A GENERAL NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR UNION = Sh Union Press, Established May, 1 VOL. 48. NO. 48. IN CENTRAL PENNSY 935 Se ap lEd LVANIA 7 AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1942 Patton Courier, Established Oct. Zo Sh , 1893 SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR MINERS CAST VOTE AGAINST AUTONOMY AT JOHNSTOWN MEET Resolution Scores Outsiders At. tempting to Interfere With Affairs of U. M, W, Movements for autonomy in the strong District 2 of the United Mine Workers of America have faded into oblivion, at least for the present, as miners gave John L. Lewis and the present organization a vote of confi- dence, Approximately 100 delegates from 30 local unions in the district, which embraces Cambria, Somerset, Indi- ana counties and a part of Clearfield county, at a meeting in U. S. W. A. headquarters, Johnstown, adopted resolutions which end the autonomy drive for the district for the present. Miners adopted the resolution at a meeting called by and presided over by James Brown, Revloc, who for some time has been leading a move- ment for self-government of miners in the district. Faber McCloskey, Gallitzin, another autonomy leader, was secretary at the largely attend- ed meeting. Resolution calling for miners in the district to the policies of the United Mine kers of America and to retain organization as its bargaining governing agent was presented Mike Degretto, president strong Local 860 of Colver, seconded by Louis Rovansek, secre- tary of the Conemaugh Local. Practi- cally all of the delebates were to have voted in favor the resolu- tion. The meeting, described as one for the “autonomy bloc,” was not attend- ed by any U. M. W. of officials of District 2. However leaders said that only representatives remotely inter- ested in the autonomy question, at- tended In adopting the of the 55,000 adhere to Wor- that and by of the and was said of A A. resolution miners called for all members of the U. M. W. of A. whose interests with other organizations to desist interfer- ing with the affairs of the organiza- tion. Complete resolution adopted by the miners follows: ‘Whereas, we believe these kind of meetings are for the best interest of the United Mine Wor- kers of America, nor do they promote the welfare of the the United Mine Workers of and “Whereas, it is our that meetings tend to turmoil amongst the United Mine and are do not that members of America, opinion coniu the Nn Workers of these raise ship of America, ‘Whereas, we believe that movement that tends to create confuse and cause dissatisfaction not for the best interest of the war effort of this country at the present time, and “Whereas, certain parties have been directing and participating in these meetings with the deliberate intent and purpose of preventing the har- monious carrying out of the United Mine Workers of America wage ag- reement and constitution by its mem- bership, and “Whereas we believe that the offi- cers of the United Mine Workers of America honestly have been doing their best to carry out the wage ag- reemient and the international con- stitution in the interests of the mem- bership of the United Mine Workers of America, and “Whereas, if local union or member Mine Workers of America has the knowledge and can prove that any of- ficer of District 2 or the internation- al organization is not doing his full duty, then they should prefer charg- es within the organization and prove same, and ‘Whereas, we do not believe is for the best interests of the ed Mine Workers of America for men who are not members thereof, men who are tied up to different interests to interfere with the affairs the United Mine Workers of America, as we are of the opinion that these men ulterior motives and are not in terested in working for the best in- terests of the United Mine Workers of America, “Therefore, any and 1S meeting, or any the Uited this of that it Unit- or of have be it resolved that this meeting adjourn, and all of the par- ticipants return to their homes and permit the regularly constituted del- egates to the international conven- tion to be held in Cincinnatti, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, legislate in the porper way as provided for in the constitution, for the things that will govern the United Mine Workers af- fairs in the future, and, “Be it further resolved that this meeting earnestly request all men who are not members of the United Mine Workers of America or those who are members whose interests are with other organizations aside from the United Mine Workers of America, desist interfering in the future with the affairs of the United Mine Wor- kers of America.” LABOR FOR DEMOCRATS has placed itself | solidly behind Auditer- Gen. F. Clair Ross for governor as the state CIO] and AFL have poined together in in dorsing the Democratic candidate and the rest otf the statewide Demo ticket