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BELLWOOD, PA., THU
it SEPTEMBER  11, 1941
LOCAL NEVVS COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
l»IEF5MMT0FTHEnEEK
Terse     Paragraph.   Concerning,   the
Doing   of  Oar  Borough—The  Column   Our   Subscriber.    Enjoy
—-every member of the family
reads the Bulletin. .
—The Bulletin to the home town
newspaper and it is read by every
member of the family.
—Midsummer weather has prevailed throughout thto section daring the week with the thermometer
dancing near the ninety mark.
—The Women's Christian Temperance Union wiU meet on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 16, at 2
o'clock, in the home of Mrs. H.
Paul Cox, 801 North Second street.
A large attendance to desired
—The citizens of Williamsburg
have voted overwhelmingly against
the legal sale of beer to that borough at the primary election held
on Tuesday. The vote was most decisive against the flow of the amlber
f laid in the town.
—After bring decayed for one
week, due to the .prevalence of infantile paralysis in ths state, the
public school of the borough and
Antis township opened for the fall
and winter terms last Monday
morning with a large attendance.
—The lightest vote in y ars was
cast by the voters st th? primary
e':ctton on Tuesday. The election
is what ia termed.aa an "off year"
and the voters did not manifest
sufficient interest to go to the
polls in large numbers and take
part in the contest.
*tmoWan¥-<^JtS&l^)$diJg^ indiff-
,,,—.. ~Jpsere»
      rTeSg   sa they think   it won't
affect them. In the long rim every
increase in taxes and every increase
in wages makes its way felt all
down the line to every user of
every manufactured article.
—We don't look with much favor
oa the advertisements of '.can companies that advise people to get a
loan on their car or their furniture
to take a vacation trip \ It miay be
the line of feast resistance these
days, lout it sounds too much like
profligacy and shiftf.essness. There
is too much of that going on without urging it through advertising
snd tempting the weak.
-—The regular monthly meeting
of the Retired Veterans of the
Pennsylvania Railroad will be held
In the Community Room of the
First National' bank on Saturday
afternoon, September 18th, at 2:3o
p. mV Day Light Saving Time, at
which time a pleasing program will
be prose nted for \ the veterans'
pleasure. Following the session,
refreshments will b? served.
—Young people of the Methodist
church, in their Epworth League
meeting Sunday evening elected the
following officers for the coming
year: President, John Rowan; vice
president!— first, Emily Covert;
second, Norma DeRemer; third,
Richard Henry; fourth, Donald Johnson; secretary, Betty FieTds; treasurer, Verdabelle Wulfert; librarian,
William Sitman; pianist, Robert
Greenland; chorister, Phyllis Johnson; counsellors, the Rev. H. T.
Covert, Mildred Reigh and Alma
Reeder.
—Monday evening a number of
friends of Mrs. John W. Laird .of
South Second street took it upon
themselves to give her s surprise
in the form of a party in honor of
her birthday. At the appointed time
the friends arrived and when their
mission was made known, it gave
Mrs. Laird the surprise of her life.
A delightful evening waa enjoyed
by all and numberous games were
played, after which refreshments
were served. Ths tody in whose
honor the party was held wss remembered by her friends with s
number of beautiful gifts. The
party was composed of the following persons: Mrs. Annie Boyd, sirs.
J. I. Rightnour, Mrs. Samuel Wood-
ball, Mrs. Nina Weaver, Mrs Irene
Greenland, Mrs William Glasgow,
"Mrs. S. H. Derr, Mrs. Elsie Hunter, j
Mrs. Sara Bpler, Mrs E. M. Cherry, '
Mrs Moflie Emerick, Misses Mary
E. Closson, Janet Stewart, Helen.
Laird, Mr. sad] Mrs. John W. Laird.'
HAPPENINGS 30 YEARS JeH aftVEt WINS FOR SHERIFF
NOMINATED
JOHN E. HARVEY
Candidate For Sheriff
PUNS FOR IUUMFERENCE
ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE
HELD  IN PHIL1PSBURG
The 104th session of the A¥.e-
gheny conference1 of the Church of
the United Brethren in Christ will
convene Wednesday evening, Sept,
17, at Philipsburg. This is the third
session to be held at Philipsburg,
the other two being in 1903 and
1088.
