The Ambler Gazette 19430617

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E AMBLER Gazette
VOL. LXV —NO. 16
AMBLER, PA., JUNE 17, 1943
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SUNTHONY'S SCHOOL AWARDS DIPLOMAS
Elizabeth Ami Iliirtnii Receives
Award for lli^licst Class '^    * Average
Elizabeth Ann Harton, Margaret McKeever and James O'Connor carried away most of the prize.s awarded at the annual graduation exercises of St. Anthony's Cath¬ olic School, Hendricks street, Am¬ bler, on Friday morning.
Miss  Harton  was  awarded  the
COMMinEE PLANS WEEKLY Mf EIINGS
'Planiiiti}; for a Just  and Dur¬ able Peace" Will Be Discussed
"Planning for a Just and Dur¬ able Peace" will be the theme of the discussions which will take place each Monday evening in Ambler and in Chestnut Hill throughout the summer months, beginning on July 12.
Thomas Foulke, the Rev. Luther
prize for the highest class average Harshbarger, pastor of the Ambler
by t^ie Rqv. Thomas W. Stapleton, rector of the St. Anthony's church. Miss McKeever was awarded hon¬ orable mention as was James O'Connor. Miss Harton was awarded a prize for excellence in English; she was awarded the American Legion medal and was given a partial scholarship to Mt. St. Joseph Academy, Chestnut Hill, and to Cecelian Academy, Germantown.
James O'Connor was given a prize tor excellence in mathe¬ matics; a full .scholarship to La- Salle High School in Philadelphia, won by competitive examination, and the American Legion medal. Mi.ss McKeever was awarded a prize for excellence in religion.
Church of the Brethren, and Henry Lee Wiilet are the discus¬ sion leaders for the Ambler dis¬ trict. The Rev. Paul E. Schmoyer, pastor of St. Paul's Reformed Church, Fort Washington, will bo the leader in charge of the Chest¬ nut Hill district.
The Central Planning Commit¬ tee, which is headed by the Rev. Schmoyer, has expressed its ideas on the subject of the post-war peace in the following letter which was sent to the editor of this paper.
"Many far-sighted civilians are accepting the responsibility of training themselves so that they will be qualified to exert a con¬ structive influence toward a better post-war world.   Press and  radio
Community Ambulance Call
During the past week, the Am¬ bler Community Ambulance made one call: Ralph Storti, of West Chestnut street. Ambler, to the Chestnut Hill Hospital. Storti, whose home is in North Hills, but who boards on West Chestnut street, was caught between a bag¬ gage truck and a train heading for Philadelphia at 7 o'clock last Wednesday evening. He was knocked unconscious and was rushed to the hospital in the Com¬ munity ambulance. X-rays showed that Storti's injuries were not ser¬ ious, being mainly bruises of the side and arm.
Erdenheim Residents Throng Springfield Township Meeting
WAAC Recruiting Agent
At  Ambler Post Office
Diplomas were awarded to Ore- are announcing developments al gory W. Kelly, James J. O'Connor, most daily. Statesmen are mak- John G. O'Connor, Eileen T. Bo- (ing tentative general proposals, land, Joanne E. Graham, Elizabeth j Columnists are commenting. For- Ann Harton, Helen M. McCans, (urns of citizens are being held. Margaret M. McKeever, Nanette j Public opinion is being formed. 1. Yost. Attendance certiflcates "Church members of the White- were awarded to Gregory Kelly, (marsh Valley believe that Chris John O'Connor, Helen Mitsch and Madeleine Goettner.
The following prizes were awarded to the seventh grade pupils: the highest average, James O'Neill; honorable mention. Rose Teresa McFadden; religion. Rose McFadden; mathematics. Rose McFadden; English, Lillian Wil¬ son. The sixth grade prizes were: highest average, James Scully; honorable mention, 'Helen Mitsch; religion, Catherine McKeever; English, Mary McCabe; mathe¬ matics, Helen Mitsch.
