PAGE FOUR Building, 452 class mail matter May 7, 1936, under the Act of March 3, 1879, FRANK P. CAMMARATA HOS. A. OWENS THOS. OWENS, JR (In Overseas Military Service) Asso. Editor Subscription, $2 Yearly in Advance. culated weeklies, and has a reader covera and the major mining towns in Northern Largest General Weekly Newspaper Circulation in the Area, THE UNION PRESS- COURIER Patton Courier, Estab. 1893. Union Press, Estab. 1935. Published every Thursday by Thos. A. Owens, Press-Courier il Magee Avenue, Patton Pa., and entered as second at the postoffice at Patton, Pa., ce BUSINESS Manager r Advertising Rates urnished on Application. The endeavor of the Union Press-Courier is to sincerely represent represent Organiz- ed Labor in their efforts to obtain economic freedom. We solicit the support of all Un- ions. Material for publication must be authorized by the or- ganization it represents, bear signatures of the President and Secretary of the Local, together with official seal. he Union Press-Courier gives its advertisers the ad- vantage of the combined cir- culation of two largely cir- e that blankets Patton ambria Co. aE Pe | Naturally, even though we don't | understand the Japanese mentality, | the constant dangers that are in- | flicted on the Japanese people, and | the inability of their government | to do much about it, must have its | affect on their nerves, and propa- | ganda of how clever the govern- { ment is to keep their planes hid- den from the Allies, “to have them | for the invasion” can hardly be | too emphatic to the people who are seeing their cities destroyed in |a systematic manner, and with a | knowledge that there soon won't | be any war-producing cities left. | THE ONLY FACTOR THAT CAN | tend for a long war with Japan rests in the fact that their land | armies are stong—-practically un- | touched, as yet, on both the Jap home islands, and on the continent. | Perhaps we will have to crush and ‘destroy those armies. But it will be done, and if Russia should en- | ter the conflict one can easily see how all hopes of any long war for EDITORIAL VIEWS AND COMMENT THE MINERS’ HOSPITAL OF Northern Cambria, of Spangler, is now campaigning for funds for the erection of a $150,000 ad- dition to the institution, and the generous support of the people is solicited. The sum seems like a large one, but if everyone does his or her part, the sum can eas- ily be attained. The present facil- ities of the hospital are entirely inadequate for the area in which they service. The time has come when plans must be made to place the institution on a basis where ALL can be taken care of prompt- ly and comfortably. seokokok ok THERE ARE FOLKS HERE IN the north of Cambria county who will “knock” Zhe hospital, and its management. In fact ever since the day the hospital opened its doors back in 1905, there have been folks who griped about it. Many of the very ones who did that complaining, later, became the best boosters the hospital had. Uusally this came about when an emergency came about by accident or health to the griper or some member of his family, and only through the hospital service was someone's life saved. kok kk THERE ARE TOO MANY OF US who just simply take the Span- gler hospital for granted. Few of us realize that the hospital is a non-profit organization operated for the good of all of us. Its finan- cial support has come through all the years chiefly from the miners. The miners certainly have always done their part in its maintenance, but the hospital accepts all cases, charity or otherwise. If we were suddenly to be without hospital facilities here in Northern Cam- bria county, we would realize that $150,000, indeed, would be a small sum, to have to facilities. FkkokR SO, GET INTO THIS CAMPAIGN by opening your pocketbook, and being generous with its contents. After all, it is a contribution to charity—a charity to alleviate hu- man suffering. dekkkk ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO definite indication in the com- munique issued by President Tru- man, Prime Minister Attlee and Marshal Stalin as to the action, if any, Russia intends to take ag- ainst Japan, significance is seen in this section of the statement: “During the conference there were meetings between the chiefs of staffs of the three governments on military matters of common in- terest.” The only possible “military matters of common interest whici would concern the Big Three are those relating to Japan. It is cer- tain the Japanese will take note of the official declaration. They know that the Pacific war must have been under discussion at the Potsdam conference. Even the fact that the Big Three made men- tion of the fact should send them shivering a bit more. RUSSIA HAS A GREAT STAKE in the war against the Japs as has the United States and Great Britain. It is difficult to conceive that Marshal Stalin will not final- ly decide to enter the conflict. It is an opinion not based on wishful thinking, but realism. The Russ- ians