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AN   INDEPENDENT  FAMILY   NEWSPAPER,   DEVOTED   TO    LITERATURE.   LOCAL   AND   GENERAL   INTELLIGENCE.
VOL. XXXIX
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 1!*:30
No. 36
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A man from ,\ustralia flew from iitland to Ncwfontulland tnd thence to Nrw York. KinRtford-Smith had prtviously flown the same plane, the Soatkern Cross, from California to Aaftralia> and thmce to England. k Nothing could illuitrate better the '%tj in which aviatiiin is bep;innina to eliminate national houndanet and imll the whole world together.
Kingsford-Smifh's flight i» the first mily snccessful East-to-West cros- sh^ of the .Vorth ,\tliiiitic in an air¬ plane. Only one othir plane which has atwmptf'l it has smcceded in gettinf across. That was the (ierman •Bremen," which w.»s wrecked in Labrador in trying to land Fog is the great obstacle N'o plane yet has been ible to carry enough fuel to take the longer southrrn route. Only the radio direction tinder enabled Kingsford- Smith to make a safe landing •Thus far, the di •;ible holds the best ISC for safe and speed trans- atcanic air navigation,
ATENTS
Under a law just enacted by Coii- Jress, anyl)ody who invents a new kind of plant, by cross-breeding, can get a patent on the product   This ia some-
ing new in patents. Of oeurie, a Btw species of food plant, snch as tiie Loganberry, (or example, which was ^odiK'ed by crossing two well-known varieties, is an invention, just as much as a new machine; but heretofore the invenlors oi such things have had no protection.
Under the new law the inventor, or whoever be sells his patent to, will hivc the exclusive right for 17 yeart to grow and sell roots, cutting or secde from the new kind of plant which be has invented.
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International buainest depeoda upon
aitiong buying from each other in sub-
siantially equal amounts.   This is th.
I way it works out between the United
and the rest of the world:
Foreigners pay us annually, for ex-
) ens of our exports over our importit
. 7Sl millions; for interest on our for-
c^ investment),   %2 millions;   for
fovemment war debts, 207 millioni; orcign money invested in the U. S,, [ 396 millions; in all, including minor I items, nearly 2 billions,
*We pay foreigners annually, in j long-term investments of capital I aferaiiA SOS millions; spent by Amri- joia louris(s, 565 millions; ocean Ifitight in foreign ships, 115 millions;
It by recent immigrants to the folks lia "the old country," 223 millions; Igold shipped abroad, 120 millions; in lali, including miscellaneous minor I items, nearly 2 billions.
Those are Department ol Coa- [¦erce figures,    thev show in wrjr
tin fashion that IJncle Sam ia aol ling the rest of the world.
The diree-power naval treaty putt
Im end to competition in the buildint
l«f   warships,   twft   competition    in
Jiscnger-carrvins craft is givint tht
¦ireat shipyards  of  the  world mort
¦work dtan they ean handle easily.
J  France is tht- i»(e»l nation to enter
Ithii race, with an ordtr  for a ship
'91   feet   lung,   to   be   built  at   St
Mazaiie.   It will have over 60,000 tons
displacement and 120,000 horsepower,
md  will   be   hnished   in   I9JJ,   Tht
VRite Star line is building  the new
Iceanic   in   Belfast,    Ireland,   to   be
lOUO feet long, c< sting 25 million dot-
ws. ready for service in 1932.   Fiach
pf the three Italian lines is building a
gyat    Diesel engined    niotorship,   to
riike  the   run   between   Naples   and
Mew York in 6'/j days.
All of those are in addition to the
tvr German,   Cunard  and  American
V   monsters    of    which    I    wrote
«ntly.     In five years the cost of
>cran travel will be reduced by thit
KjiniietitiiHi and the speed increased,
T that anybody having a 30-day holi-
"K can make a considerable tour of
»ope  for three  or   four  hundred
kllars.
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laside of a steel ball, lowered at ¦^ end <,f a cable, Dr William Beebe
mous ocean naturalist, descended M* feet below the surface of tba *"?. There were thick quarts win- ^'T*'" 'he (living apparatus through inch he projected an electric light W urn the strange creatures which f«^m at that great depth.
