PAGE FOUR.
Patton Courier, Established Oct. 1893
i ress, Established May, 1935
Ution Press, Estalished May of the CIO leader, If the Texans and
other friends of Mr. Garner think, as
her friends o r. Garne , as
THE UNION PRESS | they claim, that the slam is good for a
Combined with PATTON COURIER || million votes for their idol, why are
es they so sore about it?”
Published Every Thursday by Thos. .
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on Pa ond Euterod as second class | ts very unlikely that Mr. Lewis
mail matter May 7, 1936, at the post- has lost any of his prestige with the
office at Patton, Pa., under the Act the rank and file of labor for his
of March 3, 1879. attack on Garner. All CIO affiliates
are urged to make local arrange-
ments to hear his Labor Day speech
Monday, September 4th, on the Blue
network of the National Broadcast-
ing Company. Suggestions for arran-
ging meetings with loudspeakers,
for calling CIO groups together to
hear the address and for inquiring
whether local stations of the NBC
chain ore carrying it, were sent out
during the past week,
F. P. CAMMARATA, Business Mgr.
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The endeavor of the Union Press-
Courier is to sincerely and honestly
represent Trade Union Workers in
efforts to obtain economic freedom
through organizations as advocated
by the CIO and AFL, and we solicit
the support of trade uniens. Mater- °
ial for publication must be author- Those who
ized by the organization it repre- : wh an .
senis and signed by the President || setbacks administered to the President
and secretary, and bear the seal. and the New Deal at this session of
sm—— Congress overestimate the change in
The Union Press-Courier gives its {| political equation unless they balance
advertisers Lhe (vag ® Sus their joy with certain modifying re-
vil t 2 " s %
combined circulation o °c flections. While it is true that pump-
large or eircuinted weeklies in Cam- || “CFL as Torestlecty i acid
bria County and has a reader cove {| briming was impressively cast aside
erage that blankets Patton and the as a recovery device, heavy spending
maior mining towns. proceeded. In the first session Cong-
mire Eo ress appropriated and authorized ab-
out $13,400 millions which is approxi-
| mately $200 millions more than the ex-
| ecutive budget. Though the House
The daily newspapers, pretty gen- | twice repudiated pump-priming, put
ally, last week held to their lines teeth in the Hatch bill to limit the use
erally, last week he o | of the Federal payroll as a political
by condemning John L. Lewis for his! chine and ordered an inquiry of
denunciation of Vice President Garner | the National Labor Relations Board.
but, isn’t it possible that most of the less than one-third of the Democratic
: : ‘ | members serte 5 7 inistps
“smaller fry” of the American people | members deserted the administration
possibly agree with Mr. Lewis. Here's! at any time. It was the solidity of the
what Roy Eaton Decker of the Cur-| Republicans, that assured the anti-ad-
wensville Hearald, opines: *The thanks | ministration majorities. The senate,
of the people of the country are due with the exceptions of sustaining its
John L. Lewis for his characteriza-
tion of Vice President Garner, whom
he terms, “a poker playing, whiskey-
drinking, evil old man,” who was re-
sponsible for recent atacks on labor in| House.
congress. Its what most of us thought,
but didn’t dare use such lurid lan- On the face of the above therefore,
guage.” | it is much too early to proclaim that
And this from the Nanty-Glo Jour-| the President has lost his influence
nal: “John L. Lewis denounced Vice over a majority of the Democrats,
Pres. John N. Garner, before a con-| and it is not yet demonstrated that
gressional committee, as a ‘whiskey- the Democratic breach cannot be
drinking, poker-playing evil old man.’ healed for the purposes of 1940. The
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FANNIE C. WETZEL
CARROLLTOWN
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called neutrality law and insisting on
tax reform, proved much more amena-
ble to the president than did the
Coats,
|
| The outburst has caused a storm of cri- |
ticism to break about the bushy head
committee's refusal to revise the so-'
THE UNION PRESS-COURIER,
President, himself, likely holds the
key. Between now and next spring
it can be determined what he pro-
poses to do. Roosevelt is still the
leader,
°
Liquor dealers are making a serious
mistake when they attempt by court
injunctions to block local option elec-
tions in nearly 500 Pennsylvania com-
munities for next month. We are op-
posed to Prohibition and do not wish
its return, but we do believe in the
right of the people, by local option, to
prohibit the sale of liquor or beer in
their communities if they so desire.
