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THE UNION PRESS-COURIER
Patton Courier, Estab, 1893 Union Press, Estab. 1985
Published every Thursday by Thos. A. Owens and Frank P. Cammarata,
Press-Courier Bullding, 542 Magee Avenue, Patton, Pa., and entered as sec-
ond class mail matter May 7, 196, at the postoffice at Patton, Pa., under
the Act of March 3, 1879.
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that blankets Patton and the major mining towns in Northern Cambria
County. onli
On the Vets’ Bonus Issue
The Johnstown morning newspaper seems to have pried into a
hornet’s nest over editorial comment on the passage of Veterans’
Bonus Bill for the second time by the Pennsylvania State Legisla-
ture. What the Johnstown papers do, or write, is naturally their
own business. However, this newspaper has been forwarded com-
munications relative to the article, principally from ex-servicemen
and organizations, and not having any part in the original comment,
we feel that such communications should be sent to the paper that
-aised the issue.
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Both the Civil War and Spanish-American War veterans
were placed on pensions at a period not too long away from the
time of their service. Veterans of World War I, at least up to
this time, have not been so fortunate. However, the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania did grant a bonus to the first World War
veterans, couched in wording about the same as the present bill
which has now reached the stage where it will be put up to the
vote of the people in the November election of this year. But this
year the sum will be much greater because there were so many
more young Pennsylvanians saw service in World War IL
Back in 1933, Pennsylvania voted a $50 million soldier bonus—
which is about one-tenth of the present proposal. It still owes more
than half of that money—$27% million, to be exact. Already more
than $21 million have been paid in interest. The present proposed
bond issue will require raising $29 million a year for 20 years—a
total of $580 million. Actually, the total is certain to go much higher.
Raising of this money will have to be done by some special taxation
of some kind or other. It likely will result in a sales tax.
The writer must not be misunderstood. Inasmuch as veterans
of other wars have benefitted from state gratuities, there cer-
tainly should be no exception in the case of World War II veter-
ans. The figures given above simply are facts. Veterans of
former wars, now the oldsters, just like the younger chaps of
today for the most part, also were in their day just as energetic
in pressing their claims. Also back in those days there were
other oldsters wio cried calamity. Today, because there are so
many veterans, the amount involved is gigantic.
Certainly the record shows that no legislator wanted to have
himself on record as opposing the bonus proposition. Why should
they?” The veteran and his immediate family connections pretty well
would cover a vast majority of the folks who vote candidates in or
out of office, and, that being the case, they represent a vast majority.
There are now over 1,300,000 veterans in Pennsylvania's population
of nearly 10 million. With their dependents they probably constitute
about a third of our people. But before many years have passed
they will constitute over a half.
So it will not only be all the people who will have to pay the
bill. The vast debt will have to be paid in large part by the
veterans themselves, and their immediate families, long before
the 20-year time of bond liquidation is reached. Why, then,
should the others complain? Surely they can stand the burden
in the light of non-service in the war if the veteran who forsook
home, comfort, security and safety to enter months and years
of danger and misery wants it. We have seen vast sums of money
treated like chicken feed in government during and also after
the late war. We are still paying the bonus debt of World War IL.
The Legislature has put it up to the people. It is unlikely the
people will turn it down.
The average ex-G.I. on the street who is so vitally interested in
the payment of this bonus justifiably thinks in terms of what has
happened in the past. Pennsylvania has accorded other veterans this
same payment. He feels there should be no discrimination. We don’t
blame him. It is unlikely his parents, if they are living, blame him.
His brothers and sisters, his wifeand other relatives, probably have
his interests at heart. Who is to find fault with that? But now he’s;
got something to think of, too, if he would have his bonus amendment
pass at the November election.
The writer, a county official, naturally has kept his eye on
the voting picture much more than the average layman. Especi-
ally has his interest been keen in registration to qualify folks to
vote. While it may net hold too rigidly in the Patton section,
there are other areas in Cambria County where the younger folks
—and a lot of them are exservicemen—are not registered to vote
and urging of every kind to have them do so has proven fruitless.
This brings up the question of whether a lot of the very men
who will be so vitally interested in the bonus will be able to vote on
the measure themselves. Of course, they can qualify now to have
their names placed on-the registration lists. They can do it any day
at the Commissioners’ Office in the Ebensburg Courthouse, and un-
doubtedly later on there will be field registrations near your home.
