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ITEM
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NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1938
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SCHOOL BOARD TO DIS- CUSS SAFETY PATROL
RUINS NOW  MARK  THE SPOT WHERE ONCE  STOOD A FAMOUS HOSTELRY | POPULAR   BABY
AppHcttio"    Made    For "^ Mow Storjff Spw«
The regular monthly meeting of fui Maiawth school Board wm held X SSSeth Hllb school BuUd- ^.^S Monday eventaf of thU week
Th? Treasurer rendered « report
hSL a balance of IH.WAa io
SeTSLury-n January l.im^e
€rtpts during January were lem- ind the expenditure. 9»»»M, vSg « •»*l«n'* "' •*••»"•" *»" Ptebruwy Ut. VMtt were no chang- JjrtoeSlnWn* Fund account dur- S-me month of January; h. Pund ..of February Ut conaUtlng of a Ssh balance of $1,188.03 and Haw- 2th school Dlrtrlct bond! of the S iMue of $39,000.00 par amount, S a Sal of $40,188.08. Tt^Tix CoUector reported collec- ^       Mhool  uxea  during   »'¦
tlons
of
the
„onth of January amounting to $4,.
**i5L amounting to 8l.l«Ma were approved for payment and the Ti«a. 'urer auihorHed to pay them. A communication waa received from J^J V. Knecht Foat of the AmjerU STuilonsufgeatlngtheertabUah-
in. Of a safety patrol composed of SJi',„ the public «.hoolAit.r 5Si,ng the matter. Superln^nd- SSfr A. Marclu and Director W. H Shw^re named a *c»^^^ «Mt With the Safety Patwl Com¬ mie o the Local Poat for further SiSSlon of the matt«r before any acSnlte action U tafcM*. Xorter to make apMC In the Wth ¦AMlBulldlngavallablo foratorafe SKLTJoompurpo-a Which wUl STneeded by the betlnnlng of the lva» school term. Supervlaor of lingg wm. Sime. waa directed to _ In application with the Worlu ¦ngiess AdmlntatraUon for the •*• e^tion and flntahlng of a room Sneath the stage, and the corridor into the south east comer room in the basement at a cost to toe DU- trtct of not more than $530.00.
A communication was received from the Department of Ubor and Industn- directing that an automaUc ¦as shut oft valve be placed Into the its line into the High School Build¬ ing and that a light be placed above the emergency lighting unit In the ume building. The Building Com¬ mittee was directed to comply with directions of the department and have the installations made as soon M possible.
The Brotherhood of St. John'a Lutheran Church was granted the use of the High School Auditorium for the purpose of presenting a play ia the evening of April 30. l»88.
Superintendent F. A. Marcks re¬ ported that owing to the unexpected toereaae In enrollment In the high over the estimate at the be- of the term, more lockers are In order to meet the pre- needs, the Board authorlaed to purchase eighteen additional at a cost not exceeding alxty
P. T. A. MEETING TONKHT IN HIGH SCHOOlAllDrroMDM
The regular monthly meeting of the Nazareth P. T. A. will be held li the high school auditorium, Thurs¬ day. February 17 at 7:43 P. M. It Is the Uitentlon of the organization to make this meeting one of the most interesting that has been held thl« year and this can only be done with the cooperation of the parents. The entire membership of all Olrl Scouts and Boy Scout Troops of the Boro¬ ugh of Nazareth will be the guests. Tlie meeting will be In charge of the leaders of the respective groups and the entertainment will be furnished by the girls and boys.
The principal speaker of the even¬ ing will be Mr. W. S. Culpepper, Jr., Scout Executive of the Delaware Valley Area Council.
Folowlng the regular meeting .n the auditorium there will be a social period.
All Olrl and Boy Scouts are re¬ quested to wear uniforms.
