A GENERAL NEWSPAPEX DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA = UNION PRE Union Press, Established May, 1935 on AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY Trl? NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA “% COURIER Patton Courier, Established Oct., 1893 VOL. 49. NO. 50. EB PATTON. PENNSYLVANIA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1943. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR DEATH CLAIMS LITTLE FRANCES CAMMARATA Frances Cammarata, the two and ~ OPERATORS ENLIST IN WAR FUND DRIVE one-half year-old twin daughter of North County Chairman Frank Cammarata, of North Fifth Avenue, Morley Announces Names of Patton, died at 12:20 o'clock Sunday Community Chairmen, morning, at the Children’s Hospital, ———— in Pittsburgh, where she had been a Dr. Arthur M. Stull, Chairman of | patent for sixteen days prior to her the Cambria County Committee of | death, and where she had also under- She National War Fund, announced! gone surgical treatment. The child this week that both the coal miners | was born in Patton on April 22nd, and coal operators have between | 1941. Her father is the business man- them accepted the responsibility for | ager of the Union Press-Courier. half of the $84,000 Cambria County Surviving, in addition to the par- LOCAL MINERS AND RECRUITS AGGEPTED FROM TWO LOCAL SELECTIVE BOARDS Quotas Are Small for October at Both Cresson and Ebensburg Induction List Shows, The draft quotas for October for both the Cresson and Ebensburg draft boards were light ones. The following men from both boards were inducted into the services at the Altoona in- duction center recently and now are on the customary furloughs: quota. ents, is a twin sister, Catherine, at “It has been agreed between Uni- | iome. The funeral services were con- ted Mine Workers of this district and members of the Central Pennsylvan- ia Producer’s Association,” said Dr. 8tull, “that since the coal imning in- dustry represents half the population of Cambria county, outside of Great- er Johnstown, it is fair that that in- dustry should be responsible for half fhe sum to be raised.” Dr, Stull stated that it has been proposed to raise this mine-operator meney in two ways. The miners, by a voluntary payroll deduction plan, | which is calculated to raise $21,000, | this sum to be matched by an equal | amount from the coal operators by | ducted at nine o'clock on Tuesday | morning in St. Mary's Catholic Chur- | ch, this place, with a High Mass of the Angels by the Rev. Father Flor- | ian Bergmann, O. S. B., pastor, In-| terment was made in the church cem- | etery. TESTS FOR SPECIAL ARMY TRAINING TO BE GIVEN IN PATTON an assessment of one and one-half! John I. Barnard of Local High mills per ton based on 1942 produc- | tion. “It is most encouraging,” said Dr. Stull, “to find such fine team work between the United Mine Workers and the coal operators, and if the gcneral public of the county will do as well, the success of the Cambria County Campaign is assured.” Community Chairmen Announced. Mr. Frank Morley, chairman of the area risi Barnesboro, Spang- ; he ! ler a arn aban contains an $dmigsion' ident fieation » y ’ , and the Townships of Susquehanna, Klder, Chest, Barr, West Carroll and East Carroll, announced appoint School Has Charge of Ar-| rangements Here, | ee f The second Qualifying Test for! the Army Specialized Training Pro- gram and the Navy College Program | V-12 which will be given throughout | the country on Tuesday, November | 9th, will be administered at the Pat- ton High School, Mr. John I. Bar- nard announced this week. A pam- | phlet of general information which | Cresson Board, No, 1. Army. Clyde M. Sumner, Loretto, R. D. 1. Gerald E. Hartman, Amsbry. Dennis T. McNulty, Patton. John T. Andrisko, Lilly. Charles C. Weymer, Cresson. Joseph A. Hemskey, Flinton. Donald C. Shomo, Fallentimber. Clair W. VanScoyac, Blandburg. James C. Connelly, Lilly. [YOU HAVE ANOTHER YOUR RATION BOOK ARMY SHOW TO HAVE