will certainly want a place at the peace table when the final peace terms are laid down for the Japs. For that reason alone it is to Russia’s best interest to enter the conflict. sok okok ok WHILE, OF COURSE, PARA- mount concern of the American people would naturally lie in any- thing Russia might have decided regarding war in the Pacific, there [will also be great interest as to | the results of the discussion be- | tween the Big Three on the future of Germany. The fact that Russia, under the decisions of the Big Three, is to obtain reparations from Germany should give | to think about. The action clearly | indicates that there is to be no | soft peace. WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMAN, shal Stalin stated that they have no desire to destroy or enslave the German people, the fact re- mains that the Big Three are de- termined to crush the Nazi party and /all its affiliates, that war criminals will be adequately dealt with, that German education will be placed under control and that the German judicial system and direction of her administrative af- fairs will be reorganized. 34 of ok ok ok ALSO OF PRIME IMPORTANCE is the fact that the Big Three have decided that for the time be- ing at least there shall be no na- tional German government. Soon- er or later the Germans will real- ize that they are a defeated na- tion and those who do not accept this fact will be disillusioned. $kkokk THOSE MISGUIDED AMERI- cans who believe that we should extend the hand of fellowship to the American people on the theory that only teir leaders and not themselves were responsible for the slaughter of millions of inno- cent men, women and children will | have determined otherwise. To fol- | low the thinking of those persons | who believe we should forgive and | forget would be to invite World War III. President Truman, Mar- sha] Stalin and Prime Minister I Attlee are determined that never | again will the Germans be able te | strikt a blow against civilization. ok ok ok ok WITH EVERY DAY BRINGING us news from the Pacific of | greater and greater air and sea | punishment of Japan, and with all indications that we are daily be- coming better situated to keep up indefinitely even far greater blows at the enemy, the question aries of how long the Nips can take it. Now in Progress Any Purchase Totaling $10 In vest the | people of that country something | Prime Minister Attlee and Mar- | now realize that the Big Three | Nippon would go glimmering. ee VY SEN. JOHN J. HALUSKA INFORMS THAT Matters of Interest to Northern (Cambria Folks As Viewed by | Press-Courier Contributor AS WE LIVE TODAY. It would be very interesting to many of us, if while walking down the long trail of life, we would stop occasionally to meditate and live with our memories for a short while. We would find that our childhood days were very much different from the ones our children are enjoying today. The older genera- tion was much content to find happiness at home with their nei- ghbors, such luxuries as radios, automobiles, talking pictures, were not remotely thought of. However, the older generation yet needs some type of decent en- | tertainment since they cannot take | part in some of the pleasures that their children do enjoy. One of these entertainments was the playing of the famous game com- monly called Bingo. This game has stirred the ambition of thous- ands of our older folk here in Cambria county. Many a church and social organization received great benefits from this decent pastime. So, just to bring back a few memories, this writer during the past ten years informed the pub- lic that some day some very mean person would endeavor to deprive our good people from engaging in this pastime, and being interested in the future welfare of our older- folk ,we introduced a bill in the legislature which definitely would define the game of bingo and make it a legal procedure in Pennsylva- nia. Most of the people back in the county paid no attention to my proposal and therefore the bill was postponed in committee with- out any action. Today my thought is a reality and we find that our saintly District Attorney, Mr. May- er, has issued orders that any per- son operating a bingo game in the county of Cambria will be arrest- ed and prosecuted by law. Mr. Mayer finds no fault with the wealthy openly flashing” twenty dollar bills on the golf course, he finds little fault, if any, with those engaging in the numbers racket; he finds no fault with cer- tain people selling treasury tick- ets, and right in the courthouse, if | you please. But he he has found | fault with ordinary men and wom- {en sitting down to a decent game “of pastime. We cannot, for the love | of things, understand his saintly | actions at least so pretending! | We have been informed that Mr. | Mayer has decided that he will {not seek public office again, and | for this reason he cares little cf | public opinion. That part of his | future we are not interested in— | but why