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18 NAZABETH ENTITLED
^ TO A MAIN THOROFARE?
A proximately two years ago at a local Chamber of COm-
'*,•.number meeting the citizens of Xazareth were yiven ¦Mfce ai' , uiurance by atate rep
.Mffted by them to have the Nazareth-Bethlehem thorofare, '!!!^sed, scheduled and listed for the 1937 apprr^nrJnti,.., f ^Tat time, several joint meetings were held by ^^*.l»Aa bodies of Naaareth. Bethlehem and Eas
urance by atate representatives that every effort would
** ll^ooied'"Cheduled and listed for the 1937 appropriation ^'''v.* .i'm*. aeveral ioint meetings were held by the direct-
^  Uon in the
^ ** ^neighborly round-table discussions, all in an effort of fc"" * ..Qjj gnd endeavor to assist the movement for better O*"?^.       .J. ..fh.M moat needed.   Since that time too, much
ures and good in-
THE
NAZARETH
ITEM
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Vol. 47 ~ No. 16 — 4l 80. Main St., Phono ao
NAZARETH. PA., THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 17. i93l
Boo«t NaMToth — ting It Cmgy Thvit
of trade bodies
School Board Will
.NAZARETHHAIDWAIE   WILL SPEAK HERE HI X Ul* L o L    in x_.i COHPANY  TO  CELE-'
hstabugh bchooi ratrol kate store opening
V '^rtfer roadt where most needed. Since tl m! happened to original plans, budget fig J yyy woYv ^^^yp^^y owners along the Nazareth-Uetlilehem I U'l « have petitioned the state oposing relocati(jn of road, ' "'t upon proteat* were made for better roads between other ' ?!!i      olans were changed, promises broken and appropriations
rod wanting. Tn-dav   from   all   appearances,   the   N'azareth-1'.ethlehem maotaxt as originally proposed—a three-lane concrete high- i'^ gtM^ixncttA 80 as to connect these two old  Moravian 1**'^'   t   J ghort direct route, has been thrown to the four I t^hldi   At least the project as proposed, seems to have been ^ ?^wLl down the list so far that seldom do we hear much about *^ Yet according to promises, this project was to have been ILgialed ahead of any that are now being considered in this 'T^iii of the state, some of which will require much larger ^MOMiations and are at present less dangerous highways that ^lltttreth-Bethlehem  blacktop.      Too,  according  to an- ^^MMentf released for the press, the Bethlehem-Xazareth ^Symmit to be widened and repaired.   Be that as it may, the JJiIpJ, now formost in the minds of local citizens is—"Wiiy C|«r«practice what we preach?"   Is the present location of Ot iaiMehem-Nazareth highway a safe road to travel ?   Could hke Mde much safer?    Ia the state going to "fixup" the pre- ^ bUcktop road by simply widening where possible and the winding "cow path" around sharp curves and dips, to be dangerous to present day traffic?   Is Nazareth
2m to "sit tight'^ and not worry whether there will ever BU9Umk extension reaching its borders, carrying north and bound traffic, or ia aomebody going to do something it?   Let's get together now, for it may be a long-term
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ANNIVIISAIY
ud Mrs. Charles Raaley, 127
      it.,  win   celebrate   their
I ggy-JOm  wedding   annlveraary
yaitea. Th«y were married at the
HMMd parsonage, by the Rev. W.
; Wstflni, March 18th, IMS. The
I will be observed quietly at
IV SURPRISE PARTY
A MrtMay party was held at the
SO Mr. and Mrs. Walter Buss. ¦tan, on Friday evening. In 9 Mr. Buss' birthday anniver-
•venlng was spent playing «uoitlng with tatty re¬ aerved to Jaeoto Keek- , IWI Pm, Clyde Meaa. Wood- a, Reward OtUng, WUlla Rebert Ritter,  PtanklUi M Muwl, Bmest Hawk, I Uhr aad Walter Buaa.
CRU'CHOR TO ¦ FEAIIIED AT aMRAL REHEARSAL
I    Monday evening.  March 21st  an
I all-girl choir, composed of girls from
' the local High School, will be featur-
I td at the rehearsal of Tlie Nazareth
I Choral   Society   The   High   School
Brass Choir will aUo be on hand 'x)
.)td in the rehearsal.
