The Conshohocken Recorder, April 16, 1935

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Tl l-I.VV AND F*I|.«T CONSHOHCMIKEN, PA., TUESDAY, \I'RII. 16, 1935
Funeral of
W. II. Ellis, Jr.
Crash Victim
Church to Observe
10th Anniversary
I'fipcr Mt-riun Man Killed
iiml 1 lompaaioa Iladh In-jured
in Autn Ai-riuVnt
CRASHES IMO IKE
of the
loumhng of Hi Paul's Baptist
church. Third avenue and Hallow-ell
street, will be observed with a
week of special services commencing
on April 29 Arrangements for the
■ are now being made by
Hev. Marshall W Lee. pastor. A
number ol flatting iniin.-ter.'-. includ-ing
those from local chu-take
pan in the services which will
be held nightly. There will be a
rpecial musical program each night
i The church was organized In the
CM left R»u<] H Dailfn Linking formerly occupied by rh,lls
I carpet mill on Bliss street
nnnnlWhffflkm, The congregation
continued to worship in this tinkl-ing
Tor a couple of years VDJ i
Holsteln! purchased a tract of ground at
Third avenue and Hallowcll street
Bryii ion *'i,u'n *■* >>MMd ■ OOmmOil-
1 ous stone church. Under the pas-torate
of Re
Poor Board
File Answer
To Grand Jury
Kxrrpliiins Taken to Part of
|{ -|Hirl u to CsVfl
of Children.
Meet Tonight
To Plan Fair
EX PL Al N <: A s ES
(Inrvc. Broken Glass
I'iere.'il Driver"- Brain
S.i\ ,lnr\'- Be|i»irl ( nfiiir
Gi\e* Kfiwins for Main-taining!;
ChiMrvii
Tli'- funeral of WUUam
Ellin. Jr a* of Henderson Station
Vpper Merlon, who died
Hnwr Hospital Baiunlay afternoon.
rrnm inlurle* sustained In an auto-mobile
accident, near Howelvllle.
Friday evening, wan held tram the i school' hjul enjoyed a steady growth
Homer K. Dunway's funeral home,'
BOO Wt-sl Mnlti street Norrlstown.
tola afternoon. The services and in-t
«rmeni were privutr William Kelly
34 cif King Manor, a companion of I
Kills. Is still confined to Ou hos-pital
with nerloua Injuries although
his condition Is reported as being
favorable
A bridegroom of only a few months ■
who was a resident of Upper 1
rl wide. *
The Poor Directors or Montgom-ery
county. In an answer filed with
the court here, take exceptions to
Let, who has j portions of the report of the April
Further plant- for the seventh an-nual
Spring Mill Fair will be made
n'.hly meeting of
the Spring Mill Fire company The
fair will be held this year from July
13 to 20 Inclusive Alan Franken-fleld
will preside at the meeting to-night
scheduled to start at 8 30.
Samuel M Ulass. central chairman
of the fail committee, wtU
the members on the event thU year
which promises to surpass all pre-vious
fairs conducted by the fire
company on their spacious and hls-l
«ne nnd
Hector street
The meeting tonight was to have
been held last Tuesday night but
owing to the speclid Sem>t
tton. Spring Mill being the pulling
place for the west district of Whlle-marah
tuwnahip, the meeting was
> ostponed to tonight. Following the
meeting sauer kraut and roast pork
will .be served.
•35 Easter Ball
on Monday Night
of 1 Hi
Elaborate SCCVIMI Mark Vrv
1 a-ler IVrioil in
\l;ill\ I luir.lir-
Merlon township all his life and wide
ly known there, la survived by his
wife. Martini Corey Ellis, his father.
William H Ellis, and hi- grandmoth- I
er Mrs Elisabeth B. H Ellis, widow]
of D M. Kills, of Peach Park Farm.
Henderson Station, with whom he
made his home
William Kelly. 25. of Croked lane.
King Manor, also a patient at the
Bryn Mawr institution, sustained a
fractured leg and various other In-juries
of the head and body His
condition was reported as being
favorable.
The accident occurred one-half
mile west of Howelville while Ellis,
who was driving the car, and Kellv
his
the mem- I ftranil .lutv filed with the court Oil
beisinp "« both church gad Sunday March 28.
It is alleged in the answer that
certain statements made as to
children being inmates at the <<>im-ty
home do not state the full truth.
and cut an unfair reflection upon
the petitioners.
The Orand Jury. In its report,
stated that when the county home
was visited there were found three
children as inmates, two of whom
Gang Beats
Local Man
E.S. Moser F,sl.
