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OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
Union Press,
Established May, 1935.
AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY
NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
Patton Courier, Established Oct., 1893.
VOL. 48.
OPENING OF LOGAL
SWIMMING POOL AND |
PARK FOR SEASON
Gala Opening Planned Memorial
Day; Season Tickets Now
on Sale at Boro Office
The formal opening of Patton's |
new Community Swimming Pool and
Park has been set by the Recreation
Commission for Memorial Day, May
30th, thus culminating a project that
has held the interest of the commu-
nity for many months. |
Upon resolution of the Patton Bor- |
ough Council a recreation commiss- |
ion to operate and conduct the park |
property and the pool was named as
follows: Ralph Litzinger, chairman; |
Franeis X. Young, treasurer; Sena-!
tor John J. Haluska, secretary, and
Milton Stoltz and Dr. E. P. Cooper, |
trustees. This commission has full
jurisdiction with the management oi
the project.
Presenting the finest in swimming
pool facilities in this section, Patton |
can truly be proud of the handsome |
community advantage that council]
and the many contributing citizens |
have made posible through the aid of |
the Works Progress Aamimistration. |
Tickets are now on sale at the rat- |
ton Borough Office and are graded |
as follows: !
Chilaren of school age, season Lick-
et $1.00. However, this does not sn
title them to use the pool on Sundays |
and holidays, when children will be
required to pay 10 cents extra, pro-
viding they hold season tickets.
Adults season tickets, $2.00. These
are good for 15 admissions on all
days of the week. |
All admission by persons not pui-
chasing season tickets, will be 25¢
daily.
Children under ten years of
will be admitted any day in the
for ten cents.
Admissions also include towel on
rental basis. Any person wishing to
obtain a tewel will be required to de-
posit 10 cents for the use of towel.
Detailed rules governing the con-|
duct of persons availing themselves |
of the enjoyment of the park and the |
swimming pool will be published at]
an early date. |
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NO. 29.
age
week
Life guards are now being instruc-
ted as to their duties and will be on
hand svery i of the season.
WOODY HERMAN AT
SUNSET AUDITCRIUM
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Dance
bands coming to
in the near future, according to Man-
lovers will fin dno end of
Sunset Auditorium
ager Fred Luther, who this week, an-
nounced that he has secured Woody
Herman and His Orchestra for Wed-
nesday evening of next week, May
27th, with an admission charge of
$1.25. This outstanding orchestra
which comes to Sunset through the
offices ef the General Amusement
Corporation of Rockefeller Center,
features “The Woodchoppers” and
the “Four Chips.” Also sterrarized
are Carolyn Grey, Billie Rogers and
Frankie Carlson. Lovers of entertain- |
ment surely will not he disappointed. |
On Saturday night of this week, |
Manager Luther announces that Brad |
Hunt and His Orchestra wil be the
attraction. Admission is 55c. These |
regular Saturday night dances are
proving very popular and are bring-
ing nice crowds.
The Decoration Day attraction at
the popular ball room will be Frankie
Masters and His Band. Admission is|
quoted at 99c.
NAMED ASSESSOR
Mrs. Laura Bradley was appointed
recently by county commissioners to
be assessor in Gallitzin, following the |
resignation of her husband, Paul R.
Bradley. He resigned owing to his
participation in war industry, which
doees not afford him time to serve in
that capacity.
Decoration Day this year fall on al
Saturday.
| burg
|
29, at 8 p.
| and Mary
| Mrs.
"of Penn
at 'g
a
ST. AUGUSTINE PICNIC
MEMORIAL DAY CARD
The picnic held each spring by the |
Augustine's Ca-
Augustine, will
parishioners of St.
tholic Church at St.
be held on Memorial Day, May 30th. |
The various committees in charge of |
| the event are leaving
no stone un-
turned to make this year’s outing an
enjoyable one, and the general pub- |
lic is cordially invited.
Good meals, both dinner and sup-
per, are assured. There will be danc-
ing in the evening from 9 to 12 o'’-
clock, and various games and amuse-
| ments throughout the day.
