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F-Published FVEKV. Ihursdav Hv ffMklj llrvlra I'uhll.hlnt Co. Inc Mao •■■•■■li-.ui-> ..i The IIHanayunkl ilrtlFu. The iSbMMI HUH llrraw The Vallet l-nrir Sentinel and The Suburban Press. HOAC & SONS BOOK BINDERY SPR1NGSP0RT, MICHIGAN COUP. ZONE 4 Eire Heejtftic f— -r-r-i : =rr= — f.M TA 8-4600 Vol. 9221 Thttrsday. Oct. 12. 1961—10c • BR 9-0950 High Cost of Protecting Hi Rise Apartments Disturbs Fire Company Harmoiiville Volunteers Request Totvnship Commissioners Fully Study $3,0O0,(M)0 Proposal Harmonville firemen, after discussing the proposed hi-ri. «e apartment building on Germantown Pike and Walton Kd., Plymouth township, decided at a recent meeting there should be a lot more time and study by local govornment officials before approval is given. The apartments could mean higher taxation and other living costs to everyone living in Plymouth township, was the consensus. Harmonville Firemen Look To 38th Year William Leopold Heads Commithe Planning Banquet Marking the 38th year that Har-monville Fire Co. No. 1 was char-tered, a committee has been named to formuhUe plana for an annual banquet in 1961 William Leopold, chairman of the cnnim.ttce, will be aided by Charles W Yj, Howard Foster, Thomas Hud-son, Charles Roth. William Price. Charles Cameron. Albert Zummo and William Moffltt. The names were announced by Henry Hemsley, president, at n meting Friday night. Forty mom-ber^ were present. Howard. Foster, assistant fire 'Continued on Fmge four* Among the phases studied were: how the construction of hl-rlse apartments could affect the local volunteer lire company; cost In-volved for volunteer firemen In the township. It was said that the State Fire Underwriters could insist that the Ore departments In Plymouth town-ship, namely Harmonville and Ply-mouth, wouid be forced to purchase hook-and-ladder trucks, at an es-timated $40,000 to $60,000 each, or more. Then, the firemen worried, they would need larger buildings to house the new and larger equipment, with another $30,000 or more esti-mated for this construction. The seriousness of the situation I was brought out as the volunteer firemen point up that the greatest part of its financial aid comes from their annual drive for funds, which Is never ample to cover all needs. It was cited that none of the vol-! unteer firemen receive any pay forl^-v A n i -n i a. their services. Not even the quali-|l \f Knhp Kilt II fled drivers for the Are company Vfl UitUC sllU are paid. It was brought out at the meet-ing that if the fire company could not afford this new equipment or new housing for the equipment, even if the State Underwriters or-dered it. then the Underwriters Continued ON Page Four, WELCOME FOR MISSIONARY — Among the par-iahioners of Calvary Episcopal Church of Conshohocken who welcomed the Rev. Harold Baxter Liebler. 72, mis-sionary- priest to the Navajo Indians at Bluff, Utah, speaker at two services Sunday, were, from left: Miss Kathy Hochstetter, 16. of East Norriton; Mrs. Frank Wood, of Conshohjken; the Rev. Edward Price. M.A., rector of the churffi, and Miss Cornelia Schrock, 13, of 128 Maple St.. Conshohocken. Missioner. who wears his hair long as do the men of the tribe he ministers unto, marks the 47th year of his ordination this month. 'Wr^kly Review photo bv Harold C. McCuon) Rotary Club Hears 'Career Dr. William Brandt .{.•rails 1932 World Series in Address KAREWKI.I. — Francis X. Cianci. left, who sub-mitted his resignation as a membor of the Conshohocken School Board Monday night, after serving nine months M president, and Cosmo J. Narciso. of 113 W. Tenth Ave., a frequent visitor at meetings of the directors, say good-bye. Cianci, an attorney and -Marine Ke-s. rvist captain, is a new resident of Whitpain town-ship. Fire Prevention Paracie Oct. 14 Kre drill* look place Monday In all Conshohocken and Upper Merlon tOWnJhlp public mid paro-chial schools In conjunction with tin observance of Fire Prevention Five drlus and building hupec-tlon- were conduc'-ed In Upper Merlon under direetiun ut Upper lire marshal Michael Byus, who WHS assl.