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Ti VOL. LXII-NO. 6 r.^*^X.^ AMBLER Gazette AMBLER. PA.. APRIL 4, 1940 $L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy THE SOUTHWESl L POSTOFFICE JOB OPEN L LIBRARY IN VISIT TRAVELOG OF GRAND CANYON OPPORTUNITY TO USE BOOKS ii AND NAVAJO INDIAN \ FROM LIBRARY EXPLAINED Pictures of a New Mexico Fiesta j Librarian Tells Directors of Child- j Local Men Urged to Apply for Posi- I tion as Charman at Ambler Office Anniiunccmpnt is made of open I cunipctltion for examination under I Civil Service for unskilled labuicrs, j|charmen jvt 50 cent.s an hour. The I position Is for men only. I Applications must be made on or before Mon^day, Ajiril X, and may be 1 I obtained from thn secretary ot the j |1>oard of Civil Service Kxaminers, ¦ ! D. iS. Stoven.s, Amblor, Pa., or from I the manager, Third U. S. Civil .Ser- . vice District, 1006 Gimlx;! Build- ' insr, Phila. Wm. Boulton Dixon Post, No. 10, Sponsors' ^''^''^""''' ""'''^" Community Meeting to Foster Americanism J. WILLIAM DITTER TO MAKE MAIN ADDRESS — PROMINENT MEN IN LEGION, THE AUXILIARY AND COMMUNITY TO TAKE PART IN PROGRAM Shown by Miss Mary Tucker — Announce Community American- | lism Rally—Club to Elect at Nex*. Meeting. j Motion pictures in color, demon- ren's Visit»—J. C. Hess, Jr., Re¬ places Kinney on Board—Chain Parties a Success—Books for In¬ ternational M'ind Alcove. The lioard of Jjlrectors of the "To Foster and Perpetuate 100 I'ercent Americanism" is the pur¬ pose of theCommunity Americanism ineetlnp that will be held in Am- bl;r Theatre Sunday afternooit, April 14. Si)o'nsor.s uf this splendid The place of employment will be , program are members of William in tlie custodial service at Ambicr i Boulton Dlxon Post, No. 10. Ameri- postofflce, and local men arc urse,! i^n beglon and its Women".? Auxiliary 1 ot the an, president of the Aii.xiliary unit ot William lioulton IJixim post. Others to .speak briefly will be Klam K. Kerschner, sui>ervisins princiiKil of the Ambler Horoush Schools; A. I.. Oehman, suiierinten¬ dent of schools; to secure Application blanks im¬ mediately at the postofflce. the .Springfleld Township ,7. Howard Huck, princi))iU fj'pper Dublin townshil I '"i-''""'" Ambler High School Will be Host to District Bands and Choruses The I'lilversity nC Pittsburgh will sjionsor t.he annual District 1 For¬ ensic and Music Ijeague Contests (m ]''riday, April 1-', with AmbUr High School as host. Solo and .small clisemibK' contests will be held thai Friday afternoon, while the bands, orchestras and choruses will com- licte I'll the evening. Last year, Ambler High Schools j Band placed lirst in th,e District I Contests and, later, went on to place I third in the Stale Finals, al .Nor- rlstown. IBLER MAN HELD HIT-RON DRIVER IN DNE OF WHITEMARSH E[DENTS PEDESTIN iUe !N MICHAEURISi TRIED SECOND HII-RUN CASEilO DESIROY EVIDENCE Bti-utlng the indescribable beauty and ! Ambler Puiblic Library at their; grandure of the" Southwest, were [ meeting, Monday night, April lirst,, shown at the March 27th nieetin.,' j elected to their group Joseiih C. of The Coloiny Club o£ Ambler as i Hess, Jr., president of tho Ambler j Miss Mary Tucker, a representative ! Borough Council to re-place Hennon j of the Santa Fe Lines, described the ' C. Kinney, who has resigned. j Interesting features. The mee.ing i 'Phe lUbrarian announced that the' was in charge of the Motion Pic- ! libiary Is being visited this week j ture department, Mrs. C. Kaymond [ by the second and third grade classes Weir, chairman. Mrs. l^idy H. from the Mattison Avenue school.! Heckler, a club member, also con-; In this practical way the children i tributed to the progiam by singing i itre becoming acquainted with the, two delightful songs, "Trecci" and ! opportunities the library offers them. | jyjQpyj.^ PENN GROUP Frlmls "Indian Love Call." ! After these visits are ever the For- j Leautiful scenes of Arizona's | rest Avenue school pupils and those i "Crand (.:anyon" Were iirst shown i from otiher Ainlbler Schools will be ! which. Miss Tucker stated, are ! invited to make similar visits. A! ENDORSE EWING FOR STATE COMMinEEMAN HOLDS NOMINATION OF OFFICERS .. known to few visitors. The extra- ' gift for the purchase of two child- , ordinary beautiful effects gain more ¦ ren's books from Miss Styers sec- beauty in the murning and atter- iioon rather than at nuon. Ones reaction to it, is thait no painting is adequate and no description avail¬ able that can nieasure up to its beauty. The "Navajo Country" with Its I'ocic formation, the most impressive in tlie world, is the home of the ond grade class was received by the I library and is greatly appreciat.,'d. i The vanishing chain parties held tor the library are drawing to a ' successful close. The board has been ;,enthusiastic over the results of I these Iiarties, which were pleasant- j ly carried out w-itih much variety. i An Jilnglish breakfast, a book te;i, Kavajo, or horsc'back Indian. They i ,and many kinds of card parties were aro a jiastoral tribe and a sturdy among the events held, licopie. The women arc diligent and The completed plans tor Tag Day own many of the sheep: the men are , on April 5 and for the Ambler His- iiotaible gamblers. In this picture j torical Pilgrimage, to be held on j Ihe process of rug making (Navajo) I May 21>, and to be open to the ; its former policy was to Endorsement of Bryn Mawr Politi¬ cal Leader First in History of Ambler Organization—^Group En- joys Color Slides of World's Fair —Met in Fort Washington Samuel K. Kwing, Jr., of P.rya Mawr, was unanimously endorsed for the ofHce ot Slate CommUleeman from Montgomery County by- tne North I'enn Young Kepubiican Club when that active boJy met lasl Thursday evening al 1-ort Wash¬ ington. This is the tirsl endorsement ever made by the clu'b since its organ¬ isation aibout a year and a half ago. make no I Unit, of Fort Washington. I Hon, J. William Ditter. United I States Congressman, from Ambler i will be the outstanding speaker on ! this prograni which will be given in I the afternoon at 2..'10. Mr. Ditter s j address will be most appi-opriatc and j vital to such an occasion as this I and his address will be potent with stirring principles on loyalty and f purpose. j Among the I>egionnairos to be pre.' I sented and offer remarks will be I Jacob C. Schmidt, retired conim.xn- I der of the Ninth District ot the De- ! partment of Pennsylvania; Dr. I