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BELLWOOD. PA.. TMJ
tSDAY. OCTOBER 2,  1941
NO.
LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
Short items That Will Inter-
est Our Readers
For Rent—Dwelling bouse 506 S.
Tuckahoe Street, Hellwood, Pa. J.
F. Chilton, Ardmore, Pa.
—Believe it or not, the month of
October, ths one ia which fsH arrives is again with us
—Aa automatic chlorinator will
soon be installed at the borough
reservoir, the source of our water
supply,
—October will give oa s holiday,
when we celebrate the birthday of
Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of this hemisphere.
—New "stop" traffic signs have
been placed at a number of street
intersections la the borough. The
new signs are more distinct and
should attract   the attention of all.
—Mr. William A. Dysart and
family, long rumered among
the substantial citizens of the borough, have moved to 'East Lans-
downe, Pa., which place will be
their home ia the future.
—Thus far during the season old
Jack Frost has not been a very frequent visitor. While frost may
have fallen in some sectxns, this
part has been singularly fortunate
in having a visit from the ice king.
Bat wait
—Teachers of elementary schools
of Blair county will meet next Saturday forenoon in the second of a
utes.        The meeting
sad will be held in the   court house
at  Hollidaysburg.
—Mr. snd Mrs. Andrew Greiner
sesame the parents of a fine baby
boy which arrived at the Altoona
hospital last vPjednesday. • This
being the first addition to the family, the young man was vary welcome. The arrival of this newcomer makes Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Greiner snd Mr. and Mrs. Berk—
stressor grandparents for   the   first
—Again in tne month of October
young men in this vicinity will he
given the opportunity of being interviewed by the traveling represen-
tativies of the U.S. Marine Corps
regarding enlistment in the United
States Marine Corps snd the United
States Marine Corps Reserve. qualified men will be accepted immediately ss applicants for enlistment
in this outstanding branch of the
seirvice. •
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Siman of
south third street received word thst
their son Private First Class Harry
M. Sitman has arrived safely 1b Newfoundland with his squadron on maneuvers for three months The trip
wss made to New York by train;
by boat from there to the air base st
St. Johns. Harry is a graduteeof
the Bellwood-Antis High shool
in 1940, also a menberof the football team.
—There sre two kinds of friends;
the friends who sre friends because
they like you sad enjoy your company and the friends who are your
friends bsesnss they want something you have, either your help or
material substance. The last variety is as bis; s Buisance ss the first
type is s blessing. The friendship
that has to be fed with favors is
never worth the value of the
favosa,
Young men and women who have
been working during the summer
vacation period and are now returning to college were cautioned in a
statement by C. Randall Wilson,
manager of the Altoona office of the
Social seccurity Board, to keep
the same socisl security account
number cards issued to them when
they begin work snd hsve the numb-
ess ready for their employers whenever they   return   to   employment.
This slao applies to boys aad girls
of grade snd aed high schools who
have Use a sashing during vaes-
Mr. Wilson stated.
HAPPENINGS 30 YEARS ISO STATE  HIGHWAYS SCENffl'RECORD OF THE DEPARTED
B3IEE SUMMABT DF THE WEEK
Teres     Pareajrapbs   Concerning,   the
Doing  of Oar  Bonougb—The Col-
Our   Subscribers    Enjoy
ACTIVITIES OP   OUR   CITIZENS
THREE DECADES    AGO
From the Belhvood Bulletin,
July 26,1912.
Mrs. A. J. Darrah, and two sons,
are visiting at the home of Squire
and Mrs McFarrand on Boyles
street. |||
Mrs G. A. Werner, of Harrisburg returned home last Friday after a visit of several days with relatives 1b town. >
Miss Helen Rowe, is at home
after a visit of several weeks with
relatives and friends at variou.
points in Ohio.
Miss Blanche Lafferty, telephone
operator in the exchange at the
Bellwood division office, is on her
annual vacation.
Mr. and Mrs, Robert Myers and
children, of Johnstown, were guests
during the past week among relatives and friends in town.
