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NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING. Jl'LY 28, 1038
Booflt Naaareth — Single Copy Thrw Ctite
fjazareth Man Found Dead • /n> Field
^f^u^a Williamson. 16 year* Id. JSSm St. Naaareth. was found fS^a field in the rear of the ft* ^Lovine Snyder. Monday •^hU with a gunahot wound In tfSitaih. WUlard Jobwon. of •*-f^i^who found the body. In- U« coroner. Dr. W. Calvin of Nawreth. who. after an jttion, gave a certificate of ^ kgr auicide. "Siwn waa l)orn tn BuahkiU
JPKuam 8. Wllliamaon, He waa fJhHlth. He U aurvived » "Lgbter. Mrs, Mabel Cole, of I oTb- two brothers. John and '!Ji*^'of Point PhUlllM; four jTlpM Williamson. Naiareth; 'a arlfntli. Baaton; i&ne n Nazareth; Mrs. William nd, Nazareth,  and  by  a
_ fmeral was held on Wednes- «»IP m., from the R. J. Bar- funeral home. S3S Bouth ^, Haaareth. with interment ^"iittsbkill M. E, cemetery,
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I BUfbts of Priendihlp Rome ^iiOUated with tbt loeal 9, Knighu ot Friendship rs and directora at thetr [ held in Bhafers Hail
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I and directora named jmay  EcKhart.   preaident: .-—^ Walty, vice-president: Ne!- igl jtagggh. second vice-preaident; ' -    immU, recording secreUry; r Uubach, flnanclal secretary; l^ti, treasurer:   directors, ) Davidson, Kermit Wunderly B Knecht.
  meeting of the new of-
I tfll be held on Aug. 8.
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CLASS
lAJNIENANCE MIING ini47
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Of WIIM»aarr«, momber of tho
PomNtflvMla ttato Publlelty Com*
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Bmpar man
DEATH OF (WE OF   COUNTY'S OLDEST RESIDENTS
Nicholas Devereaux. died at his hi^me along the Bath-Beersvilb K.ghway, about one mile west of Bath on Saturday aftemoon at 5:43 aged 94 years 3 months and 28 days.
Deceased waa bom in Wexford County. Ireland. March 25, 1844, the son of the late Richard Devereau.< ar.d his wtfe Mar>- (nee) Furlong.
He was a member of the Bacred Heart Church at Bath.
Deeeaaed waa itl for about 3'« montiu. He came to America when but a young boy. He retired from active worlc about 17 years ago. pri^r to which he had been a farmer for 35 years.
Hia wtfe Mary J. (neet Fehnel. pre¬ ceded him in death 14 years ago. His son James preceeded him in death by .seven years.
He is survived by one daughter Mar>' E., wife of John J. James, Bat'.i, R. P. D, witli whDin he resided. and one granddaughter M.rry R. James, at home
The funeral services were held o;i Tuesday at 8:30 a. m, from his late home along the Bitii-BeersviUe high- ray, followed by a requeim mas.s eelebrated In the Sacred Heart Church at Bath and burial on the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Bath.
Bi-Centennial Coniniiltee Meet¬ ing Honday
All chairmen of the Oeneral Bi- Centennlal Celebration Committee will meet at the Y.M.CA., Monday evening at 8 o'cloclc. according to an announcement made today by A. O. Kern, chairman of the Oeneral Com¬ mittee.
Mr. Kern stated that the Oeneral Committee is gradually being organ¬ ized and that the purpose of Mon¬ day's meeting is to start several of the committees functioning, publicity committee, religious committee, his¬ toric committee, pageant csmmlttee, parade committee, program commit¬ tee, spon and contest committee, dec¬ oration committee, ticket committee, music committee and several others Us necessity may dictate. PoUowing the organisation, each committee is to formulate respective plans and present them at general committee meetings open for discussion and flnal approval.
Worlc by the historic committee, of which Warren Breinig ts chairman, is already begun and Town Coun¬ cil has appropriated sufflcient funds to obtain the service of capable his¬ torians to start wortc on this im¬ portant phase of the celebration pro- I Ject at once.
