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Patton Courier, Established Oct. 1893
Union Press, Established 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 matter 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 econemic freedom
through organizations as advocated
bv the CIO and AFL, and we solicit
the support of trade uniens. Mater-
ial for publication must be author-
ized by the organization it repre-
sents and signed by the Presiaent
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 cove
erage that blankets Patton and the
major mining towns.
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RANDOM THOUGHT
President James Mark of District |
No. of the United Mine Workers of |
America is pulling no punches to give |
the “works” to the AFL drivers’ un-
ion, No. 110, of Johnstown. Not only
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have members of the UMWA been di- |
rected to stand up and fight this un- |
ion-busting organization, but the min- |
to
organize a truckers’ union to compete |
with Local 110. In President Mark's |
ers’ have also launched a drive
message to the local unions he reminds |
the membership that at one time the |
United Mine Workers of America act- |
ed friendly to the AFL union, headed
in Johnstown by H. D. Lehman.
part, Mr. Mark says: “In 1934
Teamsters Union 110 was organized in
Johnstown, assisted by members of the |
UMWA. In fact one of our members
advanced the money for the charter,
and his name appears on the charter.
In order to help Local 110 to organize
the miners in the various mining com-
munities picketed non-union teamsters |
who hauled goods and materials from
Johnstown into mining towns,
forced many of them, through their ac-
tion, to become members of Local 110.
The miners organization has helped the |
teamsters build up their organization
in every possible way.”
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And why are the miners now de-
termined to bitterly fight Local 110?
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Ladies’
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Dresses, Coats,
Children’s Wear
The reason is subficient, In Pres.
Mark’s message, the following ex-
plains: “On March 6, 1939, a strike
was called by the United Mine Wor-
kers of America at the Sheets mine
in Johnstown. Mr. Sheets, the opera-
tor, had violated all the laws of the
operators’ association, violated all
the terms of the UMWA agreement
on wages, and all the rules and con-
tract of the truckers by delivering
coal below the recognized price.
When this strike was called, the re-
presentatives of Local 110 immedia-
tely contacted the representatives of
the Progressive Miners’ organization
and signed a contract with Mr.
Sheets. The representatives of Local
110 picketed the Sheets mine against
our pickets and officers of Local 110
followed, in an automobile, trucks
that were delivering coal from the
Sheets mine, which we had on strike
and protected the drivers in the de-
livery of this scab coal. In fact, Lo-
cal 110 resolved itself into a strike-
breaking agency against the United
Mine Workers. We are reliably in-
formed that taxicabs were hired to
transport scabs to the Sheets mine
and back home again and the bill
| was paid by the American Federa-
| tion of Labor.” :
| Under the above ciréumstances can
| one blame the United Mine Workers
| of America in the towns where they
| are dominant in insisting that mer-
chants do not accept deliveries from
| drivers affiliated with Drivers Local
No. 110, of the AFL? In fact, Drivers’
| Local 110 and its officials have likely
| bitten off a wart on the elephant’s tail,
| without even divining that the ele-
| phant might feel the “scratch” and
| stampede.
To the many friends of both can-
didates—George C. Hoppel and Den-
nis L. Westrick—the decision of Mr.
Westrick to be a candidate for
County Controller, instead of Com-
missioner, is gratifying. Mr. Westrick
posseses every qualification to make
| an efficient and worthy Controller.
His record in the legislature has
| bee= such as to merit the confidence
of all voters, regardless of party af-
filiation.
[* Aside from circultation figures, there
| are other factors that make a good
advertising medium, and this paper
| has always endeavored to consistently
| keep up to that standard. It is publish-
| ing the paper on time. We are proud
of our record in this connection. The
| advertiser knows that his message in
| the Union Press-Courier will reach the
public at the time he intends it to be
| read. Getting the paper out on time
in country shops is not always an easy
matter. Sometimes the job printing de-
partment conflicts. This week we had
a tough time of it, because of the in-
REDUCED
BEST SELLERS
DRESS DEPARTMENT—
wonderful values. Sizes
$1.00. $1.50 and $1.95.
many fine details:
$2.95 and $3.95.
39 cents.
ALL LADIES’ COATS—
$3.00. $5-00 and $8.00.
CHILDREN’S
WHITE LINEN
Long sleeves,
ONE LOT OF HATS—
Assortment of styles
29c and 95hc¢.
Sheers, in prints
29c¢ to 49c.
——
IN OUR DAYTIME
Cool rayon and Cotton Run-Abouts.
for flattery and comfort Service.
1 2to 20, 38 to 46, Priced at
SPUN RAYON PRINTS—
ayon Flat Crepe Prints,
ose, royal,
prints—sizes 12 to 20, priced at $2.95 and $3.95.
LARGE SIZE DRESSES—
Prints and Plain colors, sizes 38 to 50, Priced at
GIRLS’ PLAY SUITS AND DRESSES—
Regular 59c¢ values. All vat dyed. Assortment of
styles and colors. In cool materials, sizes 7 to 14, at
Spring and Summer Coats, all sizes,
SUMMER C
All reduced, 6 to 14 years, $2.00 and $3.00.
