The Ambler Gazette 19410213

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VOL. LXII — 51
The.' ambler Gazette
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HEARS REPORT OF
CO. SABBATH SCHOOL PUNS
I
Forty-Sixth    Annual    Convention j To Be Held Tn Norristown
Members   of   the   staff   of   the j
I Montgomery      County      Sabbath j
I School   Association   met   at   the,
I Hotel   Hamilton,   Norristown,   to;
formulate plans and a program for !
: the 46th Annual Convention which j
' is to be held in the Trinity Luth- j
! eran   Cluirch   of   Norristown   on'
I Friday   evening,   March   28,   and'
Saturday afternoon and evening,'
March 29. j
]    Personnel for the addresses and ¦
ii|5onvcntion at Harrisl.urg       I conferences  secured  to  date are: {
'»^' "        Rev. Clyde W. Meadows, D. D. of i
J. Willard Cassel gave an in-1 Chambersburg; Rev Charles A. teresting report of the Pennsyl-1 P^att pastor of the Ambler Pres- vania School Directors Convention byterian Church; Rev. Lee J. Gable which he attended last week in ! of Lansdale, Leadership Education Harrisburg, at the regular monthly ' Superintendent of the^ State Asso- meeting    of    the    Ambler School ......       „    „,
J. W. CaH.scl and F. C. Wclicr
^Attended Scliool Directors
fSonvcntion at Harrisliurg
AMBULANCE DRIVE
Final plan's for the Am¬ bulance Drive will be dis¬ cussed at a dinner meeting to be held at Niblock's Restaur¬ ant on Wednesday evening, February 19th, at 6.30 o'¬ clock.
Commander Bernard Lin¬ denfeld, of the Norton Downs Jr. Post, which is sponsor¬ ing the drive, has issued in¬ vitations to the various clubs and organizations in this vicinity to attend the affair.
Norton Downs Jr., Post No. 10 to Register All Legionnaires February 22
1 Commander Lindenfeld Urfjes I-iefjionnaires lo Cooperate With
tlic American Lcjiion in Nationwide Program to I Classify Men for Possible Home
I Defense Service
To Speak at Banquet
Over
BOY SCOUTS ACTIVE
100 Service on Sunday
Board, held in the Forrest Avenue School on Tuesday night.
Mr. Cassel stated that schools of the fourth class heard an interest¬ ing report of the progress made in | Intermediate, Young People, Adult those which have adopted the vo- groups will be held on Saturday cational training courses. He also | afternoon. Conferences on Week said that a change has been made Day Religious Instruction and in grouping the Counties Under j i^^^^^ Church School Administra- the present set-up Bucks Chester : ^^^^ ^^^]^ ^e in charge of the Delaware, York, Lancaster and j yj^j^j^g members of the State Montgomery counties comprise. g^^^^ ^^^ address on Workers' District Nine while under the pre- conferences and an exhibit will vious   arrangement     Philadelphia! ^^   ^^^   convention.
^,lpfn?hafbeen%h'rge^dduJ'?o, county pastors will lead the de- the vocational schools in the Phila- | votional periods, delphia district. Mr. Frank Weber also attended the convention and gave a resume of ths meeting.
The School Board signed a con¬ tract with the Philadelphia  Elec¬ tric Company to receive a new flat! rate on the electricity consumed. | The new rate is based on a mini- j mum of 51 kilowatt hours.
Mr. Cassel reported that the Am¬ bler Public Library, is sponsoring a program for an Adult School to be held next October in the local high school. Many courses in var¬ ious fields will be offered. The schools will be conducted in the same manner as those at Chelten¬ ham, Radnor and Lower Merion.
E. E. Kerschner reported that considerable changes have been Carson College tendered its made on the ventilating system in | annual dinner to the Springfield- ihc auditorium by one ol the en- j -whitemarsh Visiting Nurse As- gineers of the Nesbitt Company.! sociation on Tuesday evening. The units have been properly in-| February llth. The one hundred sulated and installed. guests present  included  members
Ambler High School has re-1 of the Board, solicitors for con¬ ceived an invitation to be present | tributions and other interested at the Hatboro High School next supporters. This marked the open- Thursday, February 20th, when a I ing of the "Drive" of which Mrs. representative of the Federal Gov-1 e. Pierce Myers is chairman.' ernment will be there to discuss
Post Commander Lindenfeld, of i that community. The post hopes to the Norton Downs, Jr., Post, an-• have a complete index of every nounced that all arrangements local World War veteran, .showing have been completed to register his capabilities, and thus will be every local Legionnaire and World able to produce quickly the man War veteran if possible. The local  with the specific qualifications for
  j registration is part of the nation-  the specific job. Similarly depart-
Scouts   Attend   Church wide   program   of   The   American  ment and    national    headquarters
Legion to catalog the qualifications , will have indexes, only on larger
and   talents  for   future     possible  scales.
