NORTH CAMBRIA’'S BEST AND LARGEST WEEKLY Reflecting the Interests of All the Communities of It’s Coverage. UNION PRESS-COURIER RECOGNIZED MEDIUM OF UNION LABOR INTERESTS Jentral Press and King Features Pictorial, Comics, Sports Services VOL 53. NO.36. <==9 ALL ENLISTED MEN T0 GET TERMINAL LEAVE ALLOWANCE Servicemen “of Both Past and Future Affected by New Approved Ruling Three movements have happened in Washington this week that have direct bearing on the present GI, the discharged serviceman and woman and the man who still is to serve in the armed forces. Draft Continued Congress continued the draft law Tuesday and voted pay boosts for servicemen after notification from the Army that it will draft nobody in July and August. The draft bill continues the act in force until next Mar. 31, bans the induction of 18-year-olds, while still requiring them to register, and requires the discharge of draftees after 18 months’ service at their request. [The pay increase bill is estimat- ed to cost $632,000,000 a year, It provides raises ranging from 50 percent for buck privates and ap- prentice seamen to 10 percent for high-ranking officers. Terminal Leave Pay Secretary of War Patterson on Tuesday ordered, when Congress approves, that enlisted men get ac- cumulated leave credits looking toward terminal leave pay like of- ficers receive, and to this end he directed that they be permitted to accumulate credit for unused fur- lough time. This will mean a tidy sum for many former members of the armed forces. ‘Liberalized’ Army Army regulations prohibiting so- cial contacts between officers and enlisted men were abolished by Patterson, and 12 of the 14 recom- mendations of the Doolittle com- mittee were approved. The war secretary refused to abandon the terms ‘“‘enlisted man” and “officer” but eliminated the hand salute outside Army posts, permitted of- ficers and men and their ladies to meet on the same social basis and gave the Army, from the stand- point of the enlisted man, a much more attractive proposition. JEAN KUTRUFF, JOSEPH DAVIS MARRIED AT ST. LAWRENCE SATURDAY Miss Jean Kutruff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kutruff of St. Lawrence, became the bride of Joseph Davis, son of Mrs. Joseph Davis of St. Augustine, at a nup- tial high mass sung by Rev. Father e bride, was best man. Brides maids were Misses Shirley Kruise and Miss Edwina Davis, sister of the bridegroom. Ushers were Paul O'Leary and George Davis, while Shirley Ann Hoover acted as the flower girl. The bride wore a white nylon chiffon gown and finger-tip veil. She carried white calla lillies and baby’s breath. The maid of honor wore a blue gown and shoulder- length veil and carried pink roses and baby’s breath. Bridesmaids were attired in yellow gowns with matching hats and the flower girl was dressed in white and carried mixed flowers. A dinner was served to 75 guests at the home of the bride's parents. The newlyweds then left on a wed- ding trip to Niagara Falls and Montreal, Canada, and upon their wreturn will reside in Patton. Mr. ‘Davis is employed by the Hotch & Son Wholesale Co., Altoona. H. E. HENNEMAN BUYS PATTON TAXI CONCERN Patton's taxi stand now has a new owner—H. E. Henneman of Indiana. Mr. Henneman also is new owner of the lunch room on the corner of Fifth and Magee Aves. which 1s known as the Taxi Diner. The diner opened last Saturday night. Mr. Henneman owns and oper- ates clean comfortable cars. His son, Arthur, who owns three taxi cabs in Barnesboro, may be called if the Patton cabs are not avail- able. PATTON SUFFERS AGAIN FROM FLOODED STREAM Last Friday morning, after an- other heavy rainfall, Patton again suffered considerable damage in the Little Chest Creek area. The bridge on West Magee Ave., near Hoppel's Mill, was closed off when the raging torrents washed out the street at the east side of the bridge. Damage also was considerable to gardens and even to repair work that had been done by residents to damage inflicted on their proper- ties a week previous. MINER'S DEATH ACCIDENTAL Coroner Paul J, Wills has an- nounced that no inquest will be held in the death of Ben Wilkinson, Blandburg miner killed by a fall of rock two weeks ago. Wills has re- ceived a report from State Mine Inspector R. E. George. STATE POLICE SAY BE SURE TO SIGNAL Nearly every State requires drivers to give signals. Pennsyl- vania’s Motor Vehicle Code re- quires all drivers when starting, stopping or turning from a direct line, to signal by the hand and arm — unless equipped with a mechanical signal device — if pedestrians or automobiles are affected by the