The Ambler Gazette 19310416

              The Ambler Gazette
VOL.   LIII-NO. 8
AMBLER.   PA..   APllIL   10,   1931
S1.75  A   YEAR
TOWNSHIP AND COLD POINT
ITEM*
F   LOCAL   INTEREST READERS
TO
Fire Co. Holds Banquet and Enjoys Fine Addresses—Old Time Concet^t to Be Presented—Investiture Scout Service   on   May   1—Baseball   Ne^s.
"A g'lorious nigrht," the annual ban- (Ittet ot the Harmonville Klre company, ^^as termed by all attending. The teast was excellent, tlie tables were neatly and brilliantly decorated, addresses ¦were fine, and the entertainment, a m,in8trel   play,   was   a  Jolly   contribu-
Ambler Taxpayers
Edward ('. Soott, ta.\ collector ot Arhbler, gives notice that unle8i» oil taxes are pai<l on or before April 31), 11(31. he will Hie liens .i." provided by the oxjt of assemld> of 192*.
Mr. place taxes.
Scott until
win  be at  tho  usual April   30      to   receive
.1
ISIANDARDMEEI
Flre at Miquon
Flre which broke out Friday after¬ noon at 4 in a liistoiic tld IC-room house on Hpring- ^ilill road,, m^r Miquon, resulted in its complete de¬ struction.
The large homestead owned by tht* Messenger Urothei's, of Upper U.ox- boiough, was ocdtlpied by !• r.mk Car- berry and family, who were at Me- morUil hospital, Koxborough, IT-yeaj-old son who was beln
AMBLER   BOYS   HEAD   THE OF TEN TROOPS
LIST
JUNIOR COLONY CLUB
DAYS. APRIL 21-24
tion   by  the  ladles.   The  banquet  wa-sj^^ „ j^,,. appendicitis, when Uie lire
held  Saturday evenliig m Graiige hall  h,.„ke  out.      JJanutge  is   estimafol   at at Plymouth Centre. Klias Slavin, chief i j^j qqq
of   the   fire   company,   was   master   ot        '      '        !	
ceremoniaa. The rriembers of the Lad- ] lea'  Auxiliary were guests. Mrs.   Laura Sylvester   presided   as     toastmlstress.' The speakers upon thia occasion were Hon.   Harold  O.  Knight,  J.      William Ditter,  of Ambler. '    |
Franklin   Wright   and   Mm.       Alice j Banneho^ver, princii>al of the Plymouth township schools. Judge Knight enter¬ tained Interestingly with reminiscences 1 tjom   the   bench,   and   particularly  In-1 forming the firemen of a decision re- I garding  responsibility  of, a  fire   cam-', panj' upon all occaslon.s. Lawyer Plttcr •was witty as usual and also      struck liome .sorre flne points upon citizenship. Mr. Wright also gave a good talk up¬ on the need of community nurse work. Mrs.   Dannehower  proved   most   inter¬ esting, ancl in a well-delivered address stresi'iPd   interest  and   co-operation   in tho  work   and   activities   of   the     flre company.      The ladies'  minstrel  show was presented after the banquet    was over.   It  was  entirely Auxiliary  talent and these ladles made It
I Scored  89  Points  Oi/l  of  Possible   1001 — Cheltenham  No. 2 Second  with 63 j     Points   —-   Ambler    Scores    Higihest I     in   Eao;-)  Event.
i    Ambler Troop,  No.  1, Boy Scouts of America, . has  just  put  another  honor .in its list,  when  on  Friday night,  tho with   a  troop entered the Troop Standard Con- operat-  test of the Kiistern district at Jenkin¬ town   with   its  motto:   "Troop,   No.   1, never   lost   a   contact—and—we MUST win  this  event,"  and  emerged victor¬ ious   over  9  other  troops   of  the  dis¬ trict.
By  .scoring 89  points out of a pos- Klhle   100,   Ambler   topped   all      other
W>ill Honor Senior Club at Tea on Sun- i t(ay, April  10
The Junior Colonv Clul.. headed by the hcapUallty chaiiman. Miss Dorothy I'aust, is busily preparing :or the musical and lea, to Which the Juniors are inviting the Senior Colony Club members,  their f.amilies .ind friends.
Th(? mu.slcal and tea la to be hel.l at the new club rooms oo Sunday after¬ noon,  April   19,  from  4  until  6.
Miss S.arah Mullln hits arranged for fhe musical part of the program which includes Miss Kuhlman, so¬ la ano, ot Nor istonU, and her accom¬ panist. Miss Honeyman. Mis.'. Kuhl- iiiaii won favorable critlcisui in a, re¬ el nt Atwater Kent cintcMt. md re- oiatns one of the com,petilt rs until the final  Judging.
l.'ador  Schwartz,   viollr.i.'il,   who   first played   before  the  public at  the  acad emy of Music, i'hll i.delpjiia, at the a. of   10   years,   will   play compositions   which   i in O Minor."
Pali I Irffer, wh,o will .Schwartz,   is   also   a   t I ha.ving   playetl    several- «• nsons j the Chelsea Orchestra In Atlantic
INE IS CENTURY OLD
STORY   IN   PICTURES   BEFORE   KI¬ WANIS   CLUB   OF   AMBLER
Reginald E. Graeff, of Ambler, Presents History and Development in Four Reels—Ready for Ladies' Night on Tuesday  at  Plymouth Club.
Thi' motion picluiv was brought in¬ to Kiwanis on Tuesday evening an.l n'embers of the Ambler club were tre.ated to an hour's entertainment of a four-reel jileture that proved very tveral of his i'^"'*""'"'^'"'"'?' The picture was (s   "P.elude ¦'^"'"¦'''"'^^ ot the Reaper."
I    Woven   into   a  delightful   story the   educational   reproduction   of
Sheeleigh   School    League
The Matthias Sheeleigh Htmie and School Leogue will meet this Thursday evening in tho Trinity MemoiMal  church  rooms.
