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mm Big Tasks Dodged. Public ^andis Says in Last Housing Session With Board On Way Teachers * \ges Seen 4 Cause Th* ONE NEWSPAPER Most Interested In Conshohocken Wailamarah Township Plymouth Township Wwt Conthohockta Conshohocken — Severing i connection with the public chool district after filling th«* wt of superintendent f«»r .•• earn. Dr. Robert C. Land 15 ccuned the school board Mem-ay night of undermining the lorale of the personnel to an xtent that it "can't be re-i unit in five years". In* scathing denunciation of the rector*te' uttered quietly and only tier the board probed for reasons hit sudden resignation June 7. ame during B apecial meeting After the widely-known eduea'nt nd civic leader reluctantly told the en-man board the actual cause hu decision to leave, th* board, ited i to 2 to accept his realgna-i later nnming Edward W Or-' 1. lung-time principal of the> : high school, acting supertn-n\ effective July 1. Apparently this I* a rue of In-rapaubilltv-, |»r William E. randt. rollesje-heiid member of the nard. hummed up the situation a* ended hla verbal blast "| ve great reaped for Or I and is and administrative abil'tv but 'I tee anything else to do now t accept hi* resignation. ndt's move to accept was see-med by John F Huber 3d On the voice vote. Brandt. Huber. Russell S Erb. president. Oi. alter Willis and Emil J. Ciava- 111 were In accord Opposing were Harry Ellam, treas-rer and John Z Hoyer. directors or* than a decade The other dl-tors have taken their seata with-the last two years The pattern of administration posed upon the school system by present board is so different to odern educational procedure that otl ran not continue under If, Dr. ndis said Ha spoke in • low, conversational to the seven men and the hool district solicitor, Stanley B Joper. sealed with him at the long, uahed directors table In the of-es ha has occupied so long We have some big problems here : school survey wsa completed last »r, but laid aside Certain people Lio were interested in the election the time dktn t want to get in- »#d", he elunged "We 'meaning the board' read rts at meetings on a third grade ! about fire drills snd field trips. | tag the time of nsaay m*"",i ndis continued "Tnose were purely administrative' nd should not engage the time of (Conuntted on Pmg* TwHn> DI. ROBEKT C LANDIS . . . taapUes ID line! ramqrks local school directors at* behind th- times, pass up Important bun BOSS la lavor ol consideration el reports oi ihlrd qrade level" COB csriiaq llr* drills and llsld trips . . . head oi school district 30 years. ke was 10 years president at COB sbobocken Community Chest. 2.:>(H) l Hits AnliripuU-d In Borough Cniisliohocken — A survey t h rOH uh th.' Muntjri.mt'ry County Houxin;- Authority t<i determine the nnmber of suh-standairi duellinjr units in CoMhohOCk*", as 1 lw 1i r - I st<|» tOWlH pulilif housing was authorized by Borough (Council at an adjourned meet-ing Monday night. Harrv M Rowland, president, ask-ed for an appropriation of 115 to-ward the project, assuring council it uould be the sole cost to the bor-ough if it decides to go ahead aith public bousing The action followed an Informnl session attended by nine council-men Saturday with Irving Oerdy. of New York, regional economist ot the Federal Housing Authority, and Harry Burdan. executive director of the county authority. 10 discuss v»i-lous obbgationa In public housing and how It Is obtained The conference was arranged bv the Rev Marshal! W Lee. pastor of St Pauls Baptist Church and mem-ber or the county housing authority, who broached the subject to council at a regular meeting June If The Rev. Mi Lee was present for tlie discussion with the other officials After hearing Oerdy outline var-ious procedures, several members Bd him to the site council has in mind for the units at the foot of W First Ave. popularlv know 11 a* Kelly s field The survey wift check the number ef substandard nnits now in the borough, helping to determine h<i« needed through puhll> 86TH YEAR t'on«hohocken, IV Thursday, Junr U, 1966 TA 8-4600 — BB 9-0950 City Given $23 Million Plan For Highway Past Spring Mill 8-Mile Way To Start at Wissahickon Only 12 More Day*: A. FUED SPAFTH . . . proprietor el Spaeth Chevrolet lac ITS* Rtdee Are. Rosborouqh Is racelrtnq congratulations today on the occasion ol a birthday as nlversary. He is Teconomfasg today with his fondly at Brant loach Lonq leach Island N. I where ho Is 'roaiuior ol Brant Beach Yacht Club. Chairman, usance commit!