Recognized Medium
of Union Labor Interests
VOL. 54. NO. 15.
State Again Denies
Jobless Benefits
for 1945 Shutdown
Board of Review Votes
2-to-1 Against Pay
Some 50,000 soft coal miners, in
idleness by the 1945 strike of su-
were denied $4,000,000
in potential unemployment com-
pensation claims for the second
pervisors,
time in the state on Friday.
The Unemployment Compensa-
tion Board of Review by a 2 to 1
vote, upheld contentions of coal
operators that the supervisors and
rank and file miners were engaged
in the same industrial dispute.
The decision, which chairman
Harry A. Englehart of Ebensburg
disented upon, held the rank and
file miners were ineligible for ben-
efits for four weeks of idleness on
the grounds the unemployment
was voluntary since both they and
supervisory employees were affil-
jated with the United Mne Work-
ers of America.
“Since the International Union
U. M. W. AR. approved and sup-
ported the strike by the supervis-
ors, the immediate consequence of
which was to throw the rank and
file miners out of work, the mem-
bers of the U. M. W. A. must be
deemed to have assented to the
strike and the suspension of work
must be considered voluntary on
their part,” the board held.
The issue was first raised in
October of 1945 when rank and
file miners filed benefit claims on
the grounds it was illegal for
them to work the mines without
qualified supervisory employees
who were on strike for union rec-
ognition. The Unemployment Com-
pensation Board rejected the con-
tention but exceptions were made
for miners in cases where there
was no voluntary suspension of
work by any employees at “the
mines where they were employed.”
Isadore Farabaugh
50 Years A Knight
George Lieb of Nicktown was
named President of the Northern
Cambria District, Knights of St.
George at a meeting on Sunday
afternoon in St. Benedict's Paro-
chial School in Carrolltown.
This was the first session of the
district group since the war be-
gan. Other officers are Gregory
E. Buck, Carrolltown, vice pres-
ident; Peter E. Miller, Hastings,
‘secretary-treasurer; Charles Yah-
, C. J. Urich, Has-
“Charles Long, Loretto, |
Farabaugh, well-known Carroll-
town resident, was presented a
gold emblem. About 100 members
were given 25 year buttons. Mr.
Farabaugh actually has been a
members of the Knights of St
George for over 51 years.
The next meeting will be held
on Sunday, April 27, in Holy Cross
School, Spangler.
The organization is composed of
Knights of St. George units from
these towns: Carrolltown, Patton,
Hastings, St. Boniface, Spangler,
Nicktown, Bakerton, Loretto, St.
Augustine, Chest Springs and
Coupon.
Unusual Incident
at McCombie Mine
An unique result of bringing
a truck load of coal out from un-
derneath the
perienced recently at the McCom-
bie Coal operation at the Navy
Smokeless Mine at Carrolltown
Roads.. The mine had been aban-
doned by the previous owners and
a trip of loaded mine cars in the
operation were left under water
when the mine flogded. When the
new interests took over the mine
and pumped the water the trip
‘was pulled out and the coal was
dumped.
Machinery left inside the mine
and also under water was remov-
ed and reconditioned and is now
again in service. It has been about
20 years since the mine worked,
until the McCombie Coal Co. took
over the operation.
William H. McConnell
Buried Here Monday
William Henry McConnell, 44
Indiana R. D. 3, near Clymer, died
last Thursday morning at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Harry
Lanning in Johnstown. He had
been ill since Christmas Day. He
was a mine operator. He had gone
to Johnstown just a few days be-
fore his death.
The deceased was born in Chest
Springs Sept. 24, 1902, a son a
son of Thomas and Mary Ellen
(Litzinger) McConnell. Surviving
are his widow, Mrs. Genevieve
(Nagle) McConnell, and four chil-
dren—Thomas, Mary Ellen, Clar-
ence and Frank, all of Indiana R.
D. 3.
He was a brother of Mrs. James
Buck, Patton; Richard McConnell,
Amsbry; James McConnell, ad-
dress unknown; Hilary McConnell
and Mrs. Leo Watt, Ashville; Mrs.
Lanning, mentioned, and Mrs. Jess
Cochran, both of Johnstown; Tom
McConnell, Plainfield, N. J., and
Mrs. Carl Becks, Rochester, N. Y.
Funeral services were held in
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Pat-
ton, gn Monday morning, in char-
ge of Rev. Father Rupert Stadt-
miller, pastor. Interment was in
the church cemetery.
