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AMBLER.   PA.   DECEMBER 25. 1941
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250 ATTEND MUSICAL
PROGRAM AT AMBLER
About 250 people attended a Christmas program, Sunday eve¬ ning, at tlie Ambler Presbyterian Church. The nativity was told in story and song by a large all-age chorus directed by Charles Alli¬ son, Haverford.
Clifford K. Geary, supervisor of music   at   Ambler   High   School, played  a  trumpet  solo,  "O   Holy I Night",  by Adams,   and  directed | it ^_ I the instrumental music.   The Rev. ¦	
I^ERS SHARE PROFITS j Sl^urch? htd ^ck^Vof Vread! i lOOTH ANNIVERSARY
'( Jr   j ings and dramatic effects.
The  annual  Christmas  gifts  to {     Guest     soloists     were     Robert
GIVEN EMPmS
Annual    €lirist»na8    Gifts    Re ccivcfl   by   Employees  of Clieniioal Paint Company
OF HORSE COMPANY
The Blue Bell Horse Company
the   employees   of   the   American 1 Marsh, Philadelphia,  who playdd
Chemical Paint Company at Am-1 a violin selection, "He Shall Feed i ^or the Recovery of Stolen Horses bier   took   the   form   of   United j His Flock", by  Handel;  and Joy j and the Detection of Thieves cele-j State   Defense   Bonds,   this   year,   Nelson,   Dorothy  Mayer,  Norman | brated its 100th anniversary with instead of the usual cash bonuses.! Price, and Frank Kuykendall, all i ari all-day meeting at the Center
This is the sixth year that the! of Haverford, who sang a quartet policy   of  sharing   the   profits   of j "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming". the  business  with  the employees I by Praetorius; Florence Reis, Am has been followed. i bier, who played the marimba.
Square Fire Company hall, last ¦ Thursday. Forty-ntne members! and guests attended.
Since there were no horses re- \
Earlier   in   the   year   the   em-'     Other selections included on the' ported   stolen   the   company   pro¬
ceeded directly to the election of officers. Th officers who were re¬ elected were: E. H. Phipps, presi- <lent for the last seventeen years;
ployees were notified that the pay- ' program   were:   "Good   Christian
ment of the annual bonuses would i Men   Rejoice"   by   Stainer;   "See
be discontinued since a change of i Amid the Winter's Snow" by Sir
policy was made whereby wages ] ,John    Goss;    "Joyous    Christmas
were    raised.       The     company's   Song"    by    Gavaert;    "Coventry j Walter ShaefT, vice president for
change   of   plan   is   made   as   an; Carol",   sixteenth  century;   "Naz-, eight years; Joseph C. Shoemaker,
expression   of   the   organization's, areth"   by   Gounod;   "Jesu   Bam-1 secretary   for   twenty-two   years;
appreciation of the efforts  of its : bino" by Yon, and "Silent Night, j <Paniel   E.   Biddle,   treasurer   for
employees  and as  a  contribution i Holy   Night"   by   Gruber.    Miss j three years.
towards the needs of national de-1 Elizabeth  Nice and  Miss Harriet!     George S.  Davis presided  over
a    duet,    "What
lense. ] Ramszey    sang
The  letter  enclosed  with each | Child is This?" boiuis is as follows: I     Scripture  readings   were  given
The ¦^Employees of the  American \ by Rithard Hoyt, Ambler; Robert Chemical Paint Company: j Cassel,  Kulpsville,  and  the  Rev.
The United States is now en-1 Mr. Piatt. The Junior Choir, un- gaged in the greatest and most | der the direction of Miss Mary devastating war of all times. We j Jane Sleath, sang several selec- not only face Japan, but the rest | tions.
of the Axis powers as well, and I 	
there can be no doubt they are out to dominate the world. In order to survive and keep our liberties, we must win. In order to bring this about, everyone should contribute to the common cause, and with this in mind, the management will welcome sug¬ gestions from any or all of its employees as to how this com¬ pany or its employees can best serve the interests of the country.
Although the compan.y does not now engage directly in war work, a part of our production does go into the defense effort. We have not increased prices on such prod¬ ucts, as we are not seeking war profits. We are, however, operat¬ ing profitably and expect to be (continued on page 5)
MERADULI SCHOOL TO BEGIN SECOND TERM
New Courses to Be Added— Adults Attended First Term
the meeting in the absence of the president  who  is  ill.   Mr.  Davis! gave the history of the company.!
A feature of the afternoon pro- [- gram was an address by Colonel; T. S. Lanard. Philadelphia, He! discussed "Colonial Law and Its j Relation to Horse Stealing and | Punishment for Same". !
There was music by the MaSonic j Glee Club under the direction of; Walter De Prefontaine.   The club sang   musical   selections   of   the j years 1846, 1861 and 1898.
