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VOL. 45. NO. 38. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AREA. THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1939 BATON EY SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
COUNTY'S JOBLESS
A FOURTH DEVOID
EE ene i | |
r ~ IREV. FA ADRIAN,
ST. BENEDICT WILL (Rr A ares
HAVE FOURTH OF
25 YEARS AS PRET) COMPANY ORDERED
Rev. Father Adrian Krakowski, O
JULY PROGRAMME 2,5 2.2% Beesccien. SOLD ALL AT ONCE
ver jubilee of his ordination to the
Miners, Citizens, Coal Company | Erissiacod on Tuesday of last week. public Sale Scheduled at Court
Arrange for Day for Kiddies, | cc Archabbey church, Latrobe, by House Some Time Next Month |
and the Adults, Too. | the Most. Rev. J. F. Regis Canevin, He | of Logan Company.
ire——— | sang his first solemn high mass in Our |
4 : the ' Lady of Good Council Church in Chi- | |
a RY Me Lory Union af oe cago, on June 28, 1914. After three| The properties of the Logan Coal
the Coal Company, the village of St. Years as a member of the faculty “at Company in Summerhill, Croyle, Ad-
Benedict is formulating plans for a St. Vincent's College, Father Adrian | ams and Richland Townships, will be
Fourth of July observance next Tues- | Was stationed at St. George's church in | sold at a public sale B be holy some-
day, in which the kiddies of the com- Patton as pastor for 20 years, and is time next month in the court house.
munity and of the miners of Nos. 9 loved and respected by the residents The action Was approved on Monuzy
and 10 mines of the Carrolltown Coal! of the Patton community. He was by I Fosident Judge John H. McCann
Company, will be treated. transferred to St. Bernard's in Has-,6 On petition of Attorney Frank g- Hart
Plans call for a parade starting at| Dg In 1937. mann of Ebensburg, ing on behalf
8:45 at the Methodist church, to which! —,——— of the Pennsylvania Company for In-
i581 lee > take surance on Lives and Granting Annui-
all persons are asked to take pars THe GOVERNOR SIGNS ties of Philadelphia, trustees for the
rocession and band will parade to the hee 2 Aiipas fa, irasiees for the
baseball diamond where arrangements | bondholders of fhe % 2a] COMPANY. The
sale I1 be for cash at the time the
VAN ALLSBURG properties are knocked down.
1 { No objections to the sale were o:-
y fered by Attorney Randolph Myers of
RELI EF V] EASURE Ebensburg, counsel for 606 miners for-
have been made for speaking and en-
tertainment. Judge Arthur A. Nelson
merly employed by the company who
have wage claims amounting to $57,-
of the Cambria County Orp
Court wil be the principal speaker,
Democrats in Legislature Suc-| 779.97. :
Whether the miners will share in
and others of priminence also will be
present to make addresses.
A basket picnic and dinner will fol- |
low. Games, sports and speaking will | 8 e
ceeded in Purginz Some of the the money realized in the sale will be
Objectionable Features. decided later by the court.
i The properties which are pricipally
Governor James Monday signed the located in Beaverdale will be sold as
be features of thé afternoon, ending |
with a baseball game. Dancing and a
controve 1 Van Allsburg relief re-| @ Whole. This action was authorized by
Judge McCann after Andrew B. Crich-
stag party will be on the program for |
1
ton, Johnstown engineer had testified
the On examination by Attorney Hartmann
that the interests of all concerned wiil
the adults.
