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Patton Courier, Established Oct. 1893
Union Press, Established May, 1935
THE UNION PRESS
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bria County and has a reader cov-
erage that blankets Patton and the
major mining towns.
RANDOM THOUGHT
Republican advisers are avoiding
any reference to Governor James as
“the Pennsylvania Coolidge.” They re-
call how the “Kansas Coolidge” fared
in the 1936 election. The presidential
bee has gotten off to a bum start at
Harrisburg.
In these days of Republican Pat-
ronage giving, and mostly in these
days of Republican hopes for pat-
ronage, it is any wonder a lot of
our Republican brethren are still
suffering with that |haggard [look
that is diagnosed as “jitters.”
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It would be rather unique if Walter
W. Krebs, publisher of the Johnstown
Tribune, would republish the platform
of the Republican Party, written by
him last summer, and let the folks,
generally see just how much attention
is being given it at Harrisburg.
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Napoleon was a piker, presumably,
when compared to Adolf Hitler.
While Napoleon acquired territory
galore, he had to do so through force
and loss of life to his armies, and
destruction of property of the con-
quered, Hitler can grab it, without
loss of his man power, take over the
conguered’s resources intact — and
get away with it — apparently. But
we wonder if it’s not all heading
toward another general war. Seems
to us there were some rather weak-
kneed sisters among the European
powers in the beginning, when Hit-
ler was permitted to violate the
peace treaty signed by German rep-
resentatives following the world war.
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What is to happen hereafter in Eu-
rope will depend largely on the atti-
tude of Great Britain, France, and
even Italy. Poland, : Rumania, Hun-
gary, Yugoslavia, and the Balkan
countries do not relish the onward
march of Hitler's goosesteppers. But
they are too weak to do much about it
unless they have the unqualified sup-
port of at least Britain and France.
With such support, however, the en-
tire situation could be altered and Hit-
ler could be stopped in his tracks. But
today, however, Mussolini is Hitler's
dupe. The fuehrer is getting all of the
plums while the Duce shakes the tree.
If Mussolini does get anything it will
be because Hitler tosses it his way.
And Hitler is thinking only of Ger-
many, not of Italy.
°
Chaps who have a “bug” to become
county officials already are begin-
ning to make the rounds, and this
office has been visited by a few of
them. Most of them, as yet, are but
feeling! the way, but it all adds up
to what will likely become a gener-
al stampede of candidates in both
major parties long before the pri-
mary time in September. However,
that’s a right all citizens have.
°
The eyes of this particular section,
as well as of the public generally are
gow cast toward New York City.
Miners and operators, meeting there,
are trying to thrash out a new two
year wage and hour scale to follow
the present scale expiring March 31.
So far, not much headway has been
made to date. Another week remains
before the deadline. The hope of all,
is that an‘agreemnt is reached.
°
Last week John L. Lewis, president
of the U. M. 'W. offered a resolution
suggesting that no strike or lockout
occur after the expiration of the pre-
sent contract, in case negotiations
should not be completed. This was,
however, promptly turned down by
the operators — but it is possible
that something of this nature can yet
happen in case no agreement is
reached by the time the contract
deadline is reached.
°
It's beginning to look as though
Pennsylvania is going to get an amuse-
ment tax back again. The G. O. P. that
pledged itself to cut taxes in its party
platform now threatens to raise them
in various ways. Likewise it is not
improbable that we're going to get
some cigaret tax too. Democrats did’at
make any great tax reduction pro-
mises in the campaign. The Republi-
cans did. It's easy for the party out
of power at the time of an election to
promise anthing. It’s altogether a dif-
ferent situation when they have a gov-
ernment to run and no cash to do it.
Like days of yore, the Republican
But maybe all the matters that the
Republicans are doing or aiming to
do at Harrisburg are not entirely
wrong, even to our warped mind.
