The Nazareth Item

              The Nazareth Item
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AN   INDEPENDENT  PAMILY   NEWSPAPER.  DEVOTED  TO   LITERATURE.   LOCAL   AND   GENERAL   INTELLIGENCE.
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1930
No. 25
fl^rioas Injuries Re
«ffr.^1ell\h!le7kr^S <*«* ,1 his home on Sunday even- •*"nd re ei ed possible fractures W """Xi- bone aiid several ribs "»^.Slted to the Easton hos- »T". n 30 the same evening, fe* I f ja Hor at the plant of p'sercuts Cement plant,    near
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j^ Nazareth Cou- P Remarried
*M« being .separated for fifteen
•"^following the granting of a
SSL'^WiTuam  Bennett,  69,  and
JST'sennett, 66, both  of  town,
¦^rtmarrled at the Northampton
«?ourt house on Saturday aft-
S^rjSe of the Peace Mark
*5«nkenfield,    of     Bethlehem
MS   They   were divorced   on
"SrSinnett for some years past *P!i«d to Hartford, Conn, Mr. !lfr»«? been employed at the tter Horierv Company plant In STtorTenty-nve years. Both (Spstlves ot Engy\d__
j^ Boys In Marble l^iniament
•k* battle for the championship w Jiitor High Marble Tournament Sffle on Monday night and was !J by Morris Applegate. of eighth
^1. Morris won every game from Snionents and went through to ^Stonshlp with nying colors. He ffSay one of the champions of Ewmew or Whitefleld buildings. «L tournament is conducted by te^ Leh, athletic director, and Is jy,—¦   by the   Lions Club   of
nt local winner will receive a free M to York, Pa., to play for the |2uylvania championship.
New Sciiool House for lliore Township
the Board of Education of Moore iHDship on Saturday held an open ¦Iting in tlie pulilic house of Mr. iBT} at Cross Roads, for the cou- ilvation of building a uew school
The board had fourteen proposals itted   for    coiis;deration    and :tor,   Raymond    Friend,    o; was   the" .successful   bidder, j _ to do the JO'.) for $4100, construction is to be a on?-| frame   building    suited    tor _       purposes and is to be lo- llMlB the township on the road Stftnin Point Phillips to Delps. iliJMl the one de.scroyed by Are tBfcMi past winter^ Vilit. Silfies. building engln- etMtm, prepared the plans and il.-Mr aperintendeiit of construe- tea iM will be started a.s soon If eootnet   is   signed   and   bond
MAUCH CHUNK ST. PAVING ORDINANCE AWAITS FINAL ACTION
CouncH Debars  Procedure of Docuincnt to Expe¬ dite  Work   on   New   Road   Improvement; 3Ierchants Protest Against Circular Distribution   Ordinance
XEW  TRAFFIC   RULES  ON   MAIN   STREETS
UnffiG KILLS FATHER OF TEN
A regular stated meeting of Town Council was held this 5tli day ot May. 1930. at 8 o'clock, daylight sav¬ ing time, with all members present. The President, Mr. Hartzell. presid¬ ed.
On motion of Messrs. Lindenmoy¬ er and Schaeffer. the minutes of the adjourned stated meeting of April llth, 1930, wer approved as read.
On motion of Mertz and Kern, it was moved that the following bills be paid as read:
E. H. Uhler   $ 58.50
Oeorge A. Smith        5.10
Trumbower Company     117 68
S. J. Gregory         2.00
Nazareth Item      15.16
Naz.  Coal Si  Lbr. Co     26.98
Penn. Janitor Supply Co. ...     6.00
Naz.  Coal & Lbr. Co     10.32
Sons of Veterans       25.00
Nazareth  Hdwe. Co       7.23
N. V. Mica Mfg. Co     18.87
R. P. Zeigler Oarage       22.40
Nazareth News Agency          3.90
Metro-Edison Co  493.42
M. D. Frable        5.35
R. E.  RulofI       20.33
A. C. Unangst       1.94
Palmer Cole        8.05
A reprsentative of The Todd Com¬ pany explained the need of Check Protectors, offering with each pur- cha.se, a check forgery In-surance, which could be renewed at the end of the first two years at the rate of .$10.00 per years, quoting a price of $8800 for same.
