UNION PRESS-COURIER Thursday, December 21, 1944 — — PAGE TWO Patton Courier, Estab., Oct. 1893 Union Press, Estab. May 1930 UNION PRESS-COURIER Published every Thursday by Thos A. Owens, 723 Fifth Avenue, Pat: ton, Pa. and entered as second class mail matter May 7, 1936, at the postoffice at Patton, Pa. unde’ the Act of March 3, 1679 F. P. Cammarata ... Business Mgr. Thos. A. OWens en. Editor Thos. Owens, Jr., Associate Edito: (In Overseas Military Service) Subscription, $2 a Year in Advance Advertising Rates on Application || The endeavor of the Union Press- Courier is to sincerely represent || Union Workers in their efforts to || sbtain economic freedom, particu- larly as advocated by the United Heit the support of All Unions. Material for publication must be authorized by the organization it represents, signed by the Presi- dent and Secretary, and bear the seal of the Local The Union Press-Courier gives its advertisers the advantage of the combined circulation of the two targest circulated weeklies in Cam- bria County and has a reader cov- age that blankets Patton and the jor mining towns. Clg EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK ON the Western European front, tend to show that the German is far from being whipped as yet. The war is not going be over in any short time. The chaps who have been predicting an early end to European hostilities are mighty quiet. But some military sup- ply experts in Washington tell Con- gressmen that the German supply sit- uation is so acute the Germans pro- bably can’t last beyond March or Ap- ril. But that’s simply some *‘wishing” too. They believe that when the crack comes, it will come in the Ger- man military organization, and not on the home front. doubt but that the home front mor- ale is extremely low, but the Gestapo | past week in Baltimore while has an unshakable hold in the Ger- man cities. dk REE DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS AT HAR- | risburg, Monday put a go sign to legislation which will shut off the | #2»... ... relative contentment prevailing at the two legislative session§ far held in Gov. Edward Martin's administra- tion. The Democrats have been en- couraged to adopt a more aggressive | attitude because in the new House of | Representatives the Republicans hold a bare majority of members. In the 1943 session, the House line-up was 130 to 76, there being two vacancies. in the session to convene on Jan. 2, the Republicans will have 108 votes, on paper, and theDemocrats, 100. But the Republicans will be short at least one member who is in the armed for- ces, and maybe two. The Democrats are also short one representative. With this shaky Republican majority, the Democrats are in a better posi- tion to spar and bargain. +k kkk THE PLAN OF GOVERNOR MAR- tin to re-enact the State's emer- gency tax program, which nets more than two hundred million dollars ev- sry two years, may precipitate a bit- ter fight in the forthcoming legisla< five session. Instead of indorsing the Republican administration’s entire emergency tax program, which the Governor deems necessary to carry out post-war improvements, Democra- tic leaders are contemplating demand- ing a $62,000,000 reduction in emer- gency and so-called nuisance taxes. Although the Democratic leadership has formulated no concrete fiscal program as yet, it is represented of being of the opinion that with an an- ticipated $170,000,000 surplus, the first step to be taken by the adminis- tration should be the abolition of all emergency luxury and nuisance taxes. In this group they place the two cent cigaret, 10 per cent liquor sales, for- eign and domestic loans taxes and the levies on shares of banks and of 1rust companies, both permanent and emergency, which yield a total of £62,000,000 eevry biennium. kkEkE DEMOCRATS ARE REPORTED FA- vorable to