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Tlicrr"* Reuilv I i-h I->•■••£ Around Your Ban**! Sell "tlon'l »aiit»" llini CLASSIFIED: I-' WV& l.'»3—rrach 135,000 readers ©he ftccorkr _ W 1 unHhuhfkwi. I'm. TTiurvjiy. March li, 1954 THK BOMB NKWSPAPE* FOB »4 YEARS — 10 CENTS LtRiMMCW Wewl 1 onHhtihorken. I.it.,\,-lie Hill l.ulph Mills. Mit|imn. Spring Mill lliirren Hill. l'l.\mouth MertiniE l'l> mouth Valkv. H;trmi'n\ ilk CO 6-4b(H) Expressway Opening in Julv Denied r Delay Illumed (hi Interchange At lirtnuttit Are. Anfanon — OffiuiaU of District six office, Peaiuyi-vania State EUgfawa* Dtpart-iiunt, today denied a report that I he entire streli-h of Schuvtkiii Rxprawway tnm valley Forga to City Line ! AT#H in Philadelphia, would be opened to traffic by July. Work (ontlnue* to progress on nil < eordtnf to the ofBce of E 3. Kliuie>. District Engineer, but v. ill much to be completed ■ he Belmoni interchange which will orevem the entire higti- ■B being placed Into uw before Jan. 1. 1955. •1 hu been In use (Ma Pttrft to Weal Corishohock-en since last Fall. An eastbound exit lune at Hollow Rd.. Lower Merlon Twp, which has been com-pleted, could be used, but with the tieup at Beimont Ave„ It will not Ml cpened at present. As far a* »r tbeuad travel U i :lie entire stretch from Valley forge to City Line Is e» ■ rd H be opened at the same jRrv.MeBoBiH g^SSE. Methodist Church Will 1 Appointed to ' St. Matthew's Daniel J. Garvey. right, smile." welcome u he shaken hand of Harvey Shaw, charter member. Caleb Wilson, left front and James Dougherty and Krancin Mey-ers, right of Garvey, also are charter members. Left rear are John Blackburn, toustmastcr, and Franklin D. Thomaa. chief engineer and chairman. Tl,. 1 Clergyman Is Honored Music Festival By Fire Company No. 2 At High School At 51st Annual Banquet Colorful Program For Tomorrow Night Rev. kinirv LMffJW tor New V**.££ 11 merit In Delaware County Conshohocken — Rev. John F Klnlry. assistant rector of St. Mat-thew'! Church, for the but eight yean, left yesterday to assume his new post as rector of Our Lady of Charity pariah. Brookhaven, near Chester. Re* James McDonald of Potts- Tilie, assistant rector at Bt. Paula church. Heading. MBM oid.uHiioti in IMS. has been named to suc-ceed Rev Father Klnlry. He is scheduled to arrive Saturday. Originally. Rev. Francis Lennnn. aestaUnl rector uf Resurrection Ihunli. Cheater wss nsmed here. and innnnnrpnipnl accordingly Btsde at Mssse* In thr church Sun-ns*. Illness of the pastor of the f'hemter rhurch resulted In Ida ing retained there, Re*. F-'-. Mnrnfav tutes. RCT. Father McDonalif : i ,r ad-uate of Pottsville Cat.: as 1'Hih School and of the Jut' .irvmm Semlnury at Columbus. Ohio Our Lady of Charity, potentially one of the largest of the archdio-ceae, la In the process of building it new church, a new school fnd a convent for nuns of the school faculty, at a coat of 1750,000 Rev Oeorge L. Murphy, rector of at Matthew's Church and Vincent Mi-ragua. assistant coach and faculty I* "I nsafe" Conshohocken — Immediate repairs and renovations to the second and third floors of the "Murray Building" In the 100 block of Fayette St , were or-dered today, after invest mutton by members of the Fire Com-mission, as well as the public safety committee of town coun-cil, revealed tins portion of the building to be "unsafe". Burgess Edmund K Williams was requested by the Joint committee to forward a Haaat to Mrs Ida H Freeman, of 2M5 Wuulrmere Ave. Lansdowne, to have the property rep-tired or rased within SO days. The Commission requires work begin m that tune or If not, s line ot up to lau may be im-imposed and additional fines imposed every 10 days until the work is started. Walter Stiteler. chairman of the* Fire Commission, and Frank Dolanskl. chairman of ■at public safety commlltct of town council, along with mem-bers of the fire department, in-spected the building recently nnd found it "unsafe". School Plans To Be Drafted State I ark- Ca*li To Aid Project Plymouth Meeting—Member. Open 100th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday Cotuhmhocken Congregation Plan* With Long Ohserranee: Dtnmtr Wednesday Will Highlight Event — Paatori of two Philadelphia Methodist churches will he quests Sunday li optflUlf exarclaai cele- . bohuckaa Methodist Church, Sixth Ave. and Fayette Si. Tlie week-long celebration, which * will Us tUuiaaed by special set- mranr ran vices on Sunday. April 4. will be UL' «lt At* I fait Pf higlillghted by a congregational ff dlvl lUn VI dinner in the church aocia. 'at •:» WlgagggsW. Rev. Richard Wells, psttoi uf the church from IMS to 1V37. win speak. Speakers st the first Sunday ser-vices will be Rev. Harold C. Koch. 1 pastor ot Rehoboth Methodic Ch'-trrh. | '"."r "? rvwi«hnh/wketi I and former meiubri of gat OOaV igregatlon. who will deliver the mes-sage at the 10:45 service, and Rev Dwlght Lartte. DD., minister of First Methoribt Church of Oer-mamown, who will preach at thr 7.30 evening worship. Rev. WHk, well known is resi-dents 1 the lommuniti. in su| Intendrni for Aged Rising 53 Feet At Barren Hill >ot OM PmU'hl Filnl by RMMM- \t liil.li. Hearing Barren Hill — A 5-mtllion-iallom ttorage renervoir and booster sta-hr MethiMliM home lion la expected to be placed la Relmont Ave.. and poMlion by the Phils. Suburban B IK. Conshohocken — A Coosbohock-, Borough Fire Chief Joseph p. Bridge* between Mill Rd. In en clergyman was made a life Thomas presented the brothers lower Merlon Twp. and Reinvent member of Conshohocken Ho. 3 with fire attendance badges. In- A*e. are all nearing completion, p,,^ company at the annual ban- scribed with the year and ihtir hui the euen-ivr amount of reek quet marking the Slat anniversary names. .ind dirt «llll to be removed about ot the company, Saturday night In Fear of the company* living a n.