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FIVE ALLENTOWN MORNING CALU THURSDAY. AUGUST 23. 1934 Good Shepherd Home Guests Perfecting Plans for Dedication Of New Post Office Next Thursday; Postmaster General to Officiate Gross Wins City Sr. Life Saving Championship Swimmer Annexes Enviable Title for Fourth Consecutive Year' 17'' -v- A if I Cool Morning After a cool moraine, urine which the mercury dipped to S3 degrees at 5 o'clock la this city and as low aa 46 oa the south side of the Lehigh mountains, the temperature started to rise and by 3 p. m.

It was up to 80, the htih mark for the day. The temperature was unchanged until o'clock, and after that there wai a alow drop. If the weatherman's ferecaet holds true, fair and cooler weather will greet Romper day today. Official temperatures taken yesterday at the works office of the Allen-town-Bethlehem Oaa company are aa follows: 8 a. m.

58 3 p. m. 80 9 a. m. 60 4 p.

m. 80 10 a. m. 68 5 p. m.

80 (. m. 1 6 p. 78 Noon 15 7 p. 77 1 D.

78 Ip. 74 3 p. m. 79 9 p. m.

73 A Tall Cedar Band Concert Heard By Over 8,000 Consistory Choir, Rangers and Bugle Corps Assist in, West Park Program An outdoor program of entertain ment presented by the Ailentown Forest of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon in West Park last night drew what park attendants said was the largest audience of the season. It was roughly estimated that 8,000 were present to enjoy the entertainment presented by the Tall Cedars band with Harry Newhard conducting; the Lehigl; Consistory Chair, Prof. Sol. W. Unger directing; the drills by the Tall Cedar Rangers, with Harry Miller as captain, and the work of the Tall Cedar Drum and Bugle Corps in charge of Russell Best.

The size of the personnel taking part in the program made it necessary to build an additional platform in front of the band shell and special lighting was installed to permit the proper presentation of the program. Program at Handsome Three-quarter Million Dollar, Structure to Follow Noon Public Luncheon in Americus Hotel with Postmaster General James A. Farley as Guest of Honor Allentown's new three-quarter million dollars post office will be dedicated next Thursday by Postmaster General James A. Farley. A luncheon to which the public is invited will take place at the Americus hotel at noon from which place the party will move to the steps of the edifice at Fifth and Hamilton streets for the dedicatory exercises.

While plans have not been fully completed it is believed that Postmaster Arthur J. Nagle in his official capacity will speak in acceptance of this fine new structure while Mayor Fred E. Lewis will speak in behalf of the City of Ailentown. Congressman Oliver W. Frey will introduce the postmaster general.

The new post office building will not be open for inspection at once. The plans at this time call for an official opening by about October 1. Open house at that time will allow the people of Ailentown to Inspect their new mail headquarters from roof to basement. The exercises next week mark the termination of a long period of unceasing effort on the part of a committee, several members of which are no longer living, to bring Allentown's postal headquarters up-to-date. For many years, handicapped with a building too small for the fast growing city, Ailentown has waited fnr this npw The What the Home Has Done What It What It Expects to Do When It i DO Is Doing Gets on Its Feet these handicapped children were helped so as to enable them to help themselves and do some good in the world Some, who cannot be helped, must be kept at the home for The home has no opposition and very little com petition.

Harry Filer, one of the crippled boys, was graduated from the Allen-town High school and took the prize In a vocal contest in the junior and senior year at the high school, was graduated from the Kutztown State Teachers college and from Muhlen' berg college, has taught public school Continued on Page Six) Elmer Kingcaid Called by Death West" Catasauqua General Merchant Was 58 Old Elmer E. Kingcaid, one of the best known residents of Catasauqua and an ardent church worker, passed away at 2.30 Wednesday morning at his home, 112 Main street, West Catasauqua. Death was due to complications with which he had been ill for several months. He was in his 58th year. Mr.

Kingcaid, who had been in the (Continued on Page Thirteen) Vacation Club To Go to Camp Sixty Boys to Spend Week at Y. M. C. A. Cherry Valley Resort Boys who during the summer monms enjoyed tne iacnities oi tne Y.

M. C. A. through the Vacation club sponsored by the Boys Department, leave today for a week's stay at Camp Dent, the Y. M.

