The Ambler Gazette 19440504

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AMBLER Gazette
VOL. LXVI — 10
AMBLER, PA., MAY 4, 1944
$1.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
AWARD sue STAR TO WIUIAM COSTELLO
Ambler Miin licceivcs Medal for
Galluiilry in Attion on
Italian Front
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•\ Private  First  Class  William  V.
#*()stGll(>, of Ambler, was recently awarded the Silver Star for gallan¬ try in action on the Fifth Army Italian front.
Member of a cannon company in the 36th "Texas" Division, Private CoslcUo was at his gun position during an intense enemy artillery barrage. One shell, an air burst, ignited a self-propelled gun mount nearby, threatening the total de¬ struction  of the weapon.
With utter disregard for his own safety 'and despite the continued shelling, Costella voluntarily left his position and assisted in extin¬ guishing the flames. The citation said: "His timely and aggressive action materially aided in the pre¬ servation of this valuable equip¬ ment for continued combat ser¬ vice. His gallant action reflects great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States."'
Son of the late Mrs. Ellen Cos- tello, 18 York street. Ambler, Pri¬ vate Coslello has been in the ser-
* vice since May 9, 1942.
ELECT SCHERFF HEAD OF
Amliler Trust Company Execu¬ tive INcw Association Presi¬ dent Succeeding Glenn
George .Scherff, president of the Ambler Trust Comi)any, was elect¬ ed president of the Montgomery County Bankers' Association at the   annual   business  meeting   at
WARN DOG OWNERS
Dog owners in the Ambler area are warned that their dogs must be licensed and kept under control at all times.
Chief Lester J. Carpenter, of the Ambler police. and William Anderson, Montgom¬ ery County dog law enforce¬ ment officer for this area, are checking on all dogs, unlicens¬ ed and running at large.
All dogs over six months of age must be licensed and the license must be worn al all limes.
APPOINT  MISS JENKINS
Miss Esther M. Jenkins, presi¬ dent of the Eastern Montgomery County Council nf Republican Wo¬ men, has been appointed a mem¬ ber of the advisory committee for Montgomery county, of the Penn¬ sylvania Council of Republican Women. Miss Jenkins, a.resident '^of Gwynedd, is the county pur¬ chasing agent.
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Corporal James R. Black,
Army Chemical Graduate
Coi-poral James R. Black, of 31 North Ridge avenue, Ambler, will be among those to graduate from the Noncommissioned Officers' Staff, in the exercises to be held at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, on May 6.
The course is designed to qualify enlisted men to fulfill tho duties of noncommissioned officers in Army chemical    sections. The
studies range from offensive and defensive tactics ot gas warfare lo prevention and treatment of gas casualties.
Before entering the service, Cor-
I poral  Black   was  employed   as  a
I ccintrol laboratfiry technician, and
j attended the evening classes at the
Drexel Institute of Technology.
AUXILIARY   POLICE  TO  PLAY
The Ambler Auxiliary Ptrlice baseball team will play the Li¬ berty Sporting Club of West Am¬ bler on Lindenwold Field, Ambler on Sunday at 2.30 p. m.
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Red Cross Branch Reports Total Of $89,168.85 in Fund Drive
GEORGE  SCHERFF
Bungalow Inn, Jeffersonville, last Thursday night.
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Audiler Organization to Become
I'irst Class Cor|>oratiou;
Announces Program
The Ambler Recreation Coun¬ cil, which was organized in Janu¬ ary of this year, is at present being chartered as a flrst class cor
The Wissahickon Branch of the American Red Cross has raised in this area a grand total of $89,168.85 in the 1944 War Fund Drive, ac¬ cording to Morris Loyd, chairman of the drive for the branch. While this is not the full quota, which was $105,000, it is slill a very substantial amount to be collected here.
Mr. Lloyd wishes to thank through the newspapers, as it would be impossible lo do so personally, all the workers for the splendid job they did in solicita¬ tion and the donors who gave s>o generously.
Any additional contributions may be sent to branch headquar¬ ters, Wissahickon avenue and Bethlehem pike, Flourtown. The Ambler National Bank is no long¬ er open for this purpose.
