Bellwood Bulletin 1938-02-03

              VOI*. XLIX
BELLWOOD. PA., THUjRSDAY, FEBRUARY 3,  1938
LOCAL HB COLIftW
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
BRIEF SUMMAJIYJOF THE WEEK
T**e*    Paragraph* CaBBBgelag    the
Doing ef Oar Regeagh    Th* Cat*
■san Oar Subscribers Enjoy
Mr. aad Mrs. J. I. Rightnour, accompanied by Mr. aad Mrs. A. B.
'■"Lowman, of Pun*xsutaiwney, will
leave on Saturday for Orlando,
Florida, where they will remain until
spring. They will make the trip
|f   overland.
—Mr. Thomas K. Ubil, well
known North Fourth street man,
received painful injuries to hfS
(body when he slipped and fell on
ine ice near his home, one dsy last
Bask Mr. Ubil is a veteran railroader, now retired, and his many
friends hope there will be no serious results on account of the mishap.
—The Alderman is ia receipt ef
several cards from hia neighbors,
fair, and Mrs. George P. Orris, who
are bow at Oceanside, California.
They left the borough several weeks
ago and were accompanied by their
grandson, Dick Orris, of Philadelphia, going by the way of Chicago,
Kansas City, Tucumcsri, New Mexico, SI Paso, Texas, then to Los
Angeles, and later to Oceanside.
14 ii about eighty miles south of Los
Angeles on the Santa Fe railroad
on the way to San Diego. Their
return wiU likely be made by way
of Sacramento, Oregan, Salt Lake
City, Denver and thence home.
GO  TO  CHURCH   SUNDAY
The Bellwood Miaisterium has set
March   6th, aas one
^'.**Sl*^K***if.,'teaS_!
ffiONO mjSJi I TRICK
Lifelong Citisea •***s**<-nmbs While
Gathering  Cfaal
Death came suddenly and while
alone to Martin L. DeLancy, a well
known and lifelong parsonage of the
community, while gathering coal in
the yards of tiie old Bellwood division, between Monday evening aad
Tuesday morning. His lifeless body
was found Tuesday morning by some
citisens la the railroad yard, nearby being a Bag filled with coal which
he gathered along tiie tracks.
Just how he met death is problem-
ethical. He may have suffered a
heart attack and perhaps he may
have fallen and stunned himself to
such an extent as to render him
unconscious, and the weather being
just .a few degrees above zero, death
may have resulted from the cold and
exposure. Monday evening when a
train passed through the yard, members aaw the man lying near tiie
aaek of coal, but gave the incident
BO further consideration as the unfortunate man had often been seen
in the yard by   train   crews.
Jesse Raugh, chief of police of the
borough was notified Tuesday
morning and had the body removed
to the mortuary of Mr. George E.
Fouss, where It wee prepared for
burial. Coroner Chester C. Roth-
rock was- notified and investigated
the circumstances. An inquest will
aot likely be held.
The deceased waa aged 61 years,
iunmarried and for a long time lived
alone in a small house in Reign-town,
a suburb. For many years he worked for the late W. B. Dysart, who
was engaged la the hardware and
plumbing business. Recently he
was employed on tbe sewer project.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs.
William Keller, who resides in Antis
township. He aas horn at Greenwood, Augest 6, 1876, the bob of
|_4ad Emily (Tyler) MjfeM
BUSINESS MEN HBat KCTIN8
APPEALS FOR SCHOOL NOTES
Local Stores WiU Unite jn Effort Te j»V*«hins««n Girl Want* Column  Re-
Promote  Business vived in the Bulletin
A group of fifteen   representative jj i**BOr Bellwood Bulletin: I read*
business mea met Wednesday night »*«  Bulletin every week because  I
at the Bellwood Furniture" Store for ***»   Interested   in my  father's   and
the purpose of forming a  coopera- B*"ral**i"wren*''*' ■hM*1* town. I am espe-
tive   association    to     further   the eially interestested in the activities
business intrests of -Bellwood.   u
"For some time a number of business maa have been taking cognizance of the fact that the large volume of business going out of town-
is.partly their own fault by not having suffieient inducements to en.'
courage local baying. Thus it was
deemed advisable" to take steps' tb
remedy this condition which can only,
be corrected by cooperative methods.
Accordingly an "effort was made
to contact; all the local busing*** men
and get together for a meeting.
