Bellwood Bulletin 1942-09-24

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VOL. LIV
BELLWOOD, PA., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 24,  1942
NO. 31
LOCAL NEWS COLUMN
Short Items That Will Interest Our Readers
B..EF SUMMARY Of THE WEEK
fei.e      Pa.-agraph.   Concerning.    tl>-
Doing   of   Our   Borough—The   Column   Our   Subscribers    Enj-»
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--If you have an article for sale try
an advertisement in the Bulletin.
—The borough truck will be used
oi. Saturday to collect the scrap iron
that our citizens may have to offer
f>n   national  defense.
—Mr. Walter Krise who was confined to bed for a week at his home
on North Second street, has reported
for duty as a pattern -maker for J. E. i
Williamson. Mr. Krise is an expert
woodworker.
—A force of men are now excavating for a borough water main on
South First -street, which take the
place now in service and which has
been in use ever since the line was
laid back in 1893. A larger main will
be laid.
—The employees of the Adler
Feed Stores of Alttoona were entertained at a turkey dinner ait the Penn
Alto hotel in the city Monday evening. Among the guests were Miss
Mollie Cl'osson, clerk in the Cambria
street store of Adler'e. The dinner
was a   surprise given by Mrs. Adler.
—Mrs. J. S. College, who has occupied the United Brethren .parsonage on North Fourth street for the
past few years, has moved to Tyrone
where she    will reside permanently.
s. CoUege made many warm
lr.ends in Bellwood while her husband was pastor of the United Brethren church, and who passed away
during the summer.
—NV-xt Sunday afternoon at 2:30
"."clock in the Logan Valley Baptist
church there will be a story hour for
tali boys and girls of the community
up to thirteen years of age. Bring
blue song books. There will be a
story, singing and Bible games. This
meeting is under the supervision of
the childrens' division of the Second
District Sunday School Association.
—Miss Pauline Bevan, of Wilkins-
burg, Pa., daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul A. Bevan, received her commission as lieutenant| in the W. A. A. C.
(Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps)
on September 12. At present Miss
Bevan has not been assigned to duty.
The young lady will be remembered
by many of our citizens, being a
grand daughter of the late T. P.
Gheer. ■/■f,"'
BOYS UNO GIRLS AFTER SCRAP
WILL TAKE PART IN GATHERING
BULLETS  FOR ENEMY
The boys and girls of Blair county
|aire part of a national junior army
which on October 5 wfll begin a great
attack.
The attack is against the worst
enemy within our borders today. The
enemy could stop our factories from
making guns and ships and tanks and
planes. The enemy could prevent
those weapons from being! made by
preventing manufacture of the steel
out of which parts of those weapons
are made.
That enemy is starvation of the
steel mills.
But the school pupils of our nation
organised in a great army, are going
to feed the mills. They are going to
find and bring together the things
o'ut of which tanks and ships are
made—things like rusty pipe, broken
bed springs, air guns that won't shoot
any more. Around Belllwood and
/Blair county that is junk, and scrap.
But after it has gone through the
mills it is bombs for the nazis and
bullets for the .laps.
Commanding General of the Penn*
sylvan hi! Division of the Junior Army
of School Boys and Girls is Dr. Francis B. Haas. State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Harrisburg. The
regiment in Bellwood is headed by
John C. Tackitt, chairman of the defense committee.
Batch school principal is major in
the junior army. Under each major
come the captains, the teachers.
School boys and girls of each school
room will be the lieutenants, sergeants, corporals, -ind privates of the
junior army. Those who do well will
be promoted, just like real, soldiers in
the fighting army.
A fighting army uses maps and
scouts every foot of ground. Members
of the junior army will scout the
same way for the pieces of junk.
"From map plains, each will be given
a place to scout. So the junior army
will scout all of America, each street
j and road, e-i/i-h city block and country
I farm, finding junk.
For so long as the junk lies angath-
j ered, it is part of the starvation enemy of our steel mills, our war factor
ics. -Mid our fighting men. The boys
and girls of Bellwood and Blair county are going tn find and take prisoner all of that enemy in this part of
our nation.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGED
. Three counts of aggravated assault and battery and a charge of involuntary manslaughter were filed
Monday against Joseph W. Burkett,
of Roaring Spring, owner of the airplane swing concession at Bland park
that sent 17-year old Evelyn Edmonson, of Tyrone, hurtling to her death
August 1(>. when the rear supporting
cable snapped.
