The Nazareth Item

              The Nazareth Item
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 1932
No. 20
AN   INDEPENDENT  FAMILY  NEWSPAPER   DEVOTED  TO   LITERATURE.   LOCAL   AND   GENERAL   INTELLIGENCE
aflireth Genealogist Honored
ifc, iMtltnte ol  Amercan •^   Genealogy
-tart A. Beck, of 7 East Cen- -JrNwareth. who has won *!!Litlon lor her work In •Sand historical research, jfSnored by a "Whos Who J*?^y" sketch of her work •"TSf^the list of the leading Jnealogical researchers in SstaTes. in The Handbook perican
^in the list   Of tne .ea. Jnealogical   researchers   in liKtes, in The Handb "iSan Genealogy recently is J^e Institute of American
niofy
of Chicago
field  affords
"3tlon in this Tthe extensive lineage files -^eKational Clearing House for .Mlcal Inlormation, as well as *JJ„, contact with geneal- iTuSl counties throughout ili States and in 10 foreign JL which will enable her to JTthe scope of her work very
Sl of interest to the mcm-
ai prospective members, and
*   iilly to the  registrars  of  the
^ •^, of the American Revolu-
goos of the American Revolu-
Colonlal   Dames,    and  other
u^ry-patriotlc societies to learn
I local   resident   has formed
¦'   , international   contacts,   be-
!«   \(^y will  make  possible  the
ary genealogical   research to
^Jormembership without out-
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icipal's >port To »1 Board
Attendance
ItotoUed 1119.    Percentage of : during month 91, during te 95.   The percentage of U unusually low because IpRTilence of colds and grippe, had percentages below I highest percentage, 97. waa by sixth  grade  Whitfleld llOis Snow, teacher. Accidents
T' Extension Work Told Rotarians
On Monday evening a Joint .ses¬ sion of the local Rotary club and a dinner conference on Y. M. C. A. extension work was held In the local Y. M. C. A. dining hall.
Clifford Taylor presided as chair¬ man and Introduced F. H. Dalrymple state y. M. C. A. personnel .secretary and Emery M. Nelson, northeast dis¬ trict secretary, who wero honor guests.
The session opened with a short .song .service led by H. P. Yeisley with Miss Mae Yeisley at the piano.
After a brief business session and dinner, the two honor guests pre¬ .sented in short addres.ses detailed accounts of Y. M. C. A. work throu¬ ghout the state, and nation.
J. H. Dalrymple spoke on the work being accomplished among the adults in tlic state. He cited the co-oper- atiou being built up through con¬ tacts between the employee and em¬ ployer, citing the foreman's cluljs beins; organized. He also cited inter¬ racial feeling is being smoothed over tiirough "Y" activities in .sections where the race question is para¬ mount.
E. M. Nelson spoke on the activi¬ ties of the "Y" in organizing Hi-Y Clubs and Girl Reserve units. He citl d the Hl-Y clubs membership en¬ rollment now totals 200.000 in the United States. He also stated out of a total of UOO High Schools in our owni state 400 of these have been organized for boys' work. An¬ nouncements included the District Rotary Convention April 24, 25, 26 at Atlantic City.
At the business session directors were named for the ensuing term as follows; Clifford Taylor, Edmund Champion, Joseph Pulmer, J. A. Fraunfelder. Howard Shafer, Frank Schmidt, Charles Shafer. William Shimer. P. S. Trumbower and Will¬ iam Silfles.
Legion
Broadcasts
Local Milk Producers Organize
A new unit of the Lehlgh Valley Milk Producers' Association was or¬ ganized on Tuesday evening at a meeting held in the chapel of St. John's Reformed church and was attended by two hundred producers.
O. A. Boger, president of the as¬ sociation presided anci outlined the purpo.se and plans of the organiza¬ tion. Several units have already been established In various .sections of the Lehlgh Valley and the local unit Is the fourth to be organized thus far. Oeneral marketing pro¬ blems In the Lehigh Valley were also discussed relating to milk produc¬ tion and also the status of tuber¬ culin testing on the area plan. Fur¬ ther discussion will i>e held along similar lines at the next meeting of the local unit to l;e lield next Tues¬ day evening April ID. in the Re¬ formed church in town. • Tlie offlcers clios'-n for th" unit were president. Walter Schlegel. Bath, route 2: vice president, Fr3d Rotii. Easton. route 2; s?cretavy El¬ wood Kelchner. Easton, routo 2: treasurer, L. C. Fogel, Nazareth, route 2.
