Recognized Medium
of Union Labor Interests
VOL. 54. NO. 22.
Dam at Nicktown
to Be Improved
by Co. Sportsmen
Options Are Obtained
by Spangler Body
Representatives of 27 clubs of
the Cambria Co. Sportsmen's As-
sociation last Wednesday evening
voted to set aside $1,200 for the
purchase of approximately 12
acres of land surrounding and in-
cluding Duman’s Dam, near Nick-
town.
The body, meeting at the Eb-
ensburg Courthouse, learned from
the Spangler club’s representative
ment of the dam, and already has
secured options on the land which
the county body hopes to secure.
The association will make a sur-
vey of the site for the improve-
ment of thedam, and already has
secured promises from the Penn-
sylvania Fish Commission that
it will cooperate in making the
dam one of the best fishing
dams in this area.
County sportsmen seemed gen-
erally to favor increases in cost
of hunting and fishing licenses in
the state, although no action was
taken along this line. The con-
tention was the more money was
needed to expand stocking pro-
grams.
Game Protectors N. M. Ruha
and Jack DcLong announced that
77 wild turkeys have been liber-
ated in the county this year, fol-
lowing which the group adopted
a resolution asking the Game
Commission to provide more of
the wild fowl for stocking in the
county. Mr. Ruha also announced
that 400 ringnecks will be stock-
ed in the near future.
In another resolution, sports-
men voted to incorporate the org-
anization under the name of the
Cambria County Federation of
Sportsmen’s Clubs. A petition is
to be presented to the Co. courts
to grant incorporation papers.
Charles Allen, president, an-
nounced that he soon will appoint
committees to complete arrange-
ments for the Annual Sportsmen's
Picnic to be held at the Ebens-
burg Fairgrounds this summer.
Fish Warden Carl Wertz dis-
closed that a large fish-stocking
program is now going on in Cam-
bria Co.
‘Bunk’ Boslett
_ Elected President
~ of Barbers’ Union
Reorganization Meeting
Is Held Monday Night.
Eugene (Bunk) Boslett of Car-
rolltown was named president of
the Northern Cambria Barbers’
Assn., Local 804 (AFL) at the
regular meeting of the organiza-
tion held Monday evening in the
American Legion rooms at Span-
gler.
Mr. Boslett succeeds L. M.
Walsh of Spangler, who served
in the capacity of president for
the past 10 years.
Other officers elected were as
follows: Samuel Amendola, Bar-
neshoro, vice president; A. |
Dominic, Spangler, secretary-
treasurer; Mike Nastasi, Barnes-
boro, recording secretary, and Al-
bert Bon giovanni, Barnesboro,
guide.
Installation of officers will be
held Monday evening, Apr. 21, at
the Legion Home, Spangler.
All barber shops of Northern
Cambria Co. close at 6 p.m. each
evening. Shops in Spangler, Bar-
nesboro and Carrolltown are shut
down all day Wednesday and the
shops in Patton, Ebensburg, Col- |
ver, Revloc, Nanty-Glo and Twin
Rocks are closed all day Thurs-
day.
Wholesale Prices
at 27-Year High
Official reports have been re-
ceived from the U. S. Bureau of
Labor" Statistics that wholesale
prices of all commodity groups
rose last week to their highest
levels in 27 years.
The index of prices rose 1.6 per
cent during the week ended Mar.
8 to 148.7 percent of the 1926
SYeege—the highest point since
This new wholesale price peak
represents an advance of 4.9 per-
cent in the past month and 37.4
percent over a year ago.
Wholesale prices of farm pro-
ducts claimed 3.2 percent last
week, particularly for grains.
Pauline Gober Guest
of Local Moose Women
Pauline Gober of Coalport, the
Graduate Regent of Women of |
the Moose,, was a guest at a
meeting of Patton Chapter 637
held last Thursday evening, Mar.
13. Mrs. Gober gave a brief talk
and recited a poem. A poem also
was recited by Christine Bertuzzi.
Four new members were init-
iated at this meeting. They were
Imogene Balzano, Caroline Bal-
zano, Mary Louise Passonetta and
Virginia Conzo.
Lena Dillon, the social service |
chairman, held her chapter night. |
Officers’ chapter night will be
held at the next regular meeting,
Thursday evening, Mar. 27.
State Police Say:
Pedestrians are involved in
many fatal accidents. Nearly half
of the people killed in auto acci-
dents in the United States are
pedestrians. It is several times as
dangerous to cross between the
street intersections as to cross at
cross walks. Nearly three times
as many pedestrians are hit cros-
sing streets against red lights as
are hit ‘when crossing with the
light. Stepping out from the curb
from between parked cars is the
cause of 35,000 pedestrians being
hit every year.
