The Ambler Gazette 19340621

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The Ambler Gazette
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VOL. LVI-KO. 17
AMBLKR.   PA.. JUNE   21.   1934
S1.75  A  YEAR
REIt MMkm |LAN JULH AFFl
COMMUNITY OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY  SUGGESTED
FITZGIGDON   IS   COMING
Enteitainer to Appear Under Auspices of    Retail    Merchants'   Association
'I'lw indicatit'ns are tjiat thei-.; will be a laigt> attentlance at the allow to oo ^iiven by Prolcasur U«iald M. I'. 1'iti.j5ibbon.s this 'i'luusday evening al j.;i^,' in tho auditorium ot Foiv.si ,iv, nuo school l'rofals:^<or I'iti.gibbonH ct>n>is to' Ambler under Ihe auspices of the Ambler Iletail Meicliaius' A.-.- sufiation. Thia performer Is well known .as a high class entertainer and radio speaker. Ilia progi^ani will be free, but because of the limited num¬ ber of iscats only adults will bo aj- luitttd. A number of tjio organizatitiiiis t;(L Ui;j bjrouth ha.'C been invited, and it is said will attend. Professor l'"itz;- gibbons la bJSt known a.i the Spee iX'o products autertainer, and withou. a 'doubt will give a worth-while pro¬ gram, lie is a lecturer of considerable note, author, hjiwiotist an 1 psycholo- glst. This is but another inovemM-v* on tho part of the Amblor Hetail JVTor- chants' Association to entertain and interest t(ho residents of the cHiim- munlty. Th'i Merntvi'lal Day events on Lindenwold Field constituted the as- sociJition's first eff.irt in this tUreq- tlon, and lU was voted a great suc¬ cess by ,12'(iO to 1500 pp^ople attending.
Sports   and   Music   in   the   Afternoon,
with  Concert  and  Vaudeville     Shoyyr
for Evening—Metrehants Also Discuss
Othor Business.
Matters of importance was consid¬ ered last Thursday evening at the reg. ular monthly business session of the IJctall Merchants' Association of Am¬ bler. A resolution was passed unani¬ mously recommending that a letter be sent to borough council urging a more stringent enforcement of the vendor's ordinance and tho removal of objectlonabel signs. Favorable con¬ sideration was also given to the adop- tK>n of constitution and by-laws, which came up for second and final, ijeadings.
President Frank King, who presid¬ ed, reported that the Chamber of Commerce has agreed to donate $2S towards tho July 4 celebration. In con¬ nection with this celebration, Secre¬ tary Louifi A. Neigut reported that ho had sent Invitations to other organlxa- tions to participate In this celebr.a- tion. The plans outlined call for .Mports, with a flne vautlevillo show in the evening. During the afternoon ana evening thei;o will also be band con¬ certs. Nothing will bo left undone to make this a most fitting observance f^l our Independence day.
Lindenwold Field will be the sceno of this day's activities. ApplicatloTi for membership were received from Joseph   Oradin   and   Wolf   Motors.
Anthony Ixipctina reported having taken uii the matter with Secre¬ tary "William 'D'euchar relative to meot¬ ing in the council chiunber, and w.is informed that the room was turned over to council, and therefore consent ¦would have to como from theso of- nclal.i. Mr. Lapetina .stattd further tli.it I od an address by Dr. Godfrey, pi;esl- he had seen President John Troster of i dent of the Anibler National Bank, at council, who stated that he will bring i the weekly luncheon meeting on Wed the meeting.
Th«re waa a discussion relative to the associiition becoming affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce. The matter
POST AUXILIARY
Off-cers
eUlLDING IIS il
NOT ABLE TO AWARD ALL CON TRACTS LOCALLY
Ambler   Organiiatlon   Elects for the  Year
Last week tho monthly meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Post wan held and general business wa.s tran- .s<acted. The session w'as opened in the usual m.anner with a saluate to the Hag and a rr.ayer by the ehnplain, Mrs Richard Sl.ayton, which was fi^llt>wed by the reading of the p'-oamble In unison.     The     treasurer,   Mrs.   Mnflley
Fai'mers  "Ciinnot   Get   on   Their   Feet by    Bcrrowing    Tiicms..lves    Out    of hold   May  26.  A   vote  of  thanks   was j     '^^''*'"   ^''^^   r.le.oboi—Crop   Condi¬ tion   of  *'''^^" '^"¦'^- "^^'^^t •''"'' **" ^¦'"' "•«»'«''''' i     *'°"*   f^*"='*a'='e
Cellar Excavation Started—Bids Being   Oraham,  read her report,  which    was Revised—Annual    Carnival    Planned   approved.  Mrs. George ¦West  giive an to   Be   Hcld^Will   Assist   wfith   July   intei-esting  report   of   the   poppy  sale 4t;i  Event. At   the   regular   monthly   pess
i
SS
TROOP   NO. 2 AMBLER
HORSHAM  CLUS   EVINCES  DIVER¬ SITY  OF OPIMCN
Boys Give Excellent Account of Them-
'       selves in the Fi,rst-Aid Contest A   very   strenuous   period   of   Scout
.activities was completed by a patrol = ^from this Troop winning an "A" grade * ,<,in   tho   annual   C.amphoreo   ctmducted
June   16-17   at   Valley   Forge   by   the
Pelmt>nt Council.
in the success of the pojipy sale. Miss Catherine Faust .announced having re- evening,   a  report   was  received  from   7'"''"^   ^^^  ''''^"''^   '^^   ^^^  «<anding  of .t-_    ,..:,j, 1..,,.^    .„v,i„i,     n„.   the pupils of the eighth grade <ff Am-
Norton   Downa,   Jr.,   Post     No.       12,''), American   Legion,   held last  Thursday
the building committee, which an¬ nounced tliat tho excavation work for the cellar antl found.atkm has been started, and a rt-bid is being asked on the erection.  The  original   plans  were
bier public school, St, Joseph's and St. Anthony's Parochial schools, and awards h.ave already been made by the committee. The welfare work that
to liave  all  wt>rk  done by  local  men,   *«. being  carric-d   on  by  the Auxiliary
. . .  ....  _ „_,_ ....^ , . „_     will be continued.
