Northern Cambria’s
Recognized Medium
Best and Largest Weekly
of Union Labor Interests
UNION PRESS-COURIER
© YOL. 54. NO. 30.
Fairview Cemetery
Assn. Is Planned
By Local Churches
Lodges Also to Join
In Committee Meeting
The various Protestant Church-
es and Lodges of Patton are con-
templating acquiring the Fairview
Cemetery and incorporating under
the name of Fairview Cemetery
Association, to be governed by a
board of nine directors. The object
of this move is to furnish perpet-
ual care for the entire cemetery,
landscape and to beautify the en-
tire plot. .
Letters are being sent out to
individuals and organizations in-
terested, and a substantial am-
ount of money will be necessary
to acquire the cemetery from the
present owners and put the cem-
etery in good condition. It is anti-
cipated that the money for this
part of the project will be fur-
nished by the churcnes and lodges
of the community.
It is also the thought of the
committee that the cemetery will
enjoy perpetual care and solicita-
tions of $5.00 yearly are being
sought from folks with a direct
interest. Meeting of the vommit-
tee will be held in the Odd Fellows
Hall on Sunday next, May 18, at
2 o'clock, daylight time, and re-
plies from lot owners are requested
before that time.
The committee also states that
there will be representatives pres-
ent at the cemetery on Memorial
Day, May 30, who will be glad to
explain the plan in detail.
The committee is composed of
Dr. John Allen Murray, chairman;
Wesley Wilson, secretary-treasur-
er; Harry Deschamps, Mrs. Cora
Eckenrode, George W. Murray,
Fred A. Kuhnley and Adam Heist.
Kiwanis to Hear
Of Mexican Trip
Union Press-Courier
Editor Slated to Speak
The regular weekly dinner meet-
ing of the North Cambria Kiwanis
Club will be held in the Commer-
cial Hotel this Thursday evening,
May 15, at 7:00 o'clock Daylight
Time. The program committee has
secured Thomas A. Owens, editor
of the Union Press-Courier, as the
speaker for this occasion. Mr. Ow-
ens will tell something of his re-
cent most interesting trip to Texas
and Mexico.
Mr. Cyrus W. Davis, County
Commissioner, delighted a large
attendance at last week's meeting
with “his fine ‘address-~which ~was
appropriate to the occasion. Tn
observance of Family Week, the
wives of Kiwanians were present
as guests. Out of his broad exper-
ience, Mr. Davis spoke of many
things interesting and informative.
Dr. Fred Arble, secretary, pre-
sided, and introducted the speaker.
Hary Stauffer, Chairman of the
Committee on Public Affairs, is
due to give the report for his com-
mittee this Thursday evening.
ABOARD USS WRIGHT
Seaman 2/c Gerald Lantzy of
Carrolltown is serving aboard the
USS Wright, the U. 8. Navy's
newest aircraft carrier. It is ser-
ving as a training ship for naval
aviators at the Naval Training
Base, Pensacola, Fla.
Hoppel to Aid Flood Control
By Getting ‘Fill’ from Creek
Plans Are Revealed
At Council Meeting
Patton Borough Council, at its
regular meeting in the Borough
Office Friday evening, approved
a project of George C. Hoppel,
local contractor for the excava-
ting of several hundrel feet of
new stream bed for Chest Creek
at a point in the stream below
the Magee Ave. bridge at the
PRR Station.
Mr. Hoppel needs “fill” for
use in the contruction work now
in progress on the new Phillips-
Jones Factory here. The excava-
ting work will be done without
cost to the borough and will en-
able Mr. Hoppel to obtain the
needed ground only a short dis-
tance from the site of the new
factory.
It was emphasized that the ex-
cavating of a sufficient amount
of earth to fill Mr. Hoppel's needs
may not complete the proposed
straightening out of the stream
in the area of the ball field, but
it will be a large step in this
direction.
The portion of the bed opened
by this excuvating will not be
thrown open for the main course
of the stream to pass through at
the present time. Various state
Operators, Lewis to Meet
At Washington On Thursday
Outcome Will Indicate
Possibility of Strike
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
and negotiators for the nation's
coal industry will get together in
Washington again this week.
Upon the outcome of the confer-
ence Thursday largely depends the
answer to whether there will be
another coal strike this summer.
At this conference Mr. Lewis is
expected to reveal what expecta-
tions, if any, he wants in his in-
ingistance that bargaining be on
an industry-wide basis.