Mrs. Leffard,. of McVeytown,
and Mrs. 'Stewart, of Huntingdon,
were recent guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Keys on Main street.
Mr. snd Mrs. J. WV Jones, and
children, of Pitcairn, have returned
home after a pleasant visit at the
home of Mr. D. A. Raugh, south
side.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Schucker,
snd son Paul, are enjoying a vacation at Atlantic City. Mr. Schucker
is the express agent at the local
station.
Miss Ruth Hallman, sn operator
on the Bellwood Division, at La.
Jose, wss tiie guest st the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Rightnour a couple of
last week.
Mrs. Susan Raugh,    and    granddaughter,   Miss Susan Aurandt,    of
south side, are   visiting   at the
Pit1 M5't«l MrtT^r^frisi
Bettevue, Ohio, for s few weeks.
G. S. Lowman, wife and two children, of Saltsburg, Indiana county,
were Sunday visitors at the home
of A. B. Lawman, Main street. It
was their first visit to our borough.
Cecil Henshey, who is empoyed
with the Cadilac Auto works a.
Detroit, Mich., ass returned there
after a vacation at the home of
his- parents, Mr. snd Mrs. Henry
Henshey, near Fostoria.
The Union Sunday School picnic
held at Rhododendron Park, Llyds-
ville, on Wednesday was a decided
success notwithstanding the last
thst the weather wss very unfavorable. Nearly 400 boarded the
special! train at 8.30 in addition to
a large number that went on the
regular train.
Bellwood walloped Alexandria to
the tune of 11-9. It waa this
bunch that defeated the locals in
two games st Alexandria on the
fourth.
In Bellwood's line up Were Pen-
nock, Finley, Wentzel, Fleming,
Lee, Brindle, Epler, R. Isenburg,
Figard and Mentch. Time of game
2:10. Umpire, Wentsel.
MO MILES   NEW ROAD
Slightly more than 800 miles of
new pavement has been completed
under contract so far this year tha
Department of Highways announced this week. Reports tabulated by
the Department show that for the
week ending September 16 contractors had finished 301.79 miles of
new highway.
For the corresponding week of
1940 the   amount wss 228.98 miles
District 1, with headquarters in
Franklin, has the largest mileage of
new highway completed with 50.76
miles Second is District 4, Scranton, with 88.11 miles followed by
District 8, Williameport, which re-
oprts 86.82 miles.
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—Under the' present law say
dealer or converter who has a
larger supply of needed metals than
his needs may require can be forced to give up part of his stock to
other industries needing the same
materials. Another phase of the
present law is that a plant that has
thee equipment necessary to turn
out a government defense order,
to do so.
MANY TO BE SEEN ALONG
JUNIATA;  RIVER
"It is expected   that shout
15 the entire state   will be
in fall colors,   sad until the
the month the southern    areas1'
retain their hues,"    Mark S.
Secretary of   Commerce, said
Every    highway,    byway
forest trail offers spectacular,
of mountains painted with
gold and brown and   the rich!
of harvested feilds.      One
outstanding lookout points iaI
western Pennsylvania is atop'
Davis, the states   highest
an altitude of   3,218 feet,
tower    visitors    msy   view
expanse of scenery especially'
tifully at this time of year.
The Lincoln    Highway
the southern section from'
phia to Pittsburg.    Tourists'
road get a greatly diversified;
treat in    the    Lancaster   and
county    hillsides    and in
Park , largest   state    ares 3
coloring tress   of numerous
are mixed with evergreens. I
Alonng the William Penn
(U. S. 22) which follows tiie [
ing Juniata river west from a
about 18 miles north of
scenic panoramas    touched
autumn,    attracts     many '
There are lookout points near J
lintown,   Lewistown, Mount
Huntingdon, Ebensburg, and
viMe.
Connellsville,    on    U. S. 1}
southwestern Pennsylvania is
esquely situated at the   foot j
Allegheny Mounains on   the'
iogheuy river.