-tc I by officials and s of the Swcdcland. Swcdes-tuiL and King of Prussia volunteer fin oompuriM Tli Swede-land and Swedesburg fin companies participated In a surprise fire drill In the Borough ot Coiuhohucken Tuesday night as part d the Pire Chiefs' Mutual Aid program as well ns all Con- ■hol-asken. Whltemarth and Ply. mouii im mill- I ;i I.re coinp.inics Will be r.preaented in the Pin Prevjn-i ■ ti. r 2 Saturday afternoon In it Borou h ol llridgeport. M h n lou .olunteer fire* flgl.in- eotnp a ebedukd '1P. "The Career of Babe Ruth" was topic before Conshohocken Rotary Club Monday night, with Dr. Wil-liam Brandt, former sports colum-nist with the New York Times and the former Philadelphia Record, speaking. He was Introduced by William Davis. ■ the Bnbe Ruth League attended the, dinner. "Doc" Brandt told how he at-' tended the 1632 World Series and saw the home run that Ruth was said to have Indicated before he hit It. He pointed out Ruths prow-ess us a stellar pitcher was nearly overlooked because of his ability at bat. It was not until this year of 1961 that fate aided two Yankee players — Marls and Mantle — who tied and broke two of Ruth's long-held records; 29 and two-thirds scoreless Innings pitched In World Series play; 60 homo runs In one (Continued on Page Four) $120 Stolen From Diner Burs la re escaped with (120 In cash early Monday alter gaining entrance to Carl's Diner, Fourth Ave. and Payette St. According to Conshohocken po-lice, the theft was discovered by William Danitz, ot Plymouth Val-ley, a cook, when he reported to work at 5 Ail. Sgt. Jesse Zadroga and Ofllccr FAMILY MAN — Charles A. Shermer III, manager of the newly opened branch office of the First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Co. at Plymouth Square Shop-ping Center, Ridge and Butler Pikes, Harmonville, stands with his charming family in front of the bank. From left are Barbara Lynne, a junior at Central Bucks High, holding brother Richard, 16 months; his wife. Bitty; Mr. Shermer, with son, Char-les A. IV, standing in front—lad, who is five this month, attends kindergarten at Warrington school and Patricia, 13, a freshman at Tamenend Junior High. Father of the four played professional baseball as a youth. * (Weokly Review photo by Harold C. MeCuen) The Staleys Mark 59 Years Mr. and Mrs. Charles Staley, 36 E aermantown Pike.. Plymouth Meeting, marked their MUi wedding anniversary quietly at home on Sunday. They are parents of Charles Sta- John Bocella said burglars gained' ley. Plymouth Meeting Postmaster. entrance by breaking a window,and another son, Jacob, of Consho-pane In a door at the rear of the'hocken The couple also has two building i i grandchildren. Carl Auman, owner of the diner.1 Both are in health. Both are told police about $40 In coins was in members of Evangelical Congrega-iht nab register An additional MOltlonal Church of Plymouth Meeting. Li currency was taken from under Mr. Staley Is a retired carpenter-a counter. 'builder Our 92d Year Of Integrity. Dignity AND Dedication in Conshohocken and V icinitv Parking Authority To Be Formed Soon In Conshohocken Dust Nuisance Issue Again Before Council; Deficit Looms for Year Preparation of an ordinance creal a Parkins Au-thority was authorized last nighi by Conshohocken Bor» ough Council by a vole of 13 to 2. c uncling,, Francis Roop, ol Jol White Repeats: 1 Will Not Be at Meeting' Future Community Group Issues a Second Invitation According to Wlllinm J. Woolston, counsel for the Future Community F. lith Ave. laid be vk I Lad - downe and Ambler ior the purpose ol gath> dialling uiut maintaining municipal parking Ha said he learned that a portion ol the cost of operation the facility at Lnnsdowne was paid out of the general fund . solicitor for the borough, aald he anticipated the borough would not pay any-thing toward establishing a lot. He advised that council create the Putting Authority .nil let its mem-istttnu full responsibility. i "iiiuilman Anfhony .Barano*- ski, of 249 t. Hector SI., introduced /he motion to have the ordinance drawn by the solid .'or and ordi-n. iiHT cMimmli7cc. The second was bv John l>iJlosia. of 109 IV. Second group, the auditorium of Utc White-1 Avf, Vo(|ng m (hf nfjaUvf ,„.