The Ambler Gazette 19350328

              WE OO OUR PART
The Ambler Gazette
WltOOUKPAIir
V^OL. LVII-NO.
5
AMBLER.   PA..  MARCH   28,   1935
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AND     FRIEL,        INC., OFFICIALLY   EMPLOYED
Basis of ReoompenDe Agreed Upon as Council Ratifies Terms, and Awards Contracts for Borough Sewer Work —other  Agreements.
AlhriKht   and   l''ri(d.   Inc.,   are   nsw the   engineers   of   the   .sewer   work   of
Mrs.   Carter   Fund   Divided |
DlHtrlbutlon     of   1104,717   from    thei e.state     of   the   late     Mr.s.   Nellie     K. ' Carter i.s  provided  by a schedule ap- in-oved   In     Orphans  Court   by  Judge Allen   M.  Stearne.
I'hilip I*. Jji'idy, Ccrnell,a Carter Che.ston .and Carter K. Leidy, grand¬ children,   each   receive   $5,23G.
Mrs. Carter's two sf.rvivinff child¬ ren, William 11 Carter and Mrs. Alice Carter Dickerman, e.ach re¬ ceives $7,199, to.irether with $15,707 each  In  trust.
The rest ot tho fund Is shared by representatives of deceased children ot Mr.s. Carter and their families. Mrs.  Carter,  who  died  April   16,  1934,
UPPER DOBLIN HEIRS T
Amil>ler   horouKli,   the   aRrcement of i received     the  life    income   from    the
olliclal   emi)loymont   and   rate   of re- j fund   wliich   orlRlnated   40   years   ago
cnmiiiense   havlnp:  been   ratilied  at the   folUnving   the   death   nf   her   husband
;ul.i()urned     meetin^j;     of   Council on j-\v-iiiiam   T.  Carter.     She     elected    to
Tliursday   evcniny    l:i.si,
whicli
, , take  against  his   will,   .and agreed  to iltended by all the counc.Imeu except  „„.<,„t     the     income     from   one-third
Messrs.   JJeens,   Jones   and   Houpt.
Albright and Friel, Inc., are employ¬ ed on tho followin.g financial Iwtsis: J'aymtnt of $8500 on the approval by the IjW1> of the engineering plans fur the comprehensive sewer plan, and §•¦2500 on the I>\\'r iipproval of the Hcwa.go  treatment  works.
share of his real estate, the princi¬ pal to be distributable after her death   among   his   heirs.
Addresses   JuniOr   Colony   Club .Tohn     ,T.   Jlichaels,   chief     engineer of   Westlnghor.se     Radio   Power   Sta-
DELAY     IN     ADJUDICATION GARRETT   ESTATE
OF
Courts  to  Determine if the $17,000,000
Actually   Wa»   Vested    in     Wido<t>,
'Who    Made    no   IPlfovision    in    Her
Will   for   Its   Dispo«ition.
Upper   Dublin   township   and   other
heirs of the Henrietta K.  Garrett ««-
tate, said to total some $17,000,000, for
Which  there  are  some  5000  claimants
A'MBLER  TAXES COMPARED
Correction by Mr. H»»i, of AmbUr T«xp«y«r»'   Awoclatlan
In the March 14, 1935 lasuo oi the "Ambler Gazette" the Ambler Tnjtpayers' Assn. was reported. The parJiKr.tph In reference to tho com- n«.rl.son of local ta;xe8 rrtth those of I-ansda.le  was  incCTrect.
Tho correct report la a.s follows. The survey showed th.at Arrvbler's assessment Is »1 percpnt of current Fales value, while the borough of Lansdale is 28 percent. Ambler bor¬ ough tax rato for 19S4 was 8 1-? mills and for school IC mills. Tlie b'jrough tax rate In J^anisdalo for the wime year was 12 mills, and for schools, 28 mills. Using: the compari¬ son on a property with <a sates value
up   to   the   present   may   never   have    ^  ..„„„  ^,        ...
the opportunity to suhimlt their claims  ff_*'''i^<*, }I'^.._^^^I..!:^"^.^"^ J^^.
to court,  or,  at least  not  until there
The cost estimate by the engineers of tion of KYW .at 'W'liitem.arsh, spoke the primary and secondary sewage! to the Junior Colony Club of Anib- tre.atment   works   is   ?B,S,n4.27. j ler  <at  an,     open   meeting on   Tuesday
As tho work iirooeeds, the engineers' evening.
receive  .$1000  on   the  approval   of  the
first   project,   the     cost   estimate      of
which   is   IflSu,738.84.     On   approval   of
pifiiject   No.   2,   tho   cost   estimate   c.f i niuslcal
which is $00,595.30, the sum of $2400 is'
duo   the  engineers.   The  No.   3   project
Mrs.   Mabel     Allen     and   her     son, Radc.iffe     Allen,     vt   Spring    Garden
is a legal determination aa to wheth¬ er the vast estate actually ia vested in  Mrs. Garrett.
This was learned Saturday es final preparations were being- made for the flrst open hearing in court oh liloil- day. ' '  '        t
Mr!?. Garrett died on Nov. 19, 1930, at her home, 404 South Ninth »tr»et, Phlla., without direct heirs anj die- posed of only $62,500 oif her large estate. Her husliand, who predeceased her and from, whose estate Bh<» re¬ ceived a "nest eg-g" of $6,008,645, hnd no  direct heirs but his widow.  Many
progrr,m, A   succes.sful   card   party   was   hold
estimate   is  $80,()40.9fi,  which  will  rep-i''.^     l^\Tt  ;"'   "'''   ''""'°   °^     ^'"• resent   an   en.gioeering  fee   of     $2800,  5',',"''"'^«^^-  .M"'lv.any,     of   the  AmWer while the 4th project, the cost estimate I "'^hlands,   on   Matx^h  19. of  which   is   $I()8,75G.15,   will   yield   tho rn,gineers   $i:500,   or    a  total   engineer¬ ing charge of $23,700 on a project the tntil  cost  estimate  of whicli  is  $5(i3,- 545.58.
