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VOL. LI I
BELLWOOD, PA..
mSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1640
NO.
LOCAL m COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
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BRIEF SUMfMRT BF THE WEEK
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"*■ N*»-*~er Sale— Green and ivory
Sunray gas range, left bead oven.
SIS Eighth Avenue, Juniata, dial
Altoona, 29678.
'> —BeUwood's annual Hallowe'en
parade ia scheduled te go on the
streets of tiw towa next Tuesday
night, where hundreds will be in
Bt* tto* at march
—Fer Sale— Large frame dwelling aad    double garage,    East 4th
' Street, Bellwood, S rooms and bath,
IX, 000. 00. Inquire of William A.
Dysart "or R. M. Dysart, post-
master, Bellwood, Pa.
—Williamsport Dickinson Junior
college at Williamsport, wiU celebrate ita annual alumni homecoming this week end, October 24-27.
Plans have been announced for
eatartaining visiting alt-mini and
Sf leads.
•---•The stock and fixtures of the
Peoples Merchandise company on
South Second street will be offered
at public sale by Paul Smith, Esq.,
who was appointed assignee of the
company by the county court afew
days ago.
—Approximately 90,000 Pennsylvanians, out-of-state residents, saw
Pennsylvania on their way to and
from ttw National Dairy show held
hs'   Harrisburg   last   week.    Every
_M__ *be United States waa rap-
an*-*r*frg^the   vision   and
* ath-ue to ua* Main street
aa a --pee-way, it will not be long
until the authorities will he compelled to eraaade them. There ia
too mucl) fast driving en this
throughiare, particularly on the
southern part.
—Winter put In an early appearance last Saturday when this part
of the state experienced ita first
fall of snow. The snow descended
Arna add forenoon until late at
aight Early Sunday morning tha
earth aaa covered with about an
inch of the "beautiful" aad it aeon
asade its disappearance under the
warm rays of the aan.
—Every now and then some
motorists fail to observe the "thru
atop sign" at the corner of Main
.and South Cambria streets. Teeter-
day morning about • *$0 o'clock a
driver of an automobile) came down
the street, running at about forty
miles aa boar. Evidently he waa a
ah eager ead eras not aware that
the sign aaa on the  sidewalk.
•—The coat ef administering, maintaining and operating Pennsylvania's vast system of highways requires lea thaa fifty cento received
hit* the motor fund, records of the
Department of Highways show. The
balance to available for capital improvements, such as construction,
resurfacing and reconstruction of
wet-out aad antiquated roads.
—The Blair county tomato harvesting season eame to a close
last week. Although the sesson was
listed a* a poor one for tomato
production and proper ripening,
eneoateging reports have been received from away nearby gardener*. Das to the recent low temperatures and rain, a considerable
amount of the crop was left in
the fields and gardens.
—With snow constantly falling
making tha field very unfit for
playing, leBaeud Antis High School
foot ball team took Bigler township fade camp on the local gridiron
last Saturday afternoon, before a
huge crowd of admiring fans, to
the ease ef 12-0. The visitors did
wag "hava e look-in" from start to
flake-. BeUweed plays r t Beaver-
dele, Canrbria county next Saturday
aHwiiiniii. when they will go up
against a formidable opponent, the
Jaavasdals etevaa having beea
quite successful in winning from
their umi n inasste The High School
kppq-wgg   ifluly   eeeeeaJMiy   tea
FIRST FTA MEETING
Ths first meeting of the BeUwood-Antis P. T. A. waa held ia
the high school auditorium Tuesday
evening, with Mr. Melvin Daugherty
presiding. The stage was beautifully
decorated witfa autumn leaves aad
corn shocks which made a beautiful
setting. X concert by the BeUwood-
Antis High School band preceded
the meeting. Invocation waa in
charge of Rev. Eugene (£ Slep.
A beautiful selection was rendered
by the combined chorus under thej
direction ef Mrs. Helen Metsler.
Mrs. T. L. Mallam orf Altoona gave
aa inspiring talk oa the "Aims Of
P. T. A." The report of the membership comtnittee disclosed a membership of 489, and it te expected
that thte number wiU be increased
R*y additional members. The finance
committee announced cash daya to
be held Friday and Saturday, Oct.
