Thursday, September 20, 1045. PATTON NEWS ITEMS T-3 Irvin Switzler, son of Will- jam Switzler of East Carroll Township, was honorably discharg- ed from the army on September 5, after serving for three years and nine months. Sgt. Switzler, who was with the medical corps of the Fourth Infantry Division, spent 18 months overseas and has been aw- arded five battle stars, the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement, a Presidential citation, Combat Medical Badge, and the Arrow- Head for participating in the In- vasion of Normandy. Other battles he participated in were Northern France, Rhineland, Battle of the Bulge, and Central Germany. Sgt. Switzler entered the service on December 11, 1941, left for over- seas January 18, 1944, and return- ed to the states on July 11th, Pvt. William Switzler, another son of William Switzler, also re- ceived an honorable discharge from the army on August 6th. He enter- ed service August 11, 1944, and served four moths overseas. He SAE Two-story irame building of the Northern Cambria Catholic Club, containing store, office and lodge rooms, located at 404 Magee Ave., Patton, Pa. Will be offered at Public Sale on Tuesday, October 9th at 8:00 p. m. at the above lo- | cation. All persons interested are invited to attend. Francis X. Young Dennis Kirkpatrick William J. McLaughlin Commitee your area. picked. This food is needed. WANTED Elderberries OUR RECEIVING STATIONS HAVE BEEN AUTHOR- IZED TO PAY THE PICKERS OF ELDERBERRIES $1.00 per Bushel of 35 Lbs. No sour or green berries will be accepted, Pick these berries in clusters with approximately one-quarter inch main stem. Take them to the nearest receiving station in Berries will be accepted at our receiving stations all of this week and next. There are still a lot of berries to be SKY BROTHERS, ALTOONA, PA. was awarded one battle star for the Battle of the Rhineland and the Combat Infantryman’'s Badge. Pvt. Switzler served with the 75th Infantry Division. He returned to the Sates in May. Pfc. John Steir, Jr.,, of Buckley Field, Denver, Colo,, will return to his station this Thursday af- ter spending an eight day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Steir, Sr. Mrs. Russell Pearce, has completed the course at the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, is visiting with parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Steir. Miss June Leaper, who is em- ployed in Williamsport, spent a couple of days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Leap- er of Palmer avenue. Private Marguerite F. Hitch, daughter of Mr. and rMs. Regis Hitch, of 113 Beech avenue, a member of the Women's Army Corps, recently left First WAC Training Center at DesMoines, Ia., for duty with the Army at Camp Edwards, Mass. The demand for Wacs is heaviest in the fields of administrative and hospital work. Having completed a tour of duty of 40 months in the Asiatic-Pacif- ic Theater of Operations, S.rSgt. John Busha, Pf Patton, ha& arrived at the San Antonio, Tex, AAF Personnel Distribution jébhméand for precessing and reassignment. His awards for overseas service include: Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations Ribbon with six bat- tle stars. Sister Aloysia, better known to her many friends as Marie Nagle, visited recently at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Nagle of St. Augustine. She has been teaching at Miseracordia College, Dallas, Pa., and is at the present time recuperating from an opera- tion. R. N., who Anesthesia in all times. GONSERVATOR +73 You've heard a lot about this new model. Requires a minimum of care, burns coal thoroughly with less Puts forth a maxi- to Come in smoke. heat to- § mum of warmth room, this every day, see new devel- opment in home heating. SEE OUR SELECTION OF OTHER NEW MODELS TANKS—50-Gal, COAL A HOUSEWARMING WITH THESE! Take the chill off your rooms—Quickly—Easily—with these latest model Heating Stoves—in the coldest weather —the heat radiation will keep your home comfortable at BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN COOK STOVES. HOT WATER LIEBS HARDWARE CARROLLTOWN BEAUTIFUL CABINET HEATER $65 The beauty of this cabinet will add to the attractive- ness of your home. Plenty of comfortable warmth on or in the chilly evenings coldest wintry blasts. BUCKETS, SHOVELS, Etc. A deep well has “recently been drilled on the property of Buck- horn Grange and