Bellwood Bulletin 1942-03-12

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BBLLWOOD, ;&*\
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LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
Short Items That Will Inter-
Hgr est Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMARY OF TfTjE WEEK
Terae     Paragraphs   Concerning,    the
' Doing   of   Otlr   Borough—The  Col-
Ma   Onr   Subscribers     Enjc»
—Everybody enjoys reading tha
Bnlla-Hr.
. —A doctor at one of the Navy's
recruiting stations reports that more
blondes and red heads are color
blind than are' brunettes.
—The    Bulletin will be somewhat
Mate this week in reaching its readers
due to our regular linotype operator
become sick on Wednesday.
The Navy chose an artist, Vernon Howe Bailey, to record Naval
activities instead of a photographer
because an artist can eliminate secret details (which a camera shows.
—The regular monthly meeting of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union Will be held Tuesday afternoon
of next week in the home of Mrs. R.
A. Hoiden on Orchard street, beginning ta 2 o'clock. All members are
urged to attend.
—Jeweler A. E. Barrett, suffered
S serious leg injury three weens ago
whenn he fell.down the cellar steps,
is now at his place of business. The
injury caused him much concern and
it was necessary to receive treatment,
in the Philipsburg hospital.
' —Word has been received in Kenwood of the death of Dorothy Faye
Dysart, daughter of James and Mary'
Dysart, which occurred at the parental homle in Trenton, N. J., on Fri-
' day, February 27. She was a grand
daughter of IMr. and Mrs. William A.
Dysart, until recently residents of
""""tito nhrhsjtoh^rioefrnhammi lathedowne>, •
Pa.
—Mr. John W. Laird, well known
imember of the Excelsior Fire eom-
rpany and retired employe of the P.R.
R. who has been confined to his home
on South'Second street for the three
weeks by illness, is now much improved. He is gaining strength, and (wil
soon be able to leave his sick room
and mingle with the family on the
downstairs.
-r-The March meeting of the Retired Veterans of the Pennsylvania
^Railroad will be held in the Community room of the First National
Bank, on Saturday afternoon, March
14th, 1942. at 2.30 P. M. Messrs.
Kustaborder, Rightnour and Caldwell (will arrange the program, and
the veterans can look for some thing
real interesting. Refreshments will
be served at Killen's Ice cream parlor following the business session.
The February uijeeting was a good
one, its hoped this one will be better.
—The Van Zandt Bill trannerring
Blair County from the Western Judicial District to the Middle Judicial
District of Pennsylvania became a
law on (March 6 when President
Roosevelt signed the measure. According to the Honorable Henry P.
Chandler, Director, Administrative
Office of the United States Courts,
there will be no change in Court personnel in the Middle District. At tn*
present time there are 15 Referees
in Bankruptcy is the Middle Judicial
District, the nearest being located at
Williamsport and State College.
PARTY AT THE THOMAS HOME.
A very delightful kitchen shower
was held recently on Mr. and Mrs.
J.B. Thomas of Fostoria, who were-,
recently married. The evening was
spent in entertainment/ A very de-
licious luncheon was served. Mr. and
Mrs. J.B. Thomas received many beau
tiful and u-seful gifts. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rumbargrr
Mrs. S.S. Briggs, Mrs. Grant Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Markel and daughter and Mra Jessie M order, Tressa
Morder and sion Charles, all of Fos*-
toria,Mr. and Mrs. Walter Krauseg
and daughter Nancy of Bellwood, Mr.
and Mra Charles Sweeny, Mr. ana
Mrs Frank Conner of Frankstown,
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Neely and daughter, (Mr, and Mrs. Richard Stoner-
brook and family, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Keller and family, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Barto, Clifford and Waltet
(Conner, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Werts,
Mary Winters, Larry Boland, Gene
Smith, Betty Boland and Mr. and Mra
James Boland sad dsughter Peggy,
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During "the past|w|eek the War Department announced plans for the
mobilisation of a militarised corps o>
civilian specialists in technical skills   ^u, ^r parents.
vital to modern warfare. The idea is
tc have tiie personnel of this new military unit serve with American fighting men at home and eventually u«
far-flung foreign fronts.
