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The Ambler Gazette
VOL. LVIII-NO. 16
AMBLKR.   PA.. JUNE   11,   193G
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HUMOROUS SKETCHES PRESENT¬ ED IN CLASS DAY EXERCISES
"Budg-et your vvoirk and your play," I>r. lllram Webb, I'hiladelphia's well- known phlilosopher told Uhe 54 gi-adu- ateis of Aimbler hig'h Bohodl, Tuesdiiy evening at tlhc Ftmitlot'h annual oom- mencemenit exerclise held in the opera hou.se, "You oannot expect to lie play IlKiys and glii-ls—'neltlhar aJiould you over exert your nvlnds and constitutions by too persistant or ooniatant apiillica- tion to duty and occupation." Dr. Wp'ob, wlbh many humorouis and clever Im- plltfat-ions, for •wihich ho widely noted, drove homo the comlrmendable advMs-o of living %yeil I-balanced lives of In- Ij^iratioii and well-direc.te<l  effort.
Tlho $101'. and $50 scholarship awui'<ls, made eadh Hear respectively by the -hig'h scihool faiculty and the Junior Colony Club oif Amibler were won by I'loUx Ireland, student of .selenice, and KHzal>e«li MacFarland, academic course. Tho formier prize, w-as given for the fin-oalt all-round and nuost outstandilnf; scholar of the graduating cUuss. The latter fur greatest eilUciency and high. ©st   atandUng   in   academic   work.
¦Colony olub of Amibler presented JIO aa t'he conHmerolal course prize which ¦wois awturded to A^na Cohen, Gladys Ocihen received the $10 award o-f the llotaii-y Olub of Ampler for K'ns'Bsh ftnd June Houpt the Kiwanis Club prize of $10 for History.
Salututory to tihe aasernibly and tu tlvo under clasBiwen of Uie higti seho^il and the faculty was miad'e by Felix Ireland in a well-directed addiress. H followed with a splendid talk of the Infonnnallty ot AVIU Ilogers, sage and liumorist.
Tihe valedliotory aiddroiss, nuade b'y June Houpt, the outstanding student of the claisis, was a splendid descrip¬ tion of "This JBan, Dickens," in which She gave a fanniliar sketoh of the life, tho lAjrsKinallty and niannerisims and t'he great ^vritings  of this mian.
iFor enteiitailnment Impersoniiitions of characters ixnm the scenes in Diiokens' "DIavid Copperfleld" nnd "Tale of Two Citie«" were giiven by students of the high sohool. These clever sketches, dlone . in oostuime and of the venacular ot the ' old EingUsh portrayed by Dickens were done by Jlay AVa.rd, Josw-ph Flury, OltJay|s Cohen, George Miller, AA'alter P.eiaah, Betty JAIard, KrWin Burk, Helen Albert and Felix Ireland.
iDipHonms were' presented by E. E. Kensahner, supervisiing principal and KCholarsihiip iiwardis by Eiarl T, liaker, high sohool prinoipal.
Tlho hlgih sahool band offeivd musical Inserts throug'hout thc progiiani.
Tlioso graduated are:
Scientifis Course
Ilelen JIarie Albert, ru>bert Morris Erown, Krwin AViiHtom Burk, Gladys Cohen, Nan AVanairiiakor F-al-es, AViilliaim Merk Hayward, Felix Ireland, Crawford prufer JUaxson, Frank yamuel Jlelo- B'l-iana, George AA''l'lson Miller, I'aul CAi- hart Norris, Jr., Claira I'oolo Rowe, Marian Eolsc Tlbodnpaon and, Seth Worth ington.
Academic   Course
June Houpt and Bliziabeth Jlcl^ar- l-and.
Commercial Course
Ruth Naonli Camiburn, Rlohard 'Diino Carson, Victoria Teresa Ciufo, Anna Cohen, Ilelen Mtirie Corey, Hiade llella- Loggla, Theodore Lang Duncan, Mae Winifred Goi-man, Stan-ley Thonias Hayman. Helen Harriet Jagger, Joihn Joseph Mlcl^adden, Rita Menna, Sahiuol Charleis Jliller, Roberta Louise Perry. Eliziaboth E'rlckison I'lumiiley, l-aiiailieth Teresa AVard, Mary Julia Ward and Albert Rlohard X^at.
Practical Arts Course . J John Sihei-j' Benvind, Jr., John Ro¬ wland, John Francis Brumbau.i,'h, ,Iohn EiHwiard Cam'burn, l-idiward I>al-e r'utt.s. Albert Anton Duimimeldiinger, Newton Myers Ilawiard, Irwin GHliert Jones, 'AVTalter Benjamiin Kelly, Clifford Eti^st- burni Knig'ht, Jr., William Richard I.andes, Ceoi-ge AValtea- Lochetto and Josoph Alfred Melongrano, Jlaiy Jane Niblock, AValter David Roach, Jr. Laura Mae Roblnisiin, lidward Robert Rii- (d-oliiai, Jr., Rlohard Clayton .Schuler. iJ'orotlhy Mhe Talley, John James Wa. bescz.
