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VOL. LV-NO. 31
AMBLER.   PA..   SEPTEMBER   28,  1933
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sumcr.s .are beinp Interviewed, .and the cfimp.ilgn ia now very ne.arly ovor. The report of this committee will show what has heen accompli.shed In this matter.
Tire Chamher of Commerce has maintained lt.s memher.ship in the United States ChamVr of Commei-co and has found It very useful.
ANNUAL  REVIEW   BY  THECHAM- ^eER OF COMMERCg
Repo"A>f th« Secretary, John L. Han¬ aell, Show* Muih Accompliehed Dur¬ ing tho Year—NRA | Movement la About Completed.
At the recent annual mc-eting of the Ambler Chamber of Commerce, .lohn Ij. Hansen, secretary of that body, pre¬ sented the folloAving comprehensive report of the  year's activities:
An offlce has been m.alntalned with some person in char,go during the business hours of every <1ay, for an¬ swering- all Inquiries and carrying on all correspondence and busin'ess of the organization.
The Chamber of Commerce investi¬ gated the unemploynvent conditions in the community an'd last fall recom¬ mended to the Borough Council that thoy .secure county funds to carry ¦on much needed public improvements and at the same time give worU to the cltUens that needed it. The re¬ commendation was carried out by the Council and the work supplied In this way was a great assistance in the community.
The coal dealers wero helped to organize. The comimittee presen'tod to Borough Council a sample ordinance to overcome some of the evils in this business with reference to the "t>oot- Icg coal" being sold In the commun¬ ity. The Chamber of Commerco main¬ tained a credit bureau for this com¬ mittee, which assisted them materially.
A grocery committee was ftmned during the year. Several meetings wore held and the con'ditions in the | business were discussed. The gr,acei-y ! men through this committee, In co-op- ! etfitlon with the Ch.amber of Commerce, I wci-e able to have the grocery stores j observe the half-holiday on Wednesday | afternoon  during the sumlmer  months
A  buy-In-Amblcr    campaign
Ambler Bowling League An invitation is extended to all bowlers who care to Join tho Ambler Bowling league teams to come to the Recreation Centre next Mon'day even¬ ing, when the league will begin the l!»33-34 aeason with tho champion K. and M. team rolling tho Outlaws, and
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AMBLER   COUI^CIL     SEEKS     CON¬ FERENCE ON   SUBJECT
Many Compe'tent F'rms Among THose Named—Charges Comparable—Coun¬ cil Feels Responsibility of Submit-; ting  Proposition  to  Electors.
.Anibler bcrough council, last Thurs
AMBLER COLONY CLUB
prey's   Coal   Yard   rolling   the   Kiron-  j,„y evening, held another meeting to
ians.
I consider the general sewer proposition.
This   season   the   league   anticipates | ^^^   j^„   ^j^^   members   were     present its  clo-sest flght for the  championship [.j^-ij,^ Prefldcnt Dock in the chair.
due to the new system which will be errtploj-ed. The handicap system will benefit .all teams and bowlers, thus allowing each team and bowler a much better chance to finish ns champion. On Tuesday ovening the other four teams in the league will roll their flrst game.
IRK 250 IH YEAR
TABLET   UNVEILED   ON    RICHARD WALL HOUSE
The tenders from engineers and en¬ gineering fllm.s  were as follow.s;
Charles ,K. Mebus, Glenside, $'250 to suhmit a financial statement without i»fil<in'g any plans. ti;,5C0 for prelimin¬ ary survey if project Is rejocted. 6 percent of cost of operation if pro¬ ject is completed and contract award¬ ed to firm. Preliminary survey fee deducted.
W. T. Muldrew, Jenkintown, 2 per¬ cent preliminary survey (total cost of project);  4 percent for construction.
Win. H. Bondman, C 3-4 percent cost of operation, 2 percent prelimin¬ ary survey.
HemlnKton, Vosbur,y and Goff, 6 percent tot.al cost of operation, $650 preliminary survey (returned if award-
Covered Dish Luncheon and Flower Show  on   Oct.  11, at  12.30
The Ainbler Colony Club will Inunrh the first meeting of the so;i,si)n with a covered dish luncheon, sponsored by the TloU.se and Hospitality rommltteC, on Wednesday. Oot. 1), at U'.HC. Thore Is the usu.al 2ii cent cover charge for member.'?, but it will be open house for guests. Thi.s Ls an opportunily [or friends to become acau»ainted with club work.
An interesting feature of the pro¬ Kram IS a flower show. In < ha.:-ge of the House iand Carden Committee. Mrs. Illlngsworlh, chaii'iniin, will apivreciale your entries.
Mr.s. Muilit .and Mrs. lllingsworth will pre&ido .as hostesses!.
thus became a very »ir(Jcnt  Christi.an.
M.any curjos from Chln.a, Japan ann Korea were shown. Refreshments were j served to one of the largest meetings ever liad held locally.
Mem1>ers are requested to niarU the mooting on their calend.ars for, October 12th. KLIZABKTH F.  SCHEETZ.
