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AMBLER Gazette
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VOL. LXV —NO. 30
AMBLER, PA., SEPTEMBER 23,1943
$1.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
GILLIN 10 CELEBRATE
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Upper   Diililin   Resident   Well- Known in This Scelioii; For- vViier Member of Road Jury
Thomas S. Gillin, of John's Lane
Describes Work Done by Army
INurses in Island
Oiilpost
of
Miss Ida E. Berry, dauehter and   Susquehanna   road.   Ambler, | Mrs.    Edward    Berry,   ot
will celebrate his 90th birthday on:Spring    Garden    street     Ambler, ^^    program  under   way
Monday.    Mr.   Gilhn   is   a   well-.writes from Iceland telling of her , ^„^K  ,,, ^^'^.^ihV Thi.^^
CUB PACK GROUP
TO MEET ON TUESDAY
The first instruction session of the New Cub Pack unit, Boy Scouts of America, now being or¬ ganized, will be held on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the First Presbyterian Church.
Chairman James Snyder is look¬ ing forward to having a large turn out of parents interested in this program.
Clifford Gehman, of Lindenwold
lyr   .fu ; avenue, has accepted the position
"     i ^j. (-,|J^J Master and is in hopes of
known figure in this community | work there as a nurse with the and in the surrounding townships.! Armed Forces. Miss Berry has He  was Justice  ot the  Peace   in  been   stationed   in   Iceland   since
Upper   and   Lower   Gwynedd   for twenty-one years, and was a mem-
last February; she recently had the honor of setting up the operating
ber of the Road Jury of Montgom- I room by herself, and was compli-
ery County from 1911 to 1939.
Mr. Gillin resides in Upper Dub¬ lin township in the family home¬ stead, built in 1768. Four genera¬ tions of the family have lived in this same house. In 1885 Mr. Gillin took as his bride Miss Mary' Rhoades. They had two children, James R. Gillin and Mary G. Gil- \ lin, who later became Mrs. Kent. There is one grandchild, Mrs. Letitia Taus.sig and two great grandchildren, Thomas and Joan Taussig.
Mr. Gillirt is proud of a grand- lather's clock which is now in his possession. It was bought by his parents and has stood in the same spot in the lamily homestead for i ninety years; it is still running.
One of the greatest hobbies of Mr. Gillin is the collecting of birds nnd eggs.  In his younger years he j traveled to Trinidad, Mexico, Cen¬ tral    and    South    America    and throughout the United States look- I ing for birds and their eggs.   His ! bird collection, said to be one of the best in the country, was sold to Calvin Pardee, who gave it at a   latel'   date   to   Princeton   Uni¬ versity in Mr. Gillin's name.
mented by the head surgeon for the satisfactory manner in which she accomplished the task.
as soon as possible. This, however, will depend entirely on the in¬ terest shown by the parents of boys of Cub age.
if you have a boy, aged 9 to 11, you  are  urged   to  be  present   at the meeting next Tuesday evening. ¦ o	
Urgent Appeal Made For Blood Donors at Wyndmoor Next Week
Within YOUR Power ... the Gift of Life Itself! In other wars, other generations of civilians have backed their fighting men with money and equipment. They, like us, lavished honor and words in appreciation and praise of their men's bravery. And to the wound¬ ed and the dying they gave—since they had nothing else—thdir tears.
Today we Americans can give what former generations could not. Since the discovery of the almost miraculous uses ot blood plasma, it is our privilege to contribute to our wounded the gift of life itself. Never before in history could any individual, however, eager, ward off death from a wounded man by giving blood to the Red Cross!
We can do this; it is within our power. . . . And because we can, we must.
The Mobile Blood Unit of the American Red Cross came to Am¬ bler, at which time the citizens, made a wonderful showing. Now   j it  is   Wyndmoor's  turn,  time   for
Anibler Musician Is Member of! f ^"7 one in Springfield township
' to give ot their blood to save a
HENRY BARRY PLAYS
United Slates Army Band in Australia
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas T. Barry, i of Spring Garden street and Hous
life. The Blood Unit will come to Wyndmoor on two days, Septem¬ ber 29 and 30, on Wednesday and Thursday, from 1 p. m. until 5.15 p. m., at the Eastern Research
The nurse has worn her heavy
Mr. Gillin's egg collection, said | winter  uniform and  overcoat  all | P'"^^','^^"*'^   ^'^^   '^   ^"   Australia
_ ., she told her mother. Un-i 3"^" how'everyone was overflow
til recently it was so light that she ' '"S with her praise.
ton read, Ambler, have received Laboratory at the corner of Mer- word from their son. Henry Barry, ' J^.^'^ '?"'' /"^ ^''^^^'"^ ^""""T who is in the United States Army ^hree hundred persons can be band, serving in Australia, that he "^""^l^^ '"/^e two days, so many and the other members Of the "^^''^ t^ar. that number must offer band had the honor ot playing forj ^° -'.ve their blood, as there  are
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt when | 	
she was in Australia recently.
