Bellwood Bulletin 1938-09-15

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VOL. L,
LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
Short Item* That Will Inter-
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BRIEF SUWMABT OF THE WEEK
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—Pot Sale—Used bath pub
80x6 steel furnace 27 inch shell.
Inquire at'417 North First street
BeUwood. Pa.
i -—The oflicers of second District
Sunday school association will'
mast Monday evening, Sept. 19,
at 7*46 to the community room
First National   Bank.
—-Mrs. J. G. Bush, of Hensheytown wiU pleaaa acceptt he thanks
of the editor of the Bulletin for a
loosen choice roasting ears. The
entire family pronounced them
just right.
"The Bellwood Towrisend! club
wiU meet this evening at 7:80
o'clock In the Knights of Pythias
,haU pn Main street. Everybadry
welcome. Turnout and hear this
proposition^ discussed in an intelligent manner.
•—Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Rightnour
entertained at then- home Tuesday
ta honor of Mr and Mrs. William
J. Boyd, brother-in-law and sister,
who are enjoying a season at the
Rightrtpur ho***. Sixteen guests
***** present and delicious refreshment* were served by tte host snd
hostess.
—r-The members of the Excelsior
Fire Company No. 1 of the borough participated fo the AlUed
Firemen's parade in Altoona last
Saturday and wen second prise fo
tha Wsmping  contest    TTrdrty-four
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—•There was a goodly representation of BeUwood and Antis
township Republicans at tte big
Republican rally held ta Pittsburgh
all «iay last Saturday. These who
attended report ttat it was one of
the ■• outstanding gatherings of
Voters held thus far during the
t*jeteg   dattupaign.
—-"Misses "Helen and Thelma
Laird surprised their mother, Mrs.
aloha W. Laird of South Second
street, by inviting a number of
lady friends to their home lest
Saturday epening to join in celebrating .the anniversary of her
birth. Cards and* refreshments
were  enjoyed during   the  evening.
—The members of Bellwood Odd
PeUows lodge at last Friday night'r>
meeting butchered the pig and enjoyed a splendid social meeting.
They also talked over a proposition for the benefit of the lodge.
Tbto will be discussed at. tte meet-
tog Friday night, and it will be to
the interest of every member to be
present
/—Last Saturday evening the
good people of tbe Mountaindale
Baptist church served a chicken
supper to the public from 5 to 8
p. m. and waa largely attended by
people from the surrounding towns.
Those 'from Bellwood who were
present Bare Misses Bella Noel,
Margaret Loader, Mr. Joseph M.
Louder aad Mr. Joaaph Meredith,
Ji*., the latter driving the automobile. These "folks attest to the
Mgh quality of the supper.
—Don't miss "Big City" coming
) to tte State theatre, Bellwood
Friday and Saturday September
16-17. Starred in the picture are
Spenser Tracy Academy award
winner for hte performance in
Captains Courageous and Luise
Rather of "Good Earth" fame.
The story centers around Tracy,
aa independent taxi driver and his
immigrant wife -.""The union taxi
drivers decide to oust the today**,
dents, the action really gets under
why. With the whole of New York
city as a background1 the settings
are unlimited sad woven into this
story of tte great metropolis ar*
the lives ef the common down to
earth peoples who work and slave
to make a living snd endeavor to
get from life • Uttle of tte joy and
bsTrBpiness they are entitled too.
Bat imr gat it far they are com.
tlaaally threatened by mobsters,
and other evUs of tte big city
ttotatog them to atop up, ta many
evea the right to live.
WEDDING imi^RIIIG MEBRILY
Nuptial Knot. Tied, Troth Plighted
By Happy Caaple*
Fsaalsr)   asps
Miss Elisabeth D. Sipe, daughter
of Mr. . aad Mrs. John Sipe of
Hartslog valley, became a tte bride
of Harold Frasier, sea of Mrs.
Hulda Frasier Of Huntingdon, Saturday evening at 6 o'clock at tte
home of the bride's parents, the
ring ceremony being performed by
Rev. C. W. fields, pastor of the
Firs* Methodist church ta Huntingdon, fo the presence of a large
number of guests. The bride waa
attired in a gown of blue velvet
and carried J yellow rosebuds and
white chrysanthemums and whs
given fo marriage by her brother,
James Dudley Sipe of Huntingdon.
