Bellwood Bulletin 1940-12-12

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VOL. LI 1
BELLWOOD, PA.,
Bulljetm
Name
Indexed
_Wf, DECEMBER  12, 1940
NO.
LOCAL HB COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMARYOF THE WEEK
Terse    Paragraph* CouswaJag.   tba
Petag  ef Oar  Borough—Tbe Col*
Our   Subscribers    Enjoy
—A small deposit   will hold any
Christmas    presents,    at    Barrett's,
_tiw Jeweler.
to   por Sals— Two large wardrobes in good condition. Inquire
of Wilbur Walker, rear atate liquor store, Main street.
—The Christmas spirit ia in tbe
•far everywhere one may look in the
borough. Christmas decorations are
in evidence in homes, stores and
ea the  streets.
—For Sale— Large frame dwelling and double garage, East 4th
Street, Bellwood, 9 rooms and bath,
$2, 000. 00. Inquire of William A.
Dysart or R. M. Dysart, postmaster, Bellwood, Pa.
—Last Friday while Mr. Joe
Pedro of the north aide, was gunning back on the Allegheny mountain, succeeded in killing an eight-
point back. The trophy was admired by all who aaw it.
—Richard W. Stephens, son of
Mrs. Clinton Cory, 601 North Tenth street, haa been elected an assistant editor of the commlence-
ment publication of his class at
Girard College, Philadelphia, where
he to a student.
gi^^—Mr.  Chester Caldwell,    one ot
| the wed known young men of the
V**ho-reugh   and son of Mr. and Mrs.
_-ky-^_i)i^<%..rO»'    South    Main
AtopAftf^jM^jMk
where he
Stationed   aa a m|ovie operator   for
Uncle San.   Chester is a graduate
of the   Bellwood High School   and
will make    good in his    new **-teM
of endeavor.
-—The Ctoistmas tree erected by
a number of worth while citizens
on North Fourth street, will be
lighted for the first time Friday
evening, to be followed by singing
ed Christmas carols. The tree is
beautiful decorated with varied
colored electric lights and ia much
admired fay all who pass that way.
During 'the Yuletide season choirs
of the different churches of the
borough will appear and render
appropriate music
—BeUwood's Retired Veterans
of the Pennsylvania Railroad are
again reminded of the meeting,
December 14th, at 2:80, in the Y.
M. C. A. A good program is Sin
the making which will be pleasing
to all. It will include Christmas
music, soma recitations and a guest
Bpsshsr Refreshments will be included at this nWeting, which will
be much to the members liking,
* (ftp" who are urged to come out and
[help make tiw last meeting of tiw
year a good one.
|—The seventh annual banquet
of ths members of Bellwood Aerie
No. 1869, Fraternal Order of
Eagles, will be hold in the Y. M.
C. A. Near Year's evening. It
promises to be one of the outstanding events of the winter
season and will be attended by
several hundred members, their
elves and sweethearts. Hon.
George G. Patterson,- president
judge of the courts of Blair
coutaty, witt be the prinicipal
speaker of the occasion.
—Word hss been received by
Mr. and Mra. R. V. Caldwell ef
100 Main street that their son,
Roland, who is entering upon his
fourth weak of training at the U.
8. Naval Training station at Newport, R. I., has been appointed to
tiw- U. 8. Naval electric school ta
San Diego, Calif., where he will
pursue tba course of electrician
mate. The scholarships were award-
_ ed    fal a    competitive    basis,     the
g competition  being very keen,   only
six such vacancies existed aad two
thousand bias jackets were entered
ta the competition. After completing fire weeks training the
• yonng man will return home for
tiw hatfatay j-satad before prooeed-
WjEEKLY  NEWSPAPER  IS   READ
"They do read it!" headlined
Piviblisher J. W. Hedden Sr.'a Mt.
Sterling (Ky.) Advocate over a
front-page atory written after investigating Advocate coverage and
readerage.
''Ordinarily," aaid the Advocate,
"one thinks the number of families
reading a newspaper ia the number
of families that subscribe for it"
But such isn't tiw caae proved the
Advocate.
Traveling 58 miles on a rural
route that extended somle 5 to 18
miles from the publishing point, 16
families mate contacted who were
not subscribers to the paper. The
interesting part. bf this discovery
wss thst seven families stated they
read the Advocate regularly at the
home of parenita or neighbors.
Thia methodical investigation by
the Advocate staff gave an excellent basis upon which it Was able
to prove many disputed theories.
