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V^OL. I.VI-NO. 33
AMBLER.   PA..  OCTOBER   11,   1934-
S1.75  A   YEAR
H. C. BIODLE CON- PULAILD Al 93
BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY DEVOT¬ ED TO   BUSINESS AS  USUAL
Actively   Identified   With   Many   Lo'cal
and  County   Interests,  He  Is  One  ot
Ambler's Most Progressive Citizens—
Life Sketch.
On Saturday last, Henry C, Blddle, active real estate and insurance man of Amhler, attained his 93d birthday, which occasion he observed in his usual •way by devotinK his time to business and the routine duties of his ollice.
Despite his years, no man of the borouprh is more keen to Ambler's In¬ terests than he, and his business ac¬ tivities extend to Phila,, Norristown and   elsewhere,
'His local business affairs are en¬ compassed in the firm of Biddle Com¬ pany, real estate and insurance brokers his son, Lewis, and his grandson, r Esiniel E., being included in the per- sonnoL
"Grandfather" Hiddle, though he is more youthful in spirit than some men half his years, established the real real estate, business in Ambler 44 years ago.
Mr. Biddle, the son of ,Iohn Cad¬ walader Riddle, was born Oct, G, li'41. In Owynedd town.ship (now Lower CJwynedd). After an early education in the public schools, he entered ,Tohn TjOcIcc's Boarding School at Norristown, from which he was graduated in 1.S61, For two years in 18fi3 and 19G4, he engaged In teaching which he relin¬ quished for the farm. For nearly a quarter century he was farming on the Saunders Lewis farm, known as "IJawsiield," in AVhitpain township.
In ISDU' he launched in the real es¬ tate and insur.'ince buisness in Ambler, and in 1894 removed to this place. H'owover, ho had established banking and business connections, at the county seat, and for more than 25 ye.-irs he has been a stockholder and a member of tho board of directors of the Nor¬ ristown Trust Co., now the Norris- town-I'enn Trust Co., the largest fin¬ ancial institution in Jlontgomery county.
In 1S84 Mr. Biddle assisted in the or.ganization of the First National Bank of Ambler, and was a member of its 'first boixrd of directors, being at the present time ,a director of the Amb¬ ler National Bank, 58 years ago he •jtssisted with the organization of the Am,bler Building and Loan associa- '•' tion and served for some years as a memllier of its board of director."!. More than a quarter century iigo he assisted In organizing the Wissa¬ hickon Building and Loan associa¬ tion, and served as its president for Mome years, being still active on its Board   of   Directors.
Mr. Biddle has always been a member of tho Republican party, and voted for Abraham Lincoln, On num. erous occasions he has been honored by his party with positions of trust. and served halt a doyen terms as a member of Ambler borough council from the Second ward. He is a cliarter member of the Norristown Club, and is an honorary member of tho   Rotary   Club   of   Ambler
FIRE   PREVENTION   WEEK
Citizens    Urged    to    Inspect    Premises and   to    Remove   Debris
Cleanliness is a eardin.il virtue, and a clean hume or place of business feldri'm fiHirns. Al'l /entizens, wlietheir they be busine.ss men, housewives, teaeliers, laborers or chlljlren, .are re¬ quested to irppect their i>remiKes and remove all reiuso.
In cautionln.'? the public .against fire, .stress is laid 'on Ithe importance of clen-up activitle.s, and warning is i«sued that tv.'o repositories ot dangerous and urif*l,ghti:y accumula¬ tions are very frequently Ithe fiitttlc and the ba,seiner.t. These should be kept just as clean as the portion *>{ tho bui'iding exinosed to public gaze. Deposits ot wtn.-iite juper and idebris ut various sorts faeiliato the spread of fire, impede the activities of firemen and K>ften cau.se siMmtaneaus ignition. Therefore, warns tlie committee, sweep out the riil>bish and wipe oft the grime and cobwebit before fjie wi|>eis out  the  buildin.g.
If pos.'sible, it is desirablle to conduct a more thorough Insfieetion ot one's premises than merely the iromov-al ot refuse, but at lea^it, concludes the c(.<mmittee, everj'x>n« can do that^ mucli toward e'liniiiiiatlng his own, fire hazards.
Dev. Dr. Jordan Speaks in Ambler
Dr. Jordan, who is President of tho American C'oiiege in Teiieran. the capital of Persia, spoke last Sunday evening to combined meeting of the Christian Endeavor of the Presbyter¬ ian Church. He reviewed the move¬ ments that he and his wife have start¬ ed in that country with regard to Christian work and the bringing of Christ into the lives of the Moham¬ medans. Some of the lesser important ale, teaching them to appreciate and value n^usic, that women have brains as well as men, and also that wives .are  to be trusted.
Next Sunday the guest speaker will be Dr, Guy L, Morrill, of the Boar I ot Pensions of the Churches. You are all   invited   to  attend.
