ir VOL. 52. A NO. 32. FIFTY PER CENT OF INGREASE IN GAS TO | ‘N' CARDS IS COMING Six Gallons Instead of Four t0|committee will investigate Be Value of Next Coupons in Ration Book, Gasoline rations for “A” and “B” [] UNION "MEAT FOR MINERS PROBE PROMISED Congressman Augustine B. Kel- | ley, Democrat, of Greensburg, said | over the week end a special house | meat | | shortages in the industrial sections | | of Western Pennsylvania. The inquiry will be made by the | house committee now investigat- | motorists will be increased during |ing food shortages, headed by Con- June, the Office of Price Admin- |gressman Clinton B. Anderson of | py members of the United States istration and the Petroleum Ad- ministration for War announced oD June 30 jointly the other day. “A” rations will be increased 5 per cent on June 22 when the No. 16 coupon becomes valid. The val- ue of each coupon thus will be in- creased from four to six gallons. “B” rations will be increased 100 per cent on June 11th by increas- | ing the mileage limit from 325 to | 650 miles per month. The increases will be uniform | throughout the nation. Petroleum Administrator Har | New Mexico., who will take office as President Truman's | Secretary of Agrieuiture. ' STATE LEADS NATION INMEDALS OF HONOR | Pennsylvania servic servicemen earned |more Congressional Medal of Hcnor during World War II so far | than those of any other state, the L. Ickes said that he took “great | the past week, in providing more first in satisfaction” gasoline for civilians for the time since rationing started July of 1941. “We in the Petroleum Adminis- | tration have been looking forward | to this day for a long time,” ue said. “The victory in Europe, to- gether with the amazing perform- ance of the petroleum industry, makes it posible.” He said the additional amount of gasoline available will be ‘“distri- . ~bubed equitably across the coun- try” and that every state will ben- efit equally. OPA Administrator Chester Bowles said he shared Ickes ‘“ple- asure” in announcing the boost. He emphasized that many motorists with “B” rations now have all the gasoline they need but he warned that OPA will check carefully to see that only those who require additional supplies will get it. Persons holding both “A” and “B” rations will automatically get the increased allowance but they will still have to prove their need cf the increased “B’ quota. “I must make it very clear,” Bowles said, “that the increase in the B ceiling will not mean more gasoline for all B users. Both B and C rations are based on the in- dividual needs of the car owners. “Many B ration holders now have all the gasoline they need. Unfortunately there is not enough gasoline to give them more than the increase in their A rations. They will not ‘receive any more Lane as a result of the incre- B ration ceiling. e who do need more to get it by applying 5 and rationing boards after June 11 and showing their need for it up to a ceiling of 65 Omiles a month.” He cited these examples of how the increases in the B ceiling will work: A person who uses his car in his business and who uses more gaso- line than he now is receiving will be able to get additional supplies up to a maximum of 650 miles a month. He also gets the 50 per cent increase in his A ration. A person who drives 200 miles a month from home to work will continue to receive a ration based on 200 miles a month. His only in- crease will be in nt A ration. POSTAL HIKE WOULD eir local war price | | A compiliation of awards made | {up to April 26th revealed that 14 | [to 149 were given to servicemen | | born in Pennsylvania, the commis- | sion said. New York and Texas are | tied for second with 10 each. | The Commonwealth's total would | be boosted to 17 if state residents as well as natives were included, the commission said. These figures do not include the recent presenta- tion of the Medal to Sgt. Alvin Carey, L I GARDEN CLUB WILL HAVE DEMONSTRATOR The Garden Study Club is very fortunate in having with them for their June 5th meeting, Mrs. Hazel H. Knite, who will give a demon- stration on making nutritious and colorful salads. Mrs. Knite comes to us from the Extension Bureau of Pennsylvania State College. Members of the club will remem- ber her as giving such a wonderful program in home canning last year. This year we will again have the Domestic Science Room in the High School for her demonstration. If you have not as yet enrolled as a member of the club, why not do so at this meeting, and hear Mrs. Knite, as well as be eligible for the picnic planned at the Lei- den cabin for the July meeting? a EN FIREMEN PLAN GOUNTY PARADE For the first time si time since “the rr] break of the war, the Cambria Co. firemen will parade at a county convention next August 2 in