the governor's proposal to retain the one-cent emergency gas- oline tax, provided the funds are al- Jocated to local governmental sub- divisions during the period of the war and the corporate net income and utilities gross receipts levies. These three levies net the state more than $150,000,000 biennially. dkkkE IF THE TAX FIGHT BREAKS OUT, and most political observers believe it is almost certain to occur, the scene of battle will be in the House - of Representatives, where the Repub- lean majority is only three more than the necessary 105 votes for a consti- tutional margin to enact legislation. So close is the House liné-up where all tax measures must originate, that any slight defection within the Re- publican bloc may unbalance the Ad- ministration’s fiscal program and al- so plunge the legislature into a dead- jock for weeks. Erk PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WAS re-elected for a fourth €erm over Governor Thomas E. Dewey by a plu- Mine Workers of America. We 80- || Martin has asked the State Civilian There is little | I rality of 3,577,052 votes a tabulation of the complete official canvass of the 48 states, shows. The President received 53.35 per cent of the total vote cast in the Nov. 7 election. The | final official returns were Roosevelt | 25,594,822; Dewey, 22,017,707; Thom- | as, 78,960; Teichert, 45,198; Watson, | 74,719; and scattering, 157,394; mak- | ing the total vote cast, 47,968,800. | Mr. Roosevelt's popular vote margin | over Wendell Wilkie in 1940 was 4,- 038,711; over Alf Landon 10,797,090 ! in 1936. and over Herbert Hoover, 7-1 060,016, in 1932. In 1940 the Presi- dent's percentage of the total popular vote cast was 54.68; in 1936 it was | 60.19, and in 1932 it was 57.32. sok ook ok HAVING BEEN ADVISED BY MAJ. Gen. Philip Hayes, commanding | general of the Third Service Com- mand, that the war and navy cepart- ments recognize the possibility of a robot attack upon vital areas along the Atlantic sea board, Governor | Defense forces to be on the lert to meet any emergency which might | arise. He said that if such an attack should come, it will be without warn- ing and it would be imprudent not to be prepared. ok kok A BI-PARTISAN CONFERENCE was held on Tuesday of this week on call of Gevernor Martin at Har- risburg to consider necessary amend- ments to the state's soldier voting law. The present G. I. vote law, ad- opted at a special session of the leg- islature early this year, does not in- clude provisions for soldier voting in next year’s primary elections. The measure had been drafted by a bi- partisan legislative committee. PINE TOWNSHIP NEWS Mentcle — Heilwood — Alverda. MENTCLE—By Phyllis Furguiele. Father Murphy has announced that Catechism instructions for the chil- dren will nit be held this coming Sat- urday but if the weather permits will be resumed the Saturday following Christmas. Masses for Christmas will be at midnight on Christmas Eve and at nine and ten o'clock on Christmas t Day. Parents of all grade school chil- dren are urged to keep the children |away from the mid-night mass. The | second mass at nine o'clock is for all the children. The No. 11 mine remained idle one day last week while heavy snow | blanketed the entire area, prohibiting | many workers from getting to their | jobs. | Mrs. Samuel Furgiuele has re- | turned to Mentcle after spending the her | husband was stationed at a nearby {army camp. Mr. Dan Bozzer suffered an injury in a minor accident several days ago while at work in the No. 11 mine in Mentcle. He. is reported doing very well at the present time. Mr. Paul Bucci of Nanty-Glo and Miss Helen Falcone called at the Fur- giuele home here the past week end. ook ok ok ok HEILWOOD—by Madelyn Della Valle Mrs. William Lewis of Heilwood Classified Ads RATES for 25 words or less Time, 25¢; 2 Times, 40c; 3 Times 50: — Payable in Advance — COAL FOR SALE- B, C and D seam coal, with C and D seam open and ready to load coal. Will sell at a bargain. Inquire of E. C. Strittmat- ter, Carrolltown, Pa. 7 FROPERTY FOR SALE OR RENT —Lazor property; two rooms and cellar; 2 lots, located at Ashcroft, Fatton, Pa. Telephone Barnesboro §30R11. 