A GENERAL NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TC THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNION Union Press, Established May, 1935 Ce = “ < #7 0 of { ER ~~ £ J / Lt x AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA a 3 URIER Patton Courier, Established Oct., 1893 VOL. 49. NO. 6. FARMERS BALLOT FRIDAY THIS WEEK FOR COMMITTEEMEN Thirty-Three Will Be Selected to Manage Cambria County Ag- ricultural Body. Thirty-three prominent Cambria County farmers and business men will be elected as members of a commun- ity committee designed to increase the production of foodstuffs so badly needed during the emergency at an election to be conducted next Friday. E. J. Farabaugh, chairman of the Cambria County Agricultural County Committee announced that three com- mitteemen will be elected in each of 11 communities established in the county. The problems wiiich farmers faced in producing food this year will be in- tensified next year and therefore the work of the community committees will be of even greater importance. Mr. Farabaugh pointed out. He also expected that mitteeman has two fold responsibili- ties. Each committeeman serves both as the representative of the farmers of his community with the govern- ment and as the agent of the govern- ment. Each committeeman must see that the needs of the farmers in his community are justly and adequately met, The government 1s ¢ community program to maintain pro- duction on the nation's farms and pro- duction in line with war needs. These programs are intended to retain es- sential labor on farms, to support pri- ces of farm products at levels neces- sary for adequate production and to distribute the limited available sup- plies of fertilizer, machinery and buil- ding materials the farms where they can do the most good, each com- rarrying out the Lo Balloting will take place at eight o'- clock on Friday evening at each of the following places for three com- mitteemen: Cross Roads Grange Hall, Beaver Valley School, Killins School, Concord Grange Hall, St. Augustine Church Hall, Ebensburg Court House, Loret- to church hall, Stutzman School, Ben- shoff Hill; Banner Grange Hall; Wil- more High School and Richland Township High School Geistown v DON'T BE A DRIP AND DRAIN YOUR NEIGHBOR OF COFFEE FROM HIS POT Washington,— The country’s coffee pot perked up slightly on Monday. The melting of the seven day freeze sweetened the bitter shortage cup just a mite for the nation’s Java swiggers. Now—-rationing sets in. From now on each grown-up will] be permitted to purchase one pound of coffee every five weeks. (The term “grown-up,” as used here and hereafter, refers to persons of fifteen years or older, and no chis- eling—regardless of how mature the! children act for their age.) With shelves stocked up during the week's freeze there now should be enough coffee to fill rationing needs There's no use trying to hoard it now you'll get what's coming to you and no more! Vv OVER ONE HUNDRED CAMBRIA STUDENTS AT STATE COLLEGE Cambria county is included among 12 counties in Pensylvania which have between 100 and 200 students at Pennsylvania State College, accor-| ding to a report issued by Willam S. Hoffman, college registrar, Allegheny county leads all other counties in the state in contributing to the enrollment of the college by sending 573 students. Centre county | is second with 471 representatives, | and Philadelphia county ranks third with a contingent of 408. Luzerne, Delaware, Blair and Schuykill coun- ties have each sent over 200 students. = : V..... < MOVIE, Students at work and at play ap- pear in the Pennsylvania State Col- | lege School of Agriculture movie us-| ed by Dr. J. L, E. McCord, student] placement official, in illustrating a| lecture which he is giving at 33 vo-| cational high schools throughout the| state this fall and winter. | Vv : GET YOUR SUPPLEMENTAL GAS RATION BOOKS For the convenience of the peo- | ple of Patton and vicinity, mental gasoline ration books will be distributed from the Room in the Good Building, Wed- nesday, December 2, from 1 to 5 P, M., and from 7:30 to 10 P. M. Truck gasoline applications will also be taken care of. supple- | Defense | { Johnstown | cial troop activities. the week end to | NANTY-GLO MINER FOUND | Nanty-Glo coal miner, was found dead | Saturday afternoon beside | cutting machine in the Heisley No. 3 | mine. SEASON ON BEARS WORST IN YEARS The game commission last week just after the black bear sea- son had ended in Pennsylvania that it would likely prove to be the poor- est in many years and put the blame on warm weather and fewer hunters. Director Seth Gordon said sur- said a vey of about eight northern tier coun- ties during the four day season had disclosed less than a half