It is not considered likely that
he will surrender the principle of
industry-wide bargaining comple-
tely, but it is variously estimated
that he will bargain with groups
of operators who represent be-
Single Copy bc
2 Other Homes Gutted;
4 Companies Called
Damage estimated at $45,000
was caused at Spangler early on
Monday morning when fire leveled
the Spangler American Legion
home and gutted the adjacent
residences of Mr. and Mrs. James
Nicholson and Mrs. John Glancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson also
received burns of the face and
hands as they dashed into their
burning home to save some be-
longings. They were treated by
Dr. A. W. Fees.
It was the second major fire
disaster to hit the area within a
month, the other being the $100,-
000 fire at the Leadbetter and
Smith Bldgs. in Barnesboro on
Apr. 18
The cause of the flames has
not been definitely determined,
but it is believed that the fire
started in the bar or a hallway of
the three-story brick and frame
Lynn Wetherson Post Home at
about 3:15 p. m. (EST). The fire
was discovered by Miss Bernice
Hoover, ‘who resided with the
Nicholsons. She was awakened by
the smell of smoke, and immedia-
tely afterward, the Spangler Vol-
unteers arrived on the scene.
Sparks also soon set fire to the
Glancy home, in which resided |
along with Mrs. Glancy, her son-
in-law and daughter, Mr, and Mrs.
Patrick Griffin. A barber shop
run by John Lobick also received
heavy damage from water and
smoke.
Spangler Fire Chief Ernest
Tronzo said he never saw flames
spread so rapidly through a brick
building, and despite the efforts
of the firemen, the fire soon
spread to the Nicholson Home.
Hurried calls were sent to Car-
rolltown, Barnesboro and Has-
tings companies as soon as the
Spangler firemen reached the
Union Press-Courier
Again First With News
First news of the disastrous
fire at the Spangler Legion
Home Monday morning was
received by Northern Cambria
residents at about 6:50 a. m.
(DST) over Station WJSW and
through the courtesy of the
Union Press-Courier. The re-
port was given by our Span-
gler reporter, Mrs. Anthony
Fenello.
For other news, tune in the
North Cambria Program each
Thursday from 12:30 to 1:00
P. M. over WJSW, 650 on your
radio dial.
PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1947.
$45,000 Damage Results As Flames Destroy
Spangler Legion Building Monday Morning
scene of the blaze, and within a
very short time, 12 streams of
water were being played on the
blaze.
Walter Kirsch, steward at the
Legion Home, said he left the
building at 2:20 a. m. (EST), and
that at that time everything was
in order. The Legion Post also
lost a valuable supply of liquor,
as well as furniture. Several
thousand dollars worth of bonds
remained intact in a safe, but all
of the post's records were lost.
Adjutant Pau Lantzy estimates
the Legion's loss at between $30,-
000 and $3,000, only part of
which was covered by insurance.
The loss at the Nicholson home
was estimated at $6,000 and the
Glancy loss totaled about $55,000.
The Legion Home was charred
so badly that it was necessary to
pull down the walls, and trucks
and wrecking crews were pressed
into service as soon as the flames
were quelled.
Spangler Legion officials have
announced that they plan to pur-
chase or biuld a new home. The
post now owns a tract of land
near the Spangler Station, upon
which the community honor roll
is at present erected. However,
it has not been decided whether
or not the post would build on
the ahove-named site.
New Athletic Field Proposed
At Recent Patton Meeting
Taxing Bodies, Clubs
To Name Committeemen
Plans are being formulated in
Patton for the construction of a
new Patton Athletic Field, com-
plete with lighting for night
sports events, and also for the
erection of a proposed community
hall which would be large enough
to accomodate a basketball floor
and provide for numerous school
and community activities.
Initial plans for such projects
and means for financing them
were advanced at a meeting of
about 35 borough officials and in-
terested citizens held in the Bank
Bldg. during the past week. After
much discussion, it was decided
that representatives of the Boro
Council, School Board, and the
various clubs in town should be
chosen to form a committee to
arrange plans for the proposed
projects and ways and means of
financing their construction.
The Council, School Board, and
the various other organizations
all will have meetings in the
near future, and it is expected a
representative from each body
will ‘be chosen at these meetings.
Tentative plans for a new Pat-
ton Athletic Field, which would
be located on the same site as
the present ball grounds, call for
drainage of the field, erection of
portable bleachers, sodding, and
the installation of floodlights to
provide illumination for both
night football and baseball games.
As soon as the committee is
formed, detailed reports of its
work will be carried in the col-
umns of this paper.
Episcopal Heads
Speak at Patton
Two of the top ranking officials |.
of the Pitt ‘Diocese of “the
Episcopal Church were speaekrs
at a meeting of the Women's
Auxiliary at the Trinity Episcopal
Church in Patton on Thursday of
last week.
