Bellwood Bulletin 1941-10-30

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VOL. LI 11
LOCAL NEW COLUMN
Short Items That Wilt Inter-
eat Our Readers
0» SUMMIOT" OF THE WEEK
Terse     Paragraphs  Concerning-   tee
Doing ef Oar Basaaigh—The Col-
assa  Oar  Subaeribers    Enjoy
—Don't forget to vote next Tuesday.
—You sre advised te vote early
ead avoid tea rash.
—Get in line and win a prise te aba
Mummers parade tomorrow evening.
—There should be no stay-at-
aesaeB from tea eleetion next Tuesday.
—Wanted— To hear from a banjo
and guitar player ia a band of four.
Inqire of Ed. R. Bell,   Bellwood, Ps.
—At the election on Tuesday four
councilman, two - school director's,
tax collector snd auditors will be
chosen by the voters of the borough.
—The fall season finds our house-
builders1'and contractors busy from
early morning until night, which indicates teat much repairing is being
done to 'homes te tee borough.
—Mr John Johnson of South Fourth street, this borough, who had been
a medical patient in the Mercy hospital In Altoona for a few days, and
baa been discharged from that institution and is now at his home.
—Next Tuesday st the election
the voters will be called upon to* vote
on s bond issue in the amount of ten
thousand dollars, Sba money to be
aasd te tba purchase of the Y.M.C.A.
for public and borough purposes,
should the voters give their consent.
This is a matter for everyone in the
borough to  consider for  themselves.
—Members of Grace Lutheran
chtfreh are contemplating making a
number of pronounced improvement
to the interior and exterior of their
pause of worship. The pulpit will be
,.moved to the center of tee auditorium
aad tba choir loft will also be changed. It is estimated that the proposed
improvements will cost la tee neighborhood of five thousand dollars.
—Tuesday of next week will occur
the annual general election. The
votrs of the borough will east their
voters of tee borough will east their
south, and citizens residing on the
north side of tea Pennsylvania railroad will vote at the Hescox garage
ea North Tuckahoe street. The polls
will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
which should give everyone ample
time la which to vote. Everybody
should vote.
—Boys and girls don't flewget the
big parade Friday' evening at 7.30 o-
'clock, parade to form st the firs hall
promptly at 7.00 p.m. There will be
three divisions Has year, first division
headed by the High school hand, all
boys sad girls on foot; second division all adult organizations, headed by
s good drum' corps; third division, sll
boys snd girls om decorated bicycles.
Remember, We have plenty of prizes
for SB and a treat at the firs ball
immediately after Sba parade. —Don
Vandevander, marshal. !,. •
—Approximately 8,500 properties
la Altoona snd other points in the
county will be offered by tba Blair
county commjiasoneTS at a greatly delayed delinquent tax sale Monday,
November 10. It is stated there will
be no further poatpanments in this
matter. TAB aaleia mandatory by law
enacted by the teat legislation1 in
which It Is stipulated that county
officials are required to hold tba delinquent property sale next month.
—Cows oa farms la Pennsylvania
- seem to be heeding tea request for
more dairy products snd sre in defense production strides according to
tba Federal State Crop reports tar
September released by Secretary
John H. Light of tee Department of
Agriculture. Milk production, per
cow In this Hate averaged 17.8
pounds sn October 1 whicbwas only
slifhtly below the record high production per cow of 17.5 pounds
established on that Sate s yesr ago in
I spite of the Sast that pastes se declined rapidly dab to tba •"ir******* hot
Weather and tba lack of adequate
moisture during ths mtonte. Production wee mintaind by supplementary
grate feeding, dairymen reporting
tbat ea October 1 only 50.0 percent
ef *e feed for dairy cattle was obtained from pastures compered write
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HAPPENIIIB5J0_ YEARS 160
ACTIVITIES OF   OUR    CITIZENS
THREE DECADES    AGO
From Sba Bellwood   Bulletin,   Sept
6th, 1912.
John Carson aad   Wife are   home
from a vacation to Atlantic City.
'  Mr. and Mrs. Allen Haggerty, are
visiting   Meads st   Goldsboro   snd
Ridgley, Maryland.
Rev. aad Mrs, Good, with the family are enjoying a vacation with
friends and relatives in Barbs county.
Mr. aad Mrs. G.WJ. Wiley, were ia
attendance at the funeral of the late
Rev. S.D. Wilson, at Mapietea, Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Perry Mulhollen is home after
a pleasant visit at tea cottage of her
nephew and niece, Mr. and Mr. J.F.
