The Patton courier. (Patton, Cambria Co., Pa.) 1893-1936, October 19, 1917, Image 1

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    PATTON, CAMBRIA co, PA,
PATTON HIGH SCH
A ROY 4 AR Ain WS i
COMMUNITY SINGING
Chouruses «of Hastings, Barsesboro,
- Carrolltows snd Patton to unite and :
Give benefit concert fir R. C. ]
If one were to travel through dif.
ferent states today, they bear much of
Community Chorases and Community | Our local High School tonk first
| Singing. Ir New York State espe (niaee at the track and field meet at
| The success of the School Savings |cially in this prevelent but the move | Ebensburg on October 8th, 1917. The
ank which the School Board estab iment ix gradually sweeping country.
| Patton athletes were in splendid trim
a the close of last tarm is wide, and some of the most noted MU- | and took honors in practically every
ninal. The results exceod the
sical directors sre urging the organi. one entered.
expectations of those Who uation of, and diresting the choruses. | The contestants in the
{It has bewn very onthusinstieally re- | events were an follows:
ceived wherever introdaced and always | 100 yard dash: George Airhart,
works joward a splendid end, | Mer erl Winslow, and Thomas Mitchell.
The purpise for organizing Com- |
munity choruses is not only to enable Guorge Farabaugh, and Gordon Me.
a town to give bemefit concerts snd | Quillan.
so forth, but it arouses an interest 1 pily run: Edwin McNamara, Gab.
in music and learning of better things; piel Christof and Mark Brown
it gives encoursgernent to those inter- Shot put: Edward Christoff, George
ested in music; it brings one musi- | Farabaugh, and Leonard Kusner.
cian into contact with another and Pole vault: Robert Disamore, and
the Public Schools are depositors. | | ” : . : ;
it installs in the people, a desire fof Reuben Alliscn,
While we have no definite records jeop ;
1 mile relay race:
or dats concerning the deposits of | a good and uplifting cluss of music. i ¥
ou
je present time this syste bas
gE ee wa
d, during that time the pupils of
ihe Public Schools have deposited a
3 o. $1,503, averaging $14) per
t. More than 575 pupils have
accounts in the bank and are
dep their savings weekly. Over
[70 per cent of the total enroliment
in
Merl Winslow,
Edward Chirstof!,
different
290 yard dash: Bdward Christof. !
nb PSA
FRIDAY, ocr 18, 1917 7. 2 0 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
OL T
LR I Nm Ne TR elon AR
Ses a tins BB Yb ik Seg
THE WROLD'S GREANVEST |
DESCRIPYIVE, ORGANIST |
By the great eriticy of twe anti. |
nents, Gatty Sellam, concert organist |
(of the Queen's Hall an) Crystal Palace
Masie Festivals, London, England,
| who plays here on Wallnwsday even.
The Patton girls axcelled by far) | ing, Neivember 7th at the P Teshyterian |
all the other girly’ teams in the coun- church, has been acclninied the world's |
ty. Catherine McCoy wen Ist place | | greatest descriptive va Ore
tar put it suscinctly when he us
in the 50 yard dash in 7 2-5 seconds. | No
She far outclassed the other con- "What Pade Revi in to ; the plane, |
| tentants and was stesngly supported Gatty Sellars i to) the organ, and it
by Margaret: Tursbull in the Sh will be a musienl went of the highest |
ents Agnes Farstaugh' took sec. |Mporiance to Rear the Puderewski |
cond place in the 150 vard dash. We of the organ.” : Even those whe are |
all re that she could not be entered |" midsically inclined ure held spell- |
in pp yard : owing @ pe bound, as they would he at an Intense |
my hg dash, . us drama, by his marvelously realistic
Snderstanding of sigrnls in the reli. rendition of “A Storm in the Alps.” |
— yt am eet dbs [the fyrhting, thunder, rain and wind |
MAry Farabaugh won Dri place in sounding as in res life, or “The Rus- |
the baseball throw by throwing the (winn Patrol,” by Rubsmstein, where 8 Fuge success throughout the coun.