New Botvling Alleys
Open at "Y" Monday
CLEAN VF RURAL BOX WEEK
Unserviceable and unsightly rural mail boxes both retard the delivery of mail and detract fro.ir the natural scenic tieauty of the highway. Particularly to be de¬ plored are the nonregulatlon, old type, top-opening boxes, as weU as makeshift receptacles which expose maU to the elements.
It is the desire of the Depart¬ ment not only to correct the above-mentioned unsatisfactory situation but to encourage all nural maU patrons generally to possess pride in thetr iMxes, both in the manner of erection, neat stenciling, and tidy appearanee.
To help accomplish these desir¬ able objectives the Department is designating the week of August 1 as "Clean Up Rural Box Week."
Bowling  Mill be Free to Men and
Women 18 Vean and
Over
Jaly t8—Becretary of
. Boy E. BrownmlUer an-
, May that checks in pay-
[m 9 1450,362.36   balance   due
¦¦I dam townships undtr the
MBM Aet are being maUed daUy.
Otm a total of |2aOJI8.U ha.f
ItaOMbated to 666 second clasa
; Act appropriated |8,* lllllwState Highway Depart- kr Maintenance and repairs I mUes of township roads calendar years 19N-37. were allocated on the Ifl IMd-mUage in each of the The act required ¦wealth to retum to thd I l|r March 1. of thU year balances of the appro-
itlons resulting from the
town-ships exceeded
its,'   said   Becretary
'cau.sed a delay In pay-
alances.   The Depart-
tt necessary to withhold
ing an opinion froiti
Oeneral    on    Icfal
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er, the  cheelu are
Contrary to reports
is much larger the
•n of the Department
In the State U $450,-
I 9m net sum due after "' charges for rental of "Bt used on township i for any other claims Bonwealth.     Without --—J of the customary ofl- tMaaees would total $880,.
was nied by the De- Highways to the man- <»ought   in   Dauphin t early this month by > •* West Hanover Town- » Department   paid   the yWl balance due it under ^Act.
IIA THIRD
FARMERS JNCpNEFRON tHj^SOURCES
J^*  and   Sarprlaiag
hljr^'^ three h.is an in-
EJz?" '"" ••^"rcca accord- llj^" wport releaaed today ^^,^'';^ Austin. Director. i,^"« Census, Department rZ^- This sUtcment Is iTki,''^'''*' preliminary ¦ikaa?. '"""^ 'n selected instates that was made
KSSL    ^^^ coming Cen- li^Kure, 1940   The report
•«a cooperative project
Jt" »'ork was done by
l^ry "' "le Division of
Kr^k Entmates, U. 8.
I " Ajnciiuure, and the
gT*'*f'"Ileal work by
* Agriculture. Bureau
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Nimieapolis Pastor To Preach At St. John's Reformed
Rev. Paul H. Haye«. pastor of the Methodist Cpiscooid Churcli will preach in St. /John's Reformed Church Sunday/July 31. Rev. and Mrs. Hayes Aaf a number of years served as/dflsstonarles tn China. Mrs. Havar was the former Helen Wolfe. Sfie will speak at the Sun¬ day seasion and the daughter El^ite to the Primary Department.
BOY SCOUTS RECEIVE AWARDS IN    ADVANCED WORK AT COURT OF   HONOR
Members of Troops No. 32, 43 and I 79. Boy Scouts received awards '.\ I .idvanced work at a court of honor l.!st   week.     District   Commissioner Elmer Snyder, was  in Charge and V..1S   assisted   by   Ernest   Wilkens. I chairman, John Michel, John Mem- , nert, Victor Yost and Joseph Pay¬ onk. Jr.. the latter  scoutmaster o! , Troop V-43.
I    Second clas.sbadges,  presented by
, John Plschl. were given to Charles
Benirett. troop V-32, Oeorge Kahler,
j Ji., troop V-79; and John Deutsch,
{Stephen   Erdie.   Michael  Franczai:.