^   „, ,^      ^    -. ,1     There have been many activities ; home defen.se service of all    I.,e- ''     "The February 22nd registration
ciation  and   Walter  E.   Myers  of   in the Scouting program    during I gi^nnajres and war veterans. The  will be entirely voluntary on the
Philadelphia, General Secretary of -¦ the winter months. A group of 15 ; registration is to be entirely volun- ! part   of   local   Legionnaires   and
the State Association. j Scouters   from   this   neighborhood , (.grv. There is nothing compulsory , World War veterans," said Com-
Conferences for workers in the | attended the annual dinner at Mit- I about it. ! mander .Lindenfeld. "We must not
Kindergarten,     Primary,    Junior. I ten Hall, Temple University. Near- !    ,j,j^^    registration    will  provide  ^ose sight of the fact that the na-
ly all the local units were repre-^ ,^^.gj everywhere, .«ieir de-  tional constitution   of The Ameri-
sented, Pack No. 6, of.,\'l^ Cubs ^^^^^ headquarters and na- can Legion specifically provides by their entire committee the ^.^^^g, j^^^^^^^,^ ^^ ,j,j^g ^^^^._ ; that the Legion is a civilian or- Ciibmaster and his Assistant ^^^ Region with complete indexes  ganization.      Membership  in The,
Representatives of Troops Na 2 I ^^ the qualifications,    experience,  American Legion    does not affect: and No. 3 and ^ne ^   ^   ^  Han ^ ^^ ^   training of  "o'' increase liability for military;
Moon have attended «]ewffj^-^"d : every member, and war veterans , o'" Po'ice service. |
training courses held at Camp Del-, .^ g^^gral       These indexes    will'     "Accordingly    the duty    which i '""i'S^ifTf „^^..t'^nf"thn<=^^^hp''C nstitute a vast pool of American  J^ight conceivably be requested of ; and others are most of those sche- j Region resources in manpower and i the Legionnaire    or World     War '^"r    Hn^r!" n^.w     1^^    artfve    in ' Potential abilities that will enable i veteran as a result of his filling out! Gordon Deck      ong    acUve    in . ^^^ governtnent to draw upon  it \ The American Legion national de- , Troop No. 3 and also a menibe. of; ^^.^ national defense purposes ac-   fense questionnaire will always be 1^-%^- ?-r1;    f. rh./ ^ th^ pit    'wording to its needs. For instance,   voluirtary in character   upon    his i District Chapter Chief of the East-; if   the   government   requires   the ! Part. ern Chapter of the Order of   the, ^^^.^.^^^e^^ ^^^^ ^^^,^ ^^ ^ ^^^^^.   ^     .,^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ practically unan-
X°^'  mn c.        J  c      f   „; cian Ot proved loyalty in a certain i iniously    American    World    War
*PT^^°c ^'^°"*q ""a^ Scouters, i^^gjij^'ij ^^^ locate such an in- vetfeians will welcome this oppor- attended Service Sunday Febru-, ^jj^g, without delay by appeal-i tunity of placing them.selves in a ClfurWX^rm S^Jifn'gCr 1'"« ^o The American^/gio^n^   in ' (Continued on Page 2,
to Whitemarsh   were represented.! ——— — ¦
This service was part of the thirty first anniversary week program marking the establishment of Scouting in this Country
WOMAN SAVES DOG
Flourtown   Woman   Rescues   Pet From Nearby Quarry
Mrs. Gladys Williams, of Wissa¬ hickon avenue, Flourtown, is re¬ ceiving praises from her neighbors
, and many friends for saving her dog. Mrs. Williams deserves recog-
I nition  for her act in  saving her
! dog from drowning, at the risk ot losing  her own  life.
Several days ago Mrs. Williams with a party of friends went skat-   .     , ,      „ ,   o i
ing on the ice at the old quarry Andiler Borough holons Discuss
AMBLER'S PARK
located on Stenton avenue and' Lancasterville road, suddenly! someone shouted that a small dog j was drowning at one end of the | quarry. The animal being unable i
Advisability of Building Wading Pool
CARSON COLLEGE GIVES DINNER TO
Springfield-Whitemarsh   Group Begins "Drive" for Con¬ tributions—100 Attend
Judge George C. Corson, of the Montgomery County Courts will be the principal speaker at the Wissahickon Field and Stream Association Banquet held ai the Casa Conti Hotel tonight.
JOHNSON'S RESTAURANT IS OFFICIALLY OPENED
At the February meeting of Am- t'o crawl up on the ice was fast bier Borough Council, held Tues- becoming exhausted. day   night,   Harmon   C.   Kinney,
Mis. \^illiams began her perilous chairman of the public utilities journey to rescue the dog, in spite committee, presented the matter of the many warnings, she con- of the improvement of Ambler's tinned to crawl slowly to a place public park. The park is on bor- where she could reach her pet ough-owned ground west of Hen- and recover it from the water, dricks street and north of Belmont Following this she moved avenue, below Tennis avenue. A bacit until she reached a point of ^^^^ ^uns through the tract and safety. ,  ,       ¦ . council members discussed the ad-
wifn'esseY'by'm'anj'skaters neT  ^''««bility of building a children's by   Shortly afTerLrivlS^ at her. ^^ P°°l  t^'^'"'^'  «'^°"t ^'^^^^
hLe. Xs'^WnUams wasiken ill teet long. WPA labor would prob¬ and for several days was ably be used m the project. This threatened with pneumonia. At, matter will be considered more this time she is confined to her' fully at a later date. i room and improving slowly.