6ANi\ii Hi IHE m DEAL
ROTARIANS HEAR ADDRESS DR. GODFREY
Conditions Pointing Upward with Cr- ganization of Ambler National Bank —Many Guests Present at Ambler Club  Meeting.
Ambler Rotarlans and guests enjoy-
but the committee (inds this is not en¬ tirely possible. Therefore some of the work has been let to outside bidders. After the financial report of the com¬ mittee had been read, which was ap- P'roved, it was agreed to hold the an¬ nual car,nival. Commander Alex Wil¬ lox, rc<iuested that the committeo meet this Wednesday evening in the "Dugout" to make the nece»s<ary ar- rangcments for the event. The invita¬ tion of The Ambler, Retail Merchants' Association to attend the performaneo to bo given by Professor Fitzgibbons In the auditorium of the Forest avenue public school this Thursd.ay evening was .accepted. It was also agi-eed to as¬ sist in pl.anning for the July 4th cele¬ bration, and sevei-al members were I urged to attend the meetings bein^ gY' ''"'"J ^'^'' this purpose by other tw- : g.anizatlons ot the borough. Because j of the heavy expense, it w.-is voted not to send a representative to the state convention of th© American Legion, which will be held in August at Erie,
The report oi the May meeting of bl-rounly council was received .and and the members wefe urged to .attend the next meetinn; of the council, w'hich will be held at Norristown this Thurs¬ day.
The following afllceir^ were el6>cted to serve for the ensuing yeai-: Presi¬ dent, Mrs. Wiilinm Knoblauch; first vice president, Mrs. Gooriro ¦West: sectmtl vice president, Mr.s. Roy K. Smith; re<>ording secret.ary. IV^ss Cath¬ erine Faust; corresponding secretary, Mrs.   Robert   Wind;    treasurer,     Mrs.
The il'iusliiun Farmers' Ciub hel.l Its June meeting last Saturday at Byi)erry as guesti.s trf Mr. and Sirs. I'idwin  K.  B(jnri;er.
A problem of nv'ro-'lian local intor--it was ctmtained in the <|uestlon, "Is it wise to destroy tho growth ol (arm produtVts in, tv: der to support the market'/" gave r'ls;' to iiuite a spirited dI,'?cuK.1('''n, durinp; whieh the views t>f the club members woro quite     varied.
The discussion was op ned by John Park, who stated th.V- ho would not want t" ?o on reconl as approving oi disapproving tlie destruction of the 0101*5. Ilo adied th;it he does n,.>t feel that the farmers can Kfi'i on tlrclr feet by borrfiwlng themselves <nit ot debt, Rome very splendid p,^jints a,gain«t this (lUestion wero advanced by Frank Matlitr. A 'large numbr tif the other ini'mbei't^  li-  the  club  took  pan'   In  a
IN 31SI REUNION
More than 80 patrols from Delaware'DESCENDANTS  OF JOHN AND SAR¬ AH CHILDS CONARD
Ensley Graham;  chaplain. Mrs. Rt>bert j tiiscussion of the  tiuestion.
Slayton; sergeant at arms, Mrs. Wal ter Rollers; historian, iMrs. K,Iwin Houpt. These olflcers will be installed at the October meeting. After .a g'en- eral disK^'Ussion on other matters, a social hour ¦was enjoyed, and at the , conclusion refreshments were  served.
and Montgomery counties were enter¬ ed In  the competition,
Tho patrol was under the leadership of Ch.arles Johnstin, and he w.as ably assisted by Scouts W. Sandlford, Tom Rue, Wm. Dummeldinger, Wm. iMac- Xelll, Pol>ert Slmp|_im, DanSiol andl Kar;l Stone,
At the last session of the Court ot Honor Scouts Tom Rue, W. Sandlford, and Kdward Wind passed the Athletics Jferit Badge, a very Important sub¬ ject, Thompson pas-sed Firemanship, .and Wm. Dummeldinger and George Sandlford were advanced to flrpt and second cla.ss respectively. |
In the District First Aid Contest held recently nt .Tenkintown the team from  No.   2   tied  for  first   place  with
Meet In Hoi-sham Flre Hall, and Enjoy Program Whic.i Includes Letters from Distant Members—Jos. C. Shoe¬ maker  Presides.
The thirty-first reunion of the des¬ cendants of John and Sarah Childa Conard was held In Horsham fire hall last Saturday at 3 p. m. The president, Jos. C. Shoemaker, called the meeting to order, and after observing a few moments ot silence, all joined in sing¬ ing the "Conard Keiniit>n Sim.i" to the music of "Auld Lang Syne," with Allco Davis  at the piano.
Minutes of the last regular meeting and the executive mooting wcijo read by the new secretary, Lillie M. Qjim-
the team from   Clveltenhani  No   2-14 j^j,^ ,, j,,^ trcasuiw.  gave
teams   were  entered,  .and  the Ambler,  j^,^   ^.^,,^,^^   ^^^.^^   ^,,.^^^,   ^^   ^   ^^^
The   corres- I ponding   /^>ci;etary   reporteil     haviWK i sent 30 copies of the "Ambler Gazette", containing a report of  the last  meet¬ ing,   to  distant  relatives.
tean,, captained by Edw.oi-d Wind, aid- ^ j,,,^^^^   i„   ^,,^   treasury
ed   by   W.   Sandlford,   Roscoe   Smith,
Jr,, Geoi-ge Sandlford,  Daniel .and Karl
Stone,   gave  an   excellent   account   of
themselves, only to lo.so in  the added
contest to decide tho winner.
