The Ambler Gazette 19390518

              VOL. LXI-NO. 12
The.,^i\mbler Gazette
AMBLER.   PA..  MAY   18.   1939
$L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
WYNDMOOR RESIDENTS ARGUE SPUI OF EAST WARD IN SPRINGFIELD TWP.
PROGRESS ON HIGH SCHOOL
PUeUC HEARING HELD BY COURT
POLICE MAKE ARRESTS
ASSEMBLAGE    STOOD FAVOR   OF   DIVISION;
3    to   1     IN COUNTER
PETITION   IS  FILED
lliore were neaily 100 i)t'rHoiis, who \veip sufflck'ntly interested in tho (HviHldii of tihe Jiist Ward ot Hprlng- Itcld tinviishiji, that includes the Wynd- iiiuor section, to attend the public hear¬ ing: of the commi.sMloners appointed by the County Court to view the clrcum- stamca. Thc meeting was held on Tues¬ day evening in the Hre hall at Wynl- nioor.
The Court Commissioner-s, Messrs. "William T. Muldrew, who presided at the hearing. Thomas K. Waters, Hsei.. und Joseph Harper, conducted the meeting to hear an expression of opinion in the matter of dividing the Wynd¬ moor Uistrict Into two wards as peti¬ tioned for by a group of fifty re.sidents rei»resented by .attorney Charles Hun- -sicker, Jr. Mr. Hunsicker explained the purpose of the petition before thc a.*semiblage and pointed out tiiat the idea most desired Is to 'belter eyualize jljlila rei>ro;jenriitloni fiV'm ,the Iar.g)o lesld'cntial area of Wyndmoor, which Mo<>tlon has grown to be more than double the size of any other Ward in the township.
()pi)ositlon to this proposition -wa.s volcwi. however, in a counter petition .signed by 253 persons, resident of the townshiii, who from the reading of their petition and resulant e.xiires.iions ot oiiinion feel the move at present is pre¬ mature, and they favored retaining a eoniimissioner at large rather than hav¬ ing representation by an elected com¬ mission frotn eaoh district. which change would l)e effected should the court approve the division. Forest L.. (lager ivresented the counter petition for the group, who disapprove the Kplit and argued that the Wyndimoor dislricl has been well repre.sented in the past l).v having not only its own representative on the Hoard ot Town- fhlp Commissioners but also had the <'iiinniissioner at lar.ge elected from its midst.
The supp<irters ot the original peti- lion grasped this argument and point¬ ed out that tho commissioner at large may not always come fiom Wyndmoor but from one of the smaller are«is where ' tlhe population is relatively less than halt of the present Bast Ward. This group agrued that it is best to divide ( continued on page 2 )
Speeders in Ambler are Apprehended; Drunken   Driving  Cases
Dewey Lorenakl. of West Maple street. Amhier, was ai-rested by tho Ambler Police, Monday, on Rutler ave¬ nue at Maple street and charged him with drunken driving. He is held for $300 ball to .await trial.
James Duckett. colore<l, of 204 Center street, Wiia sent to prison on Sunday to await a court hearing on a charge of drunken driving. DuckettVi car ran up on the sidewalk on Maple Street and crashed into a fence.
Andrew Copeland.  colored of Chc.,-t- . ^^^^ (,,,„',^ueA wilh nut  street,   was  charged   with      being
I Steel   Work   on     Super   Structure     on I
I New  Addition   Completed |
The  steel  work  for  the  super-struk- j
lure  of Ambler's  new  addition  to  thel
I High Scliool on Tennis avenue, was j completed    Ihis    week,    I'uiblic Works
1 Administration   Kngineer     Charles     P.!
I Jtower announced. Construction of ! the $300,000 (building has been made i possible by a I'WA outright grant ofi $135,000, Ihe remainder of the cost being i met by the Ambler School District. j
I'nder  the contract between  Annbler
JAMES R. GILLIN
I
POPPY DAY SATURDAY
NURSERVMlAN    INTERESTING      IN ADDRESS   BEFORE   COLONY  CLUB
and  the Public  Works  Administration, the   addition   to   the   High   School   will be completed and ready for use by the: fall   term.   The  new  addition   will  add, a large gymnasium, a good-sized audi- i torium and nxany new class rooms. The < heating system will be brought up to a ) miKlern   efficient  plant.       The  old  coal \ burning beiitlng    system  will  bo    re¬ placed  with  the    nuKlern    oil  burning i heater. j
The  new .iddilion   will  be albsolutely f.'re-proof  in   il.s     entire   construction, ill the modern Im- i
provements necessary for an up to date drunk  und  disorderly on  Monday and   sf}„>^,i
Mrs. Frank Dager Also Talks on Pre¬ servation of Dogwood — Federation Day at World's Fair — Gala Day is June 7 — Delegates at State Con¬ vention. Following a des.sert luncheon  served
last  wriek  by   thc  hoapitallty   conimlt-
teo. memhers of the Colony Club held
their  final   regular    meeting    of     the
spring season in the clubhouse on Uidge - ^^^  democracy
^^''*""^- Ambler  buy   a   . .