I Raymond    Keppel.    Frank    Nagy,
I Oeorge Milkovitz, Rudolph Savercool,
P.aul Tr.iupman, William Stohl and
Frank Yandrlsovttz troop 43.
First   class   badges,   presented  oy Joseph    Piiyonk.   Jr.,    to   William ! Drumm, Andrew Kaveak and Wil¬ liam Wukovitz of troop 43.   Oerald I Strunk, troop V-32 was awarded a I merit badge In leathercraft and first aid.   The next board of review wUl j be held  August  18,   and  the next ! court of honor August 25.
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FVTH ANNUAL EASTON Y. N. C A. MARATHON SWH
Application Btanki May Be Socartd At Local "V
The Fifth Annual Eaaton Y. IC. 0. A. Marathon Bwim wUI be conducted from Easton to Raubsvllle.  Ilie dis tance is approximately 4 8/10 from Eaaton. with an approximate current of a^ mUes per hour.
All good awinuners are urged to participate and may aecure applica¬ tion blanks at the local Y. M. C. A. by or before August Sth. The Mar¬ athon swim will be held August Sth and aU contestants wUl meet at the Eaaton Y. M. C. A at 12:10 P. M. where they wiU be taken to ths canal for the contest.
The priaes offered in the men's r.«ce are: 1st silver cup. second. Oold Medal, third, sUver medal and fourth p.nd fifth bronae medala. Print of¬ fered in the women's race are, first, silver cup, second, gold medal, third silver medal and fourth and fUtb, bronse medals.
J. U FLiherolf. chairman of the "V bowliiiz coinmittee. annou.^eed that the Y M C.A. new i>owIlng alleys wii: be opf>n ."Vfjiid-iy evening from 7:30 to 10:30 lri;e of ch.irge.
New .illey.s. new pins and new balls will be offered to the public Mondav evenin? at tiie local YM.C.A. whon the four Ijowling alleys will be opened after bein;- closed for weeks making gener.il :-ep,^lr.- and addliig a brand new rui V. Tlie 'Y" now boasts .if four iiJleiidid alley.s. In excellent con¬ dition, together with new pins and new b,i'.l.-:.
The public Ls invited and urged to attend the opening and all men and women 18 years of age aiid over wi'.l be accorded the privilege of using these n^-.v alleys free of charge from 7:30 •) 1(j:30 Monday evening
Th'? Bjard Of Directors of the Y. M.C..\ .i.i'.v the need for additional bowliiii' aUey.5 months ago. They de¬ cided to -upply this demand and are particu'ar'y interested in your "Y" and iu needs.
ENGAGEMENT
ANNOUNCED
Sitting Above the World
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NORTHAMPTON ONINTY EXECUTIVE COMMIITEE PLANS ANNUAL GONVENTION
The Northampton County Sabbath School Association, gathered in Exec¬ utive session at the YMCA in Easton Monday evening and laid plans for the coming month's the most im¬ portant being the annual County Convention.
It was voi'd after due considera¬ tion to hold this gathering this year in Bethlehem the church to be se¬ lected within the coming week or two. The convention will be held on November Srd and 4th. which U about six weeks later than the time originally scheduled for the event, and WlU be held following the an¬ nual State Convention at Ciearfleld, Penna., around the middle of Octo¬ ber. In this way prominent speakers may be secured through the State Association.
The Program Committee apiiointed by the President H. H. Stewart, will be made up of the following: Clar¬ ence A. Hawk, Oeorge S. Messinger, Willard Pysher, Mlas Martha Luc:^en. bach, Mtss Margaret B. Bull, Mrs Irvin Bretz, Mrs. T. L. Brewster, and Rev. Raymond Haupert, This com¬ mittee will meet at the Easton "Y" tiext Monday night.
The theme selected for the con¬ vention is "Christian Responsibility"
Reports were giveii by the several ofRcers. and departmental heads. J. H. Sencenbach, Treasurer rendered hi: annual report, showing the best ucord of the pa.st three years, wtth more even dt.stribution of receipu by dLstrlcta throughout the county and more liberal response
C. A Hawk, Secretary, ia complet¬ ing his work In tabulating the annual cenatis enrollment of the county, with resulU to be publicized shortly.
