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VOL. LXV —NO. 40
AMBLER, PA., DECEMBER 2,1943
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MANYIREDONATIONS COSTUME PLAY OPENS
TOAMBUUINCEPUND
Additions to First Lists of Con-
trilnilors During Local
Drive
NEXT THURSOAY NIGHT
Amblcr Higli Pupils Hold Final
Kcliearsals for '"Pride and
Prejudice"
t The Ambler Community Ambu-1 "Pride and Prejudice" will open ' lance annual drive for funds is j Thursday night, December 9, lor now completed, but final reports'[ a two-night run in the Ambler of the money collected have not i High School auditorium. It is the yet been fully tabulated. The! annual dramatic production pre- drive was to raise sufficient funds | sented by students of the school, for the ambulance maintenance | Final rehearsals are now being this coming year. ! held.
Those in charge of the drive i The costume play is under the report it to be excellent, and want 1 direction of Miss Helen Bork. The to thank ''all those who gave of; cast of characters is as follows: their time and their money to | Catherine Bennett played by Edith make the drive a success. j Crosley,   Lydia   Bennett   by   Kay
An incomplete list of contribu-! Breslin, Mary Bennett by Georg- tors was published in this paper iana Lancaster, Mr. Bennett by during the drive. Many more! Robert Hibbs, Jane Bennett by names have been added to the list i Barbara Chappell, Mrs. Bennett from that time until the present. \ by Anne Hickey, Elizabeth Ben- Printed below are the names of '• nett by Anna Bolt, Hill by Hentz persons, not mentioned in the first i Huber, Lady Lucas by Barbara list published, who contributed j Truman, Charlotte Lucas by Jean before the end of the Ambulance : Good, Mr. Charles Bingley by Drive. I William Edmondson, Miss Bingley
These persons and organizations I ^y, Virginia Kaufmann, Mr. Fitz- gave five dollars or more to the : T"'*^,^ R^''''^ J"^ ,^°^.^^^ Harsch, Ambulance Fund: I ^r. Wickham by William Fielder
Daughters of Pocahontas, Amer- ! (Continued on page 3)
ican Chemical Paint Co., American j	
Legion  No.   10,   Fort   Washington '
Auxiliary,     Lewis    Barroll,     Dr. i
and    Mrs.    Roscoe    Brady,     Dr. j
Ciavarelli,   Howard   Crosby,   Wil-1
liam  Donahue,  Frank  and  Sarah'.
Drake, Mr. and Mrs.  Walter Ed- i
dowes,   Mrs.   Longfellow   Foulke, !     The captains and their worlters
Francis Gloster, Irwin Hoffer, Mr. ' have been diligently covering the
and   Mrs.   F.   O.   Hoyt,   Charles   areas in the interest of contribu-
Scrap Paper Collection
Waste paper will be col¬ lected on all the streets of Ambler, Saturday, December 11. The Air Raid Wardens and the Auxiliary Police will cooperate in the collection, taking the paper from the curbs or, front porches of the homes in ihe community. If paper is placed on the front porch, have it in a prominent spot where the collectors will see it. Waste paper will also be collected January 8, 1944, and the second Saturday of each month thereafter. Save your paper!
ROBERTS ASKS $5,000
IN CIVIL DAMAGE SUIT
Harold Cooper Roberts, of Nor¬ ristown road. Lower Gwynedd, has filed a $5,000 damage action against Daniel P. Marple, Bethle¬ hem pike. Lower Gwynedd, based on a snreading grass fire. The suit was filed in the Montgomery County Court, Norristown, last Wednesday
Hundreds Attend Last Rites For The Hon. J. W.  Ditter
Men prominent in the affairs of the nation, the state and the county came to Ambler last Wednesday to pay their respects to Congressman J. William Ditter, of Ambler, who was killed in the crash of a Navy plane near Columbia, Lancaster County, Sunday night, November 21.
Hundreds of Representative Ditter's fellow townspeople filed silently through the Calvary Meth¬ odist Church between 12 noon and 2 p. m. to do honor to a man who had represented them for eleven years at the nation's capital.
