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THE NAZARETH ITEM -'^''s^i^M •¦a sTMb 0s mooKB 1 llMiili fHIWPkliil i^^^^^l 1 1*. .^^H Vol. 46 — No. 25 — 48 So. Main St., Phone 20 NAZARETH, PA^ THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1937 Booit NuTitli» Siafte Copy Ttow IMERTNOIIORED ASsFIFTN MMI ON " M. S. WFLE TEUM wm Participate In InteriMtloMl Event In Enrape; To Sail Next Month HuimU O. Laatbert. loeal Jeweler gad mU kaomi sportaman, *"- keen aaloetad a member ot teaa ta lepreaent the United SUtM la the sawU bore rifle ahoot to bt •k«f«' ** BUley, England, aone Uaw dartac iuly next. The eonpeUtion wlU be ot an Interna¬ tional nature with tbe Oeneral Perttilat Trophy awarded to the team awUng tbe baat score. Wben "Rus" waa notified on Mon¬ day of bU aelectUm by tbe United Sutei Director of CleUlan Marks- ikaashlp. bU auuiy (rlenda here re- eelrod a P»Mant surprlae. ToquaU- fy In sucb an Important event can only be gained hgr superior marks- mansblp and "Raa" baa proven hU abUlty m tbe mmaSX bora fleld In Bsrtlcttlar, as wall as teaaral aboot- lag ability. Ot tuallfled (or the Im¬ pertaat event iurlat three regU- tmd ihaota, munmrii by tbe Pbd- eral OavamaMOt durtag INS. held at varlaui potaU tbiousbout ttw Ualted atatat, aad ka flalabed flftb asMSC Uiuuiindi at tompetttoca. Iha V. a A. team ta taapeto for rtnbtof Tiapkir. whMi ts now baM bf as BBsUah ttam, wUl be composed of twelve membera, haa ten shooters and two altaroates. a Civilian marksmen from many coun¬ tries wtll enter tbe competition. I The U. S. team consists of Wm. 9. Sehweitaer, Hillside, N. J.; Dave Carlson, New Haven, Conn.; WUUam B. Woodring. Alton, IU., for¬ merly of Bethlehem; L. A. Pope, Los Angeles, Cal.; R. D. Lambert, Nazareth; Dr. C. O. Swaaon, Min¬ neapolis, Minn.; WUliam O. Sum- meraU, Waycross, Oa.; Merle Israel- son, Mogadare, Ohio; Edgar Craven, Selma, CaUf.; Dr. Russ Oardner, Troy, Ohio; and V. Z. Canfleld, Aliron, Ohio. Ttie alternates are: Ctiarles Hamby, Atlanta, Oa.; Carl Prank, Rochester, Minn.; J. C. Llp- penoott. Jr., Ellaabeth, N. 3.; U. A. Orosaliopf, Marion, Wia., and C. D. KaUensee, Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Lambert plana to leave with tbe U S. team about June Mth on the U. a. Proaldent Kardlnf, and return about July and aa tba a a. City of Norfatk. AU espenaeo are paid by tha tavtrament. Mis many (rtands bare fsal eonfldeat that be Is goUit to bflag beau some of the Kernjvirginia tahn, nrfella Yule- bernecker and Rob- N.H.S. Honor Students AnnouiM Miss Florence NicholMTPrinctpal of tbe Senior High ScMfol, has a; nounced the roiuavtnf membeM/of the Honor Oroup/ljfthe granulating class of 1937: L< Wolfe, Catherine navitch, Wanita' ert Breinig. a^* All of these students have at¬ tained an average above 90 per cent tn their scholastic work during their three years tn Senior High School. Louise Kern ranks highest and WiU be valedictorian of her clasa at the Commencement exerciaes, June 25th. Virginia Wolfe ranks second highest in her class and wiU be salutatorian. Besides ranking highest in schol¬ astic work, Louise Kern ts editor- in-chief of the "Comet", the senior annual. She haa done outstanding work tn major roles of the senior play and operetta. She ts an active member of the Olee Club, Dramatic Club and Business Staff of ttw "Blue and White Standard". VlrglnU Wolfe has been an active member of the Student CouncU, Olee Club and Olrls' Athletic trams for the past three years. Por two years she served as president of her class and during the past year waa an elBclent leader with Louise Kem in the Magaalne Campaign sponsored yearly by the Senior High School. Catherine Hahn ts the efflclent business manager ol the "Blue and White SUndard" and vice-president of her class. She Is an acttve mem¬ ber of the Olee Club, Comet staff, and Latin Club. SmelU Yuknavltch is president of the Senior Class and the Student [council. Slie has taken an active 'part tn tbe rorenstc Society and was awarded flrst prize tn the Alumni Oratartcal contest last year. IB tbe senior play ahe did out- atandlng work tn a major role. She U also art editor of the "OomM". WanlU Betaecker U an aeUve aaeaiber al the Olee Club, DraaMtie Clab aad the Oernet Staff. She was alaa a BMatber at tbe senior play caat. n*aft arttalg u one ot tbe bust* neai aunagers of the "OooMt" tad treasurer mt hU class. Mc has par¬ ticipated In clasa baaketball durtag tba past thrae years. AU