Bishop Grant D. Batdorf, bishop
of th? Eastern area of the church,
will be the presiding bishop and
will officially cpen the conference
with the episcopal address and observance of Holy Communion
Thursday morning, Sept. 18, at 8:80
o'clock. Assisting the bishop in the
pans of the conference are the,
"conftrehc'e,*^superthfeWJent, DM r#j
Barton L'arish of Johnstown, and
the pastor host of the Philipsburg
church, Rev. Paul F. Mickey.
In attendance at the sessions will
be mors than 100 ministers and
over 100 lay delegates representing
.their r spective churches in the
conference.
Dr. B. F. Shively, missionary on
furlough from Kyoto, Japan, will
represent and present the missionary movements of the denomination.
The conf rence will close with
the episcopal address on Sunday
morning at 10, followed by the report of the stationing committee of
ministers to their churches, read by
the presiding bishop.
Rev. J. S. Colledge, the BeUwood pastor, who is a member of
three important committees of the
conference, namely, boundry and
finance, elder's orders and evangelistic committee of which he is the
chairman, wilt leave Wednesday for
conference, and Glenn Schenck, the
lay delegate, will go on Thursday
morning.
The local church will present a
fine report to the conference as a
result of the year's work. Forty--
four members have been added to
the roll, benevolences are double
those of the last two years, pastor's
salary is paid in full and other
items show progress. The official
board' voted unanimously for the
return of Rev. Colledge for another
year.
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ANTIS TOWNSHIP ELECTION
In Antis township there was s
live'y contest for tax collector and
supervisor. Ira E. Shoefelt, who has
successfully collected the taxes in
the township for the past number
of years, was opposed by John B.
Glasgow of Reighstown, and Mr.
Shoenfett was nominated on the
Republican ticket, which to equivalent to re-election. There was also
a contest for township supervisor
with. Roy Weaver "being successful
with a sticker campaign.
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—Trespass notices for sals at
the Bulletin office, tea cents each.   I
—Living   costs   are scheduled   to
advance thto year and next. Advance }
in- living costs to inflation by what- ;
ever   name   it to   celled    If living'
costs advance 26 per cent,  a dollar
then becomes worth  only 75 cents.
If prices advance 50 per cent, a dollar becomes   worth only    50 cento.
In other words it would take  two
doBara to buy oae dollar'a worth of
commodities. Has to inflation. j
ACTIVITIES OF    OUR    CITIZC
THREE  DECADES    AGO
From His Bellwood Bulletin, S\
4th, 1912.
Mrs Elizabeth O'Neill and da
tor Ruth toft Thursday of tost
for    an    extended    trip
Canada.
Mrs    Belle    Steele,    of    Troi
Creek, Huntingdon County,   is
ing her brother, Thomas Steele
ia on the sick list.
Richard Skagerlbur,*,   who  is
p'oyed    at Lay ton, Ohio,    to
and   will spend some time  with
par nts in tins place. 	
Mrs. H. B. Laird and children,
the   south side,    are home    afte:
visit   with her   mother,   Mrs.
Mingle in Sinking Valky.
Mr. and    Mrs.   Norman    Wi
are visiting friends and relatives
Newport, New Blocmfield and Y
and will return   the latter part
this week.
William Barrett, formerly   of
place,   now °f Kerrmoor,   Clearfi
ccunty, spent a few days last
at the home    of his brother,
G. Barrett.
Abraham Lincoln Goss   and
esteemed    residents    of   tiie    •
side,   toft  Tuesday   for   Brownsvffi
to visit .their son   Cloyd and fans
for a few days. a
A thirteen inning game- was
quired to decide the contest at
Park last Saturday aft'rnoon bit-
ween the Juniata Y. M. C. A. team
and our home base baft team. It wps
sevn-seven after the seventh tifU
Juniata put two over to the tbjrteaV
I'h when the score said 9-7, In
favor of Juniata. Among the B«&-
wood players were: Keller, WehttaJl,
Kinsel, K lley, Kyper, Flems^r,
Epfer, Figard, Isenberg,' Yingl
Thompson, and Mentch.