** WMtomarah Township Ambulance Association. h» lives at 114 Thar hill Drive. Wissahickon Villa,.. Prizes Pile Up Here ; For July 4 Derby Raters Water Show Benefits Funti For \ i nl HI 1.1 nit• When school if* out a young; toy's fane . Soap Box Derby racing, of course! Township 'turas to thought* ruDd ■■ brn,,,t K»,1,rriHV ,rnm ■ Plann for a $23,000,000 eiarht-and-a-half mile taw , lane highway extending; from' the Wi-sahicknn Creek at I RidKt Ave. to the Norriato.-n of. . Soap Box Derby rod* «t cour«! ZST« ■£& *7.n s» ! \ j lnU-rchantte of the IVnnsyl- And that s exactly what soems to be happening here club, beginning st 1 p M vania Turnpike were outlined in t'onthohocken where interest is on the upswing in the fifth sponsoring the evmi is wi 'in a comprehensive 58-page annual Fourth of July competition marsh-Plymouth Jay* ■ report to Streets Commis- Ann Whiteside In Playhouse Drama Kole Lafayette Hill — Ant Whileside inlet, art j—hns been cresting s ss an actress on roadway. next week will appetii sioner David M. Smallwood, ft it |?M learned U*in\. j Ibl teport by Albright A Priel i consult inn niKineers. was the result! ' ot a - ri r-!ong study besed on j Snip'lwooct s proposal to build u highwsv fi'im ttir Wisuliii Son iCteek to thr Philadelphia-Mont- Igomcry Countv Line »iiich would lltlHssi the right-of-wsy ot the tin-1 usad MHmiviiiik Csnsl The hUh«sv bevond the ritv ' litnrs WHS iecomnirnr'et! by Al-bright A Prlel ns s possible future | | link trTsllow trcr move-ment ot traftlc between ItM tuin- . nike mid lue PluladelphiB centei StarKni at the Wlseahlchen .Ins Gerdy esplslned that the In PluladelphiB S Plsyhouse in the «'reeh. the proposes" hiehwut would IBM survey had gotten hisnbled Psrs in lole she poitrsved on folio- the present alignment of sonehnvF. with f nlleeevllle ax-iga- Broadwav, 'A Roomful of Roses Rldir Are and slsln St for sboi'l DM Bnmdwsy production 'relied by Guthne UeClind band of Katheiinr Cornell Opening Monday night JtilityTax^ Jill Likely /•' Plymouth Township < OIIIIIII-.HM1. I - I'll-ll If . . . B'ting superintendent-ele.- t ol Conshohocken piblic school system has been principal ttan since 1925. Nntive of York, ne holds disrcea ftom Penn State Dmvertity end the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania. Hr BUS B member of the National HOD-or Society at the University Pormerlv president of the Conshohocken branch of the Penturvlvsnin School Education Association 11946-1947) he Is a member of the State and Na-tional Principal's Association Active lujivic work Oermann Is a former president of Con-sliohocken Rotary Club: former residential district chairman for the United Wfr Chest and di-rected Instruction of air raid wardens during World War II. He is ■mUTasst to the former Miss Mildred O. Eyster The-me m 30'. E. Ninth Ave, Con- -S'Mtll- ggfj, Lions Donate $50 tp Fund (sift In Kirat for July -till Program Conshohocken — Stay st hom< for a ssfe snd sane Pourth of gownn I July! I >ftss Whiteside Thats the slogan again tills year dramatic roles OH ?0M feet where II would shift in th left bel«ren Main St and th Srhuvlklll rleer to Leek SL At Lrn-k St r. aould enter Vrnic Pnik Playhouse for a one-week Island, proteed northward uiidei aland, the cast includes in oidei of the Green l.snr, Levenngton Avt apiiearance Lulu B King as Wills and Fountain St. bridges to the May, Charles Saan as Larry Fallen, upper locks Louise Albrltton as Nancy Fallon, Near the upper lock*, the high- Ali< l Frost <s Grace Hewitt i way would