Filth grade prizes were: William Walker, highest average; Dwight Buczkowski, mathematics; Wil¬ liam Walker, religion. Fourth grade: highest average, Margaret Musselman; honorable mention, Bernard McFadden and Patricia Burns; religion, Joy Scully; Eng¬ lish, Bernard McFadden; mathe¬ matics, Mary Breslin. Third grade: highest average, Nicholas Bres¬ lin; honorable mention, Bobby Kelly; English. Nancy Campion; mathematics, Rita Varallo; re¬ ligion, Bobby Kelly.
Second grade: highest average, Sally Mitsch; honorable mention, Veronica McKeever; religion, Mary Lou Reap ;reading, Lloyd Warner;    mathematics,    Veronica
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tianity has a special contribution to make toward world peace. There is today a good nucleus of men and women in this community who appreciate the vast problems in¬ volved, the Christian approach to... tt i i. ¦ *u j , «!,*„ *!,„,.. J„i,.«;„., ...,A tu^ Lr..... tv,.,t!Miss Hulshouser is the daughter their solution, and the steps that     , -,          , ,,      o   t   u  i i,„.. „
'of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hulshouser,
EDITH A.  HULSHOUSER
Third Officer Edith A. Huls¬ houser, of the Women's Army Aux¬ iliary Corps, will be at the Ambler Post Offlce each Tuesday from 11 a. m. until 6 p. m. for a month, during the June recruiting drive for   that   branch   of   the   service.
Christian leaders have taken to date. But in the absence of sta¬ tistics, it is fair to assume that the number of those who have made a serious study of the subject is a small proportion of total Church membership.
"With  this  in  mind,   an   inter¬ denominational  program is being
of Lansdale.
She will be at the Norristown Post Offlce on Fridays and at the Arcade Building, Lansdale, on the other days. Miss Hulshouser en¬ rolled in the WAAC on September 22, 1942. She received her com¬ mission as a Third Officer, which
Complaints and accusations teeming, excited taxpayers voicing their opinions, attorneys keeping pace with each other's attacks; this was the scene of the Spring¬ field Township Commissioner's meeting last Wednesday evening, the second such meeting in one month when many of the residents of Erdenheim thronged the town¬ ship building, to do their part in seeing that an equitable agreo,- ment is reached in the Erdenheim sewerage fight.
The residents of the Chesney Lane, Glendalough road sections of Erdenheim appeared at last month's meeting to see what could be done about the unhealthful conditions of their overflowing cesspools. Many of the complain¬ ants stated that since their homes were only three or four months old, they felt that the cesspools had not been built according to the plumbing and state specifica¬ tions.
Testimony showed that specifica¬ tions apparently had been met by the builder, Joseph A. Hayden, of Philadelphia, and that undoubted¬ ly everything had been properly approved by the building inspec¬ tors. Further discussion brought out the fact that it is the high clay content of the ground throughout the section which has been the apparent cause of all the trouble.
Mr. Hayden, at that same meet¬ ing, presented plot plans for the building of four tv/in houses on the west side of Bethlehem pike, across from Chesney Lane, Erd¬ enheim; he asked for the Com¬ missioners' approval. A petition was presented, signed by 100 per¬ sons, objecting to the building op¬ eration because the sewage dis¬ posal would be inadequate. Noth-
ng was settled last month at the meeting and the matters were tabled until an inspection could be made of the sewerage problem and until more complete informa¬ tion could be gathered on all the questions under fire.
Last Wednesday evening the people were represented by Victor Roberts, Norristown attorney. Mr. Hayden was represented by Ther- man Britt, Montgomery County attorney. The Commissioners' so¬ licitor, David Groshens, explained the township's side in the discus¬ sion.
Mr. Roberts, early in the meet¬ ing, presented a petition signed by more than fifty per cent of the frontage owners in a section of the fourth district of Erdenheim, the Yeakel avenue to Haws lane section, on both sides of the Beth¬ lehem pike, asking for a zoning law changing that district frotn a business zone to an "A" residen¬ tial section, limiting the number of families permitted to reside in one dwelling.
The petition was received and the Commissioners voted to ad¬ vertise the proposed change in the zoning law in a local newspaper for three consecutive weeks, on June 17, June 24, and July 1, and to call a public hearing in the Springfield Township High School auditorium, at 8 o'clock I on Wednesday evening, July 7.
