Bellwood Bulletin 1946-02-07

              Round About
Our Town
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Goss and son
Lloyd, spent Sunday afternoon very
pleasantly visiting Mr. Goss' aunts,
Mrs. Nettie Perdotnmer, Mrs. Delia
Billiard, and cousin Bessie Hilliard,
of Osceola Mills, Clearfield county.
Wm. A. (Billy) Hauth, local businessman, ia still a patient in the Mercy
Hospital in Altoona, where he will
continue to be a patient until some
time la March.
Mr. Mid Mrs. Lloyd A. Goss,. formerly of Bellwood, returned to Canton, Ohio, after visiting with their
parents fer the past few weeks. Mr.
Goss recently returned from Japan,
having served with the Army in both
the Pacific and European theatres of
met, aad was discharged January 8,
at Port Knox, Kentucky.
Miss Blanche, Houston, manager of
Jack's Cash A Carry Cleaning establishment on Main Street who has
been of" duty far the past two weeks
with the grippe is able to be out af
doors again.
George Woomer,  a  farmer Uving
just below the  suburb  of Henshey-
I teem, ia the proud owner of a new
automobile.
Mra. Glenn Schenck of N. Fifth
Street is able to be about again after
being sick with the grippe.
Jacob Mogle, a local well known
' member of the Bellwood Eagles, living on Stewart street, is rolling along
these days ia a aew automobile.
Junnie Moffit and wife spent the
week-end ia Pittsburgh visiting Jua-
nie's brother, H. C. Moffat and family.
Ella Walts, who fell down the cellar steps at her home on N. 6th street
and broke her ankle, is getting along
line at her home.
MrA Linnie DeRemer who has been
doing quite a bit of traveling this past
year, ia back in town again and is
hanging eat at her usual stopping
place at the residence of Mrs. Becky
McCully oa N. 9th street.
Peg Cherry, who met with an accident while driving her father's milk
truck on the streets of Altoona last
September, and who was a patient in
the Altoona Hospital for seven weeks
at tbat time, waa admitted to the same
hospital last Saturday where aha. will
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left leg.
Leonard Forshey of Pinecroft, who
haa been a patient In the Jefferson
hospital at Philadelphia for the past
' five months, has returned home where
he will spend several weeks before returning to the same hospital for an
operation.
Mr. Ed Dunn, formerly of town,
but now living in Juniata, returned
home from Florida where he had been
to attend the funeral of his sister.
Mr. Edgar Myers and wife have returned to their home in Nfew York
.City after having enjoyed a pleasant visit with his mother, Mrs. L.
M. Myers, and sister, Mrs. Lulu Myers Miller.
Miss Anna Burns, of North Ninth
street, who has been housed in since
the holiday season with the grippe,
is improving.
Mrs. Paul.Green, and niece Margy
AaB Cody, have returned from Washington, D.C. It was most gratifying
for Mrs. Green to attend one of the
large congregational churches there
Sunday to hear her daughter, Betty,
aa guest soloist, sing "Trust Ye in
the Lord." Betty is a student of Prof.
Hall and making wonderful progress
in ner work. She ia employed by the
Government.
R. M. Strunk, cashier of the First
NaNtional Bank, haa returned to bis
work after being confifined to his
home for soma time due to illness.
Miss Ruth Green has left for Philadelphia, where she wiU enter Hahnemann Hospital as, a student nurse.
Miss Martha Millar, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Millar, who are
spending the winter in St. Petersburg, Florida, was a recent visitor
la town. Martha was in the Army
Nurse Corps and was made a captain
prior to her discharge. She plans to
attend college before resuming work.
A J .Sheriff, Main street, has re-.
ear-red word that his son, Lt. E. E.
Sheriff, has arrived in this country
aad expects to receive his discharge
within the next tea daya.
Reservoir, Sewage Changes
President John E. Harvey, of tha
Bellwood Borough Council, has announced plans for replacement of the
reservoir, due to its present inadequacy, and also pointed out the requirement, recently enforced by State
authorities, which necessitates that sll
boroughs have secondary sewage disposal plants in .order to comply with
the pure streams laws.
