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BELLWOOD, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1040
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LOCAL H6 COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
BRIEF SUMIUBVOFTHE WEEK
fWse    Paragraph*  Coaearaing.   the
Doia«  of Our Bottoagb—The Col-
aa*  Oar  Sabaeriber*    Enjoy
—Mra I. E. Burnhelmer, of Mc-
Veytown, formerly of Antis township, hss been confined to her h jme
• fer • number of weeks, due to a
serious illness. Her friends in this
section will he glad to learn that
there is some improvement in her
condition.
—Saturday, May 11, will bo
poppy day in Bellwood and sub-
chairman Blanche Housto.v will have
• force of young girls of the Legion
celling poppies from w trench on
the corner of Main and Cambria
streets. Don't fail to support the
American Legion.
—Highway construction to cost
|40,000, 000 is anticipated in Pennsylvania before the close of 1040,
according to * statement made by
C. H. Buckius, at a dinner meeting
of the Associated Pennsylvania Constructors held in Harrisburg hurt
week. The statement was later confirmed by Highway Secretary I.
La-mont Hughes.
—The Fish Commission's Spring
Creek, project, popularly known as
•"Fishermen's Paradise", will be
opened on May 24 this year, two
weeks later than usual. The delay
is caused by the necessity of repairing the highway and replacing ai
Inswept sway by the Spring
seasea*1jp"Kl.<be extended
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TRUE STORY
A good many people, resding
about tiie railroads' problems, must
wonder just why the lines are in so
so serious a financial predicament.
Robert S. Hemry recently told s
little true atory that may help to
clear1 the minds of tiie puzzled. Some
tim* ago a fine railroad was built; in
a certain stajte. That state shortly
afterward experienced a land boom,
and the railroad naturally had to expand its plant to meet the vastly in-
ci eased demand fdr service. Then
one fine day this boom, ss booms always do, collapsed. And just about
that time, the people, through their
government, went in for "chean
transportation." Along one side of
the railroad they built a fine canal,
with harbors and docks, all provided
and maintained with tax money. On
the other side they built a superb
highway, also with tax money, which
commercial tracks and buses, no less
than private cars, could use "free."
Above the railroad they ouilt sn sir-
way, with beams and beacons and
landing fields, also "tre-i" to the
commercial user. About all thst
wasn't built, as Mr. Henry wryly observed, was *> subway under the railroad. ,
Finally the -"ailroad, whieh not. only had to pay its own way, but had'
to pay tremendous sums in taxes to
help pay for the "free" facilities of
its competitors, went into receivership. And then, to quote Mr. Hemy,
"The witch doctors came around and
offered glib prescriptions -uch as
'put 'em through the wringer."
' What happened to this railroad,
ha* happened to many. It's an old
.story of the public, with its tax money, subsidizing one Mad of carrier
at ths same time it so*«* another to
the limit And there, in a nutshell,
is the railroad problem.
MOUND THE CLOCK IT THE* HAPPENINGS 30 YEARS 160
By the Secretary
Tiie junior board of directors will,
meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock. At"
present time there are tare* vacancies to be filled on the board. Two
men will be added and one lady to
complete a fu'J board. '.'*
The senior board will meet Friday*,
night at 7:30.   This will be   the ren
gular   monthly   meeting   that confe* a|nd
on the second Friday of each month.'
It is the request  that all members
be present.
The mush bali "rwegue has already
secured enough signers for a total
of five teams. But is not enough to
make a good organised league, so
in order to have our cor-imunity
league up and rolling by the 15th
why not have a few more signers
come out and sign up at the YT We
already have been able to round ap
(several of our middle aged men
>around town, but not near the total
of older men we would like to have
taking part In our league. We still
are asking for more of our married
men around town to come out aad
help us have a fine league this
summer. «&i
The ladies and gentiemens bowling
league banquet planned fori the 17th
has been changed indefinitely. There
are other activities planner! at the
T that would make it impossible/- te
hold a banquet on this date. This
banquet will be held as soon as they
can arrange a date. ..~j&ig
The newly   organised  ladies bowb-
ing   league   will open   this   co-pi
week. We hope  that tiie   ladies
still continue their fine bowling,
support. T-jS
Friday,    May 17th,    the  ;4\
Ladies Aux. of»the fir*. c^mpsgTp'
a round,and square'dance . wi
ACTIVITIES OF   OUR    CITIZENS
THREE DECADES    AGO
j; From the  Bellwood BuUetii!,  Fri-
May 16th, 1018.