The fine attendance last night
shows the receptive spirit with wftich
the idea was received end the-
suits of the meeting were gBttif
ing to  toy -tae  least.
Plans were discussed to hotfl a,]
series of "Booster Days" on which
days special attractions and induce,
ments will be -offered to the buy.
ing public. It was stressed upon
those present that in view of the
keen competition offered in other
communities, an event of this kind
would necessitate careful preparation and the stores would be required to offer genuine gilt edge bargains on this occassion.
It is believed that our local patrons would be highly appreciative
of an opportunity to buy, quality
merchandise under special buying
conditions, in their own community,
thereby avoiding congested traffic
conditions, paying transportation,
and eliminating unpleasant parking
restrictions.
Another meeting is schedeatog
for next Tuesday night when it Sis
planned   te^have 'MM%gBM^tL>'
\ot the   Bellwood High  School as I
attended high school myself.
**I noticed a column in the Bulletin about a month ago entitled
•Bellwood HI Notes' which interested
me very much. I now notice that
it does not appear la the Bulletin
which grieves me very much.
"I read several notices a in the
Bulletin asking readers to submit
Bay items which would interest tiie
readers. I then decided that you'
hsd nothing to print about the Bell-
wdod High School as this is the slack
season for sports and other outdoor
activities.
,: "I would like to make a suggestion if I may. We have a paper at
{.the school I attend and we elect
someone to collect gossip snd submit it to the paper. We have one
person from each room give an item
of some kind and when yoa put
them together you have a rather interesting column. The teachers are
very much for this Idea because of
its literary training.
"The young people will like this
idea very much I am sure, because
they like to see their own name in
a paper so widely read as the Bellwood Bulletin. I hope you will continue the Bellwood Hi Notes for the
^younger readers of the Bellwood
^netih.
thank yob very much for your
foregoing is from Miss Beat-
Ubil, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
_g\ Ubil,   *f  Washington   D.
[aaa granddaughter   of Mr.   and
ygtagmas *,H>il of North Fourth
>J,*^i'_<t^**4*^,sM_^ Bast-
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METERS MNCJS SENTENCED
Perpetrator,     of     Many     Robberies
Brought   Before   th*  Court
For about a period of a year a
gang of robbers had been operating
in the borough, committing numerous crimes by breaking Into places
of business and carying away var*
uable merchnndise running into
hundreds of dollars. Their activities became so daring that it was
thought almost impossible to detect
the guilty parties. However, they
•serried their thieving too far and
on the night of January 6, 1938,
they entered the Cook market on
Main street in the borough, which
proved their undoing. Thia robbery was committed in the early
morning hours and the trace they
left behind was sufficient to give
Chief of Police Jesse Raugh a clue
and with the aid of the State Motor
Police, they immediately got on their
trail and in a day or two they
were run to cover.
Search warrants were issued from
the office of Justice of the Peace
W. F. Balsbach and immediately
thereafter the officers got busy on
the trial of the perpetrators and in
due time five of the offenders were
brought up before the justice and
given a hearing. This was on the.
14th day of January. At the hearing all defendants admitted to their
participating in the robberies and
were held for court trial.
Last Monday morning they were
brought up before Judge Marion
D. Patterson in Hollidaysburg,
where they admitted to their wrong
doing. The places of business entered in the borough and nearby
were as follows: The Orville Dougherty store on North Tuckahoe street
R. N. Mogle service station at Root's
crossing in Antis township* J. W.
Jones store on Boyles street
Cramer milk fl
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PERSOIULJRnl
People Who Visit H
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS flToUR Cf
Cn*at* Who Are tags* lalasd by
Wood Host* ■ ■P*rg—1 aisaUan ef
Taos* Who Visit Te aad Pre
Mrs. Walter   Stevens was ia Me- I
Connellstown   yesterday  where  abe I
attended the funeral of Mrs. Sydney
Kyper.
Mrs. Joaeph Guest, of Pittsbuirgh, i
spent Tuesday with her areata, Miss
Lillian Jeffries and Mrs. Jennie Me- .
Cracken on Boyles street.
Mrs.   Donald   Werts left   Sunday v
for Wilmerding where her husband
in employed.   They expect to make
their   permanent residence   in that
city.
