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I She Conshohochcn Itccortcr w Serrinf V The ' (.onimnnitv fur hiithty-threr ) runt ESTABLISHED 1W>. WO. M37. High Sewer Billing Gets Explanation Authority IV. -prl. Mi Explain* "Errorn"; New Hill- (.nine Out N. FA. MONDAY. JUNE 30. 1J52. FIVE CENTS 20,000 Visit Xew SuporUner Esieasively high bills tor tin sewer rental for the new 8Utr- i mandated SUOOOO secondary wt-air disposal plant, delivered by! null lo many home* for the his; time last Wednesday, were "in er-, ror." H. Paul Lachman. president of the Borough of Conshnhocken [ Authority aaaerted In a statement issued during the weekend. He a«t* that the bill* be disregarded. Ntw bills are now being prepared A fcVnt meeting, scheduled 1* he held by ihr hninip (nm-mlllee of Town ( niinnl and the Baraugh Aalharlly tonight, has been cancelled. The bill*, some of which would represent payments of thousands ol dollars for the Schuylktll River Ciearance project on the part of an average family during the 40-year amortization periiy, of the project, brought a atorm of protests roaring within minutes after their receipt Into the borough hall. Into the tem-porary offices of the Borough Au-thority, into homes of the fur members of the Authority, and in-to the local office t.f the Phila-delphia Suburban Water Co. Baaed solelv on consumption of uatei icr-ords of the Water Company urn used bv the Authority to compute ihe bills. Hills ol IKAl.MH v Talk on all corners of the bor-ough, at clubs, in stores and on ■treet corners centered mainly on the sewer rental bills, described on many side.* aa 'outrageous', ille-gal" and "beyond reason" Man> propertv-owners spoke of taking legal action. One modrrate-Mied firm found their rales were baaed on four times then consumption of water for the four months period, used to com-pule the charges This period w* March, April. Mav and June o: last year. Thin year a records are not yet available to the Authority spokesman said. Gross inequities were also | pointed out. An E Hector St. real- Stricken with a heart am dent reported his bill as $23. There Nelson Zell Campbe;: ■re three in ihe family. A I* Klotzbach Campbell, p seven nest door received a bill of prtetor Relatives Enroute Here Are Injured LsMsad Woman Hurt In Gnflfc IWar ltro.nl \\r Mrs Man Jane Wilkinson 3t. of 33ft E Fifth Ave . suffered a com-pound fracture of the right leg and head Injuries early Sunday morn-hen s car driven bv her hus-craahed into a parked autn-mobile on Butler Pk . west of Broad Mother, I nrlr In (,rat*h Axe Mm Wilkinson was admitted to At SttVHIlliah, GroruiB Mnn.gnmerv Hnspitsl Kenneth *■ ; Wilkinson, the huab unhurt, __ Chief of Police Louts Ri waiter of itpam Twp. said that Wilkinson into lite reat of a machine ed bi William Croak. 34. of Rd Nomstown. R. D 4 Savannah suburb. msMtillu early K""s ""d uf*r 1 ke2 '< ■lo"1 Bu,!r i... «*.*.. i™ »**« his lights blew out. He Whitrntar*h Woman** ban The IS-vear-old mother of a Ls-fayetW Hill woman, enroute frogs', Florida to visit her. is in a critical i condition in a Savannah. Oa . htaa—j* pltal. injured when the car in whtah ","\^ she was riding Struck a tree in the " husband, wi Day-Long Program For July Fourth Rotary siwaker Derby Race, Contests Are Day Events No. 2 Firemen B To End Drive For New Truck last night Also critics 11 v Injured is an older * * brother or the crash \>. um. a fuf-| **'' m-r PnnahnhnckT re-trlm' whs- '"' „„ happened Both cars were r as North ' hej was planning to ride m Carolina with her | The injured woman n Mrs Cora Patton. of Miami, aMtthal of Ms George E Payne. Genniahtown Pk and Center Art.. La:- I where the Paynes hai'e a stor.v Mrs Pation ha* --eiioiii injuries of the head a crushed rhest, a punctured lung and -t trac'ured leg. i The Injured man. an unr'e of Mir. i Payne. Is Clarence V.innemsn. also of Miami, who formerly rr-i.iM at 30* Spring Mill Ave. Eiuoule to I Charleston. S C to visit iel*ti.»a Ihe Is a patient in the same hosptta' I aa his slater A temple artery srveted he suffered extensive loss of blond I recovery. Word of the accident reached the jPayne* through Whitemarah Twp n"r*':"t;' police, who received a call shortly before 10 30 last night from Member* of the Conshohocken Plre Companv No. 3 are concern-on ihr huh... ... "■""« "J"', ««"",'!>"««; to«- ir.ci Ihr Minun of "Jl '"' »"•! coltocllor, ol lift, foe .1,1-,, mr aremrnl "" "'» pumwr fund. JOKpn r funmji t hanm.n of u» dnvr I an badly riamairrl announrrd today Not half of MM had lo o» lo.rd from '""d »a> hfrn reached Ulua *- thr Mror Roaaltrr aald Appoint Lions Committees Eberlc Annuiinee* Aide* For New Year Chairman Thomas stated, and the | No. 3 Firemen will be compelled to ; harrow 'lie h»l«nr» neerfeH shm Chairman of rommtiiees More than 2a,sou pagajaaja, the line >.lretrhing over a dnien blocks at times, visited the new IR-million-dollar superllner M I nited Males as *hr was npenert lor public inspection last week in MM Vork barbor CapUIn Richard RMlnglon. native ronabohockenite, t- third in camnand of this fastast ship afloat. fcffl I Uurlll KtdlnElnii '!» B. Ilth Ave. his Mother will be among the guest* at a ben voyage party prier to the big liner's first trans ocean sailing Thursday. N. Z. Campbell Dead At 62 Garihwaiie Soils \ trimnil L^stutr | Albert A Qarthwaite. previden' 1 of Lee Rubber ii Tire Corp.. has jaold his rountry estate In Manches-ter. Vermont, to Mrs. Percy L Hancc whose husband Is a atock-tbe new pumper is.delivered Donation* will be received at the fire station. Harry Bt. and Ninth n\r alter ine ooor-io-aoor soli-citation ends. A list of donations received since the last publication of donors a week sg.i follows: Alan Wood Steel Company. MOO Walker Brot hers. 1100 Olassine Paper Company. g50. Little hope la held for hU »' the Conshohocken Lions Club for «S Doiistims-iorrietts's Motor ItaU-H were announced today bv a^fcjhl, Howard W. »U«ard. Con- Ralph F Eberle. newly-elected ;«nohocken Veterans Asso,. Ta-deiiM- Koacuesyko Association, Con- Eberle made known at the same ahoh.M-ken Post 1074 V. F. W. Jones time some other awards to various 1*"*°" Company. police. As far as can be member* of the local club for per- 130 Donaiion-FrancU Griffith*. | learned. Mrs Patwn and her bro- I"**' attendance for at least a year.) no Donations-Louise W Wright, ither were the only occupants at' two perfect attendance for five Dougherty Drug Store. W Norman I the car Police were unable to as- years snd the names of thosse re- Btitl. Theodore Pope, Pennsyhania certain who was driving the car at Delving 10-vear monarch chevrons steel Scrap Companv. Refractories the time I a alttet chas-man serving for Ciirpi)ratinn of America, St. John* I Mrs Patton is a sample-maker lh* roming [erm include R Un- AMf Church. tth A ftorrv tfnr Kings Togs, a Miami firm. She coln Haln membership snd miila- aiteet-. OfaTs Ferrv Brick Com- ! the remain- "',l OaarfS RaflTerty. sight con- pan), Atlantic Renntng Company, it the Payne aervstlon and blind work; Harrv Ham r Woodland, Charles Hick> .Woodland, cltlaeiLship: James J. Music Stole, Harry 8 Chassey, Ply- |Rath. Jr. progrgm: O Harrison mouth Tank Company. Nati. tier, finance: Ralph Woerner, | Cylinder Gas Company, Frai SaVIJ Creasman stten- Jones ce Prancis T. Dennis. Esq.. M Donations-Waller M Stiteler, stltutum snd by-laws: Ray Pie- John ODoniwU ntft Rjchardson, publicity: John Plscher. - '■ Hun 1 lrn> Id Forrest, Judge of the r < on mon Fleas •f Mo itgomrr. (nun f, an hon-orari member of lh e lonsho- Rnlart speaker < lut.. guest lo Ihe al their weekh meel ng ttinlght al g al Itidgrwa. dairiens. Black Hnr*e Kiwanians Plan Contests Kutrrtaiiunriit Arl-. Iiirwnrks To < oiM.ude Hit: I'rogrnni Hrrr Conahohorkeiis observance ol the Fourth of July will be ntarked by a full day o[ activities, starting at g;» a ■ «uh the paisdr of rtiamiiions' and com iuding • Uh entertair.nient b\ amateur talent and a gigantic fireworks display. The orotram aill set under «•■» with the formation of the parade at Hector and Finest st« Joseph P. Thomas, chief of the Comhohocken Fiie Depsrlmein wil1 vrve as mar-shal, accompanied by Edmund K. Williams, burgess of Conahohocken, and H«ny p Mosman. burgess of Weal Conshohocken snd "Chuck Wagon" pete Rovle The line will include massed colon. Coiuhohix-k-en Post 1074.. Veterans of Foreign Wars, John P DrHaven Post 139, and Joseph Wagner Poet ITl Mner-ican l,eg1on: Andrew Lanmittl Post II Italian-American War Veetans; Walter Zurkowski Pn«t l. Pollsh- Aineii. Hn War Veteran*; and Con-shohocken Detachment Marina Corps League, firing squad. Veterans of Foreign Wars: Band of Consho- IIIM ken directed hv Joseph Pagll. aro. Boy ScnuLs and soapbox derby Bible School Awards Made W ill Su|H>r\.M- Even! For YoiinsTHttm Jnl> I OKRBV PRmiRAM Tie ConsluihcHken Kiwani* Cltsb ill stage athletic and girls gg the Heurlei Mr Ounpbel Davis, trsnaportallon Prosper War, food and refreshment Graduation exercises last night in P"1'1 Lachman. te Primitive Methodist Church <■ *rB* Wood. broker wlih Jesup a; Lamoin New concluded the West Conshohocket F Frsncla Moore. York Cltv. Dallv Vacation Bible School, eon- "ai * Moore, boys and girli The house hsadtww-storv colum- ducted for the past two weeks under M'mbers of the club, who re-ned - ^^*- - " '■ »- ■ *- "'— -- "- ■"^d ■nendance award* for a' «l*mn pell**-lake pel Fellowship Mod*- «ere .—.., «« o» wears parfact attendance, ' on the 20-acre pTOparty. There U •<* ,0 M members ot the school for ty be-iween g and IS years of age. on Friday between 3 snd 4 at the Com-mun: t t Athletic Field. 11 in Ave Albert's Blectrir. Denninson Elec- aim Harry St. trie, Charles Prankenfleld. Char- White, John O'Connor. Ro-clvic Improvement: h,,., B,,m r „„ri^«-k.n w.rt..in •,UI,C,,°" *'ll» XM health and welfare- "U"" Conshohocken Bargain Commrrr, Fourth ol rree s«s.feett"v asnndd WWMil-.' 2ni.,0r,•.■ ^ *,".«»'»L•efkCo'«esn F*a°sh?io-nJ*B'h?o1p*. h.„er,e,, T.