ball 151 feet and 6 inches. It seemed | {the realistic sotinds of tramping, try, and Johnstown and Cambrin
to require little or no effect on her wrugyinig troops sre to life-like that | County will in all probability oversub-
part but there surely was some foree | one critic necnied Mr. Sellars of enrry. | {scribe their share. Many meetings
mehind that ball when it left her hand. | Ling # company of men with him to {are being held in Cambria towns at
All the gigs were good in the bas- make the sound of trimping bihing | Which a number of local men ure de
Reports from Every Quarter in This
Suction Yulieute Loyalty ia Gowers.
the pupils in St Mary's Parochial | A movement to argatiize just such Thomas Mitchell,
School, we are informed by those in 8 chorus in our own little town has
eharee that their record is equally | been started]. Fastings. Carrelltown
Lypood. From these facts it is only fair land Rarsestory have already organ.
te assuine that the pupils of the bor. | fred under the sumervision of Mise
have on deposit at the present Fiattie Sharbaveh and have choroses
over $2,000.00, and, to think that of about thirty voires each. A chorus
have accomplished this in twelve ‘of forte or fifty voices from Patton
by depositing their savings | [under the direction of Biss May LiL
it seem wonderful, {lev is the nian of those st the head
cof this movement.
| ough }
a Sime +
weeks
makes
= Very little time iv required to col
: leet the deposits from the pupils. A esting for the purpose of or
Tuesday of each week is bank day in =snivation will he held in the First
“the schools. Not more than fifteen Ward Schon! Building, Monday. Oct
minutes is required for each teacher (29nd. at BIS P.M. A reversal invi-
collect the deposits of her room. tation is wiven to all church choirs
After this the money it sent to the ‘and 8 eal] for volunteers. to all per
: | mons viehtorn years of age, or over,
OF scars each pupil receives inter. who wish to join this chorus ia naved
on his deposit. However, the main | Tt is the intention of the directors
: the Sichoo! Bank i to en- jt unite the choruses from the differ.
p habits of thrift and economy. *0t towns. thos forming one great
" encourages industry and taakes | Chora, snd rire a benefit concert for
up the Red Cross
It is to be hosed that this move.
- | ment will dave the heartiest support
from the community in order that it
trom rishtly be enlled 3 “Community
mn’ desire to express their appre-
and gratitude i the pupils,
National Bark for the interest
8. which thay have
1 to make the School Savings
of Patton Borough such a wun.
Ww
UNCLE SAM NEEDS 10.000 STEN-
OGRAPHERS AND TYPE.
~ WRITERS AT ONCE
Now that Uncle Sam has the young
men of the country in training for
military service, be finds that he needs
10,000 typewriter eperstors and sten-
DEATH OF FORMER FATTON ographers und typewriters, both men
MAN
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§
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{snd women, for the Departments at
Washington. The Civil Service Com-
mission has notified all of its 3.000
boards of examiners that they should
put forth thelr bust efforts to secure
4 these urirently needed workers. While |
examinations are now held weekly in.
450 cities, the Cornmission states that
s | arrangements will be nade to have an
examination held at any accessible
place where 8 small class of appli- |
canta can be secured. The entrance :
salaries range from $1000 to $1200
a year. Promotion is reasonably rapid |
{to those whose servions prove satis.
factory. No appointment x can
‘made to these or other positions in in
less authorized by the Civil Service
%
ar Gregory, Sasori of this
mt who for a number of years
been a resident of Colver, died in
3
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"Taw. Auy information to the contrary
{is unauthorised. This is a splendid
opportunity to serve your country.
{Full information may be secured
from the secretiury of the board of
{office in your city.
A GREAT ENTERTAINMENT
pr —
{Ans chance ts. buts. a8 he Bape
| 1 Chureh on Saturday evening, October’
<b | 27th. The entertainment will be given
at | by the Victor Quartette of Clymer,
Ps. These gentlemen have given
seventy-ome entertainments within the
short time of organization, and al.
ways are greeted by great audiences
About a year ago they rendered a
third place in this event
‘track man and scored points in
(the track and fleld events
Kussner,
entered.
Anybody whe enjoys good music,
and likes real good fun will have a | Two pairs extra shoe laces..