' 'Information    was filed by Private
—The committee appointed by the j H. C. Herman,-of the criminal divis-
president of the town council at a re- ion, Pennsylvania Motor Police, Ant
cent meeting to make arrangements . Hills barracks, before Alderman Ira
for a suitable air raid signal, has rec- ' J. Shelly of the Sixth ward, Altoona.
onimended that the fire siren on the
public building be used for this pur
pose. The air raid siren is now located ait the Keith ice plant, but as the
plant will not be operated twenty-
f> ur hours after October 1, it is
deemed highly advisable that the fire
siren be used for thia purpose.
— A good many are finding out
that a salary is not always revealed
alone by the figures on the pay check.
As an offset there is the living cost
peculiar to the locality in which the
salary is paid. It often happens that
a small salary with low living costs
will provide more than amiuch larger
salary with higher living costs. It
isn't what one makes, but what is
left, after the bills are paid, that
counts.
TRUCKS TO BE USED
Trucks of the Department ot hign-
ways will be used to help the State
Council of Defense collect scrap for
the war effort on September 28, 29
and 30.
Caretakers of the Department will
collect and deliver any scrap to their
tool boxes that may be made avaiable
along the routes. Department trucks
on their return trips at night to the
scrap materials and deliver it to a
point near the sheds.
The points of delivery of thfe scrap
near tba Department's maintenance
sheds will be designated by the local
council of defense*.   ., .      _.
Burkett posted a $1,000 bond for his
appearence at an aldermanic hearing.
DRIVE   TO   START
The salvage drive for old iron and
rubber in Bellwood and Antis township will start on Saturday, September 26, beginning at 9 a. m. to 12
noon. The drive will continue through
the following week, or until every
home has been visited for the search
for vital war material. Remembei
Pearl Harbor. Look about your premises and see if you can't collect a few
hundred pounds of scrap iron that is
only occupying valuable space. Now
is the time to do your bit for Uncle
Sam.
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—At a recent meeting of the stockholders of the Logan Valley Cemetery Association, Mr. J. W. Rice was
elected president to serve for theen-
suring year.
—This year, it is said by those
who have traveled over the country,
interests in politics is at a minimum.
Ft w people will talk politics and
roost observances believe that the
Vote in November will be the lightest
cast in any biennial election for many
years. This is by no means a healthful sign. If our democratic process-
ex are to continue to function our
people must take part in forming our
government, in seeing that the right
men and women are elected to public
office.
RECORD OE THE DEPARTED
THOSE WHO HAVE  PAST PROM
TIME  TO ETERNAL REST
GEORGE P. ORRIS*
George Philip) Orris, veteran Pennsylvania railroad train dispatcher,
with a record of forty-five years Of
service, who retired from active duty
on April 1, 193S, died Tuesday night
at 10 o'clock at his home. 418 North
First street.
Mr. Orris was born near Bellefonte
on Oct. 9, 1867, a son of Samuel and
Mary Belle (Bainhart) Orris. On
June 5, 1895, he was united in mar*
riage with Miss Anna M. Grazier of
Warriors Mark valley, who survives,
with one son and one daughter, Sana
uel Grazier Orris of Philadelphia an
Mrs. J. S. McKay of Confluence, Pi
and three grandchildren, . Georgi
Richard Orris of Baltimore, and Nan
HAPPENIN6S 30 YEARS AGO
cy Carrol and Anna Jean Orris, both
of Philadelphia.
Also surviving are three sisters'.
Mrs. James Campbell of Tyrone, Mrs!
Frank .Campbell and Mrs. Madge
Baird, both of Lewistown.
Mr. Orris was a member of the.
Bellwood Methodist church, Logan;
lodge, No. 490, F. and A. M. of AltfM
oiia, the Harrisburg consistory and*
of Jaffa Shrine in Altoona.
Mr. Orris was educated in the pub-
lie schools at Milesburg and he learn,
ed telegraphy, with H. H. Meyer, on
a private line constructed by himself,
His first Service was as agent-operator of the Bells Gap' railroad at
Lloydsville where he started work on
April 1, 1888. He remained there one
year and became night operator in
office of the superintendent in Bellwood. Five mouths later Mr. Orris
was named train dispatcher and on
February 19, 1901, he was made
chief dispatcher. On Dec. 1, 1917, be
was appointed trainmaster and divi
ion operator on the Bellwood divi
ion.
• When the Bellwood*"a*n1S 'Cresib
divisions were consolidated on Aug.
