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' AH BtMM wm ¦• Open Waincadajr Evening Nmrenbcr 26th < CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY THE f;;« Item CLOS AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE. LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. VOL. XXXIX NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1930 No. P.-T. Asso. Holds Fine Meeting Delegates Present Inter¬ esting Review of High- Lights of State and Co. Conventions Diit. Officers Talk to Girl Scouts Maaareth'oirl Scouts, Troop 1 and «. met at 6:30 o'clock on Friday mnlng with Captains Bahnsen and Smry. assisted by Wunderly and Rohn. In charge. The Scouts went to their respective patrol corners to dtaeUH Duilness. Mlss McKlever MSrUsi director, and Mlss Bramwell iire vtsltors of the troop. Mlss MeKlever took charge of the re- ZSaSar of the meeting which was aaat in playing games and sing n? SSI Mlss McKlever made it In- UntUng and Impressed the mem- bSTtadolng further Bcout work. Naxareth Band Elects New Officers A meeting of the N«"eth Band,^ meeting to order with Mrs, Wll-1 """';-' """•;"" |'"the^'Dan5 WMI held recently to elect a^dlrector I ^^^ Heyer as secretary, Mlss Mae specwc'^s e>er staged in these parts The November meeting of the Legion Units Capture Two Parade Prizes Post Drum Corps and Auxiliary Make Fine Appearance in Bethlehem The Armistice Day celebration In Parent-Teacher Assoclatloti was held'Bethlehem, sponsored by the Harry last Thursday evening In the Y,M. _ ™ ,„. _„_, CA. with a good attendance present.' f • .W- Jo»jn«>«} „ Pos'- American B—...._. o"„K—, M«..rr.o,^.«r..an«ci; Legion, Rollin Lynn, commander, .[was by far one of the finest military ynm "B«« icv»....,7 — -----. ¦ -irner Meyer as secretary, wiwa ™»c Thprp wan nipntv of «inan rnlor anrf ?TL^w««r7 elected' Director, senoois, lea i..e »».»».». «•". ™.~ ^^^^^ oj the Uth and 30th districts foUowing were eiKiea. ""; Eva Reimer at the piano, _ The »;, „^,, „, „.^._ _,i,,.„^„ „ra«ni7. Carl Seyfried: "s^tf"* d^il^o?!' secretary read the minutes of the John I>tchman; board of directors. .j^^, meeting, and these were 8. A. Ruth. Wil»am Kline, RM, .^^ Mrs. Russell Hangen, Bell. Eugene Treiii. Char es Mengei. j^^^^^^p ^.^^^j ^j^^ treasurer's re 8. 8. Ramball and Charles DeRea- as well as other military organiz ations. The committee in charge must be given great praise and credit for the conductance of such a mon- iftU and cnaries i-»rrvei.- ^ w„„,,„„ „ h«ion,.« nf wut m in ^^^^ event. Everything was handled The boa*d of directors then port showing a balance of 1267.99 In .„ ^^^^^ ^^yl^ ^^^^^^ ^^j„^ „^^ ^ .rganiS^STelecUd the fjlo^^^^^ Sehmuckle. of the'Seh*;'rpSlc?DSEt Sd Sneers: Pw^**""* »«? J?*"*«?J; "» Whitfield building, asked the associ-; |.l\^j''5ro'SP°"^^^ M.Bell: vice P«?J«»««l?"'*J!!iV»rv ation to purchase two mimeograph-' °'?^*f°/'^^^ hSld «„uwer. 8 8. R*"»»*"',^"*^'J: Ing machlnes..one for use in the^"\~^°\»„«* *«> record pari^! Charles DeReamus; treasurer. Eu ,„ i" the^^^.^"»=,,«,"d'}„J'^«/^,^^^^^ Fairview building. Misa Amy Knauss. of the Fairview building, supplemented Mlss Schmuckle's re- Ctanrles MM Trein. Was not a single accident or injury during the entire day. This Is aj wonderful record and one that the Women in Battle; Held for Court At a bearing before Squire Fry siderable a^lstance to the grade | g^;^ ;;;;;7jn"j-;^^^^ Wednawtoy afternoon. Mrs. teachers. The association decided Bethlehem, carrying off first honors quest for these machines which It Bethlehem officials can feel proud of was po nted out would be of con- ^h, charles H. Schaffer Post fluvder of Bath, was charged to nuke the purchase of the mach ImH Yerket, of Allentown, ines. on motion of Edward Neumeyer tMsult and battery. The and C. Angert. oHwcn grew out of a fight alleged to have talten place in the store of tto anydara at Bath, which was MOttnued after Mrs. Stiyder U said to iMTe ejected the Yerkes woman to Um sidewalk in front of the store, Yerkea in company with two r women has been canvassing Bath and local sections for to a petition to modify the 'Continued on Page Four) Rotarians Dine at "Y f9 Act and wiien she iiuiulred' ^ . bk^rr'hSia^rS;^ Relations to Rail- for the general appearance In Class A., and also the best drill team. The post deserves the hotior. as wherever they appear they are sure to make competing posts step. In fact tbe boys always look snappy and they deserve the awards. The Ladles' AuxiUary of the post are always a snappy looking gang, and won an¬ other priae at Bethlehem. The Ladiea;, Auxiliary, of town, added another (Irst prize to its long list, when they captured the honors (or that partieuUr class. At Lehighton a week ago they carried off two prizes. The bugle and drum corps of the local Post figured prominent¬ ly in the win column carrving oif the second prize. Aa usual the Cat¬ asauqua post drum corps was ,1. -.—„— ^ -_ ^, .. ^ ,. _ awarded flrst prize. The Catasauqua for court which she did and was mg of the Rotary Club was held on boys surely have a snappv corps and 'Monday evening '" the dining hall „re considered one of tr.e bist In of the Y^I,C.A, The clubs presi- ,he state. The Herbert Paul Lentz dent. F H, Martin, presided, with p^^^ 29. of Allentown. carried off the session being opened by a song i^.^ot the prizes, second in fre drum service led by Edward Hellmaai with ^^^^ ^^ j^ ^ ^^^ ^^ Jacob Boerstler rendering some fine aeneral annearar.re rla« Four Plants Awarded Safe¬ ty Torphies ?emcnt Companies Close 5-Month No-Accident Campaign With Big Safety Rally Ladies by Lions «| Unique Evei James C. Bay Speaker at Ladies' Night; VIrf. tors AkM> PrcMMt An Inspiring mteCinff at Uae Lions Club was held oa evening In the YM.CJi. Ladles were ths guesta of the bers, at dinner. A Short MOf vice preceded the dlipoalm oC menu, Andrew Kem led the and was ably assiated at tba by Charles Hess. An MOMMit had been prepared by WUUam per's stafl of culinary exparti was soon disposed of. Rav. j, Klick, president, presided, and as toastmaster. Re extend hearty welcome to all the a few remarks and stated the was especially honored to have Ladles as their gueats. The guest speaker ot the James C. Bay, superinteBdMt at publie schools of Caatoik, «M ' Introduced by the toaatraaatv, the tather roughly. She went to m.mmmitth and swore out a complaint charging assault and battery. After hearing the evidence Squire Fry Mrs. Bnyder to post $300 ball roads Related by Traffic Agent The very Interesting weekly meet- released. Hunters Arraigned for Trespassing A group of Bethlehem hunters ass'sUnce at the piano. After dls-i general appearance class. Boy Scouts Hold Tests Woman's Club to Aid^Blind Mrs. Taylor, Blind, Lec¬ turer, to Speak at Mon¬ day Meeting of Local Club PASTOR HONORED fines and costs In Squire Fr> s ^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ prepared by| Tuesday for trespassing The v ^^ .^ ^^^ ^^^^ t^a ftK?" r*f:^.Sr»nd ev^deSe wa President called upon Howard Arthur fchmWt and evidence was ^^^^^ ^^ chairman of the program " JST'ZiSLiSSLtitothto^ I committee to introduce the guest '• ** ¦^ISi.H <5!^V ?tortofr spesker of the evening. . eompaiv with C^ Worker, •'jj^j^^lan Oene Bray, a member ot - TTC^'^IIT ^"^n ««ilt^/oS the Newark. N. J,, club, was then Md the latter s SOT. HamsonFoncer 4,^^^^^^^^^, ^y Mr, Shifter as the , .« u * j I"- —-- - -- "— ——¦ •nd Lester Strawn. aj^^oi Beime ^^^^.