The Nazareth Item

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NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 22. 19.38
Boost Nasareth — Sinffk Copy Thrw
Nearly Two Thousand Kiddies Here To See Santa
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GRTO BANQUET HELD IN NAZAREIH INN
OVBB tM ATRND AS OIJB8Ti<l
or NAZABEm SCBOLASTICS
"SBMI-PBO  CHAMPS"
Brtiht Ughta Uluminated the bust. pgas strsets of Naaareth last Thurs* l'>day evsnUif as Santa paraded berore * thousands of spectators and happv snxtous kiddlea Ut the Initial Christ' mas program aponsored by the mer¬ chants of town. Santa arrived promptly at 7:M o'clock, on a beauti. lul float loaded down wtth mor: than a thousand individual bags niled with goodies for the youag- iters. He paraded through severa! streets, ending the procession in front of the Nasareth Inn where all the free gifts were distributed to children eight years of age and under.
The crowd that gathered In the stretts adjoining the hote! far ex¬ ceeded expectations, requiring a special police force to take c:tre of approximately two thousand kiddies. In addition to a milling crowd of grown-ups. It was a pleasant sight to behold and climaxed an idea that vill receive special attention and effort next year to come by The Nazareth Merchants AssoeUitton Regrets have aheady been expressed oy members ot the asaeeUitlon be¬ ei'use of an hiauSlelent amount of bags Santa had prepared. They as¬ sure the publle that they wtll er* range for an abundant supply of gifts for Santa nas^ yaar.
A speeial feature en the pfogram emanated from the veraiula of th3 Nazareth Inn where ampItSers were lued to usher hi the spMt of ths reason with Chrtotmas carols ren¬ dered by The Naaareth Choral So¬ ciety snd the Moravtsn Trombone Choir. It was also from thto vanUge point thst Chief Burgess Miller greeted and Introdueed Santa Claus to the crowd and oStetally tumed on the new street llghttog system. The aJded system bicludes 40 lamps. 18 of which are of 600 candle power, one 250 candle-power and 31 of lOOO candle power type. The erowd com¬ pletely blocked traSte on Belvidere St.. and remained until all gifts Tiere distributed and the conclusioa cf carol renditions, hi spite of fnes. ^ig weather.
DGOORATIONS IS- SENIIALTOamST- ¦AS HOUDAY
In keeptag with the ChrUtmas spirit and tradition, holiday decora- tions play an hnporunt role. The vreath, the eandle, the atar, the cross, and the Christmas tree be- Irnig to thto festive occasion.
"Arrange the decorationa aceordlnit lo your own Idea and plan them ao tbat they will harmonlaa with the furntohings Indoors and outdoors." Miss P. Margtiertte Erikson. home economics extension representative of Northampton Coimty, aaya. "Dee- orations should not only harmonise In color with their surroundtags. also ShouM be in good pro- tlon to the spaee to whleh they are to be uaed."
Suitable materiato for holiday dee- orations are evergreens, cones, ber¬ ries, seed pods and dried grasses that may be aecured from the woods, the flortot, or the home grounds.
Most of these may be used in their natural state, but to seeure variation, paint or spray the seed pods, cones, some branehea and laavoa with white, ahunlnum. or sihtr patat. Mowever atreamltelns Ohrtotmaa Seeoratlona too much aoans to be a bit out of pUee.
A frame to needed to make a
wraath.   Thto may be number •
wire IUm enough to bend tato a etr-
de or we saay buy a fraine ftmn the
flortot   A whre coat hanger puUed
tato a circle makes an excellent
torm and also provides a hook for
hangtag the wreath.   Tb make the
wreath, cut the sprigs ot evergreen
tato e-tach length and with a flne
wire btad two or three ot theae at
a tbne to the f)re frame.   Pull the
ibtader tight so the twigs will not
|sUp.   Conttaue until the frame to
{covered.   Pull the Ihrst sprlfs baek
afio that the stem ends ot the last
1 ones flt iwder them-
Put   decorations   on   attor   tha I wreath to made. Miss Brlkson ex¬ plains.   They may be colored ber¬ rlea, audi aa bittersweet, bayberry. |er wtnlar borrjr, eones or aaed pods. Md poda. acoma. and white Iptaw aprtsa aUvered with patat. then ledrad tate anall bunches, give a de- IcMsd taterest to an otherwtoo pUta ¦ leath.  Plaoa theae at the t^ or It the bottom or luat above er ba¬ the aMe eenters ot the piece, r tho atoms ot tha deeoratlona atlir, potattag the ends ao thev sUl push tato the wreath to enough hoM them In place.   Otherwtoe. or whe on to hahiitaa or tooth deks so the aharp potato wlU afldt islly tato the foundation. Por aomethtag different thto year. Erikson suggests that we try aletghbells instead of a wreath. The Ibelto are a great uplifter for low laplrtto as we hear the bells ttakle rach time the door is opened.   Al¬ though bells are a thing of the past ind foreign  to present-day li\1n| conditions, they will arouse recollec¬ tions ta the minds of older folks.
