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All iinwapi DBVOTID TO UnRATUMi liOOAL AMD oaNSUL iprtPtAJOPUOP THE NAZARETH 4S ITEM Tht TMliif WHToTtBiB •1 "^XW^ No. 6— 48 So. Main St., Phone 20 NAZARETH. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 13, 1938 Booit Nasartth — Siaglt Copj Ttet Popular Baby G>ntest Launched By Item « . r>_i, WT.Ji^. Oi ir [^.eoUoaUSiLooMiidt^/ldmts:;:^^^ Every Baby Under Six Years Eligible To Compete For Big Cash Prizes FIEE PHOTO OF EVERV CONTESTANT 25 MERCHANTS WILL ISSUE '*BABY VOTES • *! (Gwright ''>• ^'- ^- ^'- ^*^ •^- "^>^^' Thg NsMrsth Itsm, in conjunction with msny co-operating MMchants of tht community, tskei pleasure in announcing the ^Mrtett snd meet unique cath prite award in itt hittory. A F3r Baby Contett wherein many babiet in thit tection will ISw hundredt of dolUrt in cath. Each of thete babiet will UTtwarded a CAiH PRIZE from the ftrtt winner to the udMh winner. . , •rtat idea it unlqut gad extraordinary. In the patt, grown- Ml tad girlt and boya In their teent have boon fortunate onet UMichawarda. In thU contoat The Naaareth Item It glad to * ,rf the babiet of thla aection the apotUght. The babiet (Midtr tbe age of alx yeara) are the winnert for the firtt time L tht htotory of nowtdom In thit tecUon. latrtnce into the contett It abtolutely free. There to no whattoever. Your child can be entered and win an award Mrt the eapwditure of one cent. In thto retpect atoo The Naiareth Item it writing newtpapcr hittory, and thto chapter il dedicated to the babiet In thto trade area. Whether you are a reader of The Nazareth Item or not whether you live in the city of Naiareth. thto county of Nor- thampton or teveral mUet away, we want you to enter your baby in thit unique award to do not hctiute, clip the entry coupon to be found on another page and tend it to the "Dollars To You" Popular Baby contatt campaign manager, in care of Tht Ntitreth Item. Then your baby will be entered for one of the big cash awardt. If your baby ia under the age of tix ,, ACT NOW and fill In the coupon and we will do the STATE TAKES OVER APPROXIMATELY .2,(i00 MILES OF RO.\D Relieves Township. Bor¬ ough and City Cost of Maintentance The businets concornt that are co-operating with The Natareth Item in thit campaign are doing so as a gesture of ippreciation for the loyal patronage of Nazareth and community petpte during the patt yeart. The contett it an entertaining Mil lucrative enterpriae in which every baby in the community «ier sto years of age thould participate. Ob another page of thit Ittue of The Natareth Item we give • iM of the merehanta and butinett men who are co-operating al who will give "Baby Coupona" with each purchaae of fifty Mtt or more. Tht object of thit campaign it timply to create more buti- laad good will for the co-operating merchante and to lecure aubacriptiont for The Natareth Item. Yttt love your child, of eourte. You think that your child bttprettiett and jutt about the brightett little bit of humanity ii Ob world. Act on your opinion. You can't lote anything I to no cott connected with thto contest Your child can much, pottibly teveral hundred dollart. .9 ¦ — At an added feature of the baby t TtM Nuareth Item will etch t Npntfuoe the photos of the en- U you do not have » photoflraph of your baby 1 management wUl letiie ao that you nwy bave a law photoiraph made absolutely 4 eut win then be made of fcttatfaph and durtng the per- IMe( Mm campaign wtll be oarrted \9 m eshnuu of Itie Nasareth r liiemtlve of the eontest Is ItlMWrillmof the atlver lovtag eap IhttotaiMr, in addition to the eaaa i e( 1180. ThU beautUul eup, MT BALL HERE PIIDAY, JAN. 28lii DBER MEAT AND "DEAR MEAI" Hunters were reminded today by •eth Oordon. Executive Director ot the Oame Commission, that January 11 ends the time Umlt under which they may poseaa legaUy kiUed ven- iaon without a permit. Any peraons desiring to posses deer meat after January 11. the Director stated, must file an application with the department, which has. under the new law. power to grant a per¬ mit without coat to retain lawfully taken venison for an additional six montha. Harrisburg. Jan 13—A New Year'j gift to Pennsylvania local govern¬ ments was acceptance by the Depart• ment of Highways of approximate'.} 2,600 miles of township, barou^li and elty streets, relieving them of thj cost of maintenance. Transfer of the additional mUeagj was directed by the 1&37 legislature It Increased the state highways system to a total of more than 40.000 miles. Secretary of Highways Warre.i Van Dyke's ofBce pointed out the new highways will make for a closer c9-ordination of the eniiro state system by providing extensions t3 and cannectlon.s between many exist¬ ing state highways. "At the same time this move will relieve local governments of a su }~ -tantial portion of their responsi¬ bilities, leaving them free to apply :he corresponding savings In maln- renance cost^ toward reductions 11 laxes or road construction." Highway engineers estimated thj cost to the state ol maintaining ths 2600 miles will approximate $1,130.- 000 a year, of which $500,000 will be spent on the 154 miles of Phll.»