PAGE TWO UNION PRESS-COURIER, | GKAFT HEADQUARTERS | IN STATE DENY APPEALS )F THE YOUNGER MEN DEDICATES DIOGESE TO | OUR LADY OF FATIMA The week old stabilization of Se- lective Service policies appear to Most Rev, Bishop Richard T. Guil- | have assured Pennsylvania farmers foyle of Altoona last Thursday call-|of sufficient labor to get crops plan- ed upon the children of the diocese to | ted, the public schools a smaller loss inaugurate a crusade of prayer for |than anticipated of male teachers in world peace as he dedicated the Dio- | the armed forces, and certain induc- eese to Our Lady of the Blessed Vir- | tion of most men 18 to 25 years old gin under the title of Our Lady of now occupationally deferred. Fatima. State Selective Service headquar- The appeal by the prelate was | ters. which disclosed il was rejecting made at beautitul and impressive | the majority of occupational ap- ceremonies conducted at St. John |Peals for 18-25 year olds whose cas- Gauelbert's Catholic Church, Johns-|€s it is required to review individually fown, with the Bishop as celebrant ©aid that expansion of the list of of a pontifical mass. | activities fro whch ths group could Eishop Guilfoyle, who spoke imme- | bt deferred would affect only a few diately following the the Gospel, ex-| Pennsylvanians. plained the object of the Mary Day| Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey's au- amass and of the dedication. In his| thorization late last week to state wequest for the start of a crusade, he | ditectors to add six activities for asked the children to go back to their | Which the 18 to 25 group could be parishes and try to arouse in as many | deferred, included only two, chem- as possible a devotion to Mary and sts in explosves production and cru- to try and get parishioners to say the | 18°C construction workers, which may Rosary every day. | involve some Pennsylvanians, head- Vv | quarters said. : a | Both the State Educational Asso- HARITINE AGE BARRIERS : | ciation, which appealed to (Gen. Her- NOW CUT TO SIXTEEN YEARS choy two months ago, to approve de- p— ferment of “key” teachers, and Selec- Age barriers have been lowered tye Service believed fewer male tea- flor youths who wish to join the Mer- | hers over 20 years oid would be lost chant Marine, officials of the U. S.|py the schools because local boards Maritime Service with headquarters |g possess full authority to decide in Pittsburgh, have announced. [that such men are contributing to the Effective immediately, boys siX-| health, welfare and safety of this na- #een to seventeen and one-half years | (jon. of age may enroll in the service if| gpe Agricultural Adjustment Ag- Shey meet the regular physical re-|epcy's state office said that the quirements and obtain parental con-| confusion and uncertainty over the sent, it was stated. induction of farm laborers of draft G, I. BILL OF RIGHTS BILL PASSES HOUSE AND WILL GO TO CONFERENCE TABLE | The House of Representatives at Thursday, May 256th, 1944, | JAIL HASTINGS MAN ON BURGLARY COUNT Albert Kutch, 27, of Hastings, was | BLATT BROTHERS Washington last week passed the $6,- | lodged in the Cambria county jail 500,000,000 “GI bill of rights” after |'ast week to await grand jury action broadening senate approved educa-| On & charge of burglary. Kutch was Youths under 17% are acceptable for enrollment in any of the various Merchant Marine programs, such as radio, deck, engine ,steward or ship's glerk hospital corps. Also eligible are men 26 through 50% and those 18 and up who are in @lass 4-F but whose conditions have improved sufficiently to enable them ti» pass the Merchant Marine exam, which is identical to the Navy test. Bogs older than 17 years and six months, and not yet 18, cannot join. District procurement offices of the W. S. Maritime service are at 408 6th &ve., Pittsburgh. ny LEGION AWARDS TWO E£TUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS Winners of the annual scholarship emmpetitioncompetition conducted by the Cambria County American Le- gion committee, given for Legion awarding by State Senator John J. ¥faluska, of Patton, are Miss Ann Mexise Farran, 17 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Farran, of age had been eliminated since the al- most universal adoption by the 422 local boards