Bellwood Bulletin 1941-05-15

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BELLWOOD, PA., f HURSDAY. MAY
LOCAL NEWS COLUMN wfawjtw" ui
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est Our Readers
B1IEF SOiMMMYW THE WEEK
Terse    P-iegrapks Ceneoraiag.   tbe
Doing ef Oar Bonoagh   The Col-
MB Oer  Subscribers    Enjoy
—Desire a lot to cultivate with
eut cost? Then telephone 3054,
Bellwood, Pa.
i—The early gardens are not re-
sponding, due te the continued cold
days and nights.
—Wanted Te buy a used cup-
hoard 6x6 feet, fifteen Inches deep.
Address the BuUetin office stating
price.
—Heavy frosts visited this section within the past few mornings
and much damage has been done
to vegetation and grapes.
r—For Sale— 5-bwrner ott stcve
with oven attached, first class condition; also ice refrigerator. 600
Martin street, telephone 8961.
—-It is said by those who are tn
position to knew, the wheat in the
fields never looked better and
more firmly set then this spring.
—Our opinion of Hese's flight
from Germany to Scctland wae a
desire th escape from a lunatic
asylum, surrounded by a gang of
the most Insane perrrne ia all the
world. Its may be that Germany is
en tts way eat, aad no one knows
better than Hess.
—The spring masting cf tits
Blair County Pomona Change No.
87, Patrons of Husbandry, wttl be
held la the Sinking VaUey Grange
hall, Skelp, en Saturday, Hay 17,
with sessions la the etornlng sad
afternoon, with John S. Lota,
Jp*Btor, Bto/ga^*^^^
k^itfkefc-^-k- intsrior
mi-a, elevators aad warehouses on
Apr8 1,1841 la Pennsylvania, amounted te" 720,000 bushels, compared with 770,000 bushels • oa tiie
comparable date last year and the
previous nine-year average cf 887,-
OOt) bushels, according to the State
Department ef Agriculture.
--Sweeping increases of from 25
to 10 per eent in all peeseat federal tax sates sad a return to all of
tils eld stiff World war excise taxes
were projected recently In -the
midst ef the tax program which is
tt be laid before the congress.
Tight lipped ead pledged ta eecrery
the congreseional tax consultant returned ta the capital still breathless
from treasury cutilnes of tax plana
te Increase the federal revenue
one-third, and to dip into more
thaa Saa million new pocket books.
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■trni Tst-a wpRKERS NEEDED
In the past eight mtonths of intensive effort te locate qualified
skilled machinists and shipbuilding
workers fer arsenals, ai-rny air depots, and naval shore eatabllsh-
m'nts, the U. 8. Civil Service Com-
mission announced over 10,000
highly skilled munitions snd shipbuilding workers have been put on
** the job at establishments where,
because ef the labor supply or
geographical k cation, these skilled
positions are particularly hard to
* "fill. This number of placements
does aot include those in localities
ipi where Uttle or ao difficulty In recruiting bae been experienced, and
it Is hat a small fraction of the
total number of placements made
in ths War aad Navy Departments
as a whole, where tiie figure for
the 8-month period is over 270,000,
including various grades cf skilled,
unskilled, and. professional positions
In both the field and the departmental eerriet.
The needs of the various National Defense Agencies for skilled
yetheis have iaamased rapidly.
Fer example, IM shipfitters are
urgently needed at the navy yards
at Mare Island, Calif., Bremerton,
Wash., Philadelphia, Pa., Charies-
tsa, S. (h, aad Portsmcuth, Vs.,
although la the past • months over
1,400 shipfitters have been put on
tha job   St theee   sad other   navy
tmm
Over 400 machinists are now
needed at tha arsenals at Water-
vllet, N. Y., Rock Islaad. IU., Phila-
detphia, Pa., Wstertown, Maaa, sad
Tissjaenail, Maryland, and at the
agar eWsm at ffailadelpMa, Pa.,
D.O,   Mass Wand,
ACTIVITIES OP   OOR   CITIZENS
THREE DECADES    AGO
Prom the BeUwood Bulletin ef
Mareh 8th, 1812.
lev. Dr. Mathers, of Mifflin,
spent a few hours ia Bellwood, ea
Tuesday on business.
Miss Beiths Glasemer, of Altcona,
wss a recent visitor here with her
friend, Miss Katie Philips.
Mrs. William Sampson, of Bethlehem, has been spending some time
at the home of her parents, Mr.
sad Mrs. William Gordon.