Barry told his parents that Mrs. Roosevelt has a wonderful person¬ ality, and that when she makes a speech, it is as if she were holding a personal conversation with you. He   told   how   very   popular   the
always a number who arc turned down when they are given a phys¬ ical check-up by the nurse at the Blood Donor Centre.
Appointments may be made by calling the Wissahickon Branch Oflice of the American Red Cross, Whitemarsh 0373.
One  hears  every  day  of  what
Community Ambulance Group Plans   Membership   Drive
The executive committee of the Community Ambulance Associa¬ tion met last Thursday in the Legion Home, Ambler. Plans were made for the membership drive which will start in October. The fiscal year will run from Novem¬ ber 1st to the following October 31st and a charge will be made to all,non-members, as per sched¬ ule on file with the attendants.
The ambulance was reported in
is the night director and Stanley Frankenfteld is the day director. Mrs. Russell Reed is the head nurse in charge.
Mrs. Salvatore Ferla, of 35 Bel¬ mont avenue, was taken to the Ciic: liuit Hill Hospital on Tuesday for an operation.
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miraculous things are being done I good  condition and is being used
by blood plasma.   It is becoming, very frequently.  Walter Lawrence
increasingly more common to hear
the words. ... "I don't have the
riglit words. ... I don't know how
to say  'Thanks tor my  life', but
the   gratitude   I   have   is   in   my
heart."
It is difficult to read unmoved the expressions of appreciation which come every day to Red Cross headquarters f r o m the wounded whose lives have been saved by blood plasma. They;— soldiers, sailors, air men and nia- rines—are grateful to us—they, who have both done and suffered so much more than we!
We can share neither their peril nor their pain. But whatever else wo can or cannot do to help the war effort, this we can do for them, with our blood.
Colonel   H.  C.  Adamson,   com¬ panion  of Captain  Eddie Ricken-| backer, adrift for three weeks on I a life raft in the Pacific, received |__ thirteen blood pla.sma transfusions! gfu^i' which saved his life.   He has this' to say: |
"It was a miracle that we were: (Continued on page 2) !
Third War Loan Drive Lags In Ambler Area
LOF WILL OPEN OCTOBER 4
Plan Community Hymn Sing
Young and old from all ot Am¬ bler and its suburbs arc invited to attend a Community Hymn Sing on Sunday evening at 9 p. m. in Calvary Methodist Church, at which time the old Gospel songs will be sung. The church is lo¬ cated at the corner of Lindenwold and Park pvenues, Ambler. The young people of several of 1 the Ambler churches are sponsor¬ ing the service, one to be held each month. As an added attraction there will be trumpeters and a male quartet rendering special music. George Rockett will be the | f,;™' canvass song leader. Mrs. Rockett and Mrs. Hazel Whitman will assist on the organ and the piano.  o	
Po.'-l-^s,il
Groups
I'lanniiif!:     Stud y Also  lo  Meet for
Ten Week Period
Residenls    Subscribe    lo    Only
$400,000 to Dale; Campaign
Ends Sc|)teiiibcr  30
W ARDKNS   C0( )I'ER A J E
Receives Promotion
AMBLER HIGH OPENS
to be one of the largest collec tions of its kind in the country, has been given to his son, James R. Gillin, local nurseryman.
When asked what he attributes his   long   life  to,  Mr.   Gillin   an-
summer.
could read in bed all night, but now the dark season is approach¬ ing and it is night from 3 p. m. until  10
i Trojans    to    Play    Springfleld
High Spartans on Erdcn-
lieini Field
Bwered that it was to hard work, I that there are no trees where she
being   outdoors   most   of  his   life j j^^ o„iy bushes two or three feet
and to his nature studies. j^jgh.   She   says  she   is  well  and
 c  ; happy and that she likes the work.
BROTHERHOOD TO HEAR       l Miss Beny has been in the service
TRAVFFFR  ANFi I FfTIIRFR i'"'" two  y(jars and  four  months; llVHVtLti\ AHU LE.UlunE.n!j.,,g   ,^3^   ^^^.   ^^^-^   training   in
I Louisiana
With only four veterans of last football team back at Am-
C.    Merwyn     Young,    amateur
traveler and  lecturer, will be tlie   	
guest sucakcr at the first fall meet-! '^  .^..r-n
ing   of   the   Trinity   Brotherhood, i FRANKLIN   D.    JONES Trinity    Lutheran    Church,    Fort
Washington, on Friday evening at ,
8 o'clock. I     Franklin D. Jones, of the hoVti-
' "Russia and the War" will bel cultural department of the Amer- Ihe .sub,ject of Mr. Young's talk.'lean Chemical Paint Company, In 1931 and 1930, he made trips I gave a talk on "The Human Side to Rus.'^ia, returning from that jof Chemical Research", at the country less than ten days before | weekly meeting cf the Ambler Ki- the war started. He brought with i wanis Club held at School Inn, him anti-religious and anti-cap-1 Tuesday night. Vice President italistic po.stcrs printed in Russia | Oscar H. Stillwagon presided, which arc (he .second finest found!James A. Cassidy introduced the In this country. They were brought j speaker, out of Ru,ssia through Poland. Mr.'     In   his   talk,   Mr.  Jones   stated ;
A graduate of the Class of 1939,1
Ambler   High   School,  Barry   has j
been in the service since last De- ]
a.m.   Iviiss  Berry  stated i cember.   H^ has been in Australia!