I    All   members   of   Tlie   Naz.ireth
Choral Society are urgently requestei
10 be present at Monday's rehearsal.
It win be an impartant gathering .nf
local talent and ni.itters concerning
the concert  to be rendered in th"
High School  Auditorium, May 3rd.
by the Charal Society will receive
further attention    Rehearsals stan
promptly at 8:IS p. m.
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rmCRBN DINNER
CARD PARTY
VkltAaUl CouneU. No.  IM,
•C America, held a eard
la Tuaaday evening In ttie
gdt, Center Square.   Priaea
to Edwin   ^faltern.
a, Mrs V. Paukovlteh,
r, W. siegel. Annie MIU-
il g Paalnl and the door priae.
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A Chicken dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roth Park St., on Sunday in honor of their son Percy's birthday anniversary.
Those present were Mr. and Mra. Percy Roth and daughter Oladys, Milton Lahr, of Newburg, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph' Bartholomew, daughter Harriet and son Jack, of Northamp¬ ton, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Roth and daughters Mildred and Louise. Mil¬ ton Roth. Mr. and Mrs Charles Roehler and daughter Bernice. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brewer and daughter ftances and son Prederick and Mr. and Mrs Charles Roth, all of town.
The regular monthly meeting of tbe Naiareth Sehool board wu held on Monday evenUti of thts iteek AU members ef the Board were preaent and Wm. ,M. Bennett. Jr., preaident of the Board, preakled.
The Treaaurer of the Board ren¬ dered a raport ahowing a balance of I46A50.00 on Pebruary Ut, 19M. The reeeipta durinf the montb of Pebru¬ ary were ISJ38.C7 and tbe expendl¬ turea |14.aM.OO. leaving a balance of 8U,470.67 on Mareh 1st. Tbe Slnktnj Fund as ol March lat eonaiated of a eaah balance of 13.077.29 and bonds of 843.000.00 par amount of the 1932 Usue, or a total of 846,077^9
The Tax Collector rendered a re¬ port showing coUectioiu of school taxes during the month of February amountUig to 83.787.87.
BUU totaling 8U71.U were ap¬ proved for payment and the treaa- usr authorlaed to pay them.
In order to Improve eonditions at the rear end of the High School Buikling, It was decided to apply to the Department of Labor and Indus¬ try for permission to cloae the two exit doors on the north aide of tbe buUdlng. The Orounda Committee was dlreeted to ask the MetropoUtan Edison Co to move their northern¬ most pole, loeated on aehool property along Sehool Alley, to a point where it wUl not Interfere with tbe grading project on tbe grounda to tbe north of the High Scbool BuUdlng.
Pursuant to the recommendation of the committee, appointed at the meeting of February 14, IHS, on tbe advUablUty of ettabllshlng a aafety patrol for aehool chUdren, Superin¬ tendent Marcks was inatrueted to ar¬ range for the esublishment of atieh a patrol at the comera of Broad and Chestnut Streets, and Broad and Parks Streets; the patrols to be ea¬ tabliahed In cooperation with the American Legion and for the purpoa} uf a trial period In order to ascertain their effectiveness before extending the patrols to other crossing inter .ectlons.
Tlie use of the high school gym nasium was granted to the Nazareth Y M C. A. for the purpose of con- c'ucting public basketball games In the evening of March 21st. and the use of the high school audltDrium wa.s granted to the Nazareth Choral Society for the purpo.se of having a rehearsal In the evening of May 2d and giving a concert In the evening cf May 3d.
Superintendent Marcks was au¬ thorized to purcha.se a Micro Projec¬ tor and he was also authorized t3 attend Schoolmen's Week which will be held In Philadelphia March SOth to April 2d next.
An adjourned meeting wlU be held on March 22d for the purpose of dis¬ cussing the budget for the 1938-1939 school year.