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JAILED FOR RACK
William D. Krause, agedj
~iruokers"l Eeewl
languishing in ths Blair ajounty
jail, having bees sent up bjpiudge
G. Patterson on Monday when they
appeared before him on the SnBrgas
ef selling short-weight coal in Altoona. They were also charged
with purloining Altoona city coal
weigh bills, a hundred having been
missing from the office of the sealer
of weights and measures in that
city. The couple were sentenced
by Judge Patterson to not less than
one year nor more than two years
in the county jail, to pay fines of
$250 each, and to make restitution
to all customers given short deliveries of coal. The judge told the
trackers that he intended to make
an example of them.
In the past few years Bellwood
citizens have been vistimiced by
by coal truckers from the Osceola
Mills section snd it is beleived
hundreds of tons of coal have been
delivered here that did not contain
the correct weight. The conviction
of Krause and Mastyn Witt likely
have the effect of our citizens being
more cautious in buying coal from
short weight racketeers.
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WORLD   WIDEk, COMMUNION
Next Sunday will be a significant day in all congregations around ths world. On that day humble
hearts of many races aad in all lands
will gather in penitence and faith
about the table of our Lord Jesus
Christ. This they will do in remen-
brance of him It is most appropriate when hate ia on the march and
war is rampant in our world, that
Christians everwhere should maintain an unbroken fellowship. This
unbroken fellowship in Christ wiB
stand out ia contrast to our broken
sad disorganised world. It wiU
bear witness to s fellowship which
can cross frontiers of race and
break through barriers of human
prejudice and rise above the clash
and conflict of warring nations;
Each local congregation shall seek
to hsve its members 'present next
Sunday. All are to he guests of our
Lord, Head over all things to His
church.—Rev. H. G. Dooley, correspondent for the Bellwood Minieter-
him.
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—Plans are maturing for the an-
: naal farm show   to bo   held in the
1 Antis Township Consolidated school
building. iri
THOSE WHO HAVE PAST FROM
TIME  TO ETERNAL REST
James L. Mulhollen
James L. Mulhollen died suddenly st 6:80 o'clock Monday evening
at the home of John Turabaugh on
North Fifth street, where he had
been s member of the family for a
number of years. He had been ailing a very short -time snd died
sfter eating supper. He wss born
in Antis township, Octocber 27,
866, the son of Hugh snd Mary
(Shugarta) Mulhollen, pioneer resident of this part of Blair county,
aad where he followed farming the
greater part t ef his life, retiring a
tarn rears ago on account of advanced years. He was the last of
his Immediate family. He is survived by s number of nephews and
nieces The deceased was a member ef the Baptist church of Tyrone.
CLEANING  THE   WATER   MAINS
For * some time past a isrge
force of men have been at work
cleaning the borough water mains
in different parts of the town, and
in some sections new snd larger
ipsa ins are being laid—on East Main
street, South Tuckahoe street to
the hill section of the borough,
snd in other parts.
At Root's crossing   the    pipe has
been cleaned almost to the borough
oa North Tuckahoe street.   The
ethod ef cleaning the mains is to
t s section and then - with an inset    force    oat the accumula-
It haa   been   related thst in
e places   there   is just a small
JHwater through the pipes, on
ess. of corostoa.    As   the   work
corosion    is removed
larger volume of
tline
irons*' the maintf " '»«*"' Baptist
Six inch mains will be laid on
East Main street and South Tuckahoe street, and it may be that
other six inch pipes will be laid on
some of the streets.
Oar citizens may wonder why
there is a small water force at
times during the day. It ia on account of cleaning the mains. These
interruptions msy he expected for
the next few months, ss it is the
intention of the borough authorities to clean the entire system.
When finished the town will hsve a
greater volume of water in the
mains. Psjp
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REBUILDING DAM
The dam of the Bellwood Sportsmen's association which was washed
daring ths high water last spring
and located s mile and half west of
the borough on Bell run, is now being rebuilt, work having started
this week with a good size force of
men. It is proposed to build the
dam more securely in the hope that
it will) withstand the onrush of
high water. The other dam formed
a nice body of water in which the
kiddies of the town enjoyed fishing.