25 and 26 to secure funds for the
purchase of chairs and equipment
fer the auditorium aad additional
uniforms for the band. Teachers
of the various buildings were introduced to Bt* audience by Prof.
Paul Kurts. The hospitality eomt-
mittee served refreshments of Cider
and ginger cookies at the close of
the meeting. The next regular
meeting is scheduled to be held
Thursday, November 14th.
PLEASANTLY   SURPRISED
Mr. Charles L. McElwain, residing on North Third • street, was
given a pleasant surprise on hte
fifty-eighth birthday, last Friday,
when be received eighty-six birthday greetings from hte numeroirs
friends. He also received a birthday
cake from a friend I* Detroit,
Mich., as well as many beautiful
flowers from other friends. A number of his children from a distance,
Among 'them, being Charles McEl-
wain and wife   trora   Jersey City,
occasion   amd Joined in the mart
ties. '^F
Mr. McElwain is one of our
well known snd highly esteemed
citisens and throughout hto resident
in But borough, which embraces
many yeara, he had been active in
the affairs ofthe Methodist church,
where ho was a regular attendant
until he became incapacitated. A
year or miore ago one of his limbs
became afflicted and amputation
was necessary, since which time
he has been crippled. He haa been
confined to bed since July and to
unable to leave hto room. In hto
affliction ha haa the sincere sympathy of hto many friends.
BIG PARADE TUESDAY
Under the direction of the chief
burgess of the borough, Edgar McKinney, ia which tbe members of
the Excelsior Fire company ax* cooperating, a mammoth Hallowe'en
parade wiU be held in. the borough
neat Tuesday evening, in which
several hundred will participate,
dressed in grotesque costumes. The
parade will atart about 7:30 o'clock
and the line of march wiU be over
tbe principal streets of tiw town.
The affair will be largely in the
hand* of the members of tiw fire
company, who are now making
plana lor the affair. A number of
prizes will be given to persons
most gaily attired aad a treat wul
be made to tha children taking
part, at tiw fire hall immediately
after the parade.
The firemen's committee in
whose hands the plans have been
placed are: Fred Miller, ct-au-man;
Robert Wiser, Howard Pelter, Peal
Carroll, R. C. Visk.
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VOTE ON SUNDAY MOVIES
Whea you go to the polls on
November 6, you will receive a
ballot aaking for your vote for of
against tiw referendum establishing
Sunday afternoon movies tot BeUwood. This saaw question will
aaaa* up for action ia a *w-Bihar
of other communities in the county.
Hare in Bellwood th* proposition
wiU be ridigly opposed by the Bellwood Ministerium and aU other
Christian citisens. From present indications tt to likely that the referendum wiU be defeated la our
borough, aa many of oar citisens
, cannot aee tiw necessity of having
the Iheatrri open Sunday afternoon.
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HAPPENIHSS_3fl_ TORS
ACTIVITIES OF   OUR   Oil
THREE DECADES    AGO
From tho BeUwood Bulletin,
26th, 1914.
Geo. P. Oberiy   aad   bride
arrived home   from their
trip and wiU   tab* up a
•or. Boyle street-
Misses    Janet   Laird    and
Wentsel, are home for their
giving vacation, they being
|at Stat* College.
Miss Ethel Rider to spend
week with Mra Ambrose and
tar, Miss Florence at Pun
and her   grandmother,   Mr*.
Olanta.
Just heard   of a feUow
a sett-to    with hto wife,
ber that she had Toot and
disease.     Proof   of   the
was that aha talked quite a
had corns.
Among the jurors drawn,
during ths month   of 'e%
tar the grand jury, Robert"
for the    traverse jury,   ~jjtg
Kendree,   A. B.   Fouta
Bower,    petit   jury,    H.
messer.
' The annual   bunting trip,
Bellwood Hunting crab* heff
an    end    with the
Miner,    one deer    and
G. W. Sawyer  one deer,.
Hetrick    oae deer.    Se
and a   number of
bagged.