H. B. Syling and C. L. McElwain
the   delegates   representing   the
1 "Y" at the International Y. M.
A.    Convention    at    Cincinnati,
hio, May 15-16, 1018.
The   frost and   ice on   Saturday
Sunday   nights   certainly   did
Uty havoc with the fruit and vege-
Mlles. Indications are that this will
R|l felt throughout the state. .
Recent local real estate  transfers
re   made   and read   as   follow.:
ward B. Isetet and wife  to  Mrs.
aa   BeU,   Bellwood.   Christian   S.
ugh and husband  to i.h.irle*. T.
rrick, Bellwood.
A few days ago J. M. -Dereme**
(jfisplayed in our office a copy of a
will. that was executed in 1663—
.two hundred and fifty years ago.
Jft had originally been executed be-
fote a notary public.
Mrs. Arthur J. Darrah snd two
ung sons, of Mount \ ernon, Ohio,
to Bellwood Tue'i-hty to spend
me time st her oarenU home,
ire and Mrs. McFarland of the
■th side.
On Monday   several   members   cf
, Modern   Woodmen   performed
of the acts of kindness they are
for. They went to a home in
htown and   planted   the garden
|one of   its   members   win   had
1H, whieh they previoii*-.-/ bad
ijhumble little village of Orch-
dng  just we*t  of   Tyrone,
ably on the map last Sat-
gt when two smiling young
te the
icamtti \
mwomrnmp
OLIVET  BAPTIST  CHURCH
Olivet Baptist church, Rev. Levi
H. Goehring, pastor. Bible school at
0:80, Archie Cramer, Supt., Morning
worship at 10:46 in charge of the
pastor, subject, "The Hand of Ood**.
Young Peoples meeting at 6:30.
Three groups meet to study the
Scriptures. Evening worship at 7:30
in charge of the pastor, subject,
"Some Facts Concerning the Resurrection of Christ". This wi'Jl be the
continuance of the study of the
Epistle to the Corinthians. The
Ladies Fellowship Bible Study groun
Wttl meet at the home of Mrs. Frank
Cramer on N. 6th St., Friday evening. May 10th, at 7:80. Mrs. Levi
H. Goehring will teach the lesson.
Praise and Prayer service Wednesday evening at 7:30. Other services
to be announced. The public is cordially invited to attend all service*.
Visitors are always welcome.
UNITED  BRETHERN  CHURCH
Bellwood United Brethren church,
Rev. S. H. Ralston, pastor. Morning
worship at 10:45 in charge of the
pastor, sermon subject, "A Mother's
Wagesi", evening worship a,t 7:80
in charge of the Christian Endeavor
society. Anniversary program will
be rendered. Mr. Rabenstein, president of the U. B. Federated societies of the Altoona district wi.l give
the principal address. Sunday *chor I
0:80, Thomas E. Yingling, Supt.,
Christian Endeavor, 6:80. Evangelist J. S. Collegde, of Tyrone, will
deliver a humorous and challenging
lecture, entitled, "My Acquaintance
With the De-ril,^^ond*y evening at
:fflSOWJNMI
People Who Visit Hera
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS DF OUB HI
Guests   Who Are Entertaiaad by* 1
Wood  Hosts—Personal  Maatioa
Thos* Who Visit To and Ft*
Mr.  and Mrs.   E. B.   Fithian,
Wichita, Kansas, are visiting at
home of Mrs.  Fithian's sister,  MS
George M. Meyer* on Mala street.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Baker, wl
spent the winter months at Mis*
Beach, Florida, arrived home of
day last week, greatly pleased wi
the southern climate.
Mr. J. A. Edmiston, of I-or
Branch, N. J., arrived here today fl
a visit among his many friends si
the* borough. He was a caller at out
office tbto morning.
Mr. and Mrs.' Arthur Fowls*, and]
Masters   Bernard  Nolen  and    Desa]
Smith, of Alexandria, Virginia, m<
tored to Bellwood  and   were   week
end visitors at tiie home of Mr. and]
Mrs. Paul Smith on Boyles street.
Mrs. Jennie Miller,  of  Montouie-j
ville.  Pa.,  ie a guest in the home of]
her sons, Mr. Clarence Miller on E.
Fifth street and Mr. A. E. Miller on
South Cambria street, and expects to
remain here for two weeks.
