Fama wi ¥ AH DO Recognized Medium Of Union Labor Interest Vol. 57 Carrolltown Flier Loses Life in Crash Of Air Force Plane Donald F. Hopfer In Maryland Tragedy A Carrolltown airman met an instant death last Friday when an Air Force training plane crashed at Andrews Air Force Base Md near Washington, D C Victim of the crash was T-Sgt Donald ¥ Hopf 34, a of World War fighting ar ter know * hig man? v “Pete steran i het Ar \ ! friencs Aas He ha i served with ths armed forces for 12 years of the plane also was The pilot " another Man Was killed and ed seriously The training for Chicago from Washington via Norfolk. Va It had taken off from Bolling Air Force Base in Washingtor However the caught fire shortly after the take- off. The pilot, an air force colonel atternpted to take the craft to Andrews Field a few nilles away The piane crashed in a tobacco field about one mile whort of = runway at the airport It then burst into flames virtually cre- mating the sergeant and colonel Hopfer was a son of Mrs Clara Hopfer of Midland, Mich, formerly of Carrolitown Mrs. Hopfer mov- ed from East Carroll Township several vears ago to live with her daughter, Pauline, in Midland addition to his mother and the sister mentioned he is survived by these brothers and sisters: Ro bert, Nwillaville, Wis Emmeren Wichita, Kan, Gervase, Pills burgh: Mrs Henrietta Krauth Butler, and Mrs Dorothy Patter san, Carrolltown A native of Carrolitown, the sergeant was born July 19 1816 He entered the service in 183% shoftly after his graduation from OTe High School He wis one of the first Ameri. can soliliers to serve overseas in the war Funeral services were held at § a m Wednesday in 8t Benedict's Catholic Church, Carrolitown. In- terment was in the church ceme- tery, with military rites by Fox- Peale Fost American legion Twen'y-six airmen from Sgt Hopfer's squadron, Bolling Field, attended the funeral Spangler Student Named To Pean State Dean’s List John Joseph Maholtz of Span- , senior at Penn HBiate Coi- , has been named to the dean's lst for scholastic attain- | ment during the spring na Togs VRP | pa 3 plane 'aas it (ne sf fMEINnes ————— ———— Expe No. 43 : In nad charge of semester. annual lled Czechslovakia Missionar - UNION PRESS-COURIER De County Legion Will Honor Two Vets For Past Services Walter Stinson, Fred Morley Are Cited Alt & ¢ tle meeting | Wednesday {County Single Copy bc omm night Aniericay Bland! i recognition were out for Walter J. Stiins Fs gv ¢y | iif tee in ITE Ka rewards us and {outstanding Lag | ior "Three Were awards for the men Members of the committee are H CC Riblett Conemaugh: Van 8 Harvey Bar- neshorn, and Frank Evans Fork Samus] Brooks of Johnstown was installed as commander of the 20th (Cambria County) Ins trict of the Legion Robert Gallo- way of 8t Michael took office as chairman of the Cambria County American Legion Committee Joseph F. Bernard Gallitzin, re- tiring commander of the district, installation cere. Joseph LaRocca of South chairman of the members suitable ¥ top monies Fork is retiring commitles the new Evans Appointed to offices Dy commander are Frank chaplain; Walter Stinson secre- tary of the committee. Paul J Wills. first deputy commander of the district: George Gold, second deputy, and George Rhawn, third deputy. Mr. Brooks will name two other deputies later Bernard Melvin was named the district adjutant Picnic At St. Augustine To Be Held This Sunday Final plans have been com- pleted for the big St. Augustine Picnic to be held in the 8t Aug- ustine Grove this coming Sunday, Aug. 27 The picnic's famous chicken dinners will be served beginning at 12 noon. The meal will include nondles and all the trimmings The price for adults is §1. Games and other amusements also will feature The public is invited Many former BSt Augustine residents Jogaid this picnic as an non . C—O A—— i————— To Speak Here On Sunday Evening Miss Ethel Wray, a native of Toronto, Canada, will be guest speaker at the First Baptist Church of Patton and the Cal- | seized control of the government of that nation, Miss Wray and other religious workers were for- ted to the leave the country. Upon arriving home, the mis-| vary Baptist Church of Reilly's gionary worker accepted a posi this coming Sunday: ition as child evangelist in the Miss Wray, upon completion of | northern part of