The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 14

THIRD FOURTH THE MORNING CALL, ALLENTOWN. MONDAY. JULY 16. 1979 COUNTY AGENT cleaner and no flushing) and a large jugging operation with a functional new dry-cow barn. If you're interested in the tour and do not receive a dairy newsletter from either Lehigh or Northampton County, phone 820-3085 for more information and a reservation form.

break. Low humidity and drying sun make it very difficult for the spores to propagate into new plant tissue. Any grower who suspects or finds blighted potatoes is asked to report to the Lehigh County extension office for a detailed field check. and lose its warning value. Check the sign before moving machines onto the highway A clean SMV sign protects lives yours and the other driver.

PA. 5th in dairy enterprise Pennsylvania was exceeded only by Wisconsin, New York, California and Minnesota in number of dairy cows, total milk produced and cash receipts from milk and cream last year. The state's 700.000 dairy cows produced pounds of milk valued at $877 million, making the dairy industry the largest single agricultural enterprise in the state. Last year the dairy industry provided a market for two-million tons of concentrates. tons of hay and more than five-, million tons of other forages such as chopped green feed and silage.

With farm labor, processing and distribution added in, the dairy industry becomes a major contributor to the Pennsylvania super, wonder soil additives that make bank accounts of sellers grow better than green plants. Farm workmen's insurance Any farmer who hires labor to work 20 or more days or pays a person more than $150 in wages is required by state law to purchase insurance to cover expenses associated with any work-related accidents. This can be a very difficult burden for farm employers who hire a limited amount of part-time help. The base charge for insurance is out of proportion to the wages paid. Public and private insurance agencies provide workmen's compensation.

The cost is calculated on a standard basis, depending on the type of farm operation. Clean SMV sign Most farm machinery operates in a dusty, dirty environment. The required blaze-orange Slow-Moving-Vehicle triangle can get dirty Late blight found in area potato field By S. GLENN ELLENBERGER Lehigh County Farm Agent In spite of a period of low rainfall for five or six weeks, late blight disease was found in a Macungie area potato field last Thursday. Growers were notified by card by the Lehigh County extension office of the blight discovery and were advised to spray with a fungicide on a five-seven'day schedule.

Weather has a strong influence on the future of the blight infestation. Now that the fungus spores are present, any period of humid weather, particularly 24 hours of more than 90 percent humidity, could cause a serious out Fertilizer law A new lawmaking the plant food content of fertilizer a greater Concern is being enforced as of July 1. The law is the responsibility of the Division of Feed, Fertilizer and Lime Control, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Penalties for deficiencies in the grade of fertilizer that exceed the limitation established by the law are fines known as a "10 times" penalty. The farmer-purchaser who.

receives deficient fertilizer checks are done by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture receives the fine payment. The Soil Amendment Law will be enforced as of Sept. 1. The law protects farmers and gardeners from the "wild claim" materials Dairy tour Area dairy farm families are invited to participate in a bus tour of three dairy farms (one in Berks County near Morgantown and two in Lancaster County near New Holland and Denver on July 30. The bus will leave the Apple Tree on Route 512 just south of Route 22, Bethlehem, at 7 a.m.

and will pick up riders at the Kmart parking lot on Tilghman Street, west of Route 309 in Allentown at 7 30 a.m. Highlights of the tour will include a herd with a herd average, a new free-stall heifer barn, a feeding program that uses home-grown soybeans, a tie-stall barn with a free-flow manure system (no mechanical Palmer Township; Alison Bradbury, 20, of Media, Delaware County; Tony Rowan, 18, of St. Clair, Schuylkill County, and David Williams, 19, of Phoenixville, Chester County. The injured were taken to the hospital center by the Cetronia Ambulance Corps. Four in one family injured in Berks crash Four members of a Hamburg family were injured one seriously yesterday morning when their car was rammed from behind by a school bus on Route 61, south of Hamburg.

Injured were Mae E. Miller, 41 her daughters, Debra, 18, and Betty, 21, and her granddaughter Denise, 3, all of Hamburg. Denise is listed in poor condition in Reading Hospital where she is being treated for head injuries. Betty was admitted to the hospital with head and shoulder injuries. Her condition is satisfactory.

Mrs. Miller and Debra were treated at the hospital and released. State police at Hamburg said Debra Miller was driving south on Route 61 and stopped in the passing lane to make a left turn. Following the Miller car were two empty school buses. One veered to the right but the second bus driver failed to see the halted Miller car in time and rammed it from behind.

