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 Central Press and King Features Pictorial, Comics, Sports Services © VOL 53. NO. 37. 9 Series of Costly Flash Floods Stirs North Cambria to Action Patton and Other Towns to Seek Federal and State Aid for Flood Control After | Communities Again Suffer Heavily | Three damaging flash floods—| DAMAGES INFLICTED | Thursday, Friday and Saturday— hit Northern Cambria towns again last week, making a total of five | floods in a period of 22 days and stirring citizens of Barnesboro, Hastings, Patton, Spangler, Baker- ton and St. Renedict to unite in a concerted effort to obtain federal funds to finance flood control pro- jects. Meeting This Wednesday A meeting of citizens of Patton, Barnesboro, Spangler, Hastings, St. Benedict, Cherry Tree, and Barr, Susquehanna and West Car- roll Twps. has been called for the purpose of discussing ways and means to obtain government assis- tance in a financial way for flood- control projects. The meeting Wednesday is to be held in Barnesboro. sek oe ke PLANS MADE TO DIVERT FLANNAGAN RUN WATERS Patton already had begun action at a meeting of Patton Borough Council last Wednesday, when the group gave its approval of a sur- vey of flood-control measures. Attending the special meeting of the Patton Council were, besides the Council members, Atty. Char- les Hasson, borough solicitor; Bur- gess Bob Forsythe; J. Fred Blan- kenhorn, manager of the Patton Clay Mfg. Co; Mark Arnold, super- intendent of the Century Ribbon Mills, and railroad officials. Frank Dorr Submits Plan Friday morning, H. Frank Dorr, engineer from Ebensburg, made a preliminary examination of the streams in Patton, and arranged for engineers to come into this section this week to make general detailed studies of the situation, and has recommended a project for eliminating the flood hazard from Flannagan Run. Dorr’s project calls for diverting the stream channel to carry the water directly into Big Chest Creek, He states that a channel about 1,000 feet in length and 16 feet deep could be cut across a field by the Clay Works to carry the water into Chest Creek, which is large enough in that section to carry the water without flooding. .. No estimate of the cost of such a project is available, but Engineer Dorr says it would not be great. Flannagan Run Huge Question Flannagan Run, which originates in Elder Twp. and has a small watershed, has been responsible for the largest part of the damage done in the last four floods in Patton. Residents of the township will be asked to cooperate with the borough in removing the hazard. Silk Mill May Stop Work According to a statement made by an executive of the Century Ribbon Mills, the company feels they will have to suspend opera- tions of their new mill until such time as some adequate flood-con- trol is established on Flannagan Run. SPANGLER HAS PLAN Immediately after the flood Sat- urday afternoon about 1:30 p .m., the Spangler Council and borough citizens gathered in the Gray Thea- tre and appointed a 10-man com- mittee, composed of Joseph Gray Sr., former congressman, Joseph Gray Jr, Dr. A. W, Fees, E. PF. Dumm, William Kelly, L. E. Bos- trom, Andrew Brazill, Joseph So- betsky, John R. Reilly and Fred Hogan, to work out plans to elim- inate flood hazards. These officials and borough offi- cials are planning a $6,500 emer- gency project for dredging the West Branch of the Susquehanna. 1,500-Foot Retaining Wall Plans call for a 1,500-foot re- taining wall to be constructed on the banks of the river from a point near the Spangler station. Borough Engineer Charles E. Schlicker has drawn the plans, and citizens will appeal to the state and federal governments for financial aid, However, the Spangler Council will provide the funds until such time as other help may be received and work is to be started as soon as possible. The Dept. of Forests and Waters will be asked to reforest surround- ing hills in order to hold back the water during storms. Barnesboro Making Plans Barnesboro officials state that if no funds are available they will go ahead themselves with stream- dredging programs, but they, like Patton and Spangler, also are seeking government financial help. $2,500,000 Damage Inflicted Altogether, it is estimated that over $2,500,000 worth of damage