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NAZARBTH. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1938
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I
f COUNCIL MEETS IN REGULAR SESSION
-^ For New Treaaurer Trfiiitffiff aad Approved;
Methods To Be Contidered
^'"^M'ABED
^a reaular sWted meeting of Tow.i * Miwas held rrlday evening councU *" j";*S.ciocli p. m.. with januar>' »• J" ' oreaent with the •""'nL'Tf JTeLSs^hler and SSS  T^elitsident, Mr. schaef.
'liJSSifnfcatlons   were   preaenteri
•»cr.ri"KSht ^^^^^^
aoUon of  Messrs  «. ^^^
2fritin is^ £»*» »" •"•• SS?"^^ the Hartford Accident and SLSniS company be accepted and
"wSf progress Administration ai-
XthSJwere PreP"*"* •"*£ ,..-_ nrniMt to covor the wrltm? STbWoTi' Naaareth: alao that S^ diSd a summary of the totals S^iSTl fMt of curb and pavement
TS2 from Mr. V, W. Ancltalt«s Jd S? Charlea H. Benckert were M^ and ordered filed. temnm from Praneia Walter ad- 'Ttti.t Presidential -PPWal had p'^ven to Appucatton Ho SIMJ _'lte constmction of a reUtalng Sn M a pederal Project aJong the property of the Planning Mill
Letter from Hev. J. A. Klick re- aiMstlng consideration of ftarhAsn maaetion within the Borough Uml. s due to the present unsatisfactory method of removal, was read and on motion of Messrs Lindenmoyer and Kauflman same was accepted and Ubled for future consideration.
the Audit of the Accounts of Wilmer A. Heyer for 1937 waa aub¬ mitted and on motion of Messrs Lindenmoyer and Kauffman sam? was accepted and ordered filed.
On motion of Messrs Lindenmoyer ind Helm, it was moved that the action of the Treasurer in applying for a Surety Bond In the sum of tlOMO with Charles E Knecht. agent for the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Phlladelphii<, Pa., bc approved.
On motion of Messrs Altemoa and BitBtileman, it was moved that the inaairir be and hereby U directed ta dvottt the funds of the Borough tf NMHtth in tbe Naiareth National and Tnut Company and the I Rational  Bank,  Naiareth, and that these banka ara to fee dMlgnated depoaltortea, and Boved that all funds ao da¬ te the credit of the Borough tf NMueth.
Vh Piesident advlaed Couneil that
hi had neelved Rules and Regula*
Veta ttom the Department ot Labor
tad kduitry with reapeet to  the
Oawnl Woman's 44-hour week law
[Ml Ihat nader the circumstances be
I hid Idvlied the Secretary to take
taiiWMMeration tbe increaaes nee-
ta wages and salaries in con-
Jl with tbe proposed budget,
|li If thli law was declared conatl-
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Ladies' Night At Rotary
Musical Program Enjoyed
Approximately 90 Rotarians and thetr ladles celebrated Ladles Night at the weekly meeting of the local RoUry Club hsld in the Y.M.C.A Monday  evening.
A fine dinner was served, with the entire program being arranged by the ladies Mr.s. Charles W. Shafer presided as toa.stmistress and afte. brief welcoming speeches of an aft- er-dlnner nature by the guests and the ofllcers of the club, a program of music was enjoyed.
Mrs. Ruth Wolflnger, of Riegeis- vlUe, and Mrs. Anna Bryfogle, of Easton, sang several vocal duets, ac¬ companied at the piano by Miss Marian Kern
Several humorous readings were given by Mrs. Stanley Lum, of Eas¬ ton.
Color decorations of green and white lent a homey atmosphere to the dining room.
