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Largest General Weekly Newspaper Circulation in the Area,
THE UNION PRESS-COURIER
Patton Courier, Estab, 1893. Union Press, Estab. 1935.
Published every Thursday by Thos. A. Owens, Press-Courier
Building, 452 Magee Avenue, Patton, Pa., and entered as second
class mail matter May 7, 1936, at the postofrice at Patton, Pa.,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
FRANK P. CAMMARATA
THOS, A. OWENS... Ais usiepta seats
THOS. A, OWENS, JR. ... . Associate Editor
Subscription, $2 Yearly in Advance. Advertising Rates
Furnished on Application. :
The endeavor of the Union Press-Courier is to sincerely repre-
sent Organized Labor in their efforts to obtain economic freedom.
We solicit the support of all Unions. Material for publication must
be authorized by the organization it represents, bear signatures of
the President and Secretary of the Local, together with the Local
.. Business Manager
Editor
eal.
The Union Press-Courier gives its advertisers the advantage of
the combined circulations of two largely circulated weeklies and
has a reader coverage that blankets Patton and the major mining
towns in Northern Cambria County. EE
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Let’s Hope There’s
‘No SALES TAX
No one will deny that the school
teacher is the poorest-paid profes-
sional person in this state, and
| perhaps in the Nation. No one in
|a sensible frame of mind wil
oppose better pay for the teachers.
| Without a doubt, the educational
[standards in many sections of the
| country have suffered because so
many trained teachers have found
[it financially profitable to seek
{other means of livlihood.
; The State of Pennsylvania has
{nothing much to be proud of
{regard to the manner in w
they have provided salaries com-
mensurate with the training and
| years of preparation a teacher re-
quires. Doctors and dentists
EDITORIAL VIEWS AND COMMENT
seldom been so very large—never
Our Hats Are Off gre Bi vin
as large as the community should
warrant—but there seems to have
been a thought among its mem-
bers that quality rather than
quantity rendered the best service.
Quality in this case, of course,
to Patton’s Firemen
The Christmas Season is at
hand! One can see it on the
streets of Patton and on streets
of most every town and hamlet,
Here in Patton the Firemen
usually see to it that the town
is well lighted and displayed, and
in the case of erecting the light
stringers, the work is done by
volunteers from the company, and
naturally the electrical connec-
tions are properly made.
The Patton Fire Co. is ever at
the service of the community, not
only in the protection of your|
lives and property but in so many, |
many other ways. |
It has ever been that way with
the Patton Firemen since they |
were organized at the turn of the |
century. Younger men constantly
have replaced the older ones in |
community spirit above reproach |
and in active and exemplary sup- |
| Volunteer
| has meant the willingness of the
| members to accept and serve both
| faithfully and well.
There never has been much
complaint about the Patton Fire
men from among our citizens such
|as is often noted in a lot of the
| other
| there couldn't be in Patton's case.
communities. In justice,
The very fact that someone might
| grumble about them usually placed
the grumbler in a bad light him-
self.
Our hats are off to the Patton
Firemen. May their
prestige continue in the years to
come as it has in the more than
half a century of the past.
—The guy that plans to build
his house on a pole is further
lawyers and other professional
{folk wouldn't think of wages in
{such low brackets.
Past sessions of the Pennsyl-
| vania legislature have always had
| the teacher salary problem before
(them. However, there has always
{been a tendency there, among the
{administration leaders, to sidestep
!the issue as much as possible.
| Some increases were granted in
{the last session, and bonuses were
given in other sessions, but most
| every member of the
{legislature realizes that there must
'be something more permanent
ome now. After all, the teachers
{cf Pennsylvania have been loyal,
indeed, and most patient!
| So, now we read that the execu-
| tive committee of the State School
| Commission, appointed to make a
| study of the problem, has come
[forward with the suggestion that
| there must either be a flat one
percent income tax or a two per-
cent sales tax to run the
public school system, including
| higher salaries for teachers.
