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FaliUON. PA,
SUBSCRIPTION, $2. 00 PER YEAR
VOTERS OFFERED
WIDE CHOICE IN
PRIMARY BATTLE
Only One Woman Is Entered in|
Office. |
the County Race for
Westrick Unopposed.
Although there will be no fight wa
ged for nomination for several import
ant offices, Cambria County
dates from which to make
sured on Monday when scores of can
didates for office in Johnstown, the He
boroughs and townships and for coun
ty wide nominations filed nominating
petitions in the office of the county most forthright enemy
commissioners. Candidates who may | in America.” r
change their minds about making the Mu h 125 SWOC
race, have until noon, Saturday, to file Yen)
withdrawal papers with
commissioners.
In the judship race, filing
made at Harrisburg, two Democrats ca
and two republicans will make the th
Cox t merry. Judge Ivan J. McKen-
atic incumbent
e primary by
Myers, of Ebe
Harry Englehar
ric, Democ
posed at t
Randolph
Attorney
will battle for
nomination.
Sorber
s who filed for
state
Supreme Court,
rion D. Patterson,
Republican.
Howard W. Hughes,
Republican.
Herbert Funk
phia, Democrat.
George Ross Hull, Har
publican.
Sarah M. Soffel, Pit
crat and Republican.
Superior Court.
William H. Keller, Lancaster,
ocrat and Republican.
Thomas J. Baldridge, Blair
Republican.
William E. Hirt, Erie, Republican.
Goodrich, Philadel-
rrisburg, -Re-
burgh, Demo-
Dem-
County,”
Arthur C. Dale, Bellefonte, Repub- |
lican.
J. Harold Flannery, West Pittston, |
Democrat.
Edward Jackson Thompson, Phil-
ipsburg, Democrat.
District Attorney W. Stephens May-
er will have no opposition for the Re-
publican nomination to succeed him-
self. Former District Attorney W. Ll-
oyd Hibbs entered the race for the
district attorneyship against Assembly-
man Albert L. O'Connor. Assembly-
man Denis L. Westrick will have no
opposition for the Democratic nomina-
tion for county controller.
One Woman—Lettie Easterbrook, of
Johnstown, R. D.,
in the Democratic primary. She will
contest with Joseph C. Wess for the
party nomination for clerk of courts.
No Republican women filed.
Following is a list of the candidates
for county wide office.
District Attorney.
Democrat—Albert L. O'Connor, Lo-
retto; W. Lloyd Hibbs, Cresson.
Republican—Stephens Mayer,
thmont.
Sou-
Prothonotary.
Democrat—Michael
Jr., Portage Township; Sheldon (Sch-
ell) C. Schettig, Cresson.
Republican—George B. Simler, of
Ferndale; Reginald S. Davis,
Register of Wills.
Democrat—Michael
Fatton.
Republican—Richard H. Steele, of |
Barnesboro; Clem L. Varner, East
Taylor Township.
Recorder of Deeds.
Demoerat—Dominic C. Nastase, of
Beaverdale; J. Lawrence Luther, Eb-
ensburg; Clark Powell, Ebensburg,
Patrick H. Farrell, Johnstown.
Republican—P. R. Appleyard, Stony |
Creek Township; Clayton Law, Ebens- |
burg; R. M. (Milt) Good, Conemaugh;
Llewellyn J. Reese, Ebensburg.
County Commissioners.
(Two to be nominated.)
Democrat—George C. Hoppel, Pat- |
ton; Frank P. Hgllern, Johnstown; Ed- |
die "McCloskey, Johnstown; Eddie Mur-
phy, Conemaugh.
Republican—William R. Stich, Span-
gler; Harvey C. Hunt, Conemaugh, R.
D. 1; James M. (Jimmy) Jones, Eb-
ensburg; John Lloyd Jones, West-
mont; John Thomas Jr., Westmont; G.
IL Ribblett, Sr.,, Conemaugh; I. B, Wil-
liams, Westmont.
County Treasurer.
Democrat—John J. Haluska, Pat-
ton; R. F. Burns, Westmont.
Republican—Emyln Jones, Johns-
town; Louis V. Geist, Johnstown, and
Thomas L. Kennedy, Johnstown.
County Controller.
Democrat—Dennis L. Westrick, El-
der Township.