MISSIONARY MEETING IN AMBLER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Japan, Kore.n and China Studied as to Christian Needs and Progress Made   Towards   Realizing   the   Goal | son  of  Mr.  and Mrs.  Ch.arles  Bohmer,
Charlc3 Wiilliam Bohmer to Wed Invitations have been i.s,mied by .Mr. anrt Mrs. Willi.am H. Stevens, of Phil.a., for the mnrri,age of their d.aughtor, Mi.ss Kleanor Blair Stevens, to   Mr.   Charles  William   Bohmer,  Jr.,
of   Missionary   Effort
On Thursday .afternoon the Women's Mi.«.sionar.v Hociety of the First Pres¬ byterian Church of Ambler, held its llr^t meeting of the 1033-34 season, the program cumprLsing an interna¬ tional tea and curio display Japan, Korea an'd China.
of   Ambler,   on   f-'.aturd.ay,    September
2,i.t,      in   the   Spring G.arden   Methodl.st
F.Vlccopal   Church. The   Rev.    IJnn
Bowman,  D.  D.,  .--nd   the  Rev. .liobert
R.  IJttell, D. D., will oftlciate.
Mii.-w   Dorothy   .Schumackei-   will   lye
from  maid   of   honor   .and   the   bride«in.aids
i will   be.     Mi.ss  ly.uise   Pierson,     Mi-s.
[NJOY1 [RIPS
SPLENDID   'ENTERTAINMENT   AT PITCAIRN   FIELD
Tour of t'.ie Factory under Guides Fol¬ lowed  by Test of  Machines  In    "tho Air and Grateful Appreciation by tho Rotarians for the  Courtesies. Dast  Wednesday  evening the mem¬ bers of the Amliler Rotary  Club were literally,   fi,s;uratlvely,   and   whichever othor way you care to take it, "up in' the   air."   The   occashm   should   havc' heen their monthl.v business meeting; instead.  It was  fhelr visit  to the Plt- Itev. Joseph  .M.  Kwing,   pastor, wcl-| Frank   I^oeacher,  Mrs.   Willifuii  llan-i.-^ , p.j„.,.|   Aviation   Field,   along     Biston comed   the   members   and   friends   as- i Stevenu, Jr.,  and  Mis« ICatherine  Fox. | j{o,_.,'fi
.sembled and read verses containing; Mr. Ott I'hilip Jan.swon will Iw best | practically the whole body of tho the words of Christ from St. Matt, ii: | m,an, and the ushers will Include: Mr. j jj^^g^j.^j^j, .j',,^, j,,p|,. jj„pnts were gath- St.  Luke xlv nnd  St.'Matt.  xvii._The j Paul Mulcey, Mr. Royal MattKson, Mr. jp^.p^ ^^ j^^ jj^jj   listening attentively
to  the   Pitcairn   officials  its   they  des-
words  told   tho  disciples   were  "Come   William Harris  Steven.^  Jr.,   and  Mr, unto me," "Tarry until given the Spir- ; John  Blair  Stevens.
' it"   and   "Go  teach." '     A    reception at  the  Penn    Athletic
i    A  short  business  meeting was  held | Club will follow. '®,and   a, change  was announced   of   the      After a wedding trip, the bride and 1 next   meeting   of   the   society   to   Oct. j bridegroom     will   be   at   home     after ' 19,   wTien   a   Joint | November   1     at   126   Do   Hart    place,
Retires   as   Pastor   of 'Uppor
REV.   DR.   MARTIN   P.   HOCKER HONORED
12,   in'stead   of   Oct.   19,   wTien   a   Joint | November Dublin 'meeting  with   the   Ladies'   Aid  Will  be ; j/jujabeth, N. J.
and     <a .	
Cheltenham Township to Preserve the O'd Colonial Residence Erected in 1683—Judge Knight ard Others De¬ liver   .Addresses—Pageant    Staged.
A «tone and metal tablet in memoiV of the flnst meeting of the Abington Society of Friends w.as unveiled S.at¬ urday afternoon <at the Richard W.all Hou;ie, Church .and Old York , ro.ads, Cheltenham  town.shlp.
L.utheiran Church — Sermon by Dr, j^eld also an all-da> sewing Calvin P. Swank—Appropriate Re-covered dish luncheon will be served.; solutions by the Church Council, j The women are in'vited to attend the I Rev. Martin P. Hocker, D. I>., pas- Synodical Meeeting on Oet. 11 to be ; 'ed contract) if Ambler has a map of tor of the Tpper Dublin Lutherart held In the Mt. Airy Pi;esbyterian'^ jthe town showing homees, etc. j church,  on  Sept.  25 comiileted  a  half  Chuch in Germantown, .also the Pres-|
Albright   and   Friel,   6   percent   cost I contui-y   of  service   in   the     Christian ' byterLal   meeting   to     be       held       at | of project (less money paid for prelim-i ministry, and on Sunday morning last Brownsburg,   Penna.,   located   between I Inary survey), $800 all fleld work  (pre-|a  memoi^ial  ser\'lce  was  conducted   in ! Washington's Cro.ssing and New Hoiie, llminary   survey)   done   by   flrm,   $400! the church, shared in by a large con-   alon'g the Lelaware river, if borough has existing plans showing! gregatlon. i     The  meeting  was then   turned  over
grades.
Hyland & Weir, $7.')0 preliminary sur¬ vey, 5 percent totiil cost of opera¬ tion.
Haydock & Birkenbine $251)0 if vo¬ ters accept, or $5000 If voter,s reject, propo.sition,   7   percent   total  cost
•considered  and  several  meetings  held
With the merchants of the community, j '"¦'"*"''•* ^     .       .
HoweVer,  the  idea did  not  meet  with   I"-'f"^>«-     f^^"y   '«^eendants   of sufflcient response on the part of the h'^yj^ ^ ^".>'^^';lP«':«  1^!^,,^'!^^
and   the   campaign      waa
merchants dropped.