Communication from the Associ¬ ated Gas Sc Electric Company ask¬ ing for permls.sion to dt? up Mauch Ch.unk street as soon as the sewer laterals were placed, was on motion i of Schaeffer and Mertz accepted and considered favorably.
Communication from C, F. Smith. 01 Easton. roeardin;? tlie use ol Washington Park by the Borous?h of Nazareth, was on motion of Mertz an.d Lindenmoyer accepted and plae- i ed on file. '
Communication from the Blue Mt.
Consolidated Water Company ques¬ tioning the advisability of paving Mauch Chunk street until after such a time which would permit all ex- cavatioi^s to settle properly and stat¬ ing they had no force available at this time to do the work was read and on motion of Schaeffer and Mertz, it was moved that we accept and table their communication until a determination could be made by our Engineer as to tlie cause of the pipes breaking and that we could not give them a definite an.swer until we iot the report from our Engineer. Reports of Committees Highway; Mr. Lmdenn-.oyer re¬ ported progress. Tlie Engineer was directed to give grades tor a radius curb at tiie corner of Noriii and New street and also for a crossover at Spruce and Easton Road so that the Eorough Supervisor couid have them put in promptly. Mr. Lindenmoyer reported that the L. R. Gilbert Con¬ tracting Company had removed quite a number of the monuments, which would have to be replaced at considerable e.xpense to the Borough and directed that the Secretary take this matter up with them. He also reported that bill recently rendered the L. R. Oiibert Contracting Com¬ pany had not ben paid and request¬ ed the Secretary to communicate w"ith them and ascertain reason for failure to pay same. Mr.Uhler re¬ ported to Council the trouble he had A tthe present time to give grades due to the monuiiient,s having been removed due to se'.ver excavation work and that it wa.s now neces.sary to work from the monument in tl'.e circle wlieiiever he had to give any  "•lades. Mr. Lindenmoyer stated he ' li-night it advisable for tiie Borough to pave at once the short stretch •jf the Allen Street Railway roadljed •.. liith had not been dug up for the ^ewer main. On moiton of Mertz and Futts it was moved that the High%vay Committee be given aulh- (Continued on Page Five"
HOSIERY MILL AND WORKERS' HOMES TAR¬ GET FOR ACID "BOMBS"
Three .Missile.^ Hurled Into I'lant Explode and Halt Operation for Dav; Iiomes Attacked; Several Es¬ cape Fumes When Bottles Fail to Break* Police See .\uto Carrying Invaders
STIilKERS  DE.NV   KNOWLEDGE  OF   ATTACK
"Bonilj" throwing is the latest de-, velopment    in   the     strike  of     the] Kraemer  Hosiery knitters     On Fri-j day    morning between   2 a:id   2:30' o'cloci-;. It was reported lo local pol¬ ice that a bomb thro-Aer wa.s at work hurling   bottle.s   of   "acid'    into   the | l-.ome.i  of  several   persons  vho   are | still   at work at    the Hosiery    mill The  bomb:   consisted  of   fiat  quart bottles, tied to a piece of brick. The I tiottles contained some chemical 'hat produced  a   sickening   stench   wlien ; the bottles broke    The police were '. able to secure one of the ""twmbs' , ' intact,   the   brick   having   failed   to : srua.sh the flask when thrown at the homir cf John Werkheiser. at Centre Square 1
An attempt to throw one into the home of  Walter Silvert. of Spruce I street   but the  missle struck  below the front window and broke on the front porch    At the home of John I Hagenbuch.    Lincoln    avenue,    the ' nitssle struck through a window and f.ew  into the living room where it aLso failed to break, fortunately.      ! ,     TUe   family of   Charles Rice    on Oreen street, was  less fortunate, a bottle of the stuff there crashed in
ar.d broke forcuig th.e ociupants out ot tl.e lnu>e for a t.me. ft was tlio second t.me the Rif-t home has been attacked, a former attempt consist¬ ing of tlirowlug a hea y stone lit th'"oagli the front window and into the dinif;B room Fortunately no on" w as struck at either time.