Private services for members of the family and close relatives were held at 11 a. m. at the Ditter home on Tennis avenue after which the body was removed to the church where it lay in state for two hours before the public funeral service.
Former President Herbert Hoover, fourteen members of Con¬ gress, the three county commis¬ sioners,  the   four   county   judges,
Roberts   charged    that   Marple   ,   ,, , ^
started a rubbish flre last March ! holders of county row offices and 26, and left it unattended. It i many attorneys fropi Montgomery spread   to   the   Roberts   property
and caused extensive damage to trees and shrubs, the plaintiff charged.
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—Buy U. S. War Bonds!
Community Centre and United War Chest Drive Issues Report
Kaufman, Elam Kerschner, Mar¬ garet Larzelerc, Frank Libbon, Loggia   Ruggero   Bonghi,   Claude
tions for the charitable activities coming under the jurisdiction of the   United   War   Chest   and   the
Rohr, Dr. F.S. Rothenberger, John ' North Penn Community Centre
(Continued on page 8) j     Chairmen  of  the  Drive  issued
 o  I the joint statement:
POLICE  ARREST  THREE "The contributions of the corn-
John R. Erbe, Jr., of Sumney- | "[^""'^ly. '^"'^g ^^^ fl""^* ^^''. °^ town pike, Gwynedd, paid a fine I ^he drive have been gratifying, of ten dollars and costs in a hear- i ^"^ ^^^ know that no one in the ing before Magistrate Robert Kep- ! community will want to feel that
ler, of Upper Dublin, after he was
we have not lived up to the ex-
arrested on Saturday evening, No- I Pfctations when the Drive is com- vember 20, at 11.40 p.m., for driv- i P^^ted on December 6. ing too fast on Rosemary avenue, !     "The   business   community   has Ambler | been most helpful in aiding in this
James Pileggi, of 210 Railroad ' f""''*- We are glad to report that avenue. Ambler, was sent an in- I ^he advance drive with the busi- formation after he failed to stop at i "^^s houses in the community has a stop-sign at the corner of Spring j ^een . most gratifying Outstand- Garden street and Poplar street, '"^ 'V* "^ contribution of the Ambler,   at   11.10   p.m.,   on   No-j Cruse-Kemper    Company,    repre-
vember 20. On November 21, Dominic Serrao, of 17 Race street. Ambler, failed to stop at the stop- sign at the corner of Rosemary and Park avenues. Ambler, so he was sent an information. Both of these men will appear before Mag¬ istrate Kepler.
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senting   100'/!    contribution   from the employees and the company.
"Knowing that we all have pride in. the communities in which we I live, we are publishing the first j week's returns frcm the captains I and workers in each of the locali- \ ties. The goal of course at the I end cl' the Drive is to have each \ locality's percentage more than I lOO'f of the requirements from i the area, and we can all see by i reading this tabulation what it is
DR. EDGAR L. ECKFELDT GRANTED U. S. PATENT
A United States Patent has been granted to Dr. Edgar L. Eckfeldt, of the Manor House, Am¬ bler, for a dental device which he invented to replace enamel on broken or imperfect teeth.
In the New York Times, on November 27, Dr. Eckfeldt's in¬ vention was described as follows: "A clever device for replacing enamel on broken or otherwise imperfect teeth was invented by Dr. E. L. Eckfeldt, of Ambler, and patented as No. 2,334,814.
"The method consists in fusing in a confined space within the instrument a synthetic enamel having substantially the charac¬ teristics of the natural enamel of the tooth being repaired, and an atomizing device also within the apparatus for spraying the tooth being repaired within the syn¬ thetic enamel. The invention ap¬ parently improves the ordinary dental job of drilling into a tooth and filling it with a porcelain sub¬ stance."
and other counties were among the notables who ' came to the services.
The casket was draped in a large American flag with a floral flag directly over the unopened re¬ mains. The inside of the church was banked with a profusion of flowers.