REPOBLICANSHOLO iCOMlNIIY CENTRE LINCOLN DAY DINNERS ANNOONCES NEW PLAN
Troops No. 2 and No. 3 were also represented at the Board of Review held Tuesday Evening at the headquarters of Troop No. 2, in Jenkintown. I   ! 	
Arrangements  are   being  made I Sj.„„i„,, 'p^i,^.^, q^^^ Interesting j Miss Mbe Garrett, Head Nurse, for a big representation (rom local a i i '     ..r     /-^
Reports 444 Visits Made
! The Howard Johnson Restaurant j I located   on   the   Bethlehem   pike, |
near Butler avenue, Ambler, was j I officially opened this week. Al-; I ready many people in this locality i I have visited the restaurant and | i dairy store. i
James McConnell and his son, j I Henry McConnell, the operators ofj I the attractive shop stated that they | I have received may compliments on j ! their  fine  service  and     excellent i
food.
FIELD AND STREAM TO SUPPORT
Address to 4.50 Guests at Affair
further the plans to acquaint the public with the Brewster Aerona¬ utical Company's employment problem.
The treasurer reported a balance on hand of $25,434.14 and a bal-
Troops at the Annual Valley Forge Pilerimage, Saturday, February 22. The  closing  event  will  be  the Parents' night program on Friday!
evening, February 14, under    the i ^4^^^^  ^^e common  touch  and  to auspices of Troon No.  4 at their headquarters in the hall on
An appeal to Republicans to cul-
During Month
The regular monthly meeting of | tables, chairs and booths, the    Executive Committee of The 1     The  new  restaurant  is  one
The Stream Association met last Thurs- The dairy bar in the restaurant day evening in the Legion Home features twenty-eight flavors of on Lindenwold avenue and adopt- ice cream, along with many other ed a resolution to cooperate with foods. The main dining room is the County Federation in desig- flnished   in     maple,   as  are     the nating   that   the   flsh   and   game
I The report of Frank Weber, I borough treasurer, was read and I is as follows: balance in general I fund, February 1st, $8385.97; ! Sewer Maintenance $6957.22; j water department $5545.98; 1916 ! bonds, $1,784.22; WAi bonas, $6,- 1318.63; 1924 bonds, $4,869.32; 1934 j bonds, $1235.71; 1935 bonds $41,- 1762.10—balance February 1st, $41,964.16. Pickering fund bal- ! ance $4432.08. Water department— : sinking fund purchase, $5071.80. I water Works improvement,    $1,-
 ' I 391.33; water works reserve fund.
Many to Attend Banquet at the ', $9000.     Total     deposits—Ambler
Casa Conti Hotel j Trust, $80818.28;  Bond  deposited.
. '$100,000.   Total   deposits—Ambler
lon'gl't JBank,  $20210.93;  Bond  deposited,
  '¦ $26,000.
Wissahickon     Field     and i
Harmon Kinney reported for Utilities and Board of Health, The Septic tank job has been finished and the water and sewer lines on Belmont avenue are completecL The approval of W. P. A. has been received for the ejctension line on
new  resiauran.  is  one   of I J^^ttf^^f wnrT['bru"ed""for  Galley Brook road and the water '"^'' ! find out what people are thinking I N»rth  Penn   Community     Centre ' many   located     from    Maine     to' ^jher purposes i '^'"^ °" Hendricks street was also
01   .„e. +u„  c.-^cf  ,v,oo„o  .^f ..^M^..;.,.,    --T held on Tuesday. Mrs. Thomas  Florida.   The   architecture   of  the,    ,t,u-^i..i. -i__ ...J
Troop.:rr'"c'-"^-±:y..r'Ai\'..,:'°'',,rt;^'::^"^ ¦¦ r- ^.'*''^'
j approved. Three final sewer con-
iieauquci ucis ... u.c ..c. u.. .>,u u.; ^g ^^e  surest means of restoring 1 was held on Tuesday Mrs   ...^,..„o   ^...    - ,    „,     ^.        , ,-^^ 	
will'' J l=!!,iH'"V thtr ''Trnnn'"'the Party to power was made by I A.  Fc«lke presided,' and' the  fol- i building is similiar to those locat-:. The Club also instructed Russell. nections. were  made during Jan-
Toshua Thor^nson ?s chairman of' U-  S.  Senator Charles W. Tobey, : lowi.\T members     were    present: led along the Eastern seaboard.        "'"-''-=   ^'^ "»"""¦*» ^"  ^° ^  -"    '	
/hf Troon   Committee   nTd   Allen I "^'   ^^^   Hampshire,   speaking   at! Mrs. George Robbins.  Mrs.  Roger' 	
Mrs.  Robert Toland,  first vice-i ^^^^has   berTctog  as   Scotft" ! t'{j° ZTJomeT CounTv^RTublf i m' "'"''T'^ ^r^-Wi"iam Ditter, !        LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY chairman of the organization, pre-  rna<;tpr :''"'' Montgomery County Republi-   Mrs. B. L. Cogshall, Mrs. George ,
I master. , ^.g^  Committee  Tuesday  night.       Schaufler,
sided and the Reverend W. Ches ter  Hill gave  the  invocation. An | address of welcome was given by Miss Elsa Ueland and Mrs. Mary ; K. Willets, the head nurse, intro
'ERSTWHILE SUSAN"
I
Mr
Meyers, the delegate to the Coun- j uary—$16 was received for per¬ ty Federation of Sportsmen's i ^its and $50 for plumber's li- Clubs, to reject the Civil Service ] censes. The report for the year examinations for the appointment < .^^as,   109   communicable  diseases.