A post offlce committee was appoint¬ td by the Chamb'er of Commerce. This tommittcc has kept in constant touch with the workings of the post o;iici> i ..jepartment at AVa.shington. It is hoped that something will still be done to supply this noed. Tlie comniittee is still in existence and Is working on the pro¬ ject.
The work on th© Amibler Par^ whioh
I lowed on the lawn ot tho present -'Vb-i survey, was'"^^*-""   Meeting,     on   Aleeting   House |    Ballinger  and   Co.,   whoso   proposed I that  of the  old  palri.archs      of       the;    Mrs.   Paul   MiKnintock,     missionary road, in ce!cbi\ation of the 250th anni-,charges are parallel with  the others,   ichurch. whose positlveness and deflnl-  from China, then api>pared in the con- vei«i.r.v       of   this      organization       ofl     Mr.   Davis,   of   the   Third   ward,     is  ness of Christian' living and unbound-; vcntional Chinese attire and made hor
the! lch.a;ii''man    ot    the    sewer    committeel; led faith in divine  leadership nnd  sui)-j kowtow    and    greetings      in      Chinese and  llis  co-members  are  Messrs.  Ca-   orvision of all things as evidenced In  fashion. Horace Mather Lipi>ineott,  ninth di-'valier   and   Radcliffe.       Tholr   reports root descendant of  Richard Wall,  gavei\\"ere   general   in  character.   Mr.   Davis a   hLstorical  address  at   the   unveiling j stated   that   the  conditions  of  federal of  the tablet, which  w;us accei)ted  by laid   seem   propitious   of   the      general Ralph  Morgan,   meniber  of the Bo.ard ; sewer pl.an, and the Informatum' gath- of     Commissionens      of     Cheltenahin  ered i.s that inasmuch as the proposi- ! townshifi.      Othor-s     who    sfvoke     in-   tions  is  one tliat concerns  the  iiublic eluded   Judge   Harold   G.   Knight,     of j health  and  in  its construction as,sures Norristown,  and   I!'. jCiua-oU Hr(K>k'.'«,  of
pro.iect  in  thos'e respects assumes      a
Rev.  Calvin P.   Swank,  D,  D.,  mis-; to the three  representatives of Japan
sionary   superintendent   for   the   l^.-ist Korea and China.
Pennsylvania Synod, occupied the pui- j     Mrs. Haivey Brokaw, a former mis- |
pit,   and   preached   a  deeply   spirituaLsionary in Jap.an,  in costume entered,! 	
and   very   appropriate   sermon'     fromlgiving the Japanese salutation in    tho j Extension of Time Granted by Treas-
Acts  xli:   n,   the   subject   being  "The I native Uinguage. |     ury   Department   in   Organization  o*': that   skirts   the   Field.   At   table   the
Institution—Dr. Godfrey Mfakes Im- jfij^vs President. .Tames K. Gillin, pro- portant   Announcement. isented  to his fellows  the  ofTicials who
fiecAuse of the gre.at amount of de- , h.ad   so   royjiJly   entertained   them     In
crllied the intricacies of the autogiro, when one of the g'ros left the field, displaying in the air behin'd it an adv that re<ad In huge letters "Ambler Ro¬ tary." That was a case ot "telling the world about It." Then, sever.al pilots took to the air, so that the Rotarians could see for themselves what aviator,^ mean by "the short take-off," "high speed." "maneuverin,:.;," "slow' landing," and what not.
Ijots were drawn for four to liavo a free ride In a giro, but the four lucky Rotarians soon had thirty and four compan'ion.s. All wanted .a ride, jand all got one. And the reaction? It was entirely favorable. So far as   could  be learned  not a  single  Rot.ar-
AMBLER   NATIONAL   BANK   PLAN j'''»"   ^'^f'"<;   "air-sick,"   and   all   gave
iexpression to their apprecialicm of the WORKED OUT j experienVe in  terin.s  such  as a  "won¬
derful,"   "great."   "glorious." Dinner w.as served In the restaurant
F FORSIOCKPURCHASEi
The I native Uuiguage. j
of I Certitude  in  Christi.an  Living. |     Miss Anna Doriss, a mis.sIonary from |
The  ceremony     was  in    connection |operation. 'Dr. Swank paid a graceful tribute to  Korea, dressed as an old lady of Korea j
with an elaborate r,.a,q:eant  vvhich  fol-|    Drur-Mulin'oskwl,  $1,500   preliminary i the  work,  faith  and  achievements   of  in a white costume paid her respects in i
iDr,   Hocker  and   likened   his   life     to  the Korean tongue, whose   proposed I that  of the  old  palri.archs      of       the!     Mrs.   Paul   MiKnintoek,
the text, have made the fimndaticm bul- [     .Mrs. James Little sang the Japaneso wark of the Christian chureh. j national hymn, aiso a Japariese Lulla-
The   spe.aker   paid   an   cIoMiient   tri-   by, accompanied by Mrs. Kor^n. bute  to  the faithful  work    of      Mrs.,     ilrs. Brokaw told of the word of a
tail work necessary In the organiza- itho persons of Robert R. Tx-es, Kd. tion of the Ambler National Bank, I Maxwell, Sam Croft, and Jack Keni- and in view of the suhstanll."l pro- !nedy. .Tack Bartow, of the Club's Sports gross mado tov.'ards realising the j Committee, the man Tnost Iv responstlile stock BubMcription of JIS'O.OOC, .an ex- | for the l.ai-ige evening the Rotariims tension of time h.os been granted by Iwere enjoyin.g, had the honor of intro. the V. S. treasui->- department liefore I ducing the men' in whoso hands thi the org.anl-zation records of the pro- wifcty of the Rotarians had just re- po.sixl bank .are closed. posed.   These   kindred-pilirts   were   ono
Further  time  Is  therefore   given   to | "Skipper"   I./Ukens   and    one     Geor,i,'i.