About $1,500 Spent in Patton
by Red Cross During Flood
$2,150 Spent in '46
in Clearfield Branch
During the present drive for
funds in the American Red Cross
campaign it might not be amiss
for our readers to know something
of the help given by that organi-
zation right here in the local com-
munity, and the following letter
addressed to Mrs. Robert Swope,
chairman of the Clearfield Branch
will explain itself.
Dear Mrs. Swope:
I checked the records regarding
assistance grants made by Nation-
al Red Cross to persons in the
Clearfield area following the floods
last summer, The figures we have
from National Red Cross are not
broken down according to various
towns in Cambria County, but I
would judge that of the amounts
spent in Cambria County about
$1,500 was spent in Patton.
I thought you might be inter-
ested in some figures also and I
have lined these up for you. Our
records indicate that your branch,
in 1946, spent a little over $500 in
Home Service grants, Firt Aid and
Water Safety Expenses, etc. Our
chapter sent out telegrams con-
cerning persons in Clearfield
Branch to the amount of approxi*
Kiwanis Official
Speaks at Patton
Sound Film Scheduled
This Thursday Evening
The weekly dinner meeting of
the North Cambria Kiwanis Club
was held in Commercial Hotel in
Patton last Thursday evening and
was featured by the annual visit
of J. Foster Tierney of Hollidays-
burg, district lieutenant-governor
of Kiwanis. He was accompanied
by two other members of Holli-
daysburg Kiwanis, Messrs. Carson
Brady and Viv Swenson.
Lieut.-Gov. Tierney, being in-
troduced by President E. W. Win-
slow, spoke on ‘Kiwanis Objec-
tives for 1947.” In the course of
his rematks he stated that Inter-
national Kiwanis now has a
membership of 108,000 and that
the goal for 1947 is 200,000. At
present there are 2,500 clubs in
the U. S. and Canada. The goal
is 2,550 clubs.
Speaking of the district which
he represents, he stated that the
attendance rate is 80 percent,
which compares favorably with
other districts.
The International Convention is
to be held in Chicago this year,
and an attendance of 450 is being
sought for from the district. The
District Convention will be held
in Pittsburgh in October,. with
an attendance of 1,000 asked for.
Next meeting of Kiwanis will
be held at the Commercial Hotel |
this Thursday evening. A sound
film entitled, “The Story of Neo-
prene,” will be shown. The film
comes from DuPont Co.
Father-and-Son Night will be
observed Mar. 27, at which time
a representative of the Pennsyl-
vania Electric Co. will be present
to conduct a program of unusual
J. | interest.
Bob Callahan New
Bakerton VFW Head
Robert Callahan was elected as
commander of Edward F. Kowal-
ski Post, 8897, V. F. W., at a mee-
ting in Cale’s Hotel, Bakerton on
Sunday afternoon. Other officers
are:
Sylvester Sponsky, senior
commander; Theodore
junior vice commander;
Panek, quartermaster;
Lehmier, reelected adjutant;
Bender, reelected chaplain, and
Earl Flora, trustee for three
years. A special meeting will be
held at 2 o'clock next Sunday af-
ternoon in the temporary head-
quarters in Cole’s hotel.
Truman Calls for
Prayer Good Friday
President Truman hopes every-
body will “participate actively” in
church services on Good Friday,
Apr. 4.
Mr. Truman's views were given
in a letter commending the Com-
mittee on Three Hours Observance
of Good Friday in Our National
Capital for its commemoration of
the death of Jesus Christ. It would
vice
Tucker,
Gervase
Thoma
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be a fine thing he said of the na- |’
tion would follow that example. He
added:
“The world in these later years
has learned many lessons which
the mystery of sorrow teaches.
trust therefore that the people of
this nation will participate active-
ly in church services during the
sacred period of Good Friday med-
itating an the lessons taught by
the Savior on this day and exem-
plifying by their daily lives those
noble Christian virtues.”
| Crushed When Caught
Beneath Bed of Truck
Andrew B. Jurick, 24, of Beav-
erdale met an untimely death last
Tuesday when he was crushed be-
neath the steel bed of his dump
truck while making repairs on it.
Coroner Wills said Jurick was
pinned against the steel chassis
when the bed let go as he was
repairing the hoist.
His wife returned home from
her job as a store clerk at noon
and finding her husband absent,
went to the garage for him and
discovered him dead. He was an
ETO paratroop veteran of about
16 months.
WEATHER PROVERBIAL.
