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VOL. XXXIV: NO. 52.
LOCAL AND STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
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Condensed items Gathered from
Various Sources for the
Busy Reader.
— The annual jelly and food donation
day for the Miners’ Hospital at Span-
gler will be held on December 5th. So-
licitors will call for these donations in
the various towns, but in case any per- |
sons are missed, donations should be
sent to the hospital.
— Mr. and Mrs. William Hoover an-
nounce the birth of a son, Joseph L.
at their home in East Carroll township
rember 9th.
= hg of the state of Pennsyl-
vania requiring that drug store owners
be registered pharmacists was declared
unconstitutional by the supreme court
last week.
— Fire, which is thought to have had
its inception from a spark igniting a
shingle roof, completely destroyed the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ansalem Kruis, |
at Swedetown, near Hastings, about a |
week ago. The family had a narrow es-
cape from the building. The loss partly
s covered by insurance. .
— Anthony Carpenello and Miss Flor-
ence Yeager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Yeager, of Elder township, were
married at a nuptial mass in St. Ber-
mard’s church at Hastings on the mor-
ning of November 13th. Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Carpenello were the attendants.
—Mrs. Elizabeth Forsythe, aged 26
vears, of Boswell, died at the Cresson
Sanatorium on Wednesday of last week
of tuberculosis : !
-Caught under a fall of rock while
at work for the Lincoln Coal Company
at Nanty-Glo, George Kistic, aged 48,
and married, is a patient at the Mem-
orial hospital, Johnstown. He sustain-
ed a fracture of the left leg below the
knee.
—Clarence Shombert, three-year-old
son of Mrs. Annie Shombert, formerly
of Johnstown, and an inmate of the
County Home at Ebensburg, died at the
institution on Wednesday night of last
week of pneumonia. He had been ill
two days. The body was interred in the
county cemetery.
—Jacob Karlheim of Ashville and his |
neice, Mrs. DeSales Switzler, of Carr-
olltown, who left on a motor party on
November 7 for Phoenix, Arizona, have
arrived there. They are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Karlheim, former residents
of this section of the county, neither of
whom are in good health.
—Mrs. Nellie Buton, aged 40 years,
died of apoplexy at her home in South
Fork on Fridav last. She is survived by
her husband and two children.
N. Davis, of Ebensburg
sd word of his appointn Ss
istrict Deputy Grand Patriarch of the
yendent Order of Odd Fellows.
fichael Sehula, aged 53 years, a
>, was found dead
last Thursday evening in his shanty,
re he lived alone.
—The colony of squirrels at the court
house grounds in Ebensburg this week
was increased by four beautiful greys,
which were sent from Harrisburg thro-
ugh the efforts of M. Vashiti Burr, of
the Auditor General's department.
—Miss Irene Potonic of Spangelr and
Chester Vesnesky, of West Carroll
township, were married at the Polish
Catholic church at Spangler on Thurs-
day morning of last week. They will
reside at Winburne.
Four persons were hurt over the
week end in Auto accidents in the Al- |
toona section. One of the victims, Ma-
rion Harker, aged 10, of Hollidaysburg, |
is in the Mercy hospital in a critical
condition. The other victims are less
seriously injured.
—The New York Central Railroad Co
has filed an application with the pub-
lic service commission for the right to
abandon service on Trains Nos. 8 and
9 on its branch line between Clearfield
and Heilwood. This service would be
furnished by other trains.
—Volunteer firemen Monday morn-
ing extinguished a fire in a brick sch-
ool building at Dunlo. The fire was
discovered before it had gained con-
siderable headway.
SPANGLER HOSPITAL.
Thomas Simpson, aged 25 years, of
Butler, is a patient at the Miners’ hos-
pital at Spangler suffering of pneumo-
nia. His condition is reported as fair.
Mrs. Martha Casher, aged of
Spangler, is a patient at the hospital.
Miss Adeline Humphreys, aged 19, of
Patton, is a patient at the hospital.