„wenty> -five pr v ' up. died Maria a wide i al ent g4. he said. The school district bill represent-ed an over-all charge fit tl mm 4 year. wRIclf «Tcilw"distTl7-r~,l7i-clal said 'would certainly lead to tConltnued in Page Thrtt) Held F01 Th<ft From Hailr<»a(l Car A 30-year-old part-time emplme waM a constable at the !itne of hi of the Pernvvlvania Railroad and a death. He was a member of the «-vear-old man. both Phlladel- Con: hohockni Methodist Church, phians were held for court withnur •Triti Lodge 430, F. and A M hail on a charge of burglary of a *»d Washington Camp 121, P. O. railroad car, at a hearing before s- of A. Magistrate Charles Hendrirk-. Sat-| He is survived by his wife. )i - urdav morning, at Plymouth Twp mother and three daughters, Doro-police headquarters. j thy Oill and Mrs. Margaret Wells, gardeners apartment above. l.yrji* Ballev; junior. Mrs The men are Irvln Harhing, 1113! both st home: Mrs. Eleanor Per- About five acres or the estate are EhUngrr, high school, Re K- Union St. Philadelphia, thr kin*. Conshohocken; two brothers.; landscaped and terraced In addi- Barker railroad employe, a part-time dl>- Norrts Campbell, Conshohocken: Linn 'o the lake there are two trout, children receiving perfect patcher at the &3d St Pennsvlvama Harvey Campbell. Miam., Fla, and streams on the property. .tendance award- were R.R. tower The older man ■ Ur.ir grandchildren | Nursery Dept —Eliiabeih Sv Charles M EUs. 144* S. Conestnga The funeral «ill be held from ^ , « - UrpaL- I son. Robert Kenns. Stephen La St. According to police Ellis has the Ardell Funeral Home, 300 Fay- " " "* I ence. Robert Carpenter Tim > been arrested nine times pirnou-lv *tg St.. on Wednesday afternoon. |n VI <>*[ Koroiiell j Rlcct Msrgaret Seidera and Alt for the same offense. Both men are *,nn services at 3 In charge of Rev j Residents of the Crawford Hill George Havener. married. James H. Brasher, pastes; of the aection were without waler for s»v-1 Beginner* Dept ^Jackolvn W Four bales of woman's underwear Conshohocken Mcthodisr_ Church erai noljrH tnia m0ming because of ton Dorothy May Mazier D01 ance hall which per'«l sttendsnee Seventy-five n, and the late Harry O. Campbell opcnsio a living room on one side plomas were distributed, was born In Conshohocken 83 years ^^ nrfpiace. built-in bootahehe-. 1 Rev. Joseph Stringer. .Ir. p.. ago He had operated 'he servire anrt ail adjoining glass^nelosed of the Primitive Methodist Chu sution for the past twenty years <-orkt«>l room. On the other side of and dean of the school, preside. He was a retired police officer ln<? tlJu lhe lar„c dining room kg Rev. Fred J Lawrence, pastor f Upper Merlon Towiwhip. snd adjoined by a glass-enclosed break- the Bslllgomingo Baptist Chunh fast room On the second floor two offered the pastoral prayer, and of the fl-e master bedrooms have! Rev. Lloyd Barker, pastor of the fireplaces, snd two open to glass- spring Mill Baptist Church, mnn,- enclosed sleeping or sun porches me offertorv prsver. overlooking the Iske. There sre R,V. Mr. Stringer Introduced H*- three bedrooms in the servants' partment heads as follows Huraa wing. Two garages each have space , M„. Grace Havener; beginner-three cars and one has a Mrs Louise Holland: primary, Mr. 1. Rnsc M included Russell Stewart, Jsmcs Crawford, Frsnci, Bruno. James P Mes ney. Samuel M Olaas, Ol to Rmenman, Cardln D Brown. Hnw-ard Auch. Harrv Atkinson. Prosper Wsr. and Messrs Woerner. Frailer. «•■•) Darts, Rath. Raffem. Fiero. Wood Dennis, Eberle, Creasman. Haln and W A Moore. Five-ve sttendsnee swards went Woodland anrl Jerry Carriamone Eberle revealed that the 10-vear monarch chevrons went to Thorns* L Ca Id well, retiring secretary: Prosper Wsr. Robert J. Hlssr.ei John McOonigal, Rafferty Dennis, Pharmacy Mr A: Mrs. M H. OeUlnger. Har-vrv Quigg. M'Keever Roofers. Mrs Bridget Stemple. •3 Eionauens-SlUi^orth Moser J W. St a ley. M. snd Mrs. Paul MeKewen, Warren Rnblnson. Har- 11* Home Furnishing. 13 Donatlnns-Harrv Perrier. Jane Shop. KroscscjTieski Grocery, Chris Fsrrell. Mr. St Mrs. Hoeppner. Alben Vlshi '■< perfer: Harrv Holden. Francis P Shaw. to Hiirry E Abrams, Oarv At Peg Ingram. Mrs F. J Bovle. Frank Palomski. r. [Inlatttl. Msry flalvlo. Armand Caprkoth. Angeln Spanish. Thorns* Mason. F. A. Vishio. 11.00 Donstiona-Jehn Hstnrld. snd Pssqiial Albance. Louis Pauline John G Faraskt. Arthur Preston. The line will move lo Fsyetle St, A"1 wllVslaite i iteu.""'™ twv'.' ***** lo s*vfn"> Ave. for the flag-the Conshohnckru High School Tha order of servue »i!l i>e Sa follows; 1 Invocation. Rev Chester T Winters, l pastor of the Conshohocken Bap-itist Church; raising of the flsg by Tlie progrsm Is arranged in con- members of the color guard; flrlnf junction »uh the Chamber of o( MiUW; ,ctnarlu by Burgess Wll-i July program |iam^ snd Burgess Mosman: bless- . ...ires will be of-1 iat ot c,r, b"„ j^y john p iciniry, F« fered in the various Jmenlle sports'Mwaun, p.,,0, nt SI Matthew's event* Dr. Jack Pine is chairman j catholic Church. The band concert Further plan., for Hie eveni were'will continue until 10 The inapec-inaiie si thr wsckly dinuer aheei-Ulon of ears and weighing In at tha ing of the club, Thursday night st rorrfeatanUI will 1* mmr-leted whils g:30 st Rldgeway Gardens, Black the OQBMti continues Chairs will Horse. be set in place on both side- of Richard Lowe. Esq. recently