Hocker in  the lon'g years  of success-  Japanese slum worker from whom ^^'i^   j,i.„„pective  stock  .sub.scrlbers  to avail I Chambliss.—modest  fellows,  both,  and
themselvo.".  of  tho  opportunity   offered in  tho  forward  movement   to   p.artici-
trienwide,    pre.sideivt    of  thi* Board  ot Commisslonera.
Abington   Friends   Meeting   nrganic-
lAiis started last year was greatly i ed at the house of Richard Wall, who handlcapiied by the lack of funds, and ! came from Ilasfield. near Chelten- the fact that what fun'ds wero left to j ham, 01ouce«tor»hire, Kagland, in the Boiynigh were tied up in the re-i 16SL'. The house waa built soon after stricted account in the bank. The | hig an-ival. committee In charge of this work took
ful   and   outstanding   service   in      tlie'h.ad  Just   received  a   letter,   who   pre- several   ministries   and   positions       of dieted  a  great deal  of  persecution  in:
honor   and   trust   held   during   to   the, the   near  future  of  the  Chri.stians   in I ^^.^^^^ ^^^  j,^j^ conimunitv recovery, the employment  of  manual  labor,  the; half century. j Japan,  because they will  not  worship,     ,^,|^^ books will be closed immediate-
Dr.   Swank   read   a   telegram     from  the   shrines   erected   to   tho  Japanese'
position' in the preferred.class for fed- j Rev. Dr. Stover of the Messiah T>uth-  deities.
cral assistance up to 30 percent of thoie'an church:  also a letter from Fran'k:     Many  schools are being closed    by
contract. '   ,   1   \-\J.^[b. WIckersham, Esri., a member of the the militaristic party, and the P'-'^yo-* j ^,,^,^,, ^^^^^ attractive investment at the
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ly when the full number of shares have been sold, theivfore promiit ac¬ tion is necessary for those desiring to
However,  it is felt that the employ- i St.  John's  Lutheran  chiTr'.ch,  of   Steel-iand moral suinmrt are e.a
The   Japanese  aro   very   sincere
in
ment of a  competent engineering  flrm [ton.   which   F-r.   Hocker   served   for   a Is  now  necessary to prepare the sur-I period of 31 1-2 years. Mr. WIckersham ; their worship a veys,   lines,   levels,   grades,   etc.,     and', is     now     seiwing     a     Judgeship     at: worshipping  Christ, .ascertain not only  the  total but    also |Harrisburg. A  letter of congivatulation I     Mrs.   Brokaw   said    the The Wall Hou.se became one of the!^j,g per-foot cost, and  in addition    to Iwas also  read  from Uev. Dr. Wm. C. Christians sin'g with  a great deal more
)>rescnt price of $l!i.25 t»r fjharef
taciturn, but they know their, flying.
At the close of the dinner Mr. T-e^s spoke briefly on aviation, and then via the movie demonstrated the giro in action. It wns ns If the Rotarians Avere up In the nir again.
Rut there was more to the even¬ in'g. for, after the movie all made a visit to the PItcnIm Plant. There they
ind forget all else while Japanese
very     earliest     meeting   hou)>e.s     for jpi.^^p^ro  stefw for appUcaticm  for fed-
I''riends, who had met in the homes of members, and it is considered one of tho oldest still t:tandin.g in America. The nieeting held there became known aa the Abington Ft-iends Meet-
eral   aid   and   information   relative   to the necessary bond Issue.
^Council, therefore,  took steps to In¬ vite a   hearing  with  tho engineers. Resolutions of respect were ordered
care of feeding the birds during tlie winter months and h.ave kept the g-i>ass  cut   during  the   year.
iSeveral complaints in connection' with the telephone service were in¬ vestigated   and   tho  manager   of     the
Bell  Telephone  Company  in  this  dis-j ing when John Barnes,  in 1697,  m.ade' prepared   on   the  death   of  Samuel  A. trict  called  on  the  secretary and  ex-I a bequest |of  120 acres to tho wociety: jraust,   who   had   served   efficiently   as plained  how  tho compnny was handl-| at  the  present location,  and  work  on j borough  treasurer for  40  years, capped at the time. It Is felt that tho , «,  building  wa-s  begun  in   1690. discussion helped to improve the local       i'hiladelphia   Quarterliy   Meeting   set service. | ^p .^ Monthly Meeting for the Friends
A committee was appointed  to con-|j,f   "Tookanv   and   PoeUiuesink,"   now jider the advisability  of organi:^ing  a   ^^..^,^,^^.^^^.,1 ,^„^, j^yi)e.n-y,  in lBS;i. Thrift  Association   In  the  community, j     transportation     was   diflicult,      and A   very   complete   investigation     was 1 „ie„ibcrs   from     the   Cheltenh<am   di.s- made.  with   trips   to  Lansdale   to     .see   j^.j^.j.   ^,^^.1,.^^   ,^  ,„„re  convenient  place
of wiirship. At a meeting in tiie liouse
the workings of that association, and a complete suiTvey of the community was made. It was felt, due to the banking conditions, both locally and ratlon'ally, that this matter ahould wait until some future time. IWhen the proper time arrives, this matter will again  be given   consideration'.
