NORTH CAMBRIA’'S BEST AND LARGEST WEEKLY Reflecting the Interests of All Communities of Its Coverage the UNION PRESS-COURIER Cer Pi RECOGNIZED MEDIUM OF UNION LABOR INTERESTS itral Press and King Features ctorial, Comics, Sports Services © VOL. 54. NO. 6. TWO PATTON MEN T0 BE DESIGNATED ASV. A, PHYSICIANS Local VFW ‘Commander Says Travel and Inconvenience Will Be Avoided Two Patton doctors, Edward B. McGovern, M. D., and Edward J. Haluska. D. D. S. will be regis- tered with the Veterans Adminis- tration as designated Veterans Administration Physicians, and their reports on a veteran's dis- ability will bear the same weight as the examinations given by a V. A. doctor at any of the exam- ination centers. The above announcement was made by Commander Leo O'Brien of John White Post 779, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Patton, at a regular meeting of the post at their home in Patton. The two doctors will serve the post in the capacity of Post Surgeons. Commander O’Brien also stated that ‘considering the travel and inconvenience involved in most of the disability cases, this should be a great advantage to all the vet- erans in this community.” How- ever, he said, it will, of course, be necessary to first contact the Post Service Officer. 84 New Members Inducted A total of 34 new mebmers also were inducted at the meeting, and were favored by an indoctrination talk by Past-Commander Edward Founsley. A very tasty buffet lunch was then served to both the post and club members, all enjoy- ing the sociable get-together in approved GI fashion. ; John White Post is growing rapidly. It is the hope of the mem- bers to enroll every eligible veter- an on their roster. Applications can be secured from any member or at the post home. THREE BUILDINGS AT LORETTO COLLEGE IN CONSTRUCTION PLAN Plans for the erecting of three new buildings —chapel, dormitory and study hall—within the next year if funds are available were the subject of a meeting of board of advisers of St. Francis College at Loretto on Sunday. At its meeting in Altoona, the board said the buildings are an absolute necessity to meet increas- ing demands of the college stu- dent body—now numbering, 1,000. The board members have not stipulated the costs of posed new structures, but said only that they will be erected as the pro~imounces that a Christ soon as funds are available. Very Rev. Adrian Veigle, Drosi-| dent of the college, stressed the] immediate need for added housing facilities on the campus and for | new buildings to supplement the | ones purchased from the Charles | M. Schwab estate. START DISTRIBUTION OF T. B. XMAS SEALS Approximately 2,500,000 Christ- | mas seals are being distributed at | present by the Johnstown Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis te residents of this district. You | are asked to cooperate in helping | to stamp out this dread disease. { Hugo Thomas, secretary of the | Johnstown chapter, expects that | all the seals will be distributed by | the end of next week. There are | 100 stamps in each package. a Ce ———— Secretary Schwellenbach States Position to CIO U. S. Secretary of Labor Sch-| wellenbach, during a recent talk | before the CIO convention at At- | lantic City, stated he intends to | “cooperate” with a Republican-led | Congress, but not to “abdicate.” The sense of his remarks indi- | cated he meant he would not ‘“co- | operate” to the extent of surren- | dering his responsibility to work- | ing men. He also said he hoped the union movement would not be “so tied down with legislative straps” that it can no longer be effective. EBENSBURG CHILD IS CUTEST BABY WINNER Danny Erwin, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Erwin of Ebensburg, has been named the “Cutest Baby of 1946” by John Robert Powers, originator of the Powers models, who pulled the photo of Danny out of those from 65 cities. Danny, also prize winner in the Johnstown area contest, will re- ceive $500 from the Goldtone Stu- dios, Rochester, N. Y, conductor of the contest. He also received a $50 U. S. Savings Bond. Discuss Improvements for Airport at Annual Dinner The annual dinner of the Key- stone Flying Club recently fea- tured much discussion on projects for the improvement of the Key- stone Airport at Ebensburg. A varied