The next meeting of the Oeneral Executive committee will be held Sept. 8th In the Convention churc'i at Bethlehem.
Other offlcers takill^ part In Mon. evening's conference were: MLs.s M B. Bull. Vice Pre.sident: Mrs. T L. Brewster, Asst Childrens DIv ; Supt. Irvln Bretz. President. Ea-ston Dis¬ trict, Miss Marthii Luckenb.ich, Young Peoples Supt
Pre-sldent H H Stewart, Betlilo- hem, presided.
D. OF A. DEGREE TEAM MEETS AT
The monthly meeting of the de¬ gree teams of the Daughters of America was held Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Marsh, with Mrs. Minnie Werkheiser and Mrs. Marsh as hostesses. Twenty members of the team attended the meeting. The president, Mrs. Dorothy Shaneberger, conducted the business seasion, which was followed by a social hour when refreshments were served. The next meeting wtU be held at the home of Mrs. Orace Pike. Whitfleld Bt.
ROTARIANS MEBT AT MUNM1PAI, PARK
Charlea Shimer, po^ident of the local Rotary Club ms In charge of an outdoor meetinu^f the club heM at the Municipal ^rk Monday eve¬ ning. ,/
Andrew Leh, ^ark manager, ex¬ plained to the glubmen the activltl;s in progress at ^he park and tiw new ones added ihts year that include Sunday eve»llng musical programs, softball apd swimming. The club¬ men were then Invited to enjoy the various facilities of the park.
FAMILY REUNIONS
STrBER-FLICK REtJNION
Tlie Stuber-Fllek reunion wUl be held on Sunday July 31 at Breiding¬ er's Orove on the Q.ilb'-.t-Bangjr highway.
All Stubers and Flialt'.^' please no¬ tify all relatives and descendants to attend this reunion
LAMBERT
The members of the Executive committee of the Lambert Family met at the home of the President A S. Lambert. Bath, to arrange a program which has now been about completed as to details.
Tlie visiting speaker will be Nor¬ man Frey, Principal of tlie New- manstown. Pa., High School, and the Rev Charles Lambert, of Elysburg, I'enna
The event will be at Saucon Park rain or .shine, Saturday Augu.st 6tn
If any members of friends of the clan have not received notice thev arc t.i accept this .special Invitation of the Reunion Committee to attend.
MARRIED AT ELKTON
John Ehrenreich, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Erenrelch Sr.. Bath, and Miss Heten H. Borda. daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. Alex Borda. of the Bath-Bethlehem Highway, surprised their friends last Tuesday by getting married at Elkton, Maryland. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. C. M. Cope. The attendants were Mr, and Mrs. Frank Ehrenreich, of Catasauqua, Following the ceiremony the couple made a honeymoon trip by auto through several southern states.
For the present they are makhig their home with the grooms parents on West Main St., Bath.
HOLD COVERED
DW SOCIAL
A covered dish social waa held at Breidinger's Orove, along the Be;fa.st Bangor highway, near Edelmans, on Friday evening by the Sunday School r!as8 of Mrs. Brinton Bearles in honor of her birthday.
The members present were Mri. Woodrow Brong. Mtss Mabel Dantol Mias Minnie Itterly, Miss Irene .Ste¬ wart, Miss Evelyn Frantz. Mrs. Mar¬ tin Bmith, Mrs. Thomas Knecht, Mr.i. Paul Trach, Miaa HUda Bmith, Mtj.s Hilda Werkheiaer, Mr. and Mrs Brinton Bearles, Miai Bemadln.' Meyers, Mias Helen Lutz, Miss Emm i Bmale. Miis Evelyn Wambold, Mrs. John Frable, Mra. Paul Bhive, Miss Emma Berfass and Mlaa Mildred Ruth.
Oames were played and an enjoy¬ able time was had by aU.
BOARD OF HEALTH IN REGULAR SESSION
The local Board of Health met l;i the Municipal building Monday ov<>- ning with aU members of the Boar i tn attendance.
