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^^•WftMiflSH-1" ^^m99Wmrfr99999M9r 7W9J$*W;t< VOL L1V BELLWOOD. PA., IDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1942 NO. LOCAL IM COLUMN Short Items That Will Intereat Our Readers BHIEF SOMMMTOF THE WEEK Tarsa Par-agraphs Coacaraiag. ths -Mae "f Oar Boraagt-—Tbe Col- ama Oar Sabscribert Eaj-kf Cf,-.-. —Drive carefully on Leber Day. . —News of the Slnteaa of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. McCaulley, one time residents of life community was learned today. The former arc both patients ef the Altoona, Hospital la which city they new reside. —We regret to learn ef the illness of our eld time friend, Mr. E. E. Goss who is confined to bis home en 'North Second -trees. .Two weeks ago he was taken ill while visiting his daughter, Mrs. R. J. Bauer in Akron, Ohio, and came home as quickly as possible. —Approximately one bushel of ■applies for every man, woman snd child in Pennsylvania are approaching harvest le this state, the 1942 crop being estimated by the Federal-State crop reporting set vies st 10,159,000 bushels. Thia yield is considerably a- bove thst of last year. —While many tee the desirability of a second front there sre few who are well enough informed to My that under all c-rcunuttaTices it would be practicable. There ean be no object in setting up a second front merely to have it destroyed. A second front will orjy be valuable when it ean be made Strang enough to divest the enemy. Until it ean do this ether means of patttetpation should be employed -—Now is the time to pay debts, not make them. The time to makt? debts is during bard times when the purchasing powjer at the dioller is high. The time to pay them is when inflation Is on as it is row, when* the purchasing power of th]'* doUer Is low. Strangely enough, while everyone knows the wisdom of this, the general practice is reversed. We. create debts during periods of inflation and peg them off when timet are hard. —Stenographers and typists are urgently needed for duty in govetrn- m-ant offices located in Washington^ D. C. Girls whe eaa type 86 words petr minute and stenographers who eaa take dictation at 96 words per minute can he giver, immediate ap- tolntment ia Washington) at $1440 per apmum, with excellent opportunities for advancement. Applicants should apply to the Civil Service, representative et the ipiost offSee in Altoona. —The officials and pastor of the Logan Valley Baptist church'decided to omit the Sunday evening aarvilceb during the month ef August inasmuch on many of the member* would be out of town during the week-ends and others on extended vacations. The Sunday school sad morning services snd prayer meetings wage well sustained. The first Sunday in Sep tember inaugurating the fall campaign of religious endeavor the Sunday evening services wiU be resumed. •-—Activity throughout the nation will cease next Monday, when we observe the annual holiday, known' as Labor Day. All work locally will cease for ths day, while most all the places ef business in the borough will take the day off. No special plans have been mads fer the observance of the day te Bellwood. If you go automo- biling, remember there will be hundreds oat on the highway aad extreme caution should be exercised. Toe assy be a careful driver, yet there will ba hundreds of reckless Sass oat fer the day. —■There is a marked drop in high school enrollments this fall due to the —her of pupils leaving for de f oom j obs. A decrease tn sun students st Penn State College will result le the transformation! of three men's dormitories Into quarters for , women. Courses in civilian defense work aad first eld ere new compulsory hi the Kris public arhools. he Philadttphia, 900 high achool student! signed ap with the Salvage and Conservation Conimittea snd hare been go-tog front door te doer getting i la P-Sjara Heir tia'eena EXPECT HEAVY TRAVEL Tbe Pennsylvania railroad ia anticipating a heavy passenger traffic over ths Labor day period from Friday, Sept. 4, to Tuesday night, Sept 8. The company's operating officials expect it to be record-breaking proportions in meeting this government demands and the needs of tire traveling public. Te meet the situation Vice President R. C. Morse of the Eastern; region, in a letter, asks every railroad employe to assist in meeting the demands. The letter, addressed to all officers and employes, says: ',Every railroad man wants to do his pert in the war effort, particularly le the essential field of transportation, the significance and importance is so well known to all of us. "Members' of the Pennsylvania railroad family can aid greatly and in every practical way by restricting their railroad journeys over the Labor day itariod to those absolutely necessary for emergency purposes and to trips to and from work. In so doling, we dan have the aatisf action of knowing that not only have we helped our railroad do a vital job, but have made a real personal contribution to America's success in the war, sharing in the sacrifices and readjustments which all are called upon to make these days." a corn Soil The summer months have wings this year— < .-_.*• And August days have hurries here. The rsasting earns have we. Ijist evening, quite a time we had At a cornboil aad all were glad— At least they seemed to be. Ihe table wss wall-filled' with food. Bt.sides the corn, the it was good— And just fresh from the field. But nv'nd you, I would never say How msny cobs were thrown away: Why to such nonsense yield. -V»*-l- '-*ifazbm&r'si*!