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The Ambler Gazette
WIMOMMIir
VOL. LVi-isro. 1
AMBLiHIR.   PA.. MARCH   1.   1934-
«1.75  A   YEAR
'll^flEDERlCK  SHANGLE'S  ADDRESS **^^ TO THE BODY
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Allied Dairy Farmers, Thrt>u«hiCounsel, Present Strono Case — Recommend Production Coptrol, Miniimum Flat Price,   Etc.
Out of the wMter and confusion oi' (lie two days' public hearing given t- the miik producers, distributors and confiumers of Philadelphia held on Thursday and Fiiday in Philadelphia, from tha now pitiful bleats, from the former blatant members of the Milk Trust, from tho terse words ol farmers of all sorji. Quaker, Mennon- ites and others who habitually use larj inic speech, from ithe plaintive, thin voiced appeal of wormen, children and the dele.-aratcfi .representing the consumer element aeveral things em- icrged to the vision of the casual ob- sei-orer, mosrt Indicative of tho change that has come over the milk situation since   the  last  public  hearing  on   thi>i
differential should tae fixed by the ad¬ ditional co.it or s,aving of producing milk of such higher or lower content.
5. We recommend that in determin¬ ing the price of milk f. o. b. Phila¬ delphia or f. o. b. .1 s.:-condary market the   .actual   cost   of   transportation   P"
\used. Wherever freight rates are used the rates should be at carload lot, and not at less than carload lots.
6. We recoiTiimend that all testing an(J weighing of milk be done under the supervision of either your Poard or tho Federal Adinlniotrator, if on,^ Is kappolnted. At present such ehi^ck- Ing and weighing is done solely by the diatrlbutors and dealers.
7. In fixing the prioe of milk we reoomme'nd   that   there   should   be
COID SPELL HAS NO EFFECI ON BEETLES
LARVAE   BURIES   DEEP   ENOUGH TO BE  SECURE
NO   CRITICISM   TOLERATED
P. N. S«Iheimer, of Ambler, Discusses the "New  Deal"
P. X''. Selheimer, ot Ambler, dis- cu;^_iing the Lindbergh critloism of the air mall contract r(M-all, writes as follows  In a Phlla.  daily paper:
Sir—Critics of CoVmei l.,indbergb may j-omiember the incident which took place on Novomber 14, 1932. It vvill be recalled that President Hoover had   invited     GoW^rnor     Roosevelt   to
COUNTY   TO  CELEBRATE   SESQUI
EXEHCISES  IN   SENIOR AND  JUN¬ IOR   HIGH
Are Down in Ground Where Tempera ture Is Only 27 Deareoa—Grubs May'the day at Albany composing his tele- Be   Killed   in   Northern   Climes,   but  gram   in   rep'y,   and   that   evening  h-^ Not  Here. I handed   It   to   the   pref4i   Immediately
Has  the  recent  .wvere  cold, by any  after   putting   it   on   the   wire   to   the ""'ichance,   killed   off  grubs   of   the  Japj  Pre.'<ldent,   who   was  at  that   time,   In addition   to  the  price  for  a check-off I gj^^gg j^g^^j^ fjj^j,y„o^ g^joymg their
winter siesta under the snow and ice? The   authoritative     answer^       from
•Charles  H.  Hadley,  superlnteniient  of
the  Japanese  Beetle  Experiment  Sta-
confer  with  him.  The  Govern ir  siient , Addresses,    Reci-iations    and   Story    of
Colonial   Times—Ambler   Basketball¬ ers  Lose  Exciting  Gams to Jenkin-
except such check-off as may be need ed to pay thi? expen.'«"s ot a State or a  Federal   Administrator.   Any   ch.arge for  marketing should   be  a  m.atter  ot negotiation   between  a   pi-ioducers'  aa-
Kansas. I do not bellovie that Mr. Hoover expressed any resentment at the publication  of tho telegram.
Of course, the New Deal has changed eV,arythIng,  even lOur manners,  I '.sup-
town  High.
On Wednesday in Senior^ High School Assembly Washington's Birthday was ob.served by the following program: Address, "Washington as a Business Man," John Ijeech; musical recitation, "Our Washington," Jane Leery; p.atrIo- tlc songs by the school.
In Junior High School Assembly the
tion  conducted  by  the  LTnlted   States' po.se. Presently the Admlnkstration will, aoolatlon and  i^H   individual  members. jjjppjjj.jj„p„f of Agriculture at Rlverton,' inaugurate  a condition  where  we  are j following program was given by Room We further oppose any deduction fro.-n k^  j    jj, •'„(,." | not   allowed   to   blow  our  own   noses.   15 under the direction of Miss Boyles:
the pricie lot ml'k to be used for th,:-1 "insect Enemy No. 1," according to | The Czarlst attitude of the W^ashlng-j Reading, "George WasWngton," Claris- support of the Dairy Council or any Lj^. Hadley, hasn't even been frostbit-j ton .politicians and sc-hbilboy advlser'a [ sa Tr,ow; our national songs, Room similar   |organlzation, 'ten.   Contrary   to   general   belief,   he  Is   really   something   about   which   to; IB.  In  this  part of the  program some
—     —   'csaid,   the  severe  cold  has  taken   little' worry.  AH  Industry finds Itself in the j of  the   songs   of  Revolutionary   times
Dick Brister Breaks Pole Vault Record I ^j, j|^ ^^jj  j^  ^1,^ underiground world,  position   where   it   must   bow   to   the'were aung and a history of each song Harvard and Bowdoin won the third: These conclusions wiere formed      after  wlBh(<i  of the  Czat^—and say nothing. | was   given,   together   with   Interesting
annual  University  Club    track     meet jrecent borings mado  at Rlverton. Wednesday night of last week at Bos- j Hadley s.ald
Mr.