The program was In charge ot Mrs. ^ Leg|„„nalres   and Harry .McClelland,    garden      '    '	
Auxiliary of Post Will Support Drive in Ambler to   Help  "The   Living   Dead" ISright  re<l  American   l.eglon  poppies which  "bloom" annually as memorials ; to   the   World   War   Dead   and   for   the 1 benelit of the "living dead" in hoHpilal.<, I will  appear  on   the  streets  of  Ambler this   Saturday   under   the  auspices   of I the   Norton  Downs,  Jr..   Post,   No.   12.i, I American Degion Auxiliary. I     The lo<'al sale is in conjunction with I similar drives In practically every city 't and town in the country held annual¬ ly   during    May,  (luring  which      time I millions  of  i-eal  AmericJins  will  wear I poppies   in   the   making  of   which   the I American   l.eglon   employs   only   di^- . abled  veterans  who  draw on Oovern- I ment compensation.
On  Ihal day all will have an oppor-
I tunlty to show that they rCmember and
I are gr.iteful  for  the services ot  those
[ who  gave   their    lives  in  defense     ot
those things we cherish most deeply—
America's   ideals   of   freedom,   justice.
When  the citizens  ot
poppy   from  American
members     ot     the
fined $5 and costs at a hearing held be tore  S-iuire Taylor.
L«'uvrence Rloomer. of 41.5 Fast I.Iain street. Norristown, xvas fined $2'5 and costs at a. hearing held before Squire Taylor on Friday night for peddling coal In Amibler withoul a borough license.
John Herbert, of 127 North Constoglii .Street, Philadelphia   was lined $10 and: costs at a hearing held  before  Siulre' Taylor on  Mond.iy night  for speeding. I
Roy Truckses.s, Jr., of Willow drove, j was lined $10 and costs tor speeding at i a hearing held before Squire Taylor on ' Monday night. |
Itaymond Walker, 11. D. 3, Norris- ' town Augustine Mascaro. I'leming ave- I nue. Willow (Jrove, and Charles Kauer, I of Kdl.son, were .arrested by the Amb- I ler Police for .speeding on Butler .ave¬ nue on Friday. They will aiipear before Squire Taylor for a trial this I'riday.
The Uotar.v Club of Ambler made a visit ot Inspet'tion la.st week and the group was very well pleased with the progress being made.
I '        •=¦     chairman,   ^^yxiliary authorized to sell thom they
who    presented    the    Bue.^1    speakers, ; .^^j,;  ,,p contributing something lo the James K. trillan, owner and proprietor '
:iDANIEL BUCKLEY WAS STRICKEN FATALLY AS
aid ot the.se disabled.
American Degion poppies are made Frank Diiger. conservation chaii-man oi]„„,^ i„ ,j,p Government hospitals by the .Montgomery County Federation of j,j,3^,^,p(, „,(.„ without any other source Women'.^ Clubs. | „( revenue.
A sale of plants  and  seedlings  Wius |	
held  in   the  dubroom   by   memliers  of i tha garden conimitlee.   They made the room  attractive  with arrangements ot
I of   the    Ambkr   Nurseries,  and     Mrs. '•
PROMINENT     AND
BROAD AXE  MAN  WAS 60
WOMEN REPUBLICANS INSTALL
Funeral Services Held Tuesday at St. Thomas' Church—Was Champion for the Farmer Many Years — Leaves Wiife and  Three  Sons.
M
I Tho .<ii(lden and untimely death ot I Daniel Huckley, member of a promin- I ent family and a widely-known and re- ' Kiiected resident of Ihis suburban i-<im- I munit.v has been a shock to his in- 1 numerfible friends. .Mr. Huckley. who I was fio. died almost Insitantly fr<im a ¦ heart attack .as ho slumped over the Muchanan; ^vhool   of   his     ear   while   driving     uii
and   Mr.s.   P.ishop.   Mrs.   Charles   D".rg-I Hklpiiack   pike     from   Wliitenvirsh     at
man gave lier yearly reiiort as did als 11 „,„„,  Sunday,
.Mi.ss   Helen   Allen. ( fficers    installed
Cora Rex Leads Active Ambler Group For Another Year The Ainbler Women's Hepublie.m (^lub held its regular monthly meetinrj la.st Monday ni.srht with a good at¬ tendance. Four new members were admllled: Mrs. William Irvin, Mrs. Dela    llKine.v.     .Mrs.    F.mmi,
lilac and  tulips  in  shades of lavcndar:
and iiurple.
I     Mr.  Gillan,  who  has 40  acres    con- |
i talning a great victory (many of them !
