PAGE EIGHT UNION PRESS.COURIER Thursday, January 8, 1942. STATE COMPENSATION LAW UPHELD BY COURT This State’s Unemployment Com- | pensation law, which was enacted in 1936, in the shortest possible time— five days—was declared constitutional this week by the United States Su- preme Court. The Nation's highest tribunal af- firmed a decision by the State Su- preme Court, holding valid the state law which set up machinery for an insurance system under which mill- fons of dollars annually have been dis- tributed to workers who lost their | jobs through no fault of their own. The fund now has a reserve of $185, 000,000. The law was challenged in state courts by Fred C. Perkins, York bat- tery manufacturer, who claimed that the tax of 2.7 on the earnings of em- ployes to support the unemployment compensation fund violated the com- merce clause of the federal constitu- tion. He contended likewise that the tax amounted to a levy on the privi- lege of engaging in interstate com- merce in Pennsylvania. The commonwealth, defending the law, denied it attempted to regulate interstate commerce or impose a bur- den upon it. The Supreme Court granted the commonwealth’s motion affirming the the ruling by the state court. There was no written opinion. Perkins gained prominence in the early days of the New Deal by re- fusing to comply with regulations set up by the NRA. He was prosecuted in the federal courts and his appeal from an adverse decision was pending when the Supreme Court ruled that act invalid. Former Gov. George H. Earle called a special session of the Legislature shortly after the 1936 election to en- act the state law to parallel the un- employment compensation provisions of the Social Security Act. With the Democrats then in control of both of the branches of the Legislature, the bill was passed in the minimum time of five days. COAL OUTPUT INCREASED; FATALITIES ON DECREASE Coal production in the Keystone State made substantial increases in 1941 over the year before and at the same time there was ‘‘an outstanding decline” in fatalities, Secretary of the Mines Richard Maize reports. Hard coal increased 8.9 per cent and bituminous coal jumped 7.7 per cent for the year, Maize said. The eastern fields produced 49,105,- 000 tons of anthracite until December 1 with 177 fatalities. In 1940, mines turned out 45,051,000 tons with 164 fatalities. Over the same period, the bitumin- ous areas of Western Pennsylvania produced 110,373,000 tons with 146 fatalities as compared to 1940's 102,- 467,000 tons and 182 fatalities. The ratio of deaths to production is lower now than at any time since 1930, the secretary said. GRANGE INDORSES DAVIS RAY FOR SOME SET | FOR PAROLE BOARD SEAT A resolution recommending the ap- 20-44 Age Group Will Register on | Nearly 50 U. 8. Investigators Go | pointment of Ex-Sheriff Cyrus Davis as a member of the new State Parole | Board to be set up by Gov. James was |adopted at a meeting of the Pomona Grange | Munster Grange Hall. The resolution called upon the Gov- | ernor to name Davis as one of the | five-member board, referring to him as one of the county's outstanding | citizens. Grangers pointed out that with his wide experience in public office he is highly qualified for the position. In another resolution the Grangers | opposed a move to combine the agri- | cultural extension department with | the school of agriculture at Pennsyl- vania State College. Grangers also called upon the var- icus draft boards to grant deferments to men employed on farms that show a sizable production of food. During morning business sessions, P. C. Strittmatter, Patton, was elected a member of the executive committee and Lyman Sherbine a member of the important finance committee. Memorial services directed by Philip Strittmatter, master, were conducted for four members who died during the past year. Musical selections were presented, and also a discussion on “The Grange, Past, Present and Fu- ture” by County Farm Agent H. C. McWilliams. PORTAGE MAN NAMED MINE INSTRUCTOR AT PENN STATE COLLEGE That the trend of mining is toward mechanized equipment is evidenced by the courses in extension which have been prepared by the extension bureau at Penn State. Extension in- struction is relatively new and in- structors trained in this field are scarce. H. A. Corre, well known in county mining circles, has been named as instructor and assistant supervisor of mining extension instruction at Penn State. Mr. Corre’s experience includes two years on the engineering corps ior the C. A. Hughes & Co. of Cassandra, nine months as inspector for the Eb- |ensburg Coal Co., at Colver; one | year as inspector for the Johnstown [Coal and Coke Company of Portage, {and ten years with the Consolidation Coal Company of West Virginia as | assistant mine foreman in connection | with mechanical mining operations. | He was born in Dunlo in 1906 and [received his secondary education at | Portage. He was graduated from | Penn State with the degree of B. S. |in mining engineering in 1930 and se- | cured his master's degree in 1934. | He holds a first grade mine fore- man’s certificate both in Pennsylva- nia and West Virginia. BARNESBORO MAN IMPROVING | Rev. Mr, Thomas, who has been ill | from bronchitis for the past week, is | slowly improving, although he is not members Saturday in the | Auditor General F. Clair Ross has |as yet able to be about. appointed Lawrence MeMonagle of | Johnstown as mercantile appraiser Mrs. Ella (Fitzharris) Leahey, 60, MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY | Monday, Feb. 16; Others to | Register Soon After Officials estimate that 1,300,000 | | men would be made available immed- liutely for the armed services by the | February 16 registration of those be- | tween ages 20 and 44, inclusive, who |are not aiready on selective service | | rells. President Roosevelt's proclamation | Monday setting the mid-February | date for listing of unregistered men | | | subject to combat duty under the new | Selective Service Act will affect about 9,000,000 men. Officials say it is expected that this group would include the following Class A-1 men available for immed- iate call fo duty. 20-year-olds, 600,000; 21-year-olds, (who have heached that age since the year-olds, 400,000. secrets since the start of the war. However, the last official word was that some 915,000 men in the present- the new registrations. der 20 who may be accepter as vol- unteers. The new Selective Service Act pro- vides for registration of all citizens and most aliens aged 18 to 64, inclu- sive, although only those aged 20 to 44, inclusive, are subject to combat duty. In the technical language of the proclamation the February 16 regis- tration order applies to men born on or after February 17, 1897, and on or before December 31, 1921. The ex- isting machinery will be used. Registration between the hours of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. (local time) is to take place in the United States, Alas- ka, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Selective service headquarters is preparing a new questionnaire which will develop more information on the skills than does that used heretofore. The purpose is to learn what s pecial abilities the registrants have in re- gard to use in war industries or home defense of some who are not inducted into the armed services. GOVERNOR INSISTS THAT LEGISLATURE AGREE ON REAPPORTIONMENT TILT There will be no war session of the | tion of coal mines was inaugurated | R. R. Sayers, director of the U. S. | spectors, fresh from an intensive re- last registration), 300,000; 36 to 44- | unsafe mining conditions which, by Army expansion plans are military | struction of property, could slow down ly registered 21-35 group would be |g, istics durin : i h g 1940 a total of 59,- called before the Army dipped into 7g; miners were injured, and in ad- With over 1,800,000 men already in | in coal mines. the Army, the new registration will | miners lost an average of 39 working place the Nation in position to put | days, or a total of 2,321,459 working over 4,000,000 men under arms with- | days. Based on an average produc- out calling any classes under 1-A and | tion of four and one-half tons of coal leaving out of account any men un- | per day for each miner, this involved SAFETY INSPECTION OF MINES LAUNCHED Into Field Last Thursday, To Affect 6,000 Mines Regularly authorized safety inspec- with the advent of the new year, Dr. | Bureau of Mines, reports. | Nearly 50 Federal coal mine in- fresher course at the Pittsburgh ex- | periment station, went to their sta- | tions in the field New Year's Day. On Monday another group of about | 70 newly-hired inspectors reported at | the station for a six-week training course and will take to the field in mid-February. Directly affected by their activities | will be the half million workers in { more than 6,000 operating coal mines, | hundreds of which are in the Key- | stone State. Their jobs are to probe death and injury to workers and de- defense production and increase the {cost of coal. According to the Bureau of Mines | dition over 1,300 persons were killed Each of the injured |a potential loss of 10,446,565 tons of {coal. The deaths resulted in a poten- | tial loss of some 35 million tons of | coal for defense and doinestic needs. It is anticipated that the new sys- tem of inspections will reduce the number of accidents, most of which could have been prevented by obser- vance of safety rules. Operating under a recently enacted law, the new inspectors will engage in |large scale inspection, and will have unchallenged legal access to mines for the purpose of safety inspection. COUNTY LADIES’ UNIT OF AMERICAN LEGION WILL MEET THURSDAY The first 1942 session of the Cam- bria County Council, American Leg- ion Auxiliary, will be held in“Johns- town on Thursday of this week with both business session and luncheon scheduled in the First Presbyterian Church, Vine Street. Mrs. Thomas A. Owens, of Carroll- town, Council President, will be in charge of the business session which is scheduled to start at 10 a. m. The guests will include Mrs. Robert Rus- sell, of Custer City, state vice pres- ident; Mrs. A. W. Miller of New Cum- berland, southwestern district chair- man, and Mrs. O. F. Sutliffe of Som- géneral assembly “at this time” un- less legislative and political leaders agree beforehand on a plan for con- gressional reapportionment. Gov. Arthur H. James made this clear last week . “The principal rea- son for a special session is reappor- tionment,” Gov. James said. “If there tled, there is little probability of a | special session—at this time.” is no