William, 11, and Joseph, 7, children
of Mr. and Mrs. William Whalen, of |
operations this |
week for the removal of their tonsils |
Spangler, underwent
and adenoids. :
Paul Sholtin, six year old son of Mi-
chael Sholtin of Spangler, suffered a |
fracture of the left leg when hit by an |
automobile Monday, and is getting al-
ong nicely at the hospital.
Lyle Mahaffey, aged eight years, and
Luella Mahaffey, 12, c ren of Mr. |
and Mrs. Lyle Mahaffey, of Emeigh,
had their tonsils removed during the |
week.
STATE REVOKES PERMITS
Department of
violators of
The Pennsylvania
Highways’ drive against
the state's drastic motor code netted 79 |
drivers during the week ending No- |
vember 22nd, the department announ-
ces.
Of the 79 licenses revoked during |
the period the great majority were for
violation of the liquor law provisions
of the motor code.
Thirt
for dri
transportation of liquor. One license
also was revoked for intoxication and
larceny.
Reckless driving on the highways
caused the revocation of 17 licenses.
MRS. MARY MINAK.
Mrs. Mary Minak, aged 65 years, a
widow of Bakerton, died at the Miners’
hospital at Spangler at three o'clock |
on Sunday afternoon. Death was caus-
ed by a complication of diseases. She
was admitted to the hospital Satur-
day.
The deceased is survived by a son, |
John Minak, of Spangler, and a dau-
ghter who lives at Cresson.
eight of the revocations were |
while intoxicated and for |
GERALD
MISS
IER WEDS
RANCES McCOY
Well Known and Popular Young Cou-
On Monday morning at six o'clock at
| St. Mary's Catholic church, the Rev.
| Father Henry, O. S. B., united in mar-
Gerald Leonard Fisher, son of
Aary Fisher, of Fifth avenue and
M Frances McCoy, daughter of Mr.
{and Mrs. William McCoy ,0of Mellon
avenue. They were attended by Mr. and
Mrs. Fred McCann, brother-in-law and
sister of the bride.
The bride was gowned in brown
crepe, with hat to mateh and carried
a bouquet of yellow chrsanthemums.
Mrs. McCann wore indifferent blue and
carried red chrysanthemums.
Following the wedding ceremony a
wedding breakfast was served at the
home of the bride's parents, after
which Mr. and Mrs. Fisher left on a
honeymoon trip that will include El-
mira, N. Y., Niagara Falls, Detroit and
Cleveland.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Fisher are well
known to our readers, and the best
wishes of the community are extended
to them. Mrs. Fisher has been employ-
ed as a stenographer at the offices of
the Patton Clay Manufacturing Com-
pany and Mr. Fisher is bookkeeper at
the Stoltz Motor Company.
LOCAL MOTION PICTURE
IS NOW COMPLETED |
And Will Be Shown at the Grand The-
atre on Monday and Tuesday,
December 10 and 11.
Patton’s local movie has been com-
pletely filmed and is now in the de- |
veloping process. It will probably take
| two weeks until this process has been
completed, and the exhibition date has
been set for Monday and Tuesday, De-
cember 10th and 11th.
Much interest was created
about
| town as the cameraman, director and |
| cast were at work. The picture required
[a large variety of scenes about town, |
| including the school as the pupils were
dismissed at the noon hour, the arrival
of the morning train, the Post-Office,
Dr. Kelly and his famous “brown der-
| by,” ete.
Keen interest is manifested in the
exhibition of this picture, as it is the
first of its kind ever to be made in Pat-
ton.
| SOME SALTY SENTENCES
GIVEN WRONGDOERS
Waiving action of the grand jury, 6
persons appeared before the county
court at Ebensburg on Monday and
pleaded guilty to charges lodged ag-
ainst them, the guilty pleas resulting
in sentences in four instances while in
two oth instances the court refused
the pleas and remanded the defend-
ants to the county jail to await fur-
ther investigation.
