Recognized Medium of Union Labor Interests UNION PRESS-COURIER Northern Cambria’s Best and Largest Weekly VOL. 54. NO.25. 39 $39 All Obtained in Burglary Series in County Area Main Street Garage Hit for Largest Sum Crime does not pay, is an an old saying, but sometimes it pays lots less than others. This was indicat- ed in the case of the two young *married couples who broke into two Patton garages, as well as a host of others recently. A check of records showed that the two men—Ralph Viscus, 28, and Donald E. Walk, Jr., 20, both of Rutherford—obtained only $39 worth of loot in the eight burglar- jes they committed in Cambria County. Officials pointed out that the maximum penalty for burglar- ly is a 20-year sentence—a poor risk, they agreed, for so little loot. The two women—Mrs. Thelma Viscusi, 22, and Mrs." Lois Walk, 18—are also charged with burglar- ly, because they accompanied their husbands on some of the looting jaunts, : New complaints have been filed against all four of the defendants and, separately against the two men by state police before an al- derman in Johnstown. One complaint charged all four with breaking into the Mulhollen Service Station in Portage and the Schetting Garage in Cresson. In the other the two men were char- ged with entries at the Lacue and Jones Service Station in Patton, the Patton Motor Sales Garage, and the Main Street Garage in Carrolltown; the Elton Postoffice and Store and the Keil Service Station in Portage Twp. They wai- ved hearing on the charges, as wel as on charges of a number of oth- er looting visits in the south of the county. : : Out of the $39 loot obtained in all the “visits”, that of the Carr- olitown visit netted them $20, the biggest “haul.” ’ Church Night Will Be Observed by Kiwanis Club E. W. Winslow, president, an- nounces the regular weekly din- ner meeting of the North Cam- bria Kiwanis Club will be held in the Central Hotel, Carfrolltown, this Thursday evening, Apr. 10, at 6:15 p. m. This will be ‘Church Night and the program will be in chagge of Rev. Ralph Krouse, pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church, Patton. Rev. Krouse will present a series of slides dealing with different phases of religious life and work. Kiwanis has a special commit- tee on Support of urches in Their Spiritual Aim and this pro- gram grows out of the aims of this committee. George Hoppel, chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, is to have charge of the program on Apr. 17. He will hold a Farmers’ Night and has secured as speaker for the evening Mr. H. F. Long- well, teacher of agriculture in the Patton High School. Each Ki- wanian is expected to have as his guest a farmer friend. Fur Co-op Names Spangler Man Plans for forming a cooperative were advanced during a meeting of some 30 district fur farmers on Sunday in Barnesboro. L. W. (Dutch) Lowman, Spang- ler, was appointed temporary chairman of the group. Some 30 growers of fur-bearing animals of the district attended the meeting. The group is being organized un- der the supervision of the Eastern Fur Farmers Cooperative Inc. The present plans call for the erection of a $25,000 feed storage and mix- ing plant in Cambria Co. Committee in charge of arrange- ments for construction of the build. ing is composed of James Lowe Barnesboro; C. J. Lehrsch, Al- toona: Cecil Costlow, Sidman. and Harry Makin, Johnstown R. D. Speaking at the meeting were Harold R. Vrooman and John C. Perry, president and manager re- spectively of the Eastern Fur Far- mers Cooperative Inc. The next meeting will be held Sunday, April 20, in the Long Fu- neral Home, Barnesboro. Herman Wharton, Dysart, Named to Cattle Assn. The unanimous election of Her- man Wharton of Dysart to mem- bership in the Ayrshire Breeders’ Assn. has been announced by the national secretary, C. T. Conklin of Bradon, Vt. The ancestors of Mr. Wharton's herd of dairy cows trace back to the heather-covered hills of Co. Ayr, Scotland, from which the breed derives its name. There are now more than 20,000 herds of Ayrshires in the United States. Armed Robbers Take $50 at Gallitzin Friday Two men, one of them armed, held up the bartender at Marco's Taproom in Galltzin about nine o’- clock last Friday night and took $50 from the cash register. The bartender was alone in the establishment at the time. After the robbery, the men drove away in a small sedan toward Cresson. State Police Say: Watch your Stop! Avoid sud- den stops. Form the habit of de- pressing the brake pedal lightly a few times when you intend to stop soon. This will light up your stop light and warn the person in the rear that you intend to stop. This method of stopping