During the evening, musical selec¬ tiona were played by Danny Deevers' oreheatra and they alao aasisted In group singing led by Miaa Mae Yeis¬ ley. ^
SOOUlIMi'nUKUSS IN   NAZAKEIW
Three   New   Troops Orfiniaed
Di-strlct Na 5, in charge of Elmer P. Snydery'District Commissionf-r and assLswd by Jack Reichenbacl:. Neighborifood Commissioner, report¬ ed that inree new troops were organ¬ ized ¦ Ug the district during 1937. namtfp. Belfast Troop 42; Nazareth TroflP 43; and He;ktown Troop 45. Pive new troop.? were organized in the entire council during the year. dl^trict No. 5 having been high wi'.i thregj_ -
The following troop.s comp.'i.i' District 5: N.izareth with Troop 32. sponsored by the Lions Club whic i mefts in St. John's Reforme 1 Church; Troop 79, spoi\iSored by St. John's Lutheran Church, in charg:? of Theodore Shafler, 8. M whic i meets in the Lutheran Church; Troop 43, sponsored by the Holy Pamily Catholic Church, in charge of Joseph Payonk, S. M.; Cub Pacx. No. 5. sponsored by the Rotary Club, meeting In St. John's Ev.-Reformed Chtuch; Troop 38, Stoekertown, spbnaored by the combined Luthera.i and Reformed Church of Porks, in charge of John Smith. 8. M ; Troop 44, of Tatamy, aponsored by a group of citlaens In charge of Oeorge Penstamacher, S. M.; Troop 45, of Hecktown, sponsored by the Odd Pellows and combined Lutheran and Reformed Churches, of that place, in charge of Truman Blttenbender, S  M.
The following table shows the growth of Scouting in the district: V   T    SC   P    S    L   E
Many Babies Enter Item
Popular Baby Contest
ECONOIOC
vfrr iSuvi*
Chamber of Commerce Meeting To¬ morrow Nite
Officers For Current Year To Be Elected
LUNCHEON MEETING
NR XMAS PARTY
A mt-Chrlatmas party was held
1 thi Uglon Home Prtday evenlnj
Ileal Legion Auxiliary after
limiar buisness meeting.
PfMdcnt ot the  AuilUary,
¦aa Laubach, prealded dur-
m badness session
vere rendered by the var*
MtaiBittees and  Mrs. Jennte
«oe»l delegate  to  the four
mtuaa session held at Laiu*
on the activities  at
One new member waa
at the meeting.
•Wjjwy will hokl a Koflee
•J*™* program over one of *»tlons In the near fu-
j J'^'^rlstmas party i ¦¦¦¦.•pining with aeleetlona ^" Miemble led by Willi
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 , Willard
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*«« Wunderly, Marlen
¦^JW Bohn, Milton Snyder,
™«». and Walter Hagen>
,     wng, followtag the •tlectlons, by a chonu
Sa aiMi?*"**"* *' "»• Junto: TJJ""^ «nd the Sona ol kS^   This group  Ineluded
u2I?' *""'* **«»• '••« J2™» ^Thomaa,   Marlon
, «3™" «'•'¦• ^«»« Wolfe. •7^ W«»r Kem, Oeorge i^^^ana Ephraim Moyer. J3« tfuet waa pUyed by
iwIL!^" distributed to all
;'*y;renu^"'"'' '•*"°*«' ^y
hlSKlr'."''''"'" included: -H^JT*™. Agnes Keen, Clam
liagfcJJ* ''^8^''-». Ellen Wea-
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Dec, 1933
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THAN ONE-FOURTH OF
CLAIMS mm
It has been estimated from a reli¬ able aource that less than V4 of the clalma for lump aum payments under the Social Security Act have been flled In the area of Northampton, Bucka and Lehigh Counties Any Individual who haa been working since January 1st, 1937 and has reached the age of 66 after that date, or where an employee haa died, his neareat surviving kin la entitled to file an appllcaUon for a lump-sum payment eq'tal to three and one-half per cent of taxable wagea earned slnoe January lat, 1937.
Any person who haa reached the age of 66 after January 1. 1997, or neareat of kin of deceaaed worker, who haa net flled a claim, ahould write to the Social Security Board, Poat OlBce Building, Allentown. Pa.. which ofltoe wtU be glad to aupply the neeeaaary information and forms for making application.
Employers also are not familiar with the fact that they muat fulflll cerUta obligatlona when an employee dies or reaches the age of 05. The Pederal Social Security Ofllce, lo¬ cated In the Post Offlce Building. Allentown, Pa.. .Msrvlees the three counties of Northampton, Bucka and Lehigh and wtll be glad to assist employers upon being contacted by them, in connection with any matter pertaining to Federal Old-Age In¬ surance-
The Ninth Annu.il Meeting of th? local Chamber of Commerce will b? held tomorrow night a: the Na-are*.i Inn at 6:30 o'clock, for the purpiie of electing t'llrtpen directors to serve the current year. All membeis have been notified and guests ars cordia ly invited to attend this meet¬ ing.
