= «mda A GENERAL NEWSPAPEX DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ip k il NG RS A RQ ‘COURIER Patton Courier, Established AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Oct., 1893 VOL. 51. NO. 7. PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1943. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR All Operators Told to Ask for | NORTHERN CAMBRIA Draft Deferment of Coal Mine | SGHOOL BOARDS ARE | Employes to S ustain Production 0,3. Foe, Deputy us Admin 08 NOW OPEN AT istrator Says the Continued Work of Every Miner Is Nec-| essary for War’s Demands. | > | Draft deferments for all district | niners in order to continue “‘maxi- | mum production of coal for the ef- fective prosecution of the war” will be sought by operators of government seized mines, it was announced last Friday night. C. J. Potter, of Indiana, deputy coal administrator for the nation sent out instructions requesting all operators to ask draft deferments for all men engaged in mine opera- tions and to appeal any cases retus- ed by local Selective Service Boards. Potter said that the patriotism of the miners is beyond question as demonstrated by their record produc- tion work and by the service of large numbers of miners in the armed for- ces. However ,he said that successful prosecution of the war now depends upon a maximum output of bitumin- ous coal and that this makes it ne- cessary for all mine workers “to stay at their jobs and produce even more than they are producing now.” Selective Service officials of the district interpreted the request as a blanket deferment for all coal mine workers. Draft boards, it was reveal- ed, have been notified by headquar- ters to reclassify miners and com- panies have been told to have their workers placed in the 2-a class. The question of deferments for the coal miners has developed into a controversial issue in this district during the past several weeks. The notice by the government was seen as the answer to action taken by some of the miners that they did effort \was seriously threatened, coal heads declare. Largest producers of coal are men under the 38-year-age mark, a draft board official said, and if the cream of the miners is taken production will be cut in half. He stated that too many men already had been tak- en from the coal pits. Before draft boards can call min- ers for examination a release must be secured from the War Manpower Commission. With the placing of all miners in the deferred classification the WMC will refuse to grant any releases it was stated. The complete text of the notice by Potter as announced by the regional office of the Solid Fuels Administra- tion in Altoona, follows: “The patriotism of the miner now is being demonstrated not only by production work but likewise by ser- vice of large numbers of mine work- ers in the armed forces. “The continued maximum produc- tion of coal for the effective prose- cution of the war makes it necessary however, for all mine workers to re- main at their jobs and produce even more than they are producing now. “Accordingly, all operating mana- gers are instructed, where they have not made such requests, to apply im- mediately to their draft boards for deferments of all mine workers em- ployed at the mine and to follow the usual appeal procedure in such re- quests in which deferments are de- nied.” MUSIC CLUB PLANS HOLIDAY PROGRAM “The Music of Bethehem,” a three- part Christmas Cantata, arranged for three voices, will be presented by the Music Club Chorus at the De- cember meeting of the Patton Music Club on Tuesday evening, December 14th, at 8:15 p. m. in the Presbyter- ian Church, here. The text of the Cantata was writ- ten by Mattie B. Shannon and the music by Fred B. Holton, and is un- der the direction of Miss Yvonne Yerger. Mrs. M. J. Shannon will ac- ccmpany the singers. A quartet composed of Edward Donahue, tenor;; Snyder <Yerger, bass; Madeline Cossitor, soprano, and Catherine Overberger, alto, also will give several selections of Christmas music. Personnel of the Music Club Cho- Sopranos—Madeline Cossitor, | Mrs. Joseph Short, Barbara Overber- | ger, Anna Mary Bortman, Gertrude | Westrick, and Bess Donahue. Second Sopranos—Sue E. Gill, and Henriet- ta Yahner. Altos—Mrs. Mary Weak- land and Catherine Overberger. | i tii] cements LOST—Two No. 3 ration books — Lawrence Volk and Alice Volk. 3t ents. Steadily drain | icinity blood d LOGAL DRESS FACTORY The Lin-Doll Dress Company, which for the past several weeks has been prefaring its plant for operation on a full scale, now reports that it is in readiness to employ a number of local girls and women up to the age of] 50 years. Call at the office