Bellwood Bulletin 1923-12-13

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BELLWOOD. PA., THUjg|PAV, DECEMBER 13, 1023.
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LOCAL »ETC COLUMN
Short Item* That Wil Inter-
eet Our Readers
B-IHEF SUMHURY OF THE WEEK
Terse Psragrashs CoBoeratag the Doiags
St Oar Berongb—The OslsWB
Oar SaBsaribers Baler.
—-Trespass  notices for sale et
this office, 10 cents earth
—A small deposit will hold
any article until Chi rat ni as a!
Barrett's Jeweler.
to —Mra. Harry N. Walker is
confined to her bed at the Lutheran personage hy a severe attack
ofthe grip.
—Lost—A pair ot sohool girl's
spectacles on Friday evening
. between Cambria and Boyles
streets;truMe shell finder will
be reanrde-l by leaving some et
this offic*.
—Mrs Sarah Bennett, sister ot
Mrs. Elizabeth Long of tbi-* place,
died at her home in Hollidays
hur^, Sunday morni- g, rped 81
years. Interment wss male in
lioa'in-/   Spring-. .
—Blair connty farmers own. 120
tracfor aee* rdiui* to asurvev con-
dnc»eil by the rotate department of
agriculture. Th y uUt have 858
Biloa ai d 146 terms have e'e trie
i light and pov* er.
■—On'y ft nrteen more da* a until Christinas. We have a nto**
line of watches. Gall end learn
Ihe prior •. Osn save yoa from
85 to 810 on good watches. Bar-
rott^tjie Jeweler.
.W_43.'_w_tew. ihe _ol
EWREmSr"'
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Iter, net secured a large contract
of hot water heating for a baild
ing at Cberrytree, Indiana   coanty, and will enter   ac'ive'y   npon
the work next Monday morning
—Adam Holts*-pple, who had
been making his home with a
daughter near Williumaport, has
come to reside with hfs son, Geo.
Holtzapple of North First street,
end swell known mechanic in the
local shops.
—Meoy Bellwood people heard
President Goolige's memorial
address of the late President
Harding Monday evening,
through the medium of tbe radio,
A radio was pot ap in the room
of tbe Excelsior Fire company in
ths poblio bnilding, and all who
were present say that the address
eame to very well,jjespit weather
conditions, whieh were not tbs
moet «hivorali!c. Both President
Coolidge'.' speech and other
tent-ires ot the program were
distiuctly heard.
—Three States,   Pennsylvania,
Illinois and New Tork paid  last
year a'mo«t iin'l ot all the federal
taxes  wbieb   poured into - the
Na-ional   Tre-isury   through   the
Internal   Revenue     depaitment.
Toe income   tax nlone paid by
Pennsylvania was over a hundred
ti meet that pai 1 by Senator Borah's
State ot  Idaho.   It was   many
times that paid by Minnesota, tbe
home of Magnus Johnson. It wss
more then seven * imes thst turned
over by La   Follett's   bailiwick,
"Wiscoiifciu.   It was   uino   times
that of Kansas, 160 times that of
ttoodi Dakota, 860 times that  ot
Nevada, and sixty times that of
Miasis-ippi.    Pennsylvania   paid
sbout a uinth  of all the income
taxes ot tbe   United States aad
contributed aa enormous soars of
the 1809,000,000  tobacco   taxes
.aad 8802,000,000 of automobile
taxes.   "He  jests et scars that
never felt a wound." Bo it msy he
expected tbo only ooe in congress
wbo wiS  objeot to the Mellon
PBESBYTEBlAtIS HEUWEEnHB
■aotreaa si this esasBtisatlas Hear Is-
-?&■•     Isrssllai esparto
Nserly 1000 Presbyterian mea
and women ot eight states ol tks
central west gathered at Cleveland, Ohio. Dee. 8 to 6 to study
with church leaders details for
advanced work.
