The Ambler Gazette 19400201

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The Ambler Gazette
VOL. LXI-NO. 49
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AMBLER.   PA..  FEBRUARY   I.   1940
$1.76 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
WITH PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE
COUNCIL HELD FINAL
TAPROOM ARRESTS
I,
FEW    SUGGESTIONS    AND    NO;
Proprietor,  Manager and  Bartender at  Main Street  Beer Garden Taken , Many compyilnts from neighboring Iiroperly owner.s and numerous ar¬ rests   ot   disorderly   persons     who come from the taproom in the Arm- I I On  building  on   North   Main   street I COMPLAINTS NOTED AS PRO- I ..^suited in   the  issuance of a war-.' PERTY HOLDERS HEAR FINAL   nun on Tuesday for    the arrest of ! READING—WILL NOT AFFECT j < harles   Kreidman.     p r o p r i e t o r j ASSESSMENTS — COMMITTEE i^'li^'^''^  Wildman,     manager,     and j
I William Miller, bartender, the same I day on a ch.arge of maintaining   a ¦ •' ' disorderly   house.  The   warrant,  is- '
BAPTIST    INVOCATION
Local  Chu-ches    of     Denomination Will   Participate   In   Meetings
A   Hapllst   Convocation,   for     the Southeastern  Pennsylvania  district, will  be held  on Thursday, Kcbrcary 22   (Washington's  Itirthday),  at  the: Kaptist Temple and in Mitten Hall. ; Hroad and Bci ks  .sits., Philadelphia. . This   is   one   of   100   all-day   mect-l ings being held In various key cil leu 1 throughout tho nation.
The   lainvocatlon,   sitonsorcd      by
High School Stadents Present Musical and   "^ ''*'"'"'«'' ^^*™'' Dramatic Program Before Colony Club
MRS. FRANK  ROTHENBERGER,  PRESIDENT, ALSO URGES CLUB SUPPORT   OF   STATE   JOB   MOBILI2ATION   CAMPAIGN —OTHER   CLUB   BUSINESS
At   the bi-moiilhly meeting of tho i Mrs. "   Betty   Hagginbolhom   played
(T'llony Club of Ambler, held in the ' the   piano   solo,   "Arabcsiiuc,"'     by
j clubroom last Wednesday afternoon, j De Hussey.  This was followed by a
its members thoroughly enjoyed the ; group of accordian  solos    by Toiiy
the Northern Uaptist Convention, is : „„,. musical and dramatic program ! Olasser,  which  included   "The IJlue planned for pastor."!, church oflicers, ] ^,.^,^„gp,^ ,^,„j presented to them by
church school workers, women, | ,„p ^,u,„i^ of th.e Ambler High young people, and all who have the : „,.j„„,j „^,„^,. „^^ direction of the adviinccnient    of   Christ's   Klnjidoni
COMPLEMENTED.
Ambler's    Zonlni?    Ordinance measure that has been sorely need-
, sued by .Justice of the Peace I'rban, | counties  and
¦ members, and   Ollicer    Monaco,     ot     Ambler
Police. I 	
Wildman  and  Miller  were   taken into custody  Tuesday evening and
as their fundamental objective from each church in the I'hiladelphia, North Philadelphia, Central rniou, and Hiverside Baptist Associations. There arc 176 churches in this ,irca, comprising Bucks, Chester, I>ela- ware, Montgomery, Philadelphia representing     47,000
school instructors, who were Clifford K. IJeary, Instrumental instructor; Ali.ss Helen Uork, dramatic couch; and Miss Ruth Manlove, teacher of
Danube"  and    "The    I3ecr     Barrel I'olka."
The Pennsylvania Job Mobiliza¬ tion campaign, which has been or¬ ganized to stimulate emplg^tncnt throughout the state, was Tuought to the attention  of  the club mem-
vocal music. I bers  by  the  president,  Mrs, Frank
The ojiening nuinbcr was a violin ' Uothenberger, who ajipealed to them
solo by Franklin  Wright,   including i to co-operate in every way possible
North Side  Right oF Way Must  Be Clear    For  Cars   Meetina   Trains
No parking signs have been erected on that iiortion of Keal- ing   t'ompany's   p: opeity,   be'ween
Uaco    street    and    Butler    avenue. ! ,
Ilcritotore maiy cars parked alonjr |
the   fence   at   the   Ncsbltt  property, | PEACE     LEAGUE     DISCUSSION
.and   this  caused   considerable   con- , 	
C-estion of trafflo in the suatlim area, for sonic m ichines were pal ked well out toward the fenler of tho right of way '.o the plat¬ form. WhLii ether cars were park¬ ed,  ¦walti.i.g for a train,  very  little
room   was   left   for   machines   tra- ¦ "T' f'^''' ""*" ''"'¦'^'"^' '^^•'^"".'f^ *'; 'f" velin.?  thnnrji,   the   righl   of   way. Chief   of   Police    Lester   .1.    Car-
OF JAPAN IN ITS WAR WHH CHINA
North   Penn   Group   Analysed     and Discussed Propaganda  Analysis
"Propaganda" was the subject of study at the meeling of the North Penn   League  for  Peace and Free-
IS, MILLER RELAIES
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ready unU will very shortly be a law. The h'^arlng on the measures lirovidcd by the new ordinance was most  .satisfactory   lo   the   Interests
ot all those who attended the meet- | „.c,.e held under ?S00 bail each for! lug held in Town Hall last Friday ' .^ further hearing nexl Tuesday. 1 nighl. This was conducted under j tj,,jpf „{ Police Carpenter, who' the  supervision      of   the     Bor.iugh : rcauestod   the  arrests   states     that
Joseiih  ;,|j^)ut ,'io jiatrons, mostly negroes, en- | , gaged  in a free-for-all light in tho !