11. 1924. Mr. Orris was appointed
assistant trainmaster of the Cresson
division with jurisdiction over the
Bellwood branch and terminal.
A year later he was returned to
dispatcher, owing to changes in operation anil in ' 1924 was' transferred to
Cresson with other members of the
force, remaining there until retiring
because Of failing health.
Mr. Orris was an active member
and worker in the Bellwood Methodist
church and his work with the Pennsylvania Railroad Y. M. C. A. was
outstanding. He continued his interests in the "Y" after it became a
community-project in Bellwood.
After retiring from active work,
his health improved and he spent
much of his time in community affairs.   ■:--■ .**.
Funeral services will be held at
his late home Friday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock in charge of his pastor.
Rev. H. Thaddeus Covert. Interment
will be made in the Logan Valley
cemetery.
RALPH L. THOMPSON
Mrs. Fred Goss of Bellview avenue
received word on Saturday of the
death of her brother, Ralph L. Thomp
son, which occurred in a hospital in
Cleveland, Ohio, having undergone
an operation of a serious nature a
few days previous. He was born in
Franklin county, this state, 59 years
ago, and came with his parents, when
the father located here forty years
ago and for a long period of time was
engaged as a merchant tailor, and received his schooling in the public
schools of the borough. In his youth
he became an apprentice as a machinist in the Bellwood shops and
when his trade was completed, found
employment elsewhere. He will be remembered by many of the older citizens of the borough. His last visit to
Bellwood was in July of 1941, when
he was a caller at our office' and'
then was in the best of health.
Surviving is his wife and a son and
a. daughter*, Dr. William L. Thompson and Mrs. Gertrude Bartholomew,
both of Cleveland, Ohio, two sisters,
Mrs. Fred F. Goss of Bellview evenue,
this   borough, and Mrs. Julia Spivy,
ACTIVITIES OF    OUR    CITIZENS
THREE DECADES    AGO
From the Bellwood Bulletin, March
Still) 1914.
Mra Earle Flinn, of New York
City was a Sunday caller on friends
in town.
Miss Emma MaJonoy, of Tyrone,
spent the fore part ef the week at
tiie home of Mrs. Houston, Main St.
Miss Alice Tackitt is home, after
spending several months with friends
and relatives in Philipsburg.
Mrs. Blaine Bower, and two sons,*
of Shiremanstown, are guests ait the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Bower, North
First street.
William Sitman, of South Third
street. Is now out again after being
relayed by sickness during the Winter
months.
Ramond Shultz, one of our sportsmen, is about to purchase a pointer
dog from Kentucky. Raymond delights to spend some time in the
woods, and he says a dog adds zest'to
the sport.
Thomas Beard, for the past nine
years wreck master on the Bellwood
division, and for thirty three years
previous to that was employed ait various capacities, performed his last
■J duty on Tuesday. He was born in
England in 1871. He came to this
country, landing at Lewistown. Lanier he came to Bellwood, where later
on he worked under the Ramsey and
Ford regime of the Bells Gap Railroad, later the Penna. and North-
| Western R. R. This retirement came
Tuesday, March 24th, 1914.
Tuesday evening March 31st, is a
date that our well known and esteemed townsman, Jos. W. McCloskey,
Bellwood's veteran fireman, and perhaps the oldest in the state in point
of service, will never forget. He was
I'given honors Tuesday evening by the
dhemen in    the shape of » birthday
v**vm-T*wt*m?^dd psHowb
where he' was presented With a fine
rocking chair. A delightful evening
was spent and the occasion will long
be remembered by the firemen and
their honored guest.
' WINDOW SMASHER
j GETS TERM IN JAIL
Norman Eagler, 87, recently of
1 Bellwood, pleaded guilty to burglary
'before Judge George G. Patterson at
a session of court at Hollidaysburg
Monday. Sentence wss deferred in
order to permit motor police an opportunity to investigate othsr cases
that might involve Eagler.
Eagler, who is very deaf, and was
formerly a resident) of Roaring
Spring, hae a e ourt record in Blair
county, having served a term in the
penitentiary and also figuring in sev- '
eral other esses.
The man's later violation, concerns
the theft of   |120 from Harry Cos, j
near the Red Schoolhouse inn, near
Bellwood, the night of    September I
12 last. He is said to have admitted j
that he got   the money. Eagler was '
returned to jail to await the outcome
of the police investigation.
