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fimER CON¬ VENTION PLANS
far the iMO Pour County
.convention to be held in
ii^ on June 28th and »_thwm
NAZARETH. PA.. THURSDAY~MORNING. FEBRUARY 8, 1940
Single Copy Thrtt Ctati
'^„.. Oon^ntion to be held in ""¦Sth on Jun« 28th and a»th were
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Bunday afternoon in "ooms of the host Vigi-
TZm Hut company ••^llrtrfrom various committee "TJere given during the meeting
-Itt was announced that special 2^:5 the groups Will be called J555y one or two times each month 1^ June.
^ convention will be held on IM June 2«th and the parade TL, pitee the following day. s^the executive commlt- at at the meeting were: rt Itanley Woodring. of town. iSoU Robert Mellick. of I Feter Renaldo. of Bat' 5^ Wiiwn P. Keck, of AUen- ZmTtBtgltia Rev. R K KraUM. SfciilrtMm: lecretary J. A. Iver. iTatroudsburg; treaaufer WU- ^0 NeumUler. of Lanaford; r^^-l A. r. Everitt. ol BtrgBBt- ^.gad Peter N. Snyder. o» tlat- So. PKd A. Wesbecker. of Bas- riawaid H. Weaver, of Cast ITLw Chunk, and Michael Masters Tmri Other county ofltoerspres- Zaattt John T. Small, of North MMttaus. of the accounu com- iSan- P J' McNaUy. of Catasau- Mief thepubUclty committee: and UN a Wemert, of Unsford. Cor- ZSL V. Oelksple. of Cast Mauch S. ind John V. HufTort. of snMtMm, all trustees. ^^-     el the general conven
aSOO WORTH OF CAKE
BOROUGH COUNCIL CONSIDERS SEWER-
MERCHANTS Disa'ss
TOWN POUCING
AGE SYSTEM PROJECT j^o Elect OaiceA At Next
Meeting
OaealaH Caka «o« far Mt*. OHva A. Gaem*
New Street Accepted; To Be Improved
MembiTs of Barough CounoU. meeting in February session on Monday evening in their meeting room of the Municipal Building, accepted a dedication of the ex¬ tension of North Street west of Oreen to Church and north from that point on Church to High St. from the Beltel Elstate.
The new extension.^, according to the outline of borough engineer Charles Benckert. are to be graded with WPA labor and the road is to be improved with funds from the
j Beitel Estate.
I    Also Engineer Benckert
: a brief outline of a pri
' for   sewerage   of   the   n(
¦ae«4 kr PmMi ami feiB. liMn LM. After iM«l«tac har akeek, Mr* Ciwby Citiaw abaro to her haaM) aarvMl cwffee a«i har mw tetaemi aak* I* MrTX F. RalaMi (Ml). Idltar el ih* Franhlto ¦¦¦lla*l. Imm af l|o pavaev.whMi MM *a eMMsM. and Mr. iiairin ¦• MaahMi (right) pany* tat—, M
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Mrs. Olive A. Gormley Wins $500.00 Brer Rabbit Contest Prize
Item   Readers Participated
Mrs. Olive A. Oormley. a Massa- cliuseits widow with three children,
  Is tlie winner of the $300 grand prla;
ttaTaoinmlttee, all members of the i awarded in tiie national Brer Rab-
>th Vigilance Hose Company, bit Molas^s recipe contest, spoaiored
¦   - by Penlck and Pord, Inc.. Ltd.. and
conducted  through  The  Item  and
other newspapers last November and
Conrad   C.   MiUer,
 chairman; Russell A. Lilly,
gaHltl'eluinnan; Prank Kemmerer
iM eblkaian; Roy Hahn, general I announced last week.
HMUiy: Prank C Mareks, treas-
wr; Walter Knecht. chairman of
iMae*: William Edelman. chairman
if pirade; Allen Kahler, chairman
It tntirttinment:   and   Lawrence
Wm, liialniian of publicity.