On Monday night tho Young People's Christian Endeavor will go to the Planetarium. Let Sara Cassel, or Edger Kckfelt know if you intend to go.
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LWD    PROMISES    TO    PROVIDE MEN   AT   THAT   TIME
65
LOCAL lAXPAYERS ASKDAIAONSEIRSI.
of .answering the mnny questions which have larl'sent t. concerning the pro.1ect.
REQUEST     PUBLIC   MEETING CONSIDER    PROJECT
TO
Engineers' Plan of Financing Projeit with Federal Aid ,1s Considered Fav¬ orably—Want Further Study Made of Project
The Ambler Taxpayers' Le.igue held a meeting on Fi-lday evening, wirth the president, ,.ll<isepli C. Ilef-is, Jr„ presiding, TTpon completion of the regular business routine, the report of Albright and Friel, Inc., as presented 1(1 ithe Borough Ccnincll at the regular meeting, ion the Ambler Sewerage System  wi.a.s  dt'^cussed  at 'length.
It Avia.s the gerter.-iil feeling of the meeting that <a seweraf-e sy.'stem will be a great asset to the Ixirough, Tho plan outlined In the oiigineers' reliort was thought to be a Vei-y good one it it can be oompleted. end ciarried out exaetl.v a.-^ stated, a'ithougii It is I'cc- ogn/Ized that a re,al liardshlip inuiy be experienced   by  many  taxpiayers.
Since this matter Is of such vital Im- jMirtance to the residents of the borougli of Ajnbier, both at the pres¬ ent-time -and in the futuie, it was re- •i'dved that a communication be sent to the iKirough council recommending tliat a iiublic meeting be called as Koori fus i»fi«.sible by the liorou.gh coun¬ cil for purjxise .of explaining in com¬ plete   detail   the   sewenige  pr Ject   and
Death  of John  Gruver
lohn Criiver, CO, fin.incja'i secretary the Knights ot the Golden Kiigle, Perkivtle, died IMondfiy nigliit in his home, Garfnon oveniw, Lansdale, a few minutes after'his arrival home from a meeting of his .lodge in Peikasio, He had been a memlier of Aquiila Ca.Htle for 30 years and -was a'Iso a member of the Supreme Castle. He waiH employed at the Uinsdale bor¬ ough light plant. |He is survived by his  wife,  Minnie.
"Cleopatra' Lavish Screen Spectacle, DeMlllle's    Greatest
¦Wliat Is probably Cecil B, De Mille's greatest speetacle, in a long line of motion picture prodiutions. "pleo- patra," the inoted dlrector'.s latest Paramount produotlon, will be the feature i)ictiire at the Ambler Theatre this .Friday and Saturday. "War chariots thunder across the sands, spetarH glisten in the thrill ot b,attles. d.ancinig grirls .swing sini] iwli-l tnrou,3h grand niarVile halls and Ivick of It all, in clear tones, rings the world's great¬ est 'love story 'tlnat has lived through¬ out the a.ges.
With Claudettc Coliiert, Warren William and IlenTy "VVilcoxon in the principal roles, the film boasts of a granfl army lof star'tiilont, k. veritable iirmy of extras (more than 5,0ac men women and children took i>art) and a suiiporling cia.>*t theit include.'^ Ian Keith, Joseph Schildkivuit, C. Aubrey Smith, iGertfude ^Tichael. Irving I'ichel, WilllaiV Farnum, Robert ^\1ar. wick.   Jack   ^f^Ilhall,   Edwin    Jlaxwell
AMBLER     COMPANY     THUS     RE¬ DUCES   ITS   INDEBTEDNESS
AMBLER   GIRL   SCOUTS
the   financial   pr(\;irsim   involved,   and [and Harry BfSi-eSford.
SEIR COS! ESIAIE FOR AMBLER BORO.
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Figures and Schedules Prepared by Engineers Albright and Friel, Inc., Based on Labor Costs Furnished by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in the Total Sum of $375,135.20.
The following tabulation shows the cost of constructing a sewer sys¬ tem and sewage treatment works tor primary treatment for the Borough 'Jf Ambler witli tho Fedi!ral Emergency Iteliof Administration furnishing the labor reiiuired and the Borough furnisliing tile materials, equipment and engineering: ' • :••
I'roject ¦   taid by Paid by,
Number .     i^orough r,E,R,A.   '
1 ^57,341.84 lfl28,3'J7;uO.
¦2 '   '16,175.16 44,417,2t{!
3 ':¦_  |l5,S09.r)ft 64.231.40
4 "  ?!0,GG6.55 138,1
4.231.40, 8,089.61,
Total
Cost
$1X5.738.84
60,595.36
80,040.'.to
168.756.1?
