Bellwood Bulletin 1940-12-26

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BRIEF SUMWARYOF THE WEEK
Teres    PiUgr'easW Concerning,   ttw
Doing af  Our Bonougb—-The Col-
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—For Sale— Two large wardrobe* Inquire' df WiHard Walker,
rear of the state liquor store, ia
good condition.
IHlgl 'staging will continue at
the Chri-rtmas trees ea North
Fourth atreet and on Main street
throughout tiie Yuletide season.
" —.Wtth oar location being to the
heart of the Allegheny mountains
aet a speck of anow can be seen
aayvrhere. However, the winter is
not a thing of the past.
—For Sale— Large frame dwelling snd double garage, Eaat 4th
Street, Bellwood, 9 rooms ead bath,
$2, 000. 00. Inquire of WUliam A.
Dyaart or R. M. Dyaart, postmaster, BeUwood, Pa.
-—The weather on Christmas was
moat beautiful with the sun shining
brightly throughout, although there
WSS a pronounced white frost to
the morning hours, which gave that
part of the day a tinge of "white
Christinas."
—The hcUday and wet weather
haa somewhat interfeared with the
borough WPA Jobs. But it is going
forward and the streets being
covered with stone base during
the winter months aad will be
ready for the black top early to
the spring time.
—>A family in the community ia
greatly in need of a lwatlfig stove,
■jgMtok *mt.. person - who -nay have
Web Sn unused article about their
*^j___ J*-t-sgkJu^Jffl)_lL-ei*vk tt»
editor " of tiie Bufletin the stove
wiU be placed in the home. It is*
a deserving family.
—A report submitted to L La-
asaat Hughes, Secretary of High-
waya, shears that during the six
months between May 16 and November 16, 006.23 miles of road
weete surfaced on the "v*-\PA program aponfiored by the Department
of Highways. In the aame period
427.86 miles of surfacing was
placed on widened base of existing
highways.
j—Weird Dilemma of England'a
Hangman—-. How Britain's executioner is forced to choose between
hanging The Murderous Msttry
Widow" and risking suicide, or not
hanging her, and losing his job.
Aa Ulustrated feature in the January 6th issue of The American
Weekly the big magazine distributed with the Baltimore Sunday
American, on sale at aU newsstands.
—Mrs. G. W. Glasgow, of Punxsutawney, who is spending some
time with her sister, Mre. Ira
Estep on Main atreet, wae ao unfortunate Mat Friday to meet with
an accident in the Estep home
when ahe feU from! a chair and
fractured a bone to her left arm,
causing a painful injury. The
fracture was reduced by Dr. B. B.
Levengood. Friends of Mrs. Glasgow wifl be glad to know that
she is getting along aa wall aa
could ba expected, and that ahe
wfll remain at the Estop beam for
a number ef weeks.
—Now that Christmas is a thing
ef tha past, the politicians will
direct their attention toward ttto
offices to be filled in Blair county
during the year 1941. Judge George
O. Patterson who is now serving
as judge of our county courts
by appointment will become a
candidate for the fuU ten yean
at the primary election to be
held in September and* at the
general election in November,
ahould ha be the successful aspirant at tiie primaries. It ia learned
that a number of Blair county at-
tornies wiU seek tiie honorable
poet, but time far have failed to
publicly announce their candidacy,
although there is ample time. The
voters wfll alao choose a prothonotary, aheriff aad jury commiaaton-
er. After the firpt of April the
etoshroate wfll hear Som the aapir-
-*pmm\ aad theee mBl ba^atonty.
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CHRISTMAS IN THE BOROUGH
The Oii-iatmlas spirit aaa Very
much in evidence in the borough
aad everywhere one looked they
could aha*joyous season predominant. Ths homes, stores and public
buildings ware briUiantly Ul-rninat-
ed during Christmas evening, as
well ae laat evening, and the varied colored lights gave aa added
tinge to the occasion.
Sunday appropriate services and
sermons ware observed in all of
the churches ef town in commemoration of the giaalaat event in all
history.
Tuesday evening and laat evening choirs of the different churches assembled at the Christmas
trees erected on North Fourth
street snd on Main street and
rendered Chri-rtrnaa carols.
There waa the usual giving ot
Christmas gifts and especially to
the youngsters.. On Christmas day
wa remembered the birth of a
tiny babe for whom there waa no
room in the inn and whose cradle
or crib was a manger. We remember the visit of tha shepherds . following tiw announcement by angels
that a Savior wae that day born
to. them and to all mpB. We remember the wise men who aaw a
Star ia the Bast and came to worahip and to offer gifts to the Holy
Infant.