NAZAIETH ROD AND GUN OUB TO MONDAY
A special meeting of tbe Naaaretb
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^th Woman Climaxes 40 Yeara In Ministry
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Rarrl^annotmeed to laat Sunday evening Inj M church, Naaaretb, vaa now roundlOf out ' of Ucensed mlnlatrjr. u announced. 00 the Js''Vto the City," tak- ^UAh. 15 8.10 Mra. Rarrta ^••i the many wronf waya r."*" P«opie are travritag 9 the wrong goal. AU •"•described aa betas magb popular. By wajr •¦ Mrs. Harria vividly •• tamous Appialr Wajr ,*'••«' of the ancient mmaare ot the Roman Rm- days, "toen described the •1 all history leading _ _^ •• the  manalona  In mS^ »" »>uUt by tha ^^¦* It* foundation waa Ita^"'* •*' Ages, lu com- , ' iS-TS** *"h the ahed i LiJSfhrUt. She spoke of^ IS""" *•!': a plain way:f i^i.Waasant way,
la mSmUS'*' *oWU of the HiC2* w'wencea were
9 S?3?"" "*' '"'*• ^v
1^^ large audienee
^2**** ">• aermon aad
.^r eongratuatlona  on
m aermon deUveied
ifully forty yeara
OHmiARY
n
hi.?**'' Harris la re-
nJrj"l[.'««P«ts. She eon-
¦^'¦•Wl the preaching In
^hundred and twenty
•campaigns Ui aev-
*¦ various denomlna-
" Evangelical   M.   B.
«•; Congregational;
";   Pentlcostal   and
¦w minlMry was not
.     w  the.se   extended
¦*Z,*"» »»" in demand
'«||;j^«mp    meeiing-s
>«M«i
otber apecial capacitlee before tbe Cbrlatlan mlulonary aUlancea and twelve other denominational pulpiu. Rer labora have proven aueceasful. restUtUtg In aeveral thousand con- %eralona and other glortous reaulu. For the last nine years she was as- aoelated with her husband W. 8 Harris In paatorlal fields of Naaareth, Ackermanville and Bushklli Centre, preaching every Sunday and in re¬ sponse to urgent calls, have conduct¬ ed eampalgna on twenty occasions as extra engagements. Mrs. Harris be¬ longs to the older type of flre, aeal and unction expositions of divine truth, her auditions often sitting .speU-bound under hor e.irnest ap¬ peals She has prrached In thus sec¬ tion at close Intervals for over thirty wars and ha.s cnj (yfd tho honor ol
and In many  being In demand ovoiywliore
Thoaaa P. Re«aly
Thomas. F Remaly died Friday evening at his home, 402 South Main St.. after an lUness of aeveral days. He was 48.
Survivors include hia wife, Mra. Lucy A. (Renner) Remaly; a daugh¬ ter, Mrs. Kenneth BarraU; foster- parents. Mr. and Mrs Oliver Heimer. town: a brother. John, of Baaton; two sisters. Miss Daisy Remaly. town, and Mrs. Warren Smock, Betblehem, and a half-sister, Miss Amy Knauas, town.
He was a ilfe-long member of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. ni. Tuesday from the realdence, the Revs H. A Ehret and W. H Delil offlciating. BurUil was In Oreenwood Cemetery.
• • PA. GETS NBW SCENIC ROAD
Harrtabarg—A beautiful scenic drive wUl be provided for tourists In MllTUn county soon with the com¬ pletion of a bituminous macadam road now being built between tbe WUUam Penn highway at Thomp- sontown and the vUlage of Van Dyke, along the Tuscarora Moun¬ tain.
The river runs close to one aide of the road, while the moimtaln looms above the other. A large part of the road will be shaded.
• • GASOLINE TAX TIELD SHOWS 11 PCT. RISE
Harriabarg, Mar. 18—RecelpU from
the Liquid Fuels Tax eoUectiona for the fiscal year to March 1 totalled 132.458,074.88. Secretary of Revenue J OrifBth Boardman reported today.
This figure represents an inereaae of 11.9 percent or 83.4»3J35.33, over the same period of the preceedlng fiscal year.
In addition to the regular Uquid fuel tax, the sum of 810,730,073.78 was coUected from the special emer¬ gency gasoline tax for unemployment relief.