movement. Ex- perienced drivers always give signals clearly and in plenty of time to warn the driver behind whenever they are going to turn, stop or pull out of line. | was held at the home of the bride's FLOOD SUFFERERS URGED TO REGISTER Families who were affected by the recent floods in this section and who are planning to seek dis- aster relief from the Red Cross are urged to register by this Saturday. They may register from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. at the Patton office of the Clearfield Branch, 2nd floor of the First National Bank Bldg., or at Barnesboro office of Susquehan- na Branch, 2nd floor of Heuther's Restaurant Bldg. REV. W. |, GOOL T0 BE ORDAINED Rev, William I. Cool, new pastor of the Trinity Episcopal Church at Patton and the St. Thomas Epis- copal Church at Barnesboro, will be ordained into the priesthood on Tuesday, July 16, at 10 a. m. at the Barnesboro church. The ceremonies are to be con- ducted by Bishop Pardue of the Pittsburgh Diocese of the Epis- copal Church, who will be assisted by several other priests. Rev. Cool replaces Rev. C. Albert Thomas, who retired recently. He and his wife and son are at present residing in Carrolltown, and expect to move to Barnesboro as soon as the parsonage is vacated. COUNTY RANKS FIRST IN GUN REGISTRATION More souvenir guns have been registered in this country than in any of the other 24 Western Penn- sylvania Counties under the juris- diction of W. F'. Cunningham, in- vestigator for the Alcohol Tax Unit. Registration of souvenir wea- pons of the automatic type, all short-barrelled rifles and shotguns, pistols with shoulder stocks, silen- cers and mufflers, and semi-auto- matics that can be shifted to full- automatics must be registered ac- cording to the National Firearms Registration Act. 51 Guns Registered in County A total of 51 guns have been registered in this county in 1946 out of a total of 175 in the 24- county area, No guns have been registered in Indiana County. L. E. Ross and L. A. Grove are assisting registrations throughout the county, with offices in the U. S. Postoffice Bldg., Johnstown. Per- sons having weapons such as these are urged to contact the Alcohol Tax Office there, There is no charge for registration and no ol §¢ d ma BEATRICE M’WILLIAMS BRIDE HERE SATURDAY On Saturday, June 22, the Pres- byterian Manse, Patton, was the scene of the marriage of Miss Bea- trice - MacWilliams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, William MacWilliams of Summerhill, and Charles T. O'Hara, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse O'Hara of Smithport. Rev. Plum- mer R. Harvey officiated. The candlelight ceremony took place before an improvised altar decorated with pink peonies and | was witnessed by the immediate families and friends. Mrs. John CHECKWEIGHMEN NAMED AT COLVER Baldo Vicini and John Hulgus were named checkwieghmen at the Colver mine by members of Local Union 860, United Mine Workers of America, at an election held re- cently at the Union Hall there, ac- cording to an announcement by the local’s officials. Other candidates for the jobs were Joe Spandola Gonzalez and James Sloan. The Colver local boasts one of the largest member- ships in District 2, UMWA. UTILITY PURCHASE $300,000 Substation Will Be Erected in County After Penelec Takes Over Arrangements are nearly com- pleted for the Pennsylvania Elec- tric Co. to purchase the Pennsyl- vania Electric Co., the concern now supplying electric power to most of Northern Cambria County. The final barrier was removed when the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the pur- chase, which involves a cash con- sideration of $42,451,000. Phil E. Harris, Penelec presi- dent, says that his company ex- pects to take over by Monday of next week. | New Substation at Revloc After the purchase, Penelec is expected to go through with the vash improvement program plan- ned by the Penn Edison Co. This includes the erection of the 5,000 kilowatt substation near Revloc, installation of a third high-tension wire into the country and 300 more miles of rural electric lines. Also planned by Pened was the construction of a 45-000 kilowatt substation costing $300,000 at a site, in Cambria County yet to be chosen. It is estimated that the a change in rates planned by Penelec will re- sult in savings of $175,000 annually to the 70,386 customers now served by Penn Edison. IGNATZ BELTOWSKI KILLED AT RICH HILL A Rich. Hill Coal Co. miner, Ignatz Beltowski, 62, of Susque- hanna Twp., was crushed to death about 8:30 a. m. Friday when he MacWilliams of Marsteller played the wedding