The Conshohocken Recorder, October 31, 1947

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ESTABLISHED 1869, NO. 7740. CONSHOHOCKEN. PA.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1947. TWELVE PAGES PRICE: THREE CENTS
Jap Prison Ship
Survivor Tells
Of Experiences
Kx-.Sergeunt llrml»ky
.S|>rak«T Al I ivinri
'(aiiml >igiit* Urn-
\\\H..VTOR
One of live survivors of a total
uf 1600 war prisoner.', ul J.<t-.i:i b :-
pedoed by an Aini-ilcaii submarine
as they n*re being transp Tied
from Manila to Japan 'n n Japanese
cruiser, gave n dramatic first-hand
account of Uie harrowing experience
here Tuesday night.
He Is former Sergeant Philip
Brodsky. of Philadelphia, a student
In the engineering course at the .
Pennsylvania Military college.
Chester, who M with General
Jonathan Walnwrlghi on the Ba- .
taan Death March. Speaker at the|A,rm> Alr F"'e,d,1
Texa
first of « series of guest nights"-"
Parade Plans
Are Announced
ArmisticeDav "j"'"'*' H"*^^A^fj!^ Town Council g^°^^Parfde|Coi JavCooke ^ i r»i " Obaervmn im-ivni Kites Of Halloire en „ . „. „ „ Here I his hvening
Addresses TOO
Party Workers
Tonight. Hallowe'en, there "is'mals. and spirius from years before
Hid mrrrwi.akmg. fur Hal- returned to plague the contempor-owe'm
baa become ■ festive oc-..ncs The cat, considered a sacred
naturally I' wax on the'animal, assumed supernatural pow-
Ol tin- dmid vi-ar. the lie- en and Mgiilficance, and tonight
ginning m winuri. th.it (hi- stores they attend theii imsf-esses the
ul fund r.siabltslU'd during the sum- broomstick -riding witches, who flew
mar were opened. The harvest I from the ulden chimneys, in httrnWHl
irrury decora-' fixed in mil MHUmi before a crescent'
uper- The villagers and peasants gath-n
■ t 'I' , II lu ,_ I 1 natural in castumes and pranks, (red tu light great bonfires forl
I ri/.t *> I O lie \Vt;mie<l ni.mictcing the evil deeds of the.mutual protection and to honor the'
BtirgeaMi Will l,fii«l
r has become 11 prlnTjrv decora
liiier-Roroii»h M.tri li; ' "" '' vvlt! ■'[*£**■■ taking
^ * on the mr of the
Seeks To End
Dust Nuisance
ibntafoUlng, spirits and witches that god of the sun. whose
row major dftrMona will tsfure t,bounded at large this night marked the end nt the year
in toe lliHff-1wiulH.il Am.isti', Day I hi Howe en is of (implex und co- into Uie fires druldlc superstition
parade here November 8. anon- ""'dental derivation It* name! decreed that each person slum id
sored by tin Chamber ot Conun- .
Loral Industrie-
<ii\e \*Miritii4-t-<»
Of rurlli.r Efforts
Efforts
nuisance
mtie* from Christianity1! All Hal-icait a .stum whi.seu-r'- -.tone had residents of
K-.e. of ;in eve ... All Saints'! vanished bv morning when tlir m«nv months
according to announcement madC|i32y. November 1. the dale fixed by lathes were raked was believed des- number of the manufac is return
HWPop Qnm III - :ng the coming year t. ,_ community Assurance ■ and ch . ■ ■ Romanov I ind these fires as llaf " community AJMiranoi M
mlttec ol feting Pomona, the goddess of j watchers kepi their vigil that ihe\'thL,t »'»* l'V('n Wednesday evening
to eliminate (he
which has plagued
of the community
be made ti
Beginning at 7.30 tonight the1
ettfMran tn thi grade schools ol
It 1, . B|| nj '!■■ V
grade schools and adults will vie for,
111 ,i Hallowe'en parade,
■ . ,
beckon Chambtt oi Oommaroe
■ .i dlvtatoni
will lie awarded amounting to one
Hundred dollars
Accompanying the marchers
along the rout* i
DO'i amplified aound truck.
Drovtdlng muatc for the occasion.
Ml The parade will form OB Bpftnf
!|t. Mil] avenue, east of Payottt KtrOBl
. t. The mummer., wit] more up Pay-
■ ■ crmarch to the county bridge and
l
reviewing stand will be
placed ami awarai diatrlb
Judges ft i Hie parade ■
111 l I Kit (t VKI> Ml Mtl
rU M ■- '..ivigalor
Bomb Squ.idnn. 8th Air
Force, stationed at Foi
alter a re rein mile-covering, record-at
the American Legion home. Sec- lT***m* **& 'rom Jami
ond avenue and Forrest street, he ■*?* «■*£ ltx»" „ "•*£ ,M,'nd,J;
held a large audience spellboundl Snd hli tre* '",'k un,iu l?flr J?",?9
u he calmly related parV of the|S"P«-For»«» from J«"»alca. Dnt-
Inhuman treaUnent to which he was ^^^J1'6^- at, 5 " "v.,m •"£
subjected and his final liberation slHrtetl thelr ""SB^S ^ *.!
on the Island of Formosa.