Miss Sarah Cherry, of Grand
Rapids, ts enjoying a visit with her
sister, Mrs. Nearhoof on the north
side. This is Miss Cilery's visit to
■home folks during the past year.
Mr.  Daniel Noel, of Wilmingtoa,
Delaware, where he is employed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
is enjoying a few days at the home
of his parents en Railroad street-
Mr. aad Mrs. L. W. Enyeart, who
had spent the past six months with'
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Shaner at Hensheytown, left Tuesdajy morning! vie.
the Pioneer bus left for Norfolk, Va-
where    Mr.    Enyart    has    secured
employment.
Mws    Barbara   Stevens   left   for.
New*"iTork   yesterday   ia  corapany.
with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  E.  Dickson,
where they will see Charles
sail   on    his   trip .__
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ii
 Bom town 160 e*.
ia church that day. Every lodge,
civic organization, Fireman, Y. M.
C. A., will be asked to cooperate with
tiie churches in' getting all their
members to attend church tbat
Sunday.
Raw. Russell .P Knoebel has been
appointed chairman      of      the
general committee that will outline
the plan to get everyone to attend
•church that Sunday. Thia committee will meet on Sunday, Feb, 13th,
at 2:80 P. M. in th Lutheran Parish
House. Every organization in the
town Is asked to appoint a committee
and aee that. at least tha chairman
of their organization will be present
at this meeting. All the pastors and
their leaders la their congregations
are asked to be present hi order that
detail plans can be outlined that we
might get every one in Bellwood that
Sunday to attend the church of their
choice. This drive is not only for
church members but the committee
wants to get everyone, member of
the church or not member, to attend
church service that Sunday. ' So
don't forget that Bellwood is going
to attend church on Sunday, March
6th.
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%A'A EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY
The many friends of Mrs. Joha
C. Innes, wife of a former burgess
and forty-five years ego a well
known druggist of the borough, will
be glad to know she celebrated her
eightieth anniversary on February
1. Mrs. Innes is living with her
daughter, Mrs. T. E. Milles, of Beaver Road, Pittsburgh, Pa The occasion was celebrated with a turkey
dinner in which many friends and
relatives participated. The decorations were carried out in pink
and white. The birthday cake weighed ten pounds, and waa decorated
with plait roses and eighty pink
candles. - Mrs. Innes received in a
white silk crepe dress and a corsage
af pink rosea.
The guests were: Mrs. Robert
T. Alexanner, Mrs. Oscar Hart, Mrs.
Wm. H. Smith, of Pittsburgh; Mrs.
C.    K.   Phillips,    Coroapolig;   Mrs.
I Samuel Prichard, Bridgeville) Mrs.
Howard M. Ross, Johnstown; Mrs.
Hays Scott, Carnegie; Mrs. Clarence Minech, Mrs. Horace Babson
«id Mrs. Charles Williams, Silver
Dial Mr. aad Mra, Walter Stevens.
Bellwood; Mr. ead Mrg. T. E. Milles,
Idamae, Jane and Thomas Milles,
Pittaburgh. They all wished Mrs.
Innes  many happy   return*   of the
hat-*
aB*a*iaooB ■~b" BBS George E. Fouss
Funeral chapel on Main street, by
Rev. William A. Dysart. Interment
was made in Asbury cemetery.
SAW HIS SHADOW
Wednesday was groundhog day
and precisely twenty minutes ot the
stroke of nine o'clock in the morning 'the tarnal little varmint was out
and saw his 'shadow. Now look
out for six more weeks of blizzardy
cold weather, for according to tradition the little animal rules the weather for the next month and two
weeks   thereafter.
Old Sol came beaming up over
Brush mountain and at 8:40 o'clock
the sun was visible in these parts for
at least fifteen minutes, long enough
for the groundhog to sea hia shadow.
The little prognosticator immediately
returned to his hibernation and
will remain there for six weeks, daring which time we are supposed to
have an extension of real cold weather, the duration of whieh will be
six weeks. When this period is up
the gentle zephyrs of spring will
make their appearance, then will
come garden-making time and the
weary fishermen will go their
way to the streams, all will be lovely and the groundhog and the winter weather will be forgotten.
shopping el
ALLOTMENT FOR OUR SCHOOLS
THE JAZZ FOOL
What is jazz? Perhaps not one
person out of one hundred could
give a clear definition. There is
no doubt that we are living in a
jazz age, hat what is jess.
