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BELLWOOD, PA.,
LOCAL « COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
BBIEF SUMMABTOFTHE WEEK
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RESUME OF LUTHERAN CHURCH
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—Every  wide-awake   merchant la
ar advertiser.
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—Every citisen should- be a subscriber of his home towa newspaper.
-—The Bulletin is the home town
newspaper and it ia read by every
member of the family.
—Tbe days of March are fast receding, with the hills and mountains covered with several inches ef
snow. From Indications there will
not be much, garden made during
this month.
—Marshall "Buddy" Cramer, sou
of Karl and Dorothy Cramer of
Root's Crossing, was admitted to
the Altoona hospital last Friday for
observation. His matny little frienJs
will hope he will soon return from
tiie institution,:
— A beautiful spring wedding
was solemnized in St. Joseph's
Catholic church te BeUwood on
"Easter Monday morning at eight
o'clock when Miss Margaret Noel,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L.
Williams of Greenwood, became the
lovely bride of Mr. Raymond Stau-
ffer of Bally, near Reading, with
Rev. George Donavan, rector, performing the ceremony, with nuptial
mass. P^^hx "•
jggijA-Mr. William E. Enyeart, son of
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tow* and Miss Lewetta I. Snyder,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
D. Snyder, of Warriors Mark, R. D.,
ware united in marriage in the 1st
United Brethren church of Tyrone,
■ Sunday afteittioon at 2:80 o'clock
by the pastor Rev,. H. G. Reese, the
ring ceremony being used. They
were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Elwood C. Smith, of Warriors Mark.
After the ceremony the happy couple returned to the home of the
bride's parents, where a bountiful
wedding supper waa served. The
fnewlyweds will go housekeeping in
Altoona te the near future.
S —Robert P. Strouse, aged 49,
earn Clyde W. Strouse, aged 22
years, met death while trying to
pass over the Tipton grade crossing
Monday night at half past ten o'clock, when their automobile was
struck by liberty Limited, a fast P.
R. R. passenger train westward
bound. Both the unfortunate man
wire residents of Spring Mills, in
Centre countyi They had been to
Bellwood during the evening visiting the Steele family, and the accident happened while on their—way
home. It seems that the sedan had
stalled on the tracks and the unfortunate men were endeavoring to
push It to safety, when tiie car was
hit aad dragged a distance of 500
feet. The body of the father was
takes tp the Fuoss mortuary on
Main street and later to his home
In Spring Mills. The son was not
Instantly killed and was taken to
the Philipsburg hospital, where he
died at 12 o'clock the same night.
—The Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church
held the last "mite box" opening on
Tuesday evening te the festal hall
of the church. A plentiful menu
waa prepared and 28 were at tha
tables, forming a cross. An. interesting program was enjoyed with
Miss Anna Bell presiding. The
Misses Goshorn snd Thomas sang
several duets and also rendered a
piano duet. Miss Evelyn Mong,
dressed as a Korean, was presented
by Mrs. Tt M. Stone. A sketch,
"Returning From the   Village",   by
. four ladies, Mrs. Eugene Syling,
Mrs. Margaret Moore, Mrs. W. A.
Love aad Mr* T. M. Stone, was
well portrayed. Reading by Mrs.
W. A. Love, "Tho First Mite Box."
The benediction wa* by Rev. T. W:
Stone. Mrs. Nellie Moore presented Mrs. Stone with • bowl ef sweet
peas. Th* box openings war* very
sneouragimg. The Basis society
ji Opt finfliP -•**T sut..*he*SA.>*\
GIVEN AT   BANQUET   HELD   IN
THE PARISH MALL
Monday evening at 6:30 o'clock
the Twentieth Century Bible Class
.of Grace Lutheran Church entertained their wives and a number of
other guest* at a covered dish luncheon in the Parish House, a delicious
menu waa served and • fine program given at it's conclusion.
Tha occasion waa further made
hito a most happy event by ■ the
celebration of the tenth anniversary
of Rev. Knoebel's pastorate te BeUwood.
. As a surprise act on the program
the pastor and wife were called to
the front and Rev. Knoebel was
presented with a bill fold containing
a substantial sukn of money and Mrs".
Knoebel with a beautiful handbag.
Professor F. A. Hamilton made the
interesting  presentation  speech.
Mr. Walter Stevens, president of
the class, and his committee were
responsible for a most enjoyable
program': Mr. . Donald Robinson
showed moving pictures of Yellowstone National Park and a minstrel
act by ten members of the class waa
very entertaining.
The following summary of Rev.