Thus far, the month of March
has been giving us the kind of
weather one can look for—some-
thing of everything!
| mately $150. These amounts, add-
| ed to the $1,500 spent by the Na-
tional Red Cross, gives us a total
of about $2,150 actual expenditures
11 that area. This does not take
ir to account the administrative
expenses in the Cambria County
Chapter, of which your branch is
part; the telephone calls to your
pranch from chapter headquarters;
salaries for Home Service work-
ers working with you, and other
chapter personnel giving part of
their time to the mork in Clear-
field branch.
Of the $2,900 raised last year in
Clearfield branch, $754 went to the
National Red Cross, leaving a bal-
ance of the amount raised in that
| branch of $2,146 for activities in
Cambria County. We believe the
figures cited are sufficient evi-
dence that the money contributed
by Red Cross members in Clear-
field branch territory has been re-
turned to those in need in that
territory, and that such figures
will thoroughly justify your press-
ing the present campaign to a suc-
cessful conclusion.
If there are any further ques-
tions, we will be glad to have
them. Clearfield branch has always
cone a good campaign job and we
expect they will continue to do so.
(Signed) R. S. McCLELLAND,
Executive Director.
New Police Radios
Trap Hit-Run Driver
Efficiency of the new mobile
telephone system now in use by
the state police spelled doom for
Tony Iraca of Madera, Clearfield
County, last Friday night.
Sgt. Vincent F. Bunch, com-
mandant of the Ebensburg detail,
was notified by Greensburg state
police via radio to have his men
be on the look out for a hit and
run driver. The accident occurred
on Route 119 near Greensburg. A
witness described the truck invol-
ved and obtained the license nun-
ber.
Two officers from the Ebensburg
substation were dispatched. They
saw a truck approaching near Gas
Center, Indiana county. When they
attempted to stop the truck the
driver ran them off the road. The
officers gave chase and apprehen-
ded the driver, identified as Tony
Iraca who was wented by Greens-
burg police for the hit and run ac-
cident. Iraca was then taken to
Greensburg where he was placed
under arrest.
Patton CWV Post
Two vacancies in the ranks of
officers of Catholic War Veterans
Post 934, Patton, were filled at
the regular meeting of the organ-
ization *in SS. Peter & Paul's
Church Hall here last Thursday.
Dr. Edward Haluska, command-
| er, appointed Robert Miller as
treasurer of the body to fill the
| vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Mark Brown Jr. Joseph
| Swope was named judge advocate |
resignation of Leo-
| due to the
because of ill
| pold Wendekier
| health.
The group’s building and build-
ing sites’ committee made no re-
port, stating that their work was
held up by the inclement weather.
The Post elected Silvio Amaties
of Bakerton chairman of their
“50-50” club for March, and Joe
Swope was winner of the door
prize. Mrs. Joseph Swope was
admitted as a member of the
organization.
The next meeting of the Post
will be held on Apr. 10, the sec-
ond Thursday of the month.
Bobby Lees Sottile
Orchestra Popular
Bobby Lees Sottile’s Orchestra
of Patton is proving a popular
organization, and that fact is at-
tested by the many engagements
that are coming its way. The
band is fast making new friends
over the area by the fine musical
job it is doing. The boys are
heard every Thursday afternoon
from 3:45 to 4 o'clock over Radio
Station WIJSW in Altoona (650
on your dial).
Other standing engagements of
the popular dance band .are as
follows: Altoona Eagles, Thurs-
days from 9:30 to 12:30; Belle-
fonte Eagles, Friday evenings;
Barber's Inn, Duncansville, Sat-
urday evening from 9 to 11:30;
Christopher Columbus Club, Al-
toona, starting at 12 midnight on
Saturdays; Altoona Eagles, from
4 to 7 p. m. Sundays, and every
Sunday evening from 8 to 12 at
the Christopher Columbus Club.
Direct Relief Here
Showing Increase
Ramsey S. Black state treasurer,
reported that direct relief pay-
ments made to needy residents of
Cambria County during the week
ending March 177 show an incre-
ase of $234 over those of the pre-
vious week. Payments for the week
totaled $48724 which was $108
higher than those of the compar-
able week of last year, Payments
by the Bureau of Assistance Dis-
bursements in the State Treasury
show $4872 for the current week,
and $4638 for the previous week.
Laundry Workers Election
Thursday of this week is the
date scheduled by the Pennsyl-
an election to determine the bar-
gaining agent of Yorgey’s Laun-
dry & Dry Cleaning Co., Ebens-
burg. About 28 employes are af-
fected.
The workers will decide wheth-
er they wish to be represented by
the United Construction Workers
of America, an affiliate of the
United Mine Workers’ District 50.