march and accom- | panied Mrs, John Nelson of South | Fork, who sang “O Promise Me” | and “Sweetest Story Ever Told.” Mr. and Mrs. Ernest O'Hara of Smithport, brother and sister of the couple, were attendants. The bride wore a gray gabardine suit with white blouse and white accessories and carried gardenias. Her attendant wore a navy blue suit with pink blouse and carried pink and yellow roses. After the ceremony a reception brother in Marsteller and a dinner served in the parlors of the Pres- byterian Church, Marsteller. Mrs. O'Hara is a graduate of Heilwood High and was employed by Koppers Co., Portage. Her hus- band graduated from Montgomery Twp. High at Arcadia and served in the ETO with the 178th Field Arty, participating in the invasion of Normandy and the Bulge. He is employed by Prushnak Coal Co. The couple will reside in Smith- port after a wedding trip to Nia- gara Falls and Canada. HOSPITAL GRADUATES HONORED AT DINNER Members of the 1946 class of graduates at the Miners’ Hospital School of Nursing at Spangler were honor guests at a banquet held Wednesday evening of this week in the Central Hotel, Carroll- town. The banquet was sponsored by the Nurses Alumnae Assn. of the school, of which Mrs. Emma Wes- ner is president. Committee heads in charge of the affair were as follows: Miss Sophia Kortz, to purchase gifts for graduates; Mrs. Bertha Klaswich, decorations; Miss Mary Lou Green, hotel arrangements, and Miss Hazel Everetts, invita- tions. ASHVILLE R. D. COUPLES WEDDED FOR 51 YEARS Fifty-first wedding anniversaries were observed on June 17 by two Ashville R. D. couples who have lived on adjoining farms ever since they were married. The couples are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Storm and Mr, and Mrs. John Grove. They were married at the St. Augustine Catholic Church on June 17, 1895, by Rev. Father John J. Ludden. Both the Groves and the Storms held open house on their anniver- saries and completed the day by visiting each other. was caught between a mine car d. th of the mine. He ribbing as accidental by Coroner Paul J. Wills of Loretto after conferring with Mine Inspector Dennis Keen- an of Barnesboro. Member of Hastings Local The deceased was a member of Hastings Local 393, UMW; Polish- American Lodge; Holy Name So- ciety of St. Bernard's Church; the LOOM, Lodge 252, and the Nation- al Slovak Society. He is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Johanna (Chura) Belt- owski, and these children: Mrs. Marie Geisler, Barnesboro; Fred, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Catherine Chura, Hastings; Mrs. Anette Rog- ers, New York, and a foster son, James, Barnesboro. Services were held in St. Ber- nard’s Church at 9 a. m. Tuesday, with burial in the church cemetery. PATTON PASTOR FETED AT GATHERING JUNE 20 Rev. Plummer Harvey, pastor of the Patton Presbyterian Church, was honor guest at a program pre- sented at his home last Thursday by the Women’s Missionary Society of the Glen Campbell Presbyterian Church, of which Rev. Harvey for- merly was pastor. Miss Ida Murray was in charge of the program. Miss Mildred Heist of Patton told of the work of the Westmins- ter Guild of the Patton church, and Mrs. Ralph Good represented the Patton Ladies‘ Aid Society. A business meeting was conduct- ed by Mrs. E. M. Diefenderfer of Glen Campbell, secretary of the society, and a social hour followed. GRAY BUS LINE HEARING IS HELD AT EBENSBURG The Public Utility Commission took additional testimony on an application of Joseph Gray, Span- gler, trading as the Gray Lines, for the right to operate a bus service from Marsteller to Johnstown by way of Nicktown at a meeting last week. Herman Lieberman, Pitts- burgh, was the examiner. Blue and White Lines, Altoona, who previously had protested the application, withdrew opposition recently. A representative of Hor- rell Bus Line of Saltsburg was at the hearing but presented no op- position to the proposed line. SEEKING DST LAW Members of Local 2633, United Steel Workers of America, are con- ducting a campaign to have the adoption or rejection of Daylight Saving Time put to a referendum vote each year. They are contact- ing legislators to attempt to have the plan written into law. SLEIGH INJURED IN MINE Samuel Sleight, 53, of Barnes- boro was treated at the Miners’ Hospital last Thursday for an in- jury to his left arm received while at work in the Duncan Spangler Coal Co. mine. O’CONNOR FORENSIC HEAD Albert L. O'Connor Jr., formerly of Loretto, now of Monessen, has been named chairman of the Penn- sylvania District of the National Forensic League. He is