dozen kills “Balmy weather and absence of any tracking snow made for very poor conditions,” Gordon explained, “neither the bears nor the hunters felt like stirring around very much Last year, with many sections cov- ered with a tracking snow st 600 bears were taken. Gordon said that this year's total would not be known for several days until super- visors complete reports, The commission credited booming war industries and the draft with the reduction in the number of hunters. “While early reports showed ther were pienty of bears this fall,” the director said, “poor weather condi- tions and fewer hunters meant a low- er Kill.” PILOT FINDS YAHNER TURKEY FARM 6000 PLACE FOR LANDING Training Plane Developed Trouble and Pilot Had to Remain for Several Days. AU the live of Rs turkey farm awaited orders relative S. Army Air Corps pilot lived illyyat the Paul Yahner for several days as ne to { g Oil and on 1 ad he was forced t trouble in the plane the farm when motor oped, John F Allan of the U. 8S. Ar- my Corps Ferry Command ing over Cambria County British-Harvard trainin oped trouble last 7] sday afternc After circling over Patton several times the picked out a field on the Yahner and br down his crippled plane Lieut was when Ss his g plane devel- pilot farm 2 to partic Day turk said he saw the tur as he circled over the farm but n thought he would soon of them. be Immediately after landing the shij the officer notified his headquarters and was told to stake down the ple and await further orders. The pl: will be moved this week, after repairs are made, The pilot said he was not permitte to give his address or the nature « his mission. However he did say ths he was on a routine flight. Vv - SCOUTERS ARE SET FOR ANNUAL ROLL CALL C 1 1 of at Final plans for the inventory and roll call of Boy Scouts of Admiral Robert E. Peary Council, Boy Scouts of America, were outlined at a meet- ing of the council commissioners in | last week. | The inspection will be conducted | all of this week by neighborhood! commissioners of the eight districts | of the council, with actual work being | supervised by the district commiss- |ioners. Inspection, conducted once each year, checks the number of boys in| each troop, the number of trained leaders and the organization program | of the troop, in addition to other spe- | Plans also were discussed at the Johnstown meeting concerning coop- | eration with the Civilian Defense | Messenger Service, Nothing definite | was decided. | Ly RATION BOOKS LOST BY [ ALL IN ST, FRANCIS FIRE | -_ | All war ration books at St. Fran- | cis College were destroyed in the fire | at the school several weeks ago, col-| lege authorities have notified the ra- | tioning borad. The loss is one of the largest reported anywhere in the area. | since rationing began. Repersentatives of the county board met with school officials over | adjust the loss, | DEAD ASIDE COAL MACHINE Robert John Davison, 47 year old his coal Coroner Patrick McDermott | said the man suffered from a heart | attack while at work, He had been | dead about half an hour when the | body was found by fellow workers. His widow and several children sur- ! vive him. PATTON. PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 1942 INSPECTORS RAP WAGE STABILIZATION ~~ HIGH MINE TOLL TO BE EXPLAINED ON | AT MOSS CREEK Report With Recommenda- tions for Cooperation. spector Aimed to Enlighten Workers and Public. Wage stabilizaiion and the role it is playing in combatting inflation will be discussed during an informal broadcast over Station WJAC, Johns- town, at 9 o'clock Thursday night, December 3rd. To help reduce the high injury toll and to promote general health and safety Dr. R. R. Sayers, director of { the Federal Bureau of Mines last | week made public a report in which i he recommended better cooperation between officials and workers of the John B Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Corpor-|¢,. or tne atin’s Nos. 21 and 22 mines at Mars-| ; g Department of Labor, will teller. interviewed on the program by Elm E. Meadley, executive secretary the vohnstown Chamber of Commerce Mi McCutcheon will be asked number of questions concerning the war time economic plan as set forth in Executive Order No, 9250. McCutcheon, senior inspec- wage and Hour Division, be ar Company figures show that the two oi mines nad 68 lost time accidents in 1940, 98 last year and 47 in the fir } f this year, Dr. Sayers said, in smitting his report the Interior Harold L. Ickesthat federal inspectors who paid a : visit to the mines in July of “observed an indifferent at- > toward safety which probably | many 213 dis- reported the two and to Secretary ime various regulations issued by the National War Labor Board undea the order, the method of