J | Aa ve the benefit of our Allies. We, as a I Wd i I VOLUME XXIII — NO 11 BENEFIT DANCE FOR LOCAL BOYS LEAVING .- a On Thursday evening, February 7. a dance was piven fromm nine ta one e'elock for the fenefit of our loeal bors going into the service of their oointry A inrge attendance wus! present and all enjoyed a very pleas- ani evening. The result is as fol. lowes: Rereipts . $82.00 $12.00 NI The net proceeds of this dance hely, $62.00 was turned over to Mri. D. E. Shannon, Treasurer of our local Comfort Kit Fund. The dance was under the super- vision of Misses Margaret Frank, Rath Noonan, Marie Fisher, Frances Murray, Margaret Kyper, Clare Mo- rey and Goldie Allison. These girls are to be commented upon their good work. Sometime in the near future they will present a home talent play entitled “The Girls Over Here” un- der the direction of Mys. Ray E. Brown. FOOD CONSERVATION mm sip. Food tickets are benig distributed THOSE ATTENDING RED CROSSE ROOMS The following in & bers whe have bean sewing and knit ch hiv 4 * | James Mitchell, Mrs A. H Burkey. I Mrs Marie Wenk and, Aulis Mar Wik limms, Mrz Pelors, Mrs Woormer, i Mrs. Yerger, Mrs rey, Mrs. MacNamars, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. PP. J Kelly, Mra. Alex Mon. | tieth, Miss Ursula Davis, Mary Litz. | | inger, Mrs Johnson, Mrs. Walter Little, Mrs. Ralph Good, Mrs. John Cronemiller, Mrs. A. C. Winslow, Mrs. Cecil Mitel | ell, Mrs. Fuller, Miss Viea Weakiand, | Mrs. Joe Karlheim, Mrs. Urich, Mrs. Paul Biller, Mrs. John Noonan, Mrs. | John Shannon, Mrs. Simcox, Mrs. M. D. Bearer, Miss Adah Mellon, Mrs. Charles Donnelly, Mrs. Elmer Byrne, Mrs. Peter Strittmatter, Jr, Mrs. Denlinger, Miss Madaline Yahner. fit of the rem. | Me Hod Creag rooms an the | re. Cowher, Mre | Lyons, Mrs. Mo. | PATE IARny © hiss, bei £5 hone varus ard | PATTON, CAMBRIA CO, PA, FRIDAY, FEB. 15. 1918. TRIBUTE FROM | duties are sewing and knitting just | as effectively ns those who sre abie Dan Jones, Mrs. John to support the Red Cross meetings with their presence. These women should and do receive recognition for participation in this noble work. There are many more of these millions of Red Cross workers who are unsel- fishly, nay, gladly giving their time and efforts in a way which is incon. spicuous and probably even unknown to many people. It is a truth the world over that! with the inspiration of the crow] and positions in the preanizations. thers ls February 9--Mm. Lacue, Mra. Cecil i8mid the plaudits of the maulitode, Mitchell, Mrs. M. D. Bearer, Miss Much noble work is done which is Adah Mellon, Mrs. P. J. Kelly, Mrs. | ®85¥ to make activity, generceity and A. C. Winslow, Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Yer. ®Ven nobleness most efficient when the ger, Mra. John Johnson, Mrs. Fuller, ®® of the worid are looking on. Mrs. Alex Montieth, Mrs. Joseph Lil- | + then, some recognition is due ly, Mrs. Cordell, Mrs. R. Somerville, those who “let not the right hand Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. A. H. Burkey, X¥00W what the left hand doeth”: who Mrs. Will Thompson. Mrs. McCoy, 09, as it were, their identity in their Mrs. Mary McMahan, Mrs. Denlinger. | Work. Such are the women who have February 12—Mps. lacue, Mrs | EIVER their itme and energies to make ‘Sandford, Mrs. Burkey, Mrs. Morey, Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. R. Somerville, Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. | MacNamara, Mrs our Patton Junior Red Cross the very much alive and prosperous organiza- tion which it is. Thanks are due Mrs. to the people of our community and | Kusner, Mrs. John Shannon, Mrs. D. | John Sauter who has placed her sew. there is some criticism, yet, E. Shannon, Mrs. Noonan, Mrs. Karl. | !08 machine a tthe disposal of our we Believe the majority of our people | hei , Mrs. Elmer Byrne, Mrs. P. J 1H. 8 girls; and thanks are due Mrs. are accepting the situation in a com. mendable manner. In order to win this war, our Allies, particularly the | French, must have wheat. The Kaiser has stated that the country that wins this war is the one that has the last bushel of wheat. The easiest sac- rifice we can make is to conserve the wheat products of our country for furnish Europe with Kelly, Miss Vins Weakland, Mrs. H | Ralph Good who hus given her knit. C. Yerger, Mrs. Alex Montieth, Mrs. INE machine for use in Junior Red Dan Jones, Mrs. Cecil Mitchell, Mrs. | Cross work room. John Johnson, Mrs. M. D. Bearer. Mrs. The following ladies of Patton have Woomer, Mrs. A. C. Winslow, Mrs. €1Ven their faithful efforts in teaching Zwayer, Mrs. Denlinger. i the girls how to sow the Red (ross | hospital garments and bow to make HONOR ROLL OF PATTON POST OFFICE 'he boys at the front: Mex WJ Morgan, Mrs. Frank Fuller, Mrs F of surplus wheat we Someone hus raised the ques- | tion of why we do not send to Europe | ER LL Sath buckubent. are several very for this. is that PJ $8855 ii i i h 4 (i be HE i g i : Sgt. Lioyd A. Johnson, Butte, Mon. |B. Morey, Mrs’ John Moren, Mrs Pvt. Tolbert J. Davis, American Ex- Leonard Lacue, Mra. Kneirman, Mrs. {the knitted goods for the comfort of help to brighten up their maps. Oh, | SEGIGE FLAG TO BE JNOR RED CROSS UNFURLED SUNDAY 4 4 . ; 2 Wilh sheds Palrint A 4 - fo « thie Methodisg Es IROL church Sun : aay gvermng | A regular "Home Fire” has been arranged which includes an | organ prelude, “Hymns of the Allied | { Natioms™; anthem, “I am Alfa and Omega,” Strainer; solo, “Keep the Home Fires Burning” Novello: and postiude, “Liberty March,” by Fry. singer. The flag to be urfurled contains twetity eight stars, one for each of the folowing persons: Clair L. Kelly, Lioyd A. Johnson, Burton Duffy, Eu. gene Wellwood Winslow, Jesse FE. Burts, Ralph E. Woomer, J 1. Dea- kins, John White, Axel Anderson, Da- vid John Gwynn, Gwylliam Emangel, George E. Jones, Edward Blair, Fred Kinkead, Harry Jenkins, John D. Jones, Thomas Gwynn, Pagal W. Bar. ton, Hugh Whiteford, Ralph Winslow, Alexander Montieth, Jr, Orvis Shunk- weller, Ernest Commons, Thomas Powell, Russell Barton, Harry Des. Champs, David Sperry and Merrill Winslow. A star will be added in the pear future in honor of Harry O. Winslow, who has enlisted and ex. pects to leave about the twenty-eighth of this month. WALT MASON RIMES A LINE OR TWO TO GET A “SMILEAGE BOOK™ TO YOU I'll buy a dozen Smileage Books. and then a dozen more, gadzooks! and send them to some soldier chaps, and + anything that I can do, to keep the boyy from getting blue, to keep them ‘cheerful, bright and sane, and drive ithe fantods from the brair. I'll do peditionary Forces. | Harry Barton, Miss Adeline Mellon, | with forty kinds of glee; 36 you can Prt. Cyril J. Fisher, Camp Grant, 1m | Miss Helen Prindible, Miss Gayman, Mlinois. { man, Mrs. Paul Toby, Mrs. Helena Seaman, Harry O. Winslow, Newport, | Mellon, Mrs. Elmer LaPorte, and R 1 {Mr EC. Brown. These women are splendid examples Pvt. Francis J. Gillen, Camp Grant, Mrs. S. W. Worrell, Mrs. F. X_ Leh- | gian hare, ialwnys count on me | am too fa to scrap, myself; old ace has placed me on the shelf; I'm wedded to my easy chair, | couldnt whip a Bel | service is in view and special music [of us at homie must suppor: the hays | $1.00 PER COMMUNITY CINCH PARTY FOR BENEFIT OF RED CROSS A very pleasant Cinch Party was 4 at the residence of P ( nitqr, Fos SINEIY ara 3h fu 18 reparied Res EGE fire fo be Cig - metided upon their interest in this work. They realize fully that those at the front and they are certainly doing thelr part {UNCLE SAM WANTS ACCOUNT- i ANTS AT 12400 TO 3,000 | A YEAR The United States Government is | in need of several hundred wxpert cost | secountants to ll vacancies in the Mr. George Boone, one of Patton's hat and best knows eitize : 4 d at his home lLere shout four o'dlock, Thursday morning. Me Boone whe was & justice of the peace for a a ber of yours recently was forewi to resign his office on sccoumt of MF health FH | Besides his widow, he is ived by the following children: Charles of { Fort Bliss; Robert of rntaindak | William of Falen Timber; Mes. Myers of Walkershal, Wis; snd I | Susan Crooks st home. Also | following brother snd sister, Wil | ot Coalport and Mrs. Ruth Rock ' DuBois. Se {| Services will be held at the De residence at 2:00 o'clock Sunday sceounts section of the finance depart. | tetmoon and ta the Baptist ment of the equipment division of the 8t 3:00 o'clock. Signal Corpr, War Departinent, ami View cemetary, in other branches, for duty in Wash.! Squire Boone was one of Jington, D. C, or in the field, accord. few remaining Civil War ans and ing to an announcement just insomd 8 staunch member of the First Rep (by the United States Civil Servis tist church of this place | Commission. The salaries offered nn sp ———— mange frotn $2,000 to $6,000 a year. COUNTY FARM BUREAU Men only are desired. | The duties of appointees to the Sig. 4 TO MABY i i { The younger men must | fight for me, and see that I have | mal Corpe will consist of the deter. The fourth Anna! Mestiog of mination of production conts of air. | planes and airplane motors, either an | supervisors in charge at one or more (of the several plants, or as assist. ants; or appointees may be assigned {to daty in Washingtes, D. C. | Applicants will not be sssembled for 8 