Union Press, Established May, 1936 A GENERAL NEWSPAPEX DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNION AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Patton Courier, Established Oct., 1893 YOL. 49. NO. 43. PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1943. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR PATTON BOY WHO MERCY HOSPITAL TO PARTICIPATED IN | USE MOUNT ALOYSIUS FIFTY RAIDS, HOME, pcre siemens, was nior College at Cresson, for pre-clin- Sergeant George Molnar Says the)’ ic training of its 1943 class of pro- Bombing of Rome Was Just [bation students. Like a “Joy Ride.” | Sister John Joseph said that class- mete jes will be conducted at Cresson until “First bombing of Rome was just, work on the new Mercy Nurses like a joy ride,” declared Tech. Sgt. Home is compieted a, George Molnar an aerial engineer and on Sept. 6 a of Mt. Aloysius turret gunner on a Flying Fortress, faculty and instructors from the hos- who is visiting relatives in Patton. pital will conduct the classes Sgt. Molnar, who was in one of the —a—V : “Forts” in the first wave to raid the Holy City, has returned to the United BOY SCOUTS T0 HOLD States after participating in 50 bomb- | ing missions over enemy territory in CAMPOREE IN PATTON the Mediterrenean area. The soldier, who is in excellent health, despite his harrowing experi- : i ences over battle-scarred Bo Scouts in the North Cambria Tig Europe and North Africa, said the ay of Aduira) Rober 2 Peary bombing raid over Rome was the | BOOT Le ioinlor — pes | most impressive of the entire fifty | ¢ ipo Patton etl Field, ac- re A iv the Vat. | cording to plans outlined last week at oan Citys Bt. Peters Garhodeal, aaa 2. Tieeting of the District Boyt other historic religious buildings. “We er : were trained and schooled for weeks Headlights of the event will be 8 before the raid and knew exactly the parade and Court of Honor 52 Sat: location of all of the sacred build- | I ens Sepiember Court, a ngs, he said. | district board of reviews will be con- “Our bombardiers and pilots were |, .teq on Friday evening, August 27 instructed that under no conditions| + ¢ clock in the Hastings High should any bombs hit any of the Holy | 5cho0l. Boys desiring to qualify for City’s monuments, and after we left | u.ards must appear before the board. the targets we were able to ascertain | Arrangements for the camporee that none of our bombs missed the in- | are in charge of John J. Whalen, dis- tended targets,” he declared. [trict chairman of camping and ac- “We were flying comparatively low | tivities. A. J. Lantzy, district vice- over the capital of Italy, and Wwe chairman, presided at the recent could see very plainly the various | meeting in the absence of D. R. Lov- buildings and the military targets.” | ette, chairman, Who wesHl was ill. Although reluctant to discuss the ac-| tual damage to the city, the flier de-| clared that railroad yards and some | FIVE OF PAT TON factories were blown to bits and gil | ers set afire. Sgt. Molnar, who was an Sngins: and turret gunner on the ing |! Fortress called “The Reluctant pee Four sons and a nd a daughter of ME. gon, said wie ant. gjroval fire OVer (and Mrs. William J. McLaughlin, ‘of ey ug | Patton, are serving in the: SAS compared with some of je] ces. of America and We dnj jo! The flier revealed th fact that the huge Flyng Fortress re- turned from ‘bombing missions shot! gordon, G full of holes and on one occasion | wag transferred, without one of its motors; .the tenigdress is A, P.O. members of the crew escaped injury. | Robert: C.- Mel, home made cake in. armed for. “We were just lucky,” he said mod: estly. Whue vumping tne Axis-held fort- ress of Sfax, Tunisia, one of the mo- tors of the B-17 bomber was blown apart by flak, but the crew continu- ed the mission, dropped the bombs on | supply depots, and returned to the North African air-base. “That was one of the most thrilling of the en- tire fifty missions and I was pretty sure we were not going to return alive,” he said. Sgt. Molnar related that after the first two or three raids, the missions became more or less of a routine mat- ter. He said all of the crew members live and thrive on the motto, “Get him before he gets you.” That is exactly what the turret gunner and members of the crew did on numerous occasions, although they were not credited officially with the shooting down of any enemy fliers. Sgt. Molnar said that although he did not see any enemy planes actually crash in flames, “I am sure we left some holes in a good many of them.” “In order to be credited officially with shooting down an enemy plane you must actually see it crash in flames or blow up in the air, and sometimes when things are hot there is no time to look for such things," he related. Sgt. Molnar admitted that® his knees were shaky