And whan some oour.ageoua individual i facts   concerning  the   times   in   which doiea step forward with   ho-net   crltlcisim each was written. "An Address to the
subject   given   the   Milk   Code   Protest | ton,   but   had   to   share  their  plaudits
Comniitte]3 by the officials of th-? A A. A. in Philadelphia last Septemb-r It ia readily observable that the distributors at lfj:t realize the pro¬ ducing and consuming public will no longer stand for the high handed way
with   Dick   Brister,   young  Dartmouth
"In   Northern   Japan,   where   beetles i of the Administration's  policies,  he  1(3, Flag,"   Lewis   Caputo;    "What     Other
lire   almost  as   common   as   houseflles,   branded as a publicity hoUnd In no un-I Famous Men have said about Washlng- sonhomore. Harvard won  the  class A'the air temperature sometimes goes to : certain terms. j ton,"   Dorothy       Mininger,      Veronio*
division of the meet and Bowdoin the j 40 degrees below aerp, while it la j Well, all history r,eveaiea that such' Krause, Ira Uinstead, Margaret Gor- Class B honors with 26 colleges com- ] not unusual to have three or four feet j conditions do not forever continue. Ag \ man, Dorothy Carey and Catharine peting In  the  entire  meet,  but  young; of snpw In the same district, jlsuperflcialy educated as the American  Lapradd;    musical     recitation,     "Our
Throe-Day Program PUnned for Old Montgomery   in   Fall
To plan for Montg-omery county's ITiOth, anniversary, t^ext Se'.tomber the Historical Society of Montgomory County, at its meeting Thursday .after nc^-in, appointed la commltte , which. It Is expected, will enlist the coopera¬ tion of ocunty oflicials.
The committee cons|rt8 of tho mem¬ bers ol the society's/pr))grum nnd out¬ ing committees and the board of trus¬ tees. They are: Miss Bertha S. Harry, Mra. Irvln P. Knilfe, Mias Katherine Pr(|3ton, Mrs. Ivins C. 'Walkiar, Miss Nancy P. Highley, Miss Emellne II. Hooven, Franklin H. Stickler, H. H. Gianser and Lytaan A. Krate, all of Norristown; |WlrB. ^A, Coni<ad JoilCfl and Mrs. George N. Hiffhley, Consho¬ hocken; Mrs. George Corson, Plymouth Meeting; Mrs. Giootgio R. Irvln, Brldgvv pjirt; JCHa Ajina Jarrett, Ijillowei'l; Dr. W. Tt Reed, J^fljersonville; Rev. Dr. R. U 'Williams; E^levlU<?; How¬ ard W. Kriebel, Pennsburg-; B. Whit¬ man Dambly, Sklpp«u;k,. and Ed-ward W. Jfocker, oeitmaptown.
The act Off. Aaascmbly creating; Mon^om-ory county was passed Sep¬ tember 10. 1784. It was liugRK-Mted that a threio-dtty celebration pe held, be¬ ginning with a visit tn historic flltQ.s In the d-^unty on Saturday, September 8, and continuing with chutwh services on Sunday, Sepiteniber 9, and a inih*lo moeting in Norristown ofi Monday, September 10.
IWO NEW MEIERS
ROTARIANS   HOLD   MEETING HOTEL  WYNDHAM
AT
Bristei; soared 13 feet 3 Inches in the "There is a lot of difference between | public is upon go-wrnm<^ntal matters, in which they have ruled the milk i mie vault to bre.ak a 22-year-old re- air temperature and ground tempera-, (t does occasionally have glimpses of market for the past 15 years, and the  p"'"*!  for  Dartmouth  pole  vaulters.   It | ture.   For   Instance,   our  test     borings | the light; and the wanton squandering
Washington." Jane Xeery.
On   Friday   evening  Ambler's   'KJold and Blue"  team waa defeated by Jen-
back In 1912, 13 feet record at the time.
inches, a world
lurther exploitation of l:)ith con.iumer and producer. They cannot be blamed (for puttin.'T up a fight to retain the ¦ * .^,. ' very generous slices of melon which they have been able to jjecure In the past.
The   speech   of   Fi-ederick     Shangle, Vic© president of the Inter-State Milk Prpducers'   Association,   «?hov/ed   very 1 definitely that  this  worthy  gentl.-man is e.'ctremely copjiervative, if not posi¬ tively   reactionary.   To   him,   from   hiw ,speech, 0^-! can se(-> "What is, is b-st j in  this  beat    Of all  pos)-,ibl-:i    worlds." 1 Were   it   not  for   the   fact   that      the j «irganl23ation of  which  he  is  the  head, j tince the now discredited H. D.  All"- j
bach   w.asi forced  to   resign   Irom   thej . 	
r residency,   is  .-jupposed   to   serve   theii-ijrLD   IN   AMBLER   HIGH   SCHOOL Interests of  the  producers  of  milk  in | this area, what he said from the ros- 1
-was the first timo Brister, who comes i-ghow that the coldest grpund tempera-j ^f nationa.1 funda, tho pathetically ; klr*own's "Red and White" quintet by from  Ambler,  Pa.,  cleared  more  than | ture this Winter was 27 degrees. Now | f(,oli)ih exi>eriments and wild  financial j the score of 26-25.
