The Ambler Gazette 19431104

              She Ambler Gazette
VOL. LXV —NO. 36
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Clifton House 1 Sep 49f
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AMBLER, PA., NOVEMBER 4, 1943
$1.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
RETURNS ARE BETTER IN AMBULANCE DRIVE
Local   As.sociation    Asks   Tliat Residents, Organizations Con- .       tinue  Giving Support
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i^Returns are coming in jiU  the
?ime for the Ambler Community Ambulance Drive which is now under wav. The drive was to have been concluded at the end of Oc¬ tober, but because there were in¬ sufficient funds to carr.y on the Ambulance activities for the com¬ ing year, the drive was extended j until  November   15.
RVIN WOODWARD WINS SUPERVISORS POST
Upper Dublin Residents Down
First Class Township's
Anicndincnt
Irvin Woodward, Republican candidate for the office of super¬ visor of Upper Dublin township, defeated Benjamin H. Eves, pres¬ ent supervisor, who was a candi¬ date on the Democratic ticket, 713 to 374 in the election held on Tuesday.
In    North    District    Woodward
MANY CANES DONATED TO VETERANS' HOSPITAL
No m'ore canes are needed for the Valley Forge Hospital at Phoenixville. The response was so great in Ambler, other sub¬ urban areas and Philadelphia that immediate needs have been ful¬ filled besides providing a surplus.
Within a few days after the applal had been made for canes for convalescing soldiers at the veterans' hospital, great numbers
had been received. They were j ceived, as it stated that Private immediately put in use and found ' Dager ¦ is in good health. The to be of great help to the men, j rumor has been circulating who, discarding crutches, still: throughout the community that needed some means of support,     j Private Dager had been reported
Hospital   authorities    and    Red i killed   in   action,   about  a   month Cross    officials     have    expressed ! ag"-  Although this report was not
believed, as it lacked official con-
PRIVATE ALBERT DAGER
IS   WELL   IN   ITALY
Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Dager, of 327 Church street, Ambler, on Tuesday received a letter from their son, Private Albert Dager, Jr., a paratrooper who has been seeing plenty of action recently in Italy. The letter, dated October 20, states that he "has been having a pretty tough time, but that things now look much better."
The letter was most happily re-
their gratiflcation at the immed
ate respon.se to their appeal.  Thev. 'irmation, everyone is relieved to I polled 215 votes. Eves 209; Lower   .^vish to  thank  the public for its' 1*"°^^ ^^^^ t*^'^ letter, dated after If  the   public  continues   to  re- ' District—Woodward 199, Eves 46; ; yg^y generous help. I ^^^ other  report had  been circu-
spond as favorably as it has been, | South   District — Woodward   200,!  o—^  lated,  confirms  the  fact that  the
Ambler soldier is well.
Private Dager sent his parents a number of pictures which he has
-Woodward I
I Rev. J. William Dow to Be
Convention    Moderator
the Community Ambulance Asso-   Eves 55; East District ciation   feels   that   its  budget  for i 99, Eves 64.
the coming year will be met and i     Edward  L. Lee and Samuel D. ,
that there should be a flne  year i Rqss won the school director posts !     The Bux-Mont Union of Baptist; taken during the Italian invasion, ahead, with lots  of service from  in the township. j Churches will meet in the Mont- j He was shipped overseas in June,
Uoper   Dublin    will   remain   a  gomery   Baptist   Church,   Colmar,' 1942,   after   having   entered   the seconrclasstownX   acting I on Monday afternoon at 2.30 p.m.,   servace on January 5,   1942.   The
the local Community Ambulance Those who have not yet turned
th 868 opposed  to  the  change, I «*<>"«-  °"e  ^t  2.30  p. m.   and  the, Georgia, and his paratroop train lile   185   voted   in   favor   of   a! other at 7.30 p.m., with a supper  mg   at   Fort    Benning,   Georgia
in   their   contributions,   or   "this I to the vote at Tuesday's election" I with the Rev. J. William Dow as  Ambler soldier was given his in-
year's ambulance insurance", as it   a  total of   1053  votes  were  cast' Moderator.  There will be two ses-; Gantry training at Camp Wheeler,
is often termed, are asked to give
their checks or money to Bernard
Lindenfeld, at the Ambler Men's
Wear Shop, or to Walter Reller, at
the Ambler National Bank.