I rare)   of   growing   trees   and     shrulis. j
I siHtke about the flowering species.  He ^
¦ displayed a colorful assortment ot thej
' ones blooming at this aeitson which he j
I name<l,  botanlcally,  and  told  interest-
RESPECTEDI'"=   facts   concerning  each.      3Ie  also j
said,  it Is important fir.sl. before giv- 1
ing attention  to  the color scheme    in ¦
planting, to understand soil conditions.'
plant foods and methods ot growing.   |
Mrs. Dager urged the <onservation otj
doS'wo<id. It lakes nature tlve years   to |
renew the growth  of branches cut o'f i
for an average sized bouquet.
Annual  reports   were  read   by  com¬ mittee   ch<airTne.n   during   the   business sevsslon. Arrangements wero announce for Montgoanery (bounty Federation l>ay ( Continued on  I'age  5 )
NOMINATIONS AND PLAN ILI
WILLIAM   D.   DEUCHAR   IS   AGAIN UNOPPOSED FOR PRESIDENCY
noon
At the lime of Ihe attack Mr. Puck- tor the ensuing liey was returning to his home. Wood- year were president. Mrs. Cora Pvex; I ,.ow Farm, on the Skippack pike above I'irst vico president, Mrs. Charles j i;,.„;,(] Axe. Wilh him were two of his Bergman;   second   vice   president,   Mrs. | „„„^,   Aiallhew-     Hr.ioke   Buckley     and
lioscoe     Smith;     rec<irding    secietary. Miss   iMai-iraret   (irubli;    correspondin.g secretary.   .Mrs.   Kddie   Davlea;    trsaal- uier, Mrs.  lOlizabeth Croff. Tho  org-.inizalion   n<iw  has  33  mem-
Daniel Hwkley, Jr. As his father sluni\ied over the wheel <if the car. the former reached ftir the emergency br.ike and slopped the car.
Funeral   services   were     held   al     4
REPUBLICANS TOLD OF TYPES OF CRIMINALS
X-RAY  will  keep  »0YS  of THE FUTURE  OUt^,.OF  JAIL
HAVERECREATION CENTER
¦! copal  Church, Whitemarsh. Rev.  N.  B. rector,   was   In  charge  of  the
PARK       rOARD      SEEKS      PUBLIC OPINION   AND   SUPPORT
Calls Meeting for May 29 to Obtain Opinions and Suagestions on Type of Playgrounds Desired—Sponsor¬ ship Soueh't—Idle School Site May be  Used.
A public meeling of Ihe I'ark Board fit I'ppfr Dublin township has been 'iiin(iu:i.'cd and will be held in lh"' l''oii VX'ishiiiqlon .School building al S o'clnrk on .VIond.iy, .May 20. The piiipii.'.;!' ot Ibis meeting is to hear .he expression nf opinions on the niat- ler (if ulilizi:ifv the g^'ounds, rerenlly acquired b.v Ibe Fpper Dublin School Hoard for a. fiituri' higli school site for a, rocrctiiiii grounds a!id publir iilhletic field.
There has been noted gicot need for lecro'ational faoliities in the Fort Wiishinglon area but where to allow the young and iietlve youths to play h.is been a problem fm some lini" as has Vieen the problem of providing eqiilpiiient  for  them.
,\t this meeting the mil ter nf iiiak- in.L' use of the grounds of the pro¬ posed high school for Kort Washing¬ ton, which .are located on Ambler Highlands, for such an athletic field will be <liscussed In ascertain what the public wmild have the Sihool I'.o.ird and the Park Board do in Ihe matter. Th(" i-ichool Board as does the i'ark Hoard sees Ihe great need for recrealiontil focilillps here. Init Is reti¬ cent in gSving the sichool site before a.i cixpression of public opinion is j made.
Another problem is the cost of pre- ; lining the grounds for such piirpuse j and ils iiroper eqiiiiinient. <!idwii youths need only ,iii open field to con- i duct their more a.'live spirls, with a | little assistance of havi.ig the ground.s graded and a baseUill diamond laid ' ( Continued  on   I'age 3 )
Criminologist Speaks before Gathering of Ambler Borough Republican Club —Glands Govern Person's Urges- Group Talks of Supper  in  Fall.
services and inlemient was made in the       The    Ambler    Borough    Repu'bllcan idjoining cemetery. Cluh had  a  rare    oivpiortunity  al    ils
! In addilion to two sons, Mr. Buckley! ""etjular meeling lasl Tuesday nighl or I is survived by a third, Richard Vaux j hearing a hydraulic engineer exiiound ! Buckle.v. 2d, and his wife, the former 1''"e of his hobbies, "Characterology and I Julie  Receveur.