The payments are on a basis .as j followij; (!0 percent on completion ofi tho plans, and 40 percent in nionthly j installments thereafter. On this ba.sl '\ $7200 has been due tha engineers since | last fall, and Council accordingly pass- , ed   the  order
street.     Ambler,     presetitea   a     short   persons   claiming   kinship   to   the  de-
iCHIEFS OF POLICE
which  was   Included   in' toi
;i   list   of   sewer   bills   amounting $8329.74. I
Council awarded contracts as fol- j lows for sewer work material: Mis- i Officers cellaneous iron and steel, Ilichmond and Kemp, $1980.50; valves. sluice gates, valve boxes, etc., Michigan Valve Co.. ,'?2n09.27: decanting v.ilves, Hdberts Filter Manufacturing Co., $352.
WIILL   PREPARE   PROPOSED   BILL
ceased snuff mahufacturer nr3 seek¬ ing the fortune for the husband's side of the house under their Interpreta¬ tion oE his will.
Before  Mrs.  Garrett's  allejred   rela- fives can suhmit proof of their claims, the question  that  has  arisen  between tho two camps  of claimants  must  be decided. Accordingly, when the execu¬ tors'   account   is   called   for  audit   cn I Monday, the matter of adjudication will ' be   postponed   and   Judge   Allen     M. j Stearne  in   Orphans'  Court   wi"   h'ar legal argument on  the -.ons'r icticn to be placed on the Walter Oarrcit r 111. In   the   flve   years  since  Mrs.  Gar¬ rett's   death   there   was   a   flood     of Qlaims from persons resldlni? in near
ln« $34.42 lor borough and $40.50 for school, a total ot ?,5C.0P. This is while jn Uanjidale,, proixM-ty owners, pay $1«.80 Sor- borough and ^39.20 for .school, a tttal of $5S.OO. This is a difference ot  $18.92.
We    feel  that    tho  correct    figures should   be   preserrted   to   tlio'  readers. Yours   truly, JOSEPII C.  HEeS,  JR.
March   25,   1935
Of IHE'PURPLE TOWERS'
WHAT IS NOW GOINC ON BEHIND; THE SCENES
Ambler High School Operetta Being Cast into Shape and Condition for the   Succesa   Assured   by   Weeks   ofjphla.
Death erf Mrs. Barbour Mrs. Flora Barbour, twenty-seven years old, of Courtland street, Lans¬ dale, wife of Russell Barbour, died Monday afternoon in Kim Terrace HiKSpital of cerebral ernlbolism. Mrs. Barbour had been a patient in the hosrital since February 25. A daugh¬ ter, Mary Jean, was born on I'"'ebru- ary 26. Surviving are her husband and daughter, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacLennan, of 3117 North Thirteenth street, Philadelphia. Three brothers, Kenneth, of Cheltenham, and Donald and Charle.s, of I'hiladel- also   survive.   Services   will   be
GOAL OF 100 MEMIERS IS SPEED¬ ILY   ATTAINED
FOR   LEGISLATURE
Hold Annual Mooting at Lansdale and Elect Officers—Jidge iKrjight Commencts Work) Accom¬ plished by Organization. There Is no indication that the mem¬ bers of tho I'oUco Chiefs' Association of Montgomery County intend to drop
A.groeme.nts were .approved with the | the movement, started about one yea
Keasbey  and   Mattison   Co.,  for  ease-1 ago   for   a   police   radio   system.   The   -
COmmiittei** Make Pin* Proflrssa vkith Crganization lATork — PendUlonina Grounds to B* Started Soon-—M*et (Next   Sunday
When   the  secretarjf ot  Lindenwold Field   Club,   Wiilliam   Parkinson,     an-
Preparation.
In the production of any pUiy or operetta there are always a numl>er ot unpralsed and almost unnoticed work¬ ers. Cast and ohorus of "Purple Tow¬ ers" will receive rounds of applause for their efforts, but the stage workers deserve Just as much.
The operetta has two sets—one a railwTiy station in Centerville, th© other a living room. Under Mr. Hun- alcker's supervision, Elmer Brunner, Charles Haff, Robert Colmer, and Ed¬ ward Davles are hatrtmerlng and painttitgr the scenes into existence. The final touches will be made by the senior art class. Nan Fales Is doing a wall hanging, and Betty Colfax is ipaking the properties for the Skele¬ ton lAince, directed by Mias Pottelg- er.
iCostumes are being made by sew¬ ing classes instructed hy Miss Abrahms, but in addition, Helen AJ- bert, a Junior, will bo wardrobe mis¬ tress during the week of production, responsible for checking the costumes of the chorus and finding lost articles. She will have full charge of the Tam- pa. Bey costumes.
B«tty Colfax Is busy finding or malcing the weird and erlsly proper- tle.>i for the spectre*' chorus. Th© dance <s the most unusual stage ef¬ fect over attempted In Anxbler Hlub School and will be perforim»d to t>er. cusslon   accompaniment.
