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LOCAL AND STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Condensed items Gathered from
Various Sources for the
Busy Reader.
The licenses of 39 drivers were re-
voked and 77 others suspended by ‘he
state highway department during the
week ended May 29th, it was announc-
ed at Harrisburg.
Isidore Konieczky, aged 58 years, ex
pired of a ccmplication of diseases at
the home of a sister in Portage on
Friday last. The funeral services were
held at the Polish Catholic church Por-
tage, on Sunday afternoon.
Miss May Pricer, aged 34 years, dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pricer,
residing near Colyer, attempted sui-
cide at her home shortly before 7 a.
m. Saturday, shooting herself in the
abdomen. She was removed to the Col-
ver hospital, where her condition is re-
garded as serious. No reason for the
suicidal attempt could be learned.
Blessing of the mew Sacred Heart
Statue in St. Aloysius’ Catholic church
at the Summit was held with impres-
sive services last Sunday evening.
Joseph Sarnovsky, aged 68 years, ex-
WEEKLY HEALTH
TALK FROM THE
STATE DOCTOR
“At this time of year when out-
door sports are of general interest, a
note of warning needs to be sounded
to those folks who are of middle age
or over,” said Dr. Theodore B. Appel,
Secretary of Health, Tuesday.
“The business man who is fat and
forty, or at least forty, suddenly de-
velops a logical enthusiasm for iennis,
golf and baseball at this outdoor sea-
son. And while such an inclination
should be indulged to a reasonable li-
mit, there is such a thing as permis-
ting one’s affection for a sport to get
the better of one’s judgment — then
something happens.
“For instance, at a recent opening
of some new tennis courts, father, who
happened to weigh 175 pounds and was
forvy-seven years old, boastfully took
his racket in hand ‘to lick the kid’
who was twenty and a college tennis
‘flash.’ Well, he didn’t do it, but in
{ his attempt he so injured his heart
which was entirely unaccustomed to
such strenuous demands that he is now
flat on his back, broken in body and
spirit and, as a matter of cold fact,
PATTON, CAMBRIA COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 6th, 1929,
CIRCUS IS COMING
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Drake Bros. Selects Patton As
Only Point for Showing in
North County.
A Circus will be here on Wednesday,
June 12th.
Drake Bros. Circus and trained ani-
mal exposition wiil exhibit one day
only on the above date, giving vwo
performances rain or shine at 2 and 8
PM
A circus is something that no boy
or giri should miss. Within the circus
tent there is a mystic, which brings
to the childrens mind and contains
the acme of all that is wonderful great
and bewildering the grea! red picto-
rial posters which come in advance
have filled every young mind with vi-
sions of a perfect haven of delight and
amusement and nothing can fill the
childish heart with so much gloom and
abject despondency as the idea of be-
ing debarred from casting wide eyes
about this wonderful beautifui as it
will appear beneath the big waterproof
tents beautifully electric lighted by the
circus own illuminating plants. This
circus has among its many novelties
the only high school manage mule in
SCHAWB TO SPEAK AT THE
BIG KIWANIS OUTING
Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the
Bethlehem Steel Board, will be the
principal speaker at the Kiwanis in-
ter-club meeting to be heid this after-
noon, Thursday, at the Sunnehanna
Country club, at Johnstown, the Ki-
wanians of thai city being the hosts |
to practically all the Kiwanis clubs
of this section, including the North-
ern Cambria Club, who will likely be
there in force.
An elaborate program has been ar-
ranged for the gathering. The actiyi-
ties will open at 1 o'clock in the after-
noon with golf and a number of oth-
er diversions. The dinner will be ser-
ved at 6:30 o'clock standard time. An
excellent musical program has been ar-
ranged.
LOSES LIFE, WHEN
STRUCK BY AUTO
By “Hit and Run” Motor-
ist Near Hastings.
“THE DOVE COMES
Norma Talmadge to Appear In
Film Version of Willard
Mack Stage Success.
Norma Talmadge in “The Dove”, her
first United Artists picture, is to be
featured at the Grand theatre, Paton,
on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
Based on Willard Mack's stage play,
which ran for a year on Broadway,
“The Dove” is a melodramatic, roman-
tic tale of Costa Roja, the “red coast.”