Trench  Work   to   Be   Degun   on   South Main    Street—Secondary   Treatment Disposal   Plant   to   Ee   Reciuired   by State—Increased   Borrowing Sixty-live     men     from   the     coiuntyj headquarters   of  ,th"   LWD  will   be   in Amb'ler next Monday mjorning to com_ nience exc;ivating  f; >r the  Iirst  section ol Ambler's sewer system.  This, is the report     brought   to   Ambler     borough council     at   its     special     meeting     on Tuesday   evening,   which     was   hastily called    after    a    meeting  on   Monday evening.
H^ngineer    Friel  stated  that    he wi'll have  the labor st.art work .along Soiitb Main  street.   In the  delegiition   will  be ! r.ii   laboi-ers   from     the   loctii     welfare
Mr. Biddle  married  the  late  A man da   K.   Brownholtz,   of   Upper   Pu'vlinj^'"
township,   on   Oct,   16,   18G7,   They   had |''"l?''"'i""*'!^":"-''':^'   f'^'^^f; J='^^ live   childern,   of   whom    Lewis,     e.x- b.urgess   of   Ambler,   and   Warren,   of Richboro,   survive.
Season  Opens  at Twin  Pikes  Grounds
The great baseball classis is a thing of the past, and now the stage gives way to the fall sports. Not tlie least of these hereabouts v/ill be tile Irapshootors passion for banging iivviiy at clay pigeons. The season opens at Twin I'ike shooting grounds, near Three Tuns, on Columbus day, l-'i'lday,    Oct,    12,   at   12    noon,    when
The Strife Sarkltary 'Woter Board has failed to approve the primary treatrment sy-stcm of sewei-age dl.'^pos- ai, and insists that the secondary treatment be provided for in order to properly inirit.v liefore emptylrg In¬ to the Wissahickon ci'cek.
In tlie meantime .Snilcltor EouLce has found that the couneilmanic bor- iTivving power ot the l»',rough is about $75,000 and At is pnoliable that the e.xtra funds over the original figures of $5f,oao will be expended in erect¬ ing the  .secondary treatment  works.
Steps will  be  taken  at  the  meetln r
TOTAL
Project   No
ment
$495,131.31
for   primary   treat- liounded    by    Butler
.'$119,996.11 ?375,135;2Gi(
1 includes the sewage tnatmcnt worrfs; md 24,500 feet ot sanitary sewers in a'r«i Avenue, Bethlehem Pike, Church Street and Sbuth Main Street, and outfall sewer to sewage treatment works front this area; also 3.1 J lineal feet of lateral pipes to curb line.
Project No. 2 includes . 7,20C feet ot sanitary sewei-s and laterals in area bounded by Butler Avenue, Reading Railway. Church Street and Borough Line    and outfall sewer to   sewage   treatment   works.
Project No. 3 includes 15,300 feet of sanitary sewers and laterals in area bounded by Bethlehem Pike, Butler Avenue, M'T'le Street iind Bel¬ mont Avenue.
Project No. 4 includes 33,300 feet of sanitary sewers and lateriais in aiea bounded by Betlilcheni I'ikf, Forest Avenue, Maple Street. North Main  Street and Mt. Pleasant Avenue.
Tabulation sliowing cost to borough, .assessable frontage, houses in areas and amount to be recovered through assessmeiits at $0,ii0 per front toot.
Order Forv/arded to the American La- France Co,—John Signs 'fonorp 6r- ganization Iwith Gift—Committee Appointed to  Hold  Bazaar
The W'issaliiekon I'ire (>>nii>,iny has ii.utlioiized the ipaylinent ot $1000 tn tho American LaFr.ance Fire Fingine Company on account of its apparatus. Action w^as taken at Ithe meeting of tho Amhler organiz.aition lat-'t Friday eevning, and steps were put in motiu to  forward the wan-ant  this week.
Chief Thom.as reported having re¬ sponded to onp alarm of fire, and st..ated that reiKilrs h.aVe been made to  the   co.snt'qiolitan   tcuck.
Treasurer   Jesse   'F.   Davis   i-eported
I as   follows:    Bala.nce   at   last   meetln,";.
.$]52.'3I;    rece.il>ts.   $,i'l5.SC;    orders   and
federal   tax,   $556.81;    Iwilaiice.   .'F141.22'.
Secret.ary I>eucha,r stsited that John Signs, ono of the origin.il members of thp eomp.any, has presented to the organization a chair ¦\\'tiich 'wns ten¬ dered him on the ocxuasion of bis 20 yearn of mpinbershlp. He requested I that, it lie ttlrned over ior use oC the 'president.