Marie Wolff, who is taking a po.»t- graduate course, is back at her old job of rehearsal assistfint, helping by conducting   dialogrue   rehearsal   While
held on Thursday in Philadelphia.
Sausage   Frauds
Several mc»at dealers in western and central Penn.sylvanla were or¬ dered prosecuted during tho pant few weeics tor selling sausage colorful with coal t.ar and dye and adulterat¬ ed with .soy be.an flour, .according to the triKinithly report of tho bureau of foods .and chemistry, Stato De¬ partment   of  Agriculture.
Detectloi |of added matorl.als In adulter.ated s.aus.age is one ot the most exacting tJisks in tl.e fwid laboratory, cheml.sts said. Modern scientific technique, however, has mado the job le.ss difficult (than was the case years ago when the fraud was much iTnore common.
Thlrtg-four prosecutions were or¬ dered by pure food agents during Febru.ary for ai>eciflc violations ol Penn.sylvanla food laws. Twelve dif¬ ferent laws were involved In these cases.
BUSINESS   SESSION   OF   THE   AM¬ BLER   SERVICE   CLUB
IN H. OLANKE
nounced at the weekly meeting sun
day  aftemon  that   the  appHoation  of   **'»*^^'"'^   pr.actices   dance   choruses.
ly every State in the Union and ma^y | j^e  icoth   member has  been  received I M^f" ^°"^ ^ ^^^^^ crafts course, vl.on foreign  countries when      it      becatnei ,. ^__         _„-„i.,.v_ut-      _.i... ..      I assisted  at   rehearsals    of      "Quality
known   Mrs.   Garrett   died     intestate | as to the bulk of her fortune
there   was    considerable    enthusiasm shown by the more, than 60 members
Apparently dismayed by the thought'P""^"^"'- ^he Interest shown in this of not participating in such a large j ^'ub has been beyond even the fond- e.'tate,  alleged  kin  of Walter Garrett .''st   hopes   of   the   o/tlici.als.   The  goal
got into action, asserting that the es¬ tate really should revert to the es¬ tate   of their  dead    kinsman.      Their
claim   is| .based   on   a   clause   in   the
ment for sewer line on Lemon street: momibers have repeatedly pointed out hotween Trinity and Rosemary ave- j that by the Installation of a short nues; also with the Heading Comr>any | wave radio system there will be for permission to lay pipe lines for | greater offlclency in all police depart- gas, water     and   sewage    on   Church  ments   of   the county.   At   the regular
street under thc railroad tracks.
Ambicr   Public   Library   Compelled >   "•   Give   up   Service   of   Trained f Librarian
to
monthly meeting of the association, held last Thursday in I<ansdale, fur¬ ther action was taken by Instructing a. committee ot Chiefs Hallowell, Mc- Kee   and   Bausewlne  .and   Superinten¬
dent Smith to prepare a bill for pre- I'lio Anibler Publlo Jjibr.iry regrets j sentatlon at the present session of the to announce that It has been conipell- | legisiature authorilZin^g the proper ed by lack of funds to discontinue I authorities of the several counties to the serviees of iMiss Marg.aret l^ailey, i provide the nocessat^ funds for the the graduate librarian, who has been ^ installation of a police radio system, in thei library for the past year. Miss | ^^,3 association also went on record fine
Walter Garrett  will, which  reads:
'And not ha.vlng been blessed by any children ¦» I desire that 'at mSy death she shall make a wUl disposing of all of her property so that she may know to whom It will deueenil."
Mrs. Garrett failed to coirtply with the Instructions laid down ih her hus¬ band's will, executing a. home-made will in the fot'm of a "reciuest note" in which she beque.athed but $62.Pf" of her vast estate.  She died intestate
for  100    memlK'rs   had   been  set    for May  1,   but so rapidly have appllca-
Quality
Street" and "The Count and the "Co¬ ed."
On Friday at Anibler High School a preliminary elimination contest took place to decide which four Senior boys should be sent to the Rotary Club to comipfte for prizes offered by
tions been received that the numljer^ that organization for oratory. First Is reached more than' a month In j Prize Is $10; second, $5, and third and advance. Topping the announcement fourth are $2.50 each, of Secretary; Parkinson came the re- The seven participants, Willhifn Port of L<eater Hoff, chairman of the Lancaster, Norman Kriebel, Anthony committee, whicih wns reason for Hun!»lcker, Paul James, Myron Cohen, more enthusiasrit.  Chairman Hoff an- p'**''"^** *^^'^'"'^'*"<! ^d'*'"^''''¦*^''^^"'**''i"
WAS   OFFICIAL   OF   THE   CRUSE- KEMPER COMPANY
Vice   president   and   General   Manager —Was Connected With  Organization i Sinoe"l903, and Previously Was Witn the Petit Concern.
John H. Blanke, vice president and general manager of the Cruse-Kem- per Company, died Sunday at his home, 4440 North Uber street, I'hila., aged  62 years.
The deceased was an exi>erieneed iron and metal -worl<er, \and com¬ menced his empl&jTnent in Amibler i.i 1888, h.aving been employed with the Petit Om.aimentaI Ir|tm and Fen.ie Conijwiny,   which   In   1903   was   ta';t3n j lowship afforded.
List    Several    Visitation    Dates    With
the    Main    Line    and      Norristown—
Plans    Discussed    for    tho    Surrvmer
Include   the   Jimior   Baseball.
Ambler Kiwanians are alert in enni- munity and club service, as was evi¬ denced by their hearty cooperation with the Uetary Club at Ihe 'meeting Last week at Wm. Ponn Inn, and at the weekly dinner session of the Ki- wianians this week .at School Inn, tho monthly bnsiness S'i'.sslon accept¬ ed  invitations  for  two  other meetings.
