The Ambler Gazette 19351219

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The Ambler Gazette
\^OL. LVII-NO. 43
AMBLER.   PA..   DECEMBER   19,   1935
S1.75  A  YEAR
POLICE EEFORTS TO
PARKING  AND  OTHER PROBLEMS IN   AMBLER
Polite Ask Cooperation of Both Car r '>ring Shoppers and Local Busi- rv », Men—Reciprocal Courtesy to ki   Expected
I'arliinj; problems and higliway conditions in Amblor are no exception to thc experiences of other towns, and police and authorities are almost at wit's end to cope v,-ith the situation that demands sober judgiment, cour¬ tesy and common sense all around.
The offlcers want to croaite no as'- {fravated situations, which in their In¬ ception are caused almost totally by the public in its attempt to crowd In, as well as by its disregard for the fair and reasonable riglits of otliers.
Inquiry here in Ambler reveals the very creditable situation that no of¬ fender has been harshly dealt with, although many have Justly merited such punishment. Offlicers have gone out of their way to assist motorists and   i)edestrians. Instructions     and
warnintrs have been freauent, but prosecutions very few, Indeed, in view of thc exigencies ot the parking viola¬ tions.
When motorists deliberately park within marked restricted areas or in front of the fire house, some one must act. Firehouse parking Is a vio¬ lation of state law, and parking on crossways open to pedestrians is not permitted in Ambler nor other towns. Tlie police have had not only these situations to meet, but in addition, in somo instances, have met with re¬ fusals and insults on the part of driv¬ ers in exchange for courteous requests to move on and flnd other parking ¦spaces.
The fai.lt of conditions, however, is not entirely the responsibility of shop- I>er and other person who calls here to transact business. A partial and very considerable romed.v may be provided by the business men them¬ selves in requiring that their own tars Vie parked outside the business urea. Parking spaces are available on fide streets and vacant lots not far off t!ie  beaten  track.
Dusiness men are also reminded that they started a very commendable niovement some monlhs ago to secure a parking area within one square from Butler avenue. If this can be realized along the lines suggested by the merciiants, signs be erected along Butler avenue directing motorists to tlio free iiarking area, and the police instructed to direct drivers to the parking space, a very considLiable contribution will have been hiade to¬ wards  relief.
Something of this character will have to be worked out when sewer work commences on Butler avenue and the street is excavated for trol¬ ley track removal and pipe and lateral laying.
Nesb'itt Propert|«» In Ambler Valued
A Jury before Judge r.anaiehowcr in civil court at Norristown has fixed tho value of properties fornierly owned by Albert J. Nesbltt, Am'bler, at $70,093.33, The action was the outoame of the sale of the real estate May 1, 1935, by the sheriff for 1141.28, on May 1, 1935.
The Tradesm.en's National Bank and Trust Oompeny, Philadelphia, and ,Iohn N. Go.ssilns, acting as substituted trus. tee and assignee of William; 'D. Gordon, secretary of Banking, In possession of buslne.ss of the Central Trust nnd Savings Comipany, Philaidelphia, flled the writ for the sale of the properties on a mortfi-age of $50,000.
Nesbltt claimed the real estate, con¬ sisting of apartments and store build¬ ing is worth oonsiderataiy more. He oalied Harry Bennlngcr, Norristown, and Howard J. Dagor, Ambler, real estate brokers, as witnesses. Diager placed the value at $62',420 and Heii- ninger at $62,120.
LiUtiher FVetz, and Victor N. Pott.-i, Ambler, were called by Attorney J. William Ditter to testify in their opin¬ ions aa to the value of the real estate. Potts said $38,000, and Dretz gave a flg;ure of approximately 3:37,000.
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L GIVES FINE PROGRAM
SPLENDID  ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTED
IS
LOCAL PROSECUTIONS L
ONLY TWO  IN    AMBLER    DURING PRESENT   YEAR
PUBLICATION   DAYS
Fur tlio noxt two weeks the "CJazette" will be printed on Tues¬ day afternoons. Advertisers and (orrespondcnts will please be.-r In mind that the paper will be issued 24 hours earlier, and that tho pub¬ lication days for tlie next tw > weeks will be December 24 and 31.
In Both Instances the Borough Police^ Warned the Violators—Facts Reveal- i ed on Dockets of Local Justices of ' the   Peace ^
Some interesting facts'have been ob. tained from the records of the two Am¬ bler Justices of the Peace With refer¬ ence to the number of motorists pros¬ ecuted by, the borough police during the year 1935, which Is up to and ii- cluding Dec. 19, 1935. The total numiber of prosecutions was 23, with one de¬ fendant having two charges placed against him. This number is less than two prosecutions a month, and. In ad¬ dition 75 or m/ore motorisits were uskcl to call at the police .station, whero they were warned aliout parlcing in a | restricted area. , j
The charges preferred in the 23' pastor prosecutions are as follows: For park¬ ing in a restricted area, 2; failing to have operator's license, 3; passing trafflc light when red, G; excessive speed, 5, reckless driving, 2; failing to ^top at a "thru" tmfflc stop sign, 5; carrying an overweight load, 1. The offlcers declared they were obliged to prosecute the two parking violators be¬ cause they failed to hoed the warning g'iven and continued te park their ma¬ chines after being requested to move.