Probably no man will ever go much ^r under the sea,  for even at a
W\^ of a mile the wafer pressure
fij«*  pounds   to  the   square   inch.
wer ground men have penetrated a
"I mile, in the Tamarack mine in ¦ichigan.     There  are  several  mines
o« tiian 4,000 feet depth. The l^aiMl danger in deep mines is the "Bperature.      Miners   in   the   Com-
fcf 1 ia''j"'  '^"^^ »'  »  lemperaturt f' •* ipgrees.
aiU   1 ''*y •"»" will tunnel  fifteen
Wl tietp or more and utilize the
•nn s heat to run machinery on tht
CHIEF BLASTER KILL- ED WHEN LIGHTNING SETS OFF DYNAMITE
Eight Tons of Dynamite in a Score of Holes at Keystone Quarry Explodes and Blows George Sam, Young Syrian, to Pieces; Blast Pre¬ pared for Inspection of Co. Officials
Lightning caused a premature ex-; plosion of eight totis of dynamite! Tuesday afternoon at the Key.stone Portland Cement company, near Bath, and the instant death of George Sam, 35, chief blaster a.t the plant, who was blown to pieces. I
The explosion happened on the north face of the quarry, adjoining the company plant. The dynamite charges had been placed in more; than a score o» holes, each drilled about 100 feet deep and placed 20 feet apart. It was the Intention of the workmen to set oft the blast as part of the inspection tour of a' f.ro\ip of company offlcials from Philadelphia, who were expected during the afternoon. i
During the height of the storm, which -swept over this section at about 4:30 o'clock Tuesday after-, noon. Sam was seen to walk out to the edge of the quarry over the holes containing the charges. It Is be¬ lieved  that he was inspecting  the
body they could and placed them m a box In the laboratory, awaiting the disposal of Undertaker H. E. Barth¬ olomew, of Bath, who was notified to take charge of the remains.
The dead man Is the father of .sev¬ eral small children and is survived by his Rife. He lived with his fam¬ ily In company houses lorated near the plant, just south of the Bath borough line.   He was a Syrian.
Sam was an expert blaster ar.d had active charge of all blasting operations In the quarry. He was in the emplov of the Kevston'.- com¬ pany since the establishment of tiie Bath plant about two years aio. He had formerly been employed in a .similar capacitv with the Leh:.jh Portland Cement companv.
Blasting operations at the tlev- stone plant are almost daily occur¬ rences but they are only small e.xplo- slons. About every three or four weeks the proce.ss of quarrying re¬ quires   exceptionally   large   blasting
apparatus used for setting off the and the charges that had been pre charge. t pared Tuesday were for this purpose.
Suddenly a bolt of lightning and Coroner Calvin Nickel, of town, the roll of thunder rent the air and hn.stened to the scene of the explo- thls was followed by a low rumbling sion soon after and conducted an in-
sound of dynamite charges taking effect. As the various charges ex¬ ploded the terrific noise of the dyna¬ mite, intermingled with the noises of Uie storm, turned the vicinity of the cement plant into a bedlam.
Sam's body was blown to bits and it was not until a check-up of com¬ pany employees Immediately after the blast that the Identity of the dead man was certain. Company officials directed the gathering to-
vestlgatlon. He Issued a certificate of accidental death caused by a pre¬ mature explaslon, due to Itgntnlng striking a charge of dynamite.
