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BELLWOOD. PA.,
MY, MAY 1, 1941
NO. It
LOCAL IENS COW *** of poppies to start
Short Items That WOl Interest Our Readers
BWEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
Terse     Par-graph.   Concerning,   the
Doiag  ef  Our  Borough—The Col-
uw   Oer   Sr-bacriber.    Eajoy
—Type writer paper for sale at
the Bulletin office.
—What Bellwood needs is industries pouring forth smoke from their
stacks.
—For Sale—   Blue enamel   cook
stove, like new, complete with pips;
less   than half    price.    214    Main!
Street
—Body Visk,   well   known . and ,
popular ycung man of tbe borough,
is a victim    of quinsy,    which has
caused    him   some    suffering    and
much inconvenience.
—From the appearance of the i
wheat in tbe fields in all sections
of Central Pennsylvania-, it bids;
fair to be a bumper crop. Tbe ]
heavy snow in bite January and
throughout February made a blank- :
et for tite wheat,
—Jt is no need to go to tbe i
Shenandoah valley to eee beautiful ■
apple blcssoms, we have them right j
here ta Tuckahoe valley. No one '
need take issue with this statement'
if they will take a ride through :
Antis township, when they will be
fully convinced.
—Tbe members of John M. And- j
erson Poet,    American Legic n,    are j
making plans for tbe proper observance    of Memorial Day.    An able
speaker    will be secured to    make
the cration.    The    exercises    as in j
fc-mer years, will be held to
effect ta tills community leak Ban-'
day morning and will continue
until bits ta September. Frcm our
point af view we can't see much
gain fo fast tlmle, other than to
give the sports a better opportunity to get cat on tiie golf links
and go fishing.
—The prospetet of a wheat supply
well above tiie level which calls
for a marketing quota was emphasised by the recent winter wheat
crop estimate by tite Department
of Agriculture and the sprint wheat
interotions-to-plant report, according to the Blair County Agricultural Conservation Committee.
 Mr.   Fred  Harpster,   who   bad
been a medical patient In the Altoona hospital for a month, returned to bis home on Bellview
avenue last Friday. He is much Improved ta health, but it will be
necessary for him to return to the
hospital some time fo the future
for further treatment and possibly
an operation.
r—The Blair county commissioners
have adopted a resolution   protest-1
tag against tiie   passage of the bill
ta    the    state    legislature     which
would    permit    increased    capacity
I af   motor   truck   loads.    Thia bill
would authorise and permit an in-,
crease   of five   and one-half   tons
ta the size of tiia tracks and semi- J
trailer combinations permitted upon i
the highways   of Pennsylvania  sad
*Bm nrM-i*--'"" weight then permitted would be 25 tons.
r—Mr. Elden Marsh, one of the
Instructors to the Antis township
consolidated school, who haa been
a patient to one of the Altoona
hospitals fer the past three weeks,
a sufferer from pneumonia, is getting along well and expects soon to
bs able to cc-nie to hia hcnUe on
Martin street For sdme time he
had beea to a precarious condition
bat now bids fair to a complete recovery, much to the gratification
ef his many friends.
 The ftaal meeting of the year
far the Bellwood-Antis Parent Teachers Association wtil bs held
Thgmlii evening, May 8th, in the
new auditorium at tiie high school
bailding. A most splendid program
has been arranged and installation
of the newly elected officers -Sill
take place. Every one interested ta
school work will want to attend
thk meeting. Refreshntents aad
aocial boor will follow the business
LEGION BOYS WILL OFFER
THEM TO PUBUC
Bright red American Legion popples which "blocm" annually as
memorials to tiie World War dead
and for the benefit of the "living
dead" in hospitals, will appear on
the streets cf Bellwood May 10th
under the auspices of the John
Anderson Post of The American
Legion, it waa announced by Post
Ccmmander Howard Stone.
The local sale is ta conjunction
with similar drives in practically
every city and town in tiie country,
held annually during May, . during
which time mUliens of real Americans will wear poppies is, the
m-aking of which the American Legion employs only disabled veterans
who draw ho Governmlent compensation.
"While thinking of the men who
lost their lives ta the War," Commander Stcne. said, "Our thoughts
naturally go to the other thousand
wbo did not die, but returned with
shattered bodies and minds to
face years ct suffering and distress. When the citizens of Bellwood buy a poppy from American
Legionnaires and members of the
Auxiliary, authorized to sell them,
they will be contributing something
to the sid of these disabled.
