Bellwood Bulletin 1925-01-22

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VOL. XXXVII.
LOCAL NBVS COLUMN
Short Items That Will Inter-
est Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
J. H.KUR1Z WLLBE RETIRED
!
i Parsira-tas Oonoernlng the Petags
•I 0*r startmfh-Th* ttalnau
Mat Sehserthsrs Batey.
•—Trespass notices tor   sale st
tbis offioe, ten cents each.
£-»iij>—And  now they  ar* getting
the bootleggers ia high pieces.
—Typewriter paper for sale at
this offioe in aoy quanity.
—-Bath Boot Kask is reserv
log periods io piaoo teaching for
tha winter period. 8—3
—Although it is not a legsl
holiday, the next important event
is Ground Hog Day.
—A fine girl baby arrived at
the borne of Walter Reed and
wife on tbe hill Tuesday morning.
-—For Sale—A Baby carriage,
io good condition, will be sold
cheap tor cash. Inquire at this
office.
—Real winter weather prevailed Monday night and the greater
part of Tuesday, and now tba
ground is covered with about
ten inches of aaow,
—The booae and barn being
erected by James F. Denga'e on
th* Henderson farm, near town,
Wbich be* purchased a few
months ago, are nearing completion.
#<—■The third degree will be
ooaiorred _>o candidates at tha
,JM»tioK of   the  cm   Fello
mday evening.   It fs the dak
ot the officers tbat all  members
bs present. -sW*
—Don't forget the basket ball
games Friday night. The High
School team plays the Coelport
high at 8 p. m., tba girls' team
plays Kress girls ttam (rom Altooua at 7 p m Oom* out and
see two good games. We need
yonr support.
—J. F. Denga'e, (or many
years engaged in the borough as
a builder aod oon tractor, bas
retired and will now devote hia
attention to farming, having
purchased tbe William Bender-
aon farm ia Antis township, near
the borough. Be bas been
succeeded by bis brother, C. W.
Dengate.
•—When * ths Pennsylvania
senate adjourned Tuesday night
for the remainder of tbe week it
had created a calendar for its
session next Monday night by
advanciug the $60,000,000 road
hood issue enabling aet to its
second reading. This waa only
ona of the 78 bills introduced
during Tuesday which eras reported irom committee.
—George and Aba Faris, tried
in tbe Blair oouoty last week ou
tbe abrioua charge of arson, ware
found guilty within a few minutes
after the jury retired.   Tb* trial
wss stnbbonly  fought   yet   tbe
weight    of   tbs  evidence    wss
against them.   Judge   Baldrige
immediately  sentenced tham to
each serve  three   and   one-half
yeara  at separata  aud solitary
confinement    in    tbe    Western
penitentiary, pay    the   coat of
prosecution and a tto* of $200 00.
The  Feris  Brothers  and  Amos
Moses were charged with having
aet firs to th* brick building on
tbe corner ot Main and Cambria
Btreets, owned by Leslie Kyper, in
August, 1928, the building being
twice fired  on different   dates.
Moses wss arrested by Policeman
I Botrick, triad aod coiiyicted, aad
last summer confessed snd imp's*
oated the Fan* boya.
Etapley sf Bauroai
Tvsalv riv* T*ar*
John H. Kurtz, ticket tscaiwt
at th* Altoona passenger station
for a few months leas than $6
years, will be retired trom tha
service of the Pennaylvanla Bail-
road oompany on February 1, according to announcement.
Mr. Kurtz, who resides in Ball-
wood, went to Altoona on July 1,
1900, when he was mads ticket
receiver at the atation. Ha entered tbe service of the railroad
oompany as a clerk on Jane 10,
1886, working in that capacity at
Philadelphia, Atlantic Oity and
Pittsburg.
* He was born at Elver aon, Pa,,
January 18,1855, and ao ia retiring from tbe service because ot
tbeaga limit, having reached tbe
aga of 70 years. Since September, 1900, be bas resided in Bj)l-
wood. He is enjoying fair health
and other than spending his additional time with his family at his
home has made no plans.
No successor to tba* position
wbich will be left vacant by the
retirement ot Mr. Kurtz haa yet
been announoed.
PUSIH1I6 THE ROM PROJECT
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tpLLWOOQ* Pa^ffllfRSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1925.
NO 45
Pastor sal Wlto Tsadersa Fsrswsll
At the Baptist ohareh parsonage  Tuesday evening  forty-five
friends  assembled  to   extend a
farewell to Rev. end Mrs. B. K,
Bower, who will next work leave
for Pottoville,  Pa.,  where  Rev.
Bower will outer upon a new field
of    Christian     endeavor.!   The
asse-obly was conurosedot taem-
hei-sr^lj^J      ■tafcft^
whicffS^BBH^H^fi* bad
been active,  mid     among tbem
were tba W. G. T. U. and tbe
Seventh District Sunday Sobool
association. After greeting*, Mra.
