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Highways Can Be Happy Ways But Only If Y6u Drive Carefully SERVING KUTZTOWN, FLEETWOOD, TOPTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS Mistakes Are A'o Haystacks If So the World Would Be Full of Them VOL. LXXXIV, NO. 21 KUTZTOWN, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1958 Telephone OV'erbrook 3-7343 10c a Copy Gov. Leader, Judge Davis To Visit Kutztown Sept. 25 In Swing Through Berks George M. Leader SATURDAY ANOTHER COLLECTION DAY BY KUTZTOWN JCC Attention Kutztown resident*! Saturday is the third collection day by the Kutztown Jaycees for saleable articles for their Oct. 4 White Elephant Sale. Since the Jaycees feel that they will be unable to cover the remainder of town Saturday, they will make pick-ups throughout next week. So if you have any items, no matter what size, contact any of the Jaycees if you have not already done so. You can help the Jaycees serve you through your donations. Governor George M. Leader and Judge John Morgan Davis, Democratic candidates for U. S. Senate and Lieutenant Governor respectively, will bring their campaign to Kutztown next Thursday, Sept. 25. The nine - car caravan will also be carrying Congressman George Rhodes and local Democratic candidates in a tour of Berks County communities. The tour will begin at Democratic headquarters in Reading sometime in the morning and swing to the western areas of the county and then north to Hamburg from where it will leave for Kutztown. Stops are scheduled at Robe- sonia, Rehersburg, Bethel, Bern- ville, Shartlesville, Hamburg and Kutztown. About a half hour will be spent in each community to meet and talk to the voters. Next Thursday's visit will be the second Governor Leader has made to Kutztown in just a little over a year. It was Sept. 11, 1957 when the governor visited Kutztown to visit the State Teachers College and pay his personal respects to Miss Alliene DeChant who was then retiring as editor of The Patriot and leaving in a short time for a teaching-public relations Job with the United Church of Christ in Japan. Unlike his visit last year which was accomplished without j prior publicity and fanfare Thursday's visit will be a bit different since the governor this year is a candidate" for U. S. Senator. The York County native is 40 years old and the first democratic Governor in 16 years. Teamed with Mayor David Lawrence of Pittsburgh, who is the Democratic candidate for Governor, Judge John Morgan Davis, formerly of Reading and now of Philadelphia, candidate for lieutenant governor, and Miss Genevieve Blatt of Pittsburgh, candidate for secretary of internal affairs and the first woman to be elected to a State office, Leader will be attempting to continue the Democratic j Topton's ne.w Post Office build-1 Fjo'llt RiMffc Will administration of Pennsylvania. | ing was dedicated Saturday at | JL/»fe'»«- JJtlllUa TT III Voters of the Kutztown area ceremonies which included talks, j -mm « . IT ¥? are invited by the Democratic i formal flag raising and special | JYIiVCll 111 U.JT. County Committee to be on'music. After the program the hand when the caravan arrives( building was open for public in Kutztown to ask each of the' inspection. Edward O. Meek, the candidates questions on issues | present postmaster, was program of the campaign. The caravan j chairman- will stop at the Keystone House I Norval S. Miller, personnel A GROUP OF HAPPY WINNERS in the Coaster Derby Race recently held in Fleetwood. The event was sponsored by the Fleetwood Junior Chamber of Commerce. Patriot photo John Morgan Davis Community League to Meet September 21 The third meeting of the East Penn Community League will be held Monday, Sept. 22. at 7:30 p.m. in The Patriot office. Dr. Charles H. Esser, who has called the prior meetings, is hoping that the representatives asked to serve from their communities will be in attendance. The purpose of the organization is to endorse and furnish leadership for general appeals. It may also serve as a clearing house in approving community appeals and in assuming the responsibility that the agencies render adequate service to the community. KAHS Exhibitors Won Five Grand and 10 Championships At Reading Fair Last Week Eleven KAHS Future Farmers* — exhibited champions and re-' C__L|__ Unlfl serve champions of breed in OeCnier-jrieiQ swine, dairy cattle and steers in vocational competition last week! at the Reading Fair. In addition the chapter had both the grand champion and reserve \ champion in all swine entries. They were among 30 chapter members to exhibit more than 100 swine, 25 dairy cattle and Fleetwood Cub Scouts Hold Coaster Derby Topton Post Office Dedicated; Norval Miller Main Speaker Trophies Are Given to Top Winners by Jaycees Willow St., Fleetwood, was the scene Saturday of the annual Coaster Derby for the Cub Scouts of Fleetwood. The event was co-sponsored by the Cub Scout Pack and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Nine dens competed for the six tro W. E. Yoder Elected To Council; YMCA Contract Awarded William E. Voder of 341 Highland Avenue, was elected by Kut/lown Borough Council to nrve the unexpired term of the late Byron rrey The election was held at a special meeting of Council Monday night. In tilling the vacancy council more than met the deadline of 30 days which would have expired Sept 26. Yoder, a member of I well known Kutztown family, is a civil engineer and conducts a railroad contracting business in the Rhode Building, He is a member of the Reading Chapter, American Society of Profession- a] Engineer! and is first vice president of the Kutztown Lions club. He is a graduate of Peon State University The election was not without contest, however. It was the first .Order of business of council. Immediately after council convened Councilman Myron Boyer nominated Larry Fenstermaker, former