******'- *.' -''—*■*** Hot dogs and buns, they disappear, The coffee looked lovely and clear— And tasted better still. The pickles, cantaloupes and cake— Ot course, one must of them partake Well, all ate to their fill. v The ni?ht, how beautiful Imoonlight Silvered1 the trees with its pale light- The cricket's chirp was nigh*— Their song is heard o'er hill aad lea. To one and all quite pleasantly The evening passed by. ELLEN IRVIN —Miss Margaret and J. M. Louder, have received a letter from Pet. Bob. Mann, wbo is jn the 2nd, Plat 72 BN. Camp Robiaon., Arkansas, U. S. Army, where he is in training. He likes the army, and is keeping well, despite the warm weather, and the water which ia likewise. —The Pennsylvania railroad dej*>t and government offices that Is connected with tiie goveirnment project above town, has taken on another added appearance, crushed lime stout ir- abundance has been placed around the grounds, which has changed ths appearence a lot. —-Persons planning to hunt during the coining season may secure their license et the offiee County Treasurer Way .in Hollidaysburg, accord- ■Tig to announcement made the be ginning of th agruek upon receipt of the licenses from the game commission in Harrisburg. —Two employees of the reclamation plant at Chambersburg were retired August 31st. Tbey were Wytnjn Diller, Carpenter, North Third street, and John Bonsel, derrick engineer, of Tyrone. Both these men esse held ile high esteem, by the managememt of the plant, and also by their fellow workmen. —A decrease of five hundred tons be'.ow the 1941 crop is indicated in the report for this years cherry production, but the figures show a heavy increase over the 1930-39 average production. Latest indications place the yield thia year at 9,800 tens com- pared with 9,800 tons last year and the 10-year average of 7,704 tana —The members of the Re Used Veterans Association of tiie Pennsylvania Railrosd who have been basking in the sunlight of 'tie last two months without a regular meeting, are ask to ring the calender on the oO-uinl Saturday afternoon of September, the 18th, as thsn w-U resume the regular "get-togethers". This meeting from all indieations wfll bs a real one, se ths ssssaa ia, "Dse» Sj|j||i>" . WATCH THE SCHOOsMJ "Reap em Saf e" is %£ Automobile Club's slogan ' school term about to begin, letin directed to motor i [ the Club strongly urges eration with School Safety *| an effort to prevent death jury to children. | Even with war-time traffic i by. rationing, the Chib there IS need for the i tion on the part of motor cidente to childrer, are to It is emphasised that many ard girls will be attending i lbs -first time and will wesks to become familiar withi practices taught in most schools. Meanwhile, they are-i do the unexpected in crossing I a circumstance whieh should motorists all the more careful. ■ "The boys comprising the Squads are giving tnvaluabla-J in protecting fellow j/upils otSi way to snd from school," said Ef P. Curra—, Safety Director Club. "It behooves drivers, sighting the familiar white- Browne belt which identifies Patrolmen tbe country over, doubly careful in the their v)ehicles. Nevai trust ej nsar traffic should be the SS) every driver* today." Safety Patrols and safety tion in the schools have been sible fer the saving of many If the last decade, Mr. Curran also took occasion to define thcM tationa of Safety Patrol The function of the patrols, hM dares, is te beep children ee tLes walk until, it is safe fer them tajjj streets. Under ne circumstance^*" the boys trained by Keystone ted to interfere with or direct ular traffic, whieh is entirely < the province of the school HAPmilNBSjM YEWS 160 , ACTIVITIES OP OUR CITIZENS THREE DECADES AGO j Prom He BeUwood Bulletin, March 5th, 1914. Mm Edgar Williamson recently re- ' turned from s tarn day'e visit to Prtts- burgh aad Ohio. Mies Mettle Gheer . hss returned 'borne from a visit with her sister, ] Mrs. Paul Bevan af Chicago. James C. Methane, Im, of Clave, bind, Ohio, attended tbe sefniewvual ) aiisthig sf tba directors Sf the Bellwood beak on Monday. H. 0. Lowther is home after a visit to Philadelphia sf several days. Hs was there when the Mi-sard Ml the Quaker City, aad aaid it was terrific. Donald Greenland, who has been on a ranch at Wapato, Wasbtogton, for Biers thsn a year, is hare end will spend some time at the home of his father, R. C. Greenland, south side. Martin H. MdCulley, a native of Blsir Monty, died In Johnstown 'lues- day si* fneumonia. Bom near Bell wc-od, eaa aged 47 years. His wife was Carrie Darysa Charles Taylor, a well known and esteemed resident of Tipton, passed away Wednesday of last week. He was about 66 years of age. He waa a member et the Baptist church, with the Rev. A. J. Bowser conducting the funeral services, which waa held on Saturday. Among tha Applicants for Uquor ia Blair county are tare from John Carrel Hotel Windsor; 'te. Elizabeth O'Neill, owner; Mark . Stringer, Bell Hotel; Joseph Wilt, tier. •TONED STORE WINDOWS Jim RaUey A well known bibulous character about town went en ths ram_e go hut Friday aftarason. which caused his arrest and finally landed him in She Blair county jail. Appear- Ing at the Burns Coffee Shoppe in ths Cornmesser building on Main street under the Influence of liquor, he became obatrepeous when refused liquor and was eject from the building 'by the proprietor. Wh|en om the street Jim picked up tan bricks from a paving job ■ nearby aad hurled them Ithrough the huge front windows snd left the scene. later he wss taken in to custody by borough policeman Epler and landed in the lockup. The policeman preferred a charge ef mal- icious mischief before Justice of the Peace McKinney and at the hearing he waa held in $600 ball for hia appearance at the next term of quarter seFsioajr court. Being unable te post the required bond, Kelley was es