A GENERAL NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Sa UNIN Union Press, Established May, 1935. AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPAER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA VOL. 52. NO. 24. MINE WORKERS AND OPERATORS EXTEND CONTRACT TO WORK Pay Will Be Retroactive to First of Month and Case Will Be Given WLB Immediately. The War Labor Board late Satur- day night ordered mine operators and the United Mine Workers to continue production of soft coal under their old wage contract which expired at that time. To avoid any shut down the order was that the existing con- tract be extended indefinitely, with money provisions of the new contract to be retroactive to April 1. The case of disagreement will be presented to the War Labor Board immediately. The board issued its order after a brief executive session which in turn followed an open hearing. The four industry members of the board dis- sented on the retroactivity question. | They followed the lead of the opera- tors who said at the hearing that in- definite retgoactivity would subject | them to an unknown financial bur- | den. They wanted a 30 day extension. | The board directed the operators | and miners to report to it next Sat- | urday on the results of their further direct negotiations, or earlier if the negotiations are ended. In the case the negotiations break down, as is expected, the board said | it would call a hearing when the dis- | putants could present their sides of | the case. Then the board will issue a directive settling the issues in dis- pute and laying down the terms of | what will in effect amount to a new contract. Any money benefits will be | Tetroaciive to April 1st. UMW President John L. Lewis said | the miners were willing to accept the | board’s order but that they “must await the decision and acceptance by the operators of the board's order, | and execute with the operators a stip- | ulation whereby the operators accept | financial responsibility for fulfilling | the retroactive obligation contained in | the WLB order.” The operators also announced their | acceptance “without qualification of the board’s order. The problem of a] guarantee for payment of retroactive money benefits was submitted to an operators’ meeting. Mr. Lewis urged that the operators pay to the Government in escrow 15 million dollars. That, he said, repre- sented the 30-cents-a-ton increased | costs of one month’s operation under the compromise contract proposed by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. The UMW accepted her proposal early last week, but the operators rejected it. Two years ago, Mr. Lewis said, the | operators and Government agencies failed to “redeem the Government's pledge” that the miners would be paid retroactive wage benefits due them if they continued work while a new contract was being negotiated. De- spite the UMW'’s request, he said, re- troactive benefits were arbitrarily cut to a flat $40 per miner. “That unfortunate experience burns deeply into the hearts of the miners,” Mr. Lewis said. “We are compelled to raise the question of financial respon- sibility to pay the retroactive pay.” Charles O'Neill, speaking for the operators, denied the operators had fallen down on the agreement and said the agreement on retroactive pay two years ago had been between the | Mine Workers and Harold Ickes, sec- retary of the interior. He said the op- | erators would pay their bills. Mr. Lewis replied that under nor- mal circumstances the miners could | accept this promise ‘because if they (the operators) didn't make good the miners would simply stop work.’ “They can’t do that now,” he add- ed. “The miners have been disarmed. They can’t do that now without in-| conveniencing the public and harm- | ing the effort. They won't do| that.” All 18 UMW demands for a new contract, including 10-cents-a-ton in royalty for health and insurance ben- efits for union members, are before the WLB. It is believed, however, that if the parties are granted more time for negotiations, they will hammer out a new agreement embracing sul stantially the terms of settlement as Pror d by Miss Perkins. Sunday the sent to ept the anthracite “The mine workers’ committee has accepted Secretary of Labor and War Labor Board to continue mines in opera- tion pending further negotaitions for a 30-day period from April 1 on the! basis of the wage agreement which has just expired, with the understand- ing that any increase in wage rates or other considerations will be com- | puted retroactively from Apr. 1, 1945. | We strongly urge members of all lo- | cal unions to comply at once with| 1 | war y- JOSC tele- locai Can- following all U M. VW, locals of the districts: negotiating request of Late gram unions es: adian and this request and continue mines in| first Hastings girl to enter the armed | operation, Joint wage negotiations | will be resumed with operators Mon- day Apr. 2, at 11 a. m.” | between [low the | service on