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BELLWOOD, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6,  194!
NO. 31
LOCAL BE COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers     Mt:
BRIEFSMIBVOF THE WEEK
Tans     Paragraphs   Concerning,   ths
Doing   of   Our   Borough—The  Col-
ansa   Oar   Snbacribers    Enjoy
•—Every merchant who srishes to
succeed  in  business must sdvertiso.
—Trespass notice* far ssle at
ths Bulletin office, ten cents each.
—William H. Miller of 1000 North
Third street this beeugh has enlist-
ed in the marines and will be assign-
m ed to duty within a few days.
—Anyone wishing to help with ths
Red Cress sewing, call Mrs. W. P.
Bush, or meet at ths rooms second
'floor bank building Wednesday or
Thursday afternoon after 1 o'clock.
—Next Tuesday Will occur Armistice Day, which Is s holiday. The
Fiibt National bank of the borough
will remain closed all day, while
many of ourl business places Will observe the dsy by closing.
—The attraction ia foot ball circle
for tba coming' Saturday will be the
strong Claysburg eleven, whdch will
come to town and) play the Bellwood
Antis High School team. The visitors
have won game after game during
the season and thus far no team
has been able to soars against them.
For S lively scramble come out and
see the contest.
—Every line of type that goes into s newspaper costs real money to
set and print, yet some folks think
nothing of asking an editor to donate
a column or two to some scheme in
which they are interested, merely as
a matter ef news. They think nothing of asking as a gift, publicity, the
ftguise that it is Bel*."
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—The death rate from tuberculosis
among negro youth in this country
Is seven times as "high as that among
whites of the samite age . Among negroes of all ages deaths from pneumonia are twice as high, from sypb-
illis five times as high and from homicide seven times as 'high as among
the whittes. Fewer negroes than
whites die of diphtheria and cancer.
—Postmasters of Blair county will
meet at 7.80 o'clock Thursday evening in the Hollidaysburg poet office
to affect a permanent organization
and to arrange a aeries of meetings
throughout the yesr at which various
phases of the postal services will be
discussed. All 17 postmasters in
Blair county are now members of the
National Association of Postmasters
snd its Pennsylvania chapter.
—Mr. and Mrs Charles F. Werts,
who have resided on Belhriew avenue for a number of years, moved
yesterday to the Percy Lynn property
on North Cambria street. We understand thst Mr. Werts, who hi engaged
In the real estate snd insurance business, aad who has (Occupied the old
BeUwood bank building for some
time, will 'establish an office in' his
new location.
Since the gunning season opened
In tba state s week ego many sportp-
mien have been in the woods aad
fields and have met fair success, many
bringing home squirt-els, pheasants
snd rabbits. Has season is also on
for wild turkeys, but) we have failed
to learn of any one being successful
In getting any of tba prize birds ef
tba woods. The small game season
will continue throughout the month
ef November.
—The regular monthly meeting of
the retired veterans of the Pennsylvania railroad will be held in Sba
Community room ef tha First National bank building Saturday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. At tfaia meotrag
officers will be nominated far 19*2,
the election to occur st tha December
sassatfng. A fat) turn on* ef the
members Is dears il sa that tba business that tends toward the dose of
the year csn be attended to. Re-
will   Ukely   follow   tba
H»PPENIN6SJB_ TORS Mil
ACTIVITIES OF    OUR    CITIZENS
THREE DECADES    AGO
From the Bellwood Bulletin. Sept.
13th,   1912.
Mrs. Matilda Henshey returned
home last week after a visit at
Altooan,
Mrs. M.G. Miller, of Philadelphia,
is visiting at the boms of D.H. Hamer
and wife, First    street, south   side.
Mrs. O'Neill snd dsughter, Miss
Ruth, of the Windsor Hotel are home
after a delightful trip thru Canada.
Mr. "and Mrs. Jos, Cherry, ef
Caroline county, Maryland, have returned home after s visit at the
home of    Mrs.     Cherry's    mother,
Mrs. Blanche Lytle snd sister,
Miss Emaline Houston, are home
after a visit st the home of their
brother, William Houston, Malone,
N. Y.
On Wednesday evening at 8 p.m.
at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Geo.
Burns, north side, their dsugher I
Miss Louella Burns snd Elmer W.
Gummo were married by the Rev.
Cooke of thp Baptist church. They
arill reside with Mrs. Gummo's
parents.
