Bellwood Bulletin 1930-02-27

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OL. XLII.
BELLWOOD, PA.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1930
IOCAL NEWS COLUMN
sort Items That Will Interest Our Readers
1RIEF SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
|sr*e ParasrapkB Coaesraiai ths Doing*
st Oar Bereagh—Tk* Oolu-nn
Oar Sabserlbera Baloy.
•—Typewriter paper     can   be
pbtained at this office.
—Mrs. E. L. Wilson, wite  ot
Kne Methodist  minister, is  con
mined to her bed by illness.
—carry A. Campbell and wife
announce the arrival ot a fine boy
baby in tbeir home on   Sooth
IM*\n street, who arrived one dsy
I last week.
•—The ladies of the Charcb of
Ithe Brethren will hold a bake
■sale in tba Bsllwood furniture
[store, Batorday morning, begin*
I ning at 9 o'clock.
-Lost—A gray overcoat in tb*
Methodist church last Monday
evening. Finder will please return
to W. Howard Moore, .Bell wood,
Pa. A reward will be given,
-Little Miss Marjori e Watt*,
daughter ot Gilbert 8. Watts and
wile ot the Watts vegetable farm
I confined to her bome by illness.
Mml in the third grade
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LUTHEfMN MINISTER ACCEPTS
Bsv-  BbssbUP. Bases*! WUI
raster st Brass Latasraa Ohareh
The Rev. Bussel P. Knoebel,
Orkney Springs, Virginia, has
accepted the csll tendered him by
Grace Lutheran chnrch and will
arrive in Bellwood, March 26, to
take up work of tbe pastorate.
Tha Rev. Knoebel preached bars
some time ago and a call was sent
soon thereatter. The congregation
which hs hsd besa serving for
tbree years asked him to delay
decision, bat finally gave bim his
releas. His acceptance of the -call
was announced on Sanday.
In the summer ths ohareh and
parsonage were both completely
renovated and everything is ready
to welcome tbe new minister^ his
wife and child. Ha expects to
begin his work with the last halt
of the Lenten seaaou and preparations for Easter.
AUTO ACCIDENT
Crash Rear Cy's Log Cabin Basalts ta ar*
Nat sad Jailing ef Orivar
To avoid crashing into another
motorist, Edgar J. Rossmao. aged
30 years, of Pennsylvania Furnace, sufiered lacerations of tbe
head, and his automobile Was
practically -demolished, when the
car waat down an embankment on
be Altoona-Tyrone, a short dis*
fit the Bellwood inter*
s  log  cabin,
SPORTS IT THE 1.1. C. IL
Aetivitlss ia Baskst Ball Basra Dsrlss
tas Psst Vssk
Two of the best played games
of the season, resulted in Cook's
defeating Goldberg and Faraitare
Store humbling Sitman's in ao
overtime game at the Y. M. 0. A.
this week. The Sttman-Furniture
store fracas was one of tbe best
games ever plsyed on tbe "Y"
floor. This match was a thriller
trom the start with the lead
changing hands many times.
Faraitare store held the lead at
the end ot tbe first quarter score
7 3 aa well as the half 1311. The
third quarter ending Sods jerkers
still trailing by two paints 1917.
Jim Miller started* the last period
with a foul which pot the Cowboys within one poiut of the!
Furnishers, ••Cham" Holies wasj
in for a side shot, Carr dropped
pretty one in from the middll
section, Chum Hollen made a foajf
shot good, score 22 20. Bnpp Wss*
good for- a field shot on a jSHT
play, Carr following it with a font
goal oat of two attempts. Thu pat;
Sitman's in the lead but th
prosperity waa short lived wb
Sec Hollen popped one tbrou
the net and duplicated a moment
later from under the basket. Mi
er pushed a one hauded one
trom near the foul" seetioa
again put his club oat in fr<
momentarily untilljf^um Hi
tied the score at 2%
shot. Irvin Mitel
t with 1
med bishop is mm
«•*** U«laIatt_B**s*nUUes*rsla
Next Monday evening the second namber of the popular lecture sod entertainment course
will be given at tbe Methodist
Episcopal charoh. This namber
will be a lectors by Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes, D. D, L. L. D., ot
Chicago, 111. Bishop Hughes was
voted to bs one ot America's
twenty-five greatest preachers ia
a nation-wide poll of the ministers
some time ago. Hs hss consented
to give his popular lecture, "The
Biography ot a Boy," whieh bas
to the delight ot hundreds
idiences aod brings moments
ighter and serious thought to
aer.
Bellwood Methodist eon*
m and their pastor, Rev.