Tomorrow Last Day for
Old Inspection Stickers
Friday of this week is the last
day your car can be driven with-
out the new State Inspection
Period Sticker on its windshield.
If you haven't tended to this
matter, it would be a wise thing
to do immediately. A stiff fine is
in the cards if you are found
without one on Saturday.
ground a score of |
years after it was mined was ex-|
ey
Carrolltown-Spangler Road
Will Be Built This Summer
According to the State High-
way Dept. it won't be long until
three badly-needed road projects
in Northern Cambria Co. will be
started,
These three routes—worn out
from long years of heavy travel
—are Route 219, between Car-
rolltown and Spangler; the old
brick road between Spangler and
Nicktown, and the stretch of old
macadam road between Chest
Springs and Ashville.
News that these highway pro-
jects are contemplated during
the current year was released
last week by J. Paul Ambler,
district State Highway Dept. en-
gineer from Hollidaysburg. He
visited Ebensburg and discussed
the proposed road-building pro-
jects with the County Commis-
sioners.
The Carrolltown-Spangler Rd.
of late has become very rough,
in a large part due to heavy
strip-mine truck travel. Survey-
ors have been at work along the
route for a number of months.
The road probably will be re-
located in some places to elim-
inate several dangerous curves.
The present concrete surface was
poured in the early 1920's.
The reconstruction of the road
between Nicktown and Spangler
will continue the highway im-
provement plan giving Northern
Cambrians a good road to Indi-
ana Co. and to the Northwest.
A section of this route, between
Nicktown and Alverda, is now
under construction, but is open
to traffic.
Last fall bids were opened for
the section of road between Ash-
ville and Chest Springs, including
a new bridge to replace the one-
way span at Ashville, but suit-
able replies were not received by
the State Highway Dept. The
previous low bid on the Ashville
project was $212,000.
Cambria County Courts Issue Injunction
In New Pennsyvania Women’s Tax Law
The Cambria County Court is-
sued a temporary injunction Mon-
day restraining the tax collector
in Summerhill Twp. School Dist.,
from deducting the wife's 1946
per capita school tax from the hus-
band's wages.
Judges John H. McCann and Iv-
an J. McKenrick signed the injunc-
tion papers and set next Friday as
the date for the hearing.
The test case will be watched
with interest in Cambria County
and throughout the state inasmuch
as it questions the constitutional-
ity of a 1945 amendment to an act
of Assembly. The action was in-
stituted as the outgrowth of a
meeting of miners held recently at
Beaverdale.
A motion for the proceedings
was presented to the court by At-
torneys C. Randolph Myers and Al-
ton A. McDonald. An act of the
legislature provides that husband's
are liable for payment of their
wives’ per capita taxes.
According to the law deductions
for this purpose may be made
fro mthe husband’s pay. It is con-
tended that the law is unconstitu-
tional and void. Attorneys declare
that it violates Article 9, Section 1
of the Pennsylvania constitution.
It provides for uniform taxation.
The contention is that the am-
endment does not make taxation
uniform inasmuch as a husband
who has no employer is not affec-
ted by the law.
James Richardson, of Beaverdale
is plaintiff in the case. He is act-
ing for himself and other work-
ingmen in the district.
The injunction specifically re-
strains John Jereb, tax collector
in Summerhill Twp., from collec-
ting from Richardson’s wages the
per capita tax of his wife.
Judge McCann says that he
wants to act as soon as possible
on the matter.
Extension Meeting Set
Today at Chest Springs
Miss June Kunkle, Cambria Co.
home economics extension repre-
sentative has been holding a num-
ber of meeting over the county
during the week, and on Thursday
night will be at the Chest Springs
Grange Hall, on a discussion of
furniture repair.
State Approval
of Detention Home
; Ton ely
Will Prove Satisfactory
The Estep Building in Ebens-
burg probably will be approved by
the State Dept. of Welfare for a
juvenile detention home of proper
planning is followed, Dr. E. Pres-
ton Sharp, reported to Cambria
Co. Commissioners in a letter the
other day.
Dr. Sharp, director of the Dept.
of Community Work, conferred
with the commissioners recently,
and also inspected the Estep pro-
perty. He likewise discussed juve-
nile delinquency problems, and
said the county is urgently in
need of detenticn facilities.
The state office suggested that
an attempt be made to provide
quarters for seven boys and three
girls in the proposed home. In
mm
addition te making the building |
more secure, he also advised the
construction of a playground on
the two lots at the rear of the
house. The playground should be
surrounded with a high wire fence.