*ll mile aagg« or Belmom Ave. ^f. y.F.W. Hall, Hector and Harry charter members were Introduced h slid Ihr major difficulty in early SL I fc, John Blj.khorn, sales manager _ lompletion. ™_ ^ J ^ ... » 2 w.ih.r n». — ■ .. > ^~ High Sch-v.) at B tomorrow liigln S how much tramc the ^^^^™ ™ ^ tJ^ T£ ^J^ in the high sch.,1 aualtoriurn. Sev^ ■ V will generate la a P«pleE-■ *£££ ^"S^uS^s Llw •« «'•■•* »' »«-». >»""^: "f AVC ""d M"P'Vf!l p .>biein to engineers snd high-l^^^J^^TtomSnSt J"°~ H Uoaghem. Francla ». Highli|htlng the eatorfal pragrsai way experts. The mean of most hooor m ^ ^lunteer flTe-fWht- Meyers snd Harvey L. Shaw. Isa-.will be vocal sole* by Jane Jesus kteg i* about 40W0 vehicles,, mjit.t mm imtory U Rev Stan- palrsaeiit of health urrtrnled at- son, aiesso soprano, who will amc * d*y I v_v R West. DJ5 aooa to reiire tendanee of the fifth member. "Summertime," and Marilyn Klscll, Because new developments have) ^Wso yes» as naetoTof Calvary ««*«• "- total. contralto, whose selection will be c'"fiT^d *", *' m"r0p0lll*n EP^opal Church, Fourth Ave. and Richard B. Sargent, general -Trees.- I.i.Ud-H.hla and suburban areas, S^—J^BI. j maoager Of Hate Fire Pump Co..! Althea Lewis U listed for a piano [jjder roads. a> the 2l-mlle. limit- ,.,..,,,,, th_ -»-_ _-4_ -.spoke bricf.y on behslf of the in- solo, Rachmanlnon-* "Prelude in C ed-access highway will induce V*°-]*'~*™*J^ ™ ^l. "J dustrles. "If it had not been for Sharp Minor" Three hl*h ate from fringe countle, to sn.1 J™ ■>"g"™p* J£M, tTt>r^i 1 the two flre compsnU* of Cue- clarinetists will play tuHet.n from the atta te bttadnas anti JJ™ ,, ,i 11 ■ 7d i^ t"ubaawTnkan »"ohocken ai»d the help of others eluded will be Marianne Qrsvwacs. ' ' HPa?hnwav encrtneer. tonwa ft, . hf Connhohocaen Are eompwHes.", "^y our plant might have bum- paul Phillips and Victor Benedict theV-hivlkh fcTeJTJri-H^ »«viied to pronounce k*c««rttesi f^ W toe grout.J several years ago . A Vocsl Uio. scheduled to sing. he Schujlkill Bxpreuw&y »H] be •" H he said. ■Fires mean loss of prop- includes Billle Rae Atkinson, Janet he beckoning artery to people who «_"». *—*_*•_-—"■■ .^gIesaV producUon and Jobs". Morton and Marilyn Rtsell live in lower Berks. Bucks and *"?**** ssnwwed at las neoor Trlhm%t! ^ ^d ^ ^ upper Montgomery counties Methodist * on Water Co., In Barren Hill by late t. Matthew's High the Joint Plymouth - Whltemarah ferenee •# Fhitsdelphla. Summer, a apo'tesman said today. School accompsnled Father Kin- School Board authorised architects The church was ormtnised In Excsvstlon at the site of Uia Coniihohockrn — The Consho- ^ to sj^ookhawn yesterday to proceed with preliminary plena 1864 and members met for the huge tower began last week, and h>cken High School Band, the Acknowledged as one of the best for a new W.OOO.gOO addition to thai first few years in the old temper- construction got under ws\ early •chocrg Rirb' chorus, the boy's trrfftfc1rri among assistant rectors recently completed Joint Hlgh'snos hall on Elm St. above Forrest this week. chorus and a mixed chorus, repre- af K Matthew's pariah In Its hie- School building at a meeting last (and also hi the old Presbyterian, Site of the tank and staUon Is arming several hundred student*. iorjt Rev. Father Klnlry fiUed Thursday night despite the know- Church standing then at Elm and ion Oermantown Pike, adjacent to «..; isuLiclpaU In the 17th auiu*: agin" spesking assignments dur- irdite no further help can bt ok- Maple St* The amgregatlon wag the Barren Hill fire house Thg muilc festival of Conshohocken iIUJ nui atay here, many of them turned front the Bute Authority part of the First Methodic Society two-acre tract abuts on the hlgh-at lay service clubs and organize- before 1*56. ' Bi ll&w, the local church became a' way. Four hundred leet in depth, ■ions. In hi* farewell sermon, at This edvlce te the Board cages separate charge, with Reuben Owen the rear of the lot will be used Masses Sunday morning, he paid fi„ni both < srdla D. Brown, taper- as Its first pastor. | for the tank, with the booster sta-ll high tribute to Bt. Matthew s ,|.in( principal, and Attsraeys Br- The present pastor Is Rev. James lion closer to the highway, near parish as "an outstanding one in not Helm and Lewis 1 hllda M, eel- H. Brasher, who assumed rharge Crescent Ave sjasatsgawaB" Family Counsel )»H Work Disiassec! VINA Meelinif lliar- P»vchialrisl ronfrrred 1 I lltlll oni« to Philadelphia frequently—' Robert Slater. 11th Ave. and Har- Irmr^ Th^ w,„ . aid u, m »™,»«r» TH mixfi a,^ »,„ , corahohoeken - Dr Sttrllaf *. I *™™«J ZTj^JijT^Z bgUdtaf •t.tiiauu u. a rial ,,rlruil rhnrtll In Ital altltllllli ri.nrwr .._—.