I The services were in charge of ' the Rev. Victor L. Cappel, pastor of Kemble Park Church, Phila¬ delphia, the Ditter family church of which Mr. Ditter was a mem¬ ber for many years; Rev. Dr. James Shera Montgomery, Chap¬ lin of the House of Representa¬ tives, and the Rev. Lloyd P. Stevens, pastor of Calvary Meth¬ odist Church, Ambler. Dr. Cappel conducted the service.
Active pallbearers were: Wil¬ liam G. Steltz, C. H. Longstors, William E. Troutman, all of Cal¬
vary Methodist Church; Attorney Charles H. Brunner, Jr., assem¬ blyman from Montgomery Coun¬ ty's Second Legislative District; Walter A. Knerr, of the Mont- gomerj' County Manufacturers' Association; Luther Fretz, Am¬ bler businessman; James Gillin, of the Ambler Rotary Club, and Edward Assenheimer, Mr. Ditter's former secretary, now serving in the United States Navy.
Among the large group of honorary pallbearers were:
Justice of the State Supreme Court, Judges of the State Su¬ perior Court and Judges Harold G. Knight, George C. Corson, William F. Danehower and J. Burnett Holland, of the Montgom¬ ery County Courts; Congressman Joseph W. Martin, R.-Mass., min¬ ority leader of the House of Rep¬ resentatives; Harrison Spangler, chairman of the National Repub¬ lican Committee; Earl Venables, executive secretary of the Na¬ tional Republican Congressional Committee  of   which   Mr
ELECTION JANUARY 18 TO FILL DITTER'S POST
Governor Martin yesterday called a special election for Tuesday, January 18, to flU the vacancy in the 17th Congres¬ sional District caused by the death of Representative J. William Ditter, Republican, who died in a plane crash last week.
The Governor fixed the same date for another special election in Philadelphia to fill the va¬ cancy in the Second Congres¬ sional District caused by the resignation of Representative James P. McGrannery, Demo¬ crat, who was appointed as¬ sistant to U. S. Attorney Gen¬ eral Francis Biddle. A meeting of the Democratic State Execu¬ tive Committee has been called for next Monday, at 11 a.m., at Harrisburg, to nominate candi¬ dates in both districts. Under Republican rules, district com¬ mittees will name candidates of that party.
Fort   Wa(*liin>ilon   Orfianization |
Kcnionibcrs Former Members
in Service
ARRESTED  AT  STATION
Raymond Lewis, Negro, of Jenk¬ intown, paid a five dollar fine and costs at a hearing before Mag¬ istrate  Robert   Kepler,   ot   Upper
nrcess"r.v1cr^urtodo'*coile"ctively  ^^'^^}^:„,^}JfJ„'!^t,Z''L ,tT^^f^ j and   individually   to   attain   that I'better   than   100';;'   requirement : during the remaining days of the j campaign."
Percentage of Requirement
AMBLER MAN SEEKS RELEASE FROM JAIL
James   Saunders   Held    Under
Advisement  at  End  of
Mininiuni Term
The Fort Washington Fire Com¬ pany is sending pictures of its members, its apparatus and its building as Christmas remem¬ brances to former members now in military service.
As in most suburban fire com¬ panies, the members are very loyal to the organization and in letters back home they often ask for pic¬ tures of the company, both as re¬ minders and to show to comrades.
Forty-one men will receive these pictures. The presertt addresses of most of these men are not known and the fire company asks that families or friends of the men forward their latest addresses to Carleton F. Woodward, secretary, or Robert R, Miller, treasurer, of Fort Washington.
