Recognized Medium Of Union Labor Interests Vol. 57 No. 14 GR Bingle Copy bc State Outlines Procedure for Filing Textile Leamers Wins $75 FHA Prize Start Campaign Of Appeals On Bonus Payments Harrisbrirg-- (PN8)--The appli-J - cation forms for the state vet. erans bonus have been flowing into the Harrisburg Post Office ir a steady stream since they were distributed last week. Esti- mates are that about 70% of the state's veterans now have filled out their applications. Payment of the bonus will begir in early spring Meanwhile, two major veterans organizations the American Le- Ron and the Veterans of Foreign ars-—-have offered letters of commendation to the State Dept of Military Affairs for the speed and efficiency with which the bonus forms were distributed The department has announced procedures for appeals by bonua &pplicants turned down outright or dissatisfied with the amounts awarded in claims for their World War II beaus It was pointed out that an ap- plicant dssatisfied with total dis. . Aliowance or the amount allowed in full sitlement may request a review of his claim by the direc tor of the Veterans Compensation Bureau after receiving notice of total dimllowance or after receiv. ing check for the amount com- puted by the bureau. The director is required upon receipt of the request to re-exam- ine and review the claim. He may schedule an informal hearing by himself or his designated repre- sentative in an effort to resolve the ae involved Highway Fatalities Lowest in Number Since: End of War {PNS)- Road deaths artis the past year wore the lowest In number since the end of the waar, Gov. Duff said this week, nating at the same time that 1.588 persons were killed in motor vehicle accidents in this state He pointed out that in addi- tion to the slaughter, 40600 per. Scns were injured many of them 80 seriously that they will be crippled for life “And finally,” he said, “the stopomic loss from these acci dents in Pennsylvania alone rea ched the staggering total of nearly $7 millon He sald that “it is entirely probable’ that when the highway accident statistics for the entire nutiun have been tabulated, they reveal that Pennsyvivania's death rate, which was st in the histc money much to ask that | 1949 record” he! ust reduce automobile | the very lowest fig- . The minimum result expect in 1850 is a re- of at least 25 petcent in the numer of deaths and in- Th Governor had special praise for the many local organizations which last year cooperated in the statewide program to reduce the traffic toll Lack of Weighbills Costs Altoonan $100 Clarence C. Smith of Altoona 2 fine of $100 and costs on ‘rate of | expense (ernment ry of the! will be far below the aver. | ‘after the first train passed, ‘watch out for a second train” ‘warns the commission. i pects { pumper within the next Courier Establishes Record for Classifieds This week the Union Press Courier Classified Section has established 8 pew record—only one and one-half columns short of two full pages—-6 and 7. This department has been steadily growing for the past two years. [It's growth has been on its own merits—proof that advertising pays. Take a tip from other classi- fied users. Try one yourself, A 25-word ad costs only B50¢ for one week or $1 for three weeks. Census Takers to Receive $8 Or §9 Day; No Overtime United States Census takers in the area this spring will re. celor from $8 to $9 a day. with the pay scale based on piece rate s0 much per name, per farm or per dwelling unit, according announcement made during past week. Moat of the enun be employed for from two to weeks They will be expected complete their jobs within a lim- ited period of time without re gard to the customary number of hours worked each day week Evening calls will @e necessary to reach the occupants of homes who are away during the day: time. No overtime will be paid Enumerators must have a high to the werators will {ony tn Or i school education or equivalent ex- perience. The age preference is 25 to ‘45. Veterans will be chosen over non-velerans provided they qualify otherwis: Enumerators in rural areas must furnish their own cars. Method of payment and pay will provide for the of