown a
decided improvement.
—A new and different Robin
Hood is the hero of toe "Adventures
of Robin Hood," the Warner brothers technicolor picture, which will
be at the State theatre on Main
street August 8th, tto, 10th. Errol
Flynn, who waa born to play the
greatest adventure of all time, has
toe title rota.
—Mr. John K. Bland, well known
business man of the borough met
with a painful accident one day
tost week while engaged fo the
tlaltnd Bros, coal mine at Fallen
'limber, Cambria county. Ho haa
been confined to* hto home on South
Second street since the accident
befel him. Hto many friends will be
glad to know that he to improving.
—'Possibly eight hundred persons
were in the Reservoir park pavillion
*ad hundreds of others were nearby
S* Tyrone last Sunday evening u>
hear the sermon delivered by Rev.
Robert Speer, noted Presbyterian
divine, who delivered a masterly
address. It waa a community affair and all who heard the sermon
carried haa** with them much advice. There was a goodly sprinkle
of Bellwood folks ta the audience.
Mr S.J. Fagan, of Reighstown,
called at our office Tuesday morn-
ning and' exhibited a newspaper
picture of toe members of the
Foreign Wars' Ralph Hug auxiliary
ef Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, of which
hie daughter, Mrs. Catherine Schell
to a member. The suxilsry to resting B tta laurels, having captured
tha prise la a competitive drill ta
the department of Ohio drill compe
""eition a few days previous ta "   "
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pleted. At the breast the water wbT
be six feet, two inches deep. The
banks ef the dam, extending back
about four hundred feet, wfll be
riprapped and grouted, which win
give them much supports -from toe
ravages of high water, and .it to
thought the dam wifl endure any
high water. When completed th*
dam will contain several thousand
gallons of water, and as the water
comes gushing down Bell gap frm
many springs, it will prove an ideal
place for fishing, and perhaps bathing.
The tract, containing three acres
and seven perches, will be placed ta
the best kind of condition1 for picnic
purposes. AU underbrush will be
removed from toe many large and
native trees now on the tract, and
all stones and stamps will also be
removed. Fire places are now in
course of construction and will be
available for cooking. Ample shelter sheds wfll also be built, providing protection ta esse of rain.
The park to ideally located, along
toe famous BeU run, with the Allegheny mountain forming a beautiful
background. The association also
intends to provide ample parking
facilities on toe grounds and immediately below the breast of the dam,
and it ta thought a hundred or more
cars can be accommodated.
No one will be denied the use of
the park, under certain rules and
regulations. It to convenient to to*
borough and in due time no doubt
it wfll become a popular outdoor
place for Sunday school and other
kind of picnics.
A rifle range wfll 'also be constructed by the sportsmen and here
will be afforded an opportunity for
the test ef skill of the riflemen.
While the park wfll not be available
for B*B toto season, yet during other
summers It to bound to become very
popular with the public. Mr. Catherman, ia foreman of the construction,
and having a wide experience in
such undertakings, to. doing a very
good job.
"Wlteve died
That freedom might again abide '
With all   who    dwell   fo this    fahv
. land,
A lasting peace until the end
Of time, the blue and   gray will be
Comrades throughout  eternity.   ■
To freedom   here   they   gave new
birth
That peace might reign o'er all this
earth—
The torch of liberty to us
They tossed to keep It burning tons
The blue and gray are one again.
They both   died   here   but   not ta
vain—
They gave to us a stronger bond
Of brotherhood that is beyond
The brotherhood of earthly man—
They rest in peace, thank tiod amen.
This touching poem was written
by Dr. Robert E. Dively, Bellwood's
highly esteemed dentist. It was Intended to be read at the Gettsburg
reunion ta early July. It has appeared ttt many leading daily newspapers ad magazines of the nation,
and Dr. Dively has been the recipient of many complimentary letters
from publishers and others. Hto
poem, "The Crow," published in our
columns a few weeks ago, also attracted universal attention.
