The Nazareth Item

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The NAZARETH Item
AN   INDEPENDENT   FAMILY   NEWSPAPER.   DEVOTED   TO   LITERATURE,   LOCAL   AND   GENERAL    INTELLIGENCE.
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1930
No. 27
iRETH WET; 7eN ARGYL DRY
B j.«. 184 votes have been re- 1 TB**! the Literary Digest IjJ'f'j*reth on the Prohlbltloa l*^n Mr Gibbons says they l*"^ follows: 128 are for pro- llrt. W'°Jm for modification and IfcW^'iSeal He also stated l^.'l^Argyl veturned a total li^rvStes marlced 182 for pro- kgn^^ lor inodiflcation and
'"L"i;^& this retorn it Is >L?5*Zt the difference In ¦*!S2Sr letween these two towns l*?5^« location. On being an- lSl*°to s^hd lime rock from IftSris manufactured cement- 1*'*. ..Ztance. While the other lt£t^"m the *late beU Where
••^{teobtained to keep things
Day Program ; T«tamy_	
LllayW paK''3»t, operetta and •* ,nro«am w^H be given by the ' re Tatamy Schools to- ¦ (ftWav. afternoon at 2:30 u* on the sc!'-ool lawn. Also an rSlSblt m the dilTerent rooms. lS« »"d tnends are Invited.
Jf High Declares rir on Flies
Ite Junior High school Civics ¦ eonducted a campaign against r»Wotti fly by distributing fly Mi to the people ot town. The Tint divided into groups that ¦Mifned different sections of tolrn The citizens received imitters as eagerly as the I distributed them for tney I ttw importence of early swat-
LABOR TROUBLE HERE STIRS PRIMARY FIGHT FOR CO. COMMITTEE
Butts Wins With Big Majority in First Ward; Mrs.
Hawk and Lindenmoyer, Labor Foes, Re-elected
in 2nd Ward; Mrs. Boerstler Loses Out by
One Vote in Bitter Fracas ih Srd Ward
the
Butts, candi-
Halt Intruder's to Jail
Ke Miller, of Siiater's Row, was
J flve dollars and costs by Jus-
Itf the Peace U. S. Wirebach ou
ly  evening on  a charge   of
, and disorderly conduct pre-
I by Prank Kokas, a neighbor. I ms reprasanted by Attorney
f nbr.  Miller was unable to _i the money and elected to
II Jidl sentence when friends Itlhti rescue.
       
ICMcert Here To- rNlffht    ifc    -
IH attend the concert to I y the Moravian College { (Friday) night at 8 ,1 a Milt Moravian church. |
Hi Ini numbers 23  members I ot whom are boys of our' Their leader, Kenneth I il nU and favorably known. I li tm been heard here betore I ttu Olte Club aiid m iastru- This concert is spoil-1 • l»tt«Twent;. .Minute Society.
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ll at Farmers- I Sunday
r dead interrfd in the Far-
Icemetery Wl., be mcmor.al- • tt^Wdal exeiLihes o.i bu.iday, ?».itJp. m. in tiie Farmeis- idiurch, wmcii is located aioug ^lilism Penn tughway amiost between Betalehem and ^ -- Elton E. atone, principal ot [•"onHign iLiiooi. will be ths
Jipeaicer ac these services.   ;
¦* of the American Legion
»« Wilson Boi ough and ot one
[¦• Poits ai Ea-ston will flre  a
^ow the gra^ es of those who
¦¦tnedelense of their country.
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Diy Services in Ml Church
Itwagpucal Church wiU hold
' "y isrvices next Sunday in
Vf**!'- W. 3. Harris, pastor.
IJ*t*' Roth, former pastor
L^ ¦"•d gtreet   Evangelical,
In Nazareth, while the County ticket was pressed from witliout, much of the Interest in election cen¬ tered in the Democratic nominations for tiie County Committee where a bitter fight was waged on issues ari.sin? In the labor trouljle at Kraemer Hosiery mill.