Class Day  Exercises
The    Cla.s.s  Day    exercises     of     tho Anvbler High school  were held In the Anibler  O-pera House on IVlday, June S, at X.tS p. -m. " .   During the evening two pluiys were ¦•^.iiven. In succeHslon,  and  the prograim ^was   ended   with   a   burle-ique   on   the circu.-i  called     "AVarnum'.s   Stupendous Spectacle."   The   flrst   play   was   "The Twelve   Pound   Look,"   by   Sir  James Barrie,  and  tho 'second  wiiiis  "An  Eix- cellent  thing  in  AVoman,"  by John D. Shaver. The      third       and       final
part of tho program, wa-s one with a ca.'-'t composed of most ot the cllaas. , It began with a procession of the' en- ¦* tiro comixmy, followed by a side¬ show. Then a 'strong-man act wU.s given, and finally a .silly symphony with clown band. Fullowing this tliero was an animal wonder act, followed by a proBentation by CIcerce, the Slack-AVlred Swniml. The circus end¬ ed with a roidico and linaily a bull- nght.
Tho program was begun with march music by the High School band. Fol¬ lowing thi-i an -addrews of welcome was made by AVialter Roach, the class president. The class prcKcntations Were miado in two parlis sepai-ated by band music. Presentations were made by    May and betty AVard>    Crawford
Maxson. Ulfa Mennia, J. Berwind, Jr., Gladys Coht-n, AV. Roach, Helen Al¬ bert,  and   J.   Ilrimibaugh.
Baccalaureate S-ervlce The I'.accalaureate service of the class ot IlKIG -at tha Anibler High 'sch-ool wais held in the hlgih .school auditorium on Sunday evening;, June 7,. The invocation \vas given by Itev. P. Dolla-Loggla. Rev. JI. L. Tozer Kiave as hi.s b.iccalaureato tjpic, "Thc Un.secn Forces that Influence Lite." KeV. Tozer is pastor ot Uppr Dublin Lutheitui church in Ambler. Benedic¬ tion wb« made by Ilev. Edward R. Cook. The Reverends CUnion M. Chorry, Joseph JI. 'Bwing and David Ale.xander also took part in the pro¬ gram, attended by the senior cla.s«, the faculty and a throng, represonta- tiive of all  churches  in  Ambler.
AMBLER CHURCH ISSUES CALL
Rev. Paul M. Robinson Will Assume Pulpit of Church of the Brethren Rev. Paul Jl. Riobln-si'iin of Johnstown, Pa, will assume tho duties as pastor of tho Church ot the Brethren ot Am¬ bler, on June 21, succeeding the late Rev. Henry K. Garman, of Philadelaihiii, who served 'the ohurch for twenty yeaJ-s.
Rev. Robin.sOn is a graduate of Juniaita college, Hun-tlmgdon, Pa., and during the past year has been a stml¬ ent at tire Princeton Theological sem¬ inary, Princeton, N. J. He was <|uite active as a stud'ent at Juniata college, having served ais s[K»rts writer, edi'torj of the college paper, captain of the debating feaim, soloist In the oollege dholr, and menxber ot the varsity qiuor- tet.
Ho was elected to the minlatry at the age of seventeen and for the past several years has been director of the young people's work of the Church of the Brethren in western I'enn8ylva.nia. He .served a summer i)astorate in Jtlichlgran and has had considerable ex¬ perience in pastoral work in the large Jliapio Grove congregation at Johns¬ town, where his father is pastor.
BUS TERMINAL MAY ARISE
IN FLOURTD-WN SECTION
Since Worknien have been at work filling in and grading the pi-operty of the Lehig'h \''alley Transportation Oom¬ pany, rumors have been revived that a bus terminal is to be located at this place. The proi>erty ot the cwmpany Is situate on the wost aide of tihe Bethle¬ hem pike, just north of the Sprlngfleld hotel. A few mionths a.go it wa« re¬ ported this wtouild be the end of the line for the Lehigh Valley TTansporta- tion line while the buses -of thc P. R. T. would i-un to Flourtown, tiVimisiiort- Irug a'he iiassengers from there and other   piolnts  to  Philadelphia.
Tho entire niovement, '.according to what can bo learned, is for a greaiter Flourtown, and if this does come abour there will be ibus .ser\iice to and IJi-oim Phiiladelphia every flfteen ml'inutes.
It is a known fact that certain mem¬ bers of Uie township c-imiiin.lsslonKn-s hiave been at w'ork for n plan to bt^titer 'the transportation .¦joiwices to a'nd fram Floumtovvn with the idea of at¬ tracting 'more people to this section.
Whitemarsh   Board   Disposes  of Three Temporary  Structures
Three p.irtable buildings liKJiongIng to the Whitem'ar.-ih township 'school district, no longer needed to hiou.se puplla, have been sold. It wais Tcport¬ ed at the June meeting of the White¬ marsh biwird of dlrootor.^ at tho Bar¬ ren Hiri soh-odli.