Miss Cora Harkins, of Blain City,
spent several days last week with
her sister, Mra B. E. Goss.
Samuel Mundorff, has had to
relieve himself from duty for a few
weeks owing to nervous breakdown,
from which he is improving.
S. T. Cessna, of the hill section,
has returned from Bedford county,
to which place he had been called
on the account of the death of his
father.
Calvin B. Moore, of this place,
and Miss Ruth Walls, of Altooaa,
were married at the heme of the
bride in Altoona. Their many
friends are wishing them much
happiness.
Nlo matter what a girl's accomplishments ssay be, her education ia
incomplete if she hss net aome
knowledge of bake-olcgy, boil-ology,
stitch snd mend-ology, at least so
as to knew if its done properly.
Miss Eliza Jean Boyles, passed
away last Friday morning. She wes
the daughter of William Boyles,
one cf the early settlers in this
region. She was widely known by
older residents here and by har
Christian character hsd waa the
high esteem of att who knew har.
At a meetiag of the committee
•fa»v ■ebmTtm..-tgg^Bm
Loyal Governo*-"e ceIe*bntson ici IMr
held la Altoona next SepteB-ier,
which was held, in tha Logan House
Friday evening, ths datea wttl be
Sept 24, Sf aad 86. It will commemorate the gathering here, ia
1862 of the governors ef 18 loyal
states, for the purpose of devising
ways and means to help President
Lincoln in pursuing tha Civil war.
Last Thursday evening a birthday
surprise party was given In honor
ef Lloyd Cherry, st his home oa
North Cambria street, hia wife aad
daughter having arranged it and
kept it a secret till the laat. Tha
evening was spent ia a social way
and later on refreshments were
served to which the invited guests
did justice, sad later they departed
to their homes wishing the gentleman many more happy returns. Mr.
Cherry wss bent hi a leap year.
CLEM UP Mi Ji Bf RISE
BOARD OP HEALTH ISSUES \.
REQUEST OP CITIZENS      ' ♦
Clean ap Bellwood beteagh ht
Bm edict that has gene forth frop
fhe Beard of Health this week. MSy
It to Msy 24, Inclusive are tsf'
days and dates set for this unddjr*-
taking aad loyal citizens of the
community are requested to cooperate with Bm Beard of He-Hand remove all accumulation of the
winter and spring months frees off.
snd about their premise*
This Is a worthwhile undertaking;
in which every wide awake Bell-;
woodite should be interested. Aft
the winter months have
there is always a lot ef un
matter that has found 1<
Sbout one's premises and
should be carted sway to the dun***-,!
whieh has been provided by tite.
borough authorities.
Let every citisen become active1
in this matter. It has been suggested that everyone ctllect together.
aB refuse about their homes, call St
drayman and have it hauled a***afl|
Please do aot employ Irresponsible!
persons to do tiw job, bat sss that
it is done by some one upon whom
you can depend. Often persons err*
engaged to do tils job and Instead
of taking it to the dump, scatter it
in ths mast convenient place, ; ih
the alleys sad vacant lots. This js
objectionable to the Board j gt
Health, as weU as those living nearby. The proper place for refuse ta
the public dump, aot far from tie
, be rough, and every householder
| shcnlrt see thst It goes to the right
place. j • i1
Now remember tbe dates, from
Monday, May 18 to Saturday, May
24. Be amoag the first te have
your surroundings placed In tote
aad span condition.
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HELD DIMMER PROGRAM
Mothers of Ihe members of the
Bethel Sunday achool class ef the
Logan Valley Presbyterian church
were the honor guests of the class
Friday evening In the Y. M. C. A.,
at their annual mother-daughter
dinner.
Twenty-three mothers, daughters,
guests attended the dinner which
was served by the members of the
class. Charles F. Werts was the
dinner speaker and appropriate
vocal solos were presented by Miss
Alma Stewart, a member of the
class, accompanied by Mrs. Thomas
Hirsch, a guest. A reading was
also presented by Miss Crane.
Th se attending the dinner were
Mrs. Martha Myers, teacher of the
class; Mrs. William BeU, C. F.
Werts, Miss Crane and Mrs. Hirsch
all guests of the class; aad the
foUowing members of the class
and their mothers: Mrs. Roberts
McCl-skey and Eleanor Hill, Mrs.
