Thursday, March 20, 1947
Meet Jim Mark, President
of District 2 for
Member for 49 Years
We are stealing this story from
last Saturday's Johnstown Dem- |
ocrat. It was written by “Wilhelm |
Pumpernickel,” the alias which |
Mr, Sid Wienshenk, the Demo-
c¢rat's Ebensburg staff correspon-
dent uses, and refers to James
Mark, President of District No. 2,
United Mine Workers of America:
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There are literally thousands of
men in the Johnstown District
who understand the ramifications
of the bituminous industry. But
none have any better understand-
ing of its problems than the quiet
man who presides over the des-
tinies of the United Mine Work-
ers in District No. 2, which in-
cludes Cambria County.
The man who probably knows
more than anyone else about all
angles of the complicated mine
picture in the district is James
Mark. Jim is president of District
2, U. M. W. A, which has 38,000
members.
Jim is not so well known to the
general public. But there are very
few miners in the area who do
not know Jim personally. He has
been part and parcel of the union
since 1898. In fact he is the old-
est member of the union in the
Is Continuous Union |
district.
He holds the record of main-|
taining continuous membership in|
the union for 49 years. That's a|
long time to be connected with
any movement. And when it is
considered that there were num-|
erous occasions when men not]
having such strong characters as
Jim wavered in their unionism, he
must be placed in the front rank |
of the labor movement. |
Yes, Jim has consistently fought |
for the miners for nearly half a|
century. Never having sought the |
limelight, James ‘Mark to most!
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JAMES MARK
indeed, realize the remarkabe ca-
reer upon which Jim can look
back with the feeling that he has
more than done his duty to the
men who toil in the mines.
Jim is no theorist when
it
comes to practical mining. e
knows the score because his en-|
tire background from the age of
nine, has been identified with the |
men in the pits.
Like many others of our labor
leaders, Jim was born in Scotland
coming to the United States at|;¢ together. As a reward for his | Fr} :
| Mrs. Hilda Demi entertained |
the age of two. He has the fight-
ing characteristics of the Scotch.
While others may talk volumin-
ously, Jim sits quietly by. But he |gome time in acting as secretary-|Macek, Murs.
takes in all that is said, quietly
weighs each side and then makes
his decision, Once he makes up
his mind, he is ‘not easily turned
from his position.
Jim, as a boy of 12, entered
the mines in Jefferson county.
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He knows all the hardships boys
underwent working in the mines.
He learned the work from the
ground up. He loaded coal and
drove mule. Later he operated
cutting machines and served as
checkweighman, It was while wor-
king in Jefferson county that he
of the miners to or-
movement
ery office in the local union.
Jim was known even in those
days as being a quiet sort of fel-
low. When others would shoot off
about what they thought to
an injustice, Jim would quietly
learn all the facts and then take
a stand. Once having taken his
stand, he adhered to his decision.
And to this day that is one of
his main characteristics.
Men who win the confidence of
the men who go down into the
earth must possess the right kind
of stuff to advance, Jim has that
stuff. In his early days, Jim was
always active on the mine com-
mittee. While the public is aware
of the bigger problems in the min-
ing industry, few indeed know any-
thing about the multitude of lit-
tle problems that arise in a mine.
But no problem has been too small
or too large for Jim to tackle.
That's why the miners are for Jim
Mark.
He served in various local union
positions until 1913 when he star-
ted up the ladder to become one of
the outstanding leaders of the TU.
|M. W. In that year he was named
{a member of the U. M. W. District
Board in what was then Territory
5. which included Jefferson and
Clearfield Counties.
Those were tough days in the
union movement, Many times
thereafter it seemed that the un-
ion might perish, but it was men
of the type of Jim Mark
splendid work, Jim in 1927 be-
came vice president of Dist. 2. And
he also carried the burden for
treasurer as well as president.
There are very few facts that
| Jim does not know about miners’
|incomes and their financial needs.
| He has taken part in every wage
| conference since 1913. And he
| been chairman of the U. M. W.
National Secale Committee since
| 1934. This is one of the committees
| with management.
| Jim has always been fair to the
| men he serves. He has never expel-
| led a single member of the union.
Or April 1, Jim will celebrate
his 20th anniversary as president
of District 2. What will he do on
| that day? Nothing unusual. He
| will merely continue to study the
multitude of problems that con-
front the miners of the «district
and to act on them.
