The Ambler Gazette 19430121

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Clifton House        1 Sep care Miss Alice L. R. D. 1
!^JE  AMBLER   GAZETTE
VOL. LXIV —NO. 47
AMBLER, PA., JANUARY 21, 1943
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COMMISSIONERS ACT
Springfield Township Board of Health Given Power to Take ^cu¦'Precautionary Steps
Springfield Township Commis¬ sioners, holding their monthly meeting last Wednesday night, gave the Board of Health and the township health officer, Dr^ Jo¬ seph Fleitas, full power to act in the matter of vaccination against smallpox.
Dr. Fleitas suggested to the Commissioners that it might be wise to have a supply of vaccine on hand for use in an emergency, and he also suggested that a free clinic be set up in the township building to vaccinate those unable to pa.y physicians' fees.
He emphasized the fact that he did not wish to alarm anyone, but felt that the township should be prepared to meet any emergency.
The Commissioners received a ¦ communication from the Spring- fleld-Whitemarsh League of Wo¬ men Voters, protesting the irregu¬ lar collection of tin cans. The township secretary was instructed to get in touch with William J. Bysher, Sr., township collector, to find out whether he intends to collect and handle separately, cans prepared for salvage, so that resi¬ dents can be advised.
A letter of resignation was re¬ ceived from William P. MoUoy, who has served as a township auditor, together with J. Warren Brooke and Harry G. Bear. It was accepted by the Commis¬ sioners.
The possibility of having all of the township's insurance policies handled through one broker, of having them all bear the same ex¬ piration date, and also of having a more equal distribution of com¬ missions among the brokers was discussed.
Rearrangement of offices in the Tpwnship Building was discussed, with Commissioner Elmer Perry tuggesting that the Commissioners use an upstairs room for board tneetings, and that the present meeting room be divided into two rooms, to be occupied by the po¬ lice. He also suggested that the secretary's office be moved from the rear of the first floor to the front office now occupied by the police. The Commissioners ex¬ pressed their approval and the Building Committee was author- (continued on page 6)  o	
LIOOAY .A.LWILLET
Was Widely Known as Desif^ner
of Memorial Stained-Glass
Windows
Funeral services will be held at the Princeton University chapel this afternoon for Mrs. Anne Lee Wiilet, artist and designer of some of the most widely-known me¬ morial stained glass windows in America, and mother of Henry Lee Wiilet, of Butler pike and Limekiln road. Three Tuns, who died Monday in an Atlanta, Ga., hospital after a brief illness. She was 76. Burial will be in Prince¬ ton.
Mrs. Wiilet was stricken with pneumonia while visiting her daughter, Mrs. Thomas H. Eng¬ lish, wife of the chairman of Emory University's department of English. She also is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Murray Forst Thompson, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Wiilet, who made her home with her son, was the widow of William Wiilet, a leader of the renaissance in stained-glass art in this country. She became known first as a co-worker of her hus¬ band, and after his death in 1921, equally well known in her own right. She retired from the Wiilet Stained Glass Company, Philadel-
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HI 10 ENTERTAIN CLUB
It's Becoming A Habit
History keeps repeating itself down at the Stage Door Canteen in Philadelphia.
On Thursday night the Canteen held its fourth "Ambler Night", and Ambler still is the only com¬ munity to provide for all of the refreshments one night at the Canteen.
The food on Thursday was real¬ ly "something to write home about", too. It included special treats for the service men, like hard boiled eggs, tangerines, and stuffed dates. There was lots of milk, of course, and it was a familiar sight to see service men clutching a bottle of milk in one hand and a plate of "eats" in the other.
The entertainment was "extra special", as it always is. The cast of "Junior Miss" was there and music was provided by the or¬ chestra of Morris Shusterman and Walter Miller. The Arthur Mur¬ ray dancers were on hand also, as were Daisy Lipsy, pianist, and Wade Barnes, vocalist.
Contributions from Amblerites continue lo come in, according to Mrs. J. Robert Simpson, Jr., of Highland avenue, who has helped make 'Ambler Night' possible. Mrs. Albert Dager is receiving contri¬ butions from Mrs. James Numan, Mrs. Howard Robinson, Mrs. John Dinnell and Mrs. Rudolph Bruder, and turning them over to Mrs. Harry Weaver, who, with Mrs. Simpson, takes pledges and money. Alpha Eta Sorority also has joined the list of contributors.