cortod to tbe Blair county jail. Smashing windows In our liquor places seems to have become epidemic snd on Saturday evening about ten o' clock some individual broke the Argon ne hotel windows on Main sliest, by throwing two stones through them. This is s serious offense and if ths culprit is brought up before the county , court Ns is likely to face a long term Jail sentence as well as a heavy fine. b9RbI PERSONAL PARAGI People Who Vint Hare Those Who Go Away. MOVEMENTS 6F OUR CITIZEI *' e .I'm'1. srutiT or IMPRESSES DR. POLING The Rev. Dr. Daniel A chairman of the State Cpunefl of tense Advisory Committee on Amerl* can Unity, who has bean called from the Officers Reserve into active service ss s chaplain in the U. S. Army,, "s much impressed by tha spirit of confidence and industry shown by men in the Army! training camps. "I w—1 not say thai I am surprised, but rather inspired by ths example of patriotism set hy officers and men iwith whom I have bean* associated." reported Dr. Poling, who is pastor of Baptist Temple in Philadelphia. '.They realize that they have a tough job to do, and they are devotedly preparing themselves to do it well. Their confidence in ultimate victory is superb. To them the task is supreme conee*- cration, a sublime dedicaitior-" Dr. Poling also noted an appreciation! of the spiritual objectives in the Allied' causa by a. mmgority of officers and men. "Church congregations hack home will be interested h» knowing that most service men have a sincere respect and deep appreciation for contacts kept alive with them by their home churches," he said. "The letters I have received thanking the -church for her letters gad her prayers ere among the most deeply moving paragraphs I hare ever read." ' %| Dr. Poling urged -all citizens to emulate the industry and singleness ef purpose exhibited* by the men hn the armed forces —Monday is Labor Day, and being a legal holiday, the First National brick will remain closed all day. The usual holiday hours will prevail at the poatoffice. —You may not realize it, bat America hi today the hope of the world—at least that part ot the world opposing Ike ruthless dictators. They look to America for the tools of war, fer feel, supplies and leadership. Tea -test that this is tree should not only give every American a thrill of of pride in hia country bat should air es give him a deep) sues of responsibility. Much Is depending upon America these days. If we meet the i-f*- spone'bilily wisely this country is going to be the dksninant power in He world as long aa ft has wise leadership. If the time evjsr comes that Ship we will fled ourselves being saapt from our position of power. The world may not al—fa be able to provide the wisest Mad ef hedershfr when it esads it, but tt is quick te detect the falsa aad phony e»» I WARTIME EDUCATION Part 1 of a aeries if wartime bol- jjetiU^I The Penasgtvaula War Pro-pern'' waa issued sassy o> ,aJSf».i*iPi*w lml The bclletin presents some of the iepeata.* cooperative - projects through which tbe educational for-eej* ef tthe Stale and the Department of Public Instruction are working to advance the war effort. .In reviewing the background of the reports of representative educators relating to Aviation, Acceleration and Pre-Pro- fessional Education, Science and Mathematics, Social Studies and Geography, and Teacher Education, Dr. Haas cited! the many significant steps taken "months before Pearl Harbor" in adjusting the educational program to th|» State's urgent need. "PemKylvanians may well takt pride tn the: fact," Dr. Haas ssid, "that our Training Program for War Production Workers in which approximately 250,000 individuals have hen given industrial training was weU under way fully f iftfetn months before war was declared." Dr. Haas aaid part two of the series of bulletins wil be issulei immediately following a fall discussion of tbe reports la the meetings ef sll committees, Oct. 2. WILL SPEAK AT REUNION Congressman James E. Van Zandt and William Robert Fuoss ore elated to give the principal addresses La bor day at the annual Reese reunion at Elk Haven park, beyond Port Matilda. Tha Rev. H. G. Reese, Tyrone; announces a band concert at 1 o'clock. Fuoss speaks first at 1:80 o'clock Allowed by Van Zandt at 2 o'clock. In the evening there will be another concert. The annual reunion ia an aH-day affair to be attended by hundreds. Saturday afternoon, September 6 at 8.80 o'clock, Van Zandt speaks at tha annual homecomig at Bald Eagle. He wiU be the only speaker for this occasion. The outing is being1 held in Cemetery park, -ear Bold Eagle. «i» < - —Mrs. W. E. Shaner, of Henafaey- town, who had been seriously ill for two months, but very much improved, is again confined to her bed with a serious attach of grippe. —Thh war furnishes the people of th> country huitra a lesson in thrift. Per -example, no one dreamed the time would enter come when we of the United States would be saving the bcttJje daps off oar soft -drinks. Bat (the time is here. Some soft drink hot- tiers put e Shgu en thp bottle asking that when this drink ia fimnans-sd that Mm sm ba. qsplsosd ee tha bottle and returned. Some bottlers aro correct- beg tke daps and from the salvage tin FREIGHT TRAFFIC HEAVY Freight traffic through the Altoona yard and over the Pennsylvania railroad Middle division between Altoona snd Harrisburg during the week-end wee somewhat heavier than during the previous Uhe period. Csn ate being loaded to capacity to meet the demands made by tha government for the utilisation of motive power snd ears to the greatest advantage to prevent a shortage wtfch may hinder tha war effort. U*-m\ " ment waa that tort&^foex trefaW moved each way past Denholm on Saturday