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I I . f 1IA2ARCTH STORES CLOSE EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DURINO JUNE. JULY and AUGUST The Nazareth Item ifAZABrni WBDNBIDAT oomnfO JUNE. svtr~aea A\ AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. VOL. XXXIX T NAZARETH, PA.. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 14, 1930 No. 8ft At't?ll>KNTl* The most dangerous occupation, according to an industrial survey of New York, Is window-cleaning. The chance of accident to a wln- dowdow-cleaner is nearly nine times as great as that whicli the artisan making fine machinery and instruments runs, the latter SCHOOL DIRECTORS IN LONG MONTHLY BUSINESS SESSION Treasurer and Tax Collector Report; Bills Approved and Paid; Contractor Randall Ordered to In¬ stall Blackboard; New Desks to be Pur¬ chased; Tuition Rate Determined The regular monthly meeting ot the Board of Directors of the School District of the Borough of Nazareth was duty held on August 4th. Members present: Kern, Bennett, Hawk and Shimer, Members ab¬ sent: Martin. TUe minutes of the previous meet- being tlie least hasardous occupa-!Ing were read and approved as read, {(on. I The Treasurer of the Board ren- Kverybody who has ever watch- i^red ^he following fePOrt;.,„„„„ ed the window-cleaners at work . Bal, July 7th, 1930 , ,1145,038,212 on the outside of a skyscraper has , .^^^^^^^ ,1534.18 shuddsred at the thought of what; j^jj^^g^j^^^Qj,, j0gjQ 839.78 would happen it the worker's | safety-lielt broke while he was cleaning the thirtieth-story win¬ dows. The belt.-i do break, occa¬ sionally, or the cleaner's foot slips and he falls to his death. Window-.-iBsh made with a piv¬ ot^ iiitttrior frame which can be rotated so that both sides of the glass cm be cleaned from inside are u.sed in a very tew buildings. They co^t a little more than tbe ordinary kind, but lu a completely citrilized world their use will be compulsory, FINUERPKINTO Every reader ot 4ete€tlve stories knows tbat two Individuals never leave the same sort of fingerprints, and that the flncerprint records ot the great police departments are orgaalzed so that the imprint ot any known criminal can be refer¬ red to at once. Pew realize that in the Depart¬ ment of Justice at Washington is maintained the largest interna- Total $145,897,99 Expenditures 17,797.14 World Book Co 17,78 Chas, E, Merrill Co 26.73 American Book Co 9.77 Houghton, MlfTlln Co 13.95 E. J, Unangst & Sons 2.27 Grant Kahler 21.90 R. C. Orlfflth 183.27 Dr, J, A, Fraunfelder 96.00 Moved by Kern, seconded by Ben¬ nett, that the contractor, Roy Ran¬ dall, be authorized and directed to furnish and Install blackboard, at prtce stipulated in his contract, in rooms 2 and 3 as suggested by the Supervising Principal and that the blackboard from the present study room be used as far as possible in this connection. Motion carried on the folloa'lng vote: and Bal. August 1st, 1930 $128,100,85 Yea: Kern, Hawk, Bennett The Tax Collector rendered a re- Shimer, port showing collections during the; Nay: None, month of July, 1930, as follows: i Moved by Bennett, seconded by 1927 taxes $25.20, penalties $1.26, Kem, that the President and secre total $26.46; 1938 taxes $153.51, pen¬ alties $2.76, total 8156.27; 1929 taxes $83.19, penalties $5,48, total $88.67; 1930 taxes $7139.56; grand total $7410.96. On motion of Bennett and Hawk, the reports of the Treasurer and the Tax Collector were received and filed. On motion of Kem and Bennett unanimously carried, the foUowing bills were approved for payment and the treasurer authorized to pay them: C, B. Dolge $ 54,17 Metropolitan Edlaon Co, .,, 27,58 L, D, Ritter 10,80 William SUfles Willlam Andrews tary of the Board be authorized to enter Into agreement In the matter of unused commissions. Motion carried on the following vote: Yea: Kern, Hawk, Bennett and Shimer, Nay: None, Moved by Hawk, seconded by Kem, that the building committee be directed to purchase forty desks tor use in the High School. Motion carried on the folli^wlng vote: Yea: Kem, Hawk, Bennett and Shimer, Nay: None, Moved by Bennett, seconded by Hawk, that Miss Lydia Adams, of 150,00 i Philadelphia, be and hereby is elect- 6,18 ed to teach English In the High tional collection of fingerprint re cords in the. world, comprising tJ, O, Altemose photographs of the fingermarks of 2*^y.*}y'»5***'Jf*'°"*'y more than 2,100.000 persons who ; BjUJ^Ji,*?^'g|,'co bave been accused or su.spected of crime. Some have proposed that every child':-! fingerprints he taken when he lir.st enters school, and pre¬ served as a permanent record of hia Idantity, There are many cases in whicb such records would be invaluable, but we are lax about such things. Half of the states do nut even keep a record of births Oeo, F, Cram Co 18,65, School during the 1930-1931 term. Keller's Music House 2.901 Motion carried on the followinc Rassmussen Se Wayland — 4800.00. vote: 1.701 2.00 71,25 6.25 Hawk, Bennett and Yea: Kem, Shimer, Nay: None, Moved by Kem, seconded by Hawk, that tuition for non-resident High School pupils be fixed on the foliowing basis for the 1930-1931 Motion carried on following BOOKS Not more than perfect copies are flrsit book printed type, Uu ten berg'.i United States of ownH the finest precious volume. Bell Telephone Co 14.60 Roberts At Meek 40.77 James 8. Pry 73.00 W. E. Beck 75,00 term Oregg Publishing Co 23.02, vote. Laurel Book Co 9.371 Yea: Kern, Hawk, Bennett and Edward E. Babb df Co 9.20: Shimer, MacMlllan Co 23.92 { Nay: None, Silver, Burdett & Co 24.671 a,,!, rigares for Determining Henrf Holt & Co 8.881 is3».3i Hich School Tuition John C, Winston Co 15,32, instruction: Salary of Super, Principal $ 1,200.00 Salaiies of Teachers 20,640.00 three or four known of the from r.;(ivable Blllle. The America now example of this The lust session License Records Removed Endurance Gives Out—On One Side— By Albert T. Reid LARGE ATTENDANCE MARKS BANNER EVENT OF CO. CHOIR ASSO. Excellent Instrumental and Vocal Progrram Present¬ ed; Choirs and Soloists Feature With Adroit Renditions; Congressman Coyle Speaks to Music Lovers at Bushkill Centre Grove Institute Attendance — State Retirement Board Textbooks Supplies 680.03 837.21 1,093.0^ I of Congress appropriated $1,000 000 w,th which to huy the Voll behr collection of rare booka, tor the Library ot Congress, whieh contains not only this famous Bi¬ ble but more than 3,000 otber splendid example.s of the work of the earliest printers. It has been estimated that it would cost more ithan $,1,000,000 to duplicate this coll«otion^if duplicitiun were pos¬ sible, .A thousand years trom now men will point to ihe.se book* aud say: "Here are the seeds of our civlll- zutloii. It beg:ia when man learned how to duiilicate know¬ ledge by printing and made it free tn all sorts and conditions of men." KADIUM The world's mos; precious metal worth 12,000,000 an ounce, now comes exclusively from the Bel¬ gian Congo, In Africa. Originally discovered In plfrhblende ores in the Joachlmsthal. Austria, radium was for a while mined commerci¬ ally in Utah, but the discovery of a bed of very rich uranium ore ill .Africa has put the other pro- dncens out of business and en¬ riched the prospectors who made Ihe lucky strike. The cost of radium is due to the <lifllcul:y of extracting if from fhe orf and the danger in handling it. Radium's value is due to tha f'ict th.it It is iMn.stanr.ly cliaiig- iiiB Into other siilistanceH, and in the process Kives off riiys and em- nnation.