91 Draftees Leave Ambler Today and Tomorrow for Camp
Forty-two  Go  This  Morning,  Forty-nine  Friday;   Will   Report al New Cund)crland, Pa., and Fort Meade, Md.
Ninety-one draftees from this area are leaving Ambler today and tomorrow for army camps. The group includes eighty-eight who passed their final physical examinations at Allentown last week. A total of 116 men'were examined.
Leaving at 8.28 a.m. today for Fort George G. Meade, Maryland are two Negro draftees, John Lewis, of Conshohocken, and Al¬ bert Hurley, Jr., of Philadelphia. Forty others leave at 9.28 a. m. for New Cumberland, Pa. Tomorrow, forty-nine men will entrain at 9.28 a. m. for New Cumberland.
Following are the names of those accepted for military service: Leaving Today
VI2038     Harry    E.    Weed,     430
Church St., Ambler. V12084     Oscar   E.    Warner,   310
Spring Mill ave., Consho. V12143    John   E.   Smith,   237   E.
6th ave., Consho. V12227   James P.  Kelly,   120  W.
Hector St., Consho.
V12230    Walter E. Deuber, 331 E. Hector St., Consho.
V12286    James W. McKinnen, 237 Trinity ave..  Ambler.
V12313    Joseph   A.   Desimne,   12 E. Hector st., Consho.
V12333    Carl G. Randall, Jr., 308 Rosemary ave.. Ambler.
V12234    Joseph  A.  Andraka,   107 Halsey st., Newark, N. J.
V John W. Lewis, 110 E. Elm
St., Consho.
1398   Joseph F. Donnelly, Cottage ave., Horsham.
1617    Joseph J. Chiriano, 418 Ren¬ frew ave.. Ambler.
3147    Herbert E. Stout, 5 Linden¬ wold Farms, Ambler.
10399    Thomas   P.   Rubando,   204 Commonwealth ave., Trenton.
11312A   John J. Netreye, 62 Fay¬ ette St., Consho.
11862     Joseph   Giampa,    212    S. Chestnut st.. Ambler.
12261    Charles  S.   Jeflferies,   1100 Maple St., Consho.
11944   Paul S. Opielski, 12 Maple St., Consho.
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Salvage for Scouts
Now is the time to start sav¬ ing cooking fat, tin cans, old silk stockings, wool, yarn, and old felt hats.
The Girl Scouts of Ambler will launch a salvage cam¬ paign in February, for the collection of such things, and there will be an adult Scout stationed at a special place each Saturday to receive con¬ tributions.
The collection place will be announced shortly, and mean¬ while residents are urged to save salvage for the Scouts.
Waiting for You:
A Chance to Save a Life
"The hlood of man should never he shed hut to redeem the Ijlood of man. It is well shed for our family, for our friends, for our God, for our country, for our Kin;:. The rest is vanity; the rest  is crime." -     _Ednn.nd Burke, 1797.
COMMinEES REPORT
Will   Present   Farce,   "Madness
in Triple Time", at Meeting
on Tuesday
Four Memhers  of Council  Re¬ elected; General and Organ¬ izational Reports Received
St. John's Lutheran Church, Ambler, held its annual congre¬ gational dinner at the church on Monday evening, with sixty pres¬ ent.
Reelected to the Church Council were Warren Groom, Thomas Tru¬ man, Harry W. Wood and Edward Groff. They, together with other church officers and teachers of the church school, will be installed on Sunday.
General reports were received from the pastor. Dr. Robert D. Hershey, the secretary, Thomas j Truman, and the treasurer. War-J ren Groom, showing a profitable, year, with the budget subscribed | in full and complete payment j made for the two rooms added to i the church. 1
Organizational reports were re¬ ceived from the Church School, the Ladies' Aid Society, the Mis¬ sionary Society, the Children of the Church, the Luther League, the Crusaders, the choir and var¬ ious classes.
William Deuchar presided at the dinner, which was prepared and served by the Ladies' Aid Society. The Rev. Dr. Hershey presided at the meeting.
Ambler Girl Scout Troop, No. 108, will entertain the Junior Colony Club of Ambler at the club's regular meeting on Tues¬ day evening, January 26, in the Ridge avenue building.
First class scouts of the troop will give the farce, "Madness in Triple Time", by Valentine Ston- jalsky. The fast-moving comedy concerns stage-struck triplet daughters of an ex-actress who try to impress a producer with their acting abilities.