and fortylseven each way on Sunday. The number ef trains passing Denlholm ever the week-end was eigbt-eght with '16,217 ears, she trains snd sixty-seven more ears than were operated the previous wcob-end, Fifty-two trains made up of 3,992 cars were moved over the Bald Eagle branch. The interchange between the Middle and Pittsburgh div'sionB at Twenty-fourth -street totaled 268 trains with 18, 869 can. This was a slight Increase: over the previous week end period. HOSTELS FOR HUNTERS BNndents of Pennsylvania who desire to accommodate hunters during the small and big game seasons axe urged by thfe. State Department of Commerce to ssntl their names immediately to the Department's toui*St division, Harrisburg, Pa. Compilation of thia let, the third edition, is already under way. The list hen been increasingly in demand. Cooperating with tht Department of Commerce in gathering data for the list are the State Gamt Protectors who have been asked by Sethi E. Gordon, executive secretary of the Commission, to give al possible assistance. The list, when completed, will not only be avartlable to hunters outside tiie State bat le Pennsylvania gurmere as well. It wfll contain tbjs' names of hotels, Mine, camps, cabins, farm houses, mountain homes and other places where accommodations will be provided for hunters, the location of those places, the county in wh'ih they are located, tha highway routes by which they may be reached and w-hjKther guide service will be available. Cassis TThn "iit ffarirU*aTr*byj Weed Hosts—Parseaal Maatiae'-S Thos* Who Visit Te aad Fas «*,_--. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Caldwell of South Main street motored to WO* liamsport and Harrisburg ee Tnasday. Miss Mary E. Carson has retubied to Harrisburg, after spending her summer vacation at her home oa Boyles Street. . Miss Eleanor Cornmesser haa returned to Ardmore, after spending tbe summer with ber parents Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cornmesser on South Cambria street. Mrs. Siebert Hetrick and children, of Detroit, Mich., were guests last wt| k at the homt of Mr. aad Mra Frank S. Hetrick on South Second street, and other friends in town. I Mrs. James McPete, ef Berwyn, was a recent geest of Miss Eleanor Cornmesser on South Cambria Street. Miss Matilda Cornmesser has returned from a visit in EllicottviHe, N. Y. Mrs. John Taylor, of Cleveland, where Mr. Taylor is employed in defense work, is spending some time at the parental homes. She was the former Miss Anna Belle Noel, of Railroad street. Mies Claire QggjjjjH returned to Baltimore, Md.Jv"wh. she is a student-nurse in the John Hopkins hospital. Mr. Ernest Hostler, of North 4th street, a a employee of the reclamation plant st Chaimbersburg, has turned to work after spending part last wtk at home on. account Of being on the sick list. WM Mrs. Paul Heckman and son, of Chambersburg, dfcsot part of last week at tbe parVml homo, and on hor return her mother, Mra Holts- apple, accompanied them. The trip was made by auto- Mr. and Mfe,. Eerl MeCleUan, ef Lancaster, sijient the weekend with friends in the borough. Mr. McClellan is a former Bellwood boy, having been born here and where he spent his youthful days. He was a caller at our office Saturday evening. Mm. William Sitman. daughter of ■Rev. H. T. Covert, fell last week while v'-siting her sister, Mrs. George Xur* 1 chinsky, at BeHvUIe and fractured ihe neorum vertebra hi her back. She is at home in the Metbod'st personage and will be confined to her bed from three to Six weeks. —According to an announcement made by a war production board of f icial hi Chicago oa Monday, ths manufacture of whiskey, gin and other beverage spirits wfll cease hy November 1, because all of the nation's distilleries wfll ba converted to the production of ear alcohol by that time. If tide announcement gees into effect at the tone stated it will be hard on the old top are —Wednesday afternoon Mr. Thomas K. Ubfl of North Fourth street, caused to be dap nail ml ia oar office a dosen of the largest pea-clues that we have Sean thus far this season. They esse plucked from a tree in the roar ef his lot. Mrs. Ubil brought the peeehes aad said they wars a present frees hm husband. Maay Mr. William A. Hauth, president of the First National bank, returned home Monday from a cruise ef ten days on the Ohio river. He took tha , boat st Crniinnati and want ss far- south aa Louisville, Kentucky. It was a delightful trip and our townsman returned greatly invigorated. Miss Peggy Harter, of Blanchard, ] who has been visiting at the home ef her uncle aad aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Cozens, Sweeds Boro, N. J. spent the weekend witb her gi-andt>arenM Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Holtzapple, tiwn ito her home where she will arraige to go to school at Lock Haven, ihis coming term. Lieut, and Mrs. Warren L. MrKin- ney, U. S. Army Remount, Fata Rob inson, Nebraska, arrived in Altoona Wednesday noon and will spend a brief vacation with friends aad relatives here, in Tyrone and Altoona. Lieut. McKinney is a son of Major and Mrs. Edgar McKinney. He serves today ta the largest remount in America, scenic and phltureequa Fort Robinson, built during the pioneer days of tbe old west. Lieut. McKinney, for mer commander of the hietoric Sheridan faesp fat Tyrone which organisation his father alee commanded, is senior equitation instructor st Robinson, serving, toe, as sa animal officer for the issw'ratioii which directs the breeding, training end distribution of Of 10,000
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Title | Bellwood Bulletin 1942-09-03 |
Masthead | Bellwood Bulletin, September 03, 1942, Volume 54 Number 28 |