since Ma.y.   In high school he wasl
well-known for his musical ability, jj'?^'^ ^-^,. , „ , , „ , ,„ having been a trombonist in the^'*^'" High School, Coach Mervm band for four vears, in the orches- Henry will attempt to assemble a tra for four years, in the South- football squad to face Coach War- eastern District Band for two years j'"''" ^- Gockley s strong^ Spring and in the Southeastern District: Orchestra for one year. He was a | member cf the Southeastern Dis-1. trict Chorus for two years and' was   a  member   of
Young  resides al  Wynnewood  at, that a  new  insecticide developed the present time.
field   High   School   Spartans   on Saturday.
The  Jour letterinen   back  from
years   and''^''^    year's    squad   arc    Captain
the  school  A' I'^'^'nest Smith, who plaved on the
ADDRESSES KIWANIANS i S'SiSfif^cS ^.£ir^^,ot.Cp!.^ ,1S^
.'    ,, , ,    .     tackle;      Charles     Baker,     lankv
Barry   is   the   second   graduate j tackle,  and  Eddie  McCort, shifty
member of the high school band j backfield player.
to play for one of the Roosevelt's j     a large number of the players
within the past two months.   On; on   last   year's   team   were 'lost j August 5 a letter was received from j through   graduation,   joining I North Africa from John R. Ware,, (Continued on page 3)
. formerly  of  Euclid  avenue.   Am-1  o————
j bler, one of Barry's close friends , u_       _       «      •    z^-. .
and   classmates  at  Ambler  High. jMrS-  Roy  Smith  OthciateS
I Ware   former   cornetist   in   the | At Installation Exercises
; school band, played for the Presi dent at Ca.sablanca. Barry's broth
MASONS CELEBRATE 'PAST MASTER'S NIGHT':
Fort \^'ashinf;lon Lod<;c lIonor.s : Twenty-lliree  Former I
Officers
Tho Community Schools of Re- igicn and Post-War Planning y Gruops for this area will meet for ten Monday evenings from October 4 until December 6 in the Ambler Presbyterian Church and the Springfield Pres¬ byterian Church, Flourtown. The schools are being sponsored by the Ministers of Ambler and Vi¬ cinity and the Interdenominational Council for Post-War Planning.
The Rev. Luther M. Harshbar- .;;or, pastor of the Ambler Church of tlie Brethren, is dean of the Ambler School. The Rev. M. Lu¬ ther Hocker is dean of the Flour¬ town School. For further informa¬ tion, any interested party is asked to call Rev. Harshbarger at his home on Fairview avenue. Ambler
  I 1190, or Rev. Hocker at his home,
With    well   over    175   officers,' Whitemarsh 1805. members  and   visitors  in  attend-!     The registration fee is $1.00 per ance,  the  annual   "Past   Master's! Pcrson.   Those planning to attend Night"   was   celebrated   Saturday ¦ ''»»'«•' ^sked to register with the rep- evening     by     Fort     Washington : i-csentativo in their church, or at
Lodge. No. 308, Free and Accepted i 'he schools on the opening night. hirthHav   nn   WrHnn.Hav
Masons   of   Pennsvlvania    at   the  Some  of  the  local church schools I ty-*"i'   birthday   on    Wednesday inasoiib   or   i-ennsyivan a,   ai   '"c cooo jv,v   For  the  past  three  years he had
Masonic   HaU.   Fort   Washington.'-J'^ p.nng the icgistration lees loi | emplcved    by    the    Cruse
Delcations    were    nresent    from ^ a">' "^ "i'""" <'*i"'"ch members who i "^'"    tijipiLocu    uy    mi.    ..,niai. Botenown!     Bristof   Newtow" | «re  planning  to  attend   the   ses-  Kemper Company, Ambler. Hatboro, Doylestown, Jenkintown, I ^i°"S'   ^^ ^hc Ambler school, first Norristown,   Sellersville,   Quaker- I (Continued on page 2)
town, Lansdale and Phila(ielphia. i _ —— o-
living   "•"¦*
CHARLES WILLOX
Private First Class Charles Wil¬ lox,   stationed   at   Camp  Walters,
At the end of the second w^eek ot the Third War Loan Drive, Am¬ bler and its surrounding neighbors have subscribed to only $400,000 of its $975,000 allotment—less than fifty per cent of its goal and less than two weeks are left to make up the deficit.