Mr. ,S|gn.s, for ne.aj-ly 50 year.s was Jin active fireman, a Iportlon of wTiich time ho nerved In various olliriai cai>.aciitles, aa wpll ii.a atteraling to •actual duties .as an active fire fighter. Ho lett a, record tcr continuov.s, faith¬ ful and intensive serMce that few- local persons h.avp equalled, Hiis gift to the company is much lapf-reciated, and evidence of which lh.a.s been for¬ warded to him at hil.s new home In Phila, On a Joi-mer occasion Mr. SiTPs d'onnted to the company a ci.se containing .a, large collection of med¬ als, ribbons and other insif,*nia gath¬ ered by him o\-er moii-e th.a,n r, qi;art(>r j century cf active fireman's work, and tbese occupy a prominent pKace in the  Iwal rt,i-<it>hy r)oom,
A  drawing,recently  hold  netted   ?51.
The hou.sp 'connniittee reported hav- in'T granted the use of the hall for .a deserving   lo<Vii   chai-ily   effort.
The foliow'lr.'r coimmittee vns ai- poiinted for a l)H7„".nr to be iheld next na.mth: Scfretarr Deiu'liar, John Troster. H.arry Oft, James t.eivls. Chief   Thomasi.
An Invitation w.aR read to the tir- raniaition, inviting the members trt the St. John's lAitheran Church, .-Vnabler. to witness the marriage of Mi«s JI.arB!,aret (Iielen. <Ialighter o.f Mr. and Mrs. \\1in. I>euchar. and Mr.) Lewis B. Kirk, both of' Almbler. at 4 lo'clock on  S.aturday,  Oct,  "'0.
Secret.ary lieuohar wns appointed the comi":a,ny's represent'Uive on 'the Ambler Chamber of Commerce.
A delegation of members .attended the funeral of the l.ate Fdwnrdi Clem¬ ens, and members oflici.ated as pall¬ bearers.
Bills ordered paid were as follows: I. K. B. Hansen, $46.80; Phila. Elec¬ tric Co., $!!»..03; Bell Telephone Co., S3.45: Ambler Spring W.ater Co., $7.43; Yost's service station. $1G.34; Aiubler B. and  L.  Assm.  JG1.80.
Senior Group Enjoys Glorious Week- |End  Hike to  Indian  Run
The Senior Girl Soout Troop ot Amiih'ler started its fall and winter I'ro,gram on Sept. SOth. with an over¬ night hike to the Jlistrict Scout Camj. nciar Bowningtown. Joined by a gianip from the .Ttnicintowm Tr(x>p, and ac¬ companied by three Jeadei-s, the con¬ tingent from the Ambler Troop made the week-end at Indian Run one long to l)P remembered.
Foreboding weather did not affect ¦the spirit of the troopers. Arriving at Camp on Saturday at noon, the hungry girls attacked their lunch in true Scout fa-shion. The lure of tlie out-of-doKirs .and tlie que-st for treas¬ ures ot the ivoods engaged the atten¬ tion of the campers during the after¬ noon. AiS the evening came on, the woodland adventurers returned to the cabin to enjoy a stone-planked steak dinner. A oanip fire wa.s started which proved a de'liglit as« the campers in¬ dulged in songs, skits and I'eadln.gs. Sunday wa.s .a day given o^•er to out- of-door iKi.stlime and recreation. Elach girl delighted in the opportunity .af¬ forded for recreatiion and relaxation. Many ot the girls had been, .at Indian Run before. These were the leaders in e.".oapades and jaunts over the whole camp ground. For all the gtlrls camp breaking in the l.ate .afternoon came only too soon. Reluctantly they de¬ parted after lia.ving .spent a glorious week-end together, each of theiii re¬ solving that a return vt^lt to Indian Run would be iKiid .at the first op¬ portunity.
The lf>cal Scout troop plans ac¬ tivities of a similar line tlirou.ghout tho fall and winter, and it is.believed that this orgii.nlzation affords ,a \v\ni- derfnl opportunity lor development, physically, jiientiilly, and morally.
EDW. FOULKE, ESO., HEADS AILER BODY
ELECTED   PRESIDENT   OF   CHAM- BER OF  COMMERCE
BEIIER fiOOlG
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Project Nunyber 1
2
3 4
Cost  to  ¦
Borough
$ 57,341.81
16,178.16
15 809.56
30,666.55
$119,006.11
H
In
ou.ses
Area
329
89
174
¦212
804
Assessable Frontage
31.755   Ft. 5,550   "¦
15,035   "-
40,470   ".
92,810   "':¦
TOT,\L
Bond   Issue     i. . .
Total  Funds  Availai)le    /. . .
j Total I^stimated Cost  to Borough    >. . .
Surplus for Unforseen Contingencies ^i. ..
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•Schedule  showing  use  of  $50,0f9  bond   issue   as^  a   levolviin;   fund   for constructing  sewerage  system  and  sewag.e  treatment works.
great   tournament   of   trap  ^oot^v^l ^f'^;^^—^^-   ^,^„„„,,y-   „ight     t„
from every part of the country will strive   tor   honors   as   high   gun.