Walter Schleael. Elwood Kelchner and Leidy Fogel were cho.sen as re¬ presentatives to tile central govern¬ ing committee of the As.sociation.
25 producers signed applications for membership and a large number of the producers present announced they would Ije enrolled before the next meeting.
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Bath Lions Hear Prison Official
Interesting   Address   On   Work Connty   Prison.
In
of
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Harold V. Knecht. post 415. Am¬ erican Legion on Wednesday evening Mctdents  to pupils during | presented the following program over caused the loas o( IT'j \ WCBA   Allentown    from   9   to 10 child was struck by an o'clock: Nazareth Dance orchestra; |t Broad and Belvidere vocal selections   by   Mrs.   WUlUm liwas not on way to or Happel and  Misses  Fannie Oemet The Injury sustained and Mae Yelsley with Miss Marcks caused an absence of at the piano. "I Wanta' Count Sheep till the Cows   Come   Home"   and "Somebody Loves You"; selection by the orchestra "Sandy":  piano duet by Betty and Alice Beck, "America"; vocal trio   "Kentucky   Babe"   and [•'Where the Blue   of the    Night"; orchestra selection "Let that be a Lesson to you"; piano solo by Mar- Ion Pauly. "Old English Song" and ,      ^ , ...    ,       "Andante Oavotte"; orchestra selec-
|guathly meeting of the Le-  ^j^^    •Paradise":  brief  remarks by y Section of the American |        commander: piano duet by Beck ^^Soclety will   be held ln'^,^j^,g   "Orandmothers   Polka:   or Cedar Crest    Co ege,  p^^stra  selection, "Somebody Loves ^,' ^^.'..„ J   »v.J  You":  trombone    solo   by    Eugene Treln; orchestra selections, "Bonda" and Wabash Blues."
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SO¬ TO MEET IN ALLENTOWN
tt., on it:»f. M.   This will be the ILidles   Night meeting and tte program   has  been
Wter H. Eddy of Columbia
will addre'^s the meeting
(Ribject ¦¦R"cent  Discoveries
[ to Vitamins and tlieir Ap-
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• is Professor of Physiolog- stry and Director of Vit- earch. Teacher's College I Cniversity. and is also well
WOMAN'S CLUB DISCUSSES FOREST CONSERVATION
le
The April meeting of the Woman's Cl'.ib wa.s held on Monday evening
the'Dii;cVor'of'th;*'"G'ood,''> the Hiili School auditoriuim    A
.¦-hort bu.siness session was held in charge of the president. Mrs. W. J. Happel.
Following the business session the meeting was turned over to the leg¬ islative committee, Mrs. Charles Shafer, chairman. The legislative committee selected as their topic for the evening "Forest Conservation." The following program was render¬ ed: The Le Fahama trio consisting of Mrs. W. Happel, Miss Mae Yeisley and Miss Fannie Oernet. accompani¬ ed by Miss Lena Marcks presented two delightful selections: song by club: talk "Our Friends the Forest" by Mrs. Frank Huth. Jr.; poem "Trees" by Mrs. Charles Shafer: talk "National Forestry' by Mrs. O. B. Searles; vocal solo "Trees" Miss Lena Marcks: talk "State and Prl- (Continued on Page Five^  -• •	
•ping"   Bureau    of    Foods.
and Health.    He is the
many   articles on foods.
Und dental health research,
1 of a te.<t book on "Nutri-
«ting will be preceded by oal dinner which will be nptly at 6 15 P. M. Dur- iner tlie entire Olee Club *ge v.ill sing and directly Unner tlie Expression De- till present. a one-act (Recreation Hall.
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!¦» David Wright
The Bath Lions Club din»d at the New American Hotel. Bath. Lion Clarence E. Oilbert. Prop. Wednes¬ day evening. This Hostelry was re¬ cently taken over by Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert. An excellent menu of chicken was served. Ouests wete Dr. L. H. Cunin, Bath and Ben F. Rohn Jr.. also of town.