The two portable bulldlings nt B'ar¬ ren Hill were purohased by Richard lowing, of Jeffersonville, contractor. Ch.arles Frankenfleld, of 'Spring Mill, bought tha building at Fort AVashilag- ton. ' '
AlMiut $C00 In ddllnfiuent tax wmis turned In by the tax oolleoljur, Alan AA'^. Frankenfleld. Rills laimountln-g to $2000 wero paid. Charlies AVcfton pre¬ sided.
TALK ON F. H. A.
F. 1. ELLENBERGER, BANKER, EX¬ PLAINS    GOVERNMENT   CREDIT
L IRBBP GIVES CIRCOS
DIG TENT  SHOW  SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY
Event Will be Heid at Silver Springs Day Camp, Dresher, at 1 O'clock— Troop Is Captained By Miss Julia Landis
Come and seo tho bl-g circus—<~j1- los.sal attractions—tremendous dare devil stunt.s—elephants, lions, clowns, pink lemonade anidl popcorn—nl the trimmings of a big tent show to a,muse at the circus to be given bv Girl Scjut Troops ot District 7 at the Stiver Springs Day camp on the Wonderly estate, Dresher, Saturday at I o'¬cloek.
'The general admis.slon Is fivo cents and all amusements are five cents each. The proceeds Will be used to further activities at the day camp. During the sunimer the camp will be open every Thursday trom 10 a. im. ti 4 p. m. so that the girls may go there to pass tests f'jr their mtn-it badges and to i-ecelvo Iielp in their jirojecrs. The caimp builnHing con¬ structed at a cost of about $1000 has been paiid for through the el'florts of the girls. It wa-s dedicated in October, 1935, and is for u.se -.if the twenty-five troops in tho di-striot from Souderton ".o Jenkintown.
Tho first troop ot Girl Scouts in Ambler W/iis organized by Jlrs. Annie C. Landis, wli-o is no-w chairman ot the tr(X>|i committee. Her dau.ghter, Jli.ss Julia, Lamlis, is captain and sihe lis assisted by Jli%s Helen Schule. The group has grown so largo that It is now divided into two sections. The junior girls mec't on Wednesday at 4.15 p. m., and the acinlor girls 'an Friday at 7.30 p, ni., In tho First Presbyterian church. Ambler. The junior giris are froiUi ten to thirteen year.s of ago and tho seniors over thirteen. The tro-ip took tirst prize In the civic parado during Anibler I'rogi-eas  AV"eck.
Tha Ambler tro.>p -will close lt« sea.son on Thurad'ay with a picnic supiier a; 6.30 at "Edgelawn," the homo of Jlrs. Landis.
Tho district organizer and director Is Jlra. Harold tl. Traver, who at present is studying at the Edith Jl.i-c-ey  camp    at    Briar  Cliff  Mawn;
N. y.
Loans for Housing Improvements on Mutual Mortgage Plans an Excel¬ lent Risk, Sought by Private Capi¬ tal—Real    Estate   Activity   Jumps
"On June 27, 1034, the National Housing Act w|a'.s passa by Congress t.i give •stimulus to the building In¬ dustry and mako poM..fll>l'e again the negotiation of consei-vatlve mort¬ gages." On this subject Forrest I. Hl- lenberger, executive vice president of the Ambler Natlomal Bank, dis¬ cussed in brief credit and the mi'suse of It which h,Ts been the cause of much criticism, before the Ki-ivunls Club of Amb'ler on  Tuesday evening.
"Millions ot private capital have been put Into circulation. Emphasis should be placed' on the "Private CJaipitial" p-;i-rt, -since this goverreniental ventur,o Is based on th© use of funds supplied by private flnancial in'stl- tuUOns.
For em<?icnt administration, the Act is divided Into three titles: Title I. has to do with the modernization -and repainting of homes; Title II, covers the mutual mortgage plan, and Title III, the establishment of National Mortgage -.a-ssociiJiitlonB to give a botter niarketabilHy to mortgagos created under tho Act.
"Standard statistlca report awards for new construetion for the flrst throe months of 1936 flor residentkU purposes amounted to $315,000,000, 9, 78 porcent Increase over the .i.inic porkid of 1035. When you consider thftt tho F. H. A. oammllted them- selve-H for $40,«<)0,0i00 in one month, it Is (julte evident the great ncodi for tho plan.
'The F. H. A. elasslflc.s the m-jrt- gage as to similar risk, ch-.i-racteris- tie.-i -and maturity. Their actuaries state that the 20 yeeir miortgage should llau-ldate itself in IS or 18 1-2 years, a considerable saving to the mortgagor.
"ThU Is the ono mortgage plan with amortizatijn iVlus actual experience in this tyi>e of insurance probably that will attriict private capital to such an extent that it woujd relieve lOur Government from this function. In other words .inch ctxcollent mortgages are set up that investors in due time buy thom over as good 5 percent in¬ vestments."