^^^ j^^ B^^y, who is connect-! Several Members AdVaUC- church on Monday evening. Novem ber 24, at 8 o'clock. Following the h;S;.TraThunted on farm land po^^^^^^ '^^^ ^^^ Lacka-vanna railroad's The Woman's Club will sponsor a lecture on the Blind, to be gl^en by Mra. C. C. Taylor, of Pl«t*argh, { who is associated with the Pennsyl¬ vania State Association for the I Blind. This lecture will be given in the chapel of St. John's Lutheran ed with 'tZ"»',^Y,^l"« ^"1^^^^^^^^^ passenger traffic division at Newark, Meehlear and the elder_Forker_s^t)aw ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^j^^^ ^^ -Public Re-l ^3^ri^'^''^SiSrrX'r ffins°oVrailr"oS.''°He presented borhood of »10. the vounger For^^^^ ^,^ excellent picture of the difflcul- released a"^'- Pa>'"«;'^J„'^°^' ties a railroad has in pleasing the ed in Ranks; New Member Received lecture, articles made by the blind will be exhibited and offered for ^_^^ sale. No admission charge will be ^~~^ ! made and a cordial invitation is ex- oflhe'cBse and Lester Strawn was "" » ,'%'"""V,."°''„"u,,':'°r.:';'* oV*X »T]^^ ^°^ ^*^°"'* °^ "^'^^P ^ met tended to the public to attend this ^-*?!_L • general traveling public and also Friday evening in the V,MC,A. lecture and exhibition of work done diaeharged. Bonnev of ^ited some of the strides that have social'rooms with Scoutmaster "Elm-' by the bhndV Mrs, Taylor Is blind. I^AwlSleadedgStfaS^ sen" '"^'*' '" Improving the pas- «- ««- -™ -^^ ._.....„„.. . .u„. .,....»„ „.,h In another case Farm Pro¬ duct Show ThisWeek Potato Club to Present Feature Program on Saturday; Special¬ ists to Speak er Snyder In charge. The session but has overcome that handicap and . »_^„„-. In snuirp Frv s orace ana —=.- was opened by the bugler sounding Is well known and recognized as a of trespass In f^^^^.E.^^°!^,l^^ o, roads, • colors and all Joined In saluting the very fluent speaker. waa "''?*<*.,V nrofeeutions were Following his talk he Invited the national colors and repeating the On Monday evening the club ?*• ^L, \lrr srhmidt and the Rotarians to ask questions on any pledge of allegiance. All joined in members were guests of the manage- •'•'2:^-:f;:;iirnUPi.l.V the last month, portion of his talk, that were not repeating the Lord's Prayer, the otrenses took place iii^tne lasc mom ^^^^^_ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^ general discus- Scout oath, motto and Scout law Churchmen Dine at Reformed Church ment of the Broad street theatre at the evening performance and en- Joyed it very much. « « Mennonite Congregation Surprises Pastor and Family With Gifts NAZARErrH DIST. SUNDAY SCHOOL sion followed. Charles Knauss. local and after a short discussion on Scout station agent for the Lehigh & New activities the patrols went Into sep- England railroad, wa.s present as a arate session. guest of the Club, and joined In The members of the patrols prac- The members of the Reformed 1 the general discussion that followed, tlced first air work and signalling rhiMchmen's League of St. John's Elmer Prosser. of Bethlehem, and and several of the bovs passed tests S«tormed church met last Thursdav | O. R. Hahn, of Easton. were among m advance work, C, F, Martin, a Miranlna at a roast beef supper held the guests present in addition to riember of the troop committee. In the "ocial room of the church, those mentioned, Meyer Haas, of passed his flrst class scout tests in After disposing of the supper, which the local club, received the attend- flrst aid work and Buddv Breinig had been prepared by the ladies of ance prize which is presented each and John Price passed their tender- tKe ehureh the chairman. William week to a local Rotarian. At next foot tests, with Jack Nagle complet-, «.,„.„.„, mm-i^.i Pi-»>r»m RpnH«rPri .. ^ ¦ttSlM WMented the pastor of the, week's meetmg an interesting talk ing all of his first class tests. J|;fter! ^*""*"***"''"'"^°«'^*'" *^'"''"'"' congregation Suirch Rev W. H, Wotring. who. will be heard on the subject of the various tests were given and the "^ ' -*'—" '"' - -"" applicants for advanced ahtirch ipoke In an Interesting manner on general church work and expressed lila appreciation for the hearty co¬ operation he has received from the men of the league in church work. The chairman then introduced John Sensenbach, of Bath, president Qf the Northampton County Sabbath School Assoclatlot\, Mr. Sensen¬ bach spoke on the subject ot *Xeadershlp" In all walks of life as well as the church, and cited the re¬ quirements that must be met In order for any Individual to be leader. Special music was funiished bv an orchestra under the direction of Miss Lena Marcks, About 100 men at¬ tended the meeting. e— Local Hunter Pays Heavy Fine Pred Walters, of town, was arrest¬ ed last Thursdav on three charges prefened by Arthur Schmidt. Naz¬ areth Hoslerv Mill head The charges were brouKht before Squire Pry, town, by Mr. Schmidt, because of the continued poaching that Is being done on the private paine pre¬ serve, owned by Mr. Schmidt, by visiting and local hunters, Walters was charged with three Oame Conservation" by a well known state authority on the sub¬ ject, YOUNG HUNTER HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE VcNith Fires at Farmer in Effort to Conceal Identity When Caught Treapasing on Posted Land Conrad Lower, 16-year old Moore township boy, was held under $500 ball for court on a charge of point¬ ing and discharging firearms, fol¬ lowing a hearing before Justice of the Peace James S. Fry, of Nazareth Priday evening. The complainant was Louis Kocher. tenant on the farm of Mrs, Quintus Best, near the Penn-Dixie ccniont plant. It is alleged I at on November 6. between 7 and 8 a. m., Kocher, hear¬ ing a shot, went out Into hl.s fields to investigate. He had posted 24 no- trespass signs about the land to keep off huntei-.s. He found four bovs in a cornfield. He spoke to one and tried to get his hunting license num¬ ber but this hunter continually fac ratings passed them successfully, the troop re-assembled and went Into a dis¬ cussion of projects contemplated for this winter, A new member, Donald Stofflet, was welcomed Into the troop and one visitor. Owen Falk, was also present, Tliere were 24 scouts and four officers present when roll call was held and the entire troop planned to attend the Boy Scout court of honor at Belvidere. N, J„ this Wednesday, at which time Scouts attended from the en¬ tire district and various merit badges and awards in Scout work were made. The Woman's Missionary Societv of the St. Johns Reformed church v.iU meet tonight in the chapel. Last Thursday evening the mem¬ bers and friends of the Mennonite Brethren In Christ church on Broad street, through the efforts of the Steward Mrs. E. Oodshall an4 others, gave their pastor. Rev. R. L.' Woodring a most gracious and sub- _ __,___.. stantlal reception in tlie form of a fONVENTION donation. I \j\ri.J f BJi,isa\/ii About the time for the opening ot the regular prayer services, the clas.