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VOL. 53. NO. 24.
FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY
EVENT IS PLANNED
BY PATTON FIRE GO.
Company Incorporated i in 1896:
Banquet Friday, Apr. 30,
in Local Fire Hall
The Patton Volunteer Fire Co.
will stage a banquet on Tuesday, |
Apr. 30,
50th Anniversary. The festivities
will begin at 6:30 p. m. on the
night of the banquet.
The Patton Volunteer Fire Co.
was first organized in 1893, and
was incorporated on June 1, 1896,
with the charter being signed by
the late President Judge A.V
Baker.
Attorney Reuel * Somerville of
Patton is the sole living incorpor-
ator of the company. He is to be
a guest at the banquet, as is J. D.
Blair. one of the oldest residents
of this town, and one of the few
charter members of the organiza-
tion.
Among other guests invited to
the affair at the end of this month
are John A. Moran, chief of the
Johnstown Fire Dept.; Paul Am-
heiser, chief of the Altoona Fire
Dept.; officers of the Volunteer
Firemen’s Assn. of Cambria Co.
and Vicinity; members of Borough
Council of Chest Springs; super-
vistors of Chest. Allegheny, Clear-
field and East Carroll Twps.; the
Burgess and Patton Council mem-
bers; the members of the Patton
School Board, and W. M. Bosser-
man, supervising principal; Rev.
Thomas McQuillen, pastor of First
Baptist Church; Rev. Ralph
Krouse, pastor of Trinity Metho-
dist Church; Rev. Harvey Plum-
mer, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church; Rev. Father Alexis Hor-
vath, OSB, pastor of St. George's
Catholic Church, and Rev. Father
Rupert Stadtmiller, pastor of St.
Mary's Catholic Church.
The Patton Fire Co. is one of
the oldest volunteer fire companies
in Cambria County. It has been
active since the time of its organ-
ization and is one of the few volun-
teer companies that has never re-
organized. The organization has
rendered invaluable service to Pat-
ton and surrounding areas.
The committee in charge of the
Golden Anniversary celebration is
composed of T. M. Ott, Elmer
Crowell, William P. Leary, James
Blake and H. J. Mulligan.
"The Ladies’ Auxiliary is to pre-
pare and serve the banquet.
‘DAIRY DINE’ HERE
oc. HAS NEW. OWNER
The “Dairy Dine,” formerly own-
ed and operated by Mrs. John
Choby, was sold to Earl Merriman
of Patton on Monday of this week,
and opened on Monday noon under
the new management.
The “Dairy Dine” will specialize
in home-cooked meals, with special
Sunday dinners served from 11
a. m. until 2 p. m. Light lunches
also will be served.
The new proprietor, a returned
World War II veteran, respectfully
solicits the patronage of former
and new patrons. He will endeavor
to render a restaurant service that
will fulfill the public's require-
ments,
The “Dairy Dine” establishment
is located in the Union Press-
Courier Bldg., next to the A & P,
on Magee Ave.
ATHLETIC PROGRAM
in celebration of their | ton Borough police,
WILL DETAIN DOGS
RUNNING AT LARGE
The Burgess and Borough Coun-
cil of Patton have authorized the
strict enforcement of the State
Dog Laws, as also supplemented
by Borough Ordnances, and dog
owners are notified accordingly.
Beginning on Tuesday morning
of next week, any dog running at
large will be detained by the Pat-
and owners
will be subject to penalty for re-
covery of licensed dogs. In the case
of dogs without licenses, the ani-
mals will be destroyed.
Dogs, whether licensed or not,
are not permitted to run at large.
Your dog must be kept under con-
trol at all times.
PREFERENGE GIVEN
VETERANS’ HOMES
UNDER NEW RULING
George -C. Hoppel, Patton con-
tractor and lumber dealer, this
week reports that he has received
from the U. S. Civil Products Ad-
ministration application blanks for
“preference ratings” for use under
the Reconversion Housing Pro-
gram.
Under the new ruling, a copy of
plans and specifications of the new
building must accompany the ap-
plication for priorities. In the case
of a veteran, he will get first call
on all building materials available.
Veterans who are contemplating
building are urged by Mr. Hoppel
to complete their plans and then
to fill out the application for a
“preference rating” as soon as
possible. By doing this they will
have an opportunity to build as
soon as materials are available.
At the present time about six
homes have been contracted for in
Patton and requests for plans at
the Hoppel firm show a great in-
terest in nLbullding locally.