—Mrs.  Maude Deitrich,
yeara, widow   of William
aged 59
Deitrich,
died at her home ta Coalport Tuesday morning at 9.80 o'clock, after
a lingering illness. She to survived
by two sons, George and Charles
Deitrich, one brother and five sisters,
__^^__^^___, Caaton. I among the totter   being Mrs. E. E.
Mrs. Schell will be   remembered by ' Goes of North   Second   street, toto
many of our readers when she lived   borough. tmeak
—Miss Alice Barley, of Biggies
Gap, who to completing her fourth
year in 4-H Club work wfll leave
for State College for the 4-H Club
week.
—The truck recently ordered by
the town council, haa arrived and i
has been placed in service. A truck]
is almostly constantly needed by
the borough employees and It is
thought there will be considerable
saving.
—About fifty Bellwood workers
on the Tipton road project were
ta Johnstown on Wednesday where
they interviewed the headmaster of
the WPA aad entered a strong protest against being transferred to
the Janesville pike job, while work-
en oh the road undertaking from
Altoona and elsewhere are permitted to continue their work ta the borough. The Bellwood men claim toot
it to unjust snd works a hardship
upon them ta getting te ead from
Janesville each day. The Bellwood
sewer will soon be completed aad eg
course the local empolyees must
find work en other government jobs.
It seems an injustice for BeUwood
mea to be required   to work   else-
TYRONip  GETS   $10,000
The Tyrone borougn has received
ith*^MtaW§^9 msWJmrfM'
 I
^^ y? company   in rati BaiuieBl
which releases the railway company'
of all its liabilities, obligations and
responsibilities ta connection with
toe restoration of paving oa the
right-of way of the company resulting' from the abandonment of
the Tyrone division within the borough limits. The borough becomes
the owner of the rails, ties and paving of the company.
The receipt of this check is the
formal conclusion of over 80 years
of electric railway service ta Tyrone
by toe Altoona and Logan Valley
company. At the meeting of toe
borough council Tuesday evening,
the council decided to place thia
money in a special fund to recondition Washington, Pennsylvania
and  Logan  avenues.
Relative to the purchase of the
electrical plant in Tyrone, which has
been mentioned for the past few
weeks, a communication was received from S. S. Crane, president
and general manager of the Home
Electric Light and Steam Heating
company, which outlined in detail
regarding the ownership and financial status of toe company. The
letter stated that the compay to not
owned by a holding company and
the company dees not contemplate
the sale of its properties in Tyrone
but If sale were contemplated the
Tyrone borough would be given toe
first opportunity to enter negotiations.
FOUR BIUS JAMMEO THROUGH
Special SwmIob* Act* Harried!*
According  to   Ftaed   Plans
Baurtobrorg, August 8,—The
"Little New Deal" steamroller raise
supreme oa Harrisburg's . Capitol
Hill as Governor Earle's special
legislative session goes into its second week. Protests from all parts
of the State against the enactment
of measures which would destroy
Pennsyjtva'nia'st traditional Grand
Jury system were ignored by tne
Democrats and the bills accomplishing this destruction were passed at
• Senate session starting at 12.01
o'clock Saturday morning, July SO.
Telegrams and letters addressed to
Democratic Senators and Rlepre.
sentatives poured Into the Capitol
by the thousands demanding s public
hearing on the fsr reaching and
dangerous legislation aimed at effecting a major change ta the basic
law af the Commonwealth. The
Democratic Juggernaut crushed all
opposition ta its pa'th.
Investigation of the Earle Administration on charges prefered by
former Attorney General Charles J.
Margiotti was to be conducted ' by
the Dauphin County Grand Jury
beginning on Monday, August 8.
Now, by action of Democrat majorities controlling both Senate and
House of Representatives and inquiry is to be turned over to a hand
picked committee ef House members.