The idea while new to the untteeu
States Army was borrowed from
Great Britain and Germany. There
is no limit on the number to be enrolled in the Army Specialists Corps,
but it is estimated that upwards of
100,000 or even 500,000 may result
from the program, depending on the
demand for Skilled services. The
Honorable Dwight F. Davis, formt >
Secretary of War in Presid»*.it Cool-
idge's cabinet, has been designated
to head the recruiting, of a great reservoir of professional, business and
labor technicians on (which the Army
may draw as needed. It is planned
to adopt a distinctive uniform for
this army of specialists, thousands of
whom may be backing up the lines
wherever American fighting men are
present. Enlistments or enrollments
wiU he made as flexible as possible,
the War Department pointed out, and
where brains are needed persons with
physical defects will be welcomed
for as long a period as they can serve
and the matter of age will not become an issue. However, where foreign service is concerned, a strict
physical examination will be adhered
to Similar to that'given to combatants. One of the objectives of the
new unit, officials said, is to free as
many young and older   officers
AY, MARCH 12/1942
NO.
HAPPENINGS 30 YEARS ABB WORD If THE DEPARTED
ACTIVITIES OF    OUR    CITIZENS
THREE  DECADES    AGO
Bellwood    Bulletin, Feb.21st.,  1918.
L.M.Brunell, Wife and baby, were
relative   visitors in South Fork ovej*,^
last Sunday. -jij
Miss Leah Bratton, of West Cheaj|sl
er State Normal, spent the week enfjb
Thos. Harner, of Neff'a Mills, Hunt?
ingdoh county, is a guest at the fa
of his son D.H.Hamer.
Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Snook, o:„
Lewistown, spent the weekend wj*Ba'
Mr.  and Mrs.  W.H.Zimmerman.   *
Mr.    and   Mra Jno.    Ewing ah
daughter    .with Mrs.Werner, all*
Harrisburg,   visited at the homes a
Wesley   Spires and R.D.Robb dufrt
the past week.
Grover    Creps,     of    Millerst
this county, just recently spent a f<
days   with his brothers, Grocer J
en the hill and W.F. the cigar a-gjj
op. Mainstreet.
The Bulletin with this issue enter.;
upon    its   twenty    sixth year. In
(weeks issue was the tart of its twent
fifth volume-aquarter of a cent
and   upon entering its Mcod quart
ccntuary,   wishes it readers, patrd"
and   friends   exceptional piospei'
and thanks to those who aided in 3
manner. '"jy-j
On    last    Saturday afternoon, to*
local exchange of the Bell TelephcSta)
company was put into operation,
from the start everything worked
fectly. It is located in the Central
tel building on Main street, and is<
charge   .of   Mrs. Thos. Houston:
two daughters as operators.
WHO HAVE PAST FROM
ll-ME  TO  ETERNAL  REST
-^flfes ELIZABETH COVERT
After many months of illness dur-
ig   which time alls was confined u>
for   the greater portion of the
e,   death came to Mrs. Elisabeth
Covert, wife of Rev. H. Thad-
Covert, the esteemed pastor ot
First      IMetihtodist       church,
tion took place at 1:10 o'clock
ay   morning at the Dr. Tea'hs
rlvate hospital in Lock   Haven   of
complications ensuing after sba .traced   her   right hip In a fall in he,
sfek room in the Methodist parsonage
three weeks ago, when she was taken
iauwediately to the hospital.
'  When Rev. Covert was assigned to
the.     pastorate    of   the    Methodist
,-chureh in the borough, she came with
Iter   husband    and family and have
smce    been    gracious hostess in the
parsonage. Although frail and in de-
*'clt*ning   health   for some time Mrs.