PoUowing the luncheon m;etln{ and routtae business, members and past offlcers will be given an oppor¬ tunity to express their views anl optaions on matters concerning the welfare of Naaareth and Ita Im¬ mediate communities.
The following citizens have been named as candid.ites by the Cham- oer's nominating committee, of whlca thirteen are to be elected and con¬ stitute the Board of Directors this year: E. C. Champion, Warren Deeh, Nelson Preeman, J. H. Pulmer. Har¬ old Plick. Harold Oetz. WllMam Henry, WllUam Himler, Oeorg3 H.ihn, C J. Knau.ss. P. H. Martin. Oeorge Mee.ser. W. P. Me.sslnger, Michael Ma.stprs. R,?bert Nolf. P. H. Schmidt, R K. Stout, Charles Shimer. Henry Schlegel, HoW4r1 Shimer, Charles W. K. Shafer. P. 3 Trumbower, Elwood Unangst. Ray¬ mand Weaver, H. P. YeLsley and R F. Ziegler.
NATION-WIDE ANNIVERSARY OF LUTHERAN CHURCH
Vigilalice Hose Co. Installs Officers
"Mike"   Masters   Again Elected Chief
Philadelphia, Pa.,—The Board of American Mi.'sion.s of the United Lutheran Church in America, an¬ nounced the appointment of the Rev, H. P. Miller, D D., pastor ot Trinity Church. Readtag. Penna. and   the   Rev.   O.   Elson   Ruff,   of
rememl>ered     two    local     drivers; namely: Charles Lehr, of town, and 's and offlcers of St. John's  the  late Jacob  Mltsch.  who drovo LuthegAi  Church  held  a  pleaaant  the   stage   between   Naaareth   a.id at the home of Misses Bertha  Easton.   She also told the reporter Irene Savlta. Prospect Street, that she was a staunch Democrat all evening ta honor of newly her life, but that she dkln't think weds: Mrs. Homer Schick and Mr<.! much of women that neglected hom Roy^lh>ohn. *'ThoBe preeent were
REV. H. P. MILLER, D.D. Reading, Pa
Schuylkill Haven as chairmen re¬ spectively, of Special Services ond Publicity Incidental to the church's Nation-wide Anniversary Appeal ta (Oonttaued en Paga Plva)       m
PLAINFIELD CHOR TURI
UOYS DINNER
On Wedneaday eventag members of the PlaUUleld Choir and their families, Ufrough the generosity of Emory iniler, who fumlshed the turkey.ycnjoyed a bounteous turkey dltuiejnn the newly renovated base* menrof the Plalnfleld Church. The menu was lavlah and delectable and a U^Uite spirit prevailed. 'Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ployd Brelnlnger and son WtUlam, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Heiney and children Oene, Virginia and Joeeph, Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Albert and daughter Shirley. Orace and Hele.i Wagner. Mr. and Mrs Elmer Miller Mr and Mrs. Paul Teel and chil¬ dren Ray and Eileen, Mrs. Velma Lynn. Mrs. Ray Coleman, Mrs. C. E Sandt. Mr.s. Helen Sandt Lehr, Misses Minnie Hahn. Virginia anJ Jeanette Heller. Kathryn Lehr. Pau¬ line Schneck, Viola Plory. Beulah Shuman. Arlene Achenbach, Mar¬ garet Ackerman. Me».sr.s Emory Mil-1 Ier, Ooorge Carllng. Walter and All'.-n Teel. John Lilly, Walter Shuman. Edwin Oum. D.ivid Houck, Wllliani Hahn and FrancU Shook.
Tho new offlr-ers of Vigilance Hos' Company presided at their January meeting held in their rooms in the Municipal building Monday evening.
President Stanley Woodring con¬ ducted the business session.
A favorable report was given on the ten applications for member¬ ship that were on file from the De¬ cember session and 11 new applica- tlotu were received at the meeiing.
The report of the flre chief. Mi¬ chael Masters, was read for the month with the local company hav¬ ing responded to two calls during that period with a slight loss In¬ volved.
Russell Lilly was named aa the general chairman of the annual flre- men'a ball to be held next month.
The new offlcers are: MIehael Masters, chief: Stanley Woodring, prelsdent: John Woodward, vice* president; Russell Lilly, recording secreUry; Walter Knecht. flnanclal secretary: Prank Marcks. treasurer: Theodore  Schafer. trustee.