Kdward S. Idng, superintendent of Abington township .schools, will spwik, and the school orchestra and harmonica band will play. A group of .singers will also give numbers.
Every one interested Is cordial¬ ly invited.
yPPER DUBLIN ANO
MISCELLANEOUS   ITEMS TEREST
OF     IN-
North Wales Boys Accused
Two North Wales bov^ Walter Knauff and Kaymond Welsh, .accused of stealing the .automobile of Chester Sellers, of Skippack, in Lansdale, Sat¬ urday  night,  were airestedl in Camden
Jonathan Stackhouse Shows Improve¬ ment — Horsham Considers School Tax—Birthday Party at the Hall— Jarrettown   and   Horsham   News.
JoiLathan Stackhouse, of Hallowell, who has ben ipiite ill, is reported slii^htly   improved.
Miss  Anna Jarrett,  of Davis  Crove,
"The
trooj) entrants and captured tbe covet-| ^|,, lyff^^. yg ^^..-^ ^s tl ed- "standard contest cham-plonshlp .'^,.p' studenis 'whoso pennant."       Tho   Ambler   teams,   well. "^atciied   with   interest.
DRIVE PLANNED FOR
SPAN   BOROUGH
trained for the event, by their scoiit leader, Willard Shoener, peered in every event. Their nearest rivial was (!heltenham troop. No. 2, with 63 points. Glenside, No. 2, scored 47; Ore- land, 44; Kdge Hill, 43; Jenkintown, A SPIC AND No. 2, 38; Jenkintown, No. 1, '27; A!<h- bourne, 26; Ambler, No. 2, 22; Chel¬ tenham, No. 1, 18. About 400 boya par- !tlcipa.ted in the various contests. Better Health, Ambler Troop, No. 2, would have made a much finer scoring had not one of the automobiles transi>orting the boys encountered tire trouble and ;irrlved  too  late   for   the   flrst  t>everal
.ecompany Mr. nist   of   note, with f 1 other artist,si, proKi'ess     are Mr.   Irff
was tho
pi.ar.o solos will include selections from f^hopin  and  Debussy.
Tho Juniors will hold an informal card party In the new cl' !¦ building on Tiesday evening, April 21. KveiT Junior  is  asked   to   biliiiE   her   friend.
manner in wliich the reaping machine. Invented by Cyrus McCormick, was P,n--t made and then grew- to the tre¬ mendous combine machines of today. Reginald E. tliaeff, of Am'bler. rcpi-e- sentative of the International Harves¬ ter  Company,   presented   the   picture.
Speakin'-? before the pictures wero sh'o\(-n, Mr. Graeff explained that IflSl is the lOOlh anniversary ot the h,ar- vester machine, lund ,*. nation-wiite exhibit of this  picture  is  being  made.
later Saturday.  They were returned  to and  Mi,«s  Susanna L.  Walton,  of Hor-
Chief   of  Police   Chestnut   in       North sham,  motored  to      Kintnersville      on
Wales on Sunday. Thursday   of   last   week  visiting  with
The youths were arrested when they Mr,  and   Mrs.  Benjamin .Tarrett.  They
failed to produce an operator's license, also   continued   their   trip   to   Easton,
They  will   be   given  a  hearing  before vrhero   they   visited   George       Jarrett,
Burger'e   W.   B.   Rourke,       in       North who  is in  the  hosiiital  there from in-
AN'ales,
Better     Appearance, Greater Security from Flre and More Appeal  to  Visitors—Schedule   Posted of Collections by the  Borough. Ambler   borough   council   and       tho events.
and enioy an evening of bridge. Guest'^hore is no exposition being held, tlcketis ma'' be Sfvured from Miss*'"' ''>' niean^' of this modern method Mida Gelbert, chairman in charge of t^f I'eople of the countVy are .shown the cai'd  party.
board  of health  have  iilanned a drive      The  contests  of  the  event consisted for a cleaner, better and more sanitary of  attendance,   inspection,   knot   tying, town  to  be made  from  April   2li-it  to aignalling,   first  aid   .and  an   unknown ,,,„.,, ,  J '?¦, Tf/Y ^      24th inclusive, during which time    the event.   For  the   flrst   three   events  the
lively finish to a most delightful eve- ,j„rough, at no expense to residents, troop winning was graded upon a iiing-. the e"dmen were Mr>, Joseph .j^jj, provide trucks laml conveyances scoring .standard of 10 points; for the Markle, Mrs. 'D Awnstrong Mrs. I. J. ^^ remove the debris collected bv resl- fourth event there wa/. a possible -^.l''L'''!lYi.'\"£i^"-. "tl" '^'^51^!^^^^^^^^ of   25   points;    for   the      fifth
in boxes or barrels at the curb on the event   15   points   were   possible;      and days listed below, according to the foi-  for the  last,  30  points.
the trials of the young inventor and fhe success and century-growth of the machine.
Motion picture actors portray the p.arts and characterize the romantic features of the production with inter¬ est. Meanyhile, the seven unique features of the machine are shown and explained   in   the   picture.   In   the  last
COMMUNITY CENTRE AND COLONY CLUB HOUSE
Members Graciously Receive Friends In New Home on North Ridge Ave¬ nue—Energy, Courage and Igenuity of   Ladies   Commended.
The Ambler  community ladies have
I juries due to a recent automobile ac¬ cident.
Robert Purns, proprietor ot the hotel in  Hallowell,  is having the old hostelry
:rei>a inted,
' Mrs. Susan Stackhous, of Hallowell, on Thursday att(?nded the party given in honor of her mother Mrs. Sarah Dobbins, on her ftlst birthd.ay anniver- ,sai-y at the home of Mr.«i, Samuel Mc- Kinstry, in Warrington. Mrs. Dobliins, who  is  well  known  in  Hallowell,       i|
i,\-ery well preserved for her adViinced years.
Horsham  school  board failed  to  set the  tax   rate  for  1!I31   at  their  moet-
j ing last Wednesday evening. It is not yet evident just what funds will ho av.ailable during the coming year. A nuna'ber of taxes yet unpaid for 103> niay   cause  the   board  .Fjome    concern.