Schmidt at Ocean Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. W J. Wiley, of Newark, Ohio, are home after spending
some time St the home of Mr. Wiley's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.W. W,iley.
Mr. Jos. H. Moots, formerly general foreman in the local shops here
greeted eld time friends and shop
mates last Saturday afternoon. His
may friends were glad te  meet him.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rumbarger, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Wesley, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Bush, and the Misses Bessie
Price, Bessie snd Gertrude Glasgow
are home from a camping trip to Nip-
pono, Park, Jersey Shore.
This edition gives an account of tee
passing of the Rev. Dr. Joseph H.
Mathers, at his home in Mifflin, at
10.80 Saturday night, when this
news reached Bellwood on Sunday
morning it brought with it and cast
over our entire community a shadow
of gloom for it was the sad intelligence of that mortal termination of
a life that waa linked with tea history of our town, and the ending of
tba earthly pilgrimage of one who
was beloved" by sB. For many years
it was bis mournful privilege to be J
called to speak at the funerals of the
older people of the town, regardless
of their denomination, and he thus
entered bonnes of sorrow in company
with almost sll the ministers of town.
It also gives sn account of the death
of Rev. S.D. Wilson, former1 pastor
of the M.E. Churh here, which oocur-
ed st the country cottage at Maple-
ton, last Sunday afternoon at 3.55.
At the tame of his death he wss pastor of the M.E. Church st McVey-
town, but had been spending some
time at Mapleton. Ia Bellwood and
vicinity, (where many learned to love
him, and the value of his memory
will never' grow less.
IN MEMORIAM r
"One by one we miss the faces
Of- the forms we once caress't,
One by one their names are written,
Ceased to labor, home, at rest"
MEN'S BANQUET
The Men's Fraternal Bible claas of
the Logan Valley Baptist church will
enjoy ea elaborate banquet on Friday
night of tela week at 6.80, ia the
lecture room of the church. Between
thirty and forty msa era expected to)
participate.
—Word baa been received by Mr.
sad Mrs. Thomas K. Ubil of North
Fourth street • tbat their son Mr.
James Ubil, who has been employed
in the United States Nsvy Yard In
Washington, D. C, for a number of
pears, has received a promotion aad
later will isport st Louisvile, Kentucky.
—The Pennsylvania tobacco crop
ia practically harvested aad under
almost Ideal weather conditions for
that purpose, according to reports ef
aba Department ef Agriculture.
Local showers, while generally light
were sufficient to be quite beneficial to the late planted tobacco,
and the crop aa a whole la except-
tkmally clean and one ef tea finest
la every respect ever produced la
the State.
—Twenty two members of the
Methodist church choir aad seversl
guests were entertained at tba Flem-
ington Methodist church last Friday
night, where tba choir gave a fine
musical program which was greatly
enjoyed by s good sited audience. Ia
addition to the musical numbers, Miss
Mildred Raigh gave a reeding and Mr.
AX. Shirk Impersonated ftesJdsat
Ltosoln snd delivered the Gettysburg
address. A fine social bear aad rowers asp; eyed after   tba
MUMMERS TO 60 Off
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BELLWOOD, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1941
HO. I
ROME OWNER MUXES APPEAL
WI1LL BE HELD   FRIDAY
AT 7^0 O'CLOCK
Bellwood's big annual event
be isagad losaai raw night
mummers gee on   parade   over
streets ef tha borough.   It witt
on Mate street et 7.80   o'clock, j
after formation wiB parade over
principal streets.   This ia aa
that ia anxiously   anticipated by
youngsters, ss well se the grown
who congregate on sba   streets
watch the grotesque marchers pass
The committee having the
in hand baa   beat   every   effort'
eclipse anything of   sba like   u»
taken in the borough, sad there
mines to be a Mag line ot   kids
others taking parti
Nothing but bad weather will
the   undertaking, aad   everybody
hoping for e clear sky Friday at
A numbr of prises Till be off'
for the   best   makeup,   groups
floats.   The judges hsve been
ed for tee event and they   will
their place   in   one ef the   busi:
places on Main street sad the win;
wiU be announced at the close si
parade.
Chief Burgess McKinney sad Fke
Chief Don C. Vsndevaander are ted
prime movers in tee Mummers parade,
and they have assured us thst it oavi
be a big night in Bellwood.
Immediately after the parade   thsn
kiddies of tee   borough   and   Antar |
township will receive a   treat st the
fire house.   Let every kid be on hand
to get his portion.