ed-, (Coaliaiisst on Ps## Threei mined to the IggaMgUsnaTJ laMBt] ~ ~ Bar. gave ,n eniigtileninK talk IfMllll SgMlU*ll<'rd on early history of thr Monigomerv County Courts Blrtnday snniver- j*\>|« -\|||n UlcftH ries of Peter Roman.1 mid Nicholas Romano and the 25th wedding an-1 Robert Llghtkep. Ig. of Rldga ntversary of Charles Cohen. Ger- Pk. Barren Hill was sentenced hv msntnwn furniture dealer and club,Judge E Arnold Forrest last Prt-tnember, were marked I day to an Indefinite term In the Viator Rvkowski. Antlmm Clvello 8,"<* Industrial School at Whita Nicholas Romano snd Rslph Pal-!H111 "n • chart* of larceny, romrrn entertained with vocal TJghtkep pleaneci guilty to the The"neat regular meeting of the Affred Bckeeu. Nick PssV, A Di-Quartet numbers, accompanied bv charge a week ago following his Lion Club isThecliiTed fo* July g Pr«i>ce. Anna Coin. Marv Maloney, Arthur Lefkoe, Esq Rslpn Fal- arrest by Whitemarah Twp. Pollft Jean Bilharts Charles JelTerles. coniero presided Guests were Ber- "> connection with the thefi of an 443 We*t gth Ave, John Saianone, nard DiGlacomo. Esq. snd James automobile hn of at the Spring Mill Fire House. 'Mrs E. Carson, Jesse Teveta. Graham, .,tM*Hl linhl-l I l.lll-l- !Marry Goldberg Martin Early. John {Sslkowski. John Rowe, Arthur Lef-koe, 11 win Mopre and of throw nigs, valued at $3,0 were stolen by the railroad worker! Church (Continued on Page Threet and his rompanlon. they admitted. All-(*irl Kami Kniovs .Continued on Page Threet , „ ■* • " Atlaiitir f.tly Online Mrs. Daniel Kirkpatrirk FraelurPH Arm In Kail members of St Matthew I All-Oirl Band enjoyed an outing to „.,«,,Iltflldcnl „, 1he Con.hohock-en area, and substitute Police Of- Mrs Daniel Xlrkpatnck. of E. "•"'«• "V Bev WL. Murpny. flcrr Albcrt Suter. of West Con- Seventh Ave. fell in the yard of ™}ar:_*t_v ■ J™n_T .,K,"1:_^: "*tal", •hnhocken, a break In the six-inch water main Lee Ingram. Chervl Marsh. that extends from Front and Ford Barker. Lvnette Lawrence .la; SU to Walnut and Spring Garden Havener. Sue Oryg*. Poliv t Sta. The break was discovered sbout 1 Hollsnd. Kathv Graham Anna I 1 a m. by a passerby who notified schrsck Thomas Orler. Ket Police Officer Samuel Cardamone romphmj«. jerrv Carpenter. 1 The officer notified Unvd Sagebeer. | -j^^ Holland. Piimarv Dept.—Ruth Ann Rise Ray Keown, Carol Johnson. K* {Continued on Page Thrtt< irkmen broke her right arm. Shewas]"11!' »nd f0"r mother*, including|suburban Water Companv were dis- Will Rpgistrr Voter* ived O'Coi.: jwiched and .. _~__ Here On «n!iir»ii;i» her home on Thursday of last week |in.1 Tte^r- ?m* of _\he ^ho°} [»c-and removed to Sacred Heart Hospital. 'Mrs -Matthew O'Cot.: patched .10 the West Borough Norrlstnwn. to have the fracture Sally. Mrs. E J. Kirkpatnck anajbegsii the work of repairing the reduced Mrs. Klrkpalrick. one of Mrs Raymond Stemple. Two char-' broken main. Until the workmen the older members of Calvary Epis- ' tered buses conveyed the croup Ihr succeeded in shutting off the water copal Church, met with a similar' President Hotel served as hcidquar- thousands of gallons spurted high ■ psuiy, •' hired her left arm Ived at Neptune Inn, On ISAM l fiimiiiiii <■- The selection of two local Indus-; trlsl executives by the National As social inn of Manufacturers to aejrm on Its Imporunt policy and advisor committees for thr next vear is an nnunred st NAM headqusrters. New York. 1 Named to Ihe Inter-Association Relations Advisory Committee John T Whiting, chairman of the 1 bosrri of the Also Wood Steel Co «»«kened a neighbor as he tried ,„ Mr Whiiing l* also a member of^ open a window at a West the NAMa board of directors :Conshohocken hotel, about 3 Bst- Phlllp L. Corson. president of G >"<« morning, fled without gain Jt W. H. Corson. Inc. of Ply-i mouth Mreting. is named to tsM Taxation Committee, which develops Noisy Burglar Scared Away Kelurn* From Iriitv Al Oi»lii.III> . 11. (Mil unglar. noisy ing entrance to the place. Police arrived ■<•■■. the Felix OBrlen Tavern, 31 Front fit after Thomas called 1 •*•! H'll \,l ■ ■ . « 111. ....,.<- J-__ ,.. ***. p™.,.,.„a ,„r M HSS-ASfiS** iiediment to economic neveiopment -" ■ ., ' _ Traveling rgelstrars. who sre 1 rolling non-registered voters Mtttrtgajxatrf Ctrjn hard st work at the window Chief of Police Prank Altopiedi tomoblle from an front I.afayelte Hill residence. On the witness stand, Lightkrp aald he and "a gang'' had taken more thsn 300 cars over s two-year period Expressing amazement at the admission, Judge Forrest told v.apiam narry A. Gallagher, of Llghtkep thai he needs some gut- 403S N Wsrner Rd . Country Acres, dsnee I hope you will not look! who returned last night from two upon this sentence as a puni«h-weeks' Army Reserve trslnlng at ment. but rather as an opportunite Lettrikcnnv Ordnance Depot, near r 10 improve your sbilltv." he said. Cliambersburg. served ai command-, Chief of police Edgar Mltch-ll Ing officer of the Reserve troop* and ihe boys parents were sitting during the entire period. Letter- in ihe Court Room when sente.ice kenny Is the second lsrgest ord- was pronounced. name