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GERMANY NOTIN |
VALUE OF B AND C | ALL QUIET AMONG THE DEDUCTION OF TAXES | CAMBRIA FIREMEN
GASOLINE COUPONS A GOOD PLIGHT MINERS OF DISTRICT 2 AS | STARTS JULY FIRST PLAN FOR ANNUAL
OUT HALF GALLON! Confidential reports said to be com- | | CONVENTION MEET
| ing from European capitals say that | SH UTDOWN C O N TI N U E S
p : Germany's position is worse than the | | ET ow
New OPA Slash Effective Now.| most ond suppose. Not that she | — But There Won't Be Any Parade
No Fuel Allowed for Soldiers |is about to crack-up, but that she's| Awaiting a “break” in stalemated, District No. or Social Functions in Con-
on Leave in New Order. on the down-grade. | proceedings from the nation’s capital, | bers of the policy committee are at- nection with Conclave.
The Nazi war machine is short of { more than 45,000 miners of the Dis- | tending the negotiations in Washing- | ——
The Office of Price Administration |gas. Roumanian wells aren't adequate | trict No. 2 stronghold so far are re-| ton. Daily contacts are made between | conferees provides that pay roll de-| Plans. for the annual convention of
Tuesday slashed the value of all B|and Polish and other available fileds | maining firm in their contract de-|organizers of the district and the exe- | quctions shall not be applicable to| the Volunteer Firemer's Association
and C gasoline coupons in the eastern | are negligible. Synthentic plants fail | mands as the coal shutdown has en- | cutive board on progress of negotia- | wages paid during the calendar year | of cambria County and Vicinity to
shortage area from three to two and | to close the gap. Allied bombers have | tered its third day. Mines all over the | tions. 1943 with respect to a pay roll pe- be conducted during the first week in
one-half gallons, but left the value of | further reduced output just when it | ntion closed down on Monday at mid- On the Washington Front. {riod begining on or after July 1st. August in Beaverdale were furthered
basic A coupons unchanged in its Iyt-| was needed to stave off Allied inva-| night, following no action on the part| Meanwhile in Washington, accord- | Earlier, the conferees had planned at a meeting held recently in Beav-
est eforts to relieve the continuing | sion. | of negotiators on a contract for the|ing to dispatches, President Roose-|that new tax collection system would | gpdale
fuel crisis. Italy's plight is even worse. Some | miners, following the extension dead- | velt was authoritatively reported to} apety to the first pay period ending | Byron W. Davis, Ebensburg, asso-
The cut became effective on wot | cali it desperate. She is dependent on line of a series of truces that have be prepared to order the miners to g0| on or after that date. i ciation president arouiced that the
nes day in 12 eastern states, including | Germany for practically everything, | continued since April 1st. | back to work at current pay pending | With this exception the conference | convention will be conducted unless
Pennsylvania. |and Germany can’t take care of her| Continued loyalty on the part of the | settlement of their demands. But| report remained unchanged from the | conditions resulting from the present
These oiner new restrictions were |OWn needs. | miner to John L. Lewis, their leader, | Such action if taken would fully SUS- | previous announced agreement calling | war become more acute than they are
tain the War Labor Board's position | for a 20 per cent tax withholding, and | at the present time, however, the
The first pay roll deduction under
the proposed pay-as-you-go income
| tax plan wiuld be made from wages
| for the first pay period beginning on
officials and mem- | or after July 1st, the report of the
| Senate-House tax conferees discloses. |
A last minute change agreed by the |
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imposed: { So watch the Russian front. Ger-| who rose from the ranks 23 years ago |
1.—Ration boards are directed to
deny applications for extra gasoline
rations to restore mileage lost as a
result of the new reduction in B and
C coupons.
2—Special rations as high as five
gallons to furloughing servicemen is
revoked in the shortage area.
3—Supplemental rations will be de-
nied to applicants living in reasonable
walking distance of their work, re-
gardless of car pools and lack of oth-
er means of transportation. Only ex-
ceptions will be for physical disability
or to take account of need for trans-
porting heavy equipment such as
tools.
The new pinches on eastern motor-
ists began after the government ac-
knowledged that its efforts to restrict
non-essential motoring through the
honor system had failed. It lifted the |
original pleasure driving ban March |
22, at the same time cutting the ba
sic A ration from three to one and
one-half gallons.