Covert   soon Won the high regard of
the    members and the congregation
and the breaved husband and children
j-huve   the   heartfelt sympathy of all
,*n their affliction. ;:'-''-»r?
Some years ago Rev. Covert was
paator of the Williamsburg Methodist
church snd the family is well known
in'the county.
Mrs. Covert was born Feb. 6, 1888,
at New Grenada, Pa., the daughter ea
Watkins and Margaret Watkins, both
deceased. She and Rev. Covert weit
married Feb. 6, 1911, at Saltillo, Pa.,
by Rev. Mcflegal, deceased.
Surviving are her husband and
three daughters,' Mrs. George Kur-
cbinsky of Bellvill, Louise and Emily
at home; one grand son, George Lee
'Kurchinsky three brothers, William.
Mrs. R.G. Ford, whose husDandjtea* _.   ' *
„■ fTrV-.    j    I   'e   *w.   n«n* eSart Morgan and Lleewellyn Watldna; ltre
Superintendent   of. the    Bell S uap IT M       „ _~% *•£"__
«4tT    Fjlj ^IsV f{2 Bisters,   Mrs.   Mary Jane Miles, Mrs.
Railroad for some years was *M*ougf«   L, ge-t,*. -w      »       t,   j,    u
w- j_   j      ~     •" -K-* *&jt. f"mma Stake, Mra Nora Bradly, Mra
here   on Wednesday evemngjrto,tm  I •  . ^,,        _, ...        **;     *» T***""*
•■rank Stake and Miss Ruth Watkins
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Tofa*b&-f^«s4*aaT^^ ^ edacatedJ»>SalUUo
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Davis and a handful of borrowed
Army specialists comprise the entire
Corps as they pursue the work of
organising and preparing the new
unit and its headquarters. Director
Davis will be answerable to the Secretary of War.
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The Biddle Bill, so-called because
the author Attorney General Biddle
has sponsored its introduction in Congress, has created a wave ot criticism
that has caused hurried steps being
taken to revamp the language in the
proposed legislation. Briefly, it provides for a sweeping censorship of
all Government data. The bill is so
broad that under its terms it could
be used to close to the public, the
press, and the Congress itself, documents and files (which any Department head or his assistants declare
to be confidential. So pronounced
has been the criticism that Attorney
General Biddle after testifying before a closed hearing of a Senate
Subcommittee intimated that he was
-agreeable to changes in the original
version of the measure,
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The latest wrinkle in membership
cards for the Communist Party as
disclosed by the Dies Committee reveals hat no other than Uncle Sam is
providing the cards and paying, the
printing bill. This is possible through
the arrangement of the Communists
in'issuing an ordinary dollar bill as
ihe membership card from which the
serial number is used for indentifi-
cation purposes. If the "fellow traveler" loses his prised "buck" or it »»•
spent by mistake or taken by the s»-
lice, he notifies Communist head-
fuia iters and a new crisp dollar bill
is issued Mm and the serial nuimjber
on his record changed to conform
with the serial ummiber on the new
dollar bill.   '
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Washington's first dusk to dawn
war time black-out rehearsal in history waa hailed as a complete success
by Federal and District officials following far-flung inspection tours of
the city and suburbs. In a 27 mile
tour of the city Director James A.
Landis of the Office of Civilian Defense reported only one genuine violation. Thousands of Washingtou-
ians spent the early evening hours in
theatres, and ethers took ridea
through the city, to observe the sights
rather than remain at home la darkened houses or apart amenta. Restaurants and night clubs with shrouded
windows conducted a bettor thsn
Street lights ranain-
the hope thae the change
beneficial to her health.
might he
CHURCH SERVICES
Re
BAPTIST   CHURCH
Logan Valley Baptist churc
H.G. Dooly, pastor. Morning worship
10:45, in charge of pastor); evening
worship at 7:30 in. charge of the pastor; Sunday school 9:30; young people
meeting 6:30; Orussaders Tuesday
at  6:30.
