Northern Cambria’s Best and Largest Weekly VoL 55. = NO. 10. pm Outlook of County Finances Portrays Problems Ahead New Commissioners Have Big Job to Do Cambria County residents may be forced to dig a little deeper in their pockets next year to pay county taxes. No definite announcement to this effect has been made. But persons familiar with the county's financial situation foresee a prob- able rise in the tax next year. County commissioners have made no commitments in this re- spect. However, they generally cencede an increase in the millage rate is highly probable. The prcbability is reflected in| a review of 1947 financial records. Two factors dominate the situa- tion that will confront commis- sioners when they begin their 1948 budget studies: 1--Costs of operation have £9 Single Copy bc SPECIAL PROGRAM CHRISTMAS DAY A special half-hour program of Christmas carols and songs will be presented by the spon- sors of the “North Cambria Program” over Radio Station WJISW (1290) on Christmas Day at 12:30 p. m. A careful selection of favor- SE Electric Lighting Ready at mounted steadily. UNION PRESS-COURIE PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1947. ’ 0 / we o X é Ten Pages — 80 Columns SUBSCRIPTION Recognized Medium of Union Labor Interests $2.50 Per Year Outside Cambria $2.00 Per Year in Cambria Co. | Many of the rustic characteris- tics of old St. Joseph's Catholic | Church at Hart's Sleeping Place in Northern Cambria County will | be missing when members of the {117-year-old parish attend Divine | Services on Christmas. Historic St. Joseph’s Church State Control of UMW Welfare Fund Seen by Senator State Government Body May Study All Phases Next Week’s Paper To Appear on Tuesday The next issue of the Union Press-Courier will appear on Tuesday, Dec. 30, in order to benefit advertisers and to give our staff an opportunity to en- joy the holiday. All advertisers and corres- pondents are urged to have copy in our hands by Satur- |in_the church which stands alone {in the West Carroll Township {country side. Father Valentine said his reno- | vation program will cover a pe- riod of time. The first work that was done was rebuilding the orig- | | | | Area Students Are Eligible To Enter Poster Campaign Co. Medical Society Sponsors of Campaign Every student in Cambria Co.'s public and parochial schools, from chairman of the health poster contest in this county. Judging for the prizes will take place not later than Apr. 30, and the | awards will be made early in | May. Health poster contest rules the frst grade through the 12th, | have been sent to the art instruc- 2—Income has fallen short of anticipation. A review of expenditures shows that the county—like individuals —is up against a spiral of infla- tion that is shooting costs gen- erally upward. Salaries and costs of materials, supplies and gen- eral operation have risen above expectation. For example, the cost of main- taining prisgners in the county jail was, at the end of Novem- ber, about $11,000 over the antici- pated cost for the entire year. Maintenance of county residntes in state penal or correctional in- stitutions already exceeds the budget figure by more than $8,000. Elections cost about $6,- 000 more than the budget allow- ed. On down the line the story is similar. Meanwhile, revenue has not reached expectations. 1t is be- lieved that by the end of the year the total income for 1947 will be some $200,000 short of the amount anticipated. One factor in this respect is a drop in the estimated income in the various fee offices—recorder of deeds, prothonotary, clerk of courts, register of wills and sher- iff. Fees have not reached esti- mates in these offices while the cost of Jperating them has climbed. Rising costs have been eating into the county treasury for sev- eral years. However, in previous years a raise in the tax millage rate has been avoided by the ex- pedient of refunding bond issues. During the past year, for ex- ample, debt service requirements called for an expediture of $516,- 000 for bond retirement. To do this the county issued $368,000 in bonds. Thus the ac- tual debt reduction was only $148,000. By refunding, the county pro- longed payment of the debt but made additional money available to meet operating expenses. Thus | was | an increased millage rate avoided—at least temporarily. Records indicate that this year the county refunded more than the usual amount in order to leave more available cash for cur- rent expenditures. The outlook for next year, ac- cording to an impartial observer, is that the commissioners will he required to refund most—if not all—of the maturing bonds or else | over R. D., who shot off his