Union press-courier. (Patton, Pa.) 1936-current, August 10, 1950, Image 10

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When Are Finders Keepers? | CARROLLTOWN |
Laws Are A Bit Complicated | EX
Was It Technically Lost
All-lmportant Question
right to keep lost property is
more complicated than the old
saying, “finders k You
must first establish two facts -
Julie Face, according to Garvin
who interprets laws on
lost property in McCall's for Au
gust, and gives you some good
rules of thumb to be guided by
i rtant Jueations Did you find
it a public place? Was it tech-
nically lost
If the place where you find
TEL
CARROLLTOWN ©
ALONG ROUTE 219 a
EErErrL Ir rRrnIrTTIT ERT
THURSDAY & FRIDAY £
AUGUST 10 & 11 H
Dan Dailey, Corinne Calvet
WHEN WILLIE COMES i
% Fs A : I 1% a
Bo. bs Binion
SATURDAY Only, AUG. 12
DOUBLE FEATURE!
Roy Rogers in
§GRAND CANYON TRAIL?
And Hopalong Cassidy in
UNEXPECTED GUEST
Plas BIG CARTOON SHOW
BEES naan:
SUNDAY & MONDAY
AUGUST 13 & 14
THE LADY
TAKES A BAILOR
Jane Wyman, Dennis Morgan
Mon. Only, $1 Per (Car Nite!
I TIE EE EETS EE
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY §
Ingrid Bergman, in ;
STROMBOLI :
Drirected by Rossellini 2
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something
is your neighbor's]
lawn, the boss's office or a stran-
|ger's car you don't have to be
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public
| question of place
that the article was lost and in a | 1 yD
| money
| years
was handed
| told to leave it alone. Public there.
Whether or not yeu have a
fore includes anyplace where peo- |
ple can came and go without tres.
passing
More difficult even than the
is the question
Is it lost property? If an article
is lying just where the owner put
it, it is misiaid, not lost. This is
‘true especially of valuables inten-
tionally hidden for safekeeping, as
i well as the topcoat on a restau-
To know whether vou have a |
right to keep lost property you!
must first be able to answer two!
rant hook. The hoarder may have
forgotten where he hid his valu-
ables, but in the eyes of the law
he has not lost them
But what happens if an article
is misiaid and no one appears to
claim it? In such a case that
arose in Minneapolis in 1944 the
court decided that aithough the
was obviously misiaid
had gone unclaimed for so many
that it could safely be
classified as lost money So it
over to the finder
your legal claim for
however remember
the
seller of
Whatever
lost property
that the original
only true owner
nd-hand
upho
owner is
If the
car leaves
sistery, the ney
since title t
passed to }
An interesting exXceplio
and found rules
law of Treasure Trove, which deadly
with gold silver and money hid-
den by an unknown: person. All
hidden property is nf: the
land which it is hdden and
belongs to the owner of the land
a 8c
in the
nt
must have he
car is
n to
most Jost is the
part
On
ex opt treasure # POOR wh ~% &
limited to precious metals and !
money hidden by the hand of mar
Here are some rales of thumb
t to guide you
1. Wher YOU 868 SOMeOne’s
v or anvihing in
& private place open the
be slow to pick it up. But
if circumstances seam to call fo
ASK in
the
mialaicd propert
"oy?
some attention to it
voice for direct
and take it straight Don't
open handbags or hillfolds withou®
having a witness with you Leave
your names and address and tr
to get a receipt :
2 If you find lost property
and find it in a public place you
are entitled to take possession of
it. Turn it in and get a receipt
from a responsible person. Have
it understood that it will be re-
turned if not claimed
3 When you take a lost arti
cle away with you make every
effort in good faith to locate the
owner Most state penal codes
list the failure to do this as Jar-
ceny
ms 10
there
to A IP RE SASS AABl
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SMOOTH
SAILING!
By MRS. .
Phone “21 or O92
Banns of matrimony were pub-
lished for the first time in 8t |
Benedicts Catholic Church on Sun-
day for Leo Bauman of this place’
and Miss Evelyn Regan, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Susan Regan, of Ba-
kerton.
Miss Martha McMaster reg-
i
istered nurse, and a one-time res |
ident of Carrolltown, visited for
several days at the home of Mrs |
Agnes Luther Miss McMaster is
now jocated in Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carr of
Pittsburgh spent a visit during
the past week at the home of
Mr and Mrs lambert E Weak-
land
Dan Connell and James Dill
on were visitors in Pittsburgh re-
cently
Mrs B J Dillon
and Mrs Fred J
Juliana,
Rtate College, Pa
Mr and Mrs
mick and family
ited with
and Mrs
week end
Miss Lois McNuity is spending
a vacation period with her
and aunt Mr and Mrs O B
Burley n Johnstown, and Miss
MeNulty is also mn 8 vA
ation vist with another uncle
ard aunt. Mr and Mrs A I
Burley DuBois, Pa Both girls
are daughters of Mr. and Mrs
ene MoNulty
Mr and Mrs
Benedict, have la
idence in Pittsburgh
Benney is employed
or Miss Del
son James
Fees and dau
were Visitors at
inst Friday
Melvin MoCor.
of ARtoona, vis-
the lady's parents Mr
Harry Ki the
Ehier
ne, Over
ins a
- .