All contributors' names will be (Continued on page 6)
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first  class   township. The vote by districts:
Yes
East    32
Lower    39
North     60
South   54
354 200
185
868
L ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT LIBRARY
ART GROUP SPONSORS
COLONY CLUB MEETING
Seven members of the Art Com¬ mittee of the Ambler Colony Club •were hostesses at the regular club meeting last Wednesday, at which time George A. Newman, well- known artist, of Lansdale, spoke to the club members as he painted an oil painting, "Along the Stream in Autumn".
The hostesses were: Mrs. Mar¬ ion Johnson, chairman of the Art Committee, and Mrs. Edward Mc¬ Kinney, Mrs. Ralph Kline, Mrs. George Bardens, Mrs. Percival Theel, Mrs. B. F. Gerding and Mrs. C. B. Kinney.
Twenty of Mr. Newman's paint¬ ings were on exhibition after the regular meeting.   Tea was served, ,
with Mrs. Joseph F. Cleary presid- ; '"ade  at the October  meeting  of ing at the tea table.   Mrs. Edward i ^he   Fort    Washington    Parent- Steinmetz decorated the club room f Teacher  Association   at   the  Fort with  branches  of  brilliantly   col- I Washington School, ored  fall leaves. |     The organization voted to sup-
 o  ! port  the  project  that  it  adopted
Scouts Plan War Council , last  year—adding   to   the   school i H
a.
1 served at 5.45 p. m. 'When  he  was shipped from  this
1     The speakers will be the Rev. J.  country  in  June  he  was  sent to
I Lester Harnish, of Belmont Ave- ' England.  From there he went into
No I nue Baptist Church, Philadelphia, 1 Africa and then flnally into Italy.
125 ! and the Rev. Henry R. Birch, pas- j  o	
189   tor of Wayland Memorial Baptist | AmKler    Hiirh    School
„..    Chiirrh.   PhilaHelnhia.    Rev.   Dnw ;'*'""'"      "'»"     OCHOOl
Republicans Win AD County "Row Offices"; G. 0. P. Wins 5 to 1 In light Borough Vote
County Commissioners Re-Elected
Ambler Voters Cast 628 Bal¬ lots; All Republican Candi¬ dates Win; Raymond K.   ^ Mensch Reelected
Fort    Washington   Group    Ap¬ proves   Year's   Program; Committees Appointed
Church, Philadelphia. Rev. Dow has been elected moderator of the Bux-Mont Union for the 1943-44 season. He urged all Ambler Bap¬ tists to attend.
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Plans for a winter's program of ]
Students Elect Oflicers |
Elections have been held this' past week by many of the groups I at Ambler High School. The Senior Class elected as its president' for ' the coming year, Joseph Petrilla.! Arthur Boulton was named vice I president; Mafalda D'Amore, sec- ] retary, and Wilson Matthias, treas- ] urer.
The High School Band  elected
Roland Bowers as president;  Joe
! Monaco  as  vice  president;   Ruth
,. f     ,   _,        ~ .      ,, i Towne  as   secretary,   and  Martin
JNorfh Penn Comnumity Centre j Troster as chief librarian.   George
and United War Clicst Blount   was   named   as   Troster's
I assistant.   The band did not name I its representative to Senior Coun¬ cil, but Martin Troster was selected
RAYMOND K. MENSCH Democrat
FRED  C,  PETERS Republican
FOSTER C. HILLEGASS * Republican
Unite
J. RUSSELL MEYERS RECEIVES LEGION PIN
American Legion  Merit Award
Given   Chief  Ob.scrvor   of
Airplane Spotters' Post
J. Russell Meyers, of Ambler, and John Pavelick, of Lansdale, were awarded Legion Merit pins at the annual installation of of¬ flcers of the Norton Downs, Jr., Post,   American   Legion,   of   Am-
Girl Scouts of the Eastern Mont- | library.
