PAGE FOUR Gasoline Tax Hike UNION PRESS-COURIER %. TODAY'S HIGH COST OF LIVING IS STILL GOING UP Women's Shoes Men's Shoes Opened By Duff Women's Men's Dresses Shirts Urges Levy Per Gallon Increased to 4 Cents Gov. James H. Duff last Fri- day fired the opening salvo in the battle over proposals to increase the state's present four cent a gallon tax on gasoline. Duff and Highways Secretary Ray F. Smock issued a 20-page booklet which ends by posing the questions: Shall we keep the state high- ways the magnificent transpor- tation system they are? Are we willing to assume the financial obligations we must as- PRICE CIRCLES ARE ON SAME LEVEL WITH THE YEAR THEY REPRESENT sume to keep them that way, These questions, Duff stated, are up to the people of Pennsyl- MEAT BREAD MILK EGGS Canned BUTTER Tomatoes vania to decide. The issue is ex- pected to figure largely in the 1949 session of the Legislature opening in January. Both the Governor and Smock 1948 Valve Ze have stated that if road construc- tion is to continue on its present scale, the gasoline tax must be 1947 ss OE N\ raised. Smock has estimated it Same (@ will take at least two cents a | Money gallon more to do the job. | . | 1939 Loretto Legion | same @ | Money \ Loretto Post 748, American Le- | gion, soon may have a new home. | Plans to float a $60,000 bond | issue to purchase a new building | were discussed during a meeting | of members Thursday evening in| the present post home. The bonds, | according to Comm. Paul Wills, | are to bear a four percent inter- | SIZE OF FOOD SYMBOLS SHOWS COMPARATIVE AMOUNTS FOR SAME MONEY FOOD AND CLOTHING prices have largely increased over 1947, a survey in the major cities shows. The excep= tions are dresses, eggs and butter, which have remained virtually the same as last year but are far above 1939’s prices. Meat is 25 per cent higher than a year ago, 200 per cent over 1939; bread up 17 per cent from 1947, 75 per cent from 1939; milk 17 per cent and 90 per cent; eggs, about even with 1947, are up 148 per cent from 1939; butter is only 6 per cent up for the year, but 162 per cent over 1939; canned tomatoes up 10 per cent for the year, 133 per cent from pre-war 1939, Still higher prices are forecast. Some Area Miners To Get Pension ‘Money This Month 6 Application Forms Sent to Each Local Some of the area miners en- titled to pensions will begin re- ceiving their money this month, To be eligible, a miner must be 62 or over. He must have a total of 20 years’ service in the coal industry and be a member of the UMWA. And, if he already has retired, he gets a pension only if his retirement came after May 28. If he retired on that date or earlier, he gets no pension. Those were the terms of the agreement of Apr. 12 between John Lewis and Sen. Styles Brid- ges, constituting a two-man ma- jority board of the three-man board of trustees of the welfare fund. The third man, Ezra Van Horn, a coal operator, sued to stop pen- sion payments under this plan. However, Judgé T. Alan Goldsbor- ough found June 22 that the plan was legal, ‘reasonable and pro- per.” Some miners over 62 who have retired since May 28, 1946, will get a nice amount in one check because pensions will be paid re- | troactive to the date of retire- ment. When a retired UMW member reaches 65 he gets U. S. Social Security benefits ranging from $30 to $40 per month in addition (Central Press) est rate. wT Garmantown Amiesite Plant Vintondale Coal retto owned by the estate of the jate Charles M. Schwab. The loan is expected to be flo- ated in the near future, according to the commander. Post 748 now maintains quar- ters on St. Joseph's Street in To. | retto. Site of the proposed pew} home was not disclosed, pending final action on the deal. Carrolltown Girl Is Bride Saturday Holy Family Catholic Church, | Refused Permit to Operate permit the company to operate {ndes gual Sew “for one or two days’ to test |any improvements they may make rder st Fn ay lin the future. If the dust can be The Interstate Amiesite Co. has | controlled by new or added de- Leen refused permission to re- vices, he said, the plant probably sume operations at its asphalt-|will bs permitted to open again. manufacturing plant near Bar-| Until such time, he said, it will {have to remain closed. (Please Turn to Page 2) jriesboro. | After hearing lengthy testimony | |last Friday, Judge Geo. W. Grif- : & el fn S25 7 Ebensburg Officers open. | Taxes Challenged Coal taxes adopted by Vinton- dale borough and Vintondale sch- ool district have been challenged in the Cambria Co. court. Equity