The Dept. of Labor and Indus-
try also must be contacted for
recommendations concerning fire
and panic provisions, the report
continued.
Dr. Sharp called to the attention
of the commissioners the fact that
255 formal juvenile cases were
heard by the juvenile court during
last year. Of these 190 were from
the Southern end of the county,
and 65 from the northern section.
He pointed out that it might be
advisable to have two detention
homes, one for the south and an-
other for the north.
New Radio Station
Planned at Altoona
Plans are being made for a
radio station at Altoona. Techni-
cians and other
with the new station are moving
into Altoona this week.
Among them are Jim Moran,
formerly of Patton and an an-
nouncer at Lewistown station for
some years, and Jerry McDevitt,
formerly of St. Benedict, who has
been employed at the Berkley,
W. Va., station.
men connected |
Joseph L. Boley, 75,
Dies at Home Here
Joseph L. Boley, aged 75 years,
one of the best known residents
Y a
(of the Patton
evening at ,
Avenue, Patton, following a week’s
illness.
He was born on Feb. 11, 1871,
in Allegheny Township, a son of
Peter and Anna (Delozier) Boley.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ag-
nes (Buck) Boley, and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Helen Gauntner, and
Mrs. Ruth Dietrick, both of Pat-
ton. There are eight grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
The deceased was a brother of
John, Raymond, and Morgan Bol-
ey, all of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Edith
Effinger and Mrs. Emma Rickens
both of Cresson; and Mrs. Cather-
ine Cresa, Pittsburgh.
Mr. and Mrs. Boley observed
their golden wedding anniversary
last year.
Mr. Boley was a member of the
Holy Name Society of St. Mary's
Catholic Church, Patton; the Ro-
sary Society of the Church and
| Patton Branch 90, Knights of St.
George.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at nine o'clock on Wednesday
morning in St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Patton, by Rev. Father
Rupert Stadtmiller, O. S. B., pas-
tor. Interment was made in the
church cemetery.
Ebensburg Planning for
War Memorial Stadium
Plans were advanced for the Eb-
ensburg war memorial as Attor-
ney Clarence Davis was named as
chairman on Sunday, at a meeting
of citizens and delegates of various
organizations. The memorial is
planned for the county seat, and
will likely be the erection of a sta-
dium.
Indiana County Tax Rate
for ’47 Dropped 2 Mills
Indiana County residents will |
pay two mills less county tax
this year than they did in 1946.
This was decided upon by the
Indiana County Commissioners in
a tentative budget calling for a
tax levy of nine mills as com-
pared to the 1946 rate of 11
mills.
Boy Scout Drive Is Planned
at Meeting Here on Monday
Representatives from the var-
ious towns interested in the Boy
Scout program, met in the Moose
Hall, Patton, on Monday night of
this week, and formulated plans
for the annual financial drive of
the Scouts in the North of the
County.
Presiding at the gathering was
Dennis Keenan, of Barnesboro, the
finance director of the North Cam-
bria District; and also present and
taking an active part in the dis-
cussions were Ted Powell, Scout
Executive, of Johnstown. Scouters
were present from Carrolltown,
Hastings, Bakerton, Barnesboro
and Patton.
The solicitation for funds will be
started shortly. Named as general
chairman of the drive for the Pat-
ton area was Fred J. McCann, and
he will be assisted by Robert Mill-
er, troop leader; and Max Gill, as-
sistant district commissioner.
The following committees were
appointed:
All local clubs and organiza-
tions, and these individuals—Rev.
Father Rupert Stadtmiller, OSB;
Rev. Ralph Krouse, Rev. Plummer
Harvey, Rev. Thomas McQuillen,
Rev. Father Alexis Horwath, OSB,
H. H. Nehrig, J. J. Haluska, Wal-
ter Noonan, Raymond Buck, Rob-
ert Forsythe, W. M. Bosserman,
Dr. E. B. McGovern, Dr. E. P. Coo-
per, Ralph Litzinger, Ted Farrell,
William Jones, George Blanken-
horn, George Petrusky, Mark
Brown, Andrew Senita. George
Masnica, Paul Tinnik, Harvey Win-
slow, Leopold Weindiker, Joseph
Cammarata, Harry Stauffer, Geo.
C. Hoppel, James Blake, Frank
Schwab, Rene Beunier, John Steir,
George Lehman, Louis Haluska,
John Semonich, P. Marquette, Jno.
Dixon, L. G. Gorsuch, Thos. A. Ow-
ens and Francis X. Young.
{All who desire to contribute,
can render the solicitors a favor by
having their donation ready when
the canvassers come.
