A GENERAL NEWSPAPEX DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Sh Union Pre UNION ss, Established May, 1935 AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Patton Courier, Established Oct., 1893 VOL. 49. NO. 39. PRIMARY LINEUP WILL BRING SOME LIVELY CONTESTS | | | Westrick, Hartnett, O'Connor and McDermott Have No Oppo- sition at Deadline, Despite the war and the resulting apparant apathy on the part of the voters, there will be no dearth of candidates for nomination for county, | borough and township offices at the | primaries to be held September 14th. | This was indicated Monday with the | passing of the deadline for filing of | nomination petitions with the county | commissioners. Following are the candidates for | county offices: Commissioner. (Two to nominate.) Democrat — Frank P. Hollern, of | Johnstown; Eddie McCloskey, Johns- | town; George C. Hoppel, Patton; and | Michael C. Chervenak, Jr. Portage | Township. epublican—John Thom- | as, Jr., Westmont; Cyrus W. Davis, | Conemaugh; Dr. Emlyn Jones, Johns- | town. | | | District Attorney. { Democrat—Albert L. O'Connor, of | Loretto. Republican—Stephens May- | er, Johnstown; Walter E. R0se, | Johnstown. [ Treasurer. | Democrat — Edward Baumer, Johnstown; Bruce Lybarger, Vinton- dale; Leslie L. Chamberlin, Dale; Francis G. McKinley, Lorain. Re- | publican—Roy B. Griffith, Stonycreek | Township; Byron W. Davis, Ebens- burg; Albert Scott Beam, Upper Yo- der Township. Prothonotary. Democrat—John A. Conway, of Johnstown. Republican — John L. Hite. Johnstown; B. F. Jervis, Eb- ensburg; James Bent, Westmont. Register of Wills. Democrat—Michael J. Hartnett. of Johnstown. Republican — Clem L. Varner, East Taylor Township; Paul J. Wills, Loretto. of | | | eds. PATTON PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA. BARNESBORO MAN BERNARD TIMMS IS MISSING IN ACTION NAMED TO UMW POST Mr. and Mrs. James Scollon, Sr., of Barnesboro, have been notified by the | War Department that their son, Staff | Sgt. James J. Scollon, 30, has been | missing in action since July 15th in| the European area. He was a mem- ber of an American Bomber crew. Entering the Army Air Forces on Shifts in two board positions in April 23, 1942, Sgt. Scollon took his| District No. 2 of the United Mine basic training at Kessler Field, Miss. | Workers of America to fill the va- and served at Fort Bragg, N. C. He|cancy created by the recent induc- graduated from the Harlingen Gun-| tion of Lewis Evans, Colver, into the nery School in Texas, in September, | Army, were made Wednesday by 1942. The soldier was sent overseas james Mark, district president. last May. Prior to entering service| Bernard Timms, Barnesboro, who he was employed by the Pittsburgh | .q been assisting Evans in his du- Equitable Meter Company. Two older | ioc as hoard rictaber of the strong brothers served in World War I. | North Cambria Mining section, has | been named to supervise the terri- | tory. John J. Maholtz of Spangler, dean of all United Mine Worker officials | of District No. 2, will aid Timms in his organization capacity, Mark an- nounced. And John J, Maholtz, Veteran Organizer, Has Been Chosen As His Assistant, | EAGLES WILL HOLD PIGNIG ON SUNDAY NEXT At the Patton Recreation Park; Number of Interesting Fea- tures Are Scheduled. Cambria area, the largest single ter- | ritory in the district, Wednesday re- | ceived official notification of the | new assignments from President ! Mark. { In announcing the shifts to the membership, the district president requested the men to cooperate ful- iy witn the board officials. Nanty- Go, largest local in District 2, and the big Colver and Revloc locals are imncuded in the North Cambria terri- Members of Patton Aerie, No. 1244, Fraternal Order of Eagles and their | families and friends are cordially in- vited to attend the Eagles’ Annual picnic which will be held at the Pat- ton Recreation Park next Sunday af- ternoon, August 1st. { { | TO SUCCEED EVANS All U. M. W. locals in the North ory. THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1943. MINERS ARE URGED TO ACT SAFELY AND T0 DIG MORE COAL By the District President, James Mark, at Indiana County Memorial Dedication, Great need for miners to practice every possible safety measure while at work and to produce the largest amount of coal with the smallest number of lost time accidents was stressed by James Mark, Du Bois, president of District 2, U. M. W,, in an address Sunday afterfioon at the dedication of the Memorial in hon- or of the seven men who were killed in the explosion at Kent 2 Mine in McIntyre, Indiana county, June 30th, 1941. Hundreds of miners, their