AJ VOL 54. NO.26. <=9 / Recognized Medium of Union Labor Interests Big Real Estate Transaction in Borough Now Completed 50 ‘Company Houses’ Purchased by Tenants One of the biggest real estate ownership changes in the history of Patton was completed early this week when tenants of the “company houses” owned by the Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corp. purchased their homes. The more than 50 Patton fam- ilies residing on Herriman, Kerr, McIntyre, Palmer, Lang and Ma- ged Aves. all took advantage of the offer to buy their homes, ; Which mostly are of the five and ! six-room type and are located on lots approximately 50 feet long by 140 feet in width. The mass property sale was direct from the coal concern to the Patton residents, and was in charge of John J. Stobie, presi- dent of the Realty Investments, Inc., 1305 Law and Finance Bldg., | 429 Fourth Ave. Pittsburgh. Sale was made by deed, clear and free of all incumberances, and covering sale of the land and improvements thereon. Tenants were given first choice by the coal company in the pur- | chase of their homes. If purchase would not have been made by the families residing in the houses, at a later date they would have been offered for public sale. Company officials point out that the sale was mode directly from the company to the tenants in order to avaid profiteering by any other organization to which the homes could have been sold in a bulk lot. Prices of the homes varied as according to improve- ments and paved streets. The Pennsylvania Coal & Coke Corp. had been leeses of the Patton properties. Eight Hastings families also soon will be given an opportunity to purchase their company-owned houses, according to Mr. Stobie. The coal concern will offer first choice again in this case to the tenants of five 5-room houses, two 7-room houses and one double ~house. These sales are expected to be made in the not too far dis- tant future. The Clearfield concern at pres- ent is exposing to public sale for from $1,000 to $2,000 several five to nine-room houses in Winburne, Clearfield Co. Carrolltown Solons Plan for Erection Of New Reservoir Increase in Pressure Is. Seen for Borough Carrolltown Borough Council, at a meéting last Thursday even- ing in the Municipal Bldg., made \ { initial plans for the construction of .a 250,000-gallon reservoir on the hill to the north of town known as the Old Picnic Grounds. Councilmen R. J. Wentz, and John H. Buck were authorized by the members to take steps toward the purchase of the prop- erty upon which the proposed res- ervoir is to be built. The new project is badly need- ed in the town, where only a 93,- 000 gallon reservoir is in service at the present time. In addition, since the present water tank was built the population of the town has greatly increased. Councilmen have pointed out that several times during the past winter the present reservoir went dry even with 24-hour pumping service. An’ engineer is at present being ‘consulted as to estimates on the cost of the project. Under present plans, the four- inch mains from the Water Works would be increased to six or eight-inch pipes to the propos- ed new structure. The Council also indorsed the State Highway Department's plans for the improvement of the Carrolltown - Spangler Road, and an ordinance to clear the way for the project within the limits of Carrolltown Borough is pub- lished elsewhere in this paper. Dairy Dine Here Changes Hands The Dairy Dine in Patton now is under new management—that of John and Joe Rafcz, who took over its operation this week. The popular Patton restaurant is located in the Union Press- Courier Building and will feature special Sunday dinners, sand- wiches, ice cream, short orders and excellent ‘“ho-made” pies. It will be open, as before, from early in the morning until late at night. The new proprietors are experienced restaurant oper- ators. MAY 11 MOTHER'S DAY President Truman designated Sunday, May 11, as Mother's Day. LORETTO OFFICIALS QUIT Three Loretto officials, Burgess J. Y. Bard, his wife, who is presi- dent of Council, and Councilman Frank Reilly resigned last week, giving press of business as the reason for their resignations. Band Concert Broadcast Over WISW Postponed Radio Station WISW at Al- toona was sorry to be forced to announce that they could not carry a portion of the Patton High School Band Con- cert over their channels Tues- day afternoon of this week be- cause of their inability to ob- tain installation of telephone wires from the Grand Theatre here as the result of the pres- ent tie-up in telephone com- munications. However, the station may at some future time broadcast a program of the PHS Band. Single Copy bc 30-Foot Spangler Bridge Collapses No one was injured last Wed- nesday afternoon when a red-dog | laden truck driven by Edwin L.