The Conshohocken Recorder, August 5, 1954

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THK HOMK NKtt SIMPER FOR 94 YEARS — 10 CENTS
Subscription* to
III! KKCOKIM.K
attadUy incrsasing
Ban* Named
Police Officer
On West Side
Ke*i£ii» His Council
Po«l. Defeats Six
i .iiiiliil.il* - liv ,"t-J
West Conshuhocken — Allan W
Bi.T J6. of 719 Fort ■<
third ward councilman, wu rlect-d
police officer at a council session
lit night, when the borough in-rensed
It* force to two I
•trolmen and voted to retain a
art-time officer
Ban*, who submitted his resig-atlon
to Council, effective immed-itely.
received a b-i vote for the
position, when the names of seven
ippliciits were pret.tT.ted for the
ob
Chief Prank Altopiedl. 833 Ford
(t.. whu was the borough s lone oili-er
a number of years, last momh
rubmitted his resignation, but at
i special meeting later agreed to
-ematn If the borough would pro-vide
additional assistance
In addition lo the two full-time
•AVer*. Albert Slater. 119 Ford Rt..
rill enntinue a* a part-time officer.
a poalUun he haa held bere nearI*
Ive years.
The new police officer, who will
w sworn in by Burgess Harry F.
•logman as anon as a uniform
mpplied. Is a former athlete
Weat Conshohockrn High School
here he was graduated in 1937
Until Autocar Co. removed to
xton recently. Barr was a foreman
t the inspection department at the
Ardmore plant where he ra cm-'
iloyed 13 years
A native of Akron. O. he came,
itie as a young boy. He haa been
.property owner in the borough
UKC 1943. Marled to the fuimer
flat Helen Westwood. of Rebel
'ill. they have two sons. Allan' T,
Montgomery
In Survey for
Dromght Check
ConaaohockiTi - Montgomery
i* south-eastern
Pennsylvania counties
in which a survey was ordered
yesterday by a Cumir.ir.ee of
Federal and State expert to
determine whether the section
should be declared an official
drought area.
However, a &poke*-.ia:: for the
Philadelphia Suburban Water
Co. Bryn Mawr, .said today
there appeared "no acute
water shortage it gswgga I
He said earlier requests had
been nude to curtail use of
water, but the recent nlni had
alleviated the sttm. M ajag
they nad not repeated the re-
■, ■ '■
No aater ghoJtag* * pggj.
ca:ed m this c'imnu::n;v. al
far as can be learned. Earlier
In the season, rtpre*
of the compaiij tuileu hotlSO
holders asking tneir noojsli ailm
in refraining from Bain* wa.ir
on aVtrni and rant during tha
day. when the demand i- htst]
This request has not been re-peated
! I ■
Tanker. Filled
With Gas, Oil
2 Burns on Pike
l/river Jump* Back
Into i .id to hVuiow-
\ chide from Flume*
British Widow of Airman Vouth Needs
Nol.urfew,
IRowland Says
Likes Life in America,
Will Stay in Borough
Plymouth Center — Three thous-ftt.
d dollais daiiinice resulted when
a tanker continuing 2000 gallons
of gasoline and fuel oil caught fire
and Hob-rt Louis. 13 * on Oeni.ur.mwii Pike between Htck-
After the election of the new ory and Plymouth roads, at g 4i
ifficer. Council agreed to give Slat-, Tuesday morning according to J
r a four-day vacation with pay. Donald Ttirbutton, Plymouth Two,
Salaries of the full-time patrol- fire mar; ha I
sen remain at SIM* tor the chief Volunteer firemen woiked fev-n°
"300 f01 B"rr erishly an,hour and a half, under
Other applicants seeking the constant haiurd of explosion of the
weltlon were Mark Miller. 843 Ford big cylinder. The blaze was sub-mit.
who received votes of council-1 dued on the truck belonging to C
nen James Kelly and John Snlza-1 j. Langenfeldcr at Sons, Baltimore,
ich for the Job. ! Md.. contractor! on the New Jervey
Councllmen Charles Asko. Paul Extension of the Pennsylvania
larper. Oeorge Havener. Henry Turnpike now under construction
JcCormlck and Oeorge Minnls through Plymouth and Wlutemarsh
oted for Barr. , townships.
J Clement Coboum, 204 Craw- Ti.__. u,-,™* mk ... *. . v -
,!; a.,? I .™ ,, ',1M Cjd" '<•' "" bra., .... h. hrrolrall,
M., ,° ?' "",°Unt, ",' '' " '?r """or drn.a .h. „hi. I, I... k ■ tal on
get It away from the flaasaa.
ble to the borough and 946 to iM* - .
