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GatTlMltMi HtMt Kaow Your THE NAZARBTH -jfZ No. 9— <8 So. ITEM Main St., Phone 20 NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1939 Booat NMT«th «— SJngte Copy Thrtt NAZARETH ^.Centennial '^IIGHLIiHTS 1740 —1940 ty g|WCl«IT¥ ftim JkANIZAHON • FOR HUMAN NEEDS (CeattaMMO i, -.isiii T (BM« tbe Wstery ler Details) uMiiJST oorn.u» spanobn. "^ B£BO (im-UW) Count Zlnzendorf's successor and mAoa Of the Moravian Brethren, \MWa on July 15,1704 at Kletten- L,g on tlie south of the Harz tfNiiUins. where his father, Oeorge ¦pBOienberg, was court preacher ^ecclesiastical Inspector of tbe courtiblp of Hobenstein. I4(t an orphan at the early age if thirteen, he was sent to the insluMiuni at Illefeld, and passed 2^inee (1722) in poorest clrcum- ilaiiees, to the university of Jena to itudy law. He soon abandoned law lor theology, took hu degree in iW, and ^<^^^n to give free lectures fl theology. |i ¦• also took an active part In a itUgious union of students, in the lupport of free schools for poor ebUdren established by them In the suburbs of Jena, and in the training of teachers. In 1728 Count ZInaendorf visited inu, and Spangenberg made his toQualntance: In 1710 he visited the liorsvlan colony at Herrnhut. A "collegium pastorale praotieum" for the care of the sick and poor «as in consequence founded by hlir (Ipangenberg) at Jena, which the anthorltles at once broke up as a "Zinsendorfian institution." Meanwhile his free lectures in Jons met with much acceptance, and led to an invitation from Ootthilf Franclce to the post of as¬ sUtant professor of theology and superintendent of schools connected wiUi his orphanage at Halle. He accepted the invitation and entered his duties in September. 1732. He left Halle on the 8th of April. 1713, and went td Herrnhut and found amongst the Moravians his Ufe work, having joined them at a ^awment when the stability of the IP^Kiety w.ts threatened. Re became Its theologian, apol¬ ogist, its statesman and corrector, through .sixty long years of inces- ssnt labour. Re was married on March S, 1740 to the young Widow Eva Mary Inunig. >m. n. Jtegelbauer) who be- caaie a most zealous and efflcient helpmate In the responsible and onsraus labors now before htm. On July 26. 1744, shortly before he lett Oermany, he waa consecrated a bishop; he arrived in Mew York on October 35, 1744 and reached iethlehem on November 30. 1744, coning to Pennsylvania as Oeneral Superintendent of all work in America. Re resigned from this position on November 3, 1T4S and In February, 1741 he and his wife left, to locate temporarily in nuiadelphia, and on October 6, 1740 left for New York to ¦she final arrangemenU to return te Europe. L During his absence, however, cer- pitsln conditions beeame very unsat- bfsctory so that without deUy, (Continued oa Paf* Pour) rOPPY DAY MAY 2Mi May the 30th to Poppy Day. On tWs day the Amertcan Legton Aux¬ iliary t.ikes IU Memorial poppies, nude by the hands of disabled Vet- WMs, to the public to be worn In honor of the War dead and to raise rands for the aid of the war's living Tktlms. 'Tie joy of living, U the joy of giving, And helpmg another akmg Lest we regret. Lest we forget. Please, "Wear a poppy." • • SCOITTS TO ENTERTAIN MOTHiaS COMPLETE PLANS POR MEMORIAL DAY PARADE! Committees of the Harold V. Kneeht Post, No. 413. American Le¬ gion, and Owen E. Rice Camp, No. 30, Sons of Union Veterans, meeting jointly In the Legion Home on Mon¬ day evening, completed plans for Nasareth's Memorial Day activities on May 30. The American Legion will conduct services on the Catholic and Union cemeteries at B aiid 9 a. m. while at the same time the Sons of Veterans will conduct services on the Oreen- wood and Schoeneclc cemeteries. The two groups, together with other Nazareth civic and military groups, will then assemble to Center Square at 10:15 a. m.. form and parade south on Main Street to Evergreen, east to Broad, north to Center, and West to the Moravian cemetery. Here services will feature an address by Judge William Bart¬ hold. of Bethlehem. They will re¬ assemble to countermarch to the Center Square for dismisal. Organizations who will participate are; the American Legion, their aux¬ iliary. Sons of the Legion and War Mothers, the Sons of Union Veterans and their auxiliary, the Oirl and Boy Scouts, and the Odd Fellows, Red Men, Knights of the Oolden Eagle and Knlghu of Friendship. The committees meeting Monday evening were: American Legion, Wil¬ son Zerfass, Reuben Davidson and Matthew Morrow; and the Sons of Veterans, Elwood Plttinger, RusseU Hess and Howard Saylor; and May¬ nard Huber, Senior Vice Commander of the 8. of U. V. IN THREE-WAY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE U School Tax Rate ¦:»»*'.-'t "¦'•' "^ '** Fixed at 19 Mills tat Bwufd TROOP 43 PLANS FOR MOTHER'S DAY Members of Troop No. 43. Catholic Boy Scouts, during their weekly meeting held Monday evening la the social rooms of the Holy Family Catholic Church, outlined plans for special Mother's Day affairs to be held this coming Sunday. The scouts and mothers will form a procession and attend Mass at the church at 8:30 a. m. followed by Holy Communion to be administered In a body. The Wolf patrol will have charge of the colors upon leav. ! Ing the church after mas.s. After¬ wards they will procede to the ceme¬ tery and place carnations on the I grave of Mrs. John Karlowltch. I mother of scout Prank Karlowltch. a senior patrol leader and also Star scout of the troop. The Rev Michael J. Walsh will offer a prayer and the buglers will sound taps. Each mother will be presented a car- nation card. On Sunday members of the troop hiked to the County Home woods where tenderfoot scouts passed their tests in knife, axe, trailing and cooking requirements for second class rating. i The Brownies of Pack No. S wUl entertain their mothers thU after¬ noon at 4:30 o'clock In the aocial «»«« of the Y.M.CA. REPUHJCAN WOMRii TOHBTIVESDAY ti-ISe IM Coastttutleadl '^ Convention was heldi Sm If• W-Afarahom UneelB nemlnotsd m the iy-8ank to faisiiwBoaal SettleneMB opened al BcMl. SwNMlwdt, llOa W-Nopoleen lenoporte . ^ M-Ameto Bovhort took oS The May meeting of the Nasareth Council of Republican Women will be hekl Tuesday, May 16th at the Y.M.C.A., at which time Stanley J. pehr. chairman of dUtrtct four will be the guest speaker. Cancellation of the box luncheon was decided upon at a special meet¬ ing held last Priday evening with a social hour platwed for this meetmg similar to other meetings. The Third Ward members on the several committees for the May meeting are Mrs. Harley Yelsly, gen¬ eral chalrlady; Mrs. PrancU 9tM. dialrlady of the refreshment com- mittee with the following assiatlot. Mra. Myrile Simmons, Mn. tauna Rauchenberger, Mrs. Robert nwita, Mrs. Anna Buas, Mrs. Nettle Riekert and Mrs. WUIUm Smith. Mn. Orace Pike, chalrlady of tha entertainment eommltte assiated bgr Mra. Albert Shlery, Mrs. Androv Kem, Mrs. Jennie Decker, Mrs. Plorenee Kleckner, Mn. Beatrice Price and Miss Anna Rhymer. Mn. Clayton Messinger, chalrlady of decorating committee, assisted by Mn. Samuel Douglas. Mrs. Anna Kowalaeyk, Mn. Wm. Rumsey, Mrs. Harry Olsen, Mn. Charles Oogle, Mrs. Maxwell Pennock. Mn. Richard OrilBth and Mn. Alma Walter. UTE DR. EDELMAN PROPERTIES 80LD Saturday afternoon Mn. Helena Edelman and Victor Edelman, exe¬ cutors of the estate of the late Dr. Prank J. Edelman, veterinarian of Bath, sold several properties and fanning ImplemenU on hto farm In Lower Nasanth Township at pub¬ lic sale. The house on Chestnut St., Bath, formerly owned by the Jaeoby family and originally buUt by Samuel Straub sold to Henry Lawnnee of Bath at 13300. TTie Bdelman homestead on Bast Main St., the former ofllce of the late doctor sold to Mn. Hetena Bdel¬ man for 13000. The buUdlng tot to the rear of Main and Walnut SU., was soM to John R. Stocker for 1380. The farm of 93 seres situated along the Bath-Bethlehem highway In the Irish Settlement waa sold to an Italian family of Alpha, N. J. for 16900 The farming ImplemenU were soM at good prices. Nazareth High School liuseball Club llnrk row I. Ii> r.