One of them is that the striking
difference between newspapers and
handbills was that tiie paper is
passed from hand to hand, front
family to family, and remaining
somewhere about the house for reference three, or four daya after
being received.. But the handbill,
noted the Advocate investigation,
very frequently is passed from the
mail box to the wastebasket or
the stove.
Every successful -nan knows that
the newspaper ta the cheapest and
best Way to ' reach tiie buying
public, stated the article in the Advocate. "Such has been proven
time and time again. Circulars,
shopping guides, and similar madia
all have their day, hut then go
on their way to oblivion. The local
newspaper remains with tbe community always." It is the local
newspaper swr*marized-, tiw   Adeo-
.  amt> ^m'AmW**^™^ \
or a better community -nd
ia deserving    of-   support    of    the
whole community.
This wss ths first private and
practical local newspaper investigation noted for over a year in
Kentucky. *
—You will save mlpney by buying yo-ir Christmas presents at
Barrett's, the Jeweler.
—The superintendents of the
Sunday schools of the churches of
Ithe borough are requested to supply us with their Christmas programs aa early as Tuesday of next
week. Please do not put it off
until later time, for fear the pro-
grams will be received too late
for publication.
—Mr. Henry W. Schalles, for a
number of years the efficient cashier of the First National bank of
tiw borough, was taken violently
ill with a severe coughing spell
last Sunday and has remained in a
very uncomfortable condition ever
since. Dr. E. B. Webb was called
who administered for the sick mbn,
and on Wednesday he was taken
to Altoona, where a physician performed an operation. He now bids
fair to aa early recovery.
—Only  two days rontata  of the
deer   hunting season   for the   present year.   The season   opened on
Dec. 2,   and  ever since   thousands
of hunters    have been oat   where
the deer    abound.    This year   the
atate    game commission    permitted
the taking   of both sex and   it is
said  the kills    will run    over one
hundred   thousand.   Ever since   the
deer were brought    back to   these
parts,   the Lloydsville   and   Tipton
run   sections    have been    favorite'
hunting   spots   for the   sportsmen.
It is thought   the number   of deer
that    have   been killed    in    these
parts    will amount to almost    one
thousand.     In    recent    years    the
animals have multiplied   so rapidly
that they have   becomje a nuisance
to the farmers, as the food supply ,
Was limited and thay made pilgrim-1
ages   to the    farmers   fields    and |
gardens, where they waxed fat on 1
everything growing therein.   Again .
it te   ssid that by   permitting   tiw
killing   of both   aaa   batter   and
larger deer will be bred fat future
years    and those that are    left in I
the   weeds   will bs    able to * find
sufficient food for   their existence. '
■■Maa wanted   for   steady year
around work. Opening in this vicinity. Must live ta Blair County. Car
Writs    Otho Whipple,
HAPPENINGS 30 YEARS
1b
ACTIVITIES OF   OUR   CITI
THREE DECADES    AGO
From tiw Bellwood Bulletin, 30A
28th, 1915.
A new  boy baby put in bis
pearance    at the    home of    G. H
Shaner last week. ;- ';,i*"ia
George (Toddy) Raugh, th-r
is   dairyman    is doing    jury   d
at Hollidaysburg this week.
A new arrival    at the    home
Elliott Trego in   Tyrone ta a
girl, who put    in her    appeal
on Sunday.
M. S.   McCaulley,  of  Punxsu
ney,    a former    resident    of
north side, was a  Bellwood visit
on Monday.
J. W. Tweed and wife who
spent   some   time in   Chicago,
with their    son George,    are
home again.'
Mrs.   Nannie Bullions,   of
dock, arrived    in town    Thursda
Snd will spend    some time    at ti
McCracken   home' on  Boyles strr
The home   of John Fish,   of
north    side    was the    scene    of
small    fire   last    Sunday.    Pr
assistance    held a  disastrious
in abeyance.    •
Little Mary Cornmesser,   dai
er of Liveryman,   and   'Mrs. H-,(C|
Cornmesser,   gave a sledding   part;
to a  number    of har    friends I
Monday evening.
J.  Edgar Williamson is all
ant    these    daya    A young
{weighing   about ten pounds
around    last    Thursday    and
decided to stay.
Last Saturday evening
Chas. McFarland entertej
number    of young    people
"^S!__&»*-55_J-£4^^
clerks ^>T!LrWrTr"wn *
(pany   were  projsent.    Refreshments
followed a pleasant time.