28.414 Cambrians
Saw Military Duty
During Late War
5,052 from County
Still m Army, Navy
A total of 28,414 persons from
Cambria Co. served in the armed
forces during World War II, it
was disclosed at a meeting of the
Cambria Co. American Legion
Committee last week in Ebens-
burg.
Legion Comm. Fritz Morley of
Barnesboro said he made a com-
plete check-up with all draft of-
ficials in the county to obtain the
number of persons inducted prior
to and during the conflict.
His figures also showed that a
total of 23,362 have been discharg-
ed from the service. He said that
at the, present time there are 5,-
052 persons serving in the armed
forces.
He said that he learned that
most of the women have been dis-
charged from the Wacs, Waves,
and Spars, but a number have re-
mained in both the Army and the
Navy Nurse Corps.
The next meeting of the County
Committee will be held Feb. 18 in
Spangler Legion Home. Legion-
naires were informed that pres-
ent membership of the county or-
ganization is 7,242 which is less
than one-half of the 14,739 quota
set for 1947. Comm. Morley ex-
pressed confidence that the county
would surpass its quota before the
state round-up next July or Au-
gust.
Veterans Bonus
Bill Is Proposed
Veterans organizations of Penn-
sylvania proposed unanimously at
Harrisburg on Monday to ask the
General Assembly for a maximum
$500 bonus for the commonweal-
th’s 1,200,000 men and women in
World War II to be financed by a
bond issue.
Clyde E. Rankin, Philadelphia,
state commander of the American
Legio, said there was no way to
estimate the total cost of the bo-
nus until the legislature makes a
breakdown of the length of ser-
vice. Estimates have run from
$200,000,000 upwards.
The veterans’ proposals would
call for payment of $10 for each
month of domestic service and * 15
for each month of foreign service
to a maximum of $500 provided the
veterans served in the armed for-
ces at any time from Dec. 7, 1941,
to Sept. 2, 1945. TI e of
tim 0
on
arti g
were Rankin and commanders of
other veterans’ organizations in
the state: John U. Shroyer, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars; Louis Co-
hen, Jewish War Veterans, and all
the rest of the major bodies.
Financing the bonus by a bond
issue would require approval of
two legislative sessions and then
a referendum vote of the citizens
of the state.
Cambria Red Cross
Drive Begins Soon
The quota for the 1947 Fund
Raising Campaign of the American
Red Cros in Cambria Co. has been
set at $85,000, according to word
from Morris F. Chasanow, general
chairman of the drive.
The Johnstown man will head a
| volunteer advisory group that will
offer Cambrians the opportunity of
pledging their support to the hum-
anitarian word of the American
Red Cross.
Fifty eight percent of the total
asked will be retained for use in
Cambria Co. The remaining 48 per-
cent of the $85,000 will be alloca-
ted for national and international
Red Cross work.
Business and industrial groups
in the county plan to start solici-
tation on Feb. 24. A house-to-house
canvass is planned beginning on
Mar. 3 in, Johnstown, and probably
will be finished by that date in the
county districts.
Each year about 75 percent of
the Cambria Co. Chapter’s funds
are used for home service. Statis-
tics indicate that the home service
case load in 1947 will average 750
a month.
The county chapter also was
called into service a number of
times recently during fire and flood
disasters. The most recent case on
record is the one at Ashville last
week when a family of 13 was left
homeless by a fire.
The Clearfield and Susquehanna
Chapters take care of most of this
section of the county.
10 Members Initiated
By Local Moose Women
The regular meeting of the Wo-
men of the Moose, Chapter 637,
was held last Thursday night. Hel-
en Jewett, Chairman of the Ac-
ademy of Friendship, held her
Chapter Night program. Ten new
members were initiated. Form 66
was signed at the altar by Helen
Jewett and Sara Patrick.
It was agreed that the Women
of the Moose would sponsor the
Teen-Ageers at the Moose Hall on
Monday and Wednesday nights.
Two of the women will be at the
hall each night.
A luncheon was served.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all those who
assisted us in any way during our
recent bereavement, the death of
our father, Thomas Quinn; also for
the Spiritual and floral offerings
and for the use of automobiles.
—The Children
EXPAND FACTORY
The Westinghouse Electric Corp.
is planning a $50,000 addition to
its plant in Ferndale. Increased
employment is expected to result.
