Bellwood Bulletin 1940-01-18

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VOL. LI
BELLWOOD, -'Ml
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fcSDAY, JANUARY I 8,   1940
LOCAL NEWS (MNiMB^^
Short Items That Will Inter-
est Our Readers
BBIEF SUMMARY OF TKE WEEK
Former Citizen Receive* Degree of
Doctor of Law*
Dr. John Homer Miller former
Bellwood resident and now pastor
cf the Hope Congregational church
of  Springfield,  Mass., Was  honored
 \ by the members  of  his    eongrega-
Tone     Paragraphs   Concerning.    the \ tion   at  th*     seventy-fifth     anniver-
Doing  of Our Boflough—The Col-    **ry    of the church    when    he re-
umn Oa* Subscriber.   Enjoy ceived the honorary degree of Doc
tor of Laws from the American lathe  proverbial    »««aery  ttew | ^^y^, coUeft
'put in appearencc Saturday and
Sunday when rain ' and snow
fell almost throughout . t he ■ entire
day. Regardless of weather conditions there was a good attendance
at the places of worship in the
borough,
—The members of >.he Exc-Uior
Fire company..-wit! meet at the pub-
lie building next Sunday evening
as 7;.30 o'clock ratid proceed in a
body to the United Brethren church
where a sermon will be delivered
by Rev. S. II, Ralstoii, the -pastoi.
As many members of ihe five company as possible should attend the
service.
—■Word was received in Bellwood
this week of the death' of Mrs.
Harry D. Irvin. which occured at
Norris, Tennessee, where tbe husband has been .engaged on "govern-
ment work for a number-Of years.
Her death was caused from pneumonia. Mrs. Irvin is well remembered in , Bellwo.od', .wherj she resided
for a.number of yeara when, her
husband was employed by rbe Ker-
Ibuagh Co., and ber many friends
received the announcement • of her
death with much sorrow. Interment
was made in her old home .town in'
Ohio.
—Mrr Andy G. Barrett of Stew-
ariaaatsBaaBafa^ observing the seventy's**? °* hia:Jggjh pt
The honorary degree was presented Rev. Miller.' by President
Chester S McGown, assisted by
Dean Garrett V. Stryker, D. D, of
the American Internationa} college
in the presence of the congregation
and members of the college iaeuit>
snd   Springfield   Ministerium.
Rev. Miller, who is well known
hi Blah* county,, as • an able and
forceful speaker and minister, is
the son of the late J. R. Miller and
Mrs. Miller of Bellwood, -and a
brother of Superintendent; Norman
Miller of the Tyrone public school*
He graduated from the Atoona
High school in 1922, received tbe
B. A. degree from Harvard in 1926
S. T. B. fr-om Boston University
School of Theology in 1939 and received honorary degree of Doctor
of Divinity from Florida Southern
cc-llegelrin 1937.
. The church of Which, he assumed
pastorate five years ago, is not only,
the largest dqngreguio.ial church
in Massachusetts, but is among the
12 largest of the 609 Congregational churches in the United States
whieh has an active' membership of
1,000   persons.
T^r^f*:
Pi*
•the
of
*n
CHRISTIAN  CRUSADE
The members of the UeUwood
Ministerial association Has -'arranged for two weeks of special meet-
to be knowajii^kh* Commun-
*be^koWmuW**he*^^
Bellwood and for many    years was } «busry 11, and continue until Sunday, 2*5. The Methodist church lias
been selected for this religious cam-
engaged ia the meat business, retiring quite, some years ago. Since
then having    lived    quietly at    his
Former   Influential -aSltiscn
Lancaster 'r*HfNJ|
Word  was  re cerv^ ******£
ugh on Monday <J|j~
John J. Irvin,. which
home in-Lancaster -on Shan  illness of prieumWiav]
nouneement *f    bis' '■ dea'
shock' to bis many fHends
borough. '.