„ marsh Township building will bC|james DeC.ldeo. of 218 W. Fourth filled to overflowing at n mass meet- Ur.. and Koop. lng tonight. "Maybe so." observed Thomas J. White Sr., president ot the board of supervisors, "but 1 will not be prejenf " Woolston disclosed he had sent a second letter to the president, of the board, asking that &< sider Ins decision to be an absentee. White said he was standing firm, insisting that participation in the meeting could easily be miscon-strued and would be "highly im-proper." White disclosed In an exclusive* statement Thursday in this newspa-per that he would not attend n mass meeting Tuesday night at Ply-mouth- Whitemarah High school and also would stay away from to-night's session. He kept his word. and his abM nee prompted another blast by the Future Conununi'.j group's attorney. Councilman Dominic Ruggiero, o; 339 \v. Elm St. tgsun com-of the dust nuisance hi the borough. "Air pollution,*' he said. "Is worse than ever. Sweep your porch In the morning, It's dirty again early hi the afternoon and looks like It hnsn't been cleaned for weeks." DiJIosla made a motion that the comphlnt be turned over to the \Continued on Page Four) THE Federal Group Lauded At Banquet Marking 20th Year Under Charter How assets of the Conshohocken Federal Savings and Loan Associa-tion were increased Irotn S680.OO0 in 1941 to $21,000,000 today was described by Edwin S. Rockett, president of the association, at a D*AngeUr$ Celebrate Mr and Mra Anthony D'Angelo, 406 K. Eighth Ave. Conshohocken, are ob*i.r\Iug their 26ih wedding mini Joseph. ot got Jo u El . celcbiatcJ a birth-s] Mrs D'Ai la Is the forme] Mi-* Cecelia Pup. .eLafc. banquet commemorating the 20th year of the association under Fed-eral charu-r Tuesday night at Plymouth Country Club. He told of the humble beginning of the Rising Sun Building and Loan Association In 1878. It was one of the associations that com-blndcd to form the Federal in 1941. The event was for the directors and staff, their wives and husbands. Honored guests Included George R, Parker, president of Federal Home Loan Bunk of Pittsburgh; Mayor and Mrs. James J. Mellon; Joseph P. Burns, president of Borough Council and Mrs. Burns; Morris Oerher, former Judge of Montgom-ery' County and council for the as-sociation back In 1943-44 and Mrs. Gerber; David M. Scully. Philadel-phia manager of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Scully; William Stout, former vire president of Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Stout; Raymond B. Weidnuui, auditor for the association and Mrs. Weldman; Ralph B. Eiotl. advertising council of the association and Mrs. Ecoff. The banquet was most interest-ing highlighted by brief remarks by Mr. Parger, Mr. Colen, Mr. Rutter, Mr. Talone and Mr. Rockett. Vocal and instrumental selections ment ia cheerful thought made the evening highly festive. /Continued on Page Threei i Church Expansion Approved LIKE Long-term plans for expansion of the present facilities at Evangeli-cal Congregational Church of Ply-mouth Meeting, Germantown Pike, were approved at a special congre-gational meeting last night at tha church. George Ncal. chairman of the planning committee, presented his report and resolutions concerning the proposed expansion. T:I- church owns two acrea m : the rear of their property on Gar- ; mantown Pike. i Included in the expansion are a , new Sunday School unit, new par-jaonage, a parking lot and addi-tions to the church auditorium. The Rev. Herbert