The maid Of honor wa* Miss Jane
Sipe, sister of the bride, and the
best man was Ellsworth Shope of
Huntingdon. The bride is a graduate df the Alexandria-Porter High
school In the class of 1988 . The
bridegroom attended the Huntingdon High achool and graduated
from the Stevens Technical and
Trade school at Lancaster and attended the Carnegie Tech ta Pittsburgh and is employed as a draftsman by tte John McShaae, Inc.,
contracters and j builders of Mont
Alto. 'A wedding dinner wa* served at tte home following the ceremony. ' Guests were present from
BeavefKlale, Boswdll, Huntingdon
Akron, O., Riddlesrburg, LandisvUle
\Ai**toorra, *frelfwooVi, Penbrook
and Hartslog valley. They will take
up their residence fo Mont Alto.
The groom is a nephew of W. F.
Balsbach and wife of Boyles street,
and with Mr.- and Mrs. George M.
Givin and son,' George F. Givin of
Altoona,   attended  the  wedding.
LrNDIMRK 15 BUnED BT HKI iBORD IF THE DEPUTED
MINISTER  pMDuMNED
NO. 30
Trading   Po»l   of   Early   Saltier*
Suffer* Severe Damage
An eld landmark oa the Lowthes
farm southeast of the borough
suffered severe lorn by fire last Friday forenoon, when tte flames
broke ont on the roof of tte old
building, which m situated) near tt*
concrete bride on tte. highway
leading to Altoona. Ties building
was occupied by W. W. Pfahler
and family as a dwelling and the
fire evidently had its origin from
the shingle roof, the same being
quite dry and inflammable due to
the long perJod of dry weather
which had prevailed in this section.
The members of the BeUwood
fire company responded to the
alarm and fought j tte blaze for
more than an hour. A conservative estimate of the damages to the
propery is .placed at $1,000. The
building is owned by tte heirs of
the   James   Lowther   estate.
It was one of the landmarks of
the community, having been erected by tte late B. Frank Bell, who
will be remembered by only th*
older readers of the Bulletin, ft
waa erected possibly one hundred
years ago, long before tte borough
of Bellwood came into existence.
It was used for store purposes aft*u
it was built, and It was also tte
site of the Bell's Mills .postoffice,
as the community waa then known*
For years it was the old time trading post far tte old time settlers
of this part of tte Logan Valley,
and it was here they went to get
their supplies and mail. ,
Up until a year or two before
they passed away, tte building was
tte home of the late Rev. Gideon
P.  Sarvis and wife.
'INSPECTS   POSTOFFICE   SITES,
ta tte   course   of a few   month
service was held Tuesday night
when Mr. William Thomas tte son
of Dr. Carey S. Thomas, of Altoona
was ordained! to the Gospel ministry.
Rev. H. G. Dooley made the prayer
and acted a* moderator of the
meeting. A large congregation
was deeply impressed by the program which included the foUowing
speakers: Rev. . Robert Carlberg,
Allentown.Pa., Mr. Schuyler English, president of the Bible Institute, Philadelphia, Rev. Homer
Hammontreie, Chficago, 111., Dr.
Gordon Palmer, President of the
Eastern Baptist Semihary, Philadelphia, Rev. Franklin W. Wiley,
Phibpsburgj, Fa., Dr. Carey S.
Thomas, pastor of the First Baptist church, preached the ordination sermon, which made * lasting
impression upon all present. Rev.
William Thomas has made plans to
go to South India as a missionary.
REPUBLICAN   MEETING
Mrs. W. Y. Bland, president of
the BeUwood and Antis Township
Woman's Regublican 'Club, announces a meeting of tte Club at
her home, 586 South Fifth street,
Belawood, Tuesd&V evening, Slept.
20, 7:80 o'clock.
AU members and aU others who
are interested to the welfare of tte
Republican Party, are urged to
attend as plans- -for the fall campaign will be formulated at this
time,, and suggestions, and offers
of assistance will be . welcomed.
As there will be much    business
of importance   to be   discussed, no
set program will be presented.
Plan to attend    the    meeting    and
bring  your  friends.
FOOTBALL   SCHEDULE
The asason schedule adopted for
tte    Bellwood-Antis    high    school
follows. 'V*MJ,!!
