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AMBLKR.   PA.   NOVEMBER 13. 1941
$1.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per  Copy
SEWER HOOK-UPS
Annual Donation of .$2(100 Made
lo I'"irc ('ompany at  No-
vcnilicr Moetinn
l'1-oporly owners in the borough of Amblcr who have nol made sewer connections will be prose¬ cuted for their failure lo do s* according lo authorization given Solicitor Edward Foulke al the November council rhceting, Mon¬ day evening.
Nearly len connections are still lo be made and the defaulting propert.y owners will be brought before a local magistrate for pros¬ ecution. The penalty for not com¬ plying wilh the borough ordinance is a heav,y fine.
The annual donalion of $2,000 lo the Wissahickon Fire Company of Ambler was passed and pay¬ ment was authorized.
Applicants for police .iobs in the borough must be between the ages of twenty-five and thirl.y-two ac¬ cording lo a regulation passed by council on the advice of the Am- hlsif police force. Olher regula¬ tions drawn up by the Ambler Civil Service Commission were passed. The ago requirement was the onl.y part in the commission's regulations which aroused discus¬ sion. Names of approved appli¬ cants will be kept on file by the commission for rel'erence, in case special dut.y .jobs or vacancies oc¬ cur in the police departments.
It was reporled that Ambler borough will request a jury of view in Monlgomery couniy court, Norrislown, lo inspect the prop¬ erties of Miss Jennie Young, Mrs. Arthur R. Iliff and Joseph John¬ son through which the proposed extension of Spring Garden street would be cul. The three jDj^operty owners have refused lo accept the damages offered b;/ the borough. Luther Fretz and James Cassidy, real eslale dealers, were appoint¬ ed b.y council to estimate the value of the property.
A. H. Albertson, in making a report of the financial condition (continued on page 4)
ERDENHEIM CHURCH
PLANS CELEBRATION
The twelfth year of the estab¬ lishmenl of the Erdenheim Evan¬ gelical Community Church will be celebrated on Sunday wilh two services, U a.m. and .3 p.m. The
\ church was established by the Easl Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical Church.
The principal speaker at both services will be the Rev. H. D. Kreidler, retired minister of the Evangelical Church and receni pastor   of   the   Belfield    Avenue
• Evangelical Church, Philadelphia.
I     Special  vocal and  instrumental
! numbers will be rendered during
j the rally services b.y Waller Lare, of Norristown, a blind musician.
j Others to participate in the services will be the Rev. George R. Barth, pastor of the Christ Evangelical Church, Lansdale, and the Rev. Forrest J. Rehrig, pastor
I of the Belfield Avenue Evangelical
i Church, Philadelphia.
The public is invited to attend
i the commemorative  services.
BEGINS INTENSIVE DRIVE
Will Conduct Hou.'^c  to  Hou.se
Campaign for Two Weeks
in   This   Section
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Sprin<;fu'id   Township   Comniis*
sioners (iranl IMany Krijucsls;
I'lircliasc Supplies
Routine business was transacted al the November meeling of the Springfield township commission¬ ers.
James Larkin, Wyndmoor, asked that the zoning ordinance be changed in regard lo his prop¬ erly which il has affected. The Larkin propert.v was formerl.y in a business area which was changed to a residential dislrict by the ordinance. A public hearing in the mailer will be held Decem¬ ber 8.
¦ A req\iesl of the Foole Mineral Company that its Wyndmoor plant be conijected lo the township san¬ itary sewer system  was granted.
A group of residents from the Woods road section attended the rneeting and asked thai the town¬ ship- assume some responsibility for providing their section wilh a storm sewer. The request will be investigated before action is taken.
It was reported thai John P. Henrie had requested that two fire hydrants be installed on Ore- land Mill road, Oreland. The di¬ rector of the fire bureau was au¬ thorized lo install one hydrant now and one later on. A hydrant will also be installed on Valley Green road, easl of Church road, Flourlown.
The new snow  plow,  purchase
,f   which   was   authorized   al   the
1st   meeting,   has   been   received.
..    light has been installed on Pine
r' ad,    Wyndmoor.     Authorization
fc •  the installation  of a  light  on
(continued on page 2)
' Thc roll call of the American j Red Cross opened in Ambler and flve surrounding townships under i the direction of the Wissahickon i Unit, Southeastern Dislrict Chap- . ler, on Tuesday.