{One overcoat ]
| Five shelter tent ping
cand George Airhart
For the first time in Cambria coun
by the jriris were permitted Lt partici
i pate in the track ned fell events and
sur girls proved themselves as able
athletes as the boys. The wirls won
16 of the ZR points claimed by Pat
ton. The linecop for the girls was as
follows
50 yard dash: Margaret Tummbull,
| Catherine MeCoy and Apres Fars.
baugh.
158 yard dash: Agnes Famdaaph,
Dorothy Chapman, Alms Bishop.
Baselall throw: Mary Farsbaugh,
Agnes Farabaugh and Carrin Short,
Baakel bail throw: Frances MeCoy,
Carrie Short, and Agnes Farnbaugh.
This was the fibst track meet for
Reuben Allison and Bob [Hnesaiee
Even though they appesred very
young und inexperienced benidle mene
of the more husky contestants. they
showed up in excellent form and sect
venr wi expert them to earry off the
honors in pole vaalting
Eddie Mac was our hers in the
mile run.’ He finished second and
seemed good Tor asether Ball ruile.
Our relay team was the faitest on
the track but Merl Winslow was de.
liberately fouled in the Hest lap and
lost so much grourd that it was tne
posuible for the other three men to
‘make it op. It was the almost mirucu-
lous spring of George Alvhart that
made it possible for us th oapture
Ciesrge al
so showed his ability in the 100 yard
dmak.
Ed Christof a a very depmndalb le
both
Leora nd
Gordon McQuillan, Mark
Brown, and Thomas Mitchell gave
excellent support and encotursgpercent
in the events in which they
Som IO AR VOR AI er te ae
WHAT IT COSTS 1 T0
EQUIP ONE INFANTRYMAN |
It costs the United States $158.71
[to equip an infantryman for service
iin France, Clothing costs $101.62
| eating utensiles $7.73 and fighting |
ySecipusent $47.36. Items included |
under clothing make an interesting |
$ BB
18.75 |
on
£90
15.20
08
1.50
81
» BLAS
1.70
Two pairs canvas leggings.
Two flannel skirts .........
Two pairs shoes
Five pairs wool stockings. .
Four identification tage ....
Four summer undershirts. .. .
Four winter undershirts. ..
1.28
1.50
02
1.50
4.58
20
number of selections one Sunday
evening in the Baptist Church to the
delight of all presest. Their enter.
tainment consists of two parts. The
var = Bain Chapel Sun. |
10:80 A. M. Worship and productions. They will appear in this |
$00 P. M. General prayer | ‘part in the full colowed make-up, and |
7:30 P. M At some "there will be good clean fun. These
there will be ac- genetlemen need no introduction to
T of thé great Baptist con. most of the people of Patton, as they
Brersbody waleime to all are personally known to a large num-
ber of our people.
first pers is made up of splendid solos, |
quarteftes, ote. of the finest music.
The second consists of colored minstrel |
One shelter tent pole
| Ome shelter tert al
big. 1
sae
wow Ra
Fe
Total .....
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BIDS WANTED
Bids are wanted for the furnishing
cosl for the Fire Buililing All
bids must he left at the Cordell Hard.
jware Store.
Oi
PATTON PIRE CO.
« did behavior of the High School war |
were wed
08
1.08
10.20
14.92
155
295
HE CY
ket ball throw, Agnes Farabaugh win. | He styran, Music lovers will be en |
ning 3rd place chanted when thuy hear the world: |
More than 150 pupils, or pract ienily | fumed artist in classion] welections by
the whole High Sehiol attended the [the great swsters.fioni Bach ani
weet to cheer and encourage our con. | Wagner ty Sir Edvard Elpsr and Gat. |
tastants. All were decorated with | ty Sellars himself, whd is one of Bog.
Futton stremnsers and armed with in. nd’s foremout componers. Mr. Sel,
struments to make noise. The splen- | !A7% ties a sot of Cathedral Chime
Pwith the organ. The sma progran:
A great somfort and satisfaction to Wi be given which han delighte
the faculty and created a most favor. A0dionces averaging from five to ter
‘able impression upon all present | | thowmind people in woh auditoriomy
Their cheers and songs were snappy (as Queen's Hall snd Crystal Palace,
and catehey. i London, or the: Avditoirum, Los Ange.