tha amabers at the Monar I Oroup are completing the Acsdemic courae wtth the exception ot Bawlla Yuknavitch and Robert Brelntg, who are completing the Commarela! [course S • TO miATCEDAK dESTOOLUGE On Friday evening, May 31, 1937 Cedar Crest College, Allentown. Pa.. will, play host to the Lehigh VaUey Ig^Uon ot the American Chemical Society at its annual Ladles Night meeting. Miss Esther A. Engle, head of the Chemistry Department of Cedar Cre^t College who is also Vice Chairman of the Lehigh Valley Sec¬ tion and Chairman of the Program Committee, has arranged a program 'Which will be of Interest to the chemists and their guests. The ladies will be particularly Interested tn this meeting because it will be addressed by Mr. Donald R. Tress- ler, a nationally known authority on foods. Dr. Tressler is Head of th^ Chemistry Division of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Sta- (Ooottaued on Fage Five) CHAMBER OF COMMEIMl MEETS A regular stated meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce was held Monday evening, tn the ofllce rooms of The Farmers Union Mutual Flre Insur¬ ance Company with H. F. Yeisley presiding. Members present were: J. H. Ful¬ mer. Itobert Nolf. A. O. Kem, Henry Schlegel, F. S. Trumbower, Harold Oetz, Howard Shimer and Warren Dech. J. H. Fulmer, chairman of it.e- ' Municipal Power and Light Com¬ mittee made a brief, but Interesting report on the committee's progress to date In oompUlng data on a municipal plant. F. D. Wood also a member of the committee atalcc jthat a detailed report oould not be rendered for some time, but thai ' the committee is making aU pos- 'mdIc progress. The matter of placing Iwtter di¬ rection standards at the Intersection of New and Eaat Centre Streets was discussed and tlie secretary directed to communicate wtth the Highway Department. A committee of three waa appolated to awet with Borough CouncU resardinc tba plaeement of Courtesy Boarda ^otif antn thar- oufbtares toadlng bito toan. The coaHBlttee aoasUts at Warran Decb, A. O. KcfB aad W. 9. MerU. A Mtcr trtai the Rartbamptoo Oaunty Malar ClUb lavttiac a com- Mlttce af tht Chaaibsr ta a dtaaer aweting ta ba heM at tba Naaareth Ina toaioriww evanlng was read and aeknoarledged. tt was announc¬ ed that members at tbe Board would attend. NAZARETH AND COMMUNITY AMBULANCE Prizes Mark Nazareth's Oldest Resident Passes On Civil War Veteran and Coniniunity*8 Oldest Jeweler Committee EnthiMcd; Prediets Large Para4t OR Pari( Openinc Day Here Saturday* May 29tii MEETING OF COMMITTEES AT -Y* ItKNRI Many Season Tickets To Pool Will Be In Tiie Prises Offered Richard O. November Ijosiah O. Ambulance Fund Now Otxr $1200 Tlie .Xazaretfi \\'(jnian.s CIuIj reported tlie anil)iilance fund now uver ?iioo. Tlii* i» tlie amount reported yesterday mornin>{ with a few promised contrilnitions still to f>e count¬ ed on. The Cluh announced that the campai;;n will continue until the full amount of $1500 is reached and will appreciate if suhscrihers will hurry C(»ntrilnUions so the ambul¬ ance may be turned over to the IJorouyh for service. smoi HMO jtuns NiiKr At the adjourned awettng of the tor's bead at 130,000.00 and bis eoai* Naaareth School Board held on Mon- "«»••»<» »<* «^ttng tbe 1017 ¦eboal day evening ot thU waek, the «,bool STSJSon"^ ;U7d<SidT?'5 budget for tha lOIT-lOM school year B^a,^ .uthorlitng the payment af was eompleted and adopted. The the 1197 school taies In four e^ual adopted budget provides for expendl- tnstaUments; ttie first Installment tures during the year totalbig $133,- to be paid not later than October 255.00. Tile Fer capita tax rate was 1st, 1037, tlie second not later than fixed at MOO and the rate on tax- December 1st, 1037, the third not able property was flxed at 10 mills. later than February 1st, 1030, and The Board fixed the Tax Collee- fourth not later than April 1st, 1033. CIEHONA SUING QUAinEmATsr. i^ JOnrS lEFOUBD ^"^^ Cmiai. SUNDAY Hie spring Service of mualc will, Jimtkera MISS BECK HONORED REV. EAGLE TO SPEAK AT Y.M.C..A. Miss Clara A. Beck, untli recently a member of the Nazaceth Schoo: ^_____ Board, has received ati invitation' xhe Phi Gamma rishing Club, to be an "honor gueirt of BuckneU Chapter No. 152. wUl meet In the be rendered tn St. John's Bvan.-Re formed Church on Sunday evening, May 23rd, at 730 o'clock. The program will Include anthems by the choir, directed by Charles W. Hess and .selections by the Cremona strin? quirt<>tte, directed by Dr. Charles HafI, of Northampton. The combined aae of the instru- mpnt.