NEWS ITEMS ARE SOLICITED BY COURIER, HAVE A VISITOR OR HAVE BEEN HESITATE LET US KNOW ABOUT IT. THE PATTON VISITING, DON'T IF YOU TO THE COURIER OFFICE IS ADE- QUATELY EQUIPPED TO HANDLE JOB PRINTING OF ALL KINDS AND SOLICITS YOUR PATRONAGE ON THE BASIS OF SATISFACTION. VOL. XXXV. PATTON MAKES NO. 25, FINE SHOWING COSTS MUCH MORE In Contributions to the Miners’ Hospital Charity Ball Last Week, The response of the busit professional men as well minent citizens of Pat nm patrons and patroneses for ity Ball last Thursday night creditable. The medical Spangler hospital sponsored the dance that they might raise funds to pur- chase greatly needed equipment for the institution. The use of the pavil- ion at Sunset was given free for the occasion as was also the parking 7 ileges. Other donations were made the splendid spirit of generosity quickly caught by the good ci Patton as is evidenced by pended of patrons and p as well as those who encou solicitors by purchasing dance tickets which were a direct credit to the suc cess of the drive in our town. The Patton patrons and patroness were as follows: Dr. J. A. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. B Blankfeld, Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Somer- ville, Mr. and Mrs. Reuel 1 Mr. and Mrs. W. L. and Mrs. Andrew Rho Pus 8 F. B. Morey, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. J. Blankenhorn, Mr. and Youngquist, Mr. and Mrs. Hoppel, Mr. and Mrs. Fi Mr. and Mrs. Harry Good, Mrs. Edwin Short, Mr. and mond Buck, Mr. and Mrs. W : linger, Mr. M. B. Cowher, Mrs. Cowher, Mr. and Mrs. Myron Lg Mr. and Mrs. J. Mac Denling Rachel Dinsmore, Mr. and L. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. der, Mr. and Mrs. Josep and Mrs. Charles Cordell, Mrs. W. M. Bosserman, Dr. and Mrs. P. J. Kelly, Dr. and Mrs. Ed Coop- er, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Farabaugh Mr. George E. Prindible, E. Prindible, Mr. and Powell, Mr. W. C. na Prindible, Mi Miss Loretto E. Prindible and A Dance tickets were purchased following: M Margaret 7 D. Connell, Dr. B. J. Overber inger and Lehman, "Thos Gilbert Blake, Leo Cod Kuhnley. In addition to Patton young people were ance at the dance. as to the was staff of the pr Serve as Char- mos the and was 1zens of the es JOHN T. LONG DIES AT SUMMERHILL | lifelon on Sat- John T. Long, aged 81, a resident of Summerhill, died urday morning at his heme as the re- sult of a complication of ailments. He was well known throughout the county as a contractor, having number of churches and r and adjoining counti Mr. Long was born z 1848 and married Mary daughter of Mr. : Strittmatter, N town, Mrs. Long He is survived by two daughte elia, wife of Joseph T. Hoov Burnetta, wife of S. S. Robine, of Summerhill. There are grandchildren and one great child. Mr. Long served as jus peace in Summerhill for tl vears and also was electec fice of burgess for a number of t He owned and operated a plani: at Summerhill, which is 1 vice. He is believed to be member of the Johnstown the B. P. O. E., which furnishec orary pall bearers, and he was associa- ted with the Knights of St. George which furnished active pall bearers. The funeral servi Tuesday morning in St. ) olic church at Summerh solemn high mass of requ was made in the Catholic cemet New Germany. of Loc FUNERAL SERVICE LATE LAWRENCE FOR THE KRUISE services for the late rence Kruise, aged 69 years, who di last Friday in the Mercy hospit Altoona, were held Mondaj the Catholic church at St. Burial was made in the chu tery. The body was brought home of his son, George, of St rence. Mr. Kruise formerly Lawrence. He was taken at the home of his son, Walter ¥ at Altoona, where he had been ing. He was removed to the 1 when his condition became seriou Mr. Kruise was born at St. La on October 10th, 1859 and was a mer until nine years ago. oo His wife, Mrs. Martha (End Kruise, died 14 years ago. Surviv are seven sons and three daughters Mrs. William Lenhart and Charles A Kruise of St. Boniface; George Kr of Patton; Mrs. Alvin Cronauer, of Lawrence; Ansalem Kruise of H tings; Walter, Joseph and Larry Kru ise, of Altoona; Mrs. D. Smith of Bar- nesboro; Gilbert Kruise of New Flor- ence; 28 grandchildren; four broth and five sisters—Anthony and : tian Kruise, Mrs. Mary Greinader, Coalport; Frank, Greensburg; John E Kruise, Mrs. Philip Gill, Mrs. Geor e Winter, Mrs. Ansalem Deitrick, of St Lawrence; Mrs. Peter Neibauer, of East Palestine, Ohio. Funeral resided sudd 10spital wren ng Seb TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sunday, July 7th. Holy Communion at 8 o'clock, and sermon. Church.