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NAZARETH
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Help Safeguard
Nazareth Against Fire
vtra Chief Masters Aslu Citizens To Co-operate In *^ Prevention Activities
KO TIME LIKE PRESENT TO CLEAN FLUES
"Oreat   oaks  from  Utile   acorns
jow," and likewise a conflagration
Jiy begin with a spark.  Since 1900 1 0ere have been 100 conflagrations
lg the united States and Canada;
„Ujer» are Ukely.   That U why Flre
CW«' Masters aslu the co-operation
of all Nazareth citlaens to do their
ptrt   in    making    Nazareth    safe
•gainst nre. you can guard against the spread
of lire by having an adequate wa- I ter iupply. an efllclent flre deparl- rnent a reliable flre alarm system, 110 up-to-date building code, and by ^ liUmlnatlng conflagration hazards | Ito the installation ot automatic ISilnklers and the protection of IborHontal and vertical openings. I nuareth has aU of thU protection liad her Industries are equipped with larlnltle". but how about the pro- ItNtlon in the 1400 homes and gar- Imn' 'I am going to personally liMPtct all of the local Industrial IplaaU to checlc up on flre prevention
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1937
Boost Nasareth ^ Single Copy Tliree Caoti
equipment Installed, but," continued Masters, "we mu.'it have more and better co-operation from the home owners If we are lo prevent chimney and other preventive fires this year."
There Is no time like the pre.sent to clean out the flue's. dispose of all unnecessary rubbish and trash stored In corners or the attics of home.s. Make .sure your furnace i.s in perfect working order, that the draft pipe Is oi)en and tliat no flam- able material Is kept near th? heat¬ ing system of your home. If you are a good citizen, report fire haz¬ ards a.s soon as noticed to Fire Chief Masters, and If you are a good homemaker, help Naz.ireth In this fire prevention movement by safe¬ guarding your home agaiiiist fire\ln ever>' possible way. \
National Plre Prevention Weeil^ will be observed October 3rd to 9th, but unless you do .something about It, all prevention eflorts are mean¬ ingless. Slart cleaning up right now 111 your home.
Turn
your   clock
Back
one hour to Eastern Stan¬ dard Time This Sunday. September 26th at 2 a. m.
OLD FOLKS DAY
THIS SUNDAY
One of the Outstanding Services of the Year At St. John's Ev.- Ref. Church
SCOUT TROOPS HOST TO MOHIERS
kixiliary   Fomed   and OlBcers Elected
Itoop  1  of   the   Naaareth   Olrl uU mel for their regular weekly in the Y.M.C.A.  The meet- 1 was opened with the Olrl Scout emony. flag salute, promise, mot- and   slogan.     Claudia   Miller, as color bearer.   The members trcop wrapped the Christmas ents which thoy had prepared for Cross lo send to U. S. .-^ol- Itrs In foreign ports.   At tlie round discussion It   was decided   ti M a nizht hike in the near future, lie  meeting   closed   with   a   sona elon.   t.ips.   and   benediction   by ptain Beatrice Carmel.    A  court honor was held af.or the meet¬ On Fiid.iy eveniiia. Srptembcr 17. 1 meetins w.is held at the V.M.CA.. tJie   tiiree   Scout   troojM,   their others, and Interested friends.   At meeting  a   Mothers'  Auxlllarj' N.uarelh   Olrl   Sc lUts   w.i.s led    The ofllcers of this orgaiii- weie elected as follows: Pres- lent. Ml--   Albert Neal; vlce-prosl- Mrs Pred Hunt; .secretary and surer. Mrs. I'aul Wunderly.   Tho [iliary will meet tlic first Friday month.   After tlie business eting. the Scouts entertained with singing under the leadership I Capuin Mary Repsher. |Refreshments were served by the Its.   The meeting closing  with and the benediction.
COUNTY TEACHERS WILL GATHER AT PEN AR6YL
Yearly Institute Planned
For October 25 and 26
In New School Bldg;.