NOT LONG SEPARATED
George W. Swails died Tuesday
afternoon at 8:60 o'clock at his
home on East Third street from injuries received last Saturday ia eg
fall at his home. Mr. Swails
about 76 years of age, a native of ■
Juniata county and was a soa of
William and Susan Swails.    He aaa,'
lb appropriation of
State funds Was available for main-
mmmtog the building thin cummer.
Secretary of Coimnerce Richard P.
Brow* appealed to private industry
and received promises of approximately $75,000. The contributions
have ranged from $50.00 up.
—The regular monthly meeting of
the Retired Veterans of the Pennsylvania Railroad will be held oa
Friday at 2:80, in the Yi M. C.A.
'Aa interesting talk is looked for
from Mr. J. L Rightnour, who, with
Mrs. Rightnour spent some time ia
Florid* during the winter month.'.
These meetings sre interesting snd
the members are urged to come out
and enjoy them.
—Bids hsve been asked for the
erection of almost 800 miles of fence
to enclose the high-speed Turnpike
from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh, which
will bs opened for travel on July 4.
Four different types of fence, ranging from four to seven feet in
height, will be placed a'.'ong both
aides of the highway except at cuts,
fills sad along bridge* Motorists
using th* new highway will'be pro-
**etsd against the hazards of do-
"erstic stock sad wild animals wandering across the right-of-way.
—At tbe meeting of the Blair
County Republican committee held
to court room No 2 at Hollidaysburg
last Saturday afternoon, Percy Patterson was re-elected county chairman to Mad the Republicas cohorts
on to victory in November. Mrs.
Mitchell MacCartmey wss re-elected
vice chairman. Th* meeting was well
repreeented by the rank sad file of
the county committee. Chairman Pat-
tenon sad the county committee sre
now maffffrg plans for a success: campaign, which wiM not get under way
until after the Republican National
convention in Job*.
—In the Blair county court on
Monday Judge George Gi Pattorstn,
after hearing all of the' evidence
that Mra Msbel B. Brumbaugh, who
was sued by her husband, Charles
Leonard Brumbaugh, muat pay hor
husband $40.00 per month for Ms
support. The patties hs** been estranged for th* past eight years.
Judge Patterson way of tb* opinion
that Brumbaugh should aet be •
charge upon tiia county ss Ms wife
Is aow making enough money to aid
him. Be thus decreed that she
should pay th* sum ef $40 monthly
towatrd his rmp»*it. For * number
af -rails ths Brumbaughs resided st
Blair fjjflfjana during the week
ended t<$Sf show a decrease of $787
from thos* of the previous week,
and 68 fewer checks required to
make the payments, according to
State Treasurer F. Clair Ross.
Payments for the week total'ied
$8,441 which was $10,840 lower
than those for tha comparable week
of last year. Current payments required 1241 fewer checks than those
of a year ago.
Payments by the Bureau of Assistance Disbursements in the Treasury Department follows:
Current week, $8,441, 1580 checks.
Previous week, $0,228, 1588
checks.
Compaa-able week 1080, $18,700,
2771 check*.
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BUY A POPPY
Thursday evening the members of
John M. Anderson post No. 424,
American Legion, will stage a poppy
sale. A dug out has been erected
at tbe Cornmesser corner, where
th* Legion Auxiliary will) offer
poppies for sale. This is a very
worthy cause as all proceeds go toward assisting disabled soldier boys
who are suffering in the many hos
pitals throughout the nation, the result of their services in the World
War. Buy s poppy and let us.all
wear them from now until Memorial
Dsy in memory of our soldier dead.
FERTILIZE GARDENS
Adequate feeding of vegetable
plants with fertiliser is essential for
production of garden crops of high
quality. Manure, commercial fertilizers, snd lime, where needed are
used, say Penn State vegetable gardeners. Broadcasting of fertiliser is
the general practise but hill or row
applications sometimes are used.
The newly organised Young Men's
Club of the Y are now furthering
plans for a club room alorg Main
street. The club as a bod/ wants
to furnish a room in order to meet
and hold an interesting spot for the
young men through out the summe*-.
There has been a very nice lighted sign added tro the roller skating
rink. It lights up at the end of a
certain time to change the course of
skating. This sign saves a lot of
exess announcing and is an added
attraction to the rink.
The following te' the fi«t cycle of
the Men's Bowling League: April 20.