On Thanksgiving Day*^
becca Loucks    whe
with the butchering hadi
fingers     caught    ia
grinder,   results wss
be amputated at tiw
& H.    McCuUough-
have moved   to
McOullougb  has
RECORD OFJRE DEPARTED
THOSE WHO HAVE PAST FROM
TIME  TO ETERNAL REST
Mrs. Martha J. Morris
Death came to    Mrs. Martha   J.
Morris, a ferawr   weU known   lady
the    borough,    at ber home    in
Baltimore, Md.,   last Sunday   after-
b, after  an illness  of  eighteen
nths,  the greatai portion of tide
* being    confined   to ber   bed.
wee the    widow    of the    late
ob Morris, aad thirty years ago
were citisens of the   borough
War* weU. known and held  in
h regard   by a large   number of
laintances. The husband located
Baltimore   about a  quarter of a
itury ago, where for a long time
was    successfully    engaged • in
up until the time   of hto
be.
Morris was bora in Bellwood
I 19, 1864,    the    daughter   of
der    Burns    and   wife,    the
r    being a well known    CivU
soldier, and who was active in
affairs up untU he died, many
ago.      |
iving members of the family
de    two brothers    and    three
, -David Burns and Mrs. Sadie
Hen, -of Baltimore, Md-   Mra.
a    Dively,    of   Altoona,    Mrs.
Fierier    of   North    Cambria
t,   tids    borough,, and   James
P of Welch, Weat Vir.    That
was brought    to the    Frazier
oa North Cambria street.
*ig. -telly,
had wtth Mr. Eng. Cf.l
this place.
Miss Ada Van Scoyoe pasaerl
away last Sunday at Gary, bid.,'
after an operation for appendicitis,
foUowed by peritonitis. Miss Van
Scoyoe grew up in Bellwood and
taught for a year or two ia the
schools of this place. She was very
popular and was of aa exceptionally refined disposition. It waa a
great shock and source of deep regret to her many friends to receive
this sad news. Her passing away
occurred at the hospital at the
above place where her parents, A.
J. Van Scoyoe aad wife have moved
after residing here for some years.
G. M. Weaver aad Chas. Moffttt
will leave next weak for Bartow,
Florida, where Mr. Weaver has
several acres of orange groves. Mr.
Moffitt's trip to one of pleasure.
Miss Florence Reigh, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reigh, left
Tuesday for Goldsborro, Md., to
spend several weeks with friends.
She was accompanied by Miss Alma
Cherry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Cherry of tiw north side.
The friends of Miss Sara Bait ett*
and Edward BeU, who both Uve oa
Main street, are much concerned aa
to their illness which to near the
serious stage, but hoping for a
complete recovery.
citisen should- he a sab-
|REPUBLICANS WIU. RALLY
Tuesday evening, October 29, at
7:80 o'clock, a Republican rally
wUl be held ia the RepubUcan
headquarters on Main street. Many
prominent out of team Republicans
wiU ba present, and the meeting
will be addressed by two or three
outstanding Republicans. The meeting te open to all citisens.
—Everybody enjoys reading fhe
Bulletin.
-—The Woman's division of
Christian Service sf tiw Methodist
Church, wttl tn|eet In regular session
oa Monday evening, Oct. 28th, at
the church, at 7:80.
•—The chief burgess has again
requested us ta remind parents of
children that they should keep them
under control ia celebrating Hallowe'en. Rowdyism aad wilful destruction at property wiH aot be
tolerated. Tha energetic citisena of
the town wiB feovldo amide entertainment for aU e* thte occasion
by staging a parade next Tuesday
evening,   which should peerlda *B*r
MST   HOME   DONATIONS
62    Methodist churches   in
nUiamsport    district    of    the
Pennsylvania     conference,
lir annual   booth festival at
Bitot   Home   for the Aged
»ne tn Saturday, over $3,200
and cash being contributed
home.
■D capita contribution. Other
prises were awarded as follows:
moat attractive arrangement of
exhibit, Jersey Shore; congregation
coming the largest distance, Jersey
Shore; ehurch not on circuit having
largest per capita contribution,
Philpa Canal; church on circuit with
highest per capita contribution,
Bumside church of the Cherry
Tree charge.