a son of Assemblyman Albert L. O'Connor. __ PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1946. AREA SUPERVISORY MINE EMPLOYES T0 ASK NLRB ELECTION Bargaining Rights Sought at Nearly All Large District Soft Coal Mines The United Clerical, Technical and Supervisory Employes union, a District 50 affiliate of the United Mine Workers, has filed petitions with the NLRB asking bargaining recognition at many area mines, including Colver, Heilwood and Barnes & Tucker operations. According] to an announcement by Charles R. Furguson, secretary. treasurer of the supervisory-cleri- cal union, petitions are being pro- cessed for filing with the regional National Labor Relations Board asking that collective bargaining representation elections be held at the mines. Operators Fight Negotiations Several hundred coal operators have joined in asking a District of Columbia Court for a restraining order on negotiations by the gov- ernment with the UMW on con- tracts covering foremen and cleri- cal employes. Bargaining rights are being ask- ed for at the mines listed below— as well as others not yet announ- ced, according to Furguson: Some Mines Listed Ebensburg Coal Co., Colver; Vin- ton Collieries, Vintondale; Johns- pa Coal & Coke Corp.; Red- ands Coal Co., Heilwood; Penn- sylvania Coal & Coke; Koppers Coal Division, Sonman; Barnes & Tucker; Rochester & Pittsburgh; Heisley Coal Co., Nanty-Glo, and Monroe Coal Co., Revloc. TORQUATO RENAMED TO HEAD DEMOCRATS John R. Torquato of Johnstown was reelected chairman of the Cambria County Democratic Com- mittee at a rather tumultous or- ganization meeting on Sunday af- ternoon at the Ebensburg Court- house. In being retained for a third term, he defeated Theodore Ott, Patton educator, by a vote of 167 to 125. / Opposition forces were headed by Sen. John J. Haluska, who afterwards declared he will contest the legality of the balloting on the ‘basis of whether 22 appointed com- mitteemen and women by the chair prior to the election was in order. Mis. Beattie-Vice Chai Twp. by a 159-117 vote. The vote was by secret ballot, the first held in this manner in a number of years. The session was heated throughout, and the com- mitteemen and women were in ses- sion for several hours before the final vote was accomplished. FREE KIDDIES’ DAY SET AT SPANGLER The Spangler Park Commission is sponsoring a “Free Kiddies Day” on July 4 at the new Spangler re- creation park, a treat made pos- sible for the children of Spangler by donations from the American Legion, Polish-American Legion, and the Spangler Fire Co. A parade will organize in front of the Lauderbach & Griest whole- sale establishment at 1 p. m. and will march to the park, where the children will be given tickets for ice cream, soft drinks, etc. Each one is asked to bring his own drinking cup. Prize for Youngest in Parade A prize will be awarded to the youngest baby in the parade. Other prizes will be given for racing, singing, whistling, cracker contest, and so forth. All workers have donated their services to make the day a big success. Several ladies and the Spangler Park Commission will be there all afternoon. There will be plenty of swings, see-saws and picnic tables avail- able. In case of rain ,this program will be postponed until July 7. Several men have been working at the park since the flood, prepar- ing it for the event. Several loads of sawdust have been scattered over the grounds. ATTORNEY FRED FEES OPPOSES PARDON PLEA Atty. Fred J. Fees of Carroll- town, first assistant district attor- ney, protested on behalf of District Attorney W. Stephen Mayer last Wednesday against a plea to the State Board of Pardons by George Henderson of Johnstown that his life sentence be commutated. Hen- derson was sentenced to be hanged in 1913 for the slaying of Fern Davis of Conemaugh, but his sen- tence was chaged to life. Atty. Fees also protested the clemency plea of G. A. Tokartchik of Johnstown, seeking a commuta- tion of a six to-12-year sentence on a morality charge. CONTRIBUTION IN ‘JOURNAL’ Richard Furgiuele of Mentcle, an active member and former officer of Local 7091, UMW, is the author of a poem entitled “Shuttle Car Boy” appearing in a recent issue of the United Mine Workers Journal. Mr. Furgiuele was a checkweigh- man for six years and now is em- ployed on a shuttle car. Nurses to Present Curtain The Nurses Alumnae Assn. of the Miners’ Hospital has announ- ced that it will present the hospital with a curtain for use in mater- nity ward, CEILINGS ON FOODS HELD IN OPA BILLS BY HOUSE TUESDAY Speaker Rayburn Predicts That Compromise Bill Will Be Signed