PRESBYTERIAN   CHURCH
Eugene Gillaml Slep .pastor.
Saturday the Boy Scouts will meet
at the church at 10:30 and leave from
ther e for their day in the woods.
Bring your lunch and first aid kits.
Sunday at the morning hour ot
worship the pastor will preach on the
subject "The Infinity of God." The
Matin choir will sing.
Church school Will convene at the
usual time' 9:30 with Mr. George
Weiss .Superintendent, 'itiere is n.
claes for you.
The Board of Elders will meet in
the afternoon at 2:30 P.M.
The young people will have their
meeting at six o'clock. Bring your
thinking caps with you. Bible quia.
Evening   worship with the pastor
preaching on the personalities S...
D..S.."
Monday afternoon at 4:30 the pastor's communicant class will mieet.
Wednesday... Prayer and Praise service at the church with the pastor in
charge.
At the close of this service the Evt -
rymemiber sanvass committee will
meet and prepare the plans for the
canvass. Please bring paper and pencil.
Thursday evening the Matin choir
rehearsal at the church.
Thursday afternoon the Communicant class will meet in the church.
ed on and traffic signals flashed reu
and green with their usual precision
which accounts for the fact that there
was no unusual increase in traffic
accidents.
In our office in the Old house
Office Building we worked under
desk'lamps as the curtained windows
(were arranged to exclude every vestige of light to the outside world.
In conclusion, there was naught but
spirit of the one million residents of
official praise for the cooperatice
the Nation's Capital and the metropolitan area which made compliance
with the black-owl. order almost 100
per cant perfect.   jeSmulmnma
member of the Methodist church for
the. past thirty five years and hact
assisted her. husband for the past
twenty eight years.
funeral services will be held at the
■VMhodist church Saturday morning
1-3 •■'"lock and will he followed by
• f .-.pi-vic-is at Salltillo, where the
•;■'•. vu-e'p will iro at the conclusion of
nellwooil services. Rev, W. Emory
Ilavlnian of Altoona, district super-
intemlent    of    the Methodist church
will officiate.    Interment will follow
ir the Saltillo cemetery.
MRS. MARY E. WERTZ
Mis. Mary E. Wertz, wife of Frank
■ Werts, died suddenly T"Jesda>
morning at 12:1B o'clock at her home
426 North Third street, death being
attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Born at Honey Grove, Juniata co-
iT.ty. November il, 1876, she was »
daughter of John B. and Nannie Wat-
ters. She wan united in marriage with
'Frank J. Wertz November 30, 1893.
Members of her family include
these children: Mrs. Mary E. Lynn,
Charles F. Wertz. Mrs. Ethel May
E-.tep and Chester Lee Wertz, all oi
Pcllwood. and five grandchildren.
Mra Wertz was a member of the
Bellwood Methodise church-ill.which
she was an active worker ana also of
the various organizations of the
church and took much interest in community affairs.
Largely attended funeral serviced
were held at her home Thursday
efternoon, followed by interment in
the Logan Valley cemetery.
HIGH  SCHOOL STUDENTS CHOSEN
Fourteen students from Bellwood-
Antis High School have been chosen
to    participate    in the annual Blair
■""ounty Band Fesival to be held in
Rearing Spring High School on Friday 13. Students from Bellwood-Antis
High School include the following:
Violet Raker.  Grier Beers,    George
Closson, Helen Cramer, Robert Evans,
Betty L. Green, Morrolw Mills, Donald Reed, Raymond M. Strunk, Richard Thomas,    Carl    Trego,    James
Trego, Norman Woodhall.
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STABBED  JOHN BROWN
The man responsible for the surrender of John Brown at Harpers
Ferry in 1859 [was Lieutenant Isreal
Green of the U. S. Marines who stabbed Brown and forced him to give up.
