UNION PRESS-COURIER
Thursday, March 3, 1949
PAGE TWELVE
He thought, therefore, that until
Commissioners In Squabble proper tests could be made, it
Over County Cows, Chickens
Democratic Officials Making Plans to Buy Farm
So Co. Can Grown All Own Foodstuffs, Feed
(From Johnstown Democrat)
A plan whereby Cambria Co.
would acquire a new 176-acre
farm was disclosed last Thurs-
day in a spirited meeting of the
salary board at the Ebensburg
Courthouse. . |
The proposed purchase was re-|
vealed as the minority commis-
sioner lined up the majority
members in a heated discussion
over the activities of County,
Farmer Lloyd Felix. |
At the outset the meeting thr-|
eatened to reach the boiling point}
but, it gradually simmered down
to milder disagreement. |
Minority Commissioner Cyrus
W. Davis wanted to know why
four cows and 75 chickens be-,
‘longing to the county farm were
taken to the farm occupied by’
y Mr. Felix.
As it developed, the farm oc-
icupied by Mr. Felix is the same
ifarm the commissioners intended
{to buy. Davis said he was defin-
litely opposed to the purchase,
{but he’s outnumbered.
If it comes to a vote, Majority
‘Commissioners Pat Farrell and
Thomas A. Owens will be in fav-
ior of the deal. They indicated
‘last Thursday that they intend to
proceed if they receive approval
of the State Department of Wel-
fare, which is required in such
matters.
The farm is located just a few
miles east of Ebensburg on the
Cresson Road, not far from the
present county farm. It is known
as the old Empfield farm and has
been occupied hy Mr. Felix since
last October.
Commissioners now are dicker-
ing with the present owners. Its
acquisition would be in line with
the plan of Commissioner Farrell
to raise all the foodstuffs needed
at the county home and all the
feed needed for the county's dairy
herd and other livestock. He an-
nounced the plan shortly after he
took office about a year ago.
The county now has two farms
—one at the county home and
the other at the juvenile home—
under Mr. Felix's supervision. At
the county home fhere are 316
acres suitable for cultivation. An-
‘other 100 acres are woodland. At
the juvenile home, 70 acres are
tillable and eight acres are per-
manent pastureland.
The new farm has slightly more
than 100 acres which would be
used for crop production.
But to get back to the four
cows and 75 chickens.
Commissioner Davis said that
since Felix’s salary did not in-
clude maintenance, he thought
that the cows and chickens should
be returned to the county farm.
Farrell and Owens stated that
they had given Felix permission
to take the livestock and poultry
to his farm—the old Empfield
farm, that is.
Why wasn't it on the records,
Davis wanted to know.
It wasn’t a matter that requir-
ed an official record, Farrell said.
Why wasn’t he advised that Fe-
lix had been told to take the
cows and chickens, Davis asked
Farrell and Owens didn’t think
it was important enough to men-
tion. It seems Davis did not at-
tend the meeting when Felix dis-
cussed the four cows and 75
chickens with Farrell and Owens.
They hadn't even thought of it
since.
Farrell explained that the cows
had been purchased at a low,
price but were not tested as yet.
was advisable to isolate the cat-
tle at Felix's place. The purpose
was to avoid exposing the county
herd to cows which might have
been diseased.
The 75 chickens hadn't been
laying, Farrell said. Felix was
permitted to move them to his
own coop because all they were
doing was crowding the other
chickens at the county farm,
When# the meeting ended Far-
rell and Owens had given Felix a
clean bill of health, Whatever was
done was done with their know-
ledge and approval, they said.
Davis still thought it was not
good to have the county's live-
stock and chickens at the Felix
place. And he's still opposed te
| buying another farm.
Behind the Scenes...
In American Business
Do women really enjoy shop-
ping around from store to store
looking for just the right article
at the right price?
Not really, says the Harvard
Business Review in a study of
the lost sales opportunities in re-
tailing. But this national habit,
which the Review says is one of
our greatest luxuries, is a costly
one to retail merchants. The
shopper takes the time of several
salespeople, uses several fitting
rooms or counters, tracks street
dirt into each store which must
be cleaned by porter or propriet-
or. Thus the shopper adds to ov-
erhead. But the loss to the re-
tailer does not stop there. For
{every $100 spent by customers in
the first stores visited, there is
an additional $37 they will spend
if they go to a second or third
store in their search for the de-
sired merchandise. So the Review
gives some advice to retail mer-
chants: be sure your merchandise
offers a wide range of choice, and
be sure you make every effort to
please the customer. It's the big-
unit sale that most often gets
away. People don’t shop for the
25 cent item; they do shop for
the article costing $8 or more.