IMPORTANT VOTE TO INFORMATION GIVEN, ‘FIRST NIGHT’ HERE CAST NEXT MONTH , spe rece cx | FOR THE RELIEF FUND 4 will be distributed throughout the There's A Constitutional Amend. Ponts a Octoer Iw and Som | Committee Will Meet Tonight te ment That Many Many Not | members of the family. Applcaton| Advance Plans to Help An- Pay Attention To, must be accompanied by War Book ! other Worthy Cause. —— 3, whch must be filled in completely — There is one job for the voters in | by giving height, weight, sex, address As many of our readers doubtless next month's election which, up to|and ete. War Book 4 will not be is- | are aware the Warner Bros.’ picture, now, practically all of us have over- | sued unless the cover on War Book | “This Is the Army” is being shown looked. 3 is completely filled in. The new all over the United States for the He and she who go to the polls will | books will be issued at the schools | benefit of the Army Relief Emergen- have a chance to vote “yes” or ‘“no” | on October 20, 21 and 22. [ey Fund. The picture is scheduled to on a proposed Amendment to the The new gasoline A book will also | open. at the Grand Theatre, Patton, State Constitution. be issued the same dates. The appli- | on. November 8th with a “First Off-hand the casual voter may not cation must be properly filled out. A Night” performance at advanced pri- judge this one to be very important, | prcbably either will pass it up or| the ballot, is this: | “Shall Section 11 of Article 3 of | Walter J. Ratchford, Gallitzin. Roy Glass, Fallentimber. Joseph C. Little, Chest Springs. Bermand J. Hammond. Cresson. Navy. Robert C. Cole, Cresson. Joseph M. Mahoney, Cresson. | mit the boundaries of election dis- | ! | | the Constitution be amended to per- | | tricts in townships and wards of cit- | ies and boroughs to be fixed and | changed as provided by law instead | of by the Court of Quarter Sess-| ions?” Francis X. Connell, Cresson. John J. Lazer, Cassandra. \ Robert J. Adams, Dysart, R. D. Joseph P. Tindglin, Youngwood. Richard J. Riner, Patton. Blair A. Kunka, Ambridge. Steve J. Zadjel, Lilly. James H. Gwin, Mountaindale. Robert P. Sever, St. Boniface, Marines. James F. Watters, Gallitzin. Michael Bulsock, Lilly. Melvin Witherow, Fallentimber. Donald R. O'Malley, Cresson. What the amendment proposes is | to remove from the Courts the | clusive power to fix election districts | as now specifically provided in the | Staie Election Code at the last ses-| Relief Fund, which is maintained Constitution, and give the legislature | sion of the legislature has created an! solely for the benefit of the wives and tie power to determine the method |unusual situation in Cambria coun-|cther dependents of men in the Army By which election districts shall be |ty, regarding the ballots to be voted| of the United States. fixed. at Vv MAN FOR ATTACKING fee required for the filing of a nom-| pb, (ton “the following committee has CHIEF AT SP ANGLER [ination petition must make payment. akton; ili g le It doesn’t sound important and there | dicating current inspection must be is nothing dramatic about it. Unless | Presented as well as cover of old A [internal affairs, has been appointed he looks into it, the average elector | Book and Inspection card. te ean NF times vote “no” on general principle, The question, as it will appear on | UNABLE 10 PLAGE Amended Act Requires The amendment requires that per- Night” venture meets with the same AR, sons who are nominated at a primary |g, ccess that all other movements of ARREST B NESBORO Section who have not paid the filing | , gitimate tire inspection record in- | ces. William 8. Livengood, secretary of | by Governor Martin as chairman of | the First Night Committee for Penn~ | sylvania, and he has appointed Sen- [ator John J. Haluska as chairman | of the performance for the Patton NEW ELECTION FEE |=: | During the coming weeks much | more will be told in these columns INTO EFFECT HERE abcut “This Is The Army.” It's ap~ | pearance here