Rev. J. M. i-'^w'uig. president, pro- sided, and noted the absence of Leidy Heckler, who was representing the Anibler club at an inter-club mooting at Norristown, at which waa studied the   five-ixiint   plan   of   attendance.
'Secretary   Biddle   re*d   the   minutes of the nieetin.g of the Board of Direc¬ tors,   and   the several  committees  fol-¦ lowed   with   their  reports.
It was decided to eani'cl the meei¬ lng on April 22 and (Ui the next eve¬ ning to meet with the M;iin I^ine Clubs at thc Merion Cricket Club la a divisional conference of the South¬ eastern IMstrict. All the clubs of the group will >ibe reprei?ented, and the progr.im will include addresses by the district leaders .and probably rep¬ resentatives  of  International Kiwanis.
On June 4 the local meeting will again be omitted and thc club will join with Norristown in a ladies' night event at the Spring Mountain House, Scih\v)enksville, 'The Norris¬ town Clul) sponsored the Ambler groun at its organization in April, 1926, and the action of tlie local club is a graceful courtesy in view of thld parenthood.
Plans for tho suniimer '\vere d:'s- cussed, and these very naturally in¬ cluded tho Junior bjiSeball netlvitles, which have been sponsored for the past  two years by thc  Kiwanis  Club.
lit is su.ggested for this .summer that the scheduled games of th«> leaguo be played as twiliivbt cfintests, which, it Is believed, will pci-niit more Kiwanians  to   en.ioy  the  contests.
Members ccmiimented upon the in¬ terestln.g nieeting on Jlareh 1!) at Wm. I'enn Inn, and tho secretary was instructed to address a letter of ap¬ preciation to the Rot.ary (^lub for tho opportunity  of  personal  and   club  fel-
nounced   that  all   the »dvs   had   been   e'"- !*^«'*' ^'^ta to dectdc f.-f,o should, be { ^'ver by  the Cruse-Kemper  Company,;     ^Uis   White, of   the   Glenside   Club,
sold on  the advertising cai'd,  thereby   ''''" '° speajt.
manufacturers   of   gas   holders,    ton-I ^nd \<1illiam Pollock, of Amljlei
insuring     sufficient     money   for     the payment    of  the   . baseball    uniforms and  equipment.  ' Robert  T.  B. Wins- 1 kill,, manager   of   the   sports   division I
to   the remainder,    it   is   claimed,   "'   ^elm   Supply   Company,   1824-1826
iThe judges, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Kersch- I densors,  purifiers,  tanks,  stacks,   flues, I g-i-eeted as visitors.
ner.   Miss   Struhber,   Miss   Bork,   and j '''<^- j       	
Mr,   Duncan,   selected   these   boys   to |     Mr.   Blanke   was   In    close       touch j To   Preserve   Old   Landmark
represent the Senior Clafls in the con-   with all the shop work and con.itr'ic- i     i^o^toration   of   the     old     Lelaware test: Paul James, "Why Ambler Needs! tion   done   hy   the   comiiany,     haviag ; fji^jsion   canal   between   I'oint   Pleas-
iMil in
enlire library and puttin.g the child- Jen's section on a practical business l!l;e basis. She Will be missed both by  the   borrowers,   to   whom   she   was
and now her deceased husband's al¬ leged relatives claim that the entire fortune reverts to the husband's es¬ tate.
They  claim  the  entire  estate  since
Market street, on invitation of the club officials, was present to meas¬ ure the b.all players for their new uniforms. An order waa placed for 16,  and   without  a  dottbt  the  players
has  done a  flne  pieee  of work I ^s   opposing any   legislation   that   has | jj   represents   the  original   inheritance; will   be   the   finest   equipped   team   irt e.Ualogunig   and   jcla.isifymig   the , f^^ its purpose the. placing of all pol-| from Walter Garrett, plus accumulated'
J       . ''income,   Mrs.  Garrett  consuming  only
a very  small part of her annual  in¬ come.
Mbny nionths will elapse, it Is said,
before     the     question   of  interpreting
the   will   is finally   decided   and      the
This  was  also   thc   annual   meeting I claimants   in   the  winning "canvp  have
of  the
ice   agencies under   the   direction     of
the   state   police   comimission,   and   to
oppose   bitterly   any   such   movement,
, and also that the .asoaciation docs not
always  helpful,  and  by  tho  volunteer | ^^.^or .any  change in  our present jud-
libr.irians   who     constantly     depended j {^.jary system.
on her experience and judgment
The library hours will not be cur¬ tailed, and tho volunteers will do all they can to give tho sei-ylco to whicli llie public has become accustomed. U.-:il('nts of Aniililer and tho sur¬ rounding neighborhood are cordiallv invited to inspect tho library at .any time. They will And it interesting ev- in If they do not wish to take books. The   library   is   open   every    Monday,
this section. Their uniforms Will be made principally of a beautiful llg'ht gray with maroon trimmings, and the word, "Lindenwold" .across the breast. Tho stockings will also be of colors to match the unilorm. Mr. Winskill started that the uniforms, as  well   aa   the   other  equipment  will
association,   and   the  following j their  oi>portunity to submit proofs of,^    delivered  earlv  next   month were  elected:   President,   Pat-| relationship. ae^^erea  eari>   next   montn.
offlcers
rick MeKee; vice president, George Kausewine; secretary, H. Charles Wis¬ ler,   treasurer,   Fred   R.   Fluck;   mem-
j V.   Swayze,   Theodore   Hallowell,   and
j Otto  P.ertz.
j     Following   thc   meeting   tho   annual
„       ,        „„        - ,  i..,.ij       <•..„      V ' banquet   took    place   in   Mouse   hall,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from  3      , ^, ..,.' . ^    ..    c.