by Truman The House Tuesday stamped its final approval, by a vote of 265 to 106, on the compromise OPA bill after defeating a last minute ef- fort to lift all price ceilings on dairy products and meat. The bill extending the price con- trol agency, but taking away some of its powers, then went to the Senate. Democratic Leader Bark- ley brought it up on the floor on Wednesday. Although Chester Bowles has de- nounced some features of the bill as “booby traps,” it is predicted by Speaker Rayburn of the House that President Truman will sign the legislation. Urges Passage Chairman Spence of the House banking committee declared before the House vote took place that if price control were killed outright “a disaster that is indescribable would come upon the American people.” The voting came after Rayburn took the floor to tell the House that unless they accepted the com- promise “there will be no OPA at all.” COLVER MEN INDUCTED Baldo Andrew Zampieri and James Fenchak, both of Colver, were inducted into the Army this month through Cambria County Draft Board No. 2, with head- quarters at Ebensburg. WEIGHT MUST BE GIVEN ON PARGEL In a test case before the State Dept. of Justice on provisions of the “Commodity Act of Pennsyl- vania,” the justice officials have concurred with the general opinion of Weights and Measures officials that the purchaser in all cases is entitled to know what is paid for. This specific opinion regards purchases made either by phone or personal contact from merchants or their representatives for deliv- ery at a later time and not weigh- ed, measured or counted in the presence of the purchaser, then placed in some package or contain- er and delivered or picked up. In sales of this kind, the mer- chant must either mark the pack- ° 0 net weight, measure or 1 § + a Cl |] 0! Ul > d SLA Le: ment clearly indicating such num- erical count, weight or measure. To Enforce Provisions Weights and Measures officials have been ordered to carry out and put into effect this provision of the law. This will cover such commodities as groceries, meats and vegetables ordered by phone of personal con- tact and not weighed or counted in the presence of the buyer when wrapped in paper, placed in bags, or put in some other container for delivery at a later time, Such must be either marked to show their net content in weight, measure or numerical count, or must have a statement of the same, MRS. MARY SENYITKO DIES AT HOME HERE Mrs. Mary Senitko, 60, wife of Michael Senyitko of Clearfield Twp., near Patton, expired Tues- day evening of last week. Funeral services were held at 9 a. m. Friday in St. George's Cath- olic Church, Patton, with a re- quiem high mass sung by Rev. Father Alexis Horvath, pastor. In- terment was in the church ceme- tery. Mrs. Senyitko was born June 20, 1885, in Hungary and came to this country when a small child. She was a member of the Catholic Slovak Union. Surviving are her husband and ning children: George, Andrew and Joseph, all of Cleveland, O.; John, Anthony and Peter, all of Patton, Steve, state of Washington; Mary, Pittsburgh; Cpl. Richard, with the Army in Korea. ROBERT DILLON WEDS LORETTO GIRL JUNE 18 A beautiful wedding ceremony | took place in St. Michael's Catholic Church, Loretto, June 18 at 8 a. m. when Esther McConnell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McConnell, became the bride of Robert T. Dil- 2, mine car at the operation holds about 3.2 tons of coal. 24, (Novak) of Spangler, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Santa Ana, Cal, on June 12, while at- tached to Navy Blimp Squadron in that state. He had been in the ; agin e Aug, 27, 1940. a. o sailor was Born ih Spang] on May 27, 1922. He is survived by his parents and the following bro- thers and sisters—Andrew, eva; Sister Aurelia and Sister Cla- rasine, both of St. Francis Con- vent, Joliet, Ill.; Mrs. Agnes Lita- vec, Johnson City, N. Y.; Joseph, Spangler, and Lawrence Jr., third class, Beach, Cal. MINERS WILL GET VACATION MONEY Soft coal miners are eligible for vacation payments under the new UMW - government contract, cording to Vice Adm. Ben Moreell, deputy fuels administrator, regard. less of whether they participated in the recent work stoppage. ac- All miners are entitled to pay- ments except under these condi- tions: That they had definitely sev- ered connections with their em- ployers prior to the strike or that they had been hired since negotia- tion of the government contract, HUGE MINE MOTOR PUT IN AT GOLVER 50-Ton Tandem Locomotive Is Able to Pull 25 Loaded Cars from Mine The Ebensburg Coal Co. has placed a huge