The fire company, recruited from a comparatively small com¬ munity, has lost a large number of its active firemen to the services. Those who are serving in the armed forces are: Preston Archer, (Continued on page 8)  o	
Ration Calendar   ^
Meats, fats, etc.:
; District      Captains
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j Ward 1—Mrs. Winfleld Cook 28.4';;
I Ward 2—Mrs. Boyd Button 34.8";
i Ward 3—Mrs. James Scully   27.2';;
i Penllyn & Gwynedd—
I     Mrs. James Miller 	
:     Mrs.   Perry  Benson    51.   '.v
I Blue Bell & Center Square—
Mrs. H. Z. Maxwell 	
Mrs. Sidney Mackenzie ... 22.5',« Prospectville—
Mrs. Albert Nesbitt  84.8%
Jarrettown & Dresher —
Mrs. Elias Wolf 	
Mrs. Frank W. Cary Oreland—
Mrs. D. C. Kinnaman 	
Mrs. William H. Casey ...10. Ft. Washington—
Mrs. Harry Waterer   10
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Thanksgiving morning in the wait ing room of the Reading Railroad station, Ambler.   He was charged j with   drunk  and   disorderly   con¬ duct.    Lewis   was   released   upon payment ol the fine.
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Edmund H. Stinnes, newspaper 33 2 <;, i correspondent, lecturer and trav- I eler, son of Hugo Stinnes, German I industrialist, will be the special speaker on Sunday evening at 7.30 o'clock, in Gwynedd Friends Meet¬ ing House, at the first of a series of Community Lectures. His sub¬ ject will be, "Anglo-America and the German People". The public is cordially invited to attend.
Mr. Stinnes was born in 1896 in Germany, and was educated at Muehlheim Ruhr in Rhineland. In 1914 his apprenticeship in a West- phalian steel mill was interrupted by the war. In 1919 he took part in the Civil War in Germany against the Communists.
In 1922, Mr. Stinnes received a degree cf Doctor of Engineering from Charlottenburg Institute of Technology, then became associ¬ ated with his father, Hugo Stinnes, (Continued on page 7)
James Saunders, Negro, twenty- flve, of Railroad avenue, Ambler, is being held imder advisement by the Montgomery County Courts, for release from the county prison farm near Eagleville.
Saunders has reached the end of a minimum sentence imposed for highway robbery, but is faced with three more months for an attempt¬ ed break from the prison farm on May 16. Saunders and a fellow- i prisoner, Herbert Dieterly, on that date, pushed out a screen and climbed through a bathroom win¬ dow, en the farm, making their wa,v to the garage of Miss Eliza¬ beth Place, of Eagleville. They pushed a car from the garage and tried to start it. When they could not do so, they returned volun¬ tarily to the barracks on the farm, and were caught as they were breaking back  into the prison.
The.y pleaded guilty, stating that tliey weren't trying to break jail, but were m'erely looking for a little "excitement." When Saunders filed a petition for his release, he stated that he has a position (Continued on page 8)
AUXILIARY SPONSORS
WAR BOND CAMPAIGN
The American Legion Auxiliary of Pennsylvania is sponsoring a war bond campaign to buy fifty army ambulance planes at $110,000 each or a total of $5,500,000.
The drive started on Armistice Day and will run to December 16.
The auxiliary points out that Christmas Clubs will be paid out this week by most banks and that $18.75 will buy a twenty-flve dol¬ lar bond. It is suggested that those receiving Christmas Club checks ask their banks to enclose application blanks for bonds. Only Series(.E bonds apply on the drive.
CENTRE TOY SALE
A used toy sale will be held in the North Penn Community Centre Ditter i Thrift Shop, Ridge avenue, Am- was chairman; Edward B. Duffy,; blor, on Wednesday from 1.30 to president     of     the     Montgomery i 3 p. m.
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Representing   the  Navy   at   the '    —Contribute to the North Penn funeral  were:   Undersecretary   of  Community    Centre   and   United
the Navy James V. Forrestal and; War Chest Campaign. 	
his aide. Captain John W. Ging- '• rich; Rear Admiral Benjamin Morrell; Rear Admiral W. J. Car¬ ter, Bureau of Supplies and Ac¬ counts; Vice Admiral John S. Mc¬ Cain, Bureau of Aeronautics; R6ar Admiral E. G. Allen, Offlce of the
mander George Ellison, Bureau of! JUDGE E. V. ALESSANDRONI Ships;  Ensign  Kenneth Sprenkle, 1 JO SPEAK TO CLUB GROUP
Budget Office of the Navy. \     rm.      t. i-       \ r.-.-        >
^ -^ The   Italian-American   Citizens
The   Marine  Corps  was   repre-1 club and the community of Am- sented by Lieutenant Colonel Ed- j bier   will  be  highly   honored   on
I Sunday,   when   Judge  Eugene  V.