president of council. It was apparent that Boyer and Councilman Clarence Smith had Induced Fenstermaker to change Ins mind about accepting the nomination since Fenstermaker bad announced that he was 11<>t a candidate. Councilman P, H. Keodinger then nominated Yoder. The vote was three to two with CouBCilmen Keodinger. Robert Gift and John Melot voting for Yoder ami Council- men Boyer and Smith voting for Fenjtermaker, Among the lirvi to congratulate Yoder on his election was Fenatermaker followed closely by Smith and Boyer and the other councllmen. There was a most favorable reaction by residents of Kutztown to the announcement of Yoder'a election. Aji interesting sidelight overlooked by most people is the fact that Voder was nominated by Councilman Keodinger who defeated him when he was a candidate for the same office three years ago. The political complexion of council was not changed by Voder's election since he is a Democrat All other councilmen and Burgess Ira T Mover are also Democrats lu other business Council a- warded the contract for the remodeling of the first floor of Town Mall into a YMCA center. It was let to Roy l) Brandt, of Sinking Spring R. 1, on his bid of $9,269 The awarding of the contract will bring to reality in the not too dLstant future a center where the youth of Kutztown may go for recreational purposes Major renovations will include the removal of two existing garage doors, interior remodeling, an all purpose room •nd lavatory Facilities. The Kutztown library will also be housed in the new quarters and parti- lions will be erected for that purpose. The renovation project was made possible through the sale of the Qonser Home which formerly housed the YMCA and library Work is expected to begin within the next two weeks and is scheduled for completion in 25 working days. The top distance winner was Jerry Oyler, eight, son of Mr at Main and Whiteoak Sts. It manager of the Philadelphia is expected to arrive about 3:45 Region of the U.S. Post Office P.M. and stay until 4,15 P.M. j Department, was the main The accuracy of the estimated t speaker. He told those in attune will depend a great deal on. tendance that the new building the ability of the group to ad-1 represented another link in the here to a rigid time schedule global chain of post offices. "The at the other communities. purpose of this chain," he con tinued, "is to provide liberty and justice for all." Other speakers included Donald S. Stevens, field service officer for the Post Office Department; H. J. Schmidt Jr., real for the depart- KSTC PRESIDENT IS NAMED AN ADVISOR Dr. Q.A.W. Rohrbach, president of KSTC, has been named as an advisor to the division of j estate officer research of the Department of I ment; and Congressman George Public Instruction at Harris-1 M. Rhodes. Greetings were burg for the implementation of j given by Burgess Norman Kra- the provisions of the National j mer, chairman of the committee Defense Education Act of 1958. j on arrangements. The act provides for the expan- The formal flag raising cere- sion and improvement of re-1 mony was conducted by the col- Parade Sept. 30 Will Be Kick-Off Event for 1959 Campaign; Goal $1,089,069 Eight Berks County Bands, among them the KAHS Band, William S. Moyer, director, will participate in the United Fund of Berks County "Parade of Services" Tuesday, Sept. 30. Although the UF campaign does not officially open until Oct. 1, the parade will be the "kick- off" event. Among the 45 United Fund agencies who will be in the line of march will be the Kutztown YMCA and the Kutztown Visiting Nurse Association. The lineup will consist of marching units, floats and vehicles. The parade will begin at 7:30 p.m. with parade participants search in state departments of j orguard of Ray A. M^ter Post | meeting at 6:30 to assume their The first >* ZJZZ Legion. U* *"* aTS?5? 5^ PJ± public instruction meeting for a discussion of arrangements was held recently at Harrisburg. Croddy, serge-ant-at-arms, was in charge, The flag, which had been flown over the Post Office* Department building in Wash- j ington, D.C., was presented by j Congressman Rhodes. Special music was rendered ; Heights S. 11th St. and N. 11th St. near Penn. The parade route will be from 11th and Penn Sts. to 4th and Penn. The goal for the 1959 campaign, which will be held during the month of October, is $1,089,069. An increase of ap- SWING TIME! Harry "The Humming Bird" Wescott, of radio station WHUM, Reading, will conduct a Record I by * the Brandywine Hop Friday. Sept. 19, from 7, Jolnt mh <*„„,,, Band, Donald proximately seven per cent over to 10:30 p.m. at the Kutztown: Batdorf, director. The invoca-; the "mount raised last year Grange Hall. There will be free! tion was pron0Unced by the The campa.gn slogan will be records and prize? The public, Rev Dr Franlciin D. siifer, of lthe same aiulast *ears' „.Care is invited. Continuod on po9. «»., column th,.. Enough to Share Enough! Nuptials Held at Trexlertown St. Paul's Union Church, Trexlertown, was the scene Sept. 13 of the marriage of Pa- .. tricia Ann Sechler, daughter of; phies which were presented by oosition eigni-oay ex ^ ^ ^ Chnlon Sechler , the javcees in two divisions- The chapter made a clean \ Maxatawny. and Gerald L. distance and speed sweep in swine aompetition by Held, son of Mr and Mrs. Jer- capturing all champion and re- ome Leh' Allentown. The serve championships with the; double rin* ceremony was sol- and Mrs. Melvin Oyler, 401 W. exception of one In the Berk-! emnized by the Rev. Robert Vine St., who represented Den shire division Gerald Dotterer's' Titus- ! Four- ln thp same division B. entry was named champion and1 Attendants were Miss Rosalie Berkstresser, representing Den reserve champion; Chester DeLong. maid of honor; Chris- Six, was second, and Steven Krb, White: Richard Aulenbach,i tine Haas and Kay Mohr, brides- representing Den Three, third, champion; Duroc Jersey: Ernest maids; and Ronald Marks, best Denton Schucker, nine, who Haas, champion and reserve; man. Randi Swensen was flower represented Den Six, placed Hampshire: John Schaeffer, girl and Brent Sechler, ring I first in the speed race. He is the hard Rabcn- ( bearer. i «on of Mr. muu Mr». Lee The guests were seated by Schucker, 26 Spruce St. Glenn Clinton Sechler and Rodney Miller, representing Den Nine, Wright. placed second in the same race. Rev. Heckman Named First Dean of New Kutztown District Rev. Carlton L Heckman.*- pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church. Kutztown, was elected dean of Kutztown District 7 in the new organization of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania at a meeting held in Kutztown on Tuesday. September Kith. Rev. Richard C. Wolf, pastor of the Longswamp -Mertitown Parish. was elected secretary- Pastors and delegates from cn.illipiuii, Jim ivii uai I Spotted Poland while Frederick Deisher. representing Den Three, was fourth. Trophies were awarded by John A. Miller and Raymond old, reserve; China: Alton Rohrbach, champion and reserve; Yorkshire: James DeLong, champion and i Mrs Paul Yeager was soloist reserve. James DeLong's York-1 and Paul M Yeager, organist, shire was named grand cham-j Thc bride given in marrjage pion of all FFA swine entries hy her father, wore a princess and John Schaefler's Hampshire, | styje ballerina length gown of Boyer, of the Jaycees, who serv- reserve, embroidered lace over white ed as co-chairmen. The latter In the vocational beef com-jsatin It was styied wjth a boat also served as announcer, petition Richard Rabenold ex- i neckline and snort capped hibited the champion Shorthorn,; sieeves Hcr formal length veil Hereford and Angus. His Here-j fell trom a stone studded crown, ford was named grand cham- j Sne parrjed a bouquet of white pion of all FFA breeds and his pon,pons and stephanotis with Shorthorn, reserve. The same | a wnite orcnid center. MRS. KERMIT SCHLEGEL IS FARM MAID OF '58 Mrs. Kermit Schlegel, Fleet- I wood R. 3, was crowned Farm The maid of honor chose a Maid of 1958 last Friday at the j nile and emerald green gown Reading Fair. She posted the | with scoop neckline and short i top score in the three phases of i capped sleeves. Matching head-! competition which included 1 piece and face length veil com-j dress making, baking apple pies - and hand milking, for the $100 ried a basket of bronze chrysan animals were also champions of their breeds at the Kutztown Fair last month. The chapter captured top honors in the dairy eattle judging by having the best school herd V ,. . . , . „ , , . p eted her ensemble. She car for the Ayrshire and Holstein _,__, . , ,.„, .., , , divisions. In the Ayrshire class! Harlan Wessner had the reserve I champion of its breed and in i themums. The bridesmaids wore similar gowns and carried bas- , kets of yellow pompons, the Holstein class, the animal | * owned by James Hartranft, was • A reception followed at named champion, and that 0fj Kutztown Fire Hall. Richard Mertz, reserve. The first prize. Mrs. Nancy Seidel, Virginville, won the $50 second prize while Mrs. Marilyn Miller, Hamburg R. 2, captured the $10 fifth prize. Mrs. Schlegel, who has been H. J. SCHMID JR., Real Estate Officer of th* United States Post Office Department, delivering a message at *h« recent dedication of tha new Topton Post Office building. '<""<>' p»»» reserve Ayrshire champion was exhibited by Emory Minnich, Kutztown R. 2, member of the FFA Chapter at Northwestern High School, near New Tripoli. The chapter's Educational Window Exhibit, "To-Morrov,'s Milk Producer, "captured the $45 second prize in the Vocational Education Exhibits. The exhibit placed first at the Kutztown Fair last month. In open class competition in swine Richard Aulenbach'g Chester White sow was named senior and grand champion; James DeLong's Yorkshire boar, senior and grand champion, and John Schaeffer's Yorkshire sow, senior and grand champion. The junior calf exhibited by Richard Mertz placed second out of 28 entries in open class competition for Holstein dairy cattle. James DeLong's senior calf was third out of 26 entries; James Hartranft's two year old, second out of eight; and James DeLong's two-year-old. third out of eight. Two chapter members were among the 10 winners in the livestock judging contest. They were Leo Young, who placed fourth, and Earl Leiby, seventh. A complete list of the winners in vocational swine, dairy cattle and beef animals follows: Swine Chester Whites: Spring Pigs: Richard Aulenbach, third, fourth; Senior Spring Pigs: Clinton Sechler, third, sixth; Richard Aulenbach, fifth, seventh; Senior Gilts: Richard Aulenbach, third, eighth; Clinton Sechler, fourth, fifth; Junior Yearling Sow: Clinton Sechler, second; Aged Sow: Richard Aulenbach, first; Sow & Litter: Clinton Sechler, second; Breeding Herd: Richard Aulenbach, first, second; Clinton Sechler. fifth; Pro- Conttnuod on pooo fovr, wlm— afat The couple will reside at Wes-! reelected lecturer of Fleetwood cosville R. 1. i Grange, is the former Minnie The bride is a 1957 graduate | Moyer, daughter of Mrs. Minnie of KAHS and is employed by and the late Sylvester Moyer the K and B Shoe Co., Macun-1 She and her husband operate gie. The bridegroom is a 1954; 270 acres on three farms. There alumnus of Allentown High are three children: Kenneth, School and is employed by the I aged 12, Diane, 10, and Dolores, Addressograph-MultigraphCorp. I five. COMPLETE ENROLLMENT AT KSTC; 105 STUDENTS LIVING OFF CAMPUS Kutztown residents have provided living accommodations for 105 students of Kutztown State Teachers College, college authorities have an- ! nounced. It is the first time each one of the 27 congregations [ that so many students have In this district were present: been so housed, and