"American Legion poppies which
are sold exclusively by Legionnaires and ir embers of the Legion
Auxiliary, are made only fo Government hospitals by disabled men
with'ut any other source of revenue."
Each Legion poppy has a story
ot its ow--. Each is made by band.
Some patients make ah few as
fifty a year, others are able to
turn cut a thousand or more. Poppies  are  made  at  the   Government
Soldiers and Sailors Home, Erie,
Ps.; the Penna. State Sanat rium
at Mt. Alto, Pa. and the Naval
Hospital, Philadelphia.    :: ,,•::■
"Our sloj-an this year again is
"Remsmlber the dead by helping
the living," said Co-cmander Howard Stone.
WILL RECEIVE NEW PASTOR
A reception for Rev. H. T.
Covert, recently appointed pastor
of the M^thcdist church of the
borough, with his family, will be
accorded a reception by the members of the church this evening.
Rev. Covert comes here frcm Wool-
rick, where he served the Methodist charge for a few years. All
members and friends of the church
are invited to be present.
i—Farm labcr supply ta Pennsylvania on April 1 was reported as
the lowest since supply and demand
records became available ta 1928
and current demand was the greatest excepting for April 1, 1928, according to the Federal-State reports issued by the State Department cf Agriculture.
—A new flag has been placed
over the grave of Betsy Ross in
Mount Moriah 'Cemetery, Philadelphia, according to the State Department of Commerce. The Patriotic
Order Sons of America replaced
the* weather-beaten banner at Bm
grave and expects to assume tiie
same responsibility for the future.
—The John M. Anderson Post
No. 424, American Legion, will
conduct a cash day for the purpose
cf raising funds to help sponsor a
Legion Day July 25th, ta conjunction with the fire company * celebration; also to pay on outstanding
obligations. Tba date has been set
for May 8th, 9th sad 10th. A
solicetor will call at your boms la'
uniform and your help and consideration will be appreciated.
—A wee daughter has put ta
appearance in the family of Pastor
Eugene Gilland and Mrs. Slep. The
little daughter wss born in the Al-
tcona hospital last Saturday morning and has been named Barbara
Ann. At birth she weighed eight
snd one-half pounds. The family
now consists of two girls and two
boys. Mrs. Slep and new arrival
1 are doing fine and wtil soon come
to the Presbyterian manse on South
First street The happy father has
since been receiving many con-
I gratulatieas.
HIPPENIN6S_30_ YEARS
ACTIVITIES OF    OOR    CITE
THREE DECADES    AGO
From    the     Bellwood     Bulleti*§i
February 23rd, 1912.
Ed. McKinney,   of this place vr*t\
a recent   busineaa visitor   ta CI
field.
Miss L. BeU,    of    Hollida;
spent Sunday   at the   home of
Thomas Bell and Miss Mary 81
on South Main street.
Mrs. G. W. Bevan,   left Wet}
day at noon    for Phoenoxville,'
join bar mother in celebrating
83rd, birthday on Thursday.
Mrs.    D. B.    Ream     and
Horace   Ream,    of   Altoona,
guest   at tbe   home of   George
Miss Mary Miles, the latter part
lsst week.
Mr. and- Mrs.  G. A. Wilson,
Philipsburg, Pa.,    spent   the    a
end    with    Mrs. Wilson's
Mr.    and    Mrs. L. A. Wharton
Clarke street
Miss Bessie Bland   was a ree
guest of friends in Williamsbu
Miss   Ethel Givin    has    re
home    from    a    pleasant    visit-
friends ta Huntingdon.
Milt Doughman,   a Pennsy   tfM-j
enger brakeman,   of the New "x"|Pal
division,    has    returned    to
after spending some   time with*
parents on First street, south
Stanley Burd,    employed    as
operator by the Cumberland Vfj
R. R.  at    Falling Water,    W.jb
has returned   to duty after   aAhfltj
with his parents, Dr. and Mt—>qBl
S. Burd, .of Main street.
The Central  Hotel,   come
and Cambria streets, has been
ed by Mr. GreenWalt, of Hoi
burg,    and ia now occupied
and    hie family.    Thie
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been thoroughly renovated.