- (Contlnued on Page Four) SP(H<1S0RS FOR nJND AWWHINCE WINWERS At the close of the "Plower Sale' held on Saturday in town, by the American Brotherhood for the Blind. Mi<^ Betty Davis and Mtss Bertha C. Savitz. who had charge of Head¬ quarters, reports that Edith Beers was entitled to first price, a Foun¬ tain Pen and Pencil Set, having secured 1482. The second prise, u cash amount of $1.23 was won by Betty Worman who had $4.68. Ar¬ lene Werlchelser, the third winner who received a mesh bag. had M.85. The other worlcers were made happy with movie passes. (15) The sponsors are grateful to thoje who worked so faithfully all day ani to everyone who contributed in any way toward the success of this worth v- undertaklng. Total receipts were $78 75. The following received movie passes: Margaret Uhler. Arlene Hawk, DorU Rice. Shirley Herbst. Juanltla LeVan, Lorraine Lerch. Mary Mertz, Shirley Smith, LoU Rohn. Betty RulofT. Dorothea Heck¬ man Shirley Welas. Leona Fogel, Edith Clauss and EUaabeth Wilkin 0 » COMMtTNIDN AT rORKS Annual Chamber of GHnmerce Meeting To Be Held January 21st The annual meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce will be held next Friday evening, .January 21st, at the Nazareth Inn. for the purpose of electing offlcers for the ensuing year. Every member of the ChamOei will receive an invitation by mall ani is urged to bring a friend. Following i of the immediate communities the election of offlcers. the meeting^ will be an open forum when each member Ls given an opportunity to present hU ideas and viewi on the future of Nazareth and surrounding communities. Special eflorts should be made by each member to present at this meeting any local problem or solu¬ tion that has to do with local im¬ provement and furthering the cau^e ECONOMIC r-^rfcST&SS MR. and MRS. NORMAN BUTZ Mr. and Mrs. Norman Buts, of resided In the home opposite the •choeneck, WlU. on Tuesday. Januarv Schoeneck Moravian Church where they are faithful members. Both •re active as Dieners. Mr. Butz h a member of the Usher's Association and Mrs. Bu:z is a member of the Sister's Union and the King's Daugh¬ ters. Twenty-flve years ago, on January 18, 1913. Norman and Laura Butz were married by tlie Rev. J. A. KUck. They are th? proud parenta of Forks. Belfast and '(our sons and two daughters, namely: I Willard. Eilen. Kenneth, Harold, 18th. celebrate their sUver vedding anniversary by keeping open house from 5 to 8 p. m. for their relatives, neighbors and many friends. Norman Buts was born near Ja¬ cobsburg, BustikUl Township, anl Mrs. (nee) Laura Nagel was born in WhitehaU Township in Lehigh Coun¬ ty. They have lived on various farms near Nazareth vicinity. For the past six years they hava CUffor:! and Pearl, all at home. School Board Meets Snyder, Unanfst, Dech Delevates To CoRventidi QoaoiOdU Jhdi CITIZENS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. ELECTS DIRECTORS The Citizens Mutual Insurance Co., of Northampton County elected directors for 1938 at a Nazareth Ini luncheon meeting Saturday. The directors named were: Dr. E ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED AT BIRTHDAY DINNER At .1 d.nner held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cl.uk Vogel, Lincoln Avenu.'. recently. In hanor of their daughter, Miss Verna Irene's 21st olrthd.iy annlvers.\ry the announce- S. Rosenberry. Stone Church: Fred, ment was made of her engagement D. Heckman. of town; Karl Metier, i to Joseph Kurtz, of Northampton, Tatamy; O. F. Metzger, Bethlehem; Levi IBtever, Springtown Sidney Peters, Slatington; Leroy Snyder, Easton: Harvey Koch, Weaversvllle; W. J. Pysher. Bangor: John Meyers. Bushkill Center; Freeman Messinger, Eastan; Dayton Lesh, Sciota and Walter Schlegel, Moore Township. The directors organlaed by electing Dr. E S. Rosenberry, president; Fred Heckman treasurer; Karl Metier, secretary, and W. 3. Pysher. vice- president. Favorable flnaneial re¬ porto were given for the year. 9 9 Postponed from January 2, the preparatory service wUl be held and the Lord's Supper administered in Forks Church, the Rev. Oeorge n. Kleckner. Lutheran pastor, on Sun¬ day, January 16 at 10 a. m. loUool Aof Somoiltoo%ti"'Boigoiltod ly Is going to the Presl- ¦sll Friday evening, January to reports made by ith Woman's Democratie we again sponsoring tbe me now In the hands of „ ,***•• ^nd arrangements •'"I '« elaborate plans for -^ •¦ mtd. and radio party ^admiu you to enjoy the ¦"i danoe or play cards. School Term *~ "** «chooto WIU begin ' !¦ At thU time children I* yetrs of age or who '^aa before June 1 wlU be •jU^sinners. ftrovlded * been succeastuUy vae- . cards must be pro- r J!L •*«'""•«•» These " a-.