The outtloor program will bo em¬ phasized this summei^, and a number of activities are  being planned.
Suit Lodged Against Carl  H. Wolff     i Charging false arrest and imprls-n- ment   tm   the   ch.ai'ga     of   defrauding creditors   had   been   brou.ght     a.ralnri
m,atter"beforr'co'uncii'"at''lt's"nexti nesday of  last week, and  the general I her by Carl H. Wolff, of ne,ar AinU.
was favorably considered on a report noted heavy withdrawals from the from the tio.ard of directors, nnd the First National Bank in the face of les- followlng committee was appointed to senlng values of Invested securities confer with the Chamber of Commerce: i ^"d   'he  Impossibility  of  realizing  on
ti>pic  was  that  of  banking  conditions i E'lla G.  Smyth,  of  Sprinal-^id:?   se  • in Ambler, I Cliosfnut  ,Hill   through     her    coun;   '
The   doctor  discussod   Ixinking  .con-   .Vttorney      Thomas     A.   Fcvalke,      h ditions during the past few ye.ars, andj brought suit in th:i offlce of Prcthon- -
tary   Haldemim  asr.alnst  Wblff   'o   re-
Llndenfeld, Neigut and Auerbach. This | real estate, all of vvhich presented the j j^j.^g^^^,.^^^^   ^^^^^    ,,j  Ambler,   char i committee   was   instructed   to   report; problem of "fro7.en'   assets.  Like  con
back to the next meeting of the as- Pvociation. A financial report was presented by the treasurer, Mrs. Car
ditions In many parts of the country I led to th© declaration by President 1 Roosevelt of the  n.ation-wide banking
rie M. Heiss, wTilch showed a balance | holWay,   from   which   the  country   is
of $72 at the beginning of the present meeting. All outstandinig bills were ordered paid.
Horsemen  to  Meet  in  Ambler
An attiiactive sports affair \/ill b held next Satur-lay at ,1.3|ii p. m., «t Rii'bert C. Marilton's rSpringside liivir.. '«jn the BotlilohcMU pike near Ambler. Tills ajlTair is kn.ov\n laa "Tlie Country iMeet," and compri.iPs a program of horse-show classt'-a arwl races for amatour riders. Fast .year muro than 75 en'irlas cain'peted.
Mrs*. Y,1 I'orter Wear, II. Moi-ris Adams, John W, Drayton and Morris ill, Di.'con havo acceiited invitations to act as ju;lges. George 'W. Klkln.s has ¦offered a handsomi'. stiver platier, "The Justa Farm I'lato." a.^ a prize for the  road  hack  class.
The comtnlttee iiv^mbors are: J-jhn deZ HlaoTiilton, chairmiiiii,; Mi.s. John deZ Hamilton, se(dr'?f(ar.y; Gooderhani L. MtGormick, ti^easurer; Perry Bon- son, John Cadwalader, Jr., Richard 1". Ilajuiilton, G:'oii;:!e C. K,cnned.Vi, Miss M.ary F. Lfiper,   Mrs.    Llt>yd  Hi^evts,
steadily emerging thijough conserva¬ torships and llciuidatlon, reorganiza¬ tions and the organization of new in¬ stitutions.
subjoct ¦to levy from the jurfodictiii
Missionary  Exhibit at  Ambler
The Churches of Ambler and vicinity Several pl.ans were attempted in theij^j.^ uniting in a Missionary Exhibit, reorganisation ot the First NatlonaD .^^hich will be held Thursday, June of Ambler, .and In several cases actual ^,]„^ f,.o,„ 3 to r> p. m.. and from 7 to work tiiereon was started, only to bo j^q ^ ^ ;„ j,^g Methodist Church, blocked by one or another f)f the four ^^g exhibit will deal with China, flseal departments of the gtjvernment. japan, India, Africa, the American In- After much effort and time had been .jjan, and the Southern Mountaineers, spent, It was deemed best to organize ^ j^j^ ccmimittees, with member,s.hip a new Institution, Which has been | ,,i.,,j,.jhut„j ,^n^o„g th^ ya,i.io„g jenom- reallzed in the Ambler National Bank, > jnation.s-, are busy gathering materials Ji.aving opened for business on Mar.ch : f,-,,^, these places, including rugs, tap. 1, and which already has established , estrie.s, laces, metal works, pottwy. Itself in the community and has been i .^,„,   ^,^,rioH   in  abund.ancti.   Missioiuiry
AMBLER       RETAIL       MERCHANTS AND  OTHERS. SPONSORING
Alexander Willox Is Chairman—Plans Call for Music, Sports and Vaude¬ ville on Lindenwold Field Afternoon and Evening.
, The movement te celebr.ate July ioK' her with larceny of f?>ods tf d-\ m, ,„ ,, fim^g manner got under way fendant malicious destriwtion of Pro-| jj^^^j^y evening, when representatives perty with intent' to defraud croditovr- i ^^om a number of the "oi-ganizations removing   arid     conceallns__jproperty | ^.f ^jje borough  mot !'¦. tht a.ssembly
cover  $10,n(K)  dam.as'3«.
R ia alleged  that on  March  6,  IC'Z'.t. Wl.iirf   sv/. re   out     a     wfl.riant     be».jr.
room of the Norton Downs, .Tr., Post Nt>. 12,^ American l."gion and organ¬ ized by electing Alex WIHo.k, com¬ mander of the Post, chairman. After a generjil discussion it was agreed to arrange for all kinds of sports for both young and old In the afternoon and to follow in tlie evenin.g with .a flno vaudeville show. The .sports .and show will t.ake place on Lindenwoltl Field Ibeginning .at 2 o'clock, and 7.30 o'clock for the show.
The follo\ving committfvs wore appointed: Spt>rts: Frank Kin.g, of the Ambler Retail Merchants'  Association.