It ‘wan: the honors. #2 spelfitie that | Lom, wr the Morse Taliernacte, Salt
our pupils prized most Righly and lake City. It in met wurprising that
they ware succonsful in wishing. every I thers is a very mire demand for tick.
trophy spd place in this evert In oa. The detnasil iv af great that
1013 sur pupils won the County cham | Fao wah de Bt Buty their Sckats
> carly may miss he freatest trast bn
peonship in spelling and have held it
PNRRTH.
gimes that thie N i
Cur spelling tears
Thomas Michell, Frasecis Mitchell, |
Carrie Short, Mary Ellen ( hristodt, |
Delilaly Whitehead, Elizabeth Haden, |
Agnes Farabaugh, Frazer MueWil-| Mildred Mover, Elisabeth Haden,
lama, Joseph McCann, Josephine Clams Morey, Dorothy (Chapman, Fthil
Fitzpatrick, Bernice Shunweiler, and ickaon, Ida Tobie, Ruth Nelson. Idi
Apnes Pulcho wrote 100 and missed Mertens, Agnes Swaphkosky, Mar
wily 10 words, making U9 per cent amd Wilson, Ruth Lugeld, Gordon Charley,
winning the silver loving cup for the Joweph Choby, George Simmelsberger,
HAne, {John O'firien, Emily Pearson, Pani
In the oral spelling contest Thomas Cavenaagh, Anna Dvorchuk, George
Mitehell wor the lat Championship, | Lilly, Eos Sitevina, 5. Jones, Als
his brother Francis Mitchell, 2rd thine Rhody, Margnret MeCormicl,
Championship; Carrie Short, 3nd Agnes Farabaugh, Edich Kelsall, May.
Championship and Mary Ellen Chirs. sweet Kohnley, LaRuw Torsball, Anns
taf, 4th Championship. i Petrunky, Ada Winslow, Tolbert Du-
We have a keen semis of pride in. ¥i% Ethel Anderion, Aagusta Ander.
war schools snd our pupils, son, Lon Merrew, Hertha Wilkineet,
deepiv pratefal to the faculty for the Apres Paleo, Dulilah Whitichesi’,
wholesorie spirit prevailing our Fda Cooper, Esther Sheppard, Is
whools amd the ecient work which Haugh, Vilma Kuaheley, Mae
Gury sre doling. No place in the cot. Squires, Catherice Jones, Glades Fale
ty has children mord oager tw work 7 dry Lacuva, Mary Bigom, Ceorije
for the unsgllied reputation of their Manica, Eligabeth Humphreys, Mil
dred Borex, Ansa Hemyak, Thea
Allison, Mabel Yahner., louis Dope
w champs, George Bersuansky, Michan
Mumion, Harry Leary, bmbelle Turn
| bull, Katherine Bobaek, Boatriiw
And an old witch will take you id Ratowsky, Russe! Pumbien, Anna La-
he SRR BAIR a a]
consisting of | prpiLS WHO RECEIVED b DIPLO.
MAS LAST THERM FROM THE!
A. N. PALMER C0,
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post feed
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poals than those of the Patton Pub.
fie Bobonls,
A MR HAA
HA LLOW PEN P ARTY
| the band and lend you through |
will come to the mystirious eave of nica, Beatrice Paleho, Puarl Crooks,
Sam Flipper. This is what will hap. | Margret Zahursky, Florence Wilson,
pen to you if you attend the oid Eihel Jones, John Drvrarchack, Bertha
fashion Hallowe'en Purty in the Festal [#Cue. Mary A. Farabaugh, Mary
Hall of the M. E. Church, Thursday Sherer, Aunie Lohman, Loretto
night. Come in costume or street Stasier, Buatrice (avansugh, Eve
dress. ine Children Tie; 3 i Young, Martha £ oehenn, Ariens Kuhn.
adults Refreshments free. bey, Mary Montuntw, Yvonne Yergyr,
Marie Brenpon, Margaret Tummbuil,
H-ave a good time.
A-t the right sign.
leave sorrow and trouble behind
Let Japanese feed you.