Miss Talmadge is supported by Noah
Beery and Gilbert Roland. Ronald
West directed the picture from the sce-
nario by Wallace Smith and Paul
Bern.
“The Dove” is the powerful, quick-
action narrative of a virtuous dance
hall gir}, a courageous young American
employed in a gambling house and “the
bes’ damn caballero in all Costa Roja,”
Don Jose Maria y Sandoval. Against a
background of guitars, stilletos, roul-
ette wheels, fine ladies and grand gen-
tlemen, the characterization of Miss
Talmadge as “Dolores, the Dove,” a
beautiful dancer, comes to glowing life
according to advance reports.
Directed by Roland West, who has
previously made Norma Talmadge pic-
LEGION CELEBRA-
oT pi TION TO COMBINE
10 GRAND THEATRE WITH AUTO RACES,
With the report of the starting bomb
at Indianapolis sending the members
of gasoline alley on their 1929 cam-
paign, echoing through Altoona, many
of the speed artists are preparing to
ship their mounts to Altoona for the
nex\ bowl event—the 200-mile Interna-
tional Classic June 15th.
Returning to the scene of his first
“big urge” to enter big time racing.
“Speed” Gardner Pitisburgh speedster,
announces that he is sending his chro-
miite special, formery owned by Frank
Cramer, direct to the Altoona bowl
from Indianapolis.
mind on driving the Chromolite when
he took part in a semi-professional ev-
ent as a preliminary in the big show
of 1927. He gained a close contact with
Earl Devore, pilot of the “job” and go!
a few pointers on the motor. He later
induced a wealthy Pittsburg sportsman
to buy a car for him.
Several other boys who wheeled their
mounts in the Indianapolis test Thurs-
day are also preparing for early ship-
ment to Altoona.
The Charles R. Rowan Post, No. 228,
American Legion at Altoona, planning
BIG PRIZE MONEY
FOR THE FIREMEN
[Central District Convention at
Ebensburg Expo Will Have
Premiums Galore
More prize money is to be given away
at the Thinty-seventh annual conven-
tion of the Cen‘ral District Volunteer
{ Firemen’s association, this year, than
has even been distributed at any sim-
ilar event in pagt years. No: only is
this a unique feature but it will be the
larges; convention that the central dis-
trict association has ever heid. So
great is the interest in the coming
meeting that several fire companies,
that did not belong to the association
have lately joined in order to pantici-
pate in the great gathering and alvoge-
ther over 70 companies with their wo-
men’s auxiliaries, will take part.
The convention ig %o be held at Eb-
ensburg, July 1 and 2 and the exercises
will take place on the grounds of the
great Cambria County Industrial Ex-
position. Monday, July 1st will be con-
fined %o the regular business sessions of
the delegates, but on Tuegday the va-
rious comeptitions will take place.
For the great parade the prizes, for
which entry blanks will not be requir-
ed, are as follows:
pired of a complication of diseases at Tokyo ho aii ] Se 3
his home in Portage on Thursday ev- | lUCKY to be alive. the citreus business of to-day. “Maud”! nu, down by 2 “Tit and rn” mo- | tures, and supporied by Noah Beery|a Flag Day celebration in conjunction | Best appearing band in line of pa-
ening of last week. He leaves a son and | _ The business of imagining at forty (ang her vrainer, “Si” look mild and|¢ouict while walking along the main [and Gilbert Roland, who were accord- | With speed classic, has about completed : re pieces) $75
a daughter. The funeral was held on | OF fifty Joars ot age that one 3 jus} meek. The animal at the word of 2| highway between St. Boniface and Ha- | ed considerable roles by the star. Miss | Plans for the two-day “‘doughboy whoo- Te oo, Tet pisces) $0, of
Sunday afternoon. [2% Foung as ever Doo: Dronosnion it | command can kick a hundred ways in| gyinoc anout 11:30 o'clock las; Thurs-| Talmadge has a role of ifre, temptu-| Pee.” Competitive drills by drum corps parade, $50.00
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary John | One deliberately ois ous 39 AS 0 a minute, and at the next will be sol 340 night, Michael J. Kopera, aged 47|ous, loving, defying and yielding in its | representing Legion Posts in all sec- | Largest and best drum corps in line
son Hart, aged 58 years, wife of John | {ter a winter's physical lassitude, Y | docile that a child can lie down bet-| years “a miner, residing ai St. Boni- [several shades. The fiim is said to have | tions of the United States will march of parade $75.00. Bs
Hart, of Sankertown, who died Wed- | Way of suddenly oe ro [| Ween its four legs or mount J. [3nd] jace, was instantly killed. The victim [retained all of the cor Wilh Dri] in 8 parade oo the night of Juhe 14th. Best appearing company in line of
dulging violently in outdoor sports. ride around the ring. It is so trained suffered fractures of the skull and the | Belasco put into the stage version of [and drili at the speedway just before parade (25 or more ay ih os
nesday night of last week, were held | in
“The Dove,” in which Judith Anderson |the start of the 200 mile classic on Largest uniformed company in line
on Saturday in the Catholic church at | “Sunshine and exercise are among|glso to cake walk, perform the spanish | jo
Cresson. She is surviyed by her sec-
ond husband and two children.