Fredrick    Me
Newhouse, well known to many of
the cJ'der residents of this place and
Blandbuig, aprnt a few days of this
week as the guest of Fredrick
Bland and family at Tipton. Mr.
Newhouse is in the service of the
Agricultural Department of the
French government and was here
to attend a convention of agriculturists which was held in the city of
Chicago recently.
WINS IN FLOWER SHOW
Friday night Mrs. Caroline Kurtz
of Blair street, carried off the
silver sweepstakes cup offered by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Garden
club at the sixteenth annual Blair
county and Pennsylvania Railroad
flower show held at the Penn-Alto
hotel in Altoona. Mrs. Kurtz wee
last year's winner of the Altoona
show, as well as winner of the
Philadelphia show three years ago.
Mm. Kurtz scored 86 points with
her entries The flower show was
judged by Dr. I. E. Wild, ornamental horticulturist of the Pennsylvania State College faculty. Rain
didn't dampen the enthusiasm of
the show's first night visitors that
came in great crowds, nor did it
harm the fragrance and blooms.
This year's display of dahlias is
unusually fine, and is creating
quite a bit of attraction.
PLANNING   CONFERENCE
There will be a planning conference at the Presbyterian church
Thursday and Friday evening, September 11 and 12, at 7:30 p. m.
-The leaders of tile conference
will be Reverend John Thompson
Peters of the Huntingdon Presbyterian church and chairman of the
committee of Foreign Missions of
the Presbytery. The Reverend Ralph
Illing&worth, Jr., Presbytery's executive and chairman of the committee
on national missions and director of
the Every Member Canvass These
men will lead . the members of the
board of elders, the board of deacons, the board of trustees and the
presidents of all the organisations
of the church and the church school
in discussing the program of the
Logan Valley Presbyterian church
for the yesr September, 1941, to
September, 1942. .
The pastor of toe church Rev.
Eugene Gilland Slep will present
the Christian education set Up far
the church and Mr. George Weiss
wi>l present the Christian education
set up for the church school.
Each meeting is an open meeting
snd all see invited to attend.
PATTERSON AND JOHN
ELLIOTT   NOMINATED
E. Harvey,   Bellwood's   fine
and candidate for the nomi-
for sheriff on the Republican
carried the poll that knocked
irsimmon,   having been chosen
jthe party's nominee by a vote of
gb four thousand, carrying al-
every  election precinct   in the
(ty.   It was a wonderful  victory
ipmich   all his  friends are   happy
the result.   For the past  eight
Mr. Harvey has served as de-
sheriff   and came before   the
rs   with a    dean   record    and
ughout    his canvass    duiing the
sign,   his   pleasing   personality
him    friends and votts.    Bell-
bd   voters   and   citizens in   this
rt   of the county' were   intensely
tercsted in his nomination. As the
ination on the Republican ticket
Blair county   is   equivalent   to
lection,    Mr. Harvey   will be   the
next sheriff of the county.
In Bellwood borough and Antis
township, his home districts, he received a hearty endorsement, carrying both districts by a greater vote
| than any Blair county candidate in
past primary elections His vote to
tile two precincts of the town was
,535 out of 588 votes cast, receiving
all but 53 votes and these were
scattering votes for other candidates.
Throughout the campaign pronounced . interest was lacking, yet
the final results show that the
voters acted wisely In their choice
of candidates. The result in the
borough for county sad local offices was as follows in the South
Side: '/tSaa
Common   Pllea.   Judgj
^Cheater B. Wtay.  99
Patterson  172
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essswaiwaasassssssBSaBSgpar""
Sheriff
Thomas   E.   Butterbaugh.   8
George H. Wolf   12
Robert A. Cook   5
Harris Baird  ,  2
John E.  Harvey   862
Level! A.   Malone   8
Fiothonotary
John A.   DeRenzo   35
John B. Elliott   336
The result for borough offices:
Edgar McKinmy, the present incumbent, was nominated on both
the Republican and Democratic
tickets and hence will be elected at
tiie November election and will
continue to serve as the head of
the government of the town, which
he has so able done in the past
four years.
