The Nazareth Item

              The Nazareth Item
AN INDEPENDEWT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. DEVOTED TO UTERATURB. LOCAL AND OBNERAL INTELLIGENCE
VOL. XXXVl
NAZARETH. PA., THURSDAY MORNINC, PECEMBER 23, 1926
No. 4
STATE AND NATIONAL AGENNES OFFER TO HELP BEfTEL HOME
A hearing recently held before Judge .McKeen, at Kaston, I'a., de¬ veloped some very Interesting and enccurnging features. The hearing „Ms upon n petition of the Trustees of Ihe Will R. Beitel Children's Honu', Nazareth, Pa. The petition nsked for a change of site from the one selected and dedicated by the lute John F. Beitel and his wife, the late Ida E. Beitel, to the memory of tluir son, the late Will R. Beitel, and nlso for permlsalon to spend the sum ol' $75,000 upon an Initial building.
A great deal of testimony on ce¬ ment dust was presented, as its prev- iilcnce wns the one reason given for tlic proposed change of site; but the most Important testimony with State wide signiflcance was that presented by Miss .Mary 8. I^nbaree. head of the Clilldren's Bureau of the Welfare De¬ partment of the State of I'ennsylva¬ niii.
According to the most recent de¬ velopment of State law, the Welfare Department bas the right of visita¬ tion o( all charitable institutions, private as well aa public, and Is fur¬ ther given authority to offer IU wealth of Information, plans and HUggestiona for the help of trustees and othara interested in and in charge of these institutions. Judge .McKean, therefore, had referred the petition of the trustees of the Beitel Home to the Welf ore Department of the Stste. Dr. Ellen C. Potter, secre¬ tary of Welfare, flled an answer to the petition with Judge McKeen. and Miss Mary S. Labaree, director, Bu¬ reau of Children, represented the nepartment at the hearing.
The Intereet of the Department In the matter waa also shown by the fact tbat. knowing that Dr. E. T. De- vine. Dean of tbe Graduate Scbool of the American University, Waahing¬ ton, D. C, nnd a -nation-wide author¬ ity on aoclal welfare, would he lectur- ins In Bethlehem, Dr. Potter wrote to (08Btla«a« aa Paaa ila)
SENIORS TO PRESENT MOVlEi CLASS MEET; STUDENTS DEBATE
On Friday, Dec. 17, the Senior clasa held a clasa meeting at which It was decided to offer a movie to the public. This movie, "Red (irungc in One .Minute to Play," will appear at the Broad Street Theatre on Thursday, Jan. 6. Tickets arc un sale at the movie house und can also be ohtaiitHd from ineniberH of the class.
The Sophomore class has hud sev¬ eral meetings recently, at which the buying of pennants w:is discussed. The president, Snimiel Shinier, pre¬ sided. The pennnnt?: -.wu being mad>^ with cardlnat and silver gray, our class colors, '
The second preliminary debate was hold at Xnzareth High School on Fri¬ day afternoon. The question wua "Resolved, that the Federal Oovern¬ ment should legalise the manufacture and sale of light wines and beer. ' Those members debating wore: af- flrmatlve. Margaret Oeti, Anna Inarch, Eva Pearl: negative, Samuel Shimer, Dorothy Mett, Margaret Rotb. The Judges decided unanim¬ ously In favor of the negative side.
JURORS FOR JANU-
ARY CIVIL comr
Amandus Bell and Paul Lasarus of Allen townahip; John Remaley and William Patch, of Bath; George H. Mann. Jennie Habn and Robert Coiver, of Bushkill township; Wilson Heberlinc, of Chapman borough; Elmer Bachman, of East Allen town¬ ship; John Felt and Bert Ackerman, of Forks township; Frank J. Sey¬ fried, of Nasareth. and Maude Smnrt. uf Tataniy. nre among those drawn for Juror duty for a session of Civil Court begtiining ou .Monduy, Janunry 17 next In the County Court house at Easton.
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Lo. SaucN ami WUHais Townslilp Wat Nnr Ini
Aa Improvad eonerata roail through Lower Saucoa aad Williams townships, was a matter brought to the attention of the Northampton county commissioners Friday morn¬ ing at the court house.
The exact route of the road found n delegation of flfteen divided. One proup favored a route that would take the ruad through Apple Butter streit to nenr Freemansburg, to Shi¬ mersville and then to Glendon to Kitstnn.