was done in Northern Cambria by the five flash floods, among the heaviest losses being sustained at the Century Ribbon Mill in Patton, which suffered water damage in each instance, _ STATE POLIGE SAY CARRY YOUR CARD! Contrary to the opinion of many persons, the law does not give motorists any length of time to report with operator’s license and owner’s card in the event they are stopped without either or both, but does require that both cards be in the immed- iate possession of the operator at all times while operating a motor vehicle, and provides fines for failure to do so. If you are given any time to report with your cards it is through the individual courtesy of the officer stopping you. { Saturday afternoon’s storm hit| | this area about 1 p. m., and was| | accompanied by a large amount of | (lightning, one bolt of | SATURDAY AFTERNOON | which | | struck St. Mary's Catholic Church | [and the home of Mrs. Margaret | Blair in Patton and the Barnesboro | Bakery Bldg. in Barnesboro, and | well as many other buildings. The bolt knocked plaster from | the walls of St. Mary's about 1:30 p. m, and shattered globes in the large chandeliers in the center of the building. However, no exten- sive damage was done. Only light lamage resulted also at the Blair home, while two chimneys were knocked from the bakery building at Barnesboro, which also suffered water damage recently. During the storm, lightning also struck and killed a cow belonging to Paul Duclo of Patton R. D Washes Out Tracks Water again overflowed the banks of Flannagan Run and came full force down the railroad spur (Please Turn to Page Eight) CARTER CUSTODIAN OF WELFARE FUND First Installment of Sum Due from Operators Aug. 1 Rear Adm. W, J. Carter, Navy paymaster general, has been ap- pointed custodian for the United Mine Workers’ health and welfare fund. The appointment was made last Thursday. The admiral’s appointment was announced by Vice Adm. Ben Mor- eell, the federal administrator of the coal mines. The first installment of money is due from the mine operators on Aug. 1. The fund is expected to amount to $30,000,000 annually. Action on Supervisors’ Union At the same time, Moreell re- ceived a letter from the NLRB promising expediated action on the unionizing of foremen, a big issue in the dispute between the UMW and the private operators. The soft coal operators had declined to rec- ognize the supervisors’ union, The National Labor Relations Board also promises to expediate bargaining elections for the fore- men of all companies where re- quests for such are made. NLRB HEARING SET FOR NEXT MONDAY Two hearings by the NLRB re- gional office in Pittsburgh will be held next week on the drive to| unionize supervisory employes in| the bituminous area. [ The first hearing will involve the | Ford Collieries Co., Curtisville, | where 45 mine supervisors desire | bargaining recognition with Dist. | 50, United Mine Workers, as their | representative. | Marsteller Hearing Thursday The second hearing will be on men of the Pennsylvania Coal & Coke Corp. who-are employed in the Marsteller and the Ehrenfeld mines. This hearing will be held in the Johnstown City Council cham- bers. 2 Harry Shore will be the exam- iner at both hearings. Telegrams reaching the White House at Washington since Presi- dent Truman told the public why he vetoed the OPA bill as sent to him by Congress are running 50 to one in favor of his veto. Mr. Truman explained why he vetoed the bill Saturday night in a nationwide radio hookup. Typical of the messages is this one: “Congratulations on your veto. The enemies of our beloved coun- try must be defeated. American people are behind you.” One message suggested that in- stead_of price control, the country should try production control, TIBBOTT VOTES TO OVERRIDE OPA VETO Congressman Harve Tibbott, of Ebensburg, voted to override the veto of President Truman of the price-control bill as sent to him by Congress. This district's congressman was against a motion to send the OPA extension bill back to committee with instructions to remove price ceilings on livestock, dairy pro- ducts and poultry. He agreed to the Selective Service Act, with age limits at 19. WANTS SOFTBALL GAMES The Mushball Team of the Ital- ian-American Political Club of Patton are desirous of scheduling