I Alessandroni   will   speak   at   the
i Italian-American   Citizens'   Club-
I house to discuss the needs of the
United War Chest and the North
Penn  Community Centre  for the
coming year.
Judge Alessandroni was born in Capestrano, Italy, January 24, 1887. He was graduated from the Central High School of Philadel¬ phia in 1903 and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1906. He is Vice Provost of the Law Academy, a member of the Bar Association of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, Knight Commander Order, Crown of Italy, American -,„ .^    .     . . •     •       1       ¦      i Academy of  Political and  Social
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T SAFE:
Army Flying Ace Returns After
Being   Missing  Since
August 30
Major John Gilpin Bright, 24, Army flying ace of Philadelphia and Reading, brother of Mrs. Wil¬ liam H. Peace, Springhouse, and Stanley Bright, Jr., Wyndmoor, is now listed as safe, after having been reported missing in action in the North Africa-Sicilian area since August 30.
On Tuesday Major Bright's par¬ ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Stanley Bright, of Reading, anncunced that the.y had received a telegram from Adjutant General James A. Ulio informing them that their son re¬ turned to Allied military control, November 12.
The flying ace, who became a pilot in the Navy, then a pilot with the "Flying Tigers" in China, and flnally a pilot with the U. S. Army Air Forces, holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and decorations from the Chinese Government. Major Bright is one cf the few airmen (Continued on page 5)
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Flag    Dedicated ' Sunday    for
Forty-one Trinity Memorial
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ward Hagenah. Kenneth Rommey, Sergeant-at (Continued on page 7)
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Upper Dublin Lutheran Church Plans Anniversary Celebration
The Upper Dublin Lutheran Church, Butler pike and Susque¬ hanna read. Ambler, will cele¬ brate the tenth anniversary of the Dresent pa.stor, the Rev. Martin L. Tczer, on Sunday morning, De¬ cember 5.
The Rev. Harry F. Baughman, professor of Homiletics at Gettys¬ burg Theological Seminary, will preach at the morning service at 10.30 o'clock, instead cf the Rev. Dr. M. R. Hamsher, president of the Central Pennsylvania Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America, as was previously an¬ nounced. Dr. Hamsher was taken ill and is unable to attend. Rev. Baughman is known by many in this area, because of his being a former pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Germantown.
The reception of new members will be a part of the service. A goal cf twenty new members, two for each year, was set as part of the celebration.
This year the church is also cele¬ brating the  190th anniversary  of the   congregation   which   was   or- „       ^     „,        ,  „  „,   ,      ^    , - ganized in 1753.
Rev. Dr. Edward Rutledge Cook,; ej.a,-y institute. Grand fraternity I The first church was a log chairman; George W. Lowden, | and other fraternal organizations. I structure built in 1754. It was not Ross G Rile, E. Edward Z'mmer-1 He is Judge of Court of Common fuUy completed until a short time man, John Berkheimer, Maurice , pieas, N(<. 5. Philadelphia County. \ later For about fifty-six years Potter, John McKelvey Howard | The North Penn Community '¦ the log building was used for the Baker, John Moore, Edward O.: Centre and the United War Chest, purpose of worship, but in about Barclay Rile,  Eu-   Drive  is now underway  and  the   jglO the services ceased to be held
Connnittec   Hopes   lo   Dcdicalt
Projjosed Service Memorial
Befoj'o   Ciiristnias
the   erection   of   an   Honor   Roll j ^.      ^^^     Association, Geograph- ^?°"_!!'P_F5?"J?l^'!^*^^^'"*'®°"iical     and     Zoological    Societies,
Knights of Columbus, Circolo Ital
Forty-one members of Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church, Am¬ bler, now serving in the nation's armed forces, were honored when the congregation dedicated a serv- , ice flag on Sunday morning. The : guest speaker was Lewis W. Lukens, of Chestnut Hill, vice president of the Diocesan War Commission.