Nan- ty-Glo. During the regular meeting of the Volunteer Firemen’s Associa- tion of Cambria County and Vicin- ity last Thursday night in Cassan- dra fire hall, representatives of the Nanty-Glo company announced that plans have been made for a street parade on the second day of the county convention. Nanty-Glo firemen said that val- uable prizes will be awarded for the largest number of men in the the line of march, the best appear- ing apparatus and the company coming the longest distance. Oth- er awards will be presented in competitive events. Although the association took no definite action in sanctioning | AFFECT PATTONITES An extra $62, 250 12,250 will pour into | Johnstown each year and a total | of $46,200 into other sections of | Cambria county if legislation gran- ting permanent pay increases to postorfice employes is made law. A bill providing the first ad- justment in basic pay rates of the postal workers since 1925 is now | before the Senate. It yas passed by the house by a majority of 360 tol. If the bill is given final appro- val each regular employe will re- ceive a twenty per cent pay incre- ase—but not to be less than $300, nor to exceed $400. The measure, replacing a tem- porary act, expiring July 1, also would provide: 1-—A more uniform salary struc- ture in the postal service. 2— Time and a half pay for ov- ertime. 3—Ten per cent additional pay over day work for most night work employes. 4— Fifteen days leave of absence and 10 days sick leave annually, both with pay. All workers in the postoffices in Johnstown, Barnesboro, Cresson, Ebensburg, Patton, Portage and Scuth Fork are in line for the hike and al these office hold first and second class ratings. Postmasters in 49 other third and fourth class postoffices in the county are eligible for a salary boost—provided of course that the bill is indorsed. In view of the wholehearted ap- proval given the legislation in the House of Representatives, district postal workers are confident that the Senate likewise will add its stamp or okay. — Ve... Revloc G. I. Wounded. Sgt. Earl E. Gustafson, 22, Revloc, one of three brothers in the armed forces, was wonded in the leg on April 30th while fight- ing the Nazis in Germany. He had been on military duty since No- vemker 20, 1942, and overseas sin- ce December of 1943. His brothers in service are Tech. Sgt. W. H. Gustafson in the Pacific, and First Sgt. C. C. Gustafson, Keesler Field, Miss. of SE Va. —Buy War Bonds in, the 7th Loan. a parade, many of the compan re- | presentatives indicated they ag- reed with the resumption »f com- | petitive events and the parade at | conventions. Convention business sessions | will be held on both Wednesday, Aug. 1, and Thursday, Aug. 2. A total of 18 companies were represented at the meeting. The | next meeting will be held Thurs- day, June 28, in ideal Fire Hail. LIGUOR HOLIDAY SET FOR JULY War Production Chief J. A. Krug last Friday declared anoth- er “liquor holiday” for distillers during July and estimated that 48 million gallons of beverage alcohol wculd be turned out. He said, however, that he was not sure yet whether whiskey man- ufacturers would be permitted to use corn. If corn is used, bourbon will be among spirits flowing from the distilleries. Use of corn was banned in the first liquor holiday last August, but the ban was lifted for the Jan- uary holiday. Mr. Krug said the July holiday has been made possible in part by suspension of lend-lease shipments of industrial alcohol to Russia. The supply of whiskey on hand on March 31 was 324 % million gal- lens. er Nv. C.D. AGAIN ASKED TO STAND BY FOR NEED State Defense Council head- quarters at Harrisburg last week urged county and local organiza- tions to ‘stand by” for any ser- vice that mey be required until the end of the Pacific war. In a bulletin to county councils, Dr. Ralph Cooper Hutcheson, state director, asked workers to be pre- pared for any service necessary for winning this war or for ser- vice in the protection of life and property during emergency or disaster. Dr. Hutcheson stressed the need for continued care of Federally- owned property, including fire ap- paratus and emergency medical supplies. BONUS PAYMENT FOR WORLD WAR | ~~ VETS DUE SHORTLY Ten Million Dollars Is Estima- ted Amount to Be Paid | Pennsylvanians, The date of payment of addition- al amounts for services rendered armed forces in World War |—20 | years after Congress passed spe- | cial legislation in 1925—is June 15, 1945. Government records de- | scribe the payments as “adjusted | Jervice compensation.” Popularly, ¢ payments are known as ‘the Co Ly » | The Pennsylvania War Finance Committee, calling attention to | this fact, observes that veterans in | this state will collect a total sum | of about ten millions of dollars— | and