The combined campaign of the | to represent the band in the Jun- work and  social gatherings were | North   Penn   Community   Centre j jqj. student Council.
opfn^Sn SembeTTgthS wlni     ^Z'\'^f'',f"^-S.„r:!'l\^^f''}^^, ^,      ,    , tu     ^
cover the same area formerly so-I Pj;*^^!^^"^ ^.^^^^ ",'^^ ^"''^u^ Or-, bler, last Thursday evenmg
licited by the Centi^ alone.   The ^^^^^ra     which   along   with     he
,,,^..1, „+¦ ^,.r,o„;.,i„r, (v,„ „o, ^„,„„ ' school band is conducted by Clif-
haT'be°en°rcS o'f^M^s'S i J-d K. Geary  of the High School W.   Ingersol   and  Mrs.  James  ^^^""j-      ^ally     Albertson    was
Cheston, 4th, who have managed
gomery County District will hold a j     Carlton    Woodward,    president, ¦ ^he Centre's drive so successfully |
war counci! at the Old York Road | called for the reports of the var- j for the last several years. |
Service   Center,   Jenkintown,   on; ious   standing   committees.     The i     Walter   Reller,   executive   vice \ Annual National Roll Call
Wednesday," November  10.   Scout' -      - •
leaders point out that the need for
such a council has been great. Miss
Frances Lee, of the national scout organization, will have many sug¬ gestions to offer when she ad¬ dresses the meeting.
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The offlcers installed were: commander, Walter P. Dickinson; flrst vice commander, Elmer Ott; second vice commander, Edgar Roberts; adjutant, Alexander J. Willox; finance officer, Henry Faust; chaplain, Ensley Graham; historian, William Leach; execu- nr  t     .      n   1 o n    ¦  ¦ »*ive   committee,   Samuel   Wright,
Of Junior Red Cross oegms t Alexander J.  Willox,  Norman  F
named secretary and Martin Tros¬ ter was named librarian.
Sgt. Unger Awarded
Presidential Citation
Sergeant Fred Taylor Unger, son of Mrs. Anna Unger, of Hollywood road. Fort Wash¬ ington, has been awarded the Presidential Citation for Ex¬ cellent Performance as a member of a U. S. Marine Corps Unit which saw plenty of action during four major engagements at Guadalcanal and in the South Paciflc War Zcne.
Sgt. Unger has been in this country since July, recover¬ ing from malaria in the U. S. Naval Hospital at San Diego, Calif. Several weeks ago he returned home on leave from the hospital. Sgt. Unger was formerly a member of Wash¬ ington's Fifth Marine Reserve.
GODSHALL EXPLAINS
Mrs. J. S. Schantz Honored
Visitors interested in the flrst exhibition of the fall and winter season at the Woodmere Galleries,
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Lansdale Man Addresses Weekly
Meeting  of  Ambler
Rotary Club
'Frozen food storage was ex¬ plained by Herbert Godshall, of Lansdale, at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Ambler Rotary Club at Niblock's restaurant.
The speaker said that frozen food storage is a comparatively new development, particularly so for the "home folks". He said that if it had not been for the war and
membership   committee   reported  president of the Ambler National
that the organization has seventy-  Bank, has formed  a men's  com-;        --  ¦ =•      i-—v -•   "¦    vvv r ';;;"  -  i--"""."-   --¦".   --/"'>-"   -•'^   ;r".~ »„,„u"^<-   v,...,, "v, .,,„•„«   „„o„„   4-:^^
seven   members.    The   hospitality | mittee to solicit gifts and William!     The annual national Roll Call ot, Taylor,   Bernard   Lindenfeld   and  their favorite contribution to this [ each   of   them   having   space   for committee announced that it will' Acuff,  of Keasbey  and  Mattison,; the Junior Red Cross is now under   Samuel Smith. | very pleasing show. j many     hundreds     ot     individual
serve refreshments at each meet- i is chairman of publicity. I way.   November  1  to  15 are  the i     District   Commander   Lawrence      .^^^    choice   of    the    majority I 'ockers.
ing during the year.  The program I     Mrs  Elme- Briggs has been ap-' official dates and the students of; A. Brown, of Jeffersonville, was in   p,.oved   to  be  the   canvas   called j     Mr. Godshall explained that the committee reported that a varied 1 pointed   Captain   of   the   Ambler i the 22 schools in the Wissahickon   charge. i - -    ••       —   -  ¦    -..-...-< , i„«, 1.,«*„	
the consequent shortage of build ^
ing materials, it is most likely that j De'wey " L." Behringer "'polleci 249 many more food lockers would be and 236 votes, respectively for the in use by the American public. As | two councilman positions in the it is, Mr. Godshall estimated that | third ward.