Hendricks   streot,   west     of   Forest
I ~ ~
j     No  Easy  Way to Tell   Musdrooms
I The Penna. Department of Agricul- i ture lists the following precautions jfor mushroom g.atherers: I (1) Never collect for food pur,poses, ; mushrooms in the extremely early Ista.ges   of   development;
Nye,   president   of   the  Kast  Penn.syl-: vigor   than   we  at   home   and   always
All ajvproved pl.an has been worked ( s.aw the autogiro In the mnking—from out whereby depositors of the .F"ir:it j the fusilage to the open an<l cabin National Bank of Ambler may utilize i plane. There, too, they had experience a portion ot their restricted funds in ; that they won't sonn forget, for they the purchase of ..stock of the i)ropo.sed i wero taken to the "Dope Room," whero
vania  Synod. j carry   their   hymnal   and   Bible
Resolutions, prepared by the Churc],  them,   when  they  go   to  a Coun'cll, read by the secretary, Char.les meeting. j
S. Mann, bear tribute to the faithful' They mark all ver.ses which impress work  of  Rev.  I>r.   Hocker.   the  results  them, when the pastor reads. I
of his untiring labors in the local field, j Kach child who is gi-aduated from and the assistance rendered by Mrs. school is given a leather covered tos- Hocker in  the  work. : lament,  marked  at  favorite  verses   in
Rev. Dr. Hocker,  who will    be      so'^'o^' 'i"'l ^^liP" the child takes it home,
who knows what good it may sow in a non-Christinn   home.
jjl^ I in.stitution for Ambler.
uttder   the   lieams   of ^var^ied-colored
rell.'iousl f "li""^'! ''8 Slad to discu.ss with any liKhts, they appeared one to another depixsitora tho po-ssible availability of ' lili« spirits from another and less restricted accounts for stock purcha.se. j happy world.
ANDREW GODFBEi\',   M.   D., All in all, it was a unique and prac-
i Chairman   organization.   Commilt-e,       tical  way to  spend  an  evening.  FV.ach i Ambler National B.ank I •i"'l    e'very   Rotarian'   thoroughly   cn-
i  I joyed hlm.self and sang the praises of
j Colony   Club   Notes j the.  Club's   Sport   Committee   that   had
I     Tho 193:J-34 Club Vear of tho Colony I Pi'Pf'?'''*'''    the   arrangements,    and    of
the   Field's   officials.   And   in   that   ex-
(2) Kllmlnate all mushrooms which of Sarah Seao-s, in September, l«'«3,L^^,p l>ulbous and cup-like structures a meeting "w,as .settled" near Chelten-|^j ,j,g ^^^^^ ^j ^j^^ stems;
liiim  at  tho  hou.'W     of Jiichard  W^all.
(S)
years of age on Oct.  1, has ""''"""'^^-I"/"" ;"¦"/" ".¦,;'",:;,",r ' "  """     '"     I Clul) of Ambler will be opond with a
ed his retirement from the local pulpit, i"""-"^-""^'-''!"   nome. i.„.,,„   ,„>»  to-'-ether  meeting  !iad  cov- I P'"*'-''^'""  "^  pral.se  the guests  ot    tha
He   has   been   pastor   of   old       •t^uft's ;     M-/-f-w tod ^ 4'-;-"-^-^-lltfr d^I,' [^..^ton to T^ held 1  O^t. I-^"ing F.wnrd Foulke. Ksq.. Kdward Church," Ambler, for the past 11 years, Isnef>^e'l  -it  Ins  cell  m.Ue  loi   ic.ulin>,j ,•.¦;,, ..'doek in the Colony Club
incHmi!>enev the  his Bible,   and,  .after a  time,  when  his;'!  .at  1-..M .ocloCK  in  uic  uoion.v  <.,iuo
hi members .'dnmate put down the Bible and turned i n.onvs, Ridge avenuo and Rate .streets. Increased its scone oin^ue^ce with n his t.ack, he picked it up and when j Ambler. Kveryone i.s requested to mcie.ised Its scope of influence within  ^^^  ^^^^^^^   .^^   ^^^  ^^^^^  ^^^^^^^     ^vlth | bring her knife, f«i-k and s.oon, nap-
"Come  unto  me,"  which  ch.anged him  kin and 25 cents. A delightful timo is
promised  at  this  fU-sit nieeting of  tlie
.and   during   his church   has   grown
j Duff.v. and D. C. Vox, frien'd of Rotar¬ ian  Ray  Adama,   heartily  joined.
The  flrst  meeting   in   the  Wall  house 1^^,,,^
was     commemorated      in    Saturday's celebration.
In   1085   the   Monthly   Meeting   was
Avoid  mushrooms which chan'i?e    , ^^^ ^^ ^^^p,,( ^^e position of when bruised; I   ^ ^^^ jj,^^^^ Orphans' Home, Ml
new club year.
The Montgomery County I'eder.ation
by   the
(4) Ho     not     collect     worm-eaten over-mature specimens;
(5) Beware   of   all   mushrpoms   hav
w.as   closed  for coasting  dur- ' held thea-o in rotation with Oxford and  ing a bitter or acid taste  (the tasting
ing tlve proper season at the sugges¬ tion by the Ch.amber, of Commerce to the proper borough officials.
The Chamber of Commerce arranged
Byberry,   and  it   was  to   this   nieeting. should  be confined to a small Portion i ^^^^.^.j^^  ^^  j^,y  g^^   jjjg3_   .^^^^  their Eo that the Germantown Friend-s addres-jof the cap,  and  this portion should not i   ^j^^^^   wedding    recently   celebrated I     In •sed    the   .first   public   protest   against [ be swallowed)' '
the  cohimunity.