Tluee of tlie bombs were thrown into the Hosiery n-iU and as a re.iult some of Li-e employees were off duty for a tew hours It is said the auto¬ mobile in wh.ch the "bombers" trav¬ eled was seen by Charles Stuber, police officer, who drew his pistol bu' hesitated to shoot. The licenao plattis of the machine were coverod with bome kind of clotli, resembling a burlap bag.
While the authorities have very slender clews to work on they hope to find the perpetrator of the mil- chief. Memi)ers of the striking group indignantly deny that they had any hand in the affair and say that it ta done by enemies to discredit them. They did admit the possibility of a traitor in their group doing the vork on his own initiative but stated that as far as their organization goea they were decidedly* not in favor of such tactics
DR. V. J. KOCH, WELL KNOWN PHYSICIAN. PASSES AWAY HERE
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE STARTS    j HERE NEXT WEEK
22 Boys Guests of Lions Club Here; Dr. Breed, Main Speaker
Prominent Medical Doctor Dies of Heart Condition After Successful Practise Here for 25 Years; Member of Many Fraternal, Medi¬ cal and College Societies
RMklfetks Neik of Labor Fore- Hill Cement Plant: Life E\- IMu Witnesses of Tragic Sat Rush to Aid  Hint
iMIntaii
QartllA. Lilly. 37. labor foreman, It ttu Atlas plant ot the UnUeisal teOtA  Cement   Company.   ne.u" {[¦ttlinpton. father of ten children.| I ta age from tliree w eeks to' Was  instantly   killed   last afternoon when a bolt of . struck hiiu and broke his the fatality occurred during | ^Wlht of   an electrical   storm' passed o\er that    territory, i ^Ully Was   walking from   onej [ to aiiutlier w hen there was ng fla.sh  and   he  dropped. I femployees wlio saw it, rushed I lssistance ijut he was dead by •Mme they reached his side, r ^"Jy'roptoii county coroner. Dr. w.«Mirln Nickel, of town, was noti¬ ie'..™ he i.s.sued a certificate of 1 death, JUUy wa.s a faithful member [jnlve worker of the Lutheran »«pn    of    the    Howertown ¦•sides  his  wife  and ten he is survived by his par- ¦ «id Mrs. William H. Lilly, ' township,   and   by   these ,^  'nd sisters:  Milton, Clar- jwniert ai-.d Ru.s.sell Lllly, Mrs. Ij^rJ,"'" Muiiiinev. Northampton; S» riU^""''  Northampton R. 2: 2* Wldy Fo-,1. Nazareth  R. D.; ¦"jciuiton    Miller. Northampton, -««rs. Syhes'.cr Sillies, Bath.
I'Tmv.l''"'' AWARDED
•"•E.VDANC E CERTIFICATES
BfJ'^n^'"'"' f""" the nionth of ¦mu, '""''¦ school. Wind Gap •¦ushltiii to-,vn..ship. was for the 'w per cent, und for the boys .^T "1' The percentage of ¦wice for tl\e term was for the "J^percent   and the boys 99'a
'tollowini? pupils received PO. •wrtflcates for perfect attend- •weilie, Ed:-.a and Helen Went-
IWim       "'"* Roy Priu.   Elsie ijmuan, Sterner.
*»n days were missed by the
Buring the school term, which
lUii?i,/i"'" 29th.   The    school
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^'OCHON CAMP FIRE NOTES
^^J, of   the   Tatapochon
»»«.!!''* **'' *^^'«1 on Tue-sdav
»> the Social room of the
-fl church
J^em^r auardian. gave each
 »*Uon»f'tl^    mmbershlp   card.
r Jr*"" Honor can be received
^OftuTrf"^^,*'" "^f t'»^ camp flre
Ifl^SSrs'^"* '^'""'''  '*"¦ ""¦"
I balSS ^^^ cermonial meeting
^fc«ii5«,'i!''' Wednesday, May
I iZzr"," May 8 at Black Rock.