In tlie First Ward L. A. Democratic councilman and date for committeeman defeated Morri.s Frai^le. wlio ai.'^o sought nom¬ ination, by a vote of 205 to 34. There was no contest in this ward for Re¬ publican committee, Mrs. Alice Leo- i;o!d and Williain P. Oano being named. In the Second Ward. Mrs. Carrie Hawk and Milton Linden¬ moyer. present Democratic commit¬ tee members, staged a battle royal again.st Mr.s. Martha Mack and Ern¬ est Phillips. Mrs. Hawk won by a vote of 138 to 133. Lindenmoyer won by a vote of 168 to 135. The Republican committee members, Mrs. Anna Stocker and Harry J. Seyfried. had no opposition.
In the Third Ward another battle was staged between Mrs. Carrie Boerstler and Mrs. Carrie Young, the result standing 140 to 139. in favor of Mrs. Young. Mrs. Boerstler it Is said claims a tie vote as she called attention to the fact that one voter dropped a ballot ob age and was not properly enrolled. Just what the outcome of this claim wtll be cannot be conjectured.
Singing In the Rain-^
'By Albert T. Reid
For Senator Onr.'.d" carried tlie town by over 2 to 1 against Davis having 172 to 82. v,:^'.\ a comfort.ibl; majority in each ward. Bohlen re¬ ceived 25 vctes conceded to be from voter.s who would ordinarily s'apport Davis.
Pinchot for Oo'.ernor received 172 with Brown second witli ,"3. Pliillips had 38. Arniitronn received 118 [on top fisiure. Shannon taicing second! place witli 53. |
Maxey. a member of tl-:e Brown- Davis slate received 16,3 beatins McDade witli only 153.
Major Coyle for Consrfss too'.-: the hiijhest vote cast i)v tiie Repi^'jlicaiw —232 markir.? for hUn.
McAJee. Chidsey and Miller won the general assembly noaiip.ations. Mil'.er standing high with  171.
The   Democratic   ticV.et   had   few
contests except for ,Iamr-i and Kent
for Congress in which Kent lead the
Eastoniaii by a two to one majority
' giving Kert 595 and James 20J.
For general assembly. Kostenbad-
I er, Male and Raub carried the town.
I Kostenbader. the local entry in this
race, won with 442    The ".Squire" is
I well known throughout the County
and his local friends were hoping to
! seat him at Harrisburg.
I    Bartos.   of  Bethlehem,   for  State
Committee, carried Nazareth against
Snyder with 515 to 448.
"The summary of the returns will be found on the last page of this I Issue.
TWO YEARS OF CIVIC SERVICE REVIEWED AT C. OF C. BANQUET
i Chamber of Commerce  Inaugurates  Movement to I    Achieve Lower Freight Rates on Coal in Naza- j        reth; Secretary Discloses Facts of National I Convention; State Executive Speaks
The Chamber of Cominerce on Thur.sday evening celebrated it.s se.-.ond inrthday with a banquet at ttie Nazareth Inn. Tliere was a ?ood-slzed gathering of members comi'.o.sed of representaCive businer-^s mer. and citizens pre.sent at the affa r. The banqueteers entered the hall to the strains of snappy music b.v Ciiariie Schnerr's picked musi¬ cians. These men had donated their services tor thi;-. occasion as a matter of civic pride.
Former Burgess R. F. Ziegler. and ' r.ov. president of tile Chamber ol Commerce, presided as toastmaster. "j^r. Ziegler gave a brief resume of the Cliamber of Commerce in action since its beginning and told how Ihe Chamber lias accomplished num¬ erous minor improvements in town. One of the out.staiiding problems attacked bv the Chamber was the matter jof lower freight rates. The present    price of   coal in town   is
N. DELAWARE ROAD TO OPEN JULY 1st
C. of C. to Boost Civic Improvement
Plan Extensive Program to Make Town More At¬ tractive; Biff Meetlnff June   16th
Directors of the Chamber of Com¬ merce met Monday evening at the Y.M.C.A. and discussed plans for the future. R. F. Ziegler. president of the chamber of commerce, presided. Ti.e directors decided to hold a gen¬ eral meeting of the Chamber on June 16. This meeting will be in the nature of a smoker.
The directors wish a full attend¬ ance at this meeting and would like to have the members come prepared to discuss plans or the ensuing year. It is hoped at this meeting that a working program may be drawn up for the Chamber during the remain¬ der 01 the year. Numerous projects it is understood have been discussed during the past few days and these may be brought up at this time for consideration of the entire body.