PLAN   CARD   PARTY
The Wissahickon Branch of the American Red Cross will take a grciup of girls from this section to a card party for the veterans al the Valley Forge General Hos-
Ambler Girl Completes
Preliminary Nursing Course
Miss Jeanette C. Baker, Foulke pital on .Saturdav evening. May 6.1 avenue. Ambler, wlio is in the Mrs. Robert McLean and Mrs. Jay j United Slates Cadet Nurse Corps, Cooke will act as chaperones and i is a member of a class which has Mrs, G. Willing Pepper will beijugt completed its preliminary chau-man for the Camp and Hos- , . . „.,.„! i <• ^t ¦ ., pital committee. The group will! f'«'"'"S "> Ihc School of Nursmg meet at the branch headquarters!"* the Hospital of the University on Bethlehem pike, Flourtown, al j of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. 5 o'clock and will be transported I with others in the class of 112, by   the   Red   Cro.ss   Motor   Corps. | j,,^ ^^ ^^
Members ot the Canteen, m charge ! of Mrs. C. Randolph Snowden, Jr., i will   provide     the    refreshments.! There   will   also   be   prizes   for pinochle,   bridge,   etc
School of Nursing in September, 1946, Miss Baker now is privileg¬ ed lo wear the distinctive white cap of a student nurse in that school.
Presentation of the caps by Dr.
LOCAL DRAFT BOARD
F'Jight  Ambler  Men  Called for Service in Navy, To Re¬ port on Thursday
PRESENT CERTIFICATES
Following is the list of women from the Wissahickon Branch who. received graduation certificates at' ^"eresa I. Lynch, dneclor of nurs- thc exercises at Town Hall, Phila-! '"6. leatured special "Capping Ex- delphia on Tuesdav evening, April erci.scs held in the University's 25: home service: "Mrs. B. Carter i Ji'\',"<= Auditorium with Orville H. Millikin, Ambler: Mrs. William a. j P^'lhtt.. President of the Board of Gowdv, Fort Washington; staff; ff""K'-"'=^ "*'^hc University Hospi- assistants, Mrs. Joseph M. Hartley, i ^^' Presiding. Flourtown and Motor Corps, Mrs. Kay Denton, Chestnut Hill, and Mrs. McMillan Robinson, of Rox¬ borough,
TWINS OVERSEAS FOR COMBAT SERVICE
He succeeds T. Allen Glenn, Jr., | poration.  Its membership consists wha is  president  of  the  People's | of representatives of the borough National Bank, of Norristown. Mr   and of all the clubs and organiza- Scherff was vice president for the | tions of the community, past year. 1     The officers of the council are:
John L. Michel, secretary and Edward Foulke, chairman; the treasurer of the Abington Bank Rev. Norman M. Dunsmore, secre- aiid Trust Company, former trea- i tary, and Elam E. Kerschner, trea- urer of the association, was elected [ surer.
vice president. Wm. Lloyd, of the The projected program for the Ardmore Branch of the Pennsyl-1 coming year includes the follow- vania Company, became treasurer, j ing activities for spring and sum-
MEETS FOR BUSINESS
Civic Croup (^.onsidcrs Further
Organization   Plans  at
Monthly  Meeting
J. Warren Ziegler, treasurer of the Norristown-Penn Trust Com¬ pany, was reelected secretary.
Named to the council of admin¬ istration were: Russell M, Hille¬ gass. president of the Union Na¬ tional Bank  and T^/usl Company,
mer: softball for boys, tennis for boys and girls, men and women; archery for girls and women, bad¬ minton for bovs and girls, men and women, track for boys, softball league for boys, tennis tournament for boys  and     girls.  Playgrounds
Souderton; Paul I. Mogel, cashier  '^^^^ '^f oP^>;at«'d ^"""8 the sum- of   Ihe   National   Bank   of   Potte- L'"*''' ""^ "'*; "l^*' i'chool, Mattison
town; Daniel Dempster,  treasurer , ^.^'^""e School and South Ambler, of the Jenkintown Bank and Trust i ^,h«"''«'  ^'1'  ^^ sports,   crafts  and Company,   and   Joseph   J.   Esrey, j ^"'"''^• vice president of the Bryn Mawr Trust  Company. j
Dr. Harold Stonier, executive manager of the American Bank¬ ers' Association, was the principal speaker. His subject was "Bank¬ ing Faces the Future."
