faery 4 you —— SA t A GENERAL NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNION Union Press, Established May, 1835 AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY VLVANIA etl NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL fog i PENNS 3 3 -~ 'f Patton Courier, Established Oct., 1893 VOL. 49. NO. 20. MINERS TO STRIKE UNLESS THEY HAVE SIGNED CONTRAC President James Mark Accuses | Operators of Hiding Behind Labor Board's Skirts. Threats of work stoppages in the | ; rs coal mines n April if a |S March 8, 1942, and was shipped contract is not signed by March 31st °verseas last fall. He was a commun- Were Tadeo vel eestor oh JASE unt of St. Mary's Chureh, Patton. 4 slots during the age in New York | brother, Henry, is stationed with the City, where operators and miners are | AT™Y in New York and another bro- d : toi t their Qiff | ther, Edward, is a senior student in Shgoavoring Wo dron out thelr differ. |p; ‘pation high school. The sodic. ences. Addressing the joint Appalachia wage conference, last Friday, James | Mark, of DuBois, president of District | No. 2, United Mine Workers of Am- | erica, charged operators with “hidin behind the skirts of the War Labo Board,” and decared: “No matter what the labor boar says or does, if the men don't get a | contract by March 31st, they won’ go into the mines April 1st. We're ou to get a substantial wage increase and we're going to get it, no matter wha the consequences are.” Other district spokesmen spoke in| gimilar vein before the northern oper ators, who Friday said “no” to all the major contract demands made by U M. W. President John L. Lewis, which | n-| included a $2-a-day basic wage i pires March 31st. Meantime, at a separate meeting, | pleting the task of signing up all the Py cid he 9 WALTER CIHAN IS | | | | | | | | { T tion since February 17th in Nor | Peter Cihan, The soldier served wi | the Army Engineer Corps, |also has several sisters. n Cpl. Lyle Kline, 23, son of Mr. ar | Africa since February 17th. E | A —— UMWA IS SIGNING UP MINE OFFICIALS r| Ss ! d| t ti | | t Be Absorbed Into Rank and File By First of April |ion, district UMWA locals are com union men voted down a proposal by | Mine supervisory workers, the Southern Coal Producers’ Associa- tion to shelve the Southern Appala- chian joint wage conference until 3 John months after the war ends. Saxton, president of District No. 28, lared that the suggestion was ri- diculous. At the meeting of the northern group, John P, Busarello, District 5 president, declared: “We want $2 (more) a day and we won't take less. The demands are more than reason- able and the United Mine Workers expect to g said th Mine giv what is due them,” and added, you (operators) don’t, we'll take it.” John Seddon, District 5 spokesman, #aid if raises were not granted, many miners would desert the mines for in- dustries offering better pay. “From your refusal of our demands could come results drastic and unpredicta- ble,” he asserted. President Lewis in three hour speeh last week, demanded, among other things, the $2 basic increase, a bot- tom daily wage of $8 for all bitumin- ous field workers, double time for Sunday work and unionization of ab- out 50,000 foremen and assistant fore- men, heretofore exclued. The present basic inside day rate for miners is $7, but some workers, Lewis said, were paid less. The northern operators refused the major demands, arguing that condi- Hons in the industry did not warrant meeting them. Charles O'Neill, nor- thern spokesman, said the demands would cost about $750,000,00 for 1943, Union men said the cost would be ab- out $240,000,000 for 1943 on tonnage expected by the government, V- ARE RATION POINTS T0 BE BOOSTED? Washington. — ‘The Sunday Star says OPA is considering a 33 per cent increase next month in the ration points allotted for purchase of can- ned and other processed foods. This would raise to 64 the present 48 point margin. Final decision will be made after last minute reports on sales of these foods are received from various parts of the country March 20th, the paper Bays, adding, “If the sale of canned goods proceeds at its present rather slow pace, the ration will be increas- ed.” m “If Officials declined to confirm the report but one remarked that th point value of certain foods might pe increased if the total point allounent for April is raised. - testes Yrs THREE FROM DIOCESE ENTER NOVICESHIP Three young women of the Altoona diocese have been received into the congregation of the Sisters of Mercy in Dallas, Pa, The ceremonies were conducted in the Chapel, Villa Saint Teresa. They are Marie Matilda Na- Ble, St. Augustine; Mary Alice Bro- Phy, Altoona; and Rita Biter, Loret. to, The girls entered the novitiete on Beptember 8, Pleteqd g; .