Conceived primarily as a children’s
day, the youth of the communities un-
der the age of 18 years, will be given
free treats of candy, pop, ice cream and 3
prizes. In fact, the Fourth will be chil- SE > S vaiosd 1 rough fun
) 5 : ic « the | 1€8islative box score to: acts sign- § !
dren’s day St. Benedict, o the ed into law; 39 vetoed, and 76 yet to! P€ best served if the properties were |
offspring of the miners of the Nos. 9 sold as a whole instead of piecemeal.
h ~ be acted upon by the chief executive. |
and 10 mines of the Carroltown Coal ein P y ure © ! € The sale was authorized because the
. : : : { The relief bill introduced by Repre- 1ne sale was authorized because the
Company. Handsome donations have yD er J AE
sentativ Vi 1 . > 20oal company in default of $378,600
been made to give the children this sentative John E. Van Allsburg, Re- a pany 32 Seu 2
treat. Intentions are to bring together publican of Erie, allows county assist- a Do Fails nds of an original is
the people of both villages to boost the | 21:c¢ Boards appointed by the Govern- | SH¢ OF $4.2 el
cause of safety. However, everybody is| °F to recommend to the Governor sus- CAMBRIA TWP. COUP x
welcome, and are cordially invited to | PE€nsions or dismissal of county relief CA! A TWP. COUPLE |
come. Particularly do the sponsors ¢mployees and allows the Governor to ARE MARRIED 56 YEARS |
want this July 4th observance one to | [ake action directly without consulting | =
be remembered by the younger genera- | © Secretary of public assistance... | mne 56th milestone of the married
tion. The ladies aid societies from | Democrats succeeded in purging jite of Luke A, and Maria (Sebring) |
both St. Benedict churches will have OM the act three Brovisions of the or | Byrne, who resides three miles outside |
refreshment stalls in service and visi- | [inal measure objectionable to the of Epensburg was passed on Mondoy
tors will be well taken care of. | pn One Aik would have re-| with Mr. Byrne getting in another good |
The parade will star: at y a. m. sharp | ging Joarguon of ge ining days work ii his farm ang Mrs By-
and the basket picnic will be held! ‘ng tem Mm relief the oo i rne doing her routine Monday's house-
from 12:30 to 1:30. Games will follow. | ,4 foes Sh} Pecial aasistorice + : hold work. The couple were guests at
Ball game will start at 5 p. m. | administer Shogia assisprnce 30 bling, a family get-togther on Sunday even- |
_ Gilad { esd ang 10 Qependent children : ing, which was attended by a major- |
e other two wou ave removed | ; thls ole Hdcon 2 hd
LEGION AUXILIARY all personnel administering relief | iy of Da $jght-children and grand
OF COUNTY ELECTS
| from. civil service and | It was on June 26, 1883, the couple!
1
vision bill along with 79 other acts of
the 1939 legislature. Twenty-three oth-
would have |
OFFICERS FOR YEAR | proved for Boyistanes ® the blind on | took their vows before Rev. Father!
—_— | @ “needs” basis instead of a pension. | Anthony Wirtner, O. S. B., in St. Ben-
Officers for the ensuing year were| The measure as enacted and signed | edict’s ‘Catholic church, Carrolltown,
elected by Cambria County Council, of | by the Governor, leaves the state re-| and then settled down to a quiet farm
the American Legion Auxiliary, at its| lief administration intact, retains the | jjfe, They first located in Barnesboro
quarterly meeting last Thursday in the | state pension of $30 a month to the | where Mr. Byrne owned a 75 acre
Carrolltown Legion Home. Mrs. Jack | blind, and does not remove any em-| farm which is now a portion of the
{line of Portage, was named president | ployee from civil service. | central part of the town. He sub-divid-
succeeding Mrs. Laura Campbell of | {ed his grounds and sold it as lots in
Patton. I MEGR. HUGH M. O’NEI {the growing community.
Others elected to office include Mrs. | FORTY YEARS A PRIEST | Thirty-one years ago Mr. and Mrs.
blyman Dennis We
| the regular meet
George Biesinger, South Fork, first| | Byrne removed to the farm on which
they now reside, a 182-acre tract which
Mr. Byrne still works, despite his 83
years. He was born near Carrolltown
on February 15, 1856. His wife was
reared in Cherry Tree, where she was
born February 22, 1863. Both are in
| excellent health. The couple are the
| parents of eight children: Mrs. Laura
| Weakland, Chest Springs; Mrs. Elsie ;
| Bearer, Hastings; Harvey E. Byrne, Eb- {
| ensburg; Mrs. Rose Scanlon, of Chest
Springs; Mrs. Ann Driskel, Loretto;
Mrs. Della Ilig, Ebensburg; Maurice A. |
vice president; Mrs. Susan Olson, Gall-
itzin, second vice president; Mrs. A. P.