Left to Kin
A large iv
of-tiiwn residents b
annual Easter Ball of the Plymouth
pUBf, to be held on Monday
night from 8 30 until one. In the
crystal room of the Knights of Co-lumbus
hall The hall will be beau-tifully
decorated for the occasion,
nlored lights will lend ef-fective
Illumination
The right-pierr orchestra of Ray
Bare Reading, has been engaged to
play for thr bit* event, and ipeolal I llltl I -H'M H
features have been arranged lor the
euiertulnment of guests. Joseph
C Haulon Is general chairman of the
Easter Bull, assisted by Prsncli Key-ear,
John Keyser. Jr . Andrew Slier-
Ick. Richard Carllne. Julio fascia and
1 ink. Tickets may be se-cured
in advance from a
> her. or may be procured
the hall, the night of the ball
Holy I eek
Observed By
liOeal Sects
Science of Seeing
In Talking Picture
PRICE: TWO CENT!
Bean Takes
Seal in
State Senate
Reception for
New Members
Two ChnrolMt Will Held
Meditation, 12 to 3.
Good Friday
W V. Wi'.-I and ITtJ
JI ut the Ocnand K-iuic com-pnny.
proiBflted an
demonstration in the science of see-ing
al the weekh d.
of UM Rotttfy club in UM Uarj H
Wood Park House last evening Mr . ..
Wivel addressed the Rotaitans on 1 ilHM .uim1\ Kr|illli.
I he .subject and lias was (uQOwWl
by a talking pi<
W.IITCII. chairman of the
On to Beading rtmiiulltee, gave
SERVICES -,l1 interesting npon OB
nun ■ enmilig dist;
• DUOO to be held In K
on April 28. 29 and 30. Fight mem-
I.H-1 ■- DI tin- local club arc pl.tniun^
in tttand
OUntoa smith, of Norrlstown,
■. K.iin. ttf Niirbcrih.
u
to Harrbburn t" W ttneoi
Seating oi New SonatOff
HAD SPECIAL TRAIN
Delegation I id Senate
»ralleriea Filled. Few «•(
Delefiatioii See * ierastoay
ilex. Stneklev. Aeqnitted
in Criminal Court, Vi'as! were ill and In need or hospital
IWT- ayilai■ di andi nHi-_a,irnLb„> | care; that the other child was found to te ln normal heBltn ^
Trin. No Aiteillpt Maue.Orand Jury recommended the Im-n
I | mediate removal of the children to
to HOI). • | lhe care o{ t^e children-s Aid 8o-
„ ™ ... _ „ „iclety for neoeaaarv hospital trrat-
Alexander Btockley. S15 Pulton | ^^ The Jury klto m*4* it
street, acquitted at the last term of known they dld not favor thf p,„c.
criminal court on a charge of vlo- j (ng 0( gmgi] children in the county
latins the Witkin Firearms Act. was; home except where It was necessary
waylaid and beaten by three men as! for a brief period. It also declared
he was walking near his home short- j 'he home does, not have the facili-l
0 Sunday night He was'11™1" car5 'or, U1 P»tfenta while
was driving the car, and Kelly, treated at Montgomery Hospital Nor- ' J^VmL JlT ZJ° ^^L *£**
companion, wer, traveling east rtatown. two Zr* later for shock ,K^' Tn DST mtKutS
Swedesburg road, returning U>, and «, cut. about the head The ■ * fi!"^iH
ln, ^SionTo a pen
their homes In Upper Merlon They trio did not rob their victim I'" 7T „7ni
l.adI s.sppeein; t the afternoon collecting] ^^f^.1,^"*:."1.^ _?»^d. ™.n.du^ ■ aVV« ™!f. Lf ,
b.Ilfi for Ellis' father. William H.
Kills, owner of the Ellis Concrete
tbt vi.tim or the assault was not As to one of the childdren the
able to reach his horre. a distance poor directors claim the child is
■ or about 1.000 reet. until 10 o'clock ; under two years of age and is with
Products Company. Henderson Sta- j Wnen constable T Mason Osborne. I the mother, and that it has been a
of Plymouth township, arrived at the | p^y to Bltow children under ^at
iinn.. t*j ^ report
n bed aee to r*m*ln wlu> the mother un
I Ul a practical solution could *-
Hon.