C. A. resort in nerry vauey. The sixty members of the club who will climax their vnratinn nHrh full week of typical camp life, earned uieir vacation inrougn ice cream festivals conducted during the summer and through their activities in the viureii7iuea on raae i mneen) Gas Co. Workers At Dorney Park Employes and Families Enjoy Varied Program at Outing Fully 500 employes of the Ailentown and Bethlehem Gas Co.

and their families, attended the company's annual picnic yesterday at Dorney Park. Ideal weather greeted the picnickers and a varied program throughout the day was enjoyed by everyone. Featured on the program of contests and games was an indoor baseball game between Joe Ludwig's shop team and Bob Glover's office boys. The final score, although disputed by all the players, was accepted as 12-11, favor of the office team. J.

Arthur Prick, president of the- Allen-town and Bethlehem Gas Co, was the umpire. All children of the company employes received free tickets for the park amusements, and adults were given tickets for other concessions. Julius Moser was the master of ceremonies for the day's program. Transportation for those without cars was provided by the company. The general committee in charge of arrangements consisted of the members of the employes' social ser-(Continued on Page Seven) Lynnville Young People Will Sponsor Program The Lynnville Sunday school on Sunday night at 7.30, standard time, will play host to young people and friends of young people in the community, at an interesting and varied program Jn the church.

Russell W. Reinert, this city, superintendent of the Dubbs Memorial Reformed Sunday school, will deliver an address. There will also be vocal music by Miss Irene Peters and Mrs. Leah Miller Leiby. One of the program features will be a play, under the direction of Marion Hoffman.

In the cast are Alfred Wert, Mildred Hamm, Forrest Moyer, Anna Kistler, Cleonice Bleiler, William Bleiler, Marion Weida, Ruth Bausch. Dorothy Weida, Margaret Wert, Helen Bleiler and Marion Hoffman. Call Chess Editor Defeats Favorite in N. Y. Tourney W.

H. Steckel, Central Pennsylvana champion and chess editor of the Morning Call has gone into second place in the New York state championships being held this week at the Onondago hotel in Syracuse. R. Grossman, of New York, defeated A. Thomas, of Syracuse, to get Into first place.

To get second Steckel defeated D. Polland. the favorite among the twelve entries. Rummage all week. Hats, 25c to $1.00, values to $12.50.

M. Bowman, 31 N. 14. Baby Buffalo Is Born At Philadelphia Zoo; Mother a Trexler Gift PHILADELPHIA, Am. 22.

(AP) A buffalo was born In the Philadelphia sooloclcal sardsns todar. Its mother, a sift from General H. C. Trexler, Ailentown, about months ago, and th father bull refused to allow zoo keepers to enter the stall todar. The offspring- Is a light brown and haa long gangling legs with black cuffs at each ankle.

John Cutshall To Be Chairman County Meeting Democratic Resolutions Com mittee to Complete Its Task Today Announcement was made last night by Jackson E. Scarl, Democratic county chairman that Attorney John L. Cutshall county solicitor, is to be chairman of the annual county meeting of the party followers, to be held on Saturday afternoon at Centra Park. ternoon at Central Park. Mr.

Scarl also announced that the work of the resolutions committee is to be completed today. The resolutions committee Mr. Scarl said is com posed of Congressman Oliver W. Frey, Attorney Morris Perkin, Assistant District Attorney Alfred K. Hettinger, A.

D. Gomery and John Bohrer. Secretaries of the meeting are to be E. J. McGettigan, John Y.

Kohl, Brlttain G. Roth, C. Fred Ritter, David DeLong and Charles W. Ettinger. The list of honorary vice presidents will be announced on the day ot the meeting.

The county chairman received word last night that Senator Alben W. Barkley, of Kentucky, who is to be the principal speaker, Is to arrive in Ailentown from early Saturday morning. He will be received at the Americus Hotel by the executive committee. All of the candidates for state ol flees had sent in their acceptances to 1e present and local candidates for the state legislature will also be in troduced. A feature of the meeting is to be a concert by the First Democratic Band of Pennsylvania, sponsored by the Lehigh Allen Democratic Club and the Democratic Women Club chorus.

Abduction Tale Being Probed Police Investigation of Bride's Story So Far Proves Fruitless In seclusion at her home at Morys ville, near Boyartown, Mrs. Ernest Schaeffer, 21, who told police she was abducted here Tuesday afternoon could not be reached as it was said she was recovering from her experience and members of her family would not talk of the affair. The girl, who met her husband while she was directing a may for the Boyertown Legion post last year, said she was forced Into a machine In the 600 block on Union street at the point of a pistol and taken to a home in South Ailentown. There the girl claims she was questioned concerning her name and when she proved she was not the girl wanted was driven to the railroad roundhouse near Bethlehem and thrown from the car, as she showed fight. She had bruises and scratches to show for- her fall.