—Rev. H. A. Post, pastor. ess and tne |ed Friday ofternoon when caug Come {Oly PATTON. CAMBRIA COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, CITIZENSHIP NOW 800g gitgerg. JULY 4th, 1929, ° (5¢) $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. The Spirit of Freedom [Act of Congress Makes New Re quirements of Applicants for Naturalization. By an Act of Congress approved on Tarch 2, 1929, Amer citizenship worth 300 per cent more since July Ist, that being the date the Naturali- zation Court fees paid by each appli- tant jumped from a total of $5 to $20 The fee for the “declaration of in- tention,” or “first papers” will be in- jcreased from $1 to $5 ,the fee for the “petition” or second papers will be raised from $4 to $10 and a certificate oi arrival, heretofore not required, will $5. Moreover, the applicant so un- fortunate as to lose his papers will bay, since July 1st, $10 instead of $1 for each duplicate. G Walker Williams, Naturali- zation Court clerk for this county, has received official notification of fee boost required by congress. These orders from the Commissioner of Naturalization at Washington, D. C., also direct him to require each an- plicant to furnish a photegraph of himself or herself when taking out the fir papers. The new immi alien eorge ation law permits an five years period required for nc: ‘etofore there that the prospective cit- abroad, but usually a n three months neces- five 's’ residence period to that visit. was no a equent, LOCAL AND STATE NEWS OF INTEREST Condensed items Gathered from Various Sources for the Busy Reader. Miss Mary Sweeney, daughter of Mr and Mrs. James Sweeney, of Lilly and John Chinemyer, son of Mr Eliza- be Chinemyer of Veightown, were >d last Thursday in St. Bridgid’s Catholic Church. Slagnola Antonino of Crople, Cam- bria county, charged with violating the ed with possessing a lig- liquor taken in a raid by federal : ts June 10. Antonino said that the raid was made on his property, he was not the owner | of the still and liquor. Paul Dudash, aged 60 years, former ly of John.town, died at the Count Home at 4 o’clo Friday morning Death was caused by a complication of diseases. He was admitted to the institution in 1304. He was an } both legs off. am Herschel STEIFFER’S REVUE TO PLAY AT THE GRAND THEATRE JULY 19 The same revue that played at the State Theatre, Johnstown, June 10th at $2.00 top. Conducted by Jack Steiffer who has the distinction holding the world’s championship dancing prize cup—ont- | dancing an entry of 200 professional Tap and Step dancers at the McVick- i ers Theatre in Chicago. Spent 22 j : {in the show business as a dance ¢ tor and producer of dance { | strel, Vaudeville and Musics | shows. Now has dancing scl { toona and Johnstown. This Revue will offer differ ~~ lof dancing and singing be- (win present an array I talent among whom Pacina, who under wl in the Greenwich | | | nv Miss Gladys | 'rieq | t the rancis The ceremony was | the Rev. Father I. T. St assistant pastor of that chur- and Buck, Monday X we ol ter, were admitted Sanatorium, at now 735 j for tubercu- Nn 7 “hursday the Summ ents receiving losis at the institution. Gust Osuifine, aged 50 year ed and father of six children, w patents the State There are treatment 1001 marri- neath a fall of rock while working Mine No. 1 of the Vinton Colliery Com- pany. His head, back and chest were badly crushed. The victim leaves hi widow and six children. Misses Mary Pfeister and Margaret both of Nicktown Cambria county ly entered the convent of the Sis- Mercy at Mount Aloysius Ac Cresson. Miss Florence Warner, daughter of | "..and Mrs. Elmer Warner, of Cres- | County Detective Geor ently became the bride of Paul | Barnesboro and J. son of Mr. and Mrs. Louise | Johnstown, staged 'razer, of Bellwood. {northern part of the A EN es night, with the result that EBENSBURG TO GET |ants are at liberty on bai STORAGE BUILDING |0f violation of the liquor | third was committed to the c {at Ebensbu in de t of The larg haul Central Carrollt alleged proprietor, W, taken into custody after 1 _— : arty he seized 95 cas will be sold. The successful | PATHS had Sid 2 of ill required to remove tha] VW © I Sul INS OF ped dnl | shine. Arraigned before J floor and foundations from Peace Fred Morles on or before August 1st next | ived 2 Koasineg 2 her arrangements are made. |Yaived a