r.tsrt on an upward grade sVm Whiteside as Jsne Hewitt riosaing over the Reading Co. aod .Donald Brit ton as Dick Hewitt PennrvHania Railroad tra<ks ron-i Brant Gordon as Jerry Fallon. Pa- netting with ine northern end ol tricis Bruder as Bridget Macgowan I Umbria St ft would continue on and Stephen Chase as Csrl Mac- ; to tic to with the aistward estrn- «on n: C'thedral Ave i»t-ndltit who stsrred tr , (Condtiaetl on Pape Tuxlve) the College of [ Bov Has \o Racer, Pulls (hit of Derby Conshohocken Calling all owners of old Derby race tars' Last minute entries in the fifth annual Soap Box Derby here July 4 wil f'-id sny rBcers not in use this year mighty will L nir Only one racer in the family Is rerponslble for the withdrawal from the field of Joe Collins. II. of 2O0 Forrest st He's bowing out in favor of an older brother. Hank. Who Will be over thr agr limit next war and wants one final fling a' 'he Derby champ-lonBhip Families owning a car they do*- "*an to use should call E f Moore at his Chevrolet- Odsmobile agrnrv. TA l-MST. or The Recorder. TA i-4600. and give other youngsters s chance to take part in the gals event. ees \mv Mar-tial picked up In the last ble H>11 Swim Club and Biownia fe* d;ivs at the E F Moore Chevro-, T jop 91 Igt-OIdamobUe agency. 13th Ave I Walter M Streepet proprietor of and Favette St. registration head- the swimming club, is donating use qua.-iers where youngsters are tak- ot pool facilities ss well as 1100 ta ing Mom or Pop to inquire sbt.ut prise tnonev the procedure in signing up for I Racaa for bovs snd gu is sged e» competition and the chance to win, to it years will gel underwsy at I. valuable prises TMty blanks are available at Iha Bui youd better hurry up. Derby . pool sponsors Moore and Tht Recorder . _,.,„ -ho_. . - p u , .„ .„ and Valley Forge Sentinel sdvlae !,u* "*!*'ah" "' ,^ ", '' 'T* •k._ i ■»-».. j ii,_ ■ line ritmir sKits ».i!e; t« .els olv- 2LS3L ' f'W "" I '"* "hlbi.lon. bv champs. Joe Ver-deui Olympic champ daredevil* trampoline snd comic diving The field still Is under 30 and' Derby officials ars hoping for a landslide traffic at registration In' the remaining days to assure a bang-up rare on Independence Dav PtrturM of alt contestants are ta be puMUho* In this newspaper neat Playground Open Evenings IGavin Klcctetl Grand knight Afternoon Program Itiopin (I at I'ark West Conshohocken — ™,"X Band Concert muii's pobUc plavground will open MOIKI.IV morning for sn eight-week Conshohocken - Robert M Oav- season that is an Innovation ID in M4 E llth Ave. was elected public play center programs grand knight of Council 1803. The MnrKriisie Park Playground. Kni •- of Columbus, at annual Elisabeth St near Moorehead Ave. 1 eject ■ .i 3unda; i E Scnank I Ravmond stempte ass named j deputy grand knight Philip Dal* recording secretarv. John Bchank. treasurer. Joseph Ehlmger. Barden Joseph Cnn. inside guard. Arthur Winters, outside guard; Walter L it Conahocken Hi^h sti.iuik. trustee for three year* underwent surgery laat Matthew O'Connor 8r. trustee lot Montgomery Hospital 0ne year; Hubert Moswe. advocate Surgery succeeding Waltei will be open under »«£?™™ '™ tl« Mary K Wood Park. Fifth A<e 9 A M to 13 noon snd from 6 to 9 _„,. u«»_. ■« .i_^. . — ■■ M o„lv TMra MO M no pro. ","*""" "'. "fT !° J"'"•■'"', nv the Band of Conaho- MISS PHYLLIS JONES Plymouth Canter — Outlook for lactment nf legislation enabling uniclpahties to tax real eaute of jblir utilities seems brighter to finals of Plymouth Township, champion* ol tapping this urce of revenue. At the 31st annual convention of Pennsylvania Association ot irst Class Township Commission," Pittsburgh li.sl weekend, a res-utlon sponsored by the local dele-tion was adopted unanimously In oring of Imposing the tax Copies of the resolution will be illed to sll legislators and inter-ted state officials. Similar sctlon has been taken bv flssocititlon of second cuts* town Plvmouth township officslA jeen informed Inrally aponsored resolution thai publlr utilities are profit g corporations