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Vie No. 22 PATTON. PA.. THURSDAY. MARCH 17. 1955
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Report Progress Being Made Lg | Meaning INR.C. | ua Sacir Wane i PTA ow
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Deepening Creek Channel Matnbarship tr Sac 4
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Ce fit A vy Were a—————
wis the wimmer of the beaut
ol ful two-piece living room suite Work
i : . wileh was awarded free dur
5 . . . . Rapp's Sth Amniversary Sale
Dragline’s Next Job Is Eliminating Services Contimae With | ** 900 0 made at State Police Cor poral
‘ ’ Rupp's store ) Speaker On nesday
700-Foot Sandbar In Irvona Area = Beaver Valley Man's + hy LPT ‘Every Tick of Clock” | "20550" "m. with Margie I
The Clearfield Creek, which of- miles downstrean). At Irvona, the Song Now On Market © ul y i = | Hith seery HR of he Stock a vu hey committee on om or
: : - y SE pe iS Vim Ware there I hroagh hi ; 1 f 5
fen gets too big for its banks, is machine scooped mud and silt BCT area residents now eas : “> ¥ wo BF We - g" Red gh T. A. members fo the select
auwite a clean-up in an from the ® of the stream and play msde written right Bere i dls 3 yr | : : oh ¥ ap candiiats fie _
effort to alleviate flood losses piled it up dirt taken out i= in their own home section, ES amuie of covery day on Fors he App rt
Jeet eben to time graded by a bulldoser Another The selection is the “Rovieg | : extending a helping hand where f° school term, the
now snail dragline is major project is the removal of | Hobe” with words writtesi by i ’ ; nd when it was most needed Richard Burmeister a sons | . »-
up mud and debris from an old bridge abutment which Donald D. Nagle of Beaver : | . © be there is ont thing to " >
Es. creek in Irvona in a served as a bottleneck in high Valley, and music composed by ; J : Ch : Have the Aecemmar) funds to make
ree we drag - | The ni of ® Cin The piece i% being ; | Your volunteer neighbor will ask
“hme ‘operated in Coalport, and has yooon, A in sheet music form by (he ; : | 3 you to contribute what you can | tivities i fhe FCI Joint. FTA PA
oni stooping out a new channel | _.: be worked ¢n becuse sven Nordyke Music Publications of 5. sbi ” bbe there’ when she rings Cifizen ip Award 5 %
throu a large sandbar and pil- an it 1 Hollywood and is available in : ! ; LTR EE Tour door bell this month She | March 13. in Coslport Fiementary
’ if water does apill over the banks % ’ § = L will ik you : , School audi Oo!
fd dirt slong the side to no property damage would result mansie stores in this area. Sait | will ask you to Sweomp a member torium. rporal Rice
y 8 pas Mr. Nagle bas ansnouitesd ey BE Te Of the American Red Cross and of the Clearfield Barracks, whe
However, teniative plans call that several more seleciion: fo cs to share her with a Belief in ihe ‘gave a Nighly oconmendable re
either Coslport or Irvons as for the dragline and bulldozer to | for which he has composed the an ; Cond Samaritan’ principle {port on an Delinquaney,
High water for a number of vork in Witmer Run which flows words will be available within li E ie There is a =i ngalar weaning of [avy the defts A ad
recently ded the drag- into the Clearfield Creek above au Tew months . ao : — membership in the irerican Rod ao stated t
Ene from ito the stream ‘he Route 53 bridge Above Is the group of BCT Senior High Problems of Democracy roe to William R. Sherksl of is caused by = combination of
1 With BE ar : Miciently | Whether the clearing of the students snapped as they stood on the steps of the State Capitol © ET 3 sean Rad an many causes, and In Sany conse
Tow, Engineer Floyd Dille of the stream along iti banks and the at Harrisburg inst Toesday, upon their arrival in that ty NEY raanter Vikan hen a is § the foremost ia the broken hots
én : of | piling wp of the dirt along the were greeted by Rep Frank WM. ONeill of DuBois. and spent an Chapte Aa Te Ra a, pris ; ] Lor the home that |[acks harmony.