And we cannot regard these court
challenges as anything but an attempt
to deprive the people of this sovereign
right. That right, it is worth point-
ing out, is clearly provided for in the
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Act,
which specifies local option elections
if a certain percentage of ‘the voters
request one by petition. In nearly 500
are rejoi icing over the communities the drys have mustered
suficient signatures to meet this re-
quirement. They are clearly entitled
'thereore, to a right to test sentiment
in their communities. Liquor dealers,
generally, have their own cause rest-
ing with themselves e. By their
1 conduct, they be judged in
their communnities.
°
The Hatch bill is now law. It was
a long, uphill fight, the success of
which reflects great credit on many
men in Washington. President Roose-
velt claimed the legislation as his
own baby, saying its genesis was in
his message of January 5th urging
Congressional action to penalize im-
proper political practices. The pres-
ident’s part in the accomplishment
is marred by the fact that some of
his followers tried to anesthetize
the bill in Congress. But the fact re-
mains that he did sign the bill, de-
spite his distrust of some of its pro-
visions.History will record that this
great reform was achieved in his ad-
ministration. There is credit aplenty
to go around. The Republicans are
entitled to a good share.
°
{ The days are drawing closer and
| closer to the primary election. In this
county there are many candidates for
the various offices, and in all cases the
| man is seeking the office, not the of-
fice the man. With the south of Cam-
bria county having the preponderant
| population, it has been, in the past,
their power to usually fill the coun-
ty commissioners’ office with electives
from the south. The north of the coun-
ty, also heavily populated, has usually
been denied any representation in the
matter. Mostly this has ben due to the
| fact that they have had too many can-
| didates on primary ballots. This year,
such is not the case. Republicans ana
| Democrats, alike have but one candi-
| date for county commissioner from the
! north of the county. By supporting
| them, we, of the north, will be assured
| of at least one man finally elected to
represented us on the county commis-
sion.
°
Union labor, particularly the CIO,
is strong for old age security, and
they have every reason to be. They
ask for and want a decent security,
but are not unreasonable in their
demands. But there are movements
and folks who are constantly agita-
ting for bigger and more numerous
| old age pensions, who may well pay
| attention to a report just made by
| the National Education Association,
meetin gin San Francisco, by Dr. G.
| W. Frazer, president of the Colora-
| do State College, who says:
°
{ “Education is suffering in the con-
| flict between the old and the young,
| between grandfather and grandson.
i Such large sums of money are being
taken in some states to provide pen-
sions for the aged that it is no longer
possible to provide adequate education
for the young. It is the young who will
pay the old age pension taxes. The
money provided for the aged must
come out of the pockets of these wor-
| kers, and if these workers, in addition
to being deprived of part of their
spending power by pension taxes, must
also tackle life with inadequate educa-
tion, the nit is obvious that they will
not be abel to carry the burden of
supporting the pension system. If we
cverburden and under prepare the
young as a means of helping the old,
it will only be a question of time until
this country starts slipping backwards
and both old and young come to grief.
°
When forest fires range, everyone
loses. Pennsylvania is blessed with
fine woodlands, and they add to its
superp scenery. Lately there have
been numerous forest fires in off-
seasons. The stale department of
forests and waters have every rea-
son to believe they are of incendiary
origin, and an “arson patrol” com-
posed of approximately one hundred
men, will shortly be established.
Those guilty of starting such fires
should be properly punished. The
general public we feel, will be ben-
fitted by drastic action against them.
°
Pennsylvania State Parks are year-
ly becoming more numerous, more
convenient and better equipped to
|
ures not only of our own population,
| but to thousands of out of state tour-
ists. Pennsylvania can well be proud
of what it has to offer. To many of us
we have no appreciation of our own
off to say “ah!” at something not nearly |
so good as we have at home.
NEW POSTMASTERS.
Postmasters in this section, recently
confirmed by the senate include: Jos-
eph J. Quinn, reappointed, at Gallit- |
zin; Catherine V. Lybarger, Vintondale |
and Dorothy C. Feighner, reappointed,
Colver.
add to the outdoor recreational pleas-
| COUNTY FIREM IN'S
| CONVENTION SUCCESS
AT B: ARNESBORD MEET |
With the election of officers and se-
‘lection of the 1940 convention site out
of the way, the annual convention of
the Cambria County Volunteer Fire-
men's Association, went into the tour-
nament and frolic on Thursday last at
Barnesboro.