Mr. Britt asked tor permission to study the petition presented, to make certain that there were more than flfty per cent of the frontage owners in the area who had signed it. The permission was granted for any interested persons to in¬ spect the papers at any time.
Hayden's   attorney   then   stated (Continued on page 6)
Another 'Ambler Nigkt'
More than twelve hundred boys were entertained at the .Stage Door Canteen, Philadelphia, last Thurs¬ day evening on this community's ninth consecutive "Ambler Night". The second Thursday of each month has been taken over by Am¬ bler, at which time an abundance of milk and home-made desserts causes the usual comment from members of the committee, "It's easy to see that it's Ambler night again". The Happy Hours Club is the newest contributor to be added to those who have donated to the work of the committee at the canteen.
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Honor Man
Ambler Councilmen Approve Tax Levy
MARY RISHEL HUTTINGER IS DREXEL GRADUATE
Mary E. Rishel Huttinger, Spring Garden street and Francis avenue. Ambler, was among the 280 graduates from the Drexel In¬ stitute of Technology on Sunday afternoon in Irvine Auditorium, Philadelphia. Mrs. Huttinger re¬ ceived her Bachelor of Science in Commerce for Commercial Teach- ) ing, from the School of Business Administration.
I Major General Edward Martin, j Governor of Pennsylvania, de- : livered the commencement address at the fifty-first graduation exer¬ cises of the Institute. Honorary : degrees were conferred upon Gov
Adopt   New   Tax , McaHiirc   on
.juke  Bosch;   to   Lay
New Sewers
REAPPOINT    SIMPSON
jernor Martin; the Honorable Fran¬ cis Biddle, Attorney General of (the United States; Major General I Dawson Olmstead, Chief Signal Officer, United States Army; Ma¬ jor General Eugene Reybold, Chief of Engineers, United States Army, and a number of other distin¬ guished persons.
prepared, in which about twenty-  corresponds to Second Lieutenant five churches are cooperating. An-1 °"   April   17,   1943.    Since   being! nouncement will shortly be made
REV. EWING ACCEPTS N^ CjlURCH CALL
Former Ambler Minister to Be¬ come Pastor of Santa Barbara Church
commissioned. Miss Hulshouser has of eventrVn whVchtho'community been training officer candidates at
Fort Des Moines, Iowa.
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at large, and especially the Church members, will be invited to take part.
"Some may feel that study of world peace would detract from their all-out eflfort to help win the war,  or  that it  implies  that  the
ENTERTAINED AT PARTY
George Reihl, of Cold Point, was entertained at his home in honor of his 87th birthday on Friday. Mr. Reihl was the recipient of many
war is as good as won-so that the §'"«• i^"/"<^'"S the party were timing is wrong. Those who are 1 ^r. and Mrs^ Jonathan Rodebaugh sponsoring this program do not ^r^ Lloyd Strouys, Mrs Margaret sLre this%iew. ^Thfy are deeply  Pa»et. Mr   -d Mrs^ Alber   Fer
MRS. G. HARRIS BRIH
William    Boulton   Di.xon   Post
Auxiliary Elects Officers; Hear
Coinniitlec Reports
concerned to serve their country during the war. But they see that we must be prepared to win the peace when the war is won. And now is the tirfle for such prepara¬ tion.
"Any    Church    member     who would like to join in the develop¬ ment of the community program \ is asked to communicate with the j Rev.    Paul    E.    Schmoyer,    Fort! Washington."
guson, George Hartman, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Fleck, Walter Dettera, and the Misses Elizabeth and Es¬ ther Dettera.
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Attending School
Mrs. G. Harris Britt, Fort Wash- ] ington, was named president of the Women's Auxiliary of the Wil¬ liam Boulton Dixon Post No. 10, of the American Legion, Fort Washington, at the group's regular monthly business meeting last Tuesday evening. Mrs. L. David¬ son, retiring president, was in charge.
Mrs. Robert Thornton, of Glen¬ side, was chosen flrst vice presi¬ dent; Mrs. James Anders, Phila¬ delphia, second vice president; Mrs. Norman Gould, Philadelphia, recording  secretary;   Mrs.  Luther
Hold Spring House Woman On Drunken Driving Charge |
Mrs. Clara Bell, of Bethlehem' pike, near Spring House, is being held for court after having been arrested on Monday morning at 10.30 o'clock for driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The ar¬ rest was made by Chief Lester Carpenter, of the Ambler Police force. Mrs. Bell was taken be¬ fore Magistrate Robert Kepler, Argyle avenue. Upper Dublin.