Spangler
| By MRS. ANTHONY FENELLO
° Phone Barnesboro 83-R
Mrs. Kathryn Monteith
177 Years Old Recently
Mrs. Kathryn Monteith,
celebrated
niversary recently, was guest of
honor at a birthday dinner sheld
| at the Sechler Hotel, Cherry Tree.
| Those attending the dinner in-
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Charles
| Monteith and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Dinsmore, Mrs. Ray
Brown and family and Mrs. Kath-
ryn Monteith.
Spangler Fire Auxiliary
Planning for Card Party
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Spangler Fire Co. will sponsor a
card party on Wednesday even-
ing, Apr. 9. Prizes will be award-
who
i
led and lunch will be included for
ithe admission price of 35c.
Those on the refreshment com-
mittee are Mrs. Simon Lantzy,
| Mrs. Anna Whalen, Mrs. Mary
| Kelly, Mrs. Mike Whalen and
Edith Temple. The public is cor-
dially invited.
Philip Denis Hons Guest
y Dem1 was guest of honor
held on Sunday even-
he celebrated his 42nd
anniversary. His wife
party at their home.
20 guests attended
on. The evening was
playing cinch with the
awarded to Willard
Pollock, and Mrs.
Wylie. A delicious lunch
and Mr. Demi was
of many useful
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at a partly
ing when
bithday
held the
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prizes
Demi,
Wilmer
was served
the recipient
gifts.
Mr. Demi retu
Ho
irned home from
the Miners’ ital recently af-
ter being a patient there for a
number of weeks suffering from
a back injury sustained while at
work in the mines.
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The Presbyterian Guild and
Fellowship of Spangler attended
Lenten services at the Presbyter-
i Church, Barnesboro, Wednes-
; evening last. Rev. Washburn
0 iated at the services.
Harry Shaw
car on Bigler Ave. last Saturday
afternoon, sustaining brush burns
and bruises.
Anna Demi, who had been
in Clearfield for the past
six months, has returned to her
home here.
Fiore Pallone spent Sunday in
Lakewood, O., with his brother-
in-law: and ter, Mr. and Mrs.
Andy Lichvorcik.
W. Scott Green, R. N., of St.
Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh, was
a visitor for a few days last week
at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Jenny Green.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Monteith
and family of Detroit spent the
week end with Mr. Monteith's
| mother, Mrs. Kathryn Monteith,
|at the home of Ray Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dinsmore of
Miami, Okla., spent the week end
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
| A. Dinsmore.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dunchak
attended the funeral of the lat-
ters’ father, Joseph Forberger, at
Washington, D. C., on Saturday
morning, Mar. 8.
Miss Louise Dunchak, R. N,
| who is employed at the Lee Hos-
became intensely interested in the]
ganize. He subsequently held ev- |
be |
her 77th birthday an-|
was struck by a
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| pital, Johnstowrs spent the week
lend at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Dunchak,
| Wednesday dinner guests at
(the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anth-
{ony Fenello were Mr. Keville of |
of |
{Altoona and Mr. S. Reed
Johnstown,
ill for the past week,
Mrs. Jenny Green
her pinochle club
Prizes were awarded
Francis Pallone, Mrs.
Fenello and Mrs. Rose Nastasi
New officers elected at the last
meeting of the Methodist Ladies
Aid were: President, Mrs. Char-
| lotte Fenello; Vice president, Mrs.
entertained
to Mrs.
Jennie Green; Secretary, Mrs. Lil- |
lian Demi; Treasurer, Mrs. Hilda
{ Demi. Former officers were: Mrs.
{Jenny Green, president; Mrs. Lou-
|ise Constant, secretary and Mrs.
| Hilda Demi, treasurer.
| Miss Betty Lantzy,
| spent Saturday with her parents,
{Mr. and Mrs. Simon Lantzy.
| Donald Pallone has been ill for
| the past week.
| Margaret Whalen was a Johns-
town shopper on Saturday.
| Mrs. Pat Doran and Mrs. Mike
{Whalen were Indiana callers one
| day last week.
| Master Robert James McAllis-
| ter II of Pittsburgh is visiting his
| uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
| Bert J. Webb.
| Mr. and Mrs.
[and Mrs. William Dum m were
| Shoppers in Indiana last Wednes-
|aay.
| Mrs. Martin Fry and daughter,
a student
|on Saturday.
| Mrs. John Kazmier
of Holli-
Fry.
