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The Ambler Gazette
VOL. LXII-NO. 27
AMBLER.   PA..  AUGUST   29,   1040
$1.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
STAFF MOVES INTO 1200 AT FIELD AND NEW RESEARCH LAB STREAM PICNIC AT
THREE  TIED  AS MEN   VIE   FOR SHOOTING  HONORS
Rain Ends Enjoyable Event at Reservoir at Supper Hour—Child¬ ren Fish and Play Games—Mrs. Russell Meyers Best Woman Shooter—Quoits Enjoyed, Cast¬ ing and Softball Rained Out. Alxiut 2M) mPDihers and gursts of
AC.-^AL EXPERIMENTAL WORK ji_jy<-0 BEGIN NEXT MONTH
Research   Work   in    Expainsion     of
Outlets  for   Farm   Products  Cov¬ ers Seven Groups of Commodities
—Defense   Program    Spurs   Work
—Staff  Named.
Monilior.s ,,f tlic stnlT (if the I-;aHt- evn    I^aboratcuy    for    llespiirch    on
Utilization of T<'anii I'rodtirls hiat j tj,p Wjs.sahic Ron Field and .Stieam Friday moved from their teniporary I ^yj,„,„.|afl„r, ^ere present and en-' quarters Into the now hiiilding at i j,,yp,, ,i,p j^,„uial picnic the a.ssocla-| ¦\Vjndnioor. Actual experhnental I ,j,,„\hpi,i Sunday afternoon at f^och j work there will vrt under way],\|„i, ipservolr. The day, though [ within   a  month. threatening  and  gray  was   enjoyed I
Three  other  regional   lahoratoHOF' at  the   traps  by  both   the  men   and' are located In  Peoria, 111.;   New Or-! women  attending,  and   the  younger i leans,    Lin.:    and       San    Francl.s(o, I children were delighted with tishlng. j Calif.  All  of  them  will be  finished ; Itain   si)oiled   the  evening  meal   for during   the  next   few   months. i many and sent the picnickers home |
The  research  worK  of  the   liist-i f*i'ly  in  the evening. ¦
cm T.aboratory. at least at first,! A 16-yard, bluerock shoot was | Avill have 1o do with seven groups Jsixmsoied, and (Jeorge Deens, of' of commodities - niibi products, i Ambler. Lewis Saunders, of Barren vegelables, white potatoes, apjdes, ; Mill, and William Vincent, of Amb-| tobacco, «nimal fam and oils, and ler, shared the llrst-place honor.s I tanning  materials,  hides  and  skins. iCach  with  a   score  of  47  out  of  5(1,!
The reiiuiremcots of the defense " ""«"'e'''^""'l <¦'"¦ 'his group. Rlchar.I j program, and chan.u.'s brou'dil about-'"hns"". <'f North Wales, scored a| l.v unsettled conditions in the world'-"' '""" "• M""i«cert. of I'hiladel|,hia. | Have given new urgency t,, re-j •'"'<"""• "f 'he .'iO clay pigeons. | search on m.mv .,f the.se cmimodi- ' '" '^e ladies' division of the blue| ties, T)ci>aitment oOiclals i)ointed i"'''' «'"'"•¦ ^f'"- l{'i««<>ll Mcvcrs. of out. In some case.s IT. K. e.xiiorts | ^\"i'''<''"' topped the women .shoot-, have  been   curtailed,   and   in   others   •^''**' '
LUNCHEON BY RED CROSS
Ambler Unit to Raise Fund to Care for   Rooms   in   Legion   Home
A covered-dish luncheon, spon¬ sored by the Ambler I'nlt of the American Ked Ci-nss will be held .¦It the Nr)rton D(nvns, ,Ir., i)ost home on Lindenwold avenue Kjiday, Se|)- tember 6. Proceeds from the lunch¬ eon, which win. begin at 1:;.;!», will be used to defray the exiienses of j the upkeep of the rooms in the ! legion hall where the Ued Cross ' makes  its   headquarters.
The  tickets for  the  luncheon  are ."¦lO cents and may be obtained froiu | any member of the organizathm.
JVIis. Alex Wlllox, of Tennis ave¬ nue, president of the Women's Am.\- lllary of Norton r>owns, ,Ir., imst. is in charge of the luncheon. Her assistants are Mrs. K. Ty. Towne, Mrs. (Jeorge Charleton and Mrs, I'xlward   firoff.
Free Coupon Books for Admission to World's'^""'' ^^'™™ chemical Fair Attractions Offered to 'Gazette' Readers
TICKETS   OF   ADMISSION,   FOR   PARKING,   AND    ENTRY   TO CONCESSIONS   WILL   BE   AWARDED      IN    SPECIAL SUBSCRIPTION  OFFE R FOR LIMITED PERIOD
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MIX H BILL AS GOUNIY FAIR OPENS
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DAYS   AND   NIGHTS   OF   TOP RANKING   ENTERTAINMENT
there is puiiplies Tanning portance titles   of
a possible uncertainty of of necessary nuiterials. materials, of great im- now because of the i|uan- lealher used by military forces, are among the commodities of which present sources of supply no   longer   are   considered   sure.
The stalT of the Kastci-n f.jibora- toiy is not complete, but Dr. P. A. Wells, Director, now has the fol¬ lowing division lieads: Dr. ,1. .1. Willaman, Hio<'lietnlcal; Dr. M. ,T. • 'oiiey. Analytical aiul Physico- I'hemical; Dr. I.. T. Smith, Potato Starch and Ijactose: K. W. I'"iey. Hides. Tanning materials and Jjeather; K. K. lOskew, Chemical Knglneering and Develoimient: anl K. W. .lackson, I'rolein. The chief of the Anim.il I''ats and Oils I'ivision has not vet been apijoint- cd.