in the November electi The Railroad Brotherhoods & backing the Democrats. eV es BLANDBURG BRICK MEN Organized labor JOIN MINERS’ AFFILIATE Both Mine and Plant of Harbison- Walker Select UMW Union at Election Monday Harbison-Walker over- Employes of the Brick Co. at Blandburg voted whelmingly at an election Monday affiliate with the United Construct Workers of America, District 30, United Mine Workers of Americ: The election was conaucted py National Labor Relations Boar Of 209 employes of the conce gible to vote, 193 cast ballots. a tyes” “no’’ vote on with the UCW. Two separate tions were held, one at the t one at the mine. At the plant in favor of affiliation, with against, a total of 163. At the the vote was 24 for affiliation and against, a total of 30 votes. As a re- sult of the election the Hz¢ n- Walker employes in the future will be represented by the United Construc- tion Workers. Alfred Schneider of organizer for District 2 of the UMW headed the campaign to organize the Blandburg workmen. He was assisted by Alfred Green of Clearfield, org jzer for the United Construct Workers of District 50, UMWA regional to It \ or 1929 122 ast ballots were ca 41 votes s nine S1X Johnstown, an Paul Nothern of Huntingdon, director. PATTON FIRST-AIDERS HONORED AT MEETING Nearly 70 persons who have pleted first-aid training were recognition at a civilian defense ing in Patton Wednesday week. They were presen Cross certificates by Jo representing the Cambri Chapter Raymond Buck the unit fe unit. m K. Daugherty, Gerald Cr Mrs. Mary Comets, William Crowell, Betty Hitch, Mrs and Rita Franklin The following persons receiv vanced certificates: Bessie Adams, Elizabeth Andrews, Rene D. Beunier, Helen Boback, Fran- cis Davis, Philimeana Davis, Mrs. Sara Davis, Melvin J. Fregly, Ella Gill, Anna Hudak, Mary Hudak, Ka- therine Hudak, Mary Homyak, Anna Homyak, Demaris Jenkins, Hazel Brewer, Laura Lowes, Barbara Over- berger, Cyril M. Senita, Mrs. Leo Donahue, Louise Dietrick, Josephine Deringer, Paul E. Hoover, Mrs. John Lantzy, Mrs. Frank Rodgers, Mrs. J. L. Snyder, Anna Rudy, Marion Com- mons, Melvin Scott, Mrs. John Stev- ens, Martha Shatrosky. Alice M. Smale, Zetta ter, Irma Thomas, Myrtle Margaret C. Wyse, Austin O. Craver, Madeline Regina Biller, Katherine Kollar, Mrs Charles Link, Bernice Shunkwiler, Mrs. Harry Mulligan, Margaret O’- Leary, Loraine Croft, Mrs. Thomas Donahue, Mrs. Bert Dougless, Made- line Fox, Mrs. Paul E. Hoover, Mrs Bert Long, Rose Saly, Mrs. Charles Snyder, Mildred Trexler, Betty Scott Francis X. Young. The class will hold monthly meet- ings to continue its study. Melvin Scott is chairman and Melvin Fregly the secretary. Thomas A. McQuillen was the instructor. V ELECTION REGISTRARS TO RECEIVE $10 EACH eve ¢ g I last ed Red Jernard, represented loca ledefense local defense well Angeline Bi- Bess A. Dona- Hitch and €Nnco, hue, Eleanor ed ad- Strittmat- + The county commissioners have agreed to pay each of 114 registrars who sat last week to register Cam- bria County voters $10 each. The reg- istrars also will receive mileage at the rate of six cents per mile for the trip they made to the courthouse to receive instructions. Saturday is the last day to regis- ter to vote in the November election. legistrations will be accepted at the courthouse until then. Vv Patton Man Gets Award. A jury in civil court at Ebensburg last Friday afternoon returned a ver- dict of $5,220.550 in favor of Ernest | M. Commons of Patton against the Kramer Brothers Freight Lines, Inc, of Pittsburgh. Mr. Commons was in- jured on January 16, 1940, when his car figured in a collision with a truck owned by the freight company. The accident occurred on Route 22, near | Mundy’'s Corner, Winslow, | Mary Montanaro, | Sherry, | MARRIED REGISTRANTS ~ MAY SOON REGEIVE NEW QUESTIONNAIRE "| Financial and Dependency Status of Wife and Family Must Be Furnished Soon Filled with que stions searching into the financial and dependency status | of each member of the family of 3-A and 3-B draft registrants, a new type questionnaire for these classes is be- ing distributed to local draft boards throughout the state. The completeness of the question- naire, which asks the social security number of the registrant's wife, has led to speculation in some places that it may pave the way for mass re- classification of 3-A and 3- regis- trant Registrants must specify the total jount of money which their depen- from sources other than bank accounts, the names, add- power all the inimediate family nts receive ployment-—stocks, el and must list and earning members of the resses of circle a man's wife has quit 1st state the date she did for the action. Her last employer must be named and her last job explained in detail. The social se- curity number will cffer a nieans of checking by the government in case the draft board is not satisfied of the vife's dependency. No one over 18 years