On Saturday evening, Goodwin Bookerte, 28, colored, of Cold j Point, was arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct at 9.55 o'clock on South Spring Garden street, Ambler. Magistrate Kepler flned the man flve dollars and costs.
Charles Bergmann, 25, of Trin
Klosterman,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Charles Schlater, Ambler, treas¬ urer; Mrs. Alice Rohr, Ambler, chaplain; Mrs. Edward Murphy, Ambler, historian; Mrs. George Schmalenberger, Fort Washing¬ ton, flrst sergeant of arms; Mrs. Clarence  Roberts, Fort  Washing-
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Marquis Ewing, pastor of the Ambler Pres¬ byterian Church from 1928 until 1938, has accepted a call to become pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara, Calif. Dr. Ewing has been pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Fresno, Calif., since his resignation from the Ambler Church.
Dr. and Mrs. Ewing, and daugh¬ ter, Nancy Belle Ewing, will prob¬ ably move to Santa Barbara some¬ time in July. Although the Santa Barbara Church would like Dr. Ewing to begin his pastorate at that church at once, he will not leave his present church until suf¬ ficient notice has been given.
The Santa Barbara Church is a beautiful structure, one of the finest churches in the country. There are 1200 members in its congregation. Just recently, Dr. Ewing was issued a call to be¬ come pastor of a church " in Long Beach, Calif., where the congregation numbered 1700; but he declined the call. During the past year he has also declined calls ! to three other large California ! churches.
AiLER COLONY CLUB
Mrs.  J. J.  Radcliffe  Entertains
Officei-8  and Round  Table
at Her IIoiiic
Mrs. J. J. Radcliffe, newly elected president of the Ambler Colony Club, entertained the ex¬ ecutive board and round table of the club at her home on Mattison avenue last Wednesday afternoon, the last meeting for the summer season. All officers and commit¬ tee chairmen were present.
Mrs. Henry Walker, of Tennis avenue, program chairman, is working on an interesting pro¬ gram for the ensuing year. Mrs. James O'Brien, of Forrest ave¬ nue, music chairman, told the women that she is making plans to have a quartet to sing at each meeting next year; she also hopes to have a musical play at one of next year's meetings.
It was announced that the gar¬ den department will continue its meetings during the summer months, meeting the third Tues¬ day of each month. Any of the club members interested in attend¬ ing any of the group's meetings are asked to call Mrs. George Bardens, of Fort Washington, gar¬ den chairman, for information. Mrs. Stuart Maclntire, Montgom-
RALPH  L.  AMEY
Ralph L. Amey, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert R. Amey, 114 Race street. Ambler, has been named honor man of his company on completion of his recruit train¬ ing at the United States Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois.
Amey joined the Navy as an ap¬ prentice seaman in March. He will now have further specialized training at a service school or be assigned for immediate duty with the fleet. He left last Saturday for a nine-day leave with his wife to visit relatives in Circleville, O.
The honor man is a graduate of Ambler High School. His brother, Herbert Amey, is a major in th*e Marine Corps and another brother, Edward Amey, is a corporal serv¬ ing with the Army Air Corps.
ELECT BLUE BELL MAN
PENN STATE TRUSTEE
James B. Long, of Skippack pike. Blue Bell, was elected as a member of the Pennsylvania State College Board of Trustees, on Saturday. Six other members were elected, with the term of offlce be¬ ginning on July 1.
Three members were elected by
ORELAND OFFICER KILLED IN   AIRPLANE   CRASH
Lieutenant Philip W. Graham, 21, son of Arthur G. Graham, Jr., of 408 Wischman avenue, Oreland, was killed in a plane crash on Saturday, while on a flight from California to San Antonio, Texas, it was learned yesterday. Family members are awaiting the arrival of the body to plan funeral serv¬ ices.