O-Md witches will lead you
W-ay down the dark hall snd you'll
find
E-ach thing will delight you.
E-ach, probably fright’ you.
N-o myst'ry will pass you, plense bear
in mind
Hallowe'sn Party, M. E. ChurchH
ine Fitzpatrick.
TARE IS TI BA ST Bia
NOTICE
All the members of the Slovanies'
Political Citizens Club of Patton sre
hereby notified that un special meeting |
shall be held in the regular Club Hall
on October the 285th ut 2:00 P. M,
| wherein matitery of greens importance
shall be consiclered. The membres |
ws and all those interested in this move
HALLOWEEN PARTY. | are kindly requisted to give this mut.
M E CHURCH (ter their eareful attention sad tn
n fny. October 26th. 1917. deve to be prwsent, Farther infor.
ADMISSION 10¢ & He mation shall be furnished upon re- |
REFRESHMENTS quest by the following: John Bigs, |
Come in costing of atyest dress President; Martin Vialusek and ihm |
«. Danzak, Committes
BAPTIST (HURCH
A business meeting of the Patton | Pre———
Branch of American Red Cross! Ab the Baptist (horch divine wior-
will be held in the High School Awili- | ship nnd preaching ss wsual at 140.30
Fricay, £ Ostolier 20th, 1947. 2¢ A. M. and T:30 P.M. Sunday school
sa i240 P.M. Y P meeting Wedites-
Ta I AM. t some of these
i meetings there will he accounts given |
t Lot
oe
Pastor. E
a
NOTICE
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the
Tran,
i HR SS A I
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
: Guy
worship 3:00 P M
Rav,
THT
§ Ne
roidamith, verrhody weliome to all meetings.
Lan] one-half per cent.
[hae been announced, the first issue of
Cth
enva, Jennie Anderson, Martha Li’
long, dark pasage. And finally — ‘Part, Ruth Whitehend, Agnes Mas
Regine Biller, Derr Winslow, Joseph
iwiring enthusiastic addresses in be.
(half of the government's new bond
jswoe. The increased rate of interest
hail made the second issue seen more
| popular than the former iswoe at throes
Of course, as
bands can be exchanged for new bonds
bering the higher interest rate. This
(ethange may be made at any time
bottween. Nov. 15 and May 15, 1918.
The delny in supplying subseribers
‘with their official bonds of the first
Lilerty Loan has caused quite a lit.
tle ecoriment in many quarters, but
‘when the reason is crealy understood,
fall eriticiem is withdeawn.
The bonds
of the first issue are now being dis
tributed ts subscribers. The task of
rispistering and pricting this first
isame in the face of many obstacles
Cwaee stupendous.
Millions of Investors.
In the first place, there were more
Cthien BO00.000 individual subscribers
TH the initial bond issue. This entailed
the printing by the governmént print.
ier plants of millions of forms in ad-
dition to the bonds snd coupons them-
stlven. This tusk alone wueld have
strained the capacity of the govern.
mont plants to the breaking point.
But the printing of bonds was but one
of many items to contend with. The
Government printing plants have alse
been overtaxed with congressional
work far bewond their usual capaci.
tis, since the present session of con.
gress has been the greatest in his.
tary in number and length of bills
passed with attendant extras work.
And like every other printing plant in
country, the labor sesricty has
been a drawback and constant wore
th the officials in charge. The vol-
wane of printing, like the volume of
legrislntion in the past seven months
bats Benn the greatest in history, and
toi those who zs familiar with the
sigraving and printing business it »
windured at that the tremendous task
his been handled as expiditiously ss
it has been.
Best Invesimert in World
That the Liberty Losn Bonds of the
be,
Ft hoa: Ju
acossnty blanks and instzationa. het
us all get together and make a quick
job of it
John Edward, the 10 year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cartwright,
| died ut the parental home last Thurs.
(day evening at four o'clock, the vie
thm of Typhoid fever Funeral serv.
res were conducted at the home Sat.
urday afterncon at 2 o'clock by the
‘Rev. D. CC. Schnebly, interment in
the great Convention at Altos. | Fairview cemetery. Undertaker J. EB.
| Stevens of Carrolitown had chargw,