u \I yg Thursday, February 2, 1939. THE UNION PRESS-COURIER, DIRECTORS OF CAMBRIA COUNTY SCHOOLS WANT SEVERAL CODE CHANGES Revision of teachers’ tenure act and enactment of a law providing for payment of scheol per capita tax as a qualification for voung was urged on Wednesday last at the closing session of the annual meeting of the Cambria County School Directors’ Association held in the court house at Ebensburg. While no fight was made on the pro- posal to urge amendments to the Tea- cher Tenure Act, the resolution re- garding the payment of per capita tax was adopted after debate by a vote of 68 to 45. The following revisions of the Tea- chers’ Tenure Act were urged: 1—Provide a probationary time for beginning teachers. 24—That boards formulate their own policy relative to the employment of married female teachers. 3—That insubordination on the part of the teacher should be made a valid cause for termination of contract. 4—In case the professional employe concerned considers himself or her- self aggrieved by the action of the board of school directors, an appeal by petition setting forth the grounds for appeal may be taken to the State Council of Education instead of the County court. The proposal to make payment of school per capita a qualification for vo- ting was attacked by M. F. Doran oi Barr township. He declared that en. actment of such a measure “would be a step backward in cur civilization.” The proposal was defended by R. J. Nedimyer of Chest township who as- serted that many property owners who do not have children attending schocls are paying their taxes, while some non-property owners who have child- ren attending schools, are evading the payment of the per capita tax. A study of the needs of the various districts as to buildings to be made by a committee appointed by the Govern- or was urged in another resolution. It read: “Resolved, that we present to the State School Directors’ Associa- tion and deliver to our honorable gov- ernor a request that in lieu of the Thompson act he appoint a special committee to study the conditions of the various school districts and hav- ing in mind that relief money be used, that a proportionate share be used for the construction of school buildings, | playgrounds, etc.” The directors also aeciared “that since the alien census has imposed ad- ditional expense on the school dis- tricts of the state, we recommend that the state find some means to finance this enumeration other than from the local school districts.” Resolutions of regret were adopted in the death of eight directors who died in 1938. They were Peter Holtz, ! Elder township, Adam Keppler, Up- per Yoder township; Dr. A. W. Leech, Summerhill; E. B. McCardell, Barnes- boro; Rush Ober, Lorain; W. F. B. Shaffer, Conemaugh township; A. T. Stauffer, Gallitzin and H. H. Yost, Ferndale. Votes of thanks were given Dr. A. M. Stull, county superintendent and his assistants; the county commission- ers and the judges; the speakers at the sessions and "the students of the Southmont High school, the later fur- CLASSIFIED ADS Patton Drug Company has named authorized agent for Myers Bros., Flor- ists, of Altoona. Orders will be prompt- tly taken care of promptly. FOR RENT—Two room; at 501 S. Fifth avnue, or old Candy Store. Both rooms are on first floor. Inquire James A. Link, 1412 21st Ave., Altoona, Pa. Stray Dog, red and white, about 6 months old, in my possession. Owner inquire of W. J. Bender, Patton, R. D. Diamond ring for sale cheap. Inquire 807, Ross avenue, Patton, Pa. FOR SALE—Five room house on McIntyre avenue. Inquire of Dominic Cozzetorto, R. D., Patton, Pa. Lot 300 feet deep on Inquire of ~ FOR SALE Beech avenue. No. 991. Eii Steir, Patton, Pa. “The Whole World Topsy-Turvy to Him | Frank Balek, 12, Chicago youth, sees everything upside-down. He originated his own method of writing by beginning at the bottom, in the lower right hand corner, and writing from left to right. Not only does he read and write in this manner, but objects are also visually upside- down. He is in the fifth grade, and averages 85 in his studies, which indi- nishing musical programs. | Revival of the plan to further con- struction of school buildings under the Thompson act was urged in an address by Otto T. Strittmatter, secretary of the Hastings-Elder township Joint School Board .He pointed out that $75.- 000 had been expended by school dis- tricts of the county in having plans prepared for buildings which the 25 interested districts believed would be built under the terms of the Thomp son act. The estimated cost of the building work in Cambria countv was $6,000,000. “The hopes ol progressive, but han- dicapped school districts are reduced to memories of a promising future in school possibilities,” Mr. Strittmatter said, “and the burden of paying the bill for trying to be progressive with nothing but possibly some blueprints of what they thought they were work- ing for to show for their efforts.” Mr. Strittmatter pointed out that because of the raising of the age for compulsory school attendance, that in- stitutions in the county are overcrow- ded. He declared, “the children are the | victims and the same children will , soon help make up the citizenry of { our country.” Equalization of the tax burden to aid