I     Born   in   I'hiladelphia    on     Fetbruurv:
lif),  iSTII.  the .son  of Fdward  Swift and i I5"''I?P»«   •'"''h"   Trosler   both   of   whom iMary A'aux  Buckley,  Mr.  Buckley  was |'i''<'  with  the tirm  of R.  D.  Wood  and ja grandson  of Richard Vaux, who was! Co., Chestnut Street. Phila. I Mayor   of   I'liiladelphla   XO   years   ago.
bers in  good and  regular standing and | Tuesday afternoon at St. Thomas'Eliis-, has   applied    tor   membership    in    th .State   Council   of   Itepubllcan    Women. ] <i>"oton. When   the   notification   of   the   acceii- l.iiice of the application come is througli ,1 representative from  the slate organ¬ ization   will   come   to   Ambler   and   In¬ struct the members a-s tci the new ar¬ rangements,     including    some    by-biw ch.uiges.  The name  will  be .hanged  to Ihe   Amibler   Council   <if    Pennsylvani.i Uepulillcan    Women.    Numerous   other changes   in   forms   and   rituals   will   bo made.
Il is  hoped  that Mrs.   Huber  will  be i "" was educated at Klplscopal Academy Ihc.   one   from    the   stale   organization l""*' '*"" '''^"¦renceville School.
orj
lo speak to the .Ambier Croup .it its i next regular meeting on June lOlh al i the home of .Mrs. Flllot, ot .Spring! lloUkse. The meeling was concluded' when Mrs. I'haon Ilex, the noiw presi- i dent, served cand.v, cookies and coffee at her home on Park avenue. 1
(Continued on Page 8 )
Wissahickon Fire Company Will Hold Dedication of Lindenwold Field — May Change Its Name—Fire House Alterations to Cost $350 — lnsuran;e Tax  Received.
Members of Wissaiiickon Volunteer Fire Comiiany ot Ambier selected those who are lo run for the company olliceri at Ihe election to take place at their June nieeting. The nominations were held at the nieeting hist AVednesday night at the lire hall on Butler ave¬ nue.
Willl.aim I). Deuchar was selecteti  to be   unopposed      again   as     president; Harry  Ott,    vico  president;     Vandorn I liougla.ss, secrelary; James Lewis, as- I sistant secretar.v; Jesse !•". Davis, trea- I surer;    Harr.v    Wacker.   Jr.,      Kdward l'>k and William .McCans, Jr.. trustees; Winchester   L>ouglass,   Harry   Waekei", Jr., and Dewis  Kirk,  auditors:   C.eorge Bowers  and   Chirenio   Vosit  tor    chief engineer;   and   for  engineers   (10  to  be elected).     James   Lewis,     I>ewi.s   Kirk, Harry Wacker, Jr.,  Hoiner Fluck, Wil¬ liam   Ruth,     Paul   C.arritt,     Raymond Fert.^ch.     AViliiiun      McCans.     "Walter Lawrence,   St.inley   l'"rankentlpld,   Wil¬ liam   Lewis  and   Winchester  Douglass. Fdward   lick,   cariienter   and   build¬ er, gave an outline to the members re- I Criminology." Mr. J. Huron Wood, thejgarding  the  alterations  and   Iniprove- speaker, was brought to the nieeling by j nients the company plans Id have made
to the lire house, these alterations and Improvenients will cost aibout $360 ac¬ cording   to   bills  aubniillcd   by   Builder Wm.  N. Alcorn, the president calleiJAmos  Walton, and  will (on.^ist  of thi Ihe nieeling to order and a.sked for re- I removal of cells from the collar to the ports     of    the    standing    committees. | niom on the lirst floor now being u.sed Squire  iVorinan  Taylor, treasurer, was j hy council and tire company as a nieol-
KIWANIS DINNER DANCE
CHAPLAIN TO SPEAK HERE
Rev. B. C. Farley from the Eastern State Penitentiary Brings Message Rev. Bernard C. Farley, chaplain of the Eastern State Penitentiary will be Ihe gue.st speaker Monday evening in St. JoseiVh's hall, at a largf gaither- Ing of youngmen. The opporlunlty to hear this fine speaker is being spon¬ sored by the Holy Name Society of St. Joseph's church.
Father Farley will bring a message from men removed from society be¬ cause ot wi-ong doing that will be a revelation. Tho.se who have heard Father Farley suy his talk to young- men is one that has done much good, for he brings first hand Infoi-matlon about Ixiys nol yet matured who are confined behind gray stone walls of the I'iistern State Penitentiary on Fair- mount  avenue,   I'hiladelphia.
The law enforcement oHicer.^ of the borough, eonslstlng of Burgess Jahn .T. Troster, Chief ot Police Ivester J. Car¬ penter, Sergetmt Charles Staekhouse, Offlcer.s John Monaco and Alex.ander W^lllox, Justice of the Peace Norman F. Taylor and Justice of the Peace William. L'rban will be the guests of the Holy Name Sociely on this occasion.
There will be no chai-ge, but admis¬ sion will be by ticket. Uev. Jeremiah !•'. (^oyle. rector of the ohurch and the society found this to be neee.ssa>-y as the hall will only seat 200.