Thursday evening of last - week
Charles Bush, one of BeUwood's
good citizens, moved with his family
into his new and cosy home on
Main ' street On Friday evening
they entertained class No. 2 of tiie
M. E. Sunday school of whieh Mrs.
Bush is a loyal member. Tbe gathering represented a house warming
and 51 in number partook of an
oyster supper with all ita dainties
Last Sunday S. J. Schroeder
added another year to his life, and
his good wife thinking things were
too quiet planned a real surprise
for him on the next evening, be
being invited to a neighbors bouse
for a short time, and was later
sent for ae a friend had called to
**p. him. He soon emerged ta the
presence of a number of gentlemen
who had been invited for an excellent dinner which had been quietly
prepared by tbe hostess.
fJFJHE DEPUTED
WHO HAVE PAST FROM
HK TO ETERNAL REST
WUsia-m H. Wldtswn
funeral of **|illlami H. White-
w_o died at the home of Ills
-law    and daughter,    Mr. and
C. A. Shaner  on Main street,
ky night, was held at the home
'Monday.    The    deceased    was
79 years   and had    beea ill
tbout ten daya Be wss born in
(end,    the   soa   of James   and
(Duottt)  Whiteman, tbe par-
being    deceased.    Hia    wife,
died 81 years ago. The dece-
had been a resident of    the
for     about     twenty-five
Surviving members    of  the
include1 two eons,   Raymond
iteman,     of    Punxsutawney
Joseph Whiteman,   of Boewell,
Hta daughters,    Mrs. Shaner,
ose   heme he died,    and Mrs.
J. Sullivan,   of   Duqueene,
four grandchildren    and   one
|   Mrs.    Katherine Kelly,    ef
pte, Pa.   Mr. Whiteman   wae
Episcopal faith.    Interment
kde in Logan Valley cemetery.
Mra.  Mary  E. Cessna
Mary Ellen Cessna   wife of
^Cessna,    died at the    Altoona
P    Sunday  night,    where she
en a patient for a few days.
ss born at Pinecroft ta Antis
ip Sept 7, 1906, the daught-
George A.    and    Emma    S.
r) Stephens and was .married
gA J. Cessna    at    York,    Pa.,
18, 1927.    Sbe is    survived
husband and father.    Mrs.
f was   a    member    of   tbe
Brethren church.
Daniel Clair Madara
Madara, died at 1:15
Born January 1, 1877, in Bellwood, be waa tiie son of David and
Martha Baker Madara, and was
married December 7, 1904, te Miss
Nellie Swan, at Westcver, Pa. Mr.
Madara resided in Bellwood his
entire Ufe.
Members of the family include
these children, David A. of BeUwood, Mrs. Martha Zwergel oi
CassopKs, Mich., Miss Catherine
Louise and Daniel Rodman Madara
at home; also five grandchildren,
two sisters and one brother, Mre.
C. E. Dicks n of Altoona, Mrs.
Clair Hostler of Fort Wayne, lad.,
and   Wr. B. Madara   of Canton, O.
Mr. Madara was a member of
the Logan Valley Baptist church
in which he served as a deacon
and was a retired Pennsylvania
Railroad engineer.
—Mrs. Mary Swires of Bellview
avenue is able to be out again,
after < being confined to tha house
for the past three weeks with a
severe attack of lumbago.
—Mr. Charles E. Figard, the weU
known decorator and painter, has
been confined to hia home on Blair
street by illness. At one period it
wae thought that pneumonia had
developed.
—Bids will be received for carrying lbs mail from the Bellwood
postoffice to the railroad station
up until May 4. For farther Information persons who are interest'
ed should consult Postmiaster Ralph
M. Dysart for details.
i—The   Bellwood borough   council
has a very extensive repair and replacement program aow under way
with the   water system,   and when
completed every consumer will benefit by this work in tiia way of increased    water pressure,    for    fire
fighting,    and more    volumne    for
dc mastic use. They are also installing    a  new  automatic     chlorlnador
to    purify the water.    Now all of
this coat money and these consumers   who are   ta the arrears   With
their   water rent   should   certainly
make    some effort to reduce    their
accounts,    thereby    helping   to pat
their   own water system    fo better
' condition.    Thie matter    needs   Bto
{ attention of every citisen and surely all concerned    will rally    to the
1 cause and provide   sufficient fund*
! so this   much   assdsd   work   can
I eonttaue. _i .£
MAY FESTIVAL OP MUSIC
There will be a special May
Festival of music at the Logan Valley Presbyterian church Friday
evening, May 2nd, at seven thirty
o'clock when the organist Mr. W.