The program, held ia connection
with the festival la the chapel ef
the home was in charge of Eva
M. Hooper, Williamsport, president
af tiw Young Peoples' division.
The address of the afternoon was
aaada by Rev. J. Wallace Cummings,
of Howard.
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CHANCE TO ENLIST
A splendid opportunity to now
offered by the National guard units
of the 110th infantry at Altoona.
Men between the age of 18 and 45
wbo are single and without dependents, can now avail themselves of
this opportunity without waiting to
be drafted. For those who prefer
the infantry, application can be
made for service in either Regimental Headquarter* Company or
2nd Batallion Headquarters Detachment Company G, at Howard avenue and 10th street In Altoona, any
evening during the week from! 7 p.
m. to 9 p. m. Thia gives local men
an opportunity to serve with a unit
from their own county.
The following vacancies have a
specialist rating and" carry better
pay than a private would receive
if drafted:
Radio operator, telephone operator, switchboard operator, truck
driver, chauffer, combat intelligence
man, automatic rifleman, and cooks.
—Is yonr subscription to the Bulletin paid to date?
—Don't fail to take in the big
Hallowe'en parade next Tuesday
evening.
t—The Bellwood-Antis Parents
Teachers will stage a cash day on
Friday and Saturday   of thte week.
, The derirved from the cash day
wiH be used to defray tiia aapenses
of the parent teachers association
and two uniforms for the majorettes of tiw school band, aad equipment for tha auditorium. Envelopes wiU be distributed to the homes
of th* borough and Antis ttarnship.
Get ready  to make •  Uberal  eaa-
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FARM SROWJER IDE TOP
ANNUAL EVENT ATTENDED
BY MANY HUNDREDS
The eighth annual Community
Show held at the BeUwood-Antis
High School last week was a pronounced succeaa despite the inclement weather whieh attended it.
Entries in farm crops were not aa
large as in previous years due to
the unfavorable season, but the
goods displayed were of the finest
quality.
The show maiked the opening of
the newly completed auditorium to
the public and many "visitors ox-
pressed their admiration for the
fine building Which will serve to
add much to tiie value of our community. The auditorium waa used
principally for farm and commercial exhibits aad many attractive
(booths displaying products of local
businesses ware points of interest.
The flower show proved to be a
highlight of the . show. Due to
early frosts a low registration was
expected, but tt was surprising to
note that 85 * people entered over
100 individual emtries including
roses, marigolds, chrysanthemums,
and other flowering types aa well
as ferns and house plants. The
exhibit of water colors and oils in
the main hall drew much attention
from the visitors. This exhibit will
continue until October 29th.
The dog Aow held under the
auspices of the BeUwood Sportsmen's Association wa* most successful.
The Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils
supplied the thrill of Saturday
afternoon when they upset Bigler
Township, which some local dopest-
ers had favored to win. The game
ended 12-0 to, tiw local lad's favor
and some classy playing' made the
l    in"'n   Inifiifr  l)ij   wm    iiml
the afternoon.
FOREST FIRE CARELESSNESS
Man to responsible for 99% of
tbe forest fires tiwt occur in Pennsylvania, according to George H.
Wirt, Chief of the Division of Protection in the Department of
Forests and Waters. ,
The common cause of forest fire
is carelessness. During the autumn
season when deciduous trees are
bare and the ground is covered
with leaves, a forest firs is easily
started and sometimes difficult to
control.
As a result of the cool days ia
autumn, campers and hikers have
a tendency to build a fire at lunch
time and then too often' neglect
to extinguish it. The careful
camper or hiker will select a place
for hto campfire when it will not
get out of bounds, such as near a
stream or a road or on some spot
that is bare of vegetation. After
the fire has served its purpose
every spark should be thoroughly
extinguished. A campfire should
never be built at th* base of a
tree. rj^5 ■*;
The destruction of standing
timber aad the loss of life and
property are not the only major effects of forest fires. Forest fires
are fatal to young animals of aU
kinds and it to not infrequent to
find the charred remains of game
animals among the debris of forest fires. |
Bird life, so valuable to agriculture and forestry, is sometimes
entirely eliminated and conditions
so altered that birds seek sanctuary elsewhere.