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MODEL CARS TO RACE AT **¥- TO-MORROW NIGHT
Pottstown,    Philadelphia and Reading Car Own¬ ers To Compete For Priaes
Spealier To Be Present At DIES AT NORRISTOWN April Meeting
Item's '*Die Buva Am Shtor" Columnist
A rgular stated meeting of The Nazareth Merchants A.-:SOciation was held a: the V.M.C.A. last Thursday evening with W. S. Dech, president, presiding.
Following routine business trans¬ actions th.' members discu.ssed pos-
FOUR BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEES COVER MUCH GROUND  TUESDAY
REV. WHIIAM H. ERb'pATRON UST | GOVERNOR JhMS
GROWING DAILY TO SPEAK HERE
Bi-Centen^Office   0!!L«!™1M! Busy Making Addi¬ tions and Cor¬ rections
the force a year ags. Now that a fourth OfBcer has been employed by Town Council, the merchants d;eni it advisable to resume the practice.
;";tioro7"the^roiigh;rtusr;oTw lijf T.r^'t^L'iJ'tL?!.''!^^:^.
be insulled  and operated  by tbe
The   Rev.   William   Harvey   Erb, |
D.D., of 671 Oeorge St.. Norns'.own.
who retired as a Reformed mlnUter
three weelts ago after serving for 43 | sibilities of again having the night   years, di?d  last  week  in Rivervi^w ,
officer try doors of business places | Hospital, Norrtstown.     He waa aged   VaHoUS Committees NoW on his early  beat.    This practice,  69.
it   was   stated,   was   disoontinued      Dr. Erb had suffered from a heart when a fourth ofBcer was takn of!   condition for the past three  weeks
and had been admitted to the insti¬ tution last Saturday evening.    The
clergyman, who in recent years had
been serving as supply pastor for a
COMPLETE JUNIALBALL PLANS
A taal meeting of the general MMitlN of the Annual Firemen's M It le held by the VlgUance Hose Btagaag. No. 1. next Prlday evening. (Ml Mth) was held in their meet- Ill MM of the municipal building evening at 7:49 o'clock, this meeting all plans for the were completed. tat Ball will be held in three halls along the Belvidere bwiness front, namely, in the Mtows. Shafers and Municipal Cards will be played i of the buildings while dancUig It held m the Odd PeUows and 1 buildmgs. Orchestras en- are the Jolly Musketeers for dancing in ttie Municipal and Charlie Knecht's Ram- fer the Odd Pellow bulkllng. utive committee in charge Iw aSair Includes Russell A. general chairman; Lawrence (Ontlnued  on   Page   Pive)
UR Bold Card Party
Oartng the weekly business meet- ¦lof Temple No. 10, Ladies' of the SoMm Btgle held last week, it was •»«W«oed that a monthly meeting •Jki Lehlgh-Northampton Past "¦JIWs Association will be held K^lttton T*mple. No 210, today, Ith, at 2:30 p. nt. Noble Mrs. Ruth Engler was in
Her recipe for Molasses Chocolate Cake won for Mrs. Oormley first place in the contest which attract¬ ed more than 1,000 contestants and 13.000 recipes.
The Judges. Miss Clementine Pad- dleford. food editor of The ChrUtlan Herald; Miss Arlene Holland, and MLss Mildred Jesslund, decided in favor of Mrs. Oormley's recipe after carefully examining the recipes sub¬ mitted   to  them, on   the   basi-s  of
The Nazareth Model Car Associa¬ tion announced that another model car race would take place tomorrow night at the local Y.M.C.A. Car owners from Philadelphia, Readhig and Pottstown associations will be here with their model cars to com- I pete. William McCoy, research en¬ gineer for the Brown Model Motor Company,   Philadelphia;    Douglass
Word was also received by The Naa¬ areth association that cars from Harrisburg would be in the race.