mine trolly loco- motive at its mine in Colver—a 50- ton tandem which is able to pull 25 fully-loaded cars out of the pit’s 000-foot tunnel. The average The big mine motor consists of two 25-ton units harnessed togeth- er into a powerful 750-horsepower locomotive. There are six motors on the “50-tonner,” each capable of developing 125 horsepower. Only Motorman and Spragger The large locomotive is operated by only two men—the usual motor- man and spragger. It is equipped with an airbrake and electric and hand brakes and from front to rear measures 52 feet. The Colver mine operated with- out a single fatality last yea so far this year has had none. 2, mined since the last man was killed. Over 000,000 tons of coal have been Miners at the Colver pit change into work clothes at the bathhouse before going to work and are able to change clothes and clean up be- fore going home. About 1,000 men are employed. SPANGLER SAILOR KILLED ON CYGLE A-R 1st Class Michael Bahleda, son of Lawrence and Maria Ter Gen- with the Navy at Long The body arrived in Spangler on Friday of last week, with services being held at 9 a. m. Monday in St. John’s Catholic Church, Barnes- | boro, by Rev. Father Joseph Banik. | Burial was in the church cemetery. GRACE PLATT BRIDE OF JOHN C. TRIPP AT ST. GEORGE RECTORY Miss Grace Evelyn Platt, dau- ghter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Platt of Patton, was united in marriage with John Carroll Tripp, Mr. and Mrs. M. W, Tripp of Inter. vale, N. H., at 2:30 p. m. Saturday Rev. Father Alexis Horvath, pas- tor of St. George’s Catholic Church in Patton, performed the double- ring ceremony. son of The bride was attended by her sister, Bessie M. Platt, and Herdie M. Matchett of Johnstown served as best man. After the ceremony, a dinner was served at the home of the bride's parents, couple motored to Intervale to visit the groom’s parents. They will re- side in Patton. after which the Both the bride and groom are discharged World War II veterans, serving in the ETO. Mrs. Tripp is a graduate of Patton High and the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Pittsburgh. Her husband graduated from Intervale High and is now employed as an agent for Hobart Mfg. Co. in Altoona. ANNUAL JULY 4 PICNIC AT CHEST SPRINGS TO FEATURE BEEF MEALS The annual Fourth of July picnic at St. Monica's Church in Chest lon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin | springs this year will feature a Dillon of Patton. Rev. Father Dia- | chicken and beef dinner and a beef mond officiated at the double-ring ceremony. Alice and Edward Dillon, sister and brother of the bridegroom, were the attendants. The bride was attired in a white gown with a long train and veil and carried an arm bouquet of white carnations and baby's breath. Her attendant wore a peach gown with matching acces- sories and carried a bouquet of pink roses. Following the ceremony a recep- tion was held at the home of the bride’s parents. After a honeymoon trip to New York and Canada the newlyweds will reside in Loretto. Mr. Dillon is a World War II veteran of 34 months in the ETO. TWO HIT BY AUTOMOBILES Robert L. Merryweather, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Merry- weather of Barnesboro, and Robert Brown, 14, of Pittsburgh, both were admitted to Miners’ Hospital last Thursday after being struck by cars in Barnesboro. Brown was riding a bicycle, and suffered a fracture of the left leg. Merry- weather was riding a scooter, team at Patton field. A good game is an- ticipated. | supper, as well as games, amuse- { ments and dancing. Committees have been hard at work for the past month and the arrangements for the affair now are nearly completed. Committee members include: Mr. and Mrs, Earl Smithmyer, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Trexler, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schenk, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Storm, Mr. and Mrs, Steve Burke, Mr. and Mrs. Bol, Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Curt Dietrick, Mr. and Mrs Henry Nea- len, Joseph and Mary Sutton, Clair and Rosalie Hertzog, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krug and Walter and Mildred Malloy. E. J. Weise, Mr. and Mrs. Attends Louis-Conn Bout State Police Capt. Joseph Mec- Cann, formerly of Patton, now sta- tioned at Greensburg, Pa., attended the Louis-Conn fight last Wednes- day evening, according to a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. GAME HERE SUNDAY Patton will play the Moss Creek p. m. Sunday on the SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR UNION