First Aid Teams to
Competitive Event to
Start At 10 Saturday
Thirty-one of
first-aid teams
honors at the
aid mee! of
the state's
wiil compete
12th annual first-
the Pennsvivania
State Bituminous Safetv Associa-
tion at 10 a this Saturday at
Ebensburg Fairgrounds
The event wili be a feature of
the dav activities at this
vear's Cambria County Fair
Three oulstanding figures in
Pennsvivania and national bitum-
inous circles will be guest speak-
ers
They are Charles Ferguson of
Washington, Id C., director of
safely for United Mine Warkers
af Ameries J. J. Forbes of
Washington, DC, director of
U7. 8 Bureau Mines and Wm
Jd. Clement Harrisburg, secrs
tary of Dept. of
Mines
An array
les are in line for winning teams
Cash awards include 3350
first: $175, second: $148, third:
$105. fourth, and $35 to all other
teams. They will be presented by
W. ©. Thomas of Colver stale
deputy se if mines.
Other AWaY and names of
those whe will present them. are
Mine Safety Appliance Sophy
worge H Dweike of Pittsburgh. |
president of Mine Safely Appli-|
ance Co. National Coal! Asso. |
giation trophy. Harry Gandy Jr
of Washington, D. C.. safety dir
ector of National Cosl Assn:
United Mine Workers trophy, Mr
Ferguson: Johnstown Tribune.
Democrat Award, John F. James |
execulive editor, and Pennsylvan- |
ia Dept of Mines awards Mr |
Thomas
Address of welcome will be!
given by RT. Laing of State
~ollege, execulive director of the
Lentral Penna. Coal Producers!
fMsocistion, Response will bel
Dennis J. Keenan of!
general chairman of
event and president!
Penna. Safety Assn |
Judge McCann Dies
Continued From Pirst Page)
Surviving are his widow
top
for
m
ART
of
Pennsyivania
rerelary
$e
Var s
of Ceniral
the |
former Sara Jane Hartman: two | ™**
sons and four daughters to his!
first marriage to the late Blanche |
Snyder: John H Jr. Cresson: |
Patrick H. Ebensburg; Ann now
Sister Mary Jean of the Order of |
Mercy. St. Matthew's Convent, |
Tyrone; Mrs. Matgaret Yoke
mick. Phoenixville: Mrs. Frances
MeGuira, India, and Blanche, at
home, eight grandchildren. |
He was a member of many!
| social sod fratemal or. |
ions and served as presi- |
of Western Pennsylvania |
Moose Assa in 1951
Funeral services were hold at |
30 5 m. this Thursday with Sof- |
Shan Doguiem Mass in St. Francis |
Catholic Church, Cresson |
was in Holy Name Ceme- |
Ebensburg.
A TD MENS
In UMWs' Welfare,
Meet In Fair Finale
ed
! bilitation
| Royalty Increase Is (ited
of awards and troph- |
P BONS
Faring
{266.421 the vear before
| balance of 99%
: June
Retirement Fund
Pulls Out of Deficit
Reported Last Year
The United Mine Workers We!
fare and Retirement Fund, boun-
cing back from a 7'% million dol.
lar deficit last year had reported
a million surpius for the vear end.
June 30
This excess of income over out
go for the vear boosted the funds
reserves to 83% million doliars
June 30. The fund is financed hv |
rovalties on coal production |
Helping the fund move into the
black this vear was the dim
tinuance April 1 of two emergen- |
cy programs which in
ths had cost nearly 14 mill
turs for temporary maintenance |
of miners’ widows and orphans |
and special maintance for fami
ye
£m
nine
yom dol.
mon
lies of miners undergoing reha-
Helping also was a $2.300.000 |
increase in receipts from the 40
cents a ton royally on coal pro- |
duction The rate went up from |
30 to 40 cents Nov. 1. 1852. but |
the past fiscal year was the first |
i full year in which it was effective |
for the full 12 months
The fund's $106 monthly
to retired miners cost an
added five million dollars ast ve
ar but the total of all benefit pay:
pen- |
(rents declined $5800 000 from the |
preceding vear §
The fund aided 278.763 persons
the vear compared with
The UMW said benefits |
reached inlo every bituminous ©o- |
a! mining community Hard coal!
workers are not under this fund |
From its start in 1048, the trust |
fund climbed steadily 8 peak
million dollars on |
30, 1852 But the T% triid= §
Pons deficit in 1852-58 cut it to
#2 millions June 30, 1903 i
New Gains
The new gain
brought the fund up to $83 5685 O44 |
on last June 30, At that time, 54.)
