EE AEA Sis r, — pofedosrfesferlsofoofeonfeusfododosfutery SP “three popular ssenger Sport urchase can be sired. PES $1195 to $1850 25 to be added. is available. > — IIT 1 o oo BALMER DLLTOWN, PENNA oofeelestes] Co abe oa s Fo olocteslest. Tecledenfes] K NER nn ZZ ion Goin g” est Greenwood in k, ‘Aladdin, U. S. A. possible to visualize c daily life to today t down in the midst 1s as they were a even fifty years ago, {Ing in modern re- ch keep things mov- d, perhaps, get some confusion and even ich would be the in- sult if our electric wer industry should ction.” lant supply alwaly lowest possible cost, id, to keep eternally for better methods mommies, requires @ ‘nt not unknown to siness men. But it condition without i er function nor the freedom of the plan, to excute his prosper as he wins palation of its rates nd its earnings, the and power industry een able to hold the he: of management ks. The continuance ple of individual in- sure the mantenance d efficiency in public ~f the reasons for their choice. THE PATTON COURIER STUDENTS TO HELP and a tWird prize of $10, . For the committee that will judge the PICK FLOWER FOR STATE selections that are received from the va- rious districts it is proposed To enlist Contest in Cambria County Schools Is A | Irving L. Camp of Johnstown, President Part of Plan for Competition That ( Is State Wide. — 10 Co-operating in a movement initiated | ¢ by the Altoona Lions Club to have a stdte flower adopted for Pennsylvania, |i the only state in the Union that does c not have an officially designed flower, the | 1 Johnstown contest among junior and senior high J school students in Cambria county, who | t will be invited to select a flower they | ¢ f Lions International; Hon. Charles G Jordan, state secretary of Agriculture; me good politican and two leading edu- ators of the state. In the district contest that was held n Altoona more han 200 essays were re ived and the three best selected for fi 1al selection. Principals of the) various Lions Club will sponser a schools co-operated splendidly in the pro ect, according to the Altoona Lions and he officers of the Johnstown club have xpressed confidence that the school of think will be appropriate and to set forth | ficials of Cambria county will co oper in an es Preliminary | t plans for staging the contest on a wide @t scale were formulated at a meeting last t week, All,students of either public or paro chial” junior and senior high schools o the county are eligible to enter the com petition. One stipulation is that the flow- er selected be indigenous to Pennsylva nia and not duplicated by any other state. | Nanty-Glo Man P Students have until January ward their choice of flowers and essays thereon to Leo J. Buettner, second flocr of City Hall, who is secretary of the Lions Club. First prize will be $5 and second and oth to for- ay of not more than 200 words | ate in a full measure in arousing the in erest of the students. Letters, explaining he aims and rules of the contest in de ail, will be sent to the heads of all sen- ior and junior high schools in the county * PLEADERS SENTENCED BY COUNTY COURT “Pleads Guilty to Driv- ing Motor Vehicle While Intoxicat- ed; Sent to Bastile. James Conage of Nanty-Glo pleaded guilty in court last week to driving an 1itomobile while intoxicated and the pos third awards $3 and $2, respectively, and | session of liquor and was sentenced to will be judges will be selected to decide the mer- | eo given by the club. Competent | the costs and to serve thirty days in the ounty jail on the first charge, and on its of the suggested flowers and essays. the second to pay the costs and a fine of Judging will be completed in time 10 en- | $ ter the three prize winning contributions in a state wide contest to be conducted | sw next month under the Altoona Lions club. te auspices of the tered a plea of guilty, and was 100 Edward Murton of ith the forgery of a check for $11, en- Johnstown, charged ordered » pay the costs and further sentence It is expected that the Altoona Club's was