The characters will be played by Barbara Smith, Mary Ann Deckman, Helen Schaufler, Betty Snyder, Molly Tompkins and Ann Hough. The costumes and prop¬ erties are in charge of Helen Jackson and Eleanor Scherff^ Mrs. Caryl Warner, dramatic chairman of the troop committee, is direct¬ ing.
Members are invited to bring guests. The junior club hostesses will be Mrs. Albert Stout, Miss Tina Japikse, Mrs. William G. Williams and Mrs. Clair R. Wil¬ liams.
Miss Margaret Betts, secretary of the Children's Aid Society of Montgomery County, addressed the Junior Colony Club at its meeting on January 12.
Miss Betts told how the society acts as agent for the county in finding foster homes for children who, for one reason or another, cannot live with their own fami¬ lies. The society is responsible for the children's board, clothing and medical care and its interest con- j tinues after the children have been | placed. 1
The speaker explained that flnd-1 ing the right ^foster home for the I right child is important. She said j that you must have the right home ! for the right child in order to j have any degree of happiness for all concerned.
During  the  brief business  ses¬ sion it was decided to contribute to  the   community   fund   to   pur¬ chase a service flag for Ambler.  o	
CARD  PARTY   TONIGHT
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Wissahickon Fire Company of Am¬ bler will hold a public card party at 8.30 o'clock tonight at the fire hall.
WORKERS STILL NEEDED BY RED CROSS AUXILIARY
The Ambler Auxiliary of the j Wissahickon Branch of the Amer- ] ican Red Cross still is in need of \ volunteers to help with the work i at the Red Cross rooms on Main street.
Women are badly needed to sew and prepare surgical dressings, ac¬ cording to Mrs. George W. Bard¬ ens, chairman of production, and those who can bring their own sewing machines are urged to do so. jewing is done both on Wed¬ nesdays and Thursdays, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m., and surgical dress¬ ings are prepared on Thursdays.
The Auxiliary also is in need of a wool winder, Mrs. Bardens reports, and contribution of one would be greatly appreciated.
Community   Association   Holds
Annual   Meeting;   Elects
Officers, Directors
NAME TWO DIRECTORS FOR TRUST COMPANY
NEED VOLUNTEERS
More women are needed to aid with the surgical dressing work at the Fort Washington fire house, according to Mrs. G. Harris Britt, of Fort Washington.
Women meet at the flre house each Wednesday from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m., and those who can spare the time are urged to be present.
You may not be shouldering a gun, but you can save the life of someone who is right in the thick of the fight.
A mobile blood donor unit will be at the Ambler fire house next Thursday and Friday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accept donations of  blood.
Wouldn't you like to feel that some boy overseas is going to live because you've parted with one pint of blood?
Four million pints of blood  are
Henry   Deens   and   J.   Russell
Meyers   Elected  to  Board
at Stockholders' Meeting
RECEIVES COMMISSION
George J. Deens, of Butler ave¬ nue, will leave on Saturday for the U. S. Naval Training Sta¬ tion, at Norfolk, Virginia. He has been commissioned a warrant of¬ ficer in the Civil Engineers Corps.
Mr. Deens is a member of H. C. Deens and Brother, local elec¬ tricians.
NAVY MAN TO SPEAK
U. S. S. Boise Officer lo Address
Red   Cross   Group   al
Annual Meeiing
Ambler Banks To Inaugurate Special Ration Coupon Service
Wholesalers   and  Retailers   Will  Be   Ahle   lo   Open  'Accounts' and  Draw  Special  'Checks'
"Ration coupon banking", a new type of banking service for re¬ tailers and wholesalers of rationed commodities, designed t-n make the nation's ration program work more effectively''* will be inaugurated here in /J^jbler on Wednesday of next week, it has been announced by the Ambler Trust Company and the Ambler National Bank.
' This is a war service that the government has asked the banks to undertake under which whole¬ salers and the larger retailers will be required by the Office of Price Administration to open "ration bank accounts" in the banks with which they customaril.y do busi¬ ness. Into these "ration accounts" the wholesalers and retailers will deposit the ration coupons re¬ ceived from their customers against which they will draw special "ration checks" when or¬ dering new supplies. It is expected that only the retailers whose food sales in December, 1942 exceeded $5,000 will be directed by the Of¬ fice of Price Administration to open "ration accounts". No charges of any kind will be made by the banks for this service.
