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- .-*■:~ffi<*■ ■" 4lfo0G& VOL. XLVII. BELLWOOD, PA.,1 AFTERMATH OF THE . BIG MARCH DELUGE Damage Wrought by High Water in Blair County WUl Run Into Millions—Hood Damage Great in all Juniata River Towns As we went to press Friday ate noon of last week, the damagj done by the unpredented flood of Tuesday and Wednesday waa juat beginning to filter through. Survey of the flooded districts locally aa given In these columns laat week was not by any means overestimated. Farmers living along the Juniata river and othar'home owners have suffered severely and it may be many months before they caa regain their losses to soil and buildings. Much of the low lying section of Tyrone is a picture of desolation- Sunday the pleasant borough to the east of us was visited by thousands of sight-seeing motorists and all were of the opinion that the damage wrought by the flood waters i to beyond comparison and will ran into a loss of possible a million and one-half dollars. The paper mill was drowned out and it is thought that work will not bt resumed there for a number of months. Heavy damage was don. to. expensive machinery it may be necessary to rebuild much which suffered. The less in damaged -stock of tho merchants on Tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue is quite heavy. A number of bridges crossir-* Bald Eagle creek were waaheu . t and must be replaced at heavy expense to the borough, unless the state comes to the aid of Tyrone, and in the -present instance it should be forthcoming. Immediatly after the high water receded to the normal channel, the home owner, who. were flooded started with characteristic energy to rehabilit* __ieiT homes, many of HURRY SMITH DIED THIS L I ■'jTwSM^nmsrWmSwt -accoskplished after days of hard labor. The Tyrone paper mill lost hundreds of cords of paper wood which waa stored near the plant, being taken down the raging stream and but very little of which can be salvaged. AU sections along the Juniata river, from its source here in the mountains to the Susquehanna river, suffered irreparable loss. Mt. Union was hard hit Homes in the low-lying districts between the railroad and tha river were lifted from their foui.dations and were crushed like egg shells and many of them floated down the river with most all the belongings of the owners. It is related that two thousand people suffered loss and were at the mercy of the flood. Huntingdon was badly inundated, aot aj "****■£ homes, but the business sections. Portstown and Smithfield were under several feet of water and many home, owners and business men suffered loss. Some of the buildings were-lifted off their foundations and cai ied away. The Smith- field bridge went with * the flood. However, a recently constructed bridge farther down the river weathered the fury at the flood, otherwise Huntingdon would be isolated as far as vehicular traffic is con-' cerned. The highways along the river have been in many respects, almost impassable since'the flood, the concrete and macadam being washed away as though is were sand. It will require months to place the. highways back to their former condition. Many large river bridges from Huntingdon to the Susquehanna river were washed away and must be replaced during the coming summer at great cost, and-in-ndshy instances concrete bridges will likely take tiie place of the ones taken away by "the flood. The flood was unusually severe ia the southern part of Blair eounty, where untold damage was done end at least twenty bridges, some small, having been washed away. The damage to heavy to farmers aad others living along the banks of the river. Many of the summer cottages from Franksto- .. te Williamsburg, along the Juniata river washed away sad while those not taken by the flood have been moved from their foundation.. The day after the flood Williamsburg wss Is dire straits and it waa feared that a food shortage would result The only meana of getting tn Well Known Railroad Employ* Succumbed After L°ng lUaess Harry C. Smith, for many years a well known and honorable citizen of the borough, during which time he was one of the faithful employe of the P.R.R. company as a division foreman, died at his home in trie Lauver apartment orr Rlailro'ad street, after a severe illness, dating back to January first of this year. He was born at Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon county, Dee. 19, 1870, a son of William C aad Katherine (Johnson) Smith, both* deceased. On October 27, last, 44 yeara ago, he was married to Minnie Robinson, who surwives.