13 feet. He not only won top honors ' jf the ground temperature woald ffo; ^.ichemes thrust vpon an unsusp'Scting j Ambler attacked brilliantly in the In that event in Clasa A, but broke (jo^yn - to 15 or 20 degrees, the grubs 1 p(,opie, ^111 sureTj'turn the tido against i flrst period and ran up a one point his college's mark, set by Mark Wright' would; be frostbitten and maybe killed. | these   supermadmen   aa   rapidly   ns   It j lead  before the  flrat period  was  over.
"Ground   temperatures  of  10  to    12 j ^^g,   ;„   their   favor.   Which   ia   as   it j During   the  second     period     Ambler's
wm PENN CENTRE INSIER BENEFII
AUDITORIUM
trum   might   be     consldei^ed,   an     able
degrees—or lower—.would mean  a 100 | ghould  be pei; cent kill."
I Farjn experts say that such ground I ! tempA-atures seldom, if -ever, occur I j in this section. It is Just as well, too, for mankind, since such cold probably I would freeze out all the Winter wheat land prove a worse curse than the bee- ¦ ties.
I Mr. Hadley said tho grubs In Winter j usually burrow three to six Incliea into j the earth, thou.gh It is not unusual to I find them down as far as ten or twelve ] inches.
I- At Laurel Hill Cemetery, grave dig¬ gers aaid the ground was frozen much
STAIE-WIOE PLAN
championship of    the    Basic-Surplus
Clas,Hifled-Use     Plan,   but   since     tha'
plan   enablos  the   dealers   to   secure   a
large   part   of   their   milk   b.'low     its
cost cf production, what hi? laaid can-,                v,     ,     „,.^    i  „  ,      ,v,     at,.,.h, ,               -J      J   „     „,i=n     r„>iin^.Tn high   school  auditirium for the  Noith not   bo   considered   a     wise     political!     "-^       ^ _^      ^^ ^ ^        ^^^
iiiove. No milk pil'ducer who heard it j ^'^nn 	
who has read it in the public press j
Opens   This   Wednesday   Evening   and I ^^^pp^ j^an this. But the farm experts
team was still going strong and held the lead. The shots of Hunter, Amb¬ ler's Captain, and Hurst, ;Ambler's Center, accounted for Ambler's 13 ! points to Jenkintown's 12. I At the beginning of the third quar- 1 ter AmWcr's defense seemed not to I function properly, as Jenkintown toas- I ed in three field goals. For the remain¬ ing of the qu.arter both teams fought j hard, but .lenkintown took the lead for
the  first time with  the  score 19-14.
  i     During the last quarter Ambler tried
SUGGESTION      OF     DEPARTMENT' very hard to overcome the points scor- UNDER  ONE  CONTROL i Pd by Jenkintown  during    the      third
  -quarter   but   failed.   The   pace   set   by
,_..,,..     Men Trained and Schooled in the Art' Jenkintown's   quintet   could   not     be
Continues   Thursday      Evening—Old | g^pj^ing^ t^at this did ntit mean that;    of Tracking Criminals—Appointmer.-is , stopped  by  Ambler.   The  game  ended
Fort  Glee  Club  and   Miss Jones  and Her SO   Dancing   Girls
The  mon.sler  iienefit   at   tho  Ambler
Comniunity   C^entre    opens   this
the ground temperature was much be¬ low  32  degrees.
The Japanese beetle, according      to ¦WMlliam   B.   Duryee,   a     New    Jersey) State expert, spends about ten months j
Politics
Without the  Scope of Other Influence. I
For some time it has been  consider- j ed,  but thus fnr no a(-tion taken  with
or i with  the  score  26-25   In Jenkintown's favor.
ed  houses  are   assured.   As   there
State   P.   0.   S.   of  A.   Convention
..,......-, i     , .       .     . ,,       ,.       J , Prcpar.ation   for   the  annual  conven-
larval i"-"*"™""' ^"  P'*^'"^      LL TppTv " ! t'on of  thi.  Pennsylvania State  Camps rel-stage in the soil. The eggs which .vere j-"^"^^ throughout th.> state of Penns.U ; ^     ^^^^^   ,^   ^^ ^,_.^.   _^^^^.^.   ,^   ,,. ^^
Wednesday evening at 8.15, and crowd- Jof Its existence In the gru'b or  .... .... , ^g„^^ throughout th > state of Pennsyl¬
vania under one nenri, by which meth-
no   i-eserv(^d  s,:aii,   those  securing   the deposited in the soil last year are«r,es-, derartments  will  be   centrally 1 "''"^¦"   "'"   '"'   "''"   ""^   '">»«'¦'"•  uu<>"6
more preferable seats will be the first  ponsible for the grubs In the Lawn t^^^ Lontrolled, and. It is said, free of poll- ' "^^ fourth week of Ausunt, has begun.
to   arrive,   although   the   size   of     the, Spring.
auditorium   and  its  excellent   acousti- ,     The  eggs  laid  during  the     Summer
tics or any other influence that might lessen the efficiency of the police.
Major. Lynn G. Adams, superinten¬ dent of the Pennsylvania State Police, has long  had  this  centralizing of  the
can, longer hesitate to oppose hi:, retention in offlce or any poaiti m where he may claim that he h en¬ titled t(i speak for them, and with the coming meeting of his asaoeia- tion tor tho election of directors and offlcers, it practically innures his re¬ moval Iroai any place of prominence into that dim background where iH false leaders or representatives of a group    eventually   find   themselve-s.