D. Wll pastor, opened the session with prayer and closed with the bene- BY THIS TIME, most people I diction. must be aware that Jolly Jim Brin-ton has returned unscathed from his annual hunting Jaunt to the duck pond in his back yard. IX there was any doubt that he( Is again up to his old tricks, all' you had to do was look in some of the papers last week which carried one of his frequent literary gems. With the "bleeding stamp" epi-sode still fresh In mind, we ap-proached this piece of trash cau-tiously because you can get awful sick from rending some of Brintons letter's while others are less nauseating. This one was in the latter eate-gory, but, as usual, didn't make much sense. The original was sent to the county commissioners. Our fat Clerk of Courts was com-l0f Q Oouncll. plaining mostly about the lack of parking faiilltir* If the ( minU Commissioners go through wllh their plans to build a new County administration building In Norris-lowu. "It is the concensus ol | familiar With this situation that the County should purchase a farm of 200 or 300 acres while such land Is still available and build one story office buildings to take care of the administrative offices which are not associated with the courts." \w wrote Since there Is not 300 acrOsv DOE 200 acres, nor even 100 acres avail-able within the Norristown bor-ough limits, the Commissioners, i it they got soft headed and took Brintons advice, would have to go out at town. Tills, according to our legal ad-visor, would be ugalnst the law since Norristown is designated as the County seat and without of-ficial action from the Stata, the Commissioners cannot build else-where. Forgetting Brinlon for the mo-' K of C Sponsors Hallowe'en Danee Conshohocken Knights ol Colum-bus Council 1603 will conduct an annuiil Hallowe'en dance Saturday, Oct. 21. at the United Rubber Work-ers Hall. 425 E. Hector St., Con-shohocken. Dress for the event is optional. Prizes will be awarded for cos-tume A buffet supper will be served during the dance. Tickets arc avail-able from Council activity chair-man Charles Kelly. 91 Walnut St., Conshohocken, TA 8-7610. Guests are welcome, but must be accompanied by members of the K Industrial Commission Is Urged by Ruggiero DIHKCTOKS CELEBRATE - Un tha 20th year that Conshohocken Federal Savings and Loan A tion received its Federal charter, a celebration is staged at Plymouth Country Club by the board ot din From left are: Joseph P. Burn-', president, Conshohocken Borough Council; Cardta D. Brown, William J. Davie Sr., W. T. Ardell, I. Harold Shoemaker, James J. Mel-lon, mayor of Conshohocken; Edwin S. Rockett, presi-dent of Conshohocken Federal: George I!. Parker, presi-dent. Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, speaker for tin occasion; Eugene Butter, Edward F .Moore Jr. and Joseph Colen. ~ —W«»lly Review pholo by Anthony At a meeting last night, Prancli J. Ruggiero. candidate tor the of-fice of Mayor, announced Bui ha will create an Industrial Commis-sion to maintain a high level of employment and IndUStrj In Coo-sholiocken. lie panted out »lint h in the coal regions where nothing was done until It was loo late and people found themselves living in1 Ehosl towns. He Mid we must not ■ The t tinned: iCoBMIIUrtf .,11 I'IIIJI tuult My Ad Brought Results M mj Classified Ads every iveek arc printed In the five Weekly Hcvlew neu>papers. Often advertisers phone and Pleasa cancel my ad, we've ■ \ci-llt'ni results." And why shouldn't Classiiuxi Iwra Ret results when iu>- message is printed in five Review newspapers lng more than 150,000 per- .■oni every Thursday They are bound to |fl suits. And the cost Is low—: live newspapers — only - ta word*, Just call TA 8-4600 BR 9-0950 WE ALSO PRINT Banquet Programs School Papers Church Bulletin* Wedding Invitations
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Title | The Conshohocken Recorder, October 12, 1961 |
Masthead | The Recorder |