* leader. A, Oaumer, members of tha and friends cam;? Four-H Club work will te featured in the program, which will be hell Saturday afternoon, November 22nd, In connection with the Nazareth Farm Products Show, which will be held In the buildings of the Beitel Home I formerly Nazareth Militar- Academy" under the direction of F, Marguerite Erikson and B. L. Cole¬ man, extension representatives, who are co-operating with the Secoal National Bank of Nazareth in stag¬ ing this event. A short play entitled "Hands Across the Sea." which will portray the part that the United States. England. France. Italy and other countries of the world are playing in developing boys and girls through the medium of 4-H Club work, will be the main feature of the program. The characters in this play will appear in the characteristic costum¬ es of each country. Another event win be the awarding of 4-H club puis to all boys and girls in 4-H cluj (Continued on Last Page) NEW CANDIDATES SUTED FOR FIRE COMPANY OFFICES The cement plants of the Nazar¬ eth section of the Lehigh Valley Safety Council held a safety rally in the Broad Street theatre last Friday evening with all the men employed at the local plants attend¬ ing, E. C, Champion, superintend¬ ent of the Lone Star cement com¬ pany, presided as chairman and the following program was presented:! Orchestra selections by Dick Smith and his Troubadours; a movie news reel; orchestra selections; several songs by the cement choral club, composed of members from several o.f the local cement plants, and the presentation of safety trophies to four cement plants for completing a P-ve month no accident campaign. 1 Only one plant out of the four has won this trophy In three consecutive campaigns and that was the Her¬ cules plant at Stockertown, Marvin Bray had chosen "The Parsons, chairman of the Hercules Cement company safety committee, accepted the trophy on iMhalf of tha personnel of the company. Brief speeches of acceptance were then made by Asher Schleicher, chairman of the Lone Star cement company's safety committee; Lawrence Rice, chairman of the Nazareth Cement company's safety committee, and H, Steed, chairman of the safety com¬ mittee of Penn-Dlxie ctmeitt oer" poration, No. 4 plant. Tat presentation ef the trophies was made by Thomas Quigley, chief of quarries of the Pennaylvania De¬ partment of Labor and Induatry, and he congratulated tht txeeutlves and personnel of the four plants on the successful flnish to the campaign with the suggestion that they con¬ tinue to work safely. Immediately foUowing the pre- of a Man" as hia wbleet aad a very interestlnc ootUne ai various Important wwntlaii. nc (Continued co Fife 9ean e a Auxiliary Entei Mothers and GueiU of Hmmt at to* itUl Annual The ladlet of thi American Legioa Friday mAiixlUatfat evening at a sentation of trophies Chief Burgess waffle dinner held in tht Joseph Fulmer introduced the Hon. room of the YM..CA. to tta Judge Willlam McKeen, who spoke bers of the loeal chapter of briefly on the subject of safety, urg-, War Mothers and to the Ing the men to continue their flne the local Leflon Pott. records and work safely always. A There were about )00 vitaphone feature picture was then. the affair, the attefldMiee shown Ul clcsing. Discussed Un¬ employment Chamber of Reports Favorable Con ditions Exist Here any thins of Ita kind t»U Jn tta* ] by ihe Mrviee organlcattent. Mrs. H. Walters, of the presided and durinc the called upon Elwood Unaapt, Cump and Ray ScbmSok lor a remailu. Elwood Unangat letpdadttf brief resume of current eventt the signing of the Armistice by Artists of Various School: J. W. Waddell Delivers Fraitrul Address The Sunday schools of the Naza¬ reth District met on Sunday after¬ noon In the Sunday school room of the Moravian church. Eugene Trein. president of the Nazareth district, presided. The convention program opened with several .selections bv a string ensemble the members of tho ^f^[f^^ "^^ congregation I walking Into the church and pre¬ sented their gifts to the pastor and family who were pleasantly sur¬ prised. Numerous gifts were given' by members of the congregation and delegate Paul Teel, as well as othe: members, expressed their appreci-, ation for the faithful service render¬ ed by the pastor, | A number of selections were .sun? by the gathering, atter which the pastor expressed his gratitude and of the Eleition of Officers to be Held December Meeting: (barter Draped in Honor of l>e- ceased Members at ensemble being recruited from prospects for another prosperous practically all of the Sundav schools year for both the pastor and tlie of the district, A trombone solo by congregation^ Walter Lane, of Pen Ar?yi, accom-1 panied by Miss Anna Kress, also of Pen Argyl, was tlic:: presented, fol-j lowed by a selcdion bv the string! ensemble. Mr. Trein then called (Continued on Last Page) Loss Instead of Expected Gain Result of Recount of Votes in First Ward Here Union Thanksgiv¬ ing Service A goodlv number of members of Vigilance Hosp Compa:iy. No 1. ofj Nazareth on Monday evening at¬ tended the stated meetin,? of the conipany in their meeting rooms in| the Municipal Builduig with Vice President Hes.- presiding. Tlie niin- ute.s oi the previous meeting, reports of the f.nancia; secretary and treas¬ urer were accepted ;is presented. The presiflmi? officer annoutKied from the chair the death of 'wo of t'-e members as having occi..i-ed re- re:uly—Nelson Veakel on CJctober 16th and that of W lison Hi n-ck 0:1 (Continued on Page Four) t Tr.e Chamber of Commerce met' Monday evening In the Y.M.C.A, with Robert Ziegler, president of the chamber, presiding. After thi transaction of routine business a representative of the Metropolitan! Edison Company presented some, {data relative to the Installation of I boulevard lighting In the business i se<:tion of town Including parts of Main, Belvidere and Broad streets. The members felt that It was unwise to take any deflnite action on the| project at this time and the subject will probably be dropped until next ' spri.i^. A general discussion on the local un-employment situation followed and according to reports and opini¬ ons rendered the situation locally is not any worse than it was last month and actually shows a slight upward trend. A number of local r-.en were laid of! for an indeflnita period on Saturday at one of the cement plants, but the hosiery In¬ dustry, the silk mill and the under- garmer.t plants are quite busy anl report a fa-,orable increase in order, i with prc.spects of a busy winter and ' It was felt that this favorable out¬ look would balance to a great degree the pos'^ible adverse conditions in some of the other Industries. The Cham*:er of Commerce is boosting t'.-."? "Buy Now" slogan which will he'.p In a large measure to relieve pre-snt busine.ss and un-employ- rne;-.t conditions. « Preparedness.' Ray Schmick. present Legion commander, gave a brief outline tf the plans of the present poat ofltelalt f.'i vi-jt :l:--- '..3pe to aeeoaipltfl With.n t.e :.;.-.: year. An augmented orchestra undMT the direction of Mlss Maybelle tt»> pel pepped up the gatberiag i|pl' some flne mu:.o. Ralph SkMHiMr offered ss'o. <i harmonica and Mrs W, J. Happel also ed sever.*! P.ne vocal solos. There was some fine group iliigtai i of old favorite songs led by BdWMV < Hellman and the asslatanee al orchestra. The chaplain of Post, Rev. H. C. Snyder, oSt prayer at the beginning.of the I quet. An announcement waa that Rev. F. R. Shafer, of Tatamtf. 1 pastor of the Reformed chun^ Off that place, had tendered an invit¬ ation to the War Mothera, tta* Legionnaires and to the AuxUlarjr te meet with his congregation In aa Armistice Day memorial service hrtd In the church last Smiday evening. » e FIRE DESTROYS AC¬ KERMANVULE MILL T.'.e Jacksonian Club will hold its :.