His rather lengthy talk ma be sum- mifi-i^ed Into:
1. Advocating the continuance of tlic Basic-Surplus-Classified-Use  plan.
2. The continuance of the check-oft fn m all producei^ of milk for -the benefit   of   his  asaoclation.
to  prea.>nt  in  tntii   inymmic  woiii  ui.i metropolitan   police   force   patrohng
musical   movement   <m(l   grace.    J^'f I'¦"!!.: *\*^;'j,^'^" ,,„, ^^ on the wing ^ the  entire state  of Pennsylvani.a,  and
costume.,,  scenery  and lighting ''"V'^t^ ^^jv   1  ^itTe   latest'"   sakl   Mn I the plan is that all state, city, borough
are   alsi   *e.att.res,   and  a  pri.gram   ,.^  by   jlu^^^ ;     ^^^ ^^ ^^ organized into
charm, g-ace and beauty is assured.      .^"<"f. ^^"*^^^T, '''" '"''""' |a state police system in the employ ot
The Whole sh.3w is one of the ^"'''("''l;': ^Z,^^;^^„^  „p„   „„,^    helieveithe Commonwealth  and  directed  hy a ambitious strictly local programs ever 1     The  Co^einmentmen   now_ nen v   | ^._,^^^^,.__^^^^^^,    ,,^^  ,^,^^^ ^^  ^^  .^p_
tlw which   will  be   held   at   Baston  during
GiH Seoa-t KanvM Several Girl Boout troopa of District 7 are holding- a benefit at the Kes¬ wick Theatre during the week of Feb. 28 to raise fimds to further their outdoor progTjim for the summer Sea¬ son. A site for a day camp fol- the Dis¬ trict is one of the obdectlvee toward which they are ,workln(f.
FIREMEN MEET IN
EFFICIENCY  TESTED  IN     MONTH OF HEAVY SERVICE
cal properties render it a very do-slr- hatched the young grubs about ten able shjiwing place, and the gal'ery :)¦: days after having been laid. The new- .also   available. ; ly   hatched   larvae   began   their   feed-
The program will be presented er, ling immediately and continued so un- tirely by local taK-nt. I.-d by the Old I til the lower temperatures of October police forces qf the state under con- Fort Glee C'ub and its 3'/ imunbers, and November Induced them to move the greater number of whom are local, j to lower levels for protection against Splendid solo numbers are promised : alternate freezing and thawing, with the chorus aele'ctior^?, and a i So it won't be long before the grubs r'-eat show is assured by thia well- i'are headed for the surface again to known  m-ganizatlon. ! feast oh the fibrous roots of the grass
sideration; In fact, it is said that Ma¬ jor Adams has been working on tho Jiroposilion far at least 15 years, and for some time he has been crystalliz¬ ing support of many of the officials In municipalities throughout the state.
the convention comniitle(^s h.aving started to function.
The general o invention committee, on which are 50 representatives of ail camps in Northampton, h..->ld a meet¬ ing here to m.ake plana for the event and decided that the them.r- of the convention should be tho lOOlh anni¬ versary '.ot the founding of th.-, I'-ee Public   t'chiol   systeni  in  Phi'adelphia.
Kaston was ch(J.!en as the conven- tii^n city because it was during the idministratlon      of   Covernor     George
Miss D-ede Jonri.   who  scored  such i es. AVhat Government agents hope for, The field of crime ],as grown so great  .^^.^j^   ^ ^^^j^^  ^^ Northampton amn- Miss 1^ ede )., Who e.,     ^^^^^^^^^^ .^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^..„ ^^^ j^^^ ^^sen- i that Major. Adams Is  of  the    opinuin | ^^^  ^^^, ^^^ ^^^^ esUiblishing the proa-
a   recognized   hit   last   year   with dancing girl-s, again has a fine  group
ate into the ground by June 1  ao that I that   this   method   presents   the   only i
me^vns of coping with the situation. In
Dairy Council.
It is to be recalled that the Dairy Council has on its Board of Dlrpctors men , appointed by* itli'e Inter-rftate with the addition of men appointed by the distributors, the number vary¬ ing with tha amount !of their con¬ tribution   toi   the   miry    Cpuncil.'In ; attempted  h,?re,  .ami  with     the   ta.r...   —^^ ^^^^^    i,„ect  pointed by a state commiaalon compoa-
ty,
ent schooi syttem was .p.-jised in 1824.
OaiTUASY
Wissahickon Fire Co., of Ambler, to Hold Interesting Meeting Thie Fri¬ day Evening—Much Work Done in Shortest  Month.
While February Is the shortest month of the year, its 28 days have called for m6re strenuous flre fl.ghtlng service than have any three months of the past several years in Ambler, and the work the Wissahickon Flre Co, has been called upon -to perform has been of exacting character under the most trying cotiditions of zero weath er. le^-coveied roads as well Aspect of the blare itself.
Therefore, the regular monthly meet
A-ltractive Daughters of  Rotarian  I. N.
Cohen   Render   Delightful  Vocal   and
Instrumental   Program—Memories  of
King Albert.
A delightful Rotary moeting eh.arac- torlzod the Ambler club's business ses¬ sion Wednesday evening of last week at Hotel Wyndham, where the men;ji was served under the direction of Ro¬ tarian 'WUliam Kern. A large atten¬ dance resulted and President J.am'^.M Tt. Oillin had the pleasure of greeting William Sterfltt, member of the Jen- " kintown Rotary Club, .and Mauri,';^ Gerber,  of Phila., aa visitors.
The evening aeaaion of the club, on the third Wednesd.ay evening of the month la always devoted to general business affairs, but with the prospect of a progrram feature, the businesa of the organization -was conflned to rou¬ tine m.atters.