At   the   picnic,   two   Ambler won   the   quoit    I'ontest.   They   are C.arwood    Howard      and       Harmon Kinney,  of Rosemary  avenue.
Due to rain both the fly ('asting .ami |)lug eastin:; contests were cancelled. The b.ill game also had to be cancelled because of the weather conditions.
Children attending the outing were given fishing lines and were allowed to try their luck In the reservoir, frames were also spon¬ sored for them by the members of the tield association.
Members of the committee in charge of tlie da.v's events were President fJeorge Deens. Warren Fleck, Pete Ijivesey, Russell Meyers. Ral|)h .Siutter, TIenry Deens, (Jiant Iluchanan.  and   Albert   Colflesh.
Announcement    was    made      that ' ^Is the   next   shoot   of   the   .association i "^f
Races  and   Exhibitions  Surpass  All '
Previous   Years   —   Horses   Race I
Monday — Auto Dare-Devils Per- I
form Saturday—Greater Lawrence
Shows on the Midway. i
With Tom Mix in person, heailingj
the   greatest   entertainment    bill   in ¦
! the   history   of   the   exposition,   the ;
inen I ]^l,,mg,,f^p,.y  County  l'"air  will o|ien!
Its   gales   for     the   194(1   show   next j
Monday  morning. |
There will be six days and six I AMBLER nichts of tol)-ranking entertain- luent, laces, an<i an exhibition of the best of everything that Mi>nt- gomery county has to offer, on the improved Fair fJrounds at Hatlield. Tom Mix, movie and radio favor¬ ite of million.s—the star who out¬ shone the great Williani ,s. Hart-— is this week taking Atlantic City liy stoini, his .aiJiieurance at the leading entertainment pier there getting that city's tol> billing. He will come straight from the shore to Hatfield, to make his lirst ap- jiearance at a ocunty fair.
With him  will  be his sinrounding troupe   of   western   performer.- famous   horse.   ']'(my   II.   Mix screen's     only   major   holdover
There are still many from this community who have not yet had the i)riv)legp and iileasure of visit¬ ing and enjoying llie grandeur and magniticence of the .New York World's Fair. This Is a spectacle that none should miss. lOven the persim, who has little to spend on pleasure, should certainly .see a part, at least, of tills lieautlfui city of display and ronuintic exhibition of modernism. And the "(iazette" here offers you, the reader, an easy and   inexi)ensive   way  to   do   It.
Stinting with this week, but for a limited tinu" only this newspaper I will award 'oupon books c^f tickets, i each of which is '-'f)od for not only I free admission and free jiarklng at ; the New York World's Fair but also admission, without cost except ! a small tax, to seventeen of the un- ' usual attractiims at the Fair. The } tax you must pay at each concea- I sion totals over all only 116 cents. i You do not have a thing to buy, j nor do you have to i^artlcipate In ! any contest in <irder to obtain one I of the book of free tickets. You I simply have to bring to the (Jazette I <ittlce, or send them if you must, ' two new subscriptions to The I Ambler     Gazette,     with   the      full
amoujit  of  J1.75   for  each   and   the tickets are yours.
A coupon book, with a face value of $X.40 in admission ti<kets for two persons, will i)e awarded to each who brings in the fully i)ald subscrii)tions. but this will be f<ir ,a limited time only for the offer afforded by the Fair orn<'ials will be ended within a few weeks. Act now and see the fair before it closes forever on f)ctober L'7.
Here  is  What  Each  Book of Tickets Includes:
¦J Free Admission Tickets
L'  Free  Parking TicKels
Two Free Tickets to "American .Jubilee"
¦> Free Ticsets to "Dancing, I'anil'us"
-    l''ree Orleans'
2 Fi-ee Tickets to "Winter Won¬ derland"
"   Free   Tickets   to
U  j.-,-pp    Tl( kets  to Parade"
L' l.'ree Tickets to "Mrs. Thome's Miniature  Rooms"
L'  Free  Tickets  to   "Town morrow"
2   Free   Tickets   to   Dufour ( Continued on   page 8 )
'Now    Process    by   Ambler    Concern
'Grows Seedless Fruits & Vegetables
I    An   exhibit  was  displayed  by  the ; American Chemhal Paint Comiiany, of Ambler, at the  four-day  conven¬ tion  of   the  \'egetable  (Jrowers  As¬ sociation  of America, which  oi)ened in    the      Hellevue-Stratford      hotel, Philadelphia, on Monday. I     Iniludcd    in    the   exhibit    wa.s     a isynlhelic    chemical    which  may  be [sprayed, dusted or ai)|)lled in paste I form,   and   it   is   said,   will   produce Ueedless      watermelons,      tomatoes, I cucumbers,   etc.   It   Is   also   reported to   increase   the   size,   heighten   the i t'lavor   and   double   the   lUitiiut     of fruits, such as apples and  tomatoes. j     I'"ranklin D. .lones, manager of the horticulture    department    of        the Chemical   <'oni|)any,   explained    the use of the chemical  to  the  conven¬ tion   members.
OePREFONTAlSHOLO
TOWNSHIPS OPEN TUESDAY, SEPT. 3
DAMAGED BOILDING AI AILErIo ilSTER EI. WASHINGTON READY: NEW POPILS FRIDAY
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Tickets    to    "tiay      New
"Perisphere "   i "Uardens    on j
N UP. DDBLIN CHURCH
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$5,000 FIRE DAMAGES
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FIREMEN      PERFORM NOBLY TO SAVE  BUILDING
.SCOUT LEADERS PLAN Tl
Large Office Structure of Keasbey & Mattison Co. Threatened for Two Hours ^— Elctric Wiring Believed Defective — Crowds Looked  On.