FINE YULETIDE PROGRAM
REV. MR. MILLER AT  REST
Were
Home   Talent   Affair   Which   Scored   a
Most   Noteworthy   Musical   Achiieve-
ment—Christmas   Spirit   Prevails   in
Numbers
St.  Joseph's     School,   Ambler,     pre¬ sented  a fine  program  In  the  Church Hall  on  Monday and    Tuesday  even¬ ings,  when  a large attendance  enjoy¬ ed    the  cleverly    rendered    numbers. The  program  ^vas  Chrlstmasy     In  its j nature,    and      the    children    entered I heartily  in     presentmg   the  lollowing I Interesting  program: [
"Parade of the Wooden Soldiers," Sy Misses Marv Stotesburv and Klizabeth MoCourt. The Thii'd, Fourth and Fifth Grade children tlien presented the beautiful operetta, "The Chrlstma.s Game." James Serratore and Felix Rogers rendered the "Playtime Waltz" for violins, and following that num¬ ber Misses Emma May McDaniels and Rita Shearer played- the "P.adio March."
Little girls then splendidly gave "The Doll's Lullaby" as an action song, and the trio—Mary Reed, Anna Cassidy and Mary Seri'atore—gtive a marching exercise. "Frolic of the Frogs" was cleverly acted by the little boys, who proved as nimble as monkeys and  much  more interesting.
"Plaj'ful Pals" wias splendidly given by Margaret Rogers, Rose Notoris and Rose Marie Caputo. Sixth Grade boys gave the song and drill, "The Tall Top Hat," and Anna Cassidy and Mary Serratore played the duet, "You and  I."
The song and dance, "Santa Claus Is   Coming   to   Town"   was   enthusias
Without    cooperation  from    driving I tically     presented   by     Helen   Davies,
public and business people, the police are powerless to cope with this ag¬ gravated situation unless lliey enforce the borougli and state laws for viola¬ tion. Certain it is, the area at the flre liouse, and the street crossing lanes for pedestrians must be kept clear, and It is also evident that mot¬ orists and foot trafflc must be guid¬ ed by the trafflc lights. Parking within restricted areas and too near street Jnter.sections are also flagrant viola¬ tions—and let it be remembered that '.lowever    much    it   may    hurt    one's
Services     of     Baptist     Pastor Largely   Attended
More than 2r)l» persons attended the funeral last Thursdav afternoen ol Rev Charles E;. Miller, jxistur ot the Mt. Plea.sant Baptist Church, whose sudden death on the previous Jlonday shocked  the  entire community.
Dr. Milton G. Perry. First Ixiptist Church of Trenton, and a former Sunday .school scholar of Rev. Mil¬ ler, preached the sermon. Tho Scrip¬ ture was read by Rev. O. C. F. Janke, of St. John's Lutheran Church, and the prayer offered by Rev. Nathaniel F. Groton. Rev. Joseph M. Eiwing, of the Ambler Pre.sbyterian Church, made a short address. These three pastors represnted the A.nbler Ministerial Association.
Dr. Albert E. Finn, retired minister of Hatboro, and clerk of the s'orth Philadolphia As.soclation of Baptist Churches, gave the benediction. The opening Prayer was offered by Rev. William John, retired, of Amblo ¦, and the de.acons of the church were the 1 pall  bearers.
j*    Interment  was  in West  Laurel  Hill The  flrst of these  two  prosecutions! cemeter.v.
was miade on Jan. 4, 1935. The violation |  — ¦	
took  place  on  the  weSt side  of Main
street  near  Butler avenue,  and  when
the   chauffeur   was   informed   that   he
could not park there, the offlcer testified
the  man  allowed   the   mlacihine  to  re¬ main for some time after having been
limtruoted  to  mcrve  it.