In the fall there will be: hiking for boys and girls, men and wo¬ men; hockey for girls, touch fool- ball for boys, soccer for boys, roller skating for boys and girls.
The fall and winter program will include the following indoor activities: basketball leagues for Thirty-one county banks were ! boys, table tennis tournaments for represented by 227 members al \ boys and girls, men and women; the dinner. Reports of active war-1 volleyball for boys and girls, roller lime work by bankers in every skating for boys and girls, shuffle- section of,the county were given.   . board for boys and girls. Creative
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Details ot organization were at¬ tended to at the April meeting of the Am^jler Civic Association, at the Legion Memorial Building. Chairman Norman Taylor presid¬ ed.
William N. Alcorn, chairman of the by-laws committee road and presented a set < f by-laws for con¬ sideration. Thoy were held over tor a second reading and adoption at the next meeting.
Robert Russell and Ralph Drew reported that they had audited the accounts of the Ambler Service Flag Committee and found them in crdcr and correct. It was de¬ cided that the treasurer of Ihe IBag committee transfer funds by check to the Association and auth¬ orize the treasurer to open an ac¬ count in the names of the associa¬ tion with the Ambler National Bank earmarking the funds for use in maintaining the service flag and honor roll. The association treasurer was authorized to sign checks for the withdrawal of ac¬ counts authorized by the executive committee.
The secretary, Louis A. Neigut, read a letter from Howard J. Dager regarding the policy of the North Penn Community Center. The secretary was instructed to acknowledge the letter and invite any individual in the center or¬ ganization to join the association. The association will offer to co¬ operate with the center whenever necessary,   t
A letter from Mrs. P. Whilner regarding a request for financial assistance for the Twentieth Cen¬ tury Junior League was referred lo the Recreational Council for its consideration.
The  next meeting will be hefd
"'V.l^diiiesday,  May  24,  and  invita-
'jf'ions to attend the session will be
^.eiit to various organizations and
individuals.
JUNIOR CLUB CHORUS
TO PRESENT MUSICALE
The Spring Musicale of the Junior Colony Club of Ambler will be held next Tuesday evening in the club building on Ridge ave¬ nue. The program will be present¬ ed under the direction of the music chairman, Mrs. Albert E. Lang¬ bein.
There will be selections by the club chorus, a reading, tap dance numbers  and solos  on  the  piano; and marimba.
The eleclion of oflicers will also j lake place.
activities for all will include shop
groups in wood and metal, crafts,
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E OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
196   Become   Citizens   at   Cere¬ monies Held at iSorrislown Last Week
WIFE RECEIVES WORD
Captain   Buf>8ing,   of   Amhlcr,
Writes  From   (rcrmau
Prison Camp
GEORGE B. HAAG
The Haag boys, identical twins of Fart Washinglon, are presum¬ ably on active duly now overseas. The Iwenty-three-year-old brolh- ers, George B. and Frank D., are sons of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Haag, 22 Hollywood road. Fort Washinglon.
A few days ago they sent word from Brazil that they were making their last stop before going over.
The young men attended Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadel¬ phia, where they majored in elec¬ trical engineering. After leaving college they went to work for the same company. They enlisted in Aviation Cadet Pilot Training on
t'. S. Army Air Force FRANK P. HAAG
Judge   George   C.   Corson,     of'
Montgomery  County  Courts,  pre-1
sided at the ceremony of admitting I
a total of 196 former foreign sub- j
jects, who emigrated to the United ;
States   from   fifteen   naticms,     as'
citizens   of   Montgomery   county, '
when they took the oath of allegi- ¦
¦ ance, in the court house at Norris-1
: town last week. j
In  delivering  his  welcome  ad-1
dress to the group, the jurist said j
he felt, "it is wonderful that you j
have recognized the good in Am-!
erica and want lo become citizens.
