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The ^Ambler Gazette VOL. LXIIT .12 SPRINGFIELD IW P. SPEAKERS REVIEW POLICE CLOSE CASE' HISTORIC BAIILE # AMBI.ER. PA.. OCTOBER 9, 1941 $L75 Per Year in Arlvanco, ."Sc Per Copy mt. BOARD NO. 2 TO INDUCT SEVEN MEN iglil<-cii-\ ear-( )l<l W) iidniDor lloltlicry KikIs wilh ("oii- viction al ('ourl lloiisr J rwciilyfive Legion And Vflcr' ans" I'osis Send Color (Hianls lo Anniversary Ccrriiiony About twenty-five American J^.j.ii cightoen-yoar-old Wyndmoor | ¦>pa.yroll hold-up was closed by' Legion and Veterans of Foreign Springfield township police with Wars posts and other organizations the conviction in Montgomery took part in the .service commem- Count.y Court, on Monday, of ,1. orating the 164th anniversar.v of W. Hawthorne, a native of the , the Battle of Germantown held in Mount Airy .section of Philadel- St. Paul's Reformed Church', Fort phia I .Se\'on mon will be inducted into the United States Army by .lenk¬ intown Dralt Board. No. 2, cn Oc- ! toljor 18. The men who will be I drafted under the Selective Serv-1 I ico Act are to report at the Read-1 iing station, Jenkintown, at 9j ! o'clock on the morning of October ' 18. They will bc .sent to Fort' I Meade, Md. ! Tho draftees are: I 1681—.John William Hansell. 312! Highland road, Cheltenham, i 11707—Thomas Lincoln McNear-1 Springfield School Directors Urge Voters To Approve $100,000 Bond Issue DEFENSE GROUP HOLDS AIR OBSERVATION DRILL This is the first of a serie; of articles explaining the need for additional classroom .'-pace in Springfield townshi|>. The bond issue for ,$1(10,000 will bo \'otod upon at Ihe genenl elec¬ tion on November 4th, I capacity of it'.iCt jnipila. 'I'he extra I pupils are accommodated by the j u.se nf ever.v possible device of I scheduling, anri Ihe u.se of every I available space. Classes and study ! groups are accommodated tompor- I arily in the cafeteria, lihrary, audi- Tho opening of school. Septem-i Wium, gymnasium balcony, and ber 29 with a record high en-1 ^ ba.sement room formerly used as rollment of 577 pupils in the i a cafeteria. The laboratories and Springfield High School, empha- I home economics rooms arc con- sizes thc great need for additiontd ' verted into class rooms for other Hawthorne, fifty-three .years old, with eight alia,ses, in company with a mnn known as Glen .Stew¬ art, robbed three officials of the Nelson Manufacturing Company of an ,$8800 payroll on May 19, 1923, Washington, Sunday evening. The Fort Washington Historical Society and the William Boulton Dixon Post, American Legion, of Fort Washington, sponsored tho ,scrvico. The two principal speakers were Hawthorne and bis companion ; Thomas E, Clemens, well-known held up Charles W, Burrage,! writer, and Harold C. Knight, of George F. Kurtz anri llcni-.y J,' Ambler, president ,iudge of the Knud.son in a car on Mermaid j Montgomery County Courts, i lane, cast of Stenton avenue,, Mr. Clemens, who was tho first Wyndmoor, and made off with the! speaker, described how the Battle j payroll. The Nelson compan.y was of Germantown was a turning' located at that time at Mermaid' point of the Revolutionary War. j lane and Queen street. Wyndmoor. | He explained that history records! Burrage identified Hawthorne •¦ this battle as a defeat for Wash- later that day throueh i)icturos at, ington's arm.y, but that it was in; City Hall. Philadelphia. ] reality an important victory be- ; '' The Montgomery ('ounty Grand < cause tho B"rench saw how well Jur.v indicted Hawthorne in June,! disciplined tho Colonial forces 1923, although he had not been 1 were and decided to help them, caught. Ho was next hearfl of in | i„ y^j^ address. Judge Knight San Francisco, Calil,, when be was! t„i^ of the events preceding the arrested in 1924 on charges of lirsl historic battle and of the retreat of degree robbery, Ifc was ,sentenccd Washington's armv after tho cn- from five years to life in Folsom ney, 103 West avenue, Jenkin town, 1 ciassrc7om"space"in"the imme'diale | 8ub,iects during a considerable part 173,3—Anthony Joseph Flacco, 316 | C|j^||,p yy^^ board of directors of "f each day. The work ot the Cedar street, Jenkintown, i Springfield Township is a.sking thc | school is being carried on as satis- Jo.seph William Palmer, 141 | motors to pass upon an authoriza- te.c\nri]y as po.ssible under adver.se tion for a $100 000 bond issue at conditions, but tho need for addi- the regular election November 4, ^wn:d space is imperative. in order to build an addition to ' Tho proptKscd addition to the the high school. ' school would provide at least eight The enrollment has shown a classrooms on the first and .second sharp increase in thc last two vears. In Soptemher. 