games with any fast mushball team in the county. Write James Leon, manager, Patton, Pa. or phone Patton 2772 or 2901. CRICKET FIELD DONATED The Pennsylvania Railroad has donated the well-known Cricket Field to the City of Altoona. The city officials are planning to de- velop the plot as a recreation cen- ter and World War II memorial. the bargaining rights of 60 fore- | SUPPORT OF PUBLIC (C) mnsssin————————————————————————— CAMBRIA FIREMEN ADVANCING PLANS FOR CLYMER EVENT July 31, Aug. 1 to Be ‘Big’ Days at Convention; 1,500 Expected to Attend Plans for the 25th Annual Con- vention of the Volunteer Firemen’s Assn. of Cambria County and Vicinity to be held in Clymer from July 29 to Aug. 3 were advanced at a regular meeting of the group last Thursday evening in the | Cresson Fire Hall, Wednesday, July 31, and Thurs- day, Aug. 1, are to be the two “big” convention days at Clymer, according to President Thomas Woodring of Nanty-Glo. Parade on Thursday The election of officers will take place on Wednesday, and the com- petitive events and the parade are to be staged on Aug. 1. It is ex- pected that over 1,500 persons will attend the event. A total of $500 in prizes for parade and other competitive events will be awarded by Clymer, the convention hosts. The largest prize is to $100, that being for the best-appearing drum and bugle corps in the parade. Efficiency Contests at 10 O'Clock The efficiency contest is to be held at 10 a. m. Thursday and the parade is to begin marching at 2 p. m. Other events Aug. 1 will be a fire truck hill-climbing event at 4 p. m. and a ladder exhibition at 5p. mm During the meeting, all 39 mem- ber companies presented complete inventories of all equipment avail- able in the event of any emergency —a total of 47 pumpers. Five are of 1,000-gal. capacity, 13 of 750- gal. capacity, 22 of 500-gal. capa- city and seven of 250-gal. capacity. Total of 11 Ambulances The group also has 11 ambulan- ces, nine complete portable light- ing systems, 17 respirators and three boats. Over 45,000 feet of standard two and one-half inch hose and 100 gas masks also were listed. CARROLLTOWN WILL REPAIR HIGH TOWER Carrolltown’s historic 165 - foot St. Benedict's Church tower will be saved and repaired. This was decided at a highly spirited meet- ing of the members of the cocn- gregation in the school hall last Friday evening. Rev. Father Flavian Yelinko, the church's pastor, was in charge of the meeting, and which parishon- ers gave their unanimous support to a program of repairing church properties. Ways and means of fin- ancing the repairs to the tower also were discussed. Damaged by Windstorm It had been feared that the high landmark, damaged by a windstorm in May, would have to be razed, but after consulting tower engineers, it was found that repairs could easily be made. Plans call for strengthing and | replacing a few of the beams in the | spire, constructed in 1872, and re- placing the tin on the upper half with copper, soldered into place. | Tentative plans also call for elec- | trification of the clock and lighting {of the clock and the cross on top | of the tower. | School Being Renovated | St. Benedict's School also is in | the process of being renovated, the | plans calling for the addition of [two rooms, with collapsible parti- | tions in the auditorium. An office |also will be partitioned off with | glass brick. | A modern heating system is at | present being installed in the | building. About 100 members of the congregation voted their un- animous support to the program at the meeting. ANDREWS TO HEAD DEMOCRAT GROUP Assemblyman Hiram G. And- rews of Johnstown, House Demo- cratic leader, has been named to head the platform. committee of the state Democratic party. The appointment was made by State Chairman J, Warren Mickle, who announced it after a conference of party leaders to discuss voter reg- istration drives, finances and gen- eral campaign plans last Friday. Approximately 10 others will be named later to serve with Hi And- rews and make recommendations on party policy at a meeting of the state committee in September. PICNIC AT ST. BONIFACE SLATED FOR THURSDAY The annual St Boniface Picnic will be held as usual at the Grove on July 4. Chicken and noodles and beef will be served for dinner, 12 to 2 o'clock, and