program of entertain- ment was presented and officers for the new year also were in- stalled during the dinner. RENAMED AS CLUB HEAD John Reseter of Barnesboro has been renamed to head the Slovak- American Citizens Club of Barnes- boro for the second straight year. Gther officers are John Lukasko, vice president; Joseph Gamrat, treasurer; Albert Smolko, record- ing secretary, and John Ligda, cashier, "PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1946. not yet adjusted to a mongst ourselves and (Thanksgiving Once again we are at the Thanksgiving season, and, although our Nation is so dearly in peacetime, we look for- ward confidently to a future in which there will be no miseries of war: to an era of better understanding between all classes in our America. We have so much to be thankful for. Let our Thanksgiving Day also have a prayer that the Creator will grant peace and harmony | [ { | | | the things we love between the Nations. N.C. KIWANIS CLUB HAS SGT. WILLIAMS AS MEETING GUEST At its regular meeting in the Commercial Hotel, Patton, Thurs- day evening last, members of the North Cambria Kiwanis Club lis- tened to a most informing address by Sgt. Kenneth L. Williams of “Troop A,” Pennsylvania State Police. Sgt. Williams spoke on ‘Safe- guards for Driving.” He empha- sized the fact that in the program for safety control three things are essential: Engineering, Enfor- cement and Education. He stated that in many high schools a course in understanding and driv- ing a car has been adopted as a part of the school curriculum. He advocates a full four-year course along this line. Next Meeting at Carrolltown The speaker praised the work of the School Safety Patrols and said that they are doing a good job in helping to avert accidents. The next Kiwanis meeting will be held in the Central Hotel at Carrolltown on Thursday evening, Dec. 5. The speaker for that occa- sion will be Mr. Walter Evans of Juniata, Altoona. Mr. Evans, who is blind, will bring with him his Seeng-Eye dog. E. Bud Winslow, president, an- mas party will be held on the night of Dec. 12. The ladies will be invited to attend this party. RELIEF PAY INCREASE MADE IN THIS STATE ‘comp Cambria Co. received $132,673.19 for relief purposes from the State | Dept. of Public Assistance during | October, an increase over the pre- | vicus month. | In October, old-age assistance | grants averaged $32.70 per per-! son; aid to dependent children, $19.80, and general assistance, $25.50. Most persons on the blind pension rolls received the maxi- mum of $40 granted to a blind | person whose total income includ- ing the ‘pension does not exceed $1,200 a year. Pvt, Joseph N. Gelormino Part of Alaskan Task Force! Pvt. Joseph N. Gelormino of S. Third Ave., Patton, is a member of the current Task Force Frigid | in Alaska which began its all-im-| portant assignment this month. Some of the things to be deter- | mined are: what happens when a | nian runs fast at 30 degrees below | zero; can a man stand still for | two hours at zero temperature; | can he lie down for more than one | hour at 40 below; how long can | he ride in an open vehicle at sub- zero, and will a man’s face freeze in a 10-mile-per-hour wind at 40 | Gegrees below? De — | Carrolltown R. D. Man Gets Large Black Bear) Herb Jankavich of Carrolltown R. D. killed a large black bear weighing 275 pounds last Wednes- day in Potter Co. A rug is being made from the skin. The Carrolltown produce farmer states that the bear, which was coming toward him, turned just as it was in nice shooting range, enabling the hunter to kill the animal with one shot. A large rumber of persons saw the bear when he drove into Carrolltown with it Thursday noon. Appeals Fine for Alleged Shortweight Sales, Patton Petitions appealing the $150 fine imposed by an Ebensburg justice of the peace have been filed in the county clerk of courts office by Lawrence Gilmore, Johnstown. He posted bond for his appear- ance in court. The fine grew out of charges on two counts of sell- ing potatoes short-weight in this section of the county. His peti- tions claim he is innocent. JACOB LEAPER DISCHARGED Pvt. Jacob R. Leaper- Jr. of Falmer Ave. Patton, was honor- ably discharged from the Army at the Ft. Meade Separation Center recently. The center is now