Fills 2 Vacancies |
vania Labor Relations Board for | Day.
PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, TH
50,000 Histories
on File at Offices
of Draft Boards
What will happen to those inti-
mate facts approximately 50,000
Cambria County men have told to
their draft board clerks when Se-
lective Service ends this month?
Almost every man who will read
this story has bared his soul to
the local board clerk. His name,
age, address, place of birth, color,
size, identifying characteristics,
place of employment, salary, fami-
ly data, and so on are listed in
forms in filing jackets in his lo-
cal board. What will happen to the
information when the board is dis-
banded Mar. 31?
No board member seems to be
abe to say what will happen. But
one thing is certain-—the informa-
tion will not become public prop-
erty. It's held confidential by the
boards and that confidence will
not be betrayed.
Some of the files are pretty big.
Some registrants rate folders as
much as two inches thick. Others
are thin, involving only a few
sheets of data.
Most of the information is useless
except to draft boards. This data
involves draft classifications, de-
pendency and physical information
which is used in selective service
work.
Although nobody has been in-
ducted through selective service
boards for some months, the con-
tinuation of registering 18-year-
olds has gone on. Should something
happen to change the present set-
up the draft could be resumed in
a few days.
However, if things go as Con-
gress intends, the boards will not
exist at the end of this month. Its
their records that are causing the
trouble. What agency, if any, will
get them, has not been determined.
There is one group of men In
Cambria Co., which was register-
ed but members of which need not
worry about their draft records.
That's the men between the ages
of 45 and 65 years, who once were
required to sign up.
Clerks in the last few weeks
have destroyed all those records.
Bus Transportation |
Funds Given Boards
Auditor General G. Harold
Wagner this week approved pay-
ment of $106,968.83 to 31 school
districts in Cambria Co. The am-
ount represents transportation re-
imbursement for the school year
ending July, 1946.
The districts in this section of
the county and the amounts they
will receive follow:
| ‘Canibria Twp. ..ii-$12,919.72
“Barr oe i
Chest Twp.
Dean Twp.
Bilder TWD: ....imiin
Prince Gallitzin Dist...
Reade Twp. .
Susquehanna Twp. ...
West Carroll Twp. ...
White Twp. - 1,667.26
Joseph Stitch Dies
‘Saturday Evening
Joseph Stich, aged 87 years,
a native of Carrolltown, died on
Saturday evening at the home of
his son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Farabaugh, Car-
{ rolltown, with whom he had made
| his home for the past several
| years. Mr. Stich had resided in
| Altoona for a number of years pri-
| or to returning to Carrolltown 10
years ago. For many years he was
engaged in draying and wholesale
businesses in Carrolltown.
The deceased was born on Aug.
23, 1860, His wife, the former Sara
(Byrnes) Stich, died in 1936. Sur-
viving are 12 children, as follows:
Stewart, Galesburg, Ill.; Mrs. Wil-
fred Blum, and Mrs. R. A. Fara-
baugh, both of Carrolltown; Sher-
man and Frank, Newark, Ohio;
Raphael, Elyria, Ohio; Mrs. John
Ryan, Washington, D. C.; Julius,
Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. P. L. Stull,
Mrs. Howard Jones and Joseph
and Lawrence, all of Altoona.
There are 27 grandchildren and 20
great-grandchildren.
He was a brother of Mrs. Rose
Grose and Mrs. Genevieve Wood-
ring, both of Altoona. The deceas-
ed was a member of St. Benedict's
Catholic Church, Carrolltown, and
of the Holy Name Society of the
church, as well as the Rosary So-
ciety. Funeral services were con-
ducted at nine o’clock on Tuesday
morning in St. Benedict's Church
and interment was made in the
church cemetery.
Miners’ Hospital Alumni
Plans White Elephant Sale
A “white elephant sale” will be
held by the Nurses Alumnae As-
sociation of Spangler Hospital at
its April session. This was decided
at the group’s monthly meeting at
Spangler last week. Graduate nur-
ses employed at the hospital but
not members of the alumnae, will
be guests.
A covered dish party was serv-
ed at the session. Entertainment
included piano solos by Sophia M. |
Kortz and dancing and cards. Mrs. |
| Bertha Klaswich of Carrolltown, |
| was named public relations chair- |
man. Mrs. Hazel Everetts was|
reelected legislative chairman.
Patton High School
Observes ‘Senior Day’
The Patton High School held its
36th Annual Senior Day program
at 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon
in the study hall of the school.
The 80 members of the class of
1947 participated in the ceremon-
ies held each year on St. Patrick's
ay.