The other group wanted the road tut through the heart of Lower Sua- con town»hli> thence to WilliamN township and then either over Mor¬ gan's hlll to Kaston or following the eastward course to the South Dela¬ ware drive at Raubsville.
Included In th«> deleRalion were representatives of Williams an«l IX)W- er Saucon towuahips, Hellertown, lietlilehem city council nnd the Ufth- lehem Chamber of Commerce. ' A petition, signed by 400 resl- ilenis of Lower Saucon and Williams townships, was also presented t<» tho cummlssiouers. urging that the rouil lie constructed.
The commissloneis Informed the delegation that the respective super¬ visors should come hefore them with a route mapped out. and then ask for nid, saying that it wus not the duly nf the commissioners to define just where the road should lun through n township.
Tlf^ delegation was ulso informed that the money voted in the recent bond Issue already had been about entirely pledged for road construc- tiiiii but added thnt if n sufficient bal- aiioe remained after other roads were fonstiurted. thut the commissioners Would be glad to do tbeir share for I.'ivver Saucon and WiUliinis town¬ ships.
REBEKAHS TO ENTER¬ TAIN KIDDIES MONDAY
KliHibeth File, No. 570, Rebekah • .o<lKe will give n children's party in the I. O. O. F. hall on Helvldera Xll eet, .Monday afternoon. Decemlier 27. beginning at 2.30 o'clock. Tho features will include games, refresh¬ ments, etc, including a worthwhile present for each child. Bvery mem- •>er is supposed to bring at least one cliild, (hose not having any will bor¬ row one from a brother Odd Fellow, lor the afternoon.
Lodge DMrlliutes FMd
Naxareth Temple, No. 10. Ladies Of the Golden Bagle Isst week dis¬ tributed a goodly number of baskets Of food OS Christmas Joys to needy •bout town and vicinity. The spe- eial committaa who hsd the distrlbu- "on In charge wish to thank all mem- "•'s who so heartily eooparated and ?P«:'*«ly the loeal Boy ScouU for !»• courteoaa dlspatehlag ot tha bas-
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To our friends—
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^ We greet you once again. We are pleased to greet you heartily and are thankful to he ahle to do it. We have had a successful year. This means that you—our friends—have appreciated our efforts to produce a good commodity. We are doing our hest. No man can do hetter than his hest.
What we do, we try to do %vith a smile and make that smile radiate throughout our factory. Courtesy is one df our hest assets. It costs us nothing. We try to keep our organization full of it. '|
We appreciate your favors and hope you will have the hest, happiest and most prosperous year you ever had.
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Good luck and hest wishes from
Nazareth Item Publishing Co.
Mrs. Vkda George TeNered Svprise
A very pleaaant surprlce party was aald at tha koata ot Ura. Viola Oaagaa oa Nartli atraat la koaor at Aat birthday anoiraraary oa rrtday atrenlng. Mualc and games were en- Joyed and retreahmen's servad. Many beautiful birtbday gifts were received. All left at a late hour wishing Mrs. Oeorge mnny more hap¬ py birthdays.
Those prer«nt were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heller and daughtera Edith, Elsie, Gladys. Bertie, I.eona, of Wind Gap; Mr. and M.'s. Jamea Paff and Miss Marv Fo.\. of Stockertov.n: .Miss Kditti Mty. of Pen Argyl; Mr. and .Mrs. Harry Pavis, Miss Sylinda Kresge. of Tlethlehem; Mr. and Mrs. .Milton WeU'9 and son.s Russell, Ell¬ wood :>nd P.inl, Mr. and Mrs. Stew¬ ard Georgo and children Alice and Biirl. Miss .Mabel Schweitser, Mins Irene Heers. M.'. and Mrs. John Man- wilier, Arlington Stout. Raymond Flick, Earl Korli, Kloyd Kresge. Mrs. Viola George, Clifford and Harold (Jeorge, of Nazareth: Miss Ellen Kresge. Lev.is Kresge, of Tatamy, and Wllllani Knauss. of .Mlentown.
School Board In Regular meetings Officers Elected
The regular mmithly meeting of the School Board was held In the High School building .Monday even¬ ing. Dec. a.
Members present: Kern, Marlin, Iluwk, Shimer and Gold.
Tho niinutes of the previous meet¬ ing were read and approved.