^. These hjvc effects iijion "i»* liuinuii system -iinilar to those uf the x-ray. lt,s ii.se in medicine is still in its iiifuncy, but com iiu'rci.illy, as the basis of luminous „.,,.„v. „„„, l>aiut for the hands of watches I and cKicliH, air navl.4atl(.n instru-1 •iientH and the like, the demand is '•'ir,i;e. A single ounce is enough • o supply this Industrial demand for sevcr,il years, but no amount of radium as large as one ounce' hiis ever been assembled in one place. lu the .Middle A«es fhe ricb merchants of Venice spent so much jiinney In painting their gondolas "1 brilliant colors, trying to out¬ shine each other, that "an edict was Pa.sHed by the Council of Ten that no other color but black might be «*ed on thf^e floating vehicles ot the Venetiui: canals. And all Good Old Days** Recalled As Files Are Cleared for Other Papers at Court House Totol $24,678.27 Operation: • Janitor Service $2530.00 Fuel 543.69 Water, light and power .,, 571,06 Total $3666.73 Total Maintenance $28,343,02 Plus 10% 2,834,50 Total $31,179.52 Less State Appropriation ,, 7,410.00 The good old days before tho eighteenth amendinent. w e r e j brought back to attaches in the office of Clerk of Quarter Ses¬ sions L, O. Ritter, at the North¬ ampton County court house Monday _ ., . ^, J morning, as Mrs. Mona Aicher, ona *"« meeting adjourned. C. J. Knauss, e e. . Net Cost $23,769.52 Average Dally Attendance 236 Yearly cost per ..pupil $100.71 Monthly cost per pupil $10,07 On motion of Bennett and Hawk With close to 3800 people In at* i Uam H. Marsh; tenor aolo, Dmvid tendance, the forty-third annual Bleler; selection, Bushkill Centre 228,00;8.thering of th. Northa„.ptoa! ^.^, <^S. 0-|;,f' S; sel- County Choir Association, held atpeters, leader, of Bethlehem Bushkill Centre grove, near Cherry j opening with the favorite old Mill, Saturday afternoon and even^' hymn, "All Hail the Power of Jesus' ing, proved to be one of the out- Name," by the entire gathering. Rev. standing events in the history of the L. B. Kllck, of Bushkill, gave the association. The members and their demanded for this sort of thing, families were given a real outdoor were sung followed by an address by treat with an elaborate program of, Rev, Klick, instrumental and vocal numbers. In' The second part of the program keeping with the standards of the was also devoted to the singltig of organization, \ anthems. The evening program. The vocalUts that contributed of-; part three was begun at 7:30 o'clock ferlngs to the musical program, div-1 when another group of anthems ided into four parts, were the follow-' were by the convention. The mass ing well known singers from various i singing was followed by the address sections of the county. | of the convention by Congressman Soprano solo, Miaa Irene B. Heller. W, R, Coyle, Part four of the pro- Bethlehem; tenor solo, Rollin Peters, gram, the the convention to a close Bethlehem; Petersville Union Choir.i Secretary of the deputies in the office, started to remove the liquor licenses grant¬ ed in those days from the steel files, to make room for other records in that OfBce. Thousands of such liquor licenses, wholesale, retail, for breweries, dis¬ tilleries and bottlers, were being re¬ moved and packed away, probably "^if fi,1=^^niH'?/nnrH« ,..hiph «,m ^er Mapic Farm, located along the „rnLhiv'T.o?h«Z,?h;,.?Prt«.,r^ Martins Creek - Belvidere cement S..~ iiin^ itnrprt in f„r« SnvlM ^iRhway In Lower St. Bethel town- were being stored in large boxes, .Jf j^ ,^ ,. . .„„-ni, „ the matter of revenue which the'?^P* ""."ee" sold by Joseph H, PEN ARGVL HAN BUYS FULMER FARM The 122-acre farm known as Sll- Gala Circus Attractions at Local Fair Free Attractions to Fea- ture All-Star Open Air Performers; Trained Animal Acts the entertainment committee ^ the Northampton County Agricul¬ tural Society has obtained the ser¬ vices of Wirth lb Hamid, Inc., of New York City, to furnish the enter¬ tainment in front of the grand stand this season. As furnishers of good entertainment Wirth 6c Hamld are known throughout this as well as foreign countries and the pro- gr«un to be staged here during fair week a'ill include many ctuills and surprises. One of the outstanding features of this show is the looping the loop on a motorcycle in a golden globe sixteeA feet in diameter by Miss Cedora, a fearless lady dare-devil. Then there are two separate and distinct acts: The first being one ot the biggest and fastest comedy cir¬ cus acts ever presented with four declaring that he h<q>es to day soon when regular llnea of ale»\ ships will be maintained rrom to coast, with the paaaengers Und*] iv.q from those klrshlpa by alrvj p lathes. Major Coyle told of tbe ftirpUmM carrier. The Lexington, which eaemJ ries 69 planes, that can leftve ttisj minutea and return THOUS-ANDS OF MQTOit ISTS HERE AT ANNUAL MOTOR CLUB PICNB Throng Thrilled by Flight of Los Angeles Over Local] Fair Grounds; Congressman Coyle and State Registrar of Motor Vehicles Eynon Ora¬ tors of the Day; Prizes Given Away Liquor and gasoline mixers should the pride of the Navy, together wlUl; be punished. So decUred Benjamin another dirigible like it. ItwUl M A Eynon, registrar of motor vehicles perfectly beautiful ^shlp, oa of Pennsylvania, in an address to ' ' ' several thousand persons at the annual outing of the Northampton County Motor Club, at the local Fair grounds last Wednesday. The State took away 5,836 drivers' llce:'..ses from persons who drove automobiles while intoxicated dur¬ ing the past year, said Mr. Eynon, adding that the taking away of tha ship in 11 licenses is greater punishment than 40 minutes, ^ , the fine and prison sentences which! "What the future has In nOf*| are Imposed. ^lies largely in your hands," aataj A plea to automobile drivers to Congressman Coyle. "Amarleui to- help reduce accidents was made by genulty will solve the problem." Ml Mr. Evnon, who asked those present,also cautioned automobile drivers 191 to be "considerable and not to taba drive safely, suggesting the policy of the right of way because tt U theirs, "live and let live." 1 Keep yourself and the other fellow; When he waa Introduced bfl out of the hospital, was hia advice. Mayor 8. S, Hom, president of tlMl Some interesting flgurea we re motor club. Congressman Coyle w«rl given by Eynon. During 1929, hs thanked for his efforts in hftrtoc f said, the State collected $66,200,0001 the Los Angeles pass over the talT i In automobile taxes. Issued 1,773,000' grounds during the afternoon, license tags and 2307,000 drivers' U-i A plea to automobile drivers that] censes Motor transportation today, they should ask members ot Ote, he said, is one of the biggest prob- State Legislature to incrsut tM lems confronting the people, slnco salaries of highway motor pat«plm«i there are over 27 million automo- was made by Tbomas W, Rudarov, ] biles in the United SUtes. | executive secretary of tba More than 35,000 persotis were sylvanU Motor Federation. killed bv automobUes in 1929, and, Declaring that before a motor 43.776 acrldents were reported in patrolmen U allowed to go out on Pennsvlvanla, there being 1992 duty, he must undergo a rlfOnNM fatalities. This means that six training period in the barrMks al persons were killed every day and Harrisburg. Mr. Ruderow ^atad 98 injured. One third of those that after he does get through Ma killed and injured were chUdren un- training period, he goes out «B ttw der flfteen. I highway to risk Ufe and limb tar There were 38,176 violations of the the safety of tbe publle at CM • motor law reported to the depart- month. Courtesy for the patrolman ment. Familiarity with the laws, »•« »!