Although they’re doing it behind |
closed doors, it is intimated that the
assembly is planning to do something |
| in the way of cutting down the num-
| ber of retail liquor licenses in the
state. Doing this properly would be |
a public benefit. That there are a lot
of licencees that are an'evil cannot
be denied. The little one-horse road
house should be abolished, and so
should a lot of other evils. However,
the people generally likely won't
stand for a tampering with the State
Liquor Store System. It is now a
model in the nation. But there are
a lot of private interests that would
like to line their pockets with the
profits the state now is realizing for
its old age pension and blind funds.
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“Click,” the smut magazine, has been
{ banned from the news stands by the
authorities. This affront to decency
er of the Philadelphia Inquirer, who
is also alleged to have amassed an in-
come of between seven and eight mil-
lion dollars by selling marked cards
°
Since Governor James ordered the
“decorations” out of the windows of
the state liquor stores, the general
appearance to the passerby is that
the are observing another vacant
store room. We wonder is someone
down at Hairisburg can’t think up
some economical use for these vacant
store windows. They would hardly
serve for food sale purposes, but per-
haps could be used as desk room
for the purpose of receiving job ap-
plicants with the state.
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Leave it to Congressman J. Buell
Snyder of the district to the south of
us to show an utter disregard of public |
money. Congressman Snyder has just |
had printed in the Congressional Rec- |
ord the membership rolls of Congress
for 1879, 1839, 1889 and 1939. They fill
seven and one-half pages of the pub- |
lication of the Record, and it costs $55 |
a page, so that the total expense is
$412.50 — and charged not to Mr. Sny-
der, but to the taxpayers. Mr. Snyder
anticipates that 50 years hence there
will be a desire to celebrate the 200th
|
anniversary of Congress and that they
will be looking for the names of mem-
bers serving at 50| year intervals since
the beginning of the government. But |
to the taxpayers of today it looks like
just another sum gone with the wind.
°
Judging by the matter appearing
in the Johnstown Democrat there is
anything but a pleasant life fo be
BRAND NEW
1939 MODEL,
ONLY
Big, r
platforms still are just a lot of mere
words compiled at election times.
and loaded dice.” Curwensville Herald. ;
| tion engage
THE UNION
connected with anything that smells
of a supervisory capacity in WPA
in Cambria County. Perhaps some
of the allegations are true — we
don’t know. Surely not all of it is
true. We think if we were one of
the WPA supervisory staff, we’d get
completely out of the picture and go
on relief — if nothing better could
be found.
.
Down at the !ocal theatre the other
| night we witnessed one of the “Mon-
| thly March. of Time”
films, in which
it depicted the nature of ascertaining
the cross-section of public opinion on
| various matters and officials. This par-
ticular film had President Roosevelt
as its subject, and tended to show that
he is still the popular president. That
feeling comes from the rank and file
of the common people, and despite all
adverse comment from the big dailies
and magazines, the have not been able
to tear down the popularity of a presi-
dent that has the outlook of the com-
mon man and woman at heart.
is owned by Moe Annenberg, publish- MENTAL PATIENTS
AIDED BY REGULAR
ROUTINE OF WORK
Harrisburg — More than half of the
patients in state-operated mental hos-
PRESS-COURIER.
Thursday, March 23, 1939.
Mentally defective and epileptic
patients in the Pennhurst and Polk
State Schools, Laurelton State Village adventures of the popular newspaper
and in Selinsgrove State Colony for
Epileptics are given broader education
and training. Many child patients have!
started in kindergarden classes and |
| continue to subjects they can absorb.
| These
pitals and institutions for the mental’
| defectives and epileptics are occupied
in rehabilitative activities, or attend
school.
Slightly less than the same propor-
in similar activities in
| county mental hospitals, according to
the Department of Welfare.