The Treasurer f>f the Hoard rend¬ ered the followlim report:
Hal.  .Nov.   1,   l!»;ir, |lT,60r,.l.S
R«H-elpls. FroiM   T.iN     Col¬ lector    .*r,o.-,4.;ui
stale Appropriations
\'oe. edu.  "S.'.-'l'i;   ItiO.Do Tuition         l.lJt.Td     7.339.06
Total reeelpts $r)4,!»4 .'..2 4
E.vpendltures         7..';o:i.7'.t
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Bul. Dec. I,  I!t26 $47,4-11.4.^
Tnx Collertor U. C. Grifflth rend¬ ered a report showing collections of achool taxes during tbe month of November. 1920, as follows: Taxes, $1209.64; penalties, |60,SI, and er¬ ror In August settlement f2.00; to¬ tal 11272.16.
A. A. Miller rendered a report of delinquent taxes ns follows: 1925 taxes, 186.40; penalties, $4.32, total 1925 taxes, $90.72: 1924 taxea, $112; penalties. $5.60; total 1924 tttxea, $117.60 or a rnind lotul of $208.32.
On motion of Martin and Shimer, unanimously carried, the reports of the Treasurer rnd of the Tax Collec¬ tors were received and flled.
On motion of Shimer snd Kern, unanimously csrrled, the following bills wore approved for payment and the Treasurer authorised to pay them:
Slate Delt Telephone $ tS.tt
Currant Events     »7.40
HRE COMPANY OFFICERS ELEirrED
Vlgllunce Hose Coni|)auy. No. 1 of Nazuretli met on Monday evening in regular monthly meeting in their meeting rooms In the Municipal building. The different offlcers made their monthly reports. The trustees rendered a splendid flnancial yearly report, Tbe following offlcers ware alaetad (pr 1»27:
Pi«at4aat, Raymoad Oataratoak: Vlaa PaaaldaBt, Aafcar Haka: aaaia- tary, Rokart J. Otatkar; Ptaanefat Secretary, H. H. Cooley; Treaaurer, Ralph E, Saeger; Trustee 3 years, Elmer Kemmerer: Janitor, Harry Cooley: Representatives for three years 'o the N.i.zsreth Firemen's Re¬ lief Asooclatlon, H. H. Cooley, Elmer Kemmerer and William D. Ginther: Chief, Clarence E, Everitt: Foreman of Hose, Raymond Teel; Two Assist¬ ant Foremen cf Hose, Floyd B. Hess and William Kiefer: Forem.Tu of Hook and l..adder Truck. Wllliem Young; Foreman of Chemical Truck, Milton S. Lindenmoyer nnd Assistant Foreman ot Chemical Truek. Geary A. Gum.
Werley Music House . . , . Lyou .Mettalic Mfg. Co. . . Remington Typewriter Co. Interurban Gas Co	
6.00 3.35 2.til) 1.S4 Peunn. Kdison Co    122.1.'>
Milton Bradley Co	
Hahn & Gold	
R. K. Stout  	
.S   n. Knecht   	
Nazareth Coal & Lumber
Fisher Scientific Co	
.1.  L. Hammett Co	
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co.
A. C. I'nnugst   	
J. T. Baker Chemical Co. Arthur H. Thomas Co. . . , The Prang Co	
Notice To Parents
For the welfare and protec¬ tion of ull concerned. Chief Burgess Ziegler Issued a notice prohibiting coasting on any other streets within the Boro with the following exceptions:
Sleigh riding la permitted on West Centre sti«et west of Oreen; on Prospect street weet of Mala straet; Prospect streat aaat ot Broad ntradt, aad Hick flvp0ot wom oc BMlffr* '
R, p. ZIEOLBR, Chief Burgeas.
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T TO ENTERTAIN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY
J.J.ROHN,WELLKNOWN CITIZEN, PASSES AWAY
James .1. Rohn. a native of Palmer township, this countv, a well known and respected citizen of town for th<! past twenty-three years, died on Sun¬ day afternoon at .'.20 o'clock at his home on .South Broad street of com¬ plications. Atied >2 years, 2 months and 23 days. Wliib' residing in Pal¬ mer township he was engaged as a farmer and served .-ieveral terms as director of the poor of .\orthanii)ton county, township supervisor and school director, besides being an ac¬ tive member of the Northamiiton County Agricultural Society, Wliil • a resident of town he served as Tliitd Ward Assessor. He was a member o:' the .N'azareth .St. .lohn's Lutheran church.
