A GENERAL (OF Recogn {24} od by Mare Local 1 nior tral Bodies bria ( jmcent Ming NEWBPAVYEE TF OU RGA IN IZED LA BO RB IN JOTED TO THE I-TERESTS ENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST CENERAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Patton Courier, Established Oct, 1803 VOL 48. PATTON. PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1941 NE oy ine od cA SAAR SUASCRIPTION 5200 PER TER COAL STRIKE ENDS WHEN POLICY GROUP AGGEPTS FOR PLAN | : Two Hundred Thousand Return to Pits Fol lowing Action of tat Saturday mile rani} BA Ma UU nited % the | go and with Northern | ips | y nalior t n EY TE patny all in Uh suse of 1 £ aplive i ruptl end in4t again are warki n Al meelir Workers Fo ington on veit's plea for ted. It ally for problem U re 36 tr i TE fel wees we © Satu rOay arbitration AE BOOED three memb man head burs Con Pairioms States Steel © Lewis, president { Workers of Amer a The Union mines had been the strike issue ty-five per cen if of all the miners ing: to the union Only per i are unorganized and it is these that Mr Lewis and the United Workers have been ended vor get the fold Apparantly vole REair ut ti tion he has of the sirike Lawl 5 favoring an ne captive i Bleeln 1 Ht | SF eRiGer | ¥ OGrPporR Laon Shop the apt Ve MN ine Ve Mine into Fairless é 1 non BREED 8 ar ing S08 I © RE: cision of Lhe Doar Presidents SUEgesL fully and aut gualifrontiion, Mr Lewis i= re ported have anid st a press confer ve coal bin the effort to arrive tory solution of tus prob- I certain that the merits 3 Mine Workers case as sarned victory.” in the caplive mines was inst week after the med- # had torned down the is shop demand by & nine , and this wis followed by tion of Philip Murray, the it, and Thomas Kennedy, UMWA sectetary-treasyrer, from the board, along with all other ClO al- —— BE a. NTROLLER TO PAY “TE AX COLECTORS GC ai troller ‘Dunnts IL. Wes trick after gonferving with a commit- the Cambria County | & Association, last week “soon” of 2 per con. commissions § by the county trea- | GUFFEY TO OPPOSE MEDIATION PRINCIPLE BASIC CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS WILL HAVE TWO SUGGESTIONS GOAL ACT CHANGE REAFFIRMED BY CI0 OF LABOR WOULD BE THEIR WAGES RAIDED FOR RELIEF " OUR hrogated CREWS PREPARING TO KEEP HIGHWAYS OPEN TO TRAFFIC Cindering Trucks, Plows, Other Equipment Ready As Winter Nears; Big Road Probiem nad a f don't k y 1S week we wealher winter While we hope if better LOGE > HRiate MiEh ast summer that Grner jet fuel Indian fos] vou heless our fn ard iment is 8 y 4 ¢ 1 rst (58 IS% i Hghway LD Save ¢ # aah behind 3 Ay ia Beeled Here tii of the winters oti secon usu wily ia dished. The past fewy winters However the state Bighway depart- rent is ready lo face any sitiation fis the way of snow removal that may conve before IL desense Soaalion Ge sey reginres more than ever that roads be Kept open and properly ashed, for Whe season that men lave Lo go and from work. In this connection it is well.to state thal the Patton and Carrolitown road is just as important have ashes as are the so-calied through routes in this seclion Early in asl year's program Lhe stale Digh- way department neglected proper ashing of this thoroughfare. dul dur ing the balance of the season look good care of it. Without proper ash- ing. wham slippery, this road, because of its steep grades, presents & dan gerous hazard ite Wil 10 seas IN THIS SECTION GET CHECKS FROM STATE Sixteen C ssmbria County School LAstricts last week received checks from the State Treasury Department io cover vocational efucation expens- lion districts to benefit fram the | disbursement and the amounts as an- nounced by State Treasurer G. Har- | old Wagner, follow: Aduma ownahip, $1,280. Barnesbo- ‘ro Berough, $858.50, Blacklick town- nuraber of werking hours gained 30 (the American Legion Auxiliary has | | been scheduled for Tueadiy evening | : [meeting will be held in the Lilly High {School at 7:30 oclock. AT ITS CONVENTION ERASED BY SOLONS _- If Bome Members of C ngress Had Their Way We'd Just As Well Page Mr Hitler Philip Murray Again Chosen to Head Destinies of Outstanding Industrinl Labor Body Oyen Bille to erect ation sirikers for pris militant dis men A Borie proposal lo exe SES ite striking workers, marked a year Ao frie neranant atiacks Hasty this country, President reported at the fourth aut week ET CRI Pe SOME phone Un MOM vn America. Li Mil sriaan terme lo Lap ie principle of to oxide i labor ea ing snl 8 myers tions ave Sym Ao! vil rightx Fhilip Murray A) rls on $id of vention i tire anii-unicn with practiced against C10 international and a strenuoas 5 Yu oh a leas on FE 9 ge | CE eT 2 Pf the mame wiry egAales repre £ th { Fa fiw 3 reel 4 ir Workers re-ehectad FBI redoubled the ree SRI Justice egaliving rray and backed his sup porting reign { PTL 0. 