also keeps the brake lining at a lower temperature and reduces brake lining wear. Single Copy bc Patton Burgess Is Selected by Moose Robert Forsythe was elected governor of Moose Lodge No. 488, Patton, in the Moose Home last Thursday. Other officers elected are Rob- ert F. Miller, junior governor; John Stasko, treasurer; Fred J. McCann secretary; Leonard Yeck- ley, prelate, and Edwin Woomer, trustee. Two life memberships in the or- ‘ganization were won by Cyril J. Fisher, and Andrew Sokira, Col- ver. The group voted a cash donation to the amphitheater for Veterans Hospital, Aspinwall. Newly elected officers will be installed April 17 in the Moose Home. PHS Band Concert Set for Tuesday at Grand Theatre Will Be Broadcast Over WISW at 2P. M. The Spring Concert of the Pat- ton High School Band and the Girls’ Glee Club will take place at the newly-rejuvenated Grand Theatre in Patton on Tuesday of next week. The evening performance, for which tickets are now being sold at the Patton Drug Co. will be held at 8:15 p. m. In the after- noon a matinee will be held for school students only. Members of the band and glee club, under the direction of John Semonich, music instructor in the Patton schools, have been prac- ticing for this event for many weeks, and an outstanding per- formance is anticipated. The matinee performance which will start promptly at two o'clock, will be broadcast directly from the Grand Theatre over Radio Station WJISW, Altoona, 650 on the dial. This will be something new for the Patton folks in general, and the band personnel are keyed to make this rendition over the air waves a mighty fine presentation. Tune in at 650 on your dial, promptly at 2:00 o'clock next Tuesday after- noon, and hear the Patton High School Band. Following is the program for the Spring Concert: Pennsylvania—State Song (Gertrude Martain Rohrer), dir- ected by William Fisher, student director. Bandstration presented PHS Band by Patton Music Club. Washington Post—March (John Philip Sousa). Gulls of Gaspe—Overture (Rich- ard E. Hildreth). Ten Little Indians -— Novelty (Newell H. Long), in which 10 players ‘are designated soloists for 10 Little Indian parts. Prelude and Fugue in Bb Minor (John Sebastian Bach), transcri- bed for the band by R. L. Moehl- mann. Like Light of Star—Thoughts, Prayer, Love, by Girls’ Glee Club. (Albert F. Woods, Thurlow Lieu- rance). (Please turn to Page 9) Lorain to Assist Duman Project The Lorain Sportsmen’s Asso- ciation will cooperate with the Cambria County Sportsmen's As- sociation in financing the Duman Dam project. Decision in the mat- ter was made at a meeting of the South County group recently. The dam and adjacent grounds, situated out of Nicktown along the road to Belsano, cover approxima- tely 38 acres. The county group plans to acquire the site and stock the dam with fish. Plans are not yet complete, but sportsmen expect to make the plot a general recreation area with fishing, boating and picnic grounds available, At present the Spangler Sports- men’s Association is leasing the dam. When all work on tne dam and vicinity is completed, the local county sportsmen plan to turn it over to the state. State Bonus Bill Out of Committee A $500,000,000 bond issue to pay a maximum $500 bonus to state World War II veterans has begun its trip through the Gen- eral Assembly at Harrisburg. It was reported out of committee Tuesday in the form of a consti- tutional amendment. Such bond issue would. require approval of the 1947 and 1949 sessions of the Legislature and then adoption at a statewide ref- erendum, which could be held in 1949. So, if the bill passes, don't look for any money until 1950. Public Mine Hearings Suggested by Andrews The State House of Represen- tatives at Harrisburg during the past week adopted a resolution sponsored by Rep. H. G. Andrews (D.-Cambria) to hold public hear- ings to determine if the com- monweath’s mine safety laws are adequate in the light of the Cen- tralia (I1.) mine explosion. The Andrews resolution also directed the House Committee on Mines and Mining to determine if existing safety laws are being en- forced by the Mines Dept. Milk Prices in County May Receive Slight Cut Milk price cuts in ®this area soon may be forthcoming if they are approved at a hearing of the State Milk Control Commission to be held Apr. 17 in Hollidays- burgh at the Blair Co. Court- house. Several milk dealers have stat- ed their belief that the commis- sion will approve a one or two- cent drop in the price of a quart of milk, which now is selling at 19 cents. High Wind Fans Flames Early Monday Night Immediate response from four North Cambria fire companies still was not