Hl t Nyy TL EL ARTA A GENERAL NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNION Union Press, Established May, VOL. 48. NO. 25. 1935. PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, APRIL B 1942 AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR JOHN J. HALUSKA FILES ON PENSION PARTY AS GOVERNOR CANDIDATE State Senator from Patton Pre-| Empts United Pension Party for Fall Fight. | With the slogan “60 at 60", Sena- | tor John J. Haluska last W ednesday | tions for civilians in four easy ies- | ring as a can-| sons: didate for Governor of Pensylvania. | The senator will not have to undergo | nearest your home on May 4, the trials and tribulations of a pri-| threw his hat into the SUGAR RATIONING FOR THE CIVILIAN IN FOUR BRIEF LESSONS Go to the Elementary School the Nearest Your Home During First Week in May Here are sugar rationing instruc- 1. Go to the elementary 5, 6 or . Registration hours will be ::nnoun- mary campaign. Instead of leading a | blr locally. lost cause-—which his entry ic primaries would likely be-—Sena- tor Haluska has filed at Harisburg as an independent candidate, pre- empting the name of the “United Pension Party.” The Patton man will run on a plat- form which includes payment of $60 monthly for everyone over of age and a $20 monthly Pennsylvanians in the armed How to raise the money? the Senator's idea: i-mutuel machines (they would first nave to be legalized) juke boxes, on ningo games, bank night programs, and pin ball machines, etc. The program, the Senator estimat- ed, would cost $85,000,000 annually. Senator Haluska has long been an advocate of the old age pension of proportions that really give to the aged. In the senate the Republicans would not bring his liberal bills out of committee. When one considers the vast am- oumts of money spent, there is really nothing so terribly perturbing about ithe Senator's cause. In fact repre- sentatives of the people, both nation- al and in states, haven't, in the past, given proper consideration to tne ause the Senator is so earnestiy es- pousing. “Frankly,” states Senator Halus- 4a, “I'm not worried about the mon- ey because I'm confident that the ju e boxes, etc., will bring it in,” he remarked. Filing also on Haluska's slate bonus to were James A. Hurley, Greensburg, for ieutenant governor, Charles H. Sherry, Uniontown, for the State and Fred K. Senate, 32nd District, Kaprive, for the Assembly from | Greene County. Others will run on nis ticket for the State Senate and Assembly from other districts, tae Senator averred. the candidate for is well known in taken past two Senator James A. Hurley, fieutenant governor, Cambria county, having im the campaigns of the years, both on the part of Haluska and of President Roosevelt. He is an outstanding orator. Senator Haluska, for some Ras been distributing pamphlets over whe state outling his platform. FOREST TOWERMEN part weeks, TO REPORT AIRCRAFT Fire towermen in the ‘Gallitzin dis- wmict of the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters will keep a dmarp look-out for airplanes, as well as forest fires, beginning this week. At the request of the First Inter- ceptor command, it was announced #y Charles E. Zerby, district forest- er, the towermen will cooperate in the state-wide Volunteer Aircraft Warn- img Service by reporting all airpanes | fying over their territory. Every forest towerman in the state was been asked to aid in the warning service during the coming months as am experimental tryout to determine what could be accomplished through the use of tower locations either for; general reporting of airplane flights or to augment the already existing volunteer warning service, According to instructions received wy Zerby, the towermen will report airplane flights only while on duty im the towers. The reports will be | made directly to a ‘filter center”, eentrally located bureau where flights of airplanes are traced through re- ports received from all over the state. The method of making the reports by means of a special army code ar- rangement will be explained to the towermen by Zerby during the next several days. Cooperation of the district tower- | men in the warning service was sche- | duled to begin earlier but has been | delayed because of the fact of the re- cent ice storm which in the area top- | pled down six telephone lines to the] towers. All of the lines are expected | to be repaired this week. ! Start Autos Slowly, Motorists who make ‘‘jack-rabbit” | starts not only are endangering lives | but retarding the war effort by the #training of their cars and the wast- | ing of tires, experts say. Motorists | are urged to start their cars slowly and save gasoline, cut down on wear | and tear on their cars, save tires and protect lives. | into ei- | ther the Republican or the Democrat- | 60 years | forces. | Here's | Put taxes on par- | | other Lirars.) security | family for last year | 2. Give your name, address and | personal description to the registrar. | If you are registering any one else in your family, give the same informa- | tion for them. Registrars will ask for age, sex, hair color, eye color, weight, | height, and family status of each per- son for whom you register. The 1dea is to identify each ration book as be- longing to its true holder. 