—'Iruiiiirl, llHrirr, l-'lahfr, I,abr, Plolr, •••Mtilbiirt, «iiiiii<'i. i iiimIi I.i-Ii. 'raruixk, "Iriiiik, Knrt'hi, lliiuiMbrry, J. lliirnK, Hltlrr, « niiI.i Parriill, MpNitrl. tirmlXar, >"i rott—K<'i>i>lr, llrl.oiiK, Iranaoik. Mitr. Ni'alril—llfillinr. Kliiako. Nazareth Woman's Club Presents Fashion Ruuimii A CALL TO ALL ¦ALL PLAYERS AU boys of this community under 17 years of age that can play baseball, any position, are urged to report for the first practice game ' TO-MORROW AFTERNOON at The High School Diamond to either "Eddie" Singher or Oeorge Hartzell Pull Instructions will be l-ssued upon application In person. Here's your chance, young man. to become a real ball player under good man..gement. BI-CENTENNIAL CONMTTTEES MEET MONDAY The various committees of the Nazareth Bl-Centennlal Committee win meet this Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the Y.MC.A. All chair¬ men are urged to report at this meeting progress made to date. It was also announced that all citizens are Invited to attend a meet. Ing of the Oeneral Committee next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, to hear reports of proposed plans now being formulated for the big event in 1940. More committees, It was reported will be called mto action very soon so that a fuU and rounded two- week program may be completed as soon as possible. —— - SCOUT COUNCIL MEETS; PLAN DAY CAMP The May meettog of the Nazareth Girl Scouts Council was held Thurs¬ day evening at the home of Mrs. Albert Neel, Pairvlew St.. with com¬ missioner Mary Wunderly presiding Mrs. B. A. N. Seyfried presented a detailed report on preparation for the Oirl Scout Day Camp which will be held at Black Rock, a mile north of Nasareth, tbe last two weeks this July. Members of the council and the camp eoaunlttee will be hostesses to the day camp staff at a picnic-sup¬ per to be held at Black Rock on the alto of tbe eamp tonight. May 11, at •:1S, (Rain date, May 13>. They will eongregate at Oenter Square at 5:30 p. m. and will hike to the picnic spot. At thU time names for the new day eamp. submitted by local girl scouU, will be chosen with a tuition to the eamp aa a prise. Unit sites and special activities for the eamp will also be discussed. Miss Orace I. Brelnlg. the day camp director, will leave for Camp Edith Macy, Pleasantville, N. Y, on May 3Ut, where she will spend a week of preparation for her position. Oirl Scouts of the Nacareth area, who are planning to vtolt the New Vork City World's Pair on Olrl Scout Day, June 3, will leave Naea- areth at 6 a. m., in charge of one adult to every six glrto. the scouU will Join the ranks of thousands ef ether girl scouts who will vtolt the Worl(*'s Pair Chalet and witness a pageant which to to be presented for ISOO girl scouts from Westchester County, N. Y., and 100 Martaen from New Jersey. The annual Spring bake-sale of the combined scout troops and brow¬ nie packs win be held at scout head¬ quarters on Saturday, May 37. Miss Bertha SavlU reported as follows on activities of the various girl scout troops and brownie pscks: Troop No. 1, Miss Bestriee Carmel, Captain; investiture of eight new glrto. Troop No. 3. Mrs. Margaret Kah¬ ler captein; plan a week-end camp at Saylor's Lake from May 10 to May 31. Troop No. 3. Mrs. Woodrow Jones, (Oontlnued oa Page Poor) A fa.shlon revue, depleting fash- Ions of yesterday and today, was presented by the Woman's Club at the monthly meeting Monday night ! m the High school buikling. Mn. i Ralph Pry Introduced the members takmg part In the revue. Modeto I taking part ta the fashion parade I were: Beatrice Edelman, Mrs. Char- I les Prack, Jane Diehl, Valeria ' Arndt, Barbara Neuner, Mn. Charles Shimer. Lorraine Thomaa, Mary j Noll. Olendora Koch. Anna Smith. , Dorothy Danforth. Joanne Unangst, \ Virginia Lehr. Louise Lehr, Alice I Beck, Mrs. Chris Wagner, Alice j Dennis. Jean Boerstler. Betty Noll, I Phyllis Happel, Ruth Neumeyer, Mildred Beck, Jean Clute, Mary ' Wheeler, Orace Brelnlg, Mrs. Louis I Polgardy. Lorraine Prey, Alice Oeorge, Marlon Krantz. Phyllis Voung .Pleda Kienzle, Mrs. Stanley Clewell. Betty Roth and Vivian Von Steuben. Special features were comparisons In styles of the modern mother portrayed by Mrs. Andrew Leh, to the 1800's psrtrayed by Mary Drj' and Phyllis Happel. Dorothy Danforth portrayed the I 19ih Century school child and Eliza¬ beth Zlegler, the child of today. A wedding of today was portrayed by Mrs. Howard Shimer, Lena Marcks. Mrs. Thomas DeReamer and Loul:>e Schnerr, while a weddmg of the early 1800's yas portrayed by Mrs. C. Wagner, Mrs. Mary Winn, Mrs. Andrew Leh, Mrs. J. F. Knecht, Mary Dry, Barbara Kleppmger, Kathryn Winn, Althea Ruhf, June KeUow and Elizabeth Zlegler. Dressed for an auto ride were Va¬ leria Arndt and Beatrice Edelman. and for yesterday, Lorraine Thomas and Phyllto Young. Evening clothes of today were portrayed by Eveime Smith, and of yesterday, Mrs. E. A. N. Seyfried. Skaters of today were Barbara Neuner and Mildred Beck, and of yesterday, Mary NoU, Stanley Wood- ring and William Hahn. Mary Wheeler and Jean Neel were dressed for the early day graduation. Bath¬ ers of today were portrayed by Betty NoU, and of yesterday by Jean Boerstler and WUllam Eberts. Flowers were arranged on tlie stage by Marion Kern, Mrs. Jame^ Jackson and Mrs. Oeorge Smith, Ftowers for the participants in the revue were arranged by Mrs. WUliam SUfles and Mrs. J. P. Knecht. The program was arranged by Miss Mae Yeisley, chairman of the music com¬ mittee. The social hour was ta charge of the foUowtog hostesses: Mrs. Clin¬ ton Btmn, Mrs. R. P. Zlegler, Mrs. Paul Wunderty, Mrs. W. J. Happel, Florence Nicholas, Mrs. Paul Heclc¬ man ,Mrs. Harold Starner, Mrs. H C. Pohl, Mrs. P. N. Wagner. Mrs Pred Honeyman. Mn. Dayton Broad. Mrs. Lester Hawk, Mrs. Kennetii Barrall. Mrs. Fred Heckman. Mrs Charles MlUhelm. Mrs. Mary Ben¬ nett. Mrs. Charles Frack and Olinchi Leh. AGED BROTHERS ANU SISTER ENJOY CHICKEN DINNER TAKE PART IN FIELD MEET WCAL GUIL IX?,i!S!^' PRESENTED IN I Fixed; BM< Open. SENIOR RECITAL' "¦' c«:5i[!2'» ^ ' *he regular monthly meeting af We-^t Chester, May . 1939—Mi^s i the Nazareth School Board was heU Elizabeth Marck.s. daughter of Mr; ijx.iJM'Ntlzarelh High School Bulld- and Mrs. F A. Marck.s. 36' BeUP7Ing on Monday eventog of thto ' dere St., town, wa.s pre.sented in a senior recital at We.sl Che.sier Stale Teacher.s C'jilege on Thur-day May 11. 1939 Miss Marck.s. soprano, was .iccoinpanied by Mt»o Naomi Leven- good. The soloist .sang two groups of -ong.s. The first group included Le .Marriage des Roses by Franch, April ChildreiV by Carey, and a iuet. La ci darem la Maiu. by Nlayart with Mr. Jack Williaai.son, tjaritone. The second group was Masetia Valse by Puccini and the Answer" by Terry. Miss Marcks is a -senior music ..tudent at West Chester and U ac¬ tive in the College Press Board, the Vesper Choir, Little Tiieatre Play- er.