The guest speakers were the
Rt. Rev. Austin Pardue, Bishop
of the Pittsburgh Diocese, and
Rev. C. A. Thomas Jr. Arch-
bishop of the diocese. Rev. Wil-
liam I. Cool Jr. pastor of the
Patton and Sarneshpro Episcopal
Churches, was in charge of the
afternoon sessions.
About 40 representatives of the
women’s groups in churches in
Patton, Indiana and Barnesboro
were in attendance at the all-day
affair. A luncheon was served at
noon by the Ladies’ Aid Society
of Patton Presbyterian Church.
|
officials and others must be con- |
by this excavating will not be |
opened.
Clearing a new channel in
area is seen as an aid to
control for the community.
Council also heard complaints |
about the congested .traffic situa- |
tion prevalent on Magee Ave. at|
some hours, and the solons have |
called a special Council meeting |
for Thursday evening of this]
week to deal with the situation. |
Council members, Burgess For-
sythe, the policemen and the
borough solicitor have been asked
to attend. State Police also have |
been invited. |
Another important item of bus-
iness dispensed with was the ap-
proval of a resolution declaring
that Route 36, via Beech, Fifth
and Magee Aves. was the main
traffic route through the town.
This resolution will protect the
borough when arrests are made
for stop sign violations.
Tax Collector Irvin J. Long re-
ported that he had collected 97.6
percent of the property tax as-
sessed by the borough for 1946,
and 82.9 percent of the occupa-
tion tax for the same year.
Another action taken by council
was the approval of the purchase
of 300 feet of new fire hose for
use by the Patton Fire Co.
this |
flood |
|
tween 75 and 83 per cent of the
industry's tonnage.
The Northern operators, repre-
sented by Charles O'Neill, and the
Northern and Southern captive op-
erators, represented by Harry
Moses, president of the H. C.
Frick Coal Co., and some South-
crn operators, have indicated their
willingness to talk en masse.
Based on this, operators are
breathing easier now on the ques-
tion of a nation-wide strike. They
see the liklihood of a contract be-
fore the June 30 deadline, when
Uncle Sam must turn the mines
back to private ownership.
Obstinate Southern operators
risk a strike. Northern operators
are believed willing to go along on
the health and welfare fund now
financed by a five cent royalty on
each ton of coal mined. But there
are other issues in controversy.
Ralph Strittmatter
Expires Thursday
Ralph Isadore Strittmatter, 35-
“old” OWE Raw
leigh Co. salesman, passed away :
at the Miners’ Hospital ‘in Span-
gler at 6:30 o'clock last Thurs-
day morning. He was born in
East Carroll Twp., near Patton,
on June 3, 1911, a son of Isadore
and Frances (Hoover) Strittmat-
ter. His mother died about one
year ago.
He was a member of St. Ber-
nard’s Catholic Church, Hastings,
Moose Lodge 353, Hastings, Holy
Name Society and the Hastings
Volunteer Fire Co.
Surviving are his father; his
widow, the former Miss Mae
Fritz; two sons, Fritz Joseph and
Boyd Ralph; three brothers, Em-
eron and Lewis, both of Patton,
and Alvin, Detroit, and a sister,
Mrs. Edna Becker, Hastings.
Funeral services were held at
9 a.m. (EST) Monday in St. Ber-
nard’s Church, with
taking place at St.
Cemetery, Carrolltown.
Benedict's
Patton Couple
Wed 47 Years
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sherry of Mel-
lon Avenue, celebrated their 47th |
wedding anniversary at their home
on Thursday evening, May 8th.
Cards were played, and the hon-
or couple received many beautiful
gifts. A delicious lunch was serv-
ed. Attending were Mr and Mrs.
Ed Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. William
McConnell, of Cresson; Mr. and
Mrs, Paul Sherry of Barnesboro; |
Mr. and Mrs. John Sherry, Mr, and
Mrs. Regis Holtz, Mr. and Mrs.
Clair Sherry, Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Farrel, Mr. and Mrs. George
Woomer and Ed Woomer, all of
Patton.
McNulty President
Of Patton Eagles
Patton Aerie, No. 1244, Frater-
nal Order of Eagles, at its meet-
ing on Monday night of this week
elected officers for the ensuing
year. Herman McNulty was chos-
en President of the Aerie, and the
cther officials chosen, include:
Max Gill, Vice President; John
G. Simpson, Chaplain; John J.
Bender, Treasurer; Albert Wilshire
Sr., Conductor; John Furlage, In-
side Guard; Harry Dumm, Outside
Guard, and George A. Lehman,
Trustee for 3 years.