Sept   17—CUysburg,  borne
Sept.   24—Cooper   Township.horhe
Otcjt.   1,—Dale, home
Oct.  8,—Broad  Top Twp.,  home
Oct.   22—Hyndnton,   home
Oct   29—©eccaria   Twp,  away
Nov.   6   Sexton-Liberty away
Not.  11  Lilly,—away
AU home games   wfll be   played
on tte field adjoining the Bellwood-
Antds   High  school   building.
post office in a near location. Last
Friday an inspector was in the
borough looking over our proffered sites for the office, from' which
one will be selected after tta first
of January. The four bids which
have been placed are: Tb* present
location te the Bland building, the
Argonne hotel owned by Fred J.
Hotover, the Dysart bunding, long
used as a hardware store, now
vacant and ownedl by Mrs. R. M.
Dysart, and the old First National
bank building. AU of the buildings
are on Main street,' and are conveniently located in the business
district of the borough. Announcement of the selection will be made
soon, according to the inspector
who viewed the sites.
The BeUwood postoffice ha* been
in tte Bland building for the past
thirty-four years. It is large andj
commodious and affords ample
room for the dispatch of the business.
Just where the office will be
jlocated after January 1, 1939,
is problematical, but it ia said that
a change may be made.
—Local rams which have prevailed during the paat few days
have great*"*] quickened tte flOw,
of water to tt* streams. The rains
also proved a, great ^benefit to tte
farmers, tte ground now being to .
sa condition! forf att ptaatialfe      !
ADDRESSED THE, VETERANS
The Retired Veterans of P. R. R.
held their monthly meeting last
Saturday in the Y. M. O. A. The
meeting was not largely attended,
but that did not detract anything
from the address delivered by Rev.
H. G. Dooley, Logan VaUey Baptist
church pastor/ which was listened
to witt marked attention. His
subject waa "Vacatioh~~Experience"
and "The Mysteries of the Sea."
Thai totter part revealed events
that have occured within tto
watery bounds from the time tte
water covered tte earth along
down to tte present time. The
veterans were much pleased with
his address and not averse to any
way to have him mingle witt them
at some subsequent date. Arrangements are being made for the
showing of film pictures of high
quality to the "Y" auditorium, on
Friday evening, Sept. 88, which
will be presented by Mr. Thomas
Robinson, and will start at 8 o'clock
p. m. Previous te this music wll
be furnished by the String Ensemble for the pleasure of tt*
veterans, their wives and guests.
AU are requested to be present.
■ e»«*
-—The regular meeting of the
WOman's Christian Tempertanoe
Union wtU be held   to the   confer-
Who   Have   Famed ^
Thaa to   Eternity
Mr*.  Catherine  D.  Crave
Catherine D. Grove, mother
I Mrs. F. B. Forrest,  wife of Dr.
est of 886 Main    street, died,
tte    daughter's    home    Monday
ing at   10:46   o'clock   having
8 seriously only five days.
xs.    Grove   was , a resident of
mbersburg.     She    came  to  the
tog home some time ago. Bam
Shady Grove,   Franklin   county,
18, 1860, she was a daughter
Henry  and    Barbara    (Brandt)
Bar   husband,    George  L.
     died  ki  August,   1911.
| Ifembers of the ' family include
daughter, Mrs. Forrest, oae
*, Charles P. Grove of Cincinnati,
O, five grandchilddren, one great
godchild, two brothers, Dr. A. B.
«*e and Daniel Grove of Shady
ve, Pa., and one sister, Mrs. A.
Hess ef Waynesboro.
- J§»"rs- Grove was a member of the
Wist Lutheran church ef Cham-
lftpmbpmg and of tte Willing Work-
tie Bible class of the church school.
>*|Puneral services were held at
ja home of tte daughter, Mrs. F.
Forrest oa Main street, last even-
at 6:45 o'clock The body waa
en to the Paul Kraiss funeral
via Chambersburg for further
^ ""vices and interment there this
afternoon. -.' .,'»'..
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Mrs.  Mary J. Donter
,<s)hm. Mary J. Domer, widow of
Wfeiam Domer, died Wednesday
evening Sept 7th at the Altoona
hospital, after an illness of more
than a year. She was ~ born February 16, 1850. Members of the
family include tor* nieces. Mrs.
J, M. Bechtol ot Bellwood and
m\r*. ' Fred Woolridge, .of Pitts-
andi    a nephew,    Harry T.
 _JB»t e*ft*»
Bomber1 Mr
mediate family. Mrs. Domer- waa
a member of. tt* First Methodist
church, Altoona and of Fred C.