However, during the past summer
they were denied this pleasure on
account of the brest being taken
swsy in high water. The undertaking will be completed at an early
data, ►
The sportsmen's dam is in an,
ideal location, almost at the foot
of the Allegheny maintain, where
flows an uncontaminated stream of
water. It is much in demand for
family gatherings and small picnics
and during the season many persons avail themselves of the pleasure of an afternoon or evening at
the perk.
—It is rumored thst Bellwood
citizens may soon hear the sound
of a whistle on an industrial plant.
The Altoona school for secretaries held its first meeting Friday of
last week, electing students to their
respective    offices Miss    Ethel
Marie Werts, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles F. Werts of 516 South
Cambria Street, was chosen as president Other offices were also filled. The young ladies are planning
a varied and interesting social program for the yesr. The first event
wsa s theater party ia Altoona on
Tuesday evening.
NATIONAL JDEFENSE  TRAINING
The Altoona Undergraduate
Center, extension branch of ths
Pennsylvania STATE COLLEGE,
will again conduct, tuition free,
national defense training courses
in conjunction with ueU, S. office
of education, for the district including Bellwood. The present program
will begin with registration from 7
to 10 p. m., October 6, 7, and 8,
officially called engineering patience
snd managenneut defense training
ccurse.s is designed for those persons whod are now employed and
who desire to do part time study
for the purpose of fitting themselves for more responsible positions. The courses hsve been compared to emphasize practical application to defense jobs.
Although all courses will be of college grade, no college credit will be
given. "Qualifications for admission
vary and are specfic for each course.
Though the present program will
be offered in the evening, where
there is sufficient demand because
of people working at night several
classes may be offered during the
day.
Among the many courses offered
are the following: applied engineering and mecanics, auditing, chemistry
accounting, drafting, fuels analysis,
electricity, hydraulics, metallurgy,
machine design, physics, pyrometry,
'stress analysis,! thermocrynaYnicB,
time and motion study Snd surveying
sad mapping There are no fees
charged for any of the courses.
Information concemig these
courses can be secured at the Webster building office of the Altoona
Undergraduate center or at the
Pennsylvania State Employment,
office,, on 12th    ave.    in    Altoona.
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CENTRE  BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION
On Thursday and Friday of this
week delegates from thirty-one
Baptist churches of the Centre
Baptist Association will exeat ia the
PERSONAL PJHWGW
People Who Visit Here
Those Who Go Away.
MOVEMENTS ?F OUR CIMI
The special speakers will be Dr. C.
C. Ellis, President Juniata college;
Dr. Charles Bond of Bucknell university; Dr. Finley Keech, Harrisburg; Dr. W. R. Deer and Dr.
George Merrian, of Philadelphia.
Reports on nominating committee
for the association and tiie campaign for 860,000 for the Baptist
Orphanage and Home for the' Aged
at Pittsburgh will be presented by
Rev. H. G. Dooley. The delegates
from tiie Logan Valley Baptist
church are Mrs. Robert Holden,
Mrs. J. V. Smelker, Mrs. Charles S.
Weight, . Mist Janet White, Mrs.
George B. Cherry, Mrs. Charles
Rumbarger.
PLANNING FOR SEAL SALES.
Plans were discussed Friday at
the Penn Alto Hotel in Altoona at a
meeting of the directors of tiie Blair
County Tuberculosis and Health
Society for the 1941 seal sale.
Mr. T. S. Davis, president, was in
charge.
Mrs. C. W. Montgomery, chairman of the campaign, said thai,
during the summer a complete rev-
vision of the files was made in preparation for thecampaign for funds
this year. Mr. Harry L. Johnston,
Was appointed chairman of the
committee to prepare a letter that
will go out with tiie Christmas seals
this year, explaining tiie work of
tils soceity and the appeal for fends
in order that no curtailment from
the program will be necessary.
Miss Mildred Gustafson executive
secretary submitted her report for
the early spring snd summer.