William Baranik, Charles Cym-
bor, Theodore Farrell, Norman
Marshall and John G. Simpson
were named delegates to the state
convention in Philadelphia next
month, Installation ceremonies will
be conducted on June 9 in the lo-
cal Aerie Home.
St. Augustine Picnic
Slated Memorial Day
The annual St. Augustine picnic
will be held by St. Augustine's
Church Parish on Memorial Day,
May 30th. A chicken and beef din-
ner will be served in the Church
Hall from 3:30 P. M. to 7:30 P. M.
daylight time, and a dance will be
held in the evening starting at 9 |p
o'clock. Dinner will be $1.00. Oth-
er amusements for both young and
old are being planned by the com-
mittees in charge.
interment |
Mrs. James R. Blake
Expires Saturday
At Home in Patton
Mrs. Elizabeth Blake, aged 668
vears, wife of James R. Blake,
Chief of the Patton Fire Company,
and one of the best known resi-
dents of Patton, passed away at
her home here last Saturday.
The deceased was born in Houtz-
dale, Pa., July 23, 1882, and has
been a resident of the Patton com-
munity for the past half century.
Surviving are her husband, men-
tioned above, and the following
children: Eli Blake, nationally
rrominent orchestra and radio
band leader, of New York City;
James Blake, Jr., of Gary, Indiana;
Mrs. John Renevitz, of Cleveland,
Ohio; Albert, Joseph, Claude
Quentin, Charles and Rita Blake,
all of Patton, and Mrs. Desmond
Lamont, of Bakerton. Nineteen
grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren also survive.
John Watkins, formerly of Pat-
ton, is Mrs. Blake's stepfather,
Mrs. Charles Fletcaer of Dixon-
ville, a step-sister, and John Wat-
kins, Jr., of Patton, a step-broth-
er. A i
the . [Ist
which the deceased was a mi
ber, on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
c¢’clock, by the Rev. James Dend-
ler, pastor, and interment was in
Fairview cemetery.
Double Tragedy
Near St. Lawrence
|
|
|
ed a 35-year-old woman last Fri-
day evening and then committed
suicide with the same gun.
The dead are Edward M. Merr-
iman, and Mrs. Mildred S. Warner,
at whose home the shootings took
place. Corner Paul J. Wills ruled
the deaths murder and suicide and
said no inquest will be necessary.
State police and the coroner
said Merriman hired a taxi here Lo
go to the Warner home a mile
south of St. Lawrence. The taxi
driver left his passenger out near
| the Warner farm at 4:30 p. m.
Merriman apparently circled some
woodlands and carne up behind the
woodshed on the Warner farm.
When Mrs. Warner came from the
{ house to remove clothes from a
[line in the yard, he shot her,
| The bullet from a .22-caliber ri-
| fle entered her breast on the left
| side, above the heart. She was kill-
| ed almost instantly. Her daughter
| heard the shot and rushed to her
| mother’s side. She called her fa-
ther and a brother, but the woman
| died before she could be moved.
| Meanwhile Merriman walked
| cver to the Warner barn and fired
la shot from the rifle into his ab-
| domen. He died where he fell. Cor-
| oner Wills said the shootings took
| place about 5:30 p. m.
| Sgt. Vincent F. Bunch and Pvt.
| Leonard Washington of the Ebens-
| burg detail of state police investi-
gated. They found that Merriman
{ had borrowed the rifle from a local
man the Sunday previous to shoot
| rats.
| gee . '
Field Trials Held Sunday
|
By Patton Sportsmen
. A coon dog field trial was held
by the Patton Sportsmen's Assn.
on Sunday afternoon near Patton.
A large number of area sports-
men were in attendance.
Refreshments were served on
the grounds. The Patton organi-
zation is a member of the South-
ern Cambria Federation of Coon-
hunters.
Leo Lesnak Injured
In Collision Saturday
Leo Lesnak, 20, of Patton, suf-
fered a possible fracture of the
left wrist on Saturday when his
car was struck by an auto back-
ing onto Route 22, west of Dun-
cansville.
Joseph F. Raeder of Altoona
was the driver of the car backing
onto the main highway.
Cinch Party Slated
At St. Lawrence Sunday
A Cinch and Pinochle Party
will be held in the St. Lawrence
Church Hall at St. Lawrence this
coming Sunday, May 18, at 8:30
. m. Following the games, a
lunch will be served.
Sponsored by the Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine, the public
is cordially invited fo the affair.
A Patton man, 51, shot and kill- |
|
|
Four Hastings Infants
Have Same Birthday
Several years from now, four
Hastings children may be able
to celebrate their birthdays
with one grand united party.