OE'R THE HIGHWAY
Oe'r the highways   there are
cars and trucks a-pasaing by
There's the schoolbus sad the
NICifr | SUGGESTS THAT TUB BOROUGH
J£^ WW THE Y.M.C.A.
At the election wa will likely   de-
| aide what we think is the proper thing
jPab shout the Y.M.C.A.
Bellwood several years ago celebrated its fiftieth birthday, sad   We
 on that Weak aa one well spent
add were glad far any part taken in
its doings.
Fifty years is a good while to pass
thru stages where ia were times quite
.(prosperous Bad tee accumulations
were Very much to our liking, and we
I were thankful for what was ours.
. Ia all these years .our little town
should have owned its electric light
plant Us ice producing and ice cream
plant a steam laundry could have
been doing a big business, a coal yard,
Whsis cemtent could be obtained,
different kinds of pipe, a truck to
gather up aba weakly infuse st a nominal fee, which folks would be glad to
pay, thus keeping their alleys free
from tba unsightly dumps, Projects
like these would help to keep its
finance from getting ragged.
Now the good old town does not
have a home it can call its own, fifty
years sad no municipal place to
meet the burgees one place, tee water
secretary another. The hank kindly
gave as s community room), thanks to
the bankers, and the police head
quarters some where else, and the
fire company needs quarters differently arranged.
Along with abb above we need a
community center, Just what this
building can be made into. To build
s new. one it would cost four times
the price the Y.M.C.A. can be bought
for.   There it site,   waiting for   the
many
grey-{people of Bellwood to aay its going to
hound couldn't name all if I'd try. ae oars, then   we will   have s place
But, somehow   those   nicely-painted ^where the people of the town, old snd
tracks that daily pass along
Filled with bread^saem..
helping make our Nation strong.
Bread, just freshly baked and ready
to be eaten-wapped with care
Whole-wheat bread, old-fashioned rye
bread, rolls and Iota of "specials,
fair.
And it's all a far-cry from the country homes of yesterday.
Thankful, we should be for our bakers sending forth their goods today.
ELLEN JRVIN
 .<»    .
—The European corn borer continues on theincreasa in the southeastern part of the state, according
to a survey just completed in sixteen
counties by the Bureau of Pleat Industry of the Department of Agriculture.
—There is weeping and wailing
and gnashing of teeth la foot ball
circles in Tyrone, Clearfield gave
the Tyrone eleven a good . drubbing'
on the Tyrone gridiron last Friday
evening. This was the first defeat
for Tyrone during the present season.
—Reports from several state forest
districts indicate that sprouts of
native chestnuts produced a fairly
good crop of ' nuts during the early
fall of thie pear. Years ago chestnut
trees covered the mountains and
weeds of the state snd started to die
when a blight struck the stele.
—Elmer J. Benner, died at las
home In Altoona last Saturday. For
thirty-nine years he had served the
Pennsylvania Railroad company as .a
machinist in ths Juniata shops. He
waa born ia McAlisterville, Juniata
county, in 1868, and waa a brother of
Mrs. Mary Leuver of North Third
street, this borough.
—Tuesdsy of next week will occur
the annual general election. There
are s number of Important county
officios to be filled, a judge of the
courts, clerk of tba court, sheriff aad
jury commissioner. Every qualified
elector should manifest enough inter-
eat in his county aad state aad turn
eat and vote. This is aba privilege
that should be exercised.
—The Bellwood-Antis foot ball
squad repulsed the Bedford eleven
on tha local field, last Saturday afternoon by the score of 18-0. The visit.
on were a strong bunch yet • they
were ae match for the Bellwood play-
era Bedford came to town with their
head attired in natty uniforms and
attracted much attention sad made a
fine appearance as they marched
down Mala est est to tba foot ball
field. A aew line ate appeared In ths
Bellwood-Antis team ead they copped j
tea game through superior playing,
Thus far during the
'ung, can easily reach to have their
kinds   ot   amusements,   ox
various times.
Now we have just ss much rigihit
to buy the Y.M.C.A. for s municipal
building as wa have to support these
top rooms snd restaurents and road
houses in the township, If we had
played fair when wa voted some time
age, booze would not have been sold
here, so if we are going to keep these
places going, lata buy the home, and
call it our oWn.
Some want to say some thing about
additional taxes We expect that but
it wont be a whole lot Things cant
be had for nothing, we just got to dig
down aad fork up. We will have a
little pride when we say we bought
that, so voters, vote YES, for the
purchase of the "Y" when you make
out your ballot on tha coming, election day. We earnestly hope that the
citizens of Bellwood can see their
way clear to say that the "Y" wiU
be known here after aa the Borough's
Public Building.
