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THE
NAZARETH
ITEM
VoL46 — No. 87^48 So. Main St., Phone 20
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1937
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¦eereury at IBahwari Warren viTSJw<*rtly meaW that hu
ES^ of lUghwwr. and bridgej UtfouctMMt the Wato at a eoet of MpnaliMtely t»ja>,y ^TMung At tlw MUeatkm of a JT^ncieU ¦wtioii of »oute » JJweh connecU thU community wUh ADmtown, he mK: ^ew comprtw «• eootraet* for in mUei at a eost o( ¦««»•"»«» ttioao.000. carrtid over at the nrH af the ye«. and tU contract* for ¦1 miles to be biiUt at a eoet of Zfitt than tnmjm, which have Sen let itoct the amt of January.
•.^ thcM contraeta 3T9 are In aetiaa eiecution today with about IM« men employed by the contrM-
"ihe Utest finrea avaUabie on
Mtd ooortniettoa by cootraev ahow
tiMt a total of 1« mOftt of high-
myi hava ba«i hnpioeed by our
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NAZAIBn
TONS TOTAL 19f7
nasi reititratlon day brlnf s Nas* «*tto ngUtrattau up to ¦ total of MfT. Ward cnrollmenU on Saturday ««• M follows: First ward, SM dtmocratlc. IM republican, two non- yertlsan, and two socialism. In the 'Mcond ward there were 304 demo¬ cratic. 116 republican: the third tu democratic, M republican and one non-partUan. Total registra¬ tions for the three wards are: 704 for the flrst; Tf5 for the second and 4M (or the third, or a total of 1107 lor the Borough.
NAZAREIW PUBLIC SCHOOL SCHIMILES ARE ANNOUNCED
At this time children who are six years or will be six years of age aefore January 1, 1938, wlU be ad- Bltted.
All l)eginner» muit be registered at the superintendent's office In the ¦igh School building. This may be Ame any day during the week of August 23 between the hours of 9 aad 5 o'clock. A certlflcate of sue- .eissful vaccination must be pre- •rated at the time of registration.
Uake-up esamlnations in the high schools will be conducted on Sep¬ tember 7. Iwflnning at • o'clock.
All non-resident high school stu- fcnU who expect to enter high school for the first time thia year and who have not already regUtered should do so on Friday forenoon. August 20.
OBSaVES 25th WED¬ DING ANNIVERS.ARY
Observing their twenty-flfth an¬ niversary of wedded life. Mr. and ¦ Urs Alexander Messenlehner held open house to a group of friends and relatives at their home at H Railroid Avenue, on S.iturd.iy. I Both were born In Austria, and were united in marriage by the Rev John Neuenheus. then pastor of th Holy Family Catholic Church, ol town on August 14, 1912
Mr Me.ssenlhener for the past 26 years has been employed by the Baxareth Cement Company. The narrla^e has been bleased with five sons and five daughters, as follows; lawarcJ. Alex. William Robert. Louis. Anna Matilda. Theresa, Irene and Marv. -he la'ter now residing In ¦ethlehem and married to R. Walt- hofer
In j.1diUon ti the couple and their childrtn the f.iUowing were in at- tend.tiice at the open house cele- •>ra:iju Mr and Mrs. John Nichlas. Mr a;.i Mrs Emeric's Nagy. Mr. and Jjirs. L uis Me.s,enlehner. Alfred rranu.-:-, and Mbs Wimmer. all of town Mr ,ind Mrs Frank Walt- ho'e; ,i:,d M;,,, Thrresa Messenlcli- ^ner jj Bethl.hf-m; Mr and Mr.s. I-oiii- .M.irkovitch. and daughter. Esi" 01 P.issaic. N J : Mr and Mrs Joseph .Aiuu-tme. of N->rth.impton; and Ei-.v.ird Pehr. of Cherry Hill.
CALENDAR of CQMINQfVENR
Augu,-. 2i_rae Schnitzer Band will "ntertain at t,he Borough Park Auiu>- 28—Annual Macic rrunun i' Dirney Park
Au^i-- 28—Picnic at Achenbach's Oiy.e by Patriotic Order of Aai»ric*n5
^^i'-- 28—T;ie ann-n: Hahn fa.-nily ¦--.ium a- 'he Plalnflekl Church Oijve Plainfifld T>wn.-hip
^M--i^- 28 and 29—Pfnr.-yhania's! S-^ond R*-gimfi.t .,f the Son- of I VeVrans r^ld D^y at the Naz- I ar«th B-xough Park Dr-^- par- ! ajA ,nd drlLs duly a: 6 30 P M '
¦ep'-mt>r 5 Biuid cv.-.rrr: bv tne ' N*«areth Band «t tJie Birough f''k. aftenvjon and evening
Founder of Nazareth Also Founder of First University of the U. S. A.
NORTHANPTON CO I ^M»rrtH aMi u. of p^
I iw emrv rvku ¦ ^^^ Fouiidcd in 1740 Ufb SmUli IeAI I by George Whitetield
'"^^atSniIiSSS '¦• ^^•^•* mjr^
AT rCNn 2fiAH| vewary in 1940
faring 1578 points while judging 1 The Rt. Rev. Frank W. bterrett, \q^ horaea. beef cattle, sheep, and; BUhop of the Protestant episcopal swine at the Pennsylvania SUte EWocese of Bethlehem, has accepted CoUege during 4-H Club Week end- an invitation to serve as honorary Uig last Saturday, the Northampton chairman of a University of Fenn- County general live stock team won sylvanU Bicentennial Committee m flrat honors. The contest included the Bethlehem-Easton district, ac- teams of three members from 34 cording to announcement by Dr. counties with 41 additional boys and Thomaa 8. Oates, president of the girls entered as IndividuaU, making University
a total of 113 contesunts. ' The alumni bicentennial corn-
Members of the team were Elwood mittees all over the country will be Buss, Easton R. D. 3; Aaron Hower, called upon for asaUtance Ui plan- Easton, R. D. 2; Paul Schlegel, ning and conducting a series of Bath. It. O. 1 scholarly gatherings, seminars, aca-
Winning the State wide contest demic ceremonies, national alumni entities the team to represent Penn- meetings, scientiflc exhibits, and sylvanla in the National 4-H Clu'a other events that will feature the Judging contest at the International University's 200th anniversary cele- live stock exhibition in Chicago bration In 1940. next November. Oeorge Whitefleld, whose statue
The second team entered in the adorns the base of the University State contest waa the swUie Judging ] Dormitory Triangle, was an itinerant team which Included Woodrow Roth, preacher for whom the building at
' Fourth and Arch Streets, Philadel-
I phia, was erected In 1740 as a
'' "Charity School" and as a "House
of Public Worship." Since the
jf^(j/^ l^{ ^ottitnttifil OotMtMiitoo
10 NEW STATE FAM UWS IN EFFECT SEPT. 1
Karrbburg, Aug. 19—Ten laws or amendments to laws enacted by the recent legislature and placed under the Jurisdiction of the State De¬ partment of Agriculture will become effective September l.
