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PATTON, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1950
Patton Ministerium
Vol. 57 No. 24 25% a
St. Benedict, Spangler Mines
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Cease Operations for Good | 7
Loss of Markets Said
Reason for Shutdowns
Three
County during
shut down for
They are the
Peacock & Kerr
dict; Springfield
the Sprirgfield Ce
Glo, and the Della
Duncan-Spangler C
nesbhoro
Another recent tetin
McCombie Mine of the
Coal Co, Barnesboro
more Mine of the
Pittsburah Coal Co and the Con-
solidation 120 and 121 Mines of
the Pittsburgh Coal Co also have
shut down permanently
The Springfield mine, employing
72 men, and the 8t. Benedict pit
with a force of 71 employees, are
out of husiness for good as are
the Bagaumore, Delta 2 and Con
solidotion mines
The &it Benedict mine, which
recently has had an output of
about 30 tons per day, is about
40 years old In its heyday it em
pioyed as many as 350 men. It
was officially termed by the com-
pany as it No. 9 mine, but was
ularly known in the area as
No. 10, with ita opening at St
Benedict
The Springfield mine has been
owned by the Sprinfield Coal
Corp. since 1941 and likewise pro-
duced atout 300 tons a day
Cambria
past week
iarge mines in
the
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Mine of
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was the
The Raga
Rochester &
The Dwita No. 2 Mine of the:
Duncan-Spangler firm had em-
ployed 2 men. All of the firms,
except MoCombie, closed their op-
erations named last Friday.
Delta 2 had a yearly yield of
about 75.000 tons of coal and its
operation was started in 1915.
Loss of markets to oil and non-
y to many
which have converted to ofl
A statement made by officials
Sagamore concern to its
tive situation existing todav
there i no other alternative.
“Two types of competition are
primarily responsible for our in-
ability to continues to market
we coal. The first is non-
union coal
of suck coal are being produced
and sod at prices substantially
leas than your employer's labor
cost alone, which does not in-
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New Water Works Dam
Plans to Be Ready Soon
Several sets for plans for
the construction of a water
works dam to replace the one
washed out several months
ago will be presented to Fat
ten Boro Council in the near
future,
Council then will choose the
plan believed to be most suited
to local needs, and will present
it to the State Dept. of For
ests & Waters. [ pon approval
by that body, bids will be
advertised for the construction
of the new bhreastwork across
Chest Creek.
School Directors
Draw New Budget
Setting of & tentative budget |
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Presbyterian Church, Barnesbhoro
The Fourth Word Rev. War
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thodist Church, Bakerton
The Fifth Word Rev. C
Doverspike, pastor of U El
Church, Westover
The Sixth Word
Taylor, pastor of the
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similar to that of the past year
was the chief item of business at
a meeting of the Patton School |
Board Mdnday evening
Under the proposed budget, the | a
tax rates will be the same as for |
the past year
The board alse voted to COOPEr- |
ate wherever possible with the | '
i efforts of the newly-formed Quar. Coun
terback Club ita endeavor to :
improve athletica and athletic |
Ee ne Temas | To ASK Referendum
It was voted to contact the]
various organizations in the town |
in the very near future relative d me
to setting a band program to co- |
incide with summer activities in | .
the community. | All-Day Meeting Heid
| John Whit P t Saturday, Chest Springs
: e 0S Al a meeting last Saturday
i . the Cambria County Pomona
[Grange Hall, Chest Springs, plans
. were mapped to have the annual
will Ad Fire Company Daylight Saving Time Guestion
: put to popular vote ir
During Old Home Week ©...
Joseph Paddock, retiring com- iE AY 4 to
mander of John Wite Post 779.i 1. «county com ianicmiars Sir
VFW, Patton, was presented a Amt a 3 Tecwitemants
ast commander's pin as a high. ‘formation ans We rea
ight of the installation of necessary for the referendum
cers of the post Tuesday night De ‘fast time question.
Past Commander Edward Rouns- The county unit said i
ley presented the pin and con. 'AKIng Unis step because of the
ducted the installation. “confusion which still exists wilh
The post also voled to cooper- regards to changing Of time each
ate fully with the Patton Fire Co. YT
in its proposed Old Home Week
| tentatively scheduled for June. A | _ A spokesman for the County
committee also will be named to 6 Commissioners states that
meet with the local American vice of the counmty
Legion Post relative to conduct. the county is without authority
to conduct a referendum on any
sentiment on the “time” ques |
The county farm group in an- |
other resolution, went on record
that the Pennsylvania Game!