We don't pretend to know
[ whether any additional tax would
| really be necessary if the state's
[ present tax revenues were shifted |
in
hich |
and |
incoming |
state |
UNION PRESS - COURIER
And the sales tax certainly falls
| heavily upon those most unable to
| pay. The wealthy, the well-to-do,
| would have no more to pay than
| the wage-earner,
| have large families would be par-
[ticularly discriminated against.
| The more necessities of life pur-
| chased, the more food and cloth-
| ing—the more tax to pay,
When the School
| even comes up with a suggestion
| that a sales tax might be one way
| of raising the necessary revenue,
| that’s unfair. It's unfair to the
| many in the lower brackets of life
here in Pennsylvania to even have
| “sales tax” mentioned—let alone
suggested.
If there must be a tax, for
| goodness sakes, let it not be a
sales tax.
Maybe an income tax would be
by far the better. It would make |
the folks with the larger incomes
| pay the most, and they are the
folks who are best able to pay a
larger share.
We wouldn't get excited about |
this particular thought if we did |
not actually know from experience
what is in the minds of some of
our G. O. P. legislators. We've
been at Harrisburg in the past. |
We well know what we are talk- |
| ing about. |
The Republican party in this
state had an outstanding victory |
in the November election. They
can well assume that maybe any-
thing they may do should be inter- |
preted as a mandate from the
people.
The list of contributors to the |
| Republican campaign funds in this |
state are topped by folks who are
{in the higher income brackets—by
{the folks who wouldn't really be |
| enthusiastic about any income tax
{to pay teachers.
Don’t let any sales tax propa-
{ganda get by, dear reader. When |
| the new sessicn of the Legislature |
| opens, write your representatives
{and your senator, and tell them
| where you stand. |
Personally, we don’t think any |
The folks who |
Commission
| and
| Mountaindale
| the
(Mrs. Olive Witherow.
toona.
Altoona,
|
| business caller in |
| Mr. Ivan Troxell of Blandburg |
| was a recent visitor at the Melvin |
| Weston home
Mr, Lemuel E, Hollen Sr. was |
| very lucky recenty in catching |
three red foxes. |
| Mrs, A. C. Brittian was a visit- |
jor at the home of her mother, |
| Mrs, Curtin Hollen, on Tuesday. |
|. Mrs. Clarence Conrad, Mrs. Geo. |
| Hollen, Mrs. Carl Hollen and Mrs, |
| J. L. Marks attended an American |
| Legion Auxiliary Christmas Party |
at the Legion Home in Blandburg |
| recently. Gold Star pins were pre.
| sented to the Gold Star Mothers.
| A nice lunch was served and gifts |
| were exchanged. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hollen are |
(glad to report their baby is recup- |
| erating after a few days’ iliness. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conley |
{ twin daughters, Ellen and |
Helen, spent an enjoyable Sunday |
at the lady's home in Van Ormer.
Miss Lillian Mixey spent Sunday
at the home of Miss Adeline
Marks. |
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brought of
entertained John
Hollen of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. John Carter of
Altoona were visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Apple on
Sunday.
Miss Adeline Marks was a vis- |
itor at the Carl' Hollen home on
{ Friday evening.
Sherwin and Jimmy Witherow,
sons of Merle Witherow of Coal- |
port, are spending some time at
home of their grandmother,
Rev. and Mrs. Weyandt, Mrs
Olive Witherow and Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Witherow motored to Al-
| toona recently for a day of shop-
ping in that city.
Misses Patsy Conrad and Verna
Fiedor and Jimmy Hollen spent an
| enjoyable evening at the Bland's
Park Skating Rink at a party
sponsored by the Junior Class of
Reade Twp. High School.
Charles Lamb spent a few even-
ings at the home of Gordon Chile-
coat in Blandburg, returning to
{his home in Blairsville Sunday.