s. Eugene L. Harold,   AmWpr KiwanianK Pav Honor to °* positions on the Fish and Game! 7  nuisances reported and  eleven
ance of $14,349.41 in the Sinking  ^^^^^ the'others on the Staff and Eund Account.
Supervising Principal Kerschner reuorted a total enrollment of 1,-
:     Senator Tobey, who came direct 1 Mrs.   Robert   C.   Hamilton,   Mrs. ,
I from   Washington  to  address  the j Wilbur N. Sprott, Mrs. William H. i ¦'"'* *^'^" '^*"
„,  .„,     [gathering   of   450   Committeemen | Hart. Mrs. F. Lewis Barroll, Mrs. i     Kiwanians    at School  Inn     on ^arl stated a plan is underway ati of Health.   113  sewer connections
Ambler   Players  to   Present  Play and Committeewomen and guests,   Arthur   A. Nichols,      Mrs. Elmer , Tuesday ^evening,   observed   Lin
Commission. Fish   Chairman
William   Rein-
nuisances abated. Oscar Nice was reappointed to serve on the Board
gave  an   interesting   account     of some of the experiences and  ac-
Friday and Saturday Evening    [also   made   a  bitter   denunciation' Sriggs, MJrs. B. C. Millikin, Mrs "Erstwhile    Susan"    the     play' o^ the  "Lend-Lease"   Bill,   whose I .fames Cheston, 4th, Mrs. Alexan everyone has been waiting for is I Passage  he  termed
'the  road   to ¦ der M. Swain,  Dr.
,j .v..t..11.6, oDservea L.in- the present time to inaugurate a; were made leaving 36 .Tcpmplet- colns birlhda,v with Fr.^k Peirce joshing contest, further details of, ed, on file. On motior*^'*'Vserre- in charge ot the varied program,   ^^ich  will be announced  at the  tary was directed to
.secre- .lotices
n.,0   *   2 '>/o'"*\V^"roH.iii.i.i 01   1,    complishments ot the last 20 years,   now  readv  for  nroduction and  it  war.
073 students for the month of Jan-n,^„^3„^;„„fi„,^ ^^j,„„,^ ,„„^^ ^„„  i now  reaay  ior  proauci^on ana  11, j      j        •   •      „
ror^_  .^,jj[ j^g presented on Friday and'     "It  is my  considered  opinion,"
.Saturday  nights  of this  week   in ! Senator Tobey said, "that the so-
Whitemarsh ; the Flourtown flre hall, Bethlehem I called Lend-Lease Bill is economi-
pike, Flourtown. \ cally unsound, unethical and un
..      , ,1 The Springfleld schools were rep
uary with an attendance percent- 1 resented by Superintendent. A. L age ol 84.3 percent. The tota  num- , Lehman    and     the ber of pupils in   both the e emen-| ^^j^^^j^ ^^    ,   ^   ^^^.^^
tary schools and high school is 1,-1     ,,.     ,^-^^,     .      ^    ,       r^.     . 225 !     Miss Katherine Tucker, Director
Fire drills were held in all build
^l«.^l°^..Y^,^,^ ' l^ZJr^^T:. °l '!:f»^r»'^'"5 Th^I next   meeting.    Game    Chairman ; to the balance ol property owners
Warren  Fleck  reported   the   ver- \ of unconnected  sewers  that they
Mrs. Albert Nesbitt, Miss Mae W. j James   Dager,   a   member   of   the
'Erstwhile Susan," a play writ-  constitutional. It is totalitarian in;     Miss Mae Garrett,    liead nurse,  Jc.