.The  expense  of  upkeep  in     sclioolini.c
! continues   high   .and   the   present   rato
•who made excellent teams. There were
iully ]2ii persons In attend.ance.
Mr.  and  Mrs.  J    Clayton   Rex    auu,j„^^,i^    ^^j^^^^jlg.,
jrilfon   Marple,    of   Plymouth   Centre, !     Tuesday,   all   streets   north   of   But
Kpent Saturday and Sunday in Wasa- j^^. a^ygn^e
Ington, D. C. j    Wednesday, South AmWer, and But
ler avenue, both sides, from railroad to ry   Bussing, Bethlehen-i pike. Deck,   John
Charles McNeal, who has been stay Ing with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  Nob- let,   of  Plymouth   Centre,  for    several weeks,   lias   rettirned   to  hi'*   home   in Willville, N. J,
George Moseley and son, William, of HaiTnonville, motored to Atlantic City on  Sunday.
In an "Old Time Concert" to bo held this Saturday night,  the Ladies' Bible
class  of Plymouth  Evangelical  church cuf^;;;, Whicli have been distributed by bring   back   some   ot   the   quaint ^j,^  p       Scouts,  urging  residents     to
The winning Anibler teams made thp highest scoi-es in each event, and are listed as follows:
Knots—Jameis Gelbert, leader; H'en- Ricliard Amey, Truxton Pluck,   Rich.Krd   Schuler,
AMBLER    SCHOOL    HEACS FOR  THE   EVENT
READY
Thursday, all streets between Butler George   Schuler,   Vernon   Hai-p. and     Rosemlary     avenues,     including:     signalling—Edgar   l-jckfeldt,     leader, Orange avenue. [J'ames Gelbert,  George  Schuler,  Rloh-
Prlday, North street, Womlland ave- ard Schuler, nue   and   Bethlehem   pike   to      Butler      First   Aid—James   Cogshall.   leader, avenue,  and  all   streets  southeast     of Edward   Amey,   Edgar   Eckfeldt,   Nel- Lindenwold avenue. ' son Deck, Vernon Harp.
The boai'd of health has Issued cir- \    Unknown   Event — .Tames
will bring back some of songs of no years ago. The concert is .^^^^ In play form, and will be pre.sented j^^^j^p by the m.embers of the class In Grange Jiall, Plymouth Centre, .at 8, There will be accordian and a mouth organ ac¬ companiment. Robert Stanley Is m.an- at,!!^-tlie event. Tickets at« 35 centf. Cold Point Troop, No. 1, B. ,S. A.', remains an unrecognized troop under the Delaware-Montgomery Counties cotineil because of the failure, la.st Friday night, to hold the Investiture service, R. H. Moll, field executive of the central di.strict, who was to have conducted  the  service,   was  unable  to
Hoy Scouts, urging 11 tfiemselves of this opportunity to a general and thorough clenn- up of all debrl'3 and have same remov¬ ed, and in addition to whitewash or paint up all dark pLaces and build¬ ings tliat are not up to the standard.
Remem.ber that next week is cletin-  b]or was  official  bugfcr of the  event, up week, and  th.at Amhier councTI and Anxbler board  ot  health  will  co-oper¬ ate with you at that time in a general clean-up  campaign.
club,  with   dinner  at  6.30.
O.   H.   Stillwagon   cracked  open   the lid  of the  sports-season  talks  he gives
Horsham   Farmers'  Club
Horsham   Farmeu-s'   Club   will   meet
attend, ana the qualification of the next Saturday evening at pennepaek troop was, therefore, postponed. The lodge, Hatboro, with Joseph and Frank date now set for the .service Is Friday B. Carrell entertaining. There will be evening. May 1, when the troop will a debate, "Resolved, That the install- be put through the ceremonial. 'ment   plan   is   a   benefit;"   affirmative,
Mr. and Mrs, Isaac ,T. Sheppard and Mrs. I. M. Slack and John B. I'ark; son, Joseph, of Harmonville, spent negative, Mr|. C. 11. Smith and Harry several days last week In Washington,  jf.  -worth.  A   talk  on rock  gardenjs by
D. C.
Miss Dorothy Gelsinger, Harmonville, ¦was ill for sever.al d.ay-* last week.
Cold  Point  Fellowship  club  has   is- Bued a call for candidates and on Sat¬ urday   afternoon   held   its   flrst   spring practice  on  the  local  field.   Th-o team  Certifies Is   again   entered   in   the   North   Penn'[ Baseball  league this season and  from the  quality   of  the   numiber   of   candi- datos who turned out to practice it is judged   this   club   will   ag.ain   make   a t;ood  showing.  The league season  will i open on May '2. i
Adolph Muller,' of Plymouth town- i ship, gave a most Interesting talk last Thursday evening before the members of Centre Square Grange on the development of the artistic taste in people. His address dwelt upon the has, been made available .
Mrs. Frank M. Dager; reading, Elea¬ nor A. Stackhous, and current events. Miss Edith Chandler and J. Howard Twining will be other features of the program.
Motorists' Names to Harris¬ burg Clerk of Courts Harold B. Bechtel, at the conclusion of the week's session of ciiminal court, certified these nam-s of defenda.nts cluu-ged with motor law vlclaticns, tjo the state highway de- l>aitment at Harrisburg: Samuel K. Pediick, Brookline, Delaware county, guilty of illegal possession of liquor; Wuau-en fcchaeffer, Pottstcwu li. 1). 4, plea of guilty to ope.ating a motor ve¬ hicle while intoxic.ito.l; Willi-tm Nel¬ son     fWebstetj-.    Norristown,    ple:^      of
Well   Known   School   Mon  and  Women
Will    Render   Program   on   April   23
and 24—Miss Gear  Plays the  Lead—
Other   Cl-aracters   anl$ Parts.