The Air Raid Wardens of the community are making a house to and the various organizations in the town are be¬ ing contacted to ask them to pur¬ chase bonds. The Italian-American Citizens Club is one of the most recent large buyers; it has .iust volunteered to purchase $4,000 worth of bonds.
Last Thursday, Seaman Frank Julina, of Atlantic City, N. J., spokei at the three plants and the main office of the Keasbey anji Matti¬ son plant, urging' tho purchase of war bonds. Seaman Juilina is a patient in the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia. He participated in action at Guadalcanal, Munda and in the Southwest Pacific aVca.
George- Scherff. ono of the two drive chairmen for Ambler, writes the following message to the citi¬ zens of the communitv.
"Of the $400,000 surn subscribed thus far in this communily, a very, large   portion   was  subscribed ' b.y i industrial   plants,   local   building I and  loan  associations,  other  var¬ ious   organizations   and   corpora- i tions,    including    some   (business houses, but the average individual has thus far failed to realize the seriousness of the  situation,  they have not purchased War Bonds— the safest investment in the world.
"Our allotment, while consider¬ able, is based on a fair distribution of wealth and population.   Banks
Texas, has been promoted to the aj-e not permitted to come in at rank of corporal. Charles, a grad- the last minute and make up the uate of Ambler High School, Class | deficit.   No, it is our responsibility
of 1940, is the son of Mr. and Mrs Alex Willox, of Tennis avenue. Ambler. He vvill observe his twen-
Out   of  thirtv-two   living   Past     TO SPONSOR STUNT NIOHt
Masters of the Lodge, twenty-three I ^ program of stunts, fun and who had served in that capacity 'a"8htcr, sponsored by the Youth were present and duly outstand-  Fellowship,  will  be presented on
Saturday evening  at 8 o'clock  in the   social   hall   of   the   Calvary
,    I ingly  honored  by  a   special   pro ! gram. Because of the present con
flict,  those  serving  in the armed
Methodist Church, Park and Lin¬
er,  Captain   Nicholas Barry,   also
i     Mrs. Roy Smith, of Fort Wash- i ington,   eastern   director   of   the
All members of the Brotherhood | of Agriculture has proven to kill and  Iriends of Trinity are urged jail types of insects.   At the pres¬ to attend. Women guests are cord¬ ially invited to this meeting.
by the United Slates Department ^'^j^^ ^ -^ attached to Head-' ^^^^'^ J^"^^"'^^"  L^«'°"  Auxiliar-j 1908; George S. Davis, 1912; Wil-
i-iT        drfiMj-iiiltii »-/^      1-11 ¦¦<»-»•• 1^1 ^Ti-^l-^^^^^r¦ ill ''' ,    tne-        r.fl(.#->i ni j^j^     n4      4 1.......      ••-..-.Jnll.'.^^.rx.^      ,.<¦,..     -_._   .	
Alfred Griffing Promoted
At An Alaska Air Base
Sergeant Harold M. Grifling, 25, Boti   of   Mr.   and   Mrs.   Alfred   B.
ent time, the speaker added, the government is using all of the in¬ secticides, and will not be avail¬ able until after the war.
He explained various phases in the development of Roottone and Tubertone, two products of the local company, and their relation
quarters    Company,    at    Cam I Whitc, Medford, Oregon.
Ross G. Rile was a guest of the club.
Griffing,   of   Blue   Bell,   now   sta-j to other hormone powders.. <ioned at an Alaska Air Base, was ' promoted   to   the   grade   of   Staff Sergeant,   it   was   announced   re¬ cently.