Police again yesterday tried to find the home described oy tne gin out failed. Captain W. Detweiler had men investigate homes of persons sus pected but without results. The officer said that unless new clues were available the case was regarded as "closed" and expressed doubts of parts of the story told by tne girl. Rotary's Family Picnic To Be Held Tomorrow Ailentown Rotary will hold its an nual family picnic tomorrow, going to the grove of Lewis D.

Clauss, along the Little Lehigh, to spend the afternoon and evening. Several hundred people annually attend these functions and have a delightful time at this ideal picnicking place. At tomorrow's picnic, music will be furnished by Rotary's Schnitzer Band. There will be an animal circus, ponies to ride and many other attractions for the children. Brothers Hurt in Cycle Crash Show Improvement Emerich Canadi, 19, and Frank Canadi, 15, brothers, of 621 South Carldon street, two of the three youths Injured when a motorcycle on which they were riding collided with an automobile on Monday at Fourth and Union streets, continued as patients last night at the Sacred Heart hospital, although both were reported greatly improved.

In the Emerich Canadi received a severe head injury and lacerations over the entire body and right side of face. His brother suffered severe lacerations of the body. James Meyers, 20, of 37 East Wyoming street, the third rider of the motorcycle, was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday. He suffered a slight brain concussion. Today's Bulletin by The Lehigh Valley Motor Club The Popolopen Drive, running west from Bear Mountain Bridge and around Bear Mountain, is open to traffic.

The Seven Lakes Drive, which goes around the south side of Bear Mountain, is closed. The many resorts along the Atlantic sea coast, particularly the New Jersey shore, which is the eastern playground of America. Is now at Its season's best. The motorist will find excellent accommodations along the entire coast. Asbury Park and Atlantic City will have a great share of the tourist travel.

Motorists should make their reservations now for the holiday season. More than half of the second n- spection period for the year is over and many cars are still carrying the rticker which was placed during the first inspection period. We advise1 all motorists to have their cars inspected now rather than wait for the Harry Gross, for the past ten years one of the leading swimmers and life savers in this section, last evening annexed the city Senior life saving championship, conducted in con-Junction with the annual water carni val week: sponsored by the Ailentown Life Saving Corps, In competition with a field of strong candidates at Cedar Beach. It marked ths fourth consecutive year Gross won the title, and gave him the first le on a new three-legged trophy presented by the American Red Cross, Ailentown chap ter. A close second was Tom Kennedy, who during the summer months was in cnarge or water sports at the Y.

M. C. A. Camp Dent. Bill Sibley, former A.

H. s. swim star was third, and Willard Shelly. fourth- Gross carried ofT five of the nine first places, and finished second In luonunuea on page Eleven) Effort Merchant Dies, Aged 67 Geary H. Kresge Was Native of Kresgeville Well Known Here Geary H.

Kresse. native of Kresee. ville and for the past twenty years proprietor or tne general store at Effort, near Kresgeville. in Monroe county, passed away yesterday after noon at tne Eastern hospital aged 67 years. He was a ion of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Franklin Kresge Mr. Kresge was well known In this city, having many relatives here. He was a charter member of the Kresgeville Lutheran church, and was one of the volunteers who aided In building the edifice. He was a member of the Pittston lodee cf Odd Fel lows, and the P.

O. S. of Kresge ville. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James Robinson and Mrs.

Clinton Hawk, both of Pitts-ton, and a sister, Mrs. Newton Dietrich, of Reading. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9.30 o'clock, standard time, from his late home in Effort Continued services will be conducted the Kresgeville Lutheran church. ery. RevE.

L. Angstadt will offici ate. Mrs. Bculah Hess Tenderly Laid to Rest. at Greenwood Funeral Services Held in Zion Reformed Church Following services at Zion Reformed church at 2.45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, with Rev.

Simon Sipple officiating, the body of Beulah, nee Nicholas, wife of John F. Hess, 620 North Nineteenth street, was laid to rest In Greenwood cemetery. Preceding the church services, brief ser-i vices were held at her late home at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Hess passed away at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon, the result of com plications, following a five-day illness.

She was forty-seven years of age. Mr. Hess Is a member of the ad- ertlsing department staff of the Chronicle and News. Pallbearers were 1 brothers-in-law from both sides of the family. They lnoluded: Edward Graybill, Bethlehem; Rufus Richards, Clyde Long-enbach and Lloyd Stout, all of Eas-ton; Geo.