The second prosecution occurred live
months later,   on  Mlay  3,  1935.      ThLs
accused   motorist   parked   his   car   on
the west side of Spring Garden street
near Butler avenue. The offlcer inform¬ ed  the  driver  that he could not  park
in that .spot. Almost a half hour later
Av'hen the offlcer returned the machine
was in the same place. Prosecution "at-
urally followed. The ¦numlier of prose¬ cutions for parking as appear  on   ^he
dockets  of  local Juj*tice of the Peacn
shows that the police have been very
lenient in the prosecution of motcvists
who violate the parking laws. All viola¬ tors were flrst kindly infoi-med of the
aot. Despite the fact that several ac¬ cidents      during    the      present    year
ean   be  traced   directly  to  iwrking   In
restricted   areas,  less  than  two weeks
ago     two     miadhines   collided   at    the
interseotion of Ridge avenue and Butler
avenues. This accident was the direct
result of cars being parked on the wesit
side   of   I?idge   avenue   alnjost   nt   the
corner of Butler avenue.      Tho  police
CHRISTMAS SELECTIONS    EFFEC¬ TIVELY  RENDERED
I
MEEIS IN AMBLER
PRESIDENT HESS REVIEWS COUN¬ CILMANIC   ACTION
Water Company Purch;ise Discussed — Will Attend Public Meeting on the Subject—Nominating Committee Ap¬ pointed.
The Ambler Taxpayers' Association held Its regular inonthly meeting iast Friday evening in the assemibly room of Forest Avenue Public School with a tair attendance jrfesent. Joseph C. Hess, president, presided and gave a resume of several meeitings of borough council, which occupied considerable time. Following this there was a. gen¬ eral discussion on the su.ggeMted pur¬ chase of the Amibler Spring Water Company. President Hess gave con¬ siderable information gathered liy at¬ tending the meetingif'of council.
William Brown led the discussion on thc proposed purchase. His opinion  .s
Impersonations  Are   Most   Realistic  —
Cho'"uR  of  Twenty   Club   Vocalistr—
"The   Nativity"   Is   Final   Pliture  —
ChristmEs Tree and Gifts.
On Wednesday, tec. 11, the Colony Club of Ambler witnessed one of the most impressive progra,nis ever staged at the Yuletide season    in Aimjbler.
The p'rog-ram was under the direction of the Music, Art and DTQmiatlc Com¬ mittees, Mrs. Miartha McKlnney, chor- istter; Mrs. Floy Eider, acoomr«!ini!;l: Mrs. Ruth Jfclivaine, dlii'ector, end Mrs. Henrlett.a. Theel, reader, Mrs. John Magill, candle beiirer, assisted tiy a vested choir of 20 club members.
Tlie room was attractive with its decorations of greens and liT'itid candles, which put all under the niiglc speil, the Wise Jfen must have felt centuries ago when they sought the Christ ChiM, which \ya.=t iwrn In the lowly m.anger to save m.anl<ind for a'l time.
The procession of the choir, led by four .small children, dressed in .v^lte robes, Shirley Klein, Nancy Sprott. Caroline Biddle and Joan Craft, slna- in.g Mendelssohn's chorus, "Hark, tlia Herald Angels Sing," induced a peace to settle over the mind and prepared one for the solelniinity of the progrram to   come.
"The Madonnas in Italian Art" wero then presented.
The flrst "JPadonna, Child and Pt. John," by Dltticelli, portrayed h;/ Mrs,
CHECK   OF  PARKERS
Ambler police will start this week in a oheck-up of the regular and all-day parkers along Butler avenue, tietween the railroad and Hidge avenue and one square nortli and .south of Butler avenue on Ridge avenue. Spring Garden street and Main street. Cbnsiderable cormplaint has been made by rail¬ road offlcials with regard to the parking of cars along the fence on the Nesbltt property directly opposite tiie north-Ixnind side of the railroad station. This l.ane mu.st Ire kept clear, the offlcials declare, for ixitrons ot the railroad, and It must not be used as a iiarking' i-Iiace. ;       1     I
TENTH   ANNIVERSARY  OF   LOCAL SERVICE   CLUB
jLdge   KnigHt,     the   First     President, Officiates as Toastmaster at Delight¬ ful Ladies' Night Affair at the White¬ marsh  VaHey  Country  Club "A lusty infant at 10 years," was the manner   in   which   its   daddy,      Judige Knight,   greeted   the   Rotary   Clulb   of Ambler,   AVednesday   evening   ot   last week on  the occasion of its    10th an¬ niversary.   The  affli'.ir was  held  under the  deliglitful    auspices  of  a    ladles' nig'ht, with an attendiance of 100 per¬ sons. ¦   '   I    1   '    :   1 ' ^ After   the   dinner.   President   Joseph W.   Craft,  Jr.,   greeted   the  assembled innemlixji's   and   guoists   in   true   Rotary style. He announced a memiorial to tho I late  president,  Jacob M.  Fisher,  of  a
  j pledge by the club of ?500 towards the
BY CONGREGATION OF MT. PLEAS- ! i-pquirements ot his son, WlUiajn ^sh-
MEMORIAL PAID IHE REV. CHAS. E, MILLER
ANT  BAPTIST  CHURCH
Beautiful      Resolutions     Adopted       at
Church Seri/ices  Last Sunday  Morn-
ing,  Addressed  to  Bereaved     Widow
and   Mother of  Deceased
For the  flrst  time in the  history of more than 101 years, Mt. Pleasant BaP-1 an ,       ,        » ,
tist Church has had the experience of and a prospect ot continued usefulness losing a pastor by de^th. Rev. Charles and service J. D.Green rendered a vocal B   Miller   late   pastor,  for  which me-   solo,   and   Song  Leader  D^ck  led   the
er, in completion of his senior year at Cornell University.