filing appli cations by employers and employees wage changes, the stand oi WIL.B on wage changes under colle ive bargaining agreements, pay I of production or annual bonuses and will be discussed by Mr McCutcheon during the broadcast ihe program will be the first broadcast on wage stabilization to be presented in Cambria County, uted to of the injuries in the SecKIing mn + ct- Ss one- worki naif past two years Employing 585 men, the two mines work the same coal bed the | same surtace plant, producing about | 2,600 tons of coal daily. The No. 22 mine, which accounts for about 90 per cent of the output, is rated g / by the state department of min The No, 21 mine, rated non-gassy, is wor- | on the “retreat” with coal being Lown or i ‘ted by hand methods from pil-» Division nsSpector is the 1 | Employment Service headquarters, ouner racts and use A field office of the Wage and Hour opened in stabilization rk. Division nas neen Johns- wage at © WIAC THURSDAY EVE | Federal Bureau of Mines Releases| Informal Broadcast by Senior In- left in advance mining operations. The report of observations of the two federal prov made for the ad- health two ements to cement of ditions pe and safe It var in the mines. 1 several ty mines py workmen. feature company oiricials YOUTHS TO SIGN FOR THE DRAFT AT THE SELECTIVE SERVICE BOAKD'S OFFICES iraft boards : tions 18 at month, More 18 and 19 registered the Lieut.-Col. B tive Local for reg araft than year ol n the end of F. Evans, state director, directed draft boards of Tuesday to register the youths at local-board headquarters using schools only if absolutely neces- sary. He pointed out that the boards themselves should be able to handle the registration without calling for outside aid in view of the relatively small number of registrants and the fact that the registration will be spa ced over a three weeks’ period. coun before selec- service Registration of those who have rea- ched 18 since the last R-day or who | will be 18 by the end of the year, will be held daily from 8 a. m. to 9 p. m. between December 11 and 31, inclu- sive, No registrations will be handled or Sundays or on Christmas The schedule for registrations is as fol- | lows: Those born between July i, 1924, and August 31, 1924, inclusive -Reg- ister between Friday, December 11th and Thursday, December 17th, inclu- sive. Those born between September 1, 1924, and October 31, 1924, inclusive Decem- |! Register between Friday, ber 18, and Thursday, December 24, inclusive. Those born between November 1st, 1924, and December 31, 1924, inclu-| sive—Register between Saturday, De- | i cember 26, and Thursday, December | 31, inclusive. Youths born on and after Jaunary 1, 1925, will sign up with their draft boards on their 18th birthday. If the birthday falls on a Sunday or a legal holiday, they are required to enroll on the following day. College students and other youths who happen to be away from home during their designated registration period, will be permitted to sign up at any board headquarters GENERAL BACKS U. S. MAN AGAINST THE AXIS Evansville, Ind.—The Jap soldier is a reduobtable fighter, The German soldier is skilled and disciplined, But—*“Our men can meet and beat the enemy if they are equipped and trained.” And success or failure may depend on the training of our soldiers in the opinion of Maj.-Geen, Paul Ransom, commanding officer of the 98th In-| fantry division at Camp Breckenridge. The fighting spirit of our armed | forces already is being demonstrated | to such an extent that “we're entitled | to some spirit of optimism” General Ransom said. Dr. Sayers, made to Secretary Ickes upon the basis of the in- spectors, recommended numerous im- y con- also in- oUd Bedford Street, every Thursday nd Friday, to assist employers and | filling out applications | employees in changes, and to about the the inform V V WPA SEALS FOUR HUNDRED CAMBRIA MINES TO END SEEPAGE SINCE STARTING prevent contamination of the 5 in abandoned mines inte 146 nr accord has sealed ia County Richard Irvin, st trator, The work cov several years the WPA in Indiana County, 16 in perid of t time iso seal- ) mines Jefferson county, county and 31 in the several years nine holes in abandoned bitu 5 operations in Pennsylvania were the administrator ing the flow of sulphur-laden into nearby streams. The work has materially reduced the acid content of streams many of which have been rehabilitated for the prop- agation of fish. Sealing of the mine holes was spon- sored by Pennsylvania Department S011 last almost announces, waters of Mines, Pennsylvania Department , of Forests and Waters, Department of Health, State Fish Commission, U. 1S. Public Health Service and State Planning Board. | Cooperating in the project was the | Consolidated