enough to save the Spangler Grade School from burn- ing to the ground Monday even- ing. A high northwesterly wind fanned the flames and turned the large two-story frame structure into a blazing inferno within a very short time. Damage to the structure was estimated by officials at approx- imately $25,000, plus the loss of time the students will have from their studies, upon which a dollar and cent value cannot be placed. The flames broke out in the boiler room of the building, and it is believed they were caused by an overheated furnace. Due to the high winds, the fire soon had licked up the stair wells and spread through the building. The flames were first discovered about 9:30 p. m. Firemen from Spangler, Has- tings, Carrolltown and Barnes- boro laid about 10 lines of hose in an effort to bring the blaze under control. However, each time the flames would slacken a fresh blast of wind would send sparks and flame soaring into the sky again. Several volunteers narrow- ly missed injury when a portion of the front wall of the two-story structure crashed down close to where they were standing. The PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1947. $25,000 Damage Caused As Spangler Grade School Burns school bell falling also created a commotion, More than 3,000 hard-to-get textbooks were consumed in the holocast as well as school sup- plies and desks. About $1,000 worth of shop equipment stored in the building also was destroy- ed, according to D. R. Lovette, supervising principal of the Span- gler Schools. About 200 grade school pupils attended classes in the structure and one of the rooms was used for high school classes. Much fear was expressed dur- ing the fire for the safety of the home lying to the south of the school, occupied by Angelo Dom- enick. Firemen played two hose lines on the sides and roof of the house during the height of the fire and were able to keep sparks from setting fire to it. Mr. Dom- enick removed a small quantity of clothing and furniture from his residence. Fire watch also was kept on the roof of the Spangler High School Bldg., sparks also blowing in that direction. Had the wind changed, other homes and a near- by church also might have been threatened. Both the grade school building and the school supplies were cov- ered by insurance. Pupils in the town now are preparing to at- tend classes in the Fire Hall and the basements of the various churches in the town so that the school year can be completed as soon as possible. Mines in Northern Cambria Opening After Inspections Most Larger Area Pits Now in Full Operation At their subterranean facings, soft coal miners confront dangers greater than most workers have to cope with. There is the danger of explosive coal dust and methane gas. There is the danger of car- bon monoxide poisoning after ex- plosions., There is the danger of collapsing tunnel roofs and electro- cution by trolley wires for the el- ectric motors that haul the coal out of the mines. There has been lots done in the way of safety, but still last year 800 miners lost lives in the industry and 44,000 were in- jured. That means nearly one man in ten suffers casualty annually. Last May, John L. Lewis, for the United Mine Workers, and J. A. Krug, Secretary of the Interior, for the government, signed a con- tract for operation of the govern- ment seized coal mines, The ag- reement provided a safety code to be administered by the coal mines administration. - Last week Mr Lewis appeared as a sole witness at a House Labor sub-committee on the Centralia disaster, and told the miners’ viewpoint on laxity in safety precautions. He said that miners would not go back to any mine that wasn’t safe to work in. Then Mr. Krug announced that 518 of the 2,531 government-operated mines, of which there are 2,531, would be closed until union com- mittees declared them safe. At the | same time the Coal Mines Admin- istrator N. H. Collison asked the UMW to submit names of any oth- er mines the union regarded as too hazardous to remain open until in- spection was made by the govern- ment. Mr. Lewis then wrote Mr. Krug and Mr. Collison asking that all mines in the nation, exeept two in Wyoming, be kept closed until Federal inspectors found them safe. Thus this week has witness- ed only a fraction of regular coal production in the nation. Here in the Cambria county ar- ea, the shut-down was not com- plete on Monday, and mines certi- fied safe by Federal inspectors, were working. As the federal of- ficials feverishly work on certifica- tion of the mines, additional pits are resuming, and it is possible that nearly complete tonnages will be forthcoming before long. Most of the