UNION PRESS-COURIER should provide the money. The di- | Thursday, February 13, 1947 PAGE TWO Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCann of Cresson were visitors Monday at the E. M. Weakland home here. Mr. and Mrs, Jerry Mancuso of Houtzdale spent the week end at the Joe Mancuso home, were business callers in Philips- Mothers... real extent, and let the poorer =" classes realize on a token in tax | rectors, in discussing the salary | burg on Wednesday evening. reduction, what have we gained, | question, that while higher salar-| Mr. and Mrs. Wade Good made | LL | ies are needed to get capable tea-|a business trip to Altoona Satur- | | chers the real estate tax upon | day. which districts depend, cannot bear | Mr. and Mrs. Wade Good heavier burdens. | daughter, Grace, and Mrs. Wi 4 | Largest General Weekly Newspaper Circulation in the Area, | THE UNION PRESS-COURIER Patton Courier, Estab, 1898. Union Press, Estab. 1935. and | 1da | | Remember, too, there were the { chaps, too, in the state of Penn- Building, 452 Magee Avenue, class mail matter May 7, 193 under the Act of March 3, 1879 THOS. A. OWENS... comms THOS. A. OWENS, JR. eal. . The Union Press-Courier Published every Thursday by Thos, A. Owens, Press-Courier patton, Pa., and , at the postofrice at Patton, Pa., FRANK P. CAMMARATA. Subscription, $2 Yearly in Advance. Advertising Rates “urnished 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 si the President and Secretary of the Local, together wit 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 Cambiia County. a entered as second ee Business Manager ———— Editor we ASSOciate Editor gnatures of i the Local EDITORIAL VIEWS AND COMMENT There are so many things these days that are confusing to a lot of us. Chief among the trouble- makers are the forecasters. Maybe the most confusing forecaster of them all, this winter, has been the weatherman. In fact he got to be nearly a joke, both in newspapers and by radio, many, many times during the past several months. Of course, February has given us some pretty seasonable winter weather, and the weatherman did redeem himself to some extent. But he blundered badly from time DO YOU THINK SHE IS THE SWEETEST THING IN THE WORLD? Sut y lowers * BALSINGER ZAR: (0 TPL F EY PHONE: PATTON 3771 PATTON «EBENSBURG-BARNESBOROCRESSON to time—and time and again—dur ing December and January. * x 5 Quite likely, the “bum steers” on the part of the weatherman were no fault of his, nor of the scientific service of which he is a part, but it does tend to show that even the government's sei- tific instruments and wire ser- vices are not infallable, and that nature still can beat the prob- | lems mortal man thinks he has | solved. In some instances, fore- | casts of dire weather ahead pro- | ved the case in many areas in | Western Pennsylvania, but did miss the tops of these Alleghe- ny Mountains, and we can have cause to be thankful for that. Usually we have tough weather in this area, when only a few miles away, down over the moun- tain, temperatures are more moderate—but not so during the present winter. "tw However, the chap who forecasts the weather isn’t the only fellow | who's been off on the wrong beam. | Remember a couple of years ago, | right after hostilities ceased in the late war, how we had expert pre- | dictions of a recession surely in | 1948, and thus far it has failed to come. Now some of the same ex- | perts are telling us what hardships {we are facing for 1947. Maybe so, { but if we all keep our feet on the | 8round, be sensible about matters, and quit a lot of forecasting, we’ll {likely find 1947 will have been a | pretty good year to most of us. * kk And then there’s the political folk -of a victorious party at the general election last fall, who were forecasting how they would cut taxes. There still isn’t time to analyze the truth or fallacy of this forecasting, but daily it begins to look like another bad bit of prediction. Maybe the in- come taxes, for example, will be reduced, but if those reductions really benefit the wealthy to a PSTD o * * # * # L » Re o » L # # * LC 29 0. PRT Your cistume will steal ry. The gleam of gold costume jewelry stop in JEWELRY PATTON The Finishing Touch to Good Grooming it off with the sparkle of brilliant costume jewel- of sparkling