‘and os sald, the drag- sides to provide higher hans Ure es ‘Asked eventful day touring places of interest ed Memb ah a i" ny Rg in | He tained the relat +
will return and take oyt all will bs the answer to the pr generous cf of the school and Juvenile n-
the 700 - foot mandbar lems is sith only conjecture. Th > F E : od a million quuney Ang The oly
the sk § 5 next real flood threat will prot i N 41 t t lL | t stir raha ies teachers have on his phil
Sresk Just below Nhe newt real flood t will § or as er News udents Jee egis aiure poe Seighbors in Smress —— of life He vividly explsined the
Water to swing to the ersey At any rate pome Irvona res OMY of fot) ire) I A » A 5 " Mambers of the. Red Cross he a imposed of ranspqsition Sra SHS
4 ® y dents, ine i da in Council rn the BC i ESTE SHE SLIT AI t t t 1 i t Poed BC cpg vii G8 x * oul adel ah 1 i 3 mn > { Pe \ Bs = & ¥
Frank Tesi, “tent fhe grow yn furn ane ares are @ vf urag res n C ion a € api 0 rok oras : Hh e Armed . h Anal. | 2 | lo sif-digcipine 1m # Met ng
will help conditions in genersl grams and services for their ve er-caused needs a ppl) nursing : | Vw javentte an mmm
8 1 expressed the same spective churches d Eup ¥enal : _ sieilin, teach an Peuy sieilis in na . re
r me | spective shurehes 8 Take In Builders’ Show, Appear On Television skills, (each and apyey skills mw he | the promotion of self-discipline.
Eilition representative ian y Y y wy 0 tha » or 5 et On _ : | ¥ | {The law-anforoer om,
Smith. a Fant tro: works pt Program, Tour State Buildings And Museum Pruitt 1a Suis Rad, Crom | the point that protiems have bean
a e | Editio mon Thursday peril APAS he ; fC \ herial, Ellen Diilen Phy. | stitutions and nearby itary y tioe " in . that parents
to the voline of sting: up | the RCT Rez Chiat d ws ai Pomeia. Went] tax | Boats in addition to helping DEG ¢ iy | and teachers have less apporfun-
the pr nL dati has Hine Cf sen |r tata Lr i a a Ni Samty other Ways © | ity of knowing and understanding
| t is ROCORRRFY 1 , baa li nding of athagan, M iba sas John | ple in Fan y othe: RY ane anotler in
' line for #3 i ai : ! RBCESs Sain sho eh That Red Crouse services mins
RICHARD BURMEISTER He said PTA
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rasntirces 10
County Council of PTA Pres
th ol adil ion
¢ Easter Fd dent's report to her local PTA une
the: recipient of the “Coed Cit
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A dead ne ix next Thursday, Mar om ; nsdn pags EV ime TANIA Searle” Mande ! si " # and Re flichard PBurmelsier, a senior in mt wl undututanoing.o to the
$# Cher Rim 8 10 make this issu Pp i : Bo sity arig dean Junod Rosalie Kisgs RSRars oo he: BCI Senor High School, was 3 ’ nee ating io
1 : of Ela Bnet b . Al
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The James Alexander Chapler
{Dp A. BR. met in the recreation
(room of the PRs sttan Chureh |
| of Madera on Merch 5 with Mrs
IV. E Shoff serving an hostess |
iShe was assisted by Miss Verna |
Hegarty and Mrs Fred Romese |
{The dessert wap served by Mrs |
| Elisabeth Wilkitwon and Mrs Ed- |
Urge Minimum Pay
ine Neviing. two ladies of the
Church
{ Mrs, DR Morgan of Houts
| ident regent. presided. The Pres- |
nd ident
i pandgals message Was pre.
Miss Gertrude
Heiman |
i lpr ag regular order of
busisess was Ara Asaated incloding
{ committee repolis.
A pant was given on the D
arf stiending the
Cub Spout Pack 5
March < in |
Miss Gertrude |
Cre ge
A R. on Nov. 2 1380,
ation of the Jam- |
wE Kbow ha &a Flay g aries MM Pe avr Ma
44] 4 Fog ran
material 10 1
Clothing Workers
‘Rate of $1.25 Hour
Coalport Local Passes
Supporting Resolution
Members of Loosl 547. Almas
i muied Clothing Workers af Am
iets, passed a resolution urging
pussage of $1.25 an hour as the
federal minimum wage In their
resolution they pointed out how
2 higher minim wage would
thine the standard of living of
millions of workers and stimulate
business by putting mare money
irto the mands of conRumer:
They further indicated thal 3»
higher minimum wage would en
phile their own SpioYer 16 Ohm
{pete With runaway shops, shops
which have moven ©» low-wage
areas, particularly in the Bouth
Locsl 547 represents 77 mem
bers employed at Clearfield Spor
tawear Co. at Coalpart, Pa
They snnounced that coplew of
their resolution would be aen! 10
their Congressman snd Semslors
The resolution followp
Wheresas, the present (edera
misiman wage is obviously a
adequate and unrealistic when
leompared with the high cost of
{Hing tod loday, and
millions of familias
are ill ot earning enough to
finiy even the necessities of life |
and this is & blot on the consi
nce oF our nation; ans
| Whereas, low wages ary &
iihreatl to our standard of living,
rly in the garment indus
{try, where unemployment and
at cuts have been the result :
wwage employers undercut. Cat
responsitiy manufactures
workers are
mot RE ny Ao Ia Alser-
jen we need more customers to! op
buy the many products and ser.