The Pen Argyl schools will act as hosts to Northamoton County teach¬ ers at the two»<l.iy se.ssion of tho county .school -institute on Mond.iy and Tuesday/October 25Ui .md 26th, according to an announcetnont by County S*iperintendent of Schools Oeorge A. Orim. of town. In the past nilniber of years thi.s institut;' was held In town, however, with tli-i' completion of Pen Argyl .-> up-to-date .school biiilding. the some 400 teach¬ ers in this cniinly li.ive select'd tiic school for tholr moi'ting pliice> this yo.ir. J The program which is now being^ prepared, will be announcnl very .shortly by Mr. Orliii.
ING LICENSES TOR 1937 ARE OUT
he regular 1937 hunting licenses
now in the hands of all county
Hasurer-    Every efTort was mado
i'.'. til'SO licenses  out promptly
ti\i^ no .ipplication for antlorles.s
*r permits will be valid unless U
ntains the number of the appli-
nt's 1937 hunting licen.se,
Application for .special door  por-
.^hall not be submitted to the
risburg ofBce of the Oame Com-
before September 15     Any
rtieations   received    bo'fore   that
will nece.s.sarily have to be rc-
(Contlnuad On Paya Twe)
21.700 ADDITIONAL ACRES FOR HUNTING
A.s a result of the new farm-;?.ini.' program adopted by the Oame C im- mission a year ago, undor wliich landowners lease their hunting rights to the Oame Commi-sion for a minimum of five years, Pennsylvania hunters will have more than 20,000 acres of additional open .shootin; territory on which to pursue their sport this sea.son.
W. Oard Conklln. director of the bureau of refuges and lands, stated that 17 projects have now boon ar¬ ranged for comprising 280 firm- with an aggregate area of 21.700 acres.
Six additiunal projects comprl>ing 36 farms and a total of 4744 acre's are also under way. althoiuli thesf may nol bo wholly complot.d befirc the season opens on Nf)\i:nbor  1.
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IT'S A BOY
,^es! it's an eight and one-hilf pound boy that arrived at tli.- iioin- of Mr. and Mrs W. F. M"rtz. oari;. last Saturday nnrning Both ai\ doin? well.
otato Growers Meet
At "Y" To-night
[ill Be Given Opportunity To Vote On Proposed Acreage Goal Program; Aims To Stabiliase Industry
Members    of    the    Northampton y Potato Orowers Association
ys
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'¦?'"' O't his tun uce-ordiiig to fns
8EPTEMBEH
'f^\   W—1.; :r.'cTrey   Moxi?c   fur- ¦^< ¦ r'inderod t; the Un.ted
l>i S'atss tn^ps. lei"
2S-E.-..-..?H n Arnold-jc-jpod a;i-?r attomptir.j lo b« 'la-/ hu c:untiv, 1733
M-i'losidc-n! Ja.:'i:!--n re n-.ived tl-.o deposii: lie in t.eU.S, bank. 1333.
JT—3. S Aictic. noaring lh* Air.oncan tl-. res e:i.k.¬ ir. i Xg lose livoj, 1M4
**-f,J'Ji i>3U>Dr ascensicr.
I       ol. L': i.3  pnt'-,' dto'vr.e-'j
m Lak» t.'.ici.. jrin, lo'^;-
•° .:..} Ula massacre tr Ojlorado occurred, ie''9
M   iitiiters at Lawtenrt Moss . not djfir.31 <.•.?!', _• l&ui houi stnl-.c nil
i. '^v
land othor commercial potato gro-A-
jers win be given an opportunity ti vote on a projjo.sed acreage Ooal f >r Irisii (Whito» Potatoes under tiio voluntary  1938 Agricultural Coiisor-
[ vation Program at a meeting t.) b' held Thursday. Septoniln'r 23. 8 30 P M. at tho Y. M C. A., in Nazaretii At this meeting proposals will b' discu.s.sod for handling a program which would have as lt.s aim the .stabilization  of the potato  indu-try
I and   ballots   will   be   distributed   ti
I any commercial ixotato grower who
I caro.i to vote.