Mr. Lukens, in his address, spoke of the work et the War Commis¬ sion, how it was set up to serve youths in the service, now scat¬ tered all over the world, away from their homes and church af¬ filiations. He said that the Com¬ mission helps see that the right chaplains are selected for the wcrk, and then it helps them to do good jobs.
The Commission also provides, the speaker said, communion self and books of special service, along with special ' funds to help the Chaplains work with tUte service men. Mr. Lukens also explained that when necessary, help is given to the families of the service men, as another part of the vast work of the War Commission.
The  IJev.  William   Filler  Lutz, rector of the church, presided over the   service.    Special   music   was presented   by   the   choir,   directed by   Charles   R.   Ridington,   with Thomas  T.  Ridington  at  the. or¬ gan.   Among the music presented was: "Little G. Minor Fugue", by Bach;  "The Recessional", by De- Koven,   with  Miss  Eileen  Urban, ! of Ambler, as soloist. j     The service flag was dfaped onto I the altar, and the honor roll was j (Continued on page 8)
Consolidated School.
The    committee,    consisting    of I jano.   Catholic   Philopatrian   Lit-
RUFUS JONES TO SPEAK AT FRIENDS'  MEETING
Rufus M. Jones, professor of Haverford College, will speak at the Upper Friends' Meeting House, Fort Washington avenue and Lime¬ kiln pike, on Sunday, December 5, at 3 p. m. His subject will*be "The Heart of the (Quaker Mes¬ sage".
This is, the first of a yearly series of lectures to be given at the meeting house by Mr. Jones. The public is invited to attend, and share in the meeting with the members n{|g^^ciety of Friends. A special iiivaalinn has been is<"ued to the fa<;ulty ahd students of tho School of Horticulture for Women at Ambler.
Brown,  Dr. E.
gene D. Geiger and Herbert Chalk,  recognition given to it  by  Judge   and the church edifice'decayed and
,has arranged for the purchase, painting and erection of the board, and plans to dedicate il before Christmas are being formulated.
Letters have gone out from the committee to the residents of the township seeking their financial contributions toward the cost of this project. There is a possibility that a few families did not receive a letter. If such should be the case, those who did not receive a letter are reouested to give their con¬ tributions to Eugene D. Geiger, Center Square.
The committee would also like to have the names of all young men and women who were resi- (Continued on page 8)
Alessandroni indicates clearly the , importance of this work.
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Jidiiii.   Sciuilinan.   Pliiladeljtliia
Orchestra   Member  to   Give
("oncorl at Fori Washingloii
Gifts for the Soldiers
Julius Schulman, young New York violinist and a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra, will present a recital at the Trinity Lutheran  Church,  Fort Washing-
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Money for cigars and cigarettes, ^g^. g  ^^ g j^ ^.^.i^^,;^   j^ j^ ^n un-
for the veterans at Valley Forge | ^^^,^j ^..^.^^ ^^^. ^^j^ ^,.^-^-^^ ^^ ^ave
General    Hospital,     Phoenixville,. ^^  talented  a  violinist  presented
and books and magazines lor the i j^.^ recital here
wounded men, are being collected i
by Mrs. Walter Lawrence and Mrs.
Nicholas Barry, both  of Ambler.
All persons wanting to contribute
money,   reading  matter,   or  both,
are   asked  to  contact  Mrs.   Law-
i-ence cr to leave  their contribu
tions with Mrs. Barry at the Su
preme   Cleaners,   Butler   avenue,
Ambler.  All contributions will be
promptly transferred to the hos¬ pital.
SAMUEL M. GLASS
Samuel M. Glass, sheriff-elect of Montgomery County, addressed the members of the Third Ward Republican Organization on "Party Organization and Cooperation" at the Norton Downs, Jr., Post No. 125, Amblor, last Wednesday eve¬ ning.
Harmon C. Kinney, of Rosemary avenue, was named as  the  corn- No. 18 June 16 Indefinite I mitteeman  lo  replace  William N.