| Lantzy of Spangler dropped into | the Susquehanna River near the Spangler Railroad Depot. Mr. Lantzy was crossing the old steel suspension bridge on the road leading from the station to the old Reilly Shaft when the span collapsed, dropping about 8 feet into the water. The truck settled with the bridge and landed | on its wheels, with only a small amount of damage resulting. The old bridge for many years carried heavy traffic to and from the Reilly Shaft. It had an iron superstructure and was floored | with plank. Spangler officials are making plans for the construction of a new bridge. Aged Patton Lady Dies Wednesday After Short lliness Mrs. Matilda Burkey Oldest Patton Resident Mrs. Matilda Burkey, 91, Pat- ton’s oldest resident, died at her home on Mellon Ave. at 10:30 Wednesday morning. She enjoyed good health until about 10 days ago. Mrs. Burkey, a daughter of the late Leonard and Mary Ann (Baker) Farabaugh, was born in Carrolltown on Mar. 5, 1856. Her husband, Augustine Burkey, died September 24, 1928. She is survived by the follow- ing children: Sebastian J. Burkey, Edward J. Burkey and Dennis Burkey of Patton, Mrs. Angeline Maloy of Latrobe, Mrs. Frances Novick of Cleveland, O., and Leonard, address unknown. She was a sisterof Mrs. Lucinda Cost- low, Mrs. Anna Dishart and Mrs. Catherine Boxler of Johnstown, Mrs. Francis Miller of Spangler, and Anslem Farabaugh of Johns- town. She is also survived by 37 grandchildren, 17 great-grand- children and five great-great- grandchildren Mrs. Burkey has been a mem- ber of St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Patton since it was founded. Services probably will be held Sat- urday morning at 9 o'clock in St. Mary's Church and interment will be made in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Group OKs Ban On Closed Shop Termed ‘Scab’ Bill By Sen. John H. Dent Republican-sponsored bills to ban the closed shop in Pennsylva- nia and require compulsory con- ciliation before strikes were re- ported for floor action this week by the Senate labor and industry committee amid threats of Demo- cratic filibuster, Sen. James A. Berger (R.-Pot- ter) announced the committee's action after minority members of the committee walked out of a committee room in body after de- manding public hearings on the measures. “We plan to hold a public hear- ing on labor legislation before final floor action is taken,” Berg- er said following the meeting. Subsequently, he announced the Senate-House labor committees will hold a joint public hearing Wednesday, April 23, after the controversial measures receive two legislative readings in the upper branch. Sen. Elmer Holland (D.-Alle- gheny), a minority member of the committee, said Democratic mem- bers left the meeting after first request for hearings was refused. “We told them (the Republican members) we would start a fili- buster and tie things up for the rest of the session and then they came to us and told us afterwards, public hearings would be held after the measures receive two reading in the Senate,” Holland stated. Both the A. F. L.-Pennsylvania Federation of Labor and the C. I. O.-Pennsylvania Industrial Union Council had requested hearings on the legislation. Sen. John H. Dent (D.-West- moreland), Democratic floor lead- er, termed the closed shop bill ‘the greatest piece of scab legis- lation ever promoted in Pennsyl- vania.” Dent said he and his col- leagues left the committee room “after the majority members re- fused to let us talk.” Relatives of War Dead Warned of Racketeers The American Legion has re- ceived notice that Racketeers are contacting relatives of veterans who were killed in action or died overseas and promising to have the bodies of these veterans re- turned to the country first if a certain sum of money is paid to the racketeers. The Legion wishes to advise that these men can be of no help what- soever and the relatives so eon- tacted should immediately notify the American Legion officers or local police in order that these men can be apprehended. RELEASE 14,250 TROUT A total of 14,250 trout have been released by fish wardens in Big Yellow Creek, Loyal Run and Twolick Creeck, Indiana Co. —Fun is like insurance — the older you get the more it costs! Clay Workers, Company Disagree On New Contract 15-Day