plenty when the plane took off for the first bombing mission over an enemy held position in North Africa. However, he said, that feeling soon leaves when ‘the flak begins bursting all around you and you have to keep your eyes peel- ed constantly for the appearance of enemy interceptors. The flier, who wears the Air Medal and nine Oak Leaf Clusters, said he was not permitted to give the chron- ological order of the bombing mis- sions nor the damage done in each. The. aerial gunner said his fiftieth and last mission before being granted the leave and the return trip home was over Foggia, Italy: “Believe you me, those Italians will remember .that raid for a long time,” he said. He also disclosed that all members of the crew were relieved to be freed of the constant pressure of the bomb- ing raids. Sgt. Molnar, who has two brothers in the service, will report to an air base in Utah at the completion of his 20-day furlough. He expects to leave today for his trip to the Far West. A brother, Paul Molnar, is an arma- ment instructor at Mitchell Field, Li. I, N. Y., and the other brother, Pvt. |g Peter Molnar, is stationed in Haw- all. The soldiers are the sons of Mr. er second class, Navy December 28; basic training. in later was in Norfe time he was stat! the West Indie Second Lit, ‘Maj now at General H Washington, 5 B Pittsburgh Hi { ih | Flignt office ghlin, pilot of a bom in the .servee* time in the Haw returning to'the ferred to the Army was graduated’ as a iams Feld, Ariz George H. McLa cond class, who active service ii where he had at school, is now Si All five McLau | Mary's Parochial were graduated School.: They a Mary's Catholic RETAIN DON G 4 Don Gingery, toona office’ of Di tuminous Coal Di regional director mines of the Solid tion since the exp midnight of the der which the bitumi fice operated. Mr. Gingery wi quarters in Altoon jurisdiction over | 2 ty area in Cer Maryland, and Neg nia. He said the administrative in the clerical = which had been under the Bitumn remain on dut; George Johnson, manager of th to serve as a Solid Fuels ler except by P War bonds “do. and Mrs. Nick Molnar, natives of Czecho-Slovakia. Their father came OVERSEAS HOLIDAY GIFTS NEED SHOCK PROOF PACKAGES Postoffice to Be Careful in In- specting Wrappings for All Shipments Soon Due. Christmas will come early to the Patton and all other postoffices this year. From September 15th to October 15th they will be busy with Christmas packages for Army men abroad and for two weeks thereafter they will be taking packages for Navy and | Marine personnel. For the Christmas packages Post Office Department has relaxed | its usual requirement that there must | be a letter of request from the ser-| viceman himself. It is assumed that he’ll want his Christmas box, and the mere declaration by the sender that it contains Christmas presents, will be accepted. The box must not weigh over five pounds however, and it must be very well wrapped—*“sturdy enough so you could jump on it,” explained a postoffice employee. That will be difficult, because there seems to be a shortage of sturdy boxes for mailing purposes, but to insure safe arrival the postoffice em- ployees will carefully inspect wrap- pings before accepting any package. Although the Navy reports that the sailors and marines have included razors, hunting knives and cigaret lighters on their Christmas lists, these articles require added prepara- tion. All sharp edges on knives must be protected so they cannot through the outside box. Cigaret li- ghters may be sent but no fluid can be tucked into the gift. Perishable materials, including mo- ther’s favorite chocolate cake, are | refused mailing permission, too. Hard *| candy will have to be substituted for the # foreign camps until peace +is declaged. Very important to a war e Yule glift is the serial number of the re- cipient. And the t be sure OPA WILL UPHOLD PRICE STRUCTURE OF BITUMINOUS COAL Demise of Guffey 4 Act Puts the] Fuel Administration on Its Guard, As Well, Props have been prepared to bol- ster the price ceilings over bitumin-| ous coal against the withdrawal of | last Monday midnight of the price 'BARNESBORO GROUP ELECT NEW OFFICERS The Barneshore Bash Business Men's As- sociation held their annual election of officers last Thursday evening, Aug- | ust 19th, the following being chosen to serve for the ensuing year: Presi- | | dent, Richard D. Breen; Vice Presi- | Secretary, | | gent, Harry Dorycott; Richard Steele, and Treasurer, Tom EE as Sponsored by the Business Men's | Association, the Barnesboro High | YOU MUST TRADE IN YOUR BAND © GAS COUPONS NOW | No Gasoline Stations Can Accept Your Present Coupons After Next Tuesday. Beginning on Monday morning of | this week the four rationing boards |in Cambria county started exchang- ing B and C supplementary gasoline floor provided for the last two years | | School and rendered a concert at the | rationing coupons and books for the by Secretary of the Interior Harold | L. Ickes' Bituminious Coal Division. The Office of Price Administration, | {it is said, will amend its regulations the | | to make sure that the soft coal price | structure will not be upset by the ex- piration of the Guffey Act under which the Division has functioned. The changes are deemed necessary because: 1. Some OPA ceiling prices are | set on the basis of a certain amount above the floor prices fixed by the division, hence might be shaken by| removal of the foundation for the differential. 