written examination, but will be rated upon the subjects of educa | tion and experience, as shown by their applications and corroborative evi. dence, The Commission states that on ae. count of the urgent newds of the serv. ice upplientiona for these positions will be received until further notice and that pupers will be rated promptly and certifications made ax the newts af the service rpive - Complete information and applies. tion bisaky may be odts red iv cons. mun cating with the jarretary of the ical buard of civil-service einminers at the post office in any of thw inrger j cities or with the United States Civil Cambria Cuonty Farm Buress |) be held in the Court House at Elon burg, Pa. Monday, February 191K, at 10:30 o'clock, A. WM. The Farm Bureau as farmers’ organization and if the ers themselves, do not take an inter est in the work of the Farm B - this work must neecssarily complish the best results. cers and the County agent - restions from you as to how the Perm Bureau can best serve the interes a of the farmers of the County. If you fail to attend this meeting and give us your suggestions and wp- port the Farm Bureau may fail to take up the work that is moset needed. We feel that this is your orguniss- ton sad you should have an interest in the cholew o. we. cra for the xt year. You want the best officers pos- be present at this meeting. and mip . In the near future a service flag od, Ree, Va. of that large group of Red Cross liberty, and all the blessings | desire, workers whose only satisfaction is the | While I sit dozing by the fire. For excellent work which is made under Me they've left their homes and Service Commission, Washington, D on the work. ; C. We have planned 8 program that service for | their direction and whose only reward O. Wins-|is the knowledge of effort, time and Flow who is now clerk in Patan Post | energy well spent for the wonderful Office must report to Johnstown, Pa. | cause of patriotism. (on Sunday, February 24th at which | : tim wil 13 : : i hs pent Ey wyor, B. E | PATTON'S HONOR ROLL in the Navy on February Tth. i | The most camplete record of Pat. i ton’s men who have gone to the front is the one kept by the Tozer Jewelry Company. This record is on display in the store and is used by churches, lodges, etc., who desire a list for their {own special use. But even on this .j roll there are a few mistakes and in order to rectify these, friends and re- latives of the boys whose names ap- | pear, are asked to call at the store and leave the necessary friends, to go where bloodshed never | ends; for me they march on SORRY ‘mour, and pains and weariness en. jdure; for me to France they will | repair, perhaps to fall and perish (there. For me the brave vo ng men go forth, from east to west, from south to north, with buoyant hearts that must not tire, while | sit dream. ing by the fire. And am [ suck a tinhorn skate that | won't help to ease the weight of dreary hours the (boys must know, He is a fake wlio ‘tells you so. Bring on your Smileage Bouks, my friend; Ili buy "till my re- sources end. —~WALT MASON. “THE MANXMAN- TH BOS 1 SE A WN A BR THE KAISER WANTS The Kainer nants socie sthar thing besider those niuntionsd [ast week The Kaiser warts us to use ss much wheat as we can, to eat as much ment as We can, to use all the nnd we can, 0 mee as much sugar as possible, to waste ail fal scraps rated of render. ing them nd usicg he drippings. When spring couws the Kaiser wants us to le cur garden plots go without be ing pianted. The Kaiser wants each counmaonity to have as many saloons as possible, he wants us to drink as much beer will be worth while froc: ©.» satnd. point of the farm work of 1718, snd what you cun get from the talks that will be given will surely £.o ¢ that re- pay you for the time and c.oney you spend coming to this meet sg You want to know what you Couut, Agent has done duriag 1917. He will give a complete report of the ear just Bmished. The program ss 2 sas een prepared i» as follows: 10a A M —Report of the Presi. dent—Joseph O. Thomas, W .imore, Pa. Report of County Agent, RH. C. Me- Williams. Nomination of officers for 1314. Adjoarnment. 1:30 P. M.