otes of Carrolltown By MRS, THOMAS A Halloween Party OWENS SR. Phone Fireside 4.6139 Special Fathers’ Meeting Delayed Due to Game " | 2 Grid Thi | way to Bangor, Maine, where 8 ! i spent the ast vear in Korea. ‘Week End fo Bring Season fo Close | | Parochials to Meet | family, and Mrs Ebensburg Sunday | Clements will be stationed | Dr. Emil Sloan of Washington, | D C. visited over the week end! with Mr and Mrs. R CC Adams John Hipps of Washington, D C., visited over the week end with his relatives Mr and Mrs Earl Holtz and Dietrick of Eb. | ensburg, visited at the home of! Mr. and Mrs Altoona visited { week end with his and sons of Buffalo NY A the iady's mother, Mrs Catherine i Ertter James Md Cpl Contad of Camp Fasex vixited over the past mother Mra Wilfred Conrad Mr and Mri William Luther spent Luther's Urban the week ond with Mr parents, Mr. snd Mrs Lather * 9 RE MRSS i aa on Sunday with hs ioe i ——— —— Scholasticate in his early youth | His death, He came to Carrolitown in 1910. and served for two vears as pas tor of the then two mission chur ches. Sacred Heart at Bakerton and Bt. Joseph's, at Hart's Sleep ing Place In 1910. he was named ipastor of St Benedict's Church, and for thirty-four vears he ser. ved continuously in this capacity until 1944, wher because sdvanced age he resigned his be- of his falling eyesight, rather than his: ———— although becsuse of ‘His advanced expected, nevertheless came as Clistinct blow to the Carrolitown | people. Father Thomas was a part and parcel of the community. Was naturaily, not only the tual jeader temporal age, while not un-!. Lieb Farabaugh on | by Ms congregation. as no other pastor with the exception of Father Lemke ever was loved and esteemed Het that Father Thomas 400 Take Part In GOP Rally At Fairgrounds Two football games at the | { John Carroll High Stadium, here. | this week end will bring to a | close the 1054 grid season for all The special instruction ses sion and meeting of fathers of boy scouts and all others in- terested in scouting in Carvoll- Sunday Mr. and Mra Joe FErtter Cleveland, Ohio, visited at i home of their parents Mr. and | loved charge. Following his resignation it was his intention of retiring to St of | the | Enjoyed By Scouts; ment * The very tractor and Dearborn farm of Badges Awarded See Local Sesqui Films Taken By Geo. Bender sit Troop troop of. enjoved party of of this, am he of Boy Ke AT sever 41 . & parenis Ha Monday evenin the hassment scout Benedict's Parochial Many aclivities highlight: Worn St Schoo ed the « Seouts attend costume with games being played ved nded the svent in of various’ and a hunch- Michael Mich- was in charge of the troop merit badges and received the Life troop court of henor | same lime Michael field scout executive Robert E Peary Council | North Cambria District aiso atlended the event and gave a brief talk Launch for pared by thers types eon rina. sec Nine were given Rober: M award atl a held at the Bistransin of Adm for the being =e; itmaster members 14 inner : ‘he party was pre- the following scout mo- Mrs Anthony Owizdak Mrs EB Kilrsine, Mrs Robert Lieb. Mrs Ted Koterwas Mra! Joseph Burskey and Mrs Ruth! Diuzansky | Another highlight of the event | was (he presentation of motion pictures by George Bender, the] chairman of the troop committee | Mr. Bender's films featured the Besqui activities held in Carroll- | town this past summar, as well | as Sesqui events in Ebensburg, | Bomerset and Indiana. : It was announced that a spec | ial meeting of fathers of scouts | and others interested scheduled for this Friday has been post pons ed until next Wednesday night, Nov 3 at 800 p.m. in the base- ment of 81. Benedict's Chyreh * Dr. Harry C. Bauer Gets License to Practice Here Dr. Harry C. Bauer, M. D.. of Flick Ave. Carrolltown, has been advised tha! the Stste Board of Medical Education and Licensure has approved his application for licensure