0 wid iy Of In one Chee paign by the 5 secure passage FRI saooping These attacks on basic American rights, taking place under over of the “hysteria and exritement surronn- fing the defense crisiyg’ were healen back by the CIO as President Mur ray notes Hut dangers are DY neRns past pri President Roosevell's fo 4 ‘ 3 ¥ her ¥ ry % approving a resolution on strikes Department rit off i Ws il gamernbly muni employ sho insist pon (he over Inareas mulation of war profits completely onal Gefenne the cprveadd Dass as oopersle sy adiust all labor dis intary basis thr bargaining machinery wage reementa, he wag : ag: " The Hobbs Bill (HEB Ar utiles to he : . . land the Al Bill (HR the mediation facili : ¢ th Po Bord aliens whe have A Fen in oa of oa fe a feported but who isturaed to romad into § € Brosseau lon win ey. ¥ £1 ars Fo ILE eh the no active . biished in i _— for wean ple $881 would een. ordered be sent rudReite asia to fram! tiem of fen deg rn ¥ » he go hak eh Cwnnot her ae vi sten will be left : : ! concentration camps for which could mes ave heen kept wited C100 a gre rewniil ’ # ‘ie ite periods Both these passing only by = he is Lr Mote and hae addhriniviistra lion feaders ! virnenting campaign and on other avidene of | &n- ti-union work by the FEL Murray's report declares’ oa ¥ § Deg SAR cumentis to “defeat Hitleriam The C30 and affiliated unions are realy resolved to do all In their pow. es es vor ary of the Voluntewr Firomen's As sociation of Cumbria County and Vie cinitly were honored at the aanusl banguet last ‘Thursday night in the Forty ¢t Eight home in Jolinstown. A runoer of sorthern Cambria alien attended JOBS AND WAGES AT ALL-TIME HIGH Fe | pramised county result In checking such outrages PATTON EAGLES T0 Nw opt BIOTR & flood of nations! | defense orders, faclory employment aivd wage disbursements in Peansyl- vania reched an all-time peak tober, the Feajderal Reserve Bank Philadelphia reports The bank's statement, based on a survey of 2800 state establishments gated slightly more than 1,150 000 workers receiving wages of approxi manlely $36,000,000 weekly, Employment. was 18 per cent ab ove Uhe level a year sags, payrolls | #dies were up 41 per cent and the total | your in and out unabated, and mem : bership comes from all over the north Largest increases were reported in | | of Cambria as well as adjoining ter- Ue Urunsportntion equipment, metal | Tay and stone, clay and glass products in- | waa , dustries, with the so-called heavy in- | STATE'S JOBLESS FUND dustries also Showing large Suing : Legion Auxiliary at Lilly Reorganization In Planned | Reorganization of the Lilly Unit of | Fatton Aerie. Noa 1344. Fraternal ovistanding initiatory ceremany in Ok éntertainment next Sunday. A of the mysteries of the order beginning tory ceremony will be in charge the Patton Aerie Degree team. Lunch per cent, the lank said : Panaayivanie employs, wivomse payrolls have been inflated by the Hf national defense boom, will contribute | approximately $100,000 000 In assess f ments on wages lo the unemployment | compensation division at Harrisburg ‘by the end of the year, returns dis | close. The contributions, from the 2.7 | | percent payroll levy under the social | security laws, will break al collection | records since the jobless benefit sys | i Mrs. Thomas A. Owens of Carroll | temn was started in 1937, and will re- | | town, president of the Cumbria Coun- | ty Council, will be in charge of the | total $20,090,000, The fund inst week [ Peremnn ny and Mrs. O. F. Sutiiffe of oa at $200,000,000. PLAY AT COLVER. President hewn tarred and feathered by vigilan- | be gangs. especially in the South, and “investigations™ by the De. partment seein te have Hille or no INITIATE ON SUNDAY { Order of Eagles, are planning for an and Inrge cians of candidates will be taken into at 2.30 in the afternoon. The Initia- | of will be served after the meeting. In Uwe evening there will be a dance and floor show for the members and their Growth of the local lodge continues TWO MILLION DOLLARS indications are that workers must be prepared to have their in v envelope raided every week nent year by Use government. it is pop pron confiscate one siice under the disguise of social security; ssill- mi of workers heretofore exempt from income tax, it has already bese definitely decreed. will have to pay; Aled, every worker, very oconsuniy, have to hand over either