left | substantially increase the millage to balance the budget. The opinion also was expressed that it may be necessary for the commissioners to do beth. Can't Bank Money In Coat Linings Where is money safe? This is the question Steve Ker- nesch, 67-year-old miner of Gip- sy, Indiana County, has sadly been asking himself during the | past week. He had just lost his life savings for the second time in 15 years. Kernesch says he lost about $8,000 when a bank folded during the depression years. Since then he refused to keep his money anywhere excpt on his prson. Every payday the miner would take his $20 and $50 bills and place them inside the lining of his coat. Early last week while at work at the Maryland Trojan Coal Co. mine, he noticed the money was missing. He said he always took his coat off while working. Asked how much money he had, Kernesch replied: money was two years ago. Then I had $2,000. Since then I had been putting all the $20 and $50 bills from my pay in my coat lin- ing.” Christmas Services At St. Lawrence Christmas services at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church, as an- nounced by the pastor, Rev. Fa- ther Regis McCoy, will begin with a High Mass at Midnight. Another High Mass will be held at 8:00 A. M., which will be followed by the third High Mass at about 8:30. Services will be preceded by a half hour program of Christmas Carols blayed by bells, which were reproduced from carols played from the music tower of Radio City, N. Y. This program will be presented through the public ad- dress system from the church to- wer. Confessions will be held on Wednesday at 3:00 and 7:00 P. M. MURPHY’'S TO CLOSE AT 6:00 CHRISTMAS EVE The G. C. Murphy Co. Store at Barnesboro will close on Christ- mas Eve at 6:00 p. m. sharp, ac- cording to an anouncement made by store officials. ite recordings by well-known artists, News of Northern Cambria Co., and Christmas greetings by the sponsors will make up the half-hour pro- gram. This Thursday will mark the 39th consecutive week that the “North Cambria Program” has been on the air over WJSW, and the 39th week it has been well received by residents of this area. Rich Hill Mining Co. Wins Safety Award James Logan Speaker At Holmes Assn. Meet - North Cambria Council, Joseph A. Holmes Safety Assn, last Thursday night awarded the safe- ty banner for November to the Rich Hill Coal Mining Co., Has- tings. The safety group met in St. Thomas’ Parish House, Bar- nesboro. The Hastings concern won the banner for the perfect safety re- cord in three mines—Nos. 1, 2 and 3. It was the first banner to be won by the company this year. James Logan, veteran mine school instructor of Spangler, told the group of the benefits derived from regular safety meetings. He claimed that men who do not at- tend these safety meetings are not as well qualified to do their jobs as those who attend safety affairs regularly and discuss the problems relating to the coal in- dustry. “George Nicholson addressed the meeting briefly. He urged miners to think and act safety. The next meeting of the Coun- cil will be held at 7 p. m., Janu- ary 21, in the Parish House. A summary of safety standings of mines in the chapter will be given the year at that time. for ‘Westover Remains In Miners’ Hospital Lawrence Westover, 39 year old { World War II veteran from West- |leg with a shotgun blast, remains |in a serious condition at the Min- jers’ Hospital, Spangler. Hospital attaches said Westov- | er is suffering from severe shock and loss of blood. | Surgeons said when Westover | gains strength he will be obliged [to undergo another operation for { amputation of the leg above the | knee. | The man told authorities he | shot off his limb because he was | unable to bear the severe pain | from a gunshot wound suffered | while serving with the Army in | New Guinea, Westover placed a { 12-gauge shotgun against his leg {and fired the full blast into the member. The leg was mangled so {badly that surgeons had to ampu- | tate immediately. Nicktown Church To Mark Christmas | High Mass St. Nicholas in | catholic Church, Nicktown, at | Midnight, will mark the obser- | | vance of Christmas, Rev: Father | Kevin Lynskey, O. S. B,, announ- ced yesterday. by the church choir under the di- rection of Cyril R. Stevens, church | will be supplementary Offertory and the Proper will be sung in Psalm Tones. Other Masses will be at 8 and a. m. The former will be the 9 children’s Mass. County Farmers Plan for Meetings Plans for future meetings of Cambria County farmers were outlined at a series of meetings this week which were held at Ebensburg, St. Lawrence, Carroll- town and Nicktown. The meetings were