Raymond -Stoven'.son, Ambler, was the  club's only guest.
Tho conimlttee in charge of the Ambler play grounds madle a brief report and slated an instruotor Is bo¬ ing  sought.
ESTIMATE   COUNTY  SOLDIER
BONUS TO BE |-1,2M,063
The county "break down" of tho federal bonuis tUstribution received'by the State Veteran:^' division fronn AA'a.«hingon estimates soldiers in Jtontgymnery will sh,are to the extent of $1,21111,0(33 in the Juno 15 p<iyinent-j, ¦it was announced.
This sum dlsreg.ards amounts bor¬ rowed on adjuvsted cinipen.satkin cer¬ tificates and accrued interest, the li-.st boing biuieidl on the face value ot the certificates.
The stiate share of bonus iaymen:H will Ik) albout $86,000,COO, In the state military affairs dopartment e-stiinateid.
Although certilicates held by the 25!),931 eliglbles had a face valuo of $l.i^,5!)4,4!)5 exclu'sive of Interest, •.he dcinartment's division of! veterans' c-.inipensaition believes at leaat 90 per- cen: took advantage of tho opportunii¬ ty offered by Congress in 1931 to bor¬ row up to one halt -jf tho amount duo them for military service^
The average p.ayment to the I<t>y- stono State's veterans a.fter the loans are deductod will be tibout $330, it Is expected.
The last legislature set July 1, 1938 as the deadline for flling applications.
Old Loom Goes to Franklin Institute AVUliam Crozier, of Elast AAaInu'. Mtreet, North Wales, recently complet¬ ed the erection of an old w^eavlng loom, owned by F. Swelnhart, of Cen¬ ter Square, and loaned to the Frank¬ lin Iiwtitute, IPhiladelphia, to be ex- hibltedi.
The loom Wais built in 1777 .and has boen In tho Swelnhiart fami'ly since that date, being handed d.iwn from generation to generation, anad coming Into the possession of the preseait owner more than  fility years ago.
.Mr. Crozier wa-s '.selected to as¬ somble the primitive l-.iom at the in¬ stituite because of his expert know¬ ledge in ^\'eavllng on loom.^ of a simi¬ lar character back in the days ¦\vihen (I'J a. young man he worked at the. looms in bi'.s old home town, Lurg'an, in the county of ArmasU. Ireland!,
REAL ESIAIE BOARD
TO PROMOTE BU I L&ING—ATTRACT OUTSIDERS  TD COMMUNITY
Elect J. W. Cassel, Chairman—Thomas
Foulke Vico Chairman—Report Pro¬ gress on Finding Building For Knitt.
ing   Mill—^To   Erect   Signboards.
The third meeting oit A.nihler's new¬ est booster organization' The Armbler Real IDstaite Bo.ard, an oillUiate of the Chamber of Ooimlmerc* found an alert group of promotion , tilnded citizens gathered about the lu- cheon table last Friday at Niblock's re taurant.
The above nam>e wai formally adopt¬ ed after the secretarj John Hansell read a oommunloatlon rom the nation¬ al association stating that the naime was not protected.
J. W. Caissel vra.a elected chairman, with Thomas A. Foulke as vlce-ohair- man. Mr. Caasel Is Ij^res-ident of the Chamfier ot Comimerc^ and ia also a mem'ber ot the Arrtble* sohoo.1 board.
iMr. Foulke continuiea to act as chair¬ man as he did In a temporary capacity at tho two previous meetings.
Oonstderable progi-ess was reported In securing a suitaible building tor the silk hosiery manufacturing concern which has been seeking a location In this community for several nionth.s. Harry Kelly, reporting for the com-mit- tee stated that he believes that the manufacturer wViuld soon be satisfled It was previously reported that this Indu-sti-y would have an approximate weekly payroll of $750.
The pu'bllcity conum'tttec ia preparing publicity of local real estate activitiea for the Philaidelphia newspapers. How¬ ard A. Mlorris, ohalrnAn, reported on the billboards to be efeoted with and south ot the borough jBong Bethelhem pike. I
It wias decided to a.sk the local banks and building and loan associations to dipfray tho expense of erection and malntainenco of there slgna.
James Cassidy, Daniel Biddle and Israel Hougli were appolntedl a.s a comimittee to stimulate building of new homes.
It was also sugg'eated that manu¬ facturers of building eaulpment and home applJances be requested to erect a "model  home" I-n this com,munlty.
G'eorge Scherff, of Ambler Trust Company and John Worman, Fort Washington attorney -were weleonied aa ncwoomers to the luncheon meet¬ ing of the Board.
MINOR JUDICIARY CRITICISED?
COUNTY   FIREMEN   ^UPPORT
SAFE AND  SANt, MOVEMENT
Moro American lives have been lost celebrating our Independence than were lost In .acquiring It in the Revo¬ lutionary AVar, the Montgomery Coun¬ ty Flrcimen''S As.sociation was till'd at A\'"ost P.>lnt on Siiturday night when Its 39 companies represented were oi.sked to help miake the Fourth of July a safe and sane holiday.