Republican—Malcolm McDougall, of |
voters
will be offered a wide range of candi-
their se-
lections at the primaries to be held on
Tuesday, September 12th. This was as-
the county
papers
11 be op-
the Republican
the primar-
wide contests are as
Hollidaysburg,
will be a candidate |
C. Chervenak,
West- |
mont; John L. Hite, Johnstown. -
Hartnett, of
Johnstown; Alvin (Jack) Dietrick, of |
|R. D. 3
BETHLEHEM SAID
TOBE THE CHIEF |
mittee and Labor
| Regard Company As Enemy.
| Chicago.—Philip Murray,
Committee, said Monday
ufacturing firm—would be
objective in the
- | organize “little steel.”
asserted that “the
ers Organizing Committee and
in general regard Bethlehem
regior direc
the new o Zanizi oe
tet he u ‘dete
meetin
group is
pe ndents,
; £ Tube anc
land Steel are the
independent firn which }
the SWOC
igned contra
it éntered t
other mat
to the organ ng drive will
1sidered by his Sonference, to
meet through Wednesday of this
He charged that Bethlehem has
4 tly violated the Wagner La-
continues acts of intimidation,
coercion and discrimiation and main-
| tains, up to the present, in violation
of the act, the largest single comnany
| union in the United States.”
ters of policy
week.
steadfa
bor Act,
“This company unton, and its rep-
resentatives,” he charged, “are under
the complete domination of the cor-
poration.”
The SWOC 18 months ago accused
Bethlehem of maintaining company-
dominated unions in its plants throu-
ghout the country.
“The National Labor Relation
Board's hearings in this case have
been over for seven months,” Murray
said. “The examiner's reports have
been filed with the NLRB but the
steel workers still are waiting.
MINERS EXAMS FOR
CERTIFICATES THIS
THURS., BARNESBORO
An examination will be held in the
Barnesboro, Pa., American Legion
Home, second floor, for applicants for
certificates as Miners, Thursday, July |
27, 1939, between the hours of 9 A. M.
and 5 P. M.
Applicants must be 21 years
of age |
and have at least two years’ experi- |
ence.
The board is composed of the fol. |
lowing: John Neilson, Washington, Pa, |
| chairman; John Cairns, Sr., Roscoe, Pa. |
Secretary, and Benjamin T. Greaves,
Uniontown, Pa,
Culver Merchant Dies. |
Harry Palkovitz, 54, well known Col-
| ver merchant, died unexpectedly Sat- |
| urda yevening at his home. Death was |
| attributed to a heart attack. |
| Mr. Palkovitz had operated a gener- |
al store in the mining community for |
| several years. He was born in Austria. |
His widow and two sons survive.
| Westmont; Walter A. Stutzman, Johns-
town.
Clerk of Courts.
Democrat—Joseph C. Wess, Portage |
R. D. 1; Lettie Easterbrook, Johnstown |
Republican—Albert Scott Beam, of
Johnstown R. D. 5; Dean Joy, Johns-
town; Byron W. Davis, Ebensburg;
Willem H. Heslop, Johnstown; John
L. Wissinger, Sidman; James T. Meck-
ley, Conemaugh Township; Fred A.
Brening, Lorain.
Corener.
Democrat—Francis McKinley, of
Johnstown; Patrick McDermott, Has-
tings; John G. (Johnny) McGovern, of
Johnstown,
Republican—Peter Rubritz, Franklin, |
John S. Brumersky, Conemaugh; Wil-
liam J. Killius, Johnstown; Paul J.
Wills, Loretto; Duke J. Rosensteel, of
Ebensburg; Kenneth H. Woodring of
Nanty-Glo.
County Surveyor. {
Democrat—None.
Republican—Thomas E. West, Sou-
thmont.
Steel Workers Organizing Com-
Generally |
chairman |
- | of the CIO Steel Workers Orgs: nizing
night, the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation—the Na-
tion’s largest independent steel man-
the chief
union’s campaign to
Steel Work-
1
1abor
16:30 p. m. in St.
{ tion (not
| to county organzation),
FIREMENTOGIVE CIO DRIVE NOW.
$250 IN PRIZES
County Organization to
| in Barnesboro.
vention of
cinity to be held next week
boro.
air of festivity
places are b
for week long convention.
Feature of the conventi
the street
lock on Thursday
3rd. More than
afternoon,
in prizes. Annual effic
take place at 10
ners of the contest.
will open at 9:30 a. m.,
ust 2nd. Burg
f Barnesboro will give
mith Theatre
Wednesdz
Westover
of
president of the association,
> during the busine
the opening of the s
men are members of the aus
gess D. A.
tne
ome. Edward George of
will
meetings.