and should he ulred In pay their proportionate ■e nf local real estate taxes In r that this particular east of g business should not be bum. llspriiportinnatrly bv those ram-aunllies In which the said atilllies >wn larte holdlnga. Services ol public utilities sre not endered exclusively to the rouni- 'lpslltles in which they own Isrgr-toldings but such services are. In act enjoyed by nreaa outside the ilate. It continues The exemption from taxation w enjoyed by Public Utilities Is lot expressly declared In anv sta-' utp. but is B 'esult of Judicial de-mons." it save, noting there are mlv four states In the U. S lit vhirh utilities enjoy such exemp-lon. Furthermore. It cites no portion ' the gross receipts tax imposed ipon public utilities by the state returned oi distributed to the si munu'ip.il.tics Major Romano Hying to Kort knox Conshohocken — Major Nicholas Din.mn *jM E llth Ave. mm-nandlng ofneer or the 322d Army Medical Depot. NutrUtown. will nv i i U.uWi i\i LAt^Mtl Monday from Philadelphia to Fort ' ' ^' ^ Enga Kv to spend four days In ibservance of recr.nt training. »lili -* tiiruuKiiout the naUoo lirpii. an goillg iiuUliu lion M Hie lull l>ri\rr in llo<s|iit;tl .HHken — Samuel J Janu- ■I!: 107 E Third Ave. driver for he Washington Fire Co. is undei - ■tneiri for a kidnev sil-ent a' SBI red Heai t Hospital liere he «ss removed Tuesdsv m H Georee Clav Ftre Co ambu-ure He ng stricken early ti.at sH-mng at hu home. | ion of Musicians, brother of Philip" Ben'ignoT Councilman Joaepli Burns, teacher in the borough public of the recreallonsl unit school district, is the supervisor. Chamber of Commerce Chestnut Hill, where she *na grad which Is sponsoring a variety of listed, snd with Whltemnrah VBI entertainment to be presented In- »J Players. Utile theatre group, t dependence Day the daughter of Mr and M>i Wil- , William A Mcore. chairman of !u,m A WH'tewde. 7» Germaiuow Hit- nuniniltee lu cliarge. lias mailed plIe Barren Hill. letters to Industry, professional groups snd residents asking for do- \§tt ,'/ir I/,,,.,.. i'\tv nations to defray the costs ot ihe i™«J«» fIfirr> I f/.V ^..1 appeal I. msde to service IfafOWlillf Hvultlt club*, civic groups and others for A t. cooperation in raising fund* First /III response, a gift of $50. came from „ . Conaholiorken Lions Club, Moore ,R R".dno J r-M"j01' "'rry E, ,Fox announced 10 Meadowcroft Rd. athletic Last veers festivities cost about r*ot0'' " •1.300 Expenditures thl* year sre School, anticipated at 11.500 Thursda Besides the Soap Box Ilerbv in to < uirect a condition m his mouth The annual outing will take place and the morning and a baseball game resulting from a war injury He has Aug. 19 at Use her. Fool. Kulps In the afternoon, an entertainment been discharged from the hospital vllle. with Stemple and John Bnlin is planned by the { cumber at the The former Roxborough High eo-rhairtnrn alhletir field ai night together with School and Drexel Insiitute loot- Joseph Ehlmger Jr. chairman Harmonvllle-The 13th year o] a professional firework* display. ball star and outstanding Marine reported the dinner dance June 1 Mi> Frances Ford, daughter or Mr Citing the manv benefits accru- athlete sustained injury during a at Sandy Run Country Club a *ur- and Mr« Charles Cameron MM IIIK ii<>in home entertainment an fire several years sgo anile in the cess Bu'>r Pike. »» marked June 15. the national holiday. Moore com- Koican theatre mented thai contributions to prusiam will detetminr iu exi He is urging all segments of community to support Checks anon'" to the Conshohocken _. Commerce The annual program ' Conshohocken — Forty five man has been reRlstered with the 8tate o^" ol Bov Scout Cub Pack 423. *f- Vacstion and Recreation Bureau as Kxlaeed with 8s Coamas and Dam-an outstanding event. Inn Cli..rch, Fifth Ave and Maple ISt, B(romn'tiled bv 32 adults. In-cluding parents and pai k gfOeWsi will visit Wsshington D C Sunday Area Lions aho are enroute to TWa i«B«t*e»sll«iBBB IB h*a«aU I P»*j *N**™^** jWbaa^aQlb: attend an annual