penalize the many of his | friends that have supported his | candidacy on several accosions? | We would like him to inform the and Save During This Great Fur Event! Make your selection from 28 luxurious fur coats featured in the new Catalog! Authentic 1945-46 styles in all the popular furs! Use Sears Easy Payment. Plan to take advantage of these values! Sears Big Fall and Winter CAT- ALOG is ready with outstanding fur coat styles and values. $1 1 880 C Four giud 200 Swagger. Sketched: Sable-Dyed CATALOG SALES DEPT. | son bill, UNION PRESS-COURIER public as to what harm he finds in this game. Why can people go into Indiana, Clearfield and Som- erset counties and engage in this game without being looked upon as gamblers—but here at home they are definitly looked upon as racketeers? Please, Mr. District Attorney, arise from your slumb- er, and have a change of heart. Let our good people enjoy them- selves,, and permit our churches to derive some good for a worth- while cause. If you do find that some bingo operators are using this game for a racket, then pen- alize him, but do not take your re- venge upon all the people of the county. And what we say about bingo goes also for the good clubs that have operated machines in the past. All of these clubs have always been very generous in their | donations, but now, since you have | decided that you also will run our social and fraternal clubs, all do- nations have ceased, and civic or- ganizations that looked forward to receiving assistance from the clubs are now the sorrowful ben- eficiaries of your unwarranted ac- tions. —V BRIEFLY COMMENTIN Thoughts That May or May Not Interest You Discussed from Week to Week. ONE OF THE WASHINGTON news stories that isn’t much ad- vertised is the fact that there has been, ever since the war, a concer- ted effort on the part of the “drys” to foist prohibition legislation on the mation. Administration offi- cials, it has been learned have flatly opposed such legislation on the grounds it is impractical. It will not happen again that prohibi- tion will come to a nation while their manhood is at war. A GROUP OF HIGH GOVERN- ment political leaders, including Secretary of War Stimson, were polled on their views of the Bry- which seeks to impose prohibition as a wartime measure, and took unanimous opposition to the legislation. This legislation was first introduced in Congress by Rep. Bryson (D.-S.C.), and re- introduced this year, and would re- quire prohibition during the war | “to reduce absenteeism, conserve manpower and speed production of materials necessary for the win- ning of the war.” Practically ev- ery member of congress has been deluged with thousands of peti- tions, letters and telegrams, pro and con, from every state in the union. sk sk ok ok IT AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN THE administration’s views, in this particular bill, Chairman Sumners of the House Judiciary Committee asked the heads of key govern- ment war agencies for their views on this legislation. The committee disclosed that not one favorable response has been received. Sec- retary of War Stimson wrote “it is my’ view and that of the war department that temperance am- ong soldiers is obtained by the application of practical and toler- ant measures, from education, su- pervision and restriction, rather than from flat prohibition.” Kkkkk WITH THE ARMY KNOWING it's own affairs and it's own needs, the confidence of the coun- try must remain with them, but sometiimes we all must wonder how the army is going to take 7,- 000,000 men to the Pacific and outfit and supply them—and whe- ther a great bg army is necessary. The other day Senator Johnson, Colorado Democrat, demanded that the Army discharge 5,000,000 men. | He asserted in a senate speech that an army of seven million or eight million men never can used against Japan, and added— “the War Department’s lack of co- operation” in returning troops to civilian life is “blind, stupid and criminal.” Maybe the Senator it is isfy the American people, be | is | all wrong. However in order to sat- | of 85 points, they say, 1,500,000 men will be discharged by next June 1st. Maybe things will hap- pen in the meantime that will en- tirely change everything. JUST TO FINISH UP THIS BIT of discourse, Senator Johnson adds that Selective Service, by its head, General Hershéy, recently asserted that even after victory over Japan ,one hundred thousand men a month will be drafted. He (Johnson) said: “Gen. Hershey should be awarded the Congress- ional Medal for letting the cat out of the bag. Congress has created a Frankenstein that will crush this nation unless Congress itself calls a halt. Gen. Hershey has put Con- | gress on notice.” ook ok ok ok APPARANTLY THE AIR FORCE which did a grand job in Europe, | isn’t going to be hurried across to | the Pacific, even though their eq- | uipment and planes even now are | giving Japan headaches. Maj.