The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 5

SECOND THIRD innovations "10 A new feature at Farmerama will pit city and rural folk in garden tractor-pulling contests. Contestants will use their own tractors in dragging "dead weight." Tne new regime has more ideas about how to improve the fair. A major project planned in a few years is a new Youth Building to replace one that burned down last year. A memorial fund has been established in the name of Edward G. Leidig, fair president and general manager until his death Oct.

26. The money contributed to the fund will be used toward the cost of the new Youth Building. Martin H. Ritter, acting manager most important commodity. Food is just as important as oil and money." He and Ritter, the fair's general manager, outlined many of the things that have been done this year or are planned.

Ritter said most of the changes are geared to make the fair more attractive to all age groups and increase activity during the day. This year's fair will be July 31-Aug. 9. These are the highlights of the fair officials' progress report; Half-price admission to the grounds for adults until 4 p.m. daily.

As usual, children will be admitted free. trance to eliminate a bottleneck and permit two-way traffic. The goat barn will be replaced with a fenced-in tent. The exhibit building, Agricultural Hall, the Famer's Market and the grandstand are being repainted. A new fence has been erected around the grandstand stage area.

The price of parking in the infield will be $1 instead of $2 until 4 p.m. daily. About 100 benches will be added to the more than 200 on the grounds. An "energy exhibit" will be at the east end. Three trailers will house the exhibit.

from November to, April, has been named general manager by the new executive committee. The reorganization was the most sweeping in the fair's history. Six new directors were elected, replacing long-term veterans. The new directorate named six persons to replace the former executive committee. Only two officers Secretary Phil H.

Storch and Treasurer Leon Schreiber were retained. Harris said: "I think that it will be shown that this fair is in a situation where a group of people are running the operation. It is not a one-man operation any longer. There are 14 committees and 220 people who are functioning. "One is a ladies committee, the first in the fair's history, which has come up with some good ideas.

"The chairman of the executive committee, the manager and the president are available to talk over any problems. The committees are bringing in recommendations. Unless they are so far out in left field, and if the recommendations are feasible and logical, they are being carried out." Harris said the woman's committee has made several suggestions to beautify the grounds. They were adding greenery and planting trees with benches underneath to create a park effect, having the Allentown and Emmaus garden clubs set up displays inside the entrance at Agricultural Hall and having landscapers put on displays. The women have talked about forming an auxiliary to the society.

Edward Charles, chairman of the executive committee, said he feels it is important to maintain a rural flavor at the fair. He added that farm families look forward to participating in many events in which they can display and demonstrate what they do. Charles said: "More city people should become aware of what is involved in farming because food is their By TED MELLIN Associate Editor The 123-year-old Allentown Fair, which has been moseying along in reasonably good health despite its age, underwent major surgery April 2. The "doctors" figure its health will improve and that, in a matter of years, it will be rejuvenated. William Harris the new president of the Lehigh County Agricultural Soci-.

ety, said he feels his new team has made "tremendous progress" since the society was reorganized in April. "But the public should not expect to see big changes overnight," he said. "Our philosophy is to give the fair back to the local people and have more activity for all segments of the community young and old, rural and city dwellers. It is not going to be easy. You can't do things overnight.

"We came into office April 2 and we've made tremendous progress since then, but we didn't have time to do more. With the zeal we have, we are going to be that much farther ahead next year." Most changes have been in leadership and sprucing up the fairgrounds. Innovations will include half-price ad- missions and parking until 4 p.m. and free grandstand attractions most afternoons. "We are trying to create some activi-' ty in the day," Harris said.

He was asked about the perennial complaint that the fair is "just a big carnival." Harris replied: "You can't have a fair without a carnival. "The trouble is we only have 48 acres where other fairs have 200-400 acres and can spread out their carnival. You can't hide a carnival on 48 acres." He added that the fair is continuing to maintain its rural aspects. He said: "We are going out of our way to get more farm machinery here. I think that farm machinery is a show in itself with equipment valued Free circus acts on the two Children's Days in front of the grandstand.

Four afternoons of free harness racing in front of the grandstand. Each afternoon program will begin at 1 p.m. so the grounds crews can prepare the grandstand area and race track for evening programs. No seats for two afternoon "thrill shows" will cost more than $2. Free concerts will be performed by four city bands on the east end of the grounds.

They are the Allentown, Pioneer, Municipal and Marine bands. A crafts show with working artisans will be presented daily on the east end. A "rube" band will play near the' beer stand, which has been refurbished. Draft beer will be served at the smaller of two stands until 7 p.m. Best seats for the night grandstand shows will be made available first to Allentown area airgoers.

A "flora and fauna" effect will be created just inside the main entrance. A house trailer containing showers will be set up in the west end to allow farmers and other livestock exhibitors to clean up and change clothes on the grounds. Trucks and house trailers accompanying the carnival will be put in out-of-the-way places. An effort will be made to get cables better organized so they are not in fairgoers' paths. Equipment is being bought so litter can be cleared daily.