Knoebel's pastorate at Grace Lutheran church was given by Mrs. J.
Mj. Bechtol and is being published
by request:
It is my task a* weU as my privilege to turn back the pages of the
last decade, the ten years which tonight mark the exact date, March
25, 1930, when Rev. Knoebel and
family moved into our parsonage.
and he became our pastor.
"Looking backward" is not always a pleasant or profitable task
—one woman looked back one day,
to her sorrow—but she gazed upon
n ^unjjod-J
IUii'Bl^3JK3HE^r'i^rdaT^a**rafej^^
[ ly city and its perishing mnabltants.
Now, |n this   retrospective   book,
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Name
Indexed
R8DAY, MARCH 28, 1040
NO.ti
HIGH SCHOOL BIN0C0H1IBECJ1 OF THE DEPARTED
WILL   BE   PRESENTED   IN
"Y" FRIDAY EVENING
Under the baton of tts dire
Wilbur H. Johnson, the Bellwi
Antis High School concert band
present it* first major concert
the year te the Y. M. C. A. ai
torium Friday evening, March
at 7:45 o'clock. The program is
follows:
Part'  1—Overture,     "Gladiolus"
Eisenberg;   Chorale,   "Come   Swei
Death", Bach; Brass Quartet, "Rus-j
tie Beauty", Hume,—Robert Wolfe J0ugh, having been engaged as pass-
Bruce Briggs, Harold Lovell, Raymond Strunk; Selection, "Blue
Danube Walts", Strauss; March.
"Our- Juniors and Seniors", Rosen-
krous; Clarinet Quartet, "Serenade'
Haydn,—-John Campbell, James Tre*
go, Caroline Truitt, Merrill Doranj,
Overture, "Gypsy Festival", Hayes?
March,  "Tremendoso",   Luse.
THOSE WHO HAVE PAST FROM
TIME TO STOMAL REST
George W.  Bevan
Friends of Bellwood, and there
are many, were apprised of tha
death of George W. Bevan, Saturday, which occurred at Us home in
State College Saturday afternoon
at 4:45 o'clock, after aa illness
which kept him confined to his residence one week. For almost fifty
years Mr\ Bevan was one of the
highly esteemed citizens of the bor-
enger engineer on the old BeUwood
division.
Born st William Corner, Chester
county, July 20, 1856,, he   was  the
ton of Jackson and Eliza   (Krager)
Bevan and te   1880   married   Clara
T. Bossert who died to 1926.
Mr. Bevan retired from the   railroad company service September 1,
1922, being one of  the   oldest  em-
INTERMISSION ,
Part    2--Overture,     «M,Utaire*,lpi0yes of that time te point of ser
Skornicka; Idyll, "The Glow Worfaf.jjyice,
Lincke;   Drum   Solo,   "Downfall   of
Paris", Donald Reed; Modern Amej>«one gon an(* one daughter, Paul A.
ican Compositions, "Star DuS*?', bgjgBevan of Wilmerding, aad Miss
Carmichael;   "PavaHna",  by Gould"|JMary  of   State  College;   one sister
I have tbe joy of pointing to you
ten years well spent, and duties
well and grandly performed; and
much profitable labor in the Master's service.
A poet has said; "God gives us
memory that we may have roses te
December". True—the horticulturist today, is able to give us roses at
any date—but the roses of memory are those that bloom forever te
our hearts and minds.
I shall try to turn the pages of
happy memories for you tonight.
I am glad that we are here to reverse the usual performance as described in some verses I read recently.
Now, of course, no such thing
ever happened in Grace Lutheran
congregation, Bellwood, but it just
indicates what often occurs elsewhere. The rhyme goes something
like this:
"BLAME THE PREACHER"
If tile church is growing cold,
Blame the preacher.
If the members swear and scold,
Blame the preacher.
He ought to kneel from house to
house,
Be a* quiet as a mouse,
Be as patient as a grouse,
Blame the preacher.
If the members all backslide,
Blame the preacher.
If te Satan's van they ride,
Blame the preacher.
If money's scarce and times are
hard;
Blame the preacher.
If you' have no meal and lard,
Blame the preacher.
He's the cause of all your trouble,
But for him your purse would
bubble,
He ought to learn to live on stubble.
Blame the preacher.
If it rate and snow and hail,
Blame the preacher.
If you* crops begin to fail,
Blame the preacher.
He ought pray for better weather,
H* isn't worth a rooster's feather,
He ought keep all things together,
Blame the preacher.
Aad when you stand before the Bar
Blame ths preacher.