ACCOBDBD   MVCH   PBAII
Heralding the phrase, "ICythical Lehigh Valley Seml-Pro/Footbali Champions for the 1938 Season.' members of the Nasarep Scholastic .-.quad played the part^ host to over 300 Nazareth townsfolk at a testi¬ monial l>anquat helcf last Wednesdav evening in the dijung room of th Nazareth Inn
Their right td boast of this titl; was deemed Inysccordance with their record thi« mist season when. In paying all the top-notch semi-pro teams of tMe valley they emerged with an undefeated and un°cor;d I pon record. Playing such teams a.i the Pen Argyl Night Riders, Roseto Red Janets. Bangor A. A.. Coplay CathoUb Club, Paimerton Sokols lEastosf Triangles. Easton South 8id3 Cub^' Stewartsvllle Scholastic and tt^jfhn Pleas and with Inclement weather erasing games with the Bast Oreenville A. C. and Allentown Scholastics, thto Is a reeord set for many valley teama to shoot at. Scor. tag 110 potato and hoMtag their op¬ position scoreless to, they teel, a rec. Old befltttag ot the title, espeetolly ronsMering that each ot the other teams tasted defeat durtag the sea- Stanley J. Pshr. preaMent ot the Nazareth Athletic Assoetotlon, who acted as toastmaster, opened the evening's testlvltlaa.
Santa Ctous in the person ot Ken. neth Barrall. preaented "Chrtotmas elfto" In the form ot cheeks to each of the following members of the .wquad: Dtok Ntoaly. Bob Siebler, Joey Mahorsky, Kenny Shook, Emersoa F.undle, Oocky Radakowits. Howard Werner. Larry Newtands. Charlie Ootto. Johnnto Wetoa, Oeorge Oech. Kacry Bngler, Pete Schneider. Charlie Heffner. Louto Skok, Paulie Onkotz. "Biff" Stannard. Charlie Free. Joey BeU, Cliff BUtl, Coachei Paul Bayda and Ray Dougtos. trainer. Hetats Kraemer, and man- rger Pap Peters. Additional "pres¬ ents" will be presented to Oordon Rulif. Jack Deichman and Earl Roff. man, each of whom were eaat off earlier ta the season.
Elmer Carrol, W. and J. graduate end the present coaeh at Easton High School, the flrst speaker, pro- r'aimed the reeord of the Nasareth eleven, enlarging upon the co-oper (tlve spirit exemplified by a team of a record such as the Naaareth team has establtohed.
Charles Reilly, sporte editor of the Easton Express, next on tho speak¬ er's Ust, elaborated upon Naaareth's "town spirit" demonstrated toward their various athletic groupa. Reilly declared the record establtohed by the team was due to the tact the team to merely a re-bandtag of pro¬ teges of Andy Leh's Nasareth High school teams, plus, ot course, other talent comtag from like achooto
CharUe Berry ot the PhUadelphia Athletics, then bestowed the tlUe o( "a weU-balanced orgaiUsatfcm" to the Nacareth group, adding that to order to have a team of their cal¬ ibre they must be bscked with a strong organlaatlon, wUling and cap¬ able of dotog the correct things at a euitable time.
Johnnie Trimble, ot Bethlehem, the guest speaker of the eventog, ipoke on hto grMlron duties. Of- fleisto, according to Trimble, en¬ deavor to guard the welfare ot the ptayers oi both teaau wlUte oflMat- Ing any game. Alao, ofltolato many ttmoa are talaaly aeeuaed ot aUs- rsUlng ptoya. Rowevor, ta the aut- Jorlty of caaea thoae aamo playa, he said, aro mostly of the jodfemmt type.
