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AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
VOL. XXX
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18, 1921.
No. 38
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Opens Monday, Septemljer 5, With An Elaborate Street Parade.
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BROODING OVER LOVE AFFAIR, YOUNO MAN COMMITS SUICIDE
Homer Werkheiser Hung Himself In Attic on Belvi- dete Street, Nazareth, Sat¬ urday Afternoon — Had Been Acting Strangely.
NEW SCHOOL SITE HAS MANY ADVANTAGES
Purchase of East End Ground Will Save Money—Present Site Inadequate—Advanta¬ geous Location.
Homer Werjvheiser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Werlciieiser, ii well known resident of Nazareth, com¬ mitted suicide on Saturday after- roon, by lianging himself. His body ! p^j,g \^ wus found shortly before four o'cloclv, hanging by a rone from u rafter in the attic of the home of his parents, on East Belvidere street. He was twenty-two years eld, is survived by his parents, his fernndparents,  Mr.  and  Mrs   Reuben
Realizing   that   the   value   to   the community of the new High School building  which  it  proposes to  erect will  be  greatly  affected   by   the   io- I cation   of   the   building   the   School I Board  of Nazareth  has  given  mucii the  selection  of  a   suitable site.
Present  Site  Inadcqiiiite
First   consideration   was  given   to
the   present   site,   at   the   corner   of
Iiroad  street  and  Chestnut  Avenue,
on  which   the  old  High  School  and
Whitfield     School     stand;   but
"NO3ODY LOVES A FAT MAN:
Hahn,     of Nazareih,     two brothers,   "^'^ Paul    and    Nevin,     and    a    sistei,   '="''e£ul  analysis  of  conditions  there Miriatn, who found the body. revealed the inadequacy of the area
Young Werltheiser was employed'''Vailable, for several reasons. In as a cylinder press feeder by the' "^s first place, the area is too small Hobson Printing Company at theii' branch plant at 927 Spruce street, until May 1, when he went out on a strike. He was not worlting fur a time after that, but later secuiea employment at the job plant of "Tom" Starner, in town, but quii his job there on Friday night. He had been morose for some time, and It is said tha' he had been brooding over a love affair, which had affected bis mind. He has been subject to N'-^veu then the new building would spells  resembling     epilepsy and  his!'-'e  crowded  by the Whitiield  build-
,,! for any new building large enougli to take care of the needs of the High School for the ne.xt ten or fifteen years, for which provision should now be made. In order to conform with the law, which ru- nuires thirty square feet of grounds for each pupil- enrolled, it would be necessary to purchase the two properties adjoining on the north at
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family feared that he might attempt io kill himself, and they kept a close watch on him.
On   Saturday   he   told   his   father that he did not have any money, and
ing in the rear, and no ground would be available for the con¬ struction of additional units to take care of futtire  growth.
This  condition  is  to  be  regreted
the father accompanied him to because the location of this site is Easton, where he found that he still advantageous for other reasons, had a balance in one of the Easton   showing  the  good  judgment  of  the
tanks. This he drew out. He was axpected to stay in Easton with his father, but managed to slip away from him, and went homo. He ate dinner, and then went up stairs, apparently to take a nap. However, when his sister, Miriam, went to call him, he was not in his room, and she became alarmed and started to hiint for him, and finally found his lifeless body. She immediately called her uncle who gave all the assistance possible but with no avail tor lite  had passed away.
SAFETY COUNCIL'S
FIELD DAY AT PARK
First Annual Event Held on Tuesday at Oakland Park—Three Hun¬ dred  and  Fifty  Present
The flrst annual  field day of the
borough fathers who originally purchased it. Had their foresight been equally good they would have taken a much larger area at that t'me, when land was very cheap, providing for future growth The example of this mistaken economy should not be overlooked,, now, wheu there is another opportunity to look fifty years ahead in tho pur¬ chase  of desirable land.