The fire actuully started. __
| believed. In and along a one-Inch
■ fcese tl-.rcu^i-. wfalfh •>;? CEO galleas
of gasoline in the truck was being
transferred to a gasoline-driven air
rnrnprewnr TI» eomprnior feeds
the Jack-hammers In use on the
Turnpike construction.
! Because of 'he intense heat and
flames. It was Impossible to shut
. off the valve at the rear end of the
(truck, fire officials said. The gaso-
! line continued bo flow uninterrupt-fcea
- hDabaal shank. -*J Ji\rou*h OM-hoi* ,Mdin« tl,e
Man Drowns
[nScliuylkill
\ ictim '"•*» iiiiiiiin^
\\ ith < <>iii|K(ninn
Ky tli/.Wlh r. ( Mllln*
| Co:iahoh.>cken — The 31->e.;r-ulii
1 American airman and his pretty
British br.de were making plans to
come to the States last October.
Airman 2 c Ilf.irv F Fuea;oiie.
, Jr.. son of Mr. u:.J ||
Flrwtoue. Br , 38d E Hec'.or St . and
hi- »;Ie. 'lif farmer Mar^are; Carr-procuring
passport* for the trans-
I _ vsfmg* wbaa
vened. Thfy had packed some of
Ui^:r Clothes
A mutoi cycle accident at Mar-
Bate. England, near the a,rmans
base at MIIUUM Bay. North B.nh-
K. *,,-. • mk btl life
a few days later. His body was aen:
here Tlia funeral wa lield May 1
Carrying oat alone the plan* she
had i-bared In happy anii< kegttaai
with her husband, the MtMi girl
i» now making her home allh llir
I irr^imic famllv. She in planning !■•
rear their sli months old daughter,
l.inda. In hrr fathrri natlvr land.
in acrordance with hin wishes,
i "I like America and Conahohock-en
very much." the dark-haired.
j dark-eyed former Britisher says
I "My husband had told me so much
' about the country and his home
| hm :ha', I feel much at home "
j She taid she plans "to make It
my b09M for the reat of my life "
ITravellng rran Git»: Britain by
; air Mrs Firestone and daughter ar-
I rived at Westover Air Base, Mass.,
i where they were met by the aenior
Firestonw and other relatives.
Airman Firestone had nearly
Girl, 7 Hurt
In Car Mishap
Kim- Into IliffliHu)
From Shop Outer
Lafayette Hill — Sever.-year-old
Marcella MarineUl. diiiigliter of
Mr. and Mrs. Richard MarineUl,
4006 Joshua Rd, required treat-ment
at Chestnut Hill Hospital,
for abrasions of the face, after she
waa struck br a car. on German-
. town Pike near Joshua Rd.. close
I to her home, about 3, Monday af-i
Lernouii
| Operating the car which struck
, the child was Robert Cosgrove, 61.
of Butler Pike near Cold Point
Cosgrove took the child to the hos-pital.
ACLoiding to Whltcmnrsh Tap
i police. Cosgrove aaid he was driv-ing
weat on Oermantown Pike ai
a moderate rate of speed when
, way from a shopping center.
The left front hraduight or the
car struck her. The traffic light
was green for westbound travel at
the time, he said The child mi
discharged at the hoapital after
treatment and examination. Off.-
cer Kenneth Blewltt investigated
l'ru|H)**t'<l Ordinance
W ill He \im! ;.l
M. < liiii: \\ nliit -tla\
Se** BdttorfgJ
"Mgtafj I'nputalion:
Adult and Juvenile"
On Page 6
Mothers Make Final Effort
To Send Derb) Boys lo Akron
Soap Box Champ Will
Fly to Akron Wednesday
For Big National Derby
Public (lake Stile
Is Sthetluleil
Tit Raise t unils
Mother* of Soup Box Der-i>
y entrants today joined
inrvi- in a final apiieal for
ht&da 1" Mttd ^"> participant*
in fcbg mlliliiUliitj ipgaHgtBal
on Jujj 5, on to Akron tfl
rive, a brasa band "*■ the National tT*Bt Aug.
cliamplon mounts 15.
hears his name Headed by Mrs James Burnett.