^with two sons and a daughter, Paul, Robert snd Mrs. George T. McFariand, all of Bellwood. One sister survives, Mrs. Walter Everhart, of Bellwood, es well* as two brothers, George Smith, of Altoona, and Musser Smith, of Chambersburg, and five grandsons. He waa a member of Bellwood Lodge No*. 819, I.O.O.F., AM Encampment of Altoona, Bellwood Lodge No. 181, Knights of Pythias, F. & A.M. of Roanoke, Virginia, and a member of the United Brethern church of thia borough. The body may be viewed any time after 9 a.m. Friday. The funeral services will be held in "the United Brethern church mf}' North Tuckahoe street at 2 o'clock Saturday, afternoon, ia charge of the pastor, Rev. W. J. Ritchey. I^______l J^made in I PERSONnlJp People Who Visit H< Those Who Go AwaJ MOVEMENTS OF OUR CI Guests Who Arm Entertained )££' Wood Hosts Personal Those Who Visit To and Mr. and 'Mrs. Leroy Miser Hackensack, N. J., visited ov weekend at the home of Mra.' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. •on South first street. Mr. I. M. Watters and son-it** Mr. Elliott Trego of North F« street, motored to Newton ton on Sunday to look after cottages, one on the camp •owneed by Mr. Watters, whlea*2 undamaged, the other of which"'! Trego ia the owner and situate the bankss of th. river, was damaged in the interior, not washed away. Mrs. Daisy Houston and ters, Misses Blanche and Emn of Main street, Mr. John Sode Juniata, motored to Camp Wei on Sunday. Mrs. Houston*, son,; who was home on a five-da**^ lough, was detained longer afjfj -count of the flood conditions, being able to reach*camp by The visitors from tbe borough joyed a bountiful supper in the | hall. THE ROBIN'S SONG What te It in tiie robins song That seems to thrill us -ag When first he greets us in spring, Perhaps before the snow Is gone, or chilling winds aat*? . He carols forth so gay— A message straight to yen; and "Cheer up," 'he seems FIEfY #YEARS AGO In the column "Looking Back Fifty Years," as it appered in the last week's issue of the Hollidyburg Register, we extract tiw .following two items of local interest: Mr. John G. Waters, of Bellwood. has been commissioned Fish Warden for Blair and Cambria counties. We understand that Mr. Albert McFariand, of Antia Township, will become a candidate for Director of the Poor, before the next republicsn County Convention. No man in the county would make a better Director. The perrfos mentioned in the foregoing will Be well remembered by many of our older citizens of tin community. In their dsy of activity they were quite prominent in the affairs of the town and county POSTPONED UNTIL MAY Directors of the Altoona Boorer association have decided to postpone Blair County day until May. Also it was deemed propitious to postpone Cambria County day until a later date and now the merchants have decided to postpone Blsir couty day and to hold another' Centre county day during May when weather and road conditions will be much more favorable. The Booster members are devoting much of their time and effort to assist in extending flood relief to neighboring communities and when ths three county days are held In May will be better able to give their undivided attention to making their guests feel at home. But in the -robin's fearless song There*, more than' melody, i A comfort he seems to be When clouds and trials loom; He helps in his own cheery way To drive away the gloom. ELkEN IRVIN. REPUBLICAN MEETING The members of the Bellwoo and Antis Township^ Republican clu will hold .an important meeting i the Community Room of the Firs National bank, Monday night 7:45. All club members are earnest ly urged to be present. Plans will h* made for the coming campaign. —About the only inconvenience BeUwood experienced was when Ito. electric current failed and the filling of many cellars with water. COLONEL B. C. JONyS RETURNS Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin C Jones of Tyrone and of the 104t cavalry returned to hto. home Tues-] day after having been on active d ty in Harrisburg for five days. A composite regiment of 600 me, including members of the cavalry, infantry and artillery, waa form for emergency patrol duty with] Colonel George J. Shoemaker ftp command. Lieutenant Colonel Jonei acted as executive officer. The troops patrolled a large section of the city of which about one quarter was flooded. The Tyrone officer said that for a time tha situation was acute but tbat-every thing was now well under control. TO SPEND 9100,000 E. N. Jones, state WPA director, has notified D. G. Puderbaugh, icountty supervising engineer, tbat a sum of 8100,000 may be expended in Blair county in flood repair damage. Of thte amount $85,000 will be spent in labor and % 15,000 for equipment hire. Additional grants for flood repair In the county are expected after s survey of the da mag. has been