closed. St. Benedict Veteran Discharged Pvt. Edmund J. Smith of St. Benedict was one of the last sol- diers discharged from Ft. Meade, Md., last week before the closing of the separaton center there. | work will file claims according to SPECIAL V. A, OFFICE OPEN AT ST. FRANCIS Veterans Administration offi- cials have announced the opening of an additional part-time itiner- ant office at Loretto. This office, located at St. Francis College in the building known as St. Clair’s Cottage, on the main highway, is open weekly on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 4 p. m, The V. A. sub-regional office at Johnstown, located in the Old Postoffice Bldg., is open weekdays from 8:30 to 5:15 and on Satur- days from 8:30 to 1. The V. A. also maintains weekly service at Barnesboro and Port- age. The previously announced of- fice at Cresson was recently dis- continued. ALL BUT MINERS TO SIGN FOR JOBLESS WAGES NEXT WEEK Last Two Numbers on Social Security Card Determine Days for Reporting Beginning next Monday, Dec. 2, applications for unemployment ! sation from those idled as a result of the mine strike—that’ is, other than the miners them- selves—will be received, according to word reaching us from the Johnstown Office of the State Em- ployment Service. Arrangements for setting up of temporary offices are to be com- pleted this week, says Thomas V. Hayes, manager of the branch. He states the agency will be closed on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week. According to Hayes, all persons laid off due tq shortages or for other reasons, excepting those on strike, will be given notice next week as to when, how and where they can file for benefits. The | State is said to be studying the | situation before making a decis- ion on whether or not idle miners are entitled to benefits. Look at Security Numbers Other workers thrown out of] a schedule based on the last dig- its of social security numbers, as follows: If his number ends in 0 or 1, he will report each Monday. If his number ends in 2 or 3, he | will report each Tuesday. | If his number ends in 4 or 5, he will report each Wednesday. If his number ends in 6 or 7, he | will report each Thursday. If his number ends in 8 or 9, he will report each Friday. EBENSBURG LADY IS KILLED ON MONDAY Mrs. Sara Thorne, 58, of Ebens- burg, an employe cf the Children’s Home, was hit by a car Monday just after alighting from a bus in front of the Home. She darted from the bus across the highway when an approaching car hit her. 2ushed to a Johnstown hospital, the lady died there shortly after the noon hour. Born in Ebensburg, she is survived by her husband, Frank Thorne, and three children. Miss Catherine Gavaler, R. N,, daughter #of Mrs. Susan Gavaler, will hecome the bride of Paul A. Lieb, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lieb, all of Carrolltown, preceding a nuptial high Mass at 9 a. m. on Thanksgiving in St. Benedict's Catholic Church, Carrolltown. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF PATTON BOROUGH A penalty "of five percent (5%) will be added to all 1946 unpaid taxes on Dec. 1, 1946. IRVIN J. LONG, Tax Collector STATE POLICE SAY Pedestrian accidents are high at night. It appears that the pedestrian often takes for granted that he is being seen by the motorist when he can see the headlights of the auto- mobile. Thus he walks into the path of the motor vehicle un- seen by the driver until it is too late to avert an accident. Re- member—60 percent of all traf- fic fatalities occur during dusk and darkness. CHURGH GROUP HERE T0 SPONSOR BAZAAR Committees Named by Ladies of Presbyterian Church Dec. 6 and 7 are the dates an- nounced by Mrs. Ralph Good, president of the Ladies Aid Soci- ety, Patton Presbyterian Church, for a bazaar to be held at the church. The affair will begin with a buf- fet supper at 4 p. m. on Friday, Dec. 6. Tickets for the supper will be 75¢ and can be purchased from various members of the so- ciety. A great variety of toys, dolls and useful articles which the women have been making over a period of several months will be placed on sale Friday afternoon, Dec. 6. The sale will continue through Saturday, Dec. 7. Mrs. Kenneth Steir’s class of girls will have a booth where ar- ticles they have made will be for