f THE PATTON COURIER mn——— THE PATTON COURIER. let the other fellow tell you! PORTSMEN OPPOSE ik af ; ; — sonia . — CATISRE OF FO d conditions are in Palten LICENSE INCREASE xt FiR Published Every Thursday. wre not nearly as bad hele a; as they are in that particular fellowst i gaional Revenue for Fishing Periits A review and st causes for this sprii teresting fact that which have burned caused by transient ing is included all visit the {forest fc another. They caus ness with smoking pally cigarettes. Ca their camp fires ar der this caption. This ck is par reach. Many metho educate the public fire in the woods. transient fire is care is no intention prese Thos. A. Owens, Editor & Prop. home town. And Patton can lock for- Not Favored by C ambria County Sportsmen's Assoc iation E. F. Bradley, Associate Editor | ward too, to a brighter summer, than -_—— = can Most of our neighbors for ,—,—— . (fi 2 At "a I "ig - Entered in the Post Office at Patton, | par ON DOES NOT RELY EN At a meeting of of te gs Sot Ih Pa., as Second Class Mail Matter. " TV CN THRO , y Sportsmen's Assoclatic eld a 5 pa A $2.00 : y in |TIRELY ON THE COAL MINING surg last week in Deck Lane's studio Subseription Kates Go | lind "| INDUSTRY everal matters of interest to sportsmen Advance. Single Copies o nts ee dan iw most m= » ~~ ny ot 0% stipes 1.50 portant of which was the proposed in. RATE CARD ge ages an Barnesboro is now looking lorwasd crease in cost of fishing liceneses. The per inch, or fraction ihers oe | wi ciation went on retard at last Fri- sertions Card of Thanks, 50c; Business |' meeting as being apposed Locals 10c per line; Business Cards, | ory, to i = ich increase, Many of the ¢ s $10.00 per geal; Display advertising, 80¢ mobed by their enterprising citizens, | throughout the county affiliated with per inch; Full DO 0 Ba that will employ female labor to a|the association were represe nted. The g as. 1S - h . . Miniman char ge, § : . ent, and that will, without] mee ting was presided over by the Hom. company all orders for foreign adver- , S : Joseph Washington, of Sankertown, tising. All Advertising copy must reach fdoubs, material benefit the town.j =o ..r of the Legislature from the fire; Reoins | 9 ire. Habit is stron which causes the this “office by noon linea. corre in- | Barnesboro has long relied SOLELY | qonondq Cambria District. 5 i : sure insertion. Unsigned COIrespon-| . (no coal industry, and Barnes-| Matters pertaining to the Sports-| Es Ae v discard his m | be ignored at all times , id te C7 Aor b> ! y discard his ma dence will be 1 ny i 1d hit for the past|men’s Day at the Cambria County Fair | gE d b $ £21 8 9 , ette. He has bee § : very thing in et 1ac- tion tO a new w th anc { soon to be completed, and pro- poro has been haid Fa sed, but no definite UPPER HAND. It takes a few = =— — fo were also disc few years. : ’ prozram has as yet been arranged for Yor 2 : >» A TVIOWN ASQ TT ) 5 re pr —the fore: PATTON HAS THE > this event, Wednesday of Fair Week i of the spring sume industries Medides | has been set aside as Sportsmen's Day Ad ly inflammable. Th = not so much at fa coal mines these days to keep a com- | this year and promises to be a gala event for the sportsmen, not only of Patton has every reason to look for- munity moving. Patton has them. Cambria County, but throughout the Tr )8 ria County, ougho ward to a brighter future this SUMINET | pote what other say, Patton never eitite Sisto. s av. pigh- |, . : : sa ta i : than, perhaps, have many of our neig has been as bad from a business or| Ft was also decided that President bor towns. It is reported that the), .n4noint during the past few | Washington should send out to all Patton Clay