Staff Sergeant Griffing is a ma¬ chinist,  having  attended  the Air
forces or living at long distances !''''"^ol^' avenues. Ambler.   Differ-
wcre unable to attend. \ ^"'   groups   and   individuals   will
rr.u        1 J ni T i take part.   A  silver oRering will
William   S.   Acuff,   1903;   Robert j ^	
^QnT'r'   T^J  S^'^Toi^^'^-trJ''i       GIRL   SCOUT  HAY   RIDE
, 1908   George S. Davis, 1912; Wil-1     r^- i   c-      .   t, »,      r„o      <
;ies, officiated at the installation of; ham H. Faust, 1913; Frank Shoo-! . °'V   Scout   Troop   No.   232,   of
P;Mrs.  Anthony   P.   Cardamone,   of  niaker,   1914;   John   K.    Earnest, I ^'"'='^''' '^"^^o o" a hay ride to-
j Conshohocken, as president of the | igig- Walter J  Scott   1918- Ralnh ' "^°''''''^' ''^''^"'"e-  ^11 members are
——-° ¦  i Montgomery -  Bucks     Bi-County i Dokenwadel, 1925; Alfred M. Sed-^ I'^'''"'"^'-'.'^, ^'^ '^''"l.^ "  {'^""^^   T,hc
P.T.A.   Speaker       . {Council of American Legion Aux-   don, 1926; 'Willis Souders, 1929; J. | ''"'         "'"  ""
The Parent-Teacher Association,r'-^^'^s '"^^«=""y-„      ,     ,    ^ .      1 Earl Na.sh, 1931; William M. Cly-'  "'
of Springhouse, will hold its i^r^lJir'^tstS^^hrS"^^''^!   'r^'   "^"li^^Aw'   °°"\'^\'^'!    foulke Named to Pric«  Panel meeting at the school on Monday ^^^™^^«s  installe^^^^ George   IL   Adams,    1935;      Thomas  A.  Foulke,  of Ambler,
evening at 8 p.m. The speaker IP^^^"^^"":' "t"" omcers insta led | Warren A. Ely, 1936; Russell Ad-, has been apuoinled a member of will be'Districfr Attorney Frederick = ^^^re: Mrs, Charles Reeves, Willow I dison, 1937; John S. Berwind, \ the Pi"" Kl of Wai PHce and B. Smillie, who will speak about! ^''o^- second vice president: Mrs. I 1933; LeRoy Levin, 1939; Daniel I Rationing Board No. 2646-5 of I "Tlic Family Stake for Freedom".  *>"ank M. Cassidy, Jr., Langhorne, j Shoemaker, 1940; George G. Davis,'. Whitemarsh, instead of to the War
to buy as many bimds as we c3n afford; if Ambler fails, it will be our fault,  to put it mildly.
"Remember the Second War Loan slogan'.' "They gave their lives". We know that now more than ever, we are asked to loatl '-' lour money; how small a contribu- CAPTURE TWO ESCAPED tion we arc asked to make, com- CTATC UACPITAI p aticNTC P'*'"'^'! ^^ t*^^"" ^''^'¦''''^*^- Remember 31 Alt. nuarilAL rAlll!.lXia_the big subscriptions arc pledgee!' A woman who escaped from the '—the rest is up to us! We must Norristown State Hospital Sunday | not fail—have you bought your afternoon appeared shortly later i bond? If not, do it toda,v—now." in  Blue Bell where  she alarmed  „	
) troop will leave from the Presby- ian Church at 7.30 p.m. o	
residents by picking up a stick and thumping on front doors with it, then running around the sides of homes and peering in windows. The patient, Anna Katz, 27, whose home was in Upper Darb.v, was reported to police who picked her up and returned her to the hos¬ pital before any damage was done. A second patient who escaped at approximately the same time on Sunday afternoon from the hos¬ pital, appeared in Plymouth town¬ ship, near GermanTown pike and Hickory road, where she was seen by William Cordy. of that loca¬ tion, as she took the keys from his car. The patient, Anna Mat- tin, 25, of Philadelphia, was picked
CLUB WOMEN ATTEND
FEDERATION MEETING
Mrs. John J. Radcliffe, of the Ambler Colonv Club; Mrs. Wil¬ liam F. Drake, of the Junior Col¬ ony Club of Ambler; Mrs. Clarence B. Burke, of the Whitemaritta Women's Club, and' many othei' club presidents and representa¬ tives were present at a luncheon meeting of the Montgomery Coun¬ ty Federation of Women's Clubs, on Friday at the home of Mrs. Richard Pollock, federation presi¬ dent, who resides in Glenside.
Included in the discussion of the  women   were  club   problems,
I Russell Bauer is president of tho j organization.