completed by Governor Earle sod WPA authorities. The work authorised under the present great is expected to last for 80 days, and WPA authorities will employe 1,497 relief case workers and 126 non-relief workers. Williamsburg was by the way of Piney creek road. « The flood was the worst ever to be known in thte section. According to the best available sources the Juniata river was never so high. The rain was heavy, at least six inches having fallen to forty-eight hours and coupled with the vast body of snow on he mountains, the streams wes unable to care for the large amount of water and the disasterous flood wss the result, tt to related, and now is the time for the charlt-* that in some places on the moun- ' able-inclined to coma to their aid-. tains la the immediate vicinity tiie Their lpss and suffering has beea snow eat the level waa four feet la great, aad la thia Christian land depth, while ia other pert* drifts ten ther. should be a generous response feet high -sere te he foaad. I en the part of everybody. um \<k\ i+i -***■ *t lH «o _ CS **3 Name Indexed SP= Wtft MARCH 26, 1936 NO. 6 -**s********- IrU JOB COLUMN Items That Will Inter- est-Our Readers —Our citizens are making liber* al response to the Red Cross undertaking. Many have contributed cash, which now amounts to almost $200, while there haa been a generous giving of clothing and food. The flood- sufferers will need much ass5 stance, SUMMARJLOF THE WEEK Faaegrapha Coace-raing tha of Bar Bocoagh Tho Col. Oar Sobacribar. Enjoy -Tresspass notices tor aale at the |etin office. • -Bead all the advertisements in Bulletin, ^..There are many house-hunters borough thte spring. -Mrs. Ella Givin te confined to JMy Illness at her home on Maple aue, suffering from sn attack of flu. -Desolation ■ reigns supreme in river teem down along tits le" Juniata. -W\th a few bright days of sun- la nature will start responding to gentle touch of spring. -Onion sets hay. made their ap- fprance on the local market and never known, to be as such a onable price. ^-"Kicked Out of College," for benefit of the flood sufferers, "be given in the Y. M. C. A. arsday and Friday evening by the timbers of the Gradale Sorority., nission 260. The entire proceeds I be turned over to the Red Now te your chance to aid unfortunate. —Now that spring-like weather arrived, greater progress will ' made with the construction of the rough aswer system. During the iter month, the workmen ware atly handicapped owing to se- *t. weather conditions. It te now oposed to push the Job as rapidly sad bring it. to an early last Saturday evening. Along with a number of companions, he left Chambersburg la the early morning, headed for BeUwood. After making many detours and traveling many miles out of the regular course, they arrived here about six o'clock. Mr. Musser said the conditions along the Juniata river wss indescribable, especially at Mt. Union and Lewis- town, where untold damage was done by the high water. —The waShout of No. 4 west bound track of the P.R.R. a few hundred feet west of the passenger lepot, when the raging water of {Bell Bun hit the roadway, has about been repaired, after a week of almost steady work by a day and night force. It was the wont damage to occur to railroad property iti the immediate vicinity, although there waa a bad wash out of the roadbed several hundred feet near Tipton. Normal conditions of the movement of freight and passenger service on the big railways are expected to be resumed within a few daya, possibly by the beginning of next week. —Now that the deluge of last wash to s thing of the past, out citizens should- set to work removing the large amount of litter hat has accumulated about their premises. There te nothing like a spring cleaning of the streets and alleys, and a look about town will reveal that there is much that could be done in the way of making the community took splc and span. Now is the time for all good men to start the big job. Who wiU be the first? Mrs. George A. T'..,on, of Chambersburg, WSS avisitor in town during the week and was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I.. M. Myers on Main street. -—Many newspaper plants were la the wake of the disasterous flood that came upon Pennsylvania last week. In Tyrone the Daily Herald (printing plant was flooded with several feet of water and the paper has since beea1 printed by the Altoona Tribune. The weekly Times printing plant a*SS also badly flooded and since then brother Miner has had many troubles. The Huntingdon papers offices were also flooded, as well as the Everett newspaper plants. Our old-time friend John C. Chamberlain haa our sympathy In his misfortune, but with characteristic energy he will come through