• An intensive campaign for funds ! to be used in the work of the na- I tional   organization  and   its  local
branches will be conducted in the \ area for a period of two weeks. ; A house to house canvass will be ': made under the direction of cap¬ tains appointed for the various I districts.
I This is the first time in many j years that such a canvass will I have been made in Ambler and vicinity. The flve townships in- I eluded in the roll call are Lower I Gwynedd, Upper Dublin. Spring- I field, Whitemarsh and Horsham. I The drive in Ambler will be I captained by Mrs. Arthur Lesher j in the first ward, Mrs. Waller ' Sobers in the second ward and ! Mrs.   E.   G.   Davies   in   the   third
• ward. Mrs. Harold Lang will di- I reel the campaign in the Ambler . Highlands,   and   Mrs.   J.   Howard
Buck  in Elliger Park.
The   township   captains   are   as
follows: Lower Gwynedd, Mrs. I Albert Nylund; Upper Dublin, .Mrs. Charles R'. Brautigam, Mrs. ' Elias Wolf and Mrs. Amos Y. I Lesher; Springfield, Miss Louisa i Strawbridge, Miss Sidney Ches- j ton, Mrs. Benjamin Parrish, Jr.; : Whitemarsh, Mrs. Sidney Clark; ' Horsham,   to  "be   announced.    In
Blue Bell the caplain will be Mrs. i Sidney T. Mackenzie.  Mrs. James
Miller   will   direct   the   drive   in ' Gwynedd and Mrs. Reginald Ma- : cauley in lower Penllyn. i     The drive was officially opened
in  the  Philadelphia  area  wilh   a
rally at Conveniion Hall, Monday ! night.
PRESBYTERIANS PLAN
HOME-COMING SERVICE
The fiftieth anniversary cele¬ bration of the Ambler Presbyter¬ ian Church will include a home¬ coming service as a pari of its program on Sunday. Friends and former members of the church will attend the morning service and share the spirit of the anni¬ versary occasion. The Reverend George J. Crist, former pastor ot the church, will take pari, and the Rev. Charles A. Plall, present pastor, will preach.
The subject of the Reverend Mr. Plait's sermon will be "The Old Time Religion", and will be rem¬ iniscent of the past as well as challenging to the present and hopeful of the future. The Board of Trustees will have a very im¬ porlanl announcement lo make al the service concerning plans for the coming weeks.
This service will mark the sixth anniversary of the dedication of the new building, which was com¬ pleted in 1935. Just one year ago next Sunday, al the home-coming service, the mortgage on the church was burned and all in¬ debtedness was satisfied. This was the culmination of a program of alterations and improvements which amounted lo more than $35,000.
The church was organized in the autumn of 1891 through the efforts of a small group of citizens under the leadership of the minister from the Springfield Presbyterian Church of Flourlown. Beginning wilh fourteen members in Sep¬ tember 1891, the congregation has grown lo a total of 550. II began as a mission church and has since established itself and supported a mission among Italian Amer¬ icans on North Main street. The Reverend P. Delia Loggia is the minister in charge of that work.
North Penn Community Centre Conducts Health Program In Seven Schools
The health program for .seven schools of this area is directed by a nurse from the North Penn Com¬ munity Centre. Her report for .September 29 and 30 and the month of Ocloljer shows that eighl.v-nine and one-half hours were spent in these .seven schools, namely: St. Joseph's Parochial School, Ambler; Dorothea Sim¬ mons School. Prospectville; Fort Washington School; Matthias Sheeleigh School, Ambler, Jarret¬ town School; North Glenside School, North Hills, and Easl Ore- land  School.
The report shows that 943 indi¬ vidual inspections were made and 129 defects were found. Eighteen of these defects such as diseased tonsils, poor eye-sighl and need of denial care have been corrected. The nur.se has had sixty-six con¬ sultations with teachers and has made eighty-nine visits to the homes of the school children.