a beef and veal supper from 5 until 8 p. m, There will be dancing both afternoon and evening, and also amusements and refreshments. HASTINGS YOUTHS ENLIST Two Hastings youths, Richard N. Demento, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs, Dominic Demento, and Geo. E. Kolonay, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kolonay, have enlisted in the U. S. Army. Both are 1946 gradu- ates of Hastings High. A brother of Pvt. George Kolonay, 2nd Lt. John Kolonay Jr., is stationed at Ft. Belvoir, Va. PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, MINERS TO RECEIVE JOBLESS PAYMENTS Compensation Referee Ruling Pays Idle of May 12-18, After Test Case Coal miners who were idle after the “truce” was declared by John L. Lewis for May 12, will be en- titled to jobless benefits for the week of May 12 to 18, according to a ruling handed down by Ref- eree J. K. Clement. The referee handed down his opinion on the appeal of the H. C. Frick Coal Co., which protested the award of benefits to David H. Wells of Uniontown, an employe at one of the company’s mines. State Board's Ruling Same A decision of the State Unem- ployment Compensation Bureau in regards to the matter authorized the payments to men who failed to reports to the mines during the “truce.” The board ruled that the men were still engaged in an in- dustrial dispute, and having served the penalty period, were entitled to benefits. About 30,000 soft coal miners in the state were idle during the “truce.” The bureau ruled that no payments could be made for the second week of the truce because the mines then were operated by the government, and under a fed- eral law no employe may strike against the government. HASTINGS MINERS NAME COMMITTEE Elecetion of committeemen and checkwieghman featured a recent meeting of members of the Hast- ings Local of the United Mine Workers. Those chosen follows: Lanark Coal Co. Mine — Ellis Maines, checkweighman, and Jos- eph Galinis, Albert Hill and John Schall, mine committeemen. Hastings Fuel Co.—John Stew- ard, checkweighman, and Ernest Bott and George Fischel, mine committeemen. Rich Hill Coal Co.—Joseph P. Kopera, dayshift checkweighman; Joe Hnatkovich, nightshift check- weighman, and Mike Novak, Frank Cann, Mike Retsic and Clair War- ner, mine committeemen. HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL EXPECTED TO BE BIG The Fourth of July holiday ma, were as be marred by more than 200 traf-. fic fatalities if American motorists do not “take it easy,” according to the American Automobile Assn. AAA officials stress that more cars are expected on the roads on this Independence Day than there were in 1941, when the death toll mounted to 213. List 7 Precautions The following seven precautions for observance of Fourth of July driving are listed by the club: 1. Don’t weave in and out of the line of traffic. Maintain a steady driving pace, avoid spurts at high speeds, and rest when necessary. 2. Don’t drive on the wrong side of the road; keep to the right par- ticularly on curves. 3. Never pass on hill, curves or | at street intersections. 4. Get an early start and plan to take your trip by easy stages. 5. Slow down at sundown; over- driving headlights is a major cause of accidents. 6. Watch for cars coming out of side roads, particularly after dusk. 7. Above all, “take it easy’— avoid tension, strain and hurry in crder to insure that it will be a round trip you are making. MINERS’ HOSPITAL CLASS GRADUATES Dr. Beatty H. Dimit, head of the chemistry department of Indiana State Teachers College, was guest speaker at the graduation exer- cises of the Miners’ Hospital School of Nursing Friday evening at the Spangler High School. There were 13 graduates in the class, including two from Patton. The subject of Dr. Dimit’s talk was ‘‘America’s White Crowned Queen,” after which the diplomas were presented by Dr. H. F. Gar- man, chief of staff at the hospital. Other short talks were given by Sen. John Haluska, hospital super- intendent, and William McMullen, president of the board of directors. Class Roll of Graduates The list of graduates of the 1946 class follows: Louise Ann Boggio, Marsteller; Gloria Mae Bradley, Spangler; Martha Dell Campbell, Patton; Ruth Helen Chigas, Hastings; Mar- jorie Lucille Craver, Emeigh; Mar. jorie Cecelia