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Patton Courier, stad. 1803 Union Press, Estab. 1935
Thursday by A Opens and Prank P. Cammarata.
Published
: Pullding. Avenue. Pat Pa. spd entered af sec-
Shins mail ‘matter ay 1. st the powtoffice at Patton,’ Ps. under
New Assessment Procedures
Patton taxing authorities during the past several months have
instituted methods atiempting to equalize taxes in our local com-
munity. A committee of citizens has taken an active and voluntary
part. Assessors have agreed to co-operate. Much good should come
of the movement, even though within the next five years the various
counties over the state will have to create an entirely new tax
assessment system, centralized in the County Commissioners’ Office
The real estate tax assessment in Pennsylvania is inadequate
has Jong been realised, and the tedious, gradual and sometimes pain-
ful process of modemizing the assessment jaws actually has been
under way for more than two decades The major changes made by
the 1951 General Assembly have been for the purpose of improving
_ the assessment procedure in fourth-to-eighth ciass counties where
_ Jocal assessors are elected. (Cambria County is Tourth class.)
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farmers in this area.
Loretto R. D., one of the best known and most progressive
A lifelong Democrat, Mr. Farabaugh perhaps hasn't been identi- |
{ fled with an active part in politics, but ne surely has taken a very
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out his lifetinne. No betier choice
by the party than the candidacy
honest
continue our political round-up
gincere citizen who Keeps abreast of the times and who will
| acquit himself well when he goes io Harrisburjt. Next week we'll | candidate 8 ~cmcerned
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Particularly has he taken a lively part ia the various farm |
miy in recent years, but through- |
we repeat. cold have been made |
of Mr. Farabaugh an energetic,
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LACES 6 |
« CAMBRIA COUNTY |
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THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD — NO. 2 |
The skies were gray on the guirying friends Reports of the 4 their opin.
number of people who lost their |. a» voting
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morning of the flood and con
tinued its forebodings of gloom
and sadness for several days The
work of the reccvering the bod
jos was the first ask to be un
dertaken. The city was strewn
with stranded trees, umber, wire
jron. mattresses, dead horses and
debris of every description
The news of this world tragedy
was heralded throughout the en.
tire world. Food. clothing, medi
cine came rapidly as possible. All
trains had approach the ity
on the Baltimore snd Ohio Rail
road
(yOvEernor James A of
Pennsvivania issues a prociama-
tion asking for aid and help for
the people of Johnstown. In the
meantime he ordered Adjutant
General Daniel H Hastings to
came to Johnstown He selup a
department of publi health
quartermaster and commissary de |
partments and other military or-
ganizations. Miss Clara Barton of
Associaglion came
from Washington, D.C. to Johns
During her stay |
she and her assistants provided’
without Himit, food, clothings
blankets and other services to]
the neady, Food and clothing be-
gan to come to the city
The most important thing then
wis to clean the city to prevent
epidemics and pestilences Gover.
nor Beaver mude an appeal to
President Benjamin Harrison for
food. clothing, beds, etc, to be
sent to the city. The appeal Was
met with alacrity on the part of
all the peoples in the United
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States and many European coun.
tries. Food, clothing, blankets
medicine arrived in car load jolts
Money, too, was given generously
on the part of our fellow oon
trymen and our friends across the
sen. Much of the supplies came in
over the BaRimore and Ohio
Railroad until the Pennsylvania
Raliroad could repair its broken
lines from Bouth fork into the
city
Medical supplies and relief was
on the way. The doctors respond.
od nobly to the work before
thems. Dr. Horace BE. Kistler of
Philadelphia wits placed In charge
of the Homeopathic College Hon-
pital of Philadelphia which estab
lished a free dispensary on Jack.
son Street where medical treat-
ment was furnished to hundreds
of people in the town. All of the
doctors in Cambr:: County ani
other communities including, Eb
Altoona, . Philadelphia
Pittsburgh and many othor places
dd and rendered free ser
vices. At time of great disasters
ans have always been provided
rendered
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hn of recovering
dead. The Ad- |
fic sehool and the
Catholic Church |
Were used as
frs-
pr the
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joy
x thought
at these
were established and
survivors were asked to regis.
their name in order lo give
of thelr safety to in|
lives went as high as 15.000 For |
“As | See It” Ti seuon,
= t STATE SENA
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NTEREST |&ia=i §
Althoy We Reever wire a
reat believer in poll-taking we
do wish to brimg to the attention
of our readers & poll taken in the
City of Johnstown last wetk. by
parties who were entirely neutral
insofar as having any favorite
The poii pertains fo the race
for State Senator, with 195 per.