March of Dimes
Ball Here Thursday
All Invited to Attend
‘Polio’ Benefit Affair
All is in readiness for the Roose-
velt (March of Dimes) Ball to be
held at the Patton Eagles’ Home
on Friday evening of this week,
Jan. 31. The affair is being spon-
sored by Aerie No. 1244, F. O. E,,
and is open to the public.
Funds derived from the ball will
go toward the relief and treatment
of those suffering from infantile
paralysis. They will be turned over
to John A. Conway, Cambria Co.
chairman of the Infantile Paralysis
Fund.
Barry Cole and His Orchestra
will furnish the music for this
charity event, with dancing from
9 to 1 o'clock. Admission will be
50 cents per person.
This Roosevelt Ball is conducted
annually in Patton by the Eagles.
In charge of this year’s dance is
John J. Bender, assisted by R. A.
Litzinger and Herman McNulty.
James Della Valle,
Heilwood, Loses
Life in Fall of Rock
Was Married to Former
Josephine Cammarata
James Della Valle, 48-year-old
Heilwood coal miner, lost his life
Tuesday morning when caught
under a fall of rock at the Al-
verda Mine 9 of the Henry Coal
Co.
Mr. Della Valle was caught be-
neath a rock eight feet long,
three feet wide and six inches
thick, according to the report of
Dr. Edward L. Fleming, Indiana
Co. coroner. The doctor said his
skull was crushed and that he
died instantly.
The coroner was informed that
the miner and several other men
had finished making a crosscut
off the main heading of the mine
and were moving the cutting
machine when the rock fall oc-
cured. The other men were not
injured. Mine officials stated that
the roof had been tested by the
foreman before the first cut was
made.
James Della Valle was well-
known in this section. He was
married to the former Miss Jos-
ephine Cammarata of Patton and
was born in Italy Mar. 19, 1898,
a son of Joseph and Madelyn
(Sabego) Della Valle
dB
Bre the I wa
over by the Henry interests.
Coroner Fleming said he will
await a report from the state
mine inspector before determin-
ing the need for an inquest.
The victim is survived by his
widow and these children: Made-
lyn, a student nurse at the Min-
ers’ Hospital, Spangler; Joseph,
18, stationed with the Army in
Japan, and Carmella, 17, Adele,
14, Virginia, 12 and James, 6, all
at home.
There also are two sisters and
two brothers: Mrs. Katherine
Benny, St. Benedict; Mrs. Frank
Tonelli, St, Benedict; Tony Della
Valle, Central City, and Batiste
Della Valle, Bakerton.
Funeral services will be held at
9 a. m Friday in St. John's
Catholic Church, Heilwood. Inter-
ment will be in St. Mary's Ceme-
tery at Patton.
State Sen. Haluska
Asks Regulation
Bill on Transfusions
A bill introduced by State Sen.
John J. Haluska of Patton at Har-
risburg on Tuesday calls for the
strict regulation of blood transfus-
ions in the future as a health mea-
sure.
If passed, the bill will provide a
fine of $1,000 for any doctor, hos-
pital or nurse who gives a trans-
fusion of “raw” blood from a donor
who has not submitted to a Was- |
serman test within three days be- |
fore the transfusion.
Sen. Haluska announces that the
bill created a wave of enthusiasm
among state legislators. He points
out the danger of transmitting
communicable diseases to patients
through injection of contaminated
blood. The bill would require pros-
pective donors of blood to submit
to a Wasserman before their blood
can be given to a patient.
A bill to increase salaries of
common pleas court judges of the
state also was introduced by the
Senator at the same time.
measure would provide judges of
districts with populations of 65,000
to 100,000 with $11,000 a year in-
stead of the present $10,000; those
in counties of 250,000 to 1,000,000
population from the present $12,-
000 to $14,000, and those in the
first and fifth judicial districts
from $14,000 to $16,000.
If this bill passes, Cambria Co.
judges would receive $14,000 a
year and the president judge $14,-
500.
Sen. Haluska also introduced a
measure for the payment of a bo-
nus to Pennsylvania soldiers of the
recent war. The bill would pro-
vide $10 a month for domestic ser-
vice and $15 a month for overseas
service up to a maximum of $500
per man.
* Another measure would enable
councilmen to vote themselves sal-
aries of $25 per month.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all those who
assisted us during our recent be-
reavement, the death of our hus-
band and father, Henry McCon-
nell; also for the Spiritual bou-
quets and for the use of cars at
the funeral. — Mrs. Genevieve
McConnell and Children.
T | Grove family
This |
UNION PRESS-COURIER
“PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1947.
