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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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. |
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| 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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