Rev Smuel Berber wbo represented ths Preabyterian church
returned homs last Friday even,
ing He   aaid thst the meeting
waa one of tbe largest gatheringiJgls^which is larger end   bet-er
of the sort any denomination has* -teen    ever before  and %a great
FARM PRODUCTS DISPLAY OPEN
Annual Shaw Is low Qatar Wsy st Ike.
Ooaaly lsst
A splendid array oi tbe products of term, orchard end garden
greets tbe visitors to the annual
farm product exhibit of the Blair'
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beld for a number of years. For
the most part tbe delegates were
selected men and women, picked
bt cause of the denominational responsibilities they carry.
In connection with the seme
westing there assembled representatives from each of the forty
8}-nods of ths Presbyterlen Chnroh
to decide mutually bow maoh the
oh arches ot each synod shouM
raise toward tbe total benevolent
budget of tbs denomination. Tbe
boget for tbe year beginning April
1 nex> is tbe same size as tbat
for tbis i ear, $15,000,000. Thi
includes support ot all the bom--
and foreign mission work ot t foci u re h in addition to vast ed-
uc tional interests, and pensions
to aged ministers and widowo*.**
and orphans of ministets aud roi--
sionaries.
Addressed st ihe national Prea-
byt. riuu conference showed ths
ne. d -ifadditional lu nils in order
to continue prcssiug work both
nt bome end ia tbe sixteen  com*-
irauMfliws
'Bsek Brsea bbS BsIbbow Trosl Tsllow
«     Pareh SaaliBh aad Oat PUh
••Hundreds ot thouaanda of brook
own and rainbow trout, yellow
_ >rch, sunfish catfish,   bluegilla,
ffckerel, tadpoles, and frogs were
Oonnty   Farm    Bureau,  which  distributed      in     Peansylvanie
openedst8tallz's ball Hollidays- (pweauiB during November, a re
berg    Wednesdayi in   charge of
Form Agent R. Brace Dunlap.
A large  seotioo of   the   big
building is occupied by the die-
in
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tbe
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credit to the. bigb standard tbat
agriculture has attained in Blair
county.
Tbe exhibit is most attractively
arranged. The big show window
at the front part of the room is
adorned with choice apples in
baskets that sure'y make a pretty
display
There are bushe' lots of apples i
fr m many i rehards, those fn m
the orchards ot J. F. Z-ok of
Curryville being exc ptionlly fine
also the lot disy layed by W. H.
Cowan of Roaring Spring and
Lynn.Mentzer <f Martinsburg.
The display of corn In wonder-
ful There sre three fine   lots   of
ten ears each from twenty, adjoining farms on Pine/ Crevk; fi^ro «f
section extending form Martinsburg to Clappertowo«*.njd >;from
sixteen Scotch Va-leyfiR-nis^beee
community display are'*J*eiy io- I
ten-sting, showi g the %&&$*£
corn raise-1 in   different se*jition$
There     is another  corn
from Leamereville to '•_■
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Rt oo the State Department of
therms    made  publio   shows,
earn pollution and the flow  of
er   were  considered
Jtbg   of   these   fish,
er, secretary, said,
bun ties  in  which  the trout
distributed included Adams,
», Cameron, Carbon, Centre,
ler, Clearfield, Clinton Co
bia,   Crawford, Cumberland,
phin, Elk,   Forest Jefierson,
igh,     Lancaster,     Luzerne,
Hning     McKean,       Mercer,
in, , Monroe,   Northampton,
adelphia, Perry,   Schuylkill,
»ngo,   Warren,    York   aod
i'e.
ong the counties in wbicb
her varieties of fish were
pied were: Adams, Berks,
rd, Bucks. Cambria, Go
t, Clearfield, Crawford.
in, E ie, Fayette, Franklin
Wanna, Lancaster, Law-
|i-high, L-izerne, Mercer,
JBami'ton Sohoylkiil, West-
pd and York.