^ played is 1180 years. These have been acquired In recent years, no- oii'iv because of thrir individual merit, but also for their flne b'.end- of to»'n, bjrn , aon of the late M. Sophia • Kern > tills life on Tuesday. 1937, at 2 25 A M. at his ''on South Main Street, aged pears, 0 ihonttis. and 16 days He was a life-long member of the Nazareth Moravian Church and was tb'a oldest resident. Seventy years ago. on January out, 1007, he was Initiated in t.^e Easton Lodge. No. 152. 9. te A. M., keaptng his memliershlp acttve until his death. At the age of 17 be vol¬ unteered with the Pennaylvania MlUUa at the time of the Civil War and aervad for alx weeks wtth ipany. Beitel waa bom in the house S which be died and Uved Ms entire e tn Naaareth, serving as watch¬ maker, Jeweler and optician, as did tila fattier and three of his tour Early realising the prevalence of cement tn the vicinity, he was in¬ strumental tn the promotion of th; industry in this locality. He was married in February, 1873 to Emma H. Boyer. of Catasauqua, who preceded him in death In Nov¬ ember. 1880. He had three children by this union. In November. 1885, he married Lizzie A. Ebner, who died in July. 1923. He Is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Joseph J. Stone, of Oief-n;- boro. N C. and Mr.*. James S Fry. University, during commencement week at that institution social room of the Y. M. C. A. The occasion will mark the 80th Saturday evening, at 7:45 o'cbck. Anniversary of the Class of 1877. The Rev. Charles Eagle, of Catas of which class, numbering 24 mem¬ bers, there are but three surviving, namely. Rev, Thomas P. Morgan of Scranton, Pa., the Hon. Edmund H. Reppert, of Unlontown. Pa., and Miss Clara A. Beck, who was the youngest member of the Class, ss well as t)ie youngest student grad¬ uated fi^m Bucknell. • Bith WoMin ObMrves Mth Birthday Aiuiivei^sary auqua, formerly of AUentown, will be the guest speaker. The public is cordially invited. YOUNG DEMOCRATIC CUIB TO MEET ins of mirvclous tone quality w'.ien played In quartette. Dr. Hall wi'.l of town, and al-o by two brothers ' also deUver a short addre.s.s. j Jame.; C. Beitel. of Catasauqua and ^^ I Following are excerpts from certl- , Lewis J. Beitel. of Los Angeles, Cal- jficitps and letters concerning the' if^rnia. jH-ifl collection: | Funeral senlces will be held from I Violin—Andreas Ouarnerlus, Cre- his late home th;s afternoon at 2:30 I mona. Italy. Made 1691. 246 years | o'clock with interment In the Mt I aid. Owned at one time by Vuillaume ' ravtan cemetery. Rev. P. S. Meinert, I and Liter by Hill and Sons. London, pa-tor of the church, will officiate. The Pet Parade committees are very much enthused over the splen¬ did .support given them by interested citizens of Naiareth and community. The prize list has now reached the hundred mark and, according to re¬ ports, will go over that mark by May 29th. A meeting of committees, consist¬ ing of the Public Property Committee of the Borough, the Park Committee, a committee from the American Legion and the Merchants' com¬ mittee will meet this evening at ttie Y. M. C. A. at 7:30 o'ciook to make flnal arrangements and fur.her an¬ nouncements. Arrangements are on f30t for sps' cial events to lie staged by the ^rk Committee at the park, foUowlng the parade. Among ttiese acUvttiee will be swimming contests, ball games, games for the kiddies and other features ot Interest to young and old alike. The one hundred and possibly more priaes that are ottered partici¬ pants In the parade are all valuable and consist of merchandise, season pa.sses to the park pool, some cash prizes, roller skates, dog food, sport¬ ing goods. Jewelry, milk, haircuts, candy, and many more ranging in value up to 110.00 each The parade t£ open to young and old alike. AnytKxIy may enter as long a.