John Knecht presided and the re¬ ports of the secretai\v and health offlcer were received for the pait month
No communicable diseases were re • ported to the Board for the second consecutive montli although an un¬ usual number of routine complaint.- were reported and investigated dur¬ ing the month.
A general discussion on local san¬ itation concluded the session.
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ATTEND DI8TIIICT MEETING
le engagement ^ Miss Mary Her, daughter,<4f Mr. and Mrs. John Oroller, DV'Sprlng St., to Dan¬ iel Ruggiero^angor, was announeed at an inforhial party at the Oroller home .Baturday evening. No datj has been set for the wedding. • tesent were Mr. and Mrs. OroUer and sons. John, Jr.. and Franki>- Mr. and Mrs. Prank Koehler, Mrs. Alphonzo Perarra, Anna and Flo¬ rence Vigilette and Mary Deutsch, aU of town, Mr. and Mrs. Dantel Ruggiero. Sr., and Mrs. Anthony Falcone and daughter: Mary and Helen Wanko, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Waka. and Charles Warrasky, North¬ ampton.
NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED AND CONMMTEES .-       APPOINTED
I Camp 315 Patriotic Order of Amer- i icans at their regular meettng last I week held Installation of offlcers with j the District Pre.sident. Mary Meyers of Fen Argyl, tn charge.
Those installed were Past Presi¬ dent, Carrie Barrall: Assistant Past I President. Alma Christman;  Presi- . dent.   Alice    Billhelmer;    Assistant I President. Jennie Frantz; Vice-Pres¬ ident, Orace Barrall; Assistant Pres- , ident, Rachel Trach; Orator, Barah Schlegel; PUnist, Mary KUpatrlck: Trustee. Jeanetta  Metz;   Chaplain. I Olive Hoff; Assistant Recording Bec- ! retary, Katie Weaver: Conductress, Mary Kem;   Assistant Conductress, Helen Bhafer: Ouardian, Cora Beers; Sentinel.   Mamie   Edelman;   Color Bearers, Stella Dech. Emma Johnson nid LUUe Dech and Evelyn Frantz. FoUowing Installation the following committees were appointed  by  the . newly installed president. Refresh- ' ment, Emma Johnson. Louise Wun- > derly, Jeanette Metz, Katie Weaver ; .md Carrie Barrall: Serving, Jennie . Franta,  Mary   Kern,   Mary  Smtth. j Cora  Beers,  Ahna  Christman  and j .^nnie Kratz; Entertainment, Orace I BarraU, Ella Hay, Mary Kilpatrick, I .Mary   Abel,   Mary   Kem,   Evelyn, F.-anU, Hazel Oetz; Auditing, Bea- j trice Price, Orace Barrall and Emma Johnson; Press Correspondent, EUa , H.iy,
A aocial hour was enjoyed by all 'after the business session.
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Mrs. Florence Miller and sons Dwtd and Walter and Charles Car- roil, of Allentown. visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stout, South Main St.. on Wednesday.
Photo irom P«nna. PubUcity ComtnlMion
I OttU aaatka slgaala to dttum
 to TUbary Kaok stoat tta Bamtm-
tratt meat WOma-Oatto tat a b9t'a-af. vtow at mamOtat ¦attor Vattoy. Thla vMtago pelat la raanabon* M tBo toat paH at PMiiwylvanIa stUI owood by daaaamdamm at WUltoa Fe«a.