Ward circle No 16, Ladies of tte
G. A. R. The funeral was held
from the Hickey funeral home,
Saturday morning*, Sept. 10th, at
10 o'clock to charge of Rev. Wm.
M. Taylor, her pastor. Interment
in Antis cemetery.
Mar. Domer will be remembered
by many of the older residents of
Antis township, where she lived
during the Ufe of her husband
William  Domer.
NOTICE  IS GIVEN
Some time ago a notice was prinftr-
ed requesting our citizens to look
after tte drainage from their house
roofs which was permitted to run
over the sidewalks, thereby creating a dangerous condition in winter
by freeking. It seems that no
action has been taken to abate
this nuisance. I am hereby serving
notice on all concerned that no
leniency will be shown this winter
on accumulation of snow and ice
on the sidewalks, which endangers
the life or limb of pedestrians.
Also the low hanging limbs of
shade trees to which no request ha*
been paid that they be trimmed to
a height ao as not to endanger tte
eyesight of persons walking. All
trees must be trimmed high enough
ao persons can walk under, them
without being annoyed by tte low
hanging limbs.
EDGAR McKlNNEY,
Burgess.
THB  LIONS  WILL MEET
The regular meeting of the Ltons'
dab will be held1 fo the Y. M. C A,
building Thursday evening at 6:80.
A chicken dinner will be served by
tte Ladies auxiliary of the "Y".
Assistant County Superintendent of
Schools J. B. Butte and Paul E,
Rusts, supervising] princfpar of
Bellwood-Antis schools, will be the
speakers. Men' members of the
faculty of the local schools wUl be
guests. Any men of Antis township are' invited to attend.
ence room of tt* T. M.
day  afternoon,     September
S o'clock,   .ta weBtoa are
80,
—The Blue    Juniata    river produces tte best eels of any   waters
to Pennsylvania.    This is a proven
statment tor tte    ''eating    thereof
la tte    proof."     Mr.    WiUhun T.
Isenberg, retired P. R. R employe,
spends, much tune    angling   ia the
river aad on    Tuesday    ha caught
. a sixteen inch wall   eyed   pike aad
J a twenty-four    inch eel,   the. later
*£_,fe* ipresented   to tt* editor   of tta
CjtoUette,   **^^:Mrs±&*^km
ICflflS STOPPED TO UNITE
JardSw   Patter****   Fiads   A* lis    Citi-
aoae Without  Bed****
Formal opposition to the joint
operation plea, aow being foUowed
by tte Antis township and Bellwood school districts, faded ta tha
Blair county court* at rioUidays-
burg Monday morning when the
petition, asking for a rule and preliminary injunction restraining the
joining of tte two school units, wa*
withdrawn.
President Judge Marion D. Patterson presiding at tte hearing
called to tte school dispute. Attorney John M. Klepser was counsel
fer tte Antis township citizens opposing the school consolidation. At
torney Bernard J. Jubelirer, solictor of tte Antis school board, represented that group and Attorney
Paul J. Smith, solicitor of BeUwood
borough, acted for the borough government On the matter.
In opening tte hearing, Attorney
Jubelirer askea for a dismissal of
the petition on the grounds that tte
'"petitions** were without ttct or
tow to support their contentions;"
Attorney Klepser said1 it was ths
contention of the Antis township
citisens ttat the "board acted
without consulting tte  people.''
"The law sets forth ttat the
joint operation of two school districts, such as in effect between
Antis township and Bellwood borough, may be brought about without consulting the people," said
Judge Patterson. "It is unfortunate that aach is tta case, bat tte
supreme court upholds such contentions and we aa judges have no
alternative."
Considerable argument ensued as
to whether or not "cojrri'ce" had
been practiced by tha Antis achool
board. This was not found in evidence, according to tte judge's
ruling.
•etmal adlrsstoi* "
by tt* people and they are em
powered to join in consolidation
witt another district. The courts
are without jurisdiction unless the
school directors do so, joining in
an unlawful manner. There is no
unlawful procedure, nor fraud, apparent fo this action," pointed oat
the judge, who- took occasion to
score the "centralization of school
powers at  Harrisburg." >
"'The whole township may be'
100 per cent against the plan, yet
school directors stand above tte
courts in such matters," continued
the judge,
j After tte court ruling, Attorney
Klepser voluntarily (withdrew the
petition. He stated that he had
made known to his clients that the
laws failed to support their "opposition!."' •■%;**'
Attorney Jubelirer then outlined
ttat "all of the school board's files
are opern to tte people. We will
gladly show them tte advantages
of tte joint school operation. We
want tte citisens to know that the
school board acted In good faith
and for tte best interests of the
township."