under the direction of Co. Farm Agent H. C. McWilliams and Assistant Agent E. A. Mint- mier. Purpose of the meetings was to determine what. topics or subjects are of most importance for dis- cussion at future winter sessions. Among the topics considered im- portant for later meetings were weed control, food-grain and feed- grain production, livestock and livestock products. Other program-planning meet- ings are to be held the last weeh in December for farmers in the areas of Chest Springs, Loretto Wilmore and Johnstown. Instead of attending night mass in the dim shadows | of candlelight as they did for- : : Yahi merly, members of the a For! An outstanding characteristic [4 ut i os {of the redecorated interior is the | fon, vl @ pray Se Mass an he | liturgical altar. It now consists | iting {of a plain flat table ® Br : 1 | “mensa” mounted on lesiviciy Was lnstalley for the fan immense crucifix. Above this | airs ime in € church. 2|is a large oak canopy. [REA lines run within 200 feet | 2 4 {of the edifice and to affix the |that to | services it was necessary to place | old church, |only two poles. The building will | yest {be illuminated with flourescent | | lighting. | toll of the foundation. which is it still retains some pews—rather benches than pews |—are hand-made Built in 1830, the church is the | timber. : inal foundation. The priest said | g the Mid- | hot time and termites took their | called a | In spite of the transformation | ok place in the century-| iges of the pioneer days. The | out of heavy | The parishners still ob- | [third oldest in Cambria County. | serve the custom of the men at-| {It was the center of Catholicity | tending services on one side of {in the Northern Cambria area un- |the church and the women on [til the church was built in Car- |the other. | rolltown. Even so it has been in| For the second time {continuous use all those years. |history of the church Midnight | Mass will be celebrated Thurs- | Sans ; Tai { The original construction, which Last year {still is the frame work of the | tie | present church, .was of logs be- anid to an | tween one foot and 18 inches Special music for the occasion (thick. During the course of time It has been. ‘transforried Coni choir under the direction of Miss in the| |and the 20 million dollars paid | , : Irs- | hy the bituminous coal mine op- | SEonths already has soared nearly was the first | will be provided by the church | is eligible to compete in the. an nual health poster contest spon- sored by the Cambria Co. Medi- cal Society. Cash awards will be presented for prize-winning posters in each {of the three classes of contes- | tants, grades one to six, grades | seven to nine, and grades ten to twelve. There fond and third prize in each of | these groups and all winning pos- | ters will be entered in the state- {wide contest conducted by the day, if possible, or at the latest, Monday morning. Dr. Arthur Miltenberger, 340 Lo- American Welfare Fund has| Ld may be necessary, according w | P d i Coal Production Republican. | ization following a meeting of a heads to | Tonnage Now Over { State Medical Society next fall. have to be some definite admin- | pointing out the $4,500,000 contri- | will hit the highest peak since cust St., Johnstown, who is the will be a first, sec- | and have them in the hands of | tors or principals of every school {in the county. If any have been | missed, Dr. Miltenberger will | send information on request. The jrules are few and simple, with | awards offered on the basis of | the health message presented, the originality of design, and the {neatness and general appearance. Such subjects as periodical physical examination, proper food, common cold control, eyesight protection, diphtheria immuniza- tion, tuberculosis prevention, men- tal health and avoiding home ac- cidents are suggested for posters, {and other ideas may be obtained from the family physician, the | school doctor, life insurance com- | panies or local health agencies. The United Mine Workers of reached “such proportions” that | some form of state control of it | the thought of Senator Montgom- ery F. Crowe, East or ° . | Senator Crowe commented on | romises fo Hit the fund in John L. Lewis’ organ- Th Y Hi | legislative committee which he | ree- ear igh recodify the state’ | | group insurance laws. “It appears that there may I Contestants haw " x ) . { S e until next High M | Apr. 15 i istrative (state) control of such | 1g ark of Last Year | Apr. 15 to complete their posters a fund,” Senator Crowe said in| District coal production for 1947 |buted to the welfare fund by the | 1944's war geared record output. Pennsylvania anthracitie operators | Production for the first eleven bye Lr Se es Aged Patton Lady Called by Death | Senator Crowe said that his| 2 Mrs. Mary Glass, aged 99 years, | Jacob D. Blair, Aged Pattonite, Special music will be provided | organist. Included on the program | | will be Mass in Honor of the Child | | Jesus by Wilkens. Adeste Fideles | pletely, when the interior and ex- | terior was covered with weather- boarding. However, the interior and ex- terior are undergoing another change. The inside was lined with silotex and the outside is in the progress of being covered with white shingles. This work not only beautifies the church, Rev. Father Valentine Koehler, O. S. B., pastor, pointed out, but also provides much needed insulation Mary Kelly, organist. The pro- gram will include the Mass in honor of St. Jude, the proper in Psalm Tones and tradition Christ- | mas carols. | Father Valentine said confes- | sions will be hear from 11 p. m. | to 12 midnight Wednesday. Other | Masses will be said at 8:30 a. m. {and 9 a. m., Thursday. The latter {will be the childrens Mass so | that it will not be necessary for {them to attend the midnight | service. dent group insurance and present “black diamonds” across tipples. regulatory legislation to the 1949 December production undoubt- | general assembly. edly will add nearly 3,200,000 Lang Ave. Couple |r srovses os Married 55 Years Figures provided by Richard William C. Elms’ Have Names of 4 Ne McDonald, Kaminsky, | District Attorney-Elect Samuel {R. DiFrancesco last Thursday an- nounced the appointment of four {assistant district attorneys. They will take office when DiFrances- {co is sworn in as successor to W. { Stephens Mayer on January 5th. | The appointments were made jon the recommendation of the { Cambria Co. Democratic Commit- | | Torquato | tee, of which John [1s chairman. | Heading the staff as first as- | sistant district attorney will be { Attorney David C. Wolfe, West- {mont. Other Assistants will be | Attorneys Arnold D. Smorto, Bar- {nesboro; Alton A. McDonald, Eb- | ensburg; and Harold Kaminsky, | Westmont. | In announcing the appointments | DiFrancesco said: R. | “I believe the people of Cam- | | | |bria Co. will be very well pleas- {ed with the selections I have made | { with the cooperation of the Dem- | ocratic Committee, of the men | . : {who will serve me as assistant i district attorneys. They are young | and fine aggressive, reputations They have won and are among the outstanding members of the | {Cambria Co. Bar. Three of them served their country as G. I's in | World War II. The fourth was | | unable to serve, | deavored to, because of a physical | disability. { DiFrancesco also is a veteran World War II having served (rin the Navy. | Attorney Wolfe, who was Di- Francesco's campaign manager, is |a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. s foremost | years Democratic | one of Cambria Co.’ attorneys for many was prominent in party affairs. | attorney awas graduated from the | Johnstown Catholic High School in 1932. He was graduated from the University of Virginia in 1936 and from Dickinson Law School | in 1939. He was admitted to the Cambria Co. Bar the same year. Attorney Wolfe is a junior part- ner in the law firm of Spence, Custer and Saylor, having been associated with the firm since 1942. When discharged, in March, 1946, he had risen to the rank of major. He served with the Ninth Corps Artillery in the Hawaii and the Philippines. Attorney Wolfe is married and the father of three | children. i Attorney Smorto has been ac- | tive in Democratic politics for | several years. He has won a rep- | utation as a public speaker. Smor- | to was graduated from the Bar- | nesboro High School in 1930, from | St. Francis College in 1935 and | the law school of the University | of Pennsylvania in 1938. He was | admitted to practice in April of | 1939. } Smorto served his law clerk- ship under Attorney C. Randolph Myers, Ebensburg. He now is a member of the law firm of Smor- to, Wildeman and Peduzzi, with offices in Ebensburg and Barnes- boro. Smorto is married and has two children. Attorney McDonald was grad- uated from Ebensburg-Cambria High School in 1931. He attended Dickinson College and law school, being graduated from the latter New District Attorney Lists [in 1943. He entered the army as i & private in 1942 and was dischar- | Smorto, Wolfe Chosen {ged as a first lieutenant in 1946. | although he en- | | burg. The dinner will be followed | by a dance. The dinner previously |she is survived by the following | friends are invited to join in the | Kensington; Leroy Dietrick, of George E. Wolfe. His father was | | ment, and | | evening. The new first