This edition gives sn account of
the death of Mrs. Sarah Henderson,
wife of Samuel Heroherson, deceased,
She is survived by the following
children: W.J. and A J. Henderson,
Mrs. Laird, Mrs. VanZandt, Mrs.
Barrett snd Mrs. Doughmain. of the
borough and Antis township. Another
great loss to our community and one
whose influence is felt in the church
of her membership, the M.E. Church;
and among a wide'circle of relatives
and friends.
It also carries an account at tba
passing of Mrs. GretteSj^oJe, wife
Mjftrba-.StseJsa. QJ	
ry emid. Being made eh orphan
en Hie death of her father when aba
wss sa infant, ' Her mother had"
passed away seventeen years ago.
She wh * niece of Mrs. Wesley
Kustaborder snd Mrs. James Myers
of tha place.
BELLWOOD MINISTERIUM
On Tuesday of this week the BeUwood Ministerium held its regular
business meeting in tine parsonage of
the Logan Valley Baptist church.
Much important business for the good
ot* the community wss transacted.
President Rev. Bush called the meeting to order and the opening prayer
wss made by Rev. Covert. It wss
planned to observe the community
Thanksgiving service this year last
Thursday in November In tho Presbyterian church with Rev. Covert
delivering the Saaaaage. It was also]
decided to hold the community week
of prayer in January to be followed
by a community evangelistic service
of two weeks duration, With s noted
evangelist  in charge.
Professor Weiss was introduced,
who presented the proposition tbat
the ministers co-operate with the
Bellwood-Antis chorus in presenting
the sasred oratorio, "Has Messiah"
during the Christynas holidays in the
school auditorium. The ministers
tyrted lunanimkwslsc to co-foperate.
The closing prayer was made by Rev.
H. G. Dooley.
L B. BUND DIES SDDDEHT
	
MATH CAME AT HIS HOME &H
MAPLE AVENUE
Although not hs ttie best of health
for the psstj two years,, death cstse
suddenly to Ludwig B. Bland at ids
home oh Maple avenue at 10 o'ck^k
last Sunday morning, having suffered s stroke. Hs was oae of the bjbt
known citizens of the borough and bad
resided here for the past twen*y-fjte
years, movirg from Blandburg to}']
home on South First street and lab?r
to Maple avenue.
All his life he was engaged in
coal mining business, with tabs
ceptiion, of the time he served
postmaster of Blandburg. He haw
been ia declining health for maST
months and the end came quite uB»
expectedly. He was one of oar good
citizens snd faed many friends aad
acquaintances in the borough and
bis sudden death was a shock to all>
Mr. Bland was born in Blandburg,
which was named "for hia family, oil
July 14 1875, a son of Fred and
Annie (Newhouse) Bland, sad
June 16, 1887, married Miss Cora
Turley at Blandburg.
Surviving are his wife, six se
snd daughters, George E. Bland
Altoona, Clifton A. of Columbus O.j
Mrs. Wilms M. Kitt of Altoona,
Louis T. ot Canton O., Paul O. of
Monaca and Mrs. S. Helen Metwer of
Hollidaysburg; eleven grandchildren
and the following brothers and
sisters: Mrs Amanda Clossen, MrsJ
Beatrice Cassidy and Adam Bbutdw
all af Tipton J. K. and Wi. Y. Bl
and Mrs. John Cornmesser, all
Bellwood; Fred Bland, jr., of BlanV
burg and Mrs. L. C. McGlaughlin ja%
Philadephia. A son, Barton C. Bland?
was kUled on Aug 28, lAiC^e.
fall in his fathers mine.
.. jMr. nki'l isjga'auiiibsiiiaf
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—The central Pennsylvania branch
of the National Vocational Guidance
association will meet in the Altoona
Senior High school, November 22. A
speaker of national prominence will
be present to address the session
which is expected to have upwards
of 700 persons in attendance.
—Vote in Antis township, first
precinct- Supreme court judge Carr,
D., 91; Parker, R., 277; Superior
court -Musmanio, D., 87, Kenworthy,
R.. 288; judge Blair county common
pleas court, Claycomb, D., 96, Patterson, R., 801; sheriff,-Bartholomew,
D., 61. Harvey, R., 842; prothohotary,
Pioth, D., 86, Elliott, R, 298; jury
commissioner. Murphy, D., 81,
Fleck, R., 294.
