The Nazareth Item

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The Nazareth Item
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AN   INDEPENDENT   FAMILY  NEWSPAPER.  DEVOTBD  TO   LITERATURE.   LOCAL   ANP   GENERAL   INTELLIOBNCB.
NAZARETH. PA., THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 14. 1929
No. 1€
1(10,000
BLAZE DESTROYS FURNI- STORE & OTHER PROPERTY 8 FIRE COMPANIES IN SERVICE
TURE
flreiB«n
Flames Against Bitter Cold and Strong Gale SECOND NATIONAL
gave Old Establishment From Entire Ruin; Hole Cut in Wall To Save Girl
T
e fvom  th^,f^iUer     iuid   in     tlie  ruur  l,y     tlie
but   tlie  strutluru  n.'iu;iiU-)
the coiiteut-i   are
Iter tlame.s use'intact  although
uangrft' practically ruined and there will Ix;
jrlven by « g; J,   last   Ty.s
"S com/any «t«"ll«
.Trset. cfnu.letel.v de^oy L     isce to ;tther wltlr^ous- mirror:* ntar me iront siiuw wiii- "lll'dollar^   wortl^m stock,  dows ia now a sorry ioolcliig sight '     Unangst
le   left for Mulvuii
One   wall
ot the wtore which was liuiiij with
his    son,  with   tlie  mirrors   bUtckeiifd   ami
ire  proprietors
the'splintered     with the  stiioke    aiiJ
fnme »hed» and buildlugs heat
^,arvlcl"'<)"f the flre were flitroyed and the rear of the ttao & ^'*"^' sarage on I rtrwt was also damaged by aw which burned with un- ll,r» lor several hour.. In 'i toni of water hurled them from high powered , A temperature of 20 1 iboTe xero hampered the iTMtly in their work.
 ,,- from eight towns came
GTltoUnce of the local flre-
* -fcH. caHed as the Naiareth
'V!;,,, ,aw that the flamea
%n<l control.    Companlea
htamy.   Stockertown, Eaa-
^iS Gap. Bethlehem.   Pen
1, „4   WlUon a«ilated    the
i,«coBpanyoftownArhe
and Pen Argrl   com-
, „.,  unable to put their
I Iato tervlce because of dir-
'^ai connectlona used by
TtMis. but '•>« flremen gave
iHliUnce they could to the
j^h are-flghtera.    The   Cen-
Ittparatui of Bethlehem with
I Srt Anderson was at  the
laf Ha lire in record time as
'^111, Easton Company from
T (No    3)    station.    The
¦, Wockertown. Taiamy and
pumps    were    rapidly
,1 ap   and   high    powered
I itrc directed against the
Xiiznreth iieople were grateful to the neighboring conimunitit's for their prompt and efficient help and give full credit to the williiio! aid sent by their neighbors for the successful tight waged agaiu.-t the fire which for a time threateiuJ at least one fourth of the town's restdentiul district. The visiting flremen displayed a readiness and willingness to give every bit of aid within their powers and as the local firemen fell away from the notalea choked and blinded by smoke other willing hands took up the work and never for six huurs did they falter In their de.sperate flght, standing close to flamlu); walls and even pushing up to flamti bordered windows to get water ou the blaiing interior.
The Nazaretb flre department laat week received flve hundred feet of new hose and this was pressed Into service as the demand for more water grew. It Is esti¬ mated that close to 4000 fe<%t oi hose was used by the companies in service. Fortunately three fire plugs were in close proximity to the scene of the flre less than a full block and two others were about a block and half away.