District Official Installs Nazareth K. G. E. Officers
P.II.C.PniB UHlityRates
169   Firms   Wtth   IMal CapiUl      of $l,71(Mil9,487
Harrlabarg, Jaly tt.—Tho ratM at
109 public utility compantoa senting imdepreciated I of almost two biUlon being Investigated by tiM Utility Commission. Tbe osaat l9> ure. taken from the 1937 annual !•> ports of these utUlties ia Bl.liBgtt, 487
The.se rate cases were startod hy the Commission on its own inltla* tive durtng the IS montlu from tU appointment by Oovernor Barie oo AprU 1, 1937, to July I, l»M. TOm set a new high in Pennsylvania, attt probably for all other states. In nuai> ber of companies dted to defend their rates and in capital raproionto4
Tlie pocketbooks of several mllllaB utility customers will be afloctod kf the ulttma'ue findings of the OoauBto> ston in these cases. Practically ovary class of utility Is Includod. wtth fM^ water, electric and motor tranipaf utlon companies headlnt ttaa Itot
MUUons of doUara hava boon aatag tor pubUc utuity cuatoaMTB tf rata reductions or rettimod to ttom la tho torm of depoaito bald br ttaa companies in the paat It i
Annual bills of eloctrto have been eut mwe ttaan and most of this reduetloa want la the smaU oonsumer.
Savings were idiatrlbutod aa tdOaan:
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CO-OPERATION OF CITIZENS FOR PHOTOS APPRECIATED BV "THE ITEM" FtrBLISIIEBS
The Item is gratified with the co-operation that is being givei tlii3 newspaper by citizens of the csmmunity in granting a sitting to Bernard Tarr, for the pur¬ pose of having a photo of them¬ selves placed tn the flies in th? offlce of the Item, these photos tD be available when any matter of Import pertaining to the civic or bustness activities arise that serves to make tt desirable for a photo cut of such person or per¬ sons to appear with the newi item.
In the work that Mr. Tarr l^ doing in this community, all th? expense tn connection wtth th^ photographic work, ts being as¬ sumed by the publishers of tae Item. The professional, busmess and civic leaders thus called upon WiU at no time be placed at any inconvenience
Persons called upon by Mr. Tarr or his assistant can rest a&sured that their prompt co-operatloti WiU greatly factUtate our desire to have, at as early a date as possible, a complete flie of photos of aU persorvs. men and womea. whose,activities, in any degree, are advancing the welfare of some phase of life in the com.Tiunity.
Robert Hoch to Sorve aa Ti For SMh T(
New ofllcers were installed by the
local Castle KnigSit.s ol the Oolden
, Eagle at tiieir sf^ion in Eagle Hali
I Monday evening
Robert   Hogh   a   charter   me.Tiber
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Water	
Steam Meat Telegraph .. ToUBrMg«k
Totalt 9BJ999M99m
The above total covers savinga ra*
f the local /Castle, was instal.ed as. suiting from new tariffs actually Iliad
clerk of the 28th
Hellerto chief a in 31 alle
etjuer or treasurer for
by Elmer E. Eckert of
. Castle 112. di.stri:t grand
hi.i staff:    Other offlcers
included   Wheeler   Halde¬
man,   aoble   chief;   Charles   Sandt,
I past calef; Robert KUidt, vice chief; Vlcto|F Christman, sir herald: Sam-
I uel lluth, high priest; RusseU Han • geflTvererable hermit; Leon Richter.
' master of record:> an& Spencer Reph. kegper of exchequer
f^ Announcement was made at Mon¬ day's session of a chicken and waffl.' dinner to be held at Hellertown on Oct  5
nth the Commission and now Is eflect    Of this total 85.62t,0«0.<7 ra- sulted   directly   from   Coounissioa orders. Appeals  from Commission ordera
i by utilities Involves theae propoiod
j additional annual savings:
paay sf BdlaaaUgbt*
Company, York   	
Beaver Valey Wator Ca.
The Com.'nission held CMI hoar* ings durtng the 15 months, this pbaaa of tts activities surpassing the num" ber of cases heard over a like period by any of Us predecessor Ooauiiia«
Other ou: of town visitors were: Oeorge Sharer, past grand chief .it \ sions. Bethlehem, and  a  delegation from ,    For  the  flrst  time  the Commis^
•!ie Bethlehem^odge^  ji'on has control over evory bUi, trMk.
•     • ' I ?nd taxicab operated whoUy wltbltt
Ito I Pennsylvania for pay. During ttaa U I months, 11,387 common carrier aai 12,885 contract carrier appUeatlona were flled with the Commission, oaeii of which required study and. in soma cases, hearings.