According to an Investigation i Btockley home in response
made by State Highway Patrolmen.!°' the crime, he found the
A Wessock and R. Swartz who »«'.^ul5.nBJid
vl^
sutloned at the Paoli barracks. the|n^* ^^ m^ to mg home' RIt„ l The second child, it is claimed.
iictniciu occurred at a curve in thej treatment was given. ,1s a congenial Imbecile and will
highway at a point where the road. According to Constable Osborne always require Institutional care
drops suddenly, all the men wore dark clothes Two ■ j^d UJ no way cux ^ fUturc QJ-It
Is believed the youths after were about five reet 10 inches toll. weJfare be alfaet^ j bv being ln at
the sudden dropafter going up a proa7;hfa thf Brumi Block wor)l(1 on
flight Incline. The car left the|Pulton 8treet ,nd one struck him
highway went Into a ditch and with a blunt instrument knocking
struck a tree, |him t-> the Booad
Ellis, it is said, was calapulated j _ "Throw him in the quarry hole,
through the windshield into
■ the county home. Eventually the
child will be placed ln an appro-priate
state institution, it is said
| As to the third child the board
I stales this oehild having pasaed the
j age of two years, had been waft-
U^ihe heard OH of the trio saying be- | ing thp plarlng In n prnm- bOJU 1 rore he lust consciousness But, It j and ■
highway. It could not be deU?r-|u w,evwl the, w„e K%ied ott tnd I now in the custody of a
mined whether or not Kelly was!i;ft thY~sc*ne"hwr'l"edly "' prtvai* family
thrown through the glass. The car. Their description. Constants Os-' Nothing more favorable could be
owned by Elils, was totally wrecked,' borne said, answers that of three men I oone for these children, the an-
Kclly at the hospital gave a dif- *'bo attempted to hold up a gasoline | swer states. Continuing, the re-ferent
version of the cause of thel,t*Uon ln th* •wt,on * *eek ago j port states "it does seem unfair
KS!off lhr h,8hway bv" *\^T^^&aJ~e&\^~15?&JS£g'°'
Only a few persons were near the'Storm, charged with vtolaUng the
FCene of the accident when it oc- i Witkin Firearms Act He was eom-
, muted to Jail In default of ball and
It was said Miss Jean Supplee. of |w" acquitted when called for trial.
Port Kennedv, arrived at the scene _ D J
nn her wav home from work a shorti JUTy IvCndCrS
mT£ £T* "" ldc" I Unusual Verdict
First to arrive to give first aid,
to the Injured motorists was Dr. A coroner's Jury rendered an un.
Hughes, of Paoli. who arrived usual verdict after hearing the test!'
right mlmitat after the call wa».m,onT ln "J* inquest into the death
7. hi™ iof Mra Florence Cams. SI, Noble
sent to mm n I street. Norrlstown. at Montgomery
The highway was turned Into a|h , , A , 9 f
. A * _[.l «4^4lAn iiiln. ' . r . r '.
The answer concludes with stat-ing
that It hn.s always been lhe
practice uupon receiving tuberculo-sis
patients to make Immediate ap-plication
for admission to a state
Institution.
Local Troop Wins
Ten-Year Badjre
temporary first aid station Auto-mobile
seats were obtained and
Kelly and Ellis were placed on
them as the phyatclan administered
to them and stopped the flow of
blood from their injuries.
Later they were taken to Bryn
Mawr in an ambulance which was
piloted by Patrolmen Wessoctc and
Swartz.
Ellis was operated on a short time
after his admittance.
Fills had returned to work only
.. . >. ...... ^Hf. i^i;ig corf^r'*''
to his home for some time with a
fractured ankle
Boy Scout Troop No. 3. St Mark's
Lutheran Church, has earned the
coveted Ten-Year Program award
reived whan she was struck April 0 of the Boy ScnuLs of America
Main and Noble sti
The Jury after deliberating, found
"that Joseph Shapiro. 873 N 40th
st , Philadelphia, driver or the auto-mobile,
failed to use due caution In
the operation of his car at the in-tersection
where the accident oc-curred
"
Shapiro had testified he was driv-ing
about IB miles an hour at the
Intersection, following another car.
when suddenly he saw Mrs Carnsi medallion to be placed on the Hag
walking toward his left front render, i «taff of lhe troop colors If the
He swerved his car. be said, but she; council, as a whole is able, by the
announcement has Just been made
The local troop is one of five in the
Norrlstown district of the Delmont
Onancfl to be honored. Harry Smith
Is scoutmaster of the troop.
Troops and other units that win
the award will be presented by the
national offices of the Boy Scouts
of America in New York with
struck bJl left door, brcaklr
glass
A number or eye-witnesses also
testified Attorney William J Moran.
Jr. and his wife. Elizabeth, who
were following Shapiro oain they
!,«»■ Mrs Cams in the middle or Main
street above the Intersection and the
pedestrian lanes They also told Of
seeing Shapiro swerve his automobile
Marvin K Knsuer. 3 Btanbrldge
street, who was waiting for a bus at
Apartment House
Owner Loses Case
A Jury returned today with ■
verdict for the defendant In the
damnue action brounht bv Loulaeime corner. laid Mra Cam. .tarted
LSlnnlcUon. Batumi Ma II. War- ~Tt2V?«LS SLESHS
ner. who operates an apartment
house in Narberth.