While seeking shelter from the rain
underneath a baseball stand at Cen-
tral City one day last week, two young
men were instantly killed and seven
others injured by a boli of lightning.
The dead are Peter Solonich, aged 16,
and Charles Boback, aged 17.
Mrs. Sarah E. Shenefelt, aged eighty-
one years, died at her residence at Eb-
ensburg on Thursday morning of a
complication of diseases. She is sur-
vived by one son. The funeral services
were held on Saturday.
Funeral services for Joseph H. Wicks
aged 70, of South Fork, whose death
occurred on Thursday iast at his home
in South Fork, were held on Saturday
in the M. E. Church there, with in-
terment in the South Fork cemetery.
He is survived by a number of chil-
dren,
Mrs. Mary Cowan, aged 66 years,
wife of Ge=orge Cowan, former Portage
residents, died at her home in Ebens-
burg on Tuesday evening of last week.
Her death came suddenly as the re-
sult of heart failure.
The funeral of H. Lane McCoy, ag-
ed "73, whose death occurred last
Thursday at his home in Glasgow,
took place on Tuesday from the late
residence. Mr. McCoy was the father
of Dr. McCoy of Hastings.
Mrs. Sophia Dias, aged 73, died Fri-
day night of apoplexy at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Grove Sherry of
Loretto. She was a natiye of Kittan-
ning but had resided in Ebensburg for
many years. A number of children and
grandchildren survive.
A total of ten persons were injured
in auvo wrecks over the week 2nd. The
most seriously injured is Mrs. Anna
Hesselbein, Lorain, Ohio, who was on
a visit to her son in Johnstown. She
is a patient at the Memorial hospitai
where her ccndition is regarded as
serious.
Ebensburg High School will graduate
a class of 33 at the annual commence-
ment exercises which will be held in
the new Ebensburg-Cambria Township
High school on Wednesday evening.
Brooding over an automobile acci-
dent in which he narrowly escaped
taking the life of a school chiid, Mich-
ael Sabol, 65, a hero of the Johnstown
Flood, hanged himself, Monday, at
East Pitsburgh, where he resided since
leaving Johnstown. Forty yeals ago,
as a young man of 25, he became a
hero by saving nineteen lives in the
Johnstown catastrophe.
The coolest June 3rd that Cambria
county has had in 23 years has, accord-
ing to reports from all over the county,
done considerable damage to young
crops and fruit trees.
Indictments in 53 cases were return-
ed in the first two days of the June
Grand Jury session at Ebensburg.
MISS MARY LINDSEY OF HOLLI-
DAYSBURG, GETS VAIL AWARD
In recognition of her heroism in en-
tering a burning central office busi-
ness at Altoona on February 9, 1928 to
assure herself that no telephone opera-
tors remained at the switchboard, and
to save the office records, Mary Eliza-
beth Lindsay, operator in charge of
the Hollidaysburg exchange of the Bell
Telephone Company of Pennsylvania,
on Thursday night of last week was
awarded the Theodore N. Vail bronze
medal.
The presentation was made by John
P. Harris, vice president of the com-
pany, at a dinner attended by leading
citizens of Hollidaysburg and Alioona,
and prominent telephone officials.
Two members of the company’s piant
department, William E. Grimm, of Al-
toona, and Roy W. Grassmyer, of Hol-
lidaysburg, were awarded certificates
of honorable mention for the pari they
played in maintaining telephone ser-
vice in the exchange during the fire.
