The Conshohocken Recorder, December 11, 1958

              coysiionocKEy
Gen. Washington* (>alouay
To VALLEY FORGE gtye fUtoriter Onr of SIX in a family rhnin of
F/.V£ nrtctpaprri trning Amrrica'i
HISTORIC REI.IOX So. I
10c -Thun4<ry. December 1!. 1958
Plymouth Greatest Chapter
Shuns In U. S. History:
Curfew
Re*pon*il>ilitv
Re*l* With
Valley Forge 1777
W ;i>hin«:toir* ConliiHMital Army
LM| ;IMMI \|<-II From .Starvation
Hi Parents lad I\\|M"MII-C in W intrr C.am|>
A requeM from a local civic,
group for a turfra in Ply-mouth
township «a-board
of ronim i.*!* toner n Hon-fa*
niitiit after « scathing; da
linaniiisOiiai) bj th<
nunciation of "resident* who
ahirk their responsibilities
and expect the township to
baby-sit for them." leveled by
Bernard Hoffman, comniis-rfw
of public safety.
Tha MUaa was taken a; tfc •
December meeting of the board it
tha uwnaiup building.
Lathing out at parents for lail'y
In discip-ining and supervising the.r
cn.ldren, Hoffman, fa-her of five
ea.d. "I don; van', to anUjoiu*-
an/ troup but there are too ma.iv
people ready to duck their re-epooiieilitlea
today. If you can't or
Wont control your cn:.d:en »*
home — don't come to us with your
aaeafaaaj
'Ivt studied this cur feu- busineu
$ nca last summer". Hot/matt ton-t.
nuad. 'and. belieie me. tt « not
the solution to the problem.
"It WOMI the solution in So?-
ttstou-n or Bridgeport, and tt g*T-fetnly
ten'f the antuer tn Phila-delphia,
uhere tren-age crime U on
the rise, detpte tha <
■"Tha only antuer u control trom
Vie home. // there u no discipline
at home, kids ore bound to get 01.'
«' hand . . . And tf you don't hare
eontrot of home — you don t hone
if in >he street) '
Local Ian-maker* head* nodded
itfent assent a* thnr fellow com-m'.
Mioner concluded. "Curfew la juai
another atiempt to paa*. parental
responsibility onto local govern-ment
— and I Bar one. have no
Intention of pena.is.nji »9" of o:
youth — who are good kids — for
t he lousy one percent a ho a; e
trouata make™
Nor do X approve «f penaliainj-local
business man who opera:*
movie houses bowlmg alleys and
ir place* of amuvement fre-
'quemed by teen-agers'*
The requeu for tha curfew had
been filed by the Plymouth Val>v
* Association in November
through a letter which expressed
concern over an alleged grownu
Juvenile problem la Plymouth
townatup.
Next ««•■ will mark the U'sinninjr of the greatest
chapter in American Uatory. Pr»i f, Dec. 1!*. I7TT. i- tin
orge WMhinfton'a nuitinental Army en-tared
v.iii.v Forge,
■l M eavartel near thetr ■'•M. die wonde
starved and half-clad, many having lah could not ascertain American
fallen in the snow to die on the
hllla at Whitemareh. Conanoliocken. «*«hT*"- .^
The |iriull>in< aaffered by the
Weal Consholux-ken. Oulph Uilla ■ uliiieiiul Arm* were Inrredlbli
aud Vallev Portie
■am than 3.*M mew died nf
*larvalion. eaaoaure and disease al
talle* I-irir Ihei were burled
naked, their ■ Iniiiinc Uten In wt*ea
«f ..IlKrrs. irxlurtinc Martha \\ a%h
inrtun who «ri*rd bulti
ihn led them
* .enrie Waihlnglwn. whn Inspired
Ihem with hla ateadfaat belief lie
mild «m (he war. \nd hli alrat-fji
which aa*ed In" and ■ «u»ed
Ihe Brlilkh, nha were "himi." »<■!