"How   iiir   should   the   Fnited  States go   tuiward   enforcing  the   payment  o ( tho  War  debts   of foreign  countries?" was   assigned   iEJzra   P.   Carrell,   who
! said tlia*, had he been ab'e to give a ^:aitisfaet<ll•y .answer to this tlue.s-tiun, he long ago woul'd have beon app;ain 1.;- <.d to a high government position, liis I iLjiuartos caused the members ti> i'¦ that it would be an lmi>ossibili y fuj the Uiiit.'d States to force these coun-
I trios   to  pay   their  debts.
i William Paxson, of Dresher, said that a continuous iilancing ot s,^»y beans will help eliminate the Canada thistle. It Wat^ suggd-itiid ;by other ntembers that a thorough aiiplii^ation oif salt to *<he thlstiVr.s durin.g Auinist will help to bring .about thoir exter¬ mination. Continuciils cutting of the ))lants and an application of turpen- tiiio ali'er the cutting wets re.com.ms: ntV- (!d  by several otin T members.
.Mr. I'axson alsio reported on the- condition of wheat. Ilo exhibited a j)i>tato which had be.^n removed 'frcm th.l giouiid this spring alitor the very severe winter. The puiiato wa.s in al- mtJst  ptu'tect   state  oli presorvati.in.
Jf rs. MorrTs KSf^t," who repnrted for the domestic science committee, gav'e a number of recipes tier cold drinWs,
LONS SERVICE IE!
REELECTED  SCHOOL  TREASURER FOR 47TH  YEAR
In  reply  to her iiues ii'>u Mrs
11(UV-
ard IlallinwoU said she thinks it wouKl
n.Jt   bi>   wise   for   the   hosliitals   to   be
! under   State   suporvisioix   beoause   in
I her   oiiinion   the   tajces   would   be   in-
I creas.Nl,
William   Hallowell   read   an   article on   thd  .laiianese  bejtle. I     Tho club gazaiite In chargo  of Mrs i Frank Jfarher proved very lnterestin.ii
of assistance in the process of an or¬ derly liquidation of some of the assets of the  old  bank.
boards and private collections are contributing to the display, "Movies" will also be shown,  in tlie.gymnasium
,,,Tohn Str.awbridge, ,Jr.;  Mi-ss Blizabeth |-'   — ^^  Meeting,   guest  of  Ralp,,  !¦:. IL  T.tylor and 'lV)hias Wagner. 1^^^^.   ,,,.„.^^^   ^   ^,,^^^^.^   ^^  ^'^J;^,, ,
University,  guest of his fathei;, Jacob! Victor   Herbert   Anniversary   Program Ik.   Fisher;   H.   A.   Cross,   of  I_,ondon,
Dr,  Gotlfrey   reviewed   some   of  the i of the Church. There will be no charge services which the new b.ank can per-j f,,^ anything,  but a free-will  offering form   In   the   work   of   assisting     the j .^yui be received at the door, patrons of  the  old  b,ank, and  his ad¬ dress was listened to with marked at¬ tention.
President   James     Gillin     extended greetings    to    the    following    visitors: I Walter   E,   Irwin,   of  the  Rotary   t;lub j of  Doylestown:   W.   R.  B. lluber,    of
JUNIOR BASEBALL XI
chairman: Bernard Lindi-nfeld, of thai^i-nd ho.'.pful. Th.-> po-v.'s oorner in Kiwanis Club; J. W. Cassel, of the i »;li'^'«-i >>« KKnlly Park cimtained Ch.amber of Commerce; Joseph Craft, j two poonis by KIdgar A. Guest and of the Rotary Club; Edwin Faia'ell, an original iMiem by Emily Park. Jr., and Ensile Graham, of the Nor- One of the pages ot the gazette ton Downs, Jr., Post; William Deuehar was entitled "Cf int?re.l' to the farm- .and John Troster, of'Wissahiekon Fire | e'l's wiCe", with several very practical Company;  William Urban, Ileber My-j suggestions.
ers   and   Jerry   Myers.   The   entertain-        l'r> urination   was   given       that      V.n
ment  cdmmlttee will  consist  ot Leuls  small   white     buttorllies   with     black
A.    Neigut,    chairman,    Alex      AVillox,   nwkin.'.-s  ar.^  very  grea.*,  pests  in   the
lAnthtiny   Lapetina,   l,^n.is   Swart/..  Ro-   g;u-j6n.s.   They   causo   many   types   tt
I bert   Thompson   ami   William   Urban. . ),orers   which     thrive   on   the   plants.
•The  light  committee will   be  William | uor-r.-^.  It w.as  .also  said,  are hatched
Urban, chairman, AValter Solliday and | f,.;..,!,   ,],,o  dark  nn ths  which  are  tre¬
at Whitemarsh  Memorial  Park
On Thursday evening, June 21st, the anniversary of A'ictor Iferbert, will be celebrated at AVhitemarsh IMemor- lal Park with a speciai musical pro¬ gram, with selections by the famous composer.
Mr, Kiirl Bonawitz will bo at tho console, Mr. D'onovan O'Hara, tenor, and Miss Emily Mickunas, noted so¬ prano, will give such well known coijipositions as "Badin.age," "Sweet IMystery of IJfe," "Di-eam tin," "Gypsy Love  Stnig,"   ".Seren.ade"   and   others.
Mr. Owon Cunnlngliam \v'\ conduct tho concert.
/ The pti,l>lic is Invited to attend thlsi concer,t, which will be .given, without charge, at Whitenuirsh Memorial iPark, on Limekiln Pike, route 152, Prospeetville, Montgomery County.
This t:ommemor.ativo program is one of a Bcritss of Thursday ovening con¬ certs at the Park. Due to the popu¬ larity of A'ictor Herbert ;md length of « the progrtim, it will stai't about T o'clock.