depot in the nation. to overseas veteran of World **■ l (;|a|| T)| f,,*^. War II Captain Gallagher served _ with the Army Trrnsportatiun Al Meiilfi I ark r I'itlav Corps, holding the i>oat of troop The snnusl reunion of the Hsrrr equipment officer during the wsr P -nd Margaret Bsrlow Wood and troop movemrn: .rfflrer In the Familv Association will be held on Pliil!Pi>.nes sfierwards Frldav at Menlo Park, Perkasle. IwajSa^gaeattiaaa water servire restored by 9 s. m some will be without service for I some time The water company Is ! hauling water to these families in large tanks. Play Areas Of Borough Enroll 1,000 In First Week ReRifltration fijnirrs wort- hijrh on all Coiwhohock. n K"r B»r»»K»^ Mpptirui pla.y.rnunds durin, tbt$*&**** of th- Summer m- yE^X C^^^LnZ reation season. About 1,000 children were regi»t«red at the Aiawlalki an September » ,1 gix play «reaa which will jerve lh* i_-uiiiniunii.y during the the Town councils of conshohocken and West Cons!' Wednesdsv from register voters in Conshohockei West Conshohocken and ad)acer communities. Persons voting U the first time, those who have at voted for two years and those wb have changed their voting gteta must be registered is order to M> at the next election. Mrs Gallagher, office secretary of More than 100 members of the as* n accompan- aocistlon main from this immedi- "•Zi-te-r-l gl -•- vicinity ir* evnee'ed in gtteml. r Chambers- The business meeting and election lot aiBceis wiii basswatM 2 p " 4,000 Allem l*« Tlrn 2 Employes' Outing Saturday next eight week.s, The summer program planned for the youth of Conshohocken eludes several special weak, story periods, game perii-ds. . sporu. handicraft and art I Ulllf Jlllv VZ During the first four days of the •/ Inatrticilon In on painting sponsored Thr WlOUaJ itttHM and Ciia ockrn in- ■■ a ■ ms even I re8nyt(kri.iII Heft Fund Aoo> At $1,975; SPK!.^ Payment Made On Home st s joint committee J tha plsygro miK the classes School a| the Conshohocken Pre.s- j Coiwhohockenj committee was Jo-Ion a home as host day evening at ■Slway0'^ The fgggWwtwty »f lOCBl OTfttllBtioni find individual ing. but found no prlnu. consiiohockcns committee in- toward the homeleM Heft famitj has virtually asuured a new cuided Frank Dnianski. Philip ors-'dweNinir f'-T the familv of seven. l.railnaler. \* .^urar. -'- (iiuhnski. West A down payment has been mad' Sei. GOgtsaMi Selionl snd""offi^r" ~Ai6eri slater, "west Whitmarsh twp, Vacation school for public school i Conshonocken, arrived in i»mt .o *^d ,*r husband. rhilriien in the elementarv grades see the man lesp a fence and *-"»"l°n'f» Manor. began this morning for children st disappear into the darknen Con- °"ri S.v Cosmas and Damlan Catholic shohocken policemen. Bgt Francis Church Clssses wilt be conducted Blske and Officer Samuel Cards-weekdays from 9 until noon through- mone assisted Chief Altop'<edl snd nut the month of July, at the An- j officer Slater in a search of the drew Lannutti Post Home 525 Ma- J neighborhood. pie St. Rev Louis P. Olorgi. as- O'Brien said it was the fourth slstant pastor. Is conducting the time hla place has been entered, classes. by burglars. On one of the other laatraM, O'Brien said, the thief got r:V(.„ tin- ITMthfiT mull COOptTfitld with the Lee Rul»l*er gao on another occasion, the Uiief ^ Tjre (_:or,Hiril[j ,,ns i.ntui « rnploves and their families at en.ered_ 0««M^tjgalro«^«d ^ir ^^ )(|(.m(. ^y ;), w,„H|M(j(, Viuy_ (,n Saturd«v. The from "his trouaeV'"" * filjfiir of its kind for the LsM RKHip. H was the first time I stsniey Thomas, fingerprint ex- did ".hlpe Ptuvitis" did not interfere in some way with the pert from the district attorney* day's activities, which witne.x«*e<l the larirent sroup ever to office, was relied in Saturday morn- participate in a Lee party. I Chartered tngagg Ma-ied leaving) Nomsiown. t'f.i.shnhocken and In t baseball game between tha Spring Mill st 10 ■ m, providing „ingl- men and married men. tha irBimportation lor about l.ouu of the heneo.. ts bowed to the single men on the playgro inds. o«i«»i oi me *^onsnonocgen rrea- fjoiishohocken*.* s on Roberts Ave Ctf.it totaled 71 boya and girls The m- b>"te*rl»n Church will be held July.aeph Pollack. Edward Stemple snd! Heights, and If all goes well, thr guruction la supplied hv Msrianne ]r in Montgomery County Park.'James carpenter The latter two ramily ho|ies once again to be to- Wood. An exhibit of the flnLshed (lirfn.Ul)t' .Irom u a m' l" 7 were unable W Mtsnd iM Charles gethei in ll.eli ears hume aowi paintings u pUnned for the second f. J™ Are* s h" "**" rrsrnr" '« A-.ko and James Kelly served in Lester Heft. 47, hU wife and fn llo-|iii:ili/.t .1 Next Day week in August, A Judging commit- :h* «rouP tor ,hf da tee will sward three plsque prUes Water sports, athletic events, durtug the exhibition. baaeball game between picked tea Announcement was made con- f"? ..«rouP. 8ln«ln« "' eerning ihe schedule of neat] trips. The schedule this summei Include^ four trips, including their places. " Awanled Seholaraliip - To tnsiniiH ' ..II.