 •      •
NI'RSERV LIST
Harrlabarg, Mar, 18—Pennsylvan¬ ia's 721 licensed nurseries, 239 licens¬ ed nursery stock dealers and 36 U- censed collectors of native plant ma¬ terial are listed In a buUeiin Issued tJday by the Division of Nursery In¬ .spection of the State Department of Agriculture
Copies of this lilt may be obtained wlthnut cost by writing to the Bureau nf Piant Industry. Penasylvanla De- p.utmont of Agriculture. Harrisburg Pa, for Oeneral  Bulletin, No. 632
AT NEW LOCATION
  I
To Offer VRluaUe PriiM To Visitors I
Main Street's modem atore front, . having four spacloua diaplay win- ^%od and Oun Club la caUod for Hon- dows. is now being decorated for a lay evening, March 21st, at • o'clock., week's celebration and houae warm-' n the Y. M. C. A. sccUl rooma. Ttala uig. The Naaareth Hardware Com- neeting U called for the purpoae of pany wtll observe tbe occaaion tqr re-organlaing and electing oflteers for special demonatratlona of merchan- the current year | dlae added to new departmenu and
A atrong aentlment arouaed  by a oordlal invitation is exteitded to local Interest to put renewed effort citiaens of the entire Naaaretb trad- behind loeal sportbig blood In an ing area to visit this up-to-the-min- endeavor to create a more active ute hardware atore during the week membership wlU be the tbeme for of March 19th to the 38th Inclusive, dlscuaalon. New Ideas will be present¬ ed for aUing at Monday's neeting and special efforU made to maintain regular sportbig evenU In tbe future. Alao, It waa aimouitced tbat one din¬ ner meeting eaeb yaar would be propoaed for conaideratton.    Svery member U urged to attend this aMet¬ ing and partlelpate bi formulatat a program for tbe future.
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Rae. Pttof CiMrfoel
Percy Crawford, young people
EDGAR KEIN AP- POINTED COUNOl- MAN AT SPECIAL NEETING
^   i
^At a speeial me^t^g of Borough: CouncU held In >Helr ebamben laat | evening, Edwaad Kera, South Broad St., waa aQpnnted oouncUman of the to fill the unexpired I Keiuy Knausa, who resigned Ulneu two weeks ago. Kem la a weU known busineu man of town and his appointment by Council Is deemed a wise move on their part In having a retaUer aeated JuJJu CouncU chambers
Bids were received for crushed stone, oU and trucking but no oon- tracu let The first and second read¬ ing of an ordinance flxlng the 1938 budget and tax rate was executed and wUl be beld over for third and
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Oomplalnts bave tbo PoUee ng atray dogs roamtaf streeu   and   annoying
It becomes tbe duty, of tbe Chief Burgess le orders to the Departmsnt to aaaiy ont the Borough dog lav. 1Mb order has been iuued te the poUce department this
TbetefOce, it now duty of every Borough to tie bla or ber dog Stray dogs UUed or taken la Mm police in tbe future wUl he Rl M> cordance with the Umlta at Ikt Uw.
If you like jrour dog er eat. ter keep ttMB at them under control
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wesk agaffeh ta m ggSR
In addition to daUy free Oimotx^.y^w.... ...«, ^..-.—,,—¦. .—.—,
atratlons, the management announc-  nUnister of tbe radk) and hU quartet final reading at the next regular ed tbat many extra spaclaU on hard-  wiU  be  present  at  tbe  Moravian, meeting of CouncU. ware will be offered durtng the open- ' Church, town, on Wednesday, March ing pertod. Special attention U aUo 3lrd. at 8 o'clock under the auspices caUed to the six valuable priaes of-  of the local Phi Oamma Pishing fered to visitors. conaUtUig of a new Club, Chapter 153. laay Washer, flve gallons varcraft,    Rev Crawford, a popular and weU- palnt,   32-eaUbre   rtfle,   Ameriean' known   radio   mlnUter,   waa   tbe Raauty electric Iron, Piaau ware and founder of the Phi Oamma ruhing an aasortment of dry IUm. Read fuU Clubs and an Interutlng program U particulars in tbia iuue on page flve,  in atore for tbose who attend. alx, aeven and eight. I
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wm KNOWN COUPLE CELDIATE SM WEDDINC ANNIVBUMY SniEILY
IUU) ANMIAL DANCE
The third aiuiual dance of lodge PrUiclpaaaa Maria PU dl Savoia. Order Sons of Italy, wlU be beld Wednesdsy eventag, Aprtl 3Tth, in