^ he or she has a pet. The pet '< may be any live animal, bird or beast You may enter as many pets; as you wish as long as there Is an attendant. During the parade pets may be carried, led or carted by the ' participants. In short. U you have i a pet I and anything may ije a pet i. this li your opportunity to show your pride to the public with an equa detalU win be pubUshed «a page: A O. SturgU il Boa, Wsetam. Stores, nick's Meat Martot: C. Anglemlre, Brody Bros., R. B. I Himler's Tailor stiop. Army dl Maff Store. Prank Huth At Bon, Mul i. Siegfried. Naaareth IXairjr Buxsard Electric Oo. Inc., "Hia' bower Co., faul W. Heckaaa. t Swarta dc Son, Ben Pranklin Clinton D. Pranta, M. B. To Naaareth Coal gt Lumber Oa.. Milling Co., WllUam Waltan. ren Bremig, Cturles MlUer, Edward Jooea, Wa Oeorso HartaeU, 9raaAg MUUcent Uhler, WUUam Lester J. Rohn, WUliam Honta, Aataar I Knecht. WUUam Lambert, MaraU Btmoiu, WlUlam Heam, Tboasaa Perraro, Oaorpe: Rarron, Barl PhUllpo E. J Uaai«st * t ler, Rayaa Shoe Store, L. A. MUler, Paul DarlMOS. pel, Oharlas Keim, Bdvard Doyle. Charles Kahler, Weaver, Cliarles Altcmooe, Wambold. Oliver MtUietm, Bwavalr^ Cut Rate Store, Ployd Mesa. Oaity Cooley, Peter Heckman, Manp Orafeo wilmer Heyar, Ctiarles Knecht. Mra. Oeorge Stout, Robert NoU, R. K. Stout. Oscar Brong, Hoy Haba. Charles Hough. Prank Kslaii..ltap« mond Michael, O. C. Murphy Ca., Vigilance Hose Co. Henry Sctilesak Leader Store, Nasareth HardwafO (Continued on Page Plve) - — - I, RETl'RNED Ff OM FLORIDA Mr. and Mrs.,'Lewis D. Kreidier. CLASS SUPPER Mrs. Jennie St^ut and Miss Anne The Young Democratic Club, of S. Cole, of Bam. returned on Tu.^s- town, will hold their regular meeting day afteitiooiy from St. Petersburg tonight, May 20th, at 0 P. M. tn Plorida. Wh Carlo's Hall. | winter m<>i AU members are urged to attend, return tr|^ was made by auto. SPMNG RAUY DAY B^-angelicai Church and Sun* ¦ School, of town, wtll obser%'e its Ing Rally Day on Sunday. May Oe flrst services will be a com- stlon of Church and Sunday loot at 10 A. M. The Sanday X)l superintendent, Austin Nace. oSciate during tlie flrst part thU service. Tlie pastor, Ree. S Harris. wiU be the speaker the Sunshine Quartet, of Beth- em. will render special selections. 0 43 P M the Ev. L. C. E. hold Us service. 7:M P M a musical treat in store for tbose who are able attend this serrioe. The Baaer ily of radio renown wiU render duets, a trio and a saxophone b>- Merle Bauer. The Sunshine arte: will al-w otter additional The pastor. Rev. W. S. s. Will speak, are welcome to attend. "Tht utn ftd Wiirt does not hehcie in llunger." MAT ^, jg B—Heai rf the DepirTr-.er.t ^^ tS ol ATTicuItur* mad'? a r nt member of ths Fresi- ^L^U^ dentscai.net '.?"' At—Ste.xn«r Sov.anna.h thm first !c CT-~38 the crean. •ailed for Eurrf^e 1:. -• ^ ^ ¦¦—The Advance ar. d im/. Rescue S3il for the Ar r'.c ¦ Tli ^ !.-hn Frankl.r. ..-5: SO—Farr.ous Brr-V.'.^-n !?:.i -m cp^n^i tc futlic tr-::.c. 1SS3 M—r* ".-t: ImJei inT -:. ii in search of jc'.i. 153? gg—GsT. Kj-by Situth 5-xTfrv- ierei ;.i TeK;3s pr.i..'.^ •--.e Civil War 19€o gr—Century ol Frojr-=5t E » r 0 s 111 ^ n cper.ed irt Ct—-Jjo 1333. ^,v, Mrs. Margaret Moser. widow of the late Ou.stav T. Moser, West Main Street, reached tier OOth birthday anniversary on Monday. In the evening a number of friends gatticr- ed to offer thetr congratulations, spending a most delightful time and serving excellent refreshments. Mrs.' was given to the Nazareth, Pennsyl- Moser Is in excellent health. The ' vania mill of the Nazareth Cement following were In the party: Mrs. Co. here, when the Portland Cement John E. Beers and the Misses Laura Association Safety Trophy was re- Kleckner, Anna C. Mcllhaney, Eve- awarded for the third consecutive lyn Danner, M. Bae Moser and Mar- | year. The Nazareth mill has oper- lon Mcllhaney. ated for three consecutive without a single lost time accident to an employee. The Award was Safety Trophy Again Award¬ ed To Nazareth Cement Co. New York, May 18—A high honor the mill grounds at Nazareth since 1034. I Loat time accidents In the cement Indu.stry have been reduced from Tlie Senior Bible Class of the Nazareth Moravian Church. Mrs. Charles Claaser. president, and Andrew O. Kern, teacher, on Prl- they had'spent'Th'e'«**>¦ «^'«n''^« held a delightful suclal s since October. The ^^'^ >upper In the social rooms of th' church with about 45 members and friends In attendance. The Rev Roland Bahnsen. pas¬ tor of the Pre>byterlan Church, of Plalnfleld. N. J., and wife, were in attendance. Rev Bahnsen gave the address of the evening. All present enjoyed the evening's gathering. • — Company, Nazareth News Agengy, chance of winning'one of'the hu^nd.^!