The N'azareth company pumped from a   plug in front of    Riiloff's ofllce   on  Broad  street.     S'ocker- vttll   what    seemed little  town  kept their trurk pumping a ol lavinK any of    the .sur- steady    .itream from     Broad and fcilldings at  10 o'clork. I Centre:    Tatamy    pumped    from iBurs they hurled their  Whitefleld    and Centre, and    Eas- te.in«t the    flames that i ton's  high-powered truck  was lo¬ cated at the farthest point. Belvi¬ dere  and Whitefield streets        A steady  supply of water  proved a big ^set In the work ot firs-flght-
linst the flames of feet In the air uge bonflre of the ibout midnight It was Pllremen had conquer- Ire and danger of the sweeping the East- of the town which had itly feared was removed, of the flre Is uot de- itnown but Ic Is believed to jted in an overheated stove ill the repair shop In the Ithe furniture house. The las housed In a threa atory tallding with a frame ad- ilbout hO feet in length and les high, in the rear, along alley. The flre was dls- about 9:20. and an alarm the Vigilance Company Iqulckly responded and ran a ne from Center and Whlte- Itreets The interior at the [of tlip building was then a furnace and It was seen llocal tir-^men could not hope with tho flre. A call for   was Rent to the nearby towns I bjr ten o'clock half a doien imt were playing on the blaze I all auslos. High wind and [Itluging cold made the work alt for flremen who were Khed with spray that soon Unto a coat of icy mail
Nazareth firemen    held a
on Iq the alley along the atore
k   spite of clouds    of dense
iimoke and showers of s'parks
I tenaciously to their Job.  The
caught up burning   embers
'carried tlum for blocks amid
flow of smoke.    Residents    of
Urrlew terrace six blocks away
'«»ed with sparks   and cinders
•B the fire and many hKd  out
^en hoses  ready  to  flght   any
Invasion nt the flre-flend.
itlie flames broke through the
[and frame w.ills of the bulld-
I tliey ahot ncross the alley and
' Jr* to a hnrn on the property
J»f>. Kate Kern completely de-
Wng tbat sructure and several
"Uler sheds in the rear.    Efforts
• firemen h^re prevented any
tw spread of the blaze toward
I 'ofsT end of town which was
J^ttenace thpy Rreatly feared.
fnts of -10 Kern home were
fled out ar..; placed In a yard
"tbe stre f as tho flre groA-
J ate Its V, ,., toward tho front
"» furnltu"? store.    The heat
m the   bui'.ding was   Intense
^Diate gh,., windows flfty feet
•f ^rom ,),„ p^^p^ cracked and
I,  ¦'"lowf ! from tho windows
!."om u,„,„. g^^p^ ^^^ corntcea
'rtoomeil 'iillding. ire-hiackp:,,,! Ire-coated smol- ™n« ruins tl-.-^n^xt morning were was I-ft of the Unangsl niture cr,n.;..,ny warehouse, a '"ory harn in the rear, a two- , ''"" •¦"• ''s fhe alley from warehouse on tho Kern prop- P, * '¦¦i'nfi   wrage In the
toCk .t '"^^¦''•^rlng masa at krtck ch/^' following morning.
^ot^J.. frame w.r.houa.
^thrse-itory brick atore and
¦•nt facing Centr« atreet waa
«¦•»•«  by   .moka   and
Int,
Five lines ot the Lehigh Tele¬ phone Company were put out ot service by the flames and the company the next morning had a force of men restoring the burned down lines and restoring service.
F. B. Hess & Sons' sarage just In the rear of the burning building and facing Broad street was dam- (Continued on Last Page)
t-ARD PAKTV AT
STOliKKKTOWX
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Lib¬ erty Flre Company, Stockertown, held a card party Wednesday even¬ ing In the firehouse. A large num¬ ber ot worth while prlzej nad been assembled for this affair. The Ladies at present are busily at work on a handsome white quilt which will be the grand prize to be awarded at their annual supper at the flre house on April 17, This Is one of the outstanding events ot the year at Stockertown and the Ladles Auxiliary this spring hope to excel any former affairs ever held. Hundreds of persons throughout the cement and slate regions assemble at the Fire house on this occasion and partake of a good old fashioned Pennsylvania Dutch dinner.
.^TTKXTIOX   KVKRYUOl>V!
The puhllc is again reminded of the Illustrated lecture—"Battle- fleids of France," to he given by .Mrs. Eugene Treln under the aus¬ pices of the American War Mothers and the Legion Auxiliary. Place: at. John's Lutheran Chapel. Time —Friday, March 15, at 8 o'clock. Everybody invited. Silver offer¬ ing.