the ordeal with flying colon. Imagine, the floor ef e newspaper plant being covered with a foot or two of slime and silt! DISCUSS PLANS FOR M ABANDONING TROLLEY Special Meeting of Council Held With RepresenUtiveo el Traction Company and Highway Department M to Plan Removal of Railway OLD WH CITIZEN IS DEAD Howard F. Bdflas Long Active hi Community Affairs With a residence in Bellwood the major portion of his life, Howard F. Boyles, died early Sunday morn- ins; at Hollidaysburg, where he had resided for the past few years. He had been in declining health for a long time, although able at different periods to visit hto friends in the borough, and hto teat appearance her. was in August, 1985, when the firemens convention was held In the borough. He was a son of David K. Boyles, a Civil war veteran, will be remembered by many of our older citizens, and Wealthy (Foster) Boyles. He was born August 14, 1863, at Fostoria, near the borough, and later the family moved here. For many years he waa an active member of of the Excelsior Company, and took «* prominent part in ita affairs. For a few years he resided in Chester, Pa., where he was employed. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Annie Stephens of the north side, and a number of nieces and nephews. Funerals services were held at the home of hte nephew, J. H. Burns, 804 North Second street, Wednesday afternoon at 2:80 o'clock, in charge of Rev. H. G. Dooley, pastor of the Logan Valley Baptist church. Many friends and members of the fir. company were present at the obsequies. Interment wsa made in Logan Valley ceme- snW'^"'hi***'V''*«»*to ->Sa^teHtttt'. Mas among them being hte grandfather, who fought to the Revolutionary war, and hte father, a Civil war veteran. The deceased was wall known and a much esteemed citizen of the borough and had many friends and acquaintances. WILL RECEIVE GIFTS Funds for the Red Cross relief work will be received at the First National bank of Bellwoid. Cashier H. W. Schalles sad hte force of assistants will gladly receive all contributions from our citizens. Remember there are many destitute fam- ilys over the great deluge and much assistance will be required to give them a good start again in the world. Now is the time to help the needy. VACCINATION FOR HcALTH The Blair County Medical society through its public health and public ■relations commjittee has arranged for vaccination of the people to guard against typhoid fever in the community, especially in Tyrone, Hollidaysburg and Williamsburg and those areas visited by the flood waters. The committee has recommended -vaccination for immunization against typhoid. —Paul M. Straymyer, automobile salesman and ex-sailor, charged with the slaying of Viola E. Moore, 85- year-old Altoona woman, was acquitted by a jury in a verdict returned at 8:4b o'clock last Saturday night in the county court at Hollidaysburg. Among tbe jurors were Mr. Herman Gilmore and Mr. John McGlinsay of thte borough, who were selected after the regular panel had been exhausted. Straymyer was represented by Attorneys Samuel H. and Ben Jubelirer.. —The P. R. R. has restored two- track service at the big wtashout at Barree during the flood last week, when nine hundred feet of the roadbed was washed away, put the railroad out of commission for three days, during which ime all train service was annulled. By Saturday one-track service was restored, since then another track has been opened, ahd it is expected that all four tracks will be in service by the close of the present week. This wash-out caused the greatest trouble on the) entire system. While there te a bad washout juat east of Tyrone, with No. 4 passenger track of several hundred feet down over the embankment, It was not to be comperes' ts tta damage done at Ba—ee. Members of th. borough council met In special session, Monday night, to discusss with representatives of the Logan Valley Electric Railway Company and State Highway department, plans relative te the abandonment of the trolly sya- tem through Bellwood. Thte branch known aa the Tyrone division haa not been operating; oa a paying basis for sime time, according to trolly officials. A proposal for aome time, according to trolly officials. A proposal for erecting a new highway, bridge at Graziersville wUl Involve the Company in ea additional expense if the line te continued as their proportionate share amounts to one-third the total coat. The company feels that thte added expense cannot be justified aad will ask the Public Service Commission to allow them to abandon the Un. and install busses in their stead. Messers C. E. Crain snd J. F. Mathews were present la behalf of the traction company, while H. R. Moffet, district