—Election of offi ees. - Five mmute talk—Hon J WwW. § Ww » can, becmase he knows that anes up enough food. £ i ‘ENING The young ladies of this community held a very pleasing dance in the Firemen's Hall Thursday evening, February 7th. The net proceeds, $62 were turned over to the Ladies’ Local ‘ Red Cross Organization. Too much cannot be said concerning {this good work. They realize very fully the fact that the young men of our community are in the service On. The our homes and our country and each |! determined to do 't of the U. 8. Government—{for their ; protection and for the protection of {This will be a help to all persana concerned and will give gs a per- A ORDER REVOKED WITH CONDITIONS In Cone of Severe Weather It Wii Again Be Enforced : WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Suspen- sion of the heatless Monday program Direct from a long engagement at the Criterion Thestre, New York, isos Apcuery ren vpn b Losne Tpcker’s screen version of “The MaaeMis~ will com bn the Majestic Theatre on Friday, February 22nd, when locas! patrons of the best of film offerings will have their first opportunity of viewing s picture that {bas made a veritable sensation in the world of the silent drama. All of the ‘elements that make for thrilling in- fterwst as well as those which rouse 1 EY 1 Leyes to: violations “A Ten minute talk on Potatoes, J. A. wh Farabaugh, Ebensburg. Pa. RD. Ter minute talk on Soil Fortility, F. P. Wearue, Amistant State Legler State College, Pa. B. Kinch, Nichtows, Pa ; Tem minvte talk en the Labor Site- ation, HL. A. Goedetham, Patton, B. D. Ten minute talk on Pork Production, | pounced toda Fuel Admi- | the deeper feelings—the sympathy for | IH y Wy i Garfield a w Teservation | humanity, the lure of beauty, the im. | Feported W them by individual citi that it may be put back into force be- pulse a: ee a | The Kaiser wants us all ta grombie : i i if v® aaan.” : : " tu of Dot aes Ve sa rt the rump of he ren. drama 20 (he rations of ho fom other break-down in railroad trans. Dut thus far it is claimed that noth. Administration. 3 Wits ta portation ing has approached this filming of the keep us as ignorant as possible abou At the asme time Dr. Garfield gave | masterpiece of Hall Caine in sheer | the world war, 50 he dues not want us artistry and human appeal. The cast 10 Pead the splendid speeches of Pre- state fuel administrators full author. ia regarded as the most nearly perfect |*ident Wilson or the litersure pub- ity to continue the closing order in . __ | lished by the Government. is . i ami: , . that was ever selected for the enac “Can the Rainer® b territory under their jurisdiction if in, of a moving picture drama. | Lat us help to “Can the Kniser” by their opinion circumstances demand % of the ladies ; doing just the opposite to what he Aside from New England, it was “ HER MATERNAL RIGHT" your neighbors of this meeting and see that they are present. SCHOOL REPORT The fifth month of school has cloned with the following splendid report: Number of hoys enrolled . 428 Number of pirls enrolled Total enroliment Average attendance of boys ... Average attendance of girls --E. G. IWAYER, | Sa el nts ld | wants. is { said, there was little probability that | J otal tas good couee slong. | would remain in force anywhere. | “Her Maternal Right,” a big fiive- | . them in all entertainments of this | In the New England states the pro- part human interest drama released JOSEPH STRASSER. AGED kind. igram may be carried Surougt to by the hy ad Sin ‘ STpoTation With] { March 25, the date originally set. | Kitty Gordon starring, wi e the LL | The heatless Mondays were decreed featyre shown on the screen at the HASTINGS, Feb 12 Joseph — by the fuel administrator on Jan 17, Grand theatre on Saturday. Miss Strasser, aged two years, son of M= The Fennell and Springer families [and four have been observed in all Gordon wears many thousands of dol- and Mrs James Strasser, died at the Total average attendance ; Per cent of attendance of boys... 9 TWO, DIES OF PARALYSIS Per cent of attendance of gisls. . . 920 CARD OF THANKS Total .... As a special feature for Washing a FOR SALE—A second-hand Kitchen bors and the Patton Fire Company |those south of Virginia. Stove with Hot water front, Stove for their excellent work and good io good condition. Apply at A. Frig- judgement in the event of the fire last wish to thank their friends and neigh. Monday morning. week. Mondays, but was lifted there last found even more impressive than the | terday. I sight of elegant gowns states east of the Mississippi except lars’ worth of clothes in this picture, | parental residence on Sunday night The order but wonderful and gorgeous as her of pamalysis, following an illness of 21 was enforced in the south en three clothes are, her fine acting will be days. Funeral services were bald yea. Interment was made in the | local Catholic church cemetery. ton’s birthday “The Manxman™ will ba shown at the Majestic Theatre. This ‘picture, the film version of Halt Kane's famous novel wes entively filmed on the Isle of Man.
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