On October 1 the indicated production of potatoes in Pennsylvania- -
waa placed at 23.674,000 bushels,
according ta compiled surveys issued
by the Department of Agriculture.
Thia yield compares with 24470,000
bushels last year. Tba acreage was
reduced from 189,000 seres last year
te 178(000 acres in 1941. The yield
per sere Is iaiHsassi st 188 bushels
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consistory and the Modern woodmen of America.
Largely attended furneral services were held from Ms late home
Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock
in charge of Rev. RusseU P. Knoebel,
pastor of Grace Lutheran church
followed by interment in Logan
Valley cemetery.
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GETTING READY FOR SNOW
The Department of Highways during the coming winter wi'; undertake
the 'argest snow removal program in
its history.
Approval has been given for
guaranteeing snow removal service
in 19,921 miles of road, an increase
of 685 miles over last year.
Some of the increase hi n.itaage
on the snow removal program ia far
roads serving industries engaged in
National Defense work or adjacent
to military camps and reservations.
A tentative allocation of $4,650-
000 has been made by the Department for the cost of winter service.
However if the winter proves severe
and additional funds are needed they
will be made available. Last -year
officials of the Department estimated that a general state-wide snow
*all costs $75,000 a day for winter
service. During the 1940-41 season
expenditures  were   $4,640,614.
ORCHESTRA TO GIVE CONCERT
The Good Witt orchestra, of
Altooa, under the direction of C. E.
Prass with Mrs. F. C. Houseman,
accompanist, and Mr. F. Malone sa
recorder, wiU give one ef their) fine
concerts in connection with the evening service at} the United Brethren
church, Sunday, November 9. This
orchestra has been giving sacred concerts in different churches in thia
section of she state and.hsve been
well received. The orchestra is
composed of sixteen persona with a
weU balanced assembly of instruc-
mehts. No doubt s good audience
will greet them on Sunday evening.
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   The     BeOTwhadl-lKaitis    High
School foot ball squad copped the
game at Roaring Spring last Saturday
afternoon by the score of 12-7.
A downpur of rain an hour previous
almost placed tba gridiron in unfit
condition far playing, yet (tie game
was started and for the most pert wsa
played in mud ankle deep. Roaring
Spriag fad Bellwood la the first half
7-0, but tha local boys daswad tab
motive that is fat them' aad went into the last half determined to win
aad tbey were successful, coming off
the field with tha long ead of   the
REJECT THE TJBOPOSITIDN
VOTERS REFUSE   TO   SANCTION
BOND ISSUE
The citizens of BeUwood turned
cold the proposition for the borough
of Bellwood to issue bonds with
which to buy the handsome snd commodious Y.M.C.A. building on Cambria street, the same to be used for
borough purposes, at the election ot.
Tuesday. The vote on, the question
Was close, especially on the south
side, and the decision has been made
thst ths town "keep hands off" and
the building will not be bought by
the town, according to the results of
the election. .It Is now a matter foi
the trustees af the "Y" and the bond
holders to decide what disposition
Wall be made of the structure. It is
related tbat the cost of construction
ef the "Y" was $40,000, and it could
be purchased for $10,000, the amount
of die outstanding bonds.
Tuesday wsa the annual fall election, and yet the voters did not manifest enough interest to turn out in
large numbers, scarcely, more than
one-half of the voting strength of the
entire state went to the polls The
entire Republican ticket in Blair
county was elected by large majorities, and the officers in the court
bouse in Hollidaysburg will be Judge
George G. Patterson, sheriff. John E.
Harvey, clerk of the court, John B.
Elliott and jury commiiss ion er Fleck.
In Bellwood borough the entire
Republican ticket waa successful as
follows.
Burgess
Council F.
Dively, R.
C. i Lego.R.
Tan-Collector Elizabeth Akers, R.
I   Assessor J. H. Gilmore. R.
School Director Six    year    torn,
I ii hi |ssjjh luiiiii
J.-I. Rightnour, one of the unsuccessful candidates for town council,
ran well and received a handsome
vote, being high man* on the ticket.
Mr. Rightnour is a retired towerman
andwould have made a good borough
official.
There was a spirited contest on in
Antis township for the office of township supervisor and Roy Weaver, the
regularly nominee of the Republican
partly was successful, defeating John
Hollan, one of the present incumbents.