engineer, tepresent- ■ed the State Highway Department. All members but one of the council were present with R. H. Cilabine presiding. The purpose of this meeting waa to arrange for taking care of the streets if and when the trolly raila are taken up. Mr. Crain stated that the rails running through Main street are set in a solid concrete foundation and wouM incur a great expense to remove them. Tiw section from the Methodist church to the west end of Main street te under the care of the state and Mr. mt^tmt, fiVM^avA *h» the state required tracks removed and right-of-way put In order before the state would take it over. However, he stated that the removal of 16 grade crossings aa the out-' ■come of thte abandonment might put the affair under the grade crossing elimination -plan and thaa] provide funds to finance this paving. He also stated that in submitting hto'] report he would call attention to 1 the excellent construction of the f concrete base and possibilities are, 1 that the state may net require the 1 removal of the rails and will apply I a black top covering. The section from the Methodiat I church to tiie eaat end of Mala 1 street is under the direction of the § borough. Members of council ex- I pressed themselves aa being willing l:. to tot the tracks remain and be co**-g ered with black top dressing;, * Mr. Crain expressed his gratif ica- ii tion at the attitude taken by all con- j cerned and stated that hte company..: would cooperate in every respect with the borough in' working out j these plans. He furthermore stated I that the installation of busses would be made in such a manner that ! would insure better service. When asked concerning rates be stated: t that an effort would be made to make a satisfactory adjustment and no increase would be made in tana. Councilman Kay Cherry, submitt- Ij ed a report on -tiie inspection of tbe 1 Water shed made by memben eft the local Sportsmen's Association.! This report showed that 80 deaeVf deer had been found, 11 of them Mr the streams. All carcasses had been removed from tiie water shed an4j Council expressed their pleasure the efficency of this work. Some minor bills ordered paid saa] tor which council adjourned UKfM| their next regular meeting, ea AnjM 18th. RED CROSS BENEFIT A three act comedy, "-Kicked of College," will he presented by I members of the-Gradale Sorority huf the Y.M.C.A. auditorium Thuradaajl and Friday nights of this week. AaWj mission, 25c. All the proceed, go for the benefit of the flood saf*| ferers and will be turned over the Red Coss. Here is your oj tunity to assist in a very undertaking. Purchase a ticket attend the show. —Constable Frank Garland he will be glad when the good summer time arrives, when hs ran barefooted. **__r :- ■mummsir- •■__*"
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Title | Bellwood Bulletin 1936-03-26 |
Masthead | Bellwood Bulletin, March 26, 1936, Volume 47 Number 5 |
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Description | Weekly newspaper printed about Bellwood Borough, Antis Township and Blair County Pennsylvania |
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Date | 1936-03-26 |
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- .-*■:~ffi<*■ ■"
4lfo0G&
VOL. XLVII.
BELLWOOD, PA.,1
AFTERMATH OF THE
. BIG MARCH DELUGE
Damage Wrought by High Water in Blair County WUl Run
Into Millions—Hood Damage Great in all
Juniata River Towns
As we went to press Friday ate
noon of last week, the damagj done
by the unpredented flood of Tuesday and Wednesday waa juat beginning to filter through. Survey of
the flooded districts locally aa given
In these columns laat week was not
by any means overestimated. Farmers living along the Juniata river
and othar'home owners have suffered severely and it may be many
months before they caa regain their
losses to soil and buildings.
Much of the low lying section of
Tyrone is a picture of desolation-
Sunday the pleasant borough to the
east of us was visited by thousands of sight-seeing motorists and
all were of the opinion that the
damage wrought by the flood waters i
to beyond comparison and will ran
into a loss of possible a million and
one-half dollars. The paper mill was
drowned out and it is thought that
work will not bt resumed there for
a number of months. Heavy damage
was don. to. expensive machinery it
may be necessary to rebuild much
which suffered. The less in damaged
-stock of tho merchants on Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue is
quite heavy. A number of bridges
crossir-* Bald Eagle creek were
waaheu . t and must be replaced at
heavy expense to the borough, unless the state comes to the aid of
Tyrone, and in the -present instance
it should be forthcoming.
