A GENERAL NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA e2 UNIN Union Press, Established May, 1935. AN ATTAINMENT OF THE LARGEST GENERAL WEEXL NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Patton Courier, Established Oct., 1893. VOL. 52. NO. 29. PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA. THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1945. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR COURT UPHOLDS MINER REQUEST FOR PORTAL PAY Rules That Men Must Be Paid for Travel Time Under the Wage and Hour Act. Washington.—United Mine Work- ers President John L. Lewis Monday won his long fight for legal recogni- tion of portal-to-portal pay when the Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that soft coal producers are required by the Wage-Hour law to pay their miners for underground travel time. The decision is expected to estab- lish the same compulsion in the an- thracite industry and probably will speed settlement of the contract dis- pute which resulted in government seizure last week of 368 strike-bound hard coal mines. Failure of the oper- ators and miners to agree on travel pay has been a main stumbling block in negotiations. The court’s decision came in the case of the Jewell Ridge Coal Corp., a Virginia company. The firm con- tende¢ that compulsory travel pay would wreck war time wage struc- tures and it urged that the matter be left to collective bargaining. The majority opinion, delivered by Justice Frank Murphy, upheld the TU. M. W.'s contention that the court had established travel pay as a statutory right when it held last year that the Wage-Hour act covered travel time for iron ore miners. Murphy said there is no legal difference between travel time rights in the two indus- tries. Murphy said the coal opinion may require some adjustment in collective bargaining procedure. «But if these adjustments are not made the plain language and policy of (the Wage-Hour Law) are frus- trated,” he said. The new soft coal contract provides full time-and-one-half pay for a flat one hour of travel time. The anthra- cite miners are asking approximately the same thing. The court’s decision was interpreted as virtual assurance they will get it. eT men PFC. HALUSKA GETS COMMENDATION An Air Service Command Depot, England—The thousands of aerial sorties which helped defeat the Ger- man armies on both sides of the Rhine meant extra effort for Pfc. Joseph A. Haluska of 222 Highland Ave. Pat- ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Haluska. Working at top speed on the vast engine overhauling assembly line at this great Air Service Command re- pair and mdification depot, he and his fellow soldier-technicians turned oue 2.277 aircraft engines fro front- line action during one month. In commending Pfc. Haluska for the production feat, Brigadier Gen- eral Morris Berman of San Antonio disclosed that: “This figure smashed every existing record for engine re- pair for the third successive month and has ben a decisive factor in mak- ing an early victory possible.” In addition to the above mentioned commendation he was recently awarded the Good Conduct Medal for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity. A soldier since July 9, 1943, he has been overseas 21 months. He was for- merly employed by Middletown Air Depot and was graduated from Pat- con High School. He has one brother, S. Sgt. Emory L. Haluska serving with the Army somewhere in Ger- many. Sri be Veo. CLYDE 8, SLICK HEADS TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION Clyde S. Slick was elected presi- dent of Typographical Union 137 of Johnstown at a meeting Saturday in Johnstown. Mr. Albert Grasdyke. Other officers elected were Carl Mainhart, vice president; Lloyd Ber- key, secretary-treasurer; William McGovern, recording secretary; Eben James, reading clerk; Charles Larson, sergeant-at-arms; Harry Keller, C. D. Elliott and William McGovern, trus- tees, and Edward Miscoe, Harry Kel- ler and George Frick, auditors. Clyde S. Slick, William McGovern, and R. T. Hickman were named del- egates to the Central Labor Union. A report of the Western-Pennsyl- vania-Maryland conference held last month was given by Glen Cable. NN AMSBRY SOLDIER HURT TWICE AT FRONT IN 2 WEEKS Pfc. Clarence Paul Nagle, aged 22, of Amsbry, was in actual combat in the European area less than two weeks but was wounded twice, ac- cording to information received by relatives. He was injured March 1, in Germany after a week's duty at the front and had returned to com- bat duty only a few days when he was injured again on April 16th in- side the Reich. The soldier is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Na- gle. EUROPEAN CONFLICT ENDS EAGLES PLAN FOR MOTHER'S DAY In accordance with its usual cus- tom over a period of a great many years, Patton Aerie No. 1244, Frater- nal Order of Eagles, will on Sunday next, Mother's Day, have this fitting community program, which this year is all the more an inspiring