For .several weeks the Department \ has been holding conferences with representatives of the indu^triei and groups affected for the purpase of adopting standards and definitions and obtaining public cooperation for the enforcement of the new meas¬ ures.
Among the new statutes Is the produce dealers licen.slng and bond¬ ing law. It makes mandatory the licensing and bonding by the Bu¬ reau of Markets of all dealers who for reaalc purposea buy produce from farmers on other than a cash basis. Farmers and legitimate (Continued from Page Four)
CELEBRATION
AT WIND CAP
The twenty-flrst St. Mary's Cele¬ bration has opened Tuesday morning at Wmd Oap and is to extend over ...... ^ ,. u, ^ ^ ^
the rest of the week. The elaborate,««« <>» his time, he probably headed
Scliool had never been opened, the newly organized Board took over the building and "Charity School." and the Academy (Which became Uie Unlwrslty of Pemi.sylvania) was opened on January 2, 1731. Frank¬ lin was elected the flrst President of the Board Being the leading clti-
program includes band concerts for three evenings and a great flreworks' display on Saturday night. Sunday will be gUen mostly to religious ob¬ servances.
The R. H. Miner Model shows are furnishing all kinds of attraction, In¬ cluding original high pedestal acts.
8t Marys Chapel on the Pen Argyl highway is considered one of the most beautiful country churches of PeniLsylvanla and for the Joyful occasion attracts thousands of vi-it- ors from e\'ery corner of the Slate Belt.
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LOCAL GIRL
RECEIVES VEIL
the subscription list which made the buUdlng of 1740 possible
The Academy became a College in 1755 with power to confer degrees, and the fir^t cla^s was graduated on (OoDtlatMd as bait Faca»
TWIN BROTHER AND SISTER CELE¬ BRATE BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
Of"
eter Recker.
Mlaa Bertha and Sfadiaoa ^a^ue. who had been em- the past seven years by ireth Waist Co, and who the Convent of Our Lady of Angels, at Olen Riddle, Pa. last September, received the white veil at a beautiful ceremony last Thurs-
The following local people at¬ tended the ceremony: Mrs. A Nagy. Mrs. A. Recker, Mrs. Nickles. Mrs.
L. tJeutsch, Mrs. M. Deut.sch. Mrs. A. Beck. Mrs. J. Morrositz and daughter Mary. Mrs. I Keppel and
daughter Betty. Mrs R Pi-schel. Mrs M Didovitz. Mrs Mondcsclvin, Mr.s Da.-hner. Mrs. R LMin, Mrv L Magadich, Mrs. K. Strow. Mrs O
Strouble. Miss M Fiscliol. Mis- 8 Strtzman. Miss P Fisdiel. MKs E Dax. Mi.s.s M Richel. Mi.-s M K.p- pel. Miss P. SU'lzman. Mrv Marv Recker. Adnlph Recker, Mr- L' uisr Oaravr. Father Rev. F<'ns!i iw-ki F.ither Rev. Shoe. Miss r»'nsho-A-.-ki. Mrs Margant Stakr. Mis- E Mond- -chfin. Mlss Frieda Deu:.-ch. a'.l of town, .ind her sLiter. 3r. M. P.ira- cleta. of Plilladclphla.
unday at the Nazareth Com-
nity Park a birthday anniversary
putv wa.s held in hOQor of twin
!¦ birthdays. The h^iM%d ones were Mr.s Harry AbeJ^^ftown an* lames Hahn, of ^^lersvllle. and the year 347 ^ oelelxrat^tfMras their ggth. Members and^iffends of both families were nt to enjoy the occasion which was a real merry one. Dinner and supper were taken at the Park. The following were present:
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Townsend, son Donald and daughters Mary and Lorraine, Bethlehem: Mr. and Mrs Charles Hutchison, of Bath; Mr and Mrs. Robert Michael and son Paul and daughter Dorothy, Bath RFD No. 3: Mr. and Mrs Paul Hutchison .>on Larry and daughter Lorraine, of Bath: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hahn and soai Richard, of Naaareth RFD No. 3; Mr. and Mrs. Marcus H.ilin on W.Utpr and daughter Evelyn. Oscar Hahn. Jr.. Mr. and Mr.'. I.«'\vis M».-.sineer and son.s Vorn.m and Sterline. Nazareth RFD N' 3. and Mr and Mrs Charles Jones and -ons Charle.s Jr . and Sherwood and .l.i'.ulrer Velnia of Flicksville; Mr. iind Mrs Charles Werkhci-er and duighter Doris. Nazareth: Mr. ani Mrs. E.irl Itterly. Banif>r: Mr. and Mrs Harry K\k\. town. Mrs Vivian M^nchein and dauah'er Delores.. of
town and James Smd*. of Tatamv
Dear Editor:
"EncloseJ please fin! a check for three dollars for a two-year renewal of my subscrijption to the ITEM. It has been a very welcome weekly vmiior here tor the past sixteen years. '
Respectfully.
NAOMI FOGEL MATTEWS.
7^8 Queens Road, Charlotte. N C.
I.ouer rov, Ult to rifiht: Asa Mcllhaney S / l-ehiwl. h'hn lieen. (lark Sm/f/v lohn Siiui-nhnih Second r«l»: kei Hdlph herstetter. r Milteii- /vr^j.T, l-niii Met;, H II Heller. Ir , H, ihr holimaii 1 hird r,'U.l.et.ti SienineJ. W iHiam llu\k. /• N iiraver. \ s l.atnhert, I. lieam. hourth ro'^ : Uilliam Moser. Ir.. Imeph hlliott
County Field Day Planned For Friday By Potato Growers
New Marketing Uw Will Be Explained at Meet¬ ings in Three Sections
1^59 Killed, 27,195 Injured In 32,381 Automobile Acci¬ dents In First Half of Year
Harrlsburg, Aug. 19 — Pennayl* vanla's automobile death rate stood at M.2 for the first six motba of 1937 according to flgurea lelMetf today by Secreury of Revenue J. Oriath Boardman.
Last year's death rate was SSS for the entire year. The figure rep- resenu the number of persons killed per 100,000 population per year.
The rate for the flrat sis mootha uf the present year is baaed on the average of the death rate for tMb month. The highest rate was ITJ
which occurred in January and the lowest was 204 in May. The rate for June was 22.8.
The report shows that during the first six months of this year 32,- |gl highway accidents were re¬ ported to the Department of Rev¬ enue. These accidents resulted In 1,259 deaths and 27,105 Injuries.
The death rate of Northampton County for the past sUi months is 100 There were 570 accidents In the county, resulting 473 Injuries and 18 deaths.