There aro two flyer fields at this well known grounds, which is ac- ceeded  one  of  the  best  in  the  last.
The Monte Carlo score and system of handicajiping will be used at thi.-* shoot as in tho past, allotted and based on records of the last three seasons and known ability of tho shooter. It is ur.ged that shooters take advantage of their handicap to derive the full benefit of this sys¬ tem.
The Twin Pike flyer dates for the season ot lll34-3o are: Oct. 12, 17, 24, Nov, 7, 14, Pec, 10, 26, Jan. 2, 9, 21 — the mid-winter classic—running for three days, and Jan, 30; FtJ'.x 6, 12— New Jersey State Chamiplonship— and 13, 20, 27; March 6, 13, 18—St. Pajy'ick's day shoot, 20, 27; April 3, l'|»I-  24  and  27,  the  hast  shoot,
^^/^it luncheous may be iiad on fjhooting days.
Edward !Clemens Buried Edward Clemens, of 351 Church dtreet, Anibler, who met his deatli on Wednesd.ay of last Avcek when, stnick by a motor car n.t Orange lavenue and South Main street, wia« t>urled on Saturday last In Unlion Cemetery, Whlteniar.sb, Ho is survived b.v his f!e(?ond wife and her two d.aughters. and two .s<ins, IlusBoll and jHarry, by hlfi   first   nviirriage,
Herman Tucker, a megro chauffeur, is accused of Iieing the driver of the car, and he lias been under $2500 ball pending an iMvestigalion by Coroner Dettre.
Tucker alleges Clemens started ¦ad'os.')  the  street,   hesitated   and   went
authih'ize an Is^ue of $75,000 30-year serial   bonds.
At 91) cents charge per front loot the e.sitimated surplus of money over the construction costs wi'll be $8500, and at $1 lier front t(>ot tiie excess will be $17,000 from 'which must be taken the cost of securing the site for the dispiKsal plant, the proposed siite  ot  which   is  south  of  Ambler.
The carrying cliarge on the pro¬ posed $75,000 loan is $5612.5r, whicii meaiHS an increase in taxation ut ,$1.12 pia- $10C0 of assessed valuation, or 40 cents per $lfOO more than km the   original  issue  ot   $50,0'.:0.
Recoverable
@   $0.90  per ft.
$ 28.579.50
4,995.00
13,531,oG
36,423.fO
$ 83.529.03 . $50,000.00 $133.521).00 $119,996.11 $  13,532.,89
Bond   Issue  .
Plus Assessments  on  Project  No.  1	
Less Estimated  Cost to Borougli  on  Project  No.   1
Plus  Assessments  on  Project  No.   2	
I Less Estimated Cost to Borough on Project No. 2
Plus Assessments on  Project  No.  3   	
Less Estimated Cost to Borough  on Project   No.   3
Plu.s  Assessments  on   Project  No.  4	
No.
      $ fiO.COWjOO
     28,579.50
$ 78,579.50
.-     57,541.84
$  21,237.66
 ¦. . .     4,995.00
i  26,232.66
..., 16,17-8.16
$  10,054.5i:
      13,531.50
, 23,586.or
'     15,80D,56
< $     7,776.44
'      36,4L'3.00
$ 44.i'9ii.!4
¦4         3C,G6<i.55
•      i 13.5'J'2.8'J
i, GROION HOI
Directors Organize pnd Prepare fop Year's Activities—Discuss Formation of Credit Bureau—Russell Meyers Gives  Data.
The recently elected directors of tho Amfbler Chamber of Commerce met on Monday evening in the Ambler Colony Club rooms and organized as follows: President li'dward .Foulke, Es(i,; vice president. J. W. Cassel; treasurer, Charles P. Jones; secretary, John L, Hansen,
President Craft presided and invite! a discussion on the question of a gen¬ eral credit bureau for Ambler, noting the success attained liy such a bureau organized ly tho coal dealers' group in operation for more than a year and conducted from tlie office of the secre¬ tary, where data ;ind cards are main¬ tained.
Russell Meyers, manager of tlio Meyers Dairies, of Anibler, for a num¬ ber of years connected with dairies at Olcndale, Cat, where a credit bureau is maintained, spoke on the general service and the advantage thereof to the ordinarry business man, H'e out¬ lined the plan of operation, and g.ave a resume of the service, stating that its  oper.ation   was  responsible   for  tho
j collection of old accounts by person.H who were anxious to maintain their local credit ratinff.