Motion pictures shown by S^l Kurtz dealt with the first call to pursue and capture a horse thief in the year, 1865. Motion pictures of the Hershey rose gardens and agricultural work in Lancaster 2501 county were shown by Milton j Cooper, of German town. '
®0 Enfrgfltt^  '
It's Christmas time again and tlic Yuletide Spirit (ills llie land. You hear it in the laughter and expressions of delight of the children, you see it in the cordial welcomes, you feel it in the expectant hush that fills all homes on Christmas Eve. This is a homey season—filled with the poignant scent of holly and pine, of mysterious packages and children's hopes.
This is a season of giving, of hospitality and jbyous good fellowship. And so as men and women in every land pledge anew their helief in the true doctrine of Christ¬ mas . . . belief in the brotherhood of man: the Ambler Gazette wishes to extend with hope and faith in the love- worn phrase ... a very Merry Christmas to you — each and everyone.
•"  THE AMBLER GAZETTE
Plan Medical Facilities For Possible Air Raid Injuries; Auxiliary Police Unit Active
Medical facilities for taking ] in charge at the high school. Dr. care of persons injured in possible j Lukens seconded the recommen- air   raids   were   reviewed   at   the | dations.
special meeting of the Ambler De- i Plans are being considered to fense Council, last Wednesday. | have local physicians instruct the Plans for the physical welfare of I first aid classes since there is a residents were outlined. j shortage of Red Cross instructors.
Physicians whO attended the i It will probably be arranged so meeting and took part in the dis-   that each doctor carry each course
OVERTIME PAY IN DEFENSE ' BONDS AND STAMPS
Deductions made for the pur-1 cha.se of Defense stamps or bonds,'. when authorized by the employee.: are recognized as legal deductions: under the Fair Labor Standards i Act, Acting Administrator Baird I ' Snyder of the Wage and Hour Di- j vision, U. S. Department of Labor,' Xrinily announced today. Many inquiries j ^
had come from employers as in-1 creasing numbers of workers ar-1 ranged for purchase of Defense! Bonds during the last week. |
"Employees  are   urged   to  give
serious consideration to a plan un- |  '—
der  which  they   can   allot    their |     The  significance    of  Christmas
overtime pay to be put into De-; will be told in song and story this
fense  Bonds  and    stamps,"    Mr. | week,    at    special    services     in
Various kinds of; churches   of   the   Ambler-White-
CHURCHES PLAN SPECIAL SERVICES
Memorial     Episcopal Church Plans Christmas Eve Service
OTHER PROGRAMS
MRS. CAMPBELL WRITES LETTER FROM HAWAII
Mrs. Thomas R. Miller, Brush- town road, Gwynedd, has received a   letter   from   her   mother,   Mrs. I Snyder said.
Elsie  K.  Campbell,  of Gwynedd, j these allotment plans are now be- i niaish valley
who was living at Wheeler Field j ing  worked  out by  A.  F.   of  L.      a   few   churches   have   already
in the Hawaiian Islands when  it ; and C. I. O. unions in    different! held   their   main   religious  obser-
was bombed by the Japanese on j parts of the country among work- j vance   of  the   season,   others   are
j December 7. ers engaged in production for vie-1 planning   the   main   service      for
j     Mrs. Campbell escaped from the ; tory,   and   this   program   appears \ Christmas Eve or Christmas morn-
. vicinity of the bombing with her ' to be spreading rapidly." i ing,  and  many  will hold  special
daughter-in-law   Mrs.   James   D.,'     Where deductions are made for j exercises on Sunday. I Campbell, and her grandson. The, Defense Bonds, they must be the      Probably     the     most      widely I three are staying with other refu- i amount   actually     paid   for     the, known service of the area is the I gees at  the home of  Mrs.  Alex-   Bonds and not the face value of j Christmas Eve high chorale mass i ander   Cook   in   Honolulu.    Mrs.   the Bonds.  These deductions  are | held each year in the Trinity Me- Campbell   was   visiting   her   son,   sanctioned   inasmuch   as  they  fit j morial Episcopal Church at Am- Major   James   D.   Campbell,   and   the  requirement under  the    law I bier.   A   community     Candlelight I his family, when the first air raid \ that such transactions involve no ; service is planned for    Christmas took place. profit for the employer or anyone j gye at Fort Washington.
Since Mrs. Campbell mailed the! connected with him and are made . ^^.^^^     Memorial
Ijetter to her daughter about twoj H^L^'^'.^il^^jr''"''' °' '^1     An organ recital at 11.45 p. m.,
' Wednesday, will precede the ser-
weeks ago. there have been other! employee concerned, raids and the Miller family is still;
uncertain  as  to   Mrs.   Campbell's | safety.