the province of missionary to Czechoslovakia by | her studies, was printed as a Manitoba, Canada i the Mid-Missions, a faith mission ary Day program at the In connection with the Mission- local zation. She served as a re- churches, the ordinance of Bap-| instructor tah an orphan- tiam will be observed on Sunday age in one of the cities of Czecho- evening The public is cordially linvited to attend this special ob- When the communist regime servance. swim | NORTH CAMBRIA PERSONALITIES--NO. 74 ¥ LY. Mache: J 's broad education and his influence on the student living, former stu- is a liberal educa- Maucher has a broad back- ground for educational work. He ed from the Pennsylvania "8 BE Gh By : (James Studio Photo, Pstton) Mr. Maucher taught at McKees | Rocks High School during the | 1927-28 term, and the following | year he traveled in paEvDs with his father and brothers. When he returned, he accepted a position | as teacher at the Spangler High | School and taught there two terms. In the fall of 1930 he was | appojnted assistant principal at Carrollitown High School and the next year he was appointed] supervising principal. A son of Dr. J. V. and Rose | (Blum) Maucher, he was born in Carrolltown. He is married to the former Catherine Sanker, daugh- ter of Luke and Cecelia (Cooper) Sanker. Mr. and Mrs. Maucher reside in Loretto and are mem- bers of St. Michael's Catholic Church there. The educator is 2 member of Phi Lamda Upsilon, an honorary chemistry fraternity, to which he wag elected while he was a stu- dent in college. His hobbies include amateur photography and amateur astron- omy. TP ae a six-inch tele- with which he studies the Serving ‘Northern (Cambria (County PATTON, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1950 Shirt Factory Workers Pray for Peace Each Day at Noon I I, DLL {James Studio Photo : Patton) By cutting short thelr lunch hour, & number of girls employed at the Phillips-Jones factory in Patton South have been spending approximately 15 minutes daily at noom In St. George's Church praying for peace. Their example during the past several weeks has been responsible for a aumber of other groups using the same time to pray In other district churches. A huge outdoor rosary rally is being planned for two weeks from today, Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Barnesboro Stadiom to ask for an enduring world peace. Henry Gutted By Blaze Loses Grain, Hay Crop Flames completely destroyed a barn on the Henry Rosian farm rear Hastings about 7:30 p m last Wednesday. with lhe amount of loss estimated at $800 The fire was discovered by Mr Rosian about 15 minutes after he and his wife had finished milking their three cows They had not noticed any sigrs of smoke or fire during the visit to the barn All the cows and other livestock were saved However, about eight tons of hay and a quantity of grain were destroyed by the blaze Hastings Fire Co arrived on the scenes barn a mass of flame omcentrated efforts on ings and were able 0 nearby Urge All Legionnaires To Send In Coupons All American Legion bers are cautioned of Walter McCoy Patton, not to miss the re cently-released ilssne of the Legion magazine. In it are two coupons which entitle the Legion member and any woman member of his family to an absolutely free chance on four anteraobiles and a home kitchen and aun dry outfit, The only strings tied to the offer are that men be members of the legion and women be relatives of Legionnaires mem- oWMicials ost 614, members to find the They then ott build Save A -. pig-pen. Walter was ob- tained from a small dam located | a considerable distance away. Centennial Book As firemen were laking the! From S. America Ride Wake of Tornado While Nearmg U. S. Dr. and Mrs. B F. Bowers of 8t. Benedict recently returned home from what they reported as a delightful trip to Bouth Amer Wan countries The couple cruised on the 88 Uruguay to the South American east coast, stopping at all the important ports and cities, includ- ing Trinidad, Port of Spain, Rio de Janeiro, Santos Sac Paulo, Montevideo and Buenos Alres Ar- gentina, their destination The cruise was sponsored by the International ege of Bur- geons, being invited by the Ar- gentina government for their Tth international assembly. Over 400 receive building fell and ca t the vehi. | wr snce Of Entire