i PRT 1 dre AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY £7 NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA 3S COURIER i JN Bran al A GENERAL NEWSPAPEX DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNINN Union Press, Established May, 19356 &/ > pT |, fmm Pw SiN A N= Patton Courier, Established Oct., 1893 SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR NEW LICENSE TAGS WMC ACTS TO RETURN REQIURE CHANGE IN FORMER COAL MINERS GAS RATION BOOKS FROM OTHER WORK NO. 21. PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA. THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1944. VOL. 51. MINERS PRESIDENT OF DISTRICT URGES RED GROSS SUPPORT James Mark Issues An Appeal to All Local Unions to Be Gen- erous in Contributions | Someone You Know Needs the HOW CANDIDATES WILL LINE UP FOR Help of the American Red Cross Two hundred million dollars is the | Solicitation will start in Patton this National quota for the American Red | week, and the drive must be comple- | | | Drawings for Ballot Positions| cross this year and this in turn ted by March 31st. | Give Voters Idea of How the [means that our local quota is more | The population of the northern end Ballots Will Be Shaped than a half larger. |of Cambria County places quite a EERE { Some will say this is a large am- [large sum to be raised in the two Robert S. Clark of Westmont ,won|ount, but it is small when the ser- branches—Clearfield bronch, with its | the top place on the Democratic par- | vice rendered is considered. Blood headquarters in Patton, and Susque- ty ballot on his candidacy for nom- | Plasma for the soldiers, emergency hanna branch, with headquarters in | { . a, : u’ 13 | . ve n 5 2 2 > i i 1 su t | ination to Congress from the 26th dis- | relief for the soldiers’ families, per- | Barnesboro. Frank Schwab heads the JE Almerics, lemued a SAI to Support trict at A held Tuesday at | sonal contact with all in the service, | Clearfield branch for the campaign | of his letter. is as follows: "| the state elections bureau in Harris- | the only contact with our prisoners, | for funds; Louis Luxenberg is chair- “Th it Red C i t. | burg. Harve Tibbott of Ebensburg is | the making of all bandages—and the | man at Barnesboro. 3 e American Red Cross is pu | unopposed in seeking renomination as | list can go on, and on! | The Clearfield branch quota has | Hug on a drive to raise 3z00,000. 000 | This year we have an extra day to | been set at $10,785, and Susquehanna | or the purpose of carrying on their How You Will Go About Making | Manpower Releases Will Be Given Necessary Alterations to Ad- to Former Pit Workers Who just to New Numbers. Want to Return, In a letter addressed to all local | unions, James Mark, president of District No. 2, United Mine Workers The states, at least 31 of them, are | With the threat of a critical coal sprouting out in new license plates | shortage looming, first steps toward in 1944, and Pennsylvania is includ- | returning miners to mines from oth- 2 | er industries to which they have drif- If you're a motorist you'll have to |ted, were announced last Thursday make a slight change in your gaso- |by the War Manpower Commission. line ration book. This is necessary to| Rleases from present jobs will be keep the records straight. Straight |granted miners now in other occupa- records help the government in its tions, if they return to production of fight against the black market in|coal, the WMC revealed as the first counterfeit and stolen ration cou- | phase of a broad program designed pons. !to alleviate manpower shortage in That black market, by OPA figures | the coal fields. drains of 2,500,000 gasoline daily| 'Frank L. McNamee, regional War and has netted its operators millions | Manpower Commission diractor, sta- of dollars. It is estimated that ninety | ted that this is the opening of a pro- per cent of the black market is in|gram by which it is hoped to elim- ~ congressman on the Republican bal- | ; as Poue Sa ot e <p : | work, or 366 days instead of 365. $13,000.00 war. he | . BYES ar ivy F | Y; a ye n , 7 Sibi » i i A ar Pence. | Homer C. eGorge, South Fork ‘and | Were we all to give our wages for Read the full page north county © OSS 