1938. there were liOl pupils — in 1939, .')10 pupils — ill 1940, 5,'J3 pupils. The increase in these three years to thc The Ambler nnd Fort Washing- tf^n air observation posts are par¬ ticipating in efficiency tests whichi started today under the direction ! of the United States War Depart-1 ment. All posts along the Atlantic . seaboard will bc.staffed by civilian '„,.„^d rni nwv rt tin observers every day for a week in | JUNIOR COLONY CLUB an effort to tost the efficiency ofi Tn DPPN NPW ^FA<«nNi the air raid warning s.v.stem, j IU UrCIN JNCVY aCAJUn The oljject of the aircraft warn- .„, , ,, , „, , « a„ i ing service, established from Nor-1 ,, ^lic Junior Colony Club ot Am- folk Va In Bo.ston Ma.ss along bier will open its new .season with I "Painting in Oil and Water the co.i.stiino is to .set up a proven'^ spaghetti supper in the club j color" and "T.ypewriting" were method in each communi'y for I moms on Ridge avenue, Tuesday . the two most popular courses on I evening. Prospective members will ' the first registration night of the "'(irown-ll|is"' Hegistcr for Var¬ iety of Siilijecls at AnililcrV NewTypR School 1764 Walnut strool, Jenkintown 1906—George Jose O'Connor. Southampton avenue, Wynd¬ moor. 1841—lames Paul Hill, 328 Mon- ticr road, Glenside, V-S2087—Robert Clarke Little, Now street and Stenton ave¬ nue, Chestnut Hill, floors, and an extension of thc cafe¬ teria in the basement. Tho capacity of the building would bc rai.scd tivinK v/arning in ca.se of an at tack by air. tu : u United Statcs Army planes; ^"^ ciuD. will take tho part cf enemy air- | A solovox demon.stration will bc craft in the test to bo corMlucted ! given during the evening's infor- al-mg thc soaboard. Ob,servers m : mal program, Tho ,solovox is a each community will report to i piano attachment, Tho short .skit, their headquarters as .soon as the j "Seeing Younself as Others Scc plancs are siehled. ' j You", will be presented in pan- The Ambler and Fort'Washing-i tomimc by members of the club. lon posts will make their reports; Miss Helen Adams, hospitality through thn Philadelphia filtering chairman, and members of her .station. The two commnniliee arc BLAZE DESTROYS BARN ON CANNON PROPERTY present figure of 577 pupils, is fifteen per cent. Rapid building operations throughout the town from ,')36 to approximately 773,'inckidcd in the PhiLidclphia area This should take caro of the addi-: by federal officials. However, tional enrollment for perhaps an-j mt.st of Ihe Montgomery Counry other ten or tivclve years, ; observation posts will report di- Mr, Howell Lewis Shay, well; rectly to Mitchell Field, New hip accounts for the swift rise in i l^n"wn Philadelphia architect, has Y„rk I be invited to attend as guests of ; Amblor Adult School. Mcnday. Registration was held in thf hiRh school library as prcspective students made their selections ot courses and prepared for the open¬ ing session next Monday evening at 8 o'clock, Thomas A, Foulke Ii.im •¦!i:ir«e of the registration proit'diiic and Walter Keller was treasurer, A second opiirirtuiiity to legititer will 1)0 given this evening at 7.30. and arrangements are being made to allow others to register next Mon¬ day before tho school opens. Clas.sos will bc held in the hifeh school building and all fac-ilities committee, are arranging thc sup¬ per. The others on tho commit¬ tee aro: Miss Mary Alice Heath, Mrs. Leroy Jones, Miss Gladys F'ertsch and Mrs. Arthur Hansen. The Ambler club was repre- Pri.son and was paroled in Janu-i ary, 1939. In neccmbcr, 1940, he; held up tho Oressingor Jewolr,v Store in Ardmore and escaped with $15,000 worth of .iowclry. He was apprehended June 17, 1941,1 and sentenced from fifteen to thirty years in the Eastern Slate, Penitentiar,v, Springfield police saw a newspaper account of his arrest and conviction and investi-1 gated. ' On September 26. Chief William, Egner, of Si)ringlicld township, j went to Cincinnati and interview¬ ed Burrage, now secretar.v-treasur-! er of the Ijukenheimer Valve Com-' pany and tho onl.v living witness! to the Wyndmoor hold-up. j On Monday, Burrage, Chief Egner and'Sergeant Andrew White j .appeared against Hawthorne at UH trial boforo Judge George C.