Officials stated that every other
avenue of possible curtailment was
used before resorting to reduction of |
B and C coupon values. B and C cards |
are used chiefly for occupational driv- |
ing. |
HASTINGS PRIEST
HAS SILVER JUBILEE
A solemn high mass of faked)
ing was celebrated on Tuesday morn- |
ing for Rev. Father Vincent Schlem- |
mer, O. S. B,, rector of St. Bernard's
Catholic Church, Hastings, who ob- |
served the silver anniversary of his
ordination to the priesthood. Rev.
George Brugger, O. S. B., rector of
St. Boniface's Catholic church, and
Rev. Flavian Yelinko, O. S. B,,
sistant rector at St. Bernard's,
sisted.
Born Nov. 27, 1891, Father Vincent
at an early age entered the prepara-
tory school at St. Vincent College,
Latrobe. He was professed at St.
Vincents July 2, 1912, and after com-
pleting the seminary course, was or-
dained May 25, 1918.
The Hastings rector served as an|
assistant pastor and as pastor at St.
Boniface’s, North Side, Pittsburgh; |
St. Mary's, Erie; and Holy Cross at |
Spangler, prior to coming to Has-
tings. Father Vincent was the honor |
guest at a parish reception on Tues- |
day evening and will also be honored |
at a smoker on Friday evening, by |
the men of the parish. [
SOCIAL WORKER
RETREAT IS SET
as-
as-
|
A retreat for Catholic women social
workers, first of its kind in the state
of Pennsylvania, wili open on Friday, !
June 11th, and close Monday, June]
14th, in Mt. Aloysius Junior Colege,
at Cresson.
Rev. J Eugene Gallery, S. J, will
be in charge of the event being spon-
sored by the Altoona Catholic Char-
ities.
Rev. William M. Griffin
director of Catholic 1a1 8, an-
nounces that invitations are being
sent to all women ial workers in
the state who are affiliated with Ca-
tholic, public or private agencies, U
S. O. Workers and Red Cross aides
liocesan
SOC
LAYMEN RETREAT
MASTER IS NAMED
Rev. Father Thomas A. Edwards
T. O. R,, has been named retreat mas- |
ter for the three laymen retreats to
be held at St. Francis College from
July 9 to 12, July 16 to 19, and July
23 to 26. Father Thomas graduated
from St. Francis Colege in 1940 with
highest honors. The mansion of the
late Charles M. Schwab has been se-
lected as the site of the 18th annual
event .Approxtmately 50 laymen can
be accommodated during each of the |
three sessions. No retreat for boys
will be held this year because many
youths wil be engaged in vital farm
work.
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{ machine is stronger than it will e
| be again, and before the Allfe
| strike her.
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MANY GRADUATES
AT COUNTY'S High
| : .
| Listed, With Many in the Na-
tion’s Armed Forces.
| A total of 23
j young women are included in
graduating classes of Cambria Coun-
SCHOOLS THIS YEAR
| Over Twenty-Three Hundred Are| the
34 young men and|tp
1943
L,” Lloyd Unger, union organizer for
the Somerset area said. George Mot-
| many must strike soon, while her war | t, guide the destinies of the mine or- |
Ver | ganization, have been reported by the |
S$ can | hoard members of the district. “They | 0 |
[are still waiting for word from John |at a conference lasting more than an |
J {hour and a half. At the conference
| were James F. Byrnes, war mobiliza-
| tey, Indiana board member, reported, |
{ “All quiet on a united western front.”
| In the mainline district Ernest
Yanssens, of Cresson, refuted reports
that the solid front of the miners was
caving in. At a special meeting of
| Gallitzin local, 1056, it was revealed
membership accepted a motion
to align themselves with their fellow
{ unionists in remaining back of the
{U. M. W. A. president.
| A plea for a quick settlement in
e mine controversy was asked in a
telegram forwarded by James Staf-
ford, president of the Gallitzin local,
in the controversy with the mine un- |
ion leaders. The president last night
received a full report on the strike
tion director; Secretary Ickes, seven
|
|
members of the War Labor Board, |
| and Abe Fortas, undersecretary of the |
interior. Conferees had no comment |
on what happened at the conference. |
The case landed at the White |
House in a bitter exchange of words |
between the War Labor Board and |
the president of the United Mine Wor- |
kers after the board had called a halt |
to further collective bargaining until
the shutdown ceases.