wives and children, from all parts of the county attended the impressive cere- monies, President Mark, in his ad- dress, did not touch on the labor sit- uation in any manner, but confined his remarks to safety and the neces- sity of producing every possible ton of coal during the present emergen- y. The U. M. W. leader urged the mi- ners to work every day possible and to put forth every human effort to increase the output of coal which is vitally needed in practically every war industry. Residents of the mining communi- ty, through public subscription and donations from the Rochester and SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR IND | SOLDIER MINERS TO E GIVEN VACATION jon goes ag oot oon PAY IN THIS AREA Lawrence's Catholic church at St. | - — Lawrence, in commemoration of the | Probably Ten Thousand Men of present and former members of the| Local District Are Serving in the Armed Forces. | FIELD MASS | PICNIC PLANNED B | parish. The outdoor mass will start at eleven o'clock in the morning. { On this same day, the annual par- | ish picnic of the congregation will | Pennsylvania coal miners who have take piace in the St. Lawrence grove | been inducted into the nation’s fight- and members of the parish have for-|ing forces during the past year will med committees to assure all one of | receive the $50 vacation payment ag- the most successful picnics yet held | reed to by the United Mine Workers there. Feature of the affair, of course | of America and Appalachian opera- will be a chicken dinner and supper. tors. There will be dancing afternoon and| Walter A. Jones, secretary of the evening and games and other amuse- | Central Pennsylvania Coal Producers | ments throughout the day. Refresh-| Agsociation, stated that individual ments wil be served all day. | operators have made or are prepar- FV | ing to make the bonus payment. The CAMBRIA AR F | same holds good for the Somerset Co. — | Coal Producers’ Association. { ‘The large amount of money paid to | the miner soldiers, the greater num- | ber of whom are residents of Cambria First Lieutenant Paul D, Mec- Gowan, of Fallentimber, Is Listed By War Dept. Several thousand former Central | Indiana and Somerset counties, will [be scattered over most of the world | since many now are serving in dis- | tant parts of the globe. | Because of difficulty in sending i the vacation payment to these dis- tant points, many companies, it was | learned, expect to make the payment | to the family to be kept until the soldier returns. Operator officials said several companies are forwarding letters to the soldiers asking them if they wish to have the $50 sent directly to them First Lieutenant Paul D. McGowan, aged 21 years, pilot in the U. S. Ma- rine Corps, was killed in action in the South Pacific on July 7th, accor- ding to a Navy Department message received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Due to the rationing of food, it will be impossible for the Aerie to have a concession stand at the picnie this year. The sports committee have arrang- ed a fine program of events to be held in the afternoon for which cash prizes will be given. Bingo, under the supervision of Mr. Vincent A. Huber and sons, will be conducted during the day. The entertainment committee has secured the services of a nationally- known radio band which will furnish entertainment throughout the day. In the event of rain the picnic will Timms, former veteran checkwei- ghman at the Pennsylvania Coal & Coke mine at Marsteller, had been assistant board member for the pasi two years. President Mark announced that Mr. Timms will serve as acting board member until the return of Evans trom the armed forces. Evans was re-elected this year to a two year term as board member. Should he return prior to March 81, 1945, ex- piration date of his term, he will as- sume his office, Mark s but af- J e bi- Po ‘Recorder of De: lark, 11, Ebens- en an . FR enspurg; Reginald S. (Puddy) Dav- ig, Upper Yoder Township; R. M. (Milt) Good, Conemaugh. Controller. Democrat—Dennis L. Westrick, El- der Township. Republican—+Perce R. Appleyard, Stonycreek Township, El- mer Davis, Johnstown. Clerk of Courts. Democrat—Peter J. Culliton, of Johnstown; Joan Bitchko, Nanty-Glo, Joe Piurkowsky, Lower Yoder Twp.; Lottie Easterbrook, Johnstown. Re- publican—J. Dean Joy, Johnstown. Coroner. Democrat—Patrick McDermott, of Hastings. Republican—George Lee, Southmont; Herbert C. Dixon, Johns- town. Surveyor. Democrat—Isadore J. Pfeister, Ha- stings. Republican—Samuel G. Fet- terman, Johnstown. _ve—— ASSEMBLYMEN SEEK OTHER JOBS IT SEEMS Four of Cambria County's five as- semblymen will be candidates