of a country where you will find |
greater happiness than anywhere '
else in the world." i
The oath of allegiance was ad-
j ministered   by   Deputy   Prothono-
I tary   Abram   D.   Hallman   lo   the
January 28, 1942, and were Icrgeth-' following in this area; Mary Rose er throughout their training per-; ^"Selichio, Ambler; EUen Mclnaw, iod, I Gwynedd Valley; Antonio Lepore,
On December 13, 1942, thev re- \ '''^^\^^'' Loretla Hart, Ambler, ceived their wings and the rating: Believed to be the largest group of second lieutenant. Since they \ adnnlted al one time in the history were both pilots, they were on; °^ ^he county, the new citizens different airplanes, but slill man- ^^'^^ ^^^"^ France, Italy, Germany, aged to be together a lot. | Austria, Jugoslavia, England, Ire-
Afler graduating, the twins went  i?"<^'   Canada,   Mexico,   Hungary
The following men were accept¬ ed by Local Board No. 5 for ser¬ vice in the U. S, Navy, and will report for duty at Allentown on May 11:
Raymond Harloy Hower, 859 W. 3rd St,. Lansdale, Louis Milton Haushallcr, 245 W, 6th Ave., Cim- shohockcn; Samuel A. Firman, Jr., 434 Renfrew Ave,, Ambler; Rich¬ ard Bruce Bolster, Knlmia St., Warminister; Thomas Francis Ma- loncy, 151 E. nth Ave,, Conshohoc¬ ken; Richard Alfred Ainscoc, 318 Spring Mill Ave,, Conshohocken; Walter Joseph Cameron, 1025 De¬ Kalb St., Norristown: Carl Albert Morgan, 11 Douglas St,. Ambler; Herbert William Hopwood, 217 S. Chestnut St,, Ambler; Albert Rich¬ ard Yost, 20 E, Mt. Airy Ave,, Mt. Airy, Phila.; Raymond Aloysius Blake, 105 W, 3rd Ave,, Consho¬ hocken; Josei)h Angelo Caputo, 295 W, Chestnut St,, Ambler.
Harold F, Culo. 236 E. 5th Ave., Conshohocken; George McClellan Watkins, 51 Harry St., Consho¬ hocken; Walter John Gampi, 104 Fifth St., Bridgeport; Gerald Gott- shalk Faust, 715 HalloweU St., Conshohocken; William Russell Deuber, 219 E. Hector St., Con¬ shohocken; Samuel Summers Vose, Jr., 224 Bala Ave., Oreland; James Robert Meyers, 51 Francis Ave., Ambler; William Henry Erhardt, Star Route, Ambler; LeRoy Ed¬ ward Wallace, 113 Fayette St., Conshohocken; William Edgar Worthington, Jr., New Britian Rd,, Doylestown; Domenic Carmela Chilberti, 610 Furnon St., Phila¬ delphia; Leonard Barr Smith, 1521 Fayetle SI,, Conshohocken; Ray¬ mond Clayton Lane, 9 Orange Ave., Ambler; Harry Morion Stein¬ metz, Church Road, LaFayette Hill; Hans Walter Flechtner, 401 W. 11th Ave., Conshohocken;! Charles Wayne MacLaughlin,; Houston Road, Ambler; Aloysius' Warren Mayers, Jr., Box 93,' Springhouse; Harold Scott, 1 Angel Alley, Conshohocken.
Written word has been received from Captain Henry G. Bussing, son of Mr. and Mrs, Henry D. Bussing, of 349 Fairviev^ avenue, Ambler, who is a prisoner of war in Germany.
Captain Bussing wrote a card to his wife, Marie, who resides in Philadelphia. It was received by her on Monday morning. Official notification that the young man was a prisoner of war was re¬ ceived from the United States Government on Friday.
Captain Bussing who won his wings in June, 1942, went over¬ seas in November, 1943. He was the pilot of a B-24, a Liberator.
On the card sent to his wife, the pilot .said that all members of his crew left the crippled plane safely by parachute. It was in a raid over Gotha, Germany, in February that the plane was shot down.
