Bellwood Bulletin 1942-07-09

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VOL. L1V
BELLWOOD* PA.* THURSDAY, JULY 0,  1942
NO.
LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
biiefsummWof the week
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—The harvesting of the wheat ia
- Antis    township la about    finished.
iFrom reports   given out It will be a
bumper crop.
—Aa far as has been reported
there were no Fourth of July accidents in the borough or immediate
vicinity, which shows that most everybody was Sober and drove sanely.
—The Fourth of July was quietly
passed in Bellwood, there being no
unusual occurences. Most everybody
who could get out of town enjoyed
the day in the wide openi ia nearby
parka and other places.
—-*Wlh»n it cornea to complete and
thorough appraisal in a minimum
amount of time, there is nothing
quiet ao complete as the once-over
that eaa ja-toman gives another's
clothes. In tiie split second's glance
net a detail le mlteef ae to eat* atyle,
fit, coat, bang, the manner in which
the garment is worn end the extent
to which it becomea the wearer. Ho
mere man could -begin to do it.
—Mrs. Henry Cody, residing on
North Tuckahoe street in the borough, waa presented with a service
pin cove day last week, in honor of
having four sons enlisted in the armed forces of the nation. The pin was
it r*sei*t*ad from aaa Emblem. •af Hoaor
Aaaociation of New York city. Mra
(Cody prises the pin quite highly. It
•*» given only to mothers who have 4
er more eons fan the service.
—We do not pose as a military
strategist but before we would attempt an invasion of the European
continent |w|e would step) up the air
raids on Germany to about three
thousand a night. We don't believe
the people of Germany could take
many such air raids without breaking
down, whereas they would fight vigorously to prevent their country be
ing invaded1 by land forces.
—A special meeting called the congregation of the Presbyterian church
will be held at the close of the morn-
lag service July 12th, for the purpose of electing officers of the church
to serve on the official boards of
the church and to conduct such business of the church aa is necessary
st this time. By order of the clerk
of session, Paul Moffet.
—Reports received are to the effect that tiie huckleberry crop this
summer ia unusually large. The favorable spring weather with abundant
rainfall has been responsible for this
heavy crop. Huckleberry picking ia
the chief sourse of revenue during
efthe summer of many families ia certain sections ef Pennsylvania. This
is particularly true In tbe bituminous
coal regions, Where families frequently camp on areas so aa te take advantage of every opportunity to pick
the berries. In tbe immediate vicinity
the berries are qutt» plentiful and
daily parties go out in quest of tn***-**..
—The whole civilised world re-
senta tbe ruthleeeaeas of tiie Nazis
ae revealed in the wholesale tdaugh-
fter of men and |wto—en in revenge
for the killing of the archcriminal
Reinhard Heydrich. It was brutal,
criminal wanton murder. In my opinion, a reader of this paper said, the
Allies should adopt tiie policy of reprisal to be invoked after the war.
■For each person in the occupied countries thus pot to deatb, one person
should be put to death in Germany.
Instead, however, of choosing the
victims for the firing squad from
peasants and the common people we
would begin at the top of the list. We
-would pot Hitler before the firing
squad first. Goering aad Mussolini
would be next, aad ao on down the
line through the entire Gestapo crew
ef killers and gunmen. W«_t le to be
. gained if after these nations ere defeated, we permit te live te eontinue
to scatter their poison, Hitler, Goe-
•rfc*   Goebbels. Mussolini   and the
THE HOME FRONT
Next to food, rent puts tjhe biggest
dent ia American budgets. Inasmuch
se the American budget must escape
too much denting if American standard of living are to continue, good
newfs came to tenants in 76 defense
erase last Iwieek when the Office of
Price Administrbtaon put a ceiling
on rente.
In these 76 defense centers are
88,000,000 Americans. Within the
ntet few weeks, OPA will place other
defense areas under rent ceilings.
Many of you may wonder why the
measure is not a national policy.
This is explainable because rents,
like any other commodity, are priced
according" to supply and demand.
Housing shortages are greatest
and competition for homes is intensified in cities with war industries.
Rents are unlikely to rise to any
great degree in rural areas. If there
are any vacant homes anywhere today, it ia in theee rural areas.
Accordingly, rural rents will not
ter.d to run away, as has been the
case in many defense areas.