Garrett, Mrs. Frank W. Carv. Mrs I senior class at Ambler high school.      .    j . i.. ,. .   ,j        ^i. ., .     ..,.¦    on a n
Foulke welcomed the two new j His topic was "He Could Take "^'"-^r've which was held on the must connect within 30 days after members, Mrs. Briggs and Dr. It." Students at the Ambler high McLean farm proved very success-1 March first. 'There are only 35 West. I school also presented special mus- ^^ul. | properties  in the  entire  borough
This   included   a  vocal  trio— I    The   association   will   purchase, that have not applied for permits.
lot the Nursing Education Depart-i ten by Marion De Forest, is a storv | .spirit and  undemocratic  in  prin-i read her report for'January. The ! ^arthapffer Eleanor Norris and insignias   for   Club   members   for j    A motion was passed to employ
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events attended by the local club,' Easton to check  on  the holdings
Russell     Meyers    and    George of the bonds—the survey carried
Deens were appointed as the repre- a $25 fee. Flood & Son, Philadel-
nue, ope minute arid five seconds ' ^rs. Maurice J. Crean, Treasurer, j of Reading and it  will tend and   the   Mattison   Avenue,     one
to
the Reverend G. T. Jamieson, Dr.
minute. Tuition bills tor the month 1 William U. McClenahan, Mrs. Ram
totaled $4,323.77.
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SCHOOL KNITS AFGHANS
In paying tribute to Lincoln, the  22   school   visits,   and   63   school j    President Walter Keller presided  sentatives of the club for the Am- phia,  are contemplating a 21  lot
(Continued on Page 5)
COLONY CLUB EVENTS
make us better acquainted    with the different sects of people living I in our state. j     After many weeks of hard work
'the Players are ready to offer this _   _ .,    •      „- r c      ^ ...                   	
i their best performance of the year, i "o Show Movmg Pictures ot South  gave   out   277   Needlework   Guild
  ' This is one of the most hilarfous! America i garments and 3 tons of coal.
vr 4.I,-     cu    . ¦ u c. J    .   o        I comedies nresented in many a sea-1     The  Literature    Class  of     the i     Miss Garrett also announced the
Maiinias sneeieign utudenis com-1 son and it is one play which you  Colonv Club will  have as    their I nursing service fees which are now I 	
plete Work During Recess Periods [ cannot afford to miss. Forget your ! guest "^on Monday, February  17th, I in effect; $1.00 an hour for regular : Fort  Washington  P.   T.  A.  Cele-
I follow-up visits to the home. One ' at this well attended meeting and ^ulance Drive for the community i Wel! Rabv Clinir wifh 8 hahie-j 1 Dr. Almon C. Stabler was admitted , ""''"'^'^ tfr'^*^ ^"^ ine cumiuuiiiiy iSenfwas^eld'TTe Cent^-f;i^to membership. The 1^^^^ the    sponsorship    of    the
; ceived 185 quarts of milk, 4 bushels I oi the Safety Campaign were dis- ()f apples, a quan. of butter, and  cussed by Past President George
Davis.
(Continued on Page 8)
FOUNDER'S CELEBRATION
,,    Two attractive wool afghans were ^''^^^'^^i^r   one   evening—spend 'made  by pupils of the Matthias 1'^ ^'^^^   Erstwhile Susan.
  ISheeleigh School during the past       COUNTY  QUIZ  PROGRAM
Montgomery Couniy Justices of f.^'=':«i^«"*!?«:,°"«.^?« ^"'I'Pl?^!^I
the  Peace   Association Meets in Ambier
Attorney    Raymond    Pearlstine
by  pupils  of  the  fifth and  sixth grades, and the other by the seven
County      Commissioner    Foster • travels.
Miss  Margaret  R.  Ladd  of  Bryn  nursing service, at the convenience:   brate Founder's Day on Monday Mawr. Miss Ladd has traveled ex-j of  the  nurse.   $1.50  an   hour   for!      .     ,     ,   ,     . . .,,
tensivelv in the'West Indies and i nursing service bv appointment, at i ^. ^"°","^'"!f^ ."l^ft'"? T"^ in South American countries and j the time set by the patient. $2.00 i oe held at the f ort Washington will show moving pictures ot her I an hour for nursing service during [ °ehool on Monday, february 17th,
Norton Downs, Jr, Post,
After two reels of motion pic¬ tures the Club enjoyed refresh¬ ments.
Everyone was urged to attend the third annual banquet of the Club to be held at the Casa Conti Hotel in Glenside, tonight, at 6.30 p, m.
FLOORTOWN FIRE CO.
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MOVES  REAL  ESTATE  OFFICE!
...a..^» «..u ,..,..- UI..,.., „v ..„. ,rv..„- i ^l^e evening from 5 to 8.30.    Pat- j at 8 P- m. A program in keeping ,     jg^^^ ^   Cassidy who conducts i
trandei^htrgraX students Each ^i Hillegass was the quu master;     Books  to  be  reviewed  on    the : jents who are unable to pay u,ese, with Nat_iona|Founde^rs pay ^^^^^       ,.,3,  ^^tate  office  at  47   Butler
I Chestnut Hill Hospital Charges
Flat Kate of $75  to
Members
one^ was made im of "^M souar^^^        ^^e Norristown Young Repub-' Monday meeting are "South    By I fees pay whatever they can"afford.! the  1st anniversary of the organ-   a,,enue.   Ambler,   announces °":,r lT.tZ Zr.:rr- }}^lJ^^^^t^'J^^^''^'^ . Thund^bird-.  fy Hudson Sti. J,! ,. Dr.Marion West announced that I ^r^P.^T.^.^^^'^ th^e^ ^"^^"^ ' ---'  oi his  office  to 57^
licans program held at Republican Thunder All the knitting was done dur- headquarters    in    Norristown    on 1 "The South Americas'
was re-appointed solicitor tor the ing the noon and  recess periods,, Monday night. Commissioner Fred, Whitaker,  and  "Rodeo"  by R   B
Montgomery County Justices ot; and the wool was purchased by c. Peters spoke to the group, Mr. Cunningham Graham. Mrs. Lewis Health is holding a meeting on the Peace Association, with an! the pupils and teachers of the Peters is president of the Board of I B. Miller, Mrs. E. K. Hunter and , Thursday, March 6, at 8 p. m. in increase in salary  ot  $50, at the school ;-__._ ,.     . .. _ .