July 17, | sisters—Cornelius COUNTY PLANS | elected in the fall. |ers’ fight for union recognition it at- | Technical | UWMA | Labor | ghter of | CRESSON TO HAVE SWIMMING POOL Members of he Loy: al Order of Moose Lodge 188, Cresson, have made plans to sponsor a community swim- ming pool and have named Clarence R. Tobin as chairman of the project. Tentative plans call for a cement pool 75 by 160 feet. It will be located 5th and 6th Streets, just be- athletic field. The water for the pool will be purchased from the borough. Other organizations and the busi- ness men of the community will be asked to support. Je Droject. MARTIN PAVLOCK DIES OF WOUNDS Tech. Sgt. Martin Eugene Pavlock, aged 26, son of Councilman and Mrs. Martin B. Pavlock, of North Barnes- boro, died on March 14th of wounds received in action in Germany, the War Department notified his family. He was a member of the “Phantom | Division” of the Third Army. | The soldier worked for the Penn- sylvania Coal and Coke Corporation | at Marsteller before going into the] 1941. He was born | in Barnesboro on Jan. 18, 1919, a son of Martin and Mary (Ambro) Pav-| lock and graduated from the Spangler { high school in 1936. Besides his par- ents, he leaves two brothers and two with the Coast | Guard in the North Atlantic; Althea, Dewey and James, at home. The de- ceased was a member of St. Edward’ S| { Catholic church. —V._ FOR PRIMARIES Four county and numerous borou- | gh and township offices, as well as five city offices in Johnstown, will be contested in the June 19th primary | election, according to announcement {by the Cambria County Commission- ers, County offices which will be con-| tested are the judge of the orphans’ court, now held by Judge A. A. Nel-| son; Sheriff Patrick Farrell's post, | and two jury commissioner posts. In| the case of the jury commissioners, | the nomination at the primary is tan- tamount to election, as each party nominates one candidate, and two are In the boroughs there will be elec- tions of tax collectors, burgesses, assessors, auditors and school direc- tors, and townships will nominate persons for pogitions of auditor, su- pervisor, tax collector and assessor. EER ENE, RULE ON FOREMEN IS SIGNIFIGENT TO THE MINE WORKERS Packard Motor Company Must Recognize the Officials’ Un- ion, NLRB Decides. Considerable significance to the district coal mine supervisory work- | of America, | finance { Fred B. Buck | diana and Westmoreland counties, PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, . NORTH COUNTY BOY SCOUT LEADERS PLAN FINANGE CAMPAIGN Meeting Held Recently in Baker- ton Arranging for Drive Late This Month, At the monthly mee tio of the Nor- thern Cambria District of the Robt. E. Peary Council of the Boy Scouts held in the Bakerton Pub- lic School recently, plans for the 1945 campaign were announced. of Carrolltown is fi- nance chairman for the district. Mr. Buck announced that the Admiral Robert E. Peary Council Finance | campaign would begin on April 22nd and run through May 4th. The goal | for the entire council territory, which | comprises all of Cambria county, all | of Somerset county, and parts of In- is $21,000 of which $10,500 is given by | the Johnstown Community Chest, and $10,500 must be raised in the wide, | four county area outside the Chest. Community chairmen for the drive | to be announced later. A question by Mr. Brown of Bar- nesboro, as to where the money goes, was answered by a breakdown of the budget presented by J. H. Keller, Ex- ecutive of the council. V. J. Gonnella followed up by showing where each item of the budget eventually helps | every boy in every troop in the North Cambria district, through a more sat- isfactory experience in Scouting. Mr. Keller pointed out these facts | concerning finance campaigns: Cam- paigns give us wonderful to “sell” | | Scouting to more people. It also pro- | | vides us with a recruiting tool by pointing out the capabilities of men who work on the drive. We should secure the use of these men for year- | round service to the youth of their respective communities. No Boy Scout to be used in the so- | licitation of funds. | Scoutmasters should not be asked | | to collect money. They have a job to| | do. No money to come from the Troop | treasury, This is for the use of the | { Troop themselves. No money raised by public solici- tations to go into the Treep treasury. | | Money so raised is for the operations ! of the council. | CRESSON BOARD CALLS UP MEN FOR SERVICE named 1, Cresson, Induction men, from | Pa,: for The following Local Board No. been called for month of April. Zenal Francis Shope, Flinton; Wil- mer Conrad Rickard, Fallentimber Stanley Andrew Batkiewicz, Has- | tings;Joseph Borek, Cassandra; Dea | Riddell, Barnesboro; Albert Selkow, | Philadelphia; Henry Leroy Woodley, Barnesboro; Benedict David McCart- | ny, Cresson; Lewis William Descanio, Ashville; Earnest Frank Galat, Cres- | son; John Lloyd Dubis, Cresson; George Anthony Storm, Patton; Thomas