PAGE FOUR Building, 452 Magee class mail matter May 7, 1936, under the Act of March 3, 1879. THOS. A. OWENS THOS. A. OWENS, JR. The endeavor of the Union Pr sent Organized Labor in their ef be authorized by the President and Secretary of t Seal. towns in Northern Cambria Cou 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 Avenue, Patton FRANK P. CAMMARATA on Subscription, $2 Yearly in Advance. Furnished on Application. We solicit the support of all Unions. Material for publication must the organization it represents i The Union Press-Courier gives its advertisers the advantage of the combined circulations of two i has a reader coverage that blankets Patton and the major mining ty “Ee Pa., and entered as second at the postofrice at Patton, Pa., ...Business Manager " Editor . Associate Editor Advertising Rates ess-Courier is to sincerely repre- forts to obtain economic freedom. bear signatures of he Local, together with the Local largely circulated weeklies’ and nty. EDITORIAL VIEWS AND COMMENT SOMETIMES WE WONDER ? Will the coming year and the years directly ahead be duplica- tions of what followed the first World War? Remember in the “good old days” of the early 1920's how everybody wanted to “get rich quick? How “big money” was the talk of so many who didn’t have “big money.” How they became suckers with their little bit of it, and grasped at every fishing hook the “slicker” had to offer? There are indications that the same at- tempts will be made again, but perhaps there will be a wiser pub- lic than that other time. There are too many who still can remember! sk kk THE STOCK SALESMAN WAS the principal rascal back in those “good old days.” It seemed, too, that the best ware the stock sales- man had to offer was some “good” oil stock somewhere in Texas, or California . . . or even here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It wasn't just the uninitiated that “pit.” Businessmen who should have had more sense took the bite just the same as some of the little suckers with $25 or $100 to “in- vest.” The result was that there were a lot of holders of a lot of worthless bits of fancy certificates matter, problems that now seem big to us were not present. Every- | thing was overshadowed by the | war effort. Aside from, holding on- | to our money, we have other pro- | blems, as for instance men’s cloth- | ing. | having a hard time in outfitting | themselves as civilians, and while | we have the assurance that men’s | suits will be produced in record | quantity during this new year, the stocks will fall 20,000,000 short of | demand anyway. Legislation per- | mitting the discharged soldier to | | wear his uniform 180 instead of 90 | | days, as at present, is being asked. | | Civilians will be asked to refrain | | from clothes buying and give the servicemen a chance. | sok koko MEN'S SHIRTS AND SHORTS | | will shortly be more plentiful. In- | creased cotton aliocations to men’s | | underwear manufacturers in the | | current quarter should begin to| | produce results next quarter. How- | | ever, stocks will not being to ap- proach normal until late in the | year. sok ok kok HAVE YOU NOTICED DURING the past couple of months the | long lists of discharged service-folk | Returning servicemen | that cost a lot of money, and a few | Whose names appear in each issue | stock salesmen in jail, but the per. | Of this hewspaper from the North | centage of the latter was not very | County area? It means that the | large. | boys are coming home faster than | most of us realize. Just now there | [is a sort of cooling-off period and many of the returned soldiers are (not immediately seeking employ- ment, but that period won't last | * k ok ok “HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE again” psychology is bringing the “little guy” back into the stock % A THOU SH UNION PRESS.COURIER | ure and anticipation in the begin- | nng, but they get a bit shopworn |'after adorning the living room for {a couple of weeks. @mven the kids | care little, it seems, when it's gone, - NIGKTOWN NEWS { BY ROSE MARIE HUBER | Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ragley and | family were visitors in Patton at | the Edward Byrne home on Christ- | mas Day. | Miss Helen Kirsch, Mrs. Frank Kirsch and Mrs. Alphonse Kirsch were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Amandus Springer of Ebensburg on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes and daughter, Kathleen, of New Kensington were visitors at the Mrs. Catherine Norton home Mon- day and Tuesday of last week. Mrs. Andy Soisson returned with them for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Noel of Johnstown were visitors at the Mrs. Ray Lieb, Mrs, A, P. Kirsch, { Mrs, Martin Smith, Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Alphonse Kirsch, Mrs, Walter Kirsch, Mrs. Margaret Da- vis and Mrs. Norbert