C10 OBJECTIVE, AT CONVENTION
Stage
Annual Conclave Next Week
Final arrangements have been com-
pleted for the eighteenth annual con-
the Volunteer Firemen's As-
sociation of Cambria County and Vi-
in Barnes-
Barnesboro already has taken on an
as streets and business
ng colorfully decorated
on will be
parade to be held at 2:30 o’-
August
50 organizations are
ted to compete for approximately
iency cons
o’clock on
total of $120 will
o be held in the
conduct joint memorial servi es
members of the organi ns who died
during t yaer. Business sessions
{ the ill take place in the
Vernon Theatre,
During
ditir
the morning sessi
f
nominat
in 1940
ill be made. In the
of officers for tt
take place and delegates will se
the town for the next convention.
n an au-
1g committee will be appointed and
5 k
> afternoon
for the convention town
> coming year
The newly elected president will ap-
point committtees for the year before
the close of the meeting.
Present officers of the association
are Edward George, of Lilly, president; |
R. J. Kenny,
Cresson, first vice pres-
ident; Layman Lowman, Barnesboro, |
second vice president; A. F. Baker, of
Hastings, secretary; and T. V. Smith,
Lilly, treasurer.
Officers of the auxiliary are Mrs.
Mae Crago, Barnesboro, president;
Mrs. Catherine Newman, Barnesboro,
first vice president; Mrs. Charles Kou- |
etzberger, Lorain Borough, second vice
priesident; Mrs. John Whalen,
gler, secretary; and Miss Katherine
Glasser, Barnesboro, treasurer.
Annual firemen’'s banguet will be
held at 6:30 p. m. Wednesday in the
Barnesboro American Legion Home
The dinner will be followed by a
| dance in the Legion home at 9 p. m.
The auxiliary will stage a dinner at
Thomas’ Episcopal
Church.
Entertainment for the week will be
furnished by the Kaus shows which
will set up a mid-way in the commun-
ity park.
The following awards will be given
for parade competition: Best appearing
company belonging to county associa-
less than 24 men), first $25;
second, $15; and third, $10; company
belonging to association, with best eq-
uipped pumper, $25; best appearing
company with not less than 25 uni-
formed men in parade (not restricted
first, $25 and
second, $15; fire company coming the
longest distance (at least 20 men-not
restricted) $25; the most comical dark
town company, $10; ladies’ auxiliary
| coming longest distance (at least 20
in line) $20; best appearing ladies’
y, belonging to county associa-
tion, first, $20; second $10; best appear-
ing ladies’ auxiliary (not restricted),
$10; largest auxiliary in parade belong-
ond, $10; best band, first, $35; second
ond, $10; best band, first $35; second
auxiliary
| $15 and third $15; best drum corps,
| rirst $25;
second $15 and third, $10.
Awards will be given as follows in
the efficiency contest: Single line—
heavy duty truck, $35; light duty |
truck, $25; double line—heavy duty
truck, $20, and light duty truck, $15;
triple line, heavy duty truck $15, and |
light duty truck, $10.
Members of the Hope Fire
Span- |
headed by LaFolette.
AT BUILDING
eration of Labor’s Mightiest
Stronghold.
Washington.—Plans for an
CONSTRUCTION
Plan to Invade American Fed-
invasion
of the American Federation of Labor’s
mightiest stronghold—the building
Poder wel re announced on Tuesday
by John L. Lewis, president of the Con-
gress of ustrial Organizations.
Lewis id the campaign will be
directed at enlisting “all
and d construction jc
The establishment
Construction Work
Committee is
Lewis’ ar
workers in
ers
cause the
a modern form of orgar
will bring
con struct
dus
dst y.
made for
lock- outs.
“A system of transfer c
arranged for the benfit of u
bers. Arrangements will be made un-
der the union agreements for tra
ing of ckilled mcchanico dU hdl ic
workers may not have to learn their
trades on non-union jobs.”
| LAFOLLETTE APPEALS
FOR SENATE SUPPORT
OF NEW LABOR ACT
Far reaching legislation to prohibit
employers from using labor spies,
strike breakers and industrial muni-
tions, such as machine guns, sawed off
shotguns and chemical bombs was urg-
ed upon the Senate on Monday by
Senator LaFollette
education and labor committee.
Senator Thomas of Utah, committee
chairman, joined LaFollette in
soring the bill, designed to prohib
“oppressive labor practices.” It
the fruit of two and a half y
investigation by a special con
spon-
Private spy systems and p
lice figures have denied work
right to free speech and asse
report said. The bill will con
industrial peace, and dang
pons will no longer be “available
the itchy fingers of any man 0 may
he excited” during a strike, the re-
port continued.