Airplane No. 1 ; Alcorn, who resigned the post af-
(Book   No.  3)   Nov. 1 Indefinite Uer serving  tlie  Republican party
Gasoline:
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ORGANIZE FELLOWSHIP IN WILLOW GROVE AREA
A group of pastors and laymen in the Willow Grove area have or¬ ganized a Christian youth move¬ ment known as the Suburban Youth Fellowship. It is the nut- growth of the recent Appleman evangelistic meetings held in Wil¬ low Grove.
Beginning with Saturday eve¬ ning, December 4. gospel meetings will be held in the War Memorial Building, Keswick avenue and Waverly road, Glenside, every Saturday eveiTing at 7.45 o'clock during  December,  January,   Feb-
Funeral Services on Saturday For Lt. Albert M. Slingluff
ruaiy,  March  and April.
The Rev. Merril T. MacPherson,   former Miss Myrle Clauser, of Mill-
Funeral services will be held on Saturday for Lt. (j.g.) Albert M. Slingluff, 23, sen of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle K. Slingluff, of Blue Bell, who was killed on Sunday with four other members of the crew of a Navy patrol bomber in a crash near Beaufort Naval Air Base, Beaufort, S. C.
It is not known whether the Blue Bell officer was piloting the bomber, or acting as co-pilot, at the time of the crash, but it is known that he was killed in¬ stantly and that four others es¬ caped death in tho crash. News of their son's death was received by Mr. and Mrs. Slingluff on Tuesday.
Lt.   Slingluff's  young wife,   tine
Feb.   8
—Contribute to the North Penn Community Centre and United War Chest Campaign.
for the past forty-three years. Mr Kinney   stated    "he   believed    in
1 party orgaiii/.ation and has faith in   the   Republican   Party."
I     William  N.  Alcorn  presided  at
j the meeting.
the Rev. Donald F. Thomas and the Rev. George Schmeiser, and many other well-known speakers will bring gospel messages. There will be instrumental and vocal music.
—Contribute to the North Penn Community   Centre   and War Chest Campilimi.
bourne, who had been living with him at  the  South Carolina  base, returned    to   her   parents'   home early Tuesday morning.  The body of the Blue Bell officer was ship¬ ped home with a Naval escort; it arrived in Ambler last evening. Lt. Slingluff was born  in  Blue United | Bell.     He    was   graduated   from i Whitpain High Schonl and was un
disappeared.
For forty-eight years the Lu¬ therans in the section no longer had a building for worship. Then in 1835, Conrad Emick, a resident, left by his will a sum of money which was to be used for the erec- (Continued on page 6)
MARY KROLAK~WRlfES SONG FOR  MAGAZINE
A song which is particularly timely, and which is striking many a responsive chord among friends of boys in service, was written by Miss Mary Krolak, of St. Mary's Home, Ambler, for the No¬ vember number of "The Instruc¬ tor", magazine for elementary teachers. It is entitled "God Bless Our Boys". Miss Krolak wrote the words and composed the music of the song.
The song lyrics are reprinted below: '
I "God bless our boys, all those so (       far away. All those  in the service of good
old U. S. A. Lead   them  to   victory,   in   ev-'ry
sky, on land and sea; God  bless  them,   and   save  them wherever they may be!