On February X of last year Miss
Sinnickson was visiting a friend in
one of the apartments. It had
been a cold day with mingled mow
rain and sleet falling. When ahe
came out of the apartment house
she slipped on an ice coated step
and fell to the sidewalk. Her leg
was broken and she was otherwise
injured. She wa^ a patient in the
Bryn Mawr Hospital for two week.!tag-id
snd later confined to her bed at her.wor)[|nK J Q ^ >boul ',
lane She was about three •quarters
of the way across, he testified when
rhe stopped, stsrted back, appeared
bewildered and ran directly In front
of the car She was still In the white
lints, he maintained.
Edward Young West Airy street,
snd Harry Mlkach. West Oak street.
employes at a grocery store at the
Intersection, told of hearing the
screech of brakes and then a crash
Both said they saw the broken door
glass of the car The body was lying
the road above the white lines.
he me for three weeks. It was the
following June before she could
walk without the aid of a crutch
or walking stick. She contended
that the owner of the apartment
house was negligent In that she
should have known that the steps
were In a dangerous condition be-cause
of lee. but did nothing to
remedy the condition.
The defense contended that the
young woman was guilty of con-tributary
negligence In that she.
too. should have known that
away, told of hearing the screeching
or brakes and crash Charles
■
gregate record sufficiently high
the council receives a handsome
bronze placque mounted on ma-hogany
as a token of the high
honor It has won
The Ten-Year Program of the
Boy Scouts of America was estab-lished
two years ago. and Is de-scribed
as a challenge to every Boy
Scout troop in the United States
to maintain a high-qualltv all
year round program. deMgn-'i bo
letaln the interest of its members
for a four year term or longer It
was planned with the definite idea
that, as the Scout program is de-monstrably
of benefit to boys, the
longer they remain ln contact with
that program the greater will
the benefit to them, and held
be of great importance, to the
communltv which they are i
part
Major John Lewis Evans, pres-ident
of Delmont council Mate:
that It is probable three additional
units may i i the award before
Sheat. 208 Noble street, was getting
out of his csr near his home, when
he heard the brakes screech before
the car passed the Intersection. Reilly
had —id skid marks started about.,
I or 10 feet before arriving st the i I*™01"'",1',
center or
west.
Easter Novelties eggs named Tree,
any size, also baskets at Well's, Hec-tor
and Harry sts —Advertisement
steps were icy and should have used.Qu.nty
caution ln going out of the build- JFblleo.
lug I
the end of the year,
Merit badges were awarded
two local boy scouts at the Norrls-town
district court of honor ln Jef-
Presbyterlan Church,
ntersection. going! The recipients were «harles John-son
and Harold Jacooson. both of
troop 1. Johnson's badge was
recognition of excellence In wood-work,
swimming and wood carving.
Jacooson received his for athletic
prowess. Training certtfleates were
given to Arnold Hoyer. Wlnfield
Griffiths. Harry C, Smith and Bur-nett
Freas, here.
CoUcugevflle Publiaber Uavea
Estate \.ilnr- M 118,000.
I iniiawiil Wi-li New*
paper He Continue.I
Other Willi Prarstaati
Elwood S, Moser. founder, pub-
Usher and editor of the Collegeville
Independent for three score years,
•.ite valued at $18,000, his
will, probated yesterday reveals.
Mr. Moser died on the early morn-ing
of April 9.
Children and grandchildren are
left the bulk of the estate. A
daughter. Susan Moser Roth is
etna ID old high clock and Chris-tian
Elwood Fryer, a grandson, a
chime clock which had been pre-sented
to Mr. Moser by fellow-newspapermen
when lie observed
ti anniversary as a pub-lish,
i June 5, 1925.
He bequeathca trig library to
grandsons, Frederick Hocker and
Elwood Douthett and expresses a
wish in his will that his weekly
paper will be continued. A daugh-ter.
Susan M. Roth is named ex-ecutrix.
The will Is dated Febru-ary
29. 1932.
Joseph Puulson, Abingtofi, is na-med
benefirtary and exacuUu ol
the W-'JOQ estate lelt by his wWft
Kate W Poutsrm, who died April 4
Anastasla O'Neill receive* the
bulk or the $2,900 estate left by her
sister. Jessie Rockett. Lower Mer-lon,
who died March 12. She Is
also executrix.
Sallle C Hoopes. Norrlstown. who
died April 5. names children bene-ficiaries
of her $4300 estate. She
gives Walter H. Hoopea. a son. $300
and divides the balance among four
children. Lewies C Hoopes. Walter
H Hoopes. E Abram Hoopes and
Helen E. Constable. Lewis and
Walter and named executors.