The four bills rushed through the
Legislature would:
1. Give the General Assembly
precedence over the Grand Jury in
investigating the Governor and
other Impeachable  public  officials.
g. Empower the House to set ap
a committee to conduct aa investigation with power to send recalcitrant witnesses to the penitentiary.
3. Give th* Attorney General
asteority ** supersede any  District
ijjg-Jthta
4 jSoojtoaf toe approaching
Grand Jury investigation has been
completed. ••';;•»; ';
That to the picture in Harrisburg
today as the    Democrat    controlled
['Legislature works swiftly to checkmate criminal investigations by the
Grand Jury.
VAN ZANDT WILL SPEAK
Tonight ta Cornmesser hall on
Main street, a Townsend meeting
will be held and all interested persons are requested to be present
and heor the addresses, one of
which will be delivered by Mr.
James E. Van Zandt. The meeting
will also be addressed by Mr. M J.
Mains, of Clearfield. Turn out and
hear the Townsend plan thorougly
discussed.
SPORTSMEN   MEET  FRIDAY
The Bellwood Sportmen's Association will hold their regular monthly
meeting tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
fo the Cornmesser building.
A number of important matters
relative to the park project wtil be
taken up at this meeting as weU as
other important business. A large
attendance of members to desired.
—A highway geared to automobile tire treads has been constructed as an experiment by the Pennsylvania Department of Highway*.
This corrugated stretch, 8,500 feet
long, is now serving traffic on the
Lakes-to-Sea Highway, U. S. Bat,]
between Grampian and Luthersburg
ta Clearfield County. Results of
the experiment are being studied
carefully by department engineers
and highway builders throughout
the state.
—A meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union wfll be
held on Tuesday afternoon of next
week at 2 o'clock, In the Conference
room of the Y. M. C. A. AU members are urged to attend.
•—The Woman's Missionary society of the Lutheran church will meet
on Friday evening at flag o'clock
in the Sunday school room at tha
church. The topic for study to,
"Christ and  tbe  Children.   Mrs. H.
many as wear ewse«ww -wn.- —— -,T^™,.„   „.^„	
***•*, being • graduate ef tha BeU-      —Receipt  book*   for sala at taw I
wood High aaheel a few  year* aee.' flaltatta edftae, tan eaa** ease.
where whea there to work far thee* I members and
—Under the auspices of the
United Brethern church, a festival
wfll be held on North Fourth street
next Tuesday evening, at which
ice cream, candy, pop and sandwiches will be offered for sale.
There will also be a band concert.
Miss Eleanor Can* of Johns Hop-
Kins hospital, Baltimore, arrived in
Bellwood Monday evening for a
month'a vacation at the home of her
parents, Mr. snd Mrs. H. H. Carr,
Mrs. Carr spent the week end In
Baltimore and while there spent
several hours visiting Mrs. John
Fox, who to s patient at John Hopkins hospital. Mrs. Fox to getting
along fine and expects to return
home In a week er ten days.
—The Board of Fish Commissioners in Harrisburg, at its July
meeting, placed a ban on fishing son
many of the trout streams In Pennsylvania, up to and inrluding the
year IMS. The order effects three
er four stream* te Centre, Clearfield aad Clinton counties. Before
the local anglers set out on their
excursions next year they should
become familiar with the streams
that have beea closed to fishfog.
The ore** dees not effect any of the
C. IsOToll will be to* ******  and all 	
friends are  urged to | ah Bases ta Blair aad Bedford couu-
|oo present.
refiSONIILJBIIGIIilPHS
People Who Viait Here natf
Thoee Who Go Away. J
WMsOTSOFOllB CITIZEM
***—*- T**-n flu TBisitalaidks M'<**1
Wood Hoot*—Poraoaal MaeUaq *PM
Theee Wha Visit Te aad Pro
Mrs. Horace Myers, of Catooe-
ville, Maryland, to visiting friend*
ta the borough.