since the date falls within the old | Historical Commission reported in | | period of the Seventh War Loan | campaign, is advising veterans to cash in the adjusted service bonds | they hold and buy war bonds with | the cash. Under the terms of the original | benus legislation, promise of pay- ment in 20 years in amounts deter- mined with relation to the length of the veterans service was made and certificates were issued. Later legislation made it posible for ve- terans to borrow money on these certificates. In 1936, formal bonds bearing interest at three per cent were issued in lieu of the certifi- cates, making it possible to secure the money at that time by selling the bonds. The 15th of the next month is the time at which no further interest will be paid on the bends. While the $10,000,000 figure quoted by the Pennsylvania War Finance Committee indicates that some of the bonus money has not been collected, an American Legion oficer said he felt that there was ccmparatively little of this pay still owed to veterans in this com munity. DISTRICT MINERS TO RECEIVE BIG TOTALS FOR VACATION PAY Nearly $2,100,000 in vacation ay will be distributed June 30th to an army of more than 27,000 coal miners in Cambria, Somerset, Indiana and Bedford counties, it has been announced. Payment of the vacation bonus the new contract on with the operators. The vacation provision stipulates that payment of the bonus be made before June 30th. In another column of this issue President James Mark urges that miners invest their vacation pay in the Seventh War Loan, pointing cut the decided advantages in so doing. —_— {em MEMORIAL SERVICE Sunday afternoon the annual | American Legion was held in the | auditorium of the Ebensburg-Cam- bria High School, | to capacity by Legionnaires and ey. A highlight of the service was | the pageant, “This Is America.” | written and directed by Walter J. | Stinson with Earl S. Keedy and “lay D. Harshberger as readers. Frank E. Gwynn, former state principal speaker. During the me- morial service two tombs repre- senting the [Unknown Soldier of twc world wars were placed on he stage. Floral tributes from all hanked on the stage, the grave on Wednesday. A special tribute was paid memory of the late President, Franklin D. Roosevelt in the form of prayers by a priest, a rabbi and a Protestant Minister. CARROLLTOWN MISS, BAKERTON G, I, WED Benedict's Catholic Church, Carr- olltown, Miss Norma Stolz, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Urban A. Stolz Carrolltown, became the bride of Sgt. Ronald J. Zadai, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zadai, of Baker- ton. Rev. Father Basil Balko, O. S. B., performed the double ring cer- emony. Miss Elaine Stolz of Carr- olltown, cousin of the bride, Robert J. Zadai, brother of the bridegroom, were the attendants. The newlyweds will proceed to Miami, Fla., for their honeymoon. in Porto Rico where he has been stationed with the Army Air For- ces for the past two years. : Y hs SPANGLER SERGEANT WOUNDED ON OKINAWA Mrs. Betty Sposito has received a telegram from the war depart- ment, informing her that her hus- band, Staff Sgt. Albert Sposito, of tling the Japs on Okinawa on Ap- ril 18th. He is a veteran of nine major battles. A brother, Cpl. Lewis, is stationed on the same island and two other brothers are in Germany —Pvt. Joe and Cpl. Gene Sposito. BY COUNTY LEGION At a solemn nuptial high mass | on Tuesday of last week in St. | and | At the completion of his leave Sgt. | Zadai will report back to his post | Spangler, was wounded while bat- | by provision of | | | | which was filled | | friends from all parts of the coun- | | afternoon and evening. No stone commander of the Legion, was the | | will be served from 4:30 to 7 Legion Posts of the county were | flowers | being used to decorate soldiers’ | the | CRESSON BOARD PRES PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1945. RESERVED FOR HROHITO yy FIRST MASS OF FATHER GERMAIN AT GARROLLTOWN Son of Mr. and Mi Mrs. A, A. Lieb to Be Celebrant Sunday in St. Benedict’s Church. Next Sunday morning, June 3rd, the Rev. Father Germain Leo Lieb of the Order of St. Benedict, son of Mr. and Mrs. Augustine A. Ligh, of Carrolltown, will sing his First Solemn High Mass in St. Bene- dict’s Catholic Church, Carrolltown at 10:00 o’clock. The newly ordained priest was born and reared in Carrolltown, at- tended St. Benedict's Parochial School, and pursued his higher ed- ucation at St. Vincent's College, at Beatty, Pa. For the past year he has been following additional the- ological studies in Toronto, Can- ada. His Ordination was conferred on Saturday last in St. Basil's Church in Toronto, by the Most Rev. Idle- brando Antoniutti, Apostolic Del- egate to Canada. Marking the 22nd Carrolltown