in Patton and in thou= | sands of other communities marks a All Who | worthy, patriotic service and the pro- | ceeds from this show and the subse~ { quent showing of the picture in Pats {ton over and above actual expenses Enactment of an amendment to the | will all go to the Army Emergency Win Write-In wominations To ray Filing Fee, the election on November 2. In order that the Patton “First a like nature has been accorded in Leen set up: Aviation Cadet. form may be obtained at Patton High Reynold M. Dandrea, Patton. School. This form properly filled out | " Ebensburg Board, No. 2. will admit to the test students be-| Navy. X-ray pictures were taken Tuesday afternoon in the Miners’ Hospital at Spangler in an effort to ascertain the extent of the injuries suffered by » ment of the following community | teen the ages of 17 and 21 intlu-| jay C, Williams, Barnesboro, R. D. | Chief-sf-Police Michael J. Whalen of chairmen: Spangler, Mr. Paul Jones; Elmora, 2 | March 1, 194: nie 7 (Mrs. Pearl Sullivan; Carrolltown, Mr. {tact should be. Kr { 1A: A. ieb; Patton, Mr. R. ‘A. Litz-|te1y to Mr, Barnard in order that the [ Anger; and Hastings, Rev. Father | ocessary test supplies may. be or- | Marines. Vincent. “The roster or cnairmen has been nearly completed,” Mr, Morley said and other names will be announceu| ates. The examination is designed | shortly. We have a tough fight be- fore us to meet the gouta of $22,00u | xnowledge required for the program which has been set for our area.|of college traming and all qualified | Paul L. Strong, Elmora. However, through the organized of-| sLudents are urged to take the tests. | forts of the coal operators and min- | At the time of the test each candi-! Army. ers in assuming responsibility to. their share of our quota, the amount to be raised through general solicita- tion will be $10,484, or slightly hal. of the area quota.” “We must remember, while the ar- ea quota may seem large,” said Mr. Morley, “that this is one single drive for the benefit of 17 War Agencies, each of which has campaigned for support individually, and it seems to me that everyone should be willing to give generously to one consolidated effort such as this.” * CARROLLTOWN TOPS PATTON GRIDDERS Carrolltown high school’s gridiron team toppled Patton High to a score of 13-6 at the Carrolltown field on Friday night last. Carrolltown made its first excursion into payoff terri- tory in a goal from close range. The lead was increased by another touch- down at the end of the third period. Patton staged a comeback in the final period and scored a touchdown. Carrolltown was on the long end of an 11-8 margin on first downs.. The summary: ’ lace. W. Fowler, of the Marine Air 5p a g- i , LE ows Ped format | Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs, William | service, and laso leaves his widow |fare. Mr. Griffith then went to the |dents have been warned to conserve War Production Board policy of di- LT. Born Yahner | Fowler, Augusta, Kansas, at a mili-| and several other children. ) S 0 0 Zadal un Riley | tary ceremony performed on Satur. | ——e Yoo his commission to serve the term of C.....McCombie ... . Laurito | day in St. Augustine’s Catholic chur-| TEN SONS OF LILLY WIDOW |Dr. Jones as county treasurer which RG... Leslie ... Cossitor | ch, Bridgeport, Conn. NOW IN ARMED FORCES ¢xPires the first Monn in January. RT...Gavaler .. . Vescovi | - met Ve pa —_— Ny . Ianiello| LARGE ENROLLMENT IN | With tears in heér eyes and a pray- | SUMMERHILL PHYSICIAN Dandrea ! Resko | . Cooper | FB... Budicky - Carrolltown 0 7 6 0—13 Patton... .0 0 0 6— 6] Substitutions—Carrolltown: Wen- sel, Farabaugh, Ager, H. Falatic, T. | Falatic; Patton: Bransko, Turnbull, | Jalvy, McNulty, McLaughlin. Touchdowns—Carr, Budicky, Coo- | per. Point after touchdown—Zadai. (plunge.) Referee—Keenan. Umpire—Whited. Linesman—Ball. ee NL Jones Bank President Herman T. Jones was elected pres- ident of the American National Bank of Ebensburg at a meeting of the di- rectors on Saturday. He succeeds the late Attorney Frank Hartmann. He formerly was vice president of the in-| not be able to paint park b right away! stitution, |are 32 parochial schools in the coun-| years ago by the death of her hus- (dren is higher than a year ago, but|serving in the Army, one in the preciation that we thank all those sive who are recent high school grad-!