—_re —_— am ATT OI A. Show Gain of $1.5 Million During 1949 NORTH CAMBRIA ASSESSMENT LIST 1949 A 692,850 $ 79.570 1.087.050 1,883,770 2,980,620 362,020 48 580 Planning Bear Hunt Watkins, Still Walks On 1950 Calendar November, 1954 10 Miles fo Work Lincoln's Birthday Will | raion | Gove Years hence. S5.yearold, Has Been Making Trek |... ... i 15 sevote plaatyl Ses hi (roorge W % of Eme ans ; » : devote plenty e 81310 ty take a day off from gn _plana For Past Nme Years of time to their holidays will find counters Martin Barrett, 49.year-old re 1,098,750 muning duties to Eo bear hunting 1950 right down their alley. iton'g birthday 1,852,660 He promised friends that he'll | The new year has no less than Feb. 23. Patriotic shoulder a gun in quest of Brier Sident of Watkins, a small village five double holidays. The double- out the Colors to observe Bruin on his 90th birthday anni. |Detween Bakerton and Spangier, takes are where festive days fal Day Wednesday, June 14. Allegheny Township $ Ashville Borough Barnesbhboro Borough Barr Township Cambria Township Carrvciitown Borough Chest Springs Borough On the basis of approximate the value of real estate Camda County increased by little $1.5 million during | i 3.020.370 372,280 49,290 ? fais ’ i it is very" minor chan- may be made, is all there were gains in 75 percent of the county's asses) ment districts. These include #2 and townships and II Outside of the greater Johns area, the most sizeable town gain was in Patton, - where prop- valuations were Increased $80567.130 to the new 1830 O50. Patton Firmt ts are listed ns $20510. Cam- surrounds Eb- an increase of 7 ; f! 3 Eg Hi Gi SR $ y tabulations show considered as County during an assessed valuation of . The combinad asseas- i t £3 y in in Northern Cam- | Chest Township Clearfield Township i Township Eider Township Gallitzin Gallitzin Township Hastings Borough Loretto Borough Tunnethill Borough West Carroll Township White Township Total i | Below are the figures for some {of the subdivisions in this area {a8 listed by the State Tax Equal- {zation Board last June, Towing that property assessments in al jof them are far below legal re- ‘quirements. These figures give {what the state experts figure is the true total market value of the properties in towns and town- iships, along with the assessed valuations for ‘1948. By comparing the tables of the | 1949-50 assessments with the fig- urges of the Tax Equalization Board the rate of increase may be seen. However, the number of new homes, etc, constructed dur- ing the past 12 months aiso must Se taken into consideratiom Districts with low assessed val uations in the have bene. fitted in the matter of state ap- propriations to school boards. The districts with high percentages probably will receive the same; intest 268, 600 552.890 231,940 % 823,100 ! 312,740 962,120 314,960 456.490 117,450 $57,130 838.720 772.440 681.600 65.610 600,850 223,080 270,600 555 480 237,330 843.810 311,179 972,620 325,77¢ 8.080 $15,394,190 $15,580,130 Low-Asssessed Cambria Districts Facing School Headaches This Fall amount of state school appropria- tion money, while those in the lowest category stand to have theirs cut in half causing local school boards to up laxes in order to raise the same amount of revere As now is received in jocal taxes and state funds The information is that {his “equalizing” of stats appropria- tion funds will go into effect in September, 18550 'nequal assessments in various towns in the county also is un- fair when it comes to paying county taxes A glance at the table shows that a resident of South Fork who owns a house actually worth $10,000 pays twice ‘as much county tax because his property is located in that boro as he would if his home were jocated in Susquehanna Twp. or Carrolitown or Dean Twp... be- cause county millage is the same in all districts in the county versary, And judging by the way doesn't want for exercise. 