The aa-fe and sane movemnt is seen n.s a coopci-atlve eflfort with the pro¬ gr.am of the Montg.miery county fire¬ men to flurther their flro prevention efforts.
From 1900 to 1030, the fireimen were given statistics which showed 4,21lO A.-mericans killed by flreworli's as •comiiared to 4,04} Americans killed In the Kovolutiunary AVor. Injuries during the same three decades fr.ian flrewOrks numbered 96,000 a-s conipar- <e,d to 6,004 .'^uttered by the Contln- cntal.s  in  the  Rov'olution.
Tlie 'speaker at the meeting was George E. JIclAughlln fi-Kim the De- ivartnient of Public Instruction, Har¬ ri.sburg, who outlined plans tor ciun¬ ty flre schools In the fa'll.
The July 11 meeting will be held .at TolPord and the annual picnic of the ti'.ssoaiation will  be liAl on Augu.st 8.
FORT WASHINGTON GIRL
GRADUATED FROM DICKINSON
Jf.iss En^m.a Ixiu Pftueg«r, dau.Tlhter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Pflueger of Ellerslie .Avenue, Fort AA-ashington, and a student at I-ickin.sun College, Cjirlislo. graduated JConday fi'om Dickinson with Phi Beta Kappa honors.
This award comes to her In reco.gnl¬ tion of the high sc.liola.Htio ivcord that she has maintained her four years a.t Dickinson. In addtion .she- has been named for second honors of the .tjrad- uatin.g cil'a.Hs.
Jfiss Pflueger has been aot ive in -oollegr* activities being a momlier of the Mclntire l.lterar.v .society, the Met?, ger Council, the AA'oiiiien's Senate, the A\ioman''S Glee cluh. the German club, and the staff of The Jlicrocosm, the yearbook ot the oollege. She has also played volleyball, basketball and hockey a.t Dickinson,
Prior to her coming t-o D-ickinson, Mlss Pflueger -attended the A'bington high school whvrc she graduated In 1932.
A  Defense of the Magistrates an-d the Aldermen
Should the memibers of the mlnio<r judlaliary  be  crltlolsed?
This question Is being' centered around the tact higher puiblic offiiclal* feeil the Justices of the Peace and AJ- dernnen do not colleot .'»uffl'clent flnes for tho number arrests made. S'tate olliieials of fhe minor judiciary have asked the.s>e oflicials "when Is a magis¬ trate's service nioasured b.y-the amount of nHoney he turns Into the coffers of a the .state, oity, borough or town.shlp." The .same oH'iclals point out the fact when the oflice ot the minor judiciary waa created. It was not intended to prove a paying proposition, but i-ttthor as a prevention olfioe against c-iiime.
Previously it wus the ju.stlcc of thc peace and aldornmn who proved moat lienefiaitti to the con^miunlty. It Is de¬ clared. Many disputes in domestic rej- latlons and t>etween neighbom are iwtthxl fatherly advice fjr vandalism or petty thievery. It la a known fact th»at much good lias oome out ot thi« work, thereby .saving the taxpayers frium ,a greater  expense. i
After     con.sideraible ln-VT?.'!iUgatIon'
ofllK-ials ot the .State .Af.aglsti-ations a-s-i sociation are ready to declare that the day of the Justice ot the peace and aldermian as a peacermaker has since passed, beoause of certain ollices prey¬ ing upon him and Insisting more money be veered to the inunldiiality, county or .state. It is further rxiinted out the meimibers of the n\inor judiciary are faithful and hard working lot and hold to thc letter ot the law as well as -mem¬ bers of the bar. Regardless of how the offlicials estimate their work, they are^ ci-itioized.
Mlagistrates it is further contended, are victimis of conditions. They are p>iwerl<ess if a defendant cannot or will not pay a flne and, theirefore, the de¬ fendant has the right, if he so de" d- to go to Jail rather than pay his or her flne. The miag'lstra:te ha.s no al teinatl\Te but to oomimit. By doing this the magistrate is again crlticl2ed, be¬ cauae of the expense In keeping these defendants in jail.
WILL  DISMANTLE   HEEBNER
FARM   MACHINERY  PLANT
The old Heebner agricultural -ma¬ chinery plant, the oldest ind^sti-j' in Lansdlale,   is  iibout to   be  di.smantled.
This company now known -ais Heeb¬ ner Sons, Inc., has not been produoing maohinei-y for '.several yeans, but has cjiiflned itself to replace.menta and the niani:fa<^ture of iwrts. It has been uinder the management of Ira B. Harr.
It has a.sB'igned Its assets to Howard F. Booi-.se, llooal magistr.ate, for liquid¬ ation and the payment of its creditors. The oontenits of the buildings, Includ- liig Tifa,chinery and parts, have been purchased by II. T. Henning and Company, Inc., which Is to tako care of tho actual llquid-ation. The pur¬ ohiase was approved by the Montgom¬ ery  County Court on Jlonday.