convention of enuren after seven o'clock mass ..ilionsl at Miami. Fla., Box luncUeoii will be carried; din- Include Oeorge J Rafferty. Consho- net will be at ? restaurant j hockrn Lions president; William A Oi.ldo DiCiuicio. cubmaster; An- Moore, outgoing president and Ed- thony titumpo and Tlioinas Hlg-wsrd W. Humphrey. Plymouth f'ns. sssistants and Angelo Gam- Meeting. former piesldent ot White- bale committee member, are In r i i ...rj. charge of arrangements acts The Community Ambulance fund ■till needs ovei U.OOO Residents at* urged to support this apecisl bene-fit parformame Discussion at a meeting at I M To spur on Ute young hopefuls, lonlght of iTllll*m*l*ll Tn«nihip Anthony Gemma haa put his ehoul- Community Ambulance Asro.istion der to the wheel He n csnvasaliig 'HI centei on ri.is.nv tbf i.itent local merchants for additional prises drive for funds Junr 30 to be added to those offered by the Anv leaident loiuing after'that national sponsors date will be plaied on a 60-day He's got an imposing array to waiting list befoie thrii membei slup date and expects to add plenty more entitling them to free ambulaiie* before Derby time isenicc becomes el:, rue Heras what the merchants are1 -^^ ,UI1 nilll thf BIPhlli>nrtJ *'«!' ■> ^ . .. ^ •,u'1* Tuesdsv wa* ;iie tni nme a (isbin Haidware four mode] kits rnembt Kt hue Bros Hardasre. boy scout n,f „ pocket knife Wm H Wallace Jew-elrv. pen and pencil *et; Harris Furniture Store, table lamp. Cloth Lino, one pair of wranglers, thony* Men* Shop, * pair of cuff link*. Redmond's Shoe, pair sneakers. Prvette Pharmacy Dougherty Pharmacy pen and pen- (Continued: on Font Tirefisv membei in the aaaocifition unHiast the seivi.c B Daily Vacation uff J Bible Schools Tuesday Night Coruvhohorken — The first public band concert of th* season wilt he preeentod at 7 30 P M Tuesday In I nl In i an- In Oprn l*rofcrum Momljn • Oha ken Ann R|| dsihj vacation bible st IUNU will open Mun* dav at St Maiks l.utlieiau Chiireri, Fifth Ave and Barry St fot •mi* dren of the cburob snd any other* up to 14 years. Inclusive Mn O E. McCarney. wife of tha pastor, will be dean and also will head the Junior and intermediary gram in the afternoon. Athletic leagues for both boys, !,otkrn- Jo«'Ph P«i"«'«> •« cot snd girls will be formed Mondsy. j £, „ »_ A new concrete court for u*e in ' T1" R^reat.onal Council is *pon-ba. ketb.ll. skating and dancing has "-Ing the comert. made powlole H™« been added ■ Uirough * fund provided by the Russell Benigno a teacher in the:Mew York Branch, American Fed- Delaware County public school*'*ra,,on Muslrlsns. ai cording to man or W Oak Lane. W T Grant store. 110 Favette Si has resumed duty after * week's taration hn In tha lattn will be Mr* Hutaot Metsger. 14th Av*. near Harry. Mrs Fred Kf.penhaver of Wash-ington Square and Mrs Edward M. Janrs. SOS Moil Ave. Acs' Conaho-liucken will direct the kindeigartea department ana Mrs John Heffeu-treyer. E. Hector st and Mrs How-ard Bailey Jr. 416 W. Sixth Avt, C.tihs. Parent! uld be made pavable VlHII t ;||H|ol lohocken Chamber of * JHth Annual Fair - t Pastor I rges Suppcrl Fireman s Taoloia Paper O*K **»**& Goes to Press June 29 lt.i.-k at Work Conshohocken — Ror Smedurig manajiei of the , the primary division The school »i!l meet dailv from Monday to Ftloav tiKtuaJyaj Ifjajsjajja-ing July Fourth* from 9 to II N mve tJejtM at 1 I..i i.ti M. . I "boosters page tured in the Spring Miller. an an- Spring Mill Fire Co. Reuben S Kil-potnek, president, announced to-dav The 28th annual fair will lie f mi-ducted eight days. July 6 to 14. in-stead of the usual 10-day I The Spniift Miller ail! be dis-tributed during the Independence Day holiday The publication head-quarters Is The Recorder buldini 100 W Hector St. Conshohocken 8500 < opies ate 10 be distributed Morris Hannum shows again will provide exciting amusements st the The company again will NEW Arro.MOBiLE — K>y< to wlan |iiiml,btl by K. F. Moore. Chevrnlpt-OlrlRmobilp ripaler. 