rruwd and walks 1U sj4r(..; Hilt Kd tn.>ther of
decided at a public hearing ached- a gal :■ Wrdnt day befoic across the carpet Ini.bv Conahwlc . ken's cha in pion. the
uled at the opening of the Au- he flsM b Akron, O, to compete Derbytoat. lbs YMCA aonuntr aaaUun *.\] bake cake- fui 9 paMk
attBg of Conshohocken fur the natsacual title camp autiUi itl the city, aill be deck-^^,^ kl ttie jonn f- ivHaven Post
Town Council, at • Wednesday The 12-vear-old lad will be clad ed out for the champs and serve American Lcgum Boma Second
nigh' in the Borough Hall, Hector in a iuut»nn <>f the Cmwhuhocken u their home and play spot for the o.ve mml Forre-1 fit between 7 and
ttr* Bts, laor in the live-day stay n urxl Tuaadaj
While the revolutionary ordl- race Ihry liave purchased a cust- The colorful Parade of Cham- T]u. fund n'hich ufU sbod WOO
nance echoing one ahelved more om-marte uniform especially for pi..na will lr^i the ooobtatantg to ^%iA ,ear curtailed the trip for all
than 30 veawa ago. is already In lh« occasion the picturesque Derby Downs for entrants The committee attempted
Jimmy P trrunt, diminutive lail Mayflower Hotel
Conshohocken - Fate of the pro- who raced 35 o>ntests in•* alt older 9999 when Mawj ■
posed curfew to clear borough and baavlai ka capture the title will play as each
streets of toys and girls under 16 of Roap Box Derby Champkm in .. Qoiden Stair
nighi, w expected to be C»: July 5. aill have announced 99 19U
W alker's. food's
. of F'.m St near Oak St. drown-h<
flames and sending the fire to the n
tSlfahSiHi '">nt of Ih-truck, burnln, the c»b I'lCIIIC SutllrdllV
n d.,.»..c« .bove SSrlgSL* """""« "» "»*■
The eight tires on the truck burn
ed and exploded. Extensive dam
age was also done to the air corn-dam,
about 9:15 Satur-aj
nl bi
aere held yesterday
ng from a funeral home, with
IT* in St. Mary's Church. Inter- ■ Sn^hTSrnY/J *?*?" °f tutJ
kttt wak at St. Benedicts Orne-'011 ,n ** burnl"s truck w" MVed
9TT, Calwcll Lone west of Ridge' Harmonvllle and Plymouth fire
.fcs, Plymeuth 1 wu companies fouajit the flamea with
miing with a c'wn»«»l. ■«!«* "r Barren Hill Fin-
BgnWium, W.ili.m Oambie. when Co Tarbtitton directed Uie flre-s
suddenly disappeared fn.m view. ■«•■ *'°™-
ggablfl told police he made an In- ~ ~
i ve effort to save shatik, b-:t Holill'Ul ll*« ( M>St*rVi"
■ » do so. TreadUig water, ai"t*11 l*>"» * "mri * f
aamad for aid. but it |."Lw.|mn\t. fgUavlgaaWM
h who Conshohocken — Miniature forms
.use at the canal lock-, of communication both In radio
' 'r- and telephone were presented in
Mr-, .s.ii.ih m-hed arrow tracks an e:i!ii(htening manner to the
f tno rjlh-oad-- and a street paral- Conshohorkcn Rotarv club at its
ilar: the river lo rearb a telephone aeeklv dinner met:;ng. Monclav
Pa 9999999 9Wt9a ai Llm St and night at a restaurant in Plymouth
oiarll Lane. I on" huhneken Police Twp.
i/flecr* Samuel C irriamane and * w Barnes Phlladelnlna
•»M »a.b h»d m «rl,rt Ihm „pr„L.,„lU„ „,' ,h, £S "*„,"
'»""u "' ".""!: ,", . . <•'"">' c»- MPln'nrt ttal met St
.1 th, MM .. R.II, nlmml u (,„„«, «„, m nlnMai.rt
J. p°.^' " *"■ *"" of oil.-. W.llrr I'lilpi). kiimmatlrd tlir '"' '»» »'"i "Wil i!*clmeni.
«rU. bo.l «< lb, (.„l„.ho,k,n J'" """" »«' P«-f"> *■-
.,re„. «,.|,h„.ob Mr, ... M ^."'i'*"' *"?f! °' * ■""-
I th*r* Posad dinner and Ulnitre parly
Or.p^ln, Iron, th. boat, with £"'. *t„ *'"",?"if't'"„ «"d *"-
.. fnimft .i o i* .„ ii f—» ~.r „. circus, Lambertvllle, with dinner
■U^not ??r IL .i. U, 2*L £ " ' «•«""■« «>'oute. Samuel W
°"il'™* "" *e"1 **■* "' DcMedlo la clulnnan Arthur Prens
uB.ar-rreJn!, wH^uIl anir-e Cr-o„. Ro.iic,„u.l mPfr"^m'""i"-h.mLa.o.." Ratoakey waa pro- n
quad, accompanied by Whii»maiuh>,rmm elMirmUL
illee to the borough line, and met — , ••iss ■-•* *-.
lete by Patrolman Rath, worked spring *Iill r ire t it.
tha man for sometime. They,,-, -- —, . .