Biller. The evening was spent playing cards, and lunch was served. Each guest Mrs, William Lentz and Mrs. | Ruth Townsend and daughter, Nancy, of Ebensburg were visitors at the home of their father, Mr. Fred Lambour, Sunday. { to his ship, U. 8S. S. Intrepid, this Friday, after spending a 15-day leave with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Rube Fresh. Mrs. Marion Kezik and daugh- ter, Nancy, and Mrs. Agnes Lieb spent the week end in Conemaugh. Mr. and Mrs. John Springer of | Patton R. D. were visitors here on | Saturday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kirsch on Thursday, Dec. 27: A girl, at Miners’ Hospital, Spangler. Miss Margaretta Wenturine and Miss Isabelle Wenturine of Detroit Adrian | received a gift from the hostess. | | John Fresh, F. 1-¢, will return | | | | , | were visitors at the home of their | home of the latter's parents, Mr, | Were Visi re ; i and Mrs. Bill Natcher, on Christ- | Parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wentu- mas. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Parrish were callers in Indiana last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Parrish and daughter. Delores, and Mrs. Genevieve tuber and daughter, Jo- anne, were callers in Altoona on Saturday. Tr Te EVOY | Miss Sophia Gormish of Phila- | delphia spent Christmas holidays at the home of her parents. THIS MONTH OF JANUARY brings some other things to the attention of most of us. For in- stance, if you still owe an install- ment on your income taxes you will have to settle up with Uncle Sam before the 15th of the month. And if you drive a car you will have to have your Pennsylyania driver's license renewed before the end of the month, as well as hav- ing your car inspected again before Jan. 31, if you have not already attended to it. se kok ok ok THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF Commerce again is promoting travel this summer to see the beauties of Pennsylvania after lay- ing off that propaganda feature since Pearl Harbor. Particularly will they seek to influence Penn- sylvanians themselves to see their own state. And that is something for really, Pennsylvania has much + +». very much . . . to see in the way of beautiful scenery, as well market again we learn from Wall Street. The word of the bull mar- ket has spread across the hinter-! land and war-hoarded funds are moving out of savings accounts in- to speculation in increasing vol- | ume. The Government and the | Stock Exchange both are keeping | a watchful eye on things and are beginning to send up warning sig- nals. The best plan of all for folks who have had to earn their money | by the sweat of the brow is to hold | onto that money. Keep hands off | the stock market . . . and give the “pbum’s rush” to the stock sales- man, and live to have security in your old age. ok ok sk ok RHO GJ DOWN THE MINER earth | indefnitely. As yet, there are still | jobs to be had, we understand, but shortly maybe the labor supply will | be greater than the demand. Most | all ex-servicemen are looking for- | ward to future security. None de- | sire a hand - to - mouth existance. Our home communities, our state, and our nation must prepare to meet the problem. sok koko THERE WERE SO MANY MORE men in service during World War II than were engaged in the first World War. The disruption of everything on the home front ig so much greater, and reconversion and readjustment will take much longer. Likely there will be some major home problems in the | | 2: aay ANd COILS 'KITEsSS well needs take care o he so justly earns. Most all mine workers now hold War Bonds, and many have accumulated substan- tial savings as well during the war years when they benefitted by a lot of overtime work that kept up a production greater than ever be- fore in mining history, with a man-! power shortage greater than at any previous period. There will be “slickers” about sooner or later who will try and pry these savings away with promises of vast and | easily - made riches. Beware of | them. Keep what you have. sok ok ok ok A YEAR AGO, OR FOR THE past several war years for that The REMINGTON - RAND CO., and the VICTOR SATE AND CABINET CO. ARE NOW ACCEPTING ORDERS FOR FILING CABINETS, SAFES, DESKS, CHAIRS While we do not have the floor advertising matter and the order blanks. May we sign you up? EAGLE PRINTING CO., Office Supplies, Barneshoro Official Remington-Rand Portable Typewriter and Adding Machine Agency. Also Other Commercial Machines. months just ahead. Most everyone realizes this condition, and for the most part, few of us know what to do about it . . . particularly in the smaller communities. Likely with the coming of the spring months | there will be a lot of work avail- able that can’t be done now. sek kok x CO - ORDINATED MORALE- building program for disabled war veterans in institutions will | A