^. L.ini.,,,,,   .nu    u.  J     -,,,„,, ;....      ,   where   the retiring   president,   Samuel
Woltindln, provided an evening of ex¬ cellent entertainment. Among the guests of   honor   were:    Hon.   Harold
'Bavarian   Heirs to Garrett Estate.
I'jverybody   in   Southern   Bavaria   Is bers of the executive comimittee,  Karl j j^s^in^.   h,,^   soon   the   big   "Philadel¬ phia  melon"  is to  be  cut.
The   melon is   the  $17,000,000   estate
a Recreational Center;" Myron Coh¬ en, "Unemployment Insttrance;" Thom¬ as Clark, "Crime in America;" and Hdward A!sscjnh<^lmer, / "Conq|uerIng Insecurity."
These boys will present their ora¬ tions ag.ain on Wednesday, March 27. at a luncheon given by the Amalor Rotary Club, when the four selectl n» will   be   made.       The   prizes   will   be
executed jfobs of gasholder erection  in 1
am,  and  New Hope,  as  proposed   in  a
awarded  on Class Day.
Ambler   Junior   Hi.gh    School     was | friends   paid   final   tribute  to   the  do-
various parts of the comp;iny for  il e i ,,„] introduced at Harri.sburg by Kena- Larger  of  the utilities. | j,„. uuekman.  would Involve little ex-
The deceased resided in Amliler | „pn;,p. .^nd ,,p ^ ,,„„„ j,, thousands some years ago and also lived at I „.h„ ^.^ye been in tho habit of visit- Am>bler and North Wales, but in lat- j j^.j, t,,,^ rare beauty spot. Last au- er years he has made Phlla. his home, (u^m the concrete viaduct which car- He  was aged  62  years.
Viewing ot the remains wi,as per¬ mitted on Tuesday evening, and many Of   his   co-workersj  and    other   'local
ried tlie waters of the canal over Tohickon creek collapsed and sines then such flow as casno down tho canal above Point Plea.sant has been diverted,   'with   the result    that     the
favored with a very well planned and   ceased. Services were held  this Wed-! canal    below   Point   Ple.ailuit  1 must educational   program   on   Friday,   the ! nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and In-| j.^,,^^,^,^,   j,,.^   „„,()   the   viaduct   shall
of   M)rs.   Henrietta   E.   Garrett,     nee
under the supervision of Mr. Kuns- nian. The program was given in the President George Dinnell Presided | following order, with I5arl Refsnider atthe meeting, and after disposing announcing: Historv of the Hammer, of the usu.al order of business the re-i John Farrington; History of the ports of^the several comimittees were, urin, Blwood Gant; piano duet, Eve¬ lyn T.alley and Marjory Watkins; "Our School liand," by Walter Rolfe; talk on etiquette, Lillian Springsteel;  piano
22nd.   It  was   presented   by   Room   12   ferment follo\ved in Holy Cross Ceme
tery.   The   Anibler   plant   was   closed all day.
The deceased is survived by a wife, son John and a step-son.
to 5 p. m. every W'ednesday and S.'iturd.ay moniini;:''roni. 10 to 12. 'I'b children's section is very popular, de- seivedly so, for the books are carp- fully selected, for their interest to Miun'JT folks and their literary value. There .are about 5000 free books for >¦ adultsi, l>oth Action and noh-hction, ^>nd a small collection of the latest copy rights, for which a small chai\;,'e is made.
.Further donations to the libr.ary fund havo been rocoived frdm Mr. rnd Mrs. F irl f'.aker, Mrs. Alnv.'uider Kiii;.;ht  and  Mrs.  Jaimes  Lush-Brown.
heard.    The   by-law   crtnittiittee,   W^il liam   Urban, chairman,   reported   pro-
gres.s, with the possibility of the draft _      _    „
Schaefer. who'died  in"Philadelphia"'in' ^'"l^ ''"''^^ for consideration by Sun. | golo,"¦'Hand's   Across   the   Table"   and 1930,   without  direct  heirs. j day s meeting. Albert Dager, chairman j "gi.iitude," How to Judge AVoods Cor-
Tlils   fortune  is   claimed  by  several' °'^   ^^^^   charter   comimittee,    reported | rectly,  demonstration,  Kdward   Talley, branches   of     the    Schaefer     family, j **"^t  ^^^  .application will  be  made  as   Walter   Burke,   Jamies   Bancs,   James which  is spread  all over the  Suabian I «°"" ^^ t^e by-laws have been aoept-   Monogue;   Aviation   and   the   Building Cr.   Knight,' president   judge   of     the j region.   An   important   Scli.aeJ'er   clan: ^''•
Montgomery County courts; District 1 jn Hes^se and another at Altofen, Hun- It was announced that work on tho Atto.iey Stewart Nase, 'Squire How-I ^..^ry, also entered claims; in all, ! diamond will commence as soon as ard  lioor.se,  'Squire,  H.  P.      Corneal,   .^bou't  600  persons. j weather  conditions  pertmlt.  An  appll-
l^urgess 10. K. Hean,  of Ijansdale;   W.       American  lawyers have been exam-I cation has been  recolvea   by the  club
A. OTonnell, Esq., Burgess W. AV. jning 100-year-old documents, with! to assist the Lani^iertvll'le club, of} one plane into the \audience caused AVatkins, of Hatboro; Burgess S. AV. ^Yio result that five brothers Schaef-j Lam|l>ertvllle, N. J., to open their sea-! no end of excitement, |l)ut when it Fox, of Royersford; 'Squire, O. H.! pr, residing in Augsburg, Munici. j son next month. Consideration will be j returned to its owner the flight was Moyer; 'Squire, John Mitchell; super-| i,j-|^uf|,gnren, S'chwdbmuenchen and i given to this application at Sunday's | enjoyed by all, as was the entire pro- visor of Lower Gwynedd; Henry ^. , ],angerringen, are considered to have meeting, arrangements will also be gram. Deens, of Ambler. i ^^e   best   chances  of  participating   in  discussed for the opening: game hero,
of Model Planes, A\'!lll.am Morrison; Hobbies, Collecting for a Purpose, George   Haggar  and  Walter  Gouak.