A large delegation of Antis citizens waa on hand for tte hearing
but no testimony was token. The
Antis school board members and
tte Bellwood school officers also
were present.
The action to restaaln the jointing of the two school districts was
introduced into court Aug. 28 by
Attorney Klepser. Meanwhile, tte
two districts inaugurated the union
when tte 1888-39 term had tta inception last year.
1 ers ■
ANOTHER  DAY  TO REGISTER
BeUwood citisens of voting age
will be accorded another day upon
Which to register their party preference. Bekristrsrtlon officials well
be at the office of Chief Burgess
Edgar McKinney ta the Botet
evening, September 88, from 6 to
8. This will give all who have not
attended to thia important matter
a chance to register. Renvemtier,
unless you sre permanently registered yoa cannot vote at the gew-
era! election November 8.
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—The  members    of  tte    Ladies
AM society of tte Methodist church
are arranging    to hold   a rummage
sale tte second   week   ta   October,
sat*. C, L, Bush, tte president, desires tte chprch people to co-operate, either by   sending   parcels oi
'ask to have   them   collected.    The
.ptoce where tte Bale is to be   held
l*« he
PERSONAURARAGRAPHS
Pejopk Who Viajt Hera am
Tho** Who Co Away.
MOVEMENTS OF OUR CITIZEW5
Gtu>*t* Who Are Eaterlalaad by Bett.
Weed Host* t Psrseawl MaatHa ef
These Whe Visit Ta aad Pr*
Mr. C. H. Williamson, of Cleveland, Ohio, dropped off on aa eastern business trip to spend an evening recently with hie sister Mis*
Kathryne Williamteon and hia brother,   Mr. J.  E.   Williamson.
Miss Dorothy Jamison. high
school commerce teacher in tt*
"Darentum public schools, after
spending Ate summer vacation
with her parents, Mr. aad Mra. L
M. Jamison on North Second street
has returned and again assumed I
her duties.
Dr. and Mrs. 8. M. Haney aad
son Stacey, . of Pittsburgh, were
Labor Day visitors at tte home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Williamson at
their home on East Fifth atiaet,
having come back from a visit to
Canada. Mrs. Williamson had beea
in Canada with theee ladles. Mra.
Grant will spend some time at tha
Williamson 'home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Moore,
of Claymoat, Delaware, spent last I
Thursday a* tte guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Edgar Williamson at their
home on East Fifth street. Mr.
Moore was a caller at our office
during the afternoon. He Is the
son of tte tote C. F . Moore,- for
many years engineer taiainftenhnbe
of way on tte old BeUwood division, and spent bis boyhood days
'in the borough. He is now connected with a large steel manufacturing concern in Claymont, where he
is making good, his    many friends
ITS A FACT
By Mis* E. Ber|I   Heaver, Superintendent,     Nasea   Hospital     Itisai lag
Spring,  Blair Co., Pa.
Had we lived 150 years age,
the occurences described below
and persented to Louis XVI of
France by M. Tenon, an eye-witness, would have been a commonplace.
"Our committee". Tenon wrote,
"saw convalescents in tte same
rooms aa the sick, the dying and
the dead. They saw the dead
and the living together, the room
allotted to the insane, near that of
the unfortunate creatures who had
suffered the most cruel operations
and who can obtain no repose In
operations and who ean obtain no
repose 'in the neighborhood of
these madmen, whose frantic cries
sre heard by day and night.
"The room where operations are
performed > tretpanning, cutting
and amputating*' (anesthesia had
not yet been discovered "contains
at the- same time those who are
being operated on, those who are I
awaiting operations and those whe I
have   a,lrea,dy   Undergone   them.
"The operations take place to
the middle of the room itself.
One sees there the preparations
for the torture, one hears tte cries
of those who endure it, he who to .
to suffer tomorrow has before
him the pibture of his future agonies; he who has passed through
this terrible trail, imagine how
deeply he will be moved by sheas
cries of pain."
How slowly, yet how surely, wa
have advanced. Surely all who
realize they escaped such horrors
by just a few generations, should
offer up b slent prayer for modern
hospitals—and   anjesthesia.
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