ould find no apark of life, and Dr.1 1 O .Meet I (Ullflhl
^ r?t-.*f"*' **; J°w C of directors of SprinJ Mill Fire Co
llmpson. Nornstown. acting Mont-,vill ^ h(..d Jgjt it the ^
ornery County coroner Issued a nmjw w|th ^ ^ 8 K
Berttflcate of accidental drowning lvnabltnti ln chargf
Shank Is aurvlved by a ahter, „ „ "1(,
nna. and a brother. Andrew, both **", nremfn *1U convene in
f this borough A native of SiveuV-.m'"'",Iv «e«ton Tuesday. When a
and. ha attended schools there and ""»' "™n ^ t,he e"™'"B* "' thc
rorked for a time at Alan Wood I8M '*lr wllt ^ ■"*■" 'J
teel Co. and also a local eacavat-g
firm. He was an Army veteran r,l)ilor s ltirttltl;i\
1 World W" r I Conshohocken - James L O'-
, - , !Brten. 150 W Ftr^t Ave.. Oonaho-
IHKIHI I ruiMT Ihocken, managing editor of Weekly
West Con-hohocken - Seaman ^,7 new,paWni. all! «:ebr.te .
m.ar.i J Ram.ey. aon of CbarsM birthday inr.lvcmn Wednesday
tvaaev. g35 Apple S;. is aboard the ct AKA I
I199T VSS He.ena. which ^.OM,^.
ok*" par. in the annusl Seattle che-iu"
gsaiatr" Meagstty. Ramsev artu -in ' "" '"" "'
.mp>-e a four-year «nl.st»aot ttuJ , c,k, TuHdlir ni^x-rm
next year. ' n*ip g#aa tn* Ovrbr ■«•») a* Akran 11
Ciinshuiiocken ■ Two of the
major industries of this community
*ill hold annual picnics Saturday
for employed and families, with
attendance expected ln the
thousand*.
Walker Bros, msnufacturers of
electric eom-tmction materiaK 9r&]
conduct its outing at Fore.st Park.
Chalfont. Chartered buses will leave
the Walker parking lot. End and
Washington St*., at 1030. stopping
at Third Ave. and Fayette St.:
Nurth Lune, and then at Main and
Swede St*., Nomstown.
Joan Wixid Co.. Washington near
Harry St., eiectnc weld products
manufacturer*, will suge Its pic-nic
at Dorney Park. Allentown. A
M<>e! of 12 chartered buses will leave
Third Ave and Fayete St. between
3 30 ami 10. and from Main and
*3aede 6ts., Nomsiown a: 0 3C
\Yh.tei,i:.r*h 11flail
(.ain 6 Member*
"■ Hlil — fi.x candidates
were admitted into niembi>r«hip o(
Whitfinarsh Liens Club at a dln-
Mr M ii'1ay night.
Former president Ed wa rd W
v sponsored Cnriton May-er:
Michael J Lupntka was spon-sor
for Martin Loeilerle; James
Granger, sponsor for Thompson
Young: William H Bishop, sponsor
for Barton Herr; Joseph Sills, spon-sor
for Chnrles Roeseler. and John
Bradley, sponsor for John Ca^o-
P^ui Scally was named chairman
of a committee arranging a clam-bake
to be held Sept. 19.
MRS HENRY T. FlRESls-..^
completed tm scheduled tour years
of Air OftT] LsM wuuld
have been up Dec. 39.
"I rort hint the fin.1 day he ar-rived
at Margate ihrre year* age,"
Margaret |%99aa9M »aid. "H'e were
together since that time, and wr
were married two years ago in
Kent'
Before her marriage. Mrs. Fire-stone.
Jr. was a dental reception-ist
and a child's nurse Her hobble*.
arr painting picture-, knitting and
making her own clothes
Sergeant Raises
Fund to Educate
Youth in Korea
I Korea — A Conahohncken Air
I hnunl sergeant. Stationed
in Korea since last fall, is credited
with making it possible for a 21-
year-old native Korean youth to
realise a long-cherished dream.
T Sgt. Franklin B. Thomas, Jr..
sun of Mr. and Mrs Thomas of
Ninth Ave. and Harry BL , launch-ed
a fund, with a generous dona-tion
of 925 himself Then he collect-ed
sufficient money to send the
youth, a bouaaboy at Thjmaa'
to high school.
Thorns*, whoae father Is chief
engineer nf « un-.hnhiK Wrn \n. 2
I ire I <■., i« due In Irjic korea %n<m
lur his hnRieland. Ills four vearo'
dutv with the Air Forte expires In
(h tuber.
The airman'a liiiselfW |
brought him recognition in the poai
"K:in Kwang Soo, 21 year old
Koreun boy. is going to school!
: | ■
enter Suwon Agricultural High
School requires 1100 which is a
iiiie sum for a young
Korean bov
'But TSgt Franklin B
Thomas noticed Kim's .
in learning and started the can. -
palgn to put him in M html, A::
the finance office got In the
set, and on May 17 Kim enroll-ed.