__. I a I TI_,-. ', ... .... a ■■ I ■ I I M-ilor* for the tetnt board, based m l»*t. During his pastorate a Of pre-strr**ed concrete, the big on infbrmstion reevlved frees Har- number Of Unportsnt Improvement* cylinder will rise la an overall risburg that all ef the MtJ.tea.ttgihave been madr The sancni.m height of MS feet, topped h« a sllotmenl of the 1*51 tegtslatnrefand most ot Uie 14 other rooms of dosse-shaped roof. The >i«red luil In in iihansUrt 'tihe Church and Sunday School; water will aclaslly awe nnlv 35 Cont"'U*d ipld growth In acho*1 hsve been Improved or redeem*- < feet ef the tank. Out-Mr diameter populailm ,i the two towiuhipe li ' **>«' gggafb ••* pre- p L ■ >'tr. . „ A '. f spstn.* altar and otlier become crowded in stiothrr yesr a-HsStortate have been dedicated., When all six grades are housed HI ■«» » "«w PulP't *nd* lee-tern, with the school it Is doubtful If sum- gaetnorla! Blblef. Is planned. Man; Steal spare a-Dj be avaUable for the wtner Improvements have been total number of student*. , completed In the Sanctuary as well Although there an no definite •• nlh" Pinions of the church la IMP, feel. tCosfustied on Pope Constitution Is Adopted Ainltirra Acre* \--oriation Meel* possibly dally to" work-for occa-|ry St.. was awarded top honors for .»«/ *>,»"„." iwholski KrederirK sthu' c H h^" '" "" •"l"^^ Montgomery and Sacred Heart ma.or Matures of the project flons they would otherwise forego **i*Ddance at fire* during the last renfctn, Kmerson Weaver, (leone " ■„ - , peDru*r*r Z i ^1 Hospital*. Horriatown. spoke on be the creaUon of an auditorium to because of Inadequate Wghway*. | gtjHe waj^n service at M otit^of h^tt tBmgm AdmifMi i%m% ^,^^^1* £'^ ZtZ'l 'u«'t»I ■»«*- »I,d Faml1" Coun-repl.ce the use of the gymnasium ■ponded. Slater 1= cuctS^f Bag "%££ C Thomas 411 Spring Sf*1 »l Norrt*°wn- *« «*" *Um-" »l "n open me*lln« Tuw"' Oommunlty Athletic Field at the'ujj, A„ _ fjayat-sg-bsj expert for en I HU brother', narence Slater. Jr.' Fuw^Chlef* Thomis. "opened0 the of •** schooi dlitrlet. wllf direct Conshohocken Visiting Nurse mti^ j^^ij^^M^wm llJ^^J^^l g*S!g!P iP ! of 333 W. Ninth Ave, received sec-i program with the singing of 'The £• mlx«» c l honu„,»nd *»» •»»■' AssociaUon sponsored the seasion. already on file to Include the (253.- l^nlnAmSl TsstTwiiS Riihnn Monday night St Bamn fiiirdeng, — a complete athletic field *T*m, ln AprU- m C Lester Shade, music ■upervlsor House. now utllleed for both purposes. In addition, the members of the day night at Mary H. Wood Park bo„a authoruted Brown to mate LHtiing the yeorv +9 rta.--t-ir-> have the i-titm h. with the k-ngest term of aerrlre. that of Rev. Thom- Armear, www was pastar froes 1114 antil hte death la l«*. The cornes-atone of the present church was laid on 8er<- #. 1B0B Rotary Hears District Leader li,<iulry Irom th. Suite Authorltr """..H* 2?"* ^"""J"1 on J,n ^.. * ..... * IS lOOS tWiA Wit dnnli>a#Mnj ban Cvovernor Nominee AddrcHMft ('.lull Conshohocken — An iii-piiatlon-al talk on plans for the Rotary Dis-trict In 1&M-55 featured a meeting ond attendance honors. He was Lord'* Prayer." accompanied at the ^""-us- Joseph K. Blewitt. a^slatant Possibility of establishing a family 000 present at 23 fires. iContlNked on Page Stit Choral Society, Valley Singers Join in Concert Andorra Acres — Formation of a constitution for Andorra Acres Civic Assn. took plsce at a meeting last Thursday n<ght at Spring Mill Consolidated School. Floyd E. Justice, Jr., acting pre*- | Conshohocken — Combining It* Ident. presented the constitution 40 mixed voices with the 30 mixed for open discussion st the session. voiCM ot (■« Valley Singers of W.King of the constitution wa* F-ourU)wn. the Conshohocken' the duiv of a i ■img „ . _ , Jf. Fred Dodge. Bert Conevbear. O*r-.cho™1 Bocl*t-' w111 P™*"1 onc of aid Brlney. Robert Hamme and *t* most ambitious pros-rams at Floyd Justice ' lt> annual Spring concert May 23 thief alma of this newl, formed ',n \£f ■^1£*1 um oI <=«»*<>»>«*- associstion are to promote the ad- r" H*h ScnooL van.ement and development nj the Sponsoring the two-choral pro-rommunitv by supervising and en- diction 1* the Uon* Club of Con-couraglng civic, social and athletic "hohocken. whose past president*" s. ti. .ties for the education and ret- f""ou? wl11 direct all business ar-re. tlon of residents of Andorra !"?«2"SL.1*» ^JS'A "."