He leaves to mourn   his    widow,
Kmma. two daughtirs and flve sons.
Mrs.   Harry  Repshev,  of town;    Mrs.
William  Fehr.  Dushore;  Clinton and
8.02   Harvey,  Kaston:   Kdgar, Charles and
The Baker A "Taylor Co       6!'.51 ' Frank, of town;   besides   2«     giand-
Glnn and Co       i o.22   ''''"'''¦«'" ""''  I •"' Kr. at-grandchildren
Co.
r..l6 2.4S
4.H7
14.30
222.3.'
173.10
is.osi
3t$.9.S
1.60
99.12
32.3.1
4.91
Durkin, Roevos & Co      13.90
Chas. E. Merrill Co. Rand. McNally Co.
19.22
lu accordance with the custom for a number of years bnck the local Y. .\1. C. A. committees are arranging an "open house" program for the after¬ noon and night of January  I.
The Ladies' Auxiliary have ar¬ ranged a very attractive program for the afternoon in the lobby. Refresh¬ ments will be served to men and women from three to flva o'clock aad ntiMlcoi aaaabars will bo protriaad for ^ntartalnneat of the vaests. Tke Nasareth High School Orehestra wlll play in the lobby during the after¬ noon.
The children will be well taken care of by an athletic program and tames. Carnival in the gymna.sium and boys' department. A free mo¬ tion i>icture program will be given in   the  Auditorium   in  the  afternoon
j and will be rejieated in the eveninR. The "V" basketball team manager
i lias invited one of the best teams of
I Kuston to play in the .Vazareth gym. I bat alternoon and definite annoiince-
' ment  of ihis will be  made later.
I      ll   should   be   clearly     understood
I that  the program  New  Year's is  not
icontined to memliers and  families of
I the association and aiixiliiry mem- hers but is o^x n to th" entire Naza¬ reth public.
' llu-ketball TonJ^lit.
Toni.ght ( Tliursilay ( two teams of the C. K. Williams Co., Easton, will play in  the    "Y"     gyiniiasiuin.     The
, first gaiup of the evening will be be¬ tween the girls' teams of the Wil¬ liams Co. and thi' girls of the Naza¬ rel'. '-Y ¦ .Vuxlliary.     1'his will be the
, (irsl game of the season for the Naz¬ areth girls wln>haio been putting in
: pome strong praot|i-e recently in pre¬ paration for the games that are now
¦booked. The Williams Co. nienN team are rated high in aiu)riing cir¬ cles in Ka.ston aii<l the N'azureth "fans ' are assnred a fast and snappy e.xiilbition tonight.
CONTRIBUTE TO TINYTIM FUND FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN
Instead of having the usual out¬ door 'services at Cenlie Kquaie o;i Clirisimuh Kve. as in former years, for the benefit of crippled children, contribution boxes have heen i/laced at the following bii.iii.e.s» places .vhere friends may drop their contri-
1)U. iijlin:
'I'he .Nazareth Light Lunch. Craw¬ ford & Co.. F. H. Kingln!?er. Henry .Schiegel, Weaver's Grocery, Yeakel's Drug  store and  Clinton   Frantz.
The Dickens' Kellowship wish to exj.ress their thanks to the public for the inteiest sliown and generosity displayed ill Ihe past year.s
TOWNSHIP LINE
ROAD HEARING
I'erhaps all of our readers will not .igree with IIS in the way we look at 'he citizens' meeting of jtrotest over tlie taking of the township line road by the Pennsylvania Cement Com¬ pany, held In the court house in ^^a9- ton last week Friday morning. We feel sure they won't In the heat of public opposition. At least give The News the credit of honest oiiinion and Intention. First as to the hear¬ ing. Attorney (Miidsey ably repre¬ sented the Penn8>lvonia Cement Co.. and Attorney Aaher Selp just as ably and forcefully protected the rights and interests of the Borough of Bath BS the. witnesses one after the other took the stand to prove the road was not unused, wae a traveled highway, was not neglected, fliled with rub¬ bish, a dumping ground. Superin¬ tendent .Morris Fortuin attended th.? viewers' hearing. We give you the list of the witnesses, every one of them loyal to the borough of Hath, unshaken in their evidence: William ft. Krvin, rural mall carrier: A. S. Leihy, pastmaster; William H. Bar- rail, contractor, familiar with the road from boyhood, a .'>2-year-olcl boy: Harry Guth. a teamster; Thos. F. Dech, a resident of the heights of Penn street, observer of the road, day or night; Elmer Flick, motor truck expressman, reaident of North- iiini ton street: R. W. Barnstead. ed Itor of the Bath News, who laet Sep¬ tember wrote up the great Improve- maata tbs Paanaylvanla compaay am Biaktac aroaad Ifcolp plaat, laaartad the article In The News and In "Con- (Continued on  Page Two)
EXCEUENT PROGRAMS TO BE RENDERED IN MORAVIAN CHURCH
(luistmas I'Jve servici's in the .Mo¬ ravian church will begin promi)lly at 6..'{0 o'clock. As tills service Alls the cliurcli to capacity, come in time. .N'o udmlssiou during the opening livnin '.SI ilie Nacht" by the choir, and Stripture reading aud prayer by the jiastor.