12th Ave «nri Ksypttr St.. are pre*pnterl Mnv Walter Ritter. We-lcnme Wajfon hostess, yesterday afternoon. (i I inI* ii A VJO, Offirp ()|ientil ;it BtfTCB Hill ljfsvrte Hill—Emlen i Company. MtaU firm of Chestnut H.::, Haverford and Paoli. has opened a Whltrmarsh Valley office here at 412 Germamown Pike The new office :s under the management of Victor Paul, Jr. former Ocrmantoun realtor, who has given up Im business there to direr Emlen activity in what the firm believes to be an area of ' tre-mendous development " Prize WlwMT In Story OmlrM PIIIIB ■ Franc..' V Camp; nf 230 W. llth Ave. Conshohocken. has been awarded fifth prise in the an-nual Lhoit story contest for L«- Balle College freshman. It was sn-fnounced this neek by Brother E Patrick. FSC. professor of English ■Iktl dll .>: o! the i ontest His storv I* entitled. "Trapped ' An alumnus of Conshohocken High School, class of 19M. Oaoipl 1* a member ol the LaSalle College ' luiiu i : SoAffaaW, Sitiuiaitn 1 Vrrg/j Fit* lime Coni.hoiiocken -Borough Fire Chief Joseph P Thomas warn* that burning of trash may take place only between sunrise snd sundown. and must be done only m a roiered container He said that anv one found violating the borough ordinance governing tfaU prasecuUoo Several surprise features are under host to children of The Pines, an consideration as substitutes tot annual custom chancing off an sMomobile. bingo An adjourned meeting of the flic and nightly cash prize* rompanv will be held at a 30 Tues- In a teller to members. Kllnat- day lllgBI Volunteers are requested rirk said the deadline for lislins by the president and the board ol names »u the buoster pair miulrt directors to spare an hour or so, he noon tomorrow Mr announced mxhtlv on the grounds 'tn help us today th* deadline had been et- get tilings In shape for the opening tended until * A. M Monday oJ BM fair " len Hill - The Rev Har-old F Doebler. pastur of Bt Peter's L'.theran Church, on Snndav gave full approval or an annual drtve for funds launch-ed tht* week by Bnrren Hill Vol-unteer Fire Co "I let go with fire and bnm-atnne from the pulpit SUSHIS' UM t 'iiri;pti(in thai misled sev- ■gal veer* ago when the fire •ompanv permitted gambling of all kind at its annual fairs" he said "Some of you who heard that aermim ictnember it Now thai the corruption has been eliminated, and no gambler, takea place. I am compelled to do everything possible to help Hie !ue ti,iii;mny opftate in the black bv legitimate menus And I understand fie rompsnv is operatIIIK in thr black " 'A M The .tnnual Piesbyteiidn TtogUofi Chun u Scliuol opened Mi>nda\ !nr two weeks, with ihe Kev Tlieodota F Kenntdy. pastor as clean Fiuo:i-menl is open to boys and girls, Hand In jtirril By Power Motor Plvmouth Twp Thomas Et-tlnger Jr. of Cllver Springs Farm, Ta.vnship Una R,I ,,. ^, Rd required 14 stitches in threo flutters of Ins left hand at Chrst- ; nut Hill Hospital as the result of an accident while repairing a po«- l et motoi, Mav M. at lit* home Ha is a member of the office personnel ; of E J LsvinO 1c Co.. Plvmotth | Meeting OpMM l>i'iiliM Officr i Tomorrow Morning n*i mt — office Ic pisi.e of dei.tis'ty Bill be Dr Chsiles assDtan .■ office will be 1<.> sted at 118 Oei-mantown Pike GAVEL K\<"HAN(»E — Leon Rato-key. retirinjf president, second from rijrht. turns over jravel to William H. Walliicc Jr. enttTi B*a msMcnti at installation "f officers nf fonshohocken Rotary Cluh JDJM 19 at Mpartowlirook Country Club, Hlno RPII. Others, left to rijrht. are William B. I-anj/e. past iii«triet gOTtFUor; John H. War", 3d, district governor and William A. Moore, president CoB.«hohock.rri Uon* Club t Kecoroet pfes^u Not to Be Too Catty, but Weekly Itrview iiewspapeis sre good at getting leal back to their oanrrs and Mrs Julia Piston of 673 Mitns SI Roxborough cnn testifv to the result* of a classified ad in that department. Sh* lost her p'- kitten but week and wanted it bark BUM placed a classified ad in this newspapei In a few hours her pet «si back home, safe and sound Someone had found it wan-der Ing around the W.ilm.' I BJH Oolf Coiiise. arenl noani Tlie Review ggaj the Ml the oal tu Mis Piston She (J.r a l.i. ftnTfall lew ,1.1 Vui, HO Ue feWWOVd ''■ i b) reudiiia thr T7h*glfhn1 Us l Hnordinary reaulta are 'he rule far those wiio take advan-tage of the classified <<U imns of the five Weeklv Re\ie« r>e«*pa-peri Insertion of an sd in H! fne ,s a: the lo-. m.mm ;m rat* of vi word* tar ii vi A phone caii to TA a-4^0fl -BR 9-fMI.Sf) •:.: An th* trlgk /