The following program was pre-
sented: Introductory remarks; roll
call; Senior Day song; seniors go
to the football games; Senior Day
edition of the school paper; expla-
natory remarks; seven stages in
the life of a senior; introduction
of tall tales; tall tales; girls’ cho-
rus; introduction of Chinese dance
and Chinese Dance; recessional.
URSDAY, MARCH 20, 1947.
Student Nurses
Leave for Georgia
Four student nurses of the
Miners’ Hospital School of Nurs-
ing at Spangler are now studying
ing Georgia.
They are LaVaughn Baker of
Hastings, Eleanor Thomas of Pat-
ton, Pauline Venesky of Bakerton
and Rita Kline of Nicktown.
The girls left Spangler this
past Saturday and will spend a
six-month period as affiliates of
the “Lawson Veterans’ Adminis-
tration Hospital” in Chamblee,
Georgia.
0'Brien Reelected
VFW Commander
Leo O'Brien was reelected com-
mander of John White Post 779,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Patton,
on Tuesday evening in the local
post home.
Other officers named are Peter |~
Coal Strike at End of Month
Fenchak, senior vice commander;
Warren O'Leary, junior vice com-
mander; Henry Urbain, reelected
quartermaster; Albert Haluska.
post advocate; Dr. Edward B. Mc-
Govern, post surgeon; Rev. Thos.
Mcuillen and Rev. Father Rupert
Stadtmiller, chaplains; trustees
for three years—Maurice Huber;
for two years—Daniel Jenkins;
for one year—Joseph Paddock.
The Post voted a donation to
the two Boy Scout troops in Pat-
ton. Officers will be installed on
April 1 in the post home.
Local Protestant
Churches Plan
for Joint Services
Holy Week Schedule
Is Released Wednesday
The Protestant Churches of
Patton will unite in the obser-
vance of Holy Week by holding
a series of services. The arrange-
ments have been completed by
the Ministerium, of which Rev.
Thomas A. McQuillen is presi-
dent.
The schedule of services as ar-
ranged is as follows:
Sunday, Mar. 30, Trinity Meth-
odist Church, Rev. Ralph Krouse
in charge. °°
Monday, Mar. 31, Patton Bap-
tist Church, sermon by Rev. Wm.
I. Cool Jr.
Tuesday, Apr. 1, Trinity Epis-
copal Church, sermon by Rev.
Ralph Krouse.
Wednesday, - 2, Baptist
Church, sermon wv, Pl
Harvey. in 4
Thursday, Aj 4
odist Church, Union Communion
Service with Rev. Ralph Krouse
presiding.
Friday, Apr. 4, Presbyterian
Church, Three-Hour Good Friday
Service from 12 Noon to 3 p. m.
Seven out-of-town ministers have
been invited to participate, each
speaking upon one of the Seven
Words from the Cross.
Sunday, Apr. 6, Easter, Trinity
Methodist Church, Easter Pic-
tures.
All the evening services
begin at 7:30 o'clock.
Names of out-of-town ministers
who are to participate in Good
Friday Service will be published
in next week's edition of the
Union Press-Courier.
Apr.
y
will
Sunday Is Success
The trukey dinner sponsored by
the members of St. Mary Magda-
lene’s Church, Frugality, Sunday
afternoon and evening was a
success. Amusements and dancing
also aided the church’s funds.
Chairmen in charge of the af-
fair were Mrs. Harry Johnston
and Mrs. Gerald Jacobs.
They were assisted by Mes-
dames Eugene Ratchford, Regis
Hertzog, Raymond Judd, Mario
Fontanella, William Judd, Joseph
Judd, Joseph Bergamaschi, Art
Funicelli, Robert Wills, Anthony
Boito, Howard Swires, Leslie Re-
ghetti, Domenic Boito, Idelio
Boito, Secondo Biorentin, Albina
Fontanella.
Mesdames Harry Booterbaugh,
Joseph Booterbaugh, William Ga-
rolsky, Joe Noel, Von Ricketts,
Walter Montler, Stine, Minnie
Noel, Lewis Noel, James Vild Jr.,
Francis Vild, James Vild Sr,
John Rafacz, Godfrey Potter,
Carrie Noel, Mary VanScoyoc,
Ray Conrad, Dave Krise, Toney
Ribaric, Paul McManamy, John
Noel and Miss Annie Mattish.
Ned Adams Files Deed
Dating Back to 1856
A deed dating back to 1856 was
filed on Monday in the office of
the recorder of deeds at Ebensburg
and it transferred one acre of land
in Clearfield township to Thomas
Adams, Sr., from Mary Hoover
for the sum of $10.
The document was left in the
recorder’s office by Attorney Ro-
bert Bender for Ned Adams, of
St. Augustine, a grandson of Mr.