Ambler Man Receives
Meritorious OPA Award
The Office of Price Administra¬ tion has awarded Melvin Y,. Lake, of Houston and Knight roads. Am¬ bler, a certificate for Meritorious Service in the war effort, in sin¬ cere appreciation for his patriotic contribution of time and effort in the execution cf the price and rationing program.
Mr. Lake is a price ration panel member of War and Price Ration Board 2646-6, in Bridgeport.
The Award was issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, Chester Bowles, Administrator, Daniel F. Woolly, Regional Administrator, and R. Ashenfelder, District Di¬ rector.
Poland, Denmark, Scotland, Czec¬ hoslovakia, and Bavaria.
The court urged the citizens to qualify them.selves for the right to vole, lo register as soon as possible and to exercise their new-
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Chorus   to   Present   Vocal   a Instrumental Program at May  16 Meeting
Cook Goes To Palmyra
The Rev. E. U. Cook was assign¬ ed lo Palmyra, Pennsylvania, al the concluding sessions of the 105th annual meeting <vf the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical Church on Sunda.y. Dr, Cook, who resignetl from Boehm's Evangelical and Reform¬ ed Church, Blue Bell, will assume his new charge this coming Sun¬ day. He and his family will move from the Blue Bell parsonage on May 17.
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N COUNTY TABULATED
TJioma.i   E.   Dewey   Leatls   Ke-
puhlican   for   Presidency
On Hallots
The official count of the primary vote was completed for Montgom¬ ery County al noon on Friday. The results are as follows:
Thomas E. Dewey, the growing favorite among the Republicans for
A program of Victor Herbert sel¬ ections will be given by the Chorus of the Colony Club of Ambler at the regular meeting of the club on Wednesday afternoon, May 10, in the building on Ridge avenue.
Isabel O'Brien is the director, Edna Hillemann, the pianist, and Emily  Johnson,   the   violinist.
The musicale will open with the number, "Rose of the World," by the chorus. Regina Langbein will i sing the solo, "Neath a Southern ! Moon." Sara Weir and Mildied Geiger will sinu the duet, "Because You're You." Tho chorus will sing "Romany Life" wilh obbligato by Betty Heckler.
Edna Hillemann will i)lay the piano solos, "Kiss in the Dark" and "Some Day." A tiio compris¬ ing Christine Kline, Florence Wan¬ ner and Mabel Anderson will sing "Kiss Me Again." The chorus will follow with "Indian Summer,"
Emily Johnson will play the violin solo, "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life." Tho chorus will sing "Sweet¬ hearts." Tho ylto solo, "When You're Away", will be sung by Florence Wanner, "Wooden Shoes" by the chorus will complete the program.
The members of the chorus are: sopranos, Betty Heckler, Edna Lard,  Sara    Weir,  Elsie    Knight,
E. S. WARREN JOINS NATIONAL GUERNSEY CLUB
The American Guernsey Cattle Club announces the election of Elgin S, Warren, Spring House, Wendell to membership. Mr, Warren has a herd ot registered Guernseys on his  Wilchwood   Farm,
The American Guernsey  Cattle Club is a national organization of |
,,       ¦ , ,      , .       .Christine Kline, Ella Buckius   see¬
the presidencv, receivei   a vole of      , ^,-,j     ,     r.  ¦
•^ > ond   sopranos,     Mildred      Geiger,
500 ATTEND UKRAINIAN ' CONCERT AT AMBLER
More than 500 persons attend¬ ed the concert given by the Uk¬ rainian Choir of St, Vladimir Or¬ thodox Church of Philadelphia in the Ambler High School auditor¬ ium, lasl Thursday evening. The program was sponsored by Ihc Colony Club of Ambler.
Easier songs were presented on the first part of the program. Folk dances were perfoemed by girls of the chorus during the second part. The third part was devoted to folk songs.
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New Shoe Stamp Valid
The Office of Price Administra¬ tion has issued a reminder that a new shoe ration stamp became valid (>n May 1, but added a warn¬ ing against r^ish purchases, since the daily sales of shoes are al¬ ready reported to be exceeding manufacture by   145,000 pairs.
Stamp No, 18 is now invalid. The new coupon is airplane stamp No. 2 in Book 3. Airplane stamp N(;. 1 in Book 3 became valid for shoes several months ago,, and both are good indefinitely.