Immediatly after the high water
receded to the normal channel, the
home owner, who. were flooded
started with characteristic energy to
rehabilit* __ieiT homes, many of
HURRY SMITH DIED THIS L I
■'jTwSM^nmsrWmSwt
-accoskplished after days of hard labor. The Tyrone paper mill lost hundreds of cords of paper wood which
waa stored near the plant, being
taken down the raging stream and
but very little of which can be salvaged.
AU sections along the Juniata
river, from its source here in the
mountains to the Susquehanna river,
suffered irreparable loss. Mt. Union
was hard hit Homes in the low-lying districts between the railroad
and tha river were lifted from their
foui.dations and were crushed like
egg shells and many of them floated down the river with most all the
belongings of the owners. It is related that two thousand people suffered loss and were at the mercy of
the flood.
Huntingdon was badly inundated,
aot aj "****■£ homes, but the business
sections. Portstown and Smithfield
were under several feet of water
and many home, owners and business men suffered loss. Some of the
buildings were-lifted off their foundations and cai ied away. The Smith-
field bridge went with * the flood.
However, a recently constructed
bridge farther down the river weathered the fury at the flood, otherwise Huntingdon would be isolated
as far as vehicular traffic is con-'
cerned.
The highways along the river
have been in many respects, almost
impassable since'the flood, the concrete and macadam being washed
away as though is were sand. It will
require months to place the. highways back to their former condition.
Many large river bridges from
Huntingdon to the Susquehanna
river were washed away and must
be replaced during the coming summer at great cost, and-in-ndshy instances concrete bridges will likely
take tiie place of the ones taken
away by "the flood.
The flood was unusually severe
ia the southern part of Blair eounty,
where untold damage was done end
at least twenty bridges, some small,
having been washed away. The
damage to heavy to farmers aad
others living along the banks of the
river. Many of the summer cottages
from Franksto- .. te Williamsburg,
along the Juniata river washed away
sad while those not taken by the
flood have been moved from their
foundation..
The day after the flood Williamsburg wss Is dire straits and it waa
feared that a food shortage would
result The only meana of getting tn
Well Known Railroad Employ* Succumbed After L°ng lUaess
Harry C. Smith, for many years
a well known and honorable citizen
of the borough, during which time
he was one of the faithful employe
of the P.R.R. company as a division
foreman, died at his home in trie
Lauver apartment orr Rlailro'ad
street, after a severe illness, dating
back to January first of this year.
He was born at Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon county, Dee. 19,
1870, a son of William C aad Katherine (Johnson) Smith, both* deceased.
On October 27, last, 44 yeara ago,
he was married to Minnie Robinson,
who surwives.^with two sons and a
daughter, Paul, Robert snd Mrs.
George T. McFariand, all of Bellwood. One sister survives, Mrs. Walter Everhart, of Bellwood, es well* as
two brothers, George Smith, of Altoona, and Musser Smith, of Chambersburg, and five grandsons.
He waa a member of Bellwood
Lodge No*. 819, I.O.O.F., AM Encampment of Altoona, Bellwood
Lodge No. 181, Knights of Pythias,
F. & A.M. of Roanoke, Virginia,
and a member of the United Brethern church of thia borough. The
body may be viewed any time after
9 a.m. Friday. The funeral services
will be held in "the United Brethern
church mf}' North Tuckahoe street
at 2 o'clock Saturday, afternoon, ia
charge of the pastor, Rev. W. J.
Ritchey. I^______l J^made in I
PERSONnlJp
People Who Visit H<
Those Who Go AwaJ
MOVEMENTS OF OUR CI
Guests Who Arm Entertained )££'
Wood Hosts Personal
Those Who Visit To and
Mr. and 'Mrs. Leroy Miser
Hackensack, N. J., visited ov
weekend at the home of Mra.'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
•on South first street.
Mr. I. M. Watters and son-it**
Mr. Elliott Trego of North F«
street, motored to Newton
ton on Sunday to look after
cottages, one on the camp
•owneed by Mr. Watters, whlea*2
undamaged, the other of which"'!
Trego ia the owner and situate
the bankss of th. river, was
damaged in the interior,
not washed away.