REWARD POSTED
FOR MINK THIEF
A reward of $500 is offered for
information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the persons or
person who raided the mink farms
of James Long, Barnesboro, and
Samuel Nicosia, Johnstown R. D.
The money has been turned over
to the county detectives and per-
sons having such information are
asked to contact that office.
Detectives say six pure - bred
male -minks were. taken
Nicosia farm and one: Sai and a
total of eight females taken from
the Barnesboro farm.
Apparently the “jobs” were pull-
ed by professionals with an eye
toward the starting of their own
milk-raising business.
The Long farm was raided about
1:30 a. m. lagt Wednesday, and the
Nicosia farm about 4:00 p. m.
The veteran mink dealers decline
to reveal the exact value of the
stolen animals, but, some types are
valued at $1,000 each.
LORETTO LEGION
BUYS POST HOME
Loretto American Legion Post
746 has announced the purchase of
a new; post home and plans for ex-
penditure of about $10,000 for re-
novations of the eight-room frame
dwelling purchased from Mrs.
Bertha W. Wagener.
OPERATORS, U, M. W,
LEADERS REJECTING
ALL NEW PROPOSALS
U. M. W. Refuses to Talk Wage
Increase Until Mine Safety
Demands Are Settled
AREA PITS AT STANDSTILL
Ushered in by the traditional
Apr. 1 mine holiday on Monday,
miners of District 2 and of all the
jurisdiction, of the bituminous area
of the U. M. W. of A. since have
been on ‘‘vacation,” leaving in its
wake thousands of idle workers.
No coal is being mined. Strip oper-
ations, too, are idle.
The district's first general coal
tie-up since the start of the war
began quietly and no pickets have
appeared at any of the mines. So
far, the “no contract—no work”
policy has had the aspects of a
spring vacation.
Many miners meanwhile are
spending these first days of idle-
ness from their regular: work in
home tasks such as gardening and
repairs long put off. Many district
operators, it is indicated, will use
the shutdown to make repairs and
complete construction work at the
mines. Union officials state that
they have received requests from
operators in the area to provide
men for such work.
Miners for construction, develop-
ment, extensive repairs or emer-
gency work may be provided upon
consent of the district president.
Deadlocked in Parleys
Meanwhile, in Washington, John
L. Lewis and the operators re-
jected each other's mine safety
proposals on Tuesday but agreed
to continue meetings. Paul W. Ful-
ler, formerly of Indiana County,
has been appointed special, govern-
ment mediator. President Lewis
says his safety resolutions, turned
down by the operators, were the
miners’ “irreducible minimum” de-
mand in this regard. Charles
O'Neill, spokesman for the opera-
tors, said that group refused to
yield to the demands.
Vote Down 3 Demands
The operators voted down three:
demands made by the miners. The
demands were:
1. Give the mine safety commit-
tees, made up of U. M. W. mem-
bers, authority to remove workmen
from places they decide are dan-
gerous.
2. To commit the operator to
comply with safety recommenda-
tions of federal mine inspectors,
now purely advisory, but make
them subject to review of the
director of the U. S. Bureau of
Mines.
3.:To ‘operators to
furnish pure eter and remove un-
sightly sanitary facilities outside
company houses.
These were offered as sub-
stitutes for two resolutions pre-
viously submitted by the operators,
who termed the third resolution,
thrown in by President Lewis, a
“gratuitous insult.”
Operators Suggest Changes
The operators had suggested
that:
1. The safety committees review
with the management periodically |
the safety regulations and prac-
tices at each mine, with a mini-
mum of two hours monthly spent
at this.
2. A survey be made of state
laws and practices by engineers for
the miners, operators, U. S. Bureau
of Mines, and state mining com-
missioners, with a view to stand-
ardizing and improving the safety
statutes.
Safety Principles First
The U. M. W. president insisted
that he would not talk about
PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1946.
DR. 6. R. SENITA IS
MEDICAL GRADUATE
Son of Andrew Senita Sr, of
Patton Receives Diploma
Last ‘Wednesday
Dr. G Robert Senita, son of
Andrew Senita Sr. of Third Ave.
Patton, graduated from the Jeffer-
son Medical College, Philadelphia,
on Wednesday, last week, Mar, 27.
At the graduation exercises he also
was commissioned a 1st Lt., Medi-
cal Corps, A. U. 8,
Dr. Senita, a graduate of the
1940 class of the Patton High
School, entered Franklin and Mar-
shall College, Lancaster, Pa., in
Sept., 1940, and graduated in Feb.
1943. He enlisted in the U. S. Army
Reserves in Sept. 1942, and was
placed under Army Specialized
Training in June, 1943, while at-
tending the Jefferson Medical Col-
lege.