The will of William C Thomp-son
Sr Rcycrsford. who died
March 15. was probated at the
court house. Monday. It leaves
real estate to a son. Clarence
Thompson and the balance Is di-vided
among Clarence and two
other sons. Ellis H. and William
C AH arc named executors The
value of the personal estate Is glv
m at $100
Leaving $1 each to his wife. Anna
Petyo and two children. Elizabeth
Duntak and John Petyo. Michael
Petyo. Mont Clare, who died April
9 gives the balance of his $9,500
estate to five children: Michael,
Joseph, Stephen, Mary and Julia
Petyo. The Farmers and Mechan-ics
National Bank of Phoenlxville
Is named executor.
Randolph F Justice. Lower Mer-ion.
left an estate of $9,000 nam
ing his wife. Hortense K„ trust
beneficiary Her children will re-reive
the income after her death
and grandchildren will be final
heirs The wife is executrix. Tes-tator
died March S.
Letters Granted
LfUaVl cf admlnistr^tlcr. Ttrc
granted yesterday In the estate of
William H. Ellis. Jr., Upper Mer-lon,
to Martha Cory Ellis, wife.
Ellis died Saturday, ln Bryn Mawr
Hospital from injuries he received
In an accident on Swedesford road.
Chester county. Friday evening- A
companion. William Kelly, Is In a
critical condition. The estate Is
allied at $2,000.
St. Murk'- l.ntiienii Con-ure^.
iiinn Raceivea ' llaae
«.f 23 .it Palm Soadaj 8er-
\ i. ( . I.rin^ tfeflab r-liip
h, 520.
A class of twenty three persons,
the largest in the history of the
This week, known on the calen- U1,r.. ,LM!lvr> .,, lhr ,11PPUng.
du .,| the Christian Church as Pril)r to the reguUr session a ape-
Holy Week, the period immediatelyLaj ..^lintt was bald b] the tntW
preceding the crucifixion and resur- ,,„v n,ninillt(H. „, wlm,. m
notion of Christ. Ls being wlOtlj
observed by churches of the com- tntwr-etts meeting ban on May 30.
at]
[Controller
NaiiirslV.iirr
TtM R*Mh is one of deep sorrow
in the C1 >inimemor-atlug
the pa&sion Of Jesus Christ.
its gloom relieved, only by the joy-ousness
of Holy Thursday, com-memorative
of the establishment of
the sacrament of Holy Communion
last supper with his1
apostles.
Tomorrow U observed as Spy PflCtatoWH tttornej Appoint-and
Friday as Good
Friday. The service of tenebrae,
or darkness, will be observed In St.
Mary's R. C. Church. Thursday!
night, where the service of three;
church, was received into St. Mark's | hours' agony will be held Friday!
Lutheran Church, at the annual from no°n *> three. A similar1
meditation service will be held dur-ing
the same hours at Calvary P. town, received the appointment as
Church, and special Good Fri- j solicitor to the office of lhe Con
if
ami
Palm Sunday reception or new
members, held on Sunday morning
at 1030 at the church.
,1 Solicitor to Oft
(lonot) < eOntrolIer
Clerk ol Conn
12400 a Year.
Attorney Joseph Prince, Potts-,
Jubilation ol the Republicans of
MohtKomery ronntv over ihe election
of Theodore Isne Benn. pr>mlnrnl
as Stale Senator, nml Edwin
F, well-known business man
lit nepiesentstlve from
lhe Third ..egislaliw DI trial in MM
Tiirsdsy'N Bpr.-ui Hpctiim was hil-ariously
celebrated Last evenlBg when
■ i
oountt invaded the State I
Harrlsburg to see their two favorite
sons Inducted into office
Only a handful of the celebrants
managed to SM the Inaugural cere-monies
as the galleries in both
i : .t.h. e IfKisiiiiuir were
oontingaat arrived Dauphin counti
Drmorrste had COHM to ■
carllei to urKe the Repuldlcan major-ii
v in toad fill ill nm Carle's tax pro-
SslifyleSl o and Walter A
tialnnan ol thr i
arrangin| the celebratlnn. went to
HurrinbtirR early yesterday morning
to nomplets the BaoMaarj funouii-tleh
of taking the oath ol orTice and
pnant when UM delegstion nr-jday
meditation services will be held',,„„.,. „f Mnntuonirrv rnuntv It L'11*" T"" ^ "*u,r\rWrl enleied the
r«» •> t- i i„ .»,„ BH». T>an.i.t iroiier or Montgonurv rnunt>. It s. nate Ci.<«mber as his adm rers rtled
The new group of members brings!rrom 2 to 3 ln the First Baptist _
more limn three times the m.m- S1 Matthew's church at 3. Friday,
Processions of school children,
clad In white and Kinging hymns,
will be held on Thursday and Fri-day
mornings in all the Catholic
churches of the community
Services will be held in lhr MMflh
odlst Church at 12 and at 2:45 Fri
bershlp registered when the pas-tor.