At the opening day activities, Harvey |
J. Mulligan of Patton was elected pres-
ident for the ensuing year, and Carr-
olltown was chosen as the site for the |
1940 convention.
Mulligan, who last week was elected
head of the organization, has been a|
member of the Patton company for the |
past 20 years and at present is chief
marshal of the unit. |
In addition. to Mulligan, who suc-
ceeds Edward George of Lilly, the
1939-40 officers follow: R. J. Kenny,
Cresson, first vice president; Michael
J. Whalen, Spangler, second vice pres-
ident; A. F. Baker, Hastings, secretary
reelected for nineteenth term; V. L
Smith, Lilly, treasurer, reelected for
seventh term, and John R. Musser, al-
ternate to state convention. Retiring
President George automatically be-
‘came delegate to the state conclave.
Mrs. M. J. Farabaugh of Carrolltown
was chosen president of the auxiliary,
which also held its election last Wed- |
nesday afternoon. She succeeds Mrs.
Mae Crago of Barnesboro.
Other auxiliary officers for the en-|
suing year, include Mrs. Edith Beis-
inger, South Fork, first vice president;
Mrs. Rose McVie Portage, second
vice president; ohn Whalen, of
Spangl eelected; S.
Kather treasurer, |
reelected; ¢ Davis of
Nanty-G Popovich of
South Fork and Hester Emeigh
of Portage, direct
At the busines
men, Fire Chief John A. , and
Instructor George A. Cartw sy Off
wn Fire Departr and |
Wesley Lohr of Davidsville, past pres- |
ident of the Somerset County Fire- |
men’s Association, were made honorary |
members of the county organization.
Cartwright also was ented an
attractive traveling bag by the associa- |
iton in appreciation for his work in
conducting training schools in a num- |
ber of communities throughout the |
county.
Wednesday evening the firemen and
auxiliary members enjoyed banquets. |
On Thursday afternoon last several |
thousand spectators viewed fifty-one |
units pass in line before the judges as |
the convention was brought to a close. |
Rain began to fall as the last or rgani- |
zation passed the reviewing stand.
The various competitive events and |
the winners:
Best appearing fire company (mem-
ber of the association), first, Franklin
Boroguh, $25; second, Conemaugh,
$15; and third, South Fork, $10. |
Company with largest number in af
|
|
line (member of association), first,
Conemaugh, $15; and second, Franklin |
Borough, $10. |
Best equipped pumper, Cresson, $25. |
Best equipped apparatus, other than |
pumper, Carrolltown $10. |
Best appearing company in line (not
a member of the association) first, Ty- |
rone, $25; and second, Hooversville, |
$15. |
Company coming longest distance |
Hooversville, $25. |
Most comical “dark town” company |
Hastings, $10.
Best appearing auxiliary (member |
of the association), first, Dale Bor-
ough, $20, and second, Carrolltown,
$10.
Best appearing au ary, (not a
member of the association), Hoovers.
ville, $10.
Largest auxiliary, first, Carrolltown,
$15; and second, Nant v-Glo, $10.
Auxiliary trav eling longest distance, |
Hooversville, $20.
Best band, fist, Beaverdale Fire Co. |
band, $35; second, Lilly High School, |
$25; and third, Vintondale Local Un-
ion, No. 621, United Mine Workers,
$15.
Best drum corps, first, Gallitzin Le-
gion Juniors, $25: second, Dale Bor-
ough Fire Company, $15, and third,
Portage Legion, $10.
A special award of $10 made avail-
able by the ladies’ auxiliary of the
county organization for the best ap-
pearing organization with less than
20 members In line was won by South
Fork. :
—
Two Hurt in Falls,
Two persons were hurt in accidents
on Saturday afternoon last at the Kraus
Shows, playing Barnesboro. Barney |
Buffington, 36, sustained contusions of
the left leg and brush burns of the
left side of the body when he was
thrown from a motor recycle in the mo-
drome. Grace Donato, 17, suffered a
fracture of the left arm when she fell
from one of the riding concessions.
Both were treated at the Spangler hos-
pital.
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