The Nazareth Model Car Asso¬ ciation is but a few weeks old, but during this short period members of the association have competed in races  conducted   in   distant   cities
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A Mid party followed the busi- ¦¦I liirton and prizes were award- r " BBwr Abel, Misa Mabel ¦JPP. Mrs. Emerick Nagy, Mrs. 2«» RutofT, Mrs. Liaale Teel, J:'**'* Kleppinger, Mrs. Cula Mrs. Ruth Engler. Clinton ss. iw **'*• **'*''*' Correll. Mrs. •"DtTMson. Mr5. Hannah Dan- f". Mn. Jennie Prantz, Mrs. H. A. ^. Mrs. Mirgaret Anglemire. W «VToung, Mrs Jennie Wambold •* "TS. Mary Fry. A door prize Sir'   to   Mrs    Margaret
Bwieford of Pottstown and Manager
orlghiility, practlcIi^M.sranrgoJdl^'"'^'^. f/ ">«  Reading   Model  Car
results.   The recipe was tested and   Association are expected here Prlday
prt)ven a success. <^''°"»"« »« demonstrate their wares.
Here is the recipe:
MotasMa Chocolate Cake
1 cup sugar ¦» cup shortening
2 eggs, well beaten 'i cup Brer Rabbit molasses 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup boiling water IS cups flour
3 tablespoons cocoa 'a teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream sugar and shortening. Add the tieaten eggs, molasses and the soda which has been dissolved in boiling water. Then add the dry ingredients which have been i^ifted together, and lastly, the vanilla. Bake in well-grea.sed cake pan in a moderate oven 1350"P.i about 40 minutes. Top with frosting or whip¬ ped cream. This cake will remain moist for a week.
Mrs. Oormley, who livci at 86 Vllage St., Medway, Ma.s^.. submit¬ ted her recipe to the Franklin Sen¬ tinel, a newspaper running the con¬ test in that community. It was ad- Judged the best for the third week of the four weeks' contest and won the 11.00 cash prize for that week (Continued on Page Three)  • ¦   
borough with an outlet into the present sewerage system. Revenue for this system would be collected by the borough and would complete the entire borough with proper dis¬ posal. President. J. Allen Schaeffer, instructed the engUieer to draw up further plans for the project to be given to council at his earliest con* venlence.
The Vigilance Hose Company waa granted the use of either flre truck to respond to out of town alarms in order to Increase safety first re¬ quirements. Oeorge Sundberg, a representative of the Second Na* tlonal Bank of Naaareth, asked for permission to change the huge clock afBxed to the front of their bank building to a pole adjacent to a service pole in front of the building. Council decided to consider this change.
A loan of 12,000 for a period of thirty days from tbe Second Na¬ tional Bank was approved and the treasurer's bond of glO.OOO was ac¬ cepted. Bills for the past month amounted to I2.272J3.
A report of activities of the local police department during January showed that 24 complaints were re¬ ceived and the like number answered. Assistance to motor police, bank escorts, county detectives, etc.. was rendered on 17 occasions and also to six funeral escoru. One flre was discovered by the department and 31 trafflc and parking warnhigs Is¬ sued with two arrests.
An annual report of flre chief Michael Masters, of the year 1930. showed that the Vigilance Hose Company answered 15 calls, nine of which were out of town and six In town. Of the local calls, one was a false alarm and another a State test drill.
The valuation of out of town property was $33,700 and the flre loss was flxed at $10,425.   The Bor
ArransrinjT Definite Programs
receiving   honorable   mention   and ; ough valuation was $43,500 and the winning several events.   Tlie cars of. flre loss was $84.50. A. R. Snyder and Prancls Moll have      Also   73   ambulance   calls   were offered keen competition In several   made.
events. tt^^ council also passed first and
Members  of   the   local organiza-   second readings on the annual ap-
JR. WOMANS CLUB
tion are: F. J. Moll, A. R. Snyder, Oeorge Dech, H. Masters and M. M. Moll. All expect to start th.ir cars tomorrow evening.
