PAGE FOUR UNION PRES. COURIER Patton Courier, Estab., Oct. 1893. Union Press, Estab. May 1935. UNION PRESS-COURIER Published every Thursday by Thos. A. Owens, 723 Fifth Avenue, Pat- ton, Pa., and entered as second , class mail matter May 7, 1936, at the postoffice at Patton, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879. F. P. Cammarata ... Business Mgr. Theos. A. Owens ............. Editor Thos. Owens, Jr., Associate Editor (In the Military Service) Subscription, $2 a Year in Advance Advertising Rates on Application NATIONAL €DITORIAL.. 104 SSOCIATION The endeavor of the Union Press- Courier is to sincerely represent Union Workers in their efforts to obtain economic freedom, particu- larly as advocated by the United Mine Workers of America. We so- licit the support of All Unions. Material for publication must be authorized by the organization it represents, signed by the Presi- ‘dent and Secretary, and bear the seal of the Local. The Union Press-Courier gives its advertisers the advantage of the combined circulation of the two largest circulated weeklies in Cam- bria County and has a reader cov- erage that blankets Patton and the major mining towns. FE ed ones, in the armed forces, who will not be home for the holidays. Despite | any grumbling we may have here on i the home-front, and despite the many ways in which we are rationed, and the pinch we may have in bond buy- ing, and income tax paying, ours is a mighty comfortable life compared Ito the boys in the Army, the Navy, | Marines, Coast Guard, and the Mer- ichant Marine, Our plane of living in [no way can be compared with the men lin the Solomons, the Africa sector, and our other lines of battle-front. | We can have the best Christmas i Spirit in the thought that even though we may constantly be stinted more land more in our mode of living, it is being done to alleviate our fighters, and our loved ones. i 3 de ok ode sie | CHRISTMAS, TOO, THIS YEAR, surely should be a time of prayer. Too many of us neglect that part of the life of a Christian. The Babe of Bethlehem came to us for our :e- demption. Perhaps the boys that are now out on the front lines of battle | are following out the eqample of the | Christ-Child in carrying out His wish- | es that the world be made righteous, and that all shall have freedom, and { equaity, and the right to worship the Almighty according to the dictates of conscience. Let us hope that the fi- i nal peace—after victor—in this great | holocaust, will be one that pleasing | to the Babe Born in a Manger—and (a peace that will be lasting, and fair. 5 ok ok | THERE WILL BE NO EDITION OF | the Press-Courier next week, as per our usual custom. Next issue will be CHRISTMAS, THIS YEAR, WILL not have the same old fashioned and care-free spirit in most families over | the nation. Now, with the country, on Thursday, January 7th. Press | time, beginning in January will be on | Thursday mornings, instead of Wed- | nesday afternoons, as as present, The | change will be made because of lim- [ited help ,and will mark no change |in the deadline for copy | present status. ie oe 3 ok | SILENT WELCOMES FOR THE New Year is being requested by | most all municipalities, at the in- stance of the Air Warden Service. While it is not the desire to dim the | spirit of festivity, but because of the possibility of air raid emergencies, the public is being asked to cooperate | by confining celebrations to activi- ties which will not interfere with a possible alert. in the war for more than a year, sow | Sowkk families there are, indeed ,that are not saddened with dopettes of lov- Prsptnmeeeg 0 short days of 1942, is Merry Christmas. HARDWARE eo we apprecizie your paironags. We appre- cigle it all year ‘revrd, but now, in the last tell you about it, and to wish you all a very C. J. CORDELL Lososmmasmsmresorsresononis! | THE OLD BROOKS HIGH LICENSE advocates, likely won't get very far the very best time to PATTON AB FREQ LILEAAIRIEHE SRR SE In wishing you a Merry Christmas this year we would capture for’ you as much of the old time holiday spirit as possible. Accept our Ten Cr y Cries sincere thanks for your aener- ous patronage, which been a source of real encour- agement to ug in 1942. Quality Meat Market Patton, Pa. hy WISHING YOU ALLTHE HAPPIEST h HOLIDAY SEASON/ ) has aed mas [ERX lin their rather hastily decided ven- ture toward upsetting the present state liquor control system. General Martin's opposition to any change of a basis nature in the Pennsylvania system should settle that question in so far as the coming legislature is concerned, That there may be im- provements in the present system to strengthen its control and improve its administration is quite possible. No one has contended that it is per- fect and unchangeable. But the Gov- ernor-Elect has made it clear that he has complete confidence in the pres- ent system and very little in propos- als to return licensing to the coun- ties; a suggestion which Prof Eld- redge, head of the Pennsylvania Al- coholic Beverage Study, Inc., assert- |ed would “put liquor back into poli- tics.” ok TWO PRINCIPAL CRITICISMS— both subject to correction without any. change in the present set-up— have been voiced about the liquor con- trol system. One deals with the prac- tice of accepting compromise settle- ments from liquor law violators in lieu of suspension—which puts a price upon law-breaking. The other con- cerns the mark-up practices of the state monopoly, which have brought the prices of liquor in Pennsylvania dangerously near the point at which bootlegging becomes a paying busi- ness. odd OVER TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY of the nation’s weekly newspapers have been obliged to fold-up since the beginning of the war, according to a nationally circulated magazine. Chief cause has been lack of sufficient help with the secondary reason being loss of advertising lineage. The magazine predicts that ere long countless oth- from its | | ers will “give up the ghost.” News- print paper will shortly be drastically curtailed and the price will go up. Newspaper publication is not a rosy | business just now, and all we can hope for is the ability to “hang on” for the duration. Foe de deo BEFORE THE NEXT ISSUE OF this paper is published the 1943 