«> aakad. will reduce accident, he added. I Congressman Coyle and UMm Some Interesting facts about the Eynon and Ruderow spoke in th* new dirigible, the Akron, now un- evening, while several speakers alaa der construction by the United addressed the crowd in the after- State government, were given by noon. Congressman William R. Coyle, who followed Mr. Eynon. Tlie Akron, Major Coyle said, will be three times as large as the Los • ptfeles. which passed over Naza¬ reth, and will hold five airplanes as part of its equipment. It will b« able to cruise for 8,000 miles and return for 4,000 miles and wUl be, Pennsylvania mmtmmmmi^ssfam^m NEW HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION SHOWS lMMH.iav- John Rupp. president of tha La¬ hlgh Motor Club, told of tha aetlvl- ties of the Northampton and Lahlgll motor clubs and urged all ear own¬ ers to join those clubs and not to fall for the various "g>-p" motor agencies In existence, _ ^ S, Edward Gable, prasWant ot thS . , _.^ iWidal ini thai now should »!d these vM fri aave Ihem. Me ilSS spd!» of OMi I general condition of roads in tht {Stat; find what the motor cluba did j to brlnor about rood roads. riVr DDt\rDVQQ ^^- ^^^^^^ Pra«tr, presSlME 1^ rillEt rnUulfCHClo the Temple university Atumnl Aato- . — [elation, ffave a short talk on safety. -.. ,. , ,. . The Moose Band, of Easton, fur- f hi nol- r^H^rr" r .^'"«. 11*^1,'''! "'*'»«^ '""'i" <•"¦•'«« the afternoon w,.?,w 3'^^"on of the High school and eventnij, while airplane stunta. ^n th'"^- i^f' **'¦* *"".* ,'**'*^' a parachute jump, games and vau^ in the beginnlnsr '>n account of com- dev'We show Ing in contact alth rock also work co'j'd not tori'im exercises. in the evening w» .-..-.,. .1. J, °*hs'" features of the dav. Many be started on the audi- stands were erected on the midway owing to the commencement and it reminded those present of fair Congressman Coyle said that it Adam Marsh, leaders; soprano solo. { was no lack of reverence that he mules. A riot of fun. The second Mrs. Evelyn P, Keen, Bethlehem; would attempt to draw a parallel act of the Corlos Circus is an exclt- duet, Mlss Harriet and Alexander between ancient and sacred varieties [ ing animal ofTering which is the Dettmer, of Wind Oap; tenor solo, on the one hand, and our modern acme of canine Intelligence. The new West wing is about ready to receive the roof and It is expected to be finished the latter part of next week although the Interior will re- . .. J __ J . U.I Quire quite some time before it will a? "^t^?^; ^f '?:2.''yfil!!?5!he ready for occupancy. This wiU give four school rooms and two lab- WlUiam Roberts, Wind Oap; selec-1 economics and industrial life on the tion, Little Moore Union Choir, Wll- other. aa from Fulmer, chief burgess of town, to county and State derived liquor dealers came up. yei?al'iSyTrtL:i^tr^e^saton-|^--'- «>' 'he farm on January Henry A. Male, of Pen Argyl, for about $11,500, Mr, Male will take 237 licenses to retail liquor places In Northampton county were grant¬ ed, 20 licenses to wholesale liquor places, 7 to brewers, 7 to bottlers and 3 to distillers. With' the license fee for a retail place*t-unning from $100 in a town¬ ship to $500 in a city, or an aver- RRe of $300 for each place, the revenue from the retailers alone was $71,000. The llcen.se fee for whole- There are two large houses, one of brick construction and the other frame, two barns, the main dairy bam having a stabling capacity for 30 cows, of very modern construc¬ tion, and other buildings necessary for the operation of the farm. There are also an artesian well, with a wind mill, four cisterns, lee house and concrete cooling tank on the BROOKLYN MOTORIST ARRESTED AT WILKES BARRE ON LOCAL WARRANT Ferdinand Statoiul, of Brooklyn, N, y., was arrested at Wilkes Barre last Thursday on warrant issued by Squlte James S, Fry, of town, charg¬ ing him with reckless driving. striking two machines on the Bush¬ kill Pike on July 25, injuring several people and damaging two machines, | one to the extent of $600 and the; other to the extent of $150. He failed to appear for a hearing when summoned on Wednesday and the warrant for his arrest followed, !¦ Father, Sons Face Extor¬ tion Charge Co. Authorities Arrest Trio at Stockertown; John Rader Reliev¬ ed of $23.00 Another act known as 'the act of a hundred thrills" consists of mir¬ aculous feats on the trapeze, swing¬ ing perch and looping pole high up oratories. T^e East wing is not so far ad van?ed. The outside walls are ex¬ pected to be finished bv the latter part of next week if the weather permits. The auditorium which will be en in the air: also a balancing noveltv iiree'i is proeressin? as rapldlv as on a ladder Introducing many ori- can be expected. The heavv girders glnal feats bv man and woman, ea-h weighing ten and one-half tons Harry Fisher will do the clown have been placed to support the roof stunts throughout the program, and and is expected to be flnlshed bv the every minute on the stand will be cramped with amusement. • STANDING OF IN- | DUSTRIAL LEAGL*E c,„i»,.= ™,o. «innn ^,. aonniM tr,.- „„ Premises. The farm has been op- salers was $1000, or^>20p00_for all, plated a.s a specialized farm, pro- and for brewers, bottlers and dis¬ tillers about the same, or $17,000. The total license fees thus collect- ~ i ed during pre-prohlbltlon days was more than $100,000, an income must be secured from other sources. I Most of this money went to the county and .some of it to the State. The licen.ses themselves will, no cinubt. in time become historic docu¬ ments. It Is estimated that since ' prohibition, about a million dollars ! In revenue was lost to Northam- ton county. If this revenue was coming in." said a person watching the work. Is likely several civil suits for dam¬ ages will follow as one woman from Phillplsburg was badly Injiu-ed in the crash, a—a Schoeneck Church School Pirnic Schoeneck will hold its annual picnic In the Bushkill Centre grove _, . . ,on Saturday, Aui?ust 16th. All of rtucing potatoes and wheat, one half .our people and friends are a.sked to planted with each crop, join us in this delightful outing. Nineteenth Annual Fehnel Faniily Reunion Attended by 300 Meinbers of Clan The 19th Annual Pehnel Family | anlmous not to hold the reunion at oerhaps taxes would be less than Reunion was held on August Oth at the Nazareth Fair Orounds asain ment "woWem no? so^'^cT"'" Ha''*'" "'"^'¦""^ ^'''' °''°""^'- ^"h Refreshments were on sale which waT then remmdTd that Addition "^^^^'J- ^O" PO'-" present. ' werein charge of P. C. Barthol, The program opened at 2 P. M, cnairman of the amusement com¬ mittee. Prizes were awarded tha winners. Gardner Brewer, a well known resident near Stockertowii. and his two sons, Abe and Martin, were arrested Monday by County Detec- ti\e Leonard Schweitzer. Assistant County Detective Charle.s Deichman and Constable Devlin on a charge ol having extorted $2,5 from Joiin J. Rader. 