Rev. O. E. McCarney assumed
the post 'on years ago.
Twenty of the new group were
received through confirmation.
They are Jean M. Bovell. Barbara
nrdB"iSfe*rai. K£ \JgTt ft
tion.
Presbyterian Chun h
! On Holy Thursday night, at eight,
Stmper. Idella H. Strc^HenSi "* P^byterian choir of tweiUy-
-* five voic-- will sing Sir John Stain-er's
'The Crucifixion''
Englehardt, Esther L Ely. Doris E.
Englehardt. Eitller L. Fly, Doris E.
Nagele. Gladys E. Rempp. Clara S.
Isbrecht. Orayson E Kilpairick
Walter R Landls. Wilbur H. Long-acre.
Alexander McCSarvcy. William
H.
Thi iciflxion". meditation
announced bv Controller Wil-!"»" 'be hoiiding As he pur-h.-u his
„ . . , »*.-'Wflv ihrmigh tin- or
Ham C. Irviii. ye.Merdny, at the,,,,,,, wlirBrrl.,r(1 b, B n
OOtUl house. outburst Of cheering and opplaUM
The position pays $2,400 a year.
"In making the appointment I
feel thui one has been selected
who will help us protect the In-terests
of the taxpayers." said Mr,
Iivin Tin.-' VM iniKhtv haul in
do as I am quite MHO Hint >ll of
the gentlemen who were applicants
loi t he pOsa! ii HI would have done
this without a question of a doubt.
hut Un rr was another thing to take
into consideration -our county cov-ers
an area of 474 square miles and
i was administered by Prea-
Ident Judge Wtlluim M it
ii DOUBta OOtUl Senator
James A Norton .'i n< rl
and Senator William (lark, of Ches-ter
county, wan a»«mned
in in his seat
Scores of floral tributes had been
i lumiii.i tram eg*
and admiring ft
great was the mimi.n Umt In icldl-li'iiking
his desk many of
plaOTd ln front of
Hrnate rustr
Ml.
Simons Charles W Smllh and on Uie sacred iwsslon of the Holy <Pnttstown betnf In UM Opjpar
should be aomldered.
other districts are fairly well rep-resented.
Hence this selerdon M
made "
In the noHflcatlon letter sent to
Attorney Prince, he ls advised hLs
duties started yei.terday aiitl that
he Is also to act a.- solicitor for the
Clerk of Court** office, which Is not.
provided by law with a solicitor.
Tin l.-iier follows:
ibers. weartoV whit* "cilTiiuons aid j Chapel at Valley Forge while David I 'II is with pleasure that I advise
accompanied by the vested choir,! K Johnstone. bass, will sing the rao that I hwa ippointad yo
marched in a body Into the church, incidental solos occurring in the ™
The latter was beautifully decorat-; chorus work.
ed with palms. Easier lilies and. The choir will be under the dlrec-ferns.
Special music was sung at tIon of John S Blackburn, rholr-
I and palm was distributed; natter with Miss Blanche O. Smith
to the congregation. j at the organ
the bast
were rrcTi'ved bv letter^ front aiclrJJrn",ri1 <" »» P***™ eantatas The
former p«stors They are MreJeamala calls for iwo solo voices,
Charles M, Bragg, formerly a mem- I tP,lor a,,ri *»»*■ and chorus, and ls
ber of Messiah Lutheran Church,! Interspersed with hymns to be sung
Philadelphia, and Mr. anil |fj ^-legation The soloists
Leon W. Tiefel. formerly of Elkins! for ,he occa.sion will be George
parK_ Jolmstone. Jr., baritone soloist of
Rev. Mr. McCarney officiated •&!*&* Presbyterian choir, and Harold
the reception, attended by an over- F WMOd tenor, who Is thl
flow congregation. The new mem-j soloist al lhe Washington Memorial
solicitor for the controller's office.
to take effect Monday, the 15th of
April, 1036. to nssW In pro!ectIi!g
"The Clerk Of Courts Ls not by
law provided with a solicitor. This
Mv following the midi.,(rfB"' is nn" wni(" '' v,rv ""P"ri-
Palm Sunday baptismal t.oi, t.f Tta Crucillxlon'- there will fnt to «W taxpayers as euata are
.seruc Held at 2 30. Sunday- after-[be a service of Holy C^munion;'»^d and paid by tl e treasurer
noon in the church. One hundred . whirl, will be in charge ol Reverend,uno" '''* «PP™V»I While there has
and twenty five persons witnessed I William Arm.-stronK P<»wel DOlolaUl ****_***!* ■
I the Impressive ceremonv. at which [of the church,
i Rev Mr. McCarney officiated. A meditation service will be held
The class baptized included EUz- from 2 until 3. Good Friday after-abeth
Nellie Masse v. Robert Tyler | noon at Uie Presbyterian Church.