?" \i r.» snd lo keep residents inform * rd on m.tller- affrrtlni (he well iiHntj nl thr itimmunllv, Jusllct. pointed out. Any adult resident within the boundaries of Andorra Acres v.'Iconic to join the association. supervisor, will direct the band counselling service In the Consho- mid field house. If this is not pos and girls' chorus, with b-.th in-' hocken area was discussed by the Bible he Is instructed to file separ-structors co11aboratin«; on the re- J speaker. ate papers for this as another pro-mninHer nf th? program. ( An oy[A,iUnity mil or «i.r.i u.t? Jev.1 lu lBoo. aM the MhooTa public to further explore the pos- Daring the meeting, held In the William B. Lange. past presi-dent of Jenklntown Rotary Club, and nominee for district governor. Maltalleu preaching the dedicatory sermon. A* the time the church was built, a stone home on the corner of *Hxfh Ave and FnveHie St. N mov«l one Work M and 1"ld «*" "»'*'>■ '"'»'~™ " •"» r i stressed at the session. After minor changes, the con-stitution was tentatively approved. But In order to get 100 percent ap- Uie direction of Samuel M, Glass. Rehearsals have already begun under the baton of Donald Btraks, , In the Conshohocken group, and of < Miss Nancy Sload. music supcrvLsor Carson Valley College. Flour-town, for the Flourtown singers A Joint rehearsal of the two groups t i was held Monday night Park House. ReclprocsUng for the Flourtown choral'g appearance here, the Con-pi oval, a copy of the constitution ahohocken choral will Join with the A ill be placed in each home in the Flourtown group in a concert there •ommuuitv before the next session in May. ■hwO it will be approver" or K- , ' Ir.ied a* a whole. It was decided at the session reg-' r.u me. urnis of IM mono srul nkc place the third Thursday of Ch month at Spnr.E Mill Cun- Bchool A aommating wmmlttse will be appointed at Uie n i*sws A > C JOHN I. LYNCH . . . marks his 22d birthday to day o" Anrhota«j« Alaaka. whtit b« has boss statioasd sine* October wlik lbs Air Pores. A araduols ot Si Mattkew's Kiqh School. 1150. ho sntsrod th* Mrvlca In lasuory, IIS2. Ho Is o ■on ol Mrs. John Lynch. 117 W Tsath A™ music department, expected to be ased mainly for parrhase of uew folding risers for use by thr rhor-nses on the stage. A matinee performance Is ache— doled at 1:30 today for grade | school and Junior high school pupils. PAL All-Stars Play Phila. Five Thurs<l.iv Conshohocken — A talented ! , array of players, who have been competing in the Community league. 1 this year, have been selected as I members of the Conshohocken' PAL team which will face al All-star Philadelphia PAL five, in a benefit game, at S April 1, on the Fellowship House floor, Fifth Ave.' . and Harry St. "Wilt the Stilt" ChamberUln, j six foot, ll-inch center of the over- ) brook High team, city champions, will lead the visitors. Playing for the locals will be most sibllity and advisability of the players who saw action reg-. uahlng such a service here. school. Ru the Flymoulh namrt. lo the feint district. Adair, treasurer sf School Board, was same post for tbr llumphrr*. is now the parsounge wss relected president, and Dr. Daniel W. Klrkpstrtck. vice-presi-dent. Humphrey It also head of the Whltemarah Board. A request for creation of xum- ' mer school classes a* needed, made by Brown, to help student* who work, was approved by the mem-bers. The plan will be placed In operation from June 21 to July 30, Brown said. Lions' Meeting Devoted to Sport* Idea* for the improvement and ex-pansion of club program* Lange, who will a>sumc tin- new' office in July, mid that he believed the six spokes In the Kotsry wheel, stood for members' service to fam-ily and home, friends, religion, Jobs and prof "A-Mui i-i. community and country, snd to world affairs. . .The Incoming district governor was lnstroduced by Heth K Mit-chell, pr.im.im chairman Klwood K. Cornellu.-. vtrr-president, presid-ed in the absence of William T. Ardell, president, ill at home. Oldest of the newspapers w The Birthday greeting* were extended J James A Lynrli. Richard Sergeant, and Edward W Oermaiin. . Interesting feature* of the new ^I1.!Li!rvr- TSLSZi ->'■«"" ■*•?'""■' •**• » " 3 Newspapers Seek Photographs, Data For Anniversaries Three newspapers published by Weekly Review Publishing Co, Inc.. art observing anniversaries In IBM. of Conshohocken, found' ed s5 years ago. Next a The Ke- Roxboroug h-Maiiayunk. k The ahich has EVELYN MAXSON B , O&nslioliocken — Members of the 1 Inns Club saw demonstration ^implet-Kl 25 years serv ce m Rox-along with a .port, talk' Tuesday bo™u*h; .f*"1 FB1U' Bflmu"t Hllu night, on the fundamental* of three *"d "iclnlty. major sport*, baseball, football Th* fourth and Rotary C'lubA at their third annual f«- , and basketball, given by Harry Fox. fhsln la The Herald m Chestnut Jomt dinner meeting at the Ply-eatab- director of athletics at the High Hill. In Its eighth year and doing mouth Country Club. School, a* part of their regular fine. UQK lhAU lb0 mwnteri ^,4 pected to be of indeterminate valud in many Industrial fields, highlight-ed a talk Thur-day to members of the Coti^li'ili'M'krn and Norristown Special editions wil AlilMit IVoveir« OjM'ii!. Tall Girl Shop ,„■! — Nov.-H'i, M E. M the opening of :1 g.rf aepnrtment, fealur-kte, attte, dresses, blousu, nd shorts for the teller : :iiinine customers. The new department has been .10 Picture* —all of local interest— are published today in ularly in the Community Lsng«a The psychiatrist wss Introduced meeting. Including Bobby Kehoe, Chtrlte by Rebert C. Landis, superintendent ">*■ who coaches varsity base- triple anniversary during the »um Weaver, Bud Strycharx. Elsie Pre**}, «# Canshobocken public schools and hall, as well as assisting with the our. Planning already ta well un Pupek. Concelli. Butera. Ornvn.w. chairman of the education com- football- and basketball Jayvee drrway. Readers can help bv se-id Dave Prachettl. and Frank Alien, mlttee of Ihe VVV Mrs. Evelyn team*, brought equipment from University of Virginia star, who Mssson. H. N„ of Plymouth Meet- ™ch game along with him to will be captain big, new nurse In the Conshohock- "how members how it 1* played, The preliminary game will ran* «, VNA. was Introduced by Mrs. " "e vividly described the aport-ture two Montgomery County Jun- Thorns* I. Christian president »t Hut program or tii- m.