William Miller, flrst assistant chief; Lawrence Rice, second asisst- ant; Clarence Weaver, foreman of hose; Allen Kahler. a-sistant; Claude A'temose, forman of hook and lad- dor; Earl Smith, apparatus foreman; Charles Kahler. assistant; Jacob .Serfass, Janitor; Carl Drake, conven¬ tion delegate; Allen Kahler. altern¬ ate.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND
Have Secured Dr. E. M.
Blew   As   Speaker;
Public Invited
MRS. HENRIETTA E. ABEL
Mrs Henrietta E. Ab^l. of 133 South Whitfleld Streel. town, cele¬ brated her 86th birthday anniver¬ sary last Simday. Although she paasad h?r 88th milestone. Mr.*;, Abei Is hale and hardy and pre¬ pared a delicious dinner in observing the occasion. Those present were, a alater, Mrs. Isabella Emst. of Schoenersville; a nphew, Mrs. Wil¬ liam Hartzell and son Prancls,, also of SchoenersviUe and a daughter, Mrs. Chi:! s HartzDa. ol Bath and ;-<er two s ins Archib.tld and E.mei', nt home.
Mrs Ab^l h-is b .¦> : a reside.it of Nasareth for the pa.si sixty-six year, and haa seen the old town chang.' ;,car by yrar. She Ls the mother of Pfieen children, of which flve so;h and three d.iu;';iter.s survive. Tlie- •ir?, Elmer and Arciiib.i'.d at heme. Frank A'oel. of town. Asher Abel, of Allentown. Clayton Abel, of Torrlng- ton.   Conn.,   Mrs.   Jennie   Hay.   of
Bethlehem.   Mrs    Carrie   Sandt,   of   cordially   invited   to   attend Stockertown and .Mrs. Chartes Hart¬ zell, of Bath.
In an interview with an ITEM reporter, .she stated that when she hrst moved to Nazareth there was tut one house located on Whitfleld Street and but three small Industries.
34 BUSINESS HOUSES
NOW FURNISHING
FREE COUPONS
Baby List Grows Daily
Many babies under the age of six from Nazareth and vicinity have already been entered in THE ITEM Popular Baby Contest, with the event only opening on Monday. Thirty- four of the community's leading merehanta now have available votes which will be given upon request without charge with each 50 cent cash purchase or payment on account. More entries and merchants are entering every day. The contest, which concludes March snd, is catching on like wildBre. There is still plenty of time to entar your baby.
    The big  ballot   box in  campaign
FINAL MfETING OF HOME HYGIENE CLASS
Happeninsa   That lifnnar   Palta.  DIviaas
and Tax Bllli of Bvary	
dual. National and Interaa* tlonal Prubieina rnaepafaala from Lwal Welfara.
 by R M  Holtr	
Prom the business etandpoSlt. dm year 1917 can be compared t« tiM year 1930.   During the first half. Uf ^.
ustrlal production roae with plMa> t ng steadiness—as it did In ISM. «: iecurlty prices moved gradlialljr am I
¦et haoSi
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The Home Hygiene class is m:si fortunate in having secured Dr. E M. Blew of the Allentown State Hos¬ pital for their flnal meeting whicn vill be held Tue.sday evening. Jan¬ uary 25, at 7:30 p m., in the V.M C.A. auditorium.
Dr. Blew come.s highly recom¬ mended h*' the Ea.ston Home Hygien," Cla5-e.s for the excellent and helpful talk which he gave to their group
His topic will be "The Cloudea Window. ¦ Tlii.s meeting i.s op^'n to the   public   and   everyone   is   most
headquarters at THE ITEM ofBce (where all coupons and subscriptions must be deposited) will be opene.l for the flrst time on Priday evening at eight o'clock, and the merchants vote coupons and ITEM aubacrip¬ tion credits will be counted and ths nanding made public.
The contest is open to every baby in Nazareth and vicinity All that I3 necessary to enter any baby i.s to clip the coupon which will be found on page three of this issue, and bring it to campaign headquarters 48 South Main Street. This wi;l .start the baby with 5,000 entry votes, or credits.