of ve considered as a legal under the drastic regulations of new questionnaire. A married who any children must list the sex and date of birth of each with the amount of money each has earned during the past year and how much each has contributed toward the family's sup- port. In addition questionnaire asks how band and wife have been living to- gether “continuously” change from information previously ask- ed. This apparently is designed as a means of finding out whether some separated couples ‘made up” and went back to housekeeping when the marriage-deferment law was her job, and SO ason may dependent the man age nas name, together one the “check-up” long a hus- new a the ecent enac ted. 1arried /ing members’ of ardless of where 1d must 7 earnings any nust 1 the family, may be liv- addresses, breadwinners they their and size o the ily’s contri- t sup- to fan butions, if port. The 1 job, his own just egistrant give full a rs as to kind of work doing how he st specify his employer weekly earnings. what 1aS been and long has been doing it. and his the basis for In addition to forming reclassification of with depend- ents, the questionnaire will the selective service system effective report on available woman- power to take over war jobs and thus release additional skilled workers for the armed services. All draft boards had been notified in a recent order from selective ser- vice that every registrant must be re- I classified by October 16 in order that [ the state headquarters might have a | | chéck on Tomas 1-A registrants. men prese with 1 GOAL COMMITTEE BASE IN ALTOONA Pensylvania Victory Committee, compos- President, and Ed- ward Sweeney, secretary-treasurer, District No. 2, United Mine Workers America; Charles O'Neill, president and Walter A. Jones, secretary of the Central Pennsylvania Coal Producers’ have established head- Lincoln Trust Build- jing at Altoona, where they wil direct the activities of the local production | committees to be established at each | mine in the central Pennsylvania ar- ea. Clarence Donaldson, vice president District No. 2, U. M. W. of A, and EB W. Derringer, of the coal producers | association have been appointed pro- | duction managers in direct charge of | the work Local Committees are now being formed at each mine composed of six members, three representing labor and three representing management. {The purpose of these committees is to assist labor and management in [improving working time, increasing production, decreasing accidents, ete. | lin this area. Similar committees are being established in all industrial plants engaged in war work through- out the country and have the full support of the federal government in Washington. The location of the central Penn- sylvania area is close to the major in- dustrial war centers of the country, 1aving a short haul and rapid turn- over of railroad equipment. The in- creased production of bituminous coal from this area is vitally important to the country’s prosecution the war. The Central Coal Production ed of James Mark of Association, quarters in the successful i tober PATTON RALLIED IN FINE STYLE WHEN JUNK WAS ASKED Many Tons of Scrap Rounded Up Saturday by Volunteers of Salvage Committee, figures available, judgment Patton on and co- in the Ea- With no exact but with an approximate by men who should know, Saturday last gathered up ordinated in a ware room gles’ Building, and in a vacant lot in the neighborhood of from thirty to thirty-five tons of scrap nietal and other needed junk called for by the Jovernment. The junk collection day was an all- out venture in Patton, and practical- ly every ly contributed what they had lying around their premises to the movement. Junk and scrap of every kind and description, from jar lids to radiators and old car bodies, all was contributary to the collection. Truck load after truck load came to the de- positary throughout the day, and an energetic group that assisted the lo- cal salvage committee, of the local air raid wardens and school children ‘manned” the job with rneatness and dispatch. The local salvage committee, com- posed of W. E. Noonan, Charles A Snyder, Raymond J. Buck and Har- ry O. Stoltz, gratified with the co-operation given by the citizens, and want to particularly thank truck owners, the air wardens and the chil- dren who helped with the voluminous amount of labor entailed. The fact that Patton all-out rally for junk doesn’t that you must let down on the of scrap. Keep incessantly at it will help win this war. V - EAGLES’ WANT NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE BOYS IN THE SERVICE fami composed are had an mean saving Junk has No. 1244, Fraternal Order of Eagles, récently sponsored a three dances to raise funds smokes for the boys in Patton and vicinity that are served from the Patton Post Of- fice. The net receipts from dances amounted to $191.50. The up tional to mai boy a