SCHO^if CHANPK)NS LOSE PINOCHLE TITLE
Just recepiff'Wilham Fortner and Clarmor^hacfTer Jr., 1939 Naza¬ reth Tlnochle Champions, lost their title to Ed. Walters and Louie Rlss¬ miller for the 1940 title.
Now comes word that the 1939 Schoeneck Champs. "Les" Bell and "Lutz" Himler, also dropped their title fiver the week-end, amid some
proprlation  ordinance.
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BBg%BB% I^ADn DADTVl P''^'^^ '^^ gnashing of teeth and llUlill \jnmV lAll 11   blankety-blank phrases, to "Bully"
  Bell and "Bill the Tailor" Himler.
Members of the Junkir Woman'a4''''Xs   the story   goes,   "Billy"   and
Club on Prlday evening held their  "BUI  the Tailor", the new champs
first public social in the Odd Fel-   got together several months ago a: d
low's Hall, Belvidere St., when they . formulated plans which they worked
I entertained several hundred people   on up until last wcek. burning many
I at a card party. gallons   of   midnight   oil,   whereby
I    In cliarge were the following com-1 they formed a system  to beat  the
mittee.   Mrs.   Charl s   Lehr,   ch.ilr- , ruling Champs, doing all thLs quiit-
¦ man. Mrs  Pirrcst Bo\ver.i. Mr.s. My-1 ly,   :.nd   quickly   Icttins?   the   bomb
ron T. Weaver. Mrs. James P.^ppcl.! drop over tlie wotk-end. completely
! Mrs. Triimin Kidd. Mr.s. John Wes- [dethroning "Les" and  "Lutz".
j .sets.   Jr..   Mrs.   Otorge   Wilkcnson, i    j-^om reliablo  sources, we learned
I .Mr.s. Robert Reilly, and Misuses Ev. - ^ ,;,,, t.vcrvthlng lias quieted down to
I line Smith, Oenevieve Stipr. Cyntlil.i I s-,,,,,,   oxtonl.   .uicl    the   dethroned
*•''*'• >">' not loo tenturetoma."
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l*-Abr3h3.T. Uncoln'i birth-
••-Rot#rt Lamina r«il3n»d OB^itattcny  oi  state,
l4--VaIenUn«Day.
ll-N»w lann biU posasd b» ••P.citt. 1936.
••-Pau: I.'cfJutt mad. hl(jh commij.^rr.er o( PhUip. pints, 1937.
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P'SieJ 6 j30 mUM fliaht wBueriDiAlrw. 1938
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Kn.Tii.ss. Florence Hahn. Mildred C O.Tkcs. M.irion Flick. Loi.s Long and Miriam Florey.
Prizes were awarded to Sterlini? Sniiili, Mrs. Cirri.' Alp.uigh. Mr>. P. A. Simmons, HerbTt M. Beil. John W.rkhclser. Miss Mildred Kahler, Mrs. Orace Hahn. Mrs. Floyd N. Wagner, Mrs. Charles W. K. Shafer. Miss Alice DennU, Mrs. Harry Hap¬ pel, WlllU Hagenbuch, Elmer Abel, Oliver T. Knauss, Mrs. Rosa Sieg¬ fried. Margaret Kahler, Anna Mertz, Miss Carolyn Wunderly. Mrs Stan¬ ley W. Clewell, Ethel KaufTm.n. Miss Janet Barie. Miss Florence Hller. Mrs. Joseph Hirman, Mrs C. Hartzell, R. S. Laubach. Mrs. Jeanette Leopold, Miss Jean Clute, Mias Evelyn Oraver, E. Silvert, Helen Junkin, Anna Nagy. MiM Miriam Florey. Mrs. H MaCsli. Mrs Charles Kleppinger, Vull tvutscli, Mrs. B. Andrews. Mrs. Helen Scutt. Mrs. Marion C«."^sler, Mrs. Doris Douglass, Bes.sle OrlfBth. Earl Joncs, Mra. Oeorge D.inner, Mrs. Sterlln? Smith, Myron T. Weaver, Mrs. L Harron and Mrs. Anna Wilkinson  •—•
Mr   and Mr.< Warn n Dech, Bel¬ videre St , sjient Sunday nt Skytop
cli.imps arc now contemplating the iniicha.<c of n book on "How to Win at Pinochle In Ten Easy Lessons" In order to comr back strong as contcnder.s in 1941.