Fow   Sites   Available
The necessity tor the selection of a new and larger site became appar¬ ent to the Board, and careful atten¬ tion was given to every suggestion received; but not many sites were available for a choice. Finally the decision was made to acquire, If 'tj^gy had Vo travel possible, the plot of ground at the" southeast corner of East Centre and Fairview streets, owned by the Moravian congregation and at pres-
schoul buildings are located in the heart of a town; but it is nearer to the Hay trolley line than the present school, only four blocks from the Slate Belt line and five blocks from the Betljlehem and Bath lines. The new State Highway to Wind Gap and Stroudsburg passes within one block, making the new building visible to tourists. With the completion of this Highway it is possible that the growth of the town will be to the I'.ortheast, making the location selected   of  increasing   value
ATTENDED  MALTA
HO.ME DEDICATION
Malta Home, located at Granville, Mifflin County, Pa., was dedicated on Saturday, August 13. Among the members from St- Peter's Com- mandery. No. SO, of Tatamy, who attended these services were: J. A. Happel and wife, C. S. Messinger and wife, Henry E. Woodrlng and ^rlfe, A. H. Stofflet and wife. Am¬ nion Burley and wife, Lewis Burley, Feter V. Uhler, Albert Heller and Pennell Gangwere. All reported a very pleasant spot for the home, iocjitcd on iha foot hills of the Blue Ridge and on the banks ot the Blue .Juniata, surrounded by magnificent scenery.
The trip was made by auto and all enjoyed the same by reason ot good roads and varied scenery through the valleys in the different counties of the state, through which
Band Concert
Centre  Square Naziireth
Friday Evening Aug. 26
8 to  10 o'clock
By the combining of the Macun¬ gie Band, of Macungie, Lehigh County, and the Y. M. C. A. Band Of Nazareth
An e.xceptional high-class pro¬ gram will be rendered under the leadership of Prof. Howard H. Haas, who is tlie conductor ot both bands.
September 5
Opening of the State Convention of the Loyal Order of Buffalos with
Parade on Labor Day
Sept. 13, 14, 15,16,17
The  Annual  E.vhibitiOR
of the
NAZARETH  FAIR
with a Fine Horticultural Display and Exceptional Horse and Auto mobile Racing,
TKIPLE  KELXIOX
AT DORNEY
PARK
llunuii<>I,    Kleppinger   and   Laubach Faiuilies  Hold  Annual  Outings
Lehigh Valley Safety Council was! ent unimproved. This plot contains held Tuesday afternoon ut Oakland Park, where nearly 350 safety-firs' advocates, representing nearly every industry between Easton nnd Allen¬ town were in attendance and thoroughly  enjoyed  the outing.
A baseball game was played be¬ tween representative teams of the cement industry and the steel workers, which was won by the ce¬ ment men hy the score of 5—2. E. C. Spring, superintendent of the Lehigh Valley Transit Company, impersonated Judgi- Landis, head of the organized b;iseball and set up a court, using an old cider barrel as a desk. Morris Fortuin of the Penn¬ sylvania Cement Company, neat Nazareth, was fined $1 for being tou noisy. H. C. Gibhs, of the Penn Trojan Powder Company, the um¬ pire of the bail game, was fined $1 for making bad decisions, Josepli Brobston, vice president of the Dex¬ ter Portland Cement Company, Nazareth, was fined $1 for bootleg¬ ging. Twenty other prominent officers were fined aud the council's fund  was  swelled  considerably.
George Hahn aud Floyd Walton, of the Penn Alien Cement Conipiny defeated George Gridor and W. E. Stauffer, of the Bethlehem Steel Co In three games ot quoits After the Diob was photographed, a rush was riude for the d.mclng paviliun where some interesting boxing bouts took place. George Fonda, Bethlehem Steel, won the shot put, at 29 feet, 6 inches.