Kirsch, Spangler; Mary Martha Kline, Hastings; Anna Mae Martin, Spangler; Elda Amelia Miller, Spangler; Thelma Ruth Myers, Mahaffey; Laura G. Taylor, Barnesboro; Bertha Mae Wilkinson, Patton, and Jean T. Zieminski, Barnesboro. MERLE WEBER AT BIKINI Mr. and Mrs, Raymond Weber of Carrolltown have received word from their son, Yoeman 1st Class Merle Weber, that he has arrived safely at Bikini for Operations Crossroads. The atomic bomb was put off at this atoll Sunday, and the sailor had a part in the huge operations there. COAL CONTRACT APPROVED More than 33,000 hard coal miners of District No. 1, United Mine Workers, voted in favor of the recently-negotiated hard coal contract last week. Only 23 were not in accord with the agreement, as announced by Hubert J. Farrell, acting president of the district, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1946. | TRAGIC DEATH FOR LOCAL TOT Blond six-year-old Nancy M. Crowell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Crowell of Ross Ave., was strangled to death on Sunday afternoon and buried in a shallow grave near Highland Grove. A cousin, Eugene Domonkos, admitted the act and led officers to her grave early Monday. He made him mad by calling him said he Killed her because she a liar. PARADE, FIREWORKS PLAN AT BAKERTON ON FOURTH OF JULY Two Bands, Servicemen Invited to Participate; Speaker Scheduled for Event A “Home Coming Celebration” for all servicemen and women in Bakerton is being sponsored this Thursday, July 4, by the Bakerton Athletic & Social Club. A gala affair is anticipated, with the two highlights of the day being a parade in the morning and a huge fireworks display in the evening. The parade will form at the mar, 10 qa. mn , Time). The Carrolltown High School and the West Carroll Twp. Bands are to be in the line of march ag well as World War I and II veterans and the school children. Program at Honor Roll After the parade, a short pro- gram will be held at the Honor Roll, across from the postoffice, as follows: Invocation and short talk by the Rev. Ralph Krouse, pastor of the Bakerton Methodist Church. Selection by the Carroiltown High School Band. Pricipal address by an excellent | speaker, Atty. Arnold D, Smorto | of Barnesboro. [ Selection by the West Carroll Twp. School Band. Benediction and short talk by Rev. Father Joseph Tomko, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. | Bakerton School .and will begin HALUSKA PROTESTS Chairman J. Warren Mickle. he considers the reelection of Tor- quato as party chairman June 23 as illegal. Sen. Haluska, who bit- terly opposed the reelection of the Johnstown man, charges that the county chairman coerced state em- ployes, who are party committee- men and women, prior to the bien- nial election’ at Ebensburg. Immediately after the election, senator claims. held challanged the legality of the meeting and threatened to break away from the organization by forming their own committee and electing their own chairman and vice chairman. GOLDEN WEDDING IS CELEBRATED SUNDAY | Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kutruff of | St. Lawrence renewed nuptial vows after 50 years of wedded life at a | high mass at 9:30 a. m. Sunday in the St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Rev. Father Regis McCoy, pastor, officiated, They were attended by Mrs. Agnes Nicewanger of McCar- | tney and Joe Ropp of Altoona, who ere their attendants 50 years ago. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR Sorrowful Tragedy in | Little Nancy Crowell Has Patton Family Circle Untimely Death When | Returning from Visit | There are times in the history of | most every community when stark | | tragedy strikes among neighbors | | and friends, and the sympathy of | all the people goes out to the folks | | afflicted, Such is the case in Pat- { ton this | week. A terrible episode | { has happened in the Crowell family | and their neighbors and friends are | deeply solicitous to all of them in | | this darkest hour of their lives. | Pretty six-year-old Nancy M. | | Crowell, daughter of William and | | found | Mellon School Bldg. at an early CHAIRMAN ELECTION State Sen. John J Haluska of | around the girl's neck and stran- Patton has taken his fight to un-|gled her to death, seat Democratic County Chairman | John