This past Sunday, two baby
girls and two baby boys were
born at the Miners’ Hospital,
the parents of these four all
residing in Hastings.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dolgas
and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Yea-
ger became parents of baby
sons, and Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Tomallo and Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Yuhas announced the
birth of infant daughters.
Make $500 Donation
To Fund for Clock
Memorial Day Chairman
Named at Carrolitown
Members of the Fox-Peale Post,
Ameriean Legion, of Carrolltown,
last Wednesday evening started
the ball rolling on a joint plan
of St. Benedict's Church and the
Carrolltown Borough Council for
the electrification and illumina-
tion of the clock in the church’s
tower
$500 to the project. The matter
was presented to the Legionnaries
by Richard Bradley, secretary of
the Council, and Fred J. Fees,
borough solicitor.
Another highlight of the meet-
ing was the naming of B. J. Dil-
lon as chairman of the Memorial
Day program. Tentative plans call
for a Mass as St. Benedict's
Church at 9 a. m. (DST), follow-
ed by a short service at the local
Honor Roll and a short parade.
Carrolltown and Bakerton VFW
Posts also have been invited to
take part. A similiar oberservance
at the honor roll is being sched-
uled at St. Benedict, and servi-
ces also wil be held in Bakerton.
Both the Carrolltown High School
and West Carroll Twp. Bands are
expected to take part.
The Legion post will conduct a
class in military procedure each
Tuesday evening of this month,
in preparation for Memorial Day.
All veterans are invited to attend.
k kk
Committees have been solicit-
ing Carrolltown and Vicinity’s
business establishments during
the week on the church clock
electrification program, and are
meeting with satisfactory re-
sponses. Individuals will be con-
tacted, also, and contributions
will be solicited from all so that
this fine movement to modern-
ize the timepiece that has so
well contributed to the conve-
nience of the community for a
half century, will continue in its
service on and on, and will mark
0 n's spire at nigh*, 2
ah Neill
e Tuesday
aged 69
Dies Her
Miss Sarah O'Neill,
years, died on Tuesday afternon |
at 2:15 o'clock at the home of her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and |
of Fifth |
Mrs. Martin Dietrick,
Avenue, with whom she made her
home. She had been in ill heath
for seme time.
The deceased was born on May |
6, 1878, at Six-Mile-Run, Bedford
County, and was a daughter of the
late James and Helen (Mellen) O’-
Neill, Surviving are a brother, Ro- |
Ohio, |
of Akron,
Mrs.
bert M. O'Neill,
and two sisters,
ret O’Neill, also of Patton.
Funeral services will be held on |
Friday morning at nine o'clock, in |
St. Mary's Catholic Church. Fol- |
lowing a high mass of requiem ov-
er the remains, interment will be
made in the church cemetery.
Winter or Summer Now?
We Hope It’s the Latter
The battle of shirt sleeves ver-
sus fur coats was on
Co. last week.
On Thursday and Friday, snow |
squalls at times covered the
ground with a white blanket and
raw winds chilled area residents.
By Sunday, North Cambrians
were running around in their shirt |
sleeves and enjoying spring again.
In some sections, blossoms were
damaged by this May cold wave.
State Police Say:
/ ee
Drinking and driving make a
Accident |
dangerous combination.
records reveal that two out
five pedestrians killed had
of
drinking. Since the driver has no |
way of knowing in advance the
conditions of the person afoot, it's |
almost impossible for him to meet |
if |
in- |
the emergency. Stay sober
you're going to walk; stay
doors if you're going to drink.
‘V-E
Street Parade Is Held
Despite Snow Squalls
The V-E Day Parade and the
Military Ball at the John White
VFW Post Home in Patton last
Thursday evening—V-E Day's an-
niversary—both were very suc-
cessful affairs.
The parade, which started mov-
ing at 7:30 p. m., amid snow-
squalls, was led by the John
White Post's color guard. The
Patton High School Band and the
uniformed veterans also took
part.
Highlights of the evening then
were a military ball at the VFW
home, to which all uniformed vet-
erans, as well as their escorts,
were admitted free. A dance for
the youngsters was held at the
same time at the Eagles’ Hall.
Music for the military ball was
furnished by Blake's Orchestra,
with the hall jammed to capacity
until the wee small hours of the
by donating the sum of |
Dietrick, |
mentioned above, and Miss Marga- |
in Cambria |
|
been |
Ten Pages — 80 Columns
Stephen Sulick
Killed by Rock Fall
At Victor No. 9
Had Tested Roof Only
Few Moments Previous
Stephen Sulick, well-known 30-
year-old Patton miner, was killed
instantly about 1:35 p. m. Mon-
day when he was caught under
a fall of rock in the Victor No. 9
Mine of the Carrolltown Coal Co.
at St. Benedict. He had tested
the roof only a few moments be-
fore.