INSTALLS MODERN NICHT DEPOSITORY
The Second National Bank is In- stolllns a ni^ht der.ositnry for its many pittroiiM. Tlte new deposi¬ tory is sitiin!P;l in the front wall f>f tlif l>;nik iind i.-i iible to I»p open¬ ed only with a key. The patrons who wish fn mrikf. use of it are rf-iflsterod with tji^ bank and are givfn a I).''g with a lock, and a number. The pa'rnn places his monfy in the bag, locks it and drops It into tlie di'po^^itory where If p.is.'jps by a 3t.'j<^I chute Into a chrome steel safe with double lock. The opening Into the depository locks aufomatlnally after befng opened. The employees of the hank in fhe morning remove the deposits to the hanks vaults where they are held for the depositor who holds the only key to the hag. The depositor can call, opsn the big, check-up and make his deposit at his convenience.
YOUNG NAZARENE WEDS OSWEGO GIRL
Miss Ella Marie Almy, ot Os¬ wego, N, V, on Saturday eveniug became the bridge ot George S. Michael, well known young Naza¬ rene and son of Mr. and Mrs. C. William Michael. The couple was united at Oswego by the Rev. T. Itaymond Jones, pastot of th^ Christ Episcopal Church.
The bride was attired in inde¬ pendence georgette and carried white ro.'^ei. She was attended by Mi.-s Katheriue Jacobs, who was attired in tan georgette and carri¬ ed pink roses. Claude Altemos, also of town, was best mau.
A wedding dinner was served Immediately after the ceremony at the home of the brides parents. where they will reside after returii from a wedding Journey.
The groom left Nazareth and the employ ot the local Bates Valve Bag Company about a yeur ago to become foreman of the printing department ot the Taggart Bag Company's plant in that city.
.>A/.%i:KTH  KOTAKY  MEETING
Professor James B. Hopkins, a member of the Easton notary Club and proteisor ot Romance langu¬ ages at Lafayette College was the speaker at the meeting of the Naz¬ areth Rotary Club iu the Y. M. C. A. Social room .Monday night. The speaker had for his subject "Spaiti". Prof. Hopkins h.Ts spent consideral>le timo traveling in Europe and brought an intimate picture ot .Spain to his bearers who Kreatly enjoyed the talk.
Howard Shimer presided at the meeting. Ed. Heilman led In sing¬ ing with Ja|^ Boerstler at the piano. Prof. Ceorge Orim of the entertainment committee reported that the matter cf the Philadelphia Harmonica Band concert to be sponsored hy the Rotarians was proceeding nicely. The next meet¬ ing will be featured by the appear¬ ance of an Instrumental trio, Mrs. John Levan, viollnst. Miss Marie Zimmer, harpist and .Mrs. Calvin Smith, pianist. Mrs. Levan and Mrs. Smitll aro well known Eas¬ ton musclans and Miss Zimmer Is a member of the celebrated Zim¬ mer Harp trio.
M. C. Jacobs, of Bethlehem, was a visitor af the meeting, there was a good attendance of Rotarians present lo enjoy the program.
Next card parties sponsored hy Liberty Orange will be held April 4 and 30, 1029. The public Is In¬ vited.
Nazaretti Couple Celebrates Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Freeman, Xew street, on Suiulay celebrated their silver wedding anniversary at their home with members of their family and a few friends, A chicken dinnor with all trimmings was set for the guests,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Freeman were married in New York City twenty- flve years ago. Mrs. Freeman be¬ fore her marriage was Mis.s Ida Henry, duughter ot Mr, and Mrs. Aaron Henry, Mr. Freeman Is a son ot Mr. and Mrs. Charlea Free¬ man. The couple came to Naza¬ reth a little over twelve years ago where Mr. Freeman with his brother, Samuel, opened a general atare on South Main street. Sev¬ eral years ago they moved the grocery and dry goods departments ot their store to the location they now   occupy on  Belvidero street
and nuilniained a furniture store in the former liuation. Last year lh(>y dosed nut their furniture business.