•. ,:-.thl,v meeting tomorrow (Friday 1 e-eiing at 8 15 o'clock. Lunch will be served and special features and attractions will be presented. All ir.emters art,' urged to attend. • t.Tr, aud Mrs. Charles Nolf called 0.1 his niother, Sunday. Mrs, Marie Nolf. on |{CV distinct violations of the law, flr.st with trespa^sini; on a private game | p^j Kocher and he could not get it preserve, .second for firing a gun Then Kocher approached Lower, he within 150 yards distance from a claims and Lower told him to "back, residence where there were children up or I'll shoot", Kocher dared hlni ^ First Ward here resulted In the loss playing In the yard, and last for to do so and the boy ran. Kocher'of one vote for Congres.sman Kent diacharglng flreamis within the| foUowed, but dropped a glove. As he' ,,,^.p„d of a tain borough limits. An additional charge 1 stooped to pick it up, he alleges' '' Of shooting a gun after sunset could ^ i.ower turned and fired, one pellet have been brought against him, as (rem the shot gun striking him In testimony was piven that he waited ^iie forehead and two in the cheek. near the fence of the game preserve; jjp jater learned the Identity ol tmtll several pheasants approached 1 Louver and preferred the charges. after sunset and then shot one of plaintiff and defendant were repre- them and took It with him. This rented bv attorneys and the hear- hitter charge was not pressed butjing was spirited. After he was held on the other th.ree charges, he final-1 0,^ the charge of pointing and dis- ly paid a to'al of fines and costs charging firearms, a charj^e of tres¬ passing was dropped. .Meinert to Deliver ermon at Annual Kvtnt in I.utherjin (.'hurch Thvr». Wilbert Roth Awarded First Prize at Round-up of Lo. Nazareth Potato Club The consrregations cf Nazareth The parties Involved to connect petition then was at once put in the, fraud with the election board of the proper course of execution and the ^viU conduct a" Union T ¦ » i::sBiving niatter was broii>jht before tlie service on Timrsdav eve:'..:>g. Nov- judges of the county for approval, ember 27th, in St johr. .s Lutheran At the hearing, however, it was in- church, Th.e service which will be- tlmated that Mr. Butts did not know g,,., at 7 30 ,, ,„. will be precedeti bv what he had signed, but to the con- a musical re:idered bv the combined trary he has .sworn out a .statement orchestr.is of the Sundav schools of as to why he signed the petition to town, beginning at 7 oclock. open the ballot bos. The affldavit "Personally appeared before me. The whole fuss started at about midnight November Sth, when a party of three drove up to the resid¬ ence of L. A. Butts, Democratic chairman of the First Ward, roused him out of bed and asked him to sign a petition. Mr. Butts at once in- c,uired ns to the nature of the docu-]tlie subscriber, one of the Justices ment and on whose authority It was in and for the aforesaid Coanty ot circulated. He vvas informed by the Northampto-i, L. A. Butts, 41 North spokesman of the party that there Broad Street, Nazareth, Pa , who be¬ seemed to be .some doubt as to the ing duly sworn accorilinp to law doth count in the ward In question and depo.se and say. That he, the said that the petition vvas drawn for the L. A Butts, acted in eood faith whe:i [Hirpose of having a re-count, to he signed the petition of Everett Mrs Oeorge Heckmnn entertained ascertain in particular the correct- Kent to have the ballot boxes of the I lier club at her home Tuesday niter-! ness of the votes cast for the office^ First Ward. Nazareth, opened for a noon The afternoon was pleasant- of Connre.ssman. ire-count in this ward was ccrrect, Knowing the board as Mr, Butts and that a recount would clear the "Those nresent were; Mrs. Charles' does, he did not hesitate in signing election board of any .suspicion of Eschor Clewell, Mrs,'the petition for the recount, assur-j fraud, and further deponent saith Sworn and sub.scribed before CLl'B ENTERTAINED amounting to $44,70, He at flrst pleaded not Kuilty and said ne would go to jail rather than pav the flne but aft"r hearing the evidence he changed his mind and paid the flnea Mr. Schmidt "avs he is determined £n5j''t^^v'^"w'C^'l^s°"t:!^ni Iy-^Pent playmg cards^ and ;,ewin^, atocked at a Uxrge expen.se and will Immediately prosecute all tresoas-l Rotn Mrs. r^jjds as follows and is self explana- ,J|-, ^^I^l^J^^^^^J^ ' • will unite in this Thanksgiving ser¬ vice. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. P. S. Meinert, pastor ol the Moravian church. The anthems will be rendered by the united choirs of the various congregations. The offering received at this .service will be given to the Easton and St. I.uke's Ho.^pitals. A cordial invit¬ ation i."! extended to the public to unite in this service enjoined upon us by the President of our Nation as a service of Piaise and Devotion to the Oiver of all Blessings. • • ^ra Walters did his shooiirg''".^! cTaV^nce'ziegler. Mrs. Russell Snyd- In^.^he^petitloners every cojifld^^^^^ kw ......." "w" ¦;;;;"'-"^T^rH pr Mrs Thomas Achenbach. Mrs. In the honest and faithful perform- me this 18th day of November A.D. iS to tti wideilcTheLi Claude MeW and Mrs, Heckman, ance of duties of the board. The 1930. U. S. Wrlebach." Mrs Ployd Schoch spent Saturday In Philatielphia with her friend, Mlss Catherine Wunderly. T!> round-up of the Lower Naza¬ ieth Potato Club, which is sponsored by the Nazareth Lions Club co-oper¬ ating with the Northampton County .¦\giii'iiltural Extension Service and in which 26 boys and girls are en¬ rolled, was staged last Wednesday evening in the basement of the Dry¬ land church at Hecktown. Twenty-two of the 26 niembers of the club each exhibited 1 peck of potatoes. J. B. R. Dickey, crop specialist, and A. B Bingham, club leader from Penn.sylvania State Col¬ lege, did the Judging and made the awards. Wllbert Roth wns nwarded first prize: 2. Paul Bu.ss; 3, Raymond Roth: 4, Dorothv Stettler; a, Miri¬ am Domcrt; 6, Walter Buss; 7, Mar¬ vin Heller: 8, Charles Schultz; 9, Walter Heller, and 10, Elwood Buss Each club member vvas furnished a bushel of dusease-free seed pota¬ toes of Rus,sett variety through the co-operation of the Lions Club and in returft each sponsor with two bushel of table stock potatocb at dig¬ ging time. The disease-free ' aeed was planted in comparison with hoi:;e grown seed and the average yield from disease-free seed was 327 bushel as compared with 257 bushel ¦ for home grown seed. I FoUowing the Judging, a program. I which included motion pictures «hown by County Agent B, L, Cole¬ man, short talks by Mr, Dickey and Mr. Bingham, and the awarding of the prizes by A. O, Kern, represent¬ ing the Nazareth Lions Club, was |S,i'-'en I Ou Saturday evening, the round¬ up of the Moorestown Potato Club I was held in the Oran«e Hall at Moorestown in connection with a community Parm Products Show, I This club is compcsed Of 13 members I and is also sporLsored by the Naza¬ reth Lions Club, which Is contribut- i ing money I The First National Bank of Naza¬ reth is co-operating In conducting the community show and contribut¬ ed prize money. The claasiflcation I included poUtoes, small gratna, eom vegeubles, fruit and canned gooda. Century Old Grist Plant b Ruins by Blaae; Big Grata ply Lost; Loaa Aboat $27.ttt TIi!> century-old building of th* Ackermanvllle Building company, lo¬ cated immediately aside of the BMtal highway through AckermanTtUe at the point where It crosses the rail* road tracks, was completely deatrty- ed bv flre of undetermined orlftai. which was discovered at about I o'clock Saturday morning and th* home of Emery Miller and tall mother, adjoining the mill, was I ly damaged. The mill was with grain, all of which waa de* stroyed. Estimates place the loss at between $25,000 and $30,000, partlf covered by tasurance. When the blaze was discovered It had gained considerable headway. Volunteer workers started to flght tt and they were soon re-enforced by the truck from the Bangor flre de* partment, which pumpedyter from a nearby creek. Ther|fll|^no Other available soiuce of water supply. The firemen could do llttle toward saving the mill and directed their efTorts principally to saving the Mil* ler home. However, consideraMta damage was done to the house. Tba porch was burned off, the windows were burned out and a constdtnbl* portion of the furniture was aoorth* ed. The flremen kept working on ttil blaze until well Into the momhic. The roof of the mill fell In abooti o'clock. The mill, which was one of tht originally built over 100 yeaca aeO. It really projected part way out the highway, which Is very at that point, Additiona to the of frame conatruction, fuel for the flames. The proprietor of the place la 'O. Stackhouse, of AckermanvUle. DEATH AV COIJlftT Henry Roea died at Home on Tueaday p. m. of oompUcationa A son. Addison Roaa. of vives him. Ke waa county home In vteea wtU tae ' boneat m