MPRESSiVE SERVICE OF BAPTISM IN BATH CHURCH
Rev. Reginald H Kelfferlch, pastor of Chn.it Ev.-Ref., Church, Bath, cfnciatpd in an impressive service of baptism Saturday aftemoDn a: 4 o'clock, when seven were baptised. Mrs Oeorgp I. Roth brought the children and grandchildren from Al¬ lentown that they might receive this sacrament at the hands of the Bath pastor.
Tlie following were baptised: Miss Emma Roth. Miss Fern Ol-nna Roth. France^ta Roth, agpd 12. Oeorge Roth, aged 13; Agnes Kattl' Hanger mee Rothi, all of them the children of Mr. Oeorge I Roth and his wife Katherlne mee Beller.i
Also Martha Katherlne Hanger. aged 11, Timothy Raymond Hanger. aged 2, the children of Mr.'. Marcu> R Hanger and wife, Agnes Ka:tiv (nee Roth).
This was the largest number c£ simultaneous iMptlsms under the pastorate of Rev. Helflerich, and the service waa unusually Impressive.
Family Reunions
KICHLINE
72mI ANNUAL SES¬ SIONS OF P.O. S. OF A.
Social and economic demands of the agricultural South and the in- du.strlal North, where these cl.i-h. and how they can be reconciled ::: achieving a lasting patriotic > :- vancement will be discussed by '.v ¦ national ofllcors of the PatMj:.c Order Sons of America a.s a sp ci i: feature ot the 72nd annual s.^,,.j:i.s (Continued on Page Four) • •
Heavy Traffic On Naxareth-Bethlehem Highway Sunday
Oeorge King, our Hecktown cor- re.spondent became curtous a.s t < how much trafBc J*.ssed over t!-. Naaa^th-Bethl^^m highway Sun¬ day #vening,/Cb he began c>:uii:in^ the gutom^mes p.vsslng lietween the hou%^r^ and 8 o'clock. He fuuiKl that between 6 and 6 30. 243 c.ir- passed: from 6 30 to 7. 2.56 cu-; from 7 to 7 30. 278 and fr^m 7 30 to 8. 288 cars or a total of 1065 c.irs
, T;i? f.venty-iuntli .mnual reunion of t.ie Kichline Family Association. ,wa-, :.o;d Saturday afternoon, August 14. lJ:iT. at Lehigh Community Park. Fog-:--,ille. Pa. The meeiing wa^ 'call'd :o order by the President. |M.i;.n.(;d Kiohline, and the as- setr...'l.i2P -ang t'ne opening hymn. I "Bl St Be the Tie That Binds." I Pr.iy^r was ofTered by the Rev. Cl.T'.' i;i Kichline. Lutheran pastor of QaarryvlUe, Pa. Over 100 mem- Ibers and tiieir friend.- attended th ¦ lexerci.ses and Mis.s Mary Kachl:ne. , of Quakertown. d'livered the ad¬ dress of welcome. Raymond Raben- old, of Allentiwn. entertained with -everal ace rd;.ui selections. Mrs. Barlleb. Mrs. Vocum. and Ml.ss Ao- bot: presented a sketch that was well enjoyed by the group.
The younges: person present was Pauline Charlotte K:chline, of Ful- lerton; oldest p 'r^on present, Mrs. J. P. Folk. Emails, pa.; person com¬ ing the longes- distance. Rev. Clay¬ ton Kichline. Quarryville. The Sports Committee awarded priies to the children who were the winners In each sport contest
The following officers were elected. President Maynard C. Kachline, 133 North Broad Street, town; vice- president, Allen H Kachline, Quaker- town: secretary. Mr- A'.len H K ich- line. Quakertown: trea-ur'T, Jen- -en Ehret, R. 4. Bethlehem: secre¬ tary of historical records, Arthur (Continued on lAst Page)
A Northampton County potato fleld day, which will feature a tour of fields In three of the leading pro¬ ducing sections of the county and a discussion on the grades and mar¬ keting requirements as specified u.i- der the new potato marketing law. effective this month, his been scheduled for Friday, and will be conducted under the direction of County Agent, B. L. Coleman, co¬ operating with the potato grjwJrs i as.sociation. I
The tour, which is scheduled to j start from the farm of Prank Scaali I on the road leading from Bath tj Moorestown at 9:30 a m . uaylight ! time, will include an in^jiect.on of i Mr Schall's fields, which Include I cobblers and late varieties. I
The second stop on the tour will be at the farm of Norman OpUnger - on the road leading from Hecktown i to Butatown. The stop at the farm will be at 10:30 a. m. More than 53 ^ acres of potatoes are being grown and Include cobblers and several Iat? varieties, the seed from both disease- free sources and second year seed
The thU-d stop will be at the farm of Steward Herman, near Hel'ier- town, where a large acreage of po¬ tatoes Is being grown and modern equipment and storage used.
Following a basket lunch at the Merman farm a meeting will be ad- dre.s.sed by R. B. D-onaldson of State College, who will explain the re¬ quirements for grading and packag¬ ing, as outlined in the new potato marketing act which is scheduled to go into effect August 20
County Agent B. L. Coleman states that the meeting will be of interest to all growers who are marketing po¬ tatoes and urges them to take ad¬ vantage of tills opportunity to be¬ come familiar with the requirements under which potatoe.? will be mar¬ keted this vear.
NAZARETH MAN GETS INTERNA¬ TIONAL HONOR
J. H. Fulmer Named to Royal Society of ArU for Crop Dehydration
J H. Fulmer, of town, who has done an outstanding job in pioneer¬ ing a new industry known as Arti¬ ficial Dehydration of Forage Crops lias recently been highly honored in hLs appointment to a Fellowship of t.he Royal Society of Arts, whos/? home office is m London. England
T'ne King of England is t;ie pat,ron of the organization and the Duke of Connaught Is the President. The entire Pellow.-jhip con->i5tj of ab^ut four thousand meml»ers throughout the world, of which about one hun¬ dred are located In the (Jniw?d States. Mr. Fulmer Is tlie 18th In the Slate of Pennsylvania.
By hi? discovery, Mr Fulmer hi^ begun an entirely new industry with Its foundatlotu in Nazareth
Mr. Fulmer is a member of the A-merican Society of Agricultural Engineers and is al.so a member of the Lehigh Vallev Engineers' cluo.