These figures tell bul little of the work that is aclually done by the centre nurse in the school health program for she is always alert to utilize all the activities and situations within the school and the community for the devel¬ opment of the physical, mental and emotional life of the child." She assists the teachers in en¬ couraging the children, through classroom activities, to a<:quire the knowledge  necessary   for  the  es¬
tablishmenl of healthful practices.' and attitudes.    It  is the re.sponsi-' biiity of the nur.se lo promote, al all   limes,   the   maintenance  of  a safe and healthful environment in ! the school,   in   the   home,  and   in i the community. |
Tho    Norlh    Penn    Community, Centie is able to carr.y this school health  program,  and  thus  render a service lo the entire community,} because anolher nur.se was added to  the  staff  in   September.     The staff  now   consists   of  four  grad¬ uate nurses, all of whom are reg-1 istered  in  Pennsylvania. I
The public heallh nursing serv-! ico is available in all homes of | this North Penn area. The nurse j from the Norlh Penn Community Centre answers the call of any ill person with a doctor in al- , tendance. From January 1 to Sep- i tember 1, 1941, 1,966 visits were' made lo acutely ill patients, in- ¦ eluding maternity cases.
The drive for the funds, neces¬ sary  lo   continue   this   service   in | 1942,   is   now   on.    The   goal   of, $4000 will be realized through gen-1 erous  giving  of  small   sums  and i|rge sums of money.   The public 0 asked to give, each person ac-; cording to his ability, lo maintain j this   organization   whose   function : is the protection of the health of i the public, through education and '¦ nursing  care.
DR. JAMES TO SHOW I
COLORED  PICTURES
Dr.   Arthur   C.   James,   former \ pastor   of  the  Calvary  Methodist' Church,   of   Ambler,   and   widely ^ known as bolh minister and trav- '' eler, will present his most recent motion   pictures   in   the   Ambler church  on   Monday  evening. No- ' vember   24.    Dr.  James   will   lell the   story   of  his  travels   through the    Canadian   Rockies   and   the groat   Northwest   of   the   United Stales. i
The minister  is well  known in Ambler    having    been    pastor    of j the loca! Methodisl Church at the lime its present edifice was built.! At   present   he   is   pastor   of   the I Drexel    Hill    Methodisl    Church. Each summer he spends his vaca¬ tion   in   travel  recording  his   trip: through   colored   motion   pictures which   are   seen   by   hundreds   of per.sons each year.
B^or the past few years, Dr. James has been returning to' Ambler to present his illustrated i travelogue under the sponsorship, of the Board of Education of the j local church. I
The public is invited to attend. | Proceeds wil! be added lo the' Sunday school improvement fund. |
WISSAHICKON BUILDING AND LOAN TO LIQUIDATE
Two-thirds of the shareholders of the Wissahickon Building and Loan Associalion located al 2 West Butler avenue. Ambler, unani- mousl.y agreed to liquidate the as.socialion al a special meeting oix Tuesday evening.
About sevent.y-flve persons ap¬ proved a plan of voluntary disso¬ lution which will lake about two or more years. Their aclion is subject to the approval of the state banking department.
Three trustees appointed lo close the business of the associa¬ lion are: Harry R. Weaver, Rap¬ hael A. Coia, and Claudius W. Haywood.
President Claudius Haywood said that the organization hopes to pay off all its shares wilh in¬ terest. Other officers of the asso¬ ciation are: vice president, Daniel E. Biddle; secretary, Harry R. Weaver; treasurer, U. Grant Funk.
The association was organized in 1900.
Junior Colony Group Holds An¬ nual Dinner Party; Drama- list   Gives   Program
GARDEN CLUB TO MEET
The    Flower    Lovers'    Garden: Club,  of  Horsham,   will  hold  its November  meeling   al   the   home ^ of   Mr.   and   Mrs.   Frank   Dager, Norrislown road, near Ambler, ati 7.30 o'clock, this evening. |
The   lecture  will   be   given   by | Miss Margaret Watts, of the Scho.)l of Horticulture for Women al Am¬ bler.   She will discuss "Herbs".     I
Members of the club will com-, pete in making still life arrange-1 ments. i
DR. GRAEFF SPEAKS ILUIHEBANS TO HEAR TO
(Colony     (]llid)     Receives    New I Dr. W cntz, Gcttyshurg Thcolo<i-
'Viiicrican Flag  as (rift from       ical Seminary Head, Will Pre-
Meniher; Chairmen Report sent Work of the Church
BY SCHOOL OFFICIALS
Directors Name Ainhler Man lo Serve  a.i  Watchman and  Jaiii- ; tor; Hoyt Discusses lnsiiranc(>    |
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Dr. William W. Comfort, Prcsi- i    dent Emeritus of Haverford, i      to Ad«lrcss First Meeting
TEMPERANCE GROUP
The Ambler Branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union will have its regular meel¬ ing in the Amblcr Presbyterian Church, Friday afternoon al 2 o'clock. The speaker will be Mrs. Edgar Cooper, of Glenside, an of¬ ficer of the Glenside Youth Tem¬ perance Council.