to practice medicine in lvania by endorsement of his license in the State of Hiinois, Dr. Bauer and his wife, Dr. Camilla Kuhnley Bauer, MD, » farmer residem of Pation, will r offices are located on Flick Avenue. { dent Fiand, t about 8:15 a. m Sunday town will be held next Wed. nesday evening, Nov. 3. at R00 p. m. in the basement of St. Benedict's Church. The session was originally set for tomorrow, but the time changed due to the football game here tomorrow night. All fathers and others in terested in scouting and in the farther advancement of the local troop and the organiza- tion of an Explorer Post are arged to attend Representa. 5 of foothall { day tives from Adm. Robert EF. Peary Council will conduct the seanknn, Over $600 Damage In 2-Car Crash At Carrolltown Sunday A two-car crash with astimated | damage of $800, occurred ‘here | Sunday morning on South Main! The report of the wind was made hy Carrolltown Chief of Police Paul Bauman Chief Bauman reported that! a car operated by Ralph Weak- Carrolitown, and an auto! operated by W. A Farabaugh of | East Carroll Twp. were involved | in the orash which occurred ati Street Chief Bauman said Mr. Weak- land, who was pulling onto Main | SL in a southerly direction, pull od in front of an auto driven by Mr. Farabaugh, also traveling South. Mr eakiand ssid he had looked in both directions be- fore pulling out onto the high. wuy, bul he didn't see the Fars baugh machine. The accident oc- curred directly in front of Main Street Garage, Carrolltown *. 5 9» Sgt. John J. Mihalik Now Home from Far East Bgl. John J. Mihalik, son of Mr. and Mrs Steve Mihalik of Carrolitown, is spending a leave here with his parents Sgt Min- alik was returned to the States from the Far East, docking at California aboard the transport r. Sgt. Mihalik., a graduate of the Carrolitown High School, was an employee of the Ebensbury Coal Company before entering the U. 8. Marines % | They're WAITING 1 for YOU! fm. the | team of Head Coach Greg Buck | and | Grade School Foolball League { the JCHS Freshman already finished their } | The { Monday | mark The Frosh the Carrolltown area's four teams cers forces of Head Coach M J Cicern will play host to Beaver | Iale-Wilmore High team at 8.00] ; The local area outfit wif! £9 into the game with a 5-1-1 record, fresh from a tie game with Cresson High here last Fri The visiting team of Head Coach Ron Corrigan, is one of | the top area teams undefeated n action thus far this season. Sunday afternoon at 2:30 8t. Benedict P m Pp Parochial | Don Mohler host to Ebensburg. at the stadium in the final game 1954 action in Cambria Co Assistant will piavy oval of Both the JCHS8 JV team and rig have 954 cards Hastings here 8 31 MM team this vear showesd a 1-2-1 IV's tripped evening for the initial record Attend this week ends Buppart vour home leams final battles of the season * 5 @ DeSalvo Reunion SEA RON game in their i i therine Ertter, ‘ Tomorrow night the Mountain- | ond They also attended the Za an: Is Held On Sunday The DeSalvo reunion was held an Sunday. Oct 24, at the Od Farm Inn. A supper was served and music and entertainment was furnished by Arthur and Joey De. Baivo All the members of the i vinited { Cracken's mother, family were able to be there Al- : tending were: Mr. and Mrs. Jos eph DeSalvo, Sr. and children, | ary. Rose. Philip. a member of | the armed forces who is home on | a furlough, and Arthur DeSal- | vo, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeSalvo | Jr, and daughter, Joanne Mr | and Mrs. Ernest DeSalvo and] children, Joey, Linda and Prank: | Mr. and Mrz Stephen DeSalv and children, Joseph and Martha Maria; Mr. and Mm Anthony DeSalvo and children, Nancy, Ja- nie, Anthony, Mr and Mrs. Frank DeSalvo and son, Francis, and Mr. and Mrs. James DeSalvo and son, James. $ La J TURKEY SOCIAL NOV. 12 annual tarkey social Fox-Pasle 508, American sagion. will be heid at the