s Thursday, June 8th, 1944, UNION PRESS-COURIER, | been awarded the Air Medal with 8] ly trained group of men who are skil- [Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguish-|led in every phase of the job of keep- PAT TON NEWS BRIEFS {ed Flying Cross, and four Invasion|ing the Navy's “Liberator” patrol- | Stars. | bombers flying over enemy tragets. The eighteenth anniversary The second quarterly installments |tion of Democratic Women was held | of the government's cut on 1944 esti-|at the Penn Alto Hotel, Altoona, con-| Kuss is an aviation machinist’s mate, | | vention of the Pennsylvania Federa-| first class. | The ladies of the I. C. B. U, are on| holding a Cinch party on Tuesday, mated income tax are due on or be-| June 1, 2 and 3. Delegates attending | June 13th, at 8 o'clock, in the Com- fore next Thursday, June 15th. | the session from Patton were | Mrs. | munity Hall, Patton. The proceeds Lt. Emory Dietrick, son of Mr. and | Sarah Adams and Mrs. John Hudak.| wili go to Father Flynn to help re- Mrs. M. A. Dietrick, was promoted Pfc. Herbert to the rank of Captain last Friday Bustis, Virginia, is spending a 16-| des at the Army Air Base at Millville, N.| day furlough with his parents. J. Captain Dietrick enlisted in the army in July. 939. years in the Panama Canal Zone and | parents. later attended Cadet School at Pine | vanced to Foster Field, Texas, where law, Mr. and Mrs. William Fox. he receved his Wings and graduated 1842. He then attended school at|Miss Lynn Rhody. Griner Field, N. H., and left for ov-| Plane. He returned to the States on|Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Ross of this! the pupils of the Nov. 14, 1943. Capt. Dietrick has'place. He is naw a member of a high- | School on May 29th. Those receiving Miss Irene Dandrea of Philadelphia | ved, The regular meeting of the I. C. He spent two |spent the week end here with her|B. U. will start at seven o'clock. Mrs. John Zern left for Gross Point | cificer, U. S. N., and wife, spent a Bluff, Ark., and Good Fellows’ Field, Michigan, on Tuesday, to spend some | few days last week with the former's San Antonio, Texas, He was then ad-! time with her brother and sister-in- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Owens i : Mrs, Newton Hoerle of Lima, Ohio. |livan has returned to the States af- as a secind lieutenant on April 29th, |is spending a week with her sister, | ter spending 20 months in Kodiak, | Among the members of the First lough on June 28, he will report to erseas on October 23, 1942, where he | Fatrol Service Unit graduating at the| San Diego, California. participated in 80 missions over en-| Hutchinson, Kansas, Naval Air Sta-| y emy territory with a° P-40 Fighter [tion is Edward Ithamar Ross, son of | outstanding pupils, were presented to TODAY --- More than ever .. your busy life calls for a smart, serviceable CLIPPER CRAFT ALL WOOL GABARDINE N owadays, when minutes count, this is the ideal suit to make the most of your time and your appearance . , smooth, Clipper Craft Gabardine . . . correct and smart for business, sports or dress up wear, any day, any time. So smartly styled, so perfectly tailored, you'd expect it to cost a great deal more. It’s only $35, because we give you the savings of 673-store buying power, under the Clipper Craft Pan, Come in today and try on a Clipper Craft Gabardine. Dad will Appreciate a Luxenberg Gift! Father’s Day . .. Sunday, June 18 LUXENBERG Mens’ Shop BARNESBORO HEADQUARTERS FOR CLIPPER CRAFT — AMERICA’S ONLY NATIONALLY RADIO ADVERTISED MEN’S CLOTHES McConnell, of Fort| build the school and convent recently royed by fire, at Newry, Pa. Ad- misgion, 25 cents. Lunch will be ser- William A. Sullivan, chief petty of Mellon avenue. Petty Officer Sul- Ajaska. At the completion of his fur- The American Legion awafds for | Elder Township the medals were William Udicious and Doris Drass, both of Hastings, R. D. All the eighth grade students