The choir and Sunday school will s;ii!g ".Morning Star" by Ilev. F. F. Ih'.gL-n. The solo part will be taken by .Miss Kthel Vanni.ita. also the solo part  in the children's "Te  Deum."
Chrhstmas Day the Sunday achool vsili render a program in the evening at 7 o'elock to which parents and friend!, are cordi:illy invited. Th* Heginners and Primary departments will take a distinct put. Mis.s Ethel \annaita will sing a solo, also with .Miss \'iolei   Vannatta a  duet.
A good program has been in pre- paratioti tor some time, und i.s to be rendered in honor of Hlm who ca/ue into the world to seek and to save that  which Is lost.
.\ G4M>I» MOTTO,
In an old Kngllsh churchyard en¬ graved on the tomb of Kdw:ird Courtenay, Karl of Devonshire, are found tl'.e fullowlng signitlcanl »en- fences:
"I shall pass througii this world but once. Any good therefore tliat 1 can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being. let ine do if now. I.et nie not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again."
Chri.slmas is Ihc time when more than any other reason of tl " year human hearts are moved to kind words and deeds. In memory of that greatest gift that (iod gave li> man- kinil. His only and well-beloved Son. all people everywiiere are willing to share their giMxl tilings of life with the poor, ih>' forsaken and flie jif- . Hinted. Me wlios.' birth we celebr;ite i liius told Us: "luasniuili as vm hnve done it iiiiio one of the least of these iny   bretlren.   ye   have   dune   it   unto
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American Book Co       10.4.1
E.  D.  Vogel          12.2.'.
Roberta &  Meek            C.t!»
Kdward .?. Cnangst & Sons . .        fi.05 Scott.   Foresman  &  Co.   . . .
Lyons nnl Carnalian   	
The H.  W. Wilson Co	
World   nook Co	
.1.   11,  LIpplucoH Co	
Tie Macinillan Co  1.40
Iro luoid  rub,  f'o  s.fii.i
.Nazareili  Hardware Co       fIS.iKt
A. .\. Miller ^       .14.71
11. C. Grifflth       31,SO
W   K. Kern            9.12
K. A. Marcks       1:?.50
The Kducalional Asso    273..''.7
At this Juncture the Board pro¬ ceeded with the election of President and a Vice-President for the ensuing year. Hawk nominated W. 1. Gold for the offlce of Preaident of the Board. Kern nominated If. E. Shimer for the offlce of Vice-Presi¬ dent of the Board. On motion of Martin and Hawk the nominations were closed and Meaars. Gold and Shimer eleeted to tho olBces, for which they were nomlnsted, on the followinc vote: Yea: Kern. Hawk, Martin, Shimer and Gold. Nay; none.
Moved by Martin, aeconded by Shimer, Contractor George Hahn was authorised to proceed st once to place aufflclent support In all class rooms in tha High School buUdlna to safe-guard agalast any eelltasa fall¬ ing down. Motloa carried on tha fol¬ lowiag vote: Yea: Kem. Hawk. Martin. Shinar and Oold. Nay: aoaa.
C. J. KNAUSS, Aaey,
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He is al.so siirvlviMl by two sisters, .Mrs. Kugene Kitt.'r, Colesville, and Mrs. Sarah Gernet. N'azareth.