***^^*'* Restaurant. Andy di AaaTa red prizes oflered. All vou need to '. Bart)er *hoP. Memmerfs ConfeetlOO- do to enter this parade Ls to bring : "y- •°"^^ ***^ Street A. * 0, your pet to Uie Circle, between the ' S-O"- Carmen Ctirtst. and nofi hours of 1:00 and 2:00 o'clock Satur- | Wagner. day afternoon. May 29th. and be' * O ready to parade promptly at 2:30 j P. M. A squad of local Legionnaires will be in charge of parade forma- ! tion at the Circle and each con- i testant wiil receive a number, to be worn m the parade, upon applica¬ tion. The parade will be short and will dUband In the park In due tim?. ilEGt'lNB'S RE$iTAt'R.%S-T TO .MOVE .so that, participant.5 wlU not m:si any of the activities there. The parade will form on West Centre Street. North Main Street and East Centre Street, march south on Main to Belvidere Street; east on Belvi- well knouiTtruck fanner, died Tttsa^ d re Street to Broad Street and day mof^ing of pneumonia at Bett^ NDrth on Broad Street to the park HojpBal. Easton. Citizens of Nazareth and all sur-'f'^' rounding communities are cordially COUNTY CMDIB- SIONEX NERWAin suocinnB to m^mmk Bernard C. Merwp^h, TS years alt. of Bushkill Drlv^Eaaton. R. D. X a member of ^ Board of Oouatp Com«iis8k>netf of NortbaasplaS Ciuaty, fodher Poor Director NEntOPOUTAN EMSm CO. STUDIES RATES CHAHfiEP Completing a study of rates cliarg- ed for municipal electric service of _ _ ',!* ''''*!Li"*i^'"t,^"!!L*.'**'"r'' i ^P«nroakUls''foithi"^Wr"atTon lUumlnatton of public buUdlng, In-' "^ ' '^ made at the Spring meeting of the Portland Cement As.soclatlon In the ' Waldorf-Astoria hotel. In announcing the re-award of the trophy, Jolm J. Porter, chair- I man of ttie Accident Prevention' Committee of the Association, con¬ gratulated both plant employees and more than 3,000 annually in 19-'4 j Samuel 9ei?ui«\e proprietor of S to less than 300 in 1936. Up to the guines Restaufant. announced thst time tlie award was first oflered he will move/4iis re.-taurant business ye.ir.s no cement mill had ever reported a from the ^sent location on Main single year of oixration without Street ta .the Weaver Building, at an accident. lAft year 30 cement he corner of Bnad and Belvidere mills had no accidents. Street aliout June 1st invited to participate in this gala event Particular attention will be given our rural folks who are In a isetter po.sition to raise and keep peti and who can show a much bi^aer variety This ts your opportunity to display that prize pet of yotirs with an equal chance of winning a prize. FoUowing is a IL^t of citiaens who h.ive donated prizes up to date, with more to follow next week when full eluding public scliools and miscell¬ aneous uses of electricity, oOciala of MetropoUtan Bdlson Company today which made sucb an unusual safety record possible. Tlie tangible evidence of the honor U a beautifully molded relief monu- •ffTfl'.K**''"!!!!"**!?^"!'" m'»«»t ot caat stone. Uluatrattng the *" - - mojjj, "Safety Polkiwa Wisdom " It has stood as a shrine to safety in UmSR LEAGUE DswrraBR's DAYPROffiAM FarmersviUe Union Church To Be Sundayl^ The Senior Luther League of St. Jotm's Lutheran Church, held a Motber's Day program in the Be¬ ginner's room on Monday evening i In cliarge of Alice Beck. Prayer waa offered by Miriam Unangst followed by a poem recited the cost o( these aervlces tbat will save taapayers throughout the ter¬ ritory whlcb tbe eompany serves ap¬ proximately |SS,000 annually. The Easton Division's share of this amount wlU be approaimately 110.000. The greater portion of the savings sre represented tn the reduced cost of street lighting service. Por the Easton Division this amount ts 110.- 100. being dUtributed as street light¬ ing aavings to the twrough and town¬ ships in this part of the Metro¬ politan Edison territory. Savings in the miscellaneous uses of electric service are shared by muntcipalities and public school dis¬ tricts. For tbe Baston divUlon the,»»' ¦«"? B«cb and Louise Lehr. total aavUigs for thU type of ser- , Th« topic. "Our Mothers'" was de¬ vice aaiounU to lOJOO. | ^^tt^ by Mrs. Plick. of College HiU. tn dlscusrtng the reduction tn rates Caston. which were flled Wednendav with the I The guest musicians were Mr. PennsyvanUi Public Utility oom-; ••«»*J» »n<l Mr Randall, of Bethle-j- Appropriate d^dicato™ seniees In the evening starting at 7 30 mission at Harrlsburg. P. A. Stang. bem Conservatory of Music will be conducted in thft new and o clcvk vrmons wiU be delivewd I local manager for MetiapoUtan Bdl- | <>" 'un* 'tf>_« debate wtll be held ; modem ohurrh at Parmersvllle this |„ the Rev J O Henr% D D and eon Company, declared that they are «i^ ttie Mlawtaig question to be, Sunday A four-dav program has Rev Oliver Nace Interspersed with ' tn line with the Company's con.