Nicholls, Pittsburgh, and Ha njy Riegel. Catasauqua. Besides he husband she Is survived by her parents, who reside in Nazareth: two daughters, Josephine S. and Dolores both at home, and the following brothers and sisters: Daniel Nicholas, Hartford, Elsie, wife of Geo. Nicholls.

Pittsburgh; Irene, wife of Harry Miller, this city; Marie, wife of Edward Graybill, Bethlehem; Mamie, wife of Harry Riegel, Catasauqua: Florence, wife of Rufus Richards, Easton, and Wm. Nicholas, Washington, N. J. Her mother-in-law. Mrs.

Milton J. Hess, of Easton, also survives. Purchases Valuable Jordan Estate Home One ot the most Important sales of realty In Ailentown in many montns was the transfer of the residence at the notheast corner of Fifth and Linden streets to Assistant District Attorney Alfred K. Hettinger. Mr, Hettinger purchased the property from the Samuel F.

Jordan estate, the deal having been consummated by Earl S. Kester, realtor, 519 Linden street. The former Jordan home is a handsome buff brick residence with fourteen rooms and two baths, and Is one of the finest residences to be found contiguous to the sec- WJU, I Marine Band to Give Park Concert August 31 A concert by the Marine band, under the auspices of the members of Camp George H. Schwarta, United Spanish War Veterans, and Christine Schwarta auxiliary, will be held In West park on Friday evening, August 31. Active committees are engaged in making arrangements for the event, on which night the veterans and their wives hope to have a record outpouring.

The program, which will Include many special features, will be announced later. Dies at Kulpmont Mrs. Mary Brocious. wife of Daniel Brocious. of Kulpmont, a native of Oirardville.

and mother of Raymond Brocious, this city, passed away recently at he, home. He Slight Have Simply Worried Himself Thin A jazz-band leader recently was in an awkward jam between two salad dressings. While boosting one brand over the radio it became known that he used another mixture on his daily salads In an effort to reduce the impressive dimensions of his circumference. As to losing weight about a vacant house, apartment or rooms, use a classified ad in the Morning Call and fatten your income. That's hor this ad worked: COR.

14TH TURNER 5 rooms, hwd. hower. AddIt Ed-wln P. Saeeer 14th A Turner Bts. CALL WANT ADS DIAL 4241 Boy Scout Head And Executives Camp Visitors County Council Leaders Pleased With Success of Season's Program Headed by Daniel E.

Ritter, president of the Lehigh County Council Boy Scouts of America, members of the executive committee yesterday made their annual trip to Camp rrex-ler to see the large number of boys who are there for what is the lasS week: of the camping season, to en-Joy an afternoon on a round of the features of the camp and to dine with the boys at dinner In the early evening. The Council was happy to learn of the complete success of the camp thk summer in every respect. Boys have put on weight, due in large measure to a abundance of nourishing food served according to scientific menus approved by the dietitians of the national body. There has been general ennd health. with, scarcely a case 01 even slight Illness.

The programs nave neen vanea ana well handled by the camp directors ivKn wall trainoA fnl" fVi nrnrk and have cooperated In every way Continued, on page seven) Flower Club Ends Work for Season Will Stage Flower Show at Local Fair Grounds Next Monday and Tuesday Th Nnrthamnton Ihlch Rural Ariult CTnwer show, next Mondav and Tuesday, In the Horticultural building on the Ailentown Fair grounds, brings to a close the flower club work for the season. The Northampton club consists of 36 members enrolled in first, second, third and fourth year clubs. The first year club members have grown (Continued on Page Thirteen) Dress Code Authority to Be in This City Saturday Will Distribute Money Union Collected for Weil-Made Dresa Co. workers According to information received at the office of Local 111, I. L.

G. W. Ailentown, Mr. FJsenberg, representing the Dress Code Authority of New York, will come to the office of the union Saturday, August 25, at 9.30 a. for the purpose of distributing the money collected by the union for the employes of the Well-Made Dress company, 928 Hamilton street, which was operated by the Conn and Litz corporation, of New York.

The money collected is not only for members of the union but for all em ployes of the firm who were employed since the firm started operation in this community. There are many on the list of whom the office of the union has no record. It is important that all people who were at one time or another employed by the above firm, to come in to the union office between now and Saturday, for the purpose of establishing their inden-tlty. Mrs. Harry Ci Trexler Visits Boy Scout Camp Presents Each Scout With Several Peaches Scouts of Camp Trexler had a gen uine surprise Tuesday when Mrs.