mm h ant He'll with hit
artlei and *nrpri>e "vla-beeo
and will aialn be
u»ed tw war*.
familiar American dollar bill aa a
rrn tiauited man Mr iv hiaior-i
in huia* F*pltcaa"of theti ««■. "f <-1>'1 "debunkinB t>-pe have
huta are found m the park. •«■ ***** he wm* " »arlinet
• of Hie graves w«. and ill-tempered. Kiveu lo mooda of
marked.' Tina identified itrave la depreaaion.
that of Lieut John Waterman. o( 1 heae ronientlwna are not baene
Rhode Island Fellow officera caned awt h* the recwrd* tine hiMnrlan
J W. 1T7I"' Into a piece of btovm Joh" [* Hleka wf the I nirerMU
■tone and placed It on his grave "'
,_i>iieri ivaaawM la aMa* atera, -«
olher men badl* in need ot eilra dr,*/t.n«
(jf.nr. iiiin againat (he bilter roht.
Wasliingtnn. loo. was n tine aol-dier
He had ina lent p.-ched under
a black gum tree and remained i
It until the men built and were '
Theater in Red,
Will Close Due to
Amusement Tax
Manager TclU Borough < oimril
Tax Is Major Faet<»r in I *< 11< ii.
IVgm 2-Mill Knereasela 1%*'
Conshohocken'" 15 councilmen, faced with thr diffi-
1 cult tank of matting a "tiirht" buduel MIHI M deficit for 1959.
! and politically fearful of increaaing the rate "f iii\atn>n,
last night wei-e tranvsd the\ would "force" another businesa
The original atone u in the Val
lev Forge muafuin.
Today, a large wMfti obel.sk. Itk-eued
to the WasJiiiitttoh monument.
0 the aae on the parade
ground.
The brigades buiied tl.eir men
i .hi..pin. wrwte: "HU abiiout In
Irgrilt. hi* unflinching muraie
and tin dogged determination In
■plred hi* men with rnnfidewe and
paved the wa* m ultimate virlori '
He wae ton.«ldered Id be the great-i
mind of ihe entiie *«i
'ConMiti'rt On Page
Hl'f.O — THK MAN AM) THK MA( HINK Surprtae windup of dinner Tue«-
.lny night at the l!au-1ay in Philadelphia i a presentation b) Harrv Hiton. pi evident of
Baton Conatructiofl Corgv>nBd toaatattatwr it dlnnar, of large sdarn ma-fine
iiiniied "HiiK(»' '" Hsgo H. fjgnrmn. rinbt. i>*»anl chairman, HamiHon l'a|ifr
Cow, Union, Moatgoanery cuinty. Baton'-, linn erected M* biiiltlintr and ma-
•ting MtWO.000 as start 'if Hamilton - lasaad 160 r*eari in iMmmtmity. (;.
Willing flipper, \ Ice Scstl Paper Co., laoded Hamilton Paper t'o.. m taaa
taita latH >ear totalead $22,000,000, said paper iudu«tn* [i third fastrnt growing aud
fifth largest In Al on will l*r first on tiat, gfaaaci a»rn» pDOU) B* aaioia ■ at an
Spring Mill
Firemen Elect
R.S.Kilpatrick
Hejben B. Klkpatrlrk. of 400 E
lltli Are. waa elected preaident of
Bpnng MlU Tm Co. No. 1 for the
• lath conarcuUve >ear a| an annual
meeting Tueadav night
Prank Kriebie waa eieced vice
preaident; EUwood P. Heller rr
aecrerar* and Lewia A. 'Pete'
rrankenfleld. ireaaurer.
Prank Johnaton and Patrick D1-
Joaeph were named djreclora for
three yeara, Thomaa Broker and
Frank Dal*- dirertora for two yeara.