HOME OWbJER.
—It ia said that small game abounds in the Holds sad woods in nearby
counties.
—The legal gunning   season   for'
small game la Sba state will open on
Saturday, when sn army of sportsmen
will be in the field snd woods.
—The Antis township school district has been awarded the sum of
$4,298.42 by the state to be used for
school purposes. The total to Blair
county school districts la boroughs
aad townshipes was $29,894.44
—The Bellwood-Antis foot ball
team will play at Roaring Spring
neat Saturday afternoon, and a lively contest is expected. The opponents are a strong bunch and a determined effort will be made by both
sides to win the contest Bellwood
lost to Roaring Spring last year.
—This yesr tee United States will
again celebrate two Thanksgiving
days November SO snd November27.
Pennsylvania will stick to the traditional last Thursday to November, aad
therefore our holiday will be November ST. Let as hope that this will be
ths last year this foolishness prevails and thst we go back to the test
Thursday la, November and there remain.
—The third of the series of institutes far teachers of elementary subjects la Blab* county schools, will be
held next Saturday, at 9.00 bjsb, la
tba court house et Hollidaysburg.
The chief theme of the meeting will
be public school music. Dr. Claude
Rosenberry, chief ef music education
Pennsylvania Department of Public
Instruction, will be the speaker on
Ibis theme. Many tetereeting sub-
jects wiB -lsJ.sTjiaBBjsja...
HIGHEST MASONIC HONORS
CONFERRED UPON HARRY H.
MEYER OF BELLWOOD
First BeUwood msn to ever receive
it Henry H. Meyer, 588 Best Fifth
street, had the thirty-third and last
degree of Freemasonry bestowed up*
on hi mat the annual meeting ef the
supreme council of sovereign grand
Inspectors general of the Ancient
Accepted Scotish Bite for the northern Masonic jurisdiction of the United
States last month in Chicago.
Mr. Meyer was born at Mileaburg,
where he received his early education
in the public schools and at the former Beliefonte academy. During 1889
be hired with the Pennsylvania Bail-
road and was sent to Lloydville, in
the capacity of telegraph operator,
agent and yardmiaster in the former
Bellwood division.
In 1895 be was promoted to the
superintendent's office at Bellwood
where he served as extra train dispatcher, clerk and stenographer until
he retired in 1985 after 46 years and
four months of continuous service.
Mi', and Mrs. Meyer celebrated
their thirty.ninth wedding anniversary on October 22. His wife was
formerly Miss Margaret Russell,
sister of H. H. Russell, former superintendent of the Pennsylvania railroad at Williamsport
Mr. Meyer served aa worshipful
master of Tyrone lodge, No.494, during 19*00. He baa been a member of
Harrisburg consistory, thirty- second
degree Scottish Rite since 1917 and
ia now rice president of Blair county
Scottish Rite club, Hsrriaburg consistory.
He has been a resident of Bell-:
wood since 1896 during which time
he haa taken an active part in the
political and civic affairs in the
community as well as In the Methodist church of which he is a member.
Mr. Meyer enjoys retired Ufe,
having numrous hobbies to keep him
occupied and many friends to keep
him entertained.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Whereas, The great Supreme Ruler
'of the Universe 'has in his infinite
wisdom removed from among us one
of our worthy and esteemed fellow
member Lester E. Gebhart and
whereas, the long and intimate relation held. With him in bio faithful discharge of his duties in this organization makes it eminently fitting
that we record our appreciation of
him, therefore.
Resolved, that the wisdom and
abilty which he excercised in the aid
of our organization by service, contributions, aad council, will be held in
grateful remembrance.
Resolved, teat the sudden removal
of such a life from among our midst
leaves a vancancy and a shadow that
will be deeply realized by sll the
members and friends of this organization, and will prove a serious loss
to the community and the public.
Resolved, that the deep sympathy
with the bereaved relatives of the
deceased we express our hope thst
even so great a loss to us all may be
overruled for good by him who doeth
all things well.
Resolved, thst a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the rcords of
this organization, and a copy printed
in the local newspaper, anda copy far-
warded to the bereaved family.
DON C VANDEVANDER
R. W. BUSH,
C.R. HUMMEL.
Howard Yohn of Washington, D.
C, spent the week-end in town.
The state baby clinic will reopen
in the Community room of the First
National bank on Friday.
—Armistie Day falls on Tuesdsy
November 11. The event will bt
properly observed in the borough, aad
it is likely test the places of business
will remain cleaad in honor ef the
soldier boys.