for | city or county offices in the primar-| ies September 14th. | Walter E. Rose, Johnstown, asks the g. o. p. nomination for district | attorney, while Paul H. Gross, also] of Johnstown, wants the party nom- ination for city treasurer. | Albert L. O'Connor, Loretto. is un- opposed for the Democratic nomina- tion for district attorney, and Mi- chael C. Chervenak, Jr, Portage Township, is in the race for a Demo- cratic nomination for County Com- missoner. The other assemblyman, Tom | Owens Carrolltown, is content to stay | on the job as editor of the Patton | Union Press-Courier. | er V- | | Nurse Dies In Africa. Lt. Claire Rley of the Army Nurse Corps, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | Joseph W. Riley’ of Osceola Mills, | died in North Africa early this mon-| th according to word received by rel- | atives in Nanty-Glo. Lt. Riley enlist- ed in the armed forces in September, 1941. Her father is a brother of the late Mrs. Reynold Lamont of Nanty- Glo. The message of the War Depart- ment did not state whether Lt. Riley died of wounds or of disease. Leaves Hospital. Mrs. Rosella Diamond, vice chair- man of the Democratic Committee of Cambria County, is recuperating in her Summerhill home from an exten- ded illness. Mrs. Diamond, who en- tered Windber hospital, July 6th, is a medical patient, was discharged on be held the follow [TWO MILLION, FIVE HUND- ‘his duties as a dis Evans, married, was inducte the army this month. At the same time, Mike Degretto, also of Colver, international representative of the U. M. W., entered the army, but his position must be filled by the inter- national office. John Maholtz has served for 20 | years as an organizer for the U. M. | W. in District 2 and has served un- | der four international presidents of | the mine union. | had been serving for the past ti of 7 In the evening there will be a floor show and dance in the Eagles’ Home for members and their friends. The Patton Eagles also are plan- ning a class initiation for Sunday af- ternoon, August 15th, the ceremony being in charge of the Patton De- gree team. A floor show and dance will follow in the evening for mem- bers and their ladies. —— {J PLAN TO REVAM He OFFICIALS UNION four years as an organizer for truck- ers and house coal mines in the North -d Cambria and Indiana territory. He Plans for the complete reorganiza- | began as a union official in the Dis- tion of the Mine Officials Union of trict in 1909 when Patrick Gilday District No. 2 were outlined at a|was president in District 2 and Tom meeting of representatives of the va-|L, Lewis president of the national rious locals last Sunday afternoon in| organization. He then served under the Knights of Malta Hall, Indiana. | President John P. White, Frank John McLeplin, Pittsburgh, inter-| gayes, and currently, John L. Lewis. national presdent of the union, which | For several years following the big is familiarly known as the “official| ct ike of 1927 he worked in the Mar- family unicn, stressed the fact that | gtejjer mine, serving for part of that the organization is working in com-| 504 a5 checkweighman. In his new fists parmony with the United Mine role he also will retain supervision Workers of America, the truckers and house coal ree : VOTERS GAN REGISTER IN PATTON SHORTLY ted with District 50, which is com- | posed of all craft unons of the U. M. | N., District 2, which includes mines | in Indiana, Jefferson, Cambria, Som- | erset, Bedford, and Clarion Counties. | The international presdent predic-| ted that the union membership would While there will be many more future. He said that one of the rea- | points in the county designated for sons for the meeting was to stimu- | registration of voters, which will be late interest in the organization. published later, nevertheless, in or- John Buggy, chairman of the Er-| der that vote nest Local Union, 106, M. O. U., was | arrange for such r in charge of the session. | be increased considerably in the near | RED THOUSAND MEN ARE Fire hall on Saturday of next week, NOW SERVING OVERSEAS London.