PAGE EIGHT UNION PRESS.COURIER Thursday, April 2nd, 1942. OVER EIGHT DOLLARS IS PENNSYLVANIA'S PER CAPITA DEBT net public debt of March 16, 1942, was $80,551,350 or $8.14 of its the Joint State Government Commission has revealed. Net public debt is defined, the re- gearch agency pointed out, as the to- tal bonded debt, less all sinking fund assets. The research staff of the commiss- jon, in the first of a weekly series of Studies of Pennsylvania State Gov- ernment, exclusive of its political sub- divisions--with nine other industrial states. At the end of the 1939 fiscal year, the most recent year for which com- parative data were available, Penn- sylvania ranked fifth in the group of ten states as to debt per person. Ohio had the lowest figure of the group for that year, with a per capita debt of $1.71. Pennsylvania’s per capita debt of $10.97 in 1939 was more than that of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Mass- achusetts, but less than that of New | York, New Jersey, California, nois and Massachusetts. New York, Pennsylvania's as for each residents, with a per capita debt of $39.42 mae) ed last in the group. Wa—— eee Oy - 7 Is the ““FIRST STAR your lucky charm? YOUR LUCKY NUMBER IS 673 We unite with 673 lead- ing stores, under the Clipper Craft Plan, to create these values. CLIPPER CLOTHES 30 °395 DeLuxe 00 LUXENBERGS MEN'S & BOYS’ SHOP BARNESBORO AMILTON Accuracy For Every American Effort In transportation, in industry —in fact, every- where time is vital these days. Protect yours with a Hamilton watch. PROVISIONS OF DOG I1li- | LAW ARE EXPLAINED Courses of procedure in the case of dogs running at large and damaging property have been suggested by the Dog Law Division of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture as a result of numer- ous complaints having been received oy depredations by dogs. In cases of injury to property char- ges of general nuisance may be bro- ught before any alderman or justice of the peace against the owner of the dog, or any constable or police offi- cer in the territory in which the dam- age occurs may be notified to take action since they have jurisdiction over all cases of this kind. It is pointed out that it is the duty of any police officers to seize any dog which bears a proper license tag which is found at large unaccompan- ied by the owner. The officer is also empowered to go upon any premises and enter any building to seize any dog which is at large, and it is un- lawful for any officer to refuse to perform these duties under the dog laws. It is also unlawful for any per- [sons to interfere with an officer in the performance of these duties. It is further pointed out that it is {unlawful for any person, excepting an officer, to kill, injure, poison or to | attempt to do these things to any dog | which bears a proper license tag, ex- | cepting in the case of a dog pursuing {or wounding livestock or poultry or | attacking human beings, whether the dog bears a license tax or not. Any unlicensed dog that enters any enclo- | sure where poultry or livestock is | domicled may be killed by the owner i the | of that place without liability. | In the case of an illegal killing by |an officer or other person of a licen- | sed dog the state is liable for $100 and | action can then be brought by the State to recover the damage from the | person who killed the animal. | WPB NOT TO ASK CHANGE IN DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME | The War Production Board has no intention of asking that all clocks in | the Nation be set up another hour during the summer months, J. A.| Krug, chief of the power branch, has | disclosed. He explained that advancing time- | pieces a second hour during the sum- mer would yield only a fraction of! the substantial power savings gained | through establishment of war time by Febru- | | presidential proclamation in ary. Certain states might take action, but nationwide action is remote less power shortages become critical than anticipated. un- more MUST TRADE IN OLD TUBES TO GET MORE TOOHPASTE That tube of shaving cream or tube of toothpaste may be empty, but don’t throw it away if you want to buy an- other. | The WPB ruled Tuesday night ef- fective at once that retail purchasers of toothpaste or shaving cream pack- ed in collapsible tubes must turn in a used tin, tin-coated, or tin-alloy tube any kind for each new tube they wish to buy. The regulations are part of a gen- eral curtailment on the use and pro- of tubes for packing foods, of duction surrender its hard Labor must not gains. earned Large and Comple LADIES’ AND GENTS’ DIAMONDS he Store for Safe LOUIS LUXENBERG ESTABLISHED 1903 BARNESBORO, PA. Phone 184 Above prices include Federal Tax te Assortment of Diamond Buying” of course not reduce DEGASIFICATION OF & $ UNMINED COAL ® @ From the United ifline Wor- ® kers’ Jeurnal ° © ® ® o tural occurrence of absorb- coal is a serious handicap to present mining practice. The continuous release the gas from the coal during mining requires costly ventilation to prevent disasters from explosions. The ventilation of some mines is said to carry away as much as 6,000,000 cubic feet of me- thane per day. Undiluted, methane has a heating value of 1,000 B.t.u. per cubic foot which makes it equivalent to natural gas from other sources. Might not this liability be turned into an asset? The suggestion of bor- ing long, horizontal gas wells in