THE GANDY DANCERS
The men you see working, with
picks and shovels along the rail-
road tracks are called ‘gandy-
dancers.” The term is as old as
railroading, though no one knows
its origin. One cf the jobs of the
gandy-dancer is to keep the ball-
ast between the ties in good,
firm condition so that the rail-
road bed is smooth and solid. It
takes a gang of gandy-dancers
about one hour to clean and re-
fill properly that space (known
as a crib) between the ties. But
now Pullman-Standard Car Manu-
facturing Co. has come up with
a mechanical gandy-dancer. It is
called a cribbing machine, and its
performance is something remark-
able. Power-operated, the mach-
ine cleans one crib every 45 sec-
onds as compared with the hour
required by the pick-and-shovel
gang. The machine will mean to
the railroads and to the travel-
ing public. Miles of secondary
track which in the past were
serviced only when absolutely
necessary, can now be maintain-
us at very little cost
John Downey, Mgr.
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ed in top shape at a very low
cost.
THINGS TO COME
This week we set a record of
some sort: we do not have a
| single new toaster report
| For some reason or another an
optimistic manufacturer is bring-
ing out an aluminum head-rest
covered with sponge rubber to
enable you to lounge in the bath-
tub ..... To clean your Wwin-
dows, there's a lightweight de-
vice holding a chemically impre-
gnated felt. When rubbed on a
glass surface this removes all the
dirt. On the other end of the unit
is a rubber squeegee to clean off
rain and snow .... A compact
handbag about the size of a trim
purse when folded can be opened
out into a big carryall bag . . ..
Television was quick to leap into
the portable field. The Motorola
{people have developed one with a
|seven inch screen and an aerial
{that jack-Knifes into the case . .
| For hundreds proud of their carv-
ling skill here's a six-knife ward-
|robe case. Bach time you with-
| draw or replace a knife it hones
itself on a built-in sharpener . . .
| Best product of the week: a new
!baby carriage, light weight, that
| stows away in a small closet
| when not in use. Its carriage 1s
detachable, serves as a bassinet
when out of its chassis and fits
snugly into a car seat. Sugges-
tions from five hundred mothers
helped design the new buggy.
| GHOSTS AND GAS
Ghost cars that are more than
10 years old and rattle along for
about nine miles per gallon when
they were built to get 18 are
being called the “greatest single
threat to America’s fuel supply.”
Powel Crosley, Jr., pioneer builder
of liglitweight autos, says there
are more than 14 million of those
“zombies” on the highway, and
that in 1948 they burned up near-
ly eight billion more gallons of
| gas than should have been neces-
sary for the miles they covered.
He acknowledged that most of
the owners of the ghost cars are
persons who have been shut out
of the new-car market by high
prices, but he said the increas-
ing popularity of lightweight cars
promises part of the solution.
Weight as well as age affects
mileage, he said, pointing out that
an average 10-year-old car will
eat up 1,100 gallons of gas in
going 10,000 miles; a heavy new
car can do it on 550 gallons; a
new medium weight car on 450—
and a new lightweight will cover
it on a mere 260 gallons.
Artificial Breeding
Increases Board of
Directors to Seven
The Cambria Artifical Breeding
Cooperative elected three new dir-
ectors at its second annual meet-
ing at the Courthouse in Ebens-
burg last Thursday evening. They
are L. A. Hartes Jr. and Graham
Hoffman, both of Ebensburg R.
D., and John Hoover of Cresson
R. D
Each will serve a three-year
term. Holdovers on the board of
directors are E. J. Farabaugh,
Loretto R. D.; John Pryce, Eb-
ensburg R. D.; Galen Metzger,
Johnstown R. D. 1 and Paul
Hoover of Patton R. D.
The seven man board will re-
organize at its regular meeting
on Friday, Mar. 4. Mr. Farabaugn
now is president.
The session was marked by ad-
dresses by Francis Holsopple of
Portage R. D., George Thompson
of Clarion and R. H. Olmstead
of Pennsylvania State College.
Mr. Holsopple, technician for
the county unit, stated that 1,995
cows were artificially bred last
year—an increase of 34 percent
over the preceding year.
Mr. Thompson, manager of the
Western Pennsylvania ABC at
Clarion, showed motion pictures
of the activities at the central
cooperative.