Charles H. Sohl, doiiartment chalr- I man of Americanism committees; I and Bernard LIndenfeld, commander j of Norton Downs, Jr., Post No. 125, I of Ambler. j Those from the ranks of the Wo¬ men's Auxiliary to be introduced and I offer a few remarks will be Mrs. John [ .Magill, Eastern Director of the 1 American Legion Auxiliaries, de- I partment of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Koy I K. Smith, President of the Mont- I gomery Bucks Bi-County Council i and member of the Auxiliary Unit in Ambler; and Mrs. Eliima Buchan- scho(ds; and M. A\'. Detwiler, assis- I tant County Superintendent ot' I schools, \ I The address of welcome will be ¦ ¦ pittde by James S. Corson, comman- fjer of the William Boulton Dixon Post, .No. 10. j Musical units to talce part al this] occasion will be the Ambler High \ S'chool band, the Oirls' llarmonlcii ; r;and of Post No. II), with I'ost .Vo. ) 10 color guard, and the Old Fort ' Gleo Club, j ' Chairmanshii) of the coniniitlcc ! arranging the evenl is held jointly ! by Comrade Williani J. Etherington | anil Mrs. James .S. Corson, Mrs. j Corson will lead in the pledge,to! the nag. j I Rev. Jeremiah F. Colyc,*rector of: St. Joseph's K. C. church of Amb- ' ler, and Kev. Paul Ei. Schmoyr, i pastor of St. Paul's Ueformed churcii' of Fort Washington, will conduct the spiritual jiart of the program. Th'e liublk- of Fort Washington, j Am'bler and the neighboring com • i munities is urged to attend and join! In the spirit of the ixitriotic and Inspiring event. Mr. lloltnn, music director ot Nor- uid i-'orensic chairman fcn- i this district, announces the advanc- ' ed enrollment of seven competing ; bands. E PHILADELPHIA MAN, STRUCK ON BUTLER PIKE, IS RECOV¬ ERING AFTER ACCIDENT IN HOSPITAL—POLICE CONDUCT ' SIMILAR SEARCH FOR OWNER OF BROKEN SPOTLIGHT. While pulic.' inleiisiHed Iheli' I scai'La Iur the hit-run dilvcr of ani I au.oiniibile whicn fat.iily injured an i'Jrdenheiin man early Saturday \ ERDENHEIM MAN WAS FOUNDI DEAD BESIDE BETHLEHEM PIKE — BROKEN HEADLIGHT GLASS LEAD WHITEMARSH FOLICE AND MOTOR PATROL¬ MAN IN CLEVER PIECE OF CLEUTHING. Michael Ivrisan. Illi years of age, ol' ulu Maple street, Anrblcr. is lieiiij; ^icld wilhoul b.ill fill' court as the E morning, anotncr man was serlous.y 1 ,,|,,,^.,,,, „i,,,.„„ ,|,i,.,,, „,. ^,„, ^..,^. that struck and killcil Jack lllythe. I, of l''.r(l(iiiheini. while walking along Bethlehem piko.Kouth ot X'alley Cricdi i'o,id ill Whitemarsh. Clever police work on the part of hit-run motorist Sat- 1 i if a hit-run driver I, "PURE AS THE DRIVEN SNOW" TO BE PRESENTED APRIL 12-13 Flourtown Fire Hall to be Scene of Outstanding Production of Cur¬ rent Season—Miss O'Hara Directs ii;jiire(t l.v urday nighl. Second victim in WhilMiiarsh 'i\)wnship in less j than 24 hours is Ceorge llauer, 71.! of 20111 North Uandolph Street. | ,t.|,ipf ^,f j,,,,)^,, ,,.^^.5,, ,,„,„,j,_ ,„, Philadelphia, who is a patient at! vvhitemai'.sh Township and Penn¬ sylvania .Moior Policeman Thomas Che.stnut Ilill Hospital, sulTering from extensive scalp wounds and a fractuied right arm. .Mr. Bailor was found at 7.I.'i .'-.at¬ urday evening b.v i^tanley Organski. Lutlcr Piki', PiymouUi Meeting, ly¬ ing on the Butler Pike, near Corsiyi s Announee Finai Play of Season ^Linie Plant, near Flourtown Uoad. ^1 he elderly man was taken t > Chest ¦ was shown; also the intric.ile sand 1 pu'blic, vjere discussed, and hope was I endorsements at the primary clec- IKiinting which is used for purposes , exprejssed for their success. lion but to support the successful of healing. ! Four new books were reporled to Itepublican candidates at the gen- The "Kanch l-'iliii," in the beauti-! have come in from the Carnegie eral elections. Mr. Ewing is the only ful U'liland country ot northoiii New i I'-ndowment for International Peace | candidate to be endorsed by the club INSIROCIIVE TALKS ENJOYED BY ROTARY TO AID LIBRARY IN I as "Dulcy." I For years we've heard our elders j talk about "the good old days of the I theatre,"' and the conversation has '- always intrigued our interest. Were t the pla.vs ot those days betttr tnan the ones we see today".' We know i that folks u-sed to rush to the "Op(|i'y j House" to see the noble hero rescue the beautiful heroine and in so do- I ing prevent her from being forced ' out into the cokl, croo-el world to ! escai>e the attentions ipf the black-, ; hearted vi.lain. ! -'"'•^"¦'^ H'l' elderly Philadelphia peel nut Hill Hospital by H. Ijiithrope .Uoosevelt of Ambler and Orville 11. Bullitt, Jr., of Whitemarsh, passing motorists. Hospital attaches today said his contTition was "much improved." Class fragments from a spotlight were found near the scene of the ^iccident, and Whitemarsh police ad¬ vanced the theory that the hit-run car was attempting to pass anothei aiitoinoblle when Ihe spotlight Mexico, were seipiences ot a dude rancii which is muf'h more of an industry there than the cattle ranch. iSome of the peaks in this part of the country are 13 thousand feet '(high—'not much below the highest for the International Mind Alcove. I In this campaign. They include a book on the work' Nomination of club jllicers was , being done by Denmark through |^,held as follows: president, Edward | Cb.eir cooperative societies and folk schools, and one on the modern England of two years ago, includ- '^on this continent. This picture, .Miss i ing her industries, mining, youth. Tucker stated, has only been shown ' movements, and labor problems. Tho three times betore, and has received i other two are books ot travel; one 4)igh commendation by exjiert photo. 1 is on Indo-Chlna, Slam, Malaya, ( Continued on page 8 ) i •^"¦y''>- ^"'l I"'"''- ^"'^ '^^^ "tt""' °" "''' I \\'est Ijidies. The books are "Den- ' ""¦¦'K' a SocUil I^>^ilborator,v," by I'eter Maiinlche; "Modern England" iby C'lcel.v Hamilton; "The Menac- /¦ 11 ^-rr Tl '"*' >'i"i," hy Mona Gardner, and > N.T _i All \Y/I "Carlbbee Cruise," by John W. Vandercook. County to Publish Names of All Who Fail to Pay Taxes WOMEN HEAR CANDIDATES .S. Assenheimer; first and second vice presidents, Carl Sabold, Albert! I'ieree, Mitvs Anita .Macrae; secre- ¦ \ary. Miss Evelyn Hale: treasurer,! Harry Landis, Miss Bette Colgun. I Mrs. Carl Sabold. The election will { be held at the April meeting. ^ Colored slides ot the buildings at! the World's Fair were shown. Mov¬ ing lectures of old comedies starring. j Will Rogers and Buster Keaton foi- ' lowed. Kefreshments were served during the .social periodi at the close of the meeting. The prograni was arranged and presented by Carl Sabold. ROTARY TOLD OF VISIT TO GREAT BRITAIN AND EUROPE I SCHOOL FORCES RECIPROCATE FOR USE OF LIBRARY BOOKS Library Must Raise Fund of $300: for Extra Use This Year—j Public Afked to be Liberal in a | Small Way—-S'SO'a Books Now ' Available | The.jstudonts of the .