Judge Knight, flnst president of the Club, was presented aa toastmaster. He reviewed the early history and noted his .siitisfaotlon that the infant of 10 years ago had developed wSth interesting    and    worthy    record,
morial services were held on Monday afternoon, w«.s laid to rest in West Laurel Hill cemetery.
A lai-ge number of ministers and representatives from the Dux-MJont Union,  Bux-Mont Leadership Training
club In the well known RotaTy eojig«.
Hon. J. William Ditter gave "The Record" of the club noting its achieve, ments and the encouragements therein contained for increased sei-vice and usefulness. He paid tribute to the presi-
Margaret M. Griggs, Margaret    Nanoy | s^-hool, the dean of Temple University j dents of the club, with most resi>eotful
Grigg and i\nn Theel, after whioh the j Theological department. North Phlla chorus .sang "Jesu Bambino," by Pietro j delphia Baptist Association, the local Yon. Then came "Madonna De Gfan- | Ministerial Union, and nitiny preachers duea," liy Ralphael, i>osed by Mrs. Pearl | from other denominations were present Kreibel and Baby Griggs, followed by i to pay their last tribute to the de- a solo "There's .a Song in the Air" Gle j ceased
S. Park.s,  hy Mrs. Christine Klein. |     At the close of the mornln,g church
The "Sistlne Madonna," by Raphael, ' service last Sunday the Mt. Pleasant posed by Mrs. Miuid Dill Moore and'membership adopted the following Baby Griggs, foUcnved by the cho.-us' memorial to be presented to Mrs. in  "Lo,   How  a  Rose,"  by M.  Prieth- IMiller  a san  expression   of  Us    sym-
Bettv  Palermo  and    Catherine  Rocco, \ which   was   fo'lowed   by  a   dance  and [ drill,    "The   Holly   Wrcjath,"   cleverly executed  b.v the Sixth  Grade girls.
The Seventh and Eighth Grade boys staged tho humorous situations met wdlth in "Recruiting Recruits," and tho clever "Pretzel Band" was given by Teresa Cardillo, Betty Palermo, Rita Shearer andBnumJa May Mc-| Daniel, accom,panled by the Rhythmic Orchestra.
"Aunt  Jane's   Christmas   Box,"   was a   clever  slietch   by   the   Seventh   and
be traced direotly to motorists p(.ark- ing their cars in restricted areas, and in this menace other police oTlciaU agree.
AMBLER SPRING WATER
arius.
Next came the "Blue Madonna,'' by Sassoferi'ato, posed by Mrs. L'orothy Sprott, and the chorus in the "First Noel,"  by Sir John  Stalner.
The   "M.adonna   and  Child   by  Dol.-l
was posed by Mrs. Edith Ijukens, afte:"
whicii  the  children  sang a  Ch'.'istraas
' Carol, and the choir sang "Carol of the
j Ru.ssian   Children,"   by  Bryceson   Yn-
I horne.
I     T'he  last     picture     portrayed    "The
1 N'atlvity"  by    Corresggio    with     Mi':-.
Maraon Snyder as the Madonna, after
which the ehoh- and audience joined In
singing *"Sllent Night."
Beneath t'he Christmas Tree iii tho rear of the room, a display of articles made by the blind was on sale, and many tivok advantage of the opportan. ity to get .attractive gifts for tho com¬ ing Chri.itmas season and al.so f.'' help those who are handicapped by tho loss of sight.
jxithy:
"IN ME'MORIAM AVhereas: In the providence of an all-wise Creator and with Himself in Glory our Pastor, Charles B. Miller, the congregation of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church assembled in worship this 15th day of Deoember,   1935,  recount  the  following
to the glory of God and the edif-catlon j gp^ ^^^^ ^ ^^.jg j^u the many who in the hour of siclcness ^ ,^|^j.^j.jj„
reference to the stewardsihip of the Ifite  Jacob M. Fisher.
The speaker noted the attributes of Rotary—kindliness, confidence and ths wiliingneaa lo give service, and in closing expressed the hope that these virtues of club activity be continued.
The eward of the pnizes also was a deli.ghtful feature.
The nature of the progmim changed here to the rhj-^thmic tapping of tlift dances perfoitmed by RF'lo Dailey Edith Niblock and Grant Buchanan, each of whom perfci-med very credit¬ ably.