Some of the projects which the Chamber would like to see put through embrace modernizing of the business houses, both in exterior and interior, better store lighting and for future consideration boulevard light¬ ing, better playground facilities, and numerous minor improvements in various parts of the town.
BIG CROWD WIT¬ NESSES' T CIRCUS
LIONS HEAR TALK ON RAISING BEES
Andrew   Leh,  High  School  Coach, loins Clab and Spake of Marble Contest; Convention Dele¬ gate Benders Report
William Olebe, bee raiser of Dela¬ ware Water Oap, was the speaker at tha meeting of the Lions Club at the T.M.C.A. Tuesday evening. Mr. Olebe, who is an interesting talker, explained humerous features of bee raising and told of the food value of honey. He stated that honey might well be used in place of sugar and recommended such use, saying that he himself preferred the honey to sugar.
Andrew Leh, physical director of the Nazareth schools, was inducted as a member of the club and spoke briefly on the Marble tournament recently sponsored by the Lions. Ellwood Stofflet and Morris Apple- gate were winner and runner-up re¬ spectively in this contest. These bovs will be the guests of the Lions Club at its first June meeting.
President Elwood Unangst was in the chair and called on Edward Neum.eyer. delegate to the New- Castle convention of Lions for a report. Mr. Neumeyer responded with an interesting account of the convention. Lion George Smitli led In singing with Charle.s Hess at the piano.
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L.VDIES OF GOLDEN' EAGLE
ENJOY B.%NNER MEETINGS
TWO MORE OUT-OF- TOWN CONTRACTORS GET HI SCHOOL JOBS
Heating-Ventilating and Electrical Contracts Award¬ ed to New York and Easton Firms; Treas.' Bond Fixed at $100,000; New Teachers Elected
MOTHERS TO
MARK GRAVE
AU 1917 Chapter War Mothers are requested to meet at the YM. CA. at 7 o'clock tomorrow (Fri¬ day) evening when they will pro¬ ceed to Oreenwood cemetery in a body to place a marker on Moth¬ er Heckman's grave, before the regular meeting at the "Y."
Important Link in Highway System to be Ready for Toarist Season; Modem Thorooghfare Pro¬ vides Scenic Beaatjr
A regular meeting of the Board ot Directors of the School DUtrlct ot the Borough of Nazareth, duly ad¬ journed from May Sth. 1930, subject to the call of the President of the Board, was duly held last Friday evening in the High School building at the call of the President of the Board. |
Members  pre.sent;   Martin,  Kern,^ Hawk and Shimer. i
Merut>ers absent: Bennett. |
Movfd by    Martin,    seconded  bv Hawk, that the Treasurers bond for the year beginning July 1, 1930. bej fixed at $100,000.   Motion carried on the following vote. I
Yea: Kern, Hawk, Martin and' Shimer. |
Nay: None. |
Moved by Hawk, seconded by Mar¬ tin, that the action of the Treasurer of the Board in paying Roy Randall $4590.00 on account of contract, on
presentation of certificate from ar-j chitects, be and hereby is ratlfled. i Motion carried on the following vote.i
Yea:   Kern,   Hawk,   Martin   and Shimer.
Nay: None.
On motion of Martin, seconded by Hawk, the Treasurer of the Board was authorized to pay contractors j the amounts due them from time to time, on presentation of proper cer¬ tlflcates from architects counter-1 signed by the Board's inspector. Motion carried on the tollowing vote
Yea:    Kern,   Hawk,   Martin   and Shimer. I
Nay: None. * I
Moved by Kern, seconded by Hawk that the action of the Secretary of the Board in returning to William Bornstein Co.. Bethlehem, the certi¬ fied check which they had submitted with their bid for the plumbing (Continued on Page Six) |
STATE COLLEGE TO OPEN FARMERS' WEEK JUNE 17th
LOCAL INDUSTRIES IN SAFETY RALLY TONITE
Farmers' Week will be held at the Pennsylvania State College. June 17, 18 and 19. County Agent B. L. Cole¬ man announces. The event wtll feature dairying and allied lines of work.