The following attended the grad-
uation exercises in Philadelphia:
His father, three sisters — Misses
Margaret and Eleanor Senita of
Patton and Mrs. Anna Dix of
Washington, D. C.; a brother—
Andrew Jr., Patton; two uncles—
John Senita of Hastings-on-Hud-
son, N. Y,, and Dr. George Dvor-
chak, Hastings; and a cousin,
Capt. Irene Micklick, U. S. Army
Nurse.
Dr. Senita began his interneship
in the Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh,
Monday of this week, Apr. 1. He
will serve their for 15 months.
He spent a few days last week
at his home in Patton before going
to Pitishursh,
INDUSTRIAL GROUP
IS MAKING SURVEY
Ask for Volunteers to Complete
Job; Meeting to Be Held
Here This Evening
Industrial Gr the
The Group of
Chamber of Commerce held a |
meeting Tuesday with representa-
tives of the Youth Industrial Group
of Patton, to express the formation
of a group to be known as the
Patton Municipal Authority.
A tentative authority has been
formed, pending receipt of infor-
mation on the legal aspects of the
situation.
Material has been placed in the
hands of legal counsel, and a labor
survey already has been started
with rapid progress being reported.
Plans now are under way to edit
an advertising booklet with labor
information and other pertinent
data of interest to prospective
man s. “Most of
these plans were begun in con-
junction with Mr. Grant Painter of
the State Chamber of Commerce,
who attended the recent mass
public meeting in Patton.
Youth Industrial Group will hold
a meeting this Thursday evening
at 7:30 in the Borough Office. The
organization invites from 35 to 40
volunteers to aid in compketing the
survey work now under way. It is
imperative that they have volun-
teers in regards to finishing the
Survey.
‘COUNTY WILL SELL
MANY PROPERTIES
Six hundred and eight pieces of
property located in this county are
| to be disposed of during a public
| treasurer's sale on Thursday, Apr.
| 25,
in Ebensburg. The properties
include both seated and unseated
| lands.
MINERS ATTENDING
PROMOTION SCHOOL
Classes for Advancement Being
Conducted at Barnesboro,
Revloc and Lilly
A total of 235 soft coal miners
from this district are attending
classes at nine centers to study
technical phases of the mining in-
dustry, with an eye toward ad-
vancement to better jobs.
One school is being conducted in
Barnesboro by Donald Griffin, and
28 Northern Cambria miners at-
tend. Some journeyed to Bruceton,
Pa., Monday to witness the explo-
sion of 750 pounds of coal dust
at the U, S. Bureau of Mines ex-
perimental station there.
A class of 25 is being taught in
Revloc by Samuel Law and another
25 are taking courses from Thos.
Conley at Lilly. Similar classes ex-
ist at Tire Hill, Indiana, Johns-
town, St. Michael, Brenizer, and
Mt. Pleasant.
After the courses the men plan
to take state examinations for fire- |
boss, foreman and electrician.
The schools are being conducted
by the Pennsylvania State College.
TAX COLLECTOR RESIGNS
Frank B. Jervis, tax collector at |
Ebensburg for the past 12 years,
will resign July 1, stating that he
expects to do some traveling after
his retirement. Ebensburg Council
members will meet in the near fu-
ture to appoint a successor to fill |
his unexpired term.
HASTINGS PLANNING
FOR NIGHT FOOTBALL
Night Baseball G Games Also Are|
Plan; Estimates to Be
Submitted Soon
Improvements for the athletic
field are being advanced by a Has-
tings citizens’ organization headed
by A. J. Strittmatter. The project
calls for the installation of a light- |
ing system for both football and
night baseball.
Patrick D. Riordon Post, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, owns the
present field, and members of the
post are assisting the civic organ-
ization in improvement programs.
Electrical engineers in the near
future will submit estimates on the
cost of installing the lighting sys-
tem at Hastings. They have made
extensive surveys.
C. J. Urich is secretary of the
group and Philip Cronauer is the
treasurer. Members of the finance
committee are “Domonic Demento,
Stephen Jansure, and James Mc-
Nelis.
General committee members in-
clude Joseph Uhron, representing
the American Legion; Ferd Easly,
representing Hastings Fire Co.;
Paul Easly, the businessmen; C. P.
McMullen, E. J. Weakland, C. P.
Overberger and Richard Udicious,
the V. F. W.; James McNelis and |
Paul Easly, the school board, John
Brazill, Rich Hill Coal Co. and |
Lawrence Tobie, the Hastings Boro
Council.