The Commission through Its tech* n'cal bureaus ts continuali)- studying tariff schedules and annual reporta
"RECKLESS WALKING'
BLAMED FOR PEDES-
IRIAN PATALniES
DO YOU DRIVE WIIERE YOU LOOK OR LOOK WHERE YOU DRIVE?
Harrtabarg   Jaly   «f—Pedestrians comprised one-half of t.he 10.843 pe--
.-:r.n3 kiUed in automobile  accidents filed with the Commission by utUlUosi ir.   Pennsylvania   In   the   past   flve years. Secretary of Revenue J. Orlf¬ flth Boardman announced today.
A special  5-year  study   of motor
The following members of Camp 315 Patriotic Order of Americans at¬ tended a district meettng held in Hellertown Monday evening, Mr.v Mary Abel, Orace Barrall, Lucy Re¬ maly, Mamie Edelman. Flcyenco Rundle. Jeanetta Metz, Alice BUl¬ helmer, OUve Hoff, Emma Johnson, SteUa Koch, Lulu Bchlssler, Lillian Keim, Mary Kilpatrick, Evelyn Frantz, Lillie Dech, Carrte Holland Anna Kratz, Ida Ruloff, Carrie Bar- rail, Ella Hay. Jennte Prantz, Carrte Uliler and Naomi Uhler.
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Mrs. Emmett Young Sr and son Raymond. Soutli Broad St . vl.stted Mr. and Mr.v Walter Yetter and family, at Eaaton, on Sunday.
CALfNOARoT CQHINQfyENU
July SOth—Salem Union Church pic¬ nic in Moorestown Church Orove Rain date August 3rd Juiv 30—Annual  Hecktown  Sunday School   picnic   in   Church   grove. Rain date Aug. 1. ,;ulv 30—Annual picnic of the Belfast Ev.-Reformed  Sunday  School  on Church lawn. iJiily Slst—Northampton Male Chorus I    at Naaareth Borough Tark. Aug. Tth—Moose Band of Easton at
Naaareth Borough Park. A.u« 13th—The Northampton County {    Choir Picnic   at  BushkUl Center j    Drove.
I Aug. 31st—Held's All-Olrl Band At
I    Borough Park.
j Aug   27th—The  Mack  Family  Re-
I    union at Domey Park.
; Aug. 37th—Hahn Pamily Reunion at Plalnfleld Church Orove (in case of rain, in churchi. Program wUl open at 2:30 P. M (DST.) August 27—Picnic by Chapman.s- BuahklU M. E. Young People So¬ cieties at Bushkill Center Orove Sept. Sth— Bangor Band at Nazaret'i Borough Park.
The safety spotlight is turned oy the Keystone Automobile Club o:i the talkative driver who turns his htad to look at his traveling com¬ panions.
"His number,' said Edward P. Cur¬ ran, Safety Director of the Club, "i.i legion, and his deadllness has yet to be computed by stati-^ticlans.   No on3 'knows how many accidents have beJi I c.iused by this foolhardy yet common ! practice."
' A .safety advocate recently wrote ! to the Club on thLs subject. Aft^r I numerous narrow escapes, he said, 'ne : n.ade it a rule of life never again lo I tide with a driver who took his eyes I ofl the road to look at him.
j Key.stone safety engineers emp'.ia- .-izc the hazards involved in this practice by showing the distance covored at various speeds.
The driver who takes his eyes off :lie road to gaze at companions ior • .'ost a second" is actually drivlnt blind over 38 feet of road at 40 miles
I ,)< r hour; 66 feet at 45, and 73 at SO. Under present day  trafBc condi-
, tion.'!, the Club contends the drlve;-s should never lose sight of the road ahead Too many things can happe'i 1.1 split seconds. It Is pointed out, for any laxity in the driver's seat
It ts admitted that the head-turn- in? habit, once formed, is hard to break, but the Club suggests at th'j point a legitimate function for the "back seat driver." Calling the driver's attention to the hazard may be effective tn helping him over¬ come the habit.