In Eastern Pennsylvania, OPA has
invoked maximum rent regulations
in 'Philadelphia and the adjacent
counties of Bucks, Deleware, Montgomery and Chester, in Pennsylvania
and Camden, Gloucester and Burlington, in New Jersey.
In this district, Area Rent Director
Fredrick P. Gruenberg has ordered
rents returned to tiie level of March
1, 1042.
Similar ceilings are now in effect
in Pittsburg, where Daniel L Brooks
is acting rent director, and in Erie,
Penna., where Frank S. Anderson is
tiie rent director.       ,
In Baltimore, Rent Director Lueien
E. D. Gaudreau has ordered rents, returned to the level of April 1, 1041.
This is also the ceiling for the cities
of Farrell and Sharon in Pennsylvania, where John T. Cathcart is the
rent director.
Earliest vent eeiMng **nvto Is Jan-
uaryl, 1941, which is the maximum
rent date for Montgomery and Prince
George's Counties in Maryland.
The questions most frequently
asked on the rent regulation are the
following:
1. Does this regulation apply
where a lease at higher figure is in
effect? Answer: Leasee drawn for
rents higher than those in effect on
the maximum rent date must be redrawn at the lofwler figure.
2. If I complain about paying
a higher rent than the legal one, can
my landlord evict me Answer: Definitely not. Tenants, who knowingly
pay more than the legal rent are considered guilty of violating the regulations. Tenants cannot be evicted
for seeking a reduction to the legal
rent.
8. Can the landlord now make
S separate charge formerly included
in the house rent on the maxium rent
date, it cannot now be covered under Sn additional lease. Not onay
must the landdlord charge no more
than tiie legal rent, but he must also
maintain former services. This includes things like garages and, in
apartment houses, janitor and other
services. ,
4. What justifies a landlord in
raising the rent? Answer: He may
receive permission from the area
rent office to add sufficiently to tiie
rent to cover expense not a factor on
the maximum rent date. This may be
an increase in taxes, a major capital
improvement such as addition of a
room to the property, or an increase
in utim* r«t«, where such rates are
included in the rent.
5. What is a major capital improvement? Answer: Maintenance
is not a major improvement. A landlord is expected to paper, paint end
otherwise keep the house in repair
as in the past. Replacing a roof is
not a major improvement and Is net
cause for a rise in rent. Installing a
stoker, installing a, bathroom [where
none existed before, end other major
additions to the property do justify
rent increases.   ■ ,
6. What if the property was not
being rented on the maximum rent
date? Answer: Tin last rent charged
in the two months prior will apply.
If -ths property is being rented for
the first time, the first rent charged
will apply subject te review by the
rent director. On Beer properties being erected, government agencies
•will decide   the rent t» be charged.
.7   Where do I file a complaint?
Aaa—at; Tear   new'spapar will
ef Meg
HEARTS MJEIt US ONE
YOUNG   PEOPLE   HAVE   TAKEN
THE MARRIAGE VOWS
Doyle—Snyder
Lest Friday evening at 8:10 o'clock
a pretty wedding jwSa solemnised before tba alter of the Grace Liuthetran
church, when Miss Ruth J Snyder,
daughter of Mr. aad Mrs. Jesse Snyder, of Altoona, Pa., R. D. 1, and
Tech. Sergeant William H. Doyle,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Doyle,
of Altoona. Pa., R. D. 1. The ceremony waa performed by tiie brides
pastor Rev. Russell P. Knoebel, who
used the ring ceremony ef the Lutheran church.
The couple waa attended by Mrs.
Walter Snyder and Mr. Doyle, sister
and brother of the groom. During
the ceremony Miss Mary E. Werts,
the church organist played "Ah
Sweet Mystery of Life", Herbert,
and "I Love You Truely," Bond. *jfc|
The bride was attired in luggage
brown costume with white accessaries, and iwore a corsage of gardeniajk,
The maid of honor wore a greek
linen dress with matching accessor"*
and a corsage of gardenias.
Mr. Doyle is a technical serge*
in the 33rd Field Artillery Battali*
in the U.   S. Army and is station'
St Indiantown Gap at present. M:
Doyle ia one of the grade school
chers of the   Bellwood-Antis schoo
and will make her home witb her
ents for tile time being. Their man;
friends wish this young couple co;
tinued happiness end success.