vices were can today and
will produce in the futary: there
fore
Be it resolved. that the nem.
bers of Local 547. Amalgamated
yo | Clothing Workers of Ammries |”
urge their congressional repriden-
tatives to vote for a bill raising
the federal minimum wage Han
Wile, wn of |
Mr. and Mrs Walter Wile. Coals’
port. recently arrived at Fort)
chardson, Alaska and is now &
member of the Tist Infantry Dive’
ison,
Soldiers stationed in the Alas
kan territory undergo rigorous
training for cold weather combat
while guarding the northern ap-
prowches to the United Status
Pvt Wile, in the Army since
| jast September completed basic
| training in Fort Knox Ky. !
BARE SALE ON MARCH SE
The ladies of St. Basil's Church |
{of Coalport will sponsor a bake
is | sale on Saturday, Mar. 36 hegin-
ning at 9:00 a. m at Greinpder's
| Stove, Coalport. The patronage ot |
je | the public will be appreciatod
| NEW MEETING DATE SET |
The WOM, Coalport Chapter
ud) 336 announced that during Lenten’
season the meetings of the unit
and fours
the Stat. # My ji
. were gFresied
preseniative O'Neill
sandoetad aebhownd
BCI 1 Seniors
sR
MoKen
Ann
2 i, Beever
Mae Peauciowk, Bo
Lownie y Hudniek
Serafini, Jane
ssl, fhe B-
$3 naar Pega
Fig $08
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Coalport Local $47
Holds Anniversary
Banquet Recent
i £ oarti «33
ay Co ol Coramipe 1 ah
heated La signth ARBIVErsATY at
& anguel Bold last Thuraday »ve
sing. March 3. at the Coalport
Fire Hall with 8 members god
ave guest atlending Marie New
Business agent of lhe Amal
Clolking Workers, was
Tae puant
ainort Voluntesy Fire
Aviary served ihe!
f
inner Flowers for the table for
ihe event were conlributed by
Morvan Bros, Smithmiil, and um
gue favors were also Teslured
The program was conducied by
nanihers Mm Clyde Petarsaon,
oresident, was presented a neck
ace as 8 Lf Troon Ber mem
Favors wars made hy the
wing rommities. Kathryn
wit, Rath Black med 3
Hiinosky. Eateritsinment
Lae Wis doimposed of Mary
Alta Vochinmky snd Jean
ook. Weltha Miller gave an en
terlaining resding
The door prise was won by Ar
vella Myers A guessing cake was
made by lotlie Gresnawall and
was won by Helen Greaco CUynih- |
it Diehl wis the recipient of ithe
pillow case pet and Anita Roeh-
seo receiv the home-made dolls
£2 id
TO PRESENT HAMS AFR. 6
The Conlpart Community Christ
mea Pupd Commities announces
(that hams which will be danated
to winners will be present on
Wednesday, Apr. 8 at Dixie
- Theater, Contport .
-Press-{. onrier ada pay better!
+ ADpenr On TV Program
the BH
sppea |
ign Kibler and Mes
er best of Cloaipaat
das en anid ndusivies a nd wt
Hove ARV EE More Laure
Harber for Comibaer Mis Hob
Tie Filey ie Fey FONE 0
Ris ket! ® Ji far Becearia and
1 i eY iliae Mrs Bett ¥ Flhrk fing
Utahvilte: and Mrs Jack Sinclair
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for Blain City
Pt
(Chairman Sherkel pxpreassd his
appreciation to the area clergy
meen for thelr mBouncemient of
“Red Cross Sunday” durisg heir
pEspeciive Serves on Missin
Mareh 13 as Thy official opening
of the fonceried rive
Kibler Home, Coaiport,
Scene of Obuervance
Mr and Mrz Lambert Kibler of
Main 8t, Coslport, entertained
guests at Char deme Saimalay
Mar 13 in Bosor of their aunt
Mra Ben Willams in oliservance
i her birthday. A cike presented
by Meu Ged. Myer niece, Was
feastare of disney lable
Guests attending vere: Mr and
Mra Ben Willlmme Mr and Mra
Jeryy Fleck ani tao daughters
Mrs Gladys Davie off Clymer, Mr
and Mes Clifton Wilkinson and
dagghter, Beryl of Altoona: Mr
amd Mra Geo Myers and Donna
Jane daughter of Mr and Mrs
Kibler
Lions Club Plans
Chorus Project
Plans were diasied for the ars
ganization of & chorus composed |
of Lions under the direction of |
lion A B Brown Fund raising
projects. These and other routine |
huiginess mallars wire Uransas ted |
aft the regular mewiing of the
Lions Club of Coanllport, on ast
Thursday. Mar 10 at the Centra
Hotel. Coalport Primident Thom.
