NORTH CAMBRIA'S BEST AND LARGEST WEEKLY Reflecting the Interests of All the RECOGNIZED MEDIUM OF UNION LABOR INTERESTS Central Press and King Features Communities of It's Coverage. UNION PRESS-COURIER Pictorial, Comics, Sports Services “VOL. 53. NO. 31. PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR NO SURPRISES COME FROM VOTE TUESDAY IN SPRING PRIMARIES Organization Candidates Win With Ease in Both Parties Statewide, Locally DUFF, RICE NOMINATED In one of the lightest votes cast in the political annals of both the state of Pennsylvania and Cambria | County, organization candidates of | both major parties won with ease. | | | PATTON INDUSTRIAL PROTESTANTS HERE WORK REGISTRATION - WILL UNITE TO FORM me vu is oun oc AGATION SCHOOLS Patton held an important meeting last Sunday afternoon at which time the ex-GIs were unanimous in their indorsement of their program for Patton and of the movements of all other groups in the borough in the furtherance of their present | | plans. All of the present officers of the Youth Industrial Group were re- elected, and 100 percent coopera- tion with future programs voted. To Register Monday, Tuesday Registration of all males who Democrats nominated Joseph F.| are desirous of securing work in Guffey for ‘re-election as State | the Patton area will be held Mon- Senator; John S. Rice for Gover- | day and Tuesday evenings of next nor; John H. Dent, Lieutenant | week, May 27 and 28, from 6:30 to overnor, and Al Schmidt, Secretary | 9:30 (DST) each evening. of Internal Affairs. Republicans This registration is intended for nominated Gov.|men only, and it is important to Martin for U. S. Senator; James | note that no previous registration Duff, Governor; Daniel B. Strick- | taken by anyone in the past will ler, Lieutenant Governor, and Wm. S. Livengood for Secretary of In- ternal Affairs. Owens vs, Tibbott in Fall Unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 26th District, comprised of Cam- bria, Indiana and Armstrong Coun- ties, Thomas A. Owens, editor of the {Union Press-Courier, is the Democratic candidate; and like- wise unopposed, Harve Tibbott, in- cumbent, will be the Republican nominee. In the Second Legislative Dis- trict of Cambria County, present Assemblymen Michael C. Cherven- ak Jr. of Portage and Albert L. O'Connor of Loretto, and a new- comer, Lewis Evans of Colver, a well-known Colver Mine Board member, all with organization sup- port, ran together in becoming the Democratic nominees. Republicans nominated Willis Williams, South Fork, and Llewellen Reese, Ebens- burg, only two names on the bal- lot, with indications that Eddie Binder, Barnesboro hardware mer- | chant, has secured the third nom- ination by the use of stickers. Candidates for election as state committeemen and women in the county had no opposition. They are Geo. C. Hoppel Patton, and Mad- edline Buck, Gallitzin, Democrats. Walter R. Supper, Southmont, and Mrs. Gladys Evans, Ebensburg, are Republican nominees. Unofficial Vote in Contests Complete unofficial returns for nominations where there were con- tests in the county follow: CAMBRIA COUNTY VOTE DEMOCRATIC Governor Henry Arthur Morris John S. Rice General Assembly Albert L. O'Connor Pat McGlynn 3,522 7128 Lewis Bvans ........ ... REPUBLICAN U. S. Senator Edward Martin ..........c...... Elizabeth Jordan ........ Governor James H. Duff .. Carl E. Mau ........ John U. Shroyer Lieutenant Governor John R. Cadwallader ..... Daniel B. Strickler .. Secretary Internal Affairs William. S. ‘Livengood ... J. Calvin Frank . sok sk se ok PATTON BORO’S VOTE DEMOCRATIC 1 Wd 2 Wd Total 1,759 U. S. Senator Guffey . Governor Morris .. 58 Rice . mnie TD Lieutenant Governor Dent ........cc....... 125 113 Secretary Internal Affairs Schmidt . 118 114 Congress Owens ...... : General Assembly O'Connor ........ : McGlynn . Chervenak Evans . , State Committee Hoppel ... «123 113 236 Buck iden 204 90 184 Party committeemen in the first ward are Robert Burkey and Es- ther Franklin; in the second ward V. J. Bender and Catherine Hudak. REPUBLICAN 1 Wd 2 Wd Total 2 -132 115 247 41 79 929 158 238 232 140 266 170 173 148 193 U. S. Senator Martin Jordan Governor Duff Mau Shroyer : Lieutenant Governor Cadwallader . 23 Strickler 109 48 Secretary Internal Affairs Livengood & 62 Frank . 13 Congress Tibbott ib General Assembl Williams ........ Reese ....... Binder ...... : State Committee Suppes . ol 60 190 Evans... . 148 .62 210 Party committeemen in the first ward are May Jenkins and Irvin Shuss; in the second ward Regina Winslow and J. G. Wilson. 