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Patton Courier, Established Oct. 1893
Union Press, Egtablished May, 1935
THE UNION PRESS
Combined with PATTON COURIER
Published Every Thursday by Thos.
A. Owens, 723 Fifth Avenue, Pat-
ton, Pa, and Entered as second class
mail mater May 7, 1936, at the post-
office at Patton, Pa., under the Act
of March 3, 1879.
F. P. CAMMARATA, Business Mgr.
THOS. A. OWENS... Editor
Subscription, $2 Yearly in Advance.
Advertising Rates on Application.
The endeavor of the Union Press-
Courier is to sincerely and honestly
represent Trade Union Workers in
efforts to obtain economic freedom
through organizations as advocated
by the CIO and AFL, and we solicit
the support of trade unions. Mater-
ial for publication must be author-
ized by the organization it repre-
sents and signed by the President
ana secretary, and bear the seal.
The Union Press-Courier gives its
advertisers the advantage of the
combined circulation of the two
largest circulated weeklies in Cam-
bria County and has a reader cov-
se that blankets Patton and the
satpamit— a +e gist ml es Santee ——————
compelled to do just that, it was
labor. Through their own folly, and
through their own indifference, they
had for years played no organized
or concerted part in elections. Only
when times got so bad, when con-
ditions became so intolerable that
they could no longer bear the bur-
den, did labor join in a concerted
in politics. If any group were ever
THE UNION PRESS-COURIER. 2 Thursday, March 16, 1939.
over. But even dropping a judge ,
would be bad enough to the politi- AUTOMOBILE LIE DET
cians of both parties—let alone ab- -
olishing a lot of clerical offices and '
putting all under a board of mana-
gers. Of course that would be
ECONOMY in capital letters, but
when Economy comes so close to
home, maybe it's not such a popu-
lar word, after all.
{| movement. That came in the last *
days of Herbert Hoover and his
sand of “rugged Individualism» | -Afier John L. Elder had been an-
And labor has benefitted more dur- | pounced quite generally as the new
ing the present administration at Republican Superintendent of high-
Washington than it did during all | ways in Cambria County, we join with
the years of the existence of this na- | Pundreds of others in wondering who,
tion, or what, caused him to withdraw his
application? Some of John's north
county Republican friends have migh-
ty long faces.
°
True, in Pennsylvania, an about-face
, was given at the last general election,
| and there can be no question but that
, thousands upon thousands of workers
voted the Republican ticket. The bit-
ter primary fight within labor itself,
and the lack of foresight on the part of
Democratic politicians at the 1938 pri-
maries to get together on a slate that
could win, were largely responsible.
It is worthy of note, too, that in all |
the bitterness and in all the alleged !
scandal that has developed, not one
single! individual has ‘been able to
point with any suspicion or scorn to
°
The Hastings Fire Company has re-
fused to answer fire calls in Elder
and Susquehanna Townships, and in
this movement they are backed by
the Hastings Borough Council. This.
action of the firemen grew out of
the failure of the two townships to
contribute to the support of the vol-
unteer company, which like that in
other communities, extends its ser-
vices lo unprotected areas upon pay-
ment of a reasonable amount. One
of the townships, it is said, had of-
| major mining towns.
RANDOM THOUGHT
Most interesting news of the day for
ihe bituminous miner and his family
is the developements that are taking
place this week in New York City at
the conference between operators and
miners on a new wage contract. The
joint conference opened en Tuesday of
last week. The two year contract
which has ruled the relation of the
350,000 miners and the operators in the
Appalacian area — backbone of the
soft coal industry — will expire on
the last day of this month. It is very
unlikely that matters will be settled
at once. However, it is hoped by all
concerned that an agrement will be
reached before the deadline.