STATE GUARD HEAD
NAMED BY MARTIN
Maj.-Gen. Edward . J. Stackpole,
Harrisburg, is to command the new
28th Infantry Division in the re-
organized Pennsylvania
Guard. Gov.
nounced Col. Dan B. Strickler of
Lancaster as brigadier general and
DEMS OUTREGISTER
G. 0. P. IN CAMBRIA
COUNTY VOTE DRIVE
1,675 New Democratic Voters
Added; Republicans Able
to Muster Only 1,090
Democrats in Cambria County
show a gain in registration of 585
over the Republicans in the recent
registration drive conducted as a
preliminary to the May 21 primary.
A total of 1,675 new Democratic
voters were added to the county
registration during the drives. The
Republicans were able to round up
only 1,090 new voters.
The City of Johnstown usually
is a Republican stronghold, but the
Democrats registered 16 more new
voters than did the G. O. P. The
Democratic registration was 406 to
390 for the Republicans.
According to Cambria County
Democratic Chairman John R. Tor-
quato, a preliminary check of the
| registration figures shows that 112
G. O. P. members changed their
party affiliation to Democrat, and
only 60 Democrats abandoned that
party.
Chairman Torquato says he is
gratified by the excellent work ac-
National |
Martin also has an- |.
complished by the various district
party leaders and especially the
| auxiliaries to the Democratic or-
| ganizations. He says the heavy
| Democratic registration lead was
| compiled only through the efforts
| of district party workers who con-
| tacted many of the servicemen and
| women upon their return from the
| armed forces.
| NON- CITIZEN WAR VETS
| TO FILE BY END OF YEAR
Persons who served in the U.
| armed forces
zed must file petitions of intention
to do so not later than Dec. 31,
1946, according to announcement
by Prothonotary John L. Hite.
Hite states that arrangements
have been made by the Immigra-
give applications from members or
| former members of the armed
forces preference over all other
naturalization work.
CARROLLTOWN UNIT
SELECTS NEW NAME
The name of the new Carroll-
town civic group has been changed
to the “Carrolls Community Assn.”
This was done on the recommen-
dation of the board of directors at
a meeting Friday evening in the
Carrolltown Legion Home.
mitted by the directors also were
adopted, and plans for the develop-
ment of the Carrolltown comrun-
ity along social and industrial
lines advanced. Warren Thomas,
the temporary president, was in
charge.
A program of the Fox-Peale
Post for the development of the
|old Carrolltown Fairgrounds, re-
| cently acquired by the Legion Post,
| as a recreation center for the Car-
the constitution, there
these standing commit-
recreation, com- |
legal,
Under
| are to be
tees appointed:
| munity development,
licity committee.
It was decided regular meetings |
| of the association will be held on
| the second Friday of each month.
| The next meeting will be Apr. 12
{in St. Benedict's School Hall, when |
advancement |
a program for the
| and development of the town is to
| be
| citizens of the Carrolltown
and are not ne BR |
tion and Naturalization Service to |
A constitution and by-laws sub- | |
| ceive
-Sunday, Apr.
| rolltown community was indorsed. |
ard T. Guilfoyle of
finance |
and business committee, and pub- |
submitted by the direc tors. All |
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR
PATTON L. 0. 0. M,
WILL ELECT TODAY
Patton Lodge, 488, Loyal Order
of Moose is to hold its annual
election of officers this Thursday
at the Lodge home on Lang. Ave.
The polls will be open to members
from 12 noon until 7 p. m.
Those listed on the ballot are
as follows:
For Governor—Wm. H. Jones.
For Junior Governor—John Sherry
and William Rudy. For Prelate—
Leonard Yeckley. For Treasurer,
Lewis Strittmatter. For Trustee
Victor Couturioux and Method
Cronauer.
CHINESE STUDENT
AT SPANGLER MINE
Mr. Ting Koo of China spent
two weeks in Spangler recently.
The Chinese gentleman has been
sent to the States from China in
order to study the modern mining
methods prevalent in this section,
and while in this area received in-
structions from officials of the
Barnes & Tucker Coal Co.
Mr. Koo worked for a three-year
period in Chinese mines before be-
ing sent to this country to study
methods used here. He also is a
graduate of Shanghai University.
He is reported to have been very
much impressed with the friendli-
ness of the community and treat-
ment he received in Northern Cam-
bria County. Mr. Koo plans to stay
in the States for a one-year period
before returning to his wife and
child in China. He is at present in
Washington, D-C.