larger pits in this section were in full scale opera- tion as this paper went to press Wednesday noon, with district coal production rising steadily up- ward. A note of warning came to the miners, however, from James Mark, president of District 2 of the UMW, in which he stated that union mine committees should go slow in their certification of the safety of the mines, inasmuch the greater majority of these elected committees are not schooled in safety. Mr. Mark also stated that the speeded-up inspections were “mock inspections to clear the government's skirts.” The District 2 president met with district board members on Tuesday after receiving a tele- gram from Mr. Lewis saying: “I confirm the policy of immediate resumption of production at each (Please turn to Page 4) Patton Legion Post Plans for Banquet Will Sponsor Junior League Baseball Team Plans for a banquet for Past Commanders and Executive Com- mittee to be held on May 15, to which Auxiliary members would be invited guests, featured a reg- ular meeting of Walter McCoy Post 614, American Legion, at Patton Tuesday evening. A dance is scheduled to follow for Legion- naires and the Auxiliary at the Eagles’ Home here. Members also made plans to purchase a plaque for local High School graduates who died or were killed in the service during World War II, and voted to pur- chase a $15 ad in the Cambria Co. Firemen'’s convention book. on record as favoring the raising of teachers’ salaries, and will con- tact congressmen and senators on Penal of the Veterans’ Housing 111. The Patton Post and the Stoltz Motor Co. will sponsor a team in the Cambria Co. American Legion Junior Baseball League, which is to begin as soon as high school classes are finished. A $100 con- tribution to the Cambria Co. War Memorial and the purchase of 25 tickets for the Aspinwall Vet- erans’ Amphitheatre also was voted. Patton High Boys Win Judging Prizes On Thursday, Apr. 3, 16 voca- tional agricultural students of the Patton High School, under the di- rection of H. F. Longwell, local vocational agriculture teacher, at- tended the Indiana-Cambria Bi- County Judging Contest held at the Indiana State Teachers’ Col- lege, Indiana, Pa. The following contests were held, along with the students who participated: Potatoes, Bert Hoov- er, Bill Westrick; Feed Identifica- tion, Joe Leiden, Omer Strittmat- ter! Field Crops, Charles Hollen, Cyril Miller; Vegetable Seeds & Varieties, John Dietrick, James Moxley; Farm Mechanics, Robert Leiden; Corn, Henry Leiden, Cyril Cretin; Insect Diseases, Francis Dietrick; Poultry, Isadore Cretin, Paul Cretin, and Log Sawing, Leo Bender, Louis Gill. : Out of the 16 boys, the follow- ing 10 won places in their judg- ing contests: Robert Leiden, first; Joseph Leiden, first; Omer Stritt- matter, second; Bert Hoover, first; Louis Gill, third; Leo Bender, third; Isadore Cretin, third; Fran- cis Dietrick, fourth; John Die- trick, fifth, and James Moxley, sixth. Approximately 176 vocational agriculture students from the two counties participated in the con- test, with 22 boys in each con- test. The only exceptions to this number were in Farm Mechanics and Insects and Diseases, in which 11 boys took part. John White Post Favors Pay Raise The John White Post, VFW, No. 779, Patton, Pa., at its meeting on Tuesday, April 1, went on record indorsing present legislation be- fore the Pennsylvania Legislature for wage increases for the teach- ing profession in the public sch- ools of the Commonwealth, The Post also went on record in favor of legislation which would give 18 year olds the right to vote. Newly elected officers were in- stalled at this meeting. Patton Music Club Hears Joseph Boes Tuesday Joseph Boes, supervisor of mu- sic at Carrolltown schools, presen- ted a program of music for the Patton Music Club on Tuesday ev- ening of this week. He was ac- companied by Mrs. Fred Arble of Carrolltown. The program was giv- en at the home of Senator and Mrs. John J. Haluska. ‘Fast Time’ Action Taken in Section Some of the Cambria county towns have taken action on wheth- er or not theyll adopt dayight sa- ving time, and four of them, at least have decided they'll stick to Eastern Standard Time. Voicing opposition to the day- light time were Nanty-Glo, Colver, Carrolltown and South Fork. Most all the coal miners in this section have voted against advancing the clocks one hour and bitter oppo- sition has been voiced by some of the Granges. The Pennsylvania State Cham- ber of Commerce said last Friday a preliminary survey showed the cities advancing their clocks late this month, will include: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Read- ing, Allentown, Harrisburg, Altoo- na, Williamsport, Bethlehem, Eas- ton, Greensburg