The meetin.g was attended by about 20 persons, many of whom are local business men and shopkeepers, who asked many (luestions in the light of local cimditions. so that the discussiyn
I was illuniinating. It was revealed that some local merchants in like lines of business have m.aintained a courtesy exeh.ange of credit ratings, whereby credit information cmicernin.g local purchasers ig avail.ablc amon.g them, So   that   it   would   .appear   that     the
RALPH   E.   FREY   APPOINTED   TO HEAD   LOCAL   GROUP
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ROTARY CLUB HEARSOF HIS SUM¬ MER   VACATION
The Marlin  Family in  Reunion
Tliirty-four persons attended the 17th annual reunion of the descendants ot Jlerrott and liachel Marlin at the home of Clarence A. Marlin, Delaware Oardens, near Merchantville, N. J., on Sept, 29, among them being three surviving children. The fourth wa.^ unable to be present. Five gi-and- chlldren, 9 great-grandchildren at¬ tended. Merrott and Itachel Marlin lived  a long time  at I'ineville,  Bucks
Less   E.stiniated   Cost   to   Borough   on   Project Surplus  for  Unforseen   C4|intin,genjies	
AP.PROX1MATK  COST   OF   THK  AX'ERAlili.PKtU'ERTY     ' In order to shov,' an approximate figure of the. cost in a tyiiical ca.s,', let us take the home located on a 50 foot  lot.
Assessment   by  Borough   accord: ng to plan vote(j upeii January,!, 1934:
1—Frontage       50   ft.   atifl.iio     j $80.0l>;
2—Lateral  Charge    ',    $20.00;
I
$100.00
Cost to Property Cjwner   ,	
Assessment   by   Borough   according  to  plan  now   pi'.iposed;
1—Frontage       50 ft. at $0.9U     J $45.00l
2—d.ateral    ''.h.irge ,<     0.00
Cost to Property Owner     $   15.00
.Saving   to   Proiierty   Owner .¦     $  55.0'J
CARRYING   ClIARCES
The   annual   carrying   charges   en tlie $50,000 bond issue  @  3%  percent interest   plus  state   ta.v  ot  4   mills  will be $2,075.      The annual sinking fund . charge  based upon 30 year aerial bonds   will   be   $16tl7;   m-   a   total   annual county,   where   the   former   was   en-   currying charge of $3742. The present a.ss,.s,sed   valuation  of  the   borough   is gaged   in   the   business   of       harness   approxmiately $5,200,000. Thf interest on   the  bond  issue will   bo  paid  from
la.\ation, and It is estimatad that the increase in th,e tax rate will be ap¬ proximately seventy-two cehjts per $1,0 00 of assessed v.iluatlon. In the case of a property as.sesse4iat $4 iOO, tlio Increase ii^j rate the first year would be $3.24. This flgure'jiSvllI decrease however ea;ch year as the bonds are   matured. •; ;
The cost of operatlniJiHhe sewer .'¦;ystem and sawag" treatment plant will be paid by a sewer rertjal. This charge will be; based upon tlie num- bei-   and   kind   of   plumliiimiljflxtures   I n  each  individuial  iuaisehold,  and  it  is
making.     Seven      sons     and       three daughters   were   born   to   the   couple, who later moved to the Barrah fann, j on   the    Limekiln   pike    at   Prospect- ville.
One son, George S. Marlin, was a soldier in the Union army. His re¬ mains are buried in South Carolina. The only surviving son Is E. Hudson Marlin, of Anibler, Ho has been in the emiiloy of the High School for 38 years.  The  three  daughters are:   Mrs.
back to  tiio p.iveiiient,  then stared to   Stacy  Beans,   of  Newtown;   Mrs,  Ella cross   again.   The   ehauffeur   took   the   Alhurger.   of   Phlla.,   and  Mrs,  Joseph-
linjured man tf> the offlces of Dr. James A. IShel'ly. A.mbler, burgess, who pronounced him'dead.
I Ine Hallowell, of Phoenixville. The ! Marlins were residents of l»rosppct- j ville   for   many  years.
—The new Sellorsville filtration plant will soon to in operation.
—K<-ep   gunners   off   your   property, "i'ho  aaiictte"  has  the legal bisiis.
expected   to   vary   from   $4;|to   $8   per   year. ,|
NOTE—The  foregoing'  estiilfites  do   not   include   the, cost   of   land   for   tlie
sewage treatment plai^ or the cost   of   right-oQ-way  for   sewi
Neither  do  the  cstiml
if-
property be char.gcd. perty owner with a '""Jt to him as votedl
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include the cost of rt^iavinn.
RKCOMMICNDATIONS—Wil would   lo ¦ommend   that 'an   assessment   charge of eitlier 9(! cents iieijjfront foot ot   pr.iperty  or« $1     per  front  foot  of $1   is Charged  the  costho  the  individual   pro- foot lot  would  be  $50,  ^r Just  one-halt  of the |ipon  on  January  4,  ]!I34. Jf  $1  is  charged  sufll-
cient fundd would  b^lavailable to   cover   the   repaying-.
Impressed with Spirit of Thrift, Ear¬ nestness and Desire to Carry on un¬ der the Old Principles of Presever- anoe and  Hard  Work.