The former serviceman did not
speak of the early part ol his nn-urlsxmnient.
or of General Wain-
*rit Vai October 11. 1944. the [ft coa-s,
Japanese were planning to tranafer ™f" ■
prisoners from the PhlUpulnea to
Japan,'' the speaker said. The men
were marched down to the dock
was to cover 4178 miles tx
arrival at Kelly Field. Tex.is, The
course qj the super-foit led them
from Jamaica peel Haiti, over the
Bahamas to Miami: from Miami up
1.. from
Kansas
Ottj on the final lap of the trip
the B-29 and its needtly lirii:1;
crew flew over San Antonio.
d (heir gooountl of unusua)'b\ representative!, of varlOUi con- M Qorchov lames NelUii
■ ■ ■■ t■-.■'..■ and experiences ol witcherafi end the eerai who met with nembera ol Samuel iieMe^iiu member., of the
liMi orgunleailons; third schools . decorations. But Hallowe'en ^ *^ cystic, from theat- tales growing oui .. Chambe, ol Commern
Olrl Scouts and flont-s. fourth, lire know It todav. and celebrate It to- ghost stories l"*n LOWKU at a si»etu\l metimg .....vs,,,, nriiumal or ihe boronah
night. Is most largely attributable, The jack-u'-lantern, one ol our The Valley Forge Cement com- ; general chalrm?"
Eight prizes will be awarded to'to the Druids The weird < I'.tuirsque symbols of Hal- pany, of West Conshohockeii —
parade units as follow*: S2S cash, the haunting Itoriee. the mystic lowe'en. was first carried by a man -epresen'ed bv James Shaffer
first prlre for best HUM); second symbols, end the pranksteriam are named Jack, whose tpirlt. denied' ueiintendent of the plant the Alan
and third prleee, tropblee; HB cash, tin outgrowths ot druidlr' supersti- Heaven, and forbid- Wood Steel company was repre-flrst
prize Utr best drum and bugle1 timis and cu entry to hell because of his Wnted by Charlee Dorworth* John
corps, second and third prUet tro- The drutd year ended October SLljokM und pr.inks about the devil, vvond Manu'acturlng company wa
[il Miring unit!and upon that night all those who was condemned to wander ihe eurih represente'l bv Frank ODelskl am
thi Philadelphia Uniform compan
was represented by J W Dawaoi
George T\ Lukens. president
like animals ajid loaded onto the Brownsville. OVO to Houston end
L_. . ^T«h_e_y. w_re"re .hud>d_l..e_dJ .in..t., ... . (mm there hin-k lo S.in Anton o
holds in sucb a mutuier ttuil *
lew of them were able to move
way of comparison, tie said sardi
nr from back to San Antonio
.-..wlure they landed at Kelly Field
Pvl'riierp *as 1**^ than an hours gas
iupply left In the tanks of the ship
are at least "packed in" He de- »'h«i they landed after 19 hours
tcrlbed the hold as 12 feet deep., continuous fl>1ng at an average
with an opening of 20 feet square | iil"'*ld ^ «? ■**»" ?« how- . >
"If you would crowd 600 person ID Lieu' Muudy is the soni of Mr
t.i ordinary room, you can have' *™* Mrs- Hugh L. Mundy. 412 West
phies: prize for best
prize for largest'had died during the vear were with a lantern in the form
unit iany tvpei trophy. Judged by Saman. the lord of the man's head Celebrators first carved
Marshals of Parade dead Unworthy spirits were con- j the turnip, but custom adopted the
Grand marshal of the parade will demned to take the forms of anl-imore colorful pumpkin,
be Pern ]■ li, me] ■! W< .1 Con-shohockeu
ol the
Order of Independi ;.- Americani
Leading the parade will be gflttfggi
Ki.a.s Biali. ol mi- birmifh unA
Ailhaui Mosman. of West
Conshohocken Members of the
councils ol both boroughs will fol-low
the t-urgejises Vernon Wynne
has been named uuushal .. , ..
Jam- i J Kilcoyne. third, and Jacob
J. Ruser. fourth. Company C. 111th
Infantry, National Guard. Norrls-town
will lead Uie f.rst n: .
Permits Issued Manufacturers'
For Two Homes Exhibit Soon
the Conshoho< ken Boaid of Health
Mas present-
Hay U Fieio, pi-esldent, In wel-coming
the representatives at the
meeting, made It plain that it is
uoi the intention of council to an-
Louis Den-
Dies Suddenly
Strirkeii Toilu>
MWMOfCw
SufTering a heart attack, I OUstl
Derr. of 105 West Tenth avenue.
Total For Month
KrudHs $12,110
iii(ln-tr\ On Parade*
Slurt» Novt-niliir 12
10th avenue He graduated from
Conshohocken High school with the
class of 1U43 and will mark his
twenty-third birthday next March.