Council   vvith   lis   president C,  Hess, Jr., presiding.
The   ordinance   with     its   acconi- luuiying map, showing llic restricted zones were lirsl generally explained by   iMr.   Hess,   who   p.omtcd   out   on lli,c   zoning  map   Ihc   boundaries   of, tile two  residential   zones,  liie  zone I for business, and  that  designed fori tlic  industry of the  town.   The  in- | dustrlal area runs paralU'l with  the i railroad   through   Ambler,     cncom-i liassiiig all  lh,e area,    west of    the ' tracks  and  bordering   Main   street. ' Tlic   business   area   is   confined   to liuller avenue to    the   point  where ' Tannery   creek   flows   beneath   the avenue, and  also   Hose Valley.  Tho remainder ot   the  town  is  confined ' to the two classes of residential dis- tinclion. I
The ordinance governing tlic zoii- , ing plan  is so   designed to classify, |
place and out onto the streel last Saturday night, using chairs und other objects to hurl and batter with. Profanity and filth arc said to be a iiarl of this place. Ueccnt- ly, a revolver, fully loaded, waa taken from a iiatron after ho left tho taiiroom. Other grievious iiici- ilenls, cuttings, and brawls can be I'ccalled to have taken iilace here.
Wnce Ambler's battle at the polls over the local option issue, all places but this one in the town have been conducted in most orderly fashion. Tho "beer garden" on Main street, however, has ~gone from bad to worse and is nciT only disrcimiable, bul is turning inlo a veritable "Hell hole of the slums," a more than one has termed it. From the number of comiJlaints thai have been brought  lo  the police,  it will  he a
BI-COUNIIES LEGION AUllARy WILL HOLD E
i AMBLER  -WOMAN   TO   PRESIDE i AT WILLOW GROVE
Department   Legion   Commander   E. R. Sterling  and Department Aux¬ iliary President  Mrs. James  Paul to   Address   Large   Gathering   — Willow Grove and  Fort Washing¬ ton Corps to  Entertain. Mrs.   Itoy   K.   Kinilli,,   of   Aml)lrr, Iiresident of the Montgoniery-liucks Bi-County  I'oimeil,   will  iireside  at the meeting of that grouii to spon¬ sor "Americanism," that will be held at 8 o'clock on Friday evening, Fcb- bruary  !i,   at  the   home  of  Liberty
excerpts from Tschaikowgky's fifth and sixth symphonies. The double (luarlettc presented a group of thi».'c songs, "Pain on the Klver, " "To A Wild Rose," and "Auf Wicdersein. " The singers Were Mary Miscion, Petty Hagginbothom, .Mary Dickin¬ son, Berth.a Farrington, Uon Belts, Itoscoe Brady, Bob Ca.'jsel and lialph, Amey.  .
Martha Hot'fer gave a monologue, "The Onc-Legged Ooose," wiilch was followed by a piano duet. "Zampas' by Florence Faust and Betty Hag¬ ginbothom. The "Yodelling " number was presented by Jane Pierce, with .MTirlon Shepherd playing the banjo accomija niment.
"It i^omctiiiKs llapi>ens" was an amusing skit, with. Dorothy Bur¬ roughs and Bruce Hull as "Mr. and
in this Job drive. Mrs. Charles Ne¬ ville, president of the Montgomery c:ounty Federation of Women's Clubs, has been appointed at Har¬ risburg as chairman of the camiiai.vjn for   Montgomery   County,
.Mrs. Perclval Theel, chairman of art, announced lh,e annual oil paint¬ ing exhibit at the Art Alliance will be open for the month ot February.
Mrs. 11. Arnold .Mercer, assistant, junior advisor, reported on the ".Mother's and Daughter's" meeting held in the clubroom the eve.iiog previous by th,e Junior Colony Club.
At the close of the program re¬ freshments were served by the hos¬ pitality committee, Mrs. Vincent Honimar, chairman. Tea Wiis jiourcil by Mrs. K. K. Kerschner, Mrs. K. L. Towne was a hostess.
the niilroad an I Local Agent A. W. Yelter some time agw and •.¦.ie;"e Wilis a heJirty response ana eo¬ oiieration.
At that time il wa.s believed the canopy on the north side of the station would be remove.1, but it has been learned that this will not be done at  present.
WHIIEMARSH SMl:
] school house on the grounds of tho j ^ (iwynedd  Friends'   Meeting.    There '
was uuite a large group of interest- I
ed citizens present lo enter into the I j stimulating discussion of "I'ropa- j j ganda Analysis, under t'he direction | I of Miss Gwendolyn Kvans, of Owy- | 1 nedd, Uev. W. J. Leppert, of Amb- | j ler, and Rev. Vincent Walehorn, ot j I North Wales. |
j The entire assemblage looli part' I in tho discussion and assimulated j j their opinions of tlie detlnitioii of ! • jiroiiaganda. Tliey studied the de- | 1 vices used in propaganda, of which I I there are judged lo be seven and ; I were told how to detect propaganda. | I Delinile facts were determined I I from the discussion, notably that I''"-''ei'S*-'' "'•''• only'against the litilo I "proiiaganda is expression of opinion j "i""" ''''""i the Land of the Kisifig Sun i or iiction by individuals or    grouiis 1 ""'  l*''-'^"  possiuly   from  the     great
deliberately   designed    to   intluence : "ussian Bear,
opinions or actions of other inillvi-
luals  or groups    witli reference to
pre-determinod ends."