^'"*^ at the supertn- "omce in the high school zy ^ 5 „ ¦"tag the m. on any last week of ^ MUS KATHRYN BfOUE EDWARD CHRISTMAN both graduates of the Nasareth High School, class of '31, Mr. ChrUtman studied at Bast Stroudsburg State Teachers' College. He U Instructor of physical education in the Dushore High School. Mlu Engle U employed in the Nazareth Waist Company. Present were MLss Evelyn ChrUt¬ man. Mis.s Emma Jane Serfass, MUs , Anna Wunderly, MUs Frances Koch, meeting. MUs Frances Koeh. also of j mi.,u Virginia ShankweUer and Mlw town, revealed the engagement by | Dorothy Wes.sels, all of town, and finding the announcement In a favor i Mrs. Loster Hnrtnian, Mrs Julia which formed the centerpiece of the Pcters and Mrs. Dorothy Oarr. all table during Uic lunch period. No of Nazarrth, R. 3. Priaea were date wa.s .set for the weddUig. nwardtxl to Mm Oarr. ML« ChrUt- MUe Engle and Mr. ChrLstman are , man and Miss Wunderly. CTAO engagement of MUs Kathryn bgle, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Warren Bngle. Sr., 84 South Whlt¬ fteld Street, to Edward OhrUtman, ot Dushore. Pa., eon ot Mr. and Mra. Raymond ChrUtman. Sr.. of 370 Belvldere Street, was announced on Thursday evening at MUs Engle'3 home during her fortnightly card EAME, FIENCH, (TNEAL10 STEAK AT FARM SHOW HarrUburg. Jan. 13—Edward A O'Neal, president of the National Farm Bureau Federation, and Oov¬ ernor Oeorge H Eearle wUl spea'ic at the oBcUl opening exercUes of the twenty-second annual Fennsyl¬ vanU Farm Show here Monday night January 17, at 7:30 o'clock. J Hansen French. Secretary of Agriculture and chairman of the Farm Products Show CommUsion wUl preside and deliver the address of weloome. The 100-plece Puture Farmers of Amertca band wlU give a concert before the ofllcial opening and will play during the exercises. There WlU also be group smglng. Boys and OirU from the voca¬ tional schools of the State will hold their annual parade and program (Continued un Page Four) DUTY OF FIELD FORCES TO KEEP ROADS OPEN, SAFE Harrisburg. Jan. 13—"The De¬ partment of Highways' envUble rep¬ utation m keeping our highways open and safe in winter months must be upheld at all costo," Sam¬ uel W. Marshall. Chief Engineer said today, pointing out that "neg¬ ligence on the part of several De¬ partment forces has been brought to my attention. "In these cases prompt and sum¬ mary action has been taken and the offenders have been stupended. "One of the most impartant duties placed on the Department is the prompt removal of snow and the placing of antl-skld material when road condition^ require It. In order that the traveUng public may en- Joy the all-year-round use of our Hlgh«-ay System without any danger to life. limb, and property Uirouglt accident " Mr. MarshaU said complete ful¬ fillment of tiMt duty requlrrfi one hundred per cent co-oporatlon from the fleld forces In worklnn undfr adverse weather condit inn-s n id ai (Continued on Pago Four) son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kurtz. Miss Vogel attended Naaareth High School and at present In em¬ ployed at the Nazareth WaUt Com¬ pany. Mr. Kurtz. U employed at £chneck's butcher shop, Northamp¬ ton. FARMER'S MirrUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. ELECTS OFFKERS Members of Farmers' Mutual Flre In.-urance Company of Northamptoa County, met here In regular Annual Ses.'^ion at the offl?c of the company Satu:day morning and elected as Man.iger5 for 1933 the following: Pre.-ton O. Hess. Cherryville. Pa.. Harrv R. Young. Bangor. F'a , How¬ ard 3. Knecht. Northampton, Pa. WUllam D. Kunkel. Bath. Pa.. WUUs A. Oardner. Martins Creek. Pa.. Oeorge F. Kunkel. Moorastown. Pa. William P Hahn, Newburg, Pa., Homer L. Frey. Schnecksville, Pa, Harry F Roth, Bushkill Onter. Pa, Charles C. WUUuer. Stockertown. P.I. Monroe Brotzman. WUUams Township. Mark D. Prankenfleld, Butztown. Pa. Oearge U. WUlauer, Belfast. Pa. WUliam D. Kunkel. Secretary of the Company, announced a further (Oontinitad on Past Pitax 9 9 IMPBOVKS BBAVTY SALON Starner's Beauty Salon, Mrs Les¬ ter Solt, proprietor, located In the Naziireth Inn BuUdmg. Belvlder? Strwt. has enlarged her .shop, there hy providing additional space for the nt'W and more niodern machinery and <-qulpment recently installed TMls improvrmrnt. acntrdlnK t) Mr.s Solt, was n ¦r-vary In ortler hit .slir ml 'it -'))) 'Ml Ikt rvrr- i:i Tcis';"^ "-11 ¦ The regular monthly meeting of the Nasareth School Board was held In the Nazareth High School Build¬ ing on Monday evening of this week AU members of the Board were pres¬ ent and W. M. Bennett. Jr.. presi¬ dent of the Board, presided. The treasurer of the Board ren¬ dered a report showing a balance o'. 851.933.83 on December 1. 1937 The receipts during the month of Decem¬ ber were 86,804.78 and the expendi- ures 19.273.11. leaving a balance of $49.465 52 on January 1. 1938 The Sinking Fund as of January 1st con- .'iist'^d of a cash balance of $1,188.03 and Nazareth School District bondi ol the 1922 Issue having a par valu? of $39,000. or a total of $40,188,03 The Tax Collector reported having collected school taxes during the rr.onth of December 1937. amounting to $2,835 94. He also presented a list of uncollectible .school taxes and asked to be exonerated from the collection thereof; the taxes being uncollectible by reason of deaths, duplications, removals from the dis¬ trict and persons not being of age. After checking the list, the Board granted exonerations aggregating 1901.15. BllU amounting to 11,187.19 were approved for payment and the Treas- ttuaiuimm ba nsa wwwi DR. ROTAG LECniRES TO iWME HYGIENE CLASS The Home Hygiene Class, spon¬ sored by the local branch of the American Red Cross, under the in¬ struction of Miss Orim and Mri. Fred Honeyman. was sponsor to aa Illustrated lecture given by Dr. Otto L. Bettag. Chief Surgeon of the White Haven Sanitarium, on Thurs¬ day evening, January 6. in the Music Room of the Nazareth High School. Or BetUg dUcussed the fact that every one had a tubercular infection at sometime in