Massey, Jr, and Charles Llnwoodj A speclnl service will be held at
Massey, children of Mr, and Mrs.! lhe Presbyterian church from 2 IO
Robert Tyler Massey. Sr.; La! 3 Friday afternoon
France Laneous Bragg, Nancy Jean ifoniinoed On Page Slal
Abram-s. Patricia Lee Piermarlne.! —
JET SSLSTte, KS, Spent $207,375.89 in
£"K^£ Owaiy for Relief g
i May Gayser. Kathryn Eleanor Falr-
| lie. John Henry Stevens. Norrls-town,
Restrict Operations
At Auto Repair Shop
Into court. I feel thai. Inasmuch as
thLs office Ls so closely related It
win be ■apwtatl M you, gaotdd wy-thing
arise, to represent him in
such matters when1 the payment of
■
t have certified tfaJl n|i|)tiintmeiil
to the courts, countv ootno
ittHi the clerk of courts."
Attorney Prince succeeds Attor-rflt
Wniigrr who resigned
irder to assist In
State Senator be-
■ ing pushed by Miss Oerlrude Ely,
During March, a five week fiscal Dee o
period, from February' 24th to1
March 30th, the Emergency Reller Ask S<Ores to OHsorVt*
Am- No 16 expended tor relief *»■» OHWTO %OJyVWKTVV
$2073T5BB In Montgomery County I G00(I 1'VidaV
and $75,222,10 in Bucks County.
This was for food and milk, fuel,
j shelter, rent and medicine ■ The Consliohockrn Good Friday
' Observance Committee requests the
marchanti in prop-er
observance of the day here, and
asks the merchants to £j0M Hnit
Spring .Mill P. T. A.
Has 81 Members
Thia waa aiaiiil,uU;0 air.or.fi 2318
families. «613 (amllta In MMil«0m- ™™. ™
.ry County and 2335 families In "
Buck. Counly. Thrao wen- ,lly.*d fn)m ,, ,,„,„ ,
amonfi Ihesix clWrrcm >ILs.rl,i |«rta3 Co
.niiAM>, UnttoinHrn 11 TO- Nnrrlri- ......
attend divine worship, in commem-
■ i the ihri-e hours agony
on the Cross
committee Is working wltl
| follows: Pottatown. 1130: Norris-jtown.
3049; Olenside. 1567: Ard-
"" Lftllg-
Tlie membership of the Spring
Mill School Parent Teacher* Asso-ciation
Increased by two members
at the April meeting on Friday
night at the Spring Mill school,
now reaches 81.
More than 100 persons were pres-ent
at the meeting, at which Dr
H. C. Reichard, of this borough in
charge of dental examinations in
the Whitemarsh public schools,
spoke. His talk on dental hygiene
was illustrated with slides.
A program of entertainment
was presented under the dlrertlon
of Miss Helen Bruning, Pupils of
the sixth grade took part in a
sketch The Glee Club of the
school sang and a string orchestra
of former pupils played several se-lections.
Miss Olive Murray gave
two humorous readings and Miss
Nancy Sload, music supervisor of
[ the Whitemarsh schools, sang two
1 numbers.
Mrs. Roy Clark presided at the
meeting.
Ainu* J riuppn unit fcim A fmpps.
In their equity action against Pred
P Belaler and Charles K EtadclllT.
neighbors on Oermantown pike, Ply-mouth
meeting, were granted a par-tial
victory in an opinion by Juuge
Dannehower. this morning
The plaintiffs live near the prop-erty
on which the defendants have|more. 877, Doylestown,
an automobile repair shop and they 'home 1471
"nd.nu%rrrU°du^[nrtheP £ I J" ^T""'JS^J^^A^i "■^^'S" «* ■** pair busineu on their premises or h1 ""HJlus product consisting ol ■ for g batter I of Good
ihcv be enjoined from operating ' mutton, rice, cheese, sauer kraut, pviday.
inner inland canned milk. No shoe and, Burf«M JOBS n Hitmpton nLio
which It has been conducted in the j clothing orders could be given and lirK,„. a]] merchants
past, with alleged offensive odors. verv few additional cases Tor the (
oTtoedar dUturb*nc" M *" Um"' Payment of rent relief could 1». S,V3 md^l»,
jii! Sannenower directs that the I *■*«» on because^of the shortage rf) Oood ^^ hpre.
defendants are enjoined from oner- Federal funds This lack of funds
atlng their plant between 7pm and also caused a decided curtailment
7am and also from conducting j of the work program. One thous-thelr
busineas in auch a manner as < and four hundred twenty-one fam-to
create exceaalve noises and offen-jU|efi na(j to be transferred back to
oba muai e
■ive odors The coat of the action
are placed on the defendants.
