OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSY Sb = A GENERAL NEWSPAPEX DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS LVANIA AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Patton Courier, Established Oct., 1893 VOL. 51. PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1944. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR NO. 34. RLOOD DONOR DATES SPANGLER SOLDIER REPORTED AS DEAD AND SITES CHOSEN IN NEW COUNTY DRIVE Pvt. Frank Swerbinsky, son of Lig Anna Sufleta, Spangler, who had been reported missing in action Will Operate at at Moose Hall, Pat. in the Mediterranean theater of war ton, Two Days, Early in | since early last January, was killed September. | while fighting in that area, accord- | ing to a government casualty list Rev. D, K. West has been appoint- | made public. ed vice chairman of the bliod donor| The solder entered the services ab- service of the Cambria County Chap- Out two years ago and prior to that ter of the Red Cross, R. 8. McClell- | tim¢ had been employed by Barnes and, executive secretary of the Chap- | Coal Co. Spangler. Two brothers ter, has announced. were in the army but ‘were granted Mr. McClelland also revealed that a honorable discharges. They are Nich- quota of 5,675 pints of blood has been olas and George, yet of Spangler. 2 ue Soot nt om Te | OUEST SORINGS BOY REPORTED KILLED IN burgh next August 21 to Sept. 23. With the caravan scheduled to op- crate under the auspices of the chap- ttr branches in six communities in Cambria County, in addition to Johns- tewn, stes have been chosen and ap- proved by Pittsburgh Red Cross of- ficials, Mr. McClelland said. In Johnstown, the mobile unit will establish headquarters in the First Presbyterian Church from Stpt. 11 to 23. Preliminary, however, the itin- ary, dates and sites of operations, will include: Black Lick Valley Branch—August 21. 22 and 23, Volunteer Fire Com- | pany Hall, Nanty-Glo Years Old, Victim While on Anzio Beachhead, five years, a son of Mr. and Mrs. | John Zerbee, of Chest Springs, was i killed in action on May 23rd | while fighting on the Anzio beach- Mountain Branch—Aug. 24, 25 and | ‘head in Italy. The soldier was serving | 26, Ebensburg High School. [with a tank batallion when he met Allegheny Ridge Branch—August {his death. His parents have been of- 28, ,29 and 30, Portage High School. | ficially notified of his demise by the Beaver Valley Branch—Aug. 31,| War Department. Sept. 1 and 2, South Fork. [ Two brothers of the Chest Springs Clearfield Branch, Sept. 5 and 6, | soldier are serving in the Army— Ioose Hall, Patton. Originally it was I Pvt. Joseph, of Sheppard Field, Tex- requested that Clearfield Branch be | as, and Pfc. Frank, located at a camp visited by the caravan for three days |in Colorado. but a decision was reached to sus-| pfe. Zerbee entered the army on pend operations Sept. 4th. | March 7th, 1941, and was assigned to Susquehanna Branch—Sept. 8! duty overseas about six months ago. and 9, Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, | iz, "zttended St. Monica’s School at Barnesboro. | Chest Springs and was working in Mr. McClelland pointed out that the | New York City when he entered the quota of 5,675 is an increase over that | service. set for the last campaign. | tela “Although 6,000 pints of blood were i W Besaes aS os ents and : the two chtained in the December-January Créthers in the Army. he leaves an- campaign, the Red Cross staff work- | ther brother, Harry, at home, and 7, trese sisters: Mrs. Walter Dillon ana ed for six tead of five as dll be. tht ) the coming jae Herman Wharton oth of. SE | “driv e,” the chapter executive related “Lumeadue, toona, and and Victoria, at home. at home. * NORTH CAMBRIANS HURT IN JOHNSTOWN Present plans call for > goal hi) 200 pints of blood each da through Friday, and 175 yond Saturdays. Now that a full scale invasion vig) been launched the need for blood * plasma has reached its zenith, Mr. | McClelland said. | All donations of blood made to the Four Persons were. were injured, three Red Cross are earmarked exclusively | of them seriously, in an automobile for the use of members of the armed | and street car crash in Johnstown forces. jon Saturday evening. Three of the Joan Endler, 13, St. Boniface, a mino of Patton that their son, Pvt.