CHINA STILL FAR FROM BEING CONQUERED   —   JAPAN     HAS LOST    FACE    THROU3HOUT WORLD — DR. C.  D.  HURREY, WORLD     TRAVELER,     TO CLIMAX LECTURES. The  only woman  to  sjicali   to an Ambicr audience on the Uolary In¬ stitute of international Understand¬ ing, Mrs. Marcelle C. Miller, gave a graphic outline of the problems that nave  beset the  i'ar    Ivist and     of Japan's  aggressive purposes in  tho invasion of China.    With a decided I'"iench   accent   Mrs.   Miller,   whose habitat is Paris, I<raiicc, revealed the predicaiiicnl that laces China in her
MARTIN GETS 3 MONTHS    AMBLER'S NEWEST PASTOR I
I      "All propaganda, "    il  was  stated,
: "Is associated with  conflctlng ideas.
j Words express ideas. Study is what
wo gel from the ideas i^nclsely. B ¦
  not content    wilh  the opinions    of
Drive   Opened   Today   —   Students ' others but oTily facts. Know    wh.al
I FUNDS    WILL    BE    SOLICITED I FOR   TWO   WEEKS
The third speaker of tlic four to lecture al the Ambler institute she spoke before an audience of qlightly over one liundred who liravcd fho cold to attend tho talk al the Amb¬ ler High School auditorium lust Thursday night. Tho Rotary Club of Ambler will draw to a close the institute of  J!i40   tonight  when   M^-.
legulate and    restrict     the  height,
number of stories and size of build- | necessary action upon tlicir part lo j Post, No. 30X, Willow drove. In this ings and other structures, the iier- i request the permanent susocnsion j meeting il will be r.oinled out what tonlagc of the lol that may be oc- ' of the liiiuor license here unless | Americanism stands for and how tupied, the size of y;irils and other ' conditions are immediately changed j the Legion Au.\iliary snouid s.,p- (>|icn Sfiaccs, the  density ol  liopula-j here. ; port it.
tion, the location  and  use of  build- j  •  |      -|'oila.\',   Aiiicricaiiisiu   is   in     the
ings,  structures  an,I  land for trade, j        nTI7CIU«   mm   PIFrTC | tlioughts  of  oiii
industry,  residence and   olher  pur-I        t.lll*iCino   LLUD  EiLIiLlo '     | .^ .,„y   (i,,,,,   j,,
poses;   also establishes  the. bound-I .	
arics of districts for said purposes; ; Victor  Calamaro  Again   Made  Pre- and provides lines and penalties for j     5,^^^^  „f  g^^^^  Ambler  Coup
¦\'ictor  Calamaro    was  re-clcctcd
violalioiiH; and so promote the liealh, safety, morals and general -welfare  of  tho  Borough  of  Ambler.
-Mr. Hess read the entire ordiii- anco to the assemblage and explain¬ ed various parts as iiuestions were asked. Several suggestions evolved from the discussion of parts of the proposed act and were noted by the secretary of the Borough, ("harles H. Finkibeiner. There apiiearcd, how¬ ever, to bo no particular complaint about the substance of the ordinance but rather only iiuestions for clar- ilication of some of the articles and sections therein.
.Vllorncy Kdward I'oulkc, who was chairman of tho Zoning committee, ( Continued on page 5 )
1 Ambler     Man     Who     Passed      Bad I     Checks  May Be Detained Again
Raliili L. Martin, who has been  in the  county  jail  since  December   l-i I on   the  charge-   of   having  issued  n ¦ : fraudulent   check,   apiicared   before |,lodge  Will.  Daiiiichower,   last    Frl- ' day in plead guilty  court  and  wa.'' I given   a   sentence  of  three  moiillm I in  the county jail, dating from   the I time   of  his   committment,   Alarlin, who   is  alleged   lo   have   issued     a number  of che^s    without  having funds in the bank, was apiirehended after he had given a bad check lo Morion  Uhoad.s,  storekeeper at Fort Washington, amounting to flfi. The <iicck was drawn on the Broad Na¬ tional Bank   of   Philadelphia,    From
Rev.   Robert   D.   Hershey   Occupies St, John's   Lutheran   Pulpit
The new pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, Kev. Robert 1 >. Hershey is now installed in the Amb¬ ler pulpit as the successor of Rev. Otto C. F. Janke. Dr. Hershey form¬ erly occupied the suiiply a I Keadint; and was called to St. John's in Amb¬ ler after Rev.  .lankc  resigned.
The  new  Ambicr  pastor  received
Make   Posters for  Canvass  to   be ! vou   think    and  why  you   think il, | Chancs   D.   Hurrey,  world   traveler Made   First  Two   Weeks  of   Feb- i »¦'" "-"'•" lo understand," j and lecturer, who has had experience
iviade Urst Two weeks of heb Raymond AVilson, of the Friends' a'Ul contact with .student leaders tho ruary -.Annual Dinner of Service Commitlec, will lecture at ! world over, will bring the Ambler Workers and Patrons at Carson ! i],p next meeting, Febru.ary 16, in I audience home lo hear of "Our New College j "How to Establish a Secure Peace." j The   Annual   Drive   for   funds  for I   1
tho   Spring!.ieh,-\Vhitomar.sh    Visit- J5(,||QQL    pjRE     ADJUSTMENT!
llir    Nurse    Association    will    take I 1
file  lirsl   two  wceiis  in  Feb- : I
( Upper   Dub'in   Board   Satisfies   In- j
sev- j surance Co. on Estif"ate of Damage ' sol- i     'Pile    i-.-itimatc    of    damage    und citi- I,destruction   to   the   Fort   Washing- 1
Ilia riiar.v.