An estimate of fropi f.'i.nttO to f7.- aiiii   damage   is   believed   to      have been  done  by   the   fire  that   threat¬ ened      the   Keasbey     and   Mattison office   building  and     destroyed      a greater iiait  yf 'ho stage of the old Ambler   Oi)era   house   on      Sunday Inisht.   'i'he  blaze  had   sained     con- "V    sideralde   headway     when     Wissa- hickon   Fire   Company   was     called out   about   11   o'clock   that   evening. Smoke,   therefrom,     was  so     dense tliat   it   |iermeated   into  every   part I of the  large  office  building. '     The   r)dor   of  smoke   was   n..ti<ed I sooip time earlier in ih*' evtiiing by
MEANING OF MOTTO
HARRY  HUTCHINSON, AMBLER, GIVES   FINE    INTERPRETATION
ANNUAL   POWWOW   AT   CAMP DELMONT  IN  SEPTEMBER
Two Day Program to Start Septem¬ ber 14—Eight Courses in Scout Troop and Committee Work—^Fred W. Eckfeldt, of Ambler, Training Chairman.
¦\';iMey Forge Hoy Scout Council will hold its annual pow-wow at Camp Delmont, near .Sunuieytown, on September 14 and !,'>. It Is ex- )>ected that more tluin ,'{5(l scouters will particip.ite in the training pro¬ gram.
"Fight cours(-s will he pre:;cnted to the men." said l''rnderii'k Kck- feldt, of Ambler, training chairman of the Delaware and Montgomery area.    "Coui'ses   to   be   given      ai'e:
iwill be held at the r>och Alsh Ro-ver- | f''"™  the period of Doug Fairban;<s,
voir  on   Sundav,   September   8.   The |   Sr.. Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaidin,
next regular meeting of the Field j •^'"'¦'" Swan.son and Theda Rata. I and Stream Association will be j "« will appear twice daily at the ih^ld at  the  legion  home on  Tburs-''^"'''¦
div    SeolPiiiliei-  r.ti, I     -Another   feature   ot   the   big   slmw ,
: ' will be Smith's divina ponies. These i'^^veral   youths   who    were   passing
! I,four-legged     perfonuers     are     the I""? "l'^"''"'i""«<' ''""'¦"^'¦«'•'^"''  '""''"'
HEAVY PENALTY FOR ALIENS I omy one.s of their kind, in that they | H-'""'   ''•';"¦   -'1     ''''arence   Yost,
I I dive   into   a   shallow   tank   from   a I 'h''"'    "^  . Wi.s.sahicKon     hie    com-
.lAnn  c' rrr.       T      • tiftv-foot   tower  of   their  own   voli-l'^">- «*''"'"*'"""'' "^^ '"¦'»'"• '•'"¦
M.O00 Fine and Jail for Foreigners , ,,^^^   ^^.„^^^^, the "drop-bnard " take-i ••^<""''   "•"<'   '^ey   investigated     the
! Who   Fail   to   Report | ,„f ,,tten  u.sed  In diving horse acts, j "f*'=>"i"''>H^<)'i   Hn,l   finally discovr-
.^     ,. ,,      ,    ,              e<l   snuike   issuing   from   the   rear
Di: Rernards elephants  will also I   ^.,^  „f  j,^^ ..^  ^„„„p
juit   on   their  act   twice   daily,     the
pachyderms going into their routine I     ">'   ">''   ""'^   "^"^  •¦Vmbler   hremei, of   riding   bicycles,   dancing,   lifting their   trainer   in   their   motitlis   and i
!ELECT     WALTER     DEPREFON- TAINE   TO   HEAD   FAMILY
Enjoy   Games   and   Picnic  Supper I     c»)    Church     Lawn—Report    Two I     Marriages,    One    Birth    and    No Deaths—Read    Memorial    to    De¬ parted       Member—46       Members !     Attend
I The Ihirly-.sevi'iitli annual re¬ union of the Dcl'refontaine Family .y\ss(R'iati(ai was held Sjiturday, I August 17, at thl.3 I'npcr Dublin j l.utherain church neiir Ambler. ; Aifter everyone had taken part ' In the games the family business I meeting was calleit to ordor. Klec- ' tion of officers rCMUlted as follows: ! President, Walter DePi'efontainc; i \'iee President, (Jeorge Houpt; (Secretary, I'oris H. Finvin; His- I torian,   ,lennie   Rilev.
ENUMERATION     LISTS    9«5     IN
ALL 5 SCHOOLS—STUDIES
START   WEDNESDAY
The schools of ri)i)er PHiblin Township will reopen on Tuesday morning. September Hrd. tJuring the tirst week half-day sessions will |)revail. On Tuesday only, the be¬ ginners will report for registiation between the hours of 10 and \'i o'clock, as well as all others, who are entering the District schools for the lirst time. All pupils will leiKirt for the regular class work (m Wednesday morning. The bus will resume the regular schedule on that <iay. All beBinnner.,i should be accomiJanied l>y one ivarenl and furnish a successful vaccination certilicate and an evidence of birth, the lirst  being a   lesal requirement.
MORNING SESSIONS FOR FIRST WEEK AS SCHOOL REOPENS NEXT TUESDAY —- HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETED — TWO NEW HIGH SCHOOL TEACH¬ ERS—ENTIRE    FACULTY   LIST
The F'ali term of school .will be¬ gin in the Ambler Schools on Tues¬ day morning of next week, Septem¬ ber ',<. Morning sessions only will be behi during the first week. An eiuollment of more than 7PU lujpils is .antici|)ated in the High Sciiool; the enrollment in the Senior HIkIi division  will exceed 401) pupils.