18 v gree oy . John J. Haluska, Patton, are unop- that day the quota would be met. | sponsored Red Cross advertisement Io our armed Boros : oy are 8 he posed on the Republcan and Demo- | The point is that we all must do our | on page seven of this issue. : only organization tha Lo con ae cratic ballots | part .None of us can fall down. Contribute all you can. afford! our enemy countries. They are the" ° 2 ’ : : - — .. rte — - - - only organization that can get the | In the Democratic second district! : information from enemy countries as assembly drawings, candidates placed | HOW THE RED CROSS DRAFT DEFERMENTS to whether our men in the armed: in this order on the ballot: ‘John forces are living or dead after they Trybus, Barnesboro; Albert L. O’Con- | counterfeit coupons, the other ten inate the labor problem confronting are missing from our armies. They | DOT Loretto; Michael C.-C hervenak, | | per cent in stolen ones. | Pennsylvania operations before the are the only organization also that JT. Portage Township, and Thomas | Your present (1943 license number | country faces another critical short- can arrange to forward parcels con- A: Owens, Carrolitown. ALLO ATED TATED already is written on your ration age of the war-vital fuel. Republican Assembly candidates in, y - [folder in that place where you give; The program includes utilization the second district will be in this po-| — your name, address and make of studies after which WMC engineer- taining food and other necessities to prisoners of war in enemy countries. In fact they are the only source Sition: Llewellyn J. Reese, Ebens-| Attention Focused by Cambria Occupational Policy in Future is ar When you get the new 1944 li- [ing experts will make recommenda- through which our Government can burg; Wilbur E. Schonek, Johns- | County Chairman on Man | Clarified By Hershey During | ce™5¢ plates, draw a line lightly thru | tions to mining interests on ways in secure informaton as to the where-| town; Albert Beam, Upper Yoder Y. | y | arthed by Hershey During | in,t 1943 license number on the ra- | which iabor in the mines may be us- abouts of our soldiers who are miss-| Township, and George R. Bender, | Services Performed. Present Week tion folder (lightly, so it can still be [ed to better advantage if under-util- Carrolltown. ! oe _— | read) ,and above it write the new ization is discovered. ing or captured | Actual amounts that will be alloca-| Washington.—Selective service ! “Everyone must admit that the] 2 ba ashington elective service on |pumber. i \ a | drawings: ted to various Red Cross Services | Tuesday night prohibited occupation- | you're supposed to have written Jisriean Bed Cron hes one won Sy Johnstown ,and Gladys B.|Were announced this week by Robert | al draft deferments for men aged 18 | your 1943 license number on each of requires a wonderful amount of work | Evans, Ebensburg. Democrats—Geo. J. Glock, chairman of the Cambria | to 25, inclusive, except when appro- and money. It would be a calamity | for all of the people of the United States who have sons and daughters | and other relatives in the armed for- | district follow: ces, if the Red Cross had to give up|A. Borland, Indiana; Walter R. Sup- Another method by which better results may be obtained is through a aa | series of training-within-industry ye Ea your ration coupons already. If you | courses which are expected to start C. Hoppel, Patton, and Mrs. Kathryn Gounty War Fund appeal for $246,- ae or fon | haven't dong 3 d it now. Bu don’t | soon following a survey in several Q. McGuire, Johnstown. | , { Clint : oo Al | write your 191 icense number o Convention delegates from the 26th; Pointng out that few people real-|ly evcepted from this policy by the Republicans—Harry | ize the vast extent of the Red Cross | director of selective service. i ¥ | Program, Glock stated the amounts| This extended to men aged 23 to ots ( 5 1 s |r 2 io { *h service | 25, inclusive, a policy already in ef- any part of their activities. I under-|Pes, Johnstown, and Harry L. Myers, | represent the ratio for eac lige io Df ’ ; : yr that each county has set up | Jonnstown. Alternate, John L. Hite, |on the basis of the National Red | fect for those 18 