FLOOD HERO A SUICIDE:
Michael Sabel, aged 65, a hero of the
Johnstown Flood of 1889, in which he
was said to have saved 19 persons from
drowning, committed suicide in Pi‘ts-
burgh by hanging on Sunday. He had
been brooding over his arrest a week
ago for injuring a boy with his auto-
mobile, friends said.
and old alike. But sudden, or even
| protracted exertion that is not so sud-
| den cannot be indulged in safely by
| the middle-aged who are unaccustomed
{to it. It is not eyen good for the col-
| lege man. This fact is recognized by all
| trainers who regulate and step-up ath-
letic activities.
“Play goif and o‘her outdoor games
if you like them. You should even
adopt one, if you don’t have a par-
ticular fancy. But don’t go in for this
just-as-young-as-I-used-to-be perfor-
formance. I can cripple, and some-
times Kills.”
| THE ORIGIN OF COAL.
By John Connelly.
Coal is made of wegetable mater.
Wherever we find a iayer of coal today
we may imagine there was once a
swamp forest. There vegetable mater-
ial accumuiated for thousands of
years. The water of the swamps kept
the air from reaching “he plant ma-
terial and thus prevented decay. Later
that region sank and the sea or in-
land lakes came in and flooded the
area. Sand, gravels and clays were
washed into the sea or lakes and in
setting to vhe bottom buried this veg-
etable matter. More and more sedi-
ment was deposited until the vegetable
matter was under great weight. In many |
places “he cover was hundreds of feet
thick, and in some places thousands
of feet thick. In time, by compression
and by the loss of water and gases, the
| vegetable matter was changed into
coal.
All stages in this process are known
and samples that illustrate each stage
[haye been found, from the peat in the
bog to the coal as it is mined. Exhib-
its of these materials have been piac-
ed in large museums.
In some regions where mountains
have been made by the folding of rocks
layers of soft coal have been so com-
pressed that they change into hard
|coal. This is the explanation of the
anthracite in the Applachain moun-
tains of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
|
CAMBRIA COUNTY BAR
ASSOCIATION ELECTS
The annual meeting of the Cambria
County Bar association was held on
Monday afternoon in the Free Library
in the Court house, The principal bus-
iness to come before the meeting was
the election of officers for the ensuing
year and the appointment of commit-
tees. The election of officers resulted
as follows:
President: MD. Kittell, Ebensburg;
Vice President, H. S. Endsley, Johns-
town; Secretary, C. Randoiph Meyers,
Ebensburg (re-elected) ; Treasurer, Ma-
thoit Reade, Ebensburg (re-elected);
Board of Managers, the president, sec-
| reatary and J. Earl Ogle, Jr., Johns-
| town; Edward Knuff, Johnstown; Leo-
nard S. Jones, Ebensburg.
President Kittell appointed the fol-
lowing grievance committee: Chairman
George E. Wolfe, Johnstown; James A.
Graham, Johnstown; Edward J. Har-
kins, Johnstown; Ivan J. McKendrick,
| Ebensburg; George W. Griffith, Johns-
town.
Other business matters of minor im-
portance were taken up and disposed
|of. The election of delegates to "ae
State Bar Asociation convention which
is to be held in Bedford during the
latter part of June was deferred until a
{Inter dave.
MINERS RETURN AFTER STRIKE
OF ONE DAY AT PORTAGE MINE
Almost before it got under way, a
strike calied Saturday by “he National
Miners’ union against the Sonman
Shaft Coal Company at Portage came
[to an end on Monday morning when
the remaining miners of a group of
200 who walked out returned to their
jobs.
The walkout was ordered following
and announcemen?’ by the company
that it would put into effect a gener-
al wage reduction of approximately 16
per cent. According to company offi-
cialis, all employees who were absent
from work on Saturday, reported on
Monday morning.
| the cardinal necessities for ali—young trot, and jump over gates four feet
high. There is Prof. Whites celebrated
troup of performing dogs ponie riding
monkeys educated bears say nothing
about the high class aerial acts swin-
ging perch, revolying ladder, ciown
comedy bar numbers aslo gymnasts
and tumblers. The Toto family of ar-
tists supreme jugglers acrobatic fea-
tures and pyramid athletics. You will
see a world of novelties with “he Drake
Bros. Show that in the past have been
seen only with the very largest cir-
cuses. The Drake Bros. lacks the be-
wilderment and confusion of acts
which distract an audience in “he
mammorch shows of today, and this
feature of Drake Bros. Performances
being given in one ring is a refresh-
ing innovation and one that please
mightily.