He has been In the service four
Idea of the way the &cldlei
were crowded Into the holds of
the ship." The food consisted of one
rice ball. The men were guarded
by Japanese soldiers armed with
machine guns. When the cruiser
pulled out for Japan it was navi-gated
In the opposite direction be-cause
of the raids. It was on Oc-tober
20 that the cruiser pulled
out of Manila and headed for
Japan- On the fourth day out the
cruiser was torpedoed by an Ameri-can
submarine There was no
panic rmong the prisoners, he said,
ss death would have been no worse
for them After the torpedoing the
Japanese crew took to the life boats
and left the cruiser and the prison-ers
to sink
Aergeam Brodsky aud a buddy re-mained
m the u-uiact until It
about ready to sink when l..-,
jump-d into the water. He said!,,n<" «i"ipniei
he expected to have been drawn' noMce authors. , .... ,™
In bv suction but such was not the <* discover the Ldantttj of the es-eaae.
While swimming mound selktnl wl» brutally l>eat 14-year-
Markland Case
Still Unsolved
\ ii'lim*- Condition
Described AM *Fnir"
include Spring Mill. Swedeland. U
Hgrion and Kadnui- Plymouth Fire
i>iaru> to participate If its
new piece of apparatua b denverea
prior to the dnte
Tsrade Koate
discuss the __
mineable manner In the hope that Mi automobile at Front and Ford
pgani vrtn ue devised whereby streets West Conshohcx-ken, at
il can be ellmUiated and the resl- ... „ ,h| „ft_ril0rtll „„ „.av Mn..k denU ol the community will be| 13 ™ tl,ls "»«ll"°» H. *ah stiuk-leuefled
He nU he believes the w» M the car approaehed the tratte
dust to be a valuable by-product hgiit M the Intersection el the tun
end the firms are losing something s(r--f, u« head was Ivlnu back-
Permit for the erection of two orus J. MaUhews. Secretary of In permtUlOfl Its escape He to3 "TV' T3 nZZ
Fire companies expected to nar- hcmes Wfre amo, lhe lhlrtceil Comm„IC€> I((r -._„,„,,.„.,. _.„, thst he had received a number of war<» Me* ™ s"'»t Ho»ard Priest,
Iclpate. in addition to local units * ofi, ,? Pennsjhania. till ^^ (,( cl[|7rns dUU.rtm lo. S02 Forrest street. Una borough,
issued ourtng the month « formato open Montgomerv county's■caiu)lll o( the borough steune the who was crossing Ford street si tru
October by Joseuh J Qumn bor- "Industry on Parade1 al .. MM- kwetton. and the nme of the heaM- time noticed thi man and tried to
ough secretary One is for a block muny at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon., fSt deposit of dust coming, not fiom stop the automobile Before he
bungalow to be erected at 325 East November 12 at Norrlstown city hall ai\\ one plant but Irom ol) of them could reach the ear it crashed into
Twelfth asawina tnr r»r «t«ni«! 8e':reUir>' Matthews, u Montgomery He then called on the represent a- Hie curb at the monument plot,
ur UT »»i»*> | county resident, will also attend the lives to explain what effort if any. blowum out both frooi Urea
The two-borough iiurade will form; Welssman. at an estimated cost of !,,r(.|UO> meeting at Norrlstown High w being made to eliminate the dust A call for phvsi. Inns was sent out
at 11th avenue and Fiiveitc street. $7,000 The other it for a block schoel auditorium at 8 p m. on nuisance and Dr 1 M Pavlldis. of West
march down FmyetW ■Creel to the (,w,.|,m„ for Johll Ca™Ul lo he Armistice evening, when Earl Bunt- New Ksnttpment Ordered Conshohocken, and Dr Walter
"''V "2STJ5E . *',' bunt ai 41 Wood streta the esti- l"*- President of the National As- Mr Shaffer stated the Valley| Derby, of East Fourth avenue, re-
Ford street, to Elisabeth street ^l™^^^^^1' U,P MU'|soclat.on of Manufacturers will be *"»«■ Cement company has done .ponded Terrance Camp
-\nthonv l^HllaVo was issuari a'the speaker much to eliminate the duet nuisance eer at the George CUs I
a L At Uie latter promm the Potu- "nd tn»* "luipn^nt has been or- pany responded with the respirator
Moorhead avenue, to Fret) !', cost bIln_'JJ*2'000
countermarch over the bridge
Second avenue and Fayetti
The Judges will review the line
a grandstand erected at Third
nue and Favetie street
At the conclusion of the parade W00 ice box .« Shirley's food mar- special activities committee, has
a formal program will be presented *<■»; "* h»F*ttr ttreet. ; announced Chairman Duck said d*u;' to
tt the American Legion monument Other permits issued were to the that ■eoratax) fclmttnewi will ot»ninSw ncaDiiw imm thenlini
el at the foot 0f|toB« ' im:\4'4 J5K1 ,lu' t'XPOsltiun on Civic Day'. when * '- P .
tte street Permit for the erection of a block At the latter program, the Potu-< -""' "»l '^"'""7'" *»" .««" "" "any re*i«>Noe« aim uie inwa
ne fnTm «"«« »' «■ W«« Setond avenue town band will present a musical,-"1* to con,
r
r.°J th
ht„dUf' "f,11 Mr **" WBB pronmiiu*d dead
, it a cost of »500 and a permit was program, Oeorge H. Duck, chair- ■ "Su . .„£?? ,,?i-Sl. eMS "" E*V*X °* .1" |,hy^clan8
granted for the installation of am.., of the entertainment and KH' ^ *«L"* Sl'^S t'S! ^.h "! .^J1?""^.":'..
