The Conshohocken Recorder, December 1, 1960

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2 W. Conshohocken It Costs More Than You Think
Men Held for Court
In Burglary Spree
$90,500
In the Till
For 1961
Success ■(ilit!
Howard W Read
the gen*
chairman of
A 21-year-old Went Consho-hocken
youth had been gohiir
to school at nights recently.
But he wasn't trying to im-prove
his mind.
Stanley Alfred Rakow.-ki.
of the 100 block Front St..
is tieinjr, held without bail for
court on charge* of burglary,
larceny, receiving stolen
goods and conspiracy. He was
captured early Nov. 22 in St.
Matthew's High school, by
Conshohocken and Plymouth
TAX ASSESSORS INITIAL
REPORT SPARKS PROBE;
MAY BE COUNTY WIDE
He expressed sincere appreciation
to everybody who contributed
the success of the campaign.
■si rommittee directing t„he to_wnsh.i,pr p\_oli_c,e. . _,., _
1M1 campaign for S-M90..5«00 requiredA' SB* HuBn B>nw Bnd Officer Mv%tor9 Carb0 0 Piym0uth ton.
b- the Conshohocken Community Kh:p caught the burglar hiding in
Chest said today the drive Is "over a bathroom. He hadn't stolen any-the
top." j thing.
Sgt. Francis Blake and Offloer
, Jesse Zndraoga of Conshohocken
police stood guard outside the high
school
The report released yesterday Another W*U Conshohocken man.
Showing contribuuoiis received up Ted j8hIonJlkl a_ who waI ,mpU.
to the end of the drive Ust Ftl- ca(<d ln „ Mawment bv Rakowski.
day do not represent the final fig- WM hfld ln $im bRjl j^^j
ure. It was explained. allegedly paid -protection- money
'But we are over U»e top." theto Jnblonski. and said he pawned
chalrmsn assured. I a $600 camera stolen from Consho-
The report: Ihocken High school when Jablonskl
Previously reported. 178.377 24 'Signed u fraudulent bill of sale for
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS him.
Industry , Ttak"wskf confessed to rumcait-
Bell Telephone Co., g4.ai8 img 10 burglaries Including five In
C & D Batteries Division ol Eec- ! Conshohocken, three In Plymouth
tic Autollte, si.000. ; township and Hve In Norrlelown. He
U * D Batteries Division of Elec- *»ld he had to rob ln order to pa*
trie Autolite Employees. 1719.50. the "protection" money to JaWon-
Lee Rubber At Tire Corp. Em- M-ployees-
additlonal, MO. < Rakowski said Jablonskl threat-
Schuylkill Valley Lines, Inc. SW.!?™*?, * "b**t me UP" hecause he
Walker Brothers Employees, ad-ditional,
160.
Young Window Company, $25.
Westileld River Paper Co. Em-ployees,
additional, $12.
Frank Samuel At Co Employees. tut.
Colonial Paper Company, Inc,
lift.
Oulilman Hardware At Supply
Co., $60.
Bate Boiler Co., $5.
Philadelphia Electric Co Schuyl-kill
Division Employees, additional,
$216.
. Lavlno and Co., ',133.90
r-pr.^l Gifts
Mrs. Smart B. Mjlony, $23.
Rev. Theodore Kennedy, $10.
Mrs. Roy taiam. *$.
James Lees At Sons, $260
Kstherine Jones Scheeti, $100.
Prank O. Watson. $6.
Vernon D, Ootwala. $20.
Charles and Helen Knebel. $33.
Msurice P. FotMrly Jr, $10
John T. Quarry, $25.
Charles Newton. $20.
John F. Jones, $3.
Rev. and Mrs. Edward Price, S3.
Oeorge and Edna Risen. $$.
Durante Zelme. $5.
William O'DonnelL $13
E. J. Keller, $16.
R. H Ingles, $ft.
John J.Clark, $S.
H T. Rodenbaugh. $35
A! Fazio, $13.
(Continued tm Pace Towri
Impllrnted Jablonskl in » hlt-and
run accident in Upper Merlon
township several years ago.
He admitted robbing the Sunoco
station. Sixth Ave. and Fayette St.: i
Conshohocken High school: Mar-1
cliak Lumber QO» Pinups niitu-ture
and Shore Bros
In Plymouth, he said he forced
an entry Into the 7 Up Bottling Co.
*nd Freed Bros.
Charles J. Marwood, chief of the
Conshohocken Police dep.udnMit,
said the investigation was being
continued
Detective Sergeants John J, Mc-
Kernsiy and .io*rr>h Inn—rant* ot
Norrlatown questioned Rakowski
ln Conshohocken.
