The Conshohocken Recorder, May 16, 1947

              £l)c Conol)ol)ocKcn Uccort-et\
ESTABLISHED !869. NO. 7692.
Teachers' Pay ST FHII^PASTOR 'VFW To Install
Seen As Burden /**! _k New Officers
For Districts i "_ Tomorrow
PSEA 8p__- Warns
Of Effort H\ Slate
To 'Pa™ The Bwk'
A warning that the state mi
place more burden on local schc
districts under the plea of "set
rule" to meet widespread demands
Increased salaries for teachers,
was Issued to members of the Con-shohocken
branch. Pennsylvania
finite Education association, at Its
annual dinner meeting Tuesday
night at 6:30 at Niblock's restau-rant.
Ambler
Presenting concise summaries of
the leading bills affecting education
and teacher*, now before the state
legislature, the guest speaker, Dr.
Lewis Snyder. supervising principal
Sellersvtlle-Herkaste publ'
CONSHOHOCKEN. PA., FRIDAY. MAY 16. 1947.
\\<>t Conshohocken Team Wins
In Kadio <^niz Contest Ilo!<l Here
TWELVE PAGES PRICE: THREE CENTS
\uxiliary Vt ill II..M
Joint In-tall.ition
Wild P(Ml 1071
REV. A. A. lK>YLt
pastor of the new St. Philip Nen
Catholic church. Oermantown pike.
Barren Hill, which will be dedicated
at elaborate service* Sunday morn-ing
At 11 by Bishop Hugh L Lamb,
schools and a member of the legis- 'Mudedohia
laUve committee of the State Edu- 0l
H™Xml£n, Carroll. P..,:,del-rat
Ion association, described the phia judge, will speak at an • ter-most
vital of the bills. No 417, as
built on a "framework that appears
perfect piece of eucation legis-lation''
He said the bill came "out of
committee" Tuesday.
Forty-three members of the facul-1|)a[e
ty of the local public schools and a
number of guests attended the
event.
noon program at 3.
Monslgnor Thcmas F Nally and
Monslgnor John J Mellon, and a
large number of priest* from other
churches in this area, will pai'ticl-
Landis Hope* Legislation
May Relieve Teacher Shortage
The teaching situation Is
unite, and there will be a short-age
of many teachers through-out
the nation. Robert C. Lan-dls.
superintendent of schools,
stated at the annual dinner meet-ing
of the Conshohocken branch.
Pennsylvania State Education
association. Tuesday night at Am-bler
Mr. Landis is head of the south-eastern
convention of the state
association
"We are all optimistic, however,
■buut the education bills now be-fore
the legislature." he said.
"Certainly some good will come
from pending legislation and will
reflect itself on the situation. It
t not a selfish matter pertaining
to our teaching personnel. These
bills have (ar-reaching goals, in
education "
A Joint Installation of officers of
Con.shohix.keii Past 1074. Veterans
of Foreign Wars, and of the La-dies'
Auxiliary of the iwst, will be
held tomorrow night, preceded by a
catered Unci'iei at 6:30. in the post
home, Hector and Harry
Inducted as commander <>l the
post will be William Blalr. of 126
Front street. West Conshohocken.
The new auxiliary head will be Mrs.j
Marie Coyne. 100 Forrest street. '
Jacob J. Ruser, Sr. post member:
and county council officer, will serve i
as installing officer lor the post and'
Mrs. Adrle Fritsch. of Philadelphia,
former state president of VFW
auxiliaries for the auxiliary
John J Hickey, or Norrlstown.j
adjudicator of the Veterans' Ad-,
ministration. Philadelphia, and for-;
run local resident, will be (he guest
speaker. Rev. John P. Klnlry.
honorary chaplain ol the post, will
address the group One hundred
and fifty men and women are ex-pected
to attend. Music and danc-ing
will follow instuli.it ion
OflMI
Post officers to be installed with
Commander-elect Blalr. arc:
Harold Cunningham, senior vlce-rommander,
harry Cunningham
junior vice-commander; Paul
Schwartz, quartermaster; Horatio
Shimer. chaplain; John Rahm. sur-geon;
Robert Volpe. patriotic in-
I structor; Alfred Volpe. oflV »r-of-
124 East Fourth the-day.
Edward H Keei ■ Bliard; Jacob
J. Ruser, judge advocate; Thomas
Hoey. Norrlstown. publicity officer;
Harold Cunningham, athletic direc-tor;
Philip Coyne, legislation officer;
Daniel J Cannon, Sr.. and Harvey
John P. Raysor
Baptist Deacon
Yimnl to Board
At Annual Meeting
John R. Rays*
avenue, was unanimously elected to
the board of deacons of the First
Baptist church at the annual busi
ness meeting of the church. Wed-nesday
night
The event took place on the 76,h »«™^^SB
anniversary of the founding of therJg?Dl«g*B _« 11th ave-rmirc"
| ,„,,., * the retiring commander.
Mr. Raysor will fill the unex-| omcgVK of the aURi|laiv mrlude
pircd term of Emund Brack. Sr..|Mr5 ooyne; Mrs Mary Fleming.