NOtniAIPTON COUNnODDriL- LOWS TO IALLY mE SAHIIDAY EVENING
Orand
Night
Northampton County members of The Independent Order of Odd fei
Carlo HaU. The coounlttee ta charge; lows wlU bold a RaUy Banquet and of tbe affair conaUU of Jamu Cam- Past Maatera night here Saturday aline. Jouph Oiuffre. Armenia Otuf-1 evening. Mareh 19th. ta the aoetal fre. TUUe RampiUU. Joseph OerroiM. rooms of St John's Reformed Joeeph Pema, Mary Penu. Lena church. The banquet U scheduled for Otolettl, Susie Company, Alex Com- 8:15 o'clock, with Stanley Pehr pre- Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Hunger,' pany. Angle Cabesa and Tereu Merlo., siding as toastmaster. Following tbe Belvldere St.. a  weU  known  tocal  Admlaalon tiekeu wlU be on sale by banquet,   the   Keyatone   Lodge   of
The Pederation of Northampton County Sportameiu Oluba will meet in an extra apecial aeuion. ftiday
evening. Mareb 3Sth. at 7:10 o'eloek, 	
at Porks Valley Tavern to diaeuu: couple quietly celebrated their fifty-' members of the order withta a week. preaent day wildlife problenu. ae- ,4xth wedding anniversary a short; 9     9
cording to an announcement made! ,i„,e ,go ^jth a "tut tut" on the pub- by H. R Ramsey, county chairman.' ucjty angle They both kept the ob-
Co-operatlng with National WUd-, servance  a  secret  until yesterday. life Restoration Week which wlU be ^hen it was learned that the occa- observed Mar. 30th to 38th Inclu-1 g,on was observed, sive. by aU of America. Sportsmen     j^e couple enjoved a tasty din- from coast to coast wlU have their ner at Seguine's Lunch Room, corner
I
OLEE CLUH AND RAND Ar MORAVIAN CHURCR TVESDAY NIOHT
Bethlehem wiU confer the third de gree to members of the local order at their headquarters. Belvldere St. Oeorge HarUeU, chairman, an- n3unced that capable speakers en¬ gaged for the occasion will deliver interesting oration that no member Gf the order can afford to miss Every member is urged to procure hia banquet ticket now.
        	
The Olee Club and Band of Mora-
, „        lan College. Bethlehem, will be pre-
get-together meetings to further the of Belvldere and Broad Sts. In the' sented In a concert on Tuesday, cause of the sport A universal appeal, very room in which they were mar- , March 22, at 8:00 p m., at the Naz- wlU be made to aU citlsens to recog- | ,|jj  Although this corner property  areth Moravian Church. The con-
nlse the Importance of the problem, hw seen many changes In the past' cert U being sponsored by the Radi-  ENTERTAINED	
of conservation of  wild life.    The 54 y^ars. the lunch room is located  ant Circle of Kings Daughters of ^   . ^—'^
movement wUl not only enlist the ^he^ once was the Uving room of  the church. |    ^^  »"<» Mrs. Quintus Prantz eii-
 . . .. -.....-   ..... ..-..I I . ' tertained the fjlowlng to a duck dln-
service of sportsmen clubs, but boy the Speer homestead, and It was this fcouts. girt SCOUU. agricultural or-,,option Mr and Mrs Munger sough: ganiiations and schools will be asked ^o quietly observe their fifty-sixth to co-operate in carrying out a suo-  ^eddng anniversary
cessful program. I  .     ^
The meeting Priday eventag, March 25th, by the Northamptoa County Pederation of SporUmen wlU inaugurate a new endeavor ta the life afleld and stream. Sportsmen representing every community of the County wUl be preaent and a pro¬ gram, now in the making, wlU be presented. The committeu consist of, H. R. Ramsey, chairman; Ranqu?t Committee; Roy Kostenbader, Bel¬ fast; Oraydon Snyder, Rethlehem; Ployd Stem, Baaton; Evana Roberts, Pen Argyl: Muaic and Entertatament
SmomI NttHMial Rink A11MMO8B New SeriM of AdvirtiMmMts
Durtag the comtag weeka we will pubUab ta this paper a aerlea of forward-looking measagea.
Tbe bank beUevu tbat nationul
prosperity  dependa   upon  national
unity. With sincere cooperation on
Committee:   Howard Heaa, Heller- the part of all classes and groups—
tacluding bualneu enterpriaea. wage
The   following   program   will   be gjyg^. ner at their home on South Main St..
Olce CInb °^   Sunday.   Mr.   and   Mrs.   .Ployd
Soldiers'    Chorus    from    Paust. S"'^'^^-   °^   Kerndale.   Mrs    Daisy
Oounod; Deep River, a Negro spirit
ual. Arr. Lucas.