Mine officials said a piece of
rock weighing 150 pounds crashed
from the roof and struck him on
the head, and Coroner Paul Wills
said death resulted from a frac-
tured skull.
George Misley, who was the
deceased's “buddy,” said they had
tested the roof only a few sec-
onds before, and that Sulick hes-
itated a moment after he had
tested the roof. While he was
standing where the rock fell. Mis-
levy said that if Sulick had gone
immediately for a prop, he prob-
ably would not have been killed.
Mislevy was working less than 10
feet away at the time.
Coroner Wills will hold an in-
| quest at 8 p. m. (DST) on Mon-
|day in the St. Benedict Unign
Hall. The decision to make a
| coroner's inquiry was reached
| after a conference with State
| Mine Inspector Dennis Keenan.
| The fatality was the first in the
No. 9 Mine in the past 12 years.
Stephen Sulick was born July
(22, 1916, a son of Michael and
{Mary (Kupetz) Sulick. He is sur-
| vived by a brother, Michael, and
a sister, Mrs. Mary Singel.
Funeral services will ge con-
ducted at 9 a. m. (DST) this
Thursday morning in SS. Peter &
Paul's Greek Catholic Church in
Patton, and burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Patton Patrol Boys
Visit Washington
Three Patton boys, Richard
Douglass, Theodore Ott Jr. and
Kenneth Rhody Jr. represented
Patton at the national assembly
of school safety patrols held in
Washington over the week end.
The trio left town early Friday
morning and returned home on
Sunday evening.
Along with 150 other area
schoolboy patrolmen who board-
ed buses at Johnstown, they were
escorted to the nation’s capital by
two state policemen, and Friday
evening were entertained at the
foot of the Washington Monu-
ment. At 10 a. 'm. Saturday they
a i pa a in a 7.14 ed
tour, withnessed the W
| Philadelphia American League
| baseball game. A trip to the city
{airport was a treat in the even-
|ing. Sunday morning, Arlington
| Cemetery was visited by the
| group.
| The assembly was quartered at
{the Washington tourist camp in
East Potomac Park.
Area Girls Included
In ‘Dairy Court’
Misses Grace Dietrick of East
Carroll Twp., Janet Reig of Alle
| gheny Twp.,Gladys Hogue of Alle- |
gheny Twp. Verna Dunegan of |
Clearfield Twp., and Joyce Nealen |
| of Barr Twp. were r2embers of
the Cambria Co. Dairy Queen's
Court of Honor as the queen,|
Miss Patricia Nipps of Black Lick |
| Twp., was crowed Saturday even- |
ing in the Ebensburg Congrega-
| tional Church.
Miss Nipps was chosen for the |
honor by the Cambria Co. Agri-|
cultural Assn. at its banquet. She |
was crowned by Dennis L. Wes- |
trict, field representative of the]
AAA. Nearly 300 farmers from |
all parts of the county attended. |
|
Sugar Stamp 12
ToBe Valid June 1
Stamp No. 12]
good for 10 pounds of
after June 1, instead of]
July 1, as originally planned, ac-
cording to an announcement by
the Agricultural Dept.
However, the department
warned that supplies from this]
{stamp must last until Oct. 31,
when price and rationing controls
| will end unless extended by Con- |
gress. No. 11 Stamp is now valid. |
June 1 was set for No. 12 in|
order to expediate movement of |
sugar into home kitchens while |
railway transportation is avail-|
| able. |
Sugar Ration
{ will be
sugar
has |
Day’ Military Ball Here
Is Enjoyed by All Veterans
morning. Among the events at
the ball were such highlights as
a floor show put on by Tony Zun-
gali and Mac Masnica, and a
mock exhibition put on by Dick
Petrusky, who was attired in a
captured German . uniform. Sing-
ifg also was in order, and solos
were rendered by a number of
the World War II veterans.
Another feature of the evening
was a contest between the for-
mer members of the Army and
the ex-Navy men entitled, “Beat
the Band.” Contestants were re-
quired to name within a given
time pieces played by the orches-
tra. A good bit of boasting has
been going on about town ever
since of the fact that the Navy
men won the competition.
Music for the dance at the
Eagles’ Home was furnished by
a number of the younger folks of
the town. A good time was re-
ported by the younger set also.