Photograph of each baby enterei will be run in the columns of THE ITEM. Each entrant will recelv? photographic order on Mr. H. P. Dietz when submitting entry coupon
Tlie campaign will cIo.se on Marcli 2nd. Winner of the first prize Will be awarded a beautiful silver lovin;
I cup,   receiving  in   addition.  $150 in
Anyone   interested   m   taking   a   cash.    Second   prize   is  $50   and   a
.•similar course in Home Hygiene, I'l   silver  loving  cup.   with cash prezes
the near future will have an oppor- \ al.^o being awarded for third, faurlh
tunity  to register  for  the same at this meeting.
Thirty memljers of the class will receive American Red Cro.ss certlfl-
seventh   and    eighth
OFFICE HOLD
IANT PARTY  ^hVVpolc'e of" StT?e Coach"'d^^'ani  f^l'lL" ::",°"!^"^;^i!."f„f "* ^"' '^  '"_'"''i!*'!'L''!P'"'.^"!.^"!.""''^"!^"'
fifth,    sixth places.
During   the   past   few   days   the I campaign  manager   has  been   busy
the Sick'
at this meeting.
DRIVERS LICENSE
FEE $1 IN 1938
Mrs. J. U.
Petherolf, Mrs Harry Happel, Mra. Homer Schick, Mrs. Roy Spohn, Mrs. William Jacobs, Mrs. Paul Wunderly. Mrs, noyd Wagner, Mra, Ployi Kaufman. Mrs. Clayton Vogel, Mrs. A. R. Snyder, Mra. Ruaael Hangen, Mrs. Leo Shook, Mra. Allen Kahler, Mrs. Raymond Christman, Mrs. Les¬ ter Rohn. Mrs. W P. MerU. Mrs. Warren Eberts. Mrs Clarence Hlnkel. MLss Llacle Atemos, Miss Evelyn Roth and Mlsa Virginia Shankweiler. Oames were played and dellclotis re¬ freshmenta served by the hostess. Mrs. Schick and Mrs. Spohn were the recipients of beautiful gifts.
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TO CELEBRATE 17th ANNIVERSARY
The Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterana, number 20 will hold a covered dish aupper In the Eagie Hall, In honor of their 17th anni¬ versary on Priday evening, Jan. 21. All members are urged to attend.  • •	
I'll see you at the PresMent's Ball Priday evening, January 28th. Odd Fallows Hall, Nazareth
. - HarrUburg. Jan.  19—All automo-
I duties for the sake of  a poUtical bile operators' licenses for 193g  rill
waving her hand, ahe cost It each, Secretary of Revenue
career
concluded . . . "they don't quite flt Into the picture."
SUCKER FISHING POPULAR SPORT
J OrifBth Boardman declared to¬ day in nailing a rimior that a spec¬ ial charge was to be made for paid operators.
"The Bureau of  Motor  Vehicles has    received    numerous    inquiries from all over the state asking if a special operator's Ucenae at a higher .    , ^.      fee   is   necessary   for   professional
\yith   many   of   the   outstanding chauffeurs, truck drivers or persons
.mucker streams clear of ice ««ntly,  ^^j^.^   ^^„ registered in other than
extremely heavy catches o  these flsh  j^^j^ ^^^ „,„,,.. Boardman said.
have been ta different sections of the     ..According   to   the  rumor   which
State. C. A. Prench, Commissionei
of  Fisheries, said  today.
"According to the rumor is apparently receiving wide circu¬ lation, it is necessary to pay $5 for The CommLs.«ioner said that prob- one of these special 1938 licenses ably no flsh in Penn.sylvania waters xhis rumor l.s ab.solutely without Ls more popular with the rank and foundation. There is no such thing file of fishermen than the suck?r as a paid operator's license in Penn- Abundant in waters in many lo- sylvanla and there has not been for callties. this flsh. during winter and  many years.
early sprtng. appears on the tables'     -TTie universal  operator's  license of hundreds of  families. | ig^  became  eflective  on  March  1.
Riinking as one of the best sucker 1924. with the license fee set at $1 streams in the State is the Juniata, Several years later the fee was in- river. and latest reports reeelved creased to 12 where it remained concerning the flshlng In Juniata until Oovernor Earle called for the County Indicate that the catches pre.<ent reduction to 11 which be- 1 ecently made have been excellent, comes effective for 1938 " While many suckers caught weigh Boardman stated that applications about a potmd apiece on an averag?. for 1939 operators license would b? a number weU over 2 pounda in mailed out by the Bureau late this (Continued on page flve) month
First Entries In
NAZARETH     ITEM
POPULAR     BABY      CONTEST
Ask for your 'baby votes' when making purchases in any of the participating stores. The ballot box in contest headquarters, in the offices of the NAZARmH ITEM, will be opened for the FIRST time on Prida/, January 21st at g p. m, and the merchants coupons and ITEM subscriotlons counted for pubUcatlon See to it that your baby has the proper representation for this PIRST count on Friday. Below are listed the babies entered up to Wedneaday noon.    The list Is alphabetical.