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Title | The Conshohocken Recorder, June 21, 1956 |
Masthead | The Recorder |
Date | 1956-06-21 |
Year | 1956 |
Month | 6 |
Day | 21 |
Volume | 86 |
Issue | 7 |
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Big Tasks Dodged. Public
^andis Says in Last Housing
Session With Board On Way
Teachers *
\ges Seen
4 Cause
Th* ONE NEWSPAPER
Most Interested
In Conshohocken
Wailamarah Township
Plymouth Township
Wwt Conthohockta
Conshohocken — Severing
i connection with the public
chool district after filling th«*
wt of superintendent f«»r .••
earn. Dr. Robert C. Land 15
ccuned the school board Mem-ay
night of undermining the
lorale of the personnel to an
xtent that it "can't be re-i
unit in five years".
In* scathing denunciation of the
rector*te' uttered quietly and only
tier the board probed for reasons
hit sudden resignation June 7.
ame during B apecial meeting
After the widely-known eduea'nt
nd civic leader reluctantly told the
en-man board the actual cause
hu decision to leave, th* board,
ited i to 2 to accept his realgna-i
later nnming Edward W Or-'
1. lung-time principal of the>
: high school, acting supertn-n\
effective July 1.
Apparently this I* a rue of In-rapaubilltv-,
|»r William E.
randt. rollesje-heiid member of the
nard. hummed up the situation a*
ended hla verbal blast "|
ve great reaped for Or I and is
and administrative abil'tv but
'I tee anything else to do now
t accept hi* resignation.
ndt's move to accept was see-med
by John F Huber 3d
On the voice vote. Brandt. Huber.
Russell S Erb. president. Oi.
alter Willis and Emil J. Ciava-
111 were In accord
Opposing were Harry Ellam, treas-rer
and John Z Hoyer. directors
or* than a decade The other dl-tors
have taken their seata with-the
last two years
The pattern of administration
posed upon the school system by
present board is so different to
odern educational procedure that
otl ran not continue under If, Dr.
ndis said
Ha spoke in • low, conversational
to the seven men and the
hool district solicitor, Stanley B
Joper. sealed with him at the long,
uahed directors table In the of-es
ha has occupied so long
We have some big problems here :
school survey wsa completed last
»r, but laid aside Certain people
Lio were interested in the election
the time dktn t want to get in-
»#d", he elunged
"We 'meaning the board' read
rts at meetings on a third grade
! about fire drills snd field trips. |
tag the time of nsaay m*"",i
ndis continued
"Tnose were purely administrative'
nd should not engage the time of
(Conuntted on Pmg* TwHn>
DI. ROBEKT C LANDIS
. . . taapUes ID line! ramqrks
local school directors at* behind
th- times, pass up Important bun
BOSS la lavor ol consideration el
reports oi ihlrd qrade level" COB
csriiaq llr* drills and llsld trips
. . . head oi school district 30 years.
ke was 10 years president at COB
sbobocken Community Chest.
2.:>(H) l Hits
AnliripuU-d
In Borough
Cniisliohocken — A survey
t h rOH uh th.' Muntjri.mt'ry
County Houxin;- Authority t
86TH YEAR t'on«hohocken, IV Thursday, Junr U, 1966 TA 8-4600 — BB 9-0950
City Given $23 Million Plan
For Highway Past Spring Mill
8-Mile Way
To Start at
Wissahickon
Only 12 More Day*:
A. FUED SPAFTH
. . . proprietor el Spaeth Chevrolet
lac ITS* Rtdee Are. Rosborouqh
Is racelrtnq congratulations today
on the occasion ol a birthday as
nlversary. He is Teconomfasg today
with his fondly at Brant loach
Lonq leach Island N. I where ho
Is 'roaiuior ol Brant Beach Yacht
Club. Chairman, usance commit!**
WMtomarah Township Ambulance
Association. h» lives at 114 Thar
hill Drive. Wissahickon Villa,..