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County Federation Meeting;
Mrs. Edward L. Towne, ol Three Force Technical Training School i Tuns, Montgomery County direc- lor machinists at Chanute Field, {tor of Child Care lor Civilian De- Illinois, in 194;^. He received his U'ense, will be one of the speakers basic training at Sheppard Field, at the executive board meeting of Texas. 'the  Montgomery  County  Federa-
Prior to his induction  in   1941,1 tion of Women's Club on Monday Staff   Sergeant  Grifling   was  em-j morning at 10.15 at the New Cen-j
ployed   at   aircraft   maintenance j tury    Guild,    Philadelphia.     Thei —;	
work   at   Wings   Field,   a   private I County  Federation has agreed  to | Roy  Placed Steel Kail on Main
T TO DETENTION HOME
secretary; Mrs. James Martz, Wil-1 194L
low Grove, treasurer; Mrs. Francis | McHugh, Pottstown, chaplain; j Mrs. William Rothrock, Norris-1 town, historian; Mrs. Bernard] Hall,    Jenkintown,    sergeant ¦'*t - i
1 Price  and   Rationing Board  itself,
jarms;   Mrs.   Richard   Perry,  Ard-j Thomas'  Episcopal Church. Many more, color-bearer. ,! of his friends a«d neighbors were
j     It vvas announced that the K.rt I    .p,^„t     Following   the   meeting, I Washington Auxiliary had headed | the first this fall after the summer I the list of cash and coupon C(m- I tributions   given   to   the   County
The   outstanding   event  of   the' as  vvas previously stated   in  this evening was the final degree being ( paper. conferred on a prominent White- j "
marsh   clergyman,   the   Rev.   Na- i thanael B. Groton,  pastor of St.;
enterprise. He atlended Whitpain | assist Mrs, Towne in making a| High School, where he partici-| survey of the County lo determine ' pated in .soccer, basketball and where day nurseries are needed j baseball.   He is a member of the i for care for the children of work- ¦
Track of Readiiif; Railroad al Penllyn
Council during the past year.
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!   ASSOCIATION  BUYS  BONDS
recess during July and August, a luncheon olatter was served in the banquet hall. The Rev. Dr. Robert D. Hershey, formerly of St. John's Evangelical   Ijutheran   Church   of
TO RECEIVE AWARD
I     The Montgomery County Police ' Ambler, now  pastor of St.  Paul's I Chiefs'   Association  at  their  Sep-1 Lutheran    Church    of    Glenside,
Gi;;u(l   Force   of   Lansdale   Cor-
i)Oi:itioii lo Hcceivc Guard
Guidon
Boehm's     Evangelical    and    Re¬ formed Church.
Two other members of the Grif¬ flng family are also in the service. Henry, with the Marines at Parris Island, S. C, and Ralph, in the Air Corps at Miami Beach, Fla. The  elder Mr. Grifling is  a  vet-
Having admitted that he placed , tember meeting voted to purchase j was  the  speaker  of  the  evening a  three foot  long, 65 pound steel | $1,500   in  War  Bonds,   and  Chief I His topic was "Games", rail   on   the   main   track   ot   the , Andrew    White,    of    Springfleld;     The   Seventy-fifth   Anniversary Ret.ding Railroad at Penllyn  sev-i township, tieasurer of the group, I of the Fort Washington Royal Arch eral   weeks   ago,   in   the   path   of 1 was ordered to make the purchase \ Chapter was celebrated the Satur , ,u       i ,      .¦ M      n/r      I a" oncoming train, Charles Lang,  immediately.    The    meeting   wasM^y before, September 11
Sef S°U«lw1f anS C^i-'^^^^^^^ "'   P'^""^"-   ^"«   ""   Friday I held last Thursday evening in the I the
Watt   WesrCheTter Vnnn°r pLT-; ' morning recommitted to the House ! American  Legion   Home   in  Sou
ing mothers.
SMITH WINS AWARD
Graham Smith, of Ambler, was a winner at a "Kid Show" on Sat-
Masonic   Hall.    The
also at sjiccial
The formal presentation of a guard £,uidon will be awarded to the guaiil force of the National Union Katiio Corporation, Lans¬ dale, on Wednesday at 4 p. m.
Colonol    Thomas    H.   Stillwell,
Young goats
oran    of    the    Spanish-American | from'some ot the finest herds in! "'^   Detention.    Judge   Harold   G. j derton.    At   the   end   of   a   short j War, having seen duty in the Phil-i southeastern    Pennsylvania    were ; ^^'Sht presided over the hearing | business session, in which the re
lipines during that conflict,
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exhibited.    Dr. Henry  P.  Schnei-1
I port of the year book committee j JURY CONVICTS MAN
was received, refreshments were served. President Howard White, of West Norriton, presided.
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I in Juvenile Court.
1 der, Springhouse, was one of the;     Police   testified   that   it   was   a
RETURNS TO FLORIDA j two judges.   Mr.  Smith   won  the , "miracle" that a wreck was a'vert-
Staff    Sergeant    Harry    Walter | prize  for  tlie  best  of  show  pre-1 ed   when   the  train   hit   the  steel
Dickinson, of Butler avenue, will I sented   by   the   Delaware   Valley J-j„jned" rail and shunted it aside.
return tomorrow to Miami Beach, I Milk Goat Association from Mont-. -j^hey   uointed   out   that   had   the
Florida^ where he is stationed with ! Somery   County.    The   prize   for: , „„, schedule been followed that i     A fashion show will be present- the Un':*( -1 States Army Air Corps, j  heb(..s^ Alpine was also presented ^,,,^ the boy's act in all likelihood i ed on Tuesday evening. Oc'^obei 5
While u.   was home on a twelve-   to Mi. bmith.   ^^.^^^_j^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^^_.^^,^ ^^ ..^^ , .^     ^^^     Ambler      t,„„„K..<„...„.,
riay   lurlough,   he   celebrated   his   	
speaker for this program wn.-- the . commanding   officer  of  the  Fifth Rev. N. G. Groton, of Whitcjnarsh. I District Third  Service  Command,
 o  ! Yviii pifsent the award.