26. of Tatamy. Other charges Including po.s.sessiiig arms, wantonly pointing weapon..'-. e;,c.. may be pressed against the family when tliey are given a liearing before Alderman Cfreenjitcin. Bethleliem. j Rader says lie was on the farm ot tlie Nazarefli Cement Company plant la.st Monday lu-'t wlien tlie elder Brewer pointed .1 f.,1e at hi;ii and ordered hini to [> r $25. or he would take his i Rade:-; machine. Rader claims he wen; lioine and got the money and paid i: :o Brewer. Brewer stated in the ofllce ot Schweitzer at Bethlehem that he did Second Series Won Lost Nazareth Cement ...5 2 Business Men 5 2 Lone Star 5 3 Nazareth Waist 3 4 Kraemer Hosiery .. .2 4 Peixn-Dlxie 1 6 PC. .714 .714 .625 4.29 .333 .143 15th of September, | The wiring of the building for the new clock system will be readv bv September 1st. A switch board uill be Installed In the Superintendent's oflSce where he will be in close com¬ munication with every teacher in the building as each room will be equipped with a telephone. j At this writing all the rooms are' more or less out of order owing to the construction and re-wiring, yet It Is expected all will be in good or¬ der when the time arrives to open the srhool on September 2nd. days. That the outing was a success ' attested to bv every one present It is estimated that at least threa thousaiid persotu visited the grotmda during the day. The passing of the Los Angalaa was one of the big features of tha 1 dav: The dirigible circled o'.w town twice, then came over the Pair grounds and proceeded toward tha Atlantic coast. Thousands of per¬ sons strained their necks to gat • good view of the ship, as it flew very low here. Ployd Shook, of Pen Argyl, waa the winner of the automobile given av ay by the motor club. He will b« dh'e to select one of six kinds at autumoblles. Austin O. Stewart, of Bethlehem, highwav rr.otor patrolman, and franV: Statz, of Wilson Borough* (Mch won a door prize of $23. e—• Boys and Girls of Local Community in Competitive Contests at State College Roy U. Fogel. .•^on of L. C. Fogel. of, Lo-aer Nazaretli townsliip. has been selected as Nortiiampton county's Junior representative to the Rural leadership Training School, which to the county license fee there «-as also a city and borough fee whicli was quite considerable. a—a Rondolai have been painted black 'or flve hiiiiiirprl years. Some bave wondered whether tl'er« migh-. not lie a revival of the old Venevi.in rivalry In the Kiiiiily color.i of modern autuiuo- bilp.H. The iiLTtrt-r is one of per.-iona! • .-i.ftn. Coii-ervativf people iind t'liiH*. who do nnt cdiirt altcntlun will alw;iy^ prefer lilack or pl.iiu ''111", whil,. fhe ..|)irit of voiith and •iiixlernlly will continue to e.\- ITi'ss Itself ill gay green, yellow and red cars. HOLD 4-H CLUB WEEK AT STATE COLLEGE Approximately 800 niembers of boys' and girls' 4-H clubs are meet¬ ing now at the Pennsylvania State College in their annual Club Week. Registering Wednesday, the young- .sters are judging livestock, eoing on sight-seeing tours, and taking part in recreational and educational meetings. One of the chief events of the weei: Is a joint meeting on Friday with the agricultural committee of the Pennsylvania Bankers' Asso¬ ciation and key bankers from every county in the State, with President E. E. Fehnel, Allen- ,„i„„_-. a.»„ i i w . town m the chair, and P.C. Barthol, Sded to K Rice ag^eS K%ears fi'l'^ '''^' the Brewers" threat'ene"5 recording and Catherine Siegfried, 7 weeks old. wi',1 be held at State College during teams tlie week of August 11-16. The Northampton County Bankers As.so¬ ciation is co-operating with Countv Aaent B. L. Coleman, who has charge of the 4-H Club work in the not accuse Rader of trespas-slng so county, in sending a Junior repre- that his reason for demanding sentative to this conference and is the money is a mystery. under-writing the expenses. Rov. The offlcers making the arrest also ^'^o has been enrolled In club work during the past The Bethlehem Chamber of Com¬ merce is again co-operating with the Agricultural E.xteiision Service by underwriting the expenses of these Secretary of Bethlehem, the minutes After the transaction The"oldest'and youn'gesrpVr"s^rp"^^^^^^ of buslne-ss. Rev. H. D. Clauss. of sent respectivelv. The UtUnSlfJ I'lth firearms. -• - T, . , respectively. The following Bowmenstown gave an Interesting officers and committee chairmen account of his trip to Europe where were elected for the ensuing "ear he saw the Pass^oii Pay enacted, Elmer Fehnel, Allentown. President- Wm. Fehnel of Bethlehem very Solomon Fehnel, Allentown, 1st vice efTectlvely sang several vocal solos. President: Peter Fehnel, Nazare h He was accompanied on the piano 2nd vice President; Mrs Frank Abel ^T ^i!l'«"'^ *^^'',"^' ".^ Alleiitown. Nazareth, 3rd vice President Flovd Elwood Nagle. also of Bethlehem Roth, Nazareth. 4th vice Presldem rendered .several numbers on a musl- Preston C. Barthol " .^'tt'uini. MAl'CH CHUNK STREET PAVING JOB UNDER WAY cnl saw which was greatly apprecl- reVaryi" Miss'Helen K.^NTzannh Mrs P c' Ba'ithnl """* '""' '"" '''' '"^^ «?""'«'•>•: Elmer Roth Naza-' r. \, ,2 J , 'P'^'i, Treasurer: Edwin F Keifrlter It was decided to have another re- Allentown, Registrar' Mrs union next year, the time and place Scott, Nazareth A'sst r, Commmee^""'^ ^^' '"' ^""^""^ 5'"'-^"^* f'-h'iel,' Allentown Tlie borough supervisor's forces have completed the strip of concrete paving the .space formerlv occupied by the rails of the Allen Street rail¬ way on Mauch Chunk street, and in a few days it is expected that work will be stalled on the concreting of Mauch Cliun'ii street as far as Wood street, .i^ction to have this concrete Sadie paving done on this strip of roadway Registrar; | was taken some time ago bv council 4 years, is l.i years old and has not only done outstand¬ ing club work, but has also assisted in enrolling and organizing clubs in his community. This year he Is a member of a pig feeding club and a celery growing club. Junior Judging teams, which will also participate in 'Voung Farmers' Week events, are a Oeneral Live¬ stock Team, wliich Is composed of Marvin Heller. Lerov Buss and to Penn.syhania State Col¬ lege for Young Farmers' Week. Clai>,sas of Dairy Cattle, Swine, Horse.? and Sheep will be passed on liy tlie youthful judges, who will be in competition with teams from more tlian 20 counties in the sUte. The Reading Railroad, wishing to re:'o?nize the value of 4-H Club work and to encourage rural boys and girls along Agricultural lines, is again paying the expenses of out- stinding club members in Potato and Pig Club work to the Voung Farmers Week events. The North¬ ampton county representatives wiil be Lester Rinker, pig club members from Moore toaiuhlp; Paul Hum¬ mel, pig club member from Lower Na'zareth township; Stanley Brader, potato club member from L. Saucon to:(nship. and Lester Roth, potato The sentiment was practically un-1 Amusement Committee. i^iarence rennel, Allentown. Music and residents of the sprtion i;,.„« "¦»'•' '"/"'"nosea ox cnester bus Committee: Wm. Fehnel, BethlSiem, had curbS and gutters Uld u" pr^n! -^.h"^"!'« "•'"u'' "¦°'" i^^iS' "*« Amusement CommittM -~m»-._. .lil ""-"J?'