District approximately | 1.000 pounds : were quickly secured and the paration of a souvenir book to be pull the door weights had come Church, Carrolitown The celebra- ly escaped being struck by the Mean - former of publication, Rev. Father Aidan patrons as well ag business pat- left over after Was an- Title of the book will be "Our the development of St. Benedict's ten material, prepared by Rev pumper from the Hastings Fire Hall to answer the alarm, xe To Include Hist heavy overhead doors of the] cle when iL was The doors weigh In spite of this fact, only a 5- | By CYWIL RB. STEVENE) minute delay was met Timbers Work is progressing on pre doors propped up. It was later published on the occasion of the discovered that the ropes which Centennial of St Benedict's off the pulleys tion will start Sunday, Oct 1 Anthony Fiasco. chief, Narrow-| according to present plana the fall ac book will go to press soon WNEE CENT | time memberg of the pariah and parishioners 2s wel 88 {riends are asked to be personal patrons to help defray expenses Basnik, OSB, pastor, announced He pointed out that personal rons will receive copies of the theirs will be solid R nounced. Catholic Heritage” It will con- tain more than 100 pictures of Church, clergy and scenes of in- terest to the general public, Writ- Father Valentine Koehler, OSB, formerly in charge of St. Joseph's the beginning of Catholicity in this section and tell especially of the work of the Benedictine Fa- thers. With the celebration of the of Benedictine Area. The actual anniversary of the dedication will be on Dec 25 service In terested in being patrons for the with the Benedictine Fathers in Carrolltown d coast.” said Dr. Bowers complimentary | book. Any books | and Cyril R. Stevens, will describe | centennial of the church, also will} be observed more than a century this | However, it was thought advis- sable to hold the celebration before | winter weather arrives. Those in- | book are asked to communicats Rosian Bam Patton Auto Co. Makes Low Bid On New Borough Truck Hastings R. D. Farmer . Councilmen to Hike Along Flood Project The rontract Aute Co the fom Patton four won a furnishing of a new truck Patton Boro fol- lowing the opening of bids at a meeting of Patton Council Friday evening The meeting was con- tinued to thia Wednesday even ng due to the volume of bus. | iness The firm received the contract on ita bid of $2 445.8% he Stoltz Maotar Co. submitted a b f $2550 and Patton Motor bid was $2 989 806 4 Hales Council aise was slated to open ida of a $36 000 (asue of revenue homds of a type similar to that which were paid off on the Pat- ton Water Works several years agn. However, no bids were re. ceived, and the body now intends toy advertise for general obliga boridds for the building «f a [new dam and other improvements authorized by voters last May A resolution also was passed providing that minutes of meet. [ings be published However, min {utes first will have to be approved iat a later council meeting before | publication Parking meter collections total {led $344 43 during the month of | July, with $172.21 being the share igoing to the company. To date 1$1.43307 has been paid on the | parking meters. The concern pro- viding the meters geta half of ieach month's “take” unlil the tinitial cost of $0450 for the 135 i meters is pald for, at which time the boro will have complete own- {ership Council also is making plans the nsar future to A a (trip by foot along with Bobo Con- {struction Co .and state represen {tativea from the Water Works {along the edge of Chest Creek as far pa Thomas’ Mill to inspect the flood control project. The igroup will travel down one bank {of the creek and return along the {other Plans also are being made for the formal turning over of the | completed project to Patton Boro ® tien fa FOr Nicktown Native Returns to Arctic Rev. Dr. Maximilian Duman, (OSE, native of Nicktown and as isociate professor of biolo and ibotany at 8 Vincent College, ia currently engaged on a botanical ‘expedition in Northern Canada | under the auspices of a Washing- ton foundation. Well known in botanteal circles (for his work on the genus carex, | Father Duman has made two pre- | vious botanical expeditions to the {Arctic to gather specimens for scientific classifications He has been a member of the