operating cars on official census business Ineligible for enumerator jobs are persons receiving federal re- tirement pay, state and local gov. employes, law enforce. ment officers, political organiza tion officers and persons engaged solitical activities e 26th Congressional District of Cambria, Indiana and Arm- strong Counties will have its dis trict. office at the Coopersdale Schocl in Johnstowsr Railroad Crossing Mishaps Decrease Harrisburg — (PNB)--8ince 1928 ‘the number of persons killed at railroad crossings in Pennsylvania has dropped 74 percent, the Public Utility Commission dis- closed this week In 1228 the PUC said 188%per- sons were killed at railroad grade crossings. In 1040 the number of persons killed in such accidents dropped to 51 It was noted that within this period the number of grade cross- ings was reduced from 12.081 to 10.888. while 744 additional! cross ings have been protected by flash- ing light signals which, the com- | mission said “have proven highly | effective in preventing accidents” A spokesman for the commis. sion pointed out that Pennsyl- ‘ania law r i that all vehi-| yan = ues at al] veh) ‘a hectic time Wednesday week | judging over 2.000 entries in Co.'s factory co-operative cles come to a full stop when lights are flashing at a8 grade Crossing “If lights continue has to C—O AN SA EXPECT NEW TRUCK SOON Patton Volunteer Fire Co. ex- the arrival of its uy. 2 ys. §%3 in Ez ; ja i ed WAS land =» ‘was not discovered until 8 o'clock | Monday ‘firm's Barnesboro ‘is an {Bank the peace. | wall, ‘H To Get 75¢ An Hour Under New Law Phillips-Jones Factories Included m Mmimum Washington The Pabor has refused to grant industry authority to prs at pay rates below eral 75 cents an Whage-Hour Ham R. Mugs the {oliowing ject Cr before at the 1 Dept the textile hire leamrmn- the fed- hour mininium Administrator Wil nmb has expressed view an the sub- the basis of all information me 1 find that there is resent time no necessity curtaiy ARTIC, special ma for learmers at submis to prevent jrrient intties for by regulatic textile industry IMUM Wage rates The order became pflective Wednesday of this wrek, as did the federal Wage -Hour law Despite the refusal to grant ndust ry wide exemnptlior indi ployers may apply to ment for learners cer industry ir 3 the Few vidual en the depart tificates Mr McC: a hearing at vib's hearing followed Washington Dec. 18 at which only AFL and CIO rep resentatives appeared Mr M Comb took note of employers’ ab order Hina with the re at the hear Barkin, research director for the Textile Workers nian of America (CIO), who had asked for withdrawal of learners’ provisions from the reguiations The regulations. which the or- der revokes, were set up in 1943 and called for a rent hot or learners applications certitonte have been nor any issued in the eral years it was sald The Uni Textile Workers pf America { AFL). had however, indicated a willingness to agree th a 80 cent minimum for learners in cases of severe hardship sence in issuing his decigion was in ii miimnendalt bor mnie ing hy Bolomor ne “Gr tur 4 ir:y fair learners requested past aery . Spangler Garages Broken Into Sunday Joseph Mihalich of Tate, in burglaries at that The Carmela vax hroken o lime o it x I the bie the . Bpangier chief invesligatling two service stations y Bunday Funari y shortly The entry about went to make a place. The sum of $220 in cash and a number of terns were taker The thieves broke a back window and a door in Communit Garage after it owner dis 9:30 p Ea 8 svered mn wher check of window lo enter. Martioia's Service Station also entered Sunday night alth. ough the loss of 31¢, 44 quarts of motor oil, 19 packs of cigareta number of other articles morning broke a restroom The burglars door and a par- tition in the garage. Blatchford Prize St. Benedict Housewife Gets Living Room Suite Judges Anthony Fenello and Peter Brancato of Barnesboro had of this the Biatchford's Furniture "What- Is-It 7" contest sponsored by the store. Fenello yee of the Barnesboro Brancato is a justice of em As the contest drew to a close, many varieties of answers put up in an equal number of different forma, arrived at the store. Con- pa 