After the events came the lunch- eofl and liquid refreshments. Dur¬ ing the spread addresses were made by .Mr. Spring and Mr. Glbbs. Superintendent of Schoola R. L. Laramy, of Easton, was a member of  the  committee  of  arrangements.
Mr. and Mrg. Henry Kutz, of Rlnghamton, N. Y., Misses Mary and Clara Kutz, of Bethlehem, and Miss Martha Weaver, of Wilson Borough, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Valen- tlDe Knecht on  Saturday.
a little more than four acres, front¬ ing 275 feet on Fairview s'reet, and 775 feet on East Centre street, and it is estimated that it will cost aboUL $5000; the exact price will be fixed by three viewers appointed by the Court, assuring a fair deal to all parties.
On this site, which is about seven times aa large as the North Broad street site and about half as hug" as a full city block, there will bu ample room for the proposed build¬ ing with attractive lawn areas and provision for the erection of ad¬ ditional units as there is need. This ground could also be used, when necessary, for an additional Grade School, which will he required with¬ in ten or fifteen years at the present rate of growth. If this provision is iiot made now it will be necessary to pay a good deal more for ground when  the need actually conies.
Economical Purchase
The economy of purchasing this .site was a large factor in determin¬ ing tlie Board's choice. For less money than would be required to Mtake the old site adequate seven times as much land can be purchas¬ ed, and provision for the future made practically without cost. The actual cost of the new building will be less ou the now site, caving tho cost of clearing the old site; and a further savfng will be effected by using the old building while the new one is being erected. Should the new building ho put on the old site it would bo necessary to rent quarters for the School for a full year, at considerable expense and much inconvenience to the public. The complete plan adopted by the Board, will, therefore, result In a saving of money, as compared with any  other  practicable  plan.
A further advantage lies In the location of the proposed cite. It is removed from the noise and danger of street traffic, which always pre¬ sents    a    serious    problem    where
GRANGE   PICNIC   AT   NAZARETH
Fair Grounds Mecca of Members and Friends of Newburg Organization
Newburg Grange, No. 1772 held a most enjoyable outing at the Nazareth Fair Grounds last Wednes¬ day. The weather was ideal and tliere was an attendance of over 1500. Games and sports of all kinds featured tlie program. There was a wonderful display of fruits and farm products. Tlie Nazareth Y. .M. C. A. Band rendered splendid music.
At S o'clock in the evening, Morris Koehler, of the Grange, acting as master of ceremonies, introduced t'lie speakers. Among them were Charles M. Schmidt, of Nazareth; Farm Agent A. H. Hacker, of Lehigh County; Nicholas Schmitz, of the extension department ot State College aud C. W Klapp, .Northamp¬ ton County Farm Agent.
Various phases of farming were dwell upon by the speakers who ex¬ plained how to raise better grain, potatoes, corn, etc, The interest of the audience was held from start to finish of the program.
Rasiey   Family   Reunion
The 12th annual reunion of the Rasiey Family will be held at Bush¬ kill tark on Saturday, A^ugnst, the 20th All members of the family are requested to be present and hel.i make this the banner reunion of all. A program will be rendered In tha afternoon and prizes will be glen to the oldest and youngest member of the family in attendance. Come and enjoy the day with us.
L O, O. B,
CONVENTION
More than 3 50 persons were at Dorney Park to attend the three re¬ unions held there last Thursday. The families whose followers were present at the meetings were: Hum¬ mel family, Kleppinger family and Laubach family. A large number of persons in each family are inter¬ married into one of the other two fimilies. The business sessions liegan at 2 o'clock and lasted until 3 30, after which the Laubachs had sports for young and old, and prizes V ere  awarded  the   winners.
The Kleppinger family held thei. sessions from 3.30 until 5 o'clock. This meeting was followed by a short business meeting of the Hum- mels. Only forty of the latter clan were in attendance and the business was curtailed.
