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AN   INDEPENDENT   FAMILY   NEWSPAPER.   DEVOTED   TO   LITERATURE.   LOCAL   AND   GENERAL   INTELLIGENCE.
NAZARETH. PA., THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 19. 1928
No. 21
yry Resident Should Vote Yes'on Bond Issue Next Tuesday
aod Figures Prove Id Indebtedness Only Source For Civic Betlerment
rrMuesl. the Borough «I,living the reasons as .JBond l9»ue should be
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'!i to scquaint the Tax- i^Borough of Naxareth MMiwu for asking them " tlo 1100.000.00 bond 'infliction to be held on «. nil, It i» necessary to kMrUla flgures and tacts J„„ldoration to prove vLttor Itreet Improvement -Of other work of a per-
(MMN <*" ''^ '^""^ unless I IB tbe Indebtedness is
ai Ho Borough in 1927 to «t tbt TWious Departments. «!•*»» tho 1927 Appropria- Zata. 138.234.48. UttoB, the foilowing Capl- Itareo were made, and ,^^ be added to the ttmniti as ahove slated:
iOB
 $.38.2:?4.4S
it 577.21
,p,rl6:!.-.uO tnixer   IOU.00
Ift.
.10155,00
Itn St. .... 4891.!^l   17.4.i:..62
l«H
ditures in
... $5.5.690.10
pay these additional
I, the Borough Council
npelled  to  negotiate
the result that  Notet
today    amount    to
I o( N'otes Outstandinii 1.   1927     was     112.- Itt this was increased l^tlSMOO. even though
IflULEY STAGE i ULLY HERE
I
I UU|h Valley Association
lof Union War Veterans
^(M War and its associated
Aniliary held a  rousing
itini meeting on Friday
I ll the rooms of Captain
jUNCamp. No.   20,    Belvl-1
, Naiareth,   Upward of
atatives of both organ-
ittcDded    the    meeting.
I m presided over by E. M.
¦ ClBpN'o. C, Allentown.
• tlemeetlng was featured |limb«r of Interesting  dls-
l» there were severni reso- ithit conxtltuted the most Wt bulDess.
¦mader Raymond Lester, of •"*• 4. Allenlown, gave an »ti«| talk on the "O, A. R. |l«noriil Day" and Titus   A.
¦ of Hellertown. another talk "ho Are the Rightful Heirs ^0. A. R,"   Their remarks
*l and at   times    very
'iHakerg who   presented
• of interest were Col. W, *. of Allentown, who   de-
• ealogy on the death of Whof Bethlehem, who died ** »«o. ind was vice-presl- •weaMociatlon.    A patrl-
I k ""' *"* f^'vorabiy re- 'V the members was made *««yHelms on "Patriotic ' ta April,"
Ik^u' l>'»nc solo was ren- [»»¦ "rt. Jennie Rohrbach of 7I Auilliary and a har- ' Mlo by .Mrs .Simonson. of «» l«. After the session I ,..'*'¦*»•""""»« were serv- L»« no«t camp and auxiliary, rv "'•eting win be held In ttC""'"   camp   NO.
*¦?'"*« fon-'lHting of W, E. I^IWIrman, Camp No, «. Al- •.Onerney   Helms.    Camp
\L *;,'""• «"" Adam ^•mp No. 290. Bethlehem. WntM by President Kn«rr .,/*'"' rwtolutlons of r«- l»rl rJJ"" "^   Vlce-Presl-
Mileivns ¦IHptoiiolylaid
frSl'*'* Treln returned hi, V" ^«te«>ded tour of Won .?' ""•* "'her allied
fur^l •«P«rlencoB were ^«^t She left r.bru- -71?' f'««»e«n   tuuarattt
¦"••Wr 17.000 miiw.
we were ahle to reduce our debt 1 192.", out of taxes, by $4y55,C2.
Today we have unpaid bills, on account of tbe Nortb Broad Street Paving Job, amounting to |lo.- 251.U.
In addition, our monlhly re¬ quirements to September I. whei taxes will again come in. wil. amount to $18,000,00,-|2»i.251.la
Or a total of bills to be taket. care of by Notes of   which     wil. then increase our Notes I'ayuble b September    1    to    approximately t$33.U00i-|28.25l.l3.|6l,25I.i:.