« ‘OPEN NIGHT’ HELD
BY BELL COMPANY
{is not working pending contract
ELECTRIFICATION IS
BEING INSTALLED AT
PATTON CLAY MINE
Improvements Now Now Under Way
Include Installation of
Power Plant
The bituminous coal operation of
the Patton Clay Manufacturing Co.
near Patton has for some time
past been undergoing extensive
improvements, and completion of
the same soon will be an accom-
plished fact.
The chief improvement is the
complete electrification of the mine
—with new rails also being laid
throughout. A powerhouse also is
now nearly completed, and a
Moorse Power Plant, purchased by
the concern, will be put into oper-
ation. The generator will be oper-
ated by a diesel engine, and will
be capable of developing 150 kilo-
watts.
Haulage will be developed with
a General Electric four-ton motor,
with trolley wire for the same now
being installed in the mine. A new
car building also is in the course
of construction.
The Patton Clay Co., with the
modernization of the pit, likewise
has purchased a Goodman -coal-
cutting machine,
To Employ More Men
The mine, of course now not in
operation due to the coal work
stoppage, has been employing ap-
proximately 28 men. The manage-
ment states that when the new
phase of mining is put into work-
ing operation about 40 men will be
employed. Output, for the most
part, will be utilized by the Clay
Works, with the surplus to be sold
commercially.
A coal supply that will last for
about two months now is stored by
the company, and, while the local
plant, together with many others,
The Bell Telephone Co. of Bar- | adjustments, it is the expectation
nesboro held an “open night” last |
{ Thursday from 7 to 10 p. m. for
of both management and union
| that the present tie-up will shortly
all the operators’ parents and rela- | be settled.
tives. About 50 were in attendance. |
| enable to company to operate the
| plant for quite some time even if
The guests were shown around
the rooms occupied by the utility
company and office demonstra-
tions were given to show the type
of work the girls are doing. Par-
ents were amazed at the display.
Tea and cookies were served in
he “retiring” rooms later, and the
“family” night reported a huge
success by all.
Miss Anna Fritz is the chief
operator at the Barnesboro switch-
board.
C.D. OF A. PLANNING
The North Cambria unit, Court
Our Lady of Victory 722, Catholic
Daughters of America, have com-
pleted plans for a number of activi-
ties to be held within the spring
| months. The unit met in Barnes- |lities.
| boro on Monday evening.
Members of the court will re-
Holy Communion in a body |
28, at the 9 o'clock |
Benedict's Catholic
Bishop Rich- |
the Altoona
Diocese, will officiate at the mass.
A communion breakfast will fol- |
low the church service.
Sunday, June 23, has been sit]
for the reception of new members
| into the group at Mt. Aloysius Col-
| lege, Cresson, Dinner will be
ed at 6:30 p. m,,
following in the alumni hall.
At the May 6 meeting, officers
will be elected.
St.
Carrolltown.
mass in
Church,
SEASON ACTIVITIES
| probably are
| ber
serv- |
with the reception |
1
cane
The coal stock now on hand will
the present coal deadlock con-
tinues.
STATE STUDYING
JUVENILE PRISONS
State child welfare authorities
and penologistd are trying to work
out adequate detention systems for
children who are confined to pris-
ons, says Dr. E. Preston Sharp of
State Welfare. Et
“There isn’t any problem involv-
ing juventiles that is giving more
concern to the courts and county
commissions.” Sharp says. “The
rate of solving the problem is not
notably fast because it involves
decisions on whether to build new
| buildings or enlarge present faci-
Conditions in Pennsylvania
better than in a num-
of other states.”
The Welfare Dept. is unauthori-
| zed under law to order counties to
| compel action, but is preparing to
issue a guide outlining for local
| authorities what penologists con-
sider to be adequate provisions for
| ov eniles.
DRAFT TO HIT HIGH
PEAK THIS MONTH
It is expe eted that about 125,000
jens including those in the physi-
substandard class, will be
for induction throughout
INEFFECT AT REVLOG
‘An ambitious athletic program,
under the direction of UMW Local
850 and the Monroe Coal Mining
Co., has been set up in Revloc.
Post members moved into their
new home, located in the center of
Loretto, on Thursday. Plans call
for installation of a modern bar
and grill room together with a
kitchen for the serving of full-
wages ur y ro f :
ws ne a = County Treasurer Roy B Gut
principle to creation of a health Sih has Announced that the prop-
and welfare fund and safer work- griies will be sold to the Jughest
ing conditions | bidder and the county will take
. over those on which no bids are
“KIWANIS CLUB HERE
PLEDGES R. C. HELP
asusian: division commander; Col. | gre invited to attend.