of the | Company upstairs in the Good Build- | ing any time during the daily busi- ness hours. A detailed news story on the Lin- Doll Dress concern, Patton's newest enterprise, will be given in an early issue. BL LW ii ARE YOU LISTED AS A BLOOD DONOR? Have you registered to do your part toward the giving of a pint of your blood to help save the life of some soldier, sailor or marine? It still is not too late, if you have neglected this duty—a patriotic duty of the highest degree. Walter E. Noonan, chairman of the blood donor campaign in the Clear- field Branch of the American Red | Cross, advises that upwards of 150 have now registered. The list of names is posted in the Patton Drug Co. windows. Eut more—many more—still needed as volunteers. Drop around at Red Cross head- quarters NOW, and get your name on that list. Monday, December 20th, has been set aside as the time for Patton and are Graeme a EBENSBURG BOARD AGAIN REORGANIZED East Carroll Township Man Be-| gins His Thitry-Third Con- | secutive Year As Member | C. W, Meisel, of near Carrolltown, | began serving his 33rd consecutive | year as a member of the East Carr-| oll Township School Board, and was | reelected president of the board for the 17th consecutive term at the an- nual reorganization meeting Monday ! night. | Other Northern Cambria County | Boards and the officers elected for | the coming year, are as follows: | Patton Borongh—Dr. B. J. Over- | ANNIVERSARY OF JAP | SNEAK ATTACK FINDS ALLIES ON OFFENSIVE But We Have Had to Learn Much and Do A Great Deal More, With Toughest Ahead. It was on a Sunday, two years) ago this week, that the Japs knifed | us in the back at Pearl Harbor. | We have almost forgotten our first | astonishment and our early ness—our talk of beating the Jap| Navy in three months and then of | blockading Japan into surrender in| six months more. » | Since that time we have seen 717 Patton young men and women go in-| to service under arms for County-Wide Mobilization of All Civilian Defense Ulits Is Called for BARNESBORO LAD GERMAN PRISONER Staff Sergeant Harry Hafko, 19, Fortress, who was listed as missing since October 10th, was reported ta- ken prisoner by the Germans. The flier's mother, Mrs. Kate Haf- ko was notified Monday by the War Department that her son was cap- berger, president; Dr. E. P. Cooper, | country. We have learned that some | during a raid over enemy territory. vice president; Miss Ellen C. Die- trick, secretary, not a member of the beard. Dr. John Allen Murray, Ralph A. Litzinger and Quentin Deringer are the other board members. Elder Township—Daniel McGlynn, | wili never come back, and we now | are seeing family men departing. We have settled down to the long | pull. The soldier has three brothers in the armed forces—Pfc. John Hafko, | twin of Harry, attending the Army Gunnery School at Fort Myers, Fla.; Hastings, president; Cyril McMullen, | ly the great strides since the first an-| Navy in the Aleutian Islands. Hastings, vice president; Joseph Gal- inis, Hastings, Secretary; and Geo. S. Byrne, Patton, R. D., treasurer. Alvin Thomas, St. Boniface, is the other member of the board. Spangler Borough—A. J. Dominic, President; Dennis Holtz, vice presi- dent; James J. Dumm, secretary and Frank J. Lehmier, treasurer. Dr. A. W. Fees is the other member, Carrolltown Borough — Harry J. Hipps, president; Alvin S. Shar- baugh, vice president; M. J. Stritt- matter, secretary; M. D, Connell! treasurer; not, a member of the] board. Fred B. Buck and Thomas A. Cwens are the other board members. Chest Township—Harry Lann, of Flinton R. D., president, a new mem- ber; Modestus Bender, Flinton, vice president; Herman Yahner, Patton, R. D., secretary; for the 24th conse- cutive year; and Frank X. Young, treasurer, not a member of the board. Lawrence, and atrick Leiden, St. denry T. Johnson, Patton, R, D.,, are Ee Timies Moa niversary of Pearl Harbor a year | ago. [ For in last year we have split the | Axis, and we have brought unity to| the [United Nations. The picture wasn’t too cheerful a | year ago. We had been in Guadalcanal for four months. We were still there. Eul so were the Japs. And the Japs were still making strenuous efforts to reinforce their garrison. We had been in North Africa a month. The invasion wasn't going well. There were allied admissions that the Lutwaffe had won tempor- ary air superiority. Only two months before Rommel had been within 60 miles of Alexan- dria. The Germans were outside Stalingrad. There was still a chance that the Axis might achieve its great military hope of a juncture—still a chance still fighting Japan might invade India, while € y and Italy struck through v x TRS) Otto