Tha firemen will at»onaor an an-nual
turker ahoot at 10 A. If. Sun-dav
at tha fire bouae. An annual
banquet will be held Jan. SI.
Hugo Goes to Work
At Hamilton Mill,
Founded Century Ago
MKMENTO — Lane Taylor, provident of Hamilton Paper Co. Miquon, is present-ed
photo of "Hugo." H machine capable of increasing production. 90 percent, at din-ner
Tuesday at the Barclay. Extending well wi*he« for success in Hamilton's first
year of the" second century of manufacturing paper along the Schuylkill river is Har-ry'
Baton, president of Baton Construction Corp, -
No. 1 paper machine, cluiatenedj
"Hugo", went into operation, repir-i
aentlng an investment of |4 S0C.000 I
The Black-Clawson marlilne wa*
named ui a con test conducted among :
Hamilton emplii'. res in honor of
Hugo H Hanwn. chnirinan of ttwl
board. "Hugo", selected unaiiltnoua-1
]v bv the ludgea from more than
400 entries, aeemed to be a par-:
tlcuhirlr Bpiirnprte tribute to tlir
forward-looking leadrrahlp of the
•ho joined the interna-j
tionally known firm more than 30j
years ago.
A noted producer of fine paper*
'the largeat in the text paper field).I
Hamilton a current expnuaion par-ticularly
is significant bj
draniaii7.es clearly the ti->
Improvement in paper making ever
the last century-. Thu one new
niachme permits the retireniei,- o!
two of the existing seven machines
and even ao. provldea for an overall
producUon increase of m -
30 ;>ercent. The Block-Ciawaen ma-
Chine operating at 1200 feet pc:
minute will produce tipwarda ot
140.000 pounds per dn\ ot a wide
papa** In
comparison. Hamilton a first ma-
'ron'jnue'' or page .serent
lMiocniS.\ille
AitlsRecorder
And Sentinel
Downzonin«:
For Industry
Is Rejected
t hililn II Atruwrd
of VfwUgg OU
Slone I KM Mini;
An atempt to ind;ia;ilalize resi-dential
atreage beivieen .lolinaon Rd
and the PeanaiUaina i.wnplie st
Plvmouth Centre waa liiv. a11 eel
Mondav ntght alien comm.aaionera
ol PiTgaoaaU) IwwBlblp iileo in ra-rar
nf proteating rraidenta in re-fuaing
the pentinn todnwurone tM
by Ada and John Stiuamm. Ruth
.nfl Hanrv Hemile^ Boi not Denon
and 1 B Smith lor
A public hearing on (he prut.on
for a change in zoning Inmi A
raaidential to light industrial held
on Oct. JO. drew considerable flir
from homeoaneu in Hie rk
tlie treat in queauou. whicii *
bounded by the turnpike and (.Ha-ver*,
Johnson and Plvmouth Rda
The riowmoiling requeat waa re-ecrd
n\ a 5-0 vote after Bernard
Hoffman announced he favored le-lecling
the petition, declaring tew**
*iilp piinisiona for 'light industrial'
toning, under tha present rode.
leave more leeaav tuan la desir-able
in su< n an aiea
1 know we need moie industrial
fCowtittbed ow Pag* Ttui
.re-enacted ft i the nan year.
I Bernard Pi aid, manager of tha
Riant Thea^c:. told Borough Coun-
If >»d enact this tax. yew
«iJ absolutely cloee the theater.
Renea Ihe ordinance, you
jc. JH ■«aa«, »in.c there wi.l ba
no Iheater '
the MgggggggggH
'funded coanctJmew bf tmggetttnf
they increase the real fjfaf* prop-erty
fax ro if> -legal lim-it
29 mills ■ tt 'i II mills and hat
itee.. tor aavdfw* yean >
He told the group hla firm oaned
eight apartment* four atorea. tha
theater and other property in Con*
, *nd if the coun ■ '
.n*:es*e ical e*iat« property taxea
hi.* n m would be gad :o nav i.nco
. .1 "equalize" the burden
ba pay.