Abe PoweU. ef the Bethtohem Olobe-Times' staff, brought the eve¬ ning's program to a close with a ehort talk.
Called upon for bows by Toast- maater Pehr were: Dr. E. A. N. Sey¬ fried. Dr. Earl B. Hartman, team physletan durtag the past season; Ray Douglaa and Paul Bayda, co- coaches; Andrew S. Leh, head coach at Naaareth High Sehool, and Therm Sehtobach. Jtorthampton County prothonotary.
ZeUner'a PennsylvatUa-Duteh band added to the merriment of the ban¬ quet. The peraonnel ot tho band ta¬ cludes DonaM and Richard Johnson, Robert and Dantol Stegfried. Mar¬ len Riegel, ftederlek ReUner, My¬ ron Leh and WUaon ZeUner.
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PPlOm CSntB. CALVBS
Harrtabarg. Dse«—CattU prodtioers to the United Stataa received more cash taeome from the sate ot eat¬ tle and calvea ta IMT than ta any year stace lOM, the Bureau of Ag¬ ricultural Economics reports. The 1037 inoome was tUn,000,000, com- pared with |1,00S,000.000 ta 19M and t«M,ooo,ooo in 1019—the 30-yaar low.
War-time demand and prices boosted farm income from thts source to |a,oao,QOO.OOO in 1910.
Prices for and income from meat antonals held up well this year com¬ pared with other farm products and are now about at the levels reported a year ago.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF C. OF C. MEETS
Annual   Meeting  On January 13th
A regular stated meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce met Monday eventag tn the offlce rooms of The Parmers Union Mutual Pire Insurance Co., H. P. Yeisley, president, presided.
It waa announced at thto meettaj that the Annual meettog of the Chamber would be held at the Naa¬ areth Inn, Priday evening, Janu- ory 13th; at which thne also elec¬ tion of offlcers for the ensuing year wUl be conducted. A commlttea, headed by R. K. Stout, to make ar¬ rangements for a speaker and dta¬ ner meeting was also announced.
Rounding cut ten continuous years of service, the Chamber personnel expects to render important reporte at this meeting. The secretary was Instructed to notify each member tn due time, and again friends wUl be Invited to sit in. Details of the program are to be announced thru these columns at a later date.
Evangelicil & S. To Render Pageant Tomorrow Night
The Chrl&tmas program of the Nasareth Evangelical Sunday Sehoril WlU be rendered tomorrow nigh'., Frkiay, at 7:10 o'clock.
Among the musical selectiona wUl be some old-fashioned Chrtotmas hymns. '
The Primary children wUl havf
special   recitations   and   exercises,
wtth the principal feature a pageant
\ entitled "Chrtotmas Stars."
I    All are cordtolly tavlted to at-
I tend.
I LOCAL UWYER HIWORED BY SOCIETV
Ptoatta H. 9. lalnre Meaner. Choaen Theia Chi Nalia«al CeeaeSar
A   DICKINSON   OBADVATB
Trenton. N. J., Dee. 21 ¦(SpecUl to The Item),—Prancls H. S. Ede. Saturday was elected national coun¬ cilor of Theta Chi Pratemlty, at a meeting of the Orand Chapter here. He wUl flll the vacancy caused bv the death of Bellinger Dunham. Long Beach, Cal.
The fraternity to a national eol- legtote group, with flfty chapters from California te Matae and south to Plorida, with a total membership of 1S,000. The board to whieh Eds was elected, out of a group of tortv, to the national govemtag board of all chapters.
Ede to a former member of the State Lagtolature. He is a member and preaident of the chapter at Dickinson College, from where he graduated ta 1017. He to a membei ot the Northampton County Bar Aaaoctotton.
Ede was notUled by telephone and arrived Saturday to assume hto du¬ ties, which tn the next four months WtU take htat to Phttodelphta, New York, Boston and Champayne, Ul.
Mr. Ede condueto a tow olBce oo South Main St.. here.