4 Judging by y In addition to digging coal for day or a Monday. i his livelihood which is no mean {chore in itself he walks 10 miles he now shrugs off the weight of | his years he may fulfill that vow. Mr. Michaels started digging coal in 1902 at the relatively ad- vanced age of 38% But he's been | going strong in the industry ever since, i His present job is lampman, | watchman and janitor for e, | Peacock & Kerr Inc, 5t. Bene | dict his employer for the past 15 years : He worked ag a digger and later as a company man until 18’ years ago when he sustained a broken leg in a mine acoldent. I feel good, it's hard to tell) how kng I will work, fust as long as my health permits; I hope | that is a long time,” Mr. Michaels | said. Already he is a strong bid- | Cer for the Jongevitly crown among coal industry workers in| the district ; Although his favorite hobby is runting, the octogenarian only! got in one day of the sport dur- ing the past deer season But he is looking forward to a rendex- vous with a bear in five years Known to his miner friends either as “Uncle George” or: ‘Gravipaw,” Mr. Michaels has a good word for his associates “They sure are a great bunch of fellows” he mays The aged man lives alone on company property. He is the fa- ther of seven Hving children Mrs Bertha Richards of Pitts burgh. Mm. Annetta Copp of Cleveland, Mrs Wanetta Keith of Hastings Norman of Emeigh William of Cleveiand, Ralph of Youngstown and Elva of New York. | most in any share-theride plan as none a day to get to and from his place of mit at Mine 12 (either on a Saturday, or a Sun- Tuesday will have its share of | holidays. Indejisndencs This gives obwervers a chance Day sind WEiection Day, stretch out their celebrations Nov. 7, all fall on a Tuesday. over two days rather than oon- Halloween also will be on ss Tues ifine them to the normal 24-hour day. of Barnes & ker Coal Com- | cyele It the bis i puny, Bernssbore to rainy flee... gpl ploy- | Barrett liveg five miles | ges who never skip a legal holl- when Mr. from Ms work. By simple arith- day. metic the roundtrip adds up to a] total of 10 miles he “hoofs” it Lincoln’ in the Thursday column of the double-headers is] 180 calendar, s Birthday, Feb. 12, which Oct. 12, and each day. | falls on » Sunday and will be ob- | Nov. 23, also will be on He has been travelling the dis-| tance on foot so long he doesn't) mind the hike any more, IU's al for him to join of his mine buddies reside near by ; “IT never ask for a ride but! sometimes cars of and offer to! give me a HNL" , Barrett re ports. But more y hej! trudges the entire distance..come | ‘rain. hall, slest, snow, lc During the past nine years the ° Watkins man Jost only one day's. work because he declinad to brave | unfavorable weather He's proud af that record The miner also jokingly refers | to his daily home-to-portal stint whenever the conversation tums to a portal-to-portal topic, 1 Mr. Barrett has worked at his trade for 35 years. He received | hig mining indoctrination when he | was a Ind of 14 Unmarried he makes his home with a farried | brother, Vincent INCREASED WEIGHT You weigh more downstairs than when you're downstairs, and J you weigh more when the moon is on the horison than when it w& overhead jirectly there is no Valentine GIFT which could be more charming than your PORTRAIT make an appointment now with boot Sons of the Auld Sod will JAMES STUDIO FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING PHONE 4651 PATTON, PA. BI i I at I rt at I i I Epes CE pl I als WO pa I Pet. of Mk. Val 30 07 28 22 34 358 ; for 1850 will be ap- ately $15.560.130. This is a of some $1635 .840 Subdivisions in this ares show. Bs In assesaments were : Twp. Ashville, Barnes- Cambria Township Cambria Twp., Carrolitown, Carrolitown peings. Chest _ Clear- Chest Township p.. Dean Twp. Car- Cresson .. Barmesboro, Gallitsin, Dean Township Twp... Hastings, Reade East Carroll Township , Bpangler, Turnnelhill, White Ebensburg Twp. und tion. Fades Teoanship > Only orth C Gallitzin a Samba xb. Gallitzin Township Hastings Johnstown City Nanty-Glo Patton Prince Gallitzin Unior Reade Township Sankeriown Market Vilue Ass’d Value ‘217 882 $ 85 520 3.671.648 1.041.510 5 TTIRATS 1.8868 540 8.331.994 2.048 810 35.37 1 401.390 352.870 