*ilson,are to bs congrata
n attording tbs people of
munity the privilege ot
m coarse.   No sdmis*
jge is being made, as a
Tering is   bsiag  asked
io do oot bave patron's
Patron's tickets are not
ireViven to say person
ag a dollar or mora to
.ntee expenses involved,
ticket is good for  rats for the holder sad
been received ot del-
iple coming from
td otber neigh-
HAVE PASSED TO THE BEYOND
wis Bav* tali Th*
PaasBy si Bstars
MBS. ELIZABETH CHERRY
Mrs. Elisabeth Jane Smith
Cherry, widow ot Thomas A.
Ohsrry, died at hsr boms in Antis
township, a mile and a halt north
of Bellwood, at 4.80 a. ts. Monday
attar six weeks illness. Mrs.
Cherry was a daughter of Mathias
sad Jane Smith, bora in Homer
Gap, Logan township, September
28,1842. She has been a resident
of Antis township for mors than
60 yean sad was a member oi the
Methodist Episcopal ohareh.
Her husband Thomas Cherry,
wbo was a Civil war veteran, died
march 4,1901. Surviving are three
sons snd five daughters: Martin
Ohsrry sad Mrs. A. J. Alloway,
Altoona; Sanford C. Cherry*
Woodbine, Lv; Mrs. Jennie Giaagow, Panxsutawney; Mrs. Irs
Estep sad Mrs. George Lehrsch,
Bellwood; Jerry Cherry and Jfrs.
E. C. Moyer aad daughter Eva
Moyer at horns; sight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, one
brother Mitchell Smith, Homer
Gap.
Owing to condition of the roads
the body was tsksn to ths horns
of Jfrs. Ira Estep oo Main street.
Funeral services wars held at the
Estep home at 2 p. to. Thursday,
followed by interment in   Antis
cemetery.  _._,,.
a_s    tarn iuzabeth mob ~a__
PERSQNALJARAGRAPHS
People Who Visit Here and
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS OF OUR CITIZEUS
OBaats Wfes ars Batsrtslasi by BeUwesS
Haats--Para*Bsl ■salt** sf taess
Was Travel Ts aai ft*. V
James N. Burehfield spent
Sunday with friends in Clearfield.
Thomas TJbil of North Foartb
street, spent a day last week with
friends in Juniata county.
Miss Jeanette Stewart of South
Second street  ia the        guest of
friends in Elizabeth, N. J.
Miss Mildred Biggins of South
Taekaboe street, was a weak end
guest of her friend, Miss Mary*
belle Edmiston, a student nurse
ia tbe Germsntown hospital,
Philadelphia.
John F. Chilton, wis* snd sons,
Bobert and Jobn, ot Ard more,
Pa., while on their way to visit
friends st Mountaindale, spent a
few moments io tbe boroagh and
were callers at onr office Saturday.
Lucien Jeffries and wife, ot
Pittsburg, were week eod guests
at the Jeffries boas oa Boyles
street. Mrs. William Jeflries and
little daughter, who had beea
visiting at the Jeffries homa tor'
some time accompanied . them to *
Pittsburg.       ___. •#&
Bobert G. Fbrd   and wits,   of.
Copal church on Sunday by the
pastor, tbe Rev. L. E. .Wilson,
who addressed them at the morning servioe. The class will ba
nnder religions instruction aatil
Easter.
—-Mrs. Clarence Herihey form
arly Miss Grace Snoufter, and Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Miller, all of Ft.
Wayne, Ind., came to Bellwood
last week to attend the funeral of
their young relative, Miss Vivian
Boot, and remained in towu for a
short visit among home folks.
—ScottW.Mulhollem ot Boyles
street, wsa taken to the Johns
Hopkins hospital in Baltimore,
laat Saturday for treatment and
observation of a ItltSte lump nnder
one ot bis knees. The knee bad
been injured several years ago
and it was not until recently that
it began to cause serious"'trouble.
MrB. Mulhollem accompanied ber
husband to the hospital and has
since retorned.
—Antis Township High school
orchestra has been rehearsing tor
several weeks and is composed ot
tbe following members: Paul
Kurtz of the faculty is leader;
piano, Irene Goss aod Fay- Gar.
ver; violin, Max Bingman, Geraldine David, Mildred Reigb,
Dolly Daniels, Anna Pearl Walker, Viola Mann; mandolin, - Eva
Taylor and Ray Beichler; guitar,
Walter Yohn aod Rath Metzger;
eaxaphooe, Charlotte Waite.
—Boy Alexander Hatfield, well
known coal operator, died suddenly ot a heart attack at bis home
in tbe Don Yell apartments *ta
Altoona, at 2 a. m., Monday. He
bad not been well for some time,
bat was not thought seriously ill.