The largest attendance was claim¬ ed by the Laubachs' with about 200 or more members present. This is the fourth reunion of the clan, which dates its existence back to 166S when Rheinhart Laubach was born in Germany. In 1738 he came to this county and settled in Lower Saucon Township, near Hellertown. "A year later he died His son. Christian, became the father of a large family and he is considered tne early ancestor.
The officers ot the Laubach clan aie: President, P. J. Laubach, Cat- usauqua; vice president, O. R. Lau¬ bach, Hellertown; secretary and his-
INTERESTING FIGURES ON SCHOOL COSTS
CHAUTAUQUA ASSOCIATION . ORGANIZED
Good Showing By Nazareth New  Association   Has   111
On   Cost  Per Pupil  Per Month Basis.
The sixth annual state convention j torian, John R. Laubach, Nazareth; of the L O. O. B. will be held in j treasurer, Llewellyn Laubach, New Nazareth the  week of September  5.   burg,  R-   D.  No.  1,  Nazareth
On Monday, (Labor Day) at 2 The Kleppinger family reunion, r. M. there will be a parade with. Herds and Ranges accompanied by bands from .Mauch Chunk, Strouds¬ burg, Lehlghton, Easton, Allentown, Bangor and other cities throughout the state. This will he some thing unusual for Nazareth, aud a large crowd is expected. The line of rouiL will be published next week and business places and residcnoos should be decorated along the line of inarch to show the visiting Buffalo^ what Nazareth can do as a convention town.
The business sessions will oien on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock and continue throushout the week until all routine business has been transacted.
At this time more than the usual interest will be taken in figures showing the cost of running the Public Schools of Nazareth, as com¬ pared with costs in neighboring towns, because there is a tendency to overlook the good work done by the School Board and to complain about the tax rate which has been found necessary to keep up the schools.
That the Board has used good judgment in expending public funds, as compared with other towns, is shown by the following table, which has been prepared by F. A. Marcks, Superintendent of Schools, on the basis of the latest available figures published by the State Department of Education; calculations were made by Mr. Marcks only for the towns in the list, which probably niake a fair average.
Cost per pupil per month for school year ending July  1,  1919:
Pen Argyl    f3.71. .
Wind Gap       4.11
Nazareth       4.44
Emaus       4.55
Bangor        4.71
Tatamy        4.8 2
Catasauqua       5.S5
Wilson Township       7.10
Easton         7.55
Northampton        8.18
Slatington       9.91
For the two years since the date vi these figures it is safe to assume that Nazareth has kept about the same position on this list, because there have been no extraordinary expenses and the total cost Increased everywhere.
On this showing the Board ue | serves credit for what it has done I by means of close and careful man¬ agement. At present it is giving still more care to the consideration of the High School problem, in tht, solution of which it should have the confidence and support of the com¬ munity, rather than the unjust criticism which is offered by some who are not fully informed on the facts in  the case.
The record shown above should not be  overlooked
Members — Officers Elected —Sinking Fund Establish¬ ed.
BUTZ FASULV  REUNION
Sl.vth   Annual   Gathering  at   Dorney
Park Was .Attcmled by .30O
Pei-sons
Three    hundred members of    the
Butz   family   were   present  at   their
sixth    annual    reunion    at    Dorney
Park,   near  Allentown,     Wednesday
afternoon.     The     formal     program
which followed the Laubach gather-^ held  in  tlie afternoon  was  featured
ing, was an interesting maeting.  All   by  an  address  by  William  Hell,   of
the   former  officers   were   re-elected,   the Panama Canal Zone, and several
The program included: A piano solo,   selections  by   the   Reinsmith   family
by   Miss   Marion   McBride,   Catasau-   orchestra
qua;      soprana     solo,      Mrs.      Paul;
A permanent organization to prt» mote Chautauqua in Nazareth was effected last Thursday evening at a meeting in the Y. M. C. A. of repre¬ sentative citizens interested in plac¬ ing this movement on a permanent working basis.