¦ Lt. Graham, an Army Air Force officer, was the husband of the former Miss Charlene Brown, daughter of Mrs. Emma Campbell Brown, of 107 Charles street, Glenside. Lt. Graham was .sta¬ tioned at Salinas, Calif., when last heard from, just recently hav¬ ing been transferred from Blythe Field. California. Mrs. Graham was staying with her husband.
Family members were notified by a telegram from Mrs. Graham of the tragic accident. Although no details were given it was un¬ derstood that the plane crash killed several of the occupants of the plane.
Lt. Graham was a graduate of Springfield Township High School and was formerly employed at the Federal Reserve Bank of Phila¬ delphia. He enlisted in the Can¬ adian Air Force and transferred to the U. S. Army Air Force after war was declared. In October, 1941, Graham married Miss Brown in St. Martin's Church,  Glenside.
A brother, A. Richard Graham, 24, is in the U. S. Marine Corps and is at present stationed at an overseas      base.     Lt.     Graham's
the  general  alumni  and  four  by i father is employed by the Phila- delegates  of  industrial  and  agri-' cultural groups of the State.
Among the latter were Eric Linde, Orefleld; George F. Hellick, Easton; John H. Light, Lebanon, and William S. Tiffany, Brook¬ lyn, Pa.
Elected by the alumni, in addi¬ tion to Mr. Long, were: J. H. M. Andrews, Philadelphia, and George H. Dieke, Pittsburgh.
MILDRED F. PIERSON
Private Mildred F. Pierson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Pierson, 19 Francis avenue, Am¬ bler, and a member of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve, bas been attached   to   the   Camp   Lejeune
The city of Santa Barbara is in ! ^7 , \Z^'^' , Publicity    chairman,
asked the club women to remem¬ ber    that    during    the    summer
_ __   ity  avenue,   was   last  Wednesday
Fort Washington, I afternoon seen by Ambler police j base, Nev/ River, N. C, and as entering the basement of Brady's signed as a student in the Quar- Cafe, South Ridge avenue. Sev-1 termaster School. The quarter- eral   minutes   later   he  came   out j master    course    runs    for    three
again with a bag full of empty ginger ale bottles. When he was followed, he took them to a near¬ by store and refunded them. Berg¬ mann admitted that he had taken Ithe bottles when he was stopped
IThe matter was then dropped.
Charles Brown, 32, of Chestnut I street. Ambler, was released in !$500 bail yesterday by Magistrate
months and covers ev9ry phase of quartermaster work. It prepares students to serve as clerks. Upon graduating, students are promoted to the rank of corporal.
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southern California, about ninety miles northwest of Los Angeles. It lies in a beautiful valley opening southward to the Pacific Ocean, but encircled on the north and east by the Santa Ynez mountains. Santa Barbara is widely known for its attractive buildings in Span¬ ish architecture and is a noted all- year resort.
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OPENS NEW STORE J. H. Fernandez, of Ambler, to¬ day announces the formal opening of a cut rate store at 19 West But¬ ler avenue. Ambler. Mr. Fernan¬ dez will feature patent medicine, cigars and cigarettes at cut rate prices.
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—Truth is the summit of being; justice is the aijplication of it to aflairs.—Emerson.
PASTOR CONDUCTS SERVICE
The pastor of the Upper Dublin Lutheran Church, the Rev. Martin L. Tozer, conducted the service on Sunday morning, at the Hatboro Naval Base. Walter B. Bastow sang two solos during the service. The Rotary Club with their wives also attended the service.  F. Ray-
ton, second sergeant of arms.
Three members were elected to! bV the police, and he returned the the executive board: Mrs. Henry if 19  which he  had   collected  to Grimm,  Philadelphia;  Mrs.  Mary I i?hn   Bady,   owner_ oj Jhe_^Cate Uhle, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Ann | Sulliyan, Philadelphia.   Two del eg'-jiJK^ were  chosen  to go to the dt'jwPment convention at Wilkes
Barji-c' in August;  they are:   Mrs., ¦ u      • i.