Quartette
Battle  of  Jericho.  Bartholomew; Chloe. Moret.
Olce Club or Man River. Kem; When Irish I Eyes  are Smiltag.  Penn;   Suabian I Polk Song. Rrahms: Holy City. Ad¬ ams; O Rejoice Ye Christians Loud¬ ly, Bach; Let Their Celestial Con- cerU AU Unite, Handel. Intcrmiaaten
Kohler. Miss Hilda Oerman, Mrs. Lillian Hogan, Mrs. Sadie Schafer, Irwin Oerman. of Allentown, Mtss Minerva Frantz, of Bethlehem. Mr. and Mrs Oeorge Welty. John Rockle and Mr. and Mrs Quintus Prantz. of town
town: Howard Rioe, Northampton; Ous Verona, Rangor: Bert Smickley, Wtad Oap: Rmory C. MlUer, Aeker¬ manvUle; Barl Snyder, Watautport; Loeal pubUeity is ta charge of Paul Daviaaon, an aetive member and booater of the Naaareth Rod It Oun Club. Tlie apeakera wlU taclude Lesle Horton, Paul Armstrong and B D. Haehnle of Rethlehem; Morrts Stew¬ art of Euton, Ray Toung of Bangor, C Joel Young ot Allentewn and H. P YeUley of Naaareth.
•     » ODD PELLOWS HOLD CARD PARTY
Nacareth Lodge No. 1099, t. O. O. P. held a card party In the Odd Pel- plws HaU, RelvMere St.. on Tues¬ day eventag.
Spirit of Moravian, march, Hum¬ mel: llM Bride of the Waves. Clarke. Comet solo by Mr Beitel; eamera, government and banka—our; By the Swanee River, A sketch. Myd- country can attain whatever goal it dleton; Poet and Peasant 0\erture. seu for itself. | guppe;   MUs  Trombone,  Trombone
In thU new aerteawUl be analysed, Novelty.   PUIman;   Souevnlr  deVa- some of today's problems, evaluate | lence. Euphonium Duet, Bleger: On some of tomorrow'a opportunities and, MoravUn,    March,    Purdv;    Almi dlscuu   the  part   tbat   progreuive  Mater, by the Band and Olee Club, banktag can pUy in the future de-1 »     4 ,
velopment of the home, the com¬ munity and the nation.
We atacerely hope that you will follow thU aeries and flnd their mes¬ sages tatereaUng.
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WORK STARTED ON 1939 LICENSR TAOS
18—Prlaoners la
the Weatem Btete Penitentiary at
Pittsburg, have started the manu-
Priaea were awarded te Mra. Bara I facture of tbe 1939 moter vehicle li-
Plorey. Nettle Klepptager. C Thomaa, Henrtetta Kalaer. Naomi iniler. Mra. Alfred Houck. Mrs. Charlea Pehr, H. A. Buu, Mra C. V. Rachman, Lucy Deutach, Mrs. Car¬ rte Alpaugh, Mrs. E. Hoch, Margaet Patitager, Arthur Abbott, Mra. R. Laubach, Irene Minnlch, C. P. Hap¬ pel, Mra. Ruloff, Mrs. Marlyn Rader, and RusseU nrants.
CALf NDAR oT COHINOmOS
AprU 37—Third Annual Danoe of Lodge Prtoclpeaaa Marta Pla di- SavoU st Carlo HalL
.May 3rd — Spring concert by The N'azareth Choral Society in the High School Auditorium.
LCOION TO HOLD CABD PARTY
The American Legion, H. V. Knecht Post 415, will hold their Srd. of a series of eard parties on Tues¬ day evening. March 22nd. ta the Odd PeUows Hall. Belvldere St.. at 8:15 p. m
SYPiaJS DRIVE
REPORT ISSUED
Queen of Wsicresses
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cense platea, SecreUry of Welfare
Charlea I- Bngard aaid today. 	