Dr. Hocker was Aintor of St. Jolin's, Lutheran Church In Steeiton, I'a., for completely and now he is a remarkable almost  32 years, which charge  he re-| Bible salesman,
tutor'     Mrs.  Annie C l.-andlg read  a  poem
ddle-  called   ••Bells."   a creation     ot    Korea, | Meeting   will   bo   entertained town   Pa    and about 11 vears ago be-: where the bells are said to be so swej't.! Colony Club  of Ambler on  Olct.  19 at rareSfa^tororLiSrPubUn'Uhera'nl     Miss   Anna   Doriss   said    that     thejst.   Paul's   ^'^^"^%^^^::^;^;
Koreans  always walk   and   n'ever ride! hem   pike,   stop  10,   1< oit  Washin-rtoii. no matter how many weary miles they | The  meeting  will  convene  at   10.15  a.
I m.   and     will   lie   followed     by   a   box
1100   B.   C,   when   King      David I luncheon.  Mra. Allan M. Cral.g, of Fort
King   Kido   came   to      Korea I Wa.shington,    president   of   the   Mont-
I Church.   .
Rev.   Dr.   and   Mrs,
Hocker      were
golden   wedding,
         - - - - 1   .-, iwas a happy occasion', although at the i ¦"^'I'^ncd,         _ 	
Blavory   in  ICSS.   Tho   Wall  hou.se,   forj     (fl)  Reject all  species  which  «*"c''ete '  j^^^ j-,j,   Hocker was slowly convales-!'I'om  China. His  grave  is  still   mark-j gomery   County   !¦ cderalioii,   will   Pic
NEW   BOARD   OF   DIRECTORS   OR¬ GANIZES
ing   of   the   Society  of  Friends  Quak¬ ers,  Wiia heid here in 1683.    This was
the Community during the bankin'g: Bosler family, i.-ii\now tiie properly ot holiday. However, under the authority j Cheltenham township. €^f the offlcials at Washington thei The tablet bears the following in- banks were allowed to continuo this jgcriptlon: service to the merchants, and thej .pj^^ j,^,,^ religious meeting here- Chamber of Commerce did not find H I g^^out, now known a,s Abington meet- necessary  to est.abll.sh  this .service.
A meeting with relation' to local and county taxation was held in Norris¬ town, and caeh community in the county was asked to be represented. Tho response throughout the county was poor, but at both meetings held the Am'bler Chamber of Com,mer,ce was represented.
The Chamber of Commerce recom¬ mended to the Borough Council that it m.ake an investigation and ascer¬ tain If it will be possible to construct a sewer system at this time, with tlie aid offered by the Federal government.
In   connection   with   the   NRA,     the
ied there,  but  his  body is not therein, lside
'onlv on'e of his .shoos is buried, w'hieh i     Thero  will   1)0   a  competitivo  flower
to m.ike change for the merchants of  nearly a century owned by the ChuJles;a milky  or  colored juice; , ^^^^^ ^.^.^^^^ ^ ^^^„ illness.
•j     (7) ^Discard all specimens which are,    y^r   .and Mrs. Hocker arc the parents I tough   and    leathery,   an'd     especially j ^^  ^^^  following sons and  daughters; i is  claimed  to have fallen on  tins spot: di.sj.iay with   a   thin,   brightly   colored | ^j. Qeorge F  Hocker, Bethlehem, Pa.; : when  he  was  going to  Heaven
those cap.
Appoirrts Jury of View Judge Knight    appointed   Alvin Alderfer, Daniel M. Anders and Thom
tho home of Rich.ard and Joan AVall, l^g p. poran a jury of view for a pub- who came here from Ha.sfleld, near jje road contemplated and asked .for Cheltenham, Kng., in 1682. Tiieir j jn Upper Gwynedd. The road will be- gianddaughter, S,arah Wall, manied i^in ^t the In'tersectlon of F.wedesford in lti;»t George Schoemaker, from 'mad and Fourth street, and contin- Kiiegalieim, Germ-'i-ny, for whose fam- j,ipr to Gwynedd avenue. The jury of ily this vicinity was called Shoemak- view will arrange for a henrlng on the ertown, later Ogonlij, now Llkins'pptltion. and will Inspect the site and Bai'k. iroport  Its  finding  to  the  court.
Other   meetings   included   in   enrly j  '	
days   in   Abington      Montlily   Mooting I Pastor Goes to Jenkintown
were Germantown, Bybtrry,  llorsham, j    ji^v.   Reglnal   i:avls,   of  Carbondiile, Frankford and Chelteiihiim. There are ^ jia^   accepted   a  call   to   the   pulpit  of Chamber of Commerce h.as carried on i now    lliclisite   and   Orthodox   Friends  the   Protestan't 'FJpIscopal   Church   of
when he was goint I Rev M. Luther Hocker. Whitemarsh: | Koreans iove the Bible and mission- JMrs O William Neff, Bethlehem, Fa.; laries and wonder why more messen- Imi-s Arthur W. Nesbit and Mrs. Harry ;ser,s do not come to teach them. r. IL. Robinson, both of Washington, 1>. i Mrs. Talbert then' rendered a violin IC, am Mr. John S. Hocker, of Johns- solo, accompanied by Mrs. C. Korn at ! town, Pa.