Mrs. Daisy Houston and
ters, Misses Blanche and Emn
of Main street, Mr. John Sode
Juniata, motored to Camp Wei
on Sunday. Mrs. Houston*, son,;
who was home on a five-da**^
lough, was detained longer afjfj
-count of the flood conditions,
being able to reach*camp by
The visitors from tbe borough
joyed a bountiful supper in the |
hall.
THE ROBIN'S SONG
What te It in tiie robins song
That seems to thrill us -ag
When first he greets us in
spring,
Perhaps before the snow
Is gone, or chilling winds aat*?
. He carols forth so gay—
A message straight to yen; and
"Cheer up," 'he seems
FIEfY #YEARS AGO
In the column "Looking Back Fifty Years," as it appered in the last
week's issue of the Hollidyburg Register, we extract tiw .following two
items of local interest:
Mr. John G. Waters, of Bellwood.
has been commissioned Fish Warden
for Blair and Cambria counties.
We understand that Mr. Albert
McFariand, of Antia Township, will
become a candidate for Director of
the Poor, before the next republicsn
County Convention. No man in the
county would make a better Director.
The perrfos mentioned in the foregoing will Be well remembered by
many of our older citizens of tin
community. In their dsy of activity
they were quite prominent in the
affairs of the town and county
POSTPONED UNTIL MAY
Directors of the Altoona Boorer
association have decided to postpone
Blair County day until May. Also it
was deemed propitious to postpone
Cambria County day until a later
date and now the merchants have
decided to postpone Blsir couty day
and to hold another' Centre county
day during May when weather and
road conditions will be much more
favorable.
The Booster members are devoting much of their time and effort
to assist in extending flood relief to
neighboring communities and when
ths three county days are held In
May will be better able to give their
undivided attention to making their
guests feel at home.
But in the -robin's fearless song
There*, more than' melody, i
A comfort he seems to be
When clouds and trials loom;
He helps in his own cheery way
To drive away the gloom.
ELkEN IRVIN.
REPUBLICAN MEETING
The members of the Bellwoo
and Antis Township^ Republican clu
will hold .an important meeting i
the Community Room of the Firs
National bank, Monday night
7:45. All club members are earnest
ly urged to be present. Plans will h*
made for the coming campaign.
—About the only inconvenience
BeUwood experienced was when Ito.
electric current failed and the filling of many cellars with water.
COLONEL B. C. JONyS RETURNS
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin C
Jones of Tyrone and of the 104t
cavalry returned to hto. home Tues-]
day after having been on active d
ty in Harrisburg for five days.
A composite regiment of 600 me,
including members of the cavalry,
infantry and artillery, waa form
for emergency patrol duty with]
Colonel George J. Shoemaker ftp
command. Lieutenant Colonel Jonei
acted as executive officer.
The troops patrolled a large section of the city of which about one
quarter was flooded. The Tyrone
officer said that for a time tha situation was acute but tbat-every thing
was now well under control.
TO SPEND 9100,000
E. N. Jones, state WPA director,
has notified D. G. Puderbaugh,
icountty supervising engineer, tbat a
sum of 8100,000 may be expended
in Blair county in flood repair damage. Of thte amount $85,000 will be
spent in labor and % 15,000 for
equipment hire.
Additional grants for flood repair
In the county are expected after s
survey of the da mag. has been completed by Governor Earle sod WPA
authorities. The work authorised under the present great is expected to
last for 80 days, and WPA authorities will employe 1,497 relief case
workers and 126 non-relief workers.
Williamsburg was by the way of
Piney creek road. «
The flood was the worst ever to
be known in thte section. According
to the best available sources the
Juniata river was never so high. The
rain was heavy, at least six inches
having fallen to forty-eight hours
and coupled with the vast body of
snow on he mountains, the streams
wes unable to care for the large
amount of water and the disasterous
flood wss the result, tt to related, and now is the time for the charlt-*
that in some places on the moun- ' able-inclined to coma to their aid-.
tains la the immediate vicinity tiie Their lpss and suffering has beea
snow eat the level waa four feet la great, aad la thia Christian land
depth, while ia other pert* drifts ten ther. should be a generous response
feet high -sere te he foaad. I en the part of everybody.
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