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VOL. 52. NO. 29.
PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA. THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1945.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.