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Date | 1942-09-03 |
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Full Text | ^^•WftMiflSH-1" ^^m99Wmrfr99999M9r 7W9J$*W;t< VOL L1V BELLWOOD. PA., IDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1942 NO. LOCAL IM COLUMN Short Items That Will Intereat Our Readers BHIEF SOMMMTOF THE WEEK Tarsa Par-agraphs Coacaraiag. ths -Mae "f Oar Boraagt-—Tbe Col- ama Oar Sabscribert Eaj-kf Cf,-.-. —Drive carefully on Leber Day. . —News of the Slnteaa of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. McCaulley, one time residents of life community was learned today. The former arc both patients ef the Altoona, Hospital la which city they new reside. —We regret to learn ef the illness of our eld time friend, Mr. E. E. Goss who is confined to bis home en 'North Second -trees. .Two weeks ago he was taken ill while visiting his daughter, Mrs. R. J. Bauer in Akron, Ohio, and came home as quickly as possible. —Approximately one bushel of ■applies for every man, woman snd child in Pennsylvania are approaching harvest le this state, the 1942 crop being estimated by the Federal-State crop reporting set vies st 10,159,000 bushels. Thia yield is considerably a- bove thst of last year. —While many tee the desirability of a second front there sre few who are well enough informed to My that under all c-rcunuttaTices it would be practicable. There ean be no object in setting up a second front merely to have it destroyed. A second front will orjy be valuable when it ean be made Strang enough to divest the enemy. Until it ean do this ether means of patttetpation should be employed -—Now is the time to pay debts, not make them. The time to makt? debts is during bard times when the purchasing powjer at the dioller is high. The time to pay them is when inflation Is on as it is row, when* the purchasing power of th]'* doUer Is low. Strangely enough, while everyone knows the wisdom of this, the general practice is reversed. We. create debts during periods of inflation and peg them off when timet are hard. —Stenographers and typists are urgently needed for duty in govetrn- m-ant offices located in Washington^ D. C. Girls whe eaa type 86 words petr minute and stenographers who eaa take dictation at 96 words per minute can he giver, immediate ap- tolntment ia Washington) at $1440 per apmum, with excellent opportunities for advancement. Applicants should apply to the Civil Service, representative et the ipiost offSee in Altoona. —The officials and pastor of the Logan Valley Baptist church'decided to omit the Sunday evening aarvilceb during the month ef August inasmuch on many of the member* would be out of town during the week-ends and others on extended vacations. The Sunday school sad morning services snd prayer meetings wage well sustained. The first Sunday in Sep tember inaugurating the fall campaign of religious endeavor the Sunday evening services wiU be resumed. •-—Activity throughout the nation will cease next Monday, when we observe the annual holiday, known' as Labor Day. All work locally will cease for ths day, while most all the places ef business in the borough will take the day off. No special plans have been mads fer the observance of the day te Bellwood. If you go automo- biling, remember there will be hundreds oat on the highway aad extreme caution should be exercised. Toe assy be a careful driver, yet there will ba hundreds of reckless Sass oat fer the day. —■There is a marked drop in high school enrollments this fall due to the —her of pupils leaving for de f oom j obs. A decrease tn sun students st Penn State College will result le the transformation! of three men's dormitories Into quarters for , women. Courses in civilian defense work aad first eld ere new compulsory hi the Kris public arhools. he Philadttphia, 900 high achool student! signed ap with the Salvage and Conservation Conimittea snd hare been go-tog front door te doer getting i la P-Sjara Heir tia'eena EXPECT HEAVY TRAVEL Tbe Pennsylvania railroad ia anticipating a heavy passenger traffic over ths Labor day period from Friday, Sept. 4, to Tuesday night, Sept 8. The company's operating officials expect it to be record-breaking proportions in meeting this government demands and the needs of tire traveling public. Te meet the situation Vice President R. C. Morse of the Eastern; region, in a letter, asks every railroad employe to assist in meeting the demands. The letter, addressed to all officers and employes, says: ',Every railroad man wants to do his pert in the war effort, particularly le the essential field of transportation, the significance and importance is so well known to all of us. "Members' of the Pennsylvania railroad family can aid greatly and in every practical way by restricting their railroad journeys over the Labor day itariod to those absolutely necessary for emergency purposes and to trips to and from work. In so doling, we dan have the aatisf action of knowing that not only have we helped our railroad do a vital job, but have made a real personal contribution to America's success in the war, sharing in the sacrifices and readjustments which all are called upon to make these days." a corn Soil The summer months have wings this year— < .-_.*• And August days have hurries here. The rsasting earns have we. Ijist evening, quite a time we had At a cornboil aad all were glad— At least they seemed to be. Ihe table wss wall-filled' with food. Bt.sides the corn, the it was good— And just fresh from the field. But nv'nd you, I would never say How msny cobs were thrown away: Why to such nonsense yield. -V»*-l- '-*ifazbm&r'si*!