Date | 1961-10-12 |
Year | 1961 |
Month | 10 |
Day | 12 |
Volume | 92 |
Issue | 21 |
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FullText | F-Published FVEKV. Ihursdav Hv ffMklj llrvlra I'uhll.hlnt Co. Inc Mao •■■•■■li-.ui-> ..i The IIHanayunkl ilrtlFu. The iSbMMI HUH llrraw The Vallet l-nrir Sentinel and The Suburban Press. HOAC & SONS BOOK BINDERY SPR1NGSP0RT, MICHIGAN COUP. ZONE 4 Eire Heejtftic f— -r-r-i : =rr= — f.M TA 8-4600 Vol. 9221 Thttrsday. Oct. 12. 1961—10c • BR 9-0950 High Cost of Protecting Hi Rise Apartments Disturbs Fire Company Harmoiiville Volunteers Request Totvnship Commissioners Fully Study $3,0O0,(M)0 Proposal Harmonville firemen, after discussing the proposed hi-ri. «e apartment building on Germantown Pike and Walton Kd., Plymouth township, decided at a recent meeting there should be a lot more time and study by local govornment officials before approval is given. The apartments could mean higher taxation and other living costs to everyone living in Plymouth township, was the consensus. Harmonville Firemen Look To 38th Year William Leopold Heads Commithe Planning Banquet Marking the 38th year that Har-monville Fire Co. No. 1 was char-tered, a committee has been named to formuhUe plana for an annual banquet in 1961 William Leopold, chairman of the cnnim.ttce, will be aided by Charles W Yj, Howard Foster, Thomas Hud-son, Charles Roth. William Price. Charles Cameron. Albert Zummo and William Moffltt. The names were announced by Henry Hemsley, president, at n meting Friday night. Forty mom-ber^ were present. Howard. Foster, assistant fire 'Continued on Fmge four* Among the phases studied were: how the construction of hl-rlse apartments could affect the local volunteer lire company; cost In-volved for volunteer firemen In the township. It was said that the State Fire Underwriters could insist that the Ore departments In Plymouth town-ship, namely Harmonville and Ply-mouth, wouid be forced to purchase hook-and-ladder trucks, at an es-timated $40,000 to $60,000 each, or more. Then, the firemen worried, they would need larger buildings to house the new and larger equipment, with another $30,000 or more esti-mated for this construction. The seriousness of the situation I was brought out as the volunteer firemen point up that the greatest part of its financial aid comes from their annual drive for funds, which Is never ample to cover all needs. It was cited that none of the vol-! unteer firemen receive any pay forl^-v A n i -n i a. their services. Not even the quali-|l \f Knhp Kilt II fled drivers for the Are company Vfl UitUC sllU are paid. It was brought out at the meet-ing that if the fire company could not afford this new equipment or new housing for the equipment, even if the State Underwriters or-dered it. then the Underwriters Continued ON Page Four, WELCOME FOR MISSIONARY — Among the par-iahioners of Calvary Episcopal Church of Conshohocken who welcomed the Rev. Harold Baxter Liebler. 72, mis-sionary- priest to the Navajo Indians at Bluff, Utah, speaker at two services Sunday, were, from left: Miss Kathy Hochstetter, 16. of East Norriton; Mrs. Frank Wood, of Conshohjken; the Rev. Edward Price. M.A., rector of the churffi, and Miss Cornelia Schrock, 13, of 128 Maple St.. Conshohocken. Missioner. who wears his hair long as do the men of the tribe he ministers unto, marks the 47th year of his ordination this month. 'Wr^kly Review photo bv Harold C. McCuon) Rotary Club Hears 'Career Dr. William Brandt .{.•rails 1932 World Series in Address KAREWKI.I. — Francis X. Cianci. left, who sub-mitted his resignation as a membor of the Conshohocken School Board Monday night, after serving nine months M president, and Cosmo J. Narciso. of 113 W. Tenth Ave., a frequent visitor at meetings of the directors, say good-bye. Cianci, an attorney and -Marine Ke-s. rvist captain, is a new resident of Whitpain town-ship. Fire Prevention Paracie Oct. 14 Kre drill* look place Monday In all Conshohocken and Upper Merlon tOWnJhlp public mid paro-chial schools In conjunction with tin observance of Fire Prevention Five drlus and building hupec-tlon- were conduc'-ed In Upper Merlon under direetiun ut Upper lire marshal Michael Byus, who WHS assl.