Lewis hit back at certain allega-
tions on the part of the board, that
the board was acting illegally, a
| when
charge recalling recent hints that he
to President Roosevelt. | might bring action abainst it under
Union officials said that the min-' the Wagner Labor Relations Act. He |
ers, many of whom have sons, bro-|said the WLB’s order calling off ne-
thers, and relatives fighting the na-|
a i : gotiations was in conflict with the
them are receiveing their diplomas gj, battle, want a quick settlemeni| Wagner Act, legalizing a collective
this week. [to the present coal crisis, but in the! bargaining, and was a “malicious in- |
Six of the county schools, including form of a definite agreement. | terfering action, designed to prolong |
Johnstown Central High, have grad-| peace continued to reign over the | the controversy.
uating classes of over 100 pupils. At|coal communities of the district as| “On June 1,” he added, “Secretary |
practically every school some ofthe miners gave up their heavy picks | of the Interior H
the members of the graduating class | for Victory garden tools, while others! todian of the coal mines, under order |
are in service and are being gradua- gathered about their town’s meeting | of the President,, telegraphed the coal
ten in absentia while hundreds of| points to discuss the latest develop-: operators and the United Mine Work-
boys, deferred until the end of the|ments in the eesl situation: ™ Crews [eps 3
school term, will be leaving shortly | of maintenance crews have been en-
tc don the uniform of the country’s | tering the mines each day, under ag- | new agreement in order to insure the |
fighting forces. reements of the union and operators, | continuous production of coal. The]
The number of students graduat-!to protect company property and pre- TU M. W. of A. are in support of and |
ing from each school in the county | vent flooding of the workings. lin compliance with this request.”
has been reported as follows:
ty High Schools, according to a sur-
vey. Many of the graduating stu-
dents have already completed their
high school studies while the last of
PATTON OFFICER
ENROLLED TO HELP DIES IN FLORIDA
GATHER FARM CROP AIRPLANE CRASH
Cambria County Boys Will Join | Lieutenant William M, William-
With Others All Over the son Loses Life In Line of
Nation This Fall. Duty on Monday.
BOY SCOUTS TO BE
Adams Township
Barnesboro
Black Lick
Beaverdale
Carrolltown
Township
Cresson
Ebensburg
Ferndale
Franklin
Gallitzin
Hastings
Johnstown
Johnstown Catholic
Lilly
Nanty-Glo
Patton
Portage Borough
Portage Township
Richland Township
South Fork
Soutmont
Spangler
Vintondale
Wilmore
Westmont-Upper Yoder
DRI
Boy Scouts of the Admiral Robert Lieutenant William Mertenn Will-
E. Peary Council will be called upon |jamson, formerly of Patton, was kill-
to help relieve the shortage of farm ed on Monday when a U. S. Army
| labor during the harvest season, ac-|plane in which he was flying, crash-
cording to arrangements being made | ed in Florida. t
by council officials and the U. S. Em- | Only the fact that the officer was |
| ployment Service. At the request of | jjjeq in line of duty was learned late |
j the employment office in Johnstown |, Tuesday by his father, William |
a survey is now being made to de-|williamson, of this place.
termine the number available for| Official information regarding the |
| farm work in the summer and fall. accident was sent by the War Depart- |
The Scouts will be assigned to work | ment to the officer's wife, Mrs. Vir- |
on farms where sufficient labor is|ginia Williamson of Detroit, Mich. |
2 not available to harvest potato and|Lt. Williamson's mother and two sis- |
| fruit crops. Only those over fourteen | ters were visiting his wife when word |
years of age will be accepted for the of the tragedy was received. |
| work. { The officer's wife, late Tuesday ev- |
When the assistance of the Scouts|ening telephoned the tragic news to
is requested, a troop or troops will | Mr. Williamson in Patton and he left
be assigned to assist in the harvest immediately for Detroit.
and will camp in tents on thefarm.| tt winiamson a graduate of the
The boys will work under the super- | patton High School, had been a mem-
vision of adult leaders and will be |per of the United States Army Air
paid for their labor. | Corps for nearly four years. He was
It is planned to use troops principal- | known to have been a bombardier.
ly in their own localities if labor| The officer was born in Patton and
shortages develop, although the boys spent his entire life here prior to en-
sent to other sections. | tering the service. Besides his parents
Scouts throughout the nation will |and widow, leaves
in farm work during the He was a brother of
summer and fall months un- [lene Ruth William
up by the National |troit; Pvt. Ir
All older Scouts have |U. S. Army
roll for farm work [derd and N
means of render- | Patton
to their country
—_— ev
VE TO INCREASE
ALLOTMENTS SOON
Look for a new drive to increase
the allotments to soldiers’ depend-
ents, as proposed in the Lodge Bill.