^, Moore Society Club. Pive Relatives Ages Total 419 Year* Four brothers and sister gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jo¬ seph Schlegel and famUy, Oreen St.. on Sunday, where they enjoyed a chicken dinner. | They are, James Heckman. North : Main St., aged 82 years; Oeorge Heckman end Thomas Heckman. the | former aged 90 and the latter 83 > both of Allentown. Mrs. Vesta Re- | maley, of near Bath, aged 79 years. '¦ and Stephen Heckman, Oreen St., ¦ aged 85 years. I In the course of the afternoon j violin mu.-lc was furnished by Oeorge \ and Thomas Heckman. who claim | to be the two oldest fiddlers In the : stale of Penn,sylvanla. Both are pos- sc-sars of old violins, Oeorge having ' one 70 ye.Trs old and Thomas one 202 ye.irs old. A group of 25 members of Com¬ pany I. of the local Sons of Union Veterans, participated in a field meet of the Sixth Regiment at Harrisburg on Sunday afternoon. They took part In competitive fleld drill and guard mount and received high compliments from the de¬ partment commander. Major Robert Squires and Commander John Ron- kel. of the Sixth Regiment. In.spection of the company wUl be held this Sunday at 2 P. M. In the KOE. Hall on Center Square with Major R. A. Lester, of AUen¬ town. and Adjutant C. H. Kehl, also of Allentown. in charge. 0;i May 21 the company will hold their fir.st memorial exercises In Monroe County at Mt. Eden and Brodheads. ville In the morning and at Say¬ lorsburg In the afternoon. Att. For¬ rest Merwlne, of Stroudsburg. will b"" the principal speaker at these functions. APRIL REPORT OF CIIILD HEALTH COMMITTEE All members of the Board present and Wm. M. Bennett, Jr„ President of the Board, presidied. C P. Schnerr. Treasurer of tiM Board, rendered a report sbowlBt a balance of $36,848.04 on April M. 1939. The receipts during the numtb of April were $6,835.40 and the ex* pendUure.s $12,804.30. leaving a bal« ance of $30,879.14 on May 1st. Th* Sinking Fund as of May 1st Coa> sisted of a cash balance of I13JU.- 67 and Nazareth School Distrlet bonds of $43,000.00 par amount, ot the 1922 issue, or a total of iM.- 22167. The tax collector, Mr. R. O. Orlfflth. reported collections of school taxes during the montb eC and" PhonogVa'ph \ April amounting to WmW. '^ ' Bills amounting to M.IOSM were approved for payment Treasurer authorized to pay Final approval was given to tM budget for the 1939-1940 school year. The budget as approved and adopt* ed calls for the foUowtog espendl* tures; Oeneral Control t 9.31740 DIPHTHERU- IMMUNIZATION The local physicians in co-oper¬ ation with the health department of the public schools have undertaken a campaign for the immunization against diphtheria of all the chil¬ dren from .six montlis to twelve years of age. Statistics show us that in 1933 there were about 4,000 deaths from diphtheria. When every child born in the V. 8. is protected against j diphtheria there will be no deaths from diphtheria to report. The immunization wUl be done by the physicians in their own ofllees. They wUl use toxoids which require^ only one Inoculation. Parents who are flnanclaUy able are expected to pay a fee of 91.00 per child for the Inoculation; those who are unable to pay wUl be given this service gratis; those who can aflord to pay something but not the full fee, may pay whatever they feel they are able to pay. No child shouki be deprived of the protection afforded by this Immunizing Inocu¬ lation because the parents are at present unable to pay the fee. Information may be received from Mary Orim Knecht, school nurse. CENTRE P.T. A. TO PRESENT PLAY Tlie Parent-Teacher association of Centre School. Plain^ld Township. will present a thj)fee-act comedy. •Ready-Made Fanjfy " on Saturday. May I3th at 8 P/M. Those in thy ea.st are Mr and Mr.s. William lA't. .Mrs. Henry Rea¬ gan. Mrs. Jf^n Lieberman, Mrs. Oeorge I^mimerer. Mrs. Asher Houck, Mp. Wm. Couch. Clarence Albert, «lnley Snyder and Clinton Trach. /The play is directed by Winiaaf Reagan. "TTTe chorus, directed by Margaret Kastenbader Includes Daniel Butz. Charles and Ruth Werner. Ray. Kenneth and Hilda Lieberman, John and Katherine Morykin, Robert and Donald Kemmerer, Warren and Ar¬ lington Moyer. Dorothy Parsons. Al¬ berta MacOregor. John Houck, Bea¬ trice Prack, Lucille and Ruth Char- ron. Elaine Couch. ArdeU and Ethel Snyder. Richard, James and WUliam Reagan. Robert Zlpf. Shirley List. MUton Miller. Joseph Zanette aad Virginia Moyer. LIONS HEAR TALK ON "IDLE MONEY » Members of the Nazareth Lions Club, meeting Tuesday evening in bi-monthly session at the YMCA heard an addresis on "Idle Money, as given by C. H. Weller, of Allen¬ town. Ttie speaker was introducp^I to the club by Clarence P. Pehnel The meettog was presided over by Andrew S. Leh, club president. Delegates to the state convention whteh wUl be held at AUentown on May 14, IS and 16, named are as follows: Robert P. Zlegler. Harold PUck, Lawrence Rice and Edward Adams. » > BAKE SALE The Ladles Aid Society of the Nazareth Evangelical Church will hold a bake sale on Saturday. May 13th. at the store room of the Naz¬ areth Hardware Co. A variety of home-baked goods. as tisual. will be on sale, consisting of bread, cakes, sugar cakes, pies, etc. ROTARY DELEGATES REPORT; OifKERS TO BE INSTALLED Past president's night wUI be ob¬ served next week by the Nazareth RoUry Club with Dr. Charles HafT. of Northampton, as principal speak¬ er. At this week's session, during which vice-presklent Rev. Walter H. Diehl presMed, detailed reports of the district conference held at Phil¬ adelphia were given by representa¬ tives Prank Keim, Edward Cassler and Prank H. Martin. WUliam H. Schneller. of Catasau¬ qua. a past president of the district, was a Rotarian guest and spoke briefly on activities of the clubs throughout the Lehigh Valley Other out-of-town guests were Oeorge HeUlck, of Easton and John Heyl, of Allentown. Tlie recently elected ofllcers and board of governors will ..e inducted Into ofllce either the last week of June or the flrst week. In July by the retiring president. Charles L. Shimer. The ofllcers are: president. Edward Cassler; vice-president. J. Allen Schaeffer; secretary. Frank Keim; and treasurer, Frank H Schmidt. • MITSICALE TOMOKROW NIGHT The Young People's Bible Class of the Haman Evangelical Sunday School win have Music Night to¬ morrow evening. May Wth, In the church. There will be a xylophone selec¬ tion by Mrs Ru.well Rohrbach; se¬ lections by the Evangelical junior choir as well as selections by trl is. quartettes, duet.s. Austin Nace and Nnrman Orande wUl also render several selections on the maslcal saw, together with many other fea- ttires. SPELLING BEE AT P. T. A. TONIGHT The annual spring .spelling bee. sponsored by the Parent-Teachers Assocltalon will be he:d tonight In the High School auditorium Mrs. R. B. Fortuin will be in charge of the social hour Following is a report of the ChUd Health Committee, sponsored by the Northampton County Medical and I Dental Societies, ot which Mrs. : Louisa Bahr Schramm, of East Lawn ' is local investigator. Number of children exammed dur¬ ing the month of April, 133. total to date, 7413; number of cliUdren re-examined in April," 36. total to date, 570; children found not vac- cuiated. 51, total to date 2043; chU¬ dren found vaccinated. 14. total to date, 830; children found not having had toxoid, 112, total to date 5327; children given tjxold. 