nearing 3 FPR i nkYne : ~w | Pail for his appearance ghway department has new | rh iy uction at Eben bure al ank Frontino, propri iction at Ebensburg Rj. ; ATIoT, rece! 3 building above the Penn- | Per shop in Spangl Te ag Y oa "a Sle ; from the officers and when sylvania railroad tracks and along t : i uiipon x 1 > iThwav + q+ | fore Justice of the Peace Ch liam Penn Highway on the east | , a c 4 tv tat ri i land in Ebensburg, he > of the county seat. It will be a ONS Roaring hon. Destin: $1000. bail metal building and will be used | 1®aIhs. Ul hosting bin iy t Tm ; was given nis freedom pending ¢ store 1 equipment. All main- | W¢ 3 : I tC Ie ranch | trial. At this place it was ¢ nance ipment of the brancn| 4 oe a B bure will be kent | the defendant's wife made 1q Ebensburg will be kept : . ; the nes din to destroy six pints of all 3 Ax x : | shine, which was frustrated the officers. : : " Three barrels of mash and WHEEL | of home brew, together + re of alleged moonshine, wel uth Fork men were injured cn jis reported, on the farm last when the automobile in| Bright in Chest townshi y were traveling to their | Clearfield county line. Wi ashed into a pole along the|cers did not uncover a a short distance beyond |ted that different parap result of wheel | cluding such accessories of was found. Bright was unable at the |bail when taken before Justice suffer-!in Barneshoro and was lodged will 1S con this winter. ARREST THREE IN RAIDS IN NORTH OF COUNTY 3- off Cambria County razer, are being asked for the sale of highway department's storags | at Ebensburg. In addition to e building plumbing fix- wiring and heating eq- | hotel, he Ww Sto t00, walv TWO INJURED WHEN AUTO LOSES a the coming off. James Lentine is a patient Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, ing of a fracture of the upper part of | county jail. the right arm, lacerations of the left| In addition to Detectives Wi hand and abrasions of the left leg. His | McLawlish the members of is pronounced as fair. were Chief of Police Bloom Camelo Viche, escaped |town; Private Detective F ons and abrasions of the |and J. Dean Whited, the { Wrist. stable, of Barnesboro. conditi A y { JOHNNY JGHNSON AND HIS URCHESTRA TAKEN BY DEATH Park on the Evening of the Fourth of July. t prove mny Johnson's n competition w ior iy id in the Pelham He: Suppe son has also rpheum cir ime makes the Broadeastin WGY, tions, the J« e with the those who st small hours the pia group and F, VOIC ine BUCKHORN HOTEI AND TWO Federal prohibition shurg headq: into Camb the Buc orn road. TI! had been occasion, hibition enfo nevieve Inlow, a v 3ulger, hotel pr ted and placed according to the op pa follow Welte-M w 0n » CHEST CREEK FISH GOVERNOR FISHER ARE FOUND DEAD ~ OPENS EXPOSITION No Pollution Found So Far And Sportsmen Can’t Find the Cau Central District Firemen Have Successful Convention At Ebensburg Also. Pollution of Chest creek is @ausing | much concarn to the Sportsmen of the CONGRATULATIONS. Patton region, particularly because it The Patton Fire Company and has been impossible to locate the || Drill Team are to be congratulated source. Thousands of dead fish have!|| on keeping up the record they have been found along the stream. mostly || Maintained for the past several chubs, suckers, and other so-called soft || Years in the Central District meets fish. Samples of the water have been || IN again “bringing home the ba- obtained from various points along the [| con” from Ebensburg. Untiring co- creek and have been sent to Harrisburg || operation by the Patton Volunteer for analysis, Fire Company members through all Sportsmen at Patton and other !| these years bespeaks well for ‘them points are alarmed in view of the fact || and the Citizens of our community that thousands of dollars have been || can well share their pride. : in last few years in con- Tee] ruction of dams for the propagation. A glowing tribute to the people of of fish and to afford fishing places for | Cambria County for their loyalty to ang If the water continues to kill public enterprises and the spirit man- fish, they point out, their investment |ifest in making the great Cambria will have one for naught and the | County Industrial Exposition possible. hopes of ic angling conditions will | Was paid by Governor Fisher in an n be realized. address formally opening the fifth an- Game Protector Elmer B. Thompson | nual industrial show at Ebensburg on Joht notified and made | Monday. iny n has not been able Governor