Carlisle, Norris- town, Pottstown, New Kensington, Hazleton and Stroudsburg, —Read the Classified ads today! Sportsmen Plan Improvements for Chest Creek “Also Plan Prize for Longest Fish Caught Plans for the improvement of Chest Creek were discussed at the regular meeting of the Pat- ton Sportsmen's Assn. on Tues- day evening of last week. The work, to be done by mem- bers of several local clubs, is scheduled to begin as soon as the weather and water conditions permit. The plans include brush- ing the banks in the thickest sec- tions and the construction of stone piers in the shaps of V's across the stream. All sportsmen in this general area are asked to participate in this project. Further plans will be discussed at the next meeting of the Patton organization. The club also voted to hold a $2 drawing at each meeting. The Patton Sportsmen have an- nounced that a $10 award will be paid to the member of the Pat- ton body who catches the longest fish between Apr. 1 and Nov. 1. To be eligible to enter this con- test, sportsmen must be members of the Patton Sportsmen's Assn. The fish are to be measured and their length recorded at either Bob Miller's Barber Shop or Churella’s Market, Patton. The fish do not have to be of any particular species to be re- corded, but should be of consider- able size. Remember, to be eli- gible, you must be a member of the Patton Club. The next meeting of the group will be held May 6 in the Patton Moose Home. All are cordially in- vited to attend. Recreation | Park Plans Progressing at Carrolltown Carrolltown’s Memorial Park will be used for practically every kind of outdoor activity if plans disclosed at the regular meeting of the Fox-Peale Post, American Legion, last Wednesday evening go according to schedule. The Legion post took over the Old Carrolltown Fairgrounds last year and renamed the plot the Memorial Park. Extensive grad- ing .and landscape work was completed last summer, and this year only a small amount of work needs to be done to make the new baseball diamond on the site one of the finest in the county. It is planned to construct a cage behind home plate as soon as ible. ZY Tha Other equipmetit the post hopes to secure this summer will pro- vide facilities for softball, outdoor basketball, volleyball, handball, horseshoes, quoits, etc. The kids haven’t been forgotten, either, as swings, see-saws, sliding boards and other equipment is being ar- ranged for. Picnic tables will be set up in the grove and a num- ber of outdoor fireplaces built. It was also disclosed at the meeting that local sportsmen are considering the installing of a skeet shoot at the rear of the grounds. Commander Gerard Kelly re- ported that the Mothers Club of the town is planning to replace the temporary plaques on the Carrolltown Honor Roll with per- manent markers, and members of the post voted to aid this pro- ject. The. Carrolltown Post also will be among the North County Legions to sponsor a Junior Base- ball Team. Ashville R.D. Man Dies of Exposure | | The body of William E. Ramer, | 80-year-old veteran hunter, fisher- | man and woodsman of Ashville | R. D., was found by Boy Scouts from Altoona on Tuesday of this week in the wilds of the moun- tains in Dean Twp. Mr. Ramer had been missing since Jan. 30, having left his home at that time and not re- turning. It had been his custom to take long hikes in the woods. Searching parties had scoured the district previously, but the body was not found until this week. State Police from Ebensburg and a number of Ashville and Gallitzin men carried the body nearly two miles to the nearest country road after Coroner Paul Wills viewed the body and de- clared that the aged man had died of exposure. County Grange to Meet Saturday The quarterly meeting of the Cambria Co. Pomona Grange will be held this Saturday in the Pleasant Hill Grange Hall, with Oscar Sherman, Ebensburg High School instructor, as chief speak- er. Report of officers of subordin- ate granges will take up the 10:30: morning session, During the afternoon, Mrs. A. J. Yahner will talk on vegetable gardening and Mrs. Helen Ran- dall will lead a panel discussion on ‘Flowers at Home.” Banner and Buckhorn Granges will be in charge of the program, with reports to -be submitted by | the following committee members: Legislative — Philip Strittmat- ter, Edward Jones, Emeron Reig, Lenora Garrett and J. A. Fara- baugh; Home Economics—Mrs. E. C. Reig, Mrs. Maude Thomas, Mrs. George Leiden, Mrs. Edith Moh- ler and Mrs. Catherine Skelly; Resolutions—G. H. Dumm, Edw. Weise, Mary Harry Hazlett, Jas. Garrett and Mrs. Frieda