assistant district | { Bee and His Orchestra to furnish 61 Mine Fatalities | Christmas Party | Maize, state mine secretary show- ed district operations produced No Special Celebration Mr. and Mrs. William C. Elms, 3,325,000 tons in November. This dipped slightly below Oc- tober when coal miners had their second best month of the year. The ’'47 high to date was set in January when 4,025,000 tons of “black rock” were hewn from of 620 Lang Avenue, Patton, ob- | the sub-surfaces. served their fifty-fifth wedding| pe all-time production record anniversary last Friday at their |Home. There was po special cele- bration. They were married Dec. 19, 1892 in Bentland, Clearfield Co. Mrs. Elms is the former Margaret { He saw service with the 261st|Stokes. The couple lived in Bent- at district mines was established in 1944 when 45179,502 tons | Infantry Regiment, 65th Division, | land for several years before mo- | in France, the Rhineland, Germ- poured from shafts and slopes to war-hungry steel furnaces. Short strikes sliced coal produc- any and Austria. He was admitted to the Cambria Co. Bar in 1944 while still in the service. Follow- tion slightly during the present| ing his discharge from the service year. The perennial April “holi- | knifed potential output. A | | he became associated with Attor- ney C. Randolph Myers. 3 : = day” |ving to Patton in August of 1895. | ave of sporadic walkouts add- another cut when miners left McDonald is married and the father of three children. w Assistants Mr. Elms retired in 1939. For |ed {many years he was employed in| their jobs to protest passage of | mines of the Chest Creek Land |the Taft-Hartley Act. | and Improvement Coal Co. He was . est generally has] |injured in 1919 and then entered be 3s low number of} ihe Snploy of the Grand Union| (jigeat strikes flaring up brief- y {ly at individual mines. Cami ; They are the parents of nine| ° i 1 Mr. y | J ye. | A shortage of railroad steels ME iy Satna children, six of whom are living— |p, ¢ re Ohi for another | lin 1921. He attended Washington |Lpomas and William Jr, both of |};o out in ’47 production. {and Jefferson College for a year Patton; Vrs Emily Foderson, oi ‘This was noticeable during the {and then entered the University ation, . a Ser R018] early part of the year when many | of Pittsburgh, being graduated in [MES Rand SNaLIoR; St. Bone. | Siinas pared WOM: schedules @s {1925. He was graduafed from the;d'Cl, and Jessie, Balumore, “ |low as three days a week. The | Pitt Law School in 1928, and was | ~~ [car shortage has been relieved {Runiited to the Cambria Co. = Doroth Dietric | considerably during the closing of in : | y [the year. AY A Amy ® A total of 788,645 coal and soks SEU ay ras | y i hed during the {in June, 1945. He will be the only | Expires Suddenly [Ss are spare 9c oe is 1, Hy bachelor .O0 DiFrancescos staff} | was reported. On the basis of the of assistant district attorneys. | porothy Mae Dietrick, aged 27 |ijncrease predicted, 809,938 cars died suddenly at 1:30 will be shipped during the first o'clock last Saturday morning, at| quarter of 1948. | the home of her parents, Wilfred | pa 0 erie Barnesboro Legion Donates Money For Girl's Operation | The Annual Alumni Banquet of | many of our readers. Her death A 19-year old girl, 2 years, Change Carrolltown AlumniBanquet Site the Alumni Association of Car-|probably can be attributed to rolltown High School will be held |shock received in a fall on Fri- on Saturday of this week, Dec.|day, and came without warning 27, at the Wissinger’s Inn, Ebens-|to her parents. Besides her father and mother, suffering | from tuberculosis, is joyful these | days because of “the most won- | derful Christmas present in the world”"—the money for an opera- [tion that may save her life. Betty Douglass of Barnesboro | R. D., a patient at Cresson Sana- torium since her high school grad- uation last year, must undergo a delicate rib operation if she is to live. : The Barnesboro Church of God started a drive to raise $1,000 for the operation. The news was repeated in newspapers and on broadcasts throughout the state. had been scheduled for the Orien-|hyothers and sisters: Charles and tal Ballrocm. : Donald Dietrick, of Baltimore, Both alumni members and their | Md.: Robert Dietrick, of New fun at this long-awaited annual | patton, and Ralph, Alan and event. The meal will begin at] S507. Im Toned by Eh | Eleanor Dietrick at home. : IM, ed by entertain- | : 3 . a brief intermission, | The deceased was born in Pat and | i dancing : {ton on March 1, 1920, and had gencing for the remainder of the | spent her entire life* here. She < ri v . Mary's Speaking will be held to a|Was 2 