About ihirty yj
ily moved to Bellwood
Kerbaugh plantr' -"tioU> .**)(
placed in operatl<m a? mire
town. At the time' the S
company purchased all ef tfr
of the late Michael ftriderr
upon Whieh were erected a w
of large sized manufac,ta5,m,>H
employing for many /Bar*--
tthree hundred skilled *|?mec]
and_ laborers. Mr. Ti in rOrv. Itjjuj.
was supi-intendont of thg col
which manufac,tured' arid'" op
rsHroad equipmeart f or l*s*;?fc
baugh Cc, bebag a;\prmt
tor, and the • plant'-'.was--co]
ly busy at all times' of the*
. Later it went into the*?
when Mil Irvin and a n"u*f*6
other influential citizens SMj
the Bellwood Steam Shovel" Wj
/which they operated for " axepf^
on a plot* of ground on North) ? S$c-
ond srteet, when it shut. ~doft?n~!fe.
Irvin found employment .irr;^*i^i][i-
.ington, D. C. When living her'ei&he
family resided on South First street
now at the home of.. JR. M. Strornkv
During his years of residunc >;Mr*,
Irvin t ok a lively interest in. *ivi»i
affairs and served as a inembetj^jpf
the town council for eight. - - yj
His interest centered in all .that
for the gcod of the" comm*
When Bellwoodi was his. h|
held membership in, the. Lo
ley Presbyterian
mcs*.b«jr of *Jk**i
** i Court   Orders   Restitul io i   Made      lo
Miss Anderson
P- J Walter J. Gutterson, Brooklyn,
|»* N. Y., man who sold fake stock in
the sum of $6,700 to the late Rev.
Dr. J. F. Anderson and his daughter, Miss Jessie Anderson, of Bellwood, pleaded guilty last week at
court at Holiidaysbiug before
Judge Chester D. Fettorhoof of
Huntingdon.
Gutterson was dubbed by the
Judge as .a "city slicker" who
sought to dupe people after gaining their , confidence. He was ser>->,
r termed to pay Sl'rO forthv-ith to
I Miss Anderson ind to ■ pay also
$750 following the defendent's parole from the 9
eral . peniten'.i i •
Where he s**et'v
years for mail j
pal institution I
|within the • next
Gutterson, alii
was said by
Chester B. .Wraj
registered stocks
iiTf. rthwcster.i fed-
[•y at Lewisbnrg,
in.; a tern of three
ind from uhieh' pe-
fe t-aBOcms ];aj'(iit
.several n ontbs,
is M. E. Lehman,
District Attorney
I to havu s-.*d    un-
  in this  state with-
|cut: a license acting in this capacity as an agen'. for Delmar L.
Thornbury.
The .court gave the defendant a
Scathing lecture termini? Lim as a
lo this sectijn to
?nt and respect-
leans. Un li r Gutt-.
he is to pay all
lecuthin, a- fine <*f
terve •-♦ne - yes* in
man   who  came
prey upon innoc
able citizens of ,
crson's sentence
the costs of pro
$1  and that he ,____.
jail, with the jail term to be suspended on condition tl.-at a> e pays
k4^0Q in all. to Miss Anderson, suing heir ,to her 'deceased father,
S/Xn  passing  sentence    the     court
demanded that the defendant sign
mm agreement, ur.dor which he will
(^guye". . extradition^!^   Blair  county
mf9sa
UST QUABTEBLf COHFEBEWCE
Unanimous Request Made For
Return ef Rev. Stoa*
Bellwood Methodists held their
fourth quarterly conference Sunday
afternoon and encouraging reports
from pastor and all lines of church
work, The return of the pastor, the
Rev. T. M". Stone, who will complete his third year at Bellwood
when the confeienee year closes
March 31, was asked by unanimous
resolution. Presiding at the meeting was Dr. George KetUrer, district superintendent, who complmen-
led the church on it* work, and a*t-
h.
nade
near
mini
lined various change
in the official lineup
future, to conform I
oi the united chore "'•
Tribute was paid to the work of
Rev. J. F,. Anderson, O. D, whose
name was placed o.i the i-oll of honored dead.