The old Heebner 'businos'.s had its •origin back in 1840, wlien David S. Heebner Ibegan the m.anufacture of farm maolilnery In a small shop in AA'orcester township. In 1868 the busi¬ ness was taken to Lan-siHale and e-.s- tablished on the present isite on Souith Broad  .street,  adjoining   the   railroad.
Y. P. R. A. SPONSORED BY
CIVIC  IMPROVEMENT  LEAGUE
At the regular monthly meeting ot the Olvic Improvenient Le.ague of Ambicr, held Tbur-»day, Juno 4th, a committee wa.s appointed by J. Will¬ ard Cassel, pre.siident of the La,aguo, consisting of Edward C. Scott, chair¬ man; Altred A. Dui-aley, Bernard Llndenfeld and Rus.sell L. Davis, to locate suitable ground and building for a permanent year round reorea- tlon centre to be known ais the A'oung People's Recreation associa¬ tion. 'Phe purpo.se of tliil'.s entcrprliie is to Imjirove people phyahcally, ment- all.v, and to iii-omote Itapplness and cominiunity '.spirit.
AAHien the coniimlttee h.is i'eturned Its report of survey and recommendia- tluns, a special meeting of th-e Leaguo will be called so thait further .action may be taken in order that the cnttir- Prlso be put into opera clon In the noar  future.
Special   Delivery   of   Bonds
A speelal delivery -of the Adjust¬ ed Service Bonds han been ar¬ r.anged by Poatimpstcr Oscar H. Rtlllw-aeion In Ambler on the eve¬ ning of Monda.y. June 15, 1936, to be made by the carriers after 5.30 p. m., D.ayllght .saving time. All voterang are advi.sed to be at home t'J  receive  thom.
These bon dls will be regi-'itered and must bo delivered to the ad¬ dressee   or(ly.
The Ambler post office will be open on the evenings ..i June Ifi, 17 and ISth ft-*!!!! 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. for thei veterans to have these lionds certifled In ca.se they difsiro to have  them  cashed.
Votenans not known to the post¬ master will bring on© or tw1o wlt- nessoa -vvho ore known to him.
ETO
TWENTIETH  ANNIVERSARY  WILL BE CELEBRATED SATURDAY
History of the Artman Homa for Lutherans Is Interesting — First House Father, Rev. P. J. Hoh, Will Make Addrese—Originally Located At Sellersvilie
Home diay to be held at tho Artman Home on Bethlehem pike. Ambler, Saturday, -vvlll be ian ocoashm ceC'e- bratlng the twentieth anniver.sary of the endowment of this en'ten'rlse for establishment of a ibcvme for Luther¬ ans of all ages and  both 3Cixe.s.
Rev. Phlmp J, Hoh, S. T, M., who .sierved aa the flnst House Father of the h-ome ait Ambler will iraako the address of tha afternoon. A ^iirogriaim will be conducted by Iftarry Hodgeis, president <if the b<iard of Imanagers and the ladles of tho home v.ill sua-ve supiier on  the lawn.
History  of the  Artman   home
Blevsised with material gifts and fill¬ ed with Ohri-athan fove and conviction, Jlajor IJJios R, Artman provided tor tho eistabUshnient of a "Home for poor and deserving Lutherans of all | nges and both 'Sexes." Ills will teld down boa.rd lloundh.tionis for the estab- IKshment of a philanthropy that Koiild iKit ovei-lap the fleld -of established Inistitutlons. AVith keen forcislghi and sagacity Jfajor Artman invited the ehurchoo' endorsement and co-opei-ia- tl'on and opened to them a 'share ot th« beneiftts of this philanthropy.
JI]a.jor Artman be<iU€Si,thedl $100,010 for the eatabllshimont and endowmiemt of thlis enterpri'.se. Half of this .saiim wtas- to be '.set aside for the endow¬ ment. Tlie intere.-nt thereof to be uised for the mailntenance of the h-jmo, the other half was to be u.sed for land, building and equipment.
lender tho provisions of the will, Frank JI. RIter, Esquire; George A\^ Sandt, D. D., a.nd! A, L. Hlmme.lright were designated as Trustees. Shortly after itha appointment ofthe trustees In the f,all ot 1012 a systematic search for a sultiub'le tract of land from '.he homo Was begun. A circular, descrip¬ tive |of the requi-eiment'S, was printed and mitlled to the pastor.s of all the Luthoran    churches    of    Phlladefphia
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COUNIY SCHOOL HEAD
Inspectio-n   Period   Closes  June   15
No extenis-imi ot the curreiit molor vehicle insi>e.ctii>n period ending June 15 will  be granted.
The State Highway Patrol Ks al¬ read.v making prepiu'atlons for enfor- c.ling c-.mipulsory iln.spection law duiing the thi-ee .month enforcemenit period: folhiwing June 15. Jlotiirlstii caught on the highways aflter that date with¬ out the new green approval sticker will be -subjeot to a flne of ten dol- I,-u"s and costs -iir inii>ri'.sonnient for five days.