the members are Hall. Four dollars and twenty cents was the price paid for one pie at a pie social held at Banner Grange recently. The pie was baked by Phyllis Eckenrode and bought by Don Switzler who outbid all com- petitors. Miss Shirley Douglass of 502 S. Fifth Ave. is now in attendance at Altoona School of Comm erce, having entered Monday, Sept. 10, at the beginning of the fall term. Robert Blair, who was injured two months ago while when his right leg was caught be- tween a coal car and a prop in the Revloc Coal Mine and taken to the Memorial Hospital, Altoona, un- derwent another operation on his leg this Tuesday. His condition at present is fair. Mrs. Blair, wife of Robert Blair, is confined to her of illness. Patrick D. Bortman, Radarman 3-C, arrived in Toyko Bay August 31 in time for the Surrender of Japan according to word received | by his father, Demetrius Bortman of .. Linwood Ave. Petty Officer Bortman! who is a radar operator aboard the U. 8. S. Maurice J. Manuel, Destroyer Escort 351, has | been in the service two years, 18 months of which was sea duty in both the Atlantic and Pacific. a two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Richard Kriegbaum in Buf- falo, New York. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wilson and daughter, Mrs. Stanley Pavia, spent the week end with relatives {in Akron, Ohio. Mr. Fred Albers of McGees Mills is spending a few days with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and | Mrs. George Sunseri. Mrs. Ada Williard also of McGees Mills, sis- | ter of Mrs. Sunseri, spent Sunday lat the Sunseri home on Lang Ave. | Sunday guests at the Elizabeth | Wilkie home were Mr. and Mrs. | Walter Blickendofer and son Jos- | | eph of Belsano, Mr. and Mrs. Dun- {can Wilkie and two children of | Colver. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Buccassi and Sam Natrigue visited over the | week end Mrs. Buccassi and Sam | Natrigue's brother, Pfc. Angelo | Natrigue, who is a patient at the | Valley Forge General Hospital at { Pheonixville, Pa., suffering with a { nervous condition. | Miss Mary Leocadia Albright, graduate of the Altoona School of Commerce in the early summer, is | now employed as secretary there. Mr. John Sullivan and wife and | son, of Huntington, W. Va., were | recent visitors at the Harry Owens | | home. Mrs. Owens is the mother | of Mr. Sullivan. | Pvt. Lawrence Baker was home on a 30-day furlough from Germ- any. He is now stationed at In- diantown Gap. Mrs. Edgar West and daughter, Vivian, are visiting at the home of Sgt. Edgar West in Norfolk, Va. Miss Martha Baker and Pvt. Roy Davis of Washington, D. C., were recent visitors at the home of Mr. | and Mrs. Harry Baker. Rev. Plummer Harvey of the | Presbyterian Church attended a | two-day session of the Blairsville | Presbytery held at Ridge View | Park on Monday and Tuesday of | | this week. The first day was given | over to a Retreat for the ministers | and elders of the Presbytery. The | second day was occupied with the | business of the Presbytery. Ap- [ proximately 100 ministers and lay | | delegates were in attendance. | Eileen Owens, student nurse, has | returned to Pittsburgh Hospital af- [ter spending a vacation with her | parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry | Cwens of this place. Pfc. Carmen Lapenna, who has | bzen in the service for three years | |and spent two years overseas, is | [now spending a thirty-day fur- [lough with his mother, Mrs. Rose | Lapenna. He has been awarded one | | battle star, the Good Conduct med- ad, E. T. O. medal and the Purple | | Heart for wounds received in ac- | tion in Belgium on Jan. 8, 1945. He | w as serving with the 17th Airborn | | Division when he was wounded and | | was later placed in limited service. [ | | Ave. planning some remodeling of the | at work | home on McIntyre Ave. on account Miss Lynn Rhody returned after | spent the week end in Pittsburgh. make up the difference.” Vaskas said that if Allied occu- | | flying school at Fairfield, Cal, | piloting a 4-engined transport. He | ployed in Detroit, _UNION PRESS. COURIER At the , expiration of his furlough Pfc Lapenna will report to Louisi- |ana with the 341st Engr. Regt. Two brothers of the soldier are |also in the service—-Pfc. Ralph, | who is with the Air Force in La- redo, Texas, and Seaman 1-C Gene, who is assigned to the U, 8. S. Dauntless. Sgt. Ralph H. Cordell, who