St. Vincent faculty since 1941, 'and also has held the post of vis- iting lecturer in botany at Cath- olic University ing the past four summers. Englun “It is needless to say we were a! little but otherwise smooth.” the sailing w Red Cross Courses | Rudolph Gelormino, 27-year-old | Patton resident, was killed early Teach 150 to S i {last Friday morning on the west- {bound tracks of the Pennsylvania ‘Railroad at Gallitzin, About 750 persons received in- | struction in Red Cross His body, severed at the “learn-to- | section, was discovered by swim” campaigns in the county road crews about 3:45 a m. In. this summer, according to R. C. | vestigation said details of the ac- water safety instructor John Al- cident are not complete essandro of Johnstown. { The fatality occurred about 150 The lessons. given free of! [feet west of the west portal of charge, were held in Patton, Port- the QGallitzin tunnel. A freight age, Ehensburg. South Fork and | train, with one engine in front sLOWT. ‘and two al the rear. had passed Persons passing beginners tests DE oiEh the aren a short time at the Patton Fark pool who were hefore discovery of the tragedy. not previously announced were as | : 4 : follows: | Chief County Detective Joseph Joyce Dubyak, Jane Strittmat- ter, Dorothy Niebauer, Jane Nich- | olson, Doris McNulty, Clair Gill, | Janet Smith, Jean Blasko, John! Jenkins, and Jerry Hauret, all of | Patton: Joanne Donald | the second pusher engine and the Yahner, Dick Baker, Sylvia Ann UPPer half was alongside Gresco and Donald Dumm, all of | IY8cks near the rear wheels of Hastings: Barbara Briel of Cres- (the frst pusher engine ~The son Lv Cassidy, Westover. | Pushers had been cut from the mid- about midway between the tunnel Lr ———————— POTATO MEN TO TOUR tunnel. County potato farmers will visit | The the old Swope farm along the St continued westward but has been Lawrence road at 2:30 p. m. to- {examined to determine whether day, and the Ray Westrick farm | the entire freigh passed over near Patton at 3:30 p. m. Be re Tg and Fam rail. | Roberts said the body was found | entrance and the Gallitzin bridge | which spans the tracks. The lower half of the body was found under the | train after it passed through the! remainder of the freight] "When Struck By Train At Gallitzin 12 Pages -— 96 Columns Parochial Schools To Open Sept. 5 ’50-’51 Term Calendar Announced This Week The the 55 W¥icial calendar for parochial grade schools in Altoona Catholic Diocese has arnounced by Rev. Father Francis A MeNelis, the diocesan director of schools The after se ond hg been term will Labor Day BE The official open the day Tuesduy, Bept alendar {follows AC iom Colum Wednesday Raints boli- Sunday, Oct. 1 Weak bus Catholic Thursday, Oct 11 Day. holiday Nov. 1. Feast of All day: Sunday Now Education Week, Friday, New. 10, | Armistice Dav ohservance Thurs day and Friday, Nov. 13-24, the I dr ksgiving holiday Sunday Dec 3. Missions Week: Friday, | [ec RB Feast of Immaculate Con- | ception, holiday, and Thursday, Dec. 21. Christmas holidays begin | at 3 30 pm { Tuesday, Jan. 2, classes ragume; | Friday, Jan 12, exams in religion, | art, music; Friday, Jan 28, ex-| ams in reading, English spelling; | Friday. Feb 18 exams in geOgra- | phy. history, Christian sotial iv- | ing, Thursday, Feb. 22 Washing- | ton's birthday, holiday Friday, Mar 2 exams in arith- metic, science, health, Waodnesday, | Mar 21. Easter holidays begin at 3:30 p mm; Tuesday, Mar 127 | lasses resume. Monday, Apr. 18, nne-act play tournament begins. | ursday, May 3. feast of the Ascension. holiday; Friday May 4. Prince QGallitzin Day observ. ance, Thursday May 10, final ex- aminations: Friday May I5 es tablishment of diocese observance Wadnesday, May 30 Memorial Day holiday. and Friday, June 8 closing of school year William J. Zirn, 74, Carrolltown Tax Collector, Expires Zire. 74 ome of the heat known residents of Carroll tows and lax § that porough for the past 185 years died at his home on Monday morning of this week. Fle had beens in ill health for nome time Born in West Carroll Twp. on Sept. 4 1874 a son of James and Rossanna Zirn, he was a de eendent of ane of Cambria Coun- tv's oldest families He apemt his entire life in the Carrollfown area and was active in a pumber of organizations, including tlw Fire Co. Holy Name ¥ nd the ! s of Bt. Geergh "He also as a member of the Car * y, Amaarican William J codiector in served rofitown School Board and third was a plague His wife, the former Agnes Kirkpatrick, died last November | Burviving are these children: Mrs W. O Mills, Mrs. J C. Miller, | Edna, Earl Charles and Donald | He was a brother of John Zirn of Patton. A son, Irs, | (SB, a native of Cambria County, | College, in de | Northern Cambria’s Best and Largest Weekly Subscription $2.50 Per Year Patton Public School Bells | To Ring Again Next Week | 0 i 3 New Instructors f - - 4 Begin Duties Monday School bells will ring again | Monday, Aug. 28, for students in Patton Public and Patton | 8chools Workmen have been busy om the buildings for the past several ‘months and all buildings have { been cleaned from top to botiom ‘and the gym, shower rooms and boyy jocker room painted. | Supervising Principal Jesse W. | Cogley Jr. announces that pupils enrolling in Grades 1 to 3 will re- | port to the Second Ward Building. ‘Grades 4 to 8 will report to the | First Ward Building, and Grades ‘to 12 to the High School | During the summer resignations | were submitted by Mrs. Henrietla {OY Leary, home economics teacher, {and Mrs Elizabeth Ludwig, sec- |ond grade teacher | Miss Barbara Overberger, =a | public school teacher for the past | 43 years, 38 of which have been lin the Patton public schools, will | retire on Oct. 1, 1860 New Pastor Arrives AL 1. Lawrence | 7. pr tout di The Rev. Father Camillus Long. uate of Indiana State hie will teach home eochno- pn last Sunday as mics Frank Martin of Arnold, a sumed charge of | graduate of St Vincent Qottege, the St Lawrence will teach social science. He Catholic Church | will serve as football coach, snd at 3t Lawrence | will be assisted in that capeseily succeeding thei by Pat Marquette Rev. Father Re | yoy Marion Short of Patton, a gis McCoy, OSB, _. guste of West Chester Teach- who was rans... College, will serve in the pri- ferred to Cleve- mary grades She was, until this land. O. Father .... 4 teacher in The Cresson Camillus comes public schools. Miss Audrey Heist of Jploneer Cam- |p, heen granted a sabbatical bria County fam- ue of three months ily arid has many relatives in this . section He had Lt a member of | The enrolment this year is ex- the faculty at 8t Vincent College pected to be higher than it has for a number of years prior to | Pe in inst a. years ” being ansigned parish work : e following teachers Lan the staff for the current year: Army Tank Here Today To Aid National Guard North County men between I7 and 40 will have an tanity to enlist In the ’ wylvanin National Guard right vere in Patton all day today. And at the same time thelr families will have a chances to mee one of this nation’s $7-ton tanks—which will be located nn the Churelia jot at the main corner of the town. The 28th Division recruiters will be on hand to accept en istments. There won't be any walting to see whether or not applicants can puss the phyi- eal exam either, for medical examinations will be given In a nearby building. | High school-John I. Barnard Wins | principal M. Agnes Connell, Sally | Davis, HL W. Fleming, V. Marie | Garrity, Mary A. Gavaler, Rachel | Pri 'A. Gwynn, Mary L. Homyak, Ie Mary B Kollar, Angelo F. Lau : i rito, Mildred B. Lowes, Catherine The crack Hastings Drum and |g Markey Pascal H Marquette, Bugle Corps walked off with top| Elizabeth K. Maanica, George | yonors and a $500 cash prize al! Melson Jr, Frank Martin, Nancy Myersdale an Tuesday evening of | McNelis, Barbara R. Overbenges, his week | John Semonfth and Henry L. The unit won the tidy sum | inski during competition In an Amer- Grade school Rose C. Fars can Lagion sponsored parade in | baugh, Sue E Gill, Audrey G connection with the 50th Somer-! Heist Anna Hom Anna V. pet County Fair now under way [acava, Marion Short, Mary L. in Meyersdale | Montanaro, Jane M. Paterick, Recond prize In drum eurps |CiFece M. Urich and Yvonne O. tompet ition was taken by | Yerger Sewickly Drum Corps and third | | piace by the New Florence Sham. | rocks Second prize was a trophy RS Sin ABE Over 9,000 Attend 22 units which took part | i * ® ne ie og, wr Eucharistic Day {ean Judging Assn. { ne oem ~~ Event AI Loretto Gallitzin Twp. supervisors have! Approximately 9,000 persons at- ceased | awarded