Kilien& Hauth vs Y. M. C. A., May
8, Chelgren's vs Furniture company;
May 6, Furniture company vs Killen
AHauth; May 10, Chelgren's vs Y.
M. C. A. Junior*; May 13, Y, M,C,
A. vs Chelgren's; May 17, Killenft
Hauth vs Chelgren's; May 20, Fur*
niture company vs. Killen&Hauth;
May 27, Chelgren's ve Y. M. C.A;
May 81, Killen&Hauth vs Furniture
company; June 8, Killen&Hauth vs
Chelgren's; June 7, Furniture company vs Y. M. C. A. Jrs; June 10,
Y. M. C. A, Jrs. vs Killon&Hauth;
June 14, Chelgren's v* Furniture
company; June 17, Killen&Hauth vs
Furniture company; June 21, Y. M.
C. A; Jrs. vs Chelgre/n's.
In.   rather end  mother are
extremely proud.
The annual banquet of the Alumni
association of the Antis township
high school took place in the Grand
Parure hall last Friday evening and
was enjoyed by all those present,
which include the following officers:
Pres., Ermine Fuoss; Vice Pres, Jay
Stevens; Secy., Miss Lois St-vens;
Treas., Miss Lyda Wentsel; and the
following: Misses Miller, Irwin, Wilson, Mountain, Strunk, Goss, Hoffman, Holden, Bell, Shaner, Gramly,
Hunter, Paa*k-s, M"JBsdS Wharton,
Messrs. Strunk, Shaifer,' Powers
Cherry, Cox, Irwin, Fowler, Bob
Fuoss, Will sad Henry Hoffman, ,
■nd H. H. Stevens.
Prayer meeting  Wednesday  evening
at 7:30.
THE FISHING SEASON
—The May meeting of the borough council will be held in the public building next Monday evening.
There will be much business come
before the body for transaction.
—Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stetle,
who were the victims of an automobile accident, due to the carelessne-s
of another driver, near Uniontown,
Ps., a few weeks ago, when both of
them suffered painful injuries inquiring hospital attention for *oie
time, were brought to the home ol
Mr. Steele's parents, Mr. snd Mrs.
G. H. Steele ion Main ctreet, - where
they remained for s week. They returned to their home in Washington,
D.  C,  on Tuesday, whs** they will j
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WILLIAMSPORT  WEDDING
In the Covenant-Central Presbyterian church at Williamsport last
Saturday at noon a lovely spring
wedding was solemnized when Miss
Elizabeth Russell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert Hughes Russell of
that city became the bride of Mr.
Henry Haydock Garrigues, Jr., son
of Mn and Mrs. Henry Haydock
Garrigues, Sr., of Radnor, Pa. Tbe
Rev. Ganse Littfe, pastor of the
church performed the ceremony in
the presence of relatives and a
number of friends. Many out-of
town guests wens present snd among
them Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Meyer,
Mr. and Mr* J. Edgar Williamson
and Miss Kathryne Williamson of
East Fifth street The bride has s
number of friends in the borough
and was a frequent visitor st tiie
Meyer home on East Fifth street.
—Is your subscription to the Bulletin paid to date?
—The Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist church will hold a market
in ths Bellwood Furniture store on
May 11. Cakes, pie**, etc., will be
offered for sale sad th* ladies will
be pleased to rossivo your psliaa
The fishing season surely brings
To men and nature-lovers, wings
Not simply just to fly away
And be at rest for aye and aye—
But to be out and do their best
Along the streams they think tire
best.
For catching fish of various kind
The speckled beauties I'vj in mind
At daybreak many will set forth
Roads rare them—west, east, south
and north:
For birds will be on restless wings—
Soft breezes whisper lovely things.
And what is more delicious than
Fresh fish a-frying in the pan—
Unless it is when they're well-done
And eating of them is begun.
Young fishermen are on the way—
I see them by tiie brook each dsy.
—ELLEN IRVIN
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Thomas M. Stone, pastor.
The church school in all departments
at 9:30, A. F. Myers, Supt. The
morning worship at 10:45 in chnrge
of the . pastor, sermon subject,
"Mother of Yesterday," anthem by
the choir; the Epworth League services at 6:80, for all youth of the
church and their friends; the evening services at 7:30 in charge of the
pastor. Special musical selection- by
the choir commemorating music
week. Sermon by the pastor, "Holy
Spirit, Truth Divine," based on the
hymn entitled, "Prayer For Inspiration," by Samuel Longfellow. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
7:SC
HAPPY GRAND PARENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Samuei' G. Hartsock
of Logan Place, Duncansville; announce the birth of a baby daughter, born to their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. snd Mrs. F. Lee
Myers, at Menden Ball sanitarium
in Johnstown at 8:80 o'clock Friday
morning. Mother and child are doing
nicely.