James Kapustka, Lilly; ry Louis Vezza, Patton; Cence, St. Boniface; William Francis | Westrick, Hastings; Earl Frederick | Selfridge, Patton; Adrian Augustine | lave the tached to a decision handed down this | week by the National Labor Relations | Board. Rejecting company arguments that | foremen are part of management, the | NLRB ruled, 2-1, that employers are required to racognize and bargain with foremen’s unions. The decision was made in the Pack- ard Motor Car Co. dispute and an] election was directed to be held with- in the next 60 days among supervis- | ory employees in the plant. Strike elections were conducted at | nearly a score of district coal pits | last year by the United Supervisory, and Clerical Workers, a| affiliate, in the foremen’s campaign for union bargaining. | At the present the union is await- ing a decision on clerical employees of Industrial Collieries Corp. and the | Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Co. in a case filed with the National Labor Relations Board by the union. The union also is awaiting a War Board decision on hearings conducted among several panies, including the Rochester Pittsburgh, in Indigme county. and RECEIVES SROMOTION. Second Lt. Cora Overberger, dau- Mr. and Mrs. John Overber- ger, Hastings, has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in the Ar- my Nurse Corps. Lt. Overberger is serving with the Eleventh Evacuation Hospital in France. She has been ov- erseas the past two years and has served in North Africa, Sicily and It-| aly. Lt. Overberger received her mission in June, 1941, and was com- the forces. —_ XP Ll —Keep buying War Bonds, Stamps. ' ! Craver, | Paul Kapusta, | Skura, Lilly; Stanley Simon Kava, Jr., | Flinton; | ton; | ris Legros, coal com- | Cresson; Frank John Kaw- | toski, Jr., Lilly; James Samuel Leo! | Lilly; Bian Paul Puglise, Lilly; Ed i win Francis Anna, Hastings Charles | Bernard Morealli, Hastings; Vincent | Lilly; Jacob Francis George Richard Crowell, Pat- | Paul Francis Beck, Cassandra; | Roy Wilson Irwin, Jr., Hastings; Joseph Gill, Dysart. —V STATE POLICE SAY: Hints on Safety for Motorists and Others. Jeware of dangerous spring- time driving hazards: Soft shoul- ders. Wet spots of the highway, which become slippery after sun- down. Dropping off the improved portion of the highway onto the berm is the cause of many acci- dents at this time of the year. Watch your speed on what appears to be a dry stretch of highway; the next curve may be wet and slip- pery. Raymond | { Mrs. Vv ST. BENEDICT SOLDIER MISSING IN FRANCE Pvt. Maurice Jones, of St. Benedict, | has been reported by the War Depart- | ment as missing in France since Feb-' ruary 25th. The soldier is a son of | Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jones, of St. | Benedict, well known north county residents. a. —The Press-Courier is now located | in its own building next to Palmer House Lot, on Magee Avenue. | personally will bend every effort to | other dignitaries. | George | 21st, i... He Hen- | ames Paul James Paul | Sgt. George, Blandburg; Nor- | f | died at | Susan THURSDAY, APRIL, 1945. ORGANIZATIONS PLANTOHONOR GENERAL PATTON Arranging Tribute for Military Genius on Return to States “Welcome home, Gen. George Smith Patton,” is the greeting the residents of the Cambria Co. community of Patton hope to extend personally tc the renowned military leader after the war. Mei of the borough Council. the agles and Moose clubs and like groups already have inaugurated plans to stage an epochal homecom- ing celebration to honor the U. S. Third Army commander, it was re- vealed Tuesday evening. According to an Associated Press dispatch from Harrisburg, the State Senate Monday commended residents of Patton for their ‘patriotism and loyalty in planning the affair.” A resolution sponsored by Sen. John J. Haluska (D-Cambria) and adopted unanimously by the lawmak- ers said the county borough named for its founder, John Patton, plans to pay homage to Gen. Patton and to invite tne President of the United States and the Governor of the Com- nonwealth of Pennsylvania to take part in this outstanding occasion.” Sen. Haluska made the statement to a Johnstown paper that it is his be- lief that John Patton, the founding father, and Gen. Patton, the much- fabled military genius, are related. An investigation is under way to determine the accuracy of these claims, the senator said. In any event, the town of Patton plans tc go ahead with plans for taging the celebration for the World War hero bearing its name. Senator Haluska pledged that he, | Jers have the general on hand, as well as An interesting sidelight is the fact that daily the postmaster of Patton, A. Lehman, receives an aver- | age of 40 requests for postmarks of the community—postmarks bearing the inscription, “Patton,” the same sobriquet as is borne by the illustrious Army head who is spearheading the lightning thrusts into the very heart of Germany. lwp PATTON MAN IS GERMAN