^aaSL^} *'" ^ held before
biSr^ "nd a   drive for   new "jwere discussed.
Th.e Lions Club celebrated Boys", Night on Tuesday by having as Kuests of tl-.e club twenty-two of the local boys. Dr. Breed, headmaster o; Blair Academy, Blairstown. N. J., was the .¦speaker of tho evening and Sjave a fine talk on ""The Pressure of Tune in Education." By this topic Dr. Breed explained he meant the length of time required to prepare a boy for hi.s life work. He showed how important it was to have edu¬ cational as well as vocational guid- ; ance in order to enable liim to select intelligently the voi-ation that prop¬ erly fitted him He emphasized the thouglit that boys .^hould have heal- , thy Interests outside of their voca¬ tions to enable them to utilize their leisure time, to advantage. |
Presidnt Ellwood Unangst wa.s in cliarge of the meeting with L. C. Hawk lead.ng singing and Cliarles He.ss at the piano. Tiie president appointed a noiniiiatlon committee lo pre.sent names of eligil)le members for office to be presented at the meeting of May 20. The committoe conslst.s of C. F, Martin. William P. Gano and Andrew G, Kern. Election of tho.se nominated will take place in June.
Lion C. F. Martin was named as a delegate to the convention of Lions at Denver. Colo, June 15 to 18. 1930. Lion William E. Henry tendered an invitation to the Club members to attend the banquet of the Chamber of Commerce at the Nazareth Inn May 15th.
AMERICAN LEGION PLANNING MEMOR¬ IAL DAY PROGRAMS
YOUNGSTER SUFFERS BAD FOOT INJURY
Harold    Knerht   Post    to   Conduct Series of Exercises in Commun¬ ity; Celebration Here on Memorial Day .A. M.
The Legionnaires of Harold V. Knecht Post. American Legion, of town, are preparing for Memorial Dav exercises. The Post members will visit several Kurroundiiig com¬ munities as  in  former  years.
On May 23 the Post will ko to Belfa.st in'the morning and to Heck¬ town in the afternoon where the customary services will be held in tlie burial grounds there
On MiMiioruil Day the services w"iU be held m town. Tlie early service will carrv the Legion men to ^ Schoeneck where they will decorate gra\e.s and then return to town, where ihe usual ceremonies in Cen¬ ter Scpiare will be held and graves in the local cemeteries will be decor-
The Sundav following Memorial Dav cemeteries at Moorestown and Bushkill Centre will be visited and on June 1 at Saylorsburg.
At a recent meeting of the Post the Legionnaires went on record as favoring the Wolfenden and Rank- lin Bills In Congress for a disabled veterans" hospital, and a tuberculo¬ sis ho«pital in Pennsylvania.
E   B. Landis, first Commander of Bangor   Post, was    a guest at    the meeting  and  spoke   briefly  to   the local    boys.   Russell   Florey,   com-, mander of the Post, presided.
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AGED    WO.MAN    Hl'RT
IN FALL FROM PORt H
Donald Rohn, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester J. Rohn, Is confined to the family home on East Walnut street, suffering with an injured right foot which was caused by hav¬ ing a piece of iron drop on the mem¬ ber while playing at his home. The foot is swollen and it has been ini- po.ssible to determine If there is a fracture or only badly bruised. j
Death summoned Dr. Victor J. Koch, prominent and widely known Nazareth physician at 6:20 Wednes- dav morning at his home, 33 Belvi¬ dere street, after a few months ill¬ ness of heart disease. Dr. Koch, who was 33 years of age. liad been ailing in health for a considerable period but had continued his prac¬ tise until several months ago. For the past twenty-flve years Dr. Koch had gained an enviable practise in general medicine and was known to thousand.s of per.sons throughout this vicinity. Possessed of a brilli¬ ant mind and a pleasant per.sonality the physician numbered friends by the hundreds. He was greatly sought after as a practicioner and liad built up a lucrative practi.se both in the town and in the county. |
Dr. Koch was a native of town, a son of Hiram D. and tlie late Anna L. (Wunderly 1 Koch. He passed through the public schools and graduated from Nazareth High school with the class of 1895. He entered Muhlenberg College at Al¬ lentown where he graduated in 1900. While at the Allentown institution Dr. Koch distinguished himself in Ills studies and w"on the Junior ora¬ torical contest in the season of 1900. Graduating from Muhlenberg Col¬ lege Dr. Koch entered Pennsylvania Medical School where he graduated, in 1903. In 1925 Dr. Koch left his practi.se in town and returned toj the Medical school where he took a post-graduate in cardiology and since that time had specialized in. diseases of the heart. He had a fine ! practise in towm and vicinity for i many years and was widely known throughout the county.