A magician  niiysitifled  with his cari
tricks to  the  interest and ama.cement
of the audience, and esiiecially to those
appointed judges from the audience tC
'honest and above
bereavement looked to him for the consolation of the Gospel his kindly ministrations will long be rcmiemberel.
The college rhythmic dance was cleverly executed by the pupils of Miss  Dedee Jones:   Peggy and  Nancy
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pride to be advised by offlcers to | Eighth Grade girls, and the fine pro- move, like police control of trafflc is 1 g,-am closed with the vocal selection, noeess^iry in .a'l boroughs and the \ "xhe Christmas Rose," by St. Joseph's treatnient accorded in Ambler may be I choristers.
much   more   courteous   than   in   other I	
fongc.sted     areas—certainly,     judging I        Jenkintown   Starts   New   School fr<ini   the  few  prosecutions,   it   Is   not | more   severe.
MRS. FOEDISCH'S DEAIH SHOCKS IHE COMMONIIY
FUNEPAL     SERVICES     HELD PHILA.   ON   MONDAY
IN
llaart Attack or Stroke While Driving Her Car Along Morris Road Prob¬ ably Responsible for the Fatality— Was Prominent in Civic Work
Services   wero   held   Monday     alter- j noon at  '2  o'clock  at  the    Oliver Bair \ funeral   parlors,   ]8?0  Chestnut   street, I I'hila.,   over   the   remains   of  the  late Amanda   El.   Foedisch,   of  Willow ave¬ nue.  Ambler,     whoso  death    occurred Thursd.'iy   soon   after   noon   while  .she was driving along Morris Road, south ! of Aml)lor. *
She   was   evidently   stricken   with   a
heart attack or a  stroke,  for tho car
BWerved  to  one  side  of  the  road und
^crushed     against   a     stone     abutment
le.ir the bhcaff road.    She  was  dead
vVhen   rescued,   and   death   had   prob-
'ably  been  Instantaneous.
The deceased, who waa aged 54 years, was the wife of I^-ederlck W. Foedi.'^ch, a well-known IPhila. cJal broker. Sho was a sister of the late Charles   Mehler,   D.   D.   S.,  of Ambler,
Work has been started in Jenkin¬ town on, the erection of the new $200,- 000 elementary school, whioh will be an 18-room building, completed In all details, a,nd so designed that, it is an¬ ticipated, it will meet all requirenaents of the Jenkintown District for mlany years. Tihe conti^aot has been let to the Henry E. Baton Comipany, and work will be pushed steadily to com¬ pletion. The site selected is on West avenue, adjacent to the Jonkintown High School Building, and with coan- pletion and occupancy all school facil¬ ities in the York Road borough will be in a centralized location. Plans for the proposed school have been in the mak¬ ing since a Are seriously damaged thc old grade school building in Jenkin¬ town almost a year ago ;and \vith PWA co-operation avaiUitole, suggested original plans were revised until .flnally the plans for proposed 18-room struc¬ ture were approved by the Bioard of Directors.
yarnall and Co., of Phlla., purchased tho issue of bonds on a. 2% percent coupon and at a premium of $27S.
state  that  a numlier of accidents  can i that   it   Is   desirable   for   the   borough
to buy the water comixiny, but caution¬ ed against niaking it a political foot¬ ball   instead   of   aiming   at   municipal etliciency.  Comparsion  was  offered  as to  charges made   by  pri\'ately  owned water   companies   and   charges   made liy   publicly   owned   water   companies. None of the  nieni:bers  could give any positive  data  on  tho  subject,    but all agreed, however,  that members of the association,  as well as all    taxpayers should attend  the meeting to be  held j this   Wednesday   evening   in   the   flre hall,   which  also   will   be   attended   by i mombers of council, and tlie en,:;ineers i who  have  made a survey!  of  the   en- I tire plant of the Ambler Spring Water 1
_              —        .    ',    ,.„'"     .,.,   1  r. ¦     X   I Odnilpany will be on hand  to give Ihe i CALL Current Reports   ndiOate That Private i,    Jl a      . , :,  ^ Ti.        ,    . ^^'-'-
r.-_"-_   U-..1   m-j.   nu *_   a..., _   taxpayers figures and data on the sub- ,
ject.  Other  interesting facts also  wiy j
be given by officials of the borough.       Enthusiastically   Greeted   by   Ch.ldren A  nominating committee, with  Mrs. 1     ^n    School    Grounds—Promises    Re-
Lucinda   lliff  as   chairman,   was    ap- |     ^^^„   yi^¦,^  jhis  Saturday—Gorgeous
pointed by President Hess to maiie re- i     Local   Disp'ays Company and the Upper Dublin AVTater j ^^^t ^j  j.^^  January  meeting  on  Fri-' Co. are  meeting in Amibler town hall, ^^^,    j,^^   j{,j,^_   .^^,j,^„   ^y^^   eleotion   ot this Wednesday evening to consider the; „tfleers will be held. It is hoped there
His zeal in the training and instruction < o„,.f[,-,n_ j^an Robinson, Ann Friel, of young people in Christian work waa I j^oj-othy Boroughs, Mildred Brown, one ot the outatanding characteristics, jj^j^j^ MIclhael, Betty Heath. MlsB of his ministry. His activities were not j^^^^g^ ^^^ ^^j. chorus Were called out
confined to the local church alone but extended to cooperation with other churches of the com.munity, and also to denominational interests both na¬ tional and foreign.