there   are  some  5,000   such  fortd !     F. S. Rothenberger and Webster Chestnut   Hill,   selected   by   vote   storage buildings in this country,   O.   Johnson   polled   247   and   229
'       '       "   " '      ' "      votes   respectively    foj-   the   two
school    director    posts.     Fanning
IN FATAL SHOOTING
program has been planned for the j district, with three ward captains  Branch of the American Red Cross meetings in order that every one! to assist her, Mrs. Winfield Cook, 1 are enrolling to do their share to may find something of interest.     I Mrs.   Boyd   B.   Button   and   Mrs. i ^^^P ^^e Armed Forces. It is hoped A special committee, appointed  James Scully. ' ^^^^  ^he   enrollment  will   be   100
to look into the matter of purchas-
observer at the airplane spotters'
_,..,.. , per cent. i post at Ambler.   He praised Mr.
ne a microscope for the seventh ' a/t^^t °mu ^'A/r"^^''''*'' I     Mrs. John B. Prizer is chairman   Meyers'   work  highly,   explaining
."?.^ ™':™ff?Pl/°ii*'5.f.''.^"?,^lMrs. James Miller and Mrs. Perry | ^j. ^^^ j^^.^^^ j^^^ ^ross  for the! that he volunteered for the job of
chief  observer,  a job  that  taxed
,   Summer Sea", painted in Maine  commercial locker plants are pre- Norman F. Taylor, a past com-1 ^^ j^^.^   j  g   schantz, of Ambler  pared  to  freeze  products  for  in- mander,  presented  the merit pin | Highlands.  A prize of ten dollars I dividuals or they will accept food i to Mr. Meyers who was the chief! accompanied the award. j that    has    already    been    frozen, j
Waived al S]>ringlield Town¬ ship Building Last Night
! funds can be raised.
The   president   announced
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grade, reoorted the cost and avail-   Rpn'snn    fm-   Penllvn   and   r.u/v.
ability of. several instruments. Af-! S^Mrs   Sitoe^McKenzie ^nd ^ ^'^^ v^lirchairmen t^^
ter  general  discussion,  the   asso-, Mrs. H. Z. Maxwell, for Blue Bell ^ ^^^      r^ \/r-!^on   o  J^^^'     ^
ciation   decided   to   purchase   the ] and   Center   Square;   Mrs.   Elias!   ""^^  ^:   McCall   and   Mrs.   G.
Hearing for Erdenheim Woman 1 microscope   later   in   the   year   if I Wolf  and  Mrs.   Frank   Carv,  for i J^^'''"'^ ^'1'^*''  Pubhcity, Mrs. Wil-
I Jarrettown and Dresher; Mrs Wil-1 }l^ ^- Morrow; secretaries, Mrs.
thei liam Casey and Mrs. Frank Km-\^^°'^%' u^m i   ^ ^""Z     i        ;
namon,  for  Oreland;  Mrs. -Harry ^ f"*^" ^^ McNelis   and  director ot
Waterer,    for    Fort    Washington; '\ ^^e Junior Disaster Bicycle Corps,   dunnf the Pas   week. Mrs. C. B. Moyer,-for North Wales,  ^',^^;, ^ess Lightcap ^^''^'^"^  « ^if.i T
and Mrs. Albert Nesbitt, for Pros-' ^ ^^^ Wyndmoor Girl Scouts  un-   Memorial   Hospital   to A        J J   A-    M  J  I     „^o4„;ii„ I der the leadership ot Mrs. Waldo   street, Ambler.
Awarded  Atr  Medals | pectville. ,,,..! C. Ault,  have just presented  the      Mrs.    Ella    Shuman,
I Because the services of both the I junior Red Cross with a patch- I and Summitt avenue. Fort Wash- I North Penn Community Centre | ^o,.j^ ^^jjl ^jjich thev made and i ington, to Sacred Heart Hospital, I and the United War Chest are so j .^^^^^ ^^.ju ^^ ygg^ ^\ ^^^^ YgU^   ; ^forristown.
i well known to everyone, the Cam-   p^j.gg Hospital. I     Mrs.    Rose    Pistilli,    217    Oak
paign   this   year   will   appeal   toi  ^  street.  Ambler,  to  Abington  Me-
TO  FLY "FLYING FORTRESS"
Second Lieutenant John S. Ber¬ wind. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Berwind, of 318 Forrest avenue. Ambler, is learning to fly the big "Flying Fortresses" at Roswell Comm«nif3'i4m6u[ancei4ctii;ities! Army   Air   Field,   Roswell,   New
transition    school
The hearing of Mrs. Helen Wucherer, Erdenheim woman who shot and fatally wounded her hus¬ band, August, at their home, 5 Whitemarsh avenue, early Sunday morning, was waived before Mag¬ istrate Charles S. Idell, Spring¬ field township, last evening. Mrs. Wucherer was represented by Charles H. Brunner, Jr., who said that she was unable to testify.