VOUNG DEMOCRATS MEET TO.XIGHT
T.ie regular monthly meeting of •he Nazareth Voung Democratic Club Will be held tonight at head¬ quarters. Carlo Hill, at 8 o'ci.ck
President Heckman announced that many important matters now o:', the docket will be d:s:us;y?l tjnigh and all members are urged to at¬ tend
Nazareth's Young Democratic Ciui is a t.hrlving organiza'.on having i membership of over 300. R^guli:' meetings are held every i.hird Thu:s- d.iv jf the month
tm 1
tarn
Votes Piling Up
^ .^^ Foi^-Queen of Bath
stage All Set For Big Celebration Next Week
MANY ANTIQUES ON DISPLAY
Park Pool Receives Periodic Scrubbing
Filled With Clean Water
There was no bath;ng in the Park pool Monday and Tuesday when park authorities drained it for clean¬ ing. Park Manager Roeder. an¬ nounced that this periodic scrub- ting of the entire pool is a matter of routine and for the protection and safety of patrons However, the inlet valves were opened yesterday, altowlng the pure arte.^ian well wa:e: to refill thi.s magnificent baihinii !XX)1. Bather^ may enjjy :hi~ ^iiark- -ng pure-watered pool, starting to¬ dav.
Much Interest i> centered in who Is to be elected the "Queen of Bath" for the fast approaching bi-centen- nlal. The lucky lady Is to be chosen from votes received and more th.\n 25 entrie.s are listed. Tlae lady's function will be to sit on the throtie at the Historical Pageant, surrounded by her maid of honor. Second place will be accorded to Mi.ss Colu.iibia. who also will have a prominent
j .speaking part In the pageant and sit a.side the Queen of Bath tiiDUgii-
, out the week'.s festivities. To date the vote standing is as follow-:
Miss Helen Abel 11.654
M:.s.s Adeline Oraybill 5.122
.Miss Betty Lerch 5.040
Mis.> Mary Ann Mo.>er 5.15J
Margaret Arvesta Moser 4.664
Dorothy Smith 4,000
Mi-^ HofT:iieister 2.025
Lillian Laubach 2.OO0
Bi-Centennial headquarter^ have been opened in the former Miller Drug store wliere .some one is la charge daily, and where numeroas antiques are on dusplay |
CONSTITITION WEEK PLANNERS
Additional historic and an::que dUplavs are as follow.-,:
From the collection of D M Ja.tie. ini exhibited In Beer-. Bmj Hard¬ ware Store window: the flr^t time table of the L St S t Railroad, on tlie dav of the opening of the road, Thank-sglving Dav, 1867. Bethlehem to Bath The flrst time table of t.V P. P. St B. railroad. December 23. 1890. showing the Boston Flyer, then operating through Bath. Washing¬ ton, D. C. to Bos'.on. Ma53., via. Poughkeepsie Bridge r'Ute A grain sickle u-.ed on the Farms of t.ie Iri.-.h Sttlfment. prior to the C:vil War An original bill of lading for th.> bell in the belfry of the Walnut Sreet Presbyterian Church, dat^ Nj\e:iiber 1872.
A progra.m of the 17th annual Commencement of Lafayette C-liege. June. 1852. The proceedings of t.ie meeting of t.hf Oeneral A.<sembly of the Presbyterian Church in A.tit- ica. in Phladelphia May 1799,
A Hessian musket cap'ured from (Continued from Page Four)
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Oarden Parties.
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An Outline of the
Bath Bi-Centennial Celebration
August 22nd to 28th
SUNDAY RELIOIOr3 DAV
11 00 A M Fl-id Mas.- Roman Catholic Cnurch of the
Sacred Heart 6 30 P M Vesper Service . . Dr. Ross Stover Preacher
' •' 'r "t t:..,«. •-. r\ I. »¦¦. « ill I..- ',. .1 ,t th- I'.ir;!'!. • ir.iun 1« lin ill Chiir ,» <"hi.r!< El»-. tic "."rjan . . . Ever>Mne
U p:i.c»nie tn t'.ith ."•«¦ rvioes.
MONDAY AT HOME DAY"
D>play of Antiques Op^n Hou-so
\ 1 M.\ f.,r ¦ '.I T:! . t - . , ¦ •..«.
> .'U r»*iin;ii St r '
TUESDAY HISTORICAL DAY '
11 fl) A M T.vjr nf Tom'- y. Hi.-torical Interest.
4 3 > P M Orrat Soap-Box Dfrbv
8 30 P M Mammoth Hi^t >ncai Spectacle "We The People."
WEDNESDAY EDUCATION.AL DAY*
11 OiT A M Mrmirnl SerMC
2 00 P M Music by Scho.-)! Children and Address by Honor¬ ed Ouests 4 i» P M Oid-fa-hioned Singii.g-<hoo: and Spelling-bee. « 3.1 P M Second Performa.nce ol 'We The People ¦
THURSDAY PENNSYLVANLA OERMAN D.AY
.\ii a:: day celebra:i in . '•>id-fa.-h;:>ne<l co-turn*'-. evf-rv-
.^ne speaking Duch . Tlie Old and -he Ne» Fasmon Show A Bean S"up ill the Meadows Two Oet-
mtn Bands Bath B.md . Prize Dance ly^m e'c
6 1. P M Bi:.;: Cjncr:
T 3l' !' M Or -* Ftst Pro«T»m on Para.-1« Oruund . . . Later. Squ,Hi>' and Modern Street Danciiog
FRIDAY ... PARADE DAY'
Pi:»de and Grand Bi-Ceir.ennia; BalL
6 30 P M Parad- Pojr Bands and many Drum Cork a Parade m Mardi Oras Stvi*.
9 00 P M Bi-Centennia! Ball
S.\Tt'RDAY . . WTHLETIC DAY" !,.-*».
Bi.: Oam--. Raoe-. Wr^-ling A mlnl«ti»!» Olrmple.
The Orel- Endv Bnther, Carr.r.a. and Shows will play m Batii the entiip week wild an:m»: show, two high direrv two
ferns wheel-, merrj-fo-round. and attraction^ too numermu to ni ^lt^^n all the thrills of a Circus and Pair, crowded Into «ne
t- i:;i .'^h ^x that rivers .-:x arr-s
HHSHUGHIB I
• by R M Hoftr ¦¦¦¦¦¦
Not slnee tSlT has • declared var. Yet in Um years there tvave been • far-reaching, sanguinary What might be termed Man' ern technique does not NSSln # formal declaration of wu—tamlm are moblUaed, soldiers and dvUtoSS are slaughtered, cities ai« devMUlit and govemme'its change eees olBcially speaking, aetUAl not exist.