Don’t forget the free outside exhi-
bition on the show ground at 1 and
7 P. M. The Big Show performance
starts at 2 and 8 P. M. Rain or shine
and there are courteous ushers in at-
tendance to seat you.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES
INCREASES IN SOME SALARIES
G. E. Whited was appointed chief
county detective at a salary of $3,000
a year and John M. Gross was named
assistant chief county detective ai an
annual salary of $2,500, according to an
announcement made during the past
week by District Atorney D. P. Wei-
mer.
The appointments were made by au-
thority of the act of March 27, 1929,
and give to Whited, former detective, a
salary increase of $500 a year, while
Gross, who was assistant county de-
tective, receives an annual increase of
$700. In addition to being assistant
county devective at a salary of $1,800 a
year, Gross was paid $600 a year as a
desertion probation officer. Whether
he wili continue in this capacity or
not was not anounced by the district
attorney.
Mr. Weimer also announced ‘hat by
authority of the act of April 28, 1927,
he had appointed Joseph P. Hoerle in-
dictment clerk, as an assistant district
attorney, at an anual salary of $3,000.
As indiciment clerk, Hoerle was paid
$1,200 a year.
John J. McLawlish, in charge of the
highway patrol sub-station in Johns-
town, was appointed an assistant de-
tectiye for the county.
MOTORIST INJURED WHEN FIRED
UPON NEAR TUNNELHILL BORO.
State police and other officials have
been searching for Frank DeMonria,
35, of Tunnelhill, said to have been
the person who fired six shots at Jos-
eph Bamboccia, 28, proprietor of the
Wes: End Hotel, of Gallitzin, as the
latter was driving his car along the
highway near Tunnelhill early Sunday
night.
Bamboccia was struck in the right
shoulder. He was removed to the offi-
ce of a physician and after receiying
emergency treatment was taken %o the
Altoona hospital. His condition is said
to be serious, but it is thought that he
will recover.
Domonick Cargheiti, of Gallitzin,
who was driving his car immediately
behind Bamboccia's car, also was the
target of a number of shots, one of
which struck him.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
OPENS IN M. E. CHURCH
The Vacation Bible school opened on
Monday morning in the Methodist Ep-
iscopal church with an enroilment of
68.
‘The school has three departments—
Kindergarten, Primary and Junior with
eight teachers in charge.
Courses in “The Life of Christ.’
“Church History,” “Life Problems,”
“Memory Work,” “Bible Plays,” “Bible
Stories,” and “Training in Worship”
are offered in the various departments
The school is in charge of Rev. Ralph
D. Hinkelman and assisting him are
Mr. Robert Rowland, Mrs. Fannie Mc-
Quillan, Mrs. R. D. Hinkelman, Miss
Martha Rumberger, Miss Louise Beck
Miss Betty Wilkins and Miss Francis
O’Brien.
The lifeless body was found a short
time after the accident lying along the
edge of the concrete road by a passing
motorist. The local police and the Cor-
oner were immediately notified.
A report of the “hit and run” aceci-
dent was aliso made to Couniy Detec-
tive Whited, and to the state police.
The officers are working on several
clues that might lead to the arrest of
the motorist responsible for the aceci-
dent.
Kopera is survived by his widow and
four sons, Joseph, Michael, Jr. and
George, all at home, and John, of De-
troit, Michigan. He also leayes two sis-
ters in Europe and a brother, John of
Detroit.
The funeral services were held Mon-
day morning in the Catholic church at
St. Boniface, with burial in the church
cemetery.
TOWN OF WEHRUM WILL
BE DEPCPULATED SOON
Announcing a shut down for an in-
definite period the Wehrum mine of
the Bethlehem Mines Corporation
have advised their employees to seek
work elsewhere. The action of the com-
pany effects about three hundred men.
Friday, May 31st, was the last day of
operation.
Although no official word has been
forthcoming from the officials of the
corporation it is understood that the
mine will not be reopened.