9AMt PAHBNTS ADDRESS
CONSTANCE   MAV    Mr and Mrs. Robert Dech  Nazareth
OLORIA ANN
JEAN ANN	
REOINA D	
LESTER E	
RICHARD CARL
JUNE E	
RONALD L. 	
NANCY LOU	
LOIS MAE 	
SHERWOOD R. ... OWENDOLYN   ...
... Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Dech  Nazareth
.  .Mr. and Mrs   Wilson Edelman  ..  .Natareth
... Mr. and Mrs. John Hagenbueh Nazareth
.... Mr. and Mrs. Hahn   Naaareth R  D  3
— Mr. and Mrs. Orant Kahler Naaareth
,... Mr. and Mrs- Elmer KUpatrlck .... Easton R. D   3
... Mr. and Mrs. Leater Koch   Nasareth
.... Mr and Mra. Leater Kohler Naaareth
... Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCandless .. Nazareth ,... Mr. and Mrs. James McOrath   .... Easton R. D   I . Mr. and Mrs Oearge Michael Nazareth
SHIRLEY ELAINE      Mrs. Hattie Rinker  Nazareth
JIMMY H Mr  and Mrs Roland 8 Roth Nazareth
PATRICIA ANN    Mr  and Mrs   Edgar Roth    Nazareth
ROBERT  Mr  and Mrs. Joseph 8. Vargo  Nazareth
ROBERT    Dr   and Mrs. Ernest Seyfried  Nazareth
TOMMY A Mr  and Mr.s. WiLson P   Weaver      Nazareth
JOHN BOOTH  Mr  and Mrs  John We.ssela Jr Nazireth
JEAN Mr  and Mrs A. Wimmer Naz.ireth
JEAN    HELEN     Mr   and Mrs. Enunett Younu  N.irireth
 ENTER   YOUR BABY TODAY AND WIN CASH MARCH 2nd
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When you go into a store dis¬ playing a placard announcing that coupons are given on purchases don't hesitate to a.sk for the vote coupons if they are not given to you. The merchant displaying the aign is one of the men behind this busi¬ ness promotional movement and he wants as much as any one to see this contest a success
It has been impo.ssible to visit some of the merciiants, and for that reason your favorite store may no; have the coupons. Should he so desire, they can easily be obtained at THE ITEM by any merchant However, every store displ.^ylng the contest placard always has vote coupons on hand. They are given free to customers, one for each 50 cent purchase or payment of an account.
From now until the end of the flrst period of the cimpaign, the credit value of merchants coupons is greater than at any other time in the campaign Likewise, the credit value on THE ITEM subscription and renewals are greater than at any other time.
A visit to THE ITEM offlce, 43 South Main Street, or a telephone caU. Nazareth 20, will result in im¬ mediate dispatch of vote coupons to any merchant desiring them
With more contestants being re¬ ceived dally, and parents calling on friends to save votes for babies al¬ ready entered, the campaign not onJy promises to be interesting but to stimulate busineas in the commtm¬ lty.
It ia permissable to cast votes for any baby whose name is not on the list already entered, providing that the age, address, and names of par¬ ents are written on the votea, to¬ gether with the child's name. Enter your child today. You and your friends do not pay anything for ob¬ taining the vote coupons when you make purchases at the stores which are co-operating. There is still plen¬ ty of time to enter.
POTATO WEEK BOOSTS PENNSYL- VANIA PRODUCT
Harrlaburg. Jan 1»—.^nnaylvania graded poUtoea are betag glortfleU in ^Uto Week which Is being ob¬ served In connection with the State Farm Show being held here ttiLs week.
Fifty-four Harrisburg storaa are c-o-operatng by placing diaplays of Pennsylvania graded potatoea ta their show wlndowa and on their counters. The larire food ehalni al.Mj are  co-operating.