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 39 |
Issue | 54 |
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 | 1930-11-20 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
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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Month | 11 |
Day | 20 |
Year | 1930 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 39 |
Issue | 54 |
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 | 1930-11-20 |
Date Digitized | 2009-09-28 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by Backstage Library Works at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from film at 300 dpi. The original file size was 40216 kilobytes. |
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. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | ' AH BtMM wm ¦• Open Waincadajr Evening Nmrenbcr 26th < CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY THE f;;« Item CLOS AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE. LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. VOL. XXXIX NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1930 No. P.-T. Asso. Holds Fine Meeting Delegates Present Inter¬ esting Review of High- Lights of State and Co. Conventions Diit. Officers Talk to Girl Scouts Maaareth'oirl Scouts, Troop 1 and «. met at 6:30 o'clock on Friday mnlng with Captains Bahnsen and Smry. assisted by Wunderly and Rohn. In charge. The Scouts went to their respective patrol corners to dtaeUH Duilness. Mlss McKlever MSrUsi director, and Mlss Bramwell iire vtsltors of the troop. Mlss MeKlever took charge of the re- ZSaSar of the meeting which was aaat in playing games and sing n? SSI Mlss McKlever made it In- UntUng and Impressed the mem- bSTtadolng further Bcout work. Naxareth Band Elects New Officers A meeting of the N«"eth Band,^ meeting to order with Mrs, Wll-1 """';-' """•;"" |'"the^'Dan5 WMI held recently to elect a^dlrector I ^^^ Heyer as secretary, Mlss Mae specwc'^s e>er staged in these parts The November meeting of the Legion Units Capture Two Parade Prizes Post Drum Corps and Auxiliary Make Fine Appearance in Bethlehem The Armistice Day celebration In Parent-Teacher Assoclatloti was held'Bethlehem, sponsored by the Harry last Thursday evening In the Y,M. _ ™ ,„. _„_, CA. with a good attendance present.' f • .W- Jo»jn«>«} „ Pos'- American B—...._. o"„K—, M«..rr.o,^.«r..an«ci; Legion, Rollin Lynn, commander, .[was by far one of the finest military ynm "B«« icv»....,7 — -----. ¦ -irner Meyer as secretary, wiwa ™»c Thprp wan nipntv of «inan rnlor anrf ?TL^w««r7 elected' Director, senoois, lea i..e »».»».». «•". ™.~ ^^^^^ oj the Uth and 30th districts foUowing were eiKiea. ""; Eva Reimer at the piano, _ The »;, „^,, „, „.^._ _,i,,.„^„ „ra«ni7. Carl Seyfried: "s^tf"* d^il^o?!' secretary read the minutes of the John I>tchman; board of directors. .j^^, meeting, and these were 8. A. Ruth. Wil»am Kline, RM, .^^ Mrs. Russell Hangen, Bell. Eugene Treiii. Char es Mengei. j^^^^^^p ^.^^^j ^j^^ treasurer's re 8. 8. Ramball and Charles DeRea- as well as other military organiz ations. The committee in charge must be given great praise and credit for the conductance of such a mon- iftU and cnaries i-»rrvei.- ^ w„„,,„„ „ h«ion,.« nf wut m in ^^^^ event. Everything was handled The boa*d of directors then port showing a balance of 1267.99 In .„ ^^^^^ ^^yl^ ^^^^^^ ^^j„^ „^^ ^ .rganiS^STelecUd the fjlo^^^^^ Sehmuckle. of the'Seh*;'rpSlc?DSEt Sd Sneers: Pw^**""* »«? J?*"*«?J; "» Whitfield building, asked the associ-; |.l\^j''5ro'SP°"^^^ M.Bell: vice P«?J«»««l?"'*J!!iV»rv ation to purchase two mimeograph-' °'?^*f°/'^^^ hSld «„uwer. 8 8. R*"»»*"',^"*^'J: Ing machlnes..one for use in the^"\~^°\»„«* *«> record pari^! Charles DeReamus; treasurer. Eu ,„ i" the^^^.^"»=,,«,"d'}„J'^«/^,^^^^^ Fairview building. Misa Amy Knauss. of the Fairview building, supplemented Mlss Schmuckle's re- Ctanrles MM Trein. Was not a single accident or injury during the entire day. This Is aj wonderful record and one that the Women in Battle; Held for Court At a bearing before Squire Fry siderable a^lstance to the grade | g^;^ ;;;;;7jn"j-;^^^^ Wednawtoy afternoon. Mrs. teachers. The association decided Bethlehem, carrying off first honors quest for these machines which It Bethlehem officials can feel proud of was po nted out would be of con- ^h, charles H. Schaffer Post fluvder of Bath, was charged to nuke the purchase of the mach ImH Yerket, of Allentown, ines. on motion of Edward Neumeyer tMsult and battery. The and C. Angert. oHwcn grew out of a fight alleged to have talten place in the store of tto anydara at Bath, which was MOttnued after Mrs. Stiyder U said to iMTe ejected the Yerkes woman to Um sidewalk in front of the store, Yerkea in company with two r women has been canvassing Bath and local sections for to a petition to modify the 'Continued on Page Four) Rotarians Dine at "Y f9 Act and wiien she iiuiulred' ^ . bk^rr'hSia^rS;^ Relations to Rail- for the general appearance In Class A., and also the best drill team. The post deserves the hotior. as wherever they appear they are sure to make competing posts step. In fact tbe boys always look snappy and they deserve the awards. The Ladles' AuxiUary of the post are always a snappy looking gang, and won an¬ other priae at Bethlehem. The Ladiea;, Auxiliary, of town, added another (Irst prize to its long list, when they captured the honors (or that partieuUr class. At Lehighton a week ago they carried off two prizes. The bugle and drum corps of the local Post figured prominent¬ ly in the win column carrving oif the second prize. Aa usual the Cat¬ asauqua post drum corps was ,1. -.—„— ^ -_ ^, .. ^ ,. _ awarded flrst prize. The Catasauqua for court which she did and was mg of the Rotary Club was held on boys surely have a snappv corps and 'Monday evening '" the dining hall „re considered one of tr.e bist In of the Y^I,C.A, The clubs presi- ,he state. The Herbert Paul Lentz dent. F H, Martin, presided, with p^^^ 29. of Allentown. carried off the session being opened by a song i^.