| hour, but were unable to save lu United Mine Workers on April 1st. signed applications. Whethe; to 1st, bers into the local unions at meetings, by the international office, unions were advised to file applications of each supervisor until the first day of next month when they may be acted upon at a special meeting of the lo- cal. District 2 membership roll will be swelled by approximately 5,000 men if the officials union is adopted. LARGE CLASS INITIATED BY FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES, ON SUNDAY A large crowd was in attendance at a class initiation which was held in the Lodge Rooms of Pattnn Aerie Na 1244, F, O. E,, on Sunday afternoon. 30 new members were taken into the order at the initiatory ceremonies, which now makes a total membership of 8683 in the Patton Aerie. This is one of the largest memberships of any lodge in the county. The ceremonies were in charge of the Altoona Aerie Degree Team; the Drill team of the Altoona Aerie were also guests of the Patton Aerie and put on a colorful exhibition drill. Principal speaker at the event was Attorney Samuel R. DiFrancesco, a member of the Johnstown Aerie, who gave a very interesting address on the State Of The Nation. Charles ‘A, Saunders, an officer of the State Aerie also gave brief inter: esting remarks. After the business session a light; lunch was served. In the evening a dance was held for members and their ladies, which was largely attended. It is reported by Secretary Mark Brown that since June 1, 1942 to the present date 126 new members have been taken into the organization. si A emt itn SURVEY OF WAGES IN COUNTY MADE Workers employed in productive in- dustries of Cambria county during 1941 earned a total of $64,063,600 in wages it was revealed in a survey Pvt. Walter Cihan, aged 29 years, of this place, has been missing in ac- Africa, according to a War Depart- | ment message received by his father, Pvt. Cihan entered the armed for- Mrs, A. J. Kline of Cambria "Town- | ship, is also reported missing in North OVER THIS DISTRICT Supervisory Workers Expected to] While operator and union talks in crease for all miners in the two bi-| New York City thus far have failed tuminous areas, The present pact ex- | to center on the Mine Officials Un- Under the plan advanced by the nion, all mine foremen, assistants, dock bosses, night bosses, fire bosses an dother employes previously ex- emptied from membership will be ad- mitted into the rank and file of the District local officers are present- ing application blanks to all supervis- ory workers and reports from unions indicate that a large percentage of mine officials already have returned Tr or not a contract for ‘he in idle April] give miners opportunity to observe the traditional John Mitchell Day. The day will likely serve as an occasion for mduciing the new mem- In a letter forwarded to all locals PATTON. PENNSYLVANIA, BARNESBORD TOPS MISSING IN ACTION COUNTY IN TOTAL WAR BOND SALES Over Thirty-two Thousand Dollars | th Subscribed; Patton Is More th Than Ten Thousand report of Albert W. Walters, count | | Sales of Bonds in the Norther dl Cambria Community last month, th report shows, totalled $32,211, | with sales totalling $33,224, Portage ranked second last month | er while | larl { Nanty-Glo was third with $21,234, | can | with sales totalling $28,630, ; and Ebensburg was fourth with $20, 960; South Fork, with $20,061, rank ing fifth, Other totals in various parts 1 | tl 0 { the county were: | Bakerton, $18; Ca | Colver, $9,130; Coupon, on, $11,361; Elmora, zin, $9,065; Hastin $74; Patton, $10, | Vintondale, $9,262. | must be no let-down. Vv GASOLINE RATION FOR ‘N' BOOKS IS SLASHED TO HALF PRESENT RATE Ban On Pleasure Driving Is Lifted But There Won't Be much Fuel Available to Do 1t Action of the Office of Price Ad- ministration in slicing, the basic “A” to: = Oikos gp y PN aed of the Cambria Co, Retail Gasoline Dealers Association, as “another tough blow.” The cut in the “A” cou- pon will result in a 25 per cent yve- duction in business at gasoline sta- tions, and many stations in the coun- ty may be forced to close. The ration after Monday on “A” books was cut to one and one-half gallons in Eastern states, beginning next Monday. But the motorist can use that gas as he pleases. The cou- pons of Period coupons will have to last four months instead of two mon- ths, but will still be good for three gallons per coupon. Cutting of the allowed mileage in the east was said to be resulting in a wholesale disposal of cars in this dis- trict. Agencies have been purchasing cars and transferring them to areas not hit by the gasoline ban, The present “A” ration book gives one 24 gallons of gas for a two mon- th period, based on the use of eight coupons, valued at three gallons each. The new A-5 coupons valid on Monday will have to last for a four months’ period. imine Nf setae pe GET OUT YOUR COFFEE COUPON, EASTER CARD AND SPRING BONNET March 21st is a red letter day in more ways than one this year. Not only