Strollo, Barnesboro, secretary; Mrs.
Winifred Owens, Carrolltown, treasur-
er; Mrs. Helen Jones, Spangler, chap-
lain; Mrs. Felecia Korns, Johnstown,
historian; Mrs. Faye Kelly, Patton,
sergeant at arms. Mrs. Earl Sheehan of
Cresson; Mr. Jane Fox of Dunlo, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Conrad of Lilly, repre-
sentatives to the board, who from Bea-
verdale and Blandburg ,will be chosen
at a later date.
The officers were installed by Mrs.
LeRoy Beidelman, of Johnstown, the
western vice president. The new presi-
dent has a fine record in the Auxiliary
Council and served as secretary the
past two years. The retiring president,
Mrs. Campbell, was named to repre-
sent the Council at the state conven-
tion in Williamsport. Mrs. Jack Kline
was chosen alternate.
More than 100 women, representing
10 units, attended the session. Each
unit made a cash contribution to the
cigaret Fund for Aspinwall Hospital.
Mrs. George Burket, coupon chairman,
announced Mrs. John Whalen, Spang-
ler, as the winner of the coupon con-
test. Mrs. B. M. Shortencarrier report-
ed the poppy program was very suc-
cessful in the county; Mrs. Beidelman
was appointed chairman for a past
president's parley to be held July 12th
in Ebensburg.
Gallitzin unit was announced as the
winner of the attendance award, and
the special award went to Mrs. John
Sherry of Spangler. Mrs. Arthur Beav-
er of Dravosburg, departmefit member-
ship chairman, who was a guest at the
meeting, reported that the department
| Rt. Rev. Msgr. Hugh M. O'Neil, rec- |
| tor of Holy Name Catholic Church, at
{ Ebensburg, observed the 40th anniver- |
sary of his elevation to the priesthood |
| on Wednesday of last week. He is one |
, of the best known priests in the Altoo-
na Diocese.
Stationed at Ebensburg the past 3
| decades, all but two years of his priest-
| ly life have been spent in Cambria
County. Monsignor O'Neil was ordain-
{ ed June 21, 1899, in St. Mary's Cathe-
mes Cardinal Gibbons.
The priest received his early educa-
i tion at St. Fidelis College, Herman,
later graduated from the University of
Duquesne, Pittsburgh, and then enter-
ed St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, to
{ Somblets his studies for the priest-
hood. His first assignment was as as-
sistant rector of St. Paul's church at
Butler. Two years later ,in 1901, he
was transferred to St. Columbia's in
Johnstown, as assistant. He then was
given the task of organizing St. Pat-
rick’s parish at Spangler, from where
he was transferred, in 1903, to organ-
ize Sacred Heart Church Conemaugh.
He began his present pastorate Febru-
ary 8, 1906.
In June, 1929, he was created a do-
| mestic prelate of the Papal household,
and July 21, 1929, was vested in the
robes of Monsignor at ceremonies in
the Ebensburg church.
Where’s Junior?
Hollidaysburg.—Enroute from Indi-
anapolis to the World’s Fair, Mr. and
Mrs. Sullivan Shook and their young
son stopped to rest at a filling sta-
has a curren membership of 39,500, a | tion in Ebensburg.
new enrollment record. :
Other guests included Assistant Dis-
trict Attorney Fred Fees, who spoke
The parents thought Junior was in
the back seat when they resumed the
journey and had driven 20 miles be-
on “Americanism”; Mrs. Elizabeth Har- | fore a policeman stopped the car and
ris, of Charleroi, Mrs. Carrie Stein of |
Meadeville, and Mrs, Harry Piper of
notified them a lad had been found at
Ebensburg looking for his parents. The
Altoona, western directors; Mrs. Eliz- boy was found safe and sound.
abeth Mason, Elizabeth, Pa., Aspinwall |
hospital chairman; Mrs. George Shank,
burg, president of the Carrolltown
Altoona; Mrs. Richard Hansen, pres-| Auxiliary, was in charge of a program
ident of the Warren unit, and Mrs.