In the absence of the president. Norman Oplinger, Lion A. O. Shift-
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Rod and Gun Club In Session
4-H Club Tour On Saturday
Boys and GirU to Inspect Wwk at "My Own Rooms" Oroap
I    A public meeting of the Nazareth, Rod and Gun Club held In the Y. -I. C. A. on Tuesday evening was at- -^——
ended by se\eral hundred persons. On Saturday afternoon 4-H Olub Floyd Kauffman. John Knecht. and | members of Northampton and Mon> Harry Oower with the assistance of roe counties will meet at 1:00 o'clock various other memljers of tlie club at the Nazireth fair grounds to go arranged an uiteresting program. j on a tour of "My Own Roonu" In In oi>ening the meeting the condi- Monroe and Northampton counties. tions of the prize fishing contest! The "My Own Room" clubs con- were announced and in addition to sist of boys aud girls interested In the members of the club, their wlv-j making changes in their own bed- es and daughters, the contest is open rooms. Color scheme.s have been to all IXiys and girls 16 year.s old or | worked cut,  taking  into consldera-
under. Six prizes were announced including fine rods and other fish¬ ing equipment The committee ap¬ pointed for tlie contest are Floyd Kauffman. Paul Davidson and Clay¬ ton Vogel. The awards will be made for the following species of fish, brook and brown trout, small and large mouth black bass, pickerel and wall eyed pickerel.
Robert   Wallis.   manual    training; instructor ol   the    Wilson  Borough'
tion the size and exposure of tbe rooms. Some of the Interesting things wluch the bo s and girls h*ve done consist of repapering. repaint¬ ing woodwork, r°flnishiiig floors and furniture, wiring oil lamps, making braided rugs, shoe bags, laundry bag.s. desk set, etc.
Each club member has completed a record of the time spent and cast of material.s used in making their rooms more attractive.    The record
tion.
schools th^n announced the wmners  j^^^. ^,.j„ ^^ avaiable for examina- of the Bird House Building contest j sponsored  by   the   club.    Raymond i
Uhler was awarded first prize of $5.1 ^^ ^^^ ^^^^. j^^^y Hower, Kreiders- Warren Sliuman and Milton Snyder I .jjj^ j 33 p ^ redecorated walla each received S2.50 second pnzes.' ,^^ woodwork, refinushed floors, re- honorable mention was made by the | ,,^^p^ furniture, attractive room judges of  houses  built  by Wallace arrangement    and      color    scheme.
Notebook and cost.
Badly
Injured
QoiUas A.  Houser Hurt  When
Trapped In Overturned
Machine
Quillas A. Houser, of Nazareth R. D. No. 1. was admitted to the Eas¬ ton hospital shortly before ten o'clock on Sunday moming with a possible fracture of the skull and other in¬ juries, received half an hour earlier when his automobile overturned af¬ ter being side-swiped by a car on in discussing the subject of "Home the highway between Bath and Nai- Accidents." "and rightly so, but we areth. need to pause and give more at¬
er. presided.  L. V. Hahn had charge j    Dr. R. W. Riggs. of Youngstown   tention tn the accidental fatalities of the singing and his daughter Mrs. Ohio, returning to his home after i in the home, for they mount to most
Hear Dr. Batchellor To-night
At P. T. A. Meeting, Nasareth High
School  Auditorium;   "Safety
in the Home"
Schmidt. Ray Reinert and Lloyd Minnich. Assisting Mr. Wallis in the judging were E J. Riegel. of Bethlehem and Rev. Pifer of Ban¬ gor.
Motion pictures were then shown and explained by H. S. Shafer and his son Lester of hunting big game in Canada during a trip last year and also of sections of Pike county near Lehman's Lake during the last deer hunting season. Mr. Shafer al¬ so gave a brief verbal summary of the Canadian big game expedition.
Rev. Pifer then gave a brief talk on salmon fishing In Nova Scotia, where he resided for several years ^and held the Interest of all present. The regular monthly school board'while he pictured the fine sport that
Board Adopts Budget
"Our people are greatly disturbed by the mounting toll of fatal accid¬ ents on the highway," said Dr. Theo¬ dore B. Appel, Secretary of Health,
Ella Stark, was piano accompanist. (Continued on Page Four)
RURAL ADULT FLOWER CLUB EX¬ ECUTIVES MEET
Of Northampton and Lehigh Coun¬ ties, Held Meeting; Annual Show August 36th, and 27th
cial to the Item) elal to The Itemi
. April U—Fifteen Sen
twenty-two Representa-
••Igned a statement declar-
Power question will be
in the coming Presl-
and that the "pow-
lieeklng to influence sele-
""illdates.