'FRACTURED HIS HIP
Friday afternoon of last *ook
a distressing accident befel Mi.
Albert L. Pelter, residing on north
Second Street of ethis borough,
when he fell s short distance from
the roof of hie garage which ha wsa
repairing at the time and fractured
bone in one of his hips as well ss an
ankle bone. He was also bruised
and jarred from the   fall.    He was
! taken    immediately    to the mercy
! hospital, where it was found that
the fractures'«couId not he reduced
owing to his sge sad ha wss brought
to his home on North Second Street
' where he is lying ia s serious condition. Mr. Pelter is one of the well
known citizens of the north side, A
retired employe of the Pennsylvania
railroad    and   his   friends    greatly
' sympathise with    him ia   his   mis-
i fortune
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Cessta   Wfco Are Entertained by I
Weed  Hosts—Personal  Mention  I
These Who Visit To aad Pee
Mr. James W. Lowther, of
College, was a town visitor
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. ChiltoaJH
Ardmore, Pa, are enjoying the see
ciety of their friends la tha boee
ough today.
Mr. sad Mrs. J. I. Rightnour est
South First street, motored tsi
Philadelphia on Friday, where they
spent the week-end. They were asa
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Wliliam
Boyd, who had spent the past
three' months visiting at tha Eight"
nour home
Mrs. George Shaffer of Blaiit
Street has retured .home from sf
visit to Mrs. Minis Tille ia Wash-.
ington, D. C. In company with Mrs.
Tills, the ladies went to Portsmoe)
Virginia, to visit Mrs. Tile grands]
sons, Ray, and Wayne Reinhsrt, ag
well as Mrs. Shaffers son, William!
and family.
Mr. Roland M. Caldwell, seamen
first class, after enjoying a vacation of fifeteen days st the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Caldwell, south snjain street, returned
duty on Sunday. He left during the
evening for Brooklyn, where the
ship to which he had been assigned
to which he has been asigned had he*
had been ia dry dock for repairs, j
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ANTIS  FARM SHOW
The ninth    annuslfsrm
show of the   Antia Township
unity, SBSonistjnji   ajfif be
Bellwood      Antis      High      Sch
Due to the fine   growing   see
msny fine   exhibits   are expected
be on    display.        Over   8100.00
premiums will    bb    swarded   to
winners in the various   clssses.
premium list    will    be distributed*]
before the show in order thst
hitors msy    properly   prepare tha
products for display.
Afine program of entertainment,
has been prepared by the commit
tee. A motion picture starria
Fred Warring and his Pennsylva
ians will be shown free of charge I
patrons on Friday and Saturdaj
evenings. Concerts will be present
ed by the Belhvood-Antis
school band, orchestra sad gasj
clubs. Saturday afternoon's foot
game with Saxton-Liberty will
one of the highlights of the she
Every member of the community
invited to participate in order
make this the largest and be
show in the history of the
munity.   ■
TRAIN SERVICE GOME
i     Unlike a morning   more   thsa
years    ago   when s well-filled
| «f 10 cars arrived ia Altoona fi
' Martinsburg    and    returned   to
! cove   community   ss   sa   excursh
' the       combined       psssenger-frei
train, No. 510,    Saturday   moraii
' provided passenger   Service   for
last time, with few i aboard and
celebration..
The   Pennsylvania    railroad,   ,
thorized by tiie state   public uti
'■ commission,    abandoned    paaaei
i service because of lack of
! It had been    provided    only
| as    Roaring    Spring     since    II
1 Freight service   will continue to
provided to Curry sad later
points.
I     There wss s day when the
tie of the train's   locomotive
to raise the train crew et Ht
wss an alarm   clock fer many
risons    cove   residents.    Enigeer
charge of the   first trip wss Ji
McCrea, later president of the
j peny.
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Superintendents    of  .the
' schools of Blair County have
with    Dr. L. N. Ray,   president
the Blair County Historical Se
In  designating the period of
6th to 10th as local   history
Blair county.       Tee teachers
schools ia the   county sre
' devote some time during   the
t te the study ef local history.