spent 1% years overseas as a Military Policeman with the 9th Air Force, was honorably discharged from the Army at Indiantown Gap last Fri- day. He has been awarded three battle stars and a meritorious cita- tion. Sgt. Cordell is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cordell. Another son of Mr. and Mrs. Cordell, Pfc. Charles R. Cordell Jr, will leave this Friday for Camp Chaffee, Ark., after spending a 30- day furlough with his parents. Pfc. Cordell entered the service in Mar, 1944, and spent seven months over- seas. He has been awarded two battle stars, the Good Conduct medal and the E. T. O. medal. T-Sgt. Leonard Fisher is spend- ing a 30-day furlough with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Fisher, af- ter spending 27 months overseas with the 68th Army Airways Com- munication System Group. Sgt. Fisher entered the army on June |i, 1942. He participated in the New | Guinea campaign and also served in Australia and the Philippines. At the completion of his furlough | he will report to Greensboro, North | Carolina. Seaman 1-C Donald J. Wharton of the U. S. Naval Hospital, Ash- { bury Park, N. J, is spending a 15- day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Omar Wharton of Ross Ave. Philip Cunningham has returned | to Detroit, Mich., after spending 10 days with his uncle and aunt, Mr. | and Mrs. John Noonan of Palmer Ave. Pfc. James Brochi is spending a 30-day furlough with his uncle, James Wilkinson. Pfc. Brochi, who has been overseas for 19 months, | | was awarded three stars for major | engagements. He entered the serv- ice in Feb. son of Adrian Brochi, formerly of Patton. Joe Sullivan and daughters Cor- | rine and Delrose and son Timmy | spent a few days with Mr. Sulli- van’s mother, Mrs. Harry Owens. The Sullivans are grandsons Mrs. Anna B. Long. Tech. Sgt. Elmer Walker of Rob- ‘ns Field, Georgia, and Mrs. Ray Tafoya of Akron, O., visited the past week with their mother, Mrs. | Edna Walker of Ross Ave. Mrs. E. C. Lindner of Oceola, Fla., spent several days with her sister, Miss Lynn Rhody. Mr. and Mrs. James McGonegal They were accompanied home by their daughter, Mrs. Bernard Mc- Connell, who will spent several weeks with her parents. Tech. Sgt. Jack Cochran receiv- ed an honorable discharge from the army in Sept 13 at Indiantown Gap, having 117 points to his credit. Sgt. Cochran, who has been in the army for five years with the Army Air Force, served one year overseas and completed 31 missions over enemy occupied Europe. He was awarded the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, D. F. C., and a Presidential citation. Sgt. Cochran is married to the former Jane Lamont. Cpl. been stationed in Hawaii for over three years, is spending a 30-day furlough with his wife, the former Rita Rieg. ed with the Ordnance. Cpl. Mc- Closkey is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John McCloskey. First Lt. who spent a year overseas with the Far Eeatern Air Force, is spending a 30-day leave with his wife, the former Pauline Dvorchak. | O'Leary, who is a pilot of a C-47 transport, has been awarded two bronze stars for the New Guinea and Philippine campaigns, and the Air Medal for having over 1,000 hours of water flight. Lt. O'Leary entered service in Jan., 1942. After | his return to the States on July 20, he completed a course in a C-54 for | will leave for California on Oct. 16 | and then will make a round trip to Manila, requiring approximately 16 days. Li. O'Leary is a son of Mr. and Mrs Joseph O'Leary of Pat- ton, R. D. John Petrunyak and daughter, Ann Evelyn, who had been em- Mich., have re- turned te their home on McIntyre for an indefinite time. Miss June Jacobs has completed | her Nurses Training course at the Jefferson Medical Hospital, Phila- delphia, and will spend several | weeks with her parents, Mr. and | Mrs. Stephen Jacobs. OU couldn’t ask for more Y than your Buick’s given you—but even the best en- gines in the world can’t last forever. You can replace that won- derful Buick engine, though; with a new factory-built en- gine “Power Package”’—and your Buick will be ready to start another long life of top performance. What does it cost? The whole business is done in one operation, and most people are surprised at the figure we're able to quote. Also, we can arrange easy payments to suit your budget. Come on in and talk it over with us. Next to a new Buick, It’s the best idea we ever heard of. The “Power Package” fits any '38, '39, '40, "41 or "42 Buick Special or Super. Westrick Motor Co. Carrolltown, Pa. Clair Kelly of Chest Springs, who has been employed by the A. T. and T. Co., Baltimore, Md., has been transferred to Miami, Fla. S-Sgt. Joseph Kelly, who is sta- tioned in Indiantown Gap, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Flo Kelly of Chest Sp- rings. Patton Presbyterian Church. Plummer Harvey, S. T. M., Min- ister. Sunday, September 23. 