PRESS-COURIER TO PUBLISH TUESDAY With the Fourth of July holi- day falling on Thursday of next week, in order to give our ad- vertisers circulation before the holiday and afford our staff a day off, this paper will be pub- lished next Tuesday. Advertisers, contributors and correspondents are requested to have copy in this office no later than Monday to insure insertion, EDKELLY, SPANGLER TAKES LIFE MONDAY Edward Kelly, 48, Spangler World War I veteran who had re- turned to his home from the Aspin- wall Veterans Hospital only a short time ago, was found dead at his home with a bullet wound in his heart on Monday. Coroner Wills said the man took his own life by firing a .22-cal. bullet through his heart, He had | borrowed the rifle. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday in the Kelly home by Rev. J. Earl Bassler, with burial in North Barnesboro Cemetery. Mr. Kelly is survived by his father, his widow, five children and one grandchild. Also surviving are | three sisters and three brothers. GOVERNMENT BACKS SUPERVISORS’ RIGHT The government is fighting an | attempt by 125 firms to prevent | the negotiation of a soft coal con- | tract with the UMW covering sup- | ervisory employes. Motions asking | dismissal of a Jones & Laughlin | Steel Co. suit already has been | filed on behalf of Fuel Administra- [tor J. A. Krug, coal mines admin- | istrator Ben Morrell and the | NLRB Say Jurisdiction Lacking The government, like the United Mine Workers, will claim the court | lacks jurisdiction that argue that J & L has failed to file a claim setting forth ‘‘the irreparable dam- age” amount which it asserts it will suffer if the contemplated con- tract is signed. Coal miners are now federal em- ployes and the government can deal with its own employes in any way it chooses. Has NLRB Certification The Mine Workers already have the National Labor Relations Board's certifications at J. & L. The coal concern asked the court to declare that the govern- ment had no right to bargain with the es’ wage seeking an injunction to restrain them from doing so. MISS JANE LUNDQUIST WEDS DOCTOR SUNDAY The Patton Hebron Lutheran Church was the scene of a pretty wedding Sunday when Miss Jane | Marie Lundquist, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lundquist of Patton, be- came the bride of Dr. Gordon S. Paulson of Fegus Falls, Minn. Rev. UMW for risory employ-| | C. E. Holmer of Irwin officiated at the double-ring ceremony. | The bride, given in marriage by her brother, James Lundquist, had | Miss Ruth Colberg of Aberdeen, | | Md., as maid of honor. Best man | was Carl F. Lundquist, her bro- | ther. A vocal selection was fur- | nished by Miss Edna Lundquist of Boswell. The bride was attired in a gray- ish beige suit with navy accessor- ies and carried red roses. Her at- tendant wore a gold suit and black accessories. The bride is a graduate of Pat- ton High and of the Mercy Hospit- al School of Nursing, Altoona. She spent 15 months in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, including five months with the 300th Gen. Hospital in Naples, Italy. Dr. Paulson, a son of Dr. and Mrs, Theodore Paulson of Fergus Falls, received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota. He also attended the St. Olaf Col- lege and servea his internship at the Gorgas Hospital, Canal Zone. He was in service 30 months and held the rank of major. The couple will reside in Fergus Falls, where Dr. Paulson will prac- tice medicine. Both were discharg- ed from service two months ago. Many friends and relatives at- tended the wedding dinner and a reception at the bride’s home on Magee Ave, PATTON MAN'S BIRD WINS COMBINE RACE “B. O. Plenty,” homing pigeon owned by Russ Albright of Patton, won a special race of the Central Pennsylvania Combine last Sunday —a 400-mile flight from Green- field, Ind. Thirty-nine birds com- peted in the race. The winner averaged 1,210.26 yards per minute, A pigeon owned by Cyril Fisher of Patton clocked off 1,138.20 yards per minute and finished near the top bracket. SEEKING HOSPITAL SITE Veterans Administration repre- sentatives this week are surveying Western Pennsylvania for a site for a new 1,300-bed neuro-psychia- tric hospital. Cresson Nun Expires Sister Angela O’Friel, native of Loretto and oldest member of the Sisters of Mercy at Mt. Aloysius Junior College, died at Cresson last Thursday. Hastings Man in Crash Andrew Baleskie, 20, of Hastings was treated at the Miners’ Hos- pital last Thursday noon for treat- ment of brush burns of the head and face said to have been sustain- NEW BUILDING PLAN AT LORETTO SCHOOL