ilected these men to be | The college has 1203 full- their leaders for a term of six time students and 118 part- j time students for a total of 1321. Of the 105 off-campus students, 69 take their meals at the college where a total of 2500 meals are served daily to students in residence and commuting students and faculty. Mrs. Paul Spohn New Kutztown Visiting Nurse Succeeds Mrs. Alfred O'Neil Who Has Resigned Mrs. Paul 11 Spohn. R.N., S Whiteoak St., Kutztown, formerly of Philadelphia, is the new vi-;i1111»4 nurse for Kutztown and vicinity. This announcement is made by F.arl Moyer. president of the Visiting Nurse Association. She succeeds Mrs. Alfred O'Neil who recently resigned. Mrs. Spohn, whose husband is pastor of the Grimville Lutheran Rev. Carlton L. Heckman years. Dr. Charles M. Coopei. president of the Ministcrium of Pennsylvania, presided at the meeting and Rev. Jacob W. Bitt- ner, pastor of St. John's Church, where the meeting was held, conducted the devotional services. The men were elected on the second ballot, which was a noteworthy testimonial to these men and also to the fact that the district is united in their efforts to make this new organization function properly. Mr. Earl R. Henry, associate secretary of stewardship of the Ministerium, discussed the work of the United Lutheran Church as a whole and presented the various causes and the reasons for this special anniversary year appeal, in which the members of the churches of the U.L.C.A. are asked to contribute 15 million dollars. A report was given of the present standing of the various churches In this district ln the Synod and it was pointed out that some gain had been made over last year, but that we were not reaching the goals that we were asked to reach. Therefore the congregations were urged to make use of the anniversary appeal, which is to take nlace this fall. Dr. Roy L. Winters, Executive Secretary of the Board of Home Missions of the Ministerium, discussed the plan of operation of this district cabinet and went into some details as to how they expect to function and how each district will have representation on the various boards of the Synod. The deans of the various other districts of the Synod will meet ln the near future to outline their work and be prepared for this new arrangement to take effect as of the first of the year. Rev. Gunnar Knudsen, pastor Continued on pox »vo, Colo— two Fifteen Seniors Entered in Junior Miss Pageant Sponsored by Fleetwood JCC Chapter; Final Judging Oct. 24 Fifteen of the eligible senior girls at Fleetwood Joint Junior- Senior High School are registered to date for the Junior Miss Pageant. The contest is sponsored by the Fleetwood Jaycees and will be held in conjunction with the second annual Hallowe'en Parade next month. William Flicker, who heads the committee on arrangements, announces that the following are entrants: Vivian Wahl, Trula Wagner, Carolyn Trexler, Joan Seaman, Nancy Schaeffer, Kathleen Reifinger, June Phillips, Marion Long, Mary Lou Kriner, Mary Ann Camilli, Susann Dasher, Linda Davis, Joan Gehret, Lorraine Huyett and Joan Kramer. The final judging for the contest, which is a national project, will be the night of the parade, Oct. 24. when the queen and her two attendants will be nam ed The three will be given U.S. Savings Bonds. Judging will be based on personality, beauty, talent and scholarship. The winner will compute in the state contest The other committee members, in addition to Chairman Flicker, are Lloyd Olinger, chapter president, and Peter Morris. 1ST EVENING CONCERT AT KSTC SEPT. 25 The first number of the evening concert series of the current academic year at KSTC will be presented Thursday, Sept. 25, in Schaeffer Auditorium. At that time the Student Cooperative Association will present the American Piano Trio in a program of very delightful music. The Trio includes Stephen Kovacs, graduate of the Franz Liszt Royal Academy of Music in Budapest; Esther Fernandez, winner of the Town Hall Debut Award of the New York Madrigal Society; and Naomi Weiss, who studied at the Juilliard School of Music. Mrs. Paul H. Spohn Parish, is an alumna of Emmaus High School and the Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing, Allentown. She has had experience in Philadelphia where she served as a visiting nurse for more than a year while her husband was a student at the Lutheran Theological Seminary. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sassaman Sr., of Macungie R. 1. She will serve not only Kutztown but Topton, Greenwich and Maxatawny Townships, and parts of Albany and Longswamp Townships. Her phone number is Kutztown OV 3-3273. Merchants Elect Directors; Plan Annual Banquet Official of State Group of Independent Business to Be Speaker E. Lynn Carter, executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Association of I n d e p e n d e n t Business, will be the speaker at the fourth annual banquet and meeting of the Kutztown Merchants Association. The banquet will be held Oct. 21 at Lincoln Tavern. Topic of Mr. Lynn's talk will be "Small Business." At the association's meeting Tuesday night at the Kutztown Fire Co. four directors were elected, three for three years and one for one year. Elected were Earl Smith, John Rothermel and George Henry, all for three years, and Russel L. Peters for one year. The directors will elect the officers who will be announced at the annual meeting. ■A3WHHMNI
Object Description
Title | Kutztown Patriot 1958-09-18 |
Date | 1958-09-18 |
Month (Number) | 9 |
Month (Text) |
September |
Month (Abbreviated) |
Sept. |
Day | 18 |
Year | 1958 |
Volume | 84 |
Issue | 21 |
Notes | 1958-09-18 |
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tiff |
Mode | grayscale; |
Resolution | 400 dpi; |
Subject |
Kutztown (Pa.) History Newspapers |
Object Type | Newspaper |
KLN Category |
Publications |