Works are now pkehind in years, or since the bituminous coal sportsmen throughout the county a ee Si : questionnaire in regard to the increas- their orders, and that things Will} 4,000 pit a sump—as have our 5 . = rs § Pe ; ‘ 4 18 A ; : om BUS ils isto g I'leq cost of fishing licensed and a pro- WwW m ’ H ; d B . & L M ’ D % Sel tim there are : gpien’s Sik and Bags, Womensray- § # Men's Dress § BE Da danger of fire pret his mind most of careful when he dis material, so that, b cause a forest Transient fire centage. Tis does ny shortly begin to hum there. L1 De neighbors. posed firearms bill, in an endeavor to | EEE in of conditions, generally, ‘out-oi- earn the sentiment of the entire coun- | § . 3 & : that — lec > : a ha a 3 Nav there are mo town folks are usually prone to forget} o .. rc. patton. Really you have ty in od to these matters. Book- | FES i KE HIEF Womens, $1 on Undies, $1 : Shirts, $1.15 < ; vear and the : as i 1 a Ne cturing 1 a : ee, lets are also being sent out to sports- ; ESS < Rd rT Hi \ ~ that the Patton Clay Manulac turing 3 vse 3 3 let ts are ¢ 3 ¢ SPOT % B 4 3 greater exter ac I and is helping Patton no reason to knock it. Be thankful men throughout the State explaining A ; ; = : 3 o in perce ia Company has rei for what we have. You have reason | the wild turkey situation, abut which the per to an extent that no other MOYBACIRfy, y0 thankful, a creat deal of discussion has been Lumbering Cambria county town can boast of. ae a had lately, in an effort to secure a Right down to brass tacks practically FROM “ggbbler law,” protecting the hen tur- i her 3 IONS "ROT key ery sr nity in northern OBSERVAT VU vr every other community Announcement was made at the vented. Sa olics 8 ; \ COS ining HE SIDELINES : . county relies solely on the coal mining [HE SIDELINED. meeting of the State Convention of industry. Patton does too, to a certain ihe Cambria Freeman of Ibensourg | the Consevation Council of Pennsyl- Hive on dow ; # i rani hice n ; a x . 32 ¥ the extent, but such things as a silk mill} jelis ci tnat annual pest “Daylight | vania, which convenes at Johnstown on fires to a very small May 26. Persons attending the comn- One other cause t ; 2 RF ad i | and a large clay products plant, both | savings time” coming upon us, and ey a : : i yrking, are points that no logical per- | nope ¢ ib will not interfere witn Tention Will he ho gues JOY oO [el Men's Broadcloth Ee Li fiory Wash Suits Fast : is showing a higher Wor , p 4 fiopes: Waal Mb wil Ho 5 il} the Cambria County Sportsmen's As- |g Tie vo ; = Fon 9 1 : This cause is brush | son can overlook. the regular seven o'clock period for|sociation and the Johnstown Sports- | Sis ajamas ... : : Colors at 59¢ and ..... aE of our forest Gras — ‘Amos 'n Andy” on the radio. The|men's Association. An elaborate pro- : . g ow ye 4 ob os Drier 1 wa have | gram embracing speakers representing |g i ; ‘ 5 a } lois | a And then, to, Patton has a contractor | worst is here Broghes Moore, we hove all departments of the Fishing and | [Ei Men’s Balbriggan Sh 51 ; Boys > Dress Caps 5 truly 1 old : : , eer t arrance » home ¢ ix ‘cloc —~ + TE > \ ¢ 4 § I & le 1 of no mean proportions, in the person|to arrange Lo be home at six o'clock | porestry Departments of the State is ; & Dravers 2 for. : : For 0 Te IE N bay andar , i ror o Po es Fy Bie / tle ‘ umste of W. B. H. Williams, who now is in Pp. M. eastern standard time now, to]heing prepared. All farm grangers and | § ‘os | a | g these brush burni Le : In nearly ever : 3 . ? oad ar , comedians. B at is sportsmen’s clubs of Scmerset, Blair I beg o of several large road |bear the comedians. But that is not] SPO : : ner: % : Sa the beginning of seve =e Co of vears | ad Cambria counties are invited to at- | | Men's Dress Hose, 4 SomoumoimcES cam um tg rm om Boys’ Wool Knickers gent need to disp 2 a o state 2 sr v-las bad as it was a couple of years > p : ’ . gent need to dispos contracts for the state and other intex tend this convention. z ¢ nD ’ For SS Sl A “1 lived «a ITOLLLOW. J airs + ps here is some other 1 ests, Mr. Williams is a large employer |ago When we lved In Carrokiown _— | pats lo = Women’s and Ho of labor, and he is not to be over- which isan on standard dite, wa SMALLER FARM ACREAGE, : tS AT Misses’ up to = ssundone = : ee a sd 4 > DIOZTESS worked in Patton, observing ligh 1 NG FY 3 rn | BE wn’s Silk 1 52 omen’s anc isses” New 5 [Fas to the person doine looked in the progress of Patton, and To a U oy g : yg » BUT BIGGER CROPS GROWN | # Men S SILK Hose, pe irs «© = : $12.50 value w yy oF : ; 1 € Si pers 0 doing in his help to the community at a|ume. We left Patton at 12 o’cloc adh ! for 4 Spring Hats $1 98 : In every instance : . 3 ttc ime. © rive v : i § or g : when the brush is time when the coal business slumped. | noon, Patton time, and arrived home| Qutstanding Feature in Progress of | Biss Em E———"————— EH ————— 3) & / ; Po > : : iy oe In i» Mr. Williams usually has his work for lunch at 11:05 A. M. Carrolltown Farming in Pennsylvania i | Men’s Balbriggan Union : oe & ; y vo i Sta Si 1p ; ; : 3 Men’s balbrigge . you stand a fthin sbrilki stanc Patton, too. |time. We departed from Carrolltown — 1 Yad e hi $1 i? y that strong ihe Sains Sistas oF) an os 7 11:50 A. M. and arrived in Paton A iereass 0 the foul production SUS ior Bd Domes Bouse Proms 1 or : Just another point in favor of Patton's : : : . Wea © of the more important field crops in |§ FL. g , Ree. and Extra Sizes a. te prosperity, and just another argument gt1 2M In the evening, we left | pennsylvania, accompanied by an aut- | SE A < White B Ld 50 ! The ind to show your neighbor town’s resident Patton at five o'clock and arrived in|ual decrease or only a slight increase | Men's WwW 11te broad- Se OY | r o os . | 1 in the air. thro why Patton is not so bad off as it is Carroltown at 4:10 P. M. and then|in the area growing these crops, has |i doth Shirts at oD is To $1 7.50 vais. at $10.00 81x90 Bleeched Sheets 1 n $5 ries a : been one of the outstanding features | BH | i TO $25.00 vals. at $15.00 . Fo from the fire. If yor the good wife made us wait two solid a —— A EAT IE HAA RA AAC tance from the fire painted, when he tells you the coal in the Drozres 1 hid | 3% Tews . ; progress of farming in this state | FEE | : Ny { 3 business has put us all to the bad. |hours for our supper, Indeed, Bro.| uring recent decades, according to the | i | Boy * Wool Mixed | i Lot of Girls’ and Misses’ no to quench ti - Moore, we are content to hear “Amos |Pennsylvania Department of Agricult- Swe ters at i | : Coais at only $2.00 i 42) Pillow Cases at 1 = set the or £ ati ” I'S & ie | E JASE set the forest afire. | or . | i Damage to th After all, you can find but few 'n Andy” at 6 o'clock, and hope mo | ture. fanatic tries to jumble the north of| Between 1331 and 1924, the annual empty houses in Patton. The census ha ress cupid | | Bi De ih Thos 18 oy the county's time periods this season. production of corn was increased 18, k Men’s Pure Silk Ties $1 Women’s & Misses’ Spring = Voile Ruffle Curtai Ne { olie hvu urvam neighbor is the 1 which the extinction the Department of I pr A figures will disclose, no doubt, a loss 000.000 bushels, while the area grow- | at 50 and in population to the town, from that ing the crop was increased only 170,- de 1 Sets, 2 Sets For SS must be paid. Br of ten years ago. But with that, there “Hi” Andrews of the Johnstown |000 acres. Wheat is even a better illus- | m————— on zs ———— AS ¥ DRESSES : P12 2 expensive Sroeric oi . Democrat has been slapping Editor | tration of the trend. An increase of | ESS | Men’s Athi. Shirts and &® 4 causes a forest fire ti is no occasion for the folks in our 920 I Beds 4 te Walter Thompson of the Mountaineer- |; 00,000 bushels in total annual pro- KLY HEA Trunks, at 2 for 2 Up to $15.00 Values, | 124% Hehe] Plow K3 community to feel badly about It. 4 x 4 duction during the 40-year period was | ES a J > era tf THA alile ie io g the year period was |B oie LP Vaid While it is the general custom to re- Herald at Ebensburg quite hard Tees accompanied by a decrease of opproxi- | 8 —————— oc lubing at 3 Yards For gard growth in population and mate- ently. Looks to us as though Walt is|200,000 in acreage growing the crop. The Big Bovs’ Wool Long ¢ a3 85 5 85 The 1 nt Sh =a a la regular “devil”. Perhaps “Hi” told | trend in oats is very similar to that of 4 OVS. yo o 62 rede 9 ° ° > , Mrs. Lindbergh rial wealth as essential to prosperity, Woent. The production merssed 2000~ Pants y = | Part I inen Toweling : 1 SOE Te > 4 Bleached or Unbl. 8 Yds mphasizes the prom some truths, too—at least in part of : : - Si : : 000 bushels, while the acreage decreased hia story. We refer Walt back to|370 000 some editorials written just prior to} The production of buckwheat jump. there are other and less apparant evidence of growth or decadence. The moral character of a people must be V were A i : "the nrimaries Inst fall. The editor of from 3,332, shels i : regarded as one of the essentials of the primaries last fall. The editor of S1 3om Sino) hishes Ja 1938 i 4, fic flity national development. Even if Patton the Courier no doubt is 2 kinds of a ped from 228.365 to 224 Lg Bal : the — 6 Clits : : : o some circles ( cally : ) «a%,00U. alt a 5 pat Le itize may have declined in point of popula- dog n ; ns rid politiently) but soon Tas Inareased sinott 100 per cont 8 6.1. Tublost Dress ; Men's New S rin Women's Silk and Rayon & ; daily life to be con tion figures, there is no denying the |" gr tall, sink of swim—we don't during the last four decades, while the Fal es. 4 Yards o1 * Pp g Hose, 2 Pairs For .. = fei ; tical n-the-gas fact that we have a better class of straddle the fence to see whose field |acreage has gained only 25 per cent. ; abrics, aras ® od : 1 lore seople, as a whole in our confines we're going to fall into after the pri- Hay shows a trend similar to that of cs Ok £30 i 04 fc cm cn a sn) mn ) ! I ple, as ¢ . : : S 'maries arc over the grain crops. The production increa- 5 i ul WwW vinta Cam 58 ; i in 1930 than we did in either 1920 : sed from 3,559,900 tons in 1884 to 3,- H ! 56-in. New Spring Cre- & ; omen’s Girdles d NE § or in 1910. - 559,900 tons in 1884 to 3,871,000 tons in | § i tonnnes { Yards for Th : at a ; It takes more than the Johnstown |1924 while the acreage decreased slicht- ae a ig i : i 3 - | Democrat to remember things. Editor ly. 8 com com me am kD i y iy == "°=ecseimscemoemomeomn es m—cen: JE Of course, you nest the proverbial | mqriqge in the “Nanty-Glo Journal” Increasing acrey elds of these crops | Filet Quaker Curtains 65 A O Coa 8 Ed Women's Onyx [Full Fashioned street pessimist daily. He tells you of 1ost wack brings uo the old. old, runior Hesoun for the greater production on |g ilet Quaker C ans G1" po Silk Hose French 15 n as rings uf , , he reduced acreage. This upwar aT 8 2 ol 3 2 C rorld three the hard times we have, and of We{ ; tne Cresson Record getting oodles ihe reduced acreage. This upward trend | & Paix 2 3 Rodls Seacie ’ 5 1 ) i world three Loe of work Mery times Be 