1 Killed; 2 Hurt in
Auto Accident
direct relief because
projects shut down
work relief i
Upholds Loral
Courts In Cost Case
The Superior Court, ln an opin-
During the month thr relief to ion rendered, upheld UM local
eight hundred families WM dlscon- j courts as to a decision rendered In
tlnued. mostly because they found' the case of Commonwealth versus
regular employment; 641 or these Tnggph Trunk et al The order: or
were in Montgomery County and the Montgomery count v court is af-
159 in Bucks County; this number firmed at the cost of the nppelanl.
was one-hall as many as those that| This action *ai one in which the
were discontinued during Febru-' defendann In the "third degree"
ary, probably a greater number of ,iiM. goughl te b»v« the county pay
Robert Parsons. 27. 149 West M«in
street Norrlstown. died In Br/n Mawr
hospital last night from a fractured
skull he received when the car he
and* eralned 1SS?*? rSe'a'n Serma i P*"011* arp "taltm» *<*™W "' the cmts in the appeal to a higher
Mill roadinear Stat^road Cvliwyd ",mPoran' employment since the mnn where a new trial was grant-
Two other Norrlstown youths were1 issuing of automatic re-lnaUtemen* ed, and which w*l followed by ac-injured
m the accident They are j certificates have been put into ef- qulttal.
James Kearns, 30. 131 Wayne avenue. | feet. Relief clients are urged to The local court refused the petl-who
is it HI a patient at the hoa-i^^ a.lv job they can. no matter tion to have the expense of the up-pital
and Thomas Linker. 37. 14a hmv temporary, and are assured peal placed on the countv It was
W«\re!*t!£ t^Lnltilni ' *b° I that upon presentation of the cer- from thll dgcktOal that an appeal
Coorner R Ronald Deltre u inves- I tiflcate when fhe Job ends, they will was made to the Superior Court,
ugating be given relief immediately. I which upheld the local court.
and John Loq
■: men in all walks
<if nil- Tl an high in
political tin i.-v bUBlnaw
feaslonal men unit the rank and file
at IIKIH.arv clUaau The group was
• 'i in. ul fuuiteen
railroad.
leaving this borough at 4 SO In ex-
- psraoM from this borough
'run ban Scvi-ml hundred persona
boanM tin- train at Nunmumii.
Tliese Included pi
Muin Line the ToA Road and North
IIS and luterlv
munllies At Roycraford al
timn the immber was increased by
» vi-ti.l large groups. Scon
•on* were compelled to stand as tar
as Reading when two additional
lbs train.
Upon the arrind at Harrlsburg the
00&tlngant wai, met by a band of
d <i)0 additional people who
Mil A line
of miiirh was rormed ami n
dlStrlbutea to BH puraders The line
Og Market street I" BaaOMl
Ktrrrt. two of the principal streets of
the city and ther,. ,
Thronga of people lined the streets
UM intm durtaoM
Pollowlna i be mduoUon • i ■
I inspected the tiiHgnifleent
(apltol building and that <
idJolniuK Un
'-ul lt:io when the home-ward
trip was begun. The special
pulled Into the local station at 2.38
rntef,
2000 sandwiches were provided for
the trip to fttiiTlshiiiit tl I
.•ner the train Ii
town but they lasted only a few
The bugle corps of the r'.l<-ii*ldc
Wars, ac-companied
the York Road members
: tinttcTit and headed this
group in the line or parade.
AmuiiK Omtl from this section
..I cxeurMon were:
BTIM Miller. Mr.
Jo ■ ph Darby, liiewcilyn
■
■
< William
Harvey. John Hei I I
■
r ■.ii!i.-lly. Mr ;itu) Mrs.
■
Koldys. Assembly i nun E Arnold
Fotcph Durn, James W'KKJ,
MB, Mrs.
K onMnued On Page Sli)
Loral Churrh .'Ird.
In Seminary Gifts
St. Matthew's R. C. Chur-h here
•■anks third among the 142 count*]
ChunbM in the diocese of Philadel-ttae
Iiatt collerlion for St.
Bottotaao Seminary, Over-brook.
The local congregation contribut-ed
$1452 of the total of I215.5H.74
coflteotad ttroughOUl the entire dio-
0C4H In addition u> the 142 rural
churches, churches In Philadelphia
* ilmted.
St Patrick's Church Pottsvillc.
was flnrt among the rural cotitribut-givlng
I1BT7. Rt. PutrlckV
ranked second, with
$1710 Th' ' : was five
irgar than last year's. St.
Church. West Conaho-hocken,
contributed 9363.