However, the club was happy " to greet Samuel Corson, local repreaenta-. tlve of tbe Phlla. Electric Co., and Edward J. Kelly, garage man, as new members, and after the customary for¬ malities, they were officially greeted by Dr. Rothenberger, who stressed Ro¬ tary Ideals and outlined the duties of club membership.
The cujtomary poll on buslneas con¬ ditions showed the most favoi^ble within the past six montha, there lin¬ ing 76 i>enc-ent of "good" ballots re- eelTed.
Joseph W. Craft was appointed to the board of directors to fill the va¬ cancy caused b ytho neilgnation ¦-' Rev. Jeremiah F. Coyle, who flnda II n*(»9aary to withdraw from member¬ ship, a step regretted by the entire membership of the organization in which he haa worked with a fidelity and interest appreciated by the whole elub.
Thomas A. Foulke, Ksri.. and Dr. D W. Shelly In short talks paid tribute tc t'l.^ -worth and works of King Alhi-i-t .'-'' Pelglum. *Dr. Shelly had the pleasur* and honor of personally meeting the de¬ ceaaed monarch at the Ostend conven¬ tion of Rotary International .several years ago, and he expressed his high regard nf the well-beloved ruler of the Belgians.
Charlea Hibachman reported on tho org.anization of the community garden wor,jt for the spring .and summer which Is ready to start "if and when" aprlng Ireturna, F.ugene Tavis, a member of t!ie Rotary Club is (hairman of the committee.
The program feature of the club was
:In   charge   of  the   three   daughters   of
,,(.   ti,p [ Rotarlan  I.  N.   Cohen,   .and   they   pre-
I sented a dnliCht-^iI    and  "-di  rtMi'l"."-'!
vocal
program   of  Instrument.al   and
t\.r.
members. President Gillln, .at the close
other   words,   the  Dairy   Couricil   'ji   a i included,   the   careful
t-ilenl'they h,ave a good chance to cxtermin-I director-general,  the  latter to  be rehearsal    and
dl^lHbu:;": and';h;lthe worthiness of the cause for which; rojntes,   which   Hva,   the   cotton
, creature of tlie Inter-Stato Milk Producer.s' -Associa¬ tion, both of whom have gone on re- ctnd again and again aa isupportln.-j the conditions which have become so inciVaslngiy intolerable during the )):(:t decade.
The Allied Dniry Farmers in the fihort talk by their counsel showed again the reasonabl.^ness of their posi¬ tion, and the clarity of their vision. A summary of this talk follows:
1. We i-ecommiend a method of pro¬ duction control baaed on the average production over the period from ISHl to It'.'iS ln(,'lusive. We iCurther siiggeai that new pilidUcers in thp area be discouragt'd unless the demand for in
the show is given, success
MARY El. i:)AGE(R Mary E., widow of the late George B. P.ager, died at her home on South Sprin.g Garden street. Ambler, oarly Sunday morning after an Illnes^j of several weeks. The dece.ised waa 73 years ot ago, and was well known ar.ieng thd older reeidei.va of the borough.    Almoat    49   joara   ago   ahe
APPRECIATION
to prevent the Issuance of a    gene--I
call   for   help   to   outside   companies
it   s .¦>nis   ("i-ff.cult   to   contrd   ur
Effective Work Done by the Wissahick- > on   Fire Company
(Editor "Ambler Gazette:" * May I, express my appreciation of the wonderful work done by the mem- Jiers of the Wissahiekon Fit-e Company In saving the propierty ad.Iacent to the iArhiy and iJavy Stor,e, which was com¬ pletely burned out.
Have every-reason to believe  if  it
iliad not been 'for the effective method
>ised by the flr«men In combatting the
flre other -firopertiea wduld h.avo been
reased   production   beconi(<i   so   great j ideSti'oyed.   C.-in  assure   you   that  they
boll  ed of a superior, court justice and three ssured : weevil In destructlveness. \i»^'^^<^   "'   the   common   plea.s   courts.
I     Aa soon as the frost gets out of the e.ach to serve so long as he holds his I ground    broadsides   of   poison     gases, (ofP.ce as Judge,  and  that the commis- ! sprays and  deadly  dusts—.all  contain-j alon  be appointed by the governor Ing  a  base  of  lead   arsenate—.^viil  be j the state.
flung   on   the   insect   hoijdeft   with     aj     In the County of Montgomery many j ^^.,,j, ^^^'j^^jj _j-,j^,.|gj   .^^^ ^j^^   brother, | emergency, renewed vigor, while experiments will i of the officials whore there are police | j^.^^,,,,,    BolVaH,    all    »(1    whom   reside ]     OrganI;;atloTis,  through  the  machin
Ing of the local flre company, to be h''™';'e';«- ^'hifh ^'.^'''^..f,"-^*'-';"'!.''>' held this Friday evening In the flre , houso, will be an important one. Men, ¦ "^ t^*" meeting, expressed the gratitude machines and methods of flre fighting | ^""^ pleasure of the club on the excep- have been ]»ut to severe teats during i tional program so delightfully pre- the  month,  and   It    Is    acknowledged | sented.