FINAL  BASEBALL  GAME
SAMUEL A.  FAUST^
Services Over Well Known Business Man and PuWic Servant Services over the remains of tlve late Samuel A. Faust were held pri¬ vately at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon from his late residence, Butler ave¬ nue, Ambler. Rev. Marion P. Richaids,
tlie  organ.
Mrs. Paul MeCIintoek, a retired mis. sionary from China, spoko of liei; work In that fleld.
Napoleon   once   said,    ••When   'Chinn changes, the whole world will change,", ^^^^j^j^^^. (^j^nti,^ and   much   truth   can' bo  .seen  In  the' prophecy   when   one  views   the of the present time.
J. W.  Cassel   Is  Vice   President;   Joiin L. Hansell, S<cretary, £ind A. W. Yet¬ ter, Treasurer—Board  Offers  Servic- I    «3  in   Local   NRA  Campaign. I     Tho newly ele<'ted boanl of directors I of  the  Ambler  Chamber  of  Commerc ' I met  in  the  offlce  of I.  K.  B.  Ifansell Ambler Giants and Ambler A. A. This j on  Tuesday  afternoon',  and  organized Saturday  Afternoon | by electing the following offlcers: Pres-
The flnal ba-seball game of the sea-' ident, Jo.seph AV. Craft, Jr.; vico son will l«' played Saturday after-: president, J. AV. Ca.ssel; treasurer. A. noon on Lindenwold Field at 3 o'clock. jW. Yetter; secretary, John L. Ilan- l-rom  all   aecounta the lans will  cer-I sell. .    ,      „       ,,
tainty  see  a  game   IhiU will   bo  well i     Thomas  A.  Joulkc,  Ksq.,  who     has worth  going   milea   to   witness.       The ,'capably    served   as   president    of   the one of  the  best  color-! chamber   sinee   its   orgiuiizatlon   some
^  *'"'led teams in Kastern Pennsylvania will'years   .ago,   presided     as      temporary
^'¦''"'^'tio   UP   with   an   ali-,star   aagregation Ichairman. Kxpressions  wCV made    of
.      Imade  up  oi: s.mio of the best  players jhis   .active   and   successful   ser.vice   in
""''¦"'of Ambler  Athletic Association  of  the I behalf   of   the   organi/af.on   and      Its
the   conimunit.v.
the work   in  this  community.
The,barbers have been organized as a c(m< J^tce of the Chamber of Cc»m- merceT'J^id have established uniform hours aiid prices In accordance •with the blanket code.
The shoe repair men have .also been
meetings   iu   Gyrmantown,   Fi anliford   Our   Saviour,   Jenkintown,   to   fill   the and Abington, and all took ixirt in the'vacancy   caused   by  the   death   nf  tlve
Rev. Dr. Georgre A. ITanna last month.
aniiiveiiaary e.\eroises.
Rob   Brooks   Cassidy   and   Others Seven   men.   Including  Brooks   Cas- , iiidy,   formey   police   chief   of    Upper j organized,  and agreed  upon the hours i^^,,^,;^   township,   were   neld up     and I
that they will have their stores open, an'd also have agreed to uniform prices for all standard work.
The general dry good merchants of the community iiave been organized and have agreed to standar^d hours for 'having their .stores open, and have agreed to co-operate in  every way.
The tailors have held several meet¬ ings and have arranged stan'dard hours for their business, and also have set standard prices for standard work in their  bu-siness.
The NRA Committee is now working
WEDDED
DuPOIS—JONES Liist i-iaturday at the City K.all, Nor-
Lutheran church, of which the deceas¬ ed was a life-long member, otti< iaied. The remains were Interred In Rose Hill Cemetery.
'Death resulted on AA'ednesday, Sept. ¦20', at the age of 74. Mr. Faust wa» active in manV lines of work in Am¬ bler, and was a member of the lirm of A. D. Faust's Sons, tanners, wliich was organized  in ]S5(i.
He had  been  treasurer of  the  Sun¬ day   school      of   the   Fpper       Dublin Lutehran church  foi\ 41'. years,  taking fliat post at about the same timo he ti'e.asurer.
escaped  with  more  than' $500   in cash, i Mr.   charle.s   DuBois,   of   North   Spring I     Faust   was   also   a   director   ot   the At  12.45  Sunday  ni.>riung three  men ' (larilen   .street,   Anibler. | Ambler Building and Loan Assoeiatlon
cntcr,ed   the   building   and     demanded
those   in   the   shop   hand   over     their
money.  John  LewLs,  of Consliohocken,
was the  heaviest loser, yielding    $48o
while   beirig  coveix'd  vvith   a  revolver,
police said.
Others   in  the  plaee   included,   Cas-
All the unrest In China Is the of nationalism. There are many thous-:'j2,^_JJ-^"J^'"pj;^--":-jyjj|^j^""(j;^p:^p j,,j,rt | useful   activities    in
,  ,,     TT  .       Ti„.H„'^"'^'' '" tho population an'd many '""-l\v,'.|,ington   A   A.,   of  tho  Bux-M.mt ' Mr. Fouike continues his interest as a a former pastor ot  the Tipper Dublin ^ ^^^.^^^^  ,j,,^.^ .^ ,^^.,.^j, ^,^p^, ,^,._p j,,^^^ ^]„,^,   U a.-iiini,uin,   ji-.  ji.., . . .   _.
robbed   early   Sunday   morning   in   tho j ristown.  Mi.ss Margaret Jones,  d.aiigli-
barbcr   shop   and   pool   room   ot   John jter  of  Rlrs.   Agnes   Klvin,  of   I.onj;
Blel, of Limekiln pike, Kdgo llill. Tho ! land.,  N.  A'.,   fonnerly  ot  Ambler,
robbery was staged by three men who.] married   to  Mr.  Lester Dul'ois,  son of  became   the   borough
Is- was
than most nations. AAHien we ibecnnve Impatient, let us think nf the things th'y have  to contend with.