H. Whippo presents hb recital of
organ and piano augmented by the
mule quartette of the Jaffa Shrine.
Mrs. Calvin Lang and Miss Joanne
Whippo. Mr. Root will be the soloist cf the quartette.
The programme is as follows:—
Organ— Grand Processional March
from the Queen of Sheba, Gounod;
Largo— Njew World Symphony,
Dvorak; Andante From G Major
Symphony, Schubert
Solo— J. Lucian Root, tenor—
Invictus, Huhn; The Builder, Cad-
man.
Organ— Serenade, Schubert;
Largo in G, Handel; Love In May,
Breau.    [ Wm
Solo— Mrs. Calvin Lang, Contralto— He ShaU Give His Angels
Charge, Scott; Carry Me Back To
Old Vlrglnny.
Piano Duets— The Witches
Flight, Russell; Qui Vive Galop,
Qaas— W. H. Whippo and daughter Joanne Whippo.
Quartette— Send Out Thy Ught
Gounod* Annie Laurie,
Messers: J. Lucian Root 1st tenor, Th nmss Stewart, 2nd tenor,
Charles Clugh, baritone, Calvin
Lang, basso. The public is most
cordially Invited to attend thia May
Festival of music. There will be a
silver offering lifted.
FAREWELLFORPASTOR STONE
LEAVES. TO ENTER UPON NEW
PASTORATE
Monday evening of this .Week a
joint meeting of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service and a
farewell for Rev. and Mrs. Thomas
M. Stone, who wtil leave town today for Mountoursville, their new
charge, was held ta the Sunday
school of tiie Methodist church. It
was a very interesting and inspiring meeting with one hundred and
fifty members and friends in attendance.
Mrs. I. S. Lindemuth, president
of the society, was ta tbe chair and
after a brief business session and
prayer by Rev. Stone, devotions
were then led by Misa Ethel "McElwain. The lesson discussion was ta
charge of Mrs. H. H. Meyer, which
waa health wcrk ta missions and
ems given by Mrs. Howe and Mrs.
L. B. Bland. A duet was rendered
by Rev. and Mis. Stone, both possessing fine voices and will be
greatly missed by the congregation.
A special number wa8 then presented by the Junior choir with
Miss Norma DeRemer at the piano.
Following this all present were
invited to the social recm ta the
basement At a long table ta tiie
back of the room and facing the
entrance were seated Rev. and Mis.
Stone, Rev. and Mre. Bush cf the
Church of tbe Brethren, Rev. and
(Mrs. H. G. Dooley of the Logan
VaUey Baptist church, Rev. and
Mrs. Paul Cox, formerly cf the
Church of the Brethren, Mrs.
Charles Weight representing* the
W. C. T. U. and to, A. F. Myers,
general superintendent of the Sunday school.
Tbe first to speak wss Mr.
Myers, who spoke very fittingly of
Rev. Stone and hew
well ehessn words ta behalf of th*
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, presenting Mrs. Stone with
a book entitled, "Kept For the
Master's Use.** Miss Norma DeRemer next presented Mrs. Stone
with a corsage and Dorothy Ebb
presented b th gifts from the
Queen Esther society, also a black
pocketbook from the intermediate
department of which Mrs. Stone
was a teacher. Mrs. Stone responded very graciously to each one.
Mildred Reigh presented Rev. Stone
with a beautiful basket of flowers
from tbe choir, while Mrs. J-fan
Hillard, on behalf of the What-So-
Ever class, gave blankets and spoke
of what it meant to have Rev.
Stcne for a teacher. Rev. Stone responded very appropriately, stress
ing the need of a minister to keep
on teaching the Sunday school
lesson. Miss Nellie Givin en behalf of the Woman's Society of
Christian Service, gave bedspreads.
Rev. Bush, on behalf of the
ministerium, am the first speaker,
folic wed by Rev. Dooley and Rev.
Cox, aU speaking of the fine, character and influence Rev. and Mrs.
Stone has held in the community
and how much they will be missed.
Mrs. Lindemuth then suggested
all join hands and form a circle
and sing, "God Be With Yea Till
We Meet Again." Light refreshments were served and the meeting
adjourned.
PERSONALJ>ARAGflAPHS
People Who Vuit Her* and
Those Wbo Go Away.