PRISONER Pfc. John O'Donahue, 23, who had previously been reported as missing in action in Germany since December is a prisoner of the Germans, according to cards received by his wife, Mrs. Mary (Agypt) O’Donahue and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Donahue. The cars were received on Tuesday. Pfc. O’Donahue entered April, 1941, and was sent {last October. He had been with an Infantry Unit. is the father of three children, | Bonnie, John and Michael. The soldier has three brothers in armed forces: who is stationed at Ley- te, Petty Officer 2c Michael, who is| serving somewhere in the Pacific, and | C ‘oxwain Daniel, serving in the Atlan- service in overseas serving LE VETERAN U.M.W. A. MEMBER OF HASTINGS PASSES AWAY Frank M. Simon, 65, of Hastings, ‘father of three sons, all of whom are in the armed forces overseas, 4:45 a. m. Monday in Doc- tors Hospital, Washington, D. C., af- ter an extended illness. Surviving are his widow, the former Elizabeth Maley, and six children- Mary Jane Hurst, Trenton, N. J.; Mrs. Dorothy Lang, Trenton, N. J.; Mrs. Agnes Williams, Washing- ton, D. C. Pfc. Farncis, with the Army in the Philippines; Pfc. Warren the Army in France, and Ed- seaman first class with the | in the Admiralty Islands. of Mrs. serving with ward, Navy Mr. Simon was a brother Hadley and Mrs. Christine wd, poth of Emeigh; Philip, 1gstown, O.; Peter, Pittsburgh; izabeth Trexler, Patton; Mrs averne Watso, Grove City; Mrs. Anna Lann and Mrs. Mary Lann, both of Akron, O., and James Simon, Johnstown. There are 13 grand- children. The de | Hastings member of 393, U. M. W. A, and of the Hastings Methodist | Church. Friends are being received in the residence on Spangler Street. Funeral services will be conducted | at 2 p. m. Friday in the Hastings | Methodist Church by Rev. Henry B. | | Reiley, Jr., minister. Interment will | | be in Union Cemetery, Hastings. —— ased Local was a —Do your part in hepling to win | this war. Buy War bonds and Stamps. | erty, es | ary armed © SUBSCRIPTION $2. 00 PER YEAR PVT. WANCHISN, HEIL. WOOD, SERIOUSLY HURT Mrs. Anna Wanchisin, of Heilwood, as been notified that her son, Pvt. John Wanchisn, was wounded serious- ly Jan. 27th, in Belgium. He was re- | ported wounded about the head. entered the gervice Feb. 17, 1942, ang trained in Fort Benning, Ga., before going overseas with an engineering outfit. Three brothers forces, Charles, Andrew and Peter. 3efore entering the army Pvt. John) was employed by the Red Lands Coal Co. are in the armed pL | "SAFER LIVING’ DRIVE IN COUNTY PLANNED completed living’ Co. Red he en for safer in Cambria April 20th, Final pidhs nave for the “education instructors’ courses April 9th through Cross officials have announced. Many of the schools in Cambria County will be represented by fac- ulty members who are enrolling in| order to become eligible to teach ac- cident prevention and first aid in their respective class rooms. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the American Red Cross has assum- ed the responsibility for training per- sonnel to care for many of the per- sons in the battle area. In addition, it | is enlarging its safety program to provide for those at home. A drive is under way to enroll all persons who previously had any first aid training in new first aid classes. SALARY INCREASES OKAYED BY COURT Judges Ivan J. McKenrick and Geo. | W. Griffith last week signed an or- | der increasing the annual salary of Mrs. Lola M. Bennett, chief probation officer, from $2,700 to $3,200, effec- | tive April 1st. The judges also increased the sal- ary of Mrs. Emma Radebaugh, in- vestigator and secretary in the office of the probation bureau from $135 to | $150 a month, with additional allow- | ance for travel. | The salary board approved a mon- thly salary of $115 for John Neelan, herdman at the Juvenile Home farm; $90 monthly for Mary Helen Daugh- assistant matron at the home, and $66 monthly for Mrs. Emma Zoll- | ner, a new SPayie at the home. NINE STUDENT NURSES CAPPED AT SPANGLER Nine girls received their caps at exercises held last week at the Nurs- Home of the Miners’ Hospital at Spangler. Miss Margaret John, in- structor of nursing arts, and Jovita Wirtner, science instructor, capped the student nurses. Miss Alice See- han of Duquesne University, deliver- | ted | ed the principal address. The members of the class who be- gan their studies last September, are Misses Lavaughn Baker, Rita Kline and Miriam Young, Hastings; Ruth Graffius, Garmantown; Wanda King, Westover; Rita Ross, Ebensburg; Ru- by Shovestull, Spangler; Eleanor Thomas, St. Boniface, and Pauline Vesnesky, Bakerton. | EBENSBURG SEABEE DEAD IN PACIFIC| Casper W. Tomasetti, 24, burg, was killed while serving in the Pacific theatre of war as a shipfitter third class in the SeaBees. His mother, Mrs. Rosie Thomasetti, said she believed he lost his life dur- | ing the invasion of Iwo Jima. Ebens- | She was informed that he was assigned to the Fourth Marine