suits have been filed against the Council and School Board by the Vinton Coal and Coke Company. The school board has adopted a tax of three cents per ton and the borough tax calls for two cents per ton. Both taxes apply to coal that is loaded or dumped in the horough. Complaints set forth by the coal company are similar to those cited by other companies in op- |aptibility. to his pension. If his wife is 65 or over, Social Security benefits will be higher. If a miner is receiving the pen- sion and gets another job in the coal industry, his pension will stop. This likewise applies if they become mentally incompetent or if they lose their good standing in the union. However, retired men are not required to pay union dues. Where Should You Go for Your Health? “You should go somewhere for your health!” Where is that somewhere ? A healthful climate is probab- ly right where you are living. A place with constant variation in weather is the best for main- taining general good health. The human body has great ad- It can withstand hot and cold Average Case Finished In Only 20 Minutes A new court procedure called “pre-trial” establishes, betore a formal trial, the essential points of any case on which the oppos- ing lawyers agree, Such agree- ments often lead to a settlement which makes formal trial un- necessary. Even if no settlement is reached, the pre-trial agree- ments speed the administration of justice by eliminating many nui- sance cases, long delays, emotion- al appeals to juries and the trip- ping of honest but nervous wit- nesses. In the Reader's Digest for Au- gust, Frederic Sondern Jr. hails pre-trial as ‘the most revolu- tionary innovation of the century in. our tradition-encrusted, pon- derous legal system . . . Without infringing on the individual's rights, pre-trial cuts red tape and the professional legal trick- ery common in many courts. In the opinion of many lawyers and judges it is the firmest guaran- tee yet devised to assure us of true justice-——not so much by the letter as by the spirit of the law.” Pre-trial is now operating in a large majority of federal courts and the state courts are slowly following the high courts’ exam- ple. Illustrating how the method works, Sondern explains the func- tioning of the Pre-Trial and As- signments Court of the District of Columbia. “There are no wit- nesses, no jury. Without cere- niony, the Justice asks questions and each lawyer briefly sketches his case. The tone is conversa- tional. The judge brushes aside quibblings and irrelevancies, re- duces the arguments to essen- tials. In 20 minutes the average lawsuit is settled. In a single morning the court disposes of a calendar of litigation that would clog the district ccurts for weeks if tried under the old system.” If pre-trial attorneys cannot agree on a settlement, the judge dictates an order which becomes the basis of the formal trial. Nothing agreed upon in pre-trial conversations can be disputed in the formal trial. 19th century, pre-trial was in- troduced to this country in 1929 ‘Pre-Trial’ Eliminates Legal Tricks, Speeds Up Justice Originating in England in the, Lots of Insects _Thursday, September 9, 1948 | repellants, bed nets and protec- |tive clothing proved good anti- | mosquito measures in keeping (down malaria dengue, and other | diseases. Gnats, itch mites, ticks, and | the filthy houseflies are not on- [ly annoying but are the carriers Social Security jot diseases to man. i DDT has done wonders since Labor Day Message '::..;": mieten nding ny disease Advises Workers { There are some forms of im- munization and medication that | In a special Labor Day report|are effective in preventing dis- [to workers of Cambria Co. Rich-|cases spread by insects. ard C. Wiestling, manager of the —————————— | Social Security Administration of-| =——KAUFMAN’'S, ALTOONA — fice, 512 Public Safety Building, | Johnstown, said over $165,000,000 | monthly is being paid to about 6,000 retired workers, their wives, | and dependent children, and over $65,000,000 monthly to approxi-| mately 4,000 widows, children and | dependent parents of workers | who have died. This represents a substantial increase over similiar figures last | Labor Day. | “But there are still people,” Mr. | Wiestling continued, “who are | losing payments simply because they delay coming to our office to | 3 SAPLey oF Y file claim for them.” | i PR shoe. £5 Social Security payments are] not started automatically when | a worker reaches age 65 or dies. | | They must be applied for. Your! | Social Security office wants to] (help and will render all possible | assistance. But you must take | the first step. | | Social Security legislation was | [designed for the working man. On | Labor Day when the American | worker counts his blessings, he | will remember Social Security. To | make sure that it does all it can | for him, Mr. Wiestling suggests that each Social Security card holder do the following things: | 1. Assure yourself that you have an official Social Security account number card-—containing your correct Social Security ac- count number and your name spelled properly. 