Thomas started the fund
with a 92ft contribution, ai.ii
the rest of the office force mad-up
nn additional 175.
"Kim h'id been working in
the fin mire section, but wh;m
he started to school tins could
not continue. To make it pos-sible
for Klin to attend day
classes Thomas and the fm.ti.-c
personnel arranged for him to
work at the Rocker Club nt
night
"sK hoo] work In Korea 1«
not publicly supnnn-d to the
extent that It is in the States,
boots, and clothes are
provided by the student at his
sjgaj Ti N
•" ard passed 11 An miianied bv E F Moore. Jr. the official race on Sund.iv alter- t nna! >
reading byV7 to 3 vote at the las: of the Ifbon CsWTOM Agency. gWOB.
meeting of Council July 14 Ray n"r- n* Vl11 1,'*vp Wednesday National celebrities aill be on fggi .hampa moihrr began l»*t
L Fiero Council president .ndi- mnrning trim Ititernationsl Air- hand and thr r.-mmunily reprr ,,(,(,1 io nuke plan* tor the sale. *o
cated today that "whe h.r m not POTl PhiUdelplua. fOf Derby Down wntatlve oil! aatsn rhampion* from ihal -ill the bavs can see the bl|
Uie borough has a curfew law resis Joining 5 champions who will racr all over thr t n trd M-itrs. Alaska, mm,' slit said.
■tea the people'' ,n tllP -™1 All-American Soap Box Canada and Vtr-irri. (iennany. jti nit, ni.mv of
IVrby >ti.'fd for next Sunday alter- Jlmniv sTSI SM runny familiar the cnUl will be on
noon faces among ih« erovd, including hand to aid In th.
Jlmmt i> lu.i -loo eaclted" about his o»n patent*, uhn »i!l (l> next dual sflort to raUe lUiBeiai
the entire trip as he reads the Thursday to Join their son hxpenses Ttie Fourth of .: I
He said. "I hope there will be a
Urge (urn-nut of the publlr next
Hedncsdav night—for I hrlievr
be guided hi iU final
• <n on the proposed curfew
9HIB|J 9) the senllmenU of the
public toward It."
According to borough code, the
remaining two readings of the or-dinance
required before adoption.
I be made at Wednesdav
..sion. This make* adop-tion
possible at the meeting, al-
■>?igh the signature of Burgess
Edmund K. Williams is nsosatary
-imc tune.
.laUv-adojued law can be
k:!>d at Wednesday'* nieeUng.
Reason behind the a.m to eatsb-
II h the 10-o'cluck atreet'
i« in liie younger
<..\?n by a boning).
aUmt," pariicularly that
orruiTiiig after houis at pu»>l.>
ids, or between its turn-met
sessions. "
The Recreation Oommlttae, eom-l'i
.ng live councllmen and two
■ct-iors and a member-at-
:.< e, instigated Use mo\e for Uie
( en tit a meeting several months
. n- and . resented It to Coir cu.
*Vsia*si« M. Matter, satsawi word.
rimncltaian. La chairman ef thr
r»tit milti-e. Othrr. Include Jamrk
DriUmoite. Hatfg Nolilllt, Phlli(.
(.i.tttnrv and llion "ti Head, all
rnuncilmrn. Dr. HIHUCII C. , rh and
ST. Halter MIIIU. H liuol i
and Mn. Henry ... Rollins, Mr..
secretary.
Miller, taking thr lead in coun-cil
for the new ordinance mod the
recraattOD committee Is "100 per-cent
for 11. and the m.<
»ii» hint mi.
about it—or whom 1 have dslcuas-ed
It with aatwat U "
Strenuoualy op.u-ing the pro-iHfsed
curtear i* Harr> M Ro*
iContinued on Pane Sin
agenda for ihr flvr-day holiday. Ills for their tn|> »ere given by the headed bv William A. Moore, preii*
. r .mi la being arranged by Moore A dent o! the Chamber of Commerce.
The Unorder, rovponsors «( thr aiontg . j isoo remains lu the fund far
inwniunlh drrht ettb the Mosri Mrs Samuel M. Ouuts are fchrd- the trip
Agency | uled kg mou-r to the event aithMr If an additional 9500 la not
Jimmy sill have his own cheer- and Mrs. E F Moore. Sr.. and Mrs. raised to meet expense* for tha
tng section along for the big race E. F. Moore, Jr. on Thursday also.. trip, the anMtm. will be 9*1 *»ldn
rm Sutidav afternoon, when more The big weekend aill cloae with for nexl year's oasfbraUon, h^ said,
than M firemen sill arrive by char-i the banquet of cliampions ln Oood- Expet.se.* for each boy ate £33 5o.
tered bus to sheer htm on to victory year Hall Sunnav alien presentation whlcn include truin tare, oreakfast
Given a royal welcome at the nf various awards will be made
Driver Injured &*?**. » Sells Out Early
7£& In Truck Crash t/ Gordon'>
\c\t\i\r l.i. k Ktiil. -
On I. uii\ Hi^liHay
Black Horse — A driver ewKnc'
Aitl. u.inor Injuiiea but dozens Oj
(ie reported without olae-
; cut- -hr:i a heavily loaded
ck-toUad on ii..