school districts was urged by Dr. C. E. Overberger of the Rarnesboro School Board. He pointed out that | assessments vary according to the in- dividual assessor’s opinions and declar- ' ed that the creation of a tax commis- sion would be a forward step in ar- riving at properly assessed values. The directors were urged by Her- bert J. Stockton, member of the Johns- | town School Board and president of the Pennsylvania State School Direc- tors’ Association to join the assocla- tion before the state convention bing held this week. C. J. Bearer of Sus- quehanna township and Joseph Kop- ler of East Conemaugh borough are representing the Cambria County Di- rectors at the meeting. Others speakers at the meeting In- cluded Mrs. S. A. E. Braller of the! East Conemaugh Borough Board, who spoke on the campaign for concer pre- vention; Paul F. Adams, president of the Richland Township Board, who de- livered an address on “Transportation Costs” and G. Harry Isaacson, vice- president of the Gallitzin Board, who spoke on the various laws dealing with the transportation of students. AMERICAN VERSUS THE ENGLISH CONDITIONS | By Dr. Charles Stelzle, Executive Di- rector, Good Neighbor League. A certain type of American citizen who in most respects is a perfectly | normal human being, and who really has some very excellent qualities, seems to lose his mental balance com- | pletely when he compares the so-call- ed “bad” conditions in the United Sta- tes with the allegedly “good” condi- tions in certain foreign countries—in England for example. 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The American lawyer smiled, as he said: “I have been sending large sums of money to England for my clients be- cause they have been greatly disturb- ed that America is ‘going to the dogs’ due to the labor legislation which has recently been enacted by Congress.” And then he added: “Recently, they have been eager to have their new English investments sold out, even at a loss, because they have discovered that conditions in England are not as good as they are in America.” The two lawyers agreed also that taxes in Eng- land are higher than they are in the United States. Quite a good many American em- ployers of labor, and some industrial “experts” had been getting red in the face when they discussed the ‘“tyr- anny” of organized labor in this coun- try, as compared with the labor con- ditions in England, where, it was be- lieved, they had labor where it should be—completely “hog-tied” and “safe.” Then President Roosevelt appointed a commission to study the relations of Organized Labor to Industry in Eng- land—and he did it without fear as to what would be the result to American Labor. The Commission made its re- port, and to the amazement of the Am- erican industrialists who had been envying their English associates with regard to labor relations, it was dis- covered that in most respects English- men had learned by long experience to deal more reasonably with each other than we do in our country be- cause of the antiquated methods which have long been practiced in the Uni- ted States. On the whole, therefore, American investors are pretty well off when comparisons are made with the way things are going in England, although American employers may learn from English employers how to avoid strikes and other laber troubles by dealing collectively with the workers through a mutually accepted program. Resolutions of Respect. St. Mary’s I. C. B. U., Patton, Pa. Whereas, it has pleased God in His Goodness and Mercy to remove from our ranks by death our sister member, Mary Anne McCauley. Whereas, the nignest tribute we can pay her is that she led a pure Christ- ian life and departed from this world like a child of God, Whom she so faith- fully served. Resolved, That by her death this society has lost a good member and her family a kind and loving sister. Resolved, That in respect to her memory, our charter be draped in mourning for a period of thirty days. These resolutions entered on the minutes of our society and published in the local paper and a copy be fur- nished to the family of the deceaseed Mary Ann McCauley. Committee:—Mrs. Angeline James, Mrs. Josephine Lilly, Mrs. Mary Don- ahue. A meadow mouse in a year eats from 24 to 36 pounds of food. The Zulu King—colored Monarch of Mardi Gras—arrives by bar at the New Basin canal and boards his throne float for the colorful tr BARNESBORO, PENNA. through the main stres! of New Orleans Negro section, During the lz ‘es, Fehiv day of Var": 3 id, gard rec” ‘mo: \ Sea Scorpions From Ancient Era Found Fossils Believed Oldest Yet Discovered. GEORGETOWN, OHIO.