2M ANNUAL STATE FARM SHOW LARG¬ EST, MOST COiPLEIC
Harrtoburg,—Plans coiApleted to¬ day for the Twenty-third Annual Pennsylvanta Parm Show—January IS to 30—WlU make it the targaat and most complete ta the htotory oi the expoaltkm.
Thto expansion and developaMnt of the show were made poadble hy tbe new 11,200,000 arena buUdto« aeattag 12,041 peraons. whleh wlU be dedicated on the opentag nl^t.
The arena ot the new buUding to 240 teet long and 120 teet wide ond provldea for the flrat time an adequate livestock judging ttoa and adequate taeUlttos tor the big night r.ttractiona. The oM arena to I2J feet long and SO feet wMe.
In charge ot the Show to the State Parm Producta Show Oom> mission comprised ot Oovernor Oeorge H. Barte, Secretary of As- riculture J. HanaeU fteneh. Dep¬ uty Secretary of Agrleulture. Harry M. TurreU, Parm Show Dlreetor M. J. Ortmes. Pred Cook. Paul Thayer, Raymond B. Arnold, H. O. Prtterolf, R. L. Watta and M. S. MeDowcll-
Night attractions announeed to¬ day wUl be: Monday. January IS. formal opentag of the UM Show and dedleatlon of the arena buUd¬ tag featured by a parade and a eoneert bgr tho 100-plooo Puturo Partners of America band; Tueaday. January IT. VoeaUonal Sehooto and Puture Parmera entertatament; Wedneaday, January lg, State Motor Poliee rodeo; Thursday, January 10. fanners horseshoe pltchtag sifl horse pulling contesta and parade of priae wtantag Uveatoek; Prtday night, January 20. Horae Show; Sa¬ turday, January 31. Horse Show.
Tile Pennsylvania Parm Show to the largest Indoor farm producta show in the United States and oc¬ cupies the targest buUdtag of Its kind in the world. Housed ta n ten-acre exposition building anl in a new arena buUdtag havtag «
ST. JOHN'S REFORMED CAST IN "THE MESSAGE OF THE MAGI'
BEAUTIFUL CHRl UGHTING DISPLA'
STORES OPEN BVBNIMOS
CLOSED DEC. tSTH
ANO IAN. tND
Wtth unusual window displays and m'jre elaborate .stock. Naza¬ reth merchant.i have arranged to remain open eveninga until ChrLstma.s In an eflort of aidins late sh'jppers.
Mast stores will ob.s&rve the ChrUtmas and New Vear's Day lioliday by closing all day De- ce.Tiber 26th and January 2nd, it «as announced by Tlie Merchanii A.«ociation.
Po.stmaaler Petherolf alaO an- n.u:i:ed thai all nolidjy package.: arriving here Saturday Decem¬ ber 24th, WlU be delivered the .s.lme day Also, that packages arriving between now and Satur¬ day will be deUvered upon a:- rival How'-'ver ho;id.iy hours will be obierved at the post ofllce on December 26th and January 2nd.
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HOSPITAL AND SAMTAimi MATIIIKING INVESTIGAnD
Site  Offered  Witk RcBtrictieM
The annotinoement of a propoaed hoapital and aanttartum ta or near Naaareth ta Ust week'a Item by a repreaentatlve of tha tatereateJ party la betas taveatlgated thor¬ oughly. The repreaentatlve ot ths organiaatton taterested ta locattag horo Is betas questioned aa to re¬ sponalbUlty and motive.
However, a alte for buUdinga has been oAorod the organisation, pro- vldtas thla leeatlon la choaen and provldlns eonclttslve pcoof of re¬ sponalbUlty and motive are aatls- faetory ta the owner and community. No further statementa have boot Issued by the sepresentatlve, but \ promise aasured that the matter may come to some conclusion by th3 early part of neat week. 9 •-
NAZAUmiinGH SCIIOOL ANNUAL AUINI DANCE
Howard Oeta. chahman of the Naaareth Hlsh Sehool Alumni As¬ soctation executive committee, an¬ nouneed the annual Christmas canoe of the aasoetatkm would be lield next Thursday evening, De¬ oember 2ith, ta the high aehool audltortum. The public may attend and procure tickete from any mem¬ ber of the oommlttee. Other mem¬ bera ot the eommtttee are: Anna Wunderly. Katherine Haldeman. tUrgaret Mllhelm, Mra. Prancls Knecht, Conrad Tripp, Margaret Altemoa, Warren Kahler, Peter Veisley, A. RusseU Snyder and Al¬ bert J. Sturgis.