Following is the :i lister of | "
officers for the coming year;
preachers, H. E. Syling and
Peterson; Ladies Ai'l president
C. D. Bush; Woman'? Foreign
ionary president, Anna Hell;
men's Home Missionary ji.-Lr.ident
Mrs. Margaret Moore; director good
literature, Mrs. W. A. Dysart;.
Church school suprintendent, A. F.
Myers; Epworth League superintendent Mildred Re
cliate Epworth Leugi
dant, Mrs. Laura Tr-ei
PERSONAL
iiurch
Local
J.  R.
W«
Worth L
zie  Aket
Mrs. I.sl
Trustees al
pires in,May
Service tKitli
inderhuth,
are as follow
1940-C". 1
lulermc-
superinten-
Junior Ep-
.ldent,   Liz-
president
E. S. Reed, W. Howard Mi
expires 1941, R. M. Bak
Bush, A. F. Myers,; tarri
'1942, T.  "4  Gheer, T. B.,
*MLjfm"S9\.^.
Term ex-
VIcElwain,
| ore; term
er, W. P.
expires
Hunter,
People Who Vfcfc Ud
Those Who Go Ai
Guests   Who Ar* EnfrUlaadl
Wood  Has!*    Psweasl
Those Whb  VUit To
Mrs. 3. H. McGregor, of
spent a day last week at tb*
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Barrett on Stcwsrt    atroei,  .
she quietly celebrated her
Mr. and Mrs. Norris   Harts***
children George and Patty er/fffl
chard, Were Sunday callers at>j
home of Mrs. Harter's parental]
and Mrs. Geo. Holtzapple of 1
First  street,
Mr* Mary Bechtol ef th*
apartments on  Cambria street,
turned home Monday from    Or
burr, Clinton county, where i
been for a few days at th*
cf a sick relative,
Mrs.   Viola  Greenland  of
and Mr. and Mrs. Paul sis
Three Springs were recent
at the home of Mr. and   Mrs.
Jamison on    North Second.
Both Mr. and"*\Mrs.    Jamison
been ill since Christmas. Mr. Jjj
son is improved and able to ba j
bat Mrs. Jamison is still
H»PPENI«dS_3II_ yews
Activitie*     of     Oar     Cstiaaaa
Scar*   and  Tea   Years  Aj*
From the Bellwood Bulletin.
6th,   1911;
A new baby boy has arrfarad
town just, rec—"j /Sg<g\.*jfTv1iJ.
paign inasmuch as it has the largest
in  the    borough.
home and enjoying the scciety of j stating capacity
bis many friends and neighbors, j The ministers were desi-ous of stein the days of his activity he took taint an evangelist ss conduct
* lively part in the affairs of the ' this crusade for righteousness who
borough and  was  always willing to | "8S "*n ™?de experier
this <
has ja
help  along a worthy    csulse.    The I siieeei
Bulletin   extends  hearty   conpratula- j They
tions and    hopes he    will    live    to I
round out many more birthday an-
.niverasai'ies. .
METHODISTS  WILL  MEET
Local Methcdists leaders through i
out the Central Pennsylvania con-1
fc-reaee will join in a mass meeting
on January 24 at Harrisburg, as a
part of. the Methodist Advance, a
nation-wide movement commemorating the wider reach of Methodism as "brought about by the recent
union of its three principal branches
Directed by the Ccuncii Of Bishops, the Methodist Advance will
continue until the General Conference at Atlantic City next April.
Although the Advance program
will be carried en in local churches
throughout the intervening peroid,
it will be featured' by rallies in 82
principal cities, < i which Harrisburg meeting is one.
Three other of the rallies will
be held in Pennsylvania. They are a
meeting at Philadelphia <"n January
28, st Oil City on Febuary 12, and
Pittsburgh on Febuary 13.