Under the pro?ran^. as tentatively
j outlined,    the    cooperating    fann-'r
! would bo paid a sub.stantial am. unt per acre for keoping his ncroau' within tho Ooal established, the amniinis   v.irylng   with   the   vii Ids
I wiilcii ho obtained.   If. howivor. lu-
! rai.so.s [wtatop.s In excess of liis g .al. a heavy deduction fnm tho am.unt of the payment would bo mad.' f u- carh ncro in excess of hi.s goal    Th-.'
.cooperating pnxliicor who excod.-d hi^ goal wmild l')>o through tho el- - duct ious moro than he could rcison-
' ably expect to realize In profli on the    exce.ssive    acroau •       .^'s).    ho
would Ix' iK'lpliin to d'-foat the ef¬ forts of lm own lndii-.try  lo att iin
I stablh/4»ti.m un a prontable' b.i.'^is
CHORAL SOCIETY ELECTS OFFICERS
Rehearsals To Start In October /
A very enthusiastic mea^z of the Board of Directors of ine Naz¬ areih Choral Society w/f& held at the "Y" on MondaV earning. Eleven -f the twelve memtte^were pr-'sent The president. Mrs. W. Calvin Nickel. iirosidfd.
It was unanimously decided t > present two concerts this season, the tirst to bo given In December at which time "Tlie Me.ssl.ih" by Handel, will again be rendered and a second conc.?rt to be given liiyth? Spring.
;'ilew officers elected for Ibg season were Pre.sldent Stroman;  vlce-pres vln  Nickel;  secret; Kern   and  Ireasu Heyer.
Another   meeting
VOU    ARE    INVITED
Old Polk's Day will be observed in St. John's Ev.-Reformed Church on Sunday, September 26th, at 10:30 A M. with a special .service.
Prom   year   to   year  the   interest
.and attendance at this service has
I Increased and It Is now one of the
I outstanding   services   of   the   year.
More than one hundred pers'ins who
were over 70 years ot age attended
the service last year.
A cordial invitation is extended to all the old folks of this and sur¬ rounding communities to sii.Tre th? fellow.ship at St.  John's.
THREE NiizARETH BOVS   ENTER LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
SITE OK FIRST HOl'SE OF .NAZ.ARETH — 1740
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RESUMES MONTHLY MEETINGS
com-
rs. Earl
Cal-
Marlon
WUmer
Three   boys   from   Nazareth   ari among the entering class of 521 men I which enrolled last Tuesday at Le¬ high   University    for   the    annual I Preshman Week  activities. I   The week's program closed Satur- °l  ".^.v"        ' ***y ""*• formal registration for all ..V    next s(mient3 started Monday for openlnj
Nazareth Rich In
Historical Background
Valuable Records Confined Within Four Walls of The Whitefield  House
Annual   Dinner   Meeting October 19th
the
n 8:15 P. M
at the "Y".
wil!   lake   place   at
Monday evening at which time "j™^j'~^,YYhursday. September is' definite plans will be made for the ^,3(^1 enrollment Is expected to ex- rtrst rehearsal which will probab.y 1 j, „q(, ^^^ ^^^ flr.st time In the be held the first Monday hi October, ^^^^^^^. ^j ^^^ university
The Nazareih boys are Donald A. Marcks, son of Prof, and Mrs. F. A. Marcks. 336 Belvldere Streel. who will .study Buslne.ss Admlnl-stration; Jo.seph S. Schlegel. son of Mr. ani Mrs. Jo.seph P. Schlegel, 41 Oreen Street, who will study Engineering; and Thomas Starner. sm of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Starner, 307 South Main Street, who will study Chem¬ istry.
NEW YORKER TALKS TO NAZARETH
Rev. G. M. Shultz, M. A., Curator, Tells of First Nazareth House
The Chamber of Commerce re¬ sumed its regular monthly Board mettlngs Monday evening Th^se present were William Bennett Jr.. E. C. Champion, J. H. Pulmer, A. O Kern, P. H. Marlin, Robert Nolf. Henry Schlegel, H. P. YeLsley, C J. Knauss and Howard Shimer. H P. Yeisley, president of the board, presided.