A general effort will be made to keep the grounds cleaner. The grounds have been divided into 12 zones for fire prevention. A person seeing fire and-or smoke would summon firemen to a specific zone. Potholes are being repaired. Long-range plans call for mopping the parking area used by motorists visiting Allentown Hospital.

A double gate is being installed at the Lafayette and Chew streets en II .1 U- I.J I i I v- nn ji.iiniimjmii.in ur ffc if '-pS if 'VOff ii jj iff if fci Is JLuw4t Jl WILLIAM HARRIS JR. I term Salemo draws jai for fraud i Germany liff tt 'i life 1 I Mi, i i' I I fere i fern i Klii miiim'iiniiSii A ifl li I 4 fcl irt t- ir Another subsidiary, American Food Management, was charged by the Pennsylvania Securities Commission in September, 1973 with defrauding 700 Pennsylvanians of about $3.6 million in the unauthorized sale of commercial notes. The German prosecutor had sought a 3-year sentence and Salerno's German lawyer, Peter C. Wolf, had sought an acquittal. In passing sentence the court said Salemo had been "very cooperative in clearing up the case" and had not contested the objective facts of the accusations against him.

The court added that Salemo had not sold the investments for personal gain but rather to earn his salary and help his company. It said the initiative for the swindle had come from Salerno's accomplices, who were not on trial. The trial lasted 19 sessions and was complicated by language. Accusations, testimony and lawyers' statements as well as the sentence had to be translated from German to English. There were periodic recesses so more evidence could be mailed from the United States.

The irregular trial schedule caused Salerno's protracted confinement. The prosecution focused on company brochures that promised interest of 11-14 per cent on capital investments despite the condition of the Pennsylvania businesses. Patriotic fever catching Patriotism is as two young: Allentonians demonstrate during Flag Day ceremonies. The fellow at top left threw out his hand in a salute, mimicking speakers standing- in the West Park Bandshell. The little guy at the right looked on in wide-eyed admiration, then, (bottom right photo) timidly raised his arm in a similar salutation.

Meanwhile, dad and big brother just keep singing. EDWARD CHARLES least partly caused by "the problem of the obviously small number of UHF receivers available in the market at the time." WFMZ-TV would concentrate heavily on "meeting the needs developed through a number of samplings made of area residents and official." Programs would deal with heavy local and regional news content, talk shows, a young peoples' talent festival, school visitations, religious programs and 60-minute weekly interviews with local government leaders. MARTIN H. RITTER Flag Day ceremony spirited By JONNA BARTGES Of The Morning Call Red flowers, a white bandshell and blue skies set the proper scene for the 71st annual Flag Day ceremony last night in West Park. The Allentown Flag Day Association, sponsored the; show.

The Allentown Band, directed by Albertus Meyers, opened the program with a spirited Civil War salute, "The Blue and Grey." When the band broke into "The Marines Hymn," the Headquarters and Service 4th Service Battalion of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, marched up the center aisle. The William H.A. Williams, chaplain of the Flag Day association, offered the invocation. Thomas J.

Reilly, association president, welcomed the nearly 250 people in the audience and introduced speaker Maxwell Davison, judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County. Judge Davison filled in for Rep. Fred B. Roo-ney, who was unable to keep his speaking engagement. Judge Davison gave a brief history of Flag Day and said that it was not until 1877, a century after the stars and stripes were adopted by the Continental Congress, that Flag Day was officially observed.

"The flag has become the embodiment of history," he said. "It provides us with a sense of pride, a national identity and a realization of our accomplishments." Judge Davison also urged those in the crowd to rededicate themselves to those principles "making us a great country." Rooney speaks Rep. Fred B. Rooney last night rebuked those Americans who do not have a welcoming spirit for the thousands of Southeast Asia refugees who have come to the United States in recent weeks. Speaking at a Flag Day ceremony in Bethlehem, Rooney said, "Our welcome was marred by cries of outrage from some of our citizens who seem to have forgotten that our nation has been a haven to all of us who are not descended from the native-born inhabitants of the New World." Rooney reminded his audience, "The blood of the nations of Europe or Africa or Asia flows in the veins of nearly all of us." proposed Channel 69 operation would be "a minimum of five hours daily," and would be an "independent" operation "not relying on an immediate network affiliation to meet its financial commitments." It indicates that the applicant "believes over many years, it has been clearly demonstrated in this (Lehigh Valley) market that only an extremely efficiently operated independent commercial television facility could survive and continue to offer meaningful service to the community." Dean's application also says the Allentown area "has been void of any lo IL! to the weatherman fr unity cooperation El r-' i I I 'I Rvxk Special to The Morning Call MUNICH, West Germany Businessman George Salemo Jr.

of Allentown was convicted of fraud here Friday and sentenced to two years and nine months imprisonment. The trial of Salemo, 31, began April 9. He was charged with having defrauded 60 German clients of $176,370, according to a spokesman for Munich's 20th Penal Court. Salemo, another American and a German sold investments in two Allentown businesses AFM Holding and Nature's Products, Inc. from their office here between February and August 1974, with the knowledge that both companies were heavily in debt and that the investments were questionable, the court said.