Attorney General Frank
has indicated the measure is
tional . and the Department
has urged its passage as necessary to
foster economic and industrial peace,
the report went on.
Murpl
consti-
AND MINERS FINALLY
SIGN AGREEMENT
Peace formally
week in the bloody
ay detiren a | time he played at the Labor Temple.
rarfe in east-
on behalf of the] §
of Labor |
|
|
HARLAN OPERATORS | M
ern Kentucky coal fields when a con- |
tract was signed between the Harlan
Coal Operators Association and the | Hudak and Frank Cento. Refreshments
United Mine Workers.
It provides that all 5,000 strikers and |
| union men of 20 companies shall re-
Com- |
pany, Barnesboro, will be hosts to the |
annual convention. The convention
committee is composed of R. H. Steele,
chairman; G. E. Whited, J. G. Nichol- |
son, John R. Musser, Laylon Lohman, |
Omar Plouse, Frank Glasser, Harry M. |
Plouse, J. Dean Whited and Frank |
Morley.
The fire company has appropriated |
| $16,000 for the construction of a new |
community building in the borough, |
and the building is expected to be com-
turn to work at once.
The contract was signed by author- |
| 1zed committees of three members each
representing the union and the opera- |
tors’ association,
With some modifications the con-
tract was based on the old Appala-
chian contract which expired last Ap-
pril, and it was regarded as a partial
victory for both sides.
The union dropped its demand for |
the “union shop” under which all em- |
ployees had to join the union. The |
| cperators dropped their demand for |
| the strike penalty clause applying to |
pleted by Saturday and will be used |
during the convention, The new brick |
building is located in the community |
Park,
New machinery, new type faces, all
now add to a complete modern print-
ing department at this office,
the unauthorized stoppage of work. |
This clause was in the old contract.
The contract, in other respects, in-|
| cluding wages, hours, etc., was similar |
| to that under which the miners had
| worked previously. It was formulated |
principally on a compromise sugges- |
tion made by Dr. John R. Steelman, |
of the U. S. Conciliation Service,
| Mann and his Orchestra.
|9 to
BOARD WILL PRINT
EXONERATED LIST
SCHOOL TAXABLES
Deadline for Payment and Name
Off the List Is Set for Mon-
day Evening, July 31st.
At a special meeting of the
Borough School Board held on
day, July 18th, ¢
publish the full li
personal or per-
d exoneration
collector,
Patton
Tues-
ni
action was
t of names in which
taxes have been
by the local tax
gra
In order to a
ny who can
has
ANNU A AL ARMY
GAME WILL BE
ON SATURDAY
AND NAVY
AN EVENT
THIS WEEK
finally
pires
only
at these
rth of the county—Geo.
2], Democrat, of Patton, and
mR. “Bil Stich, of Spangler.
nnel of the teams as
For the Amn
i 7; J. Singel, 2nd base:
ved by one of the subs; Pi-
tcher—maybe; Robert
Anderson, left field; Martin Good in
center field, and Peter Shimp in right.
ed on both men
e through the advan-
in fit
but who
s of past
nN Frank
. E. Noonan,
3] be
; Charlie
he’s not
; Harry Win-
Cooper at
‘em
ere out in
sed to be
and Fred
most-
supr
cent ter
Fite for the Navy are
w, Jones, Kelly and
Y If you don’t already have
troubles enough turn out and see the
rmy and Navy game.
JERRY MANN AND HIS
ORCHESTRA AT COLVER
By numerous requests, the Colver
seball team has again booked Jerry
and his Swing orchestra for a
dance to be held at the Colver Labor
Temple on Saturday, July 29, 1939.
Jerry Mann and His Orchestra im-
pressed the dancers very much the last
The committee for the dance is as
follows: Chairman, George Mihalik,
Tickets, Pete Gheraidi, Pete Hazy, Joe
Michael Hudak and John Senko.
Come and enjoy swinging to Jerry
Dancing from
?. Free Parking.
ANNUAL NICKTOWN
PICNIC IN AUGUST
The annual Nicktown picnic will be
held in the St. Nicholas Grove at that
place on August 16th and 17th,
annual outing has grown into one of
the largest events of its kind staged in
the northern Cambria section. Chick- |
en dinners will be served on both days
of the picnic and a number of booths |
will be set up on the grounds for the
occasion,
The Trout family will hold its sixth
annual reunion on Saturday, July 29,
at the Trout homestead near Nick-
town. The event will be in the nature
of a basket picnic. A program of in-
strumental and vocal selections has
been arranged.