-Gen. | Anderson, assistant chief of air | staff personnel said the other ev- | ening over the radio that only 20 | per cent of the European fliers | will go to the Patific. Men who | have not seen combat in the air | will be the principal source of the | personnel for the Pacific opera- tions. sek ok ok ok | THE SHIPS ARE POURING MEN | daily from Europe back on east- | ern coast ports, and many of these | men are earmarked for redploy- ment to the Pacific. No one knows | exactly, aside from the Army lead- | ers, just which of these men will | have to cross the seas again. The | soldier, himself, and the public generally, naturally looks for fair | play in this regard of the part of the army—and expects it. Not one | G. I. should be discriminated ag- ainst, outside his place. Some of the soldiers have never left the | soil of the United States, and it | certainly is fair, that they be the | first to go toward the Pacific. | Then, in turn, should come the G. | I's who have: had the least over- seas time, and in that sequence all | the way through. To hustle a sol- | dier off to the Pacific who has | been overseas two to three years [in Europe, and let others with less or even no overseas service, re- main for later shipment, is not fair. None think the Army will do that. | FROM WHAT WE READ, THE high-ranking Nazis whom we are now holding prisoners, are not just a crowd of such pleasant peo- | ple. Reports say they are not normal human beings. Oversize Hermann Goering, Hitler's Crown | Prince, who has a long record of | abnormality, is in a bad way in | his prison camp. He is a dope ad- dict, and since his arrest he has been cringing in fear of death. He even cracked up the other night because of thunder. The most of the captured “big-wigs” of Nazi- dom, are in the one prison camp. They are watched and guarded at every minute of the 24 hours. No instrument that could be a tool for suicide is permitted them. Even their eye-glasses are taken from them when they are not in open observation—and they are report- ed as not getting along very har- moniously among themselves. So |it goes. Even some of the Pruss- |ian general staff are showing signs of mental peculiarities, and go into hysterics over slight things. The sum and substance of all this is that the Hitler regime— Hitler, himself, Hess, Goebbels— the top Nazis in confinement, and some of the military minds, was comprised of such abnormal minds that one would have to search far to find proofs to controvert the | psychiatrists’ claims that the Nazi | leaders had paranoic tendencies. | dokkokk FROM OUR VIEWPOINT OF the Jap war lords, every last one of them are abnormal according [to our own version of life. The | very fact that they are committing their nation to mass suicide, is ev- idence of that. The Jap is a puz- zle, indeed. He's licked, aid he knows it. But we may still have to “stone him a long time” as we do a snake that continues to show signs of life. up to the army to give good rea- | sons why such a large army is to be maintained. “THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF men that we can transport, sup- ply and use on the Japanese front | by the end of 1946 cannont be more than 3,000,000 men, Johns- on said. “Then why in the name of common sense must we maintain | an Army of 8,000,000 men? I am | told that the army has approxi- | mately the same strength today | which it had when Germany sur- rendered.” He added, “I challenge the war department to establish | now the maximum number of men | it can use by Jan. 1, 1947. The maximum number is, of course, | determined by the adequacy of | our supply lines, which in turn are determined by our ships. Sup- |BUT, MAYBE THE NEW AND | terrible atomic bomb now surely | dooming Japan will put an early | end to army and civilian and con- | gressional squabbles, and an end | of the far can’t come too soon to | suit everyone. Pfc. Trims General | ly lines 7,000 miles in length will | § require a tremendous shipping ca- | pacity and the War Department | can ascertain precisely what it is. | sk 3 oF 35k OF COURSE, THE OPINION OF | one Senator, one who may not | even be in the “know” at all ab- | out military matters, isn't to be | taken as too serious. But, HITLER IN PATAGONIA It may take a long time to find out whether Hitler and his bride Eva Braun escaped to Patagonia. The country is a series of vast Nazi- owned ranches, where German is spoken almost exclusively and where Hitler could bé hidden easily and successfully for years. The ranches in this southern part of Argentina cover thousands of acres and have been under Nazi management for generations. Be- cause of absolute German control, it would be impossible for any non- German to penetrate the area to make a thorough investigation as to Hitler's whereabouts. Along the coast of Patagonia, many Germans own land which con- tains harbors deep enough for sub- marine landings. And if submarines could get to Argentine-Uruguayan waters from Germany, as they def- initely did, there is no reason why they could not go a little