PAGE FOUR _ THE | UNION PRESS-COURIER. Thursday, January 5, 1939, Union Press, Established May, 1933. Patton Courier, Established Oct. 1883. THE UNION PRESS Combined with PATTON COURIER Published Eevery Thursday by Thos. A. Owens Fifth Ave., Patton, Pa. Entered as second class matter May 7. 1936, at the post-office at Patton, Pa., under the Act of Mar. 3, 1879. Frank P. Cammarata, Business Mgr. Thos. A. Owens .............. Bditer Suhscription, $2.00 Yearly in Advance Advertising Rates on Application. eet ie— ? The endeavor of the Union Press Courier is to sincerely and honestly represent Trade Union Workers in their eiforts to secure Joonomte free” om through organization - go hy the A. F. L. and C. I. 0. We soiicit the support of trade unions. Material for publication must be au- thorize dby the organization it rep- resents and signed by the President and Secretary. Publication Thursday. The Union Press-Courier gives its advertisers that advantage combined circulation of the two lar- gest circulated weeklies in Cambria County and has a reader coverage that blankets Patton and the major mining towns. er m— | Ep —— RANDOM THOUGHT The New Year season usually is a season of brighter hopes for the future just as it is likewise a season for re- miniscenes, and in the news of the week there is lots to ‘reminisce over. In this connection we notice that the Cambria County Historical Society had a meeting in Ebensburg on Sat- urday last and that Attorney Peter J Little addressed the gathering with his topic resting on a bit of Northern Cambria history, covering “Hart's Sleeping Place.” This legendary loca- tion stands back of Sunset Park near St. Joseph's Church, and derives its name from the story that Hart, an Indian trader, who travelled over the old Kittanning Trail, utilized a large tree at that point, and slept among its branches, during his juorney to and fro from east to west and back again. The title is one of the very oldest in connection with the white man in Cambria county, and it is indeed fit- ting that the County Historical So- ciety has erected a marker on the spot, which will be formally dedicated this spring. The trail runs along a point elose to the Henry Gooderham farm in East Carroll township, and crosses to some extent along the highway be- tween Harry Hoover's farm and Ba- ker’s Cross Roads. ° And while the most of us have to be content to hear from our ances- tors the stories they heard from their predecessors the stories of local his- tory, we note, too, in the news this week that there is still one amongst us who lived and acted at least some part in the making of North County history. He is George Feigh, who resides on a small farm out between Chest Springs and St. Augustine, who was one hundred years old on New Years Day, and who is still in fairly good health, and active. He came from Germany to this, then unsettled region with his parents from Germany, when he was but 6 months old. Within his memory is fikkely resting lots of fact that is but mere legend with the rest of us. ° And there’s another news story on the “break” this week, and it is some- thing that should interest we north- ern county folks a lot. Its a story of the State Department of Forests and Waters buying up a lot of barren and scrub timber land along Chest Creek noth of Patton, with options on a lot more land. There is even a bit of suggestion that it may be possible that state forests parks in the area may be forthcoming, and that maybe a CCC camp to clear up the lands and con- struct such parks, may not entirely be mythical. When one travels about the state and enjoys here and ther the features of these state forest parks, and then contemplates on the great wood- ed areas that abound in northern Cam- bria, he begins to wonder why we haven't had state parks and state own- ed forest areas, and perhaps state game preserves long ago. Surely our natur- al resources, our wooded facilities and our population warrants us that. It might be a good thought for the new administration. ° And there is no reason why we should not be entitled to all that resources we have warrant in this respect. Along Chest creek, particu- larly, swimming pools could be a feature of a state park. Cambria sountians are entitled to such state regulated recreation, just the same as our neighbors in many less pop- ulated counties. After all, it would mot be such a task to secure this feature if the local politicians would start grinding a few axes down at Harrisburg. Therefore, we're giving eur Republican brethren a hint, Why not start something of a nature that will make you friends, even if the Demaocrats chanced to forget it. ° Looks as though the Republicans in Cambria county are not going to rush matters and do things in the way of patronage that may come back to be a haunt a bit later on. At least they promise to act wisely insofar as possi- ble, bearing in mind that patronage is always a bugaboo, whether admin- istered wisely or not. At any rate the County Republican leaders promise a er positions to be passed out by the Department of Highways. And on top of all this it is now learned from Har- risburg that the state patronage policy incudes a plan to retain valued and highly trained Democrats. That may be good perty politics, especially when a party is attemping to solidify its come beak, but, boy oh boy, its going tc be mighty hard on some of the chaps who think they rate a job, and haven't gotten it. . And then, too, approximately on- ly half of the 30,000 commonwealth employees under direct patronage, will lose their jobs soon after Judge James takes office as governor. Un- affected by the clamor for places on the state payroll are 14,000 persons protected by civil service. In Cam- bria county there are approximately 10 Department of Public Assistance employees and 32 members of the Unemployment Compensation Divis- ion and Employment Service staff who may not be dropped for politi- cal reasons. Hundreds of persons recently, and many more are like- ly to be appointed under protection of civil service by Secretary of La- por and Industry Ralph M. Bashore before the middle of the month. It is regarded as unlikely that Repub- lican politics will ever influence the choice of personnel for the Cambria County relief offices. ° So, the Republicans won't have all the jobs to give out, but in the one’s they will have, the committee is steer- ing rightly, to our Democratic mind, in announcing a policy of capability in making the choices. After all, the people in the long run have a feeling that a man should measure up to the job he has to do. That has not always been the case in the Democratic set- up, nor was it in the