99. total to date 4172; chUdren found with eye I defects. 39, total to date 821; chil- j dren found with nasal o'ostructions, I 25, total to date 160: children found with diseased tonsils. 48 total to date. 2785: chi'.dren found with en¬ larged cervical glancs, U, total to ' date 987; children found with en¬ larged thyroid gland.-., inne, total to date 42: children found with lung affections, none, total to date 118: chUdren found with cardiac defects, none, total to date 90: chUdren found with bihavlor dUsorders, 1. total to date 63: children found with venerai diseases 1, total to date 69; children ' found needing circumcision, 2. total to date 282; children found with ; malnutrition. 14, total to date 1313; I ChUdren found with orthopedic and postural defects. 3, total to date 263 and children found with deficiency diseases, 1 and total to date 160. Tlie report on the ear, nose and I throat as taken care of by the local I hospitals is as follow Hospital. 14 registered. 709 to date. 20 operations and a total of 685 to I date; Allentown Hospital, 4 register- j ed, laO to date. 1 operated and 150 , operated to date: Sacred Heart ' Hospital: i registered. 429 to date. 3 operated and 424 total to date; Easton Hospital. 4 registered. 383 to date; 1 operated and 151 to date. The Eye report Is as follows, 39 children examined privately by si>ecialists, 39. total to date 1173; 29 children received glasses, total to date 678; 4 chUdren found not need- Instructional Service . Coordtoate Activities . Operation of Plant ... Maintenance of Plant Fixed Charges tsmm 12,79IJt ixxtm Total Current Expenses |ll4j9aMS Debt Service I1,715M Capital Outlay lOMllS Total Expenditures 913T.1U40 The e.stimated revenues are: I •,4aijN 96.199M 16.4 Begtonlng balance Tax CoUejiijns State Apiiroprlatlons .. Tuition non-resident pupils 23JOO.M Ir.terest 3M.09 i Other Sources 971999 ! Total Revenues $137.15SM ^ The tax rate was fixed at 19 mlUa I on property apd $4.00 per capita, tb* ' same as lyt year, and the Tui Collector y/as authorized to acala ' collect the 1939 taxes to instaUmeiiti as h§s^een Uie custom for sevenU years. The installments will be due on October 1st and December 1st, 193d,-ami onPebruary 1st and Aprtt 1st. 1940. The Tax Collector's com* mission for collecting the 1939 taxeg was flxed at 2 . and the amount of his bond for the year beglnnlnf I July 1st. 1939, was flxed at •M4N9M. I Mr. C. P. Schnerr was re-elected ! treasurer for tlie 1939-1940 year and the amount of hia I was flxed at $10,000.00. Tlie j National Bank of Nazareth and the ! Nazareth National Bank and Truat I Company were redesignated as ttM '_"'".*"^'" I depositories for the funds of tiM at. i^uKCa District for the next school yaax. The Board also re-elected Or. Jaoob A. Praunfelder as medical Inspeetor (Contmued on Pam Ptmt CONFEBCNCB AT BVANOBUCAii CHIRCH TrBSDAT MOflff A mid-year worker's conferenee, sponsored by the Northampton County Sunday School Associatioil, was held Tuesday evening in the Haman Evangelical Chureh, Madl* son Avenue, town. Harry H. Stewart HOST TO RELATIVES AND FRIENDS John Savitz. of Evergreen St.. was host to a group of relatives and friends at a party held Saturday evening at the home of his nephew and niece. Mr and Mrs. Oeorge Hoffert, Spring St. Bethlehem Pre.sent were: Mr and Mrs Earl Hoffman, Mr and Mrs Oeorge Hof¬ fert. Mr. and Mrs. John Oberly. Mr and Mrs. Asa Hartzell. .Mrs. Ryan Raidline, all of Bethlehem: Mr. and Mrs. John Savitz, of town: Mr. and Mrs Floyd Oberly. of Heck: iwn: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bon.ser and son. Charles, of Macada; M. Bleller and WUUam MUler. of Northampton; Mrs Helen Fogel. Plora Engle. Lo¬ retta Hoffman, Oeorgla Raidline, Robert Oberly. Jr.. Leona and John Oberly. Kenneth Kline. Arline Hof¬ fert. Beatrice Kline. Pranklin. Richard. James, Robert. Oeorge and Lee Hoffert. all of Bethlehem. burg, superintendent of adult of the State Sabboth Sehool ciation. who spoke on the subjeeli "What One Man Can Do." The conference was attended bgr ofBcers and district offlcers who out* lined work for the comtog year 9k co-operative Christian educatioOt # BAND CONCBBT SATURDAY EVENINO J I of Bethlehem, president of the ae> ing glasses or change of g.a^es and | sociation, was to charge. He Intro- a total of 41 to date. ^^^^ ^^thur Bogner. of Harrta- Dental work was as foUows: Num¬ ber of ChUdren examined. 89 iby 32 dentist.^), total to date. 1819: number I of visits. 139, total to date. 3433: number of children completed. 51. still under care. 38; number of ex- j tractions made. 93. total to date, I 273''; number of fillings. 95. total to date 3172; number of cleanings, 17, ' total to date 581; number of treat- I ments, 14 total to date 171: num- i ber of abscesses treat-ed. 3. total to I date, 12: number of dental X-rays, ' 1, total to date 29. 1 Home visits Included: Number of \ Initial visits to take histories. April. 126. .since beginning, 3305; number of histories taken, 188, total todate 8407: ' number of follow-up visits for cor¬ rections. 915, total to date 22.496; number of families refused or ineli¬ gible. 39. total to date 171; number of I families who moved 20. total to date. I 281: number of famUies out at time I of visit. 289. total to date, 2630 i Dr. H. O. Rohrbach. of Bethle- I hem. is Chairman of the County I Committee. • 9 Engagement Annoanced Mrs Charles E. Barie. of town, announced the engagement of her daughter, Sally Elizabeth, to Robert P. Freeman, son of Mrs. John Pree¬ man of New York City. No date has been set for the wedding. Miss Bnrle Is a graduate of the Nazareth High School, class of 1933. and the Philadelphia Oen¬ eral Haspital and Is at present on the graduate staff of the New York HosplUl. Mr. Preeman attended New York University and Columbia tTnlversity and is now emptoyed by the New York State government. SUSPEND MEETINGS POR SUMMER MONTHS With dispension of meettogs through the Summer montha, the Nazareth Rod and Oun Club closed their flacal year Monday evening during a regular monthly session held in the American Legion Rome. The next regular meeting of the club Is .let for the second Monday In September. It was announced at the meettog that the BushklU Creek and varknu local dams wUl be stocked with perch by the State withta the next two weeks. Pred O. KUm. iMb president was to charge of Monday night's meetlnff. An open air band concert will ba rendered this Saturday evening 9f The Nazareth Band on tlw veraads of the Nazareth Inn. Thia la flrst public appearance thla of the local band and It nounced that a good ppogr— It to the making Come to Nazareth urday evening, enjoy a cal treat. Concert will start | ly at 8 o'clock. # • RCPUUJCAN WOMBN tO HOLD The Nazareth OouncQ of ; can Women wUl hold • bike «!¦ «• Satunlay May SOth. aX ttM OPOa «t the Parmers' Unloo Mut Pm Pm •uranoe Oo, Boath Itein Bt The committee In ebUBe of 09 eake aale InchadM Mm & chalrlady, aaalsted bf Mrs. U. Mra. Anna Stoekar. Mn.; Miss Allee mittaPd end lyn Ally. — M( TbeMottiefB' Seoute et Priday night la South Broad Bt knrint Pieeldenl
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 24 |
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 | 1939-05-11 |
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. |
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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 | 05 |
Day | 11 |
Year | 1939 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 24 |