We feel that we, too, want to
offer gifts to Him. Beside our love
and affection, we present gifts to
othera since He said; "Whatsoever
ye have done to these my brethren
in My Name, ye have done - unto
me." We make children our chief
recipients," aot only because we
are celebrating Hia birth bat alao
because He said, "Let the little
children congs to me and forbid
them not," takTng them into His
ai-ma aad bhrjasing them.
:',  DIRECT RELIST IS LESS      ♦
Direct talis* paymeuta to needy
Matr*^ -aS-TOWl trntrtSJ mmr^eretk
show an increase of $433 and 63
checks overthose of the previous
week, according to State Treasurer
F. Clair Boas.
Payments fer the week amounted to |7383 whieh waa $3,169
lower than those for the comparable week of last year. Current
payments required 316 fewer
checks than those of a year ago.
Payments by the Bureau of Assistance Disbursements in the Treasury Department follow:
Current   week,   $7,688, 1429
checks.
Previous week, $7,160,— 1866
checks.
Comparable week 1939, $10,742,
— 1746 checks.
FIREMEN ELECT OFFICERS
At a recent meeting of the members of the Excelsior Fire company the following were choaen
officers to serve for the year 1941:
President, Clyde R. Hummell; vice
president, W. H. McCauUey; treasurer, R. C. Visk; secretary, Fred
Miller; assistant secretary, R. C.
McCaulley; chief, Don C. Vandevander; assistant chief, R. E. We-
iser; directors, H. E. Pelter, 3. P.
Weiser, R. W. Bosh, Charles Bush,
Harry Endress, J. R. Shaner; chaplain, Roy Weaver; drfll master, J.
R. Shaner; assistant drill master,
P. B. Lauver; auditing committee,
R. W. Bush, R, E. Weiser, Roy
Weaver.
—Every merchant who wishes to
succeed in busineaa mast advertise,
i—Miss Jennie. Wallace ia confined   to her   home on   North   First
street by sickness.
—11a streets to tile business
section cf the borough were given
a thorough cleaning a few days
before Christmas, when a lot of accumulation waa carted away.
Mr. WUliam A. Dyaart, who has
been engaged by the Jewel Tea
company for the past few months,
with headquarters in Cumberland,
Maryland, aa advanced salesman, is
fen joying the holidays at hto home
on Eaat Third street.
—The editor of the Bulletin
called upon Dr. W. H. Morrow,
who haa been a patient in the Altoona hoapital for the paat year.
We found him in high spirits and
waa toasting    that he    would soon
j he able to gain sufficient strength
(to sstara hoaae.
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ADVERTISING-—   THE
Of recent years it haa
fashion among radical refo
question   the value of   advaijf
The question to easily as
Nothing in the   world  sells"
it ia known. No successful
dity  blunders   ita owa   way
store and waita until somebody* j
aome  strange  chance blunders
buying   it, saya   Nation's
If    merchants    aad   factory
agersl had not hired  salesmen,'
had    not placed    advertising,
America would still be what it;
in 1740, a handful of poor
and  penniless   fanners,   dotted '
the  edges of enormous foresta.'^
National distribution,   in Mtg
plest terms,    means thst yeaj
get your favorite foods, be
clothes,     shoes,    cigarettes,
cosmetics,    books,    magazines
all    other    manufactured    jjg
wherever   in the   country   yoa^
Bringing   this about   in s
3,000 males wide,   and once
ently divided forever by the
mountains,    haa    been    no   I
play.  It would    never have
place without   national  adve
Railroads     and     steamship
and highways provide the mea
transport.   But what  to the
transporting   goods  from a   fee!
in Delaware to a store near a
fly in Oregon if the goods are-;
known    aad,    therefore,    are
bought?
Advertising   ia   the   dii
of news about better and las
ly goods    than people coulc\_
for themselves  at homie.
IS 30 YEARS AGO
TELLER'S  OIL  PAINTING
Altoona and the si
countiea in Central . Penney]
will get the preview of the
Teller oil painting, entitled, "'
Steel King," which will ap]
the 1941 Pennsylvania
Company, calendars. r__
• Gejf TeDe*K.tg orpr^B} -J_»*)£
foremost artiatss and has for
number of years been painting
pictures for the Pennsylvania Railroad calendars. Tbe one for lfctl,
"The Steel King", deplete a Blue
Ribbon train, fabricated of steel
with a background showing the
Edgar Thompson Steel Works at
Braddock This is most suggestive
of the immense part that tiie rail-
road and the steel mills will take
in present intensive national defense movements and this preview
is a compliment to the workers of
Altoona and vicinity, whose skillful work wfll add largely to this
movement.