937 aged. retired miners were re- |
ceiving $100 a month pensions '
Miners are eligible to retire at 60
provided they have worked 20 of
the preceding 30 years in the mi. |
Fifty three per cent of the 7130
miners who retired in the last fis- |
cal year did so because no work |
was available for them and 37 per |
cent because of physical disabili-
ties, the report said The other 10
per cent retired because they were
eligible and wanted to
Almost a milion coal miners
and their families have shared
more than 641 millions in benefits
since UMW President John L. Le
wiz won contract provisions for
the welfare program in May,
1946
Durifig the ight years since
then roysily revenues have tota-!
led more than 735 millions }
Payments Listed
Benafit payments during the
eight-year period have amounted
to 260 millions for pensions, 2034
millions for hospital and medical
care, 100 millions for caah aid to
disabled miners and 72% millions
for cash ald to widows,
and other survivors of ©
the
to
of $1.5403121
dig-
".
Be Administrative costs of the pro-
gram since 1948 amounted to mo-
re than 18 millions, or 2.8 per
cent of total expenses, the report
In the year that ended June 30,
1954. the fund's revenues mostly
With Fees Charged
Pnarne, J
| Cambria County's prothonotary
(point Lo an even newer law
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THIS MAP ILLUSTRATES part of what
the United States has for use in
the event Formoss is invaded by the Chinese Communists. Washington
reports are that if this happens, the U.S
Chinese Nationalist bastion. Activity of Reds along the ma
China has been reported Increasing lately
————
Being Taken
Issue
‘By Prothonotaries
Laws can be pretty hard to
understand sometimes Kxpecially
(when they don't seem to agree
Take an issue raised recently
by the Pennsylvania Chamber of |
Commerce. Its spokesmen claim
that some public officials are
charging too much for certain
services
Although he's not mentioned by
C. Dolan is one of
those officials referred to He's
Mr. Dolan charges $3 for filing |
certain Jaga) ph in his office.
Thay are ¢ financing state
ments and are rather common.
The State Chamber says the fee
should be omly $1.50 They say it
Kays nO in the commonweallh's
new Uniform Commerical Code
Om the other hand, Dolan can
which |
w———— ao
ASB EH AOA
F mOTrigage
i ing
form
| od April 8
went Intd
s believe
tended to
Back to ita farmer price of §
is ready to defend the
rniand of
{iC ruten! Prose}
EAVES the
frOrigagen is
hatte
chats
i
foe for filing
$3. And a
is the same as a finan.
statement, under the Uni
Cosnmerical Code
by
iaws
Faced
flicting
make
ani edd :
The court told
£5. The 33 law was
the Uniform Code
and
fRiow
tw
Mr
a ies § ay
Rroairary
y # Yes 9
Apparently COT
Prestan
ie
dnd
an 3 He
the court
3
him lo charge
after
wail
{hie
pase
CORT
the
the
therefore. was
This stand apparently has ma.
sarily support among public off
cimin, At least only 123 counties
are following the $1 50 fee set Avy
the cade All others charge mors
save the State CC of C
The state organization
something done about
The Uniform Code was approv
1853, to go into effect
July 1. 1854
The vw which seta the £3 chat:
tel morigage fee was passed four
months fer--Atg 21. 1953 It
effect last Jan 1
Dolan asi if is difficult
that the legislatures in
raise (he few 10 53
only lo reduce it in Jy
%
wania
Mr
in
January
ly
a a Ee L
Miss Sara Trovato |
‘Summer Bride
Migs Bara Trovato of 8 Bene
dict and Sam Valenty of Barnes.
boro were married Monday morn-
ing in 81. Joseph's Catholic Chur
ch
The bride is a daughter
and Mra. Anthony %
the bridegroom is a son
and Mrs John Valenty
The double-ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. Father Bona.