Eng.,   and   E.   .Tames   Duczkowski,   of [ Amhler, guests of John Ledeboer, and .associated   with   him   in   the   Keasbey and   Mattison   Ct>.:    AV,   J.   Ludes,'   of Amhler, guest of Fr. Godfrey.
^W,'cd:ling   Bells   Ring   at  Ambler
Tliursday, Jun,., 14ih, al high ,1 pretty wedding toolc place in Ht. Joliii's Church, Anibler. The bride wa,s Mrs, Mabel l<il. Wilde, oii ."NTesco- peck. Pa,, wlio was a former iKirisliiMj- er of Rev. O. C. F. Janke, the olllcia^ - lug iKistor. The groom was Mr. Edgiuv A. Foijstennetcher, tlio burgess of Nei!<x>p','ck, Tliey wi-.j uiiattendcil. The bride was attired in a siili. sport suit.
After tho coromtyny a weddinig diiimn' was seivetl at the parsonage, ,and Fritlay morning the happy couple ailarted a. tour of New Jeitsey on tlieli' honeymoon-
Ambler Man Granted Divorce
Bruno M. Rejbald. of Ambler, musi¬ cal director f^,.- the -Vlctn'r Talking iVIachlne Company, in a deicree isigned by Judge Corson was . granted ,1 (livorc.i frrm his wife. Carol Simpson Relbold, on the grounds of desertion. The   master   was   ti'harles   Mtxfftti.
The K'lO'uple w,a8 married September ;.'!>, uj:;.'',, Tho desertion IJook plitce I'Vibruary  1,   1.031.
R'llboild told the m,alater that lv .wife was highly strung, temperaiuental woman, a great rpader, very Intel- k'utual but subject, upon rathcsr .sllghs piirvocation, to h.ystjria. She alw.iys ai-'Poar--d to bo jealous of his tlaughter Gin-da, by a fiwiner wife, the husbau'l .-;tatcd, and adtled that he could not .-iCe any caiis.t '!|or dbiis mental attituda.
AVithout   exiVaining   her  re.asons   t doing   no   a  ,fcw   days   before   the   d"- sertion  .she  toltl  her  liusliand tiiat sho had  nbUiined a job,  'that she  was  f, ing tt« l.^ave him and  not come baC ,She   kept   her   word.   He   Kuer   found tha'   she was oniploysd at the Settl ment School of  Music.
George AVest. The progi-am outlined in¬ cludes music by a band, races for children comprising several classes, ,a potato r.ace for men, clothes pin race   for women, sack r.aces and three-leg-
AMGLER   BOYS   TO   PLAY   UNDER  f^'^'^ '"'*'^^« ^"^ ^"^^ ^'"y"^ ¦i-"'l 'T''"'-''' ^^" .^...,«.,.«    „..cr..^,-^ I'tnd   spoon   race   for   boys   and   girls,
KIWAnS   AUSPICES | ^„,1  t^e flnal  f^-ent will 'he a  feature
Eiaht   Clohs   Will    PHv   Thre-    D a vs ''"'"'''  *"  ^'^ announced  l.ater.   Splendid   ,qt._ JOSEPH'S DRAMATIC SOCIETY Eight   Clubs   Will    Pl.ay   Thre..    "^y*   pri,Tes will be awarded to the winners.  •
pe,.   Week-Camp   Opportunities   for   j^ j^-hoped  to complete the afternoon 	
Underprlvile-0.4     Boys—Moviie     of ^^p^tj, 1,^  5  o'clock, and  promptly .at
Chevrolet   Motor   Tests 17 3U   tj,e   entertainment   will   begin.   A
Tli,>. Junior f.a.s'oball Dcague of A.mb- ; stage is bein.g erpfc-ted directly in front ler will open  wi'h a bang  next Mon. : of the grandstand. Preceding the cele-' make its spring dobut on the evenings 'day at 2,1 p. m. on four local ground-,, ' brjitlon the niembers of tho committee, | ot  June   27,   2S   and   21),   when   It   will ; when eight junior tejims will s'lar! th?   bo.vs of iho post and others will par;idry   present   "An   Old   Fashioned   Mtither" schedule  for  the   second   year     under , to  the grounds headed  by the  band.   | in the hall on South Main street.   The Kiwanis   Club   of   .'\nablc-r      auspices. :     Further announcement will be mado   play is a di;,iraatic paiablo of a moth- This   report   ^vas   made   at   tne   t!iut>   in  next week's issue of the "0«tzette," 1 er's love, and is in three acts meetii.g on Tuesd.av evening- at School ; as  a   fin.al  meeting' of the  committoe Inn  by Frank  King,  chairman  ci the j will   be  held  next Monday evening at committee,  and  a  great season  Is as-   the legion headquarters, sured   A'oung  Am.bler,  wi,',h   prizes  for 	
quently   found   In   the   gfirdens.
No meeting of the c;lul) wi'l taki> place in July, but announcemem'i wau mado of the picnic wlilch will takf place a', the C:irKon(-Simpson Home on tl;> Davisville roail on Saturda.v Augiift    11.
"An   Old   Fashioned   Mother"   Vyill   Be Presented
St.   Jivseidi's   l->i'amatlc   Society   will
¦he winners and a great wind-up in the  early  fall.
I.cidy E. Heckler, preaident, who returned last week from the inter¬ national ni^t'ting of Kiwanis at Ton- ontc. Can., presided, and will give a rt.iort   later.
llernard Lindeateld reported on tha general I pl.ans for July 4, and tlia club voted .$25 as a cfjn'trlbutlon ot the   general      expenses.