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 | 1939-05-11 |
Date Digitized | 2009-10-05 |
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 38850 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. |
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. |
Full Text | GatTlMltMi HtMt Kaow Your THE NAZARBTH -jfZ No. 9— <8 So. ITEM Main St., Phone 20 NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1939 Booat NMT«th «— SJngte Copy Thrtt NAZARETH ^.Centennial '^IIGHLIiHTS 1740 —1940 ty g|WCl«IT¥ ftim JkANIZAHON • FOR HUMAN NEEDS (CeattaMMO i, -.isiii T (BM« tbe Wstery ler Details) uMiiJST oorn.u» spanobn. "^ B£BO (im-UW) Count Zlnzendorf's successor and mAoa Of the Moravian Brethren, \MWa on July 15,1704 at Kletten- L,g on tlie south of the Harz tfNiiUins. where his father, Oeorge ¦pBOienberg, was court preacher ^ecclesiastical Inspector of tbe courtiblp of Hobenstein. I4(t an orphan at the early age if thirteen, he was sent to the insluMiuni at Illefeld, and passed 2^inee (1722) in poorest clrcum- ilaiiees, to the university of Jena to itudy law. He soon abandoned law lor theology, took hu degree in iW, and ^<^^^n to give free lectures fl theology. |i ¦• also took an active part In a itUgious union of students, in the lupport of free schools for poor ebUdren established by them In the suburbs of Jena, and in the training of teachers. In 1728 Count ZInaendorf visited inu, and Spangenberg made his toQualntance: In 1710 he visited the liorsvlan colony at Herrnhut. A "collegium pastorale praotieum" for the care of the sick and poor «as in consequence founded by hlir (Ipangenberg) at Jena, which the anthorltles at once broke up as a "Zinsendorfian institution." Meanwhile his free lectures in Jons met with much acceptance, and led to an invitation from Ootthilf Franclce to the post of as¬ sUtant professor of theology and superintendent of schools connected wiUi his orphanage at Halle. He accepted the invitation and entered his duties in September. 1732. He left Halle on the 8th of April. 1713, and went td Herrnhut and found amongst the Moravians his Ufe work, having joined them at a ^awment when the stability of the IP^Kiety w.ts threatened. Re became Its theologian, apol¬ ogist, its statesman and corrector, through .sixty long years of inces- ssnt labour. Re was married on March S, 1740 to the young Widow Eva Mary Inunig. >m. n. Jtegelbauer) who be- caaie a most zealous and efflcient helpmate In the responsible and onsraus labors now before htm. On July 26. 1744, shortly before he lett Oermany, he waa consecrated a bishop; he arrived in Mew York on October 35, 1744 and reached iethlehem on November 30. 1744, coning to Pennsylvania as Oeneral Superintendent of all work in America. Re resigned from this position on November 3, 1T4S and In February, 1741 he and his wife left, to locate temporarily in nuiadelphia, and on October 6, 1740 left for New York to ¦she final arrangemenU to return te Europe. L During his absence, however, cer- pitsln conditions beeame very unsat- bfsctory so that without deUy, (Continued oa Paf* Pour) rOPPY DAY MAY 2Mi May the 30th to Poppy Day. On tWs day the Amertcan Legton Aux¬ iliary t.ikes IU Memorial poppies, nude by the hands of disabled Vet- WMs, to the public to be worn In honor of the War dead and to raise rands for the aid of the war's living Tktlms. 'Tie joy of living, U the joy of giving, And helpmg another akmg Lest we regret. Lest we forget. Please, "Wear a poppy." • • SCOITTS TO ENTERTAIN MOTHiaS COMPLETE PLANS POR MEMORIAL DAY PARADE! Committees of the Harold V. Kneeht Post, No. 413. American Le¬ gion, and Owen E. Rice Camp, No. 30, Sons of Union Veterans, meeting jointly In the Legion Home on Mon¬ day evening, completed plans for Nasareth's Memorial Day activities on May 30. The American Legion will conduct services on the Catholic and Union cemeteries at B aiid 9 a. m. while at the same time the Sons of Veterans will conduct services on the Oreen- wood and Schoeneclc cemeteries. The two groups, together with other Nazareth civic and military groups, will then assemble to Center Square at 10:15 a. m.. form and parade south on Main Street to Evergreen, east to Broad, north to Center, and West to the Moravian cemetery. Here services will feature an address by Judge William Bart¬ hold. of Bethlehem. They will re¬ assemble to countermarch to the Center Square for dismisal. Organizations who will participate are; the American Legion, their aux¬ iliary. Sons of the Legion and War Mothers, the Sons of Union Veterans and their auxiliary, the Oirl and Boy Scouts, and the Odd Fellows, Red Men, Knights of the Oolden Eagle and Knlghu of Friendship. The committees meeting Monday evening were: American Legion, Wil¬ son Zerfass, Reuben Davidson and Matthew Morrow; and the Sons of Veterans, Elwood Plttinger, RusseU Hess and Howard Saylor; and May¬ nard Huber, Senior Vice Commander of the 8. of U. V. IN THREE-WAY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE U School Tax Rate ¦:»»*'.-'t "¦'•' "^ '** Fixed at 19 Mills tat Bwufd TROOP 43 PLANS FOR MOTHER'S DAY Members of Troop No. 43. Catholic Boy Scouts, during their weekly meeting held Monday evening la the social rooms of the Holy Family Catholic Church, outlined plans for special Mother's Day affairs to be held this coming Sunday. The scouts and mothers will form a procession and attend Mass at the church at 8:30 a. m. followed by Holy Communion to be administered In a body. The Wolf patrol will have charge of the colors upon leav. ! Ing the church after mas.s. After¬ wards they will procede to the ceme¬ tery and place carnations on the I grave of Mrs. John Karlowltch. I mother of scout Prank Karlowltch. a senior patrol leader and also Star scout of the troop. The Rev Michael J. Walsh will offer a prayer and the buglers will sound taps. Each mother will be presented a car- nation card. On Sunday members of the troop hiked to the County Home woods where tenderfoot scouts passed their tests in knife, axe, trailing and cooking requirements for second class rating. i The Brownies of Pack No. S wUl entertain their mothers thU after¬ noon at 4:30 o'clock In the aocial «»«« of the Y.M.CA. REPUHJCAN WOMRii TOHBTIVESDAY ti-ISe IM Coastttutleadl '^ Convention was heldi Sm If• W-Afarahom UneelB nemlnotsd m the iy-8ank to faisiiwBoaal SettleneMB opened al BcMl. SwNMlwdt, llOa W-Nopoleen lenoporte . ^ M-Ameto Bovhort took oS The May meeting of the Nasareth Council of Republican Women will be hekl Tuesday, May 16th at the Y.M.C.A., at which time Stanley J. pehr. chairman of dUtrtct four will be the guest speaker. Cancellation of the box luncheon was decided upon at a special meet¬ ing held last Priday evening with a social hour platwed for this meetmg similar to other meetings. The Third Ward members on the several committees for the May meeting are Mrs. Harley Yelsly, gen¬ eral chalrlady; Mrs. PrancU 9tM. dialrlady of the refreshment com- mittee with the following assiatlot. Mra. Myrile Simmons, Mn. tauna Rauchenberger, Mrs. Robert nwita, Mrs. Anna Buas, Mrs. Nettle Riekert and Mrs. WUIUm Smith. Mn. Orace Pike, chalrlady of tha entertainment eommltte assiated bgr Mra. Albert Shlery, Mrs. Androv Kem, Mrs. Jennie Decker, Mrs. Plorenee Kleckner, Mn. Beatrice Price and Miss Anna Rhymer. Mn. Clayton Messinger, chalrlady of decorating committee, assisted by Mn. Samuel Douglas. Mrs. Anna Kowalaeyk, Mn. Wm. Rumsey, Mrs. Harry Olsen, Mn. Charles Oogle, Mrs. Maxwell Pennock. Mn. Richard OrilBth and Mn. Alma Walter. UTE DR. EDELMAN PROPERTIES 80LD Saturday afternoon Mn. Helena Edelman and Victor Edelman, exe¬ cutors of the estate of the late Dr. Prank J. Edelman, veterinarian of Bath, sold several properties and fanning ImplemenU on hto farm In Lower Nasanth Township at pub¬ lic sale. The house on Chestnut St., Bath, formerly owned by the Jaeoby family and originally buUt by Samuel Straub sold to Henry Lawnnee of Bath at 13300. TTie Bdelman homestead on Bast Main St., the former ofllce of the late doctor sold to Mn. Hetena Bdel¬ man for 13000. The buUdlng tot to the rear of Main and Walnut SU., was soM to John R. Stocker for 1380. The farm of 93 seres situated along the Bath-Bethlehem highway In the Irish Settlement waa sold to an Italian family of Alpha, N. J. for 16900 The farming ImplemenU were soM at good prices. Nazareth High School liuseball Club llnrk row I. Ii> r.