2. In some cases the division's minimum prices actually are higher than OPA’s maximum prices because the former included cost of transpor- | ting coal from some areas to distant markets. In these cases, the higher minimum prices have been allowed sellers and OPA's amendments will preserve that | arrangement. The Division went out of existence | Monday because Congress refused | recently, despite pleas from Roose- | velt and Ickes to extend the act| cut! which gave it life. However, Senator Joseph F. Guf- | fey, (D-Pa.), author of the act, has | said that after Congress reconvenes September 14th he will press for ac-| tion on a bill which, in general, will reconsttute the system as a conserv-| ation measure. GAS ASKED FOR |, judge of" ‘election delivers, the commissicners, he will an order to a designated gas ‘Ebensburg showing that he 0 receive the amount of on. the order. The com- accordnig. to the plan, ter deliver the necessary cou- the gas dealer. The election of course, will pay for the | S ARE GIVEN KS BY STATE d Wagner, = state treasurer, { that checks totaling $260,- forwarded to fourth districts in Cambria Co, “checks represent - the § second payment for ‘public’ schools in the cts. Districts, and eive, follow: 7:40; . Barnesboro, lick, $8,173.27; Car- 3 Chest Township, ugh, $4,722.50; Cres- Seve, $10,150.56; $$2,241.17; E. a Elder, $3,- ale, $9,683.82; Franklin, llitzin, $10, 775. 70, Gal: D, 340 06.32; Hastings, 3 Lilly, $8,824.32; 87; Middle Tay- ce Gallitzin, $5,- angler, $12,150.05; 2.69; Vntondale, 1 n, $3,876.76; manner to thank sisted us in our re- the death of our | tacle, | Barnesboro Municipal Stadium last Saturday night, under the direction! of Bob Gobrecht, music instructor at | [the Barnesboro High School. A large | crowd was in attendance, PATTON DAUGHTERS WILL PRESENT PLAY Members of Court Our Lady of Victory, Catholic Daughters of Am- erica, will present a short patriotic | Thursday of next| | skit at 8 P. M,, week, September 2, at the home of Miss Loretto E. Prindible, Patton. Miss Prindible is Grand Regent of | the Court. Members taking part in the pro- | gram include Grace Urich, goddess | | liberty; Betty Healy, Rose Donahue, | and Margaret Senita, sightseers; Henrietta Yahner, guide; and Louise | | Younz, French refugee. A roll call of nations will be given {by Yvonne Yerger, Frances Fisher, Catherine Overberger, Lulu Rhody, | Florence Dietrick, Bertha McGough, Christine Dietrick, Margaret Litzing- | er, Sophia Kortz, Louise Schissler, Rose Arble, Bernadette Daugherty, | Mary Harvey and Aileen Prindible. | Nonie Wildeman will represent “Am- | erica,” while Ellen Dietrick, Emily Bush, Gertrude Westrick and Anna Micklick will represent the “Four Freedoms.” The answer of the women of Am- erica will be given by Marguerite Sharbaugh, Anna Lacava, Sue E. = post WAR PROBLEM "The Post, War Divis Division of the Bu- i réau of Labor Statistics, estimating that 12,000,000 persons may be unem- ployed six months after the war is ended, has warned that the problem must be tackled now, lest the Nation be led to the brink of another and “even more terrible war.” Even under favorable conditions, it said, there may be 7,000,000 jobless immediately after the war. In a report on “Employment After the War” prepared for the American Federation of Labor, it laid down a six point program which it said man- agement, labor and government must follow to minimize the effects of post-war idleness: 1. Rapid conversion of industry from war to peacetime production. 2. A public works version. 3. Financial assistance, during the period of transition, to returning ser- vicemen and demobilized workers. 4, A gradual demobilization of the armed forces to level out the im- pact of unemployment. 5. Veluntary withdrawal from la- bor markets of as many women, the school age youths and over age em ployees as possible. 