4>n anti-submarine patrol for ten nitrnlhs off the east coast and now have 1,000 flying liours to their credit.
They went from New Mexico to Herington Armv Air Field, Kansas,,, where thcv staved for .several days, j ^-V  acauired  right  to  franchise. Then thev left for South America I     Copies of "Montgomery County and were last heard from in Brazil.! —^ Governmental Picture", which
I IS published by the County Com-
 :  ] missioners,   were   given   tlie  new
citizens.
Stationed At Flying School    j
Aviation Cadet Albert E. Drager, \ Jr., son of Mr, and Mrs, Albert Drager, Susquehanna rctad, Amb- i ler, has reported to the AAF j Training Command's advanced fly-,' ing school located at Alius, Okla-: homa, to begin the final nine weeks ; phase  of  his pilot  training. |
After   flying   70   hours   in   two i   . —
engined training planes and taking  Kiwanis Speaker Tells of Munda
BAHLES WITH JAPS
70 lecture-hours of combat sub jects in ground school, Drager will be awarded the silver wings of an AAF pilot and appointed a flight officer or commissioned a second lieutenant,
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Bajtlc At Cluh Meeting
Brice Moore, Jr., of Philadelphia, was the guest speaker at the week¬ ly meetinij of the Ambler Kiwanis Club held at School Inn. Igst Tues
McCONNELL TO SPEAK
The principal sneaker at the;^f>' "'Sht, Daniel E, Biddle was Community Memorial Day service, i'^h^'l™^"- O^car H. Stillwagon, lo be held May 30, al the Norton ! President, presided. Downs, Jr,, American Legion The speaker, a veteran of World Home, Lindenwold avenue, Amb- I War II, told of his experiences of ler, will be Congressman Samuel' fighting the Japs in the Southwest K, McConnell, Jr„ of Lower Mer-1 Pacific area. In describing the raid ion, '  on Munda, the soeaker said "After
Ninth District Legion
Posts Meet at Norristown,
A  joint meeting  of  the   Ninth District American  Legion     Posts and Auxiliaries was held lasl week | al A1H10U.SO Posl Nti.  39, Norrik- town.
Department Commander Frank X, Murray, in his address, stressed the big job ahead in giving aid to the boys of World War No, 2,. He said "we of the lasl war won the war and lost the peace, but we must do all in our power to help the boys win the peace this lime." He pointed out that there are 95,000 legionaires in Pennsylvania at the present time, 4,260 of whom arc in the Ninth district, the larg¬ est membership in Ihe history of the legion. He stated further that Coatesville hospital can now take care of 1619 patients, and addi¬ tional hospitalization will soon be available at Lebanon. A larger soldier and sailor hojne is being prepared in Erie, Penna,
The auxiliary department presi¬ dent gave an inspirational talk, and reported that in her travels throughout the State she has talk¬ ed to hundreds of boys who have returned from varitnjs theatres of war, and they haye told her that what the boys on the front want from us here at home more than anything el.w is our prayers and blood plasma.
Lewis Proposes Plan to Remedy
9,165 write-in votes on that party's ballots.
Other Republican write-in votes were   ofllcially   tabulated   as   fol¬ lows: Franklin D. Roo.sevelt, 762; Willkie,    476;    General
Marion Johnson, Regina Langbein, Blanche Tompkins; altos, Helen Cleary, Ruth Eberdiiig, Florence Wanner, Mabel Anderson.
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Douglass MacArthur, 575; Gover-j     CHANGE MEETING DATE
nor   Edward   Martin,   79:   Harold |     The     bi-ennial     reorganization
E.  Stassen,  295,  and    John     W. I meeting of the Republican Com-
Bricker, 93. mittee of Montgomery County will
James J. Davis, candidate for re- I be held at City Hall, Norristown,
25,000 breeders of pure bred Guer- I eleclion to the United Slates Sen-
nseys. It records the registrations of pure bred Guernseys which trace to the Island of Guernsey, the original home of the breed, in the English Channel, It also super¬ vises tests of production and through   Golden   Guernsey,   Inc,
ale,  led  the  Republican  balloting with 24,886 votes.