R. Torquato of Johnstown to | resulted from strangulation and in- the State Democratic Committee | dicated that an inquest will not be In a letter to the state commit- | no attempt had been made to as- tee, Haluska lists six reasons why | sault the child criminally. protest by his followers, the group (Williams) Crowell, was | strangled to death and buried in a shallow grave near the Emma hour on Monday morning. She had been missing from her home since | Sunday afternoon | Eugene Demonkos Held [ A 15-year-old, six-foot Patton | boy is being held in the Cambria | County Jail for the brutal slaying | | of the child, his cousin He is Eu- | gene Domonkos, and he claims he | was angered because the child as- | serted that he lied. Appearing cool and collected, young Domonkos early Monday | morning led Pfc. L. G. Washington | of the State Police to the spot on Highland Grove where the child's | body was buried in the shallow | grave. He was taken into custody after two uncles had suspicioned | him of knowledge of the crime and | took him to the policeman. In his confession to police and { otsicials of the district attorney's office, Domonkos admitted that he struck the girl in the face and then cut her several times with a paring knife. The boy then placed a rope Coroner Paul Wills said death | necessary. He also disclosed that Police Monday night said that no charges have been filed as yet against Domonkos, but a murder charge probably would be filed in the near future. Further investiga- tion is planned to check all details of the boy’s verbal confession. The slaying occurred sometime between 2:30 and 3:15 p. m. Sun- day in a wooded area only a few the girl's grandparents, Mr. a Mrs. Charles Crowell of East Car- roll Little Nancy Crowell went to the home of her grandparents at 11 o'clock Sunday morning and met her cousin, Eugene Domonkos, there. The boy had been living with the elder Crowells for several | years. Search Is Instituted When the child failed to appear at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Crowell, Sunday evening a searching party was organized and State Police were notified. More than 200 persons scoured the area from 9 p. until the body was found in the shallow grave. The burial place was so well concealed that searchers who tra- versed the area time and again during the night were unable to m. | The National Anthem, by both |W the CHS and West Carroll Bands. | Foot Races in Afternoon At 1:30 p. m. (EST) a series of | Lawrence Catholic Church by Rev. foot races will be held at the Bak- girls. The plans also call for one | lows: Mrs. Joseph Murphy, Mrs. J, to be entered in by anyone who |D. Kelly and Joseph, all of De- | wishes to take part. Dancing will | troit; Mrs. Lee Drass and Mrs | take place to the music of the | Herman Drass, both of Akron; Melody Lane Orchestra both in the | Mrs. Henry Hofer, Patton; Mrs. afternoon and evening. Herman McNulty, and Cyril and Lots of Fireworks | Veronica Kutruff, St. Lawrence. The Bakerton Athletic & Social | They have 20 grandchildren and | Club has been able to secure over | two great-grandchildren. $300 worth of fireworks, and will | Dinner at Kutruff Home put on an elaborate display in the | evening at 10 p. m. (EST). | relatives, after which open house All residents of Northern Cam-| was enjoyed. A huge wedding cake, bria County are invited to attend | decorated with gold lettering, was the affair. | PETER J. LEGRAND DIES |the entire family was together at AT HOME ON THURSDAY one time. a ., | Death last Thursday claimed the | Father Regis McCoy and Rev, Lin- life of a well-known Patton R. D.|ford Grenader, the latter of Sacred resident, Peter J. Legrand. He |Heart Church, Altoona and a god- had been a resident of Patton for|son of the couple, and also an the past 37 years. {uncle of Mr. Kutruff, Martin Kut- Mr. Legrand, who was 59, was ruff of Flinton, who recently cele- born in Belgium on Feb. 27, 1887, | brated his 95 birthday anniversary. and came to this country when six Mr. and Mrs. Kutruff, both born years old. He was a member of the |in St. Lawrence, have lived in that Patton Baptist Church. community all their lives. Mr, Kut- His remains were interred in the | ruff has been a farmer and lumber Fairview Cemetery Sunday after |dealer and is now 71 years of