Offlcer Turner ^nd House Ser¬ geant Kerper both testified that Mrs. Wucherer came into the . Springfleld township police station early aunday morning and handed *the gun to them stating that she had just shot her husband.
The    fatal    shooting    occurred early Sunday morning, shortly af¬ ter midnight, when Wucherer re- (Continued on page 3)  o	
Junior Club to Meet
New members of the Junior Col¬ ony Club of Ambler will be en¬ tertained at a dinner to be given in their honor on Tuesday evening at the Johnson restaurant. Ambler.
Mrs. Elizabeth Newkirk, of Chestnut Hill, will speak on cos¬ metics and give a demonstration.
The committee in charge of the
Sergeant R.  G.  Davis
The Ambler Community Ambu-;     „jj^ jiy^
lance   made   the   following   calls i ^j^^.^   He received his pilot wings
recently at Douglas, Arizona.
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Abington 5    North
Highland
Corp. Fred Serral Home
On One Month's Leave
Meats are dressed and packed for keeping without too much danger of dehydration, while vegetables and such foods are quick frozen, so as to retain the maximum in vitamin content, as well as to pre¬ vent the deterioration that quickly sets in when frozen slowly.
The speaker said that women have taken a deep interest in the best way to handte vegetables and fruits. They have been the ones who have come to storage plants for consultation.
Hoyt, Democrat, received 38 votes. (Continued on page 6)
NO DECIsiliHED AT
About Fifty Persons Present al
Meeting With Springfield
Coniniissioners
practically the entire community.
  HELEN McGILL ELECTED
i Miss Helen McGill, daughter of ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT I Mr. and Mrs. Mark Z. McGill, pf At a dinner given by Mr. and. Fort    Washington,    has    recently
morial Hospital.
SCHOOL HAS NEW TEACHER _,. _   ,.  „   __,     ,      „            I     The newest addition to the fac-
Mrs. E. G. Davies, of Trinity ave-1 been elected to the Junior Class I ulty of Ambler High School is F I nue. Ambler, last Thursday eve- ' Comfnission at Hood College, Fred- j G. Volp, of Roxborough, Phila- ; ning in honor of the birthday of I erick, Md. Miss McGill is also ad- | delphia. After graduating from j their son, now serving in the U. S.   vertising manager of the "Touch- ; State   Teachers'  College  at  West
Army Air Corps, Mr. and Mrs. C. j stone",  the  school  yearbook,  and   Chester in 1941, Mr. Volp served ! K.    Laughlin,    of    Ambler,    an-1 assistant   advertising   manager  of i nounced the engagement of their   the "Blue and  Grey", the  school I daughter, Gloria Marie,  to  Cadet' paper. i Ralph J. Davies, stationed at El- ;  n -
lington    Field,    Houston,    Texas. |   '_The Ambler Community Am
for two years in the United State.'; ^ Army and was honorably dis-, charged.
He   has   also   served   wfth   the | United States Army Air Corps and the Roval Canadian Air Force. The
SERGEANT R. G. DAVIS
I Guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. i bulance   Association   needs   your ,
I Laughlin, Misses Elaine and Gloria ; help and  support!   Contribute to-   subjects Mr. Volp will teach are
I Laughlin, and Mrs. Sara A. Ros-'. day! ! ' science,  history  and health.