5 te ' ¥ Miss Ruth Grant of Barneshoro High School recently won first prize of £70 in a statewide model kitchen planning contest for the Future Homemakers of Amer lea. She also won a $25 prize as region winner. The Pennsylvania Flectric Asan. offered the prizes which were awarded at the State Young Couple Hurt On erst Road An Ebesnabu wl pital ant ing following an auton cidenit near Blhensbhurg erigbiuryg 4 wn road ITH ine 20 treated in the carly Mir Ho Rat ry Orn bi et acl the Eb arroilt Delarre A f the Prva ii condits FEbhers BEVEL burg culs Her (ser re suffered and bad much improved aid Yahner 21 Ebenaburyg ta of the hands and face rONGIlIon ia JIT face AN K EI: i ceived cu His sry ed Mr Y ahner nemibe rs Was 8 sed hours Ware ped BOTH ant $ State police Ehensbury said 11 was snowing and Lhe lime craah and the highway wig The Yahner cag skid the left mde of Lhe rol iT aa &4 * very much ant Car said he re when: hia He twfore wert was he and hia kedd up fol be lle weveral krwing the frown #f the A + Riser ded off 3 ’ a +4 arid hit a cu It was demaoll '50 Dog License ivert and shad Drive Slated Here Will Begin Wednesday Says A. C. Ackerman Folks who do. not have 1850 icense tags for their dogs had better write to the counly Llreas- urer at Ebensburg for one loday his warning is iasued by A. C Ackerman of Altoona, dog law enforcement agent for this area wha annotmced that Wedneaday of rext wesk an exlensive drive will be started to find owners of unlicensed dogs. The minimum fine for the offense iz 35 and the 108} and 30 days in rpose of the check be to determine which dogs are stray so that they may be killed All dogs not bearing tags are considered stray and may be disposed of by any officer on ight The fée for Ik Reis. is $1.10 for males and spayed Temales, and $210 for females Also necessary ia the nature of the dog's breed age and color markings he malin pu however, will Safety Law Covers Non-Owner Drivers With some exceptions, Pennsyl- | | vania licensed motor vekicle op- | Neatness, originality and early | | postmark all were factors in sel! the winners, Tree, maple desk. Jean Campbell, Barnesboro, mattress. Rose Louise Poin, Barmesdore, Wendell Bonek, 33, a shovel on the strip mining > tions of the Powell Coal Co slightly im Altoona Hospital | Benek was admitted to the | Mountain City Hospital following an accident at the Northern caught or high the jaw, multiple lacerations the body, a spinal injury and who were as | erators whe do not own auto mobiles come within the new Fe Act which | ective ‘If the non-owner driver is in- volved in an accident with a car whose owner has met the insur ance or bond provision, he will find his interests protected, the club states. Cemetery Group Elects Geo. Leiden George Leiden was unanimously | elected president of the 1850 board of directors of the 8t. Law- . At a meet- ¥ wi 1%} £ thal it wild ~ To Reduce Mining _ Fatalities In State 3 Major Disasters Mar Area Industry's Record The industry eyes of the nation's are used upon This above riatement words of Deputy State of Mines Joseph J Waish in a jetter to all anthraci mine in. apectors officials and miners Mr Walsh is heading AMPRIEND the hard coal #f the staje The campaign this at to sel A halter record and pre far as possible, recur disasters of the past Walsh atated (in his jetlter take the cooperation readiness and willingness of all connected with the coal in tustiry to reach Einai He ask ed for a record of no Mora than 4 denths per 196 milion an irs worked The CAR you Was he Becretary ie the fields ix sel than Als ver Iniaine safety vent as rence of Mr a rl t he the Fenn. fields in 19458 100 milion while the ties or less for However oe reent which A Washing fatality rate Jivania anthracite Was Geaths per worked fatall ring lime ghowedl an NS nprOvement Ger 194% wn A mmiwin tion 4 EF i Rr - DAMS Omi Wax the same WwW oy the record aed Ba Ihe Fay yy 54% WRA red Haolmes * o fs i A ph kl» ® Ta Car fs Re The nati with mass slaughter oR ru rk ed the ox Titeral The year 1907 proved history More disasters IN the IU 8B the Interior show that occurred time, indicate in thal one yar fea tng five al ane jedd totais LAT deTadly na al : fields Dee 6 HMonongah Mines 8 and 3 at Monogah, W Va, ex phaded and Killed 3681 persons jams than (wo Werks ater Dre the [arr Mine al Jac Creek Pa exploded and aided more deailia years al least 918 persona d The teat odd jC LER FT of fatalities Was by Mine oX the afl Ln $£ ¥ 15 aa to the Sima teit Iie Min exploded Killed Te orLidy Jomnet Own 10. 