Henry Swartz iVated that ihe Nor¬ ristown Kiwanis Club will open ita .•iiiip fro:n July 7 to 14 for undcr- prlvi'pged boys, nnd an opportunity Motorist Acquitted \ is  given  foi   Ambler to send a  group
s found I "t  thai time,
G"i>ipe   Davis,  chairman   of  the  en¬
tertiiinment   committeo,    preserved   R,
A\1i'lliani Caikins, Ambler was
not  guilty   of  being  a   hit-run   driver
bv  a  Jury   bofore  Judge   Knight.   The , „   t     c,    ..^
,..,.,    ,   .   , ^      r-.j-uVinna   S.   Den'dift't,  and  P,  L.  Shaffer,  of the eo.Hts   w..n-t>   divided   between   Casiun,-a 1 , .     „        t    r^ ,      ,.¦ .
.. ,_     ..,_..    T,„,„.  I Chevr,)Ut     Co.   of     General      Motors,
through   the   courte-sy   of  the   K.'ubeck
Crimp.'in'y,.    (*f    A.mbler,    de.alers,   find
talking pictures of the Chevrole' plant
and Kpeiitus Fett-'rolf, Weft Point, tli(. di-ivi-r oil the onVier autoniiO'blle involved   ill   llie   atjcident.
Springsteel   on   Probation
At the recent session of court, Wil¬ liam .Springsteel, Ambler, charged with assault and battery in pushing an Am¬ bler  boy  into   a   lake,   was   placed  on
Tavern Owner Fined
Joseph A. Hill, well known proprie¬ tor   of   tho   Blue  Jay   Tavern   on   tho
Bethlehem pike near Montgomeryville,   P'obatiou for one year.	
was   convicted   in   the   criminal   court ,
of Montgomery  county on  charges of Ambler Market Brings Suit
selling beer on  Sunday and operating slot   machines.       His   lines  and  costs,
A.ttiiioey     'I'liomii',  A,     Foulke,     has brought      .suit   in   Indialf     of   .\mbler
impti.sed by Judge Hiarold G. Knight, iMiarkel Co. .a.g.ain.'^t Charlet-v llunsick- t[>tal $422.72. No prison sentence waa er to recover #4,SOO on a promissory pronounced. nuu   c^fccuted   Septiiaiber   14,   i3:2.
'Pile  cast  of characters  Is:   Deborah
Underhlll,   a   mother   In    Israel,   Miss
Vkitoria   Lusky;    AViddcr   BUI   Plndle,
kader of tho choli;,  iMiss  -Mary Coreii-
ti;    'Miss   il.rfiwlsky   Lovin.g   Custaid,
„.      „, .   .. plain   sewiii,g  and   goH.sip,   iMiss   P.'so
The   taxpayers    Kcrum  el   I'M.nsyl-j i^omano;   Isabel  Slmp.-.cott, the village
vania, designed ;to "invfta the interest'belle,   Mi.ss    IVo.se   Winetti;    GUmiana
and   co-opnration   of all   existing ta.^-! j.^rkins, as good .as gold. Mi.ss  Grico
payers    organizations   tJirou;vhout   tha |Roberto;   Sakey   Plndle,   the   wldder'jj
Taxpayers'  Forum   Formed   in   State
State on the one issiir* t%' redui-tli n in 'the cost oi; State and local govern - men't,"  haa l),-,en f(>:-nie-J,
The  Forum    Is  not    a.   m"nibrsbip organization  in  the ordinai-y senwo of
mite, Miss Marcella Bernhardt; John Underbill, the prodig.al son, Limis Cap¬ uto; Chairley Underhlll, the elder broth¬ er, John Roberto; Brother Jonah Qu.ackenbiish, a whited sepulchre, Peter
aiat term, inasonucii as i;i; is com, :,st .1 i ^''^'"'''1"\/t?'"''''\ '^^^'""'''    "•^''''''^•" of  100  members,  tone  chosen  for  eacii '        '^
county in   the StJit,. an'd  oS from  the
l-.»,.is  Handled   vL\£l 1,573.:.    of   A,nibier
School   Funds  Within   That  Period—
Is   Ro-elccted   by   Board  — Collector
Scott   Makes   Report.
Kdwin   11.   taust,     who     ha!!     b-i n
ti'wisurer  of Amblor schooil  funds ior
47 yoaiis;  has successjuUy handled »..',-
2i;4,57i.95   during   that   long   perio.l.
Thia iraot was announced by Presi- 'dent Georgo Y. Styer, of he AmbKi.' School lijard, at the m,i;nthly mc'et- ing lu.si Friday evening, at v.liich time .Mr. I'aust was unanimously re-eifcted, ai,d his cioniiPinsation was fix-d ai .1i3C-j per year,
Mr. .Styei- further .staVed tli,'it Mr. i'"ailit -wajs fiiiBt,'cif/JyteJ. tr^.ibu;i.a- j^ the Amblor InJeiicndi nt School Dhj- Lrict ia las:; and s U'veVl 'uitll LSfcij, du.ing which timo lio was c;ustodian of $lJ,lS-t..4U of t/ie dlstnc. In ]N..t), v/hen thfc) Ambier tlchoul District w,i.s orgknized, -Mr. Fau.st was oi..-<-ttu triiLSor.'r of that diatrict isei vii ^g tci'i- tinucusly uniil the piesMit, during whicii 'Sme he 'received into his handiJ tiio sum ol'. $2,212,380.55 for the rt.mb. ler DSstrlct alone. The Anibler Inde- pend"(nt School District havin.g beer, aboliithed. the office of 'the treasure. thereof ceased in  1895.
All the members of tho .Vmlii") School Board were preseiVt at the niei(ilng  except   iMr.   Hoyt.
Supervising PrlP|clp:il ITsher re¬ ported the 'onroHment sis fu'lcws 'or ftOay; iJMattison Avenue schi/,")l, 2."il; Forrest Avenue school, C'ij; Juni.,'r Ifigh, ,275; Sionior Hi.gh, i'31, a to.a. of i)a2. The June em'ollnvant figures aro lllli'O. The teiin attendance iccrd ahows   IK   percent.