In the four-sidea race for three posts in the third Assembly dis¬ trict, Howard F. Boorse, of Lans¬ dale, ran second high man with a vote of 13,974, Lloyd H. Wood top- supervises the marketing of Gold- pcd him with 14,042, and Henry | was made by Lloyd H, Wood, an Guernsey Milk. (continued on page 4) County Chairman.
cn Thursday, May 18, at 8,15 p, m. The date of the meeting has been changed from May 4, the customary date, due to the fact that counting of the military bal¬ lots cannot be done until May 5,
Announcerpent of the change in the  reorganization  meeting    date
leaving the beachhead to drive on —Let the land do its part for j toward Munda, we hit one Jaii ma- liberty—more acres for planting; cliine gun nest after another, and field corn now to assuiei local | when wc would rest in our fox- supply of feed for live slock next | holes, at night the Ja])s would at- winter, | tempt to sneak in and pull a soldier
] out."   To   overcome   this   difficulty ! the sneaker slated "we would have 1 each guard   swing  a   bolo     knife j along the sides of tho foxholes," Off I X   rs 1    r T  • J.7i     l^'''- M<"'re said a Jap battalion
ojtiortage or reea rorlfivesrocici attacked the rear rf ihe advancing
j Americans and bavonetlcd all the enable them lo obtain adequate ¦ inimod and medical corosmen He supplies of at least 80,000,000 j said thai during the advance on bushels for essential processing., Munda his group went without This will mean an even smaller i locd and drank water out of shell supply for this county's larmcrs. j craters for live davs. All food and It costs about forty dollars per ; supplies had to be sent to us by acre to raise field corn, including ; phine, the speaker added, the cost of resloiing the land with, •'!„ the al'ternocn," the speaker a winter crop of wheat or grass | said "befoie our attack on tho field after tho corn is harvested. An acre ; thirty-nine Jao bombers fiew at a sh<;uld yield from thirty to sixty i verv low level and dropped their bushels ot corn, which at the pre-j bombloads. This attack cost our sent ceiling price of $1.28 per , gr„up „vcr 400 casualties " bushel should be profitable. Wilhj xhe speaker paid tribute to the use of farm tractors to do the; eniiragc and .suirit <it tho young plowing, discing, planting and the | American bovs who are so gallant- corn picker to do the harvesting, ] ly (i^riiUng ^ii the manv war fronts very little labor is reciiiired, A ] today, local  supply  of  field  corn  would i ,,_	
OLD BOOKS FOR SCRAP
Old books will be collected along with rags and paper at the scrap collection in Ambler on May 20. Those having books that may be used for scrap are requested to tie them in easily handled bundles and place them at tho curb along with paper and rags on May 20.
BI-COUNTYi(ILIARY
Resolution of Condolence
Representative Charles II. Brunner, Jr,, wilh the other four Montgomery County As¬ semblymen as co-sponsors, in¬ troduced a resolution of con¬ dolence on the tragic death of Congressman J. William Ditler into the House of Representa¬ tives at Harrisburg yesterday. The concurrent measure was immediately passed and sent to the senate for action ex.- pected today.
THREE DAILEY SONS
Two  Spring    House  Boys England, Third In Hawaii
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The shortage of corn as a feed¬ ing crop is giving concern to dairy and poultrymen of Montgomery County who are having difHculty in acauiring an adequate supply to feed their livestcok.
C. Clifton Lewis, executive of a landscape company, has the back¬ ing of the Montgomery County office of the United Stales Depart¬ ment of Agricultural in planning for the cultivation of idle land in this county.