Mr. Olmstead, dairy extension
chief at Penn State, discussed
recommended procedures in rais-
ing calves. Brief remarks were
made by H. C. McWilliams, Co.
farm agent, and E. A. Mintmier,
assistant agent.
CC ——
Prices Have Been Cut
to Clear Our Stock!
ANNIVERSARY SALE
A mild winter has us stocked with a greater
amount of winter clothing than usual . . . We
have deep-cut prices to close out . . . to make
room for new spring
FREGLY &
Magee Avenue
LOWEST PRICES EVER!
merchandise.
BIANCO
Patton, Pa.
brought six dollars a pound. Shown
ONE THOUSAND POUNDS on the hoof, this prize Aberdeen-Angus is
shown after being judged the grand champion steer of the 1949 South=
western Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth, Tex. The champ
(L tor.) are: W. R. Watt, show presie
dent: Robert H. Johnson, Goldthwaite, Tex., FFA boy who owned the steer,
and newspaper publisher Amon Carter, who bought it. (International)
Spangler
MRS. HILDA DEMI
(Too late for last week)
Mr. Louis Macek and daughters
Rita and Betty, and Mrs. Mike
Smoko were in Altoona recently.
Mrs. Lisie McGaughey enter-
tained her cinch club last Wed-
nesday evening. A delicious lunch
was served and prizes were aw-
arded to Mrs. Mary Wylie, Mrs.
Mildred Zalisnock and Mrs. Lou-
ise Constant.
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Castonis
of this place weree visiting at the
home of the lady’s mother, Mrs.
L. E. Weller of Huntingdon, over
the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Lubert and son,
David, were visiting relatives in
town Sunday.
Mrs. Louise Macek was hostess
to a paper party last Tuesday ev-
ening at her home. The demon-
strator was Mrs. Moore of Ebens-
burg. A delicious lunch was ser-
ved and a number of friends and
neighbors attended.
Joanne Lantzy of Mercy Hos-
| pital, Altoona, was visiting with
[her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
[Lantzy, recently.
Mr. Albert Valpitto of Johns-
town spoke to the Presbyterian
Youth Fellowship at the Spangler
Presbyterian Church recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Westov-
er are the proud parents of twin
girls born Feb. 10, at the Miners’
Hospital. They have been named
Barbara Jean and Patricia Jean.
Mrs. Westover was the former
Imelda Greene daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Greene.
A surprise birthday party was
held in honor of Tessie Toth at
her home on Friday evening. Bin-
go and cinch was featured and
prizes were awarded. A large
number of friends attended and
Mrs. Toth received many nice and
useful gifts.
Mr. Lester Plouse of Pittsburgh
White sidewall tires, as illustrated, available at extra cost,
was visiting relatives here on
Sunday.
Mrs. Lantzy of Turtle Creek
was visiting over the week' end
with her mother, Mrs. Grace Kelly
of this place.
Miss Margaret Kelly of Vet-
erans’ Hospital, Butler, was vis-
iting with her mother, Mrs. Grace
Kelly, over the week end.
Gallitzin Adopts
25-Mile Speed Law
Parking Laws Also
To Be Strictly Enforced
A code to control traffic in|
Gallitzin Borough has been adopt- |
ed by the borough council. The |
new code will become effective |
immediately. |
The borough will erect neces- |
sary signs to inform the public]
of the new traffic regulations. |
Removal or damage of the signs |
is prohibited. Violators of the
code are subject to a fine of not |
more than $25 or 10 days in jail |
at option of Burgess Paul Ray-|
mond. {
Principal provisions of the traf-|
fic code are a speed limit of 25]
miles per hour on borough streets
restricted or no parking in more
na a dozen alleys and streets, |
and prohibiting overnight park- |
ing except by special permission |
ot a police officer because of em- |
ergency or special condition. |
One-way traffic will be in ef-|
fect on Chestnut Street from
| Jackson to Main Street. Entrance |
| will be at Jackson Street with]
exit at Main Street. |
— Grow under responsibility, |
don’t swell. |
Talve-in-Head ~
and Fireball too!
GRAND CHAMPION OF EXPOSITION [State Dept. Issues
‘Booklet for Planters
(Of Forest Trees
Written As Much for
Amateur As Professional
The State Department of For-
ests and Waters has released an-
other Bureau of Forests booklet
for specialized distribution over
| Pennsylvania.