\ Corson. He wns sentenced to serve j from live to ten years in thc East-1 i-rn Hlnte Penitenliary at Xiic ex pirntion of his sentence for (Continued on Page 3) j Livestock, crops, and machinery I were lost in the $15,000 blaze that I destro.ved the barn on the property j of John J. Cannon. Fitzwatertown ] road and North Hills avenue, Up- i per Dublin township, Tuesday I night, i Eight pigs, thirty tons of hay, '¦ 500 bushels of wheat, 100 bales ol straw, a (piantity of oats, and : valuable farm machinery wore lost ' in the flames that broke out in j thc largo structure, about 9,30 ! o'clock. The home was threatened by . fire from a wooded knoll set j ablaze b,v burning embers from the barn, but firemen prevented I the house from being damaged, : Eight horses were led saf^l.y from I the barn. I school population. | bften engaged to make a prelimin- The high school was built for a < Continued on Page,2 ) Ihc ob.serycr making the report, ^^^ p. ^^.^^^^ ^^ j^e dinner party r; o give the numoer of planosi^gj^ ^^ tj^^ j^^^^^ Woman's Club I in the formation, a description of = „f Lansdale at the Vallev Forge 1 sented by its director, Mrs, Wil- i have been furnished for the var- TORICAL PLAY BY IflEAlLERPLAYERSMElERS WIN AWARDS 'The I'nrsuil of Happiness," Top-Flighl Draiiialic Flay lo lie Slagcii iNexl \N rek (iarden Dcparlnieiil (. F'laces in Flower Show al .Fciikiiitowii o u I Thc Ambler Players have select¬ ed their opening production, "The } Pursuit of Happiness," with good timing. The scene itself is laid in The garden department of the Colony Club of Ambler won two third prizes and ,an honorable mention at thp sixth annual ., . . ,. . ... ^ The Roslyn and Edge Hill Fire I ^^^;.^jp^,j jj-^jj^pti„^ . Coiuniissioners Cooperate with Companies di.scovered thc '''"^c ¦ . , November 1777 and i Old York Road garden clubs a* as they were at work L^xtinguishingj^^.j^ ,.^73 which parallels the ' the Strawbridge and Clothier a dump fire in North Hills, The ^ months that local residents; Store, Jenkintown. Friday flremen rushed to the .scene o the , - ^.^^,,j. .,j^^,„ ,„. hindering, Salurdny, 1 burmng barn and set to work to withdrawal of Washington's; l„ da.ss one Icaturing arrnnue- County Defense Council —To Begin Tests on Friday In.stallation began todav of thc ; save as much of the building as special alarm box and other equip- possible. It was necessary lor lire ment for the Montgomerv Countv i companies of the area to stay on Control Center for air raid warn-: <-he ,iob all night. Fort Wa.shing¬ ton Fire Company also responded. tho planes, approximate altitude of ! tho aircraft and any other signifi¬ cant details. Both local posts will be staffed Irr-m 6 a. m, lo 6 p, m, evei'y ('ay st.uting from today until next Thursday, I The Ambler air ol)sor\-alion post I lis kH-ntcd nt tho Haywood farm, i ' Welsh rond nnd Tennis avenue, [ near Ambler, It will be staffed I mainly by wcmen during the da.y- i time tests. Thc chief ob.server is; ' Isaac H, Clothier, 3rd. nnd his as-j ! sistants .-11-0 .1. Russell Meyers,' 'Luther K. Fret;', and C. Francis ; Gummey, Jr. Either tho chief ob-! .server or an assistant chief ob- j server must f>e in charge of each' shift; Members of the air obser- , vation squad have been assigned to. daily .shifts, I . , At Fort Washington the air raid j '" ' warning ,sorvice is under the direct j supervision of William Boulton i Dixon Post, American Legion, of: Hotel, Norristown, last Thursday evening, in celebration of its tenth anniversar.v. Mrs. Drake was one of the guests at the dinner in her capacity as third vice president and chairman of iuniors of thc Montgomery County Federation of Women's Clubs, RECRUITS FOR DOTY Mt ri and Women May Application Forma Borough Office Obtain at troop;; from Gcrmnnlovvn to Val-j rnents for firepl.ico mantles, Mrs, ; \^ hieh t'rank iloagland is commnii Icy Forg(S. When you see the cur-; w. Georgc I5ardeiis won third i de,-. Thirty-live members of the ings, Thc equipment is being installed i in the office of the Superintendent 1 of Buildings in the Court House! at Norristown through thc cooper- ! the i ation of County Commissioners i Ardmore robberv. Stewart, Haw-' Fred C, Peters, Foster C. Hille- | thornc's companion, died in pri.son j gass and Raymond K. Menseh. whilo serving a sentence on anolh-1 Thc major equipment is being ; er (harge. • | furnished to the County Defense Hawthorne's criminal r o c o r d Council by the U. S. Army. In-| dates from 1915. The minimum stallation is being made b.y Bell' terms of his sonlenccs expire in ! Telephone Company employees ^ 1961. Detainers have been lodged with the assistance of Count.v em- against him b,v police authorities I ployees, Leroy P, Lewis, Chief from Philadelphia, Delaware, and | Air Raid Warden for the County, Bucks counties and from Balti- j and Guier S, Wright, Chairman of more, Md. REPOBLICAN GROUP I the County Defen.se Council, arc I assisting with tho arrangements. Evonything is expected to be in tain rise on Meg nnd Mose you ; piize for the