To make tbe more than 2,000.0001    „ __^,        "~""^~ I
platea required by the Department of "••™aarg. Mar. 18—"One out of Revenue. 1000 tona of aheet steel; I *^^^' '*" Persons examined In Penn- 7000 gaUona of background patat;' 'vlvanla has syphlllls," Dr. Bdith 6500 pounda of numeral tak; 3000' **"^"**«-°*'''«^ «*"**«*¦>¦ "^ n**"* gallona of varoUh: 2.700,000 aheeta of '"« P*"*'"^ ^^' "^"'^ «' ^^* Depart- waxed paper; 3.287.000 maUtag en-1 «"*"' °^ Healths recent drive on velopes and 51,800 ahlpping cartons, ^^^ dl^ase. |
have been procured by the Depart-'    "^'"'¦'"B 'he month of January we , ment of Welfare. I 9*ve free Waaserman tests to 31,872,
Next year's plates, followtag the P^f^"? *" "'^^ campaign  to drive
usual "   *"""     * "¦
thU year
DITROIT . . . One thouaand women eompeted for the tiUe of "^uoon of Waitresses" at the annual Walters and Waitresses Union BaU held at the Book. CadUlae Hotel here, but to no ayaU. Tania Arika. server at the Ruasian Bear, walked off with the honors and t9d erown sbe U wearing abovo.
ECONOMIC HiGHUGBTC
Happ«nlncs That ASeet the mmmer Pall*. DlviaeSa^aeB •ad Tas iuu of Memry tmtSti-
dual. National and latmraa* tlonal    Problama    InaepaeaBle
from Local Walfar*.
•—•• by R. M Holir	
Tba condition of induatry amd at investor payebology baa ately rsfleeted by tbe during tbe past ten or twalee Durtng ths first four of thoae tbe market level tended la aUghtly, with eaeh Ratuiday'a < flgures ahowing eenaistant asi 1 TIUs was eaused by the of a aaarhed early spriag upturn kl general buslneu. Howovar, tka ag- tum waa so slight as te be shMgl non-existent, with the resnlt tkal fsr ths sU weeks ending Maeeh S. 1 week aaw a amaU net lots ta There were no Importaat values simply ooasd gaatlp ward, for laek of anything to 1 them. Volume of turnover was eatfa* ordinartly low—ta one week *^^HTig but 3,87g,875 shares, the amellt la more than three yean.
Current stock pricu. as eompared to 1937 leveU, likewise prortde a fair* ly accurate comparison ot buataeas activity now and then On Mareh S, the AP Index of 80 stocks stood at 44 5—the 1937 high was 75J and the low 41.7.
On the other hand, ta spite of the Itthargy of business, and the growing beUef that there wiU not be any sig¬ nificant improvement tmtU faU, tke feeltag of most of the flrunelal Jaw* ! nals has not been peuimiatlc. llnM, I Business Week reports tbat "al- I though no im{x>rtant changea have oecured ta the level of induatrlal { activity ... sentiment haa baen I somewhat better." The Annalist, 1 dealing with more tangible iactors, says that "there are signs of lm« I provement In some consumer-gooda I industrtes and ta commoditiae af« fected by speculative demands. The Ubor situation has sbown marked Improvement ta recent months. The President's price analysU waa eoat* mendably obacure " No reputable authortty is actually bulUsh—taut It is worth recording that a eonslder¬ able degree of optimum oMalna In spite of the eonatent appearanee ot new current statistioa wblcb are largely unfavorable.
Some brief items reUttng to the state of bustaeu foUow:
RAILROADS: Carloadtags are aer« iously down, with railroad revenues showing a grave decltae. Tbe IOC's decUlon on the 15 per cent rate tax* crease U expected thU month. RaU¬ road heads are talktag of plana for consolidating ltaes.
AUTOMORILE: Tbe outlook has deflnitely improved, wtth production rising after bad experience in Jan¬ uary when new passenger-car fSgU- trations amounted to only 19S4MW units, aa agaiiut 380.000 in January. 1937 The aalea of a typical ear, tbe Dodge, for the flrst three weeks in Pebruary were almost 85 per oent above the aame weeks ta tiM pre- oedtag month
STEBL: Operattag at around tl
per cent of capacity. A more or isas
substantUl   Increase   in   atruetural
steel bookings u expeeted aoon, In-
(Oontlniied en
Paid Unemployed Workers of This District
p. T. A. AIDS SCHOOLS
Hanlaknrg. Mar. 1«—Dr. Uster K Ade. Supertatendent of PuoUc In- stmctlon. ateted today that tbe thousand or more parent-teacher aa- sociationa at work in tbe eonununl¬ tles of tbe Commonwealth are an in¬ valuable aM te the public sehooU.