1 on will be |
ily commission. |
drawn up |
ny—J. Pristas, 1st |
nagel, at short stop; George |
3rd base; Wi Ross, pitcher
|
|
|
The |
5 TEAMS ENTER
FIRST-AID MEET
AT PHILIPSBURG
Cambria County Miners Com-
pete for Central Pennsylvania
Honors Next Saturday.
Teams representing 28 coal compan-
ies and one local of the United Mine
Workers in Central Pennsylvania, will
compete for regional honors at the
first-aid meet to be held in Philips-
burg on Saturday afternoon, July 29.
A total of fifty teams will partici-
pate in the meet, one of a number of
sectional contests to be staged to se-
lect winners to compete in the state bi-
tuminous contest finals at the Cambria
County Fair in September.
The Tenth Bituminous District, W.
H. Filer, of Ebensburg, inspector, en-
tered 12 teams. The Fifteenth district,
Dennis J. Keenan, of Barnesboro, in-
spector, and the Eighteenth district, of
ch R. E. George, of Altoona,
spector, each entered nine teams. In-
spector Roy D. Joseph's Sixth District
will be represented by eight teams and
the Twenty-fourth district, M. Ww.
Thomas, Windber, inspector, entered
seven teams. Five teams will represent
the Eighth district, W. G. Knapper of
Philipsburg, inspector.
John Ira Thomas, state secretary of
mines, will be the Philips-
burg meet.
The list of companies entering the
meet and the number of teams entered
follow:
Argyle Coal Company, Gallitzin, one.
Adams Feul Corporation, South Fork
one.
Berwind White Coal Mi
pany, Scalp Level, one;
St. Michael, one.
Bird Coal Company,
Barnes and Tucker Co.,
two.
Beaver
two.
Carrolltown Coal Company, St. Ben-
edict, one.
Cherry Tree Coal Company, Emergn—————"—
one.
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corpora-
tion, Grassflat, Clearfield county, two.
| Ebensburg Coal Company, Colver,
one.
C. A. Hughes & Co., Cresson,
Hickory Hill Mine No. 1,
Bedford county, one.
Heisley Coal Company,
two.
Harbison-Walker
pany, Woodland,
t
is in-
a guest at
Com-
Kelso, two.
Barnesboro,
Run Coal Co: Beaverdale,
two.
Saxton,
Nanty-Glo,
Refractories Com-
Clearfield county,
Imperial Coal Corporation, Coalport,
Clearfield county, two.
Johnstown Coal and Coke Company,
Portage, one.
Loyalhanna Coal and Coke C
— Cairnbrook, two.
United Mine Workers of America,
Local 6409, Mineral Point, one.
Monroe Coal Company, Beaverdale,
two.
Moshannon Smithing Company, Bec-
caria, Clearfield county, one.
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Cor-
poration, Ehrenfeld Mines 3 and 8, one;
Cresson 9, one; Gallitzin 10, one; Mar-
stellar, 21 and 22, one.
W. H. Piper and Company,
one.
Rockhill Coal Company, Roberts-
dale, Huntingdon county, three.
Reitz Coal Company, Central City,
Company
Lilly,
three.
Rich Hill Coal Company, Hastings,
one.
Sonman Shaft Coal Co., two.
Saineman Coal & Coke Co., South
Fork, one.
Sterling Coal Company, Bakerton,
two.
Springfield Coal Company, Nanty-
Glo, one.
MEMBERS OF FIRE
SCHOOL TO BE AWARD.
ED CERTIFICATES
Over 150 members of the volunteer
fire companies of Cambria, Indiana and
Somerset Counties will receive their
certificates at graduation exercises to
be held in the arena at Ebensburg on
the fair grounds on Thursday evening
at 8 P. M. A complete program has
been arranged ,including a concert by
the Ebensburg high school band. Talks
will be given by Captain William Trae-
ger, fire marshall of the state of Penn-
sylvania; Chief Phelan of the Pitts-
burgh fire department and by. Chief
Justice Kephart of the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court. A demonstration of
various phases of fire fighting also
will be given. The program will last
approximately two hours and the gen-
eral public is cordially invited, so
that they may learn of the time and
effort members of the volunteer fire
companies give so that their respective
communities may be a safer place to
live. Admission is free.
The Press Courier is able to give
you printing with the union label.