Ten Pages—Eighty Columns
County Farmers
Vill Plan for War
On Common Rat
Mr. E. J. Udine, Entomologist
from the Agricultural Extension
Department of the Pennsylvania
State College, will be in Cambria
Co., Wed., Feb. 5, to assist the
County Agriculture Extension
Service organize a campaign ag-
ainst rats. At this organization
meeting arrangements will be
made for the demonstration of the
demonstrations to be held on Wed.,
Feb. 19, with Mr. Udine in charge.
The material to be used for the
poisoning of rats will be Fortified
Red Squill. This is mixed with
bait, usually hamburg, at the rate
of one pound of Fortified Red
Squill to 9 pounds of bait. It is
estimated that it will take two to
four pounds of the poison bait per
farm.
This should be a cooperative
campaign among farmers as rats
are migratory and therefore if you
get rid of your rats and your nei-
ghbor does nothing about the rats
on his farm you are very apt to
get an infestation of rats from the
neighbor's farm. Rats ruin or con-
sume upward to 60 pounds of grain
and feed per year ,besides being
carriers of diseases and insect
pests and doing much damage to
buildings, killing baby chicks, and
being all in all a big problem to
the farmer. For every rat a farm-
er sees there are at least three he
never sees.
The brown rat or common house
rat lives 3 to 5 years. It breeds
during every month of the year.
In this climate the number of lit-
ters probably varies from 3 to 6
each year. Breeding begins at the
age of 3 or 4 months. The gesta-
tion period is 21 to 25 days. The
number of young in a litter may
vary from 6 to 22, although the
average is 9 or 10 in this region.
It has been estimated that in three
years the progeny from one pair
of rats could exceed 350,000,000.
The figure indicates the ability of
the animals to overcome large re-
ductions in numbers. It also em-
phasizes the need for a continual
and effective war on rats.
Ebensburg Co. Hires More
The Jo-Ann Dress Mfg. Co.,
which began operations in Eb-
ensburg in Sept., 1946, announces
it has increased its number of
employes to 45 and plans expan-
sion soon.
Court of Honor
for District Scouts
at Patton Tonight
All is in readiness for the Boy
Scout Court of Honor to be held
at Patton this Thursday evening.
Awards will be made at this
time to the boys who passed the
board of review quizzes at the
Patton High School on Thursday,
Jan. 16.
Leaders of the North Cambria
District of the Adm. Robert E.
Peary Council, Boy Scouts of
America, have announced that
music for the Court of Honor
will be furnished by the Patton
High School Band.
Tonight's event will take place
at the Patton Moose Home, be-
ginning at 8 p. m. sharp. The
sponsors of the affair are Troops
81 and 82, both of Patton.
An Advanced Training Course
for Scoutmasters, in conjunction
with an advanced course in first
aid, is being held at the Patton
Baptist Church every Monday.
The course will last 10 weeks,
Post Seeks Home
Plans for the financing of a
permanent home for Patton Post
934, Catholic War Veterans, fea-
tured discussion at a special
meeting of that body last Thurs-
day evening in the basement of
SS. Peter & Paul's Greek Cath-
olic Church here. The meeting
was well attended,
At the same time a commit-
tee, consisting of Commander E.
J. Haluska, chairman; Rev. Fath-
er Rupert Stadtmiller, OSB, pas-
tor of St. Mary’s Church; Robert
Miller, William Saly, William
Lamont and Joseph Bobby, was
appointed.
These men are to meet with
Patton businessmen on Wednes-
day evening of this week to dis-
cuss plans for the financing of
such a home. The meeting will
be held in St. Mary's Parochial
School.
The post accepted six new
members at last week’s session.
A membership committee was
named, and will be headed by
Louis Donahue. He will be assist-
ed by CWV members from Chest
Springs, St. Lawrence, St. Aug-
ustine and Patton.
The next regular meeting will
be held Feb. 13, when results of
this Wednesday's conference will
be announced.
a nl »vaipll
of near Coupon,
residents of Ashville until a little
over a month ago, when flames
leveled their home early last
Wednesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Grove and their
11 children were forced to flee
from the blaze clad only in their
nightclothes and several of the
children even without shoes. The
temperature was below zero.
The fire was discovered in the
eight-room house about 1:45 a.
m, while all the children were
asleep, They soon were hustled
from their beds and, wrapped in
blankets and sheets, taken to
the barn. They later were re-
moved to the home of an uncle,
Garret Grove of Ashville.