The picture will be shown in one
of tbe Eleventh Avenue windows
of The William F. Gable Company
in Altoona from now until Saturday, December 28, inclusive, along
with a copy of the calendar made
there from.
DON'T FOLLOW FIRE TRUCK
The members of the Excelsior
Fire company requests the hearty
co-operation of the citisens of the
town in general in seeing that all
persons refrain frcm following the
fire apparatus when going to fires.
The law on this subject reads that
when a fire alarm is sounded, all
cars must pull to the curb and
remain there lojhtil the fire trucks
pass, and at no time to park any
car within five hundred feet of a
fire truck Thia ruling has been
violated many times, and ■ is a
source of great inconvenience to
tiie firemen aa well as creating a
great hazard. The Excelsior fire
company would appreciate the consideration of the people in this
respect.
FINED FOR SHOOTING DOG
David E. Blackie of Sinking Valley was arrested last week for allegedly shooting a dog of J. C. Toman, 2114 Nineteenth avenue, who
was hunting near Blackie's toad,
and ordered to pay a fine and
costs by Alderman G. F. Kolley of
Altoona. ilprSjjifc
Toman waa aaid to have been
bunting with two dogs, one of
which strayed off from him aad
got oa Blackie's property. Blackie
shot the dog, it waa aaid, but
it received ao serious injury. The
' defendant waa picked up on a warrant.
—-Type writer  paper fer sals at
jthe BeUetin effiea.
PS OF    OUR    CITIZENS
DECADES     AGO
tiw BeUwood Bulletin, Feb.
' the transfers   of real es-
Ji("oUidaysburg    this    week
the following,    Jacob Z.
j^i-St" wife  to G. A. Jamison,
NML: First street, south side.
>*|^_tf J(8ratton, who has been
"Agr;. Barneeboro,     arrived
Ijftj-jksglnning   of the   week.
Vfejty&erwent   an  oper-
Bjfcia mrlr i    hospital in
aaad    hss not    fully re-
Stake,    father-in-law    of
John Creps    in the    Corn-
building took suddenly tick
Wednesday    morning    in    the
ytosd waa   taken to hia   home
ffffie'hill where he remained to a
bub condition. His condition was
what    changed later oa,   and
friends  hope for his   early re-
be   Senate.   Hotel   of .Altoona
ed    hands from that of   Jno.
to Wat ot   W. E.  Dougtv
the formler preparing to leave
California. The latter was once
resident    of Bellwood,    being   a
seiiger    conductor on the    BelJ-
Div.   Hto has assumed   charge
wfll    make some changes    for
accommodation of the public.
;.A Mr. Brown    from aome   place
It in a    telephone    and was    ao
pleased with it that be called
a   friend and   aaid he was   to
se out for    supper,    as he   had
told hia   wife, and he    should
Mi   h<r*/ clear her answer   catrne
The reply   aaato with   start-
distinctness   "Ask your friend
if he    thinks    we    keep a
afternoon -»of, laat   week
' iiasow^iig-eT^T
^W'W^Msj*' SFMia BeU-
wood public schools, celebrated
Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays. Patrons and guests were pmt-
aent aad gleaned facta that bad
been forgotten by them and which
proved benefical. Refreshments
such as Neapolitan ice cream and
nabiscos added charm to the well
spent time.
The local institute of the Antis
township, Snyder township, Tyrone
township and the Bellwood borough
echcol district met in the Bellwood
High school Saturday of last week.
Among those who took an interesting part were: Supt. Davis, Mr.
Thomas Hunter, Misses Myrtie Ling-
afelter, Elizabeth Stiffler, Margaret HuU, Irene Fringer, Ruth Irwin,
and Anna Siers. Mr. Lotz gave a
summary on "Burnett's Immigration BiU." Thirty-eight teachers
were present.
Following an extended illness,
Mrs. Elizabeth McCaulley Cherry,
wife of Patrolman A. A. Cherry
of Altoona, passed away at her
home on Tuesday night late. She
Iwas one of'tiie bast known and.
most highly esteemed ladies of
the seventh ward. She was tiie
daughter of John and Mary McCauUey, deceased, and waa born
Jan. 27th, 1868, waa married to
Mr. Cherry April 27th, 1871, by
the Rev. Dr. Mathers, now deceaaed. After spending a number of
yean of their wedded Ufe on the
Cherry farm, above town, they
moved to Altoona, where they had
resided since. She was a Christian
lady, possessing a beautiful character.