sale, The Westminster Fellowship will have a candy bar. Committees Appointed Mrs. Good has appointed the following committees: Serving committee: Mesdames William Gregory, St. Clair Mon- teith, Robert Sincox and John Dickson; kitchen: Mesdames Nor- man Swisher, Harry Deschamps, Bert McConnell, Plummer Harvey, and Miss Lethun Heist; selling: Mesdames L. J. Lacue, Richard McKinney, Clark Heist and Ralph Good, and decoration: Ralph Wil- kins6n, chairman. Miss Kathryn Markey and Mrs. Betty Mock McMurray will over- see the dining room and will be assisted by the young girls of the church. Miss Audrey Heist has been appointed as cashier. N. C. SAFETY GROUP MEETS WEDNESDAY Barnes & Tucker Coal Co. won the safety banner of the North Cambria Co. Council of the Jos- eph A. Holmes Safety group for the past month, presentation be- ing made at the regular monthly meeting of the council at Barnes- boro. The banner was in recognition for the record compiled by the Barnes & Tucker 19, 12, 14 and 15 mines. The firm also took the top honors during September. “The Way Over the Mountain,” an interesting moving picture de- tailing use of conveyor belts for transportation of mud and dirt across mountains in the econstruc- tion of a dam, was shown by W. A, Cooper, representative of the . bi ] TT. C00. James McKelvy, representative Whiteman & Co. Keenan Gives Talk Dennis J. Keenan, state mine inspector for the 15th Bituminous District, addressed the group, in- forming them that the accident rate in the area is under the cor- responding period for last year. He stated that the only exception was in falls of coal in hand-mined operations where the rate was up during October. John Dougherty and Mr. Nolan of the U. S. Bureau of Mines also presented interesting talks, as did Bernard Collins, president of the Barnes & Tucker concern. The next meeting of the council wil be held on Wednesday even- ing, Dec. 18. Sheriff McDermott Given Gold Badge by Friends Sheriff Pat McDermott of Has- tings received a 14K gold-plated badge purchased by a number of friends last week at an informal gathering in an Ebensburg rest- aurant. Judge A. A. Nelson, who made the presentation, said Mec- Dermott was one of the county's most conscientous office holders. The Sheriff said he will carry the badge during his term of of- fice and always will prize it as one of his most treasured posses- sions. AUTOS TO GET SPARE TIRES The Civilian Production Admin- istration has announced that after Dec. 16 new cars may be sold with a spare tire and tube for the first time since 1942, when war- time restrictions were imposed. SPANGLER NURSE NAMED Miss Sophie Kortz of Spangler has been named on the nominat- ing committee of the Council of Catholic Nurses of the Diocese of Altoona. The election will be held next May. Cresson Man Gets $30,000 Harry R. Jones, Cresson, whose back was broken at the Cone- maugh PRR engine house, has been awarded $30,000 damages by a U. 8. District Court in a suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. Doctors say Jones, 38, will be crippled for life. Several North Cambria 4-H Entries at Pittsburgh Several Northern Cambria Co. members of 4-H Clubs entered exhibits in the 14th annual live- stock show at Pittsburgh last week. One of them, George Fen- chak of Colver, placed 11th in a class of 40 medium weight Here- ford steers. Mrs. Irwin Griffith of Colver, a leader of the Ebensburg-Mundys- Corner 4-H Club, accompanied the North Cambrians to the affair, held from Tuesday to Thursday. H. C. McWilliams, county farm agent, and Edward Mintmier, his assistant, served on two commit- tees. Entering exhibits were David Pryce, Ebensburg R. D.; Herbert Cogan, Loretto R. D.,, and Mar- jorie Griffith and Peter and Geo. Fenchak, all of Colver. urday 3 th C UNION THANKSGIVING SERVICE SCHEDULED A Union Thanksgiving Serv- ice will be held at the Patton Presbyterian Church Thanks- giving morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. Ralph Krouse will de- liver the sermon, the theme of which will be: “And He Gave Thanks.” He will be assisted at the service by Rev. Plummer Harvey and Rev. Thomas Mec- Quillen, MRS. COWHER DIES VERY SUDDENLY ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT Sudden Death of Prominent Local Lady Shock to the Patton Community