Thomas Adams. The acre of land
involved was purchased by the Ad-
ams family to provide a flood area
for a mill dam. The deed dated
June 30, 1856, was never put on
record.
On the large two-page form
there was a place for the husband
of Mary Hoover to join in the con-
veyance. He died, however, before
he acknowledged the transaction.
Edler Twp. Road Tax
Approved at 14 Mills
Cambria County Court has per-
mitted the supervisors in Elder
Twp. to set the 1947 road tax at
14 mills. According to a petition
filed in the office of Clerk of the
Courts J. Dean Joy, seven mills
are to be allocated for road pur-
poses and seven for bonded indebt-
edness and interest. Judge Ivan J.
McKenrick signed the order grant-
ing the 114 mill tax.
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Ten Pages—Eighty Columns
Patton Councilmen Approve
Strict Dog Law Enforcement
Unlicensed Dogs Here
to Be Shot on Sight
Dogs running at large in Pat-
ton without 1947 licenses will be
shot on sight!
Such are orders to be carried
out by local police when the
drive to enforce the State Dog
Laws begins in Patton Borough
in the near future. Strict enfor-
cement of the law as pertaining
to the canines was decided upon
by the Patton Borough Council at
its meeting in the Borough Office
last Friday.
The authorities decided at the
same time to give residents a
warning to secure licenses for
their dogs and to keep them un-
der control through the columns
of the Union Press-Courier.
Council was prompted to this
action after receiving numerous
complaints of dogs doing damage
to property in Patton. Owners
are cautioned that under the dog
law their animals must be kept
under control at all times.
The 1947 dog licenses should
have been on all canines Jan. 15
—over three months ago—but as
yet there are numerous dogs in
the town without new tags. They
should be affixed to a collar or
harness and kept on the dog at
all times.
Dog owners also are cautioned
to the effect that they are re-
sponsible for any damage caused
by animals owned by them. The
word “owner,” as defined by the
law, means any person having a
right of property in said animal
and every person who keeps or
harbors such dog or has it in his
care—and every person who per-
mits such dog to remain on or
about any premises occupied by
him.
Eliminated by Order of Court
The threat of a new coal stop-
page at the end of March in the
government operated bituminous
mines was virtually eliminated on
Monday when the Supreme Court
ordered into effect March 20 it’s
mandate forbidding the United
Mine Workers to go through with
the termination of work at that
time.
Under provisions of the mandate
if the call is not retracted, the U.
M. W. will have to pay the full
$3,500,000 contempt of court fine
imposed last December by Feder-
al Judge T. Alan Goldsborough. On
March 6 the Supreme Court sus-
tained a $10,000 fine against John
L. Lewis, president of the Mine
Workers, but reduced the union
fine to $700,000 on condition the
A. M. Burkhart
Expires at Patton
Archibald M. Burkhart, one of
Patton’s oldest residents, died on
Sunday at the home of his son,
R. Burkhart, of Fourth Ave-.
nue, of diseases incident to his ad-
vanced age of 89 years. The de-
ceased had a large acquaintance-
ship in this section.
His wife, the former Miss Mollie
McKenzie, died in 1943. His son,
at whose home he died, is the only
child.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesda, 5
Morn;
, pastor. Inte
ment followed in the church ceme-
tery.
Mine Empoyment
Decreases in State
Hours Worked Show
Increase in December
Employment fell, but wages and
hours of work rose in Pennsylva-
nia’s soft coal mines during De-
cember.
Drop in number of bituminous
miners and boost in hours and in
earnings is shown in a report of
the Department of Labor and In-
dustry released the other day.
Employment was 2.5 per cent
| under November and 4.7 per cent
below that of Dec., 1945.
Average weekly earnings, ac-
cording to the State Dept. of La-
bor and Industry, were $77.64 in
soft coal mines of Pennsylvania.
Miners stepped up their work
week by an average of more than
five hours a week during Decem-
ber. The average work week dur-
ling the month averaged 47.94.
Hourly earnings for the soft coal
industry for the month, the state
department reported in its com-
piliations, were $1.62.
Estimated total employment in
mines of the state was placed at
77,780 men, ‘The estimated total
weekly payroll in the soft coal in-
dustry during the month was $6,-
039,964. Estimated total weekly
hours were 3,728,773.
The average weekly wage for all
industrial workers during the mon-
th the state department said, was
$45.67.
The average pay tor steel work-
ers in the state during the same
month was paced at $49.15. The
lowest average wage: reported in
state industry during the month
was the $25.17 of hotel workers
for an average 42.9 hour week.