Shirley
Benny. of Bt
Ken up |
where M1
Mrs Benny
wes Rhank
wip pe
ir res
8 the forn
jaughter of Mrs Rose Shank of
this place
Three Risters of the Benedict
Are visitors at 1
are ali er ¥
They are Ange
Modesta Hecker and
Krejnus
Ha
op
Order he OCA
Compa nt They f ory
ai residents : Rr
ica INR
Sr Hilda
(secsTRE
|r
ker, who had
A nu
nvaiescing
i and Northern
y Indies Who Are
ANCE at £
the American Legion Auxiliary in
Philadelphia week are Mrs
Ligouri J. Lacey, President of the
Carrolitown U and Mrs Hose
Callahan, of piace. Mra Ann
Whalen, president of the Spangler
Unit, and Mrs. John Steir pres
ident if the Patton Unit The
ladies motored to the Quaker City
with James lacey, who is gpend-
ing several days in Allantiq OWty
Mr and Mrs Fred Owens and
Miss Mary Jo Weniz spend
ing this week on a valalion trip
to lake Frie and Niagara Falls
Mr Owens is a member of
giaff of the Union Press-Qourier
Mr. and Mrs Pau
Washington, D. C., spent
days visiting with Mr
parents, Mr. and Mrs J
Stevens
the Riatle
this
Ale
Lhe
Stevens of
gaveral
Stevens
Edward
Stevens several
Barney spent
‘days during the pas! week Visil-
GOENNER’S SPECIAL
HOLIDAY
BREWED AND BOTTLED
by
Goenner & Company
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
“Make Every Day A Holiday”
L Gertrude
‘of Cresson. Mr
(thony Cotroneo
Gloria,
fing in New York City, where he
was in attendance al a reunion of
thin
dd World War II organiza
the Second Armored [Hvis
tion
on
y, of Ambridge
a. spent several days visiling
during the past week al the home
of Mr and Mra Warren G
Thomas
of the Burley family
was held at the J EK. Buriey
farm on Sunday, July 30 The
afternoon was spent in playing
cards and a number Of pIlures
were taken A buffet lunch Was
held In the barn The [allowing
atlended: Mr and Mm J E
Burley and daughter, Patty, Mr
and Mrs. A. J Burley and son,
Joe, of DuBois; Mr. and Mrs M
J. Burley and Mr. and Mrs. C. A
Burley of Altoona, Mr and Mm
O. B. Burley and daughters, Mary
Jo and Donna, of Johnstown, Mrs
Burley, Mr. and Mrs J
EE. McNulty and family, Nancy,
Dorothy, Kenny, Lois and Shirley,
of Carrolitewn, Mrs. Rose MeNul-
A Reunion
ty, Mrs. D. A. Weakland and Mr
and Mrs. Urban 8tolz of Carroll
town: Mr. and Mrs M. J Miler,
and Mrs An
and daughter,
of Johnstown: Mr. and
Mrs Gib Baker and children Ju- |
‘dy and Freddy, Mr. and Mrs I. |
i
3
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i
P. Farabaugh and daughter, Ca-
thy, of Altoona; Miss Margaret
of Hollidaysburg, and]
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Wharton, of
0-20-20
52.15
a are meen
0-10-19 (With 80 be. Borax)
aes
147
ss.28
41.28
$8.50
12-12 (With 80 Ibs. Borax)
—
20% Soperphosphiate, Granular
For 167 Ib. Burlap Bags, add $1.00
40.00
80.00
30.45
per ton to above
po atid
mpi sr A rl RG
SAVE MONEY BY TAKING DELIVERY EARLY
$% Discount on Mixed Fertilizers Shipped July 17 to
August
4, Inclusive.
i Dr. and Mrs. David Lied of |
Bainbridge,
Packed to Take Out, Too!
S TELEVISION ANTS 3
N. Y., visiting here |
former local resident, who is a
patient at the U. 8. Veterans’
Hospital there.
Mrs. Barbara Hahn spent last
|
Holtz, near Hastings Mrs. Lied
Farabaugh and children spent
last Thursday visiting Miss Holtz
Mr. and Mrs Harold Campbell
and family of Washington D CC.
visited recently with Mrs Camp-
bell's parents Mr and Mrs Pat-
rick Campbell
acme
| week with her sister, Miss Lacy 10 Remain At 20¢
‘met after manufacturers increased
i prices to wholesalers which were
| passed on to retailers.
W. B. Beachy, deputy secretary
(of revenue, in charge of investi.
ed the minimum price of a ca
of 10 packs from $1.08 to $2. :
The study was made last week' The 1040 act provides that the
| 20¢ price per pack would be un-
| changed
THE FLOP FAMILY
' A LITTL
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tz be
-
€ PRESENT | BouswT
LANDER DRTHOAY,
UM HAUNG
TOR TEA AN
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{under the state's cigarette sales!
THE GIRLS OUER
0 BRIDGE Ti44
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wholesalers may not
ettes for jess than
above thelr cost and
‘ers must add a minimum
[percent to their costs
dots not fix maximum
The State Revenue Dept. has gations and collections, said the |
decided to conunue the legal min. department experts figured the
imum price of cigarettes at 20¢ minimum price for a carton would
for a pack of 20, but has increas have to be increased, but that the
Fuad resuits in classified
NEW FALL SANFORIZED Ging. |
ham Dresses. All sizes —
20, 14% to MW, and 44 v
Just $195 each. Fannie C. Wetsel |
Carrolitown. Phone 4491.
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Hou OoN'T WEAR \T 1
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C.0.RUSSELL
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CLOTHES? PUTTIN ON -
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WIN ILL $TRETCH
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RELAX, KNOWING WONT BE"
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YOu SiaaLL GET
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GIVE MDL BEFORE |
OR SOMEBODY
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