'     Ambler    High    School  will   prej^ent
'. the  faculty  in  a three-ict farce-coir-
jedy,  "Second  (^hildhoodi' 'in the High
'school   auditoriunt   on   Thur.sday     and
I Friday, April 23 and 24.
\    "Second Childhood"  was written    liy
Gelliert, i Zellah  Corlngton  and Jules Simonson,
leader,   Kdgar   Eckfeldt,   James   Cog-jand is a. rolUcing farce. The story cen-
shall, Tiaixton Deck, Nelson Deck, Ed-j ters     around   Professpt   Keloya's   dis-
ward   Amey,   Richard   Amey,     George covery of th© Elixir of Youth. He and on b.aseball each year. His 'alk on the Schuler.  Wilbert  Ij<andes. j his   assistant,    Philip   ^Stanton,      per-  .strength   of   the   teams  and   the man-
The closing  event was .a huge caniip'suade General  Burbeck.'iAo take .a dose  agers  in  the big leagties   was enjoyed, fire  meeting over which   William  A,mey, lOf the elixir so that he Wl<ay h,ave some      Guests   of   the   clul)   introduced     by one   ot   the   leadens   of   the       Ambler! chance of winning the #»neral's daugh- President   Roscoe   Br.aiiy,   were     Miss ! group, presided. Herbert Amey of Am-j ter. Just wJien the G#l«*fal Is about to Caroline Shelly,  R.  O    Brady, Jr.,  and
take  the dose,  the Professor Is called Bernard Lapetlna. o' Ambfcr, and    A. away.  When  he  return^  he  finds    an G. Lapetina, of Norfolk, V.a.
empty  bottle and a  baby.      How they 	
came  there,  and what the      profes'sor does with  the baby will  give any au¬ dience a  full  evening's  entertainment. The  cast is  as follows: "Professor Releya," Mr. E. E. Kersch¬ ner;    "Mrs.   Wellsmiller,"    his     sister. Miss   Bruna   Abrahams;    "Sylvia   Re¬ leya,"  his  d.aughter.  Miss  Anna Gear; "Philip Stanton,"  his assistant, Mr. A. Hunsicker;   "General Burbeck,"  Mr. E. Baker;  "Mareella Burbeck," hi/< d.augli- ter-ln-law.   Miss   Bernice   Boyles.   The I neighbors are "Mrs. Vivert," Miss Eve¬ lyn   Kulp;    "Mr.s,   Henderson,"       Miss ! Francis   Barr;   "Lucille   Norton,"   ]Mi>-s i Esther    Snyder;   ",Iudge     S.anderson," Mr, R. Puncan;  "Sheriff Johnson," Mr. .    ,H. Harkins. In   Order to   Buy  Seeds  and   Fertd- |    ^^^  ^^  ^^^  ^^^^^  ,^,.^     well-known
izer—Gov.   Pmchot   Has   Signed   Bill.jin  Ambler.  Mr.  Kerschner,  who plays
Secretary of Agriculture John A. the professor, has been Principal of SfcSparran h.as issued the following, the High School for a nun-'ber of years, statement explaining how Pennsylvan- Miss Boyles, Mr, Duncan and Mr, Bak- ia farmers in<iy secure loans from the er are known as coaches of the girl.---' Federal Government for drought relief:  and boys'  teams in Senior and Junior
of tax has been no more than suflielent reel the great combine machines of abundantly ju«tifled the confidence of for the past expenses. It is still a. today are shown by which the grain the general public in having splendid-• question, therefore, whether the prc-i- Is harvested and threshed by one op- ly provided the North Penn Com,mun- ent rate of 10 mills will be retained, eivition. 12 great machines shown ity Centre and the Colony Club of Am- Memibers of the board ".are hopeful. working over a great  Held  in Kansas bier with  a ifuitable headquarters and   however, that the delinquent taxes will
! portrayed the mass production of elub house, the opening of which was be paid liefore the rato Is set at a f,arn:'ing    today,    wke.'-o   f'.lstiea<<       df   a   most   delightful   occasion   last  Sat-' siiecial   meeting  at  tbe   end   of       this
j harvesting  half  an  acre  a day  a  sec-   urday   in   Ambler.   The   reception   thus   month.
ition   of  land,   comprising  640 acres  i'4 tendered the  public  in  the new head-!    Mir-;. Maurice A. Oiill.-ind, Miss
;harvested. quarters   marks   the   beginning  of      a ^ ma Outland, and Mrs. i'reiitiss (
Wyl- Mv
All   arrangements   for   1-adies'   night new  era   of  usefulness   in   th©  history  prs   attended   the   pian   recital   whit li next   Tuesday   evening   are   complete, of both organizations, which for .some  Marion Pougherty  g.ave at  the Acad.
emy of Music on Wednesday  evening.
There   will   he   a   Iwnquet,   few   short years   have   been   prominently   identl-
.addresses   and   lots   of   dancing.   Scott fied with community and humanitarian
Brenner,    of   Seliwenksvill(>, -a     noted work.
speaker,   will   addre.t-i   the   gathering.       The   reception   and     hotisewarming
Hon.   Harold   G.   Knight   will       sneak Was held in the new home of the or-
briefly.     Tho   entertainm'ent   fe.at(ures ganizations,   on   North   Ridge   avenue
will  he led  bv that famous entertain- at Race street, where several hundred
er,  "JinVmy" I.ougbran, The event Avill peorVe   attended   and   inspected       the
be   held    at   the    Plvmoi'th       Country splendid   arrangements  and       appoint-
The recital w.as a big success, and Miss Dougherty received much ap- plau.so  and   many  floral  offerlngi^i.
On Thursday evening tho Jarrettown Choral societyr held a banquet in the basement of the Jarrettown j\1. K church. About 40 guests were iiicS(mi| A li.-indsome sheaf of pink aii.i whuc carnations was presented to the (liiec- tor and the piano accompanist, lirv. und Mrs. Outland, by the meinlners. Plans were under discussion for fu¬ ture work ot the chorus, and it was decided the society will meet weekly at various homes, Friday Ixdng the night   set.   The   next   meeling   will
CENTfil^ .SQUARE
Stato highway employes have
ments for both Centre .and Club.