-. ed to join in the event. Ice cream .. ., „ , _ . j . provided by the Sunday School, w.lll W M1S' ^omL. F"",'i: dmu«nt',r J>f "**.'*""B *™M "**"• ",uuv""* " auament huk^t i.mrh "ami «.,■.,-1 **r ,n(l "*"■ Eiawnrth Faust, of 307 swimming party and picnic The "J1"*"r£red lias * mieave^t e'= ^ghth Ave. . member of the cost is kept low to permit as m.n> ch*^™?^*. ~' !o V" I, ai. "« graduating ciaa, of Consho-boys and girls as po«lble to mafeg ,lrIng lr,n<iporuUon_ M7, 0 hocken High School, has been e trips their summer NURBS PriUl 4„ E T<>n[n Ave ^ r(Tf;v_ swarded an annual U60 scholar-tion trip sched.le fnl- ,„, reservstlona. \'hiP ior Iour vesrs bv Orainus Col-joccun^, t f"und WM begun and Mrs. Law. ! lege. collegevii.e. _a j the stricken family. ~ children lost their home June when It was so badly wrecked b the explosion of an oil-fired base ment hot-water hesier that the had to abandon It. All but PMrtclS the oldeat child, graduated ihre-days before the accident from Co* shohocken High School, are Uvtol temporarily at the home of rela tlvea in Norrlstown. Patricia Is wit I neighbors Within hours sfter the explosi" to Rev. Brasher, to the Harmon ville fire house and to The Recorder Ml.v. Jesnet.e Dealmone. daugh-offlce. ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jsme.s IV-New contributions inrlude $3050 aimone. 224 E Bsctdf ^, hasbsan from fellow truck drivers of the At an Wood Steel Co. Othei fellm •uili* day, while the Mont e than three week« ;«omer> County string Band ol in the same Bospltal Tom which'Nornstown, in new uniforms, pro-she completed her training as a. vided music and entertainment dur-nnrse .h«- day prior to her admit-, mg the aitarnoon and evening. lance Graduated from Bryn Mawt All tj|IUS«fO«nU m '.tie park wert Hospital Training School for free to the Lee picnickers and therr Mia. Howard Yocum, *5. l-»«henin. ^ ™ w>g mamAlfQ „!w.a -atanding room onl> .lu ,n. ,rd a medical patler- ' piriiitkrrs while the rrma!nmg Dy B score of 5 to 3. S.000 arrived bv automobile Free In ,nother game. Mlllle-s Raiden. bevereges were dlspeivsed to *UGw- \ mn lU.|(jl tPam «,,,„!„, osborne . Hss-Beens by a score of 23 to B. Arrangements for the affair. employes there have already con-tributed 1203 70. Additional contributions include Church .additional Hertsler tl. Bobby Hertsler. Jr Robert HemJer. Sr. gl. Mrs. Mabel Hert7ler, g]. Ellsworth snd Hs»el Wood, gft; Craig Wood. II Disnne Wood, gl; Judv Weber SOr. Lester O. Rootnaon IS: William Bate, gl. John B. Ouster. I- Doroth; une 8 The tows July 7 Mermaid Lake: Julyj Mr. and" Mrs" Russell Law Mrs ' >'.«• CollegevUie. MLss Faust, M. Vsllev porge Park, trip on Turn-iGeorge Potta, Edgar Rogers snd member of the National Honor SO-|H. Brasher, pastor of the Method).'- ous SB. Class. M. Ladies Auxllisr pike. Vallev Forge pool. Julj 2.. Mrs William Mcone. (arm the cie'v. will begin her studies SI the Church, chairman of the fund, t, of the Barren Hill Fire Co. 125: Lake View Park Roversford, Julyj committee in charge al the picnic opening .f the Pall term In Septem- day reports s total of 11975» Ad Miss R Moote. II: Mrs S. Berk W. Montfomery County Park. |arrsngeniantav |ber. msjonns; in turtory. jditionsi santrlrnHiffTJ mij as maat gi, Xlitaoeih Wcmman, U-Reeorder To Pul-li*!. ^ e(ln«>ft<la> I'lii" Week The Recwrder will be puhlisli-ed this week on Wednesdsr In-stead af PhursdsT. ( hwrrh Sj*. tire* mn*I be in Ihe aAVe by a • flock Tweadsy arieriioan. sponsored Jomtly by tlie Lee msn-sgement and Local 227. United Rub-ber Workers, wrre handled by tha following general committee; John Allan. Harry Arena. Agnes Caasrl, J. J Conway, Robert Davis, Thr mam ridr'," ^.MMTwIrir' end *>•""■ ""»"' °T"^. ,rrr .L.„ ,n.n in. umr ■»"»'»• „cl*""'* ^'"«Wn' , actue workout aa ihe score ol othr; [ attractions which were enjoyed | throughout the day by all Die "kid from S2 da** to 83 vears.Many the entire da;, on the .srloua rides csr Lobb. Fred Osborne. i Ronnsn. Ruth Safko. Ann Rparano. viii- eii- volpe. William Wascsyna and Mildred Williams. the rompany'a i>eiLslonera were! The Lansdale Volunteer Medical am iiK the eroww renewing old sr- Corps and the firm's plant protec-quaintsnres and reminiscing o»er' lion organisation eoperated ta .ha "good old days'* of yesteryear. I handling the activities of the day.
Object Description
Title | The Conshohocken Recorder, June 30, 1952 |
Masthead | The Conshohocken Recorder |
Date | 1952-06-30 |
Year | 1952 |
Month | 6 |
Day | 30 |
Volume | 82 |
Issue | 37 |
Coverage | United States -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Conshohocken |
Subject | Conshohocken (Pa.) - Newspapers; Montgomery County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Type | Text |
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Description | Conshohocken Recorder Newspaper |
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Subject | Conshohocken (Pa.) - Newspapers; Montgomery County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
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She Conshohochcn Itccortcr w Serrinf V The ' (.onimnnitv fur hiithty-threr ) runt
ESTABLISHED 1W>. WO. M37.