On the whole, the program was very interesting.   The   spectacular  flight  of
Mr.   Darrow  cn   the   NRA
Pedestrial   Toll   Continues   High
Judge Knight,  in his address,  com- 1 t^g "golden rain," as it is called there, mended the   mentbers   for   the   splen-|     rj.^g   village prieSst     ojf       Bolstern, did   work     aectmnplished,     which     is I-Wuerttem'berg,    has     returned     from c:areni:e     Darrow   is     .again.st     the ' I'efloctod in money saving to the tax-, p,,„j^^elphia,   where   he   exhibited   in NRA.  io ills  opinion  it  lias not help- i I'ayers.       He   urged   the   members   to j quarters   conTerned the   orlginai   en¬ ed   1)ii.sini\ss   as   a  wh<ile.   It  has    not I "^""""""^ t^e  S^'""! "^^'"* ''^"^  *" <iS''*'"t I tries in the  liolstern   church   regi|ters holvoa  Irbor    As  for  tho  lltti,     biusi-i'"   keeping   our   courts  clean   of  Poli-15;b„„4ing   the   birth   of   one    Christian
ness  man,   it    1ms   taken   away    from ! ^\'-\ A"  orchestra  furnished  the  mu- j gehaefer  August   8,   1808. crossing or  traveling on  streets
sic during  the  dinner,  and  entertain-|     ^^his  Christian   Schaefer  is   said   to! ^''"."'', 5 . *" ti.a\einig on  stieets
The    Division    of  .'?ofety     reported that  two  pedestriauH  .arc  killed   daily ] "'"^
Twin   Pike   Club   Wins
Paced   by  Is.aac  Becker,   v,ho  broke •41*  out  of  50  targets.   The  Twin  Piko Gun  Club,  of Ambler,  won   first  hon- in     the   in,ter-club   shoot   of    the
lin lall
PennsyA'W.rJ'rft       because       they to     exercise    lreason.able     care
Pennsylvania     St.ate  Shooting    Asso-
Delightful   Characters   of  'David   Cop¬ perfleld'  Come  to   Life  on   Screen
AVith an all-star cast fairly scintil¬ lating with "bUj names," ono of the most elfllborate .screen presentations of recent years comes to the Amibler Theatre foi^ three days starting Thursday,  alarch   28.
It is "David Copperfleld," Charles Dickens' favorite novel, which comes to life with its myriad of interesting cliaracters through the medium of the fllms.
No picture since the advent of sound has been more widely heralded than ••IJavid Copb'^rtield." More than a year in the making, it is the latest motion picture achievement of Favi.: O. Selznick, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mpy- er producer noted for "Dinner at Eight," "Viva Villa!" "Little Wiomen" and many other history-making pro¬ ductions.
Reproduced with fidelity from DSck- ens'   best-beloved   story,   filmed   both
od,     the
him   tlie  opportunity   to   do   any   busi- I ness   at   .all. !
AVe havo long known that Mr. Dar- ] row entertained these views. He put; them on, record when nc nor.acd a j coininittco somo months ago to make j an Investigation into the w-ays and ^ works of tho NHA. Ho rejieutod ; tiiciii when he was called as a wit- j M^ l)y the Senate Fin.ance C'ommlt- uf: lie natural'y oi/poses tho cxten- wTin ot tho. Iveeovery Act a'ter its ixl>iratHMi   (in   June   16.
Mr.  L'arrow  admits   tliat  Ik   is   pre¬ judiced.     He   is     projiKllced     against
elation  held   o,.   the  Cacooslng   traps. M"   Ehigland  and   in     HollyWo
^f! picture has   proven   one   of   the   most sensational hits  of recent years.
ment   features,   which   included   voca, . y.,^   jjrs.   Garrett's)   grandfather;   %v'ho
and    instrumental   solos   and Gdmlpriscd  the  program.
i Senator   Boyd's   Will
' Tlie will of James S. Doyd, ! Senator, of Noristown, who i Sfareh ^, names the widow, EUsle j F. Boyd, Ko'e benetlciary. The value \ of the per.Hona.l estate Is listed as i "undetf rmlned" and realty Value -is I given. The wite Is named executrix ^ In  the AVill,  written  May  19,  1934,
maglo   pmlgrated  tn  the  United  States with Ills  wife,  started a piano f.actory and prospered. It is figured  there that the Schaef- j ers   will   eventually   inherit   only   one- State ! half   of the estate,   one-quarter   going died I to   Grandniother   SJch.ariJoi-'s   descen¬ dants and the rest for taxes and ex¬ penses.