Legion Home Friday, Nov. 12, beginning al 830 p. m. Public invited, * » Mr. and Mrs Gerald Spri and children, Lawrence and Er ma Mae, and Mra. Mary Hoover. were Sunday visitors at the Louis Koontz home in Penn. Ps. Mrs Hoover will remain with her dan. Ehter. Mrs. Koontz. for awhile Visitors this past week with Mrs. Lens Stolz and her sister, Miss Catherine Huber, were: Pa- ther James B. Logue and Mr. and Mr. P J , of Pitt : Mrs J W i and Miss Au- drey Weidle, Oil City; and Miss Corrine Brenn, R. N. of Pitts wargh. The following attended the an- nual Democratic Dinner held at Oriental Ballroom, Gallitzin, on Sunday evening: Mr. and Mrs. W A. Lauer, Mr. and Mrs. George Mikalik, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lau- ther, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Fars ~ baugh: Mr. and Mra. James Cal- | ‘shan, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Owens, Br, Mrs. O. ¥. Stolz and son, O. ¥, Jr. Mrs. Marguerite Sharda and daughter, Mm Peggy Kilraine, Mrs. Nell Thomp- son, Ligouri Lacey, Pat Camp bell, Mrs. M. J. Farabaugh, Mrs. Oscar VanKokelberg, Mra. UU. A. Btolz, Sgt. John Mihalik, and Misses Betty Bearer and Roslyn Lehmier : Bernard Bearer of Baltimore, Md. visited over the week end with his Mr. and Mm Sgt. John Mihalik, son of Mr. tand her son, Dom, Mra I. B Bertram and Mrs Ca- over the week reception Mra John Weakland and fam. ity, Dally, Gloria Jean and Tom- my. attended a birthday party on | Sunday in St Benedict in honor | of Christine Panaro, daughter of | Mr and Mra James Panaro Mr and Mrs MD Connell | son. Joe. Mr. and Mra Richard Connell, of Claymont, Del, and A | J. Lantzy, attended the funeral of the iate Milton Connell, held at Cresson on Monday Mrs. Fred Sharbaugh was host. | eas to a Surprise Party Saturday eveni held ne of het pase r. and Mra. A J Lantey, oy were married 35 vears At-| tending were: Mr. M. A Lantsy.’ Mr and Mrs. Al Kiine Miss Al ma Farabaugh Mr. and Mrs Bob Kiine. all of Nickiown. Mr and Mrs Henry lLantzy. Rarnesboro, Mr. and re. Dennis Holtz of Spangler: Mr. and Mrz Bede M Lantzy, Spangler Mr and Mru Ray Westrick, Patton; Mr and Mrs Alfred Lantzy, Mr and Mrs | Fred Sharbaugh and Miss Mil. Brophy, Carrolitown Mae Powell and Mra Mary Shay and daughter, of Al toons, visited Banday with Mra Rose Arble Mr and Mrs Timothy Me. Cracken and family of Mahaffey Sunday with Mrs: Me. Mrs Rose Ar Die Michael! Donch returned home on Friday from Stamford Conn | He reports that his mother, Mra Elizabeth Donch, who is a pal- ent at Bt Joseph Hospital in Stamford, is very much improv ed John Weakland visited week in Wellinton, Ohio. with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs John Augustine His mother, Mra Norbert Weaakiand returned to inant Carrolitown with him Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Boyland and family of Talmadge Ohio visited over t week and with! Mrs. Boyland's aunt, Miss Anna Murphy Mr. and Mra Steve Easly of! ‘A (day afternoon «! | Falrgrounds. The affair was spon. (sored by a committee headed by | | George i tar He is the late Very Rev { Thomas Wall, i ——— ee saves Nearly 400 persons took part in Saylor-for-Congress rally the Carrolltown Bender He Congressman John P spokes on presentad the manner {oll har hurt the conl industry “in | this country * * * CARD OF THANKS Urban Stolz wishes in this way | for | their kindness during his recent | | iHneas, i Bet-well cards he received thank hizx many friends wapecially for the many Carrolifown'’s Beloved Pastor This I+ another In » articles on the history of Carrell. town While 11 is not the direct inten Uon of the writer of attempting to chronicle the history of St Benndict's Church nevertheless any history of Carrolitown must af Cotiree Kine, to some exten! The Church history has been ably chronicled by Rev. Father Modestus Wirtner and later by Cyril Stevens on the Secamons of the Mamond and [Centenary Jubilves of the church Himwever, in reviewing the his tory of Carrolltossn from the days {of Father Lemke down to the pre- sent time one pastor stands out above all of the Parish Priests with the mwederas day population Father OBB, who served the spiritual nends of this Cathe lie community for so many years that most communicants of ths thurch now in middie age and younger remember only of him from their earfinst childhood Father Thomas died on Oct 3 1952 at the Morastery in Carroll town, in the Mist year of his age He was born April 21. 