62 13 197 43 48 i 29 160 7 66 69 67 222 y - 122 180 184 158 58 58 41 FORMER EMEIGH MARINE SIGNS FOR ARMY SERVICE Edward Peadlick, 19, of Emeigh, a son of John Pedlick of Spangler and a former Marine who received the Purple Heart for wounds sus- tained on Okinawa, has signed up for a three-year hitch in the Army infantry, and wishes to be assign- ed to the ETO. He formerly was employed as a miner. The young man had served in the Marine Corps from June 10, 1955, until Nov. 12, 1945, and was overseas for seven months. Announce Birth Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Selfridge of St. Benedict announce the birth of a daughter on Thursday, May 16. count. So if you are desirous of secur- ing work in the local area be sure to be at the Fire Hall in Patton on one of the evenings stipulated. EBENSBURG GROUP PLANNING EXHIBIT Will Construct Stream in the Sportsmen’s Building for Fair in September Ebensburg Sportsmen are map- ping out pans for a huge display of | widlife at the Cambria County Fair this fall. They have already secured permission from the Cam- bria County American Legion Rec- reation Committee, new owner of the grounds, to use Building 8 to sponsor an exhibit patterned after the New York Sportsmen's Show. The exhibit is to include repre- sentative types of local wildlife as | | well as animals from the western | | | | | | | | at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl | | Stoltz of Mellon Ave., Patton, to | section of the United States. Four young wildcats and two coyotes al- ready have been ordered, and ef- forts are being made tc acquire a number of snakes. To Stock Fish in Exhibit Plans have been made to con- | struct a stream through one sec- tion of the building, the waters of which will be stocked with fish native to this area. Laurel and spruce will be arranged throughout to give the display an outdoors appearance. Antique firearms and World War II souvenirs also will be fea- tured, as well as handicraft of Eb- ensburg Boy Scouts. NUANCE The Central Labor Union, with headquarters in Johnstown, has gone on record as supporting gov- ernment controls on prices. At a meeting Thursday even- ing the AFL delegates to the org- anization asked for an extension of the OPA in its present form with no crippling amendment. They 10,108 | stated, in part: “The OPA has controlled the cost of living in the United States during the war and saved us from a runaway inflation which would have destroyed the workingman'’s dollar and made all labor gains meaningless.” Will Enroll UMW Locals Plans for the re-enrolling of United Mine Workers of America locals also were announced at the meeting. ELEANOR PROSSER WEDS DONALD SWEZEY MAY 18 Miss Eleanor Prosser of Patton and Donald Swezey of Jamestown, Pa., were united in marriage at the Methodist Parsonage here at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. Rev. Ralph Krouse officiated. Attendants were Mrs. Thomas Duke of Barnesboro and William Gwynn of Youngstown, O. The bride was attired in a blue and white suit with blue and white accessories and wore a corsage of white roSebuds. The bridesmaid wore a grap suit with navy blue accessories and wore a corsage of white gardenias. A wedding breakfast was served | close friends and relatives of the | newlyweds, and a dinner was serv- | {ed at the Sechler’s Hotel, Cherry | Tree. In the evening, a party was | line of business. | for a slight fee, to stand in line given by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gwynn | | at the Chetremon Club, near Cherry Tree, Ten couples attended. UNUSUAL BUSINESS BEGINS IN PORTAGE The kids in Portage have a new They volunteer, for busy housewives and purchase such hard-to-get items as nylons, butter, etc, sold at the local stores. It is reported that many women are taking advantage of the ser- vice offered by these enterprising COLVER P.-T. A. INSTALLS The following officers were in- stalled at a meeting of the Colver P.-T. A. last Thursday evening: Mrs. Dilliam McHenry, president; Walter Angert, vice president; A. I. Price, second vice president; Mrs. Don Craft, recording secre- tary; Ruth Johns, assistant secre- tary; Mrs. John Atkins, financial secretary, and Viola Parrish, treas- urer. Group singing also was a fea- ture of the meeting. 