I Lieutenant Colonel Lee O. Miles, rtw croiniic r^UAor-c '''''""'t .yuard officer of the Fifth UN   d£.KlUUb   tnAKUt , District  Third  Service  Command,
up'by'Plvmouth police, who found'P""^-^;""   P/^^ning   ^or^   and   a ¦      -^      ¦     -       ^.        '.    ^ new set-up for the junior organiza¬
tion.    It   was   announced   that   a
FALL FASHION SHOW
A jury of nine women and three ¦ recnniinoiided the award for the men convicted William S. Penn, out.-tanding work done by the colored, twentv-three, of Phila- i guaids after Army officiah! in- dclphia, on .serious charges in con-It^pccted the group, under the direc- nection with an attempted assault ''"» '-l' Isaac Cressman, who is on Mrs. Cornelia Sinkler, of Bluo ' captain of the guards.
twenty-second  birthday on  Tues- | Gwynedd   Friends to Begin
entertained by many of his friends and relatives at dinners and parties.
n     the     Ambler      Presbyterian j gdj"   Tomorrow Judge Harold G       Invited   guests  include   officials
.times   out  of   20   a   freight   train, Church.   Mrs. Ella  Walters, fash-1 Knight will sentence  the  man in : "l  the National Union Radio Cor-
day    Durmg his furlough he was :      '   V  J 4       W    ."m    .L ^ S'""1k''  ^^^  Passenger,  but  this ; ion consultant for Strawbridge and | Montgomery   County  Court,  Nor-: Poration at Newark, N. J., and the
aay.   ijuung ms luuougn nc was , Kindergarten   Next  Month i day    the    passenger    train   came  Clothier's Store, will be in chargcL-jstown : Robesina   plant   in   Pennsylvania,
Gwynedd Friends Kindergarten I "';^*-" u    u      u^ ¦. i of the evening's display. The show, |     The  jury   returned   Us   verdict ^ and the Philco Corporation, Phila-
will   opqn   on   October   4th,   with | .„L«ng,  who has ,h^^^^^^^^^ ^,„   ^^   ^   ^ dish, nedd    township
Mrs. Ellwood Phillips, the former I'T^*^^^ "? ^ lu   V.      . u       .  ^  !   . 01/       ^u.        , ,' , ^ ,    nied tho charges against him. How-i ma'wger. will preside.
¦ot years, told the Court he intend-, at 8.15 p.m.  The public is cordial-  ever.   Assistant   District  Attorney I    'fhe Public is invited to attend ed no harm and "just wanted to! ly invited to attend. David   E    Groshens   produced   a ' the exercises.
Local Salvage Drive
Begins October 9th
A salvage and tin can drive will be conducted in Ambler on Saturday, October 9, from 1 to 5 p.m., according to an an¬ nouncement made this week.
The Ambler High School, Mattison Avenue School, For¬ rest Avenue School, St. Joseph's and St. Anthony's Parochial schools will assisi in collecting the lin cans.
Further details will be an¬ ncunced next week.
¦ Miss Emily Hallowell, as teacher. I The membership is being limited [lo twenty pupils.
Mrs.   Phillips,   an   experienced I teacher, is a graduate of the III- i man-Carter School of the Univer- jsity of Pennsylvania. The Kinder¬ garten  will  run  from  October  4 until the first Friday in June, with that period being divided into two I separate  terms.   The  classes  will iiun daily Monday through Friday ! from 9 a. m. until noon.  Miss Lola j Hoff, of Lansdale, and Mrs. Harry i Sprogell,    of   North    Wales,    are [ members    of    the   committee    in i charge.    Miss   Hoff   is   chairman; I Mrs. Sproficll, secretary.
see the train smash the piece of steel."
Tho steel rail was found by the boy along the tracks where work¬ men were making repairs at the time.
statement   signed   by   Penn   after,
his arrest  in   which  he  admitted        JOSEPH DETMAR  FINED the charges.   Numerous witnes.scs '    Ambler police had only one ur appeared for the commonwealth. | rest this week.  Yesterday morning
ASSOCIATION  TO   MEET
The Improvement Association of Erdenheim will meet at tho Hill¬ crest Hotel, Erdenheim, on Mon¬ day evening, September 27 at 8 p. m. Officers and directors will be elected at this meeting.
—Lei's end it quick with over¬ subscription of War  Bonds now! ^Mrs. Mabel Griffin.