'As has been the custom for eral .vears. tbe ciltice:'s, board icitors   and   other   i;itere.ited
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Iiresident of the Soulh Ambler Ital- j ian American Citizens t^lub at the j group's nionthl.v meeting at the club 1 home on Wissaliickon avenue last j week as tlic Citizens held their an- ' nual   election  of  oflicers. |
.Salvatoro Boccuti was elected 1 vico-president of the unit, .\nthony | Pulli WHS elected treasurer, Frank i Scalfaro was elected manager, John | Uobcito was elected secretary of finance. Phillip Calamaro was elect- j ed secretary. |
The   club   will   continue   with   its! active  sports   program   this  sprini^^. Softball  and   bocci   teams   will  take to  the Iield  and alleys will soon  bo ready for looii activities.
Th.e club will attempt to start action on its building program to¬ gether with tlie local Sons of Italy Lodge. Plans call for the erection of buildings on llic tract ot grotind, owned joinllv by the local lodge and the Citizens Club.
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citizens more   than the lilstory  of  thi-:
iialioii.   Dur   minds   are   tilled   with
anxious  thoughts  in  these  troubled
limes. As we go inlo the New  year j ,^.,^.,t ^-an h,- learned a detainer will
\\v,   the   mciiihers   of  the  Auxiliary   ,„.„l>ably  be lodged against    Martin
before he Is released, as there are other checks out that he Is said to liave collected for. One of these. It is said, may involve a more serious
of    the    .'Vmcrican   Ijcgiou,     should
resolve lo make  this year  Ili40 —the
most outslahdlng year In .Vmcricaii- i ism, that the Deiiartmenl of Penna. j lias ever had.'' This, tlie president i j.),.i|.„p I lias slated in pointing oul the im- j ! iiorlancc of attcndaiicc of this iiiecl- I ing lo attain a platform of luirposc I for  the   year, \
j     Speakers  upon  this  occasion   will
be the t'ommandcr of the .Vmcrican i I Legion dcparlmcnl of Pcniisylvauia. j I I'll ward   R.   Sterling,   of   Vandegrift!
land Department President ot* tiic j ">e Troop Commltlw will be Bicld i l.<>gion Auxiliary, Mr.s. James Paul, I l>y Wic t^irl «tout organization of I of Vork. The Deparlment vice presi-I•UisK'i'^t. N'"- 7, on AVednesday I dent of the Au.xiliary, .Mrs, Han-! oveiilng, ,I'ebriiajry Tlh, al 7.3U in j son. Smith, of llav.rford, will also I the |Jcul:in*ovvii (,H,eialth Oenlcr. I be present and speak a few words.!     The   yi>ea:.iers   will    be   Mrs.    A.
John
4C0 AT MEETING OF MONTGOM¬ ERY   COUNTY   FEDERATION
County and State Officails and Other Sportsmen from Many Sections Present—Speaker Talked on Witty Side of Sportsmanship—26 from Ambler Attend.
PLAN FASHION SHOW
man
Mr.s.   Louis   McLean,   <if   Wyncot;-, ' j,.
of     tlie     District j     ' __________
enau,   of   KIkins   Park,   Public   Uc- | FIELD AND STREAM MEETING
( f;ontlnued on liage  4 )
DR. CROSKEY HONORED
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UMI i III
I Colony   Club   Groups   Will   Combine to Model and  Entertain
j The forecast of iic.w Spring 1 styles will be bro'Ught to life at the 'fashion show lo bo presentel by tlie 1.lunior and Senior ¦Colony ("luh,^ of j Ambler on the cvciiiij;' of Marca The new auditoriuni of thi' Ain-
I icr llig'.i School has been engaged
to accommodate  the  show.