Although Conshohocken High was
leading at "the half in u radio qulr.
conic i. broadcasi from thi Hani
theatre Monday night. West Con-shohocken
opponent- piled up a fine!
score in the second half, walking
off with final honors with a tally
-■: ,11-U!
The contest wax one of a series
of weekly quiz programs, broadcast
every Monday by the Scaliest com-pany.
Before a capacity house, the pro-gram,
opened with a 15-minutc
Iftd, In which cheer-leaders
of each school led an ovation lor
the teams. Cheer leaders
included Jane McQuirns. Doris
Campbell and Claire Kitpatrick for
Conshohocken High school and
Nancy McKay and Evelyn Musman
for the West Side Hhoel
Comprising Conshohocken High's
team was Joseph Kreasky, class
president, senior; James Kriebel.
Junior and Josephine Russo, sopho-more
West Conshohocken's contest
team included Veronica McDonnell,
senior; Richard Hedden. junior and
Walter Coaler, sophomore
In a quiz marking the program's
first half. In which queries on ai
wide variety of topics including ■
poetry, mathematics, law and spell-ing
were "fired- at Ihe students.
Conshohocken High made an excel-,
lent showing and finished the half
with a 'JO to 10 score.
The second half was given over1
to a mental alertness test, in which'
pofotl were given for the first cor-rect
answer from any student of
either school.
Here, West Conshohocken quickly!
appeared to have the edge, and soon'
piled up telling points.
Tom Moorehead. well-known an-nouncer
directed the program.
Cooperating with the Scaliest
company in broadcasting the pro-gram
from this community were Ed-ward
W Oermann, principal of Con-shohocken
High school and Alvln S.
Richard, supervising principal of
West Conshohocken High school.
Use of the Riant theatre was ar-ranged
through the courtesy ol
Harry Fried, owner of the Fried
theatre cha:n. and Howard Parker,
manager of the Riant theatre
Prises were presented at the con-clusion
ol the program.
Walter Cosier, scoring the high-est
number of individual points, was
. 'ith .in MM yrlopedla set.
Each of the West Coiishoho. ken
students, including Cosier, received
an order for six lessons In dancing
at ihe Arthur Murray studios, six
passes io the Phillies baseball games
t„!s season, and a certificate for a
twenty-five cent purchase of candy
or ice cream at George Clay Fire
company store
Each of Conshohocken High's
contestants was given certificates
for a $13 purchase at Mitchell and
Ness Sporting Oooda store, Phila-delphia
The three winning students, to-gether,
were given a Philco radto-phoncgraph
combination. which
they presented to West Consho-hocken
High school, with the provi-sion
that it be transferred to the
grade school when the high school
is discontinuea at the end of the
term
Conshohocken High school re-ceived
a small Philco radle-phono-graph.
Board Adopts
School Budget
Of $220,128
Tearher,.' Salarir*
Show 2.V , Ki-e
Within Two Years
Naval Reserve
Week Proclaimed (onmilmen
Elected For
Conshohocken school board
animously adopted a balanced bud
get of 1230.12808
year of 1947-48 at the May meet
Ritas Blair ol this bor
ough today Issued protlan.it ion
■ tuning cooperation in Naval Reserve
I Week, as follows: ^ - —_, .
Whereas, the right and privilege W^,.....! ■/IMTg|
.if | tVllfl M it I 11
for themselves, individually, whal -^—-*-*"■*■ " M" «
< rjun-
| try's affairs, is Inalienable; a.id.
v\ tereas. n _ also one of the
VIM tics n! QUI American sysw-m
that whatever is done for the na-tional
gixwl finds sup|Hirt in cllv.
! lawn, and hamlet, throughout the
Hand: and.
Whereas, the Ne*v Civilian Naval
Re^ei
Several Ordttuuttea
\.!<»i»ir<l Ity Council1)
IYii«ion liiml Sel H|»
Town council added another
dedicated to the building member to the zoning commission.
the fiscal — l'rl"r cttUWli ami the protection elected two new council members
of this nation';; costlv Investment! from the second ward, adopted two
In world peace, is a definite instru- new ordinances, amended three
Ing of the board last night, post- mPn, (or the good ol all and, <»u,er ordinances and opened bids
poned from May 5. to permit re- Whereas, the Civilian Naval Re- for it new police cai In addition to
quired 30-day insiieciioii of the pro- serve offers training and educational transacting routine bustm
posed receipts and expenditures, opportunities to our young eetlng Wednesday night.
The new budget is based on the m addition to the voluntary role Marvin F. Hoaaland. of 130 West
present school tax rale of 22'. mills they assume with the Navy tn Tenth avenue nominated by Mr.
on property and $8 per capita. : peacetime: Clark as a member of the aonlng
An almost-doubled state appro- No*- therefore. I proclaim the r.,mn!lssion. was elected ^
priation. estimated at 170M0 Tor ?*** o1 **">" '8 IO "*> *5 f£ N , "'.ember of a five-member board.