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AMBULANCE DEDICATION
Ambler's community ambu¬ lance will be dedicated and 'piesenled lo the borough al (tremonies lo be held BEFORE he Ambler-Dcyleslown football ' game, al the Ambler High School athletic field. Saturday.
The dedication is scheduled for 2 p. m. The ceremonies will be preceded by a parade starl¬ ing from the Legion Memorial Home, Lindenwold avenue, at 1 p. m.
Originally planned for No¬ vember 1, the ceremonies were postponed because of rain.
The Norton Downs, Jr., Post, American Legion, held no special services on Armistice Day planning instead lo com¬ bine that observance wilh the dedication and parade. Firsl aid and home defense units and olher groups will march in the parade.
Donaiions for the ambulance will JC accepted al any lime, the  jommillee staled.
A series of community meetings: , for the winter season of 1941-1942 is being planned by Gwynedd j I Friends' Meeling. The gatherings [ i are lo be held in the Gwynedd; , meeling house. !
I     The flrsl meeting will lake place I : Sunday evening, November 23, al', I 7.30 o'clock.   In response lo ques- j lions asked today concerning Qua-1 I kerLsm.   the   subject   selected   for discussion will be "A Quaker's In-, terprelalion of a Way of Life".       : The speaker will be Dr. William | WLstar    Comfort.      As    president. \ emeritus of Haverford College and > I a life-long member of the Society I of Friends he is well qualified lo I speak   on   this   topic.    His   recent I book, "Jusl Among Friends", has | attracted wide  attention. i     The purpose of the community j meetings  sponsored   by   Gwynedd ' Friends is lo stimulate thoughtful '< consideration   and   intelligent  dis¬ cussion    of    social    and    religious questions.  The remaining lectures,; dates for which will be announced j in  the  near  future,   will   cover   a | wide range of subjects. The public is invited lo attend the meetings.   I
William Hedrick, Norlh Spring Garden sireet. Ambler, was ap¬ pointed night watchman and jan¬ itor for the Ambler High School building at the November meel¬ ing, Tuesday evening. He will receive a salary of $1260 per year.
Fanning O. Hoyt, who attended his last meeling as school director, ¦ warned the board that it may run inlo trouble with its insurance in mutual companies. He said that these companies have the author¬ ity to assess all shareholders in case of big losses, and that ^i bod.y using public funds shouln nol risk these funds  in  any  way. i
He told thc school directors that '• he has enjoyed working wilh Ihem : and is sorry lo discontinue the' relationship. |
E. E. Kerschner, supervising principal, reporled that the enroll-; ment for October was as follows: elementary Schools, 338; high school, 683; tolal, 1021. The per¬ centage of attendance for the month was ninety-five per cent for the elbmenlary schools and nine¬ ty-seven and one-tenth per cent for the high school. Tuition bills (continued on page 6) I
Dr. Arthur Graeff, a member of the facult.y for social sciences of South Philadelphia High School for Boys, gave a resume of Penn- s.ylvania's history al the regular meeling of the Colony Club of Ambler, .yesterday afternoon.
The speaker said that one of ever.y eight men who served in the last war was a Pennsylvanian. He explained that Pennsylvania has supplied and still supplies many ol the sinews of war. Rifles used in the revolution were made in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania riflemen compelled Howe lo evac¬ uate Boston. Thc state also sup¬ plied Conestoga wagons, saltpeter, sulphur and munitions during the Revolulionar.v War. Dr. Graeff said furlher that Pennsylvania has been the granary for all the wars. Icontinued on page 6)
State Educator to Speak
HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR     ! PLANS LOCAL ADDRESS
¦     Stanley   Harl   Cauffman,   Phila- • delphia, historian and author, will .'address  the  Historical  Society  ofj ' Fort   Washington   al   its   regular j meeting,    Wednesday    afternoon, < j November  19.