®
Strongest—greatest of all the un-
ions in the United States and Can-
ada, the United Mine Workers, pre-
sent a solid front, and so long as dis-
agreement exists they can be coun-
ted upon to follow the dictation of
their leaders in a general strike if
the same is deemed necessary. How-
ever, John L. Lewis and his lieuten-
ants, seasoned in union matters, can
be relied upen to bring the best pos-
sible advantages to their constitu-
ents. In recent vears, the UMW and
the operators, have been able to iron
sut their scale difficulties with an
understanding given from both sides,
that lack of which some years ago,
often led to long and sometimes bit-
ter strikes, that led to bloodshed, mi-
sery, and a great loss to all concer-
ned.
*
And in thinking back over matters
and conditions that existed right here
in northern Cambria County not so
many years ago, the United Mine Wor-
kers, and organized labor generally,
was looked upon by many citizens as
always being at fault — never were
they considered a community organi-
zation. A very mistaken and false no-
tion had developed regarding the place
of organized labor in the body politic,
and every effort was made to create
that feeling, perhaps by the operators,
that the UMWA was an “outside or-
ganization” and that its purpose , es-
pecially in times of strife, was to harm!
the communities in which its members
lived. The absurity of that idea is of
gourse now evident, but we still have
many who hove a befogged idea that
a trade organization is in some way
an enemy of peace and order. We still
have ’em right in our own county.
°
But the intelligent thinker readily
ascertains that the organized labor
movement exists primarily to better
the employment conditions of its
members. Nothing can be of more
direct and fudamental benefit to the
welfare of any community, large or
small, than to improve wages and
conditions of work. It is usually as-
sumed that Chambers of Commerce,
the luncheon clubs, and the chur-
ches, etc., constitute community or-
ganizations. Labor organizations by
their very nature are more directly
and deeply concerned with the well
being of a community than any other
body, club or association. The labor
movement is traditionally the fore-
most advocate in higher standards of
education and the welfare of the na-
tion’s childhood. The labor move-
ment at all times fights for clean
government and clean politics, for
honest elections.
.
It has been our experience during
our span of life in the North of Cam-
bria county to witness local communi-
ties urge workers to return to their
employment at wage cuts, even when
those wage cuts caused an earning
power so low that decent living stan-
dards were well nigh impossible. Com-
munity organizaticns, manned mostly
by business men, failed to realize that
where wages were low, there also busi-
ness was bad. Where only one or two
types of industry dominate a com-
munity, the independent merchant has
little opportunity to expand or de-
velop. There can be no civic pride
where the citizens do not participate
freely in all community undertakings.
The wages of its bulk of workers con-
stitutes the life of any community.
Happily, in the last several years,
since Franklin D. Roosevelt has been
in. the White House, the public has
learned lots along this line.
the candidate that the CIO and Lobor’s
Non-Partisan League backed in last
year’s primary election for the nom-
ination for Governor of Pennsylvania. was deferred oN the grounds that Jt
” was insufficient.
hd °
Labor need not be ashamed of its
stand in Pennsylvania. If a mistake
has been made in the recent general
election, it was not the fault of labor.
But if a mistake has been made it
will soon be ascertained. Labor will
watch, and judge, and punish, if it is
again to be trampled and scorned in
Pennsylvania.
fered the company $50 per year for
such service, but action on the offer
When one comes to think of it, there
are a lot of people living in and out
of a municipality who are prone to
take a volunteer fire company for
granted. They never give any thought
to the time, trouble and even expense
the individual fireman gives to aid in
A LARGE CROWD WAS PRESENT power-meter. You can drive your car for the friends and patrons of the
AT FORMAL OPENING OF THE | onto this instrument, shifting gears ex- Westrick Motor Company on four ev-
WESTRICK MOTOR CO.S NEW | aeny. Ly = he highway. enings during the week. Mr. Howell
; SH ; | Artificial hills can be built under the was assis i > ion8s
saving property. They never thing of INDOOR PROVING GROUND. rear wheels while the car is runnin Fras assisted mn them demonstrations
the ruined clothing, the arising in the | | twenty, thirty mi ETA W Dunn of the Westsles Mo.