Following regular routine business. the board propostd an all-member meeting to be held at the Nazaretn Inn. Tuesday, Octotior l&th. for the purpjse ot discuvsiiig and piamiiag activities for the future. The com¬ mittee appointed to make the din¬ ner arrangements consists of: C. J Knau.ss, Henry Sclilegel and Rober; Nolf.
A letter fro.m the Pennsylvania Pu ;lic Service CommiMion, under date of Septemtier 16th. conc'^rning the Chamber's actun rejardinj automatic signals at Fulmer'.^ grade cro.-)iing was read and ordered filed. The Commission advised tha; iiegj- tiations were on foot ftir the pro¬ tection of this cro.ssing and that tiiey hoped to be abe to advise shortly that these signaU will be installed in the near future
ECONOAHC HIGHUGHTS
Thai
Affact   the
'ulU.   Dividend  Ch*oii
ll:t|i|i<-iiinif M
1'inner   '      " _	
and Ta.v BIIIh of Every IndlvU fliiHl. National and Interna* tiona! r'ri>i>ietnH Inseparable fri'iii  I.o. al  Welfare.
FIRE DOGS NO DAMAGE   TO LOCAL PLANT
^At 11:55 last Wednesday evenin; tile fire alarm brought to action the local flre ''o-npany when a slight fir ¦ broke out in the loaiier roiin of the Nazaroth Plahinj/MiU Co. No damage was don^ a/^the flames, ot iinkiijwn origin,'^rero confined to -having.s. -^
SCOUT NEWS
Members of the CathoUc Tioip. Nj 43, Boy Scouts, who met Tues¬ dav evening in the ba.semcnt of th.- -hurch.dlscus-ed plans for a trip ti Cea Ida lo and other coal region .n-\i- witliin the next several weeks.
M.mbors of Troop V-32. Biy Scouts, met in weekly ses.slon on Monday evening in their cabin in tlie local municipal park, tho meet¬ ing having been opened witli the Lords prayer, by Raymond Sehiss¬ ler. followed by parading of the flag, by Prederlck Hunt Jr., and Ephriam Moyer; pledge to the flag, by Peter Heckman. Jr; the scout oath, by Merlin Steed; and patrol .sessions. It was decided to build bird feeders for the Winter, work to be started immediately. On Tuesday evening, September 28th. the members of the troop will be the guests of the local Mons Club, their sponsors. Oames followed led by scout patrol leader, Wayne Keck, and the mei'ting end¬ ed with the formation, .scout law, benediction and salute. Present werj <;-nrmaster. Hiin'er Snyder. A. S. M.. D'nald Motz: Jr A. S M., Donald Snyder; S P. L.. Wayne Keck; (luartermastor. Charles Bennett; and cribo. Clarence Fehnol, Jr.
Offlcers of Troop V-32. Biy Scouts, will meet this Friday evening at 7 i'clock in tlieir cabin In the local municipal  park.
FORMER DISTRICT ATTORNEY AD¬ DRESSES ROTARIANS
The  marker  pictured   Is   a  silent yet eloquent reminder of the found¬ ing of Nazareth Just  197 years ago. It marks the spot on the lawn of th? _old  Wlut-.'field  House  where   *tood I the  flrst  house in Nazareth.    This (house, of unhewn logs, was  hastily thrown  up in  the Summer of  1740 'as a siieltor for  the  little  band of Moravians   who had   been   engaied by Oeorge  Whitefleld to  erect  the large stone building  now known as the Whitefield Hou.se    A few month-, ^previou-!y   Whitefield   had   brough. I this remnant of a colony  of  M-^r- avians alm^ witli him to Philad.l- 'phla fr ):r. O'^orgia where th?y had 1.settled   in   1734,  but   had   not   pros- i pered; b th. beoau-'e of poliMcal con- Id^tlcns     and    climatic    difflcultie- Whitefi'-ld's  intmtlon  was  to  build
l»ilJUV.Il-.-».llkJ^.,g^^j.Q,^,. ^.,f Nazareth." as he ti-rmed It, to bocinie an asylum for hi- op¬ pressed fellow countrymen.
