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ed by More Than Fifty
Local Unions and Cen-
tral Bodies Over Cam-
bria County and Ad-
jacent Mining Areas.
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Our Shop Is Equipped
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We Cater Especially to
Local Union Printing.
Oct., 1893.
VOI OL. 45, NO.
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CENTRAL PENNSFLYANIA AREA.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 193
72% South Fifth Ave
PATTON. PA.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
WINDBER TAKES
FIRST-AID MEET
AT PHILIPSBURG AIM OF PERKINS
Ehrenfeld, Marsteller, Berwind-
White Entries Repeat
Performance.
Teams from Windber
and Ehrenfeld tock high honors at the
Central Pennsylvania (first-aid meet
staged Saturday at Philipsburg.
contest, among fifty teams, represent-
ing coal companies in Cambria, Blair,
Somerset, Clearfield, Bedford,
Huntingdon counties, was staged
ship meet at Ebensburg as a feature of
the Cambria County Fair.
First place in the sectional meet
went to Windber's team of Berwind-
White Coal Mining Company
representing Marstellar Mines 21 and
22 of Pennsylvania Coal and Coke
Corporation finished second, and
P.C.&C.
and 8 at Ehrenfeld, took third place.
These three teams won the first
places in the 1938 sectional meet
Spangler, it was recalled
Each member of the Windber team
at
rated with a score of 99.85, received $25 |
in prize money. Second place members
of the Marstellar team, wi
99.70,
third place money, $15 each,
Ehrenfeld, rated at 99.55.
Rules of the sectional contest called
for the selection of a stated number of
teams from each of the six bituminous
districts in Central Pennsylvania to
compete in the finals at Ebensburg in
September.
Address o
Field was made by Jack Wal bur-
goss of.C ield, and the response
John Ira Thomah,
went to
f welcome Memorial
state
Presentation of sectional awerds was
made by State Senator A. H. Leitzer,
Clearfield-Centre counties. District
awards were made by Richard Maize,
Uniontown, mine inspector in charge
of first-aid work the state depart-
ment of mines.
Rockhill
for
Mining Company, of Ro-
bertsdale, Huntingdon county, which
operated throughout 1938 without a
lost time accident, 2ived a special
award for its outstanding achievement.
Presentation was made by Dan Harr-
ington, chief of the health and safety
division the U.S. B au of
Principal speaker was
J. Steidle, dean of Pen
College School of
Roy D. Joseph,
eral chairmar
toona,
Te
of les.
Ce Edward
sylvania State
director «
vania Coal
ines 3
H
patie
Hudson,
99.55
point . rthur
VicGou
k.
Coal
99.45
Gomoics
drew
Monroe
oints;
n Gillen,
Laverick, J
erick and Paul Ambrisko.
Sonman Shaft Cont. Compa
man, 99.35; Fra p
Allen Clapperton,
ell, James Quin
Vasses
Tenth District, Dennis Keenan.
Penns Coal and Coke Corpor-
Mines : lar,
nts;
patient;
ames
ny,
, captain;
John Mitch-
1 and Fr
ylvania
ation, 21 and Marste
99.70 pc Joseph R. Dukes, captain;
Michael Bednar, patient; Stephen Ger-
rick, Barron and David Wat-
ters.
Ebensburg
99.40 points;
Mike Datsko
Plummer, Andrew
Berkoski.
24th District, M. W. Thomas.
Berwind-White Coal Mining Com-
pany, Windber, 99.85 points; Fred W
Sakon, Sr. captain; Norman E. Rose,
patient; Harry A. Fenton, Thomas R.
Williamson, William J. Shake, and
Raymond Myers
Loyalhanna Coal and Coke
pany, Cairnbrook, 99.80 points; James
Fetters, captain; Eugene Crissey, pa-
tient; Robert Wagner, Stephen Gallish,
Alex Strihosky, Henry Growchosky,
and Ray Weyant.
Sixth District, R. D. Joseph,
Adams Fuel Corporation, South Fork |
99.20 points; Hugo Vizenty, captain;
Homer Gramling, patient; John Concel,
David Siverinac and Michael Crescho. |
Beaver Run Coal Company,
dale, 98.90 points; William Stigers, cap-
tain; Emel Brete, patient; William Fen-
wick, Donald Huff, William Haver, Jes-
se Lucas and Richard Stigers.
Eighteenth Disrict, R. E. George
Rockhjll Coal Company, Robertsdale,
Joseph
Colver,
captain;
raft, Glenn
and Beorge
Coal C
Frank
patient; Don
Sokira
~
Com-
1938 |
Marstellar |
The |
and |
to |
select entries for the state champion- |
The team |
the |
team representing Mines 3 |
3|
h scored |
were awarded $20 each and the
Beaver- | A
LABOR PEACE IS
THE CONTINUCD
Says Rank and File Want Such
A Peace and Leaders Cannot
Continue to Ignore Matters.