I     Mr. Cauffman, who is president of   the   Wissahickon   Valley   His- ^ torical Society, has written about i various   historic   periods.    Among ¦ j his books are: "Signing of the Sil-1 ' ver   Ship",   "The   Wolf,   Cat   and I Nightingale",   "The   Sunset   Red",' "Witch  Finders". I
In his talk before the locaf group, Mr. Cauffman will review; his books of history and give a, resume of the history of the firsl i 1 symphony orchestra of Philadel-' phia organized in  1694. i
A business session will be held at 2 p. m. '
DR. T. RELLER TO ADDRESS SCHOOL DIRECTORS' GROUP
The School Directors' Associa¬ lion of Montgomery Couniy will hold its 102nci meeting on Wed¬ nesday, November 19, in the Nor¬ rislown Senior High School build¬ ing. There will be sessions in the morning and afternoon.
Thc principal speaker of the meeting al 10 a.m. will be Dr. Theodore L. Roller, professor of school administration. University of Penns.ylvania. His subject will bo "Tho School Director Views His Job". A question period will lollow the address.
Allen C. Harman, assistant county superintendent of schools, and Dr. Charles M. Morris, su- per\'isor of special education, will bo  introduced.
During the business session there will be the report of the necrology committee and the treasurer, and the reading of the minutes.
Tho invocation opening the convention will be given by the Rev. Arthur C. Ohl, a member of the Trappe School Board.
The election and appointment of delegates lo the stale conven¬ tion of school directors will lake place al the afternoon meeting, opening al 2 o'clock.
Tho address of the afternoon will be made by the Rev. Imre Kovacs. pastor of the Hungarian Reformed Church, Phoenixville. Ho will speak on the subject, "The (Challenge of Being an American".
J. Norman Zendt, Souderton, is president of the associalion and William H. Faust, Amblor, is vice president. The olher offlcers are: secretary, Mrs. Anna Rogers Lat¬ shaw; treasurer, Maurice F. Ben¬ ner; and member, Harvey Tagert.
Dr.   Abdel  Ross   Wentz,   presi- , dent of the Gettysburg Theological: i Seminary   and   one   of   America's I leading Lutheran churchmen, will I address   the   combined   congrega- j tions    of    Upper    Dublin;    Zion; ' Christ;     and    Trinity    Lutheran : I Churches; and Sl. Paul's Reformed j Church   al   the   Trinity   Lutheran '¦ Church, Fort Washington, on Sun- i day  afternoon,   November   23,   al; 4 o'clock. !
Dr. Wentz will present the work | of the church in the Orient, tell- j i ing particularly of the missions in i China, Japan, and India.   In 1939, ' he attended the Madras Ecumen- , ical Conference, at Madras. Inaia.i : At  the  same lime,  he  visited  the various Luther Mission stations in ' the   East  where  he   had  the  op- ' portunity   lo   inform   himself "of : their work. i
j     Previous to attending this coun- (continued on page 3) :
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
The annual communit.y Thanks¬ giving service will be held, Thurs- cia.y morning, November 27, in the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Norlh Spring Garden sireet. Am¬ bler. Man.v Ambler churches are cooperating.
The principal speaker al this .year's service will be Rev. Dr. Robert D. Hershey. pastor of Sl. •lohn'.s Lutheran Church, Ambler.
Thi.s community service has mel wilh a real response in the past and the minisiers of Ambler feel privileged lo offer this op¬ portunity for the worship of God and the offering publicly and in common accord the thanks of the people.
The following churches co¬ operate each year in the service: Mount Pleasant Baptist, Church of the Brethren, Sl. John's Luth¬ eran, Upper Dublin Lutheran, Cal¬ var.y Methodisl. Presb.yterian Italian Church, and the Presby¬ terian Church. The minisiers of these churches will share in the program of worship.
REELECT LINDENFELD AS ASSOCIATION HEAD
Amhulance Organization INanies
(lITicers for One Year Term;
Accepts Charter
FLOORTOWN FIREMEN TO HAVE FIRE POLICE
.\nniial (^lirislmas  I'arly  to Bc
Given for Children: Firemen
Attend  Defonse  Meeting
Oflficers of the Community Am¬ bulance Associalion of Ambler were reelected for a one-year term al the meetmg held in the Legion Memorial Building, Am¬ bler, Tuesday evening.
The offlcers are: president, Ber¬ nard Lindenfeld; vice president, Mrs. Arthur R. Iliff; secretary, J. Russell Meyers; Ireasurer, Dr. An¬ drew Godfrey. The directors will be appointed by the president.
The charier approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was read al the meeling and ac¬ cepted b.y the members.