So, to some degree at least, the bonus question now is being
thrown fairly into the lap of the exserviceman and his relatives.
If he and his wife are not qualified to vote they won't have much
say about matters. Probably Cambria County will have a lot of
new voter registrations this year—some of them by folks who
have finally discovered that it pays to be qualified to vote—to
exercise the right of good American citizenship.
Selective Service Rolls
The Selective Service Act, in effect for some months past, and
which was considered a “must” by military authorities some time
ago when it had the county in a dither, continues to be an unneces-
sary law and Secretary of Defense Kenneth Royall so considers it.
However, he doesn't want to erase the law from the books, but wants
to keep it alive for the remaining 18 months of its legal lifetime.
He desires to keep Selective Srvice ‘just in case.”
Secretary Royall doesn’t expect to make use of the draft
during the next 18 months, and the Army hasn’t asked for any
calls by the draft for the next two months, and won't make any
calls after that under present conditions. World conditions are
not reassuring enough at this moment for Uncle Sam to toss his
musket away. Back of the door, or up on the mantelpiece, is
still a good place for it. At least the militarists argue that way.
The draft was a good thing, for it showed America was ready
to organize for defense, but such defense hasn't been needed. How-
ever, the draft could continue just to serve as a threat. It will be
maintained as long as it keeps all the young men registered for the
draft settled and gives them some sense of security, instead of
unrest. The Army now figures it has a law to get needed men in a
hurry, and while no recruits need be drafted at present, they can
be taken if the need comes. So Selective Service will become a
“Service in Reserve.”
It Is Not Just Luck
The North of Cambria County for quite some years has had
really few costly and disastrous fires. There are some folks who will
use the term that “We have been lucky.” But while fortune may
enter into the picture to some extent, luck probably has played a
minor part in the picture. Truth of the matter is that we have good
volunteer fire departments. There are only a few boroughs in the
North of the County that aren't blessed with an organization of
energetic, capable volunteers, and they have tied in their fire-fighting
interests so that when a threatening blaze originates in a commun-
ity, in a matter of minutes the protection comes not alone from the
home town firemen, but from the equipment and trained manpower
of their neighbor towns as well.
Good roads, motorized equipment and complete cooperation
have saved untold thousands in property damages by fire in
our area for many years. Before the day of motorized equip-
ment, the time of a local company in reaching a fire in their
home community probably would have taken longer than it now
takes Carrolltown, Hastings, Spangler or Barnesboro to reach
Patton to aid the local firemen. But behind all this protection
rests the man who faithfully volunteers his time and his services.
He is one of a community's greatest public-spirited citizens, and
his good works come from action, not lip-service.
Your Duty Lies Here
The campaign for funds for an enlargement of the Miners’
Hospital at Spangler now is underway, and it presents a duty to
every man, woman and child in Northern Cambria County to support
the movement. Present facilities of the hospital are inadequate for
the needs of the district. If we were without hospital facilities we
could really appreciate just what we’d be up against. Many of the
larger corporations and organizations are pledged to make generous
contributions, but the little donations also will be required to reach
Carrollitown
Jack Cunningham, who has
been a student at Shippensburg
State Teachers College, 1s spend-
ing some time here with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cunn-
ingham.
Mrs. Rose Arble entertained
the members of her bridge club
at her home last Thursday even
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bradley
and family of Johnstown were
Saturday visitors at the home ot
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bradley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ligouri Lacey
and family motored to St. Vin-
cents’ College, Latrobe, on Sun-
day, where they visited their son,
Brother Patrick Lacey.
Masses will be hela 11 St. Bene-
dict’s Catholic Church next Sun-
day at 7:30, 9:00, 10:00 and 11.
This is a change of schedule with
four, instead of five Masses being
celebrated on Sundays.
Work on the terrazzo flooring
of St. Benedict's Church is rapid-
ly nearing completion. This with
the permanent installation of the
pews, will finish the remodeling
of the place of worship. Work on
the completion of the basement
will be carried on at a later date.
The meeting o: the Confratern-
ity of Christian Doctrine of St.
Joseph's Catholic Church, was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Aaron Prosser last Friday even-
ing. Attending were Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Westrick and family, and Mr. and
Mrs. William Westrick and fam-
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Panek of]
Washington, D. C., spent several |
days here during the past week |
at the homes of their parents
here and in Bakerton. Mr. and|
Mrs. Panek are newlyweds, hav-|
ing been married in Washington, |
D.C.