. Wallace, Rosemont, brigadier | ao Sei
a and artillery commander, : |
and Charles C. Curtis, Allentown, ELIZABETH M MAHON |
DIES AT PATTON HOME |
as brigadier general in command of |
[ the country this month. The April
| call has been boosted to make up
| the shortages of the past several
months.
This will be the largest monthly
L. F. (Dick) Crouse, the general
company superintendent, is presi-
dent of the Revloc Athletic Organ-
ization and Walter Black, presi-
dent of the local, is vice president.
John Urban, prominent in district
athletic circles, is secretary.
The Revloc miners contribute 10
cents a pay-—or five cents a week
—to the athletic program. For this
they are privileged to enjoy a sea-
son full of red-hot games steeped
in ancient coal-town rivalry.
There are no tickets sold to the
games, which have consistently
drawn top crowds.
The organization's officers
announce that both senior and
junior baseball teams will be out-
fitted this season, the little “nine”
already yearning to take a crack
at the coveted Glenn Martin Na-
tional Baseball junior trophy.
also
BARNESBORO ROD & GUN
CLUB TO ELECT SUNDAY
The Barnesboro Rod & Gun Club
will hold its regular meeting this
coming Sunday, Apr. 7. at 2:30 in
the afternoon at the Moose Bldg.
in Barnesboro.
All sportsmen are urged to at-
tend as there is to be an election of
officers and other business of im-
portance. Andrew J. Mehal is the
organization's secretary.
STATE POLICE SAY
PARK WITH CAUTION
Motorists should exercise cau-
tion when parking along the
highway to make ®repairs to
tires, chains, or any other neces-
sary car repairs. Whenever pos-
sible, select a location where the
parked car can be seen for a safe
distance in either direction. Park
off the improved portion of the
highway as far as possible and
see that occupants of the parked
vehicle do not carelessly walk
onto the highway in front of the
passing traffic,
course meals.
Other rooms will be converted
into offices, meeting rooms and
social rooms. The Loretto post is
thea youngest in the county, having
been organized in Jan., 1945, and
has a present membership of 173.
Paul J. Wills, Commander, has
disclosed that applications for a
home association charter have al-
ready been filed. The post has re-
ceived a national citation for dou-
bling its 1945 membership quota
and obtaining one of the highest
percentages of new members in the
Nation.
MRS. ALBERT YAHNER
DIES ON THURSDAY AT
HER HOME IN PATTON
Mrs. Mary Jane Yahner, wife
of Albert Yahner and a very well-
known Patton resident, died last
Thursday evening at her home
after a brief illness. Mrs. Yahner
was born in Clearfield County on
Jan. 25, 1880, and she and her
husband were to have celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary
in November.
The deceased was a daughter of
Everestus and Matilda (Kline)
Wilt. In addition to her husband,
she is survived by the following
seven children: Ted C. Yahner,
Patton; Mrs. Edith Niebauer, Has-
tings; Mrs. Corrine Paranish, Pat-
ton; Mrs. Dorothy Shneider, Hunt-
ingdon; Clifford Yahner, Mercer;
Mrs. Catherine Haluska, Patton,
and Philip Yahner, Washington, D.
C. She was a sister of William
Wilt, Akron; Bennett Wilt, Cur-
wensville; John Wilt, Clearfield;
Mrs. Benton Edwards, Ebensburg,
and Mrs. Ollie Edwards of Nick-
town. Thirteen grandchildren re-
main.
A solemn high mass of requiem
was sung for the deceased at St.
Mary’s Catholic Church, Patton,
at 9 a. m. Monday, by Rev. Father
Rupert Stadtmiller, pastor. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
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ASK FIREMENS’ AID
IN FOREST BLAZES
All fire companies associated
with the Volunteer Firemen’s As-
sociation of Cambria County and
Vicinity were asked last Thursday |
evening to co-operate with forest
fire wardens of the Gallitzin dis-
trict in the coming spring fire sea-
son. The meeting was held in the
Headrick School House.
Charles Zerby, district forester,
points out that thousands of dol-
lars worth of timber can be saved
in 1946 if firemen assist in battling
forest blazes when they break out
near towns or villages.
Firemen also can be of great as-
sistance in extinguishing brush
fires and grass fires. All of the
area’s fire towers were manned
this Monday.
Annual convention of the Fire-
men’s Association is to be held in
Clymer from July 29 to Aug. 3.
Plans indicate it will be largest
and most elaborate convention
since 1941.