Entitled “Forest Trees to Plant
in Pennsylvania,” the 34-page
booklet, dealing with 33 different
subjects, is primarily designed for
persons interested in planting of
trees for reforestation of idle
| lands.
| The Department plans to dis-
tribute the new booklet to pros-
pective planters of trees purchas-
ed from the Bureau of Forest's
, nurseries.
Instructions on how to plant
trees obtained from the Depart-
ment for reforestation purposes is
included in the booklet. It is il-
lustrated and captioned in con-
cise, short terms, and is wriitten
as much for amateurs as it is for
professional planters.
“When William renn first set
foot on American soil, what is
now the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylvania was covered with as fine
a stand of white pine and mixed
hardwoods it has ever been the
pleasure and privilege of man to
behold,” the booklet says in its
“Introduction,” and adds:
“When lumbering was in its
heydey, it was currently believed
that the forest resources of the
state were inexhaustible—conse-
quenetly, little care was exercised
. . . and indiscriminate cutting
took place . . .
“The mature forests of our
forefathers have gone,” says the
Bureau of Forests message in the
booklet’s introduction, ‘and in its
place, as a result of the bounties
of nature and the efforts of the
State's Department of Forests
and- Waters, a new young forest
area is being grown . . . Scatter-
ed throughout the state are vast
areas, which might, in the course
of years, restock themselves. But
such a procedure consumes too
much valuable time.
“There is no practical way to
bring this land back to practical
production, and that is to replant
it with forest trees .. . All idle
land not fit for important uses
should be put to work growing
successive crops of timber . . .
“By planting acres of forest
trees, owners of private lands are
now changing liabilities of wun-
productive fields into assets that
bring financial returns,” the Bu-
reau added.
“During the past 25 years pri-
vate land owners in Pennsylvania
have planted about 190,000,000
forest trees, and results can be
seen everywhere in the state.
“Fach year additional landown-
ers are starting new plantations,”
the booklet points out, “for an
estate of idle land is almost as
good as worthless, but if planted
to forest trees it becomes more
valuable yearly.”
The Bureau published the book-
let to assist prospective planters
forts in planting forest trees.
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so lovely! half size
chambray in soft
flower petal pastels
\
Starred in March “Ladies’ Home
Journal” . . . a dress to treasure
all thru summer. Insets of frosty
braid flicker in the charming
yoke tucks . . . Mynette skill at
figure flattery makes you seem
taller and slimmer. Bluette,
petal pink, aqua, yellow or grey;
Sanforized, too. Sizes 1415 to
241% . . . and it’s only
$10.95
3X
Carrolltown
FANNIE C. WETZEL
Style 1471
T seems that valve-in-head en-
gine design is becoming quite
the thing, now that gasolines are
stepping up in octane rating and
higher compression ratios begin
to be worth while.
Well, that’s dandy as far as
Buick is concerned.
For more than forty-five years,
Buick engineers have been work.
ing with, developing and learning
all about valve-in-head engine
design.
So quite some time ago Buick
applied a principle, possible only
in valve-in-head design, which
still remains a Buick exclusive.
It is Fireball design — and it’s an
interesting engineering story.
It comes from a specially shaped
piston, designed to roll each fuel
charge into a compact, whirling,
ball-shaped mass. It goes a step
beyond high-compression ratios,
because it means better mixing
of fuel —and so better burning.
Result: More good from each
fuel charge. A touch more life,
pep, ginger. More of that happy,
satisfying feel of power and zip
that give Buick its good name as
a performer.
So remember, as more and
more cars climb on the valve-in=
When better automobiles are built BUICK will build them
THE PATTON AUTO COMPANY
Fourth Ave., Phone 2171
PATTON, PA.
head bandwagon, that Buick is
still calling the tune. Still ahead
in knowledge and experience and
development of a principle that
has always been recognized for
its greater basic efficiency.
With self-setting valve lifters
adding new quiet and washing
out tappet noise, it’s plain that
“‘Buick’s the buy!’”’ on engine
design as in other ways.
Come satisfy yourself on that
score —and get a firm order in
either with or without a car to
trade.
BUICK alone
has all these features
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with SELF-SETTING VALVE LIFTERS plus HI-POISED
ENGINE MOUNTINGS + Cruiser-Line VENTIPORTS
Low-pressure tires on SAFETY-RIDE RIMS
DUREX BEARINGS, main and connecting rods
BODY BY FISHER.
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on SUPER models.
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