Washington. — Secretary of Labor
Perkins the other night renewed her
oft-repeated pleas for peace between
the warring American Federation
Labor and the Congress of Industrial
Organizations.
of
at
at
Spea g a 75th anniversary din-
ner of the creation of the AFL Cigar
Makers International Union, the Sec-
retary declared the organized labor
movement had lost strength and influ-
ence through division.
“The situation,” she said,
far-sighted, broad gauged leadership
and voluntary co-operation so that
| peace may be restored, a peace sincere-
ly desired by many labor leaders and
| certainly by the overwhelming ma-
| jority of the general membership.
“The desire for peace in the lobar
movement is strong among the gener-
al membership and leaders holding
| contrady views cannot long withstand
this and public's desire that an
rd be reached.”
aoe
COW, IN ORDER TO ES-
CAPE HEAT, CAUSES
PLENTY OF TROUBLE
Mz
its
“calls for
the
1 lot of trouble and
one day last week
escape the heat ana
struck by a mine
the No. 10
Pennsylvania Coal and
tion where she had gone
relief from the
was squeezed
the mine
Bossy caused
damage at Po
her
The
ortage
to
Ww
in
flies. cow
1g of
cow
nd
The
1€r.
1 motor a
the
Props
een and
several ged
ged.
The mine roof collapsed a short
time 1 The heading runs under the
Portage Martindale road and when
roof collapsed, a section the
y about 40 feet square caved
were dislod
of
of the mine said about twe
required to remove debris
Ks and Tel r the road
Repairs to the highway
co omplet ed until the
leted.
days
from
way
counld
WOr
were
the
and roof.
be
Ww
not
DRASTIC
MEASURE
HOU SE PASSES
ANTI-ALIEN
publi
of books
overthrow
On
directly 1€
Smith said, and cc
nesses in the p
The supreme court held in
portation of Josph Strecker,
kansas restaurant proprietor, that
or membership in the Commur
did not consti grounds for
portation
Mr. Smith's bill we
law t provide
matter how short the duration”
membership or how far the
irrespective of its termir
how it may have ceased
Six Pennsylvanians were
the 48 house members who voted
r of the bill.
‘ecommittal
SIEBER TRANSFERRED
Private C. T. Seiber, who hat been
stationed at the Ebensburg barracks of
the State Motor Police for some time,
has been transferred the Greens-
burg barracks. He will be replaced at
Ebensburg by Private J. D. Hoye of
Greensburg.
advocat
Goverr
of the
€ section
at
the de-
case Ar-
pri-
par-
ty tute de-
ould
0 for deportation
in
1ation, or
amoung
for
to
Lester Hughes, captain:
patient; Nelson Word-
99.05 points;
Dallis Wilkins,
CIO Enters Into the Building
Constr uction Organizing Field PLAN IS SET UP
ashington.—The cIo 1 yrmally
launched a new union in the construc-
tion field on Tuesday, pledged
make every effort to eliminate strikes,
and work stoppages, durin gadjustment
of differences with employers.
Crisp, green and white charters
the United Construction Workers
ganizing Committee were mailed
26 locals throughout the country. These
miscellaneous groups which already
were in existence and affiliated with
the CIO will form the nucleus of the
new organization. Hitherto, the con-
struction field virtually has been dom-
inated by unions affiliated with tne
American Federation of Labor.
{ Officials said fifty more locals would
to
of
to
be eligible for charters as soon as the
CIO could complete an investigation of
them and that a dozen new ly formed
locals had applied for charters.
The anti-strike policy was set forth
in a rule which requires the UCWOC
to “make every effort to stabilize la-
bor conditions in the construction in-
dustry and eliminate strikes and stop-
pages of work during the adjudication
of grievances.”
The CIO set as its goal the enlist-
ment of all workers in the field not
now unionized, whom it numbered at
2,000,000. AFL officials said many of
these were handymen and other un-
skilled laborers and that 30 to 40 per
cent were unemployed.
The Tory War Dance |
John L. Lewis voiced the feelings of
millions of Americans when he de-
nounced the labor-baiting intrigues
| that have disgraced the present session
of Congress. Appearing to testify ag-
ainst the slaughter of the Fair Labor
Standards Act (the wage-hour law) by
amendments which would remove mil-
lions of the lowest paid workers from
Its protection, Lewis expressed the ris-
ing popular indignation against this
and other congressional mpts to
destroy all legislation passed for the
benefit of labor.
atte
“We don’t understand the reason for
this spectacle,” he said, “wher the
Republican minority aided by a band
of a hundred or more renegade Dem-
ocrats have conducted a war dance
ound the bound and
labor in the well of
dance with g glee every t
ordinary combination
string labor.”