Creator | Kutztown Publishing Company; |
Publisher | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania |
Format Digital |
JPEG 2000 |
Source | Kutztown Patriot (Microfilm format); |
Language | English; |
Coverage | Kutztown; Pennsylvania; United States; |
PA State System Era | Normal School Era |
Contributing Institution |
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania |
Repository | Kutztown University Archives; |
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Title | 0366_Page 1 |
FullText | Highways Can Be Happy Ways But Only If Y6u Drive Carefully SERVING KUTZTOWN, FLEETWOOD, TOPTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS Mistakes Are A'o Haystacks If So the World Would Be Full of Them VOL. LXXXIV, NO. 21 KUTZTOWN, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1958 Telephone OV'erbrook 3-7343 10c a Copy Gov. Leader, Judge Davis To Visit Kutztown Sept. 25 In Swing Through Berks George M. Leader SATURDAY ANOTHER COLLECTION DAY BY KUTZTOWN JCC Attention Kutztown resident*! Saturday is the third collection day by the Kutztown Jaycees for saleable articles for their Oct. 4 White Elephant Sale. Since the Jaycees feel that they will be unable to cover the remainder of town Saturday, they will make pick-ups throughout next week. So if you have any items, no matter what size, contact any of the Jaycees if you have not already done so. You can help the Jaycees serve you through your donations. Governor George M. Leader and Judge John Morgan Davis, Democratic candidates for U. S. Senate and Lieutenant Governor respectively, will bring their campaign to Kutztown next Thursday, Sept. 25. The nine - car caravan will also be carrying Congressman George Rhodes and local Democratic candidates in a tour of Berks County communities. The tour will begin at Democratic headquarters in Reading sometime in the morning and swing to the western areas of the county and then north to Hamburg from where it will leave for Kutztown. Stops are scheduled at Robe- sonia, Rehersburg, Bethel, Bern- ville, Shartlesville, Hamburg and Kutztown. About a half hour will be spent in each community to meet and talk to the voters. Next Thursday's visit will be the second Governor Leader has made to Kutztown in just a little over a year. It was Sept. 11, 1957 when the governor visited Kutztown to visit the State Teachers College and pay his personal respects to Miss Alliene DeChant who was then retiring as editor of The Patriot and leaving in a short time for a teaching-public relations Job with the United Church of Christ in Japan. Unlike his visit last year which was accomplished without j prior publicity and fanfare Thursday's visit will be a bit different since the governor this year is a candidate" for U. S. Senator. The York County native is 40 years old and the first democratic Governor in 16 years. Teamed with Mayor David Lawrence of Pittsburgh, who is the Democratic candidate for Governor, Judge John Morgan Davis, formerly of Reading and now of Philadelphia, candidate for lieutenant governor, and Miss Genevieve Blatt of Pittsburgh, candidate for secretary of internal affairs and the first woman to be elected to a State office, Leader will be attempting to continue the Democratic j Topton's ne.w Post Office build-1 Fjo'llt RiMffc Will administration of Pennsylvania. | ing was dedicated Saturday at | JL/»fe'»«- JJtlllUa TT III Voters of the Kutztown area ceremonies which included talks, j -mm « . IT ¥? are invited by the Democratic i formal flag raising and special | JYIiVCll 111 U.JT. County Committee to be on'music. After the program the hand when the caravan arrives( building was open for public in Kutztown to ask each of the' inspection. Edward O. Meek, the candidates questions on issues | present postmaster, was program of the campaign. The caravan j chairman- will stop at the Keystone House I Norval S. Miller, personnel A GROUP OF HAPPY WINNERS in the Coaster Derby Race recently held in Fleetwood. The event was sponsored by the Fleetwood Junior Chamber of Commerce. Patriot photo John Morgan Davis Community League to Meet September 21 The third meeting of the East Penn Community League will be held Monday, Sept. 22. at 7:30 p.m. in The Patriot office. Dr. Charles H. Esser, who has called the prior meetings, is hoping that the representatives asked to serve from their communities will be in attendance. The purpose of the organization is to endorse and furnish leadership for general appeals. It may also serve as a clearing house in approving community appeals and in assuming the responsibility that the agencies render adequate service to the community. KAHS Exhibitors Won Five Grand and 10 Championships At Reading Fair Last Week Eleven KAHS Future Farmers* — exhibited champions and re-' C__L|__ Unlfl serve champions of breed in OeCnier-jrieiQ swine, dairy cattle and steers in vocational competition last week! at the Reading Fair. In addition the chapter had both the grand champion and reserve \ champion in all swine entries. They were among 30 chapter members to exhibit more than 100 swine, 25 dairy cattle and Fleetwood Cub Scouts Hold Coaster Derby Topton Post Office Dedicated; Norval Miller Main Speaker Trophies Are Given to Top Winners by Jaycees Willow St., Fleetwood, was the scene Saturday of the annual Coaster Derby for the Cub Scouts of Fleetwood. The event was co-sponsored by the Cub Scout Pack and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Nine dens competed for the six tro W. E. Yoder Elected To Council; YMCA Contract Awarded William E. Voder of 341 Highland Avenue, was elected by Kut/lown Borough Council to nrve the unexpired term of the late Byron rrey The election was held at a special meeting of Council Monday night. In tilling the vacancy council more than met the deadline of 30 days which would have expired Sept 26. Yoder, a member of I well known Kutztown family, is a