—TJSMC—
BOY SCOUTS REORGANIZED
IN BELLWOOD *   ,
At a meeting in he Presbyterian
ihurch last Saturday morning the
Boy Scout troop of Bellwood was reorganised under tiie leadership of Rev
Eugene Gilland Slep and an old pioneer scout, Joe Glasgow.
There were five patrols formed
and   the   goal is eight patrols. The
I various patrol eladera were appointed
as   well   as their assistants chosen.
; Dean Laird, Sunny Dorn, Ronnie
Raugh, Bob Maderia, Junior Wolf-
kill, Mike Mills are the patrol leaders.
Ar soon as the patrols are filled tins
, list of names will be published. All
boys of the community between the
ages of 12 and 24 years are urged to
. join. It is a community troop
I Along with the scouts there were
enough of younger boys to form a
cub pact. The officers of that group
will be published next week. Any boy
between the ages of nine and twelve
are invited to join the Cub pact.
This Saturday the boys will meet
at,the church at 10:80 and spend the
day in themountains. Be sure to bring
your lunch and first aid equipment.
There is being formed in the community a scout committee which will
father the organization. Mr. Sam
Jones is the first contributing charter. If you are intrested in belonging
to this group please call 3871 ano
have the scoutmaster talk the matter
over with you in detail.
The meeting for Friday night has
been postponed until Saturday so
please take note fo this. Please save
all your waste paper and magazines
for the Boy Scout.s They will'call at
, your house for the papers and maga
zin**« Do ■*. t give it to any other per-
'•..n rxiept thoe that will have a card
fiom the Scoutmaster authorising
them to collect the paper. This is the
way that the Boy Scouts can help in
the defense work of their country.
Save paper for the Scouts.
BEING HELD AT LOGAN VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The l.enton Noon Day Services
have begun at the Presbyterian
church. They w'.ll he held every nooi,
hour fromi 12:30 to 1:30 and tHe
friends of the commuhity are all cor-
dial!y invited to attend these services,
The time of the meetings are 12:30
to 1>:50; 12:50 to 1:10; 1.10 to 1.30.
The esryice is repeated three times so
that you may come'and go when the
service for you is completed.
The subjects for this week havt
been,Monday.."His Heritage." Tues*
day.. "His Home." Wednesday..''His
Instruction." Thursday.,        "His
Dream." Friday..   "His Baptism."
Next week subjects are, Monday..
"His Temptations." Tuesday., "Not
By Bread "Alone." Wednesday.,
"Not By The Spectacular." Thursday..
"Serving God Only." Friday., "They
Wi re Young Men." The next week,
Monday., "Officea of Jesus." Tues-
iliiy.. "Do More Than Look Observe.";
Wednesday.* "Do More Than Talk
Say Something." Thursday., "Do
More Tahn Listen Intereststand."
Friday., "Do More Than Hear Listen." The next week, Monday., "Do
More Than Touch Feel." Tuesday.,
"Do More Than Exist Live." Wednesday., "Gathering Clouds." Thursday., "His Spiritual Anguish." Friday., "Three Hour Service in the
Raptist Church.
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BLAIR POPULATION
The population of Blair County, according to final data from the 19to
census, announced by Director J.C.
Capt of the bureau of census department of commerce, is 140,348. There
are 69,385 males and 70,978 females.
The foreign born total 5,905.
The   rural   farm   population comprises all persons living on farms In
rural territory and totals9,976. There
are 88,000 persons over 21.
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LEATHERNECK STRENGHT
At the turn of the hut century the
U. S. Marine Corps had a total strengh t of 5000 officers and men. 'lu*'
day the strenght is more than 100,-
000.  —USMC-—
PERSONAL PARAGRj
People Who Visit Here
, Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS QF OUR CITSEHS
Guests   Wbo Are Entertained by I
Wood   Hosts—Personal   Maatlea*. j
Those  Who  Visit  To  and FaW
Mr. Alton I. Shirk, Bellwood*s I
l'ca of Abe Lincoln, spent s day
week with his Brother in Lee
Mr. and Mra J. Edgar Wll
of East Fifth street are down stM
Peterabulrg, where they wH    etijojq
the balmy breezes of Florida far B|
few weeks.