WILL FILED
The  will  of  Horace  J.  French, I late of Upper Dublin, disposing of    . . ^
; an estate of $3,500, was filed forj Penn was arrested several days at 3.'M) a.m., Joseph Delmar, 43, I probate at Norristown, Tuesday | after the alleged atteck, when he uf Bethlehem pike, above Spring- ; morning. A tract of ground on was said to have offered to fix the j house, was arrested at the corner ! Fitzwatertown road. Upper Dub-1 motor nn Mrs. Sinkler's car when;"! Spring Garden street and But- ' lin, goe-s lo a .son, Frederick, and i it stalled near the Penllyn sta- ler avenue. Ambler, chaiged with^ I daughter, Mabel, and the wife is I tion. He drove off with hei', and drunk and disorderly conduct. He [ : granted a life interest in the resi-, when she jumped from the car, he   was   given   a   hearing   yesterday,
duary estate.  At the death of the' look the car, drove to Philadelphia  morning before Magistrate Robert j
widow, the estate is to be divided; with it and abandoned il in Frank-   Kepler, of Upner Dublin, at which
among   four   children:   Frederick, ford.
Edith  and  Raymond French, andj o	
I. . . buy more War Bonds uowl
COLONY CLUB WILL OPEN WITH LUNCHEON MEETING
The Colony Club of Ambler will I entertainment at the Springhouse hold its first meeting of the new', School tomorrow evening at 8 season on Wednesday, October 13, i o'clock. The Air Raid Wartlens in the club rooms on Ridge avenue, j urge the residents of Lower Gwy-
to    attend    this luncheon, beginning at 12.30 p. m., j meeting, and   at   2.30   p. m.   Miss   Virginia' Lind   Buquo   will   speak   to   the j women   on   '"the   Psychology   of Laughter",   a   humorous   address full  of wit and  wisdom.   Mrs. E. Clyde Myers, Tennis avenue and Su.squehanna road, is in charge of all luncheon arrangements.
time he was fined live dollars and j costs.   He paid  the line and was released.
War Bond Benefit
The purchase of a War Bond will admit anyone lo Ihe Am¬ bler Theatre on Monday af¬ ternoon or evening. The fea¬ ture attraction will be "Du Barry Was a Lady" with Lucille Ball and Red Skelton.
Overseas Christmas Mail
Postal authorities wish to ic- mind the public that October 15 is the last date lo mail Christ¬ mas parcels and Christmas cards for the Army personnel over- .seas. Although parcels and Christmas cards for members of tho Naval forces may be mailed as late as November 1, all should remember, the carlici- the bctterl Special effort will be made to effect delivery of all Christmas parcels mailed dur¬ ing that period, for Christmas.
three sets of car keys in her poS' session. .^11 sets of keys were taken from cars near the Cordy home. The woman was returned to the hospital several hours after she  had escaped.
Hospital escapes are almost weekly occurrences, recently. Nor¬ ristown State Hospital authorities blame the condition on the short¬ age of experienced help to handle the patients.
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Attend County Meeting
Mrs. E. E. Kerschner ami the Rev. Norman Dunsmore, both of Amblor, attended on Tuesday the annual conference of the Mont¬ gomery County Seal Sale Com¬ mittee, sponsored by the Mont¬ gomery County Tuberculosis and Public Health Society. The meet¬ ing was held in the Valley Forge Hotel, Norristown.
The .speaker was Mrs. Marie Nelson Rowe, statistical secretary of the Pennsylvania Tuberculosis Society. A luncheon, in connec-, t*^*^ g^'-'st speaker, taking as his tion with the luncheon of the Ki-1 toP''"' "Oui Into tho Deep". A wanis Club of Norristown, was discussion period of questions and held following the meeting. Mrs.! answers will follow. A number of Kerschner is chairman of the seal' representatives of the Ambler sale   committee   for   the   Ambler I church are planning to be present.
district. I  <^	
 ^j  I TOWNSHIP WARDENS TO MEET
I     The Civilian   Defense  Air  Raid ! Wardens of Lower Gwynedd, Sec¬ tor No. 9, will hold a meeting and
$25 War Bond will be awarded the club doing the most outstanding community work during the com¬ ing season. Representatives were present from Ambler, North Wales, Hatboro, Jenkintown, Abington, Conshohocken, Glenside, Ardmore, Old York road. West Norriton,' Whitemarsh and Pottstown.  o	
Church Retreat Tonight
This evening al S o'clock the annual Church School Retreat of the First Presoyterian Church of Ambler, the First Presbyterian Church of Bridgeport, the First Presbyterian Church of Norris¬ town and the Ccntrjil Presbyterian Church of Norristown, will be hold at the latter church. The Rev. Norman MacCowan Dunsmore, pastor of the Ambler church, will preside.
The Rev. Dr. Alfred Nevin Sayres, pastor of St. John's Re¬ formed (Thurch, Lansdale, will be