Wehrum, as a result, faces complete
desertion though families desiring to
remain may do so with permission of
the company as long as tfey pay rent
| and Timmy O'Leary, Walter Buck and
Most of the men wiil likely be absorb-
ed in other mines of the Bethl:hem
Corporation located at Johnstown,
Heilwood and Slicksville.
Notices have been posted about the
town concerning the company’ new
policy and the final pay-off will occur
Tuesday, June 4th.
There are about 125 houses in Weh-
rum, most of which were occupied.
COURT TELLS CONSTABLES TO
DO THEIR DUTY OR RESIGN
The grand jury for the regular June
term of court took up its duties at Eb-
ensburg on Monday with Charles Het-
rick of Hastings as the foreman.
The grand jury were given the usual
instructions by the court, with presi-
dent judge John E. Evans, and Judge's
John H. McCann, Samuel Lemmon
Reed, and Frank P. Barnhart on the
bench. Constables were called before
the court to make their quarteriy re-
turns. Instructions were given them,
and Judge Evans complained that in
many instance: immediately after the
making of quarterly returns, consiab-
les returned to court many trifling li-
quor cases, whereas those who are en-
gaged in the buisness on a large scale
remain unmolested. He demanded an
improvement in this. respect and said
that if they did not perform their du-
ties the constables should resign.
Naturalization court was in session
for several days during the week.
PLEASANT SURPRISE PARTY.
West, the director, believes the story
is even more suited to films and that
in “The Dove” Miss Talmadge achieves
new heights in a part as different
from her prior characterization as that
was from its predecessors.
“The Doye” was made at the Unit-
ed Artists Studio in Hollywood, taking
six months in the making.
SS. PETER & PAUL DEFEATS
METHODISTS-PRESBYTERIANS
SS. Peter and Paul defeated the Me-
thodists-Presbyterians in a loosely
played game last Friday evening by a
score of 13 to 5. The game was featur-
ed by the pitching of A. Baranick who
struck out ten of the M. P. batsmen
M. Copko also featured with a home
run.
SS. Peter and Paul.
Tinick ss .
M. Capko, c .
Christoff 1b ..
A. Ccapko, 2b
Single cf
J. Baranick 3b .
Falarvick rf
A. Baranick p .
G. Baranick, If ....
—
CooroN~RoT
COCO uP
SOoococoocmme®
Methodists-Presbyterians
ab. r. h. po.
Bailey 1b-1f ...
Anderson ss-3b .
Brochani, ¢ ..
Masnica 3b-If ..
Flecher If-ss
Shuss rf .
Scott 1b ..
Urbain, p ....
80.0 ot 10 10/00 20 65 03 00
COON HOROMHO
OHM IH OMNMHOO
NOOO MNHNOM
Runs batted in—M. Capko 4, J.
anick 2, Christoff, G. Baranick, Shuss,
Scott, Bailey.
Two base hits—Tinick, Bailey, Shuss.
Home Run—M. Capko.
Left on base—SS. Peter and Paul, 3:
Methodisis-Presbyterians, 7.
Base on balls—off A, Baranick, 5,
off Urbain, 3.
Struck out—by A. Baranick, 10; by
Urbain 2.
TWO ALTOONA MEN IN MOTOR
CRASH ALONG CRESSON ROAD
Jack L. Slep and John Healy, both
of Altoona, were injured on Tuesday
morning when their automobile was
struck by another machine along the
Cresson and Hollidaysburg road. The
accident occurred near the Argyle Coal
Co. operations and the machine whica
siruck their car did not stop but con-
tinued on its way. Siep and Healy were
rendered unconscious when their pa-
chine crashed into an abutment. They
was removed to the Mercy hospital
in Altoona.
BEAVERDALE BOY NEARLY
SCALPED WHEN HIT BY CAR
James Shaffer, the 13 year oid son
of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shaffer, resid-
A very pleasant surprise party was
held recently at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Link in honor of the
sixteenth birthday of their son, Wil-
fred. Games and music were features
of the evening, after which a delicious
lunch was served. Those present in-
cluded the following. Mr. and Mrs.
James Link, Mr. and Mrs. William
Bender, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sey-
mour, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Leary,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Link, and Mrs.