Alice Colburn,   president  ef tba
W. C. T. TL, and   in   behalf of
both     organizationa    presented
Rev. and Mrs. Bower With a linen
table olotb, which waa graciously
accepted.   Mrs. J. M.   Bechtol,
who   fil's   offices in tba   county
and local W.ftT. U., as well as
tbe   seventh    distriot     Sunday
school, association,    in   a well
prepared address touched on the
six years   of  excellent   service
given by Rev.   Bower and wife,
and ol tbe many regrets doe to
their  departure.   T.   P.  Gbeer,
also  an officer   of  th* seventh
district Sunday nchool association,
made a few timely remarks.
At tb* conclusion of tb*
addresses ths ladies served ice
cream, cake and coffee.
*bprss*atati-*ss
Mil far Iaa*rta*t U-jhway
Tbat onr representatives from
the Second Legislative district ol
tha county do not intend to 1st
the project tor a modern highway
through Ball's gap to connect witb
tbe concrete highway completed
laat fall by ths taxpayers of Bead*
township, Cambria county and
ths Cambria oounty commis
sioners,goby default is evident
trom tb* aggressive manner in
whieh tbey. have cbarge ot the
matter.
Monday of thia week Representatives Walter Lots, ot Tyrone,
and Kensis Bagshaw, trom tha,
southern part id the coonty,
introduced in the Legislature a
bill praying for the completion of
tb* highway, aod will ba known
as an emergency measure. Should
the bill be enacted the Highway
Commission will ba directed to
complete tbe road at the earliest
possible time.
Petitions ars now in circulation
in Bellwood aod Antia township
and are being numerously signed;
praying for tba early completion
of the highway. If an earnest
endeavor counts for anything, and
we believe it doea, tbe road will
bs conatrncted. It will be a most,
important link to tba ooal fields J.
in Carabaa county, as wall a* fa*-
nishing a near approach to tbe
busy marts of Blair county.
fpsmlals Ptaaaatal lastatattaa ta Is
aaltaatUHfa
Th* annual meeting of stock
ldertol  the People's Deposit
ok of Beaverdale one day last
took wben officers and directors
ir the ensuing year were elected.
a    annual    fkancial    report
ed tbe  bank   to ba  in a
thy financial  condition not-
thstanding tbs tact that  the
wn experienced   a poor   year
dostrially. A vote of thanks was
ended to Cashier J.  Charles
arlsnd for bis painstaking
vice to stockholders and pa
bs   during tbe  old year. Tbe
at resources of tbe bank Jan
were $828,838 80.   The direc-
elected are Arthur Appleyard
ncis J. Fox, Richard Green,
plan Law, Dr. A. W. Leech,
ge H. Miller, O. E. Miller,
R. Bnrkettand  W.J. Farrell,
n   elected are:   President,
nr Appleyard; vice president,
A.   W.   Leech; cashier, J
ss   McFarland,     assistant
MT, P. B. Aappleyard.
r.    McFarland went to the
Sterdale bank from  tbe Bell-
Mod bank and benoe tbe report
offhe bank is specially interest-
'to his many home friends,
are glad to know that be is
ng with success.
B
Iss** Hospital la (Uvea 170,000
A gift of $70,000 from D. M.
Bare, retired paper manufacturer,
of Roaring Spring, haa juat been
announced by the trustees of the
Nason hospital.
The money is an endowment to
be held in trust by the Roaring
Spring bank, the inoome of wbiob
is to be used in maintenance and
repairs.
The trustees announced also
that Mr. Bare hsd given $600 to
cover tbs hospital'* assessment la
Iht risWmg of Groove stree*.
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—We haven't heard of maoy
"joyiides" during ths past tew
nights.
—The anuual memorial service
for the members of the Excelaior
Fire company waa bald ta tbe
United Brethren cburch oo
Tuckahoe atreet laat Sanday
evening aud was well attended.
The pastor, Bev. C. H. Bbodea
uaed as bis theme, "On tb* Firing
Line For Christ." It was a
practical application to tb* every,
day Uvea of th* ana in wboaa
honor tba asrriosa wart bsld. _#_
5^,^ latharaa Ohareh Mas
8ervio«s  for Sunday—S
aohool at 9.80 a.ro.,B, F. S
Comforts His Dimples." Ifoifaing
worship at 10.46, aubject, «*Our'
Belief." Jr. Christian Endeavor
at g o'clock. Sr. Christian Endeavor at 6.80 p. m. Evening
worship at 7.80, subject, "Making
a Wise Choice." Jr. catechetical
claaa Wednesday afternoon at four
o'clock. Senior catechetical claaa
Wednesday evening at 6 80. Midweek services Wednesday evening at 7.30. .