\.mbUr Hi-jh I Hon. Harold G. Knight, presidenl judge ot the courts of Moiitgumory county, gave as his legal opinion that Montgomery County is entitled to every jienny ot personal tax im¬ posed, upon every individual tax¬ jiayer, as provided under an act of legislature: This opinion, whieh fol¬ lowed a like argument on the part ot the Phlladt'lphia courts, was based upon the tact that budgets anticipate funds and governing 'bodies make expenditures based thereon, and the taxpayer, assum¬ ing the responsibility of his govern- i Jiient, is lialbic. Collection ot back taxes, namely in the years I'Xil and 11132; has be¬ gun again and due notice will be received by the proiierty owners in the county. Fair warning is given, Ambler Republican Group Hear Peters, Wood and Ross Rile ! 'l''h.ree candidates in the Spring j primary election spoke at I'he meet- I ing of the Anibler Women's Kepub- j Mean Club, last Monday night. Mvt. I Charles Bergman, lirst vice prcsi- I dent, was in charge of the meeting. I Mhss Helen D. Allen, prograni ohair- j man, introduced the guests. i I'Vcd C. I'eters, Montgomery coun- I ty commissioner and candidate for ; state committeeman, explained the duties of the coinniissionons. I Lloy<l Wood, candidate for As- I sembly, discussed taxes, saying that 1 real estate is the basis of the truo ¦ I value of property from which taxes j 1 are derincd. He advised his audience r 1 to "Bring about a healthy change 1 in governmental policies by putting i LEGION MEET BUSINESSMEN School are niai<ing plans with the Tag Day that Public Library will h'lld this Fji^- day, April r». The Library is a great help to the children both of the elementary sclnjols and ot tho high school. Since there are avail¬ able in the I'uiblic Library morn than S.OOO books, it not Boulton Dixon Post to Cite Commun. ity Service at Cet-Togetber Williani Boulon Dixon Post No. 10. American Legion of l-'orl Washing¬ ton will outline its aims and pur- ' poses to the business men of ihe community comprising Fort Wash¬ ington, Flourtown, Erdenheim, .Vm- bler, Whitemarsh .and Barren Hill at the regular meeting of the post on Monday evening, April X, at the ' IKJSt home. Comniunity Service on j ¦ the part ot the legion as a part of I the National prograni will be stre.'is- j ed. I Service groups of the tJommunity 1 have been invited to attend, together with businessmen and leaders of I 1 coinmunity organizations. An in¬ teresting lalk will be the feature while entertainment however that it these taxes are not j j.^,.^„ ^^^^.^. ^.„.^,.^ (^ perpetuate Ke lia.d within the re.,uired period the , j,i,,„ieanism, for by doing that is the ¦ ^7-,--„::" names wil be pub .s-hed as liab e for i , .,..., ... of the cvenin collection. Therefore, the taxpayer, I ""'.^'^^'"Vj;'.'''"•"f^'"^'^ """""''^"""-' and refreshments will round oul a Jiuuior woman, who has not paid his | "'"["j;". 1","^^- ^,^^^ !.,,„_ ,, ,^„.,i. j I'Kasant evening for all. or her delinquent t:ounty tax ot 1031 I ^,^^^^ j^, ^^^^ A'.^«enibly, spoke br.elly. i I and 032, should hcc^l the notice or j ^^ L^uellier, Mrs. Newton Hmlth ; CCI iriTATIONS TO MR KRAUT I lace the em'barrassnient and sub- ^,^,^,.^^, ,^^,,^,.^ i„ ^^^ y^^„„^ ^y^^^ MiLIUIAllUI^5 lUIVlK.KKAUl { sequent legal procedure. ^._^^.^ ^^,^^.^ ^.^^^.^ j , Here is something for local author-, other speakers were Magistrate I *'"'''*'' Businessmen Express Good] ities to contemplaic and a method | William Uiiban, Ambler, and Burgess that might save much <ontrove'-sy i j^.hn J. Troster. and haranguing about the income j Among oUhers introduced were from taxes collected in Ambler. For | Mrs. lioscoe Smith and Mrs. Uracu 1 1,^ Pictures and Explanation of the Making oftBirds Eye Foods Was Kiwanis ProgTam—Also Record¬ ing of Radio I Broadcast—Busi- , ness Report Drops The prograni al the Amblvr Kotary Club at noon yesterday was in charge of the FPllowship Committee of which -C. Kay Weir was chairman. The speaker of the day was Mr. Charles II. Phelps, of Oreland, who sPokc on the sub¬ ject, "People I Met in Europe." Ml-. Phelps recently made a trip lo England, .Scotland, Germany, France and Switzerland. He is | sary for the ihi.-'h .school library to Ceneral Counsel for the Gi-eat Ac-I have so many books of this type, cidenl Insurance -Company and a | Hence, the money Invested in the member of the Board of Uoad Su- ! books for the scliool libiary may pervisors ot Upper Dul>Iin Town-; he used to purchase books ship. Mr. Phelps gave a very in- i directly related to school teresting account of his experiences 1 jects. aboard the Aquatania, in British | The peoplt? of .\nibler have given hotels and castles, at Oxford and [ splendid support to the Public Eaton. He was greatly impressed j Bibrary for, although the library by the efliciency and dignity of thei is maintained entirely ly volun- E'nglish and their anility to adjust | taiy contributions, it has not been themselves to economic conditions. ; necessiiry to make a general ap- In Scotland and Switzerland he ¦ peal for funds since ]!>34. llow- I ever, tiliis ><ear the Ubrary will I need an additional fund of *300. j It is Ihe hope of the local liody ! to secure this money by means of , I a Tag Day. This will give many I'he annual Spring rummage sale persons an opportunity to eontri- 1 .Vow, we have the chance to see. I a |ila.\' tlKit is fashioned after these \ I c'ld-*ime thrillers. The play in «iues. I I tion is entiled, "Pure as the Driven : .'-"¦now; or A Working Girls' Secret." | ; Tile .\mbler Players are re.'spon- j I slble for the presentation of this.' I another of their grand "Mellow \ [ Inamnit'is" and wc are sure to see' ¦ some real, unadulterated comic ] ' tragedy in this phiy of the old days, j j 'Phcy will present the pUi.v again j I this time in Flourtown lire hall and ! ; the dates are Friday and Saturday , lot next week, April 12 and 13. | estriaii, who w.is walking in the opiiosile direction. Whitemarsh iiolice, headed by Chief I>avid ]-:;nnis and lb • .