Bingo will be an attraction during
the afternoon of picnic day.
go games at St. Augustine. Other
bingo parties will be held weekly on |
Tussday nights Plan to attend them.
DEMOCRATS TO NAME
A COUNTY CHAIRMAN
LATE DURING MONTH
| Committeemen Chosen on Tuesday|
Will Select Successor to Maj.
Joseph A. Dolan
The Cambria County Democratic
Committee will elect a chairman and |
vice chairman at a meeting of com-
! mitteemen and committeewomen to |
i be held at 8 o'clock on Friday night,
May 29th, in the Ebensburg Court
House, Mrs. Rosella Diamond, chair-
man, has announced .
The party rules provide the chair-
man and vice-chairman must be elec- |
ted not earlier than the first Monday |
in May nor later than the first Mon- |
day in June, put that a ten day no-|
tice must be given the committeemen
and conimitteewomen. As the pri-
mary was held only on Tuesday of
| committeewomen will not be known |
| until after the official count is com-
pleted by the county board of elec- |
tions,
The chairman and vice chairman,
under the party rules, must be of the
| opposite sex. Mrs. Diamond has been |
en- |
chairman since Maj. Joe Dolan
tered the army.
The notice issued by Mrs. Diamond
calling the meeting of the committee |
follows:
“To the committeemen and com-
mitteewomen to be
“You are hereby notified that the
organization meeting of the Demo-
cratic party of Cambria County will
be held in Court Room No. 1, Ebens-
Court House, on Friday, May
m., dt which time and
place a county chairman and vice
chairman of opposite sex shall be ‘el-
ected in accordance 1 the rules
governing the Democratic party in
Cambria County. Each member of
elected May 19:
| the Cambria County Democratic Com-
mittee elected at the primary to be
This wii! |
open a regular weekly series of bin-|
PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1942
Ross and Martin Are |
Winners in Primaries |. wwe
“| CHARITY BALL AT
| ————————
The annual Charity Ball, sponsor- |
Auxiliary of the
| Miners’ Hospital of Northern Cam-
McCloskey Wins Democratic, and Tibbott Republican Nom-
inttions for Congress; Ross and Davis Lead Their Parties in
Cambria County; Voting Very Light in All Sections of State
| bria, located at Spangler, will be
| day evening, May 26th, with danting |
starting at nine o'clock.
The ball, which has been held ev- |
| ery spring for years, this year will
State Auditor General F. Clair
| Ross, backed by National Commit- |
| teeman David L. Lawrence, was nom- |
| inated as the Democratic guberna-
| torial candidate with very substan-
tial margins in Tuesday's
Luther Harr a very poor third. On
|
the House Elmer Kiiroy,
| inee for Lieutenant Governor
| Leo A. Achterman, Secretary
| ternal Affairs.
and
of In-|
| Gatins
1
|
|
|
feature the music of Jerry Gray and
in the 27th district, and Congressman | ;r.o (y.chestra. Tickets are on sale
| held at Sunset Auditorium next Tues- |
Harve Tibbott ran away trom 1s in the various towns of the northern
opponent, Col. Lampke for the Re- | part of the county, and the name of
| publican nomination, __| the ball“implies the thought in mind |
Other offices had no contests in |
|
|
primary, |
Judge Ralph Smith was second and |
| figures of early returns Speaker of |
is the nom- |
Major.-General Edward Martin, the |
| Pew-Grundy organization candidate,
| apparentlyhas won the
| nomination for Governor over United
States Senator James J. Davis, in a
| that was full of mud-sling-
and the bitterest fight of the
ing,
Republican |
Pennsylvania primaries. John C. Bell |
is the nominee for lieutenant governor
and William S. Livengood, secretary |
| of internal affairs.
| Cambria county gave
eads for Senator Davis,
substantial
but Ross
| and William R.
| lead Smith substantially in the coun- |
| ty.
