v —— Thursday, September 7, 1939, TURNPIKE WORK IS NOW APPROXIMATELY AT HALF WAY MARK including engineers, draftsmen, ins- spectors, and office workers, with a payroll peak of $150,000 a month Payments by the commission to the contractors totalled $6,036,000, repre- senting excavation of 8,300,000 cubic yards of earth and rock, placing of nearly 75,000 cubic yards of concrete and use of 12,000 tons of steel. “This week the Turnpike Commis- sion will reaca the half way mark in the time limit allowed by PWA for the completion of our road,” Chair- an Jones said. “At that time, the first 30 constarct- ors will have completed about 50 per cent of their work, and the remaining firms will have made substantial pro- Harrisburg.—Wages exceeding $2,- 500,000 had been paid by August 20 to more than 10,000 workers on Penn- sylvania’s super-highway, Turnpike Commission Chairman Walter A. Jones announced. Fifty contractors on the 160 mile all weather route between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh on that date had provided work for more than 9,300 men in grad- | m ing roadway, building bridges, boring tunnels, laying concrete. At the same time the Turnpike Com- mission had more than 1,200 employees ‘THE FAMILY GOES SHOPPING’ IN PATTON'S SMARTEST SHOPS READ OF THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THESE LEADERS Your car wil lhave more power, | “Mother,” said Dad, “I praise you, With Good Gulf Gas in the tank, Your cooking is such a treat;’ % Seu idd « it ie r , AT | . A. WITHEROW Service Station “The credit is due QUALITY ME 5 An it, | MARKET”, said Mother, It gives you many happy hours. | “That's where I buy my meat. | 304 East Magee Avenue N N Patton, Pa. | 404 Magee Avenue. Phone 3501. | | | | | In buying milk and cream Dad's a dresser, too, you bet, One always wants the best; He never takes a chance; | Order a quart from HOOVER'S DAI- He goes to THE TOG SHOP, | RY, Appearance to enhance. Then your mind will be at rest. 7925 Fifth Avenue. B. C. Winslow, Prop. Patton, Pa. Phone 3842 | Dad so highly praised the paint job Friends marvelled at his zest, He sends them all to BILLER’S CAR- When buying a good used car Dad was hard to please; He got his at HALUSKA MOTORS, AGE, For speed and riding ease. | If they really want the best. 426 Mage Ave. Phone 2051 or 2053. %07 Fifth Avenue. Phone 3371. Dad’s thrifty in his dealings, He's smart in everything. For all home insurance COWHER, NEHRIG CO. gets the ring. 814 Fifth Avenue. “Pa,” said ma, “You'll simply have To fix up that squeeky door,” “0. K.,” said Pa, “I’ll get the tools At CORDELL’S HARDWARE Store. 6 , h . 411 Mage Avenue Phone 3502 Phone 2351, Mother never thinks of baking, “Mother, your hair is lovely,” But serves the best of bread, Dad remarked last week; “The credit is due CARTWRIGHT | She dodges all the heavy work, BEAUTY SHOP,” said Ma, And buys MERTENS BREAD in- | “Their art is complete.” stead. 445 Magee Ave. Phone 3391. | Patton, Pa. WATCH FOR THE FAMILY NEXT THURSDAY! (Political Adv.) FOR COUNTY TREASURER R. F. BURNS Democrat The Man for the Office AGGRESSIVE CAPABLE QUALIFIED Primaries Sept. 12. mm (Political Advertisement) 2 =| = John L. “Jack” Hite REPUBLICAN. For Prothonotary HIS HAS BEEN AN ADMINISTRATION OF EFFI- CENCY, CAPABILITY, AND COURTESY TO ALL. ENERGETICALLY ENDORSED BY THE BEAVER- DALE LOCAL UNION OF THE UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA FOR SERVICES REDERED THE UNFORTUNATE MINERS OF LOGAN COAL CO., IN FILING OF CLAIMS FOR WAGES. ENDORSED BY OTHER UNITS OF LABOR. HE RESPECTFULLY SOLICITS YOUR SUPPORT. SO AN MAN MUST SERVE | Buckhorn is back in the At Your Grocery Store. | THE UNION PRESS-COURIER. gress. “This army will be increased sharp- in the near future, especially by the employment to be given by con- tractors who will pave about 60 miles of the line during the months of good weather remaining this year. “These contractors expect to give direct employment to from 12,000 to 15,000 workers this fall, and again in the spring when weather conditions permit resumption of work. “Most of the $61,000,000 to be spent by the Commission in building this highway will be spent directly and indirectly for wages. “Already more than 125 miles of the line are passable and in use by Com- mission automobiles, with at least 50 miles so carefully graded as to permit high speeds. Paving has begun on one ten mile stretch in Cumberland, and we expect to lay the equivalent of nearly a mile of our four lane divided roadway every day during the fall, with perhaps five miles a day at the | peak next spring.” | | | ANOTHER 3 YEARS FOR P. R. R THEFT | 88ain. All over the United States the | Charged with violating his parole as a result of the robbery of a Pennsyl- vania Railroad car at Heilwood on Au- | gust 12th, Charles W. Weatherwalk of Cambria | County jail to serve three years of an unexpired five year term. Weatherwalk was sentenced by | Judge Ivan J. McKenrick on July 12, 1937, to serve two to five years in the Camria county jail on the charge of having been implicated in the theft 129 brass journals from the Pennsyl- vania Railroad He was paroled July 12, 1938, and has one year has expired since that time he will now have to serve the remaining three years of his | origina] maximum sentence. Weatherwalk in a confession to Capt. C. C. Rodkey and Officers Geo. W. Ketterham of the Pennsylvania Railroad police, admitted that with an- other man he stole four cases of | shoes