Commission assume “the lability
for all property damage or per-
sonal incurred on Lhe pub-
lic highway caused by deer or
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The resolution said the plenti-
number of deer in the state
8 “"oonstant menace on Lhe
and often chuSes Wrecks |
property damage and
injury.” :
Pomona Master, H M. Mohler
of Carroiltown named the follow-
ling three county residents to re-!
i present the grange al the Penn. |
isylvania State College in June
[when college trustees will be
{elected W. A Farabaugh of
| Carrolltown, Edward Jones of
Wilmore and Edwin Weise of
ful
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Borough
Adopts Fast’ Time
New Residential Area
To Be Part of Town
Daylight Saving Time was ad-| Chest Springs
opted for the summer, a budget
was approved and the property
iand per capita tax rates were se
{by the Loretto Borough Council meetings, the first to be held on
Monday evening. (Apr. 19 in the Banner Grange
| The president of the Loretto Hall Officers of Mt Hermon
Council, Rev. Father Grange will preside The literary
{Giles Wade, announced the two program will be given by the
tax rates will be the same as in Buckhom Grange
1049. The property tax was re-'! The cnairman of the home
tained at 12 mills and the per economics committee, Mrs. Maude
capita levy at $5. The tentative Thomas of Ebensburg, announced |
budget was adopted. ithe county grange will sponsor
A donation of $125 was approv- displays of collon evening dress-
ed for Cresson Volunteer Fire Co. | es and housecoats One article
and a delegation also was named | from each display will be selected
to represent Loretto at the {for competition in the state
Arrangements were also made
at jast Saturday's meeting 0
hold a series Of summer social
Lin Ohio, with the sessions ending
| week
was
County Gets Better
old BE. Huffman, pastor of the
Prestyterian Church, Cherry Tree
There will be a five minute
period of singing and meditation
Bet Ween Sach WwW it 1 Person 4
who may desire to come or go al
some time during Three
Hours are asked to do so only
during the five minule intervals
Mrs. Marian Bigler Good will
preside at the organ during the
Good Friday service
The Patton Ministerium, com.
posed of Dr J. E. A. Bucke, and
Reverends Flummer Harvey
Patton Clay Plant
dle Since Monday
The Patton Clay Mfg. Co
day of this week censed opera-
tion Monday of this week as a
result of the failure of operators
of 28 sewer pipe plants in the
Ohio-Pennaylvania- Indiana area to
sign a new contract with local
unions of District 9 of the United pert Watt and Ralph E Whitmer,
Brick and Clay Workers will preside
The old contract expired on -
Apr. 1, last Saturday. Negotia
or ms eed a week To Collect Blood
Tuesday, April 18
An appeal has been set up for
blood donors from the Carroll
town area for Tuesday Apr. 18
According to announcement by
Join B Green, chairman of the
project, the Regional Red Cross
Bloodmobile will visit the town
that date The collection de-
will be at the Fox-Peale
Poat, American Legion Flome
A volunteer unit. headed
Mr Oreen, will be responsible for
the recruiting of donors Volun-
teers also will
aides, nurses aides, cantesn work-
He
was
Mon -
Pa
(3il-
al Akron
contract talks
Up until today no
had been held this
Ali 2% plants in
reported closed
District 8 are
VOTE APPROVAL OF BRIDGE
Approval of the proposed new
bridge over Chest Creek on the
St. lawrence Road, as advertised
by the State Highway Dept, was
voled at a special meeting of
Patton Boro Council this week
af
pot
Rate of Inferest
On New Bond Issue
‘A’ Financial Rating |
Says Investor's Service |
Blair, Rollins & Company,
syndicate in New York City, on
Tuesday was awarded Cambria
Count refunding
iasue ye ge rhe bond | mor, contact one of the com-
rate and a premium to the county | Mittee members or call the Am-
of $432.29. (erican Legion Home
; CTY
by
sanist As staff
indications led to the belief thal
a deliberate attempt Bad been
| ewer,
| Thursday afternoon following an
tal, | investigation police
, {inve
+ North Qambria | county detectives and state police,
To make an appointment as N
to be open. He suki the train may
icomt to Lhe county,
18 meeting of the Cambria 5
Borough Association in Bames-
In other action at the session,
i grange contest.
| The speakers for the day-long
{ event included Dr. Joseph Ander.
son of Ebensburg, who toid of the
The county commissioners Op- ni mn
ened bids of six other firma In
there Was a
difference of M.134 Dbelween the
and lowest bid All of
the bids called for the county 10
pay lower interest rates than
the county officials had anlicipet-
ed Last year and in ‘48 bonds
issued by the county bore 3 per-
cent interest Hales guoted In
Tuesday's bids ranged from 1%
to 1% percent
The muproved interest
atlribuled, at jeast
the county's improved
standing according Ww
ngs of the Moody's
Service of New York City
lowing a survey made last Year
rales are
in pant, to
the 'findg-
Investor's
by Kenneth Cooper. first deputy
‘controller of Cambria County,
Moody firm: announced thal lhe
county general oblig tion bond
issues would have an “A” nung
This is a one-step Increase over
former "BAA" rating given to the
county.