Treasurer Faust reported .as feJlk>ws: Kafance at la,>»'i meeting $7618.76; re- ceilrts, tuition, etc.. $78o7.S2; orU-rs paid,    $,'!377.o2;    balanco    .$7i::fl9.06.
'Tax Collectoir Scott t^-'ndeivid checks as ,f'<4loW.";: $4,'n.l5 for WiSl taxes and tltii'.^n for 1H33 taxes. He rerorted a total tlnplicate for 19.'13 of ?56,6'i4.8(>. Tho liens filed anioimt 'lo $5S23J19, Wliich ara included in tha t.ital cx;- oneiatior.s asked of !?7,77G.i;', leaving ! au item of ,f3S71.42' as unCoIL-cted. The board  granttMl  the   rx'oncrations.
In  oimrnictiivn   with   the   finances   1. was   stated   that   $,.,0'.~*   is   owing   lb sinkin,.^:;   fund,   ,$G2!I'3    in   ifuition    bilN have  been   sent  out.
Fills amounting to about $10nC v,"rp frd<>red ,l>a;'d, liiic'udin.g a comm's¬ sion ol! $34131 and p'-stag" of ,f81.75 10   Co'lvtor   Scott.
President Siyer re,"d a IcVHer fi 'in tho   Ainhh^r   Public  ,Libx-ar>'.
Coal bids were opeiHKls. and the Nu'th I'enn Lumber and .Sum' y '.' was iiwarded 'tho contract for the buckwheat coal. BuIm for bitumino-is i:o;i,l were ht'ld under .a'dviseniint. The sid.'i'.ly oi'iniinittee w.as au'ihorize;! to or^'i bids for school suppilcn anil ii«iko a;wi;irds. Tin noxl'i m'i'ilin,g < if tho bo.ard will be held on July  2.
The secretary re>ad a repoH of two deaths, six  marriages, and  6 births.
Letter,s wore read trom Elwood Con¬ rad, of S.alein, Ohio, and lillwootl Con¬ ard, of Kellogg, Iowa, written'by his wife, as he is unable to write; also from Lillie Conard Day and her hus- Itand of Minneapolis, Minn, Thtwe let¬ ters told of family events, and .also of very dry we.ather, dust stomis and dr^ought   conditions.
The program opened \vith a piano solo by Alice liKivis, of Coillngswood, N, .1,, who played a very pleasing sel¬ ection ' and responded to an encore. J.ano AA'ilson recited "Abou Ben Ad- hem:" Katherine Hallowell gave a piano solo, "Playful Kit," and, for an encore, "Paper Chase." Samuel AV.alk- er. Jr., i;ecited '¦Daffodils," by AVords- worth. Emily Davis .gave .a violin solo.
The attendance w.as not as large as u.«ual, some meml">ers ot the family being absent on account of the cele- hration of the 250th anniversary of (Newtown. Bucks ctuinty, hut there wers more than 100 persons present, and all enjoyed tlio reunion as well as the bountiful supper.
and testln,g grounds were shown, wi.h c.ypljinatie'n f>f the severe tests to which the cars arts subject'^'d in efforts
Staie at largf>.
It wi 1 confine i't;; '-itorts to tli" .mi»1o oble^Jve of reeluction of governmcnial costs and will not attemvut t" Hupp.a-t or take i^irt in any purely li.'cal issu n ot its aP.lliated o'gmiza.tions. unli ss spacific ret|U':ist ':hal    it tlo sm 1« m:rle.
Tho Foiaim will work wkih seven State-wide tJij-operating organizatioici and 28 atfillated groups In all .>-• xtlons iif the State, It lias been announced.
The   officers   ai-e:   Mrs.   Charles     P.
a inerriV he.art, Romeo Qigliotti; Enoch Rone, an outcast antl wanelci'er, Oeorgo Cateris.ano; Quintus Todd, the county sheriff, .\nthony Palermo; Sally Lar¬ kins. at the console, Miss Phylis Melo- grana.
Time—A, D. 1914, I'lace—-the village of Canton, in northern  New York.
The vill.age choir Is composed of I'Jdward   1'aylor,   .Mis.sos   Grace   Gam-
Davis,   of  Berwyn,   <halrma.ii;   Francis
SllHllo'
to   establish   and   correo',   ^v.^aknesKes.
The program! wa/s most interesting and ' H,   Bohlen,   Hav&rl'nrdj^    Dr
Instructive.
Guests welcomed werr> William F, Groff, of Babylon, Hjorsham township; SamutV L, Musselnian aiul Harry Z. Landis.
Bing Crosby Heads "We're Not Dress¬ ing"  Cast   a-t   Ambler,   Friday
Bing Crosby, Carole l.<'mli.a;rd. Burns .and .A.llen, Ethel Merman and Leon, Errol— '   ¦¦
That's a cast of which any single naember could "cariV' a picture — but they are all together in a refresh¬ ing new South Sea island advent-ire fllmusical which will top the film fl.aro at the Amblt^r Thoatr,e |i'rid,'ty and Sat¬ urday.
"We're Not Dressing" is the P.ira- mount vehicle in which the six stars of   Hollywood   combine   their   talents
bone, Edna Sumincril, Elizabeth Bern- i fo   create   a   swiftmoving   sixty   min-
Antoinette  .Vngelicliio   and   the
iitcs of song and action.
Crosby Is a sailor aboard thi? yacht of Miss Lomb<ard. Heij guests are .Miss Merman. Errol, and the fortinre-hunt- iiig princes, Jay HeiU'y and Ray Mil- land.