to 22. | new plate will be issued for each ve- |. Stabilization plan, which states: their own organization to collect the | Johnstown. George C. Hoppel of Pat- | Cross breakdown of ts $200,000,000{ The move was announced coinci- | hicle. It may be used after Wednes- | “If an individual is employed at quotas assigned to each county. Some | ton, Democrat, was unopposed for | goal. | dent with reports that a new plan is |day of this week. | less than full time or at a job which | Cambria county state committee) Republicans—Marlin B. Nn | mines. those coupons. . Under the ruling which permits all Applications for new Pennsylvania 1,04) employment offices the right to license tags started out to the motor | gpant releases to skilled mine work- vehicle owners last week. Only one erg McNamee pointed out the region- SCBRANERN, RS “for ‘the © The committee in charge of bond | zones and hospitals; $33,210 for the men “without whose services the pro- have to lay different plans than oth-| | tricks with coupons in this turn-over| tp. war effort, the United States er counties in order to get their quo- | | | OTS as Sl i ? ‘home service. work t Roosevelt indicated favor : ized in the war effort.” - with the Operators and the 3 is what the OPA wants you to do. — Ns i i i _| held Friday evening, March 10 ,n tne | gency financial assistance fo service- lon occupational deferment for men | : ! | of the coal workers n District No. 2 ted Mine: Workers of Ameries hear | Chest Springs range hall. Members! men; $2,554 for chapter production | under 26 ,Maj.-Gen. Lewis B. Hersh- | } A | duction of food for the coming year. | morale supplies for men in combat | ommend deferments in the case Although coal production in this 5 it i 7, in | ported that $5,700.00 in bonds had wal set by the United Mine Workers in| | for disaster relief and civilian war| «jhe makng available for induc- the March Grand Jury in its report’ (he heavy demands of the war indus- Worthy Master, Edward J. Weise, as- counties require different amounts | election. Figures released by Glock are $32,- | in the making to “ration” occupa-| There are loopholes through which | g,eq not utilize his highest recogniz- | vy Hospitals at home and abroad; much the same manner that scarce | N=-QV. | $44,280 for service in Army and Na- | materials are now rationed to them |to 1944 plates. The OPA hasn't dis- | mmployment Service may, upon his ta. | : Ser A y ; | “I am therefore, requesting the] SUPPORT T0 WAR combat zones; $7,284 for assistance [at the moment in the light of shift- | them. And they won't be explained |. nigyment in which it finds that Committee in charge of the Red| The regular meeting of the Pleas- [and their families); $49 for this idea. It is estimated that more than ten til his dri y ’ ! ) ] | have been called to the armed forces ¥ endorses his drive ang eamestly ledged their support to the Ameri-|of surgical dressings, garments and ey, selective service director, said or have accepted employment in oth- ty committee, and I am sure that the mine Workers will not fail and will | | servicemen’s clubs overseas; $1,722 duction requirements of critical in- Additional office space for the|area rose to the highest figure in [Cambria County Probation Board history during the past year, there the past.” | been sold. D gas i ye P | ¥ollowing the business session 37 id; $2,706 for foreign war relief; | tion of registrants under 26 years of $6,008 for health, education and saf- | age, will permit deferments of reg- | to the court last Friday morning. The | tries. venire suggested that the adjoining ve __ | sisted by the degree STATE BIRTH RATE | Grange. — | The following committees were ap- than other counties. Some counties | | 226 for service in the Army and Na- | tional deferments to war plants in |connivers can jump to work monkey | oq kill, for which there is a need in vy Camps; and stations, and it the | —on the basis of the greatest need | covered an air tight way to prevent | roquect refer his to other available i to the Cambria County i ining rends in arms producion. here. the individual will be more fully util Mine Workers of District No. 2 to ch pid tex . ( But what has been outlined above A : y Cross