According to Detective McKer-nan
the West Conshohocken "self-employed"
resident admitted bur-glarising
Norriatown High school
on Nov. 19 and also admitted enter- Infld8> nft mtde nl. „.av to ,^1^. Rakowski told fcotlee he took a
Hut three service stations in Norris- admlnUtisUun oflKts, u*.».liw.\U failed Fund ...m.lbuUon tnai
town during the month of October. • through an opening In a glass en- had been attached to a rontrihutlnn
Rakowski allegedly (old police he c](mn Jemdlng into the offices. slip.
broke a window on the North side: Th6 mm ot $liSf representing bus Service stations entered by Rn-of
the. Norrislown school building, Jmn mrmrr f„u„.ud frora students.: kowskt were operated bv Oeorge J.
'"' ■>< removed from a green cash /Continued on Page Ftps;
Knights to Plan
Yule Parties
A monthly meeting of the Con-shohocken
Council, 1603, Knights
of Columbus, will be held at 8
. M. Sunday In the council home,
Silt and Spring Mill Aves.
Plans will be completed for the
Christmas Party which will be given
for the children of members.
The Conshohocken Council also
will entertain guests of the Mather
Divine Providence Home, in
Chestnut Hill.
Joseph Ryan, grand knight, will,
preside and requests all members
pleaae attend and take part in the
> worthy projects.
Methodists Murk
8th Year Dec. 10
The official board or Messiah
Methodist Church, 527 Ridge Pike,
Barren Hill, will meet at I Mon-day
night. Plans are to be com-pleted
for the eighth annual din-ner
of the congregation on Dec. 10
The Rev. William H. Wassell,
pastor, will officiate at family
worship at 915 A. M. Sunday. The
nursery will be open until 10 A. M
The Church School will commence
10:15. Youth and adult classes,
will meet at 10:3ft.
Holy communion will be admin-istered
by the pastor at 11. The
M Y F. will meet at 7 p. M.
To Order
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A. M. Callanan
Honored by National
Group in New York
N< u York. N. Y.. Xov. 17 — Two loaders in the elec-trical
manufacturing industry were presented the inihi-lryN
50-year certificates by the National Klectrical Manufacturers
Association at its :J4th annual meeting here.
The Certificates were presented by
N. J. MncDonald, president of
NEMA. and president ol the Thom-as
At Betts Co. Elizabeth, N. J. to
A. M. Callanan, director and con-sultant
of Walker Brothers. Con-shohocken,
and Fred F. Loock,
president of Allen-Bradley Co.. Mil-waukee.
Wis. In recognition of their
respective half tcuLurie* of con-tinuous
service in the electrical in-dustry
Mr. Cnllnnon began his career in
the Industry In 1908 at the H. C.
Roberts Electric Supply Co. In
Philadelphia. Between 1908 and
1910. hr worked for the American
[ Telephone and Telegraph Co. in
Tteo-..;.. N J Bi bed tlieni In ISIO
to Join the General Electric Co. as
a lamp salesman, again in Phils-delphla.
Two years later he left
Oeneral Electric and became man-ager
of the electrical depaMnuiv i-f
F. S Kvzrnbach and Co, Tremon.
N J In July, 1915 he moved to
Prcvidenrr. P.:. !.. •
manager for the Boss Elecl I
Not liking Providence lie and Mrs
Callanan returned lo Philadelphia
where he Joined tlie Jones-Beach
Electric Supplv Co He remained
with them until 1921 when he join-ed
Walker Brothers.
In his 39 years with Walker
Brothers, he served as salesman, i
sales mannarr. vice president and
School Boards
Elect Officers
Monday Night
r-onnhohnckrn
Will Seat
Mar-purr! Daly
Home Owner
Seen Bearing
Tax Burden
Home owners in Plymouth
towiubip are paying through
the nose for police and fire
protection, public education
and maintenance of highway*
in the face of a favorable tax
I'limatn for commercial and
industrial propertied, it was
revealed today ir the first re-port
of its kind ever released
tiy a Plymouth township as
MH0s*<
It was understood onJr SO copies
of the report were available and
all had been distributed late yes-terday
to members of the board
of commissioners, board of educa-tion,
the county board for assess-ment
and revision of taxes and
other officials.
Tim report bears the signature of
Joseph Aldlnger. Plymouth town-ship
assessor. He has been accred-ited
with obtaining a» upward re-hifcluu
atliuunUllK to U.U0V.UUU in
assessment* since assuming duty
two years ago.
II U understood the report thowi
that home tfrMtl bear the brunt nf
taxation. A breakdown shows that
mlitrnttsl properties yield M par
rent of the total Us revenue In-dustry,
25 per rent and rommerrlsl
properllrn. nine per eenl.
While distribution of the asses-sor's
report aroused spontaneous re-tCoaftntisd
em Pave rhim
Chief Mitchell
Home Again
Phirr rdg-r r Mitchell sf
Whltemarah township returned to
his home In Barien Hill yesterday
alter being discharged as a surg-ical
patient at wills Eye Hospital,
Philadelphia.
Chief Mltctwll, who underwent
surgery for removal of a aataraet.
is recovering steadily- Ha wtU re-sume
duty In two or three weeks.