Harry C. Trexler, widow of General Trexler, founder or the scout camp; Daniel E. Rltter, present head of te Lehigh County Scout Council and Mrs. Ritter, paid a visit to the camp. Mrs.

Trexler and Mr. and Mrs. Ritter were conducted by the boys on a tour of interesting parts of the camp and were attracted particularly by the new dam, which was the last gift to the boys from their late benefactor, and the foresting plantation of seven thousand pine trees, planted by the boys. Mrs. Trexler told the scouts that her only regret of the day's visit was that a previous engagement prevented her from remaining for a Lehigh county dinner of sauerkraut, weiners, mashed potatoes and apple sauce.

Before her departure she presented every scout at camp, with several peaches from the Trexler orchards. Receives Word of Death Of Sister in Indiana A telegram was received yesterday by Mr. and. Mrs. George O.

Housei, 400 Race street, Catasauqua, Informing Mrs. Houser of the death of her sister, Mrs. Ida Bauer, of Lafayette, on August 21. Mrs. Bauer was the daughter of Edward and Caroline (nee Bartholomew) Kurtz and was born in Catasauqua.

She moved to Lafayette a number of years ago. Had she lived until December 15 she would have been 75 years old. Her husband and a daughter pre ceded her in death and the survivorj are: Two sons. Dr. Arthur and Harry, and three grandchildren, Lafayette a sister, Mrs.

George Houser; a brother. Harvey Kurtz and a step brother, Clinton Kichline, all three of Catasauqua. The funeral was held in Lafayette on Wednesday. Smash Window and Steal Watches Valued at $100 Window smashers yesterday morn ing crashed the window at the store of H. A.

Bally. 535 Walnut street. and stole-five white gold wrist watches valued at The noise of the glass breaking was heard by residents in the neighborhood, who notified police. Officers went to the store but found no trace of the thieves, who are believed to have fled In a machine, Musicians of the Tall Cedar bandT (Continued on Page Thirteen) Local Firm Plans To Open Plant In Mississippi Royal Manufacturing Also to Continue Its Operations Here The Royal Manufacturing company, of this city, which is entering its twenty-first year of business this month, will mark the opening of Its second score of years by opening a large plant in West Point, within the next few months. Invited by the Chamber of Commerce of West Point and Governor Bennett Conner, of Mississippi, to locate a plant there.

Morris Sendero-witz has made several trips to the southern city for the local company which through this new plant will (Continued on Page Seven) Four Injured Near Cetronia Two Ailentown Girls and Two Bethlehem Youths Escape Serious Hurts Four persons were injured, none of them seriously, as Edward J. Rapp, aged 19, of 631 New street, Bethlehem, losLfontrol of the car in wnicn they were riding and it left the road, upsetting on a lawn of a home on Route 22, half a mile west of Cetronia, at 12.15 clock this morning. Rano. with lacerations of the Bernice Eck, 24, 1030 Spring Garden street, this city, cuts about the face; Eva Wagner, 17, 2406 West Emaus avenue, this city; and Ferman Bona' witz. 20.

10 West Broad street. Beth lehem, suffering from a collar-bone fracture, were brought to tne Allen' town hospital for treatment. The Wagner girl also had face lacerations and suffered from shock. Rapp said that he was driving to ward Ailentown and just beyond Ce tronla was about to make a left turn Into a side road. The rear wheels of his car left the concrete and he lost control of the car.

It crashed through a guard rail and then rolled over on a lawn. Passing motorists called the Allen town hospital and all but Rapp were taken to the institution in the ambulance. Rapp came to the hospital in a car which had stopped at the scene of the mishap. Ohio Couple Held Here Awaiting Investigation Motorists Suspected of Having Figured in Lebanon Accident After being pursued for eight blocks by an Ailentown police cruiser car, a Cincinnati couple was halted at Nineteenth and Tiighman streets and the pair is being held by the local police for investigation. Adele Maher, 27, and Steven Ma-her, 33, who told police they were husband and wife, are the two picked up by Officer Dixon.

He was acting on a teletype message received here from Lebanon, saying the couple had been in a hit and run accident. The man was driving and police say the couple could not produce an owner's license for the car. State highway patrolmen came here from Bethlehem and are in touch wltn Ohio officials regarding the ownership of the car in which the Mahers were riding. If ownership of the auto is proved the two are to be released. 'The accident that caused the pair to be picked up happened yesterday afternoon near Harpers, Lebanon county.