"Now thcrofore be it resolved, that the IMount pleasant Baptist Chureh ex¬ tend to the wife and the mother of our departed pastor our sincere Christian sympothy in this hour of s^epacation, and coniiiruend them to the grace and comfort  of  the Heavenly Father."
CITIZENS MEET TO CONSIDER ITS PURCHASE
Parties Have Made Offer to Buy— Company Earns Gross of Over ?50,- 000 per Year—Its Holdings
Amibler  citizens    and  otliei's    being served   by   the   Amibler   Spring  Water
BY   AIRPLANE   MADE   LAST SATURDAY
Baederwood  Club   Raided
Liquor Control Board olflcers crash¬ ed into the bar of the semi-pu\)Uc Baedorwtood Country Club at Noble on a recent Sunday morning.
Two men, Albert Nolen, 41, proprietor of tho bar and restaurant, and James Flood, 27, bartender, were arrested on chargea of selling liquor on Sunday.
Charges of gamibling were added by
purchase of the property which has j ^^.j,; j,^. ^ ,^,.gp ^^.^li^er ot taxiwycrs been put on the market by the Miattison p^.^^^^^ j^ y,^^ ^een stressed time and Estates, Inc. The current report is that i ^^^.^^^ ^^^^^ ^^jg asgociation ^va8 or^ian- private ixirtles have made tentative I j^^^ j^,. ^^^ ^^^ ^,,^jp^t^ ^^ protect the offersi for the purchase of the property.; interest of "every taxpayer of the The  question  for  consumers   to   de- j ^J(„.(,^,„J,
clde is whether or not they prefer to | '	
carry it under borough ownership ori to sui>port It as a paying investinient; for private owners. Rates to consuini- j ers are based upon a return from the ^ property, not on the cost, but on the valuation tliereof approved by tire Pub¬ lio Service Commission.
The property In quesition lias somi i 1700 patrons, with 145 fire plugs, the I annual rental of which is $25 per yearj under a contract whicii expires in 1342. j Engineers have examined the comiiany | and pronounce it in good condition. Its dially water sale totals about 4flO,0'lol gallons, and its estimated capacity is more than three times that volume.       |
Tihe pipe lines are in good condition, |
YULEIIDE PARTY By PRESBYIERIAN LAOIESI
DELIGHTFUL   AFFAIR    CONDUCT¬ ED   AT  THE  CHURCH
Luncheon Was Enjoyed by 73 Mem¬ bers and Guests—Santa Claus Ap¬ pears With His Gifts—Memorial.to the   Late   Jane   Cochrane
On Thursday, Dec. 12, the Ijadies' and the mains are of good size, all of! Aid Society of the Anioi?r Presby- which is reflected in the favorable flre; terian Church, celebrated the Christ- insui'ance rating enjoyed in the locality I nias season with its 'annual lunclieon aerved. Its  nuticliinery and  pumijis are  and   Christmas   iwirty.
"Santa Claus is coming to town." Yes, indeed he is. All the children of Ambler and vicinity knov/ that, for he told them so hitntself last Saturday on  his  advance  trip  to  the  borough.
Big, ruddy cheeked, Santa stepped from one ot his new shining blacli autogiros as It settled gently upon the high school athletic fleld Saturday morning about 11.30 to be greeted by several hundred young and old juven¬ iles.
'With a gi'acious bow the good old fellow acknowledged the roar of greeting,    and turned    to receive    his
I ollicial welcome from Mr. Bernard indcnfeld, representing the Amb'er Business Men's Association, which sponsored the pre-Christniaa visit. By that time the children's enthus¬ iasm could not lbo curbed by tli poiice   or   liigh   school   students,   and
I with a roar    they surged  upon    their revered   character   to   shake  his  hand
I and tell him their wants.
j     Smiling,  and  waving to  one  and  all.