The
... road
months rriun m>w He said he re- „nto the vacant lot of Frank Allen,
Uevea tills will relieve the summon Ht Front ttreet end Moorhead »*e-b%
.k DO
■ f'ontiniird on Page Eight)
Si. Ma11 IK » A. A.
Party Tonight
Ptagr Ann Markland In
[ home in Hughes park, troper Mer-
| Ion. Thursday. October 23
i The poaslbilltv of a new lead to-wards
the Identity of the intruder
■ look Chief of Police John Boyle and
i a state frontier to Virginia Thurs-
A popularity prize, in addition tolday where they talk-d to ■
ten divisional prises, will be award-, relative cl the Markland familv
«d at the second annual parish mas-lThev reno'ied this morning, he was
querade party of St Matthew's Al- unable to throw any light on the
umm association, tonight at 8:30 in ^nair
the auditorium of St. Matthew's Meanwhile, the preity Upper
grade school, Fayet'e street above Merlon Hiiih school student re-
Second avenue i mains in "lair" condition at Mont-
The prise will be aa'arded the, KOmery hosnttal whara she was
masquerader, male or lemale, voted, taken a short time after the assait-by
acclaim among the several' „„■ eaotH) floor l»«d-hundred
mssqueraders expected to room and beat her almost bevond
attend, and who has not received recognition with a blunt in mi-en
award among the regular prlws ment
Five prizes each will be awarded | Twice this week, the authorities
Biaie and female masqueraders In hsve aiteenoied to question Uie
the various divisions, including fan- virl ^tri she was unsble to re-clest.
funniest, and most original, .member anvthlng about the beat-
Burgess Ellas Blalr. one of the lt)l.
three Judges at the even' and Mrs. | -p^o, younK met.
Anne Olebe Cator We* Consho- Heights youth who char
hocken. president •' tie alumni. |11nwii as the *W* "«teaa» bov
will lead the gran., maich sched-, friend'- and another who attend*
uled lor 10 p. m. The j idges will, upper Merlon Hiith school were
make their choices y th* masquer- questioned bf pnttSI who suhee-aders
pass in review Unmaking n„entlv said they are satisfied tl»ev
wIU follow the grand march The, ttr(. nn[ tnvnhed
other Judges are R. Lincoln Haln Tne V|etim'« hlood-sonked nl«ht
and Dr James Frits I apnarel. alcng with bed clothui"
Councilman Frank Capaldl. gen-|nnrt a ninhtiown worn bv her moth-ers!
chairman of the narish-wkie ^ on the eventf>'l morn!n« are to
event, is assisted by Mrs Peter he wm to tb». fn\ in weehhwttrn
Romano. Misses Theresa and Mary by the dlstilcl attorney for a blood
O'Connor, Annette Alaner Mary cr-mparteon
O'Connor. Angela Keltz and Char-;
les Kelly. Martin Early. James Fln-eran
Henrv Gamza and Plillip
Coyne Walter J Bums will act as
master of ceremonies
Horace Clyde's 12-piece orchestra
will provide music for dancing and Spring Mil' Fire company won a
for square dancing, a feature ot the orise of lion st the uarade held
evening Horace Ch'de will "call" Seturdaj afternoon in Berwyn
the square dance numbers Novelty marking the housing of new np
dances are also listed, with a num- j paratus bv the Berwyn Fire cum-ber
Bf prizes for the winners oany. The award cams* the way of
All persons are required to be In the local company for having the
masquerade costume for admit- best-appearing company In line and
tanre The event is open to the'-he best drum and bugle corps
public proceeds to aid U" new ThlrtY-elaht .Spring Mill firemen
school fund Doxena of pumpkins rrnrespnteri ihe enmpanv. led by
and cornstalk* were set in place Reuben Ktlnutrick oresident. and
lust nialu bv the committee, af- P«"l Emi"i t|-e chief
fording an appropriate background Tin* WU the romDanyJs serond
for the costumed guests.
04 West Seventh mdustrle* will be shown Uie public form company stacks When the CQiJ|iSrLrtrS CoV;
WT the Ar« ttmr Olvle leaders Is handled manually but ever-, effort |rl ,<*,.„ p^t
wilt be specially invited to attend 'Continued an Page Fear) „,{£,.