The explosion caused no damage and injured no other person. It is the rule of the company that once a blasting charge has been drilled no person is allowed to enter the quarry hole proper or the immediate vic¬ inity of the quarry. Sam, by virtue of tils position as chief blaster, was
NECK BROKEN IN EFFORT TO STOP RUNAWAY WAGON
Charles Fehnel, Well Known Farmer, Fatally Hurt
When Load of Wheat Gets Beyond Control and
Is Crushed Under >\ heels; Victim Tried to
Move   Wagon   on   Incline
Charles Fehnel, aged 58, residing oa the Bath-Moorestown road, was fatally injured on Tuesday niornmg when caught under the rear wheels Ql a wagon loaded with wheat while trying to put on the brake at the side. No horses were hitched to tiie vehicle and he was trying to move the wagon while it was on a slight incline while preparin? to start an outside graiti stack. His neck was l;roi-:en. \
He is survived by his widow, one
.son. Forrest Fehnel, of town; two daughters, Mrs. William Miller nntt Mrs. Harry Guth. of Bath; also Ir.ree brothers. Sylvanus, Alvin atMl Ci-.r.ton. of Buth: two sisters, Mra. William Renner. of Bath, and Mrs. Daniel Odenwelder. of Bethlehem,
He was a member ot St. John's Lutheran church at Bath. Funeral services will be held Friday after¬ noon from his late home at 2 o'clock da;.light .saving time. Burial in Greenmount cemetery at Bath Rev. R   L. Kerstetter vill offi'-iate.
POTATO FIELD DAY AT DOYLESTOWN NEXT WEDNESDAY
COUNTY OFFICIALS MUST BE PROMPT ON TAX REPORTS
gether what parts and pieces of hts able to Ignore this ruling.
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MECHANICS MUST MEET STATE TEST TO INSPECT AUTOS
WELL KNOWN AUC¬ TIONEER VICTIM OF HEART An.\CK
Will Refuse Official Approval to All Escept Best Garages
Robert Mllhelm, of near Bushkill Centre, well known auctioneer and ^¦^"^ farmer,   died   on   Friday   morning
'•In the forthcoming Inspection of suddenly from a heart attack while
he had driven a load of gratn from the harvest field Into the barn. He was 38 years of age and had been In apparent good health.
Mr. Mllhelm was a native ot Bushkill township and resided there all his life. In addition to serving as auctioneer at many sales in tiM
all Pennsylvania motor vehicles, as ordered by Oovernor Fisher, no gar¬ age or service station will be made an official station which cannot sub¬ mit proof that It Is manned by ab¬ solutely and thoroughly capable me¬ chanics. "No   garage   manned   by   'ham'
HRHUNin PICNIC AT CENTRAL AUG. 6
y^ antiual commimlty picnic of ¦u Nazareth Sunday schools will be •« at Central Park Wednesday "wnoon, August 6th, The L, V. ™wlt company will run special gw. Cars will leave Nazareth at P- m. for t:,e Park and leave ark at 9 m the evening. Each ay school has been furnished ^ trotisportation tickets and neinbers are urged to obtain same soon as pc?:,ible.
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•r. and Mij. Jacob Serfa,s.s on onriny pveiung nave a ."supper In pwior of Iheir dau'^luer Florence 1^0 recently was married to Chester Iv 'j Amcni? thiise present were "and Mrs. Edw;:-. Gower. Emmett ^'»ss, Carl Drake and Olady Oold.
^^f^^l"™^t»H ?rfn,L^,*'^i""" county he conducted a farm success
,  „1]^ hST^^v !^rn)l« L!l^m^« c'ated with Aluta Lodge, No. 488, I.
^fn»nr r»r o«n.r.^n'^%o^.!«rd"ind OO*"- ^"rks Valley Council, of 0,U, motor car owners to be gouged ana .   ,- ., T«f»»,.. «.,.< a»_. n.......