—ElImer Davis, head of the | U. S. Office of War Information, dis- | closed this week that almost 2,500,- | purpose. They will likewise be a | seas and that the A. E. F. is grow-| vijle, Y. M. I hall, on Friday, Aug- ing steadily. Davis declared the Sicilian paign is “only the beginning” of the American war effort in Europe and predicted in a broadcast over BBC that “you’ll see more and more Am- erican soldiers in Europe.” Pointing out that more than half | of America’s war strength is now deployed in the Pacific, Davis said] the far eastern front “will be steadily | reinforced until complete victory is | won.” | | ust 6th, the same hours. cam- | | | those Ww | their address, and those who | sire to change party affiliation. —V {st CARD OF THANKS. cent bereavement, death of our wife and mother, rs in this section may | egistration now, it| | 228 been snnounced by the sonny ioined the army, and pointed out that | board oF giections iat Top eren 4) “potent and powerful as our we tives will be at the Patton Borough igng may be and magnificent August 7th, from 10 a. m. to 3 P- M., | manpower and human courage | and from 7 p. m. to 10 p. m., for that the decisive factors.” t Blandburg | a : . on Saturday, August 7th, with the 000 American soldiers now are over-| game hours of sitting, and at Ash- This registration is for new voters, ho have not voted in the past [two years, those who have changed de- We wish to thank all those who as- | sisted us in any way during our re- the illness and Mrs. America has raised and trained ov- er 7,000,000 men to date, Davis re- vealed. The Navy has 2,000,000 of these men and the Army has trans- ported overseas a total of almost 2,- 500,000, he said. Friday last. Her condition is regard- ed as fairly good. —OQatmeal is high in iron, thiamine phosphorus and protein. {Jane Semelsberger; also for the flo- rat and spiritual bouquets and use of cars.—Frank Semelsberger and Fam- |ily. V- The inland water area of Pennsyl- vania according to the Department of Forests and Waters, is 184,320 ac- res. Pittsburgh Coal Company, operators of the mine, raised sufficient funds to erect the granite monument in memory of the men who were killed when the explosion rocked the mine. Other speakers at the ceremonial were John Grizzoni, Homer City, in- ternational board member of the U. M. W., Fred Vinton, mine superin- tendent, and others. ' CA ‘South Pacific, in a& Navy Department ‘communication received by his mo- ther, Mrs. Mallie Stich-Thomas, who expressed the opinion that her son was lost when the Cruiser U. S. S Helena was reported sunk during the battle of Kula Gulf in the South Pacific. Mrs. Stich said that she knew that her son had been attached to the cruiser for some time and that he was aboard the ship when it sail- ed for the South Pacific several mon- ths ago. The missing sailor's sister, Lt. Le- ora ‘Stich, is serving with the Army and a brother, Cpl. Richard Stich, is Benno, recently was discharged from ters. Seaman Stich enlisted Jan. 2, 1942, and has been at various naval posts. MARTIN SAYS MEN AND COURAGE ARE DECISIVE FACTORS IN BATTLE Despite the improve | tury, manpow remain the decisive factors today in successful military campaigns, ac- i cording to Governor Edward Martin. In an address at an “ordnance for | victory” dinner at Philadelphia dur- ling the week, the the modernization of war during the last 45 years since he first ap- as our | is, | equipment undoubtedly «The tools of war are vital” he dded, “but they must be in the hands of trained fighting men, amply supplied and ably led.” The Governor said that soldiers in the the | | | World War II had six times weight in equpment than did doughboys of 1918. DPA RECORDS USED BY DRAFT BOARDS The State Department of Public Assistance has disclosed its records are being used by Pennsylvania Se- lective Service Boacds in reaching decisions on dependency claims filed by registrants. «po date thousands of such inves- tigations have been completed by the staffs of county assistance boards and information has been submitted to selective service boards to confirm or disprove claims of many regis- trants,” declared Secretary Samuel Y. Ramage. Nurse Corps, in Camp Wheeler, Ga. | Joseph B. McGowan, of Fallentimber R. D. The flier had been overseas gince April. Lt. McGowan enlisted in the Naval Air Corps Reserve in December, 1941, and was called for training in Febru- ary, 1942. He won his wings as a pi- lot and his commission last December and was assigned for duty at Nor- folk, Va., with the Marine Corps. In March last he was transferred to San Diego, California, and the following month was sent to the combat zone. The officer graduated from Reade and 1921, a 8 0 ph B. and Georgia Gettings: Mc- E ‘Gowan. In additon to his parents, he ‘is survived by three brothers and a sister—Cpl. Joseph McGowan, with the Army Air Forces in England; Thomas F. McGowan, Monaca and Robert, and Georgia Mae McGowan, all at home. | pose of the soul of Lt. McGowan will {be celebrated at 9 o'clock Saturday | | morning, July 81, in St. Mary Mag- | dalene’s Catholic church, Frugality. es Wai JEFFERS PREDICTS TIRES NEXT SPRING bber Directdr William Jeffers | 21 wu last week predicting that it will be | strictions