2. Show your account number to each new employer and see that he gets the information cor- rect on his record. 3. Check up on your Social Sec- urity account every year. A post- al card or phone call# to your | nearest Social Security office will | bring you a form for making a formal request. 4. When you reach age 65 visit the nearest Social Security office. Tell your family now to visit the office if you should die. | The plant has been closed by | . Colver, was the scene of a pretty | an wedding at 9 o'clock Saturday |court order since last fall be 0 y Irives ome morning when Miss Elizabeth | Mohler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | H. M. Mohler of Carrolltown, be- | came the bride of Joseph Rosmus of Ebensburg. The double-ring! ceremony was performed by Rev. Father John Gura, pastor, who also sang the Nuptial High Mass which followed. The bride was given in mar- riage by her father. Her sister, Miss Evelyn Mohler, served as maid of honor and Steve Mihalik Jr. served as best man. The bride wore a white taffeta gown and finger-tip veil and car- ried a large bouquet of white St. Joseph lilies. Her sister wore a pink taffeta gown and hat and carried a bouquet of gadiolius. A wedding dinner was served at the Bearer Hotel, Carrollfown, followed by a reception at the Mohler home. The newlyweds | plan to reside in Ebensburg. Mrs. Rosmus is a graduate of | living conditions intolerable, situatior in Garmantown is still a burden upon the townspeople. cause of complamts filed by Gar- mantown residents, where the| The remains of Second Lieut. plant is located. Townspeople| Clair F. Askew, 27, of Ebens- complained that dust created by | burg, who was killed in action | operation of the plant made their jon Aug. 11, 1944, in Marigny, France, arrived home last week. On several occasions since the £ court gave the company special |J. W. and the late Bessie Mabel permission to operate for specific | (Spencer) Askew, and is surviv- periods of time, there were toed by the following brothers and have been adjustments so that | sisters: Mrs, Cordelia Carlisle, new dust collecting equipment Mrs. Thelma Taylor, Hugh Will- could be adjusted and tested. |iam, John and Philip, all of Eb- The latest of these testing per-|ensburg; George, Homer City; iods ended on Wednesday of last | Guy, Greensburg; Mrs. Mabel week. This was a five day period | Workinger, Berkley, Calif.; Mrs. allowed by Judge Griffith after (Mary Shields, Union City; Milton residents had visited the court-|C. Alexandria, Va. and Harold house to complain that operation |E. with the Marie Corps, Parris of the plant still created excess-|Island, S. C. ive dust. : ; | Funeral services were held on Judge Griffith said Friday that|sunday afternoon, with military according to the testimony and rites, ‘and interment was made Eis own observations, the dustin Lloyd cemetery. Y . . Carrolltown High and has been |He then said the preliminary in-| IM t C h h junction which prohibits operation drgare IPPrIC employed by the Mohler Imple- ment & Feed Store, Carrolltown. Her husband, an Army veteran, is attending radio school in Johns- town. of the plant, is extended. At the request of Attorney W d W L th Philip N. Shettig, representing the | e S m. u er company, the jurist said he may | Miss Margaret Cipprich, daugh- [ter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cipp- WHOLESALE PRICES! SEMI GLOSS ......... 