Coming as a distinct shock to the Patton community on Wed- nesday night of last week was the news of the sudden death of Mrs. Kathryn F. Cowher of North Fifth Ave., who was stricken with a heart attack while visiting with friends at the home of Miss Yvonne Yerger, where she had spent the evening in a social way. Mrs. Cowher became suddenly ill at about” 10:30 and died a few minutes later. She had been in her usual good health and her. death came before medical aid could be summoned. The deceased was the widow of Former County Commissioner Meade B. Cowher, who died Dec. 10, 1931. Since the death of her husband she had carried on the senior partnership of her hus- band’s firm with Harry Nehrig— the Cowher -Nehrig Insurance Agency. Mrs. Cowher had been a resi- dent of the Patton community for many years and was well known throughout Northern Cambria Co. She and Mr. Cowher were mar- ried at Curwensville, Pa. on Jan. 10, 1906. The former Kath- ryn Frank, she was a daughter of the late Charles L. and Lenore (Thompson) Frank and was born in Curwensville. Surviving are two daughters— Leanore, wife of Dr. Frederick E. Arble, Carrolltown, and Kathryn, wife of Clarence Gill, Patton. Also surviving are four grandchildren, a sister, Miss Margaret Frank of Patton, and two brothers—Charles Frank, Coatesville, and Henry Frank, Erie. Funeral servicés were held Sat- afternoon at 2 o'clock at “owher home and were con- in which Mrs. Cowher held mem- bership. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. MRS. MARY JACOBS CLAIMED BY DEATH Mrs. Mary Jacobs, 81, a well- known former Patton resident, ex- | pired at her home in Philadelphia on Thursday. She was the widow of former Patton Councilman Ste- phen Jacobs Sr., who died a num- ber of years ago, and was born in Czecho-Slovakia Sept. 8, 1865. She came to the States when 16 years of age. Surviving i are these children: | Stephen Jr, Patton; Andrew, Washington, D. C., and Mayme and Elizabeth, both of Philadel- phia. Two others, Ella Jacobs and Mrs. Anna Churella, preceded her | in death. Also surviving are these grandchildren: Cyril Churella, New York City; June Jacobs, Philadel- phia, and T/Sgt. John, with the Army in South America. There is cne great-grandchild. Funeral services were held at 9 a. m. Monday at St. George's Catholic Church, Patton, by Rev. Father Alexis Horvath. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery. SURVEY FOR DAMS ON AT KILLBUCK, MUD LICK The State Game Commission is currently making surveys for two dams in Northern Cambria Co.— both located on State Game Land 108 near Frugality. One is to be on Killbuck Run, the other on Mud Lick Run. The dams will be used as duck fly- aways and recreational sites. LICENSED TO WED Warren R. Buck, Ebensburg, and Margaret Elizabeth Link, St. Augustine. Carey E. Kuhn, Utahville, and Catherine Klanish, Mountaindale. Walter L. Petak, Colver, and Elsie Cook, Ebensburg R. D. 1. Father Charles Diamond Speaker Rev. Father Charles B. Diamond of St. Michael’s Church, Loretto, was guest speaker at the fifth an- niversary dinner of the Confrater- nity of Christian Doctrine of St. John Gaulbert's Catholic Church, Johnstown, recently. OFFER AT BARNESBORO The county court next Monday of John and Julia Bobby of $10 for a house and lot in Barnesboro formerly owned by John Jenkins. Taxes and penalties against the property are $699.42. WORK ON CHURCH TOWER Workmen have about half com- pleted the installating of copper surface on the upper portion of the tower of St. Benedict's Cath- olic Church in Carrolltown. Work is slowed down somewhat by windy days. New Susquehanna Twp. Assessor Alice M. Watso has been named by Cambria Co. Commissioners as assessor in Susquehanna Twp. She replaces the late J. B. Dillon. - [according to a report released this MANY VETS LOSE SUBSISTENCE PAY Failure to Report Earnings for Three-Month Period Is Cause of Stoppage About 150,000 exservicemen and women have had their subsistence payments suspended as the result of their failure to report earnings in school or on-the-job training, week by the Veterans Administra- tion. Payments made under the GI Bill of Rights amount to $65 a month for single veterans and $90 for those with dependents. More than 1,200,000 ex-GIs draw the allotments. Tuition