******'- *.' -''—*■*** Hot dogs and buns, they disappear, The coffee looked lovely and clear— And tasted better still. The pickles, cantaloupes and cake— Ot course, one must of them partake Well, all ate to their fill. v The ni?ht, how beautiful Imoonlight Silvered1 the trees with its pale light- The cricket's chirp was nigh*— Their song is heard o'er hill aad lea. To one and all quite pleasantly The evening passed by. ELLEN IRVIN —Miss Margaret and J. M. Louder, have received a letter from Pet. Bob. Mann, wbo is jn the 2nd, Plat 72 BN. Camp Robiaon., Arkansas, U. S. Army, where he is in training. He likes the army, and is keeping well, despite the warm weather, and the water which ia likewise. —The Pennsylvania railroad dej*>t and government offices that Is connected with tiie goveirnment project above town, has taken on another added appearance, crushed lime stout ir- abundance has been placed around the grounds, which has changed ths appearence a lot. —-Persons planning to hunt during the coining season may secure their license et the offiee County Treasurer Way .in Hollidaysburg, accord- ■Tig to announcement made the be ginning of th agruek upon receipt of the licenses from the game commission in Harrisburg. —Two employees of the reclamation plant at Chambersburg were retired August 31st. Tbey were Wytnjn Diller, Carpenter, North Third street, and John Bonsel, derrick engineer, of Tyrone. Both these men esse held ile high esteem, by the managememt of the plant, and also by their fellow workmen. —A decrease of five hundred tons be'.ow the 1941 crop is indicated in the report for this years cherry production, but the figures show a heavy increase over the 1930-39 average production. Latest indications place the yield thia year at 9,800 tens com- pared with 9,800 tons last year and the 10-year average of 7,704 tana —The members of the Re Used Veterans Association of tiie Pennsylvania Railrosd who have been basking in the sunlight of 'tie last two months without a regular meeting, are ask to ring the calender on the oO-uinl Saturday afternoon of September, the 18th, as thsn w-U resume the regular "get-togethers". This meeting from all indieations wfll bs a real one, se ths ssssaa ia, "Dse» Sj|j||i>" . WATCH THE SCHOOsMJ "Reap em Saf e" is %£ Automobile Club's slogan ' school term about to begin, letin directed to motor i [ the Club strongly urges eration with School Safety *| an effort to prevent death jury to children. | Even with war-time traffic i by. rationing, the Chib there IS need for the i tion on the part of motor cidente to childrer, are to It is emphasised that many ard girls will be attending i lbs -first time and will wesks to become familiar withi practices taught in most schools. Meanwhile, they are-i do the unexpected in crossing I a circumstance whieh should motorists all the more careful. ■ "The boys comprising the Squads are giving tnvaluabla-J in protecting fellow j/upils otSi way to snd from school," said Ef P. Curra—, Safety Director Club. "It behooves drivers, sighting the familiar white- Browne belt which identifies Patrolmen tbe country over, doubly careful in the their v)ehicles. Nevai trust ej nsar traffic should be the SS) every driver* today." Safety Patrols and safety tion in the schools have been sible fer the saving of many If the last decade, Mr. Curran also took occasion to define thcM tationa of Safety Patrol The function of the patrols, hM dares, is te beep children ee tLes walk until, it is safe fer them tajjj streets. Under ne circumstance^*" the boys trained by Keystone ted to interfere with or direct ular traffic, whieh is entirely < the province of the school HAPmilNBSjM YEWS 160 , ACTIVITIES OP OUR CITIZENS THREE DECADES AGO j Prom He BeUwood Bulletin, March 5th, 1914. Mm Edgar Williamson recently re- ' turned from s tarn day'e visit to Prtts- burgh aad Ohio. Mies Mettle Gheer . hss returned 'borne from a visit with her sister, ] Mrs. Paul Bevan af Chicago. James C. Methane, Im, of Clave, bind, Ohio, attended tbe sefniewvual ) aiisthig sf tba directors Sf the Bellwood beak on Monday. H. 0. Lowther is home after a visit to Philadelphia sf several days. Hs was there when the Mi-sard Ml the Quaker City, aad aaid it was terrific. Donald Greenland, who has been on a ranch at Wapato, Wasbtogton, for Biers thsn a year, is hare end will spend some time at the home of his father, R. C. Greenland, south side. Martin H. MdCulley, a native of Blsir Monty, died In Johnstown 'lues- day si* fneumonia. Bom near Bell wc-od, eaa aged 47 years. His wife was Carrie Darysa Charles Taylor, a well known and esteemed resident of Tipton, passed away Wednesday of last week. He was about 66 years of age. He waa a member et the Baptist church, with the Rev. A. J. Bowser conducting the funeral services, which waa held on Saturday. Among tha Applicants for Uquor ia Blair county are tare from John Carrel Hotel Windsor; 'te. Elizabeth O'Neill, owner; Mark . Stringer, Bell Hotel; Joseph Wilt, tier. •TONED STORE WINDOWS Jim RaUey A well known bibulous character about town went en ths ram_e go hut Friday aftarason. which caused his arrest and finally landed him in She Blair county jail. Appear- Ing at the Burns Coffee Shoppe in ths Cornmesser building on Main street under the Influence of liquor, he became obatrepeous when refused liquor and was eject from the building 'by the proprietor. Wh|en om the street Jim picked up tan bricks from a paving job ■ nearby aad hurled them Ithrough the huge front windows snd left the scene. later he wss taken in to custody by borough policeman Epler and landed in the lockup. The policeman preferred a charge ef mal- icious mischief before Justice of the Peace McKinney and at the hearing he waa held in $600 ball for hia appearance at