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plan for  tax   redaetioa   are   representatives from states   wbich I    «•>*» °- «"  W°,B" "*-__"
ney bat little. ' work is dooe ia eompetiti m with
iiiis-.ioui.ries. The total amount
ol $15,000,000 will be rai«eI if
each church member giv<s only
at tbe rate of a little over two-
cents a day. There are 1,800,-
000 members of more then 9,000
Presbyterian churches.
To do more effective work the
Presbyterian Cbarch in the last
three years has beeu reorganising
its denominational benevolent
work, consolidating its sixteen
Boards snd Agencies into foar
Boards to look alter the foreign
work, national missions,Chris'ian
education and pension*. Details
ot tbis reorganization aod the
minor modifications ia local
oborob machinery to fit ia with
tbe national changes were also
discussed at the Cleveland meeting.
Dr. Robert E. Speer, secretary
of tbe Presbyterian Board ot
Foreign Missions and president
of tbe Federal Council ot
Churches of Christ mode a moving appeal for increased tuuds for
the foreign mission work. He
to'd of the work ot one of the 88
hospitals maintained by Presbyterians io foreign counti ie -. Tbis
at Mi-shea, Persia, is the ooly ooe
in a vast area, Tbe next nearest
hospital is 700 miles to the west.
In every other direction one
would go 3000 miles to find
another such institution. Io tbe
aome way the Presbyterians
maintain a hospital aod medical
staff at Poiot Barrow io tbe Artie
Circle, wbich is 1000 miles from
tbe nexi nearest hospital.
Presbyterians in tbeir hospitals
care for six times ss meoy patients
as do all the hospitals of New
York (Sty in a year, aud at a cost
of 10 cents a patient as against
88.74 a patient in New York.
Dr. Speer said tbat misaionary
offerings last year were larger
than the year before aad this year
tbey ere 7 per eeot ahead of lest
year, bat messes ry increases in
operating expenses require larger
giving.
None ot the  foreign mission
Tbe Ray Oil & Gaa compaoy,of
Portage, l-.as erected a distribet-*
ing station on tbe land of tbe
National Steel Construction oompaay, oear tbe borough. They
will boodle Pei-soid oil aod gaso
line of Oil City, Pa., this being
tbe seme gas wbiob tbe government uses in airplanes The company "aill wholesale the oil and
gaa to gasoline stations through
out this section.
—We have a nice hoe ot 1847
Community silverware at Barrett.
—Olivet Baptist obqrch, Rev
Edwin O. Colbick, pastor. 9.80
a. m., Bible aehool; 10.45 a. m.,
"Now Concerning Spiritual Gilts
I Would Not Have You Ignorant;" 7.80 p. m., evangelistic service, "The Riches of His Grace,
Chosen in Him Before tke Foundation of the World." Other services ss usual.
aoy other mission board comity
agreements wiping oat aoy previous overlapping.
Stewardship of. lite and posses
sions wss stressed daring ths conference, snd pleas were lsid to increase   largely 'the     number of
Presbyterians who sgree to give
a certain definite share of their
income to Christian work. One ot
the speakers on   the stewardship
program was Mr. B. E.   Babcock
of Phelps N. Y., who told how he
hsd starte-l busine-e with $l*-00
of borrowed money had given a
tenth of ble income each year  to
Christina   work,   and   now is a
t$g tea Poatofiloe Al Tyreae
fe'-king an appropriation
l|j 000 to construct- a new
^biildinj;   at Tyrone  to
post oflS«*(e was present*
-m*0^%ih^li1t
Banks" Ktiris," thi-"*"
being tbe firsTplece ot legislation
he introduced. The Tyrone office
which is doing an . immense business bos for some time been in
need of larger aud more modern
quarters and previous attempts
have beeo made to have a new
building erected.
Tbe life of Congressman Kurtz's
bill will depend upon tbe extent
to which administration economy
measures will necessitate redactions budgets.
Bx-Bl Detested
BeUwood Ex-Hi football team
suffered a defeat Saturday atternoon at the hands of Tyrone fix-
Hi on the Bellwood P. R. R. Y.