payment made directly to the schools is not af- fected. Limited by Legislation Under legislation passed during the past summer, vets payments and earnings are limited to a total of $175 monthly for those without dependents and to $200 a month for those with dependents. When those figures are exceeded, sub- sistence allowances must be cut down accordingly. The VA warned on Nov. 1 that the subsistence allowances would be halted unless reports of earn- ings were in their hands by Nov. 5. Suspensions are to remain in effect until the information has been received. VETS EMPLOYMENT IN DISTRICT RISING [Unemployment in the ranks of veterans dropped in the area ser- ved by the Johnstown office of the State Employment Service during October, according to figures of the office which show that nearly 600 ex-servicemen were dropped from the benefit rolls. However, Manager T. V. Hayes peints out that the actual and potential supply of manpower in the area still totals about 9,200. Three out of four job applica- tions are said to be from veterans whose ‘occupational history evi- dences the type of work they are best fitted to perform, he says. Approximately three percent of the vets have backgrounds in pro- fessional, technical or managerial fields, seven percent in clerical or sales work; 14 percent in skilled trades and 76 percent in semi- skilled or unskilled classifications. SCHOOL CREDIT TESTS FOR VETS SET DEC. 6, 7 Veterans who need credit to sat- isfy graduation requirements are asked to contact Alvin Buck, as- sistant county superintendent of schools, before Dec. 6, in order to take general education develop- ments tests and subject matter exams scheduled for 9 a. m. on Dec. 6 and 7 at the courthouse in SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR Coal Strike Situation Has Serious Aspects ROUND DANCE FOR BENEFIT OF BAND Posters are out announcing a forthcoming dance to be held in the Eagles’ Hall on Thursday of next week, Dec. 5, for the benefit of the Patton High School Band. This will be a round dance and will be sponsored by the enter- tainment committee of Patton Aerie No. 1244, Fraternal Order of Eagles. Tickets are now on sale. You are urged to purchase one and help along whether you dance or not. Good music will be furnished and dancing will begin at 9. The subscription will be 50c. gd Bituminous Mines Over Nation Come to Complete Stop As Government and John Lewis Are at Odds TRIAL IS SET WEDNESDAY All deep mines manned by the United Mine Workers of America {have been shut down since last | Wednesday at midnight, and con- sequent stoppages and curtailment in other industries are also evi- dent as the days of the coal con- troversy progress. John L. Lewis, president of the | United Mine Workers, who has charged the government with a breach of contract, with the gov- ernment taking the stand that there can be no strike against it, STATE AFL SUPPORTS LEWIS IN MINE FIGHT Also Will Call for Legislation Raising Teachers $600 More than 200 delegates to a legislative conference of the Penn- sylvania Federation of Labor last week threw their full support be- | hind John L. Lewis’ demands that the wage contract between the government and the miners be re- opened. The AFL group adopted a reso- lution terming the court injunc- tion as ‘‘detrimental to the inter- ests of organized labor and the the people of the country in gen- eral.” President James McDevitt said labor injunctions ‘‘deprive the working people of their rights without a trial by jury.” islation by the state which would: 1. Provide a $600-a-year salary increase for teachers “in order to secure and retain qualified per- sonnel.” 2. Time and one-half for state employes working over 40 hours a week and liberalization of the State Retirement Act permitting voluntary retirement at full pen- sion after 20 years service or upon reaching the age of 60. 4. Limit working hours of paid fire fighters to 48 hours per week without reduction of present wage or salary structures. 