| ike Gaydos, Emeigh. Spangler, when he was hit over the vates or who will be Ba id Lionel T. Fox, Barnesboro. head by a baseball bat early Monday 40 € Lae honse Schilling, Nicktown Ri, ngriing while att to place a imndedia- | Siphon H. Fullerton, Cl Ra ey Arter ah st. PER Se Robert E. Hicks, 27; of Barnesboro {vras arrested later on Monday morn- ling and lodged in the Cambria County Jail on a charge of aggravated as- | sault and battery. Police charged that Hicks struck the chief-of-police with | a baseball bat. | The chief was treated in the hospi- | tal for a laceration of the scalp and Edward I. Wagner, Barnesboro. [was permitted io return to his home. | Chief Whalen was called to the tav- 2 ; Walter A. Stossell, Barnesboro. [em of Peter Smorto in North Spang- preference, but taking the test does| Joseph D. Galinsky, Spangler. {ler early in the morning. A man, lat-' -10t obligate the candidate to enlist, gap 1, DeLarre, Cresson {od identified as Hicks, had created a | ie main .. | John S. Wilson, Mineral Point. | disturbance in the tavern. When the | {The Army Specialized Training me | chief arrived Hicks had left and was | Nn | Program and the Navy College Pro-| ) Mpursued by several men, one of whom | | gram enable students to continue ac-| GCRESSON BRAKEMEN { | ademic training at government ex- | threw a baseball bat at him. Whalen | | : : 3 | v > ulled his mace in an attempt to | pense following induction into the i [pues Hicks. The man __ is | | armed services. Successful completion | fsoid to have rabbed the bat and hit | jet the prescribed courses may, fol- — | the fficer Se the head { [lowing further officer training, lead | J. H. Eckenrode, aged 63 years, of | 0 Vv a | [to a commission in the army or the | Cresson was killed instantly at 12:15 | TSI RiinT ar renas | navy. |p. m. last Friday when he fell ag-| BOY GIFFITH SWORN | Those selected for the Army will,| gingt a Pennsylvania Railroad freight | | after further screening and basic mil- | jocomotive in Hastings. | — | itary training, be sent to college. Stu-| Coroner Patrick McDermott said} Roy B. Griffith, former deputy] | dents chosen for the Navy program, | ! { thonotary, was sworn in as county | that Eck as crushed to death | FT¢ ’ | after selection by the Office of Naval 18 id Sarode wos “aus : > a al treasurer on Monday afternoon by | on o ii : | when he fe. ween the piston rod | ; ice are Sole, | | Frocurement, will be detailed direct-| - the cylinder head of the locomo-| his former chief, Prothonotary Jo mn | [ly to college. Students who attend] hve ols de srmbloved b | L. Hite. The ceremony took place in| : s | ive. Eckenrode, employed as a bra- 4 . > I | college under either of the programs | poo. by the railroad apparantly | COUT troom No. 1, in the presence of | | wil be under the military discipline | o. walking along the wheels of the | President Judge John H. McCann, | |on active duty in uniform with Pay. lo native when he stumbled and fell | 2n4 Judges Ivan J. McKenrick and | | All expenses, including tuition, food, | George W. Griffith, and the wife of | | housing, books, and uniforms will be! the new treasurer. After taking the | paid by the Army and Navy. James D. Brothers, Ebensburg. dered. The same examination will be tak- | len by both army and navy candi-| John E. Lauer, Carrolltown. Ernest E. Kitchen, Ebensburg. Leonard F. Conigy, Ebensburg. | Aviation Cadets. "| to test the aptitude and general] Michael A. Ward, Barnesboro. John A. Gill, Carrolltown, R. D. 4ate will be given a choice of service i IN AS CO. TREASURER against the piston rod and the eyl- | | inder head. PES : Sa | D. R. Sunderlin, the fireman, wu : : | McDermott that he had noticed Eck- | Mi Spangler Sir] Bride. iui enrode walking along the train a few | nia a gene ih a S. Naval| Seconds before his body was found. Women’s Reserve, daughter of Mr.