H. Mills, Miss Ada McCioskey sad
Mrs. Roy McCioskey, Miss Helen
Laird and Mrs; John Laird, Miss
Betty Cramer and Mrs. George
Cramer, Miss Betty Lyons and
Mrs. Lyons, Mies Alma Stewart
and Mrs. Asbury Stewart, Mrs.
Mollie Emerick sad Mia Ira
Burns, Mrs. Helen McFarland and
Mrs. Smith, sad Mrs. Vsjilllam Bag.
erty, president ef the class.
The question af taxation affects
every individual la BUdr eou-tyt SS
wall ss elsewhere, although there
may be eome who have the Idea
that they escape them. If one
avoids direct levies, however, there
is ao way to escape the indirect
taxes.
National defense will naturally
coat a large sum1 and higher taxation is not oaly inevitable bat welcomed by patriotic Americans, almost without exception. Consequently, ao one should be misled by this
discussion which relates te real
estate taxation.
Or. William H. Husband, of the
Federal Home Loaa Bank Board,
says that teal estate "to being
crucified on a cross of taxes." He
think* our tax systems sre archaic
and suggests three changes to ease
the burden now on real estate.
Ba advocates: (1) reasonable tax
exemption fer lew-cost homes; (2)
establishment of a fair ratio between the tax burden sad income
return{ (8) provision for reasonable tax-serving facilities.
There may be differences of
opinion aa to the suggestions made,
aad we are not ready to endorse
them, bat they serve as a point
fer the beginning of discussion
that may lead to a better system
of taxation, especially as It affects
real estate.
I—Cambria county wttl elect two
judges at ths November election.
Judge John H. McCann, whe is
sbout to finish his second tenn,
hss announced that be wttl agaia be
a candidate for ths third tana si
tea yeara. Judge Che-das C Oner,
ELECTS OFFICERS
The final regular meeting of the
Bellwood ministerium until next
October wss held la the parsonage
of the Lutheran parsonage. During
the past year the ministerium haa
been active not ealy in prosecuting
spirtual demands but also in civic
snd humanitarian matters in the
borough.
The members will mlse the presence of Rev. Thomas M. Stone
whe served the body the past two
years as president Upon motion by
Rev. H. G. Dooley, Rev. H. T.
Covert was welcomed to succeed
Rev. Stone as a member. The
-ministerium expressed its pleasure
la tha steady rscstmj te health of
Rev. J. 8. CoUedge.
The election of officers resulted
as follows: President, ,Rev. Clyde
Bush; Vie* President, Rev. Eugene
G. Slep; Secretary aad •jPitRsiiiii,
Rev. R. P. Knoebel.
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BOROUGH REPUBLICAN COMMITTEES URGE ACTION
The members of the two RepubUcan districts of the borough urge
astlen in the penary aad general
election which are only a few
months ahead ef as. They say we
wttl soon ho facing the bsttlefront
and that it ia net too early to
think about the 1841 county and
municipal elections.
There, is no "off year" in politics.
The men and women whe serve
in county offices; who administer
the affairs of our cities, boros and
townships; who determine the policies and employ the teachers in
our school districts, are just as
important in their jobs as these
elected to Stste and National office.
Republican organizations and
workers in every city, town aad
hamlet in Pennsylvania should take
sa active Interest ia selecting the
best available candidates for local
offices. i
Winning local elections is a first
step— and a most important step-
in winning State and National
electiona
Aa has been frequently pointed
out, the Republican Party of Pennsylvania can be no stronger than
its component parte— the county
and precinct organizations.
Counties which elect RepubUcan
to fill the offices ia the courthouses, and ia cities, boros and townships, have no difficulty in polling
comfortable GOP pluralities la
State and National elections.
We aSS building now for 1842.
Let u* aot neglect the foundation
stones of sound Republican government and management in the sixty-
seven counties of tbe Commonwealth.
There ie no "off year" in the
iean program ef sound aeon-
■ ■ Select— and elect— local candidates who by sound administration
will maintain and strengthen the
confidence of the voters in the Republican Party. ■.■.»••'
STOCKING THE STREAMS
The streams of Blair, Centre aad
Clearfield counties benefitted greatly the past year from the restocking program of the Federal Bureau
of Fisheries, according to a statement issued by Congressman James
E. Van Zandt.
While records are not compiled
of the total number of fish supplied
to individual Counties, Congressman Van Zandt endorsed a large
number of applications and where
the streams were found to be approved prompt shipment was made
on all such requisitions.