. middle of the night, and gs a There are only a few of these in- | "While the. on hes PREANE. {Tor Co, WHS 5 1h8 dyomomeler engi.
. 3 3 these | ga ote i wl :
A recent news item told of a speech | that may follow. To some re fire | Struments in the state and many lar<e | elaborate and Li reer [neon The demonsirstions showed the
of Clerk of Courts, Jimmie Jones made | company is viewed generally as : | cities are without equipment of this | stryment, it provides such a great sav Sorgiion of Us equipment and te
Eofore 2 ] an \ ally BY0-1 Pod AL ih 4 ity j 1, 1t provi Nag Sav- | importance of the proper motor tune-
elore a meeting of Young Republicans * bot—it’s something that gives you ser- | SRG: t the present time there is no | jpg of time and is so efficient that its and d gasoli The Westri
at Lilly, in which he expressed dis-) vice the same as a machine. | machine of this type in this part of yse actually makes motor tune-up less | te ih or s : a
satisfaction with the present county ~ | Pennsylvania. . __ | costly. It takes all the guess work out | each 9 op y gmboy tain tvy ¢
government agencies, particularly the| Knockers of a fi The instrument is called a chassis | of motor analysis and certifies that | work. | © 0 Coram Peo
courts. Said Mr. Jones, “Cambria| f a igh a firc company are 10! |dynametor. The word dynamo means’ goon oar is tuned for maximum power Fork
county Bas no more Use for fogs to ound to be any community’s best | “power.” So dyamometer means a output to the gasoline user | Among other guests present were
ges than I have for 6000 rollin Sitizems The good citizen praises and orl iP. Westiich aD r Seitz G. D. MacDowell, Socony-Vacuum
? s Thi i : M. P. Westrick and D. F. Switzler | . i
for my personal use.” He also recom. | moralls to Ie department, both ' siraightaways, it always was brought | pave been in the il re rips B.D. Parker 2nd £1. 1. Parkin,
mended the consolidation of various| com oo =n ania y. When fire unger control at curves and hill crests. | ginca 1921, and their continuing in | Cult OF Cor YF ndort and
over-laping county departments under for DE ey Saver to raise money Our thought of “Good Drivers” is not hysiness during this period is a result | Srmest Webe®. Sujet Motoe S ompany
a board of managers or ua rial needs, the | one who will travel at that speed in| of keeping their shop up-to-date with { Service representatives ec "Lay
: chap who complains most is the fel- Pennsylvania at any time. It is against | the newest and best equipment obtain fon, Pontiee fone Service Jepresenta-
: ' - | tive; L. R. Maxwell, Wm. Jones, J. J.
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Getting right down to concrete Jos Wiko fies fhe boost {1s law to travel faster than 50 miles | able. Their object is to provide this | goin and Mr. Merrill of the Bendix
facts we don’t believe there is any * an hour. A good driver doesn't break | community with the most progressive | Products Corp; Adolph Goldstein,
denying the assertions M A young man, who the other day, the speed laws. | automotive service available anywhere | +o manager Automotive Supply Co.;
r. Jones | “hitched” a‘ride from Carrolltown to ° in the United States. joa John King equipment representa-
is reputed to :
br paste: 5 have wads, bul, Som Patton, remarked that the trip was And some of these speedy drivers, The demonstrations given last week | tive Automotive Supply Co. Altoona.
Republican, the words in an a2 | made in a few minutes and that the even though the law never spots them, | at this garage were under the direc-| Several hundred people witnessed
strange. Perhaps le ge , are chap who drove the car was a good are really not smart. In fact, they are | tion of Gelston Howell of the Ethyl {he demonstration from Indiana, Clear-
new political bug of his as some driver. He said that, while the car was exceedingly dumb, and constitute a' Gasoline Corporation. Special demon- ! field. Blair, Bedford, Somerset, Center
g own to put ' driven at 60 to 70 miles an hour on menace to all strations of this equipment were given | nq Cambria counties.
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