■ d 'hr R.ant on j
Man was toeing
neat.v 11.000 curranUy and said if
the amu.*eme:i U\ hart i
had to be paid Ihe to i aould be
%i M 11 a.i (
the Ukaatar paid afeottl alOOO to da'*
in amu*emeii: taxe< to the borough.
children and tee; agera
are our cuatOCOar* " Preid said "Yrtj
forea UJ» to aaael UM tax from them.
What about other group*? Should
be rti* ..niiiiated aga.rut
and not drtnkeri imoaen and
ho wa'rh tflevuuon tor
•he:' amn-emeiit""
He rrfegj h>, <■ Philadelphia "saw
■ad -r-..nided ge ontllN*
ir;en.' n- hot "ie Federel gOfeTii-mnt
oboluhed ifg ?0 percent leiy
and hoa- other j|a/e« tolh-ued suit.
"Pennsyhaiia is unique in fbof tt
M line n/ ffM hW «*n'C» tiifl iwcll
a fegajry la > ' Prwtfl rietlnred
He afttd ot th.- thiiti*andi of
tContmued on Pmf lent
Due to a breakdown last night
of Hit 30-page Oo*s rotary press
in the plant o! irt.r. newipaper,
The Coiiahohockcn Recorder
and The Valley Forge Beni.nel
aere printed today in the anop
o( the Dai.y Republican. Phoen-lanraia
Oeara on the prev* In Con-
-"11 »e:e stripped and
broken suddenly last night ara
being repaired and In tome
caaag comple:e.y forged anew
in ordet that the M-vear-o'.d
machine w.ll be in readme** to
again turn oir the aix Weekly
Rev ,ew New*papert on sched-ule
next Thursday, according to
a « a emenl bv Harold C Mc-
Ouaa, editor and publisher.
PM Offirr Ilotir-t
Pot Yulr IJMCII
Ciiristniaa aeason hours at Con
shnhorkeii Post Office were an
nounrrd by James P. Meniiey. post
Hniffhta to Aaarmblt*
Al 6:45 Tonight
Member* of Conabohocken Coun-afl
I»0S, RTnighta of Colunibui. willim,Btfr
me« itl46 tonight at tlu* E P. T,W schedule for stamp, pare*
Moore Agency 12th AW and Fav- pc* ind rrsL,.r. ..:lldoT
P
s.
erte 8t . to assemble for the Chnat- Dec 15-19 and 23-33 a A U •<
»a parade sponsored by Conaho-, 7 P. M : Dec. 30. 1 A It to 4 P M
'Dec. 31. noon to 4 P. M
Whiteman Memorial
Award Presented to
Spencer L Jones
hocken Chamber ot Comme.-ir.
Prof. De Prefontaine
Honored at Dinner by
First Baptist Church
Spencer L. Jone.«. well-known
, Conaholiocken indu.itrial executive
land civic leader, received the Dan-
I ie! S. Whiteman memorial award
in ■ he Couahohocken
Manufacturers As*x at.on a:
Wh.tevide. John Allan and. Rober
Ashley.
A Chrtatmai party featured tru
program. Uu* Margaret Coil in
pUtui. and Joanne and Joaepi
Mciauan headquarter*, tightn Ave Walker, ot the Savoy Opera Co
and Pawetta Bi. Tuesday n.ghu PhiUdelpn^, atllallatoH
'"-The laeaaillHllal wa* made bv ^"V*" committee tneludec
Mr*. Daniel 3 Whiteman. widow ..: Joseph J. Lawler, chairman; WBtta
rha »■« an ex- Cubberly. retiring president: W..