February  meeting of  the  organi-,    rp^g   afghans   will
I Commissioners.
be   sent   to j
zation held on  Tuesday  night at ^ g^      ^ j,    the American Friends      —There   is   more   heroism    in Niblock s   Restaurant  in   Ambler,' ^      • ... ..,.„,  1 __,„ j__=_, ..,—  •.   .,._ ,      ,. _
At   this    time   he    discussed    at
the !    The members of the Flourtown
But- i fire  company    at    their     regular
the  Committee     for  Mothers'     t'^X" T' V ""-.fL" "-'Vr "--'^'^'- "-'"''  ler avenue. This office is also in!monthly meeting    last    Thursday
Classes   and   Public   Meetings   of 1 ",! Oreland will  be the guests  of | the Gazette Building. night,  carefully    considered     thc
i the association and will take part j     The new office  has been  com-  question of the use of the Chest- ,
; in the program. j pietely remodeled and modernized. 1 nut   Hill   hospital   Ambulance   in
Mrs. Frank Quillin will present the  the Library. The subject is "Pre-'     A special  speaker will address 1 The vi^alls have been finished with I the removal of ill members of the
book  reviews. | vention of Tuberculosis." Two en-; the    group    on    Recreation,    and. Nu-Wood    panelling    in    various' company and their families to the
tho    Garden ' tertaining   short  movies   will     be ! Playground      Equipment.      Vocal ^ shades of tan and the woodwork j hospital. Chairman Willis Souders
!  , ,„„,.„.        . _„,„_*:—   ...:ii   ,-_   „:    i...   ti--   •    ., , ., :..    ^j, ^^^ Board of Dircctors gave a
On Tuesday 18th,    ...^    v..„.„^..,  , - ... n   i,       ¦ ,      ti,     .    ., . ,  .
Service committee and the Bund-' self-denial than in deeds of arms.: Group will meet at the home of'-^hown.jind Dn Robert Charr from  ^elmions^ will   be   pyen   by   the, ^   trimmed in green.
length three bills, now in commit¬ tee fn the legislature at Harris¬ burg, which have full support of the State and county associations.
Bill No. 18 would change the recently enacted Juvenile Act to make the age limit of a juvenile at 16. The age limit is now 18.
The second bill. No. 69, provides "to  allow"  county  commissioners
les For Britain committee.
—Seneca
Local Telephone Subscribers Benefit By
New Rate Schedule Effective March 1st sorority holds banquet
Mrs. Georgo Bardens. The feature , of this meeting will be a display j of clothes-line  art.     The  pictures
are to be assembled from seed ! catalogues. There will be a prize j for the most artistic.
the Jefferson Hospital will speak. Colonial Trio of Fort Washington. [ People  insured  in  the  Metropoli- After the meeting a social period 1
j report of what had been  accum-
—There are seasons when to be 1 plished by the directors and said tan  Life Insurance Company and will be held. Everyone is urged to   still demands higher strength than j that   a   letter  had   been   received
I Seventh   Annual   Affair   Held Niblock's Last Thursday
at
. . ,•„  ,„ ,., „,i.;,.u 1     Telephone subscribers in Amb-  basis, savings that have been made
to pua-chase uniform forms which  j^^. ^^P Whitemarsh will share to ' a v a i 1 a b 1 e  to     Pennsylvanians, th  a , ,
a considerable degree in the sav-; through telephone rate reductions i ^^^^^n^^seventh Annual^banque^t^of  Mjss^umstead at the Centre,'Am
would be used by all magistrates in criminal proceedings.
The third bill wnich has unani¬ mous support would increase the
the John Hancock Insurance Com- attend this affair, pany  are free to call  upon     the Centre for nursing service at  no charge.