This campaingn will get under way
the draft starts taking fathers
in large numbers.
Inequities in allotments are already
evident. In some rural sections of the | also may be
South ,all ents are more than ade- |
quate, 1 the East, where food
sts more, dependents
on what the go
two sons.
Iona and Ar-
both De-
son, with the
1, and Mil-
b
he
cooperate
Sot of
and
can’t
nousing
vin Williar
1 Africe
amson
‘ern
ment
il
urged to
1s a
needed as
lem Counc
Seer ea Vf i en mmiianiiiains en th of
HEALTH DUTIES ARE
ASSUMED BY STATE
ere
further
in time of war
Service V
FATHER CARROLL IS
NEW DEAN OF STUDIES
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VIOLENT DEATHS DIP
OVER MEMORIAL DAY
ic health functions in five of
ambria county communities have
been taken over by the State Depart-
ment Health and it is exercising
th h its sanitarians, it has
been announced by the Government
Admi Service.
This arrangement is based upon the
basic local health law which grants
the Secretary of Health power to en-
ter t municipality and take full
charge of and administer the health
laws, regulations, and ordinances
(
Rev. Severinus J. Carroll, T. O. |
has been appointed dean of studies of
St. Francis College, Loretto The
5 tolits appointment from Very Rev.
the war plants, shifts of civilians to Benedict Determann, T. O. R., pro-
armed services, a nation wide £a80=| vincial of the Sacred Heart Province
| line shortage and an eastern ban on (to which St at-
pleasure driving are credited With | 4 hed.
bringing about a sharp decrease in| Father Carroll has been dean of dis-
violent deaths for the Memorial Day cipline and registrar St. Francis
week-end in the nation. | during the second administration of
which apply to the borough or town- The toll for the three-day period | the Very Rev. John P. J. Sullivan, T
ship if conditions are found by him | was considerably lower than that ofiO. R.. Ph. D.. president, and regis-
to constitute a health menace. In the | the two-day holiday last year-— 191 | trar during Father Sullivan's first
following boroughs have | dead throughout the nation, compared | administration. He succeeds Rev. Dr
ver: Cassandra, Chest | with 304 last year, and an average | Daniel Egan, T. O. R., who remains
sytown, Loretto and Nan- | of 400 deaths on a normal peacetime | vice president.
| May week-end. |
of
em : . a
Uninterrupted operation in most of | came
Francis College is
ne
0 o1
county, the
been taken
Springs
ty-Glo
instructing them to reach a spee-|
{dy conclusion of the negotiation of a |
| holiday pay.
As dean of discipline, Father Car-| St
taxable income. |
_—YV — {
WLB IS RELAXING |
ITS TIGHT HOLD |
ON PAY CHANGES
Adjustments May Be Made on
Regional Basis from Now On |
New Instructions,
Washington. The War Labor]
3oard has informed its regional |
boards that, within their “sound dis-|
cretion,” they can make reasonable |
adjustments of wages and salaries in
certain cases provided they do not
increase costs appreciably. ]
These instructions were issued to |
clarify certain questions arising un- |
der the ‘“hold-the-line” anti-inflation- |
ary order issued by President Roose- |
velt, and relaxed by Economic Sta-|
bilization Director James F. Byrnes. |
The WLB told the regional boards |
that they could make re |
arold L. Ickes, cus-|Jjustments in case of promotions, re-|
classifications, merit increases, incen-
tive wages or the like if they do not
increase the level of production costs
appreciably or furnish the basis eith-
er to increase prices or to resist oth-
erwise justifiable reductions in pri-
ces.
Under the instructions, the boards |
were informed they can handle these
types of cases:
1—Intra-plant adjustments which
are necessary to erase an inequit
and to promise production and which
are not prohibited by the presidential
rective
2-—Applications
h
dl
not
+
tc
by employ
under the fair labor standards
pay time and a half for hours ov
40, or to change from a fluctuating
to a fixed work week for the purpose
of computing overtime currently
permitted employees covered by the
act.