4s 6 of the $50 ecord getting oodles|in acre yields is due to several factors, | ES ; a Special 2 prices only 1eels Service Wt., Pr. A i and when in : lag . Many of job printing from the Vare cam-|among them being the more extensive | IR 85a costa cautious he xi © te i es i ble g in fellow who holds many jobs but not paign a few years back. Our only use of high-grade fertilizers, better cul- | oh 19x44 Heavy Turl Sg : : ! New Y and Se many of them for long. Or he is the | oop oe if ns 5 4 es tural methods, improved varieties, more : 3 deh, By 1 fie 2 Nadie = 5 2d wonder that all of , is that the Patton Courier|cgective control of insects , ; 2 To ols at 4 For 3 . nfants’ Nainsook = tn 3 ? man who won't work unless he is paid | jiqn't cet any of it. But we'd only|and ive control of insects and discases | Bf § = ER Dresses, 2 For 2 3 little faster than a wage beyond his worth. He is the 193 ay ’ = ¥ | and the abandonment of marginal land. | 3 © SO GS CHES COS BES, & 3 : : “ vir go liar have it all spent by now, anyway. Bulletin 484, recently published by |} gi = acy he d man who knocks conditions in gen- the department, gives the trends, both EB 26-in. Window Shades la : ; bee up eral and Patton in particular. But|gate politics are all mixed up. We county and state, for the various agri- | MEE BR. > tor I'ots’” Wash Dresses, 2 1 ! the woul I have you ever noticed that the man|can't make any prediction as to the Siuy) enterprises during the past 80 | = Students’ 2 12 5 For ; Si 3 $ far behind. Nevert} Tits ; c o , fin hid > 3) o ca i aed i P matter to ke i 1 who really wants to get along, usually | winners until sometime after the pri- -— ; Pants Suits .. = Want am sh Cin coil ds SB sama 0t.| : Rn} > in s > manages to do so. Hell work forfn..as And if anyone will tell us WEHRUM IS NOW VERY ro Children’s Spr ing ats i Infants’ and Child quite another one tx whatever he can get until something |e hs ~ de Se ova OD ‘ ; A assortment of styles ; a . tH dlls 'e ren’s k | wetions bE = just what Cambria County is going DEPOPULATED TOWN | | Ad : ’ Boys’ Regular $8.50, 3 Piece Sweaters For E | i Bun > hat IP. to do, and to what extent they are EE RE coo 0 cm a SEDO GO SE 18 0 080 , Suits, With : 2 2 pains of 3 ? e or : : r 15 . € St expre = going to do it, we'll be much obliged. | Only 15 of 300 Households Remain |§§ : N 0 li ] kers. Si 5 EE mt but of life it a . lie. ot i and Must Vacate by 15th Bl [iillc Girls New Spring } lined knicke1 izes 6-16 3 ut of life i Every once in a while, we bump into} — of May Se BN (00s, Sizes 1 to 4. a8 £4 gs Childrens Pajama Check 1 f one’ a busines man from another town. But Cambria county politic are r— EA £8 0c Rose, ‘an Children’s : ry Union Suits, 2 For i ! peed, : who deplores business conditions in|“warming up” and they are “warming| Wehrum, Indiana County once a ’ 3 ? Children’s Hose 4 Pairs $1 Hm cm mm cm 0 cm am 0 cee q | then. B : : 3 ven in 3 ce a | EE Sn am TT ee 2 rosea: B then. But at general in his community, and also|up” to the extent that they promise Reps, bustling coal town of 300 (EEE FE wmowmomeommommommomEommo=E Fou : : a Bovs’ T5¢ Balbri oe a : 5 amilies, is al A 4 : HM Dovs’ 7! albrioos realize that mor takes occasion to tell us how “bad” he|to be ‘hot” very shortly. Especially the 15th > i ns : Women’s "Kerchiefs, 15 Err : Uni Suits, Ly ha Eke 4 i i ay ES a oli 2X onth will probably po i i ™ /nion Suits, 2 For hears the conditions in Patton are. | so, the Congressional situation. But|be totally deserted so far as homes | S88 For Ladies’ 75¢ Silk Hose he : : We always tell him that Patton is|remember, the present Congressman and families go, as notices have been | [SEE B sem ymin. SH French