County Commissioner Eddie
Closkey was an easy winner for
Cambria County Legion Memorial
Service at Ebensburg Next Sunday
| given by Father Flavian of Hastings | of years for various national youth
Highest award of the evening went journals and as a speaker is a show-
|
Pr WM.
| ools, has been selected as principal
speaker for the annual memorial ser-
vices of the Cambria County Ameri-
| when purchasing one of the paste-
boards— Charity.” Tickets are $1.00,
tax included.
BOY SCOUT HONOR
COURT CONDUCTED
IN NORTH CAMBRIA
Number of Awards Are Made at
District Ceremony Held in
either party. In the Democratic field
they are as follows:
Supreme Court—Grover C. Ladner,
Philadelphia County.
Superior Court—Michael A. Mus-
manno, Allegheny County. |
Assembly First District—James |
and Edwardt T. McCall.
Assembly-—Second District—Thom-
as A. Owens, Carrolltown; Michael
C. Chervenak, Jr., Portage, and Al-|
bert L. O'Connor, Loretto. |
State Committee, Cambria County |
George C. Hoppel, Patton, and Ka- |
* SUBSCRIPTION $2. 00 PER YEAR
NOTED COMMENTATOR
SUNSET ON TUESDAY FOR COMMENCEMENT
OF LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL
Robert Kazmayer, Writer and
Lecturer on World Events to
Feature Exercises.
The annual commencement exer-
cises of the Patton High School, will
be observed with a fitting program
at the Grand Theatre on Wednesday
evening of next week, starting at 8
o'clock.
Eighty-eight pupils will receive di-
plomas from the hands of Dr. B. J.
Overberger, president of the Patton
School Board at this time, and mus-
ic for the affair will be rendered by
| the Girls’ Chrous of the High School
the Senior Class.
the evening
and members of
Principal speaker of
| will be a treat for Patton people. He
| thryn Q. McGuire, Johnstown. i
Republican Assembly candidates | Patton Frida Ay Night
unopposed, are Walter E. Rose and | T
Paul H. Gross in the first district, | Advaicement awards and merit]
‘ | badges wore prese nted to a numbex
and Albert Scott Beam, Upper Yoder
township; Edith G. Miller, Geistown,
Stich, Carrolltown, in
the second district.
of boy scouts in the North Cambria |
District of Admiral Robert E. Peary |
| Scout Council at a district Court of
Cambria county's 1942 primary el- | Honor held in the Patton Fire Hall
| ection set a new low in the number |°% Friday evening last.
| inclu-
Mec- |
the |
Democratic congressional nomination registration went to the polls.
Leonard, supervising prin-
| this week, the new committeemen and | cipal of the Barnesboro Public sch-
| can Legion Committee to be held on |
Sunday afternoon next at the Ebens-
| burg Fair Grounds.
| The impressive service for all de-
ceased veterans of World War I will
| be held at 2 p. m. in the arena on the
| fair grounds.
County Chairman Clay D. Harsh-
berger announced at a meeting of the
| county committee held on Tuesday
night at the Gallitzin Legion
| that the program for the services is
completed.
The program will include
by the vested choir of St.
Xavier's Catholic Church, Cresson;
solos by Congressman Harve Tibbott
Edward Don-
selections
Francis’
and vocal selections by
of Patton.
Color guards from the
gion Posts in the county
{ pate in the colorful ceremonies.
in previous years the program
close with a formal retreat.
ahue
eighteen Le-
will partici-
As
will
held May 19 is required to be in at-| _
tendance at the orgar meet-
zation
ing.”
FORMER PATTON WOMAN
HAS 127 DESCENDANTS |
Many of her 127 Hving descendants |
| visited with Mrs. Sarah Anne Delozier
at her home in Coupon May 10 when
the aged Cambria County resident
observed her 85th birthday.
Mrs. Delozier was born in
May 10, 1857, a daughter
(Reger) Litzinger.
the widow of Peter
died several years ago. Although hut
four of her 10 children are living,
Delozier has
76 great-grandchildren
great-grandchild.
Her living children ar
lozier of Cresson,
Patton
She is
Delozier, who
and one great-
Coupon and Mrs. Mary Brown and
Mrs. Wm. Lumadue of Altoona.
The aged woman is in excellent
health and attends mass daily at St.