There seems to be
arrogance of this Tory
voted to cut a million unemployed off
WPA; to harry the labor bogrd with
alleged investigation for pur-
of preparing the gro ahd for
emasculation of the Wagner act:
who at this writing have their axes out
to destroy the hour
ar-
the
7 W. vho have
to
an
pose
law.
wage-
attempts t
wage
hour” was L
to deny
an
the CIO leader. His voice rose in an- |
ger as he expressed labor's wrath at
the Tory intrigue, and he pointed |
the finger publicly at Vice President
Garner as the instigator and director
of this intrigue.
Big abor
ing sw *atshop oy
ests t
as
NS,
corporations, chisel-
ners, financial inter-
2 on the poverty
-these have
esent cong-
1atl seek
and misery
all had thei
They
unholy
ress.
the
of labor in g
plan to ask
When
pressed
and if t
the
NUNS OBSERVE
GOL DEN JUBILEES
RETRE. AT L E AG U IE
OFFIC E RY ELECTED
ague of the
-elected for
held
the League at
Loretto
Delegates were n:
attended
Officers whose
another year are:
president;
Johnstown, vice
Father John P
Francis College,
treasurer
Delegates named to conduct the el-
ection were: H. G. Andrews, Johns-
town; Attorney C. Randolph Meyers,
Ebensburg; William Kirsch, Nicktown:
John Skmala, Johnstown; Geor ge Rab-
Le
x
©
ing on
the
two
Ge
John
president
J. Sullivan
Lor
toona, A.
| er, Altoona, and Paul Ryan, Renovo.
| en, William Nash, Henry Mcgee, Dall- |
| as McGee and Raymond Young.
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Cor- |
{ poration, Cresson Colliery No. 9, 99.00
| points; Peter Wilson, captain; Mike |
| Durbin, Jr., patient;
baugh; Andy Lysic, Matthew Mazu and |
| Barney Mazur.
Eigth District, W. G. Knapper.
Harbison-Walker Refractories Com- |
| pany, Woodland, 98.70 points; Lewis | the machi
[ Flick, raptain; Harry Bratton, patient; |
Walter Murchinsky, Wilbur Bratton,
! William Arnold, Sr. and Charles An- |
derson
Manuel Booter- |
|
| treated at Miners’ Hospital,
Ebensburg Man Hurt,
Jerry Szuch, 23, of Ebensburg, was
Spangler,
early on Sunday morning for laceratio
| of the left hand and possible fracture
of the right leg. Attendants said he |
refused to remain as a patient and left |
after treatment.
According to the hospital
Szuch was riding in a car driven by |
Frank Raslich, also of Ebensburg, and |
ne was said to have collided |
with a car of Frank Miller of Bedford.
The accident was believed to have hap-
pened on the Ebensburg-Carrolltown | dinner and supper will be served on |
road,
FIND ESCAPED PRISONER
RIDING THRU ON A TRUCK
Cresson Wo oman Hit.
wife of
injured se-
when
ossing
Jos-
she
the
after leaving
Church at the
feet by the im-
ered concussion of
njt and
body. She was
Altoo-
ported as
rvices
Summit
pact, .
the brain,
and bruises
taken to the
na where her
serious.
Operator of the car was H. Morehead
of Cleveland, Ohio, according re-
ports. Morehead and Regis and Irvin
Eckenrode, of Cresson, removed the
injured woman to the hospital
The driver and his family were on
their way home after attending the
New York World's Fair when the acci-
dent occurred.
Hurled thirty
suff
1al ries cuts
the
Me hospital in
condita
rey
on 1S re
to
Will Hold Reunion.
Plans have been completed for the
| annual picnic and reunion of St.
in observance of the 101st anniversary |
| of the church. The event will be held | |
| August 20 and 21. The reunion will |
| close with an old fashioned round and
| square dance on August 22. A chicken |
the opening day,
New Federal Bu
Al.
report, [ oysius’ Catholic church at the Summit |
JOB SECURITY
IN NATION NOW|
reau Unifies Un- |
employment Insurance
Placement Activities.
Washington.—A gonsolidat ed
wide employment security
gram was organized by the Social Se-
curity Board last Saturday through
the creation of a new Bureau of Em-
ployment Security. In are consoli-
dated the job insurance activities of
the board's Bureau of Employment
pensation and the job placement
s of the United States Employ-
nt Service, formerly in the Labor
Department. This carri out provis-
dent Roosevelt's first gov-
reorganization plan.
Oscar W. Powell, executive director
of the board, was placed in charge of |
the new conoslidated program but will |
ret his office of executive director.