Amblor club with her ; can say to yourself, '-Washington's arraneement Of dried fiowers nnd i troops at this moment wore ,iu.st: g,-asses in a wooden plaque ajid i two miles up the pike nt Fort accessories, Washington," ^ Mrs, John J, Radclilfe, chnirmnn '• "The Pursuit of Ha|ipiness" is' of the garden department for the i good historical fiction. The authors! local club, received third prize I explain that the play, in its earliest! jn class two tor an informal diniu'r i inception, was written as a social j table setting. She u.sed while i satire—an attempt to show .some-1 Spode china on which is pictured thing ot tho problems which any! a bowl of flowers and fruit, Mrs. voung man or woman coming from ; Hgdclifle copied the arrangement "*-'— i Earope to this country tV-iight en-i oJ Wie pictureil boivl for her ceii- Head of International Student I counter, whether in 1776 or today, torpioce. Although the now famous building! Honorable mention wns won by scene has contributed to the popu- Mrs. Oscar H, Stillwagon in class larity of the pla,y it was introduc- (hree for autumn still lite. She cd simpl.v because it was part and ' u.sed dried flowers nnd grasses parcel of American life of those from Florida in a green shallow times. i bowl placed in a niche. It takes good authentic drama on A flve dollar prize wns awarded fiction to really get the feel of to each of tho third place winner; legion post and auxiliary have: voluiileored to serve as observers nnd are scheduled to be in charge of tho observation post during the week of tests. '¦ House IIelp.s .Sludents .Ahsorb American Ideals Trade I'a The Rev, Elmer T, Thompson, head of the International St:ideiit Hou.se at tho Universit.y of Peni-.- .sylvania. addressed thc Ambler Recruiting for civilian defense duty under the direction of the Amblor Defenso Council has bo- gun in Amblcr. Men and women interested in enlisting ma.y obtain application blanks from Chief of Police Les¬ ter J, Carpenter or from the bor¬ oueh office, * Besides the usual data of name and address those enrolling will be asked where they were born and whether they are United States citizens or whether they have only taken out first papers, 'other questions ask the educa¬ tion and business of the applicant, I iiossible ph.ysical disability, the Hoard Group Claiifvs;''«"'>V<'^^ '''Pj?'''^^"^^""'^' '""^ ' . -I available for duty, whether ho is rkiiig Fine '"FLxin"" '¦¦ '• ' '- '- •- —„(„.. .Signed Leilcr COMKE CHAMBER ISSUES SIATEMENT ious activities. Such laboratory : courses as "WQodwork" and ! "Jcvvolry Making" seemed espec- , ially appealing to n number f?f thc registrants, A great many questions were asked during the registration pro¬ ceedings about how the v.-irious cour,ses will be conducted. It was explained that the two ,secti6ns of i "Typewriting" will be for both be- / pinners and advanced sludents, that the course in ".Still Photo¬ graphy" will include lectures and opportunity for work in develop¬ ing nnd printing, that those tak.^ ' ini; "Homemaking" mny choo.so I'ltlier all .sewing or all cooking j or a combination cif both. Others asked if the school wore limitefl I to residents of Ambler, and it I was brought out that the school is ' open to all who wish to attend rc- j gardless ot where they live. I A digest of the various courses follows. I Decorating Your Home i The course includes such sub¬ iects as: color in the homo, crea- ' tion and selection c.{ backgrounds ' for wall paper .-md paint, fabrics ; and their use, things to know about ; curtains ,niid drniierios, highlight:;, of lurnituro styles. S, Richnrd Klinges hus Ixcn lor seventeen years a lecturer nl the Philadelphia Museum School, Ho was for nine years in full charge of thc decorating dci'>firtrnent of the former Karchor and Rehn Company and also for nine years in tull charge oi decorations at (continued on page 7) In readiness to participate in a tryout i Rotary Club at its weekly luncheon I any peak period in history. Whatl.The prizes will bc donated to the of the air raid warning machinery ; meeting at Niblock's restaui-ant, j "The Tale of Two Cities" did for; club treasury, in the County by Friday when yesterday, Uhe French Revolution; what "So! The first regular meeting of the Army planes will fly over the east-I The speaker .said that tho Io-' Red the Rose" and "Gone with the department beginning the now ern part of Pennsylvania as part! ternational Student House hasi Wind" did for thc Civil War, club season was hold at the home of a test involving all the terri-, been in exi.stence for thirtv one I period, "The Pursuit of Happiness" j of Mrs. Radcliffe, the chaii'hian. licensed to operate a motor j vehicle and whether he owns a motor vehicle, and thc tyijo of duty desired, I Thc application also wants to I know if the enrollee has had any I experience in the following: auto- ' mobile mechanics, clerking, de- i molition work, electricity, first aid, ..,''¦ food preparation, military exper- 1 special meeting of the | je^ce, nursing, the work of ai The Ainbler Chamber of Com¬ merce has ifsucd a statement re¬ plying to reports that were circu- Inied relative to business conduct¬ ed nt a recent meeting of the body Tho stntement follows: •At ESALE Franklin .Spencer Edmonds Ad¬ dresses \X hih'iiiarsh Valley H(-|iuldican (^luh tor.v from Boston to Norfolk. 