next spring unless | are unforseen military demands. This was the forecast after it was | aiclosed that James F. Byrnes, head { of the Office of War Mobilization and | “president of the home iront,” haa | asked Jeffers to make a report on | the rubber situation to him. | The action was taken according to there | ments in war | Byrnes office, after Jeffers recently was reported as missing in ac ordnance since the turn of the cen- | issued orders tightening up the av-|a Navy er and human courage! ailable number of tires by ruling that | received by his parents, Mr. | no certificate would be issued for { purchase of spare tires for automo- Eis | biles. | There has been some concery ex- | | pressed in Washington that the tigh- | rubber program. Actually, it was learned, Jeffers | issued the order to conserve rubber | supplies through the summer and | number of casings for recaps did not develop. ee Ne SUGAR TO STAY ON THE RATION LIST The Office of Price Administration intends to keep sugar on the ration [list at least for the time being, ac- jeording to recent reports. Speaking on the Blue Network, “This Is Official,” Martin Hilby said | that no change is contemplated at this time. President Roosevelt recen- | t1y had suggested it might be possi- | ble to remove sugar from ration con- | trols because of the improvement in imports. | | hr NPL St. Augustine Picnic. Members of the parish of St. Au- gustine’s Catholic church at St. Au- gustine are planning for their annual picnic on Sunday, August 15th. De- tailed annoucements will be given at a later date. on the fighting front or held until they return. No exact record of the number of former miners of District 2 now in the armed forces is available. Dis trict union officials had requested in- dividual locals to keep them informed of all men who were inducted in the armed forces but a grest many fail- ed to keep an accurate account. Recently the International Office of the U, M. W. sent each of the mine locals large honar rolls on which : PS ‘have been‘ miuete : to the service between the basic ya- cation period of June 15, 1942, June 15, 1943, will ‘receive the bonus, operators announced. Regard-: less of whether the soldier had work- ed only a day with the company prior i to being called to the colors he shall | be eligible for the vacation bonus, of- A high mass of requiem for the re- | ficials of the operators’ groups an- ounced. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 former coal miners of District No. 2 now are at battle stations and {training camps throughout the world. The greater part of these men however, were inducted into the ser- vice prior to the last 12 months. Companies which make cash gifts to soldiers entering the service may credit these to the $50 payment, un- | jon officials stated. At several mines n at Camp Crowder. Another brother, | j.afted a report for the White House | a token payment is presented a min- er by the company when he enters the service. He has several other sis-| possible to lift all tire rationing re-|any branch of the armed forces. a DYSART SAILOR REPORTED LOST Louis J. Benzie, 19, of seaman second class, in Dysart, a the Navy, tion in mmunication and Mrs. Department « Louis Benzie, Dysart. The message did not reveal in what theater of war the young sailor was reported as missing, but his pare had been informed that he Governor reviewed | tening up of the restrictions was due | at sea for about two months. equipment | to a siowing down of the synthetic |last heard from him in & , letter writ- ten on July 4th and received on July (14th. In the letter he told of being | well and enjoying life in the Navy. Young Benzie entered the Navy trained | fall. The need for conservation devel- March 12, 1943, and received his ba- are | oped partly because the anticipated |sic training at the Naval T fining School, Sampson, N. Y. He ¢ brief furlough with his parents ear] lin May. } | Seaman Benzie was born ih Dy=- | sart and was graduated from the | Cresson High School. He was afilia= ted with St. Thomas’ Church, Ash- | ville, while residing at home. | NICKTOWN RAILROAD WORKER IS INJURED Not much improvement is noted in | the critical condition of Louis H. Pe- ters, nineteen year old Pennsylvania Railroad Worker, who was crushed | between a railroad car and the side | of the roundhouse in Cresson one day | last week. Peters, who resides in Nicktown, is being treated in Altoona Hospital for injuries of the pelvic region and internal injuries. Hospital attaches say the man was crushed badly about the pelvis. Vv —Buy War Bonds for Security!
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