suspended. With Murton before it, invitation will result in similar distrct|h contests being held in many sections of | f¢ the state. From the selectons from the | ir various districts a distinguished com-|o mittee will make a final choice, for which | u the Lions club of Altoona wiH award a first prize of $25, second prize of $15, |p owever, the court ordered an atachment yr him and fr this remanded him to jail 1definitely for failure over a long period t time to pay for the support of his wife nder an order yg Jesse Barber, of Johnstown, leaded guilty to felonius assault and was | remanded to jail for further investigation | Pennsylvania motorists paid $437,681.22 he being alleged to have wielded a knife | into the state treasury during the last and chased a boy in West Taylor town- | year in the form of fines, an increase of ship while he was cutting dandelions, but | 17.5 per cent over 1926. the defendant claimed that the boy had | The department announced that it re- been annoying him and that he merely fnewed the operators’ licenses of 1,570,633 chased him away, not intending to do f motorists and that 2 him harm. cessfully passed the examination for li- Daniel Dwark, aged 18, and Frank |cense in 1927 and received drivers’ per- Cuomo, aged 14, both residing near Dy- | mits wt pleaded guilty to breaking into a house and stealing two guns of the (alue STATE’S FARM CROPS 383 persons suc- of $25. They were ordered to pay the , m es costs, make restitution and further sen- V ALUED A I $249,084,000 tence was suspended | Pennsylvania's farmers during 1927 Nora Harrison of Ehrenfeld, pleaded | produced crops valued at $249,084,000, guilty to larceny by bailee and was or-|it was learned the other day when the dered to pay the costs and further sen-|Federal-State co-operative report was tence was suspended. made public at Harrisburg, ————————————— The report shows, that due to intensive 1,365,826 PASSENGER | farming, Pennsylvania farmers produced . more corn per acre of ground under cul- AUTOMOBILES IN STATE tivation than was produced by the farm- ers of Iowa, and that the wheat farmers Registrations of Year 1927 Exceen Those | Of the state produced more wheat per of 1926 by Seven Per Cent in acre n was produced in Kahsas. Pennsylvania. It also pointed out that the corn etrin y |and wheat crops in Pennsylvania in 1927 Pennsylvanians owned 1,365,826 pass-|were far below normal. , the State De- The state led the entire nation in the partment of Highways announced last |production of buckwheat and cigar leaf Thursday. tobacco. The potato crop of the state was This represented an increase of seven | second in value in the country but fourth per cent over the 1,276,519 cars register- | in quantity and the apple crop ranked ed in 1926 third in value and fourth in quantity. In addition to the passer r automo- | On other crops the state ranked fifth biles the highway department issued reg- | in grapes, seventh in tobacco, eighth in istration certificates for 217,937 trucks of | commercial apples, eigth in tame hay; all classes. This represented a in of | eighth in pears; ninth in winter wheat: .6 per cent over 1926. There were 14,- [ninth in rye; ninth in peaches; twelfth 267 motor cycles, 106 motor bicycles, 7,- | in oats 1d seventéenth in corn. 690 motor bus ind 774 omnibusses in | The regate value of all crops pro- the state during 1927. duced in the state placed Pennsylvania The registration of all’ classes of motor |in 16th position. enger automobiles in 1¢ driven machines, including EE amma gines and tractors, was 1,64 Tony Diplas, who was arrested in Buf- vin of it over 1926 falo, N. Y., after he had faked suicide From these istrations the Depart-|by pretending he had gone over Niagara ment of Highways collected $26,017,495.