farther south to Patagonia. Also there is no reason why Hitler couldn't have been on one of them. Note—On December 15, 1943, this column reported that ‘‘Hitler’s gang has been working to build up a place of exile in Argentina in case of de- feat. After the fall of Stalingrad and then Tunisia, they began to see defeat staring them in the face. That was their cue to move in on Argen- tina.”” The same column also cited chapter and verse regarding Ger- man-trained officials who ruled the new Argentine dictatorship. At San Francisco, Nelson Rockefeller and Jimmy Dunn insisted that the U. S. A. recognize Argentina. Note 2—If it ever comes to iden- tifying Hitler, Dr. Robert Kempner, former German police official now living in Lansdowne, Pa., has the answers. Kempner, who was in charge of the investigation after Hit- ler’s beer hall putsch, says that Hit- ler’s right thumb is abnormally long, | his right ear pointed on top and his | mouth is very receding. Kempner has turned over his data to U. S. authorities. * * MYSTERIOUS PEACE FEELERS It’s being kept very hush-hush, but something important is brewing behind the scenes regarding peace with Japan, * Highest officials won't say a word about it, not even to some of their cabinet colleagues. However, peace feelers which have come from the Japs have been much more than feelers—despite Secretary Grew's denials. One of them was debated by the combined chiefs of staff for more than a week. It proposed that the Japs withdraw from Korea and Manchuria and all China if (1) they: could keep the em- peror, and (2) they would not be invaded. Meanwhile, Joe Grew and the army and navy have prepared a di- rective outlining the minimum terms we would accept from the Japs. This is one of the most high- ly guarded documents in the gov- ernment. However, it can be stat- ed on high authority that the Grew peace plan would permit the Japs to retain Emperor Hirohito. It can also be stated that there is considerable difference of opinion inside the administra- tion regarding the Grew memo- randum, and some of his col- leagues inside the state depart- ment, including Assistant Secre- tary Will Clayton and Assistant Secretary Dean Acheson, are vigorously opposed. The whole situation is in a state | of flux, and anything can happen overnight. * * LJ INSIDE JAPAN ¢ Jap workers are now being drilled for home defense at noon hours, | some ever using pointed sticks as | spears. @ The Japanese railroads are being torn to pieces by B-29s. Rail junc- tions are clogged for days before traffic can clear through them. { Jap prisoners taken in Burma, | Indo-China and the Dutch East In- dies haven't the ghost of an idea as to what is happening in Japan. They can't believe that U. S. forces are steaming close to the Jap mainland, still believe the Jap navy will reopen | supply lines to the South Pacific. | € There is considerable debate in- | | side the U. S. high command re- | { garding the necessity for Some think a Chinese in- | | vasion is necessary to protect our in- | | vasion flank when we land in the | in China. main Jap islands. Others believe a Chinese invasion would only use tight shipping and result in unnecessary asualties. The easiest way to aid China, they argue, is to defeat Japan quickly, not get bogged down with a long fight on the Chinese main- land. | @ The entire Jap administrative sys- tem has broken down. The Japs | have now decentralized their gov- | ernment so every area has its own we re- | Fi peat, there are a good many mil- | : lion Americans who can’t help but | g wonder a bit about the size of the army needed to put the finishing | touches to Japan. The War De- partment says that seven million men are needed for the job. May- be they are right. We won't dis- | pute their claims, but the War De- { partment should be a little more | explicit as to how they are going | to get those men over across the | far stretches of the Pacific, and | whether or not men in such vast | numbers are required. . In other | words, the War Department might | be asked “Is this trip for so many | really necesary?” eof see oe | IN DEFENDING ITS POSITION, | the army asserts that to reduce | its size below 7,000,000 would pro- | long the Japanese War and be | more costly in American lives, and war production board, its own local defense system, even its own local tax collections. ¢ We have also mined Jap harbors | so Jap merchant vessels can hardly | get through. . . . Despite the claims | of cleaning up northern Luzon. stiff | fighting continues. TAKING time off for a haircut ol the Potsdam conferences, Gen. of | the Army George C. Marshall scans | a report of the General Council SNAH 6 The Japs are beaten but they don’t know it. They are still making things tough for MacArthur's men—despite official communiques. 2 The pen is mi- Zu ghtier than the “7 sword. But for ‘my money the B-29's are send- nig out messages (Japan) that are mghty hard to beat. 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