The following commiltee was appointed lo draw up by-laws for the organization: William D. Deu¬ char, Harr.y Burroughs, William N. Alcorn. Louis A. Neigut. Stew¬ art L. Davis and Chester Smith.
II was reporled thai the ambu¬ lance has made len trips since il was delivered lo the associalion on October  17.
Members of the associalion will march in the parade lo be hold Saturda.v afternoon preceding the dedication and presentation of the ambulance at the Ambler High School athletic field. The parade will start at 1 p. m. and the dedi¬ cation and presentation will take place al 2 p. m.
The next meeting of the asso¬ ciation will be held January 6.
Thirty-one new members of the Junior Colony Club of Ambler were enlertained al a dinner parly held in their honor al Forest Inn, Tennis avenue, near Ambler, Tues¬ day evening. They were wel¬ comed inlo the club by the presi¬ dent, Miss Nancy Stevens, and the membership chairman, Mrs. Hugh Sevill. Sixty-four members and guests attended  the affair.
The program of entertainment was presented by Gladys Webster Stimus, of Haddonfield, N. J., dramatist. Mrs. Stimus, who is a member of the Halhawa.y Shake¬ speare Club, Philadelphia, pre¬ sented the dramatic sketch, "A Sunny Day in Spain".
Mrs. Edward L. Towne, presi¬ dent of the Senior Colony Club and a special guest of the evening, was introduced and said, "I do wish you all luck and happiness in the club work that is cbming .vour way. We seniors are trying to cooperate wilh you in every way and we appreciate your coopera¬ tion. The next lime that you meet in the club room will you please nolice that we have a new Amer¬ ican Flag 'given lo us by Mrs. William T. Palter.son, a senior club member. II is a beautiful flag and a gift that we appreciate very much."
Mrs. Dewe.y Behringer, junior club advisor, was one of the three special guests of the evening wilh Mrs. Towne and Mrs. Stimus.
Mrs. Hugh Sevill introduced the new members who, wilh the of¬ ficers and other guests, wofe cor¬ sages of chrysanthemums made and donated by the garden de¬ parlmenl of the Senior Colony Club. The new members are: the Misses Mary Anne Bardens, Ger¬ trude Vandegrift, Margaret Adams, Florence Green, Joyce Hayward, Margaret and Mar.y Dickinson, Clara Spencer, Anna Dillon, Elea- (continued on page 6)
CITY COONCILMAN
: ASSEMBLY PROGRAM
FOR ADULT SCHOOL
The   first   assembly   period   for \ all members of the Ambler Adult School is being planned for Mon- I day evening al 8 o'clock.  The pro- : gram will last for twenty minutes ' and   will   not  interfere   wilh  the ' class sessions,  which  will be  ad- j vanced   correspondingl.y.   An  im- ; portant    announcement    will    he made concerning the second sem- ¦ ester  of  the   school,   and   an   in¬ formal  program  will give  a pic- ' ture   of   what   is   being  done   in I various classes.   Articles from the I craft classes will be displayed  to j show the progress up lo the pres¬ ent  lime.
The enrolment of the school is above 250 at present, wilh regis¬ trations being received as lale as last Monday evening. Requests are being accepted for courses lo be given in the future, and it is iu discuss this matter that the assembly will be held. I A special entertainment has been planned for those members of the school who ordinarily at¬ tend only the second period. This will fill the time between the close of the assembly and the beginning of the second class. The Rev. Charles A. Plall, dean of the school, is urging a full attendance al this firsl assembly, in order that questions of policy and cur¬ riculum might be more intelli¬ gently  understood.
The most popular course in the school continues lo be l.ypewriling, with two sections operating, there is a total enrolment of forty-six. There will be five more meetings I in this semester, wilh the closing 1 .session and public exhibition on Monday, December  15.
A lire police unit will be or¬ ganized by the Flourtown Fire Compan.y according lo plans made al the November meeting of the organization. A lengthy discussion was held before the mailer was decided.
The new division was recom¬ mended by a commiltee compris¬ ing L. H. Connie. Harry S. Peter¬ man and Harry Lyne who were appointed al a previous meeling lo study the maiter. The follow¬ ing names were proposed for the unit: L. H. Connie. Ifarr.v S. Pet¬ erman, William J. Bysher, Jr., Harry Lyne and Waller R. Do¬ scher. ,
E. Cres.son Zimmerman. Jeffer¬ sonville, president of the Monl¬ gomery Couniy Fire Police Asso¬ ciation, addressed the company describing the duties and powers of fire police.