Pi Vi Poel fo Se Hor or all other congregations in the Al- toona Catholic Diocese in this re- spect. The Rev. Father Germain will also have the distinction, if weath- er permits, to carry the Most Blessed Sacrament in the annual Corpus Christi Procession, follow- ing the High Mass, through the church cemetery. Father Germain’s father, A. A Lieb is a member of the firm of | Sharbaugh & Lieb, clothiers, of | Barnesboro, and also proprietor of | the Lieb Hardwere in Carrolltown, — yo SPRING FESTIVAL | memorial service sponsored by the | Cambria County Committee of the | AT ST, LAWRENCE The wenibers of the Parish at | St. Lawrence are planning for the | annual Spring Festival which will | be held in the grove at St. Law- rence on Sunday, June 10th—both | is being left unturned by the com- mittees in charge to make the af- | fair a successful one. Highlighting the event will be a | chicken and noodle supper which :00 o'- adult's $1.00, children, 50 cents. There will ol] so be various amusements, and | refreshments will be sold. Dancing | will be a feature. The general public is cordially | invited to asi clock. Tickets are: CALLS SELECTEES Cambria Board Ne. 1, located in Cresson, has ordered the follow- ing selectees to report for induc- tion into the armed forces in June. Hile William Miller, ribensburg. Theodore Joseph Clark, Gallit- zin. Theodore Christian Cresson. Robert Joseph Conrad, Altoona. Donald Hugh Farabaugh, Loret- to R. D. Jerome Edward Weakland, Pat- ton. Jerome William Behe, Lilly R. D. William Densil Shomo, Fallen- timber. ‘Tnonay Joseph Herr, Portage R. Katenheim, “ban Joseph Behe, Lilly. Roy Daniel VanScoyac, Bland- burg. George Leo Nelen, Patton, R. D. Andrew Joseph Compardo, Lilly. Richard Berger, Blandburg. Edward Krawczyk, Cresson. NEED FOR NURSES AFTER WAR SEEN Trained practical nurses and li- censed hospital attendants can ex- pect “vigorous post-war demand,” for their services, it is predicted. Women, especially; can look for- ward to a continuing demand for their services in this field, the Wo- men’s Bureau of the Department of Labor reported in one of its re- cent surveys on the peacetime out- look for women. NORTH GAMBRIA BANKERS COMPLETE COURSE OF STUDY Educational Conferences Under Auspices of Institute of Banking Successful, A course of study in the funda- mentals of Banking given under the direction of the American In- stitute of Banking came to a suc- cessful conclusion last Wednesday evening with a dinner party and dance at Pleasant Hill Farm, in East Carroll Township. Mrs. Ethel Haluska acted as Chairlady of the Dinner Commit- tee and was assisted by Miss Ka- thleen Eck and Miss Genevieve Galczynski. Francis X. Young, cashier of the First National Bank at Patton, who served as instructor of the class, announced that the follow- ing had successfully completed the ccurse of study that has been in progress the past four months: John A. Buck, Helen Boback and Mrs. Ethel L. Haluska, of the First National Bank at Patton; Miss ‘ven Kathleen Eck,’ of the First Nation- al Bank of Carrolltown; and Frank Fenui and Genevieve Galcz- ynski, of the First National Bank cf Bakerton. Miss Nancy Ross and Patricia M. Strayer of the First National Bank of Spangler, were enrolled in the class but were com- pelled to drop out on account of the very inclement weather of the past winter. The class will reorganize in the fall and proceed with other bank- ing subjects. Fred B. Buck, Pres- ident of the First National Bank or Bakerton, is chairman of the study group this i HOPPEL NAMED AS VETERAN APPRAISER George C. Hoppel, prominent | { building contractor of Patton, on | Monday of this week was design- | | ated by the Veterans’ Administra- | tion in Washington, as an Appra- | iser incident to the administration * the Servicemen’s Readjustment poh of 1944. It is the purpose of the act to | lend assistance in the manner pro- | | vided therein to war veterans who | | wish to buy a home, farm or busi- ness, or make repairs of any na- ture to property they now own and inte nd to occupy as a home. Mr. Hoppel’s job nominally is to assure that the price to be paid represents a fair and reasonably permanent value in the real prop- erty to be acquired; to give, so far as the real estate is concerned, the basis for a fair and not unreason- able risk on the part of the gov- ernment, and to assure that the ap- praisal shall be found upon true and reasonably permanent values. Mr. Hoppel's positition, as we interpret it, is without compensa- | tion on the part of the government, but will come under recompense from the lender. He safeguards the ex-serviceman from exhorbitant prices. All ex-servicemen contem- plating benefits by the provisions of the act, if they reside in this section, should contact Mr. Hop- pel. rr