As the borrowing capacity of a municipality is limited to 2 per cent of its assessed valuation (which would permit us to borrow today up to approximately 162,- 000,00), it will be impossible to do any i>ermanent Improvement work until such a time as this floating indebtedness is reduced proportionately or paid off entire¬ ly.
The total t.ixes (I92t;and iri27) received during l!t27 nmounted to f :?s.S>'«."2, which w;is on'y Ji;,'4.04 more than «-¦> acrn.illy spent under our Apiiroiirlatlon Or¬ dinance, though its stated abuve v.-e spent |17,4.*.t.')2 in adrlitioii and will have to. at .¦'onie time, ar¬ runge to p.Tv off otir tt»tal of iiotps*. which w ill aniount to approxlnuite- ly JOl.OOO by Sept.  1.
.\s the total of ta.xeH to he paid in 1&2S will amount to aiiproxi- instely $!",2.000, though we can only fieiire on approximaiely :?."..><.• 0(10 to |::9,0(tO to he paid this year: the l.alance going over irito the follMwItiK year. Out of thl« il mount we have to take care of the reh.lies for cash discount, tax collector'-* commission and the 192S Appropriation Ordinance calling for $38,000. so thut by the IContinued on Page Three)
NAZARETH FAIIIILY IN AUHIAIXIDENT
Losing control of his motor car when It went off the concrete near the Ueal Inn, Snydersville, Sunday afternoon. Correii .McOonigle. his wife and son John, of town, had a thrilling experience when the car was ditched along the road. John McGonlgle suffered a laceration of the scalp which required five stitches to close. The injury was given attention hy Dr. William Howerter, of Sciota. Mrs. McGon- iftle suffered several lacerations, hut Mr. .MclJoniKle escaped unhurt. The motor car, hadly wrecked, was removed to a gurajje for repairs.
Scoots Prepare lor Outdoor Actlvilies
A meetlngof Troop V. 1 Naza¬ reth was held on Thursday oven¬ ing, April 12. Inder new busi¬ ness, a new boy, Archibald Knowies. was voted unanimoustv into the troop. .Mr. Snyder gave the Scouts a short taik followed with announcements. Field meet will be held .May 12 and Patrol Jamboree at Cump Weygadt June 2. The winning patrol at Wey¬ gadt will be sent to (iettysburg to represent tho council iu the re¬ gional Jamboree to be held on the Gettysburg llatlefleld. June 29 and 30.
A Court of Honor will he held tonight   (Thursdayl  at Tutamy.
Twenty First Aid questions were asked and the result was as fol¬ lows: Patrol 3, 10 points; Patrol 1, 9 points;  Patrol 4, I  point.
A  reptirl of the ticket sule for the movie which   the    Troop    is sponsoring April 20 at fhe  Droad St. theaire was given.   
"V ' AIX ILIARV TO
UIXK I'KTl'ilK
A picture will be shown at the Broad St. theatre. Thursday even¬ ing, April 26. under the auspice.-* of the I..adlea' Auxiliary of the "Y." Tickets are on sale and may be procured at tbe "Y" or from members of the Auxiliary, As this picture is for the l>eneflt of our "Y" may we urge tbe support of the public In the presentation of Richard Barthelmess in "Tbe Nooae."
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George O, Gold, local distribu¬ tor of Marmon molor cam, last week delivered Marmon tt sedans to Maphea Kobacb, Arthur Lln- «MiBoy*r nad D. Wilaiar Wolf.
DEBATING TEAM WON AND LOST
The Nazareth Higli debating Ltuins won and lost ia Uie triangu lltr debate with I'en Ari4yi anu •NorthamiPion high sehouls Friday eveiiins in cou9ider..iion of tue question -Tiiat the United Stjtes should cancel the debtd of the .Al¬ lied liuropean Nations inciirreo during the World Wat. '
The Nazureth uegativy teum de- liating at Norih.impti.n wua t:ie decision. The Nuzaietli .npeakers being Mildred Haubert, .Vtury Schlegel. Thelma Knuu.-is and Wll lard Palmer, alternate. The Northampton affirina'ive team was composed of Annu Z:idut)<^ra. Ra¬ chel Nicholas. Bertha Laros and Norman Laub. alternate.