Frank Hertzog; the Misses Mary Buck
Gertrude, Hazel, Leona, Catherine, Ru-
th and Hzlen Link, Marie, Florence,
Marion and Leona Seymour, Helpn
and Leona Bender, Sarah Durbin, Flo-
ernce Lansberry and Louise Yeckley.
Messrs. Albert, Paul, Ralph, Clement,
Earl, Wilfred and Edward Link, Mau-
rice, Robert and Leroy Seymour, Clair,
Earl and Walter Hertzog, Thomas Jr.
Merle, Francis, Jerome, Ordell and
Herman Yeckley.
ing near Beaverdale, was nearly scalp-
ed when hit by an automobile Friday
evening last about 8 o'clock. William
Lees, aged 50 years, of South Fork, the
driver of the machine, was arrested
shortly after the accident, it being al-
leged that he drove away and hid his |
machine in the woods. The Shaffer |
Lees car. {
ATTORNEY DUFTON EXPIRES.
of Johnsiown, a prominent figure in |
Cambria County legal circles for more
than 40 years, died at the Memorial
hospital, Johnstown, at an early hour |
with pleurisy. He suffered a stroke of |
paralysis Sunday morning from which |
he failed to rally. Attorney Dufton dis-
| tinguished himself throughout his car-
eer at the bar. He was recognized as an | with relatives. |
authority on constitutional law, not
Robert Warner, of Altoona, was the
recent guest of local relatives.
parts of the state.
Many posts have alre
ion to join the celebration
Topping the list is the Tarentum, Pa.
Post with a drum and bugle corps of
approximately 65 men.
Several hundred ex-service men are
expected to accompany the corps. Ac-
ceplances have also been received from
posts in Bradford,
Md., Cumberland, Md.
Pa. Lewistown, Pa., Lock Haven, Pa.,
Philipsburg Pa. Johnstown Pa. Tyrone
Pa
To add more color to the Flag Day
celebration at Altoona the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company is grom-
ing two of its Zeppelins for their ap-
pearance in the Railroad City. The
Zeps will arrive in Altoona June 13t1
and will be moored at the Speedwa
when nos flying during the activities,
PLEADERS APPEAR BEFORE
and Holbrook Blinn appeared. Roland | June 15th. Cash awards offered by the {of
Speedway Association and cups donat parsde 3isomn,
ed to the Legion Post by citizens and
merchants will be presented the win-
Uniformed company coming the lon-
gest distance (Not less than 20 men)
$75.00.
Largest and best appearing . ladies’
auxiliary in line of parade 16 or more
ladies) $50.00.
Second largest and best appearing La-
dies Auxiliary in line of parade (16 or
more ladies) $25.00.
Best appearing motor driven pumper,
$75.00.
Second best appearing moor driven
pumper, $50.00.
Third best appearing motor driven
pumper, $25.00.
Best appearing motor driven appara-
tus, other than pumper, $75.00.
Second best appearing motor driven
apparatus other than pumper $25.00.
Motor driven apparatus coming the
longest distance, $50.00.
Best Darktown Fire Bridgade (not
less than 10 men) $25.00.
In the tournament which will follow
the parade, those who want to com-
pete must be bonafide members of the
fire companies they claim to represen’
COURT AND ARE SENTENCED
The following persons appeared be-
Ebensburg early in
the week, waived the finding of true
bills by the grand jury in session, plea-
ded guiity to the charges against them
and received sentences:
Dorsey Tripp, Franklin, felonious as-
'1 sault and pointing firearms: costs and
two to four years in the W
fore the court at
S. Graham Grigg, Johnstown, three
counts of fraudulently uttering a check
—costs and remanded to jail in each
Edward McCrystal, Spangler, enter-
ing with intent, larceny and receiving
Frank Kobal, Portage, larceny and
receiving stolen goods, costs and serve
to the Huntingdon reformatory.
laws; costs, $100 fine, and one to
years in the county jail.
Mike Smego, Twin Rocks, robbery
and receiving stolen goods and jail es-
cape, costs and fifteen months to three
years on first two charges and costs
with further sentente suspended on the
James Curry, Franklin, entering wih
intent and carrying concealed weapons
—costs and two to four years in the
Western penitentiary on first charge
and costs with further sentence sus-
pended on second.
—
ST. AUGUSTINE NEWS NOTES
GATHERED DURING A WEEK
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Farabaugh
and family of Alioona called on rela-
tives here on Sunday.