-tc I by officials and s of the Swcdcland. Swcdes-tuiL and King of Prussia volunteer fin oompuriM Tli Swede-land and Swedesburg fin companies participated In a surprise fire drill In the Borough ot Coiuhohucken Tuesday night as part d the Pire Chiefs' Mutual Aid program as well ns all Con- ■hol-asken. Whltemarth and Ply. mouii im mill- I ;i I.re coinp.inics Will be r.preaented in the Pin Prevjn-i ■ ti. r 2 Saturday afternoon In it Borou h ol llridgeport. M h n lou .olunteer fire* flgl.in- eotnp a ebedukd '1P. "The Career of Babe Ruth" was topic before Conshohocken Rotary Club Monday night, with Dr. Wil-liam Brandt, former sports colum-nist with the New York Times and the former Philadelphia Record, speaking. He was Introduced by William Davis. ■ the Bnbe Ruth League attended the, dinner. "Doc" Brandt told how he at-' tended the 1632 World Series and saw the home run that Ruth was said to have Indicated before he hit It. He pointed out Ruths prow-ess us a stellar pitcher was nearly overlooked because of his ability at bat. It was not until this year of 1961 that fate aided two Yankee players — Marls and Mantle — who tied and broke two of Ruth's long-held records; 29 and two-thirds scoreless Innings pitched In World Series play; 60 homo runs In one (Continued on Page Four) $120 Stolen From Diner Burs la re escaped with (120 In cash early Monday alter gaining entrance to Carl's Diner, Fourth Ave. and Payette St. According to Conshohocken po-lice, the theft was discovered by William Danitz, ot Plymouth Val-ley, a cook, when he reported to work at 5 Ail. Sgt. Jesse Zadroga and Ofllccr FAMILY MAN — Charles A. Shermer III, manager of the newly opened branch office of the First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Co. at Plymouth Square Shop-ping Center, Ridge and Butler Pikes, Harmonville, stands with his charming family in front of the bank. From left are Barbara Lynne, a junior at Central Bucks High, holding brother Richard, 16 months; his wife. Bitty; Mr. Shermer, with son, Char-les A. IV, standing in front—lad, who is five this month, attends kindergarten at Warrington school and Patricia, 13, a freshman at Tamenend Junior High. Father of the four played professional baseball as a youth. * (Weokly Review photo by Harold C. MeCuen) The Staleys Mark 59 Years Mr. and Mrs. Charles Staley, 36 E aermantown Pike.. Plymouth Meeting, marked their MUi wedding anniversary quietly at home on Sunday. They are parents of Charles Sta- John Bocella said burglars gained' ley. Plymouth Meeting Postmaster. entrance by breaking a window,and another son, Jacob, of Consho-pane In a door at the rear of the'hocken The couple also has two building i i grandchildren. Carl Auman, owner of the diner.1 Both are in health. Both are told police about $40 In coins was in members of Evangelical Congrega-iht nab register An additional MOltlonal Church of Plymouth Meeting. Li currency was taken from under Mr. Staley Is a retired carpenter-a counter. 'builder Our 92d Year Of Integrity. Dignity AND Dedication in Conshohocken and V icinitv Parking Authority To Be Formed Soon In Conshohocken Dust Nuisance Issue Again Before Council; Deficit Looms for Year Preparation of an ordinance creal a Parkins Au-thority was authorized last nighi by Conshohocken Bor» ough Council by a vole of 13 to 2. c uncling,, Francis Roop, ol Jol White Repeats: 1 Will Not Be at Meeting' Future Community Group Issues a Second Invitation According to Wlllinm J. Woolston, counsel for the Future Community F. lith Ave. laid be vk I Lad - downe and Ambler ior the purpose ol gath> dialling uiut maintaining municipal parking Ha said he learned that a portion ol the cost of operation the facility at Lnnsdowne was paid out of the general fund . solicitor for the borough, aald he anticipated the borough would not pay any-thing toward establishing a lot. He advised that council create the Putting Authority .nil let its mem-istttnu full responsibility. i "iiiuilman Anfhony .Barano*- ski, of 249 t. Hector SI., introduced /he motion to have the ordinance drawn by the solid .'or and ordi-n. iiHT cMimmli7cc. The second was bv John l>iJlosia. of 109 IV. Second group, the auditorium of Utc White-1 Avf, Vo(|ng m (hf nfjaUvf ,„.