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_ 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Mr. Offie, who
is 29 years old, has been secretary to
the ambassador since the latter was
assigned to the Russian embassy. The
Portgae man speaks French, Russian,
German, Italian and English, and was
asigned to the Lima conference for
six days during the recent Pan-Amer-
ican sessions in Peru.
How To Judge Values
And Pay Less For Fine Foods
Some people think that high price means better quality! But
this isn’t necessarily so—take our Eight O'Clock Coffee for example.
it is a superb blend of the finest Coffees obtainable—a blend so de-
licious that today it is the world’s most popular—yet it saves thous-
ands up to 10c a pound. We can sell such fine coffee at such a low
price because we go direct to the plantations—buy it for cash—ship,
roast, blend and grind it—and sell it for small profit. And that’s
Page products—in fact everything it
foods bearing the Ann Page label.
Economical, Safe—Keep Some on Hand
matter which brands you choose, you
White House MILK .
TALL
10 55 ¢
Rich, cream—smooth and zestful in flavor
SALAD DRESSING 2% 2 97a
Full Flavored, but not too sharp
Ann Page MUSTARD . . . 2 7¢
Full Strength for fine flavor
Ann PageSPICES . . . . = 7c
PEANUT BUTTER . . . “° {7c
RITZ CRACKERS . . . 21¢ =
ANN PAGE MELLO WHEAT
Pe. 290
2 8-oz. pkgs.
EIGHT
MILD AND
MELLOW
A&PDONUTS..........
A & P BREAD,
Ask your A & P Manager How you can
get writing paper with your name on it
CORN FLAKES, Kellog’s,
CORN FLAKES, Sunnyfield, 8-0z. pkg. .............. Be
DIAMOND SALT, .................. 2 26-0z. pkgs, ......... 13¢
CORN, OR
PEAS
OXYDOL _2rkes 37¢ A&P SAUERKRAUT “= 5¢
FRESH FRUITS AND NEW LOW REGULAR PRICES ON CANNED FRUIT
SWEET POTATOES A&P PEACHE Av ri 25¢
rg __ 28¢ Delicious A&P PEARS , . 2% pgq
FLA, ORANGES, Site Ope Iona PEARS or A&P APRICOTS 2 ons 27c
GRAPEFRUIT, Fla. 70-50, 6 m1 JONA APRICOTS “Tv |, ens 2BC
Arvies om meen 4s 25s A&P Royal Anne CHERRIES ‘one 39¢
YELLOW ONIONS, ....... g Ibs, 19c A&P Sliced PINEAPPLE . . Soke 15¢
the way A & P handles its own bakery products, its own line of Ann
more for your money—if you seek high quality at low cost—buy
A & P’s coffees, A & P bread and bakery products and all the fine
your A & P Market is priced very low—every day in the week. No
Bs
COFEEE
RED CIRCLE, Rich, full bodied 1b. 16¢
BOKAR, Vigorous, winey, ..
CONDOR, High Flavor, vacuum
packed, 1b. can .
All freshly ground before your eyes—and
to your specifications, too!
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NUTLEY NUT OL
SUNNYFIELD FLOUR
TOM ATOES
ICEBERG LETTUCE. ~~ 2 heals 13¢ A&P Deluxe PLUMS s Gi LARGE
CABBAGE ™izi%owa 1 IONA PEACHES . . . ance Sas
makes. So if you really want
And remember, every item in
can SAVE at A & P.
O0’CLOCK
3 ron 39¢
-2 Ibs. 35¢
ee Frmadoteedes co rsh ~ 23¢
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CRS 2 doz. 19c
crn LOAVES 1HC
EO 21BS. 19¢
24-pound 53c
Sack
Ne.2 23c
WHOLE OR END
Fresh PORK LOINS 17
4 TO 5 Ib.
Picnics, Lb.
PORK SHOULDER ROAST
CUTS, LB.
CHUCK ROAST, End Cuts, Wb. ... ........... 15¢ LEAN BACON, 12-14 Ib. Averaze Ib. ..... 17¢
CENTER CHUCK ROAST, Ib. oc... Be 18¢ CHICKENS, Sunnyfield Roasting, 3 ibs, to
STEAKS, Branded Steer Beef, Round, Sirloin, 8ibs, 6028, Fach... ARH $1.15
Tenderloin, Ih. o.oo il 27c¢ FRESH STEWING OYSTERS, Pint termes 186
MEATY PORK BUTTS, 00. cio -13¢ POLLOCK FILLETS, Ib. ...
curs. 20C
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