Charles Sontag of Warren.
Dinner was served in the Parochial
school hall by members of the St. Ben-
edict’s parish. Mrs. Oscar VanKokel-
which included a song by Miss Mary
Kelly, reading by Mrs. W. Earl Shar-
baugh; dance, Miss Juniata Fees, and
a song by Bernice Ertter, accompanied
by Betty Kelly.
dral, Baltimore, by His Eminence Ja- |
Mary Alma, in the Baden (Pa.), con- |
vent. They have thirty-nine grandchil. |
dren and two great grandchildren.
NEW AUTO LICENSE
DEADLINE NOW APRIL 1 |
newal deadlines from January 1st of
each year to April 1st, which means |
that your present automobile license
will not have to be renewed until that
time in 1940.
The measure, sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Motor Federation also
advances the renewal date of operator
permits from March 1 to February 1.
HOLDINGS OF COAL REPUBLICAN'S
COMPENSATION
BOARD NAMED
Two Lawyers and A Former
Pittsburgh Publisher Named
By the Governor.
Harrisburg—Two lawyers and a
former Pittsburgh publisher were nam- |
ed by Governor James on Monday as
the Workmen's Compensation Boara
during his administration.
New Board members are Daniel G.
Murphy of Philadelphia, chairman;
Wilmer M. Jacoby, of Pitsburgh, and
Leo G. oll, of Dickson City.
They replaced the Earle-appointed
Boara composed of David L. Ulman,
Philade hairman; Norbert J.
, and D. Ferd Swar
Fitzgere
ey, of Ur
Murph
ontown.
was graduated from the law
nia in 1913. He was assistant ci
citor of Philadelphia from 1915 to 1
Until June 10, Jacoby was publi I
of the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. He
formerly served as secretary of the
Retail Merchants Association of Pitts-
burgh.
Knoll, graduate of Fordham Univer-
sity, has practiced law in Lackawan
county since 1925 .From 1931 to 1935
he was assistant United States District
Attorney for the Middle District of
Pennsylvania.
| VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
MEET AT GALLITZIN
Featured by addres
Cartwright of Johns
Firemen’s Associ
County and Vicinity ,was held
day evening last in the Ge
Hall. Mr. Cartwright, a special i:
tor of the Johnstown Fire Depart
expressed the appreciation of the spon-
sors of the Americanism program in|
Johnstown for the volunteer groups!
appearing in the parade.
Plans were discussed for the annual
convention of the association which
will be held this year in Barnesboro
during the week of July 30th. The
annual street parade in connection
with the convention will be held on |
Thursday afternoon August 3rd. The
efficiency contests will be held in the |
morning instead of the afternoon as
has previously been the arrangement,
BARNESBORO SHIRT
FACTORY TO OPEN
The Barnesboro Shirt factory which
has been closed for a number of weeks
to permit thé changing of machinery
! so the factory can produce a new type
of shirt, resumed operations on Mon-
day. Several weeks will be required to
get the plant into full operation and
only a limited number of the former
employees will be taken on the pay
roll as operations are resumed.
It is believed that by August 1st ap-
proximately 60 per cent of the total
number of former employees of the!
plant will return to work. The com- |
pany has a large order for the manu-
facture of a new type of dress shirt.
J. D. Witwer, local superintendent, has
| a crew of men at work now getting the
Byrne, at home ,and Lucy, now Sister | plant in preparation for the reopening. ' ular demand.
Under normal conditions the factory
employs approximately 400 persons.
SON TAKE OATH—BAR
JUSTICE KEPHART SEES |
With his father, Chief Justice John | peacetime enlistment year in its his-
Governor James on Tuesday signed | W .Kephart of the State Supreme Court | tory, during which 112,500 men will be
a bill changing motor license tag re-| aS a very interested spectator, Attor- | inducted into the ranks beginning Ju-
ney John W. Kephart, Jr., Monday was
admitted to practice in the courts of |
Attorney Kephart was congratulated
by members of the court and bar opr]
|
Cambria county. After taking the oath | im charge of recruiting service, an-
|
sociation.