Mrs. Marie Mitchell, of Mahaffey,
to a guest of Mr. and Mrs. McCeflOa
on Orchard street.
Mr. Charles S. Irwin, of Chambersburg, w*s a week-end guest tof
friends in the'borough.*
Mr. and Mrs. George Edgar
Raugh, of Fostoria, spent a day
last week at Indiana, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs.   J. D. Stitt j
day recently ta the home  of Mr.
A. Stitt and family in Harrisburg:
Mr, and Mrs. Fred   Goss of Bettyj
view avenue,     spent the   week end J
as guests of friends   ta HaretobuaBjIj
Mr.   Johnny   Trout,    of Cessna^
Bedford county, to mingling among
hto many old friend* in the borough
this week.
Mr. and Mra. John G. Cornmesser
of Tipton, returned home Wednesday from a stay of a few days in
Atlantic City.' -wn,
Mra. Julia Beard has returaedv.to*;
her home on North First street, I
spending a very pleasant* week with
her eon and family ta Steubenvill
Ohio.
Mb. and Mrs. Boy Thompson and
son Russell, of Chambersburg, were
visitors over the week-end wtth rela- +
tives ta Tyrone and Bellwood.
trip was made by auto.
Mtos Kathleen    Cowher,    of
Matilda, is being entertained ta
}mgha.jid\her ./mot. Jf rs. gBp
antj daughters,    Misses  ' Nellie
Ethel Givin on Maple avenue.
Mrs.    Woodring,    of Drexel Hitfy5
convalescing from a serious   opera* \
tion, to spending  a- few  weeks with
her mother, Mrs. R. A. Holden  and
sister,   Mrs.   McCleliah    on Orchard
street.
Mrs. J. D. Stitt of Orchard attest
visited a day recently with her
brother, Rev. J. M. Kirkpatriek and
family in Centre HaU. Mrs. Kirkpatriek, who haa been ill, to improving right along now, for which hag.
many friends wtil be glad to know.
Mr. Harry L. Hagerty, of Little
Falls, N. Y., to visiting friends in
the borough. He was called here
on account of the serious illness ot
hto mother, Mrs. Delia Hagerty of
of North Tuckahoe street, who has
been a patient in the P.hilipsburg
hospital for seme time.- .m
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Thorsen and
their daughter Miss Audry of Shab-
bona, 111., were guests over th*
week-end at the home of their cow,
sins Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Orris on
North First street. The Thorsena
were en route on a vacation trip
the New England coast and wfll
turn home In two weeks.
Mr. Kay Ford, of Detroit, MJra*y|
where he has been successfully
gaged    In the steel    business,   j	
a visitor to the borough last Mond«j|||
forenoon.    Kay to the youngest
of the late   W. A, Ford, for    "	
years    superintendent   of toe BeUwood division, which haa been
doned.   Hto many friends were
to see him   aad   know   that   I
succeeding ta business.
Mr. and    Mrs.    William    Ot
and son, of Swedes-Boro, N. J.,
ing spent their   vacation    with:
parents of Mrs. Cozens, Mr. and |
George    L.    Holtzapple    on.	
Fitat street,    were   accompanied
their way home as far as Chan
burg, where, with Mr and Mrs.
Heckman,    all   journeyed    to
Valley,  about three    miles
Chambersburg, and  enjoyed
picnic dinner.
Recent visitors at the home
Mr. and Mt*. J. Daniel Stitt ou Oatg
chard street, were: Mr. and Mr**-,
George Hammond and tore chtidreay
and Mr. aad Mrs. Maurice Stitt, alt::
ef Path VaUey, Franklin coautgf
Mrs. Ella Barton and da* """"""
Bertha, of Altoona; Rev. and awtfM
C. W. Bryner aad Mtos Lois Bartoo,
ef Danville. Rev. Bryner to a rati*- -
ed Methodist aflatatar and a broto**-
ta-taw ef Mra. Stitt.
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