Onr church training class baa
been organised with a good enrollment, bnt there are some others who sboald avail themselves
ot this opportunity to learn and
be able to understand the church
aa will be stndisd and taught io
this class. All the children of tbe
church should be enrolled io on*
of the catechetical classes. It is
tbs daty of every parent to see
that their children are ao enrolled.
All who desire to worship with
us at any or all of these services
are moat cordially invited : to do
bo. Visitors alwaya welcomed.
Oome and bring yoor Irieuds.
Wbat are yon believing today
in yonr religions sphre ? Ton sre
believing something, but are yon
oo the right track ? Wbat haa
been your choice? Has it beeo a
wise ooe ? Tbeee questions will
be considered tbia Sunday. Coma
and worship with us. We msy
bs able to enlighten you to some
little extent upon soma important
questions.
Barky N. Walker, Pastor.
Bied ta Johnstowa
r*. Margaret Laura   Sowers,
g£X>. D. Sower*, died at her
Dorothy avenue, Johns-
day eveniug of last I
IftcationB, after an (uness of a
tew weeks. Surviving are ber
husband and three children—lira.
Ivan Rhodes, Herbert and David
Arthur Sowers, all ot Johnstown.
G. A. Jamison and Isaac Jamison
ot tbis borough are brothers, and
Miss Sadie Jamison, a halt sister.
The funeral waa beld from the
Barron avenue United Brethren
church, Johnstown, last Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, and interment was made in Grandview
cemetery.
Tbe deceased lady waa well
known to many of our citizens,
having resided in our town when
her boaband was engaged in the
jewelry' business here a acore  of
ANTIS    CffgEHS   OBJECT
Exception* Field la ike Oearl ta the
Beport oi ths iidltors
B. F. Briggs, G. B. Cberry, G.
B. Gwin, and B. F. Enyeart, together with Other citizens of Antis
township, have taken a decided
stand against acceptance of tha
report of the township auditors;
relative to tbe affair* of the
distriot for tbe years 1928 and
1924; a petition asking leave to
take an appeal in tbe matter,
having been presented before
Judge Baldrige Monday morning
by Attorney W. C. Fletcher,
representing tbe dissatisfied
parties.
Tbe citizens, among other
things complain that tbe audit
was not undertaken at tbe time
prescribed by law but was oom
pleted December 6,1924, and tbat
no report was filed witb the e'erk
ot quarter sessions court until
December 20, 1924. There was
no inventory of tbe township
property the petition declares,
and lurther, it is claimed tbat
vouchers show money paid to
D. W. Irwin, one of tbe road
supervisors, for the hire and use
of his own team and labor on the
public highway iu violation of
Act ot Assembly, regulating tbe
matter. It is farther clsimed
that no bills were itemized.
In addition tbe petitioners set
forth that the supervisors built
soma 400 teet of sidewalk io
Tipton st tbe expense ot the
township without  collecting ter
tbe     COStS     ff>*>    Jtrm.    -am ft    trODD
years ago, and the announcement
of her death was reoeived with
many expressions of sorrow.
P. 0.8. of A. Installation
District PresidentiF.' F. Brunei I
of Juniata visited Comp 302
Patriotic Order Sona ot America
Tuesday evening and installed
offioers for tha ensuing term at
7:80, in Cornroesser's. hall. After
installation there was a general
good time.   These are the officers:
Past president, J. M. Lupfer;
president, A. F. Bell; vice president, G. W. Rightnour; recording secretary, F. A. Hamilton;
financial secretary, R. C. Greenland; treasurer, O. L. Weaver;
auster of forms, T. A. McOaulley
conductor, P. M. Green; inspector
It W. Bel); guard, C. E. Figard,
jr.; trustee, T. P. Gbeer.
The auditors in the case were
W. W. Cory and H. C. Bingham.
The petitioners accompanied
their plea to the court with a
bond for $300 to cover the costs
in the proceedings should they
lose in their appeal The bond waa
approved and tbe petition for
appeal signed by the conrt.
was
city
—The heavy fall ot snow on
Tuesday greatly hampered trolley
servioe on the Tyrone division,
and tba company waa required to
keep the aweaper busy throughout the day and lata at nigbt.
—Tha Legislator* ia now. in
foil blsat st Harrisburg, aad
much grist iu the shape of bills,
is bring fed into the hopper.
Should they all be enacted iato
laws tha oommonwealth woold
be burden with now enactments. I • -«~We hear ot pl&ns being laid
Thank fortune many of tba talk     jgftha erection of a number of
-attl«aahornio.
Havta Otaarsd el Barter Okarte
* Former Deputy Warden E. E.