T. Strittmatter, secretary and D. A. Westover, treasurer ,not a member of the board. Dr. F. C. Pet- president; M. L. Buck, vice president, | If Germany had been able to join | Japan and exchange her manufac- tured goods for raw materials Japan locted from the Far East—we would DRAFTEES ACCEPTED <= and Paul K. Easly, other mem- pe counting the length of the war in bers | decades—not years. a| Susquehanna Township — Vincent| triteq Nations victories this last The following hen hon Campyia a Holtz, Hastings R. D., president; | yaa) in Russia, in North Africa, in Coulity Drate Boe, Rot t | John Lake, Barnesboro, R. D,, vice | Ttaly our success in the Solomons ensburg headquarters, were ager €A | president; C. J. Bearer. Hastings, RA i New Guincs, Our reinforcenicnt for military service at the oona |, secretary, and O. J. Rickard, | of taio how y OE riorcemen | Induction Center on Tuesday, and|p, . i : of India—have ended forever the hop : ‘ he | BaIREsboro R. D. treasurer. Jacob | + ao union of our enemies, will report for active duty at the Krug, Cherry Tree, is the other mem- | 21 completion of the customary furfher. | By the surrender of Italy, we | |loughs: : | Dean Township—Frank Gregg, of | Siashed 4 goog ya gee of She] Marines. | Dysart, president; Regis Hartzog, a | I 2 oh A hs po Robert J. Eckenrode, Ebensburg. |prew member, vice president; P. B.| d n I 9 Ssner Gv days ey | Lawson, Dysart, R. D. treasurer; 9 Unity among ! ‘| The Moscow conference in Octo- | Chester S. Palka, Elmora. Navy. { Mrs. Esther Conzo, Dysart, secretary, ? Carl A. Makin, Nicktown. {not a member. Earl Kopp, Dysart, R.| ber, the Cairo parley a month later | Hugh C. Balsinger, Ebensburg. |D., and H. L. Johnston, Dean, are | and the conference of President | Clair L. Segar, Revloc. [the other members. Roosevelt, Churchill and Satlin in, Matthew B. Isaacson, Nanty-Glo. East Carroll Township—C. W. Mei- the Middle East have made the Uni- | Donald S. Snyder, Barnesboro. [sel ,Carrolltown, president; James A. ted States, Britain, Russia and China | Fred J. Harclerode, Ebensburg. a united Big Four, not just a name. | | | | | Dietrick, Patton R. D., vice presi- & A . | Donald A. Lecorchick, St. Benedict. | dent; Hugh Whiteford, Patton R. D.,| We have achieved—by diplomacy | Lawrence L. Hopfer, Ebensburg. |secretary, not a member; and A. A. and by arms—a unity the Axis nev-| Alvin J. Thomas, St. Boniface. Feighner, treasurer. R. M. Niebauer, €r had. | Carmen M. Micali, Elmora. [Ebensburg R. D,, is the other board! Too much credit cannot be given | James Luther, Jr., Ebensburg. | member. to President Roosevelt. William J. Skelly, Westmoreland. | West Carroll Township—Frank P.| It's no secret that the Chinese had Leo G. Elais, Barnesboro. Miller, president; Paul Strong, vice feared British imperialism, applaud- Andrew Stachura, St. Benedict. president; Adrian Buck, secretary; ed the American policy as exempli- | George Smith, Barnesboro. and Fred B. Buck, treasurer. R. V. field in the Philippines. Our guess is | Bernard Gusick, Spangler. | Luntzy, a board member, is in the that Roosevelt had more to do with | Robert Sherwin, Barnesboro. service. Henry Shero is the other bringing China and Britain together | Nathan Covitch, Harrisburg. member. at Cairo than any other man. John H. Connors, Ebensburg. | Prince Gallitzin—Clair Hartzog.| «ap of us, says the Republican | Army. Patton, president; Rupert Farabau- philadelphia Inquirer, “have been | Francis C. Greene, Spangler. gh, Loretto, vice president; A. C. critical of some of the mistakes) niade by the administration on the] home front. But suppose Roosevelt | had devoted more of his time to af-| fairs like rationing—? We might | have a lot less confusion over Dallas C. Wetzel, Cherry Tree. |Callahan, Chest Springs, continues as Mike Skupaka, Spangler. | secretary; and M. D. Connell, Carroll- Walter J. Moretti, Colver. [Lown as treasurer. They are not Ernest Stivanelli, Spangler. members of the board. Other mem- Francis L. Callahan, Patton R. D.