The Millers were pinned in the wreckage. Troopers identified the driver of the school bus as Miles Kemmerling, 55, of 175 Diamond Drive, Hamburg. The Millers were taken to the hospital in the Hamburg and Leesport ambulances. FIRES Woman douses blaze A 60-year-old woman successfully doused a kitchen blaze by the time Allentown firemen arrived at her home at 8 p.m. Saturday.

The woman, Doris Gafney of 426 Law Allentown, was treated for smoke inhalation at Sacred Heart Hospital and released. Firemen said Mrs. Gafney threw buckets of water on the automatic cof feemaker that started the fire. The biaze damaged cabinets and part of the kitchen wall. Firemen used fans to clear the house of smoke.

Sewer gas fire Allentown firemen shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday extinguished a blaze in Also on July 28, the Allentown Band, under the direction of Ron Demkee. will present concerts at noon and 3 p.m. The Pretzel City Barbershop Quartet will round out anniversary activities with a performance at 4 p.m. Automobile and arts and crafts exhibits and refreshments will be available both days.

New complaint service offered by IRS Taxpayers having difficulty resolving problems with the U. S. Internal Revenue Service may find help in the IRS's Problem Resolution Program (PRP). PRP is designed as a complaint office for taxpayers who have exhausted normal channels in trying to resolve their problems. The IRS says one of the most important aspects of PRP, which was in-stroduced in 1977, is that personal attention is paid to each taxpayer.

Taxpayers using the service usually deal with one IRS person throughout the problem-solving process and are advised about the progress of their cases. Taxpayers should use PRP only if they have contacted the IRS with the same problem more than twice. The PRP scope is broad, but does not handle certain areas like Freedom of Information Requests, complaints about IRS hiring practices and Privacy Act inquiries, nor can it overturn decisions made during an audit. Taxpayers may call the IRS Problem Resolution Office's toll-free number, 800-462-4000. Written inquiries should be sent to the Problem Resolution Office, Internal Revenue Service, Room 7418.

600 Arch Philadelphia, 19106. Letters should explain the problem, mention what IRS contact has alredy been made and provide the taxpayer's social security number, telephone number and address. Taxpayers may also visit one of the service's local offices. Grant to hospitals The Cooperating Hospital Libraries of the Lehigh Valley Area, a consortium of 13 member hospitals, has received a $20,000 National Library of Medicine grant for the purchase of additional books, journals and audiovisual programs. The grant will be shared by Quaker-town, Pocono, Palmerton, Reading Rehabilitation and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation hospitals.

According to Karen Weston, consortium coordinator, the libraries also received a Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care trust grant to develop a com- a sewer line in an apartment complex at 384 Tilghman St. The blaze was caused by sewer gas. There was no damage. 3 flee fire in condemned home The three persons who fled a Friday morning fire at the Knights of Columbus Home along River Bend Road in Lower Macungie should not have been living in the 80-year-old building, according to Wescosville Fire Chief Alvin Stephen. The building had been condemned by the township June 31.

and its inhabitants were asked to leave, the chief said. "When the building was condemned, the people were supposed to get out," Stephen said. 1. 7. "But they couldn't find a place stay." he said.

The home, owned by Robert Ashbrook of Allentown, was condemned because of old wiring. While the cause of the blaze is still under investigation, preliminary estimates blamed malfunctioning wires. The uninsured home was slated for-razing prior to the fire, Stephen said. The home's inhabitants Stanley Puchalski. Frederick Abken and Tina Leotta have been relocated to a hotel by Lehigh County Red Cross, the chief added.

puterized listing of the 659 journals received by member hospitals. The consortium, established in 1974 as a part of the Lehigh Valley Area Health Education Center, now functions independently in coordinating" sharing medical library resources and assessing member libraries as to the need for teaching materials. Conservancy tours The Lehigh Valley Conservancy will sponsor two wild plant walks in July: Scott Garrigan, Whitehall High School science teacher, will identify wild edible plants, and explain how to pick and use them in flour, salads, jams and seasonings from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday along the Monocacy Creek. A summer wildflower identification walk will be 10 a.m.-noon July 25 at the Pool Wildlife Sanctuary in Emmaus. Naturalist onnie Sorrentino will identify midsummer flowers including great lobelia.

New England aster, and lady's thumb. Iced tea will be provided. Both activities will be held rain or shine. Register by calling the Conservancy at 866-3118. Babysitting skills course The Lehigh County County Chapter of the American Red Cross is offering a mothers' aide course for youths aged 12-16 who are interested in learning babysitting and child care skills.