- | Falls, is now in the Clearfield county 16. This was $17,000 in excess of the es jail chagged with evading debts He timate made at the beginning of the year. | formerly owned a shoe shining parlor in Check penalties in 1927 totalled $18,590. | Clearfield Aeain Chevrolet Electrifies America with a Great New Motor Cax The The nn Touring Car Roadster Coupe FERRE EE nr nnn nn rn RE RRR nine SWEEPING REDUCTIONS of from HOO to $200 on the Perfected You can now buy the new Perfected Whippet on easy payment plan. Choice of four different colors. Ask for demonstration. HALUSKA OVERLAND Cao. PATTON, PA. $455.00 $485.59 $535.00 Chassis $355.00. WRIPPET "coacn $039.00 Mseaan $085.00 Cabriolet $545.00 Coupe All prices ft. 0. b. et LLL . CRI) Peeteebeitestestastest: Teeteslestestoaloeloetootortooeloetootostostoctostestostostoslostoctonloooolostortoslosleotaetese. Viasfeslaslastosforioifasiodiovionionioniasioinoloiaelodisnioriaviaslodlonioir Boi oioiviosioviod our ATTENTION! WE’RE SENDING YOU OUR S. 0. 8S. CALL! THis is the season of the year that a great many subscriptions to the Courier fall due. That we need the money goes without saying. Subsecripiton statements will be mailed within a few days. By coming to the office at once and handing us that Two Joogesfasforesforforfortorfantostacfustostectontestortootentontactontectoaontecteifontecfocfecfonfsefofestont ojeefenociesirciarfesfecfecfefacdaienostesforecdasiocfrciacirclsfortacducdecfrciecie Joofroiele | a statement and we'll save a two cent stamp. Or, you can drop your remit- tance in the next mail. Why not do it NOW? Newspapers, like every other product, cost money to produce. the rule. Why not obey that impulse? We'll look for your remitance EE ne RR Rn N The Courier is no exception to = = i + \ . . 9 . - - y A new automobile so sensational as type of riding and driving comfort dollar bill, you'll save yourself in the very next mail. = Power Co to electrify the nation! almost unbelieveable in a low- the embarrassment of receiving Thank you! B= : COACH - : : h E , > ced car. Four inches longer than = 1 h € Priced 8 pofrefertrdsdooionfucfosiontecianfosfoofoofenfoctocdanfunfanfondontsnfifesdifucord duetecdiefseduntedectraduadunfuntactortoctunfococientaelostostustostanfuctostertoctestseteciortecortectostrutoortefordogedeo With marvelous new Fisher bodies offering all the distinction, beauty and luxury for which Fisher crafts- the previous Chevrolet chassis. . . swung low to the road . . . and with four semi-elliptic shock absorber ee $585 AGAIN SELECTED Wi : § ngler, who had b 1 CROSSING ACCIDENTS 7 men are famous! With performance springs —the Bigger and Better FOR POULTRY HEAD mission, has returned CAUSE 162 DEATHS G . . y, . H 4 2 ) — a ‘The $ that is a revelation to ownersofeven Chevrolet holds the road with 0 4 ( as Swhmer of Altoona 1s eon=| whe burent. of aoeidents of ‘the Pubs 3 Y . . 7: o_o . . ant Rl - a ana fas : 1e bures of accidents o e lie 4 Roadster 495 higher priced cars! W ith 107-inch a surety that 18 simply amazing, G. Ray Johnston in Charge at Cambria | ¢ ud d a visit here with friends and re Service Commission reports 1053 accidents % ani wheelbase—four inches longer than ;,,4 rides in perfect comfort at high Pie Fle Your Loney re Aughst MoBlaney whe has heen [08 Seam railroad grade s in this “" n . : 1s ork in Johnstown Yay hu Trlbeod SLI yi . CC ate during 1e year nm P The 495 before! With four-wheel. brakes— speeds over the roughest stretches Eh oh ak 1 home by illness hel i in Ts ova os § Foot i * sino itional mechanical : yav % Tay Johnston, of Johnstown, Ias|lost was reported impr and 639 injured. In 90 per cent. of the Touring and many add t of highway. is Ray anna d a per ndent of : oy ol and 1 rd ( i accidents automobile were involved and : 5! . age { 0 days n consequence 9 occups 5 of machi 5 v5 + achievements And never before was a low-priced the Poultry Department of the Cambria [Of Altoona Ja I in consequence 418 cenpnts of machines IDENT 5 e R) ; i So . i County Fair, h position he 1 h da 7 4 RE fs ii x ve Jured, : » 5 Coupe - And... prices that demonstrate car so easy to drive foe the orm since the fir Bir ( : the reorganized BUSSES DRIVE OUT In on parsion w in the Secifonis ot } oa 0 peal RR i a NUTEER Carnes IH : S aSSs( tio y el 124, ods . revious ear @ repor sho & nes 3 again Chevrolet's ability to provide and gear steering mechanism is association v : BD Te v as year the report Shows RP 2 8 : . fitted with ball bearings throughout Mr. Johns present term as Secre STREET RAILWAYS Se Oo bor cent as to the num- IDENT i The Four-Door $ the utmost in modern motoring ed w é i 2 ot for : accidents and 12 per cent. and 14 IDENT x Sedan :; ” we 675 luxury at the lowest possible cost! «+. even at the front axle knuc eS, Sau nd 0 : i Jen 3: Dohioney, of Bureau of Accidents, De r o Di a ly, as to the number oh ridin . 