One day this week a big buriey
road tourist called at the home
of one of the Clark street residents, and ask for some eats, requesting that they be of sandwiches with plenty of meat. . That is
asking and ordering- at the same
time.
Friday evening of last week Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Dyaart entertained
at their cosy homje on the hill
with a sumptous dinner. Those
present were William Dysart and
family, Miss Annie McKinstry,
Mrs. Guistwhite and Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Balsbach.
The snow on the mountains is
about two feet deep, and the game
is having a strenuous time foraging, and ita feared that it will
suffer greatly on account of not
being able to find food.
Rev. Stover ofthe United Evangelical ehurch, is holding interest,
ing meetings at his Pinecroft
charge.
A very enthusiastic meeting of
the Business Men's Association and
tfae Board of Trade of this place
was held on Monday evening in
the Odd Fellow's ball, with speakers from Altoona. Among them
were Geo. S. Mosser, Elwood S.
Raugh and W. C. Westfall. This
mleeting was to promote varied
interests of the borough.
8I66EST MM LETTING
IWE CONTRACTS MADE IN
TEN YEARS SCHEDULE
. The letting scheduled by the Department of Highways for December 18 ia the largest from tiw
en-rouTst of money involved that
tiie Department has held since
jtade 12, 1930.
'■, The tatting tids month covers
Work ostiirilatied to cost approximately $3, 620,000. On tiw letting
of June 1930, there was $4, 282,-
*j"f8 worth of highway improve-
atants involved.
There Sre eleven projects on tiw
itatg    letting   and     they    cover
28.15 miles of road. The letting of
one   12, 1980,   cantained   26 projects for 66.23 miles.
During    the    fall,    winter    and
spring of 1929-90   the Department
Id    lettings    for   road    improve-
ents  involving large  sums.  There
as a  letting    held    December 19
nd 20, 1929,   when bids were reived on ,40 jobs for 140.58 miles
f highway   at a cost of   $7,713,-
Tfae  following February   an-
faer    two-day    letting was    held,
ben bids were received on 102.41
ilea of road costing   $5, 174,614.
"Since the last   previous big one-
||ay tatting   of June 1-2, 1980,   the
'largest letting previous   tb the one
this    month was on    October    80,
1936, when bids were   received on
16 projects   for work   costing $2,-
^76,302.     That  tatting  called    for
improvement of 24.26 miles of
Way.
(Road     building    problems     have
ed materially in the, paat dec-
Formerly   roads of 18   to 20
were  considered   wide  enough
it   the needs but   engineer
■e designing   them for theee
lanes of   traffic   Gted
higher __**
dace steep grades.
Earlier this year the Department awarded a contract to improve slightly more than 7 miles
on the William Penn Highway with
pavement wide enough for three
lanes of traffic. Part of tills letting was on the Cresson mountain
and the Bellwood intersection to
Grazierville, now completed. The
contract called for the expenditure
of more than $938,000, the largest
single contract awarded by the Department in many years. However,
if the engineering standards of
ten years ago had been followed
the amount rf money involved in
the one contract would have built
many more miles of highway.
last year tiie largest road letting' covered 10 projects for 14.92
miles. The money - involved was
$1, 581,066. That letting was held
February 24,  1939.
i—Yon will find a nice Una of
Christmas presents such as Watches, Silverware, Rings, Chains, Case
Sets, Clocks, Toilet Sets, at Barrett's, the Jeweler, where you will
save money.
—Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
the Bellwood Fire company was
called to the home of Milton Fryer
on Main street, where a flew fire
was ta progress. It was extinguished without any loss.
-—Mr. William Hoffman, Jr., son
of Mr. and, Mrs. William Hoffman,
Br., of North Cambria street, left
One day last week for Baltimore,
Maryland, where he haa secured
employment in the • Martin Airplane factory. *'■■'%'■$
i—Mrs. Kermdtt Miller of South
Cambria street ia numbered among
cur successful female hunters,
having killed a doe while gunning
on tiw Allegheny mountain last
Saturday ta the Lloydsville section.
Tha lady   ia quite   proud   ef her
BELLWOOD GIRL MARRIED
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Mable McKinney,
daughter of Chief Burgess and
Mis. Edgar McKinney cf East
Fifth street, to Mr. Robert Allen,
Which waa soleminized on December 6, the officiating minister being Rev. Simon Dougherty of the
Capitol Street United Brethren
church in Washington, D. C. The
bride is one of the .wall known
and popular young ladies of the
borough and te a graduate n-irse
of Sibley Memjorial hospital, Washington, D. C, and until recently
had been engaged in the State
hospital at Hamburg, Pa. The newlyweds have gone to housekeeping
in Washington.