^ot the prizes, second in fre drum service led by Edward Hellmaai with ^^^^ ^^ j^ ^ ^^^ ^^ Jacob Boerstler rendering some fine aeneral annearar.re rla« Four Plants Awarded Safe¬ ty Torphies ?emcnt Companies Close 5-Month No-Accident Campaign With Big Safety Rally Ladies by Lions «| Unique Evei James C. Bay Speaker at Ladies' Night; VIrf. tors AkM> PrcMMt An Inspiring mteCinff at Uae Lions Club was held oa evening In the YM.CJi. Ladles were ths guesta of the bers, at dinner. A Short MOf vice preceded the dlipoalm oC menu, Andrew Kem led the and was ably assiated at tba by Charles Hess. An MOMMit had been prepared by WUUam per's stafl of culinary exparti was soon disposed of. Rav. j, Klick, president, presided, and as toastmaster. Re extend hearty welcome to all the a few remarks and stated the was especially honored to have Ladles as their gueats. The guest speaker ot the James C. Bay, superinteBdMt at publie schools of Caatoik, «M ' Introduced by the toaatraaatv, the tather roughly. She went to m.mmmitth and swore out a complaint charging assault and battery. After hearing the evidence Squire Fry Mrs. Bnyder to post $300 ball roads Related by Traffic Agent The very Interesting weekly meet- released. Hunters Arraigned for Trespassing A group of Bethlehem hunters ass'sUnce at the piano. After dls-i general appearance class. Boy Scouts Hold Tests Woman's Club to Aid^Blind Mrs. Taylor, Blind, Lec¬ turer, to Speak at Mon¬ day Meeting of Local Club PASTOR HONORED fines and costs In Squire Fr> s ^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ prepared by| Tuesday for trespassing The v ^^ .^ ^^^ ^^^^ t^a ftK?" r*f:^.Sr»nd ev^deSe wa President called upon Howard Arthur fchmWt and evidence was ^^^^^ ^^ chairman of the program " JST'ZiSLiSSLtitothto^ I committee to introduce the guest '• ** ¦^ISi.H <5!^V ?tortofr spesker of the evening. . eompaiv with C^ Worker, •'jj^j^^lan Oene Bray, a member ot - TTC^'^IIT ^"^n ««ilt^/oS the Newark. N. J,, club, was then Md the latter s SOT. HamsonFoncer 4,^^^^^^^^^, ^y Mr, Shifter as the , .« u * j I"- —-- - -- "— ——¦ •nd Lester Strawn. aj^^oi Beime ^^^^.^^^ j^^ B^^y, who is connect-! Several Members AdVaUC- church on Monday evening. Novem ber 24, at 8 o'clock. Following the h;S;.TraThunted on farm land po^^^^^^ '^^^ ^^^ Lacka-vanna railroad's The Woman's Club will sponsor a lecture on the Blind, to be gl^en by Mra. C. C. Taylor, of Pl«t*argh, { who is associated with the Pennsyl¬ vania State Association for the I Blind. This lecture will be given in the chapel of St. John's Lutheran ed with 'tZ"»',^Y,^l"« ^"1^^^^^^^^^ passenger traffic division at Newark, Meehlear and the elder_Forker_s^t)aw ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^j^^^ ^^ -Public Re-l ^3^ri^'^''^SiSrrX'r ffins°oVrailr"oS.''°He presented borhood of »10. the vounger For^^^^ ^,^ excellent picture of the difflcul- released a"^'- Pa>'"«;'^J„'^°^' ties a railroad has in pleasing the ed in Ranks; New Member Received lecture, articles made by the blind will be exhibited and offered for ^_^^ sale. No admission charge will be ^~~^ ! made and a cordial invitation is ex- oflhe'cBse and Lester Strawn was "" » ,'%'"""V,."°''„"u,,':'°r.:';'* oV*X »T]^^ ^°^ ^*^°"'* °^ "^'^^P ^ met tended to the public to attend this ^-*?!_L • general traveling public and also Friday evening in the V,MC,A. lecture and exhibition of work done diaeharged. Bonnev of ^ited some of the strides that have social'rooms with Scoutmaster "Elm-' by the bhndV Mrs, Taylor Is blind. I^AwlSleadedgStfaS^ sen" '"^'*' '" Improving the pas- «- ««- -™ -^^ ._.....„„.. . .u„. .,....»„ „.,h In another case Farm Pro¬ duct Show ThisWeek Potato Club to Present Feature Program on Saturday; Special¬ ists to Speak er Snyder In charge. The session but has overcome that handicap and . »_^„„-. In snuirp Frv s orace ana —=.- was opened by the bugler sounding Is well known and recognized as a of trespass In f^^^^.E.^^°!^,l^^ o, roads, • colors and all Joined In saluting the very fluent speaker. waa "''?*<*.,V nrofeeutions were Following his talk he Invited the national colors and repeating the On Monday evening the club ?*• ^L, \lrr srhmidt and the Rotarians to ask questions on any pledge of allegiance. All joined in members were guests of the manage- •'•'2:^-:f;:;iirnUPi.l.V the last month, portion of his talk, that were not repeating the Lord's Prayer, the otrenses took place iii^tne lasc mom ^^^^^_ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^ general discus- Scout oath, motto and Scout law Churchmen Dine at Reformed Church ment of the Broad street theatre at the evening performance and en- Joyed it very much. « « Mennonite Congregation Surprises Pastor and Family With Gifts NAZARErrH DIST. SUNDAY SCHOOL sion followed. Charles Knauss. local and after a short discussion on Scout station agent for the Lehigh & New activities the patrols went Into sep- England railroad, wa.s present as a arate session. guest of the Club, and joined In The members of the patrols prac- The members of the Reformed 1 the general discussion that followed, tlced first air work and signalling rhiMchmen's League of St. John's Elmer Prosser. of Bethlehem, and and several of the bovs passed tests S«tormed church met last Thursdav | O. R. Hahn, of Easton. were among m advance work, C, F, Martin, a Miranlna at a roast beef supper held the guests present in addition to riember of the troop committee. In the "ocial room of the church, those mentioned, Meyer Haas, of passed his flrst class scout tests in After disposing of the supper, which the local club, received the attend- flrst aid work and Buddv Breinig had been prepared by the ladies of ance prize which is presented each and John Price passed their tender- tKe ehureh the chairman. William week to a local Rotarian. At next foot tests, with Jack Nagle complet-, «.,„.„.„, mm-i^.i Pi-»>r»m RpnH«rPri .. ^ ¦ttSlM WMented the pastor of the, week's meetmg an interesting talk ing all of his first class tests. J|;fter! ^*""*"***"''"'"^°«'^*'" *^'"''"'"' congregation Suirch Rev W. H, Wotring. who. will be heard on the subject of the various tests were given and the "^ ' -*'—" '"' - -"" applicants for advanced ahtirch ipoke In an Interesting manner on general church work and expressed lila appreciation for the hearty co¬ operation he has received from the men of the league in church work. The chairman then introduced John Sensenbach, of Bath, president Qf the Northampton County Sabbath School Assoclatlot\, Mr. Sensen¬ bach spoke on the subject ot *Xeadershlp" In all walks of life as well as the church, and cited the re¬ quirements that must be met In order for any Individual to be leader. Special music was funiished bv an orchestra under the direction of Miss Lena Marcks, About 100 men at¬ tended the meeting. e— Local Hunter Pays Heavy Fine Pred Walters, of town, was arrest¬ ed last Thursdav on three charges prefened by Arthur Schmidt. Naz¬ areth Hoslerv Mill head The charges were brouKht before Squire Pry, town, by Mr. Schmidt, because of the continued poaching that Is being done on the private paine pre¬ serve, owned by Mr. Schmidt, by visiting and local hunters, Walters was charged with three Oame Conservation" by a well known state authority on the sub¬ ject, YOUNG HUNTER HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE VcNith Fires at Farmer in Effort to Conceal Identity When Caught Treapasing on Posted Land Conrad Lower, 16-year old Moore township boy, was held under $500 ball for court on a charge of point¬ ing and discharging firearms, fol¬ lowing a hearing before Justice of the Peace James S. Fry, of Nazareth Priday evening. The complainant was Louis Kocher. tenant on the farm of Mrs, Quintus Best, near the Penn-Dixie ccniont plant. It is alleged I at on November 6. between 7 and 8 a. m., Kocher, hear¬ ing a shot, went out Into hl.s fields to investigate. He had posted 24 no- trespass signs about the land to keep off huntei-.s. He found four bovs in a cornfield. He spoke to one and tried to get his hunting license num¬ ber but this hunter continually fac ratings passed them successfully, the troop re-assembled and went Into a dis¬ cussion of projects contemplated for this winter, A new member, Donald Stofflet, was welcomed Into the troop and one visitor. Owen Falk, was also present, Tliere were 24 scouts and four officers present when roll call was held and the entire troop planned to attend the Boy Scout court of honor at Belvidere. N, J„ this Wednesday, at which time Scouts attended from the en¬ tire district and various merit badges and awards in Scout work were made. The Woman's Missionary Societv of the St. Johns Reformed church v.iU meet tonight in the chapel. Last Thursday evening the mem¬ bers and friends of the Mennonite Brethren In Christ church on Broad street, through the efforts of the Steward Mrs. E. Oodshall an4 others, gave their pastor. Rev. R. L.' Woodring a most gracious and sub- _ __,___.. stantlal reception in tlie form of a fONVENTION donation. I \j\ri.J f BJi,isa\/ii About the time for the opening ot the regular prayer services, the clas.