Consumers such as housewives, motorists,   and   other   individuals
Chief   Boatswain   Mate   J.   T Schermerhorn,   of   the   U.   S.   S. | Boise,  will  be the  guest  speaker tomorrow night at the annual din-1 ner-meeting   of   the   Wissahickon Branch of the American Red Cross at Ambler High School.
Dinner will be served by the Canteen at 6.30 p. m. and all mem¬ bers of the Red Cross are invited to attend.
A special newsreel on blood i donors will be shown, the work | of the various services and de-1 partments of the Red Cross will j De displayed, and the Board of [ Directors for the coming year will; be elected. |
Those to be voted on are: Mrs.: George    Bardens,    Louis    Bieler,! David Birdsell, Mrs. Robert Bole,! Mrs.    Orville    Bullitt,    Mrs.    Jay; Cooke, John W. Cornell, Jr., Mrs. i Lewis Dick, Mrs. P. Glendinning, I Mrs.     S.    Powel    Griffitts,    Mrs.! Frazer Harris, Mrs. Sidney Keith, Harry   Lauer,   Mrs.   Samuel   Ma¬ deira,   Mrs.  Delaplaine  McDaniel, Mrs.    Ramsey    McKinney,    Mrs. Robert McLean, Mrs. George Mill¬ er, Mrs. James Miller, Dr. B.  D. Parish, Sr., Mrs. Henry Piatt, Mrs. John Prizer, Mrs. J. J. Radcliffe, Mrs. Frank Ramsey, Mrs. Thomas Reath,   Joseph   Rex,   Mrs.   Alfred Seddon, Mrs. Robert Toland, Mrs. Roscoe   Smith,    Mrs.   J.   Howard Buck,  Mrs.   Albert  Nylund,   Mrs. William   Harvey   and   Miss   Ruth Nash.
The Ambler Community Ambu¬ lance Association held its annual meeting last Wednesday night at the Legion Home, with Bernard Lindenfeld presiding.
Reports were heard from all committees and the treasurer, Walter Reller, reported a good balance for the year. President Lindenfeld thanked all those who had helped in the drive for mem¬ berships in the 'Dollar-a-Year Club' and announced that mem¬ berships can be taken out at any¬ time.
It was reported that Mrs. George Deens had obtained the most members during the drive. The secretary reported 665 dollar mem¬ bers in Ambler and 145 dollar members in the surrounding com¬ munities.
The following officers were elected for 1943: president, Bern* ard Lindenfeld; vice president, Mrs. Arthur R. IHff; secretary, * J. Russell Meyers, and treasurer, Walter Reller.
Named to the Executive Com¬ mittee were: Dr. James Shelly, Joseph C. Hess, Jr., Louis Neigut, Stewart Davis, Charles Hibsch- man, James Cassidy and Mrs. Ar¬ thur Lesher.
The following directors were named: •
Henry Deens, August Post, Jo¬ seph Craft, William Alcorn, Lu¬ ther Fretz, Edward Davies, John (continued on page 3)
JUNIOR CLUBWOMEN
TO ATTEND MEETINGS
Junior women's clubs of Mont¬ gomery County will participate in two important meetings in Phila¬ delphia on Friday and Monday.
Two WAAC officers will speak at the county dinner meeting to be held at the Colony House, 1235 Locust street, Philadelphia, on Friday evening at 7 o'clock.
Lieutenant Kathryn K. Johnson and Lieutenant Jane Gillespie will tell about the work of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.
On Monday evening the juniors of this- count.y have been invited to attend the meeting of the jun¬ iors of the Philadelphia County Federation of Women's Clubs to be held at 8 o'clock in the as¬ sembly building ot the German- town Woman's Club. The speaker will- be Mrs. Paul Bogarde. She will discuss "Our Preparation Now for the Peace After the War". There will be a social period after the formal program.
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CENTRE MEETING TONIGHT
The North Penn Community Centre will hold its annual meet¬ ing tonight at 8 o'clock at the Centre, Ridge  avenue.  Ambler.
The public is invited to attend.  ,_o	
—Buy U. S. War Bonds and Stamps Every Pay Day.
Two Ambler business men, Henry C. Deens and J. Russell Meyers, were named to the Board of Directors of the Ambler Trust Company when the company's stockholders held their twenty- fifth annual meeting last Tuesday.