venture Midile of Hollidavsburg
ousin of the bride The bride was
| fiven in marriage by her father
| Miss Grace Trovato, sister of
ithe bride, maid of honor
Pate Sgro was best man Miss
| Marina Valenty, sister of the
bridegroom, was bridesmaid and
Perry Trovato, brother of
bride. was usher
Mr Walenty a
. the UI 8& Navy
Valenty's Gift
and ix employed by
Cream Company
: Following the wadding. a recep
tions and dinner were held in
Barneaboro Veterans of Foreign
Wars Home The couple will take
im honeymoon trip in eastern Sta
will reside in Barnesboro
of Mr
rovato and
of M Tr
Was
former member
is owner of
Shop, Barmesboro
Reaitent Ice
tes and
v
it
friends when
peotrie get the best
keep the worst of
Rave rmMmors
olher
anal
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i Tex,
the
To Pay Court Costs
Harry M. Hoxsey of Dallas, |
this week was ordered to
pay $5500 in court costz arising |
Dr
Lout of his Aght with the govern- |
| ment
over Rs cancer treatment
in a ruling by Federal Judge W
H Atwell 8t Dallas Tuesday
In the case. the government
obtained aA injunction forbidding
shipment of Hoxsey's medicine
across slate lines
The order, issued last
has heen served on Sen
fall also
John J
i Haluaka, a backer of the Hoxsey
treatment, in an attempt to fore
stall establishment of satelite
Hoxsey clinics outside of Texas
A clinic has been promised for
this section ;
However, apparently the ruling |
oes not say anything about the
manufacture of the medicine in|
thin # ate for use here
Use Rye for Pasture
Many Pennsvivania dairymen
are using rye to extend (heir
pasture season al both ends full |
and spring. Frank Ramer, Penn!
State extension agronomist, re.
ports two varieties are being us- |
od Balbo has been accepted by |
many Pennsyivania dairymen. Te)
tra Pethtus. a new German var. |
ety, shows promise :
School ia open. Drivers are
urged to "waleh' the kids
$11/2 Million School to House
Cresson High School Pupils |
Jomt Board Gets OK for New Building from
State School Authority;
The
Building Authority has approved
ied giioeated $1875 03042 for
Lhe tion of a new secondary
the Cresson Joint
Behool IMstrict
ere
a Mrwsd far
Announcement of
hy Dir
the approval
K Shields
principal of the dia
of inst week, he
! received word of
npproval from the stale
Pr. Shiclds said the structure
will be amortized over a period
of 3% years at § pereent inter
ent and a reserve of 20 per
cent. The estimated annual
rental of $103.837 18
The supervising principal
a delegation of exal schoul sue
tharities will confer with the
tate officials Harrisburg a
10 8. Mm tomorow
Local
he
ho
ARs
ape rising
et Wridav
ay lhe gistric
¥
nace
wi idl
"
viR
include
eh Bs
authogities wii
members of the joint
president aml secretary of
ancl of the five member boards
the solicitor, the ardhitect, the
supervising principal a addition
to any other personnel [he joint
board may desire to have at the
confershce
if the five member dialricts
Ashville, Cresson Cremnson Town
ahiip. Dean Township and Ranker
Lown will be called to
car thats
ing History
Pennavivania State Schon!
Authorize
RN I
==
Meeting Set for Friday
presidentia and secretaries of the
boards to exedtle Lhe coniracis
raquired
With of the news,
clnases in the district schools
were dismissed early Friday |
afternoon In epder to take part |
in & oelebration :
Headed by the high school!
band and Cresson Volunteer Fire!
Company, school board members,
the faculty and students paraded
through all five districts included |
in the jointure Dr Arthur M
Stull, county superintendent of
whools, Was a8 honor guest in
the parade, :
“The State Schoal Building Au
thority is anxious to get this
constraction under way as early!
ax possitie and they are urging
the member boards 10 take ime!
mediante action to bring this
about.” Dr Shields said i
He said plans call for the new
building to house 30 classrooms
an anditorium and a gyswnasiom. |
The new school will be built on!
a acre Site in Cresson Bor |
ough, which ix presently owned
by the Cresson Borough School
*| Hatriet.
He added thet special meetings!
The site, Dr. Shields sald, is |
immediately aod te the |
Fre ho
| The supervising principal said | Parrish of Cregeon,
| the project represents two years Clair E Eckenvode, a
[of planning by the faculty and non-member secretary, and .
{the board of directors Officers | eph P. Roberts, Sankertown,
‘of the joint board are Joseph H
a. as SA an A
:
| tressurer.
. sop
le
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