6t. FUR COATS REMODELED and re- paired. See Mrs. R. H. Sharbaugh, Carrolltown, Pa. LOST—Dec. 4th, two hounds, one male, one female, brown and black No license. Notify Ben Sperry, 634 Magee avenue, Patton, Pa. FOR SALE—One Table and one ba- by carriage. Inquire of Mrs. A. Ho- fer, 415 Palmer Avenue, Patton. 3t WANTED TO RENT—Two or three furnished or unfurnished rooms, by serviceman’s wife and child. Mrs. Herbert Stevens, 501 South Sixth Ave., Patton, Pa. CHRISTMAS CARDS with your name and printed personal stationery or- ders filled on 24-hour notice as long as our stock lasts. Eagle Printing + Co., Barnesboro, Pa., Phone 118. CHRISTMAS TREES for sale. Scot- ch pine. Cut your own. $1.00 each. J. C. McGough, Dysart, Pa., R. D. Route 136. it FOUND—Serviceman’s identification braceet, Glenn L. Speidel. Inquire 117 Mellon avenue, Patton. 3t FOR SALE—Lionel Electric Train Set, A-1 condition; consists of one locomotive, and four cars, one sig- nalman; two electrically operated switches; one uncoupler; 1 trans- former, one cross-over track, one 24 in. Metal Bridge; one composi- tion bridge; 13 stctions straight track; 13 sections curved track. Price $25.00. Henry Jolly Jr., 800 Palmer avenue, Patton, Pa. FURNISHED APARTMENT for rent -—Three rooms and private bath, Palmer avenue, Patton. Telephone Barnesboro 238-R. 2t. FOR SALE—Child’s “Health-Rider” Toy Horse; in good condition. Rea- OF PEACE DRAWS NEARER. CHRISTMAS REETINGS and “Best Wishes for A HAPPY NEW YEAR THE OLD TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IS STRONG AND BRIGHT. SHINING THROUGH THE CHAOS OF WAR. AS THE PROMISE AND SO, WE SEND GREETINGS TO YOU, WITH THE SINCERE WISH THAT, IN SPITE OF WAR AND ITS SEPARATIONS, THIS CHRISMAS MAY HOLD FOR YOI MANY GOOD THINGS . . . AND THAT THE UNITED EFFORTS OF ALL OF US IN THE YEAR AHEAD MAY HASTEN THE DAY WHEN YOUR DREAMS OF VICTORY, OF REUNIONS, AND Ol HAPPINESS MAY ALL COME TRUE, Wolf Furniture Co. Barnesboro, Pa. was a Barnesboro caller recently. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Minsor of Fenn Run were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Gressley and family. Sgt. Delmont Gressley, formerly stationed in England, is now some- where in France. Word has been received by Steve Csordas and daughter Juila that his son has been sent overseas. Miss Mildred Graham and Joseph Cook of Ebensburg were callers at the Trinkley home recently. Mrs. I. Trinkley has received word that her brother Sgt. Wilbur Graham is in the Philippines. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ganoe and fam- ily Joan and Thomas were callers at the home of Mrs. Graham's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lidwell of Ash- ville. The Protestant church of Heilwood is giving its annual Christmas pro- gram December 24 at 7:30 p. m. The directors are: Miss Nellie Donahue. Joan Lowry, Joan McArdle and Louise Jusko. Mr. Ellmore of Heilwood has moved his family to Indiana. He is still employed at Heilwood. Mr. Learn, principal of Pine Twp. high school, and son, Richard , are visitors at Harrisburg with Mrs. Learn’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross. He is attending the Board of Edu- cation convention. Miss J. Alene Grattan of Portage and Mr. Faust Portella of New York City, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Evans and family. ' Capt. James Smith of Ebensburg visited at the William Jackson home recently. He is stationed at Ozark, Ala. He was also a former student of Mrs. Jackson when she was a