_. he exhibit which will show count > Ml r>rr VHB m the employ of
treet block cUlxrns wnal Ls produced in, Mont- T.T_. 9 |VT* I a the Alan Wood Steel companv lor
'* th* ]>ast forty years Fur main
vears he was employed at the>
Schuvlkill Iron Works but lately he
ployed as I timekeeper It
, custom to drive frmi Use
Swedeland plant to the Schuvlkill
Veterans'Night
Held By K of ?l
p^nts Old Home Week
Irwin Duller Hies
At Home Of Son
I,
Viiimul (.cri'iiioiiii's
Approxlmklrly MM hundred mrm
brrn of conshohocken Lodge No
117. KMghU OI Pythias, were pre.s
Soriii" Mill Fire
I nit Wins Award
Fourth Naval Dlstnrl ™ "ITjT ~ •-- jomerv rountv Indlutrv
toin.Mll* fheTdW ^^".ni. *^' "»«'l» * ™»'I»"V. Ul °» ™^"»> NoVM.ber .3. the
he ta I ,1 th SnJtalJ mf,»Wtf .treet alteration,. .450:' "how will be open«l at the usual
Itat si 11 wlf tSvd,,,". I"""1'1 **• Tr""' ■"""• and "tartlni tin» ot 1:30. when Mr,
DiSram wbk-hM u folta. star R*"1" »'""• <"•" sl"w' •»: Lancia a Ferrta. of AmbK r ,«..,
B^analed^ Banned^ Invocitton- rf.iOuiaeppi Peiaeo. 620 Wood atna-t, dent of the MonKomerv OounO
. n.tt.Mitiiim'mootlrcniatatltioonnr, bbaanndd' "Within. »M William H Murray. Kederatlon ot WSMMna club., will m ^^ Tfnth Kmm^ ,,urmU<ms.M ,„, ,„,.„,, Member, of all
Followlnit the program, open;1500 I women', oraanllatloll, will be ro-houae
wilt le held at tla? Waahing- „ -, "Z^i a VUMl ^ t*rtlc,lP81'' l» "Home-ttin.
No 2 and Oeonte Clay fire |ltf|l I |lf'** I hlirfll maker, Day"
l.artlci- ' * Iilui,IUIIII nni will be observed
Friday. November 14. when
Norman E MrCltire. president
in, Sunday. Old Home"of Urs.nus Col.ege will spe.k The »;■ {Z^^J^'Z^™*
Week w>ll be nb-erved in the Holi- two county winners of the^ school, , mKetit^* whkh w„ ?eH,urpd ()V
mil WigII church, of West ad-wrlting contest will be honored (,,,, linmml veierans Night
...hocken featuring special.on this prognm Hev Chester T Wintei-trwin
Butler hushnnd or the late(«Tvlces nluhtly with former mm- Saturday, November 15th. will be ,„. p,rHl ^^^ ,.hurch „:
M^raaret Blnnrhe Butl.i nnd those entering the min- Manufacturers Day and lhe ex-. hrx.krtl ^ K11(.M M[t,lk(.r Takl
cmnnany brakeman died '"'^ "'"' ',l1' 'hunh rnununr, to hihii will close ut 10 Saturday night tOT »,,, ,:..,..
esterdsv at the home of his w.n : »U ,t'*' »u'i>" HP*"*»1 music wffl be Enhl'oitors irom this men include Out of Life", he iligaeill '
K-itler of 224 Fast Ninth rendered at each service Rev Ray-: the foUowing j that some person* have long li
avenue He had been in f-lltne'""'''"" V"*** ** Pff*** of ^^ church Conshohocken Lee Rubber A. others have broad lives, and tl...
health for several months and was:aild w"l preside It Is expected that'Tire Corp. Walker Brothers. Rnlly- are those who have both long and j Molnf rii(lf tnp rommui.
bedfast for the past three weeks (niany former residents will return Whitrmsn-Wiilion Co John Wood broad Uve.s. but how about the nr nm mev ftrP afflllHtrd with the
Born in Whltemarsh township, n!'« »tt«'nd ihe services .|M1« C. Merlon Worsted Mills, depth of life'" he asked In ordei ,t n^te with them
">n of the late .lason Homlinson and! The pastor wIU be in charge of j Alan Wood Steel Co , Ralney-Wood to gel the no* out of Uie it is i„ the community Armistice Day
Marv Jane Butler, he lived his entire ,hl' >ervi<es both morning andiCoke Co. Ford <Jc Kendig Co, H C neceeaary to have the IcncUi the ,mrilde November 8 Transporte-
'f> In this '■onmiimltv He was em-; fining of the opening flay on Sun- Jonffc Co , breadth and the depth, he said tion will he provided it thoos «i-sir
•iloved bv the Reading comoany for|dav R'"v Earl Deep7. ol Larisdale. Bridgeport Tube Methods. Inc..| The followiiiii live members died tna to Darade will cemmunicate with
•nanv vears and was retired nbi*]*"i he the guest prescher Mondny continentjj Dlsmond Fibre Co..'»tnoe last Vttaran Ifkthi James «„ siamuel MiCarron 309 Ford
j evening i James Lees & Sons Co.. Energetie| Jr-np«. Frank Orennor, John Robin-, street. W*
Ella ■' Nare oi west con. Wnr,tP(1 Co™ Moser Brothers |<on, Charle; Merkel and Oeome tarv of the local I
' Plymouth Meeting O. e. "
... Works each day at noon and
ul l,<illi!4' Oli-crt l"» he was enroute lo the lower plant
alien he was latally stricken
Mr Derr, a native of Norrlstown.
had been a resident of this bor-ough
for many years He ettendad
ihe Norrlstown school and later
played football with the old Nor-isHliail
Wheelmen
n. iirvived by his wife.