Town Council   .
Banks C. L'go  321
Robert E. Dively   881
F.  M.  Estep   326
R. A.   Cherry '  822
Tax  Collector
Charles A,   Mills.    72
Elisabeth Akers     321
Schoo}   Directors—6   yrair.
J. E.  Williamson   172
John  Campbell       214
School Director —§; years
Fred  D.  Goss   346
Frank Green was nominated for
judge of election, and Ira J.
Snyder for auditor.
In the county tiie Republican
Voters have chosen Judge George G.
Patterson, John B. Elliott and John
E, Harvey as.their standard bearers for the election on November
4, and as the county is strongly
Republican they will be successfully
•leeted. At the close of the campaign there was a spirted contest
for the nomination for judge of the
courts, yet the voters acted wisely
in their choice. In the nomination
of George G. Patterson the citizens
have all that could be desired id s
man of wisdom.
RETURNS   THANKS
More than words can express, I
appreciate the vote of confidence
given me at the primary election.
Thank you all. •
ELIZABETH AKERS.
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•—It is estimated that the national
debt wi'll exceed the 100 billion
mark. It will require many, many
years of effort to pay it and keep
up the interest and carrying charges. Inflation for a good many years
may be necessary thst a debt of
tbto sise can be paid.
GEORGE G. PATTERSON
Candidate For Judge
RECORD OFJHE DEPARTED
THOSE WHO HAVE PAST FROM
TIME  TO  ETERNAL  REST
John Powers
Funeral rites for John Powers
were held in St. Joseph's Catholic
church last Saturday morning at 9
o'clock, the rector' Rev. Father M.
E. Smith conducting requiem high
mlass, the services being largely attended by friends of the deceased.
He was born in Bellwood April 26,
1891, the son of William and Margaret Powers, the father being deceased, and death came suddenly to
him from 'a heart attack Thursday
morning of last week at the homie
on North Tuckahee street, having
been found dead on the kitchen
floor.
_ Mr. Powers was a retired army
"sergeantrand had "served m~* fine
United States army for thirty years,
with service in the World war,
China, Hawaii, and Philippine Islands. He retired last year with
the rank of a sergeant. He was
well known to residents of Antis
township and just returned last
Christmas from, San Francisco.
Members of the family include
his mother, these brothers and sisters: Mrs. Arthur Weld of Steuben-
ville. Ohio; William C. Powers of
South Bend, Ind.; Mrs. O. B.
Moore, of Brownsville; Lawrence
and Raymond Powers both of Canton, 0.; and Mia. P. J. McDer
mitt of Bellwood.
David Cherry
David Cherry, bom June 23, 1849.
in Antis township,' near Sabbath
Rest, died at his home in Altoona
Tuesday afternoon at 6:45 o'clock,
after an extended illness. He was a
retired employe of the Pennsylvania
railroad company. Beside two sons
he is survived by a number of othrr
relativ s, some of who reside in
Antis township and this borough
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, followed by intermnt in Antis cemetery.
Joseph A. Glasgow
Joseph A. Glasgow died at his
home in Blandburg. Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock of complications.
He was bom May 26, 1861. He
was a retired engineer for the
Harbison-Walktr Refractories company in Blandburg, where he was a
resident for forty-one years. Surviving is his wife and the fol'iowing
children: Mrs. Grace Busch, of Portage; John B. Glasgow of Reiehte-
town and Glenn Glasgow, of Pittsburgh.
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—Type writer paper for sale at
the Bulletin office in any quanity
desired.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Gould],
Jr., Ridgewood, New Jersey, have
returned to their home after a vacation visit with friends at 332 South
Second street. '■>. "-.-
—Miss Kathryne Williamson, who
had been a medical patient in the
Altoona hospital for a week, has
returned to her home on Martin
street, somewhat improved in
health.
—The entire nation sympathizes
with President. Roosevelt in the
lose of bis aged mother, who died
at bar basse st Hyde Park, N. Y,
on Sunday.