Classes will be held 9 30-11 30 a July 24 and 31 at the Red Cross Chapter House, 1244 Hamilton Allentown. First aid, safety precautions, responsibilities of the parent and the sitter, and methods of occupying the child's time will be covered in the course. Registration is limited to 15 students. Call Melody Ritz at the Red Cross, 433-7421. Volunteers sought The United Cerebral Palsy Center, Bethlehem, needs volunteers with special skills who would like to entertain the handicapped children and adults.

The center has planned on-campus activities to replace field trips which had to be canceled because of the gas shortage. CORRECTION A candidate for business agent of a new Teamsters organization was incorrectly listed in the Weekender. Thomas G. Oately is running for the office in the Dedicated Alliance of Responsive Teamsters (DART) for the membership of Allentown Local 773. He is employed by APA Transport.

Lehigh Grains Inc. R.D.2, OREFIELD, PA. 18069 (VHUCf OF "tUNEf CORNER POSH DIVISI0H OF WMDl'S. POLICE Rod and gun club in New Tripoli ransacked The North End Rod and Gun Club in New Tripoli was ransacked early Friday. Fogelsville police estimated.

$10,000 in damages to the building. About 6 a.m. burglars stole two barrels of beer from the club and then returned to destroy the buildings' interior, police said. Windows, a television, bar stools, a freezer and trophies were broken. "There's hardly anything left in this club that is still in one piece," said Barbara Kline, who helps her husband organize shoots.

"We have no idea why this was done," she said. "A police officer said it seemed like it was done by someone who had a grudge against us." But she noted that the police found the beer barrels in nearby woods, unsuccessfully tapped, and hypothesized that the vandals ransacked the club in frustration. Bethlehem burglaries Two Bethlehem residents reported their houses where broken into and money was taken in apparently un DEATHS Mrs. Mary A. Grate Mrs.

Mary A. Grate, 89, of Kempton R.2. died Sunday in Allentown Hospital. She was the widow of Cyrus E. Grate.

Born in Wernersville, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Sweitzer. Surviving are two sons, LeRoy Miller and Abraham Miller, both of Allentown; five daughters, Katie Nagle, Stella, wife of Robert Hertzog, and Ruth, wife of Michael Mriss, all of Allentown, Cecilia Hertzog of Catasau-qua, and Betty, wife of Thomas Newell of Bethlehem; a sister Emma, wife of Raymond Good of Reading; 37 grandchildren, 72 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services will beat Thursday in the Werley Funeral Home, 46 E.

Susquehanna Allentown. Calling hours will Wednesday. Mrs. John Furchner Mrs. Minnie L.

Furchner, 81, of 1339 Allen Allentown, died Sunday in Allentown Hospital. She was the wife of John T. Furchner. Born in Seidersville, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Laura (Gephard)Barthold. She was a member of Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church, Allentown.

Surviving with her husband are three brothers, Willis of Lanark, Wallace of Colesville and George of Bethlehem; two sisters, Clara, wife of Vernon Zwiefel, and Mrs. Mary Barthold, both of Limeport; a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Werley Funeral Home, 46 E. Susquehanna Allentown.

Calling hours will be Tuesday. FURCHNER Mrs. Minnie L. (Barthold), 81 years 2 months 15 days, of 1339 Allen Allentown, July 15, 1979; wife of John T. Furchner.

Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Werley Funeral Home, 46 E. Susquehanna Allentown. Interment, St. Mark's Cemetery, Allentown.

Call 74 30 p.m. Tuesday. Werley. Vasquez services Services for Angel Vasquez, 34, of 440 Liberty Allentown, who was dead on arrival Saturday at the Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center after a fight in an abandoned quarry near Union Terrace in Allentown, will be in Guamaya, Puerto Rico. Calling hours will be 7-9 p.m.

Tuesday in the Weber Funeral Home, 502 Ridge Allentown. Born in Guamaya, he was a son of Flor and Victoria Figuroa Vasquez of Allentown. Surviving with his parents are a daughter Ineatfel of Guamaya two sons, Angelo and David; five sisters, Cecelia, wife of Gilbert Santiago, with whom he resided, Maria, Carmen, Lucy, wife of Victor Diaz, and Miriam, wife of Jose Vasquez, and two brothers, Justino and Flor, all of Allentown. VASQUEZ Anoel, 34 years 10 months I day, of 440 Liberty St Allentown, July 14, 1979, in Salisbury Township, son of Flor and Victoria IFiguroa) Vasquei of Allentown. Services and interment, Guamaya, Puerto Rico.

Call 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Weber Funeral Home, 50? Ridge Allentown. Weber. Erin Ehly 12, of 10 S.