Mr,s. McCllntocJc .spoke of the book, "The TIrider Box of Asia," it telling of the work of missionaries. The writ¬ er is a Russian Jew married to a Chinese woman.
i     The Chinese  people are thrifty, and I in many places the leading      wealthy people ave Chlne.se.
Much inlerest is shown by tho stu¬ dent classes io learn about Christ. At ono moeting held by a missionary mor,e than 500 students were assembled Those   not   interested   in   Christ   were
V. A. Leaguo, and Lindenwold I'i<ld club. The fans are already predicting' that it ceitainly will take tho best oC thise threo teams to defeat the Giants. There has boen 4K> much livalry here it is no wonder that excitiaiiciit anions the looal fans is at fever lieat. Two ot tho best umpires of tiie lilastern l''enn- Bylvania Ijoague and the Bux-.Mont Ijeague will offlciato, ao that theie oan   be   no   friction   nor  alibies  after
member of the board of directors.
Report was made of the NR/V ac¬ tivities, and it is noted that tlie co¬ operation on the part of business peo¬ ple .,and ^con'sumers is 'practieall.y universal. Mr. A'etter is chairman of the local  NRA  committee.
It was decided tn ofTer the s('rvlei>s of the Ch.amber in adjoining town¬ ships of Ijower Gwynedd, Whitpain and AA'hitemarsh to either assist In org.anlzing  the  canvass   or   to  conMuct
r^xcused,   and   only   two   nr   three   left i*^on  will   bo  ou  baud  ta witnesa  lliis
the game.  The manager of the Giants j^^^^^  ^^,^,^^,^   ,|,^^,,,|,  ^,1,.^,,^  committees  of announces   that   he   will  certainly  Pi't : (,,,p   Ambler   Chamber, his best team in the Held against tiiisj     ^^ upper I'ublin t<'wuship. the work all-star   team.   From   present   indica- j j^, j^cj,,,. conducted under separate or- tioiw   the   largest   crowd   of   the   sea-| pT,,j;,pt|„„s   _,^„,j    committees,      whose
They were attended by .Mr. and Mis.  for 30 years, and .served as  president   jj^^ class, tho rest sat imtil after mid- |t;.«iie
Irving Bartell,  of  Ambler.
Engagement
Mr. and .Mrs.  Wllmer H.arrar. of -14
Summit   avenue.    Willow   Grove,      an-
nouiico       the      enh'ai;ement   of     their
daui;ht(»r,   Wilhelmina,   to   Mr.  AViiliani
Inception    is   a   sivonsorship   of
tho
Ambler Chamber. Contact will be made
with   the   road   supervisors   and   sehool
Farm   Price   Trend | boards of  the  adjoining  townsliip.s.
Tho   Index   of  prices   jvild   Pennsyl- ,     Secretary   Hansell   stilted   that   bills
vania   farmers   for   important   agric-jl-,for   dues   are  re.idy   to   he   mailed     to
in the community. The commitlee was , Hid.v,  Charles  Romes,  Angelo  I'entelal
organized in accordarice with the sug- land Angelo Penoleon, all ot Kdge Hill.   Uvle   Fleetw.)od. ^on   of  Mr.  .and  Mrs.
gestion of the offlcials at AVashington. |     AVhile the holdup men were at work, o'.car  Fleetwood  of Littlo lAalls,  N. J.
All    the     manufacturers.     merchants, I another  man,   George  Croft,   of  Edge  The     marriaKO   will   take   pl.ace
trades, professional meri. organizations, [Hill,   walked   into   the   room   in   time j .vear.  Mr
public  service corporations and con- I to add ?18 to tho loot.
next FioetWLKJd is well known in AVillow Grove.
of the association. I nipht.
Ho is survived by liis widow, Rosa j M.^my raids on honies are made in Ijltzenberger Faust, a Sim and .a dauRh- fij,i„,^ j.y robbers, who are knowri to ter,  Thomas Faust,  I.,oMdon,  Out., aiul ],.^.^,|, i^^m'cd whole families.
Kvelyn,  at  home;   and  threo  brothers,!     ^l^e   women   whose   family   had   all tiinil products made a two-point gain; members    of   the    Chamber   of   Com- Edwiri H., Milton IA, aud Alvin, all of.^pc^  killed,  escaped   and  went  to  tho   between July  15  nnd  Augu.st 15, des-   pierce, and  a  considerable  inerease  In Amibler. I island where missionaries ar^>, making lite a  live-point break  in  grain prjc-; pienibership Is evident, due to the help-  . her living by weaving. les, according to tlvo Federal-State Crop fnl   work   of  the Chamber  during  tho
—Milton    Ibai-wick,     92   years     old.:     she was unable to read, but learned iKeporting  .Service.   The  average  price jmst  few years.
walked    from    Porka.sie    to   Souderton   t(„,   stories   from   the   Old   Testament jof d.iiry products increased  two points j  _	
wliere  ho viaiteU  the  Willlam  Forrest i ,.,„(^ asked  for  the parables to be ex- duo largely to  a rise in tho priee  ofj     -vl>r.   V'.iui'JUiardt   ha;v   l«>en    ii.nucl
family.
I plained   more  definitely  to  her.
and Imilk.
by both parties as burgosa of ChaU'ont.
pto
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