A daughter, Dorothy, 14, dis-
| covered the fire and notifed her
| father, who discovered the en-
| tire side of the house in flames.
| A neighbor boy was sent to Cou-
| pon, one a one-half miles away,
{to summon the Gallitzin Fire
| Co., which due to the cold wea-
| ther—10 below-—could bring only
| its closed squad truck. The vol-
| unteers prevented the fire from
spreading to the bar and chicken
| coop. A previous barn had been
| destroved by fire three years
ago.
The farm is owned by Gerald
| Harber of Cresson, who operates
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Dies at Clearfield
| John Walker, former Patton res-
| ident, died in the Clearfield Hos-
pital on Monday morning at 7:30
o'clock, following an illness of the
past seven months. His wife pre-
| ceded him in death. He is surviv-
{ ed by the following children: Mrs. |
Xavier Strittmatter, of Patton;
Mrs. Sarah Lazarjack, of St. Mi-
chael; Margaret, of LeCountes
Mills; Thomas, of Oregon; Donald, |
Kenneth and |
of Buffalo, N. Y.;
James, of Clearfield, and Robert,
of Williamsport. He is also sur-
| vived by the following brothers
| and sisters: Mrs. Margaret Blair
| and Mrs. Lottie Davis, of Patton;
Mrs. Aime Williamson, of Weed-
ville, Pa.; Henry and Robert Walk-
| er, of Penfield, Pa.; George, of
| Dresden ,N. Y., and James of Ben-
| ezette, Pa.
Funeral services were held in
| Clearfield on Wednesday afternoon
[and interment was made in Fair-
view cemetery, Patton.
Clem Farabaugh’s Observe
Silver Anniversary Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Farabaugh of
Carrolltown celebrated their 25th
wedding anniversary on Sunday
with a family dinner at their home
here. A reception was held in the
afternoon, at which many relatives
and friends were in attendance.
The couple are the parents of
five children: Mrs. Sylvia Stoltz
and Mrs. Gloria Toseki, both of
Patton, and Clem Jr., Clark and
Patrick, all at home.
Mr. Farabaugh is proprietor of
Farabaugh’s Jewelry Stoges in Pat-
ton and Carrolltown.
PATTON MAN TO WED
William Francis Platt of Patton
and Anne Louise Reiber of 220
Greene St., Johnstown, have secur-
ed a marriage licenses at the Eb-
ensburg Courthouse.
Ralph Grove Family of 13
Grove is employed
man.
Workmen this week started
the conversion of a 12x 42-ft,
chicken coop into a 5-room home
for the family. The building is
located on the farm where their
dwelling was destroyed. At pres-
ent the children are split up
between relatives in Ashville and
Altoona.
An appeal by the Red Cross
shortly after the fire brought a
number of bundles of clothing.
The Red Cross also plans to pro-
vide furniture and other articles
needed by the family to set up
housekeeping in the converted
chicken coop.
Besides Dorothy, other -child-
ren of the Grove family are Mar-
ion, 20; Tommy, 12; Bobby, 10;
George, 8; Agnes, 5; Florence, 4;
Geraldine and Gerald, 3, twins;
Rose, 2, and Eleanor, 6 months.
A daughter, Mrs. John Beldin,
19, who lives at home, was visit-
ing friends and was not at home
when the fire occurred. How-
ever, she and all other members
of the family lost all their per-
sonal possessions and clothing as
well as $1,500 worth of furniture.
There was no insurance.
Firemen said the blaze in all
probability started from a de-
fective chimney.
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as a woods-
Former Patton Man| Local Legion | Post
Adopts Resolutions
At Meet Tuesday
The drawing up of. two reso-
lutions and planning for an an-
niversary banquet featured the
regular meeting of the Walter
McCoy Post 614, American Le-
gion, at Patton on Tuesday even-
ing of this week.
The meeting was the largest-
attended in the past year and 10
new members were initiated. The
post’s present membership now
exceeds last year’s quota—it is
now 591.
Foremost among the resolu-
tions passed by the members was
one asking for the elimination of
politics from the Pennsylvania
Game and Fish Commissions. The
Legion men called for members
of the commission to be elected
by state sportsmen’s organiza-
tions rather than selected by the
political party in power.
It is the members belief~ that
if these men were named by the
hunters and fishermen the gov-
erning bodies could function more
efficiently and without fear of
repercussions from political bod-
ies of any nature.
The Patton post also called for
the Legion by-laws to be amend--
ed to provide membership for
men called to the armed forces
after the war was over.