AND SHARKSKIN SUITS—
sizes 12 to 20, reduced to $1.95.
CHILDREN’S SUMMER DRESSES—
and colors,
FANNIE C. WETZEL
CARROLLTOWN
Dresses styled
All washable, All
tailored with
Powder, and
Perfectly
aqua,
reduced to
OATS—
and materials. Reduced to
sizes 4 to 6 years, at
| stallation the first of the week of new |
| machinery
_THE UNION PRESS-COU RIER.
|
but we again live up to|
our record—that of publishing on time.
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WPA construction of new Patton |
sidewalks, and reconstruction of oth- |
ers started this week. Municipalities |
whose officials are sufficiently wise |
to take advantage of the federal aid |
funds, will not in the future have |
any reason for regret. Particularly |
is Ebensburg borough taking advan-
tage of all coming their way. We
believe every street and alley is be-
ing improved.
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To those who imagined there would |
| not be many candidates for county of- |
fice, a disillusion has come. In the |
| past week, they have been bobbing up |
| party.
rapidly, particularly in the Republican |
Seldom does the court house |
| fill with candidates from all one party
| and usually the voters pick out the
| best men. That will be the rule at the |
| general election this year, too.
i the north of the
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Moe Annenberg, racing racket-
eer, and publisher of the Philadel-
phia Inquirer, now wants to pay the
government anything he may own
them, in the way of income taxes.
Which makes it appear as though
Moe must owe something he forgot
to pay.
To the following fro mthe Nanty-
Glo Journal, we say “Amen:” “Judge
McCann has again demonstrated his
chicken-heartedness in his handling of
law violators. Leo J. Galligan of Gall-
itzin, who pleaded guilty to a charge
of operating a car while under the in-
fluence of intoxicating liquor, at which
time he endangered the lives of 26
passengers in a Greyhound bus which
he rammed with his car on a highway
near Munster, on July 1, and then left
the scene of the accident without
stopping to offer assistance, was sen-
tenced by the President Judge to pay
the costs of prosecution and serve 13
days in the county jail. Surely a court
is not giving society the protection the
laws contemplate when it habitually
makes such a farce of its dealings with
Commonwealth offenders.”
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What the merits or demerits of
this case may be, we don’t presume
to know—but we do know that an
intoxicated man at the wheel of a
car is a menace to the safety of all
on the road whom he chances to
meet. The time is coming—and com-
ing fast—that such drivers will not
be countenanced by the general dri-
ving public. The law doesn’t have
sufficient teeth for his punishment
now. To give minimum sentences to
the drunken driver is NOT fair to
the man who obeys the law.
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Over in Indiana county drillers have
struck a million foot gusher of gas
and there is much speculation in many
parts of northern Cambria county as |
to the probabilities of gas pockets in |
this section. In fact Northern Cambria |
County has produced gas in the past. |
Forty years ago or more a gas well
was drilled near Carrolltown Road sta-
tion, gushed forth a volume for years,
but it all burned away, becoming ig-
nited at the time of drilling. Twenty-
five to thirty yea the Carroll
Gas Company was formed, dirlled sev-
rs ago,
eral producing wells in the same sec- |
tion, bottled up the old well and the
Borough of Carrolltown enjoyed the
advantages of nat gas for many
years. In fact, th ugh today
would still have that advantage wer
not for the fac 1at the manage
did not unde the care of the
wells, which “blew up” and int
curtailed the entire supply. There is
every reason to believe that gas is
underlying our’ section. The day may
not be far distant until it is developed.
A couple of years ago an eastern com-
pany bought up thousands of mineral
right acres from numerous farmers in
county with the un-
derstanding that should gas or oil be
found on their. lands, the production
would be paid for on a royalty basis.
Nothing has since developed but there
| Is no reason to believe the proposition |
| manufacture. That two countries, that
| are directly opposite the symbol
| our flag, make them, and we buy them
is dead. |
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A check for $190,500 was in the |
mails last Friday drawn to the or- |
der of the Treasurer of the United
States ana representing a return of
felearal moneys advanced on ac- |
count of the $381,000 PWA grant ap- |
proved for construction o fthe naw
abandoned Pennsylvania “Alcatraz”
at Mt. Gretna. Work on the project,
designed to house “hardened crim-
inals” was under way when Gover-
nor James ordered it dropped, and
back went a lot of good federal cash
that might have been used in Penn-
sylvania.
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The Cambria County American Le-
gion Committee has been commended
by government officials for a
tion adopted recently condemning the
situation wherein a Legion Post found
it impossible to purchase small Am-
erican flags in Johnstown. The reso-
lution scored the fact that no flags ex-
cept those stamped “made in Ger-
many” or “made in Japan” appealed to
the U. S. Senators from Pennsylvania
and congressmen to support measures
to correct the situation, possibly by
providing adequate protection for Am-
erican producers. It does seem entirely |
to bad that our own good flag can be
purchased only from foreign made
resolu-
of
simply because they make them cheap-
er than decnt labor in this country
could be expected to do it, is to the
shame of all of us.