•flayed   by   conscienceless   parages J;, "J^g^^^TaUmy^nd Star Orange
Whose sole Idea Is to Increase their %^^-^J^^^J^^;^-^.^^^^^^^^^^
^i^   statement was made    this ^^ree sons Wmiam  of N^^^^ _...!. k.. a..ni_...i« n Vim/...  r<nm   31 Franklin, ot Nazareth R, 2, ana ^!Li„n^o^Cr^h&A?^' Norman,  of  Bethlehem  R.  2;   two Si^i^^iH 1^ »^I yi^lna^r,  Onl I daughters,   Mrs. Lovine Rice    and ffir^S SdlS<* lnsKn%?au'M-,^^^^^^^^ o^B^X^
^S'tr rleS be«ln"n"l^ SeS' Km%"^a?amrand%°llv ? o? f^Kf/ivi, »'*«'"'^'"»S''P-itown;  and two sisters, Mrs. Percy
''!^S !S?e," said Mr. Eynon, ''has' »««''«",1 °^„ Be"Uehem^ and required that mechanics who work ^^J ^es ^eflheW Itf-^Sl'dafaUer'
HceS" me^hS °' U ' hai" re': no^n'^frUf hls^a^^homr^^^^^ a co.^: licensed   mechanics,     it   has   re- ..„„_j >„„.i„_ ,„ n,. D,,„ui.iit /^— quired  that   plumbers  be  "censed, """^^„^f"'«'" '^^^"^hklllC^^^
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles, fol- 1'^^^. " ^ -...H^r h, m^nf i^ thi lowing that trend of thought, will >'^f .*"'* ^i^^ f' ja;. '"^.^^^ "^e insist that guaranty be given that cemetery adjoining the church.
BABY CYCLONE WREAKS HAVOC IN LOCAL COMMUNITY
Big Legion Carnival Next Week
Furious W ind, Rain, Lightnin? and Thunder Storm Beauty Contest Features Twists Trees, Tears Roofs Oif Small Buildings; Windows Shattered; Trolley and Electric Ser¬ vice Crippled; Other Property Damage
Colorful Festival; Band Concerts; Added At¬ tractions Arranged
An electrical and wind storm shortly before 5 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon broke the almost unpre¬ cedented heat wave. The midget cyclone and minature cloudburst that followed left In its wake thous¬ ands of dollars of property damage and minor other Injuries to property throughout town, this and surround¬ ing counties.
Coming close to the end of a beautiful day, during which there had been considerable relief from the heat which visited the commun¬ ity since last Saturday, the rain, wind and electrical storm decended rather suddenly over town. It was not until after four o'clock that the storm clouds began to gather and
by 4:30 the town was in complete I darkness.   A gentle breeze taking on
I a furiousness that resulted In much damage followed by flashes of light¬ ning and thunder and rain in tor¬ rents.
Local damages were the uprooting and tearing apart valuable fruit and shade trees all over towii. The sky¬ light above the chain store In the Anglemire building was broken by a falling limb of a nearby tree, result¬ ing in some damages by the rain. The ornamental wall on side of the flat roof on the Nazareth Inn was wrecked by the wind and thrown on the roof also resulting with water damages. Roofs were torn of? from a number of smaller outbuildings.
STUDENT SPEAKS AT ROTARY MEETING
no 'hams' or tyros will work on cars or trucks submitted for inspection. Some of the stations authorized during the 1929 campaign will not be with us in 1930, for that reason. Recently my attention was called to the case of a man charged $47
BRIDGE   CLUB  ENTERTAINED
The Rotarians met In the "Y" on Monday evening with Dr. Fraunfel¬ der presiding in the absence of F. H. Martin.   After dining, Arthur Weiss of town, who is attending Albright college, Reading, gave a short report on the work he did at college last of Center term.   He is being helped in a fin- entertained . ancial way by the local club in pur- The even-1 sujng uis studies.
CHAMBER OF COM¬ MERCE E.NDORSES NAVAL TRE.4TY
Mrs. Jessie Kreidler street, Friday evening her club at her home,
minor break In the oil lines—a break, were served by the hostess.   Those to Charles Wiltauer, of Stockertowii. j that could have been repaired for, present  were   Mrs.  Oliver  Knauss, Dr. Thomas Stltes, of Cresson, and i ^'^ 15 cents. I Mrs.  Jacob  Hartzell,  Misses   Jose- , P. R. Bush, of Bethlehem, were pres-
I suggest  to  motor car owners phine Kreider, Ella Kreidler, Julia ent as guests of the club.