3. Tell the registrar exactly how much sugar, white or brown, you have at home. (Local officials will decide whether schools will be closed for the registrations. Teachers a volunteers will serve as r 4. Sign a certificate attesting the truth of the information you ga Registrars then will ration book for each member of the whom you register, but will tear from each book one for every excess pound of sugar you possess. Excess sugar is any you !:0w have over two pounds for each mem- ber of the family. Thus, if a family of five has twenty pounds of sugar on registration day, two stamps will be torn from each book. No books wiil be sugar supply totals six pounds tor each family. Make each eligible They may be us er commodities. MINES WORKING AT TOP SPEED DESPITE LARGE LOSS OF MEN Mines in this district are working at top speed even though some of their employes have been called into service and others have t to different jobs. This is she monthly employment survey the Johnstown district as compiled by Thomas V. Hayes, manager of the United States Employment Service. The report shows an 8.8 per gain in man hours in the ) dustry over February average was 36.1 man hours j as compared with 33.1 the previ month. The we ly average in Ma of last year was 32.8. Issue a war issued where the more than six member of ihe certain you get a member of the d later to ration > Nineteen mining firms, p ing in the survey had a total employees on their payroll la th, as against 9,519 in Februa total in March 1941 was 9,942. NURSE SAVES LIFE OF YOUTH WHO LOSES BOTH LEGS UNDER A TRAIN Quick thinking and prompt action on the part of a Portage nurse, who served with the American Red Cross during the first World War, saved at least for the present the life of a 14- year old Cassandra boy. Although both of his legs are se- vered just below the knees, Donald | Conrad owes his life to Genevieve Seaboldt, Portage nurse. He is in a critical condition at a Johnstown hos- pital. The lad fell under the wheels | of a coal train. A man saw the acci- | dent. He rushed to a nearby house to phone for help. Fortunately the house was the home of Miss boldt who immediately took the sit- uation into her own hands, and after | telephoning for an ambulance, grab- | bed up blankets and first aid equip- ment, and through her knowledge of just what to do, saved a life. TEACHERS GIVEN CHARTER The charter of the newly: organized] North Cambria County Teachers Un-| ion, affiliate of the American Feder- ation of Labor, was presented at a meeting of teachers on Tuesday ev-| ening in Carrolltown High School. John D. Connors, national vice pres- | ident, delivered the charter. Stephen A. Hovan of Patton is temporary president of the body. ANDREWS TO GET A DEGREE Hiram G. Andrews, former editor | of the Johnstown Democrat, will be | given the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters at the annual commence- ment exercises of St. Francis College on May 11. He also will deliver the commencement address. school | stamp | the Sea- | Where Oldsters Will Register for Draft in Northern Cambria Local draft boards have received word from Selective Service Head- quarters at Harrisburg that all male | persons born on or after April 28, | 1877, and on or before February 16, 1897, must register in the Fourth] Registration which will be held on | Monday of next week, April 27, 1942, between the hours of 7:00 a. m. and | 9:00 p. m. Registration will be held in the fol- | lowing places for Board No. 1, with headquarters at Cresson, and Board | No. 2, with headquarters at Ebens- burg: CRESSON BOARD NO. 1 Blandburg at Community Building by Joseph Fetter. Fallen Timber at Postoffice ing by Howard Glass. Ashville at Y. M. 1. Hall by Walter A. Gibbons. Build- Loretto at St. Francis College by Very Rev. Father John P. J. Sullivan, T.O. R. Gallitzin at Municipal Building by Prof. T. A. Duffey. Cresson at Municipal Building by | S. T. Cawley. Hastings at Municipal Hall by | Oscar Binder. | Patton at Municipal Building by | Telford C. Gill. | EBENSBURG BOARD NO. 2 Bakerton at school building. Barnesboro at the American Legion | home. Carrolltown at the Amercian Leg- ion home. Colver at the school building. Ebensburg at Local Draft Board | Office, 307 Masonic Building. Emeigh at the school building. Marsteller at the school building. Revloc at the school building. St. Benedict at the school building. | Spangler at the American Legion home. The U. S. Employment Service estimates that this year the farmers of the nation will be calling for many thousands more workers than they employed in 1929, the peak year of ‘ food production. * PATTON WILL STAGE A VICTORY Initiated by the John White Veterans of Foreign Wars, and with | the cooperation of the Walter McC oy Post, American Legion, as well > school authorities, borough auth ties and the citizens generally, Pat- ton will, on next Monday April 27, stage a Victory Parades of this nature, to boost the morale and patriotism of the | are being held at this time all Nation. All citizens are urged to take part in this affair. evening, Parade. over Patton parade promoters expect to have the Menohe r Post, No. EF. W. Band of Johnstown to lead the parade. Tentative clude the members of the plans for the line-up in- Veterans of Foreign Wars, members of the American Legion, members of the Patton school board and the Patton council, the school children, Patton xiliaries of these Workers Union, citizens Fire Company, Au | organizations, Clay local organizations, and all The Victory Porade will form at 7:00 p. m. Monday and will travers: the principal streets of the town. REGISTRATIONS FOR TRADE SUGAR USERS wholesalers, institutions and industrial users, including service establishments, in the Patton | district, will register for Sugar Pur- chase Certificates in the Red Cross Room of the 1st Ward School Build- | | ing on April 28 and 29, between the hours of 1:00 and 6:00 p. m. We are advised that “trade” users must make application for certificateg on the days mentioned and that none will be issued before or after. It will be food required to report the] amount of sugar you now own, both | brown and white; and gross sales of | all products for the week ending on| April 25, 1942; and the amount of| sugar bought during November, 1941. You are urged to call at the Red Cross Room as early as possible on April 28 so that you will be certain | t0 receive your certificate. 1f all] wait until the last minute, it will be | impossible to issue certificates to all | in the time specified. LEGION MEMORIAL SERVICE| The annual impressive and colorful | memorial services of the Cambria | | County Committee of the American | | Legion will be conducted on Sunday, | May 24, in the Arena at the Ebens-| burg Fair Grounds. This was decided | | upon at a committee meeting in Car- | rolltown Tuesday night. Committees | | will be named shortly to arrange a | | program, { Gets Honor Sutien Mrs. Angeline Cirzevto-Marino of | | Barnesboro has received a four star | | emblem from the Emblem of Honor | Division in recognition of having four | | sons in the armed forces of the Uni-| ted States. The sons in service are | | Nicholas, Michael, and Anthony Cirz- | | | vto and Joseph Marino, Jr. Erxzminations “for the State ‘Senator | | John J. Haluska Scholarship will be | | conducted Tuesday, April 28th, in-| stead of next Saturday, it has been | announced. Students in the gradua-| ting classes of all Cambria County | High Schools are eligible for the] test. County pupils will be examined | in Court Room No. 1 at Ebensburg at 9:30 a. m. Post, © people, | 155, V. | PARADE NEXT MONDAY EVENING Paul Long Decorated First Lieut. Paul J. Long, son of I. T. Long of Patton, was one of a list of nine Air Force offi- cers to be decorated with Silver Stars for heroism in carrying out attacks against the Japanese at || Port Blair, Andaman Island Base, in the Bay of Bengal, newspaper lispatches reveal. successful attack blasted Jap warships. The officers fol- lowed this attack with two subse- quent attacks against Rangoon. The men received their awards for ‘‘coolness during a bombing raid which was conducted at a very low altitude under intense anti-aircraft fire and opposed by enemy pursuit planes.” Lieut. Long began his Army ser- vice as an enlisted man, gained West Point appointment by com- petitive exan ition, graduated with honors, d later schooled himself in the - Corps INTEREST!':G MEET AT GONGORD GRANGE Re ports « on activities of the Penn / 'm Bureau Cooperative and election of