civil engineer and conducts a railroad contracting business in the Rhode Building, He is a member of the Reading Chapter, American Society of Profession- a] Engineer! and is first vice president of the Kutztown Lions club. He is a graduate of Peon State University The election was not without contest, however. It was the first .Order of business of council. Immediately after council convened Councilman Myron Boyer nominated Larry Fenstermaker, former president of council. It was apparent that Boyer and Councilman Clarence Smith had Induced Fenstermaker to change Ins mind about accepting the nomination since Fenstermaker bad announced that he was 11<>t a candidate. Councilman P, H. Keodinger then nominated Yoder. The vote was three to two with CouBCilmen Keodinger. Robert Gift and John Melot voting for Yoder ami Council- men Boyer and Smith voting for Fenjtermaker, Among the lirvi to congratulate Yoder on his election was Fenatermaker followed closely by Smith and Boyer and the other councllmen. There was a most favorable reaction by residents of Kutztown to the announcement of Yoder'a election. Aji interesting sidelight overlooked by most people is the fact that Voder was nominated by Councilman Keodinger who defeated him when he was a candidate for the same office three years ago. The political complexion of council was not changed by Voder's election since he is a Democrat All other councilmen and Burgess Ira T Mover are also Democrats lu other business Council a- warded the contract for the remodeling of the first floor of Town Mall into a YMCA center. It was let to Roy l) Brandt, of Sinking Spring R. 1, on his bid of $9,269 The awarding of the contract will bring to reality in the not too dLstant future a center where the youth of Kutztown may go for recreational purposes Major renovations will include the removal of two existing garage doors, interior remodeling, an all purpose room •nd lavatory Facilities. The Kutztown library will also be housed in the new quarters and parti- lions will be erected for that purpose. The renovation project was made possible through the sale of the Qonser Home which formerly housed the YMCA and library Work is expected to begin within the next two weeks and is scheduled for completion in 25 working days. The top distance winner was Jerry Oyler, eight, son of Mr at Main and Whiteoak Sts. It manager of the Philadelphia is expected to arrive about 3:45 Region of the U.S. Post Office P.M. and stay until 4,15 P.M. j Department, was the main The accuracy of the estimated t speaker. He told those in attune will depend a great deal on. tendance that the new building the ability of the group to ad-1 represented another link in the here to a rigid time schedule global chain of post offices. "The at the other communities. purpose of this chain," he con tinued, "is to provide liberty and justice for all." Other speakers included Donald S. Stevens, field service officer for the Post Office Department; H. J. Schmidt Jr., real for the depart- KSTC PRESIDENT IS NAMED AN ADVISOR Dr. Q.A.W. Rohrbach, president of KSTC, has been named as an advisor to the division of j estate officer research of the Department of I ment; and Congressman George Public Instruction at Harris-1 M. Rhodes. Greetings were burg for the implementation of j given by Burgess Norman Kra- the provisions of the National j mer, chairman of the committee Defense Education Act of 1958. j on arrangements. The act provides for the expan- The formal flag raising cere- sion and improvement of re-1 mony was conducted by the col- Parade Sept. 30 Will Be Kick-Off Event for 1959 Campaign; Goal $1,089,069 Eight Berks County Bands, among them the KAHS Band, William S. Moyer, director, will participate in the United Fund of Berks County "Parade of Services" Tuesday, Sept. 30. Although the UF campaign does not officially open until Oct. 1, the parade will be the "kick- off" event. Among the 45 United Fund agencies who will be in the line of march will be the Kutztown YMCA and the Kutztown Visiting Nurse Association. The lineup will consist of marching units, floats and vehicles. The parade will begin at 7:30 p.m. with parade participants search in state departments of j orguard of Ray A. M^ter Post | meeting at 6:30 to assume their The first >* ZJZZ Legion. U* *"* aTS?5? 5^ PJ± public instruction meeting for a discussion of arrangements was held recently at Harrisburg. Croddy, serge-ant-at-arms, was in charge, The flag, which had been flown over the Post Office* Department building in Wash- j ington, D.C., was presented by j Congressman Rhodes. Special music was rendered ; Heights S. 11th St. and N. 11th St. near Penn. The parade route will be from 11th and Penn Sts. to 4th and Penn. The goal for the 1959 campaign, which will be held during the month of October, is $1,089,069. An increase of ap- SWING TIME! Harry "The Humming Bird" Wescott, of radio station WHUM, Reading, will conduct a Record I by * the Brandywine Hop Friday. Sept. 19, from 7, Jolnt mh <*„„,,, Band, Donald proximately seven per cent over to 10:30 p.m. at the Kutztown: Batdorf, director. The invoca-; the "mount raised last year Grange Hall. There will be free! tion was pron0Unced by the The campa.gn slogan will be records and prize? The public, Rev Dr Franlciin D. siifer, of lthe same aiulast *ears' „.Care is invited. Continuod on po9. «»., column th,.. Enough to Share Enough! Nuptials Held at Trexlertown St. Paul's Union Church, Trexlertown, was the scene Sept. 13 of the marriage of Pa- .. tricia Ann Sechler, daughter of; phies which were presented by oosition eigni-oay ex ^ ^ ^ Chnlon Sechler , the javcees in two divisions- The chapter made a clean \ Maxatawny. and Gerald L. distance and speed sweep in swine aompetition by Held, son of Mr and Mrs. Jer- capturing all champion and re- ome Leh' Allentown. The serve championships with the; double