1 The alarm box being installed in the Court House will be linked I by wire with Mitchell Field, L. I., i where the warnings will originate. ! (Continued on Page 4) ( Continued on Pago 7 ) LOCAL UNIT ¥eMBERS AT LANSDALE MEETING state Senator Frankli.i Spencer Edrhbiids addressed tho members *)f tho Whitcmnrsh Valley Repiibli- fan Club on Tuesday evening iti the social room of the Flourtown fire house. Jury Commissioner Samuel M,- Glass president of the group pre- .sidcd at the mooting. Fred J/Ias- troni, of Wyndmoor. led the musi¬ cal program, Samuel Eckstinc of North Wales, presented a silk Am¬ erican fiag to the group, Mr. Edmonds said in part: "Tho Legislative Session of 1941 is o\-er. This is tho fifth session ill which I have served as a mem¬ ber of the General As.sombl.y, and I must confess thnt the session of 1941 was thc most difficult and PLANS ElBlflON ! years and has served over 6000 1 students. He explained that tho aim of tho house is to help the ! pupils absorb American life and j ideals so as to avoid the misun- ! derstandings that .so frequently ; arise between countries with a; xhe Ambler unit, Compan.y B, ! difTerent cultural background, \ of the Volunteer Medical Service ; Dr, Theodore A, Henddson, Corps was represented at the (pst - chairman of the club's internation-; ^ojnt meeting of the various asso- i ial .service committee, wa.s m J cintcd groups of the corps hold nt i j(|^^f^[^J^S HEAR REPORT charge of the program, , yjm Terrace Hospital, Lansdn' - i Tuesday morning. Plans for future i meetings were outlined and a , program set up, I Mrs. John Dugan was elected jecretar.y of the department and Mrs. ciayton Irvin was named ' treasurer Hoard of Directors of the Am.bler i plumber, police work, shorthand Chamber of Commerce, held on; gQj,jai service, steamfitting, switch- Tuesday, October 7, it was unan-, ^^^^.^ operation, teaching, typing imous v rose ved that the secre- ,r^i- j t3„„« c^ tary be authorized to is.sue the! (Continued on Page 5 ) foliowing statement to the Amb-! lcr-Whitemar.sh Valley News. Am- ! birr Gazette, and North Penn Benefit Will he Held in Fire Hall—Provides Valuable Service Thirty Organizations to Receive (Jarnieuls—Anihler Branch (^olleclcd ,'j.7,'52 (rarnients Guests at tho meeting were: Mil¬ ton S. Perera, of Brazil, a guest of James R. Gillin; Harold Slein- j bright, of Norristown, a guest of ( Continued on Fage 2 ) Friday night, John Pax-lock niul Mrs. ' Donald Slovens nttcndcd j from the Amblcr unit. Other units represented were: 250 ATTEND SERVICE CELEBRATING JUBILEE Tho nevt meeting of tho garden ^ Reporter (Continned,on Page 5 1 ! "At tho regular monthly meet-, ! ing rf the Board of Directors of j th" Ambler Chamber of Commerce held under date of .September 25. 1 OF STATE MEETING; i:)4l. regarding the sub.iect of . parking regulations and parking 1 meters, i "It was stated that :;cveral mer-1 chants, whoso customers' cars had 1 been tagged, had gone to tho Police | if tho matter I could be ad,iustcd, but without] success. It was al,so stated that in , FT. ON COUNTY STAFF October 5 to 12 is national mem¬ bership week for the Needlework Guild of America. Any man, wo¬ man, or child can become a mem¬ ber by donating two or more new ,. „ , ,, . , , , garments or a sum of money to a mcst unsatisfactory that I have yet ^^i,.(,^.to,. ^f the Ambler Branch, attended. '!Tho .session opened with the; Republicans in control of tho State ' Senate and the Democrats on con- ; trol of tho Hou.se of Representa¬ tives. The party vote in the State , Senate was 32 Ropulilicans to 18 Democrats, but in the House of Representatives it was 82 Republi-, cans to 126 Democrats. "The results of the session show that there wore 2,460 bills intro¬ duced. 