After    a    preliminary   inspection, early I'-i  M-iy. Peter Boehler  l"d hi.s fe-.v followers through the primeval . forest   to  the  present   aite  of   N.iz- ' areth. !
Iiicidentally. it may be of interest to n.;to that tho.^.e were not ordinary men. as the sequel abundantly proves.
Boeliler,    erstwhile    professor    of Hebrew  at  the   University  of   Jen i, ] became   the   providential   means  of leading   John   and   Cliar'.es   Wesley
ita founders during 1940, a Oeneral amply prove. These men and their companions all worked for the c.m- mon good on this undertaking, a project worthy of great hearts ani hoble minds. The fir.-t house wat finished in July, and work was be¬ gun on the "great stone hoase." The Moravian workmen aided motly in tile carpentry, and stone-masons had been engaged from the vicinity of Ooshenhcppen. A very 'A'et Sum¬ mer hindered the pr gress of the work, and i; soon became plain that the building could not be placei und^r   roof   b-'fore   Winter   set   m
Curator
CHANGES IN BOUNTY REGULATIONS M-ADE
A nic'lrig call.'d a'  the Nazareth Inn by F, M.  Fianklin of the Taf:! Hoti'l.  No'.v   York   City,  b-i.   Friday' I evening   was   attonded   by   apprixi¬ mately   twenty-five   Nazirctii   mer¬ chant.s.   Mr. Fnnklin addre-sed th- ; Slathering  on   "possibilitie.s"   of   the labirin? cla.s.s  tiirough  co-op-n^ative ' I efforts.   He stated ho had a plan in mind well worth considiring by locil citizens,   whereby   a   manufacturing plant may be started and operated i by   a   common   people   successfully. ' However, he would not devulge the ' nature of the business nor how it is
to   be  financed.    Furthor  meetings .into   a   clearcut   experience   of   re- are to be held in  the near  future demption    through    Jesus    Christ. | it was stated. [Tiiu-- resulted in tho mighty reUgious '
 y y  I revival   of   the   eighteentii   century [
and oven the great historian Lecky says,   "forms  an  epoch  in   English j hlatir\'." I
.Anthony SoifTortii of whom little I is known outside tiie circle of care- |lul i-eaders of ciuirch history and I ^ tr nds, advised John Wesley, when jhe  was   contemplating   Joining   tiie j
MM TRUCK !
OVERTURNS
The I'ennsylvania Oame Com¬ mission has announced the follow¬ ing change^ in bounty regulatiouj beginn.ng October  1, 1937
Removal of the $15 bounty on the wildcat
ReductiDn of the wea,jel bounty fro.m $1 to 50 cents.
Reduction of the go-ha'A'k bounty from $5 to $2 on adult birds, and placing a $1 reward on fledglings.
The month of May was also added to the gosha'A'k bounty period
The declaration of a $2 bounty on the adult Oieat-Horiud O'wls and $1 on fledglings from November 1 to June 1
Tiiese ciianges and regulations -.vere made possible througii the discretionary powers granted the co.mmisUon by the la^t Legislature .llld are designed to eflect a more pi-j;i-r control of predatory bird- and animals,
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A milk truck owned by T. D. Kos- , I tenbader and   Son of  town,  driven I by  Amos  Kratzer,  Nazareth.   R.   2. j '.vas overturned  in a  collision  with [ a coupe driven by Emor>- C. Trach. I East   Lawn,   on   Saturday   mornin.; lit   the   inter.-^ection   of   Broad   and I Centor Streets.    Kratzer cimplainod of   a   back   hijury   but   the    other, driver  was  uninjured.    In swerving^ t.) avert the crash, the truck's  load I was shifted cau.-ing it to topple over | lifter the crash, causing considerable ; damage to the truck. Its contents and the  other car.