Harry Moore, Johnstown,
| with surety of the peace, defrauding
boarding house keeper and wudulent
conversion, sought to plead guilty to
all three charges, but was successful
| only in two of them. On the charges of
surety of the peace and defrauding a
boardinghouse keeper he was permit-
ted to plead guilty and was sentenced
| to pay the costs and the board bill, but
fraudulent conversion charge
h grew out of the purchase of a
| watch and chain for which he had ag-
reed to pay on the installment plan, his
plea of guilty was refused and he Ss
taken back to jail to await action by
| the next grand jury.
Herman Roberts, Johnstown youth,
| who was discovered in the basement of
| the Johnstown State Deposit Bank, late
| last September as he was attempting
0 drill through the bank’s vault, of-
fered a plea of guilty, but like Moore
his plea was refused and he was re-
|manded to jail to await action of the
{grand jury or the outcome of an inves-
| tigation now being made.
| John Toth, Elder township, was fin-
ied $100 and costs and sentenced to 3
years in jail on his plea of guilty to li-
rquor law violations, while Julius Graff
|of Johnstown was sentenced to ninety
|days in the Allegheny county Work
{House for failing to comply with a
| court order directing the payment of
[$80 a month toward the support of his
| wife and children. In sentencing Graft
| the court intimated that similar sen-
| tences would be given in all future
cases where defendants are brought be-
[fore it on attachments for failure to
{comply with its orders to contribute to
the support of their families.
The usual sentences were given A. P.
|Smeed rand John Pringle, who were
charged with infractions of the moral
code.
| KIWANIS CLUB HAS AN EN-
JOYABLE LADIES’ PROGRAM
The Northern Cambria Kiwanis club
had as their guests at the regular meet-
| ing and luncheon at the Brandon ho-
tel on Monday night, their ladies, and
a goodly sized attendance and a fine
program were the features.
The speaker of the evening was Ir-
{ving L. Camp, immediate past presi-
dent of the International Lions Club,
|of Jonstown, and musical talent was
|given by a number of Johnstown men.
A number of guests were present.
Bridge featured the evening following
| the banquet
BAZAAR AND SUPPER.
Thursday afternoon and evening, De-
| cember 6th, the ladies of the Pres yter-
ian church will hold a bazaar in the
basement of the church to which the
public is cordially invited to attend.
Many Christmas gifts will be offer-
{ed for sale at this event and the la-
dies have left no stone unturned to in-
[sure its success.
| A ham and baked bean supper will
{also be served on Thursday evening,
|and ticke which include dessert, are
150 cents. Patronize the ladies. They ex-
pect you.
JOHN H. WILLIAMS.
John H. Williams, aged 78 years, :
widely known resident of Blandburg,
retired railroad man, farmer and coal
miner, died at his home Monday of
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CHRISTM
AS SEALS
THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATIONS
OF THE UNITED STATES
INEW CHEVROLET CAR
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CREATES INTEREST
New Six Cylinder: Model Is Announced
and Record Crowds View It in the
Large Cities.
Record crowds, highly enthusiastic,
over motordom’s newest automobile,
are viewing the new line of Chevrolet
six cylinder valve-in-head cars at the
national prer is week and last
i v Yor rot.
usands that crowded both exhi-
to inspe Chevrolet's greatest
achievement—*"g X in the price range
of a four”—enthused over the beauty
of the new streamline Fisher bodies,
the latest accomplishment of this or-
ganization.
Visitors were open in their admira-
tion of the “expensive new big car” ap-
pearance of the new models. They were
pleased with the smart new colors that
will distinguish the new Chevrolet from
all others; the elegance of the fittings
appealed to the most discriminating
and the most luxurious upholstering
pleased the most exacting of the fem-
inine showgoers.
They inspected the powerful new 46
horse power motor with its non-deton-
ating high compression head. They
were particularly interested in learn-
ing that it develops 32 per cent more
power than its predecessor which was
world famous for power and that its
speed and acceleration has been step-
ped up to satisfy the maximum re-
| quirements.