Perkasie Road, Perkasie, who was with Stephanie at the time of the accident, was admitted to Grand View Hospital for observation of minor injuries. Details of the accident, being investigated by township police, were not available. Dorney Park ride mishap injures 2 hospitalized Six persons were injured yesterday afternoon in an accident on the Flying Dutchman roller-coaster ride at Dorney Park. Bob Plan- a spokesman for the park, said the accident was apparently caused by a brake malfunction on one of the cars. The accident happened on the last course of the ride when one car ran into the rear of another.

Two of the passengers, Bruce Riegel, 23. of Kempton R.2, and Tina Picket. 18, of 139 N. 3rd Hamburg, were admitted to the Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center. He is being treated for a possible rib fracture and pain of the back and abdomen.

She is being treated for abdominal bruises and a chin cut. Both are listed in guarded condition. Treated at the hospital center for minor injuries and released were: Joseph Piscitello, 19, of 2209 Hackett Eleanor Heckenberger Mrs. Eleanor R. Heckenberger, 58, of 1731 Troxell Court, Allentown, formerly of West Catasauqua, died Sunday in her home.

She was the widow of John C. Heckenberger. Born in West Catasauqua, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Emma S. (Wright) Peckitt. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Allentown.

Surviving are a son. James J. of Bethlehem; two daughters, Joan, wife of Robert Gatti of Allentown, and Carol, wife of Garrett Strack of Catasauqua a brother. Carl S. of Catasauqua two sisters, Madeline, wife of Robert Ernst of Fullerton, and Mrs.

Geraldine Kralick of Allentown, and eight grandchildren. Services at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday in the John H. Brubaker Funeral Home, 3rd and Walnut streets, Catasauqua, will be followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 in the church. A calling period will be 9 a.m.

Wednesday until services. HECKENBERGER Mrs. Eleanor R. (Peckitt), 51 years 3 months 2 days, of 1731 Troxell Court, Allentown, formerly of West Catasauqua. July 15.

1979; widow of JohnC. Heckenberger. a Wednesday. John H. Brubaker Funeral Home, successor to Thomas A.

Burk holder. 3rd and Walnut streets. Catasauqua; Mass of Christian Burial 10.30 a. nrv. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Allentown.

Interment, St. tAary'i Cemetery. Catasauqua. Call 9 a.m. Wednesday until services.

J.H. Brubaker. Montfort Pearson Montfort Pearson, 61 of 571 Chestnut Emmaus. was dead on arrival Sunday at Pottstown Memorial after being stricken at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Pottstown, where he worked for the past 16 years. He was the husband of the late Mildred (Johnson) Pearson and the Pauline (Solt) Pearson.

Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Harvey and Annie (Reinbold Pearson. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Emmaus. Surviving are two sons, Montford J. Jr.

of Bethlehem and Edward in Japan; four daughters, Mary Ann, wife of Edward Bruch of Allentown, Mrs. Joann Rhode of Emmaus, Mrs. Nancy J. Alexander of Allentown, and Debra Kay, at home; a brother Howard of Allentown; two sisters, Anna, wife of Rudolph Brown of Allentown, and Arlene, wife of Raymond Nieves of Bethlehem, and five grandchildren. Services will be at 1 :30 p.m.

Wednesday in the Horace W. Schantz Funeral Home, 3rd and Main streets, Emmaus. Calling hours will be p.m. Tuesday. PEARSON Mormon 41 years 1 month 20 days, of 571 Chestnut Cmmeus, July 15, 1979, in Pottstown; husband of the late Mildred (Johnson) Pearson and Pauline (Solt) Pearson.

Services 1:30 pm. Wednesday, Horace W. Schanti Funeral Home, 3rd and Main streets, mmaut. Interment, Nlorthwood Cemetery, Emmaus Call 71 Xp m. Tuesday, Horace ((V Schanti.

related incidents Friday night. Irene Gilbert of 1467 Johnston Drive told police she found her purse and its contents had been thrown on the floor when she awoke Saturday. Some credit cards and $250 in cash were taken, she told police. Entry was gained by cutting a screen to come in through an open window. Charles Koch of 2150 Lexington Ave.

told police a screen door to his kitchen was cut and some credit cards and a small amount of money taken from his wife's purse. The family was awakened by the barking of their dog to hear footsteps leaving the house, according to police. ACCIDENTS Sellersville girl, 13, hurt in bike-car mishap A 13-year-old Sellersville girl was critically injured last night in a bicycle-car accident in East Rockhill Township. Stephanie Fennimore of 1764 Old Bethlehem Pike, was transferred from Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, to the Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center where she is being treated in the intensive care unit for multiple trauma. Mrs.

Maude R. Erdell Mrs. Maude R. Erdell, 83. of 750 N.