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PHI  OAMMA   CLUB  MEETING
The Phi Oamma Club will meet in the Y.M.C.A. Saturday afternoon at 7:45 oclock. Mr William Kortz will be the guest speaker.
It was also announced that the business meeting and election of officers will bo held at the home of Norman Oranda, 36 Oreen St., Feb. 17th.
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READERS LEAGUE
SUNDAY NIGHT
Tlie Systematic Bible Readers League will have charge of the eve¬ ning services In the local Mennonlte Church Sunday evening.
The speaker for the evening will be Leonard Kessler, Soutli New St.  • »
Roy D.inkel, of New York City, .siji'iit tlie week-end witli his par¬ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dankel, EviTgretii St.
JR.HKaiPUYTO BEGIVB|iNEXTWEEK
Features Double Cast
The three-act play, "Radio Res¬ cue", will be performed in the Naza¬ reth High School auditorium by a double cast of members of the junior high school under the direction of Miss Marlon Kem and Franklyn Kostenbader on Thursday and Fri¬ day nights, Pebruary 15th and 16th, at S o'clock.
The story Is an amusing and touching narrative of an orphan boy and his younger sister who manage to construct a radio and establish a receiving station In the attic of an orphan home. Upon discovery they escape to an old mill where they learn, through the medium of their radio, of a danger¬ ous washout. Their courage and intelligence is then absorbingly set forth in a series of climatic episodes. The double casts, as announced on Tuesday afternoon: "Sparky". Ralph Stocker and Warren Smith; "Jill", Misses Virginia Lehr and Ruth Eberts; "Martha". Misses Lois Trine and Oladys RulofI: "Lena". Misses [ Juanita LeVan and RoJean Noll; I "Bud". Tom Kern and Albert O.iii- I mer; "Miss Fetterling", Mi.s.scs Aii- cinctta Riegel and Ruth L.iiicKin: "Miss Carr'. Misses Jane Brody and Betty Werkheiser: "Qulnn", Dwayne Young: "Brakeman". Richard Knell¬ er; "Engineer", Charles Taylor: "Mrs. Horton". Mi.s.ses Lois Rohn and Wllma Billiard: and ".Vllke Hoollhan". Richard O'Leary and Francis MiUheim.
JR. UJTIER
LEAGUE MEETS
A bi-monthly meeting of the Sr. Luther League of St. John's Lu¬ theran Church was held Monday evening In the social rooms of the church. The devotlonals were led by Miss Phyllis Young /ind prayer was given by William Eberts.
The topic, "Prayer and the Bible" was given by Howard Detweiler; a poem was read by Dwayne Young; and a piano solo was given by Ken¬ neth Krataer.
A report of the Departmental Conference held in AUentown on Saturday was gl.'en by Mls.s Bettv MiUer.
was  mstructed  to advise  Borough Council accordingly.
It was announced at the meeting that the election of ofllcers for the ensuing year, starting in April, will be held at the next regular meet¬ ing of the organlaatlon, March 7th, and that the Events Committee will obtain a speaker to address the gathering on merchandising at the April meeting.
ROTARY HEARS AD- DRESS ON LINCOLN
Henry V. Scheirer, past president of the Allentown Rotary Club, ad¬ dressed members and guests of the Nazareth Rotary Club on the sub¬ ject, "Abraham Lincoln," during the weekly dinner-luncheon session of the club held on Monday evening In the auditorium of the Y.M.C.A. He was introduced by Charles L. Shhner
President Ed Cassler announced that no meeting wiU be held next Monday evening but that a Joint meeting with the Nazareth Lions Club will be held on Tuesday eve¬ ning with the latter mentioned club as host.