PENNSYLVANIA  SCENES
a  the field
ided to req
O. B. Fculson to assi
task, and he has grs
ed the invitation. T
Bellwood and commii
ipating a mighty sp
ing under the Holy
and great
of oviirgelism.
ie.--t the Rev.
ime this sacred
ciously accept-
he pecpij of
nity are aatic-
ritaal awaken-
Spirit's influ-
indications of
overal   sections
viverf Vg^h*?"9iWSfmWe9r^H*i
and a daughter to"   forniirj
ages,   James   Irvin   of  PhiTd
William  Irvin.   of     Lancaatpfl
:'rs.   Margaret  Moore    if  Wsj
ton,  D.  C.
The remains were ta!:o;i to.Qj his
old home in Marion, Olii.r. where
interment was made in the family
plot. The deceased was also a member of the Masonic fraternity, holding membership in a lodge in BSari-
'ii, Ohio. He was ' se.'d    about 71
I WHY DO GOOD PEOPLE SUFFER ■
to Mi'ss Ano%f%bn, B
Gptterson made payment of $150
'it)  cash to Miss  Andorfon    at    the
on   Friday     last.
provides that he
within     30     days
!e  from' the   fed-
like  sum     within
rejeas,;   from   the
•hurt  proceeding*
The  court  ord r
must  pay    $373
following his p?n
oral prison and ;i
60 days after jiis
penitentiary.
..-! Gutterson  was
county by deputv
!i this
of the
Hs. His
lie plead-
, attorney,
the sum
Anderson
the    cul-
disbnrsing,"!Fat. ttl m^Hfi*^'^l*ih*tibW
ion,  Mrs,  El   M... Cherry,    assistant,
Mrs. G. H..Howe; Connection*],    J
Biggins, R. D. Rr'
ton, S. S. Briggs,
Merrill Dorafi, B!j
Fowler, H. J. F's'.l
J. L. Hillard, M
J. M. Hollen, T. R
H.   Moore,  Mrs
Mrs.. R. Bratt
.  H.     Colabin..
Fprituid  revival  in
of the country.
The evangelist is a islentei turgor wh • will .direct the sacred meetings. He    hss    requested    a'   large i
chorus choir composed of the choirs j
It Wl
r<
hi
at-
hes  that   Gui
)in    parole
itentiary and
wi.-
of the  several    Bellwood  <hu'.ch*s,l
Rev. Pouls-^n has suggested  'be us*
of the popular revival song.book entitled "The Gospel   Service    Song" j
published by    the    Rodeheaver-Hall- j
Mack    company    of    Philadelphia.
Their books will be on sale for    all j
who may desire the.ni for their per- i
scnal use, for fifteen   cents,   which I
is listed    to    sell    for   twenty-five]
cents per copy. J
As a prelude    to    these    special ]
meetings there will be a    religious |
survey taken  concerning  the homes !
of all our people regardless of denominational  affiliation.    At a later
date  full   instructions     relative     to j
Stocks vah
d   in   (Tutei-
: covered,   .<
ops is recup
in this sermon, j
on some cf the-1
that you come
church next Si
possible some 'i,
you.
'mat the federal
•n order to hasten
tvo to Blai" county
promising ■ make
t sum of «9Q0.
.at- S4"".H) and phtC-
< handi have been
H MiVr Anderson
ted. by reason of
cipaied $900 re.-titution as
by the court last week.
ihury CJtlren by attorneys,
ster niifid,' previously made
nt  with   .Mhs. Anderson,'. "
fRAPPlNG RABBITS
A. F. Myers,
Pstton.Sr., 1
.J. I. Riglitn
E. C. Syling
Thomas, C.
ers, F. J. W
Committee
Membei-ship
Lissie Akers
Mrs. C. C. Kei
mer.W. H. M
ucation.   Nellie
Nellie Given,
J. L. Hillard,
i. Hunter, William
William IT. Moore,'
L. M. Mye-.-i. J. H.
. S. Reed, A.J. Reed:
ur. H. E Kot'ienberger,
Grrtvfr".TayU'i". W. H.