«tant i debated: "Resolved. That the moral^b^n arranged snd printed copies a »oio by Ellamae P^hr I po'Jcy of reducing rates whenever 't/nMrts of today are higher thin of-«ame wiU be distributed at the Tuesdars program May »th.' possible and at the same time main- i •» senn ago. | »en icm Sundar 8chw>l Nieht at 1 as ovinrk tam the high standard of aervice On Amnm Sth, the League will at-r Dedication .^rvices w:!: .tart Sun- add esses will be" alven be l^' which the company endeavors to ^^ • .¦^^•^ .«*'*" ^ •' '»o»>"',day morning at 10 oclock when .ser- Plovd Shafer and LeRot Snyder. T^' mins will be de'.iven^ by Rev Os- anth«a wlU be rendered by the St ! win a. Prantz, DD, and Rev Con- Thomas Choir Mr. Merwarth was bom tn ton on July 9, 1864. a son of tlW late Bernard and Chloe Cord Mer> warth Pourteen years ago he moved la Porks Township, along the Buahklll Drive and had operated a truek farm there up to the time ol bid . death For many years he was acttve is i Democratic p.Tlltlcs and the flial ofBce he held was School DtraetOT of Palmer Township. His flrst al> tempt to be elected as Poor Dtfwetor was unsuccessful, but at tbe I ing election, was elected for f« years I In 1931 he was re-elected as Director for four years and president of the Board, bi he was elected County and was serving in tbat aA the time of bis last lUnew. Mr. Merwarth was tarlaa Both wives are deeeased. 1 Wife was Mlsa Mary Carl second was Miss He Is survhred by ana mb. 1 of PhUUpSburt. N. 3., bp marriage, and a son. Ralpli ¦„ 1 at home, by his Two brothers also survtva. Haitp, Sf Wllllaiiu Township and Bethlehem. Funeral services will ba ed tomorrow aftemooa at SJS all I from the Heck Memorial'. ton. and intement wUl b the Hay cemeter}-. South ton render cu-itomers. '¦E\erv dollsr saved by this re¬ duction It. rates for municipal elec¬ tric ser\ie«." Mr. Stang declared, "is a dollar s.»\ed by the taxpayers, as all services are those paid out of pubic funds wiiich aro acquired by taxation.'* a social given by St. League in Slatlngton. After tbe session a aoctal hour was enjoyed with refreshments serv- ' ed to about 40 members. • • • j Mrs Clan Itterly, Centre Square. 1 visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bender. I at Tatamy. on Monday. rad Wilker, DD. A vocal ».Vio wt:i Wednesday. May JOth. wi3 be< be rendered by Walter Oilm.in The Ladies Aid Night, with servlees progrim Sundav afternoon wii: in- startinR at 7 « oclxtk »nd incladtag elude sermon.s by the Rev John addresses by Rrr V. J. Baaer aad I*-nt7 DD. Rev THathin R Mel- R^v W H Wotrmg. DD. with the |h -m DD %n.i i «>k) by J^an K.i k Herktown Choir rrndertng the an¬ them Thursday evening. May 17th, Com munity Night and ooncuding the proffram will be devoted to mmute addiwaaes. Tbe speakera will be Rev c A Bute. Rev Oea. S Kleetaier. Rev. W. C. O. Tett, O A. Uubach. Rev. L. Y. Nev. L. B KUck. Rev. 9. O. Wol- per and Rev. A. A. AiwSt's Choir wm antliem. Rev. J A KUcBiSTJt. ¦w, ¦ A. Oaama, DHu ladfpaaM^ m mm taOA mam- gregatloa^ytee rertpHwto ot —eh OU.tN0AR«r coMmamm
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Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 25 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1937-05-20 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Month | 05 |
Day | 20 |
Year | 1937 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 25 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1937-05-20 |
Date Digitized | 2009-09-30 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by Backstage Library Works at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from film at 300 dpi. The original file size was 37727 kilobytes. |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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Vol. 46 — No. 25 — 48 So. Main St., Phone 20
NAZARETH, PA^ THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1937
Booit NuTitli» Siafte Copy Ttow
IMERTNOIIORED ASsFIFTN MMI ON " M. S. WFLE TEUM
wm Participate In InteriMtloMl Event In Enrape; To Sail Next Month
HuimU O. Laatbert. loeal Jeweler gad mU kaomi sportaman, *"- keen aaloetad a member ot teaa ta lepreaent the United SUtM la the sawU bore rifle ahoot to bt •k«f«' ** BUley, England, aone Uaw dartac iuly next. The eonpeUtion wlU be ot an Interna¬ tional nature with tbe Oeneral Perttilat Trophy awarded to the team awUng tbe baat score.