Although the In.spectlon period be¬ gan JIarch 15, records of the Sa.fety DlMl.silun of the Deiiartment of Reve¬ nue show that loss than .a third of PennsyIvania'-.s mllillon and a ihalt reg- l.-stered motor vehicles ha-vo boen In¬ spected  thus far.
A.  M.   KULP  SPEAKS  BEFORE  AM¬ BLER BUSINESSMEN
Reverand Holland   Receives  Degree
Awarded Degree of Doctor of Theology  at Philadelphia Divinity School
Rev. Ralph L. Holland, iiastor ot St. Paul'H Reformer church, of Fort W.-iahingtun, was a«"aiidled fhe grad¬ uate degree of Dm-tor -.if Theology ,at the recent cinmnicncement of the I'hil-ladelphia  Divinity  Scho-.il.
Dr. Holland haw been n graduate student at tho -school for the pa.it six years, working continu.iusly undor tho direction of the distinguisJicd ischolar and author, Dr. George A. Ii'urton. His work wais done in the flelidk ot New Testiinent, Hlslory ot Religh>n and Systoiiiiatlc Divinity, and his doctoi-al thosls was entitled "The JlywUciKni of Jesus."
Vv. HoUand is a graduate of Frank¬
lin and Jrar.s'hall College, receiving tha A. B. degree fn 1922 and the M. A. degree In 1926. He is a graid'uate also of the Theological Seminary of tho Refornied church at Ijanca.ster, Pa., In the cla.ss of 1926, (md in 1921; roceived the U. D. degi-eo from there. In 1032 he received the Th. M. degree from the Philadelphia Dlviii'lty School. During 1922-23 he soi-ved as a short term Ins'tructor in North Japan Col- Icitre, Sendal, Japan. Upon, graduating from the Semlniary he Hcrved two years as Pastor -of the First Reformed Church. A'andegrift, P.a, and since 11'28 hao been pastor of St. Paul'-ii.
Tells How County Superintendent's Office Plans Better Things For Fu¬ ture School Children—Local Board Quests
Mom'bers of Rotary club of Amli¬ ler, heard just '^ow our Ixij-fe .and girls are be'ng equipiied for the years ahead" at their dinner nu«cting on AA'ednesday at noon. Professor A. Jf. Kulp, county KUix-rintendent of .-icliools was the speaker, introduced by chalrnisvn .lames R. Gillln. Mr. Kulp's talk dealt in briet upon the plans the county ofllcc has In mind for the advancement and extension of better schooling and better preparation of youth tor mature lite.
All nlenillH>i"s of the Ambler Borough sohool iHiard attended the m'eeting as guosts ot Rotarj- to hear Mr. Kulp' - Intereating talk of the county board. These were President G. Y. Styer, A''ice President AA'. H. I'\i.Uist, Svcretary F, C. AVeber, F. A. Hoyt and J. ^V. Ca.s.sell. i Thewe men and the others in the as¬ seniblage at dinner fully onjoyed the enlig'h'tening   talk.
J'reaidenit Joseph Craft, Jr., extended birthday gix>etlngs to Raymond Maxson.
Itotai->' International meets in At¬ lantic City this year and President Craft urged all who w^lU to spend as many days .as possible at the conven¬ tion, June 22 to 26.
The weekly bu.siness reixirt alwvays given at the Rotary lurvoheon flgurod 66.13 percent.
Vlaiting Rot,aiianM were Albert Hen¬ nessy, Norristown, Thvodore Cobb, Philadelphia; Charles Kane, Jenkin¬ town. Geoi-ge Kile, guest of .Samuel Corson,  was also  introduced.
County  Main Grand Juror in  Mortgage Case Probe Thc/nias J. Lane, of Dresher, Jlont¬ gomery county,  was 'oclected  a mom¬ bor of the  Federal  grand jury 1 -
tiglnting    the    organization       of I'lillatllell>bia Conipan.v for Guarai ing  JIi>rtg<ages.   The   Philadelphia ve.stlgatlon   was   ordered   by   the
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SELECI DEUCHAR
NEW  PRESIDENT SUCCEEDS THE LATE  J.  M.   HAYWOOD
Frank  Thomas   Wins   Fight  for     Fire
Chief—Troster Reports on Company's
Request  for Support — Will   Attend
Lower Merion Housing Event.
AA'iiliam I>euehar, who for mflny years has held the oftiee ot secretary of AVlisaaihlckoni Fire Company, was eleoted presld'ent at the anniml nueet¬ ing ot the comliKiiny last Friday even¬ ing. The selectlim of Jfr. Deuchar to succeed the ffirmer president of the company, tire laite J .M. H'ayw-ood, was unanimous.
Qfulte a battle developed for election of ohief. The preftemt iniou'mibP'n-1, FiMnk Thomias, wia-s opposed by Elton Giarrett. The laitter has been flrst a,«tKistant chlet for the past jear. Jlore than 40 -mom¬ bers attended the meeting and voted GH'iet Thomas wvas eleoted to succeed hlmisfolf by a majin-ity of seven votes.