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LARGELY ATTENDED MEN'S MASS MEETING
Mombei's of the Nazareth Rotary Club mooting in weekly luncheon session on nun: in tlio dining rooms of tho Y.MCA. hoard an Interesting ad¬ dress on "Merits and De-merit.- of A Juror," as given by Herbert Laub, Ea.-ton lawyer and former district attorney. Ho was introduced by Jo¬ seph H  Fulmir
Vice-president. Charles Shinier, presided at the meeting. "BufI" Ciileman, Northampton County Agent, will bo tho principal speaker on Cnintv 4-H work at next Mon¬ d.iv evinina's meotiii.;.
Moravian brethren, not to do so sine he believed that the Lord had a iir-ater fi'Id in which to exerci.-e Ills ixiundle.ss activity than ciuld be frond In the Moravian Church So the world became Wesley's par¬ ish, and his friend's Judgment wa? ju-ti:iod.
David Zeisberger. that peer of any Indian   Missionary,   who   spent   62 years   among  the  red   men  of   tiie forests, even dying among them at the age of 87 years, w.i.s one of the youaa: men who fir>t came  to  Naz¬ areth     with     Boehler.       Historians ¦.ometimes credit him. with his inar- vell lis   Influence   ovor   tlie   Indians, as lining been hirielv in-trumontal in  saving   the Nortli-wost   t-'rritory His literary of   in.siglit I int.)  the  life   and  character  of   th.' I Indi.iiu, to whom ho gave his life's wark,
J.ilin  Martin  Mack,  al.so  liitr.pid
ml.s.>iniary to the Indians, and later
I to  the   negroes of  the  West   Indies,
has loft us accounts of his rare ex-
peilencps among  the  Indians which
jilval the  romances of James Fenl-
1    There -.vere larse deloitations pros-   niore Cooper.
ent  from Men's organi/ations  from I    Such  were some of the men  who
Ithe    following     nearby     churches:   f-^unded   Nazareth,   and   tliey   bull'.,
Salom  Roformod,  Catasauqua.   Rev   even   bottor   than   thev   knew   b.ith
I (Continued on Page Pour) nii.inlly and -inntii.iHv   as evt-nts
dinner-   most Monday   eve-   the main audi
The Churchnien's Bi'otherhood of tlie   Ev.-Ref.   Churim   conducted successful    ipass   meeting
ini of the church Monday evenin^at which time tli.' Sino-Japane<e /situation was dis¬ cussed. The /•Islting speaker was Dr. Li Jcii rfjiig, pre.sident of the Chinese CliBfttlan Students Asso.. of America, author, musician and lead¬ er of thought  in  Iiitornatlonal   Ai-
a   for the United St.itos. in   remains   are   a   marvel
THE WHITEFIEM) HOI SE—OF RICH HISTORIC AI. BACKCROIM)
The present so-called "Oray Cottage " wa.s erected of "hewn logs ' to pro¬ vide additional quarters for tli^ Winter.
During an interview- between Bo ii- ler and Wliltefleld in tiie late Au¬ tumn a dispute arose and Whitefleld, angered, bade the Moravians tj leave the place instanter However, th? better coun.sel of Nathaniel Iri.-h prevailed, and they were allowed ti remain lor tiie Winter, Early in 1741 Bisliop David Nf-chmann, who had succoedid Boeliler in the pre¬ vious December bought a tract of land from Iri-h. tiie agent of WUliam Allen, at the Junction of the Lehigii River and Monocacy- Creek. They at once built a house, and late i : jjune 1741 the .sojourners at Naz¬ aroth moved into tho new Inme at the prosent .«ite in Botliioliem.
