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BELLWOOD, PA., THUHBDAY. JANUARY  15,  1942
NO. 46
LOCAL NEWS COLUMN spibitualpr^pardnesswfekjhappenings_30^ years agmiecord ofjhe departed
Short Items that Will Inter-
est Our Readers
B1IEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
Torse     Paragraphs   Concerning,    the
Doing   of   Our   Borough—Tha   Col-   '
ansa   Our   Subscribers     Enjcy i
—Every merchant who wishes to
succeed  in business  must sdvertlsa. |
—The Women's Christian Temperance Union will meet in the Methodist church Sunday school room on
Tuesday afternoon oif next week at
2- o'clock. Rev. Poulson will be the
guest speaker.   All are invited.
—State funds for aiding county
fairs in Pennsylvania approved yesterday by Agriculture Secretary John
H. Light .will be allocated to these
Blair organizatoins: Morrison Cove
fair, $239.55; Antis township, $96.85, j
aad Hollidaysburg,  $288.75.
—The   imiportajnce •of    throughly j
cooking pork is pointed to   by   the ,
IN THE BELLWOOD COMMUNITY
CHRISTIAN   CRUSADE
Sunday 18th—THE NINETY and
NINE. NSnty-nine Men will occupy
a resseved section of the First Methodist Church and will help to sing
"Tbe Ninety and Nine" and other
gospel songs. Come early if you
want a seat! Sermon theme-"God
Save America.'*
Mondaty 19th—-SUNDAY-SCHOOL
NIGHT. The officers and Teachers
of the cooperating Sunday-schools
will promote the attendance. Teachers sre urged to sit [with their classes
if this can be planned. Help to make
this a great night fan the revival sefl-
ies.
Tuesday. 20th—VISITING DELEG
ATIONS. Invitations have gone to
a number of Churches and Sunday
school in surrounding communities
to send delegations to our services
on this evening. Wa should all try
to be present to give them welcomje.
Th*1me:"On*y Believe."
Wednesday 2yst—CHURCH OFFICIALS snd    CHURCH    SOCIETIES.
Bureau of Animal Industry of    the   The official Beards, Ladies societies,
Department of Agriculture. Pork
not properly cooked is a soutrce of
trichinosis, which is parasitic disease.
Thorough cooking destroys the trichinae. |
—Establishment in this State of
three new canneries next year, all of
them by nationally known concerns,
|s indicated in reports to Secre|tary
John H. Light of the Department ot
Agriculture. In addition to the new
plants, capacitiec of a number of
existing plants are being increased
to produce greater quanties of canned -goods.
—"Use no hooks" is the theme of
efforts (being made by the Pennsyl-
nat-USDA State War Board to eon
and all other organisations asked to
promote the attendance. Help to
make this "Church Nigltt" for all who
hold official positions in the-churches.
Sermon t.hemie-"The Five Groups."
Thursday 22nd! —COMMUNITY
NIGHT. The Boruogh Officials, The
Liana Club, the W. C. T. U., the Red
Cross branch, the Scouts and all
other community organisations are
Invited to attend Come early this
evening if you want a seat! Sermon
theme "God's Providential Care."
Friday 23rd—YOUTH NIGHT. The
Oomimunity Young People who are
leaders in the Sunday-school, Christian Endeavor, Youth Fellowship anu
other Youth Groups    will    promote
eaaslii.e. supply ifswatrl tllfl .sqeedsjma^,*** ajl, Aa
™"tpXL*v- 1 men and women stand by fbe Com*.
bags and cloth. Imports of burlap
from far-away India have been reduced   to a   trickle   since   Japan's !
#Veak-attack in the   far    East    last j
month.   Of that slight   amount    of j
burlap still    being    imported,    two-.
thirds is being taken by the Goverment for mlilitary purpposes.
—The Local Defenss Council have
been ask by the National Council to ,
assist in the collection of waste paper
and we   have   made    arrangements
with the Salvation Army of Altoona,
to collect waste paper in  - Bell(wl>od
every Saturday forenoon.    You can j
assist the committee if you will place >
bundles on the front porch of   your j
home where they can be gotten   by |
tbe Salvation Army truck.    Let   us
all save    and    give.    —Committee
—Plans for tbe Red Cross War Relief Fund is ill be completed in a few
days and committees will be named
so that the drive can he   completed I
with in the next two weeks.      President Roosevelt has    requested    the
National Red Cross to raise $5,000-
,000 for tins purpose; and the goal
for Blair county has been set at $70,-
000, the goal for Bellwood and Antis
. Township will be in the neighborhood
of $300.00. No house to house can-
'■- vass will be made; each one employed
gill be canvassed at their werk. All
organisations, Sulnday Schools anq
churches are requested to give this
drive their earnest consideration and
support Williaimi P. Bush has been
named as chairman for this drive and
H. W. Schalles will^cjerve-as treasurer. The first contribution has been
received from the Order oif Macabees.