On the evning of June 26th at 0:1(
Mias Bessie K. Fleig, daughter of
and Mrs.   Albert Fleig, of   Alt
R. D. 1.,    became the bride   of
Fred C. Hager of Altoona. They
married by   the bride's paator,
•Jtussell    P. Knoebel, in    the   Gi
Lutheran   church. The young
will make their home in Altoona;
their many frUntia wish thaSL***^
py Wtedded life.    ' ,
.INDUCTED INTO THE SERVICE
Friday of last week a number- ef
inductees, well known young men
of the borough, were inducted into
the armed forces or the nation, having left for New Cumberland, Pa.,
and later will be assigned to various
camps throughout the country. Those
who left on Friday are as follows:
Frank Hughes, Calvin Rhodes, Melvin White, Paul Holes, Roy Weaver,
Glenn Estep, George Hostler, John
Patton, Robert Garland and Richard
Hoffman. All ef these young men
had been variously employed, some
in the railroad shops, others as clerks
in stores, while a number were employed bl industries, Tbey represent
the sturdy young manhood of the
town and they ware given a fond
farewell by their friends before starting away.
HIPPENINGSJfl_ YEARS AGO
ACTIVITIES OF   OUR   CITIZENS
THREE DECADES    AGO
From the Bellwood Bulletin, Jan.9,
t*U4.
Mr. aAd Mm Edgar Williamson,
spent New Year's Day in Atlantic
CRy.
Ralph Issnburg and John H. Irvin
were Punxsutawney visitors last Sun*
day.
Mrs. Percy Mulhollen, and son
William spent some time in Baltimore ead have returned home.
The many friends of Mrs. Abaline
Douglass regret that she is seriously
ill at ber home on Fifth street, North
side.
Prof. Sampson and wife have returned home after a plesant holiday
season with Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Gordon.       ,
.Robert Fuoss has returned to Ma
studies at the school of journalism
at Philadelphia, after a vacation with
home friends.
After spending several weeks
with her mother, Mrs. Tillie Price.
Miss Lulu Price has returned to South
Carolina where she expects to remain till summer.
The greatest year's business in
tiie history of tile Middle Division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad WM
tbat of    1918 when all   records of
e handling of freight t rat tic was
bed.
.Pennsylvania   broke all    previous
fords  in   the  production  of  coal
ling  to    advanced  statements,
a    combined production    of
hand soft coal in tone amounting
bably 867,000,000.
ood   waa hard bit by a snow
last    Saturday and    Sunday,
■fs bed te be cleared, while
ere left to their   fate,
OnrtheeWtmem
Sti"20o*   men were out   Shnday la
tfe Bellwood and Lloydsville yards.
Bellwood'a Big Mummer parade
went off in its usual successful way
and was enjoyed by the town folks
who lined the curbs on that evening.
B
Among the prise winners were Mrs.
E. N. Wilson and Mrs. Luther Frahn-
felter, as bride and groom, and Mia
nes Elistbeth Wilson ard Stella Sawyer, as shepards. Many others came
in on the prise winning list The parade was a great success.
—Type writer paper for sale at
tne Bulletin office ia any quanity
dt—red.
—After enjoying a vacation ot
seven days with pay, hundreds of
"the Altoona shopmen and other employees, returned to their duties last
Monday morning.
-—We'live in a fickle climate. Saturday and Sunday the weattter waa
excessively hot, causing all to seek
sha.de and endeavor to beat off the
hot rays Of the sun. Sunday evening
there was a decided turn in the weather conditions, when tbe thermometer
took a drop and Monday morning it
showed a marking of forty-two degrees. Ever since the nights end
mornings nave continued cool. Unt>
eta time Bell|w!oodite said tins morning that when tbe Fourth of July arrives the summer weather begins to
wane. »
You may file a complaint witb that
office or send it direct to the statt
OPA offices, which will direct it to
the proper rent office.
Registration for gasoline ration
books under tbe permanent registration far gasoline ration books under
the permanent registrations system
|wjhere rationing is In effect is sched-
uled for July 9, 10 and 11. Schools
will bs used as in other registrations.
You will    need your   registration ■
card when you register. AD non-commercial   owners wiB receive an "A" ,
book of 48 units. Tbe unit value has
been set at   four gallons. Inasmuch
as this book mast last meet ear one*
•re a year. You will do weU te plan .
your week oa a   mavimnm of three ,
gallons flea. ___g2_      i
A WILD ROSE..