771 in the Senate and 1,689 in Ihe House, that 497 of these bills I Continued on Page 7 ) ANNOUNCE BETROTHAL OF JUNIOR CLUB HEAD Tho.se interested in .ioining ma.v obtain further information from the extension committee of which the members are: Mrs. John Ear¬ nest, Miss Flora Heckler and Mrs, Roscoe Brad.y, The Ambler Branch reminds thc public that now is the time to join. Directors and members will be bu.s.v for the next two weeks col¬ lecting garments for the annual exhibition to be held on Wednes¬ day, October 29, at 2,30 p. m, in the social hall of Calvar.y Metho¬ dist C'hurch, Amblcr, The garments will bo distributed then to the thirty organizations on the list to receive them, Tho 1 Continued on Page 3 1 Henry C. Deens gave a report i>f the Penns.vlvania Kiwanis Club Lansdale, headquarters company; j Conventi in held at Pittsburgh al Yearslev, of Philadelphia, Com-, the weekly meeting of tho Ki-,,, . , . pany a'; State Fencibles, of Phila- wanis Club hold at School Inn on ; Dcp^n'ment 10 .set delphia. Company C; Conshohock-1 Tuesday evening, on, Company D, and Quakertown,! Mr, Deens stated there were )..' ' T, ' >,...„,. Kinn ,i,^i„rr.,(.,t. ,.ortioo,>r,ri .,f .'^evoml cBscs the morchniit had 'Company-F,. 1 over 1000 nelegales legisteien ,u *i u .^ i Approximately two hundred and ^^ informal set of bv-l.iws was tlie convention, the largest in the '¦''en C""e to the Burgess, because fty persons attended the ,special \.^,, ^j^, providing for the following! hiP'ory of tho .State, regulations: uniforms must bej IClmer Menges, chairman of the turned in when individuals drop' by-laws committee of the state their membership; members mny j convention, was qommendod xcry not u.se alcoholic beverages at any I highly for his splendid work in time, on duty or oil duty; girls! drafting the by-law changes of the may not use lipstick or nail polish: organization, while on duty; and no members; Tho next com cnlioii of the stnle mny smoke while in uniform, ! will be held in Philadelphia, A regular meeting of units of: Henry C. Deens, Loe Shielrls, the corps will be hold quarterly | Paul Schmoyer, Elmer Menges nnd bo frequent inter-1 Leidy Heckler, Jr,, nttondod the unit meetings, ' coiivention. Dr. Charles M. Morris, iNamed Supervisor of Special, Educa¬ tion in Montgomery County PRESBYTERIAN MEN'S ASSOCIATION MEETS Golden Jubilee service held al the Ambler Presbyterian Church, > J Tuesda.v evening, to mark the an- i I nivor.sary of the onrolliiiR of Ihoi Ambler Church on the records of, Presbytery, Row Krncsl Vanden ' < Bosch, moderator of the Presb.v-1 I torv of Philadelphia-North, presid- jCd,' j Rev, Dr, Andrew W, Blackwood, professor of Homiletics at Prince- .',','', tu....„ ,„i . ,*,,,,, f., - I and tnoic \\ i I ton Theological Seminary, pre-, sented a special address. There 1 were many members of the Flour- j I town Pi'esb,yterian Church present ; at thc sorvice, the Flourtown' church having been the parent ! church of the local institution. The Rev, Georgo T, Jamieson,! j pastor of tho Springlield Presby-' terian Church, Flourtown, and the! Rev, John K, Lynn, stated clerk of j I Presbytery, presented thc records ; of organization. - Also present in thc audience ; were several persons who w:ei-e in ! the original congregation begun at I Amblcr flfty years ago, Tho Rov, , George J, Crist pastor of thc Am-1 Ibler church from 1910 until 1927, tho customer had vowed not to buy in Amblcr, in the future. The outcome of such cases was Dr, Charles M, Morris, of La¬ fayette avenue, Fort Washington, has been appointed to act as super¬ visor of Special Education in Montgomery County, This an- I Mrs, Robert Hamilton and Mrs, i James Snyder head tho commit- i tee sponsoring the fall rummnne j isale to be held for the benefit i of the North Penn Community Centre in tho Wissahickon Firo Company hall, Butler avenuo, Am- ' bier, on Thursday, October 23, : Other members of the commit- ! tee are: Mrs. F. Lewis Barroll, Mrs, Lewis B, Miller, Mrs, B. 1 Carter Millikin, Mrs. Kdward I GrolT, Mrs, Eugene llai'old, Mrs. ! Oscar HofTman, Mrs. Henry Faust, I Mrs. William Andrews, Mr.s. Al- : bert Nesbitt and Mrs, Harry R, I Weaver, I Clothing for men. women ;ind I children as well as household l*ir- j nishings ot all kinds will be sold ; between the hours c f 9 a. m. and I 4,30 p, m. Mrs, Morrow Roosevelt, chairman of collection, .states thnt all donations for the salo should ,,„t nouncement was made mi Monday : ^g ^ent to the (Office of the Nortli of mentioned and in no case was iti by '^'"''P% Superintendent staled that tickets had been fixed Schools A, M, Kulp, by either the Police Department: , Dr, Morris earned his master .s <)!