RECORD OFJHE DEPARTED
THOSE WHO HAVE PAST FROM
TIME TO ETERNAL REST
Forfeat  E.  Bratton
Forrest E. Bratton, a resident of
the Methodist camp grounds at
Newton Hamilton and former Altoona resident died at his home
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Born August 10, 1855, at McVey-
town, he was one time a boatman
on the ild Pennsylvania canal.
Later he was employed for many
years as a motormjan with the
Logan Valley Street Railway company in Altoona. He served as secretary of the Wayne township
school board, health officer and
truant officer for the district, For
several years he was night watchman at the Methodist Training
camp, where he Was well known
among mRny of the campers.
Members of the family include
his wife, Almleda Gray Bratton;
a brother, Robert L. Bratton of
Bellwood, and several nieces and
a nephew, J. Clyde Norton of Newton  Hamjilton.
Friends are being received at
the home. Interment will be at
Newton Hamilton. . '■■■*-'■.
Mra. Hannah McKinney
Mrs. Hannah McKinney, widow
of John S. McKinney, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. E. M.
Fryer of 721 East Main street,
Bellwood, nt 7:45 o'clock Wednesday night after being seriously ill
since Monday night.
Born September 25, 1864, in
Dauphin county, she was the
daughter cf Henry sad Catherine
Lenhart. Her husband preceded
_u six years ago.
jB^fehBg
hbs*t*r
of B»11#Oca7 K-r "tt^rters; Mrs.
E. K. Kruise of Coalpbrt, Mrs. E.
M. Fryer at whose home sbe died
and Mrs. Roy Dillon of BeUwood,
Mrs. Alfred Galloway of Grazierville, and G. W. Souders cf Juniata.
Mrs. McKinney was a Methodist
by faith.
Friends are being received at
tiw E. M. Fryer home, 721 East
Main street, Bellwood, after 7
o'clock this evening.
—Mr. John Richardson, former
supervisor of Antis township, "va.-
sucoessf-il in killing a large doe
near his farm  last week.
—Postmaster Ralph M. Dysart
enjoyed four days last week hunting in the vicinity of Mahaffey,
Clearfield county, and gas successful in bringing down an eight-point
buck.
Mr. Ira James Snyder celebrated
a birthday anniversary on Monday.
Ho didn't say how many milestones
he passed, being too modest. For
yeara Mr. Snyder had been employed in a clerical capacity office of
tiw Pennsylvania railroad company,
and haa been retired for seme
time past He ia an enthusiastic
member of Bellwood Aerie, Fraternal Order  of Eagles,   ta which, ttm*f9m
T
RED CROSS MEMBERS
(List of Bellwood contributors
fr.mi last week: Thomas J. Robinson, Mrs. Samuel Williams. Mrs.
Clarence Campbell, Dr. E. B.
Webb— $3.00. Annual Memberships
$1.00 each: Mrs. N. Q. Lauver,
Mrs. F. B. Forrest, Mrs. J. I. Rightnour, E. S. Reed, Mrs. I. S.
Lindemuth, Mrs. H. W." Schalles,
Mrs. E. M. Wiley, Mrs. D. L.
Cameron, R. M. Strunk, R. H-
Hirsch, Prof. F. A. Hamilton, Miss
Mary E. Clossr n, Mrs. E. G. Slep.
Mrs. P. G. Goshorn. Mrs. George
H. Steele, Mrs. L. M. Myers, Miss
Dorothy Johns n, Mrs. Elizabeth
Johnson, Mra. Charles S. Weight,
Rev. Thomas M. Stone, Mra. H. W,
jEvans, Mrs. C. F. Luse, Mrs. W.
E. Shaner, W. E. Shaner, Mrs.
Alice Bush, * Mrs. J. B, Isenberg,
Mrs. C. H. Hall, Mrs. W. S. Bell,
Jchn E. Mentser. Mrs. C. P. j, Gilmore, Mrs, S. C. Graham, Mrs. J.
A. Fox, George D. Cannon, W. W.
Glasgow, J. E. Williamson, Miss
Naomi Eat n, Mrs. J- M. Igou, Mrs.
Gilbert S. Watts, Willard I. Werts,
Miss Eva Fuoss, Altoona. Less than
$1.00 contributed: Mrs. R. C. Berk-
-jtres'-er "****s, AT*nabell Mry*1*, .It**.