I Santa flnally was whisked away from the   field   in   an   open   car   beliind   the
I higli  school band.  The parade,  headed by   Chief   of  Police  ITuck,   ended
Bridge Is Approved
Tho Public Service Coniimission has authorized   the     construction,   of     the Levick    street   bridge      over  Beading Comipany tracks in Cheltenha.m town-: ship,   Montgomery     county,     east     ofj Lawndale .station. The project is est!- j mated to co-st $28,985. |
The bridge will provide a direct route j by the Tacony-l^ilmyra Bridge over j the Delaware River between tho Jcrs?y j soji.shore re.soi-ts and the Gei-mantown i and Chestnut Hill district. !
Work on  tiie  projoct Is to  be com- i pleted by August 1, 1936. The struoture will  be a tlU'ee-sixin  concrete  and  I- beam bridge, carrying a 34-foot road¬ way and two 11-foot sidewalks.
Cheltenham Townahlp Oomiinissioners are to ivay a tliird of the cost.
to bow acknowledgments to the ap¬ preciation of the audience. Dancing followed to the strains of Russ Reb- msaii's oix'hestra.
The Rotary Club of Amibler was or¬ ganized through the efforts of Charles If. Puff then president of the Jenkin¬ ltown Club. It received its charter on ' Dec. 11, 1925, at the Whitemarsh Valley ' Country Club, with a Charter mem- I bership of 21 persons. Of these 11 re- ., rnain in the group, and Vice Presl- Ident A. W. Yetter, G. M. Deck and L I K. B. Hansell have the honor of pertect i attendance throughout the decade. ! ' The presidential line of the Ci-j,b is ' laa follows: Hon. Harold G. Knight, i Robert H. Anderson, Dr. D. W. Shelly, I Howard J. Dager, Wm. H. Paust, John I L. Shoomlaker, Jacob M. Fiaher, James ! R. Gillin, Ralph B. Frey, and Joseph I \V. Craft, Jr.
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WILL  INCLUDE ALL IN    ONE DINANCE NOTICE
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Approval for Sewer Construction May Delay Work Till Near Jan. 1 — Borough Secures $6478.34 f^om Re¬ ceiver of First National Bank
At its adjourned nieeting on ..Monday evening, Anibler Borough Council was informed that PWA approval to the awards to contractors for construction of sewer units 2, 3 and 4, Is awaiting at H'arrisburg, and it is probable this Car Overturned Along Beth.'ehem Pike "eoessary approval nuay be delayed at North ot Springhouse — Other Cc- ! le^s^t a week, ao that it may be Jan. cupants of Car Suffer Bruises and i 1 or later before work is begun on Am- Shock ' hlcr streets under tills project,
Geoise   J.   Spohn,   43   years   old,   anj     ^'''   ^'^^^'''   chaii-nitin   of   the   Sower \mbler plunilbing contractor, was kill
WELL KNOWN    PLUMBER SUDDEN   DEATH
IMIontgamery   county   offlcers   on      the whose death occurred some years ago. | basis of three s-lot machines found in
She was a member of the Matinee Musical Club, the Colony Ciub of Ambler, and was captain of the ladies' golf team of the Manufacturer's Club. Besides her husband, she is survived ly a brother, Albin L. Miller, ot Ger¬ mantown.
Mabel   E.  Miller  Estate
Mabel B. Miller, of Abington, died N(;vember 16, leaving an estate valued at $1,500. Thc husband and two child¬ ren aro named beneflclaries. No ex¬ ecutor was naniod in thc will, written ^'Vveml:itr 'Z, 1935,
tho  place.  A nuniiber of patrons were given a lecture and released.
• Nolan and Flood were held in $500 bail oach, and later they appeared be¬ fore Mgistrate H. C. Williams in Ab- ingtoti.
Baederwood offlicials stated the grill has been leased to Nolan, and has no connection witii the club.
adequate and sufflcjent to meet emer¬ gency requirements.
The real estate comprises the source of supply, about four acres, in White¬ miarsh along Bethlehem pike. Here a deep well In the bottom of the lime¬ stone quarry provides a source of sup¬ ply, and here the pumping plant is located. '
Some 30 miles of mains extend throughout tho area, with a large towe.- located at Broad Axe, where there are
about eight acres  of ground. In addi-1 1'^",   addressed   to   Sirs.  J. tion tho real estate comprises some 20 i'^^hi'^h     Pi'oved     to   be   a
Ijunehcon was served by Jfrs. AVm. Camburn and Mrs. J. Braucher, assit- ed by Mrs. C. F. Hoyt, menibers of the  King's  Daughters'   Society.
75 members and guests gathered around the festive board, whicii was gaily decorated, and a.tter a bountiful luncheon. Santa Claus appeared with two packs upon his baclt, and dis¬ tributed g'ifts  to all present.
After all were taken care of .(ant.t discovered he  had  one  large  pacicige
M. ISwlng, largo  ciuilt
ed when the motor car he was driving w^ts   overturned   and   crashed   into   a ditch   on   the   Bethlehem   pilce,   al>ovo '^t I Sprlnghouse, late Monday afternoon.