8th Allentown, died Sunday in her home. She was the widow of Earl G. Erdell. She was a telephone operator for the Bell Telephone Allentown, for 30 years before retiring in 1954. Born in Port Carbon, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Wadsworth.

She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Allentown. Surviving are a son, Depuy W. Van Keuren of Emmaus two daughters, -Isabelle Hoffman of Allentown, and Alberta, wife of George Gregory, with whom she resided; a sister, Ethel Kemmerer of Allentown; eight grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Wednesday in the Werley Funeral Home, 46 E. Susquehanna Allentown. A calling hour will precede the services. ERDELL Mrs Maude Wadsworth 83 years 22 days, of 750 8th St Allentown, July 15, 1979; widow of Earl Erdell. Services 2 m.

Wednesday, werley Funeral ome. 46 E. Siftauehanna St Allen town Interment, Arlington Memorial Park, Whitehall Call 1 pm. Wednesday until services. Werley James H.

Kelly Jr. James H. Kelly 77, of 903 Highland Bethlehem, died Sunday in his home. He was the husband of Pearl A. (Houser) Kelly.

He was a foreman in the Saucon beam yards of the Bethlehem Steel Corp. for 45 years before retiring in 1964. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late James H. and Anne (Snyder) Kelly. He was a member of Ss.

Simon and Jude Catholic Church, Bethlehem. Surviving with his widow are a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Lisicky of Allentown a sister, Mrs. Lucy Brady of Wilmington, Del. six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Connell Funeral Home, 245 E. Broad Bethlehem, will be followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 in the church. Calling hours will be Tuesday night. Marine recruit drowns in pond An 18-year-old Reading Marine recruit drowned yesterday afternoon in a Berks County pond while on an outing with 27 other marine recruits and four marine seargents at the home of Joyce Murray, two miles south of Shartlesville.

The victim was identified as Donald Shade of 1102 Pershing Blvd. State police at Hamburg said the party was for the 28 recruits who were scheduled to enter basic training next month. Troopers said Shade was last seen diving into the pond with other swimmers between p.m. He later was discovered missing and a search of the pond was started. His body was pulled from the pond at 6:30 p.m.

by two members of the group. Berks County Coroner Dr. John A. Focht said an autopsy will be performed today in Reading Hospital. FYI Minsi Lake Park opens Bear Creek archery site Ranges at the Bear Creek Archery Complex in Minsi Lake Park, Upper Mount Bethel Township, have been opened for public use.

Persons who want to use the facility must be certified and will be given free certification cards. Certification does not mean the cardholder must be a skilled archer, according to Jennifer Abel, Northampton County parks recreation means orientation to the site the four archery ranges and the equipment," she said. The certification schedule for July is from 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays; from noon-6 p.m. Saturdays, and from 1-6 p.m.

Sundays. A similar schedule will be followed in August. The archery complex was developed by the Northampton County Parks Division. It includes an olympic-sized field, a 14-target range for competitive practice and a training range. Minsi Lake Park northeast of Bangor and Roseto at the foot of the-Blue Mountains was operated by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission before the county took it over in 1975.

Largely used by fishermen in the past, the park is now used as a multipurpose family recreational site. Besides the archery complex, picnicking, hiking, a nature trail, boating and fishing are available. To get to the park, follow Route 191 north through Bangor and John-sonville. The 117-acre lake lies between Routes 191 and 512. Muhlenberg creates continuing ed center In an effort to expand its commitment to adult students, Muhlenberg College has created a Center for Continuing Education, under the direction of Dr.

James B. Hirsh. A new program at the center will allow adult students to attend class on a part-time basis during regular day sessions. Courses in Italian and Ukrainian literature are among 46 courses being offered at evening sessions this fall. The college is also introducing weekend courses for the fall semester.

Day and evening classes begin Sept. 5. A non-credit course in the art and history of the Pennsylvania Longrifle will be offered Sept. 11 through Nov. 13.

Instructor will be Dave Ehrig, author of "The Art of Building the Pennsylvania Longrifle." The course is the only one of its kind in the United States. For additional information call the center at 433-3191. Lutheran home slates anniversary program The Lutheran Home at Topton will observe its 82nd anniversary with festivities July 27-28. An auction of donated items will be held at 4:30 p.m. July 27.

Ralph Zet-tlemoyer will serve as auctioneer. On July 28, members of the home's senior citizens group will present a performance of "Music and Fashions of the Gay '90s" at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. SELLING YOUR GRAIN? NOW PAYING PCD BUSHEL for Number 2 OLD CROP CORN FOR INFORMATION AND DAILY MARKET PRICES PHONE: (215) 395-2036.