that the organization has been instru-| 	
mental   in   checking   menacing   situa- I Girl   Scouts  of   District  7
tions, as well aa saving valuable pro- | Almost 210 GlrJ Scouts and leaders perty and priceless life. | of District  7,  with   the   idea   in   mind
The company is grateful for aasls-jof forming a Nature Club to meet .'e- tance of outside comp<anIei3 in all , gularly, met at the Jenkintown Health cases where auch helj* has been nee- [-Center on Feb. 23 to hear Mr. Ix-on- essary. This willingness of the nearby |ard Ormerod, of Overbrook, and Mrs. r.'-"-fini7.ationa ot cooperate ia a sub- 1 Florence Griscom, of Roslyn. stantlal guerantee of combined cfflcien- Mi^s. Griscom spoke on bird and cy that cannot be discounted in times | flower conservation, and showed iii- of general conflagration. I teresting pictures pertaining    to    th*
¦   However,   the   locally  grouped     fire , subject.
companies have pr|>blems to be work- Mr. Ormerod, whose talk on astron- ed out that affect all within the zone (,omy included an explanation of the of Immediate flre call. It is impossible'earth's  reLatlon   to  other  planets   and
jtook  i,p  her ro-^idence  here   with  her ".jparonls, prior to   which time she lived   '^'^'1
I.at  •iCiniip .Hill.   She   is   survived   hy govern the response of the companies hwo step-children, Albert, and T-ari ne, i themselves   in   time   of   such   evident
be continued with these  pests natural ; departments,  except  In  such    sections
enemies, parasites.
that the prosent producers cannot meet it. It is nuost imixn'tant that the number of milk producing cows in the   area  be   iimit(>d   and   lestrlcted.
2. We rccoiTumciid  that the Board fix a   minimum   flat   price   f u-   all   milk, based  on  the  cost  of  production.  W- believe  thia raiinimium cost of produc¬ tion   in   the   1 hl.'ad'lphia  area  for   3.^ milk ')i five cents and upwards a quart « at the .farm. Aa we oppose the Basic- ^    Surplus    Plan   both   In   principle   and practi(-e,   ws^   must   of   nx-easlty   urge tUat   the  fanner   leceiw   at   ioaat  the 'jfTit .bf   production   plus  a  reasonable 'fKk'flt for ail  the milk he sella  to tho Vvfstributor.     We,     therefore.
Ambler P. 0, S. of A.
: police force for the protection of lives nnd property, are considering the eli- I minatlon of police nnd the placing of
Despite ^vleather conditions ab(Mit 15 jthe entire matter in the hands of the memibera braved the storm Monday constables elected tn that district. In c-vening to attend the weekly session ; some sections this ¦ has already been of Washington Camp, No. 215, P. O. S. ! brought about. Tt is a well of A. Besides the routine businoss j known fact that wherever a major there were other Interesting matters 1 crime Is committed, with the excep- considered. Irvin Ramsey presided in jtion of such districts such as Lower Jiad a raging furnace to comliat. Again ¦ place of William ITrban, who was .sick. ; Merion,   Cheltenham,   Springflt'Id     and
thankin.g theth for the courageous spir-i AVilmer   Oano   and   Bdwar^l   'Wheeler. ! Abington  townships,   the  Borough    "'ji^nthe cannot,
I delegates   to   the   County   Convention | Norristown,   that   the   Couniy   Detec- lat Potfstown  on  February 22nd, gave,; tlvea   t'lke    person.il    supei-vision     of
at  displayed. Very  sincerely '2-2:0-34     OSCAR H. STILLWAGO'N.
lan   Interesting  report  Including a  de-j trackir.K  down the suspecta
Frank Saybold  Passes [tailed account of the address of Orin       It if   Major Adam's Idea that every
Frank  Saybold,   50,  one  of the  beat  Boyle, Eaq.,   of AUentown,  who  spoke | man ended upon to serve in the capac.
on the new movement relative to >ie|lty   of  a  policeman   shall   submit      to "Minulemen"   proposition. / I training so that he may be fully quail-
Mr.  WTieeler,   who  is  c*airn-imi     o" j fled in evei'y reapcct to sei;ve the best the   membership   coinmitt(^e    reported i Interest of the taxpayers and peace and
In   Ambler.   Funeral   services   will   be   cry of their county group, have paas-d iwhere it is required to sustain .o^ large j j^^,^   ^j^.^   Thur.sday    atternoon   at   2, | resolutions with rfapect to this situa-
iii   thejtion,  nnd  deaplte  these rules  and  re. Igulatlons and  the resultant heiiTy ex- ¦r^T  -•   entailed   on   the   companies     In making ic-'T runs to distant flres—fre¬ quently only  to stand  by In  the cold and  exposure—the   practice  still  con¬ tinues, although in a vast majority of caaea   the   companies  themselves    can remedy the matter by adhering to the strict   Intent  of the  ride  to     respond nsur.anort   companies, I only In case of call by the chief of the the anii'unt die has I company In the town where the 'flre
and   interment   will   be   made Union   cur.etery,   Whlt,fmiirsh.
FIREMEN   HANDICAPPED     /'
  j'
Funds from Tax on Foreign Fife In¬ surance Are Withhelt ' Auditor Cren-rral Frapk B. Baldwin is -in.Klous to pay the state's fire com¬ panies iiniouMi'.s due them from the tax on   foreign   flre
the   cause   of   the   seasons,   was   most Interesting.
Miss Julia Landis, of Ambler, led the audience in singing several Girl Scout songs.
known residents of Plymouth town- ¦••-hip, di(>(l PYlday night at his home, Kelly's lane. Black Horse, after an ill¬ ness.
The deceased waa born and    reared j pi;ogress and It la evident I'.i: '  several ¦ order In general, in that aection. His widow. Ileleue, sur
not been certifled t.i hlni by tl-.' Re-I threatens.