Tweut.v    models    will    be   cho.'-'icn i from  'both   clubs   to  show  the cos- 1 I'hiladelphia. 1 tiwiK's    carefully   iHclocted* as   best I     At  .seven o'clock i representing   the   new   Siiring  sty- 1
Ics.   Fomiiilnc apparel   lo   be  showa ] I will   be  provided  by   the   newly  or- ;
'..'anized    clothing    depa'tments     ofi I Lit    Brothers,    Philadelphia.    Plans i for  the  work   to   be undertaken   by 1 the  junior  club in  connection   with
till'  show  were  made al  the meet- of  the executive   board   held
.V  record crowd of iinrc  Ilia 11 men and women were iu allciidaiicc last week al the annual lianquct of the .Montgomer.v County  Federation of   .Sporlsiiicu's   Clubs,   whicli     was lii'ld in tli.e William I'cnii Inn, Sum¬ neytown and  Dtdvalb Pilics.    Those members     from    the     Wissaliickon Field   and   Stream   Associalion   al¬ tending wi'ic,  Mr. and  .Mrs. (ieorge Deens,  .Mr. und Mrs.  Uussell Mey¬ ers, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dccns. Mr. and Mrs.  F. I. Fllcnbcrgcr,  Mr. and .Mrs.   Charles   Kaufman,     .Mr.     and airs.  Ralph  Shiltcr,  .Mr.   and     .Mis. Andrew   Ticcher,     Mr.     and      .Mrs. Joseph Notorlns, Mr. and Mrs. Jolm i Rciuharl, Mr. and .Mrs, Hiram Rein- | hart.   Air.   and  Mrs.   William  Rein- 1 Jiart,    Andrew    A'andcgrift,     Helen: CUaytoii,    .Ma.v    Oberhollzcr,    Alice i Schaeffcr. j
AVilliam .Stoncliack, of Colmar, | ncwly-cleclcd president of llic fed- ' cratiou, was the host and the fol¬ lowing former presidents of this ' urganizalion were ju'esciit: Iloward | Shulicross of Norristown,  John    -V  '
jVli,il^of Narberth, and Irwin Clem-1 , "      „
ci,'iiJlRo.vcrsfoi'd; as well, as form-lK.wanians   Learn   of     Punctureless
er afliiig secretary, J. Warrcii Zleg. ] Tube and See Film
lor,     of  Norristown,    former    llrsl- |      "(lood  News  from (.oodycar" fur vico-prosident, Victor .Nyce, of Sou- ' nisliod   infornialivc material   lo   the dortoii,  and Ira J. Mills  of (Irulcr-    member    of    the    Kiwanis ("lub of foj'd,   Suiicrvisor    of   Bantam    and ! .\mbler for the llhn provided liy the Ci'amo Bird iiropagatioii. Also in at- ' lioodycar Comiiany, Tucsdiiy  even-i tendance   were   various   State   and j ing.   Tlie  film   sliowed   tests   of     a I
There will be short addresses by other outstanding Legionnaires and Auxiliary  members  including  Ninth ,
District (Jommaiider Jacob Scbmiat, ! Vice-Clhairman of l.ie Brislol; Commander K. J, Leonard, j •^''""''"ittee; Mrs. Uustave Diberty Post No. 30s, Willow Crovc; I f'n»"' "f KIkins Park, Public ,v. - , Dr. Charles Sohl, Clcnsidc, Depart-I bilious 'Cliainiiiin of District Com¬ mittee; Mrs. A. 'A^ HlomlH-rg. "f J''lkiiv.'i I'ark, Radio Ohairman of District Commillcie; Mrs: fArtlnir Owen, of Abington, Truini.ig Cliairinan of District CommlUcc; Mrs. James A. Shelly, of A.mbler. Croup Or.a-anlzalion Chairman of DiKtrii'l   IJomanittec.
Leaders and Troop (^umiiitfeo members are invited. Mrs. l''dgar iralliiwcll, of JenkintoAv.i. Presi- dcnt of Lca<ier's Association will bo in Charlie of the meeting. This Is lier lirsl appearance in her new¬ l.v   elc'ted   ollico.
1»31. In 11*34 he received his bache¬ lor of divinity degree at the Lutli- er,in Theological Seminary, (lettys- burg, and in 11135 lie received the degree of master of sacred llu'olo,gy at  the ,sjyiie seminary.
Dr. Hershey entered the 01 iontal deiiartmenl of study al Ihc Unl versity of I'ennsylvania in L!l3ii. 'n lUIiS he received the degree of iloi'- tor of sacred tbcolo.gy from Temple University.
The liastor returned tliis Kail from tire University  of  Berlin,   Cicrmaiiy, where he studied for one year as the recipient of ;i  traveling  fellowshiii | rejiort. from    the   L u t h e r a n Thcolog-ical    Pov.    N Seminary  at   Celtysburg. Crohinan
j      Before  accepting    the   fellowship.
; Dr.   Hersliey   was  ]mstiir  for  tlirec
I and  a  half  years     of   the   Central Church,  Phoenixville. .Klom  PI3:;   lo
I l!):>r>  he was  professor    <.if I'^iiiglish Bible at tho Ccttysburg seminary.
j The liastor was nuirried in 1'.i:!7 Spaetlh, of Lansdale, 'Chair- , ^^, j^^, f,^^.,,,^,. j,;.,,., ^^..j. HiUniaii, ot of   the   Dislriel   Commlltee; | ,jpjjjj„jj^|,ey ,,.^vg u,,^, j^^^^^ iii^i^e,.^
I GIRL SCOUT LEADERS MEET!
, Mrs.    James    A.    Shelly    One   .of I   Speakers   to   Discuss   Committee \   s,vnii»oisiu,ni    on   the   duties   of
his training in Gettysburg, Phila- | deliihia, and Berlin, Germany. llc(zeiis wero the guests at a dinner i (on sc'.iool building made by the graduated from tiettysburg (College! at Carson Colile.?e on Wednesday School Board of I'pper Dublin, with  a  bachelor of arts  degree    inj/if    .his   week.   In    the   ab.sence   of   was   $3.24.'>.   This   was  accepte 1   by
All's.   AViUv    V\'arnr.r   Hariier.   presi-    the    insurance    adju-sters    for    tho
'dent,     .Mrs.     Robert    Toland,     lirst    building!   alono   and   il   is   believed
1 vico    preside.it,     will     presldi.     As | this   is   ji   good    aniou.it    and   w'iU
.Miss   Kl.sa   Ueland   is   out   of   town, j iiraclically   restore   the   uppC'r  part
ImLs-.^  .Martha   koberts  v.lll  gi\e   the ! of   the    buil.ling   damaged    by    tire
I adilress   of  welcome. I during   Chri.stimas   week.    This   es-
i     Mrs.   Mary   K.   Willcts,   supetin- j tlimajtc   inSjJudes    no   si<Ppli(.n   nor
j tendent  of  uuk.ium,   will  give  a  re-j mov*ble   ciiuiiimcnt   bul   does    rc-
I suiiie   of   the    wor:v   of   the   iiurnes I store tho  school  dosKs  attached  ''.o
Ithe   past   year.   This  includes   bel-Ithe  (l^or.
side    work,    sociiil    se: vice    visits,
clinic    vi,sits   and    class   room    in-
spcclio.is.   Mi«.   Maurice  J.   Crean,
treasurer,    will    give,    her    annual
This adju.stnient w'us nwdc when the director.-i met la.st woe:<. The Board also dceided to l.iii'chase a new (iU-passcngca- Mack ftte'ii'iol bus for transportation of the ehildre.i. The new bus i.-i re:iuired b.v the sta.e to conform, with reg¬ ulations of safety and comfort and must replace the old bus this year.