age. funeral services were conducted at | Mrs. Kutruff is 69. De ry | ST ATE SKEET CHAMP MEET AT EBENSBURG Baptist Church. { The Penn State Skeet Champion- Surviving are his widow, Mrs. | Julia (Quinn) Legrand, and these | ship match will be held at Ebens- burg on Saturday and Sunday, children: Peter J. Jr. Houtsdale; | Arthur, St. Benedict; Charles, Pat- | ton R. D.; Albert, Patton; Mrs August Gainbors and Mrs. Earle Burley, both of Patton, and Miss next, July 6 and 7. Fred Soisson, nationally-known Fred Soisson of Hastings, nation- |ally - known shooting expert in | Pennsylvania, is the state's defen- Augusta Legrand, at home He was a brother of Valentine Le-| grand, Philipsburg, and Mrs. Al-| fred Houser, Clearfield. JUNE RECORD MONTH ding champion. FOR MARRIAGES HERE Soisson First Perfect Score | Mr. Soisson was the first man to win the state title with a per- took place in Cambria County in |fect score of 100 x 100. His closest June — the traditional month for |competitor will be Mrs. Caryle weddings. | Fayne of Glen Head, Long Island, According to a report from M.|N. Y., who at the present time is J. Hartnett, register of wills, the |the high over-all Women’s Nation- grand total of licenses applied for | al Champion of the United States. at his office was 294. This figure | Mrs. Fayne will shoot at the event is 48 more than the previous June |in Ebensburg. record of 246, set in 1937. | Another of the many outstand- The total number issued in the ing features of the shoot will be a county so far this year is 1,297, five-man team direct from Chi- whereas in the whole 12 months of | cago, which will participate in the 1945, only 1,404 were issued. skeet shoot. A record number of marriages Michael Kutruff and Mary Ropp | | were married June 30, 1896, in St _| | Father Alto, then pastor. They are | erton Athletic Field for boys and | parents of nine children, as fol- | A dinner was served to over 60 | tyrned out and scoured the woods | the centerpiece of the table. This | pe found alive, Men on horseback was the first time in 21 years that | scoured the section, and the search Among guests attending were | detect it, According to youths as- sisting in the search, young Dom- | | onkos came out of the woods about | [4 o'clock Sunday afternoon and | asked that they help him search; for Nancy, who was lost in the woods, and a number of the lads began a search. It was also said that Domonkos MUNICIPAL GROUP IN PATTON TO SELL LARGE BOND ISSUE Sen. John J. Haluska Named Permanent Head of Body at Meeting Friday In order to provide facilities in the proposed new building near the ball grounds for the Philips-Jones Manufacturing Comany’s pajama factory, the Patton Municipal Authority will float $100,000 worth of bonds to raise funds for the con- struction of the building. This was announced after a special meeting of the new Patton Authority held on Friday evening in the Municipal Bldg. The group was formed principally to bring new industries into Patton. The election of permanent offi- cers also was a highlight of the meeting, with State Sen. John .J. Haluska being chosen as the per- manent president. George Lehman Secretary Other officials named are Post- master George Lehman, sercretary for the group; Francis X. Young, treasurer, and Frank Schwab, vice president. Dr. B. J. Overberger is the other member of the five-man board. The bonds are to be sold in $100 denominations and will be made available to all residents of this section. They will pay an interest rate of two percent and will be re- deemable during a 20-year period. Liquidate Bonds Each Year Philips-Jones officials have an- nounced that the company will liquidate these $100 bonds at the rate of five percent per year, with the numbers of the bonds to be liquidated to be picked by draw- ings, _ The proposed factory site, which is located near the ball diamond and the Patton Recreation Park, has not been touched by any of the water from the five flash floods to hit Patton during the past three weeks. Even in the one St Lane 13, termed as worse than , the property was n . ed by the Eek y Of tonels Work to Be Started Soon According to the Authority, the work on the construction of the new factory will be started in the al. 3 «I % About 300 persons, mostly fe- males, will be employed