10.00 A. M.—Sunday School, John I. Barnard, Superintendent. 11:00 A. M.—Worship Service. Sermon theme: “Why Be A Chris- tian?” Thursday, Sept. 20, Choir will meet at the church, 6:30 P. M. for rehearsal. Friday, Sept. 21-—The Westmin- ster Guild will meet at the Church at eight o'clock P. M. Trinity Methodist Church Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22.—The District Youth Fel- lowship Convention and Training Conference in Eighth Ave. Metho- dist Church, Altoona. The session opens Friday at 7:30 P. M. Sunday, Sept. 23, 9:45 A. M.— “The Church at Study.” Topic— “Testimony to God’s Providence.” 10:30 A. M. — “The Church at Worship.” The Rev. Gordon F. Hinkle will be the guest preacher. He will speak on the topic, “The Blessing of the Book of Revela- tions.” 6:30 P. M.—Youth Fellowship. 7:30 P. M. — Evening Worship. The Rev. Mr. Hinkle will speak on 1943. The soldier is a | of | Frank McCloskey, who has | While overseas he serv- | Warren P. O'Leary, | Lt. | SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK AGE ne, BREAD, BEER, VINEGAR , INK AND CLOTHING HAVE BEEN MADE FROM BANANAS AE “WATT oF, ELECTRIC HY 1S NAMED, 15 NoT HONORED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL DISCOVERY WHAT PugiLisT KNOCKED JACK DEMPSEY out OF THE RING ? Luis FIRPO By R J. SCOTT br Aghin ; 3 Ve ld IN VITAMINS i 1%X Cope 1 Kang Futons Bynbcin, bar. Wookd rphee marred the topic, “God's Mercy.” Monday, Sept 24.—The Barnes- | boro Group of the Youth Fellowship will meet in the | town of Cherry Tree at 7:45 P. M. Wednesday, Sept 26.—Mid-Week Service at 7:30 P. M. We shall | think about Christ as our friend. | During the week of the 24th the | Youth Fellowship will call for and | collect contributions to the Metho- | dist Home for the Aged in Tyrone. | The Annual Booth Festival will be | | held in the Home on October 6th. V- | WAR’S END REVIVES THE | WORLD TEA TRAFFIC AND RESUMPTION IS Tea will be one of the first im- | victory in the Pacific, it was re- | ported this week by the nation’s leading tea distributor. “Just as the tea supply was an immediate casualty of the attack of Pearl Harbor, it is now an in- | dication of the quick revival of the Far East as the principal | source of this product,” said Jos- eph G. Vaskas, purchasing agent ic Tea Company, and member of the Tea Industry Advisory Com- mittee. “With Japan and its pre- China is prepared to more than pation forces find Java and Su- matra, two vital tea producers in the Dutch East Indies, were strip- ped or otherwise ruined by Jap invaders, Chinese production ca- world supply back to normal. Chi- na. produces one billion pounds of tea a year, but usually exports on- ly about 10 per cent. With the re- opening of the South China ports, a much larger percentage of her output may be diverted to export channels. At present, world tea supplies are about 86 per cent of normal. Under a United Nations agree- ment made in 1942, the British | Ministry of Food was appointed | the single buyer of tea, and the ccnsuming countries were given pro-rated allotments. In Septem- ber of that year, the allotment for | the [United States was fixed at 65,- | Now it | 000,000 pounds annually. is 86,500,000, while pre-war needs in this country called for 100,000,- | 000 pounds. With a stockpile main- | and a con- | tained in warehouses | ciderable cut in set-aside by tea supplies will soon reach pre- war levels, he said. orders YOU'RE TELLING ME! ——————— By WILLIAM RITT — Central Press Writer A PROPOSED automobile trailer will be so built that it can be converted instantly into a cabin cruiser. Won't solve the family squabble. though—half the folks will want to go for a spin while the others will insist on a boat ride. y 1 News that the new insecticide DDT also kills birds opens the way for some inventor who can Create a small enough gas mask. News that dothes will again | be plentiful has caused Zadok Dumkopf to change his plans again. He was about to join a nudist colony. ' 1 That Canadian who was given a ticket for parking his house in the middle of the street ar Methodist | QUICK | ported foods to feel the effects of | for the Great Atlantic and Pacif- | | war tea export total of 65,000,000 | | pounds removed from the scent, | pacity is still ample to bring a | the Armed Forces, American | | OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE TAGS O. K. TILL JAN. IST | Hagrisburg.