Sportsmen of Lycoming { County and the Pennsylvania Federa- { tion of Sportsmen’s Clubs, through the various county branches. The | sportsmen’s groups are vitally con- {cerned because of the deadly effect | of acid on fish life. In addition to sealing mine shafts the WPA sealed a number of drift mines in Tioga and Huntingdon coun- ties. —— Vv ea TO CHECK DRAFT LISTS FOR UNUSED CARS ON GASOLINE RATIONING As soon as the rush for supplemen- tal gasoline rations has been comple- | | ted, local ration boards will begin to check draft lists to determine wheth- er the ration books of servicemen and | | servicewomen have been turned into the county board. | Wilbur Wright, county administra- tor, said many of these books have { been returned but the total is not in | proportion to the number of persons |in the military service. Heads of fa- | milies are responsible for returning | the books. Cards of persons who have died al- | so must be turned in according to the { government regulations. Red Cross : representatives, government agents { and any other civilians who leave the United States for more than 30 days must return their ration books to the county boards. Use of the books by others is a vi- | olation of OPA regulations and it was pointed out by the OPA that wide- spread use of the books originally per distribution of rationed commodi- ties. nse A em | —Advertise in the Union Press- | Courier columns. It pays—ask the merchant who does! stabilization | this area from seepage of | Bedford coun- | issued to others would cause impro- | SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR PAUL LONG TAKES GHTING IN STRIDE AND IS NOW MAJOR Patton Young Man, War Hero, Is Also Awarded the Disting- uished Flying Cross. PAID VACATIONS FOR PATTON MEN Fi Washington.-—Vacation with pay, a union dues check-off clause and re- tention of the present union shop clause were granted the 4,500 employ- ees of 15 clay sewer pipe and hot top manufacturers of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana by the War Labor Board in an interim order announced Wed- nesday of last week, At the same time WLB announced it was withholding its ruling on the employees’ request for a 22-cent hour- ly raise for common laborers pending further investigation. The 15 compan- ies produce nearly 80 per cent of the sewer pipe manufactured east of the Mississippi river. Capt. Paul J. Long, of Patton, who won citations for heroism under fire in action against the Japanese, has been promoted to the rank of Major in the United States Air Forces He has been a member of the U. S Army Air Corps only slightly over two years and on the actual firing line less than nine months His father, Isadore Long, of Patton, received word that his son nad been pormoted and also presented the cov- eted Distinguished Flying Cross for action on an undisclosed The employees represented by the United Brick and Clay Workers of America, A. F. of L., will receive one week's vacation with pay after year’s service. The union shop clause, which WLB retained was inserted in the contracts a year ago and the companies had requested it be reduc- ed in maintenance of membership provision. The companies involved in the in- terim order include the Patton Clay Manufacturing Company and the Ro- binson Clay Products Company of Pensylvania, ASK WAR SUPPORT BY DEER HUNTERS IN GIVING HIDES | Gloves and Vest Will Be Made By the Government; Game Pro- tectors to Collect. one | meritorius pattlefront. Major Long, wno 1s now in charge of an aerial squadron, is one of the very few men from this district to earn the Distinguished Flying Cross Prior to his promotion Major Long was pilot of a Flying Fortress, He was cited last April for heroism in | bombing the Japs in the Bay f Ben- gal. At that Uime he was awarded the Silver Star for outstanding action un- der fire. Major Long was stationed in | India for several months, having been transferred there from Pearl Harbor He was graduated from Patton High School with honors and entered the United States Military Academy at West Point after winning in coms- | petitive examinations, He was gradu- ated from the Academy in 1939 and was assigned to California an infantry division Later he entered an and we transferred to the arm. He was graduated from ‘eld, Texas 1940 and was located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have prior to being sent to Pearl Harbor rovernment to turn A short time after g that oves | the flying school he armed lieutenant in the 3 | and vests made for the merchant Mrs. Long is residir | men, Game Protector Elmer Thomp- | ver, while her flying son, receiving information, has pass- (making history on the request to hunters to re- —s Vv Sab i Lee Jereray from hides | ,I,GYDELL MAN IS