—'Iruiiiirl, llHrirr, l-'lahfr, I,abr, Plolr, •••Mtilbiirt, «iiiiii<'i. i iiimIi I.i-Ii. 'raruixk, "Iriiiik, Knrt'hi, lliiuiMbrry, J. lliirnK, Hltlrr, « niiI.i Parriill, MpNitrl. tirmlXar, >"i rott—K<'i>i>lr, llrl.oiiK, Iranaoik. Mitr. Ni'alril—llfillinr. Kliiako. Nazareth Woman's Club Presents Fashion Ruuimii A CALL TO ALL ¦ALL PLAYERS AU boys of this community under 17 years of age that can play baseball, any position, are urged to report for the first practice game ' TO-MORROW AFTERNOON at The High School Diamond to either "Eddie" Singher or Oeorge Hartzell Pull Instructions will be l-ssued upon application In person. Here's your chance, young man. to become a real ball player under good man..gement. BI-CENTENNIAL CONMTTTEES MEET MONDAY The various committees of the Nazareth Bl-Centennlal Committee win meet this Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the Y.MC.A. All chair¬ men are urged to report at this meeting progress made to date. It was also announced that all citizens are Invited to attend a meet. Ing of the Oeneral Committee next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, to hear reports of proposed plans now being formulated for the big event in 1940. More committees, It was reported will be called mto action very soon so that a fuU and rounded two- week program may be completed as soon as possible. —— - SCOUT COUNCIL MEETS; PLAN DAY CAMP The May meettog of the Nazareth Girl Scouts Council was held Thurs¬ day evening at the home of Mrs. Albert Neel, Pairvlew St.. with com¬ missioner Mary Wunderly presiding Mrs. B. A. N. Seyfried presented a detailed report on preparation for the Oirl Scout Day Camp which will be held at Black Rock, a mile north of Nasareth, tbe last two weeks this July. Members of the council and the camp eoaunlttee will be hostesses to the day camp staff at a picnic-sup¬ per to be held at Black Rock on the alto of tbe eamp tonight. May 11, at •:1S, (Rain date, May 13>. They will eongregate at Oenter Square at 5:30 p. m. and will hike to the picnic spot. At thU time names for the new day eamp. submitted by local girl scouU, will be chosen with a tuition to the eamp aa a prise. Unit sites and special activities for the eamp will also be discussed. Miss Orace I. Brelnlg. the day camp director, will leave for Camp Edith Macy, Pleasantville, N. Y, on May 3Ut, where she will spend a week of preparation for her position. Oirl Scouts of the Nacareth area, who are planning to vtolt the New Vork City World's Pair on Olrl Scout Day, June 3, will leave Naea- areth at 6 a. m., in charge of one adult to every six glrto. the scouU will Join the ranks of thousands ef ether girl scouts who will vtolt the Worl(*'s Pair Chalet and witness a pageant which to to be presented for ISOO girl scouts from Westchester County, N. Y., and 100 Martaen from New Jersey. The annual Spring bake-sale of the combined scout troops and brow¬ nie packs win be held at scout head¬ quarters on Saturday, May 37. Miss Bertha SavlU reported as follows on activities of the various girl scout troops and brownie pscks: Troop No. 1, Miss Bestriee Carmel, Captain; investiture of eight new glrto. Troop No. 3. Mrs. Margaret Kah¬ ler captein; plan a week-end camp at Saylor's Lake from May 10 to May 31. Troop No. 3. Mrs. Woodrow Jones, (Oontlnued oa Page Poor) A fa.shlon revue, depleting fash- Ions of yesterday and today, was presented by the Woman's Club at the monthly meeting Monday night ! m the High school buikling. Mn. i Ralph Pry Introduced the members takmg part In the revue. Modeto I taking part ta the fashion parade I were: Beatrice Edelman, Mrs. Char- I les Prack, Jane Diehl, Valeria ' Arndt, Barbara Neuner, Mn. Charles Shimer. Lorraine Thomaa, Mary j Noll. Olendora Koch. Anna Smith. , Dorothy Danforth. Joanne Unangst, \ Virginia Lehr. Louise Lehr, Alice I Beck, Mrs. Chris Wagner, Alice j Dennis. Jean Boerstler. Betty Noll, I Phyllis Happel, Ruth Neumeyer, Mildred Beck, Jean Clute, Mary ' Wheeler, Orace Brelnlg, Mrs. Louis I Polgardy. Lorraine Prey, Alice Oeorge, Marlon Krantz. Phyllis Voung .Pleda Kienzle, Mrs. Stanley Clewell. Betty Roth and Vivian Von Steuben. Special features were comparisons In styles of the modern mother portrayed by Mrs. Andrew Leh, to the 1800's psrtrayed by Mary Drj' and Phyllis Happel. Dorothy Danforth portrayed the I 19ih Century school child and Eliza¬ beth Zlegler, the child of today. A wedding of today was portrayed by Mrs. Howard Shimer, Lena Marcks. Mrs. Thomas DeReamer and Loul:>e Schnerr, while a weddmg of the early 1800's yas portrayed by Mrs. C. Wagner, Mrs. Mary Winn, Mrs. Andrew Leh, Mrs. J. F. Knecht, Mary Dry, Barbara Kleppmger, Kathryn Winn, Althea Ruhf, June KeUow and Elizabeth Zlegler. Dressed for an auto ride were Va¬ leria Arndt and Beatrice Edelman. and for yesterday, Lorraine Thomas and Phyllto Young. Evening clothes of today were portrayed by Eveime Smith, and of yesterday, Mrs. E. A. N. Seyfried. Skaters of today were Barbara Neuner and Mildred Beck, and of yesterday, Mary NoU, Stanley Wood- ring and William Hahn. Mary Wheeler and Jean Neel were dressed for the early day graduation. Bath¬ ers of today were portrayed by Betty NoU, and of yesterday by Jean Boerstler and WUllam Eberts. Flowers were arranged on tlie stage by Marion Kern, Mrs. Jame^ Jackson and Mrs. Oeorge Smith, Ftowers for the participants in the revue were arranged by Mrs. WUliam SUfles and Mrs. J. P. Knecht. The program was arranged by Miss Mae Yeisley, chairman of the music com¬ mittee. The social hour was ta charge of the foUowtog hostesses: Mrs. Clin¬ ton Btmn, Mrs. R. P. Zlegler, Mrs. Paul Wunderty, Mrs. W. J. Happel, Florence Nicholas, Mrs. Paul Heclc¬ man ,Mrs. Harold Starner, Mrs. H C. Pohl, Mrs. P. N. Wagner. Mrs Pred Honeyman. Mn. Dayton Broad. Mrs. Lester Hawk, Mrs. Kennetii Barrall. Mrs. Fred Heckman. Mrs Charles MlUhelm. Mrs. Mary Ben¬ nett. Mrs. Charles Frack and Olinchi Leh. AGED BROTHERS ANU SISTER ENJOY CHICKEN DINNER TAKE PART IN FIELD MEET WCAL GUIL IX?,i!S!^' PRESENTED IN I Fixed; BM< Open. SENIOR RECITAL' "¦' c«:5i[!2'» ^ ' *he regular monthly meeting af We-^t Chester, May . 1939—Mi^s i the Nazareth School Board was heU Elizabeth Marck.s. daughter of Mr; ijx.iJM'Ntlzarelh High School Bulld- and Mrs. F A. Marck.s. 36' BeUP7Ing on Monday eventog of thto ' dere St., town, wa.s pre.sented in a senior recital at We.sl Che.sier Stale Teacher.s C'jilege on Thur-day May 11. 