Curiou.sly enough, .-carcoly tiire.- weok.s had they been sone from .N'az¬ areth ere the Barony of N.izareth wa< bougilt for the Moravians T.ic date of the tranaction was July 16. '¦ 1741. and wa.'i exocited in England In 1743 the Whitefleld Hou.se wa. flnished to accomodate a colony o.' , newly-weds who m n-d into th" pla.' • on January 2. 1744 A large haU if. the flrst floor was .set apart fo. religl-lis services and dedicated on that day. Tlie main place of wor¬ slilp n inainod horo until November 1', 17,i6 wlien tho coniirogation found a new home in the newly biglt Naz¬ areth Hall
, The old stono li.iuse is now a home for mi.-sionarjes on furlouali or re- I tired minlster.s. The second floor Is I tho home of the Moravian Historical Society, and was so nominated bv the donor of tlie building, tho late ,1. hn J.irdon Jr.. in 1871 Here are kept books, rocords, etc. of the .society, and hore al.«o the many reV.s- of interest, botli old and now.— some of the rarest extent—are dis¬ played
I     This    library   and    museum—tho iWhltorteld  Hoase—with   its spaci.^u- la vn.   Its   historic   hackgr.iund.   t  - -¦   iior with it- present  u.so make i; lie of tlie real attractions of niodern (N.izaroth,  .ind it   Is  liore  upon  this [sacred ground whore is found one of llhe   richest   historical   backgrounds in  the  east     Enough  data   l.s  c .in- piled   by   the   Miravi.in   Hl-torleal Society, cmcerning Nazaroth and ll.- surroundiiiKS,   to   furnlsli   sufBcient material   for  tho   production  of   an exc-^plKMial   pageant   and   .»   we»k- celcbratlon  on   the  o^casiin  of   nu: I'OOth .innlxovsnry n Nazareili  is to pay  homage  t >
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY CLUB GIRLS ACTIVE
Club girls in Northa.-npton County are rounding up tii°ir work for th? club year. Local rcund-ups for tht.; week have ioeen scheduled in M: Bethel. September 23rd: India.i Trail .September 24th; and Lower Saucon Septe.mber  25th.
Me.moerj of the Stone Church and Mt Bethel clothing clubs will hold tneir round-up Jointly i:i the Mt Bethel Chapel. The program in¬ cludes a skit and .song by the cluo girls: musical selections by Virgi:ii.i Evans and Vera Wagner M .noers (Continued on Page Seven)
LOCAL FIRE
COMPANY MEETS
Members of th? l;cal Vigilance Hise Company. No 1. me: 1:1 Sep¬ tember session on Monday e\eniiig in their meeting rooms of tne muni¬ cipal building on Belvidere Street, with president Lawrence Meyers, in the chair. At this time fn appli¬ cations for membership were re¬ ceived. Plre-chlof. Mike Misters, reported two fires in the borough during the past month, neither of •which resulted In serlDUs damage Francis Moll will act as delegate fir the local company to the State Coii- vontion which will be held early in October in  I'hiladelphia
HOME-COMING SERVICE IN NE.\- NONITE CHURCH
A Home-Coming .service will b** held in the .Mennonite Brethren In Christ Church. South Broad Stroet. on Sunda\- aftornoon at 2:30 oclork
A number of former pastors ar- expected  to be  present
Rev. F B Hertzog. of A.l-iitown a for.mor pastor liere. will bring th^ message.
There will bo ¦•pecia! singinu bv a number of groups. An t'Juitrated song will also be featured
CALENDAR of COMING fV€N15
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Bl-Centonni.il Committee .should b- appointed and organized by our citizena during the coming year.
 by R. M. Holer
Even as agriculture is dependent on industry lo ab-orb the produoU jf lae farm, so is the urban Unltad States vitally dependent on rural, farming America to provide a gl|Ml> tio market for the product* of Ita factories—everything from ploi ta inot.or cars.
A3 a result. It is as importwM to industry and flnance aa to agrieiil> ural America itself to have sooM reasonably accurate Idea of wiMt farm income In tlie immediate fu¬ ture win be; what change. If any, has occurred in farm operating coeta that would affect net Income; what farming states will t>e the most pros¬ perous and so corusiitute the largeab and mo.st profitable market for manufactured goods, etc. Bustness Week has recently made a highly incliisive report on "The Parm Mar¬ ke: Today—and Tomorrow."