J   M. Bechtol, Trees., for $2.00.
MILLIONS IN POTATOES
Tba potato industry in Pennsylvania represents sn investment of
approximately 100 million dollars in
addition to farmland investments,
according to compilations of the Department of Agriculture made public by Secretary John H. Light.
The annual farm cash income from
this important division of agriculture
is shout 35 million'dollars.
To grow this important food crop
Pennsylvania growers spend annually
mors than fivs million dollars for
seed, spraying materials, fertilizers
'and other supplies. About 50,000
tone of steel for sprayers, tractors
and trucks are required annually to
grow and transport the crop to market sod 100,000 tsllons of gasoline
are required daily during season to
operate tbe equipment It require*
20 million hours of farm labor to
produce the crop for which wages
ssaaaataaj* to stent fwe million eol-
munity's YOUTH on this •»>—■inl
right Sermon theme,-"For Such A
Time as This."
Sunday 25th—VICTORY NIGHT.
The LIGHTED CROSS will be used
and Special Music Mil be furnished
by the choirs. Many will bring their
rfferin-3 of "Self and Service" to
the foot of the cross. - You can help
to make this "Victory Night" a genuine success. Sermon theme-Tbis
Is The VICTORY.
Our nation is reatmring and sacrificing for "All-out War." It is
even more important that we ream,
for a Mighty Spiritual Victory over
the forceji of sin. Who will make
the needed' sacrifices that Christ may
triumph over-all hates and "Peace)
on Eearth, Good Will to All Men'
become at last a    blessed    rd.ility;
Pray for this Christian crusade.
Attend every, service that you possibly can.
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A  HOMELESS  KITTEN
A poor little kitten wandered
Forth in a field of snow;
Lost was this gray end white kitten—
Not knowing where to go.
It must have been left by some one
Passing by in a car.
Could anyone be so cruel-
How thoughtless some folks are!
A large bam and some out buildings
And a friendly house was near.
But the kitten was bewildered—
And frightened it was clear.
After school tbe farmers daughter
Came  outr—on   skiing  bent—
and saw at once the poor kitten
and right to its rescue went
"I approached it very gently
and picked it up" she said,
"Carried it in "wanned and fed it,
and gave H£8""nicebed"
Next day it seemed father friendly ,
and playfully Inclined.*
We're glad it was kept from freezing-
We're glad some one was kind.
' Ellen Irvin
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ALFALFA SEED
Alafalfa varieties suitable for
growing in Pennsylvania include
[northwestern coimimoin and hardy
strains such as Grimm, Cossack, and
Ladak. Seed from Argentina suffers
from the same lack cf adaptation to
Pennsylvania conditions ea is evident in asad from California, New
Mexico and adjoining regions, according to agronomists at Penn State.
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—Trespass   notices   far   sals   at
ACTIVITIES OF    OUR    CITIZI
THREE  DECADES     AGO
' From the Bellwood, Bulletin, fij
6th, 1912.
Ray Strunk spent Sunday in
Creek.
Mrs. Abbie Kyper will leave neH
week to spend the"winter in Flordisi|
George Irwin, formerly    of    th|
place but now of Fallen Timber,
ited in town this jweok.
Mr. and Mrs. p. K. Elder and
of Brownsville, were week end visitors at tbe home of D. A. Raugh and.
wife on Clark street >
Miss Ethel Henry, jfcfjunbury,
formerly assistant principal ef the"
schools here, recently visited withj
Miss Ethel Scchrist
Ernest Granger, of    Connelaville,-
and Mrs. Asa Hurd, of La Jose, haa
returned home after   visiting   .sba
Mr. and Mrs. Rightnour.
C. M. Stewart, of Caughdenoy, N..j
Y. is spending several weeks at Uhe
home of his parents, Mr. and Mra
David Stewart, Stewart street.
Fred Bland, of near Tipton, greeted many of his friends here hist Sato-1
day, for the first in several   weeks,
having been confined to his home on
account of the grippe.