DKEC11NG VOCAL
0IGANIZA11ON
Otoetors A. R. Snyder and W. B. Ml, who attended the SUte School Mncton Convention at Harrisburg, h„ on February 3, gave a report on Ike proceedings of the convention « that day, and Superintendent MMCks gave a report of the pro- tiedlngs of the meeting sponsored oy the Pennsylvania Branch of the Oipartment of Secondary School MKlpals In cooperation wlto the Department of Public Instruction •iiMi he attended at Harrisburg on IMnury 4th
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Feb.   17.- Highwaya
The  De Improved
¦•I than 1,000 miles of highways ¦"N I»»T. This should be of In- '¦¦• to Pennsylvania motorists tWte naturally like to know **•» 'hey get in return for '^f^^at fees and gasoline taxes, lylvanla's state Highway of 40.600 miles already Is l"»l»atoit in the Nation. And X proin-ams, Involving ex-
M» h^; ^ ''"** '""" '" *»'8*»- ttsB «« *"' ""'^ "** construc- "^™> continue our enviable rep- JjJJJJ for maintaining    splendid
h^*^. *" *°*2 ™"** Improved •witacluded both contract Jobs
tf-L"""'"'""'" »'y Dpp»rt-
•weis The ImprovemenU In- "*«™ctlon of new roads, ro- ,TJ*|*«*ng pavement, wld-
ImmMiT^*' «°n»'n«5tlon and re- h«~3rr* of bridges, grade cros- 2J™"ons,   and many other
lia!?^.'^''*™«nt    Approxl. ^wi mUes of the toUt were
I^i^J?"'V Department forces and •i ^*^' by private contract-
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«aJ['"°'" types of surfaces Jr«« the year, bituminous -• "Hded the  list with 318
lu?"'" 'yP« mileages In- • we-cost bituminous mix, 323 pwxjtnd cement concrete Igp;
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Nr i » ^°"*tructlon of bridg-
TJ»;'oot clear span  totaled
wg IT;.,,*"' ^ projects com-
I iltaL.H     "^ <:roi..Mng8, includ-
^El?«lon of grade crossings,
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ENTERS BIG SECOND imUOD
Next Cent Satw**^ Feb. 19th: EiliMiM Credits May Chuiii
TO CELEBRATE 25tli WEDDING ANNjVERS.'UtY
Mr. and Mrs. D. Wilmer Wolf will celebrate their 25tli wedding annl- veraary next Tuesday. February 32nd. -y having open house from 2 o'cloc: I ntil 10 o'clock in tlie afternoon at rheir residence, corner of Whltefleld ind Prospect Street.s All neighbors, friends and relatives are Inviled.
Mr, and Mrs. Wolf were united In marriage by the Rev, W. H, Wotrlnj Mr, Wolf is engaged in the grocery business here for many years.
CAniE MEN TO
MEET ATT
GIANa ANNOUNCES SQUeSOFMSnNG
ELLIS SCHNEEBELI lover of mu-ic and well Icnown Naza- rene has again consented to direct and is now directing a local vocal organization, The Nazareth Chor.il Society, consisting of more than 73 members. This is not a new ven- lure for Mr. Schnecbell. He organized and directed one of Nazareth's firs* chorus groups more than forty years ago. from 1897 to 1907. He also served as organist of the local Mor¬ avian Church and St, John's Luth¬ eran Church, and In 1919 organized and directed the Nazareth Y.M.C.A. Band which, during Its exlstance. held the musical spotlight In Naza¬ reth and community.
The Nazareth Choral Society, which was very successfully directed by Miss Mae YeUley untU the first of this year, has gained popularity from year to year and the member¬ ship of the organization has shown a
Ccunty Agents B. L. Coleman and A. L. Hacker announce a series of agricultural meetings to be held in th: Schoenersville Orange Hall Frl- d.iy. February 18th. Lehigh and Northampton County Agricultural Exte.-.slon Services are both'cooperat- Ing in holding this series of meet¬ ings, which will be of interest \o most farmers, Meetinj.s are  to be  held in  th?
j afternoon and evening and a supp?r tcr tlioso attending tlie afternoon and evening sessions will be serve!
' by the ladies of the grange.
Tlie  topics  of  di£cussi3n are  as
' fallows: At 2:00 1*. M, "Vegetabb and   Fruit Disease Control", R   3.
! Kirby; "New Information on Potato Varieties", A. L. Hacker. At 7:30 P. M., C. O. Oossln   win speak on
I -Brooding Chicks" and J. M. Hufl-
' ington will talk about "Newer Ideas en Growing Vegetables".
THE PUBUC ~ AND PINCHOT
No matter who is nominated, or whose names will appear on toe bal¬ lot on May 17th primary, politicians and organization members of both parties will know that a veteran and
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Honir-cni^wa-
DAY lEMlZVOIJS
The four vine-covered walls lo- I rated at Jacobsburg. along the orl- I glnal Nazareth-Wind Oap road, the , road used by the WUke.s-Barrj-: Philadelphia stage coach, during the i dden days, is all that remains of a settlement   and  a
FARM SHOW AT
MOORESTOWN
A meeting of the Northampton County Hol'-tein-Priesian Associa¬ tion, in cooperation with the North¬ ampton County Agricultural Exten¬ sion Service, was announced today ty County Agent B. L Colemaa This meeting will be of interest to all dairymen In the county and Is to be held Thursday evening. Febru¬ ary 24th. at 7:30 in the Nazareth V M. C. A.