0 Ct teports 14 Traction Companies : SHIER 3 hi . All these spectacular new mechani- any offi 16 Suspended iu 1977. -one pedestrians were struck by 4, 3 . 7 rr s . tio de S ¢ the ings, 40 o 10. vere x The Sport ‘665 The engine of t 1 gress New il s cal advancements are, of course, in jon. 4 is Peis Bi sings, 40 of whom y : i 7 alve-in-he: T.35,¢ enn- anc: & . & Cabriolet of the FIproves Va vel ea addition to the host of notable fea- i bd ees i ener 5 design. Wit A hy wh h tures that Chevrolet has previously : we being busi- | HIGHWAY OFFICIALS . o : : ~1- signe AV - . . . en I SK oy T FIL : 3 The Imperial $ pistons. . . specially designec iy pioneered in the low-price field. : 2 Riis i ASK REPORT FILINC ) Landau .........., laminated camshaft gears. . . mush. . : mje D 1 of of High NK P room type valve tappets ...anda Come in and see this latest and ! the Pu Commi heaton & Light Delivery $375 complete new steel motor greatest General Motors | "bu w (Chassis Only) enclosure—it provides a type achiev@fment! Learn why it is to th : ; : } r 1 s Tr hf . . . yeal >. LL 1s > : pended operation I on t Utility Truck @ of motor operation so thrill. , \ everywhere the subject of Te of tates caiodted gnged Operation. is « Hon fo rode. we 11 "UCK Y . . . " . o . +. Ray Johr has beer member } 14 . et eport 18 e 3 i Biel Only) '495 ing that it must be experi- enthusiastic comment — why he a : Tie ) Set] vithiz urs an accident 5 3 :, 1 . . , : 34 RN a ia h ne 1 I 1 us | .o de: De n: ' SITS + enced to be appreciated! everywhere it is hailed as the organization in 1912 a rved 14 years) p;, EE dma Devs uy A TT i of . . 31s 4 ’ 5 taal 8 Secretary I rej cL out it du more : I's 3 All prices f. o. b. Flint, Coupled with this thrilling world’s most luxurious low- i the past year 3,346 accidents were repor : a et 8 3 Mich acceleration and speed is a = priced automobile. CHEST SPRINGS NEWS d on street car lines. This represented a || Subnlics « Decessaty forms for 3 IE, NOTES OF THE WEEK| “2, cio ner o rs wine [dD its and officials of r club oe . 1, and 3 7 e ir « have beer rged t C L n crash + Little Pick-Ups Here and There in Our ) } deaths were tho ( ne OND , | Whi r outsid f porate Y ¥ Thriving Near By Village—Com- nd. oioht wore. of erahlovess — re - 5 ings, Goings, Et fr v i cars was | PREAD DISEASE 0} TER oe - | ( 1 yf test number of in INFANTS IS CURBED | \ ich party 11} held Saturd: juri Dohoney reported . 3 an. M, by the commit re . a A report { ed by the bureau ER 3 enefits. Luncheon will be served at tl MES. MARY M. LEAHEY f communicable diseases indicates that o conclusion of the ard playin ——n fanti iraly whicl though never R 3 Mu t 1 Mr Charl Smithmyer f \Ir Mary M. (MeGonigle) Leah : reachin vider proporti s during the a ltoona have concluded a vi here with Lt : lied mo t 1 : vei far f verage, A eo and relatives. n Ir 1 d iri December to a ‘normal 3 Mr. and Mr Li lun of Lore ( 1 Ie ted dur- oe g whe had been guest it the Nelson Char 1 18 14 N 1 we eported les home here for the 1 few d hay B durir y veek in Jar v, 192 in x 9 . Jog Some hers Ton the last few I that wa toe. Bret i : Miss yn Conrad Alt t eek ; stl, ] 27, in w hich no oe the la days here with frien and \ 1 en reported. For the 2 & " A T relatives John 1 the latest tabulations, > U A L I I Y L ) O W C O 5 T | William Gibbons spent th week-end died at | 470 s Y reported with eight-six in Ebensburg on a business mission. jeaths occurring. ——"
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