Mr. .Tiul Mrs. Freeman have flve children .Syiln-\v. Norman, Leona, Charles and .Surah, all of whom were present at tho celebration. Norman is at [jresent working In a responsible c,Tp:icity In New York brokerage offlre and Miss Leona l.s a teacher in R-ading High School. The otiiers are living at home.
Besides the immediate famiiy tliero were present: Maxwell Henry, Mr. and Mrs, A. Berlfein and son, Howard; Mr. and Mra. E. Stier nnd daughter, Ida, and Miss Kitty Freeman, all of New York: Max Schmickle and daughters, MIsficB Katherlne and Emma, Mlas Irene Roth, Samuel Freeman and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Freemon and aon, Bobby, ot town.
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SAMARITANS TO HOU> MAMMOTH JUBILEi&~ AT OAKLAND PARK
()(h\ Fellows Looking Forward To Colorful Four-Daj Event; Many Attractions Extraordinary; Com¬ petition Firework Displays; Circuses
"i iie Heracllus Sanctoruni, Aiu.i- i.t    .vtyslic   Order   Samaritans,   a
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SELLERSVILLE DOCTOR FA^./' HAS NARROW ESCAPE     answer call
ALONG EASTt)N PIKE
Dr. R. C. Flory. well known here machines struck each other and and prominent Sellersvllle physi- were hurled to the side of the road clan, and Herbert Kuhns, Telford   both drivers being severely shaken
auto dealer, narrowly escaped In- Jury shortly after ten o'clock Sun¬ day morning when th» former, h.\ving fllled his car with gasoline at the White Horse garage, a mile north of Sellersville, was turning back onto the Bethlehem pike, alnng which Kuhns also wus travel¬ ing In a northerly dlrectii>n.    The
up and slightly bruised, as were the three other male occupants ot the auto dealer's machine.
The desiler's car was taken to the Kuhns garage while that of the physician was taken In charge by the Sellersviliti Motor Com¬ pany.
YOUNG MARBLE SHOOTERS GO IN SPRING TRAINING
Old Boreas or who ever It Is l)lows the winter wind.i cannot chili  the ardor of the small  boy
RESULTS W RE¬ CENT IIIILK TEST
William (i. V'anMeter of the Milk Division of the State Depart¬ ment ot Health, recently made 31 sediment tests of raw milk brought to the Nazareth Pasteurizing Plant    and the tollowing    results
Vigilance Hose Company was called by a telephone message at s::?0 Thursday morning to the home of Arling Kline on the Oden¬ welder farm, near Dead Man's cur.e (in the Ka.-tou pike- near town. Mi>rris Frable. road super¬ visor, received the message and sent in four taps for ar, out-of-town call, and then in cotnpany wfth Clarence Rissmiller. Frank Hom¬ mer and John Werner took tli^^ Nazareth appartus to the scene. Chief Charles Stuber went to the scene In his car. The flremen found that the flre was conflned to the chimney and had burned oiif The massive stone wall.s of tha f'irm house, built many years ago were so thick that no damage wu.i done and the flreine:i returned without going into service. Many years ago when Jacob P. Rohn owned this tarm there was a dis¬ astrous    fire which destroyed    the
porting an o.iceedingly large at- (fci.dance ot n,embers iu their r»- siile degree of the Odd Fellows, at spective districts, a .special meeting held in the Van-! The coiuiuittee appointed to deveer Club Rooms, Sundiiy after- conduct the "Samariftm Assemble" iio(;n, got plans under way for the ciiusists of tiie following, Mllton l,i^,^e-t gathering of Samaritnns .NicCoilough, president; Marcua oer h=»lfl in Ka.stern Pennsylvania. Kiefer, chairman; Floyd J, Thorn- .Siiecially delegated representa- ton. a.ssistuut treasurer, all ot ti\e-i of Samaritans and odd Fel- Kaston: Joseph N. Rover, of Eaa- lovv.-, of nearly every LodKe in ton: Dean Nash, ot Bethlebem; .Vor;l jinptoii. Monroe. Lehigli ami Will,am Ka:isl*erger, of Strouda- ( :Tbon Counties attended. The burg: Robert Pauly. of Nazareth; greatest enthusiasm prevailed Harry Aurand. of Allentown, aro throu.*hout the entire meeting. the Captains.  Carl Seyfried, Aluta,