The local Chamber of Commerce and  business  men of  this city, as well as of all other communities In the country, have an Important in¬ terest as business men and citizens.' In the London Naval Treaty, which j was ratified  by  the   United   States  elate Senate on Monday.   The pact was  where they accepted by an overwhelming  ma-1 ^-jj-^^—g^
Jorlty—58 to 9.   The United States] 	
thus becomes the first of the five signatory powers to ratify the treaty Is an l-ssue entirely outside the confines of political party lines and should  be  considered   purely   from
This Saturday will open the sisLU annual carnival of th.> lojal H.iro'id V. Knecht Post, American Legion, at Washington Park. A laign squad of Legion members put in a hot week erecting stands, wiring grounds for ligliting and ampUnera. so that ever;. available foot of the park will be well lighted and the ampliflers d.s- tributing the mu.sic in even tone throughout the park as well.
Washington Park is one of the coolest spots in town, away from the heavy traveled highways and ju.st the place to spend a pleasant even¬ ing during week of July 26th to Augu.st 2iid. There is plenty ot parking space. There will be special entertainment every evening, band concerts atid radio music.
All of the girls entered in the popularity contest for this week will be present and unless you attend the carnival it will be hard to decide on the winners. Also, everyone oi the tickets you purchase or hold are numbered'and every tiite there will be a grand drawing awarding the ' holder of the lucky number a valu- ; able prize. Winner of the grand I drawing must be on the grounds to ' be eligible. If not present the next number will be in order. To appre- these prizes visit the stand are displa;, ed.
Northampton County Potato Growers will participate In the southeastern Pennsylvania Potato Field Day to be held at the National Farm School at Doylestown. Busies Countv. July 30th, it Is announced by County Agent B. L. Coleman, 'rho is arranging for a Northampton County tour to this event.
The event, as planned by the Bucks County Potato Growers Asso¬ ciation, will feature the inspection of 25 acres of Russets, the demon¬ stration of all kinds of potato machinery, lime slaking, cultural practices, etc. Speakers will include C. L. Ooodling. of the National Farm school, and Dr. E L. Nixon, of Penn¬ sylvania State College.
Th^re will also be an opportunity for the visitors to inspect the poul- t.'-y fruit, dairy, livestock, garden, •zreenhouse. landscape nursery, and all other departments of the school
Countv Agent B. L. Coleman has arranged for Northampton County 'cur to start from the farm of John R. Bachman. at Hellertown. at 8:30 a. m.. standard time. Here 40 acres of cobblers and 35 acres of Russets v ill be Inspected. This is one of th? '^ne fields In Northampton county. Mr. Bachman's yield last year from A measured acre was 625 bushels.
Counties, which will be represent¬ ed at the field days. Include: Berks, Bucks. Carbon. Chester. Cumber¬ land. Dauphin. Delaware. Lanca.st^r, Lebanon. Lehieh. Montgomery. Nor- thamnton. Philadelphia. SchuylkiU and Vork. |
ENJOYABLE PICNIC AT PENNSVILLE PARK
The Well Worth While Society of Forks church held their annual pic¬ nic at Indian Trail mills, Pennsville. on Saturday and about 200 members ¦tnd friends were present to join In the good time. During the after¬ noon, most of them cooled off Iti the pool, and after supper the following contests were held:
For the kiddies, candy scramble and treasure hunt: go and go bac'K race. v.on by Lewis Burley; bubble- gu:n contest. Hilda Shimer: licorice eating contest. Benjamin Shimer. ¦Jr : balloon and fan race. Olad-.s Miller: banana feeding contest. Marvin Metzgar and Evelean Smith: cigar smoking. Raymond Cressman Tne feature of the outing was the beauty contest in which seven beau¬ ties competed. After much deliber¬ ation, the judges awarded the beau¬ tiful loving cup to "Whitey" Kellow,
Auditor General Waters Intend* to Enforce N'ew Fiscal Code
that if they have po.sitive knowledge, Crawford,   Maud   Menhenltt,   Mrs.j    P. H. Martin and C. W.'K. Shafer I ^^e standpoint of its bearing irpou
of the presence In repair shops of; Carrie Walker and amateur, second-rate, or inefficient Kellow, and incapable mechanics they ad¬ vise oiu"   inspection   bureau Imme¬ diately.   We shall take steps to re¬ move these places from our list."        