In the shimmering new cars they
saw the final proved product of more
than four years research and experi-
mentation in the Chevrolet experimen-
tal laboratories, the General Motors
Research laboratories and the Gener-
al Motors Proving Ground.
The hum of enthusiasm that per-
vaded both New York and Detroit ex-
hibitions seemed to presage a new rec-
ord for Chevrolet in 1929. Orders were
being placed immediately by those de-
siring early delivery in January when
the first of the new cars will be de-
livered to owners.
Despite the fact that only two cit-
i ies have seen the new cars, orders in
large volume are pouring inta the
Chevrolet offices from every section of
the country. Although the country-wide
dealer organization will not have dis-
play cars until December 29th, the en-
tire sales organization is now equipped
will full color illustrations of the cara,
literature and other information about
the car that promises to write a chap-
ter of sensational success into the au-
tomobile history of 1929.
Meanwhile the fifteen giant Chevro-
let plants across the country are push-
ing production with all the speed pos-
sible within the limits of precision in
manufacturing in order to supply deal-
ers with cars as quickly as opssible for
delivery starting January lst. In order
to accommodate the public and the
dealers, the December production sch-
edule has been stepped up to the high-
est on record for the month.
| DOUBLE WEDDING TO
PLACE THURSDAY MORNING
A double wedding will take place in
St. Mary's church on Thursday morn-
ing of this week at nine o'clock pre-
ceding a nuptial mass when Ralph
Dunegan will wed Miss Florine Riner,
{and Clarence will take as his bride, !
Miss Carrier Riner. The brides are sis- |
ters. Owing to the Courier being a
day earlier than usual this week, par-
ticulars will be given in the next is-
sue.
TREE.
Meeting in the municipal building at
Ebensburg on Tuesday evening, plans
were formulated for the annual com-
munity celebration of Christmas by
members of the Community Christmas
Club of the County Seat. A number of
DON'T EAT TOO MUCH
THANKSGIVING DAY
Dr. Theodore B. Appel, of the State De-
partment of Health, Has Weekly
Health Talk.
“In certain parts of Africa the na-
tives celebrate feast seasons which as-
sume all the characteristics of gastro-
nomical orgies. In fact they are liter-
ally gorging parties where the partici-
pants eat and drink thei elves into a
stupor, repeating the process until na-
ture revolts,” said Dr. Theodore B. Ap-
pel, secretary of health, this week.
“While there may be some excuse for |
ignorant natives thus to conduct them-
selves, it is very questionable whether |
Americans can justify their excessive
and sometimes painful eating proclivi-
ties on such feast days as Thanksgiv-
ing and Christmas. However, were the |
average citizen the limit himself to
holidays and banquets for his over-in- |
dulgences the situation would n SSess |
little less than a display of tem¥ora
injudiciousness. Unfortunately such is
not the case.
“To many people, excessive eating is!
a daily habit. It may be said that ex-
cept for foolish maidens with a sled-
derizing complex America's most gen- |
eral offense against itself is its unrea-|
sonable attitude towards it stomach.
“With the approach of Than
it would be wise for people to
that the day means more than over-
taxing the body with food. Indeed, a
splendidly practical method of giving
thanks would be to determine upon a
logical food intake not only on that
day but on all the days to follow. Life |
will be longer and happier if this ad-
vice is heeded.”
GEORGE LEIDEN TO WED.
Miss Violet Ropp of Flinton was ten-
dered a shower on Sunday evening in |
the St. Lawrence Grange hall. She will |
become the bride of George H. Leiden
of St. Lawrence on Thursday morning
of this week.
POOR DIRECTORS ASK
FOR $12,000 FOR BUDGET
Seek Appropriation from Board of
Cambria County Commissioners
for Balance of the Year.