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Here's a chance of putting the
usefulness of the ne wPennsylvania
Department of Commerce to test:
This paper is in receipt of a letter
from Richard P. Brown, secretary of
| the most popular and effective
| on the
| Landrus suffered a fracture
commerce, in which he tells us his
new department will soon launch
a campaign of national industrial
advertising in the hope that new in-
dustries can be atracted to our state,
He states the department will un-
doubtedly receive many inquiries
requesting information regarding
available industrial buildings and
building sites, natural resources per-
taining to their particular manutac-
turing, public utility local taxes,
water availability, etc. Chambers of
Commerce, town councils, ete, are
asked to send such data to the new-
ly organized commerce department,
There are a lot of towns, such as
Patton, that can do that, at least.
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From all indications, the House of
Representatives is ready to wreck the
wage-hour law this week. But its not
likely the Senate will go along. At any
rate, the bill won't get through the
| senate this session. The bad feature of
the movement on the part of the con-
| gressmen is that its vote can under-
mine the law among employers and
| perhaps influence courts. The fact that
a Democratic house is ditching one of
New
Deal amendments is various y explain-
| ed, and some of the congressmen will
have a lot of éxplaining to do back |
home One factor has been lack of ad-
| equate labor support df the law—al-
though both the CI Oand AFL oppose
emasculating the amendments, they
have been busier fighting each other
on the Labor Board and attacking the
new WPA law. Another factor is the
lack of vigorous White House pressure.
But perhaps the chief cause is the
House’s desire to embarrass the Pres-
ident.. More than a million and a half
workers now protected by the law
would be exempted under the bill, and
more than a million and a half work-
ers exempted from the maximum hours
provision. All workers receiving $150
a month would be exempted, and the
friends of the law object that, besides
hundreds of thousands of clerical em-
ployees deprived of overtime, this will
exempt all croft and skilled workers
paid on a piece rate or hourly basis
where employers would guarantee
them $150 a month.
Blandburg Man Injured.
Orva Landrus, 30, Blandburg,
injured seriously shortly before
o'clock Saturday morning when
he was driving left the highway and
struck a tree. The accident occurred
Mountaindale-Glasgow road.
of the
skull and abrasions about the body.
was
four
| His condition was listed as serious in
| Altoona hospital where he was admit- |
| in Western Pennsylvania.
ted shortly after the accident.
a car|
Bids Wanted.
The Secretary of Patton Borough
School Board will receive, until Au-
gust 2, 1939, at 7:00 P. M., at the of-
fice in the high school building, bids
to install lavatory equipment in the
grade school located on the corner of
Beech and Fifth avenues, Patton, Pa.
All plans and specifications subject to
the approval of the School Board ana
the Department of Public Instruction.
A certified check for 2 per cent of the
amount of the bid ta accompany each
bid. or to reject any or all bids.
Patton Borough School Board.
Ellen C. Dietrick, Secretary.
Nun’s Jubilee.
Sister Martha of St. John's Home,
at Cresson, recently celebrated her
golden jubilee. Sister Martha was on
active duty until a year ago. The gol-
den jubile2 celebration was attended
by Mother Cyril, hear of Marywood
Girls’ Seminary, Scranton, and former
Mother Superior of the Immaculate
Heart.
SEEKS CO. OFFICE
WILLIAM R. STICH.
William R. Stich of Spangler Bor-
ough this week announced his candi- |
dacy for the office of county commiss- |
ioner, subject to the decision of the |
Republican voters at the primaries on |
September 12, 1939.
Mr. Stich is a life-long resident of
Cambria county,
is an active Republi- |
can,, and has for the past several years |
been regional representative of the
Artkraft Sign Company, of Lima, Ohio,
Thursday, July 20, 1989.
Bids Wanted.
The school board will receive until
8:00.0’clock P. M., August 8, 1939, bids
te furnish coal in the bins of the sch-
ool building and remove the ashes as
they accumulate, for the term 1939-40.
Each bid must specify the mine and
seam from which coal will be furnish-
ed, and each load must be accompani-
ed by a weigh bill, as delivered. The
School Board reserves the right to re-
ject or accept any and all bids.
Patton Borough School Board,
Ellen C. Dietrick, Secretary.
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR SALE—Modern white enamel-
ed Cook Stove. Inquire of Sue Gill, at
St. Lawrence. 3t
LOST—Sum of money on Saturday
in Patton Borough; loose bills and a
check. Reward. Return to Press-Cour-
ier office.
FOR RENT-—Public address system
can be had at any time. Inquire of An-
thony A. Huber, 520 Russell Avenue,
Patton. Phone 3001 and 3003 Patton,
FARM FOR SALE—10 acres, 5 of
coal; one two-story nine room house
and one cottage; new barn and other
outbuildings. If interested write Geo.
E. Swartz. Flinton, Pa. 6t
FOR SALE—1936 Dedge Sedan in
first class condition; equipped with ra-
dio and heater; just 20,000 miles on
speedometer. Inquire this office. 3tp
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