Wildlife And What It
Means To Pennsylvania
There are few people ta Peniuyl¬ vania who have any idea how valu¬ able wild creatures are. or what an important  part  they play ta their
the value of the game alone taken in
PonniylvaiUa   today   is   about   ten
miUlon dolUrs a year; that our fur-
I bearers are worth about two mUllon;
.       „ _, .      ^   I "'¦* '"""> fifteen to twenty million
l^-\,    ""^1.?'^' . *•"*"    •** I "''""" "• *P*"' annually by hunters .imaied if they did. Their economic [ for arms, ammunition, clothing and
^.,lue alone is tremendous, and their (Other paraphemalU. food. suppUes
locroatlona   value is incalculable. It; cigarettes, gas, oU and other costs
. .n t be estimated, either ta health; directly attributed to the sport  and
m- in dollars and cetiU. | ,i,at fl,e value of song and I ¦. e-".
Por instance, do you know that |        (Conttaued oat Page Two)   '
by tests that they had syphlllls I "1®"' CompenaaUon Law paaaed the
"While our report from the PhU- WO""** tnark Priday, Mareh, 4. adelphia Uboratory is not oomplete '"'" * ^°^ °' 531J39 checks, with ineverysenseof the word enough ta- '"*•»'*»•*• *<"•' 0' 88.079,808 05. formation hu been gathered to ta-' "'^ ^*" '»"'*<'• •^wtary of Labor dicate that the greatest prevalence' *"** mdustry Ralph M. Saahore an- of ayphUlU in thU state U between ^"H^^ '**''' the agu of 35 and 30. |   . ^"*   average   amount   of   each
"The report also discloses that *"^'' •^°" paymenu of the Dlvl- three out of every seven peraons "'"'?*''^"*'"'*'°y'n*'>t Compensation found to have syphiUU are women. I ""¦ •*•*• *nployment Service Here waa found one of the most im- !i*f*^ PW>ruary I haa been 811.44." portant resulU of the teste, namely •*<^«'»tery Bashore said. "Ot eourse the fact that syphlllU Is far too prev- ^^' average vartes for each oOee, de- alent among pregnant women. I P*n<*'nt upon the prevaUtag wages ta
"In many of these cases oie suf- ^"'^^ oommunity during 1987. ferers were advised to undergo Im-' ' '^'*'"> '"ort is betag made by the mediate treatment, and U U hoped "'*'«'<'" to expedite beneflt ehecks as that as a result of our state-wide 1 "P''*'* •* pouible after the oUUn- tests we win be able to prevent the *"' becomes compensable foUowing po.-!slblllty of many defective children' * three-week waittag pertod.
being born to these mothers." The  free   Wasserman   tesu
were 30.333 new cUUma for ployment compenaation aoeepted kg the DlvUion. TtiU u a rtecraasB el 23.3 per cent over tbe 3g.lM 1 for the previoua
"Durtng  the were   15.338 three-week   walUng 340.130 penooa had beneflt week and UMir pag were forwarded to the Beastt Ply. ment Section m HarrUburg. Off ikal number. 8J78 were found inaHglkie-
"The Beneflt Pagoaeat SoaMaa, from Pelwuary 1 to rslaiain Pt, !•• aued 8t3J7g ehecka totaUi« ICMtf 7t4.15. representing an averagi ehoak of 811.4S.''
Tbe number of ebeeks, tksir toM amount and tbe average asMMit is>
aued to loeal
A breakdown by eounties for tbe 35 waa:
aa ef
were, pyb 19-25,
made shortly after the flrst of the
vear when one week was set aside as' Total
•Was.serman Week" aU over Penn-I Allentown
svlvnnla. So gr^at  was the demand   Dethleheni
for   the  free  te-^Ls  th.it  more   than' E.vt.in
40000 |nck.isc".<; of the t'-• mifrlal   Mvi h   Chuiik
were distributed. | stroudsburg
Accum. to M». as, 1938
Checks AaMmnt Checka
7479 g|jr89.85 234«9
2724 38.970.55 8319
2988 37J3540 8135
1307 14,300.35 4370
217 3,188.15 838
343 a^lM ggg
M,4nji
igi,i«ji
47.710.10
BmtM
da