1946 QUEEN OF MAY Miss Margaret Barvinchock, a senior, has been named Queen of May at Barnesboro High School. Miss Stella Rock, a junior, is suc- cessor to the honor. Pastor, Named As Dean; Teachers Named The Protestant Churches of Pat- ton are uniting to conduct the an- | nual Daily Vacation Bible School. | The dates set for the classes are | between June 8 and June 14. Sessions will be held in the var- {ious Patton churches, with the full schedule to be announced later. Two preparatory meetings have been held at which officers were elected, teachers chosen, and var- | ious other matters discussed. | Rev. Ralph Krouse, pastor of [the Methodist Church, has been named as Dean. Other officers | elected are Clarence Wlliams, the | treasurer, and Rita Blake, who is |to act as secretary. |4 Departments Listed Miss Betty Grant will supervise | the Intermediate Department; Mr, Clarence Williams. the Junior De- partment; Mrs. Julia Burley, the | Beginners Department ,and Mrs. Fannie McQuillen, the Primary De- | partment. Each of these persons | will have assistant teachers. | Prof. W. H. Fleming will have | charge of the handiwork for the | boys and Mrs. Plummer Harvey is to be in charge of girls’ handiwork. Closing Exercises June 14 The first session will be given over to registration, rally and as- signments. There will be closing exercises on the evening of June | 14 to which parents and friends will be invited. The Reverends Thomas McQuil- {len and Plummer Harvey will take [active parts in the work of the | school. OFFICER OPENINGS IN ARMY SERVICES | | The War Dept. desires that the | interim Army contain a capable volunteer Officer Corps balanced with respect to the distribution of | military occupational specialties, | grade and arm of service. To this | end, it is the policy of the depart- | ment that within current proce- | dure, National Guard, Reserve, WAC and warrant officers should be granted extended active duty to fill officer shortages below author- ized requirements within quotas es- tablished by the War Dept. Quotas Open in Many Arms Quotas have been allotted to 19 different services. For all neces- information relatives 1 : Bl arding elegibility and appli- cation, contact Sgt. Noel Richards, Army Recruiting Station, Munici- pal Bldg., Patton, Pa., between the hours of 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m., Mon- day through Saturdays. GONTAGT SERVICE FOR VETS BEGINS The Veterans’ Administration, | Sub-Regional Office of Johnstown, | will inaugurate a contact service | on Friday of each week beginning | May 25, 1946, at Miners’ Hall, in | Barnesboro, between the hours of [9:30 a. m. and 4 p. m. The Contact Representative will { be prepared to interview veterans and their dependents on questions pertaining to pensions. hospitali- | zation, out-patient treatment, loans | and various problems with which the Veteran is confronted. Since the cessation of hostilities Veterans have been more or less at a loss to know just what to do or where to get the proper atten- tion. The Federal employee assign- ed to the service is in a position to give the right answer and advice, thus relieving the Veteran or his family from the confusion that has existed. JULIA ROMAN IS BRIDE OF CARROLLTOWN MAN | | | | SS. Peter & Paul's Greek Cath- Rev, Ralph Krouse, Methodist | NEW SCOTT AIR PAK VIEWED BY COUNCIL | | The Joseph A. Holmes Safety | Council meeting at Barnesboro last | week was the scene of demonstra- tions of the new Scott Air Pak, a breathing apparatus which uses filtered compressed air. The device, which may prove in- valuable in rescue work, is now before the U. 8S. Bureau of Mines for approval. | Dennis J. Keenan, 15th Bitumin- | ous District mine inspector, spoke on precautionary work that should be taken before men enter the pits after a prolonged idle period. ALL EXSERVICEMEN ASKED TO TURN OUT FOR MEMORIAL RITE Parade Next Thursday to Begin Moving at 9 A. M.; PHS Band to Take Part The Memorial Day Services in Patton next Thursday will be fea- tured by one of the largest parades held in this community for many years. This event will be followed by a Memorial Day Service at the Veterans’ of Foreign Wars lot on the corner of Fourth and Magee Avenues. War veterans are requested to turn out in uniform next Thursday, whether or not they belong to a local veterans’ organization. Church Services This Sunday Memorial Church Services will be held in SS. Peter & Paul's Greek Catholic Church this Sunday evening, May 26. The Patton High School Band, American Legion, Veterans of For- eign Wars, Patton Fire Co, and the Public and Parochial School child- ren will take part in the parade, which is to begin at § a. m. sharp. Rev. Thomas McQuillen, pastor, Patton Baptist Church, will be in charge of the program at the VFW lot immediately after the parade. Order of Parade Here The order of parade in Patton consists of nine phases, as follows: 1. Band assembles at Palmer House Corner with post colors. 2. Start moving at 9 a. m. 3. Pick up Legion and proceed east on Magee to Fourth. 