his Ufe although he may not have the active disease: (OootlBttad on Paya Paer) 9 9 — PHILATELIC SOCIETY TO MEET The Nsaareth Philatelic Society. local stamp club, will hold IU regu¬ lar bi-weekly meeting in the local Y.M.C.A., Tuesday. January 18. A large order has been sent to the Philatelic Society. In Washington, for Mint United States Commemor¬ ative and Airmail stamps All stamp collectors are Invited to attend the meeting, as the latest commemora- tlves are Included In the lot. These stamps can be had at face value, since the Club pays all expenses including Registration, etc. Club dues are very low, and thts fee WiU repay Itself quickly, because of the special services of the Club A 1938 CaUlog, the latest of Scott's lased. is available to all members, both Junior and Senior. It U sys¬ tematically exchanged between the members. PhUatellcs are urged to be present • # NAZARCTH BAND HOLDS CARD PARTV O. O. OREENZWEIO GREENZWEHi AGApT HEADS WIND GAP BOARD OF TRADE The Nazareth Band held the flrst of a .series of card parties In the Odd FelloW.s Hall, on Belvldere St.. on Tuesday evening. Prizes were awarded to: Pinochle-- Paul Kern. Mrs Emerick Nagy, WU¬ llam Voung, Bdlth Fehr. Roy Knecht, and Mrs L Krieger. Haas -Laura Metzgar. H. A. Buss. Vic Edelman. Charles Best. K. A B.irrall. Emma Hann. I, M Bouser ninjto Mrs Il<.b<rt Frantz, Flor- pncT Frantz. Mrs Samuel Ruth and Ruth Hrll Special Prise—MUa Ruth BeU. Co-operation and not competition seem.i to be the life of trade in the Borough of Wind Oap. Organizer and civic leader of thU "Oateway to the Poconos." Oscar O. Oreezweig. again was chosen to head the Board of Trade at their annual meettng held Monday evening. "Oscar" as he Ls known to his many friends. has proven worthy as a community leader and commands the respect of civic organizatioiu of all neigh¬ boring towns and cities. Wind Oap was a gracious host and received greetings througn representation from Bangor. Pea Argyl. Nazareth, Easton and Saylors¬ burg Approximately, a hundred members and guesis gathered In the Fire Hall to re-organlze for the en-^uing year. Encouraging and Im¬ pressive talk^ were given by Judge McCluskey and Judge Laub It was the hrst public appearance of Judg3 Laub since taking the oath of ofBce as a Common Pleas Judge. He said that In his opinion he saw a rapid disappearance of present state of business affairs and the retum to a normal period of sound prosperity. We must inevitably come to the conclusion." said Judge McCluskey that most of our dissatisfaction is caused by greed. We must get U into our heads that we are a Uttte too greedy, eager to condemn and very reluctant to praise or give Just due where it belongs . . . America U not greedy She has humanity at heart. She Is charitable. She ex¬ tends the hand of good fellowship and does not want and wiU not take an inch of some other country's land . . We should aU be happv we can be classed as Americans." The talks were preceded by an excellent buckwheat cake and sau¬ sage dinner served by the Flre Com¬ pany AuxlUary and won the praise of the entire assemblage. Naaarenes present were: Fred D. Heckman. Frank Steckel, Jaeob Carmel anl W F. Mertz CHURCH SCHOOL CffiWENTWN PLANNED Pebruary 22. Washington's Birth¬ day, has been the day when the of¬ ficers and teachers of the Lutheran Congregations of the Allentown Con¬ ference of the Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania meet for their annual Church School Con¬ vention. The Committee on ChrU¬ tlan Education of the Allentown Conference has been busy planning for the 81st Annual Church School Convention to be held in ChrUt Lu¬ theran Church, 13th and Hamilton StreeU. Allentown. Pa, the Rev. O. Harold Kinard. pastor, on Tueaday, February 22nd There wUl be three sessions, the afternoon aesslon be¬ ghming at 2:00; the dinner seaaion at 5:30: and the evening session at 7:30 p. m. The theme for the Con¬ vention win be: How to Use the Bible. The Committee has been fortunate In securing aa apeakers, for the aftemoon. the Rev. Amos John Traver D. D, paator of the Evangelical Lutheran Chureh. fted¬ erlek. Md The younger people wlU remember Dr. Trav«r aa a former Executive SecreUry of the Luther League of Amertca. At that time Dr. Traver was known to every LuUier Leaguer as "Uncle Amos." For the evening, the Rev.. Dr. Oeorge Aus. a pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church. Brooklyn. N V • Floyd Jone^. Wa.shlngton Street, Ls conUned to his home with Happcninas l>tnnar Palls, and Tax BllU dual. National aad latoraa* tlonal Probiama laeataealls from Local Welfars. by R. M. Holer *8TOP TNB The hop>s that were beld Ottt ( ng the flrst half of tbts ontlnu^d expaiulon of production, growth of ytttaU^gUt ployment. and an tlonal income, have The United SUtes entan Um year under the eloud oC * business recession. The values of aaeurttlas ated by more than 40 par oanl Is • single week durtng Oetebar- they are still hovering near tha I reached at that time. TlM ployment touU. noubly In tha I Industries, are soaring serloualy. .nandard indices of business aetlvHP have shown alarming and eontlniwi drops Frightened tavestors an increasing disinclination to their money In productive entefprlBlk Individuals, worried as to tha tutiM% are cutting their personal buying Is the limit, with the resultant 9a» presslve Influence on the entire bus¬ iness structure. The chaotle labor situation u StlU another barrier ts the normal progress of trade aag Industry. ThU recession cannot be aoeuralilf compared to the occaalonal decllnss which characterlae almost aU u^ ward business cycles. It Is, the IneviUble result of a of deliberate aeU which cotiM minate only in wbat we wltnaas $•> day. Those whose volees regarded for many years, they refused to view c3ndHlaSi througlv rose-colored glasses, ars aat> ing their prophecies and thair (a come true today. The federal govenunent has sued a policy of competition private businesses, which haa vented the spending of billions sl private capital. The federal govemment haa psr* .'