Joseph's Catholic Church, Coupon.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish, in this manner, to express
our sincere
assisted us in our recent bereavement, |
the death of our daughter, sister and
mother, Mrs. Laura Campbell; for |
the floral oferings, and for the use !
of cars at the funeral.—Mr. and Mrs.
H. O. Winslow and Family; The |
Campbel} C Children. : i
TWO MEN INJURED IN CRASH
Leo McCauley, 32, and Ralph Mes-
sersyth, 19, both of Altoona, were |
treated at the Altoona dispensary, |
on Sunday for injuries received near
the Buckhorn, when the car in which
they were riding collided with ano-|
ther car.
Barnesboro has been chosen as a|
point to teach Introductory Engineer- |
ing Subjects under the sponsorship
State College.
of Peter |
16 grandchildren, |
e Edward De- |
Warren Delozier of |
thanks to all those who |
| of the
| bria
TWO-WEEK LEAVES
AFTER INDUCTION
|
i A plan to grant selectees a two-
week leave immediately after induc-
Home |
{ names of al veterans of World War
of voters who exercised the right of Approximately 150 persons,
About 27 per cent of the |
franchise.
and friends attended the ceremony,
| which was in charge ol Hugh Cun-
| ningham, scoutmaster of Carolltown.
chard Johns, district commissioner:
Robert Burcaw,
cutive, and John Whalen,
chairman of camping. A talk
was |
The color guards, bands from sev- |
eral posts and the Youth Chorus of |
Johnstown Post No. 294 will form in |
front of the grand stand at 2 p. in. |
and march to the arena. With a tab-| Second class badges- —Fred Sacca,
Jeau background on the stage the | Thomas Kelly,
| Kelly, of Troop 71, Carrolitown; Wil- |
liam Schilling, Robert Panek, Edward
to Bill Fyock of Troop GY, Barnes-
boro, who received the Eagle badge.
Otiers who received awards follow:
Kazmayer, writer, news
and lecturer. on world
events. His topic at the Commence-
ment program will be “The Challenge
That Is America’’—" The factors that
made—and will keep the United Sta-
tes the World's leading Nation.’
Robret Kazmayer is unique among
the speakers on the platform today,
he has not only traveled over head-
line countries, he has actually work-
in them and lived among those
who work—starting out directly up-
[on graduation from high school, he
spent two years working his way
Robert
commentator,
ed
| completely around the world, visiting
| Central and South Amercia, Japan,
ding scouts, scout officials, parents |
| in school for a year,
| Assisting Mr. Cunningham were Ri-| six
China, Australia, India, Egypt, then
and then to Eng-
|land, France, Germany, Poland, and
Russia—since that time over Europe
times. Attended University of
| Rochester and was prepared for the
assistant Scout exe- | Methodist Ministry in the
district | Rochester Divinity School.
Fred Owens, and Dick |
| I who died since the last Memorial
| services will be read while the bu-|Zadai, Joseph Venesky, James Leh-|
glar sounds taps. | mier, Leroy Schilling, William Wise-|
Chairman Harshberger will serve | man, Raymond Buck, Paul Flora and |
| as master of ceremonies. The pro-| Charles Amaties Troop 72, Baker-
gram is being arranged under the su-| ton; William Lantzy, Troop 73, Has-
pervision of Walter J. Stinson of Eb- | tings; Emerson Abraham, Troop 76,
ensburg. The public is invited to the Hastings; George Hitch, Donald Res-
services. ko, Ted Haluska, George DeDea, Paul
A. Yencho and Leo Lesr
k, Troop 81,
PATTON SERVIC ES SUNDAY. Patton; James Dluz John Qu-
Members of Walter Mg¢Coy Post, | vy, Andrew Skordi 3 rt Yea-
American Legion of Patton, and of | 8er, Mike LePenna and s M
John White Post, Veterans of For-| Laughlin, Troop 82, Patt
eign Wars of Patton, will attend the First class badges—Robert Zac
local annual Memorial Services Sun-| and Jack Strong, Troop
day evening next, May 24th. The ser-| ton; James O'Connor, 'froop 73,
vices, this year, will be hel din the! Spangler; Philip Birchall, Troop 682,
Presbyterian Church at 7:30 o'clock | Barnesboro; Earl Weller, Richard
and members of the two ex-service | Gelermino, Bob Kimble, Raymond
| organizations will meet at their re-| Marks, Bert Yahner, Paul Winslow,
I spective homes at 7:00 o'clock. Adrain Craver, Raymond Karlheim
—- | and Thomas Albright, Troop 82, of
| Patton.