Ac niatgaw of falrfiald Rd. be-
.in I.uccttu mid Jefferson Bra
dm uu: the rainstorm shortly aftn
4 Tuesday morning
William F Tldwell. 3? of 730
(leurge Ht. NorrlsUiMn. the driver
WHS discharged efter ttentment a:
Muntgomery Hospital. MM
for contusions of the h.ick and 1K<
rnitiotis of ttie left arm
i imi ( dean liwti itit u
t99B of the big dual-vehicle a
"total I'w " Rome dnmage paj
■.parted to the proptrtv of Josrpn
'' .jJaiolm of 1*999999 and Fatrfleid
SLS.
Proving again the -hot n
lhal are g.^ned by ad-rertlslng
m The Recorder, i
J. uidow fan- advertised b:
tiordun Fu It ire and Appll-
.iiic* sto.e (.is! Ave. and Fa'.-
utta St.. sere sold alter tha
in last Thurs-day's
edli
'■ 91295-speclal stock
• no* Mold out by aat-urday
morning
In addition, the store report-ed
plant* of other faal sgiu
iinnnu its August furniture
bargain*, trtsscll
living room and bedroom
suite- lamps utid appliances.
Fire Unit Gets
"ronze Plaque
\\ ;i«liiii<:l4Hi Xidt-iVr-
tnt Mrmnriul
Opinion Split Conshohocken — A brm
OnSewers
lidaell told Plymouth Twp po^
Bog he was operating the tract up
trailer the propelty of lose, luc
Budgeport haulers, south on Fu i: ■
field Htl As he went do»n an in-cline
he applied the brakes sml (,rml plague, a gift or the Ustt
the v.hi.-l' doubled on itself. Aid. *aa hung In |9I
It careened across the road, up- on the fiont of the three-star] prrvlf>a>l*
IIU two trees and shearing off onck hendqunrters of Washington i>«Oeilii' wi
an electtic pole, hurling live alrea Fue Co, Hector Bt. aest of Fay- ll|t] „, u m
to the ground Atmlhcr tTeWtOT c tll. y^.
D90trk T970 leet long and IB inches lilnh
a BUT- am «ere summoned to the 900M the plaque, iunm.1 1 liv a Inr- ^^SSmtm Ki.men from -
of the Officer Salvatore Carbo investi- men s helmet, also in broXnM, bears ., ,„ M mage and BI
taa inaci pttott, "Washington Firs A\ trta namberi nt Tru
Oo No l In Memory of Oar Mem- Rld ;t, Avp B1;rt cinnamlnaon 1st t,
- Donated by Ladles' Aid. wU„ Ll:e „u. . r , ,
district, used a targt |
the wreckage and remove Ung r.
He was dead on arrival SL the i» .-
West Conahohocketl - A 922.000 p,M<iUf- » w™ »* Used W nnnounce .A 3,
" ^ members of both the Trafnc on Ridge Ave «*
and the Indies Aid ,„ 0I1. , ,, ., BTl hcir
T>rr«enH»d to the flit- mm
King of PrttV99l9
Twp. Authority ii |
>ey in the nrs. devclopmem
rapidly-expanduig area for installs- gated,
lion of tetters
More than 400 residents divided \f.l|.|r. tt'niirt
jpinion on the proposal at a meet- i't'M'M a rVIAI t
ing last Thursday night In Upper
Merlon High School auditorium. ;
No actton was taken on thr met-1
the tram, box lunch at Derby
I>ii«iis bus servnr i
cii'.ran.e to the field and dinner
on the tram home
t*. civic groups and in-nay
send any ad
tha MOM
TOB Fayette St., or lo The lte-
IMW.I
Youth killed
In (,ar Crash
Plymouth \ alley
Mau Hitetiisluli/.i «l
Charles H. Ingrr. Jr. 7707 Kelf-
■ r 81. Upper Roxbonugh
(i Friday moinlng v. hen U •
wlilch ha was n passeuger str.irk
4 tree and tttrood oxer, on Rld^e
Ave near gesliliifll Ave
OUKII. He aas 19
The driver o. tlM car Eugene
i>Cerio. so. of Oernvanl nrn PU .