192 and and Ronman i aetage exploded on July 15 1940 and saw 63 men meel thelr death One of the worst disasters in Pennsylvania waa the Avondale mine ¢ re of 1868 A Gul preakes Built over the mine shafl caught tire and smoke and Eases fron the biage were drawn into ihe mine with incoming air The gas ca mmothered 179 victims 3 Injured In Wreck Tuesday Near Dean Truck Driver Travelmg Too Fast for Conditions A Ir oraan on Gay INOrning glo tw gorth of Ashville involved Cresson 3 The acuvident ow near tae Dean on Route 53 The driver of the truck, James J. Zimmerman, 17. was serious in jured and is a patient in the Al- toona Mercy Hospital suffering fracured akull other victims were Wayne Durbin, 14, | and Raymond Howe, 17. Durbin wig treated at the Mountain Oy Hospital for a cut of the scalp and Howe was treated in the { sam» institution for shock. ! ¥ Be Lae Tues yr Pod ALAR RIY three Pa? SALINE Cure CORTIITIUNILY of The wreck occurred about 12.30 a m. when the truck apparently went out of control as the Hight i i ARE 05 SE A 5) Water Works Dam Conference Today Harrisburg is receiving an offi- | cial visit. from Patton today { Patton's burgess, Robert For-| | ythe, memba: of council, and | Boro Albert Haluska A on Jor Sonterente with R J Gi of the | Dept. of Forests & Waters rela tive to the ronstruction of a new a Assn ing, ted Sunday in the purin waier works dum ners The old rectory. Other Sfices TS East Kariheim, vice Rev. Father Tian J OSB, secretary-treasurer » board will | on the first Tuesday’ in April = ON HEAL’ at the operation collapsed | SPEAKS ™ y is suffering from a fracture |). spoke on the topic Dr. Gerson Faden of Barnes- “A Pro- gram for American Health” at the meeting of the Hastings Ro- tary Club last week He the development of clinics, rural and other pe’ ig and asked | for the Srestion of the President's cab- centers and hospital service for Mallow was charged with sell- a department | 12 Page — 98 Columns PATTON, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1950 Subscription $2.50 Per Year District Mid-Winter Plan Construction Large New Fire « Women of Moose Cistern In Chest Si Borough Conference Sunday 6 Chapters to Take Part In Afternoon Affair The annual Mid-Winter Confer of the Women of the Moose under the suspices of the College of Regents, will be held Sunday Jan. 29 at 1:30 p.m. in the FPatl- ton Moose Home Patton Chapter 17 will be hostess for the affair The Conference leader will be Helen Greene, Philipsburg Chapter 117, and general chairman will be Christina Falls, Senjor Regent of Patton Chapter Chaptery invited participate in the affair are. Barnesboro Cemiport, MM! Pleasant, Osceola Mills and Philipsburg. The con ference theme is, “Make Harmony and Membership Your Anniver sary Goal” The opening will be under Cmeeola Chapter. The address xelcorrie will be given by Eleanor Hite of “Patton and the response by Catherine Myors of Coalport who also will be Investiture Of- ficer Balloting will be in charge of Mt Pleasant and initiation in harge of Philipsburg Chapter The College of Regents Adminis « take will be given by Dora MoTifue of Philipsburg [he Coalport Chapter will be of endowment fund ane] The closing ceremony will be the Barnesboro Chapter Parking Meters Bring In $369.35 Patton's parking new meters paid off better during December than they did the first month of thers operation, as Yeported at the meeting last weel Receipts from the meters for the period Dec 1 to 31 amounted to $388 35 of which the borough's share ia 318087 A like amount goes to the company installing meters until they are paid November's “take” from the machines was 321583 the number of werparking alse Was although 118 tickets were enn during December for a al of $114 gid most of the sevcirred Saturday nighta eat motorists, that the are in offedt until 8 pm