One of the bidding firm: spokes
men sald Tuesday that the
financial |
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College "Who's Who
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Among 389 Penn State
Two North Cambria students
(received recognition for their
| participation In extra-curricular
activities at Penn State College
i They are among 380 students
‘at the college who bave Deen
chosen for mention in “Who's in
[the News at Penn Stale” They
Are.
Mark Richard Amcid of Patton
ia senior in jounrsliam, who ia a
| veleran of World War II and who
has part-time employiunt in the
i U. 8. Postoffice in ton. He is
‘a publicity director and a mem.
| bor of the Alpha Delta Sigma
| Fraternity. He serves as asalst-
ant advertising manager of the
proved rating could mean as much | Daily Collegian, and the business
as one-eighth of one percent duf-|
ference in the various bids sub- |
mitted. On the present issue of
manager of The Independent.
Patricia Ann Bender of Carroll
town, & jundor in the school and a
a new residential area at St harmful effects which could re-
Francis College was incorporated sult from a federal compulsory
into the . Three streets health program, and Mrs Bari
in the new settlement have been Karlheim of Patton, who ex-
named after men who | plained the latest methods for pre
in the early history of | paring and packing food in home
borough.
-
the famed i deep freeze units
i N. F. Richaras and George
&f led greetings from the
[County Pomona Grange.
en | Taking part in 3 round-table
he discussion on “Better Rural Life™
were C. J. Bearer of Hastings,
Harry Hazlett of Portage: H. C
McWilliams of Ebensburg, and Mr
Weise and Mr. Jones.
The six subordinate granges re-
presented at the session were: MR.
Hermon, Cross Roads, Banner, BU
$311,000 the one-eighth percent student of arts and letters. She
would mean a saving of $253250 is the president of the Spanish
to this county. Club, a member of the French
The bid submitted by the suc- {Club and a member
cessful group means the county | Liberal Aris Student Council She
will pay a total of $29.957.71 in-|is also a member of the Treble
terest. The issue will mature over Singers. Miss Bender has a 1.4
& 10-year period, beginning in| all-college average in her scholas-
1962. Maturity will be at the rate tic work
of $31,000 each year from 1962 to] Mr Arnold is a son of Mr and
1960, inclusive, with the remain- | Mrs Mark Arnold Sr. of Patton
$32,000 to mature in 1981. | 4 Miss Fender is a daughter of
commissioners also award- sy. and Mrs Bede A Bender of
ed a contract to the American |yrroiltown
Laund Machinery Co of New
York y for laundry oq 2
to be used at the county fall. The
firm submitted the [following
bids: Washer, $994. clothes ex-
tractor and drying tumbler, $315
No other bids were subenitied
Sp SB MO
St. Benedict Man |
Given Gold Watch
Joseph W. Boes,
Vincent H. Ream of St. Bene
dict recently was presented a gold
watch In recognition as the out-
student in mining en-
at West Virginia Uni-
music super:
boys’ and girls’
edition of this newspaper,
a
of the
. undercover agent. Mr. Milkovich
visor at the school announced
this week that a mixed ensemble. '
this week that a mixed ensemble.
choruses, will
be announced in next week's |
Finet Yard At Hastings Becomes Locomotive lot
No one was injared Inst Thursday
of the George Fiaawt home near Lanark Bload in Hastings
hitting a derailment switch. When
(James Svodio Photo, Patton)
when the engine, tender and caboose of & train
od it Toll over on ita side.
ing by wreck crews from Conemiogh and Cresson. The sagine wan shifting cars at the
Locomotive Upsets
On Hastings Spur
Early Last Thursday
Hits Derailment Switch
Near Lanark Co. Mine
was injured
tender and
train the Pennavi
road left the Lacks
Thursday morning
No
whet An
Cbd pO
Et
oc maotive
of a coal
varia Rail
early last
Hastings
An deraiiment
hiamed for Ue mishap
ars of slow moving Lredn
jeff the tracks and leaned over
al sharp angles Eight aded
com] Cars remained on the racks. |
The engine, tender and cabin car!