4. Pick up VFW and Fire Co. 5. Go north on Fourth to Palmer. 6. West on Palmer to Sixth. 7. South on Sixth, pick up Paro- chial School children. 8. East on Beech, pick up Public School child- 10. East on Magee to VFW lot foi ary iE Brae pa le Dp! Og TS or the Si the VFW lot is as follows: Rev. Thomas McQuillen, pastor Baptist Church, in charge; Star Spangled Banner, PHS Band; In- vocation, Rev. Ralph Krouse, pas- tor Patton Methodist Church; Reading, Rev. Plummer Harvey, pastor Presbyterian Church; Mem- orial Day Address, Rev. Father Ru- pert Stadtmiller, OSB, pastor St. Mary's Church; Benediction, Rev. Alexis Horvath, OSB, pastor of St. George's Church; America, group singing led by Miss Yvonne Yerger, accompanied by PHS Band. The Band and Fire Co. then will return the children to their schools and the band will go to Fairview Cemetery in the school bus. COMMUNITY GROUP | The officials of the Community [ Assn. of the Carrolls have an- | nounced that the public meeting of | that group originally scheduled for | Friday of last week will be held | this Thursday evening, May 23, at 8:30 p. m. (DST). The meeting is to | be held in the Muncipal Bldg. in | Carrolltown. The pupose of this meeting will | be the nomination of permanent | officers and a board of directors | for the organization, Urge All to Attend All persons who are interested in CAPT, VAN ZANDT Former Congressman and former commander-in-chief of the Veter- | ans of Foreign Wars of the United | States James E. VanZandt was | a guest speaker at an open meet- | ing of the John Lipple Post 4315, | Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ash-| ville, Tuesday evening at 8:30 in | the church hall. Mr. VanZandt is now a captain | in the Naval Reserve and will go | on the inactive list this coming September. He spoke on current legislation in Washington, D. C.,| in regard to the needs of veterans. | GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER DISTRICT PITS AS DEADLOCK LASTS Whether or Not Miners Return to Work in This Area Is Problemetical The U. S. Government seized the soft coal mines on Tuesday, but has no immediate assurances that the miners will continue at work when the strike truce expires on Saturday. In fact, in this section only a few of the miners have gone back to work at all. Voicing the traditional “no con- | tract, no work” sentiment, UMW locals in this area have indicated they will await word from Presi- dent John L. Lewis before return- ing to the pits which they left eight weeks ago. James Mark, District 2 United Mine Workers president, has with- held comment on the government seizure of the mine due to lack of | notification of the move. It is customary for local unions | to call special sessions to map plans for future action when there | is an announcement like this, and | some meetings already have been | scheduled. Says Conditions Look Black The sharpest declaration in the | new development came Tuesday night when Mike Honus, secretary- | treasurer of District 4, in Pitts- burgh, said: “If the government PLANS COMPLETED ASHVILLE SPEAKER FOR MEMORIAL RITE BY LEGIONS SUNDAY Arrangements Made to Handle Crowd of 10,000 People at Annual Affair Plans have been completed by | the Cambria County American Le- | Y© gion Committee for their annual Memorial Day services, which are to be held this coming Sunday at the Ebensburg Fairgrounds, begin- ning at 2:30 p. m. Maj.-Gen. Thomas J. Hanley Jr., former commander of the Army | Air Forces in the China-India area {and one of the most able speake rs in the Nation, has been secured as the principal speaker. It is expected that at least 19 American Legion posts will take art’ in the affair, which is expect- ed to be the largest yet held. Tabloid Nearly Constructed Workmen have nearly complet- ed the construction of a large tab- | loid for the services. A large light- ed cross has been placed in the center of the stage in the arena, and it is flanked on one side by a special altar from St. Francis Col- lege, representing the Catholic faith, and on the other by a Star of David, representing the Jewish faith. A small white cross has been placed in the foreground in mem- | ory of every serviceman from this | county who gave up his life in World Wars I and II. Floral con- tributions will be placed at the side of the stage. To Personify Lincoln A highlight of the program will be the personification of Abraham Lincoln by Rev. John R. Thomas, pastor of Ebensburg Congregation- al Church. Walter Stinson is gen- | | eral chairman of the exercises Special music is to be provided | by Mrs. Helen