sons Rheving
interview
Of 188
sons, 88
pet
tion voting
Republican for 8
State Benator 5
this fall; 87 vol
Democratic;
years after the fiood bodies BAYE of the entire
been recovered slong the path of number contac
the Conemaugh, Kiskiminatus and |
Allegheny Rivers presumably hav. |
ing been flood victims «fhe actual i
pimber of Hues lost will never be
known Ther are 683 unidenti-
fied dead butied in the Unknown |
Plot in Grand View Cemetery. A |
beautiful monument in the Plot of |
the Unknown Dead should be vis |
ited by every one in the city and |
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county and by visitors coming to |
i Johnstown. Little markers sie so |
| placed that in any direction you |
may look they will be in rows In}
this beautifitl spot set apart for]
those bodies who were not identi |
fied repose their bodies and await
the great summons The number
usually. quoted is that of 2.205 |
including about 301 not Known |
to have been found Many prom: |
| inemt men and women lost their |
Byes in the Great Flood but time
and space does not permit us to]
mention Any names i
The property damages are esti |
mated in millions, of dollars of |
| which the Cambria Iron Company |
suffered the greatest Os ;
The whole world opened ils]
heart to the sufferers in the flood. |
Money cama in from conEntries |
throughout the world Food. cloth-
ing medicine and evervihing need. |
by the piricken people came |
into Johnstown in car jomsds It
takes a great catastrophe 10
bring out Uhe best that men and
women have in coming to the ak
of those wiv need it
The possibilities of epidemics |
edd
and pestilences prevailing In the |
stricken city because of the flood, |
brought about the establishment
of a bord of health for the CAy |
of Johnstown i
The vast ums of money sent to |
Johnstown wis expended through |
proper channels to help the peo
ple who were in need of it
fhrough Miss Clara Bartos, of |
the Red Cross Assn,
grateful friends Loe Memorial
| Hospital was concetved. Om Now. |
and her
Sen. nak
ted stated they Sen. Falun
were not interested at this time
In the breakdown. in the race
for State Senator, with Republi
can voters, we find the following
Johm Thomas, Jr. 37. Clifton Mc-
Willams. 23; William Heslop. 17
and undecided. 11. Om the Demo
cratic side we find: John | Hal
asks, 63: George Paviick, 17. and
undecided, 7
This poll was taken in the City
of Johnstown only, cofitacting
business and rofessional men
clerks, steel ard mine workers If
iar
whether
publican or a Democrat, but, it is
our contention that any man who |
i must stoop to propaganda or un- |
: true nothing, |
this should be a barometer of any
type, it would appear that
rave. insofar as the city is con
cerned. appears to be well in
nand We nave no facts pertain.
ing to the county at the present
time
Thus far the campaign, in both
parties, has been kept clean and
8 being conducted on a high
level asx it should be. There ave
ramors afloat that one of |
the candidates for State Senator
Te
i$ preparing to issue a pamphlet
that will reach the volers on the
eve of the election, which will
not give those accused a chance!
to retaliste in any manner what-
5 ever - ey
We do not know, at
this candidate
this time
is a Ree
accusations has
himself, to offer and is, therefore,
compelled to try to fool the
voting public to vole against ris
opponent, hoping. thereron
the recipient of a protest vote
Inssfar as our candidacy is Coe
cerned, we have and we will keep |
it on a high plane. Thu: far. we
ave the only candidate of the ve!
running who has had the courage
to print his record and further
more, in slate specifically what
he stands for in the future. This
we believe
of presenting one's candidacy lo
the volears
A few years age n.one of any
May the goy color ond
joy of this Eovier holiday
remain with you — our
friends ond potrons
every doy of the yeor.
MAIN STREET
GARAGE
CARROLLTOWN, PA.
2. 1580 the orgamastion Wis af-i ~~
fected, with Mames Medilion as
ita first prosident under the name
of the “Ceomemaugh Valley Hos |
pital Association. In the begin. |
ping of Jan. 1882 oulldings were |
completed and set up in the best
manner possible for that thine.
Here is sample proof whit the
Red Croms did for the sulferers
of the Great Flood in Johlislown
and for the noble, herolt and
sympathetiy work couse by it dur-
ing the last 83 years In war or
peace, in oarthqeake, fire, flood,
factory. railroad aad RIghWay ao
cidents and catastrophes of every
description you will find the Red
Cross at ils side
It usually takes a terrible trae
edy to mike the place affected
By It. and when renewed, a safer
better piace in which Uh live
In ¢ this last paper on the
Johnstown, Flood, the inhaiMtants
of Jobnstives, should ever be
grateful tw ail these who filled
positions of responsibility in mak-
ing it now > FREE.
and
a Sa dia
Fox Good Crow Decoy
ary crows seem to come
to range better when & dncoy B
used with a call. The owl seams
to be wha! most shooters want
bit ome eroow Bunter 1 know uses
a red fox as & decoy with re
turns equa n nd good.”
RS SA SB IVa
If you need a Car, see your Dealer
If a Tooth hurts, see your Dentist!
Men who live
with motor cars say—
and Solex Safety
anti-glare) optional
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& on
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in the American way |
fa
Sard
to change
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county campaigns,
‘was sent oul to some of the
voters in the county, despite the
fact that the former District At
- oA Ra np
a “hate jetter”
' candidates who are
| most
‘one would think that any
torney promiged faithfully that
he would thoroughly
the msties involved
havit gone by and nsthing has
heen done abont this antler
investigate
four years
{ yance of any election, sO
who make up such Sithy
literature, to our mind must be
inspivedd by the Communist move-
ment, ind
beri of such an organization. And
if weit weel “hate Iellers
decniving Htoratule are left
youl front doorsteps by
on
that sued a movement is not
only people ‘with yellow streaks
f rumningg down their backs would
stoop l¢ such low jevels We may
this regardless of whether it is
taking place in the Democratic or
Republican primaries,
t has best pursing to many
the county as to the
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peciple
in
sie CEB ORM § Bi NH Tn
sob
mibly could be mem-
‘de not think the
or
prey
“night |
riders’ you miky then rest assured
prompled by good faith and that
peor
of sincerity
lac shown oe
important
who wishes (0 represen t the pede
would
iple of this great county
in
that the
voters might have the
snalyzing the same Or do
Rese candidates feel that last-
minute literature could be be the
answer to lheir nomination? We
of our
county will be so stupid as to fall
to aay sich movement
BEN. JOHN J HALUSKA
issue his platform. Way
SEEK MARRIAGE LICENSES
William F. White, Pittsburgh,
and Olga M Malatesta, Gallitsin
Louis Schrenkel and Patricia
Entier, both of Spangler
Orien Keith, Coalport. and Ver-
na Margaret Beers, Flinton R. Do
William O. Hicks, and Leda J.
King. both of Barnesboro
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