Other directors are: Joseph S. Angeny, Jr., James Bartleson, Dr. A. J. Craig, Edward Foulke, Thomas A. Foulke, John L. Han- sell, Leidy B. Heckler, Jr., John H. Mitchell, Robert J. McCloskey, George Scherff, Dr. James A. Shelly and Frank W. Worth.
Officers who will serve during the year are: George Scherff, pres¬ ident; Frank W. Worth, first vice president; Dr. A. J. Craig, second vice president; John L. Shoemaker, treasurer; John L. Hansell, secre¬ tary; Thomas A. Foulke, solicitor and trust officer, and Edward Foulke, title officer.
' In his report, President Scherff saji-.'-in part:
"Due to the war effort and the huge amount of money being spent on armament for the prosecution of the war effort, the majority of banks have experienced continued growth in their deposits. This has been true with your Institution. Deposits on December 31, 1942 (Continued on page 3)
RESIDENTS TO HELP
IN WAR CHEST DRIVE
Residents of Fort Washington, Blue Bell, Broad Axe and Ambler Highlands are planning to do their share in the campaign for the United War Chest Drive, which will be held from January 24 to February 10. Donald Conway, of Fcrt Washington, has organized | the campaign work for the dis-1 trict.
Those who have volunteered to aid in campaign work in this area are: Mrs. Howard Algeo, Mrs. John L. Shoemaker, Jr., Mrs. Max¬ well Deeds, Mrs. Coleman DuPont, Mrs, Roger Hallowell, Miss Rita Bulfitt, Mrs. John Harrington, Mrs. Charles Piatt, Jr., Mrs. J. C. Ingersoll, Mrs. Robert Robertson. Mrs. Robert Miller, Mrs. Edgar J. Roberts and Mrs. Richard C. Willis.
SPRING   HOUSE   P.T.A. CANCELS MEETINGS, PARTY
The ban on pleasure driving has made it necessary for the Spring House Parent-Teacher Association to cancel its monthly meetings until further notice. The next meeting would have been held on Monday, January 25.
The Executive Committee of the Association, meeting on Monday at the home of Mrs. Albert Ny¬ lund, of Gwynedd Valley, also de¬ cided that the card party original¬ ly planned for January 29 would
needed by the Army and Navy during 1943, for conversion into dried blood plasma. Norman H. Davis, chairman of the American Red Cross, announced on Tuesday. That is more than three times the amount received from volunteer donors at Red Cross centers last year.
You can make your appoint¬ ment today as a blood donor either by telephoning or stopping at the John Han.sell real estate office at 12 Butler avenue. Ambler, or at the Wissahickon Branch of¬ fice in the Flourtown  fire  house.
reasons.
A Covered dish luncheon, spon¬ sored by the Parent-Teacher As¬ sociation, will be held at the home of Mrs. William Noble, Foulke avenue. Ambler, next Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
RICHAfSTlES;
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LIBRARY MAKES PLANS FOR PUBLIC CARD PARTY
A public card party for the ben¬ efit of the Ambler Public Library will be held in the Library Room, Ridge avenue and Race street, on Friday evening, February 26.
The party is being sponsored by the Ways and Means Committee of the Library, and is being under¬ written by the Library Board of Directors, all profits to be used to j defray current operating expenses. I
A committee headed by Angelo i Menna is planning to accommo- j date more players. On the com- j mittee are: Mrs. E. L. Towne, door i prizes and refreshments; Mrs. Ed-1 ward L. Cheston, table prizes; Mrs. I J. William Ditter, ticket distribu- j tion; Mrs. Dewey Behringer, tal-: lies and printing, and Miss Jean Lutz, playing cards. I
have  to  be   canceled   for   similar  The Hansell telephone number is
Ambler 0343, and that of tlje Red Cross office is Whitemarsh 0373.
About 250 appointments have been made to date, and Keasbey and Mattison Company employes are far in the lead, with 216 vol¬ unteering. There still is.'room for many more donors, and it is hoped that residents will show the same spirit as K. & M. people. Any person between 18 and 60 .years of age is eligible to donate blood. Those under 21 must have the consent of their parents.       [
The need for blood plasma fo combat shock and hemorrhage be¬ comes increasingly urgent as the war progres,ses. Weakened by shock and loss of bloo/1, the wounded body lacks the strength to fight its internal enemies born of infection. Blood transfusions heretofore have been thought the most effective weapon for this fight, but whole blood, even .in a blood bank, is hard to handle and highly perishable even under re- •frigeration.