Maher said a machine came out of a side road and his car scraped fenders with the other auto. After talking the accident over with the other driver, Maher said he started toward this city on tho way to New York. The other driver notified police and the teletype message was sent. Rev. George Borger Speaker At C.

E. Service Tonight Musical Program Also to Be Given at West Park Rev. George Berger, former pastor of St. John's E. C.

church, Catasauqua, will speak on "The Prodigal Son" tonight at the mid-week service conducted by the Lehigh County Christian Endeavor Union in West Park. William Roderick, first vice president of the county union, will be in charge of the service, and Eddie Heiser will be the song leader. A girls' quintet will provide special music during the service. Members of the quintet are: Gladys Frick, Jennie Bobb, Annabel Runk, Marjorie Steckel and Anna Seip. Sunday night the county union will hold its final Sunday service at West Park.

Dr. Robert R. Fritsch will be the guest speaker. Next Thursday, at the last mid-week service of the summer, the Gospel Messengers of Bally will conduct the religious service, PREPARE COURT HOUSE BENCHES FOR PAINTING Workers yesterday gave the benches of the old courtroom a bath in preparation for a new coat of paint that is to be applied, starting today. Employes of Frank B.

Fenstermach-er, who was given the contract to paint the benches of the room will start today to paint all of the benches. The laying of the carpet In the bar inclosure is to be started very shortly to complete the redecoratlon of the room. The Good Shepherd home for crippled children and old people, Sixth and St. John streets, this city, will celebrate its twenty-sixth anniversary today. The morning program will begin at 10 o'clock with an inspection of the buildings.

During the afternoon session, which starts at 1:30. Rev. Daniel D. Kistler, ex-president of the Pacific svnod, will deliver the main address. The pageant.

"The 400th Anniversary of Luther's Translation of the Bible," will be given In the evening. The object of the Good Shepherd home Is especially to help those handi Dr. 0. K. Hoppes Dies atTamaqua Prominent Dentist Was Member of St.

Jacob's Church at Jacksonville Dr. O. K. Hoppes. prominent Ta- maqua dentist and business man and treasurer of the borough school dis trict, died Tuesday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock at his late home at Broad and Nescopec streets.

He was 56 years old. Well known throughout the Panther Valley, Dr. Hoppes in addition to being a leading dentist was active in real estate developments. From 1908 to 1918 he erected approximately forty on Page Thirteen) Wed 2 Weeks, Reveal Secret June R. Lehrman Bride of Newman J.

Vogel Since August 4 Announcement is made of the secret marriage of Miss June R. Lehrman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Lehrman, of 44 South Nineteenth street, and Newman J.

Vogel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin E. Vogel, of 2227 Liberty street. The wedding took place on Saturday night, August 4, at 9 o'clock at the home of Rev.

Gomer Spieker Rees, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer, at 2315 Allen street. The couple was unattended. Following the wedding the couple left on a honeymoon trip to New York City. The bride, who is popular among the younger set of the city, is a native of Ailentown and attended the local public schools and the Allen-town Business college. She is a member of Asbury Methodist Episcopal cnurcn.

Her husband, a ntive of Coplay, at tended the Ailentown High school and Ailentown Preparatory school and was graduated from Temple university with the class of 1927. He is employed at the Walbert Pretzel bakery of which his brother is one of the proprietors. For the present the couple will re side at 44 South Nineteenth street. Former Lehighton Hotelman Called by Death in Newark Homer F. Knecht Was at One Time Resident of Ailentown Homer F.

Knecht. a former resi dent of this city, who for years conducted a hotel in Lehighton, passed away Tuesday in the Beth-Israel hospital in Newark, N. according to word received by relatives here yesterday. He was aged 42 years. Death was due to a complication of ailments with which he suffered for several months.

He had been a patient at the hospital for nine weeks. Mr. Knecht was born in Lehighton, a son of Chas. and Ancinetta (Heldt) Knecht. He Is survived by his parents, who reside In this city; by his wife, Carolina (Hess) Knecht; one son.

Homer, Jr, Newark, and one sister, Mrs. Geo. Stein, Ailentown. In Newark the Knecht family resided at 125 Osborne Terrace. The body will arrive In this city on Friday night via the Lehigh Valley Railroad.

Services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, daylight saving time, at the Heckrotte Spacht funeral home, 824 Walnut street. Interment will be made in the Fairview cemetery. L. O. Heintzleman and Son, Slatedale, will be in charge.