BOY FINDS FATHER 3ronze palm a rd-—Jack B. Simp-
| son, Troop 69, rnesboro, Chas.
| CRUSHED 10 DEATH Warrander, Troop 76, Hastings.
Star awards—Michael Michrini;
|
| tion has been announced by the War |
| Department.
At the recruiting and
station, the registrant will be
| ined, and, if found qualified, will be
| inducted immediately. However,
| the
| transferred
corps, thus
induction
to the enlisted reserve
enabling him to
home and settle his personal
At the end of two weeks he
called to active service.
affairs.
will
be
this procedure at once to “insure
no enlistee will be
sign his position until he
knowledge that he has been acct
by the Army.”
Under the plan, transportation and
meals en route from the place where
| inducted to the locality of the board
{ which ordered his to report, will be
at the expense of the government.
has definite
pted |
Hastings Woman Observes
Mrs. Agnes (Weakland) Rager,
County,
91st birthday anniversary last week
The aged woman was born in Sus
return |
| said the
building
| the brick to construct another
| Ing
| home for lunch,
| found
Her 91st Birthday Event |
one!
best known residents of Cam- |
quietly observed her | . .
| a miner in Bakerton for the past 22
| quehanna Twp. on May 13, 1851, and |
moved to Hastings 49 years ago. De-|
spite advanced age, Mrs. Rager is en-
| joying fairly good health and is ac-
tive around her home.
She is the mother of eight children,
children.
Gas rationing may be spread
over the nation to conserve tires.
all |
| brick wall of an abandoned mine buil-
exam- |
A thirteen year old Bakerton boy
Saturday afternoon found the badly
crushed body of his father under the
Carrolltown; Alfred Gil],
the, Clair Karlheim
L£roop 82,
Awards—James Cunningham,
rer and John Cunningham,
Troop 71,
Donald Fors)
Pat Bortman,
Lite
James Bea
Patton.
ding he down to obtain
was tearing x ? .
Tha «Ars as tepring Troop 71, Carrolitown; George Mil-
bricks. Victim of the unusual acei-| |... 41d Gerald McConnell Troop 82
ident was Peter Dalpra, 60-year-old| p,tton ’
for |
following two weeks he will be|
morning
The department sala 1t 1s adopting |
tnat |
compelled to ve-|
Bakerton coal miner. He was crush-
ed to death about 11:30 Saturday
when he was caught under
a portion of the wall of the building
when it fell while he was dismantel- | 3 %
ing it. Coroner Patrick McDermott | J2¢K rm DsoE, 3087 Ned a! pe
man’s head and chest were |2¢Ft Smit, Jr, Carl Latenberg, :
crushed badly and that he probably Proc Foi! oo BL ean SE
liad instantly { oop ; James onnor anc an
died inggantly, | Lovett, Troop 75; Theodore Orlosky,
Mr. Dal- | mpomas Orlosky, Mary Lantzy, Paul
down the | Ggaygler, James Bearer and James
obtain | cunningham, Troop 71; Michael Man-
build- | oyso, James Stitts, Arthur J. Holtz,
old sub-station | pyeq Soisson, John Donahue and
Barnes and
Alfred Gill, Clair
George Miller, Bob Kim-
ble, Gerald McComnell, Donald For-
sythe and Pa® Bortman, Troop 82;
Merit Badges
Karlheim,
to authorities
to tear
mozning to
According
pra had started
Saturday
at his home. The
We rec y 3 Tuc ¢ r me i
"x { by the Tucker | Quentin Holtz, Troop 73; Charles
yal Mining pany 7 : 7
oal Mining Company. Warrander, Troop 72, and Thomas
When Mr. Dalpra failed to return | Lehmier, Troop 72.
members of the fam-
ily became alarmed and started to
search. The 13-year-old son, Clarence,
his father’s body under the
heavy wall. He returned to Bakerton |
and summoned neighbors. Four men |
lifted the wall off the body.