Other oflieers elected were: Vice President, Harry Evans, trenauivr, Jesse F. i:avls, seoretary, John Trost¬ er; a.?slstant secretary; Harry Ott, auditors, A^ndorn DouglaLss, H.a,rr\- AAlackcr, Jr., Ciarenee A'ost; board of engineers, Ralph Tomlinson, WlUlani Ruth, Paul Garrett, \A'tolter. Lawrence RuBBsell Hinkle, Harry Shepherd, Jr., WInaherttor Douglltiss, Lewia Kirk, James Lewis and AVilfliam Ijewis.
The business s-esslon, which im-iK-eded the eleotion was presided over by H'ari v Evans. Comsidera-ble imiportant bual¬ nesa waa transacted and it was de¬ cided to change the imionthly meetln.g from the flrst Friday evening to the first Thursday. It was also agreed to make a oertiiin charge for the use ot the pumper In puimping out ce-llar,-' nnd Hor other service, the aimount to be decided upon later.
By the report of John Ti-o.ster, -wilio heads the special comimittee to contact the severa'I road boards of surround¬ ing townBhips for flnanicial saipiKHrt un¬ der the now aot of nss'Omlbry, favor<able conisideratlon; will lie given the request of the company. Jfr. Troster stated the commliittee -was received In a moat friendly mianner by the memhers of the rtiad board of U'pper Dublin tow - ship and there Is ever>' indication the board will imss upon the question at an early date. This wlill be done, Mr. Troster continued ju.>»t as aoon as cer¬ tain data is gotten for the board. The information thus far reoeived from tho members of Lower Gwynedd road Ixiard hais not been at all eiicouni«;lng. Mr. Troster said. And, he continued, at the propor time, th-e contmlTtee 11®:^ re. oarmmend to the company t-hiait the charter be olianged so as to give tho offlcials the power to refu.se the pro- teotion to Lower Gwj'nedd aa well aa any other nearby townishii> refusing to or rather tailing to aot on the imiiort- anlt quesition ot giving flnancial aid to the fire comiiany as they are now em¬ powered to do under the new act of the Assemibly.
After a discussion on this important niatter It was agreed to wait another month before final aotion  is taken.
Rolxirt G. Graham .and Heni-y Ijan¬ caster were elected members of the ooimpanM. It was a.greed to turn out Hi a body at the housing ot new ap¬ paratus of the Ijower JEOrlon Firo ooiiDpany at Ardmjore Saturday after¬ noon, June 20. An effort j\ill lie mhdo to secure a band -to aconmliany the members  on  the  parade.
CELEBRATE   50TH   ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben C. Beyer Feted on  Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Jlrs. Reuben C. Peyer, ot 150 Butler avenue. Ambler, celeb -aited their fiftieth wedding anniversary -on Jlonday,
They were feted at a supper-lunch¬ eon in Niblock's bivnquet hall by i-ela- tlves representing four genratlons of the f.amlly.
After tho supper they return^;! to their Butler avenue home where they staged open house fur friends who dropped in to congratulate them. .Sev¬ enal gifts were received by tho "brido and  groom."
Jfr. and Jfrs. Beyer were residents of'Centre Square at the time of their marriage and havo been life-tlnio members  of  Boehm's   Church.
Jtrs. Beyer was the tormer Anna A't'st,   of  Centre .Square,
Lehigh   Valley   Cuts   Eus   and   Trolley Fares
A suihstantlal cut in both trolley and bus fares Was announced by the Lehig'h Valley Ti-anslt Co., Jlondny morning. The reduction is to continuo in effect for an ex-ixMimental ix>riod of ninety days, and w-iill become effec¬ tive  on Friday.
"Under the new I'ates, the faro from Lanadale to Norrlatown Willi be twenty- five cent.s, a drop ot ten cents. The trln to Allentown wiill bo slajshod by more than a third, coming dojvn from nlncty-flve cenl.s to sixty.
The bus fai-'e to Chostnut Hill, fonn¬ erly forty cents, Willi be thirty on the tempoi-ojry schedule and trips betwv?en intermediate stops will be proportion¬ ately cut.
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Hatfield's Biggest Race Meet
The biggest horse racing iiifeet ever helld In Jlontgoinery County fair grounds at Hatfleld on Thua-sday, Fri¬ day and Saturday, June 18, 19 and 20. Same of the fastest itrotting and i>ac- jng liorse« in the e-ast will be seen on the Hatfleld track durng tliose threo dayls.
Only a glimipse of the 'on'U-y sihcet Is needled to ascertain the tyi» of races that Willi be avallajblo at Hatflold'a popullar siwrt center. Horses have' been entered from Pennsylvania, l.ela- ware, A'irginia, N'orth and South Caro¬ lina, New A'ork, New Joi'sey, A\'Ost A'irg-inia, JIaHsi:ichu.sots, Jlaryland, Florida and tb« Distrtot of Columibia,