The Cambria County Poor Board
has asked the County Commissioners
for an appropriation in the amount of
$12,000, which is deemed necessary by
the poor board to conduct its affairs |
for the balanec the year 1928. At the
beginning of the year the estimate was
placed at $180,000, which was then
thought to be a sufficient amount to |
carry on this work for the entire year.
but this fell short by approximately |
$15,000. The totat estimate for the
year will reach $195,000.
There has been about a 50 per cent
increase in the cost of conducting the
affairs of the poor board in this coun-
ty in the past four years.
GAME FISHING ENDS;
SEASON BEGINS
Whether by accident or design, the
sportsman who likes to fish as well as
hunt deer will net find himself torn
between two loves this week.
The season for bass, salmon, picker-
el and muscallogne closes on Friday.
The season for anterless deer opens the
next day.
Despite low water that had prevailed
recently in a majority of the streams,
reports to the board of fish commiss-
loners report many good catches. Some
of the best made recently were on the
north branch of the Susquehanna
Licensed fishermen may try their
luck for sunfish, catfish, yellow perch
and eels during the remaider of the!
year.
| HOUSE FOR RENT—Secona and
MEET WITH STATE
HIGHWAY OFFICIAL
Commissioners Tell Stuart That |
Damage Claims Are Too
High on New Road.
John D. Walker and William J. Cav-
anaugh, members of the rboapd of
county commissioners, accompanied by |
the County Engineer, L. R. Owen, held
a conference with James T. Stuart, |
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Highway |
Department, at Harrisburg, on Thurs-
day of last week with reference to the |
letting of the contract for the construc-
tion of state highway route No. 234, be- |
tween Ashville and the Dean township |
line. The point discussed with the state |
highway officials was a question of |
damages to property owners along this |
highway, the commissioners asking that |
the letting of the contract be delayed |
until such time as the county's inter- |
est in the matter of the assessment of |
damages be fully protected. Mr. Stuart |
was advised that the county is now |
endeavoring to secure releases for dam-
ages along this route, but in the minds |
of the county officials some of the
damages asked are exhorbitant, and it
is for this reason that the county does
not want the contract to be let at this
time. Mr. Stuart sured the commis-
sioners that the request would be
complied with and that the contract
would not be let until the commiss-
loners were satisfied that all damages
being claimed were justifiable.
The bids for this piece of road were |
opened at the state highway depart- |
ment offices last Thursday, but, in ac- |
cordance with the wishes of the county |
commissioners, the contract was not |
let.
This precaution is being taken by the
commissioners because of the fact that
In a recent case where damages were
awarded by the board of viewers, and
the property owners deemed the aw-
ard insufficient, the case was brought
before a jury in civil court and the
jury awarded a greater amount than
was allowed by the board of viewers. It
is the contention of the commissioners
that juries are awarding greater dam-
than are justified by reason of
> improvement of the roads through-
t the county.
PATTON HIGH SCHOOL
NOTES OF THE WEEK
A Summary of What Is Trans-
piring Among the Students,
Serious and Otherwise.
Word reaches us that Mr. Bosserman
has become an ardent radio fan. In
he would not be without |
5s back in school
ter recove from an opera-
tion for append
Cecelia Zerl ‘ nded the square
dance at Chest gs last Saturday.
Gertrude Durbin, Leona Bender, and
Olive Rumbat and Ethel Jones visit-
the high school last Tuesday. All of
rls are students at Indiana Nor- |
witnessed New York |
Carnegie Tech at |
ittsburgh, last Saturday |
| Forbes Field,
| afternoon.
Margaret Cochrane, a last
graduate of P. H. S. and now a stu-
dent at Lock Haven Normal, visited the
school last Monday.
Z00l( and biology
€ for a national
an Nature Society
1e election and the flow-
most votes may becoma |
ower. The majority in|
| the ss voted for the phlox which
was considered by Miss Johnson to be |
it is a typical American
and can be found in the great-
n of the country and occurs in
oclors.