' the declaration are Sen-
on, Norrls,    Brookhart.
Frazier   and   Cutting.
liin""* ^*'**^ ¦»' Montana,
""I. Costigan,  McKellar,
{f*«.     DemocraU,   and
•'armer-Laborlte.
*nient IS contained In a
<- issued by the Nation-
Ooveninient    League.
orts Ul "place" the sev-
P^^t^'s of all  parties.    On
""can side President Hoo-
i   ***" as a "power trust
J^^<i *ith him are classl-
o^ntial Demi^nuic stan-
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NEEDY GET 9000 CORDS OF FREE FUEL IN FORESTS
Plan
Gives  Worii  to  Tnemployed; Leiaena  Fire Haiard
Harrlsburg, April 14.—More than 9000 cords of wood from the Penn- 5ylvanla State Forests have helped keep needy families warm the past winter as a result of the ofTer made last fall by the Department of For¬ ests and Waters to assist in the relief of unemployed throughout the State by furnishing free fuel- wood, according to an announce¬ ment made by Secretary Lewis E. Staley.
So far 1160 permits for cutting wood have been reported by fourteen foresters. The quantity of wood cut amounted to 9067 cords, whieh are equivalent to 4.53 freight cars of fuelwood. Individuals cut 6496 cords.
Welfare groups, which availed thinisi'Ues of the opportunity to (Conttnued on Last Page)
At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Rural Adult Flow¬ er Club of Northampton and Le¬ high Counties, held yesterday after¬ noon in the ofTice of the Lehigh County Agricultural and Home Eco¬ nomics Extension Association. Al¬ lentown. it was decided to hold the .second annual Flower Show at Cen¬ tral Park on Friday and Saturday. August 26 and 'JT.
Seventy-fue Northampton County rural women h.r.e joined tlie Flower club. The reci.iirements of niem- bership are:
1. Plant an equivalent of 100 .square feet of ground.
2. Plant 7 annual and second .vear members plant 5 perennials, more of course if one wishes to do so.
3. Keep Record Book.
4. Exliibit at Flower Show.
5. Draw plans of garden.
Mi.ss Jennie Cole, of Northampton R-1, presided at the meeting with Mrs. Edgar Fink of Emaus acting as secretary.
The following committee was ap¬ pointed to get information on pre¬ miums to be awarded at the Flower Show: Mrs. Harry Walbert. Macun¬ gie. Chairman: Mrs. Paul Mechley. Neffs: Mrs. Harvey Frack. Bath R- 3: Mrs. John Marks. Wescoesville: and Mrs. A. A. Borger. Northampton R. 2.
The committee voted to award premiums on the foUowing flowers: .%nnuaU. 1. Asters, white—6 flowers, purple—6 flowers, red—6 flowers, and pink—6 flowers. '.:. Gladiolas. white —3 spikes, purple—3 spikes, red— 3 .spikes, pink—3 spikes. 3. Marigold. 1-Afrlcan-lemon or orange—6 flow¬ ers. 2-Calendula, 6 flowers. 4. Sea- biosa. Any one solid color—6 flowers. 3. Dahlia. Cactus—1 bloom. Peony —1 bloom. Decorative—1 bloom. Pom Pom—6 blooms. 8. Cox Bomb, red —1 bloom. 7. Snap Dragon. Oiants —6 blooms, white.—6 blooms, yellow, —6 blooms, red or pink—6 blooms. 8. Zinnas, giants,—3 flowers, dwarf, —6 flowers, any color. Perennials. Phlox, white.—3 flowers, red.—3 flowers, purple. 3 flowers, pink.—3 flovkvrs. 10. Delphinium, blue,—3 spikes, white—3 spikes. Bella Don¬ na, white—3 spikes, blue—3 spikes. 11. Most artistic bouquets, not more than 6 varieties.
12. Mo.st artistic display of cut flowers, equivalent of 6 feet of .space for each exhibitor.
Tlie Inter-County Flower Club is sponsored by the Pomona Orange of I.<!ii»{h and Northampton Counties and is curried on under thc direction of tlie Northampton and Lehiph C( initv AKricultural and Home Eco¬ nomics Exteiuiion Service.
attending a clinic at a Rochester, N. amazing flgures for the past year Y.. hospital, was traveUng west on| "The National Safety Council the highway and failed to make a says that in the 1930. while the curve in the roadway. He swung his | motor car was piling up a total of car to the left of the center of the, 33,000 accidental deaths, the home, driveway. As a result the car driv en by Houser. coming In the op posite direction was side-swiped and overturned.