gas- sy coal beds to recover the natural gas in advance of mining the coal has been advanced by Leo Ranney in the June, 1941, issue of the Engineering Experiment Stations News Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. The me- thod of drilling horizontally several thousand feet was developed earlier for recovery of oil from oil sands. Accarding to Mr. Ranney, some of coal seams in Ohio, West Virgin- ia and Pennsylvania contain from 800 to 2,000 cubic feet of methane per ton of coal in place. The gas is slow- ly exuded into the mine workings from the face. These coal deposits are great gas fields which are estimated to contain as much as 22 million cu- bic feet per acre. , The suggested plan of recovery is the drilling of parallel, horizontal wells 4,000 to 5,000 feet long in the coal seam and spaced 800 feet apart. Only the first 400 feet of each well is to be cased and grouted. A high vacuum is to be maintained on the completed wells to remove the gas from the coal to a distance of 400 | feet on both sides of the wells. The over-all cost of producing gas ed methane gas in of i from these horizontal wells is estima- | ted at five cents or less a thousand The degasification would, the heating val- cubic feet. THE WAGE-HOUR LAW A fine up to $10.00 for the first of- and imprisonment up to Six months, as well as a for a sec- ond or subsequent offense, are pen- alties provided for wilful violations of he Wage and Hour law, including the discharge of or discrimination against who has filed a com- tense, fine, any employee plaint. The Division may enjoin the ship- ment in interstate commerce of any goods produced in violation of the minimum wage or overtime provisions of the Act or any goods produced in an establishment in or about which oppressive child labor has been em- pioyed within 30 days. Violations of the law ed by injunction. Employees may bring suits them- selves, or through an agent, in any court of competent jurisdiction to re- cover unpaid minimum wages or ov- ertime compensation, the law provid- ing that employers are liable for dou- ble the unpaid sums, plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees. (Additional information may be ob- tained by writing to or calling at the office of the Wage and Hour Division U. 8S. Department of Labor, at 1216 Widener Building, Philadelphia, or at may be halt- 216 Old Postoffice Building, Pitts-! burgh, Pa.) Two Cambria County miners, in- jured in an accident last week in the Cardiff mine of the Imperial Coal Co., Nanty-Glo, are improving. George Novotsky, 40, Spangler, was treated at the Miners’ Hospital, Spangler, for chest injuries and abrasions about the head and shoulders. George Reed, 41, Mineral Point, was a patient at the Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, suf- fering of back and chest injuries The two men were injured when cau- ght under a fall of rock. ue of the coal because the gas nor- mally escapes from the mined coal be- fore burning by the customer. Degas- ification might provide an added source of revenue and might reduce ventilation costs appreciably. NEED STENOGRAPHERS FOR FEDERAL POSITIONS The Civil Service Commission is ow recruiting stenographers and typists for government bureau jobs at Washington D. C,, according to E. E. Hines, secretary of the Johnstown Boar dof Examiners. Persons qualify- iing for positions will be classified as junior stenographers or typiists and will be paid $120 a month. Those who show special ability will have oppor- tunities for advancement. Tests are to be conducted at Johnstown each time that sufficient applications ac- cumulate. Application forms may be Put Your Car in A-1 Mechanical Condition . . . 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The old span which carried Route across the railroad tracks, has for some time, due tc its dangerous condition, The bridge was damaged in the flood of 1936 It is expected that after the bridge is removed a grade crossing will be established to carry vehicular traffic over the branch line. 11028 not been in use PATTON, PA. “8 RAINE DAY 1 Tsar CRA Play b Origine) SSS RTER DAY KAHN, HUG pL GORDONKAL: by GEORGE 8 Mayer Produce reruns RY NELSON ue SR Flee LUKE VID LANG 4 by Samuel Marx Friday and Saturday LH A Paramou beth Roti. a8 W123(18 (TIL 7 BE + ROSE HOBART - DICK PURCELL ROD CAMERON : ASTRID ALLWYN Directed:by FRANK McDONALD Screen Play by Maxwell Shane od A & d J "BETTY GRABLE VICTOR MATURE JACK OAKIE, /SLANDS ~ THOMAS MITCHELL » ’ EORGE BARBIER SON GILBERT « HILO HATTIE and 3 |" HARRY OWENS and His Royal Hawaiians We ‘ A 20th CENTURY-FOX PICTURE x, Matinee Sundar, 2:30 GRAND THEATRE Tuesday, Bargain Night Admission 10c and 15¢ RT A Paremount Picture starring RICHARD JEAN | Directed by John Rawlins « ON THE SIMPSON’S STUDIO, Presents “AMERICA” The Entire Program as Timely as Todays Newspaper . ARLEN PARKER with Mary Carlisle + Phillip Terry « Dick Purcell Screen Play by Maxwell Shane PATTON DEATH IN THE PROW, DAREDEVILS AT THE WHEEL! STAGE 8 ESR A ti i OS Wednesday, in the picture that has eyerything (...and Veronica, VERONICA LAKE IS ON Sn, TAKE! \ GULLINNS rRuNes Thursday a with Robert Warwick - William Demarest - Margaret Hayes hi oy Porter Hall - Franklin Pangborn - Eric Blore Written and Directed by Preston Sturges - A Paramount Picture ~ 90 4 Always a Good Show . . At the Grand Theatre
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