-' LCnffH u...i.B the assocUtlon. Tne tpeaker was Introduced by Ttcke'* for the big ^»rt* ^vent New members of the board of J»«ne* J. Rath. Jr.. club pmiaen-may be purchased from National directors Introduced at the sea- **** L lero. vice-president, was CornUMhockfii - Norrnan ^R,„ Tsiiit Ccr.wTovm Valet M,,r. Jtol) lnc,ud(1 UiiM M.He Uarv. ^^.S"*™" <n,e 1Rnwl won re-election to a third term as ">;■ B»/wr "^P- ** ^ "kn Alexander Plermanl. representing '^; ^.t»»«»»f commander of the Corudiohocken «*"■ "J from p*x' ataie"' ^'"'^ Con*hobocken Klw.nls Club. Wll Post 1074. Vetersn. of Foreign Sox»r^- president: Sgt Ch.rtegiUam A Moore> representing th< Wars, at the annual election Thurs- M»rwood. vice President: Ch«r1ea c^u^huejten chamber of Com- "»»"■ ^_^_^__^ Butera. treasurer: Robert J c'«-. marce and replacing Rev. John P roll, secretary and Anthony Ttiiv- : srjni™ on the Welfare Committee. , Sill*!!** I*ril\ ill I IH< sglini, corresponding jecremry iUjM Ctaudu Ramey- Mrs. Watson1 Norman Rice Heads Veterans The viU be held Plymouth Country Otto Entenmann Is chslr-ln historical data, old photo I'raplis and articles written fron memory of years gone by concern ing the life of the community. Plwataggttt ol organizations aisi are requested to appoint historian or assign to public)tv committee r.»,>oii*tbility for compiling Infor mnilon to be published in the ape ctaj editions at no charge The Recordrr Is anxlou- to on mark the >UMu UtflUed to the explanation of Dr. W Russell Bornemaii, of BoyafUrwil. cn-dL-coverer of the r*> vulutioiiBrv new mineral, a* he des-cribed the niiiiiv ne«T properties ef the "Bo.riiU'.'' in. hiding the fabu-lous featiiK' nf not expanding when heated, nor contracting when cool-ed Pfermani II«.HU Cancer Campaign day night at the poet home, Hec tor and Harry St*. principal the snar School. Plymouth Tap., t?i • 1 il*. ■• ■ b . veteran of the Chins-Burma- Oir SsUftnS llll- role Indls thesU Xoldys from Needlework nuill snd Rualirs^l ^*»ea !/•*» Mrs Harold C McCuen. co-pub- """fl' » »JC1 VII I Usher of this newspaper remodeled b*ui£ldiEng, wwhhiicchh The Recorder fentures outstanding styles. <, 1 all women throughout the fher part* of the store. The newj iinr stop'' for taller girls n nnd, in addition to the compart* array of name brand ii'iuionrd. features rtsaawwV and l.y-away Novell's is open Monday and i-nday night* until 9 P. M. and un- ■ 1 s 30 other days L Cnnshohocken> Home Newspaper ^mvf ISfill during World War II. Bnrmg MiU - Skidding on .... lie also is a delegate to District wel' ^m-face of Barren H1L Road. There were 38 communlt 16 and serves as gnarlermsster gf ,ouih of Hart's Lane, near Sping d»lc-mlnded the Montgomery County V. F. W. Mill, at I this morning, a s.-dan'the Informative session Connrll. ftnwwa by PCTSO Thold. 40. of 311 Other officers elected are Arthur.E Lancaster Ave. Wayne, went ut j^ \|a||hew*'- (!oiirt Motto, senior vice-commander; 01 control and crashed against a Lawrence LaCoste. advocate, and utility pole. Damaged an astlmsted f0 *^(,|j l^^t'tl (iooiU PrancU Shaw, trustee, who were *2O0. the csr was towed ta 00- elected In other contests. ilnger's Repair Shop, Barren Hill. Philadelphia - Area chairmen printed the first year tnm Cnili,hl,h.Htf.n ind sUrround- 01 two. There are noiie in the files { c(imniUi.;r;.s will he present at Early copies^of the Msnayunk Re- ^.3,, WHlirldlJ. at the launching view, or other publication* circu- Qf ^ ,M4 Am,.rit:lill t-JN(pr 0ni. laird in the area a half-century ago gmde Campaign for the greater also are requested Philadelphia area, to be held .in _ " . the ballroom of the Warwick Millinery 32 W Main St toda\ (JlirO|irucl4>r \|»|M»lllleil Hotel I rdlng ■■ Mil i™u"Vt"tending "P*ned one or the largest' mini- conshohocken - Dr J N Roe- today by Frank C P^McOllnn. gen- H nery budget departments in town buck, of the J N Roebu. k chirr*- 4*al chairman of this years drive. F A new hat bar offer, a wide se- ir»ct.e Cllnte. 30a Fayette St, an-, Named to head the campaign In lection of the latest Spring head- ,. .lUncea the sppoinlment of Dr Ciinshoh'Kken tlu> year Is Alex ■ gear In addition, one of the largest jflTy j, Agasar as hcaa 01 tne Ptermaiii. Jr.. of n\ W. Sixth Aee., and most beautiful setecuon* of :ocsl office. local Ifcrvarsjr* distributor Others named In the urea Include Mrs. ode. Conshohocken Rd.. West Conshohncken handbags- i* featured at her smart Conshohocken - St. M.tU,eW. * hwieeowW handlebar. Court. Catholic Daughters of Amer-graduate of the Named without tmposiUon are:! . ilea. will conduct s ssle of pies and Pu-lor KetlirilH Junior vice-commander Jesse Knl- I Oil t irilKlt loll at UllirrH aiM Saturday m&mim: from 030 conshnhotken Re* James F besowskl: qusrtermaster Russell Consnf,hf>cken - The sacrament-unti: 'sell-out. on the lawn of the Brasher, pastor of the