The local members of the Cath-
olic Daughters of America, held
the second in a series of card
parties in the American Legion
Home here on Monday evening.
Miss Lillian Fees, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fees, who
for some time has been attending
a beauty school in Johnstown,
has transferred to the Mason Fe-
lix School in New Kensington to
complete her training.
Mrs. Gertrude Burley visited
last week with her son and dau-
ghter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Burley in Altoona.
Mrs. Julian Burley left Satur-
day for Washington, D. C., where
she is visiting her son and dau-
ghter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Burley. The latter are parents of
a new son, born a couple of week
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£0.
The Carrolltown Fire Company
was called out on Sunday morn-
ing to extungish a blaze at the
Grover Barnicle Home on South
Main St. A flue fire ignited a
wall. Damage was slight.
Charles Kane and Miss Weller
of Altoona were visitors with
Mr. Kane's mother, Mrs. Frances
Kane, over the week end,
Richard Wensel, student at
Indiana State Teachers’ College,
was the guest of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wensel,
over the week end.
G. R. Hipps spent several days
during the past. week transacting
business in New York City.
Mrs. Thomas Wensel spent the
week end in Wilkinsburg with
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. John Grebos.
Mrs. G. Russell Hipps and son,
Billy, Mrs. A. A. Lieb, Paul Lieb,
and Jerry Hipps were motorists |
to St. Vincents’ College, Latrobe,
where they visited Eddie Hipps, a
student there.
Miss Marie Kane of Altoona,
was a visitor over Sunday at the
home of Miss Clara Glasser.
Misses Nancy and Sally Luther
students at Margaret Morrison
School, Carnegie Technical Insti-
tute, Pittsburgh, spent the week
end with their mother, Mrs. Agn-
es Luther.
Miss Bertha Dillon, senior at
Seton Hill College, Greensburg,
returned to her studies Sunday,
after a between-semester period
spent with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. J. Dillon.
Charles Campbell of Dayton,
Ohio, was a guest of his brother-
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Bender, for several days.
VAN ORMER
By MRS. ELMER KEITH
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Frye and
children were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mrs. Gertrude Frye
of Almansville.
Miss Helen Ore spent the week
end at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Rex Keith.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shomo
were visitors in Altoona on Sat-
urday of last week.
Masters Billy and Teddy Ham-
ilton were among the group who
attended the basketball game in
Mountaindale last week.
Miss Ardith Lamar, Kenneth
Lamoc and Mr. and Mrs, Winter
Ammerman attended the basket-
ball game in Mountaindale last
Friday evening. .
Mrs. Helen Simmers and son,
Ernest, spent Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hamil-
ton and daughter, Berdena, were
Saturday visitors in Altoona and
Coalport.
Saturday visitors in Coalport
were: Mr. and Mrs. Winter Am-
merman, Mrs. Sadie Hamilton and
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ammerman.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shomo and
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hockenberry
and children were Sunday visit-
ors at the home of Mrs. Bessie
Fox.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Willis and
son were week end visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Gregg.
Jack McClain and Alice Lamar
were Sunday visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Winter Ammer-
man.
Mr. and Mrs. Lenord Krise and
sons were visitors Sunday at the |
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Rach- |
oski. {
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kost and |
daughter of Jamesville were re-
ent visitors at the CIiff Hollen |
home.
Billie Shomo, son of Mr. and |
Mrs. William Shomo was admit- |
ted to the Spangler Hospital last |
Saturday. |
Byron Lovell, a student at the |
Penn State College, has returned |
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a few days at the home of his Keith,
parents, | Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Keith
| nesboro began on Monday of this
and | week.
questing labor availability reports |
of the district preliminary to es-
Mrs. Oscar Lovell and sons at™ family visited on Sunday at the | THe project is being sponsored | tablishing factories.
tended the funeral of William home of Mr. and Mrs, Clair | by the Barnesboro Businessmen's
| Assn,, under the direction of Ben |pria County,
conducted similar surveys.
Troxell in Johnstown last week. | Shomo.
Mr. Troxell was a brother of Mrs.
Lovell. |
Mrs. Ellen Beers visited recent-
it on Zoey utes sor Oy Survey Begun | |r Eras St he, Mary A, Delozier
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Elmer Keith,
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last Wednesday evening at the
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