Until recently and for aboat a
year tba deceased bad been connected with the Bellwood Steam
Shovel works and operated it in a
f minor capacity. During bis brief
" business connection be formed
the acquaintance ot a number of
oar citizens. He wss born ia
Pottstowo, Pa., where tbs body
MB take**, tor interment.
ing a touring car eaat on the high*
wsy,attempted to pass a lsrge
track. on a curve. Rossmao, he
SB id, was traveling west on the
highway, and realizing that sn
accident was imminent, drove his
machine from the highway.
At this point, tbe officer said,
is a deep embankment, and the
oar going down tamed over several times. Ross man wss extricated from tbe wrecked machine
and brought to the office of a
Bellwood physician, where fifteen
stitches were required to close up
a severe laceration of tbe scalp.
Zsokey, who was held responsible tor ths accident, was placed
nnder arrest and taken before 0.
E. Helper, alderman ot Altoona.
After beiog given a hearing on a
charge of reckless driving, be wss
committed to the -Blair coaoty
jail in default of fine imposed by
the magistrate.
Sewer Bids to Be Opened
The regular March meeting ot
tbe boroagh council bas been
scheduled to be beld io tbe public bnilding Tuesday nigbt, having been advanced a day dne to
the appearance of Bishop Hughes
in tbe Methodist charoh Monday
night. The regular business will
come before the meeting.
A special meetiog of vast
importance will be held in the
pablic bailding Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock, when bids tor the
proposed sewer system Will be
opened aud read. Word from the
office ot Engineer Dillmao la
Altoona irto tbe effect that there
are at least fifteen bidders snd
some close bids will likely be
submitted.
Five Dellars Reward
I will psy five dollars reward
for evidence leading to information and conviction ot tbe party
or partie Wbo stole a drive belt
trom the Bellwood Steam Shovel
property. A. Y. Miller.
—A new boy baby arrived in
tbe home of Boy Pickens aad
wit oe tbe uorth side ons day
lsst week.
with~_*esr tro
of the court in tbe lasf
to tie tbe score 29 20
regulation game ended. In
hetic extra period, Carr set the
spectators wild as he made a foal
shot good but Irvin Mitchell
banked a shot in the busket that
put Faraitare store ia the lead
81-30. Fans were breathless ss a
shot from the hands ot Miller,
paused aud balenced on the rim
of the basket then dropped on tbe
outside. This was ooe of the most
dramatic scenes ever enacted on
that floor. Seek Hollen clinched
the victory with a foul shot as tbe
final whistle blew, score 82*80
Furniture store*
The other game of the evening
wss a thriller also with Cook's
snd Goldberg's being tied 6-5 at
the first quarter, Goldberg setting
the pace 18-9 at half time and
trailing 21-19 at the third quarter.
Goldbergs setting the pace 13-9
at halt time and trailing 21-19 at
tbe third quarter. The concluding
quarter however tha Clover Farm
team struck their stride . aod the
Goldberg bunch were able to
score but one point while Cook's
were penetrating their defense to
submerge them eueath a 33-20
tally. This is the worst defeat that
any League team has administered to the Goldberg's this season
but the winner was very much in
doobt until tbe final period. These
games end the league scheduled
contests betweeu tbese teams snd
tbe records show that Sitman*
took tbree games ont of foar from
the Furniture store while Cook's
teem won two and lost* two to
"Goldy's" team. Next Monday,
Cooks meet Faraitare store in a
very important conflict as these
teams are now tied tor first »place.
Sitman's will play Goldberg's at
seven o'clock ia tbe fina' meeting
of the season between tbem.
Goldberg's beat Sitman's twice
this season while the Cowboys
bold ooe victory more. All are
requested to attend lbs remaining
games of ths season.
Although the attendance   Bras
iwood.
Tha Methodist Woman's For-
eign Missionary mite box exercises held Tuesday evening ia tba
ehareh, were most pleasing to tbs
interested andieoce. Music greetings sad tha sketch given by tbe
ladies, also one by tbe "standard
bearers," mads ap ths program.
Mrs. Ruhr, district superintendent, Mrs. Noss and Mrs. Mufty,
ot Altooaa, were present aod so
mnob pleased with oar local talent, declaring these annual exercises were more proficient thsn
those held in tbs Altoooa
churches.
There were about twenty-five
dollars realised from the "mites."
Dainty refreshments were served.
Mrs. Love, tbe local presideot,
bsd issued unique invitations and
much ot the success is doe to ber
ingenious management.
PrsBst Reports Bstasetsl
H. W. Culp, supervisor of tbs
census for this district, incloding
Blair and Bedford counties, has
asked tbat tbs merchants sad
dealers co-operate witb the enumerators by giving thsir reports
wben visited in order tbat tbis
work msy be completed ss speedily sod accurately as possible, and
in tbe allotted time tor covering
ths distriot.