Mrs. Foulke asked for more volunteers for the Motor Service to take patients to hospital clinics. Anyone in the community with a car and a little free time will be very welcome. Volunteers may call
to act.—Charming
Questionnaires Mailed to Draftees on Draft Boards Number Two and Five
ings to be brought about by the  in the last seven years. i "'^ ...^.t^.-c .i,^ ouiumj.   waa "^¦"-', bipj. 379
new schedule of rates filed Febru-1     For Ambler subscribers, the new' last Thursday  night at Niblock's,     ^ ary 5 with the Public Utility Com-' rates    also    provide:    Reductions Restaurant.   The   tables  were   at  '
food sale will be held at the Centre on Saturday, March 1, from
jurisdiction of the magistrates in  mission   by     the   Bell   Telephone ranging from    10 to  15 cents    a ,tractively decorated in a red, white  9 on to 12 to raise monov fol- new r.U;ii    ninfooHinnQ   1 rnm   s.^oo   to'   '' ^ , Jt.u   .„„   „..* „; *„i—u ^.U,r,^   hi,,o   Tv,„t,-f   ,„v.ir.u   ,„^c   „,,.,: »"5" lo 1^ lo 1 aise money loi new
$300   to
civil   proceedings   from $500.
Another matter ot importance considered at this meeting was the advisability of establishing a
month   for   extension   telephones;  and, blue   motif   which   was   also; ^uj-tains
company.
In addition to the downward re-^ reductions varying  from 50 cents' carried out in flowers and favors, vision   of  certain   rates,   the  new j to _$1J)0 for mstalling, moving, and !     The  officers   for  the  year   1941
I from the officials of the hospital i stating that a flat rate of $75 would ! be charged during the experimen- I tal period of time, this to be de- I cided later.
I The question was debated by the 'members for some time as there : appeared to be some misunder- ! standing. After this debate, which I was led by George Manns, it was agreed to refer the matter back to
of member of the Local Draft Board.
Sergeant   Kenneth   Rempp Lower Gwynedd Township Police, j     The  following picked up a young woman at the questionnaires:
have    received
tariffs provide for thc creation of i changing   telephone   instruments;  are Mrs. Howard Stong, president; POLICE NEWS
-     , a metropolitan district to be com-: reductions    in certain    other ser- Miss   Catherine   Breininger,   vice-' central   office   in   Norristown   tor prised  of Philadelphia,     Ambler, I vices,  such  as  short  haul  collect; pregj^gnt;  Miss  Marianne  Miller constables  of  the  county.  Magis-  whitemarsh  and  37  other  Penn-  calls and requested temporary sus-,ggpj,gtary.   Miss   Elizabeth   Peter- trate Walter B. Lownes, Jr., pre- Uylvania       suburban     exchanges i Pensions ot service. man      treasurer     Mi^s    Kathrvn!'"'"
sident^, the  association,   named i within an 18-mile radius of down-'     Telephone   officials   stated   that, ^l^'^^f^"^^";'^^^^ intersection   of   Sumneytown        COUNTY BOARD NO. FIVE
Magisrf^>  C.   Howard   Meredith, i town Philadelphia. , the "extended scope" service to be J'anaeguii,   coiresponaing   secie  , g^^^   DeKalb   Street   pikes,   Gwy-| Serial  Order
Bryn Mawr, chairman of a com-1     With the new metropolitan dis-! o^ered in the suburban areas rep-;      J'- , ,„      ^ , nedd,   on   Friday   morning,   who'   No.     No. 1
mittee to investigate such possibil-1 trict an "extended scope" residence I resents a further step in the Com-1 Those present were Mrs. George said she. was Jean Fletcher and 3031 844 Anthony J. Rossi, 150 i ities and report to the association | service is to be introduced, provid- Pany s efforts to meet the needs |Linde, Mrs. Harry Baskm, Mrs that her home was in Maryland.; West 1st Ave., Conshohocken. I ^ ng  for reductions in  charges on  ol telephone users whose interests Keith Howe, Miss Jean Lutz, Mrs.: Later   she   was   brought   to   the | 2278    845 Harry F. Dull, Limekiln'
These questionnaires have been t 1846    854 Gerald Vincent Maguire, L,,    r„„,,j „f nirprtni-q mailed  to registrants of the local l 389 E. Hector St., Consho. |ine oodia oi i^uccioi;.
draft boards number two and flve   1185    855   Walter  Cobain,   Black-j    Chairman Souders also gave, in during  the past  several  days. burn, 1016 E. Hector St. Con-'detail, further information relative
-   -   ' shohocken I to the controversy  that has been
5    856    Ronald     Woodland \ going on for some time between
Moore, 312 E. 6th Ave., Con-i the company and Contractor Gep
Questionnaires will be sent daily by various boards and must be re¬ turned within five days. Answers must be written in ink and sworn to   before   a   notary   public   or   a
,t
at the next meeting. Constables of the county are eligible for mem¬ bership in the justices of the peace group.
"Such an office in Norristown would provide quicker and more cflicient service for justices of the peace, lawyers and others who re¬ quire the services of a constable," President Lownes stated.