Prizes Pile Up Here
; For July 4 Derby Raters
Water Show
Benefits Funti
For \ i nl HI 1.1 nit•
When school if* out a young; toy's fane
. Soap Box Derby racing, of course!
Township
'turas to thought* ruDd ■■ brn,,,t K»,1,rriHV ,rnm ■
Plann for a $23,000,000
eiarht-and-a-half mile taw
, lane highway extending; from'
the Wi-sahicknn Creek at
I RidKt Ave. to the Norriato.-n of. . Soap Box Derby rod* «t cour«! ZST« ■£& *7.n s» ! \
j lnU-rchantte of the IVnnsyl- And that s exactly what soems to be happening here club, beginning st 1 p M
vania Turnpike were outlined in t'onthohocken where interest is on the upswing in the fifth sponsoring the evmi is wi
'in a comprehensive 58-page annual Fourth of July competition marsh-Plymouth Jay*
■ report to Streets Commis-
Ann Whiteside
In Playhouse
Drama Kole
Lafayette Hill — Ant Whileside
inlet, art j—hns been cresting s ss an actress on
roadway. next week will appetii
sioner David M. Smallwood, ft
it |?M learned U*in\.
j Ibl teport by Albright A Priel
i consult inn niKineers. was the result!
' ot a - ri r-!ong study besed on j
Snip'lwooct s proposal to build u
highwsv fi'im ttir Wisuliii Son
iCteek to thr Philadelphia-Mont-
Igomcry Countv Line »iiich would
lltlHssi the right-of-wsy ot the tin-1
usad MHmiviiiik Csnsl
The hUh«sv bevond the ritv '
litnrs WHS iecomnirnr'et! by Al-bright
A Prlel ns s possible future |
| link trTsllow trcr move-ment
ot traftlc between ItM tuin- .
nike mid lue PluladelphiB centei
StarKni at the Wlseahlchen
.Ins Gerdy esplslned that the In PluladelphiB S Plsyhouse in the «'reeh. the proposes" hiehwut would
IBM survey had gotten hisnbled Psrs in lole she poitrsved on folio- the present alignment of
sonehnvF. with f nlleeevllle ax-iga- Broadwav, 'A Roomful of Roses Rldir Are and slsln St for sboi'l
DM Bnmdwsy production
'relied by Guthne UeClind
band of Katheiinr Cornell
Opening Monday night
JtilityTax^
Jill Likely /•'
Plymouth Township
< OIIIIIII-.HM1. I - I'll-ll If
. . . B'ting superintendent-ele.-
t ol Conshohocken piblic
school system has been principal
ttan since 1925. Nntive of York,
ne holds disrcea ftom Penn
State Dmvertity end the Uni-versity
of Pennsylvania. Hr BUS
B member of the National HOD-or
Society at the University
Pormerlv president of the
Conshohocken branch of the
Penturvlvsnin School Education
Association 11946-1947) he Is a
member of the State and Na-tional
Principal's Association
Active lujivic work Oermann
Is a former president of Con-sliohocken
Rotary Club: former
residential district chairman for
the United Wfr Chest and di-rected
Instruction of air raid
wardens during World War II.
He is ■mUTasst to the former
Miss Mildred O. Eyster The-me
m 30'. E. Ninth Ave, Con-
-S'Mtll- ggfj,
Lions Donate
$50 tp Fund
(sift In Kirat for
July -till Program
Conshohocken — Stay st hom<
for a ssfe snd sane Pourth of gownn
I July! I >ftss Whiteside
Thats the slogan again tills year dramatic roles
OH
?0M feet where II would shift in th
left bel«ren Main St and th
Srhuvlklll rleer to Leek SL
At Lrn-k St r. aould enter Vrnic
Pnik Playhouse for a one-week Island, proteed northward uiidei
aland, the cast includes in oidei of the Green l.snr, Levenngton Avt
apiiearance Lulu B King as Wills and Fountain St. bridges to the
May, Charles Saan as Larry Fallen, upper locks
Louise Albrltton as Nancy Fallon, Near the upper lock*, the high-
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