HofeU and re.^taurants thnnigh- r'U' Die city have Penns>1vuila graded twtatoes on their menua
A-ard, wi:h no impartant Te bad aigns were far outwatfbaA by the good signs, and It aeetaat a certainty that the recovery utata- ment would go ahead without laa* pediment. Then, early In the aaO' .nd half of the year. Induatridl pro¬ duction sUrted to faU off allghtiy— ^galn. as it didin mid-19a9. And In October, the values of securitiea took the fastest drop in American hiatory, with shares aa a whole depreelatlag approximately 45 per oent In a period of a few weeks. Theiaaftar. the busineas indices started on a .'.wlft decline which wiped out noat of the progress that had been taoAa <!ince 1934. In many lines the laet week of the year was the worat, Ul spite of a generally good ChriataUM •-etail  trade.
The flnancial periodicals have all published their traditional "annual review and foreca-st" iaauea. Oen» eral tenor Is expressed by BuataOM Week, when it says: "The year UM opens on a low note, but ehaneaa are better than fair that It will and oa a aubstantially higher one." Tba WaU Street Journal hopea that "tha influence of mental attluidea on tha voliune of busineaa tranaaettona taaa . . . reached Its mastmum," aal .'tates that "probabllltlea are that the present busineas depreaalon will not last far Into 1938." Indlvldlial prognosticators, such aa Ayrea and Babson, seem generally eonvlneed that this depression wiU be short* lived. There are a few who feel that :t is destined to tum into another major depression imlesa a diaatte reversal of many preaent poUeles occurs, which is unlikely. Some of the most clearsighted of tht expert* belong in the group which aee the future as being far from bright.
To get down to actual facta, tha .'tatlstics are not favorable. During 1936 and 1937. the automobUe In* du.nry probably did more than any c ther to provid? employment, pur¬ chasing power and to stimulate ta¬ dustrlal activity in general It was expected that this industry would have another bi? year in 1938. But that hope, in aU probabUity, teiU not materialize. The used-car problem has became acute; dealers' taven- tories are at exce.ssive levels. As a result, new car .-.lies have under¬ gone an exceedingly sharp dro||. This is reflected in curtailment of production by the industry, with lay* offs of labor and plants worktag on a part-week basis Both Oenerai tia- tors and Chrysler, which laaue fig¬ ures, reoently cut produetion and payroUs heavily. The other membar of the Big Three. Pord. does not issue flgurea. but it is beUevad that a similar condition exlata In this country.
The steei Industry closed the year at the lowest rate of production alnc* September, 1934. However, there Is an encouraging factor here—a ataady rise in the markeU for steel scrap. plus stable prices, leads to the be¬ lief that consumption of the basic metal is runntag strongly ahead of production.
Declining income on the part of the railroads has also been a major depresslin influence. The Industry has reduced its purchasing to the bare necessity point. Business, in gen¬ eral, hopes that the IOC wiU permit the requested increase in freight rates. In order that railway purchaa¬ lng and employment may be ralaed
A less specific, but higtily lmpar« tint factor is the conttatUng "war" between the Roosevelt Administra¬ tion and busineaa. Tha fsaant speeches of Ickes and Jackson added fuel to the fires of investor pessi¬ mism. However, the President's two latest addresses—to Congreaa aad at the Jackson Day dinner, while far from reaasurlng to busineaa, wtra mikler than many expected. It Is the general opinion that Mr. noosevalt Is marketing time and testing ttM state of political weather through the acts and talks of his undtrllnsi, and that he has not made up his mind which way to tum. llMtt is StlU a chance that he may statr the New Deal in a somewhat more con¬ servative direction.
On the favorable side, the algtu are largely psychotoglcal All tht financial maffaalnea lay heavy straai on the apparently growing oongna- slonal sentiment ta favor of oo-oper- ation with bustaeas and the allevia¬ tion or repeal of laws whleh hiishiass feels are hampering. Tht labor situ¬ ation aeeau a Uttle better than It was a few montha ago—tn a that of decUning productton, labor tands to temper Ita demand* on and there la less sympathy the rank and file in favor of radlaol action. There wtU bo mtteh k about higher wages and hours untu the teproaatan in
The price sltuatkm haa kolh Mi favorable and unfavorabia aMt. Ikt price decline oontlnusa. In ipMa U the efforu of aome tadustrlaa te haU prices to "prosptrtty" Itvtia tends to spur tonjriag. On tha hand.
make additional eota In oaralnga; and ao oatrt a favorable Influenee on agU»liy.
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