the    NRA  l>ecaiise     (jf     wh.at  It    has
A  Philadelphia  firm  has   loiused   the
done     to     tho     little     fell'iw.     lie     is'
Rainbow   Shower
A     rainbow   shower   was   given     to
Miss   Gertrude   Camburn     by     Misses
Daiyi Dickinson     and   Anne  Pottclgor
135  Greenwood
auditorium   in   the  iMusic   Hall   block, j at   the   latter's   home, .   ,, , North     Brimd   street,   Lansdale,     and
prejudiced   against   th(-   NUA   because , .^^.^  „,^„    ^  „,„ti„„  ^,^^.^^,^.f,    theatre ,1   laiUa   to   r.eeomplish   the   economic ^i^^^jU  ^„^i,   15,
l.urb,.so    .lor     wliich       most     of     us       ,p,^p  interior  of  the  auditorium  will thouj^ht   it   was   establlslicd.
Mr.   Darrow     has   !i   great   deal     of 1
ioiiii>uii.v.   And   it   is   good,  eoniiiaiiy. I'lilla.   livening Xjodger.
County   Election  iCosts   |17,00!>
It     will   cost     Montgiomery     county
fiMHcthln'jr  like  iflT.I'IW   to  fill  the.  scut iii.ide   vacant   hy   the   death   of   State
bo  renov.ated and  equipment  for  dls- l)la.'iiiig   talking   motion   pictures   In-
"! st.-i'lled.
j     Mr,  Kllngeiihafer  .said   the  name  of j tho firm iwill  be  anniounced  In a few
and   refreshments   were
were   played served.
Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Camburn, Mrs. AA'"illiam Liindes, Mrs. AViiliam Cam- burn. Mrs. J. M. EKvIng, Mrs. Samuel Stong, Margaret Camburn, Martha P'ulton, Ali-glnla Seddon, Marlon .'on.'tto.      Ja.mes   S    B<.yd-in-act.cal!y i   ^^ ,,^,j dedicated   next j f"*^'*'""'       ^"'-     ^I^^'',, ^'^    ^¦,'^''"''
a.s   much   as  would   be  the  cae«   if  a 1 ,^„„\,, \,,^^^   t„„   observance   of   the'I^""'««     l-^^^^^h,       Dorothy     L-ulmer. !
 .----- -    ^^^^^  anniversary   of   the  founding  of!*!"'''''   «fli'>tt,     Mrs.   Harry     Raskin,
Ithe company. | Mrs.   VVllllam  Francis, Elizabeth  Nice,
days,
Royersford Fire Co. to Celebrate
'The   newly-renovated   Il'uniane  .Fire
and   highways.
Ranked according to the number of deaths thcjf have caused, the di¬ vision listed th/cse hazardous pedes¬ trian   habits:
ICrossing between Intersections, walking or playing in the street, coming from behind parked cars, walking <jn, rural roads with traffic, riding or hitching on motor vehicles, crossing at Intersections against signals and crossing diagonally at intersections.
The causes cited by the division constitute only seven of thc sixteen factors which are ofljcially cata¬ logued In State's motor vehicle ac¬ cident     analyses.     Their    importance
The Amb'er team had a score 21B out of 250 targets. Becker's feat gave him tho individual champion¬ ship cup, with E. M. AUcman, of Harrisburg ,Ssport.sman's Association, runner-up with  48.  Alleman  also  won
iSlxty-flve stars and featured play¬ ers make up the "key" characters of the cast.
AV. C Fields creates the immortal AVllklns  MIcawber,  Esq.,   tho  iimprovi
the Class A prize.  L Stief,  of Denver,    jgnt   but happy wasU-el   who   is    "al-
was second. C. BUttle, ot Twin Pikes, took Class B honors, with Wi A. Vincent,  of  the same  club,  second.
avenue.   Ambler,   on  Friday  last.
The table w.as decorated with a largo rainbow with pots of gold atj'" the Commonwealth's highway ac each ond. Individual bags ¦ol gold j'¦'*l<^"t problem, however, is empha were    given     to  the    guests.     Clames i *<'^Pd  by  the fact  that  thoy  were re
sponsible for four out of every five pedestrian accidents and two out of   every   three   iiedestrian   fatalities.
wholo    flock  of  oilicers elected.
'i'lio     priniiiry (¦"sl,   Siii,("19.1!!, r;irt   of   County tlv     -N'yvcinbor w.t..   :;ii;,tJi7,4'J.
were  to    ba
Chalfont Realty Sold
Chixlfont and New Britain boroughs, tract of ground, comprising more than 300 acres, has heen sold by Herbert F. 'Diener, Inc., for S. Rowland Mor- i san, of Chestnut Hill, to Stephen Meyer,   for   $165,000.
John   M.   Jiacobs   Dead
Jcdin Ml. Jacobs, banker, died at his home in Ijiin.sdale Monday night, the victim of heart dl.sease. He was stricken   on   the   streoi,
Mr. Jacobs, who was 68, had been associated with his late fathor. Dr. John N. Jacobs, In developing tanks at I'Zast Greenville, Lansd.ale, Norris¬ town .and Doylestown. He was presi¬ dent of the Doylestown National un¬ til retirement, three years ago, wlien he moved to Lansd.ale.
Surviving are his wife, Delia Beav¬ er Jacobs, and two children, Mildred and Dr. John B., of Lansdale. His mother, Sarali Jacobs, of I.ansdale, also survlvesi The funeral will be held  Friday.
ways   expecting   something   to     turn up."