It is planned to have exhibits, talks, experiments, tours and dem¬ onstrations in the program. To en¬ able visitors to see as much as pos¬ sible in the time they are at Farm¬ ers' Week, the midway plan of e.".- hibits will be adopted. Tours will be conducted, in addition, to experi¬ mental plots, orchards, herds and flocks on the college farms.
While dairying will be stressed this I Continued on Page Seven)
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FA.MILV GATHERING
1 .^ now of Allentown, wUl
' w tne morning and evening
li«i. P*'"' music by the choir
¦» rtj" ^^'^ '^"'h Kellow will
H* morning session.   The
,2 *'""ent   company   male
i^LiT*''* voices will be heard
¦ nnung .service.
1**^'"" also speak at the IJ »h      '*'*^'on at 9:30 o'clock t"mee-/eaing service of the |_L.CJS. at 6:45 o'clock.
•ftmerai ot Mrs. Earl Davis, of -.lormer.y of town, was held
»y atternoon. Rev. W. H. «   St   Johns   Reformed
'M ill charge of the ser-
wwrinei.t,    was    made    in
^ cemetery.
Prank   Haas,   of
O'T'u'/"'^' several days with
• "• <»• V, immer,    Washington
The annual circus of the Y.M,C.A. was held on Saturday night. A cap¬ acity audience fllled the gymnasium to watch the performers, composed of local talent. C, S. Minter was in charge of the aflalr and had drilled the youthful performers for some weeks In preparation for this event. Walter Arnold, veteran for several years In this affair, served as ring master. The affair started with a grand march of all performers head¬ ed by the ringmaster. This was fol-! lowed by tumbling and trapeze acts by boy and girl gymnasts. I
T. MeifhofTer, L, and A. Durs, Al-, lentown tumblers, put on a special tumbling act during the evening, | William Meek, of Allentown, did a hand balancing stunt and Frank Messinger, Lester Bartholomew and Herbert Andrews, of Tatamy, pre¬ sented a black face song program that was greatly enjoyed, Archie Leigh, of Bath, heavyweight lifter also presented a special act for the evening. I
the Oolden Eagle met last Thursday Capacity Attendance Expected; Cement Co's, Public Sr"' 'Vhe%^u'^ne',Teetin? wa!    Schools and Civic Organizations Backing Move- iiSlo^m.' rKeoTwis'Vrv!        mcnt; Mike Grady, Pa. R.R. Foreman to Talk
ed by 35 of the members, who passed 	
their birthday anniversaries during _____^__.^__—— «
the past six months, which was en-     -,^wj (Thursday) at 7:15 p. m. cules    Cement  Corporation.    Lone
Joyed by close to 100 members .» tSSBroad Street theatre here the Star   Cement Company.   Keystone
A stated meeting *"'beJieW this at^"^^^* "™*\J     Lehigh Cement Company. Nazareth Cement (¦Thursday,   evening whch  «dU be Naaareth   gimw      i^^^^ ^^^^^ Penn-Dlxie Cement Cor-
followed    by an entertainment   by ;*^;\°one\,t its tremendous mass poration.
meetings.
local talent selected from the mem¬ bership which runs close to the 400 mark. The Temple Is in a flourish¬ ing condition and hold largely at¬ tended weekly meetings.
Plants 4 and 6;    Public
The meeting is under the Schools, Rotary Club and Chamber
auspices of the Chamber of Com- of Commerce
merce and the participants are: Bates Valve Bag Company. Her-
»I0N POPPY *>AY SATURDAY
ll^jJV. KriechtPost, Ameri-
'¦^^V*'" ''Ponsor the sale
•« here next Saturday—
tw,   The briUiant little
"Mtl .,VHi,ecome theem-
Did ^ ",.,'\"''''"^an Legion will »jui former years on the
»»ik.„   '""  ''""^eeds  of  the
'««r«ti8 and their depcnd-
' apples are made by dis-
»«tera„, ,„ various   hos-
|eontri^.f   country.   Persons
hthSr '* to this cause are
p^,'»oney to a worth-
iC'   * met With a hearty
New Supreme judge
Owein^obertt, famou* l'hilailt!|'liai l.awyer, n.imrd by President Horn ft for Hie Supreme Court Hftich. I.ike Chlff  JilMirr  HugtKt, .Mf, RobcrM II
oi Welsh dctcf nt    _
Memorial Day Programs Planned by Local Units; Exercises Here May SOth
Captain Owen Rice Camp. No, 20, a similar service at Bushkill Centre Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil cemetery.