Bentz, superintendent of |
County 100ls, and Mr. Bristow from |
the Department of Public Instruction, |
visited the school last Thursday. |
tion of the high school students in|
| helping to keep the children from ska- |
iting on the walk in front of the school. |
Warning has been given that anyone |
throwing snowballs in the borough will
be subject to a fine.
| Last lay afternoon Patton High |
| played their last football game of the
|seaosn with the Beaverdale eleven at |
| Beaverdale. Neither team scored, and
{at no time during the game was the |
|ball closer than thirty yards to either |
|goal. The line-up |
Patton—0
Christoff
| Zemyan
Dietrich
Yahner
Pendol:
Jeaverdale—(
McGowan
Howell |
Parkes
Leskonic |
Stefanov |
wiser Selepak
amon RE LLL RanCZas
Litzinger . QB Michaels
Brungart \ LHB Cranston
| Vengrosky ........... RHB Prosdick |
Kusner siierssesre OB Krouse
RIFLES ARE DEADLY AT
LONG DISTANCES; WARNING
“At a hundred yards your shotgun is
almost harmless. Your high powered
rifle may kill a man a mile away.”
{ s hunters of the state prepared to
exchange the former for the latter in
anticipation of the opening of the deer
season on Saturday, that was the warn-
ing urged upon them by John B. Tru-
man, executive secretary of the Board
of Game Commissioners. Truman al-
’s manages to spend part of the
yea rin the big game sections of the
state
Those hunters who came back in for-
mer years th tales of doe almost
running them down, and failure to as
much as sight a buck will have a chan-
ce to get even for the strain such ex-
periences puts on the trigger finger.
Doe may be Killed in fifty-three of
the counties by those who have obtain-
ed special doe licenses in addition to
the regular hunting license. They also
may be killed by land owners who have
asthma. The funeral was held on Wed- | public meetings on the project will be | Beech avenues. Bath and double gar- | obtained special permits, issued free by
nesday afternoon.
held in the next few weeks.
age. Inquire Mrs. S. A. Cooper.
game wardens.
| by an Ebensburg policeman and tak-
Mr. Fleming asks for the co-opera- |}
(5¢) $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
SOUTHERN CAMBRIA
WATCH FOR THE “LILAC
TIME” AIRPLANE HERE
Interesting Literature Will Be Drop-
ped from It, Including a Number
of Free Admissi
The “Lilac Time” airplane is all set
for its flight over Patton next Satur- |
day afternoon. And don’t forget it is
going to drop interesting literature
concerning the “Lilac Time” picture, |
starring Colleen Moore, which is going
to play at the Grand Theatre next
week. But most interesting is the fact
that it is going to distribute a large
number of free tickets for this pic-
ture. If you are fortunate to find one
of these you will see an excellent pic-
ture as the guest of the theatre.
This event should be very interest-
{ing as the “Lilac Time” aviator prom-
ises to give the town a few thrills in |
the way of sharp banks, turns, etc. Be
sure to watch for it. In case the wea-
ther prohibits this flight on Saturday
it will be postponed until Monday af-
ternoon.
FORMER PATTON LADY
DIES IN PHILADELPHIA
Body of Mrs. Alice Prescott Will Be
Brought to Patton for Burial on
Saturday Morning.
Mrs. Alice Prescott, a former well
known resident of Patton, passed aw-
ay at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
William Meehan, in Philadelphia on
Saturday, November 24th, at 5:10 P.
M.,, following an illness of a complica-
tion. Mrs. Prescott has been residing
in Philadelphia for about three years.
Deceased is survived, by Mrs. Dora
Meehan, her "daughter, mentioned
above, and by one son, Elmer Prescott,
| of Benscreek.
The remains will be brought to Pat-
ton on Friday evening, and funeral
services will be held on Saturday mor-
ning in St. Mary's Catholic church at
nine o'clock. Interment will be made in
the church cemetery.
