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THE SWARTHMOREAN
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SWARTHMORE, PA., AUGUST 22, 1941
SCHOOLS OPEN
MONDAY, THE 8th
New Pupils Must Register Before
August 29; Teachers Report
and Examinations of New
Students on 4th
Swarthmore Public School classes
will begin Monday morning, September
8, for all classes from the kindergarten
through senior high school. During the
first few days the elementary grades
will have morning sessions only, to accustom the children gradually to thc
routine and confinement of school work.
Registration for admission to school
must be completed in the school office
in the high school building on College
avenue prior to August 29. The office is
now open from 8:30 A. M. to 4:00 P. M.
daily for this purpose. All children entering Swarthmore Schools for the first
time, including those in kindergarten,
must be registered by their parents during the above hours. It is not necessary
for children who were previously in the
Swarthmore grades and who are now
entering Junior High School to register.
All pupils registering should bring
with them vaccination and birth certificates, and if entering from another
school, their transcript papers. New
high school pupils should complete their
roster of subjects by September 5.
School children should be taken to
the family physician and family dentist
for a thorough health check-up before
entering school, according to recent
announcement of school health officials
in the city papers. Such examinations
are urged for Swarthmore children so
that any remedial defects may be corrected before the children resume daily
classes at school. Many children are
eager to join the Dental Honor Roll by
having their teeth examined and filled
now, if needed.
The hours of the daily school sessions
are as follows: high school, morning,
8i30._o 12:00: afternoon 12:50 to 2:45;
elementary grades, mornings beginning
at 8:50 and afternoons at 12:50. Dismissal in the grades will be staggered,
the smaller children who are inclined to
loiter along the way being excused first,
the older ones later. The dismissal time
in the elementary grades has been set
for the mornings at 11:35 to 11:45; and
in the afternoons from 2:35 to 2:50.
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Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Detlefsen of Lafayette avenue have as their guest Mrs.
Detlef sen's brother Mr. Henry K. Atwell of Athens, Ga.
Library Reopens Monday
The Swarthmore Public Library
will reopen next Monday afternoon, August 25, after a two week
vacation.
All books withdrawn during the
week prior to the Library's closing will be due during the week
of the 25th.
Members are reminded that the
Library is not open on Saturday
afternoons during August.
MRS. J. L. McLAIN
PASSES AWAY
Harvard   Avenue  Resident   Had
Devoted Entire Interest to Presbyterian Women's Missionary
and Sewing Groups
Mrs. James L. McLain died at her
home, 509 Harvard avenue early Sunday,
August 17, after an illness of several
weeks.
Born Anna Ralston, daughter of
James and Mary Martin Ralston, of
Rockville, Pa., she early in life became
a member of the Brandywine Manor
Presbyterian Church. Marrying Dr.
James L. McLain, she went as a bride
to Urbana, Ohio, and later lived in
West Chester, Pa. Dr. McLain died in
1916.
Coming to Swarthmore to live in 1922,
Mrs. McLain became a member of the
Swarthmore Presbyterian Church. She
was active in the work of the church
and in the Woman's Association which
she attended in all weather despite her
advanced years.
She is survived by four children Ralston McLain and Miss Helen McLain,
with whom she lived in Swarthmore;
Mrs. Ruth Wurts of East Orange, N. J.,
and Louis McLain of Bryn Mawr, a
sister Misis HcleirJ. Ralston of Coatesville, Pa.; four grandchildren- Ralston
McLain, Jr. of Swarthmore; Walter
Waldamer Wurts and Mrs. Clifford
Burt of East Orange, N. J. and Millard
J. McLain of Plainfield, N. J.; and- a
great-grandchild Jane McLain of Plain-
field.
Services were held from her late
home at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. David Braun, pastor of
the Swarthmore Presbyterian Church.
Interment was at the Brandywine
Manor cemetery.
SWARTHMORE GIRLS AID MOTHER MOORE
$2.50 PER YEAR
HONEY COLORED SPANIELS SHINE
Mrs. John C. Moore (left) winner of the Gimbel Award is assisted in one of
her well known works, the weekly arranging of Flowers for the Flowerless, by
Ann Cochran (center) and June Ullman (right). From 12 to 14 Borough girls
assist each Friday in this work. Mrs. Harold G. Griffin of Rutgers avenge
heads the local collection of blooms this month.
Graham Foster poses with three of his three-month-old cocker puppies Poppy
Girl, II, Hicksite Jeremiah (who was fourth cutest in Monday's pet show),
and Poppy Larrie.
MUNSON BAND
WAGON STARTS
Ridley Park Burgess Gains General Backing as Republican
Candidate for Sheriff .
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RAYMOND S. MUNSON
McCABE APPOINTED
TO HIGH OPM POST
Thomas Bayard McCabe of North
Chester road has obtained leave of absence ' from the executive duties as
president of the Scott Paper Company,
Chester to become deputy director in
cliargt of operations of the priorities-
division of • the Office of Production
Management, Washington.
Mr. McCabe was chairman of the Defense Contracts Service of Delaware
and Chester counties, a phase of the
OPM, and he resigned this post in preference for the higher position, his de-
j fense post being taken by William D.
' Mason of Guernsey and Thayer roa '
general manager of the Sun Oil Con.-
pany.
j Mr. McCabe was appointed to the
high OPM position by E. R. Stettinius,
priorities director Of the Office of Production Management. He will replace
James L. O'Neill, who is returning to
the post of operating vice-president of
thc Guaranty Trust Company, of New
York.
Upon accepting his appointment he
pained leave from his Scott Paper duties, where he has brought the local
industry   to   national   recognition.   Mr.