Clause Causes Idleness at Patton Plant Approximately 150 employes at the Patton Clay Mfg. Co. left their jobs last Friday after the failure of the United Brick & Clay Workers to reach an agree- ment on a clause involving the reopening of negotiations on 15- day notice if the big steel com- panies grant the USWA more than an 11%%-cent-per-hour raise. The brick workers had asked the Clay Institute, of which the Patton concern is a member, to grant a pay increase, with the negotiations at the time of the local walkout standing with the union asking for a 12-cent hourly raise and a 14 percent hike for piece workers, and the company offering 111 cents and a 12 per- cent piece work raise. However, the one-half cent differential is said not to be the main cause of disagreement. So far four companies have signed agreements which include the “15-day reopening” clause. They are: Peerless Clay Co. Stratton Clay Co., and the Michigan Clay Co.,, as well as the Union Clay Co. at Toronto, O., operated by the Austin-Prindible Co., in which George Prindible, a former Pat- ton man, has a large interest. Negotiations on the new con- tract were begun on Mar. 17. The government conciliator in the negotiations is Paul Fuller, State Bonus Bond Issue Is Given OK Flood Control Bill Is Introduced on Monday A proposed $500,000,000 bond issue to finance a maximum $500 bonus to Pennsylvania's 1,324,000 veterans of World War II passed the House unanimously Monday night, The proposed bond issue, in the form of an amendment to the Con- stitution must be approved by two sessions of the Legislature and then by a statewide referendum to become effective. The bonus bond issue proposal was sent to the Senate where that branch’s military affairs commit- tee is considering a House-ap- proved bill fixing the basis for the soldier bonus at $15 monthly for overseas service and $10 for do- mestic service. A. $10,000,000 flood control bill, which went to the House, would allocate the money to the Dept. of Forests and Water to make effective Gov. James H. Duff’s rec- ommendation “to carry on vitally- needed and long-neglected work of flood control and conservation of water resources.” A House-approved measure to permit counties to pay up to $75 for memorial headstones for World War II veterans buried overseas was also approved unanimously by the Senate. 5 Legion Auxiliary Units ‘Top’ Quotas Five Cambria Co. American Le- gion Auxiliaries were cited for surpassing their 1947 membership quotas at a meeting of the Cam- bria Co. Council of the body at St. Michael last Thursday. Mrs. J. J. Sheehan of Patton, council president, was in charge. Auxiliary units exceeding their quotas were Patton, Blandburg, Cresson, Dunlo and Lilly. Several other units are expected to re- port membership goals at the council meeting in June. Members of the group voted to purchase nine beds to be made available for needy exservicemen and their families. The beds will be provided free when application is made by a physician and it is shown the veteran is unable to provide the equipment. The next meeting will be held on &hursday, June 26, at Dunlo American Legion Home. Red Arrow Victim Expected Home Fred Solomon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Solomon of Fourth Ave, Patton, who was injured in the Red Arrow train wreck in February, is reported considerably improved and is expected to re- turn to his home in Patton this week. Fred was enroute to his home for a visit when the train wreck occurred. He was employed in Detroit, Mich., and is the last of the injured persons involved in the catastrophy to leave the Al- toona Hospital. New Scout Troop Being Formed Here Representatives of the Patton Presbyterian Church and the Patton Trinity Methodist Church made initial plans for the form- ing of a new Boy Scout Troop in Patton on Friday evening of last week. It will be known as Boy Scout Troop No. 264, and its charter has been started on the way to registration. A troop committee organized at the meeting consits of the fol- lowing: Geo. Murray, chairman; Bert McConnell, Peter Delpierre Jr.,, David McConnell and Rev. Ralph S. Krouse, the latter pas- tor of the Methodist Church and chairman of organization and ex- tension for the North Cambria District. Rev. Plummer Harvey is pastor of the Patton Presbyterian Church. PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1947. Bid Submitted On Road-Project The State Highway Dept. has received one bid on the proposed new section of Route 219 between Carrolltown and Spangler. This bid was made by the In- terstate Amiesite Co. of Wilming- ton, Delaware, and involves the sum of $301,837. The Highway Dept. plans to widen the road from its present 16 feet to 22 feet. It also will be resurfaced and relocated in some places. Beginning at the residence of W. A. Blum in Carrolltown, it will extend 4.17 miles to a point near the intersection of the Bak- erton Road in Spangler Borough. Sections of the proposed road will traverse West Carroll and Susquehanna Twps. as well as the two boroughs. 