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People Who Visit H
Those Who Go A
M0VEMENTSJFJ3UR CI
Guests   Wbo Are Entertaiaedl
Wood  Heels—Personal  MiallSsH
Those Who Vi.lt te aad §1
Mrs. Scott Mulhollen    of	
street left Wednesday mornisgJ
Washington, D. C, where Skm
visit friends for a few days, !
Mr.   and  Mrs    William
of Germantown, Pa.,   have
to their    home    after    spendbdk
week    at   the    residence    of 3
Carrie    Moore     of    North    Fe|
street.
Mrs. Cloyd Beatty,   after ail
of three weeks at the home *s$J
sister,    Mrs.  Scott  Mulhollen, ^*
for Washington, D. C,   accompana
by her  husband,   who motored' i
back to the city on tiie Potomac. -
Mrs; R. P. Woodring,   of DroSM
Hill, near Philadelphia,   torn retaej
ed after spending a few days Vtote*
ing her mother and sister, MrsV"4
A. Holdcn snd Mrs. C. N. McOeW
an of 504 Orchard street.   ^mmW^m
Mr. Wellington Bland, member
the   104th Cavalry   with hi
ers at Indiantown Gap, rei
his   company today,   after
a ten-day   furlough at tiie
his parents,   Mr. and /Mrs. Ji
Bland on South Second street.
Mr.   Joseph Patton,   Jr.,
First street, third trick clerk
Altoona freight station,   to
a vacation    with   his son,
William B. Patton, who wee?
ly inducted' into the   United*
army   snd   to   stationed   el
George Meade, Maryland.
*  taasu tieseiasi^Mea
Punxsutawney,    is enjoytosy^ffs
at the home of her sister,   Mrs
Estep    on Msin street   snd   el
friends in the borough la company
with   her sister,   Mrs. Glasgow
a caller    at our office    Wednes
morning.
Recent  guests   at the    home
Mrs.    Mary    Swires     on    Bellvlesl
avenue    were:    Mr. and Mrs. D. B,
Hancom,    of    DuBois;    Mrs   H
Isenberg,    Wilkinsburg;    Mr.
Champigny and Mrs. Anne Bee
Schenectady,    N. Y.,    and    Mrs
W. Miller, of Grove City, Pa.
Mr, Joseph McCloskey, of Ha;
burg, where he holds a clerkship in|
the    state treasurer's office,    esq
honiP    Monday and remained    ua
Tuesday  afternoon at the home
his    mother,    Mrs.     McCloskey    sj
Boyles street.    While here   he
his ballot at the municipal build!
Mrs.   George HoStzapple   rs
Saturday from the   Cooper hospit
Camden, N. J., where her daugh
Mrs. William Cozens,    of    Swe
Boro,    N. J., « was a    patient,
brought   with her,    Master Willi
Cozens,   who   will tarry   with
grandparents,   while   his mother
cuperates.
Mr.    and    Mrs    Bruce   Wat
daughter Naomi and son Bruce,
left this morning for their home
St. Petersburg, Florida,   driving
overland route.    For the   past   fa.
weeks they had been visitors at
homes    of    Mr.    and Mrs.    Ws
Stevens  on Stewart street  and
and Mrs. Norris T. Watters on
Third street
Mr. and Mrs. Percy D. Mas)
who had summered in their
along   Spruce creek in   Huntta
county,   have set their faces
ward,    having left  on Monday
St. Petersburg,   Florida,   their
manent   home.   The former citto
of the borough   were here Satur
afternoon   giving good-bye   to
many friends.
Mrs.    A. E.    Barrett    of
street, daughter, Miss Hazel Bar
assistant   superintendent    of
of   Meadowbrook hospital.   Long
land,    N. Y.,    and    Miss   Elii
Stevens,    a nurse    in the
left ten days ago on sn auto
trip bound    for   the Pacific
going    via the Central route,
week they are in California,
they wiB   remain   for a   few
and   then go Berth snd return
ths Northern route, through
na,   She Dakotas sad thence
ward.