This will be the best agricultural year, from the point of view ol gross income, since boomitig IMS. ThU does not mean that the agrleultursl situation U vastly Improved In every iihase—some crops will command lower prices and in some statea Im¬ provement has been relatively slIgM. But. looking al agriculture as • whole, 1937 should produoe tbe first really good farm nurket of eight vears
The farmers' cash Income from crop and livestock marketing ts es¬ timated at 14.750.000,000 for the i>enod from August 1 to January 1. 1338. as compared with $4,375,000,000 in tiie same period a year ago, a gain of about 8 per cent Thla figure does no: include Pederal beneflts which will be approximately 10 per oen: of the farmers' total cash In- C'O.-iie and wili probably come to al¬ mo-t $200 000.000 as against 1138,- 000.000 in the comparable loerlod of 1936.   Con-sequenlly. total gro.ss farm
ash income will not be far from $5,000.000 000 in the six-months per¬ iod
CXher factors bvslde higher income will exert a beneflclal influence on agricultural purchasing power. The farm mortgage debt is at>ou: one and three-quarters billions le.ss than It W.IS in 1929. Interest rates have registered a decline and the carrying -liarge of this debt Is no'w about $400 000.000. as n?ainst $700,000,000 .11 1929. The 1937 farm lax bill will be more than $150,000,000 under 1929 and farm wages, though they ii.ue shown a 20 per cent rise in tiv past year and a half, are one- t.iird less than in 1929,
Parm Income, obviously Is not divided evenly on a per capita basis over the farniing states. Por ei¬ ample. taking tiie latest available flgures. California, wilh less than 2 per cen: of the countr>-'s farm popu¬ lation, last year received 7.58 per cent of the farm income. Iowa, with 3 p»r cent of tiie farm population. received 7 43 per cent of farm In- c-o.-iie By comparison. Alabama, wiUi almost 4 5 per cent of the farm p-opuiation. received only 135 per c.^-n' of the farm income; and West Viriir.ia. with 1.77 per cent of the tarm population, got less than .5 per een: of 'he farm Income.
Increases in agricultural Income for this year will likewise vary widely o\-er the states Oreater incre.ase— in excess of 11 per cent—will be found in the Middle Western states such as the Dakota.s. Iowa and Kan- sa^. These states were tho mosl .severely hit by drouglit A.s a re¬ .sult. gains of several liundred per cent mav be regisU?red in some, inasmuch as they produced relatively n.othing during some of last year's crop seasons.
In Liie Western and Southwestern states, one or two of the Atlantic Seaboard states, and part of the Northeastern group, farm Income Is expected to .siiow rises of from 6 iier cent to 10 por cont. In Western CiUfornia. Western Oregon and Western Washington, parta of a few othor states and almxst, the entire South, improvement will range from 1 \-yr cent to 5 por cent. In a smal. gpiuj) of stales, thei-e will be de¬ clines in farm Inc.mie of from I per cent   to  10 por cent.
Tlui.s the future of agriculture ts brigiit. Even so, al the next sos- =lon (jf Congres.s there will be a flood of n."x legislation dosignod to help tho farmer and .some of It may pa.-ia. Business W'-ek forecasts that puni¬ tive crop control legislation wtll probably become law. and there ts always the chance that a more In¬ clusive "ever-normal granary" plan .^111 ire put into cfTect. Secretary Wallace strongly favors this scheme. —oOo—
R'fent war acUvliles have served Ul illustrate an epochal change In the iittltudo ;jf N-rme of the major powers •oward their interests in foreign couiitnos The United States la gradually adopting tho view that in case of hiistllitles abroad, we Will evacuate the cltl7,ens who wish It .md those whn remain mu.st take Mielr own chances. Thta marka • fur cry from Uw- day when the Unlt/'d Slates wculd go to almost "xtremltv t<j protect our foreign in- vostm»nts Various newspaper polls IndicaU" that thi- new policy Is overwhelmingly favored by tlie Initt of clllaeiu.