Under the name of The Chautau¬ qua Association of Nazareth and Vicinity the work of securing an ad¬ vantageous contract with some standard Chautauqua company and of carrying through the details of telling tickets and presenting the entertainmet ts  will  lie systematized
and so divided as to distributg the burden.
The one hundred and eleven men who have signed the Constitution of the Association will become guaran¬ tors of the contract arranged by the Executive Committee.
This committee is composed of the following, elected for one year: President, C. Frederick Martin; vice president, E P. Haubert; secretary, Oliver Knauss; treasurer, Charles J. Knauss; members at large, Dr. W. H Wotring, Howard Leh and William B. Harper.
Investigations are now being made by the committee into the various Chautauqua contracts available, and the company which offers tlie best talent on the best terms will be chosen for next summer's Chautau¬ qua.
The report presented by C. J. Knauss, treasurer of this year's guarantors, showed a balance of 16 6.20 above expenses, ot which $50.00 was voted to establish a Sinking'   Fund, the    balance    being
Jieid  for running expenses.
The Constitution provides that, la future, ail proceeds shall be placed in the Sinking Fund; and fifty per tnt    of the    funy may bo    used to
meet any deficit.
Tbe new Association wiil have the support of a large number of people, ir. addition    to  the    members,  who
y-lsh. to have Chautauqua in Naza¬ reth every year, and who realize that this can be done by putting the work on a permanent basis.
F.4.R.M  CALENDAR
Timely  R«'mindei's From The Peim sylvMuia State College
It   was   decided   to   hold!
Potatoes—Cool, damp weather at this time is a good indication that late blight will strike the potatoes. Those growers who have sprayed re- LUlarly and well throughout the growing season wiil suffer little oi no loss while a neighbor's unspruyed crop may be wiped out entirely.
Silo—Inspection of the silo may reveal   some  rotted  silage  or  water
Breinig, .Allentown; solo, Mrs. Elsie Schaoffer, Millersburg, Pa. Busi- iifss sessions and addresses from several members of. the clan con¬ cluded the gathering. Many ot the Kleppinger family were present lu he Laubach gathering and vic^- versa.
the reunion next year at the same- [tat should be removed at once. Col- place on the second Wednesday 'u i^et ali deors, make neccessary re- '^"SUSt. • pairs, draw hoops on stave structures
The   following   officers   and   com-   and in general, prepare tor the flliiiig.
Exercise  Bull—Give  the   bull  ex-
mittees were elected to serve for th ensuing year: President, Rev. C. A. Butz, Bethleliem; Vice Presiden', Edwin Butz, -MIentown. R. D. 6; Secretary, Miss Weida Butz, Allen¬ town; Treasurer, Howard .^. Butz. Kast Texas;  Historitins, Dr. B. Rush
TR.W.SIT  COMP.VXY  SUEO
FOR  $a.-.,000  DA>L\GE.S| Field, Easton; Elmer A. Butz, Allen"
and   George   Kemp
COUXTY   SUPERINTENDENT
XT -VORJLAL SCHOOI.
8uri)rlso  Party
On Thursday evening, a numbci of relatives and friends gathered at the home of .Mrs. Raymond Oster- stock, on Walnut street, and tend¬ ered her a surprise party in honor of her birthday anniversary Re¬ freshments were served and all present enjoyed the evening in pleasant social Intercourse. She received a number of substantial vresents fron' her frlenda.
County Superinteudent George A. Grim, of Nazareth, had charge of th. Current Educational Problems at tha East Stroudsburg State Normal school summer course for last week. On Tuesday morning Superintendent Grim gave a most interesting and Instructive lecture in the chapel of tho school. He took as his topic, 'Work." .Mr. Grim used a' number of biblical illustrations, and his talk «as greatly enjoyed.