EXTINGUISH  FIELD   FIRE
vice   in     the   Trinity     Memorial
Tt,„ iir „oov,i„i,«., ci-.^ r^,.,r«„.,r.„   Episcopal   Church   that   starts   at The Wissahickon Fire Company ; J^ ,„iiL. ,.,:,h the „..„^».oi«„oi i,,.
POSTPONE WEDDING
SfORISMEN PLAN ANNOAL Ml! DRIVE
_. A 1-1 Aj It c u 1 11 i The wedding of Miss Mary The Ambler Adult School will, ^aHse, daughte? of Mr. and Mrs begin a second term on Monday p^.^^^ ^^^^^ p.^^j^ ^^^^^^ Lans- night. January 26. The success of ^3, ^^^ p^;^ ^^ Frank Casal- the first term held from October I g„^ Fort Story, Va., son of 13  to December  15   pronipts  the , ^^   ^^'^ ^^^ /^' casalenuovo,
reopening of the night school for, u^   Rosemary   avenue,   Ambler! aauits. „     „    . ill I which was to have taken place on
A number of new courses will I Saturday,   December   20,   in   St. be  added  to  the  original   list  of  c:*„„:„,„f.:, r-„*K„i;,. r--
cussion were: Dr. James A. Shelly, Dr. Theodore A. Henderson, Dr. John A. Hoffa, Dr. Philip J. Lukens, Dr. A. C. CiavarelU, Dr. Robert R. Smith, Dr. Almon C. Stabler, Dr. Marion West.
classes. A tentative schedule of j new courses includes the foUow- ! ing: music appreciation, psychol- I ogy, potter.v, photography, anti- ! ques, Spanish or French, blue print reading, folk dancing, social dancing, a combination of creative
Wissahickon Field  and  Stream
Association  Holds  De-
ceniher Meeting
Stanislaus Catholic Church, Lans dale, has been postponed.
through the completion. It was suggested that a physician act as lecturer and an advanced first aid student act as demonstrator so that larger classes could be hand¬ led. The sum of one dollar is Dr. Hofja, who is supervising' charged first aid students to cov- the first aid units, reported that; er the cost of the book of in- registration in first aid classes is : structions and practice bandages, high. He said that at present there i It was reported that hospital are approximately forty persons '• facilities are available at Norris- who have received first aid train- i town, Abington and Chestnut Hill,
AMBLER MAN ARRESTED FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING j
Walker Tate, negro, twenty- i nine, 23 Chestnut street. Ambler, j was arrested on Saturday by the' Ambler police for drunken driv- j ing. Given a hearing on Saturday j evening before Magistrate William' Urban, Tate was held in $500 bail | for the grand jury. Police testi-1 fied  that  Tate  drove  his car  on
of Ambler was called out to ex¬ tinguish a field fire at the Penllyn Polo Club, Monday evening.
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the  pavement  at  Spring  Garden j Register 502 Persons for Volun-
street and Butler avenue. Ambler. Dr. Robert R. Smith pronounced him under the influence of liquor. Roberts Pays Fine Henry Roberts, thirty-three, Al- mont, was arrested in Ambler, late
tary  Service — David   E. Birdsell, Chairman
The Springfield Township Coun¬ cil  lor   Civilian   Defense  is  now
midnight with the processional by the choir. The organ recital will include "Fourth Sonata" by Men¬ delssohn. Miss Jane Klein will play the violin solo, "Jesu Bam- * bino,"  by  Yon.
The service will start at mid¬ night with a processional by the choir to the numbers. "Oh, Come,'' All Ye Faithful" and "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear."
The choir, under the direction of Charles R. Ridington, will then sing: "The Credo" from "Tovjirs in F," "The Hallelujah Chorus" from "The Messiah" by Handel, the communion service which will be "St. Cecelia Mass" by Gounod in¬ cluding the "Kyrie," "Sanctus", "Ben«dic;ti4s". and "Agnua Dei Gloria in Excelsis."
The   soloists  will   include   Mrs.
^.^.u., wrt^ ai.c^icu u. j^.i.uici, icxic   .    „ .. , > ,     j^c   soloists  Will    nclude   Mrs.