member of St 8 minimum. The committee also Jug| Satholic Mining ain, Wass b f 8 § i | al se a ate In securing Jay | a mass at nine o'clock Tuesday | music for the affair. morning. Burial took place in St. It is emphasized by committee [Mary's Cemetery. y } members that reservations must | ,,,,—— |The dollars started pouring i Br 2. = | Cwanis Group Has lest Brat Christmas, Dec. 24. K | zak Post No. 508 o e Am | > | Iwanis roup as | Legion at Barnesboro made it | unnecessary to continue the drive. I1t voted to finance the operation. Told of the Christmas gift, Betty was elated. | “I am extremely grateful to all [the kind persons who have come | to my aid,” she said. | St i 1 M t On the evening of December 18, n d £ in on {members of Northern Sanbiia rai ; ; | Kiwanis Club, with el Preliminary information thered in the Cen- S. Bureau of Mines reports | 1d guesls mm for their| Rev. Paul F. Smalley, pastor of that 76 coal miners were killed |"2 oles or and Christmas |the Barnesboro Church of God, in the U. S. during October, Jat. | 2nnyal Ginn |said citizens of the district had est month for which figures are | Party. ts for the evening were | contributed $200 by the time the available. | Ol ar Harvey and Mr. Legion offer was made. Several Bituminous mines had 61 fatal-| MIS h Boes. Mrs. Harvey sang: | radio stations in Pittsburgh which ities and 15 deaths occurred in| JogepP in Excelsis Deo” — Tra-|carried a report on the young anthracite mines of Pennsylvania. | 07 a) French, and “Bring A |Woman's plight, reported they had Roof and face falls accounted | fio eh Jeannette Isabella”, French | numerous calls from persons who for most of the fatalities. A total povencal. Mr. Boes sang: “O! Wished to contribute. of 47 miners were killed through | proj Night” by Adam, and “gi | ‘The operation on Miss Douglass falls for a 61 percentage in soft || t Night” by Gruber. Mr. Boes will be performed a few days af- coal mines and 66 per cent IN|, ; 1.4 the group in the singing |ter Christmas at Mercy Hospital, hard coal operations. . lof Christmas Carols. Mrs. Fred Pittsburgh. It will be handled by Haulage accidents, second high, = 0, accompanist for the|2 leading lung specialist. cause of deaths, were responsible soloists and played for the singing ts oye U. ANNOUNCE BIRTH Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fara- baugh of Carrolltown announce the birth of a seven-pound son at the Miners’ Hospital, Spangler, on Sunday. Mrs. Farabaugh is the former Miss Alice Sharbaugh. Mrs. Owens is the former Pat- ricia Short of Lewistown. This is the couple's second child. for 25 per cent of bituminous fa- 1° 9 . talities Der seven per cent of an-|Of the Carols. : New ‘Editor’. .. i A number of interesting games B to M and. Mis. Tom thracite deaths. had been prepared by the pro- oO orn 2 i dS a gram committee. The whole group | JWens .r. a © ame eBoy joined with enthusiasm in the pial, Songer onda ae playing of the games. Gifts were son. Mr. Owens is managing edi- exchanged. : .., | tor of the Union Press-Courier. The regular dinner meeting will not be held this week, as the meeting night falls on Christmas. «the Mass joint State Government Comiss-| Mines in Central Pennsylvania | jon sub-group would study all the | region up to December sent a| phases of life, health and acci- | Stream of 38,187,000 tons of fas) died last Saturday morning at 8 o'clock after an illness due to her advanced age. The deceased was born in 1848 in this section, and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Brandt. Her hus- band, Matthew Glass, died in 1918. Surviving is one son, Gust Glass, of Barnesboro. Two sis- ters and a brother also survive: Mrs. Bernadette Burns and Mrs. Agnes Lauer, both of Patton, and Harry Brandt, of Akron, O. She also leaves seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The remains were taken to Hastings and friends were receiv- ed at the Easly Funeral home there. Funeral services were held at nine o'clock on Tuesday morn- ing in St. Benedict's Catholic Church, Carrolltown, and inter- ment was made in the church cemetery. St. Mary's Church Schedules Midnight Mass Christmas Eve Feast of Christmas will be | observed in St. Mary's Catholic | Church in Patton beginning with la High Mass at Midnight, Christ- mas Eve. On Christmas Day Low Masses will be held at 7, 8, 9 and | The Dies Saturday Jacob D. Blair, one of the old- est and best-known residents of the Patton community, passed away at his home here last Sat- urday of complications due to his advanced age. The deceased was born January 9, 1861, a, son of William and Sarah (Roy) Blair, his wife pre- ceding him in death. Surviving are these