drive in your county. The Un- ant Hill Grange of Chest Springs was blood donor service; $4,228 for emer- Announcing the tighter restrictions | | thousand miners or about 20 per cent requests all Mi rkers to donate !P 8 : | Io Bis 51 ms nats can Red Cross and to a greater pro- other articles; $4,744 for emergency | state directors are expected to rec- GOURTHOUSE CHANGES er industries since the entry of the ‘ fl J | United States into the war. i | sales for the Wourth War Loan re- measure up to the hight standards) for U. 8S. prisoners of war; $4,774 | dustry cannot be met.” was among the recommendations of | was very little stock on hand due to Vv... | candidates were instructed in the 3rd | a . . oT cn, 1 ” CAMBRIA ROAD DEATHS | and 4th degrees of the order by the | ty services; 6,150 for general ser-)ijstrants 26 years of age and over in A y vicegand assistance to the chapter; | critical industries with progressive room of the Cambria County Histor- CONTINUES CLIMB team of the | $2,700 for general executive and fi- | sonsideration for their relative irre-|ical Society be turned over to the nance services; $14,514 for conting- | placibility and increase in age,” Gen. probation Bureau. Other recommendations of the jury included: Installation of fluorescent! | encies, and $73,800 for chapter re- | Hershey said. | quirements. { The idea of “rationing” deferments While the first month of 1944 pointed to serve for the ensuing year: : - atic Ie aa . : : : brings a slight increase in Pennsyl-| Home Economics—Mrs. Edward J. | Under the categary of chapter re-| developed as a result of concern by | lights in several of the county Off}- a vania’s traffic fatalities, Cambra Weise, Mrs. Rose Kelly, Mrs. Rose quirements are listed all Red Cross | production officials that many key ces particularly in the office of Pro-| po,,qv1vania's birth rate continued industries would be hard hit by re-|thonotary John L. Hite; seperate rest |, = ,. 0 i | Services performed for or essential 1943 when 199,332 live births, the largest number since 1928, were reported tho the state health department. County has fewer road deaths for | Callahan, Mrs. Elvera Reig,and Mrs ; : January than in the corresponding | Ella Little. | to the armed forces which are not period last year. Entertainment—E. C. Reig, Charles | listed elsowhers, It was Pointed ont Only two highway deaths in auto | Flick, Joseph Sutton, John Conrad, | that the larger part of ghana 80 accidents were reported in January, | Ada Fogle, Mary Little and Mary | tivity is condueied by youn Bors 1944, as compared with five in Jan-| Callahan. | the chapter programs, Ir a financial | 515 "At his press-radio conference uary, 1943. Two pedestrians were kill- | T— rt Es | equivalent could be shown, would T'é- | Mr. Roosevelt made no direct refer- ed in the first month of 1943, but| | present a substantially larger fig-| once to it but in a discussion of the 46:0 non this year. | CAPPING EXERCISE jure, | deferment problem, indicated he was county: Home to tonneet he Second | creased with 113,566 reported for the Pennsylvania as a whole had an| The contingency fund was explain- | thinking along the same line. and third floors with the ground lev- year from all causes, leaving the increase of 20 deaths during the first | 7 led as covering “emergencies and un-| The plan calls for establishment el, and painting of the fire escape at ci to with a population increase of month of this year. All of this incre- forseen requirements which are bound | of an office which would prepare a | the Juvenile home, : 85,766 for 1943. ase has been in accidents in rural | to arise in time of a world wide list of plants whose output is most ee — Stewart said a large percentage of areas .Fatalities in urban areas ac-| The Capping Exercises for the stu- | War or the occurrence of a major essential to the war and whose tech-| NOTE ISSUE IS SOLD the deaths were caused by pneumon- tually have declined. | dents of the Miners’ Hospital School | disaster.” | nicians are irreplacable. Such plants TO PHILADELPHIA FIRM ia, influen heart disease, cancer, Cambria is one of the six Penn-| of Nursing will be held at 8:30 o’-! In announcng the break-down on [would be recommended for protection ———— | cerebral hemorhage, nephritis and sylvania counties heading the list of [clock P. M., Thursday of this week, | allocations, Glock appealed for all-out | against the loss of their technical The Cambria County Commission- | diabetes. counties with a reduction in traffic | March 16th, at the Nurses’ Residence. | support of the Red Cross program in | staffs to the army. ers Monday afternoon sold a $300,- While figures were not available, fatalities. The following students ‘have suc-| Cambria county. The list would be subject to con-|000 tax anticipation note issue to A.