The affair will be called the Francis D. Fry. Bangor; Vernon "Sat'.aritans Assemble" and will f'> Hester, Mt. Bethel; A, C. ll ¦ lii-ld four days and niehts. Hutchi!;•mn, Martins Creek; Harry srarflii.; Decoration Day. .May 3oth. B. Harris. P'mi Argyi: Warren J. Or each of the days, in addition tn Heii:ey, Wind Cap: L. O. Petera, the feature attraction fhe old .N'azareth: Clyde H. Aaron, Beth- fashioned and popular family pic- If-liem; .Vihon Snyder, Easton, J. nics will Include a real animal cir- N. Rover, Kaston; Reuben A, Mll- rus. an aerial circus, fleld events. Ur, Fresmansburg; Andrew J. a food exposition, and an Indus-, Danner. Northampton; W. K. Ben- trial show. nett, Easton; Eugene Leith, Hel- A beauty show, band concert lertown; Owen A. Wilt, Bethle- and firework contest will be tea- hetn: John F. Ho well, Northamp- turei e.ery evening. Eight dif-|ton: Hi>war;l V/irebach, Eaaton. ferent Odd Fellows Bands have and J. L. Lauf»ach, Newburg. aee- be<»n Invited for the Saturday and   retarles.
Sunday band concerts and tbe General conimltte'*: R. J. Lip- Patrol Teams from every lodge in pey, Ed. A. A Schilling. Walter the District will be Invited to com- McColIough, Lloyd B. KInter, pete for the prizes that are being Leidy Von Steuben, Harold W. offered by the Heraclius Sancfor- Adam, Paul R Kocher, Daniel uni. The Odd Fellows In North- Sloyer. Milton R. Snyder, Oacar atr.pfnn County comprise of 1 S | Fritcliman. Raymond W. Weaver, lo'lpos consisting nf a meml)ership! Kenneth A. Felker, Daniel S. Moy- of (1147 members er. Calvin Frey,    Robert    Youne.
\n order for 100 tickets reniio=f- Clyde Voung, Edward P. Hahn, e.i for fhe .Mlentown lodges waS|Wilmot Kileiibergsr, George B. hit-r changed to 4000. Han y ^ Niigle. fieorge C. I'nangst. Howard Aurand. of 122 So. .'th street. Al-^ Oruver, Elwood Sandt, Abram Irii'own, Is Captain of the Allen-; L.-'iibnch, Jr., Hprry Ostroff, Edwla  ov n  district.s  and  William  Runs-, E    Schlamb,     Cenrge   E.  Thomaa,
! erger. of S4 Lenox Avenue. S'roudsburg. Is captain ot the \r .i,Tr,r, rounty district. Both t'ie-e   i;'&!i  were  optimistic  In   re-
H'lrvey Nickels, Harry Couraen, Charles K. Hu't'-I. Robert N. Snyder. Robert Wertier and Al¬ fred Melroy.
JAMES HUNT IN TROUBLE AGAIN
,/ai,.i-s Ilnnf. who resides in the Wl 'latn Kahler garage In the rear of the Frack & Leh garage on Hroad street,  is in the toils again.
FOUR COUNTY FIREMEN^ ASS. CONVENTION
Tl'e  thirty-seco!id     annual con¬ vention   of  the  Four-County Flro-
21.
nor put him hack In his seasons, were reported to the local Secre- There Is no calendar lor young-: tary of Health, Robert Getz: Four sters sports but In some telepathic| tests showed talrly clean; IS were way they know Just when to hegln| dirty and 11 very dirty. Mr. Van v.ith marbles, hop-scotch, top spln-i Meter placed each sediment disc ning and a host of other games on cards a.s proof to ahow to the dear to their hearts. Just now parties delivering the same, stre.s- the small boy of Nazareth has wing that more precaution should turned his attention to marbles | be used in keeping milk clean. He and in spite of icy winds and al.so tested three samples of milk frozen ground he can be seen after It had undergone pa.stfuriz- crinding his knuckles iiito the dirt I Ing and found all rhree sample.s and sending his shining popper j very clean. Thi.^ test was made spinning info the ring, wher&ver a  from bottled milk as it Is deliver-
space of ground perml's.