The  funeral    will     be     held     tiiis
2fi.7S I (Thursday I l.r.4 i from his Iat 2 40 l.Mi 4.15
afteriMon et  1.30 o'clock
• hoiiu' in ch.irge of Hev
Harvey C   Sny !er      Int< "n'eni -.ill b ¦
niade   in   ih"   Hecktown   Hoik?   ceme
leiy.      liclalivis  and   friends   nro   in¬
vited tice.
to  iiMeiid   w'l'ioiil   further   no-
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Obituary       |
MARTHA  M.  KRAM
Martha .M. Kram, wife of Harry Kram. died at her home on High street .Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock of pleuro-pneumonia. aged .'lO year)* and one day. Sho is survived by her husband, two sons and two daught¬ ers: David and Harry, at home: Mrs. William I.,eltscnberger and Mrs. Leou Kocher, both of Nazareth; two hroth¬ ers and four slaters: Adam Heinev and Morris Heiney. both of Allen town; Mrs. Jacob Ruskirk. of Mar¬ tin'a Creek; Mrs. Howard Marlapp. of Emerald, Pa., and Mrs. Suaie Lowln. of Long Islsnd City, N. Y.
Funeral Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock wltb brief services at the boma followed by regular services In the Slon's Bvanselieal church of which aha waa a faithful worker. In- tannaat la Omoawood caaMtary. Rev. Rotk. of AUaatowa. aad Rav, R. O. Parry aad Rav, 8, J. Melatyra, koth of Bathlahan, arlll oflelata.
XmasProgram By Jack¬ son School Dec, 30-31
.\ ( lirlstmas luogram will he given . Ihe 1 upUs 01' .l.n Uson sehool ul ; 'iiidiile on the eveiiin.:;.s of Deceiii- lii'r ;io and ;!1 at 7.1."> o'clock. A Miver offering will be taken for t:»e liunelil of the Literary Society which ••iiS ortianized by the teacher, .Miss Iri tl' N' Keimer. The foll.M\inR iiiiiiilier-   will be rendered:
Miiif;.   ¦ i;i>r  V Christmas" School
"A Chris-mas Welcome"   	
     \\'alla«e George
The   Keason" .Mildred   Ruth
"The t'hrist tn,Id Story"	
    Group of Children
".V Cliiistmas Wish "Frances /.ellner ".Xngel's .Message ".., Hazel l^imberi ' t) Little Town of Hethlehem '
Sehool.    Motions.  Verna Moyer
"Christmas " Harvey Grube
"Christmas   Symbols" Group
Vocal Solo. "Lullaby " .Alberts Shafer "Harold's  tjuestion"   .. Harold   Ruth
LMlle Boy  Hlue" Robert Miller
"Christmas .loys" Arlene Marsh
"tJifts and Needs" Grace Allen
Song. "The pear tJld Tree". . .School "Christmaa Greetings " J. Lieberman "In Ihe Pine Woods". . ..Ijester Ruth "Kitty's Present "... Kdith Lambert "If I Had Been a Shepherd Boy"
Lloyd Ruth
"Santa Claus" Cora Bond
Song, "Santa Land" Sehool
"A Chriatnias Bed-Time atory"
Doris Laopold
.Mr. nnd Mra. Hetiry Knauss s|H'ni Saturday in nethlehem visiting with -Mr.  and  Mrs    RusseU  Scheirer
Mr. and .Mrs. William Petz nnd .Miss Florence Strunk. of Hethlehem, were Sunday visitors at the home of .Mr. and Mrs D, Wilmer Wolf Pros- t ect sireet.
Mai'iiilesh.
New Knu- Clerk: "What is in this 111 Itll-','"
I'ruggisi: "Save that — we use it when we can't v^ad the prescrip- tiot.s."
M.inner-.  rif«l.
Tommy •'tth.     niaiiiina.     look!
Tiiere's a  burglar."
.Mollier; "How many times have I (old yon not to point'.'"
Santa's  Trials' Ceraldine   Uutli
The   .Night   Hefore   Christmas"
Grace Guih Song.     Three  Ships  Sailing  By"
School ".Now's the Time for Clapping,
Group of Children "The Christmasy Atmosphere"
Anna Zellner (iotlltjg Ready for Santa "
Florence Marsh
Play "The   Surprise   Christmas"
Time,   Christmas   Kve.      Pluce.   a deserted mountsin cabin
Characters: Tim. a tattered urch¬ in searching for Ranta Claus. John C. Allen Jr. Teeny, his slater. Orace K. Allen. Jack and Joan, the Tucker twins who act but do not look twinay, Harold Zellner and Alberta Shafar. Bob. Warren D. Wagner and Doro¬ thy. Veraa B. Moyer, eity frtands. Girls, Mabel Hahn, Martha Lamkort. Estella Stawart, Mary Oowar. Boys. Waltar Btawart, Harvey Oraka aad Rarl Koaklar. Soar "Tka Naw Taar" Bekool
XMAS CANTATA IN ST. JOHN'S REFORMED
The choir of St. John's Reformed church will render the cantata "Im¬ manuel" by Adam Gelbel on Sunday evening. Dec. 26.