cigarettes It the E mail Ss sible, of the addresses to R, Patton address plainly pl Patton Aerie series of to purch: service from these cagles will make ount necessary carton of am the these cigarettes a and they boys in the E Pa is desire of agles to soon as pos- that service agle ( Print and mail request the mail thei “lub, Drav er write or ne possible The Eagles ments with the have m arrange- R. J. Reynolds To- bacco Company to take he mailing and this will include the foreign Sorvhe NEXT WEEK IS FIRE iae care of t boys in PREVENTION WEEK - Fire Prevention Week the nation will be 2 to 10. James Blake, chief of the Patton Fire Co. has sent notices to citizens of Patton to this effect, and is asking their cooperation in keeping Patton's fire loss for 1942 as low as it is— $25. Blake attics, closets, cellars and unused corners of their homes clean and neat and not to permit waste junk to accumulate. “Special precautions,” he ‘should be wiring, electrical appliances, matches, hot ashes, exposed fur pipes, and waste paper Thirteen fire alarms have swered by the local company far this year with damage amounting to less than $25. Patton Fire Co. asks ill of us to help maintaining this ex- cellent record. or slates, electrical and connec- tions gasoline, kero- sene, nace SO V SEES NEW WAR VETS GLAD TO JOIN LEGION Indianapolis Roane Waring, the newly-elected commander of the Am- erican Legion, has expressed confi- dence that the great majority of the soldiers in the present war will want to join the Legion. “We have what they want-—a sound and solid patriotic organization,” the leader said as he assumed his duties at the Legion's national headquarters. Admission of present soldiers into the veterans’ organization was ap- proved in a resolution adopted at the | ention in Kansas | Legion's recent con: City. Vv - BARNESBORO ROD AND GUN CLUB WILL MEET ON SUNDAY There will be meeting of the Gun Club on Sunday, P. M., in the Moose neshoro. All game a very important 3arnesboro Rod and Oct. 4th, at 2:; ng a OMe nunt throughout | observed from Oc- | urges residents to keep their | taken in regard to | been an- | + Yar. | t Bar | ROSS’ RADIO PROGRAM Democratic headquarters have an- nounced that Auditor-General F. Clair Ross, the party’s candidate for Gov- ernor, will have five radio speeches, beginning Thursday of this week at 6:15 p. m., and continuing on Thurs- days. They will be carried over sta- tions WCAU, Philadelphia; WHP, in Harrisburg, and EDKA, Pittsburgh. ARMY WILL INSPECT AIR OBSERVER POSTS Officers to Spend Four Days In Section; May Relocated Some of Cambria County Posts Cambria's 17 observation posts of the Aircraft Warning System will be inspect#d by ground bservation of- ficers the Army Signal Corps on October 19-23, according to word re- ceived from the regional headquarters at Buffalo, N. Y. A. Sheehan, informed of 23, district director, that an Army four officers would ar- rive October 19. The officers will inspect the posts, discuss addi- tional training for “spotters” and con- sider the relocation of some of the posts In conjunction with the inspections, three meetings will be held for the observers and general public. The schedule inspections and meetings follows: October 19 Johnstown'’s Conemaugh and South eeting in Johnstown. October 20 Portage litzin and Blandburg posts; in Cresson School with S. T. deputy director, in charge. October 21--Nanty-Glo, Ebensburg, Carrolltown and two Patton posts. October 22—Spangler, Barnesboro and Hastings posts; meeting in Bar- neesboro Legion Home, with Bernard Shortencarrier, deputy director, in charge. { "he Louis he bearing here says Nas car on of three posts, Fork; Gal- meeting Cawley, Cresson, are main- American the U observation posts iined and operated by the under the direction of Army LEGION AUXILIARY * CHARMEN NAVEL te Legion S ing Home. elected ac tiv 1ties coming year of auxiliary honor guests low nits in the at the Kuhn, Johnstown; berger, Ba 1 Spangler; | Cresson; NM The 1« pre 1 unty were dinner: Mrs. Arch Mrs. C. H. Laden- rnesboro; Mrs. L. J. Kelly, N Margaret Biller, 1 John J. Haluska, I ton; Mrs. Iva Bowser, South ork, | Mrs. Daisy Kaiser, Portage Mrs. Whalen anounced the 1g committee chairmen Community service and music, T. Leroy Beidelman, Johnstown; pop- py, Mrs. rank Ling, Johnstown; press and radio, Mrs. William Hartman, | Johnstown; membership, Mrs. C. Eves of Barnesboro. Legislation, Mrs. Clara Barnesboro; music, Mrs. Bernard Shortencarrier, Barnesboro; coupons, Mrs. Thomas A. Owens, Carrolltown; Scotland School, Mrs. Anna Whalen Spangler; finance, Mrs. Levi Kelly { Spangler. Child Welfare, Mrs. Gretta | Cresson; Aspinwall Veterans’ tal, Mrs. George Beisinger, ork; nttional defense, Mrs. Anna cobs, Patton; Americanism, Mrs Schryer, Conemaugh; news let- Mrs. Helen Kline, Portage; and junior baseball, Mrs, Florence Green | Po rtage. of ’at- and rs follow Mrs of