^ Comimittee, lead a li.sit of the supplies needed under the AW^A project on thc
Bufer avenue and Spring Garden j spohn, who suffered a skull fracture streets, where Santa dispensed lolly- a„(j punctured lung.s, was pronounced ind  horns trom  the steps of tlie '
l)ops
Amliler  National   Bank.
"I'll be back here next Saturday," Santa promised, as he departed later in the afternoon. "If any of you have forgotten to tell mc anything, renicm- Iier it Saturday," he concluded.
With Christmas decorations on the main streets, the huge tree on tho Hotel Wyndham properly has agaiii been lighted, and with tho ilUiliiillnated win¬ dows of the stores pi-csont a Say Christmas scene. Windows are adorned
and   the
disposal plant, which wci'e ordered pur¬ chased.
The proposed ordinance authorizing condemnation of rights of way through thc Vai-e estate and the proporty of dead when admitted to Elm Tentico j Jliss Alice Roberts was readt and it H'ospital. j was decided to await the complete Sophn'b wife, Bessie, 53, and F. W. I sui*vey of this proposed sewer line, Wentz, of Hilltown township, Bucks | a portion of which Is without the county, othor occuimnts of the oar, | borough, in order to Include in the suffered from shock. AVentz said tho j ordinance the full descitption of the car circled in the highway and then j whole line, tho laying of which also- mu_ ... ,         affects   other   property   in  addition   to
overturned. The steering mechanism is believed to have been disabled.
The tuneral will be held this Thurs¬ day niorning a,t 9 o'clock from his late residence, Ellerslie avenue. Sol¬ emn retiulem ma.ss 'will be held in St.   Joseph's   Church,   Amb'er.   at   0,30,
Eugenie  Gates  Estate
In the estate of the late Eugenie Gates, of Ambler, a balance of $343.05 is awarded by the orphans' col rt to £,ugenie  MacDouglaU. i
icrcs of the Lindenwold I'-ai'm property, j t'overed    with    embroidered    names    of, ^vith   useful   goods   for   gifts 	
members     of   the     congregation    and | countless inside reveal a greater stock j ,-,,]],,.^^.,,^¦ )_^^,  interment  in  Holy Sepul-
j than was ever before  on  sale  in Am- j ^.j^i.^. <:iome'tery.
was   sounded     when   bier. I	
tiie     death  of    Mrs.}     The fiiont of tho Wissahiciion    Fire        Perkasie Council Buys Equipment a  member     of     the i Co.,hou.se has been-neatly decorated by       i>orkasie Borough Council, in special
with Loch Alsii and a drilled well near by,   together with   stonago   comprising | friends, four 20,000  gallon  wooden  tanks  in  a;     ""^  ¦'^¦"1     ""te stone building nearby. j ^'¦''''^    announced
In addition there are seven acres of "'^"*'
Cociirane,
land   in  the  First  AVard  southwest  ot'hiii'th   and   Aid   Society Hendricks  street and  between  Tennis |''"^"^  that  morning and Belmont avenues.
wlio   1 .is;:ed I the firemen.      Garlands of green    are
I taHtefuliy dra,l>ed,    and an    illuminated
Mrs.  Cochrane  has  been  an   Inv.iIId i Christniaa tree adorns a central win~
—Afr. and Mrs. Grant II. AA'arner, of lansdale, were recently congratu¬ lated on the 40th anniversary of thoir wedding,
for  many  years,   not   having   lell   her chair for 15 years.
The articles which had been placed in a basket hy her friends to be sent her, were given to worthy persons as iier memoi'iai  Yuletide g'itta,
dow.
—YY'in. K. Krout has been elected to his 23d term as president of tlio Vv:- kaiaiie Fire Co.
sosslon, authorized the purchase of tools and equipment neces.sjiry for the work on the parlnVay, which is to be started next Monday. Council recom¬ mended AVillis M. Kudp, Perkasie, a graduate of Penn State College, to be in charge of thc work, miost of wliicli wiil be tree iursery and lan-dscapins.
the above holder.s. Notice of this pro¬ posed ordinance requires 30 days' ad¬ vertising.
Council adopted thc form of de- positor>i agreeniient with the Aaubicr National   Bank.
A wan-ant for $(5487.34 mas ackno%v- lediged from the receiver of the First National Btinli, beinig 45 i)er<:ent of tho deiKosit line. It was dc^cided to placo 45 percent of this aimsount, or $1376.45, to tho credit of the I'iekering Fund, and the balance will be applied to tho Sinking Fund i-equiremcnts as of Dec. 30. ¦ '      ,
—1050 perf^ons were served at a re¬ cent Lansdale firoinen't> supper.