|cCvncussion of the brain. | Stl. 2 — Ne { victims were taken to the Memorial | hospital, following the crash, and the PATTON SOLDIER IS | automobile was demolished. {| The injured: WOUNDED T THIRD TIME Fos Sarg of the left leg, lacerations knee, and abrasions and con- e REtent last week ai} Nn of the face. Hg Mr. fo Mrs. Nicholas Geler- | Russell J. Berkey, 27, St. Boniface, Louis C., was wounded for the third | Mrs. Agnes Endler, 28, St. Boni- time while battling Germans in Italy. face, concussion of the brain. He had been in action only two Mrs. Katherine Berkey, 26, weeks after recovering from previous Boniface, treated for shock and dis- wounds, when he was struck by ene-| charged from the hospital. All three my shell fire for the third time last | cof the hospitalized victims are re- May 23rd. The soldier had been pre-| pcrted as getting along well. sented the Order of the Purple Heart | According to the police who in- for wounds sustained in earlier ac-| vestigated the accident, the Berkey tion. He informed his relatives that|car was inbound on Main Street. At the first two times he was wounded | an intersection the automobile hit a the wounds were not’ serious and he | street car making a turn frim an in- Boy or Girl in Uniform to Vote! The Civilian Defense Council has charge of registering soldiers, | sailors, marines, coast guard, and all the women’s branches thereof, to vote at the Gener al Election in November. This registration is ab- | solutely non-political. No political preference will be asked or sug- gested. Every household will be visited. Walter E. Noonan is chair- man of the Patton Community for the registration, which will be can- vassed by the Lady Wardens, who are all requested to meet tonight, Thursday, June 15th, at the Catholic Club Hall, for full instructions. Of course you want your service boy or girl to have the oppor- tunity to vote. Every household having any of its members in the armed services can co-operate with the Lady Wardens by having the necessary information available when they call. That means the rank, Help the Canvassers Qualify Your INDUCTION CENTER ITALY BATTLE ACTION Pfc, Robert Zerbee, Twenty-five Ffc. Robert Zerbee, aged twenty- last serial number, dress to which you now send mail for the canvassers. Their work is women are qualified to vote. Tha service organization, APO or Camp address, and the age of the person to be registered—in other words the complete ad- it in the spirit of the war effort. See to it that YOUR servicemen and to your boy or girl. Do your part. Have this necessary information ready in adv ance | all volunteer labor. They are doing t is the true spirit of Americanism. COUNTY HOME HEAD GETS JURY PRAISE Commendation for < for existing condi- | tions in the Cambria County Home and farm for the aged, juvenile home county jail and the court house is contained in the report of the June grand jury which last week made an inspection of the institutions. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burns, super- intendent and matron, and their staff of assistants, were ‘‘commend- ed for their efficiency in the conduct of the home.” Kecommendations made for better- ing conditions at the institution con- cerned increased ventilation in the men’s quarters, additional fire es- capes wherever convenient and neces- sary and additional light and ventila- tion in several rooms where five beds were found with only one window to provide ventilation. Mrs. Emma Daugherty, matron at the county juvenile home, was com- mended for her work. Provisions are | | es at the institution “the: county jail in “orderly mi ly kept, and clean.” E. H. warden, and his staff were c ded for their work. The Jury found that the leaked in several places ang mended immediate repairs. | Recommendations for the installa- ticn of an office directory in the main lobby of the court house by utilizing the large bulletin board on hand was made. The jury members also recom- mended that the exterior wood work of the court house be painted and that repairs be made to the damaged front step. en: ail roof recom- —— ing lS { COURAGE OF COLVER SAILOR IS CITED BY SECRETARY OF NAVY Stephen C. Kluznik, 25, boatswain mate, first class, son of Mrs. Nancy of Colver, has been commended by the Secretary of the Navy, for the courageous rescue of a seaplane pi- lot after the pilot’s plane crashed in- to the ocean. Kluznik’s action is de- scribed in the citation which reads. as follows: “For courageous conduct following the crash of a Pan-American Airways seaplane into the waters of Biscayne recovered within a short time, | tersecting street. Pvt. Gelermino entered the service] The automobile was hurled against | in March 1943, and received his tra-|a steel pole. The street car was not ining at Fort Jackson, S. C, before | badly damaged and one of the pass- going overseas. A brothr, John, i was injured serving in the Navy. a a ee See —-- | COLVER MINE PRAISED SPANGLER YOUTH IS FOR SINKING OF TWO | WOUNDED IN ITALY | NEW SHAFTS RECENTLY | Ebensburg Coal Company, at Col- ver is cimmended for providing ad- | ditional escapeways by sinking two new shafts to the working sections, in a U. 8S. Bureau of Mines report, | M— In a recent letter to Spangler rel-. atives, Staff Sgt. Andrew Klapak, informed