the coming year and the addition """'y'1 Wf**- ^""a,„,V. ,!'! , J5J l*onard A. Talone. Esq.. und 8am-of
150 tuition-pupils, being trans- gw.'«''<"'"„?'""" " * * ' "nJ - « IVMedto. realtor, were elected
(erred from West Conshohocken [* '" 'n^-!*' "Vi The s icccs* »«?*»« '" ihe »""»« *»rd •* »he
High school, make possible an in- S^?HfS?*^V£$Jir' A"r» "TS
crease of 115.200 in the budget over ELIAS BLAIR Burgess Walter Rudasaewski 138 Beat Bm
last year without an Increase in the 8p^u, to c-ll,hohocBril nfM.rter ■*«?*■ ftn(1 *»niu*l Boraelleca. 123
tax rate. by Penns New. Service j Payctte street, were elected to fill
Highest single item of expend!- Oovernor Duff has proclaimed lhl' lwo vacancies In council from
lure in the new budget is teachers' next week as Naval Reserve week the second ward caused by reslgna-salarles.
whirh are set at an all- in Pennsylvania, 1» honor of the, tl"» «f Charles MorimIty and James
lime high of 8131.375. This repre- program ol the United Slates Navy \ Flannery. Three candidates were
eeota an increase of 834 M0 in oost to build up its peacetime reserve. named Mr Capaldl nominated Joa-of
teaching or a 25 |>ercent increase strength In tailing for support of' eph Szeferskt. of 130 East Elm street,
in teachers' vabiries In ihe last two ,llp reserve enlistment program, he Mr Dolanski nominated Mr Rad-
",r? ^Iftrt" m lh* ^ ' said that ,t II not onlf tht.ng but asnrwskl and III Horsclleca. each
The sum of 88800 is atloted In the ,'ss*nl1111 ,1,nl ,,uv ' ommouwealih „, wnom reeelve<l ten Vote, IM t&8
nneiwa^olufhugSeli 1isot JrnaTe lsinuapicVrlunulVennaileSnilt ^ofi, snlaKvmili,,d Bn"a»l'r"s'tnb,vn olu*tfsta>n"d*i1n"g^»pParti"-'1ib.a.„ll,o„ung Mr Szeferski received two
schools, an Increase of 1200 over la'■st*< :ipatlon in all activities of ,thls|vo,w
Wide Area Here Boy's Head Cut
'Blacked Out' By Milk Bottle
I I*■< li it- Snli-lalioii
I>iffi<*ultv is CutM
Wttki Eight Block-
After AHNHIIII
whose resignation was accepted
with regret
Four other deacons were re-
' elected. They are Oeorge Webber,
[Sr.. O. Preston Cuater. Clalr L
. _..' — Pelfer and John O Armstrong.
JPVH? VJ Oermaim. as school, other offlrers were named as ful-prlnclpal
and president of the local ■ w,,.
educational unit, greeted the group I TCL.,..-— FU,., Q B,.™.. clerk
and introduced the guests In- ' ^'Vi^alZ^ n^«Li ' ^»'
eluded were Paul B Mitchell, repre- h,il»™4J ■aoorr
seining the scliool boaid; Miss. ;"IV Mr'v '''''"ll'"-Jl_
Elizabeth Moore, retired teacher three years. O PteaMn Ouster ami
and Miss Phyllis Jones, secretary Clalr Pelfer
of the school dkstrict ' Sunday school offleers -eupertn-
Roberi C. Landis superintendent tendent, O Preston Custer: aaatst-if
schools, introduced the guest, ant superintendents. Beth K Mit-speaker
and spoke briefly to the j chell and William Bytheway
teachers. Oeorge T Jackaon, prin- Treasurer. Oeorge Webber. Sr ;
cipal of the public grade school. | financial secretary. Paul Lachraan:
pronounced the Invocation. recording secretary Oeorge Nor-
Addrcs* leroei: assistant secretaries. Oeorge
The proposed new education bill!Webber Jr ^j ^ny Johnston
i No. 4171 provides a minimum'
senior vtec-president; Mrs Edward
Jones. Junior vice-president. Miss
Mary Cuddy, treasurer; Mrs. Daniel
Cannon, chaplain; Mrs Florence
Orirhn. conductress; Mrs Elizabeth
bluLsnian. guard; Mrs. Grace Lucey,
3-ye«r trustee: Mrs. Jacob Rusen,
Sr two-year county delegate, and
Mi fiiifTln one-year county dele-gate
Mrs iMt.iel Cannon. Sr • t-
Mrl UU
Beirja,-;u. Sm.iUnskl. I mer Arm*
offitt-i was admitted to
poet membership at th«* se.nl-montiily
meeting last night at the
post home
Further plans were made forj
Memorial Day observance. Members
will join other veterans' organiza-tions
at a memorial service at 9:15;
in St Matthew's old cemetery, toi- =
lowing this the groups will divide I
and visit cemeteries of the area
Members arc asked to meet at the
post home at 8:30. in uniform.
The post and auxiliary will parti-'
cipate In an annual memorial [
church service May 25 at 7:30 in
(No. 417i provides a minimum'^^ of wiener* association
are prodded t brZ the «ffi 1 »o»rgeault. orchestra leader. Oeorge
without a bachelor's degree, toj ""V department. Jane McDonald: ^
•4100 for teachers with a college superintendent junior department.| tl)# Presbyterian church. Dantelt
degree and to 84400 for teachers] Ada Brett; assistant superintendent Cann0fl Sr to chairman
holding a master's degree. J junior department. Joan Macmul-|'M„norUl Day program
The new bill, however, would re- Ian, song lender Rtrward fbrrtertcO-!