in the new pajama plant. SPANGLER VEW UNIT IS SET UP THURSDAY Plans were advanced at a meet- ing of members of McDonald Post Spangler No. 7504, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Spangler Thursday evening of last week in the Holy Cross School to form an organiza- | tion to be known as the McDonald | Veterans Home Assn. Officers for the new organiza- tion and resolutions to sumbit the charter to the state offcials of the VFW at Harrisburg for approval were made at the gathering. Officers Listed The officers president; are John Fenick, Joseph Grillo, vice president; Deron Hoover, secre- tary; Richard Tronzo, treasurer, and Atty, James Wildeman, J. J. Whalen and Cornelius McCarty, members of the board of trustees. The association will not become { took the youths in the vicinity of the burial place. He also was with | the searching party Sunday night. | | Patton Residents Turn Out When an alarm was sounded for! | searching posses in the early even- | ing, the men and boys of Patton |and fields throughout the night, | keeping constantly on the search | in the hope that little Nancy would | extended as far north as Flanna- | gan Run. | ~ In questioning Domonkos’ grand- | parents, it was learned that the [boy and girl were seen together | shortly before 2:30 p. m. Sunday. [The boy returned home about 3:30 | p. m. and his trousers were extre- { mely dirty, relatives said. | Questioned for 2!2 Hours After more than two and one- half hours’ questioning, Domonkos told authorities that he believed he could find the girl's body. He took police to the woods and after searching about for 10 minutes he found the grave, which he said he dug with his hands after he had slain the child. After the slaying young Domon- kos said he returned home and washed the blood from his hands at the spring. He changed his dirty trousers and went calmly about the task of mowing the lawn. Says He Lost His Temper In his confession the boy stuck to the story that he lost his tem- per when little Nancy called him a liar several times, He admitted striking her in the face twice, strangling her, and then slashing her throat with a paring knife. He said he used the rope around her neck to drag her body to the shallow grave. The 15-year-old youth is a sev- enth grade student in the Mellon School, near Patton. His little vic- | tim was a second-grade pupil in St. Mary's Parochial School here. | Attired in Printed Sun Suit Little Nancy was attired in a white printed sun suit when her | body was discovered by the police | While under interrogation, the boy seemed very much unconcern- ed regarding the slaying, police: an official unit of the Spangler VFW post until permant head- quarters are obtained. At the pres- ent time the post is seeking a loca- tion for a permenent home. The next meeting will be at Holy Cross School on July 27. BEER PRICES HIKED TO SIXTEEN CENTS Beer cost one cent more a bottle since last Thursday in this area. Price increases authorized by the OPA were placed in effect imme- diately. Result is a 15-cent bottle of beer now costs 16 cents. Case beer will cost home con- sumers approximately $2.45. Home delivered cases will be more ex- pensive. Wholesalers point out that some supplies of beer are on hand, and will be sold at the old prices until stocks are used up. OPA said the price of draught beer will not be affected. Hastings is included on the dean’s list—the upper seven percent of students in the first three years— at Indiana State Teachers’ College. said, He talked freely with author- ities and vividly reconstructed the act. Assistant District Attorney Bruce Sciotto says he plans to talk further with the boy. He will conduct further investigation be- fore determining what action will be taken in regard to prosecuting the youthful slayer. Was Born Aug, 30, 1939 Nancy M. Crowell was born on Aug. 30, 1939, a daughter of Wil- liam and Emma (Williams) Crow- ell. Besides her parents she leaves a brother, William C., and a sister, Sandra Louise, both at home, Friends are being received at the Crowell home, Ross Ave. Funeral services will be held at 9 a. m. on Wednesday in St. Mary's Catholic Church, Patton, by Rev. Father Rupert Stadtmiller, OSB, pastor, with burial in the church cemetery.
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