Houser was pinned In the over¬ turned car. He was released by the physician, with the assistance of a passing motorist and rushed to the hospital unconscious.
The state highway patrol at Beth¬ lehem was notifled and Patrolman John Pezzent went to the scene and made an Investigation.
EASTON FOREST No. 35 HOLD FIRST OF SERIES AFFAIRS
Tall Cedars of Lebanon Glee Club Hold Soclal AfTair
The Easton Forest Tall Cedar Olee Club on Saturday evening. April Oth held the flrst of a series of social functions at the new Flremans' Aud¬ itorium, Bath. It was a decided suc¬ cess In every resf>ect. There were 400 persons in attendance, people be¬ ing present from Easton. Bethlehem. Allentown, Nazareth, Bath. Blooms¬ bury, N. J., and towns i^orth as far as Stroudsburg.
The dancing and cards started at 8:00 p. m. and at the conclusion of the cards at about 9:43 an enter¬ tainment which lasted one-half hour was staged In the main Auditorium The Melody Boys' Orchestra of Ban¬ gor under the direction of William You.se furnished the instrumental music.
The entertainment consisted of a group of numbers by the Cedar Male Chorous. under the direction of Ed¬ gar F. Lehr accompanied on the piano by O. Ciewell. Tap dancing by Miss Ruth Kline, daughter of (Continued on PMge Four)
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MISS  KERN ELECTED
PIANIST FOR THE V. W. C. A. AT   t'RSINl'S   COLLEGE
Collegeviile, Pa., April 11 — Marlon Kern, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Kem. 340 South Broad street, Nazareth, was elected Pianist for the Young Women's Christian Association at Ursinus College.
Miss Kem Is a member of the Freshman Class at Ursinus and is an active participant In progressive student movements.
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MAN FOl'ND DEAD
AFTER THREE MONTHS
haven of protection and safety, was (Continued on Laat Page)
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Auxiliary Again Wins Prize Award
The local American Legion Auxili¬ ary successfully competed in the at¬ tendance contest staged hi connec¬ tion with the Four County Council of Legion Auxiliaries held at Le¬ highton on Saturday. The award is an attendance bell suitably inscrib¬ ed and this marks the second con- .sccutivc time that the local auxili¬ ary has been the winner. If succe.s.s¬ ful In having the largest number of members present at the next meet¬ ing of the 4 County Council to be held in Bangor on July 9 they wiil retain permanent pos.session of the bell. The local auxiliary had 32 members present whH>> Summit Hill auxiliary was second with 22 mem¬ bers.
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Scouts Rally At Y.M.C.A.
Local scout troops joined in a rally held in the gymnasium of the Y. M. C. A. on Mond.iy evening, which was won by troop 32 The final resulted in 18 points for troop 32 and 11 points for troop 79.
O. .\. Spence. Guy Cump and Oeo¬ rge Smith were the judges of tho various contests and associated with them in an advisory cajiacity were deputy commi.ssioner Fred Weidaw of Easton. scoutmaster Harvey Re¬ maley of Easton troop 15. .scout ex¬ ecutive W S Culpepper. Jr . and as- sLstant executive Leroy Keefer both of Easton.
The results were as follows: in¬ spection, troop 32. 80'; : troop 79, 79':. Signalling, all contestants dis¬ qualified. Knots, troop 79 flrst, fin¬ ishing In 2 minutes and 10 .seconds: troop 32. second, finishing in 2 minu¬ tes. Dressing race, troop 32. flrst: troop 79 disquallfled. Plre by flint and steel, troop 32. flrst. finished in 36 seconds, troop 79. .second, finish¬ ed in 44  seconds.    Fire  bv  friction
meeting was held on Monday even¬ ing, with all members present. Pre¬ sident C. F. Martin presided. Bills amounting to 1873.84 were approved for payment, and the treasurer was authorized to pay them. The tax collector rendered a report showing collection of school taxes amounting to $648.09.
By unananlmous action of the board, the salaries of all teachers whose contract are not terminated. were reduced 10';. effective as at the beginning of the 1932-1933 .school year, but In no case is the reduced salary to be less than the minimum to which the teacher Is entitled un¬ der the school code.