G.  Harris BHtt ^nd  Mrs.  Luther i been given a hearing on a charge . .    , ,,   tt
Klosterman. Alternates to the con- 1° , assault and battery.   Brown is'mond Maxson, organist of the Up vention are Mrs. Frank Hoagland | alleged   to   have   struck   his   wife, per   Dublin   Church,   and   a   Ro- ¦and Mrs. Robert Thornton. .'f^uring a flght in their home   She,tarian,  played   the  piano tor the
.,.^ i was treated at the Chestnut Hill
Mrs. Henry C. Deens, poppy | j^^^^pj^^, ^^^ ^ fractured jaw. chairman, reported that $190 was g^.^^^ -^ ^^-^^ j^^j^ ^^j. ^^^^ ^^^j^j^ received from tho sale ot poppies, ^j. ^j^^     g^^ ^
of  which  $50 was  received from j  o—^——
the Junior Red Cross  girls  from j  SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT Fort Wa.shington. ...     „  .u -iir n      r     j-     i ..•
Miss Ruth Wells, of radio station
months, when club activities are fewer, any ifree hours which tho women can spare should be to aid the Red Cross with its great responsibility. Mrs. Maclntire par¬ ticularly stressed the work of sew¬ ing and rolling bandages.
Plans tor next year were dis¬ cussed in detail by the group, after which a social afternoon was held.
WINS  SCHOLARSHIP
John A. Morrison, of Chestnut Hill, a student at Springfleld Township High School, received a State Scholarship worth $100 a year, it was announced by the State committee.
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—Do Your Part — Buy War Bonds and Stamps Every Pay Day.
Mrs. Melvin James, war activi- (Continued on page 2)
KYW, Philadelphia, will speak on "Behind the Scenes in Radio" at the last meeting of the season of the Women's Society of Christiafl Service of the Calvary Methodist Church tonight at 8 o'clock.
Miss Wells has prepared an in¬ teresting and entertaining talk for
iS^. Joseph's Parochial School Awards 23 Certificates
AMBLER  MAN APPOINTED
Melvin E. Lake, of Houston and Knight roads. Ambler, has been appointed a member of the price panel ot War Price and Ration Board No. 6, which has its office i this special meeting. All members at Bridgeport. The appointment'; and friends of the society are in- was   announced   yesterday   morn-} vited to attend.
ing   by   Raymond   B.   Rippman, |  o	
county  coordinator for the Office 1    —Do   Your   Part — Buy   War of Price Administration. Bonds and Stamps Every Pay Day.
Twenty-three certiflcates were awarded on Friday to pupils who satisfactorily completed the course of study prescribed from the flrst to the eighth grades at St. Jo¬ seph's Parochial School, South Main street. Ambler.
Those students were: Vincent J. Balestiere, Frederick J. Lochetto, Francis J. Munio, John J. Mc¬ Daniel, Joseph C. Notoris, John W. Pistelli, William C. Umstead, Peter N. Vennera, Josephine R. Artuso, Rose M. Artuso, Catherine M. Cuce, Concetta B. Cuce, Grace J. Decembrino, Jeanne M. Fragassa, Rosina B, Gigliotte, Ruth A. Mc¬ Call, Laura R. Palermo, Angeline A. Pileggi, Catherine D. Rocco, Ottey was graduated from Norris-1 Catherine L. Serratore, Antoinette town High School in the class of! ^: Spano, Mary L. Valeo and Don-
service.    Mr.   Tozer   preached   on the theme "Thy Kingdom Cojne".
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HOWARD OTTEY IS GRAD17ATE Howard Curtis Ottey, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Abram C. F. Ottey, of Lawndale, Philadelphia, for¬ merly of Ambler, was graduated recently with the'degree of Bach¬ elor of Arts from Woflord College, Spartansburg, N. C, one of the oldest schools ot the old South. Mr.
1938 and is enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve. He is ex¬ pecting to be called for active duty in the near future. After the war, he hopes to study law. Rev. Ottey is a former pastor of Calvary Methodist Church, Ambler.
atine J. Zaffarano. John McDaniel was the salutatorian, William Um¬ stead the valedictorian.
The American Legion Medal for honor, courage, scholarship, lead¬ ership and service was awarded by the Norton Downsj, Jr., Pobt Nc,'.