A birthday felicitation was ex¬ tended to Alfred Hugo and guests included Paul J. Oaney, of Bethle¬ hem, and Joseph Ide and Donald O Laubach. both of Easton.
23,029 CLAIMS RECEIVED BY SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD
For Federal Montliiy Old-
Age and Survivors In-
surance   Payments
During January
During the first month of monthly benefit operations under the Ped¬ eral old-age and survivors insurance system, 23,029 claims have been re¬ ceived In Washington, the Social Security Board announced today. Of this total, 14,000 have already been approved for monthly insur¬ ance payments and the remainder are now In process. Approximately 3.700 have been certified to the (Continued on Page Five)
Special attention has been called
to  the patron  list  to be published
i    the  new "History of Naiareth".
number of churches conducted his } last week  when  a complete listing
last   service   at   Wentz's   Reformed , was published through the columns
Church, January 7th. He attended his last communion service on Jan¬ uary 14 in Christ Ev. and Ref Church, Norrlstown. and due to Ill¬ ness. announc°j| his retirement from the active ministry.
Dr. Erb. a native of Oreen Lane was a graduate of Perklomen School. Pennsburg and Ursinus College. Col- legsville. At Ursinus he was given an honorary degree of doctor of divinity.
His first charge was at Lansford The second was in St. Paul's Church Bethlehem, where he served for 22 years. He went to Norrlstown In 1922. and, after residing there for sometime, went to Coopersburg, to assume a new charge. He returned to Norrlstown ten years ago and made his home there since that time.
In addition to preaching in Re¬ formed Church of Ascension. Christ Ev. and Ref. Church and churche.s of other denominations in Norris- tow^n. Dr. Erb was regular supply pastor at  Mainland and  Skippick
He was also the author of a num¬ ber of books.
Dr. Erb since 1934 was the Penn¬ sylvania Dutch columnist for THE ITEM, writing "Die Ous an Die Sus" and in later years, und r Lhe head,  'Die Buva Am Shtor."
PIANO RECITAL IN ST. JOHN'S LUTH¬ ERAN^ CHURCH
Daniel P Rohn. M A pre.sents his piano pupils in recital Tuesday evening February 13th in St. Johns Lutheran Church Auditorium at 7:45 o'clock. The following are among his pupib: Margaret Uliler, Katherine Oum. Eunice Rudge Betty Uhler. Betty Sandt. M.irjorie Prantz. Lorraine Roth. Richard Nolf. Harold Nolf. Phyllis Young Frederick Young, Oloria Ab'l. Anna Oloss. Jane Bunn, Jacquelyn An¬ drews, Elizabeth Ziegler, Dotty Dan¬ forth. Otto Tliiall. Owynevere Theall. Arlene Locke. Mariene Lay- ton. Elaine Frack. Jeanne Kihler Lynwood Matthews. Kenn;th Kratz. er, Frances Oloss. Anthony Cabeza James Neumeyer. Joyce Trach Betty Kauflman, Kathieen Sclmerr j Dotty Christman, Jojnne Kern and j Elaine Arnold.
I     The public is cordially  invited  to \ attend.
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The Nazareth Rod and Oun Club | MEETING PO!«TPONED
will hold a r^-o-ganlzation meeting , it was announced that the Naz- on Monday evening at 8 o'clock in areth Womans Club regular meeting the social rooms of the American has been po-stpon d from February Legion Home. All members of the 12th to the following Monday. Feb- club are requested to attend. ruary 19th.
OF BI-CENTENNUL CELEBRA11M
TO HOLD RE-ORGAN-
IZ.%TION MEETING
of this paper for perusal. Following the publication last Thursday, the Patron List Committee established an offlce at the Y.M.CA.. Bi-Centen- nlil headquarters, for the purpose of making any corrections or additions to the list.