Corps Division. He entered the service August 16, 1943, and went to the Pacific Area in Mar., 1944. A brother, William Leon- ard, 26, is serving with the Army in England. V- GORDON BAKER RECEIVES WOUNDS IN GERMANY Pvt. Gordon B of Mr. and Mrs. Saker, 19-year-old son Philip Baker of Pat- ton R. D., was wounded March 18 in Germany, according to word received by his parents. He entered the service August | 1944, and went overseas last Febru- | after serving in Tevas. Prior to entering the service he worked with, his father on the farm Two brithers are serving with the forces overseas—Cpl. Earl, | with the A. A. F. in England, and | Pfc. Walter, with an infantry division | somewhere in the Pacific theater of | war. —Between thirty and forty million Europeans are said to have been dis- placed from their homes because of the war. | will remain open from 7 a. m. | election; ELECTION CALENDAR FOR YEAR POSTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS Includes Change Under Act; Pri- mary Comes in June, Election Sixth of November, The complete election calendar for 1945 was announced last Friday at the office of the Cambria County Commissioners. It includes changes made by Act. No. 17, which provides that counties shall be reimbursed by the Commonwealth in the sum of not more than 40 cents per official mili- taryballot mailed or delivered. The calendar follows: 10—First day to secure sig- Wi on nomination petitions. April 9—Last day to file nomina- | tion petitions. April 16—Last nomination petitions or jections to petitions. April 24—Last day, if possible, for lc ourt of Common Pleas to render de- cision in cases involving objections to jee titions. May 12—Last day for county elec- He boards to mail military ballots for primary. June 14 day to withdraw to file ob- Last day for county elec- | tion boards to post military file be- fore primary. June 19—Primary election; polls to 8 Pm, June Return board meets noon to canvass and compute 22 at the | vote cast at the primary. June 26—Military ballots must be received not later than 10 a. m. this date to be valid. July 9—Last day for the county boards of election to file primary el- | ection returns with the secretary of the Commonwealth; also last day to file petitions to contest the nomina- tion of any candidates nominated. July 19—Last day for candidates for nomination and treasurers of po- litical committees to file expense ac- counts for expenses incurred for the primary, and for county boards of el- ection to file with the secretary of the commonwealth requests for reim- bursement of military ballots mailed for the primary. July 24—Last day for candidates | nominated at the primary or by nom- | ination papers, to withdraw; also last day for candidates nominated at the primary election by write-ins or by stickers to pay filing fee, otherwise the office will be declared vacant. Aug. 3—Last day to file substitu- nomination certificates to fill vacancies caused by withdrawal of candidates nominated at the primary or by nomination papers. Aug. 8—Last day to petition court an audit of expense account for primary. 29 ror the Sept. ards Last day for county election to mail military ballots before municipal election. Nov. 1—Last day for county elec- tion boards to post military file be- fore municipal election. Nov. 6—Municipal election; will remain open from 7 a. m. nm. Nov. Return board meets at noon to canvass and compute the votes cast at the municipal election. Nov. 16—Military ballots must be received not later than 10 a. m. on bo of polls to 8 p. 9 | this date to be valid. Nov. 26—Last day for county elec- tion boards to file municipal election returns with the secretary of the Commonwealth. Dec. 6—Last day for candidates and treasurers of political parties and committees to file expense accounts for expenses incurred for municipal also last day for county el- | ection boards to file with secretary of the commonwealth requests for reim- | bursement of military ballots mailed for municipal election. Dec. 26—Last day to petition the court for an audit of expense accounts filed for the municipal election. FRANK BROWN IS ON SOFTBALL TEAM Headquarters, 13th AAF, South- west Pacific—Corporal Frank Brown, Mrs. Harriet J. Brown, 801 Avenue, Patton, is a member of the soft ball team of his signal unit of 13th AAF Service Command in the Southwest Pacific. The corporal entered the Army in Avgust, 1942, and he has been over- seas eight months, He has been awarded two Battle Stars and the Good Conduct Medal. In civilan life, Corporal Brown was son of Beech |a cook at the Hotel Roosevelt, Pitts- burgh. He was graduated from Patton High School in 1930. ——V CPL, RICHARD DILLON OF PATTON WOUNDED Richard Dillon, son of Cpl. Mrs. | Rhoda Dillon, of Patton, was wound- ed on March 14th in Germany while serving with the engineer corps. He entered the army two and a half years ago and has been overseas for fifteen months.
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