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Thursday, September 23 1948 UNION PRESS.COURIER
PENNSYLVANIA WEEK -— SEPT. 26 to OCT. 3
IT'S YOUR
PATTON
... KEEP IT GROWING!
IT'S YOUR PATTON — KEEP IT GROWING! This is the theme of our community's observance of Penn-
sylvania Week, September 26th to Oct. 3rd. Situated in a healthful climate, high in the Allegheny Mount-
ains, Patton is a community of which we all are proud; good homes, churches, streets, business places, ex- AERIAL VIEW of a section of Patton
cellent recreational facilities, modern farms, up-to-date manufacturing plants, good hunting and good fish-
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ing, all combined in an area which boasts of some of the most beautiful scenery in the State of Pennsylvania . . . It's Your Patton . . . A good place to work—to live—to play—Keep It Growing!
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PATTON'S NEWEST INDUSTRY—Interior views of the new plant completed in 1947 for Phillips-Jones Corporation, manufacturers of the famous Van
Heusen products, containing 32,000 sq. ft. of floor space. Erected by the Patton Municipal Authority by bonds subseribed to by citizens of the commun-
ity it is one of the most modern of its type in theUnited States. Employing 260 persons with an annual payroll of $400,000.00, it is a prime example of
what can be done when people are working together to build a bigger and better town.
CENTURY RIBBON MILL— ‘The ‘old timers’ done it, too!’ Erected in Patton in 1902, PATTON RECREATION PARK Noted as the finest in
the plant has since had an addition which totals 23,000 sq. ft. of floor space. Using mod- Cambria Co. Community owned and operated by the
ern machinery, with an average of 75 skilled employes and an annual payroll of $150,000, Patton Recreation Commission, the Park has a fine concrete
the company processes rayon, silk and nylon for the weaving and knitting trades. In good pool, shelters, playground, picnic facilities, ete. It is the
times and bad, the Century Ribbon Mill is a REAL asset to our community. scene of many happy gatherings throughout the summer.
PATTON HIGH SCHOOL—A part of Patton’s educational A COMMUNITY OF MANY CHURCHES It’s an old saying that a church-going community is a good community. FILTRATION PLANT— Owned and o
facilities. Space to meet needs of a growing community is
Patton is proud of its churches; throughout the town one can see well-kept edifices of worship. Shown are St. Mary's
ON MAGEE AVE. LOOKING EAST Business is looking up! Community minded, aggres-
sive merchants have ‘‘dressed-up’’ their premises, are offering quality goods at prices
that are competitive. It is expected mew type lighting will be installed soon. It’s Your
Main Street—Your Merchant—Your Community—Keep It Growing!
PATTON CLAY MANUFACTURING CO.—A local concern mcorporated on Oet. 25, 1895,
operating its own coal and clay mines as well as a gigantic plant covering 170,000 sq. ft.
of floor space. Manufacturing sewer pipe, brick, drain tile, as well as other ceramic pro-
ducts, employing 205 men with an annual payroll of approximately $500,000.00. Leaders in
the field, products are shipped throughout the United States and to South America, Canada.
perated by Borough of
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Patton, it was built in 1924 at a cost of $127.000, it is loca
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afforded by 2 grade schools and a parochial school. Commer- Roman Catholic Church, School and Convent, and the Trinity Methodist Church; others are St. George’s Roman Catho- ed along an abundant water source—Chest Creek Unpolluted
cial, academic, agricultural courses offer in addition instru- lic, SS. Peter & Paul’s Greek Catholic, SS. Peter & Paul’s Russian Orthodox, Hebren Lutheran. Presbyterian, First fed by many mountain streams. Capacity of system is 1,440.
mental music, shop, physical instruction and home economics. Baptist, Trinity Episcopal and Church of God. Your church welcomes you. 000 gallons per day. Good water is a real asset to Patton
Published by Progressive Concerns of Patton in the Interests of a Bigger and Better Community. KEEP IT GROWING!