I McCabe has also resigned as director
of the American Viscose Corporation,
and,as chairman of the economic policy
committee of thc National Association
' of Manufacturers.
An efficient and business-like admin
istration of the Sheriff's Office of Del
aware County is predicted if Raymond' He likewise relinquished his director-
S. Munson is successful in his campaign ate of the Air Reduction Corporation,
for  that office in the  Republican pri-  and many other minor posts. One of his
mary in September and the general
elections in November.
This observation is voiced freely by
Mr. Munson's supporters and political
observers who are acquainted with his
career in public office and steady rise in
indu. trial ranks. It has been said that
Mr. Munson possesses the perfect combination to handle- the reins in the
Sheriff's Office—his vast experience in
public affairs and executive ability that
has brought him to a top position in the
steel business.
It is this knowledge and the fact that
Mr. Munson intends to wage his fight
for office free of any alignment with
organized political groups, that has
prompted a strong surge to the support of his candidacy so early in the
vote-getting season. The majority, if
not all, of his volunteer adherents are
said to be "amateur politicians," n\en
and women who have no stake in the
outcome except a desire to assure the
county of office-holders of high calibre.
; Mr. Munson's industrial career extends back to 1909, when as a youthful
college graduate" he ' accepted an apprenticeship at the Atlantic Steel Castings Company, Chester. His acute observatory powers and keen ability to
assimilate the-fundamentals of thfe steel
business brought, him to the attention
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important positions is chairman of the
board of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia. While on leave of absence
from the Scott Paper Company the affairs of the concern will be conducted
by an executive committee.
Tennis Champ in New Honors
Swarthmore found itself in the limelight again last week when Donald P.
Jones of Dickinson avenue was announced as winner of the amateur Forest Hills Tennis Tournament held at
Camden, N. J. Monday through Saturday. Although Jones was given the
privilege of keeping 'the cup by winning it for three successive years, he
returned the trophy to the tournament
committee in order that it might continue to be handed down to future
tourney victors.
With John Custer of Cynwyd Jones
also carried off the men's doubles honors at the same tournament.
Next week he will participate in the
Crestmont Inn Tournament to be held
at Eaglesmere, Pa.
Wins Scholarship
Doris Lackey daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. Lackey of Cornell avenue
has received word that she has been
awarded a $300 scholarship by New
Jersey College for Women where she
has enrolled in the freshman class for
next year.
RECORD CROWD
AT 7th PET SHOW
Monday's Event Would Indicate
That Though Mongrels Are
"Cutest" Dogs, Trend Is
Decidedly Toward
Thoroughbreds
About 60 of the pets entered in last
Monday afternoon's seventh annual pet
show sponsored by The Swarthmorean
received pleasingly appropriate prizes
made possible by the generosity of local
and nearby merchants. Prizes were allotted according to the size of the
classes, some classes having so many
entries that as many as four, five and
six prizes were awarded in them. There
were some pets who won more than
one prize and there were a few which
unfortunately did not show their characteristics in a superlative degree sufficient to outshine thc others in their
classes. These latter however shared in
the general distribution of food and
soap from thc cans of dog food and
packages of dog biscuits given by Martel and the cakes of dog soap sent by
the Sun Ray Drug Company so that
every dog in the show might receive
several gifts.
Streaming from every point of the
compass toward the high school
grounds as early as an hour before 3:30
when the show was scheduled to start,
were pet owners of every age with animals, fowl, fish and even reptiles. Particularly notable about this year's event
was the large number of non-owners of
pets who attended as intensely interested spectators. The day's perfect
weather, and the numerous fine pet
articles which had been on display for
a week in The Swarthmorean office
window as prizes made the 1941 show
the usual triumph each year's show has
been over the preceding year.
The paper is greatly indebted to the
school for tables, to the Borough for
rope, to the Fire Company for the
blackboard that slipped, to Mason
Builders for stakes and to the men,
women and teen-age boys and girls
who assisted at the event. A. B. Chapin
was tireless and especially helpful in
rounding up the classes and Jim Dryden
needed all his lung power as barker.
Special recognition and gratitude is due
the following judges who performed
their function in the best ring manner: Dr. Frank J. Davies, Joshua A.
Christian and Mrs. Alban E. Rogers
in Ring 1; and Dr. Mark W. Allam,
William T. Patterson and Mrs. Andrew
Simpson in Ring 2; Postmaster Alfred
P. Smallej'—poultry; and Mr. and Mrs.
L. G. Livingston—miscellaneous.
Superintendent Calvin N. Hayward of
the Delaware County S. P. C. A. was
there with the Society's ambulance,
and Dr. Harold C. Roxby again lent his
presence that the round of veterinary
aud human medical assistance be complete in case of emergency.
If Britain still needs aid next year
Peggy Armitage will surely come
equipped with twice as many gallon
thermos jugs of lemonade for this year
she, sold the contents of her two jugs
before half the would-be drinkers had
been accommodated.
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Red Cross Enrolling
For Classes
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Red Cross classes in various
courses are now being arranged
to start shortly. It is hoped to
begin on September 1 a motor
mechanics course which will include a First Aid course and involves three hours, one night a
week for ten weeks. This course
has been requested here and it
is important to enroll now in
order that it may be opened
soon. Those interested should
communicate with Elizabeth Bassett of North Chester road or directly contact the Red Cross Regional office at Front and Jackson streets, Media.
In addition there will be a First
Aid Course in the afternoon if
people desire; a course'in home
nursing and care of the sick and
one in canteen. Regarding this
residents should call Mrs. Sewell
W. Hodge, Swarthmore 290, or
the regional office.
By taking these courses not
only the Red Cross is helped but
a distinct part is taken in the
home defense program.
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