—A party of geology students under Prof. Wal- ter H. Buchre of the University of Cincinnati is excavating a rock layer here which already has pro- duced parts of at least five sea scor- pions that roamed this area several hundred million years ago. The fossils discovered so far are the rarest in years, according tc Dr. Kenneth E. Caster, curator of the university museum. The spe- cies is new to science, he says, and the genus hitherto unknown in the country outside of a small area in New York state. However, the rock strata in which the fossils were embedded belongs to the Richmond groups, which is several million years older than the strata in New York where related sea scorpions have been found in the past. The excavating party is seeking to uncover the remainder of a fossil nearly three feet long, which indicat- ed the sea scorpion must have been nearly three and one-half feet in length when alive. All the material is being studied by Doctor Caster. Enough now is on hand, he says, to make possible a fairly complete description of what the scorpion looked like 350,- 000,009 years ago and to reconstruct to life conditions the ancient sea bottoms when the rock layer was formed. Doctor Caster explained the fossil sea scorpions had bodies covered with horny material of the same texture now prevalent on crabs and lobsters. Like the modern sea dwell- ers, he added, the ancient animals periodically shed their skins in or- der to grow larger. Sea scorpions are distant cousins of later marine types from which today’s desert scorpions have orig- inated. The Ohio fossils are desig- nated as pterygotids or winged forms because of their wing-like paddles. Quarrymen in Scotland, where pterygotids first were found, called them ‘‘seraphims’ also be- cause of their paddles. Traffic Perils Are Cited In Bible Book of Nahum BIRMINGHAM.—‘‘Chariots shall rage in the street, they shall jostle one against another on the broad ways, they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightning.” From the Bible, Birmingham Po- lice Inspector E. A. Lyons has ex- tracted this 2,673-year-old prophecy of today’s traffic problems. Announcing his Biblical research, Lyons took occasion to plead for more strict observance of traffic laws to prevent accidents, A mishandled auto is more of a menace than a murderer, a bandit and an attacker all in one, Lyons said. “Every autocide is a loss of $50,- 000 to the community,” Lyons said. ‘‘One autocide means not only loss to one family, but costs to countless others in doctor and hospital bills, garage bills and lawsuits for dam- age claims. “The auto accident constitutes the greatest single threat today against public safety and convenience.” Inspector Lyons said his Bible traffic commentary was taken from the Book of Nahum, second chapter, fourth verse. Indians of Old Called Best of Soil Conservers WINONA, MINN.—The white man still lags behind the Indians of Peru and Mexico of a thousand or more years ago in erosion control, be- lieves Dr. H. H. Bennett, chief of the bureau of soil conservation in Washington, who recently inspected the Gilmore Valley demonstration. “I consider the project one of the best ever done by white man on the American continent,” he said. ‘“The Indians of Peru and Mexico of a thousand or more years ago, of course, did better work.” Doctor Bennett said the value of the work in years to come will be many times its cost to the govern- ment. Thirty-one years ago he said he had difficulty finding signs of erosion in southern Minnesota. “Today it looks as if about half the top soil is gone,’ he said. Minnesota Mounds Yield Trace of Indian Culture MINNEAPOLIS.—Dr. Lloyd Wil- ford, head of the University of Min- nesota anthropology department, is studying results of excavations of Minnesota Indian mounds in an ef- fort to trace cultural development of Minnesota Indians. At Spring Lake in northern Minne- sota, the group often found mounds in the front yards of homes of more recent Indians. One of the mounds contained 40 skeletons, of which one was found in a sitting position. Near Mankato, excavations proved civilization had flourished some 2,500 years ago. Many pits were found, in addition to the mounds. Some had been used for corn storage, others for refuse, and some contained skeletons. Grubstake for War Vets CALGARY, ALTA. — Unemployed war veterans on provincial relief will receive a ‘‘grubstake’’ of $25 ~rv 21, Ne~roes meet the tug bo: va thay loyalty to t! to permit them to seek employment outside Calgary. ted PAGE THREE In the Estate or Thomas J. Durbin, late of the Township p County of Cambria and State of Ienn- sylvania, deceased. Notice is hereby given tnat Letters Testamentary in the Estate of above named decedent have been gran- indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment, and those having | ground on EXECUTOR’S NOTICE. } will make them known withoue delay to the undersigned. GORDON DURBIN, GERTRUDE DURBIN, Executors of, the Last Will and Tes- tament of Thomas J. Durbin, deceased. Patton, Pa. R. D. the | Shettig & Swope, Attorneys, Ebensburg, Pa. 6t. of Clearfield, to the undersigned. Ali persons There are coal deposits under the nearly three-fourths of claims or demands against the same | Illinois. Lal D r 7a [ wl [ | | » . Feb. 1st, ., 1939. LOW PRICES! on Quality Foods «® JA BREAD = 2 2 9c Granulated Sugar © $1.14 FINE QUALITY MARGARINE HURLOCK FANCY SWEET PEAS, HEINZ QUALITY KETCHUP, HEINZ UALITY KETCHUP, . FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT JUICE, . LIMA BEANS, Prim Pastry Flour = 45¢ wrens 3 18-02, Cons 20e A Lr wimmnit D ADS. TTC .. 3 No. 2 cans 25¢ ly eeessereserms «3 14-0z. btls. HQc ... 4 No. 2 cans 25¢ 02 1h Be BABY VARIETY SACK RICE OR WHEAT PUFFS, 4 oz. pkg. ..._... YOUR CHOICE BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, 20 oz. pkg. TOMATO SOUP, tall ean... 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