Pui)ils .who have not previously attended Ambler Schinds, may regis¬ ter Friday, Augnst lio, between H.IIO and 12 noon, and l.iio and 4 p. ni. Registration fur liigli school pupils will   be   held   at    the   Hl«h   School
The    Fort    Washington    Building, has   been   c<unpletelv   restored   and ]""''<'¦   J'-'i'ents   may   register   be.fin- presents   a    very   pleasing   api.ear- | ".«¦'"«./">' 'Ii"^. f'^""'"'".''-^' .'"''^""''''   "' ance.  .Some  changes  were  made  in (U-der to comply with new State tire regulations. These ctmslst lar.3ely of the corridors, one of which leads to
I the tire escape on tlie secoiul floor. I other Improvements are the enlarg- jlng of the meeting room of the j Board, installation of a lire resist¬ ing vault, new driUKlng fountains, and  fire doors  in   the  basement.
New i)upll desks, teacher.s' desks, tables, book cases and cabinets have been jdaied cui the second floor. The teachers' room has also been re¬ furnished. Practically all of the contents on the seciuid Hour were either destroyed or damaged by the tire and were ami)ly covered by Insurance.
The Board is contemplating "open
The program opened by the sing-j house"  in  the  near future and  the
ing of "Faith  of Our Fathers," fol   I public  will   be   invited   to  visit   this
lowed   by   a    prayer  given   by   Mrs. | building,    during      some       evening.
Any alien in the United .States who fails to register in some first or second-class, or county seat )iost office in tills country between Aug. 27 and De<'. 2ti will be subject to a tine of :f 1.000 and six months in jail.
All aliens 14 years of aire or more are   required    to   reiiort   to   a   post office   and   to   be   fingerprinted   and to   register.   Those  under   14   should | be   registered  by  |)aients  or  guard¬ ians, but need not to be tingerprint- i ed.   The penalty for failing to regi.s- j ter applies also to those who refuse I to be tingeri)rinted or who give false! information. i
No char^'e is made for the regis- |
trunks,   and   even   doing  an   about- face   while   walking  a   tight-roifc. Walter  Ciuice,   wlio  is  one  of  the ( Continued on  page  7 )
REGISTER NEXT WEEK
! tration   service,   wliich   is   done   by j troop  conuuittee.     shiii     c-onnuittee. ; Postal   employes. I
pack  conuuittee,  short   term   camp- 1     Information    wliich    the   alien    is i ing,   developing     a   balanced     year-   renuired to give includes: j
arinind program, explorer iirogram, j Name: address: idace ,ind date J jiatnd system, anil training to be;,if |,iith: country of citizenship: I given den i biefs and den mothers." i marital status; race: place of ar-¦ The faculty will include D-avid lival in V. S. and name of shii): I Shfcrer. .leukintown:   Koy Seymour, i .status    in    II.    S.—whether    visitor, I
Flkins Park: (leoige .\danis. Amb¬ ler: Dr. Oscai- Nelson, Rutled",e: 1 Arthur Towlson. Chester: fleor^'e AValters, Chester: Ceorge Davis, Chester: Franklin I'riiiil, West PoinI, and Howird Henderson, I'p- per Darby.
The   various  courses   to  be  given
resident, student, diplomat, etc.; date of tirst arrival In C S.; length of time spent here: length of time alien expects to be here: hi.s eni- plo.viuent; name and address of employer: club and or'iani/atlon ac¬ tivities in the past five years; war service record:   information  on  any
at the i>ow-wovv and what they will lapplieations   for   citizenshii);      rela- include are: {tiv.e.s in  the U. S.;  any arrests:  any
connection  with jjolitical.  public re¬ lations (U- public iiolicy activities of
The Troop t^omniittee: a real close up   of      tlie   res|>osbzilites,      duties! and functions of the committee, re- ' lationships     of   comip.ilteeiuan       to i leadershli) and   iirogram. I
.Ship    Committee:    tirst   hand formation and interpretation on general  responsibilities of tlie com ( Continued  on   l>age   7 )
an.v foreign government.
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NOR-GWYN FLOWER SHOW
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Ambler Woman to be a Judge Event September 7 The Nor-Cwyn (iardeners will hold a Fall flower show in the social rooms of the .Vorth Wales Baiitist Church on Saturday. September 7. The exhibits will be on displ.iy from 3 to 11) |i. m.
STOUT FAMILY REUNION   ]
the;  ,
' Raymond Duncan Elected President ,
I at   19th   Annual   Occasion
I     The nineteenth annuat reunion of j
I the   descendants     of   Malachi     and |
I .lane   Houpt   Stout   was  held  at  the i
('arson-Simpson   Recreation    Farm, I
near   Willow   drove,   Sunday,   with '
seventy-live   people   in   attendance.!
The  election  of officers  was  held ,
iis   follows:      iiresident,      Raynuuid j
Duncan:   vice   iiresidents,     Williani i
I''aust and Harvey .Stout; treasurer,
Willett  Stout;   recording  secretary,;
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JMrs. Wesley M<'yer, and correspond- There will be three main divisions [ ing   secretary,     Mrs.     Norman      C. i the   show.       Ill   tlie   lirst   group   Kiatz. !