Fisner entered the grounds to le: the cause of the killing of the | at about 1:30 P. M, escorted by a fish. From a 1t few miles from | squad of state police officers on motor- the source eam all the way | cycles, and accompanied by Charles M. down to filtration dam | Schwab, chairman of the Cambria dead . of them | County Fair Association. Mr. Schwab of a larg >. Some smen have | introduced him to the large crowd on advance the fish | hand to greet him in spite of the in- were but ott clement weather. The governor was hold be the case | given the official salute by a detail of beca that t dead fish | national guarcsmen as he took his were S ed € ) wide a | place in front of the grandstand. of the nee 0 recent | > of the | the rs ver ver of an SH er €\ rains also possible condition, it is he The north coun tinuing their inves snowledge they are stand the situation. NAVAL ACADEMY | OFFICIALS PRAISE “Annapolis,” Great Feature Pic- | ture at the Grand Thurs- day and Friday. smen are con- but ac-| loss to under- ons, After a showing recently of “Anna- | polis” to the Superintendent and Aca- | demic heads of the United States Naval | Academy at Annapolis, Rear Admiral! 8. S. Robison, Superintendent of the | Academy, sent a letter to Pathe Ex- | change, Inc., giving } appraisal of | the picture. The following is the ex- | | { | | | | JOHN S. FISHER MRS. JOHN BILLER cerpt from Admiral Robison’s let thought the plot well and the characters well portr scenes of the Naval Academy are I re adv Pn Sti ase Midshi an life. (Local Lady Dies at Home on Mel. |°sting phase of Midshipman 1 lon Avenue at the Age of | SeventySix, ture, said in par | “This picture gives a compreh idea of the scenic beauty lis and the Naval Acad my. ..It diseases at her home | throughout should be n Mellon avenue on Wednesday after- | bringing the Naval Academy noon of 1 week at 3 o'clock. attention of the coun The eased had not Professor Roys al r some time. the orgininal i Philiy 1 | Mrs. Mar 76 years, wi y complicatic og) Biller, aged 1d John Biller, died of of va ood last been in good > who She was boru on December ghter of the She husband and these and Clement, both Rosalie Laird ht, both of 2s six grand- Theresa M A L is| “I wish to exp to you my ¢ ciation of the excellent work been done by the company. The made a very vivid and active of the activities and the life at th val academy and have creating a true impress thful and honest idealism of naval offic It will be a g in making the public realize Academy is not merely a fighters, but a maker of men.” “Annapolis” comes to the Grar Thursday and Friday of this who is instru Naval Academy, survived by children: of Pittsburgh; -|and Mrs. Marce Johnstown. She ell| children, one t| Granger ,of New , and three Henry He Of Pittsburgh; Frank Hertz of field township and Philip Hertzog Johnstown. The funeral services were held at nine o’ dey morning in St. Mary’s Catl church; and inter- ment was made St. Benedict's cem- etery at Carrolltown. Johnson’s pro- — 5 an impressive est known and sive entertain- way from New ers at week was a big day ia, anc in P 1sylvanis V mental affairs went into effect, of Revenues began op- and the work of bonding gas- tarte Succ 0g ded run the winter summer in the | | made | and | the | Ye metra- | WANTS HOSPITAL AID FROM THE COU Two members of City Council Monday mor? conference with the Caml Commissioners relative to the of a new municipal hospital town for the purpose of taking contagious cases. It is the contention of e town council that the county bear a proportionate share in the tion of this hospital. In this in Council offered to furnish the asked that the county | for t struction of the building. 5 and individuals.| The matter was taken under c tax from the |eration by the commission b gasoline dealers is one of the tasks of { defininte answer was made tc the newly created Department of Rev-| quest. This is the second 121 enue, under former secretary of the | ter has been brought bef years over | Commonwealth, Cha Johnston, of { missioners by the ci and other | Norristown. : commit a| Another job of the new revenue de- | HOWARD HEUTHER partment is the bond of gasoline | dealers, all of whom must be bonded | by July 31. in FOUR CENT GAS TAX IS NOW IN EFFECT John the the - | eration | oline dealers we | Uppermost in ! the commot motoring p the minds of most cit- lth—especially the four s approved by the vislature over arguments and the utside el at of the 15 arm at n the Keith- | The collection in his Victo reproduc ney D. P. Howard District Atte | urday appointed {of Barnesboro to county detective 000 per year. The ¢ lunteer | effective on Mor and {under authority o $200,000 | of March 29, a fire of undetermined or- | additional county swept the hardware store |ther is married and J. M. Stefart : Co. in the heart | neshoro for number years of the business se n of Indiana on| Mr. Heuther a son of Harr Thursday morning The a | ther of Has He will 12 1 three story building brick | northern part of the un mplain | construction, located near the P. R. R.