2 Homes at Watkins Leveled on Wednesday The homes of George Barger and John Bytheway, situated side by side in Watkins, were completely destroyed by fire about 2 a. m. Wednesday morning. The Barger family resided in an 8-room house and the Bytheways lived in a 6- room home. Firemen from Carrolltown, Spangler and Barnesboro re- sponded to the alarm, but were hampered by a lack of water. Mostly chemicals were used in trying to control the blaze. The fire was of an undeter- mined cause, and the high winds soon spread the flames from the one blazing house to the other. Damage was heavy, but an estimate of it is not available at this time. Francis Hennessey, 49, Killed Under Rock Fall at Colver Patton Miner Crushed At 1 P. M. Monday Caught under a huge rock fall, one miner was killed and two others injured Monday afternoon in the Ebensburg Coal Co. mine in Colver. Seven other miraculous- ly escaped injury. Francis Hennessey, 49, of Pat- ton was killed, and Joseph Sasa- way, 38, Barnesboro, and Fred Malone, of Colver were injured. Authorities said Hennessey was crushed to death about 1 p. m. when he was caught under a fall of several hundred tons’ of rock and dirt in the main west section of the mine, He suffered a frac- tured skull, crushed pelvis and fractured back. Joseph Sasaway, who was work- ing only a short distance from Hennessey, sustained a fractured right knee and brush burns of the entire body. He was admitted to Colver Hospital and his condition was listed as fairly good. Malone was taken to the hos- pital for treatment of brain con- cussion and brush burns of the forehead. He was released from the hospital but ordered to re- turn for X-rays. Deputy Coronor Andrew J. Stropko said about 10 men were working around a cutting machine in a section off the main heading when the fall occurred. He said the fall, one of the larg- est he ever heard of, was 25 feet wide and 65 feet long. Miners also said the fall was exceptionally large. . Mine officiais said the fall blocked off one section of the mine and buried a big cutting machine. Miners, who were. working wt the scene, said they were saved from death or injury when they crouched down around the heavy cutting machine, The fall, coming from the face-side, crushed the one side of the cutter and did not reach the men lying on the other side about 15 feet away. Deputy Coroner Stropko was informed the section was very well timbered. In fact survivors said there were more props in place than was necessary. Mine authori- ties could give no reason for the fall which they said extended near- ly to the sand rock. Officials of the mine said they were unable to make an accurate estimate of the amount of rock and debris which blocked the sec- tion of the mine but said it would be several hundred tons. Work was started yesterday to remove the valuable cutting machine. Among the men working at the scene when the huge fall accurred were John Jubie, James Malone, Regis Dougherty and William Ru- bish. Mine officials said the accident was the first fatality in the large operations since 1944. The acci- dent was Cambria County's first mine death since the men returned to work last week after observing a six-day mourning period for 111 miners killed in an explosion in Centralia, IIL Cornore Paul J. Wills said he will conduct an inquest in the case but will not set a date until re- ceiving the report of State Mine Inspector Samuel Cortis of Ebens- burg. * k Francis Hennessey, 49, was born November 28, 1897 in Frugality. He was a son of John and Frances (McMullen) Hennessey. He had been employed by the Ebensburg Coal Company for 15 years. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Cora (Warner) Hennessey and the following children: Tim- othy, Donna, Raymond and Vir- ginia, all at home. He is also sur- vived by two brothers, Clair of Johnstown, and Joseph of St. Augustine; two half brothers, Leo Hammond of Baltimore, Md. and Thomas Hammond of Johnstown, and one half sister, Mrs. George Burgoon of Ashville. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 1244, and the United Mine Workers of America. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock in St. Mary's Church by the Rev. Father Rupert Stadmiller, O. S. B., pastor and interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Moose Installation Planned Tonight Installation of officers of Patton Lodge No. 488, Loyal Order of Moose, will take place Thursday evening of this week, Apr. 17, at 8 p. m. The ceremonies will be in charge of Lou Bettrey, past Moose lodge governor of the Al- toona Lodge. Those to be installed are Rob- ert Forsythe, governor; Robert F. Miller, junior governor; John Sta- sko, treasurer; Fred J. McCann, secretary; Leonard Yeckley, pre- late, and Edwin Woomer, trustee. Three more chances on a $500 U. S. Savings Bond also will be given at the meeting. —Send us all the news you have. Hastings Student Gets Essay Prize Second place honors in the recently-completed essay contest of the Cambria Co. Medical So- ciety went to Sydney Lee Brazill of Hastings High School. First place was taken by Paul Jones, la student at Johnstown High. The contest was open to junior and senior students in the high schools of the county, sons and daughters of physicians not being | eligible. Subject of the essays jwas “Why the Private Practice of Medicine Fcrnishes This Coun- try With the Finest Medical Care.” Jones was awarded $25 as his share of the prize money, while Mill Brazill received $15. A third prize of $10 was awarded Erma R. Yuhas of Barnesboro High. The three winning essays will be sent to the National Contest sponsored by the Assn. of Amer- ican Physicians, with national judging expected to take place about May 1 Judges in the county contest were Dr. Arthur M. Stull, county superintendent of schools; Tresa Mae Gorgon, teacher at Johns- town Center, Pitt University, and Dr. Arthur Miltenberger, public relations chairman of the county medical body. In Exeter Explosion ; Tne more Pennsylvania coal val ers logh their lives under- ground last Thursday when the hard coal pit at Schooley Shaft, Exeter, Pa., operated by the Knox Coal Co., exploded shortly after the day shift reported for work. About 175 miners normally are employed at the operation, but only about 20 were in the shaft at the time. The explosion was so chamber walls. Deputy State Secretary of Mines Joseph J. Walsh has sta- ted that it is belief that the ex- plosion was caused by the igni- tion of methane gas. He reported the mine in “first class condition” after recent inspections. Nine were killed outright and the tenth man died Monday. Fishermen Flock To Trout Streams With almost ideal weather con- ditions prevailing Tuesday was termed by district anglers the best opening day of the trout season in the last ten years. It was said one of the largest groups of anglers in the history of state lined mountain stream as the season opened on Tuesday morning Streams were ideal for fishing in this district and many good catches were reported. Fishermen said the streams were clear and not too high for good fishing. Earth worms and minnows were the kings of the day, although many wet fly fishermen were noted catching some of the elusive trout. There, were a number of large trout caught Tuesday in Chest Creek and Durbin Run. One of the most successful anglers was 69-year-old J. E. Markle of Indiana. He caught his limit of 10 trout in Big Yellow Creek in 45 minutes early Tues- day morning. In Lancaster County a speed record was claimed when Richard Weaver of Lancaster reeled in his legal limit of 10 trout in exactly 10 minutes. Ted Ott Named By Borough Assn. Ernest Yanssens of Cresson was named president and Theo- dore Ott of Patton first vice pres- ident of the Cambria Co. Assn. of Boroughs at a dinner meeting held in Ferndale on Tuesday evening. Other officers named were James Fagan, Scalp Level, sec- ond vice president; Clarence Mur- ton, Dale, treasurer; Frank Rho- ades, Dale, secretary, and Atty. Howard W. Stull, also of Dale, solicitor. Rhoades and Stull have held their posts since the body was formed in 1938. The principal speaker at the meeting was Alex C. Schwartz of the State Dept. of Internal Affairs. PLAN BANQUET APR. 30 Carrolltown’s Legion Auxiliary will mark its 25th anniversary with a dinner to be held Apr. 23. They will sponsor a card party in the Legion Home on Apr. 30. Mrs. Liguori Lacey is president of the unit this year. UNION PRESS-COURIER Ten Pages — 80 Columns PHS Band Concert Tuesday Night Is Well Attended Awards Are Presented By Dr. B. J. Overberger The second Annual Spring Con- cert of the Patton High School