When the trumpet sounds afar,
Blame the preacher.
But when you reach the pearly
gate,
It Wss not he who made you lata;
Just accept your deserved fate;
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"eTl7*Bruce i*Wggi5 ^	
Grier Beers, William Howe. Second
Trumpets—Newell Daugherty, Harriett Moyer. Third Trumpets—Jack
Dunn, Richard Gensamer. French
Horn—Logan Dickers**. E Flat
Alto Horns—Robert Nelson, Howard Walker, . Geraldine Endress.
Baritone Horn—Raymond Strunk.
Trombones—Robert Wolfe, Harlan
Briggs, Harlan Cox, Merrill Smith.
Basses—Lewis Smith, Alvin Smith,
Morrow Mills. Percussion—Donald
Reed, Kathleen Conrad, Norma De-
Remer, Catherine Henry.
Band Officers—President, Robert
Wolfe; Vice President, Harold Lovell; secretary, Norma De Reiner; assistant secretary, Lewis Smith; treasurer, Harlan Briggs; assistant treasurer, Caroline Truitt; librarians,
John Campbell, Harlan Cox, -Gail
Cox; • drum majors, Ethel Werts,
Thomas Kennedy.
Trombone Quartet, "A Viking Saga", Johnson; "Trombone Toboggan", Weber,—Robert Wolfe, Harlan Briggs, Harlan Cox, Merrill
Smith; Overture, "Panora" Holmes;
March, "On The Way", Miller; and^j
"Star Spangled Banner", Smith.   I
Solo Clarinets—John Campbell,
James Trego, Caroline Truitt, Mer->
riU Doran, Evelyn Reed. First Clari
inets—Bethel Gregory, Fay Camp*
bell, Helen Campbell, LaRue Henrjif.
Second Clarinets—Betty Green, fte
olet Baker. Third Clarinets—El
Mae Taylor, Gail Coa> Alto
phones—Carl Trego, Clyde
Tenor Saxophone—Norman
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Members of   the   family   include
Sand one brother, Mrs. Elizabeth B.
plhaw of Upper Darby and B. Frank
Bevan of Glenside.
Mr. Bevan was a member of tha
State   College   Baptist   church   and
tiie P. R. R.  Veterans association.
Funeral  services  were held  from
te   late   home   Tuesday   afternoon
fed the cortege proceeded to Logan
cemetery,   where  interment
made.    Many old  time  friends
the deceased residing in the bor-
%ere present at the services in
cemetery.
[Valley
"•ugh
the
SPRINGTIME
Springtime is here, according to
The calendar—but O,
Cold winter has not disappeared
For still, there's ice and snow.
Just yesterday, I heard the first
Song sparrow's lovely trill-
Last year, before this time, bird
songs
Were heard o'er vale and hilL
For real springtime we're longing
now—
For bright sunshiny days—     ,
For greening grass and sparkling
streams
Along the woodland ways.
We know, "that while the earth
remains
The seasons shall not fail"—
So well take heart and wait—ere
long
Spring sunshine will prevail.
—ELLEN IRVIN
RECEPTION   SATURDAY
A reception will be tendered by
the Garce Lutheran church for all
new member* next Saturday night
from 8 until lu> All members of
the congregation and their friends
are welcom** Come and let ua get
acquainted with each other. It Is
the desire of the congregation to
give the thirty-nine new members
a royal welcome into tiie church
fellowship and Christian care.    '■*%&
—Is your subscription to the Bul-
etin paid to date?
—-Th* ■ overlapping of winter into the spring time has prevented
many   faUows   from   going   sucker
Mr*.   Anrra  C.   Oberly
Iter an illness of a week,   Mra
Oberly,   widow of the late
"*r-"5rror^6me
oa South First street, Sunday night
at 9:45 o'clock. She wa* born at
Hensheytown August 5, 1887, tiie
daughter of John I. Shaner and
wife. Her husband, George P. Oberly, suffered injuries while at work
te the Altoona P. R. R. shops and
died November 25, 1981. Surviving
members of the family include one
son, George B. Oberly, at home and
four brothers, and one sister: W. E.
Shaner of Hensheytown; George R.
Shaner and C. A. Shaner of this
borough; J. C. Shaner, of South Altoona, and Mrs. Louis Scribner, of
Detroit. The deceased wss a devout member of St. Joseph's Catholic church of BeUwood, and was also a member of the Altar society.
Funeral services were held from St.
Joseph's Catholic church Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock with requiem mass being celebrated by
Rev. Father Donovan. Interment
waa made in Logan Valley cemetery.