successfully passed the eighth grade examination. Mrs. Edith Strohmier is the teacher. Appointed as the personnel in the Patton community to conduct the | Fifth War Bond drive, starting next | Monday, are: Harry Nehrig, chair- | man, and George A. Lehman, Frank | Young and Mrs. Kenneth H. Rhody, | vice chairmen. | Tech, Sgt. Harold Merriman has | returned to duty at Camp Carson, | Colo., after spending a brief furlough | with his wife, the former Bertha | Schirf, of Loretto, and his two sons. | Pfc. Joseph (Rosy) Byrne, who has been stationed in North Africa for the past fourteen minths, has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal. $k | | Trinity Methodist Church. | Sunday, June 11th, 9 a. m.—“The Church at Study,” topic, “Freedom for subject Peoples.” 10:30 a. m.—“The Church at Wor- ship.” Sermon: “The Christian's In- tent.” 6:30 p. m.—Youth Fellowship. 7:30 p. m.—Evening Worship. NVednesday, June 14—T7:30 p. m,, Mid-week service. | Thursday, June 15th—The first | quarterly conference of the new con- | ference year will he held in the Me- | thodist church in St. Benedict at 8:00 |p m. The session will be a group | conference. The daily vacation bible school op- | ened June 5th with an enrollment of | 39. The attendance has increased ev- | ery day. All children of the commun- ity are invited to take part. Awards | will be given for special merit. Eki k Patton Presbyterian Church. Sunday, June 11th-—Sunday School at 10:00 A. M. Worship at 11:00 A. | M. Mr. O. Emerson Washburn, guest pastor. y ) 7:30 P. M. Annual Children’s Day Service. All are welcome. Program—Children’s Day Service. Song, I Love to Tell the Story, by the Congregation; son, Children’s Day, Choir; song, This Is Children’s Day, Primary and Junior Dept.; re- citation Flag Salute, Kenneth Swish- er;song, Brightly Gleams Our Ban- ner, Congregation; recitation, Wel- come, Sandra Riid; Scripture Read- ling, John Irwin Barnard; prayer, Mr. O. Emerson Washburn; choral re- | sponse, Give Us O Father, Choir; | song, It Is June, Joan Swisher, Don- {na Lou Kelly and the Choir; recita- | tion, Jane Nicholson; recitation, A | Tiny Boy, Bobby Weaver; readings, | Signs of Promise, Isabel Rhue, Kath- | erine Swisher and Judy Watesic; | song, Jesus Is the Children’s Friend, | Isabel Rhue, Katherine Swisher, Ken- [neth Swisher, John Earl Swisher; Recitation, Sonja Davis; readings, As I Went Walking, Nona Williamson, Dotty Sunseri; recitation, What San Little Children Do?, John Earl Swisher; song, The Sweetest Name, Patty Jean Costello, Marjorie Turn- bull, Joan Reid, Billy Turnbull, Geo. Swisher; song, When Mother of Sa- lem. Congregation; recitation, The Message, Joan Reid; recitation, God's Church, George Swisher; song, Voi- ces of Summer, Larue Leaper, Don- na Lou Kelly, Joan Swisher, Grace Rosian, assisted by Kenneth, John Earl and George Swisher and choir; recitation, Isabelle Harvey; recita- tion, I Like to Think of Jesus, Flor- ene Matesic; song, Summer Glory, choir; recitation, The Offering, John Reid; offering; song, On the Goal, Choir; song, Day Is Dying in the West, Choir; Benediction, Mr. O. Em- | erson Washburn. i V— : | TWO REVLOC 17-YEAR-OLDS ACCEPTED FOR THE NAVY Navtl oaths were administered |on Tuesday to two Revloc 17-year- | old youths, who were sworn into the | service as apprentice seamen at the | Johnstown recruiting office. The two | boys are neighbors. They are: Robert Cecil Rose, son of Mr. and | Mrs. John Earl Rose, of 617 High- [land Avenue, Revloc. He has two | brothers in the army—Pvt. Crawford, Ft. 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D., bish- op of Altoona, delivered a congratu- latory message to the students. Sally Ellen Rothrock of New Bloomfield was graduated with high- est honors from the academy. The usual summer session of two- year college course will open June 19th. Ne ATTORNEYS ELECT WEIMER PRESIDENT D. J. Weimer, former Cambria Co. district attorney, was elected presi- dent of the Cambria County Bas As- | sociation at its annual meeting on Monday afternoon in the Ebensburg court. house. The other officers are Clarence E. Davis, vice president; Seymour S.