* leader. A, Oaumer, members of tha and friends cam;? Four-H Club work will te featured in the program, which will be hell Saturday afternoon, November 22nd, In connection with the Nazareth Farm Products Show, which will be held In the buildings of the Beitel Home I formerly Nazareth Militar- Academy" under the direction of F, Marguerite Erikson and B. L. Cole¬ man, extension representatives, who are co-operating with the Secoal National Bank of Nazareth in stag¬ ing this event. A short play entitled "Hands Across the Sea." which will portray the part that the United States. England. France. Italy and other countries of the world are playing in developing boys and girls through the medium of 4-H Club work, will be the main feature of the program. The characters in this play will appear in the characteristic costum¬ es of each country. Another event win be the awarding of 4-H club puis to all boys and girls in 4-H cluj (Continued on Last Page) NEW CANDIDATES SUTED FOR FIRE COMPANY OFFICES The cement plants of the Nazar¬ eth section of the Lehigh Valley Safety Council held a safety rally in the Broad Street theatre last Friday evening with all the men employed at the local plants attend¬ ing, E. C, Champion, superintend¬ ent of the Lone Star cement com¬ pany, presided as chairman and the following program was presented:! Orchestra selections by Dick Smith and his Troubadours; a movie news reel; orchestra selections; several songs by the cement choral club, composed of members from several o.f the local cement plants, and the presentation of safety trophies to four cement plants for completing a P-ve month no accident campaign. 1 Only one plant out of the four has won this trophy In three consecutive campaigns and that was the Her¬ cules plant at Stockertown, Marvin Bray had chosen "The Parsons, chairman of the Hercules Cement company safety committee, accepted the trophy on iMhalf of tha personnel of the company. Brief speeches of acceptance were then made by Asher Schleicher, chairman of the Lone Star cement company's safety committee; Lawrence Rice, chairman of the Nazareth Cement company's safety committee, and H, Steed, chairman of the safety com¬ mittee of Penn-Dlxie ctmeitt oer" poration, No. 4 plant. Tat presentation ef the trophies was made by Thomas Quigley, chief of quarries of the Pennaylvania De¬ partment of Labor and Induatry, and he congratulated tht txeeutlves and personnel of the four plants on the successful flnish to the campaign with the suggestion that they con¬ tinue to work safely. Immediately foUowing the pre- of a Man" as hia wbleet aad a very interestlnc ootUne ai various Important wwntlaii. nc (Continued co Fife 9ean e a Auxiliary Entei Mothers and GueiU of Hmmt at to* itUl Annual The ladlet of thi American Legioa Friday mAiixlUatfat evening at a sentation of trophies Chief Burgess waffle dinner held in tht Joseph Fulmer introduced the Hon. room of the YM..CA. to tta Judge Willlam McKeen, who spoke bers of the loeal chapter of briefly on the subject of safety, urg-, War Mothers and to the Ing the men to continue their flne the local Leflon Pott. records and work safely always. A There were about )00 vitaphone feature picture was then. the affair, the attefldMiee shown Ul clcsing. Discussed Un¬ employment Chamber of Reports Favorable Con ditions Exist Here any thins of Ita kind t»U Jn tta* ] by ihe Mrviee organlcattent. Mrs. H. Walters, of the presided and durinc the called upon Elwood Unaapt, Cump and Ray ScbmSok lor a remailu. Elwood Unangat letpdadttf brief resume of current eventt the signing of the Armistice by Artists of Various School: J. W. Waddell Delivers Fraitrul Address The Sunday schools of the Naza¬ reth District met on Sunday after¬ noon In the Sunday school room of the Moravian church. Eugene Trein. president of the Nazareth district, presided. The convention program opened with several .selections bv a string ensemble the members of tho ^f^[f^^ "^^ congregation I walking Into the church and pre¬ sented their gifts to the pastor and family who were pleasantly sur¬ prised. Numerous gifts were given' by members of the congregation and delegate Paul Teel, as well as othe: members, expressed their appreci-, ation for the faithful service render¬ ed by the pastor, | A number of selections were .sun? by the gathering, atter which the pastor expressed his gratitude and of the Eleition of Officers to be Held December Meeting: (barter Draped in Honor of l>e- ceased Members at ensemble being recruited from prospects for another prosperous practically all of the Sundav schools year for both the pastor and tlie of the district, A trombone solo by congregation^ Walter Lane, of Pen Ar?yi, accom-1 panied by Miss Anna Kress, also of Pen Argyl, was tlic:: presented, fol-j lowed by a selcdion bv the string! ensemble. Mr. Trein then called (Continued on Last Page) Loss Instead of Expected Gain Result of Recount of Votes in First Ward Here Union Thanksgiv¬ ing Service A goodlv number of members of Vigilance Hosp Compa:iy. No 1. ofj Nazareth on Monday evening at¬ tended the stated meetin,? of the conipany in their meeting rooms in| the Municipal Builduig with Vice President Hes.- presiding. Tlie niin- ute.s oi the previous meeting, reports of the f.nancia; secretary and treas¬ urer were accepted ;is presented. The presiflmi? officer annoutKied from the chair the death of 'wo of t'-e members as having occi..i-ed re- re:uly—Nelson Veakel on CJctober 16th and that of W lison Hi n-ck 0:1 (Continued on Page Four) t Tr.e Chamber of Commerce met' Monday evening In the Y.M.C.A, with Robert Ziegler, president of the chamber, presiding. After thi transaction of routine business a representative of the Metropolitan! Edison Company presented some, {data relative to the Installation of I boulevard lighting In the business i se<:tion of town Including parts of Main, Belvidere and Broad streets. The members felt that It was unwise to take any deflnite action on the| project at this time and the subject will probably be dropped until next ' spri.i^. A general discussion on the local un-employment situation followed and according to reports and opini¬ ons rendered the situation locally is not any worse than it was last month and actually shows a slight upward trend. A number of local r-.en were laid of! for an indeflnita period on Saturday at one of the cement plants, but the hosiery In¬ dustry, the silk mill and the under- garmer.t plants are quite busy anl report a fa-,orable increase in order, i with prc.spects of a busy winter and ' It was felt that this favorable out¬ look would balance to a great degree the pos'^ible adverse conditions in some of the other Industries. The Cham*:er of Commerce is boosting t'.