turned over when they were cull |
Apart by train crews Who wWers |
lenring the tracks
The accident occurred about &
m. on the Hastings Branch of
PRR, near Lanark Coal Co
When if occurred, the en
Inaned over at a 45-degres
and the tender at a 60.
degree angle They fell tha |
ground as wreck crew menibeni |
uncoupled them lo begin clearing |
the wrechage
The train was backing fross thn |
fasark Coml Oo siding when thas |
derailment nappened Wreck: |
from Cresson and (one |
maugh righted the cars and!
had the tracks cleared by 5 p
m, the same day. ‘he engine and
caboose were slightly damaged.
8gt. Richard ghish of Cres
son, railroad policeman, sald first
of
open willis Uk
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made to wreck the train. How.
this was iscounted Inst
by mailrond '
Sgt. English said it is BOC a
yet known how the switch canw
have caused the switch to fy
open or a crewman may have
wis also inspected for mectwnical |
defecta :
The derailment switch was
plisced on the track for safety i |
case Joaded coml cars ever broke!
lame from the coal mine ding |
jocated above the switch. If the
cars did run away they would be |
derailed ai this point to preven |
them from going into Hastings |
The Lanark mine is located east
of Hastings, on what is known a
Lamark Road §
Purchase Interest
In Soft Drink Firm
Inco Beverage Co. Sold |
By Michael Milkovich |
|
Fred LL. Scisson and Paul ¥. |
Yahner, both of Hastings and
Joseph Incardona of Johnstown
last week purchased the New
Star Bottling Works on down.
town Washington St in John.
town.
The sale price ‘was not reveal
ed. but it reported to have been
in the ne achood of $100,000.
Mr Socisson is operator of the
Hastings Bottling Works, and Mr.
Yahner also is associuted with
that firm. Mr Incardona is Ce
owner of the Inco Beverage Ca,
Johnstown. The new firm will be
known ss the Squirt Bottling Co. |
Ine. Officers are Mr. Incardona,
president and treasurer; Mr. Solu.
son, vice rn, and Mr. Yam
ner, secretary. Mr. Yahner will
be in charge of the plant
The firm was purchased from
Michael Milkovich, who declared
he was se
licity recei as a result of hav.
ing been named as a communist
by Matthew Cvetic, former FEI
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If the voters of Chest Town-
ship approve, a new $15,000 grade
school will be constructed in Sit
| Miners’ Hospital, Spangler, where
X-rayw are being taken to deter- | $199 should have included choice
out because of a
Flannigan Ran Cut-Off
Not Intended As Dam
Harry J Huether Jr,
fayette, Ind, & native of Hastings
and a son of a former Northern
Cambria County coal miner, his
risenn to the highest position ob-
tainable in two southern tele
phone companies,
He assumed his duties as the
president of the Lexington
Ashland Telephone Companies
Saturday In addition tL)» heading
the concerns, Mr. Huether
also will serve as general man
ager of the companies.
The Hastings High
graduate succeeds [. F
resigned Mar 1 to sssume
inte Chest Creek during times
of high water.
The breastwork across the
porary slop for
tiem of water, with
sion aplliway
lower than the
hronstw ork. , only a
small amount of water will be
present in the “reserve” dam. School
SE
To Be Held Apr. 25
98-Piece Band to Play
From Theatre Stage | Teiephone Co. The concern is the
The mumvers of the Senior | fOUrth largest company in the
Band ¢f the Patton High School General Telephone System.
will hold their fifth annual| Mr. Huether. a son of the late
Spring Concert on Apr. 385 at! J. Huether Sr, and of Mw.
813 p. mi. DST in the Grand Huether of ; attended
Thestrs, Patton. pe Prep in
This year the high school will
have 98 1nemd | telephone
a drs a he [first started
director of the national
ship high school band
knots for the concert are
cents and may be had from i
band studints or at Milton Jewe-
iry Store, Patton, i
Frank Callahan Injured
Tuesday At Sterling Neo. 1
Frank W. Callahan was Injured
while at york in the i companies, he
1 Mine a! Bakerton on Tuesday Lexington Ky.
morning vhen he was caught be
tweent a coal car and a cross bar. NOTED
He received back and pelvis in-| The 8. bedroom
juries. Hy wes removed to Ue : Jie Chartson’s
Store, Barnesboro, ast
omer
a
mine the extent of his injuries. of vanity or dresser.
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