{her cinch club last week. Those
| winning prizes were Mrs.
| Mary Temple.
| Mrs. Margaret Walsh and Mrs. |
| Anna Whalen were Indiana call-
{ers one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pollock | §
has | spent Sunday with the former's |
| parents at Indiana.
{ Mr. and Mrs.
" | which, according to John L. Lew- | end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Philip
» | is, fixes the terms of agreement | Demi.
| nt Dy
‘Ronald McConnell
| McConnell, of Cresson, died Mon-
| day at the parental home. Surviv- |
| ing are the parents and the fol-
{lowing brothers and sisters—Paul,
| Joan, Francis, Patricia, Mary and
| Oscar, Jr. Funeral services were
| held on Wednesday morning in St.
Francis Xavier's Catholic Church
{at Cresson. Interment was made
in the church cemetery.
Solomon Heist
Solomon C. Heist, aged 58 years,
a former resident of the north of
Cambria county, died on Monday
born Mar. 8, 1889, in Ansonville,
Pa., son of Samuel and Alice B.
Heist. On Nov. 28, 1908, he was
Honolulu; Lillian McClement, Myr-
tie Suitt, Alex, William and Arch-
ie Heist, all of Detroit, Mich, and
Merwillis of Jerome.
children.
Jacob Huber
Jacob Huber, aged 69 years, of
St. Boniface, a retired miner, died
at nine o'clock last Saturday mor-
ning in his home. He was born on
Aug. 28, 1877, in Germany. Sur-
viving are his widow, Magdalene
(Burkhart)) Huber, and four chil-
dren—Mrs. Agnes Burley, Patton;
R. D.; Mrs. Thomas Whiteford and
Bernard, both of St. Boniface, and
Robert, Carrolitown. A son, Corp.
William A. Huber, was killed in
action July 7, 1944, in France.
Three other children preceded him
in death, He was a brother of
Frank A. Huber, St. Boniface;
Mrs. Mary Kline, Los Angeles; and
Mrs. Frank Endler, York, Pa.
The deceased was a member of
the Loyal Order of Moose and the
Rosary Society of St. Bonface’s
Church. Funeral services were held
at nine o'clock on Tuesday morn-
ing in St. Boniface’s Catholic
Church by the Rev. Father George
Brugger, O. S. B., pastor, and in-
terment was in the church ceme-
tery.
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Conrad Semelsberger
Conrad A. Semelsberger, aged 76
years, a retired coal miner, died
early last Saturday morning at his
home on Hastings, R. D. He was
born Oct. 18, 1870, in Elder Twp.,
a son of George and Catherine
(Leffel) Semelsberger. His wife,
Margaret (Thomas) Semelsberger,
died thirteen years ago.
Surviving are the following ‘chil-
dren—Clair, Paul and Mrs. William
Carr, all of Duke Center; Mrs.
Vernon Drass, Hastings, R. D.;
James, Detroit, Mich.; Robert, of
Cleveland, Ohio; and Mrs. Howard
Weakland, Rexford. The deceased
was a .brother of Jacob Semels-
berger, St. Boniface, and Charles
Semelsberger of Akron, Ohio. Elev-
en grandchildren also survive.
Three children preceded Mr. Sem-
elsberger in death.
The deceased was a member of |
the Holy Name Society and of U.
M. W. Local No. 393. Funeral
services were held on Wednesday
morning in St. Bernard's Catholic
Church, Hastings, by Rev. Father
Raymond Balko, O. S. B. Inter-
ment was made in the church cem-
etery.
Mrs. Lucinda Trexler
Mrs. Lucinda Trexler, aged 47,
died early on Monday morning at
her home in Allegheny Township.
She was born on Mar, 4, 1900, a
daughter of Augustine and Agnes
Miller. Surviving are her mother,
living in Dysart; her
Mrs. Clarence Wagner has been |
last Monday. |
Charlotte |
nurse at the Indiana Hospital, |
Charles Dumm |
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Lloyd Shope and
| daughter, Mary Jane, were week |
Ronald Joseph, four-year-old son | ¢
{of Oscar T. and Rita (Farabaugh) |
at his home in Jerome. He was |
niarried to the former Anne Kel- |
lock. Surviving children are James. |
with the U, S. Navy, stationed at |
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brothers and sisters are Ethel]
Stark, Hattie Montgomery, Marie |
Ellis, John, Reuben, Harry and Ed- |
weard Heist. There are 16 grand- |
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Joseph, New Jersey; Mrs.