The body also made plans for
holding of an anniversary ban-
quet for the Ladies Auxiliary
Unit of the Patton post. Tenta-
tive plans call for a dance to fol-
low the dinner to which Legion
members and the Auxiliary and
their guests would be invited.
PASSES AWAY AT 102
Mrs. Amanda Homan, oldest-
known resident of Adams County,
died Monday at her home in Cum-
berland Twp. She was 102.
Northern Cambria’s
Best and Largest Weekly
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR
Bodies of About
400 Deceased Vets
to Arrive in Area
County Service Officer
Gibb Makes Report
About 400 bodies of Cambria Co.
war dead buried overseas are ex-
pected ‘to be returned this year, J.
Harold Gibb, director of the coun-
ty department of veterans’ affairs,
said over the week end.
In his report to the county
commissioners, Gibb stated that
his office completed a card file of
veterans’ graves in the county, lis-
ted according to cemeteries. The
cemeteries in turn have been class-
ified according to the various lo-
calities.
According to the report, 696 per-
sons from the county are World
War II victims—either dead or
missing. One hundred and thirty-
nine burial places were recorded
during the year. This maeks a to-
tal of 4,274 veterans graves re-
corded in the county, Mr. Gibb de-
clared.
Burial allowances were paid dur-
ing the year in 81 cases. These in-
cluded 33 World War II veterans,
44 World War I veterans, two
Spanish-American War veterans,
one widow of a Spanish-American
War veteran, and one widow of a
Civil War veteran. Eighty-three
headstone allowances were paid
and 301 grave markers were {is-
sued.
Mr. Gibb said his office made
3,260 contacts last year, on re-
quests of all G. I. bill provisions.
Farm training and veterans’ em-
ployment committees were organ-
ized; bulletins sent out to service
officers @f veterans organizations;
hospitalization was obtained for
28 veterans, and 240 copies of dis-
charges were made. Many other
services of different catergories
for veterans also were handled.
Fire Convention
Set for Coalport
Week of July 27
Cambria County Body
Picks Date Thursday
The 26th annual convention of
the Volunteer Firemen’s Assn. of
Cambria Co. and Vicinity will be
held during the last week of July
in Coalport.
This was announced during the
regular meeting of the organiza-
i in Bar
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competitive events will take place
the following day.
Coalport firemen said they are
formulating plans now toward
making the 1947 convention the
largest in the history of the organ-
ization.
President Oscar Zane, Richland
Twp., announced the state conven-
tion will be held this year in Lan-
caster instead of Johnstown. The
dates are Oct. 6, 7 and 8.
During the session Lower Yod-
er Fire Co. presented an applica-
tion for membership in the county
organization. An investigating
committee will report on the ap-
plication at the next meeting on
Feb. 27, in Southmont Fire Hall.
Member companies were given
applications for the county fire
school to be conducted this sum-
mer. The number of classes to be
held will be determined by the
number of applications returned.
Game Commission Aims
to Provide More Birds
The Pennsylvania Game Com-
mission is calling upon all state
sportsmen’s organizations to sup-
port a drive to increase the phea-
sant population within the next
year.
In preparing for another prop-
agating season similar to that of
last year, the commission asks
more than 250 clubs and indi-
viduals to participate in a pro-
gram for 1947.
It is endeavoring to have the
clubs raise day-old chicks, with
the commission providing 500
pounds of mash for every 100
day-old chicks requested.
Emma Sunseri Winner
of Teen Contest Here
Emma Sunseri won the contest
for naming the Teen Canteen in
Patton with her entry of “Teen
Haven.” Judges awarded her a
free membership for one year.
The canteen will sponsor ano-
ther benefit dance in the Moose
Hall on Wednesday, February 5,
Bobby Lees Orchestra will fur-
nish the music for the dancing,
which will be from 7:30 to 11:30
P. M. Admission will be 25 cents
per person. Buy a ticket and as-
sist “Teen Haven” progress.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all those who
assisted us in any way during our
recent bereavement, the illness and
death of our husband and father,
Joseph Boley; also for the Spiri-
quets and floral offerings and for
the use of cars at the funeral.—
Mrs. Genevieve McConnell and
Children.
State Police Say:
Alert Today—Alive Tomorrow
Did you ever drive on a frozen
lake? Tests indicate that break-
ing distances on glare road ice
are comparable to what they are
on the smooth ice of a lake. The
distance required to stop a vehi-
cle on ice and packed snow
ranges from three to 11 times
that required on a dry pavement.
Make your driving a full-time
job at all times, but particularly
when driving during periods of
inclement weather. Alert today—
| alive tomorrow!