25.18 815223 253 800 41.22 3.470.114 O80 R10 31.15 778.961 2TH 28 40 2.048 DOS 35 500 11.49 A R25 R70 528 480 $7 04 SOR 323 ZRH 30 21 86 2.128.298 048.220 £4 BO 887 300 304 410 31.47 1.561.581 $48 O06 2R 15 136 794.271 64 330 880 48 02 4 313.030 ASS 0) 33 67 3 343 803 814.310 27.34 5554757 RTO 0 41 &R 2.235 840 #5 030 348 01 412.458 174510 42 31 2063 270 70 0 51.14 26801 873 T5854 580 IR 1 2 RTA825 877.970 ad BR 185.450 63 S800 IR 55 1.278.413 SOR 030 48 85 2050 KD aT RS School District Ashville $ Barmesboro Barr Township u SE ip - ° . LL Th > Thin Sioek 4-Door 6-Possenger Towbark Sedum heod: 5 lime. up of sin smart SUPERS, oll powered with the surging sew F241 raight acght engine, very lated word in valve. m-hood [iW and bie. "FASHIONED for every Priced for every BUD Se you think that's taking in a lot of territory — for Buick, or In Patton Borough itself. both the First and Beccnd Ward as semmory reviied their figures up g ah Fork Real estate valuations in| go ngier the Pint Ward are now listed aso SERN, and occupntional assess SE at $1000, for a total of ai" U.S. Inspector Notes Improvement ai regs ane | At Sterling No. 1 Mine, Bakerton 4 uehanna Township Tunneihill West Carroll Township White Township 530 885 ae a —— correction of ted shelter hole at a switch a throw, effective car blocking, use ederal coal mine In “tor prais- of a drag on trips ascending od the generally good compliance haulage roads, overioad protec- with the Vederal Mine Safety tion for circuila of seven trolley Code at the No. 1 Mine of the locomotives, provision for a sec- Sterling Coal Co. ut Bakerton, the ond escapewny from the 19 laft Bureau of Mines announced Sat- section, and wearing of protective 'urday. hats and footwear by men ex- : men posed to falling objects and - The mine employed 308 men Ang pnp uth. eB 87 tons of coal Kles by those . .. | Work 0p 42 Reporting the ’ ae many substandard conditions, A YN HO dowetBucade | press, ers 2 Marsteller Soldier Eompeies th Sev (11% Th compiance win ne, CXPiFES In Hawai was advised, re-| : plan Baral 4 ball design — and one of them, the dealer now? Could be 1950 will sensational new F-263, wholly But even these are so little above are deat ala for 1048 would be he Piece! i ‘alich 8r. of Marsteller have re- : 4 leeived word from the War De- ison, Sgt. Michael Mihalich Jr. An army veteran of 19% years’ : . Mihalich died from W work- in rock- nn Korea regions, a8 end of World War 1! and had an. haulagewn and ly six mon to serve ore his 8 : yn Ee He served a the Kreischer also | European Theater during re- t of Jue sited | gent world conflict, obstructed along haul-| A brother of Joseph Michalich, and shelter holes at the Spangler chief of police, the 42- derail switches, elimina- | year-old veteran was tom July tion of some risky haulage prac- 2 1907, in Johnstown Durin grounds for electri- World War II, five M cal t and other electrical prothers served (n the armed safeguards, display of signs to €s- | forces—three in the European $ # § driving machinery | Pacific. One brother, Thomas, For added blasting safety, the has 18 years’ army service to his inspector sald alli shots or series credit. of shots should be fired immed-| Spangler American Layion and after charging on shift. Air Veterans of Foreign ars will not be coursed from pillar have charge of military rites ‘lines or abandoned areas to live Funeral arrangements are in- workings, he added, also recom- | complete pending arrival of the ing of an obstruc-! body from Hawaii Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Mih- and guarding of some Theater and two in the South CAR INSPECTION NECESSARY BY JANUARY 3I 1 “An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure” . . . It's an old saying. but never truer than when applied to State Inspection of your car. Peansyl- vazia’s traffic accident rate due to mechanical fail- ure of oars is less tham 4% . . . the national aver age 1s 18%-Proot that State Inspeetion puye off DON'T DELAY — COME IN TODAY! } your car to of . We'll give anyone else. 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