regular session of the Pennsylvania State Legislature will have convened The new speaker of the House of Re: presentatives will be Republican Ira T. Fiss of Snyder county; and Frank: lin H. Lichtenwalter of Lehigh coun- ty, will be Republican majority floor leader, with Representative Walter E. Rose, of Johnstown, majority whip. Minority floor leader will be Demo- crat Reuben E. Cohen, Philadelphia attorney, and James E, Lovett, of Westmoreland, will be Democratic whip. oo REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS alike agree that the coming session of the Legislature should be a short one and caucuses by both parties indicate that the adjournment date should be no later than April 15th. Neither the coming administration, the legislators, or the people are in any frame of mind to have another long. drawn-out affair such as that of two years ago. The administration will have complete control, and should have their legislation mapped out in advance, so as to insure a speedy and business-like session. 4 ke ok VOLUNTEERS ARE PREVENTED from enlisting in the navy and ma- rine corps through selective service channels until after the first of Jan- uary, headquarters of the two depart- ments disclose. Only the coast guard may obtain registrants who volunteer through induction—for a period end- ing approximately February 1, 1943. Fok dk UNDER THE INDUCTION PREF- erence set-up any registrant be- tween the age of 18 and 38 who wishes to volunteer for induction into the navy, marines and coast guard may make application from his local draft board, provided he has not pre- viously been ordered to report for induction. He will then be ordered tc report for physical examinations and processing at local recruiting sta- tions. Regulations are also being am- ended to remove the requirement that volunteers under 21 must furnish the local draft boards with the written consent of their parents. V. SCHOOL FOR BOROUGH OFFICERS IS PLANNED FOR EARLY JANUARY Harrisburg.—With an estimated enrollment of more than 200 local government officials, schools in six counties providing courses in the or- ganization of borough governments, duties of officers, services performed, and techniques of administration, is to be opened by the Public Service Institute early in January, Dr. Fran- cis B. Haas, Superintendent of Pub- lic Instruction, states. These new schools are, in addition to the municipal officers training program conducted by the Institute, which already has provided courses throughout the state for firemen, po- licemen, assessors, school board sec- relaries, correctional workers and custodians of public buildings. The purpose of the new classes, as outlined by R. Chapman Carver, the Principal of the Public Service Insti- tute is to provide an organized course of study for borough officials and em- ployees in the modern methods of or- ganization and operation of borough government. Competent instructors, including lawyers, local government | officials and civic leaders familiar {with the practical problems of bor- ough government, will be in charge {of the schools. | The textbook for the twelve-weeks’ course is the 250-page Handbook for cials, research and critical reviews | by informed people. It was prepared jointly by the Institute of Local Gov-! ernment; The Pennsylvania State] College; The Institute of Local and | State Government; University of Pittsburgh; and the Public Service Institute. | The schools for borough officers | are under the direction of John T.| Hermanson of the Staff of the Pub- lic Service Institute. — WLLL ie INDIAN RELICS. Harrisburg.—More than 2275 In- dian arrowheads, tools and ornaments | compose a collection now in possession | of the School of Mineral Industries | at Pennsylvania State College, ac-| cording to the State Department of | Commerce. The relics were originally | collected by the late Dr. William H. | West, of Harrisburg. In addition to | arrow heads of all descriptions the | collection includes spearheads, stone | axes, celts, knives, skinning tools and | a wide variety of ornaments. cing the fine friends and Ee you are wz would not want to miss this 1942 holiday seasen opportunity to send you these greetings. A Happy Christmas to You and Yours ROPE Ne PEMA TE RE PETRIE RE PETETETE, PAREIC RE FEIE * # IRVIN LONG § PATTON, PA. A Yuma remem II III IE | aR King of all, wars of men. TES a The holiday spirit of 1942 rules the land today. It is despite the Thursday, December: 3 0 1843 a But Once a ear” Geo. C. Hoppel Patton, Pa. 6 4 & “for Chrishuas comes’ & Fimusninnstn tise te vs tintin ny CEILI TEI IIE LIKI ETI PELE, | PR ER gm i a Merry Qhristuas ¥r | RRR RRR RRR RRR, | M3 i Sag iF ¢ | ’ ® id x 7a i | EE TEE IL IE IL ILE I _~ GIREETINGS_ PATATE REIL IATEIS a T this time, when com- FET mon tasks begin to glimmer with new glory, we pause te wish you all the Christmas joys this joyous season can bring. Chas. F. Pitt Co. Patton, Pa. TR TR TR NG TR Te TO SU TP 5 P FS OT TR SS A A RS RE RASS BERS | jenn = i riglma Ae A possible. = A / John White Post, V. F. W. Patton, Penna. ¥ Forsythe Service Station REPS TT TE PE TE 5 28 70 05 5 7 May we take this brief, but sincere, time to wish you the happiest Holiday Sea- Bat even if Christmas came once a month, we would hardly find words with which te thank yom for your generous support. And now let us wish you all a very Merry Christmas in 1942, ~—— ngs of Joy -- TT but yesterday that all was commen- place. But now, what a change! 'Tis the Christmas spirit of 1942! Carried away on this magic carpet of Yuletide, we enter every home to say Merry Christmas to our friends. Patton, Pa. reer | Borough Officers which has been compiled from extensive field work in state, conferences with borough offi- selected boroughs throughout the HIS YEAR OF 1942 has been one of ‘world Fn tribulatien, but nevertheless, many good things have come our way. Chief among them is your continued patronage, for which we thank you very earnestly now, and wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS First National Bank at Patton il TR 5 TR TT FO G5 TU TUG 5 FT TT 5 TFN F555 To Fie Toh To Yo Sh 05 Jo To TO Ts Po is oh a A Pat tak de tb. a a ad I gs age A Fra ME SA i Ld ep mn tic lig DO
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