„ marsh Township building will bC|james DeC.ldeo. of 218 W. Fourth filled to overflowing at n mass meet- Ur.. and Koop. lng tonight. "Maybe so." observed Thomas J. White Sr., president ot the board of supervisors, "but 1 will not be prejenf " Woolston disclosed he had sent a second letter to the president, of the board, asking that &< sider Ins decision to be an absentee. White said he was standing firm, insisting that participation in the meeting could easily be miscon-strued and would be "highly im-proper." White disclosed In an exclusive* statement Thursday in this newspa-per that he would not attend n mass meeting Tuesday night at Ply-mouth- Whitemarah High school and also would stay away from to-night's session. He kept his word. and his abM nee prompted another blast by the Future Conununi'.j group's attorney. Councilman Dominic Ruggiero, o; 339 \v. Elm St. tgsun com-of the dust nuisance hi the borough. "Air pollution,*' he said. "Is worse than ever. Sweep your porch In the morning, It's dirty again early hi the afternoon and looks like It hnsn't been cleaned for weeks." DiJIosla made a motion that the comphlnt be turned over to the \Continued on Page Four) THE Federal Group Lauded At Banquet Marking 20th Year Under Charter How assets of the Conshohocken Federal Savings and Loan Associa-tion were increased Irotn S680.OO0 in 1941 to $21,000,000 today was described by Edwin S. Rockett, president of the association, at a D*AngeUr$ Celebrate Mr and Mra Anthony D'Angelo, 406 K. Eighth Ave. Conshohocken, are ob*i.r\Iug their 26ih wedding mini Joseph. ot got Jo u El . celcbiatcJ a birth-s] Mrs D'Ai la Is the forme] Mi-* Cecelia Pup. .eLafc. banquet commemorating the 20th year of the association under Fed-eral charu-r Tuesday night at Plymouth Country Club. He told of the humble beginning of the Rising Sun Building and Loan Association In 1878. It was one of the associations that com-blndcd to form the Federal in 1941. The event was for the directors and staff, their wives and husbands. Honored guests Included George R, Parker, president of Federal Home Loan Bunk of Pittsburgh; Mayor and Mrs. James J. Mellon; Joseph P. Burns, president of Borough Council and Mrs. Burns; Morris Oerher, former Judge of Montgom-ery' County and council for the as-sociation back In 1943-44 and Mrs. Gerber; David M. Scully. Philadel-phia manager of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Scully; William Stout, former vire president of Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Stout; Raymond B. Weidnuui, auditor for the association and Mrs. Weldman; Ralph B. Eiotl. advertising council of the association and Mrs. Ecoff. The banquet was most interest-ing highlighted by brief remarks by Mr. Parger, Mr. Colen, Mr. Rutter, Mr. Talone and Mr. Rockett. Vocal and instrumental selections ment ia cheerful thought made the evening highly festive. /Continued on Page Threei i Church Expansion Approved LIKE Long-term plans for expansion of the present facilities at Evangeli-cal Congregational Church of Ply-mouth Meeting, Germantown Pike, were approved at a special congre-gational meeting last night at tha church. George Ncal. chairman of the planning committee, presented his report and resolutions concerning the proposed expansion. T:I- church owns two acrea m : the rear of their property on Gar- ; mantown Pike. i Included in the expansion are a , new Sunday School