them that he was wounded | in action on April 30th in the Italian | Bay, on Sept. 29, 1943. Immediately after bringing his crash boat to the | scene of the accident, Kluznik swam to the stricken craft and, despite the imminent threat of fire on the gaso- line covered waters assisted in bring- irg the unconscious pilot from the | submerged compartment and, drag- ging him out on the wing, aided in administreing artifical respraton to the helpless man until normal breath- ing was restored. While the boat re- turend ashore with the pilot, he and his assistant removed another crew member from the passenger compart- asked for additional canning faci ok theater of war. The soldier said he| Ww as recuperating from his wounds in| a hospital in Italy. The soldier entered the army in| November, 1941, and receved his | training at Fort Bragg, N. C., before being assigned to overseas duty ab-| out fourteen months ago. Three bro- thers are in the armed forces—Sgt. | Michael, in the army, and Elmer and | g gassy, improving ventilation, in ad- Clyde, both in tie Nay. | dition to the construction of two new - —————— | shafts. LORETTO PRIEST HAS | Additional commendable features SILVER ANNIVERSARY |: Father Patrick Fahey, TOR, | Rev. orec was followed by a reception. A na-| tive of Ireland, he came to the Unit- | ed States in 1914, and was ordained in 1919. ie The elm beetle is appearing in lar- ge numbers, report Penn State ento- mologists. The control is a spray of nicotine sulphate thoroughly applied. { trical equipment, operating the mine | tipple, improved surface haulage con- of St. Francis Friary, celebrated the | di itions, use of permissible trip lights 25th anniversary of his ordination re-| on underground mne car trips and cently. He sung a high mass in the | completion of the Bureau's accident- morning and in the evening was hon- | prevention course by 51 workers and at a testimonial banquet This | officials. safety posts in mobile loading tions, control of coal dust in work- ing areas, additional ventilating fa- cilites, restrictions in the use of un- derground blower fans, toin of explosives separately man-trips, and safer use of explo- | 8ives, | announced Saturday. Employing 979 employes, the Col- | ver mine has a daily production of about 5,375 tons. C. J. Dalzell, the company for employing fire boss- es, purchasing permissible type elec- oir a gassy basis, although rated non irr'uded control of coal dust in the Recommendations included use of sec- transporta- from | Bu- | | reau of Mines inspector, commended {ment and successfully revived a | thira airman who was lying on one of the wings. Kluznik’s heroic initia- tive and complete disregard for his own personal safety were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U. S, Naval Service.” pat hi \ ¢ ASE RATION FREE SHOE SALE DURING JULY APPROVED Shoe purchasers will have a chance at about seven million pairs ration- free from July 10 to 29 during a na- tional odd lot sale, the Office of Price Administration announces. And the shoes must cost at least 25 per cent less than their price on June 1st, OPA declared. The “odd lot” sale will include footwear for men and women, boys’ sizes 1 to 6 but not children’s ‘and misses’ and little boys’ shoes which were included in the temporarily ra- tion-free shoes for three weeks in May. rated total supply of shoes for 1944 will be included in the July ration- Tuesday morning in St, Patrick’s Ca- boro, was awarded the degree of doc Less than 1.1 percent of the esti-|2 COUNTY LEGICN The Past Presidents’ Parley of the American Legion Auxiliary of Cam- bria County elected officers for the ensuing year at a meeting last Thursday evening in the Ameirican Legion Home, Gallitzin, Mrs. Thomas A. Owens, Carrolltown, was chosen president to succeed Mrs. Jerome J. Sheehan, Patton. Others elected were as follows: Mrs. Frank Ling, Johnstown, vice president; Mrs. Bernard Shortencar- rier, Barnesboro, secretary; Mrs. Maude Sheehan, Cresson, chaplain, Mrs. Helen Kline, Portage, historian: Mrs. Hilma Nordstrum, Gallitzin, sergeant at arms, and Mrs. Jerome Sheehan and Mrs. Thomas Owens, re- spectively, delegate and alternate to the department convention to be held in Harrisburg next August. Only those who have served as Presidents of units of the American Legion Auxiliary are eligible for membership in the Past Presidents’ Parley, which is Dationall organiz- ; pro- ‘charitable work ection with Legion affairs. At Thursday evening’s meeting us plans were discussed by the mbria county unit dealing with the ort the unit gives to the main- tenance, comfort and happiness of a war nurse in World War I, who has been hospitalized for a number of yesrs in the Veterans’ Administra- tion. Facility at Dayton, Ohio. rs. Leroy Bidelman, Johnstown, firs