Eckenrode, Ebensburg; Rosetta,
John, Lucy, and Pauline, at home.
There is one grandchild. The fol-
lowing brothers and sisters also
survive—Sister Mary Everildus,
St. John's Convent, Pittston; Mrs.
Ida Ansman, Altoona; Mrs. Mary
Eckenrode, Gallitzin; Mrs. Walter
Crossman and Nicholas Miller, of
Loretto; Joseph and Hilda Miller,
Mrs. Samuel Adams, Dysart; Mi-
chael, Sunderville, and Frank, of
Ashville, R. D. Funeral services
were held Wednesday morning in
St. Michael's Church, Loretto, in-
terment being in the church cem-
etery.
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William E. Greenland
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stings miner, died at
st Thursday at his
ome in Hastings as the result of
a cerebral hemorrhage. He was
born in Altoona Apr. 20, 1871, a
son of Hiram and Agnes (How-
ell) Greenland, and was married
to the former Gertrude McMullen.
Mr. Greenland was a member
of Local 393, UMWA, the Holy
Name Society and the nights of St.
St. George.
He is surved by his widow and
these children: Mrs. Robt. Weak-
land, Patrick and Mrs. Ernest
Bott, all of Hastings; Mrs. Jos-
eph Rogers, Binghampton, N. Y.;
Robert and Clayton, at home;
Eugene, Bakerton, and Mrs. How-
ard Clauss, Akron. He was a bro-
ther of Clayton Greenland, Hawk
Run, and Mrs. Clara Myers, Brad-
dock. There also are 18 grand-
children.
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EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE
the Estate of Susan Mar-
late of the Borough of Bar-
In
chak,
Letter of Appreciation
ent
Red Cross by Groves Family
nesboro, County of Cambria and
State of Pennsylvania.
NOTICE hereby given
Letters Testamentary in the Es-
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that |
tate of the above named decedent |
| ed by fire during the first severe
have been granted te the under-
signed. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make
payment and those having claims
or demands against the same will
make them known without delay |
| to
MARY BUCK, Executrix,
Colver, Pennsylvania
SMORTO, WILDEMAN
& PEDUZZI,
Attorneys for Executrix,
Ashville R. D., Pa.
Mrs. Robert Swope, Chairman
American Red Cross
Clearfield Branch, Patton, Pa.
Dear Friend,
We've finally moved into our
new house and I am very
thankful we are all together
again. Our house is not finish-
ed as it has been too cold to
work on it. We just got the
road opened yesterday.
The Red Cross has been very
wonderful to us, and I do mean
wonderful. I surely would give |
to the American Red Cross, if I
had it to give, at any time. I
don't know what we would
have done for food, clothing,
heat, bedding, etc., if it were
not for you.
We all are very well pleased
with everything you have done
for us and I am sure all I can
say is thanks a million times.
This is from the family—these
thanks.
Your friends,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Groves
(Editor's Note: This is the
family of 13 who reside near Cou-
pon and whose home was destroy-
blizzard of this winter. Mr. Har-
(The Annual Red Cross Fund
Drive is now on. Give whatever
you can afford.)
Little OPA Planned
to Curb Gouging
A “little OPA” bill designed to
prevent price gouging by Penn-
syivania retail stores is being con-
sidered by a state senate commit-
tee this week.
The bill, sponsored by John W,
Lord, Jr., Philadelphia Republican,
requires retailers to give custom-
ers full facts regarding the prices
charged for all commodities ex-
cept those costing less than five
cents or weighing less than one
ounce,
_ The proposal, while not impos-
ing price ceilings, would require
retailers to:
1—Place in a place conspicouos
to the buying public a list of pri-
ces by weight or unit of all com-
| modities.
ber of the Harber Grocery Store, |
Sankertown, was owner of this
house. He immediately made ar-
rangements to convert his chick- |
week made most dirt roads in the
en coop into a five-room house
for the Groves’ family to live in.
still is not completed
the recent severe winter weather,
but the family, nevertheless,
2—Stamp the price on the out-
side of all packaged articles.
3—Give customers a statement
of prices of all commodities sold
in bulk and those not considered
as packages.
| MUD GETTING BAD
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due to|
happy to be together in the place |
4-24 | they all know as home.
The spring thaws of the past
North of the County slippery and
slick. Motorists were forced to
take care in order not to get
is | bogged down.
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