"The Area Plan Of Bang's Disease Testing and Indemnity" will be dis¬ cussed by J. C. Nageotte.
"Four-H Dairy Calf Clubs And Their Accomplishments' will be the topic discussed by A. B. Bingham,
I one   time   lively ! famous hostelry.
Although only ruins now remain,
Jacobsburg during  the  sixties  was
a thriving Uttle settlement and the I Inn was famous during this entire
period for hay-ride parties and week- ' end hodowns. Besides the Inn, ' Jacobsburg  had   six  dwellings,   an' HVOOCNt CLASS AT
Iron foundry, a tannery, grist mill, "V" TO-NIOHT
and a blacksmith shop    Located on' -
MORE BABY PHOTOS NEXT WEEK
All remaining photos of con¬ testants in the Item Popular Baby Comes: will be run in THE ITEM ne.xt week. It was Impo-ssible to carr.v any new photos in thii week ,s i.ssue due to the fact that the cuts were not received from the engravers in the time for In¬ sertion to-day. Watch for 12 new photos In next week's ITEM.
New
Different esting
Inter-
Displays     of     Farming Equipment and House¬ hold Goods
144,464 nSH PLACED IN STREAMS IN DECEMBER
THREE   D.\YS
the main thorofare In that day,' Jacobsburg was known to travelers' from Philadelphia to Wllkes-Barre,! and during the late sixties the place \ became a regular stop-over to all cattle drovers. It was here they found genuine
The second hygiene class will be started at the Y. M. C, A. this even¬ ing at 7 o'clock. All those hiterest- ed are requested to come to toe sec¬ ond floor of the "Y" by or before 7 o'clock this evening, enroll and start attending regular classes which will
Pennsylvania-Dutch hospitality and' continue under the direction of Miss
palatable dishes, togetoer with com- Mary Orlm.
fortable   lodging   and  shelter   and, •      
bedding for their live stock. i KEYSTONE CEMKNT/Ca
Owen Rostenbader of BushkiU Township Is one of Jacobsburg's na¬ tive sons by blrto. He was bom in the old Inn in 1864, the son of the
I shrewd politician has been and will  late Edward Kostenbader, who was
from
favorable   increase. rendered   were   well encouraging comments issued capable renditions.
It is Mr. Schneebeli's desire and ambition to continue tlic work of this organization, and in view of the .splendid support given in the past, he will appreciate continued effort and assistance by members of the organization as well as citizens to make the Nazareto Choral Society the most outstanding vocal group in thU section. With Nazareto's Bi¬ centennial celebration in the olTlng. there will be offered to this or- ganlaation a splendid opportunity to render a service that will be recorded In the town's history, one that should not be overlooked by all concerned.
The organization will accept more members and will be glad to have any one who has toe desire and voice to serve If you wish to Join the society, make your desire known to Mr.    Schneebeli,   South   Whitfleld
The   concerts' ^ '" the race for the Oovernor's seat attended   and | '^^ "^^ Commonwealth, according to sentiments    expressed     throughout Northampton County.
When the organizations really .start trotting out their "ponies" and open broadsides, the thunder and bally¬ hoo together with propaganda, which is now l>eing prepared for release when 'the wire goes up", may find a lot of hitherto "wagging tongues" stilled by the absence of sufBcient material to harm the veterans cam¬ paign. So say members and citizens of both parties in Nazareth and community. What It all nleans will be revealed on the tally sheets May 17th.
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Mr. and Mrs. Horace Orube, who
formerly resided on Mauch Chunk Street, have/recently moved to Frack and Leh ap»)ihents on South Broad Street
Street, town, or any member of the organization.
proprietor from 1861 until 1867. Mr Kostenbader told the Item reporter that he spent the first three years of his life in this one-time-famous hotel with his parents. In 1867 the party moved on a farm nearby and Mi. j Kostenbader spent his entire life within a short distance from tho place of his birth.
The late Richard Christ was the last owner of the Inn and adjacent ^ property,   consisting   of   270   acre>, when it was sold to the Fitzgerald- j Speer Lumber Company for lumber¬ ing  purposes.    The   hotel   business was discontinued and later the en-| tire tract was sold to The South Easton Water Company, who are the' present owners.