BREEZE FROM  FLORIDA
Under  date  of  March  28,   Mr.
Norris T. Watters writes theBullet-
in from St*. Petersburg, Floriida, a*
follows:
I have almost forgotten that I
promised to serve as your reporter
in from St. Petersburg, Florida, as
you • full report of what haa happened sines Mrs. Watters and I arrived on January 28. Ths weather
has been unusually cold, te fact January 28th was the coldest day te St.
Petersburg in fifty years.
We hsve Joined the St. Petersburg sbuffleboard club on Mirror
Lake. This is a wonderful recreation
club, te fact the largest membership
in the world, having 5040 members.
At this elub we hsve met many Pennsylvania people, and a goodly number from Blair county.
We took a few days off and went
to Orlando, where we were the
guest* of Van and Maud Smith. They are weU and asked about all -their friends te Bellwood. Our daughter
and son-in-law Don Cook with their
two children Don, Jr., snd Donna,
drove down from State CoUege for
Easter and were the guests of Bruce
and Naomi Watters and Bruce, Jr.
I believe Don Cook is much impressed with Florida. Don and I took
te the baseball games. Saw the Yankees and Newark play. Business
seems to ba good and the report is
that St. Petersburg has had more
tourists here this year than ever
before.
NORRIS  T.  WATTERS
P.  S      The  Bulletin arrives here   Monday   morning  and ia
always welcome. It gives us the news
from home.
Michael   Rodger,
Michael Rodgers, twenty years
ago a former well known Italian
resident of the borough, died at his
home 262 Vain Buren street, Newark, N. J., early Wednesday morning. When Uving in -BeUwood ha
was engaged a* • trackman on the
division passing through the borough and wiU be remembered by
many of our citizens, and after being placed on the retired list, left
here to reside in New Jersey. He
was born in Italy on Msy 80, 1866,
and he came to America fifty-ate
years ago. Surviving ore hi* wife
toid several children in Newark, N.
J., and a son, Andrew Rodgers of
north side, this borough. The' body
will be brought to Bellwood and interment will be made in Logan Valley cemetery, after reqium mass in*
St. Joseph's Catholic church Saturday morning.
j. e»*»   mmmmmm
—And now we know that winter
is lingering long in the lap of
spring.
—Mrs. Katherine Brunner, of Tyrone, was a caller at our office Tuesday afternoon. For many years
Mrs. Brunner, with her husband,
was engaged te the restaurant business on Main street, aad recently
ahe haa been living with ber son,
Mr. Harry Brunner te the Central
CityP Her many Bellwood friends
wiU regret to team that ah* met
with a mishap a few weeks ago,
whea ah* suffered tha fracture of *
NEW MEMBERS ADMITTED
Next Sunday morning Rev. H. ft.
Dooley, pastor of the Logan Valley
Baptist  church, will   conduct a service    especisUy^prep^r^d^fortj-»eJ
reception ofFtKe terge~mumbeir of
converts who were baptized oa Easter Sunday. His subject will be, "The
New Converts Tried As by Fire."
The real testing time of one's eon-
version comes after one's baptism.
They are not to walk in the ways of
the world but they are to be "tha
light of tha world and the salt of
the earth."
"UNCLE'S ROCKY ROOST'
The Senior class of BeUwood-Antis High school will presept "Uncle's
Rocky Roost," a hilarious comedy te
three acts on April 11-12, at the Y.
M. C. A., ta Bellwood.
A completely different cast will
be used each night of the performance. The double cast of students
consist of:
Harold Lovell, Donald Nearhoof.
James McElwaine, Donald Cox, Richard McFarland, Gerald Cox, Wil-
liam Greene, George Taylor, Donald
Robinson, Virgil Hostlsr, Michael
Marchaza, Robert Cornmesser, Dolly Hample, Ethel Marie Werts, Del-
la Markle, Phyllis Johnson, Naomi
Briggs, lone Cramer, Marjorie Biggins, Shirley Nau, Catherine Henry,
Mary Joan DeSantis, Marjorie
Campbell, Lois Carson.
Tickets for this entertaining exhibition of local talent win be placed
on sate Monday, April 1. They
may be secured from any member
of the Senior class.
BENNER— KUSTABORDER
Miss Ressa G. Kusaborder, the
daughter of Mr. and Mr*. J. M.
Kustaborder of North Tuckahoe st.,
became the bride of Chester H.