Ml.s*es Lorraine Thomas, Lorraine Ever, Bernice Arndt. Mildred Beck and Ann WerkheLser. Jacob Nolf and Oerald B.itt. of town, returned home on Saturday after .spending two weeks At Camp Men.sch Mills, Al- burtLs, Pa.
\ehicle fatalities Just completed b.- .:-.e Bureau of Highway Safety em- pliasizes the extreme hazard cf v alking on the roadway especially :' the pedestrian is not alert ani watchful for his own safety. Board- nan said.
The survey covered the years 1933
.o 1937 inclusive, during winch time
10.863    Pennsylvanians    mel    their
c'eaths as the result of 376.654 au'o-
(Oontteiiad oo/aia FIra)
ATTEMPTS TO
COMMIT MURDER
Louis Prescott of Wind Oap. R. D.
i No. 1. was committed to the North-
i ampton County prison by Justice o'. the Peace R. S. Daniels, of Winl Cap. charged with attempting n conimi: murder after he was al¬ leged to have flred a shotgun tl.rough  the  door  of  the   ;io:ne  of
j Mr. and Mrs. Warren Kresge. or Wind Oap. R. D. No. 1, during a:i
\ ,»rgument   over   rent   on   Satarday
, ntght.
Tlie load flred by Prescott nar¬ rowly missed the slx-montli.s old so.i ot the Kresgea who was sleeping li.
I his crib.
Constable Ira Clemens, of Winl Oap. said that it waa a miracle that the infant was not htt as the pel¬ lets were scattered all about the crib and came as close a.; two inchei After the argument and atlegeJ sliooting. Clemens and Chief of Pi- lice Rash Bowers of Wmd Oap ar¬ rested Prescott on the farm of Or¬ ville Cramer, near Wmd Oap. and took htm before Justice of the Peace Daniels, who committed him to pri¬ son Ul default of 82,000 bail for a hearing Prescott U about 70 yeoA old
Prescott, according to the Infor¬ mation learned  by  the polloe, had
From these studies come rate invaa- tigations. At present B.447 compantoa or individuals subject to Conwtiaalaa iurisdtctlon have filed Urifls aad 6.610 companies and individuala have flled annual reports for 19S7,
During the period in question, tha Commission cited 732 oertiflcata holders to show why their certifi¬ cates should not be canceUed and penalties imposed because of viola* tion of regulations.
The Commission during tho U ' months, after study and in many '[ instances hearings, approved 12,431 I applications in matters requiring ta : approval, cancelled 968 certlflcatea for cause, and modlfled or amended I 720 others
$2^.528 PAID TO FARMERS FOR SOILCONSERVATWN
Harritbarg.   Jaly   27—Under   the 1B37 Agricultural Conservation Pro* gram 54.630 Pennsylvania farms im¬ proved 882.027 acres of farm land by soll-bulldtng practices carried out by farmers, according to the Btate Ag- I ricultural  Conservation   Committat. I For their work under the program I 54.486 farmers already have rooelvad I checks totaling $3J32.ft2t.
While the majority of this money
was  earned   hy  carrying out soil-
I building practices, in nine eounttoa
of the state a portion was paM for
diverting acreage from aoU-depletlng
to soU-conservtng cropa.    In tbaaa
' counties,    Adams.   Berks,   Ohcatar,
Cumberland.     FrankUn.     fabanon.
I Lancaster, Delaware and York, tilla
I diversion provision was mada
I thta was eonaldored the most
tive way for attaining
This 1937 flgurt. ttaa atatos. eomparaa vltta flTJM ers wbo eamod HJM 1036 ptogram.   Tha MV show an avarafa paymit al HMI
demanded that Kresge pay him rent compared Vltta aB avaraf* tt MMl whicli he claimed was due and then' for the year prevMNia. was alleged to have gone to his bome, taken the shotgun and llred through the door of the Kresge home. Pres¬ cott told the police he wanted to .ccare Kresge. .so that the latter would pay the rent. Bowers said.
The lowet avcraga application bl lilT aa 1*36 is duo ohiafly to cnmmlttoe csplainad, ttet the program Ineludod
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