tee | ase iis CHERRY TREE SGT, MISSING IN PACIFIC Sgt. Fred Langham of Cherry Tree, a bombardier on a B-29 Su- per-Fortress, was reported missing April 15, somewhere in the Pacif- ic theater of war. The flier had been based some- where in the Marians Islands and had participated in several Japan- ese raids before he was lost. He enlisted in the Army Air Forces in August, 1943, and went overseas in the latter part of last March. Sgt. Langham is married | to the former Florence Dennys of Du Bois. —- NV. Alice Copera, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Urban Copera, of St. Boniface, is a patient at Spangler hospital, the result of having been struck by an automobile Friday morning. She sustained lacerations of the right arm. He condition is fair. PRESIDENT OF MINE | DISTRICT URGES ALL MINERS BUY BONDS James Mark Sends Letter to Local Unions of District Supporting War Loan President James Mark of Dis- trict No. 2, United Mine Workers of America, has sent the following letter in support of the Seventh War Loan, to local unions over the district: Greetings: As you know the Seventh War Loan Drive is now being put on by the United States Government. There will be only two war loan drives this year instead of the us- ual three that has been put on by the government in former years, but the government is asking for a larger amount of War Bond pur- chases in this drive than in former years. The government is request- ing that the individual E bonds be purchased by individuals to the amount of $4,000,000,000. It is es- sential that the Seventh War Loan Drive goes over the top in order to defeat the Japs. The fact that the war is over in Europe should not lessen the interest in the purchas- ing of E Bonds by individuals. From all appearances it is going te be a hard, bloody fight to lick the Japs with many men in the armed forces losing their lives and many being injured, as the Japs do not surrender but fight to the dea- th. The International Union of the United Mine Workers of America has endorsed the Seventh War Loan Drive and has appointed me as Chairman of the Drive repre- senting the [United Mine Workers of America. I am therefore sugges- ting to the United Mine Workers that they buy all the bonds they possibly can and keep those bonds and do not cash them in except in a great emergency. No one knows what the post-war period will bring and each and every mine worker should buy all the bonds they can, not only to prosecute the | war but for his own personal ben- efit and protection in the post-war period. The United Mine Workers will please work in co-operation with the different committees in each county and help these com- mittees put the counties over the top for VICTORY. On June 30 each United Mine Worker will receive $75.00 vaca tion pay and may I be perimtted to suggest that eagh miner put as much of this money in buying war bonds as he posibly can.There is no doubt of the security of these bonds as the United States Govern ment cannot fail in their obliga- tions. I am therefore advising all members of the United Mine Wor- ker in District No. 2 to buy all the War Bonds they can and keep them. I know the United Mine Workers as in the past will in this War Bond Drive measure up to their responsibility to their gov- ernment by purchasing War Bonds to defeat the Japanese. Do not let the government down. The comunication is signed by James Mark, president of District No. 2, United Mine Workers of | America. | as SY eis MINE LAUDED FOR | CUT IN ACCIDENTS Two Barnes & Tucker Coal Co. mines at Barnesboro reduced their lost-time injuries by 60 per cent | during 1944, according to a report {by the U. S. Bureau of Mines. Inspector John J. Daugherty | commended safety improvements | at the Company's Lancashire 10 {and 12 mines where accidents were | reduced from 15 in 1943 to six in 1944, He advised additional pre- | cautions for further betterment of | the safety record. The combined | output of the mines is about 450 | tons daily. Np SEE STORM DAMAGE AT TWO COUNTY SEATS Property damage estimated at thousands of dollars occurred Mon- day afternoon when a heavy rain | and hailstorm lashed Indiana and | Ebensburg and rural sections of | Indiana and Cambria counties. In- diana was the harder hit, and the damage was quite extensive, most- ly from destruction of property by hailstones. When the storm struck Ebens- burg about 4:10 p. m. the chimney was blown from the roof of the Baptist Church. The bricks struck the corner of the roof and caused considerable damage. Trees were uprooted and one fell across an | automobile. Windows in several | houses were shattered. Electric Service was disrupted AWARDS PRESENTED TO SPANGLER PUPILS | Three students of Spangler High | School were presented awards at | commencement exercises of the] 1645 graduating class last Thurs- | day night in the high school audit- | orium. | David Rematt was awarded the mathematics and science medal; Catherine Folger, veledictorian, was awarded the Readers’ Digest award for outstanding achieve- ment. Miss Joanne Lovette was award- ea a $25 bond as first prize win- ner of the V. F. W. essay contest, sponsored by the Barnesboro Post. Robert Kazmayer, noted writer, news commentator and lecturer on world events, was guest speaker. Dr. A. M. Stull, superintendent of Cambria County Schools, present- | sent to Congressman Tibbott, | House of Representatives, ed the diplomas. COURIER = SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR PFC. PETER MOLNAR WOUNDED IN ACTION Pfe. Peter Molnar Molnar, 24, one of | thre sons of Mr. and Mrs. Nicho- las Molnar, of Patton R. D., serv- ing in the armed forces, was woun- aed May 4th for the second time while serving in the Pacific Thea- ter of War, His parents were advised that he is amking a normal recovery from the wounds. He previously | was wounded November 15, 1944, on Leyte Island in the Philippines. He entered the service in Octo- ber, 1942, and went overseas about 16 months ago. Prior to entering the service he was employed as a miner for the Monroe Coal Com- pany in Revloc. A twin brother, Pvt. Paul, is with the Army in the European area, and another brother, Tech. Sgt. George, is an instructor in the Army Air Forces. He returned sev- eral months ago after completing more than 50 bombing missions against the enemy in the Europ- ean Theater of Operations. MEMORIAL DAY WAS FITTING IN PATTON Patton fittingly observed Mem- orial Day yesterday, when the Am- | erican Legion and Veterans of For- eingn Wars tendered their usual | tribute to the departed hero dead | at the local and adjacent cemeter- ies, and then conducted the parade and ceremonies in town at 10:30 in the morning. Led by the Carrolltown High | School Band, the veterans, the fire- men and hundreds of local school | children carrying flags, presented a colorful parade feature, which | had its termination in front of the Good Building, where the program as announced last week was car- ried out. Rev. Father Flavian, O. S. B.,, of St. Lawrence, was the Memorial Speaker. The exceptionally cold weather of yesterday was disappointing to both the management of the Pat- ton Recreation Park and to the juveniles. The park was formally opened, and while swimming was not indulged in, it is to be hoped that the weatherman will prove a bit more courteous through the summer. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM SUGCESS Miss Camilla Kuhnley was aw- arded the Girls’ American Legion award during the forty-eighth an- nual commencement exercises of Patton High School Monday night in the Grand Theatre. Miss Kuhn- ley had highest marks in her class. The boy's award went to Alphon- se Noel, who chalked up two med- | als from the Legion—for mathe- matics and science. Diplomas were presented to 78 seniors, including 14 who are in thearmed forces who were award- ed their certificates in absentia. Approximately 500 persons at- tended the exercises and heard an excellent address given by Dr. Imre | Kovacs, a native of Hungary, and a noted lecturer. “What It Means to Be An American” was the topic of his address. IN SENATOR HALUSKA'S MAGIC PURLOINED State Senator John J. Haluska, of Patton, who probably could pull a rabbit from his hat before meat shortage put a premium on the magician’s pet prop, now lucky even to have a hat. Monday when thieves looted the | Senator’s car when it was parked on a Johnstown street they not only took valuable keys but also various paraphernalia used by Ha- luska in his performances as an amateur magician. Not listed under legerdemain, but just as tricky to obtain, were | six packs of cigarets and 10 ci- | gars which disappeared from the Senator’s car along with the ma- gic props and keys. V TIBBOTT ANNOUCES TESTS FOR ANNAPOLIS Congressman Harve Tibbott an- nounced last week that civil ser- vice examinations for eligibility | fer appointment to the United Sta- tes Naval Academy at Annapolis will be held in Johnstown on July 2&th. The examinations will be for ycung men residing in the 26th | Congressional district which con- sists of Cambria, Indiana and Arm- strong counties. Applications to take the examinations should be Wash- mgton, DC. | COURT "UPHOLDS THE RIGHT TO BOO A quarter session court in Phil- adelphia last week upheld the right to boo a political candidate. The jurors acquitted Morris Am- niuth, 30 year old registered Re- publican, of plain assault and bat- tery and inciting riot—charges re- sulting from his booing last Sep- tember of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. “You have a