—The Boot school will held its
February Pareot-Teachers aasocia
tion meet this evening in tbe Boot
primary bailding. A good ■ program has been arranged with tbe
theme of "Cooperation of Parents
in Education." There wilt be a
dialogue, readings, recitations,
songs and a special feature of
the program is a chalk talk by H.
Paul Cox. A good attendance is
desired.
slim at these games Jim Miller's
father took advantage of his first
opportuaity to see his soo ia
action ia a league tilt aad hs hi
very oordially invited baok.
das to
advaooed ageyHShe bad been ill
for several weeks. She wss bora
Marsh a, 1840, near Woodbury,
Pa., daughter ot David aad Barbara Nusbaum and was married
February 8, 1869, to David B.
Rice, wbo died io 1907. Surviving
are four ohildren, J. William Bios
Bellwood; EdwardRice, Williamsburg; Mrs. G. M. Lynn,""Bellwood;
sad Mabloa O. Bios, Llyswen. A
sister, Mrs. Henry Dilling, Clover
Creek, survives in addition to 10
grand children and 18 great
grandchildren. Sbe was a member
oi tha Reformed ehareh st East
Bharpsbnrg. Funeral services were
conducted trom tbe home of her
sob at Llyswen, at 1 p. m. Monday
tbs cortege proceeding to East
Shsrpsbnrg ior further services
sad interment in Sbarpsburg
cemetery.
JOSEPH   CAMKRON   BOYLES
Joseph Cameron Boyles, well
known resident ot Bellwood, died
st bis home, Booth Third street,
at 4:20 s. m. Monday, after a long
illness. Mr. Boyles wss s son ot
Andrew snd Emily Hanna Boyles
born June 26, 1847. He was a
carpenter, working at his trade
for many years ia Bellwood. He
belonged to Logan Valley Baptist
cburcb sad to Bellwood lodge No
819, L O.O. F.
Surviving are hi* wite, Mrs.
Margaret Boyles, aod one son by
a former marriage, Clair Boyles
Toledo, O.; two brothers aad two
sisters: Blair aad Martin - Boyles,
Mrs. Alios Slotbour aod Mrs.
John Gander, Altoona. ,
Tbs funeral wss bsld at 2.80
p. m. Wednesday, la obarge of his
pastor, tba Bev. H. Q. Dooley.
Interment being made in Logan
Valley cemetery.
MBS. BOT W.   CHERRY
Mrs. Nellie Gwiu Cherry, wife
ot Boy Wslliogtoo Cherry, Gos
pel Hollow, died Tuesday after
nooo st 480 o'clock, of a complication ot disssssii She waa born
August 80,1897, la Aotis town*
*b.p»and was married August IS
tile greater pa^rT-*
is in delicate bealtb.
, Fred 3. Shaffer, wbo tor the
past sixteen years has besa engaged in civil engineering ia
North Carolina and Florida, gave
bis sister, Mrs. Jobo W. Price ot
Boyles street, s pleasant surprise
on Sunday morning whea hs arrived in Bellwood announced and
will pay a visit to tbs Pries home.
Before returning soath be will
also visit another sister, Mrs. L.
P. Bullions at Swiss vale.
Bb lartalBSd Eesrnoa Club
Mrs. L. Elbert Wilson was hostess last Friday afternoon at her
home in the Methodist parsonge
to members and invited guests of
the Kosooqs club. It was tbe
occasion ot the annual open meeting aod the company numbered
40. Miss Jennie Wallace, presideot
and other* officers received tha
guests and a program was presented. Mrs. William Lingafelt,
Tyrone, played selections on the
piano accordion; Mrs. D. E.
Wentzel, State College, aod Miss
Katharine Lowther, Bellwood,
sang solos, while Mrs. Paal
Jordao, Altoona, plsyed piano
selections. Elaborate refreshments
were served by the hostess who
waa assisted by Misses Katharine
Lowtber, Ruth Irwin and Jeanette Stewart. Decorations were ot
a patriotic nature.
1921, by   Rev. G.J.    Sbipa, st
Grace    Lutheran        parsonage,
Bellwood. Deceased was a daughter of    George R.        and Anna
Tnrnbaugh Gwin, and a member
of  tbe  Bellwood     Presbyterian
ehareh and Logan Valley Grange.
She is survived by ber   husband,
one daughter, Margaret  Aaaa,
her parents, three brothers   aad a
sister, Harry and Dean, ot Tipton,
James, in a Connecticut   college,
and Miss Pearl, at home. Funeral
services Friday morning at 10.80
o'olook la Bellwood Presbyterian ,
church, in charge ot Rev. Hittinger and Rev. Dr. Anderson. later- l
ment in Logan Valley oemeteryv|