Mr. Harvey stated that plans are
being prepared by the Morris Knowles
Engineering Company for the secondary sewage disposal plant which is
demanded by the Pennsylvania Sanitary Board, and that these plans
would be obtained at a cost of 92400.
The project itself is expected to cost
ia the vicinity of $60,000. Half of
the costs of the secondary sewage disposal plant will be borne by the State.
No estimates have yet been made
on the cost of replacing the reservoir
with a more adequate oae.
Lions Meeting  Band Mothers
At High School pProgram Is Hit
MAJOR LEAGUES SIGN NO
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
An agreement by which major and
minor league baseball clubs will not
sign or even talk to a high school student about signing a professional contract Ii now in effect, insofar aa professional baseball interests are concerned.
For the rest ten yean the National Federation af State High School
Athletic Associations, at the insistence
•f Individual state groups, has been
rying to secure a factory working
agreement with Organised Baseball
in the matter of protecting the eligibility of schoolboy players.
According to an agreement reached
recently by tiie two groups, no organ-
Lions Club members attended an
annual meeting aad banquet.in tha
Bellwood-Antis High School auditorium on last Thursday afternoon, Jan.
31, at 12-00 noon.
The luncheon, which was prepared
and served by tbe girls of tha Home
Economics classes of the high school,
was very appetizing, and included a
mixed menu, complete ia every detail.
Tables were nicely arranged and
neatly decorated.
Karl A. Chelgren, Lion president,
called the meeting to order and introduced visitors who spoke briefly. The
progress of the club and ef this vicinity were also discussed. >-f
Lion Miller gave brief outlines of
histories of towns ia Blair County.
Fostoria, named for Gov. Foster;
Blair Coanty derived its name from
John Blair, and was established on a
grant from William Penn; he mentioned Father Gallatsin at Newry, and
also stated that the early furnaces in
our county produced mora Iron than
England and Sweden combined, and
packed the product over the mountains by mule.
With
New
ri)*Tiiir"li;i_l^nf
undergoing tjrea^entaiynlikortafa
into any negotiations with a talented
youth until after his high school class
has been graduated, unless he has
been oat of school for more than a
year. This means that a senior who
would quit school at any time in
his senior year could not be signed
until after his class is graduated the
following June.
Baseball clubs which violate the
agreement are subject to a fine of
$500 and further to the extent they
will forever be prohibited from signing the player or players involved.
Although the National Federation
agreed on a penalty to be imposed on
schools which violate the agreement,
this part of the agreement will net
become official in Pennsylvania until
all member schools of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, through their democratic voting
processes, adopt the agreement in
full.
Since the great majority of schools
are known to be in favor and in fact
have long sought such an agreement,
it is believed the voting will be a
mere formal procedure.
The penally for schools which violate the agreement ia suspension
from their respective state athletic
associations. This will make violators
ineligible to compete with other member schools in any sport.
The agreement, now in effect between the National groups, will continue through this and next year. It
spplies in each State aa soon aa the
National Federation hi notified of a
State's adoption af tha measure.
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, haa
been choaen as the site fer the Class
A State championship schoolboy
basketball game this year, Executive
Secretary Edmund Wicht of tha
P.I.A.A. revealed here today. The
title game will be played on Saturday, March SO. Convention Hall also
will be the site of the Eastern
Regional finals on Monday, March 16.
Class B honors will ba decided in
the Western part of the P.LA.A.