WEHRUM MAN FIRST
HUNTING FATALITY
Hole Torn in Thigh When Gun Dis-
charges; Drags Himself One
Thousand Feet,
With the death at the Memorial hos-
pital, Johnstown, last Friday evening,
of Peter Kerekich, 31, of Wehrum, who
sustained shotgun wounds in the left
thigh when gun accidentally dis-
charged in the woods above Vintondale
last Friday morning, the first fatality
of the season resulting from a hunting |
accident in this section was recorded. |
Kerekich, who was married and the fa-
ther of four children, was taken to the
hospital on Friday morning and his
chances of recovery were so greatly im-
paired by the loss of a great quantity
of blood, that he died following the
amputation of a leg.
Kerekich was hunting alone in the
woods at the time he received the fa-
tal wounds. In chasing a rabbit he fell
dropping his shotgun and causing it to
discharge. The charge struck him at
short range, shatering the bone in pas-
sing through the thigh and leaving a
gaping wound. Kerekich is reported to
have dragged himself about one thous-
and feet from the scene of the acci-
dent, and was found exhausted and all
but unconscious.
DRIVER AND ASSISTANT
FACE ASSAULT CHARGE
R. L. Frazer and D. Paul, of Chicago,
driver and assistant driver for the
Greyhound Bus line, will be hailed be-
fore Justice of the Peace James T.
ten days to answer charges preferred
against them by Alton Estep of Ebens-
burg as the result of a recent alterca-
tion in which Estep suffered a broken
nose.
Frazer, who is charged with reckless
driving, in the warrant issued in Es-
tep’s action, was arrested the other day
en before Justice Young who gave him
ten days to appear for a hearing. Word
has been sent to the bus company’s
arters demanding that Paul who
ged with aggravated assault and
battery, also appear for a hearing.
Estep alleges that the bus crowded
his machine off the road last Thursday
evening and that, when he overtook it
and remonstrated with the driver, he
was struck several times by the assist-
ant.
ST. NE NEWS
NOTES OF THE WEEK
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nagle announce
the birth of a daughter who has been
named Mary Jane.
J. C. McGough was a buisness call-
er in Chest Springs on Saturday.
D. V. Sheehan was a recent business
visitor in Gallitzin.
J. L. Carl has concluded a business
p to Altoona.
H. McNulty was a caller in Pat-
| ton on Saturday.
Frank Nagle has concluded a visit
to Pittsburgh among relatives.
Lewis Adams spent the week end at
1 home here. He is employed by J.
F. Cupples, contractor at Gallitzin,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bender spent
Saturday in Chest Springs among rel-
atives.
Mae Adams has returned to Altoona
after spending several weeks at her
home here,
B. J. Ryan has concluded a brief
trip to Patton.
L. G. Gorsuch and H. L. Gregg of
Patton were business callers here on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dietrick of Carr-
olltown, spent Sunday here with rela-
tives.
Neal Krise and Kenneth
were guests of friends in Chest Springs
recently.
John Behe of Altoona spent the last
week here with friends and relatives
John Adams of Altoona was the
guest of his son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and M. G. Adams last week
PASS 500 MARK.
Highway construction
Bender
|Company’s Property and Fran-
chise Under Hammer on
December 17th.
Advertising columns in the Johns-
town newspapers last week gave notice
of the fact that the Title, Trust and
| Guarantee Company of Johnstown, the
trustee in the first mortgage given by
the Southern Cambria Railway Com-
pany on May 1, 1909, to secure an is-
{sue of bonds, has taken possession of
the railway company’s property by rea-
[son of default in payment of interest
| charges.
| Notice is given that Lee T. Shannon
| has been appointed the trustee's agent
| to operate the railway pendin gthe sale
| thereof.
| The Southern Cambria Railway Co.
| was organized under the name of the
Johnstown Terminal Street Railway
Co. on July 30, 1906, and the name
| thereof was changed to the Southern
| Cambria Railway Company on March
|31, 1908. The trustees likewise publish-
| ed last week notice of the sale of all
[the company’s property and the fran-
| chises to be held at the court house in
{| Ebensburg on Monday, December 17th,
at two o'clock p. m.