--^late Patrol aro eonductin.g a search similar to that, which took phice earlier in the day, and l)elieve their 1 ^an wlio efforts again wiil be rewarded. FAR REACHING DECISION Judge Knight Interprets Law on App.eals from Magistrates A (lecis.on liamU-d down rccciitl.v Devlin broke the cahe that aggra¬ vated the iiiiiids of the Iiolice * of Whitemarsh Tow'iishiji and Police Uepartmenls of surrounding town¬ ships and boroughs since early Sat¬ urday inorning, when the victim was foiiiKl lying Ireside the hii^hway ^|).v Salvatore Caterisano, 2,51 West fhesinut street, .Xinbler. BIythe, it , is believed by the iMillce had been ' struck half an hour before his body 1 was reported, and it was two Iiours I lefore he was idcntilied. I A broken headlight and a fragment j of the gla.ss led the police to track j down the car that led ullimalely to I the questioning and arrest of I Krisan, Con.sultlng uith the '. authorities in Harl•i^^burg, the lilCce ! of lens in possession ot the l>ollco ; proved to be that of a Packard auloinobilc. Laler Uic Police learn- I ed that a car with two lens missi^ig j and a badly bent fender had Ix^en j lakeii to the Uoseniary Carage in I Ambler for I'ep.ilrs. This car, the police discovered, belonged to Kri- u'.is plai-ed under arrest and later given a hearing before S'iuire Speers, Whitemarsh. at 11.30 Tuesday morning and held witli- nut bail for liis appcar.iiicc be- l Continued on p;ige 6 ) I'rom an interview with Miss Betty . 1 by I'resident .lud g'e 11,11 old i; to help i O'llara, who is directing this pro- Anibler | duction, we are sure that I'aul Lootn- is' latest play is quite the best ever lo be given here, even to eclipsing thai par-excellento present.ition ot" "Gold in Them llills," of two sea¬ sons ago. It has so many humorous situations and screamingly tunn; ;Knighl will iTave'a far re.n hing el"f."ct in taking appeals tiom a decision handed down by a Justice oC the i'eaee. That whieri brought forth tlu> decision of Judge Knight was in the case of Commonwealth vs Gerhard The defendant in the case was charged with reckless operation of E neces-! lines that they have to Uike time ,'\'""'"'"''¦''''^'^' "" '>>« public liigh SUGGESTIONS MADE TO SHOW BUSINESSMAN'S VIEWPOINT more sub- out at the i-ehe.irsals to give the cast a chance to laugh and settle flown again. ApiKirently, the auihor ibH'siTt take himself too seriously because he expects the audience to hiss the villain upon his very eiiti-anco in the play, and to ai>plaud the hero and heroine lavishl.v. A great deal of time and tliouglit has been spent in digging up songs that were ( Continued on page 2 ) wa.v, and tlie purpose of the appeal from the decision lo the jiiMlice was because an e-vact copy oT the infor- | inalion had not heen sent to de-j ¦,fendaiit. it appears also th.it the eoii.v, which was written in loiij; ( hand, varied from the original. | It w'as held by ,lud,L;i' Kni.^iit that j "The law iirovides that a copy 01' i Merchant Membors Ask that Coun¬ cil Reconsider Height of Awnings; Also License Fee lo Sidewalk Merchants and Vendors—Learn Ideas to Establish Fund for Town Christmas Observance. , .Several inalters of interest ano iniporlaiice to .Vmbler Borougii the inforniation shall -be furni.shed to ' council were discussed at the m et the ilefendaiit, but it diK!.-* not say ' it shall be an exact copy.Therefore, ( Continued on page 4 ) SPRING RUMMAGE SALE of the Trinity Memorial Sunday Sehool will be held on Thur.sday, April 11, in Wissahickon Fire Hall, Butler avenue. The sale will begin at y a. ni. .-ind continue all day. Con- Uute small amounts, 3 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, ami should not prove a hardship to an.vone. Your libraiV renders a great ser¬ vice lo the comimunit.v. Your lib- SOUGHT LICENSE ILLEGALLY sidei-able riinimage will be disposed j rary needs your help. Wear a Tag and any who have rummage to con- | for the Library, Friday, April fi, tribute to this worthy cause are ad. i and show that you have supported vised to call Anibler 312. this splendid institution. Will to Associate in New Location J. Samuel Kraut, jeweler anl locally respected businessman has en accorded many felicitations years both the school board and the ) Aaroiison, who are opponents, and | 4^,,^ expressions of benevolent Borough Council of Anibler have; c.eorge Kenner, ull candidates literally lost thousands of dollars | the committee in the tirsl ward for becau.se there were some who could | Ward and -Mrs. Betty Urban, see- not or would inot p.iy their per.sonul ; ij„d ward and i'ldward U VV. ec- Evaiw, taxes here. Many were stricken from j whose running mate Is Mrs. Berg- tho lists, some were liened, but! man, ot tb,e third ward. others, and a goodly numiber too, ' have been carried, year after year, : as probable payers of their tax with- jin the year lo follow. It may pay good dividends to publish names of I Public Invited to Joint Scout Event delinquents even before the lien : for Benefit of Camp Fund Iieriod. Tht-re would be many who would pay upon warning of such . aiei-fectly legal procedure. I SCOUTS TO SHOW FILM le- spect lor success In his new business li'eation. Mr. Kraut has Just moved his jewelry business from the Knighl building, Butler avenue, to his newly purohasea store, 123 But¬ ler avenue, near the postollice, I Tlie beautiful display of flowers j lo be seen iri Mr. Kraut's window 1 are courteous gitt.^ ot busines.s j ' associates in .\niblor and are but ! j a l>art ot the numerous expressions ' I of good will by card, letter, per Support of Job Mobilization Plan Growing As Anibler Public Learns Import of Issue RETICENCE OF INDIVIDUALS TO REGISTER WORK THEY HAVING DONE BEING OVERCOME AS CONFIDENCE IN THE PROGRAM GRO WS—MORE CONTRAC. TORS LEARN THEY MUST REGISTER ARE the copy furnished the defendant was siitlicient to notify him (if the cliarge and of tho time and place when he was alligi-d to have violat- ., . 7", o. * « ¦ i '''I""''"''w. which is siillk-ioat notice Negro Made False Statement* in ,^„,, ;„ ,^ e„py within the me luing of Attempt to Secure Permit 1 the law." Charles i;all, Soulh .Viiiibler, at ai The reason tor the action was in hear.ng )•• riday night, iileaded guilty i two jiaris. First, 'I'hat a true ;uiul to the curg-,' of maKing false ,.>*tate- , correct copy ot the said informal on ments in an effort to secure a learn- ; was not forwarded to the defeiidtint cr s permit. In 'his statement at the ' ;us required by the Act ot Assembly iKHiring ibefoie Ju.