right to boo but like all rights it must not be used to interfere with the peace of a community,” Judge Clare G. Fen- erty said. The judge said “it would be rash to boo Mr. Dewey at a Re- publican convention or to have buo- ed Mr. Roosevelt at a Democratic convention.” the | is | BARNESBORO HAS COSTLY FRE ON SUNDAY EVENING | Zanella Department Store, the State Liquor Store, and Apartments Gutted. Two persons were injured, sev- |en were made homeless and dam- | age estimated at $125,000 resulted on Sunday evening when fire gut- |ted the large Zanella Department Store, the state liquor store and apartments in the heart of the Barnesboro business district. Fire Chief J. Dean Whited said the fire broke out about 6:30 p. m. |in the basement of the store oper- ated by Eugene Zanella. Firemen battled the stubborn blaze for four hours before bring- ing it under control about 10:30 p. m. Only the brick walls of the two-story structure remained ear- ly on Monday when the ruins still smouldered. Mr. Zanella was burned badly about the arms and neck when he rushed into the blazing building in an effort to save the records of his store. He told firemen he suc- ceeded in removing only one led- | ger from the office. | Ernest Mongellozzo, son of Mrs. | Amato Mongellozzo, the owner of | the building, suffered a laceration of the foot when he was struck by a piece of falling glass. Both [zen were treated by Barnesboro physicians. | Firemen from Barnesboro, Has- tings and Spangler responded to the alarm, but their work was hin- | dered by huge billows of smoke | which poured from the building. | Residents said the entire down- town section of Barnesboro was blanketed by thick smoke from the fire. Although no accurate estimate has been given the stock lost in the state liquor store will run in- to thousands of dollars. The store was heavily stocked and a large amount of liquor and wines were destroyed. Water dam- age to the store was heavy. In addition to housing the Za- nella store and the liquor store, the building was occupied by the Kline Beauty Salon, the Barnes- boro Insurance Exchange and by three second story apartments. Made homeless when the apart- ments were gutted were Robert McNulty, manager of the Barnes- boro Insurance Exchange; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miller and their dau- ghter, Donna Lou; and Mrs. An- drew Buza and two children. Mrs. Buza's husband is serving with the Army in Germany. Firemen said the Sn dwellers lost all of their house- hold furnishings and their personal belongings. The proprietor of the beauty salon said that all of the equipment was destroyed complete- (ly by fire and water. Mrs. Mongellozzo estimated the | damage to the building at $60,000 |and Mr. Zanella said his stock, which was completely destroyed, was valued at $24,000. The building which is approxi- | mately 75 x 35 feet in located on | Philadelphia Str Bless DEFERRED MEN ~~ UNDER THIRTY HIT The new selective service regu- | lations liberalizing the deferment | of men over 30 means that local boards in Pennsylvania are going | to draft “more and more” occupa- [tionally deferred men under that age, according to authoritative cources. | The fact is that aside from the 18-year-olds, who will be drafted | first, registrants under 30—defer- red or otherwise—are the only | source of manpower available to local boards. | The new regulations have resul- | ted in virtual abandonment by lo- cal boards of the practice of de- ferring men under 30 who are cer- | tified by government agencies. Even prior to the new orders lo- cal boards were openly critical of | the national deferment policy. In | hundreds of instances the boards were forced to draft older men be- cause the government agencies were approving the deferment of registrants under 30. Many of the men certified for deferment were between 18 and 25. ci co ieee CARROLLTOWN TO GRADUATE TONIGHT Judge L. Kenneth Harkins of the Allegheny County Court, will speak at the 32nd annual com- mencement exercises of the Carr- olltown high school this Thursday evening in the Parochial School hall there. Thirty-eight seniors are to graduate. | -Get extra red “points by turning in your waste kitchen fats! pa v--- STATE POLICE SAY: s Hints on Safety for Motorists and Others. Paradoxically enough, the straight highway is not the saf- es highway. Accident records re- veal that a far greater percent- age of total accidents occur, not on hills and curves but on strai- ght stretches of highway and on clear, dry surfaces. The long straight stretches invite speed, speed and more speed; and with excessive speed comes the ine- vitable crash. So, if possible, be more alert on straight stretches. ALERT TODAY, ALIVE TO- MORROW! J i
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