Your advertisement in the Union
' Press-Courier brings results.
ed an 86 pound marlin in 50 minutes.
over the boat, and, taking hold of the
BULLETIN!
(Special Dispatch to the Union Press-Courier.)
OCEAN CITY, MD., JUNE 27—Patton anglers are mighty good with the ||
rod and reel, but not so hot with a billy, so says Captain Crawford Savage,
in wistful mood, with a stare at a bruised wrist. !
Capt. Crawford Savage on the Hilda II, had out fishing R. D. Buck, R.
J. Little, C. A. Snyder, H. O. Stoltz, R. A. Litzinger and H. H. Nehrig, of
Patton, Pa. Buck landed a 63 pound marlin in 30 minutes.
On account of the dangerous job of boating a marlin, all captains carry
a billy to administer the knock-out blow. Capt. Crawford Savage reached
but no one could find it. After a little confusion they located it in another
angler’s hand, who was so excited that he did not know he had it. Then,
instead of landing on the marlin, he slammed Capt. Savage with the billy.
But Capt. Savage said the blow was worth it, as the anglers seemed to
get so much joy out of landing one of those fighting marlins.
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Nehrig land-
marlin’s sword, called for the billy,
SINCE PERIOD BEGAN
RECELLR 32.0909%% OF FIREWORKS TO
Almost three millicn dollars in‘ un-
employment compensation
«na ALL OF OUR STATE
have been disbursed among men 9 ]
women of Cambria county since Feb-
ruary 3rd, 1938, when the state's huge
job insurance organization began mak-
ing payments to persons who became |
unemployed.
Benefits are available to persons in
industry and most fields of private em-
ployment when they lose their jobs|
through no fault, of their own. A total |
of $2,936,000 has been disbursed in this
county.
Unemployed persons must wait for |
three weeks after losing their jobs be- |
fore becoming eligible to receive as|
much as $15 a week for 13 weeks. The
minimum benefits are $7.50 a week for
the same length of time.
SHEP FIELDS AND
ORCHESTRA ON
FOURTH - SUNSET
Delightful Orchestra Engaged at |
at Popular Ball Room for In- |
dependence Night.
i
SHEP FIELDS
It took Shep Fields and a chocolate
, soda to prove that there is something
different under the sun. Shep, who
brings his popular orchestra to Sun-
set, the world’s most unique ball room
on Tuesday, July 4th, conceived his |
present style while lazily blowing air
bubbles into a half finished chocolate |
soda. Always on the alert for some- |
thing different to distinguish his or- |
chestra from the host of other bands, |
all of whom are struggling for recog- |
| MINERS PLAN FOR SAFETY
nition, he created his “Rippling Rhy- |
thm style. The success of his identify-
ing theme has placed the likable Shep
Fields and His Orchastra among the
leading bands of the country today.
Featured with Shep when he comes
to Sunset on the Fourth will be Hai
Derwin and Terry Stewart, male vocal-
ists, also the lovely Annabelle Gra-
ham.
On Friday, June 30th, Jack Crawford |
! wil play a return engagement by pop-
{ENLISTMENT DRIVE
| PLANNED BY ARMY
Washington.—The army this week
| issued detailed plans for the greatest
1
ly 1st.
The officer of the adjutant general,
nounced that in addition to 289 recru-
iting stations throughout the nation,
more than 100 active army posts and
18 mobile recruiting stations on tour
will accept applicants for the army.
Touring stations will enable appli-
cants in cities not covered by recruit-
ing stations to secure enlistments. Con-
tingent upon final action on the sup-
plemental appropriation bill now
pending in Congress the campaign will
involve monthly enlistments of from
5220 to 12,243.