Mr. Roy S. Mc Keever of Egypt. Pa.   was   unanimously   elected   to teach geography in the Junior High School, during the remainder of the present school term, his salary wasi flxed at $130 a month.   The board unanimously adopted a budget  for the 1932-1933 school   year showing expenditures  of 8117,134  and esti¬ mated revenues amounting to $117.- ^ 240.98.    By unanimous  vote of  thei board the 1932 tax rate was fixed at $4 per capita and 21 mills on proper- ' ty. I
A motion was al.so unanimously pa.s.sed fixing the salaries of teach¬ ers, whose contracts are not termin¬ ated for the 1932-1933 .school term. ba.sed on the 10 reduction, and a decision to be gotten from the State Department regarding the granting of increments to teachers who have not yet received all the increments provided by the school code.
The Nazareth school district hav¬ ing changed from a fourth to a third class district, the question aro.se as to whether teachers who arc receiving more than  the  mini-
may be enjoyed In that province.
Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebration
The 251h Anniversary of St. John's Lutheran church. Tatamy, and th**
i 25th anniversary of the pastor. Rev. V. J. Bauer will be celebrated on Sunday.    April  17  at    9:30  oclock.
! when the Sunday school will be ad¬ dressed by Honorable State Senator Warren R Roberts of Bethlehem and at 10:30 o'clock the President of th? Ali'^ntown Conference. Rev. Corson C. Snyder, of Slatington. will deliver the sermon. At 6 o'clock the Luther League will have as their speaker the Rev. Harvey C. Snyder. of Nazareth, and at 7:15 o'clock The Rev Charles Shimer of Bethlehem and the Rev. P. R. Shafer of Tata¬ my. will be the speakers. Everybody welcome to all of these services.        	
The following stops will be made
Debate
Results
On Friday evening the affirmati^.- te.iin of tiie Nazareth High Sciioo' Debating croups triumphed CAc-r Pen Argyl High School's iiegatr.e team during a debate held in the local high school building The question     debated   was.     Resolved:
"That  the several states should en- ' gular busine.ss ."session act   legislation   providing   for  com- committee cons stin^ of Evelyn Mess- pulsory  unemployment    insurance"   inger. Grace Pike. Haz(?l Oetz, Lucy
George Hower, Kreldersville, re- finished floors and furniture, rede¬ corating walls, remod.'^ied night table reflnlshed plank bottom chair. Notebook aad cost.
Helen Borger. Kunkletown. 2:45 p. m.. reflnlshed four poster maple bed, chair, rocker and spool bedside table, home made dressing table, braided rugs and color scheme. Notebook and cost.
Sarah Shaffer, Oilbert, 3:30 p. m. new floors, reflnlshed chest of drawers, chair and bed Home made dressing tabid, re-upholstered chair with chintz slip.  Notebook aud coot.
Miss   Harmony  Hutchinson,  glrlt
state club leader, will accompany the
tour and give a short talk at the last
stop made in Monroe county.
All home economics    and agricul*
tural 4-H Club members, leaders and
parents, ara e.>pecially Invited to Join
the tour, while others Interested In
the tour will be cordially welcomed.
1    The "My Own Room" cluba tee*
been conducted under the direetion
I of P. Marguerite Erikson. extenaioa
representative  of the  Northampton
County Agricultural and Home Econ-
omirs Extension Service.
Welcomed
More than 50 metnl)ers of the P. O. of A. met In Babp's Hall on Fri¬ day evening when the following can¬ didates were welcomed into mem¬ bership by iii.tiation: Anna Dech, Lilly Dech, SteUa Dech. Kathryn Johnson. Viola Bonney. Anna Mil¬ heim. Mabel Rls.smiller, Matilda Burley, Eva Hagenbuch. Evelyn Frantz. Sarah Schlegel. Emma Rul¬ off and Mary S.-nith. The degree team was captained by Ance Bil¬ heimer assisted by Emma Walters. Others on the teini were Mary Diichnian. Flore.ice Rundle, Hazel Oetz. Mary Abel, Katte Weaver, Anna Kratz. Lula Schissler, Mabel Weaver. Evelyn Me singer, Carrie Barrall. Beatrice Price. Ella Meyers, Lucy Remaley. Ida RulofT, Emma Johnson and Marion Meyers.