Salemo has been in the Stadelheim Jail here since Aug. 8, 1974, in "pretrial detention." The last address of AFM Holding, was 2020 Hamilton Allentown. Nature's Products, is a subsidiary. Salemo was board chairman of AFM Holding and Henry A. Lubsen Jr.

of Oakhurst, Center Valley R.1, president. AFM filed for voluntary bankruptcy in U.S. court for the Eastern Distrist of Pennsylvania Sept. 9, 1974. At the same time three subsidiaries, Nature's Products; Pegasus, and Preferred Equities, all operating from the same address.filed for voluntary bankruptcy.

breakfast chatter Allentown Exchange Club has not been getting usually good response for hosts to Fresh Air Youngsters from New York City area July 23 to Aug. 6 or 20. Only about 45 youngsters have been signed for. Club has a quota of 100. Contact Donald B.

Horrman for more info. Women's Advisory Council to the Al-- lentown Center City Association will distribute brochures, "Our Flag How to "Honor It and How to Display It," 1-3 p.m. today on the Hamilton Mall. Booklet was made available through Mack -Trucks, Inc. Directors of Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit will meet at 8 p.m.

Monday at Lehigh County Community College Allentown State Hospital won't need more clothing till September. But it can use bed linens, wash cloths and towels for patients moving back into the community. It can always use prizes for game winners Morning Call carrier lost an undetermined amount of money near 15th and Gordon streets, Allentown. Call 433-5240 Members of Home League of Allentown Salvation Army are spending weekend at Camp Ladore, a new facility for senior citizens at Waymart, Wayne County Mr. and Mrs.

Ray Ferber of Slatington R.2 and Edward Scott of Limeport will play the "boomba" on Channel 6 show at 11 a.m. tomorrow. A boomba is a broomstick-type instrument with cymbals, bells, tambourine and piano wire Allentown Municipal Band will play at West Park at 8:15 p.m. tomorrow Allentown Band will play at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Springhouse Junior High School Allentown Public Library directors will meet at 4:15 p.m.

Monday in ASD Administration Center Ted M. i '4-'', A AP Wlrephoto GEORGE SALEMO JR. in cardigan PROMINENT STAR Regulus north of the moon. VISIBLE PLANETS Saturn sets 10:02 p.m. Venus sets 11:21 p.m.

Mars and Jupiter rise 2:28 a.m. Temperatures Here are Friday's high and low temperatures and precipitation: Allentown 81 45 .03 High Low Prc Atlanta 61 Boise 85 50 Boston 65 61 .2 Charleston, S.C 90 74 .04 Charlotte 85 65 Chicago 86 61 .02 Cleveland 81 61 .02 Denver 85 S3 Honolulu 83 71 .01 Houston 90 75 92 72 Los Anaeles 71 61 Miami Beach 87 79 .07 Milwaukee 84 57 Phoenix 108 76 Port i and. Me. 57 55 2.06 Seattle 64 55 Leather Corner Post Hotel-Open Sun. "Big Angus" Father's Day Dinners Big Sirloin or Giant T-Bone Steaks No Reservations-1146 MacArthur Road If you're planning a Saturday outing, chances are good that the weather will cooperate.

It will be mostly sunny and warm today and partly cloudy tonight, says the National Weather Service at A-B-E Airport. Today's high should reach the low 80s4 dropping to the low 60s tonight. There's a 20 per cent chance of precipitation today and tonight. It will be partly sunny Sunday with at chance of showers. Temperatures should reach 80.

Yesterday's high was 81 at 5 p.m. The low was 65 at 3:30 p.m. Average winds were from the west-southwest at 6 miles per hour, gusting to 15 m.p.h. at 6 p.m. The skies today Sunset today 8:34 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow 5:30 a.m. The moon is at perigee today, the point on its orbit nearest the Earth. Moonset tomorrow 12:04 a.m. Two L.V. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) confirmed yesterday that is has two applications before it to establish commercial television stations in the Allentown-Bethlehem area.

The FCC confirmed yesterday that it has received applications for construction permits for two stations WFMZ-TV, Channel 69, in Allentown, and W3RE-TV, Channel 60, in Bethlehem. The most recent application was filed by Richard Dean, president and general manger of WFMZ-FM Radio along East Rock Road, Allentown, for Channel 69. In the process of being reviewed since last October is the application of commercial TV licenses are sought cal commercial television broadcast outlet for some 20 years when an early predecessor to this applicant, WFMZ-TV, Channel 67, left the air." It adds that another local commercial television service "suffered a similar fate about the same time." But he does not identify the venture. Dean expressed the opinion that the failure of other commercial television ventures in the Allentown area was at For Dad: Bibles, Records. Tapes Hackman's Bible Book Store THE MOKMXG CALL, WBRE-TV, of Scranton, for operation of Channel 60 in Bethlehem as a satellite station, reportedly to heavily concentrate on events in the Allentown area.

The FCC's decision process, a spokesman in the television application branch said yesterday, usually takes from three months to one year, probably longer because of "an extremely heavy work load." The WFMZ application indicates the adv. Vacation Bible School Supplies Hackman's Bible. Book Store Sat, June 11, 1975 5 Allentown, Pa,.