Since e$ta!}lUhlng this olBce, It was announced that Sylvester Eberts, assigned to this duty, has been busy answering calls and adding many new names to the list. It was stated that the committee has is¬ sued orders that the roster must close Pebruary 29th, when the com¬ plete new publication is to go to press. However, new names may be added until that time and all interested are urged to make their
wislies known at "Y" Headquarters.
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SPECIAL   HAYS   AND   MEANS COMMITTEE MEETS
A meeting of the Special Ways and Means Committee, headed by J H Pulmer. met Tuesday evening to complete the various drives for cash contributions. Due to absence of Mr Fulmer. Oeneral Chairman. Kern presided A large list of non- conirlbutors was carefully gone over by members In charge and it was announced that because of the gen¬ eral drive being considered success¬ ful; the committee did not feel to Inject any high-pressure methods to "pry" any further 'subscriptions frDm those who Teel different." It Wis stated that everj- effort ha.i been exerted by the various member^ of this committee to k^ep the cam¬ paign clean and void of any pos- sible offense and now that lime pemiits no furth:r action, the com- m:ttce is In the process of closing all the campaigns.
PROGRA.M CO.M.MITTEE MEETS
Tne Pro^ra.Ti Co.mmittee. headed by R B Portuin. me: at the Y.M.C.A. ruesd.iy ev^niug to complete fur¬ ther details of the 16-day program. Definite action was taken on sched¬ uled events stipulatLd on certain dates and it wa.i announced that a revised program, taking in the entire celebration will be ready for publication v ry soon Organiza¬ tions of every description were urged to completj their p.ans now so t.hat the printed program may be drawn up  and   completed.
AGRICLLTIRAL   D.%V CO.M.MITTEE   .MEETS
A preli.Timary meeting of a group of nie:; who will have charge of ¦.\g."icaltu.-al Day, scheduled to tike place July 3rd. and headed by David Way. was hid Tuesday eve- | ning at the Y.M.CA.
Tnis group planned various ex¬ hibits of machinery to depict the .advance of mod.rn farm implements j and to feature a Pennsylvania Ger¬ man play on the evening of that date. I
It was reported that a number of organizations, such as farm bureau^, granges and individual farmers of : this community wUl plan picnics { and that the Lehigh Valley Bee Keepers A.ssociaticii is to display s;)ecial exhibits.
   
Committee A w a i t i • f
Word From Otlier
Celebritiei
It was announced by A. O. HaiB,
Oeneral Chairman of the M<Oaa* tennlal Committee, that he laeaUwi a telegram from Attorncf Oaonil Reno graciously accepting an lavlla* tion for Oovernor James to iM i ent here, June 23nd next, the ing day of tha bi-eentennlal bration.
The telegram stated: "In aplta Bi unusual burdened calendar, both Attorney Oeneral Reno and O0r« ernor James aeoapt the Invttatiaa.*
In acknowledging tha kind M> ceptance. Mr. Kern stated that < from other celebretlas, who wUl have been Invited, are due time and will ba from time to time. Nothinc vSl BB left undone, it was statad la aaaB' mittee meeting, to ereate tha atmosphere in paying reipaot fittingly honoring those for whloli the occasion is sponsored.
FORNQrCMJNff DETECTIVE ADDRESn JUNIOR WOMAN^CUl
Robert P. Oehman. former North* ampton County detective, niitllnaa methods and benefits of flngaiprlnt* ing to members of the Junior Wo¬ man's Club during the Pabniaqr meeting of the club held Monday evening In the K.O.E. Hall.
Tlie club also held an auetloM after their buslneu session wltb itn. Piul Davlsson acting as auctiaoaar Hostesses during a social pertai were Misses Janet Barie, ehalnui^ Katherine Diebert. Carolyn IBitm, Cynthia Knauss, Alice Brodjr aiBB Florence Hahn.