¦Pft^Vrs will  be judged  for horticul- j     ^,,.^     ,^.„p    Woisel.    the       ol.lest | tufal perfection:  in the .second divi-, ,,,,,^,,,,p,.  ,„.,,„p„,,  ,.e,,eived  a  gilt as j
I did   the  youn;rest,   Sara  Jane  Moy- ,
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I      Various   games   were   played   ami i
j the winners of the iame were:  bal- |
I loon     blowing    contest,       Margaret '
Kratz:    clothes   pin   dropiiing   con-|
i test,   .Mabel   Kly;     Balloon   blowing
contest for men, Wesley Moyer, and i
shoe   race,   Marjorie   Clynier j
Four   marriages  and   five     birtlis were    announced.    There    were    no |
sion the einiihasis will be iilaced on the arrangement of flowers, and in the third division tlierc will be three (•las.ses   for  sjieciai   arrangements.
The judges will be Miss Margaret Watt, .Ambler: Mis. .lames .M. Shel- leubergcr. Doylcstown: Mrs. Paul F. t^ranston and Mrs. Ilalph T. Mc- Comas,   both   of   Buckingham. i
The coinniiltce in charge of the affair (oniinises .Mrs. Lester B. ' Johnson, chairman; .Mrs. H. Par-, malee Burkart, president of the or- | ganization, as an ex-officlo commit- | tee member; Mrs. Stewart Seibert, i staging chairman, and .Mrs. S. Ralph ! tJrove.   classilication   chairman. j
deaths during the year.
—An inventiu-y in th,e estate of MIoliael J. Dillon, llpiier Dublin, sliows its ajipraised value as tS3,- S(4»,:.i.
FreQ,ds   Held   Reunion
The 27th annual reunion of the Freed (Fried) Family in America was held at New (ioshenhoppen Park, Fast <ireenvllle, Sunday. Itev. llenr.v Johnson, Crejimery, pastor of the Lower Skippack Mennonite Chnrch, was the princlijal speaker.
Traveling   Registrars    Sit  at     Tire House   Here  Sept.  4  and  5
Traveling registi-ars from the ofHces of the Montgomery County Registration Commission will m.ike their headquarters in the Wissa- hickon I'ire Company hail on Butler avenue, Wednesday and Thursday, .Se|)teniber 4 and .'i for registration of new voters in the Borough of Ambler and those who will come from  neiglibiuin:.;  communities.
At this time all who are not already registered in Ambler are urged to go to the tire house, re¬ gardless of iiarty choice, and affiliate their name with any ime liolitical groui) or independently, as j they choose. Those, who have regis- | tere<l once, are not called upcui to register again. Only those not regis¬ tered, who wish to actiuire ,i vote must register at this time for the right to cast a ballot in the general election.
If you have reached the age 21 recently, or will be 21 on or be- j fore .N'oveinber :i; have changed i your name through marriage: iiiov- ! ed since the last election: or want! to chan-'e your party affllialioii,| you must aiipear before the regis- i trars so that you iiia.v be proiierly ! registered and made ell^-ible to \i)te ¦ at the luesidential election. No- i veniber ."i. |
The traveling registrars will con- i duct all 'Kinds of registration busi- ; uess. The Registration Office in j the Court House is also open dail.v ; fr(uu i> a. m. to 4 p. m. and ou Saturda.vs from '.> a. ni. to 12 noo'i. | October .'> will be the last day to I register. I
REGISTER ALIENS HERE    |
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Postmaster' Stillwagon Reports 1'!3 Have   Made   Application   at   Ambler
Idd apiilica/tions have been re- <ieived since Monday at the A;mbller Postotlice fiu' file re,aistraitlou of aliens living in and near the Bor- ougrh of Ambler. The number of registrations  comideted   is  1'i'.
llich alien applying for ir-gistra- tion is given a s|)ecimeii form to till out and an ai)|Kiintuie,nt is made tor him to return and complete the jegistration.
Postoffico authorities emiihasize the fact that here is no cost and aliens should not pay anyone for an.v information given regariling th,e registration.
had arrived on tlie scene, smol,' was issuing heavily from the front entrance and was seeping through j portions of the walls all around I the structure. The firemen hacked j their way through the iron exit j doors at the rear in an etf<irt to jinake their way to the starting I iioiiit of the fire beneath the stage j .Several of the men were iiartly I overcome by the heavy acrid I (Continued on jxige 3)
Keasbey  and  Mattison Official  Well
Enjoyed      by     Clubmen—Rotary
Members   Enjoy   Motion   Pictures
—^Business    Report    for    Week—
Visitors   Introduced
.Members   of   KIwauis   were   rain¬ ed  iiiidoor«   from   the   quoit   courts
Tuesday evening, bu't the entire : ij,|„y DeJ>refontalne. A memorial grouii of Ambler busincssm'jn en-; „.as read in memory of Fred Rtley, joyed the entei'tainnient fully tha.l j a .song was sung by Leroy DePre- I'nsident    (Jeorge    Davis    juovided i foiiUaine, Jr.
for them. President (Jeorge had for j 'phe oldest member inesent was the eMening a speaker that many j ^vibcrt P. Fry; the youngest was already   knew   and   one   who   in   a j Harriet Ann Tyson. Two marriages
grand manner gave a now Interpre-I vvere   reported:    That   of   Kdthertnel 	
tatioii   to   the   meaning  of   the   Ki-| Reyner     and     James     Showalter, I Republican   Group   Met  to   Prepare v.aiiis  motto,  "Wo  Build," j August  10,11. loi and of Betty Al- j     for  November  General   Election
Harry L. Hutchinson, of t:hurcli j pine and H. Lyie Houpt, August, .j-.[,p „rtioers and members of the ^•K^'t. who is one of KiNisHlHy and 17, l!i-H». TUj Mrth was announce^l I ].-^.p^,,,i,.p <'om?uitto,' of the Third ,\i,i^i;ions  cviH^i-t   t-oliniators,  ,-'pok.>'<'t     P.arcla.\     William    Frankentleld,- y^j^,.j   Rdniblican   Club   of   AmbU
I Potts  Brothers,  the builders;   I>avis and   Dunlap,  arihltects;   J.  J.   Rad- jclltle,    John   Kirk.     H.   C.   Wilson, j ' ( Continued on page 5 )
THIRD WARDERS RECONVENE
\\<W.  TUj Mrth   was announce^l Barcla.\     William    Frankentleld,
with     a     splendid     ajipeal     to     tin-[ son      of     Stanley     and     Charlotte
<iualities   ot   Khe    service   clubmen. I FraiikeuHeld.