High Sewer
Billing Gets
Explanation
Authority IV. -prl. Mi
Explain* "Errorn";
New Hill- (.nine Out
N. FA. MONDAY. JUNE 30. 1J52. FIVE CENTS
20,000 Visit Xew SuporUner
Esieasively high bills tor tin
sewer rental for the new 8Utr- i
mandated SUOOOO secondary wt-air
disposal plant, delivered by!
null lo many home* for the his;
time last Wednesday, were "in er-,
ror." H. Paul Lachman. president
of the Borough of Conshnhocken [
Authority aaaerted In a statement
issued during the weekend. He a«t*
that the bill* be disregarded. Ntw
bills are now being prepared
A fcVnt meeting, scheduled 1*
he held by ihr hninip (nm-mlllee
of Town ( niinnl and the
Baraugh Aalharlly tonight, has
been cancelled.
The bill*, some of which would
represent payments of thousands ol
dollars for the Schuylktll River
Ciearance project on the part of an
average family during the 40-year
amortization periiy, of the project,
brought a atorm of protests roaring
within minutes after their receipt
Into the borough hall. Into the tem-porary
offices of the Borough Au-thority,
into homes of the fur
members of the Authority, and in-to
the local office t.f the Phila-delphia
Suburban Water Co. Baaed
solelv on consumption of uatei icr-ords
of the Water Company urn
used bv the Authority to compute
ihe bills.
Hills ol IKAl.MH v
Talk on all corners of the bor-ough,
at clubs, in stores and on
■treet corners centered mainly on
the sewer rental bills, described on
many side.* aa 'outrageous', ille-gal"
and "beyond reason" Man>
propertv-owners spoke of taking
legal action.
One modrrate-Mied firm found
their rales were baaed on four times
then consumption of water for the
four months period, used to com-pule
the charges This period w*
March, April. Mav and June o:
last year. Thin year a records are
not yet available to the Authority
spokesman said.
Gross inequities were also |
pointed out. An E Hector St. real- Stricken with a heart am
dent reported his bill as $23. There Nelson Zell Campbe;:
■re three in ihe family. A I* Klotzbach Campbell, p
seven nest door received a bill of prtetor
Relatives
Enroute Here
Are Injured
LsMsad Woman
Hurt In Gnflfc
IWar ltro.nl \\r
Mrs Man Jane Wilkinson 3t. of
33ft E Fifth Ave . suffered a com-pound
fracture of the right leg and
head Injuries early Sunday morn-hen
s car driven bv her hus-craahed
into a parked autn-mobile
on Butler Pk . west of Broad
Mother, I nrlr In (,rat*h Axe
Mm Wilkinson was admitted to
At SttVHIlliah, GroruiB Mnn.gnmerv Hnspitsl Kenneth
*■ ; Wilkinson, the huab
unhurt,
__ Chief of Police Louts Ri waiter of
itpam Twp. said that Wilkinson
into lite reat of a machine
ed bi William Croak. 34. of
Rd Nomstown. R. D 4
Savannah suburb. msMtillu early K""s ""d
uf*r
1
ke2 '< ■lo"1 Bu,!r
i... «*.*.. i™ »**« his lights blew out. He
Whitrntar*h Woman** ban
The IS-vear-old mother of a Ls-fayetW
Hill woman, enroute frogs',
Florida to visit her. is in a critical i
condition in a Savannah. Oa . htaa—j*
pltal. injured when the car in whtah ","\^
she was riding Struck a tree in the "
husband, wi
Day-Long Program
For July Fourth
Rotary siwaker Derby Race,
Contests Are
Day Events
No. 2 Firemen
B To End Drive
For New Truck
last night
Also critics 11 v Injured is an older * *
brother or the crash \>. um. a fuf-| **''
m-r PnnahnhnckT re-trlm' whs- '"'
„„ happened
Both cars were
r as North '
hej
was planning to ride m
Carolina with her
| The injured woman n Mrs Cora
Patton. of Miami, aMtthal of Ms
George E Payne. Genniahtown Pk
and Center Art.. La:- I
where the Paynes hai'e a stor.v
Mrs Pation ha* --eiioiii injuries
of the head a crushed rhest, a
punctured lung and -t trac'ured leg.
i The Injured man. an unr'e of Mir.
i Payne. Is Clarence V.innemsn. also
of Miami, who formerly rr-i.iM at
30* Spring Mill Ave. Eiuoule to
I Charleston. S C to visit iel*ti.»a
Ihe Is a patient in the same hosptta'
I aa his slater A temple artery
srveted he suffered extensive loss
of blond
I recovery.
Word of the accident reached the
jPayne* through Whitemarah Twp n"r*':"t;'
police, who received a call shortly
before 10 30 last night from
Member* of the Conshohocken
Plre Companv No. 3 are concern-on
ihr huh... ... "■""« "J"', ««"",'!>"««; to«-
ir.ci Ihr Minun of "Jl '"' »"•! coltocllor, ol lift, foe
.1,1-,, mr aremrnl "" "'» pumwr fund. JOKpn r
funmji t hanm.n of u» dnvr
I an badly riamairrl announrrd today Not half of MM
had lo o» lo.rd from '""d »a> hfrn reached Ulua *-
thr Mror Roaaltrr aald
Appoint Lions
Committees
Eberlc Annuiinee*
Aide* For New Year
Chairman Thomas stated, and the
| No. 3 Firemen will be compelled to
; harrow 'lie h»l«nr» neerfeH shm
Chairman of rommtiiees
More than 2a,sou pagajaaja, the line >.lretrhing over a dnien
blocks at times, visited the new IR-million-dollar superllner
M I nited Males as *hr was npenert lor public inspection last
week in MM Vork barbor CapUIn Richard RMlnglon. native
ronabohockenite, t- third in camnand of this fastast ship afloat.
fcffl I Uurlll KtdlnElnii '!» B. Ilth Ave. his Mother will be
among the guest* at a ben voyage party prier to the big liner's
first trans ocean sailing Thursday.
N. Z. Campbell
Dead At 62
Garihwaiie Soils
\ trimnil L^stutr
| Albert A Qarthwaite. previden'
1 of Lee Rubber ii Tire Corp.. has
jaold his rountry estate In Manches-ter.