] enberry, all  of Ambler;  Mr. and \   /  .  _
i Mrs.   E.   G.   Davies,  Jr.,   of  Ger-1 ~~      ~~' "
mautown, and Miss Mary Hay, o^j^^^^^ DoWnS,   Jr. PoSt  tO AwOrd
About  seventy-five   persons  at¬ tended the public hearing befor* the Board of Township  Com.mis< Mr.   Godshall  pointed out that 1 f'^^^'^.^^SP'^'^Stteld   Township
e   virtni^v   wardens.   re^:,rHprt   h. \ ^3^^    ^,^^^'1''^     ^u^"xi?u'S  u^^^
Springfield Township High School auditorium.
the victory gardens, regarded by many as a joke last spring, pro¬ duced a lot of food. These gardens
„   , ,   .     ..„,     JJ..,.     I     The purpose of the meeting was
made a very substantial addition   .     ,!„   tu„    j „.: .„ „.¦ „„	
 ^ fho »„fi,.» cf^v. ^f f^^H to consider the adoption ot an or-
to the entire store of food.
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SELECT ANNUAL HIGH i SCHOOL PLAY  CAST
Sgt. R. G. Davis, son of Mr. and j
Ration Calendar
dinner     comprises     Miss     Helen i Mrs. Russell L. Davis, of Mattison | ^eats, fats, etc.:
Roesch,   Miss   Bettv    Nice,   Miss  avenue.   Ambler,   has   just   been,
Gertrude    Vandegrift    and    Mrs. I awarded the Army Medal and an  g^,^^ ^^ ^ q,.^ 24
Legion Gold Star Citations
Thomas J. Lane, Jr. | Oak   Leaf   Cluster,   according   to.g^.-^^^^  ^ Oct. 31
i Oak   Leaf   Cluster,
; word received recently.
SERVICE OF PRAYER j     Sgt. Davis, who is better known I g|;°^J{ ^ ^^^ j^
A .'^u-e of prayer, remember-   as "J|';>y. a gunner-engineer on ! 3^^^^ ^ ! : ..   Nov.'21 ing t'^movs in the armed forces,   a B-26 in the Army Air Corps, was will  be   held  in   the   Trinity  Lu-' sent  to  England   in  August.   He   ^^ theran Church,  Fort Washington, ' was given one month of training  B,.o^n p on  Armistice Day, November  11, ! '" England, and in September was' at   11   a. m.    The   people   ot   the : sent into active service, community are invited to join in |     It was during the month ot Sep- this    flfteen    minute    service    of; tember that  he  made  six  flights prayer to God for all of those who | "ver the English Channel and was are awav from their homes serv- i awarded the Army Medal, and the
, Oak Leaf Cluster, which takes the I place of the actual award of an- ! other   medal   for   the   same   dis¬ tinguished   decoration   previously awarded.
Sgt.   Davis   is,   so   tar   as   this
ing in the Army, Navy, or Marines.
Dr. Frank Gideon Speaks
To   Ambler   Kiwanians
Dr. F'rank Gideon, past presi¬ dent of the Philadelphia Kiwanis Club, addressed the Ambler Ki¬ wanians oh the "United War Chest" at the weekly meeting of the   group   held   at   School   Inn,
Brown M Nov. 28
Brown  N    Dec.   5
Dec. 12 Canned, processed foods:
Blue X Y Z  Oct.   1
Green ABC
(Book No. 4) Nov.   1 Sugar No.  29
(Book No. 4) Nov.   1 Fuel Oil
Period 1  July   1
Period 2   Nov. 30
Exuircs' American Legion Gold Star Cita- Dec 4 i tions will be awarded post-hum- Dec 4 i ously to the nearest of kin tor Dec 4' ^^ose who paid the supreme sac- 4 1 riflce in the service of our country, J ; Corporal Claudius William Hay- j   wood, 3rd and Yeoman Third Class
Dec. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.
J ' Kenneth Thomas Heywood, on J  Sunday  afternoon  at 2.30  o'clock
¦ by   Norton  Downs,  Jr.,  Post  No.
I 125, American Legion, at the Le- Nov. 20  gion Home.
The   Rev.   Paul   E.   Schmoyer,
Dec. 201 pastor   of   St.   Paul's   Reformed
I Church, Fort Washington, will de-
I liver the address.   Norton Downs,
Jan. 15; Jr., Post No.  125, will dedicate a
j Service Flag of twenty-seven stars
Jan.    3   lor boys and girls of Legion par-
Feb.   3 ! entage, serving their country. The
Ambler High School Band, under
Shoes:
newspaper knows, only the second ^ No. 18                  June 16 Indefinite; the direction of Clift'ord K. Geary
Ambler  man  to  be  awarded   the i Airplane No. 1 i of the  High  School  faculty,  will
Army   Medal   and   an   Oak   Leaf;     (Book   No.  3)   Nov. 1 Indeflnite j render  special  music for  the  oc-
Cluster.   The first person so hon ored was Captain John E. Stewart,
Tuesday   night.     Vice   President | son  ot  Dr.  John  G.   Stewart,   of Oscar ii. Stillwagon presided. ! Loch Alsh and Cedar roads, Am-
He stated  that  under  the  new '• bler.  He was in June awarded his \
Gasoline:
A6   July 22
A8     Nov.   9
Nov. Feb.