Mrs. Mabel Glasgow spent Mon-
day Christmas shopping in Al-
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Thursday, December 19, 1946
SON’S
MAY HAVE IT!
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over this advertisement, and remember that we have many other hard-to-get items
that are not listed on this advertisement,
New Goods Just Unpacked!
We guarantee everything you buy here to be
of first quality and lower in price than else-
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We were very lucky to receive the following hard-to-get items, so hurry
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Heavy weight,
in beautiful
colors
.22 Rifle Shells
SHORTS, 26c a box. Long Rifle, 42¢
KLEANBORE
Shot Guns + Rifles
12 and 16-Gauge Shot Guns
Harrington & Richardson guns, best grade. Worth more!
Buy now, for guns will be scarce . . . $20 66
: 2
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337.61
DRY-BAK HUNTING COATS
[Fone ans Sento. at Searirons | YHE/BEGINNERS 1
| would stand for a sales tax for an | “FIRST STEP ON ICE” | 6. 95 Ideal for all outdoor workers. Has storm
| instant. But watch the Republican | - ; collar and is waterproof.
IN ABSOLUTE SAFETY | :
| member. They are in vast major- |
|ity, and their leaders in the pas AND CONFIDENCE PY
| have indicated such Boia : Need A Pair of Pants?
fl! Dozens of Styles. For Work, for Dress, for Scuff!
|} Duck Pants Boys'Pants| Work Pants | Dress Pants
| Down the sales tax NOW! We |
|all agree that something must be |
{done for the teachers, but let the
| bulk of the funds come from those
| most able to pay.
; [ | Heavy whipcord, Beautiful shades for Dad
Jor orks on for CORDUROY moleskins and | and Son. Actual $7 and
repellent will. Longies” for | other weights | $10 values. Some taken
Veoar Iii leon boys in colors | Good wearing &| from new 2-pants suits.
| «-.well made | warm. Sizes 29 | Must be seen to be ap-
4 to 50 reciated . . .
3.95 | 5.97 |s29552955495 "$595 S695 $7.95
port of that spirit. {along than most of us that build |about a bit, or not. We do think
The ranks of the firemen have castles in the air. | that when a couple of administra-
| tions can brag so much before an
| election about the big surpluses
| they have acquired, surely some
| of those surpluses could be used
to educational advantages.
However, assuming that addi-
®| tional new taxes, and heavy taxes,
XN | are necessary, there should be
3% | some fairness in taxation that
j¢ | places the burden on those most
s | able to pay. The commission es-
8 timates that $75,000,000 a year is
s | required and that three-fourths of
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Good friends mean gay parties . . . 2
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% | new taxation. |
and a good party means tasty food. 2 | When one comes to the proposi- |
Mertens taste-tempting bakery treats # | tion of a tax that hits the folks
% | most able to pay, surely a sales
do much to enhance your table be-
| tax wouldn't be the answer.
; : — May i tax would.
sides adding a delicious zest to your Maybe an intome fox wou
meals.
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HOLLENTOWN ‘CHATR
By MISS ADELINE MARKS
Mr. Paul Greene of Bellwood
spent the week end with Carl Hol-
len. He had a very enjoyable day |
| hunting with Carl and John Hol- |
{len and Charley Marks.
. | Blair Richard was a lucky one
We know from past experience among deer hunters—bagging an
in the Pennsylvania State Legisla- | eight-point buck on Saturday.
ture, where certain Republican| Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hollen and |
leaders, who are yet the leaders Son spent an enjoyable evening at |
there, have indicated that they at home of Mr. and Mrs. John |
AVOT Tonkin.
favored Sales taxes for teacher! Mrs. Frank Apple was a busin- |
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For the protection of the com- | © $ caller in Ne Sumiay,
mon man and woman —and the spent a few days at Roaring
children for that matter—a sales | Springs visiting their parents. |
tax is an abdominable thing. It| Mr. John Hollen spent Friday!
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