Vermont, to Mrs. Percy L
Hancc whose husband Is a atock-tbe
new pumper is.delivered
Donation* will be received at the
fire station. Harry Bt. and Ninth
n\r alter ine ooor-io-aoor soli-citation
ends.
A list of donations received since
the last publication of donors a
week sg.i follows:
Alan Wood Steel Company. MOO
Walker Brot hers. 1100 Olassine
Paper Company. g50.
Little hope la held for hU »' the Conshohocken Lions Club for «S Doiistims-iorrietts's Motor
ItaU-H were announced today bv a^fcjhl, Howard W. »U«ard. Con-
Ralph F Eberle. newly-elected ;«nohocken Veterans Asso,. Ta-deiiM-
Koacuesyko Association, Con-
Eberle made known at the same ahoh.M-ken Post 1074 V. F. W. Jones
time some other awards to various 1*"*°" Company.
police. As far as can be member* of the local club for per- 130 Donaiion-FrancU Griffith*.
| learned. Mrs Patwn and her bro- I"**' attendance for at least a year.) no Donations-Louise W Wright,
ither were the only occupants at' two perfect attendance for five Dougherty Drug Store. W Norman
I the car Police were unable to as- years snd the names of thosse re- Btitl. Theodore Pope, Pennsyhania
certain who was driving the car at Delving 10-vear monarch chevrons steel Scrap Companv. Refractories
the time I a alttet chas-man serving for Ciirpi)ratinn of America, St. John*
I Mrs Patton is a sample-maker lh* roming [erm include R Un- AMf Church. tth A ftorrv
tfnr Kings Togs, a Miami firm. She coln Haln membership snd miila- aiteet-. OfaTs Ferrv Brick Com-
! the remain- "',l OaarfS RaflTerty. sight con- pan), Atlantic Renntng Company,
it the Payne aervstlon and blind work; Harrv Ham r Woodland, Charles Hick>
.Woodland, cltlaeiLship: James J. Music Stole, Harry 8 Chassey, Ply-
|Rath. Jr. progrgm: O Harrison mouth Tank Company. Nati.
tier, finance: Ralph Woerner, | Cylinder Gas Company, Frai
SaVIJ Creasman stten- Jones
ce Prancis T. Dennis. Esq.. M Donations-Waller M Stiteler,
stltutum snd by-laws: Ray Pie- John ODoniwU ntft Rjchardson,
publicity: John Plscher. - '■
Hun 1 lrn> Id Forrest, Judge
of the r < on mon Fleas
•f Mo itgomrr. (nun f, an hon-orari
member of lh e lonsho-
Rnlart
speaker
< lut..
guest lo Ihe
al their weekh meel ng ttinlght
al g al Itidgrwa. dairiens.
Black Hnr*e
Kiwanians
Plan Contests
Kutrrtaiiunriit Arl-.
Iiirwnrks To < oiM.ude
Hit: I'rogrnni Hrrr
Conahohorkeiis observance ol
the Fourth of July will be ntarked
by a full day o[ activities, starting
at g;» a ■ «uh the paisdr of
rtiamiiions' and com iuding • Uh
entertair.nient b\ amateur talent
and a gigantic fireworks display.
The orotram aill set under «•■»
with the formation of the parade
at Hector and Finest st« Joseph P.
Thomas, chief of the Comhohocken
Fiie Depsrlmein wil1 vrve as mar-shal,
accompanied by Edmund K.
Williams, burgess of Conahohocken,
and H«ny p Mosman. burgess of
Weal Conshohocken snd "Chuck
Wagon" pete Rovle The line will
include massed colon. Coiuhohix-k-en
Post 1074.. Veterans of Foreign
Wars, John P DrHaven Post 139,
and Joseph Wagner Poet ITl Mner-ican
l,eg1on: Andrew Lanmittl Post
II Italian-American War Veetans;
Walter Zurkowski Pn«t l. Pollsh-
Aineii. Hn War Veteran*; and Con-shohocken
Detachment Marina
Corps League, firing squad. Veterans
of Foreign Wars: Band of Consho-
IIIM ken directed hv Joseph Pagll.
aro. Boy ScnuLs and soapbox derby
Bible School
Awards Made
W ill Su|H>r\.M- Even!
For YoiinsTHttm Jnl> I OKRBV PRmiRAM
Tie ConsluihcHken Kiwani* Cltsb
ill stage athletic
and girls gg the
Heurlei
Mr Ounpbel
Davis, trsnaportallon
Prosper War, food and refreshment
Graduation exercises last night in P"1'1 Lachman.
te Primitive Methodist Church <■ *rB* Wood.
broker wlih Jesup a; Lamoin New concluded the West Conshohocket F Frsncla Moore.
York Cltv. Dallv Vacation Bible School, eon- "ai * Moore, boys and girli
The house hsadtww-storv colum- ducted for the past two weeks under M'mbers of the club, who re-ned
- ^^*- - " '■ »- ■ *- "'— -- "- ■"^d ■nendance award* for a'
«l*mn pell**-lake pel Fellowship Mod*- «ere .—.., «« o» wears parfact attendance,
' on the 20-acre pTOparty. There U •<* ,0 M members ot the school for
ty be-iween
g and IS years of age. on
Friday between 3 snd 4 at the Com-mun:
t t Athletic Field. 11 in Ave
Albert's Blectrir. Denninson Elec- aim Harry St.
trie, Charles Prankenfleld. Char-
White, John O'Connor. Ro-clvic
Improvement: h,,., B,,m r „„ri^«-k.n w.rt..in •,UI,C,,°" *'ll» XM
health and welfare- "U"" Conshohocken Bargain Commrrr, Fourth ol
rree s«s.feett"v asnndd WWMil-.' 2ni.,0r,•.■ ^ *,".«»'»L•efkCo'«esn F*a°sh?io-nJ*B'h?o1p*. h.„er,e,, T.„wenty> -five pr v '
up. died
Maria a wide i al ent
g4. he said.
The school district bill represent-ed
an over-all charge fit tl mm 4
year. wRIclf «Tcilw"distTl7-r~,l7i-clal
said 'would certainly lead to
tConltnued in Page Thrtt)
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