BILHEOMER-LONG- ENBACH REUNION
The fifth annual family reunion of the Billheimer-Longenbach fam¬ ilies will be held in the Billheimer Grove on the State Road between Newburg and Gcorgtown on Sunday, July 27th. beginning at 10:00 a. m., daylight saving time.
"The committee in charge has ar¬ ranged an Interesting program and
Mrs, Edwund attended   a Rotary conference Collegeville.
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Uniform Enforcement Of Motor Laws Is Aim Of State Patrol Activities
Captain Wilson C. Price, superin-^ will be afTected. Thrrc is no more tendent of the State Highway Pa-, reason why exemption should be trol, has Informed a delegation of
citizen that when a squad of patrol- ¦sccured a prominent speaker for the | nici\ visits a particular locality, it is
with the idea of forcing compliance
occasion. They have also provided tables and benches for basket lunches, and coffee will be furnish¬ ed to all free of charge.
The ofnccrs are: President, War¬ ren Longenbach, Northampton: vice president. Prank Bilheimer, Bethle¬ hem; secretary, Mrs. Truman Marsh, town; assistant secretary, Mrs. Wil¬ liam Ruth, Bethlehem; treasurer, Revellyn Longenbach, Catasauqua; a.ssistant treasurer. Earl Huber, Northampton; historian-s, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Walton, Georgetown, and Mr. and Mrs. Revllyn Longenbach. Cata.sauqua. 	
On Tuesdav morning at about 6 oclock. William Krause of Bushkill Centre while driving north on Main street drove his automobile into the ornamental fence surrounding the circle and bowled over the electric light standard and moved off a concrete fence post. He moved his car under Its own power hnvintr done onlv light damnms to the machine The police dt'ijurtment lelt hitn off. upon ii.ssuminn nil responsibility for the damages.
i',..,,l'.4:]).,iat.^-r::-.n'iJ«i':ii,^:.ii>ttt''AbJliiuy ¦(•
With the motor laws and not for the purpose of injuring trade in that locality.
Some weeks ago, reports were re¬ ceived that motor cars operated In portions of Fulton, Bedford and Huntingdon counties were in bad condition mechanically, and that dozens of operators were without license. A half-dozen patrolmen were sent to McConnellsburg on a Saturday night and rounded up a large number of offenders. Certain residents came to the conclusion that activities of the patrolmen would drive busines.s away from the town, and they entered a protest with Captain Price, whom they In¬ terviewed at his offices at Harrls¬ burg.
"The  Motor Code."  said  Captain
granted in  south central  Pennsyl- I vania    than    In    the    Forty-second Ward In Philadelphia. |
I    '"To compel obedience of the mo¬ tor laws is not to injure trade in any ] I locality.   If we say that a mechan- [ , ically unfit car cannot be operated. It means that its owner must get it I in condition or keep it at home.   If I we say that a drU er living in Wells ; Tannery   must have    a license    to j operate, we are merely insisting that I he lives within the law, as it Is re- I quired of citizens of all sections of I Pennsylvania. W^e Insist that drivers 1 living In Kane or Warren or New Milford refrain from using cut-outs, | Just as we Insist that citizens of Ful¬ ton county ob.serve the law. We re¬ quire brakes on automobiles, wheth¬ er thry be f-perated in the vicinitv of    Webster's    Mills    or    on    Fifth avenue.    Pittsburgh.     The    Motor Code governs the operation of every car and truck in Pennsylvania, and every   driver,   and   it   must   be  ob-
other phases of our national life
The treaty shows that It provides for actual tonnage parity and pro¬ portionate coin bat strength as be¬ tween the fleets of the United States and Great Britain, and lor sub¬ stantial superiority of the American navy over that of Japan, both in tonnage and strength.