The Nazareth affirmative team v.-hl<:h lost to I'en Argyl n^?^ative debaters in Nazaieth High was c<inip<ised of .Marsaret Roth. Grait? l..audlg. Heleu Gutidhard and Har¬ old iiohn. alternate. Pen .Xrgyi's team was luiule up of Julia Frit«, Vera Gari.-. and Hazel I'iper.
WiUiain Henry, of .Nazareth, .a teil as iliairiiian of the debate in .N'az.M-eth Hii<!i and explained the riiie,-* jjovernink; the ( ontest. Hur- iiii; interinissit>us the .Nazareth Ilii^h Schnol orchestra played se¬ lect inns.
The ,|ud^-'S nt Nazareth were H. S Uaiidii of Liberty flUh. Hethle¬ hem; H. S. Dew, principal of Wil¬ son lloroii.uh. ami A. L, Schiffer, I rinelpal of the  Hath schools.
The negative team of Northamp¬ ton llif;h debating at Pen Argyl won from Pen Argyl hiRh. thus giving the vi<tiory in each debate to the negative team. This result was rather ex|>ected. as the burden of proof In the question re^ts upon the afflrinatlve side.
The North.impton negative team and the Pen .Vr^yl affirmative team met in the auditorium of the First P."esbyterian cluach. Pen Argyl. The speakers for I'en Argyl were Dolores Marconi, Margaret Co|)« and Harold Houghey and for Northampton, Catherine Rice. Mil¬ dred Reinert and Grace Grove, The judges were William Bray, of Kast Bangor: Misses Porter and Denbrack. menibers of the faculty of the Bangor High School, were the judges. Pen Argyi losing by n decision of 2 to 1.
BATH LIONS HOLD CHARTER NIGHT: DIST. OOVERNOR COLEMAN SPEAKS
Charter night was observed by the newly organized Dath club with an elaborate haii.iuet .Monday I ninh; at the Bath-Portland inn, who.--e spacious diniax rootn wa-i nearly filled with nienibeis, their wives and by visiting delegations. The outstanding characteristics of Lioniams could hardly show to better advantage or be niore clear¬ ly brought to the fore than they were at this fellowship gather n.i?. Ipwards of 1,")0 members and friend.-* were in attendance. Some of the visifing clubs vieing with each other in kindly rivalry t'> have the largest delegations pre¬ -'ent, dearly demonstratfd the in- it'ative and agitresslvo spirit ot these service clulis. Hethlehein club sent 32. Hellerr.iwn 27 i'nd .N'azareth 21 to the event. The ilHnqii«-t.
Lion Clarence Gilbert and Mrs GiH)ert. long noted for the flne menus prepared at this wayside ho.stelry, served a dinner tit for kings. It was chicken and waffle.-* v.lth all the •'trimmings" nnd b.>th tbe character and iiuality of the service called forth hearty com¬ mendations from those presen'. "The Pennsylvan'ani." and orch -s- tra of six pieces composeti of Roh¬ ert Klotz, piano: Budd Thompson, banjo; Alhert Royer and Thomas K<»nt. saxaphones: Noeh Deers. trumpet, and l^awton Fye. drntn- mer, of Northampton, played dur¬ ing the dinner.
The PrnKram.
nev. W. IT. Helffrich. D. D.. w.is toastmaster.     Greetings   were  ex¬ tended by Walter Ruthhardt, pres- (Contlnued on Page Five)
Easion Oirl Takes AH Honors In Swlnnlng Contest Held at T
Miss Uorothy Chalmers, girls coach at the Kaston High school, won all events in the swimming contest held Wednesday evening. April 11 at the local 'Y," She •ran awav • with the various events, leaving the real contests to come between the winners of sec¬ ond and third placee. Points were won as follows: Miss Chalmers, 30: Miss Margaret Post, 7; Mlas Louise McKeen, 6: Miss Enid Min¬ ter, 5; Miss KlUabeth Neuner, 4.
Kaaareth Council. No. 100, O. U A. M. will aaaat oa Monday av- •Bla|.