The Item U Indebted to Mr. Kost¬ enbader for the above photo, taken' about  1863, showing    the   hostelry during its heyday, and at a  tims' when a  birthday party held sway I and  enjoyed  the  atmosphere   that always prevailed at the Jacobsburg' Inn I
TO RESUME OPCBStlONS
Tlie Keystone! cement Co,. Plant a; Bath idle .sinHTDecember 15th, is about to resume operations, some of ihe men already having been called b.Tfk to work.
On March 10. 11, and 12 a farm show will be held at the Moorestow.i Orange meeting hall. Invitation ha.5 been extended to the members of Harmony Orange to Join in this event. The farm show is sponsored by a group of electrical, farm imple¬ ment, and farmer's supply merchants m the vicinity of Nazareth and Bath ExhlblU win be extremely varied ranging from the latest designs in farm tractors to the newest type of electric curling Iron.
The dairy farmer will find manv devices here for increasing the profit from his dairy operations and for re¬ ducing the labor neces.sary in carry¬ ing on his dairy. If he wi'.l contras: in his mind a picture of an old fashioned dairy barn with stalls for the cattle that are difTiculi to keep (Continued on Page Three)
ELECTION CALENDAR
Spring Primary   May 17
General Election  November 8
First day for Signatures on Nomination Petitions   February 26
L:i.st Day to File Nomination Petitions   March 28
L.ist Day for Withdrawals     April 2
I..ist Day to File Objections     April   2
L.ist Day to Register before Primaries     April 19
L.ist Day to File Removal Notice    April 18
First Day to Obtain Signatures for llndependent Nominations . March 28
I a.St Day to File Nomination Papers    April  27
L.ist Day to Object to Nomination Papers   May 2
First Day to Register after Primary     May  23
Last Day to File Primary Expense A:counts   June 16
I.ivst Day to Withdraw   September 6
L.ist Day to Fill Vacancies Caused by Withdrawal on Candi¬ dates Nominated' at Primary or Independent Political
Parties I .'.^t Day to Register before Election
1.1st Day to File Removal Notice	
L.ist Day to File Expense Accounts .. First Day for Registrations after Elect
September 19 .., October 8 ... October 10 .. December 8
. December 9
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FIVE LEADERS IN POPULAR BABY CONTES'l
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Hhlrlrjr   Elaine—The   eighteen- month-old    daughter    of    Mrs, Hatfie Rlnker. of Nazareth. (AU Photos by H. P. Delta)
Rexlna—Tlie year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hngenbueh of Nazareto.
Jimmy H.—Tlie fifteen-montli- old .son of Mr and Mrs Roland S. Rnii. of N.izareth.
(iw'piidolyn —Daiiuht <r   of   Mr ami Mrs Oe.irge Michael. Naza-
u'lh.
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ConsUnce   May—The   year-old
d.HiRlitpr of Mr and Mrs, Robert IJoch. of Nazareth. .
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Distribution of 144,464 fish of vari- oas species from hatcheries of the Pish Commission during December was announced by Commissioner of Fisheries C, A. French,
Trout of legel six-inch size and ?ver featured di-stributlin for the month as the Commission continued its Intensive stocking program if these popular game fish In prepar¬ ation for the trout opening on April 15 Also included in the December stacking were 72.000 brook trout. ranging in size from 6 to 8 inches: 50 400 brown trout, from 6 to 9 in¬ ches in length; 21.115 rainbow trout from 8 to 9 inches in length, and 413 adult minnows averaging 6 Inches in length
TWINS ARE
POPULAR ENTRIES
Marjr Ann and Hermle Jr.—The 15 month old Twins of Mr, and Mrs Hermie W, Vogel. of Naza¬ reth.
BIRTHDAY FARTl*
In celebration of her sixth birth¬ day last Wednesday. Miss I>ale Dev- er. daughter of Mr and Mrs K. R. Dever. Belvidere Street, entertained seventeen of her friend.^ Dames were enjoypd after which refreshments were served to the following guests: Betty Mae Koch. Loui.se Roth, Kath¬ arine Winn. Patty Neel. Mary Neel. Anita Meyer. Dorothy Chrlstman. Jean Neel. Jane Dever. James Jack- .«on. Conrad Neuner, Raymond Neu- ner, Albert Neel. Danny Dever. Jim my Dever. all of town, and Calvin Metzgar .ind Nelson Ounning. tt Easton. Mrs. Calvin Metzgar. Mrs, Mary Winn, and Mrs Paul Repsher. of Bethlehem,
TO HOLD CARD PARTY
The American Legion. Poat No. 415, will hold a card party in the Odd Fellows Hall, on Belvidere Street, on Tue.sday evening, Febru¬ ary 22nd. at 8:15 P  M
As a special attraction free movies of the American Legion ConvenUon at New York will be shown.
