A GENERAL NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Recognized & Endors od by More Than Fifty Local Unions and Cen: tral Bodies Over, Cam bria County and Ad. jacent Mining Areas Union Press Established Mav. 1838 UNION AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA URI Patton Courier, Established Oct. 1888. VOL 47. NO. 44. D9 PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1941 PRODUCTION OF COAL SHOWS GAIN OVER TOTAL OF LAST YEAR Ninety Three Lives Lost During First Six Months of This Year; Increase of 10 Pennavivania's anthracite mines produced 26,168,000 tons of hard coal during the first six months of 1941 an increase of 1,118,000 over the cor- ng 1940 period with a loss of 83 Hive 10 less than last year, Rich- ard Maize mines secretary, reports Bituminous coal production stood at 55326000 tons as compared with 82 363.000 for the half-year period in 1940, with a jump in fatalities from 73 to 64. Maize told Governor Arthur Janes he was pleased that productiva per fatal accident in the anthracite reg: jon waz two per cent above thal of 1940. with bituminous fields showing an improvement of 10 per cent production per fatal sccident during the same period “the June production of anthras while not remarkably high is 19 per cent above that for June, 1940. The production ia bituminous regions, a: per cent above that of the 1940 per fod. is well ahead of consumption Reserves are being built up against pext winter's requirements Anthracite production in June Was 4 970.000, compared with 4.160.000 during the corresponding month last year. During each month, however 19 fatalities were recorded The June bituminous production was 10.990.0000, compared wil June. 1940, total of 8.452.000 COAL WEEK QUEEN TO BE HONORED AT FAR in to melected at (Ben Yost's “Varsity Right” ‘scored a hit at the fiir for Nicktown Picnic Wednesday and Thursday, of This Week npleted and SOT L0 an being held Wednesday f We at Nu pre Fp Ths NUK: this “WH XK the church are serving meals. Feature of meun is chicken, which the Nick. 1 women are experts in preparing A program is arranged for (he af- ternoon and evening, with dances be- ing held each day. Rev. Father Mar- hus Ferg is the rector of the (hurch ‘0LD AUTO’ CONTEST AT EBENSBURG FAIR McKenrick to Hold Race With 1808 to 1905 Model Cars Ww omen Same men and women have ynusual Buch as oilecting maton covers, old buttons, and phonograph- reCOras hobbies Sorse even collect old autor Am. ong these is Fred McKenrick, Ebens- burg. who is believed to have one of the largest collections of antique jai- Opies the United States. Nir. Mc Kenrick has beet pursuing his odd hobby for 20 years, has [3 cars of ancient vintage housed away garage. And they all run. One dating back to 1888. is such gol order that Mr. McKenrick will enter il a race he ig to stage at the Cambria County Fair, which opens atl Kbens burg Frirgrounds, Monday, Labor ‘Day, September 1, and continues throughout Lhe week Mr. MeKenrick wants to agceriain which is the fastest of the cars. . As # result he has selecled four LW maleh They are an 1888 Sears, 1904 Maxwell, 1903 Oldsmobile and a 1905 Reo in addition to the four cars nlered in the race, Mr. MeKenrick will also eahibit, in the steel bullding during the fair, the following cave: 1002 In- ternational, 1904 Cadalinc, 1909 i Wh 3 - in in iY LE 3 rR. The midway will hive the is Brows. Entries in the farm, stock and horse exhibits to dite ex- ceed any received for past fairs er eiuteim————— #¥ ¥ . End of ‘Fill ‘er Up’ Autois), HOPE FADES FOR CONSCRIPTION ACT SCHWAB ESTATE AS HOSPITAL SITE Por Third Consecutive Year Leg- jon Passes Resolution Favoring An Eastern Location. It the action of the American Legion, Department of Pennsylvania, is any criterion, the Behwab estate at Loretto is “out” as far as a site for the proposed U. 8. Veteruns' Hospital is concerned, For the third consecutive year, the Legion passed a resolution favoring n eastern location for the proposed hospital. At the Altoona convention inst week efforts to have previous ac tions rescinded failed and for the third time convention deiegates put through the resolution favoring an eastern site, the latest Legion man date stipulating an eastern jocation accessible to northeastern counties, During the last 11 months efforts those favoring Schwab eatale as a hospital site were made difficult by the fact that in 1840 the Legion rec- ommended an eastern hospital. Con- pftion action last weet at Altoona was interpreted here as a severe hlow {iv the hopes of landing the hospital gi gite of the onde-magnil Immergrun” sammaor home of Chas Schwab af the stent On a number of occasions during the last year, Congressman Harve Tibbott's efforts in behalf of the Lor retts mite met with the rejoinder that the 1940 Legion convention at Read ing went on record as favoring an castern site However, on ane ateasion Congress. man James BE VanZandt of Blair Co announced: “1 Have definite informa. tion from members of the UL § Hos pitalization Board that delegations representing various communities or political influence will not sway or in- | flence the selection of the site. The i Seen Under Rationing flystem i g 3 'stroy their right to strike. ard O NOT INTENDED AS CLUB OVER LABOR But It Flas Been Used in That Connection, and the CIO Protests Such Action The conscription a¢t was nol in- tended to be a club over the heads of American workers to coerce ther into working against their will and to de | A clause in the regulations govern. ing operation of the act specifically states that “there shill be no discrim- ination for or against any person bDe- chtiie of his race. creed or color, of becuse of his membership or adliv- ity any lsbor. political, religious or other organization.’ The CIO wirned however in that at- tempts would probably be made Lo use | the act against isbor. And what it warned against came true on June 9 when Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey issued Dis infamous seder directing local deafl boards to re-examine and cancel deferments of strikers CIO President Murray at once de poapiced this order as “a fagrant abuse of the conscription law and an open breach of faith with labor.” Two months have now passed ince this order was issued, and there have beeit many cases of local draft boards | reclassifying strikers fram deferinent even though many of the strikes have been against companies violating the Labor Act or rejecting official proposals of the Mediation Board Allan Haywood, CIO director of or- ganization, has now writlen General Heyshey calling upon him to wilh draw the order of June 9% and to direct focal draft boards nol to interfere in industrial disputes. “The order” “arty Haywood mays | courages employers (0 feel that they Bargain collectively that the wight ARE The colt of Nving in Pennuyivania In the first 15 manths of pw to work FOR samumner to ighest level tions on a monthly payment basis | since September, 1997, the Depart. the annual rete of federal family ine This was computad by Biche , manager of the | Ca Use ! ‘since Tuesday afternoon of last week | of Labor and Industry said re-, surance payments in Cambria County When cently. A further increase was pre-| ross to $106,176. protest Memorial Bervices 10 Be Held for Miners in Clymer Disaster Annual memorial services In honor of the miners Who were killed in Ihe niine explosion at Clymer 8 number | of years ago wil Septanit : Lt. Rev. Father P. BE. Molchany of be held Monday, | Homestead, vicar general of the Car patho-Fussian Greek Catholic Enst Rites Diocese. will be the celebrant of & rememberance mass in the Greek Catholic. Church September 1. After the services luncheon will be served in the picnic grounds sdioining the church. STAND IN ELECTION Urges Special Interest in Election of Judges and Sheriff's Labor's Non-Partisan League urges the workingman to take an interest in Pennsylvania's impending elections with emphasis on tha judicial don tests and those candidates for county sherifin, The League, through President P. eh organizations last week, a circular re- Fagan, distributed to its counly i | Directors of the leading coal ree | memreh laboratories throughout the country recently held the first of & series of conferences at Batislle Mem Institute st Columbus, O. ry the invitation of Howard N. (Cond Research Inc. an agency affill- ated with the National Coal Associa~ Clon. { Cotperation among the organisa- tions conducting research in bitumine. ous coal has become a reality. Rep~ resented at this initisl conference were Purdue University, Pennsylvania State , Armour Research Foundation, University of Hlinols, W. Virgtinia University, Geologl~ cal Survey, Institute of Technology, U. 8. mu of Mines, (and other similar groups. Although the market for coal as a chemical raw material was of minding them that the stale ume. inates candidates for Supreme and Superior Courts and municipal of | fives, “Many of these office sselters have helped to pass or defeat state logisin- tion,” Fagan wrote to the cousty councils. “Bighty-one judges in 43 counties will be nominated. Judges, too often say the last word to the poverty- stricken and (heir faint hopes brighter days . . . for Judges of he opin | mon pleas courts take a whack at the | Hmit of payment te workmen crip pled or killed at their jobs . . . Judiges review firings ployes . . . Judges unmake or let alone of government em-. legislation enacted permitting libor | its constitutional rights.” Et % of miners at Baleorton) 181 o Barnes & Tucker (Cosi ¥ at a meeting Saturday in Union Hall voted to re. Monday morning. The 556 miners had been on strike they walked off their job in comveyor operators. to a change in the pay scale fore conveyormen were payed the §7 minimum wage payed sll miners, but that on the day of the work stoppage | the company announced conveyor OP the impact of the | sohnatown office of the Social Se- 3 Program scored de- | curity Board, on the basis of statis- tion § lof living for the fimt to “the de-| or ust received from the office of plan been evolved to comply with | Fartment reported. : the government's newest mive to ? ; Fs il LL 3 I he iF : if
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