The general meeting room on the main floor was tastefully decorated with plant.1 and flowers, and pretty hangings ut the window* Here the comTU'ittee of arrangements: Mrs. Thomas A. Koulke, Mrs. George J. Cooke,  Mrs.  F.   S.  Rothenberger,  Mrs.
Edward  Cheston  and  the recently el-  ,^^^^^.,.    director   Rev.   Outland;    presi¬ dent, Wm. 'l.iylor;  vice president, J.aek
liut
the
PASSAGE OF THE CHATTLE MORT¬ GAGE   BILL
New  Law  Makes It Possible for Agri¬ culturists to Secure Government Help
"On Mare.li 24, Governor signed the Chattel Mortgage Bill by nieans of which fanners of Penn.syl- vaiii.a are enabled to receive loans from the Federal Government as a drought relief proposition.
"The  purpose  of  tliese  loans     is  to provide   farmers   with   seed   and   fer-
Pinchot High.  Mi-ss Anne Gear, who plays the  severe
Mrs. m-ikin.
scenery that has, been ma«e available.     j^^^   ^^   operating   a   motor   vehicle tilizer.
in many states of the union and Par-; .^^i^jj^^     into.xllcat'id-        Lo8i is     Hain-is; I     "The   method     by  which     a  fanner ticularly In Montgomery cojunty,jwhich,!(^j.^jjjj^j^^^  j^l^^ of guilty  to  violation makcis .application  for this loan  is  as
i of   prohibition   enforcement  act;   Car- follows:
i ter Gaines, Devon, plea of guilty to "As soon as the Bepartment at I violation of the prohibition enforce- AVashington receives word and a bill ; ment act; William Joiie«, Ardmore, has been sent that the law is passed, not guilty of violation of the prohibi- the department will immediately set tion enforcement act; A. \'aiil.euemen, up in different sections of the state .Jlontgonieryville, guilty of violation of where loai\s are needed, committees tho   prohibition   eiiforeenient   act. . before   whom   persons   de.slrlng     loans
 _ can   appeal  and    make  tlieir  re.piests
Women's Day Observed fcy Jenkintown known  and  give   to  those  committees
I Club their   financial     standing     and     their
. Women's   day       waa   held   at     the moral    responsibility.       The    conimit-
Mr. and Mrs. Amos J. Fhipps arnv-I jjgy,(^igj     Episctqial      chuich,     Mrs. tee  will  then    either accept or reject
he declared, Is one of the most fa.scin a*,ing beauty-spots in the country. The e-Ji'nt at wiiich Mr. Muller was guest speaker was the Arbor day program' of tho Orange. Readings w<?re also giv¬ en by MIsa Pori,s Sellers and Miss I'Jlizabeth Momme, members of tho Gr.ange.
* Mrs. John Supplee, of Plymouth Centre, is reported improved .slightly from lier recent Illness. Her heart is stiil Very weak.
lead, is a local girl. Miss Snyder, Miss Abrahams and .Mr. Harkins .are newcomers on the faculty. Miss Kul.o, Miss Barr, and Mr. Hunsicker need no
, introduction to Amfiler people.
I It Is expected, however, that the lau¬ rels  for  acting  will  go,  not  to      any
I faculty-actor,  but  to  one of  the baby
' ittars of the occasion. Little Robert Pteveaon,  six-months-old  »on  of    Mr.
land   Mr=.   William   Stevenson,   of    321
! Euclid Avenue, Ambler, and will make their debut and mr^t likely will make the hit of the evening.
I Mr. A. Hunsicker, head of the Shop Dep.artment, will excute in his usunl professional n-anner the set planned by Miss Anne iPotteiger, Art Supervisor, Miss Helen Bork is coaching the pro¬ duction.
cd in Plymouth Meeting last week af-  Qeorgo   B.   Clay,   of   Jenkintown ter   an   extensive   and   very   enjoyable ii,n(^,i,f,on   was   served   at  noon   iu tour   of   the   .southern   United   States,' church  social   hall   under the dlre<-tion Mexico, California and a most enhanc-I (,£   j,.,p   Monthly   Luncheon   Commitlee. ing boat trip through the Panama can-|j,f which Mm. Jay S. Klowell' is  cliair- al,   touching  along  the   coast  of   South'„,,^„    j;„   ^^^^,   afternoon- tlie   Woiiii n's Ani-crlca   on   the   Caribbean   sea.   They j^ome Missions    Society    and have been travelling since last Novem-
At   the   Ambler   Opera   House At   the   Anibler   oper.a    house
on
ber, andexperienced some memorable adventures in Mexico^ and sights in all iiarts of their trip and voyage.
WhiteiTuirsh Woman's club will meet this   Thursday   afternoon   in       Barren
boivigu  .Missions  Society  met
the the request, and if accepted  the -yVord Thursday  and   Friday  nights* the  fea-
the will  be  forwarded  to Washington and ture  presentation  will  be  D.  W, Grif-
the  check  will  come back  directly  to fith's famous talking picture 'Abraham,
the farmer.
"The  Department  of  Agriculture   at
,    Washington .advises that It will    only
women.:) j^^ ^ ^^^^ ^j.^^.^ j^j^j., j^j,^,^^ machinery is
set   up,   so   that   it  ought   to   be   soon
inisii- ed rep,ainting th;> s.afety lines on the Skinnock  .and   DeKnIb  iitreet  pikes.
Miss   Jeanette   Buchanan,   who   has be"*i   ill  ror  some  timf,   is  better, still  conflncid   to her home.
I f'on   Bernhard    Is    serving    on jury. '
A hig chicken anl waffle si.pper will, bf> given by tive Centre Square Fire! company S.aturday evening, JIafr 23rd I hi *he main atiditorium of the lire- i men's hall, i
Clarence Bernhard, of Washiii'-;*on. P'. C si'Pnt a sh<u t lime as the guest of relatives.