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CAKI SALE
The Ladles Auxihary of the Bel¬ fast B\- -Reformed Church. Will hold a cake and candy sale at the Antrl- ;'in Stun*. Belvidere Street, on Sat¬ urday morning. February 18th.
Letden
Top ContesURto Voting Heavy Dwrlnf Past   Weak
The Nazareth Item "OeUara You" Popular Baby Contest, m its second period, Is n along with ever Increasing Intavtil and activity on the part of tlM4»ar> cnta. relatives and frlenda ot tiM contestants as the end of the ond highest period of credtta Saturday. February 36.
Of course right now. too, the ef> forts of all those workers In tilt contest who are competing (or tiM hundreds In cash are stimulated bf the vision of an exciting : contest Just a couple of
The opening of the ballot bw tail Saturday night at the and of ttM high credit period dIaeloaaS ttM greatest returns In meretumt flOS> pons and ITEM subaerlptlona ftt made by the oontesunta.
The result of the counting of ttM votes and subacrtptlon eraSlto «M posted on the contest haadqaafUrt window on Monday morning, ablrlof Elaine Rlnker. Reglna Wapnlwicll ind Jimmy R. Roth flnlsbad ttM flnl period in that order, but the total number of votes to the credit of MMil was so close that the position on ttM HONOR ROLL waa in doubt untU :very vote had been countad-
The first cbunt of tbe aceoaS period on Wednesday found tvtry -ontestant on their toes aftar tha lead and aH realizing that ttaa l«id was within reach of any oontaatant during this Extension Period of sub* scription credits
The only question to be answer^ ed is this "Is some real work rlgttt now for a couple of weeks worth 8150.00 In cash?' Each contestant will have to answer that for bin* relf or herself, yet. you raadars can do something nice (or tha baby ro« admire by asking for mer^ant's :»}upons and subscribing to the ifaa« areth ITEM to the credit of tbat youngster.
The next opening of the ballot box and counting of votes will taba place on Saturday evening. Oat votes while tlie getting ia (oo4 Save merchanta' "Baby Couponsl" Subscribe to the Nazareth ITEM.
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^Xorge A Wunderly, son o( Is 8. Wunderly, 335 Street, Nazareth. Pa.. haaJlan plae> ed on the dean's list yT Moravian rollege becausA of hM scholarahlo during the pastVnjpter Wunder* !v is a senior, mal^ng In languacM In preparation for a teaching career.
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Mr. and Mrs Herbert Saul, anS Mrs. Mary Reese, of Phoenlxvllle, Pa., visited Mr. and Mrs. JaoMi Rohrbach. and family. New Street, on Simday.
Honor RoB
Bebw is the standing of
first   THIRTY   babies   In
the
the
ITEM   Popular   Baby   Contest
as
shown   by   the  SEVKNTR
count and .showUig of Saturdajr,
February  12th.   As announced
the
first   week   there   will
be
EIGHT winners at the end of
the
contest.  March 3nd.
Wo
win show hereafter the twloe
weekly credit count.
ThU                            Prevtoua
Count                          Count
1
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3
4
5
6
7
8
•
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
31
22
33
34
35
36
37
n
39
30
Shirley Blaine Rlnker
Reglna Hagenbuch
Jimmy H. Roth
Gwendolyn Michael
Constance M  Dech
Robert C   Seyfrled
Ronald Koch
Patricia Ann Roth
Reynold Werkheiser
Jean Helen Young
June E. Kllpatrlck
Mary Ann Deutsch
Victoria E. Pysher
Robert H. Stlvert
Pearl Mabel Oeta
Gloria Ann Dech
Richard C Kahler
John B. Weasels
Barbara Ann Lohn
Jean A Edelman
Anna Nikles
Tommy A. Weaver
Florence U. Dragosita
Eugene A. Koatenbadar
James Joaeph SnUtti
Kermlt Koehlar
Jean Wlnuner
Ruflna OoUaM
Stephen Reeber
Dale Johnson
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15
13
33
14
17
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. February 19th, at • o'Mook-
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the EXTEN8IOR HM
t leaders are extraoMlir i
and  extensions  may bo
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