'After an illness of about six
weeks Stephen Alexander Anderson
passed away at Ids home, Tuckahoe
street, south tide, on Tuesday
morning, thia week. He was born
to Washington county, March 16th,
1881, being almost 84 at the time
of hto death. Mr. Anderson resided in Huntingdon county for many
yeara. About ten years ago he came
te Bellwood and had since Uved a
retired Ufa He was a man of
strong character and an earnest
Christian. Fer many long years he
waa connected with the Methodist
church, which honored him with
license to preach aa a local preacher. Surviving are his widow and
six children, of the children is Mrs.
J. F. Chilton, BeUwood. The funeral services were held Thursday to
the M. E Church here, with into Waahingtoa, Penna.
RED CROSS SUBSCRIPTIONS
Annual memberships $1.00 each
from tiie following-— Mra. James
Biggins, Mrs. A. F. Myers, L. B.
Bland, Mrs. Ruth Heuston, Mrs. 8.
H. Woodhall, Mra. Ida Irwin, Mrs.
Julia I. Stone, Mrs. H. M. Stone,
Miss Nora G. Green, J. L. Focht,
Mra- F. D. Goss, J. L Shirey, Miss
Ethel K. Givin, Walter C. Miller,
M. R. Foutz, Mrs. Julia Schmittle,
Ira E. Shoenfelt, Mrs. Fannie
Knepp, Mrs. J. L. Hillard, Grant
Taylor, Rev. J. A. Metzger.
Making a total of $289.65 contributed toward the Red Cross during the roll call and in addition
$17.61 was received from the Elementary schools, under the chairmanship of Prof. F. A. Hamilton,
whieh is a fine report for Bellwooo
and Antis township. The chairman,
WUliam P. Bush, wishes, to this
manner, to thank the solicitors and
subscribers for their co-operation
and generous support to making
this worth while report Anyone
who has been missed should ess
that bis contribution is banded to
Mr. Borah as soon as possible.
GOVERNOR IS BUSY
The biennial session of the state
legisture will convene in Harrisburg, January 7, aad from every
indication it will prove to be a
lively gathering of tite lawmakers
of the commonwealth.
Governor James in his message
to the Legislature, according to
the best information ava-lable,
wiU nt prees for any legislation
of moment. Bs wfll not aak for
the imposition of any new tax
levies, but" will recormmend that
the Earle emergency taxes, Which
were re-enacted in 1989, shall be
passed again to furnish the commonwealth with sufficient revenues to carry the state through
tha two years beginning next June
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aome ecQtncmJes in the operation
"*~-*e*n*cmm%mkmm^a-.tt'a dawrtmeuta,
but it is not likely" that" ~ theee
economies will amount to a great
deal.
BELL — SWAILS
At 9 o'clock on Christmas m rn-
ing at the parsonage of the Logan
VaUey Baptist ehurch a beautiful
wedding was solemnised when. Mr.
Lew's Edwin Bell of BeUwood and
Miss Dorothy Ann Swails of Altoona were happfly united in marriage by Rev. H. G. Dooley, pastor
of the ccntracting parties. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Dean
BeU, mother of the bridegroom.
The newlyweds will reside in BeUwood.
DOLLARS   JOIN   UNEMPLOYED
Please come and get your money.
That, in effect, is the invitation
just issued to depositors by the
First Nat'onal Bank of Englewoou,
a district in Chicago. Deposits in
the bank at the end of September
were slightly in excess of $6, 000,
000.
On Mar. 16, 1941, $2,800,000
of United States treasury bonds,
paying three and three eights percent, wUl be paid to the bank and
the directors wUl be faced with
tbe problem! of reinvestment.
personal nmm
People Who Vigil Hshto
Those Who Go Amrttp,
MOKHEITS OF 0UH
Caaete   Wh» Are Eatartai-ed by
Wood  Hoata—Per.otusl  Meaftfaa
Tho-a Who Visit "te aad Cta
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—Death took no holiday over
the Christmas time, when reports
show many "score were killed and
hundreds injured in automobile
accidents.
—Thousands of Townsend clubs
throughout the. nation are busy
completing their plana for a tremendous cr ast-to-coast celebration
in honor of Dr. Francis E. Town-
aend's birthday on .January 18. The
Bellwood "and Antis Township Townsend chib No. 1 wUl celebrate
the event. Further announcement
wttl be made next week.