-ued a fiscal policy whieh, loaf enough continued, must and Is bankruptcy—and has contlnoaiHlf put off the day of reekonlnv. SaSM two doUars have been apent for tv¬ ery dollar received in tax ravwilMS The federal debt has doubled Is about flve years. And the burdss of present heavy taxes, plus tiM prospect of stlU heavier taxes In ttw future, has been one of the (Continued on Pasa PIvs) LEST WEFORfiET ts ta ttM Feed OaaM Naw Taken from Pennsylvania Oamt News—by The Editor. If sportsmen are to continue enjoy good hunting from year year they must contribute more the 1200 the law requires ttMm pay for their hunting Uoenae—tl must contribute of thetr time, and effort to the end that the creatures they like to hunt are to puU through the winter. When deep snow covers ground, natural food, even though K is plentiful, is practically impoaslMa to seeure. In such emergencies i needs aU hte help it can gH. But who U to render sueh tance? The County Oame nutaiiui —one lone man—with hundratto U square miles of fleld and wnnrtlaiH to patrol? To a ceruin extent, yaa. But—Oh! Such a smaU extent with aU the money in the world ' whieh to buy grain, utuasistad hli taak would be hopeless, tta (Contlnuad « S NAZARini WOKIfS DENPCRAIK CUl iNsrAUs omens A meeting of the Naaarath Wo¬ man's Democratic Club waa Tuesday evening in the aocial of the Jacksonian Club for tha po-- pose of InsUlUng oflksera for UN. Fifteen members were preaent. Praa¬ ldont Mrs. Victor Edelman. prealded. The OfBcers InsUlled were: Mhu. Orace Remaly. president; Mra Blen Schoch. vice-president: Mrs. Alice Kostenbader. treasurer: Mrs. Carrie Boerstler. secretary; Mra. Llllla Dan- acker, asslsUnt secreUry. TtM Board of Directors consUt of Mrs. Rebecca FUck, Sadie Sandt. Annia Buss. Emma Dech and Jennie Wam¬ bold: Ways and Meana Oonunlttse: Mabel Edelman. Hannah Bonstaln, TUUe Danacker, Bmma Deeh. Roaa Schnerr. May Steed and Myrtla Slnunons: the Membership Coounlt¬ tee: Louise Knecht, Bvan Abel. AnnIa Btiss, BUaabeth Kem. Helen Bhnfar; Publlctty Coflunittae: Carria Boatat- ler; Refreshment Conunlttaa; He- baeca PUck, Uaale KraasHr aad Carrie BarraU. ItofreshmenU were aarvad sflar tha nsethig aad a priM WM I ad Mrs Charlaa Barrto. It aniMuneed that tha elub sponsor the loeal Prssldaatla day Ball, and t! | date aat 9 PMday January atth. S BADIO SPBAKBa TO M M •!• The Rev. Ralph Kelpar. al WUl be the gueet Oamma Club on at 7:46 o'cloek at tha YPAOJL Rev. Keiper Is wall radio exponent of tha day Behool |i every Sattirdajr, ,i&dM..
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 47 |
Issue | 7 |
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 | 1938-01-13 |
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 | 01 |
Day | 13 |
Year | 1938 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 47 |
Issue | 7 |
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 | 1938-01-13 |
Date Digitized | 2009-10-07 |
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 39266 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. |
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Full Text | All iinwapi DBVOTID TO UnRATUMi liOOAL AMD oaNSUL iprtPtAJOPUOP THE NAZARETH 4S ITEM Tht TMliif WHToTtBiB •1 "^XW^ No. 6— 48 So. Main St., Phone 20 NAZARETH. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 13, 1938 Booit Nasartth — Siaglt Copj Ttet Popular Baby G>ntest Launched By Item « . r>_i, WT.Ji^. Oi ir [^.eoUoaUSiLooMiidt^/ldmts:;:^^^ Every Baby Under Six Years Eligible To Compete For Big Cash Prizes FIEE PHOTO OF EVERV CONTESTANT 25 MERCHANTS WILL ISSUE '*BABY VOTES • *! (Gwright ''>• ^'- ^- ^'- ^*^ •^- "^>^^' Thg NsMrsth Itsm, in conjunction with msny co-operating MMchants of tht community, tskei pleasure in announcing the ^Mrtett snd meet unique cath prite award in itt hittory. A F3r Baby Contett wherein many babiet in thit tection will ISw hundredt of dolUrt in cath. Each of thete babiet will UTtwarded a CAiH PRIZE from the ftrtt winner to the udMh winner. . , •rtat idea it unlqut gad extraordinary. In the patt, grown- Ml tad girlt and boya In their teent have boon fortunate onet UMichawarda. In thU contoat The Naaareth Item It glad to * ,rf the babiet of thla aection the apotUght. The babiet (Midtr tbe age of alx yeara) are the winnert for the firtt time L tht htotory of nowtdom In thit tecUon. latrtnce into the contett It abtolutely free. There to no whattoever. Your child can be entered and win an award Mrt the eapwditure of one cent. In thto retpect atoo The Naiareth Item it writing newtpapcr hittory, and thto chapter il dedicated to the babiet In thto trade area. Whether you are a reader of The Nazareth Item or not whether you live in the city of Naiareth. thto county of Nor- thampton or teveral mUet away, we want you to enter your baby in thit unique award to do not hctiute, clip the entry coupon to be found on another page and tend it to the "Dollars To You" Popular Baby contatt campaign manager, in care of Tht Ntitreth Item. Then your baby will be entered for one of the big cash awardt. If your baby ia under the age of tix ,, ACT NOW and fill In the coupon and we will do the STATE TAKES OVER APPROXIMATELY .2,(i00 MILES OF RO.