O'Hara. DO YOU ENOW? The second hand on watches was invented by Sir John Floyer, a physician, to make it possible { will be tuning in again today. for doctors to count the pulse. Ten Pages — 80 Columns ‘ Easter Forest Fire Destroys House, 2 Barns Near Loretto Flames Also Rage at Van Ormer on Sunday A wave of Easter Sunday forest fires leveled a house and two barns in Northern Cambria county, and burned over several hundred acres in the district. Damage soared to the $10,000 mark as some twenty forest fires, fanned by 50-miles-per-hour winds raged through the district. - Fire, believed to have been start- ed by a brush-burner, swept over a field in Allegheny township, and destroyed the farm of William P. Farabaugh, which is located along the old Carrolltown-Loretto road. Members of the family stood helplessly as firemen from six companies battled vainly to save the frame structure. Neighbors succeeded in carrying the dining room furniture from the dwelling and spectators saw tragic views of Easter as colored eggs and candles were observed on the table. The same blaze, which originat- ed on a hill about a quarter mile from the Farabaugh farm, leveled a barn on the G. B. Moran farm as it swept uncontrolled through, the valley. Another blaze along the Syber- ton-Loretto road destroyed a barn on the Richard Ivory farm entail- ing damage estimated at $3,000. Members of the family and neigh- bors succeeded in leading the live- stock to safety. Firemen from Carrolltown, Eb- ensburg, Cresson, Patton, Barnes- boro, Hastings and Nanty-Glo ter- med the forsest fires the most dis- astrous in recent spring seasons. When the fire broke out on the hill about the Farabaugh home, members of the family went out to watch it. The fire spread down the valley so rapidly that the Fara- baugh home was engulfed by the flames hefore the family could re- turn. The flames, virtually carried through the air by the winds, lea- ped across the 16-foot Carrolltown- Loretto road to start a fire in the field adjacent the Farabaugh home. Mr. Farabaugh only recent- ly started to reshingle his home and had the work about half com- pleted. The fire started about 1 p. m. and by 2:30 p. m. the Farabaugh kome and the barn on the Moran farm were burned to the ground. An old barn and house on the Kay- lor farm were damaged, but fire- men succeeded in beating out the flames before the structures were leveled. More than 100 state fire fighters and volunteer firemen battled the two stubborn blazes for hours be- fore bringing them under control. Several smaller fires were also re- ported over the north of the coun- ty, and a forest fire in the Van Ormer district will prove costly. When Rented Plane Crashes Charles Shaw, Homer Troxell Are Victims Charles Shaw, 21, of near Glas- gow, and Homer Troxell, 17, also of Glasgow met ill-fated deaths during the past week as the re- ult of a plane crash near the Glasgow Cemetery at about 2:30 p. m. last Thursday. Shaw died enroute to the hos- pital after the accident and the Troxell hoy passed away at 4 a. m. on Tuesday of this week at the Philipsburg State Hospital. Both suffered practically identical injuries — fractured skulls, com- pound fractures of both legs and internal injuries. The two young men were riding in a two-seat Aeronca plane in the vicinity of Glasgow at an alti- tude of about 200 feet when the plane suddenly nosed into the ground, crashing into the Glas- gow-Blandburg telephone lines, cutting communication for about Northern Cambria’s Radio Broadcast Successful Venture The first broadcast of the Nor- thern Cambria Program, went on the air-waves over Station WISW at Altoona, and from all points in the area in which the Union-Press- Courier circulates, we've been hearing expressions of approval. This program which is sponsor- ed by ten North Cambria business concerns, all advertisers in the Press-Courier, will be heard every Thursday, starting at 12:30 p. m. over the Altoona station, 650 on your radio dial, and with each passing week we hope to make the program a bit better, and more en- joyable. Featuring the music of Bobby Lees Sottile and His Orchestra, the program also is interspersed with Northern Cambria County news flashes. If you listened to the pro- gram last Thursday, we know you f you missed it last week, by. all means turn your dial to 650 at 12:30 today, Thursday,: and every Thursday. New UMV Local Formed at Spangler A new local union to comprise miners employed at the recently- opened Springfield 4 mine of the Springfield Coal Co, at Spangler has been formed by the United Mine Workers of America. Nick Patrick has been named as president of the new local. Other officers