Funeral arrangements, have not
been made
GtsU Slur Molhrrw
Wiil Join Pgsfgeattl
Conshohocken Chanter, Oold Star
IfotlM i invites mil Oold ettar
-«. .tved hv four children
Mnrv. wire of I^o Mulligan, ol Nor-! shohorken. who eerved as P«»Wr of
-..town Manraret wife of Mwii ■ '^'"V vears. will oc- c^0^ If] £^,0% c0
^trtarch offtn^l^
irl'il and. n" Parke weacnurr. or Mount ~»
iTTirs ot Norrlsfwn Fifteen erand-1 Carmel, a former pastor of th<*
ehiMren h, will return as ihe guest l.oilllllllllltv i hv*i llnv«-
The ftviepil will he held Mondavi preacher on Wednesday night ■
VfllUagfl ft,] Tlie s-eemi preacher ror the KHUTH I lliril VI Ifk
neraJ home, 7«t Pavette; Thursday nieht service wU1.be^Rev, T|1f annual dn-e for the Consho-
Suffers Heart Attack
This
I award this season On Sentember
• 70, thev captured e nrise of (50 at
Wvomisaing (or trevellnathe lomrest
dlstsOM 'lid havlne the best-ap-
Robert J Carroll. 341 West Tenth pearlng fire truck In the line of
avenue is stul confined to JefTer- march
son hospital, where he was remove!!
October 9. after suffering s heart (IWIH*... |)irrrt<»r
stuck while st his employment in u
the real estate department ol th'
Reading company. Reading Term
The election of Robert R Titus a<
illrector ol the Automobile Club
OT: T*^^^^ orderrthv his »f PhlladelohM-AAA W« ntmounr-
, irVn d?l £». The rd md.v by Frank F BsUantvn-
hRo5spSitia.lnf;oJrLsoml?e™time ww-I manner of the club Mr
Because of price advances in
the co,*t of newsprint and other
materials' entering Into the publi-cation
of h newspaper and In-creased
production costs. It Is
neceeaary to revise the subscrip-tion
rate* Of The Recorder. F.f-fectlve
November is. 1M7 the
rate by mail or carrier sill be
$1.00 per year.
Titos a resident Of Villanova
president ct the Synthane coroor-ation
at Oaks, this county He b
riem of the Montcomerv
County Manufacturers association
Meetinii Tonight
Tl.e C"i.'hi.!i(" :
leg asvm' rit'in will hold another
or its "town meetings"
8 In the borough hall to prepan for
a number of mstters to • 1
sed with coundluicn at the borough
council meeting on November 12
r-et. with Fn Stank** R West. Fnti LBechb ■ ider.
no reeti I Fplscopal, Pottstown Rev Mr Bechtet U a
"'lurch, oflicln'tP". ■■* th" service i nmive .f the ■
will be 'n St John's Rl
erj. Center Square , Ismilv will he present Friday even-
,. .... K ' inK Rev Mr Heft will deliver the
>lr-. r.lla rXtmrr mm Other members ot the fam-
Mrs EUi Knorr, widow of Fred- | Hv will be heard In a group of sel-
•rlrk Knorr fo'mei local Method! I h member "lavs s mm-nrnacher
of Taoony, died shortly jiral Instromeni and all are vocal-ifter
11 Wednesday n'lht at th
Home oi run mere. Mrs Edward Rev CnarlBe Bolland another
VenemaQ of t*e East Elshth sve- memb«r ot 'he church to enter Uie aill
•>ue Mr, Kncrr came to the Vane-- ministry w'll be the «uest wear her ,„„„,„ Oo#i o[ lhe rtnv- u gU 000
l« for a rlgtl at the Saturday ntvhl sentce ; less than 17 percent higher than'last
the dav she| The concluding services will he vnr allhoiieh costs of all services
arrived She was confined to
bed I Held on etyndav. November S. with aave rllt.n ,nsrplv
Sneaker A mmuie of silent prayer
while the assemblage stood, was oh- a . — ** ■
served in tribute to the dtparsed nrllirii rrom UkW
BBsWDgn . Postmaster James P Meiin-v "l
Five :■: ibtn the local noel '<m e and Mrs Mean-who
iuive a te-tird r>l fifty years" fV Bncj vrs Frank P Mack, post-continuous
service were present and rmuu,., at Lafayette Hill, and her
eiven an ovation when presented Hnu '
The\ are Albert Haniuim. John tnrnefl Irom a three-week
HeWT] H:iinm ii'l Willliiin the WfM Const, wheie thev ntl-Titli.i
^mlth and William Dewees The(('„. 37th annual nos'mastrr's enn-kffQ
■JBSenteei were Charles W vention in Los Angeles Alter the
Marks who resides in Erte. Pa. and'convent I'.u held rrom October 13
West Consho- to 17 those who attended the
men and wnmen ot the borough are) hoeken event. UK) toeh
eneaeed in house-to-house vlslLs. to Th* festivities opened at 8 30 rnd totv "f 'he We^t and Northwest
permit everv resident of both bor- with a turkey dinner served by Tliev made the mund trip on ■ spec-ought
and its environs to participate | the social committee of the lodge lal train
in the campalan. which provides 1 »vkea-i mm s>w a m
funds for the dorm or more welfare. />/'///// (if I'nrttU'l' MI'S. ( h'tftUH
i ultural organlrauons here *" *
n Community Cheat wttl wo
mto It* third week, next #e*k. with
favorable retwirls from solicitors but
no actual retires vet available
Nearly a hundred public-spirt led £> Frank Smith of Consho-ber
or the church to enter Uie tnd hoapitsUa which serve this rom- >. ■■ if .-. ., ff , .«,u
"'"T",^. .;I ir*''hOT mumtj Ooalof the drive ts SH.00O HvtllllS tier tISt' Hen' III fvjfl
mil her death Hev William lloaer oi Oreer Cltv
She i- survived by several nephews: preaching at both morning and
\nd nieces evecung een
The funenil anil be held tomorrow
1 Irom a funeral home In o„_. |„, t*..|l .1 be in Mount nun 111 ran
■
Open I...11-.