Changes Made In Teaching Corps at Local High Schooi
Several changes wtre made in tbe teaching corps of the .Nazaretli public schools Tuesday eveniug by school directors in session at the High Scbool. Two changes were made in the grade schools and one In the High Scbool. Three vacan¬ cies still exist to be tilled in 'he HiKb Hchool faculty.
Miss Miriam Kleckner was elect¬ ed to teach in the fourth grade Fairview building In pluce of .Mrs. Dorothy George, resigned. Miss Kleckner is a graduate of the Naz¬ areth schools and of Columbia rniversity where she recently fin¬ ished a course. She wus for a number of years a teacher In the grade schools of Nasareth before entering Columbia Cniversity. She Is a duughter of Rev. and Mrs. George Kleckner of Naaareth und ih well known and |iopular In this town. »
Miss Editb B .PIdcock. ot Pan- wood. S. J,, waa elected to flll a vaennejr eauaod In ib« second grade (Coatlnaod oa Pttga mar)
FOUR-COUNH LEGION AUXILIARY MEETING
On Saturday rooming forty members of the Harold V. Knech: Post, No. 415. American Legion .¦»i";IHary j(>nrr.^yf.(i to ICaa Stroudsburg to participate in a I'oiir-County quarterly council ol the organization.
Nearly 200 members represent¬ ing 20 units scattered through •'nil- counties ^aiherei in the Ka.st Sfruudsburg Presbyterian churcn wherwj they were hosts of the mein- i-f-rs of the Georpe N. Kemp Post at a splendid dinner,
.Vfrer the dinner hour a busl¬ ne.ss meeting wa.-i opened. Mrs .\. H. lUack. of Summit HIU. presid¬ ed. The meeting was opened by pr:.yer by Rev. \V. H. Waygood foI'sDwed hy an adrire-ia of welcom- by Andrew Mery, commander of the (ieo'Ee  N.   Kemp   Post.
DIstriet Command'^r Harry Su(- tof, of K.isf Stroudsburg, was ii^ attetiilaiiee and delivered a sjden did addrer- cotnpllnienting the various unit.-* for the sidemli ' work done by rhe Legion aid dur Ir-.s rhe (last seyer-dl months. Mrs Slaua, oti l-;tist()n. gave a readini: I'.rief talks were civen hy .-^tat.- Director .Mrs Opilnjter, of Allen town; .Mrs Schoenehe! gt^r, of Ka.s¬ ton and Mrs. Knthmek, of Norris¬ town, the la't'^r was for sevei'al terms one of the state vice-presi¬ dents. Ml.«is l.nu McFall saiiR sev¬ eral selections.
The inUtafion of fhe Maiiaor unit extended to the organization to hold the next Council in Pangor was accepted and will be held on Saturday. July 14.
The Four County Council is ponijiosed of 27 units located In l.>ehlKh, Carbon, Monroe and Northampton countle.s. The local unit hns a nienibership of lOtl good standing members and hv h.iNing 40 re.nlstered were rated as hnving the highest pf>rcentage of members present and were .nward- eri the sllvor loving cuji for thf second time. Th" jiresident was highly grntifed hy the good tuMi- our esi)ecia!lv considering the weather conditions and takes these moans of thanking all those who help»»d to givo the unit the honors which it received.
BOS CRASHES INTO HOUSE
ON OREEN ST.
Considerable damage waa donu I uesday morning shortly before 7 ./clock when the steering gear .ockfed on a Bangor-Nazareth bus, at the corner of West Center and Green streets, causing the drier, .harles Pennington, to lose con- ;rol of the maehine which plunged :icross (he sidewalk and into the •orch of the home of Harold Starner, on Green street.
The biis, filled with employe,- jomlng to work in the variou-^ .N'azareth factoriea, had turned th^ eorner from Center into (ireen -tree' wi.en the .vh^ el.-i locked in the turning position and cau.sed Ihe machint- to continue in a rurve, acro-js a deep gutter, over the sidewalk and into the corner •orch post of the Starner home. The post was knocked out, porch rails were broken and the wall ot the house struck with .such force •hat the pla.ster was knocked from the In.slde wall.-*. The famUy w;is >. hed ot the time but hastily arose when the ei'tir-i llou.s- was hha'r eti hy the Impact icsaii.st f'e corn ttiinute.s they had hapi>ei!^d :ior any of t" Iiarmed heyo :ip.