In Italy's KthloplMi example, war was not Ui« result of the Inw eliminate the BthioplMl and make the country Into colony governed br tbt ItolUB '.ary. Russia and Pranet ha** declared war on the iurgent.5. nor have Italy broken oti relatlona Spanish Oovemment—jrot tt la secret that Franco's caute has kept alive with the aid ot i-Ad Italuin troops and equipmeat* while the Oovernment foroea vouM have collapsed long alnee had tt Ml been for Ru->sian airplane* aud aments and French milltarjr T'Xlay In the Far BMt the world II again wltnea^lng a war wtthovt S declaration of war that la oC tlM utmost signiflcance not only to tiM nations Involved, but to tlM WmU era World as well
Japan hai gone to Um Umlt ia is* oent years to buUd up btr snay navy. Fbr a small country, aht hM an amazlnf military superior to that of tho though China heraeU haa gress in unifyUig and atrenfthMUSf the country. Chltu's grwtaet weak* ness has always been tbe earruptlM of her local government*—M Oewsli Oarrlson Villard has written, "TlM purchasing of ChUieio TtitTimMI and generals is Japan's lone ault; II has advanced her and her policy of conquest far more rapidly than hor r:fles and cannon." The central, Nan'icing government has usuoUf proven unable to control the supen* oundant local War Lord.s—each witS h;s own int-erest at heart and eoflll suspicious of the others. The situ** tion as It exLsts in China, ia aa tt each American ^tate governor had • private army which he could use (or anv purpose he wi-hes, even to tbt f-.\:rpmt' of fighting the armies of neighboring governors
As a consequ 'iice, plus Japan's ttf more efficient and modern war na* c.i:ne->. it is believed certain that tbt Jap.me.se will encounter relailvekT ir. le trouble m conq-jering the nortS provinces. She will take orer clttM and accompl.-t.i destruction on B vast fcale. and probably replMi present local government with pu9> pet Chinese goveriL-nents oontroUei by the Japanese. a.s she did in Mas* churia But in the long run. JapMi^ chanoea of suocesa are diibloss China is a tremendous country, witll the large-t population in the world. No: since the dawn of history bM II been permanently eonquertd o»Si a period of many years, tbe Inei Intermarry with the Chinese and virtually swallowed by the country. Chliia has more than batt a billion people as agaitut Japan*! 75.000,000.
Futhermot*. it *eems Inconcelvablt tnat Japan will be permitted bf :)ther powers to advance unhindered into China Russia is strongly antt* I Japanese and will. If matters go faff [enough, throw her resources to tbo side of China. And if It came dowa to a Ru.sso-Japanese war. most mill* tarv experts think the bear would
E^ngland will attempt to limll Japan's conquest m the Intereat of li»r own trade and so. in all proba* b.lity, will the^tTnited States and France. And U^tiy. it is a queatioa w.iet:ier Japan's financial resoureea ar» -utBcient to stand a long atrugflo — .*xlay more than 50 per oent of bar c V. eniment'.s budget is earmarbed f.>r the army and navy, and ahe bag a soaring national debt.
Sio here Is anoUier grave thioat lo world peace—the graveat tliat has \ et appieared. war Is acutally declared is «a|y of theoretiiai importance—to all IB* tenus and purjMses a major war la uriderway in the Far East, aad la* terest- dlrectlv affecting every os* tion in the world are Invohred. o—cv—o—>-o
A Bu^tne-s W <ek .survey shows thai :>u-;iies^ ac;:vity averaged 10 piff o»nt higlier in the flr.st si« motoha If 1937 than m the sam" period lait vear.
Steel producti m rose 35 per ceoi; au'omobile production 12 per oeat; re-idential con.'^trucM.in 54 per oent; lumber producti m 8 per cent; eleo Tic power output 13 per ceeit; fae« tory payroU* 29 per oent and tory employment ig per eent.
Farm prices rose 11 par « C'on>nructiin costs aooawd tt cent; and department upped 7 per oent StoeBs a? 18 per ctnt higher and boada 1 per cent higher.
DOGGIE AND STBAK ROAST HELD AT
SLEEPY Homnr
The following \nd <iteak roast at near Bath at John Kem. a«d Mra. Lather laM ad. Mr and Mn Mr and Mra. rtaaft and Mra Mward Jimmr. Mlaa Alke Shirley SaUta. aad Jow^ Satitb. aS ot
Object Description
| Title | The Nazareth Item |
| Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 37 |
| 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 | 1937-08-19 |
| Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
| Type | Text |
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| Language | eng |
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| Month | 08 |
| Day | 19 |
| Year | 1937 |
Description
| Title | The Nazareth Item |
| Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 37 |
| 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 | 1937-08-19 |
| 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 38212 kilobytes. |
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| 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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THE
NAZARETH
ITEM
VoL46 — No. 87^48 So. Main St., Phone 20
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1937
Booit NaiMtth — Stogte Copy Thiit
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¦eereury at IBahwari Warren viTSJw<*rtly meaW that hu
ES^ of lUghwwr. and bridgej UtfouctMMt the Wato at a eoet of MpnaliMtely t»ja>,y ^TMung At tlw MUeatkm of a JT^ncieU ¦wtioii of »oute » JJweh connecU thU community wUh ADmtown, he mK: ^ew comprtw «• eootraet* for in mUei at a eost o( ¦««»•"»«» ttioao.000. carrtid over at the nrH af the ye«. and tU contract* for ¦1 miles to be biiUt at a eoet of Zfitt than tnmjm, which have Sen let itoct the amt of January.
•.^ thcM contraeta 3T9 are In aetiaa eiecution today with about IM« men employed by the contrM-
"ihe Utest finrea avaUabie on
Mtd ooortniettoa by cootraev ahow
tiMt a total of 1« mOftt of high-
myi hava ba«i hnpioeed by our
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NAZAIBn
TONS TOTAL 19f7
nasi reititratlon day brlnf s Nas* «*tto ngUtrattau up to ¦ total of MfT. Ward cnrollmenU on Saturday ««• M follows: First ward, SM dtmocratlc. IM republican, two non- yertlsan, and two socialism. In the 'Mcond ward there were 304 demo¬ cratic. 116 republican: the third tu democratic, M republican and one non-partUan. Total registra¬ tions for the three wards are: 704 for the flrst; Tf5 for the second and 4M (or the third, or a total of 1107 lor the Borough.
NAZAREIW PUBLIC SCHOOL SCHIMILES ARE ANNOUNCED
At this time children who are six years or will be six years of age aefore January 1, 1938, wlU be ad- Bltted.
All l)eginner» muit be registered at the superintendent's office In the ¦igh School building. This may be Ame any day during the week of August 23 between the hours of 9 aad 5 o'clock. A certlflcate of sue- .eissful vaccination must be pre- •rated at the time of registration.
Uake-up esamlnations in the high schools will be conducted on Sep¬ tember 7. Iwflnning at • o'clock.
All non-resident high school stu- fcnU who expect to enter high school for the first time thia year and who have not already regUtered should do so on Friday forenoon. August 20.