,4,it tmt more money than Is, workers for beginners department,
available to meet its demands". Dr Mm William Beyaa* and Mrs.
Snydei said James MacMahon
'Even with a ceiling of $600 us I Kenneth Ambler. Mrs W R
Increases, the sum of 00 to 100 mil- Moore and Calvin Boiirgeault were
lion adlttonal woul be required tolarpolnted in auditing committee
carry out iU probislons." the speaker I Ior tttt ^^ yeari
^ . ._ _ , , Other Actions
ai^S^VT^h^^^i PUns were made TO have the
S^trS'W ditrteS" Diie^!lchurch represented a. the forth-
Iheblll w^h.t^^'.ccon^nle^!^^''; ^ual^essions of the Cen-by
passage of bllU 1130 and 1131,1 tr»' Ulllon association in Norris-providlng
revenue Irom taxes and town. June 10 and 11.
linenana, which are aUo under con- Unanimous approval was given to
cooperation with the uthei church-es
in a scries of Union night services
during July and August The church
will participate In the annual mem
oriel service for veterans. May 30.
A generous benevolent budget was
approved to help missions and other
good causes in the year ahead.
Rev Abrier James Davles acted a:
sideratlon. he said.
Bill 1130 provides for a ten per-cent
admission tax on all theatres
and amusements
Bill 1131 would require tlie licens-ing
of bowling alleys, pool tables,
juke boxes, pinball machines and
similar forms of recreation.
■ of these two revenue
I moderator of the meeting, and Miss
■ Elizabeth Moore, churrh clerk, ser-bills
would bring In 50 million dol-lars,
it is estimated", the speaker I
told his audience Both bills are'.,
now "in committee" : "*" ""'^Li
Bill 417 is "founded on equihza- i, A"«r ■»» °«»'n* devotional serv-kogl
Helping most where most'1'"'' *"* presidents and treasurers
help la needed." Dr. Snyder said ">' >h* various organizations afflll-
He added that it is an effort touted with the church presented re-moderniie
Education BUI 403. pass- Ports The reports showed a year
ed L»u years ago. appearing at that full of activity, with the organim-tlme
the greatest step taken In edu-, lions In good financial condition
cation, but since outmoded The meeting closed with a brief
He said passage of 403 made address and a closing prayer by the
teachers salaries, at the time, the1 pastor-elect. Rev. Chester T Win-highest
in the nation, but that this, ten
has slr.ee changed. .,
He described the three other parts . j . _. .
Of BUI 417. tn addition to the euary ■ 'XllHTICclll I *«JV
and increments, as subsidy, expeti-
«->>>-■ -n- ».« .«»i*.- To p^ Celebrated
by the state, rather than the local observed Sunday afternoon at 2:30
district " with a district-wide rally in the
Other Bills ; Lower Merion Jurjor high school
The retirement bill 'No. 4*7* | auditorium. Montgomery avenue,
sponsored by Assemblyman Charles Ardmore The meeting is sponsored
Brunner, Norrlstown, provides for < by the Ninth District. Depsrtment
additional contribution to the of Pennsylvania, comprlaine the
teachers' retirement fund by the' Legion posts Ui Montgomery and
state to give teachers "what they Bucks counties
were led to exoect they would get at: The guest speaker will be Paul
retirement' H Griffith national commander of
The hill, which will cost the stale] the American Legion, who will be
five million dollars snore per year, mgt tn Doylestown Sunday mornimr
has passed the House I by a eenunlttee of the Ninth District
Another rttlrement bill 'No 7S3» to accompany him to Ardmore
provides for a minimum retirement' Un Anthony Cardamone. oast
cay of glOO per nth
Chamber Names
Nine Directors
Nine representative men of the
community were chosen directors
of the newly-formed Conshohocken
Chamber of Commerce, In a mall!
ballot, opened at a special meeting
of the organization committee.
Tuesday night at Nellanys restau-rant.
Receiving the high number of
votes was R Lincoln Hain. who
has been serving as temporary pres-;
idem of this long-needed civic!
group.
Elected three-year directors with
Mr Hain are Leroy E Wallace and
Oeorge Rafferty
Chosen 2-year directors are Leon-ard
A. Talone thaberdasher». Har-old
Cooper Roberts and Oeorge W!
Smith iWooIworth manager).
One-year directors nsm*rt are
E Arnold Forrest. Esq . Donald P [
Horsey and Robert C Landis.
At a meeting, exnected to be held'
next week, these nine directors will
name three additional directors;
from the membership at large.
These 12 directors will elect a:
permanent staff of officers
The new Chamber of Commerce
us 52 chatter members and is re-ceiving
many additional members
Membership is open to civic-minded i
men and women of the community.'
whether or not engaged In com-i
mercial or professional enterprises.