Re..lv-Whueman-Wjlton Lmni R#;di ArBMnd Dod.*wor.h aad
NorrU Delia,
•4
Profeaaor Walter DePrefontaine. tn Wilmington and a pupil of
organist and choir leader at professor, accompanied
tha
the Junior
rirat Baptial: Church.Fourth Ave. I choir at the piano. He also pla'yed Jo***
[7 rmrg. waafthe firat selection lie 1
Co. Con.*hohocken. The aaairt ••
an engraved stiver plata In recog-
■ : ceeaatiuntf aan ire
Chest 81000
Short of Goal
Por the first time In the hutor
of Cummunlty Cheat campaigns :i
Conshohocken. the 10J0 dr.ve wa
former president o' H C
*, woolen M
om hocken. u j.ec.-e;sry of Jame* I^e-fered
by the congregation at a teatt-| sheet mualc and Son* Co. Bndgeu-.
monial dinner last night in the Mri. Prank Swing gave a humor- native of Conshohocken and ha-church
hah. ou, rri. fogd. ta ttua community all hi* li!«
Profeaaor DePrefontaine. who A Masonic ring waa presented on He n act.ve in BtfU and chant-
J:vea at 104 W Pornance St., Nor- behalf of the congregation: the ■b'e aOalia He ;* secretary of Con-riatown,
retired Sunday. Even al senior cnoir presented a gill icriifl- *!uhotken VuKing Nui I
hia advanced age. he was atiU dl- cate and tour record albums: the ation. d.rector of Fellowan.,■
recting choir and playing the or- junior choir preaented ■ gift certifl- member of the adn*orv board of
I'n cate. .lie Philadelphia National B.mk and oonc.uded on Dec. 3 approximate i
The Rev. K Erhng Nielsen, paaior Guests Included Miaa Louella relive in Red Cross and Commun- gi uoo ahor* o' *he aoal o' aSO 2S5
W.. apeaker. William Beaver, chair- Holland, one of U.e oldest member. It, Che*t dr.ve.. it «, Xu^ Vea'wdar
»an of tha music committee, waa nf the atmrch aba i» guest at the Newlv Daotj ol :he a-- u w" ■"«««■ yesterday.
general chairman and toaatmaater. Bapuat Home. Philadelphia, and sooauon were Inducted Thev ar Judje B. Arnold Forrest, head of
He was assisted by Mxa. Beaver on Miss Edith Ogden. former member Thomas L. Caldweli, pre,,der. : 'he CbaM organaation here. sa:d
the program. teacher ai Deiwftaui Kchooi William 8 Reul. vice-prei.den* "«• ■» hopelul that donattons w.*l
The Junior choir wiuch Profeaaor Devon Pred Ade lecretarv-treasurer, and k* <h*<le m the next few days la
DePrefonuine taught, presented Mrs Jennie Tyson, of 231 W. l'tli new member* of the executive com- *'P« °>M the de:
selections. Pour girls ot the hi-choir Ave, wrote and read a triOiiLe to Bstttat, Joieph J Lawler, cha:r- attenl or the htdfet lor varioa.*
also gang Thev were Betty Hitch- , the profeaaor in ali.cn sue sea*, man: Charle* Barclay. Micha-1 e**hc.e* depending on I
rnck, Eileen Culp, Hele.i Johnson' ered his entire career A copv of Connor*.. John Hamngtoo and. ot tn* drlyf c*n he aroided
and Judy Oarnett accompanied bf the tribute was preaented .»* v,»- Jaatpa Fenrenhaeh. TwS cnxtionn* nrix ' RCcoaou
Sandra Swlna. vianaat fesaor Other executive hoard member* iBea »«rlf fc» aaaJL an..her. in tea
Calvin Bouneauia muaic leacneri (ConnniiA* on raga taf I are Charts Dorworth, WUliam A v. ■ a. ■aa^na. t***r
Washies
Name Slate
1 "lilt -I- PrutlM-i ll
Purrhaar (.enrralor
Nom.natlon or olllcera highlighteJ
a monthly meeting of Waahingt"n
<■ I (tfl beaat Mondar
night. Several contest* are promised
for the election in February
Jerry Tancinl a pan: pre.videtr
and Clemeni Monacella ate cati-dldatea
for prendeiv Wa:i-n
Maaai praatgasW did no: seek re- •
Other oandldaiea:
John Oatapowicz vice-prea.den:.