MOVEMENTS bF OUR CITIZENS
Cueata Who Are EnterUinod by Rell-
Wiood Hosts-—Personal Mention et
Those Wbo Visit To and Fir-
Mr s. Minnie Williamson Mayer
has returned to her home fo Cleve-
land, Ohio, after a very pleasant
visit with Miss Kathryn Williamson
on Martin street.
.Mrs:   Scott   Mulhollem    wiU     re- ■'
turn to her home en Boylee street
Saturday   from a week's visit with <
her sisters,  Mra Cloyd Beatty and
Mrs. Edgar McCord ta Washington, :
D. C.
'Mrs. F. B. Forrest and daughter
Miss Katherine of Main street, and
Mrs. George M. Givin of Boyles
street, were among tbe BeUwood
pec pie who attended the wedding:
of Miss Anthonene Valone ta the
Catthedral of the Blessed Sacramient
ir   Altoona  Tuesday morning.
Miss Olive,Taylor of 382 Scut-
Second street has returned home
from a visit among friends in
Hagerstown, Md., and Mechanics.
burg. While at Mechanicsburg she
attended some of the ssssions of
the Central Pennsylvania Methodist
conference held in Harrisburg recently.
' Mrs. Dorsey DeRemer and daughter cf South Second street left today for Philadelphia, and tonight
they will attend the commencement
exercies of Jefferson Medical Hospital, of which Miss Winifred DeRemer is among the number of
graduate nurses. Miss Winifred haa
accepted   a supervisory position
STUDENTS WIN HONORS
Three Bellwood-Antis High)
school students, Paul Mulhollen,!
George Linn and Thomas Moeer, I
winners fo the Future Farmers of]
America contest held April 24 at]
the Morrison Cove High school,!
wtil ibe among tite 24 students who|
will enter competition fo the st—t
contests at Pennsylvania State col]
lege in June.
In addition to these honors man**|
other BeUwood-Antis students fr
the Bellwood-iAntis chapter of
Future Farmers of Amierica
honors in tiie contests in which
soire 180 students from Holliday
burg, BeUwood, Morrisons Cove
Roaring Spring, Bedford, Schell
burg, Smith Vocational, Pleasant
ville, Woodbury, Replogle, East
Clair and Saxton Liberty High
schools competed.
•—The present school term of
lite borough sad Antis township
wttl come to a dote the latter part
af ttw present month.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
The • Second District Sunday
Schocl Association is made up of?
It is made up of all the Sunday
Schools fo the town, two at Tipton,
one at Pinecroft, one at Antis, one
at Riggles Gap and Mulhollem
Union.
The purpose of the organization
is tbe uniting of Christian workers
In an effort to Improve the Sunday
school by elevating theb* standards
and increasing their efficiency
through better methods of teaching
and management, the purpose also
being to win general acceptance of
Jesus Christ as a personal Saviour
and to develop Christian character
and Ufa
Your opportunity to know more
i about your district organization
.will be on Tuesday evening May
18, with conference sessions from
7 o'clock to S o'clock, after which
there will be a geed speaker and
some items ef business, closing
about t o'clock. All adult Bible
■.leans,   Children's  worker's Young
—Advertise  ta  the BuUetia.
—-Every  member  of ttw   femUi
reads the BuUetin.
—Juries for the June tens 4
criminal court were drawn fro
the wheel at tiie court bouse
Hollidaysburg Monday afternc
Among those who will serve oa
grand jury from BeUwood SI
Miss Jessie Anderson and Is
Jamison. The Bellwood and Aa**j
township petit jurors for Bkto tat
Sre: Antis township— Myrtle
Estep, Moses S. Goes, WUliam
Turnbaugh; Bellwood boron
Rody C. Visk, Mrs. Grace
Hoover, Peter P. Karl.
—The Blair county commjssione
on Monday passed a resolutir
authorising the postponment of
delinquent tax sale of 2500
ties, scheduled to come up for
sale last Tuesday. The commissic
ere in delaying these sales acted
accordance with an opinion rend
ed by their solictor Attorney Roh
C. Haberstroh, who ruled that
official have the inherent right
authority to adjourn or
said sale until ell of said
tion has been secured so that
properties, eould properly be I
posed for sale. The adjournment;
the sale of the advertised
tke has been made to Nov.
1941, which wtil give all delis
ents a chancre to pay the tax
and thus save their homos
Peoples' workers aad young
are urged to coats to tide
' Further announcements
church and speakers will be
rtater.
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