James Kelly, G9. of Bellwood, admitted to throwing two bricks
through the plate glass windows at
Burns' cafe in Bellwood, when he
was refused drinks at the place. This
took place August 28.
Kelly was described as a "heavy
drinker." The court sentenced him
to serve six months in jail, to be jer-
oled in 30 days and pay a fine of
$100 and costs of prosecution. In addition, he is to make restitution of
861.74 for the damage to the building
People Wh- V-sit Here end
Those WI o Go Away.
ItJEsEIISlF MM CIT US
Guests   Wbo Are Entertained by Batt-
Wood   Hosts—Personal   Mention   of
Those  Whs   Visit  To  and Fro
PiUY
gi WAR
III'    BONP'
ENROLL FOR DEFENSE
If you can't fight on tha battle
front, then you must fight on tbe
home front. You are needed in civil-
ion defense work. With thia slogan
in mind* ths chief fire defense warden asks all men of Bellwood and
Antis township over eighteen yeans
of age and not already engaged as
auxiliary firemen to serve in Bellwood and Antis township. A short
training course is required for aux-
-■—. . iliary firemen. • Evening classes wilt    . ,_„__,  ^__-__
hmlirihe conducts* hi im*lbVminum*'mse^^
—The Bellwood-Antis High School
vs. Gallitzin football teams will be
the gladitors on the local gridiron
next Saturday afternoon at 2:30. The
mountaineers are a strong bunch and
a lively scrimmage may be expected.
Admission 30c and 55c including war
tax.
—The Bulletin is the home town
paper and is read by every member
of the family.
friends will regret his departure.
MRS. MABLE L. STEVENS
'Mrs. Mable Lillie Stevens, wife of
Thaddeus C. Stevens, died at her
home at Tipton, 7:25 o'clock, Saturday night, following a two months'
illness. Born in Tyrone, October 8,
1870, she was a daughter of George
and Adeline (Woomer) Miller, both
deceased. On May 24, 1900, she married Thaddeus Stevens, who survives.
Also surviving are these children:
Mrs. George Bookamier, Curwensville
Sarah, wife of Felix Norton, Tipton;
Alvin C, and Harold Stevens, both
of Tipton. One brother also survives,
Lloyd Miller, Tyrone, and six grandchildren.
DIRECTORIES TO RE PLACED
Distribution of copies of a new
Bell Telephone directory to Bell sub*
stribers is to begin next Monday,
September 28 in Bellwood and vicinity, Earl A. Skinner, district manager
for the Bell Company stated today.
More than 23,800 copies of tht
new green-covered books will be delivered in the distribution territory.
The directory will contain 24,736
alphabetical listings, a gain of about
1080.
When Bell subscribers receive the
new books, Mr. Skinner suggested
that the new directory be consulted
before any attempt is made to place
a call, as it contains new and changed
telephone numbers.
and third tricks, and morning classes
for second trick men. Those who
live in Antis township and wish to enroll are ask*, d to get in touch with R.
W. Bush, assistant chief fire warden,
or the defense fir* warden in your
neighborhood; Riggles Gap, E. A.
Smith; 'Pinecroft, Fire Chief Forshey
or Orvil Witts; liellemea.de, A. Vernon Miller; Reightown and north of
Bellwood, H. P. Coady; Fostoria,
(Rev. Mctzger; Hensheytown. Harvey
Bush; Tipton, G. B Cherry; Grazier-
ville, Rev Evans. Men of Bellwood
are asked to call at the fire hall any
evening. Enroll as an auxiliary fireman at once.
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CARNIVAL ON SATURDAY
The Bellwood and Antis township
Defense Council has designated next
Saturday as Defense,Day for this
community. A celebration has been
planned by the committee with a parade and an old-fashioned street carnival in the square from Main street
tc Stewart street on South Cambria
street. The Bellwood-Antis school
band will take an important part in
this event. All citizens are requested
to display the flag on this day and
keep Old Glory flying until after the
parade. The parade is sponsored by
the different defense units of the
borough and Antis township to provide the necessary equipment, such
as nursing, first aid bands and badges for the police and air raid wardens. Turn out and let us make this
a big day.
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KEEP 'EM FLYING
Corporal John Millard cMCoy of
305 South Second street, Belllwood,
is one of the men who "keep 'em
flying" out on the line at the Lock-
bourne Army Air Base, 12 miles
south of Columbus. Ohio.
McCoy is a ground crew chief for
one of the airplanes at the base
where the "Commandos of the Air,'.'
the glider pilots~are now being trained. Before he entered the army he
was a. pipe fitter on steam locomotives. He has been in the Army for
five months.