Band and the Girls’ Glee Club, which was held in the Grand The- atre on Tuesday, was well attend- tended by Pattonites and district residents. A special stage was erected in the Grand Theatre to accomodate the large organization, which is now in its second year. The floral bouquets and lighting presented a delightful appearance to the stage, and the girls attired in beautiful evening gowns and the boys in their “Sunday Best” added much to the appearance. Opening remarks were made by Alvin Vezza, president of the band. The program got off to a good start with “Pennsylvania,” state song, by Gertrude Martain Rohrer, which was presented un- der the direction of William Fisher, student director. Following were stirring marches and a de- lightful mixture of various types of music, including classical, mod- ern and novelty, with Mr. John Semonich, director of music at Patton High, on the podium. The Girls’ Glee Club of 35 voices was well received by the audience in their presentation of ‘Like Light of Star.” The presentation of awards and letters was made by Dr, B. J. Overberger, president of the Board of Education, in the absence of the supervising principal, Mr. W. M. Bosserman. Dr. Overberger expressed the appreciation of the school authorities and the com- munity as a whole for the pain- staking efforts the students and the director have made in bring- ing to the community such a fine organization. The band letters, which were awarded to several of the students, were purchased by the Band Mothers Association, which has done so much in assisting the or- ganization. Those receiving letters and awards were: Ronald Dietrick, Leona Weak- land, Sally Lee Dietrick, Bill Fisher, Jerry Dietrick, Douglass, Wanda Smithbauer, Wil- liam Dietrick, Virginia Welshire, Geraldine Cammarata, Adolphine Getsy, R. Hennessey, Eleanor Die- trick, Eleanor Dunbar, Joan Hoo- terrific that it splintered support- | ing timbers and crumpled mine | ver Dorothy Wharton, Eileen | Hofer, Bill McCann, Dick Luther, { Erma Strittmatter, George Degné- | mont, Alvin Vezza. Also receiving letters and band | awards were: | Drum Major—Edgar Callahan. Senior Majorettes—Grace Die- trick, Captain, Jenny Macalus, Co- Captain, Rita Hoover, Verna Mc- Nulty, Mildred Baranick, Gelormino, Margaret Begeny and Florence McGough, Kiwanis Members See Colored Slides Rev. Ralph Krouse, pastor of | Trinity Methodist Church, Patton, delivered an inspirational address at the “Church Night” meeting of *the North Cambria Kiwanis Club last Thursday evening in Central Hotel, Carrolltown. Rev. Krouse illustrated his talk with colored slides. Fred C. Buck, chairman of the organization's child welfare group, submitted a report on the activities of the group. The regular weekly dinner meet- Club will be held in the Central Hotel, Carrolltown, this Thursday evening, April 17, at 6:30 o'clock. The program committee an- nounces that this will be Farm- ers’ Night. George Hoppel, chair- man of the Committee on Agricul- ture, will have charge of the pro- gram. Each member will have a farmer as guest. : The speaker for the evening will be Professor H. . Longwell, teacher of Agriculture in the Pat- ton High School. Professor Long- well will tell something of his pro- grom which embraces a wide var- iety of activities. Carrolltown VFW Post Officers Installed Monday Ned Adams and Edward Roun- sley of John White Post, VFW, Patton, acted as installing offi- cers at an installation of officers of Carrolltown Memorial Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, held in the latter's new rooms in the Stolz Bldg., Carrolltown, on Mon- day evening. Installed were: William Buck, commander; Pat Dillon, senior vice commander; Vincent Eckenrode, junior vice commander; Blair Lepkosky, quartermaster; John Laurer, adjutant; Charges Shank, trustee for three years. The meeting was well attended and refreshments were served. Carrolltown-Patton Road Will Get ‘Face Lifting’ The Patton-Carrolltown Road is to receive a beauty treatment in the near future. During the past week many tons of shale have been dumped at a point on the “Sharbaugh Hill” for use in giv- ing the road a new blacktop coating. At present the road is in fairly good shape, but during the past few weeks- holes were developing in many places and a new black- top coating will present any ser- ious damage from being done. BAND MOTHERS TO SPONSOR CARD PARTY The Band Mothers Association will sponsor a card party, which will be in the Eagles’ home Thursday evening, April 24, at 8 o'clock. Bridge, cinch and pinoc- hle