The first mortgage upon which it
was proposed to make sale was given
to secure bonds in the total amount
of $750,000. At the time it was propos-
|ed extending the line to Carrolltown
and $150,000 of the authorized bond is-
sue was reserved for that purpose. The
line was never built as projected so that
$600,000 only represents the amount of
bonds outstanding and secured by this
mortgage.
The company has likewise executed
a second or general mortgage to secure
bonds in the additional sum of $750,-
000. Interest has not been paid upon
the first mortgage bonds since Novem-
ber 1, 1927, and interest has been in
default on the general mortgage bonds
since June 1, 1923.
The company began operations in the
year 1908 and first ran cars through to
Ebensburg in the winter of 1909-1910.
For some years the operation of this
line was a financial success, but with
the advent of good roads and the com-
petition of privately-owned vehicles,
revenues have stadily decreased. It is
understood that the company has been
operating for the first ten months of
the current year at a loss of approx-
imately $70,000.
TO SUSPEND LICENSE OF DRIVER
INVOLVED IN FATAL ACCIDENT
Immediate suspension of the opera-
tor’s license of a motor car driver who
is involved in a fatal accident will be
made by the State Highway Depart-
ment in the future, Secretary of the
Highways Stuart announced last week.
The law provides that upon suspen-
sion of a driver's license the suspended
operator be given a hearing on request.
Secretary Stuart said that if such
hearing develops the driver was blame-
less the license would be restored im-
mediately
“The alarming number of fatal ac-
cidents makes this action necessary,”
Secretary Stuart said.
“This is particularly vital in view of
the fact that fatalities resulting from
the automobile accidents reported to
the Department of Highways jumped
from 77 in September to 112 in Octo-
ber.
“The 112 fatalities in October be-
came more striking in view of the fact
that in the preceding nine months th
year the number of automobile fatali-
ties in Pennsylvania numbered 513.
“In other words the automobile death
list in October was equal to one-fourth
the fatal casualties in the preceding
nine months.”
Heretofore, records of the Depart-
ment show October had the lowest rel-
ative accident hazard of any month in
the year.
STATE READY TO BATTLE SNOW.
W. P. Coveny, superintendent of
maintenance of state highways for the
Cambria county district, has given out
information that he is well equipped to
combat road conditions incident to win_
tery weather in this section. In the
state highway garage at Ebensburge
there are 20 pieces of machinery, con-
sisting of 16 trucks and four ten-ton
| tractors, in addition to having erected
(along the various state highway routes
| throughout the county 81,000 feet of
snow fences. The precaution has al-
ready been taken to take care of slip-
pery and icy road conditions by hav-
ing deposited in various places throu-
ghout the county, ashes to be sc:
ed on the highways when the roads be-
come slippery and icy.
During the winter months, when the
snowfall reaches a depth of two inche
trucks will be placed in service t
the roads clear and open for
{and the larger pieces of machi i
| be put in service as necessity demand
| TESTS.
Completing the three days of
ten and one day of oral
for admission to the prac
| before the courts of Cambria
| four young men were admitted
| Cambria county bar.
\P. Gaffney, and W:
Johnstown, and Pau
| E. W. Sanner, both of
TONY SIU ‘RI WEDS MISS
RUTH O'LEARY WEDNESDAY
Tony Sunseri and Miss Ruth O’Li
were united in marr >t 1
Catholic ct
ing, precedin
Rev. Father ;
of the cl h. Both of
parties ¢ well known
and the Courier joins t
Mr. and Mrs. Sunseri a long and hap-
py wedded life
VETERAN RAILROADER RE’
In loyal recognit ]
faithful service in the
Pennsylvania Railroad,
der, general foreman { Cresson
shops, of the Cresson divi , was re-
warded by his own employes th the
presentation of a beautiful reclining
during the chair and a mahogany smoking set.
past week will bring the total for the !Mr. Snyder has been an employe of the
season to more than 500 miles.
company for more than 50 years