Tlie macliine was hicked away I'lom the l/uise af'er the colli.«ion and was a'lk- to proceed on its wav under its own po-A»r althoueh tl'.e :•: diator and front of the m.ichliie •vas   ronsidfrably    daiiiused.    Tlii^
r.-,ou!it of ilamaae to   th-^    hous-- h:!s not yet been estlmftted.
Voters Restricted From Casting Party Ballot Can Vote on Local Bond Issue
f the heavy car
F..:-   a     fe-.v
not  kr.o'v  v.hat
either th» driver
Miyi.-rs     Wtre
re   shakint
A ballot will be handed e-ich , voter, and If it should happen that ' y.)U could not vote the ticket of | yi,\ir I'arty. you will be allowed to , v<;t^ on the question as to wliether j tl.e Indebtedness of the Borough .iliall be increased, and the torm | of tiio ballot thut will be banded ' ;.ou. will read as follows: |
To vote in favor of increase of I ludebte<lness. make a cross (X) i:i ; : he space opposite the word i "Ves." ;
To iote against the increase of' ;p(lt;l)tediieas. make a cross (X) in i the .space opposite the word ".No. ' |
•¦Vs N'azareth will keep on grow-j in?, the Borough must of necessity '
Shall the Indebtedness of the Borough of Nasa¬ reth,   County   of    North-
umpton    and    State    of  YBS * Pannsylvunia, be increas- •
ed    from     f6»00.00     to •
;iO6.!)0(».0O, for the pur--^—• pose of funding the tem- *
porary    indebtedness    of •
said Borough and making NO * hoth  temporary and per- •
manent   street   Improve- •
ments     throughout     the *
same. •
do
oinl of view, we will appreciate a its share of improvement work, | vote iu favor of increasing the In¬
and it i.s up to the taxpayers to .^ee that th»»se improvements can he made and as ecoiiomicuUy ti.s pos.slhle. This c;in be accomplish- ¦ ti throuifh the ratlflcalion of the Hond I-.sue.    If you agree with our
debtedness of the Borough. Aa voting at the Primary Is along strict defined party lines, please no'e that you will not have to b© eniolled in to party to vote on the Eoiid Issue.
MORAVIAN CHOIR TO RENDER CANTATA
The choir of the Moravian iiurch wiU ne.xt Siniriay evening ar T.r,o o'clock render a cantata 'Th" .New Life " by James H. Roger wlrh Paul K. Beck at the orxan and the orebestra assistlni:. The entire text of tho cantata is com¬ piled from the Scrlptr.res. It be¬ gins with the prophecy and prom¬ ise of Immortality which joyfully breaks Into a choru.- of praise Tlien folIowB the gl.id announce ment of the fulttllnient of the piophecy declaring Christ as our Pas.sover dy'ng on the cross, hu' rising aeain from the grave which received His d>ad body. Th ¦ chorus breaks ftir'ii in a stirrlns ¦•Alleluia." P;irt :! continues tiie «l!'d and comf-<r!iric sfr;iin?* o'' life after death pnding in a >;ra:id Pna!.» '-Sleepprs Avake" [f is a wonderful niessau,   i!i -loni;
KLKt <TKIC lll-:KUI<iKK.^TOIt KOU I.ITHKKAN i>Ai:si»A(iK
Rev. H. C. Snyder, pa.xor of St. John's Lutiieran coiigre.Urition was agreeably surprised when some of bis members pluced a General Klectric refrigerator in the par¬ sonage as n gift to the congrega¬ tion. Rev. and Mrs. Snyder ex pressied their grateful appreciation of thia modern convenience and the I bought ful,.ran8ideratIon of the members.
HAHKII FAHM.
Wililffn Billheimer bought the farm uf Robert laubach at George¬ town, fnrmerty known us the Bar- neVirijLUtecb farm. Mr. Blllheinter hns farmed for seventeen years for Mr. Laubach. huving farmed on the lurge farm in back of tbis one for lifteen years, Tliea he quit faming for nine yeara and movod back to tbo little farm alMut two years ago whiok ha now bought. The farip conalata of about (I acre* wNfk good bulldiaga.