"Thei-e   ail,;   many,"   he   said,   "who |      Those    luesent     were     .Mr.     and
talk 'but  fall  to do as they indicate l J\Iis.    Walter    DePrcftuitaiiie;    Rev.
the Forrest Avenue school.
The new hl';h school building has been entirely completed during the summer vacation. The new athletic tield is ia|)idly Hearing completion and the football field is read.v for use. The new ((uarler-miie tr.ic)<. whicli is 20 feet wide, including'a Ico-yard straight away 2r. feel. wide, is ready for the top coal ot cinders. Tlie tennis courts arc ready for the finishing coat and the girls' hockey field gives pro^iii.se o'l being read.v for use when the whistl« blows. Ambler High .School is build¬ ing one of the finest athletic Meld* in  this section.
An additional sholi teacher, Henry A. Schleeger. has been added to the Industrial Arts Department. Mr-, Schlee,;er will teach machine shop practice, electricity, and metal worli. Ho has had practical experience in both electrical work and niachine shop luactice. Special ein)iliasls i.-^ being placed on the expansion of Industrial Arts courses In older that Iiupils, who do not desii'e College I*rei)aratory or Commercial work, ma.v secure definite training in particular fields of work.
Miss   Martha    Sin<lair.   of   Pliila- deliihia,  a   graduate  of   West. Ches¬ ter-    Slate    Teachers    College,    will teach   a    third   grade     at   Mattison (Continued on page'5)
iby tlu'lr expressions. All of us are lirovided with the tools to make soninthing~rto aiiake a lot of this .life, but some sKjrn not to know how to use them.
"This world,' he corrtinucd, "is the temple that we must make our !na.>«terpiece. The sjian of life is till' time allotted tor the job. The (Ii'^-at Architect hius laid down the sjiecilications and it is every indi- ( Continued on page 4 )
and   Mrs.   C.   Ix-.i-oy   DePrefontalne ( Continued on page 5 ;
FINAL CONTEST WINNERS
CHEST STAYS IN AMBLER
' Hidden Names of Movie Stars In- !   terested  Mamy  "Gazette"   Readers
I The "tiazette's" biilden name ': contest is over, ibut interest in ! the hunt for the name of a inovle I .stjir did not wane a bit to the very I end. This ctuitcst proved very popu- I lai- and there were many names ! each week to selecit from for thl.) I award   of    the   2(.    tickets    to   t h e' Melograna,
held their first Fall meeting at the hiune of William N. Alcorn, Tucs- da.v evening. All but one uf the itiembers   was  luesent.
The officers of the ICxecutive CoinrnitU.'e are William N. Alcorn, presid'.'iit; John J. Truster, first vice president; Allison H. Whitcomb, second vice president; Oeorge .Mac.N'eill, secretary; Joseph Bon- trglio, assistant secnotary; Fdw-ard (1. Davles, Sr., treasurer; Joshua O. Thtnuiison, assistant treasurer; and J. R. Lesher, financial secretary. Other members of t h e committee are John H. Burrell, Samuel Ayers, Hanmon C. Kinnvy, J. Itobert Simp¬ son, Jr., Clifford Cehnjan, Harry A. Wood,     Thomas     Mastcrinatto,     S.
REGISTER NEW PUPILS AT SPRINGFIELD HIGH
ALL     GRADES WEDNESDAY
REPORT     NEXT FOR   STUDIES
Grid Stars Now Hard af Work Un¬ der Coach Gockley—M Report for Practjoe—Morning Sessions Only During  First   Week of School
Wednesday,   Sc])te.niiber   tt.h.   will
Anthony    Donalo    ami | be the ol^t¦ning  regisitra,tion  day  tor
A PENNY FAIR
Senior   Colony  Club  to   Hold   Novel Event at Covered  Bridge  Farm
The Senior Colony Club of Am¬ bler   is   sponsoring  a   "Penny   Fair "
¦ on Tuesday, .Sejitember 17. The ino\el event will be held at "Cov- iered Bridge Farm." the home of : Judge and Mrs. Harold G. Kni^rht. lat (Ireen Ixine. and will be open I the entire day. It will be held on ithe lawn and there will be irarking jSiiace  proviiJed for automobiles.
Among the various stands there jwill be a curiosity shop where there I can be boUL!ht some early (Ihristmas ! articles,   and   an   amusement   center
¦ that    will    entertain    the   Jidults   as 'well as the children. ;      Fancy   work   booths   will   also   be
-'open ,ind handmade table scarfs. <overs. iiigs. etc.. will be for sale. Fruits and vegetables will be on sale at the PiinUice stand. Butter and eggs  c-an   lie   piii'ibased   there  also.
An.Mine desiiins transportation to the "Penny F.ilr" should call Mrs. Norman  Krlebel,  Ambler  f)7B-W.