-,tice of tht Peace ^ in such case made and lirovidcd: William Urban, Ball said several ofi Second. That the infomiation was Ilis Ainbler friq'.ids took him .to | general and contained omly conclu- I .Vorristown and made him believe' sions of law and did not Inform def- jhe could h«v.' the applic.Uloia is-i endanl of the violation of which iie I sued without r.'fcrring lo his in'e-j was cluirged. Thos decisic^n ,of ,iud"e l-vious violations ot the code. 1 Knight is to be published in the ! According to records of tlie Am-| "Milnor Judiciary." I blcr police Ball had been arrested on ' I tliree occa.sioiis tor operating a motor ni-i/i I vehicle withoul h uing lirst secur IRAFrlC LIGHT AUTHORIZED ed an o'pei-ator's license. .A tine oi' I JlOO »'as imposed and in default ot i pa.v-incnt of the line Bail was com- i milted to .MoiiUgomery County jail j f.r 20 days. I i .V joint meeting of the local Scout I gonal call and tlowers that he has i WHITPAIN BUDGET I Whitpain Scliool Board adeipted j Mis budget for lOiO at a meeting ini the school Monday evening. I'resl- dnt EHius Sellers presided. ! I Troops at the headquarters of Troop ¦ jeceived since op.nina j No. 2, will be held in Trinity Epis- j ^t business. I copal church, Bethlelieni pike, Fri- j I day evening, al 8 o'clock. There will '- ItUii, j AVal- his new plac- be a showing of a feature "Abraham Lincoln," starring 40,000 NEW JOBS ter Huston, under the ausipices of : the I'hiladelphia Electric Company.! . .Vli Seoul units and adults arc Cet your name on the JOB MOBILIZATION PROGRAM HONOR ROLL Job Mobilization Campaign Has Plainly Increased Employment inviled to attend. Tliere will be a! Job oliiHirtuni'tics created since silver olVerlng for tlie benetlt of the I the Job Mob-llzutiou caniiiaign open- Camping Fund of the Trooi/s. I cd neared the 40,000 mark last I week. WlUiaiii A. Hemphill, Executive Director of the Campaign, said lliut i^ln the week ending Mareh 23, em- ^ tl'i! I ployers reported tilie intention of facturlng hiring 2,01» additional employees, in FIELD AND STREAM TONIGHT The spirit lo "Kenovize" has , workmen. On the contrary, tlie sec-] spread to inestimable proportions retary thoro will ask you if you al-i throughout Pennsylvania and in the ready have someone to do llio work. '. Ambler community there is a con-| If you have, il is satisfactory: If j siderable ini-rease in tiie work that ' not, tlien if you request, a contractor contractors and particularly jobbers j you want or any specilied nuinbcr ! have been called in to do during thej will be sent to you, but only if you ; last few weeks. request, and estimates on work can I There is, however, a reticence i be olbtained thereby. ! among the public lo register the Another question on tile part o£ . work that they are having d'one, 1 the secretary is to ask how much is I and there appeai-s to be but one ! being sii-enl on this job, for it is de- i I explanation. Individuals apiiareiilly sired lo know liow much money is' j feel that lo rf-gister the Work ear- . being pul into circulation. These ries some sort of obligation. Tliis is ; [.ecords are slrictly private as far 1 1 far from so. 11 is merely a formality i as information is concerned. Your, I on ,the part of the person Iirovid- name will be idaced on an honor! j ing the work so thai it can be I noli for your inleresl and elfurt in i I estimated how mudi good the Job ' supporting tliis project to put men , .\lobilization campaign is doing. I I am cooperating and plan about $ of improvements. _ . . . ,, ..,¦,..• I tieorge Deems, prcsiilcnl of Send this coupon to Job Mobilization : ^vi.ssahickon Field ami .Stream As ^Committee, care of your post office, j sociation, states a reporl on Stream | crea.siiig the total lo 311,5Sy. IKiilulion will be given at llie regu- 1 a total of 25,32ti workers actually lar meeting of the associaitton lo [ hnve been placed in jobs. Tiie re- j be held at the Legion liome tonight j niainlng approximately 15.000 ai-e in I at S o'clock. I the process of being placed. j Ten covios of quail were rdeaised ' Plviladeiplii;!. county witii 0,548 I by tlic associalion through the Sitate | job openings, continued to hold tha i Fedei-ation. After several reels ot niutjion pictures, refreiJluncnts will ; be served. Name ' ' Address Town .. When an individual or a maiiu- corporatlon has some work, no matter how small the job, land a workman or a contractor is j liecessary lo do it, it means a joflj for ! some one. Tills is just what the Job I Mobilhiation committees want to iknow: Has someone been pul lo i work'.' If you call the Job Mobiiiz;itioii lead. Luzeniie county is second wilh j'^*«i^" '" Ambler to teii (hem of n; 4,320: Erie couiiity third with 3,'JT7 ' J"'' >'"" "'"« having done you Willi aud Blair cojiuly tuurWi with 3,0iio. hut be tebieged wltli contractors 01 ] to work. Bul no details relative to the job aro divudged nor the ex¬ tent or cost thereof. If the job Is tinanced In any way this, too, re¬ mains unrev*aled, as il is nol neces¬ sary to answer tliis question. There is nothing mystifying about Job Mobilization and the drive to Kenovize and provide work and liut money back inlo circulation, ll is a common sense idea, absolutely de- REPRIMANDS FIREMEN Volunteers' Petition for Leniency Arson Case Draws Rebuke .Vll elToit lo bring aliout an eas.v sentence for two members of iheir ; group wiio had commlttced arson "to I get in on soiii-.' big llr<'s" broiigiil the ire of .lodge tieorge f.'. Corsou I down on the McKinley Fire Com- ' j pany, 'in the .Montgomery County j I'(.'ourt al -Norrislown, Friday. I 'I'he defendants, Uobert l./iing, 1 eighteen, and Thomas Byrne, also eighteen, both of Elkins Park, were remanded to prison tor two wcclts more before hearing their sentence. The.v h.ive been waiting sentence wiiile out on Ixiil since Foliruary 15,; . six days after slanting the tire that' caused a $25,iiOO Ure on the Clement j B. Newbold Iiroperly, which is pro¬ tected by the McKinley Fire Coin- paiiy. I''rieiuls ill Ihe lire compaii.'i- sub¬ mitted a petition to the court ask¬ ing "utmost leniency and suspend- eil sentence"' for llie pair. Judge Corson denounced the petition as "in poor lasle" and e.vpressed in¬ dignant sijri>iise llial Ihe two de¬ fendants are slill carried on llie Signal Will Be Erected at Rose Valley Intersection by County I The jiuroluuse of two elect rii- I pedestal type trallic signals and I one automatic timing switch, to I be erected at the intei-seclion <if I the Bethlehem pike and thi- But- „ ' ler pike, has been authorized by I the .Vlontgo-inery County Coinini.'