Mrs. Harry Pislier, who has been {v^nfinedi In tlie Samaritan hospital, '"¦hll.adeltdiiir. has returneU U> her hoir.e. Mrs. Fisher underwent'an op¬ eration for .iptienviicltis.
Miss   Margie   Seiiile   is   now Ing .a  new  Studebaker sedan.
,Teh.n   Fry  wlto   has   heen   ill cold, is much better. P.   B.   Ftleger.     v.-ho   la • her home  here  for s<niie  time with  -Mr. and  Mrs.  Moyer.  of Skippack nike,   is  visiting  hev  nii-. e iu  Gevman- town.   Until  her hiisl>and's  deat'.i   .Mrs. 1 fleger lived  at  Ambler.
Air.-nH our residents who .are on the sick list are Mrs. I<'rank Hudnut and Mrs. Lewis Troster. both of whom, however, are improving.
A largo refrirerii tor Ivis been In¬ stalled in the milk house of Creamery l.'ldge f.arm, by the owner, Howard Baker.
Tax Collector lUigene Wentz is lea\lng not'iiiig ur-Jone to cidlect all (lelin(|uenf taxes by May 1st, .and .as a result action has le'en brought against several  taxiKiyers.
Mr. and Mrs. Ial ward 1 Buchanan have been entertaining for several days Eugene ^leiger, ot Flversoii.  Ohio,
After spending a. month iu Atlantii, Ga.. as fhe griests of her nephews, JMiss lily Knoll  has  '-eturued  hcri\
ected president of the Colony Club, Mr.s. Charles B. Mulvany, graciously rtH-eived their guests, and modestly, but Willi ovident satisfaction, heard the  many  complimentary  remarks    of
Little; secrettu'y, Bessie Lightkep; treasurer, Howard Nieweg; manai-ter and promotion director, Gant Thomp¬ son.   After   the   banquet   the   meimbers
the visitors as they interestingly view-  pjayed   table   tennis,   dart     and     other ed  the  many  changes  and   the splen-  g^me   and   then   a   Charlie       Chaplin did appointments for community work comedy was shown  on the screen, available in th-e new home. t     Mr.   and   Mrs.   Prenti-,s   Meyers,   of
Mrs.   WiUiam   Rusuell,   Mrs.   George' jarrettown,   entertained   friends   from J. Cook and Mrs. H. V. Bverham pre¬
sided .at the tea tables, and the Am¬ bler High School Orchestra rendered music during the afternoon and eve- ' ning.
I The exercises, <all of which were de¬ lightfully informal, commenced at 11 o'clock, and continued witiiout inter¬ ruption until after 8. i The new home of tho two commun- , ity organizations was originally the i church structure of the Ambler Metho-
Pliila.,   on   Sunday   night.
On Monday evening the memlliers of the Cherry Valley Players, a group of young people from Glensidi-, J-"ort "Washington and Jarrettown, who are In present plays In the community, met at the home of Mrs. Winifred Myers and held the Hrst reading of tlie ctfmiedy which they will present fhe latter part of May. The next rehe.ar- .«al    wil!    take    plai e    in   about       two
ope'.'tit-
with  a
been
ot
ir;ice
Lincoln." This is a United Artists picture which has had a long fir.-ft run In leading theatres. Walter Huston takes   the   title  role.
Two  special  featui-es  liave  been  ur-
Hatfiold   Firemen   May   Build Pl.ann   were   discussed   at   the   April meeting-  of  the  Hatfield  Volunteer firei com'pany   to   cret^f   a   |10,000   addition to  tht?  Iiresent  flre house.
Whitemarsh Cottntry  Club
Golling menibers of the Whitemarsh Valley Countiy Club who a^'e rushing the new seft-son have encountered several changes of importance on their home links since tho last, putt) of the lUSu   campaign  was  sunk
Three  grtens  have  been  completely  ^<-   G.   El.   home.   Davis   Grove,   visited
Lansdale  Couple  Wed .^^.^   j^  touch   with  some  of  the.se  es.-
Miss   Eir.el   1 retz,   dauulucr   of   Mr. i.^i,.jjii,p^-i ^.ommittees and have hte case and Mis. J.  C. Fretz, and Ijester Diet- 'presented.
possible for a Pennsvlvanla farmer to ranged  for  the children's  m.atinee    on
Saturday.  The  first  is a  thrilling talk-
A and  enjoy motion  pictureU
of   Ply-
will   entertain  the  I>.
Point Baptist church
meeting  this  Thurs-
Hill  set
of Soi''|»'America.
,^ if^- "tVi ar 1 e s   Hre (tcfi ck n, mouth  Meeting, M.  clul>  of  Cold at. their  refjoilar day evening.
A delightful novelty shower given in honor of Jlr. and Mrs, Hall, Tue.sday evening at the meeting of the Cold I'oint church and Com- l.nunity club held at the home of Mr. a''nd afrs. Edmund Brack In Narcissa. It was the occasion of their 14th wed¬ ding anniversary. The event was ar¬ ranged as a surprise to the couple. :Mrs. Hall is secretary of the club. The regular business meeting of the club was held, presided over by Mrs. John Kiilmer.  Tho members later enjoy re-
Wednealay  aftei'noon  at  4 GiUise   Mennonite   Church,
terich,  s6n of  Mrs.  Ueorge  Dictterleh both of Lansdale, were (juietly marrici;
4   o'clock   ill
Lrnsi.(,le,
b.v   the  pa,stOr,   Rev.   D.   J.  Unruh.   The
couple    was   attended , by    the   bride's
sister.  Miss  Gladys Fretz, and Walter
i Stelzer, lictli of l^aiisdale. Mr. and 'Mrs.
was Detterlcb will  reside  in    Quakertown,
Fred. I ^yhere the  gioom is employed.
in   Courts
Ji.'rors SerVe Two, Weeks of Montgomery Jurors in Montgomery. County crim¬ inal court are iloing .a two weeks' "stretch" for the first time In the county's -hH-itorj'. Their .second six- day period of service began last Mon¬ day.