Evans, Ebenshurg; the Ebensburg-Cambria High Band | and several mixed choruses. Participants in the pageant, in- cluding bands, colors of the Ameri- can Legion posts in the county, and representatives of other veter- ans’ organizations, will assemble in | front of the grandstand at 2:15 and | march to the arena. POPPY SALE HERE T0 START TODAY There is a story behind every | one of the little red poppies which [the citizens of Patton will wear in honor of the war dead, on Sat- urday, May 25th, Poppy Day. Small boys will knock on your door Thursday and Friday with the | poppies in their hands, and ask ur contribution. | Each poppy is different and has {its own story, explained Mrs. John | J. Haluska, president of Walter | McCoy Unit of the American Le- | gion Auxiliary, which is complet- | ing preparations for observance of | Poppy Day here. | The poppies have been received | from Aspinwall where they were made by disabled veterans of both | world wars. As they are made by { hand, no two flowers are exactly | | alike. Some come from the hands | of men who were hurt 28 years | ago in the battles of the frst world | war. Others have been shaped by | young veterans, injured in Europe or in the Pacific. Buy the poppies. It enables the disabled veterans to earn money. DS TO BE GIVEN ~~ FREEFAIR TICKETS { Sept. 3 Children 's Day at 1946 Ebensburg Fair; Plans Are Announced | Approximately 50,000 children | will be issued free tickets to at- [tend the Cambria County Fair on | Children’s Day, Sept. 3, according |to an announcement made by | Walter Good, chairman in charge | of promotion and advertising for the Ebensburg event. Mr. Good says the association is making plans to accomodate a | crowd of 40,000 people on the open- |ing day of the Fair—Labor Day, Sept. 2. The fair will continue | throughout Labor Day week. [ $8,000 Worth of Free Acts | Over $8,000 worth of free acts have been signed up already for the 1946 event, Good says. He also | reports that applications for iive- stock exhibits have been coming in steadily and that all of the exhibi- | SENIORS GRADUATE AT GRAND THEATRE ON TUESDAY NIGHT | ommentator Robert Kazmayer to Address Patton High School Exercises | | | | Patton High School will gradu- ate its 49th class of Seniors at commencement exercises at the Grand Theatre on Tuesday even- ing, May 28. The class this year numbers 75 students. | Featuring the exercises will be an address by Robert Kazmeyer, writer, news commentator and lec- turer of world events, who will choose as his topic, “We Face the | Future.” He is unique among speakers on the platform today |and has traveled extensively in | practically all parts of the world. Mr. Kazmayer has been a foreign | correspondent for a number of years, a newspaper columnist and | news commentator, editor and | churchman. Program in 2 Parts The program Tuesday evening is | to be in two parts as follows: Processional, Class of '46. Ac- | companist, Mrs. Gladys Greene. | Part I | Theme, “Which Way, America.” | Introductory remarks by Rodney | Winslow. | Scene I, “America on Its Way.” | Solo, “By the Waters of Minne- | tonka,” George Sever. “Indian | Thanksgiving Dance,” Helen Dub- | yak, Mary Jane Nagle, Ruth Bak- | er, Rita Rubright, Susan Tomallo, Mary L. Rieg, Olive Sutton, Ger- | aldine Nagle. Director, Miss Agnes | Connell; accompanist, Teresa Ma- kovich. | “Indian Braves,” Donald Cossi- | tor, Donald Forsythe, David Kelly, Robert Gill, Joseph Lacue, Ben Mc- | Nulty, Fred Milanesi, Pat Sheehan, John Schissler, Ray Luzier, Ray Vezza, Bob Callahan, William Lit- zinger, Jay Williams. | Scene 2, “This Is My Country.” Introductory remarks by William Anderson. Speakers in the order of their | appearance, Mary Sue Warner, Doris Smith, Ramona Yahner, Rita Neibauer, Rita Estep, Betty Luzier, takes over we will await orders from Lewis and will not act other- | tors’ booths in the large building | Romayne Boyle, Peggy Pettorini. |on the fairgrounds have been re-| Chorus, “This Is My Country,” i quested. County Sportsmen plan to | Betty Jenkins, Grace Falatic, Anne ren. 9. South on Fifth to Magee. |. olic Church, Patton, was the scene | the development of the association of a pretty double-ring ceremony | are urged to attend. It is also re- Sundav morning when Julia |Ported that this meeting will have Roman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | @ Special interest to veterans who Mike Roman of Patton R. D., be-| Plan to build homes under the GI came the bride of John Weakland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Weak- | land of Carrolltown. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Rita Weakland, a | sister of the bridegroom, and Leo | Kerchenske, both of Carrolltown, were the attendants. The bride was attired in a light blue dress with a fingertip veil and carried a bouquet of sweet peas and calla lilies. Her attendant wore a pink dress with fingertip veil and carried yellow snapdragons. After the ceremony a wedding dinner was served at the Roman home to 28 guests. The newlyweds then left of a trip to Detroit and Canada, after which they will re- side in Cleveland, O., where both are employed. HASTINGS PARK ASSN. PLANNING FOR BAZAR Hastings Community Park Asso- ciation will sponsor a country ba- zar in its park and playground at Slickport on the outskirts of Has- tings on Memorial Day. The affair will get under way immediately af- ter the field mass to be celebrated in St. Bernard's cemetery. Pro- ceeds from the affair will go to purchase of playground equipment. Seven men were arrested Thurs- day evening at a carnival spon- sored by Gallitzin Volunteer Fire Co. on charges of operating gamb- ling devices. Four county detec- tives and four State policemen made the arrests. DETECTIVES RAID CARNIVAL | Bill of Rights. | | MOTHER-DAUGHTER FETE | IS HELD AT ST. BENEDICT | Approximately 70 persons were [in attendance at the St. Benedict | Presbyterian Church's Ladies’ Aid | Society annual Mother's Day ban- quet recently. After the dinner, a | program was presented in the base- | ment of the church. During the program, Mrs. John Hunter, oldest mother present, and Mrs. Cecelia Ream, Gold Star Mother, were presented flowers. Miss Ann Symons and Mesdames Chester Bradford, Cecelia Ream and Clair Caldwell were in charge of arrangements for the affair. MANY VETS ENROLLED FOR SUMMER SCHOOL About 90 percent of the present enrollment at St. Francis College, Loretto, will reregister for summer sessions, according to an announ- cement by school officials, Over 80 percent of the enroll- ment at the institution is compos- ed of discharged servicemen, and nearly all of these desire to “make time” in their studies this summer. Registrations are being received daily by the school’s registrar at Science Hall on the campus. ATTENTION VETERANS! Servicemen and exservicemen, whether or not they belong to any veterans organization, are urged to participate in Memorial Day services to be held in North Cam- bria towns next Thursday. wise. Conditions in the coal region look mighty black.” He expressed doubt that the miners would take up work again for a new govern- ment boss as long as they do not have a contract. Third Time Since 1943 The official seizure of the mines by the government came at 1:01 a. nm. on Wednesday. I Several locals have stated that they will await reports on the full terms of any agreement made be- tween the government and Lewis before returning to the pits. FOR CARROLLTOWN Memorial Day Services in Car- | MRS. LOTTIE MURRAY EXPIRES ON MONDAY Death claimed Mrs. Lottie Min- erva (Unger) Murray, 73, of 900 Fith Ave., Patton, at 6:43 p. m. on Monday. She had been ill but a short time, having suffered a heart attack last week. . Murray was the mother of two well-known physicians — Dr. John Allen Murray of Patton, and Dr. Richard C. Murray, a captain in the Army medical corps who was stationed in the Philippines. Another son, George W. Murray, Patton, also survives. She was born in Sinking Springs, daughter of Allen S. and Amanda Elizabeth Ruth Unger. She and Dr. Valesius A. Murray, who died in 1937, were married on Sept. 29, 1898. Her husband was also a well- | take over Building 9. Harness Racing Scheduled A heavy program of harness racing also is being arranged by | the organization. | In addition to Children’s Day on | Sept. 3, the following days have | been set: American Legion Day, | Saturday, Sept. 7; Johnstown Day, Sept. 2; Northern Cambria Day, | | | | Sept. 4, and Atoona Day, Sept. 5. ‘MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR SPANGLER | Memorial services will be held in | direction of Lynn Wetherson Am- | erican Legion Post 569, on Thurs- | day, May 30th. The memorial ad- | dress at Spangler will be delivered | by Attorney Arnold D. Smorto, DIAl DITC or | MEMORIAL RITE SET | Burks County, on July 19, 1872, a | Spangler and Nicktown under the | | rolltown next Thursday will begin | with a high mass for the deceased | | war veterans of the area at 9 a. m. | [in St. Benedict's Catholic Church. | | Following this, Rev. Father Fla- vian Yelinko will deliver a short address at the honor roll and other | appropriate exercises will be held. A parade, in which veterans, the CHS Band, the school children, Legion