The foUowing interesting information as to the number and various
species of fish distributed to Pennsylvania streams has been released
by Congressman Van Zandt and represents the total shipments made
to Pennsylvania during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1940.
Large Mouth  Black Bass...   10,520
SmaU Mouth Black Baas    7,32o
Brook  Trout     481,045
Cat   Fish    ?.890
Lochleven Trout (brown)  . .888,110
Rainbow Trout   288,886
gun Pish   (bias gill) 1S.215
Yellow' Perch     180
In concluding his statement.
Congressman Van Zandt announces
that one application is received fer
esch body of water and is usually
transmitted by Sportsmen's Organisations or in some Instances by
individuals. These applications may
hs obtained from Congressman Van
Zandt's office and should upon completion be returned te Mm fer endorsement ahd transmittal te the
Bureau of Fisheries for appropriate attention.
•—The next regular monthly
meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union wttl meet ia the
home ef Mis. 3. H. Patton, Sr.,
Main shiest, oa TeeedBy afternoon,
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—On Friday evening, May c28,
the Men's class of the Preebftsrisn
Sabbath school wUl be host to the
men ef the church and town ef the
Presbyterian faith at a banquet to
be held in the Y. M. C A. The
men ef the class are making a
canvass of the town and endeaVhv
to see therot personally, aad it Is
te be hoped there wttl be a ready
assent to the invitation to this
gathering.* Rev. Eugene G. Slep
will be the guest speaker, being
introduced by Mr. Roy Baser. Mr.
H. W. Schalles wttl preside, sad
Mr. W. S. Bell wttl extend a welcome t* Bm
MAKING 1MB POPPIES
"Memories of the psst and hopes
for the future— that is what goes
into the making ef a memorial
Puppy," said Blanche Houston, as
she took one of the poppies apart
aad explained He structure at the
American Legion Home Wednesday.
The Leglen Home Is blooming
with poppies ss the Auxiliary women complete preparations for the
annual observance of Poppy Day
here, Saturday, May 24. The little
red flowers of memory are being
taken from the boxes in which
they came from AspinwaU Hospital
where they were made by disabled
war veterans, and arranged for
distribution on the streets on Poppy
Day.
The poppies are made in exact
replies of the wild poppies of
France snd Belgium which grew in
each profusion on the World War
battle fields, said Commander
Stone. They are shaped from crepe
paper, with wire stems. Tbe disabled men who make them often work
under great handicaps but acquire
remarkable skill ia producing a
close resemblance to the natural
flower.
Maay hundreds of men who
could not possibly find or perform
other work are given employment
by tfae Auxiliary In the poppy program. As this employment ie restricted to those receiving little or
no government compensation and
who have families to support, the
money they earn brings vital help
tp a large number of homes. More
than 8100,000 has been paid by the
Auxiliary this year in wages to the
poppy makers.
Tha mien who make the flowers
are the comrades of those In whose
honors tte popples sre worn,"
Blanche Houston explained. "They
sre the ones who were not called
upojn to give their Uvea but to give
Bto asatii. ■ mmmir-yetmnpihr  **-«*-.
makes life worthwhile. lata the
little flowers they place great
memories of the psst and -MBS the
work they dative new hope for the
future."
SATURDAY NIGHT ACCIDENTS
Two automobile accidents cccured
fai the borough late Saturday night
er early Sunday morning. The first
cf these wss at the corner of
North Pint and Tuckahoe streets
in which an individual from Juniata
borough figured. Evidently Bm
driver of the car was not familiar
with conditions at this poiat and
must have been driving at a fast
clip, as the automobile was upset.
Fortunately no one was injured
which seems remarkable. The accident occurred about one o'clock*
Sunday morning. The automobile
was towed to the Mike Rossi garage
along route 220, near Greenwood
for repairs.
Ths other and more serious accident occurred about 2 o'clock Sunday morning on South Main street
fai which the car <f Roy Kephart,
who resides on the Pennyroyal farm
snd an engineer employed by the
P. R. R. Mr. Kephart was returning from his run at the time and
coming into town. The other car
driven by a Mr. Smith of Hudson
avenue, Altoona, was proceeding
down the street in the direction of
Altooaa. In attempting to pass both
cars hooked each other. In the
Smith car was his wife and a
niece, Esther Palmier. Mr. Smith
was considerably bruised "by the
impact, while Esther Palmier suffered a broken right arm and a number of bruises and abrasions. She
was taken to tiie office of Dr.