William H. Egner, chief of Springfield Township Police, un¬ der whose jurisdiction the fire police will come, spoke, lelling whal he expects of the fire police, (continued on page 2)
200 Men  Attend  Annual  Anni¬ versary   Bancpicl   al  flour¬ town   Fire  Hall
Kelly   Arrested j
William Kelly. Negro, 14 Wissa- ; hickon avenue, West Ambler, was i held in $900 bail for court by I Magistrate Norman F. Taylor, Am- ¦ bier, al a hearing following his arrest for drunken driving. Am- I bier police arrested him al 1.101 a. m.. Saturday, on South Chest-1 nut street. Ambler.
Legion     Oflicials     Speak     at; Monthly   Meeting   of   Fort     | W ashington Organization
Johannes Steel to Lecture
Questionnaires Mailed to Draftees of Draft Boards Number Two and Five
Officers    of    William    Boulton ' Dixon Post,  American Legion,  of Fort   Washington,   brought   mes¬ sages lo the Ladies' Auxiliar.y at I its monthly business meeting, held ¦ in the post home. |
Commander Frank Hoagland de- | livered greetings lo the group from the   post,      William   Etherington, post adjutant, outlined the legion program  and urged  the auxiliary ; members lo be ready to assist in any   national   defense   emergency. Harry Grimm, Americanism chair- ' man,   invited   the   women   to   at- j tend   the  special  service  in  com¬ memoration  of  Armistice   Day  at the po.st home on Tuesday morn-; ing.     Members   of   the   auxiliary have attended the service since the business meeling. • i
A. J. Clark. Montgomery i Square, outlined the instruction lo ! be given in a firsl aid school lo: be held al the Old Mill, Belhle¬ hem pike. Fort Washington, each ! Monday evening. Many members (continued on page 3) ,
Over 200 men of the community attended the annual anniversary banquet sponsored by the Men's Bible Class of the Firsl Presby¬ terian Church, Springfield, at the Flourlown Fire Hall, Tuesday eve¬ ning.
John A. Mawhinney, Philadel¬ phia, cily councilman and judge- elect of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, was the speaker of the evening. Mr. Maw¬ hinney who is an ex-service man told of the celebration of the firsl armistice and reviewed the flrst brief depression afler the war, then the boom days and finally the depression of  1929.
The speaker said that in the last war we evidently did not learn how to behave ourselves as people since Hitler arose out of the need of the people of his country and grew lo bc a world menace.
Mr. Mawhinney said that in these days of world unrest il is our individual responsibility to keep ourselves phySicall.v, spir¬ itually, and mentally awake. He said   furlher   that   problems   will
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Join the Ked Cross
RAYMOND ROBINSON
The Fort Washington Parent- Teacher Associalion will hold its next meeting in the Fori Wash¬ ington School auditorium, Thurs¬ day,   November  20, al 8.15 p. m.
¦The speaker will be Raymond Robinson, stale advisor on Con¬ solidation and Transportation, De¬ partment of Public Instruction, Harrisburg. Mr. Robinson served as assistant couniy superintendent of schools in Bradford Couniy and was superintendent of the Dubois, Pennsylvania, schools before he became connected wilh the De¬ parlmenl of Public Instruction in Harrisburg.
An inleresling and instructive meeting has been planned and all parents and their friends are in¬ vited lo come. Refreshments will be served at the close of the meeling.
Those questionnaires have been ; mailed  lo  registrants of the local ¦ draft boards number two and five '¦ during   the   past   several   days. I    Questionnaires will be sent daily ' b.v various boards and must be re¬ turned  within  flve  da.ys. Answers rnu.sl be written in ink and sworn to before   a   notary   public   or   a member of the Local Draft Board. 1781 3145 Stanley Leon Wybranski,
288 N. Main St., Ambler. 1501 3146 Edward Aloysius Dzieko- wski,   345  Spring  Mill  Ave., I Consho.
'2092 3147 Herbert Evens Slout, 5
Lindenwold Farms, Ambler. ;2216  3148  Joseph  Gradin.   Jr.,   88
Orange   Ave.,   Ambler. ;2317 3149 Joseph Palermo, 200  S.
Chestnul St.,  Ambler. ;S 62  S3149  William John   Klein- 1 felder,  Jr.,  420  Church   St..