Buiiding & Loan Asso. Elects Offlcers
The Nazareth Biii'.dii.g and Loai A-.s,iii.it on direttor-j met  Monday evening  at  the   othce  of  secret.'r;. i'haries   Shafer  ami    elected     th-> roiiowini!  oflicers   aiu!     dlreeti^rs rri.-siti.»i;i. I', s. Tnlnl^^ower; vice president,   F.   H.   Schmidt:   serr.- fry. (harles   Shufer:     treasu'ei W.   K    Hen.-y.      ftireetors.    ,1.     K Bardill. .\ndrew  Kern. J   M. Kern !l   K   Shinier. H. K   \\ooilriim, H F   Ziegler. .1. A. Happ->1 and  A. K I-'rantz.
Th» report ot the secretary ¦ howel 'he assocl.ition In a flour- isi'iiis cie.id tlon with a profit of ,.,", lier cetit accruing m the share- iolders of the concern. The con¬ cern bus been in the field for :?5 veuis and Is steadily srowliin as the very tlatterlng  teport  showel.
WILLIAM K. SHIMER ADDRESSES ROTARY
The memhers of the Nazaretii Rotary Club met .Monday evening ;:nd lis-.entd to an interesting clu.s- .sificatioc talk by William K. Shini¬ er on "Livestock." .Mr. Shircer told of methods of raising and marketing cattle.
The club elected its board of directors for the year the following t'ein? natned: I'eter Trumbower. Howard Shimer. Kev. F. R. Shrifer. ?,Ii,rr!s Fortuin. Dr J. .\. F*r;>.un- f'lder. Ralph Saeger, Joseph Ful- I'-er and George Grim. The fol- ii.'whig offlcers w«»re then named: President. Howard Shimer: vice- tirasldent. Morris Fortuin: .secre- t''r>. f'harles Shafer: trea.surer. Frank .Schmidt.
Kd Heilman led in singing with .I.-ike Boerstler at the piano. Jos¬ eph Fuimer addressed the Rotar- i.ans on the subject of the .-Mlanti'' City conventifin and urB<»d a good rer-re'ientatlon from the Nazareth Club.
DEGREE WORH FEA¬ TURES BIG LO.O.F. DIST.MEETINGHEIE
NAZARENE HEADS EASTON ELKS
HjilWednesday evenin;.:. Charle.-^ (I. l\*ese, leather goods dealer of .N..z.iret:i. wa.s installed as exalted fy;ler of fhe Kaston Loil^e. No. 'lit; ii«-nevolent and Protective 'i.d-r of Klks hy Floyd I!. .McAle uf Easton. past exalted ruler of K;iston lodge and now disrrkt dep- uy grand e.xalted ruler of this :i-tricf. .Mr. Hepse appolnte) G'-org- H. Welty and .Martin Wer¬ theim, both of .Nazare'h. as rhap- ifiln a;id inner guard They were al-to  itnluc!ed  into office.
Auxiliary Marching Ciub Wins Loving Cup
The Nazareth Auxiliary of the American Legion re«'eived the lov¬ ing cup awarded ut tbe Four ( ounty meeting of the Legion .Vuxiliarles at Stroudsburg. on Sat¬ urday, to the Legion having the largest delegation present. This is the second award of tbe kind the local Auxiliary has won hav¬ ing received one at the meeting In Easton several weeks ago Forty members of tho Naaareth Auxiliary were present at the Stroudsburg meeting.
i'AKK A\n CA^'DV SALK.
A cake and candy sale will be held at Crawford'a drug ator* Sat¬ urday afternon, April 11 from S to S o'clock for the beneflt of the Sliver Croaa Kinga Daughtora of tho Moravlaa ehareh. Doa't for¬ got to atop la aa4 briac foot poeketbook with jroa.