—Owners of motor | vehicles operating with out of the | states license plates, were given | until the end of the year this | week to conform with peacetime motor registration laws. Gov. Martin continued until De- cember 31st a wartime measure | permitting operation of such ve- | hicles on Pennsylvania highways | and streets provided the vehicles | are properly licensed under the | |laws of the state of its origin and | |¢imilar reciprocity is given Pénn- | sylvania vehicles. “An unhampered flow of merce through the United States com- | | | | is of vital importance to the ef-| fective reconversion of industry,” Martin said in a proclamation. He added that owners of motor | | vehicles should also be given time | to readjust themselves to pre-war conditions. MARINE CORPS NOW AFTER REGULAR ENLISTMENTS Men 17 to 25 now may voluntar- ily enlist in the U. S. Marine Corps | says Major Donald V. Cooley, Jr., | - officer in charge of the Pittsburgh | fistrict recruiting station. There will be | ments in the U. S. Reserve. Discharged men under 32 who hcve not been saparated from the service for more than a year will be accepted. Major Cooley said that veter- ans enlisting within 90 days after discharge will receive the remain- der of the three-month period as a re-enlistment furlough. Marine veterans, whether regu- lars, reserves, or inductees, en- listing within 90 days following discharge will be appointed to their temporary rank held on the discharge date. Additional information on en- listing in the Marines can be ob- tained at the recruiting station in the Old Post Office Building, 4th | Avenue and Smithfield Street, in | Pittsbur Irgh.. Marine Corps MORE SEED NEEDED. Increased demand for clover alfalfa seed is expected in war agriculture by extension ronomists of the Pennsylvania Sta- te College. The thought is based on the thought of growing less grain and seeding more land down to soil improving forage | Locally-produced seed is consider- ed best adapted. blocking traffic probably could not resist the urge to live in the thick of things. gry A high explosive plant is to be turned into a university for discharged servicemen. The stu- dents should have a bang-up time on that campus. 1 The newest rumor had Hitler hiding in Boston. Disguised, no doubt, as a codfish or a baked bean. y ta Grandpappy Jenkins thinks maybe the reason Hirohito hem- med and hawed so over that Japanese peace business was be- cause it was the first time he ever was given a chance to t and out loud. RRR ofooforforfecfocforiorfoofocforocorfocfecfocfociorfocfeciorfecfecfocfocfecfecfocfoofoofooforfoofecfocfort A LONCH WITH A “PUNCH” no more enlist- | | and | post- | ag- | crops. | {on Monday afternoon PAGE FIVE Prices Include Federal Tax $4750 i £50 Am sg70 19900 ~ Diamond Bridal Duo. 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He had been employed as mo- tor transport foreman at the Cres- son Sanatorium since 1913. Three | children and several brothers and | sisters survive. Cambria "County Register of | wils Michael J. Hartnett of Johns- | town, was re-elected secretary and treasurer of the Register’s Asso- ciation of Pennsylvania, during | sessions of the annual convention | last week in Allentown. MOTHERS---Your Child's Photograph FREE! We've made special arran- gement with a noted pho- tographer of children to photograph your child — with our compliments. Ab- solutely FREE - no obliga- Be here early. AM¢tobP M tions. 10 MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY ONLY Children up to 6 years of age photographed and one SILVER TONE PORTRAIT ONE TO A FAMILY ABSOLUTELY FREE! COME EARLY! WOLF FURNITURE COMPANY BARNESBORO, In the Classroom . . . Vitamin and Factories, Bread Has Won It’s ** NUTRITIOUS TASTY vw WHOLESOME Finest Ingredients Used Fresh Daily! EAT MORE MERTENS QUALITY BREAD MERTENS BAKERY, PATTON, PA. PENNA. 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