Horace Geary Heads Citizens Welfare League Former Alderman Horace Geary last night was unanimously chosen presi dent of the Citizens' Welfare League at a meeting helct In the headquarters at 110 N. Seventh street. He'succeeds William Walker who resigned because of business that keeps him out of the city a great part of the time. 1 It was also decided to send a rep resentative of the CWL to Reading on September 2 to cast the ballot of the local organization in favor of the formation of a national unemployed union of all affiliated groups. YOU CAN READ YOUR CALL WHILE ON VACATION This summer it is easier for you to enjoy reading your home-town news paper ail tne time you're away on vacation.

Just notify your Morning Call carrier when and where you are going, and how long the Morning Call is to be sent to each address: we will see that it reaches you promptly. When you return, you can nay your carrier the small cost of your vacation copies. Take advantage of this convenient "charge account" news ser vice for vacationists. capped orphan and destitute children, who have none to help them, the crippled, the blind, the epileptic and sickly. The home also cares for the helpless, homeless old people who have lost their earthly possessions and have no relatives or friends who are able or willing to give them a home.

In the 26 years of the home's history It has helped over seven hundred of the most needy children and over one hundred old people. Most of these were taken absolutely free of cost, or regardless of money, creed, color or nationality. In some cases the home even paid for their burial. Most of Fair Judging AtQuakertown Ideal Weather Brings Out Large Mid-week Crowd Ideal weather brought out a large attendance Wednesday for the second day of the twentieth annual exhibition of the Bucks County Agricultural society in Quakertown. The program of the fair will continue until and including Saturday evening.

Judging in the various departments got under way Wednesday morning and some of the awards have already been announced, including those in the fruit and vegetable displays. These were judged by R. C. Hallowell, Philadelphia county farm agent. The principal competition in this department was among the various granges.

First prize of $50 in cash went to the Great Swamp Grange of Spinnerstown; second, $40 in cash, to the Richland Grange of Richland-(Continued on Page Thirteen) G.O.P. Groups Hold Picnic Second Annual Joint Outing Held at Cetronia Fire Hall The second annual Joint picnic of the Lehigh County Council of Republican Women and the John Hay Republican club, held yesterday afternoon and evening at the Cetronia Fire hall, was attended by more than 200 persons. Miss Laura Nonnermacher ia president ox we women organization, and Alton B. Nnerr is the head of the John Hay club. Mrs.

John Creveling, chairman of tne council ways and means committee, and Joseph Vaughn, of the John Hay club, were co-chairmen of the committee on arrangements. Card playing was enjoyed during the afternoon, and at 6 o'clock a chicken and waffle dinner was served by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Cetronia Fire company. Entertainment was provided by the Western Salisbury Jug band, and the chorus of the Lehigh County Council of Republican Women, directed by Mrs. Harry I. Kistler.

Republican candidates for election to offloe in November who were present yesterday were: Assemblyman Eugene J. Gorman, Charles Crowder and Roland Dorney, candidates for the general assembly, and U. Commissioner Theodore R. Gardner, candidate for congress. Winners at cards were: Haas-im-pfeffer Fred Groman, S.

Geisinger, Mrs. Alton B. Knerr. Mrs. Gernerd and Mrs.

J. Lichtenwalner. "500" Mrs. Hallie Stang, Mrs. Helntzelman and Mrs.

Busse. Bridge Mrs. Charles FolwelL Mrs. Harry Kistler, Mrs. Irene Haas, Mrs.

G. B. Roth, Mrs. C. Hud-ders, Mrs.

O. Peter and Ruth Schafer. Receipts From Dance For Social Service Charity Dance to Be Held at Park Tuesday Night The entire proceeds of the charity dance to be held at Dorney park next Tuesday night under the auspices of the Junior Hadassah and the A. Z.A. fraternity will be used by the two organizations for social service causes, it has been announced.

Ticket sales at present indicate that a large crowd will attend. The A. Z.A. group will contribute its funds to the Erie B'nai B'rith or phanage and the local cemetery fund raising drive. The Junior Hadassah will employ its part of the proceeds for the futherance of its work in Palestine.

Martha Praid and Bernard Frank are co-chairmen of the dance. Team captains are Lucille Hoffman, Rose Becker, Minnie Feinberg. Fay Cooper, Anne Blum, Sarah Blum, Herbert Grossman, Sam Efron, Harold Lampel, Ai. Feinberg. Wilmer Rockmaker and Sam Lampel.