FERNANDEZ ELECTED
STUDENT COUNCIL HEAD
Donald Fernandez has been elected president of the Student Council of Ambler High School for the year 1943-44. John Shearer is the new vice president and Catherine DeSando, the new sec¬ retary. The outgoing council of¬ ficers are: Gilbert Huber, presi¬ dent; Thomas Morrison, vice president, and Anne lUingworth, secretary. Raymond L. Duncan, a member ot the faculty, has been adviser of the group during the past year.
Last Thursday morning the new student council members were sworn into their offices, although the members representing the sports and musical organizations have not yet been elected. The following persons were inducted into offlce, representing the var¬ ious homerooms: Robert H^sch, senior college preparatory, group one; Dorothy Marple, senior, col¬ lege preparatory, group two; Jean LulAirt, senior, commercial, group one; Ann Walker, senior, com¬ mercial, group two; Wilson Ma¬ thias, senior, general; Senior class members at large, Donald Fern¬ andez, John Shearer, Catherine DeSando; Robert Gump, junior, college preparatory, group one; Charles Dager, junior, college pre¬ paratory, group two; Shirley Cof-1 fey, junior, commercial, group | one; Virginia Kauffman, junior, commercial, group two; H. Ma- genera I;   members
125, of the Legion, to John Mc¬ Daniel. The medal awarded for the same characteristics by the Women's Auxiliary of the Legion was merited by Laura R. Palermo. ,
Prizes were awarded to the fol- j """ey,   junior ^ ^    ,
lowing pupils for having the high-  ?,* '^''^c- Glenn Eisenhard and Carl
est general average in each class: eighth grade, William Umstead and Laura Palermo; seventh grade, Francis A. Cappuccio and Con¬ cetta L. Donato; sixth grade, John Learning and Margaret Bolt; flfth grade, Anthony Serratore and Mary Ann Umstead; fourth grade, John J. Greulich and Madeline C.
Rainey.
ENNIS  GETS  CAPITAL  POST
David Ennis, recently resigned Chief of Police of Whitemarsh township, left on Monday for Washington, D. C, with his wife, where he will accept an appoint¬ ment as special investigator with
Bocutti; third grade, Edward F. i the Metropolitan Police Depart- McDaniel and Madeline M. Pis- ; ment of Washirrgton. Ennis was telli; second grade, Frederick j granted a leave of absence at Derro and Marie Zallo; first grade, Whitemarsh last year to train as Michael Heaney and Carohne an investigator in Washington. He l-'i'lay. i served as Chief of Police for six-
Certificates    were   awarded    to   teen years.
the  following for perfect attend-  ^	
ance and punctuality during the j —Glass discs are the latest an- scholastic year: eighth grade, Wil- , gwer supplied by the phonograph ham    Umstead, • John   McDaniel j industry   to   shortages  of   critical
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Anita Burk to Become Bride Sunday in Church in Mexico
Miss Anita Burk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Burk, of Butler pike. Ambler, will become the bride of Sr. Jose Solias M., of Cuauhtimoc, ChilT, Mexico, in a large church wedding on Sunday in Cuauhtimoc. The bride and bridegroom were married in a civil ceremony on May 29, with only a few persons present, but at Sunday's service the former Miss Burk will be attired in a bridal gown and will be attended by several of her friends from Mexico. A large number of friends of the couple, and relatives of Sr. Solis, are expected to be present at the ceremony.
The bride is a graduate of the class of 1940, Ambler High School. She met Sr. Solis when she went to Mexico on a vacation three years ago. This is her third visit to Mexico. The bridegroom was recently made manager of a large Mexican firm. Sir and Sra. Solis will reside at Apartado Num. 38, Cuauhtimoc, Chih, Mexico. Sra. Burk de Solis plans to spend a month this summer, either in July or August, visiting with her fam¬ ily in Ambler.
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Rotary Directors Hold
Last Meeting of Season
The Rotary Club of Ambler held its regular monthly business meet¬ ing yesterday afternoon in Nib¬ lock's Restaurant, preceded by the Board of Directors' meeting at 11.30 a.m. All of the directors of this year and the directors of 1943-44 were urged to attend, as it was the last meeting of the pres¬ ent Rotary year.