Allill<l.<iltinii»
Tlie death of Mrs Thomas Je»i Prior to appearinii at the D
Preston Jr of Pilnceton, N J . *he wa.- the etstai ij hotn r at a
widow or President Orover Oleve-1 limcheon at the home oi ihe late
land on Wednesday at Baltlni' 11 •' W Wood lister of
hrought recollections on many sides Mrs Hwhley at the Wood mansion
hoeken Council Ifl03. here or her visit to Conshohocken j si Fifth avenue and Hallowell
Knurhts of Columbus, announ-es gome years a*o street The nity or more dlreetrrs
open house" to be held Sunday Her death occurred suddenly at of the locai branch and its officers
William McCormick. 14, son of night st 8 30 and every Sunday at j noon Wednesday at the home ot were guests at the luncheon
|Mr and M" Wliimm Mi-Cirmick. lts headouarters on the first floor ■ her son, Richard F ClevelBnl In Mr- Highly served as a mem-istained
a 1 ln the Warrell building. Second' the Igaryland gtt| where she had ber of the national board Of ilir-fni.
nired nose and other iniuries avenue and Favette street Mat-i«one to loin In a celebration of her ectnrs of lhe Needlework OUild vir-
Adjudieatlons bv President Judee) *-h.en he tell into an excavation on thew O'Connor is chairman of the! son's fiftieth htnhdav Hie muht tuall* the entire Mm*- that Mrs
Holland in Orphans' Court inchid-: a pave* street ne-ir »Vfnl* which ere onen to the pub-i Drenr.us Punerai sen-lees are be- Preeton was its national head Mrs
M Buckle. Cpn-! qixtn avenue, while hastening toiu The council is .nslallljg a newj ing held privately todav in Pr:nce- Preeton praeidad at the monthly
vHnhnegen who died Julv Id lf46.' hi.s home tr the rain Tuesday teletleion set. expected to be readv ten. where she had resided sii: t-aird. held at the
balance of |*12«HO in nnnclpalj ni«ht Rus nose was cut ouen and ror use thai week end Television 1 msniSKe to Profeasor Preston ln national headquarters in Phiia-and
* 173 *Vi ; his eye lacerated Ftirther x-ravs parties are being planned John H I 1913 rlelnhia -
half each to brothers Harry and w*re taken yesterday He Is a Tole Is grand knight or the council 1 The visit here of th* former First »even after Mrs Hl-M.
Sidney Buckle freshman el St Matthew's Hitch J Lady of the United states took mem from the board and Mrs
Rstnt*- >r Willinm Milton. Rr..|Khool IHasi—iai ^sawla 1 nlaee November 17 1936 when as Preston s from the notional pres-ide
ken. who died AUK- ( — ' ""'" sfessgsl national president of the Needle- Ideocy, their friendship begun
ust 31, 1948. balance of «776 24 \- t,- w n ri Suit tor divorce has been filed at work Guild, she came as guest throuah the a.ssoclstioi
swarrted one-hair each to jVmmle * * r * " • ■ »" * the court house by Oars I Larsen. sneaker to the annual meetlnB Mrs Hiahlev hearing periodical)v
Mll-nn wife rind, William Milt or. j Conshohocken rVst No 1074 Vet- this horn-nth sgalnst Lorerrti S ■ M« rieonie N Hiahlev 312 Fay- from the former White H
Jr. son -erans ol Foreign Wars will hold a Larsen. charging India-nines The- ette street then president ot KM
fnnshci- Hallowe'en pany at their headquar- were married Julv 29. 1933 tn an- local branch was a member or the A high tribute was oaid Mrs
. tH died Decemtw 7, HM* eta, to- othe- action. 14*rv PrtOUl*. Upper n itwna) board Of dirt today hv Mr* Huthlev
88 143.14 garai *il! comprise post. Men.in, asks a divorce from Joseph Mr- Pr*«trn\ ■ :sit a.lrarjllll ■ E""-vo!;e who knew Mr iv.