Davis of tb* Rockview peniten
tiary waa found not guilty of the
obarge of murder for tbe killing
of John Mullen, ot Jersy Shore a
few months ago. The jury was
oat less than an hour.
Tb* olaim was made by Davi*,
stfche trial in Lewistown that the
ting was accidental.
Sew Railrosd
The following dispatch
sent from Suobury to the
dailies:
A new railroad across Pennsylvania, via Snyder county ia in
proapeot, according to advertisements in weekly nswapaper ber e.
Permission will be asked trom
tbe Publio Service Commission on
January 28 lor privilege of re
organising the New Yok, Pittsburgh and Chicago Railroad
knows years ago as The Ramsey
Airline. The new road proposes
to build a line from Allentown
to Harmony, Snyder county."
The Airlit.e referred to ie the
same as that passing through
Pen ns Valley on the  couth side.
altoona Wants Court
There is a likelihood that an
additional Federal Court district
will be established in Pennsylvania. A movement headed by
Congressman J. Banks Kurtz,
is well under way to have Altoona
included in tbe proposed new
district and that the court be
held in tbe Federal building in
tbat oity until a* new court house
is erected. Of course Altoona
wants the court bouse too.
KRSONALJMRAPUS
People Who Visit Here and
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS OF OUR CITIZENS
Quests Whs ar* Bntartsiaed hy Bellwood
Hosts—Personal Intion ol f ho**
Wh* Travel Ts and Fr*.
Imlliogs in tba borough.
Bead 0*sa ta Baton* Lav
Stste Highway patrolmen have
started to enforce the new motor
law ss it applies to illuminated
tail lights on automobiles and in
tbe future will bring prosecution
against all drivers who foil to
bave tall lights lighted sofficently
to illuminate tear license   plates.
M. L. Mofiet spent Wednesday
in Harrisburg mingling among
friends.
Mra. Samuel Barber ot South
First street spent the week-end
with her son at Mifflinburg.
Mre. T. P. Gbeer, wbo has
been confined to her home on the
hill for a few days by illoees, is
sow much improved.
Mahlon Mofiet and wite ot So.
First atreet, eotertained at dinner
on Tuesday evening C. W.Etneigb
and wife, of Altoona, and George
Ball of this place.
H. W. Scballes, cashier-elect of
the First National bank, waa in
town Tuesday looking - over the
situation and getting acquainted
with the people. He cornea to
our borough from New Florence,
and will enter upon bis new
duties February 1.
Edgar McCord and wife, who '
have been making  Charlotte, N.
O. tbeir winter quarters, arrived :
bere on Tuesday and will remain
for a few days at  th*  home of
Mrs.   MoOord's    mother,   Mrs.
Matilda Price on Boyles street.
J. Eugene Root, city engineer
of    Akron,   Ohio, tarried  o*e*&_
n1g_r..*Mfie *«&»«" i-^Tt-fotsto*^
E. N. Roots the insuranoa agent
on Main streel,  last weak.   He
was oa bis way to Boston in .the
interest of the city of Akron. Mr. j
Root now has under construction I
for Akron au improvement which 1
will entail the  expenditure of a
million dollars.
E.  S.   Glasgow, ot Scottdale,
waa a brief visitor  in town last
Friday    afternoon   and   was   a
caller at our    office.   In   a few
days be will leave for a cruise in
the tropics, and expects to spent
some time  in  Florida,    thouse!
through the   Panama  canal  to
California, and  finally   land at
Seattle, Washington,   and then
home.    He will be gone until the
first of April.   For a number of
years Mr. Glasgow had been engag
ed   in the coal and ice  business
on an extensive scale in Scottdale,
bot last fall   be   disposed   dt bis J
ntereats to good advantage., He
stated tbat whon he returned in I
the spring be hopes  to find   a
business location in the western I
part of tha state.
Ths Birds Hsv* Has* heath
During th* psst few months I
the great annual (lights of migra-
tory birds to the south bas taken J
place.   Tbe honk of wild geese
Hying by • night  mostly  was  a
familiar sound.    So tbe gathering I
of great flocks ot blackbirds and I
other varieties preparing to mi*
grate were common sights.   Soon
Jim Crow, an occasional blue jay
owl or sparrow will be the only I
land birds left to spend tbe winter
with us.   The wonder is bow the
birds  that    remain    find  food
water and abolter.   Wa osn help
preserve tba birds by placing a
little food where they can get it,
especially   about  the   house or
sheltered places and lot the house
cat enjoy   bceiug tbam through
Aha windows from the inside.
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—-Tha Y. M. C. A. is the mecca
for many events during these
winter evenings.
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—There was s general observance by onr citizen* ot tba
ordianance requiring tbe removal
of anow from tad sidewel Ice,,
during tbs recant fall.