re. Thursday, March 24, 1949 Patton High Lads Recognized By Co. Grid Conference For the second year in succes- sion the coaches of the Cambria County Football Conference have honored the Patton High School More for Your Money! PURE WORSTED GABARDINE CLIPPER CRAFT SUIT ONLY $45 ® This Clipper Craft suit is solid, down-to-earth value for your hard-earned buck! Master tailored to fit you perfectly. Thank the Clipper Craft plan for the low, low price. And that buying pow- er knocks prices for a loop. LUXENBERG'S MEN’S SHOP BARNESBORO Around Patto Union Press-Courier Dial 38161 Football Squad by recognizing the ability of the members and placing four of the squad on the All Conference Team. Two of the four are repeaters, one received honorable mention on the All State Squad and last year plac- ed on the All Scholastic Team. Coach Pat Marquette gave a congratulatory speech and pre- sented the awards in the Assem- bly on Tuesday morning. The awards consist of a certi- ficate and an emblem which pro- | cleims the wearer an All Con- | ference Champion. The Patton members who recei- ved these awards are: Ronald Trexler, junior, and re- cently elected captain of the 1949 football squad; Donald Dinehart, | senior; Jack Farrell, twice elected . [to the All Conference Team; and Ralph (Butch) Litzinger, senior, captain of the 1948 football team, twice elected to the All Confer- 1 ence Team, member of the All | Scholastics 1947 Alternate Team. | and honorable mention on the All | state Squad of 1948. | * ok % Attends Home ‘Ec’ mom cans | 10 Boys Take Advantage of Patton Sportsmen’s Safe | Fox Hunter Mistakes ' Red Dog for Red Fox | A total of 75 boys, ranging |from ages 12 to 16 inclusive, at- | tended the meeting held under | the auspices of the Patton Sports- men's Assn. by the committee of | Robert Miller, Kenneth Steir and | Jerry Sheehan. | The boys showed a keen inter- |est in the technique of handling | guns for safety purposes and the | paraphernalia to be used in fish- |ing. Many questions were asked {relative to the proper observance of game and fishing laws. | While no definite date was set | for the next meeting of Junior | Sportsmen, it . tentatively has | been set for Apr. 4 at 8 p. m. at the Moose Hall. Any change from this time will be published in this paper. The Upper Susquehanna Rod & [Gun Club, LaJose, has been noti- fied it will receive a stocking of trout from the Fish Commission for the lower part of Chest Creek from Mahaffey to West- lover, a distance of approximately {14 miles. This, with a stocking by {local sportsmen from Eckenrode’s | Mills to Garway, will include a UNION PRESS COURIER Hunting Classes Club took full advantage of it. They report a total of two grays and two reds bagged during the week but because the by-laws of this organization prohibit the ex- ploitations of individuals, names cannot be published as it is con- sidered a collective unit and all achievements and accomplish- ments must be held as a group. The two grays were killed on Saturday before noon and the af- ternoon was spent in tracking a red fox. “Skerdigit” was hot on the trail of the red and proved, to the entire satisfaction of the rest of the group by his stealthy and swift pursuit through the un- derbrush, that it was red but lo| and behold, it was a stray red | dog who made the track. { : [ This member has sworn ven- | | | | geance upon all dogs roving the woods and has received permis: sion from the game protector to | exterminate, if possible, this ani- | mal on his next encounter. Good | luck to you “Skerdigit,” but you | had better sharpen your shooting | eye or you will come out second | best again and your batting aver | | | age is not so hot. Numerous turkey tracks were discovered by the above group of | a INCIDENT DISTORTED BY CUBA REDS [lc AMERICAN AMBASSADOR to Cuba Robert Butler and U. S. Naval At- tache Capt. Thomas Cullins salute statue of Cuba’s patriot, Jose Marti, bursement formula, districts’ with yields—whether from under-assessment of property or a small quantity of realty—can qualify for a maximum subsidy of $2,400 per teaching unit. Sub- sessing districts can run as low as $800 per teaching unit through Spplicatien of the complex form- ula. { The situation would have been reversed if the Hare bill had not | been enacted into law. sidies to the rich or the high as-| ———— [in the Legislature will increase [the maximum subsidy per teach- |ing unit to $3,300 for the 1949- | 50 school term and reduce the re- quired realty tax from six to | four mills. ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT | Mr. and Mrs. Dennis H. Holtz of Spangler announce the enga- gement of their daughter, Miss | Hilda Gertrude Holtz, to Richard | A. Hoover, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Paul Hoover of Patton. An administration bill pending Suits of the Season! | fishing area of 20 miles on this {creel and landing net to be given * | stream. Meet At Indiana he ny rod, automatic reel, line, | Wednesday of last week, Mrs. | Pauline O’Leary, head of the PHS {Home Economics Dept, attended | a home economics program dem- onstration at the Indiana State Teachers’ College. The demonstra- tion showed how an inegrated { program for home economics | could be carried out at the junior | high school level. Mrs. C. Berth, home “ec” ad- | viser from Eastern Pennsylvania, | explained teacher-pupil planning | before activities, with each group {carrying out their own separate | activities, divided into four gro- |ups: Human Relationships, Our | Environment, Personal Appear- | ance and Foods and Nutrition. Mrs. Berth explained that the lidea is to preserve as nearly as | possible the home-like atmosphere | while carrying on the various {home activities in classes. She further explained that it is |important that emphasis be pla- ced on a happier home in which every person has a part. She |stated that in breaking down {home making into its component | parts we are getting away from | the subject and that the impor- | tant thing is the family and fam- lily life, the “home” and not the | “house”’—homemaking rather than | housekeeping. Dr. Pauline Sanders of the State | Dept. of Public Instruction and other home economics advisers | from various schools in this sec- {tion of the state also attended | the demonstration. NOT TOO EARLY TO CHOOSE sfine wateh. ® Hamilton ® Gruen away at the meeting of the local | | sportsmen on Apr. 5 is being ex- | | hibited in the show window at | Cordell’s Hardware. Last week because of the snow which provided propitious condi- | tions for fox hunting, the “We”, Capacity Crowd Enjoys Senior Day Program At PHS Before 12:30 p. m,, a large) crowd already had seated itself | in the Patton High School Audi- | torium on Mar. 17 to see and hear | the Senior Day Program schedul- | ed to begin at 1:45, and by the | time Clifton Deringer, class pres- | |ident, stepped in front of the [study hall to give his address of | | welcome, every available bit of | space was occupied—the Juniors | sitting on the window ledges or | standing tigtly packed in the side | aisles. ! | The auditorium had been trans- | formed into a thing of beauty by | | the clever fingers of the Seniors. | Green and gold class colors easily | {lent themselves to decorations for | | St. Patrick's Day and on the] | walls, with gold writing on large | green placards, were, announce- | ments of the event. Golden sham- | rocks and top hats shone from | green background and even the programs were tastefully done in Senior girls in their white dresses with a touch of green, and boys resplendent in new suits appeared on the scene for the traditional roll call. From the time the first Seniors marched down the aisle to the minute every- one in the audience sang ‘“Amer- ica the Beautiful,” the program was a success. Yet with all the fun, it was not without a note of sadness because Seniors and faculty alike know that Senior Day marks the begin- | Sunday morning, | and Mrs. Edward McHugh of 629 green and gold. { hunters and it also was noticed | | that corn previously stocked in| | this area had been consumed. | additional feed | was stocked in advantageous pla- | ces and more food will be distri- buted next week. Game Protector Nick Ruha has | notified the organization of the | after placing a wreath at its base, in Havana. Butler apologized for the antics of American sailors who had climbed the statue. Communists used the desecration to inflame Cubans against the U.S. (International) Color and Fabric stocking of 27 more turkeys in| Mrs. James Moren of Altoona, Northern Cambria Co. Sgt. James McHugh Tech School Grad Sgt. James McHugh, son of Mr. Lang Ave. Patton, graduates last week from the propeller mechan- ics course at Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois. His training consisted of a 12- week course which qualifies him for duties in connection with pro- peller maintenance. Included is practical instruction in propeller records, tools and equipment; the principles of propeller construc- tion, operation and inspection, re- moval and installation, and syn- chronization. A graduate of Patton High, the soldier entered service June 26, 1946, and was stationed at Barks- dale AF Base prior to going to Chanute. * % = Senior Class Group Enjoys Party at Dunbar’s Cabin A group of the Senior Class of PHS enjoyed a party St. Patrick's Day evening at Dunbar’s Cabin, [the former “Si” Solomon. While here, Mr. and You are cordially invited to Favorites! Mrs. Scalese attended the funeral tune in WJSW Broadcasting Sta- of the former's grandmother in tion. Altoona, 1290 KC on your Barnesboro. radio from 8:30 to 9:00 a. m. each Sunday morning, and hear To dress you in true style Marie Williams, un- the Old Fashioned Gospel, in ser- p > > . Jetwent a major operation Mon- mon and in song, sponsored by | for the Big Parade and for day at the Altoona Hospital. Mrs. the Churches of God at Patton | : ote casi : . Moren is a ppd, of iy and Burnside. important occasions there- = after Lipman’s new Marie Williams of this place. The Rev. Claude Watt of Pitts- burgh will be guest priest at the Trinity Cpiscopal Church this coming Sunday, Mar. 27, at 9:15 a. m. He will deliver the ser- mon. The Women of the Moose will nold their regular meeting this Thursday evening at which time a birthday party will be held for their adopted child. The members are requested to bring a little gift to help make her birthday a happy one. Lunch will be served. | W. J. Bender is confined to his bed on account of illness. | The Kitchen Band of the Pat-| ton Chapter 637, W. O. T. M.,! entertained the Barnesboro Chap- | ter at their meeting last Thurs- | day evening in Barnesboro. i “Peck” Gardner, who has been visiting with his mother, Mrs. | Giadys Gardner, for the past two | weeks left on Sunday for Phila- | delphia, where he will enter the Eckles College of Mortury Scien- ce. He served his apprenticeship of two years with the Furgerson | Funeral Home in Blairsville, | Miss Isabelle Gillmore of BIl-| | near Westover. Games and lunch | featured. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Dun- | bar served as chaperons. | Attending were: Eleanor Dun- | bar, June Christoff, Dick Donahue, Jane Bloom, Mary Gelormino, Leora Weakland, Gene Forney, Bill McCann, Bill Fisher, Joe Yencho, Dick Gresko, Louis Hal- uska, Mark Carol, Nelda Bearer, Ray Hennessey, Donna Kelly, Audrey Leaper, Ruel Sperry, Ed- gar Callahan, Marjorie Long, Vir- ginia Lawson, Ethel Callahan, Betsy Mulligan, Dick Hood, Ter- ry Wilkinson, Jack Leary and | airsville was a week guest at the home of Mrs, Gladys Gardner. Mrs. Donald Yahner underwent an operation Monday at the Min- ers’ Hospital, Spangler. Her con-| dition is fair. | Mr. and Mrs. Bert McConnell | sessed valuation for county pur-| anl son, Bert, and Mr. and Mrs. | pose now used by the State Pub-| John Steir and daughter, Carol, !lic | spent Sunday visiting in Westover | | with their son-in-law and dau- |ghter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wea- |v er. | The regular meeting of the [ American Legion Auxiliary will Trinity Episcopal Church Wm. I. Cool Jr., Pastor. | Sunday, Mar. 27—Fourth Sun-| day of Lent. Morning Prayer, | second office of instruction and] sermon at 9:15 a. m.: ¢ in tune with the of Easter 1949. In a delight The Rev. | Claude Watt will be guest priest] at this service. Presiding Bishop's | Fund for World Relief. ful selection of ular beiges . School Subsidy | cabardines, tweeds . . . and more! - Junior and misses’ Cut Is Postponed sizes, Come in, make your choice today. By Governor Duff | .... Gov. James H. Duff has signed | bill to postpone cuts in state] subsidies to school districts by one year. The bill substitutes one word for another to preserve for Penn- sylvania’s 2,540 school districts millions of dollars in state aid for the 1948-49 school term. | The administration bill, spon- | sored by Sen. Fred P. Hare Jr.,| (R-Somerset), exchanges the | word “for” for the word “during” | in the 1947 law requiring that] state school subsidies be based on | the true market value of taxable | real estate in the districts. { The law will discontinue the as-| Instruction Department in| Computing its standard reimbur- | sement fraction governing the amount of subsidy to be given | each school district. An important factor in the de- termination is the valuation of] group of fashion-wise suits slim note’ newly pop- clear reds, heavenly blues. 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Other new officers: Mrs. Lena Dillon, senior vice president; Mrs. Betty Caretti, junior vice president; Mrs. Ella Grace Lawson, chaplain; Mrs. Eleanor Hitch, conductress; Mrs. Catherine Zungali, guard; Mrs. Marie Bone, secretary; Mrs. Lou- ise O'Brien, treasurer; Mrs. Esther Haluska, trustee for 3 years; Mrs. Elizabeth Petrusky, trustee for 2 years, and Mrs. Mildred Cumber- long, trustee for 1 year. The Auxiliary also voted the following donations: Scotland Sch- ool activities, $10; National Pres- ident’s visiting fund, $10; Red Cross, $5, and the Miners’ Hos- pital Building Fund, $25. * % * Local POA Ladies Present 'At 42nd Anniversary Fete Ladies of the P. O. of A. Lod- ge who attended the Portage P. O. of A. Lodge's 42nd anniver- sary on Wednesday, Mar. 16, were: Mrs. Dave McConnell, Mrs. | Bert McConnell, Mrs. Snyder | Yerger, Mrs. Marie Bone and Mrs. | Robert Forsythe. A dinner was served at 6:00 p. |m. with entertainment followed by a lunch. Patty Horne. * |Band Mothers fo Hold Bake Sale This Saturday The Patton Band Mothers Association will hold a bake sale this Saturday afternoon, Mar. 26, |jjson and Mrs. Tom Keenan were |18 percent of the true value. | in the Standard Motor Supply Co. store room on Magee Ave. Home- made items on sale will include | pies, cakes, bread, cookies, bak- ed beans, pickled eggs, and candy. * % # Pvt. Leonard Yahner of Camp Lee, Va., spent a week end pass here with his sisters, Emma and Elaine Yahner. John Semonich is spending this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Semonich, at Oly- phant, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Marshall and daughter, Dorothy, and Mr. and Mrs. James Ott spent the week end among relatives in Ba- den and Sewickley. Miss Patty Young, R. N, is now doing private duty work at the Knickerbocker Hospital, New York City. Miss Young recently spent some time here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. Young. Miss Lynne Rhody returned to her home here recently after a three-month visit with her sis- ters, Mrs. E. G. Lindner and Miss Rhoda Rhody at Ocala and Day- tona Beach, Fla. Robert McLaughlin of Pitts- burgh spent the week end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William McLaughlin, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bauman and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scalise, and Miss Imogene Bauman spent a few days recent- ly at the home of Mr. and Mrs.