W. Wfrls, N. T. Watt-
rtz, C. F. Wertz.
folk
ly     i va;
W. H.
re.
L
i:d-
Jami
H.
gi*.
Natives in the  Chilliwack district \.wbj survey will be made. The minis-
of British Columbia, will see Pennsylvania scenes reproduced through
the medium of a prodectioa machine, according to Richard P. Brown
secretary of the Pennsylvania Department cf Commerence. The
scenes will be shown by Major Freo
A. Dorin, of the Salvation Army ia
that district, who wrote to the Department for colored pictures whieh
are being supplied. Major Dorin
writes the pictures will be shewn to
his congregations in the. Chillwack
district ranging from 40 . to 600
persons  each week.
ter.'um  is  making the urgent request
TOWNSEND   BIRTHDAY   PARTY
The  Bellwood and Antis    Tpwn-
that our public schools and    lodges j ship Tcwn»end ^-j No. i, wiB oele-
md  all  other secular  organizations | brate the birthday of Dr,    Frances
refrain from any activities on    the
j E. Townsend at a*meeting    to
be
on
nights for this Christian Crusade.     I }leId in the    Cornmesser ~ haR
The following- committees    hav* J Main *feeet, Thursday evening, Jan- | re
been appointed by the ministerium-1 uary 18> at 7.30 0vlo*H Mr. J. G I o
Publicity, Rev.  H.  G.    Dooley j   re-1 Maines, of Clearfield, a speaker of
Kgious survey, Rev. R. P.    Knoebel j note, c. L, Nonemaker, of Altoona
and Rev. H. Paul Cox; music, Rev. | ^r, ^ pre8ent Hng maJw a,, j^,,.
T.  M.  Stone; Finance,  Rev.  R.
Knoebel.
1*. [
ciple      address     of    the     meeting.
Antis township d
season, for Mr, Mi
far succeeded in
teen rabbits. Some
n and release i
'ilajatS the Nim-
essful killing all
in and around
ring the open
Closkey has thus
trapping figh-
tima*   since    he
saw the tracks of a rabbit on
Baptist  church  groun
ming Rev. Dooley of h
the
B.' Hunter, E. I". Sylinir; Foreign
Missions, Anna Bell, Mrs.-T. 11. Pat-
t-n.Sr., Mrs! W. A. Love, Mr?. C.
L. McElwain; Social servicd and lo-
enl hospitals, Mrs. L. B. Blsnd^Mrs.
A. F. Myers,' ■'M-r^i W. F.'-.'-'li^st
Tempeijance, W. H. M»>oi e, J. L.
Hillard, T. B. Hunter, Mm. A. F
Meyers, Mrs. W. F. Baisbnc'.i; Audi-
ta*g, T. A. Hirsch. Earl Cox, K. A.
Chelgren; Church Record*, Lizsie.
Akers, Mrs. W. H. M ior.\ Ethel
Givin; Trier of Appeals, G.P Orris;
Parsonage, Officers of Ladies Aid
society; Pastorial Relations, G. P.
Orris, F. J. Werts, A. F. Myerc, C.
L. McElwain. James Biffgens, T. B.
Hunter, J. L. Hillard, W. Howard spend some
Moore; Nom i nations. J. I. Right- skies.
near, Link Akers, N. T. Watters, Mr. and Mr*-, Geo. Wilso»ij
W. H. Moore; Judge of    Elections, | piliHpsburg ^^ the latter umdg
last week, snd part ef this
ln*fFli" "B going to Stay'.
Joseph   M McFarland.   a     bt
smith in the P. R. R. shops of >■
Bellwc,od   Division,   hss     purcll
tbe Frank Wertz    home    oa Mt
Fourth street, and will    occupy tH|
same in a few week*
J. Wilber Wyland closed tba dail
for the purchase of the barber
conducted by Charles Moffit, la tMf
W. E, Crops building on Matt,
street, took possession last Mondarg
Mr. Moffit was compelled to dispasi
of bis place of business because ef
ill  health.