In the balloting in the special
referendum in the bonds issue for
purchase of the Y.M.C.A. the result
is as follows: North Side Yes 76 No.
160 South Side Yes 216 No.229
Total Yes 291 No. 389.
Edgar McKinney, R.
M. Estep, R. Robert E.
R. A. Cherry R., and B.
IT IS NOW SHERIFF HARVEY
Everybody is congratulating John
E. Harvey, iwell known and much
esteemed citizen of the boroogh, over
being triumphantly elected sheriff
of the county on the Republican
ticket at the election on Tuesday. He
won by a handsome vote and carried
most all of the 114 precinct^ in the
county. For The past eight years
Mr. Harvey haa been deputy sheriff
under two Sheriffs Wolf and Summers and it is but natural that he
should be advanced and elevated to
the important past of sheriff of the
county. He is a young man of outstanding ability! and sll his friends
throughout Blair county know that he
will render a good accounting of his
stewardship. Again, wa congratulate
Johnny Harvey.
In his home town of Bellwood he
received s pronounced endorsement.
MUST OBEY LIGHTS
Motorists concerned about avoiding trouble should continue obeying
red traffic lights after Dec.81
whether they sre the outlawed overhead type or the uniform/ kind prescribed by 1941 legislation, according to Highways Secretary Lamont
Hughes who aaid his recent announcement about such signals waa widely misconstrued. He reiterated,
however, that municipalities lacking special permisioa to delay conformance would be Isw violators if they
failed to replace the overhead signals by JsbwI.
j —According- to s report by the
, Vatican issued in this country recently, Hitler has executed more Oban
40(000 Poles since hie occupation of
Poland, 60,000 save bean, confined
in jails aad coaeaataavfcion ceaspa, and
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PENN HI6HMMYJSIMP0DT1T
HISTORIC PLACES  TO BE SEEN
ON ROUTE 18
From east to west across the Keystone State, the William Penn Highway (U. S. Route 22) begins st East-
on and scallops its aay to leave the
State an ideal tourist highway.
The State Deoartmant. of Commerce points -to the many sttujac
tions situated on the much traveled
road.
Eastern Pennsylvania terminus of
the William Penn Highway is East-
on, a city of more than 50,000 population built on a site- of an ancient
Indian town called "Forks of the
Delaware." Tourist highlights in
tjhis Northhampton county community are the Lafayette CoUege campus, high above the city; the Eaaton
Public Library which has a large
historic collection; and the main
approaches to the city lighted with
high visibility  sodium lamps.
AUentown and Bethehem form a
metropolitan district of more than
255,000 population. Both possess
beautiful residential and busy shopping sections attracting many visitors.
Betlhehemrs charm is exemplified
by the many Moravaia buildings
creating a historic atmosphere . Lehigh University campus la often called one of the mostgricturesque in the
country.
After the Battle of Brandywine
i'i 1777, the Liberty Bell waa hidden
under the floor of Zion Reformed
Church, in AUentown, which is today
of tourist interest.
U. & 22 lesds from AUentown
through communities bearing Pennsylvania "Dutch" names snd characteristics- FogelsviUe, Hamburg,
ShartlgevtUe, Bethel, Fredericksburg.
Jg>^ Pennsylvatoia's Caipital City,
iioaristp,  {lock .to
homesr"
Lewistowni another center of the
Plain People sects, is located ea U.
S. 22, a sixty-mlile drive northwest
of Harrisburg.
Mt. Union is situted on the William Penn Highway and the Juniata
river is a scenic spot to antest the
attention of cross-state tourists.
Hollidaysburg, a few miles south
of Altoona, is the next stop on
Route 22 and was once a key point
on the Pennsylvania canal    system.
Pittsburgh and several smaller,
hut industrialy importaintt comrt-
'mlunities-Ebensbure. Blaijrsville, Ex
port" and Wilkensbug -are points on
the William Penn.
In the western Pennsylvania city,
visitors can see what a typical American metropolis is doing in the way
of National Defense, Pittsburgh-
famous all over the wkwld as a steel
center-is one of the most vital industrial focal points on the globe.
About 25 miles of the Highway
■continue westward from Pittsburgh
to the western border of Pennsylvania.
WORTH WORKING FOR
"This is your country and my
country. AU of us belong to it; all
of us own it; all of us help nun it..
"You. have a home here and I have
a home. We want to keep our homes.