one, be- cause of the day of Prayer that Pres- ident Truman has proclaimed for Sun- day next—a day of thanksgiving that one of our two wars is over, and a day of hope that the other conflict will be concluded to a victorious finish. The program will begin at 3:30 on Sunday afternoon, and the general public is cordially invited. An appro- priate program of solemn entertain- ment will be presented. The speakers will be Rev. Father Bertrand McFad- yen, O. S. B., former pastor of St. Mary's Church, Patton, and now pas- tor of St. Nicholas’ Church, Nick- town; and the Rev. Henry B. Reiley, Jr., pastor of the Methodist Church of Hastings. Flowers will be presented to all Mothers who attend. PVT. DANIEL OTT WOUNDED IN PAGIFI Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ott, of Pat- ton, R. D. No. 1, have been notified that their 18-year-old son, Pvt. Dan- jel B. Ott, was wounded in the Pa- cific theater of war while serving in Co. P, 185th Infantry. Pvt. Ott was a graduate of Patton High School, Class of 1944. He was inducted September 26, 1944, and re- ceived training at Fort McClellan, Al- abama, and was sent into combat from Fort Ord, Cal., on February 9th, 1945. Pvt. Ott is the youngest of five brothers in the service—John G., Jr., SK 2-c, in the Navy, Oakland Cali- fornia; Cpl. Joseph, with the A.E. F,, frEngland; Sgt. Robert, Field Artil= lery, in Germany; and Staff-Sgt. Ja- mes, a gunner in the 15th air force in Italy. ee SPECIAL DAYS FOR WAR BOND SALES Series of special days for pro- motion of war bond sales has been set aside in connection with the Seventh War Loan Drive May 14 to June 30, G. Ruhland Rebmann, Jr., chairman of the Pennsylvania War Finance Committee, announced today. Rebmann called upon all organiza- tions and volunteer workers to make their plans for those days to help reach the State's largest quota to date for purchases by individuals. Pennsylvania's goal is $506,000,000, including $238,000,000 in E bonds. In addition, the state has a $438,000,000 goal for carporations. The special days are: Mother's Day, May 13—B-Day minus 1. B-Day, May 14—opening of the community drive. «J Am an American Day,” May 20. National Maritime Day, May 22. Memorial Day, May 30. Midway Victory, June 4. Normandy Invasion Day, June 6. Flag Day, June 14. Father's Day, June 17. Thirteen Hundred Day, the 1300th day of the war since Pearl Harbor, June 28. Windups Day, June 350. ier aioe PVT. NAGLE WOUNDED A SECOND TIME Pvt. Clarence Paul Nagle, 22-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Nagle of Amsbry, was wounded April 16 for the second time while serving on the Western Front in Germany. The soldier previously was wounded March 1 in Germany and had re- turned to combat duty only a few days before being wounded a second time. He entered the service July 14, 1944. A brither, Lawrence, is with the Army in Germany, and two other brothers, Irvin and Herman, are serv- ing with the Navy in the Pacific area. FIREMEN TO HAVE A JOINT MEETING Approximately 400 firemen are ex- pected to attend a special joint meet- ing of the Cambria and Somerset Co. Firemens’ Associations this Thursday evening in the Windber, Fire Hall. A program of entertainment has been arranged for the evening and several officials of the State Fire- men’s Association will be honor guests. The meeting will be in charge of Robert Whalen, president of the Cam- bria Ciunty organization and Ray- mond Myers, Windber, president of the Somerset Association. V: —Buy War Bonds in the 7th Loan. ‘Wave in war. The job ahead SURRENDER OF GERMANY IS FORMALLY RATIFIED TUES- DAY WITH SIGNING OF ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION IN WAR-WRECKED BERLIN—HOSTILITIES OVER. PRESIDENT ISSUES PROCLAMATION ON TUESDAY Germany bowed on Tuesday of this week to the most crushing defeat ever inflicted upon a nation, her abject the United States, Britain and Russia. surrender proclaimed to the world by The announcement said the final ar- ticles of capitulation were signed Tuesday in Berlin, the ruined capital sym- bolic of the fall of the Third Reich. Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, chief of the German high commend, sign- ed the articles in the presence of Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov, assistant com- mander of the Red Armies; Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, deputy supreme commander in the west: Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, chief of Europe, and Lt.-Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, commander of the French First Army. Stragetic Air Forces in the U. S. For Germany it was a crowning ignominity—Von Keitel, whose armies all but mastered Europe, forced to sign in the ashes of Germany's first city the surrender articles which stripped tary strength. The guns in Europe, W. the Reich of its last vestige of mili- hich through five years, eight months and seven days of unexampled war inflicted possibly 40,000,000 casualties, fell silent at 6:01 p. m. Eastern War Time, or one minute past midnight in Berlin. Actually the guns were stilled Monday to prevent further bloodshed. Here at home the expected news had been coming for days, and cele- brations were moderate. Different communities observed the V-E day in var- ious ways. But prayer predominated, and crowds flocked to churches.’ Bus- iness places in Patton and the north county for most part closed for the re- mainder of the day, and schools were dismissed, following the official an- nouncement over the radio on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock. TEXT OF PRESIDENT'S TALK TO THE NATION. This is a solemn but glorious hour. Gen. Eisenhower informs me that the forces of Germany has surrendered to the United Nations. The flags off rea- son fly all over Europe. I only wished/that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day. For this victory we join in offering our thanks to the Providence which has guided and sustained us through the dark days of ad- versity. Our rejoicing is sobered and subdued by a supreme consciousness of the terrible price we have paid to rid the world of Hitler and his evil band. Let us not forget, my fellow Americans, the sorrow and heartbreak that today abide in the homes of so many of our neighbors—neighbors whose most priceless possession erty. We can repay the has been rendered as a sacrifice to redeem our lib- debi whichy we owe to our God, to our dead and to our children only by work—by ceaseless devotion to the responsibilities lying ahead of us. If I could give you a single watchword for the coming months that werd is work, work, work! We must work to finish this war. Our victory is but half won. The West is free, but the East still is in bondage to treacherous tyranny of the Jap- anese. When the last Japanese division has surrendered unconditionally, then only will our fighting job wounds of a suffering world—to build an abiding peace, a peace law. We can build such a justice and in be done. We must work to bind up the many rooted in peace only by hard, toilsome, pains- taking work—by understanding and working with our Allies in peace as we is no less important, no less urgent, no less dif- ficult than the task which now happily is done. I call upon every American to stick to his post until the last battle is won. Until that day, let no man abandon his post or slacken his efforts. An now I read to yoi my formal proclamation of this occasion: By the President of the United States of America—A PROCLAMATION. The Allied armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with God’s help have won from Germany a final and unconditional surrender. The Western world has been freed of the evil forces which for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions upon millions of free- born men. They rupted their children and murdered their loved ones. Our armies if have restored freedom to those suffering peoples, oppressors could never enslave. Much remains to be done. The victory won in in the East. The whole world must be cleansed of the evil from troyed their homes, cor- liberation whose spirit and will the the West now must be won which half the world has been freed. [United, the peace-loving nations have demonstra- ted in the West that their arms are stronger by far than the might of dicta- tors or the tyranny of military cliques that once called us soft and weak. The power of our peoples For the triumph of spirit ting that we, as a nation, ed us and given us the victory to defend themselves against all enemies will be proved in the Pacific as it has been proved in Europe. and of arms which promise to peoples everywhere who join us in the give thanks to Almighty God who has strengthen- we have won, and for its love of freedom, it is fit- Sunday Proclaimed A Day of Prayer. Now, therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of Amercia, do hereby appoint Sunday, May 13, 1945, to be a Day of Prayer. I call upon the pecple of ite in offering joyful thanks to God for the the end of our present struggle and guide us into that he will support us to the way of peace. the United States, whatever their faith. to un- victory we have won and to pray I also call upon my countrymen to dedicate this day of prayer to the memory of those who have given their lives to make possible our victory. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 8th day of May, in the Year of Our Lord, 1945, and of the Independence 169th. NORTHERN CAMBRIA of the United States of America the HARRY S. TRUMAN. GOUNTY MINERS PROTEST SEVERE MEAT RATIONING POLICY Representatives of various Locals of the United Mine Workers of Am- erica of the Northern Cambria Coun- ty area, met in the U. M., W. A. hall at Barnesboro last Sunday afternoon in protest of the meat and fats ra- tioning program now apparantly in rather dracstic force—at least in this area. The miner feels he is not receiv- ing sufficient quantity, and no one will deny that his labor is such that meats and butter are necessary to his physical upkeep. A resolutions committee drew up the following res- olution, which will be sent out to our federal representatives by all local unions in the area: “Wnereas, under the present sys- tem of rationing of meats and fats, we find that our members are not receiving meats and fats in nearly suffincient amount; and “Whereas, At a meeting of Local Unions, representing 20,000 people, held at Barnesboro, Pa., May 6, 1945, at 2 P. M., the matter was thorough- ly discussed, and after the discussion it was decided as follows: «Resolved, That the Office of Food Distribution O. P. A. take appropri- ate action to relieve the situation; “And be it further resolved, that a copy of this resolution be sent to each Local Union, to Congressman Tibbott, Senator Guffey and Senator Meyers, to solicit their help in the matter; and that copies also be sent to John L. Lewis and James Mark.” Members of the Resolutions Com- mitte are Wayne Craver, Bernard Collins and Walter Black. V. STATE POLICE SAY: Hints on Safety for Motorists and Others. Non-Driving Pedestrians Involv- ed More Often! Few pedestrians who do not drive, realize how hard it is for motorists to see them at night. Accident records reveal that those headlights which look so bright to the walker, fail to reveal him to the driver until the car is often dangerously near. Yes, the pedestrian moves into the spotlight of highway safety as never before, as America realizes that two-thirds or more of her traffic deaths in- volve pedestrians. V: The St. Augustine Victory Club will hold a round and square dance in St. Augustine Hall, Saturday night. Everybody cordially invited. MINE EXAMINATIONS T0 BE HELD IN JUNE Examination of applicants for cer- tificates as mine formen, assistant mine foremen, mine electricians and fire bosses will be given throughout the bituminous coal division of Penn- sylvania June 7 and 8, it is announced by the state bureau of mines. Appli- cants for second-grade mine foreman and electrician certificates will be re- quired to attend the examination on June 7, while applicants for first- grade mine foremen certificates will attend both June 7 and 8. Fireboss applicants will attend only on June 8. Board chairmen in the local area who will conduct the examinations include Spurgeon S. Johns, West- mont; Dennis J. Keenan, Barnesboro; M. W. Thomas, Windber, and A. J. Bergston, Indiana. INCREASE PAY FOR PENNA, TEACHERS The rate of increases for public school teachers in Pennsylvania under the Legislature’s education program: First-class districts — Elementary $1,400 minimum, 13 increments at $100; junior high and special class at $1,800, 10 increments at $120; high and vocational $2,000, eight in- crements at $100; elementary prin- cipals $2,300, 10 increments at $170; other principals * 4,000, four incre- ments at $250. Second-class districts—Elementary $1,400 minimum, nine increments at $100; high school $1,600, nine incre- ments at $100; supervisors $1,600 eight increments at $100; elementary principals $2,200, five increments at $100; high school principals, $3,000, eight increments at $125. Third and fourth-class districts— Elementary and secondary $1,400 minimum, seven increments at $100; principals less than 25 teachers $2,- 000, five increments at $100; prin- cipals more than 25 teachers, $200, five increments at $100; supervising principals less than 25 teachers $2,- 400, five increments at $100; super- vising principals more than 25 teach- ers $2,888, five increments at $100; county superintendents, less than 45,- 000 population, $4,000 minimum; 45,- 000 to 150,000, $4,50; 150,000 or more, $5,000; district superintendents, less than 30,000, $4,000; 30,000 or more $5,500. As an Incetive for teacher growth, all professional employes in school districts who have earned a master’s degree at a college or university ap- proved by the state education coun- cil or have received all increments provided by the bill shall be entitled to two additional annual increments at $100 each. —_—V CLOSE UP ACCOUNTS OF DEFUNCT BANKS Judge Ivan J. McKenrick Monday signed court orders approving the 8th and final accounts in the liquidation of two defunct banks—the Ebensburg Trust Company, and the Miners and Merchants Bank of Nanty-Glo. The action was taken on petition of L. H Humbert, deputy receiver for the sta- te department of banking. Depositors of the Ebensburg bank will receive a final dividend of 3.96 percent, amounting to $28,289.36. The final payment to depositors of the closed Nanty-Glo institution will be 6.17 percent and will total $33,- 199.97. Vv Pvt. Falatic Wounded in Germany Pvt. Howard G. Falatic, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Falatic of Warren, Ohio, formerly of Patton, was wound- ed in Germany, according to a re- cent report received by his parents. The soldier was a member of General Patch’s Seventh Army. He entered service October, 1944 and was as- signed to overseas duty in February, 1945. He