Board of Control also agreed. The
Jaffa Temple, Altoona, or Farrell
High School floor will be the scene of
Resolution of Respect
Whereas, it has pleased tha Omnipotent ta remove from ear midst, by
death, Richard H. Hirsch, for many
years a faithful aad loyal employee
and later President and General Manager, aa well as a Director of our
Company; therefore be R
Resolved, That wa bow our heads
in humble submission of our Heavenly Father's decree, aad that out ot
respect and love for our departed
member; that this resolution be
spread upon the minutes of our co*
poration, be published ia the
ood Builatta and a
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By order of "Board of Directors
Bellwood Furniture Company
W. F. Balsbach,
W. H. Moore,
L. R. Shultz,
Committee.
radio show\ "Doc Williams' Bor-
Riders," sponsored by the Bead
hen of Bellwood High School,
i presented ia the high achool audi-
tum on Monday evening, Febru-
4, at 8*00 p.m.
a record crowd of 817 paid
Amissions, tha organization ia well
way toward the goal of new
forma for the high school band.
The show featured radio perform-
from Wheeling, W. V*., who en-
ined with music and comedy. A
set play was also presented,
uniforms are greatly needed
give our high school band aa entrance  of which  we ean  all  ba
and, and the  Band Mothers are
ing zealously la their efforts to
these hew uniforms a reality
.that our musical organization may
I their new attire for next foot-
season.
food hall's store, oa Mala street,
on display for several daya rally samples of tha regalia  now
by band members, and also a
of the new uniforms, which
both snappy and well-designed,
the improvements were marked
tha new and the old.
jrThe campaign haa not yet reached
1, aad additional funds are nee-
to completely re-outfit the mu-
Band Mothers will continue
efforts to raise these funds,
sh to thank tha people of this
tot their whole-hearted sup-
. asking that the support be con-
until the campaign is ended
»have our youngsters garbed in
new uniforms, ta which we eaa
with pride.
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Loss High, Deaths, Injuries*!;'   *
In Recent Altoona Blaze        :M
The Levari Building in Altoona waa severely damaged in
a six-hour fire last Tuesday night. Property damage was in the
vicinity of $100 000 and in addition; the conflagraton took a
tola! of two dead and five injured.
I
BELLWOOD COUPLE WED
BY REV. R. P. KNOEBEL
Looking Back
Taken   from   the  Bellwood  Bulletin,
Issue of January, 1919
huts cdTaimTTEEs"
Miss Ina B. Bernur-, of Reading, la'
the guest of her cousin, - Mrs. H. R.
Shipe, at the Lutheran parsonage.
Miss Tryphenia T-lheim, of Center
county, has returned home after a
visit of four weeks as the guest of
her sister, Mrs. J. F. Anderson, at
the Methodist parsonage.
L. P. Bullions and wife, of Swiss-
dale, who accompanied the remains of
their aunt, Miss Rebecca Orr, to this
place tot Interment last Sunday, tarried for a few days aa the guests of
Jno. W. Price and wife of Boyler*
street.
H. S. Syling, general secretary of
the Y.M.G.A., waa summoned to Pitta-
burgh early in the week owing to the
illness of his daughter, Mias Phylene,
who waa threatened with influenza.
Tha lady holds a clerical position in
-that dtp.
Harry E. Goss and wife, of Brad-
dock, arrived ia Bellwood last Saturday for a visit of a few daya among
friends in town. Mr. Goss is employed
ia the Carnegie Steal Mill at Brad-
dock.
Mra. W. M. Eddy and daughter,
have returned to their home in Perry Point, Md., after visiting her
mother, Mrs. W. McK. Reilly, who
had-been ill fer some time at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Lowther,
on Martin street.
Harry C. Cornmesser, who has been
engaged for the past few months
by Anderson  Bras-  contractors  of I    The Lions Club of Bellwood hss
Pittsburgh, haa arrived home owing j announced plana in progress to col-
Colobine-Loucks Post No. 6201
VFW met in their rooms over the old
American Store, Main street, now the
Chelgren Building, Tuesday evening,
February 6th, at 7.80 pan. A good
attendance waa had. After the opening service the Post adjourned to
attend in a body the United Veterans
Home Association meeting in the
American Legion Rooms. When the
business of this meeting had been
transacted they again went to their
own home where business of the Post
was finished. The Post then enjoyed a
social hour. A prize waa offered by
Comrades Brenneman and McKinney
te the member bringing the most
recruits for the month of February
1946. The Post will meet twice
monthly, the first and third Thursday
of each month. Committees ware
appointed for the year 1946 as'
follows:
Care and custody of rifles: Walter
R Brenneman, Paul D. Evans, Lewis
M. Hample, Charles S. Vandevander.
Memorial Day and parades: Lewis
M. Hample, Ralph F. Taylor, It.,
amy A Weaver, Robert Coady.