  Hitherto,   when   any   term   of   erlm-
Wedding      Solemnizedi   at inal   court   trials   extended   beyond     .a Glenside week,  separate panels were drawn for
/ The wedding of Miss Anna Elizabeth each  week.  As an  experiment,   it  was Beeves, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, H'er- decided   to  empanel   the   April   panels
Ing picture entitled: "Coast to Coast in Forty-Eight Hours." In this film Lind- berg will be seen and heard, and a transcontinental journey from ;the Atlantic to th© Pacific is  pictured
Death  of  Mary  A.   Bergey
Mary A. Bergey, widow of Isaac Ber¬ gey, died April 1", at her homie <it Willow Grove. The deceased was a for¬ mer resident of upper Monfgtmiery by rail and air county. Funeral services will be held at   Upper  Skippack  Mennonite  church.
Interesting
The other added feature at the Sat-  Thursday  afternoort  at   3 urday matinee will be Charlie ^Chaplin will   be   in   the   adjoining In one of his silent pictures, "The Cure." Another   big   stage    prcisentatlon   has been  arranged  for  Saturday  evening.
On Monday and Tuesday of next week Charles Rogers in "Along Came youth" will be the featured sUtraction.
Interment
cemetery.
rhe  body  will  be  on  view Wednesday
evening from   7   lo  U,  at  Pool's  funeral
home,  Skippack.
rebmilt and. vegetated with Washing¬ ton bent stolens and the entire course :n geneial spruced up in anliciiiallon of a busy sei:,soii Iliac includes the Laslern district <if Peuiisylv.inia quali- lying round of the iialiuiiul open championship on June S.
Greens of the Cott'th, fifth and tenth lioles wero principally affected in the grooming- process. The fourth carpet was raised and extended tliirty yards in tlie rtva.r. changed   from
11' in Newton Beeves, of 242 East Oak- dale avenue, and MoiTis Andrew Kiing, of tP/wogo, N. Y., was soletrj- nlzod  in Fi'/ii^t  Baptist church.
Miss .Marjorie Kerea-osUaw, of Mount \veek   in   thr Holly,   N.  J.,  was  tho  maid  of  honor   tato   trial   of
for two weeks.
The mo\ie  is  expected  to save  timo
usually   consumed   in   hearing  excuse
of jurors at the opening of the second
term  and  also  to  facili-
cases   because   of       in-
thcir   duties
fro-^hments and entertainment of their The   brlcJesmalds  were      Miss      Ruth creased   familiarity   wilh own  selection. I Reeves, a slsti'r of the bride, and  Miss on  the part of jurors.
Harry Gill,  of Maryland,  visited his'Leona  tVttterloe. of Meadoville.  Ernest      Tho   change   is   one father, 'I'homas Gill, in Plymouth Cen- !
tre, on Sunday.
Rev, B. P. aiesfn/e, pastor of Pl>-- mouth :Meotlng E, C. church, preach¬ ed splendid sermons on Sunday, His topic for the morning service was "God's Plan of Salvation for Man," iu which ho gave the Biblical revelation of God's plan to ..save man. The text was I Theswilonians v: 9-10. The eve¬ ning sermon topic was "Peace Be Un-
, Charles Krlim'
brother of the bride-
Tho posotl recently
is
when
of   many court rules
pro- were
groom, wais- best man.
(.cuntiuuetl on pase 6)
Daylight Time April 26 Ambler will observe, daylight timo in accord with Philadelphia and near¬ by communities. Tho date for turning the clocks ahead. Is, Sunday, April 20, at 2 a. m. i
Daylight, lime has been o'bser\'*d here, from April to (Ktober, to con¬ form with Philadelphia and local train
altered to provide more frequent (»es- sions of criminal court due to the constantly  increasing list of cases.
Fireman  Hur't When  House  Burns
Fire star-ing for the third time with¬ in a few liours at 5 a. m. laj^t Satur¬ day destroyed a stone farmhouse, moro than 100 years old at Spring Mill roii.d near Miquon. Frank Car¬ bon'^' and his family, ^'.¦ho occLpied the house, wove absent at tl.e time. Fire¬ men from Spring .Mill and Ban-en Hill wero obliged to dam a nearby stream to get water. Ntirman Wright, of the former company, was slightly injured when the roof oavol In.
Lang   Case  Continued
The case of .-\giies Lang, ivruprie- tress (f the Three Tuns Inn, has been ctmtinued until some future session of Plead guilty court.
au
—Theodore   Fiur.k, y&aiH ot a.s'e.
Attained 9lst Year «
Mrs. Sarah M. Dobliins on .April s'. was tho guest of Iwrncr at a dinner given .at tho home of Samuel McKin- stry on tlte occasion of her Ulst birth¬ d.ay. Mrs. Dobbins in sidte of her ad¬ vanced age, is enjoying good health i The guest of himor W^i-s presented wilh of Verijtleld, Is 'a nUnabi^r of gifts which included flow- erti, plantti and candy.
Lansdale   Benedict !
¦¦^t. Michael's Li the ran ehi.rcli was] the scene of a very pretty we'ding oni Siuiday afternoon, when Jliss Madeline i Luelirs,     daugliter   ot     Mr.   .i.nd   Mr«.
: Hem: y Lueli'rs, I'ot SicUersv'ille', and tjloyd   C.   Nyce.   son   of   .Mr.   and   Mrs.
' Welllngten is'yce. Ijansdale, were united in mariiage, the ceremony l.'ciiu;
' performed by Kev. J.  11.   Waidelaich.
' Glenside  Man Charged
: C!i.arged with being a. hit-rini <irK-er nnd failing to stop ami render assist¬ ance after au a.ccident. Thom.ts F.'d- w.-ird Caswall. -IUI West Ml. ('.ariiie! avenue, Glenside, was eoniniitted tc li.-ison in d( fault of .$,')U() l,a.il for court •If  a  hearing  bcfo'.'o  Magistiale   Ralpl
j Mcljaughlin.