| Silverstone, secretary; George Reade, | treasurer; and Everett E., Custer, C. R. Myers and Philip N. Shettig,| biard of trustees. EMEIGH LADY DIES. Funeral services for Mrs. Caroline | Charlotte (Peterson) Johnson, aged | 77 years, of Emeigh. who died Mon- night at her home, will be held this | Thursday afternoon at Barnesboro, and interment will be in East Ridge | cemetery. A native of Sweden. Mrs. | Johnson had been a resident of Eme- | igh for the past twenty years. She| ' cther adequate transportation, 1 AUTO USE STAMPS GO ON SALE JUNE TENTH | Auto tax-use stamps will go on sale in the postoffices on June 10th, Sat-! urday of this week. With the expira- | tion date for the old stickers set for | June 30th, the new stamps will be- come valid July 1st. Motorists desiring te use their car | | Pennsylvania have this common weed growing along roads, fence rows and | abandoned farms, Commercial grows= | ing of the milkweed would be imposs« inie as it takes three years to pro- duce the first crop. The government |is, therefore, appealing to the school children of the nation to make plans now to gather a million pounds of milkweed floss beginning early in September. This is a war's activity for a full year—from July 1, 1944, |in which children can engage. It to July 1, 1945—will pay $5 for the stamps. Each month thereafter, it was sta- | ted. the stickers may be purchased | would resuire only a small amount of time and effort and would be contri buting much toward te war effort. A pamphlet on this project is now at the Johnstown regional office of | being prepared by the Department of internal revenue at reduced rates. | Agriculture in cooperation with the Contrary to other years, the post- | U. 8S. Office of Education and the offices will handle only the $5 stamp | and the internal revenue offic all the | other monthly issues. | rien] imme | GAS FOR FARM VOLUNTEERS. | Fersons who volunteer for spare time labor on farms and in food pro- cessing plants this summer may ap-| ply for special gasoline rations to get to and from this work, OPA. announ- ces The applicant must arrange to carry at least four persons, including the driver (or as many as the car| will hold), and must show there is no! | SCHOOL CHILDREN TO | COLLECT MILKWEED FLOSS AS AID IN WAR EFFORT | The safety of thousands of Amer-| ican sailors and soldiers is depend- | ent on milkweed floss according to a | statement made by Dr. Francis B. Taas, Superintendent of Public In-| | struction, in an appeal to Pennsylva- nia’s school officials to give the col- lection of milkweed floss by the sch- ool children of the state high priori- ty in their war time cooperation pro- grams next fall. In his statement to the school of- ficials, Dr. Haas said: | “The common milkweed floss, be- cause of its buoyancy which is neces- | War Production Board. COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AGENCY GENERAL INSURANCE Liability Casualty 1101 Philadelphia Avenue, Phone 467. Barneshoro, Pa. is survived by her husband and three | sary for life jackets and aviators’| sons—Andrew, Cherry Tree; anl An- | suits, has now become a war emer- | ton and Albert, both of Eemeigh; a|gency product. It is a substitute for brother, Anton Peterson, and a sister, | kapok which is now controlled by | Mrs. Augusta Segerlin, both of Ja- | the Japanese. A government agency | mestown, N. Y,, and eight granddau- | has been set up to collect and process parable number of people anywhere at any time. this coming summer.” ghters. 2 million pounds of milkweed floss | He added that certain sections of —Keep on buying bonds, stamps. MEN'S AND BOYS Endicott - Johnson SHOES 2.98 to $4.98 JOE? CUT-RATE STORE JOSEPH WILENZIK, Owner. 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