Blood plasma, on the other hand, is universal in type, and separated from the whole bloo(^ and dehydrated it needs no re¬ frigeration. Unlike whole blood, it cannot be jolted into deteriora¬ tion as it bounces to the front.
You'll  have   your   chance  next
Three     Tuns    Resident     Was
Noted  Horseman;   Fougjit
in  Two Wars
going to miss it?
CALL BLACKOUT TEST 'BEnER THAN USUAL'
LT. LORENZ INJURED
Lieutenant Carl Everett Lorenz, Ambler physician who left in De¬ cember for active duty with the United States Navy at Naval Con¬ struction Camp Peary, Magruder, Virginia, is in the Norfolk Navy Hospital at Portsmouth, Virginia, with a broken leg.
And.ler  Officials  Pleased  With
Test;  Drill  Also  Good
in Townships
Fighting Leatherneck
GEORGE CRAMER
George Cramer, son of Mrs. J. W. Ledeboer, 327 Lindenwold ave¬ nue. Ambler, is a fighting Leather¬ neck in-the-making and is now re¬ ceiving his basic training in the United States Marine Corps.
who purchase rationed commodi¬ ties for consumption will not be affected by the new "ration coupon banking" system. They will con¬ tinue to obtain their ration cou¬ pons from local ration boards and they will continue to "spend" their coupons at the stores just as they have been doing in the past. Only certain dealers selling rationed commodities will have to open "ra¬ tion bank accounts."
The banks will have nothing to do with the fixing of ration allot¬ ments or allowances, or with the issuing of ration coupons. The local ration boards will continue I to perform these functions. j
The new "ration banking" sys- i tem   will   not   affect  the   regular; money  or  check  accounts of the public at all.  The public will con¬ tinue to use their bank  accounts in the. customary way.
The "ration bank accounts" will be new accounts for the handling of ration coupons only and will be entirely separate from all other accounts in the banks. By deposit¬ ing coupons in their "ration bank accounts" retailers and whole¬ salers will build up credits or bal¬ ances (fi pounds, gallons, or points (Continued on page 3) I
LEGION MEMBERS AGREE TO COMBINE MEETINGS I
Combining of the regular busi-' ness meetings and social nights for j the winter months to conserve fuel j oil was agreed upon by members of Norton Downs, Jr., Post No. i 125, American Legion of Ambler, i when they met last Thursday eve-' ning at the Legion Home.
The meetings will be held the second Thursday of each month at 8 p. m.
Progress was reported in the work ot the Service Flag Commit¬ tee, and it was announced that all civic organizations are cooperating in the work to obtain a flag and honor roll for the borough. The Post approved a twenty-flve dollar donation to the honor roll fund.
Members agreed to include the Penllyn and Spring House schools in the schools whose students re¬ ceive awards at graduating exer¬ cises. ¦
Donation of  five dollprs to the Montgomeiiy County chapter of the National Foundation foif Infantile Paralysis was approved;  (J :—
—Buy U. S. War I}onds and Stamps Every Pay Day. |
Facts About the Income Tax
This is the third in a series of ten articles dealing with the Fed¬ eral income tax. The series has been prepared by the Bureau of Internal Revenue of the Treasury Department, and the articles are appearing each week in The Am¬ bler Gazette.
Personal Exemption
Every individual is allowed a credit against his net income which varies with his domestic status, that is, whether he is (a) a single person, (b) a married person liv¬ ing with husband or wife, or (c) a head ot family. This credit is known as personal exemption, and is shown on line 21 of the return Form 1040. The amount of the personal exemption also varies de¬ pending upon the period during which the taxpayer occupied the particular exemption  status.
The personal exemption for a single person is $500 for the year; for a married pei'^jon living with husband or wife, $1200; and for a "head of family," $1200. (Per¬ sonal exemption as head f'i a fam¬
ily has no effect on liability to file a return). For Federal income tax purposes, widows, widowers, divorcees, and married persons separated by mutual consent, as well as persons who have never been married, are classed as single persons.