j casion. (J I     The   National   Headquarters   of 8  the American Legion has adopted
 n  i a policy of issuing to the next of
The Ambler Community Am- i kin Gold Star Citation Certiflcates, plan, funds are all given at one 1 third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air | bulance A.ssociation needs your \ tor those who have died while in time and then distributed to the Medal. Captain Stewart has been [ help and support! Contribute to-I the service ot our country; there various agencies. in the service since 1941. day! ! iare several other certificates to be
issued, which have not as yet been received by the local Legion Post. These citations and those received hereafter will be awarded at Me¬ morial Day Services next year.
The Service flag will be raised on Sunday by two members of the WAVES, now serving in Washing¬ ton,   D. C.    After   the   invocation.
Dramatic coach.
The players will appear as fol¬ lows: Mr. Bennett, played by Bob Hibbs; Mrs. Bennett, Ann Hickey; Jane, Barbara Chappell; Elizabeth, jAnna Bolt; Mary, Georgiana Lan- I caster; Catherine, Edith Crossley; I Lydia,  Kay  Breslin;  Mr.  Collins, I Bob  Virkler;  Mr. Bingley, Dinny lEdmunson; Miss Bingley, Virginia I Kauffman; Mr. Dorey, Bob Harsch; I Lady  Catherine  de Bourgh, Dor- I othy  Sanders;   Lady  Lucas,  Bar¬ bara    Truman;    Charlotte,    Jean [Good;    Hill,   Hentz   Huber;    Mr. Corporal Frederick A. Serral, a I Wickham,   Bob   Hoopes  and   Bill member cf the First Raider Bat-r i^dler.
talion, U. S. Marines Corps, ar- { The plot of the play centers rived in Ambler on Sunday to; around the Bennetts, a fashionable spend a leave of absence visiting English family of the early 1800's. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony  Mrs. Bennett, an inveterate match-
FREDERICK SERRAL
Serral, of 132 North Main street Ambler. He will remain here un¬ til near  the end  of this month.
Corporal   Serral   saw   intensive action in the South Pacific   n two
maker, tries to flnd husbands for her five daughters, Jane, Eliza¬ beth, Mary, Catherine and Lydia. She encounters many difflculties caused by  other matchmakers,  a
the group present will sing   Anrier-1 ggpai-ate encounters with the Japs,  jealous woman,  and  a villainous ica'\   Legion  Commander  Walter j ^j^^ ^.,,^^ ^j^^ ^^j. sixty-flve days, | liar. P. Dickmson   will offer a tew re-1 j.,.^^ j^        ^ -,^ jg^j y^^^.^ ^^^^-^ ^j^^ marks and Borough officials will j j„.^^,g ^j. Qj.toi3g,._ ^^ (j^g^aipg^gi^
be introduced. U,,^,   t,,^   second   time   for   three
There will be a mXisical selection | ^^^^^^ ^y^-^ j^^g^ j^j    ^^ ^y^^ jj^^ by  the Band, the  introduction  ot
The play will be presented De¬ cember 9 and 10.
OTHER TOWNSHIP RESULTS
Ambler voterc cast 6"8 ballots in the municipal election held on Tuesday. The Republicans voted better than 5 to 1 in the borough, with the Republicans casting 520 votes to 108 votes for the Demo-, crats.
Frederick C. Peters polled 203, 119 and 230 votes for the Countj' Commissioners' post in the three wards of the borough, while Foster C. Hillegass, Republican candidate ror the other position received 203, 113 and 215 votes respectively in the borough. Raymond K. Mensch, Democrat, wen the minority posU polling 45, 4Q and 52 votes, re¬ spectively.
FIRST WARD "
In the flrst ward Edward J. Kelly was reelected as councilman over his Democratic candidate, Harry Burroughs, 200 to 61. F. S. Rothenberger polled 199 votes and W. O. Johnson polled 200 votes to win the school director posi¬ tions. Fanning O. Hoyt received 56 votes on the Democratic ballot.