The Montgomery County Fed¬ eration of Sportsmen's Club will hold a shoot on Sunday. February 23rd, at the Boulder Valley Sports¬ men's Association grounds. Mea¬ dow  View liii), Sumneytown.
calls between exchanges in the dis- require them to make many calls ^ Hugh Sivell, Mrs. Howard Stong,' office of Justice of the Peace Wil- I        Road, Jarrettown.
trict including those  to Philadel- to nearby suburban and Philadel- Mrs. John Roberts, Miss Catherine  Ham Urban for further question-^ ^945    846 Robert R. Pierce,    Box
phia. In other  instances    present Phia exchanges. i Breininger, Miss Marianne Miller,' ing. She stated her real home was ^•^' Spring House.
toll charges will be eliminated en-!   .The new 'extended scope    ser-' Miss   Anne   Holt,   Mrs.   William  in San Francisco, California  and ^   '^'^^    847 Cosmo A. DiCiurcio, 347
tirely.  A  new type  business ser-X'ce to be offered in Ambler will Snyder,   Miss   Catherine   Luxton,; that she  had  been  riding trucks Spring Mill Ave., Consho. v      *.     ct     r- „eh h,..i,„„
vice is also to be introduced    in, bf comparable in some respects to, Miss Dorothy Shields, Mrs. Dan-  to get Irom onHLe to anot^^^^^^^ ^"^^ ^^°''^'' ^- Newhardt, « L„«/Yfi "^,,^^'R ^""f,',*X °^?"
Amhler I the  present  individual  line    resi-, :„, Mnrnhv   Miss -jCnthrvr, VnnHn      u ?a       *    P^ace lo anoincr, Roberts  Ave.,   Horsham. 3267    865 Earl R. Buchler, 231
^Is^'a- result   ot   the   state-wide  denc^ unlimited local service     in ! ^^^^.f "'£' '^j-£|f>-^p"J^f„; i fhf„^^^^^^^^^ volunteer  further | 2ov8_ 849   William _ E. Schnitzler, j 6th Ave., Conshohocken.
rate revisions which become effec-' that it will provide an individual
shohocken.
46    857   Peter   Walker,     North
Hills.
2797    858 Frank    Joseph    Janko-
wski, 148 W. 8th Ave., Consho.
3171    859 William Harold Holmes,
Loch Alsh Road, Ambler.
3027    860 Michael Joseph Martin-
elli, 214 W. 3rd Ave., Consho.
892    861   Cosmo   Dominick   Bal-
zano, 144 W. 1st Ave., Consho.
622    862 Stanley    John    Siuchta,
470  Old  Elm St.,  Consho. 1912    863 Charles    Preston    Haff, Jr., 909 Butler Pike, Ambler. 90    864  John   J.   Dennison,   815
pert. The latter refused to allow the company to deduct any amount from his bill regarding the cave in of the large cesspool built by him. From the discussion it was learn¬ ed that investigation made by the members showed that the wall had buckled. Before any further action is taken the Board of Directors will get the expert opinion of several (Continued on Page 2)
LUNCHEON MEETING
iss   i^lizabeth   peterman,  information. i Prnsr^e^t Avp   Hnrshnm
' """Vr'TT  "'""h """"'"" """"n I line with "unlimited" calls to Am- ^'^^ Blanche Foxhall, Miss Mar-1     Sergeant Rempp said he learn-    230    850  losenh'T   Whin   M    F tive March 1, telephone users will  hne ^^h ^"^ ;^^^|« ^^^^f^^^^ O'Neill, Miss Eva Willet and  ed she had been dropped off of a^ Hector St   (Conshohocken
fu^li; Aplro'fma^tely '530'000 suCl! howe^Cr   toe ners'e'rvicewTarso \ ^'^^- Emerson Matz. i truck at Gwynedd anTlater found 2994''li^5rw1n'frerR B^°an, ?09 E.,
scribers in Pennsylvania dr nearly I Include "unlimited" calls to Ogontz;,    Two   new   members   took   the  asleep  on  a  chair  in Wm.  Penn I        4th Ave., Conshohocken. I
and Willow Grove telephones. In pledge   of   membership   and   also  Inn, On a charge of vagrancy she  1955    852 Harry J.    Laskey,    277 addition a  20  percent     reduction; attended the banquet. They were  was   committed   to   Montgomery \        Summit Ave., Conshohocken.   I will  apply on all  calls to Phila- Mrs.    Charles    Brueggeman    and ^ County   prison   for  flve  days  by ,2923    853  John    T.    Banas,    5331 (Continued on Page 5) INliss Julia Murphy, 'Squire Urban. j        Spring Mill Ave., Consho.        <
57 percent of the Company's total, will benefit.
The forthcoming reductions will bring to $7,273,000, on un annual
Thc regular meeting ot the His¬ torical  Society  ot   Fort  Washing ¦ ton  will  be  held on Wednesday, February    19th,    at    their    head- 1366    866 Charles L. sibrer Beth- Quarters "The Clifton House."
lehem Pike, Whitemarsh. A covered dish luncheon will be
605    867 Walter Edwards, Lime- served at 12.30 noon. The speaker
kiln Pike, Dresher. will bo Mr. S. Cameron Corson of
2646    868 John J. Woyden, 815 E.  Norri.stown.   His   subject   will   be
Elm St., Conshohocken. : "Trees". Members and friends aie
118    869 Joseph L. Rinker, 231 E. j urged    to   attend    this    luncheon
Ninth Ave., Conshohocken.       ; meeting. The "Every member get
(Continued on Page 3' n   member"   campaign   is   under-
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