Friday night by Sergeant John '" '"" operaiion ana rapiaiy map- , „ , , „ ^, . „„„rann- Mro Monaco of the Ambler oolice P'"S out a complete organization: "a'P" ^- ,,^'^'"' soprano Mrs. mondco, oi me ¦"i",""^'^ ^P""'^*^-! jor cervice in the event of air raiHc ' Bertram Weaver, contralto J. Roberts paid a ten dollar fine be-, ^o'^ ^f^i^J'^e in the event o^^^^ ^^^^^^, j^^^j^^^^. ^^^^^^ g^
fore    Magistrate    Urban,    having: °''°*h«'' ^ar emergencies
been found guilty of being drunk! , .Pf ^ork of the council is dis-
and disorderly. j tnbuted as follows: general chair-
„ ,.      -, ,     ,        . man, David E. Birdsell; vice chair-
Pohce Make Arrest i j^^^   ^^^   publicity,  John  Prizer;
William     Stewart,     Bethlehem i surveys, E. Perry Campbell; Boy
go to Lansdale  for  the  wedding
A new class will be started Janu-
English and drama, and a religious , ^^^   ^
course   "-The   Church   in   a   War, through the  draft board  at  Am
Torn World.    These courses were i v ,
The
wedding   has   been poned indefinitely.
post-
requested by pupils who attended the school in its first term.
Details of the second term are Thirty members of the Wissa- \ being worked out now and regis- ¦ hickon Field and Stream Associa-1 tration dates for the new courses; tion attended the December meet- ! will be announced later. The term | ing. Committee reports were made | will run from January 26 to i and  routine   busine.ss    transacted | March  30. j
with   President  Bryan  Anderson,!     About  250  adults attended  the of  Hatboro,  presiding. i first school that closed last Mon-
A rabbit drive will be held after | ^^y f^M. Among the classes that the   first  of  the  year  under  the  ^^'^ ^° ^e restricted as to the num- ;
d recUon  o    thi game  committee  ber of pupils and that were com- | —-—
of which Warren Fleck is chair-j P^e^ely  filled  were: Aaintmg     in   Amhler Lnit Begins First Aid
man. Members will be notified of , o^, -^ ^f ^^^.^^^^^^^^^^^^        !       Classes - Canvassers  Ask the time. The drive w 11 probably ' ^^^   '•yP'^s-   ^ne  nome   aecoraung be held along Tennis avenue out-!'^""•¦se and the classes in sewing side of ihe boroueh i '^"^ gardening, unrestricted as to
FVieVs   anrshelters   will   be  the number of pupils, also proved       ^_ set 5p by the game committee for I very popular. Other courses were   j .^ American Red Cross
the protection  of, wildlife  during  Practical accounting, math^^^ ^3„ ^^^ ^^^^g ^o^^pieted in
the winter months. Members are; . ^°,?'^'"fj/owards &oum Amer- , ^^^ler and the townships of Up- dsked to assist the committee in j i?»'• "''^„ ^'dI^V ,„,ri„ tt,2 ' Per Dublin, Whitemarsh, Lower obt*in5hg the feeders and sheUers  Takes Place,      Rediscoyer^^^^^^ ^^^ p^^t ^^ Horsham.
and placing them. 1 B'ble ^^'^'li J„^^^f^'[^ "t^^^f'4^;.^ j'    Canvassers   are   still   at   work
The association has been incor- ^^ u^-.- * * , i, ^„i askine for cash contributions from ,-inrafpH hv ihp <;tntp anri has re- ^h exhibition of metalwork, wood- "^'^.'"S loi casn coniriounons irom poiated by tne state ana nas le i , i^wpirv nnintinu and opw. individuals and business houses to ceived its charter. Under the state l ™' ^^^^^'^^^ ^^ri™ ^^. ^fJk ¦ be u.sed in the extensive work of laws of incorporation the associa-.j'"S .was held. /»eje was loiK tion must set up a board of direc-; dancing   and   refreshments   were
tors or a legislative body to pass! served.   	
upon the important business of | the association. A lengthy discus-; sion was held. No decision was i reached and the matter was i tabled. ' !
ing during the past year and that' Twenty litters are now available ...
Private* rasaipniirum wa= imnKio ! another class of forty adults will I and E. E. Ker^chner. supervising   pike, Erdenheim, paid a ten-dollar  Scouts, Knox Henderson; defense to ohTain  a  ffirlnn^h  i^ nrHer tn i be graduated in about Six weeks,   principal      of     Ambler       public 1 fine  before Magistrate  Urban  on ^ unit, Percy Glendenning; schools,
10 oDtain a luriougn in oraer to i ^  „,„„ ,„ ^_ „.„„.„.j t„„..    schools, stated that the high school i Saturday   morning   after   having i Major William Paul; women's ac-
is now in a position to make as | been arrested by Ambler police at   tivities,  Mrs.  Ramsey  McKinney;
 auxiliary   police   service.     Chief
enuovo volunteered last February | ^^1 aid stations to be used in case I advise.      Cheltenham      township I orderly.   ,
- is   twelve   month-?'   <;prvicp   °i emergency  will  be located  ih I which   has   an   elaborate   defense	
IS   twelve   months    service i ^^^  Keasbey  and   Mattison  oflBce j system in operation will be asked '
building,  the  firehouse,  and    the | for     information    regarding     its Legion Memorial Home. The Am- i work.