1881 in Allegheny, now North Bide, Pitts burgh. and entered Bt Vineent's ay | continued inciuvde chureh history | Vincent Archabbey to spend the Bun. | (entrenched had he become with | Carrolitown and his former par- remainder of his life However sn ishioners, that he remained at St ! Vincent's only a few weeks He Ravior, who | in which the importation of foreign residual | returned here and lived a vetired life at the local monastery for the remaining eight years until death came. Throughout his retirement he fo celebrate Mans at the Monastery Chapel until 195% and Ne assisted in the hearing of confessions In the church until a week before his death Father Thomas or “Father Pr. Or,” as he was move familiary known, observed his diamond jub- (llee as a member of the Renedie. tine Order, on Aug. 22. 1952 ang" ‘the same month marked the ob servance of 87 years in the priest. | hood. He was the oldest member of the Benedictine Order in the United States both in point of age and profession Father Thomay remains were first viewed in the Chapel at the Monastery by the parishioners and were then taken to the church the afternoon before the funeral | services of the morning at Nich he Ri. Rev. , Rie- ha . Gultfoye, officated Trans ported to St bes Ware held In the Abbey Chureh next day. and interment was made in the priest's plot in the Abbey cemetery Rev. Father Thomas during his pastorate of 34 able chy ch administrator. but a bove all that, he was a zealous Vincent, additional | years proved an Carrolitown as to want to remain here until death, also even more endeared him (0 our people. Father Thomas came to Carroll | town with a consi church clabt from { helng aod and rn On ting him, which he country for the first time |ocomomical. It has » © soon liquidated His improvements | to church v any. Twice he land for ce | etery tions. He enhanced the | teauty of the church by & new floor roof of the in the form of broken tourer received a coat of tainum bronge. and the ¢ wold pinted. In 1925 an art a few of the ‘tivities of Father Thomas Bis many, many years in sown. . Jomns Marine Corps Robert Les Krups, 17. som of Mr. and Mrs. Albert J K of | ‘ Marsteller, enlisted in the {arine and pious priest. whose, personal iife was an xem fication to all ti his parishionars and friends and acquaintances. Scores whom he had baptised. he later united in marriage. and even many of them fe also has ocelsion to consign to their resting place. He saw young | wen of the congregation enroll for | study for the priesthood. saw them ordained. serve and some even precede Bim to the grave He | knowledege of | had a personal most man, woman and ohil/ ir his congregation and could cal them all by their first names He was above all, a Father and Ad visser. to all HII 5:80 Rr 5 A AE 500 TARA STA | erties in Carrolitown, | Sra an of 12000, mecording I. tion 1 = Biota (th 8 deed filed in the Recorders | | Office at Ebensburg last week. Here it is! COME SEE IT! THE MOTORAMIC sary | g Wo = loved ment dealer. | is now on display at the "mew dieses]! tractor, : is a new CON than a new car of low-cost ’ CEPT We have never had a Chevrolet like this one to show you ... and you've never seen anything like it! From tires (they're tubeless!) to top (lots lower?), everything is new. . . . New VB and two new ¥ ,
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