Webb on Main street, where she
received treatment, after which she
was taken to one of the Altoona
hospitals. Damages to each car is
estimated at $200.00. The Smith
automobile was towed to the Messner garage en North Tuckahoe
street, while the Kephart csr was
taken to a garage ia Altoona. The
accident was investigated by Policeman 3. A. Shires.
—Webs ef tent caterpillars on
fruit and forest trees are beginning
to make their appearance la some
sections of Pennsylvania, W. E.
Montgomery, Chief of the Division
af Management ih the Department
of Forests and Waters, said. Montgomery sSBBttsd that wherever the
' pests sre producing these unsightly
eradication methods should
J-asiiUrtsly
personal rowel
People Who Visit Hara
Those Wbo Go Away.
mw_*isihw craw
Cassis   Who Are Entertained by Bon-
Wood  Hosts—Personal  Ms-How egg
These Who  Visit To ead Fire
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey -homo, em
Philadelphia, were recent guests af]
Miss Elizabeth HSU, st the BoochcaJ
near the borough.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Rarick, ofl
Milroy, were Sunday guests Bt thei
heme of Mr. and Mra. T. K. Ublll
on North Fourth street.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCloekeyj
and young sun Joe, of HarrisburgS
spent the week end at the McCloe-|
key home on Boyle street.
Postmaster Paul V. Tillard dfl
Altoona, was a Bellwood visitor j
Tuesday morning and called upon 1
Postmaster Ralph M. Dysart at the]
local office. >.**•'■,
■ Mrs. George M. Meyers, who harH
been visiting her sister, Mrs. E. BA
Fithian fal Wichita, Kansas, fer terej
months, hss returned to 'her bomwj
on  Main  street.
Mr. Lloyd McCioskey, who fai
engaged in state work at Wellsboroa
Pa., spent the week end, with hial
mother, Mrs. Joe McCioskey oaf
Boyle street.
Mr. William W. Akers,   who
been visiting his sister, Misa
Akers   on South Second street g_\
two weeks, left today for hia home|
in   Beverly,  N. 3.
Mrs. Betha Wentsel Wright, of
Skippack, Pa., is enjoying a visit
at the home of her long
frienda, Mr. and Mrs- W. S.
at Mary Aaa Fo *ge.
atr.    anil'   Mir-    A-vhii
Masters    Bernie Nolan    aad
Smith,     of    Alexandria,    Vt
were guests of Mr. and   Mra
Smith on South Second street
the week end.
Mrs. Mary J. Miles, of Tyrone I
Mre. Verna Wat-ins and sons, Dri
Walter Watkins, and Bobby, an«j
Mrs. Walter Watkins, all of Salt
lc, visited at tbe Methodist par
age last Sunday afternoon;
Rev. H. T. Covert    ofthe    Mel
htdist   church   attended   the   Met!
odist Ministerjum    at    First chu
Altoona,     on    Monday    afternooa|
More   than 60 ministers   aad- th
wives were present. The new dii
ct superintendent    of the    Altooi
district was present   and spoke
the    district program for the   ptt]
sent year.
Mr.   and    Mra John Herch
daughter    and son Kay and    Ma
of   Philadelphia,   were    week
guests at tiie home of Mr. and
W. S. Bell    at Mary    Ann    Ps
Miss   Bertha BeU,   who is  ea
as a nurse in Philadelphia, and
spent a few days with her parent
accompanied   the' guests    to.  tk
home    In the    City    of    Broth
Love.
TREATING MACADAM ROADS I
Surface treatment operations
the Department of Highways
about to get under way for
summer season. The Dep
plans to give surface treatment
approximately 4000 miles of:
dam road at an estimated cost
88, 168,000.
To carry   out tiie   work the.
partment    will    use    approxin
26, 400,000 gallons   ef   biturafa-
materials.    In  addition   about
000 gallons   of duet layer ofl
be    applied    to earth   road-
dust layer ott witt cost appr
ly 8100, 000.
The Department    also    will
quire   the use of about   8, 000,1
gallons    of    bituminous    mat
for patching purposes.
Surface      treatment      operat
usually get under  way about
1.    In addition   to the   MS
materials    required,   for thia
cf    maintenance     the    Dep
will use 1, 260,000 tone ef
aggregate to cover the ofl.
Ia 1840 the Department
treated 3962 miles ef highway
cost of 83, 186,000   whjle the
before   the mileage wae tttt
Bm cost amounted te 88, 009,1
SS),     ,
—Straw hat day hss
May IS.  .