The army is now seeking thousands
Mrs. G. H. Gilmore of South First
street, is visiting friends in New Jersey and New York City.
Mr. D. H. Markley, after enjoying
a vacation of several days with hia
parents on the north side, has returned to Los Angeles, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Lindemuth, after enjoying a visit to friends in Columbia and McCure. have returned
to their home on South First street.
M. S. Daup, Jr., has gone to Gettysburg, where he has entered the Lutheran Theological seminary, in preparation for his future work as a minister. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Biggins, of
Baltimore, spent a few days during
the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
James Biggins on South Tuckahoe
street.
Mr. John T. Nelson. Jr. who is em*
ployed ta the navy yard at Norfolk,
Virginia, is enjoying a vacation at
the home of his parents on South
First street.
Mr. Fred Schalles of the Pan
American airways, enjoyed a few
days during the week with.J^s parent*,. Mr. ead Mm. Hear*j&jg||
The new directory will have in ad- I
1 dition to Bellwood listings, listings J «* ground crewmen for the job simi
also for the following exchange areas
of Texas. Funeral services were held Altoona, Bedford, Bedford Valley,
in Cleveland Monday afternoon, Breezewood, Claysburg, ClearviUe,
where interment was made. His sis- Everett, Fishertown, Gallitzin, Glas-
ter, Mrs. Goss, was present at the gow, Hollidaysburg, Hopewell, Hynd-
obsesuies.    Although    absent    from   man,    Loysburg, Martinsburg,    Mc-
ConnelUburg, Osterburg, Port Matil-
Bellwood where he spent his youthful
days, he never lost contact wiht the
community and was a weekly reader
of    the    Bulletin.    Many old    time
lai to the one held by McCoy. These
men will bo enlisted directly into the
' air   forces so that the army can get
I the benefit of their technical knowledge as soon as possible.
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i     Mrs. Glenn Snyder, Pittsburg, has
da, Roaring    Springs, Tyrone, War- j returned to her home after a visit at
fordsburg,     Warriors  Mark,     Wells, the    home af her parents,    Mr. and
Tannery a-nd Williamsburg.
I Mrs.
M. S.   Raup, 880 S. Second St. | Valley Cemetery.
Mrs. George M. Givin of Boyles
street left this morning for Plymouth
Mass., to spend a week with her son,
George Frederick Givin, who has been
stationed there for four months.
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Schenck
of Howard, are Visiting at the home
of his brother and sister-in-law. Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn S. .Schenck. Mr.
Sehi-nck of Howard is slowly recovering from a very severe sick spell).
Mi. and Mrs. I.eRo yLaird of Clark
street hav* returned from Nashville.
Tenn., where they sp-ent-a -few days
with Private Edwin Laird, who enlist* d in the armed forces of the nation. Mr. Laird found his brother web
and enjoying-army life.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dalson and
son Larry of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
are Visiting al the home of Mrs.
Unison's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry,
Figard of Reightown. They were ac-
t-oinpaiiifd <<u the trip by Donald
KsU-p, who is spending a few days
with bis' pnri-ntSvJM&'-^hd Mis. F. M.
Estep.*
Mr. and Mrs. Howard .1. Dick, of
Pittsburg, spent a few hours last
.v-.'unlay, very pleasantly in the
borough. Mr. Dick will be remembered by many of the older readers of
the bulletin, being a son of the late
Jacob Pick, for many years a passenger conductor on the old Pennsylvania & Northwesters railroad, running from here to Punxsutawney.
Howard was a caller at our office
and related many of his experiences
as a youth in the town, of which he
lias many fond recollections and never loses contact with the community
being a weekly reader of the Bulletin. He is always delighted to get
hack and renew the acquaintance
of «1<I time friends, whome he holds
in high regard.
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MRS. NORMA YINGLING
Mrs. Norma (Hagerty) Yingling,
wife of Robert Yingling, of Blandburg, and previous to her marriage
was Norma Pauline Hagerty, died at
the home of her parents, at 700
North Fourth street, this borough,
Thursday afternoon of last week.
She was bom July 30, 1922, and was
a daughter of Luther .and Margaret
(McA-tarney) Hagerty. She was married in October. 1939. Surviving
members of her family include her
husband, one son, Robert, Jr. her
parents and one sister. She was a
member of the United Brethren
church of the borough. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon
and   interment was made in   Logan