Entertained  Party of Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Stofflet entertained as their Sunday guests at their home on Park street, Mr. and Mrs. George Batt, of near Wind Gap; Mr. and Mrs John Sandt and son, of Winora, Minnesota; Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Klick, Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Wagner, of town, and Robert Wag¬ ner of Allentown, to a substantial dinner In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Sandt who left for their western home on Tuesday, making the trip by auto.
Hy   Son   of   William   H.   Jones,   of
Hetlileheni,  Killi-d ia .tccident  at
NiiZiireth  on  November  'IH
A suit involving heavy dairages was started Saturday in Northamp¬ ton County Court by .\ttorney R. S.
town, and George Kemp, Lyons; Financial Committee. Mrs. -\lfred E Butz, Mrs C. A. Butz ;ind Mrs, Reu ben Dieshler.
lUus'rated Senl<e
Rev. J. G. Rupp and Mr. Becke- Taylor, of Bethlehem, on behalf ofjmeyer, of Allentown, will present in William John Jones, by his best, .-^t, John's Reformed Church, of friend and guardian, William Evans, Nazareth, next Sunday evening, one ;.galnst the Lehigh Valley Transit of the finest illustrated services Company, to recover $25,000 dam- which can be rendered at this time ages. in   the   church.     They   will   present.
The suit ia the result of the trol- at least, 160 pictures which will ley accident at Nazareth, November illustrate Home anr Foreign Mission asth,   1920,   when   Owen   K    Jones,   uork,     and  the  institutions
father of the plaintiff, lost hir> 'ife The accident occurred late at night when the car got beyond the eon- tiol of the motorman and, rushing down Main street, overturned at the curve at Shepherd's Hotel, kil- l:ng two and injuring others.
Motor Parties To Bushkill Falls Mr. and .Mrs. Fred Sheets and family, George Gold and -Miss Irene Teada, .Mr. and Mrs. Percy Nolf, Mr. aud Mrs. James Sloyer and family and Misses Dorothy Nagle and Mea Kerchenthall were among the Naia¬ reth  Isltora that motored to Bush¬ kill Fall! and otber interesting points In the Pocono mountain regions on Sunday.
where Christian life workers are created.
They will render also four of the most beautiful iiiustrtited hymns that are published at this time. Some of these hyn-ns has as many as twenty-one illustrations.
Pleasant Gathering
There was a very pleasant gather¬ ing at the home of Mr., and Mrs. John Honszer, on Sunday, when the following guest! were entertained: Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kubnk and sons, Earl and Carl, of Perklomen; Miss Marie DUlinger, MIh Ellen Butner, Mlsi Esther Kllngler, George Platzer and Floyd Englert, all of Catasauqua. Music was the feattire of tha day.
ercise. A bull enclosed in a cramied box stall has every inducemen'. to be¬ come mean, sterile and subject to all the evils of the bull family. A small pasture lot and a few minutes attention daily will do much toward correcting these evils.
Garden—Vines of squashes and pumpkins usutilly make roots at the joints. They are essential to the growing crop and if moved during cultivation,  the plants suffer.
Showing Cattle—Get a reputation fcr your dairy cattle at the coming fairs. A little added care with comb and brush aud some extra lin¬ seed oil meal In the grain mix wil improve the appearance of the ani¬ mals to be shown.
Poultry—This   is  a   good  time   tc give the poultry buildings "the ouot o.er."    Tar paper roofing should be^ painted at least once in three years.
Seed Wheat—Tho best seed wheat is the cheapest The county agent can tell which varieties are best adapted to your locality and where seed can be secured. Clean seed In a  tanning  mill.
Fehnel   Family   Reunion
Members of tbe Fehnel familr will hold their annual family re¬ union on Saturday, August 27tli, on tbe Nasareth fair grounds, rain or shine. This is to be an all day affair with an excellent program, including tbe Ladles' Band, of Al¬ lentown. Everybody Intereatad is loTlted to be present, wUhoat anr further notice.
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