4-HOUR ENAMEL .... SPAR VARNISH .... .. PAINTERS &.HOME LINSEED: OIL; COATING . PLASTIC ROOF COATING (G Phone 29233 @ PAINT FOR SALE- @ GLOSS WHITE & COLORS ...... Gal. $2.50 ) PURE WHITE LEAD, Zinc and Titanian; PURE EXTERIOR HOUSE PAINT Gal. $3.75 PURE OXIDE RED BARN PAINT HI-GRADE ASBESTOS FIBRE LIQUID ROOF MAIL YOUR ORDER WITH CHECK TO STERLING PAINT COMPANY CHARLES F. HARVEY ) rich of Altoona, became the bride ) | of William Luther, son of Mr. and Urban Luther of Carroll- in the Cathdral of the | Blessed Sacrament, Altoona, on Saturday, September 4, at 9:00 $/A. M. Rev. Father Denny per- formed the single ring ceremony and sang the nuptial High Mass, which followed. The bridesmaid was Miss Doris Ann Cipprich, sister of the bride, and the best man was Darl Luth- er, brother of the groom. The bride wore a white satin and net gown with a long train and a fingertip veil with a tiara of seed pearls. She carried a bou- quet of white roses. The brides- maid wore an orchid satin and net gown and a matching tiara of flowers and carried a bouquet of pink roses. A wedding dinner was served ¢|at the home of the bride's par- ents, which was followed by a re- ception in the afternoon at the Newburg Hall. After the dinner the newlyweds left on a trip to Niagara Falls and Canada. On their return they will reside in Altoona. Mrs. Luther is employed by the Knitting Mill in Altoona and Mr. Luther is employed by the Cherry Motor Co., Altoona. SUPERFINE QUALITY! vieviees Gil 8295 | od eve. Gal S35 ... Gal $3.00 iuees.. Cal S385 OWNERS SPECIAL! ) .... Gal. $2.25 ... Gal. 66¢ uaranteed 10 Years) Gal. 66¢ Milk must be cooled as soon as 1907 15th Ave. produced and kept cool to pre- vent growth of bacteria, say ex- tension dairymen at Penn State. Of course, the dairyman’s first ALTOONA concern is to keep bacteria out FO of the milk. N 0)" IS THE TIME to get the sup- plies you need! A good selection of hunting clothing, guns, shells, knives, etc, ready for your selection. FAMOUS MAKES GUNS Choose your Rifle or Shotgun—Pay a small de- posit—We'll reserve it for you! MAY BE SCARCE—Get your SHELLS supply now—You won’t be dis- appointed! WESTERN AUTO STORE Home Owned and Operated by Jack Galinis 10th Street Barnesboro He was born in Colver a son of posing coal taxes in various of the Cambria county communities. The company asSerts that the taxes are unconstitutional, that the coal already is taxed by the state as well as by other com- munities in which it is mined, and that the levy is excessive and unnecessary. CHEST SPRINGS | Mr, Carletcn Little, who is em- | ployed in Pittsburgh, visited his! wife and family here over the | | week end. | Mr. and Mrs. Dan Walters sr. | |of Altoona, and Mr. and Mrs. | | Dan Walters Jr. and family vis- | |ited with relatives here Sunday. | { Mr. and Mrs. Buz Delozier and | sons of this place visited with | relatives in Riverside, W. Va., [last week end. i | The usual | | dance will be held in St. Moni- | jca’'s Hall this coming Saturday. | | Mrs. Agnes Stoltz has return- | ed to her home in Altoona after | spending some time with Mrs. | | Gertrude McConnell. | Mr. and Mrs. Roy Little have | {returned to their home in White | Plains, N.Y. after spending some [time with Mr. Little's parents, | Mr. and Mrs. Ed Little, and Mrs. Little's parents, Mr. and Mrs Steve Burke. Mr. and Mrs. Syrenus Nagle of Clearfield, Spent the Labor Day holiday with Mr. William Nagle of this place. Miss Julia Wharton has return- ed to her home in Altoona after spending some time visiting her nieces, Mrs. Mary McCoy and Miss Anna Wharton. Miss Evelyn Conrad of Wash- ington, D. C., is spending some time at her home here. Mrs. Alvin Mulligan of Chest Springs entertained the Quilting Club at her home Tuesday, Aug. 31. Those present were Mrs. An- na Sherry, Mrs. Minnie Gardner, Mrs. Susie Miller, Mrs. Olive M. Stoltz, Mrs. Mary. McCoy, Mrs. Rose Kelly, Mrs. Gertie Kibler, Mrs. Mary Ellen Weakland, Mrs. Pearl Krug, and Mrs. Stella Schenk. A beautiful hand-made quilt was quilted and a good time was reported by all. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Randall will be glad to learn they have moved in their new home. Mr. Randall's mill and home were destroyed by fire in the early summer. Erma Shelfe Bride Saturday Morning Miss Erma Schelfe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Shelfe of Marsteller, and Andrew Hanchar- ick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hancharick Sr. of Barnesboro, were married at 9 a. m. Saturday in Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, round and square | encourages indolence and leisure, | Barnesboro. Rev. Father Charles Smythe officiated at the double- | ring ceremony. | riage by her father. Miss Mary | Fudrow was maid of honor and | Martin Hancharick, brother of | the bridegroom, served as best | man. Miss Theresa Fudrow and | maids. Joseph Pollack and Mich- ael Hancharick Jr. acted as the ushers. Mrs. Hancharick is employed by the Phillips-Jones Corp., Bar- | nesboro. Her husband, an Army | veteran, is a graduate of Barnes- boro High and is employed by Arcadia Mines. The couple will reside in