The marble tournament at Beth¬ lehem last spring aroused con¬ siderable interest In the game In this community and the boys are getting an early start so as to be in shape for such an event this year, should one he staged. Naza¬ reth has a contestant In the fleld last year, Johnny Flank, who gave a good account ot himself. John is aaid to be Just beyond fhe age limit this year hnt there are others who were runners up to him In the elimination contests nnd were only a shade less proficient.     These are
ed I)y local milk dealers.
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WOMEN'S  ( LIB
A group nf .Vazareth Women met Monday evening at fhe home of Mrs. A. (;. Kern, on Broad s'reet for the purpose of organizing a Woman's Club in  .Vazareth.    The
' matter has been discussed for some time und several weeks ago a del'.'gafion of local women went to
' Pen Argyl where they attended a meeting   of   the   Woman   Club   at
I that   place.     Mrs.   James   Hewett
! president of the Pen Argyl cMub with  a  !troui\  of Pen
now practicing and will  likely be
in     championship  form   for    any  «"^ present  with a  strong
Argyi   club   members  and   discuss
tournament this year.
that   may  l)e  put   on
BIG BARN NEAR HERE BURNED TO GROUND
The large frame barn of John Pfliegt-r located on the Nazareth- Bath pike caught tire yesterday afternoon at about 2 o'clock and burned tn tbe ground. Althoush an alarm was sent in to tlie Naza¬ reth Fire Company from iiox No. 42. by tlie time file place of flre was readied and ouo mile of hose coupled thtre was no hopes of sav¬ ing the baru, however a .stream was at once directed on the house nnd other outbuildings there!)y saving further loss. The origin of tho flre lias not yet heen deter mined.
d orgunizatioii with the local wo- I men.     Mrs.     Andrew     Kern    was ' named chairman pro tem and Mrs. Cliarles S<h,u fter was  n:inied sec- ; retary  pro  tem .md a  nominaliiig i-omniitteo   wa-   appointed   to   ar¬ range   for  a   permanent   organizi- tion nt a nieetiu'.;  to lie  hel.l next Tuesday.
Th:.4 time    Hunt Is    charged withini?trs  Asvx i.ition  wi;l  be held at -.ellintj   bofize     to a     man   natned i Hellertown   on   June   21   and Fosel said to reside in the apart-; nest.
ine:it over the garage and the com-1      The  as.^onlation  is  composed of barn on   the  place,   together  withipl:in!t    was made by    .Mrs   Fogel. j ; .!  fire  fighting  organizations aod
many horses and cattle causing a serious loss to the owner.
LEXTFN SERVICE
Tl!" weekly t,enten service in th-? Dryland church at Hecktown, m wron.g when he wen', foraging vil! be h-ld tliis evening with R-'V. for food in a neialil)ors chick-ii (' A. Butz. Reformed pastor, offlcl-l coop and fell into the hands of the atlng. Topic: Mark 1 .'i; 11)-20 and l.iw. He was sent ro prism for I,like 2n:3!)-4.'5—'Shall I Mock thirty davs liy Sqnire Fry on that Him?" |Cli;irgs and only recently returned
A cordial   welcome  t i all. I "home."
OfTicers Charles Stuber took Hunt over TOO Insured and probationary illl.) tow .Monday nighf and piac-dl individual tii e m b e rs scattered him in the Nazareth Inok-up to]ai,f)„t in Cn\r,n. Lehigh Monro* await a hearing before Jiistbe ot^and .Vorthami.'fon Counties and la tha Peace James S. Fry. j j,, a nourishing financial condition.