‘as Bell presided al the bDumness
Besson
Guests inchuied Dr Lawrence |
i Brvin, physicine and sw Reon of {
the newly established Coalport |
Clinte, ant Joly FP. Smith, super
vising principal of BCI Schools. |
Mr. Smith. past secretary of the |
wisted the Licos on their fine)
accomplishments in their newly
( crganized civic club, and that they |
had caught the covnmumity spirit
| of Lioniem in such a brief Time
Lthat the community recogniles |
| them a8 a ve, civie-min- |
{ ded club whieh is doing every.
zenahip Awird for Boys KOTO
ding to an announcement made to
far by Rusesi! Whittaker, princi
pa of the mecondsry school Mr
Wititlaker stated that this marks
tha second annual award by the
Janes Alesander Chapter of D
A. BR no the boy possessing cer
tain requisites of haracter aad
peaonality. Like Miss Janet Sass
this local senior gir! who won the
Cltizenship Award” Richard was
oh smert Dv the senior student body
and spproved by the faculty, but
anfike Miss Bass he did aol take
thy siatle contest axamination
The 10 A. BR hal nol set Up a
gdivn By which & Boy student oan
compete for the Nlate Citisenabip |
Avpred Ale ordingt 10
the local DAR felt that some
recognition be granted a bay stu
dent. as wail 32 a girl student
Bath Richard Burmeister and
Mes Sass wore chosen as (he
arson’ "Good Citizens” on the
basis of these outstanding quali
tiv: dependiability, which inclu
dey truthfulness. lovalty, punt.
ality. service, which includes oo
i Eralion, Drourteay roansideration
sf others: lpadership which nein. |
den personality. self-control, abil
ir to assume responsibility. and
pat loti, which includes unsel
fh interest in faenily, school ;
ue rem ERALY, SOO’ | tae composed of Mra Dotts of
community and nition
Burmeister is the oldest son of
Mrs Beas I. Burmeister of Cosi
pert. His sxtra-corvieniae activi
tisy in the school inchades mem
sagraliin in the band president of |
the senior class membership of
the yearbook stall, DeWspaRDer
uit of fast school ters. This
wiamr will make His fourth year
aif & participant in the county
Band
The young man, ha is an ac
| whemie stuufent at the joeal sch
Fanl, expects to matricaiate in the
civil ‘engineering department at
tite Ponnsvivania State University |
upon Kis graduation from nigh
: ws thool
plans also wery diacussed along |
with other cimmmanity service i
Pat Andrews Has
High Shoot Score
Pat Andrews stored the highest |
te was read bv Russell Doyle
jos] president. Mm RO. Rupp,
couimty president, nnounced dates
of the Lesdershiy Training Gel
onl scheduled wo! Pen vane
Bist University July 18 8h
also reported the annual
Conference of the Distriet at oo
v on Saturday. July 36 Th
it committees chairmen were oe
couraged to submit reports of
their respective #anding commit
teas to the council chairman of
the same dommilies as 30080 a8
possible. The corespondence also
mentioned the dcdication gift of
3 toward the new National Home
Cicily will be dedi
ol pe
spewinl commitlons
for RE ras production. “Jean.
jie With the Light. Brown Hair"
were given bY Wirious commitlee
chairmen Wighty nine patron Mg
kot sales have teen
date te Mm 1iaroid lio
co-chairman of (Be licket come
mittee. Mrs Wallis Ruffaner of
Irvons. and John FF. Smith, Coals
port, siso are <o-chairmen, and
ali repressntativie and salesmen
are urged to tary in their rebasts
and unsold tithes to Mrs rte
ney by the end of this week.