of the AAA deferment yardstick of 15 war food units of 150 man hours each. rm TWO TO GRADUATE AT ST. VINCENT PREP Thomas J. Lantzy of Spangler and John J. Smith of Wilmore, members of the ecclesiastical department at St. Vincent Prep, Latrobe, will be among graduates receiving their di- plomas at the school’s 98th gradua- tion on June 1. Lantzy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lantzy, has been a constant member of the honor roll and active in the band and sports, Also an honor stu- dent, Smith, son of Peter J. Smith, played the French horn in the band and took part in baseball and bask- etball. i HURT IN FARM MISHAP, Herbert Cogan, 15, of Loretto, suf- fered lacerations of the right hand and injuries to the chest on Friday Herfage, and Ronald J. Hagadus, 16 wear old son of Mr, and Mrs. Henry RK Hagadus, of Johnstown, a pupil in afternoon when he was thrown from a tractor on the Cogan farm. He was given dispensary treatment at Altoo- Westmont-Upper Yoder High School. | na hospital. A EAA * federal loans guarantees to $2,500. members answering the roll call. fererice of both houses will be de- manded to iron out differences. Most significant house changes were the lifting of restrictions to per- fore the age of 24 to qualify for ed- ucation benefits and an amendment increasing the maximum of federal guarantee of approved investment loans frcm $1,500 to $2,500. The educational benefits include a maximum of $2,000 in tuition grants and $50 monthly allowance with an adaitional $25 for dependents. Per- sons over the age of 24 must prove a need of refresher courses or that their education was interrupted by the war, to qualify for cducational benefits. The federal leans would be appro- ved by the Veterans’ Administration and would be obtainable through the regular loan channels at a rate of in- terest not to exceed six per cent. The government would pay the nterest on loans for the first two years. Other benefits are unemployment compensation and employment ser- casioned most of the six days of the debate in the House. The chamber defeated an amend- ment which would have permitted | striking veterans to receive unem- ployment benefits. mY DEFERMENT OF KEY TEACHERS IS SOUGHT Cambria County School Directors! in a resolution adopted last week at! the closing session of the annual con- vention called on Dr. Francis Haas, superintendent of public nstruction, to use his influence in an effort to obtain deferments for key teachers. Induction of many key teachers, the resolution pointed out, is causing un- due hardship to students of many of the school districts. The directors also indorsed the plan whereby a representative group of farmers meets with a representa- tive group of educators and works out a schedule making it possible for | students to assist with farm work. In| another resolution the directors voi- ced opposition to the wholzsale clos- ing of school to permit students time to work on farms, and in still ano- ther the directors recommended that high school students be given more vocational education and that each high school have a qualified vocation- al teacher. B. N. Palmer of Portage was el- ected a member of the county board for a six year term. |} Vos Bd LORETTO WOMAN TENDER DINNER ON 92ND BIRTHDAY Mrs. Mary L. Sanker, a native of Announcement! Barnesboro Stores Will Be Closed Wednesday Afternoons 12:00 Noon Beginning June 7th Ending August 30 NOTICE!!! STORES WILL REMAIN OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAY WHEN THERE IS A HOLIDAY IN THE WEEK. Barnesboro Business Mens’ Association Loretto, last Friday was honor guest at a birthday dinner at the home of her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. J. Raymond Myers in Portage, the occasion being her 92nd anniver- sary. Mrs. Sanker aso received scores of friends during the day. Despite her advanced age she is still active and divides her time am- ong her ten children. She also is ac- tive in church work. Mrs. Sanker is a daughter of Hen- ry and Carolyn (O'Hara) Little and was born May 18, 1852. She and Fe- lix Sanker were married in 1879. Her husband died in 1917. Mr. and Mrs. Sanker spent most of their married life in Gallitzin and Loretto. tional provisions and increasing free | #ccused of stealing a typewriter and The