War and Harold V. Knecht Post. No. | On the morning of Sunday, June 415, American Legion will again put 8th, on the cemetery at Mount Eaton into action tlie annual custom of and during the afternoon hours at making annual pilgrimages Jointly Saylorsburg and Mt, Zion, All three to the local and nearby cemeteries being Monroe county burial grounds for the purpose of condting a mem- The Ladies Auxiliaries to the Sons orial servlre in honor of their fore-1 of Veterans and American Legion fathers and comrades who fell while and the Chapter of American War ill the line of duty while the country Mothers are Invited and urged to co- experienced its darkest and gloomi-1 operate with the active organizations est davs as well as those who later and help to make it a success as departed from this life who stood herebefore, with their presence. .shoulder to shoulder with the onesj The g of y. have procured new who now yet remain. | uniforms for the occasion and sec-
Tlic coni:iiittees in charge have, retary Elmer Abel stated that all prepared the following schedule fori those members who have not as yet the series of services: Sunday morn- taken possession of their uniforms inc. May 25. on the Belfast cemetery j are asked to call for same at his Hild  on  tlie   same   day   during   the  home  on   V,'h:tr('li  stnrt   at   their
afternoon on the Hecktown ceme- t(>nes On the morning of Memorial Day. May 30. an early service on the Schorni'cl--. cemetery and upon re- tiirning tlie main .-service will take place loiallv on the lawn of Centre SKluare followed by marching to the Union, Moravian, Catholic and Oreenwood cemeteries for a continu¬ ed service and grave decoration.
Sunday morning. June 1st, on the Newton cemetery and during the afternoon hours on the Pairview cemetery at Mooreatown followed bjr
earliest convenience.
On the afternoon of Memorial Day the 8. of V. Camp members will Journey to Allentown where they will participate m a monster street demonstration and memorial ser¬ vices.
The organizations mentioned will on next Sunday evening attend church in a body in St, Johns Luth¬ eran church. All members will bear thia date in mind.
All the employees of the above Cement Companies and the Bates Valve Bag Company will be present, together with representatives of participating organizations and in¬ vited guests, which include quite a nuniber of the operators from the slate region in Bangor. Pen Argyl and Wind Oap.
Fred Hunt, electrical engineer of tlie Nazareth Cement Company will
j '-e chairman of the meeting    R   B
I Fortuin will make a few remarks o:i the purpose of the meeting and tlu- comiiii    Five    Month    No-Arcident
.Campaign in which all the Cement Companies will compete for silver plaque troohies. Micliiel P. Orady. foreman of the Canto;i shops of th> Pennsylvania Railroad "Ml <i,\\c his famous talk "The Spirit o*' Safety ' He is an enthusiastic '>•"^ interest¬ ing .speaker and undou':tt'-!'.y will be enjoyed by all those prpse-'t
Past experience shows 'hat th" meetinas of the Nazareth Division of the I*hiRh Valley Safetv Council are very enthuslastical and always draw B laree attendance This meeting ts expected to be bigger and better than ever. The evening wiil be "topped off" by the vitaphone all- talkinir picture starring Douglas Fairbanks. Jr. in "I oose Ankles."
    	
Oeoree Kreidler, Jr . has been ap¬ pointed on the editorial stafT of the
I "Firing Line", tlie offlcial periodical of the Harold V. Knecht. Post No 41.'i. American Legion. Mr Kreidler s'.icreed.s Fdgnr Schmick who resign¬ ed from the staff. i  •    	
A happy family gathering was iield at the home of Oeorge Baltz. Beth¬ lehem, on Sunday, and a sumptuous dinner was served to the following;
Mr. and Mrs. S A. Williams and Richard H. Miller, of .Appenzeii: Mrs. David Smith. Detroit. Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Storm and chil¬ dren, of Arlington; Charlotte Storm. of Stroudsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Tru¬ man Baltz and children. Sterling, Melvin and Norman, of Butztown; Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Baltz and dau¬ ghter, Joyce, of town, and Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Baity and children, Richard. Dorothy, Pauline. Oeorge. Clair. Viola. Harold, Claude and David, at home.