-;- I sioners. Thi- trallic si.ynals will be in¬ stalled and maintained by the Borou.-th of .Vmbler and Cpper ;iig of the Ani'bler Cii.iinbcr of Com- iner, e last Thursday night when that body of the leading business¬ men convened. A rcqui st of tho I'resident of Council, J. C. Hess, Jr., for suggestions as lo men iiuaiitie 1 t I serve on the Borough Z<ining Board of Adjustment was talked over liut no names in particular wore mentioned at tl^,- lime. .Mr- Hess asked that the Chaiiibi r iiieni¬ bers send him names of nun, wlio iiiighl be qualilied, later. There was consider.ible diocu.sBiou a/boul Ambler's awning ordinance, 'rile height of T fe«t for auning;-! j over the pavemenl was i oiisidered by meichaiils as to 1 lii.i;h. 'fhey also urged that Council consider more .stringent enforcenieai ot thu regulation Ihercuf. Another mailer was the pi'iiiiis- sion granted individuals to sell llowers at Easter and Christmas trees during Ihe liolid.ry se.ison in direct conipetition with m.'rcliaiits who operate a store for the conven¬ ience and service ot tiie public and pay taxes the year round to do so. Aithougii, ¦ lli,ese or soiii..' at least {, Continued on page 3 ) PLANS FOR NEW BUILDING Italian .\l at w'hos a.grced joint 1 buy I Dublin 'rownship, : request the 'Coiinlv the equipment The .State Highway Deparlnient has authorized installation of tlie ' lights at Ihis interse<-tion. The 1 Butler pike is ,1 County liighway and the Belhlcbeiii plKe Is a .S'late I hlghwa.v. 1 The Counly i ononissioners .-iLso j have authorizcil Ihe constriicilon three foot shoulders on each side of the Springliouse Pike, a ' County highway, between DeKalli I pike and Bethlehem pike, olher- ! wise termed Ihe .Suniiieylou 11 pike. 'I'he latter imjirovcinent, esli- ¦maled to cost :fl3.,'illO. will be for la distance of 'OOlHi f*et. The shoul- ; ders will be biiill Avilh a ;l-iiic!i banel and a I'-ineli hiliiiiiiiioiis surface. void of any imllllcal or a'cr.sonal in- ..„|ls of the llie company as active ( Coiitjmied on xniae 9 ) I nieuibers —'i'he State championship rifle match, will be held in Stewart ^i-mor.v, Norristown, Aiuil D, at p. 111. Lcdgo Approve Blue Prints and Will Seek Bids the nionthly meeting ot the .Sun's of Italy Lodge last Sunday the plans for th ' new club biilld- ! ing were approved. Bids will In' re- i quested later in the month. Tlie ; bulge in conjunction with the .South I .vrubler itali.in-.Vmerican Clnb will :|liiiild the new home as soon a.^ i lin.il arrangenu-ats are made. I The Souih .Vmbler cluli voleil lo I enler their softball team in the V. .M. C. .\. league ot .N'orristown. The tirsl ¦ I,ill tor practice will be announced i soon. .Manager Bruno is anxious to ' gel a line on the players so he can pick ilis team. i The I'lub fiiiilier \oled to grant : the Wesi .Viiililer Club the use of tlie .Vllileii.' Held in South .Vinbk-r onee I ,'i week. The nighl they use the lield u ill dejiend on the league schedule. I l''xtenslvi' arrangements are being : made for the tirst liome Booc^ game. ; The alleys are being pul into sliapo j and the men will soon be practic¬ ing. A l.irge nuniber of ihe meiii- -; I bers are trying out lor ihe team ;ind ")d year ia aii'ioiyal'jd. i
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19400404 |
Volume | 62 |
Issue | 6 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 04/04/1940 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
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Original Format | Newspapers |
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Language | English |
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Month | 04 |
Day | 04 |
Year | 1940 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19400404 |
Volume | 62 |
Issue | 6 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 04/04/1940 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
Rights | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
Contact | For more information, please contact the Wissahickon Valley Public Library at abutton@wvpl.org or phone: 215-643-1320. |
Contributing Institution | Wissahickon Valley Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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VOL. LXII-NO. 6
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AMBLER Gazette
AMBLER. PA.. APRIL 4, 1940
$L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
THE SOUTHWESl
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POSTOFFICE JOB OPEN
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LIBRARY IN VISIT
TRAVELOG OF GRAND CANYON OPPORTUNITY TO USE BOOKS ii AND NAVAJO INDIAN \ FROM LIBRARY EXPLAINED
Pictures of a New Mexico Fiesta j Librarian Tells Directors of Child-
j Local Men Urged to Apply for Posi- I tion as Charman at Ambler Office Anniiunccmpnt is made of open I cunipctltion for examination under I Civil Service for unskilled labuicrs, j|charmen jvt 50 cent.s an hour. The I position Is for men only. I Applications must be made on or before Mon^day, Ajiril X, and may be 1 I obtained from thn secretary ot the j |1>oard of Civil Service Kxaminers, ¦ ! D. iS. Stoven.s, Amblor, Pa., or from I the manager, Third U. S. Civil .Ser- . vice District, 1006 Gimlx;! Build- ' insr, Phila.
Wm. Boulton Dixon Post, No. 10, Sponsors' ^''^''^""''' ""'''^" Community Meeting to Foster Americanism
J. WILLIAM DITTER TO MAKE MAIN ADDRESS — PROMINENT MEN IN LEGION, THE AUXILIARY AND COMMUNITY TO TAKE PART IN PROGRAM
Shown by Miss Mary Tucker — Announce Community American- | lism Rally—Club to Elect at Nex*. Meeting. j
Motion pictures in color, demon-
ren's Visit»—J. C. Hess, Jr., Re¬ places Kinney on Board—Chain Parties a Success—Books for In¬ ternational M'ind Alcove. The lioard of Jjlrectors of the
"To Foster and Perpetuate 100 I'ercent Americanism" is the pur¬ pose of theCommunity Americanism ineetlnp that will be held in Am- bl;r Theatre Sunday afternooit, April 14. Si)o'nsor.s uf this splendid
The place of employment will be , program are members of William in tlie custodial service at Ambicr i Boulton Dlxon Post, No. 10. Ameri- postofflce, and local men arc urse,! i^n beglon and its Women".? Auxiliary 1 ot the
an, president of the Aii.xiliary unit ot William lioulton IJixim post.