." "^ P'^P. areth community, and Normai ' aratlon for the new roadwi Frank Radciiffe. all from Lower and pl'g'club mefiibeV frolir'BuSiklil Nazareth community; a Dairy Judg- tov nship »~"m" ing team, composed of Mary Hower, Edna Hower, daughter of Llovd North,imph.n R. D Sheldon Fogel. Hower. of Allen township, who was Nazareth R D. and Paul Buss, Eas- selected as a representative to the ton R. D. while the Swine Judging National 4-H Club Camp w^ic^ "« team is coinpcsed of Chester Buss held iju^ Washington during Jma, will alto participate in tha evanu at State CoUege and wUl appaar an Weiss Meets Ebbets at Bethlehem Winners of Easton and Bethlehem Scraps to be Match at Naza¬ reth Fair j Sam Weiss is scheduled for two I fights In short period and will prob- abl.v be the closing of open air box* I ing siiows of the season. TUe promoters announced that tha ',-!rv'.cipals are signed up. sealed and ready for the delivery and the re¬ mainder of the card is in the mak" ing. Sam. who has not appeared la fighting tog.s since the bout at Eddf* side Park wtth Pat McCarthy, Is go* iii3 to meet a rough custoinar ttt Harry Ebbetts of New York CttT* Ebbetts Is a tough fighter Just con* Ing and one of the few light heavy* weights to hold a decision ovar Rene Devoe. The affair Is sponsored by Vat* erans of Foreign Wars on tha Batli* lehem High athletic Held oo tha night of August Mth and avacf effort Ls being mada to arraafa •& attractive undereard and If tha piaos of the Veterana go throafh than wili be plenty of looal color itt tha preliminaries and seinl«flaal. Prior to this fight, howavar, Easton Elks bave OHMla all ments to have tt out baCi. pugilist of tbe Lehigh VaUafr, ing a fortyround prognun al I side Park tbe nigbt et OemmS It has been daewW ttei mf flght would taka plaaa at " during fair week, i between the diaiapion et Oif I side aflair aoB tha ehaoMlaB < Bethlehem a«ht. ta tba mUMis at Otas
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 39 |
Issue | 39 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1930-08-14 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
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Month | 08 |
Day | 14 |
Year | 1930 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 39 |
Issue | 39 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1930-08-14 |
Date Digitized | 2009-09-28 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
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Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
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1IA2ARCTH STORES CLOSE
EVERY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
DURINO JUNE. JULY and AUGUST
The Nazareth Item
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AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
VOL. XXXIX
T NAZARETH, PA.. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 14, 1930
No. 8ft
At't?ll>KNTl*
The most dangerous occupation, according to an industrial survey of New York, Is window-cleaning. The chance of accident to a wln- dowdow-cleaner is nearly nine times as great as that whicli the artisan making fine machinery and instruments runs, the latter
SCHOOL DIRECTORS IN LONG MONTHLY BUSINESS SESSION
Treasurer and Tax Collector Report; Bills Approved and Paid; Contractor Randall Ordered to In¬ stall Blackboard; New Desks to be Pur¬ chased; Tuition Rate Determined
The regular monthly meeting ot the Board of Directors of the School District of the Borough of Nazareth was duty held on August 4th.
Members present: Kern, Bennett, Hawk and Shimer, Members ab¬ sent: Martin. TUe minutes of the previous meet- being tlie least hasardous occupa-!Ing were read and approved as read, {(on. I The Treasurer of the Board ren-
Kverybody who has ever watch- i^red ^he following fePOrt;.,„„„„ ed the window-cleaners at work . Bal, July 7th, 1930 , ,1145,038,212
on the outside of a skyscraper has , .^^^^^^^ ,1534.18
shuddsred at the thought of what; j^jj^^g^j^^^Qj,, j0gjQ 839.78
would happen it the worker's |
safety-lielt broke while he was cleaning the thirtieth-story win¬ dows. The belt.-i do break, occa¬ sionally, or the cleaner's foot slips and he falls to his death.
Window-.-iBsh made with a piv¬ ot^ iiitttrior frame which can be rotated so that both sides of the glass cm be cleaned from inside are u.sed in a very tew buildings. They co^t a little more than tbe ordinary kind, but lu a completely citrilized world their use will be compulsory, FINUERPKINTO
Every reader ot 4ete€tlve stories knows tbat two Individuals never leave the same sort of fingerprints, and that the flncerprint records ot the great police departments are orgaalzed so that the imprint ot any known criminal can be refer¬ red to at once.
Pew realize that in the Depart¬ ment of Justice at Washington is maintained the largest interna-
Total $145,897,99
Expenditures 17,797.14
World Book Co 17,78
Chas, E, Merrill Co 26.73
American Book Co 9.77
Houghton, MlfTlln Co 13.95
E. J, Unangst & Sons 2.27
Grant Kahler 21.90
R. C. Orlfflth 183.27
Dr, J, A, Fraunfelder 96.00
Moved by Kern, seconded by Ben¬ nett, that the contractor, Roy Ran¬ dall, be authorized and directed to furnish and Install blackboard, at prtce stipulated in his contract, in rooms 2 and 3 as suggested by the Supervising Principal and that the blackboard from the present study room be used as far as possible in this connection. Motion carried on the folloa'lng vote:
and
Bal. August 1st, 1930 $128,100,85 Yea: Kern, Hawk, Bennett
The Tax Collector rendered a re- Shimer, port showing collections during the; Nay: None,
month of July, 1930, as follows: i Moved by Bennett, seconded by 1927 taxes $25.20, penalties $1.26, Kem, that the President and secre
total $26.46; 1938 taxes $153.51, pen¬ alties $2.76, total 8156.27; 1929 taxes $83.19, penalties $5,48, total $88.67; 1930 taxes $7139.56; grand total $7410.96.
On motion of Bennett and Hawk, the reports of the Treasurer and the Tax Collector were received and filed.
On motion of Kem and Bennett unanimously carried, the foUowing bills were approved for payment and the treasurer authorized to pay them:
C, B. Dolge $ 54,17
Metropolitan Edlaon Co, .,, 27,58
L, D, Ritter 10,80
William SUfles Willlam Andrews
tary of the Board be authorized to enter Into agreement In the matter of unused commissions. Motion carried on the following vote:
Yea: Kern, Hawk, Bennett and Shimer,
Nay: None,
Moved by Hawk, seconded by Kem, that the building committee be directed to purchase forty desks tor use in the High School. Motion carried on the folli^wlng vote:
Yea: Kem, Hawk, Bennett and Shimer,
Nay: None,
Moved by Bennett, seconded by
Hawk, that Miss Lydia Adams, of
150,00 i Philadelphia, be and hereby is elect-
6,18 ed to teach English In the High
tional collection of fingerprint re
cords in the. world, comprising tJ, O, Altemose
photographs of the fingermarks of 2*^y.*}y'»5***'Jf*'°"*'y
more than 2,100.000 persons who ; BjUJ^Ji,*?^'g|,'co
bave been accused or su.spected
of crime.
Some have proposed that every child':-! fingerprints he taken when he lir.st enters school, and pre¬ served as a permanent record of hia Idantity, There are many cases in whicb such records would be invaluable, but we are lax about such things. Half of the states do nut even keep a record of births
Oeo, F, Cram Co 18,65, School during the 1930-1931 term.