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Micng Hazards of Niglit Driving For Peiiibylvanians
mr BOT B. BBOWNMILLBB Seeietary al Hlghwaya
Harrlaburg.—Dangers of night drtvtag tor Pennsylvanta motorUts wUl be sharply reduced If current exportmenta ef ttie Department of Hlghwaya are aueoesaful.
Theae experimenta are directed toward marktag the center lines, edges, and berms of highways, as weU as headwaUs and other struc¬ tures, so plainly they can be seen by night as weU as day.
Por thts purpose, we are using both the standard cate-eye reSector buttons and a new luminous paint.
Hw reflector buttons, with which motorlste have long been familiar are simply glass prtsnu whieh re¬ flect back to tts souroe any light falUng upon them. When aet into the center lines ot highways, or in stop signs, these reflect a motorUt's headUghta ao brightly they com¬ mand taatant notice, and thoa aid safe driving.
The "lumtaous" paint recently put ta uae aeta on the same prtaeiples. and la used ta much the same way. It U compounded by mtaclng mll- Uona of small gUss yelknr paint beada with a atandard white or yel¬ low patat These beads then re- fleet Ught in the same way the larger prism does, glvtag the entire painted surface a vivid brtUianee when Ulu¬ minated by auto headlighta.
Several test instaltatlons of both reflector buttons and luminous patat are now in use on main high¬ ways of the Harrisburg area.
On U. S. Route 23 north of the city, refleetor buttons of vartoui types and colors have been set in the center of the concrete surface at several dangerous curves and underpasses. Spaced a few feet ppart. they mark the road cente.- (Oonttaued en Pase Pivei
MYSTEmoUS
FIGURE IN TOWN
A mysterious flgure. long-haired end bearded, has been seen on the streets of Nazareth during the pa&t week. Many a local cittsen. strue'< by the unusual appearance of this stranger, has turned to look at him ta amazement and wonder, anl probably asked his neighbor about the identity of this most astonishing creature.
Curious to know more about this tadividual, and to discover the rea¬ aon for his betag in Nasareth, a reporter for the Item approached Mm on the street, and asked him to give the readers of this paper some information about himself. After much questioning, the Item was abl>i to gather the followtag:
ThU stranger, who would not give hia name, calls himself "The Car¬ penter of Naaareth." He is in Naz¬ areth, he says, to brtag this cl:*; everlasting fame. Asked how he in¬ tends to do this he Is said to have replied: "Just as one who came out of Naaareth centuries ago, gave to the world something of great valu?. so do I. this very week I intend to give the world a boon."
Pressed for further information, he then went on to say: "A mirac¬ ulous healer am I. and one who can heal this world ot mental Uls. That ts all I can say. but Nasareth ^hall hear of me further within thj next few days."
And saytag this, the mysterious "Carpenter" walked up the street to his "shop" which he says is on the Black HiU Road.
AWARDS TOTAL $42,524 AT THIS YEAR'S FARM SHOW
HARRI8BURO. Dec. 31—Thou- .¦;ands of Pennsylvania farmers will compete at the Pennsylvania Farm Show—January 16 to 30—for 8.161 cash awards totaling 143.534.
Every member of the farm familv can compete as the 116-page prem¬ ium list offers classes for all farm products and for every phase of {arm life from the field to the farm l.ttchen and  the rural school.
Cash awards ofTered in the several departments of the Show total as follows:
open. $3,470 open   $2 673;
iTEM FHtE QUICiaY EXTINGUISHED
"Dld'Ja read it in the ITBMf* —The announcement altout aam (•wards to be made to reaidenta oC town for the best outdoor Ohrlat* mas lighting displays. Yes alrl $51.00 in cash is to be dlvhled to six prizes, each of the three warda to receive S17 00 The flrst priaa dt each ward is $10.00. seeond priae S5 00 and third prize $2.00.
If you haven't as yet made up ynur display, hurry and get it up. ^ou may still be In time to whl cne of the cash prizes offered by Ihe Nazareth Merchanto tion. who is sponsortng tbe Any outdoor Christmas llghtlas i tOential dUplay ts eligtata ta pete. Business places wtll net hS counted in thU contest.