Divorrr Suit
S'Jlt for divorce has been flhri In
the prothonolary's office by Irene
A. Selfer, Whltemarrii. against Leon
L Selfer. charging cruel treatment
and indignities Thev were married
December 4 1943
ht'scrifttioit (liven
Of Murder Sun^ect
MAN 30 Ui 30 years old short.
with bsht brown hair standing up
stm'aht from head, may be
wavy Round full face
CAR 1837 or 1838 Buirk sedan
Telephoning the local substation' With blood streaming from a gash I
of the Philadelphia Electric com-:Ul his right temple which required;
party at 0 15 last night to ascertain I 30 8tllches. Peter Bruni. 11. son of,
the cause of the partial failure of, Mr „„ Mrs Albrrt Briinlt 335;
domestic electric service which,«,._, 9rnir,y. ,„,„,,, w-ik-d n«.r. i
told that "evervlhmg is about all Tuesday night, calling vainly for
right now—well have the liglr
on ua minute." \ The wound was caused when
Hardly liad the Informant flnlah-|quart milk bottle was flung at the j
ed that optimistic prediction when hoy by ■ youth, who fled from'tlie'
the reporter's home was plungi-i
into compiete darkness According 10 Peter's story, he was
"But all the lights Jus; iviaaj baseball kith u groupj o!
le U*rk.
explained by the cir-um- Tenth avenue anS Wood strecH A
stances, immedlateh fo!li.wtim youth, appearing on the scene, at-
The first posl-wai blackout, last- {«*„, u,f group with stones, until
tVi..t^'rt*'n "tnU^SL.1f0rdi118 23 most of them had run to cover Then electric company officials, plunged . ,, ,.„ „. .„ »„,li- ., (»..„
the entire community into darkness.,^J^J^£m!SJ^^ £ L
reminisrent of tlie planned World ***** ** th,f bk^ P!1
ter
ui
,'y '
War II blackouts. Not a light glow-.""1"; tlm* "llln« [<? ** JO*£0l
ed anywhere in the borough limits. ^ Loul> BnmJ' lfl- °r W West
eacept those of sutomobfie head- Third avenue, who witnessed the
Ughts. or candles qulcklv put to use attack, ran in pursuit of the bottle-,
by householders. Moot stores and thrower, unaware that the small boy;
business places had to suspend ac-iwas severely hurt
tivitles. After he was able to get his feet,!
Street lights and some domesUc' peter walked from the heart of the
service were restored about 8:30, [purg u> his home, blood streaming
but some sections were without do-j from the wound Arriving at his
mestic service for nearly an hour! ,„,,,„, „,„ C|othmt blood-soaked.
The trouble startedl«t »:« when ,nr ^ dose w collip>( HiM
an electric circuit, feeding a large. . „,.*,** him to the office of
number ot homes in various parts, J?1'*1
H
ms'l™J,ln
1
,„to J"*„ i. «,„-
of town failed 'Dr' John D "ritlns. where he was
Wldle repair crews were busily P**} medical treatment,
righting the lesser trouble and their! The boy Is confined to his home.;
work almost completed, an insulator He is a ninth grade pupil In St.
failure at the sub-station caused 1 Matthew's parochial school
the widespread blackout An Intensive effort is being made
It plunged the entire community. vo learn the identity of the youth
Into complete darkness; tore down who attacked the boy« Several
the repair work ot the previous half bovn who were playing with Peter
hour, and caused a flash of flame iUld tney can identify the assatl-at
the sub-station which resulted] Sint
in neighbors sending in a fire alarm 1
to which two fire companies re- I¥ ... -
sponded Honors rlaiiiH'd
Washington and No 2 Pire com-!
panics hurried to the scene through I, .._ lj^im I ins !«»_
blackened streets, using their aux- ■ "■ 88»">. B/ilvIt ■
Ulary electric system to sound the| p_.v xbner James Davies. pastor
alarm, operate slide-doors and light Q, Uie mnt BapUst cliurch. who la
their stations. retiring after a continuous service 1
Neither got into service due to ^ ^ ym^n ^ ^ nonotw) Sunday ■
the nature of the blase, whichiwas p^mhg ln a community-wide scr-extinauished
instesd by the electric >Ue m ^ Mtrk s Lulhen.11
company's repair «w- ^^ twtth tht -anuters of all churches1
Conshohocken ^h«i_«ard. hoW- n ^ m part in the order or Ber-ing
an important budget meeting. "• »~*
had to coiiduct part of the■"»£»: A „,„_«« chon_. comprising1
K JhWeGberVrieJel dirX memb«■^ °' ** <holT* <* th" «"
^•wi ~f- 1 1 a . -_™_i -tttul'0"3 churches, under Uie U -9rr._S£E_sa^____r_SS!i-s»-■ESSSSS^JS_-V4SWT.S_SSs.
*"° '**" " ' ;hM nude contribution, to br luidod
__ . into a grand total for presentation
Mrs ('iltOII Heads '" "* "tiring puw ai an ex. .Ill ». 1 «""" aa^.c».o Iprenlon o( appreciation ot lu. aer-
Wl M-illllOW 4 \ vl"' lo U" ■"■"■Mr The pre-
31. ITldlllll " -*• .^« aenutlon will be made by Rev
Mr. Charlea Caton, ot Weat Con- SUnley R Weal. D.D.. rector M Cal-thohocken.