• the-Burgess i degree in education at Bucknell "The Chamber of Commerce has i University and a doctor's degree I in psychology at Now York Uiii- I versity. He will work out of the i County Superintendent s office and (Continued on Page 5) MOVIE BAN LIFTED FOR CHILDREN Questionnaires Mailed to Draftees of Draft Boards Number Two and Five These (]uc:;tioiuiaires have been' 1736 2827 Nicholas James Varrese ! Orange A\c., Amblcr . Mr, and Mrs, E, Roger Stevens, j^Aidross avenue. Ambler, announi-e 'iBkhe engagement of their daughter, jftliss Ann Von Brakeley .Stevens, to Sergennt Charles Christyne ^li"^ StaLtrmvIt ^c'Va^" blei^'High"S;;i;o;^' ;;;;;riho-^;est ^ invocation, MillarciSmith, modera - on N Y ba-nicks Sergeant, speaker at the Men's Association i tor ol the Young People's League Jlillei is the son of Mrt if K of the Presbyterian ! "i Presbytery, read the scripture 'larcinetti, of Cortland, N, Y, No Church on Monday evening at the ate has boon sel for tho wedding, home of Har{)ld Worth, Fairview Coach James A, Lauder of Am-' Presented the call to worshipam mailed to rcgistranls of the local draft bo.irds number two and live during the iiast .several days. Quostionnnircs will bc .sent daily b.v various boards and must be ro- liirned within live rl.-i.vs. Answers must bc written in ink and sworn to before a notary public or a member of the Lo(-nl Draft Board, 1800 21119 Richard Leavitt Thur¬ ber, Limekiln & Butler Pike, Miss Stevens is a graduate of avenue. About thirt.v men were Abington High School and of Present, Beaver College, Jenkintown, She; Because ol the mild tempera lesson, ! Amblcr, Radcliffe Allen, Bethlehem pike,' 1112 2820 Joshua Julius Goodln, Ambler, was the guest soloist at: 324 E, Elm St,, Consho, the service singing "Gk)ria" by i 1639 2821 Peter Pat Prosock. Con- Buzzi-Peccia nnd taking the bari-', shohocken, R. D, No, 2, Beaver College, Jenkintown, bne : oticu'st. "¦ o i. ii.im "¦"'M'-i.)-, tone solo part in tho church choir's 2286 2822 Benjiimin Franklin Mey- is a member of the faculty of ture, the men sat on the porch and oflerlory anthem, "O, Lord, I Will; ers, 52 School St., Amblor. Matthias Sheeleigh Public School, watched sound movies which were p,.,^.^g -.j.^^.^, ., ^y Damarest, ! 2352 2823 Frederick Harry Knccl- Upper Dublin township. She is pro.iected onto a screen erected ^5^^,^ ^,.^ j^^.^l, ^^ ^ p^. 1 j^ 235 E, 9th Ave, Consho. _ _ Long. >. president of the Junior Colony helorc them on me Iront lawn,' gj,^,ji^,g secretary of Presbyterv, Club of Ambler, " he pictures showed the trick loot- ^^^^.^^ ., ..^^^r, and tho Rev, P, Sergeant Miller is a graduate of ^ ,^f^^ P'^''!^ ""^^ ^^ ^''""'"^ teams ^^^.^ Loggia,'pastor of the Italian Pratt Institute. N. Y, He resigned '^'^^^ season, j Presbyterian Mission of Ambler, from his position as interior dec- Coach Lauder discussed foot- 1 oflfered the benediction, orator and designer at Rockefeller' ball and numerous plays which are An informal reception was held Centei, New York City, to enter ; used by the various teams. in the church assembly hall after <ho service of the United States i The next meeting of the group the service. The Ladies' Aid .So- rin, ' will be on November 3. ciety of the church was in charge. 2355 2824 Albert Charlos Port, 165 West 7th Ave, Cdnsho. 1130 2825 William Bailey,.' 812 Forrest St., Consho. ' S 166 S 2825 Dominic Augustus Piermani, 121 W. fith Ave, Consho. 1704 2826 William DiJeniio ' 119 West 1st Av., Consho, rear i. 1104 2828 F.rnest Jamos PcUinc, 324 Harry St,, Con.sho, 1774 2829 Rev, Nevin Harold Zuck, { 323 Fnirviow A\'e., Amblor, ; 970 2830 Willinm Naris Silk, 211 E. 6tli Ave, Consho, 1136 2832 Henry Francis Eustace,' 2 N, Ridge Axe, Anibler, i 816 2!!3;i Joseph Andrew Kray-: : nick, Easton RoafI, Hnllowell,! I 2434 2834 William George Nemec, ] Box 112, Horsham, ; 3203 2835 John Henrv Dingee, Ar¬ lingham & Penn St.. White¬ marsh. I 628 2836 Thomas Bernard Rhoad- . es. Jr., Logan Ave, North Hills,', i 1564 2837 Charles Winfield Staley, Plvmouth Meeting. | 22C-:! 2838 Ernest Doxvling, 304' Butler Ave, Amblor, S 170 S 2838 . Charles Stanley Manroski, 323 E,, Elm St., Consho, 1777 2839 Jeremiah John Freas, Jr„ 936 E, Hector St,. Consho. (Continued on Page 2) The ban on iiermitting children ^ to attond niotion picture houses ' was removed this week in Mont- ] gomery Couniy. i Boys and girls under sixteen ] years of age may again ntteiid the mo\ ies alter n live xveok's infnii- \ tile pnralysis (iiinrniitine, the State i Health Department hns ruled, i AUXILIARY TO MEET \ The Ijadies' Auxiliary <.if St, ' John's IjiiUuM-an Church, Center Square, will hold their bi-monthly : meeting nt the guest, hou.se in George Washington Memorial ' Park, corner of Stenton avenuo and Butler pike, near Ambler, ; next Wednesday, October 15th, j ;il 1.30, Kcfrcshments xvill be .serv- ' cd