6. A federal job placement ser vice to direct workers to available jobs and help rehabilitate war wounr ded. 1 It suggested exploration of inter- related problems such as disposal of government owned ‘war plants and surplus war stocks in such a manner as to help private enterprise war time business taxes and aid. to small busi- ness; continued or gradual tapering off of war contracts; continuation of anti-inflation measures—such as continued (wartime) taxation, gov- Ternment bond sales and price con- trols—so that accumulated consumer purchasing power will not burst loose when markets are not suffciently supplied with peacetime goods; high output and low price business policies to encourage production and employ- ment and a reduction in the work week. Ne a —Londo observers note that Eire, while refusing to hear officially ‘of any of this war's battles because of her firm ‘stand for neutrality, is to be the scene of ‘a battle after all. But 1. | the conflict will be for the films and the battle will be that of Agincourt, for use in a reproduction of Shakes- peare’s Henry the Fifth. One thous- and men will wear the battle dress of 15th Century yeomen and five hun- dred horses will ‘cavort in the spec- Miss orgs program to supply jobs during industrial = con-| new sheets, which become valid on ! September 1st. Members of the Has- | tings, Ebensburg and South Fork boards said they will mail the new { type coupons to constituents upon | receipt of the old book. Tire inspec= | tion records should accompany the | old books. | Members of the Board at Hastings said it would be an imposition and a waste of time and gasoline to expect | persons to drive from such distant towns as Blandburg to have their ra- | tioning books exchanged. New coupons will be sent to motor- ists through the mails when the old book is received. The motorist should | make certain that writing on the cover of the book is legible and that the address is correct. In the event the writing is not legible, or when | the motorist desires the new coupons {to be sent to an address other than |that on the old book, he should write the informaton contained on the front of the book and any mail- ing instructions he desires, on a sep- | arate piece of paper and attach to | the book. Coupons should be left in the old book. All supplemental ration books B and C will be void on and after Sep- tember 1 and service stations dare not accept them in exchange for gas- oline after that date. The rationing boards, on orders from OPA officials, have arranged to exchange the gas- oine rations coupon for coupon. The new coupons will be negotia- ble as soon as issued. They are n sheets instead of books but can be rying in a wallet The game colors eg § Old. stamps bore the. ods, 4 mits delivery of one. unit of ine The mew stamps ‘have the words, “mileage ration’ and the large letter designating the class. Space also is provided on the face for the owner to indorse with his license number and state. New D, Eand R bulk cou- pons will be issued, later. Officials of the OPA said that the decision to issue new gasoline stamps primarily is ‘a move to check the growing black market and counter- feiting of the stamps. While it was permissible to indorse the old stamps on the reverse side, all new stamps are to be indorsed on the face for more ready checking by the gasoline dealers. TOWNSHIPS SHARE IN MOTOR MONEYS Auditor Gencrat F. F. Clair Ross has approved the quarterly payment of $11,711.06 to the second class town- ships of Cambria county as their pro- portionate share of motor fund mon- eys and maintenance, construction, reconstruction, resurfacing and im- provement of township roads. Townships in Cambria county and the amount to be paid on September 1, are as follows: Adams, $1,123.34; Allegheny, $889.32; Barr, $1,022.55; Blacklick, $509.39; Cambria, $1,076.- 23; Clearfield, $531.75; Conemaugh, $268.82; Cresson, $317.78; Croyle, $537.99; Dean, $209.74; East Carroll, $518.34; East Taylor, $326.82; Elder, $240.10; Gallitzin, $288.59; Jackson, $587.54; Lower Yoder, $209.97; Mid- dle Taylor, $211.62; Munster, $381.- 34; Portage, $484.67; Reade, $282.70; Richland, $542.58; Summerhill, $675.- 34; Washington, $293.58; and White, $111.81. pa Speier 3 THIRTY-SEVEN ON HONOR * ROLL OF ALTOONA DIOCESE An honor roll being compiled in the’ Altoona Diocese of “Our Heroic Dead for World War II” contains the names of 37 men. The list is believed to be incomplete and pastors of Ca- tholic churches in the diocese have been requested to send in the names of young men: from their parishes who have died in the service of their country. The first man from this diocese to give hig life for his country is believ- ed to have been William Iral Stoltz, seaman first class, of St. Patrick's Church, Spangler, who was Killed in action on the U, S. S. Kearney on October 17, 1941. DO YOU KNOW. If. the; tuberculosis death rate of 1913 had continued until now, more than two million “additonal people in this, country would have died of tus berculosis in the last 30 years. folded to a eonvenient size for car~
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