Keller's Music House 2.901 Motion carried on the followinc
Rassmussen Se Wayland — 4800.00. vote:
1.701
2.00
71,25
6.25
Hawk, Bennett and
Yea: Kem, Shimer,
Nay: None,
Moved by Kem, seconded by Hawk, that tuition for non-resident High School pupils be fixed on the foliowing basis for the 1930-1931 Motion carried on following
BOOKS
Not more than perfect copies are flrsit book printed type, Uu ten berg'.i United States of ownH the finest precious volume.
Bell Telephone Co 14.60
Roberts At Meek 40.77
James 8. Pry 73.00
W. E. Beck 75,00 term
Oregg Publishing Co 23.02, vote.
Laurel Book Co 9.371 Yea: Kern, Hawk, Bennett and
Edward E. Babb df Co 9.20: Shimer,
MacMlllan Co 23.92 { Nay: None,
Silver, Burdett & Co 24.671 a,,!, rigares for Determining
Henrf Holt & Co 8.881 is3».3i Hich School Tuition
John C, Winston Co 15,32, instruction:
Salary of Super, Principal $ 1,200.00 Salaiies of Teachers 20,640.00
three or four
known of the
from r.;(ivable
Blllle. The
America now
example of this
The lust session
License Records Removed
Endurance Gives Out—On One Side—
By Albert T. Reid
LARGE ATTENDANCE MARKS BANNER EVENT OF CO. CHOIR ASSO.
Excellent Instrumental and Vocal Progrram Present¬ ed; Choirs and Soloists Feature With Adroit Renditions; Congressman Coyle Speaks to Music Lovers at Bushkill Centre Grove
Institute Attendance — State Retirement Board
Textbooks
Supplies
680.03
837.21
1,093.0^
I
of Congress appropriated $1,000 000 w,th which to huy the Voll behr collection of rare booka, tor the Library ot Congress, whieh contains not only this famous Bi¬ ble but more than 3,000 otber splendid example.s of the work of the earliest printers. It has been estimated that it would cost more ithan $,1,000,000 to duplicate this coll«otion^if duplicitiun were pos¬ sible,
.A thousand years trom now men will point to ihe.se book* aud say: "Here are the seeds of our civlll- zutloii. It beg:ia when man learned how to duiilicate know¬ ledge by printing and made it free tn all sorts and conditions of men."
KADIUM
The world's mos; precious metal worth 12,000,000 an ounce, now comes exclusively from the Bel¬ gian Congo, In Africa. Originally discovered In plfrhblende ores in the Joachlmsthal. Austria, radium was for a while mined commerci¬ ally in Utah, but the discovery of a bed of very rich uranium ore ill .Africa has put the other pro- dncens out of business and en¬ riched the prospectors who made Ihe lucky strike.
The cost of radium is due to the es to day soon when regular llnea of ale»\ ships will be maintained rrom to coast, with the paaaengers Und*] iv.q from those klrshlpa by alrvj p lathes. Major Coyle told of tbe ftirpUmM carrier. The Lexington, which eaemJ ries 69 planes, that can leftve ttisj minutea and return THOUS-ANDS OF MQTOit ISTS HERE AT ANNUAL MOTOR CLUB PICNB Throng Thrilled by Flight of Los Angeles Over Local] Fair Grounds; Congressman Coyle and State Registrar of Motor Vehicles Eynon Ora¬ tors of the Day; Prizes Given Away Liquor and gasoline mixers should the pride of the Navy, together wlUl; be punished. So decUred Benjamin another dirigible like it. ItwUl M A Eynon, registrar of motor vehicles perfectly beautiful ^shlp, oa of Pennsylvania, in an address to ' ' ' several thousand persons at the annual outing of the Northampton County Motor Club, at the local Fair grounds last Wednesday. The State took away 5,836 drivers' llce:'..ses from persons who drove automobiles while intoxicated dur¬ ing the past year, said Mr. Eynon, adding that the taking away of tha ship in 11 licenses is greater punishment than 40 minutes, ^ , the fine and prison sentences which! "What the future has In nOf*| are Imposed. ^lies largely in your hands," aataj A plea to automobile drivers to Congressman Coyle. "Amarleui to- help reduce accidents was made by genulty will solve the problem." Ml Mr. Evnon, who asked those present,also cautioned automobile drivers 191 to be "considerable and not to taba drive safely, suggesting the policy of the right of way because tt U theirs, "live and let live." 1 Keep yourself and the other fellow; When he waa Introduced bfl out of the hospital, was hia advice. Mayor 8. S, Hom, president of tlMl Some interesting flgurea we re motor club. Congressman Coyle w«rl given by Eynon. During 1929, hs thanked for his efforts in hftrtoc f said, the State collected $66,200,0001 the Los Angeles pass over the talT i In automobile taxes. Issued 1,773,000' grounds during the afternoon, license tags and 2307,000 drivers' U-i A plea to automobile drivers that] censes Motor transportation today, they should ask members ot Ote, he said, is one of the biggest prob- State Legislature to incrsut tM lems confronting the people, slnco salaries of highway motor pat«plm«i there are over 27 million automo- was made by Tbomas W, Rudarov, ] biles in the United SUtes. | executive secretary of tba More than 35,000 persotis were sylvanU Motor Federation. killed bv automobUes in 1929, and, Declaring that before a motor 43.776 acrldents were reported in patrolmen U allowed to go out on Pennsvlvanla, there being 1992 duty, he must undergo a rlfOnNM fatalities. This means that six training period in the barrMks al persons were killed every day and Harrisburg. Mr. Ruderow ^atad 98 injured. One third of those that after he does get through Ma killed and injured were chUdren un- training period, he goes out «B ttw der flfteen. I highway to risk Ufe and limb tar There were 38,176 violations of the the safety of tbe publle at CM • motor law reported to the depart- month. Courtesy for the patrolman ment. Familiarity with the laws, »•« »!«> aakad. will reduce accident, he added. I Congressman Coyle and UMm Some Interesting facts about the Eynon and Ruderow spoke in th* new dirigible, the Akron, now un- evening, while several speakers alaa der construction by the United addressed the crowd in the after- State government, were given by noon. Congressman William R. Coyle, who followed Mr. Eynon. Tlie Akron, Major Coyle said, will be three times as large as the Los • ptfeles. which passed over Naza¬ reth, and will hold five airplanes as part of its equipment. It will b« able to cruise for 8,000 miles and return for 4,000 miles and wUl be, Pennsylvania mmtmmmmi^ssfam^m NEW HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION SHOWS lMMH.iav- John Rupp. president of tha La¬ hlgh Motor Club, told of tha aetlvl- ties of the Northampton and Lahlgll motor clubs and urged all ear own¬ ers to join those clubs and not to fall for the various "g>-p" motor agencies In existence, _ ^ S, Edward Gable, prasWant ot thS . , _.^ iWidal ini thai now should »!d these vM fri aave Ihem. Me ilSS spd!» of OMi I general condition of roads in tht {Stat; find what the motor cluba did j to brlnor about rood roads. riVr DDt\rDVQQ ^^- ^^^^^^ Pra«tr, presSlME 1^ rillEt rnUulfCHClo the Temple university Atumnl Aato- . — [elation, ffave a short talk on safety. -.. ,. , ,. . The Moose Band, of Easton, fur- f hi nol- r^H^rr" r .^'"«. 11*^1,'''! "'*'»«^ '""'i" <•"¦•'«« the afternoon w,.?,w 3'^^"on of the High school and eventnij, while airplane stunta. ^n th'"^- i^f' **'¦* *"".* ,'**'*^' a parachute jump, games and vau^ in the beginnlnsr '>n account of com- dev'We show Ing in contact alth rock also work co'j'd not tori'im exercises. in the evening w» .