Wben "Rus" waa notified on Mon¬ day of bU aelectUm by tbe United Sutei Director of CleUlan Marks- ikaashlp. bU auuiy (rlenda here re- eelrod a P»Mant surprlae. ToquaU- fy In sucb an Important event can only be gained hgr superior marks- mansblp and "Raa" baa proven hU abUlty m tbe mmaSX bora fleld In Bsrtlcttlar, as wall as teaaral aboot- lag ability. Ot tuallfled (or the Im¬ pertaat event iurlat three regU- tmd ihaota, munmrii by tbe Pbd- eral OavamaMOt durtag INS. held at varlaui potaU tbiousbout ttw Ualted atatat, aad ka flalabed flftb asMSC Uiuuiindi at tompetttoca.
Iha V. a A. team ta taapeto for rtnbtof Tiapkir. whMi ts now baM bf as BBsUah ttam, wUl
be composed of twelve membera,
haa ten shooters and two altaroates. a Civilian marksmen from many coun¬ tries wtll enter tbe competition. I The U. S. team consists of Wm. 9. Sehweitaer, Hillside, N. J.; Dave Carlson, New Haven, Conn.; WUUam B. Woodring. Alton, IU., for¬ merly of Bethlehem; L. A. Pope, Los Angeles, Cal.; R. D. Lambert, Nazareth; Dr. C. O. Swaaon, Min¬ neapolis, Minn.; WUliam O. Sum- meraU, Waycross, Oa.; Merle Israel- son, Mogadare, Ohio; Edgar Craven, Selma, CaUf.; Dr. Russ Oardner, Troy, Ohio; and V. Z. Canfleld, Aliron, Ohio. Ttie alternates are: Ctiarles Hamby, Atlanta, Oa.; Carl Prank, Rochester, Minn.; J. C. Llp- penoott. Jr., Ellaabeth, N. 3.; U. A. Orosaliopf, Marion, Wia., and C. D. KaUensee, Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. Lambert plana to leave with tbe U S. team about June Mth on the U. a. Proaldent Kardlnf, and return about July and aa tba a a. City of Norfatk. AU espenaeo are paid by tha tavtrament. Mis many (rtands bare fsal eonfldeat that be Is goUit to bflag beau some of the
Kernjvirginia tahn, nrfella Yule- bernecker and Rob-
N.H.S. Honor Students AnnouiM
Miss Florence NicholMTPrinctpal of tbe Senior High ScMfol, has a; nounced the roiuavtnf membeM/of the Honor Oroup/ljfthe granulating class of 1937: L< Wolfe, Catherine navitch, Wanita' ert Breinig. a^*
All of these students have at¬ tained an average above 90 per cent tn their scholastic work during their three years tn Senior High School.
Louise Kern ranks highest and WiU be valedictorian of her clasa at the Commencement exerciaes, June 25th. Virginia Wolfe ranks second highest in her class and wiU be salutatorian.
Besides ranking highest in schol¬ astic work, Louise Kern ts editor- in-chief of the "Comet", the senior annual. She haa done outstanding work tn major roles of the senior play and operetta. She ts an active member of the Olee Club, Dramatic Club and Business Staff of ttw "Blue and White Standard".
VlrglnU Wolfe has been an active member of the Student CouncU, Olee Club and Olrls' Athletic trams for the past three years. Por two years she served as president of her class and during the past year waa an elBclent leader with Louise Kem in the Magaalne Campaign sponsored yearly by the Senior High School.