Ambler. I 1177 3150 Max Stanley Benkeski, 821 E. Hector St.. Consho.
1582 3151 James Joseph Manogue,
1001 S. Main St., Ambler. 1123  3152   Salvatore     Melograna,
218 Rosemary Ave., Ambler, i 2562 3153 Stanley Frank Rudenski,
435 New Elm St., Consho. 2766 3154 John William Bender. 35
Ambler  Road,  Ambler. 1824 3155 Carl Francis Bonenberg-'
er. 429 Roberts Ave., Consho.' 2187 3156 Daniel Webster Stevens,
601   Trinity   Place,   Ambler. 2233   3157   Heber  Texter   Meyers,
228  Forrest Ave.,  Ambler.     : 1330 3158 Ralph Ward Bergen, Sl
Arlingham Rd., Whitemarsh. | 2285  3159  Charles Spalding  Zim-j
merman, Camphill, Dresher- j
town Rd., Montg. Co. i
1383 3160 John Lev.'is Hansell, 343
Mattison  Ave.,  Ambler. 1986  3161  Llo.yd  Emerson Gump-
per   Collage Ave.,  Horsham. 2799  3162    Harry Charles Urban,
902 Butler Ave., Ambler. (continued on page 3'
JOHANNES STEEL
Former minor German official, traveler, lecturer and journalist who will address a public meeting lo be held in the auditorium of the Ambler High School, Friday evening, at 8.30 o'clock.
Johannes Steel, a man of wide experience, is sponsored by the education deparlmenl of the Col¬ ony Club, the Junior Colony Club, the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs, all of Ambler.
Tho public is invited to attend the  lecture.
LOCHETTO TO PLAY
Private Angelo Lochetto, of Ambler, 175-pound halfback, will be one of the four lads in the backfield to carr.y the pigskin for the special unit football leam at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Private Lochetto, well remembered when he starred for La Salle College football leam, is a member of the military police group.
RESIDENTS PETITION
FOR VOTE RECOUNT
A formal petition asking the opening of the ballot box and a i recount of the voles cast in the i norlh district of Whitpain town- ; ship at the general election, No- i vember 4, was presented in Mont¬ gomery county court, yesterday j afternoon. i
Five residents  of the township \ flled the petition on behalf of B. Frank Cassel who apparently lost the election as supervisor to Ross ;G.  Rile.   Rile  received  341   votes i and  Cassel,  326.   The  petitioners 1 charge that there was substantial j fraud or error in the computation ! of   the   voles   cast   for   supervisor i and   that   there   was   substantial \ error in  the marking of the bal- i lots.
:     The   petitioners   who   ask   the
\ opening  of  the  ballot  box  and  a
t recount   are:   Waller   D.   Cassel,
[ Raymond   Hangstorfer,   Harry   1.
' Borgmann,   Kathryn   E.   Hallman
and Harry S. Righter, all of Nor-
I ristown, R. D. 3.  B. Frank Cassel's
signature appears on the affidavit
accompanying the petition.
PLAYERS REHEARSE
DECEMBER PROGRAM
The Ambler Players are hard at work on their next production, "Gold in the Hills", or "The Dead Sister's Secret", b.y J. Frank Davis. The play is under the direction of W. Lentz Rothwell who coached il when the local group presented il in Ambler and Merion, four years ago. Mr. Rothwell, formerly of the Ambler High School facul¬ ty, is an insurance broker. His genuine and cultivated interest in music and drama has given him a prominent position in lillie theatre circles.
"Gold in the Hills" is a nine¬ teenth century melodrama in three thrilling acts. The cast is large and will be announced next week. Performances will be given December 12 and 13 al the Flour¬ lown Fire Hall.
Community  Centre
Drive Totals $869
During First Week
The results of the Norlh Penn Community Centre Annual Drive for the firsl week are as follows:
Fort Washington  $ 78.51
Ambler
I 1st   Ward    $139.00
2nd Ward 39.98
3rd Ward 16.00    194.98
Blue Bell. Centre Square 62.55 Penllvn and Gwynedd 84.25
Oreland '          26.00
Prospeclville 179.50
Jarreltown 141.00
North Wales
Isl Ward $  10.00
2nd   Ward 42.70
3rd Ward     •        40.47
Swedesford Rd      9.10     102.27
Total
$869.06