Sometime    ago Hunt who    was.      The orgnnizti'lou affairs ot 1929 hailed as a "chef" for Kahler g >t   are in the hands of Titus A. Ruch.
School Board In Regular Monthly Meeting Monday
Th> regular monthly meetin? ot tilt- School Board was held at tlie residence of H. K. Shimer, presid¬ ent of the Board. New ai'.d Cent'jr Streefs. Nazareth, on Monday even¬ lns, Miuch 4, 192!).
Meinhnrs present: Hauiiert, Mar- 'i!i. IxMrn. Hawk and Shimer.
Til" mii'.iites of tlie previous meeting were read and approved as read.
The Treasurer of the Board ren- il^red  th"  following   report: i T?al. on hand Feb. l   . . .$:?4&20.in I                           Rrip||tt!« f' r'd from Tax Coll'fr State .Appropriations   . Tuition	
NAZARETH CHAMBER OF C0Mi5!::'?CE TO ORGAMZL ;OND.AY
FAMILV «i.%THEi;iN<J
Mr. and Mrs. A. Russell Snyder, llelvldere street, on Sunday enter¬ tained at a splendid goose menu dinnor his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Snyder, ot town; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kaiser. Tatamy Road; Mr. and Mrs. George R. Hagenbach, Miss Anna Kaiser, Tatamy Road; Earl Williams, ot Bangor; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd 3. Hoch and daughter, Mlas Ber nice, of Sbennertown-on-the- Delawara,
All iiiembur.s ot , ,.• " Nazareih Chainber ot Coinnui'.-i.' ure urged to he present at the V.M.C.A. social rooms .Mon.iay evening. .March IMli, at S o'cloik. for thj purpo.se of electing offlcers of the chamber for the year ll»29.
Please make note ot thia meet-
In.i; anil try  to be there.
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FOKMEIt NAXAItKNK
HIEH OF IXJl-RIF.S
Trlephnne Tolls
Tifil Receipts
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Kxtiendltures    . .
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.$   .SSI.20 .   7SS7.S!) .      72S 20 7.03
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K-iucators .\sHOclatlou
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iriier of Deeds
Word has been received here that William Roth, a former Naza¬ reth hoy and soiv^f our towns¬ people, Mr. and Mra, James Roth, now of Plantstown, Conn., died on Monday In a hospitai at Suffern, N. Y,, of Injuries sustained through an automobile accident that oc> curred during tbe last Christmas season, that developed Into In¬ testinal gangrtno.
.!   March   1.  1929   . . . $3275^.41
R. C. ("'.rifllih. fax ci.llertor. ren- ilet'od n report showing tlie fnilow- iiitr collections during the month of February. 1929: 19 26 taxes. .'S'jn 2". penalties. $1.4tl. total 192fi taxes $:i0.r.rt: 1927 taxes $142.20, penalties $2.40, total 1927 taXP'« $1 M CO: 192S taxes $959.55, pen¬ nlfies $4'*.02. total 192S taxe.' ?loo7..-.7: erand tot,il $11S2.S3.
Oti motion nf ^Tartln nnd Hau¬ bert. unnnimously carried, the re¬ ports of the Treasurer and of the Tax Collector were received and filed.
On motion of Kern and Haubert tin.Tnlinously carried, the follow¬ ing hills wero approred for pay¬ ment and the Treasurer authorltod to pay them:
R. W, Weaver |    1,B0
R, W. N'olf        4,10
Xatareth Planing Mill Co.      (.Stt DIatrlbutIng Agency       T.SO
I.ehigh  Tel. Co	
Chas. Scriliner's Sons . . . Mc(.;raw-Hi!l Bonk Co. . . Htats   School    Employees'
Ketlrement   Board   . . . .
Frn.k   Me.ssinger   	
Roberts & Meek   	
H. W. Wilson Co	
South-Western Pub. Co. . .
R.   D.   Vogel   	
Srott. Fore.=maii & Co.  . . .
.\nierican Book Co	
Newsoti  &  Co	
Cinn & Co	
r.yons   &   Carnahan   	
Longmans. Green & Co. , . Ren. If. Sanborn &¦ Co. . . F;irnu'rs'  .Mutual  Fire   Iii-
-iirnnce Co	
Ke.vstone Envelope Co.  . . .