George Powley, Mrs. G. J_. 3-ker,
Mrs.  H. B. Fowler.
Total su'-cr'-pi t-* date $209.-
55. Additional reports will be published next week and the roll call
will be officially closed on Saturday, Dec.  14th,  1940.
PERSONnlJARAGRJ
People Who Visit Here
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS GF OUR EH
Guests   Wbo Are Entertained by 1
Wood Hosts—Personal  MiaHSSM
Thoae Wbo Visit To and Pre
Mr. J. Edgar WiUiameon of
Fifth street, waa a New York
business visitor all of last week.
Mrs.     Geo.    L.     Holtzapple,
North   First street,  spent   Tuesday
of this   week with   her   son-in-lssff
and daughter, Hr. aad Mrs. Norris. ■
Harter, of Blanchard. r
Miss Polly Irwin,   of   New  York!
city,  where    she is engaged    as *■
trained  nurae,  is the gutest of hatM
parents,    Mr. and    Mrs. John    K.
Irwin on North First street.
Mr. J. A. Schmittle,    the ' Norit
Tuckahoe    street    merchant,
Mrs.     Schmettle      and      grandson,!
Richard Shirk,   have returned from]
a visit  with' their  son and   family]
at Dayton,  Ohio.
Mrs.    Wanda  Draheim,   formerly I
of the  borough,  but for a  number*
of years a    resident    of    Pitcairn,
Pa.,   was a    recent visitor    at the
home of her son   Edward and her]
mother in Washington, D. C.
Mr. William G. Creighton, ofl
Mackeyviile, Pa., was a caller ail
our office last Friday morning. |
Years ago when Bellwood
blooming into a fair sized town,]
Mr. Creighton came to our borough!
and . engaged in tbe u-r-xraneel
business    wfaieh he co u d UjflJHfe 1—_.!
'|a| *jj}1M|-'y*-fr___-~
open a 20-gc~r-|e basketball eons
next Tuesday,   December  17,   will
Bigler Township    of    Madera    thej
visiting aggregation.
The  Bellwood-Antis High  school's]
new  gymnasium,   rated  one  of til
district's    finest    will be used    fa
the first  time.
Thirty boys    responded    to    tiaj
call for   basketball candidates   an*j
Coach   Lew Myers   has been   bu
making    vanity    squad    selectioa
Bob    Kitten,      assistant    baskets
coach, has been aiding in whippil
the varsity into shape.
The    Junior High school's    fir
practice    brought    a squad    of
candidates.
—The 194Q Pennsylvania potato
crop is better than average, according "to reports, following the
completion of the digging of tiie
crop, Secretary John,, H. Light of
the Department of Agriculture announced. Variable yields in many
localities are afaown, but generally
the quality ia reported to have
been good and grading shows a
large peMSBtaaa °f No. l's, although tha sise of the tubers is
by co-uarison with    past
—Trespass   notice*,   for   sale
the Bulletin office, ten cents each.
—Because    of   constant   reqi
for endorsement    of    contests anj
various    commercial    enterprises
which   the   Department   of   Pul
Instruction legally can not
pate,    a  statement of policy
tive t   endorsemjent has been
ed by Dr. Francis B.  Haas, SH]
intendent of Public Instruction.
Nineteen counties that have
clubs % growing baby beevea th
-year are just cmpleting the
iou*fld-ups. Livestock specialists
the Pennsylvania State College r
port that 100 animals placing hig
est in the round-ups will go
the Pennsylvania Farm Show I
Harrisburg, January 20 to 24.
•—Congressman James E. *■
Zandt advises us that the preside
has approved a WPA project i
the complete construction of
-uditorium and community build)
addition to the Antis towns!
school, including laying floors,
•rtall***-* rrtll work, hardware a
heating facilities, painting
Performing incidental and app*
tenant work, publicly owned p
perty. The sponsor is the Bellwoi
Antis joint school district.
—Clair O'SheU   waa elected 1
centiy to  head  the   BeUwood-.
Sportamen'a   association   auee
Gilbert    S.    Watts,   retiring
dent. Other officers elected ,j9
annual meeting include: Vice
dent,  H. B.  Irwin; secretary,
Bupp;      treasurer,      J. W.
trustee, Lincoln Lender.
—-The   regular   monthly
of the   W. C. T. U.   wtil be
ta the    heme    of   Mra.    Johsjj
Tackitt,   70S East Third
Tuesday   afternoon, Dec. 1
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