rin* ceremony was sol- and Mrs. Melvin Oyler, 401 W. exception of one In the Berk-! emnized by the Rev. Robert Vine St., who represented Den shire division Gerald Dotterer's' Titus- ! Four- ln thp same division B. entry was named champion and1 Attendants were Miss Rosalie Berkstresser, representing Den reserve champion; Chester DeLong. maid of honor; Chris- Six, was second, and Steven Krb, White: Richard Aulenbach,i tine Haas and Kay Mohr, brides- representing Den Three, third, champion; Duroc Jersey: Ernest maids; and Ronald Marks, best Denton Schucker, nine, who Haas, champion and reserve; man. Randi Swensen was flower represented Den Six, placed Hampshire: John Schaeffer, girl and Brent Sechler, ring I first in the speed race. He is the hard Rabcn- ( bearer. i «on of Mr. muu Mr». Lee The guests were seated by Schucker, 26 Spruce St. Glenn Clinton Sechler and Rodney Miller, representing Den Nine, Wright. placed second in the same race. Rev. Heckman Named First Dean of New Kutztown District Rev. Carlton L Heckman.*- pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church. Kutztown, was elected dean of Kutztown District 7 in the new organization of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania at a meeting held in Kutztown on Tuesday. September Kith. Rev. Richard C. Wolf, pastor of the Longswamp -Mertitown Parish. was elected secretary- Pastors and delegates from cn.illipiuii, Jim ivii uai I Spotted Poland while Frederick Deisher. representing Den Three, was fourth. Trophies were awarded by John A. Miller and Raymond old, reserve; China: Alton Rohrbach, champion and reserve; Yorkshire: James DeLong, champion and i Mrs Paul Yeager was soloist reserve. James DeLong's York-1 and Paul M Yeager, organist, shire was named grand cham-j Thc bride given in marrjage pion of all FFA swine entries hy her father, wore a princess and John Schaefler's Hampshire, | styje ballerina length gown of Boyer, of the Jaycees, who serv- reserve, embroidered lace over white ed as co-chairmen. The latter In the vocational beef com-jsatin It was styied wjth a boat also served as announcer, petition Richard Rabenold ex- i neckline and snort capped hibited the champion Shorthorn,; sieeves Hcr formal length veil Hereford and Angus. His Here-j fell trom a stone studded crown, ford was named grand cham- j Sne parrjed a bouquet of white pion of all FFA breeds and his pon,pons and stephanotis with Shorthorn, reserve. The same | a wnite orcnid center. MRS. KERMIT SCHLEGEL IS FARM MAID OF '58 Mrs. Kermit Schlegel, Fleet- I wood R. 3, was crowned Farm The maid of honor chose a Maid of 1958 last Friday at the j nile and emerald green gown Reading Fair. She posted the | with scoop neckline and short i top score in the three phases of i capped sleeves. Matching head-! competition which included 1 piece and face length veil com-j dress making, baking apple pies - and hand milking, for the $100 ried a basket of bronze chrysan animals were also champions of their breeds at the Kutztown Fair last month. The chapter captured top honors in the dairy eattle judging by having the best school herd V ,. . . , . „ , , . p eted her ensemble. She car for the Ayrshire and Holstein _,__, . , ,.„, .., , , divisions. In the Ayrshire class! Harlan Wessner had the reserve I champion of its breed and in i themums. The bridesmaids wore similar gowns and carried bas- , kets of yellow pompons, the Holstein class, the animal | * owned by James Hartranft, was • A reception followed at named champion, and that 0fj Kutztown Fire Hall. Richard Mertz, reserve. The first prize. Mrs. Nancy Seidel, Virginville, won the $50 second prize while Mrs. Marilyn Miller, Hamburg R. 2, captured the $10 fifth prize. Mrs. Schlegel, who has been H. J. SCHMID JR., Real Estate Officer of th* United States Post Office Department, delivering a message at *h« recent dedication of tha new Topton Post Office building. '<""<>' p»»» reserve Ayrshire champion was exhibited by Emory Minnich, Kutztown R. 2, member of the FFA Chapter at Northwestern High School, near New Tripoli. The chapter's Educational Window Exhibit, "To-Morrov,'s Milk Producer, "captured the $45 second prize in the Vocational Education Exhibits. The exhibit placed first at the Kutztown Fair last month. In open class competition in swine Richard Aulenbach'g Chester White sow was named senior and grand champion; James DeLong's Yorkshire boar, senior and grand champion, and John Schaeffer's Yorkshire sow, senior and grand champion. The junior calf exhibited by Richard Mertz placed second out of 28 entries in open class competition for Holstein dairy cattle. James DeLong's senior calf was third out of 26 entries; James Hartranft's two year old, second out of eight; and James DeLong's two-year-old. third out of eight. Two chapter members were among the 10 winners in the livestock judging contest. They were Leo Young, who placed fourth, and Earl Leiby, seventh. A complete list of the winners in vocational swine, dairy cattle and beef animals follows: Swine Chester Whites: Spring Pigs: Richard Aulenbach, third, fourth; Senior Spring Pigs: Clinton Sechler, third, sixth; Richard Aulenbach, fifth, seventh; Senior Gilts: Richard Aulenbach, third, eighth; Clinton Sechler, fourth, fifth; Junior Yearling Sow: Clinton Sechler, second; Aged Sow: Richard Aulenbach, first; Sow & Litter: Clinton Sechler, second; Breeding Herd: Richard Aulenbach, first, second; Clinton Sechler. fifth; Pro- Conttnuod on pooo fovr, wlm— afat The couple will reside at Wes-! reelected lecturer of Fleetwood cosville R. 1. i Grange, is the former Minnie The bride is a 1957 graduate | Moyer, daughter of Mrs. Minnie of KAHS and is employed by and the late Sylvester Moyer the K and B Shoe Co., Macun-1 She and her husband operate gie. The bridegroom is a 1954; 270 acres on three farms. There alumnus of Allentown High are three children: Kenneth, School and is employed by the I aged 12, Diane, 10, and Dolores, Addressograph-MultigraphCorp. I five. COMPLETE ENROLLMENT AT KSTC; 105 STUDENTS LIVING OFF CAMPUS Kutztown residents have provided living accommodations for 105 students of Kutztown State Teachers College, college authorities have an- ! nounced. It is the first time each one of the 27 congregations [ that so many students have In this district were present: been so housed, and ilected these men to be | The college has 1203 full- their leaders for a term of six time students and 118 part- j time students for a total of 1321. Of the 105 off-campus students, 69 take their meals at the college where a total of 2500 meals are served daily to students in residence and commuting students and faculty. Mrs. Paul Spohn New Kutztown Visiting Nurse Succeeds Mrs. Alfred O'Neil Who Has Resigned Mrs. Paul 11 Spohn. R.N., S Whiteoak St., Kutztown, formerly of Philadelphia, is the new vi-;i1111»4 nurse for Kutztown and vicinity. This announcement is made by F.arl Moyer. president of the Visiting Nurse Association. She succeeds Mrs. Alfred O'Neil who recently resigned. Mrs. Spohn, whose husband is pastor of the Grimville Lutheran Rev. Carlton L. Heckman years. Dr. Charles M. Coopei. president of the Ministcrium of Pennsylvania, presided at the meeting and Rev. Jacob W. Bitt- ner, pastor of St. John's Church, where the meeting was held, conducted the devotional services. The men were elected on the second ballot, which was a noteworthy testimonial to these men and also to the fact that the district is united in their efforts to make this new organization function properly. Mr. Earl R. Henry, associate secretary of stewardship of the Ministerium, discussed the work of the United Lutheran Church as a whole and presented the various causes and the reasons for this special anniversary year appeal, in which the members of the churches of the U.L.C.A. are asked to contribute 15 million dollars. A report was given of the present standing of the various churches In this district ln the Synod and it was pointed out that some gain had been made over last year, but that we were not reaching the goals that we were asked to reach. Therefore the congregations were urged to make use of the anniversary appeal, which is to take nlace this fall. Dr. Roy L. Winters, Executive Secretary of the Board of Home Missions of the Ministerium, discussed the plan of operation of this district cabinet and went into some details as to how they expect to function and how each district will have representation on the various boards of the Synod. The deans of the various other districts of the Synod will meet ln the near future to outline their work and be prepared for this new arrangement to take effect as of the first of the year. Rev. Gunnar Knudsen, pastor Continued on pox »vo, Colo— two Fifteen Seniors Entered in Junior Miss Pageant Sponsored by Fleetwood JCC Chapter; Final Judging Oct. 24 Fifteen of the eligible senior girls at Fleetwood Joint Junior- Senior High School are registered to date for the Junior Miss Pageant. The contest is sponsored by the Fleetwood Jaycees and will be held in conjunction with the second annual Hallowe'en Parade next month. William Flicker, who heads the committee on arrangements, announces that the following are entrants: Vivian Wahl, Trula Wagner, Carolyn Trexler, Joan Seaman, Nancy Schaeffer, Kathleen Reifinger, June Phillips, Marion Long, Mary Lou Kriner, Mary Ann Camilli, Susann Dasher, Linda Davis, Joan Gehret, Lorraine Huyett and Joan Kramer. The final judging for the contest, which is a national project, will be the night of the parade, Oct. 24. when the queen and her two attendants will be nam ed The three will be given U.S. Savings Bonds. Judging will be based on personality, beauty, talent and scholarship. The winner will compute in the state contest The other committee members, in addition to Chairman Flicker, are Lloyd Olinger, chapter president, and Peter Morris. 1ST EVENING CONCERT AT KSTC SEPT. 25 The first number of the evening concert series of the current academic year at KSTC will be presented Thursday, Sept. 25, in Schaeffer Auditorium. At that time the Student Cooperative Association will present the American Piano Trio in a program of very delightful music. The Trio includes Stephen Kovacs, graduate of the Franz Liszt Royal Academy of Music in Budapest; Esther Fernandez, winner of the Town Hall Debut Award of the New York Madrigal Society; and Naomi Weiss, who studied at the Juilliard School of Music. Mrs. Paul H. Spohn Parish, is an alumna of Emmaus High School and the Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing, Allentown. She has had experience in Philadelphia where she served as a visiting nurse for more than a year while her husband was a student at the Lutheran Theological Seminary. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sassaman Sr., of Macungie R. 1. She will serve not only Kutztown but Topton, Greenwich and Maxatawny Townships, and parts of Albany and Longswamp Townships. Her phone number is Kutztown OV 3-3273. Merchants Elect Directors; Plan Annual Banquet Official of State Group of Independent Business to Be Speaker E. Lynn Carter, executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Association of I n d e p e n d e n t Business, will be the speaker at the fourth annual banquet and meeting of the Kutztown Merchants Association. The banquet will be held Oct. 21 at Lincoln Tavern. Topic of Mr. Lynn's talk will be "Small Business." At the association's meeting Tuesday night at the Kutztown Fire Co. four directors were elected, three for three years and one for one year. Elected were Earl Smith, John Rothermel and George Henry, all for three years, and Russel L. Peters for one year. The directors will elect the officers who will be announced at the annual meeting. ■A3WHHMNI |