(Fish life also is seriously affected by forest fires. The leaching from wood ashes are poisonous
to the State's native fish and
many are often killed because of
rises of .water temperatures during fires. Stream flow becomes
irregular when forests are destroyed and the natural stream bank
conditions give way to eroding
gaUies and the fish food to destroyed. »
—Type writer paper fer aato at
the Bulletin office In aay quaatty
desired.
—The presidential election is
fast drawing te a close, only* few
days remains in which tiw spellbinders will have the opportunity
bo shoot th* praises of their respective
PERSONAL PARA6I
People Who Visit Hi
Thoao Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTSTTOUR CHI
Cnest*   Who Are Entertained by 1
Wood  Hosts—Personal  MseliiB
Theee Wbb Visit To aad Fee
Miss Edna McElwain of No
Third street spent the week end
Ne|w York city visiting her be
end sisters, Mrs. William Tue
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Love and Jet.
McElwain in New Jersey.
David    and Mrs.    Dickson,
William   Esch bach.   Rev. aat'
James Woomer,   Mrs.   Alfred
and    Pearl   Rote,    all of   Ty
were Sunday visitors at the Ua
Brethren parsonage on North Fe
tli street.
Congressman James E. Tea Zai
who to the    able representative
the House    from the 23d    dii
was in Bellwood   Tuesday fe
interviewing   the    votes.    He
piloted about the borough by
Burgess     Edgar    McKinney,
while hare Congierrsman Van Zaatj
|was a caller at our office.      I
Mr. aad Mrs. James A. Eds
of   Long Branch, N. J- spent
days   ia the    borough    daring
week as   guests   of Mr.    aad
Glenn    Schenck    on    North
street.   The New Jersey folks
returning from Chicago, where
bad been   guests for two  weeks
their son-in-law  and   daughter,
and Mrs. Austin   J.   Brogan.
in town Mr. Edmiston Wss a
aat caller et our office.
SS. 600, 000 SEEDLINGS
Completed iavaa-sai*HJ||
State
County,
County, Mont Attn, Franklin
and   Potters Mills,   Coatee  '
show a total of    66,600,000
lings and transplants.     (
Approximately     17,600,000
lings and  transplants   are af
for shipment during the fatt
ing season  -and    for next    spi
according    to  W. E.    Montgoim
Chief of Forest Management.
Ten kinds   of trees are   aval
for shipment.    Theee    include
pine,    white pine,    Norway sprue]
white spruce,    Scotch. pine,
pine,     pitch  pine,  Japanese
black walnut aad black locust.
A total of 1,250,000 seedli
and transplants will bo plant
this fall. This number, togeth;
with the 16,500,000 trees pku
this spring, brings the total at
ber of trees planted diuring 1*
to 17,750,000. More seedlings *
transplants were produced in
State Forest nurseries this yl
than in any previous year.
Montgomery states that 2J
bushels of various kinds of
Pennsylvania tree seeds wiU
collected this fall for planting
the State Forest tree nurseries.
AMERICA CONSCIOUS
The members of John F.  An*)
son Post No. 4S4, American
are sponsoring   an effort to
in every homie in tiw   borough
Antis    township a    "Pledge to
Flag."    It is a beautiful    piece]
printed   matter with the   Aaw
flag in colors at the top.   It
"I pledge   allegaiance to tiw
of tiw United States    of    Ami
and to the Republic    for
stands,  one Nation  indivisible
Liberty and Justice   for aU."
eaat of arm* to alao at the _
of the   picture.   The pledge
grace every home ia America.
Tb*    Gradale    society    of
borough will canvass   tiw
the borough    and    Antis
offering   the pledge for
very price    within   th*
a "anybody.   Wha* the young
call at your home   please
The funds are far  use of 1
Anderson Poet, American
Dont   fail to buy the
should ha fa* your home.
—The Bellwood aad Antia
ship Republican dab    wttl
tiie Republican headq
evening at 7*80.  A f*H
to desired   sett   to ea