' The ehari^'es are preferi-ed li\- lialidi ''. Van.Vieda, 20o l-.'ast M-.iin street Vorristown. \'an .\iedbi claimls thht while driving along Ri.ige nike, in T^imeriok, his machine was stnick bv the  Caswall   cur.   The  latter  failed   to
BtOp.
2 .8 ya;ds to an even stiffer wood shot.
Tho fifth  green   wi.ts  rel.uilt,  retrap-
p-ea   und   elevated.    Similar   work   was
done     at   the   tenth   putting    .surfa-.-e.
15  p.  m.,  Intermedl.'ite  C "Must   I   always   forgive'.'" Senior   C.   E.,   subject, churches   work   together?' which  was extended  thirtecai  yards  in  worship,   studies   in the   rear  so  as  to  make  the hi-le   395  they went out yards in length. ; should   repeat
lUisiness of i efurbishing the Waite-
1 marsh       coui'se   was   Ciuried   out     b'v
I Greeiikecper      Tom    Young   under      a
i schedule   forn;uUi,ted  by   Itobert   Hans-
i ?ord,  manager of the e.Iub.   Veaiiig hoax
IB  developing' a  lu.r.sery   in   which   sod
'oi'       three   comploto   greens   can      bt.'
grown, /
Phila.   Optometric   Society
The Women's Auxiliary of the I'iiila¬ delphia C^ounty Olptoniietric Sbciety gave an Easter luncheon in the St. James' hotel. 13tli and Walnut Sts., Phila.. on April 9fh. The deporations and flowers wero yellow. An article w.as rt'ad on "Better A'islon for Scluiol Children," foUowa-d liy Interesting dis¬ cussion of th(> subject. The hostesses were Mr.s. John t^roziier, Mrs. Frank Biencei and. <.SIrb. JUilUaau.
(continued on
page 6)
\veeks  at  the   home   of   Marion   Englo jdist  congregation,  which  disposed    of in Fort Washington ahe  property  to  the      Anibler      lodge I     The Ml.ssionarv Societv
Knights  of Malta some years ago at- i
ter occupying the new church building
on   Lindenwold   avenue.   The   Knights
of   Malta   recently   sold   the   property
to   the   North   Penn   Community   Cen¬ tre   and   the   Colony   club  of    AmbJer,
which   immediately       renovated       the
house   for   co;nn:unity   purposes.
The  .auditorium   on   the  main    fioor
was   changed   into  a   general   meeting
room, and is most attractive. The flrst
tloor was divided into a room for the
Library, and a rear serviced room de- ' voted to the needs of the Commiinity ! Centre. The heating was completely ' renovated,   and   a   Timkin   oil     burner
was   Installed.  Plumbing  appointments
were   renovated  and  thoroughly  mod¬ ernized. ;     The Library is  open from 3  to 5 p.
m.  daily,  except Wednesday  and  Sat-
day,   and   on   AVednesday   and   Eriday
evenings  from  7  to 9.
Preslf.'terian cHurch, of Horsham, will hold an all-day meeting on Tuei-^- day, April 28, <it the home of Mr. and Mrs.  A.  Erie  Fillman.
Horsham firemen had little tiiiiie to .sleep on Monday night. Two llies oc¬ curred, one about 9 o'clock and tho second at 2 a. m. The first call came from Five Point--, There ;i small barn burned to the ground and an au¬ tomobile was destroyed on fhe Brady property. The second call canve from the Huntingdon Vtilley Country club, where a seriousi fire was raging in the wooded area. With brooms and chemical the firemen quickly extin¬ guished   the  wldespi>ead   of   fire.
Another pleasant devotional service was held Sunday afternoon in tlii> K. G. E. home a^ Davis Grove. The ser¬ vice was conducted by Edmund II. Thorne, a worker in the Baptist cliurch at Hatlioio, and superintendent of the home tor crippled ehildreii there. His son-in-law and dau-^hter assisted with the music. Chaplain Walter Hellings, of the lodge, opened and closed the service. On lijister Sunday residents of the home attend¬ ed holy cominunion service at Grace Presbyterian  church   in  Hmv.h.am.
Mis.  AVillianr Veaeh,  resident  of  tho
friends  in  Oerntintown   on  Tuesday.
Graco Presbyterian cluirch, Hors- hant. the A.ctlve Churcli, Ifoward T<. Fr.ime, pastor. 9.45 a. m., Bible School, Lett am, "The rich man and T/azarus," 11, morning service, "Philemon," Who w^as Philemon? TA'hy did St;. Paul writ<> to hini? AA'hat did his letter ac¬ complish? 11 a. m.. Junior C. E., sub¬ ject, "Telling others about our Carili- bean friends;" 2.30 p. m.. Men's Blblo Thus, the hole was el.ass, spe.aker. Mr. Ilolfnian, of Toyles- i   stiff   full-iron   test   of  town, county .superintendent of schools;
E.,  subject, 7.1 fy   p.   m.. How can
a. evening Saint Mark. "And md prcach.ed ilDat men Monday, April 20, S p. m.. meeting of tlie Aid Society .at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ty¬ son. Tuesday, April 21, 8 p. m.., nnninl enngregational meeting at the church. AX'ediiesdaiV. April 22, S p. m., prayer HCrvlce. AVhat the Revelation reveals. Chapter 20, "And I saw (he dead, small and great, stand before God, and the books were opened." Thurs¬ day, April 23, 1 p. m„ Birtliday par¬ ty of the .Aid societv at I're i''e lo-l. Hostesses, whose hirthilavs fall this month, are Mii-<, Horace Geatrell, 'Mrs. Benjamin I'ly, Mrs. Sophia AA'arner. Mrs. Peadman. Mrs. Jumps Hilliard. Mrs. Andrew Mack, Mrs. Joseph Smith and   Mrs.  Harn-  Rutherford.
The Senior C E. society of Cr-icn Presbyterian chureh. of Horsham, will hold their regular ViusinoR* meetiiur on   Friday   evening,   April   IS,   nt       8
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