We want to keep on living in them
pretty much the same way we always
have. With all our faults its s
pretty good way of living."
In those words W/iluem S. Knud-
sen sumed up the things that America
is preparing to defend. Today our
industry is turning out growing mountains of defense mateiails and we
are girding ourselves for sacrifices
so that we csn preserve this "pretty
good way of ttving."
If that is not worth worfung for
Mr. Knudsen says, "then nothing is
wortJS working for.    Suppose we de
{have to work harder than we like to;
suppose we get some callouses on our
i hands; suppose we lose some sleep.
• Suppose flat we never get another
vacation until this war is over. Sup-
' pose we can't get a new car for a few
' years; or we have to put off building
a house; or hsve to go beak to brooms
instead of vacuum cleaners."
| Suppose we do? Mr. Khu&wen says
he thinks our way ef living ■ still
worth defending. So does every-
other Americans who know the value
of freedom.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
People Who Visit Hare aaaj
Thoee Who Go Away.
MuVEMENTSJF OUR CUBE)
Guests   Wbo Are Entertained by BaSVil
Wood  Hoe ta—Peri anal  Mention  efl
Those Wh* Visit Te end Fes
Mr. Deen, formerly aa instructor j
in ths North Side school building,
spent the week end with friends in;
the borough.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindemnus,
of New Jersey, spent s day sals week
at tha Lindemuth home on Soutfcj
Second   street.
Mt. H. Cleon Moffet and friend,
Mr. M. P. Cooke, of Pittsburgh, spent
| few days the beginning of the week
at the Moffet home on South First
street.
Guests st the home of Mrs Mary
Swires on Belhriew avenue on Sunday
were: Mr. and MrB. Paul Fening,
Mrs. Jessie Desl, Mrs. Philips, sll of
Lewis town.
Mrs. Margaret Glasgow of South
Second nt rest returned home one
day hut week from Bedford, Ohio,
where She was visiting bar children,
Mr. snd Mrs. Charles Campbell snd
little daughter, Merilyn Ann. The
Campbells formerly lived in Cleveland, but a few weeks ago moved te
Bedford in their new home which
they had built last summer. Mrs
Campbell is a weakly reader of the
Bellwood  Bulletin.
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—A new roof   now   adorns   the
building ef the First National bank
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FARM SHOW PREMIUMS
The premjium list for the Pe
vania Farm Shew whisk?
imaimmmmaaa^oa^ii^^lp=
ceived by the Department of
culture.
Tba various committees of
Farm Show Oomfmission of
Secretary of Agriculture John H.
Light is chairman, are completing
their arrangements for the annual
event which will mark tba 26th anniversary of She exposition.
At the 14-acre farm show build-
ing changes hsve been made in the
main floor exhibition plan for the
next show, apsees having been regrouped to allow'for the better die.
play of some of ths agricultural products. The new plan will also overcome congested traffic conditions on
each side of the exhibition floor in '
that it eliminates dead end aisles,
permitting the crowds to pass directly
into the entrances leading from the
main floor.
A large variety of exhibitors have
already aiTangad for space to display their products and inquires regarding display spaas are being received from a number ef Bourses
which have not previously had ex- j
Jtibitb at the show.
. .   KIDDIES  WERE  TREATED
Rain falling all of last Friday afternoon and evening spoiled the Mummers parade which wss. scheduled te
go over our streets at 7.30 o'clock.
Ibis was a great disappointment ta
all, especially the youngsters, who had
been anxiously looking toward to)
one of the good times of the yearl
"fhe business men of the borough and
others provided a treat far the kiddies which wss given them st aha public building in the evening.
2600 FOREST FIRES
The prolonged flea season during
the spring of 1941, was saw of tha
most intense on record with Department of Forests snd Waters.
District Forestors reported tbat
approximately 2600 fires were controlled by wardens and their cress
members. The majority of
fires occurred in April.
George H.    Wirt,    Chief of
Divisions of ^Forest Protection, eeag^
that tba protection organisation eg? j
3900 wardens sad 82,00 crew meas-
bere with some assistance by the OC
C, Btast be credited with s commendable performance hi extinction ace-
tiviea.   Despite the large number at*,
fires snd the prolonged dry Beason,asB|
area burned waa relatively
People in general appear ta be i
fire conscious as was evidenced ^|
the splendid cooperation aa 1
of lbs public, he said