old days of Re- publican power. ° And finally, let's forget politics, at least to the extent of wishing ev- erybody in political jobs well, and hope for a better 1939 than was (he case in 1938. Let's drop the pessi- mism and be a bit optimistic. All indications point to a continuation of the “upswing” in business and in industry. May our 1939 be a pros- perous one for all of us. LABOR WANTS When CIO organization began to sweep the country, there were many who expressed apprehension as to what labor would do with its new found power. All but the worst crack-pots, petri- fied tories and professional red bait- ers, now recognize that the CIO'S in- dustrial purposes are just what they always were—namely, to establish pe- aceful collective bargaining for the beterment of the workers’ economic conditions. But there are still nervous Nellies who say: “Ah, but labor is also getting more political power, and what is it going to do with that?” To such we recommend a little more extended research than peering under their beds for Bolsheviks, reading Mark Sullivan, or crystal gazing with the lunatic fringe assembled by the Dies Commission. We suggest that they read at least the legislative program adopted by the last CIO convention, and the slated purposes of Labor’s Non- Partisan League. From the CIO legislative program they will learn that Labor is going to use its political power in the next Congress to demand that governmenta’ contractors be made to abide by the law of the land in respect to collective bargaining; to seek employment for all the jobless; and generally to defend or improve existing social legislation. But how about labor's more long range political program Well, the most authoritative express- ign of that is the seven point program which the executive officers of Labor's Non-Partisan League have just an- nounced they will recommend to the League's coming concention. Briefly it calls for: 1. The right of every American to a job. It points out that employment and increased national income are pre- requisites to the preservation of liber- ties Americans cherish. 2. Economic security for millions of needy aged. 3. Public health and industrial hy- giene, to make available for every Am- erican adequate amd competent medi- cal care. 4. Policies to put America’s pro- duction machinery in operation and to merchandise national commodity and crop surplus. 5. In relation to world events, “to protect Americans and sustain Ameri- can institutions by an intelligent re- juvenation of our maladjusted and our stagnated national economy.” 6. Opportunity for reduced taxa- tion with the attainment of adequate national income. 7. Resistance to repeal or emascula- tion of existing labor and general wel- fare legislation. This program is meeting an enthu- siastic reception in general liberal as well as labor quarters. But if, after reading it ,there are still some Nervous Nellies who are in a shiver and a sweat about what labor is going to do with its political power, we suggest that the ytake an aspirin, get to bed early, and if they don't feel better in the morning, call a doctor. policy of filling state jobs with the most thoroughly qualified applicants available, with intelligent consideration to be given each case, and the entire executive committee will pass on the job giving to preclude any possibility of any one person or clique domina- ting such policies. The problem will be no cinch, even for a number of men, to handle. There are reportedly about twelve hundred applications formally submitted already for about three hun- dred state jobs available to Cambria zountians, not counting some 200 less~ REUEL SOMERVILLE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office in Good Bldg,, Patton LAUDABLE | sistance until the legislature could L vote a deficiency appropriation, esti- | over the preceding week. This did not “Governor-elect James will permit ; aied at $20,000,000 for the remainedr | include the approximately 700,000 per- 7 -ele é will pe 0 e fiscal year, endin g -— | sons ivi ai no one in Pensylvania to starve” is had ben SE g May 31 [Sane Yoceiving feleral aid through the the Nevuiovof spokesman for the - Although Turner would not say what With a deficiency appropriation out the state's reliet fund Nears the an. the solution was several courses were of the way, the Legislature could then ishing point, Republican Toaders el | open to the incoming administration. turn its attention to the general tax that they are fully cognizant of the | The Public Assistance Departmen Tustule 2d he Srobiem of raising situation to be faced this month by estimated that the advent of the James volict for th S000 heeded for the incoming administration. The last administration would find the state rane for oY lenalum, which of the $2,000,000 deficiency appropria- | With one of the greatest relief prob- 1941 n June 1, 1939, to May 31, of tion made by the special session will | lems since the dark days of 1933 when ’ be expended this month and unless 2:000,000 Pennsylvanians were on re- further funds are immediately provid- A Lief. ed some 700,000 dependents of the! Since then the WPA and unemploy- state face the danger of hunger and of | ment compensation have considerably cold. | lessened the state’s burden and the Lowel Union $22, United Mine W ¥ : : peak relief load since the Public As- ion , Unite ine Wor- lief only $6,500,000, an amount deem. . i June. 1937. was reached last Feb- | suid the (following ‘checkweighmen ed insufficient to last the entire month, | TUALY When 697.000 persons were on | and. mine commitices; Representative Ell + | relief. So, Mine 40—John Sober and Mike Tol- Delaware Reoubii Wood J. Turner.| “This year,” said a department spo- sky, checkweighmen; William Parks, of the Sh Bran, € new speaker kesriau, “we ovpect it to reach 2 new Thomas Bunk and Pete Steffist, mine ng over of % al e problem of tid- hi;th of 700,000, probably in February.” | committee. € Department of Public As- . Hi: estimated that 670,000 perscns were Mine 37—Sam Perry and Lee Hol- on relief on Christmas, a rise of 23,000 WINDBER MINERS SELECT LEADERS stein, checkweighmen; Steve Popin- chick, Michael Gladis and Oliver Paul- ey, mine committee, Mine 37, upper— Charles Gubete, Hezekiah Phillips and Oliver Trever- ow, mine committee, Reitz, No. 5—Andy Polomky, check- weighman; Joe Bearish, Alex Piskow- roski, and Thomas Rakocski, mine committee, BULLITT SECRETARY VISITS IN PORTAGE Carmel Offie, of Portage, secretary to William C. Bullitt, American Am- bassador to France, spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Car- mello Offie in Portage. 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