1939 Miss Marck.s. soprano, was .iccoinpanied by Mt»o Naomi Leven- good. The soloist .sang two groups of -ong.s. The first group included Le .Marriage des Roses by Franch, April ChildreiV by Carey, and a iuet. La ci darem la Maiu. by Nlayart with Mr. Jack Williaai.son, tjaritone. The second group was Masetia Valse by Puccini and the Answer" by Terry. Miss Marcks is a -senior music ..tudent at West Chester and U ac¬ tive in the College Press Board, the Vesper Choir, Little Tiieatre Play- er.^, Moore Society Club. Pive Relatives Ages Total 419 Year* Four brothers and sister gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jo¬ seph Schlegel and famUy, Oreen St.. on Sunday, where they enjoyed a chicken dinner. | They are, James Heckman. North : Main St., aged 82 years; Oeorge Heckman end Thomas Heckman. the | former aged 90 and the latter 83 > both of Allentown. Mrs. Vesta Re- | maley, of near Bath, aged 79 years. '¦ and Stephen Heckman, Oreen St., ¦ aged 85 years. I In the course of the afternoon j violin mu.-lc was furnished by Oeorge \ and Thomas Heckman. who claim | to be the two oldest fiddlers In the : stale of Penn,sylvanla. Both are pos- sc-sars of old violins, Oeorge having ' one 70 ye.Trs old and Thomas one 202 ye.irs old. A group of 25 members of Com¬ pany I. of the local Sons of Union Veterans, participated in a field meet of the Sixth Regiment at Harrisburg on Sunday afternoon. They took part In competitive fleld drill and guard mount and received high compliments from the de¬ partment commander. Major Robert Squires and Commander John Ron- kel. of the Sixth Regiment. In.spection of the company wUl be held this Sunday at 2 P. M. In the KOE. Hall on Center Square with Major R. A. Lester, of AUen¬ town. and Adjutant C. H. Kehl, also of Allentown. in charge. 0;i May 21 the company will hold their fir.st memorial exercises In Monroe County at Mt. Eden and Brodheads. ville In the morning and at Say¬ lorsburg In the afternoon. Att. For¬ rest Merwlne, of Stroudsburg. will b"" the principal speaker at these functions. APRIL REPORT OF CIIILD HEALTH COMMITTEE All members of the Board present and Wm. M. Bennett, Jr„ President of the Board, presidied. C P. Schnerr. Treasurer of tiM Board, rendered a report sbowlBt a balance of $36,848.04 on April M. 1939. The receipts during the numtb of April were $6,835.40 and the ex* pendUure.s $12,804.30. leaving a bal« ance of $30,879.14 on May 1st. Th* Sinking Fund as of May 1st Coa> sisted of a cash balance of I13JU.- 67 and Nazareth School Distrlet bonds of $43,000.00 par amount, ot the 1922 issue, or a total of iM.- 22167. The tax collector, Mr. R. O. Orlfflth. reported collections of school taxes during the montb eC and" PhonogVa'ph \ April amounting to WmW. '^ ' Bills amounting to M.IOSM were approved for payment Treasurer authorized to pay Final approval was given to tM budget for the 1939-1940 school year. The budget as approved and adopt* ed calls for the foUowtog espendl* tures; Oeneral Control t 9.31740 DIPHTHERU- IMMUNIZATION The local physicians in co-oper¬ ation with the health department of the public schools have undertaken a campaign for the immunization against diphtheria of all the chil¬ dren from .six montlis to twelve years of age. Statistics show us that in 1933 there were about 4,000 deaths from diphtheria. When every child born in the V. 8. is protected against j diphtheria there will be no deaths from diphtheria to report. The immunization wUl be done by the physicians in their own ofllees. They wUl use toxoids which require^ only one Inoculation. Parents who are flnanclaUy able are expected to pay a fee of 91.00 per child for the Inoculation; those who are unable to pay wUl be given this service gratis; those who can aflord to pay something but not the full fee, may pay whatever they feel they are able to pay. No child shouki be deprived of the protection afforded by this Immunizing Inocu¬ lation because the parents are at present unable to pay the fee. Information may be received from Mary Orim Knecht, school nurse. CENTRE P.T. A. TO PRESENT PLAY Tlie Parent-Teacher association of Centre School. Plain^ld Township. will present a thj)fee-act comedy. •Ready-Made Fanjfy " on Saturday. May I3th at 8 P/M. Those in thy ea.st are Mr and Mr.s. William lA't. .Mrs. Henry Rea¬ gan. Mrs. Jf^n Lieberman, Mrs. Oeorge I^mimerer. Mrs. Asher Houck, Mp. Wm. Couch. Clarence Albert, «lnley Snyder and Clinton Trach. /The play is directed by Winiaaf Reagan. "TTTe chorus, directed by Margaret Kastenbader Includes Daniel Butz. Charles and Ruth Werner. Ray. Kenneth and Hilda Lieberman, John and Katherine Morykin, Robert and Donald Kemmerer, Warren and Ar¬ lington Moyer. Dorothy Parsons. Al¬ berta MacOregor. John Houck, Bea¬ trice Prack, Lucille and Ruth Char- ron. Elaine Couch. ArdeU and Ethel Snyder. Richard, James and WUliam Reagan. Robert Zlpf. Shirley List. MUton Miller. Joseph Zanette aad Virginia Moyer. LIONS HEAR TALK ON "IDLE MONEY » Members of the Nazareth Lions Club, meeting Tuesday evening in bi-monthly session at the YMCA heard an addresis on "Idle Money, as given by C. H. Weller, of Allen¬ town. Ttie speaker was introducp^I to the club by Clarence P. Pehnel The meettog was presided over by Andrew S. Leh, club president. Delegates to the state convention whteh wUl be held at AUentown on May 14, IS and 16, named are as follows: Robert P. Zlegler. Harold PUck, Lawrence Rice and Edward Adams. » > BAKE SALE The Ladles Aid Society of the Nazareth Evangelical Church will hold a bake sale on Saturday. May 13th. at the store room of the Naz¬ areth Hardware Co. A variety of home-baked goods. as tisual. will be on sale, consisting of bread, cakes, sugar cakes, pies, etc. ROTARY DELEGATES REPORT; OifKERS TO BE INSTALLED Past president's night wUI be ob¬ served next week by the Nazareth RoUry Club with Dr. Charles HafT. of Northampton, as principal speak¬ er. At this week's session, during which vice-presklent Rev. Walter H. Diehl presMed, detailed reports of the district conference held at Phil¬ adelphia were given by representa¬ tives Prank Keim, Edward Cassler and Prank H. Martin. WUliam H. Schneller. of Catasau¬ qua. a past president of the district, was a Rotarian guest and spoke briefly on activities of the clubs throughout the Lehigh Valley Other out-of-town guests were Oeorge HeUlck, of Easton and John Heyl, of Allentown. Tlie recently elected ofllcers and board of governors will ..e inducted Into ofllce either the last week of June or the flrst week. In July by the retiring president. Charles L. Shimer. The ofllcers are: president. Edward Cassler; vice-president. J. Allen Schaeffer; secretary. Frank Keim; and treasurer, Frank H Schmidt. • MITSICALE TOMOKROW NIGHT The Young People's Bible Class of the Haman Evangelical Sunday School win have Music Night to¬ morrow evening. May Wth, In the church. There will be a xylophone selec¬ tion by Mrs Ru.well Rohrbach; se¬ lections by the Evangelical junior choir as well as selections by trl is. quartettes, duet.s. Austin Nace and Nnrman Orande wUl also render several selections on the maslcal saw, together with many other fea- ttires. SPELLING BEE AT P. T. A. TONIGHT The annual spring .spelling bee. sponsored by the Parent-Teachers Assocltalon will be he:d tonight In the High School auditorium Mrs. R. B. Fortuin will be in charge of the social hour Following is a report of the ChUd Health Committee, sponsored by the Northampton County Medical and I Dental Societies, ot which Mrs. : Louisa Bahr Schramm, of East Lawn ' is local investigator. Number of children exammed dur¬ ing the month of April, 133. total to date, 7413; number of cliUdren re-examined in April," 36. total to date, 570; children found not vac- cuiated. 