OBSaVES 25th WED¬ DING ANNIVERS.ARY
Observing their twenty-flfth an¬ niversary of wedded life. Mr. and ¦ Urs Alexander Messenlehner held open house to a group of friends and relatives at their home at H Railroid Avenue, on S.iturd.iy. I Both were born In Austria, and were united in marriage by the Rev John Neuenheus. then pastor of th Holy Family Catholic Church, ol town on August 14, 1912
Mr Me.ssenlhener for the past 26 years has been employed by the Baxareth Cement Company. The narrla^e has been bleased with five sons and five daughters, as follows; lawarcJ. Alex. William Robert. Louis. Anna Matilda. Theresa, Irene and Marv. -he la'ter now residing In ¦ethlehem and married to R. Walt- hofer
In j.1diUon ti the couple and their childrtn the f.iUowing were in at- tend.tiice at the open house cele- •>ra:iju Mr and Mrs. John Nichlas. Mr a;.i Mrs Emeric's Nagy. Mr. and Jjirs. L uis Me.s,enlehner. Alfred rranu.-:-, and Mbs Wimmer. all of town Mr ,ind Mrs Frank Walt- ho'e; ,i:,d M;,,, Thrresa Messenlcli- ^ner jj Bethl.hf-m; Mr and Mr.s. I-oiii- .M.irkovitch. and daughter. Esi" 01 P.issaic. N J : Mr and Mrs Joseph .Aiuu-tme. of N->rth.impton; and Ei-.v.ird Pehr. of Cherry Hill.
CALENDAR of CQMINQfVENR
Augu,-. 2i_rae Schnitzer Band will "ntertain at t,he Borough Park Auiu>- 28—Annual Macic rrunun i' Dirney Park
Au^i-- 28—Picnic at Achenbach's Oiy.e by Patriotic Order of Aai»ric*n5
^^i'-- 28—T;ie ann-n: Hahn fa.-nily ¦--.ium a- 'he Plalnflekl Church Oijve Plainfifld T>wn.-hip
^M--i^- 28 and 29—Pfnr.-yhania's! S-^ond R*-gimfi.t .,f the Son- of I VeVrans r^ld D^y at the Naz- I ar«th B-xough Park Dr-^- par- ! ajA ,nd drlLs duly a: 6 30 P M '
¦ep'-mt>r 5 Biuid cv.-.rrr: bv tne ' N*«areth Band «t tJie Birough f''k. aftenvjon and evening
Founder of Nazareth Also Founder of First University of the U. S. A.
NORTHANPTON CO I ^M»rrtH aMi u. of p^
I iw emrv rvku ¦ ^^^ Fouiidcd in 1740 Ufb SmUli IeAI I by George Whitetield
'"^^atSniIiSSS '¦• ^^•^•* mjr^
AT rCNn 2fiAH| vewary in 1940
faring 1578 points while judging 1 The Rt. Rev. Frank W. bterrett, \q^ horaea. beef cattle, sheep, and; BUhop of the Protestant episcopal swine at the Pennsylvania SUte EWocese of Bethlehem, has accepted CoUege during 4-H Club Week end- an invitation to serve as honorary Uig last Saturday, the Northampton chairman of a University of Fenn- County general live stock team won sylvanU Bicentennial Committee m flrat honors. The contest included the Bethlehem-Easton district, ac- teams of three members from 34 cording to announcement by Dr. counties with 41 additional boys and Thomaa 8. Oates, president of the girls entered as IndividuaU, making University
a total of 113 contesunts. ' The alumni bicentennial corn-
Members of the team were Elwood mittees all over the country will be Buss, Easton R. D. 3; Aaron Hower, called upon for asaUtance Ui plan- Easton, R. D. 2; Paul Schlegel, ning and conducting a series of Bath. It. O. 1 scholarly gatherings, seminars, aca-
Winning the State wide contest demic ceremonies, national alumni entities the team to represent Penn- meetings, scientiflc exhibits, and sylvanla in the National 4-H Clu'a other events that will feature the Judging contest at the International University's 200th anniversary cele- live stock exhibition in Chicago bration In 1940. next November. Oeorge Whitefleld, whose statue
The second team entered in the adorns the base of the University State contest waa the swUie Judging ] Dormitory Triangle, was an itinerant team which Included Woodrow Roth, preacher for whom the building at
' Fourth and Arch Streets, Philadel-
I phia, was erected In 1740 as a
'' "Charity School" and as a "House
of Public Worship." Since the
jf^(j/^ l^{ ^ottitnttifil OotMtMiitoo
10 NEW STATE FAM UWS IN EFFECT SEPT. 1
Karrbburg, Aug. 19—Ten laws or amendments to laws enacted by the recent legislature and placed under the Jurisdiction of the State De¬ partment of Agriculture will become effective September l.
For .several weeks the Department \ has been holding conferences with representatives of the indu^triei and groups affected for the purpase of adopting standards and definitions and obtaining public cooperation for the enforcement of the new meas¬ ures.
Among the new statutes Is the produce dealers licen.slng and bond¬ ing law. It makes mandatory the licensing and bonding by the Bu¬ reau of Markets of all dealers who for reaalc purposea buy produce from farmers on other than a cash basis. Farmers and legitimate (Continued from Page Four)
CELEBRATION
AT WIND CAP
The twenty-flrst St. Mary's Cele¬ bration has opened Tuesday morning at Wmd Oap and is to extend over ...... ^ ,. u, ^ ^ ^
the rest of the week. The elaborate,««« <>» his time, he probably headed
Scliool had never been opened, the newly organized Board took over the building and "Charity School." and the Academy (Which became Uie Unlwrslty of Pemi.sylvania) was opened on January 2, 1731. Frank¬ lin was elected the flrst President of the Board Being the leading clti-
program includes band concerts for three evenings and a great flreworks' display on Saturday night. Sunday will be gUen mostly to religious ob¬ servances.
The R. H. Miner Model shows are furnishing all kinds of attraction, In¬ cluding original high pedestal acts.
8t Marys Chapel on the Pen Argyl highway is considered one of the most beautiful country churches of PeniLsylvanla and for the Joyful occasion attracts thousands of vi-it- ors from e\'ery corner of the Slate Belt.
•
LOCAL GIRL
RECEIVES VEIL
the subscription list which made the buUdlng of 1740 possible
The Academy became a College in 1755 with power to confer degrees, and the fir^t cla^s was graduated on (OoDtlatMd as bait Faca»
TWIN BROTHER AND SISTER CELE¬ BRATE BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
Of"
eter Recker.
Mlaa Bertha and Sfadiaoa ^a^ue. who had been em- the past seven years by ireth Waist Co, and who the Convent of Our Lady of Angels, at Olen Riddle, Pa. last September, received the white veil at a beautiful ceremony last Thurs-
The following local people at¬ tended the ceremony: Mrs. A Nagy. Mrs. A. Recker, Mrs. Nickles. Mrs.