will be played. Tickets, which are being sold by the Band Mothers, are 50c. Your support is solicited. —In 1826, eight tons of rubber imported from Brazil sufficed the needs of the U. S. for a full year. Eddie | Sabath ing of the North Cambria Kiwanis | R SUBSCRIPTION Northern Cambria’s Best and Largest Weekly $2.00 Per Year in Cambra Co. 2.50 Per Year Outside Cambria Daylight Saving Time Ballot Will Be Cast by Carrolltown Undecided On Question of DST Members of the Carrolltown Borough Council as yet have not taken any action on the question of Daylight Saving Time, as erroneously reported in last week's issue. Action on whether or not to observe “fast” time will be taken at a later date. House Plans Speed Of Labor Bill Vote Final Vote May Come Thursday or Friday Sweeping sentiment in favor of the Hartley labor bill, now before the House at Washington, was shown this week as the Republi- can-controlled House voted 319 to 46 to begin immediate considera- tion of the bill, which many sour- ces term as a blow to organized labor. GOP leaders believe that they can garner enough strength to override a possible veto by Pres- ident Truman if the labor legis- lation is passed and sent to him. However, House and Senate leaders disagree on provisions to be included in the omnibus legis- lation which would outlaw all bargaining on a nationwide scale by unions, which probably would take in the UMWA, as well as ban the closed shop and place a number of strict limitations on the administration of union wel- fare funds. Debate on the bill, from all in- dications, will not consume more than 1% is seen by Thursday or Friday. Labor unions are asking their members to wire their congress- men at once to vote against this measure. The congressman from this district is Harve Tibbott, House Office Bldg., Washington. Senators Myers and Martin are located in the Senate Office Bldg. Minority Speaker of the House | (D.-I1l.) conceded the Hartley measure, which he term- ed a “most vicious bill” will pass easily, but warned the Republi- can House members: “You have the votes. But if you think the people voted for you last November to pass this legislation, you are mistaken.” St. Mary's Church Scene of Nupti Miss Lenor S. Thomas, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Thomas of Patton R. D., became the bride of Wayne Reese, also of Patton R. D., at a lovely cer- emony performed by Rev. Father Rupert Stadtmiller, OSB, in St. Marys Catholic Church here on Monday, Apr. 7. Miss Ada Thomas, a sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid, and Warren Reese, twin brother of the groom, was best man. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Ella Sue Moxley, niece of the bride, acted as train bearer, and Clyde and James Moxley, her nephews, were ushers. After the ceremony, a wedding dinner and reception were held at the home of the bride's bro- ther, Charles B. Thomas, Patton . D Mrs. Reese is a graduate of Patton High School and the Nur- ses’ Training School of the Phil- ipsbhurg State Hospital. The groom is a son of Mrs. Esther Reese of Revloc and a graduate of Ebens- burg-Cambria High. He served in the ETO for three years during World War II. The newlyweds will make their home in Detroit, Mich. Mary Day Services May 10 at Loretto Mary Day in the Altoona Do- cese will be celebrated Saturday, May 10, in St. Michael's Catholic Church, Loretto. St. Michael's is the site of the diocese’s first parish and the ac- tivities of Father Demetrius Au- gustine Gallitzin, prince-priest of the Alleghenies. Children of all the diocesan parishes will join together to form a. huge chorus to sing the pontifi- cal mass. They also will represent their parishes in a rededication of the diocese to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Proper will be chanted by young people of the Loretto par- ish. The combined choir will sing the Ordinary, the processional, supplemental offertory and reces- sional. days, and a final vote Patton Folks Official Form Printed on Page Five of Paper Will Patton have Daylight Sav- ing Time this summer? That is the question the Patton Borough Council is putting up to the residents of the town in a special ballot, printed on Page 5 of this week's newspaper. In order to obtain the sentiment of the townspeople on the ‘‘time” ques- tion for this year. There are two requirements for residents of Patton to meet in order to be eligible to cast a bal- lot: 1. They must be 18 years of age or over. 2. They must reside in the Borough of Patton, net in townships adjoining the