the next term of quarter seFsioajr court. Being unable te post the required bond, Kelley was es cortod to tbe Blair county jail. Smashing windows In our liquor places seems to have become epidemic snd on Saturday evening about ten o' clock some individual broke the Argon ne hotel windows on Main sliest, by throwing two stones through them. This is s serious offense and if ths culprit is brought up before the county , court Ns is likely to face a long term Jail sentence as well as a heavy fine. b9RbI PERSONAL PARAGI People Who Vint Hare Those Who Go Away. MOVEMENTS 6F OUR CITIZEI *' e .I'm'1. srutiT or IMPRESSES DR. POLING The Rev. Dr. Daniel A chairman of the State Cpunefl of tense Advisory Committee on Amerl* can Unity, who has bean called from the Officers Reserve into active service ss s chaplain in the U. S. Army,, "s much impressed by tha spirit of confidence and industry shown by men in the Army! training camps. "I w—1 not say thai I am surprised, but rather inspired by ths example of patriotism set hy officers and men iwith whom I have bean* associated." reported Dr. Poling, who is pastor of Baptist Temple in Philadelphia. '.They realize that they have a tough job to do, and they are devotedly preparing themselves to do it well. Their confidence in ultimate victory is superb. To them the task is supreme conee*- cration, a sublime dedicaitior-" Dr. Poling also noted an appreciation! of the spiritual objectives in the Allied' causa by a. mmgority of officers and men. "Church congregations hack home will be interested h» knowing that most service men have a sincere respect and deep appreciation for contacts kept alive with them by their home churches," he said. "The letters I have received thanking the -church for her letters gad her prayers ere among the most deeply moving paragraphs I hare ever read." ' %| Dr. Poling urged -all citizens to emulate the industry and singleness ef purpose exhibited* by the men hn the armed forces —Monday is Labor Day, and being a legal holiday, the First National brick will remain closed all day. The usual holiday hours will prevail at the poatoffice. —You may not realize it, bat America hi today the hope of the world—at least that part ot the world opposing Ike ruthless dictators. They look to America for the tools of war, fer feel, supplies and leadership. Tea -test that this is tree should not only give every American a thrill of of pride in hia country bat should air es give him a deep) sues of responsibility. Much Is depending upon America these days. If we meet the i-f*- spone'bilily wisely this country is going to be the dksninant power in He world as long aa ft has wise leadership. If the time evjsr comes that Ship we will fled ourselves being saapt from our position of power. The world may not al—fa be able to provide the wisest Mad ef hedershfr when it esads it, but tt is quick te detect the falsa aad phony e»» I WARTIME EDUCATION Part 1 of a aeries if wartime bol- jjetiU^I The Penasgtvaula War Pro-pern'' waa issued sassy o> ,aJSf».i*iPi*w lml The bclletin presents some of the iepeata.* cooperative - projects through which tbe educational for-eej* ef tthe Stale and the Department of Public Instruction are working to advance the war effort. .In reviewing the background of the reports of representative educators relating to Aviation, Acceleration and Pre-Pro- fessional Education, Science and Mathematics, Social Studies and Geography, and Teacher Education, Dr. Haas cited! the many significant steps taken "months before Pearl Harbor" in adjusting the educational program to th|» State's urgent need. "PemKylvanians may well takt pride tn the: fact," Dr. Haas ssid, "that our Training Program for War Production Workers in which approximately 250,000 individuals have hen given industrial training was weU under way fully f iftfetn months before war was declared." Dr. Haas aaid part two of the series of bulletins wil be issulei immediately following a fall discussion of tbe reports la the meetings ef sll committees, Oct. 2. WILL SPEAK AT REUNION Congressman James E. Van Zandt and William Robert Fuoss ore elated to give the principal addresses La bor day at the annual Reese reunion at Elk Haven park, beyond Port Matilda. Tha Rev. H. G. Reese, Tyrone; announces a band concert at 1 o'clock. Fuoss speaks first at 1:80 o'clock Allowed by Van Zandt at 2 o'clock. In the evening there will be another concert. The annual reunion ia an aH-day affair to be attended by hundreds. Saturday afternoon, September 6 at 8.80 o'clock, Van Zandt speaks at tha annual homecomig at Bald Eagle. He wiU be the only speaker for this occasion. The outing is being1 held in Cemetery park, -ear Bold Eagle. «i» < - —Mrs. W. E. Shaner, of Henafaey- town, who had been seriously ill for two months, but very much improved, is again confined to her bed with a serious attach of grippe. —Thh war furnishes the people of th> country huitra a lesson in thrift. Per -example, no one dreamed the time would enter come when we of the United States would be saving the bcttJje daps off oar soft -drinks. Bat (the time is here. Some soft drink hot- tiers put e Shgu en thp bottle asking that when this drink ia fimnans-sd that Mm sm ba. qsplsosd ee tha bottle and returned. Some bottlers aro correct- beg tke daps and from the salvage tin FREIGHT TRAFFIC HEAVY Freight traffic through the Altoona yard and over the Pennsylvania railroad Middle division between Altoona snd Harrisburg during the week-end wee somewhat heavier than during the previous Uhe period. Csn ate being loaded to capacity to meet the demands made by tha government for the utilisation of motive power snd ears to the greatest advantage to prevent a shortage wtfch may hinder