VI nue department, $VOO.nO:) awals the | jri case of call for help in a distant flre coinpaniea. Last year. distrUvution | town, the organization appealed to was made Januai-y 3rd. Tho Re^ enue ; sh„u]d acknowledsre the call and re- department gives no explanation of I pjy that It will assemble ita members Its delay. At leaat aix weeks niustj.,„fl stand in readiness to respond In- elapse before payment can bo made. I stantlv nn ca'l from the chlof in charge Meanwhile the auditor gener.al's ban. f  ^i the  hla/e.  Such  practice will  save
Montg. Co, Historical Society The annual meeting of the Historical Society ot iMiontg(>mery county waa held at Hisljnricajl Hall, Norristown last Thuijsday. Reports of offlcers and committees and election of new members were followod by the election qt offl,cers. After a discussim ot new business these paper.s were present¬ ed "Colonial and Revolutionary P.aper and IGrlst Mills of Montgomery Countiy," by Jamea F. Magee, Jr., and "Some 1''irn^cr Celegatlons of Waahingtou's Birthday in the County," by Mi!J3 E'la Slingluff.
vlves.
The   funeral   waa   held   Tuesday  af¬ ternoon  at   ;'  from  his  late  residence, further Interment  was   in  Montgomery  ceme-
oppose   tlto   flxin;!-  ot   a  blended   price ; tery.
for     milk   tbroii ;li     an   arlilirial       or: _	
mathematica      p nl.    Any    .such    li.xiim ; Richard  Barthelmess Coming  tn  Amb- ot   prii-es  isi  i^ubject  to  abuses  by   thej ler in   New Spectacular Film
dealers   and ¦ dialributors.   We  accord-!     Richard  llartlicliiK^sH'   .lewesl  I'itliiii'
new m mbera will br propos. I durln.sj! March. The ,-eporl of the entertain-I ment   coiiuilttfyi   WI13   receivid     with I
Drunken   Oi^ivers   Sent   to   Jail
are tied. Fire companies which nee.l the   money   should   urge   action   upon
I the Revenue department.
i $200,000 Pennsylvania firemen liit- terly   resent   Governor  Pinchot's   veto
applause. It\ was s.ated that ihe recent      Two drunken driver were given JailL,j ^ ,,j,i „,hlch'would have distrlbut card party i\.i-oved   .  'innnelal  .success, ¦ .       -- _       .
about   ?30   beMng   reniiri.-l.   A   vote   of
sentiences     in     M.mtgottnery      Coujityi^^ n.,,.,,.^, ^,,jj„ $500,000 among their re- Court   at   Norristown,   recent'y.
ne'dicsB exi>ense, prea^ent congestion at the scene of the blaze, and at the s.ame time keej, the company for ser- iftrlce within Jts own home area in case <Vf need. ,
Vhe fire  in  the Joseph  Busch  army an(4 n.a-yy  store at Ambler on Feb.  19
„„,„„<**,«   .    - . ., ......      "^^^''ilief  associations.  That  la  the  balance, ^^.^g handled entirely by the local fire
thanks  wa.a   emended   tlu    ciinmice  Ju,-,ss e-xproaaed regret in both e.asea, | ^^^t ,,.;„ remain  after the  $700,000  is  ^,^„   .,^i,hout   help   from   other   com- for their splen(.id work.  Mt.  ( imbum|but  inaisted  on  (-arrying out  the rule | p^;^,   ,,y  Auditor   Creneral  Baldwin,   It
Ingly   reeoimiu'iid     that   tli- milk  to   he   paid   to   llic  Ja-i
piu-.i (lu( (-:
liiaeball I
(if  for   First National,   ".Ma.-^sacre."  which ! who   ia  also   manager   of  tho in; will   be )--hown   on   tlie   screen   of   thejt'-am. stated that  the loe it\: h this ar-a be   fixed  at  $2.Bo  p-er iwt.   f    A.mly'n- Thi-atre for llie  liiKt  1ini,-> next [chance of ranking first  in  tl o.   b,  Philad<^lphia for  3.5  milk,  frh( se I Monda.v,  is  said  to   be  fhe  innst pre-| half   of   the   Bux-Mont   r.ace.      which
sec end- !
panics,  and who is  there to say that efficient  work   waa   n by the local flre boys.
: thanked  all  who  assisted   In   the  sue-| that   all   drunken   drivers,   no   inatter :   „„^p, f,^,^ ^ ^wo  per cent,  premium  ^fflelent   work   was   not   accomplkshed ;cess of the card.party. Mr. » itnhurn,   wluil conditionw,  muat  go  to  .mil. I ^.^^   p.,;,)   i,y   foreign   Insurance   com-
Arlhur Jackson, fifty-nine, .of Pbila-| p,^„ipj," ,,uinj, businesa  in Pe.nn.sylvan-
d^lphia,     a   priminent     singer,      witli ; j,^    ^j^g  recent  special  legi.slative  ses-
whom   .fudge  G!>orge   C.   Coraon,   trial   o,i„n passed with practically nn opposi-
CWA Workers Have Added Hours
Card   of   Thanks
On behalf of my l.amily and iny- seH, I desire herewith to cxprns my appreciation to tiie nieiiilHi-.s ..r the Wiijjuhickon     Fire     Company, my
friends and nc^lghbors for heroic se; - vlcea rendered during m'y recent mis¬ fortune, 11 waa entirely due t)i tir; splendid work of the flremen in re¬ sponding as quickly as they did th;:t saved tho liv.js of imy.self and fami'y. In addition wo also deaire to thank tho flremen ior cifforing their .servloea to heir ua further. I also wisli t) 1 pub¬ licly thank Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Cohen and family and Mr. and Mrsi. Alexan¬ der Niblock for their kindness and Ijur tho hospitality shown ininiediale'y after the firo, and to thoao who at kindly  interist.d  theniMolvea  to  make
(y
ligtiri-.s .ii'o arrived at as follows:
Cost of production, 5 cents a iiuart, nr
p.ir cwt. $-'.:iL'
Profit  ll.  pn^di'c"!-,   10  percent
of  cost ¦-:'>
Receiving station   .'iiargcs .lii
Avor(u.;e  cost   of   U-aiuspm-t.-ilioii
within tbe 60  mile  zone .-',"
Total *2.'JC.