At last week's meeting Harry Hendery, a graduate ot Ambler High School, the class of 1943, was a special guest. Hendery was the recipient of the Rotary Prize at the Commencement exercises last week, and was the guest at this meeting of Abram R. Hunsicker, of the high school faculty.
The speaker at the meeting last week was John Dornan who gave an illustrated talk on bird life and presented movies of some of the birds which are found along the Atlantic Coast and some ot which are common in this locality. Mr. Hunsicker had his "Talking Minah", a bird which is a native of Columbia, present at the meet¬ ing to amuse the Rotarians with its talking and whistling.  o	
—If you really want all the news of Ambler and vicinity read The "Gazette", published every Thurs¬ day morni{ig. '
Ambler Borough Council , on Monday evening unanimously adopted an ordinance levying a tax on juke boxes and pinball machines, at the regular monthly session of that group.
The new ordinance assesses for each pinball machine a tax of fif¬ teen dollars a year, or any frac¬ tion thereof; ton dollars a year for each juke box. The licenses are not transferable, they must at all times be in view in the estab¬ lishment to which they are issued, and the borough police will makS periodical inspections of all ma¬ chines which are licensed.
Violations call for a fine of no less than fifteen dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, and up to ten days in jail for any offender. Li¬ censes may bo obtained from the Ambler Borough Sccrctmy, Nor¬ man F. Taylor.
Council voted to incorporate the newly annexed section of Ambler into the third ward of this com¬ munity. The territory, which was formerly, in Upper Dublin town¬ ship, includes Church street and North Main street.
Joseph Cavalier, Second Ward Councilman, who was not present at the meeting because of illness, sent in a communication request¬ ing that the new section be made a part of the Second Ward. Since that district is contiguous only to the Third Ward, and Second Ward boundaries would have' to be changed to have the district in¬ corporated in it, tho councilmen after a brief discussion voted on the question. The two First Ward councilmen did not vote, .stating that they should remain neutral since it was the Second and Third Wards which were bidding for the territory. The first ward, the largest ward in the Qommunity, was not considered as a possibiWty for the annexation, as the two districts are widely separated. The thirty houses in this newly an¬ nexed territory are now a part of the third ward, so the approxi¬ mately eighty voters residing there will in the future vote at the Nor¬ ton-Downs Post of the American Legion Home on Lindenwold ave¬ nue.
New sewers are to be laid in. this section, on Church street, from Bannockburn to Main, and on Main from Randolph to Church. Council authorized the advertising for bids on the projects.
J. Robert Simpson, president of the  Borough   Council,  was  reap¬ pointed   for   a   six-year   term   to (Continued on page 4)
DAVISciisiONED
Former Ambler lligb Graduate
Completes Training at
¦ Pensacola
William E. Davis, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Davis, Jr., Hartranft avenue and Glencoe road. Ambler Highlands, has been commissioned an Ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserve after having completed his flight training at the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Fla. He was one of twenty-seven aviation cadets from Pennsylvania and Now Jersey to be commis¬ sioned at the same time. Some of the young men were made ensigns in the Naval Reserve, others sec¬ ond lieutenants in the U. S. Ma¬ rine Corps Reserve.
Davis will have been in the Naval Reserve for one year, on June 25. Upon his enlistment last spring, he was sent to Chapol Hill, N. C, for three months; he was then sent for three more months to the Philadelphia Navy Yard and to Pitcairn's Field, Hatboro.
Since his graduation. Ensign Davis has been transferred lo Miami, Fla.. for the present. With him is his wife, the former Miss Rhoda Ann Sidcbottom, of Chest¬ nut Hill, who became his bride on May 23, in Florida.
Ensign Davis was graduated from Ambler High School, the class of 1938, and tho University of Penn.sylvania, the class of 1942. He participated in football and track at both of these schools. In high school, Davis was on the honor roll for lour years and was a member of the National Honor Society. He was a 'mcmbci of student council, was president of the Sophomore class, vice presi¬ dent of the Freshman class, and he participated in several • plays and operettas during his high school years.
NEW LIBRARY HOURS
The Ambler Public Library announces that tho Summer hours begin on Monday.
The library will be open on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings from 10 a. m. until noon. The library is also open two nights a week, Wednesday and Friday.
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