M. C. A. field. The score was 7 0.
Utharas Chores Rotas
The  Ladies'   Bible class will
bold their regular monthly meeting in the Sunday   school room
this Thursday evening at 7.80.
The Christmas cantata entitled,
"When Santa Listened In," is developing nicely under the direction of Clark Emerick.
A Christmas box was sent to
our boys and girls at Loysville
this week to help make tbem a
merry Christmas.
Services tor the day: Sunday
school at 9.80 a. m., J. M. Lupfer,
superintendent. Lesson for study,
"Paul Preaches Christ." Morning worship at 10.80 a. m., subject, "God's First Command."
Jr. Christian Endeavor at two
o'clock. Sr. Christian Endeavor
,at 6.30 p. m., meeting led by fi.
N. Roo'. Topic for discussion,
"Bible Passages We Should
Memorize, and Wby." Evening
worsbip at 7.80 p. m. Subject,
''Bent, But Not Broken." Regu
lar services at Salem in tbe afternoon. Sunday school at 1.80,
preaching at 2.30. Catechetical
classes on Wednesday, Jr. at 4
o'clock, Sr. at 6 80 p. m., prayer
service at 7.80 p. m.
God's first great command bos
come ringing down through tbe
ages and is as important today as
it was when uttered. But we
pay so little attention to it that it
basso little effect upon us. Let
us consider this command Sun
day morning sad try and see that
why it should not have its effects
npoa u-><i-JChere are many people
in Bell4a§Bf-who are badly bent,
^"*»g ae this is the case there is
s<>me*hope for .them. JTia-vaiMie-
lese tbere may coma a time wben
there will be a break that will
mean much to them. Let us consider this matter Sanday evening
and see it we are really only bent
or if we might be broken. You
are invited to worship with us
both morning and evening. You
will always find a friendly greeting at the Grace Lutheran. Come
and bring yonr friend.
Harry N. Walker, Pastor
PERSONALJRARAGRAPHS
People Who Visit Here and
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS OE OUR CITIZENS
Onesta Us Are -otertaissi le Istlwosi
nests e*BB*esssl asnMoo slt-sss^
Vha Travsl Ta sat Pro.
Mrs. W. I. Davis of South first
street is spending this week in
Bedford county,the guest of relatives.
Rev. G. P. Sarvis spent teat
Sunday in Clearfield, where he
preached in one of tbe Methodist
churches.
Johu Frazier,   of   Mill     Hall,
>peut over Sunday witb bis par
enta. Ti omas J. Frazier end wits)
on South Main street.
Mrs. Benjamin Boyer snd Mrs.
Emma Kinsel ot the north side,
attended at old-fashioned butchei-
ing at Marengo on Monday aud
report a pleasant time.
John Breon and wife of Stele
College, spent a few days tbe lie-
ginning of the weak as tbe guests
Of Tbomss Frazier and on South
Main street. Mrs. Breon is sister
of our townsman).
Hunters srs Hoaia
Bellwood's largest hunting olub
came home trom its camp ia tke
Seven Mountains lata Friday
aigbt. The two deer killed oa the
first day wsre tbe oaly ooes
brought tb by tbe party. Bo maoh
rain came during the time in camp
tbat foxing wafrimpoaaibaQ more
OisuT^tT'lMeoSyst '"'
millionaire.   8.    P.    Fsan, vice
president of tbe-Sheralo Willisms 'spent e few
Paint Company of Clev.-1 md   has
been a tither daring all his business     career.
Missionary education end methods of organising mission study
classes wen presented by specia
listens were other phase nf
church work. Tbe meetiag was
sttended by nearly fifty secretaries
of the various boards aad departments of tbe church from New
York, Philadelphia, Chicago and I Wilmington he was a
other tatties. (ihe American Legion.
—Typewriter paper for sale st
this office in any quanity.
—It your eyes trouble yon come
and bave tbem examined and
learn the trouble. Our optical
depaitment ie fit for tbis work.