town. Each person must vote only once, and to this end each ballot must be signed with the “voter's” name and address. Up to five persons can vote on the same bal- lot, providing, of course, that their opinion on the question is the same. However, each must sign his own name and address. All “time” ballots must be in the hands of borough officials be- fore eight o'clock on the evening of Thursday, Apr. 24—next week. They may be placed in a ballot box located in the Borough Office or handed or mailed in to the Union Press-Courier, Patton. Those who do not subscribe to this newspaper or who need extra ballots may obtain them free of charge at the Union Press-Cour- ier office. The ballot is printed on Page 5 of this issue. Colver Man Hurt Riding on Man-Trip John Wiznak of Colver was in- jured in an unusual accident at the Colver operations of the Eb- ensburg Coal Co. last Tuesday. While riding to work on the man-trip he was struck on the head by a heavy piece of rock, sustaining injuries sufficient to | deed filed in the ; cause his removal to the Mem- orial Hospital in Johnstown. | A Carrolltowner, Steve Mihalik {Jr, also was the victim of a | freak mishap at the Colver oper- | ation. While at work drilling {holes on Wednesday morning of last week, the cable on his drill exploded and caused him to suffer second degree burns. BUY HASTINGS PROPERTY Fred W. and Grace Veil of Hastings have purchased for ap- proximately $6,500 a property in Hastings from W. H. and Eliza- beth M. Allport;. ording to rer Patton, Carrolltown Students Place in County Contest Paul Gavaler of Carrolitown High and Sally Lee Dietrick of Patton High took first and sec- ond place, respectively, in the essay contest sponsored by the Cambria Co. American Legion Auxiliary, as announced by Mrs. J. J. Sheehan, Patton, the presi- dents of the Cambria Co. Council of the Legion Auxiliary. Subject of the theme for the contest was “America’s Contribu- tion for a Permanent Peace.” Paul Gavaler, a senior in the local high school, was awarded the first prize honors in an es- say contest sponsored by the Legion Auxiliary Unit of the Fox- Peale Post, American Legion, at a meeting held recently in the Legion Home. He was presented with the award at that time. Nicholas Grecia of St. Bene- dict copped second place in the contest. Sally Lee Dietrick, first place winner in the contest sponsored by the Patton Legion Auxiliary, will receive her award at the regular meeting of the local body next Monday evening. Miss Helen Long, second place winner in the Patton oontest, will receive an award at the same time. Miners Each Get $1,000 Insurance from Fund Trustees of the United Mine Workers’ welfare fund during the past week established a $1,000 death benefit for the family of each bituminous coal miner belonging to the UMW. Death benefits were made retroactive to last June 1, thereby making the 111 vie- tims of the Centralia disaster among those aided at once. According to the latest re- ports, the welfare fund now contains about $18,000,000. F North County Vets Accepted for Farm Training Program District Total Now Numbers Close 100 Twenty-five more Cambria Co. veterans were admitted to the program of the county veterans’ agricultural = training committee at a meeting of the body in the Ebenshurg Courthouse last week. With the enrollment of the new young men, mostly from Northern Cambria, the number receiving the farm training was boosted to 0. In order for the committee to take care of the large number, a new instructor has been added— Robert Wagner or Clyde, Indiana Co., who served as a lieutenant in the Marine Corps and is a grad- uate of Penn State College. Those recently accepted for the farm training were: James L. Davis, Patton R. D.; Clement B. Holtz, Hastings R. D.; Francis Harteis, Johnstown R. D. 8; Ivan C. Dotts, Vintondale; Ernest J. Turgeon, Sidman; Ray- Mond J. Gorchick, Ebensburg R. D. 1; Sylvester Hines, Cresson. Wayne Westover, Hastings R. D.; James A. Kirsch, Loretto R. D.; Arthur Schenk, Lorettc R. D.; Robert G. Barron, Johnstown R. D. 7; G. H. Leidy, Ebensburg R. D. 1; Frank Cox, Patton R. D.; Jacob M. Brumbaugh, Johnstown R. D. 7; Jack C. Empfield, Eb- ensburg R. D. 1; Roy F. Lauffer, Portage; Matthew H. Sherwin, Barnesboro R. D. 1. Robert H. Thon, Blandburg; Paul J. McGaugh, Dysart R. D.; Clair J. Nagle, Patton R. D. 1; Ralph E. Holtz, Patton R. D.; Leroy L. Byrne, Ebensburg R. D. 1; George R. Seymour, Loretto; Paul McConnell, Loretto R., D., land Albert W. Dumm, Nicktown.
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