unit, new par-jaonage, a parking lot and addi-tions to the church auditorium. The Rev. Herbert D. Wll pastor, opened the session with prayer and closed with the bene- BY THIS TIME, most people I diction. must be aware that Jolly Jim Brin-ton has returned unscathed from his annual hunting Jaunt to the duck pond in his back yard. IX there was any doubt that he( Is again up to his old tricks, all' you had to do was look in some of the papers last week which carried one of his frequent literary gems. With the "bleeding stamp" epi-sode still fresh In mind, we ap-proached this piece of trash cau-tiously because you can get awful sick from rending some of Brintons letter's while others are less nauseating. This one was in the latter eate-gory, but, as usual, didn't make much sense. The original was sent to the county commissioners. Our fat Clerk of Courts was com-l0f Q Oouncll. plaining mostly about the lack of parking faiilltir* If the ( minU Commissioners go through wllh their plans to build a new County administration building In Norris-lowu. "It is the concensus ol | familiar With this situation that the County should purchase a farm of 200 or 300 acres while such land Is still available and build one story office buildings to take care of the administrative offices which are not associated with the courts." \w wrote Since there Is not 300 acrOsv DOE 200 acres, nor even 100 acres avail-able within the Norristown bor-ough limits, the Commissioners, i it they got soft headed and took Brintons advice, would have to go out at town. Tills, according to our legal ad-visor, would be ugalnst the law since Norristown is designated as the County seat and without of-ficial action from the Stata, the Commissioners cannot build else-where. Forgetting Brinlon for the mo-' K of C Sponsors Hallowe'en Danee Conshohocken Knights ol Colum-bus Council 1603 will conduct an annuiil Hallowe'en dance Saturday, Oct. 21. at the United Rubber Work-ers Hall. 425 E. Hector St., Con-shohocken. Dress for the event is optional. Prizes will be awarded for cos-tume A buffet supper will be served during the dance. Tickets arc avail-able from Council activity chair-man Charles Kelly. 91 Walnut St., Conshohocken, TA 8-7610. Guests are welcome, but must be accompanied by members of the K Industrial Commission Is Urged by Ruggiero DIHKCTOKS CELEBRATE - Un tha 20th year that Conshohocken Federal Savings and Loan A tion received its Federal charter, a celebration is staged at Plymouth Country Club by the board ot din From left are: Joseph P. Burn-', president, Conshohocken Borough Council; Cardta D. Brown, William J. Davie Sr., W. T. Ardell, I. Harold Shoemaker, James J. Mel-lon, mayor of Conshohocken; Edwin S. Rockett, presi-dent of Conshohocken Federal: George I!. Parker, presi-dent. Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, speaker for tin occasion; Eugene Butter, Edward F .Moore Jr. and Joseph Colen. ~ —W«»lly Review pholo by Anthony At a meeting last night, Prancli J. Ruggiero. candidate tor the of-fice of Mayor, announced Bui ha will create an Industrial Commis-sion to maintain a high level of employment and IndUStrj In Coo-sholiocken. lie panted out »lint h in the coal regions where nothing was done until It was loo late and people found themselves living in1 Ehosl towns. He Mid we must not ■ The t tinned: iCoBMIIUrtf .,11 I'IIIJI tuult My Ad Brought Results M mj Classified Ads every iveek arc printed In the five Weekly Hcvlew neu>papers. Often advertisers phone and Pleasa cancel my ad, we've ■ \ci-llt'ni results." And why shouldn't Classiiuxi Iwra Ret results when iu>- message is printed in five Review newspapers lng more than 150,000 per- .■oni every Thursday They are bound to |fl suits. And the cost Is low—: live newspapers — only - ta word*, Just call TA 8-4600 BR 9-0950 WE ALSO PRINT Banquet Programs School Papers Church Bulletin* Wedding Invitations |
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