Ch IS. H. Robhins	
."vlilf m  P.i'adley Co	
H   L. Heyman Co   	
Niiznrpfh   Hardware  Co...
U   K. .'Stont	
R.  J   I'liangst  & Sons   . . .
.r   .L Nartzik Inc	
."ile'ropolitan Edison Co... N,it   TliPritre .^^upplv Co...
R.  r.  Griffith   	
F   A.   Marcks   	
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He;ierrtov,n. president; P. J. Mc X.iliy. Catasauqua. secretary, and M. H. Bern'iard, .Mlentown, treas¬ urer. The roll of honor contains 22 living I^nst presidents among whom .ire W. E. Beck. UiOfi. and M. ,S. Lindenmoyer, 1924. of town. Tlie g-;iQ|:il convention commit¬ ter is exernng irselt to have tho 1929 meet a rousing success and wants every fireman coming to Hellertown to have a good tImO and are making strenuous efforts in that dire'-tion ex'^-tiding sincero invitations fo nil who are or who mny become Interested for tho event
t ON.si.sloRV MEETING
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At   a   regular     meeting     of Consistory    of  the  Nazareth 59G.0S   John's   Reformed   church   the ,1.40   lowing  organization   wa.s effected:
lS..r,t) President, W. If. Wotring, (l.y 2.70. virtue of his olTlce): Vice-Presid- 7.9r>ienf, Walter F. Kern: Secretary, 5.20 Willis F. Hagenbucli: Financial T.flC   Secretary.  Clayton   H.   Keru;   and
10..'5<i   Trea.surer William B. Harper.    At
14,0."   the same timo the foUowlna; com-
42.2s   mltree   were  aUo  n.imed:   Walter
9.s:i   F. Kern   W  B. Harper and Charlej
9 2f'   H.   Rasely. property:   William Sll-
,'; "s   flps. Willis Hagenbuch ,ind Charlea
Roth,   (isliers;   Ceorge   A.   Smith,
20.9.". Roy S. Kostenbader, and Walter B. pot Ab-I. music: Oliver T. Knauas, 4.70   George   A.   .=?mirh   and   Walter   9.
17r'r» Kern. nnxiliary oreanizatlons; l.,'^' Charles Kingsley. W.dlace Schmidt 1.42 and Ellwood Me.vers- entertaln- 2.41 nient: Roy S. Kostenbader. Georg* 4 4.^^   Fenner   and   Kills   Hellick,  aadlt-
32 1''.   ing:  Walter    F. Kern,    Ellen    ft. 122.49   Getz, Alice M. Knau?i, W, B, Ha»-
70.'0   per. Oliver T. Knauss, Florenco H.
29."7   Knauss    and     George    A. Smitk,
r>S.O".   missionary  and   jtewardshlp.
Tid^l    $1190.77
Mfaed by Hawk, seconded hy iir»I\, tliat fho salary schedule, adopted March 22. 1928. he amended as follows: Minimum an¬ nual salary for teachers #lth a CoIIeore Diploma or College Pro¬ visional Certificate certification to bo tUCO Inatead o( tlSOO. Mo¬ tion carried on tho following rot*.
Yea: Kem. Haubert. Hawk, Martin and Shimer.
Nay: Nona.
On motion ot Hawk and Mlarttn the Board idjonrned.
O. S. KNAUM. totroHrr
nETI-RVEn HO>IK
Mr. and Mri. Robert Mugfori* of Nlsky. who spent nearly a yoar nt Brooklyn. K. Y., returnod to their Kisky home. Mr. Mngfoffi was very unfortunate and bad ftii leg injured nnd hna been uukto to work for eight months. Mugford for many yotn quarry foromaa at etfliMit ¦iOf and thon accoptad a poattlM Naw Tork and whll* aaklag Uast ho atoed 490 toot twtf, was atrttck hf a larfo itoM wai soToroIy lajurad aai hai 1 vaablo to wort altatm.