|Pers are Raymond Seymour, and V. Warren H. Lamer, Detroit, Mich. D. Huber, both of Liretto, and Frank Norman J Berzonsky, Bakerton. |J- Kittell, Gallitzin, R. D. hE a ERS UST DRAFT CENTERS John C. Suwinski, Marsteller. Visits to the nearest military in- George F. Myers, Ebensburg. Michael Kuzminsky, Revloc. duction centers will help high school administrators gear instructional red stamps and A gasoline books but be| a lot less farther along in the war, | a long way off from our diplomatic | victories. Let’s think of that, too, as| we look back on the achievements of | the past year.” immer A] eels“ KEEP BOARD INFORMED. A farm worker who fails to keep his local selective service board in- | formed of a change of address or| occupation may be reclassified or | Lg MINE OWNERS MAY | etion. Miss Eastman excels in appro- | MINE INSPECTOR EXAMS ANNOUNCE A new examination for coal mine inspectors requiring a written test was announced last Saturday by the Civil] Service Commigsion. Jerome K. Hudson, the commission Johnstown secretary, said appoint- nient will be made for field service in the Bureau of Mines, Department of Interior, from applicants who are aged from 30 to 55 years. Applications for the federal posi- tions which pay from $3,163 to $5,- 288 a year must be filed not later than January 20, Mr. Hudson announ- ced. Detailed information is available at Civil Service Headquarters in the Johnstown postoffice building. Only a small number of men, reg-| istered with Selective Service Board | No. 1, Cresson headquarters, were in- | ducted this week at the Altoona In- duction Center. They are: Marines. Hugo G. Donatello, Patton. Navy. Paul J. Nagle, Dysart. Alfred P. Raymond, Gallitzin. Arthur E. Glass, Gallitzin, R. D. Charles F. Niebauer, Hastings. Daniel P. Hurley, Lakemore, Ohio. Stanley G. Clayko, Lilly. Donald J. Wills, Ashville. | Joseph Bradley, Cresson. | Army. Stephen A. Dillon, Hastings. Walter T. Sarnesky, Lilly. Gerald J. Yahner, Hastings. Joseph W. Abel, Hastings. Harold A. Lauer, Cresson. Rodger P. McIntosh, Lilly. Duane E. Eheraw, Cresson Clyde F. Rodgers, Saxton R. D. ea INP GARDEN CLUB TO HAVE A CHRISTMAS PARTY Mrs. Frank Schwab, Mrs. Charles| Snyder and Mrs. L. Claire Smale, of | the Board of Mnaagers of the Garden | Study Club, met at the home of Mrs. | E. P. Cooper on Tuesday evening and | made arrangements for a Christmas | Tea to be held at the Red Cross! Rooms on Fifth avenue at 2:30 P. M.| on Saturday, December 11th. Miss, Eastman of Ebensburg, will be the] speaker for the afternoon and will | show many novel Christmas arrange- nients for indoor and outdoor decor- -< | | rriate Christmas settings and Garden Study Club is privileged have her here during this busy holi- day season. | The following members, who com- the to ~~ -o SET OWN CEILINGS Washington.—Soft coal operators may fix their own ceiling prices—on a temporary basis—under a new OPA ruling. . A general increase in coal prices was authorized last week to offset new miners’ wage increases. During the week end OPA onnounced that producers with high cost mines may make quick adjustments themselves by filing formal applications by mail and giving telegraphic notices to OPA’s solid fuels price branch. OPA, which presumably would ve- to any unwarranted increases, said | the procedure was necessary in or- | der that more expensive mines “may not be impeded by inadequate re- turns due to established maximum prices.” programs to war needs under a plan disclosed this week by State Public Instruction Superintendent Francis possibly inducted into the armed for- | P0se the entire board of managers, ces. Only the selective service board | Will act as hostesses at the holiday with whom the individual has reg-| tea: Mrs. E. P. Cooper, Mrs. Charles | B. Haas. After observing the work of their induction centers in Philadelphia, Allentown, Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, Altoona, Greensburg, Erie of Pitts- burgh, Mr. Haas said the secondary school principals and guidance coun- sellors and county superintendents, will be given an opportunity to in- spect the New Cumberland induction center—which processes all Pennsyl- vania’ Army selectees. “The Third Service Command's Pre-Induction Training Branch hopes to make the school administrators’ more sensitive to the details in pre- paring boys for military service,” Dr. G. Franklin Stove, the depart- istered has authority to grant a tem- | Snyder, Mrs. Frank Schwob, Miss! porary release for non-farm work to| Yvonne Yerger, Mrs. Jerry Sheehan, | protect his deferred classification. |Mrs. D. J. Link, Miss Agnes Palcho, | Vv. Mrs. Kathryn Cowher, Mrs. Charles ! Swab, Mrs. L. Claire Smale, and Mrs. Barth Young. All members of the Garden Stuy CARD OF THANKS. | We wish, in this manner, to thank all those who assisted us in any way in our recent bereavement, the|Club are urged to attend the Holi- illness and death of our son and bro-| day Tea and to bring along a guest. | ther, Howard Strittmatter; also for and hear Miss Eastman, and see her | the floral and spiritual bouquets and | demonstrate unique ideas for Christ- | use of automobiles.—The P. C. Stritt-| mas decorations. | matter Family. \ _— Ve. . re Yn | HELP SANTA CLAUS. | KINDLING WOOD and mine caps,| Christmas shoppers have been ask- | will deliver to towns within 15|ed by ODT to lend Santa Claus ment’s curriculum assistant, said. 174, Patton, Pa. 3t.