Mrs. L. B. Bland, who has base ea"-l|
joying the winter months <witin hatst
sons in Canton, Ohio, waa a (week-end j
visitor at the home of her sister, Mrssp
J. H. Gilmore on South First street;
Mr. and Mra Walter Stevens   oj
Stewart street left one day last w
for St. Petersburg, Florida,    where^
they will visit their son-in*-lafr»| and
daughter, Mr.   and   Mrawrace   Wat
ters. f'*'.""
|Mr. Don Silmiore, ef Philadelphia,
where he is employed in one oi tu»|
offices of the Pennsylvania railroad!
cempany, spent Sunday at the home
of his brother, Mr. j. H. Gilmore on"
South First street.
DR.  POLING SAYS
AMERICA  IS ASLEEP
America    is "not awake" to tiie
possibility that the United states can
lose the war against the Axis powers
--he    Rev.   Dr.   Daniel A. Poling, em
Philadelpliia, chairman of the Committee   on   American   Unity of
State    Council    of Defease, warns
hi the first of a series     of Sund
night broadecasts  entitled Freedoa
Forum of the Air
Speaking on "Hoar We Could Loss]
Thia War," Dr.   Poling SeBSinBl* I
'"with few exceptions and these |
orally on the Pacific Coast, Amrnrsa**}
is not awake."
"We   do not believe that the war j
can actually come to us.   For us it I
still in    Europe,Asia, the Dutch
Indies and on the high seas."
Despite    tbe   country's feeling of {
complacency about ultimata victory
Dr. Poling said "we do have a chance
to   lose   thia war" and added: "We]
dare not take that chance."
Dr. Poliny declared "we could lose j
the war" by: Overconfidence, Intolerance, Doing to little and being j
too late. Continuing on the defensive, j
Being selfish, and Failing to put j
first things first —God and coimtryj
church and home.
Our prayer is not that we shall win j
over our enimies," Dr. Poling stated <
"Our prayer is for the triumph oil
freedom and that freedom shall not]
perish from the earth, that human-]
personality shall be regarded as the j
most sacred thing, and that demoeal
racy shall be for all 'the New- World]
Order'. "
-Advertise la the Ballettn.
UNITED BRETHERN CHURCH
BeUwood United Brethern church
Rev. J.S. Cooledge, minister. 9:30
Sunday school, T.E. Yingling, Supt.;
10:45 public worship, sermon theme,
"The Potter and the Clay"; 6:80
Christian Endeavor; 7:30 worship
service, theme, "The Servants KxHtnf'
Wednesday 7:80 PJ-L, prayer and
Bible stady.
RESPOND   TO   HOSPITABLE   AIM
The official seal of approval of fa-sal
American Hospial Associaion has been]
bestowed upon the Hospital Servic
Association which represents the]
Blair County hospials in the non-
profit group hospitalization plan.
Several rigid specifications had
! e met before the award waa mada.1
Among these qualifications were <**•-]
11 et hospital sponsorship, --.on-prof
corporate structure and freedom!
choice in entering a participate
hospital.
Such approval ia given only ta to)
regular  hospital  sponsored  proje
which act in behalf of the hospit
of their respective communities in
movement to make    hospital   tress
ment available just as soon ss it is i
quired. '    The    American     Hospi
Association represents the hospit
throughout the United  States    aa
Canada.
The   Hospital  Service   Associavtia
reveals that reports received
other sections of the country
that in every case where the
als have cooperated in making
pital care available aa a non-pr
| community project the public
! s? has been enthusiastic.
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FIFTY  YEARS   AN   OFFICER
The late Lieutenant Colonel jj
Harris, one-time Commandant of i
U. S. Marine Corps, served almost
years as s Marine officer —U SMC