E. B. Dysart merchant of Tjlpton,
has been appointed postmaster At
that place, vice L.- A. Frye ifUgnedf
The office will be moved 'h>
Dysart store room later .on. |
This edition gives an sOfJftra1* .*S**-j
the retirement of two^ employees of
the Bellwood Div. Penna. Ry R, Sam-;
uel England, a machinist ig Khe
shops, retiring at tbe ***S\%» 66
account of disability. "WR
ented with a finf^golej Maf
other was QommM>ys^&mVaV^tPi\
pairs. He hail reached the ee*ot
At the age of 18 he came to Mary
Ann Forge and for quite a number
of years was employed by John Bell,
Sr. He served during the Civil W(«*r
in Co. A. 125th, Penna. Infty. He
was presented with a pocket book
containing $107, of which $100,
was in gold.      ...■JiU'.-i
The home of the late, Jos. Long,
situate on the corner of First and
Martin Streets, south side, baa been
purchased by Mr. William Ebaugh, of
Tyrone, who will occupy it after
some improvements are made. Mr.
Ebaugh was born and raised in Logan
Valley and for a number of years
has been employed by the Penna. R.R
L. Clair Casstetter and Miss Sara
Mae DeRemer, both of this place,
slipped quietly away to Greenburr,
Clinton county, last week and on
Thanksgiving Day were united in
marriage by the Rev. Smith, pastor
of tbe Evangelical church of the
place.
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LEGAL QUANITY IN BUSHEL
As a result of many inquiries received from growers and shippers of
farm products, the legal quantity
contained in a bushel has been defined by the Department of Agriculture.
In selling apples, potatoes, onions
or other fruits and vegetables in the
original standard container, the legal
measurement is made by cubic volume
and not by weight. After the Original contents of the package have
been broken however, the package
must be sold by weight and not by
volume. This change was made by
the Legislation in 19S7 in the passage
of the "Volume Bushel Bill."        |
Department officials stated that
throughout the State potatoes are
not being sold extensively in peck
bags which constituted the original
standard containers. If these packages are legally marked "one peck"
and contain one peck volume measure of potatoes they may be legally
sold in Pennsplvania regardless of
their weight.
In answering the inquiry of what
constitutes a legal bushel, it is explained that a package containing
2,150.42 cubic inches, or 32 quarts
of dry measure, is a legal bushel.
PEAS FOR CANNERY
Peas, one of Pennsylvania's major
canning crops, hsve made a great increase in acreage in, tba last fifteen
years. The acreage baa jumped from
1800 to 8300, according to Penn
State vegetable men.
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—Trespass
IE WHO HAVE PAST FROM
TIME TO ETERNAL REST
Mra Amanda Kenote
Mrs. Amanda Kenote,   widow   of
late C. F. Kenote, who died sud-
rdy la his store   on   Main   street
enty five years ago, passed away
her home, 1428   Beaver   avenue,
ttsburgh, st 8.80 o'clock    Sunday
anting, at ths advanced age of 80
She was (born la Pumxsutaw •
By, Jefferson county, January   2d.
181, and is survived by a niece, Mrs.
»phia (Hutmire) Artman, of Pittsburgh.   The body was brought to the
fuoss mortuary on Main street, and
►here funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon-at 2.80 o'-
ilock, in charge of Rev. Eugene    G.
Rep, pastor of the     Logan    Valley
Presbyterian church of the borough
|nd Interment wss made   la   Logan
falley cemetery.    Old time citizens
f. the toftvm will remember |Mrs. Rein 1892 the family located in
ilhvood, coming here from    Punx-
atewney, when the father establishes modern grocery store in s build-
»g on Main street which he erecteo
or the purpose snd which business
Bbs successfully conducted up until
time 'of his   death   twenty-five
pars ago.   During their live time in
hs borough the family were active
aembers of tiie Presbyterian church.
Mra. Elisabeth Moore
Whose residence wsa at 320 26th
ivenue, Altoona. died recently in the
Altoona, hospital jwhere she waa «.
patient for some time. The deceased
bom at Vineyard Mills, Huntingdon county, Feb. 17, 1868, the
.daughter of William and Rebecca
Smelker) Bell.. The parents were
fjj£ time residnce of the borough
Lor many yean tew* father com-
'■ t%IpW%b" Yt*mm*
street which was a dry hostelry.