| wait until the eleventh hour. Next Wednesday | Walter Stinson Outlines Plans of | Procedure for Next Wednesday | Evening in Accord With Rul- | ing from State Headquarters..... County-wide mobilization of civil il Af “ i cocki-| of Barnesboro, a gunner on a Flying | ian defense personnel has been order- led by Cimm. Walter J. Stinson of | Ebensburg in conjunction with a sta- | te-wide mobilization Wednesday, De- | cember 15th, beginning at 7 p. m. | Air-raid wardens and other defense | personnel will man posts and control their | tured after his plane was shot down | centers and go through all necessary | maneuvers of a simulated air raid, | with sabotage attempts, but the pub- | lic will not participate in the raid. | Orders are that under no conditions | will defense units use audible warn- But it does no harm to recall the| Sgt. Charles, stationed in New Mer- | io devices unless ordered to do so great gains we have made, especial- ico. and Nicholas, serving with the by the county commander. i General orders by State Comman- |der Lynn G. Adams, transmitted | through Col. Ralph M. Mitchell, U. |S. Army, retired, controller, call for | a muster consisting of the segrega- [tion of individuals into service grou- !ps and checking of their presence from accurate, previously prepared rolls. The inspection will cover both personnel and equipment and should {include verification, inspection of equipment for serviceabilty and a check to determine that each indivi- dual has with him his identification |card and arm band. The state com- mander also recommends a check of allocated federal property issued to individuals such as helmets and gas masks. Local inspections are to be made by commanders, accompanied by their staffs, and wherever possible by county council officials as a means of simulating morale. The mobilization and inspection will culminate with exercises into ‘which. the actual dispatch of units of hyp a. dents will be exemplified at local lev= els and the work of all services will !be coordinated in control centers. | The exercise will commence at 8 p. Im The general sitiiation for the mob- ilization will be announced through the press associations December 15, Ccmm, Adams announces. Reports of the mobilization and inspections are to be made by local commanders to the county commander who in turn will report it to the state unit. Local commanders will prepare in- | cidents for their corps, which will be communicated by sealed letter to se- nior wardens, to be opened at a spe- cified time. This plan will give the element of surprise which would be present in an actual raid. The ward- en will take the necessary action and report the incident to the district control center. Control centers will take the appropriate action and re- {port to the next higher commander. County control centers are requir- | ed to send at least one message and | not more than two to the state cons trol center before 9:30 p. m., giving a report of the situation, the extent jof damage, whether or not aid is {needed from outside the county, and if so, what and where. Within ten days the county com- mander is to mail to the state com- mander copies of logs kept in all of the control centers December 15, ac- companied by a written report by the county commander giving details of the mobilization, inspection, remarks, criticisms, recommendations and re- quests. Actual movement of reinforcements anG supplies, when ordered by the state control center, is left to the judgment of county authorities. Ar- rangements are to be made with po- lice in all communities for special at- tention to traffic control, since civ- ilian defense equipment actually will be moved during the exercises. esn— er, NICKTOWN SOLDIER LISTED WOUNDED Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ager of Nicktown have been notified that their son, Pvt. Clair P. Ager, aged 20, was wounded slightly in action while fighting the Germans in Italy. The soldier has been evacuated to a base hospital. Pvt. Ager entered the service about a year ago and was transferred to overseas duty about three months ago. 7. CARD OF THANKS. We wish, in this manner, to thank all those who assisted us in any way in our recent bereavement, the death of our husband and father, Emery L a | Fiesher, for the spiritual and floral 15 miles of Patton. Call Patton helping hand by observing the fol- bouquets and for the use of cars at 3764, or write G. C. Beunier, Box| lowing. Shop now. Mail now. Do not | the funeral.—Mrs. Emery Flesher and Family,
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