It's summer time—
And roses fair
So sweetly scent the summer air.
In gardens—lawns—
Where'er it grows—
No flojwer is fairer than the rose.
And gorgeous new ones
Year by year,
ltt modern catalogs appear.
But of the roses—
Large or small,
I love the wild roee best of all.
And I wa? thrillled
Just yesterday— g
As I walked down the main highway.
Above the road
A wild rose grew—
Its glossy, green leaves wet with dew.
I could not pass
Without a rose,
From    which such lovely   fragrance
flows.
—ELLEN IRVIN
INTENSIVE SEARCH
FOR SCRAP RUBBER
Tbe success of Pennsylvania's scrap
rubber drive is going te depend on
the thoroughness with (Which every
man. woman aad child la Pennayivania makes a final search through
closets, basements, garages and barns
fer additional articles to add to our
contribution in the great national
campaign ending at midnight July
10th, W. Purves Taylor, Secretary,
Associated Petroleum Industries of
Pennsylvania, aaid
More rubber is needed. While the
resjOnse,has been generous to date,
the campaign must be expanded and
speeded up," Mr Taylor stated; "Citizens must realize that the rubber
shortage has already forced our combat forces to cat their use of rubber
fully 25 percent in essential equipment."
Mr Taylor made four suggestions
to Pennsylvania residents for the
final    days of the intensified drive.
1. If you nave aot turned in your
scrap, comb the entire premises fer
every ounce of available rubber. Try
to reach a goal of at least 6 pounds
for every member of your family.
2. If you have already turned in
your quota, -n-Iease make a further
search. Even if the additional amount
is not large, it will count heavily. ,
8. Look around your, office, shop,
store or factory for scrap rubber
which might be made available.
4. Add momentum to the campaign by telephoning five mends oi
relatives to make sure they have turned in their share.
''This campaign will suceed if we
have teamwork on the part of those
who have scrap rubber," Mr. Taylor
concluded. "Every delay should be
avoided in getting the supply to the
nearest service station. The need for
speed is urgent..**      ,
RETURN *OF,.l*A*rjSpV*
roads in Paan*ytvania, may again
come into existence aa a result of the
restricted use of motorized equipment:, W. E. Montgomery, Chief ot
the Division of Management, Department of Forests and Waters, said
today. •  •
The advent of the automobile hastened their disappearance and today
wooden water troughs are rare along
public highways but tbey still may bs
seen occasionally aolng country
roads and by-lane s .
The making of a good hewn water
trough was considered an art in efaft-
manship. The troughs were usually
eight feet in length and between two
and three feet in diameter. Selected
white pine logs were most commonly
used. When hewing a |water trough
the woodsman rejected tiie butt logs
of a tree -because of "shake" and
used the second or third log, cutting
away tiie interior with a double butted axe and an ads. These troughs
were very stout and durable and
many of them saw service for fifty
years. ,
Plank troughs were made of white
pine, oak, or hemlock, and varied in
length from six to twelve feet. Plank
troughs were less durable than those
made from logs and their service
waa about half of that of a hejeta
trough. ,
FISHED IN CANADA
Messrs. Elmer J. Bupp and George
Shope of tiie borough, and Messrs.
Ben Hoo;Jer and Fred Ebright, of i
Altoona. returned tbe beginning of i
the week from a ten day fishing trip
in Canada, having devoted the time
(to angling in Sand Lake. Ontario,
where they succeeded in catching a -
number of large pike and baas. Sand
iLake is a noted spot for fishermen
and annually hundreds of Citizens residing in the states pay a vial) to tbe
lake. Monday morning Mr. Bupp
drove up in front of our office snd
exhibited a part ef the catch which
consisted of large mouth bees and
many pike. They (were beautiee, all
of them. The fishermen succeeded ia
catching twenty-four bass snd twenty
pike, some of them weighing five
end six pounds. Tbey caught many
others but did not brirg tiiem home.
Messrs.    Bnpp snd Shops pay annual visits to Sand Lake ami always
DIED IN NEW BRIGHTON
Word was received in Bellwood
this W*»ek of the death of Mrs. Ruth
Embrey Harris, wife of Stanley N.
Harris, who died in New Brighton,
Pa., last Friday. She was the daughter of rXenr. Charles Embrey, many
yean ago pastor of the Logan Valley
Baptist church of the borough, now
residing in Mt Washington, Pittsburg.