is it Sunday and the first day of spring, but it also is the dead line for redeeming Coupon No. 35 for that pound of coffee and it's the last day for getting those Easter cards in the malls for those boys overseas, While Easter comes late this year —April 25—postal authorities believe its not too early to start thinking ab- out Easter if you are planning a hol- iday note to’ the men of the armed forces now serving on foreign soil, If you get your Easter cards or ‘letters in the mail before March 21st every effort will be made to effect a delivery in time for Easter Sunday, providing you mail promptly and heed instructions for addressing. Addresses must be legible. Easter greetings to overseas army personnel should show in addition to the name made public the other day by the De- partment of Internal Affairs at Har- risburg. A total of 38,240 men and 1,992 wo- men were employed in 243 business establishments of the county during the year with the nen earning $62,- and address of the sender, the name, rank, Army serial number, branch of service, organization, APO number of the addressee and the postoffice through which the mail is to be rou- ted, Easter mail for Navy personnel be- sides the name and address of the 623,600 and the “women earning $1,- 440,000. Ya re WY ee > 4 EBENSBURG BARN DESTROYED BY FIRE Fire late Tuesday night destroyed 21 & small barn on the property of Ralph McCoy of Ebensburg. Ebensburg fire- : men battled the blaze for nearly an the frame structure. However, they play- ed hundreds of gallons of water on the McCoy home, saving it. \ a p—" sender, should show the name, rank orrating of the addressee and the na- val uisi¥eto which he is assigned, or the notorists with ~hip or postoffice thremore than 560 miitds to be rout- ed. The so-called “war tires: Barnesboro led all the other com- | munities in Cambria County, outside | mental of Johnstown, in the total sales of E | Series War Savings Bonds during | February, according to the monthly chairman of the War Savings Staff In January, Barnesboro also led the area | Cambria county may well be proud of its bond-buying record, and there THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1943. "MOTORISTS MUST SHARE RIDES OR istrator, Warns of Drastic New Ruling. Motorists are facin, es if they refuse to participate in th ride-sharing clubs, Prentiss M. Brown, price adminis trator, has ordered local y e | persons to and from work regu y have not been made, the appli t wil have to produce that alternate means of transporta | t'as possible. Brown said that ride-sharing must rrolltown, $5.698; | be mad ea universal practice if pass- | 80; Cress- | enger car mileage is to be reduced to | $1,705; Gallit- | the 5000-mile-a-ayear average recom- | gs, $11,118; Loretto | mended by the Baruch rubber inves- 948: Revloc, $10,742; { St. Benedict, $374; Spangler, $9,036; tigating committee. The “B” and “A” miles of driving a month in the cast- ern states and 470 miles outside of the area. There is no driving ceiling on “C"” cards. Vim TWO CARROLLTOWN BROTHERS LISTED MISSING IN ACTION Ashville Youth Is Also Reported As Prisoner of the Japanese By the Government 2 ~, 0 Ca own brothers who had d during miore than Je #8 miss “Nor ‘African battlefront, and another is a prisoner of war, Listed as missing are: Pvt, Michael Dindosh, 31, Carroll- Wi. Pvt. John Dindosh, 22, Carrolltown. Pvt. Ardell W. Igo, Fallentimber. Reported as a prisoner of war of the Japanese Government: R.D. 2 The parents of the Pvts. Dindosh, r, and Mrs. Michael Dindosh, have peen notified by the War Department that the two men have been missing in action in the North African cam- paign since Feb. 17, The two brothers, who had been practically inseparable for the last 10 years, had worked together in the Sterling mine at Bakerton before en- tering the service together in March or last year. They made special re- quests that they be sent to the samc training camp. The army complied with the request and sent both of them to Ft. Belvoir, Va., where they were attaches to an armored division. The had remained together since, going to England, and then to Africa. The missing brothers are two of four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Dindosh serving in the armed forces of the na- tion, The other two sons are Pvt. Paul Dindosh, 28, located at Ft. Wadsworth, N, Y., and Pvt. Matthew Dindosh, 21, located at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. All four of the Dindosh brothers in the armed forces were graduated Carrolitown High School. There are three daughters and another son in the family. Pvt, Ardell W. Igo, Fallentimber, whose wife and two children reside in Altoona, also has been listed by the War Department as missing in action, Pvt. Gibbons, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Gibbons, of Ashville R, D. 1, was reported as being held a pris- oner