Beautiful displays are now behif shown all over the town. If yes have no ideas of your own, get
VIGILANCE     HOSE     COMPANY ! the old bus and take a rtde ANSWERS CALL IN POUR ous «.a M»a • rtm.
MINUTES
Littk Folb Bitertiin RepabKcan Chb Members
Twenty little folks. aU under eight years of age. presented a play "Santa's Work Shop" in a most grownup manner, at the annual Christmas Party given by the Re¬ publican Club of Women at the "Y" Tuesday evening The play was presented under the direction of Mrs. O. Carling and was a pleasant treat to the membership.
Pollowlng the program. Santa pre¬ sented the Uttle tots with oranges and a box of candy, after which gifts were tendered to each of the members. Over a hundred members were present, including members of the men's club. It was announced that a sizeable sum was collected by the men's club and turned over to the women's club to be used for emergency purposes as needed.
Bight new members were intro¬ duced by Vice President. Mr.s H. P Yeisley. who presided at this meet¬ ing, ta the absence of Mrs Helen Thomas. Mrs. Clarence F. Pehnel was in charge of entertainment The hostess committee consisted of: .Mrs. Harry Seyfried. Mrs Harold Stamer. Mrs. Richard Orifllth. Mrs Norman Roth. Mrs Bath. Mrs. Edel. man and  Mrs.  Willi;im  Monprcd"
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tOMMVNION
.tT MOOBESTOWN
Holy Communion will be admin¬ istered by th? Rev A R Appel at Salem Church. Moorestown. on Christmas Day. December 25th at 10 A M.
The Catechetical Class will meet from 9 to 10 o'clock.
The Sunday School festival will be held on ChrUtmas Eve Decembei C4th. at 7 P. M.
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Grwetag Christmaa Treea
A number of Pennsylvania Christ¬ mas tree growers are following n unique method of starting a .ipcond crop, report forestry specialists. Trees are cut off high enough above the ground to permit a few of the lower branches to remain on the .stumps. These keep the root .sys- tema alive and in a year or two liranches turn upwards. One of these u left to form a new tree.
4-H   Clubs.
$1,775; Vocational open $3,870; 4-H open.   $8380;   4-H
Horses
Sheep. $365.
Swine   .open Schools, $233.
Beef   cattle. Clubs. $1005
Dairy   cattle, Clubs. $1350
Com. open. $8380; 4-H Club^. $84: Vocational SehooU, $93.
Small grains, open. $129; Voca¬ tional schools. $45.
Potatoes, open $340: 4-H Clubs. $83;   Vocational SehooU.  $136.
Tobacco,  open. $166;   4-H  Clubs. $73. Apples, open, $1,817. Edible nuts, open, $63.
Vegetables, open, $48830; Voca- *;onal SehooU. $48.
Maple products, open, $80.
Apiary products, open. $325.50; 4-H Clubs, $136; Vocational Schools $103.
Wool, open, $190.
Eggs, open. $404; 4-H Clubs, $38, Vocational Schools. $38.
Poultry, open. $7,644; 4-H Clubs, $202;  Vocational SehooU, $205
Dressed turkeys, open. $48.
Baby chicks, open. $126.
Horn? economics, open. $806 50: 4- H Clubs. $570; Vocational SehooU, $396 50.
Drama and music, open. $840.
Prizes totaling $65 will be award¬ td to the winners of the f-umers horseshoe pitching contest. In the 4-H Club livestock Judging contest there are $216 In ca.sh prizes, $613 in the Vocational Schools demon¬ stration contest, $590 in the Voca¬ tional Schools window dUplay con¬ test and $100 in the spelling eon- test.
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STATE BCreiPTS PASS
BILLION  DOLLAB  MASK
Harrtsbarg,    Dec.—state    receipts
llf $3,483,882 06 last Wednesday. Dec.