Mr Dovie sppointed a commit.
Utshville. Mrs Gilbert Kitchen
of frvoms snd Nrs. Willis Harris
of Risin City, for the purpose of
! submitting Hat of books, teschers
desire for Attendance Award
The group approved ue coRe
tribution of $10 to the State Stu
dent Loan Fund,
The nominativg committee eb
ected is comprised of the follow
ing members: Mrs Susan O'Dea
nell, Mes Giibirt Kitchen and
Ira W. Mi gal, Jr. The sles
tion of officets will be held a2
the April meeting
Mr Doyle ried appointed the
following committees which is fe
for the selection of 755¢
wiih sixth piade children, two
and two from
| Bini City. for dictionaries a8
| prises from Uw PTA. The cone
mitios 8 empowered to name ye
| parents iw
afith » tally of 500 joints al the
weekly indoor shooting mateh om |
Tuesday evening, Mar 13. held al
fie Irvomn Fire Hall The next
Liar Diehl with 385
| ¥ ghost sore was made by Wik |
; Other peores for the week's
Robertsdale Lions (Club, congrat- | yigteh, inchuded:
Tom Hell, 356; ithe Dats, 337;
1 Jetferine Andrews, |
i848; ant i Gutahouss, 84
The machen, wiich
he
iisoad fire hail There is off-hand |
{hooting with iron sights of ko
| thing posible for the betterment | | aliber only. Markamer must far |
{qf the commuity. Twenty mem: | tai their pi, cifben
bern were praent.
‘Laing to Entertain
|| Grampian Lions
| one of the gust mtertainers at |
the Grampian Lions Club's Ama
{Phot Courtesy Fars Journel
Four BCI High Seniors are shown exansising a television eames
at Station WOMB-TY in Harvishurg Toesday of Inst week follow -
ing their appearance on the Farm
ds are (LL to vr )Barbars
ourtal Show in that city. The
Cherish, Jame Meloy, Mary Lou
{ Dick Laing of Coaiport. dun
| or and dunce Hmstriction of Laing |
| Dance School Of Coalport, will be
‘teur Contest tla be held in the
Thursday night (tonight: This
nnouncement was made hy Ow
ar Anderson, Livins Club pubii- |
| eity chairman. Mr. Laing was in|
'vited to participale, along with!
other well-known professionals of |
{ithe surrounding areas These ar
tists will not (ompete in the am- |
| ateur contest
the names andl sdilresses of con- |
tests include “Skip and Nancy” | Friday, March 18, in the evening | duy,
auditorium.
Fisher of Confpart
a i
Women of Moose to Meet |
~ At 8:30 During Lent
Frances Davie social service
odisirman, held Ber Chapter Night
program al the regular m
uf the W.OM., Coalport Chapter
35. on March 9. Her co-workers
ronsisted of Diana Carsoni, Mary
Pescoek, Millie Cusick and Mary |
Thapaiomey
Senior Regent Margaret Pes
a - . ; Prsek annbunced thai dur Lent!
Community Oepter, Grampian, on " _
the meetings will be at 8:30 p.m.
She also said Martha Dixon i3 &
tient in the Altoona Hospital
Members are encouraged to send
peetings lo the members
Prizes were won by Millie Cu-|
| hick and Mary Peacock.
| RECORD DANCE
TOMORROW
The Senior Chas of BCT Senior |
record dance to be held tomervow, |
at BCI Henior High
Andersin aise announced | | High School haa sanounced its) BCT
carta, 3 and Ulahville, 3 3
TI A | SIRI re
POA Furthers Plans
25 For For Convention Here
are
{1p the public, dre held weekly
{tn Tuesday nighls at T¥ at the
her plans for the conven.
tion arth be Mad at Coalpmt S58
Friday. April 15, and annodnce
| ment of installation of officers to
‘be held Fridiy. Mar. wre
| discussed at a regular meesting
Camp 1ST. P.O of A. Cosipott
March 4 All elected officers. for
| the ensuing yoar are urged to ats
| pemd tomorrow's installation cele
mony. ’
PRY WA OA
Jane Sherikel Honor
Guest On Birthday
Jane A. Slerkel was guest of
Ronor at the ome of her robe
Mr and Mrs Wilkam R
of Coalport gs Sunday. Mareh 18,
in commemoration of her birthdy
| anniversary.
Guests attimding included: Mr.
and Mra George Ricketts Jv,
: i Jean Green, Jon
Heil. Nellie Roso-
& Bib Morris, J
SCHOOL L PEA
its sehoal