Plymouth VaUey. sufteTed cuts of
... ,i . d Hi is a I
ll M.'iiioiial Hospital. Roxuorough,
uider police w tard un h.
ii<- vull be aneMed. police said
The rrs»h occurred sl -;50 A.M.
in front of thr proper!) st 91 IS
Ridge Ave. DM rrle 9999 «*■'•■ I
wiulh on Rid-e \\r when he l> l
f-n'rt>l of the r*r p -li. - stall rl.
The aute wa a 193? rwniertll 'e
pi r. h.i rd by the driver la* we*,s
broarn trout > n
ivgc after 9MttL g
L'nger «as phuMd under ft
ta : -
1»M"
N-»..» P...... « ... Eiimnped with letters of the sl oar I^\|)r<'^^\.a^ phab« m m » *SM on u>
, 122.000 fifW 1,,w111 ^ ** ,1J •*»««"
■■: since the *.~*ion waa arranged molor eMn W1„ ^ errrtM, W0WJ death., of mi
to receive opinion from resident netr Ulp ,Mrnil„ t0 the Express-
■ recent survey Some fa.ored .
death
■
Council issued 9 pern
bullduiK to John afrfftOT
Biniinirard Will
Dislriltiitot SI 1.800
Norrurtown — Mrs. Lhwie ("■
Bsumgard. 94, of 224 W ll-.h Ave
Con h.ihocken, provided for the dt&-
I .,:. 9sgat9 »* 911.800 I:.
her will probated yesterday. She
(■■cd July 19.
She provided that her estate i-to
go in trust for a daugii'
bars Agnes Baumsard. until her
denth or five years after her re-ii.
i ma?e
Then the estate Is to be awardr,!
t500 each In sons. John H ami
I Bnumgard and 9600 tmtib
to grandchildren. Elizabeth O
Pierce. John Henry Pierce and Rob-ert
P Pierre.
The balance is to be shared one-
■
bars Agnes Baumirard, Eleanor R
lerce and Elizabeth O.
their heirs
the plan, while others objec
Areas Involved Include King ef
I'ruaiUa. Valle- l'or«e Home*
Brandywlne Vlll«e and < andle- u
hmost. Another survey i. M heduled 0( Malson'ord bridge
f. take place In Saede^hurg. where contract waa awarded to Anthonv
residents have requested ino.li.- ae^^,, al4 Applt. 8, who p^,,,,
non a number of years. staking off the 394-r
Another meeting Is scheduled to t-tuimd yeaterday near Front Bt
t.-ke place aoon. when the Authority :,nd Ci;.*tor<l Ave. for the 20-
«fl dlsrai. additional surveys. UI1„ concreaU block cabins,
Cost to individual homo.
■Aould be 9100 a house. In addition
to annual aewer rental which will
not exceed 950 a year, a spokr.iir.ii;.
the first JMINI mreiinr In ,
of the iiimp.un and the
l> the art.Ka«e was being
urant ovtner who resides at the '^d,r;' Ald "«»">ay night at the
lire h.iti*e. The presrnlali'in —
made ov Mrs. Rae I J.-m
s.id (ireMdent. Jerri Tani inl
Idrnt of the fire lumpim, ae
Resident* without cesspool d.ffi
ru'ty felt they were satisfied and
i.id no need of 991
property owner" voiced favorable
opinion on the sewer plan
In the event the proposed plan*
srs approved, the township would
lonatruct It* own sewage
;:unt In Upper Merlon, it a*1
ed
Wailam F V."... \ .
iieasurer, appointed a year ago with
i committee to discuss the problem '
preatdjgd at the meeting.
Hushuntl. M ifr Enter
Ili's/.',*<// Ihiy I/'.uf
liocken — A husbioid
and wife were admitted at
Satred Ht-art Hovpital. Norrls-town.
a day apart
Mrs firnevieve (ialloway. 931
W. Fifth. »ns admitted Tues-day
as a medical pntient.
Hot husband. Russell Gsllo-
»sj. w:.s admitted yesterday as
sn emergency surgical patient,
suffering an acute appenndlx
condition. He -Jnderwent an
operation ahortly after admis-sion
t'nger, >hom nickname « i«
"Hutch", was rmploted In I "
otitlle house <.f I hrhnurll A lag -.
brewers. Seronri fit. and t.lis d
\vr , rhtl.irlrl.il,i ■ He att-nd d
Itoshorough Hi~li X hunl but I'll
"".,'j .... In hi* sopanmore year
J"\ ' '■- B> piiTed 7mm n,id wttt Ka
• sh.wmoni Futban baKball uam
,x,rt 52 a:.d Ue „a .^ „,,krlbl,,| ,„„ u„ p, ,.