president of the Cambria Coun. ty Parley, was one of the three hon- or guests at the meeting, the others | being Mrs. Frank Howell, the first| President of the Legion Auxiliary in Gallitzin, and Mrs. Sadie Reese, the president of the county council. The next meeting of the parley will be held in Spangler in November. Mrs. Susan Olson, Gallitzin, was in charge of arrangements for the din- ner which was served in connection | with the meeting. FALL FROM A TRUCK RESULTS IN DEATH FOR SPANGLER MAN Michael Fetchko, 48, of Spangler, il early on Saturlay morning at (the Spangler hospital, victim of in- juries suffered on Wednesday after- noon of last week when he fell from WOMEN ELECTION "NORTH COUNTY WILL REMAIN OPEN | Kecently this newsp newspaper published a story relative to the closing of the | Induction Center at Altoona at the [end of this month. Now, a Third Ser- | vice Command order, issued Satur- | day, rescinds the directive which wculd have abolished the Altoona station, as well as one at Erie, on June 20th. The Altoona station, in operation since November, 1941, will “continue tor an indefinite period,” according to the order. COAL PRODUCTION IS AHEAD OF LAST YEAR IN COUNTRY Now Leading in Output by Twen- ty-One Million Tons, Nation- al Coal Associatoin Says. ° Coal production in the United Sta- tes is running more than 21 million ons ahead of last year’s output, ac- cording to reports issued by the Na- ticnal Coal Association. Thus the nation is receiving coal at a rate which, if continued, will per- mt achievement of the 625-million- ton goal set by the Solid Fuels Ad- ministration as a minimum necessity for this year. No letup in production can be per- mitted, however, for last year’s to- tal of 585 million tons caused a de- Fletion of coal reserves and at pres- ent there is hardly a month's supply of coal above ground. And since most pressure will be placed on direct ng to coal to war- vital industrial uses, the domestic ccnsumers face a situation by which placing of orders now in fields out- side the mining areas, is the only way of assuring delivery of winter coal in time. At present, accordng to city coal dealers, there is a fair amount of good domestic coal available, but they warn that the manpower and equipment shortage will make deliv- eries before snowfall impossible un- less orders are given now. The Association reports that pro- duction to June 3 this year was more than 272 millon tons, compared to SPANGLER YOUTH LOSES LIFE IN RAID STAGED IN FRANGE Cpl. Edward “McCombie, Son of Mr. and Mrs, Frank McCom- bie, Is Casualty. Relatives were informed by the War Department on Saturday that Cpl. Edward McCombie, aged 24, of Spangler, a member of one of North Cambria’s most prominent families, was killed in action May 26th while on 2 bombing mission over German- keld France. Cpl. McCombie, son of Mr. ad Mrs. Frank MecCombie, Spangler, was an aerial gunner on a Liberator Bomb- er Word of his death was received cnly a few days after relatives were informed that the had been awarded the Air Medal for gallantry in action against the enemy. The flier had been located in Eng- land since March 29th and was known to have participated in 17 bombing roids over enemy territory. It was not disclosed on what mission he was flying when he met his death. Two brothers of the well-known fli~ er are in the armed forces and both are overseas. They are John, serving with the Army at an undisclosed base and Joseph, who has been in the sou- thwest theater of war for several nionths. Cpl. McCombie was born and spent his entire life in Spangler. He served as secretary of the McCombie Coal Company, which is operated by his father, before entering the service. The flier was graduated from Spang- ler High School. Besides his parents and the two brothers in the service he is survived by these other brothers and sisters: Francis, Willlam and Jean Marie, all at home; Helen, who is in New Jer- sey, and Mary, wife of Dr. Joseph Raymond, Westmont. When word of the flier’s death was received in Spangler, the victim's par- ents were in the state of Virginia, and they returned immediately. The filer entered the service in Au- gust, 1042, and received his instruc- tion as gunner. Field, CRiconpe ‘Mass. He was also located at bases in Santa Ana, Cali- fornia; Roswell, N. M.; Salt Lake City, Utah, and Pueblo, Colo., before going to England. g — approximately 250 million tons for the corresponding period last year. me Vm meee RECRUITS CALLED, Cambria Cotinty dra draft board No. 2 | with headquarters at Ebensburg an- nounced the names of recruits call- ed for duty and sworn into service this week. They follow: Army. John William Blum, Patton R. D. 1. Jesse Willard Williams, Colver. Joseph Arnold Koss, R. D, 1, Eb- ershurg. Eugene Jack