From an economic viewpoint the treaty provide.s a number of n-.a'er- lal advantages. It limits the nava'. overhead of the three powers, in¬ cluding maintenance and construc¬ tion costs, up to lf)35. Th:.s limiting of naval overhead permit* stabiliz- (Continued on Page Five)
COUNTY MOTOR CLUB PICNIC HERE
Training Camp Attracts Hundreds of S. S. Workers; Fine Rally at Moorestown
It was highlv appropriate that the were Roljen H. Schmickle and Miss county presidents arid .secretaries Margaret Bull, of Easton. and Clar- v.ho were in conference recently at | ence Hawk. Northampton. Tne Huntingdon. Pa., should have been i Moorestown orchestra played several given a look-in on the state Sunday selections and added very material- school tralniiig camp which ts locat- j ly to tlie interest of the meetitv.: ed onlv 18 n'.iles from Huntingdon.; Announcement was made of tiv> Camp Kane.sat.xke at Spruce Creek. | outing    for    young   people    of    tli.'
i    Auditor General Charles A. Wat¬ ers    to-day   declared    that   many county ofBcers are derelict in their return of   tax moneys collected for I the commonwealth.
"Many of these ofScers are weeks ; behind time" he said, "and in one instance a county ofBcial has made ; no return for at least aixtaea nionths. This particular ofBcial is now under investigation by both tbe Auditor Oeneral and the Deputy ment of Revenue. Under the old law ofBcials must make payment of the months collections within ten days after the first Monday of the succeeding month. Under the re¬ vised Fiscal Code paym.ents must be made the first Monday of each month.
Audits of accounts of ofBcials who collect taxes due the Commonwealth are now made by attaches of tlie Auditor General's Department. Un¬ der the old act county treasurers, accounts, insofar as they applied to State colections. were maae by tne auditors elected by the people, in counties not having a controller. I In counties poHsesslng a controller accounts of all ofBcials, so far at they concerned State collectiono^ were audited by auditors named by the Court to check the ofBce."s' l;ool:s. In all counties the accounts of the Register of Wills. Prothono- tary. Recorder of Deeds and Clerk cf the Orphans' Court were audited by auditors named by the Court of Common Pleas.
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Under the Fiscal Code as revised by the 1929 Legislature, all theso audits are now made by the Auditor Oeneral, whose County Bureau em¬ ploys forty-five auditors. Accounts investigated In various ofBces are as follows:
County Treasurer—Mercantile li¬ cense tax; flsh. dog and hunters' li¬ censes. Prothonotary — Original writs, original entries of Judgments, tran.scrlpts and appeals from dock¬ ets of aldermen and justices of tho peace. Recorder of deeds—Tax ou deeds, mortgages and other instru¬ ments offered for record. Clerk of Orphans' Court—Tax on marriage licenses Register of Wills—Tax of letters testamentary, letters of ad¬ ministration, and on inheritance taxes The States share of the mar¬ riage license fee. incidentally, is 50 cents.
Under the old method audits be¬ gan the first Monday of January in eacfi year and reports were made to the Auditor General at the pleas¬ ure of the auditors- -some being re- cei\ed as late as the following No¬ vember. Delays naturally h.eld up settlement of the States accounU with the various officials.
Auditor General Waters said to- CJ.V that plans are now under way for an audit of accounts of all alder¬ men, magistrates and justices ot tho peace, insofar as thev pertain to fines and fees collected for tho Commonwealth. These audits weie made by the State Higliway Depart¬ ment for .several years, but Mr. Waters plans to place the investi¬ gation i.i the hands of his County Bureau, of which George W. Baker 15 chief.
Price, "provides that motor vehicles, .served. If. from time to time we be mechanicallv fu. that they be | send detachments of patrolmen into properly reelstered. and that their i certain localities, it means that the operators be licensed The Code docs residents of tho.se counties are re- not .say that residents of certain sec- ini.^s. We plav no favorites We tions of Pennsylvania shall be ex-|simplv propose feeing toll that the pinpticl from these provisions for ;irovl.<^lc!is of the .Motor Code fear that business in town or cities; obeyed."
The Northampton Cou" Motor Club will hold its annual pxnlc at the Nazareth Fair grounds on August 6th. There will be a vaudeville per¬ formance, stunt flights by aeroplan¬ es and the committee on arrange¬ ments is hoping to secure the pre¬ sence of a navy blimp on that day. This affair Is always well attended by club members from the surround-
] Ing county and attendance prizes as well as a grand prize of an auto will, be  awarded  during   the  picnic.    A'
I band has l}een engaged to pep up |
are
the picnic throughout the afiernoon
and evening.