| The train was shifting into the sid- and Mrs: Martin Kirsch of Spangler, became the bride of Staff Sgt. Wal-| Fuel Company. ers who were in court. CO. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS er in her heart, Mrs. Esther McCabe | — (of Lilly, one of Cambria Countys em Cambria County parochial schools, | outstanding war mothers, gave her | Dr. Charles B. Jones, 68, promi- grades 1 to 8, have an enrollment for| tenth son to the nation’s fighting [nent physician and president of the the 1943-44 term of 6,157 pupils—Ilar- | forces on Monday. Although only 17 | Summerhill Borough Council, died on gest number of any county in the Al- | years of age, James McCabe, joined Saturday in Memorial hospital Johns- toona diocese, according to a report |the Navy with the written consent oF town. Death was attributed to a con- issued by Rev. Francis A. McNelis, | his mother. dition of the heart. He was one of diocesan school superintendent. There! Mrs. McCabe, left a widow many |the most prominent men along the main line and has practiced in Sum- ty, including ten in Johnstown. | band, Emmett McCabe former Unit- | merhill for more than 35 years. Total enrollment in the 52 schools|ed Mine Workers of America organ- a Vo f the diocese is 10,004—5,112 boys | izer, reared a family of 11 boys and| CARD OF THANKS. 0 and 4,892 girls. The number of chil- | one daughter. Eight of her sons are It is with sincere and heartfelt ap- below the peak of a few years ago.| Merchant Marine and the youngest! who so kindly assisted us in our re- Last year 5,095 boys and 4,854 girls | one in the Navy. The 11th son, Jer- | cent bereavement, during the illness were enrolled for a total of 9,949, ome, is 16 and a student in high|and death of our beloved daughter, ATI. | TERRE school. He is anxiously awaiting his| Frances; particularly those who so —Something to really worry, about | 17th birthday so that he, too, can be graciously rendered service to us be- is a reputed shortage of materials so | eligible to join his brothers in the U.|fcre her death, and for the floral of- that when the war is over they may |S. Fighting forces. | ferings, assistance, sympathy and use | same situation prevailed in a few in- { Under the act if the fee is not paid | vacancies in party nominations are declared. Action to fill the vacancies is within the power of party commit- tees. : The amendment was passed by | the House on May 4th and by the i | Senate on May 7th. The legislature ended act was later approved by the | Governicer. However, no copy of the ject has been sent to the County | Commissioners who serve as a coun- Ity board of elections. The commis- | sioners state that it will be impossi- {ble to put the act into effect this | year. In all instances the Act will affect {persons who won nominations by {write-in votes, as the candidates ! whose names were printed on the pri- mary ballot paid the filing fee when tiiey filed nominating petitions. Prin- cipally affected are election officials for which offices comparatively few nomination petitions have been filed. The fee for filing for inspector or FE ay ‘Sth and the ari. In some instances candidates for justices of the peace, assessors and constables all of which require a $2 filing fee, won a nomination by the write-in votes, although their names were printed on the ballot as candi- dctes of the opposing party. The stances for candidates for supervisor where the filing fee is $1. The new law will not affect can- service, and also leaves his widow, beard as no filing fee is required. WATER SHORTAGE 1 | meet this Thursday evening, October John J. Haluska, chairman. J. J. Sheehan, Secretary. Walter E. Noonan, and Charles F. Swab, representing the American Le- gion, Raymond Buck