Besides   his  widow  there  survive, two daughters, the Misses Anna and Victoria    Koch, at    home, and    his father. Hiram D. Koch, also making his liome here.    A suster Mrs. Chas.' Stine   of   Hanover,   and   a   brother Ottomah of Stroulsburg
Dr. Koch w^as a member of White- field lodge. No. 622. F. A: .A.M., of to".vn; Easton Royal Arch Chapter. No. 173: Hugh'dePayens Command¬ ery. No. 19. Knight Templars, of Eas¬ ton: Rajah Temple. Reading: A.A.O. .N'..M.S.. Easton Fore.st. No. 33. Tall Cedars of Lebanon and Easton lodge No. 121. B.P.O E.. of Easton. He was a lover of outdoor life and was a member of the Minks Pond Fi.shimj Ciub: Northa:np:o:i Cnunty Motor As.sociatioii. and was interested in sports. He was a member of num¬ erous medlca! societies: the North¬ ampton County Medical Society: Le¬ high Valley Medical Society. Member A.M..A. At Mulileiiberg College he was affiliated with the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and at Penn the Alpha Mu Pl Omega ' medical' frat¬ ernity.
Besides his general practise Dr. Koch w"as for twenty years internis: at the Northampton County home.
The decea.sed was a Democrat m politics and t'jok an intere.it in civic affairs. He was a Lutheran by faith and a member of the St. John's Lutheran church, of town.
Funeral .services wiU be held priv¬ ately at the home Saturday aiter- nooii at 2:30 oclock. further .services win be held at St John's Lutheran church for fri*ids. Interment will be made in town. The services will be in charge of the Knight Templars of Hugh dePayens commandery.
WOMAN'S CLUB IN FINAL MEETING MONDAY EVENING
Burgess  Fulmer  to Toss  Out  First
Ball; Legion Drum Corps to Take
Part in Opening Ceremony;
Street  Parade  at   5:,1A
Moravian College
Glee Club Presents Fine Musical Program
FIRST   GAME   .MONDAY   MGHT
Nazareth Industrial League w.ll have big opening ceremor.> May 12 Parade will be held betore tiie game with the American Legion Drum Corps and the teams participating. E\erybody be at the Hall Field at 6 p. m. Monday when ' the opening zame between .Vazareth Waist and the Business Men will be played.
Chief Burgess Fulmer will throw- out tlie first ball. The field is being' put in the best shape that It ha.s ever been. The six teams parlclpat- ing in the league are: the Na.:areth Waist Company. Kraemer Hosiery Company. Penn-Dixie Cement Ccrp., Lone Star Cement Company. Bu.-.- ness Men's Association and the Naz¬ areth Cement Company.
The  scliedule   for  the   fir.st  wees; May 12 to 16. inclusive are:
Monday, Nazareth Waist v^  Busi¬ ness Men. '
Tuesday. Penn-Dixie vs Lone Star.
Thur.sday,    Nazareth Cement    vs., Kraemer Hosiery. >
Friday.  Nazareth Waist  vs   Lone Star.
CHAMBER OF COM- I MERCE BANQUET I HERE NEXT THIR.S.