N:xt month's program «tU tam^ ture the Marionettes of tha NaM¬ retb Junior High School dtractad BB M:ss Jean B Clut.-; comet aoloa Inr Willard Schissler; and readings Bg Miss  Margaret  Moser.
Miss Oenevieve Stier. president of th"- club, announced that the North¬ ampton Cou:ity meeting of the Jiai« ior Woman Clubs will be held at tb* Porks Valley Tavern on Tueadap, March Sth. Resfrvatlons for Nas¬ areth members may be placed Mi» Alice Brody and Mrs. Bowers no later than Feb. SCth. Transportation is in charge of ttta. Ray Douglas and Mrs John WeaaaU
BELFAST COUPLE OBSERVE 5ht WED¬ DING ANNIVERSARY
D. OF A. HOLD FAUST-NACHTPARn
Me:ub#r« \i   183   D .1 Fau-:-N durintr    the Tuf»*d,iy eve P!ii5P«   wen
iitefleld   Council. )f America, held Valentine   /arty »;kly    ni; etlng    on fng in the KGE  Hall, aw.irdod   to   Mrs    Ada
Mr   and  Mrs.  Simon   P.   Bowera
yesterdav quietly observed their Slat
wedding  anniversary at their hoOM
at Belfast. Nazareth R. O. S.  llMp
I were married on  Pebruary 7, IMS.
bv the  Rev   E   W. Relnecke, thaa
I pastor of the  Reformed  charge of
I the Plainfield Church, in the Ner.
Mr.  ReitiLck's  home  at  Naaareth.
Mr Bower.s was bom at Bdelmana,
Nazareth A  D. 3. a .son of the lata
I Wlllia.m  and Mary Bowers.    Ke ia
: 73 years of age,    Mrs. Bow«n maa
born In Plainfl Id Township a daufh«
I ter of the late Thomas and Katp
I Jane Sandt and is 89 vears of afa.
i Both are in the best of health.
The couple have resided In their present residence the past M yaara. Mr. Bowers learned the iMintioS trade as a boy and fotlowwd that occupation Tliey have bCM blaaaed With fourt<>'>n childreiv jHMlre of whim are .still living. 39'^Btpulehll- dren   and  flve  great-grandehildren.
Iff AINTAINtNO that no boy ean baceoM the beat kind ef citiaen arithoiil *'• recogfiiaiiw hit obligation to Ood, the Boy Scouts of Ain«rica.'bi this SJT.Sf?'?*" RockweU Minting, symbolisce tho spirit and meaning of ita Twelfth Scout Uw: "A Scout is reverent. He it reverent toward Ood. Ha to faithful in hit religious dutiaa and reapwts tbe convictioni of otbaia ia matters of custom and religioa."
Knecht .uid Mr,. Florence Oower
Wirlr.? a brief busine.ss session. at which time councillor .Mrs. Helen Knecht pre.sidod. it was .uinounced that a card party will be held next TviLsday evening and that practice for receiving of nation.U and state officer, will be held the following Tu'sday evening Tlie.se offlcers will be received in the latter part of April.
REPUBUCAN WOMEN AGAIN POSTPONE MEETING
Tlie Nizareth Council of Repub¬ lican Women, once again have found it ncce.s.sary to postpone their regular meeting until the fourth Friday of the month FVb. 23, at which time members of the 1st ward are to entertain under tha leader¬ ship of Mrs. Prack, with Mrs. Shimer as co-leader.
The meeting has been postponed because the Plrenwna' Ball is to ba hekl on the regular meeting night
REVENUE COLLECTOR TO VISIT NAZARETH
i It was announced by J. U. Petlier- I olf. local pastm i.ster, that the Deputy ; Collector of Inteni.-il Revenue will ba . at the local post offlce next Wed- I ne.sday. Pebruary 14tli. Matters per- i taining to the department may ba ! di9cu.ssed with him at that time.
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