L CONDUCT AFFAIRS WELL
BOYS   URGE    USF,   OF   PICKERING FUND;    URGES   NEW   TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATIONS
CARNIVAL PLANS ANNOUNCED
U. OF P. BOTANISTS VISIT
SPECIAL AGENT WILL TALK
Represen'la'tive of Philadelphia F. B. I. Will Speak in  Flourt.own
A. B. I.eckie. special agirnt in L-h.arge i<;t Ihe Philadelphia offiie of the Fed¬ eral Bureau of InvestK'ation, vvill ad¬ dress Jl upon public meeting on 'I'ues- (¦¦¦'•. May 23. at >'. o'clock in the main auditorium of the Klourtown Fire Comi'any,   l.etiileheiii   pike,   Flourtowii.
.\giMit Leckie will exi.lain some of the duties of the world famous 'i-meii ¦and   will   also  show   motion   pictures.
The Iirogram has been arranged in Ihe general interewl of Ihe public, un¬ der Ihe auspices of th'i Flourtown Fire Convpany and the Wissahickon i.,odge, Xo.  178,  I. C.   U.   I'"., also of  I'louitowii.
There will be no admission chtirge.
Inspect Nurseries of James R. Gillin ' and Gardens of Mrs. Arthur Uiff | The (Jraduate Botanical Club of the I'niversity of l'e,nn.sylvan!a visited the garden of .Mrs. Arihur Ilitf and the ; nurseries ot James R, Cillin on Tennis avenue la.*t Thursday afternoon and evening, and had a picnic supper in Ihe lovely evergreen nook on tiie <!illin place, with a century old mill stone as a table. ,
They had a trip of about an hour and a half over the nurseries and .Mr. (illlln g.ave a most interesting talk on "Oaks'", and his vast experience in crossing Ihe dilferent species. The nurseries produce about 50 dilierenl kinds of oaks, and thou.sands of iilanis, trees and shrubs uf all descriptions are growing in the up¬ per and lower nurseries comprising iiO acres, j
Mir, Oillin has been fortunate enough lo succeed in growing and bringing to profu.se flower, the rare iiox huckle- lierry, supposed to be the world's oldest living plant us the California redwoods ^ are tlie world's oldest trees. |
Mr. Glllin has m«iny bird fainiiies living on the place and for live years has had a swallow build in the electric light Hxture in the garage, nol being disturbed with the constant coming and going of the cars. j
The group of botaiii.sts very mucih enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. I C.illin and also Mrs. lllff, who showed them through her luxuriant gjadens ot flowers tliat suitouiuI her lovely iiian- sion. :
Ladies'   Night   Affair   of   Ambler   Club I Held   at   Manufacturers'  Club
I One of the most delightful Ladies' i Night dinner dances ever held by the j I Iti'h was enjo.ved bv 11.5 niemiiers and , guests of tihe Kiwanis Club of Amb¬ ler. Monday night at the Manufacturers'
in Lancaster atlending a Justice of the I'eace Association nieeting and bis re¬ port was read Viy Joseph I'alermo secret.iry. Two new members were admitted, making the paid nieiii,lier- shi]!  Ill  in  number.
An oyster supper for September or 0«tober was di.scussed, .after which the president said he had decided lo put a different man in the chair at ea«li nieeting to preside and placed Burgess . Troster in tho chair for the rest of the ('ountry Club.      There was a splendid ! evening.
dinner, entertainment, speaking andj Mr. Wood had very nimble flnger.s dancing later to the -stiiiiln.s ot Cliff i and with crayon sketched his picture Cehnian's orchestra. I i,, illustrate the points he wished to The occasion was opened wilh unmake. He spoke of the different glands .address of welcome by President D. '< and how Ihey make some men ver- K. Hiddle and invocation by Kev. ( energetic and some the opposite. So (.niarlea A. Piatt. Itev. Paul F. Robin-I niuch recent investigating has been .sion presided as chairman of the meet-IBoing on In regard to glands, how they ing, and il fell to Ihe caimble lot of, (continued on page 4) Jimmy   Lauf^hran.   professional   enter- | — •	
''""¦ "du;:-:r,'he'd;:erh::r"''1scouTs ready for cAwpoREELt
ing room. Part of tliis room will also be used as an office by the conipany, whkh will be partitioned trom the ceil room. The second floor is to be repainted and arranged for a meet¬ ing place for council and company.
After cells are removed, improve¬ ments will be jiiade to the old ceil room which will be used by ball players of the company. I^ockers and shower baths will be installed. It was also said .much of the work will be done by the active members of the company.