The Moravian College and Tlieo- logical Seminary Glee Club, of Bethlehem, rendered a fine concert Tuesday evening in the Moravian cliurch under auspices of the Silver Cross Circle of King's Daughters. A large audience was present at the affair and thoroughly enjoyed the excellent program given by tne col¬ legians Among the selections most enjo; ea were th*" "Tinker'^ Song' from Robin Hood. Hayden's Largo. played by the String quartette and tl-.e violin solo played by Zoltaii B. Biro,
The f^rst part of the program was composed of songs in lighter vein while the second part was of more anitntious calibre beginning with di Lasso's effect:ve and popular "Echo Son;?" wh;:!". •.va.'= rendered with fine
appreciation. Several religious num¬ bers: "O Bone Jesu" of Palestrina. "Plorate. Filii Israel" of Carissimi and Handel's "Let Their Celestial Co!-.certs All Unite" were sung.
Tl'.e' club was under direction of Edward T. Mickey and numbered 32 vo:ce:,. A quartet compf^sed of E. C. Hehaich. T. J Reese. J K. Pfohl and C. B. Adams pla.ved several ^electiors.
A .•5t;ing quartet con.= istmg of uless;".s. Biro Mic'tcew Oreen and Pfohl aaded very greatly to the pleasure of the audience by balanc¬ ing the vocal program. C. B. Adama was the acccmpaiii.<:t.
The concert closed with the Col¬ lege Alma Mater. Three local boys, WilUam P. Gano. E. Reimer and Franklin Kostenbader. were mem¬ bers of the Glee Club.
LUTHERANS FETE NEW MEMBERS AT UNIQUE RECEPTION
FARM BUREAU SPONSORS MOTHER'S DAY SERVICE HERE
Short    Prosram    of    \Vor«>hip    and
>Iusi(   Followed b.v Sorial Galh-
ering: .Sumptuous Luncheon
Ser>ed   b\    Ladles
Farm FamilieN .Accorded SperUI ¦¦-
vitit'.on to I'niiiue Event Next
Sund,iy  Afternoon at 2;
Pul>l!i   AUo Invited
Prominent     National     and      State
Officials  lo   Speak:   Interesting
Program    .^rranced    for
Annual    Dinner
County S. S. Convention at Bangor Church To¬ morrow and Saturday
Health Program to ( liniai Season of
Club     Activities:     S.   V.  Funk;
Health  Authority,  lo Talk;
Gloving    Pictures
Mrs  Mary Achenbach, 7a wife of Daniel    Achenbach,    of    Plalnfleld township, fell oti the porch at her home on Saturday and Injured her, right hip.   She was Immediately re-, moved to  the Easton   hospital  for, treatment.   It   U feared that   the, inember Is fractured.   Mrs. Achen-, bach   U  Mrs.  Charlea  Wunderly s mother. I
A.s the date approaches for the annual convention of the North¬ ampton County Sabbath School A.s.soclation. interest becomes more intense. Plans are rapidly reaching completion at the county office and at Bangor where the convention will be held In the Welsh Presbyterian church, A Children's Division con¬ ference will feature the Priday af¬ ternoon session May 9, beginning at 2 13. daylight saving time. There will be tw"o demonstrations, one on How to conduct a Primary depart¬ ment, given by Mrs. E. W. Lentz, of Bangor; the other a model Cradle Roll class by Mrs Jesse K. Cope, Jr., of Pen Argyl. Little children will be there for these demonstrations. The onlv address of the afternoon will be by Mrs. W. D. Mathias, of Allentown: Children's Division su¬ perintendent of Lehigh county. Her subject will be "EfTective methods in the Children's Division."
B. A. McGarvey, of the state fleld force, will ?ive an inspirational ad¬ dress in the evening. On Saturday the convention will befin at 9:30 a. m. Those parUclpatiiiff In addrcM or conference are Or. Ocorie W., Wellburn. state dirwtor of Christian'
education; Rev. R. H. Brennecke. Jr.. director of Christian education for Northampton county; Dr Allen S. Meek, of Easton; Dr Charles H. Romlnger. of Bethlehem, and Rev. C. J. Couch, of Pen Argyl.