and Daniel J, Link, representing’. the Patton Business FMI is pm se RE : “Schwab—Coal Operators | A Litzinger and Mark Brown—Fraternal Order of Eagles. | James EB, McGonegal—Veterans of | Foreign Wars. Ralph. | Dr. Edgar Cooper —— Professional | Men: 3 | Frank E. Rogers—American-Ital- 1an Club. { William H. Jones—Loyal Order of | Moose. W. M. Bosserman—Patton High School. George Lehman and James Blake— | Patton Fire Company. This committee is scheduled to 14th, at the Patton Legion Home at 9:30 p. m. The committee respectful~ ly urges all ministers of churches to urge the people to see this show. re LABOR SUPPLY IN STATE IS EASED Fennsylvania’'s manpower situation has materially improved while acute labor shortages developed in other parts of the nation, according to re- ports to the War Manpower Commis- sion at Washington. While industrial areas in which ac- ute labor shortages were reported in- creased from 59 to 71, the trend in [cath Mr. Griffith, who is the Repub- | HOLDING Up MINES Pennsylvania Was in the opposite di- lican candidate for treasurer, was| ccngratulated by the judges and oth-| With water in reservoirs nearing Earlier in the day, Mr. and Mrs. | ities throughout Cambria county have Griffth were in Harrisburg where [turned to auxiliary wells and other ing of Mine No. 10, of the Hastings | they witnessed the swearing in of his emergency supplies in an effort ! v predecessor, Dr. Emlyn Jones, who [prevent rationing of water. In many !0¢ated to areas in which labor sup- Mr. Eckenrode has four sons in the | became a deputy secretary of wel-|towns throughout the county resi- Governor's office where he received | water in every possible manner to verting orders from areas with labor | Several of the leading operators de- quate Altoona. In the latest listing EXPIRES IN HOSPITAL | clare that if it does not rain heavily ©°bRnstown, Williamsport, Scranton | Vv of. automobiles.—Mr, and Mrs. Frank —Keep right on buying war bonds! | P, Cammarata. ! rection, due to war production cut- backs, ending of construction pro- grams andjother factors. The bettéred manpower situation in the state may be reflected in an in- to creased placement of war orders, al- the exhaustion point, many commun- plies are available, in line with the 1 shortages. revent acute shortage. Large coa : p & g Three months ago, Pennsylvania mines in the district are working Yad onl ELA] arcs in which “from hand to mouth” with the pres- had ORY one in hstria area in w Aid ent fast dwindling supplies of water. ‘POT supplies were reported as ade- within the next two of three weeks x ae asia %8 having operations will be curtailed at man p t i yo as mines, Nanty-Glo and Revloc oy Meanwhile, New Castle, Washing- tions particularly are threatened. | tor ang Lebanon, previously listed 9 hi | Srey ede stringency, were tens | ferre e group in which labo PUPILS IN COUNTY | shortages may occur after six mon- GET ‘EXTRA’ LEAVE tus. — | Pittsburgh, Aliquippa, Erie and 5 Cambria county school students’ cther areas of the state remain in will receive five “extra” days of va- the labor stringency classification, cation this month, | but the state now has only one area School over the county outside the | —-Allentown—in which an acute la~ city of Johnstown will be closed dur-' bor shortage is reported. ing the annual teachers’ institute on Part of the improvement in the October 14 and 15 and also on Octo- | labor picture in Pennsylvania was ac- ber 20, 21 and 22 during registration | credited by Manpower Commission for War Ration Book No. 4 | officials to the establishment by or- A recommendation has been made | der of the Commission last June of by the state department that schools | the 48 hour week in the steel indus- close for the registration and it is ex- | try. pected that all, or most all of the .- __rppro schools will comply with the Megas —There are more farmers in the tion, country than there are agriculturists,
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