Catherine Hahn ts the efflclent business manager ol the "Blue and White SUndard" and vice-president of her class. She Is an acttve mem¬ ber of the Olee Club, Comet staff, and Latin Club.
SmelU Yuknavltch is president of
the Senior Class and the Student
[council. Slie has taken an active
'part tn tbe rorenstc Society and was
awarded flrst prize tn the Alumni
Oratartcal contest last year.
IB tbe senior play ahe did out- atandlng work tn a major role. She U also art editor of the "OomM".
WanlU Betaecker U an aeUve aaeaiber al the Olee Club, DraaMtie Clab aad the Oernet Staff. She was alaa a BMatber at tbe senior play caat.
n*aft arttalg u one ot tbe bust* neai aunagers of the "OooMt" tad treasurer mt hU class. Mc has par¬ ticipated In clasa baaketball durtag tba past thrae years.
AU tha amabers at the Monar
I Oroup are completing the Acsdemic
courae wtth the exception ot Bawlla
Yuknavitch and Robert Brelntg, who
are completing the Commarela!
[course
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TO
miATCEDAK dESTOOLUGE
On Friday evening, May 31, 1937 Cedar Crest College, Allentown. Pa.. will, play host to the Lehigh VaUey Ig^Uon ot the American Chemical Society at its annual Ladles Night meeting. Miss Esther A. Engle, head of the Chemistry Department of Cedar Cre^t College who is also Vice Chairman of the Lehigh Valley Sec¬ tion and Chairman of the Program Committee, has arranged a program 'Which will be of Interest to the chemists and their guests. The ladies will be particularly Interested tn this meeting because it will be addressed by Mr. Donald R. Tress- ler, a nationally known authority on foods. Dr. Tressler is Head of th^ Chemistry Division of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Sta- (Ooottaued on Fage Five)
CHAMBER OF
COMMEIMl MEETS
A regular stated meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce was held Monday evening, tn the ofllce rooms of The Farmers Union Mutual Flre Insur¬ ance Company with H. F. Yeisley presiding.
Members present were: J. H. Ful¬ mer. Itobert Nolf. A. O. Kem, Henry Schlegel, F. S. Trumbower, Harold Oetz, Howard Shimer and Warren Dech. J. H. Fulmer, chairman of it.e-
' Municipal Power and Light Com¬ mittee made a brief, but Interesting report on the committee's progress to date In oompUlng data on a municipal plant. F. D. Wood also a member of the committee atalcc
jthat a detailed report oould not be rendered for some time, but thai
' the committee is making aU pos-
'mdIc progress.
The matter of placing Iwtter di¬ rection standards at the Intersection of New and Eaat Centre Streets was discussed and tlie secretary directed to communicate wtth the Highway Department. A committee of three waa appolated to awet with Borough CouncU resardinc tba plaeement of Courtesy Boarda ^otif antn thar- oufbtares toadlng bito toan. The coaHBlttee aoasUts at Warran Decb, A. O. KcfB aad W. 9. MerU.
A Mtcr trtai the Rartbamptoo Oaunty Malar ClUb lavttiac a com- Mlttce af tht Chaaibsr ta a dtaaer aweting ta ba heM at tba Naaareth Ina toaioriww evanlng was read and aeknoarledged. tt was announc¬ ed that members at tbe Board would attend.
NAZARETH AND COMMUNITY AMBULANCE
Prizes
Mark
Nazareth's Oldest Resident Passes On
Civil War Veteran and
Coniniunity*8 Oldest
Jeweler
Committee EnthiMcd; Prediets Large Para4t OR
Pari( Openinc Day Here Saturday*
May 29tii
MEETING OF COMMITTEES AT -Y* ItKNRI
Many Season Tickets To Pool Will Be In Tiie Prises Offered
Richard O. November Ijosiah O.
Ambulance Fund Now Otxr $1200
Tlie .Xazaretfi \\'(jnian.s CIuIj reported tlie anil)iilance fund now uver ?iioo. Tlii* i» tlie amount reported yesterday mornin>{ with a few promised contrilnitions still to f>e count¬ ed on. The Cluh announced that the campai;;n will continue until the full amount of $1500 is reached and will appreciate if suhscrihers will hurry C(»ntrilnUions so the ambul¬ ance may be turned over to the IJorouyh for service.
smoi HMO jtuns NiiKr
At the adjourned awettng of the tor's bead at 130,000.00 and bis eoai*
Naaareth School Board held on Mon- "«»••»<» »<* «^ttng tbe 1017 ¦eboal
day evening ot thU waek, the «,bool STSJSon"^ ;U7d |
Month | 05 |
Day | 20 |
Year | 1937 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19370520_001.tif |
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