\D Relieves Township. Bor¬ ough and City Cost of Maintentance The businets concornt that are co-operating with The Natareth Item in thit campaign are doing so as a gesture of ippreciation for the loyal patronage of Nazareth and community petpte during the patt yeart. The contett it an entertaining Mil lucrative enterpriae in which every baby in the community «ier sto years of age thould participate. Ob another page of thit Ittue of The Natareth Item we give • iM of the merehanta and butinett men who are co-operating al who will give "Baby Coupona" with each purchaae of fifty Mtt or more. Tht object of thit campaign it timply to create more buti- laad good will for the co-operating merchante and to lecure aubacriptiont for The Natareth Item. Yttt love your child, of eourte. You think that your child bttprettiett and jutt about the brightett little bit of humanity ii Ob world. Act on your opinion. You can't lote anything I to no cott connected with thto contest Your child can much, pottibly teveral hundred dollart. .9 ¦ — At an added feature of the baby t TtM Nuareth Item will etch t Npntfuoe the photos of the en- U you do not have » photoflraph of your baby 1 management wUl letiie ao that you nwy bave a law photoiraph made absolutely 4 eut win then be made of fcttatfaph and durtng the per- IMe( Mm campaign wtll be oarrted \9 m eshnuu of Itie Nasareth r liiemtlve of the eontest Is ItlMWrillmof the atlver lovtag eap IhttotaiMr, in addition to the eaaa i e( 1180. ThU beautUul eup, MT BALL HERE PIIDAY, JAN. 28lii DBER MEAT AND "DEAR MEAI" Hunters were reminded today by •eth Oordon. Executive Director ot the Oame Commission, that January 11 ends the time Umlt under which they may poseaa legaUy kiUed ven- iaon without a permit. Any peraons desiring to posses deer meat after January 11. the Director stated, must file an application with the department, which has. under the new law. power to grant a per¬ mit without coat to retain lawfully taken venison for an additional six montha. Harrisburg. Jan 13—A New Year'j gift to Pennsylvania local govern¬ ments was acceptance by the Depart• ment of Highways of approximate'.} 2,600 miles of township, barou^li and elty streets, relieving them of thj cost of maintenance. Transfer of the additional mUeagj was directed by the 1&37 legislature It Increased the state highways system to a total of more than 40.000 miles. Secretary of Highways Warre.i Van Dyke's ofBce pointed out the new highways will make for a closer c9-ordination of the eniiro state system by providing extensions t3 and cannectlon.s between many exist¬ ing state highways. "At the same time this move will relieve local governments of a su }~ -tantial portion of their responsi¬ bilities, leaving them free to apply :he corresponding savings In maln- renance cost^ toward reductions 11 laxes or road construction." Highway engineers estimated thj cost to the state ol maintaining ths 2600 miles will approximate $1,130.- 000 a year, of which $500,000 will be spent on the 154 miles of Phll.»- (Contlnued on Page Four) SP(H<1S0RS FOR nJND AWWHINCE WINWERS At the close of the "Plower Sale' held on Saturday in town, by the American Brotherhood for the Blind. Mi<^ Betty Davis and Mtss Bertha C. Savitz. who had charge of Head¬ quarters, reports that Edith Beers was entitled to first price, a Foun¬ tain Pen and Pencil Set, having secured 1482. The second prise, u cash amount of $1.23 was won by Betty Worman who had $4.68. Ar¬ lene Werlchelser, the third winner who received a mesh bag. had M.85. The other worlcers were made happy with movie passes. (15) The sponsors are grateful to thoje who worked so faithfully all day ani to everyone who contributed in any way toward the success of this worth v- undertaklng. Total receipts were $78 75. The following received movie passes: Margaret Uhler. Arlene Hawk, DorU Rice. Shirley Herbst. Juanltla LeVan, Lorraine Lerch. Mary Mertz, Shirley Smith, LoU Rohn. Betty RulofT. Dorothea Heck¬ man Shirley Welas. Leona Fogel, Edith Clauss and EUaabeth Wilkin 0 » COMMtTNIDN AT rORKS Annual Chamber of GHnmerce Meeting To Be Held January 21st The annual meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce will be held next Friday evening, .January 21st, at the Nazareth Inn. for the purpose of electing offlcers for the ensuing year. Every member of the ChamOei will receive an invitation by mall ani is urged to bring a friend. Following i of the immediate communities the election of offlcers. the meeting^ will be an open forum when each member Ls given an opportunity to present hU ideas and viewi on the future of Nazareth and surrounding communities. Special eflorts should