workmanship, whatever your choice —you’ll find it on display here. Clem A. Farabaugh APPLIANCES the scene—if you touch and silver—the radiance For dramatic today. GIFT SHOP CARROLLTOWN Sfocfoofoofosfodfororforoaforforfosfocfocforforforforfosfesfocferk oh ee BANKAUTO | LOANS ARE NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT, Bank Auto Loans provide a con- venient method of financing your next car at low cost, and without red tape. First National Bank Carrolltown, Penna. | State School tion has urged higher salaries for | teachers, but suggested the state sylvania who told us before elec-| tion of what fine financial shape | the commonwealth was in—of the big surpluses, of the economical administrations, and now we can do a bit of forecasting ourselves. There is every indication that you folks who live here in Pennsylva- nia are going to pay more taxes- you may pay them directly, or in- directly. There's no question about it—the taxes are coming. They must be levied to carry on the pro- gram of the administration. The big surpluses—if any—won't be sufficient to carry on the plans or the administration. * kk Taxes must be levied by gov- ernments. As a citizen of a gov- ernment, all of us are obligated to pay the cost of running it. Yet there are many who pay lit- tle tax. There are some who rove about and pay no taxes. With some folks, its not a disgrace to avoid taxs—but its a boast that the tax collector loesn’t catch up with them. Not only your nation- al government, butlikewise your state, county and local govern- ments are maintained only by funds realized through taxation. Your children are educated in the public schools, for instance, through taxation by all the peo- ple of the community. All have a part in the financing. All, then should share the responsibility. * % x | Borough and school officials function on a budget set up and | planned on the apparant available | taxes to be collected within the | Jurisdictional area they serve. In the event there are a lot of tax- | dodgers in their community, they are caught holding a bag. The re- |sult is that many of the things | considered a necessity for the con- {duct of the municipality or the | school district must be abandon- ed, and perhaps the chap who pays the least taxes, or no taxes, is the | one who yells loudest about the laxity of the local officials, never for a minute considering that he, | himself, may be to blame to some extent. It was always thus. Likely it always will be. The chap who is nailed down with real property can’t dodge his taxes. But there are many others who can—and do. * % x Paying of taxes quite likely must of necessity be hinged on the taxable’s ability to pay. If circumstances are such as to make payment a hardship, there is most likely always relief af- forded. The laws govern that. The chap who can afford to pay his just taxes and deliberately evades, is playing unfair with all his neighbors who bear the burden. Good citizenship has its obligations, and paying taxes is one of those obligations of citi- zenship. ok We note in the newspapers that Gov. Duff has said that teacher {salary increases in Pennsylvania are "essentially a local matter” for { municipal governments. In an ad-| | dress to the members of the State | School Directors Association, Duff | said that whatever is done about | teacher salaries “ought to be done | on the basis of local government.” At the same time he warned ag- | ainst “too much dependence” on | | central government. If local gov- | | ernment insists on coming to cen- tral government for more and more funds, he stated, the inevit- able result will be a progressive loss of dependence since the “cen- tral government will insist on more control.” k * & The Governor's statement is'nt one that will please the teaching profession, who have, up until this time, looked toward the cen- tral government for alleviation of their financial embarrass- ments. Which brings us back to taxation again. The only man- ner in which local school district could raise salaries of the teach- er is by added taxation, and to many of the districts this would be nigh impossible under present statutes limiting the millage. Quite likely a lot of the legisla- tors down at Harrisburg think differently on the matter than does the governor, * % x