Av Spring Styles Topic At Wolf Meeting Bob Struble Attending Mart At New York A full program of merchandis- ing, advertising and customer re. lations for the spring and sum- mer seasons was discussed DY department heads and store nan- mangers of the Wall Furniture & gtores al a meeting recently at the P Al to Hotel, Altoona Representatives of 11 of the Wall stores at Lanch « and Herbert T. W pec relary-Lreas- af the concern, report aon Ris to Chicago m Arkets Mr Wolf told the group that “styles still are staving with 2th Century modern as well as (he 18th (Cen tury period and are shown in grea! abundance with no practi- ‘5! changes as to form or calor” In the appliance fleld, Mr Wold reported major changes in such {tems as refrigerators and elec. tric ranges “In selecting tare merchandise for the sprin summer season of 19040, Ene the * in wane Fo & the of trative fun sharge the * td RNC FS Li four A: decrease ID finiea for " # od verted vioda- rar eed Natur rn irer F wip £5 and oF ad, “the most imoprtant factor held in mind by the store buyers is lo bring quality merchandise to Cen. | tral Pennsylvania and Maryland | lowest possible | residents at the prices.” | tire group of managers and buy- ers tom Altoona left aia Sun- £ ra Lawl College; | with, ing, Dand Dilling, | Lock Haven; Wallace Riley, {fleld: Norwood Wilkinson, Cum | beriand, and Willinm Yetako, Wil | Hamaport. Mr. Struble at t in at Lending e furniture mart at ork oy ; i i ate : At St. Lawrence The 1960 group of cinch and | i pinochle parties will start this “reek Sunday at 8 pp m. in the base | mings of the State Dept. of Com- merce relative to the obtaining {of new industry for the town A» 15 RH A AA | Violation Package Law ‘Here Nets $25 Fine, Costs | Informations filed by J. J and 'D. V. Sheehan, state and county sealers of weights and measures, (last Friday | a $25 fine and costs being imposed on George D. Mallow of Altoona al a hearing tefore Regina Winslow, local jus- (tice of the peace. ing and distribu packaged | items more O¢ with. ‘ment of St. Lawrence Church at’ ' 8t. Lawrence. Katherine Gill was elected as chairman of the first gyoup of {es at a meeting of the West | Women held last Sunday. | She will be assisted by Ella Lei- | den, in charge of the lunch; Ruth | Ropp and Mary 8ue Wiamer, | games; Mary Dietrich, refresh- ments, and Sue Gill, cards. This annual group of ment for the many friends who come to St. Lawrence. Cinch and pinochle will be played and lunch will be served Refreshments will i be available. Five jes are to be en care of | group of the parish. planned, each | bya direrenc the Benior Regent of! doom Indiana Couoty fought heard’ housed Lloyd's and | It was announced that the en | State Bonus Application Deadline July 1, 1950 Veterans this week are can tioned not to walt too to appl after that date. Area veteraiss may there were several World War I veterans whe did not receive bonus money hecaane of thelr fallu » to make application in time, St. Francis College Plans Special iol Fiana 4 have 2 special class tp 82 Mary Coat pleat oo for begin in Febru Francis Cotiege in Loretto Rev Father Francis Flanagan, TOR, registrar at the North Cambria College said. The jasmin for new and transfer tudents will begin following the ampletion of the present term. Registration for incoming stu- dents will take place on Feb 8 and 7. All freshmen students ars required to regimer on Feb 4 A Umited number of resident facili ties are available on he campus, if vas said The college also in considering the establishment of a gn school, Father Flanagan said wove depends entirely on the unber of applications received, The registrar also announced rians to ineressw the number of scholarships priser to the beginn. ing of a new semester Plattsville Building Leveled In 5-Alarm ay al Four farm voluntenr fire companies | North Cambria and fodgr hours ast Thursday evening | in an unsuccamsful alilsampt to ave an two family apartment budding Platisviile a smell village three miles north of Bur reabho ro Flames were the and Barnes discoversd at iandmark atout 541 pm Hope Fire Conipany af boro was summoned, The Barnes. mare men fought the flames pimost a standstill