be made by each member to present at this meeting any local problem or solu¬ tion that has to do with local im¬ provement and furthering the cau^e ECONOMIC r-^rfcST&SS MR. and MRS. NORMAN BUTZ Mr. and Mrs. Norman Buts, of resided In the home opposite the •choeneck, WlU. on Tuesday. Januarv Schoeneck Moravian Church where they are faithful members. Both •re active as Dieners. Mr. Butz h a member of the Usher's Association and Mrs. Bu:z is a member of the Sister's Union and the King's Daugh¬ ters. Twenty-flve years ago, on January 18, 1913. Norman and Laura Butz were married by tlie Rev. J. A. KUck. They are th? proud parenta of Forks. Belfast and '(our sons and two daughters, namely: I Willard. Eilen. Kenneth, Harold, 18th. celebrate their sUver vedding anniversary by keeping open house from 5 to 8 p. m. for their relatives, neighbors and many friends. Norman Buts was born near Ja¬ cobsburg, BustikUl Township, anl Mrs. (nee) Laura Nagel was born in WhitehaU Township in Lehigh Coun¬ ty. They have lived on various farms near Nazareth vicinity. For the past six years they hava CUffor:! and Pearl, all at home. School Board Meets Snyder, Unanfst, Dech Delevates To CoRventidi QoaoiOdU Jhdi CITIZENS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. ELECTS DIRECTORS The Citizens Mutual Insurance Co., of Northampton County elected directors for 1938 at a Nazareth Ini luncheon meeting Saturday. The directors named were: Dr. E ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED AT BIRTHDAY DINNER At .1 d.nner held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cl.uk Vogel, Lincoln Avenu.'. recently. In hanor of their daughter, Miss Verna Irene's 21st olrthd.iy annlvers.\ry the announce- S. Rosenberry. Stone Church: Fred, ment was made of her engagement D. Heckman. of town; Karl Metier, i to Joseph Kurtz, of Northampton, Tatamy; O. F. Metzger, Bethlehem; Levi IBtever, Springtown Sidney Peters, Slatington; Leroy Snyder, Easton: Harvey Koch, Weaversvllle; W. J. Pysher. Bangor: John Meyers. Bushkill Center; Freeman Messinger, Eastan; Dayton Lesh, Sciota and Walter Schlegel, Moore Township. The directors organlaed by electing Dr. E S. Rosenberry, president; Fred Heckman treasurer; Karl Metier, secretary, and W. 3. Pysher. vice- president. Favorable flnaneial re¬ porto were given for the year. 9 9 Postponed from January 2, the preparatory service wUl be held and the Lord's Supper administered in Forks Church, the Rev. Oeorge n. Kleckner. Lutheran pastor, on Sun¬ day, January 16 at 10 a. m. loUool Aof Somoiltoo%ti"'Boigoiltod ly Is going to the Presl- ¦sll Friday evening, January to reports made by ith Woman's Democratie we again sponsoring tbe me now In the hands of „ ,***•• ^nd arrangements •'"I '« elaborate plans for -^ •¦ mtd. and radio party ^admiu you to enjoy the ¦"i danoe or play cards. School Term *~ "** «chooto WIU begin ' !¦ At thU time children I* yetrs of age or who '^aa before June 1 wlU be •jU^sinners. ftrovlded * been succeastuUy vae- . cards must be pro- r J!L •*«'""•«•» These " a-.^'"*^ at the supertn- "omce in the high school zy ^ 5 „ ¦"tag the m. on any last week of ^ MUS KATHRYN BfOUE EDWARD CHRISTMAN both graduates of the Nasareth High School, class of '31, Mr. ChrUtman studied at Bast Stroudsburg State Teachers' College. He U Instructor of physical education in the Dushore High School. Mlu Engle U employed in the Nazareth Waist Company. Present were MLss Evelyn ChrUt¬ man. Mis.s Emma Jane Serfass, MUs , Anna Wunderly, MUs Frances Koch, meeting. MUs Frances Koeh. also of j mi.,u Virginia ShankweUer and Mlw town, revealed the engagement by | Dorothy Wes.sels, all of town, and finding the announcement In a favor i Mrs. Loster Hnrtnian, Mrs Julia which formed the centerpiece of the Pcters and Mrs. Dorothy Oarr. all table during Uic lunch period. No of Nazarrth, R. 3. Priaea were date wa.s .set for the weddUig. nwardtxl to Mm Oarr. ML« ChrUt- MUe Engle and Mr. ChrLstman are , man and Miss Wunderly. CTAO engagement of MUs Kathryn bgle, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Warren Bngle. Sr., 84 South Whlt¬ fteld Street, to Edward OhrUtman, ot Dushore. Pa., eon ot Mr. and Mra. Raymond ChrUtman. Sr.. of 370 Belvldere Street, was announced on Thursday evening at MUs Engle'3 home during her fortnightly card EAME, FIENCH, (TNEAL10 STEAK AT FARM SHOW HarrUburg. Jan. 13—Edward A O'Neal, president of the National Farm Bureau Federation, and Oov¬ ernor Oeorge H Eearle wUl spea'ic at the oBcUl opening exercUes of the twenty-second annual Fennsyl¬ vanU Farm Show here Monday night January 17, at 7:30 o'clock. J Hansen French. Secretary of Agriculture and chairman of the Farm Products Show CommUsion wUl preside and deliver the address of weloome. The 100-plece Puture Farmers of Amertca band wlU give a concert before the ofllcial opening and will play during the exercises. There WlU also be group smglng. Boys and OirU from the voca¬ tional schools of the State will hold their annual parade and program (Continued un Page Four) DUTY OF FIELD FORCES TO KEEP ROADS OPEN, SAFE Harrisburg. Jan. 13—"The De¬ partment of Highways' envUble rep¬ utation m keeping our highways open and safe in winter months must be upheld at all costo," Sam¬ uel W. Marshall. Chief Engineer said today, pointing out that "neg¬ ligence on the part of several De¬ partment forces has been brought to my attention. "In these cases prompt and sum¬ mary action has been taken and the offenders have been stupended. "One of the most impartant duties placed on the Department is the prompt removal of snow and the placing of antl-skld material when road condition^ require It. In order that the traveUng public may en- Joy the all-year-round use of our Hlgh«-ay System without any danger to life. limb, and property Uirouglt accident " Mr. MarshaU said complete ful¬ fillment of tiMt duty requlrrfi one hundred per cent co-oporatlon from the fleld forces In worklnn undfr adverse weather condit inn-s n id ai (Continued on Pago Four) son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kurtz. Miss Vogel attended Naaareth High School and at present In em¬ ployed at the Nazareth WaUt Com¬ pany. Mr. Kurtz. U employed at £chneck's butcher shop, Northamp¬ ton. FARMER'S MirrUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. ELECTS OFFKERS Members of Farmers' Mutual Flre In.-urance Company of Northamptoa County, met here In regular Annual Ses.'^ion at the offl?c of the company Satu:day morning and elected as Man.iger5 for 1933 the following: Pre.-ton O. Hess. Cherryville. Pa.. Harrv R. Young. Bangor. F'a , How¬ ard 3. Knecht. Northampton, Pa. WUllam D. Kunkel. Bath. Pa.. WUUs A. Oardner. Martins Creek. Pa.. Oeorge F. Kunkel. Moorastown. Pa. William P Hahn, Newburg, Pa., Homer L. Frey. Schnecksville, Pa, Harry F Roth, Bushkill Onter. Pa, Charles C. WUUuer. Stockertown. P.I. Monroe Brotzman. WUUams Township. Mark D. Prankenfleld, Butztown. Pa. Oearge U. WUlauer, Belfast. Pa. WUliam D. Kunkel. Secretary of the Company, announced a further (Oontinitad on Past Pitax 9 9 IMPBOVKS BBAVTY SALON Starner's Beauty Salon, Mrs Les¬ ter Solt, proprietor, located In the Naziireth Inn BuUdmg. Belvlder? Strwt. has enlarged her .shop, there hy providing additional space for the nt'W and more niodern machinery and <-qulpment recently installed TMls improvrmrnt. acntrdlnK t) Mr.s Solt, was n ¦r-vary In ortler hit .slir ml 'it -'))) 'Ml Ikt rvrr- i:i Tcis';"^ "-11 ¦ The regular monthly meeting of the Nasareth School Board was held In the Nazareth High School Build¬ ing on Monday evening of this week AU members of the Board were pres¬ ent and W. M. Bennett. Jr.. presi¬ dent of the Board, presided. The treasurer of the Board ren¬ dered a report showing a balance o'. 851.933.83 on December 1. 1937 The receipts during the month of Decem¬ ber were 86,804.78 and the expendi- ures 19.273.11. leaving a balance of $49.465 52 on January 1. 1938 The Sinking Fund as of January 1st con- .'iist'^d of a cash balance of $1,188.03 and Nazareth School District bondi ol the 1922 Issue having a par valu? of $39,000. or a total of $40,188,03 The Tax Collector reported having collected school taxes during the rr.onth of December 1937. amounting to $2,835 94. He also presented a list of uncollectible .school taxes and asked to be exonerated from the collection thereof; the taxes being uncollectible by reason of deaths, duplications, removals from the dis¬ trict and persons not being of age. After checking the list, the Board granted exonerations aggregating 1901.15. BllU amounting to 11,187.19 were approved for payment and the Treas- ttuaiuimm ba nsa wwwi DR. ROTAG LECniRES TO iWME HYGIENE CLASS The Home Hygiene Class, spon¬ sored by the local branch of the American Red Cross, under the in¬ struction of Miss Orim and Mri. Fred Honeyman. was sponsor to aa Illustrated lecture given by Dr. Otto L. Bettag. Chief Surgeon of the White Haven Sanitarium, on Thurs¬ day evening, January 6. in the Music Room of the Nazareth High School. Or BetUg dUcussed the fact that every one had a tubercular infection at sometime in his Ufe although he may not have the active disease: (OootlBttad on Paya Paer) 9 9 — PHILATELIC SOCIETY TO MEET The Nsaareth Philatelic Society. local stamp club, will hold IU regu¬ lar bi-weekly meeting in the local Y.M.C.A., Tuesday. January 18. A large order has been sent to the Philatelic Society. In Washington, for Mint United States Commemor¬ ative and Airmail stamps All stamp collectors are Invited to attend the meeting, as the latest commemora- tlves are Included In the lot. These stamps can be had at face value, since the Club pays all expenses including Registration, etc. Club dues are very low, and thts fee WiU repay Itself quickly, because of the special services of the Club A 1938 CaUlog, the latest of Scott's lased. is available to all members, both Junior and Senior. It U sys¬ tematically exchanged between the members. PhUatellcs are urged to be present • # NAZARCTH BAND HOLDS CARD PARTV O. O. OREENZWEIO GREENZWEHi AGApT HEADS WIND GAP BOARD OF TRADE The Nazareth Band held the flrst of a .series of card parties In the Odd FelloW.s Hall, on Belvldere St.. on Tuesday evening. Prizes were awarded to: Pinochle-- Paul Kern. Mrs Emerick Nagy, WU¬ llam Voung, Bdlth Fehr. Roy Knecht, and Mrs L Krieger. Haas -Laura Metzgar. H. A. Buss. Vic Edelman. Charles Best. K. A B.irrall. Emma Hann. I, M Bouser ninjto Mrs Il<.b |
Month | 01 |
Day | 13 |
Year | 1938 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19380113_001.tif |
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