4. Equal pay for women doing jobs similar to male employes. BERT CONRAD KILLED (65: WHEN HIT BY TRUCK Former Loretto R. D. Man at Work as Road Foreman Tibensburg. The county office has been set | up as the first Veterans Testing | Service in the county. | ee | ALVERDA COUPLE WED | AT RECENT CEREMONY | Miss Mary Pickup, daughter of | Mrs. Nancy Pickup of Alverda, The bride, a graduate of Pine | Robert Nelson of Alverda, were | | married at 11 a. m. Nov. 15 in the | parsonage of Barnesboro Metho- | dist Church by Rev. J. Earl Bass- | ler, pastor. | The group plans to ask leg-| Twp. High, class of ’41, was em- | ployed in Aliquippa. Mr. Wolf, a | War II vet, is employed by the | New York Central Mining ision in Alverda. | Div- | $400 Damage in Collision at Corner in Carrolltown| About $400 damage was caused in a head-on collision between an empty gasoline truck driven by Lynn Ambrose, 42, Altoona, and a car operated by Leonard Ander- son, 31, Johnstown R. D. 8, at the intersection of Route 219 and the Patton-Carrolltown Road early last week. The truck was making a left hand turn at the time. The driver of the car suffered brush burns of | the nose and forehead. RIBBON MILL GETS RAISE Employes of the Century Ribbon Mills, Portage, have been granted a 12%-cent increase in hourly wages. A six-cent raise was given the 180 workers in June and an- other 61% cents last week. The pay scale is now the same as at Patton, it is said. PARTY AT CHEST SPRINGS Pupils of the Prince Gallitzin School District recently received tetanus and diphtheria shots, as well as audimeter hearing tests. A card party to raise funds for the school fund will be held Tues- day night, Nov. 26, at 8 p. m,, in Pleasant Hill Grange Hall, Chest Springs. Gets $1,000 from ‘Pot of Gold’ Miss Mary C. Kist, Johnstown, won $1,000 on the “Pot of Gold” radio show last week by virtue of being home when her phone num- ber was called. She had just come in the house when the phone rang; having been out most of the even- ng to have her hair fixed. TO STOCK RABBITS Plans were completed Sunday afternoon by the Barnesbhoro Rod & Gun Club for the stocking of approximately 15 dozen rabbits in | the Barnesboro district. | —————————————————— | Spangler Co. Buys Property | The Spangler Realty Co. has| purchased a property on Bigler | Ave., Spangler, from the Spangler | First National Bank for the ap-| proximate sum of $15,000. | Bert Conrad, 68, who up until five years ago had resided on a farm between Chest Springs and | Loretto, was killed instantly Sat- urday afternoon at 3:30 while at [work on a road construction job near Woodbury, Bedford Co. He died of a fractured skull as the wheel of a heavy truck, which he was working at the rear of, | passed over his body. The truck driver, C. J. Stenson of Heston, Pa., told authorities he did not see Conrad and was not aware of the accident until noti- fied by other workmen. Mr. Conrad, who was born in Loretto and had worked many years as a construction foreman, | as well as for the State Highway | Dept., for whom he supervised a | rumber of road maintenance pro- was called up for a preliminary hearing on charges of contempt | of court on Monday morning be- | fore Federal Judge Goldsborough in Washington, D. C. | The jurist then ordered the mine leader to trial this Wednesday on a court contempt charge, after Lewis had failed to rescind his | “no contract” statement last Wed- | nesday midnight. | Says Jurisdiction Lacking | Welly K. Hopkins, counsel for | the miners, argued that the Judge {lacked jurisdiction either to issue an order requiring Lewis to res- cind the order or to issue con- tempt citations that followed. He sought to delay the trial date, | however, for the reason that the | miners’ counsel had no opportun- ity to read the government's argument. | So the trial starts on Wednes- day. It may take days, even sev- eral weeks, to complete it. Mean- | while the miners aren't working, [and as their walkout progresses [so will thousands upon thousands | of other industrial workers be | compelled to quit. Apparently it is | the beginning of a show-down | fight, and most every labor union |in the country recognizes it as | such and has given John L. Lewis its support. Counsel Argues Monday The Mine Workers’ counsel arg- ued on Monday that Lewis’ notice to Secretary of the Interior Krug terminating the UMWA contract was both legal and proper, and said that the defendants denied the jurisdiction of the court to issue a restraining order. Meanwhile, householders are be- ginning to cast an anxious eye at their coal