ITALIAN DAY DRAWS
RECORD CROWD, SUNDAY
Sons of Italy Day at Billow Park in
Johnstown on Sunday attracted a rec-
ord breaking crowd. Italians and their
friends from Johnstown and various
lodges throughout Cambria county
flocked to the park to participate in
the varied program arranged for the
day.
The speaking program included re-
marks by State Senator John H. Dent,
of Jaenette; Judge Ivan McKenrick of
Ebensburg; State Senator John J, Ha-
luska of Patton; Councilmen Fred S.
Brosius and Dan R. Schnabel, Attor-
Young Pennsylvanias Will Have
to Be satisfied With Soda
Pop Instead of Noise.
State ana local police, especially
those along the borders of other states
are ‘all set” to see to it that Pennsyl-
| vania has a safe and sane Independence
Day this year as the legislature a..a
Governor James decreed.
Col. C. M. Wilhelm, deputy motor
police commissioner, says orders have
| gone out to all district headquarters
for strict enforcement of the law pro-
hibiting sale and use of fireworks, ex-
cept toy pistols and caps and supervis-
ed public displays.
One of the biggest problems may be
| to prevent bootlegging of fireworks in-
| to towns and cities along the Pennsyl-
vania border from other states which
permit their sale. For that reason state
motor police will increase patrol of
main highways during the holiday.
Municipal police will carry out en-
forcement within cities, many of
which had previously banned fire-
works by ordinance. The motor police
will concentrate upon rural districts
and roadside stands fringing cities as
| well as along the state border.
“That was where the principal prob-
lem arose in the past,” Wilhelm ex-
i plained. “Residents of cities would go
| out and buy the fireworks to explode
| later at home.
The law enacted by the 1939 session
of the legislature makes a misdemean-
or the general sale or explosion of
fireworks. A fine not exceeding $100
and a 90 day maximum jail term aw-
aits violators.
The new law requires that the ap-
plication for a public display permit
must be filed at least 15 days prior
to the date of display.
The display must also be supervised
by a “competent operator” and is sub-
ject to a decision by the fire chief
or other designated officer that no
hazard to property or persons is in-
volved.
The J. Halpern Company, Pittsburgh
fireworks manufacturers, asked that
| the Dauphin County Court serve an
injunction on the state motor police
against enforcement of the act. The
| court set a date for the police to show
| cause but before that time the com-
pany’s counsel advised they would not
press for an immediate injunction, al-
though it would continue the court at-
tack on the constitutionality of the
act.
“As far as I know” Wilhelm said, “ev=
ery other manufacturer has accepted
the terms of the law.”
DAY JROGRAM A TTHE INDI-
ANA FAIR GROUNDS AUG. 5
North Central District Association to
Have Biggest and Best Meet of
All This Year.
The North Central District Safety
Association, comprising the Fourth,
Twelfth, Twenty-Fifth and Thirtieth
Bituminous Inspection Districts, which
sponsored a very successful Safety Day
and First Aid Meet at Ernest last year
| is again making plans for a bigger and
better meet this year, one which it is
hoped may prove interesting and en-
tertaining to the entire family of mine
workers in the North Central District.
Through a uniform system set up
‘by the State Department of Mines by
which the dates of the various district
meets rotate annually, in order that
the teams from the various districts
might all have their turn in having
their dates scheduled nearer the date
of the State-wide meet in September,
the North Central District drew the
week ending August 5th as the date
for this year’s meet. The recognition
given by Federal and state officials to
the North Central District for having
the best meet last year is a credit to
all mine workers and officials in the
district, and particularly through the
fine moral and financial support of the
mine workers was this due.
The program will be an all day af-
fair, including a basket picnic. A pro-
gram of athletic events and band con-
certs will be provided.
A
di
AMANTO
$ REMEMBER
WE'RE PROUD TO GIVE YOU
ONE OF THE FINEST PICTURES
THIS THEATRE HAS EVER i
SHOWN FOR YOUR FOURTH OF |
JULY ENTERTAINMENT. }
ney Donald Perry and Albert Volpitto
of Johnstown,
GRAND es JULYY
AE