‘The next meeting will be held in
Vinco School, Thursday, Apr. 25.
SMALL POTATO CROP
PREDICTED FOR YEAR
Only a small potato acerage this
year is predicted by Miles Horst,
state agricultural secretary, due to
labor and machinery shortages.
Horst estimates that the state's
farmers will plant the smallest
crop in 72 years. The crop will be
produced on an estmiated 140,000
acres—10 percent under 1945, and
only 5,000 acres more than in 1874.
The secretary declared that the
drops in planting, with nearly 4,-
000,000 bushels less of winter
wheat to be harvested, mean “a
rather serious reduction in our
overall food production.” There
also will be less barley and soy-
beans, he says, but more corn, to-
bacco, spring wheat and oats.
submitted.
Mr. Griffith said when the orig-
inal list was purged there were a
total of 2,100 properties on which
taxes were delinquent. Each owner
was notified and all but 608 paid
off the taxes, the interest and the
cost of advertising. The list will be
found elsewhere in this week’s is-
sue of the “Union Press-Courier.”
COUNTY LEGION WOMEN
TO AID ST. DIE, FRANCE
The American Legion Auxiliary
Cambria County Council will make
plans to aid the inhabitants of St.
Die, France, the town where Am-
erica was named, as part of a child
welfare program for the year at a
meeting of the group today in
Johnstown.
“America” was born there due
to the fact that it was first place
a printer used the word to desig-
nate the new continent.
St. Die was burned to ground in
the recent war, only a plaque given
to the community in 1921 by the
American Legion remaining.
COURT ORDERS STENOS
PLACED ON PAYROLLS
Judges John H. McCann, Ivan J.
McKenrick and George W. Griffith
have issued a writ ordering Con-
troller Elmer J. Davis to place
Miss Mary A. McDonald on the
county payroll at an annual salary
of $2,500.
Judge Nelson is on vacation and
hence did not sign the writ.
Miss McDonald was appointed as
fifth stenographer on Feb. 23, but
Controller Davis did not place her
on the payroll.
UTILITY HEARING SET
The Securities & Exchange Com-
mission has set Apr. 23 for a hear.
ing on the proposal of the Penn-
sylvania Electric Co. to sell secur-
ities, proceeds of which will be
used in acquisition of assets of the
Pennsylvania Edison Co.
the anti-aircraft brigade.
Neither the division nor the bri-
gade now exists, but the appoint-
ments mark their reorganization,
from the top down.
The 28th Division will contain
approximately 11,000 men and the
antiaircraft brigade about 3,000.
According to plan, Pennsylvania
eventually will have five or six air
squadrons. The state has been al-
lotted a quota of 40,000 National
Guard troops, but it is presumed
it will take from four to five years
to raise such a force.
Miss Frances Turek, Patton,
Is Bride of New York Man
At Ceremony in Brooklyn
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church
at Jackson Heights was the scene
of the wedding of Miss Frances
Turek of Patton, daughter of Mrs.
Anna Turek, to Water Tender 2nd
Class Frank Haverchuck of the U.
S. Navy, son of Mrs. Irene Haver-
chuck of Brooklyn, on Feb. 16. The
Rev. Father Leo Cunningham offi-
ciated.
The bride wore a natural color
gabardine suit with baby blue and
white accessories and a corsage of
gardenias.
Her sister, Rose, was maid of
honor and wore a grey suit with
maching accessories and corsage of
gardenias.
Frank Massari of New York was
the best man.
The bridegroom returned to his
base at San Diego, Cal., after the
couple spent some time in Patton.
SUES PRR FOR BEING SHOT
Aaron Russansky, 46, Chicago,
is suing the Pennsylvania; Railroad
Co. for $100,000 damages. He was
shot in the chest on Mar. 14 near
the Horseshoe Curve. He charges
he was shot without warning by
Maj. John Hamilton, Denver, while
in a smoking room conversing
with a merchant marine, and says
it was the railroad’s duty to pro-
tect him from violence.
Miss Elizabeth McMahon, 74, of |
900 Beech Ave., died at her home |
in Patton Wednesday morning at |
suffered a stroke of paralysis last |
Friday and had been in a critical
condition since that time.
The deceased was born in Bar-
cley, Pa., on Nov. 28, 1871. She
vas a daughter of James
vived by two sisters—Miss Kath-
erine McMahon of Patton, with
whom she resided, and Mrs. Brid-
get Callahan, also of Patton— and
one brother, Michael McMahon of
Akron, O.
Miss McMahon was a member of
the Rosary Society and the Sacred
Heart League.