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Dr. J A. Fraunfelder. of town, has been appointed physician at the county home to take the place of the late Dr. Victor J. Koch.
The North Delaware river road will be opened to traffle on July 1. This declaration Is not based on gue.ss work but comes from flgurea co.-npUed from the amount of work already done on that important highway running from Easton to Martins Creek, a vital link In the highway chain of the country.
After exactly 12 days of actual laying of concrete, the contractors. the B. O. Coon Construction com¬ pany, have finished 300 feet more thm one and one-half miles of 20- 1 feet-wide highway and beginning I Monday they put on an extra con- I crete miaer which will double the ! amount of work to be flnlshed.
It is figured that these concrete mi.'iers. backed by an efllclent gang of workers, can lay from 1,400 to 1,600 feet of concrete a day. Allow¬ ing for rainy weather and using an a- erage figure for concrete laying, tt.e remaining distance of the five ar.d one-half mile road will be con¬ creted early in June. The period of hardening required by the State Highway department, will then ex¬ pire on Julv 1 or thereabouts and motor ."'s will then be allowed to s-:i'" a'ong a most modern highway. te-3<i:\% their eyes on some beautiful .scener.v.
The section of the highway that liis been completed lies in what was nr.-:e the dangerous stretch of road tb.at wound over a high-crowned rcad-wav south of Sandts Eddv. The contractors started at the Bixler f«rm. a short distance north of the Ch'"-nn home and Wiurenga Lod t'^ rhe VW C A. cam" a-id whe.i stopped hv rain last I'-p'-i; had con¬ creted within lOO ".ar1s of the Min¬ eral Soring hotel, known as the Seeond hotel.
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DE.XTHS  AT rOINTY  HOME
affected by a freight rate approxl- aifc,*ely (iO cents per ton higher than .n sarrou:iduig territory. Mr Enoch, & traffic ma:ia.ier of Bethlehem, has bet.i secured to investigate tWa matter and probabilities are that Nazareth wtll soon enjoy a decided reduction in coal prices. The aavlng of t.ie town is e.stimated to be l)e- tv.een $25,000 and $30,000 yearly if thf new rates can be made eflectlvo. Another move of the Chamber was to secure to co-operation of the Le¬ high Valley Transit Company m putting its busses to Allentown on a s-.iiedule that gave Nazareth hourly service to Bath. Mr. Ziegler then introduced William Mertz, secretary cf the local Chamber, who was a delpijate to the recent convention of Chambers of Commerce at Washing¬ ton.
Mr, Mertz told of the high lights of   the   convention   quoting   freely (Continued on Page Three)
Rotarians Hear Song- st^Talk
Allentown  Song   Leader Extols  Effective Con- munity Singing; Sev¬ eral Guests Present
The Rotary Club on Monday even¬ ing liatened to Errol K. Peters, com¬ munity song leader of Allentown, who is widely known for hia ability to lead groups in singing and who has led conununity ainging at ^tvd' ous parks in Allentown or the past tew years, Mr. Peters told of tha flne effect music had -upon the mor¬ ale of a group and how it eould brighten up otherwise dull affairs. He led the local Rotarians In a num¬ ber of songs with Miss Elsie Yost at the piano.
Dr J. A. Fraunfelder, vice presid¬ ent of the club, presided in the ab¬ sence of George Orim, who was call¬ ed to Allentown the same day. Rob¬ ert Metz. of the High school, was the student guest of the club. Charles W. Brown, railway transportation manager, of Bethlehem; Howard J. Eyer, cf Allentown; Errol K, Peters and Miss Elsie Yost were th? guests of the club. William Shimer re¬ ceived a boquet In memorv of his birthday which occurred this week.
I      OSmiARY
Vincent Pelacyk. aged 65 years, died at 9 30 Tuesday night at the Countv Home of tu'jerculosis. He W5S admitted from Stockertown five years ago and has no known rela¬ tives.
George W. Frable. aged 74. died at 2 4,T yesterday < Wednesday > mornini? at t!ie County Home of cancer. He i.«. survived by his wife, Sybylla: two .sons. Harry and Harvev. and two dauijhters, Mrs Jennie Deisher and Mrs. Elsie Edwards, all of Easton. He UTS admitted from Easton May 14t!i this vear.