"Wnnchester l>oUKla.ss brought up the question of dedicating the athletic field, purch.i.sed last year by the com¬ pany. Which is known as "Lindenwold Field." The suggestion of Mr. Douglass was accepted and the following coiii- ( Continued  on I'age 6 )
ADDRESSED AMBLER PLAYERS
program
Speaker of the occasion was Rev. Philip J. Steinmetz. D. D., of- Dak, l«ine, who lold the Kiwaniaii.s and guests to "Be Yourself." His talk was hunwirous as it was pointed. The Olde .Mill Danc¬ ing Class of Fort Washington, wilh their leader, Mrs. Mona Britt, enter¬ tained wiflh a delightful half hour of music   and   Hpecialty   dances. Don
Rogers, a magician also gave the group some thing.s to ponder.
j Troop 2 and 3 to Represent Ambler in I Camping Contest at Valley Forge j Two of the local Boy Seoul troops, I .No. 2 and .No. 3, will depart this Sat- j urday niorning to take part in the , annual camporee held on the historic grounds at  Valley   Forge.   The  Scouts,
John Terrell Tells  Local Theatrical Croup of the  New  Hope Theatre
Tlhe -Amililer I'layers had as a guest speaker at Iheir meeling Wednesdiv last, St. John Terrell, Managing Di¬ rector of the iildpoMcil .New llopv Theatre.
Mr.   Terrell   spol.e   iit   lenglh   mi   Ihe alms of Ihe new organiz.ition now  bo ing   foiined   in   .New   Hope.   A    $40. Mli)
Fort Washington Fire Company Secure VanBilliard Carnival Show for June
Prior to the regular monthly mt*l- irvg of lAirt Washinglon Flre Company lasl Thursday evening motion pictures were show-n of Frank Buck in "Bring 'Km Back Alive " I'ictures wero also Hhown of the advancement made in elec¬ trical appliances. QuHe a large number school children and ladies of the Auxil¬ iary of the fire coinpany attended as well as other residents.
U. (J, Funk, president, presided at the meeting held later. John Flack, chair¬ man of the carnival comimittee. reporl¬ ed Ihe committee has secured the pic'e ot ground <in Memlgomery avenue, l>e tween 'Washington lane and Fort Washington avenues where the carnival will be held this year during the week of June 1!) and 24. Mr. Flack also slated tho commilteo has secured VanBll- lards  Show Carnival  for these dales.
R-ijinond Kratz, chiiirman of waler survey comimittee, gave an interesting rejiort of .activities ot the committee since the last meeting showing the comiKiny will have in a number sec¬ tions a betler supply ot waler tor fire lirolection.
Chief Joseph D. Haddon reported the company responded to four fires since the last meeting', one of which was located in M'hitemarsh lownship aim the others in I'pper Dublin town.shlp. Roberl Schneider was unanimously elected a  memiber of tho company.
President Funk announced arramge- nients had iieen made to hold the monthly meeting of the l'''ourth Dlstriit, in the .Sf liool house in Fort Washington, May 17. The I.riAdies' jVuxiliary request¬ ed use of the assembly room tor a car,' party.
ALLSTATE BAND CONCERT
Ambler  Hir:h  Had Two Student  Musi¬ cians  in   Event at  Lancaster
Anibler lii,gh's two .sensational mu¬ sicians, John Ware and Lei Senese acquired new honors for themselves when they played in the 250-piece AU Slate Land con.'ert on Thur.sday. Fri¬ day and Saturday of last week in Lanciister. Ware, who has been the out.slanding trumpetist In the liigl fiheiol band since hri joined while In seventh grade, climaxed his Ixmd work by winning first chair in the tw<i-hour tryouts. Sene.se, wiio has been playing the liarltone for only two years, placed as second chair in  his   section.
Dr.    Frank    Simon,    of    radio    tamo, .-onducted  parts  of the  three concert which the band gave.
Other featuies of Ihe musical week¬ end were clinics and meetings w hicli .Mr. Ceary. Ambler Hi^iih School's iKindm.uster attended.
Fourteen young men fi-oni Ainlbler High school took over the reins of Anibler Borough Monday evening und In a two-hour business session con¬ ducted a complete nieeting of Council In a splendid and efflcienl manner. The youthful councilnien sal wilh the Borough solons as their prompters In the new council chamber In Ambler town hall and carried on tho business of the borough in exactly the same manner as the Council, itself.
There wero but a tew to enjoy and > appreciate  the signitkiance and  splen¬ did experience behind this occasion tor iKilh tho men ct coun<;il and the youths whom they gave the opporlunlty lo ex¬ iierience the conduct of affairs ot gov-   , eminent and business*. The excellence of ' this  idea was  due   to" the cooperative elTorts  of  the  town   mentors  and   the offlcials   of  Ambler   High   Scliool.   The spectators were princlpall.v membera of the school faculty,  town oflicials,  rep¬ resentatives ot the press and only a fe.y sciholars and townspeople.
The Junior body was composed of elected candidates chosen by the stu¬ dent body al Ambler High school which was divided inlo wards. From the llrsti . WTiird were Ralph Amey, Thomas M<- Caltie and Arthur Ruu; second ward, Kdward Murphy, Jerry Davis and John Ware; third waixl, Terrence Cassidy. George Sandiford and  William Gray.
The oflicials of tho junior council selected were William Duncan, bur¬ gess; George Sandiford, president of council; Charles King, secretary of council: Robert Simpson, liorough superintendent; Roberl O'Brien, chief of police; and Donald Belts Borough Ireasurer.