,   _       .     ,       r   ci        I     .„uv ' .Vniiblcr  movies. I (Jeorge  Williams.   Edward  <J.   l>av-
Annual   Carnival     of   St.      Joseph s ,      .j, ^^ . ^  ^,^^^^^ ,^^   .,^  ^,,^^. ^^^^.,,^,  ^^^,_ ^ .^^^   ^^^    ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^, ^^^^ ^^ vacation.
Parish   a   Grand   Success j planted  ly    a    distinctly    different   ^as  the only  one absent.
In spite of inclement weather-, the ; ofier on the I'art of this newsiiailor,! j'lans were made to get as big a annual carnival, held each year on ^ne that oilers an opirortiinity to i ]{p|n,,(||j,,an Registration as po.ssible the   lawn    of   St.   Joseph's   church, | ^pp n,,, >je,v  Vm-k World's Fair tree J <,„    Seiiti'iuber   4 th    and    Jth.    The
of   charge.   This   is   a   subsciiptiDii i q-^jcf,     Ward    is   Vegiotered    to    a (liter  for a liniited  time luily.  Two , higi,   percentage  and  twelve names
Ambler
success of   the
St.   Joseph's   church, j
was a  giiuid  success.  This j
was due  to  the  hard  work |
committee   in   iharpe,     and :
new   .siiibscriptions.   fully   iiaid.   will
be  rewarded  by a  gift   of a couiKin
I book of tickets of aitmission to the
, Fair grounds and   to   17  attractions
therein.
The winners of the final week of the hidden name contest are as fol¬ lows:
Fall  Sei|)lc,  ,\mbler Mrs.   M.   W.   Booz,  Blue  Bell James   TKuiato,   Ambler .Mrs    John   A.   Andrew,   Jr.,   Am¬ bler
Roger-    W.     Ilallowcll.    Jr.,    Fort Price,    \alley      (Ireen      road       and ! Washington
¦t;hurch lane, Whiteniarsli. and Miss |      .Mrs. C. Raymond  Weir-,  Ambler
I'Jihel   Conklin,   Wyndmoor .Maltha   l>ouglas. (Jwynedd  A'allcy Hazel   Wittman.   Ambler T.   .\.  Warren,  Oi-cland
the idndness of the iMiisiioners and ; their many friends. The Reverend | (fathers of the parish ta.ie this I occasion to thank these good iieople land the merchants of Ambler- for Itlieir loyalty, and to thank the local I newspaper for its siilendid co- j operation.
I     The grand iiri/e of the carnival, a
fiOO-iiiece  Hope Chest, was awarded
to   Hugh   .McLaughlin,  of  4t;   Argyle
avenue.   Ambler-.       The   second   and
! third   awards   in    the    Hope   Chest
j drawing   were   won   b.v   Mrs.   F.    P,.
Inn.
Ion
Margaret Matthews. School Ambler. These awards were of coal to each winner.
A sirecial award also made wa." an Kiiierson radio, pr-esented to the lucky-ticket holder, Betty Rocchino of Salem, -N. J.
i have already be<'n added to the I list of vote r s since the last Pri¬ mary election. Plans were also madle I to get out a 100 iiercent vote on UJeneral Flection day. Tuesday, j November fith, other than those i who mav be sick or ,awa.v. I Tht' Women's Working Onnmit- : tee will be orguiii'<:ed by Mrs. Cam ¦ line B. .Mac.Nelll, Republican Coin- i mittewoman.
Traveling    registrars    will   sit    in ] the  Wissaiiickon  Fire Hall on Kep- | j tember 4th and .itii. froru 2 p. m. to j ',1  p.  ni.,  to give  those  who  wish to j I vote at the (Jeneral IC.lection the o.p I iiortunity   to   register.
ACCIDENT VICTIM DIES
APPEALS LIQUOR DECISION
BEGGARS OF THE SEA
BY A GAZETTE CORRESPONDENT
SPECTACLE   IN   HISTORY  OF THE  BIRTH  OF  THE OF   HOLLAND   IN   THE   SIXTEENTH    CENTURY; OTHER   FEATURE   OF  THE    GAZETTE    FOR THE INTEREST AND  KNOWLEDGE OF ITS READERS
REPUBLIC
AN-
Second   Installment |
The   Prince   of   Orange    was   not |
:a   member  of the  League,   to  resist!
[the   Irrquisition   and   had   not   been j
, consulted   by   those   who   formed   it. :
• Probably    rioni!    of    the    JiCaguers | exceeded him in anxiety for the ob- i
j jects sought: but to him caution j was a second nature and he i-oiild i I not Join the imiietuous men (anion-.; I I whom was his own brother, Lewis) j 'in movements to sustain that for I which no iirovision had been made. 1 ' He. however, wrote fully to the | Duchess at the beginning of the | jyear- on tiie disastrous influence of I I the Iminisiton upon the country and i
• the  op|)ositiim  of  the  peojile  to  the | 'edicts   and   their  growing  disaflec-j
The postotfice will be oiien for the] tion. j
registration  of aliens everyday.  In-1    William stood aloof from these tiir-| cludiiig Saturday, from 1  to tl ii. m.  biilent  Leasuers,  but he ha<1 already i
commenced   that   wonderfully   close system   of  espionage     upon   Phillip. , which  kept   up diirirrg the  wliole of | the  struggle.   Thus,   he   prepared   In] his  own cautious  way  to  meet audi circumvent  the  great  enemy  of  his country, while the impeutous I.*ag- iiers,   by   their   banquets   and   their- public   demonstrations   roused   and enkindled   more   and   more   the   en¬ thusiasm    of   the   iieople   for   their ancient |)rivilei:es, for liberty to read and    for   religious    freedom.