Moanwhilo work on the repair of the damaged school is p:'ogross- inr rapidly and the lirsl-floor room.s  will   soon  lie  ready   for  oc-
of
1 Dean of the Ophthalmologists i Phila., Passes 82nd Birthday ' Dr. Jolm Welsh Croskoy was hoii- ' ored al his lioinc in l'"orl Washing- i ton on the event of his M:!nd liirtli- ] day, Friday, January 21}, when, dur- : illg the day, a nuinber of his medical i friends called. Dr. ('roskcy is the i Dean   of   tho   Opbtiialmologists     of
The regular montlily meeling of fhe AA'is.sahickon Field and Stream A.-isociation will be held ;t: the Legion Hall loaight. This i,'^ the bust  meeting  before  the  annaul I iatcl.v.
banquet, which will be held alFoit- I  -^	
side  Inn  on  l'"cbruary  2L'nd.  (ieorge | mmrwrr-    nncrnn
Deens   newly elected   president   will I MOVE    POSTOFFICE
preside. Five reels of the l.ifctjj pictures 'oa fishing in the t^anadian nockie.s  will  be shown.
.1;.    .'Iirotoii,    Mr.    A.    L.
supcrintendcnl   of   schools
of   Spring-field   Township,   and    .Mr.
I:-win      A.      Horne.      Prl.icipal      of
Whilcmarsli    schools,    will    adilnxss
j the meeting
I Posters ;iilvertisinu' the drive have been made by some of the student.^     of     the     High     School. !'•'"Iiancy. The repair of the rcmain-
TlicKc v.iil be on display in the dining hall and (ivc <ash prizes will bo awarded. The win.icrs, as eiio.'^cii ].:y the ju.lgcs, will b^ an¬ nounced by Mrs. K. Pierce Myers, who is a'i'ain acting as chalrnian of  the .Drive.
After the meeting, lists of will be distribulcd to the solicitors and  all   uill   be   set   fo:'   the   hou'-ie to   in,use  canvas.s   to   .start   immed-
Intcr American World," a (iilk on the relationships that are now m«irc tightly wovicn than ever between .North   and   Soulh  America.
II was tlic idea and intent of Japan to conquer l^biiia in short order, Mrs. Miller stated at the open¬ ing of her talk on the Far Kas( situation, bul that power niel a great surprise when, after twenty months of aggression, il has .accom¬ plished lillle, but on the other haud« has been llio cause of the unification of China, Japan considered China a weak nation, and .so it was—un¬ prepared, dividcil and unorganized. Cb.ina a huge country of many mil¬ lions oC people wa.s divided iplj man.v provinces and eacli a separate little state., siicaking a dialect o!' its own thai was nol understood in anotlier provliici'. When the Jap invadon came, however, and pushed its ticoiilo inland people began lo mingle and band together.
War Dords, who once fought among themselves, eoiiibincd to meet tho emergency. Dilferenccs ot language have already began to fade; the AVar Lords no longer glower at one another, for t heirs now Is a common cuiise I'ni- existancc. Tliu.-i has the Jap not found a weak, divid¬ ed Cliiiia but a formidable foe, per¬ haps unprepared, but .vet determined, ( Continued  on  jiagic   7 )
der   of   ihe   Ijuildin'.;'   will    .lot   be cumiilcitea   before   fall.
! CHANGE INTERSTATE RATES
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I Eell   Telephocc   Announces    Lower ;y„e^ I Charge   for   3-Minute   Conversation
ILLNESS WIIHSOICIDE
MRS. ROBERTA EARNER FOUND WITH BULLET IN HEAD
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Telephone rates for interstate out-of-town calls between points in  excess of 40  mik's apart  will  be | _^___
reduced in amounts janging from r.   Husband,   Caretaker    on   Farm     in cents   lo   :;(!   cents,   depending  upon j their air-line distance involved. 1
l'"or instance,  the day rale on an ; intrastate call, for whicii the station- |
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—Taxpayers of Jcnkintowu must pa.v the so-called "objcclioiiablu" occupation  lax for 11)40.
Mrs.   Daisey   Bloomenfield   Replaces j'"•"'¦''''o"'''¦''^''S''for a 3-mimite con- Mrs.   Rodemich  who   is   Retired     | vcr.sation   is 4,'>  cent.s,   will  be low¬ ered to 40 cents. Savings to the puli-
liuffel  supper ¦ was served for tliirl.v of the doctors ¦ ¦ nephews and nieces. Miss l.anchc of ^ i New York, a sister of Mrs. Croskey, ' [ came on from New A'ork, !
I Just a year ago Dr, Croskey was ' ! married lo Marie Ltinche, a daugh- ; I ter of A'vc Henri Lanclie, of .Stras- i ; bourg,   France. i
iii!J<  of  the executive   iioarii   nciu  atj" the home of MiV. William  F. Drake, j North AA'alcs.
A denionsiralion of linger paint- ! ill ? will be given at the meeting «>n I'dliruary 13 by Mr.s. II. Ilaiohl Mercer, junior advisor. .Members of the club will participate in the painting. Miss Tlni Ja.pik.'^o, art cliairman.  will  be In  charge.