are Stanley Morchesky, recording secretary; Steve Check- on, financial secretary and Mike Checkon, treasurer. The local was presented its char- ter at a recent meeting. Bernard Timms, District 2 Board member, and Assemblyman Louis Evans presented the charter to the mem- bership. The local is holding its meetings temporarily above Spangler Amer- ican Legion. Henry Ford Dies Late Monday Night Henry Ford died shortly before midnight on Monday. Death came to the noted automotive pioneer, who would have been 84 years old next July, a little more than a year and a half after he retired from ac- tive direction of the great indus- trial empire he founded in 1903. At that time he was in excellent health, but turned over the man- agement of the vast empire to his grandson, Henry Ford II, because, he said, he wanted to devote more time to personal interests. Mr. Ford died at his estate in suburban Dearborn, Mich. LOYALTY TO COUNTRY Let us be steadfast for America, work and live for America, and eternally be on guard to defend the Constitution and our way of living against the virulent poison of Communistic ideology.—J. Ed- gar Hoover. —Press-Courier want ads pay! five hours. The light craft had been rented from the Utahville Airport only about 25 minutes be- before it crashed. Shaw, who was with the Army Air Forces during World War II, was the pilot. Witnesses stated the light plane was doing spirals above the ceme- tery on the hill, and as the plane dropped to 200 feet the pilot at- tempted to open the throttle and gain altitude. As he did so the craft seemed to roll over and dive into the ground, narrowly missing a high tension electric line. Coroner Paul Wills has listed the deaths as accidental and said an inquest will not be necessary. The wreckage was inspected on Saturday by the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Shaw was a licensed pilot. He was unmarried and a son of Charles and Margaret (Kough) Shaw. Homer Troxell was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Troxell. He never regained consciousness af- ter the accident. Ashville VFW Post ‘Auxiliary Elects Eletha Burgoon was elected president of the ladies’ auxiliary to John Lipple Post, No. 4315, V. F. W., Ashville, at a meeting at the post home. Other officers elected are Mrs. Anne Judd, senior vice president; Mrs. Helen Lato, junior vice pres- ident; Dorothy Burgoon, treasur- er; Mrs, Margaret Baumgardner, chaplain; Mrs. Coletta Montgom- ery, conductress; Mrs. Helen Hol- len, guard, and Mrs. Rita Lafferty, trustee for three years. Plans for a banquet April 16 were announced in the Summit Country Club. Officers will be installed at 8 p. m. on Friday evening of this week. Installing officer will be Mrs. Ann Pitcher of the James L. White Post Auxiliary, Altoona. Trout Season to Start Tuesday | Out come the tackle boxes, the {fly rods, the reels, the nets . . . | Northern Cambria fisherman are | preparing to go after the wiley | trout next Tuesday morning! | Yes, trout season soon will be | here, only four more short days. And sportsmen have been getting ready for it for months. Night- crawler hunting has been a chief evening pastime with the advent of warmer weather, and the ma- jority of homes have a leaf-filled box of them stored away in the cellar. Streams have been stock- ed, too, in some cases even more than usual this spring. But game wardens have been busy recently, too, for some un- sportsmanlike fishermen. have been observed taking a crack at the trout before the season opens. WISW to Broadcast Pirate Ball Games There ought to be a number of Pirate fans in this area this sea- son, when Altoona’'s new radio station, WIJSW, and the Atlantic Refining Co. presents play-by-play descriptions of the Pirate games. The first game will be on the local air lanes at 2:25 p. m., next Tuesday, immediately following the broadcast of the Patton High School Band which begins at 2 o'clock in the Grand Theatre. Spangler Girl Selected Modeling School Teacher Announcement has been made by the Mademoiselle Academy of Champ and Fashion at Pittsburgh of the appointment of Miss Edy Knisley, daughter of Mrs. Frank Fiore of Spangler, as a teacher at that institution. Miss Knisley will succeed Miss Lois Herbert who has gone to New York City. At present the Spangler girl is modeling at the I. Mangin and City of Paris est- ablishments in San Francisco. She studied at the Gene Kelly Studio and has been featured in ‘Hold It,” a modeling professional mag- agine. —The Press-Courier reaches the public you want to tell your ad- vertising message to. SUBSCRIPTION >| Carroll 2 Glasgow Young Men Killed $2.00 Per Vear in Cambra Co, $2.50 Per