teacher before her mariage. Mrs. Harry Stahl and Mrs. William Jackson were dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Margaret Coy of the Manor (near Penns Run). Mr. Harold Lesure of Marion Can- ter was a caller at the William Jack- son home recently. Mr. George Jackson was an Indi- ana caller recently. Mr. Lewis Kreval of Cherry Tree was a recent caller at the Jackson home. Vv Keep on buying bonds. The need of doing it is self-evident. This war still sonably priced. Inquire Phone 2733, Patton. STATE EMPLOYERS MAY LOSE EXPERIENCE RATING BENEFITS, BY DEC. 31ST Loss of experience ratng benefits under the unemployment compensa- tion law face Pennsylvania employ- ers who fail to file and pay all con- tribution reports for the first three quarters of 1944 by December 31 of this year, and fourth quarter reports by January 31, 1945. This is one of the mandatory re- quirements to insure the continuation of a reduced rate under employer ex- perience rating for the year 1945, or to have a reduced rate initially gran- ted. These final dates are emphasized by the Bureau of Employment and Unemployement Compensation in order to give employers the opportu- nity of taking full advantage of the experience rating features of the act. The Bureau also explained that if an employer acquires a business, if there is a change in corporate enti- ty or partnership, the successor-in- interest, if his rate privilege is to be protected, must notify the Bureau in 30 days of the transfer and make re- quest on suitable form for the exper- ience of the predecessor in the trans- action. NOTICE. The Commissioners of Cambria County have agreed to sell at Pri- vate Sale the hereinafter described property for the sum of $500.00, to Calvin B. Stine, under the Act of As- sembly of the Commonwealth, appro- ved the 29th day of July, 1941, P. L. 600. The Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County, Pa., has fixed Dec. 29, 1944, at ten o'clock A. M,, in the Court House, Ebensburg, Pennsylva- nia, for a hearing on the petition for confirmation of said sale. The prop- erty to be sold was assessed in the name of Fallen Timber Coal Com- panyas 1 A Prop. No. 266; 1 Hand 1 L, Prop. No. 269; 1 H and 2 Prop No. 270; 1'H No. 3 Prop. No. 271; 1 H No. 4, Prop. No. 272; 1 H and 1 L,, No. 5, Prop. No. 273; 1 L No. 57, Prop. No. 274; 1 H No. 58, Prop. No. 275; 1 H Prop. 277; 1 H No. 47, Prop. No. 278; | No. 15, Prop. No. 296; 1 H No. 16, 1 H Prop. No. 279; 1 H No. 49, Prop. | Prop. No. 297; 1 H No. 17, Prop. No. No. 280; 1 H No. 50, Prop. No. 281, | 208; 1 H No. 18, Prop. No. 299; 1 H 1 H No. 51, Prop. No. 282; 1 H No. | No. 19, Prop. No. 300; 1 H No. 20, 52, Prop. No. 283; 1 H No. 53, Prop. | Frop. No. 301; 8 A Minl. Prop. No. No. 284: 1 H No. 53, Prop No. 285; | 288; in Reade Township, and was sold 40 A Minl. Prop. No. 287; 1 H No. 8, | to the county on April 4, 1938. Prop. No. 289; 1 H No. 9, Prop. No. | The total amount of taxes, muni- 290; 1 H No. 10, Prop. No. 291; 1 H | cipal claims, penalties, interest and No. 11, Prop. No. 292; 1 H No. 12, costs due is $6,842.65. Prop. No. 293; 1 H No. 13, Prop. No. By Board of County Commissioners. 294; 1 H No. 14, Prop. No. 295; 1 HI H. F. DORR, Clerk. Please help keep LONG DISTANCE circuits clear for necessary calls on December 24, 25 and 26. is far, far from won. No. 59, Prop. No. 276; 1 H No. 60, THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA a ¥ 2 { IN St Hn St BT Bt Bo TB 2 Ri BE a: ff I IN 2 a! 2 ~e 4 @ % $ 1 WN I + A on oN home a Altoonz beth Ri Pvt. Mr. an Beech from ti School : Fla., on kind in ing Cor the solc wings s dy to t: the com Cpl. Mrs. M: complet on Nove service a memb tions PI: mended. Tech. of Clare enue is unit con in Italy. that sen 000 tons Army fi been ove been aw dal. He ¢ Theatr 1
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