by the Japanese following the fall of the Philippine Islands. V RECAPPERS FLOODED WITH TIRE ORDERS FORFEIT B CARDS Prentiss M. Brown, Price Admin. | g loss of supple- “B"” and “C” gasoline ration- ing books issued for occupational us- rationing | n | poards to insist that applicants for supplemental ration books belong to | full ride sharing clubs when the books become renewable beginning Mar. 22. If arrangements to carry three oth- we are to recko evidence tion are not available and that he is sharing his car with as many people books provide 378 | Pvt, Charles L. Gibbons, Ashville, i SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR CAMBRIA IS LEADING | Cambri ead | the 1 in the WAAC town Recruiting substation, Appearing in the weekly bulleti to the county recruiters: “Cambria ccunty has | e centrated drive that left us along the way, and more coming i | - ty’ 8 past history.” lc Nf i JAY SPERRY DIES OF WOUNDS REGEIVED | | | { | tified By War Department of | His Demise in India. i | Department in Washington, Tari of his country. | of a bomber squadron, with the U, 8S. Army Air Corps, located with the Asiatic Area, somewhere in India, entering their servi PE ui SD ining at Kessl er Field, Mississippi 14th, 1915, and in the Patton Public Schools, He gra- duated from the Patton High School n 1933. Besides his mother, ne is survived by his step-father, David Sperry, one sister, Sara Sperry, and one brother, Rhuel Sperry. He is also survived by his grandfather, David P, Roberts, and an uncle, B. F. Frank- lin ,who makes his home with the Sperry family, iY SURPRISE AIR RAID TEST SLATED THIS MONTH District residents will be given their first “surprise” air-raid practice test under the new regulations within the present month, it has been announced by the State Council of Defense, The test will be the first one under the new unified tri-state regulations, in which residents will not be given ad- vance notice of the time of the drill. No indication was given as to whe- ther the test will be conducted as a daylight drill, or blackout. REVLOC YOUTH LISTED AS MISSING IN ACTION Cpl. Thomas Banfield, 23, of Rev- loc, is missing in action with the Am- erican Expeditionary Forces in North Africa, the War Department last Fri- day notified his mother,. Mrs. Sara Banfield of Revloc. Cpl. Banfield enlisted in the Army in 1941, and trained with the Rang- ers, He is a former employee of the Monroe Coal Co. mine in Revioc, A brother, Pvt. Banfield is on duty with the Army in Mississippi, ——V RAILROAD WRECK SNARLS TRAFFIC Traffic on two main Portage streets was blocked for more than Lifting of restrictions on recapping of automobile tires has resulted in a | rush of business for auto service | shops and recapping plants, it is re- | ported, and some of the retreading plants are working on a 24-hour ba- sis. Heavy backlogs of orders have been piled up due to the rush and some of the plants are days behind on deliveries. According to reports motorists are receiving satisfactory service from recapped tires, Some that have been in service from 7,000 to 13,000 miles are still in usable condition. Tire men credit motorists with better care of J ly were available to all eligible « th. | as replacements. Motorists with m eage rations of less than 560 mil recapped tires as replacements. “their tires under rubber restrictions monthly may still apply for used and | cording to figurespocappers warn il-| restation and proper inflation are es | the tail or<h most motorists now ! geant Sam Sarpolus Wis. +he 35. cars out of tne Puritan branch when one was injured. she is an Explosives Licensing Agent for Hastings and Vicinty and that her appointment was made by R, R. Say- ers, Director Explosives Control, Bu- reau of Mines, Washin authorized to issue new or renewal li- | two hours on Sunday by a loaded P. R. coal train, after a locomitive was derailed and overturned. Two locomo- | tives were hauling approximately 50 | the front locomotive was derailed, No r—— NT ia MRS. ROSE FRANKLIN IS ALSO EXPLOSIVE AGENT, Mrs. Rose Franklin, Justice of the Peace, of Hastings, advises us that IN WAAG CAMPAIGN a County has again taken recruiting campaign in the Harrisburg district, | according to word received at Johns- from the headquarters oo the district | embracing 35 counties, is this tribute passed all counties in the number of enrollments and enjoys a very sizeable margin at this writing. With 73 enrollments to : date, Technical Sgt. Walter Myers Wednesday in New York by a union and the Johnstown commandos have blitzed their way to the top in a con- X Pl gaping | trict No, 2 miners. IN ASIATIC ACTION | Mother of Patton Sergeant Is No- A telegram was received by Mrs. Cecelia Sperry, of this place, Wednes- day morning at 10:30, from the War stating | that her son, Staff Sergeant James {B. (Jay) Sperry, aged 27 years, died on March 14th, as a result of