■'•" *•""" <*"?> hr* .»■». H. alao wa. a K^CI 9aH (roar, when a record was made „„.•„._,„
ki Vr™epoSrte2d'.,VFiJvUe lynew%"m\eUm-- *£«** »re hi- puggtte, Mr. R d Mri*( . ; fi
and three ■
Kershner, 721 C'
Plans for Washington Tour Thrill Recorder Carriers
nrBKF. cos. A;
- rim atTl taisT bt aa gt Nsni
gee * HBltia H:.i na
Are the b-iys happy who serve
The Recorder ?
Yea Indeed, tliey sure are?
Treated early in the season
lu an all-expense paid 9Dtn ,.(
■ I
big, broad smile^ last 1
day when an announcement waa
made of a proposed two-day
outing In Washington. D. C . as
the wlndup to their care-free
summer vacation.
"It's wonderful we are anx-ious
to see the capll I -ii.rl thg
WhttO House and the FBI he*ri-ouar'.
e.-i, " more tbaa a 009991
of them told Prank O Connor.
r,n manager Th er
streamed enthusiastically into
In.s office on tlv.' second floor
of The Recorder building, 100
W 9aa9gO| St.. Conah
and they called him by telt-phone,
extitemeut ringing in
Tea, lh, two-dav eseurslrm
will be a fitting celebration of
vatcatiun s end. A visit tu An
ii.t!> iii-. Md., orerniglil la a
leading hotel In !Va<hingtr.:.
and a probable stop al a fans
mis he4< h all add up to the
mti-t tumplete teur ever offer-ed
b» ihis newstijprT lor the
bo»» who serve routes.
InotOej of C')U:AC. are ine fel-lows
wh-i can go OBI r,gh'. now
and atart new routes. Th* Rec-order
csn start *bmit 20 mere
boys ln business snd would like
to get acquainted with them In
thu way.
Sure, the fellows who went to
;urns capital, too. It's almost
ss e.uy earning the all-expen.se
paid two-day trip as It was to
tor the exciting tour of
the world's largest city. And
there will be ever sa many
more attractions on this .ateat
O'JtiJIJ
Boy? look up Frank 0
rsof DOI sVau Ban rsssch itm at
CO 9W4900 If :
maybe mother or dad aill -
you to the office, located just
tl the Conshnhfrcken Po-lice
Station at Sector and For-
Frank «ill be there,
with full d
UUIiin a few brief moments
U tuftjrtl
■atwJag the trip to \V*«hlng
ton. plus eslra money fee son-senirs.
hot dogs and cokes.
The probable date* are Aug.
30 and 31. depending on ar-rangements
for transportation
Wlnle the plans are being work-ed
out you can g.> to wort boy
It's really aurpuvin. how quirk-
)> for
ng as |ue ji ol Tne
Recorder.
' bers were elected snd five more
proposed for membership SI the
Jerry lanemi i
th« vv.i'ii-oa*
I
, pi ■ ran ba Bn
rooms
K\< iir-ion I icki I-
'.i» <ui Sale Sfif.ii
C«n'h"hrveir»n _ -i
f MM U
Co met last night st the lire sta-tion
for the special Pennsyl-i
rania Rmlroad excursion tram to
convey firemen and friends to At-lantic
city, opt in f.,r the rsaorti
: parade will be placed
his weekend at the fire
and a number pj
houses James Olaxu, chairman,
presided
I UHan Ung-r. atid
t'nger. both at home.
■
Services took plagg Tuesday af-uoon
at W Mills Turner funeral
itsma. g021 Rldg^ Ave «■
.i Ktetlrr. rector of the Cbt
*■ Alban, offl :
e*a m VFhiti I
\iYf-tiii" M.....I .s
' t."cken — No l'
unit at 9
night at the fire station.
Ninth Ave and Harry St.
Vacation at WiMwofjd
Mr and Mrs Wslter Rvkowski
■ Of 114 W. Elm St . OOO.
BT9 spending this week
at WiW '-md
l.efrvre to Play
» .II illon Conc«3ai
Volley Foore Dr Kamiel 1 '
fevre. caiill'n.eir «■ i
Church in Ne» y-irk, will pre*fit
a concert of fat
special carillon numbers at 9 :iu
Wednesday night st Washington
Memorial Chapel
Fur many year. Dr Lefevre has
been president of
Caiijloneura of North Amcr.ca A
native of Belgium, he has given
many recital* on ad Hie iais*
enrlllon* in Europe and America.
Itrhirn* from \l.i-K.i
Rrldgenort - alissl Betty EU<a,
Hughes Park, formerly of Consho-hocken.
has returned after a
month's taall In Alaska. She flew
to 5en"i- god BSdlod to Seward.
'..■ the L'nl-
< nks and
i he remou Eatumo village of Kot-