Two hundred and fifty captaisi
of railroad industry, mingled jK
the annual New Year's reception
given by President James McCres
to < fficials of the Pennsylvania Ratlr
read system in the presidents effie*.
Broad street station, Philadelphia)
Friday of last week.
Ray Strunk, of Antis    to
is again able to be    outdoor*
being confined to his home for
oral  weeds on  accoiint ef sicknee*3|
(He fully recovered    and is
one of the congenial    members
tho First National Bank personnel)^
Don Grey, who was formerly
ployed in the offices of the BeuV
wood division, of the Pennsylvania
RaSread, at this place, returned I
Bucknell University st Lewieburg*,
to resume his studies, after speneV
ing the holiday vacation with hew
mother and sister, Mrs.' Rose Grey
and Miss Jean Gray, of Altoeejgf
The stork    paid a    visit    te
earth    immediately    after
o'clock Saturday night and
od time with a bright New YaasiJ
T. P. Gheer and Cameron Boytesl
will leave the beginning    of «fl
week fer Florida, where    they
time under    Sout
H. H.  Meyer; Tellers, Blair    Dunn,
and  Clarence    Hollen;    Conference   o,    u _      •--»      . _      ^^mm—
. .             .Zr^                '       vviii.msas   tljp  },ome Qf j»_        ^ j.       -atmW
delegate, Mrs. J. L. Hillard; ,-eserve | wharton, 1^ WiW, Pa^3
James  Biggins.
—The Ladies  Aid societj
the
The Scissors;  s" chTb
.  , ..     i «_   t t y°un* fiH «* the taw*, en
and infer-   Presbyterian church will huld a sale   ed an equal number of mea a*
mission, he j of baked-goods, fa:»cv    work    and j homes of its several mem!
.    „  | Ther© wiB also    be a    number    of
""**** •   musical selections, cake    walk    and
—Mr. William A. Hauth, tiie well j door prizes.  Admission    free.    The
___^ known  Main  street merchant,    has   ptfbhc is invited and all shouM avail I «„„  '.  . ,.   *    ; ., -,     i ■ . .	
NEW  VEGETABLE     VARIETIES j been .baent from hi. place of busi-i themselves  eTmm^ tt oarslcT       T2   S2?  "    M^la-a  "  ^^   "** ^^ •«-«---*.
^Tha numerous catalogues being is-   ness the greater part of the    week, j of pensions for the *g*d discuss^   lucrSfuTL maW        LL.    Z I *l 0"rt    " "T  « those- ********   » the**
saNTAy seedsmen carry many   new   being confined to his room-  in the   in an    intelligent    manner     Cmna. ! S!T i L     T     \t . ~A *'** -    .h* tempera-   fuJ <ioin" mmf' Mi  Taaa
-     ~~-Zh--   -       a     - - ^    J™      "      .   .■        ^    manner.    Come, ( first jrfght, not a rabbit, hut    tba | tare Safcu-rdav and Sunday, s    Jan-' Edith Scott,   Beatrici    Bo
varieties this year. According to
Penn Stab* garden specialists, some
of these are worthy of trial. Tour
local covajgagent will be glad to
likely   to   fit
Lindemuth    home on    South    First. everybody.
street, suffering from a severe cold. I  •**■■    ■
His many friends are glad, to learn i    —Spring hats are n<w   on    dis-
that he is doing as well ss could be   play at Mari* JDaugherty'*^J^t*Ser
jiMJiilJiiLljfc'stt <Mtt* ■*»■■■-?
family eat in the Dooley home. Mr. j uary blizzard set in when the wird   Myers,   Kathleen     Balsbach.
MeCloakey was informed of  Tabby, blew a    gafe ami    for    forty-eight   Laird   and    Eathryu        m)
being taken and was at    once    re- j hours,  the wind being quite    dim-   Williamson.       Th*    aaaa
]U.The trap still   remained    in ■ greeable. Where » the fellow    who. Mwajia JWrWL-i s^raMstll