The weekly ineeting ot tiic Anibler Rotary Club was held in the Town Hall on Wednesdfiy last witli the Presi¬ dent, lialph J-'rey,  presiding.
The followln.g visitors were present: Clayton V. femith, a member of the Norristown Kotar.v Club; Victor O. Schinnerer,  a,  guest  of John   Hansell, j helpful,"   Cliaii
Willirm      Dcnohue,      Executive      Vice President  of   the   K.  & M.  Co.,  Ap¬ pointed   Member  of   Montgomery  Co. Better   Housing   Program   Committee Anibler and  surrounding '.coninninit.v Is  to ,hiave    a  miodernization    and Im¬ provement campai.gn as    ptu't  of    tlie National     Better     Housing     Program sponsored     by   the   Federal     H<iusing .¦\dmlnisti',ation.   Mr.   Ralph     H.     Frey, prominent   Ambler   business   man.   has been  appointed   by the   Fedeivil   Hous¬ ing  Administration   to   head   the   caiii- l>aign.
"The purpose of the campaign." said Chairman     Frey,   "i.s     to   enable     our community to secure las large ard Im- medi.ate  benefits as   pivssible  ifrom iflie Natiional   Housin;T     Act.   The    Federal Government  has  provided  a   plan  un¬ der   whiieh   local   lending  linRtitutions can   make   money   .available   to   prop- ert>- owners for repairs and  improve¬ ments     at   the     lowest  charges     ever offered     fin-    tills  type   ot    loan.   Our purpoKO will be  to Inform every prop¬ erty owner In  the community liow he can take advantage of tbis new financ¬ ing  plan .and   ot  the    desirability    of I noiikinig     necer;,sary   inuprovements     to j hi.s property at this time. I     "This     eamraign,"   Chairman     Frey ! continued,  "wiri   have    an    immediate i and   most   important   effect   on   every type of buwiness in the  community.  It will,   of   course,   benefit   the   building iiindustry  first,  and   there  is  no  indu.s- I try   which  bas   Iteen  liarder  lilt   than building, and there are few which are I s'>  important to  this community.  But it   will   |aIso   have   <a  direct   effect   on all  other litiies of activity.
"Apiu'oxlmately 75 cents oC every dollar spent for repairs and Improve¬ ments go to local tabor. .Most of the money th.at tlie.v receive in wages is Immediately put back into the chan¬ nels of retail trade. i;ills are i>ald. Puroiiascs are made of food, clothing, and such necessities, then of .other gofxls   and   luxuries,
"O'Ur campaign    will  also  be
nucleus exists for the organization of .a general  credit  bureau.
The sill, ject will be discu.s.^ed furtiier, and in the meantime the' nn'mbers wilt report to their respective groups. Mr. Meyei-s was thanked for his in¬ teresting  information.
Tho Ch.aniber of Commerce will holiS its next meeting on Monday, Oct. 22.
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most Frey   p<ilnts   out.
.and Joseph jH. McGrath, a guest of Thomas. A, Kaulke.
The felicit;ations of the Clul- were extended by President Ralph lo Rotar- ian Abrain Yi, Yetter upon the anniver¬ sary ot  his ijirthday.
The cup whicli w.as won b.v the North   Wales   Club   was   presented   at
"in re'lieving di.'^tre.^ss among the im- employed. Approximately one-tlilrd of .all taniilies now on the relief rolls In our coinmunity are the families of workers normally engaged in building. It Is estimiated that .for every building tradesniiin jnit iKick to work, on the average,    a    finmiiy    ot   four    can  be
tlie  meeting lin  Monday  evening. This I taken off tlie relief rolls.
cup  was  won   for  having  the  largest      "With winter iconiing cm, this means
number of R<>tarians in attendance at   „     reduotion   in   relief     exependitures
the   Montgomery   Country   Rotary   In¬ ter-club  rneej.ing   which  was  held  re-
wliicli later will rellect Itself In h>wer- ed laxes. I know the people of Ambler
cently. President Ralph urged tho j and vicinity wi'll get behind thi" members to |att*iid the North Wales j ennipaign and l>ack it to the limit It meetin.g.        I ...
NEW     GAME     INTRODUCED        BY LOCAL   MERCHANTS
Twenty-Eight    Leading   Stores      Ha>/e
coupons lor Piirchat^srs—E^ch Cou¬ pon Carries Opportunity for Valu¬ able Award of Prizes. Ever since last Monday, when tho Ambler Retail Merchants' Association coupons niiUle their appearani'e at -/ ( f the leadin.g stores of the borough, everyone in town seems to have gone eouijon-minded. Thousands of these valuable coupons have already jeen distributed, and the hunger tor them appears .still un.salistied as llio gifts that are offered by the meiohanta particiiiating in the contest are o£ such value that everyone hopes lio or she will be the lucky winner.