«a.s elected prealdem ol vary a»tacopal church, who will alao
si Matlhr. » Alumni anoclatior, hnn, .reetln,, r—» lu. »n«—;-
'5 a th■ r e ■e -_c.o.m-.er_e•o >cKo.ntuea.ti., amt atihte "viZce~ ^In^loica^l ^chSuicUhesSwtSi ^be SOl"s- snnual election at the May meet- ^^ n ^
ing on Tuesday night m ^^«:' Jregations may be prmt at the
itcrta of St Matthews parochial,^^,-0^.,., ^c* tor Rev Mr
school.
The former Miss Anna Glebe
gradu-.» ol the school, she succeeds1-, . -^
Joseph J Connelly, whose term ex- rnMOIl ?N*rvil*e»»
i ptr—d Members of the Conshohocken
Miss Vera McPhilamy was elect-. Methodist church will conduct serv-ed
vice president. Councilman Prank ices at the Montgomery county pri-
Capaldi treasurer: Miss Molly Mc- son. Norrlstown. on Sunday Rev
Dade. recording secretary and Miss Harry P Boughey. pastor, will be
Mary Nsilon. ftnanrial secretary the speaker J Chris Sulzbach will
Charles Kelly was chosen sergeant- lead the singing Cars will leave
at-arms the church. Sixth avenue and Pay-
The executive board will comprise; ette street, at 3 15 for those wish-
William P Kelly. Edward J Kelly Ing to attend the services
ar-i Joseph J. ConneUy The A.um-and
$0300 Is provle. for sal- service
anes of the two principals, high'
and grade schools, an Increase of
400 over last year's figures.
Elect Treasurer
mil-. H Riatlne was re-elected I
treasurer 01 the board, the onl
fice filled at this time of year.
salary of 8600 per year, an Increase
of $100 over last year
Heports
On motion of J Weber Knebcl
chairman of the teachers and text-book
committee. following his'
monthly report, it was voted to em-power
the superintendent to enter
County Justices;:; J tin
';£; Elect Delegates. rr_
Hofm.111 Will Attend
Stiitr Convention
tl, j An ordinance establishing and
regulating a police pension fund was
idopted The ordinance provides tor
a imaril ot trustees or managers com-prising
council members elected by
hat group, a member of the police
leeted by the police and one
selected and appointed by
OaiLhwalte. of the l_e Rubber
and Tire corporation as a represen-tative
u[ Ihe manufatUtters of Con-
■hobiH-ken
Mr Williams was elected lo rep-resent
town council on motion
rEiiagnhtt rdieelleegeaatteess ttoo tthhee ssttaattee. of Mr a™v'h""« Th' secretary was tMln|pl(1(, to nonfv Mr Qarthwaltc
into contract when new teachers, JlKtlcr o( u,e Pwic'' associations] lna, hf |lJW .j^,, W.,M1,,<) ,# ll:lllll.
are required, subject to the approv-| convention, to be held in Pin,bui«)i ,ll(. represent at I ve for the manu-al
of the board, in .him. >vere elected by members; f.t,
Paul B. Mitchell, chairman of (>i u\o Mcmgomerv County Justice1 An ordinance regulating traffic
• he aUaletic committee, reported of lh(. p^^ RMocumon Tuesday »lld Parking on bridges and ramps
that all Is in readiness for the alh-, s«_-^*-*i t_Din., hAM. *»• »b~ adopted
letlc banquet next Wednesday it I'lghi at the American Legion home. A_wmUnfn
p_ were adopted to the
6:30 at Rtdgeway (lar.lens. Seven Souderton urdinance. enacted March IS. 1848
SUrs He refwrlad ihat ihe baseball, The representatives who will at- regulating the use of dumps an or-team
is making a goo showing, jrtUl .end thp ,,.._. aeasions on June 23. dlnance adopted January 13. 1887.
far fihis'l|<c_i_n OI *** 24 and 25 are I-niis Hofman. Willie-i applying to snow removal and in-llaaail
Lgnit —T'rrrn _T _M-I I marsh- Waller H l^ownes Lower -creasing the penalties, and to the
lag and grwoda sUtcd thai the Merlon: Warren « U«lav Willow °""«»nre authortrin* inatal
^■liue^-ril^IriuKl,!,! IuMd m■*ilMIHmnir r. iharles Bm arnes, C-.heil.ten_-.: O.f p?Ta'rkin„g",,m_e_tC. I'S Oil tile »i trntn ».„, „„„.,_
men will outline the ustomarv pro- „ ' „,.,„ ,. u ,., ... ., r, « Harry street from First avenue
gram of repair work to be tarried ham *'—**" H Rworty. Tellord, Ut lhe Pennsylvania railroad
n| the summer Russell Willar-I. Bethavres. William Oeorge W Taylor, of 80 Payctte
The local school district will have' Spears. Lafayette Hill, and Otto street, was granted permission of
first opportunity to purchase sur-' "*»*"■ Narterth. president „,p floor and aClrtied council that
plus material when West Consho- Harold W BatcheWer. of the property at 3B4 Bast Hector street
hocken High school closes its doors «>ulUy controllers ofllce, discussed1
wlS£,il/hM .ol has a newer lien
in June, it was reported : the preparation or IraiiMrlpts by SSS^mint diK the f" that
On motion of Irvtn Riatlne it l"^'1"/^.^^"TL.^^! nTh-TntuJieSTuen T^easurer Kd "ssa^^srsvntrrs;. £rsr sF&snjxr $?!>&!« \ j^. ******lSS*»?^ ^m^ateJrfiavls jva<■l a b°l.e wi,l.l visit t1h1 e*n -•>uuiimnioieerr 0n1i ccoonnssttrruuccttiivvee ^"u"folo™es*- "~> h?ns had b_e.Ie,n_Jfile„d,,7agiainst the ui™ *n
West side school and select the tlotu ln <he preparation of the proPT**; He "kfd ^mission_ to
material desired
'Continwed on Page Kixl
Day
necessary paiecrs have both dens removed so that Mr.