The husband, one daughter, Ruth,
the father and four sisters survive.
The body was interred st Lewisburg,
Pa., Tuesday afternoon. Ths deceased
will be remembered by many of our
citizens.
PERSONAL PARAGRAI
People Who Visit Here
Those Who Go Away.
Movements tr dw-eitizews
Guests   Wbs Ara EntBrUitaed by ■*>**-*
Wood  Hosts—Personal  Maatien   of
Those Who  Vtstt To and Fro
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V, WAR
Hy   BONDS
—For Sale-- Leather Couch, inquire of Mrs. Mong, Windsor apartments. *.**:.'.
—^A new garage has been erected
In the rear of the home of Mr. Earl
•Mong on South First street.
Mias Louise Fleisher, dietician n.
tn the Geisinger Memorial hospital
at Danville, Pa., ia enjoying a vacation of a month at the home of ber
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fleisher on
Martin street. Miss Fleisher ia a graduate of Che BeUwood High School,
class of IMS* sad tbe Penn State
-CaUagqaae dMWaa-. ^yj
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mulhollen of
Bcylee street, spent a few day* last
week in Ocean City, Ml J.
Mra Catherine Buxchfield baa ro*
Iturned to her home on Stewart street
from a visit of a week jefth ber sis-'
ter in Emporium, Pa.
Miss Ida Warton, a student nures
in the Presbyterian hospital ba Ne(W
Pork pity, is enjoying a visit at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs. Irwin on Maple avenue.
Mr. Siebert Hetrick and daughters
Janette and Sandra, of Detroit, Mich., <
enjoyed the weekend at the home of
(Mr. Hetrick's parents, Mr. snd Mrs.
Frank S. Hetrick on South Second
street.
IMrs. W. E. Shaner, of Henshey-
town, returned home Sunday from a
visit of a week with Mr. Bruce Enyeart and Mr. Jack Enyeart and their
families at Niagara Falls, N, Y. They
also spent some time with William
Enyeart and family at Nefane, N. Y..
Before returning home tits Henafcsy-
town folks spent some time in f
aa well aa other points in.thau
if New.,. ~s**"ftt ■ ateV.
The war must be ended Oniy
we have won e complete victory.
There must bs no terms, except unconditional surrender by the aggressor madmen who have held up before
-their people for years tbe spoils te
be won by theft through war. The
terms must be our terms throughout,
and they must insure that we have
effectively throttled the quarrelsome,
aggressive natures of not merely the
leaders, but the misled peoples. Wa
can't be soft about it* the aggressors
must be punished and taught that
war does not pay. Whatever it costs
in money or men. tills <a|ar must be
fought to. a finish; to a complete vie*
tory which will mean a complete and
lasting peace,
There must be no mercy this time
for those responsible for this gigantic blood-letting. They have proveu
themselves beyond the human pale,
and taught their people largely to be
the vilest savages at -heart, without
decency or any acceptable moral concept. We can get along witb them
only by crushing them, and keeping
them crushed until they learn a different cede.. No other sort of peace
will be acceptable to the American
people. We've had enough of being
gullible softies and international easy
marks. If tbe persistinglp aggressive
nations wont be tamed, titers is only
one recourse... to page them for the
good of decent mankind Sad keep
them caged.
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To provide better grazing later in
the summer, weeds, end tall, tough
grass should be clipped off tho Etas-1
turs now with a mo|wier, declare agronomists of the Pennsylvania State
College. White clover, aa well aa tire
grasses, will grow better sfter tba
clipping is done. The new growth
will make more palatable feed.
—A   number of the* soldier   boys
•who were inducted into ths service
last week and sent to New Cumber  I
land, Pa., have been enjoying a fur- |
lough at   homo. AD look   neat aaa
natty in their new uniforms. Tbe bops *
will return to New Cumberland during the week and later receive their
assignments to other places.
—An abundant hay crop can be en*
pected    this year by    Pennsylvania-5
farmers, latest indications to the D*> i
partment ef Agriculture reveal, ae* ,
cording to   Secretary John H. Light.
Latest indications were that Use condition ef all tame hay was 85 percent
of normal compared with 59 percent
of normal et the similar period taat I
year snd 76 percent far tea
af the previous 10