;!. W(i object III any deduolinn lur terminal charge^ iii in iho pi i.-e ot milk  to iht   prcim 11.
A. We leconlnK-iiil ¦> .lii.^ r.iil i.i! Ii.r milk.havin-.- 11 higher ami 'nw.i- inill.-r- I'ul   o-onl.-nt   llian   il-i   peiu(.iil.      Tlii.-;
ti-ntioiiM   produi'tii lias appeared for
11   In   whicii   till 11.1 ny yeara.
star  stapled on January 8. Ambler will play .¦Southampton   Camp   at   Southampton
jud.ge, la personally acquainted .s intenced to twenty-one days i l>\'
Tohn Marple, foreman, and W'illlam,  inquiries  regarding our condition.
" '/"   tion a bill diatrlbuting this balance toj Glass,   timekeeper  for  the   CWA  pro-
Jail  relief   oi-iganlzatlons,   many   of   which . ject   on   Lafayette   road   from   Spring
Judge George C.  Corson,   wli.ri  lie g^^.^, |^ y^^ condition through decreas-j Mill   to   Miquon,   received   word     laat
I ed   security  values,   or  because   funda i week to place their men on '24 hours
, I
The   picture,   wlihh   d.-^ala   with   the' next   Tuesd.ay   evening,   and   Manager   pi^ad^d  sui'ly to the charges of  hav .\inei-i'cau    Indiiin   of   today,   and    his | Camburn   la   urging   all   memliers   to   jnj^,   heen   Intoxicated   -when   his     car jjj,^ jj,  dosed  banks.  Tho flremen say ' shifts.
riiiinii t with  modern (¦Ivillzation, com-; turn   out   Monday   evening,     as     ar-,,,.ashed   into  another  machine  a.t  th'-; they were assured the governor would j     Similar  orders  have  been  given   hy
on i the   County  Civil   Works  Admlnistra-
I ictiii-OMquo
la.'l- iiiuo
:ui(l   colorful J.qp-^c-  rangements have been made for a good i na^e and York roadji. Abington towr with ilynainio drama  and  a un-| practice  at  the  close  of the  business  ,^hip, June 14. i'.,iii,-in.-o. isessions. At the meeting Monday t>ve-      ^,^ jhe same time,  Jiidgo   I farold (
' sign   the   bill,   but   ho   vetoed   it '.technical grounds
JOfSiI'a'H BU'feClI. Mr. Busch announces that it is hU Intentions to return to Ambler as ;('oit as he has recovered from Sii.-i injuries and as soon as matters are adju.sled  with regard to tho flre Wis.
Yoder  Exonerated
Magistrate   If.   (\-ilvin   Williaais, Aliington.  e.xonoi-.'itpd   llarr,v Yoder, Glenside,   from   blamo  in   the  death ¦Warren    1:.   AVeiss.    1!!.   Aliington srhoiil    impil.   killc.l    last    wo.-K-      w-lien
hia slud weal undtr Xodur's car.
jning there will be a further report or   K'ni.ght   wasi   sending   Cliai-li-s   S.   Mc,, j the Booster meeting ro be held in Am-I j^-.a,Uy, seventy iwc    ,¦¦•¦      Piiiladelphia, of, bier In the near future. |.,,   ,^^,1   j,,,.  ^y,,   ^^^^^^     ^^    ^jje   aam
ofi
of!
i charge.  Jud.ge  Knight  said  it   was  "a Bucks  county artists    have    been \ paiuAul   duty"   to   send   a   man   of  his '¦'^'^  show-ing at the ]2!)th exhiibilion of the   age   to jail,  and cut (the 'sentence for rennu. Academy uf Fine .Arts. ' this rcaaun.
tor to other foi;emen engaged on siml
 —-¦ j),T[. projects  In  AVTiltemar.sh  township. 1
Sleighing   Party   Enjoyed : For the last six weeka, workmen have 1,    Rev.
An   old-fashioned    sleighing     par.ty   been on fifteen hour shifts. Wages will | I-astor was held Tuesday night by tho Chris. ii>o   un(jhanged   for   labor,   forty   conta
lian Endeavor Society of Conshohock-  an hour.
en Firat l.aptist Church, a sleigh ride i __^	
througii the oiiunti-y heing followed by       —Cu,i.keri-.lwn   Chahibor    ii.\    ( a auppcr at the church. merce ii conslderiii4- an avialinii
Ivyland  Pastor   Resigned llaydi^n 1.,-iBter has resigned  a.-< of   tho   Ivjil-und    Prosi iv,!.-.Man
Cliui'i ll 111 iijiaumo rlh'ii-; • ..;' ill-' ,ul- pit ,if a Presbyterian oliiiiili r .\l>i-r- doen, Mr. Rev. Mr. lyo.ster and fam¬ ily   will  vac-ate   'L'B  mans'* in  Ivyland
1,111   .^i.u-lll   j,