With the Prothonotary An amicable action and confession of judgment in ejectment was filed yesterday in the office of the nro- thonotary by Attorney Edwin K. Kline for Frank R. Addis aeainst Walter L. and Lillian Vogel who reside in a second floor apartment, at 323 North Eighth street. An execution was also issued in the prothonotary's office for the National Bank and- Trust company of Boyer-town, against Carl A.

Cassone. obligor, and with notice to Leontine M. Cassone, real owner, and with no tice to Mark L. Peters and his wife. terre tenants, for $12,000 on property at 441 North Twenty-third street.

original committee consisted of Earl Kester, chairman; Harry J. Koch, then president of the Chamber of Commerce, Gen. Harry C. Trexler, Col. E.

M. Young, Hon. Malcolm W. Gross, then mayor of Ailentown, and Arthur J. Nagle, postmaster.

To this committee has been added Charles E. Oakes, president of the Chamber, Mayor Fred E. Lewis and Congressman Oliver. W. Frey.

The degree of success of the efforts of this committee can be recognized in a study of the increased appropriations for this building from time to time, The original appropriation amounted to $175,000. This was later increased to $325,000. Several trips to Washington by the committee, which culminated with an interview with then Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon finally brought the appropriation to $820,000. Careful planning on the part of the architects, Jacoby and Everett, of this city and exacting federal inspection from time to time by J.

W. Palmer, representing the United States Treasury Department, effected a saving of about $75,000 in the cost of the building under the $820,000 appropriation. It Is interesting to note that this federal project is one of the few in which local architects were retained for the work. Finance Expert to Speak At Kiwanis Meeting Today Dr. Theodore J.

Grayson, who has made an intensive study of finance and utility matters, will be the speaker at today's meeting of the Kiwanis club and his subject will be: "Pennsylvania's Industrial Outlook from a Taxation Standpoint." Dr. Grayson Is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association and his address will be particularly appropriate to present-day conditions and problems. Kiwanis' golfers this afternoon at 1.30, will play a return match with the Wilkes-Barre club at the Lehigh Countrv club. THREE LOCAL ENTRIES IN MOUNT POCONO HORSE SHOW 'Among those from Ailentown, who have entered the fifth annual Pocono Mountains Horse show at the "Arena in the Clouds," Mount Pocono, August 24-25-26, are Dr. Ralph F.

Merkle, Mildred H. Monaghan. and the George Person stables. Two-day Working Schedule Of Lehigh Coal Company The Nesquehoning and Tamaqua collieries of the Lehigh Navigation Coal company will work today and tomorrow. Shop departments scheduled to work today are the boiler, foundry, paint, smith, machine and yard divisions.

Local News Flashes For Quick Reading It's open season for hay fever. Home-grown cantaloupes and watermelons are beginning to appear in the local markets. Romeper Day: Playgrounds and playcorners will be alive with activity this morning, but in the afternoon they'll be deserted. Painters of the police traffic department are repainting "Slow-school" letters several feet high on paved streets in the vicinity of school buildings. A year ago today there was a record rainfall here, 4.09 inches falling in eleven hours.

Flood waters the next day did considerable damage along the streams hereabouts. State highway patrolmen of the Doylestown sub-station are assisting the chief of police of the borough in a ten-day war on reckless driving and speeding through the borough. Chet Huff and his Hill-Billies entertained 1500 friends and rooters of the Minesite baseball team Sunday night at a carnival that followed the two games played by the team. Accused of a bad check charge, Eugene Roth, 33, of 124 Chestnut street was arrested at his home last night by Sergeant Mc Fadden, on a warrant issued by Alderman Gallagher. A large 'crowd was attracted to the ice cream festival held last night at St.

Stephen's Lutheran church. Franklin and Turner streets, where fier, More dog licenses were Issued In Lehigh county the first six months of 1934 than in the entire year of 1933. Licenses Issued up to July 1 this year numbered 8.972, while those last year totaled 8,815. The auto of Phillip E. Henderson, of South Hadley- center, Massachusetts was stolen from Twelfth and Court streets yesterday morning and was found abandoned last night at Thirteenth' and Hamilton streets.

Staff doctors of the Ailentown hospital today will hold their annual picnic at Riverview Inn, formerly the (Continued on Page Seven) DUNGAN A FRY Offer a Great August Soeciai 2 Pc. Living Rcom 618 Hamilton Ailentown. Ady. rush period..