Conaho- Burke chaplain Alex Volpe. nnd ,]f Cfinf,rma,|0n ^m be arimtnli- home of Mrs John V Botto grand hocken MelhodtM Church. Sixth i'hmr Hold- Social surgeon. Paul Pastluo {wd to , claM of m toyB alldlregent of the court, at Ml Fayette AvP and Fayette St. has re'urn^o '""■, ,1"",p' ' Installation exercises, under the girls tomorrow afternoon al fnur *H j from * convocation on preaching Cc^ishohocken The choir of supervision of Prank J Enxer. of m Bt Marv's R C Church. E.m Proceeds .111 aid cour philan- held by the Philadelphia Met ho- W Mery's Church. Elm and Oak Norristown. District 16 command- and Oak St*., with Bishop J Car- throples Mrs. Mary Edwards is dist Conference. Monday and Tue*- Bte, will hold a public soctal 8un-er. wUl be held at the April meet- roll McCormick. of Phils. offici*l- chalrmsn. with Mrs Margaret;daj al Buckhill Pall* Inn. Buck- ««• nl«ht at old st Marys Church. tag. |ing. jHauna ss co-chairman ihill Falls, Pocoxios. Ebn and Maple Bte. Ur Agasar, _ Palmer School of Chiropractor.. R*'Pn •raj discharged two week* ago sfter 8**1* serving with the Army medical chairman: C"nrad_ A, Wlrkhara Jr. riepartment in Germany Plymouth Meeting Village. Whtte-msrsh Twp rhslrmsn and Mri Harold Kean. 8100 Hull Drive. Wh|tcm*''Mi Village rhslrmsn . 1 |tu i BrrUCl CONVALMCB T HOMr for ii:*aii<ta «i«d "Wi.slss- ■ a* r-ifnu- Hill Plrmou'ri U*-1
Object Description
Title | The Conshohocken Recorder, March 25, 1954 |
Masthead | The Recorder |
Date | 1954-03-25 |
Year | 1954 |
Month | 3 |
Day | 25 |
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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CLASSIFIED:
I-' WV& l.'»3—rrach 135,000
readers ©he ftccorkr _ W 1 unHhuhfkwi. I'm. TTiurvjiy. March li, 1954
THK BOMB NKWSPAPE* FOB »4 YEARS — 10 CENTS
LtRiMMCW
Wewl 1 onHhtihorken. I.it.,\,-lie Hill
l.ulph Mills. Mit|imn. Spring Mill
lliirren Hill. l'l.\mouth MertiniE
l'l> mouth Valkv. H;trmi'n\ ilk
CO 6-4b(H)
Expressway
Opening in
Julv Denied r
Delay Illumed
(hi Interchange
At lirtnuttit Are.
Anfanon — OffiuiaU of
District six office, Peaiuyi-vania
State EUgfawa* Dtpart-iiunt,
today denied a report
that I he entire streli-h of
Schuvtkiii Rxprawway tnm
valley Forga to City Line
! AT#H in Philadelphia, would
be opened to traffic by July.
Work (ontlnue* to progress on nil
< eordtnf to the ofBce of E
3. Kliuie>. District Engineer, but
v. ill much to be completed
■ he Belmoni interchange
which will orevem the entire higti-
■B being placed Into uw
before Jan. 1. 1955.
•1 hu been In use (Ma
Pttrft to Weal Corishohock-en
since last Fall. An eastbound
exit lune at Hollow Rd.. Lower
Merlon Twp, which has been com-pleted,
could be used, but with the
tieup at Beimont Ave„ It will not
Ml cpened at present. As far a*
»r tbeuad travel U i
:lie entire stretch from
Valley forge to City Line Is e»
■ rd H be opened at the same
jRrv.MeBoBiH g^SSE. Methodist Church Will
1 Appointed to
' St. Matthew's
Daniel J. Garvey. right, smile." welcome u he shaken hand of Harvey Shaw,
charter member. Caleb Wilson, left front and James Dougherty and Krancin Mey-ers,
right of Garvey, also are charter members. Left rear are John Blackburn,
toustmastcr, and Franklin D. Thomaa. chief engineer and chairman.
Tl,. 1
Clergyman Is Honored Music Festival
By Fire Company No. 2 At High School
At 51st Annual Banquet Colorful Program
For Tomorrow Night
Rev. kinirv LMffJW
tor New V**.££ 11 merit
In Delaware County
Conshohocken — Rev. John F
Klnlry. assistant rector of St. Mat-thew'!
Church, for the but eight
yean, left yesterday to assume his
new post as rector of Our Lady of
Charity pariah. Brookhaven, near
Chester.
Re* James McDonald of Potts-
Tilie, assistant rector at Bt. Paula
church. Heading. MBM oid.uHiioti
in IMS. has been named to suc-ceed
Rev Father Klnlry. He is
scheduled to arrive Saturday.
Originally. Rev. Francis Lennnn.
aestaUnl rector uf Resurrection
Ihunli. Cheater wss nsmed here.
and innnnnrpnipnl accordingly
Btsde at Mssse* In thr church Sun-ns*.
Illness of the pastor of the
f'hemter rhurch resulted In Ida
ing retained there, Re*. F-'-.
Mnrnfav tutes.
RCT. Father McDonalif : i ,r ad-uate
of Pottsville Cat.: as 1'Hih
School and of the Jut' .irvmm
Semlnury at Columbus. Ohio
Our Lady of Charity, potentially
one of the largest of the archdio-ceae,
la In the process of building
it new church, a new school fnd a
convent for nuns of the school
faculty, at a coat of 1750,000 Rev
Oeorge L. Murphy, rector of at
Matthew's Church and Vincent Mi-ragua.
assistant coach and faculty
I* "I nsafe"
Conshohocken — Immediate
repairs and renovations to the
second and third floors of the
"Murray Building" In the 100
block of Fayette St , were or-dered
today, after invest mutton
by members of the Fire Com-mission,
as well as the public
safety committee of town coun-cil,
revealed tins portion of the
building to be "unsafe".
Burgess Edmund K Williams
was requested by the Joint
committee to forward a Haaat
to Mrs Ida H Freeman, of 2M5
Wuulrmere Ave. Lansdowne,
to have the property rep-tired
or rased within SO days.
The Commission requires work
begin m that tune or If not,
s line ot up to lau may be im-imposed
and additional fines
imposed every 10 days until the
work is started.