was a student of the Car- rolltown High School at the time of his enlistment. A brother, Pfc. Elias, is serving with the 6th Marine Division on Okin- awa and a brother, Petty Officer John, is also in the Pacific with a Motor Torpedo Squadron. V KNOWLEDGE OF HAZARD NO BAR TO ACCIDENT Two persons were killed in 1944 after crawling under or passing ar- ound lowered gates at railroad grade crossings, according to reports recei- ved by the Public Utility Commiss- ion. In 455 crossing accidents reported last year, drivers of vehicles involved were familiar with the crossings. Twenty-seven persons were killed and 152 injured in these accidents. In eight accidents, the drivers were not familiar with the crossings. Four per- sons were injured in these accidents. SEEK TO EXPAND NORTH CAMBRIA BOY SCOUT WORK Organization Events Scheduled; Other Units Plan Many Affairs Steps are being taken in the North Cambria District of the Adm. Rob- ert E. Peary Council Boy Scouts of America, to regorganize several inactive troops and to expand activi- ties of others. These undertakings are the result of a three-day study of the, situation made this week by Rev. Father Flavian Yelenko of St. Law- rence, chairman of the district com- mittes on organization and extension, and V. J. Gonelli, district field execu- tive. On Tuesday evening Father Yel- enko and Cletus Lehmier of Bakerton, district chairman, conferred with rep- resentatives of the United Mine Workers local at Marsteller on moves to reorganize the Marstellar troop. A similar meeting will be held on June 4 with American Legion officials at Spangler in an effort to provide a Scout unit in Spangler. Representatives of the Protestant churches in Patton will meet on May 24 to discuss plans for forming a troop in Patton. The Rev. Ralph S. Krouse, Methodist pastor and newly- appointed member of the organization and extension committee, will be in charge. A rally will be held on the evening of June 10 for parishoners of St. Nicholas Church at Nicktown to dis- cuss reorganization of the Nicktown troop. On the afternoon of the ame day the Boy Scouts of the troop spon- sored by St. Bernard's Church, Has- tings, will sponsor a father-son pro- gram as the first step in a move to provide both Cub and Senior Scout programs. Other major events are planned during the coming weeks throughout the coucil’s territory. A schedule of events follows: North Cambria Board of Review in Patton May 17. Camporee on Beaver Valley Rd., two milas outside of Pat- ton, May, 25.26, WA 27. Court of honor in Patton May 31. Central Cambria Camporee Colver May 18, 19 and 20. ve ——— near PATTON SOLDIER WINS PROMOTION Peninsular Base Headquarters, in Italy—Staff Sgt. Willim H. Gwynn, Jr., of Greenville, Pa., has been pro- moted from technician fourth grade. He is a clerk in the administrative di- vision of the 61st Quartermaster Base Depot, important service and Supply organization for Fifth Army and for the ground forces of the U. S. Air Corps and Navy in the Mediterranean theater of operations. Husband of Mrs. Elsie A. Gwynn of Greenville, and son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gwynn of 608 Lang Ave., Patton, he has been in the army 29 months, and overseas 22 months. Prior to entering the military ser- vice Staff Sgt. Gwynn was employed in Youngstown, O. He is a graduate of the Patton High School. Staff-Sgt. Gwynn has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal and the Med- iterrenean Theater Ribbon with two battle stars. JOSEPH RITO WOUNDED IN EUROPEAN ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Pastirko of Bernesboro have been notified that their son, Pvt. Joseph Rito, 19, was woundtd April 14 for the second time while serving on the Western Front in Germany. He was previously wounded slightly last March 19. He entered military service June 8, 1944, and trained in camps in the South before going gverseas last December. Three brothers are in the service —Cpl. Stephen, with the Army in Germany; Cpl. Joseph P. Pastirko, with the Army in-Texas, and Andrew E., gunner's mate first class in the Navy, and located in North Carolina. animes Nf tennis Joseph F. Glinsky Is Missing Cpl. Joseph F. Glinsky, son of Mrs. Sophia Glinsky of Spangler, was re- ported missing April 4 while serving with Gen. Patton’s Third Army in Germany. A brother, George, who was wound- ed on the Western Front, not is a pe- tient in a hospital in France. Aother brother, Seaman First Class John M., is recovering from malaria in a hos- pital in the Pacific area. sine {etme John Tirvack in Hospital T14 John Tirpack, 628 Lange Ave- nue, Patton, has been admitted as a patient to Moore General Hospital, Swannanoa, N. C. He served with a Calvary unit in the Southwest Pa- cific Theater in New Guinea and the Admiralty Islands. He attended the Patton High School and prior to his induction into the Army was a welder at the Maryland Drydock Company at Baltimore, Md.
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