Benner of 806 Baltzell avenue, Altoona, at a quiet ceremony on Easter Sunday evening, at 7:30 o'clock,
at the office of Squire W. Q. Singleton of Antis township, who performed the ring service.
The bride, charmingly attired in
a navy blue ensemble with matching accessories, wot* a corsage of
lilies-of-the-valley. Her attendant
was Miss Thelma Root of Bellwood.
John Carles of Pinecroft, served as
best man,
Mrs. Banner is employed by the
Reliance company of Tyrone and
ber husband by the Pennsylvania
Railroad company te Altoona works.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
People Who Visit Ham end
Those Who Go Away.
".OMITS OF oub cmzENs]
Cassis   Wbo Ar* EnterUiaed by BeU* ]
Wood  Ho.u—P.r.oae.1  MiaHi*  of 4
ThoM Wife VUil To aad Fro
Mr. Roy Tompson, of Chambersburg, was a town visitor test Saturday and a caller at our office
durning tb* afternoon.
Mr. and Mr-* H. Cleon Moffet*]
and two young son*, of Pittsburgh,!
were Easter visitors at ths Moffett]
home on South First street.
Mr. and Mrs.   Joseph   McCioskey
and baby boy, of Harrisburg, spent*]
a few days during tbe weak at  the'
McCioskey home on Boyles street.
Mr. Edward Leddy, Mra. Virginii
Yaager and   Miss  Francis   O'Brieii,
of Arlington, Virginia, were Es
visitors at the home of  Mrs.  J.  tg
Leddy on South Mate street.    	
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kephart, of.
Jersey City, N. J., spent th* Easter'
season with Mrs. Kephart's mother,'
on South First street, and other j
relatives te the borough.
Miss.    Eleanor   Cornmesser,   who
spent the Easter   vacation with ber
parents on   Stewart  street, baa ret-j
urned to her  duties  a* librarian oil
the public   schools   of Berwyn,   Pa»j
Mr.' John   G.   Cornmesser,   after j
enjoying the Easter   vacation   with!
his parents on Bellview avenue, haa
returned to the University of Penc-j
sylvania, te Philadelphia, to resume
his studies.
—The many friends of
Annie Laird, who fer many
had been aj"aataijrd_ |f jhhta
Miss
that sh* has been te delicate
during th* winter.
Mrs. Walter Stevens snd daughe-i
er, Miss Barbara Ann, of Stewart;
street, left Tuesday afternoon foej
St. Petersburg,. Florida, where they|
will visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce*]
Watters and family for two weeks.
Miss Rita 'Myers, a student at]
Catawba CoUege in North Carolina**}
and Miss Amanda Myers, a echo
teacher in the Claysburg pubU
schools, were at the home of their]
parents,- Mr. and Mrs. Abram Myers]
on Main street for the Easter vaca-f
tion.
Mrs. Edgar McKinney of East Fifth street spent Saturday and Sunday in Washington, D. C, with he*
daughter Miss Mabel McKinney, wb*
is in training at the Sibley Memor
ial hospital. Miss McKinney will
numbered among the graduates
June.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E, Williamson oil
East Fifth street,   wbo   have  spent]
six weeks in various places of int
est te Florida,   returned   home oi
day tills week.   Coming   north
came by easy  stages,   stopping at]
number of cities, where Mr. WUli
son  transacted  business.  They
delighted  with  their  trip   and
weather conditions were very um
for Florida, yet their stay waa
of real  pleasure.
—This hi the last weak that 1939
automobile plates a** be legally used. Next Sunday at midnight is the
deal line and should you appear on
thehighways or th* street without
1940 license plates you at* liabte
to
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed Bids will   be   reastosd j
the Borough of Bellwood until 8
clock p. m., April 6, 1940, at
time they  will   be   publicly   op
for    furnishing   approximately
cubic yards of   Ready   Mixed
crete for concrete   curbing   on
various    streets    of   Bellwood,
Specifications may be seen and
poaal Blanks obtained at tha
of  the   Chairman   of  the   Highs
Committee,    Blaine    J.    Estep
North First and Lock Streets,
wood,   Pa.    Each proposal must
accompanied by a certified check
the amount of 1100.00,   made
able to the 'Treasurer  of  th*
ough "of   Bellwood,   Pa.    Prop
shall  hs   sealed,   and   addressed
Borough Secretary, BeUwood,
sylvania,   and    marked
for Furnishing Baady   Mixed
crete" and must ha received ***■
ter than 8  o'clock  pr.   m.,  April
1940. M
F. W. FLEISHER,
  President of
ATTEST:
ti D. MILLER,