| Stewart said decreases were reported Vr mere cessfully completed their course of | “Our efforts and money are going | stant review so that the special tre- | Webster Dougherty & Co., of Phil-|in both suicides and homicides. FW. pre-clinical instruction be | to aid the men and women from Cam- atment could be dropped when con-|adelphia at an annual interest rate | capped: | bria County who are making great | tracts are cut back or canceled. New of .565 of one per cent. The notes NAMES OFFICERS) Louise Boggio, Gloria May Bradley, | sacrifices on the battlefront,” he de- | Plants ciuld be added f new Produc. | will be dated aMrch 15th and will A. J. Strittmatter was elected com- | Martha Dell Campbell, Ruth Chigas, | clared. tion programs moved ino the fore-/run for five ana one half monihs | En : LnTa pian | i itch. | inna Vf ceviseamametent nt | front of essentiality. maturing on September 1st. { mander of Patrick D. Riordan Post, Marjorie Crover, Marguerite Hitch, | Neo The Tid of to Philedeinhia co b! Couity Trccsaice Rove 8B. GIG V. F. W., at a reorganization meet-| Marjorie Kirsch, Martha Kline, An- | SPANGLER MAN COMMISSIONED I oe A A anny = frieetip ing held last week in Hastings. Oth- |na May Martin, Doris McGlynn, Elva | Sh i Day Was fhe owes R jibes sub- | Bpnogied Tuesday that a treasurer's er officers elected are Raymond ' Miller, Thelma Myers, Laura Taylor, | Cleon R. Wyland of Spangler has | A Lid ie ti os A Re Loa on ios hey $0 Wich tases have Born, senior vice commander; B. J. Bertha Mae Thomas, Bertha Wilkin- | been commissioned an ensign in the | Admitting taking a .32 calibre Ti- | 70.000 at 2 0 po Role he] er ye nas or aus an 1951 Po Niebauer, junior vice commander; |son, and Jean Zieminski. Naval Reserve and will report for ac- | fle, a set of silverwere and a blanket | 529 Akon 11 Interest rate As ot) * I ¢ as. I Sours house on 5 E. J. Weakland, adjutant; M. T. An- | The principal speaker of the even- | tive duty next month. He was sworn |and quilt, from the home of Willis | p Nv | Gay saprl a8 or ws HE na, chaplain; M. P. Strittmatter, |ing will be Miss Florence B. Kimball, [in as an officer last Wednesday. He | Shaffer, Flinton, on the night of last | Menieitis Patient Arithth' sala are approximately 4,- post surgeon; and William Nelson, B. [Dean of Women at Indiana State |will leave for Hollywood, Fla., on|September 24th, Royal Shaw ,Dean, | €nigiils ratients, R. Hindemarsh and J. B. Udicious, | Teachers’ College, Indiana, Pa. | April 1st. He was graduated from was sentenced on Monday afternoon Veer room outfitted for the exclusive use of the women employees of the court | house; installation of a directory of | | the building inside the main entrance, | While the briths were { TepAIT of plaster on the ceiling at ihe | fewer than the record number of | probation office bureau; construction | 200,769 in 1928, Dr. A. H. Stewart, of a ramp on the north side of the health secretary. said deaths also in. cent orders for a review of all occu- pational deferments. The proposal has been put forward by production and manpower offici- only 1,437 and will TREASURER'S SALE IS PLANNED FOR APRIL Dean Man Sentenced. | 700 properties. Er | trustees. Officers are to be installed | RE [the Spangler High School in 1932|by President Judge John H. McCann | Two Northern Cambria County at the April 11 meeting. | BLANDBURG YOUTH | and from St. Francis College in the to serve four months to twenty-three | men, who had been patients at the | The group plans to erect a mem- | TAKES OWN LIFE - Class of 1936. He has been employed | months in the county jail ,to make | Spangler hospital, were removed to | orial honoring veterans of the Civil! oS ,in the Barnesboro postoffice and is | rsetitution and pay the costs. Shaw the Municipal hospital in Johnstown | War and World Wars I and IIL A | Ronald Lewis, 16 year old son of | Sore) of fhe SIV service commis- lot in Hastings Borough has been | nrg, Annie Lewis of Blandburg,| SOR Of the postotfice. purchased and work on the project | ; ; | Ensign Wyland is married to the . : A | took his own life on Wednesday former Marie Divid Mantv.Gl will begin when weather ondiHons | morning of last week by hanging 1 o o anty-Glo. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank the many rela- tives, friends, neighbors and pall- bearers, for the kindness and sym- admitted prying open a door to gain|on Monday for treatment of meningi- | pathy shown during our recent be- admittance to the house .His only ex- | tis. They are Martin Lamar, 20, of |reavement, the death of our beloved planaion was that he “wanted the | Spangler, and Darl Boring, 30, of} wife and mother, Mrs. Agnes Thom- stuff.” | Marsteller. Both were described as |as. Also for the floral offerings, use “very sick men.” funeral, and spiritual | of cars for i i i | The couple have two children, Thom- ee ig -amp Simgelf In 2. garnge of & Murer Colon Fred att were Eee | BAKERTON LADY DEAD. | Ys cr bouquets. Er al WRaRew 5 [farm where he was employed. i ’ ? . a ah INJURED IN FALL OF ROCK. |ilv : wv. | go Ballo: Contract Glven ns South hag bem ab tie George] Miss Mary Helen Gumbeto, aged| Caught under a fall of rock, Alben | iintionn Nv. | Junior Republic near Grove City un- Promoted to Lieutenant. rniam————— 1s 37 years, of Bakerton, died on Tues- | Marra, 28 year old Dysart miner,| To increase the consumption of un- Submitting the sole bid, the Carr- |til a few weeks ago when he was To-| —- : {day in the Cresson sanatorium ,where | suffered an injured pelvis. Marra, rationed foods, the retail and whole- olltown News was awarded the con- leased to work on the farm, The| Harold K. Laughlin, Ashville, has | she had been a patient for the past|an employee of the Pennsylvania, | sale distributing trade and the res- tract on Monday afternoon by the [Mercer County cosoner said the boy| been promoted to the rank of first | tAwo years. Surviving are Aher fa-|Coal & Coke Co. was admitted to|taurant and hotel industry are con- county commissioners for the print- | left a note in which he stated he was | lieutenant. He enlisted in the army | ther, Andrew Gumbeto, and three sis- | Memorial hospital, Johnstown, and|ducting a campaign that will; reach ing of 120,000 ballots to be used in | “discouraged.” {in 1940 and received his basic train- | ters—Mrs. Stephen Andrako, Baker-|his condition is reported as fair. |its peak during March and ' April. the primaries April 25th. The bid | The youth was committed to the | ing Fort Belvoir, Va, In 1941 he was | ton; Mrs. C. E. Garrity, Ridgway, ae Foods to be specially emphasized are price was $18 per thousand. The | George Junior Republic last April by | sent to Panama and then to the jun-| and Sue ,at home. Funeral services DR. TURNBELL DIES, oranges, potatoes, eggs, breakfast William G. Johnston Co., Pittsburgh, | the Cambria County Court. He was| gles of South America. He returned | were conducted this Thursday morn-| Dr. William G. Turnbull, aged 68, | cereals, enriched bread, soy flour was the only bidder for 180 boxes | born in Blandburg in 1927. In addi-|to the United States in 1942 to at- of election supplies and computation | tion to his mother he is survived by books for use in the primary electione| three brothers, all in the armed for- The price was $526.30. ces ing the Sacred Heart Church, Beker- tend officer candidate school at Fort | ton, by the Rev. Father Gerald Dee- Belvoir. He is now sationed in Cali- | ghan, and interment was in the Holy fornia. Cross cemetery, Spangler. formerly supervisor of the Cresson Sanatorium, and well known in this county died at Philadelphia on Sat- urday of a heart attack. and grits, macaroni, spaghetti, egg noodles, crackers, orange and grape- fruit-marmalade, peanut butter, and ’ coffee.
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