soon be undertaken by a special complain about, even though it | service section within the Veterans | Administration. The section will model its operations after that of the Army. It will supply both post exchanges and arrange for the re- creation and entertainment of pa- tients in 98 institutions. samples as yet, we do have the ing you owned are on and all the rest. to buy, see us about a WORTH WAITING FOR Those work-saving comforts you've been wish- chines, ironers, dish washers, vacuum cleaners— When they are ready, and you are ready finance the cost economically. First National Bank Carrolltown, Pa. the way; washing ma- Personal Bank Loan to as peints of historical interest. One can go into almost any nook and corner of the Keystone State and “discover” these attractions. A lot of us have traveled extensively over our home state in the past. but few of us have really covered all of it. Have you ever gone on an extended motor trip to adver- tised beauty spots in other states? And then have you analyzed and | compared that with what our own state has to offer? Right here in Northern Cambria County we have scenery that’s just as good as the best-advertised anywhere. Take a look at it through the tourist's eyes . . . judge for yourself. sek sk ok ok WE STILL HAVE THREE OR three and a half months of win- teriahead and then the beauties of spring will again be coming. The biggest trouble is that the Spring and Summer seasons, when they come, seem to slip so swiftly by. But when we get an old-fashioned winter, that's different. The beau- tiful snow loses its beauty along about this time each year, and is viewed with’ distaste. But the wea- ther is something one can always does not one whit, of good. BRIEFLY COMMENTING | Thoughts That May or May Not | Interest You Discussed from * Week to Week. IT’S ALL OVER NOW! SEEMS as though for months we look | forward to the holiday season, | and then when it comes, and so | shortly departs, we again sort of | picture the next holiday . . . even | the next Christmas season. And as | folks grow older the seasons seem 12 come and go much more quick- ly. Isn't it the truth? sk se sc ok ke WELL, WE HAVE A NEW YEAR ahead of us. We all plan it to be a good year. Many of us, like al- ways, will muff the ball. But there will again be another year, and usually we all learn something by experience, and learn things not to do again. sok sk ok sk WE'VE PLENTY OF WINTER weather so far, too, during the last month . . . just like the year previous. but minus the greater volume of snow. Somehow or other, we get by all right never- theless, and while we sort of hank- er toward places like California or Florida every year most all of we old residenters still find plenty of charm in good old Pennsylvania, with all its winter drawbacks. Al- most every place has a drawback. We don’t get hurricanes here . . . or earthquakes. Fok ok ok ok WHILE WE WHO HAVE CARS and have to travel on the iced and snow-covered highways are pretty good at griping when con- ditions are not just exactly as we might hope for, we still have to admit that the State Highway De- partment has been doing a pretty good job . . . at least in the prompt removal of snow. There may be times in which there is a little laxity on the ashing program, however. dokosk kok LAST WINTER THERE WERE some allegations that the High. way Department had restricted the amount of labor that should be done, or at least the overtime pay that could be given a worker. We never were able to absolutely as- certain whether this was correct or not. However, the Highway De- partment has lots of money, at least in its special funds, and cost | should be no factor when emer- gency road work is needed in the winter months. The motorist ex- pects every effort and cost for his protection . . . and he is entitled to it. He pays the taxes that cre- ated the road fund. | ALL IN ALL, SNOW REMOV AL| Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wolfe and | programs, at least in Cambria | family were visitors among rela- | County are much better than they | tives in Nanty-Glo on Saturday. | were a few years ago, and cover a Miss Martha Nealen | greater portion of the secondary [burgh spent the Christmas holi- | roads more expeditiously than had | days at the home of her father, | been the case. Only a couple of | Mr. John Nealen. | years ago there were farmers who | constantly complained to us, in our | official capacity as a member of | | the Legislature, that the Highway | {Department was leaving them |Glo was a visitor at the home of {stranded in snowdrifts. It has |per sister, Mrs. Martin Wolfe. [peen our personal observation both | Mrs. Genevieve Huber and fam- | this year and last that these Sec- | ily were Indiana callers Friday. | ondary roads were attended to just | "Mr. and Mrs. Merle Parrish were | as rapidly as possible after the