North County Holmes
Group Hears A. J. Barry
A. J. Barry of Johnstown will
address North Cambria Council,
Joseph A. Holmes Safety Associa-
eion, on Thursday evening of this
week in Barnesboro.
Mr. Barry is an inspector attach-
ed to Johnstown subdistrict of the
U. S. Bureau of Mines. The safety
meeting will be held at 7 o'clock
in St. Thomas’ Parish Hall.
“Roof Movements and Roof Con-
trol in Low Coal Seams’ will pro-
vide the topic of Mr. Barry's dis-
course. He has made an extensive
study of roof conditions in the lo-
cal coal field.
District 5 Miners Chipping
In to Pay Lewis’ Fine
Rank and file members in Pitts-
burgh district, No. 5 of the U, M.
W. A. are chipping in $1 apiece
voluntarily to help pay the $360,-
000 in fines levied against John L.
Lewis and the United Mine Work-
ers for the coal strike last fall.
John P. Busarello, president of
Dist. 5, said that nine locals with
a membership of 122,000 have so
far voted to do this.
SPRING CONCERT APR. 15
The spring concert of the Pat-
ton High School Band will be
held at the Grand Theatre, Pat-
ton, on Tuesday, Apr. 15.
mandate be complied with.
Miners now have until Mar. 25
or 26 to fulfill the order, the ex-
act date depending on whether
formal notice iS received this
Under normal procedure the
mandate would not have been
handed down until Mar. 31, eve of
the strike deadline, and 25 days
after the court upheld the govern-
ment’s contentions. The union then
would have had another five days
to comply and reinstate its wage
contract with the government. The
speed-up was requested by govern-
ment attorneys.
The [United Mine Workers had
| asked the court to withhold the
| mandate for the customary 25
| days ‘during which its lawyers
| could consider an appeal.
County Clubs Give
Teachers Support
Approve Minimum
$2,400 Wage Rates
Demands of Pennsylvania's sch-
ool teachers for an increase in
wages were given the support of
the Cambria ‘Co. Federation of
Social Clubs at a meeting held in
Johnstown on Sunday. The Feder-
ation, which represents a majorit,
of the ;
Thursday or Friday.
federation recommnded that the
increase be paid out of state funds.
The social clubs also went on
record as opposing daylight sav-
ings time in Cambria County. A
poll of the members was taken in
this respect. .
| Opposition to House Bill 158,
| amending the local option laws,
was voiced. The federation will
| campaign actively to defeat the
| measure.
Wolf's Sponsoring
Program on WJSW
| The Wolf Furniture Co. Stores
| at Barnesboro and Ebensburg in-
| vite you to tune in the new Al-
| toona Radio Station, WISW (650
|on your dial) at 10 a. m. each
| day to hear the Polka Program
| sponsored by them.
| Entitled “Wolf's Polka Time,”
| the program provides delightful
| radio entertainment.
Station WJSW is being receiv-
| ed with much enthusiasm in the
{ north of the county. It can be
| heard with clarity throughout
the day and is affiliated with the
| Mutual Broadcasting Corp.
15th Engr. Regt.
Reunion Planned
The 15th Engineer Veterans’
Assn, of which many ex-G. L's
from this area were members, will
hold its next reunion in the Fort
Pitt Hotel, Pittsburgh, on April
26th. This outfit was organized in
Pittsburgh, and all personnel are
Western Pennsylvanians. The reg-
iment was the first overseas, and
earned two citations.
The 9th Infantry division of the
group landed in North Africa with
in the invasion forces in 1942, were
in Bizerte, Sicily, Italy, then with
the Normany invasion, and finally
wound up in Germany.
The former members of the di-
vision look forward to a happy,
reminisce: get-together.
Science Teachers Plan
| Meeting at Ebensburg
| Five educators will speak at
| the spring meeting of the Cambria
{ Co. Science Teachers Club at 7:30
| o'clock next Tuesday evening in
the Ebensburg courthouse.
Gordon C. Durbin, president of
the club, listed the speakers as Ira
C. Goss, supervising principal of
the Southmont schools; Miller C.
Hood, teacher in Adams Twp.high
school; Samuel E. Morris, super-
vising principal at Vintondale;
Miss Sophia Moiles, Johnstown
high school teacher, and Marcellus
Lynch, teacher at Portage. A num-
ber of topics will be covered.
Hastings Fire Co. Annual
Banquet to Be Sunday
The annual banquet of the Has-
tings Volunteer Fire Co. will be
held at 6:30 p. m. on Sunday, Apr.