five di- rectors featured a meeting of North- ern Cambria County me ers of the association, held last Friday evening in Concord Grange Hall near Carroli- town. Principal speaker was J. L. Gifford of the membership relations depart- ment who discussed “The Future We Face as Cooperators.” P. C. Stritt- matter served as chairman and E. J. Westrick as secretary for the session which was attended by more than 100 persons from the Carrolltown area. Directors named were E. Paui| Hoover, S. I. Miller and P. C. Stritt- matter for the two-year terms and] A. A. Feighner and E. J. Westrick | for one-year terms. Mr. Strittmatter | and Mr. Feighner were chosen as de- legates to attend the state meeting | in Harrisburg on May 11. Games and | refreshments followed the business session. ! Mothers, | every Saturday night, PATTON F.O.E. TOHOLD BEDE BUCK, FORMER ANNUAL BANQUET ON LAST DAY OF MONTH Mothers, Sisters ad Wives of Members in Service Invited to Attend the Event Members of Patton Aerie No. 1244, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and their | ladies are invited to attend the An- nual Banquet and Dance at the Aerie Home on Thursday of next week, April 30. Invitations have been sent to a number of Eagle members now serv- ing in the Nation's armed forces. sisters or wives of these to attend this func- paying the men are welcome tion, and may do so by usual admission fee. Tables will be served from 5:30 to 8:00 p. m., wit} ertainment during the banquet. Dancing is scheduled from 9:00 to 1:00, with a floor show at 10:30 p. m. The banquet committee for the af- fair is George Masnica, chairman, Willian Whiteford, Gerald Crowell, Geo. Semels er and L. C. Smale. Dances are held in the Aerie Home and a special room has been equipped to cater to members and their ladies. Present officers of the organization are George Masnica, Junior Past Worthy President; John | J. Bender, Worthy President; Joseph | Cammar Worthy Vice President; | Wm. Whiteford Sr., Worthy Chap- lain; Mark Brown, Secretary; R. P. Short, Treasure John Hor £5, In- side Guard; Albert Wilshire Sr., Wor. thy Conductor; Harry Dumm, Out- side Guard, and G. A. Lehman, Edw. Jenkins and Albert Thomas Sr. the trustees. INSTRUGTOR'S COURSE IN FIRST AID WILL BE HELD AT BARNESBORO The firs bria Count fraternal Cam- e American committee of ter of t ted Cros pleasure noun the s Course to be giv i “ounty since March 30, 1942. This Instru will be held in g Mon- lay o niinuing rough P I The opening 1 in the rnes- Sub- Am will be tin, nationai A Sle 'ndid reg been eporte: d, atts er ppii ¢ | fore Monday. The committee feels that this ad- ditional course is more than justified, in view of the splendid enrollment, and it gives them much pleasure that it has been made possible to offer such a course to Northern Cambria County. GLEAN-UP WEEK FOR | ed as edit | Windber Barnesboro at; | s already | | in American Universities PATTON COMING SOON 4 to 10 has been Patton Board of Spring Clean- The week of May designated by the Health as the annual Up Week. Citizens are urged to begin cleaning yards and premises now so as to have them ready for inspection beginning May 11. They are to be kept in a | sanitary condition. TWO NEW 4.H CLUBS FORMED IN THIS AREA | Two new 4-H Clubs were organized recently in Northern Cambria Coun- ty, one at Chest Springs and the oth- | er in St. Lawrence. Officers elected by the . Chest Springs unit include Robert Reig, as president; Robert Weise, vice presi- | dent; Mary Louise Reig, secretary; Coogan, song leader; Arthur Fara- baugh, game leader, and Edward We- ise, Jr., reporter. Club projects will | be the raising and feeding of dairy | calves and capons. Defense work will include salvaging of scrap metals and | Edgar Seymore, treasurer; William | | | | | | waste paper. The next meeting will { be held May 13 at the E. J. Weise home. Officers of the St. Lawrence club are Joseph Leiden, president; John Waugh, vice president; Gertrude Le- | chene, secretary-treasurer; Mary Sue | Warner, reporter; Rita Niebauer and John Kutruff, social chairmen, and | Gertrude Lechene, song leader. The | next meeting will be held April 27 | in the St. Lawrence school. Rubbish collected is to be placed | in suitable containers at the rear of | the properties so that it may be! hauled away. Ashes, however, will| not be hauled. Hauling of rubbish by | | trucks furnished by the borough will begin on Monday, May 4. B! ARNESBORO KNIG HY TS OF COLUMBUS TO HAVE COM- MUNION BREAKFAST FETE The Barnesboro Knights of Colum- bus Council will celebrate the sixti- | eth anniversary of the founding of | the