Mrs. Moore was the widow ot Silas
Moore, who sixty-years and more ago
conducted a generial store on the
site of tbe state liquor store on Main
street. It was a frame building and
was destroyed by fire many years
ago. The deceased will be remembered by many old time citizens of the
borough. Surviving are two sons,
Edwin L. of Altoona; Paul C. Bell, of
Franklin, Pa.; four grandchildren
and these sisters: Miss Sib B. Bell,
of Hollidaysburg, Mrs. Neil B. Charles, of Haddon Heights, N. J., Mrs.
Frances B. Glasgow, Altoona, and
Mrs. Alice B. Meredith, of Johnstown.
She was a member of tbe First Presbyterian Church of Altoona.
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COUNCIL   COMMITTEES   NAMED
At a special meeting of the town
council held in tiie public building
Monday evening President Banks C.
Lego named the following members
of the body to serve for the next
two years:
Highway—F. M. Estep, chairman;
Dr. R. E. Dively, B. C. Lego.
Ordinance—Chairman not yet
named; F. M. Estep, B. C. Keith.
Water— B. C. Keith, chairman;
James Biggins, B. C. Lego.
Sanitary and Se(wer—E. J. Sch-
midt, chairman; C. C. Keith.
Light—James Biggins, chairman;
C. C. Keith, E. F. Schmidt
Stationery and Printing—Dr. R.
E. Dively, chairman; E. F. Schmidt,
,F. M. Estop.
Police snd Borough Property—Dr.
R. E. Dively, chairman; James Biggins. B; C. Lego.
Finance—Dr. R. E. Dively, chairman; F, M. Estep.
At this meeting council appointed
Maurice Epler policeman of the borough at a salary of $115.00 per month. Tbe new appointee has entered
upon hie duties.
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—Despite ths repeated assertion,
that there is no impending sugar
shortage, panic-stricken house-wives
in many towns have liuiched a sugar-hoarding campaign that has in
some areas caused a lationing program to be placed in effect Since
the struggle in the Pacific, tho supply
of sugar from the Philippines has
been denied us, yet It is pointed eat
that this source accounted for less
than one-sixth of the Nation's sugar
quote last year. Needless hoarding
of any commodity is detrimental to
the bsst interest of ever"* citizen and
is to be discouraged.
LEW MYERS6ETSMANY 6IFTS
GIVEN SURPRISE FAREWELL AT
ANTIS SCHOOL
Lewis Myers, instructor at the
Bellwood-Antis High school and
coach in basketball for a number of
years, was honored Monday afternoon
at the close of the school sessions,
the coach, being tendered a surprise
farewell prior te bis leaving to ente
the federal service.
Mr. Myers underwent a first examination some time ago and leaves
early tomorrow morning for Washington, D. C. for a final examination,
prior to entering the United States
| navy intelligence departments
Assignment will follow the examination tomorrow.
Great secrecy, prevailed at Bellwood-Antis High Monday and the
popular teacher and coach was really
surprised when he was called to the
gymnasium to confer during the
afternoon. As he entered tee room'
he was greeted by the entire senior
student body, the Lions club officials
the faculty and the cage squad.
The coach is the monitor of the
senior class and William Howe, student resident, started tihe program es
he made a presentation, a large box
being awarded. The box contained
writing equipment, including official
United States navy stationery, a bottle of ink and handkerchiefs.
Three members of the cage team
Johnny Rowan, Jack Lender and
Charles Shaffer represented tbe
basketball boys and tee group pre*
sented an elaborate travel kit to the
coach. The outfit included a mirror
and on the back was a fine picture
of Mr. and Mrs- Myers.
Supervising Principal, represented
the faculty aa Mr. Myers was presented with a bill fold.
George Weiss, principal, represent-
pd, the L^rc}^, oXwbse*h heje president and he presented the coach
with a fountain pen.
Mr. Myers responded aa did Mrs.
Myers, who was also a guest for tiie
program. Lew a graduate at Catawba College, has been in charge ot
athletics at Bellwood for a number
of years. His cage team won the
Juniata Valley league title last season.
Basketball activity at the school
will be taken over by Walter Nolan,
of Altoona, and a Lock Haven graduate. He has been serving as assistant for the present term.
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STATE    SKI    MEET    JAN.    1718
The Pennsylvania State Ski Club
of State College plans to hold the
State Championship of Pennsylvania
on Saturday and Sunday, January 17.
and 18, the State Department of Commerce has announced If postpon-
ment becomes necessary the dates
will be February 21 and 22.
'Competitive events will include
both men's and women's events and
the winners will be the official state
champions for 1941-42. Representatives will be present from numerous
clubs which are members of the U.S.
gastern Amatuer Ski Association.