20, in St. Bernard's Church Hall
Members of the committee are Cy
Dillon, chairman; Anthony Fiasco,
Rudy Bush, George Demento, and
Bert Lee. Ladies’ Auxiliary mem-
bers will be guests.
Read the ads. They contain pro-
fitable news for you.
Northern Cambria’s
Best and Largest Weekly
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR
Co. War Memorial
OK'd by Jim Mark
District 2 Approval
Is Given During Week
v
Clearfield, Pa.-— Assurance of
ful support for the Cambria Co.
War Memorial Arena project, to
be erected through public sub-
scription, was given this week
by James Mark, president of Dis-
trict No. 2, United Mine Workers
of America.
Mr. Mark has announced the
appointment of four members of
District No. 2’s Board to serve as
co-chairmen of the Coal Division
of the campaign organization,
with Dennis Keenan, state mine
inspector, who heads that phase
of the effort.
They are Bernard Timms, Bar-
nesboro; George Mottey, Clymer;
William Parks, Windber, and Er-
nest Yanssens, Cresson.
An important feature of the
plan to erect and equip a $750,-
000 arena, dedicated to the ser-
vicemen and women of Cambria
Co., is provision for sports and
recreational facilities. The build-
ing will feature a hockey rink,
space: for multiple basketball
games in tourney play, dances,
mine safety contests, ete.
“We long have needed a big
indoor arena,”” Mr. Mark com-
mented. “The miners will be in-
terested in seeing it brought to
completion through the united
efforts of all Cambria Co. citi-
zens.”
$10,000 Spangler
Blaze Leaves 12
Persons Homeless
Twelve persons were made home-
less at noon on Saturday when
fire gutted a four-family apart-
ment dwelling in Spangler,
Made homeless by the disastrous
fire were Mrs. Blanche Nagle, the
owner of the building; Mr. and
Mrs. John Klamar and their four
children; Mr. and Mrs, Raymond
McCall and one child, and Mr, and
Mrs. Domenick Bazil,
Firemen said the fire broke out
at noon in the kitchen of the large
artificial brick encased plank
dwelling. The blaze, believed to
have been started by an overheat-
ed heating stove, spread to the kit-
chen walls. :
The flames spread through the
room and melted a line to is
chers throughout the state. The |:
stove, The esca]
the s hie four fa-
milies lost all of their household
furnishings and personal belong-
ings. Damage to the building and
the furniture was estimated at be-
tween $9,000 and $10,000.
Firemen experienced difficulty
in battling the flames because of
the fireproof encasement material.
The interior of the dwelling was
gutted completely, Firemen fought
for more than two hours before
bringing the flames under control.
The building is located on Big-
ler Ave., South Spangler, and as a
result traffic on the heavily-trav-
eled north-south highway, Route
219, was blocked for more than
two and a half hours.
The Spangler fire truck was
backed into the West Branch of
the Susquehanna river to pump
water to the flaming building.
The truck became bogged down
in the mud and had to be towed
from the river bed.
The heavy fireloss is said to be
partly covered by insurance.
Bakerton School
Aids Local Fund
A . Variety Show, under the
direction of Joseph Boes, super-
vistor of music, and combining
the talent of Carrolltown High
School Music Department and the
West Carroll School Band, was
well received at Bakerton on
Thursday evening of last week.
Those participating showed a
marked ability in both music and
dramatics, and represented Car-
rolltown, and East and West Car~
roll Twps.
The proceeds derived from the
show were turned over in their
entirety to the Bakerton War
Memorial Committee, of which
Stephen Stefanik, Elmora Post-
master, is treasurer.
Esgros Purchase
Barneshoro Site
Dominick and Betty Esgro and
Joseph and Della Esgro, all of
Carrolltown, have purchased the
Colonial Restaurant in Barnes-
boro, according to a deed filed in
the office of Recorder of Deeds
Clark Powell of Ebensburg.
The property, which is located
on Philadelphia Ave. was bought
from Joseph and Lena Baldac-
chio of Barnesboro, with the con-
sideration of about $25,000.
Bids Again Are Sought
on Ashville Bridge Work
The state highway department is
seeking bids again on the improve-
ment of a section of Route 36 near
Ashville. New bids, if any, will be
epened in Harrisburg on Friday,
April 11, The project involves con-
struction of a new bridge and ov-
er a mile of road from Ashville to-
ward Chest Springs. A $224,000
bid on this work, received Mar. 3,
later was rejected. It was $12,000
higher than an offer rejected by
the department last year.
Lenten Supper Mar. 28
A Lenten Supper will be served
in the basement of the Presby-
terian Church, Patton, on Friday
ito: 7
of next week, Mar. 28, from 5
n. m. Tickets are now on
sale, the price being T75c.