Heel 2 Pairs 2H but in just a little bit better than his town|has proved himself a good congress- Served Soon the 15 remaining tenants Te : ® \Vomen's Gauze Vests, "91 | its lim ; ; hv ONS > me o vacate the properties of the Bethle ; : ¢ mar nce i | 33 am and tell him why. We are always man, a capable congressman, and a|hem Steel sn Dv Bais 2 Ml \Vomen's Neckwear 2 $1 f 1 i en ! : Pa + VO i ly somet} happy to tell him about a Clay Pro-|congressman who has established him|its population all gone, the postoffice hl i or rrresees & W omen $ Silk Hose Full S1 ; : Eek | bus 20 mo ducts plant in Patton, that has been [self at Washington, and we see every [Will of necessity have to be closed : Fashioned Foot Pair #8 Women’s Union Suits HE : { To adjust here ever since back in the “Nineties”, advantage in returning J. Russell There are 150 to 200 houses, singles and i ER T— A ———————— ? 2 For - 1 ; oy San ootta and which he, with all his brethren, |Leech to Congress. Jobies, fopetiior with stores and other Women’s Rayon, Muslin 1 = a : 0 ree ap as omens aap rams ae ida owe | A. nf i one on followed: > € < 3 > ive 3 4 ; 5 B \ na an wt ype A “nl <x . USING don’t seem to remember. We tell him = 1 places. The probabilities are #8 Undies 2 For Women’s Toc Extra Size Men’s ES high, har ] = ” : : hat the buildings will be sold to any Hose. 2 Pairs For i Men's Overalls and Jack- E A gh, ha n h of the Silk Mill, which also helps and| One thing about “Hi” Andrews of | Persons who want to buy them, and will | — a : ? 8 cts, each for 4 3 | A few nuk 2 helps considerably the community. |the Johnstown Democrat is that he be torn down and moved away, or, | { . 0.0 155.0 2 ; ing the day, % : , % “ : . | if not sold, : i / \n’s Pajamas > \ | | great conservator And we tell him, too, of W. B. H.|[can find out how “bad” a town is, ys i be perviisd to decay. Women’s Pajamas $1 2h Men's $1. 00 ‘Penn’ work $1 Lot of Boys’ Suits, while of i “3. Keep or : i113 5 i i Frias hie ] » ais EE . # ip th be glad at a 4 4 . Y > 5 y Ti See 3 Williams and his industries, which but seldom locates how “good’ it is.|co-operate with any na | Shirts, 2 For . : they last "$2 LE a speed. now are an even dozen or more. We admit we read the Johnstown |firm that could make use of the town cy Bo matte: ¥ = Democrat daily, and we're inclined to|°f Wehrum, which has concrete roads, may be, reguls at 3 “4, - finally, by your physiciax : an abundance of wa Mr. Williams, always business from tricity and an up- ii gi By sls A Do ine 3 1 “ ~ { Cl 00. : top to bottom, is optimistic about con- Patton included, must be an organized The school building, a brick structure believe that all of Cambria county, ditions in general for the summer. band of bootleggers—or consumers— [costing about $80,000, was built only a Mr. Williams is in a position to know. |0r both. low years ago by the Buffington Town- ose He, alone, has contracts that is hand. rr l,— ar Senool Board and is owned by Hp : : : Anthony a T-year-old ithorities. The small town- ho ling a great deal of Patton labor right school boy residing at one of the mall ship schocls are being abandoned To- though and pidly and pupils are being tr ansporied o this new school structure at Wehrum which will be continued in use and will probably be the only center of ac- tivity in Wehrum. and perhaps controlled 3 god. Don't worship now, and that is also helping many | mining villages near Osceola, was made other communities. We can all be |a cripple for life late Friday afternoon thankful he has his headquarters in [While he and his companions were en- Patton. gaged in freight jumping to ride home from school.
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