Others to .speak briefly will be Klam K. Kerschner, sui>ervisins princiiKil of the Ambler Horoush Schools; A. I.. Oehman, suiierinten¬
dent of schools;
to secure Application blanks im¬ mediately at the postofflce.
the .Springfleld Township ,7. Howard Huck, princi))iU fj'pper Dublin townshil I '"i-''""'"
Ambler High School Will be Host to District Bands and Choruses The I'lilversity nC Pittsburgh will sjionsor t.he annual District 1 For¬ ensic and Music Ijeague Contests (m ]''riday, April 1-', with AmbUr High School as host. Solo and .small clisemibK' contests will be held thai Friday afternoon, while the bands, orchestras and choruses will com- licte I'll the evening.
Last year, Ambler High Schools j Band placed lirst in th,e District I Contests and, later, went on to place I third in the Stale Finals, al .Nor- rlstown.
IBLER MAN HELD HIT-RON DRIVER IN DNE OF WHITEMARSH E[DENTS
PEDESTIN iUe !N MICHAEURISi TRIED SECOND HII-RUN CASEilO DESIROY EVIDENCE
Bti-utlng the indescribable beauty and ! Ambler Puiblic Library at their; grandure of the" Southwest, were [ meeting, Monday night, April lirst,, shown at the March 27th nieetin.,' j elected to their group Joseiih C. of The Coloiny Club o£ Ambler as i Hess, Jr., president of tho Ambler j Miss Mary Tucker, a representative ! Borough Council to re-place Hennon j of the Santa Fe Lines, described the ' C. Kinney, who has resigned. j
Interesting features. The mee.ing i 'Phe lUbrarian announced that the' was in charge of the Motion Pic- ! libiary Is being visited this week j ture department, Mrs. C. Kaymond [ by the second and third grade classes Weir, chairman. Mrs. l^idy H. from the Mattison Avenue school.! Heckler, a club member, also con-; In this practical way the children i
tributed to the progiam by singing i itre becoming acquainted with the,
two delightful songs, "Trecci" and ! opportunities the library offers them. | jyjQpyj.^ PENN GROUP Frlmls "Indian Love Call." ! After these visits are ever the For- j
Leautiful scenes of Arizona's | rest Avenue school pupils and those i "Crand (.:anyon" Were iirst shown i from otiher Ainlbler Schools will be ! which. Miss Tucker stated, are ! invited to make similar visits. A!
ENDORSE EWING FOR STATE COMMinEEMAN
HOLDS NOMINATION OF OFFICERS ..
known to few visitors. The extra- ' gift for the purchase of two child- , ordinary beautiful effects gain more ¦ ren's books from Miss Styers sec-
beauty in the murning and atter- iioon rather than at nuon. Ones reaction to it, is thait no painting is adequate and no description avail¬ able that can nieasure up to its beauty.
The "Navajo Country" with Its I'ocic formation, the most impressive in tlie world, is the home of the
ond grade class was received by the I library and is greatly appreciat.,'d. i The vanishing chain parties held
tor the library are drawing to a ' successful close. The board has been ;,enthusiastic over the results of I these Iiarties, which were pleasant- j ly carried out w-itih much variety.
i An Jilnglish breakfast, a book te;i, Kavajo, or horsc'back Indian. They i ,and many kinds of card parties were aro a jiastoral tribe and a sturdy among the events held, licopie. The women arc diligent and The completed plans tor Tag Day own many of the sheep: the men are , on April 5 and for the Ambler His- iiotaible gamblers. In this picture j torical Pilgrimage, to be held on j Ihe process of rug making (Navajo) I May 21>, and to be open to the ; its former policy was to
Endorsement of Bryn Mawr Politi¬ cal Leader First in History of Ambler Organization—^Group En- joys Color Slides of World's Fair —Met in Fort Washington Samuel K. Kwing, Jr., of P.rya Mawr, was unanimously endorsed for the ofHce ot Slate CommUleeman from Montgomery County by- tne North I'enn Young Kepubiican Club when that active boJy met lasl Thursday evening al 1-ort Wash¬ ington.
This is the tirsl endorsement ever made by the clu'b since its organ¬ isation aibout a year and a half ago.
make no
I Unit, of Fort Washington. I Hon, J. William Ditter. United I States Congressman, from Ambler i will be the outstanding speaker on ! this prograni which will be given in I the afternoon at 2..'10. Mr. Ditter s j address will be most appi-opriatc and j vital to such an occasion as this I and his address will be potent with stirring principles on loyalty and f purpose.
j Among the I>egionnairos to be pre.' I sented and offer remarks will be I Jacob C. Schmidt, retired conim.xn- I der of the Ninth District ot the De- ! partment of Pennsylvania; Dr. I Charles H. Sohl, doiiartment chalr- I man of Americanism committees; I and Bernard LIndenfeld, commander j of Norton Downs, Jr., Post No. 125, I of Ambler.
j Those from the ranks of the Wo¬ men's Auxiliary to be introduced and I offer a few remarks will be Mrs. John [ .Magill, Eastern Director of the 1 American Legion Auxiliaries, de- I partment of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Koy I K. Smith, President of the Mont- I gomery Bucks Bi-County Council i and member of the Auxiliary Unit in Ambler; and Mrs. Eliima Buchan-
scho(ds; and M. A\'. Detwiler, assis-
I tant County Superintendent ot'
I schools, \
I The address of welcome will be ¦
¦ pittde by James S. Corson, comman-
fjer of the William Boulton Dixon
Post, .No. 10. j
Musical units to talce part al this]
occasion will be the Ambler High \
S'chool band, the Oirls' llarmonlcii
; r;and of Post No. II), with I'ost .Vo. )
10 color guard, and the Old Fort '
Gleo Club, j
' Chairmanshii) of the coniniitlcc !
arranging the evenl is held jointly !
by Comrade Williani J. Etherington |
anil Mrs. James .S. Corson, Mrs. j
Corson will lead in the pledge,to!
the nag. j
I Rev. Jeremiah F. Colyc,*rector of: St. Joseph's K. C. church of Amb- ' ler, and Kev. Paul Ei. Schmoyr, i pastor of St. Paul's Ueformed churcii' of Fort Washington, will conduct the spiritual jiart of the program.
Th'e liublk- of Fort Washington, j Am'bler and the neighboring com • i munities is urged to attend and join! In the spirit of the ixitriotic and Inspiring event.
Mr. lloltnn, music director ot Nor-
uid i-'orensic chairman fcn-
i this district, announces the advanc-
' ed enrollment of seven competing
; bands.