FOR RE-ELECTION
GOODYEAR ENTERTAINS
taiunty olllciaLs, including Ihe .Mont¬ gomery   County   i'ark   commissiou- ( Continued from jiagc Si )
REPUBLICANS TO MEET
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>li(
Id
jMoiilhl.N' blisilii) i sess, AVhilemais:i. N'aliey liei County Committee will 1 Tuesday eveuiiig. t'elruaiv. 1. in the soi'ial room or !• IimiiIowii I'irc Company. Tlie Coinily Couiinillee and woikc's of Cppcr Dublin towiifllhip will entertain members oa   this   occasion.
ihg.
punctureless tiro that were a com- | pletc success. .Arthur AV. Hansen , was chairman of liii' entcitainmenl ; ami iiitroduced Ucprescutalives 1 Itobiiison and Raker of the (lood rich   Corfipaiiy  as  his  guesis. I
Birtliday felieitalions w.re ac- [ Corded,Kiwanians Reginald Macau-| ley, AValter Rellcr aiul Leidy H. ; Heckler.
Llcutcnaiil (Ioveriior' Lliiier Aleii- j ges was an lioiiorcd guest of thei evening and congratulated the club on its splendid atlendanee and In- j terest. Forrest K. Henning of L,aiis- j d.ili' dull   was also  a  guest,
Candidates for State Offices Announce Hats in Ring for Spring Election Race
WINrJER, CADWALADER  AND  BRUNNER   OUT   TO    REPRESENT THEIR THREE RESPECTIVE   DISTRICTS    FROM    MONT¬ GOMERY   COUNTY   IN    THE    PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSEMBLY
This week has seen a. number of. perience, till' eandidalcs for ollices in Ihc : dean of .Stale Legislature and other muni- cifial and .Slate oflices make public amii iinccmcnt of their candidacy in foriiial bill auspicious mairner. Tiiree from the llrsl three Legislative dis¬ tricts liave jumped lo the fore I 1 lead  Ihe list. They  are  Hon.  Kdwin
'.Mr. A\iiiiier is now tho the .Montgomer.v Comity delegation and is Chairman of the powerful House Ways and .Means ( oininitlce. In this, one of the most influential posts al llarrishurg. Mr. Winner has idayed an imporlani role ill the legislative progiam of Governor James, and his candidacy
Winner,   Uon.   Lambert  Cadwaladcr I tor   another   term   is   based   oil   his
I     Jarrellown   PosloHicc    has      hceii j moved from the Rodemich store and 1 j Is  located  today  in  a  Iniilding just j I above Jarrettown hotel along Lime- ' I kiln  pike. Mrs. Daisey  Bloomenfield I j replaces Mrs. William  Rodemich as' i postmistress  ot  Jarrcttwn,   byl   th'^ iippointmcnt of Mrs, BloomenHeld b; I as   acting   postmistress   for   an   in- : delinitc  period,
,     There are several aiiplicatioiis for
I llie position which  was vacated to-
I day by .Mrs. Uodehiich, who was rc-
j lircd  after   2U  years  of service.  All
I inalters  pcrtainin.g  to  the   business
I of   the   ofllce   were   closcil   by   Mrs,
Rodemich    last   night   and     moved
hnniediately    to    the    new location,
several liundred yards above on the
same   side   of   the   liigh wa.v.
Tho al>poinliiienl  of a  iierinaneiif
I liostmaster will  bo made only after
I an inspection from  tho deparlment
[ has  exaniined   the applications  ami
i made investigation in the comnuin-
it.v.   Alcuiiwliile     Airs.   Blooinenllcld
lias  arranged  lo  conduct a grocery
store    together   with   the   postoflice
lie as a result of the reductions will
will be about $«00.00ll annually over
I the state as a whole, J. Howard Reiff,
1 manager   for   tho   Bell   Telephone
I Comiiany, said.
I Pell Telci'bone C'onipany subscrib- I CIS who, since April 1, 1!I3S, have mado intrastate out-of-town cajls to poinls, for wh.>^i rates are now being reduced, will receive from the Bell ("ompany a credit covering the difference   between   what   Ihey   ac-
Gwynedd Valley, Found Her Seat¬ ed in Chair — Had Missed Firsi Shot—Funeral on Friday— Two Children Survive. Mrs, Roberta Bariicr, (Iratsslioi)- per Lane and Delvalb Street pike, Owynedd committed suicide by shooting herself in the temple with a 32 calibre revolver, in the kilchen of her homo on Monday. Mrs. Barii- er's liusband, William, when he ar¬ rived home for lunch discovered the lifeles.'^ body of his wife slill seated in a ciiair. He at once called "-'cr- gcant Keniietli J. Rempp, of Lower Owynedd police, who in turn called Chief of I'olice II. Cliaries Wisler. The  ollicers, after making their  in-
tually paid for such calls and what j vcstigatlon, called the coroner. Win ¦ they   would   have   paid   under   the ' si,,w Rushong.
lower rales.
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Prior to the arrival of Ibis ollieial
and   Charles   II.   Brunner,   Jr.
-All ! r
ei'ord   in   three   regular  and     two 1
for tho convi'uiciicc of the patrons, j tain  their  1!I40  drivers'  licenses by
are   seeking .Asseiiilil.v.
oflice     ill   the  Ocncral
Al rs.
isl
HON. EDWIN WINNER Popular Politician from Hatboro is Senior member among his Col- legues in the General A8s.embly of Pennsylvania and holds the chair¬ manship of the most responsible committees of the House.