The local committee has been for¬ tunate in securing some of the liest musical talent of Bangor to partici¬ pate in this convention. On Priday evening the M. E Sunday .school or¬ chestra will play and on Saturday evening the Welsh choir will sing. One selection will be entirely in Welsh. Willis Searfass and his ensemble will also participate on Saturday evening. During the other sessions there will be special selec¬ tions of unusual merit. The devo¬ tional singing will be led by well known song leaders of Bangor.
Those who are interested in driv¬ ing to the convention will be given attention in the matter of parking their cars. Albert Foulkes Is chair¬ man of the local committee and delegates on arriving at the con¬ vention church will receive inform¬ ation from him. The ladles of the convention church are making ela¬ borate plans for aervlng excellent oieato to the many Sunday aclwol mtkers who will attend.
The last meeting of tl'.e Woman's Club will be held on .May 12 In the High school auditorium. This meet¬ ing which will clo.se the present sea¬ son will be featured witli an election of officers, A health program will also be presented m charge of Mrs Frank M.irtin. of the Club Welfare committee .A imn le "How to Live Well and Long ' will be shown as part of the program J. C Funk, director of the Bureau of Pyblic Health of the State, will be the speaker and will speak on .some phase of health. |
Mrs. A. O. Kern. pre.>^ld>';.t of the club, requests a full attendance at this meeting Offlcers nominated at the meeting will be installed at tlie first meeting to open the fall season sometime in October. ,
CAR HIT BY TRAIN;
TWO NEN ESCAPE
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Prescott Barlieb, 23 years old, of Bangor. Is in the Easton hospital with injuries to hi.s back, sustained
I In an  accident   at  Stockertown on
, Saturday night. He was riding in an automobile with Melvin Ood¬ shalk, of Wind Oap, and af one of
; the grade crossings in Stockertown the auto was hit by a Lehigh Valley freight train.   The automobile was
I badly damaged. Barlieb s injin-les are not serious, an x-ray examln-
, atlon showing there are no fracturea Godshalk came to the hospital with I Barlieb. but the fenner did not re-
I main ther*. |
The   banquet   committee   of   the Chamber of Commerce ha.s maUed to all members a cordial mvitatior, tJ the annual dinner  to  be  served  at I the   Nazareth   Inn   Thursday.   May' 13th, at 7 p. m.    It is the de.sire oi' tlie   committee   to   ha\e   as   manv ¦ members present as po.ssible a.- well a.s  interested gue.sts    Arraneenient.^ are being made for two speakers, one from the National Chamber, Wasli- ir.gton. D. C. and one from the State Chamber,   Harrisburg     If   for   an,\ , rea.Min   a   member   did   not   receu e the    in\ nation  card  please  get    m i touch witli the Secretary at once  orj ad\lse WiUiam  E. Henry, chairman j of   tlie   Committee,  .so   proper   pro- vi.sion IS made.
Last Wednesday evening the mem¬ bers of St. John s Lutheran congre¬ gation tendered a reception to the tonhrmation c!a.->s and new mem- l;r-ih received during the Easter .<ea- .S'.ni The invocation and address of welcome were delivered by the Pastor after which a varied program followed Mi.ss Pearl Schnerr gave a reading. G Wlutefield Trein ren¬ dered a selection of the "mu.sical saw.' HaroiJ Snyder rendered a piano solo, and a qiartet composed of M:s William. Joseph Happel. Mis.s Pearl Schnerr. Will a::i S:ivcler. Sr. aud Charles Schneir reiu^cred sev- eial \o«-al selectioius Music was tjrni.si.ed by the orclKstra under tile supervision of Char'es Schnerr \fte! the singing of the old familiar ll'. mil "God Be with you till we meet again" and the pr.Miouiicing of the ijenedictioa oy ilie Pastor, tl'e iiiem- 'i:ers Rd,;oiirned to the rccreaiion .com in the basement of thi' church. •A'here reEresliinents were -.eived and ¦1 .'^o.iai hour enioved
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Marv .Meixell spent the week end a I  home  in  Clearfield,
Bath Council Adopts Ordinance Covering Gas Service Project
Bath town council convened in monthly session Monday night and while routine busine.ss for the most part was tran.sacted. much time was required and it was U 20 when ad¬ journment was taken. All members were present with the exception ot I V. Hahn, who is a delegate to the State Lion's convention at New- Castle this week.