RELEASED BY BOARD $2,000,000 Program to Include Library, Dormitory, Arts Building, Chapel Announcement of a $2,000,000 long-range building program and the naming of Atty. Charles J. Margiotti of Pittsburgh as chair- man of the board of governors and president of the Alumni Assn. highlighted a meeting of the board of St. Francis College Saturday. Atty. Randolph Myers of Ebens- burg was named as secretary of the board. New Buildings As Needed The new building program is to be carried out as rapidly as funds and materials become available and as the needs of the student body demand them. A chapel, an arts building, a library, a dormit- ory and a 300-to-400-person dining room are included in the program. The chapel probably will be lo- cated near where “Old Main” used to stand, near Doyle Hall. It is the hope of the board to make the “College Among the Pines” one of the most beautiful and modern institutions of higher learning in Western Pennsylvania. This is the largest undertaking by the college since its acquisition of the Schwab estate several years £0. Funds to Be Forthcoming College officials agree that funds for the undertaking are not avail- able now but will be forthcoming when the new buildings become a necessity. Improvements, it was also dis- closed, are being planned for the seminary, which is located princi- pally on the Schwab estate. SON OF PATTON MAN TO SING FIRST MASS Rev. Father William E. Rively, SJ, son of Isadore J. Rively of Patton, who was ordained to the priesthood Mar. 24 in Woodstock, Mad., will sing his first solemn high mass this coming Sunday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Altoona. Father Rively is one of the 21 American Jesuit members of the Philippine mission who were or- dained after completing a part of their theological studies while prisoners of the Japs during the three-year occupation of the Phil- ippines, Filipino guerillas on Feb. 23, 1945, and their subsequent return to the States, they have completed their studies at Woodstock. Father Rively is a graduate of Altoona Catholic High, class of ’35. He entered the Society of Jesus in the some year and was sent to the Philippines in 1939. SIX DISTRICT YOUTHS ENLIST IN U.S, NAVY The U. S. Navy Recruiting Sta- tion at Altoona announces the vol- untary enlistment into the United States Navy of the following Pat- ton youths: THOMAS JAMES BROWN, a graduate of Patton High School, where he played on the high school basketball team. During his spare time he worked as a theatre em- | ploye and stock manager of the [local 5 & 10. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark H, Brown of 515 Terra Cotta Ave., and follows a brother, Mark Brown Jr., into the Navy. Mark Jr. was awarded eight battle | stars for participations in the Pa- cific Theater of Operations. JAMES PATRICK CARL, grad- uate of Patton High, where he was on the football and baseball teams. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Carl of Dysart. Gets Electronics Course DARREL JOSEPH LITTLE, a graduate of Patton High and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Little of Chest Springs. Darrel availed him- self of a $5,000 education and a 10- month course in Navy Electronics by passing the Navy's Eddy Test. He has thus insured himself of a future in the science of tomorrow. RALPH EDWARD KUHNLEY, attendant at Patton High, where he participated on the basketball and football teams. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Kuhnley of 507 Palmer Ave., Patton. HENRY JAMES M'CONNELL, graduate of Patton High, a son of Mr. and Mrs. David McConnell of 317 Herriman Ave., Patton. JOHN LEROY YECKLEY, at. tendant at Sharbaugh School, East Carroll Twp. He follows his two brothers into the Armed Forces— Ralph, who served in the ETO, and Wilbur, who served with the para- chutists, also in the ETO. All are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip J. Yeckley of Patton R. D. 1. MORE MEAT NEEDED FOR MINE WORKERS The Navy, under which the soft coal mines operate while under government seizure, at present is making a survey of complaints by a number of mine locals that men are unable to secure enough meat and bread to properly do their job. Typical of the protests to the Navy is one from St. Michael, which states that a miner needs “more than a diet of jam sand- wiches and eggs.” PATTON MAN GETS JOB Announcement has been made that Warren P. O'Leary of Patton has been appointed a construction engineer for the State Highway Dept. Hi sannual wages will be ed in an automobile accident. $1,728.
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