Cope,  Jr.,   baritone,  and  William ^ H. Vincent, tenor. The    church will   be decorajed (continued on page 8)
noromr,r,ir    Ho   ic   cf atinnori   iiri*h ' ary 6 at the Ambler High School. -
the Mast artiUery.  P?Wate cS |     ^he physician announced    that I many litters as the council would , 1.55 a. m., Saturday for being dis-
William   Egner;   emergency    fire; service,   David   Bainbridge;   chief j-
j bier High School will be used as ! a base hospital if necessary. He j recommended assigning first aid I troops to the stations in charge of I one or more physicians, and that i three  or  four  doctors  should  be
The problem of handling eva¬ cuees will be discussed by the planning committee as soon as sufficient volunteers are available.
Chairman -Bernard Lindenfeld (continued on page 3)
Maurice Per-
CASOALIIES OF WAR
$4,837 IN CAMPAIGN
Cash Contrihutions
The sum of $4837 has been col-
REELECT ALCORN HEAD OF REPUBLICAN GROUP
CHURCH SCHOOL GIVES
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM-
I Amhler    Ri)tarians   Hear   Mu¬ sical Student Descrihe Ger¬ man Occupation of France
air raid warden, T.
rot. I
The commissioners have placed j the second floor of the township | building at the disposal of the | council and offices have been I opened for full functioning of all j phases of the work, the most im-1 portant of which now centers j around registration. 1
To date 502 persons have regis-
P. I. A. ENIERIAINS
Mrs.   Elmer   B.   Lawlcy  Chair¬ man  of Christmas  Party— Rhythm Band on Program
The Church School of St. John's Lutheran   Church,   Ambler,   pre-
William N. Alcorn was unanim¬ ously  reelected   chairman   of  the third ward Republican Organiza¬ tion   of   Ambler   at  the   monthly i Sunday evening, meeting held last Tuesday at the I     j,^^ recitation, "Welcome," was Legion  Memorial  Home,  Ambler      ^^g^ ^y Dick Groom. Otto Wol- Mr  Alcorn will serve for a period j pg^t recited "Angels Singing" and ° i^" years. | ggrbara Schoener gave "A Greet-
The   other  officers   are   as   fol
• The children of the Fort Wash¬ ington School were entertained at a Christmas party,  Friday  after- tered for voluntary service in the i noon,  by  the    Fort    Washington ^various    classifications    indicated i Parent-'Teacher Association.^ on the cards recently delivered to j     The program was opened by the
  I every home in the township. This ' entire school singing, "O,    (Jome,
Sixty-one persons were present j is an average of one registration ! AH  Ye Faithful."      The  Rhythm sented  a Christmas program    on ; at the meeting of the Rotary Club | for every fifteen residents of the i Band, comprised of pupils of the
c^ ,_..  :_„ p£  Ambler,  last  week,  at  Forest; township and a considerable    in-i first and second grades, played two
Inn.    The   Rotarians   entertained i crease   is   expected   ciuring      the i numbers    The   leader.? .were   Ed- their   wives   at   the   meeting   on j week. I ward  Lee,  Jr., and  Shirley Van-
Wednesday evening.   The regular |     Mrs. Edith Gager, in charge of | Sant.   Miss   Jean   Graber   directs
lows: Harry A. Wood, vice-chair¬ man; Edward J. Assenheimer, sec¬ retary; S. Boccuti, financial secre- tar.y; Edward G. Davies, Sr., trea¬ surer; and Joshua O. Thompson, sergeant-at-arms.      An  executive
^ ^  committee  and     other     standing
There' was   folk j be used in the extensive work of i committees will be appointed  by refreshments   were i the Red Cross. i the chairman.
I     The Ambler unit has outgrown |     Rules and regulations were un-
  I its present quarters in the Legion | animously adopted at the Novem-
i Memorial   Home   and   a   vacant I ber  meeting and again approved I store at 32 North Main street has   at the December meeting.
order  of   business  was  dispensed | registration, reports that she will
¦The Junior Choir sang. The   with  in   order  that  the  program I hold   registrations   in   the   Flour-
^    -   - - -      -----       rnight be presented. | to'ivn, Oreland and Wyndmoor fire
The  speaker  was  Miss  Jeanne i houses, the township building and McGinnis, who was a student in; Spengler's   garage   in   Wyndmoor
Paris   at  the  Curtis   Institute   at; on Monday and Tuesday, Decern-   ^j^^  laughter  from  the   children
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The following nominating com- j mittee was appointed: Garwood: Howard, Charles B. Illingworth, | J. Russell Meyers. The election j will be held at the January meet-; ing. j
The trapshooting committee re-1 ported a good deal of stock on \ hand. About 9000 shells are in j stock and blue rock has been or-
DISTRICI FIREMEN REELECI OFFICERS
ing
exercises, "To Bethlehem". Helen Holz recital "Christmas". The ^xercise, "A Christmas Message,"
was presented by Craig Carpen-,    _.   __„            __
ter, Elsie M. Pettit and Caroline : the time of the German occupa- I ber 29 and 30 from 1 to 4 in the Meyers. | tion.   Miss  McGinnis was  study- j afternoon and 7 to 9 in the eve-
Nancy Doss, Patty Class, Agnes ' ing music and when the occupa-1 mnf- .