Club rooms and furniture: Thomas
A. Hirsch, Burton L Hollen, Kenneth
N. Estep, Harry Sitman.
United Vetjerans [Home Assocta-
tion Council: Lewis M. Hample, Paul
D. Evans, Charles S. Vandevander.
House committee: Paul D. Evans,
Ralph F. Taylor, George F. Given.
Laison officer: Walter R. Brenneman.
Civic activities: Ralph F. Taylor,
Jr., Paul E. Rumbarger, Barry M.
■Sitman.
Mias Eloise Kathryn Leach, daughter of Mr. and Mra. Paul Leach of
TM N. Third St., became the bride
of Mr. Melvin Ray Clark, son of Mr.
aad Mrs. William L. Clark, 827 S.
First St., ta a lovely double ring
ceremony performed by Rev. Russell
P. Knoebel before an altar decorated
with gladioliaa and burning candles,
in tha Grace Lutheran Church.
Prior to the ceremony an organ
recital waa presented by Miss Mary
E. Warts, ehurch orgainst. Miss
Gloria Knoebel sang two numbers,
"From All This World I Have Chosen
Tea** and "Because". The traditional
wedding marches also were used.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, was attired in a gray
suit with white accessories and wore
a shoulder corsage of Talisman
roses. She carried a white bible with
streamers.
The matron of honor, Mra-. Dean
Sissler, sister of the bride, wore .an
olive, green suit, with black accessories and a corsage of pink rosebuds.
Ths bridegroom's brother, Mr.
Lawrence A. Clark, served as his attendant.
The bride's mother wore a black
suit and a corsage of red roses,
while the bridegroom's mother chose
a gray suit and   a   corsage   of red
a receptten^waalhefd at the home of
the bride tm the guests. Out of town
guests were present from Pittsburgh,
Phillipsburg -and other~surrounding
towns.
Third Ward
Alderman
CLEAR GLASS DRIVE
WILL BE HELD SOON
The  grille  room   af  the   Eagles thn *sabmt, depending upon who the
Club is be|ng redecorated by Reuben J*0"**"*"*"-*-* ***H1 be Jaffa Temple per-
Sallisbury,   men    known    decorator ^jjf™** «***. "tron«« •«***
■__        -.      i--.       *, .v    *. -^ ewtto"* because of im proximity to the
from Tyrone. Completion of the job districts which win produce district
ia expected by the ead af the weak. Class B champions.
to activities in their line having been
suspended. Mr. Cornmesser expects to
take Up the work again later on.
We know of some fellows who have
a can of bait ready to go fishing at
the first sign of warmer weather,
(snake bite could be taken also with-
When I lay me down to sleep at
night and hear those crack passenger
trains of the Pennsylvania go roaring
by, both east and west they sure
go a pace that when I waa younger
waa aot thought of. You can faintly
hear their approach—then whis, and
its rumble haa Subsided and la lost
to us in the quiet of the night. But
to others it goes on and on "til it
reaches the next terminal, there to
rest the Iron Horse. And when you
hear that air pump panting, yon think
that the big horse is nearly out of
breath. While the folks coming and
going, after the engineer haa gracefully brought the tremendous load to
a atop—and bow nicely some can
do it, without a jar and soma really
aaa; It's been said that it's easy when
yea know how.