14.  pushed  the  total  for the  blen-
r.ium—with      five     and     one-ha!f
I months still to go—to $1,001,341,822 -
I P6. and gave  Pennsylvania Its firs:
j billion  dollar  biennium
I     Highest   receipts in  any  previous
j oiennlum    were    $991,491.757 74    In
! 1935-1937
Expraditures  since June   1.  1937 ! beginning of the* current biennium, \ have   totaled   $1,001,360,893.56. State Treasurer P. Clair Ross an¬ nounced a balance of 158.457,425 56 or h.Tnd    The balance at the be¬ ginning of the blennlum was $58,- I 276,498.16.
        	
HELD BIRTHDAV SOCIAL
Tlie auxiliary. Owen Rice Camp. No 20, Sons of Union Veterans, held their birthda ysoclal on Priday evening In the Eagle Hall, Center Square Hostesses were Mary Marsh. Mary Jones. Mary Pranken¬ fleld. Eva Shafer. Jennie Pranta. and Effle Williamson.
    	
TO HOLD CHRISTMAS  PARTY
The auxiliary. Owen Rice Camp. No 20. Sons of Union Veterans, wlU hold their ChrUtmas Party on Fri¬ day evening December 30th. at 8 P M. In Uie Eagle Hall. Center Square All members are urged to attend.
A slight flre In the press room of The Item last Thursday morning at eleven o'clock had no chance lo spread.   Exactly four minutes after
the alarm, the firemen opened the
r.oszle in the pressroom extinguUh-
ing the flames ta less time than It
takes to tell It.   A table, four rolls { be out of luck
of tape and four bundles of paper were severely scorched, but estimated
c'.amage wUl not exceed flfty doUars,
covered by insurance. Although the flre was slight and
Ihe damage little, a few more min¬ utes  later   the  flames  might  hav?
raUed   havoc  in  the  pre.ssroom  as
well as spreading to other parts of
the plant.   Prompt and efflcient ad-
nUnistratlon of the local flre com-
rany   saved   thousands   of   dollars
worth of damage to machinery and
property by arriving In tlie nick of I time and directing their attentlo.i I to the proper location When the j firemen arrived the entire building i I'Hd already  been  filled  with dense
add smoke, making it hazardous lo I enter the basement and reachinj ' the flames which were but a foot , from the newspa|>er press wlien the
iiozzle was turned on. I    The Item again compliments the I men  of  the  fire  company   for  the I excellent   work   performed   on   this I .ire.   as   well   as  many   other   out-
f'anding achievements acco.mpiished
by Vigilance Hose Company No.  1
in the past several years.   Nasaretn
may well  feel proud of  this group
of men who have strlved unceasing¬ ly developing a local fire companv
that now operates so efficiently anl
effectively.   The volunteered duty of
these  men  to meet  emergencies  Is
commendable.   Their duty does not
tnd with fighting fires, but an am¬ bulance and a full first aid crew ha.
town. See the dUptays and than ss home and make one up havtaf a design of your own. Remember, however, it must be disptayed out of door. DUplays withta the homo wltt not count. You must hurry, beeauae the Judges will make the rounda this week to pick the winners of each ward and unless your dtsplap Is showing when they paaa, yott'tt
It was announced by a comittee aC The Merchanu Assoctation that as- iiounoement of the wtnnera would Ss made through the columns ot TU ITEM ta next week's issue.
MORAVIANS TO HOLD IISTOIIC cmUSTMASEVEWL
The HUtoric Christmas Bve VIsUak Love Peast. and Candle Benrloe ta the Moravian Church Seturdmr— ChrUtma.s Eve. 6:30 o'clock sharpi Because of the large attendanee ani limited capacity—the admtaaion la by tleket which can be aaeuied at Paul Reokman'B Drug Btera. A wax taper will be presented to every attendant. Special music bir the choir, orchestra. BiUe Sehool aut the Congregation. It ta a moal unique serviee.   You are welcomed.
COUNTY (mir ffiALTH oomimi RELEASES urarr POR m
Pollowlng is a report of the North* impton   County   Emergency   Child
1 ! ecessary. and heretofore wantinjt : vhen emergency treatment and first \ Eld play an important part in huma i I life.
j heen trained to meet other demands | Health Committee for the month of
November, as sponsored by the Northampton County Medical anil Dental Societies.
Number of children examined in November, li^l. number re-exam« i.ied. 17. Number of children ex* cmined snico piogram began, «TfJ; :e-examined. 457.