probability of that being set- | for Cambria County for the year of 1942. Mr. McMonagle served in the same capacity during 1941. Bring us your Phone 467 obligation. Call, write or phone. Office Hours: 9 to 5:00 Daily Except Wed. Afternoon. BARNESBORO BUDGET PLAN, well known Lilly resident was injur- ed fatally on December 26th in a fall ldewn a flight of stairs at her home. WHY NOT CLEAR UP ALL LAST YEAR’S DEBTS? You Can Borrow up to $300.00 . . A quick, confidential, small loan service. Anyone may apply. problem. No INC. Barnesboro, Pa. Asked whether a special session would not be necessary in any event to enact anti-sabotage legislation and other war measures, Governor James commented, “I am not so sure wheth- er it will be necessary to call a spe- | cial session for defense, as some of | these things can be bridged over.” The governor referred to the war measures passed in 1917 and which | are still in effect. | | NEW DOG LICENSES | ARE NOW AVAILABLE | — | Cambria County dog owners may | now make application for 1942 dog licenses, County Treasurer Emlyn Jones has announced. The deadline for obtaining the permits is January 15. After that the owner of an un- licensed dog will be subject to a fine of $5 to $100 and costs. Applications made by mail should give the name and address of owner, dog’s breed, sex, age, color and the markings. The fee for a male dog is $1.10; female, $2.10, and spayed, $1.10. Owners of spayed dogs must provide an affidavit showing the dog has been spayed. Owners applying by mail should enclose return postage. The number of dog licenses issued during 1941 by Jones showed an in- | crease over 1940. During the past | year 20,742 licenses were issued, com- pared to 19,513 in 1940, an increase of 1,229, COUNTY NOW BOASTS TEN TIPSTAFFS TO AID JUDGES | The four Cambria County judges | ncw have a total of 10 tipstaffs. The latest addition was Charles A. MacIntyre, former register of wills and a disabled veteran of World War I. He will receive a monthly salary of $125, and was appointed by Judge George W. Griffith. Judge Griffith Monday appointed Miss Verna Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Williams of Ebens- burg to be his secretary, at a salary of $150 per month. BAKERTON WOMAN IS INJURED IN CAR WRECK Mrs. Margaret Christler, 52, of Ba- kerton, was admitted to the Miners Hospital, Spangler, on New Years’ morning suffering from lacerations of the face and head. The accident oc- curred on Route 219 between Barnes- boro and Garmantown. —Consistent advertisers are the merchants who are the most pros- perous. Try our columns. | darity is bearing fine fruit now. The | war along with us. !4 ROOMS with a private bath for erset, western director. | Gifts for the Legion Auxiliary’s | child welfare work will be accepted at | the meeting, with the receipts to be | turned over to Mrs. Miller for the |'state department activities. ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS | The Hull program of American soli- | white-haired genetleman from Tenn- | essee fought for it during years in which many were bored with, and un- | interested in our neighbors to the scuth. Today every American Repub- | lic seems firmly attached to an anti- | Axis front, and many have declared —Advertisers in the Press-Courier reap real results. Classified Ads — SITUATIONS WANTED — HEATING MAN back in town. Let us repair your furnace or put in new pipe. Call or send card to 410 McIntyre Ave. Patton. — WANTED — WANTED People who need money to investigate our Budget Plan. See Mr. Bond, Barnesboro Budget Plan, Inc., Barnesboro. — FOR RENT — APARTMENT for rent at Kushner Building in Patton. rent. Inquire at 505 Palmer Ave, Patton, Pa. SMALL HOUSE for rent at 707 5th Ave., Patton. Inquire: Mrs. P. J. Kelly, 455 Magee Ave., Patton. — FOR SALE — HOUSEHOLD Goods: Drop head sew- ing machine, 9 x 12 rug, several rolls of matting, dining room table, large buffet, Moore enamel coal range, small dresser, baby bed, day bed complete, large heating stove, mine tools, radio, new 9 x 12 lino- leum rug, tree ornaments, 1940 Plymouth Sedan in good condition, will sell reasonably. Inquire Mrs. Adolph Hofer, 415 Palmer Ave, Patton, Pa. ACCOUNT BOOKS “What is the name and number of book you wish replaced?” Our manufacturer will send you what we fail-to have in stock. Eagle Printing Co., Office Supplies, Barnesboro. BOOKCASE, kitchen cabinet, utility cabinet, oil stove oven, baby car- riage, sewing table, linoleum. See Mrs. Clair J. Urich, Hastings. Tele- phone Hastings 3173 J22 LITTLE PIGS for sale. Inquire Mrs. A. A. Bender, Carrolltown-Loretto Road. GRAND THEATRE PATTON Friday and Saturday Walter Pidgeon, Rosalind Russell “Design For Scandal” Every woman has her weak mo- ment: See this and find yours! Sunday and Monday Johnny Weissmuller Maureen O'Sullivan Tarzan's Secret Treasure Primitive Love in Paradise. The First New Tarzan Picture in 2 years. Matinee Sunday at 2:30. Tuesday, Bargain Night Frances Langford, Ken Murray “Swing lt, Soldier” Put this one on your “Must See List” Wednesday, Thursday pA Sd 5 E who sing ‘em! Fp4f 2 BI om FIELD pW Soom WUORF 5 I rd NOL AN: the Kisses) Mercer Diracted by ANATOLE LITVAK - Screen Play by Robert Rossen From a Play by Edwin Gifbert + A Warner Broa. First Net] Picture
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