a contract of $2100 to tended the second annual Altoona Funeral services were held at 95 mu this Thursday in 8% Bene dict's Church, Carroiltown, burial in the church camelery Patton, Carrolltown Kennywood Tournament Of Music The Patton High School Band and the Carvolitown High School Band will compete in ‘Lhe Dig Tournament of Music which ia scheduled nightly the week of Aug. 28 at Kennywood Park near Pittaburgh The Patton High Schocl Band, under the direction of Jolin Sem. | onich, is scheduled to participats | Monday evening. Aug. 38 It will | appear the same night as the Funxsutawney High School Band, | Veterans All-Girl Band of Mt | Pleasant, Springdale High School | Band Belle Vernon Gold Cadets | Drum & Bu Corps, Giupeville | Drum & Bugle Corps, East Beth- | lehem School Band and North Braddock Volunteer Flremen's | Band | The Carrolitown High School | Band, directed by Joseph Boes ia slated to participate Friduy even. ing. Sept. 1. It will appear the same night as Plum p. High ' School Band, Charleroi High Sch- AD ES on BAEC, SO Sa ue” sppreienee We a2 | Rudolph Gelormino, Patton, Killed | had been struck only by the two pusher engines The fatality is being investiga- ted by Deputy Coroner Richard Wilkinson, Sgt. Theodore Ketten- heim of the PRR Police and by the state police. Detective Roberts said it was learned that Gelor- mino left the Roosevelt Hotel near the scene of the accident about midnight His whereabouts between then and the time of his death has not been learned Gelormino had been employed ‘by the Clyde Smith Shows which appeared in Gallitzin last week He was born in Patton on Decem- iber 4 1922 and made his home there. His parents are Mr and Mrs. Anthony Gelormino Deputy Conorner Wilkinson said an inquest into the fatality will be held at 10:30 a. m. on Friday of this week in Gallitzin Munici- i pal building Besides his parents. Anthony and Anna (Lupenna) Gelormino, the deceased is survived by these brothers and sisters-—Louis, John, Richard, Edward Ralph Mrs An- thony Buttino, Mrs. Michael Gion- | | friddo, and Mrs Joseph Tononi Monday morning in St. Mary's Catholic Church, Patton, and in- terment was in the church ceme- * Funeral services were held on | with roads in the township. Materials in the St. Michael's ‘also include limestone New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co for bituminous surfacing of two ance Diocese Eucharistic Day observ : Tuesday on the grounds and Church at | Loretto. I The day's events, all in honor ‘of the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, began at 10:30 a. im. with a solemn mass ‘celebrated by Most Rev. Richard ''T. Guilfoyle, bishop of the diocese. After mass exposition of the soi Band, Braddock High School Blessed Sacrament was held until Band Robinson Twp. High School (2 p m. in the church, oldest in Band, South Fayette Pram & | the diocese. Bugle Corps, Turtle Creek Girls! At 2 p m. a solemn procession, Drum & Bu Co and the with the bishop carrying the Duquesne High School Band. | Blessed Sacrament, od from mers in the various classes the church to a spot dedicated to from five nights of competition Our Lady of Alleghenies, will appear Saturday night, Sept. | where benediction was offered at 2, to parade again and receive | 3 specially constructed altar. An- their trophies. {other benediction was offered at The Tournament of Music is athe foundation of a church com- part of the Fall Fantasy be [structed in 1817, and the final heid nightly at Kennywood, all | benediction was offered over the next week. A dazzling Alice in|tombs of early Cambria County Wonderland parade will be held setters who are buried in Prince at the same time the bands are Gallitzin cemetery, where a re marching. ary was led by Father Vincent A. Beautiful floats, depicting char. | Luther. assistant superintendent acters from the famous children's of schools book, will be interspersed through: Back in the church, votive ves- the parade with the many bands | The entire parade gets underway at 8.30 each evening Kenny wood's famous free thrill acts fol- | low on the lagoon stage at 9:30 solemn benediction with the bish- p.m. nightly. op acting as celebrant. Bands Enter ——— Harry Stoltz Receives Certificate from Local Legionnaires of America dur
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