The Patton High School Glee
fat
| razing
Club also rendered a number of
selections at the latter affair.
SUBSCRIP
$2.00 Per Year in Cambra Co,
2.50 Per Year Outside Cambria
TION
Patton High’s Graduation
Exercises Slated Wednesday
Hon. Orlo'M. Brees
Selected As Speaker
The forty-eighth annual Com-
mencement of Patton High School
will be held in the Grand Theater,
Wednesday evening, May 21st, at
eight o'clock. The speaker of the
evening will be the Hon, Orlo M.
Brees.
The class is composed of eighty
members and they will present as
their theme, ‘“‘East Meets West.”
It will be presented in three scenes.
The first scene will consist of a
brief recital of facts of life in
China, and will close with a typi-
cal Chinese dance.
Scene Two will treat of Russian
life and will close with a Russian
dance.
In Scene Three the class will de-
pict Liberty and Freedom as world
goals and will plead for a better
undestanding of the Eastern mind
in order that these goals may be
met in — One World.
The program follows:
PART I
Processional-—Class of "47.
Girls’ Chorus—May Day Song:
Choral Group—Francees Adams
Helen Bearer, June Berdosky, Ida-
belle Brasser, Margaret Fleming,
Joan Fogel, Donna Hennessey, Hil-
da Kirk, Estelle Lallemand, Larue
Leaper, Helen Long, Helen McCon-
nell, Jennie Macalus, Dorothy
Rhue, Mary J. Short, Vesta Sey-
mour, Suzanne Smithbauer, Ada
Thomas, Anna M. Trexler, Mary
Wyland, Victoria Zerbee, Jeannine
Zern.
Opening Remarks—Alvin Vezza.
Chinese Scene—Speakers in or-
der: Mary J. Short, Dorothy Mill-
er, Mildred Williamson, Lucy Gel-
ormino, Rita Hollen, Anna Mary
(Continued on page 10)
50th Wedding
Anniversary
Celebrated Sunday by Bucks
Harry Buck Is Among
Pioneers of Community
One of Patton’s oldest and best
known couples last Sunday, May
11th, observed the fiftieth anniver-
sary of their marriage. They are
Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Buck, of
Beech Avenue. Mr. Buck is enjoy-
ing the best of heath, and daily
is about tcwn and Mrs. Buck,
while she had been ill for a time,
also now is enioying fairly good
health.
The couple was marrieed in St.
Benedict's Catholic Church, Carr-
olltown, on May 11, 1897, by the
Rev. Father Marcellus, O. S. B,,
at that time pastor of the church.
They have resided in Patton all
through their wedded life, and are
well known to not only our local
folks, but to older residents all
over this section of the county.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Buck were
born in what is now East Carroll
Township. Mr. Buck is a son of
the late Thomas and Catherine
(Weakland) Buck, and Mrs. Buck,
the former Veronica Dietrick, is
a daughter of the late John J. and
Jane (McCann) Dietrick.
Patton Recreation Park
To Open Memorial Day
Good news for North Cam-
bria residents is the announce-
ment that the Patton Recrea-
tion Park will be opened for
its 1947 season on Memorial
Da y Pd
well as sports equipment and
amusements for the children.
Season tickets for swimming
in the modern concrete pool
again will be on sale this year,
with prices being the same as
during the 1946 season.
Private Nurse Rate
Is Advanced to $8
The nurses of the Spangler
Hospital Alumni Assn. have de-
cided to raise the private duty
wages of nurses to $8.00 per day
minimum, to concede with the
wages set by the state.
This move was decided upon at
a meeting of the organization at |
the Nurses Home in Spangler on
Tuesday evening at 7:30. The
rate will be effective as of Thurs-
day of this week, May 15.
The “white elephant” sale put
on by the group was held and
reported very successful.
Miss Helen Weaver of Spangler,
registered nurse of the Deshon
Hospital, Butler, was a guest at
the meeting.
A district meeting will be held
the Cresson Sanitorium
Saturday, May 24, at 1 p. m.
Mary Jane Cassanese
To Wed Patton Man
Miss Mary Jane Cassanese, dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs.
Cassanese, of Windber R.
1, will become the bride
D. No.
of Paul
Anthony DeDea, son of Mr. and |
| Mrs.
Alex DeDea, of Patton,
June 7.
Rev. Father Cletus Adams, T.
O. R., will perform the double ring
ceremony in St. Anthony's Catho- |
lic Church, Windber.
Leadbetter Building
Is Being Torn Down
Work has been started on the
of the remains of the
Leadbetter Bldg. in Barnesboro,
the scene of the disastrous fire
in that town several weeks ago.