Frank   Lawton, • who     distinguished himself   in    "Cavalcade,"     plays     the I adult D.avid Copperlield, and the child role is played by  one  of  the  brilliant |
bo restored. Tlio sectinn affected 1? regarded as the prettiest spot on tho Delaware, between there .and the Gap, by ai'tlsHs, whose paintings and sketches have been hiui'T in many g.alleries. Since the waterwiiy was turned over to tlie State and p.artly improved .as a p.ark with walks and bridle i)aths, it has become a popular recreation ground, wliile the old canal in summer has frequently been the resort of barge parties. But a di"y canal, or a bed, black, slim.v, Willi .sta.gnant pools, odorous and noisome, is another picture and that, it is said, is what is certain to hap¬ pen unless the Stato steps in and re- p.alrs the .aqueduct and thereafter assures the m.aintenance of a free flow  of water  throu.gh   tho  canal.
County    Corn-Hog    Contract      Signers
Three  Timos  as  Numerous  as
Last   Yoar
April 1 h.as been set as the clos¬ ing date for fanners to make ap¬ plication for corn-hoig contra<'t offer¬ ed b.v the AgTicultural Adjustjnent Administraticm, IT'liftord Otto, .socih-- tary of the Montgomery county c(mi- mittee. states .about 150 fanners have alread.v filed application. This is three times the number of contract signers in the county last year.
The farmer agrees to reduce his 1935 Held corn acreage and the n-iin- ber of hogs in-ixluced 'for market at least 10 per cent, below his 1932-'33 base. A fanner m.ay reduce as niiucli as 30 per eent on corn acreage. For the reduction the fanner receives from the government 35 cents a bu.shcl for corn that is calimated would havo been produced on the .acres taken out of production and $15 a head on tho number   of   ho.gs   represented   by   tho
Juvenile   discoveries   of   recent   years, | j^   ^^  ^^^j    reduction.   For   the'
t'lection last year lecm-ding to the re- Controller Irvin, and eU'ctlun     expenditure
Frederick   Hoffer,  Sr„  Dead j
Funeral   services  were  held   Monday j morning in   St.  Luke's Church,   Glen-
a  ten-year-old     lad     named    Fi'eddie Bartholomew.
Lionel Bari'jvmiore, Madge I'lvans, Maureen O'Sulllvan, Etlna May Oliver, Lewis Stone, I'^'ank Lawton, Freddie Bartholomew, Ellazbeth Allan, Roland Y<4i'ntr, Bfa,sil iltathbone, JClsa Lan- chester, Jean Cadell, Jess»ie Raljih, Lennox Pawle, A'lolct Keiniible-Cooper, Una O'Connor, John Buckler, Hugh Williams, Ivan iShipson, Herbert Alun- din, tay Chaldecott, Marilyn Knowl- den, Florino McKlnney, Ilarry Beres- ford, Mable C.olcord and Hgh AValpole. these are among the distinguished players who were chosen to creatv characters that are imimortal ligures of literature.
Died al P. O. S. of A. Home
Charles  R..   Snick,     a  g-uest at   tho ._ ,^ -iri.    J T,       • r -^ largo portion or tno ground is m; ""Ji--   ovoi   i.iv    .^i...«•.»  .,.   ^'^x-iicr 1 p.^j,,jyyp  Order   of  Sons   of  Aiiiertca
A  banquet and  entertainment,  with   Freda I etan,  Alildred I otteigor,  Dana  ^^e  town  of Chalfont.   The  purchaser j Hofer,   Sr.,   North   Hills,   whoso   death I j^n^p  ,^^  Chalfont   died  at  the  home prominent   visiting   firemen   as   guest j I^ickinson  and  Anne  Pottelgcr. .(yHi  Imimediately form  a development,'•'tci^rrcd   Thursday.   He   was   husband   £,„   Saturday    March   16    He   was   72 ! rettown
speakers, will iiiarke the passing of an-1 Miss Camburn wishes to express comipany and plot out the ground in <f the late M.ary Hufer, nee Rein. otiiep inilestoiie in tho hi-story of j her thanks to all for the manyj the town Into lots, which will be im- Internieht was made in the Holy Jtiuyeriifurd'a   ulduBl  lire  company.       ' beautiful gifta. ^ j proved and offered for sale. I BepukUre   Cemetery.
land taken out of production the farm¬ er is allowed to grow any other crop that  he  desires.
Farmers who want more informu- tion are a,skod to consult the mem¬ bers of the comanlltee for addition.il details. Thc commnlttee is Dr. AViiliam A. Steinlvach, 710 AVest Marshall street, Norristown; .Tohn J. Fennell, Norris¬ town R. O. 4; Francis B. Itcoyes. Blue Bell; Joseph C. Middlcton, Collegevlll<! R. n.; Horace Ashenfelter, College¬ vllle R. D. 1; Harry I... Troulnian. Cidlegevillo R. D. 1; AViiliam A. Phillips, rerklomenville; Charles J. Rennlnger, Frederick; Frank B. Kulp, Gilbertsville; Fred Huber, CollegevilU"; Clifford 01 to, Telfur,] R, ]). 2; AViiliam Swendt, Cedars; Nick Ford. Telford R. D. 1; John B. Nace, Telford It. F: 1; Joseph Hippel, Telford R. P. 2; Charles G. Sehniid, Ledernch; Jamet-t O.  Smith, Dreslier;   Ilarry AVentz, Jar-
years old. He ^\'as formerly from 1 Kaston, and has no surviving relative j In this section. 1
—C.eorgn   Bilger   and   wire. IcisviUe,   luoi,'   IjL'Cii
i
Jiiarri'
SpI-
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