Jazz is not to be associated with
{music only. On next Sunday night
Bev. H. G. Dooley will give a clear
definition of the term jazz as applied to the music, religion aad the
American way of life. Rev. Dooley
has chosen for his subject "The Jass
Fool" The text is UPeter 2:18-14.
WILL SERVE ON THE JURY
Newton C. McGinnis, of Antis
township, residing near the borough, will serve as a. grand juror foe
the March term of quarter sessions
court to be held at Hollidaysburg,
the meet of March 14. Mrs. Marg-
ret Brunner and Mra. Sarah Cameron, also of Antis township, will
aerve as petit jurors the week of
March 21, and Jacob W. Wertz,
well known north side citizen of the
borough will also serve as juror in
thia court.
Miss Harriet Kyper of Harrisburg,
•visited Bats week with her neice, Mra
James Truitt and family on the hill
I section of the borough.
Generous Unci* Sam Opens His
Pars* For Bellwood Borough
Congressman Don Gingery has
been notified that the President has
approved aa eligible an allotment in
the sum of $18,153 for the purpose
of making general improvements to
buildings, grounds and facilities of
the North and South side Schools in
the borough. The work includes leveling and grading grounds, construction of roofs, floors and window panes, stairway and stone wall, and performing appurtenant and incidental work. No taxes or assessments
wfll be levied to cover the amount
of Federal funds expended od this
project, which is being sponsored by
the school district.
Also_an allotment In the sum of
*>0,416.00 for the purpose of constructing water mains with the necessary connections, fittings, valves and
fire hydrants, on Lincoln and Madison Avenues in the borough of Tyrone, and the performance of work
appurtenant aad incidental thereto.
No taxes or assessment will be lev-
led to cover this amount of Federal
funds expended on this project. The
sponsor of this project is the borough
of Tyrone.
The citizens of the borough hail
this announcement of the grant of
Federal funds for improvement of
our borough schools with genuine
delight, even though it will be necessary to refund tiie money to the United States treasury ia years to
come. When the work is started it
will give employment to a number
of men, something that is greatly
^lacking*.
In the course of a few months the
sewer project will be completed in
the borough. It haa been underway
far the past two years or more and
has been the means of employment
for several hundred men, the maj''
•ority of whom   reside elswhere and
not in tiie borough. After the sewer
job   is completed  it wilt  leave   our
streets, which were in excellent condition   before the sewer work   waa
started,  in a   deplorable   condition.
The     citizens     of    tha     borough
are   now tax-ridden   aad the   town
is without the means to place the streets in their former good condition.
It mjust look to the Federal government far aid. Now is the time to look
for help.  An appeal should' be made
to Congressman Gingery to get
borough all toe money rngriM-
schoola, hence her interest in school
affairs locally. The school notes to
which she refers had been appearing in the columns of the' Bellwood
Bulletin for weeks, and for some unknown reason made their disappearance. The notes were interesting
to many of our readers and we were
hopeful that they would be eon-.
tinued from week to week. The
interest manifested should bestir
the school coach to again become
active and. supply the Bulletin
each week with a live column of the
activities of our school. This is
an invitation for the revival of the
school notes.
SPORTSRIEN MEET FRIDAY NITE
Refreshments,   Motion   Pictures   and
Park Plan. WIN be Highlights
The Bellwood Sportsman's association will hold their regular monthly meeting tomorrow night at 8
o'clock In the Cornmesser building
Arrangements have been made to
serve refreshments and tbe old time
get-to-gether spirit will be revived.
Mr. Merrill Merritts of Altoona
will show motion pictures of wild
life, and promises something new in
this kind of pictures. A number of
fish and game officials and representatives of other clubs will also
be present.
A matter of utmost importance
to the members will occupy a leading role ia the program, which will
be plans for going ahead with the
fish dam and recreational park.
Word was received last week that
the WPA project has been approved
and approximately $14,000 will be
spent on this project. When- com
pleted the Sportsmen hope to give
the community an ideal recreation
park, as well as furnishing a con-
vienient place for the kiddies to go
fishing.
As a means of raising funds to
cover the club's share in this project an extensive membership drive
is being conducted and all membership fees will be used for this purpose. All former members are urged to renew their cards at once and
to a*d in securing as many new
members as possible.
The committee working on the
proposed game refuge on Brush
mountain has met with unusually
fine success and.will have something
interesting' to report Friday  night.