Raymond Pearlstine. Esq., apoke Taylor ran give a dear title to the
briefly and described the program pro|ierty. Tlie request was granted
arranged for the stale association's, on motion of Mr, F'ero. seconded
convention Magistrate Hoftnan re-{by Mr Dolanski
ixTted the associations county di- aamucl DeMedio. realtor, agent
rectory is now beinii printed 1 f„ 8 j Vagnoni. building contrac-
By-laws of the group were amend- ] u
Memorial
ToBeObservcd^MJH sentatlvea There were approximate-' avenue
aervlceal'y M Preaenl at ihe dinner and ™ore. appearad Before ennWI M
BBO_II.S"to vartouT mtllt_r? ,SiVi bua»ie» i«—on which wa» arran.ed^ ut why ■ .ewer mam n> not In-
S„„,| Ihe toouJi i-UI belto «a«l.tr.te Lerm rrederlck. Sou- slatted In front ol _ loK oh »hlch
he!n . he Oc_^oholte^ Pre.by!.derton. The ar-up will BM to the, the houaea are hem, erected Pliunb-terSn"
h"'h^KnTd.> e""lrj auyi»*™« P~' "* "» J»"' »~>to» ma nspector Speaker advised coun-cil
the property was not assessed
. and explained that there Is a pri-j
vate sewer main, installed under
j W. P A on the opposite side of
j Tenth avenue
Consho- on motion of Mr Williams, aec-tier
w—
' I tesUmorUal service (or Rev Mr
Da* Mi
25.
Tlie memorial address will be SlH' for llljliril'-.
delivered by Rev Abner JUWM
Davles, pastor of the First Baptist (^HJMMI BV \lllO
church
The service will honor nine men] Injuries suffered by
of World Wars I and fl who have hocken boy. when struck by ani(inded 1-. Mr. Piero the
died since last Memorial Duv Thei■>. automobile, form the basis of a sultt fcf. ,n tnp hands of the Bngineer,
arc Edward J. Naughton. John J Wed In the prothoiiotary's office ,hp solicitor and sewer commillee
Wassna. Prank J. Rorick, John N The voiith is Harry J Pondnts.i for |nvestigftUon
Black. William Edward Yoho and son or Angclo A Fondots, 159 West! Contnirtor vagnoni was present
Daniel W Bardmun. all ol World | Sevenih avenue, wlto brnuuhi action | and requested permission 10
War I, and Harry Ellam Albert J ' aaalnst Benjamin Rush. III. of ] . certain type of roof on
Mlllhouac and Albert Boattv. of Wet* Chester ™'« '»•'»'J«*« i house, he Is erecting, thus el.min-
World War II. 81000 damages on behalf of the f . , " . pilimh.
The participating organizations boy and 8500 for medical and hos- •» ^.J^J °' £Zj£J2L Z.
are John P DeHaven Post No 129, pital expenses incurred.
American Legion, Conshohocken' The youngster was struck bv the * _** **' *' ***** °» roof wanted
Post No. 10*74. Veterans of Foreign Rush car, it Is claimed, as he was' •_ Mr
1J
Va*nonJ lfc ln »»«»-»-" «
Wars Joseph Wagner Post No. crossing Fayette street In the 1400 »• building ordinance and warned
772. American Legion: Walter Zur- block on December 29, 1846 As a ; that in order lo grant the request
kowtki Post No 1. Polish-American result or uis injuries he was hos- : the ordinance would have to be
Veterans. Andrew Lannuttl Post: pltalleed in Montgomery hosplUl | changed
No IB, Itallan-Amerlrsn World War -^ (ConUnaed on Page Six)
Veterans and Conshohocken De- r ,.„* f....„■ D_AS_
lachmenl Marine Corps League \Lt€IS( JllltlOr i ritW
The organization will visit ceme-' -, -, —r* . *
teries. on Memorial Day, Pridav ></»/ g* Ol' I OHI Ji'/l /
May 30 Services will be conducted ■ »-
at each cemetery, flowei. will be Ai II /»«# Si/ltf' /fl«/l
placed on tile graves of departed /af ~ ' fl' '1«f', "*^" The First National Bank or Oon-comrades
and a salute will b# fired, West Conshohocken Hmh school's'sltohocken will observe Saturdays
and taps sounded , mnlor prom, scheduled fur tonight as full legal holidays beginning
The remeteries to be visited are from 8 30 to 12 in the high school'June 7 and will remain closed all
St Matthew's old and new ceme- aym will liave a historic touch. day This was derided at a meeting
teries. Plymouth Friends Cold Point
Baptist Barren Hill. St Benedict's
Oulpti Christian. Calvary and Vallev
Forge Gardens
Hank To (How
On Satnrdayi
teachers who have served 40 years
7 11 "!_ *"_*?_■ . _r^? ■.,. 1W I93» ■««■* ****" ni U open to all members of the e^-,.-,—. fln T-i,, <L^!pfM,,de
1
nl 2 'nl.^a™11^ blsck. eood eonditlon. mirrors on rmrishVhether or not they have «t- >«"On« '.In I fip
or more tn the public schools
BUI 1032. Dr Snyder told, re-defines
the teacher's "final salary".