Kubec Chevrolet Motor Co., Inc.. J Foutli Main street, aie the latest addi¬ tion to tire long list of merchants dis¬ tributing coupons. This makes 28 stores to date where these valuable billets  may be  secured.
This Thursday evening .'•oiiie lucky persons will receive a beautiful 91-pc dinner set. worth :?39.5o as a. gift for having received the lucky coupon. A valuable gift will be given iiway each week, and around the holidays the major prizes amounting to over $603 will be  dr,a\vn.
To possess a chance for these week¬ ly prizes le sure you 'vvTlte your name and address legibly on the back of each coupon and dejiosit in liox located at any .store participating In campai.gn. These will be collected by the comiii.it- tee and deposited in one lar;.;e container when some disinterested child in audience will be asked to draw out the winning coupon.
Hrawing this week will be held In town hall at 7.'30 p. 111.
Romeniber, the more coupons you .se¬ cure, tho moi'e chances you have to¬ wards winning tliees prizes. Be sure to ask for coupons whenever you nia'Ko a  purchase.
The meetin.g was in cliargo of the Education Publicity Committee, J. M. Fisher, Chairman. Mr. I'isher called up¬ on another piember of the (Commit¬ tee, Rev. N. B. Groton, who ad¬ dressed tlie Club in a very interestln.^ tertainlng   manner
I,.-, ... real opportunity tfor us to Im¬ prove lf>cal business conditions, to re¬ lieve distress, and to increa,so prop- ert.v values. There lis .a real need for niodernization work. Too much of it has been too long delayed during the depreasion. The value of many properties    wi'll    be    seripusly    jeopar-
instructive   iind   en  „       .   .
He chose as his subject his experiences I dized  unless   this   work   is   undertaken
In New England, especially his visit.- to New Engfand Rotary Clubs during Ilia recent Vacation. He told of the spirit pervading the native New Eng- lander in hi^ relationships with his neighbors and fellowmen. He was lin-
iinmediately
"We will urge no property owner to urwiertake rei>airs or improvements who Is hiot fully able to do so, or un¬ less tho improvements are needed or desirable.      We     will     urge,    howevar,
pressed  by  t-hcir  sjiirit  of thrift,  ear-1 every   iniofierty   owner   who   as   finan-
' daily  able   to  go   ahead   Iniimediately,"
nestness, anddesiro to carry on under the old American principle of perse- vnnce  and  hard  work.
Louis   Isel   Dead   at   Roslyn
. I     j,,n|i^  j..,;|    ,17^   „,li,i   i),,,i   been  an at-
To   Be   Mrs.   Roosevelt's   Guest        j tendance     oHi|eer  in     the   Bureau     of
:Mis«       Gertrude     lO'l.v,     Domocratic | Comimlsory  i'Mucatlon  tor more   than
mmiineo for the state senate in M,imt- | n; years,  died Mionday in his borne in
gomery,   will'   visit     Mrs.   Fran^din   11. | iios'iyn.   He  was   a   chai'ter  member  of
Roo.sevelt's     'subsistence       homevtead 1 the ItoKlyn Fire Co. He is survived iby
liroject     af    .'ReedsMine,     W.   Va.,   this i hi.s     wife     and   four     daughters,   Mrs.
week-end.  S.he    will   be  the    guest  of   llrian     P..   Josiyn,     Collegevilie:    .Mr"
Mrs,   Roosevelt,   Mrs.   Henry   Morga,n-   Thomas   McClcnahan,  Mrs.  Russell  1'
than  and  Mrs.  Henry ¦Goddard  Leach   llallnian     and      Mrs.     Benjamin,     M.
I will alto b'^ in ilir iKuty. Swarlaman,   all   of  Phila,
The Colony  Club  of Ambler
The Colony Club of Ambler will oP'en tho 1934-35 club year on \\'<d- nesday, Oct, 10, with a covered dish lunclieon to be served at 12.30 p. m. Everyone Is requested to bring her own knife, fork, spoon and napkin, and 25 cents.
A flower show will be held under the direction nf Mrs. Wm. Buehan.in,, Jr., chairman of Garden .and Conserva. tion, and her committee. Ril boiis will be   awarded  as   prizes.
The meeting in the afternoon will bo conducted by ."Vlra. Helen Staples Net¬ ter. president, and there will bo a very IntereKting talk given by Mrs. Jame« ISiish-Browii. of the Ambler School of Horticulture.
It is earnestly hoped that ns m:iny members of the club na possible will attend tiiis meeting, and all the rest of the meetings of the club year, as the programs arranged for the yeai- are imrtieularly interesting and will lie ilior,ii)ghl.y enjoyed by everyone.
i    - wi-ace   Lutheran   Cliuroh,   Hatfield, lUaa  dodicated a new church  wtau:.