as they pump wd water from three Nearby Cis terns Just as the Tames were about to subside, the cisterns went dry and the bullding burst nto an inferno again Al this point the Cherry Tree Hastings, Spangler and Carroli- town companies were called to the scene WIth the combined ef forts of all the companies, 2.800 feet of hose wure laid to a dam shout one mile away. The laller tempt did not save the apart. ot building hut was successful’ to in saving two nearby properties The building, which formerly General Store, | . Ebensburg-Cam of a district meeting Feb. 16. = Colver N . Rome time, one | for | ‘side and an inscription Residents of Chest Springs nv launched a drive to ‘ereased fire protection for that community i The project decided | recent meeting of a. i 8t Monica's Church, struct a large cistern to take care of all water in the event of a bad the vicinity would hold 35,000 galions of water, of such a cistern probably would run between $1,200 and $1500. Initial Allin of the cistern would be done the Patton Fire Co., which would utilize its pump- or in transferring water from large well in the area. Once an od, water drained from keep the cistern At the present time the town has two small cisterns, both of which have served the town well and been responsible for the ex- tinguishing of smaller fires. One of these 3 jocated at the north and one at the south ‘end of the community The ‘urgent need for a anger water supply has been known with the fire which destroyed the St Aun e Hall recently prompting the fire pre vention meeting at Chest Springs. The could be wiped out in a matter of a few hours with the water supply now available, stated one official Hold Woman's Kin As Robbery Suspect Indiana County detectives and State Police are holding two sus- pects for beating and Rubking 2 aged Alverda woman of her life's savings. One of the prisoners is Mike Gima. 38 nephew of the vietim, Mrs Mary Vranovich, with whom the woman lived. The other is Joe Stanich, 49 Alverda. Mra Vranovich was beaten on Saturday. Jan. 14, in her bedroom at the Gima farm home on Bar nesboro RD Her assailants en tered the room through a window while the woman siept They rob bed her of $1.70 At the time of the robbery, Gima was said to have been sway from home. His wife said she had not been awakened by the com. motion The 89 year-old woman's savings were sewed n her petti- cont town Fire Thursday Night Gatiitzin Girl Gets $500 Prize Money Miss Barbura A Baennan of Gallitzin received a $500 Freedom Foundation Inc. award Monday Svenity at a meeting of Gallitain laone Club at the Horseshoe Trail Tavern. She won fourth piace in the high school commencement address division of a national contest. She gave her prize-win- ning address at the 19438 commen. ywcement of Gallitzin High School A plaque, containing a pleture George Washington on one on the other, ais was a part of the award The inscription read: “For outstanding achievement in bring ing about a betler under of the American way of life” Richard Foltz of Valley Forge a representative of Freedom Foundation Inc, made the pr entation. A short program also was presented by Gallitzin High School students. of a FRR ining Dats Te Be gi hE Bf . Hs ii : iH | — ight Shift Workers Turned Back By Pickets Turning Back Trucks On Buckhorn Mountain tion In Cambria | day moming ubout 30 men were observed turning back strip hauling trucks along Route | near the Coupon intersection on of | the Buckhorn mountain. On Wednesday afternoon, men | | reporting. Jor the shift at the big Colver mine the Ebens- burg Coal Co. were Reppel by | | pickets, and returned home Riverside and Tire Hill mines J were Shoned shoul 8 same Hime. parties has been a source of real enjoy- Patrolled Pickets froma Bethlehem the entrances Johnstown plant. tempting to move coal to the firm | were tumed back at the plant as gates. All work stoppages oo. curred peaceably. Wednesday ‘was the nat the Truckers Te ¥ of health in oo apes inet. Meanwhile Rep. John P. Saylor. | |out the t of the contents | staged at Jana. 2 intervals. | marked on the package. The public is cordially invited. | I
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