new or increased taxes on almost everything they buy. Thus wage samers will be penalized as never before to supply money to help finance Washington's spending for defense. HOLIDAY EDITION OF EF wilt Annual Christmas Number Cov. ering Northern Cambria to Be Issued December 11th, The Union Press-Courier does not believe in, nor does it practice, pio- motional advertising. Our standard subseription Hest weekly, makes any mort distribtition to insure jul eriising coverage anne essary of Troe However, once a your, in early De- this newspaper, does stray & when iT lasues ls idny number is Gone SORE 0 wie ire BOTY to both adverts ad yr five LE fron the mule, ad Ais Bt BL LO we feed pdering a wd sid reader alike hediday odition of the Press Cosirier, this vear. will be issued on December 11h and ee in fornses years, it will cover the north of [he county lke a blanket nciading Che rural sreas as well as Use mining i Th communities. Most important of ail: in Strib | up Sa an well as carrying: full compliment of the North County news. It will be composed with the thought in mind that it will so inter est the recipient that he will hing canto t-and read iL Advertisers have from year used this median and they all are repeaters In fact, we honestly believe we have rendered a conven- ent service to both. advertiser and reader alike If you want vour share of the bos ines tn ALL Northern Cambria, Mr Merchant, here's your ONE opportun- ity Yenr io NICKTOWN UNITS FINISH COURNES) Completion of Nicktown coe in Junior Red Cross, first aid and of ad- | uit courses in staowdard and sdvanced | first aid were announced recently by officials of the Cambria County chap | ter. The classes were conducted by Basil Cameron of Culver, assisbed by Mrs. Ada Mackall of Nanty-Gle. Upon reciept of junior, stinciard | and advanced certificates from Na tonal Red Cros headquarters in Washington, those who completed the courses will be presented with cmt ficates by John B Berry. chapter chairman of first anid Reported] as | completing the courses are the fol | James William Lieb, Mary Juli Ag- | nes Lich, Winifred Caroline Lieb, | | wii reviewed By Yvonne O. Yorger gor andl Louise C. Young, of the Patton |schools. Choral speaking (primary Ro Bechel, Veda Brown, Putty | Fresh. Vivienne Hughes, Jean Kline, | Poll of Assembly on Five Propos- A mpecial commities at ith the problem of cutting Yastin’s © districts from 3 to 22 heave asked fellow members of the General Assembly during the past week for their opinions on five sipirate proposals. Two of these have sume bearing on our own lop-heavy ITth district. One called Plan A. a pretty fair proposition, and sdens fs eve an aim an equitable appa tlonssent. It would make Cambria and {ea tinodd Counties one district. Ale other, called Plan B would take Jefe fermion county sway from our distrfet sind jpive it to Blair, Centre and Close {lehd counties, The other plans submit. tied nmve no Dearing whatsoever of Ctluir (atrict. : Fug, likely when apportionment . tewviand, we'll be silting just as we Lire for at jeast another ten years | aniy ome proposal offered by the donunilitee has any really equitable tenppoirtionment plan been agreed up Hin. Representative Al O'Connor heel i fair and just reapportionment plas jropossd as chairman of Use Reape ertinnment Committes in the House iit he 1941 seasion, but he got ly nowhere with it. All the balance ive local legisiators were back of 18 (Connor plan, Senator Halusks, 88 Representatives Chervenak and © aa. uM course, any plan that can be Ieptied by the general assembly = sriooming special session will luc better than electing «ll a atr's 33 congressmen al j& poeslition would itionly a rune an" _— 1 mi the large io jot Hanee, il gy County. This plan the ose that would make Cambria End Clearfield counties a district I Heomov.ag one from and widing Beaver to Allegheny, as wel! an taking Jefferson county sway from the 27th district. Adding Greene county to the present Mth district, made up of Some ersel and Fayette, and removing 100, 006 population from Allegheny to be dnd to the 25th district now come misting of Greene and Washington. b- Adding 160.000 of Allegheny's population to Washington, creating & (distinct of Fayette, Greene and part of Washington, cutting Somerset | Proms ithe 24th district and adding it to the mn EE ENO inp hy Dr. Arthur 30 Stull, county superintendent of schools. Three of the books required in Sth grmde literature were reviewed by the following teachers: : Yung: Joo of the Upper Yanghus: ry en) us discussed By Mahek BiGuts Mann
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