Tlie committees appointed by the president were: Public I^'tillties, Cas- sid.v. chairman. Murphy and Amey; Budget and Finance, McCabe, cfhair- nian, Sandiford and Davis; I'ublle Safety, flau, chairman. Ware and Gray., The group seated aboul the laihle were paired off with the real council- men: The Junior burgess sitt wifh Ambler's burgess, John .L Trosler, the president .sal with President of Coun¬ cil ITarnion C. Kinney. Secretary King sat wllh Borough Secrelary Charles H. Finkbelner. the Superintendent sal with Borough Superintendent Charles Hib- schman and the Comimittee Chairmen and members of Ihe separate commll- ( Continued on Page 3 )
lUNIOR COLONY CLUB. SPRING DANCE FRIDAY
' who wiil  camp  tor almost   two    days
; near the School House at Valley Forge, i altera I ion   Is   now   bein;;   madn  on   an ;will   sel   up   hundreds   of   liny   camps ] old  mill,  he  .said, the  Greater  part  of Honored guests of the chib upon this | and   live   the  life  of  the  out-doors,        j which  is being expended  on .i stage.
occasion were I..t. Governor of the Ninth j     y-i^^^   patrol   is   camped   In   an   area'     It   is   expected   that   Ihe   New   Hope
Districl ot Kiwanis. William Carnathon
and hi.s daugliter, and President of Ihe Rotar.v Club of -A.mbler, John Brough¬ ton and Mrs. Brougihtun.
ICUch  patrol   is   i uf  120  square  feet.
amped  In  an In  this space they i Group,
whiih    is   c'iiiiposed   of   man;.
pilch their tenl.< and make fire places, ground ice-boxes, and other camp utilities. Kach group is Judged accur¬ ately by scout executives during the camporee  and   rated  accordingly.   Top
  honor  is  a grade  of A.
I      Troop  No,   2   will   be   represented  at The   annual   Spi^ng  lun.Tieon      and   ^^e  camporee   bv   the   Fox   Patrol,   led meeting     al     the     Fort     AVashington   ,,,. j,^^,,^   n^,^^  -j.g,,  i.^..^ .^^.j,,  j^^j^g
GUILD LUNCHEON NEXT WEEK
TO   SPEAK   EEFCRE  WOMEN
H. Fi-.mk Hare, chief of the depart ment of Secondary Kducation of the Penn.sylvania Dc^Kirtment of I'ublic Instruction, will address a jidnt meet¬ ing of the Springfield-Whlteniarsh League of Women Voters und the De¬ iKirtnient of Governinent and ICduc.i- llon of Philadelphia Women's Livigue. next   Monday  aflernoon.
The meeting will be held at Ihe home of Mrs. Uoljert Toland. Church road,   Whitemarsh,  al  2.30.
Mrs. SJiiiiey .McCull. of Wyndmoor, piesidenl of the group will iireside.
Branch   ot   the   Needlework   Guild     ot:
America,   will   be  held   on   Wedne.sday. '
Muy 24th, at 1 o'ciiKk at Ihe I''ort WiUsh- !
ington   hotel,     Bethlehem     Pike,    Fort ,
Washington.      Tickets w ill be 65 cents, '
,iiid  reservatios  may  be made  Ihrough '
the president, .Mrs. J. Howard Buck, oi '
the .secretai'.v. Miss Louise Funk, reser-
valion« musfiebe made thla week.
The speaker of the oflernooii  will be
.Miss Ina D. ICddiiigHeld. executive .sec¬ retary ot the I'enn.sylvania  I'lanch ofi
Ihe Shut-in-Society.
Reports of  the recent  national  con-   held    at    Jenkintown     lust
vention   held   in   Philadelphia,   will     be   oharles Jost received merit badges for
given   by   the  delegates  who  attended j oaniping and pioneering. Dudley Deck.
Phe meetings. | Donald   Rorer  and   Goi-den   Jarvis   re-
All who are intei-ested  in  the Ouild | ceived  merit   badges   for  flremanshlp.
work are cordially invited to attend this   Arthur  Schwartz  received     the   merit
luncheon and meeting. badge tov Jwnilicrtift.
r.aiiious actors and actresses iiiciud- iir; Uiciliard Heniiet, Itither of Con- slaiice .111(1 Joan. Moss Hart, Clark liable, Kdward I'Aeretl Hortoii und numerous olhui's, will foster the many amateur theatres around I'hiladel¬ phia.
I'he Anibler I'layers are planning lo attend iii.iny performances this sum¬ mer  en   masse.
WOMEN'S CLUB TOUR GARDENS
PRESBYTERIAN CONCERT
up the patrol. Troop No. 3 will be repre¬ sented by the K'ox Patrol, led by Stan¬ ley .Neigut; Ibe liiit Patrol, led by Irvlii Jones; the Pine Tree Patrol led by Donald Rorer: iind the Flying Kagle Patrol  led by Dudley Deck.