McCoy and Doris Meyers gave the ticn of Paris became imminent, I When registering, the residents exercise "Welcome " was given ! fled out of the city as did prac-' will be given an opportunity to by Charles Johnson   Earl Macau- i tically the whole population.   She | indicate in detail the service they
the band. Following the instru¬ mental numbers the school sang "The First Noel."
Clyde  Van,  a magician,  enter¬ tained amid  shrieks of apprecia-
Name Elias H. Slavin, President
and Joseph Rex, Vice
President
been given for its use by Joseph W. Craft. This extra room will be used by the surgical dressing group.
The Red Cross workrooms at Ambler will not be open this week but will be open on Wednes¬ day, December 31. The headquar¬ ters are located in the Legion Me¬ morial Home, Lindenwold avenue.
ley, Billy Byrnes,  Bobby McCoy,; related   her   vivid   and   terrifying j George Renner and Donald Van-; experiences  during   the  next   fif-1
The sneaker of the evening was i degrift.  The  primary department! teen  days. |
David  S.   Ennis,  chief  of  white-i sang a Christmas number. She told of walking without any i
marsh Township Police, who j The recitation, "The Christ j food for days and nights The; spoke of some of his experiences ! Child," was given by Helen* highway was jammed with French | vvhile attending the F. B. I. School | Speacht. Anita Magerl, Kather- i soldiers who were in rout before j in Washington, D. C, of which i ine Riegel and Mary Ann Lunn ! the German army. In spite of thw he is a graduate. 'presented   the   exercise,   "As   the   '   " "    ' '¦¦- " -
A Christmas gift was presented i Stars    Above."  The  intermediate to   the  caretaker  of  the     legion I department gave  "The Light    of headquarters and a sum was also | Christmas." donated to the Norton Downs, Jr., |     The entire program was^ inter
(continued on page 2)
fact that the French soldiers car» ried no guns, the Germans ma¬ chine-gunned and bombed the highways for days, killin'g and wounding the civilians so that the
First aid classes are opening in! p   ^  towards   Christmas   gift's   to| spersed with the singing of carols; highway    was    actually    covered
Ambler on January 6 under the direction of Mrs. Robert McLean.
dered and will be sent as soon as;     ^„ c  ^-u    -c^      ti,   njotviot i """-^'¦'"" "'^ ""''• »>-""cii, .iviuucai..
•ransp-ortation   difficulties  can   be     .^^^^P  °^  *"t *°V^^-   i.iJl.'c ' ^n  afternoon  class  will be  held
.vercome. ot Montgomery Coynty Firemen s . ^^.^^.y Tuesday from 2 to 4 o'clock
The next meeting will be held I Association were reelected at the , j^   j^^   Mattison   Avenue   School
.anuary 15 instead of the regular I .December meeting    held  at    tne , j^^jj^j^g    ,j,^^gg   wishing  to  join
•    "   ¦  ¦      The  association  is; headquarters of the Oreland *iie,j„gy   ^,,^^3)^^   further   information
be sent to the boys in the military 1 by the congregation.
service. I   ,
Refreshments were served after       Let's Go! U. S. A. — Keep em the meeting. 1 Flying!
Arthur Sommers and Jean Good helped him with some of his dif¬ ficult tricks.
Rudolph Dilthy, known as Fort Washington's veteran weather re¬ porter, acted as Santa Claus. He promised the children snow for Christmas and assured them that his reindeer are in fine shape and ready for Christmas Eve.
The Christmas tree was bcauti- j fully decorated. It will be placed I on the school grounds for use by ! the pupils in nature study. The i children will tie food on it for the birds.
I T-v '^be winners of the party benefit
Luther Klosterman, ]Named De-, were: first prize, Mrs. Ida Thomp- fcnsc Head—Chief Ottinger    ! ^on,   Fort     Washington;      second
"        I prize, Patta Faise,    Philadelphia; Heads Police Unit | third   prize,   Paul   Reamer,   Per-
kasie;   fourth   prize.   Art   Custer,
REGISIERS CIVILIANS
meeting  date.       —„   ••''r'
Irying to secure unusually fme; ^""^Pa^y- notion pictures put out by the i The reelected officers are: pre- state game commission for that' sident, EHas H. Slavin, Harmon- meeting. ! ville; vice president, Joseph Rex,
.^ :  i Flourtown; secretary and treasur-
GERMANTOWN  MAN  HURT    '¦ er, Walter C. Smith, Jr.; assistant
William   Scott,  Negro,   of  Ash-   secretai-y  and  treasurer,    A.     C.
mead V street,   Germantown,    was, Rose, Barren Hill;    fire  marshal.
by calling Mrs. McLean at Ambler I 879.