Since the fllames consumed it
and the adjoining Smith Apart-
ment Bldg. the structures have
been roped off to prevent anyone
from being injured while probing
around in the ruins.
Senior Ball at Loretto
The Senior Ball at St. Francis
College, Loretto, will be held on
Friday evening of this week at
Doyle Hall. The affair will be for-
mal. Committees for the social
function have been hard at work
in planning an enjoyable affair.
Buddy Morrow and his orches-
tra will provide the music.
BUY WEST CARROLL LAND
Mary Krynick of West Carroll
Twp. had purchased from Sophia
Nebraishno a property in West
Carroll Twp. for the approximate
sum of $2,500, according to a
deed filed in Ebensburg.
COLVER GROUP TO MEET
The next session of the Colver
4-H Sewing Club will be held on
Monday, June 2, at the home of
Miss Mary Margaret Jones of
Colver.
Joseph |
on |
Nine children were born to the
union, of whom eight are living,
as follows: Thomas H. Buck ,of
Johnstown; Raymond D. Buck,
Patton mortician; Mrs. Mary Jane
Larimer, of Pittsburgh; Harry, Jr.,
of Pittsburgh; Gordon M., of Al-
toona Mrs. Catherine Brennan, of
Tucson, Arizona, and Mrs. Louise
Haluska, of this place.
In point of both age and res-
idence, Mr. Buck is one of the pio-
neers of Patton. He came here in
1892, when the town still was but
in the first stages of its inception,
and has resided here since. Shortly
after the advent of the new tqQwn,
he engaged in the furniture and
undertaking business, and contin-
ued in that busintss until 1921, at
which time he retired. Throughout
the 26 years of his retirement, he
has led an active daily life. Hs is
without a doubt the best known
resident of Patton.
In observance of the golden jub-
ilee of their parents, the sons and
daughters and their families Sun-
day gathered at the Buck home,
prepared a sumptuous dinner, and
commemorated the day in a fit-
ting manner.
Patton Legion
Banquet Tonight
Vote to Extend Aid ;
facing of the thi
Field. This was unanimously
agreed upon at a regular meeting
held in the post's home in Patton
on Tuesday evening of this week.
Plans also were completed by
{the local servicemen's body for
| the banquet in honor of the Am-
|erican Legion Auxiliary Unit of
| the Walter McCoy Post to be
{held this Thursday evening. Aux-
|iliary members only will attend
{ the banquet, along with officers
| of the post.
| At 9 p. m. all Legionnaires
and Auxiliary members are in-
|vited to attend a dance to be
{held at the Eagles’ Home.
[ The post also adopted a reso-
{lution by which it was wunani-
mously agreed to assist the Lynn
| Wetherson Post at Spangler in
|any way possible. The Spangler
Post's home was consumed by
|fire on Monday morning.
|
Barnesboro Time’
Is Voted Upon
By Businessmen
on |
| The result of the poll taken in
{ Barnesboro, among business and
| professional men regarding day-
linght saving time, half day holi-
| day, etc, is as follows:
| For Daylight Saving Time—38
votes.
Against Daylight Saving Time—
| 21 votes.
Closing Wednesday half day—
30 votes in favor; 14 votes against.
Opening and closing stores ‘one
| hour earlier without changing the
| clock—20 votes in favor, 26 votes
| against.
According te information receiv-
| ed from the Secretary of the Bar-
| nesboro Business Men's Associa-
tion, it is interesting to note that
| less than 75 ballots were cast in
| the Barnesboro Star poll, as com-
| pared to 600 votes in Patton Bor-
| ough, as handled through the Un-
{ion Press-Courier.
|S-Sgt. John Capute
Now Stationed in Japan
Word has been received here
that Staff Sgt. John A. Capute
of Patton is now attached to the
First Cavalry Division in the
Tokyo-Yokohama (Japan) area.
The Patton soldier, who is the
husband of Mrs. Catherine J. Ca-~
pute of 700 Palmer Ave. is with
the First Medical Squadron as a
platoon sergeant. He entered the
service in April of 1942.
COLVER MAN JOINS POLICE
William Ball of Colver is one
of the 24 World War II veterans
who have been accepted as re-
cruits in the Pennsylvania State
Police. Mr. Ball will begin a six-
month training course at Her-
shey, after which he will be as-
signed to traffic duty.
GRADUATES AS NURSE
Miss LaDean R. Beattie, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Beattie,
of Ebensburg, graduated Thurs-
day from the Jefferson Medical
College Hospital School of Nursing
in Philadelphia. She plans to work
in the office of Dr. Livingston in
| Ebonsburg,