A head of family is defined as "an individual who actually sup¬ ports and maintains in one house¬ hold one or more individuals who are closely connected with him by blood relationship, relationship by marriage or by adoption, and whose right to exercise family control and provide lor those de¬ pendent individuals is based upon some moral or legal obligation." A single person, or a married per¬ son not living with husband or wife, may, therefore, enjoy a head of family exemption under certain conditions.
Taxpayers   using   a   Simplified
Return (which is permitted if the
gro.ss income for the year is $3000
or  less  and  derived   solely   from
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Residents of Ambler and sur¬ rounding townships did their bit last Thursday night, along with other residents of the state, 1,0 meet a mythical invasion by the enemy with a successful black¬ out.
The local test was called "bet¬ ter than usual" by Bern&rd Lind¬ enfeld, chairman of the Ambler Civilian Defense Council, who said that all incidents were well carried out. Luther Fretz, chief air raid warden, reported that the control center was well-manned, and that wardens turned out sat¬ isfactorily for the test. The sirens sounded in Ambler at 9.32 p. m., and the all clear came at 10.04 p.m. The test was termed "very good" in Springfield Township, where sirens first sounded at 9.31 p.m. The all clear came at 10.01.
In    Upper    Dublin    Township,
where the blackout test also was
"very good", four violations were
reported shortly after the test was
over.   From now on all violators
in   the   township   will   be   called
j before a special committee of the
I Defense Council for hearing, and
I those found guilty  will be  taken
before a magistrate, according to
Dr. Almon C, Stabler, a member
I of the Council.   In the past viola-
I tors have been warned but none
have been prosecuted.
j     Sirens sounded lor  the test  in
1 Upper Dublin at 9.31, with the all
! clear coming at 10.02 p. m.
!tO flOLD 'FATHERS' NIGHT'
1 The Fort Washington Parent-1 I Teacher Association will hold its i I annual "Fathers' Night" next; j Tuesday evening in the auditor-1 ! ium of the Fort Washington | 1 School. The program will begin jat 8.15 p.m.
I Main feature of the evening will ' be the showing of a special war ' film, which has been released by I the Office of War Information. j The Association will hold its i annual card party on Friday eve- : ning, February 12.
\       GIRL SCOUTS MEET
Plans   for   the  collection   of   tin;
cans and fats were discussed at • j the regular meeting of the Ambler I I Senior   Girl   Scout   Troop   held  at \
the Presbyterian Church, Ambler, ¦ j on Friday night. !
I     Mrs. Arthur Owen, a represen-; ; talive   of   the   Philadelphia   Girl ; Scout    Council,    will    conduct    a i
training course lor both the Senior! ' and Junior troops as soon as plans j ! are completed.
I Officers for the year will be ] elected at the /egular weekly I meeting to be held on Friday night
at the Presbyterian Church.
Richard Vaux, noted horseman and retired gentleman farmer, died Tuesday at his home. Fat- lands Farm, Three Tuns, after a long illness.   He was 65.
Mr. Vaux had served in two wars, in the Spanish-American War with Battery A and in the first World War as commanding officer of the Fifth Air Depot; Bar le Due, France.
He was a descendant of Richard Vaux, who was mayor of Philadel- i _,,        , j   it. ¦ j„,,     a,.„   „„,,
phia   in   1856-57,   and   who   later! T_^^':s<Jay__a»lFriday.    Aie   you
became   a   member   of   Congress.
His  father was the  late J. Wain j
Vaux. j
He  was a  member  of William j
Bolton Dixon Post No.  10. Amer-'
ican Legion of Fort Washington. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs.
Ruth    Shain    Vaux,    and    three
daughters,   Mrs.   Henry   Sergeant',
Cram, Bluffton,  S. C: Mrs.  Wil- |
liam   J.   Strawbridge,   Paoli,   and | - f¦. i
Mrs. Algernon A. Craven, Penllyn. I Dr. Armand J. Gerson, Lduca- A sister, Mrs. Edward Ingersoll, •     ,    y     p     Ranisev
of Penllyn, and two brothers. Dr.       *»''    ''""    *^-    ^-    "dnisey,
Norris Vaux, of Philadelphia, and Traveler, Address Group
Henry Pepper Vaux, of Rosemont, 	
also survive. j     presence of two guest speakers
Funeral services will be held at | made the monthly meeting of the
11 a.m. tomorrow, in St. Thomas'j Colony Club of Amblfer a special
Episcopal    Church,    Whitemarsh, j treat last Wednesday.   Addressing
the group were Dr. Armand J. Gerson. associate superintendent of Philadelphia Public,Schools and E. C. Ramsey, world traveler and
L HEAR TWO SPEAKERS
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with burial in the churchyard.