State Association of rnship Supervisors Pass Resoiutlon
Ai the wiuter of 1!»27-2S with ,t.- many changes of weatlier. from mild to almost zero, in some lu- staiice.s only i4 hours intervening ¦,Mtn fearful effects on our rura! dir'roads, now fading into but a n t'nior.v, we are prone to a:.d, like the cricket. pas« th eemiiiK summer in singing with¬ out niakinj! luovlsion for ftiiure \\int'!'r.s as bad or worse. This H not IS It should be. 'In times of jw^Hce prepare for war. "
Kvery fair-minded citizen Is .iwar.? of the fact that the terrlbls loiulitioti of the rural dirt roads Ii fhe winter or In rainy season und limps during the year are no: — except In a very few isolated cases—the result of wilful negli- g-?nce on the part of the supervisor of the roads, but as a direct re¬ sult of Insufllcient funds to take prop<*r care of their milage of roa a't.
The follnwlng courses are ot>en t( the rural boards to increase these funds: First, higher as¬ sessments: second, higher tax rates. Both result In higber taxes tn an already over-burdened rural population. The comln* Prlmarlos and General Blectioa in tho Fall present an opportunity very ael¬ dom offered to rural eommunitloa to better these condltiona. Every candidate for Stato Senator or A«- •emblymaa asking your support should bo qaastloaod as to his at¬ titude on tha followtag raaolattoa passMl br tba Pomsio, ttato (Coatlaaad aa Pafa Womr}
Naza.eth ou Saturday jiight was the lUticca tor hundreds uf Odd l-'bllowb from various .sections of Noitiiuinpton, .Monroe aud Ltthigh counties iu Paiiusy.vatiia and from Warren couuiy in .Now Jersey, wi.en .N'azureth Lodge played host to the visitii:g brotherhoods and a degree team of the local lodge exeiiipiiiieii the first degree in Nazaieth High School auditorium.
The work of the e%-«ui])S- ^'^^ been planned by the committee of the Nazareth lodge to begia at 7.ul> in ihe .Nazareth High school auJiturium where the visiting Odd Fellows met und where the degreo work wa? .st:iged. The session at the high school opened with tho Udd Fellows ode led by past dis¬ trict deiiuty Uaymond Michael of Nazareth. This was followed by the first degree with Calvin Hart¬ zell, past grand, acting as degree master.
The degree as put on by tho Nazaretii team embodies a new i fee ture modeled after a degreo exhibited! liy a Connecticut lodge at the Odd Fellows contention in l'hilad»-lph!a last year. The new feature of the degree was centered alout the i>erson of Guy Uosers of Con.'!de!!t l,.odie No. il,{3, of New¬ burg. an 1 was greatly enjoyed by the Odd Ff'llows. The members of the d-gtee t>»:>m upheld their re- "U'aTioti masters In e.\eni(illfyiug this (iegre-* and their work was widely conipliinentf-d.
A drill HQiiad of the degree te.ini led by Past Grand Capt. Itob¬ ert Pauley also starred in some excellent floor work.
Following the degret? Stanley Pehr, local attorney, became chair¬ man of the meeting and called up'ii Vernon C. Hester. dLstrict depi'ty g^'-md master of this dis¬ trict. Mr Hester in j. brief ad¬ dress called upon the Odd Fellowa to coisidar th'-ir organization seri¬ ously and to work for fhe welfare of th" district.
John L. Bonney. secretary of the Pt-n .\rgyl Lodp ¦. was called upon and extended an invitation to all Olid FeIU>w.s to attend the next di.strict meeting to he held at Pep   .Aigyi. Thursday, .\prll 26.
Robert    H    Groat,   of   Washing¬ ton, N. J . past grandmaster of the Statu  of   New   Jt-rsey,     was     tho forget i J,.,.;,ker of  the eveniug.     He took
up and dwelt at some length upon the pri nci (lies of Odd Fellowship, lie nunt'-d from the If-achings of Christ and showed how some of thn Ideas of these teachings have become the foundation of modern business. Thp idea that tho chief atnong men i* he who seriea bast. was expressed by Christ, and OE- presses the well known fact that WA must serve to grow. Ths idss that the man «ho gives unstlatlnf* Iy of his powers la the best work- m;m was also ezproasod by Christ as wns the thought that It Is mora blessed to give than to raaalva. Tbese Ideas ars tho very foaada- tlon of all successful ondsaver to¬ dar. Mr. Oroat lllastratod bia r»- markfl with modsrn iastaaeaa and eofflparUons and kept tho lart* audience keenly latsrostod darlav hte talk.
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