Melth Miller. J ssaoctate members Pnimls. alleging cruel treatment large throng at the meeting held ton loved her' Mrs Hiahley said
EUwood Lee, 3d. snd B Herbert, und their guests Dancing and favors and indignities Thev were married in the afternooi. in the social She was extremely charming vsrv
Lee. grandchildren will reature the program September 21 1346 > rooms of ih* Baptist church if onttnaaa en Page l.ighli
He|iiilili(-:iii» II11I1I
Kimil l'i > -Mi ■ ii-i-i
< oiinl\-\\ i<lr Kully
Uet'lnriiiK that 'we aunt lo own
our ^onrliinent, not IH' owned 0*
it colonel Jay Cooke. 01 01
Hill. Republican petty leader of
tua comity, dn* epon-
■ plain a from more than
700 Montgomery county Hepubliran
. n <n and women m on
address lust main In Nornstown
city hall ■ ; b : .it tlw
last countv-wide Oeneral 1- let tion
rally
..lilted eompaii*
■i- ■ ■ smpttn ol a
"people- o»Tied govenunent", and
Russia, where the government owns
and controls cvcrythtiiK. in which
hi ettad personal obeei vations
made while there for a -host tune
sis months ago. Col Cooke ,-ium-d
next vear well take care
o( that."
rhjeaglng conlldentlv of. 11 Repub-
Ucan victory in afont4fomerj coAtnte.
ut ItM 1 onilliic •■lection, he .nd. It
is not u question of a Republican
n how bin 1 Kepuhli. an
Re (hurgeti ll wag the re-
SK'iisibihtv of the vommiitct'iiicn
and women how big" Unit victory
would be
In brief addressee Pi
Jud*te o| Common Pleas Court of
County Harold d.
Kni' lit ami Preside] 11 .hidae Of
Montgomery County orphan*'
Court J Burnett Holland, both in-t
iiTptx 111 ntnilulutf s i" succeed
themselves, expressed gratitude to
tin' county organization Coniliul-
Ing hii lightly humorous ad
itatlngj thai ihe teeurlty oi the
Nation as well as Mnmgomery
couinv de|ieiiileti ii(>oti the ireedom
ol tliiee boxes the press box. the
Jury box snd the ballot box —
Judge Knight said that the Mont-gomery
county Republican toin-
*nd w -.men are the
; ihe ballot bOS
rr ol Wills Mary H BeereT,
candidate fur re-election, stated
that Tuesday's Oenenil ■<
critical lor 1948 ts a critical year
AtiH-ahn,, particularly U) the com-
■nltleewoinen she said. "We must
get out the vote, M> that w can
: the American way "
State Benutor Llovd H, Wood.
■erving us master <>f 'erenuuiles.
ituroduced the c-mdldnies (»r elec-tion
and re-election.
,-xpreaslnu Uielr regret at
IWmf tillable ti aifSu.* the
were read from Jud^e John 8 Fine,
of Nanticoke. candidate for judge
■r Court; John C Hell.
FSYI and Congressman Samuel Ms>
Connell
Folloivlnu s catered hufl-nnd
a nroaram 01
lertauinient senator Wood opened
-wide meeting b| le.oiiiic
lhe Mestee • >i aJJa-ianoe followed
11 mi tinned on Fate Flight 1
Will GoToCoatl
For llospihil Duly
Two Oon ttaj women
will leav- here nexi [>M da) lot
LM Anaeles, Cnlirornia. where thev
.1 third formal
All have accented nositmns on the
ttafT "f fie Hawtelle (Ifturnl hos-liltal
at Rnwtelle a submit ol I gfl
Anaeles Two of the trio are sisters.
T"'" are registered nurse*
use stunt-* RN datiffhter
of M> and Mrs Theodore Munis.
It] gfH t Tenth avenue and Miss
Virginia Nn""le rinushter Of Mr
8VU-«gfl Napele 138 West
Tenth avetuie; will entrain nt Paoll
I iv for Chicago After a
rgf there, thev will lioard
lhe -Senut" lor lhe trio to "
Thev are scheduled to reach Loa
Aneeles Ssinrdav morning
In th^ eoasl eitv -1 > will totn
Mi»s M«roaret Nafeln RN. sister
i| Mi". Vii'llil.i Nngele. Who
■ ■
woM. srirons, 10 become a memlier
of the nursing >i*fl nt the 1
Ntsoitpl. on ulilch Mis* Huntl *l"
Miss Vlrelnla Nauele's
be irurned ujam arrival.
School Hu* Schedule
VI ill Itt-L'in Mutiii.n
The West Conshohocken school
bus will lie nlaced n 8tti08 on
Monday mornlnu Tliree 1
•:•:■ ' Barongh to wonvtf
■
■ HIT huh schools in this borough.
mis will leave I
■venue and Ford stred el fi o'daefe
-nrivina otinils frona the upfssV
end of to. Ford and
WHIIIMI In audition to these puoBB,
vlll pick up tin
tnd Sl F>>rd gi
sheets Tlie ISOgCsd tHH will leave
MiMjrheHd geenue u\ « 2d Tins bus
Moorhead avenue and Crawford
Hill Tlie third bus will leave Front
and Ford streets at 8 40 Tills Is
■ nefll of pupils not using
the earlier buiei The m hi
being aiioijtc.t on u trial basis and
■
lliils Dan
the Chrta-
"an chii-rh calendar as All Saints
Dav. a holv day ol obi,.
1 ihoul the
world All Souls Day, which is list-ed
for the ioilo»n,u <i-t\ will be
tea
WgggggnW W ill Meel
The Novetnbei niee;in« ol Ihe
'inpany will Ue
held Monday evening al B in the
fire station, We*t Hector i.treat
Thomas Johnson l.s president