Bostrum, Kuhns, Hospi- South Ja- The- resa ter, | MECH MINER FATALLY | HURT WHEN STRUCK BY CAR; SITTING ON ROAD 841 a Reported to have been sitting the middle of the highway during heavy downpour of rain early Sunday | morning, John Kuldick, 53-year-old .Emeigh miner, was killed instantly | whe n killed by an automobile. State Motor Police and Coroner Patrick McDermott listed Ira K. Baum, Hastings, R. D. 1, the machine that hit the man who died of a fractured skull, broken neck and fracture of the left leg. Police quoted Baum as saying that was driving at a moderate rate of speed between Barnesboro and Em- eigh during a heavy rainstorm when he saw a man sitting in the middle of | the road. He said he made every pos- he sible effort to avoid striking the man | | but was unable to swerve the machine |in time. { Authorities said the man’s clothing was soaked and that he probably had out the rain for some time the accident. The coroner said ations were that the man had drinking heavily duringthe day been in before 1; ndaic een 1¢ as driver of] GASOLINE RATIONING IN CAMBRIA IS SEEN BY MID-NOVEMBER 25.Mile Speed Limit In Effect on Thursday ; Extreme Penalty Given for Violations nationwide speed hour will be en- Washington A limit of 35-miles per forced by state police, beginning on Thursday of this week, to save the automobile rubber of the country Heavy penalties of two years im- prisonment and $10,000 fine are ex- pected to aid in its enforcement These developments are preliminary to national “gas” rationing which is to begin about November 22. Under the new ration set-up, un- essential car users will be granted ap- proximately enough soline to drive 2 880 miles per year County Plans Advancing Ebensburg— Each Cambria ration boards will be supplemented with twe panel boards of three inembers each very Wilbur Wright, county war vice and rationing administrator has stated. Nan of women from been submitted to the state OPA of- fice for approval, and another list to be forwarded soon for approval These panel boards will be known A, B, and C and first will act in handling appeals applicants hold- gasoline rationing books which will be distributed in the near future. Thereafter members will act as boards specializing in governing the appeals made on any future commod- ity to be rationed. Their decisions will be final. Even the county board, Wright points out, will act as a local board during the coming rationing of gaso- line. It will not decide any appeals unless needed by local boards ‘reserve’ board. The county board wil ed primarily to enforce appeals among local are to be taken to see aesicions are uniform A er of the man will become cause or n ga soon, 22 m and lite, have es persons, en all walks of 1S as of ng as & I be maintain uniformity of boards. Steps that ali appeal in nature existing three- chairm: 1ainiance procedures. All chair- nembers of ird which county me board an of panel 1 rati men will Irict « responsible county in De S acq become dis- utive bi to XE the trators a S fted” to serv be pern t the positic pe g1vVeR epling hardt, as- , are now rationed system be ‘gas’ the present g: 1 observe the present order that ways may sed to step up the appeal of area to used in de- sumers, “Regulations rigid the county administrator *No, stamps of ration books in Blair and other neighboring ‘“gas™ rationed counties expires on the 2ist of November. James Sets 35-Mile Limit. Governor Tuesday proclaim- ed a 35-mile Pennsylvania speed lim- it for the duration of the war. He in- voked a section of the motor code ta declare operation of vehicles inex- cess of 35 miles an hour to be speed- ing with violations subject to $10 te fine and Suspension of their li- censes. It on Thursday of this week. and says are strict,” James $25 Vv ALTOONA TO HOLD FARM SHOW IN GABLE'S STORE The Blair will be Gable's store in to 22 1 County Farm Products in the Arcade of Altoona from Oct. 16 this year, it has been ow held 2, inclusive, ced. £ entries Products show. $500 will be awarded to the exhit win first, second and third addition to ribbons. There will be an entry for rabbits and bantams, however, set by the clubs, with prizes for them amounting to $50. The show will be open each day except Sunday from 9:30 a. m. to 10 p. m. Persons desiring special infor- are 1iree to the in cash Farm prizes ditors whe places in fee | mation may make application to the farm agent or Stanley Troby, Wm. F. Gable Co., Altoona. Vv NOTICE care of The School Board will receive bids for the furnishing of coal for the | term of 1942-43 at its meeting on Oc- tober 5, 1942. A weigh-bill must be submitted with each load as deliver~ ed. The School Board reserves the 1 to reject any or all bids. ELLEN C. DEITRICK, Secy Patton Borough School Dist. right HALLOWEEN DANCE round Augustine Masquerade cing at St and square Hall by I irsdasy
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