This cantata whicii is one of the most popular works of this noted compo.'^er. is entirely new to this community and has never before been rendered In this church. It Is written for solo voices, chorua and organ and as a whole makes a very interesting musical program. ^ »
Doy Scouts Held Court of Honor at Pen Argyl Friday
A Boy .Scout Court ot Honor for the towns of Bangor, Pen Argyl and Naaareth in the East Northampton District was held in the High School at Pen Argyl laat Friday evening.
Tha Paa Argyl H)ah 8ekool orekaa. tra aadar tka dtfataraklp et aaparta* tendant of Sckoola William B. Matk. added materially to the evening's en¬ joyment with a splendid concert be¬ fore the Court opened.
The High School Auditorium was nearly filled with Scouts from the ttiany troops in these towna. After the preliminary review of the Scout applicants for higher rank the Court opened wifh the pledge to the flag of the I'nited .Statet, and the Scout oath and laws led by Troo[) 1 of Pen .-\igyl and Trooii 1 of Uangor. The troops then gave the following dem¬ onstrations:
Troop 1 of Pen Argyl exhibited some models of houses they had made f<ir the school Christmaa putz; Tioop 1 of Hangor demonstrated sev¬ eral trail signs: Trooj) li of Bangor exliibit<'d a boar<l on whicii had been glued models of several tyjies of fires. Troop :¦ of Hangor detnonstrated the treatment when a patient has come in contact with a live electric wire. Troop 4 Hangor also had a boanl ou which had l^en glued models of the several ty|:es of trail signs Troop 1 .Nazaretii. deninnstrated the Adol,'* system of signalling by the use of four liglits of red and wbitf l.-imps. They spelled the mesaages "Merry Christmas to Mr .-\ndrews atjd the Skipper" and ".N'azareth. Troop i wishes yon all .-i ."Vlerry Christmas.' After this they gave a demonstration of Ihe treatment for dog bite
.Vwards were then presented to the following Scouts:
For second class rank, .lesHe K. (lipe :tril Pen .\ryyl 1 . .-Xrthiir Haker. Alfred .Tones. Ted Gould. George Iloherls. of Hangor 1: .Jonas Rarlieh. Kdward Jones l.loyd Jones Kobert Schaeffer nnd Harry I'nderwood of Troop 2 Hangor: John Arnts of Ha.i- gor Troop 3: Arthur Frutchey. W. Karl .Miller. .Iohn Pysher and Wil¬ liam Strike of  Hangor Troop 4.
For first da.sH rank: W.ilter Kden. Harold Pawe and .lohn I'almer of I'en .\rgyl Troop 1 . George Pifer and Warren .Moysey of Hangor Trooji 1 and Klmer Miller and .\iinoti Wil- Ihinis Ilf Hangor Troop 2.
Merit badges were then presented tl Kol>ert Keeler and Hoberi Price of Pen Argyl 1 fot pathflnding: Kdwin Hancock of Rangor 1 for bugling, first aid t oanimala. and music; David Winkler, Hangor 1 for civics, person¬ al health and public health: Paul Smith. Assistant Scoutmaster Bangor S for flrst aid and acholarahip.
Warrants were then presented to Edgar Schmickle ol^ Natareth as senior patrol leader and eagle scout; Guy I..audig of the same troop as Junior asalstant scoutmaater.
Thanks are eitended to Superin- tepdent Muth for the use of tha High School and to the foflowing maa of the Court of Honor who wara pros- net: Jeaae Cope, Jr. and Wllllaa E. Muth of Pan Argyl and Predarlck C, Martin of Naaareth.
The eofanoay cloaad wltk tka Scout banadleUoa lad By Naaaratk Tnwp 1.
Tka aast Ooart of Hoaor Car tkto dtatrtet Witt ka kaM la Baafar. aa rriAay. Saemaey II, plaaa ta ka aa- aoaaaatf hilar.