The mother formerly was Miss
Helen Hartsock. The father is principal af the high school at Twin
Rocks, Pa. The arrival makes Mr.
and Ms*. Abram F. Myers of Main
■trial, and Mr. snd Mrs. Hartsock
grandparents far the first time.
. —Ths firemen were called to the
north side of ths borough Tuesday
afternoon, where * flue fire wss ia
aad whieh was extinguished
BAPTIST  CHURCH
Logan Valley Baptist church, Rev.
H. G. Dooley, pa=tor. Morning worship at 10:45, subject of sermon, "A
Composite Picture of Motherhood;"
evening worship at 7:80, subject of
sermon, "The Lost Chord Found""
Sunday school 0:80; Young People j
meeting 6:30.
CLEAN-UP WEEK SET
Tbe Bellwood Board of Health has
set the Week of May 18th to 18th,
as Clean-up Week, and we are requesting the co-operation of all citizens in this year's clean-up. A public
<lump has been provided in the southern part of town and we are again
requesting our people not to hire unauthorised boys to haul your rubbish
away. We are also asking truckers
not to overload their trucks so thst
the load is not strewn over the
streets on the way to the dump. Positively no rubbish can be dumped
anywhere except at the borough
dump. Let us make Bellwood a clean
thorough by co-operating with the
Board of Health during this week,
cleaning up all rubbish accumulated
during the winter.
EDGAR McKINNEY.
Burgess.
—Twenty Sunday school workers
of the Bellwood Methodist church
attended the Blair county annual
banquet in th* First Methodist
church is Altoona last Friday aight.
Rev. Christian P. Rieaner, D. !«., I
pastor of the Broadway Temple, ia
New York, city, wss the speaker. !
His tdpic, "Laying Foendation States ,
For Invisible "fWsssJ&l
on April 24, last.   Surviving are the)
following children: Blair aad Joseph
Swails of Coshocton, O., Mrs. W. M.#
Gardner of Altoona, Warren  O.   c*"3
Claysburg, Mrs.  Hollfc   Hoffman   of
MiWerstown, Mrs. Bert Thompson of '
Philipsburg, Mrs. Richard Wagner af j
Lewistown, John Swails   of   Millets-
town and Miss Anns  Swails   of  AI-  j
toona.    The funeral was held today
with services at the Fuos& mortuary.
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DIED IN HUNTINGDON
Harvey J. Rhine, aged1 68   years,
died at his home in Huntingdon last
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock aft- 1
er a lingering illness.    He wa.3 a retired guard of the Pennsylvania In- J
dustrial school snd a member of th* 1
First  Methodist church.   He is survived by his widfow and two sons anj
two   daughters,   thirteen grandchild- -j
ren and two sister*, one of the  sie-  1
terg being Mm. Hulda Love of South
First street, this borough.    Th*  deceased wss born in   Juniata   county
and found employment at   Hunting*- I
don many years ago.
—Judging from the nightly frog
concerts along the brooks and meadows, we are finally convinced thst
spring is here at last.
—Mr. Thomas B. Hunter veteran
retired school teacher and residing
on the Dunmire farm northwest of
the borough, met with a< painful so
cirjent a few days ago, when he was
leading a cow to pasture. The
chain became entangled in his hand,
inflicting a painful teceration, which
causes him much pain.
—Lakemont park, for many years
one of the great outdoor pleasure resorts in Central Pennsylvania, will
be opened for the season of 1040, oa
Saturday, May 26. Msny .Ufa-actions
have been booked for the park all
through the season.
—The finishing touches will soon
be placed to Martin and Orchard
streets, which have been under improvement under a WPA setup for
the past nine months. Work on the
Martin street project was started
last October snd continued uninterrupted during the winter until aow
it will soon be ready for the black
to|». In recent days the broken stone
hs* beea rolled with th* naw roller
purchased by the borough ia April
upon which has been placed a heavy '
coating of limestone screenings. Operations on Boyles street, South 3rd
street and Clark afreet will bs start- . A
ed just as soon as the Martin street
work hss been finished, sad where '*
big job will coafesat the borough tfMm