Edward Loob and Antnony, Rauth.
■aatetarj; Oaorge Zapier,
|*ecretary. Theodore Chvlack. trea*-
urar; Jesse Siemple Jr chief ei:-
jnee: Samuel Jaoaaatll
m.ef engineer; Ca I Hv..nak:. aii
Michael Lilirk. capiain: Franc:*
Simon. Robert Nolan and Donald
UHaa, lieutenant: Simon Ci i
Francis Simon and Hermsn S'.en.-
f.ed d..-ectnr*. Jeiry Tancinl. Joii.i
Oatapowica Carl Hylinski and Ted
Lesinski. de.egaie to itate couvrn-tlon:
Warren Rinker. serjeant-a:
arms.
The Otail in- ■ jhl Of dl*pla>
on the fire hou*e a,11 be turned on
Dec 19
Robert El.am and Herman S'.ern-fie.
d, thairmer. were asa.<eo b-
IBeithen Dotqrntrty, i- itit La*kev,
Frank Altemui. Samuel Leakey Jr,
Enoch Zap.en, Francti s.mon. Car!
Hyllnakl and Robert NolBB
The rottntaeri voted to ntirchaH
a laOO-watt A C ftnerainr a* a
randby un.t at the f.;e beusg D
event of a power failure in prov.de
tight, he»i surt radio power The
M» purchased 'hiotigh •;!»
Mnntgomen- County C.vu Defeiuve
matching fund program
e*t lrr.ate.1 »' fri.'.n
IT'S LOTC irs t.(>\ El — Dr. William T. Beaa,
Brincipal. l.«mer Iterioil Towsahip Hijfh achool. i^ hon-ored
by 1969 Awanta Jury of Freedom* Foundation at
Valley Forge Thursday ni(fht at Valley Forjre Army hoa-nitai.
His wife. .Mary, haiteaf from placf at wpeaker s
labl*- and Impalaiveiy "'1JII**P«-' recipient of Georjre
Waahinftmi ««tc^. eavaaed attractivwJy in jrla«v f'ther
photos on pajre 9. iwmir B*TI*» pnoio eT Baioid c laWeau
Grace, Prince
'Incofiiiilo' at
iConslioliocken
Prince Rainiai -nd PrliKeae Oraca
■■tended niasa "Incognito' at 8b.
Matilieaa Churob. Cotiaholioiken.
on Mondav Jt waa the feaat of tha
Immaculate Conception a holy day
of obligation requiring Catholica to
attend mass
Moat of the parishioners at OL
»*-ie uaawan of the,
,i * prenrnce unUl the
aid of the lu \i A M mass
The pnnceaa, Ul< torm« l.iace
B>U] ot L.iM Kails and Holbwood,
waa de** noed bv tnoee who aaw her
aa looking "aaqufel
One observer remarked "I knew
It *as pnnceaa (trace when I aaw
the mink coat." A man who la not
aril veraeil in describing women*
attire, said: "I aaul AMn-re could
■ one I like hat come tioni around
here*' And. I knew it wae Oraca
Women Intervlrwrd about tha
umi of the royal couple war* ec-static
in deacrtbing the coat Sosne
'Continued rtti Poge j«>
I
Tor liur^lary
Hukert Hagina, or Broad S' and
Q -e'ri Aw Ph.ladelphia. enM »en-lenced
to -rue fiom Ua n MLB4
ba Coentf Pii»on
by Jud.-r I - .lav after
m ed hue on a bj.-ala-v
abate*.
waa arracai e>p: 30 by
tempted id break iu . th* o.'fl.e of
11 I Homes
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