Nine members of the Red Cross' Motor Corps who serve the Wissa- i hickon Unit located at Ambler j have been graduated from a i special course  for drivers of the j
     ,     —,     ---,. corps.
badly injured when struck by an: Louis W. Hofman. j     ^he graduates are: Mrs. William
automobile at the intersection of; Russell Johnson and M. Pitchei, I jg^.^^^^^ Whitemarsh; Mrs. Clif- Bethlehem and Skippack pikes,; of the fire prevention committee, ^^^^ Hildebrandt, Glenside; Mrs. Whitemarsh, about 7.30, Sunday; ot the county organization, ^a-1 .^ ^ ^^^^^^^^^j^^^^^ -^^^ j^^^_ evafc. I dressed  the  meeting. j ^^^   j ^^^    ^.^^ J^^^^^^
i™vas removed to the Chest-!     Walter C. Smith and Chief Wal-, j^^.^    charles   K.   Lenning,   Mrs. nutlTill   Hospital   by  ambulance; ter Rohrbach, Flourtown, told of, g^ ^^.^     Roberts,     Miss     Louise
for treatment of lacerations and contusions of the head and a frac¬ ture of the left leg.
The driver of the car was Miss Elizabeth Bodenstein, of Madison and Spring avenues. Fort Wash¬ ington. She was released on her own recognizance to await the out¬ come of the man's injuries.
Whitemarsh police investigated.
dressed  the  meeting.
Walter C. Smith and Chief Wal¬ ter Rohrbach, Flourtown, told of, BavarH"'°RnhPiV'<!' the   precautions   to   be   taken   in! |t7awbridge   Chestnut Hill, fighting fires that may occur dur-       „, ing an air raid The corps serves workrooms lo-
The Ladies' Auxiliary served re-   cated at Ambler, Norristown and freshments at the  conclusion    of i Chestnut Hill.  The members wear
meeting.
The next meeting will be held at Barren Hill on January 21.
i khaki  uniforms.
CANCELS  DINNER
The  Montgomery  County  Fish, Game   and   Forestry   Association
NOTICE
The Civil Service Commission I will dispense with the traditional of Ambler will hold examinations \ banquet, held annually in January IM' police officers. Application | for many years, because of the Iv^ms  and    information  can    be | war.
secured at the Borough Office, 22 \ Ernest A. Heebner, Worcester East Butkr avenue. Examinations! school principal, was reelected will   be   held   on   date   to  be   set I president of the group.
before 1 ebruary 1, 1942.        adv     |  _
 ¦ I     —A new vitamin    B has    just i from West Coast factories.
—beeking a position' Ad\ertise i been    discovered—the   eighth    in'
Wage-Hour   Law   Regulations
Time spent by employees on i the premises of an employer cov-! ered by the Wage and Hour Law 1 during black-outs or air-raid j alarms where no work is done! need not be compensated for as "hours worked." Acting Adminis- ! trator Baird Snyder, Wage and 1 Hour Division, U. S. Department j of Labor, declared today. j
Several  inquiries  on  the  point j had been received by Mr. Snyder ;
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the viianuu B group.
Join the Red Cross
What School Teachers, Pupils and Parents Should Do During An Air Raid
Official—By  the  U.   S.   Office   of   Civilian   Defense Emergency Instructions for Schools Until Further Notice!
1. What to do when the air raid warning sounds.
("Howling" siren, short blasts or other l^;al general warn¬ ing.) Sound the school fire alarm in a special way (short rings, etc.) Have each class leave its room in order as in fire drill.  Conduct classes to the air raid refuge.
Do not permit any pupils to leave the building.
Do not allow any pupils to return to classrooms until the "all-clear" signal is given.
Do not send the pupils home.
PARENTS!   READ THIS!
If an air raid should come while your children are at school, see to your own safety. Stay home, go to your refuge room, stay away from windows.
Do not try to reach the school. You could accomplish no good.   You could do a great deal of harm by such action.
In an air raid, rule number 1 is to stay off the street, get under cover. On the street, there is the ri.sk of falling shell fragments, racing cars, and fire apparatus.   Stay indoors.
Do not try to telephone. The wires must be kept clear for the wardens, the police, and the fire department. You , might prevent an urgent message from getting through.