Fridman, Barnesboro. John William Phillips, Stoystown. Norman Franklin Berringer, R. D. | 1, Barnesboro. Andrew Kuzma, Elmora. Michael Joseph Hvrella, Barnesbo- ro. Charles Augustus Sehman, Jr., Eb- ensburg. Leo Francis Shortencarrier, nesboro. Bam Navy a truck loaded with hay. The acci- dent occurred on a Spangler street. | Fetchko suffered a fracture of the] skull when his head struck the pav- ed street. Folice said that the man’s step- | son Joseph Olenchick of Spangler, | Was driving the truck at the time, | and that Fetchko was standing on | the hay in the rear of the vehicle, | when he lost his balance and plung- | ed to the street. Coroner Patrick Mc- | | | | | Dermott conducted an investigation. Michael Fetchko is survived by his | widow, Mrs, Pearl Olenchick- Fetch. | ko, and two sons, Staff Sergeant | John, with the Army in England and | Pvt. Michale, with the Army in New York City. He also leaves six step- children—Stanley Olenchick, Baker- ton; Mrs. Helen Grabosky, Clymer; Chester Olenchick, Detroit, Mich., and Frank, Joseph and Tony Olen- chick, all of Spangler. Funeral services were conducted on tholie church by the Rev. Father Jo- sephi Kreiter, and interment was in St. Benedict's Sematary, Carrolltown, Bwardsd Degree, Charles G. Overberger, son of Dr. C. E. Overberger, Barnes- hilosophy in chemistry, at cement exercises on Sunday, , at the University of Illi- Overberger received the de- bachelor of science when he duatd from Penn State Coll- free sales, OPA said, 41 Donald Blick, Spangler. John Chalmers Davidson, St. Ben- | edict. Miles Jack Davis, R. boro. Vone Roberts Jones, Ebensburg. Clarence Joseph Farabaugh, Carr- olltown. Arment William Poliziana, Colver. Bede Martin Lantzy, Carrolltown. James Donald Mohler, Carrolltown. | John Mostella, Colver. D. 2, Barnes- | | ADVANCE PLANS FOR COAL MINE SAFETY RALLY | A general committee was named on Friday evening last at a meeting of | the Ebensburg Council of the Joseph | A. Holmes Safety Association to com- | plete plans for a safety rally and a | first aid meet of mines in the organ- ization. No date has been set for the rally. The committee is composed of Dan- iei Sullivan, general chairman, Wil- liam Berkstresser, Samutl Bolton, James Clifford, Joseph Dukas, Chas. Harrison, Peter Hanchak, John How- ell, Matthew Jarvie, George Hudson, Edwin Kline, Jesse Lucas, Thomas Madigan, Clarence May, Herman Mc- Carthy, Russell McGough, Theodore Orr, Adam Patrick, E. H, Pauly, H T. Rose and Walter Benosky. Lost time accidents in the council this year are below the correspond- ing period of last year. ~—There is no prospect of authori- | zinz the production of new radio re- | ceiving sets for civilians ths year. ASKS MINERS TO | ther airport, according to H, 1 PASS UP VACATION Secretary of the Interior Harold . Ickes Monday called on miners and operators to skip the July 1-10 iheliday to maintain uninterrupted production of war vital coal, With the naton facing a 38,000,000 ton deficit, a general shut down of the pits “could bring grave conse- quences to the war on all fronts,” Ickes said. He added, however, that he is not asking miners to give up the July 4 holiday. Miners eliminated their summer vacation last year, receiving the $50 | vacation pay in addition to the wa- ges earned during the period. Several companies in the Central Pennsylvania field have included the $50 vacation bonus on the statement for the coming pay, it was revealed while others are said ready to make the $40 back payment in a lump sum instead of by $5 a week as agreed upon by union and operators. The miner will get $71.10 after in- come tax and social security deduc- tions are made from the 390 sum. mri Af eens m— NEW AIR FIELD SOON TO BE COMPLETED AT THE SUMMIT COUNTRY CLUB Cambria county soon will get ano- J. Bo- land, Cresson, manager of the Cress- on Airport-Air Service, Inc. which | is constructing” a new landing field {near the Summit Country Club, Cres- son, Construction work has been in progress at the proposed new airport | for the past three weeks and if wea- ther conditions permit, the work will | e complettd by the end of this month | or early in July. The new airport will consist of two 2.000-foot long runways and will ac cemmodate planes up to 125 horse- power, it was revealed. The field, when completed, also will be used as an smergency landing field. V SPANGLER HOSPITAL IS NOW DEPOT FOR PENI- CILLIN, WONDER DRUG The Miners Hospital at Spangler, was among 31 Pennsylvania Hospi- tals to be designated bby the War Production Board as additional de- pots for distribution of Penioiliin, With other recent addtons, more than | two thousand Yosptals + in the Un ite d States are now serving li tion centers under a 3 5 the WPB, Lt up by
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