The last weekend in January has
been tentatively set for the Junai,
championships, according to May
Dercum, Advisor of the Penn State
Ski Club.
The winter sport site, located six
miles east of State College, neat;
Boelsburg, is fast becoming one of
tbe most popular ski centers in the
State. It is not a commerical venture and no charge is made to visitors
and skiers for any of tbe facilities
except for the ski tow. There are
several food and lodging places in
the vicinity.
mmerret*  member at teas family
NOTICE TO ALIENS
Mr. Francis Biddle, attorney general of the United States,'has directed that all Alien enemies are banned
from having in their possession radios with short wave connections, and
cameras. This means if yoa are an
naturaized citizen and have anyone
in your homle who is not naturalized
that you must remove the radio and
camera. The burgess of Bellwood,
has been designated by the Attorney
General as a receiving officer for
rack goods. A receipt will be given
for all equipment turned in. ' A
heavy penalty will be imposed upon
any person violating this order.
Turn your cameras and radios in ana
save trouble.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
People Who Visit Here and
Those Who Go A way.
MGVEMENTS IF OUR CITIZENS
Guests   Wbo Are Entertained by avail.
Wood   Hosts—Personal   Mention   o|
That* Who  Visit  Te and Fro
Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson, Jr., at
Norfolk, Virginia, spent tbe weak
end visiting at their respective homes
in the borough.
Mr. Paul Biggins and family, of
Middle River, Md., and Mt. and Mas.'
Donald Biggins, of Baltimore, were
recent visitors at their respective
parental homes in Bellwood.
REDUCING YOURTIRE TROUBLE
SLOWER    DRIVING    URGED    BY
STATE OFFICIAL
Slower  driving  of motor  vehicle*
was urged by T.    Elmer    Transeau, I
tire rationing administrator,    as    a
means of conserving rubber.
In addition to helping save rubber,
Transeau said, slower driving a' •
will reduce accidents and save liv^ ?.
"Fast driving more rS>ne arythis**:;
else uses up itjfcber." tha? ra'ioning
admin''.'rato" raid, "and since tires
in the forestec■ ible future will be in*
creasingly scarce, the best method
of conservation is to reduce speed.
"Si-cordly, since vehicles   on   the*
higfnvaya will be driven with old and
imperfect tires, safety dearly    calls
for reduction in the speed of vehicles."
"Since the rationing of tires and
tubes became effective January 5th
under federal regulation states are,
taking steps to reduce the allowable'
speed limits on the highways. An
orities in Connecticut have am*,
that 40 miles an hour wilt be the limit
far motorists in tbat state.
"The old saying 'Better be safe
than sorry' may seem a bit hackneyed
but it is truer today than ever, j
Under tee presnt stringent federal
rationing quotas tire use in Pennsylvania* has been cut by more than 90
per cont.
"What the future holds I am um-
r.lile to say. There may be groups of
motorists who feel they are in tbe
categories designated by the goverment to receive certificates to purchase new tires and tubes. These
may not be available even if ths rationing boards approves tee applications.
"I do not want to appear as an
alarmist, however if all motor vehicle operators will use care and
caution the millions of tires now in
use in Pennsylvania will last much
longer than at present anticipated."
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FOREST ACRES IMPROVED
A total of 170,000 acres of
State Forests in Pennsylvania have
been improved by the C.C.C. since
the inauguration of that agency in
2 P33, W. E. Montgomery, Cheif ot
the Division of Management in tba
Department of Forests and Waters,
said this week.
Most of this timber stand im-
provement work waa confined to
weeding of young stands in the oak
forests. 1
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More than 50,000 acres along
H»ads and trails have been improved
by the removal of dead and diseased
trees.
Regulations for timber stand improvement is issued by tba Depart-
ment of Forests and Waters are
strickly followed and before cutting
is started the trees to be removed
are carefully selected and marked.
Trained forsters supervise the work
at all times.
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—The Bulletin Is the   home town
newspaper sad It is  read  If every
FUEL TAX MONEY
County Treasurer, Thomas E.
Stewart, is in receipt of a check la
the sum of 158,799.60 from the state
treasury at Harrisburg. This money
represents the allocation to Blair
county in gasoline tax aid monies for,
the period ending December 1, last.
The total gsa tax monies, received
by the county for the years, 1940
and 1941, is $225,655.98. It will be
remembered that the 1940 allocations
had been' delayed to the counties is :
the commonwealth with the monies
for the two-year period now having
been paid up to December 1, 1941.
—Type writer  paper far safe eEl