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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