“Unification under the Social Secur- |
ity Board of Federal j
job placement servi an
clared,
tion ro-
n
the board de-
“will bring together under one
{ head in Washington two closely relat-
ed functions which are already co-or-
dinated in the >s through public
unemployment , and in all sta-
tes unemploy compensation and
employment are coordinate di-
v isions u overhead admin-
anne
would be
the new gorganiza-
of new jobs,
and every worke
HAL T DISMISS; AL
ORDERS OF THE WPA
AND INC REASE QUOTA
10.000
Area 1
16 ereas ir
ly by
ly
the
the
ded on
and
abeyance be-
In approvi
velt's lending
the compul-
of the
uld modify
rovision
CASES SENT
TO NL RB SINCE 1937
Washington. The National
Relations Board reported on S
that as of July 1st it has handl
22,466 cases involving
workers since its incept
of 1
The report said that 18,249 of the
cases handled have been closed leaving
ing 4217 pending. Of the closed cases,
9518 resulted in agreements between
the conflicting parties and 2825 have
been dismissed. ‘
A total of 4872 cases inv olving 1,005,-
813 workers was withdrawn,
Of the 2257 cases involving strikes,
the report said 75 per cent were set-
tled through the board’ or its regional
offices during the 45 months of opera-
tion.
Lab
aturday
31
11
ed a
5,123
the
on in
Camp Meeting, Church of God Camp |
Messina at Burnside, Pa., August 13th
to 27th. Camp ground situated on
Route 219, Dormitroies, bring own bed-
ding if convenient, Meals on grounds
on free will offering plan,
and |
job insurance and
Philadelphia
ng
1939-
CANDIDATES GET
BALLOT PLACES
FOR PRIMARIES
Drawings for Positions Held at
the Commissioners’ Office on
Monday Morning.
na- |
| Drawings for positions on the bal-
lots to be voted at the primary of
Tuesday, September 12th, were con-
ducted on Monday morning in Court-
room No. 2 by Arthur Robers and
Thomas McGough, clerks in the office
of the eounty commissioners. Where
candidates were present or were rep-
resented they made their own draw-
ings and where they were not present
arawings were made for them.
| Following is a list of candidates for
county offices in the order in which
they ‘will appear in the primary ballot:
District Attorney.
Republican—Stephens Mayer,
| has no opposition
Democrat—W. Lloyd Hibbs,
L. O'Connor.
Prothonotary.
Republican — John L. Hite, George
B. Simler.
Democrat—Sheldon (Schell) C. Sch-
tig, Michael C. Chervenak, Jr.
Register of Wills.
Republican—Clem L. Varner,
ard H. Steele,
Democrat—Alvin
Michael J. Hartnett.
Recorder of Deeds.
Republican—R. M. (Milt)
Llewellyn J. Reese, Clayton
Appleyard.
Democrat—Cl
F arrell, J. Lawrence i er,
C, stase.
County Commissioner.
Republican—John Thomas, Jr.,
Stich, John Ll
Harvey C.
who
Albert
et
Rich-
(Jack) Dietrick,
Good,
P.R.
Law,
s Patrick J,
Dominick
Wil-
1 B. wil
mes (Jimmy)
>
.
iams,
Jones,
Democrat—Frank P. Hollern,
ge C. Hoppel, Eddie McCloskey,
die Murphy.
County
Republican -
Kennedy, Lot
Democrat—
Burns,
I yd Jones,
1 Huff, Ja
Geor-
Ed-
Treasurer.
L.
Jonn
County C oniroller.
Republican 1
Walter A. Stutzm:
Dem —Deonis
no oppositior
Me
crat
Wil-
t Beam
County Surveyor
0 Democrat i
$95,000 IS SASHED OFF
THE BONDED DEBT OF
COUNTY THIS WEEK
The
bria county
$95,000,
by
bonded
Tue
which am
County Contr
on author
missioners John
P. Hollern and
addition, $14,310
bonds also was paid
The next b
the county afte
on Tuesday wa
cludes $163,240
fund.
Cambr
debtedness
been
naet
*Saa
non
Count
since
reduced
2, 193
Janu:
2 207,24( 0,
January
000
Bonds paid )!
road and bridge No
1, 1922, $26,000: refy
gust 1, 1932, $2 1,00; rating
issued Aug. 1, 1934 $13,000
Issued July 31 1938, $30,000
000 in road and bridge i
July 15th, 1931, which
viously ben presented for payme
Arranges Mission
—
A mission will be conducted at
Michael's Catholic church L
| starting Sunday, August §th and end-
| Ing August 13th, Rt. Rev Msgr. James
pastor, announced.
sion services clu
Sermons, will be conducted by Rev.
Pacificus Kennedy, O. F. M., who has
conducted missions and retreats on prea
vious the Altoona dige
cese,
St,
to,
ret
including
ing special
occasions in