pri- | shoppers in Johnstown Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Clete Soisson and | mary roads were cleared. k ok ok of daughter, Mary Lou, left last Wed- | THAT REMINDS US, TOO, THAT | nesday for Florida to spent the re- | Patton Borough, when it posts | maining winter months. | notices that cars should not remain parked on the streets at night dur- | eral Hospital, Butler, received an ing the winter months have a rea- | honorable discharge and arrived at son for it. Have you ever noticed | home in time for the Christmas the inconvenience one parked car | holidays. She is a daughter of Mr. can create during a heavy snow [John Kline. Bill Lyons of Deshon fall when the snow plows have to | Hospital is also a visitor at the detour around it? Despite all the [Kline home here. warnings, there still have to be | Father Hilary Kline of Duquesne some car owners who simply won't | University, Pittsburgh, spent the in Indiana last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Ager. Lt. Maxine Kline of Deshon Gen- of Pitts- | o | Miss Delrose Ager was a visitor Miss Theresa Phillips of Nanty- | adhere to regulations . . . but, thank godness, they are few. NEXT WEEK PAT M'DERMOTT will be sworn in as the new Sheriff of Cambria County, and his present job as Coroner will be given to some Republican, with Gov. Martin making the appoint- | ment. Indications are that Paul | J. Wills of Loretto will be the ap- | pointee, unless the Governor sees | fit to ignore the recommendation |of the Republican County Com- | mittee. It’s hardly likely he will. Wills has been an active Repub- | lican, and has been a candidate for 1 public office several times. He is | presently art employee of the state. i ok ok ok 3 PROTHONOTARY JOHN L. HITE last week appointed a Patton young man as his first deputy. Naturally North County folks ap- | preciate the appointment. George { Wesley Wilson is a thoroughly | capable young man and has the i confidence of the people who know { him. Being a war veteran, too, Mr. | Hite hasn’t gone wrong on his ap- pointment. The North of the County, particularly from the i thought of the Republican county Christmas holidays at the home of | his father, Mr. John Kline. | Miss Joyce Nealen of Buffalo, N | Y., spent the Christmas holidays at the home of her parents, Mr. [and Mrs. Joseph Nealen. | Mr. Eugene Kirsch and children | Patty and Jr., of Maryland, spent | the past week at the homes of his | [Asters Mrs. John Weiland and Mrs. Gordon Harvey. | Cpl. George Krumenacker of | Camp Croft, S. C., arrived home on | Friday to spend a six-day fur- lough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Krumenacker. Mr. and Mrs. Rube Nealen and son of Blairsville, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Farabaugh and family of sown, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thomas and son of Carroll- town were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nealen on Christmas Day. | Mrs. Norbert Biller entertained | the Cinch Club with a Christmas | party on Thursday evening, Dec. | 27. Present were: Mrs. Louis Rag- {ley, Mrs. William Kirsch, Mrs. | Reed Brown, Mrs. Genevieve Hu- { ber, Mrs. Merle Parrish, Mrs. Her- [man Kirsch, Mrs. Fred Pfister, HOME TOWN | office-holders, hasn't’ fared any | THE OLD | rine, over the Christmas season. { Malcoly Dumm of the Navy is | stending a leave among relatives lin Nicktown. | Mr. and Mrs. William Krumen- | acker Jr. were visitors in Bucks- | town on Sunday. | Miss Norine Luther of Indiana | was a visitor at the home of Mr. | and Mrs. Cornelius Krug over the Christmas holidays. Cpl. Walter Dumm has received {an honorable discharge at Indian- | town Gap. He returned Sunday af- ter! being in the Army 4 years, one | year of which was spent in the E. IT. O. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. | A. W. Dumm of this place. Pvt. Albert Dumm also arrived home Sunday from Camp Butner, N.C. Heison a 15-day furlough. MARSTELER Sher | | | | | | | | | | The following were guests at the | | home of Mr. and Mrs. John Mac- | | Williams recently: Mr. and Mrs. | Harrison Phizacklea and children, { Gloria, Jay, Dale and LaDine, of R. {D. 7, Johnstown; Watertender 3rd Class and Mrs. William MacWill- | iams and children, Bruce, Don- na and Jay, of West Elizabeth, Pa., | and Mrs. Lewis Fowler. Miss Edith Laird has been on the sick list a few days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Laird and family of Gallitzin were visitors over Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. James Laird and Elmira Hanson. Miss Lillian Kay spent Christmas holiday with her ents. Mr. and Mrs. Wiliiem Walter Garrick of the U. 8S. [| Army has been given an honorable | discharge and is back home with | his wife, the former | Chido, who is employed at Cambria | Mercantile Store in Marsteller. | Give your news to Mrs. Fred | Schrock for publication. | Mrs. Henry Goazion held a par- ty for her Sunday School class at | her home on Friday afternoon. The | following children were in atten- dance: Diane and Micky MacWill- iams, Janice Hoskins; Lila Nancy and Sabby Good; Judy Taylor; Au. drey, Shirley and Pete States; Evelyn Patterson; Donna Asher, and Carol Ann Good. Lunch was | served and a good time was had | by all. | A party also was held for the { larger girls who took part in the | Christmas Cantata at the Presby- | terian Church. Mrs. John. MacWill- | iams was hostess. | Pfc. Stephen Verchick of the U. ixay. BLATT BROTHERS GRAND THEATRE Friday, Saturday, Jan. 4 and 5 Marine Hero of K-9 CORPS COMES HOME! ROBERT “Buzzy” HENR RALPH LEWIS SYBIL MERRITT HELEN BROWN WALTER SODERLING JOSEPH GRANBY MICHAEL M‘GUIRE “ACE” po® 8 DEVIL SILLER® DEY ae KIL=™ /) Thursday, January 3, 1946, PATTON Bonita Granville & Allan Jones, in fn] A Gay and Hilarious Comedy the | par- | Catherine | | [ | | | | | | S. Army has been given an honor- | able discharge. Registered U.S. Patent Otfice By STANLEY too well in the past. THE NEW PATTON HIGH BAND | will make its first public ap- | pearance this week. They are scheduled to give a program at the | Eagles’ Home this Thursday even- | ing, and from what we hear, the | folks who attend will be given a | treat, and will perhaps be a bit | astounded at what can be accom- | plished in such a short time, when | co-operation of everyone is given | the teacher and school faculty. | 15S DRY. YET! WELL, TIRE RATIONING NOW | is a thing of the past. We pre- | sume all you folks with A-cards | who needed tires pretty badly have | already purchased your Sorely- | { needed ones, and are rambling | about without worry of blowouts. | Maybe you are, if you happen to | have a pull with a dealer who has | tires, but they are few, and tires | aren't going to be plentiful all at | {once. Likely you realize that al- | ready. kok ok sk ok RATIONING IS PRETTY WELL gone now. Sugar still remains | on the list. Now we are confront- JOHNS DAY OFF ~ -WITH TRIMMINGS = = OH JOHAN!--TLEFTA LUNCH ON THE HALL TABLE FOR YOU-=\= STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN-- [ DONT THINK THE al Ty us KING ig, Now FEATURES SYNDICATE (ne WORLD RIGHT SESERVED I | ed with scarcity of former rationed vo | articles, which isn't any better. | ‘Butter is a good example. You | don’t need ration points for butter | anymore, but have you been able | to have more butter on your bread | as a result? Cigarettes are one for- | mer scarce article, however, that | again have become plentiful, and | somehow it seems the cigarettes | don’t taste so well since they are | easily obtained. We always want { things hard to get and think little | of the things that come easy. | * 3 * | CONGRESS WILL BE BACK IN | session again in a few days and | they have lots of problems facing | them, some of which should have | | been ironed out before they re | cessed for the holidays. The solons | | have had a chance to get back | | home among the folks the past few | | weeks, and maybe they have been | able to get a slant on what some of the people think abut matters. Some of the bills that will come be- fore them, such as military train- | ling for instance, puts a poor con- | gressman on the voting spot, and | he’s “damned if he votes either | way.” It's pretty much the same | | way in the State Legislature on | | some legislation. What some of a | |legislator's constituents wish for, | others are opposed to. He has to | make the decisions himself, . and | can well lose votes even if he does vote according to the dictates of [hi conscience. sheske skh ok | WE MIGHT REMIND YOU, TOO, | in conclusion that it's about time | to remove the Christmas Tree, and {isn’t that always a headache? | Christmas Trees are full of pleas- TO HELP YOU START 1946 WITH A CLEAN SLATE / year bills and meet new Barnesbo J dy Call on us for the cash you need to clean up old year expenses. Several lodh plans available. Repay on convenient month- ly terms. Come in or phone us—rtoday. Barnesboro Budget Plan, Inc ro, Penna. IE Sunday, Monday, Jan. 6-7 Matinee Sunday at 2:30 JIN SO EET : Bred NA LN . Lucille RT TN MARY NASH - Screen Play by Irving Brecher - Based Upon & Sto Songs by ARTHUR FREED Directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI - Produced by ARTHUR FREED, ALSO , |. NEWS AND CARTOON + MILDRED NATWICK LEON AMES : ry by Jacques Thery and Ludwig Bemelmans and HARRY WARREN Tuesday, January 8th PeggyRya Jon Ha Il Fun and Romance Be Te (4S AE 2 HOPPY'S SPURS FLASH! HOPPY’S GUN ROARS HOPPY'S BEST THRILLS! FR TER Re) Wed., Thurs., Jan. 9-10 Franchot Tone Susanna Foster That Night With You YOU'LL LOVE EVERY LAUGH AND EVERY THRILLING MOMENT OF THIS GREAT PICTURE! ALSO... “THIS IS AMERICA’’ AND CARTOON
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