|chief count detec ions depot, was gutted. The firemen, during | The other additional detectiv oils valient fight with the flames, suc- J Mc awlish, forme ny o ltoona. | Ceeded in preventing the fire from [motor patrol, who work Yi ay Lon | spreading to a two-story brick annex |southern par of the county wi soo! in the rear. sistant chizf detective John M. his or-| — — a aumbe! | VOLUNTEER FIREMAN IS —— | HURT IN INDIANA BLAZE with W. He —— R YED | : H Am op TED Matthew H. Bh anton WD [fireman was property d: resulted, at zin which last, returning irom a store roe of of 1S Annapolis” ek. 1€ Weimer ter: | motivated | red. The | extended tifully taken and present many inter- | Conceiving the idea of creating | Cambria County Captain C. P Snyder, Commandmant | and directing its of Midshipman, after viewing the pic- [as reached | ranks of | Fisher of Annapo- | county 5 clean lue to beau- ensive | in| the | | wrote ” and the | nave | e Na- | |1ty. Mr. 1d NTY | | meeting ‘| Firemen’s erec- { GE > and & con | 18 CON- | next year will be at DuBois. onsid- ut no 1€ re- mat- com- 1S NEW DETECTIVE Sat- uther assistant ill be ¢ ecame two Heu- { Governor recalled memories Governor of Pennsylvania t MRL Fisher Schwab for the Industrial Exposition destinies until it a place in the foremost enterprises of its kind. Gov. also praised the people of the ¢ for the encouragement they fave given the project and the exXposi- tion officials for their struggles to place the Cambria County shows to the forefront. “I feel great delight.” he said, “be- cause I face this audience I see familiar faces, faces I knew I see because they personify the that is paramount in the com- munities of Cambria County. This is typical of the life of Cambria County. Our memory must carry us back to the time when this county was not the in- dustrial center it has grown to be. Pe- ople then were proud of the county's tanding as an agricultural region. But 1 came the Erie canal and the peo- le of Cambria county realized that their's must be an industrial comimun- it : Schwab and others saw the d and responded with action.” The of the pio- neers of the county, and particularly eulogized the late Prince Priest of the henies, Rev. D. A. Gallitzin, Preceding Gov. Fis her's address, tae famous U. S. Marine Band of Wash- ingten, D. C., entertained with a con- ting an hour, her concert In opening his address Gov. credit to Mr. as nee and they gave on Monday evening. umbered among the people to im the distinction of being the first vals at this year’s exposition was a ge retinue of delegates to the annual of the Central Pennsylvania Association which convened at nine o’clock on Monday morning in the Municipal building at Ebensburg. The place for holding the convention Patton Gets the Bacon The firemen’s parade and ment on Tuesday morning, 18 companies and 1800 men brought to the Patton Fire Company the much coveted honor of being the best appearing company in line of pa- rade and with it a prize of $100. The drill contest in the afternoon, again brought the Patton company the best drill team honor, and of course, consid- erable additional money. The Patton boys have copped this honor for sev- tourna- in which took part {eral years at the Central District con- { ventions, and the spirit in which they have continued to show interest the time is to be appreciated by t Patton folks. Among the heavy winners at the meet were the companies from Clearfield, Philipsburg and Nanty-Glo The Nanty-Glo Auxiliary ried off the bulk of the money for the auxil- aries. Clearfield won f the band all contest and DuBois was second | } 1 in the th as- Gross. Twelve Straight Years. The Patton Company have t above mentioned places in for the past 12 years. It seems to be a settled fact that they can’ be outdone {The drill team gave an exhibition at the grandstand last evening
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