Funeral services will be held at
9 o'clock Saturday morning in St.
Mary's Catholic Church by Rev.
Father Rupert Stadtmiller, pastor.
Burial will be in St. Mary’s Ceme-
tery, Patton.
BEER SHORTAGE HERE
Many taprooms and clubs in this
section of the county ran out of
beer on Saturday, some few estab-
lishments being forced to close at
an early hour. Deliveries of beer
to retail outlets have been cut 40
to 50 percent. Whiskey is to con-
tinue on the ration list.
INSTALL REV. LLOYD
Installation services were held
last week at Cresson Presbyterian
Church for the new pastor, Rev.
Starr H. Lloyd. A reception for the
minister and his family was held
later in the church social rooms.
Eugene Kuhn was the guest soloist
for the occasion.
RETURN TO STATES
T-5 James C. Weymer, Carroll-
town; S-Sgt. Robert Hannigan,
Bakerton, and Cpl. Guiseppe Man-
guso were among North Cambria
G. I's who returned to the States
on Friday last aboard the General
Hodges. All are veterans of duty
in the Pacific area.
5:55, following a short illness. She [on Tiotol
| by Robert S. Clark Jr. of West-
| mont,
| Pacific and European areas, where
|
and Brid- |
(ON ei Iss { H. H. Nehrig of Patton, chairman
ge Ne 2M: . She is sur- |
get (O'Neill) McMahon, She Is SUr- | 4 41 ¢ Clearfield Branch Red Cross
| drive, spoke of the importance of
WEDNESDAY od Jae quota since V-J Day. All the
The Northern “Cambria iKwanis
| Club has pledged its full support
| to the Red Cross fund drive. This |
| was done at their regular meeting |
last Thursday evening in the Bran-
Spangler, after a talk
recently returned from the
he served as a field director.
Clark, who was introduced by
keeping G. Ls in occupation armies
from suffering letdowns, and of the
work of the Red Cross in providing
for the destitute and helpless civil-
ians in war-torn areas.
SPANGLER TO ENFORCE
25-MILE SPEED LIMITS
Spangler Borough has launched
a drive to eliminate speeding on
its street, as disclosed by Chief of
Police Michael Whalen, who states
that motorists violating the speed
of 25 miles per hour will be arrest-
ed and maximum fines assessed.
Chief Whalen also warns that
all dogs found running at large
will be shot. He says many com-
plaints have been received relative
to the canines destroying flowers,
shrubs and lawns.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish in this manner to thank
all those who assisted us in any
way during our recent bereave-
ment, the death of our wife and
mother, Mrs. Albert Yahner; also
for the Spiritual and floral offer-
ings and the use of automobiles.
—Albert Yahner and Family.
WOLF GIVES BOOKS
The St. Francis Xavier school
library, Cresson, has been presen-
ted a gift of some 250 books, due
to generosity of Herbert T. Wolf
of the Wolf Furniture Stores. The
volumes include many types of fic-
tion, history and encyclopedias.
| local boards have
been instructed
| to comb over their previously re-
| jected 4-Fs to supply the increased
quota.
The April quota will come from
three classes, other than those
turning 18. They are:
1. 4-Fs composed of those pre-
viously rejected as below standard.
2. 2-AL, those deferred due to
civilian occupations who otherwise
would be in 4-F classes, and
2-CL, those men deferred as
farm workers who otherwise would
be in the 4-F class.
ALVIN T, BUCK NAMED
AS COUNTY EVALUATOR
Alvin T. Buck of Gallitzin, as-
sistant superintendent of schools
in this county, has been delegated
by Dr. Arthur M. Stull to serve as
evaluation officer of in-service
courses for all servicemen in the
county, outside Johnstown.
Veterans who have received any
special training in the Army are
granted credits towards their high
school diplomas and it is one of the
duties of the officer to evaluate
the work achieved by the veteran.
Over 250 cases already have pass-
ed through Mr. Buck's office.
JONES HEAD FOR SHROYER
George F. Jones of Johnstown
has been appointed the Cambria
County Shroyer-for-Governor cam-
paign. Shroyer is a Republican
candidate recently fired from his
job in Gov. Martin's cabinet.
DEMOCRATS HAVE 83,000 LEAD
The Democrats now have an 83,-
000 lead over the Republicans in
Allegheny County. There are now
a total of 405,048 Democrats in the
county and 321,764 Republicans.
APPLY FOR LICENSE
Isodore J. Rivley and Malvina
Sharbaugh, both of Patton, have
filed an application for a marriage
license in the Court House at Eb-
ensburg,