The increased ex<ltement among the Iieople induced the Duchess to call a special meeting of the lead¬ ing nobles of Brussels, among whom j she invited the Prince of Orange. , While the bewildered Duche.ss was ' dciiber.itlng whether to put down the League by for'ce, no less than j ( Continued on iiage 4 ) j
Max Donath Asks Cdurt to Set Aside Liquor Board Ruling An appeal from the decision of the Pennsylvania Llcjuor Board it'voking tlie license of Ma;c Donath, operating Max's Inn, 2B West Butler avenue, .^lllbler was tiled   with   the  eoirit.
Donath asks the court to set the   ruling-,   clalniing   It    was without     "sufficient     reason," asks that the Liiiuor Control  Board >be   Instructed   to   rescind   its   decij sion. I
Tl\(.' board notified Donath of the! revocation following a hearing in; Philailel|)liia on complaints about I the cond'iict   of  the  place.
The  decisiito  states   that   the   lie   !
I eiise    is    i-evoke<I    because    Donath i
I "oiierated  his  place  in  a  noisy  and i
I disonlerly   man'rrlt'r."   and   a   second I
charge   is  contained  in   the   ruling'
that   Donath   sold   intoxicating  bev- ;
erages   t<i   mirrors. :
The  aiMieal iwill   be   lleai-d   by   the!
three   i.Moirtginruery    t>ounty   judges
on   .Seiitcmbcr  Li. i
Former Ambler Man,  Hit by Train Succumbs  in   Hospital John  Petrovich. tift.x.  formerly of AmI.'ler, died early .Sunday moriring as   a   result   of   injuries   sustained j when   he   was   hit   by   a   train   on | Conti-ol; Thursday. ,
Petrovich.  who moved  from  Am¬ bler about  six years ago to a point | near   Manayiink.   was   walking      on : the   Pennsylvania   railroad   between \ North    .Manayunk    and    .Shawiuont, |
the studenLs in 'till,- School District: of Springfield itownshiii. The high school and the three grade school.^ in (Ireland. Flourtown and Wynd- luoor will have half-day sesslonn Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Full-day .•sessions will begin .Mon¬ day, Septemtier !l.
Beginnf.Ts will he adinitted the first two weoks of sichool. Any child, who will be six yeias's old on or be¬ fore April 1, 1341, will be ,-illeweil to enroll. A vaccination certilii-ate is  re(iuired.
Football iiraatices It.'gaii on Mon¬ day and moi-e than fifty candidates aiipeared on the field, the oireriing day. Kiiuipment w;is distributed and there were light warm-up drills, Tiie head coach is Warren (lock- ley who is taking charge ot the piactitk's until ith,e ojiening ot school, Then, he will be asslste<1 by Horace V. Brosius, Commercial studies' insitrucltor at the high school, who %vill coach tlie linemen. i Tire two caliitalns, who were i elected at the end of last season, are Citbert Itex and Albert 'Jally, both seniors this itenm.
NAMED TO AIR POST
Is
Blue    Bell    Aviation    Enthusiast Regional Legal Examiner Alfred   L.   Wolf,   sodally   promin¬ ent  Blue Bell attorney, aviation en¬ thusiast   and   former   executive   di- iside I '"'"'"    ''"iii'i.M'"''    n-'i    .-11,. 1.1...¦¦,., j ,.p,.,,„.   ,,(   t(,p   ]ate   Mayor-   Wilson's done I"*  "t"'"'   ''  "Cluck  in  the  morning. | j,|,,].,f,p,phi;,    Aviation   ConHuissiorr, I      A train operated by (Jeorge llofi- | „.ms.   List  week,   aiipointed   regional
A train operated by (Jeorge I loft- I master, of Pliiladelphia, ajiproath- I cd him from the rear and sti-uck j him. Hoffmaster told the iiollce.that I the man steiiped In frdnt of the ! tr.iin Just as  it  aiipr-oacheil  him.
The injured ni.iir was taken to I .Sacred Heart Hospital. Norristown, ' where he succumbed to injuries ! ibout the head anil body and loss ; of one arm. Corner- Winslow J. Rushong,   Is investigating.
MISS HENSZEY'S TO OPEN
C.   OF   C.   MEETING   TONIGHT
Ambler Chamber- of Conimer-ce will Convene this evening in Ni- block's restaurant at t!.!!! when a report of the pr-ogress   on the light-
Miss Henszey's .ScliooI for bov.s and girls will re-open for Its thir¬ ty-first year on Thursday, Sejitt-.m- ber IHth. '.M i s s Jackson, who has been associated with the school for- eighteen years, has been gi'ant- ed a year's leave of alisencc. A comiiatent  teacher has been secur¬
ing
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win  be  made.
ed   to
junior-
carry  on
gr-oup.
her  work   with   the
legal examiner of the legulalion ami eiifoi-cement division of the Civil Aeronautics Bnre.ui.
Wolf Is a  member of the l.iw  linn (if    Wolf,    Block.    Schorr    ,«i:    Solis- j Coheir,  Philadelphia. I     He  will  sit   on  all  cases  concern- ling    the   susiiensiori.    revocation   or' denial  of air cer tillcates.   His  head- (inarters      will   be   Irr    the   Federal , Hiiildirrg.        .Ninth      and      Clrc:itnu1 iUreels,    Philadel|ihla.
Wolf Is seeretai-y ami general i counsel of the Air Pilots AsHocl.i- Uion; a director of the Aero Club (of Pennsylvania; chairman of the I aviation committee of the Pennsyl- Ivaiiia Bar Association. and_chalr- I man of the Philadelphia .seal'l-arre base committee of the .Seaiilane I Flying Association.
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