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ST.^XDING OF IN-
Dl'STRL%L LE.\GUE
Second Series
Won Lost
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Pa.. IS truly m the heart of the Alle- ghenies and the toy of the 200 High school girls from all o\er Pennsyl¬ vania, who were tliere for two weeks learning to be leaders in Sunday school work, was an inspiration to all. This week the.se girls have .-ome and "JDO young women go for two weeks training. Those register¬ ed from our coimlv are: Margaret Schreiber. of St. Paul.s Reformed church Northampton; Irene Davis, of College Hill Pres. church, Easton. and Dorothy Knoble. of Second M. E. church. Easton South Side. These young people are receiving a train¬ ing and catching a vision that will enable them to be of greater service in their local school, tn district and in county. There Is still room for the college-business group of young men August 19-8eptmeber 1 and for teachers and others in the Leader¬ ship Training School Augu.st 4-18.
Lehigh County is co-operating In a very splendid way with our county and president Howard D. Snyder, of Allentown, was the speaker at an inspirational rally Sunday evening at Moorestown. Mr Snyder's sub¬ ject was "Bigger and Belter Sunday Schools." Clarence W. Williams, president of the Bath district, pre¬ sided, and Rev. A. R. Appel. pastor of the Moorestown Lutheran parish, had charge of the worship period. J H. Senconbach. cnuntv president, introduct^ the speaker. Other coun¬ ty   officers who   took pan   briefly
county next Saturday afternoon n,,"! e-. ening. July 26. at Indian Trail Park. Pennsville This has come to be an annual afTair and is under the auspices of the County "y.?. Council and Clarence Hawk, County Y. P.; superintendent.
Scranton being so near and .so easily acce.ssiblc for the .scene of the State convention in October the! county ofBcers. meeting last week m Pen Aravl pa.s.sed a motion that the' eiitire Executive Committee should act as a boosting committee to en-' list interest and .secure registrations Tnis Is one of the most helpful meetings in the year and is of great importance to all pastors, superin-! tendents and teachers in the churcli school. The convention will begin on Wednesday. October 8, the con¬ vention .sermon being preached that mcrnmg by Dr Milton H. Nicholas. Arch Street ME. church, Philadel¬ phia Miss Margaret Slattery. of Boston, will speak that evening Each afternoon there will be group conferences on each phase of de¬ partmental work led by a line-up of expert which is exceptional. The convention will be held In the Elm Park M. E. church which Is large enough for general headquarters, exhibit headquarters. Adult, division headquarters and Children's Divi¬ sion headquarter.s Friday evenijig, October 10 will clo.se one the Ijest ;)lanncd conventions the State association has ever lield.
BOY SCOUTS RETURN; SEVERAL HONORED
Troop III ol the local Bov Scouts returned to their homes after spend¬ ing two weeks at Camp Weygadt. T: )op 3 is composed of memben ot St John's Lutheran cliurch and It in charge of Harold Rohn
Each of the ten scouts of tliLs troop won the first year emblem which Is quite a record for any troop. The troop also won the sec¬ ond trophy for their second week iit camp for the best kept camp site. They also received another trophy for being the l>est all around scout troop in camp which is .^ure an hon-
, 01  for Nazareth Troop No. 3.
{ Wilbert Hordendorf advanced to second class worlc. Franklin Rub¬ right. Raymond Uhler, R. Auman and John Young received the merit badge in leather craft. Rajrmond Uhler aLso received the merit badge in wood work.
During their stay in camp the boys made many friends with scouts from Easton, Hackettstown and Blairstown and time to break camp came only too soon Is their onljr r«« gret.
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Mlss Anna Ziegler. local musio teacher, on Thursday evanlng very pleasantly entertained her ^pUi at a kiddle party. 11 enjoyed the oc¬ ca.sion and made merry playlaf games and partaking lunch.