children: Mrs. Edna Walker, Clarence Blair, Mrs. Alice S. Sharpless, Mrs. Esther John- son, Marion D. Blair and Mrs. Grace Poe. There are 23 grand- children, 28 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchil- dren. Friends were received at the late residence on Ross Avenue, and services were held on Tues- | day afternoon jn the Patton Meth- {thodist Church by the Rev. { James P. Dendler, pastor. Inter- | ment was made in Fairview cem- | etery. | Mr. Blair was a charter mem- { ber of the Patton Volunteer Fire [Co., and has been honored in | membership by that organization up until the time of his death. Cambrians Invest $52,997,000 inBonds Cambria Countians have invest- 9:30 A. M., and another High|ed nearly $53,000,000 in United Mass at 10 o'clock. Rev. Father Rupert Stadtmiller, O. S. B,, pastor, will be assisted by Rev. Father Malachy Brawley, <S. B. The Senior Choir, under the di- rection of Dr. B. J. Overberger, with Mrs. M. J. Shannon at the organ, will sing Carols before the Midnight Mass. The Proper of will be sung by men, while the entire Choir will sing the Parish Mass. At the eight o'clock Low Mass the Junior Choir will sing the fol- lowing Carols: Prelude, Fidelis and Silent Night; O, Sing A Joyous Carol; Offertory, Reso- net in Laudibus; Communion: Pa- rem Vivum; After Mass, Christ- mas Rose. At the ten o'clock High Mass the Church Junior Choir will sing | the Missa Brevis Mass by Mon- tani. Confessions will be heard on Wednesday, December 24, at 3:00 and 7:00 . M. | Christmas Mass Schedule Listed for St. George's Catholic Church, Patton Services for the Feast of Christmas in St. George's Catho- lic Church, Patton, as announced Father Basil Balko, O. S. B., pastor, will be as follows: Corols before the Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve; Midnight High Mass. The Proper for the first Mass Christmas Day, Gregorian Chant. Miss Leona Karlheim is the or- ganist. Low Mass at 8 p. m., and High Mass at 10 a. m. Christmas Day. Confessions will be heard from 3:30 to 7:30 Christmas Eve. St. Augustine’s Church Lists 5 Masses Christmas; Also Mass at Midnight St. Augustine's Catholic Chur- ch, at St. Augustine, will have a Midnight High Mass on Christmas Eve, and other Masses Christmas morning will be at 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9 and 9:30. Aside from the 7:30 Mass all the morning services will be high masses. Confessions will be held at and 7:30 p. m. on Wednesday. Rev. Father John R. Reichert, the pastor, has announced that a priest from St Francis College, Loretto, will be at St. Augustine to assist with the Christmas ser- vices. o o the | Adeste | | States War and Savings Bonds, | according to an announcement by {the Treasury Dept. Savings Bonds | Division. Facts compiled Nov. 1 | show that a total of $52,997,000 has been invested in bonds in this county. | “Considering the entire popula- | tion of the country, this averages $1,145 per family with an estima- ted total income on these bonds of $1,465,000 a year,” Sidney H. Weiler, information and editorial pecialist, announced. Charles J. Miel, state director of the division, stated that sales of Series E, F and G Bonds in { Pennsylvania for the first eleven | months of 1947 total $429 million | dollars. |S | Christmas Eve Program | - |At Community Tree The Patton High School Music | Dept. has announced that a com- | munity Christmas Eve program |is to be presented at the corner | of Fifth and Magee Aves. (Palm- {er House Corner) at 8 p. m. on | Wednesday evening. The com- | munity tree will serve as a back- | ground. {| The program is to feature sel- | ections by the Junior and Senior | High School Bands and Christ- {mas carols by the Girls’ Glee Club and members of the sixth | grade of the public schoel. In case of rain or sleet, the program will be cancelled. Band Mothers’ to Hold Christmas Dance | Plan to meet your friends at | the Band Mothers’ first annual | Christmas dance, which will be {held in the Eagles’ Ball Room {next Monday evening, Dec. 29. | Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock | with music furnished by the High { School Orchestra. A good time {is in store for you. A donation of 50 cents will be collected at the door. Snow Possible for Christmas Holiday Hopes that Christmas in this section might be “white” after all were upped considerably on Tuesday morning of this week, when snow flurries covered the ground. The long-range weather fore- cast also carries hopes — calling for snow flurries, windy and colder during the next 48 hours. —The staff of the Union Press- Courier wishes you a very Merry ' Christmas.
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