legislative council Directors’ The of the Associa- and not the local school districts * kk Even from ’way out here in Cambria County, we can see where there's going to be lots of “fun” in the legislature before it finally adjourns, and probably the hotest potato of all will be the teacher salary question. Glasgow Notes By JANET C. KUHN Entertainment Features Rebekah Meeting Here The Carolina Troxell Rebekah i Lodge held its regular meeting on Friday evening. After the closing of the lodge a plya wsa presented by members from Blandburg, in cbservance of St. Valentine's Day. The members of the refreshment committee served a covered lunch- eon. Mrs. Margaret Garman of | Landrus and son, Earl, visited Sun- | Bellwood and two members of the | Bellwood Lodge were present. The following members were present: Mrs. Marguerite Garman, Mrs. Ju- lia Conrad Mrs. Anna Binnix, Mrs Velva Williams, Mrs. Lee Cree, Mrs. Pauline Heverly, Mrs. Mar- guerite Williams, Mrs. Flora Bric-| ker, Mrs. Ruth Kuhn, Mrs. Annie | B. Troxell, Mrs. Mrs. Lena Schmittle, Mrs. Maude | Newton, Mrs. Lillian Michaels, Mrs. Martha Lovell, Mrs. Hazel Newton, Mrs. Della Chicote, Mrs. Mabel Lovell, Mrs. Leona Van Sco- yac, Mrs. Anna Matthews, Vesta Duff, Mrs. Dorothy Mat- thews, Mrs. Sarah Wilkinson, Mrs. Hilda Beck, Mrs. Cora Beck, Mrs. Mabel Lecher, Mrs. Ida McCart- Mrs. | ney, Mrs. Kathryn Bowman, Mrs. | Annie C. Troxell, Mrs. Agnes T. Mildred Gates, | Mulhillem, Mrs. Marguerite Bow- | man, Mrs. Clinza Hommer, Mrs. Elsie Kuhn, Mrs. Lucy Fox, Mrs. | Georgia Troxell, Mrs. Mae Stine, Mrs. Agnes Mulhollem, Mrs. Dora Estes. A very nice time was repor- ted by all. * k % A meeting was held in Roseland | U. B. Church on Tuesday evening | to sign petitions for an R. E. A. Electric line. Mr. and Mrs. John Colton visit- ed Miss Catherine Conrad over the week end. | in Altoona, day with Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. | Beers of Fallentimber. { Hastings By HELEN MANCUSO Stephen Easly and Tom Sem- elsberger motored to Altoona on Saturday. George Clarke spent Friday in Johnstown, Mrs. Oscar Binder and daugh- ter, Gretchen, motored to Altoona last Wednesday. Mrs. John Miscoe ter, Barbara, are week in Johnstown. Mrs. Ted Holtz and son and Kay and Rosanna Gill spent last Wednesday in Altoona. Lee Nevins of Lock Haven vis- ited at the John Nevins home here over the week end. Blanche Gach spent the week end in Altoona. Jane Thomas motored toona on Saturday. Eleanor Molino spent the week end with relatives in Altoona. Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Houck an- nounce the birth of a daughter at their home in East End last Sunday. Cecelia Bachleda, a Hastings High School student, is receiving treatment for meningitis at the Municipal Isolation Hospital in Johnstown. Anne Semelsberger spent the | week end visiting in Pittsburgh. Eddie Brothers, who is em- ployed in Johnstown, spent the past week end at his home in Hastings. Louise Koval of Washington, D. C., spent the week end at her home in town. Mrs. A. T. Strittmatter and daughter, Ruth, and Mrs. M. P. Strittmatter motored to Altoona on Monday. Earl Miller, who is employed spent the week end at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. Al Francis and daughter, Dianna, of Washington, C., spent several days last and daugh- spending a to Al- | week at the George Chigas home | | here. Reade Township High School's | ! basketball team clashed with Pat- ton High Tuesday of last week. Mrs. Frank Troxell celebrated her 87th birthday on Feb. 6. card shower was held and she re- ceived many cards. Her friends | wished her many more cheery bir- thdays. Many people called. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Good and daughter, and Mrs. Wilda Landrus Al visited Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Harber | last week. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Fox and { daughters, Nancy Louise and Ju- dith Ann of Mill Hall, visited Sun- | day ‘with Mr. Fox's mother, Mrs. | Lucy A .Fox of Glasgow. Mr. Fox | is a former resident of this place | but for a number of years has been located in Mill Hall. He is an employe of the Piper Aircraft Co. The Odd Fellows held their reg- ular meeting Thursday evening in their hall here. Mr. and Mrs. | | | | Chester Kuhn |same will Joe Mancuso Jr. spent Friday in Indiana. Jim McNelis, a student at the Pennsylvania State College, was a week end visitor at his home in Hastings. Boy Scout Troops 76 and 73 spent the week end camping at Peale’s Cabins, near St. Bene- dict. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Strittmat- ter attended the Ilumbermen’s convention at Pittsburgh several days last week. EXECUTOR’S NOTICE In the Estate of PROSPERA | CAVOTO, late of the Borough of | Spangler, County of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, deceased. | NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | that Letters Testamentary in the Estate of the above named dece- | dent have been granted to the] undersigned. All persons indebt- | ed to said estate are requested to | make payment, and those having | claims or demands against the make them known — & i without delay, to: EXTRA PRUDENCE oday’s haste and ess, the prudent es himself fully. Facing t recklessn driver in And the sists on ¢ 'sville has earned the ing as willing 1 strong. HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. Harleysville, Pa. Affiliate: Mutual Auto Fire Insurance Co. For further information see Evan R. WILLIAMS 222 E. Lloyd St. Lot lt ot EBENSBURG home. ings. Desks... } PHONE 2391 February Sale Feature! 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While Mrs. Funicelli was confined in the hospital, her daughter, Marcella, cared for her family of ten chil- dren. Mr. and Mrs. David Lewis and baby daughter are now residing in Dean. The couple are former res- idents of Ansonville Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Briggs gave | a shower for their daughter, Lor- raine, and Joseph Matish, Feb. 6. Mr. and Mrs, William F. Camp- bell are giving a shower for their daughter, Bernardine and Robert Jasper on Feb, 12. Isabella Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Campbell, vis- ited with the Bergamaschi fami- ly on Friday evening. A flue-fire damaged the home of Robert Wills on the evening of Feb. 6. It was caused when the stove pipe between the walls part- ed, causing the walls to ignite, The fire was not extinguished un- tii a few members of the house- hold ripped a section of the roof away and dashed water on the flames. Although the fire was not serious it caused a great deal of excitement to the Wills family. Mrs. Jos. 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We like the “silver-lining” philosophy of the small ap- artment dweller with five children who seemed con- tent with his lot. “After all,” he said, “I've no room for complaint.” Second -hand car dealer: “This car is sound in every part.” Prospective Buyer: “So 1 hear.” The way to have your car run without a sound is to have it lubricated here reg- ularly, Our service is tho- rough, speedy and econom- ical. For the sake of longer, more pleasurable driving, bring your car in today. HOOVER’S PENNZOIL STATION Phone 66 Bigler Ave. NORTH SPANGLER New Seed Catalougues Have Very Nice Pictures | New seed catalogs are out. Some | of the pictures and stories about | the hybrid corn yields look mighty nice on paper. There's only one hitch—are those hybrid corns the best for your growing conditions ? | That's the question extension ag- ronomists of the Pennsvlvania State College think is most import- | ant. They have reasons for empha- sizing the importance of local ad- | aptation especially in hybrid corn. For years these men have been conducting a series of demonstra- tions in every part of the state, ree ere ie DP ININIP! | to see which hybrids meet local | conditions. So, before you try any | strange, new hybrids in corn, ask | your county agent which hybrids |are adapted to your local condi- tions. He is able to show you re- | sults of demonstrations conduct- | ed in your own county for a num- ber of years and his advice should prove helpful. DO YOU KNOW? More than two million workers were disabled during 1946 by work injuries. The estimate of time lost from work because of these injur- ies comes to nearly 47 million days. FC m—— / Qualit ES for Better Meals SS TO any -— y Foods / / / ‘ Beam with Pride as the Family files in for dinner. You can do it—and on your budget, too—if you buy quality foods from your neighborhood grocer. 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