FIRST and Sc em ne hides may MYA 1 1] either be placed in a burlap bag or HUNTING FATALITY OF SEASON; ACCIDENTALLY tied ly expressed to him 1ipping charges collect, at 396 Cole- | man Avenue, Johnstown, Pa., if | more convenient, to be left at several stations to be announced in the ¢ ty, mostly hardware 1S with aviation sch ool air Kelly making kills during | F in June of season which opened hunters two-weeks’ | Deer | the on Monday of ti { requested by the the hides in order may be r the been gl over | made fc forces sea- | Corps Colo., | ed on the loose and | st 7 of the 1942 small district or, game 5 was ol John and sporting shot acc ’ near his home. Body of vegle was found hanging a barbed wire in a about 150 yards from his home a gaping hole in the chest Coroner Patrick McDermott the man was killed instantly when the charge from the 12 gauge shot- gun tore through his chest and pene- trated the heart. The coroner said the hunter apparantly was attempting to crawl over the fence when his over- coat caught in the barbed wire and r > in some manner the shot gun was dis- SUGGEST INCREASE ovens wet IN PRICE OF GOAL SHOPPER WARNED THAT NEXT YEAR'S WAITS WILL BE LONGER THAN BEFORE Pittsburgh.—1ne Western Pennsyl- | vania Coal Operators’ Association has postponed until Wednesday of the present week any action on a sugges- | ted increase in the price of soft coal to help offset rising production costs, including the proposed six day work week for miners Byron Canon, sec- retary of the association said. Canon and other association mem- bers met last week with officers of Districts 4 and 5, United Mine Workers of to discuss ex- | goods stores. All game protectors have | signated to receive the hides, express | charges collect, Mr. Thompson states He expects that if all hunters of this district comply with the request, that some 500 will be turned in, assuring a large number of the needed articles of raiment. The turned in hides will Fepresent a distinct measure of war- | time economy, as customarily they | are either thrown away in the woods burned been de ield with over fence said or Washington.— Office of Price Ad- ministration officials predicted the other day that American women will become more and more familiar with shopping practices now common to the women of Britain. And economies are necessary, they | emphasized because failure to elim- inate luxury services now will mean that “essential services will disap- pear tomorrow.’ “The example of British women, America, | forced to accept even more drastic tension of the work week 11 commer- | changes in their shopping habits, | cial mines in the area from five to!should help the women of this coun- six days. try to carry on with the good will ex- Vv pected of all Americans in war time,” | CHRISTMAS SEALS SALE they added. | STARTED ON THURSDAY | OPA issued orders last week auth- 2 3, |orizing elimination or curtailment of | many shopping frills and convenien- ces that have grow so commonplace (in stores of large cities and small towns. The order was not made mandatory but officials predicted that most re- | tailers would take advantage of the ing day. Jopposaminy to paut or discontinue | ” “ . | costly practices which grew up under { The sale, starting each year On { trac o stitinm 3 SAao HIvnr. | Thanksgiving day, will continue un-| i bod a bie adie | til Christmas. Proceeds of the sales, | widening” increase in Store CCOnaTiY | which sell at $1 per sheet, are used | Shopping will take longer, they a | to carry on programs of education clared, because an i SR ies ot pL Cr | to combat tuberculosis and to direct| ds lite un ingroasing scarcity | the attextion of People throtighout} goods will require women to stand | the area to the need for such efforts. | n Vine for a share of the Yemamnmng | : v hi | supplies and a growing lack of sales | MAYER SELECTS TEITELBAUM peotle Will %orce longer waits tor AS ASSISTANT IN HIS OFFICE | : “During 1943 no woman will be able : -_— | to buy as much as she wants of any District Attorney Stephens Mayer | thine age ici N : | Tuesday ey ay Elvin | Ti08: the 5 officals warned, { Teitelbaum of Johnstown to be an as-| ._1n San Jose, Calif, 40 onion Svient district attorney to succeed | have taken jobs as lumber mill work= | Attorney Maurice Shadden who is in|ers and are receiving the same rate | service in the Army in Hawaii. He |of pay as the men who preceded them was immediately sworn in, ‘on the jobs, J | About 17,000 Christmas seals have been sent throughout the county by the Johnstown Society for the Pre- { vention of Tuberculosis, it was an- nounced last week by Hugo Thomas, | | chairman, in anticipation of the be- 1 inning of the sales on Thanksgiv-
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