This is hard advice. It's not easy to take. But it is for your best interest and for the welfare of your children.
with the wounded and dying and, the gutters running with blood.
Miss McGinnis said at the be-       , .    ^. x-        ^ 1,    , f^if^^j.   «,+>,   ,,..,•,„    A/r..c    t    ^ht
(Tinnint? of her talk ihat what she      An organization meeting of the   Telford,   fifth   prize,   Mrs.   J.   W.
, feared n?ost   eve.   more than war   Civilian Defense Council of Upper  Martindale,      Fort     Washington.
-   ami 1ev"2,lution!"waT pank'" Th" ! Dublin township was held Friday   Mrs^ Mona   Britt   awarded     the
pandemoniumin which a person's! evening in the township building  prizes.
own   family  became  his   enemies I »" the Bethlehem pike near jArd-|     Refreshments  were  served     at was the sad story of the occupa-1 """^^ ¦ avenue.     About    thirty-five i the conclusion of the program, tion  of Paris persons were present. 1     Mrs.   Elmer   B.   Lawley      was
The speaker told of fainting' Luther Klosterman, chairman | chairman of the party. She was from lack of sleep and want of t °^ the council, presided. He had j assisted by the room mothers: Mrs. food Then after being alive and i Previously been appointed by the ] Richard Willis, Mrs. Frank Scar- wondering how she could be. she township commissioners to head 1 dino, Mrs. James Wright, Mrs. was  accosted  by a drunken  Ger
U. S. OFFICE OF CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Fiorello  H.  LaGuardia,  Director,  Washington
D.  C.
Three   Tuns;   Elliott. Curtis   Jr., Jarrettown; Alexander M. Swain,
man oflicer, and in those terrify¬ ing minutes until she finally re¬ vealed her American passport, she suffered the awful experiences of war.
Finally word reached the refu- .,.,.•    . t r^
gees that Paris was in the hands i Fort  Washington;  James  Corson, ,      ..       , „    .,, j Ambler;   William   Ellis,   Dresher;
(continued on page 4) j j^^j^^^^ 'j^
! Also members of the council are AWARD FOOTBALL LETTERS ; t h e     township:      commissioners. Last    Friday    morning.    Coach; Charles H. Phelps, William Guth-
the council.                                             ; James  Colligan,  Mrs.   Ulric  Dun- The appointment of the follow- [ bar,   Mrs.   Roscoe   Gerhart,   Mrs. ing men  to the council was  an- j Peter Fletcher, Mrs.  Walter Sny- nounced: W. R. Lupton, John H. 1 der and Mrs. Edward Lee: Harris,    Oreland;    Silas    Schock,! 	
! Lauder presented  football   letters 1 rie and Benjamin Eves.
I to those having the required num- | (continued on page 3)
ber of quarteVs and those attenid- 1	
'. ing every practice. ' CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS
i     The    seniors    receiving    letters |     The Ambler Civil Service Com
, were: Len Carter. Walt Wyrostek, I mission   is  planning   to  hold   ex
Bill    Lunn,    Jack    Holz,    Ralph I aminations for police officers. Ap
Bishop,   George   Cottrell,   Harley j plication   forms   and   further   in
Smith,    Victor    Fragrasse,    Irvin j formation may be obtained at the : Banes,   mama
CANTATA AT ST. PAUL'S
"When Santa Listened In", was the title of the cantata presented
iUer    Fort   Washineton > '"   ^'-   ^^"''^   Reformed   Churclj, lit.' „f iu„ „„.."I.7i  „"; ' Bethlehem pike. Fort Washington,
last Thursday evening. It was the occasion of the annual Christmas party for the children of the church.
Those participating were Ralph Klein as Mr. Santa Claus; Mrs. Ralph Klein, Mrs. Santa Claus, Shirley Klein, Mother Goose; Nancy Virkler, rag doll; Margaret Ferguson, mechanical man; Helen doll;   Jane   Klein,
Woodward, Walter Maskery and i Ambler borough office, 22 East | radio agent; Bobijy Hinkle, Billy, Leon Del Conte. The juniors and | Butler avenue. The examinations! the newsboy; Bruce Johnson, sophomores receiving letters were: I will be held on a date to be set Skinny, the newsboy; Miriam Lane,  Ball.  Duckett,   Dean,  Ernie   before February  1, 1942. . Bennet,  Dorothy   Robinson;  Betty
Banes and Donato.   The managers'   •! Davis, Janie. and Carolyn  Klein,
were C. Cassell an&- Walter King, j     The   United   States   has   more; mother.
  I railway   mileage   than   all   South |	
Let's Go! .Flying!
U. S. A.
Keep 'em j America,   Africa,  Asia   and   Aus-      —Read all the local news in the 1 tralia  combined. I Ambler Gazette.