Ijast week-end  17 Scouts and tl lejid- ers of troop  .No. 3 spent  the two diiys ! evening  at  S.30.   The on a pre-tamporee at New Hope along; direction   ot   Bernard
The Polyphonic   Chioir
phiii,  will  give  ii  iiincert
ler   Presbyteriiin   church
•hi
R.
of Philadel- in the Amb¬ on Tuesday ir, under the Mausert,     is
the Delaware.      The group held a re-
hearsiil for thc Valley Forge Camporee.
1     A  group  of  Scouts   of  Troop   No.   3
I attended  the  monlhl.v  Court  of  Iionor
well known  In  this part of the slate. Two  years iigo  it appeared     in  the
Presbyterian cluirch ;ind w;is received
wilh a great deal of enthusiasm by the
Tuesday. | people of Amibler. The concerl wiil  lie
! one of sacred music, whiiih iis the only
j type   of   music   the   choir  ha.s   in     its
' repetoire.
I     'There  will   be  no  adinl.ssion   charge I for the concerl, but an oflering will be
taken.  The public is cordially invited.
Final Session of Whitemarsh Women's Club This Afternoon  at Clifton   House
The lust meeling of the season of Ihe AVhiteniarsh   Women's  Clul)  is    iieing held     this  aftenioon     al   the     Clifton House,   Fort   AVashington,   Al   two   o'¬ clock the club members will leave the dub liouse on ii tour of a number of the   Whitemiirsh   i'Jstates  to   .see     the giirdens.      This is a yearly custom    of this  club.    After  visltng  these  flower giudens   they   will   slop  ill   the   .Morris .\rboretum. Here they will be interest- i ed   in   the   many   flowering   trees   and I siirubs.  many  of which  were  brought ' from as far awiiy as the wilds of Tibet, ! Korea, Jiipan and China. j     After the tour of grad'cais  the  .iieiii- ' bei-s will return to the club house iind conduct a  short business session.  The I lOnglish classes are to be laintinued for j the  summer  months,     meeling    every I two  weeks  ill  the homes of  memlbers of the class,
•I'he hostesses were Mrs. Jiimes S. Sigman, of Germantown. Mrs. William Kii-Bch, of Chestnut Hill and Mrs. Chas. Miller, of Whitemarsh lownship. Tea was served and the social room was decoi-ated   wltli   tulips.
SEMI-FCRMAL FVENT TO BE HELD AT OAK TERRACE CLUB
Young Women Will Have Bill Sm'ith's Royaf Blue String Aces—Public In¬ vited—Mrs. Towne Tells of the Best Book»^Trip to Hedaerow Theatre Next Week.
The annu.il spring dsince of the Junior Colon.v Club of Ambicr will be held this FVidii.v evening ill Oak Ter- i-iice Country Cluli. 1111 Sqiith's Royal Llue Siring Aies will furnish the mu¬ sic for tihis delightful evenl which each ye;ir driiws more und more tu its   deligihtful   entertiilnnit Jit.
The young wniiien of the club h;ive .11.ide this a pubiii' diince iind only seml-tormiil so thiit all who will at- end can enjoy it and niiiny who are pUjppiny at the club tor dinner may ioin   in   the   festivity.
'I'he mtlre membership of ihe Junior loliiny Club will <ict ,i.s hostesses. The chairmen of ariiingements tor the af- fiiir hiive lieen Mrs. Thomas J. Lime. Ir.,  and   Miss  Dorolhy   .Allen.
Literature Class Speaker
.Mrs.   F.   .A.   Towne   spoke, before   the Liteiiiture  class   of  the   Junior  Colony Club Tuesdiiy evening at  the home of ( Continued on Page 6 )
TWENTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY
Calvary M. E. Church Will Have Love¬ ly Musical Program for the Occasion
The .V Capella choir of the Olney High School of Phlladelphiii will pre¬ sent a concerl of sacred music at the CiUvary Methodist chunh on Sundiiy evening in connection with the ob¬ servance of the t\vent.v-sixlh unnive*- Siiry of the church. The choir is com¬ posed of 32 mixed voices and will sing under the diret;tion uf Mr. Theodore Nitsiilie. head ot the music deiKirtmenl of  the  school.
This group of High .School singer.s hiive gained- for themselves ii Hne reputiition in school and church circles in I'hiliuU'lphia and iure considered one ot the linest high school choral groups) in   Pennsylvania.
.Mr. .Nil.sche hus wrrunged a splendid progriiiiii for the iinniversary event, which includes "Onl.v Begotten Son," Gret^hiininoff; "We Have .No tlther (.iuide," Shvedof; "O Lord God," Tsche- snokotT: "Ave A'erum Corpus," Hyrd; "Adorumus Te. Chl•i^»te," Alozart; "Hymn of Prai»«'," Tehalkow.ski; ".Nunc Diiiiitlis," Gretchaninoff; "L»j»t in   Uie  .Night,"  Finnish.