E. J. Hoover spent several days
Pittsburgh with friends.
Mrs. John Little of Ches
luded a brief visit here.
Banns of matrimony between Bert
Adams, Altoona, and Miss Mary Grace
Wharton of this place were read for
the first time in the St. Augustine Ca-
tholic church on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Adams haye con-
cluded a visit among Altoona friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Rea Krise and family
were the guests of relatives in Ashville
on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Kathryn Emory of Altoona has
concluded a business visit in this place.
C Mrs. Krumbine and daughter, Helen
boy was roller skating along the side [of Ashville were business callers here
of the highway when struck by then »
| Charles Wharton of Clearfirld was a
——— {caller here over the week end.
Joseph Wharton, of
and entry blanks are required in the
different events which will be as fol-
lows:—For the hose race the prizes
will be $100 for the first and $50 and
$25 for the second and third respective-
ly; for the hub and hub race the prizes
will be similar to that in the hose
race; for the ladder race there will be
two prizes of $50 and $25 each: for the
100 yard dashes the prizes will be $15
and $10; for the 200 yard dash, $20
and $10; for the best drill team of not
less than 24 men, the prizes will be
$125 and $75; for the tallest fireman in
the line of parade the prize will be $10
and a similar amount will be awarded
to the smalles: firemen in the parade.
In the band contest the first prize will
be $200 with $100 and $50 for the s2c-
ond and third respectively. The news
that such prizes are to be competed for
has stirred great enthusiasm among
the Central district firemen and it is
said ,by association officials, that the
greatest turnout in the hisory of the
organization will be made.
The committee in charge of the con-
vention is made up of Lester Larimer,
chairman; Emil Wilkinson, Duke Ros-
ensteel, Deck Lane, R. J. Bolsinger,
Charles Kessler, A. W. Evans, and H.
F. Dorr, all of the Dauntless Volunteer
Fire Company of Ebensburg.
ernie pe
CRESSON BANDITS ARRESTED
WITH CAR IN POSSESSION
While fixing a flat tire of an auto-
mobile, stolen recently from the Cress-
on Motor Co. garage at Cresson, Ed-
ward Mason, aged 19, of Mountour
Mine, and Thomas Ruffner, 27, of Mt.
Pleasant, were placed under arrest in
front of the Greensburg court house on
Wednesday of last week. The two men
confessed, police say, to a number of
hold-ups staged in Greensburg, Cress-
on, Export and Washington during the
week. They were lodged in the West-
moreland county jail. The two men
were identified by Wilbur McGrew, the
night mechanic at the Cresson garage,
whom they “took for a ride” after loot-
ing the cash register of more than a
hundred dollars and stealing the auto-
mobile of M. T. Finnell of Cresson.
BLAZE AT EBENSBURG.
About 11:30 o'clock Wednesday mor-
ning the Dauntless Fire Company was
called to the Ebensburg Inn on the
Park esiate near Ebensburg to extin-
|guish a blaze that broke out on tha
roof. Sparks from the chimney set
fire to the hotel roof. The roof was
only slightly damaged by the fiames
and several of the rooms on the sec-
Attorney Donald E. Dufton, aged 74 | was a recent caller here.
toona, are spending some time here |
on Monday morning where he had been | ghter, Miss
a patient since May 27th, suffering | Friday last.
was a visitor here on Monday.
Cleyeland, spent the
only in Cambria county, bul in all| Akron, after a brief sta
jo
friends.
Louis Helfrick and son, Leroy of Al-|
|
Mr. and Mrs. John Urich and dau- | 20,
ond floor were damaged by waver,
MISS HELEN DORKO.,
with relatives and friends. { The body of Miss Helen Dorko, aged
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michae!
re. TIE | .
Grace, were callers here on { Dorko, who was killed Friday in an
au
vomobile accident near Detroit, ar-
Rodger VanScoyac, of Fallen Timber | rived in Barnesboro on Monday and
| the funeral services were held on Wad-
Mrs. Wilkm Riley and family of | nesday morning in St. John's Sloyak
past week here | church.
Mrs. John Homan has returned tn| Miss Mildred Meloy of Ches Springs
y here with | was the guest of Miss Mabel Mulligan,
her cousin, on Saturday.