Auxiliary and the Carroll- | town Fire Co. will take part, will follow. Services will be held in St. Bene- | dict at about 10:30 a. m. (DST), with a parade of school children | and veterans to the honor roll. A | speaker also has been scheduled for rites to be conducted there. Bakerton at 11 Standard Time | Memorial Day observances ‘in | Bakerton will begin with a parade of school children, veterans, and | other organizations, from the Bak- | erton school to the honor roll, sch- | eduled to arrive afi the latter place at 11 a. m. (Standard Time). Bakerton students have arrang- ed a short program, after which an address will be given by an out- standing speaker and rites con- | can Legion Post. | NEW WOMEN OF MOOSE | CHAPTER IS INSTALLED | AT GALLITZIN SUNDAY 1 | A new chapter of the Women of the Moose was installed at Gallit- | zin on Sunday afternoon. A charter | for the organization was secured, | and 68 members took the obliga- | tion. | Ebensburg Women of the Moose | chapter was in charge of the cere- | monies, which took place at the Midway Cafe in Gallitzin. | James McGuire of Cresson was | moster of ceremonies for the event, with other officials of the Loyal | Order of Moose from this area also | taking part. The new group chose Mrs. Made- line Buck of Gallitzin as Senior Regent for the ensuing year. [ | | 2 FORMER PORTAGE MEN KILLED BY CAR | George DeArment Sr. and Geo- | rge DeArment Jr. aged 41 and 21, | were killed Saturday night when | struck by a car while walking near their home in Edgemere, Md., near Baltimore. Death of the two occur- ed exactly two weeks after the | death of their father and grand- father, James DeArment, former | high constable of Portage, who ex- | pired on May 4. SANATORIUM WORKER DIES Otto Strike, 69, a veteran em- | ployee at the State Sanatorium at Cresson died suddenly early Mon- day morning at the institution. He had been employed as an engineer. ducted by the Carrolltown Ameri- | tend, | gave a brief summary of the things the @ssociation has accomplished. known county physician. Two daughters preceded her in death—Mildred G. Murray, who ex- pired in 1930, and Amanda Eliza- beth Ruth Murray, who died in 1889 Mrs. Murray was almost a life- long Patton resident and was a members of the Trinity Methodist Church of Patton and of the Order of Eastern Star 268, Patton. Funeral services will be conduct- ed at the Murray residence Friday at 2:00 p. m. by Rev. Ralph Krouse, pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Fair- view Cemetery. | LARGE CROWD ATTENDS PRINCE GALLITZIN P-T A MEET AT ST. AUGUSTINE he St. Augustine Hall was crowded to capacity with teachers, directors, parents and friends at the May meeting of the Prince Gallitzin P.-T. A. A communication was received by the group from the Cambria County Fair Assn. stating that Sept. 3 would be the day for the | teachers and school children to at- after which Miss Garrett Best wishes for a successful term were extended Mrs. Raymond Meloy, Loretto, who took over the presidency of the organization at the meeting. She has served as sec- retary for two years. Highlight of the evening was the showing by J. E. Long, supervising principal of the Prince Gallitzin district, of “Sun Valley Seranade.” Anthony Potoschsky also enter- tained with his accordion. The next meeting of the group is scheduled for Munster in Septem- ber. EX-GOVERNOR TENER DIES Ex-Governor John K. Tener, 82, governor of Pennsylvania from 1911 to 1915, and president of the National League from 1913 to 1918 died in Pittsburgh Sunday after a two weeks’ illness. Tener also was a player with the Chicago Nation- als from 1888 to 1890 and achieved considerable success as a pitcher. STATE POLICE SAY BE READY FOR EMERGENCY Speed and driving to the left of the highway top lists of causes of automobile accidents. Warm weather and dry high- ways invite high speed; high speed causes emergencies, and emergencies many times result in crashes. Drive your car at a reasonable speed and be ready for any emergency. Make your driving’ a full-time job and be on the alert at all times. | and that at Nicktown hy Attorney C. Randolph Myers. The ex-service- | men, meeting at the Legion Home |at 8 a. m., will hold short Memor- Ei Services at St. Patrick’s and | proceed to Nicktown, where a pa- | rade and Memorial services will be | conducted. | After returning from Nicktown | to Spangler a parade will form at | the high school building and move [to the American Legion Memorial | Park where the following program | will be held: Honor guests, Gold Star Moth- ers; The Star Spangled Banner, Spangler High School