bins; railroad schedules ‘Ihave been drastically curtailed; dim-outs and brown-outs have been ordered all over the East; restrictions on use of power are even more drastic than in war- time, and while the Pennsylvania Electric Co. has, as yet. received no government directive on power curtailment, they stated they will comply with the public directive. Outcome a Question No one knows what the out- come will be. No one knows how long the coal strike will last. No cne knows to what lattitude the strike will spread, later on, if all labor branches feel that their | hard-earned gains are slipping. | And the public, generally, is a lot confused because there are so many newspapers, so many radio | commentators, who seem to take | glory in placing all the blame on man — rather than weighing carefully the merits of the case. WESTMINSTER BODY land Ellen (Bradley) Conrad, early | | residents of the Loretto area. | former Myrtle Eberly, - Hollidays- jects. He was a son of Anthony J. | MEETS AT SPANGLER The Presbyterian Church in Surviving are his widow, the |Spangler was the scene on Friday | evening, Nov. 22, of the monthly burg; a brother, Robert St. Louis; | meeting of District 8, Westmins- and five sisters: Misses Margaret, | ter Fellowship. About 90 young | people were present. Linnie and Tillie Conrad, all of | 2 g Cresson, Sister M. Annunciata, a| The following Presbyterian represented: Pat- member of Sisters of Charity at |Churches were Seton Hill College, and Mrs. P. A. | ton, Spangler, Marstellef, Colver, Bradley, Harrisburg. STOLTZ MOTOR C0. HAS NEW SERVICE The Stoltz Motor Co. of Patton. | {of which Harry O. Stoltz is pro- pretor, announces in a large ad on the last page of this issue the forthcoming opening of a new “Gulflex” department this coming Friday, Saturday and Monday. This new department affords the Stoltz Motor customers a special- ized lubrication service of the most modern and efficient type. Mem- bers of the Stoltz staff have been trained in its operation. Mr. H. C. Raugh, Bulflex in- structor, will be at the local gar- age on the days above mentioned to introduce this new method. The general public is invited to come. CANDLELIGHT VESPER SERVICE HERE SUNDAY A Candlelight Vesper Service will be held mn the First Baptist Church in Patton on Sunday, Dec. i, at 4 o'clock p. m. A guest speaker will be present The theme of the service will be | “The Voice of God Is Calling.” A free will offering will be re- ceived. The service is under the direction of the World Wide Guild of the Baptist Church. Everyone is welcome! FESTIVAL AT BARNESBORO St. John’s Catholic Church, Bar- neshoro, will hold its annual par- ish festival Thanksgiving. A high mass will be sung at 10 a. m,, followed by dinner at 11:30, and a bazaar in the afternoon and even- ing. | St. Benedict and Barnesboro. Eb- | ensburg, Revloc, Cresson and Gal- litzin were not represented. | The worship service was con- ducted by a group of young peo- | ple from the St. Benedict church. | Taking part were James Symons, Edward White, Shirley Hunter, Lorraine Lee and Shirley Brad- | ford. The choir of the Spangler | Church rendered two special num- bers. The speaker of the evening was Rev. William Mooney, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Cherry Tree, who gave a most inspiring address on the subject of ‘“Chris- tian Stewardship.” A social hour followed, with Rev. O. Emerson Washburn direc- ting the games. Refreshments fol- lowed later. The next monthly meeting will be held in Marsteller on the even- ing of Dec. 27. DISTRICT DENTISTS SELECT OFFICIALS Dr. H. L. Williams of Barnes- boro was elected president of the Northern Cambria Co. Dental So- ciety at a dinner meeting of the group at the Smith Hotel, Patton, | on Thursday night. | Other officers are Dr. E A. | Byrnes, Barnesboro, vice presi- dent, and Dr. Charles L. Porias, Nanty-Glo, reelected secretary. A social hour, including cards, followed the business session. The | next meeting will be on Jan. 15. REVLOC PICKS DELEGATES Revloc Local 850, UMWA, will send Walter Black, president; Val- entine Yulas and Larry McGowan as delegates to the biennial con- vention of District 2, UMWA, to be held in Altoona on Friday and Saturday of next week.
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