Shipwrecked,  this 'bantl  findu haven
Dr.   Montgomery   Dies   at   Wyncote
The Rev. Dr. Richard iJIontg. inery, pastor emeritus of the Ashljourne rresbyt.'rian Chur(>h, Elkins I'ark, whiPro he Tiad served 45 years, die! l''rid.iy ni.u^it at bis home in, Wyncote. "'Dh',Montgomery, ft»r 8« ye'ar)s""atef- e;l clerk of the Pre.ubyt.'rian. Phila- dPlphia North, resl.gned in 192S afte* hnving built the church congr.-B-a- tiOn fi-oni  .?« memhiirs to over  3,00,
D|c, JMontgOmeiY, bom. In Phlla,, .Vugust, 7, 1S5R, ¦w«,s graduated from Cntr.al Hi.gh Scli(>..'l in 1SG1, tho Uni. verslty of Pennsylvani.a in 187S .and Princeton The.ilti.gical Seminary In 1.^.11'. He receivel the degree rf Dnc- tor of Sacred Theolopry from tha TTni- versity of Pennsylvania in  1919.
Following his gT.iduation .from Princeton Dr. Montgomery wa;s or- 'daiiind and c.alltd to the. Ashbourne church.
tie, was assof«iate editor of. th? Pros- byttwian .ff'uiTial ¦Poi- five •j'ears .a school direetor in Cheltenh.am Tmvn- slilj), and was chnTTl-nin. of ¦the Gia.nl Lodge, F. and A M., and of the 72d Pro';by,''cri.an "Viluntpoiv:. iJe is rur- \-lved by his wift>, and .a daughter, .Mrs. John Kerr, of Elast Orange, N. J,
, Jersey Breeders to Meet
The Mont.goniery Jer.sey liireoder.s' association will sponsor a Jersey field day for breeders of southeastern Pennsyh'ania at Many Spring's Farm, New Centerville, on Thursday, Juno 28,
The committee in charge of the field day announces that the program will st.art ,at fl o'clock, with an insTicction of the herd of 200 rcgiste^red Guern¬ seys on tbe Jfany Sfirings Farm. .Tud.g- ^ng contests will be arr.anged for judging .Torseys for production and ¦'indlvidualit.y.
A lunch will be served at 12 o'clock, which will bo followed liy awarding of prizes. Several outstanding sjicak- ers will be heard in the aflernoon. This is one ot four regional meetings ill Pennsylvani.a.
The committeo in charge of ar¬ rangements appointed by the local breeders .association Is Ray AA'illi.ams, AV. C. F. Randolph, Claudius Hay¬ wood and Benj.imin L, Lackey,
Thomas   Foulke     A'!d-esses     Porkalsio Rotary
Tiiri'ms  A.   F:-i''k.r  F q .  o^ ..*,nibl  r.
,add v>ssefl ths Perka.^:io Rot.ary c'.ub r.>i
'rliursdfiy  oven'ng  iind.'r  tho  ,ar,splces
I"   the    Interna,'Iim.al   Itol.-ttloiis   Com-
nii'' tee.
H(> said that P.otary meni,b,«'rs ;ir> .fr'Yiuently askp'd wh.v the H.Vf.-M-v i^o s not tako nn actl'''e p:r't In tbe J'--- cus'slon of intcrnation.al ivditii.ris. If. ."aid that Rotary does not \>-oik th."' wav, but ,works on a Individualistic .bitsls.
The speaker I'ead a nnndi"r .tT Vi*- t."rs that .Anibler R^^tary Club incim- lita-s received .fj'timi Rp^i.arians In ¦111'icn countries. Includln.g Caii'ii'^' ienuanv, Ital.v, Uelgium an'd -Ta'1 ' Till, sp'al-.i'r wa^; scivi-ol b- th ^ chairman (>'¦ th,. init''natin^iai r'tl,i.'i n <'nmmitt> e o;'" the c'lub. A, :ii(>'^; r i- i,^ponse w.as ;vlvcn b .VtLorney Robert Glim of P(>rkasie.
—Norristown Firemen's Union and Relief Assn. has adoptt>d a $100 death beneflt insurance feature.
hardt, cast.
There  are  thre^ scenes-—i-The  settin' | t'ooiri   at   the   TJndeirhiU   ' farmhouse, thr»e years and  two years later.
The stage director is .Pctei; Roberto: supervising director, ¦AVilliam A, Flynn; Hlardcn   Church,   "of   Pittsburgh,   and I carpentry,  l-."meiy Kerte,".z:   properties, ! on  a South  Sea  island,  where Georgp j
Fi'ank Glgliotti and  Frank Molograna; 'Burns  and Grade Allen  are    huntiu'j '
electrical,  Frang Clgliottl  and  Joseph   hig game. How Ring put his "guest.s" 1 discovered   the   blaze  and   calUxl     tho
Melograna, and  wardrobe.  Miss Grace ; to Avork and  how  Georg-e and Gracio | Amblei; tiie conipany, A iiuick wsiionse
Gambone, , get   involved   in   the   situation   create,;.prevented   llames  .spreading  to     other
 ja  climax  of  love,  song  and  laughs.     | parts  of the  gara,!re.  The  ceiling  wa.q
—Mrs.   C.   H.   HfUt   has   been     re-   , damagi>d,   but   flames  did       n,it       get
graduates! clictcd   iire.'idcnt   of   tho   Doylestown      —Bristol   school   tax   remains   at   141 ilii ..uub t-, the si^cmi i'.     , w lii-re live
H.   H.   Keppel,   ol   Corry,   vicie  chair
m"n:    Wldllain   Logan   Fox,     Ambler,
secretary;   Herbert i--- Olark. Ardmoro,
treasure,   and   Alexander  Biddle,   Bryn
.Alawr,  assis't.ai^*j treasurer.
—T-ansdalo   high   school nunit>ered 135 studerts.
Fire Threatened Amblur Garage
Fire thi'p,'itened the Kulp and .Smith .garage on North Alaiii street. Antbl"r. on .Monday morning'. A used car was destroyed.
Fred   Fluck,   chiof   of  Ambler  police.
ILf^ion  Auxiliary.
mills,  with $3  per capita tax.
other oars were alorLj,