-."? "Buy Now" slogan which will he'.p In a large measure to relieve pre-snt busine.ss and un-employ- rne;-.t conditions. « Preparedness.' Ray Schmick. present Legion commander, gave a brief outline tf the plans of the present poat ofltelalt f.'i vi-jt :l:--- '..3pe to aeeoaipltfl With.n t.e :.;.-.: year. An augmented orchestra undMT the direction of Mlss Maybelle tt»> pel pepped up the gatberiag i|pl' some flne mu:.o. Ralph SkMHiMr offered ss'o. jht before tlie service on Timrsdav eve:'..:>g. Nov- judges of the county for approval, ember 27th, in St johr. .s Lutheran At the hearing, however, it was in- church, Th.e service which will be- tlmated that Mr. Butts did not know g,,., at 7 30 ,, ,„. will be precedeti bv what he had signed, but to the con- a musical re:idered bv the combined trary he has .sworn out a .statement orchestr.is of the Sundav schools of as to why he signed the petition to town, beginning at 7 oclock. open the ballot bos. The affldavit "Personally appeared before me. The whole fuss started at about midnight November Sth, when a party of three drove up to the resid¬ ence of L. A. Butts, Democratic chairman of the First Ward, roused him out of bed and asked him to sign a petition. Mr. Butts at once in- c,uired ns to the nature of the docu-]tlie subscriber, one of the Justices ment and on whose authority It was in and for the aforesaid Coanty ot circulated. He vvas informed by the Northampto-i, L. A. Butts, 41 North spokesman of the party that there Broad Street, Nazareth, Pa , who be¬ seemed to be .some doubt as to the ing duly sworn accorilinp to law doth count in the ward In question and depo.se and say. That he, the said that the petition vvas drawn for the L. A Butts, acted in eood faith whe:i [Hirpose of having a re-count, to he signed the petition of Everett Mrs Oeorge Heckmnn entertained ascertain in particular the correct- Kent to have the ballot boxes of the I lier club at her home Tuesday niter-! ness of the votes cast for the office^ First Ward. Nazareth, opened for a noon The afternoon was pleasant- of Connre.ssman. ire-count in this ward was ccrrect, Knowing the board as Mr, Butts and that a recount would clear the "Those nresent were; Mrs. Charles' does, he did not hesitate in signing election board of any .suspicion of Eschor Clewell, Mrs,'the petition for the recount, assur-j fraud, and further deponent saith Sworn and sub.scribed before CLl'B ENTERTAINED amounting to $44,70, He at flrst pleaded not Kuilty and said ne would go to jail rather than pav the flne but aft"r hearing the evidence he changed his mind and paid the flnea Mr. Schmidt "avs he is determined £n5j''t^^v'^"w'C^'l^s°"t:!^ni Iy-^Pent playmg cards^ and ;,ewin^, atocked at a Uxrge expen.se and will Immediately prosecute all tresoas-l Rotn Mrs. r^jjds as follows and is self explana- ,J|-, ^^I^l^J^^^^^J^ ' • will unite in this Thanksgiving ser¬ vice. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. P. S. Meinert, pastor ol the Moravian church. The anthems will be rendered by the united choirs of the various congregations. The offering received at this .service will be given to the Easton and St. I.uke's Ho.^pitals. A cordial invit¬ ation i."! extended to the public to unite in this service enjoined upon us by the President of our Nation as a service of Piaise and Devotion to the Oiver of all Blessings. • • ^ra Walters did his shooiirg''".^! cTaV^nce'ziegler. Mrs. Russell Snyd- In^.^he^petitloners every cojifld^^^^^ kw ......." "w" ¦;;;;"'-"^T^rH pr Mrs Thomas Achenbach. Mrs. In the honest and faithful perform- me this 18th day of November A.D. iS to tti wideilcTheLi Claude MeW and Mrs, Heckman, ance of duties of the board. The 1930. U. S. Wrlebach." Mrs Ployd Schoch spent Saturday In Philatielphia with her friend, Mlss Catherine Wunderly. T!> round-up of the Lower Naza¬ ieth Potato Club, which is sponsored by the Nazareth Lions Club co-oper¬ ating with the Northampton County .¦\giii'iiltural Extension Service and in which 26 boys and girls are en¬ rolled, was staged last Wednesday evening in the basement of the Dry¬ land church at Hecktown. Twenty-two of the 26 niembers of the club each exhibited 1 peck of potatoes. J. B. R. Dickey, crop specialist, and A. B Bingham, club leader from Penn.sylvania State Col¬ lege, did the Judging and made the awards. Wllbert Roth wns nwarded first prize: 2. Paul Bu.ss; 3, Raymond Roth: 4, Dorothv Stettler; a, Miri¬ am Domcrt; 6, Walter Buss; 7, Mar¬ vin Heller: 8, Charles Schultz; 9, Walter Heller, and 10, Elwood Buss Each club member vvas furnished a bushel of dusease-free seed pota¬ toes of Rus,sett variety through the co-operation of the Lions Club and in returft each sponsor with two bushel of table stock potatocb at dig¬ ging time. The disease-free ' aeed was planted in comparison with hoi:;e grown seed and the average yield from disease-free seed was 327 bushel as compared with 257 bushel ¦ for home grown seed. I FoUowing the Judging, a program. I which included motion pictures «hown by County Agent B, L, Cole¬ man, short talks by Mr, Dickey and Mr. Bingham, and the awarding of the prizes by A. O, Kern, represent¬ ing the Nazareth Lions Club, was |S,i'-'en I Ou Saturday evening, the round¬ up of the Moorestown Potato Club I was held in the Oran«e Hall at Moorestown in connection with a community Parm Products Show, I This club is compcsed Of 13 members I and is also sporLsored by the Naza¬ reth Lions Club, which Is contribut- i ing money I The First National Bank of Naza¬ reth is co-operating In conducting the community show and contribut¬ ed prize money. The claasiflcation I included poUtoes, small gratna, eom vegeubles, fruit and canned gooda. Century Old Grist Plant b Ruins by Blaae; Big Grata ply Lost; Loaa Aboat $27.ttt TIi!> century-old building of th* Ackermanvllle Building company, lo¬ cated immediately aside of the BMtal highway through AckermanTtUe at the point where It crosses the rail* road tracks, was completely deatrty- ed bv flre of undetermined orlftai. which was discovered at about I o'clock Saturday morning and th* home of Emery Miller and tall mother, adjoining the mill, was I ly damaged. The mill was with grain, all of which waa de* stroyed. Estimates place the loss at between $25,000 and $30,000, partlf covered by tasurance. When the blaze was discovered It had gained considerable headway. Volunteer workers started to flght tt and they were soon re-enforced by the truck from the Bangor flre de* partment, which pumpedyter from a nearby creek. Ther|fll|^no Other available soiuce of water supply. The firemen could do llttle toward saving the mill and directed their efTorts principally to saving the Mil* ler home. However, consideraMta damage was done to the house. Tba porch was burned off, the windows were burned out and a constdtnbl* portion of the furniture was aoorth* ed. The flremen kept working on ttil blaze until well Into the momhic. The roof of the mill fell In abooti o'clock. The mill, which was one of tht originally built over 100 yeaca aeO. It really projected part way out the highway, which Is very at that point, Additiona to the of frame conatruction, fuel for the flames. The proprietor of the place la 'O. Stackhouse, of AckermanvUle. DEATH AV COIJlftT Henry Roea died at Home on Tueaday p. m. of oompUcationa A son. Addison Roaa. of vives him. Ke waa county home In vteea wtU tae ' boneat m |
Month | 11 |
Day | 20 |
Year | 1930 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19301120_001.tif |
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