tha war effort. U*-m\ " ment waa that tort&^foex trefaW moved each way past Denholm on Saturday and fortylseven each way on Sunday. The number ef trains passing Denlholm ever the week-end was eigbt-eght with '16,217 ears, she trains snd sixty-seven more ears than were operated the previous wcob-end, Fifty-two trains made up of 3,992 cars were moved over the Bald Eagle branch. The interchange between the Middle and Pittsburgh div'sionB at Twenty-fourth -street totaled 268 trains with 18, 869 can. This was a slight Increase: over the previous week end period. HOSTELS FOR HUNTERS BNndents of Pennsylvania who desire to accommodate hunters during the small and big game seasons axe urged by thfe. State Department of Commerce to ssntl their names immediately to the Department's toui*St division, Harrisburg, Pa. Compilation of thia let, the third edition, is already under way. The list hen been increasingly in demand. Cooperating with tht Department of Commerce in gathering data for the list are the State Gamt Protectors who have been asked by Sethi E. Gordon, executive secretary of the Commission, to give al possible assistance. The list, when completed, will not only be avartlable to hunters outside tiie State bat le Pennsylvania gurmere as well. It wfll contain tbjs' names of hotels, Mine, camps, cabins, farm houses, mountain homes and other places where accommodations will be provided for hunters, the location of those places, the county in wh'ih they are located, tha highway routes by which they may be reached and w-hjKther guide service will be available. Cassis TThn "iit ffarirU*aTr*byj Weed Hosts—Parseaal Maatiae'-S Thos* Who Visit Te aad Fas «*,_--. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Caldwell of South Main street motored to WO* liamsport and Harrisburg ee Tnasday. Miss Mary E. Carson has retubied to Harrisburg, after spending her summer vacation at her home oa Boyles Street. . Miss Eleanor Cornmesser haa returned to Ardmore, after spending tbe summer with ber parents Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cornmesser on South Cambria street. Mrs. Siebert Hetrick and children, of Detroit, Mich., were guests last wt| k at the homt of Mr. aad Mra Frank S. Hetrick on South Second street, and other friends in town. I Mrs. James McPete, ef Berwyn, was a recent geest of Miss Eleanor Cornmesser on South Cambria Street. Miss Matilda Cornmesser has returned from a visit in EllicottviHe, N. Y. Mrs. John Taylor, of Cleveland, where Mr. Taylor is employed in defense work, is spending some time at the parental homes. She was the former Miss Anna Belle Noel, of Railroad street. Mies Claire QggjjjjH returned to Baltimore, Md.Jv"wh. she is a student-nurse in the John Hopkins hospital. Mr. Ernest Hostler, of North 4th street, a a employee of the reclamation plant st Chaimbersburg, has turned to work after spending part last wtk at home on. account Of being on the sick list. WM Mrs. Paul Heckman and son, of Chambersburg, dfcsot part of last week at tbe parVml homo, and on hor return her mother, Mra Holts- apple, accompanied them. The trip was made by auto- Mr. and Mfe,. Eerl MeCleUan, ef Lancaster, sijient the weekend with friends in the borough. Mr. McClellan is a former Bellwood boy, having been born here and where he spent his youthful days. He was a caller at our office Saturday evening. Mm. William Sitman. daughter of ■Rev. H. T. Covert, fell last week while v'-siting her sister, Mrs. George Xur* 1 chinsky, at BeHvUIe and fractured ihe neorum vertebra hi her back. She is at home in the Metbod'st personage and will be confined to her bed from three to Six weeks. —According to an announcement made by a war production board of f icial hi Chicago oa Monday, ths manufacture of whiskey, gin and other beverage spirits wfll cease hy November 1, because all of the nation's distilleries wfll ba converted to the production of ear alcohol by that time. If tide announcement gees into effect at the tone stated it will be hard on the old top are —Wednesday afternoon Mr. Thomas K. Ubfl of North Fourth street, caused to be dap nail ml ia oar office a dosen of the largest pea-clues that we have Sean thus far this season. They esse plucked from a tree in the roar ef his lot. Mrs. Ubil brought the peeehes aad said they wars a present frees hm husband. Maay Mr. William A. Hauth, president of the First National bank, returned home Monday from a cruise ef ten days on the Ohio river. He took tha , boat st Crniinnati and want ss far- south aa Louisville, Kentucky. It was a delightful trip and our townsman returned greatly invigorated. Miss Peggy Harter, of Blanchard, ] who has been visiting at the home ef her uncle aad aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Cozens, Sweeds Boro, N. J. spent the weekend witb her gi-andt>arenM Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Holtzapple, tiwn ito her home where she will arraige to go to school at Lock Haven, ihis coming term. Lieut, and Mrs. Warren L. MrKin- ney, U. S. Army Remount, Fata Rob inson, Nebraska, arrived in Altoona Wednesday noon and will spend a brief vacation with friends aad relatives here, in Tyrone and Altoona. Lieut. McKinney is a son of Major and Mrs. Edgar McKinney. He serves today ta the largest remount in America, scenic and phltureequa Fort Robinson, built during the pioneer days of tbe old west. Lieut. McKinney, for mer commander of the hietoric Sheridan faesp fat Tyrone which organisation his father alee commanded, is senior equitation instructor st Robinson, serving, toe, as sa animal officer for the issw'ratioii which directs the breeding, training end distribution of Of 10,000 |
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