Mr.
THREE SONS OF HARRY
REAM Now IN SERVICE
Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harry |
C. Ream of St. Benedict are aviation
| cadets in the U. S. Army Air Corps
Dalpra had been employed as | , Yan ol
2 pre 2 Ploy : Harold K., 21, and Theodore R., 20,|
were among the cadets who quali-|
fied in examinations given in Johns- |
years. He was born and
came to this country 39 years ago.
in Europe
| town. They were sent to Santa Ana,
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. San- | Calif., to begin training last April]
ta Dalpra, and these children: Mrs.| 11. The third brother, Vincent H.
Michael Bertnicci, Colver; Mrs. Chas. | Ream, 23, passed his test recently in
| Stricker, Pittsburgh; Guy Dalpra, of | Pittsburgh and is awaiting call to
| Ebensburg; Lucy and Elizabeth Dal-
| six of whom are living. She also has |
23 grandchildren and 20 great-grand- |
report for training.
Harold is train-|
andj
Colgate
He was corespondent for a number
man in the best sense of the word,
utterly fearless, with the passionate
intensity of the old-time Methodist
| circuit rider, to whose fellowship he
belongs.
Patton, indeed, can look forward to
a treat on commencement night. Mr.
Kazmayer's unique experiences as a
working wanderer, a true vagabond
of the old school, to gether with his
educational background make him
not only a natural as an interpreter
today’s they make him a
for any service.
MINERS MAY GET
EXTRA PAY DUE TO
LOSS OF VACATIONS
Mines Secretary Richard Maize
news
lecture
of
find
has
disclosed that most anthracite and
bituminous coal operators are plan-
ning to give employes extra pay In
lieu of vacations this summer be-
cause of war-spurred solid fuel pro-
duction.
One group of western Pennsylvania
operators already have decided on
that course and other groups in both
the hard and soft coal fields are ex-
pected to follow their lead. The va-
cation period extends from June 27
through July 4.
At the same time Maize announced
that coal production generally ‘is be-
ing curtailed” because many miners
| make a practice of taking tine cif
| unnecessarily.
Declaring that ‘the coal industry
Bill |
pra, both of Pittsburgh, and Robert, | ing as a pilot and Theodore as a bom-
John, James, Clarence, Anna and Ma- | bardier. All three brothers had been
| tilda, all at home. working in the surveying department
The victim was a member of Ba-| of the Carrolltown Coal Co and had
kerton Local, No. 1269, United Mine | played football during their high]
Workers of America. school days.
is the foundation of the whole war
program,” Maize appealed to miners
“to keep the mines operating at cap-
acity.”
Maize commented on
coal production was considered by
national selective service men to be
important enough to authorize draft
deferment of key colliery employes.
Consequently, he said, “the miner's
whole-hearted acceptance of his fuil
duty during the present crisis will be
looked upon by the Nation as a per-
fect act of patriotism,” and he added
that “I have no doubt of the miner's
sincerity and willingness to aid the
Nation in its struggle for peace and
liberty once he’s shown how he can
best render this aid.”
the fact that
RETREAT DATES SET
FOR CATHOLIC BOYS
Dates for the boys retreat to be
held this summer at St. Francis Col-
lege, Loretto, under the auspices
the Boys’ Retreat League of the
toona Diocese,
of
Al-
have been announced
by Rev. Father John P., J. Sullivan,
T. O. R., president of the college.
Two retreats for grade school boys
have been scheduled—the first July
30, 31 and August 1 and 2. The sec-
ond retreat for grade school boys is
to be from August 13 to 16.
The two retreats for high schoo
boys will be held from July 24 tc
“and from August 7 to 10.