-..-.,. .1. J, °*hs'" features of the dav. Many be started on the audi- stands were erected on the midway owing to the commencement and it reminded those present of fair Congressman Coyle said that it Adam Marsh, leaders; soprano solo. { was no lack of reverence that he mules. A riot of fun. The second Mrs. Evelyn P, Keen, Bethlehem; would attempt to draw a parallel act of the Corlos Circus is an exclt- duet, Mlss Harriet and Alexander between ancient and sacred varieties [ ing animal ofTering which is the Dettmer, of Wind Oap; tenor solo, on the one hand, and our modern acme of canine Intelligence. The new West wing is about ready to receive the roof and It is expected to be finished the latter part of next week although the Interior will re- . .. J __ J . U.I Quire quite some time before it will a? "^t^?^; ^f '?:2.''yfil!!?5!he ready for occupancy. This wiU give four school rooms and two lab- WlUiam Roberts, Wind Oap; selec-1 economics and industrial life on the tion, Little Moore Union Choir, Wll- other. aa from Fulmer, chief burgess of town, to county and State derived liquor dealers came up. yei?al'iSyTrtL:i^tr^e^saton-|^--'- «>' 'he farm on January Henry A. Male, of Pen Argyl, for about $11,500, Mr, Male will take 237 licenses to retail liquor places In Northampton county were grant¬ ed, 20 licenses to wholesale liquor places, 7 to brewers, 7 to bottlers and 3 to distillers. With' the license fee for a retail place*t-unning from $100 in a town¬ ship to $500 in a city, or an aver- RRe of $300 for each place, the revenue from the retailers alone was $71,000. The llcen.se fee for whole- There are two large houses, one of brick construction and the other frame, two barns, the main dairy bam having a stabling capacity for 30 cows, of very modern construc¬ tion, and other buildings necessary for the operation of the farm. There are also an artesian well, with a wind mill, four cisterns, lee house and concrete cooling tank on the BROOKLYN MOTORIST ARRESTED AT WILKES BARRE ON LOCAL WARRANT Ferdinand Statoiul, of Brooklyn, N, y., was arrested at Wilkes Barre last Thursday on warrant issued by Squlte James S, Fry, of town, charg¬ ing him with reckless driving. striking two machines on the Bush¬ kill Pike on July 25, injuring several people and damaging two machines, | one to the extent of $600 and the; other to the extent of $150. He failed to appear for a hearing when summoned on Wednesday and the warrant for his arrest followed, !¦ Father, Sons Face Extor¬ tion Charge Co. Authorities Arrest Trio at Stockertown; John Rader Reliev¬ ed of $23.00 Another act known as 'the act of a hundred thrills" consists of mir¬ aculous feats on the trapeze, swing¬ ing perch and looping pole high up oratories. T^e East wing is not so far ad van?ed. The outside walls are ex¬ pected to be finished bv the latter part of next week if the weather permits. The auditorium which will be en in the air: also a balancing noveltv iiree'i is proeressin? as rapldlv as on a ladder Introducing many ori- can be expected. The heavv girders glnal feats bv man and woman, ea-h weighing ten and one-half tons Harry Fisher will do the clown have been placed to support the roof stunts throughout the program, and and is expected to be flnlshed bv the every minute on the stand will be cramped with amusement. • STANDING OF IN- | DUSTRIAL LEAGL*E c,„i»,.= ™,o. «innn ^,. aonniM tr,.- „„ Premises. The farm has been op- salers was $1000, or^>20p00_for all, plated a.s a specialized farm, pro- and for brewers, bottlers and dis¬ tillers about the same, or $17,000. The total license fees thus collect- ~ i ed during pre-prohlbltlon days was more than $100,000, an income must be secured from other sources. I Most of this money went to the county and .some of it to the State. The licen.ses themselves will, no cinubt. in time become historic docu¬ ments. It Is estimated that since ' prohibition, about a million dollars ! In revenue was lost to Northam- ton county. If this revenue was coming in." said a person watching the work. Is likely several civil suits for dam¬ ages will follow as one woman from Phillplsburg was badly Injiu-ed in the crash, a—a Schoeneck Church School Pirnic Schoeneck will hold its annual picnic In the Bushkill Centre grove _, . . ,on Saturday, Aui?ust 16th. All of rtucing potatoes and wheat, one half .our people and friends are a.sked to planted with each crop, join us in this delightful outing. Nineteenth Annual Fehnel Faniily Reunion Attended by 300 Meinbers of Clan The 19th Annual Pehnel Family | anlmous not to hold the reunion at oerhaps taxes would be less than Reunion was held on August Oth at the Nazareth Fair Orounds asain ment "woWem no? so^'^cT"'" Ha''*'" "'"^'¦""^ ^'''' °''°""^'- ^"h Refreshments were on sale which waT then remmdTd that Addition "^^^^'J- ^O" PO'-" present. ' werein charge of P. C. Barthol, The program opened at 2 P. M, cnairman of the amusement com¬ mittee. Prizes were awarded tha winners. Gardner Brewer, a well known resident near Stockertowii. and his two sons, Abe and Martin, were arrested Monday by County Detec- ti\e Leonard Schweitzer. Assistant County Detective Charle.s Deichman and Constable Devlin on a charge ol having extorted $2,5 from Joiin J. Rader. 26. of Tatamy. Other charges Including po.s.sessiiig arms, wantonly pointing weapon..'-. e;,c.. may be pressed against the family when tliey are given a liearing before Alderman Cfreenjitcin. Bethleliem. j Rader says lie was on the farm ot tlie Nazarefli Cement Company plant la.st Monday lu-'t wlien tlie elder Brewer pointed .1 f.,1e at hi;ii and ordered hini to [> r $25. or he would take his i Rade:-; machine. Rader claims he wen; lioine and got the money and paid i: :o Brewer. Brewer stated in the ofllce ot Schweitzer at Bethlehem that he did Second Series Won Lost Nazareth Cement ...5 2 Business Men 5 2 Lone Star 5 3 Nazareth Waist 3 4 Kraemer Hosiery .. .2 4 Peixn-Dlxie 1 6 PC. .714 .714 .625 4.29 .333 .143 15th of September, | The wiring of the building for the new clock system will be readv bv September 1st. A switch board uill be Installed In the Superintendent's oflSce where he will be in close com¬ munication with every teacher in the building as each room will be equipped with a telephone. j At this writing all the rooms are' more or less out of order owing to the construction and re-wiring, yet It Is expected all will be in good or¬ der when the time arrives to open the srhool on September 2nd. days. That the outing was a success ' attested to bv every one present It is estimated that at least threa thousaiid persotu visited the grotmda during the day. The passing of the Los Angalaa was one of the big features of tha 1 dav: The dirigible circled o'.w town twice, then came over the Pair grounds and proceeded toward tha Atlantic coast. Thousands of per¬ sons strained their necks to gat • good view of the ship, as it flew very low here. Ployd Shook, of Pen Argyl, waa the winner of the automobile given av ay by the motor club. He will b« dh'e to select one of six kinds at autumoblles. Austin O. Stewart, of Bethlehem, highwav rr.otor patrolman, and franV: Statz, of Wilson Borough* (Mch won a door prize of $23. e—• Boys and Girls of Local Community in Competitive Contests at State College Roy U. Fogel. .