vote was unanimous, with 387 The measure goes back to the sen- | ate where it is expected that a con- County Detective Charles Cowan and | mit veterans who entered service be- | vice. The educational provisions = automobile inspection stickers from | the Holtz Motor Car Company in | Hastings on March 11, 1944, | He was taken into custody by | arraigned before Justice of the Peace { | E. J. Waltz of Hastings. The defend- | | ant has been employed as truck dri- | | ver by the Woods Coal Striping Co. | | —— — | | TUMBLE FROM A TRUCK | { FATAL TO NANTY-GLO BOY | Lester Dale Green, 19, of Nanty- | Glo, was killed on Friday afternoon lon the Cresson road near Prince Gal- litzin Spring, when he toppled out of |a truck in. which he was riding and) | was run over by a rear wheel. | Thomas Sekerak, driver of the ve- | hilcle, told state police that he and | Dick Diviney, a passenger, did not notice the youth had fallen until they | | felt the jolt of the truck passing ov- | {er his body. Diviney then screamed, | “Stop, we've run over Buddy.” The youth died as he was being rushed {to the Altoona hospital. The youths told that Green pre- | viously had told them that he was | going to open the door to get some |air. They said he held the door open | and placed his foot on the running board and rested his head on his arn, The right rear wheel passed ov- er the boy’s body. ree CRESSON YOUTH IS MADE AN ENSIGN Patrick W. Hub erof Cresson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Huber, has been commissioned an ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserve after completing advanced flight instruction at Corpus Christi, Texas, Naval Air Training Center. eiirm—— Vf messin WOMEN’S RETREAT AT MT. ALOYSIUS, CRESSON A Jesuit Father will conduct the spiritual exercises for the Women's Retreat to be held at Mount Aloy- sius, Cresson. The retreat will open Friday evening, June 9, and close on Sunday evening, Jue 11. There will te only one retreat held at Mount Aloysius this year. Application for reservations for this retreat should be made to the Sisters of Mercy on or before June 5th. ne Y VINTONDALE BOY SUSTAINS SEVERE BURNS ON SUNDAY A Vintondale lad was burned se- verely on Sunday when Lis pants caught fire while he was burning pa- per. The victim is Gary Kennedy, six year old son of Harry Kennedy. Het vas taken to ‘the Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, for treatment of burns that extended from = his |! hips to his shoe tops. His condition is reported to be just fair. V- MINE UNIONS TO ELECT NEW OFFICERS IN JUNE Officers for the ensuing year will bz elected next month at meetings of locals of the United Mine Workers of America throughout District No. 2. Ir addition to selecting officers ti serve the locals, the miners also will select checkweighmen. —V Use of mineral oils in salad dress- ings and in foods has harmful ef- fects such as causing loss of vita- mins, which, the Department of Ag- riculture says, far outweigh its ad- vantages and may lead to deficiency ills. > ALTOONA STRAND ONE WEEK, Starts THURSDAY JUNE 18ST WINNER OF JENNIFER JONES THE SONG OF Direc ee Also at the BLAIR, HOLLIDAYSBURG, Wed.-Thur,, June 7-8 Frit? 5 ACADEMY AWARDS including “Best Actress” for «JENNIFER JONES ted by HENRY KING + Produced by WILLIAM 0, x CACORE SPECIAL PRICES FOR THIS SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT (Mat, 11 A.M. to 5:30) ALL (Evg. 5:30 to Closing) ADULTS ree PRICES ADULTS ...... $L10 SERVICE MEN ... 55¢ INCLUDE SERVICE MEN .... 6c Children .......... 40c! TAX CHILDREN ....... 55¢ BERNADETTE PERLBERG GR AND THEATRE PATTON Fri., Sat., May 26-27 TWO GRAND HITS Gene Autry in GAUCHO SERENADE With Smiley Burnette, Mary Lee, June Storey, Duncan Rinaldo, and Smith Ballew. LANE ond JOHNNY DOWNS RALPH MORGAN Dick pupegy, A REPUWBLIC PICTURE Sun., Mon., May 28-29 Matinee Sunday at 2:30 & WEST LIVES AGAIN IN THE LIFE THE WILD § f OF ITS MOST COLORFUL HERO! Adventure and ro- mance... in an epic big as the screen can hold! IR iT. TTR LUT arr Also News and Cartoon Tuesday, May 30 ORTELCEEESERTTEEETERARAMEINERANY pe gpubtic Pictures Pcs Wednesday, May 31 NO SHOW---Due to Patton High School ommencem’'nt Cash Nights, Thursday and Friday This Week! new we
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