Edwin Winner ICduiii   Winner.   Ilalboro   business j man and  resident  ot  Upper  Alorc- I land    Township,   .scelis   nomination I and re-election oil the  Regular Re- j publican    ticket   lo   tho   oflice      of 1 Representative in  tlio (ieneral    -As¬ sembly   al   Harrisburg. , I      .Mr. Winner,  who  is  president   ofi the I'pi.'er Moreland Township Keg-j iilar   Republican   Organization,   has [ ' been   representin.g  the Tliird   I.egis- i ! latjve      DistiicI       of      Montgomery Cuuiil.N   ill  the  .Assembly since    IHS.") ! .iiid during his lliree  terms in olliee has  bud   the experience of serving both   as a   miiiorit.v    and   majority ' party  member of the  House. | I     By vlrluic of his number of years | i)i  llie  L"gi.ilaUiie uiid his wide e.\-t
special sessions ot tlie Asseinlil,v. Lambert  Cadwalader
Mr. Lambert Cadwaladcr. of \ il- \ lanova., has also announced his j candidacy for le-elcelioii ou file.! Ucpublican ticket to the IIousi' oi j Itepi'cseiitatlves at Harrisburg from I the  I'irst   District. i
Air. Cadwalader was elected iu [ shoot Ili3(i lo the State Legislaliirc I'roin above the I'irst Legislative Dislriet, repre¬ senting Lower Merlon, Upper Mci'' ion ami Ihc Borough of Narbei-th. He was rc-eleclcd in lli:!S, and dur- ' iHrl'ect illg bis four years iu Harrisburg has ' j^iaiii. made a disliiiguisbed nrcoril. .\ < Dr. |- chairman of the all-imporlaiil Cuuii- ,:ivil of tics Coliimittce of the House. be ('|,j„.i;s | handles all legislation perluiiiiiig to |i|-f;t 2,"> the counties. !
Rodeiiiich will also continue her
business.
Approximately $0(10,000 is involved I tin; police discovered that Mrs. Bar- in these credits and about 400,000 1 „,,,• i,aa failed in her lirst attempt I'ennsylvania subscribers will be | i„ tako her life. Tho conditions affected. ] .showed she had but two bullols and
__ __^—^  j ,|jg ji,.j,|. y,,,,  |i,.,^ii \vciit   wide of its
mark,  lodging  in   llio   wall,  11  llicii appears   she   took  the  empty  shell   I oul and placi'd it on a shelf near- Old  Permits   Marked  Good to  Feb- | by,  inserted another    loaded    «hell
ruary   29  Are   Revoked '^"'^'  "''"'•   "'"^'^  bullet   through  her
hetfiT.  She  was  found  with  the   re¬ volver still ill her hand.
It is  believed  tho  reason for her act was  illness as she has been an i Invalid  for  a  long   time.  Dr.   Kinil I ( Continued on page ii )
MOTORISTS LICENSES DUE
Tho Revenue  Departmoiit    ruled I Pennsylvania   motorists   must   ob- |
today or  keep tlieir vehicles oft tlio i streets  and   highways.
Although  the   UKIO  permits  carry
TWIN PIKE SHOOT
a   Fob.   L'll,   1040   cxpiraliou     dat<', I
I Itevcnue     Sucrctary    AVilliaiu jllamlUoii   warned   tlic   motor
.L| vo-
PLAYERS ANNOUNCE DATE
.hii'li   Downs   broke all   but   one
his .'lO  (argels  to  will   llie liigii  gini
lropli,v al Ihe Twill-Pike Skeel Club
liver   the   Alaple    Olcn   traps
Ainbler.   Ho  missed  his   loth
target, scoring    tlic    remaining    4il
uillioiil   a   single  error.       His     lasi
slraighl   riame  of   25   was   the  only
oil  tile afternoon's  pro¬
of   iilclo   cod*-     proviisJi>n     roiiiNriliij
.Vmbler Players are  making  pre'
drivers to  have possession  ot   UHO
operating liconsos today takes pre- \ piiratioiis for tlicir next stage olfcr-
ccdcncc. I illg,    ".Viiother     Languiige,"    whieh
¦"I'ho i'Jii'J upcraliug  privilege ex- ! llicy  have  arranged   to  present  011 pircd January 31sl,"' Hamilloii said, i Saturday evening, February 17, (oiic
The   cabinet   ollicer   warned   also ' nighl  onlyl.  The   I'layers   will   this
that iiiiduighl last light the dealine for   motor   vehiOle   hispcetioii.
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. II. \eluillilli lUllled ill a I'l Ireaks lo lake tlowii llie prize. He broke 24 of his largels.  scoring   one  of  the
Mr.   t'adwaladcr  has   served  as ( Continued on page 2 )
Iwo   frames  of iiKitcli,   Downs
iiilicr   o!ie.
24   shot   during   Iho aceouiitliig   lor     the
—Temple Universily will honor Aliss Klizabeth P. Miller, director of Nursing at .N'orristown Statu Hospital and Dr. Norman K. .Mc- Clure, president of llrshms Col- lego at the Founder's Day oxor- clses Februai'y Ju.
lime play at J•^ollrtowll and will offer a line drama to f^ie lheatrt»- .goiiig public ill the lircliall in that coniiiiuuily.
Aliss I'.sllier Al. Joukiiis. (;«.\- iK'dd, former assistant secretary lu llic county commissioners is assign¬ ed tli a new post of purcliasiiig agcilt of Muiitgouici'y ('uuiilj.
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