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PHILADELPHIA MAN, STRUCK ON BUTLER PIKE, IS RECOV¬ ERING AFTER ACCIDENT IN HOSPITAL—POLICE CONDUCT ' SIMILAR SEARCH FOR OWNER OF BROKEN SPOTLIGHT. While pulic.' inleiisiHed Iheli' I scai'La Iur the hit-run dilvcr of ani I au.oiniibile whicn fat.iily injured an i'Jrdenheiin man early Saturday \
ERDENHEIM MAN WAS FOUNDI DEAD BESIDE BETHLEHEM PIKE — BROKEN HEADLIGHT GLASS LEAD WHITEMARSH FOLICE AND MOTOR PATROL¬ MAN IN CLEVER PIECE OF CLEUTHING. Michael Ivrisan. Illi years of age, ol'
ulu Maple street, Anrblcr. is lieiiij;
^icld wilhoul b.ill fill' court as the
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morning, anotncr man was serlous.y 1 ,,|,,,^.,,,, „i,,,.„„ ,|,i,.,,, „,. ^,„, ^..,^.
that struck and killcil Jack lllythe.
I, of l''.r(l(iiiheini. while walking along Bethlehem piko.Kouth ot X'alley Cricdi i'o,id ill Whitemarsh.
Clever police work on the part of
hit-run motorist Sat- 1 i if a hit-run driver I,
"PURE AS THE DRIVEN SNOW" TO BE PRESENTED APRIL 12-13
Flourtown Fire Hall to be Scene of Outstanding Production of Cur¬ rent Season—Miss O'Hara Directs
ii;jiire(t l.v urday nighl.
Second victim in WhilMiiarsh 'i\)wnship in less j than 24 hours is Ceorge llauer, 71.!
of 20111 North Uandolph Street. | ,t.|,ipf ^,f j,,,,)^,, ,,.^^.5,, ,,„,„,j,_ ,„, Philadelphia, who is a patient at! vvhitemai'.sh Township and Penn¬ sylvania .Moior Policeman Thomas
Che.stnut Ilill Hospital, sulTering from extensive scalp wounds and a fractuied right arm.
.Mr. Bailor was found at 7.I.'i .'-.at¬ urday evening b.v i^tanley Organski. Lutlcr Piki', PiymouUi Meeting, ly¬ ing on the Butler Pike, near Corsiyi s Announee Finai Play of Season ^Linie Plant, near Flourtown Uoad.
^1 he elderly man was taken t > Chest ¦
was shown; also the intric.ile sand 1 pu'blic, vjere discussed, and hope was I endorsements at the primary clec-
IKiinting which is used for purposes , exprejssed for their success.
lion but to support the successful
of healing. ! Four new books were reporled to Itepublican candidates at the gen-
The "Kanch l-'iliii," in the beauti-! have come in from the Carnegie eral elections. Mr. Ewing is the only ful U'liland country ot northoiii New i I'-ndowment for International Peace | candidate to be endorsed by the club
INSIROCIIVE TALKS ENJOYED BY ROTARY
TO AID LIBRARY IN
I as "Dulcy."
I For years we've heard our elders j talk about "the good old days of the I theatre,"' and the conversation has '- always intrigued our interest. Were t the pla.vs ot those days betttr tnan
the ones we see today".' We know i that folks u-sed to rush to the "Op(|i'y j House" to see the noble hero rescue
the beautiful heroine and in so do- I ing prevent her from being forced ' out into the cokl, croo-el world to ! escai>e the attentions ipf the black-, ; hearted vi.lain. ! -'"'•^"¦'^ H'l' elderly Philadelphia peel
nut Hill Hospital by H. Ijiithrope .Uoosevelt of Ambler and Orville 11. Bullitt, Jr., of Whitemarsh, passing motorists.
Hospital attaches today said his contTition was "much improved."
Class fragments from a spotlight were found near the scene of the ^iccident, and Whitemarsh police ad¬ vanced the theory that the hit-run car was attempting to pass anothei aiitoinoblle when Ihe spotlight
Mexico, were seipiences ot a dude rancii which is muf'h more of an industry there than the cattle ranch. iSome of the peaks in this part of the country are 13 thousand feet '(high—'not much below the highest
for the International Mind Alcove. I In this campaign. They include a book on the work' Nomination of club
jllicers was ,
being done by Denmark through |^,held as follows: president, Edward |
Cb.eir cooperative societies and folk schools, and one on the modern England of two years ago, includ-
'^on this continent. This picture, .Miss i ing her industries, mining, youth. Tucker stated, has only been shown ' movements, and labor problems. Tho three times betore, and has received i other two are books ot travel; one 4)igh commendation by exjiert photo. 1 is on Indo-Chlna, Slam, Malaya,
( Continued on page 8 ) i •^"¦y''>- ^"'l I"'"''- ^"'^ '^^^ "tt""' °" "'''
I \\'est Ijidies. The books are "Den-
' ""¦¦'K' a SocUil I^>^ilborator,v," by
I'eter Maiinlche; "Modern England"
iby C'lcel.v Hamilton; "The Menac-
/¦ 11 ^-rr Tl '"*' >'i"i," hy Mona Gardner, and
> N.T _i All \Y/I "Carlbbee Cruise," by John W.
Vandercook.
County to Publish Names of All Who Fail to Pay Taxes
WOMEN HEAR CANDIDATES
.S. Assenheimer; first and second
vice presidents, Carl Sabold, Albert!
I'ieree, Mitvs Anita .Macrae; secre- ¦
\ary. Miss Evelyn Hale: treasurer,! Harry Landis, Miss Bette Colgun. I Mrs. Carl Sabold. The election will { be held at the April meeting. ^
Colored slides ot the buildings at! the World's Fair were shown. Mov¬ ing lectures of old comedies starring.
j Will Rogers and Buster Keaton foi-
' lowed.
Kefreshments were served during the .social periodi at the close of the meeting. The prograni was arranged and presented by Carl Sabold.
ROTARY TOLD OF VISIT TO GREAT BRITAIN AND EUROPE I
SCHOOL FORCES RECIPROCATE FOR USE OF LIBRARY BOOKS
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Hon. Harold G. Knight, presidenl judge ot the courts of Moiitgumory county, gave as his legal opinion that Montgomery County is entitled to every jienny ot personal tax im¬ posed, upon every individual tax¬ jiayer, as provided under an act of legislature: This opinion, whieh fol¬ lowed a like argument on the part ot the Phlladt'lphia courts, was based upon the tact that budgets anticipate funds and governing 'bodies make expenditures based thereon, and the taxpayer, assum¬ ing the responsibility of his govern- i Jiient, is lialbic.
Collection ot back taxes, namely in the years I'Xil and 11132; has be¬ gun again and due notice will be received by the proiierty owners in the county. Fair warning is given,
Ambler Republican Group Hear Peters, Wood and Ross Rile
! 'l''h.ree candidates in the Spring j primary election spoke at I'he meet- I ing of the Anibler Women's Kepub- j Mean Club, last Monday night. Mvt. I Charles Bergman, lirst vice prcsi- I dent, was in charge of the meeting. I Mhss Helen D. Allen, prograni ohair- j man, introduced the guests. i I'Vcd C. I'eters, Montgomery coun- I ty commissioner and candidate for ; state committeeman, explained the
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