Walter Stiteler. chairman of
the* Fire Commission, and
Frank Dolanskl. chairman of
■at public safety commlltct of
town council, along with mem-bers
of the fire department, in-spected
the building recently
nnd found it "unsafe".
School Plans
To Be Drafted
State I ark- Ca*li
To Aid Project
Plymouth Meeting—Member.
Open 100th Anniversary
Celebration on Sunday
Cotuhmhocken Congregation Plan*
With Long Ohserranee: Dtnmtr
Wednesday Will Highlight Event
— Paatori of two Philadelphia Methodist
churches will he quests Sunday li optflUlf exarclaai cele-
. bohuckaa Methodist
Church, Sixth Ave. and Fayette Si.
Tlie week-long celebration, which *
will Us tUuiaaed by special set- mranr ran
vices on Sunday. April 4. will be UL' «lt At* I fait Pf
higlillghted by a congregational ff dlvl lUn VI
dinner in the church aocia.
'at •:» WlgagggsW. Rev. Richard
Wells, psttoi uf the church from
IMS to 1V37. win speak.
Speakers st the first Sunday ser-vices
will be Rev. Harold C. Koch.
1 pastor ot Rehoboth Methodic
Ch'-trrh. | '"."r "? rvwi«hnh/wketi
I and former meiubri of gat OOaV
igregatlon. who will deliver the mes-sage
at the 10:45 service, and Rev
Dwlght Lartte. DD., minister of
First Methoribt Church of Oer-mamown,
who will preach at thr
7.30 evening worship.
Rev. WHk, well known is resi-dents
1 the lommuniti. in su|
Intendrni
for Aged
Rising 53 Feet
At Barren Hill
>ot OM PmU'hl
Filnl by RMMM-
\t liil.li. Hearing
Barren Hill — A 5-mtllion-iallom
ttorage renervoir and booster sta-hr
MethiMliM home lion la expected to be placed la
Relmont Ave.. and poMlion by the Phils. Suburban
B IK. Conshohocken — A Coosbohock-, Borough Fire Chief Joseph p.
Bridge* between Mill Rd. In en clergyman was made a life Thomas presented the brothers
lower Merlon Twp. and Reinvent member of Conshohocken Ho. 3 with fire attendance badges. In-
A*e. are all nearing completion, p,,^ company at the annual ban- scribed with the year and ihtir
hui the euen-ivr amount of reek quet marking the Slat anniversary names.
.ind dirt «llll to be removed about ot the company, Saturday night In Fear of the company* living
a n.*ll mile aagg« or Belmom Ave. ^f. y.F.W. Hall, Hector and Harry charter members were Introduced
h slid Ihr major difficulty in early SL I fc, John Blj.khorn, sales manager _
lompletion. ™_ ^ J ^ ... » 2 w.ih.r n». — ■ .. > ^~ High Sch-v.) at B tomorrow liigln
S how much tramc the ^^^^™ ™ ^ tJ^ T£ ^J^ in the high sch.,1 aualtoriurn. Sev^
■ V will generate la a P«pleE-■ *£££ ^"S^uS^s Llw •« «'•■•* »' »«-». >»""^: "f AVC ""d M"P'Vf!l
p .>biein to engineers snd high-l^^^J^^TtomSnSt J"°~ H Uoaghem. Francla ». Highli|htlng the eatorfal pragrsai
way experts. The mean of most hooor m ^ ^lunteer flTe-fWht- Meyers snd Harvey L. Shaw. Isa-.will be vocal sole* by Jane Jesus
kteg i* about 40W0 vehicles,, mjit.t mm imtory U Rev Stan- palrsaeiit of health urrtrnled at- son, aiesso soprano, who will amc
* d*y I v_v R West. DJ5 aooa to reiire tendanee of the fifth member. "Summertime," and Marilyn Klscll,
Because new developments have) ^Wso yes» as naetoTof Calvary ««*«• "- total. contralto, whose selection will be
c'"fiT^d *", *' m"r0p0lll*n EP^opal Church, Fourth Ave. and Richard B. Sargent, general -Trees.-
I.i.Ud-H.hla and suburban areas, S^—J^BI. j maoager Of Hate Fire Pump Co..! Althea Lewis U listed for a piano
[jjder roads. a> the 2l-mlle. limit- ,.,..,,,,, th_ -»-_ _-4_ -.spoke bricf.y on behslf of the in- solo, Rachmanlnon-* "Prelude in C
ed-access highway will induce V*°-]*'~*™*J^ ™ ^l. "J dustrles. "If it had not been for Sharp Minor" Three hl*h
ate from fringe countle, to sn.1 J™ ■>"g"™p* J£M, tTt>r^i 1 the two flre compsnU* of Cue- clarinetists will play tuHet.n
from the atta te bttadnas anti JJ™ ,, ,i 11 ■ 7d i^ t"ubaawTnkan »"ohocken ai»d the help of others eluded will be Marianne Qrsvwacs.
' ' HPa?hnwav encrtneer. tonwa ft, . hf Connhohocaen Are eompwHes.", "^y our plant might have bum- paul Phillips and Victor Benedict
theV-hivlkh fcTeJTJri-H^ »«viied to pronounce k*c««rttesi f^ W toe grout.J several years ago . A Vocsl Uio. scheduled to sing.
he Schujlkill Bxpreuw&y »H] be •" H he said. ■Fires mean loss of prop- includes Billle Rae Atkinson, Janet
he beckoning artery to people who «_"». *—*_*•_-—"■■ .^gIesaV producUon and Jobs". Morton and Marilyn Rtsell
live in lower Berks. Bucks and *"?**** ssnwwed at las neoor Trlhm%t! ^ ^d ^ ^
upper Montgomery counties
Methodist * on Water Co., In Barren Hill by late
t. Matthew's High the Joint Plymouth - Whltemarah ferenee •# Fhitsdelphla. Summer, a apo'tesman said today.