Four Loving Cups Awarded at S. S. Convention; Inter¬ national Meeting in Canada
MRS. M.ARY HEI.VEY Mus. Mary Heiney. aged 85 years, widcv of James Monroe Heiney, a natue of Pen Argyl. died at the County Home of a complication due to old age. She was admitted to the l^ome on Feljruary 16, 1927. She is sur\ived by one step-daughter. Mrs. Jacob Sobers, of town, and .several r.ephews and nieces.
Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at the P. P. Rohn funeral parlors on South Main street. Burial was madr in Greenwood cemetery. Rev. W. R. VVotring cjaciated.
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COMING EVENTS
MAY
24—Bake    sale by    American    War Motliers in the P. S Trumbower store room. South Main street. JUNE 7—Ice c.-earn festival by the Rain¬ bow   B,l:'.e Cla.ss  of  the  Belfast Reformed church on the church lawn.   Music  will  be  furnished by  the  Pen  Argyl  High school band   consisting of 55 pieces, AlOlST 2—Knights of Priend.ship Field Day at the Nazareth Fair grounds.
Daniel Rohn, of New York Univer¬ sity,   N,   Y„  has  returned   to   New York after spending the week end at his parent's home.   Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rohn motored to West Ches-' Comrade Edwin ter where they visited their daugh-1 Koahkr ta the last local survivor of ter, Mary, at West Chester Teachers', th* 'Voys of '«! and '65." CoUege.
At the County Sunday School convention held last week at Bangor the four silver loving cups wliich are ottered this year to the districts doing the best work were won by the following districts: Easton. for the best attendance at the convention; Bethlehem, South Side, for general progress. Walnutport carried off two cups, one for prompt return of statistics, tlie second for the prompt raising of financial quota On ac¬ count of the change of standards, the old ten point standard being replaced by standards A and B. the state as.sociation is not ready with applications and certificates, so no awards were made on that r Milt Four awards were offered in t: e Stewardsliip Essay contest, the ^ P.ist prize in gro'ip A. ages 12-14 go- :•.'.:: to Florence Frey, second to Sam¬ uel Lngie The first prize in Oroup, B, ages 1,1-17, goniK to Carrie Frey, I the second to George Melvm. The place of the next county convention in May. 1931, will be the large Luth¬ eran and Reformed church. St. Pauls Union. Indianland. near CherryviUe
More and more attention is being given to the International Council convention which will be held in Toronto, Canada. June 33-29, These conventions on the North American continent are held every four years
I ard it is very po.ssible tliat it will be
inir.y years ijefore il is as neai as tills one. Possibly no city on this continent is so accustomed to enter¬ taining grent throngs of people as is tile city of Toronto. The Canadian National Exhibition which Is stmilar to our world's fair is held there an- nuallv. Six thousand registered d<>le,?ates are expected at Toronto. PeunsvUania is allowed 550. Great speakers, great conferences, niagni¬ flcant music will feature this con¬ vention. It i.s .said the exhibit alone will be worth a trip to Toronto, as it will ocrupy haft an acre of floor and wall space. In the exhibit on Chii- dien's work, there will be model de- p.-.rtment rooms for the four de¬ partments fully equipped. In addi- \ tion to the curriculum exhibit a larze space will be given to work \ actually done by children. Just as, much care will be given the exhibit' on Voung People's work, the adult and school administration division ' vacation .schools and week-day, schools of religion. Added to the in¬ spiration and fellowship of this great COIT. entioii, for those who can take their vacation at this time. ver>- at¬ tractive tours are offered takbig in Niagara Falls. Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, the ThouMnd Is¬ lands Montreal and Quebec, return¬ ing vie Lake Oaorge and tha Ritdscn River.
Moravian Pastors
Assists at Dedication
Rev P S Meinert, of town. Rev. Robert Brennecke. of Schoeneck, Rev George Bahnsen and Rev. O. M Siiultz, ot town, were among thu speakers at the dedication exercises in the First Moravian church. Eas¬ ton, on Monday evening. There was a large attendance of Nazarenes at the afTair at which the combined Nazareth and Schoeneck choirs anA orchestras performed.