c the salary tor the last ten years
of teaching, basing
five years of pay
of John P. DeHaven Post, and
present eastern state director, and
Vemon E. Wynne, deputy ("iatrict
commander of the Ninth District.
both or this borough, are meanbers
the best of the reception conuniUee to greet
the national commander at Doyles.
aotto sides, sootltght on left, rear
trunk, mudnape on rear fenders
Chief of Police Walter Phipps
has been requested by state po-lice
to be on lookout for a man
and a car anawering above rle-
In ronneenrm
IVventv-tour scntori of St. Mal-
Hialc "Net lining share" town Enroute to Art'more, the.
"I believe that 'he state should croup will stop at the Legion Home! brutal attack murder of 5-year-develop
the educational program.''j pare A number of the members old Carol Ann Thompson of
I an Page Twai I »iii be present lo extend a weloorne.. Worcester, hut Saturday
parish whether t
"ptShefp-^w^ made a. <**?"%j£j^\£^T£
event ,or the annual reunion and '^JSTM ."l ."over *,_£
reception of araduate. June 1 in ^.^'^ (of New York Cll>
the school auditorium being revived wher, th^y lff, ,n>ovm. a —,».
this year after abandonment during pu,iirwd ttlnerarv. marking the an-the
aar Benitinlng at 7 15 buffet nu_i Miucational trip They are
dinner will be fottowed by a re- scheduled lo return Sunday, arrtv-ceptlon
program, aehw-uled to end mg at 8 53 They are registered at
at 9 when dancing will betln the Hote! Pennsylvania
Because of the discontinuance of of the board or directors Tuesday
the high school at the end or the .•rSfrno°"- _ . .
current term, the senl-rormal event1 Beginning June 1 the hank will
c^o/the^^ Bapti«t« Select :^^.^^\?^S: S%s£^tt£A »
W_T " „ ■*_ f"r w
1
hfh Jlmm„ "ifs °r- a legal holiday the bank will re-
\«'H lil»Ns-*tOw«r has been engaged Th* KV"" main open th» Diecedln, Ttmrndiy w)1| ^ vaily dcCorBi«| for th* unul B p m
Announcement is made today oi dance which is open to the public ' -j^F n,.w ^heitiile provide* an ad-thc
appointment 01 a ue— pastor of Danre rommiilees Drcorstions— dltloimi hi to the pu>>-
the First Baptist church, to sue- William CosteUo, chairman: Ron-iUc and has been adopted on the
ceed Rev. Abner James Davles re- ald Williams Oladys Marsh, Jean premise that 11 will 1—4 OOh give
liring after more than forty year* ■LeVan. Oeraldine shore. Helen Kol- Uie natrons complete and convenl-trt
contmuous service Image, Max Pollack. Josephine ent bank service but will also en-
He is Rev Cneater T Winers 37. awetkowakl. Ethel Keyser and Dol- able the employes of the bank to
now pastor or the Victoria Baptist OI_. Harnw, sideretlon that
chapel of Swarthmnre Tickets Ronald Williams, chair-1 other banking institui !-ms in Penn-
A native of Pittsburgh, he U a sunlev Oramaaka Raloh De-Uytvanla and neighboring states are
5T*r5__? IgSiES1"??1^ N?ndoSU"oUph"^Tky Soiert providing
a^JSTleu^^-L^ n^ek B-^^r Max Pollack
Sfgnulual Refreshments- Bette Reifinger Father Slnmiia KVllini*
Rev Mr Winters wUl be insulled 'nairman Eva Vming, Helen Koli- Rev Vl([or rtninu- rBCtw of
at a fareweU eervtee to Rev Mr ma?a,'"" U*S_ Jfn* *«•»"_»»> s, Cosmas and Qainian Catholic
Davles. May 88 at 710, and will as- *r William QtVWBO, Josephine L.h„rrh na, relumed from Italy.
aume his pastorate June first He Swetkowski. Oeraldine Shore. Ethel wherp h(, WI1( mgt9 m ppbruaxy
and his wife artll reside at the par- Keyser. [W visit his aged mother and his
sonage. Renee Paulmler. of Haverford. wtl](fUrter at their home 111 Turin in
He was one 01 five csndtdsteaieniertain with ballet-acrobatic;the Alpa section He made the trip
who Bought the pastorate I dances I by water.