folloxving a short address on "Thc Memorial Park Idea" by L. ,r, Hudson. is noxv available for clinical ox- amiiialions. The duties of his office, newly created by the State Council of Education, will include the early identification and special provi¬ sions for all types of exceptional children; the superior child, thc physically, the mentally and the .socially handicapped. The offi(e will also coordinate in the schools all the available state and county welfare agencies that may be of a.ssistance in providing for the "special child". Dr. Morris, who is tho author of several articles in this field, has been recently instructor of psychol- og,y and director of teacher place¬ ment at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art nnd previ- ous!,y psychologist at the Woods School, a residential school in Langhorne for exceptional chil- Penn Community Centie ( n Ridgo avenue and Race street. Ambler, before Monday, October 20. The money from these sales helps t'l ifiake possible tlic! splen¬ did service gix'cn b.v the North Penn Community Centre, Tho North Penn Communit.y Centre Visiting Nurse Service in the homo is available to anyone living in Upper Dublin, Loxver Gw.ynedd, and Whitpain townships; North Wales and Ambler boroughs, parts of Upper Gwynodd and Horsham townships. This service is available between a a, m, and 4.30 p, m, and offers an ideal solution to |):ilients who ( Continued on Page 4 ) SOROPfTMISTS TO HEAR NOVELIST PEARL BUCK Pearl S, Buck. Iamous ¦ novelist and xvinner of the Nobel Award in Literature, will addross the Norlh Atlantic Regional Conl'erence of tho American Federation of Sor¬ optimist Clubs at Doylestown Inn. Doylestoxvn. on .Saturday,'October 18,'Mrs. Buck, a residenl of Bucks ^'^^^' t r^ . .1 countv, will speak at thc luncheon Montgomer.v Count.v is one ot 1 . j ^q j^ the few counties in the State thatj p^j^.^ g„ ^ja Bliven, head of the because ot its large pupil enroll- ! Somen's Division of thc Penn OPEN NEW STORE ment and number of teachers is entitled to 'n full lime psychologi- .„, ,. ,,, , ' cal .service. Thirty-seven super- I he Orange Cleniiers, who oper- ^^,jj.„,,^ i^ ,,„ ^jil'be appointed ; throughout tho state. ale 45 stores in Philadelphia and suburbs, xvill open a noxv store at 91 East Butler ax-cniie, on Wed¬ nesday, October 15th. Tho Orange Cleaners xvill specialize in cleaning, shoe repair¬ ing, fur storage, laundering and rut; cleaning. The store will feature specials in dry cleaning, during the opening week. POST TO ELECT OFFICERS Mutual Insurance C!ompnny, Phila¬ delphia, will be in charge of thc general meeting/if the conference at the afternoon session, as region¬ al director of the American P'cd- crntien Beard. President E, Helaine Lintleman ' xvill serve as thc general chair- The Norton Downs, Jr., Post, No ¦ man of the one-day conrcrenco 125. American Legion, of Ambler, which xvill be attended by dele- will hold its annual election of ! gates from New England clubs officers at the post home on Lin- , and from clubs in New York, New denwold avenue, tonight. All ' Jersey, Delaware. Maryland and members are urged to be present, Pevin.sylxania.
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Title | The Ambler Gazette 19411009 |
Volume | 63 |
Issue | 32 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 10/09/1941 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
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Language | English |
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Contact | For more information, please contact the Wissahickon Valley Public Library at abutton@wvpl.org or phone: 215-643-1320. |
Contributing Institution | Wissahickon Valley Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Month | 10 |
Day | 09 |
Year | 1941 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19411009 |
Volume | 63 |
Issue | 32 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 10/09/1941 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
Rights | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
Contact | For more information, please contact the Wissahickon Valley Public Library at abutton@wvpl.org or phone: 215-643-1320. |
Contributing Institution | Wissahickon Valley Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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The ^Ambler Gazette
VOL. LXIIT
.12
SPRINGFIELD IW P. SPEAKERS REVIEW POLICE CLOSE CASE' HISTORIC BAIILE
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AMBI.ER. PA.. OCTOBER 9, 1941
$L75 Per Year in Arlvanco, ."Sc Per Copy
mt. BOARD NO. 2
TO INDUCT SEVEN MEN
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