3—Adjustments incident to impro-
vement of work conditions which do
not involve increasing basic wage
rates and which do not exceed the
sound prevailing practice in the in-
act
er
o
as
| dustry or area.
Adjustments included under the
third group are vacation pay, sick le- |
ave plans, night shift bonuses and
a
TOWNSHIPS REPAID |
FOR ROAD REPAIRS
State Treasurer G. Harold Wagner, |
announces that checks are being is-
sued to pay Pennsylvania's second |
ciass townships their second quarter- |
ly installment for highway and bridge
work. The money is being paid out
of the motor license fund as the sta-
te’s share maintenance of town-
ship roads and bridges.
Cambria County townships
their allotments follow:
Adams, $1,223.34; Allegheny,
$1.022.25; Blacklick,
31,076.22; Chest,
31.75
of
and
ALY,
Conem
$527.99; Dean, $209.74 st Carroll
r, $326.( Elder,
3288.59; Jackson,
Mid-
$381.34
$518.34; or )2
$240.10:
der, $209.97
Munster
»
Sum
v
$211.62;
$464.87;
, $542.58;
eade, $282.70
merhill, $675.-
3 Upper Yo-
Washington, $293.54
3; West Taylor,
e, $111.81
Vv
" THANKS.
We wish, in this manner, to
all those who assisted us in o
cent bereavement, the illness and dea
th of our mother, Mrs. Martha Mec-
Hugh; for the floral offerings,
for of cars at the funeral
(93.69;
2;
Caroll, $197.7
35.35; and Whit
203.3
CARD OF
use
Children.
roll has charge of the new students’
dormitory, the former Charles M.
Schwab summer mansion, which was
purchased recently by the friends of
. Francis.
parade and all social functions in
connection with the meet have been
cancelled.
President Davis anounced that only
business sessions will be conducted by
both the firemen and auxiliary. He
said the convention proper probably
will not continue for more than two
days.
Davis also said that the county as-
sociation assisted in every way possi-
ble with the organization of the new
Upper Yoder Township Volunteer
Fire Company. He said the new com-
pony will be given an invitation to
become affiliated with the county
association.
Wesely Lohr, a member of the
Somerset Co. Volunteer Firemen’'s As-
sociation, and Cambria County Con-
troller Dennis L. Westrick were guest
speakers at the meeting. Closer coop-
eration between the fire companies
of Somerset and Cambria counties
were urged by both speakers.
Representatives from 14 member
companies attended the session. Re-
freshments were served by the ladies’
auxiliary of the host company. The
asonable ad- | next meeting will be held on Thurs-
| day, June 24th in Vintondale.
|
in ANT
HAVE CARS INSPECTED
NOW DRIVERS URGED
Garage owners, who operate offi-
cial state inspection stations are now
Joining the State Department of Rev-
enue in a to to
their autos
The
an May
1110
a motorists oe
a motorists get
semi period
beg to July
31
1
the last few
But memori
in the final J
when some
idly for days ahead,
spec
0 unless at wners wal until
rush
period
were booked sol-
1d
Vv 1
Ver n (
ple
make
ympletion
and could
no promises what
of the task, still
men.
A serious shortage mechanics, a
shrinkage in the number of inspection
stations now operating to a thousand
less than those in business a year ago
and difficulty in obtaining parts, all
lend urgency to the plea.
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POSTMASTERS GET
THEIR JOBS FOR LIFE
gue the
garage-
of
Postmaster General Frank Walker
has announced that fifteen postoffices
| in this section of the state will be ad-
vanced to Presidential rank on July
1st.
Appointed for life by the President
with approval of the Senate, the post-
masters of the advanced offices will
have civil service sta
Offices
postmasters
Blandburg
Commodore ar
county, $1,300;
County, Heilwq
and Westover,
200: B
ed and the
unty, and
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Alum
rd
Indi
nnerstov
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OLDER MEN SOUGHT FOR
GUARDS, MARINE CORPS
The rps 5 Se I more
men between
for guard duty
lishments wit
its of the Ur
men will
the duratior
1Se younger
marine F
be
of
combat duty. Pa;
the
rricers
men live in b
emphasize
gnment
1 made 1d
wird units should
1k than that of
Government
duction beloy
comes of using files
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