Year Outside Cambria East Carroll Twp. I Native Is Made Subdeacon in Italy Rev. Demetrius Dumm Now Studying in Rome Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. Dumm, of East Carroll Twp., have been informed that their son, Rev. De- metrius Dumm, OSB, was made a ‘subdeacon at a ceremony per- formed in Rome, Italy, on Mar. 22, The North Cambria native left this country by boat on Nov. 4 of last year for Rome. He first attended the Pontifical Institute of San Angelo on the Aventine Hill in Rome, and then continued courses in sacred theology at the Pontifical Institute of St. An- selm. He is a monk of the St. Vin- cent’s Archabbey, Latrobe, and is the first Benedictine from the Archabbey to go to Rome to con- tinue his studies. He will be ele- vated to the priesthood probably within the next year. Rev. Demetrius has written a number of letters to relatives and friends in this section, and in them has depicted what life is like today in Rome. White bread is still very scarce, as are other foodstuffs as we know them here in America. He received his early schooling at the Bradley School in East Twp. and attended St. Vincent's Prep and St. Vincent's College, graduating from the lat- ter with highest honors. He also held various responsible positions at the college and seminary prior to leaving fer Rome. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dumm have another son in the priest- hood, Rev. Father Wilfred Dumm, OSB., who is stationed at St. Vin- cent’'s Archabbey. Carrolltown Band Concert Sunday To Take Place at 8:15 at Sunset Auditorium Sunset Auditorium, near Car- rolltown, will be the scene of a concert to be presented by the Carrolltown High School Concert Band this coming Sunday even- ing, Apr. 13, at 8:15 p. m. An excellent program has been arranged under the direction of Joseph Boes, music instructor in the Carrolltown schools. ‘Admis- sion will be 50 cents. Following is the program: March, “Victory” (Raymond); Fantasy, “Stormy Weather” (Ar- len & Koehler); Overture, “Ora- cle” (Taylor); Cornet Trio, ‘“Holi~ day” (Meretta), -with Michael Christoff, James Bogus, William Wiseman; Medley, “Best Loved Southern Melodies (Hayes); Sel- ection, “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” (Ball); Tone Picture, “Seeds of Cadmus” (Johnson); March, “Show Boy’ (Huff); In- termission. March, wood); Overture, mes); Selection, “The Little Rhapsody in Blue” (Gershwin); Novelty, “Trombone Antics” (Weber); Overture, “Student Prince” (Romberg); Novelty, “3 Bears” (Long), narrated by Nancy (Please turn to Page 8) Local Man Returns from Frozen North Pvt. Joseph N. Gelormino of Third Ave. Patton, left Ladd Field, near Fairbanks, Alaska, this week enroute to San Francis- co, Cailf., where his ship expects to dock sometime next week. He has been serving with the Army Ground Force's Artic Winter Tes- ting Unit, Task Force Frigid, with temperatures lower than 60 degrees below zero recorded in the areas where the tests were conducted. The Patton man will be able to boast of having lived in the open during one of Alaska's coldest winters. His friends probably will hear tales of climbing out of a sleeping bag and dressing in tem- peratures of 60 or 70 degrees be- low. A cold soldier is not an ef- ficient soldier. “GI Joe” has been tested, too, the Army making sure clothes worn were sufficient to keep a man warm in excrucia- tingly low temperatures. Spangler Fire Co. to Aid School Band A contribution of $100 to the fund being raised in Spangler for the purchase of various instru- ments for the Spangler High School Band was voted by mem- bers of the Spangler Fire Co. at a meeting last Thursday. At the same meeting, Ernest Tronzo was named as Spangler Fire Chief. Mr. Tronzo succeeds Robert Whalen, who resigned about a month ago. The Spangler volunteers also made final plans for the Fire School which opened in that community on Tuesday of this week, Thomas Woodring, Nanty- Glo chief, being instructor. The meeting did not begin until about 8:30 p. m., a half-hour later than the scheduled time, because an alarm was sounded for fire- men to quell a truck blaze at the garade of the Snyder Construc- tion Co. No excessive damage was reported. Dysart R. D. Veteran Reenlists for Service John E. Kerr Jr., 28, of Dysart R. D. this week reenlisted in the Army. Kerr is a veteran of 40 months overseas service with the Armed Forces Radio network and holds the Bronze Star Medal for his part in the entertainment and lifting of of morale of troops in the war zone. Goal” (Under- “Diane” (Hol- “Our | He is a former announcer for | Radio Statioon WPIC, Sharon. *
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