Of the 26,512 persons in the 13 state
institutions, 15,469 are occupied or em-
ployed in* beneficial activities, while
5,340 of the 11,225 patients in the 12
| county hospitals are engaged in vir-
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Every one capable of performing any
task, regardless of how trivial it may
appear, is occupied, says the depart-
ments Bureau of Mental Health, not
only with a view toward training and
through it to obtain more rapid re-
covery, but also to prevent further
deterioration of those who might re-
main for an indefinite period.
Through employment of patients the
cost of operating Welfare Department
mental institutions is greatly dimin-
ished. Without patient-employes the
institutions could not be maintained
on the budgets provided.
Many of the patients in state insti-
tutions engage in ward work and are
employed in dining rooms, kitchen and
laundries. Others work on farms, in
the gardens and in shops of various
kinds. Many sew and make clothing
for themselves and other patients. In
season, the canneries also provide oc-
cupations.
lest Refrigerating
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| ing climax, when West Point plays its
patients also engage in in-
dustrial activities, including broom
and brush making, carpentry, chair
caning, shoemaking, sewing, tailoring,
weaving, rug and mat making, in laun-
dries and in farm and garden work
if they are capable.
Allentown State Hospital, mental in-
stitution, also conducts regular classes
for the education of its 70 child pa-
tients.
In addition to the industrial and ed-
ucational activities, a large number of
patients are engaged in occupational
therapy under the direction of trained
staffs who supervise instruction and |
employment designed to promote re-!
covery or retard deterioration. |
Occupational therapy often serves to
bring a patient back to better habits
of industry. These various activities
tend to prepare those patients for com-
munity life who become sufficiently
restored to return home.
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“DUKE OF WEST POINT,” IS
ATTRACTION AT GRAND
With Joan Fontaine portraying the
leading lady, and with Louis Hayward,
Richard Carlson, Tom Brown and Alan
Curtis appearing as the four impor-
tant males in the story, the thrilling
adventures and romances of plebes en-
rolled at the United States Military
Academy are humourly and dramatic-
ally unfolded in Edward Small's “The
Duke of West Point,” which is sched-
uled for showing at the Grand Thea-
tre, Patton on Saturday of this week as
the headliner of a double feature att-
raction.
As the story opens, Steve Early ar-
rives from England, where he has been
spectacularly successful on the Cam- |
bridge Varsity Rugby Team, to start
life as a West Point Cadet. Accustom-
ed to a goodly amount of pampering
by his wealthy parents and society
friends, Steve is ‘meat’ for the yearling
corporals who proceed to make his life
thoroughly miserable and take him
down several pegs. How Steve, along
with the other plebes, go from one
mis-adventure to another, weathering
storms and heartbreak until the thrill-
annual ice hockey game with the Roy-
‘al Militay College of Canada, is told
in a series of fast-moving, poignant
scenes.
The second feature attraction will be
“Adventures of Jane Arden,’depicting
comic strip, packed full of action and
drama.
FRIEND,” LOR-
STARS
ETTA YOUNG AT GRAND
Slambang comedy ana rollicking
romance will be the order of the day
when 20th Century-Fox’s “Wife, Hus-
band and Friend,” which costars Lor-
etto Young and Warner Baxter, comes
rolling into the Grand Theatre, Patton,
on Sunday and Monday, March 26th
Darryl F. Zanuck, production chief of
20th Century-Fox. They last appeared
gether in “Wife, Doctor and Nurse,”
one of last season's outstanding comedy
hits. It was in response to thousands
of letters received by the studio that
Mr. Zanuck decided that only an en-
core would satisfy the fans.
The supporting cast of “Wife, Hus-
band and Friend” features Binnie Bar-
nes, Cesar Romero, George Barbier,
J. Edward Bromberg Eugene Pallette,
and Helen Westley. Nunnally Johnson,
associate producer, wrote the screen
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| Reported to be a delirious romance
‘filled with unrestrained gayety and
sparkling with wit, the film finds the
lovely Loretta Young
| Warner Baxter for the second time by
play. The music was written by Sam-
ue! Pokrass and the lyrics by Walter
Fullock and Armando Hauser.
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