and three wash boilers from a | Pennsylvania railroad car at Heilwood | on Augus 12th. | | (Political Advertisement) BYRON W. DAVIS REPUBLICAN For CLERK OF COURTS He has served you faithfuly. Promote a faithful public servant, (Political Advertisement) [OR COMMISSIONER | | 8. WILLIAMS Republican Tried and Proven Efficient. Qualified to Serve You Well. | REUEL SOMERVILLE Police authorities are now seeking Weatherwalk’s companion. In his con- fession, Weatherwalk declared he and his friend were looking for work in Heilwood. He asserted they noticed the box car on a siding and that the door of the car was partly open. He admit- ted then taking 46 pairs of shoes and the wash boilers from the car. The two men then drove about six | | miles west of Carrolltown where they had a flat tire. They unloaded the shoes and boliers form the car and hid | them in some brush. The following Monday Weatherwalk asserted he and his companion took some of the loot to | a second hand store in Altoona, where | and his | cmpanion sold 36 pairs of shoes for | wash | boilers and gave one to a friend. He | Weatherwalk asserted that he $25. He asserted he kept two kept one pair of shoes and the re maining seven pairs were kept by his accomplice. DOG DAYS AND THE FEDERATION OF LABOR The summer doldrums are with us hot, muggy weather hits everybody, | falling on the just and the unjust alike. But the effects aren’t the same | everywhere , nor do all people react alike. The AFL Executive Council and President Green, for example—they take it one way. The CIO takes it another way. The AFL Executive Council, and President Green, have been doing some peculiar things during the cur- rent dog days. They have been trying their level best, apparently, to injure their own organizations in their zeal of hatred for the CIO. The CIO is renewing contracts, ex- tending its organization, chartering new locals in every field, meeting in | lively, progressive conventions in a score of industries and industrial com- munities. The CIO is going ahead. The AFL Executive Council is determinedly stri- ving to push the labor movement back. Maybe it's the weather, but the same humidity falls on the CIO and on | the AFL Executive Council alike, It’s | just the reaction that’s different. | STATE DEADLINES HAVE AN EUROPEAN FLAVOR communities their own without Pennsylvania have a crisis of changing the datelines from European | war danger points. Within the state are Berlin in Som- erset county, Dublin in Bucks, Free- port (Danzig) in Armstrong, Geneva in Crawford, London in Mercer, Mos- cow in Lackawanna, Paris in Washing- ton, Rome in Bradford, Vienna in Washington, Versailles in Allegheny, and Washington in its namesake coun- ty. TOURIST SAYS SIGN BOARDS HIDE SCENERY Harrisburg.—Billboards along the highways of Pennsylvania have drawn the ire of a Washington, D. C. mo- torist, who complained to I. Lamont | Hughes, secretary of highways, that she was unable to enjoy the scenery in the vicinity of Delaware Water Gap, because of signs. “I have always wanted to see the Delaware Water Gap,” she wrote Sec- retary Hughes, “and this summer took | a trip there to be greeted by sign boards so large and so close together that I came away without seeing the Gap except from the back. The State | short | of Pennsylvania is certainly sighted in allowing its beauties of na- ture to be treated in such a way. I | shall probably never try to see the] Water Gap again, but I do think the Road Commission should do something IIA ZS Cowher, Nehrig & Co. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office in Good Blde., Patton could | YAGLE SEViLN. Neck and Neck Finish Can't Be Avoided io —-— we | # 2 ts Somthing new, even for California, is this ostrich race in which the world’s largest birds pull sulkies, something similar to those used in trotting horse races. Nothing was said about the supposed tendency of the osisich to bury its head during a stubborn mood—perhaps allowances are made, about it” | sued for the removal of The highway department has no |signs within the right of way of th jurisdiction over signs except within | Department and thousands alread! its right of way. Orders have been is- ' have been removed. hn BERKSHIRE Presents Americana Colors In LADIES’ Attractive Hosiery The most attractive Fall Hosiery Colors of All! -.They are fashionchecked, perfectly dyed, of un- usual beauty. BUCKSKIN—A warm biege, for wear with bieges, and to contrast with bright fall costumes. NUGGET—A golden tone, smart with gold or caramel] and perfectly pleasing with greens. APPLEJACK—A ligght apricot shade, worn as a formal accent to black or dark green. CAMEO—A rose beige, to wear having a red or wine cast. with brows RUM—A neutral copper, widely accepted for wear with browns, black, navy or green. GINGERBREAD—A brilliant copper, to accent black, or to blend with bright orange-rust or cog- nac tones. CANYON—A henna tone, to accent black, and to harmonize with rusts and browns.. Thre to four Thread ............ 79c¢, 85¢, 89¢ | 51-GAUL .....ooonorrirrsrin. S100; 31-25 | KANTRUN ........ en irs $1.25 | ACHOROEES ....o..ciercrasmonrmnns STD Fannie C. Wetzel CARROLLTOWN re ee TTT all illegal e Fy | | | | | | | | | | | ! (Political Advertisement.) FOR PROTHONOTARY " M. GC. CHERVENAK, JR. DEMOCRAT ® RECORD: ONSCIENTIOUS PUBLIC SERVICE. ® Qualified By PROFESSIONAL, BUSINESS, AND LEGISLA- TIVE EXPERIENCE
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