wounds | which were received in action in de- Sergeant Sperry, well known to our local readers, was a filght mechanic He enlisted in the service on No- vember 10th, 1941, in Seattle, Wash- ington, where he had at that time been employed by the Bowing Air- received his Basic tra. | CIS Per C received his education | © POLICY COMMITTEE ! i | | OF MINE WORKERS SUBMITS ITS TERMS Proposals for Inclusion in New Agreement List Number of Added Demands. | n While the $2-a-day issue has mon- opolized stormy bituminous contract proceedings in New York, a number | of other important proposals will be | introducted later, it was revealed on official now attending the negotia- tions, as a representative of the Dis- | f| At meetings of the International n with Cambria cotin- | Policy Committee recommendations were adopted as the policy of the Un- {ited Mine Workers of America to be | used as a guide for all districts in the | bituminous regions in the negotiation {of wage agreements, | Miners will ask that the present | six-day week terminate as soon as | the war emergency ends and also will ask that “to conform with the basic and legal requirement for the indus- try, the maximum hours and working time provisions be amended to estab- | lish portal-to-portal for starting and | quitting time for all underground | workers.” A $30 hike will be asked for each miner as a vacation payment. The clause to be requested included into the new contract, states: “The com- pensation payments for the vacation period shall be increased to fifty dol- lars.” Oeprators will be asked to pay dou- be time for all work performed Sun- days. Miners also seek abolition of tiie third shift at all mines in a pro- posed amendment. The clause requesting the pay hike reads: “Rates for all classifications of inside and outside day men shall be increased $2 a day, except those clas- sifications with sub-standard wages, namely greasers, trappers, ¢ hy oy fh “Combined cutting an ch RE i loading Ti rales shall be increased 28 1-4 cents SHS ot: 1 Suid States for Torsign per ton; 25 1-4 cents of this amount ceived no furloughs since his enlist- | Shall be added to the existing rates ment. The last letter Mrs. Sperry re-| for loaders and three cents to existing ceived from her son was on March 11. The deceased was born on. April cutting rates. Pick mining shall be increased 28 1-4 cents per ton. Yard- age and deadwork rates shall be in- creased 2857 per cent. Cutting rates on track mounted machines shall be increased 3 cents per ton. Where ton- {nage rates are paid on conveyors or [other mechanical loading devices the | increase shall be 25 1-4 cents a ton, | Footage and yardage rates shall be | increased 28.57 per cent.” To include members of the Mine Of- ficials Union, the term “mine work- er” as used in the agreement shall include all persons “ inside and out- side of the mine, except the superin- tendent.” Another provision specifies: “Oper- ators who are parties to this agree- ment shall include clauses to protect the wage scales and conditions of em- ployment whenever any of their mines arc let to any corporation, or com- pany, or individual for operating pur- poses. This obligation is to protect the contract and preserve the interest of the miners.” “Only union made explosives, mine supplies and tools shall be made av- ailable for use by the mine workers.” “The operater shall be responsible for delivering mine cars to and from the miner's working place.” Miners will try to remove the sev- en-cent daily assessment placed on el- ectric lamps in a clause: “Mine work- ers shall not be required to pay for safety equipment and devices, inclu- ding electric hght and cap rentals. All day and monthly men shall be furnished necessary tools and equip- ment without charge.” “No charge shall be made to the miners for blacksmithing.” . “It will not be a violation of any terms of the agreement for the mine workers to cease work to prevent the shipment of coal to non-union con cerns or where a strike is in pro- gress.” Individual districts of the UMWA “shall not negotiate agreements which grant more favorable conditions to the operators than obtained in the basic contract.” BAKERTON MINE RESUMES WORK ON MONDAY LAST Miners employed in the Smokeless mine of the McCombie Coal Co., near Bakerton ended their week-long walke out by returning to work on Monday, The 36 men employed in the mine refused to enter the pits on the first day of the month when a motorman was placed on coal loading. Men went | gton. She 1s| censes, Vo "w mothing, listen less pi ory! A J A “1 /: back to work when the center of the controversy transferred to another mine rather than accept from motorman to logegar. Lewis Evo #g”and Bernard Timms, districkegrganizers, met with the coms pany officials in an effort to bring I about a settlement to the dispute.
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