L. tJeutsch, Mrs. M. Deut.sch. Mrs. A. Beck. Mrs. J. Morrositz and daughter Mary. Mrs. I Keppel and
daughter Betty. Mrs R Pi-schel. Mrs M Didovitz. Mrs Mondcsclvin, Mr.s Da.-hner. Mrs. R LMin, Mrv L Magadich, Mrs. K. Strow. Mrs O
Strouble. Miss M Fiscliol. Mis- 8 Strtzman. Miss P Fisdiel. MKs E Dax. Mi.s.s M Richel. Mi.-s M K.p- pel. Miss P. SU'lzman. Mrv Marv Recker. Adnlph Recker, Mr- L' uisr Oaravr. Father Rev. F<'ns!i iw-ki F.ither Rev. Shoe. Miss r»'nsho-A-.-ki. Mrs Margant Stakr. Mis- E Mond- -chfin. Mlss Frieda Deu:.-ch. a'.l of town, .ind her sLiter. 3r. M. P.ira- cleta. of Plilladclphla.
unday at the Nazareth Com-
nity Park a birthday anniversary
putv wa.s held in hOQor of twin
!¦ birthdays. The h^iM%d ones were Mr.s Harry AbeJ^^ftown an* lames Hahn, of ^^lersvllle. and the year 347 ^ oelelxrat^tfMras their ggth. Members and^iffends of both families were nt to enjoy the occasion which was a real merry one. Dinner and supper were taken at the Park. The following were present:
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Townsend, son Donald and daughters Mary and Lorraine, Bethlehem: Mr. and Mrs Charles Hutchison, of Bath; Mr and Mrs. Robert Michael and son Paul and daughter Dorothy, Bath RFD No. 3: Mr. and Mrs Paul Hutchison .>on Larry and daughter Lorraine, of Bath: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hahn and soai Richard, of Naaareth RFD No. 3; Mr. and Mrs. Marcus H.ilin on W.Utpr and daughter Evelyn. Oscar Hahn. Jr.. Mr. and Mr.'. I.«'\vis M».-.sineer and son.s Vorn.m and Sterline. Nazareth RFD N' 3. and Mr and Mrs Charles Jones and -ons Charle.s Jr . and Sherwood and .l.i'.ulrer Velnia of Flicksville; Mr. iind Mrs Charles Werkhci-er and duighter Doris. Nazareth: Mr. ani Mrs. E.irl Itterly. Banif>r: Mr. and Mrs Harry K\k\. town. Mrs Vivian M^nchein and dauah'er Delores.. of
town and James Smd*. of Tatamv
Dear Editor:
"EncloseJ please fin! a check for three dollars for a two-year renewal of my subscrijption to the ITEM. It has been a very welcome weekly vmiior here tor the past sixteen years. '
Respectfully.
NAOMI FOGEL MATTEWS.
7^8 Queens Road, Charlotte. N C.
I.ouer rov, Ult to rifiht: Asa Mcllhaney S / l-ehiwl. h'hn lieen. (lark Sm/f/v lohn Siiui-nhnih Second r«l»: kei Hdlph herstetter. r Milteii- /vr^j.T, l-niii Met;, H II Heller. Ir , H, ihr holimaii 1 hird r,'U.l.et.ti SienineJ. W iHiam llu\k. /• N iiraver. \ s l.atnhert, I. lieam. hourth ro'^ : Uilliam Moser. Ir.. Imeph hlliott
County Field Day Planned For Friday By Potato Growers
New Marketing Uw Will Be Explained at Meet¬ ings in Three Sections
1^59 Killed, 27,195 Injured In 32,381 Automobile Acci¬ dents In First Half of Year
Harrlsburg, Aug. 19 — Pennayl* vanla's automobile death rate stood at M.2 for the first six motba of 1937 according to flgurea lelMetf today by Secreury of Revenue J. Oriath Boardman.
Last year's death rate was SSS for the entire year. The figure rep- resenu the number of persons killed per 100,000 population per year.
The rate for the flrat sis mootha uf the present year is baaed on the average of the death rate for tMb month. The highest rate was ITJ
which occurred in January and the lowest was 204 in May. The rate for June was 22.8.
The report shows that during the first six months of this year 32,- |gl highway accidents were re¬ ported to the Department of Rev¬ enue. These accidents resulted In 1,259 deaths and 27,105 Injuries.
The death rate of Northampton County for the past sUi months is 100 There were 570 accidents In the county, resulting 473 Injuries and 18 deaths.
MPRESSiVE SERVICE OF BAPTISM IN BATH CHURCH
Rev. Reginald H Kelfferlch, pastor of Chn.it Ev.-Ref., Church, Bath, cfnciatpd in an impressive service of baptism Saturday aftemoDn a: 4 o'clock, when seven were baptised. Mrs Oeorgp I. Roth brought the children and grandchildren from Al¬ lentown that they might receive this sacrament at the hands of the Bath pastor.
Tlie following were baptised: Miss Emma Roth. Miss Fern Ol-nna Roth. France^ta Roth, agpd 12. Oeorge Roth, aged 13; Agnes Kattl' Hanger mee Rothi, all of them the children of Mr. Oeorge I Roth and his wife Katherlne mee Beller.i
Also Martha Katherlne Hanger. aged 11, Timothy Raymond Hanger. aged 2, the children of Mr.'. Marcu> R Hanger and wife, Agnes Ka:tiv (nee Roth).
This was the largest number c£ simultaneous iMptlsms under the pastorate of Rev. Helflerich, and the service waa unusually Impressive.
Family Reunions
KICHLINE
72mI ANNUAL SES¬ SIONS OF P.O. S. OF A.
Social and economic demands of the agricultural South and the in- du.strlal North, where these cl.i-h. and how they can be reconciled ::: achieving a lasting patriotic > :- vancement will be discussed by '.v ¦ national ofllcors of the PatMj:.c Order Sons of America a.s a sp ci i: feature ot the 72nd annual s.^,,.j:i.s (Continued on Page Four) • •
Heavy Traffic On Naxareth-Bethlehem Highway Sunday
Oeorge King, our Hecktown cor- re.spondent became curtous a.s t < how much trafBc J*.ssed over t!-. Naaa^th-Bethl^^m highway Sun¬ day #vening,/Cb he began c>:uii:in^ the gutom^mes p.vsslng lietween the hou%^r^ and 8 o'clock. He fuuiKl that between 6 and 6 30. 243 c.ir- passed: from 6 30 to 7. 2.56 cu-; from 7 to 7 30. 278 and fr^m 7 30 to 8. 288 cars or a total of 1065 c.irs
, T;i? f.venty-iuntli .mnual reunion of t.ie Kichline Family Association. ,wa-, :.o;d Saturday afternoon, August 14. lJ:iT. at Lehigh Community Park. Fog-:--,ille. Pa. The meeiing wa^ 'call'd :o order by the President. |M.i;.n.(;d Kiohline, and the as- setr...'l.i2P -ang t'ne opening hymn. I "Bl St Be the Tie That Binds." I Pr.iy^r was ofTered by the Rev. Cl.T'.' i;i Kichline. Lutheran pastor of QaarryvlUe, Pa. Over 100 mem- Ibers and tiieir friend.- attended th ¦ lexerci.ses and Mis.s Mary Kachl:ne. , of Quakertown. d'livered the ad¬ dress of welcome. Raymond Raben- old, of Allentiwn. entertained with -everal ace rd;.ui selections. Mrs. Barlleb. Mrs. Vocum. and Ml.ss Ao- bot: presented a sketch that was well enjoyed by the group.