PoUowlng are the findings of the committee, number of children found not vaccinated, 46: since begtanlns. 1794. Nu.^lber of children vaceta* ated. 43: .<;nre beginning. 731. Num* ber of children not having had to«« rid. 89; since beginning, 4780. Num« ber of children given toxoid, 78; -ince beginning   3679.    Number  oC
BK LIST OF HOLI¬ DAV SHOWS COMING TO BROAD STREET
Tie   Management   of   the   Broai Street   Theatre   has   m.ide   special effort  to  have  fine   .show.«;   at  thei.- theatre for the Xmas and New Year Hoaday.s.   st.irtin?   tonight   "Thurs-,   .„.       , day.  Bett«  DavU and Errol piynn   '^"'*'"*"'**^'"« ^^'^ ***''«^"''* will be the feature attraction in the ' l^Kinn'ng. 674.   Number of childrea great drama   'Tlie Sisters" from the i **¦*'"« ^*' defecU,  1; since befta-
novel by Myron Brinig. I     Priday   and   Saturday   two  great , .tars   Dick   Powell   and   Olivia   De j Havilland in "Hard to Oet "   In this picture  you   will .see   Powell   m   an entirely different role than ever be¬ fore     On   Mondav   Dec   26th  there I will be .1 Xmas Matinee at 2 15 and the   picture   is    T.ie   Little   Tough
ning. 149 Number of children hav¬ ing nasal obstructionb. 25: .since be* ginning 634 Numt>er of chlldfOS having diseA.sed tonsils. 43; since be* (.inning. 2515. Number of children having dental caries, 41; since Iw* ginning. 2957 Number of chlldre« having enlarged cervical glands, S; since beginning. 941. Number ed children   having   enlarged    thyroid
k!?" ":r!;^k!r tt ^^ ^?' '-^ °^ "^«^;zs^4i' nu«.
Kla->   and   Jackie   Searles      ahirlpv    , ,     .,, . "  .        , • •——-
ber of children having lung affeO'
Kid^ and Jackie Searles Shuley Temple and Charlie Farrell In "Jast Around the Corner" wiU be presented
tions. 1; since beginning, 118. Num*
o7"Tu;«iay\nrw;dne.:sa:^^^'';;rh. s^^u^ ^'\t""bSi;ri!.;'2^N,i::
Miecial Matinee on Tuesdav at 2 l=i ^, ', u.fi ^i?"*"* "• ^^ P. M. Thursday Dec 2»m. ^tor^ h^'?'"^Tlf" !^**'^''*«"''*2i?5 CarlUle and Robert Preston wU?^? ! J= ^« '^^^^'r^^^JT' "^ pear in ¦Illegal Trafflc".   Thursday   '*^"" '"** matautrttton. 4S
Is also dUh night for the ladles. Friday and Saturday Dec 30 and 31 Mickey Rooney and Wallace Beery come to the Broad In "SUblemates' here U a picture that no man. woman or child will want to mias. of course you all remember Mickey Rooney's performance in "Boys Town". A apecial mtd-night show will be held on Sunday night Janu¬ ary 1st at 1201 A. M. reaUy earty Monday momlng and the mldntte show win be Joe Penner in 'Tn^ Prom the City.'-
S      S l»S» PISHINO LICENSES ARE HERE
Oeo. A. Kubilus. jattioe-of-the- peace of the Third Ward announced that he has received a good supply of 1930 flahing licenses. This an¬ nouncement ts made espectally to those who want to go ftehtag. Of course, the license Is good tor the entire year of 1939.
beginning 141S.  Number of with postural defecU. 3; sinee nlng, 344. Number of children deficiency diseases, 0; staee ning, 156   Number ot childran behavior disorders, 0; slnee ntag. 57.
PoUowing Is a leport en the Noae and Throat: Euton 0   reglatered;   4  opented: Iicart HosplUl, 6 reglaterad. IT ated: St. Luke's Hoapital. 99 tered.  37  operated and Hospitel. 5 regUtered and 4 ated or a total ef IS and 53 operatlona. examtaatlona to for T dl A, M: was eara. 1.
Report on Heart aad I foUowa:  Heart ipgiialK four ChUdren. one raperlR eondition, oUMr aet 9dt Alao examtaed < bkwd eondltloa skta.   advlaed