In addition to the initiation a re- was held,   h
The mt inbors of the local team were mum .salary provided for beginners. | Mis^^es Lena Sottolano. Rose Mah- but have not yet received all the in-, orsky and Walte:s Peters with crements provided by the code, must I Frank Teinnvl as alternate Prc- be given increments this .vear. The ^ fes.5o;- James Tupper. uf Lafayette supervising   principal   was   directed ' College acted as judge. j
to    communicate    with    the  State      Tlie   nei;ative   team   of   the   High, Department at once and get the de-  School  journeyed to    Northampton partments decision as soon as pos¬ sible.
The .secretary was directed to ad¬ vertise for bids for coal for the 1932- 1933 school vear.
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Reception Tendered
Remaley und Mary Abel were ap¬ pointed to arrange for a card party on April 22. A dispensation was announced for next week wlien tlie loca. order will attend the district meetings at Pen Argyl.
Following the business and initia¬ tory sessions, refreshments were where the same question was debai- served by the committee, headed by Pd. The negative team included Lula Schissler. assisted hy Orace Harold Stout. John Allen. Mar;iiret Pike Katie Woaver. Emma Decii, Seyfried and Catlierine Saylor as, Nettie Dt:rh, Mabel Wenver, Mary aiternat" OficliniAn and Carr,;-  Koithc.
no contest. Tlie following contest- Frank In.scho was found dead at ants were entered, knots 79. William the foot of the stairs of his home Stiegerwalt: 32 Frank Paukowitz. at Easton on Sunday by police who dressing race. 32 Dick Michael. 79 broke in after a friend reported he Jacob Walters: fire by flint and had not seen Inscho for three mon- steel 32 Buddy Breinig, 79 William ths.   Authorities believe he fell down  Stiegerwalt.
the steps nnd was fatally injured. The entire rally was run on a pf^r- They say he appeared to have been rentage basis fipured upon the num- di'uri two or three months.   He lived, ber of scouts registered on the scout
a1,.n<i *.......   . It-   r^..   «— i.   .... h
alone.
area rolls for each troop.
A reception was tendered to tlie new members of St. John's Lutheran Church last Wednesday evening. Entertainment of musical and vocal numbers as well as several addresses of welcome featured the program MIS.S Eva Reimer played a piano solo "Tocatlno". while Mrs Walter Bender presented two vocal selec¬ tions "Moming" and "The Old Road" Rev H C Sn.vder. pastor of the church: F. A. Marcks. superin¬ tendent of the Sunda'y school; and Elwood J. Unangst. a member of the council welcomed the new mem¬ bers into the church. Following the conclusion of the evening's program refreshments were .served in the so¬ cial rooms of the church.
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BAKE SALE
Tlie Ladies Aid Soriety of the Evan^'elical Church will conduct a Bake sale next Saturdav. April 16th at Seyfrieds Meat Market beginning at 10 a m. Honif-bakod bread, pies and cakes and other .specialties Will be offered for sale.
The Public Dollar
Taxation  Divition
Finance Dept., Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Waahlnston,  D. C.
S.%LARV  REDICTIONS  SPRE.AOING IN MINK IPAL SERVICE
FIPTEEN cities out of 34 repor'i i-ug In resp,:>n.se to an inquiry by the Internati'>nal City Managers Associ ation have reduced salaries and wag- e; either by a horizontal cut or by graduated .scale with larger cuts lor higher saUries. according to the M arch number of PabUc
"Nearly all of the cities reporting^	
have used such methods as reducing the number of hours of work, vaca- tiotvs without pay. leaving vacancies unfllled .-t^nsolidatlng and eliminat¬ ing po.sitions. retirement of older employees, and use of mechanical equipment m reducing the total ex¬ penditures for personal .services." the report declared.
Redurtions General
Based upon the reports of city managers, conditions In particular communities were described as fol¬ lows :
Oakland. Calif. — Salary adjust¬ ments rather   than reductons have
been made. Pers:>imel expenditursi hav** been reduced $15,000 a numtiL Furil'.er economte.s of $^.000 a month have been effected through the eU' nimatlon of unneoessaiy posttUMW and by leaving vacancies unfUlsd. Police and flre salaries wero not re¬ duced.
Cape May. N. J.—Wages on city work ranging from 40 cents to ILM per hour have been cut to SS sad 50 cents. Stenographic work at all departments has been centratlMd, permitting a reduction in otBoe (or* (Continued on Psge ThrM)
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