School accompsnled Father Kin- School Board authorised architects The church was ormtnised In Excsvstlon at the site of Uia
Coniihohockrn — The Consho- ^ to sj^ookhawn yesterday to proceed with preliminary plena 1864 and members met for the huge tower began last week, and
h>cken High School Band, the Acknowledged as one of the best for a new W.OOO.gOO addition to thai first few years in the old temper- construction got under ws\ early
•chocrg Rirb' chorus, the boy's trrfftfc1rri among assistant rectors recently completed Joint Hlgh'snos hall on Elm St. above Forrest this week.
chorus and a mixed chorus, repre- af K Matthew's pariah In Its hie- School building at a meeting last (and also hi the old Presbyterian, Site of the tank and staUon Is
arming several hundred student*. iorjt Rev. Father Klnlry fiUed Thursday night despite the know- Church standing then at Elm and ion Oermantown Pike, adjacent to
«..; isuLiclpaU In the 17th auiu*: agin" spesking assignments dur- irdite no further help can bt ok- Maple St* The amgregatlon wag the Barren Hill fire house Thg
muilc festival of Conshohocken iIUJ nui atay here, many of them turned front the Bute Authority part of the First Methodic Society two-acre tract abuts on the hlgh-at
lay service clubs and organize- before 1*56. ' Bi ll&w, the local church became a' way. Four hundred leet in depth,
■ions. In hi* farewell sermon, at This edvlce te the Board cages separate charge, with Reuben Owen the rear of the lot will be used
Masses Sunday morning, he paid fi„ni both < srdla D. Brown, taper- as Its first pastor. | for the tank, with the booster sta-ll
high tribute to Bt. Matthew s ,|.in( principal, and Attsraeys Br- The present pastor Is Rev. James lion closer to the highway, near
parish as "an outstanding one in not Helm and Lewis 1 hllda M, eel- H. Brasher, who assumed rharge Crescent Ave
sjasatsgawaB"
Family Counsel
)»H Work Disiassec!
VINA Meelinif
lliar- P»vchialrisl
ronfrrred 1 I lltlll
oni« to Philadelphia frequently—' Robert Slater. 11th Ave. and Har- Irmr^ Th^ w,„
. aid u, m »™,»«r» TH mixfi a,^ »,„ , corahohoeken - Dr Sttrllaf *. I *™™«J ZTj^JijT^Z bgUdtaf
•t.tiiauu u. a rial ,,rlruil rhnrtll In Ital altltllllli ri.nrwr .._—.__. I a I TI_,-. ', ... .... a ■■ I ■ I I
M-ilor* for the tetnt board, based m l»*t. During his pastorate a Of pre-strr**ed concrete, the big
on infbrmstion reevlved frees Har- number Of Unportsnt Improvement* cylinder will rise la an overall
risburg that all ef the MtJ.tea.ttgihave been madr The sancni.m height of MS feet, topped h« a
sllotmenl of the 1*51 tegtslatnrefand most ot Uie 14 other rooms of dosse-shaped roof. The >i«red
luil In in iihansUrt 'tihe Church and Sunday School; water will aclaslly awe nnlv 35
Cont"'U*d ipld growth In acho*1 hsve been Improved or redeem*- < feet ef the tank. Out-Mr diameter
populailm ,i the two towiuhipe li ' **>«'
gggafb ••* pre- p L ■ >'tr. . „ A '. f spstn.* altar and otlier
become crowded in stiothrr yesr a-HsStortate have been dedicated.,
When all six grades are housed HI ■«» » "«w PulP't *nd* lee-tern, with
the school it Is doubtful If sum- gaetnorla! Blblef. Is planned. Man;
Steal spare a-Dj be avaUable for the wtner Improvements have been
total number of student*. , completed In the Sanctuary as well
Although there an no definite •• nlh" Pinions of the church
la IMP, feel.
tCosfustied on Pope
Constitution
Is Adopted
Ainltirra Acre*
\--oriation Meel*
possibly dally to" work-for occa-|ry St.. was awarded top honors for .»«/ *>,»"„." iwholski KrederirK sthu' c
H
h^" '" "" •"l"^^ Montgomery and Sacred Heart ma.or Matures of the project
flons they would otherwise forego **i*Ddance at fire* during the last renfctn, Kmerson Weaver, (leone " ■„ - , peDru*r*r Z i ^1 Hospital*. Horriatown. spoke on be the creaUon of an auditorium to
because of Inadequate Wghway*. | gtjHe waj^n service at M otit^of h^tt tBmgm AdmifMi i%m% ^,^^^1* £'^ ZtZ'l 'u«'t»I ■»«*- »I,d Faml1" Coun-repl.ce the use of the gymnasium
■ponded. Slater 1= cuctS^f Bag "%££ C Thomas 411 Spring Sf*1 »l Norrt*°wn- *« «*" *Um-" »l "n open me*lln« Tuw"'
Oommunlty Athletic Field at the'ujj, A„ _ fjayat-sg-bsj expert for en
I HU brother', narence Slater. Jr.' Fuw^Chlef* Thomis. "opened0 the of •** schooi dlitrlet. wllf direct Conshohocken Visiting Nurse mti^ j^^ij^^M^wm llJ^^J^^l g*S!g!P iP
! of 333 W. Ninth Ave, received sec-i program with the singing of 'The £• mlx«» c
l
honu„,»nd *»» •»»■' AssociaUon sponsored the seasion. already on file to Include the (253.- l^nlnAmSl TsstTwiiS Riihnn Monday night St Bamn fiiirdeng,
— a complete athletic field *T*m, ln AprU- m
C Lester Shade, music ■upervlsor House.
now utllleed for both purposes.
In addition, the members of the
day night at Mary H. Wood Park bo„a authoruted Brown to mate
LHtiing the yeorv +9 rta.--t-ir-> have
the i-titm h. with the k-ngest
term of aerrlre. that of Rev. Thom-
Armear, www was pastar froes
1114 antil hte death la l«*.
The cornes-atone of the present
church was laid on 8er<- #. 1B0B
Rotary Hears
District Leader
li, |
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Contributing Institution | Conshohocken Free Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Contact | If you have any questions, contact Branch Manager at smason@mclinc.org or call 610-825-1656 |
Description | Conshohocken Recorder Newspaper |
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