51, total to date 2043; chU¬ dren found vaccinated. 14. total to date, 830; children found not having had toxoid, 112, total to date 5327; children given tjxold. 99. total to date 4172; chUdren found with eye I defects. 39, total to date 821; chil- j dren found with nasal o'ostructions, I 25, total to date 160: children found with diseased tonsils. 48 total to date. 2785: chi'.dren found with en¬ larged cervical glancs, U, total to ' date 987; children found with en¬ larged thyroid gland.-., inne, total to date 42: children found with lung affections, none, total to date 118: chUdren found with cardiac defects, none, total to date 90: chUdren found with bihavlor dUsorders, 1. total to date 63: children found with venerai diseases 1, total to date 69; children ' found needing circumcision, 2. total to date 282; children found with ; malnutrition. 14, total to date 1313; I ChUdren found with orthopedic and postural defects. 3, total to date 263 and children found with deficiency diseases, 1 and total to date 160. Tlie report on the ear, nose and I throat as taken care of by the local I hospitals is as follow Hospital. 14 registered. 709 to date. 20 operations and a total of 685 to I date; Allentown Hospital, 4 register- j ed, laO to date. 1 operated and 150 , operated to date: Sacred Heart ' Hospital: i registered. 429 to date. 3 operated and 424 total to date; Easton Hospital. 4 registered. 383 to date; 1 operated and 151 to date. The Eye report Is as follows, 39 children examined privately by si>ecialists, 39. total to date 1173; 29 children received glasses, total to date 678; 4 chUdren found not need- Instructional Service . Coordtoate Activities . Operation of Plant ... Maintenance of Plant Fixed Charges tsmm 12,79IJt ixxtm Total Current Expenses |ll4j9aMS Debt Service I1,715M Capital Outlay lOMllS Total Expenditures 913T.1U40 The e.stimated revenues are: I •,4aijN 96.199M 16.4 Begtonlng balance Tax CoUejiijns State Apiiroprlatlons .. Tuition non-resident pupils 23JOO.M Ir.terest 3M.09 i Other Sources 971999 ! Total Revenues $137.15SM ^ The tax rate was fixed at 19 mlUa I on property apd $4.00 per capita, tb* ' same as lyt year, and the Tui Collector y/as authorized to acala ' collect the 1939 taxes to instaUmeiiti as h§s^een Uie custom for sevenU years. The installments will be due on October 1st and December 1st, 193d,-ami onPebruary 1st and Aprtt 1st. 1940. The Tax Collector's com* mission for collecting the 1939 taxeg was flxed at 2 . and the amount of his bond for the year beglnnlnf I July 1st. 1939, was flxed at •M4N9M. I Mr. C. P. Schnerr was re-elected ! treasurer for tlie 1939-1940 year and the amount of hia I was flxed at $10,000.00. Tlie j National Bank of Nazareth and the ! Nazareth National Bank and Truat I Company were redesignated as ttM '_"'".*"^'" I depositories for the funds of tiM at. i^uKCa District for the next school yaax. The Board also re-elected Or. Jaoob A. Praunfelder as medical Inspeetor (Contmued on Pam Ptmt CONFEBCNCB AT BVANOBUCAii CHIRCH TrBSDAT MOflff A mid-year worker's conferenee, sponsored by the Northampton County Sunday School Associatioil, was held Tuesday evening in the Haman Evangelical Chureh, Madl* son Avenue, town. Harry H. Stewart HOST TO RELATIVES AND FRIENDS John Savitz. of Evergreen St.. was host to a group of relatives and friends at a party held Saturday evening at the home of his nephew and niece. Mr and Mrs. Oeorge Hoffert, Spring St. Bethlehem Pre.sent were: Mr and Mrs Earl Hoffman, Mr and Mrs Oeorge Hof¬ fert. Mr. and Mrs. John Oberly. Mr and Mrs. Asa Hartzell. .Mrs. Ryan Raidline, all of Bethlehem: Mr. and Mrs. John Savitz, of town: Mr. and Mrs Floyd Oberly. of Heck: iwn: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bon.ser and son. Charles, of Macada; M. Bleller and WUUam MUler. of Northampton; Mrs Helen Fogel. Plora Engle. Lo¬ retta Hoffman, Oeorgla Raidline, Robert Oberly. Jr.. Leona and John Oberly. Kenneth Kline. Arline Hof¬ fert. Beatrice Kline. Pranklin. Richard. James, Robert. Oeorge and Lee Hoffert. all of Bethlehem. burg, superintendent of adult of the State Sabboth Sehool ciation. who spoke on the subjeeli "What One Man Can Do." The conference was attended bgr ofBcers and district offlcers who out* lined work for the comtog year 9k co-operative Christian educatioOt # BAND CONCBBT SATURDAY EVENINO J I of Bethlehem, president of the ae> ing glasses or change of g.a^es and | sociation, was to charge. He Intro- a total of 41 to date. ^^^^ ^^thur Bogner. of Harrta- Dental work was as foUows: Num¬ ber of ChUdren examined. 89 iby 32 dentist.^), total to date. 1819: number I of visits. 139, total to date. 3433: number of children completed. 51. still under care. 38; number of ex- j tractions made. 93. total to date, I 273''; number of fillings. 95. total to date 3172; number of cleanings, 17, ' total to date 581; number of treat- I ments, 14 total to date 171: num- i ber of abscesses treat-ed. 3. total to I date, 12: number of dental X-rays, ' 1, total to date 29. 1 Home visits Included: Number of \ Initial visits to take histories. April. 126. .since beginning, 3305; number of histories taken, 188, total todate 8407: ' number of follow-up visits for cor¬ rections. 915, total to date 22.496; number of families refused or ineli¬ gible. 39. total to date 171; number of I families who moved 20. total to date. I 281: number of famUies out at time I of visit. 289. total to date, 2630 i Dr. H. O. Rohrbach. of Bethle- I hem. is Chairman of the County I Committee. • 9 Engagement Annoanced Mrs Charles E. Barie. of town, announced the engagement of her daughter, Sally Elizabeth, to Robert P. Freeman, son of Mrs. John Pree¬ man of New York City. No date has been set for the wedding. Miss Bnrle Is a graduate of the Nazareth High School, class of 1933. and the Philadelphia Oen¬ eral Haspital and Is at present on the graduate staff of the New York HosplUl. Mr. Preeman attended New York University and Columbia tTnlversity and is now emptoyed by the New York State government. SUSPEND MEETINGS POR SUMMER MONTHS With dispension of meettogs through the Summer montha, the Nazareth Rod and Oun Club closed their flacal year Monday evening during a regular monthly session held in the American Legion Rome. The next regular meeting of the club Is .let for the second Monday In September. It was announced at the meettog that the BushklU Creek and varknu local dams wUl be stocked with perch by the State withta the next two weeks. Pred O. KUm. iMb president was to charge of Monday night's meetlnff. An open air band concert will ba rendered this Saturday evening 9f The Nazareth Band on tlw veraads of the Nazareth Inn. Thia la flrst public appearance thla of the local band and It nounced that a good ppogr— It to the making Come to Nazareth urday evening, enjoy a cal treat. Concert will start | ly at 8 o'clock. # • RCPUUJCAN WOMBN tO HOLD The Nazareth OouncQ of ; can Women wUl hold • bike «!¦ «• Satunlay May SOth. aX ttM OPOa «t the Parmers' Unloo Mut Pm Pm •uranoe Oo, Boath Itein Bt The committee In ebUBe of 09 eake aale InchadM Mm & chalrlady, aaalsted bf Mrs. U. Mra. Anna Stoekar. Mn.; Miss Allee mittaPd end lyn Ally. — M( TbeMottiefB' Seoute et Priday night la South Broad Bt knrint Pieeldenl |
Month | 05 |
Day | 11 |
Year | 1939 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19390511_001.tif |
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