The younges: person present was Pauline Charlotte K:chline, of Ful- lerton; oldest p 'r^on present, Mrs. J. P. Folk. Emails, pa.; person com¬ ing the longes- distance. Rev. Clay¬ ton Kichline. Quarryville. The Sports Committee awarded priies to the children who were the winners In each sport contest
The following officers were elected. President Maynard C. Kachline, 133 North Broad Street, town; vice- president, Allen H Kachline, Quaker- town: secretary. Mr- A'.len H K ich- line. Quakertown: trea-ur'T, Jen- -en Ehret, R. 4. Bethlehem: secre¬ tary of historical records, Arthur (Continued on lAst Page)
A Northampton County potato fleld day, which will feature a tour of fields In three of the leading pro¬ ducing sections of the county and a discussion on the grades and mar¬ keting requirements as specified u.i- der the new potato marketing law. effective this month, his been scheduled for Friday, and will be conducted under the direction of County Agent, B. L. Coleman, co¬ operating with the potato grjwJrs i as.sociation. I
The tour, which is scheduled to j start from the farm of Prank Scaali I on the road leading from Bath tj Moorestown at 9:30 a m . uaylight ! time, will include an in^jiect.on of i Mr Schall's fields, which Include I cobblers and late varieties. I
The second stop on the tour will be at the farm of Norman OpUnger - on the road leading from Hecktown i to Butatown. The stop at the farm will be at 10:30 a. m. More than 53 ^ acres of potatoes are being grown and Include cobblers and several Iat? varieties, the seed from both disease- free sources and second year seed
The thU-d stop will be at the farm of Steward Herman, near Hel'ier- town, where a large acreage of po¬ tatoes Is being grown and modern equipment and storage used.
Following a basket lunch at the Merman farm a meeting will be ad- dre.s.sed by R. B. D-onaldson of State College, who will explain the re¬ quirements for grading and packag¬ ing, as outlined in the new potato marketing act which is scheduled to go into effect August 20
County Agent B. L. Coleman states that the meeting will be of interest to all growers who are marketing po¬ tatoes and urges them to take ad¬ vantage of tills opportunity to be¬ come familiar with the requirements under which potatoe.? will be mar¬ keted this vear.
NAZARETH MAN GETS INTERNA¬ TIONAL HONOR
J. H. Fulmer Named to Royal Society of ArU for Crop Dehydration
J H. Fulmer, of town, who has done an outstanding job in pioneer¬ ing a new industry known as Arti¬ ficial Dehydration of Forage Crops lias recently been highly honored in hLs appointment to a Fellowship of t.he Royal Society of Arts, whos/? home office is m London. England
T'ne King of England is t;ie pat,ron of the organization and the Duke of Connaught Is the President. The entire Pellow.-jhip con->i5tj of ab^ut four thousand meml»ers throughout the world, of which about one hun¬ dred are located In the (Jniw?d States. Mr. Fulmer Is tlie 18th In the Slate of Pennsylvania.
By hi? discovery, Mr Fulmer hi^ begun an entirely new industry with Its foundatlotu in Nazareth
Mr. Fulmer is a member of the A-merican Society of Agricultural Engineers and is al.so a member of the Lehigh Vallev Engineers' cluo.
VOUNG DEMOCRATS MEET TO.XIGHT
T.ie regular monthly meeting of •he Nazareth Voung Democratic Club Will be held tonight at head¬ quarters. Carlo Hill, at 8 o'ci.ck
President Heckman announced that many important matters now o:', the docket will be d:s:us;y?l tjnigh and all members are urged to at¬ tend
Nazareth's Young Democratic Ciui is a t.hrlving organiza'.on having i membership of over 300. R^guli:' meetings are held every i.hird Thu:s- d.iv jf the month
tm 1
tarn
Votes Piling Up
^ .^^ Foi^-Queen of Bath
stage All Set For Big Celebration Next Week
MANY ANTIQUES ON DISPLAY
Park Pool Receives Periodic Scrubbing
Filled With Clean Water
There was no bath;ng in the Park pool Monday and Tuesday when park authorities drained it for clean¬ ing. Park Manager Roeder. an¬ nounced that this periodic scrub- ting of the entire pool is a matter of routine and for the protection and safety of patrons However, the inlet valves were opened yesterday, altowlng the pure arte.^ian well wa:e: to refill thi.s magnificent baihinii !XX)1. Bather^ may enjjy :hi~ ^iiark- -ng pure-watered pool, starting to¬ dav.
Much Interest i> centered in who Is to be elected the "Queen of Bath" for the fast approaching bi-centen- nlal. The lucky lady Is to be chosen from votes received and more th.\n 25 entrie.s are listed. Tlae lady's function will be to sit on the throtie at the Historical Pageant, surrounded by her maid of honor. Second place will be accorded to Mi.ss Colu.iibia. who also will have a prominent
j .speaking part In the pageant and sit a.side the Queen of Bath tiiDUgii-
, out the week'.s festivities. To date the vote standing is as follow-:
Miss Helen Abel 11.654
M:.s.s Adeline Oraybill 5.122
.Miss Betty Lerch 5.040
Mis.> Mary Ann Mo.>er 5.15J
Margaret Arvesta Moser 4.664
Dorothy Smith 4,000
Mi-^ HofT:iieister 2.025
Lillian Laubach 2.OO0
Bi-Centennial headquarter^ have been opened in the former Miller Drug store wliere .some one is la charge daily, and where numeroas antiques are on dusplay |
CONSTITITION WEEK PLANNERS
Additional historic and an::que dUplavs are as follow.-,:
From the collection of D M Ja.tie. ini exhibited In Beer-. Bmj Hard¬ ware Store window: the flr^t time table of the L St S t Railroad, on tlie dav of the opening of the road, Thank-sglving Dav, 1867. Bethlehem to Bath The flrst time table of t.V P. P. St B. railroad. December 23. 1890. showing the Boston Flyer, then operating through Bath. Washing¬ ton, D. C. to Bos'.on. Ma53., via. Poughkeepsie Bridge r'Ute A grain sickle u-.ed on the Farms of t.ie Iri.-.h Sttlfment. prior to the C:vil War An original bill of lading for th.> bell in the belfry of the Walnut Sreet Presbyterian Church, dat^ Nj\e:iiber 1872.
A progra.m of the 17th annual Commencement of Lafayette C-liege. June. 1852. The proceedings of t.ie meeting of t.hf Oeneral A. |
| Month | 08 |
| Day | 19 |
| Year | 1937 |
| Sequence | 1 |
| Page | 1 |
| FileName | 19370819_001.tif |
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