Chief    Burgess    Leigh   turned  in S65 in fines and licenses.    Trea.surer Miller showed a balance of 1442 in general account.   Committee reports were largely routine, the chairman of   the  Street  committee  reporting having done some work on the sev¬ eral roads of town.   The question of oiling certain streets was given over to the committee to act.   The water, committee wants the tMrough reser¬ voir   overhauled this summer   and was asked to study plans and make' their recommendations.   It Is pos-' sible that the chlorlnator wiU havei
t) Ik' used very soon even though till' VI inter supply was of A No. 1 qualitv. The cost of overhauling or re!)uilding the new reservoir may run 8 to 10 thousand dollars It was reported.
The public property and .safety committee reported placing a num¬ ber of No Parking and safety signs ail over the Borough within the past month. The law committee had two letters from the Boro Solicitor concerning matters technical and legal which were read The State highwav wrote the Boro again con¬ cerning its attitude and the status of the proposed new road through the borough. It was decided to re¬ move the traffic light at the L. 4e N. E. R.R. CrossUig on Biain atreet. By proper action two 1900 water bonda were ordered redeemed as of July and this will bring the water plant indebtedness down to MMD. (Continued on Last Kge)
I The Northampton County Farm Bureau most cordially invite;? you to Join with us in our Motlier's Day .service. Tlie Mother's Day service as sponsored by the Farm Bureau has becL'T.e an institution with the farm-family of tht county, and is loo.-;ed forward to with much aucicl- pation Its seiit;ment and in.spira- t;on for good is lasting, as is con- t^.rmed b;. those who have been privileged to attend past services. If it has bee.i your good fortnie tp attend previous services, you will no dcu!;t cot..'-ider it .vo"ur personal duty to prevail upon y&ui neighbors and friends to come and inm with ttie county farm-family if L;iis wonder¬ fully befitl.;"!!: r.atlonul service tn honor cf mcthfis,
Dr   Edwin J. Heath, Presidr!nt  of Mora\ lan Col'ege for Woir.eu, Beth¬ lehem, w"iU deliver the address. Rev. Paul   S.   Meinert,   of   the   Moravian I cliurch.    town   and    Rev. F nvd    E, ' Shupp. of the Indianland Lutheran parish. Cherryv ille. i:'."ill a.ssist in tho j conduct ct tiie siL'ruc'.
Mrb Eleanor Mehl Berger. ot Bethleliem. wtll be the soloist for ttie service. Mrs Berger's ricii contralto her unusual musical abilit> and her work in oratorio and concert work are outstanding We are particul¬ arly favored in iiaving Mrs Berger sing for the service.
Plea.se take particular note that our service as last year, will be held in the Moravian Church. Centre Square, town, at 2 o'clock In the afternoon, daylight saving time, on Sunday. May  11. 1930
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CONCERT AT FORKS CHURCH MAY Utk
On Wednesday evening. May Hth, a concert will be given by the Pen Argyl Symphony orchestra at fVirka church at 8 19 p. m.. daylight savtOff time. A flne program of both In¬ strumental and vocal number Is be* tng arranged, which should pcvfig very enjoyable TiUs concert la tee* ing spon-sored by the WeU Worth While Society, and is takliic tfig place of their annual concert vMMi Is usuaUy held on Mottier's Osr> TickcU may be obtained Iran ttm members.
On ¦unday momint. Mar It. t/m ¦oeiaty   «tU attand  emr^m i»   n < body, and partielpMe in ymmtoi Day I	
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