Well, in my sojourn here my sister
Margaret and I had some real nice
trips on oar road, and also oa some
of the foreign ones, and naturally,
being a railroad man I would notice
how our trains would stop and start
on entering or leaving the depots,
but as a general thing the application of the ■team or air was handled
quite cleverly aad yoa would remark
to someone, "that's a careful man
at the throttle.'*
When we look back to the yean
when "kids" my age started railroading, what a difference from theq and
nowl Those were the old link aad pla
] daya (aad many a link I made). They
were made in three operations, eat
iron cold, bend with a furnace heat
at the center, weld opposite and with
lect clear glass in tide vicinity aad
use it to furnish glasses far residents
of Blair county who are in need of • *? ***rfine"» JBat a nice snow-ball aaat,
eye-glasses. ■        b,g 8team ,,*,B,ne," "Md It aU, gen-
ee.   _   __n .-     ,      _„      •,*,,y •bout three °9*n **» «**>iag on
Truck, will collect the glass from   tf,^ a*,* mlth following in hisTurn
the curb, and townfolks are asked to   —and they went fast Two acts of
StS'Cm1" PObUC natlC*"b!l*   -*ther ma -*-» **••» WBtniaera and  die. did the trick, one for bending,
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place them at the curb on April 16   ———
aad 16. . (Continued oa Page Four)
BLUE DEVIL FIVE SAND
SECOND IN LEAGUE RACE
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The blase waa discovered in tiie
I basement of a shoe store about 6:80
o'clock pjn., sag! two alarms were
sounded. Firemen arrived oa the
sdene promptly in answter to the
alarms and were on duty until after
midnight. Traffic was generally in a
snarled condition and waa considerably delayed by blocked-off streets
and the fier-figbting equipment.
Two elderly persons wars trapped
in their rooms and died of suffocation. Four firemen ware injured and
given hospital treatment..
The dead included Mra. Minnie
Brubaker, aged 69, who waa pronounced dead upon arrival at tiie Altoona Hospital; and John Hammond,
68, who died at the Mercy Hospital
as a result ef inhaling flames and
suffocation.
Firemen injured included Chief
Paul Amheised, who suffered from a
back injury received in a fall. Donald Brinkley, fireman, waa admitted
to ihe Altoona Hospital suffering a
possible skull fracture. Captain G.
R. Crouse, overcome by smoke, was *
treated at the Mercy Hospital.
Thomas F. Tobin was admitted to the
Altoona Hospital when overcome by
smoke.
Stores and business establishments
damaged included two stores in the
building next door, where damage was
confined to that done by the smoke;
the Williams A Gossard Tobacco Shop
on Eleventh street aad the dispatch
office of the trolley company- ,.  -fjteSM
-     *S-^_^^^^S^
store,  first   detected  smoke
through tiie basement door, and when
he opened the door, flames and smoke
poured out. He said smoke waa very
dense and he waa forced to leave the
building.
Policemen were called to the scene
and roped off eleventh street to hold
back the crowds which gathered.'
The fire spread swiftly through the
building, and firemen fought stubbornly to check the advancing fire.
Flames several times spread to adjoining buildings, bat alertness on the
part of the firemen prevented the
flames from spreading further.
Officials of the firm which had been
managing the Levan building, said
that damage estimates were in tha
vicinity of 6100,000. Several daya
time will be necessary before an accurate damage appraisal can be made.
Many local residents were in Altoona at the time of the fire, and not
a few of them found it difficult to
make their way homeward because
of the necessity for rerouting traffic.
Bellwood-Antis High School's Blue
Devil basketball team moved into second position ia the Juniata Valley
High School basketball league last
Tuesday evening by handing Clays,
burg High School's representatives a
46-16 walloping. Roaring "Spring
continues undefeated and holds the
top position in the league standings.
Playing on their home court, the
Blue Devils jumped into an early lead
by a first period -coring spree which
netted them 14 points to tho Claysburg team's 1. Thia early lead aaa
never threatened as our boys continued by making a clean sweep la
the third quarter, at which time tbe
score stood SMB.
Outstanding on the Bellwood team 1
was the work ef Kustaborder aad
Woodhall, who between them collected more points than the entire
opposing team. Kustaborder waa high
scorer for the evening with 14 points,^
aad Woodhall  made a tally of  9.
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