•^on of L. C. Fogel. of, Lo-aer Nazaretli townsliip. has been selected as Nortiiampton county's Junior representative to the Rural leadership Training School, which to the county license fee there «-as also a city and borough fee whicli was quite considerable. a—a Rondolai have been painted black 'or flve hiiiiiirprl years. Some bave wondered whether tl'er« migh-. not lie a revival of the old Venevi.in rivalry In the Kiiiiily color.i of modern autuiuo- bilp.H. The iiLTtrt-r is one of per.-iona! • .-i.ftn. Coii-ervativf people iind t'liiH*. who do nnt cdiirt altcntlun will alw;iy^ prefer lilack or pl.iiu ''111", whil,. fhe ..|)irit of voiith and •iiixlernlly will continue to e.\- ITi'ss Itself ill gay green, yellow and red cars. HOLD 4-H CLUB WEEK AT STATE COLLEGE Approximately 800 niembers of boys' and girls' 4-H clubs are meet¬ ing now at the Pennsylvania State College in their annual Club Week. Registering Wednesday, the young- .sters are judging livestock, eoing on sight-seeing tours, and taking part in recreational and educational meetings. One of the chief events of the weei: Is a joint meeting on Friday with the agricultural committee of the Pennsylvania Bankers' Asso¬ ciation and key bankers from every county in the State, with President E. E. Fehnel, Allen- ,„i„„_-. a.»„ i i w . town m the chair, and P.C. Barthol, Sded to K Rice ag^eS K%ears fi'l'^ '''^' the Brewers" threat'ene"5 recording and Catherine Siegfried, 7 weeks old. wi',1 be held at State College during teams tlie week of August 11-16. The Northampton County Bankers As.so¬ ciation is co-operating with Countv Aaent B. L. Coleman, who has charge of the 4-H Club work in the not accuse Rader of trespas-slng so county, in sending a Junior repre- that his reason for demanding sentative to this conference and is the money is a mystery. under-writing the expenses. Rov. The offlcers making the arrest also ^'^o has been enrolled In club work during the past The Bethlehem Chamber of Com¬ merce is again co-operating with the Agricultural E.xteiision Service by underwriting the expenses of these Secretary of Bethlehem, the minutes After the transaction The"oldest'and youn'gesrpVr"s^rp"^^^^^^ of buslne-ss. Rev. H. D. Clauss. of sent respectivelv. The UtUnSlfJ I'lth firearms. -• - T, . , respectively. The following Bowmenstown gave an Interesting officers and committee chairmen account of his trip to Europe where were elected for the ensuing "ear he saw the Pass^oii Pay enacted, Elmer Fehnel, Allentown. President- Wm. Fehnel of Bethlehem very Solomon Fehnel, Allentown, 1st vice efTectlvely sang several vocal solos. President: Peter Fehnel, Nazare h He was accompanied on the piano 2nd vice President; Mrs Frank Abel ^T ^i!l'«"'^ *^^'',"^' ".^ Alleiitown. Nazareth, 3rd vice President Flovd Elwood Nagle. also of Bethlehem Roth, Nazareth. 4th vice Presldem rendered .several numbers on a musl- Preston C. Barthol " .^'tt'uini. MAl'CH CHUNK STREET PAVING JOB UNDER WAY cnl saw which was greatly apprecl- reVaryi" Miss'Helen K.^NTzannh Mrs P c' Ba'ithnl """* '""' '"" '''' '"^^ «?""'«'•>•: Elmer Roth Naza-' r. \, ,2 J , 'P'^'i, Treasurer: Edwin F Keifrlter It was decided to have another re- Allentown, Registrar' Mrs union next year, the time and place Scott, Nazareth A'sst r, Commmee^""'^ ^^' '"' ^""^""^ 5'"'-^"^* f'-h'iel,' Allentown Tlie borough supervisor's forces have completed the strip of concrete paving the .space formerlv occupied by the rails of the Allen Street rail¬ way on Mauch Chunk street, and in a few days it is expected that work will be stalled on the concreting of Mauch Cliun'ii street as far as Wood street, .i^ction to have this concrete Sadie paving done on this strip of roadway Registrar; | was taken some time ago bv council 4 years, is l.i years old and has not only done outstand¬ ing club work, but has also assisted in enrolling and organizing clubs in his community. This year he Is a member of a pig feeding club and a celery growing club. Junior Judging teams, which will also participate in 'Voung Farmers' Week events, are a Oeneral Live¬ stock Team, wliich Is composed of Marvin Heller. Lerov Buss and to Penn.syhania State Col¬ lege for Young Farmers' Week. Clai>,sas of Dairy Cattle, Swine, Horse.? and Sheep will be passed on liy tlie youthful judges, who will be in competition with teams from more tlian 20 counties in the sUte. The Reading Railroad, wishing to re:'o?nize the value of 4-H Club work and to encourage rural boys and girls along Agricultural lines, is again paying the expenses of out- stinding club members in Potato and Pig Club work to the Voung Farmers Week events. The North¬ ampton county representatives wiil be Lester Rinker, pig club members from Moore toaiuhlp; Paul Hum¬ mel, pig club member from Lower Na'zareth township; Stanley Brader, potato club member from L. Saucon to:(nship. and Lester Roth, potato The sentiment was practically un-1 Amusement Committee. i^iarence rennel, Allentown. Music and residents of the sprtion i;,.„« "¦»'•' '"/"'"nosea ox cnester bus Committee: Wm. Fehnel, BethlSiem, had curbS and gutters Uld u" pr^n! -^.h"^"!'« "•'"u'' "¦°'" i^^iS' "*« Amusement CommittM -~m»-._. .lil ""-"J?'." "^ P'^P. areth community, and Normai ' aratlon for the new roadwi Frank Radciiffe. all from Lower and pl'g'club mefiibeV frolir'BuSiklil Nazareth community; a Dairy Judg- tov nship »~"m" ing team, composed of Mary Hower, Edna Hower, daughter of Llovd North,imph.n R. D Sheldon Fogel. Hower. of Allen township, who was Nazareth R D. and Paul Buss, Eas- selected as a representative to the ton R. D. while the Swine Judging National 4-H Club Camp w^ic^ "« team is coinpcsed of Chester Buss held iju^ Washington during Jma, will alto participate in tha evanu at State CoUege and wUl appaar an Weiss Meets Ebbets at Bethlehem Winners of Easton and Bethlehem Scraps to be Match at Naza¬ reth Fair j Sam Weiss is scheduled for two I fights In short period and will prob- abl.v be the closing of open air box* I ing siiows of the season. TUe promoters announced that tha ',-!rv'.cipals are signed up. sealed and ready for the delivery and the re¬ mainder of the card is in the mak" ing. Sam. who has not appeared la fighting tog.s since the bout at Eddf* side Park wtth Pat McCarthy, Is go* iii3 to meet a rough custoinar ttt Harry Ebbetts of New York CttT* Ebbetts Is a tough fighter Just con* Ing and one of the few light heavy* weights to hold a decision ovar Rene Devoe. The affair Is sponsored by Vat* erans of Foreign Wars on tha Batli* lehem High athletic Held oo tha night of August Mth and avacf effort Ls being mada to arraafa •& attractive undereard and If tha piaos of the Veterana go throafh than wili be plenty of looal color itt tha preliminaries and seinl«flaal. Prior to this fight, howavar, Easton Elks bave OHMla all ments to have tt out baCi. pugilist of tbe Lehigh VaUafr, ing a fortyround prognun al I side Park tbe nigbt et OemmS It has been daewW ttei mf flght would taka plaaa at " during fair week, i between the diaiapion et Oif I side aflair aoB tha ehaoMlaB < Bethlehem a«ht. ta tba mUMis at Otas |
Month | 08 |
Day | 14 |
Year | 1930 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19300814_001.tif |
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