—Mr. and Mrs. Andy Barrett of
North Fourth street are rejoicing
over the arrivial of a fine baby seat.
This being the first boy ta tee family
the new arrivial ia most welcome. He
will be named Dunne William.
Mother and eon are doing fine.
Elmer E. Lave, s prominent farmer of the Tuscarora valley ta Juniata
' county, died at bis home in Waterloo
last Sunday, aged 70 years. Pneumonia was the cause of death. He
was s brother-in-law of lbs. W. A.
Love ef South Second street who
attended ths funeral, which was held
from upper Tuscarora Presbyterian
1 church WcdBjeseb^g^fjsssgejy,^
PERSONAL PARAGRAPH
People Who Visit Ha*|
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS OF 000
CueaU   WS* Are EnterUinnefhn?
Wood   Hosts—Personal
Those Ws. Visit Te a
Mrs J. R. McElwain, ef '
burg, spent s dap sast week eiSbf!
mother, Mrs Perry Hillard aa   ?M
street
Lewis   Steele of   North
street spent the week-end dowo
farm in Huntingdon county,
his uncle end aunt
Mrs Margaret   Bentley of
First street   has returned   fesjBj|
visit to her son, Mr. Kenneth |
aad family ta Ardmore, Pa.
Mr.  and Mrs   Joseph A.
land of North   Fourth street
the week-end with   their   sone
daughters-in-law at Jersey Citj>1
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Fowler,
aia Nolan and Dean Smith, of
andria, Virginia, spent tha week
at the home of Mr. snd   Mrs.
Smith on South Second street
Mrs. H. G.   Dooley baa   ret
home from Columbus,    Ohio,
She was   visiting   her   sister,
Grace Ewing snd her   niece,
still critically ill in   the   Us
hospital. H	
Mrs. Bessie Steel*) ef North
bris street,    accompanied    by
Catherine   sbSrchfield    ot    St
street spent the   week-end la
York    city   visiting    Mrs.
daughter, Miss Agnes.
Chief Burgees    Edgar   Me
returned home Tuesday night fr
stay of   five   days in tha
states   He   wsetS^HS	
Wadeeeboro, M C. where he spent
couple days with his son, Lieuter
Warren McKinney,  who te in   ess
at that place.
The Rev. H. T. Covert sad fa
entertained the following fries
over the week end: Miss Opal Myers,
Mrs Martha Miller, Mr. sad 'James
Bowers, all of Woolrich, Miss Donna
Peters from Lock Haven, Mrs. Jen-1
nie Miles, Miss Sofie Little, Mrs.
Jones and daughter Mrs. BradleM
all of Tyrone.
REPUBLICANS HELD RALLY I
A large    assemblage    of    citizens
attended an enthusiastic rally  Tues*J
dsy nigth at Cornmeeser'a hall under
sponsorship of the Bellwood and Ant- ]
is Township Republician club.
William Bush presided and    intra .j
duced Rev. G. H. Covert   Methodist
minister, who offered the invocation.
H. W. Schalles   led ta   the   singing <
"America" and Deputy Sheriff John
E. Harvey officiated in the salute to}
the flag.
Mrs. Mitchell    MacCartney.
chairman of the Republican   sag
comtn ittee, urged   that all   cit
join in concerted efforts to "get ossbj
the vote" on   Tuesday,    Nov. 4.
outlined the extensive plans for
election.
County Chaiitnan Percy   A.
terson Introduced Attorney    Ar
F. Hirt,        who       voiced
need for a    Republican    victory
this year'a    election,    thus
ready for the congressional coot	
in 1942. Mr. Hirt lauded the Republic-
can nominees as men of experience
and integrity."
Prothonotary John B. Elliott
Deputy Sheriff Harvey were
duced Burgess    Edgar R.   McKin
aad other nominees for Bellwood
Antis township   offices.      Adam
Bland prsident of the Bellwood-J
club;    Walter L. Dodsoa,
of the ' Hollidaysburg   G.O.P.
Assemblyman George    E. Jones,
Atlee Brumbaugh, Deputy
otary Henry N|ckola, Joseph Pit
and C.P. Nate were introduced. |	
Mr. liaallss Rev. Covert aaafj
others spoke ta behalf of the pros]
pssed $10,000 bead issue which wiB.
be voted upon by Bellwood electors;
next Tuesday. The bonds, if
proved, will enable tee bee
purchase of the former Y.M.'
building for use as a ms
building.
--Mr. aad Mia,   Calvin O.
o( North Tenth sheet announced
arrbrial ef a sSB^BssnBsa^sBr^