William N. Alcorn polled 167 Republican and 32 Democl-atic votes for the Justice of the Peaca offlce and Luther Fretz polled 33 Democratic and 166 Republican • votes for the same office in tha first ward.
SECOND WARD
Joseph Cavalier, running unop¬ posed for councilman in the sec¬ ond ward, polled 154 votes. F. S. Rothenberger and W. O. Johnson each polled 150 and 121 votes for the school director positions. Fan¬ ning Hoyt polled 36 Democratic votes in the ward.
William Alcorn and Luther Fretz 'polled 148 and 157 votes, respectively for the offices of ilus- tice of Peace.
THIRD WARD
J.    Robert    Simpson,    Jr.    and
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dinance   amending   the   Township Zoning Ordinance of 1940, to pro¬ hibit the erection of any detached two-family    dwelling,     semi - de¬ tached    two-family    dwelling    or The cast to appear in the Am- i any multiple dwelling, or the con- bler     High    School     production,   version of any property into any "Pride and  Prejudice",  has been | of   the   three   classes   mentioned announced  by  Miss  Helen  Bork, i above,  jn  areas  where   there  are
no public sanitary sewers, except by special exception granted by the Springfleld Township Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Eugene J. Kellner, of Erden¬ heim, spoke briefly to the group assembled, speaking against the changing of the ordinance, men¬ tioning the names of a number of persons in the townshiiD, flne citizens, who have apartments in their homes, and have never had a complaint.
George Larkin, president of the Improvement Association of Erd- (Continued on page 2)
Rev. Schmoyer and then his ad¬ dress. Following this part of the program, the Gold Star Certificates will be awarded. Immediately af¬ ter this honor is bestowed, tlfcere will be the raising of the Service Flag. The program will be closed with the benedication and singing of the "Star Spangled Banner".
The  Legion  officials  state  they feel   it   is   the   patriotic   duty   of everyone   in   this   community   to attend  Sunday's service.  0	
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Attend Launching Ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Swearer and
sons. Earl, Jr. and Marlin, of 805
..      „, ,.   ,„.„      ...       ,      .       Mermaid lane, Wyndmoor, attend-
the   Class   ol   1940,   at er   having  ^^  ^^e   launching  of  the   U.S.S.
Georgia Islands.
The Ambler Marine was grad¬ uated from  Ambler  High School,
been active in basketball and foot ball. He was secretary of his home room when he was a Senior, and vice president of his home room when he was a Freshman. Corporal Serrall enlisted in the Marines shortly after his gradua¬ tion, and was sent to Parris Island, N. C. Later he was graduated from the Marine Training School at h e Ambler i Quantico, Va., and was sent over¬ year, seas to the South Paciflc area.
SCOUTS   CELEBRATE
HALLOWE'EN AT PARTY
The Girl Scouts of Troop No. 232, Ambler, held a Hallowe'en party, Friday night, in the barn at "Edgelawn", Tennis avenue, Ambler. There were about forty girls and boys present. The eve¬ ning was spent in dancing and in playing games.
Peggy Slutter and Anna Mae Dickinson were responsible for the decorations. Louise C^imburn and Carolyn Bauer served refresh¬ ments. Mary Jane Willox took charge of the games for the eve¬ ning. Defense stamps were given as prizes.
Miss Julia S. Landis, leader of the troop, sends this message to the girls, "Don't forget, this is Girl Scout Week.   Each day should be
Swearer,  destroyer  escort   vessel, at Port Newark, N. J., on Sunday.
The   escort   was   sponsored   by,     , ,     .   ,   , ^- ,   ^
Mrs. Walter Franklin Swearer, of i celebrated by every Girl Scout. New York, mother of Lieutenant' Each scout should try to demon- Walter F. Swearer, who was bur-   strafe the meaning ol each day as
ied at sea in the Solomon Islands. Lt. Swearer, a cousin of Earl Swearer, enlisted in the Navy af-
follows: Monday, homemaking day; Tuesday, citizenship; Wed¬ nesday, health and safety; Thurs-
ter his graduation from the Brook- day, international friendship; Fri- lyn Institute of Technology, as a day, arts and crafts: Saturday, chemical engineer. uut-ol-doors  day."