Street repairing. It will require
many thousands of dollars, and help
ahould come from the Federal authorities.
ort South^*"»mbraa*r' street; Burns
restaurant On Main street. The de-
fendents were George Myers, Wayne
Yohn, Tony Padula, Donald Cab.
er and Robert Brunner. They were
not charged with entering all of the
places together, but were implicated
in entering one or the other at different times.
When brought before the court
at Hollidaysburg -Monday morning
one man was sentenced to the penitentiary while a number of other, including several boys in their 'teens,
were gvieB jail terms when they
entered pleas to a variety of law
violations.
George Meyers, aged 27, was
sentenced to serve two to four years
ir the Western penitentiary which
'he pleaden guilty to nine counts of
breaking, entering and larceny in
the Bellwood district. Meyers was
termed the "ring-leader" of the gang.
Wayne Yohn, aged 18, was sentenced to serve one* to two years in
the county jail for participation in
six of the robberies with Meyers.
Robert Brunner and Donald Caber,
both aged 17 and residing in the
Bellwood district, were given jail-
terms of one year each, to be paroled within thirty days of commits
ment. Tony Padula, aged 19, implicated in one of the Bellwood thefts,
was given a suspended sentence by
the court.
The fact that it was the first time
for Brunner, Caber, and Padula to
appear in court as defendants won
leniency for the trio, the judge
pointed out. Letters of recommendation for Cdber and Padula
were read to the court by their
respective counsel from many citizens, clergy, school teachers, etc.,
in the Bellwood district.
The loot, obtained in all of the
robberies, was estimated to tiie
value of 8400. State Motor Police
man William King and Chief of Police Jesse Raugh of Bellwood were
the prosecutors against tiie quintet
of defendants.
OB the nine counts of larceny,
Meyers was sentenced to aerve two
consecutive terms of from one to
two years ia the penitentiary and
two concurrent terms of one to two
years in the penitentiary. Sentence
was suspended on five of the counts.
It wss only through the good work
P. T. A.1BBB*.ETING
The Bellwood P. T. A. will hold
its regular monthly meeting next
Thursday evening at 7:80 p.m.
in the South Side school building.
All the teachers are asked from
the South Side building to be ia their
class rooms from 7 to 7:80 ia
order that the parents and others
may visit with them before the
meeting.
Dr. Harry F. Weber, Ph. D., head
ef the department of guidence la
th State Teachers' College, Lock
Haven, will be our speaker this evening Dr. Weber is being aeat. here
by the State P. T. A. and Bellwood
will have an unusual privilege hearing him speak on the subject "Lubricating The Power Wheels" of e
place for tiie P. T. A. in the educational system.
Every    teacher    of    oar schools
should be present and we want att I
our  parents  to come and   listen to
this  man.    He has  a real   message
for all of us.   Don't forget the time
and place,    Thursday evening, Feb.
10, at 7:30, South Side school build- j
ing.    Following is a brief outline of |
his   address   that  will give you   an
idea what Dr. Weber will bring to us
that evening:
A.The Analogy. It is poor logic
to try to prove things by analogy,
but often it can be used.
B. The Cogwheel of the Home. I
The home of yesterday waa a small- ,
er Wheel.
The   modern   "home    is   greatly:
changed.        The   Cogwheel   of the
^ School. The school of yesterday waa
also    a much    smaller wheel.    The;
modern   school   It greatly   changed
also.
A large turnout is expected at this
meeting, not only for the refreshments and gfitlSl activities but also
on account of tha enthusiasm aroused over the Bark project. Everybody ia welcome.
of   Chief of   Police Jeaaa   Rauga,
assisted  by the State Motor   Police
that the offenders were brought te
justice.  The  local   policeman worked diligently oa the clues that filter
ed. tiirough from time to   time
•putting .piece by piece together
officers   were   successful   ia ■ land-
iag the guilty ia jail. Now that they
have   been   brought  to justice   and
sentenced for their Crimea, the business   interests   of the   borough
breath  easier.    Ttat offenders
become so bold la  their   ope rat
that it waa a  common  thing 'for ass
place   of   business to   entered   an*
robbed almost monthly hi
<ugh. v;'^bbbb_
The   fate that haa  befallaa
fellows  should aerve  aa a.
to ell law-vBolatora,