organization with a communion | breakfast, Sunday morning, April] 26th, Members will receive Holy Com- | munion in a body at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bakerton. Break- | EDITOR OF COURIER, EXPIRES IN WINDBER Bede L. Sadi, 51, managing editor of the Windber Era and well known former editor of the Patton Courier died Monday night at his home in Windber. Mr. Buck was managing editor of the Era for several years and prior to that time operated a grocery store in Carrolltown. Before World War I | he worked for three newspapers in Northern Cambria County. Born in Carrolltown September 29, 1890, Mr. Buck was a son of Francis A. and Martha Buck. He attended the public schools in Carrolltown and after graduation worked for a time as a carpenter with his father, a Car- rolltown contractor. In about 1907, he entered the ploy of G. E. Hipps at the Carroll town News. A few years later Mr Buck went te Patton where he or few years under the direction of J. W. Kephart. He also worked on the Barnesboro Star un- der Mr. Kephart for several years to the World War. During the war, Mr. Buck was in charge of a newspaper at Camp Lee Va. He was geant, first class, in the Quarte ter Corps, Camp Lee Following his discharge from the Army he returned to Carrolltown vhere he worked for a time with his father in the contracting business and later operated a grocery store. Mr. Buck joined the staff of the Windber Era in 1926. He became the managing edittor several years ago and served until last week when he became ill. He was a and Moose em- serv- Prior member of the Eagles Lodges of Windber and American Legion Post. He held membership in Holy Child Cath- olic Church. He was married twice. His first wife, Mrs. Wathryn (Kibler) Buck, died December 27, 1928. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Stella Buck, and son son, Patrick, at home. Mr. Buck was a brother of Rose, Amandus, Michael Stephen, Zeno and Gregory Buck, all of Car- rolltown; Adrian Buck, Bakerton; C. J. Buck, Abion, and. C. B. Buck, of Johnstown. The body was brought to the home of Zeno Buck, Carrolltown, Wednes- day. Fun services will be held at Church, Carrolltown, Thursday. PATTON STUDENT GIVEN TWO OFFERS ul Ben membe of the St. Science Department, awarded l}ellowship to University and a civil Eastern Re- search Labo Philadelphia. Bender is now awaiting decision from his local draft board prior to making his decision as to which offer he will accept, Cell ly was Georgetown Service POSSI a IN the rary Ol Previously Mr. Bender had been employed as an analytical chemist during his summer vacations. Listed as an outstanding student in the na- tional collegiate annual, “Who's Who and Colleg- s,”” Mr. Bender is regarded as a fore- most student of St. Francis. Pursuing courses in science, he will be graduated from St. Francis early in May with a bachelor of science de- gree. In addition to high scholas- tic standing, he is an active enthu- | Coal Co. at St. Benedict. | fast will follow at the Brandon ho- | tel, Spangler. Judge A. A. Nelson will | be the principal speaker. Most Rev. Gishop Richard T. Guilfoyle of Al- toona will be a guest of honor. The committee in charge of arrangements consists of Rev. Father Gerad Dee- ghan, council chaplain; B. E. Flynn, chancellor; Dennis Holtz, Thomas V. Kortz, George C. Hoppel and Paul O. Holtz, siast in music and extra-curricular activities. He is a member of the Beta Kappa Phi Science fraternity, Stars-Stripes Ball committee, St Francis Band and Orchestra and al- so holds offices in various scholastic groups. He was graduated from Pat- { ton High School, Class of 1937. Upon | his entrance into St. F'rancis in 1938 he was awarded the title of “Most Vaulable Freshman at St. Francis.’ | TWO ‘MINERS ARE INJURED Two North Cambria miners were injured in accidents on Tuesday. Victor Illig, 21, Carrolltown, was squeezed between a mine car and a prop in No. 10 mine of Carrolltown It was his third day in the workings. Illig is a patient in Miners Hospital, Spangler. Struck by a heavy lump of coal, John Stossel, 26, Barnesboro, suffer- ed a fracture of the left foot while at work in Reed Coal Co. mine at Bakerton. He is also a patient in the Spengler hospital. MINING STUDEN TS BANQUET Mining school students of five Northern Cambria towns were honor- ed at a banquet at the Brandon Hotel in Spangler Saturday. Students from Carrolltown, Patton, Bakerton, Has- tings, and Nanty-Glo have complet- ed courses in instruction which will qualify them for state examination. About 110 persons attended.
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