—Mr.  John Hillard,   engaged as
a machinist  in tiie P. R. R-   shops
in Altoona, who suffered a fracture
of a bone   in one of his legs   and
painful brumes    to the    member a
few    weeks    ago,     is now    at bis
heme   in Fostoria,   having left   the
hospital   last Saturday.   He waa in
town    ons: Tuesday    for the    first
1 time and was warmly welcomed by
, his many friends,    who    expressed
'their sympathy over tiie misfortune.
I John ia able  to move   about   with
the aid of crutches, hut it wiU be
1 aome time    before   be wifl    report
I for duty. *^mB
Mr. Clyde Glasgow,   ed
Pa., waa here last  week to attend
the funeral of hia uncle, ba
'Rev.  Raymond S. Hittinger, few
mer  pastor of tiie   BeUwood  Pngg
byteriaa church,    wae a    caflex
our office Monday nrornlng.
Mr. aad Mra. Fred CJeaifc^ jfl
Reading, were guests at the hia—fl
of Mr. and Mra. Fred Goss, gtm
on Bellview avenue, **t*fg-. thgj
Christmaa holidays,
Mr.   William Yohn,    one   of jNjj
Shade Valley farmers   to HuMWJjIS
don county,   renewed old acqmli—t-
ances   in the borough on*  Meedaf#/r
He waa a caller at our office. g
-Mr.    William Hoffman,    wk|
employed   at the   Martin   Airerafl
hi Baltimore, ia enjoying the CI
stmas season    at the    home djg
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. JL'J^
man on North Cambria street.
Mr. Kenneth Ehriaman, a iaash-i|jj
her of the United States Marias!;j*
and located at Boston, to enjoying1 i
the Christmas season at the be-tt|{
ef hia parents, Mr. and Mra. Rof
Ehriaman on East Fifth Sliest.
Miss Nettie Qtrto of Maf-lif .'■>»]
ue, to company with a party of
Altoona city achool teachers, to
down ta Florida, where ahe ia ear
joying the Yuletide season. She
wfll r*eturn home at the end sat
the  school vacation.      <
Mr.  Paul BchalLea,  at Bu\iUasgs_\\
FrelPSchanes,   ef WiJ'"
C., and James SchsUes,
Uil'rl!*'-*|g_B'l"a_s'
Henry W. Schalles sre enjoy-fr
the Christmas season at their hemp
on Scuth .Tlrst Street.
Mr. Roland Caldwell, who to en
listed in the United States Navj
and who wiU soon be located a
San Diego, Calif., is enjoying tto
Christmas season at the home ej
hia parents, Mr. aad . Mrs. R. "fl
Caldwell on South Main street.  I
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alien, wig
enjoyed part of their honeymooi
at the hoine of Mrs. Allen's parent
Chief Burgess and Mrs. Edgaj
McKinney on East Fifth street
wiU leave for Washington, D. *j
Friday, where Mr. Allen is emplofj
ed.
Mr. and   Mrs. Gerald Focht  aai
young  son,     of    Middletown,     P|f
where Mr. Focht is employed in tl|
government    airport, are here    —f
the    Yuletide    vacation    and   "Sg\
spend   the time at their   respectiv
homea. Mr. Focht was formerly tg;j
general secretary of our "Y."
• Mra.    R. T.    Bauer,    of   AkntoL
Ohio, arrived   at the   home  of bejnj
parents,   Mr.  and Mra.  E. E. Getjf
on    North  Second  street,    Mob
morning, where she wttl enjoy
Yuletide   season.     Mra.   Bauer    m§\
been   a subscriber   of the   Bull
a number cf yeara and 'while heal
called   at our   office aad   raaeanii
her subscription.
PENN STATE WINS
The   Pennsylvania   State   CoUeil
won    the grand    championship   i[
pen cf wether lambs   for the thfel
consecutive   year at the   recent l|
teraational live stock exposition
Chicago.   The award waa   made
the  Southdown    champion     pea
three   wether lambs  shown   h£i
college.
In competition fer ita third
secutive    grand     championship
individual wether lamb  the
missed the award by ona place.
champion   Southdown   wether
peting    for that honor
for reserve grand champion
Lessor   awards waa ea the
her lamb    ea-hibit    sf the
were: First; fourth   and
Southdowns;    ninth oa"
aad third oa Cher tot to, the
fer individual*; aad fins aai
dowa pea of    time and
pen of three Cheviots.
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