Barrett, Optometrist.
- -—Spruce Creek claims twelve
lucky -.deer banters. They are
ss follows: Jobn Miller, two-point;
"Dick" Graffius. four-point;
Charles Alley, live-point; Harry
Everhart, spike; Walker Everhart
three point; Clarence Everhart,
two-point; Jack Shulkius, two-
point; Jesse Weyer, three-point;
Guy Croyle, two-point; Harry
Brindle, two-point end "Si"
McCartney, two-point.
—R.I. Motysek,president aud
general maoager of the National
Steel Oonstr notion compaoy,
days last week in
New York, Philadelphia and
Wilmington, Del. At Wilmington he attended a banquet given by
tbe city in honorot tbe Polish war
veteran heroes. General Joseph
Heller, commander ot the Polish
Legion in France daring Ihe
World War, was preeent. General
Heller was also commander of
the Polish army when tka Bale
hivi came iato Poland. While ie
guest   of
Oasstssqaa Proves Success
Tbe lsst number of the series
ot "Chautauqua bv Home Folks,"
given Tuesday evening at the P
R Y. M. C. A. auditoriun, re
peated the success of the otber
two numbers. The verdict ot
Bellwood people, giveu in the
attendance at the three entertainments is that bome talent is
perferred to tbe best that can be
imported. Debt incurred by tbe
coming of Chautauqua bas been
cleared. Guarantors are correspondingly pleased. Tbere remains a small balance that will
de applied to tbe high school
library and labotstory faad.
Richard H. Hirsoh received
numerous compliments on the
entertainment. Druggist Gros*,
chairman of the committiee and
all tbe participants shared in the
proisre banded oat. Tbe young
folks who gave the vaudeville
performance acquitted tbeipselves
well aod received much applause.
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T. r. V. Mis Boon
John W. Colabine post of the
Veterans ot Foreign Wars his
decided to hold its headquarters
tor another month The "boys"
havo been contemplating disbanding and hod about decided to do
bo bat bave reconsidered at least
temporarily. The Ethel May
Goshoro auxiliary had a tine
meeting Friday eight at bead
quarters aod witl hold another on
December 21.
—We wish all a Merry Christ
mas, Barrett, the Jeweler.
—The Christmas spirit is ia
tbe air.
—Oaly a few more days until   -
Christmas.
—It is said the market will be
well stocked with turkeys.
—Sanday waa an exceedingly
wet day for dry weather church
goeis. \>.r/„
—A steam heating system has
been installed in tbe Coromesser
hardware store on Mam street. It
wiil not alone be used for heating
this place of business, bat also tka
hall on the second floor.
—At a meeting ofthe Woman's
Home Missionary society at the
Methodist church Monday evening it decided to hold the annual
chicken supper on January 26.
Supplies were received lor a mission box in generous amoont.
—Monday Mrs. W. B. Dysart
called at our bome sod presented
us wit h a piece of choice venison
wbiob proved to be delioious Her
son Rev. Russell Dysart had tha
good fortune to kill one deer,
and her sou Ralph's compaoy ol
hunters also shot ons, and thsir
friends were remembered accordingly.
—Auto-nobile owners ahould
remember that a recent act of the
legislature the time tor the expiring of all automobile licenses
has been changsd and that in the
future all such licenses will be
gin on the first day ot Marob of
each ood every year sod expire on
last day of February. Therefore
all automobile licenses issued tor
tbe year 1923 will expire on tbe
last day of Fen**e**ry, 1984.
 A party of Bellwood hunters
who went to Mifflin coooty by
auto on Saturday mondng bave
come home with ooe deer. It is a
fine seven-prong book, weighing
160 pounds. It fell by George
Cramer's shot. The forty weot ia
tiro auto aod was composed of
Messers Hetrick, Singleton, Ross
and Banks Lego, Kennedy,
' Cramer, Campbell, MoOaollay.
i Lender ood Sin-rieton..
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