Sgt. Lloyd Fra-kenneld is aetuag
chief.
I -U.u .1 If. ( IH-U
Plans JP Yule Party
HEARING ON HTRGLARY CHARGES — Stanley Kak rwski, 21, right, of Wot
Conshohocken, sits sullenly in office of Justice r»f Peace Francis .1. Hobenreith a.*
police testify on 19 burglaries and three attompts. which they said Rakowski admitted
after he was apprehended early Nov. 22 at St. Matthew's Blgfa school Implicated by
Rakowski WHS Ted Jablonskl. 2.'1, center, also of Wesi Omshohocken. who allegedly
received "protection" money from Rakowski. and signed fraudulent bill of sale to help
dispose of a $600 camera stolen from Conshohocken High school. At left is .Tablon-
■kra attorney. Walter Phippa Jr. Bobenreith held Rakowsld without bail on charges
of burglary, larceny, conspiracy and receiving stolen goods.
An annual Christmas par y far
Miss Maraarct F. Dalv. of 1*5 E Montgomery County Justlea-of-tfee-
**h Ave., will be sworn a mem- P*acs Assn. win take pJaee Tuea-ber
of the board of education of: <*">'■ Dec. 13, at Springfield Hotel,
the Conshohocken Htjn School. i Hourtown.
The oath will be administered by A «P*ciel progr«m has been ar-
Willlam Maher, president of the ranged by Sprtngfleld Maglatrata
board Miss Daly will fill a vacancy Edward H. Chew for the members
created by the resignation of Dr. *nd guests attending Reservations
Frederick Lytel on Nov. 14. ' ™iat °* mads with the host by
The directors wtU elect a presi-j Saturday,
dent and vice president who will Report of th? nominating aom-st-
rve in 1961 I rnittee will be submitted at the
Also to be reorganUed Monday! December meeting and an alee-nighU
are the school boards serv- H°n of officers will take plaoa in
Ins Plymouth and Whltemarah I Jsnuary
townships. Tlie Joint board w;l!
hold election on Dec. 15 at an an-nual
meeting at Plymouth -White-marsh
High School.
i'xth Fox. Mariiir
On fc'l'oyh" Projrrt
Col Harrj E FOX. athletic director
of Upper Merion High school, will
speak on "Toys for Tots" st S next
Wednesday night before Methodist
Men in Elv Hull. Conshohocken
Melhodtst Church. Men attending
w HI take n tov to be alven as a
gift for n Dead? yminitster. Col. Fox
is a Marine Reservist.
A. M. CALLANAN
. In New York, recognition.
president of the company. He serv-ed
as president until April. I960,
and at picsriit is a duectut and eass-sultant
on a wmi-retirement basis.
Iso retaining the function of sales
gsMgti !:- hai
linqulsiied. He srr\rd from 1M2 to
IM7 as vice president and sales
manager, and, since 1947. as presi-dent
and sales mnuagrr
Fred F I-ootk found a Job at the] Loock has been associated with
Ailrn-Brndley Co. on July 1. 19I0|NEMA and the Industrial Control
ns draftsman In two years he be- g^y,,, gm„ ^^ mcepUfin He
came purchasing agent but soon
preferred selling instead As a sales-, «»ed for several terms as trcasur-man,
he covered tlie Milwaukee andjer. as a vice president and a mem-
Wisconsin territorj*- In 1915 he wasjber of the Officers Committee and
sent enst to cover New York State.jthe Program and Budget t'oniinH-Fred
returned to the Milwaukee, tre He tsal l>*'«'ii a member at tlW
ilflce in 1913 as gemrul ni.tnager.lBoard of Governors since ivtn.
ilmlia Svrrtcp
In I nffey Forfir
Roger Connor will speak at an
annual Alaska state service at 3
Sunday afternoon at Washing-ton
Memorial ■ Chapel, Valley
toga
The Rev John Robbins Hsrt,
PhD. rector of the chapel, will
Music will be provided by the
choir of Oreland Presbyterian
Church, with C. Raymond
Brandt, director, and Phyllis 8.
Meahanic. organist, in charge.
The Rev. Jamea C. Caraher.
mmie'rr of Oreland Presbyter-
. Mke part ln the service.
A carillon concert will be off-ered
niter the Alaska service by
Fr.uik P Law, Valley Forge
Carfflonnsur
TODAY-DECEMBER
And that means that a busy
month is starting There will
be shopping, wrapping, visiting,
mailing and holiday cheer.
And It will be a busy month
on the Classified Ad pages of
this newspaper, too This Is the
month that people sre looking
for everything under the aun.
So If you have something to
sell December la a good month.
Just remember of al] the bar-gains
available the Classified
Ad rate Is the best — 12 words
for |2 In five Weekly Review
newspapers.
So ml! now.
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Banquet Programs
School Papers
Church Bulletins
Wedding Invitations
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WISH YOUR FRIENDS HERRYXCHRIBTMA
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