Band; Invo- cation, Rev. Father Adalbert: Se- lection, Band; Reading, Eddie Boo- thman; Address, Attorney Arnold D. Smorto; Selection, Band; Ben- ediction, Rev. J. Earle Bassler; Me- morial Services, Amercian Legion Post, 569. PLEA FOR FOOD BACKED Members of the Cambria County American Legion Committee dur- ing a meeting Tuesday night in Barnesboro American Legion home voted to support Herbert Hoover's plea for the conservation of food. In addition to appealing to mem- bers of all the Legion Posts in the county to conserve food so that the starving people in war-ravished countries may live, the county Le- gion decided to eliminate the serv- ing of lunches at meetings during the present emergency. Bernard Seifert, county chair- man, was in charge of the meet- ing, which was one of the largest of the year. COLVER R. D. 4-H CLUB PLANNING BREAKFAST The Colver R. D. 4-H Fun-to- Cook Club, at a recent meeting at the home of Mary M. Jones, the group leader, completed plans for a breakfast at the next meeting to be held at 1 p. m, (DST) Friday, May 31. Officials of the club have been installed as follows: Elaine Kuhn, president; Joann Davis, vice presi- dent; Helen Kuhn, secretary; Mar- jorie Griffith, treasurer; Lorene Griffith, publicity; Dorothy Lute, song leader, and Helen Lute, game leader. MIKE KOKLA REENLISTS Michael Kokla, 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. Metro Kokla of Bakerton, has reenlisted in the Army as a corporal. He previously had served from Jan. 8, 1942, to Oct., 1945, and spent 43 months overseas. Cpl. Kokla was employed for 8 years {bY Peale, Peacock & Kerr, St. | Benedict, as a miner. {| Holy Cross cemeteries, and then | L. Cooper, Anna M. Baker, Bertha Williams, Geraldine Nagle, Rita Blake, Alberta Kielbowick, Cecelia Skrodinsky, Virginia Thomas, Ei- leen Klemann, Clara Gionfriddo. ‘Scene 3, “Listen, America.” In- troductory remarks by Thomas Brown. Speakers in the order of their e, William Young, Al Ralph Karlheim, Alfred Noel, Ed- ward Solomon, James Carl. Chorus, “It’s Your Land and My Land,” Francis Bloom, George Sev- er, Paul Winslow, Richard Long, Sam Yannitelli, Henry McConnell, William Swanhart, Pat Adams, James Dluzansky, Darrel Little, | James McHugh, Richard Lacey, | Edward Gray. Director of Choruses, Yvonne O. Yerger, accompanist, Mrs. Clifton Deringer. | Part II | Vocal selections, Girl's Chorus (“Symphony” and “My Task”), di- | rected by John Semonich, accom- | panied by Teresa Maykovich. | Address, “We Face the Future,” | Dr. Robert Kazmayer. | Presentation of American Legion | Awards. Presentation of Awards, Super- vising Principal W, M. Bosserman. Presentation of Diplomas, Dr. B. J. Overberger. Recessional, Class. Accompanist, Mrs. Glayds M. Greene. 3 Vets Graduate With Class Also graduated with the class on ratings won by previous High School records and Military Ser- vice will be Michael Brinzo, George Cox and Peter Melko. Roll of Class of ’46 Following are the students who will graduate from Patton High School with this year’s class. Patrick Adams, William Ander- son, Anna Mae Baker, Ruth Baker, Rita Blake, Francis Bloom, Ro- mayne Boyle, Thomas Brown, Lec Baranik, Robert Callahan, James Carl, Anne Louise Cooper, Donald Cossitor, Helen Dubyak, James Dluzansky, Rita Estep, Grace Fal- atic, Donald Forsythe. Clara Gionfriddo, Betty Gardner, Alfred Gill, Robert Gill, Eddie Grey, Betty Anne Jenkins, Ralph Karlheim, Albert a Kielbowick, Dona Jane Kutruff, Eileen Kle- mann, David Kelly, Joseph Lacue, Darrel Little, William Litzinger, Richard Long, Betty Luzier, Ray Luzier, Gretchen McCann. James McHugh, Benedict Mc- Nulty, Esther McNulty, Henry Mc- Connell, Theresa Maykovich, Fred Milanesi, Geraldine Nagle, Mary Jane Nagle, Rita Niebauer, Alfred Noel, Peggy Pettorini, Eleanor Psioda, Mary Louise Rieg, Rita Rubright, Patrick Sheehan, George Sever, Timothy Sheehan, John Schissler. Cecelia Skrodinsky, Doris Smith, Edward Solomon, William Swan- hart, Olive Sutton, Virginia Thomas, Susan Tomallo, Bertha Williams, Mary Warner, Hglen Marie Weise, Paul Winslow, Rod- ney Winslow, Reymond Vezza, Ra- mona Yahner, Samuel Yannitelli, William Young, Richard Lacey, Jay Williams, George Cox, Michael Brinzo and Peter Melko. EARLY PAPER NEXT WEEK Due to the Memorial Holiday falling on Thursday of next week and in order to afford ad- vertisers an advantage, the Union Press-Ceurier will be pub- lished on Tuesday of next week. All correspondents, advertisers and contributors must have copy in this office no later than Mon- day evening for insertion. PRINS I NINI ISIS SSIS
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