Barneshoro. County contests are now pick- ing the men who will compete for the state championship in the farmers’ horseshoe pitching tour- nament of the Pennsylvania Farm Show at Harrisburg in January. Ivan Lute of Indiana Co. is the present champion but is preven- ted by contest rules from com- \peting this year. The ‘bride was given in mar- | Mrs. John Pollack were brides- | i in dry and wet climates and in high and low altitudes. In regards to invalids, howev- er, the best climate depends up- on their conditions. For delicate, convalescent or feeble persons, a health resort where the temperature remains within a range of 55 to 70 de- grees may be suitable, but such a climate gradually reduces the vigor of the healthy, virile per- son. A cool, sunny climate as bet- ter for the person with the pul- monary type of tuberculosis than a tropical climate. In a cold, moist climate peo- ple perspire less; and also rheu- matic and joint disorders are | more common than in dry, hot | areas. There is a vast amount of rheumatic trouble in the New England States bordering on the sea. Rheumatic and gouty people need a dry soil and warm dry climate. The warmth of southern areas ! desirable to individuals intent on taking their ease. Digestive trouble is a condition more prevalent in the south. High altitudes are places to be avoided by persons with heart disease. Statistical records these contentions. verify all Vintondale Boro Plans To Annex New Tract Vintondale Borough Council on Thursday morning petitioned the Cambria Co. Court for permiss- ion to annex a small tract of land lying in Jackson Township just outside the borough limits. The plot contains approximately one acre lying southeast of the borough. It is owned by the Vin- tondale Citizens Club whose mem- bers requested the action by the Borough Council. 240 Special Registrars To Sign Up Voters Apprcximately 240 special reg- istrars who will register voters in Cambria Co. this week were sworn in at Rbensburg Court- house on Tuesday. Prothonotary Joseph C. Dolan administered the oath. To Form Cabinet 3 FORMER PREMIER Robert Schuman (above) has been commissioned by President Vincent Auriol to form a new French Cabinet. Schuman ac- cepted the mandate after former Socialist Premier Paul Ramadier had failed in his efforts to form a new government. (International) by two crusading judges of the Circuit Court of Michigan, in De- troit. Troubled because they were | trying cases four years old they | began calling lawyers informally | n nemy ront into their chambers to discuss settlements. As the backlog of . | the trial calendar dropped from | 112,000 Different | four years to ten months, law-| : 3 | yers who had disapproved of the Kinds Spread Disease pre-trial system changed their at-| There are more than 600,000 a oul, Pisesea With me Pitierent species of insects in straig orwardaness oO. € new the world. method, lost their fear of legal At least 112,000 different kinds | action. : w jof these pesky little critters are | Souris Ther She Jollowed | capable of transmitting diseases | suit. In e U. S. Supreme to men or animals. Court, spurred by Chief Justice| Some of ‘the most deadly and Hughes’ interest in the experi-| devastating diseases of man are ment made pre-trial optional for | carried entirely by insects, such rial a a r y : - |typhus and malaria. i tion's foremost judges and attor- | Other diseases transmitted by | neys has been preaching the Pre- insects include sleeping sickness, | SL 1079 In a swans TRockY Mountain ooted fever, | e 2-Sav ad- scrub typhus and dengue fever. vantage of pre-trial, Sondern cites Sed have eas a part in| two similar auto accident suits. | carrying typhoid, dysentery, tul- | The first, ile inder the old re-|aremia, anthrax, and trachoma | gime, consume ree days into mankind. | court, The second took ten min-| The value of insect control for utes of pre-trial time; the for-|the prevention of certain diseas- mal trial lasted barely an hour, | es was dramatically demonstrat- and the jurors reached a verdict | cd during the last war in the in fifteen minutes. | cases of such diseases as malar- The author contends that pre-| ig, dysentery and typhus. trial is the doom of the ambul-| An outbreak of typhus, carried ance-chasing lawyer who trumps | by the louse, was nipped in Na- up cases in the hope of extract-|ples by the dusting of three and | ing settlements from those who|a quarter million people with | fear th= expense and trouble of |[DDT. | a court trial. 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