LEAVES   PRE-FLIGHT  SCHOOL
Termed by Lieutenant General! commentator. Henry H. Arnold "inherently the j Dr. Gerson, speaking on "A most able fighting men in the j Visit with the Poets", read selec- world" future pilots for Uncle i tions of several of his favorite Sam's war planes graduated this j poets. Among the writers whose week from the San Antonio Avia- j selections he chose were Emily tion Cadet Center preflight school! Dickinson,Dorothy Parker,Thomas and went to primary training j Bailey Aldrich, John Masefield flelds •       and Sara Teasdale.
Among those leaving for primary ^ Mr. Ramsey recently returned schools were 317 aviation cadets from tr^vel.s through Alnca and from Pennsvlvania including one ' the British Isles, told oi his trip from ImblS A^i^tircadet'john i home aboard a freighter, and also D. Dickinson, of 442 Renfrew avenue.
General Arnold, commanding general of the Army Air Forces, reviewed "ten acres of cadets"— the entire cadet detachment on a recent visit to the Cadet Center. The San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center and pre-flight school make up thfe largest military installation of its kind in the world.
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GLENSIDE MAN FINED
Russell Benner, 53, of Glenside, was arrested at 5.45 p. m. Satur¬ day on Butler avenue, charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Given a hearing before Mag¬ istrate Robert Kepler, he was fined five dollars and costs.
127 Teen-Age Youths Register Here For Selective Service
Twcnty-lhree  from   Amhler,   Seventy-nine   from   (Conshohocken Among Those Listed hy Local Draft Board No. 5
A total of 127 eighteen and nineteen-year-old youths were registered by Local Draft Board No. 5, in Ambler, during the sixth selective service registration pe¬ riod in December, the Board has announced.
Since January 1 every youth who becomes eighteen must reg¬ ister at his draft board immedi¬ ately.
Of the 127 only twenty-three are Ambler residents. Seventy- nine of the registrants are from Conshohocken.
Following is a list of 'teen-agers registered with Local Draft Board No. 5:
12.348 W    1    George  R.   Elwert, Ridge pike, Consho., R. D.  2.
12.349 W    2    George A. Perkins, 316 Fayette st., Consho.
12.350 W    3    Aaron T. Zajac, 130 W. Hector st., Consho.
12.351 W    4    Joseph  E.  Holmes, 45 Penna. ave., North Hills.
12.352 W    5   John E. O'Donnell, 106 W. 5th ave., Consho.
12.354 W    7    Warren F. Lepera, 349 Spring Mill ave., Consho.
12.355 W    8    William J.  Moran, 737 Spring Mill ave., Consho.
12.356 W    9    James   W.   Speers, Lafayette Hill P. O.
12.357 W 10 Joseph F. Organ- ski, Jr., 18 Argyle ave.. Ambler.
12.358 Wil Floyd L. Clark, Jr., 131   W.  10th ave., Consho.
12.359 W 12 Vincent D. Radatti, 21  W. Elm St., Consho.
12.360 W 13 Daniel Hickey, Jr., Limfikiln  pike, Jarrettown.
12.362 W 15 Edwin K. Buler, 101  W. 6th ave., Consho.
12.363 W 16 Jerome J.' Slanga, Cedar Grove Lane, Consho, II. D. 2.
12.364 W 17 Ralph E. Slapga, Cedar 'Grove Lane, Ctfnsho., F.. D. 2. ¦
12.365 W 18    William J. McFet-¦ ridge,   327    Spring    Mill    ave., Consho.
12.366 W 19 Raymond P. Grav- inese, 147 W. 3rd ave., Consho.
12.367 W 20 Frank J. Ciufo, Jr., 31 E. Main st.. Ambler.
12.368 W 21 Joseph P. Serra- tore,  435  Church  st.. Ambler.
12.369 W 22 Innocenti J. Sho- manski. Summit ave., Consho.
12.370 W 23 Joseph E. Berry, 241 W. 6th ave., Consho.
12.371 W 24 Anthony Urban, 3 Lindenwold Terrace, Ambler.
12.372 W 25 Efwin F. Lewan- dowski, 413 New Elm st., Consho.
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