Arthur S. Anders, vice chairman of the County Agricultural Con¬ servation Association al College¬ ville, of the United Stales Depart¬ ment of Agriculture, in a letter to Mr. Lewis says, "At the present time, corn is practically off the market and the 1944 crop is not even planted, which may indicate the shortage that will exist by fall. If these farms could contribute 5000 bushels of corn or more to the feeders of Montgomery County, it will mean that much less corn will need to be transported from the corn belt in the Middle West"
The War Food Administration has announced that the sale of corn in 125 commercial producing counties of the Mid-West Corn Belt will be frozen, except to the Gov¬ ernment for a sixty day period, lu
Legion   Croup    Hears   Several Speaker.*!, Ucpartnient Presi¬ dent  Addrcs,><cs Meudters
also relieve the overburdened rail-     (:pilN<!nD   AMTinilC  cunur roads and thus help the war effort. |   ^»^"'^^"K AIHUgUb  iHUW
Mr, Lewis .says that it is esli-1 An antique i^hnvj will be hold mated that farm tractors work an | May 16. 17, 18 and 19 at St. Paul's average of about 300 hours per, P="ish House. Chestnut avenue, year, t^r the equivalent ot but six Chestnut Hill, for the benefit of weeks. If the owners of farm trac- the Women's Auxiliary of St. tors, that are not in use on com- i Paul's C^hurdi. Beginning al 7 p, mercial farms will offer the ser- j m, cn Tuesday the 16th, all mer- vice of their tractor and other farm ! chandise on display will be for equipment on a rental basis, they I sale. Admission to the show will can render a patriotic service.       I be fifty cents, which includes tax.
Mr. Lewis also points out that! Afternoon tea will be served lor banks and other financial institu-1 twenty-five cents.
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Ninety-four members an<l ten guests were present at the meeting ot Montgomery-Bucks Bi-County Auxiliaries of the American Le¬ gion, at the Fire House, Lang¬ horne. The invocation was given l)y Rev. A. W. Eastburn, Grace Episcopal  Cluirch, Hulmeville,
William 'I'homas, commander of Jesse W, Soby Post, Langhorne, welcomed the guests. Mrs. Harry Frederick, piesidenl of the Lang¬ horne Auxiliary, also extended gi-eetings. Mrs, Walter Price talked on rehabilitation, and announced that a military ball would be .sponsored on May 12 al Coatesville hospital. An address was then made by Mrs, Marlin Eshleman, Lancaster-Chester council presi¬ dent, Mrs, Ray Wilson .spoke on the Pan-American program.
Mrs. Roy K. Smith, eastern di¬ rector of Philadelphia, and Mont¬ gomery-Bucks, received an award of i'wc dollars for the sale of bonds and stamns, which she turned over I continued on page 4)
Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Dailey, Sr.,' of Welsh road and Bethlehem pike. Spring He/use, are on active duty in the United States Army, Two are serv¬ ing with the Air Forces in Eng¬ land and the third is in the Hawai¬ ian Islands,
Sergeant Samuel B. Dailey, Jr., twenty-five years old, and the old¬ est of the three boys, is respon¬ sible for the performance of the guns thai line the wings of Thun¬ derbolt fighters. He is a flight scjuadron's assistant armament chief at Colonel Avelin P. Tacon's ETO fighter base with the Eighth Army Air Forces Fighter Station in   England.
Before entering the AAF on Oc¬ tober 17, 1942, Dailey attended North Wales High School and was employed as a saw operator by Keasbey and Mattison Company, Ambler.
Sergeant John II. Dailey, twen¬ ty-three years old, entered the Army on August 3. 1942. He is with the Service Squadron of the Army Air Forces in England. He gradu¬ ated from Ambler High School in 1940 and was cmoloyod bv the Arcadia Hosiery Mill in Lansdale.
The third and youngest son is Private First Class Theodore W. Dailey, twenty-one years old. He is with an ordnance company stationed in the Hawaiian Islands. He entered the Army in January, 1943, He was formerly employed by the Ambler Furniture Com¬ pany.
LIFT MEAT RATIONS
AU meat except beef steaks and beet roasts are now ration free according to an announce¬ ment made yesterday by Ches¬ ter Bowles of the Ofiice of Price Administration.
Deny Wage Increase for Keasbey & Mattison Workiert*
The Regional War Labor Board racently denied a union request tar an over-all 10 per, cent increase for approximate¬ ly 950 employes of the Keas¬ bey and Mattisou Company plant.
The order granted the un¬ ion. Local No, 2409, Asbestos Division, Federation of Wcn-cn Label and Narrow Fabric Workers, AFL, a standard vol¬ untary maintenance of mem¬ bership.
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