"God   bless   our   boys,   wherever
they may be. Give them  strength and   courage
.to fight for liberty. They'll keep this country free, on
land and sea, tor you and me; God  bless   them,   and  save  them
wherever they may bel' '
Stresses    Value    of     Milk Food at P. T. A. Meeting
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FIRMAN FAREWELL PARTY
A farewell party was given in engineering student at the Drexel ^^^^^^^^^^^^M honor of William Firman, son of Institute of Technology, Phila- ^^^^^^^^^^¦B ^r. and Mrs. Samuel Firman, of delphia, when he enlisted in the ^^^¦P^^H^^^H 458 Renfrew avenue, Amb er, who Naval Reserve in August, 1941.     , ¦¦^^^¦¦¦¦¦i , "^'^ ^"^^f ^^^ Army on Saturday
He    received    his    preliminary j     Present were the honored guest,
flight training at the Philadelphia JULIUS SCHULMAN \Y^^   Misses   Lillie   Baker,   Center
Navy Base and on October 9, 1941, j Square;    Janie    Firman,    blur ley
went to Jacksonville Fla where' ^^^'- Schulman made his debut I Douglas, Joyce Snyder, Betty he received his wings and was ' at Town Hall, New York, in March j Seeker, North Wales; William commissicned an Ensign in June '1942. Following this appearance j Koll, Barkley Douglas, Jack Charl- 1942. He received his commis- i the Sun commented, "He is a; ton, Edward McCork, Gerald Leh, sion of Lieutenant Junior Grade violinist of exceptional proficiency. | Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lukens and last  Spring ' i He   plays   with   the   utmost   care i daughter, Joan Ann, and Mr. and
Having requested patrol bomb-1 ^^d  his  tone  is  rich,  full-bodied j Mrs. Samuel Firman, all of Am-
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J. Russell Meyers, manager ot Meyers' Dairies, Inc., addi-essed the Fort Washington Parent- Teacher) Association at its No. vember meeting in the Fort Wash- . ington School.
Mr. Meyers discussed "Milk, A War Food", pointing out the value of milk as a necessary food at all times. He also explained the pres¬ ent regulations regarding the prep¬ aration of milk for use by the consumer and the delivery of milk to the customer.
After his talk, the speaker held an open forum and answered many questions concerning the dairy th- dustry.
Edward Lee, director-elect of the school board, called the attention of the association to various ac¬ tions of the school board during the past two years which have greatly improved the operation of the school curriculum. He said that he hopes the coming year will see additional improvements.
Laurence E. Bates, chairman of tlie   finance   committee,   reported on several plans for the raising of i mone.v for the work of the asso¬ ciation.
Mrs. J. W. Martindale, chairman of the program committee, re¬ ported that the membership has reached 106.
Refreshments were served at the close of tlie meeting.
ing work, Slingluff was first sent (Continued on page 8) I
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ANNOUNCE  MARRIAGE
Gwynedd Church Speaker     |    ^.^Z^^o fe^Ll Lin-
David S. Richie will address the   denwold    avenue,    Ambler,    an- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Don ance: Gwynedd  Friends  Meeting  study i „ounces   the   engagement   of-her Jones,  of Ambler Highlands,  an-; group  on   Post-War  Planning   on! daughter,   Ida   Madison   Hoyt,   to nounce    the    marriage    of    their  Sunday morning at  10 a. m.   Mr. 1 Private Joseph T.  Kassel,  son  ot
daughter, Cordelia Knight, tho former Mrs. Clifford Hildebrandt, to Ensign William E. Surgner, of
Richie is a member of Moores- j Mr. and Mrs. John Kassel, of 405 town Meeting and is the secretary j Franklin avenue, Phoenixville. of the Yearly Meeting Committee Pvt. Kassel is now stationed with Germantown, at San Francisco, j on Economic Problems. He will; the U. S. Army, at Camp Shelby, Calif., on Thursday, November 19. j speak on Sunday on the Findings | Miss. Miss Hoyt is a laboratory Ensign Surgner is now stationed j of tlie Commission on an Economic j technician at the Phoenixville Hos- at the Treasure Island Navy Base, j Basis  of  a  Durable  Peace.    This | pital.
San Francisco, where he is attend-   commission   met   in   Wilmington,      No   date  has   been   set   for  the ing destroyer school, Ohio in 1942, i wedding.
Privates Dinnell and Wood
Meet  in   South   Pacific
Private First Class Earl Dinnell, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dinnell, of Church street. Ambler, was walking along a beacli someplace in the South Pacific, recently, while going to get a load of am¬ munition, when he accidently met Private First Class Harry Wood, I Jr.,   son   of   Mr.   and   Mrs.   Harry
Wood, of Poplai- street, Ambler. 1     The two soldiers were unaware j of  each   other's  presence  in' that area, and had not seen each olhei- since the time when they attended Church   and   Sunday   School   to¬ gether    in   St.    John's    Lutheran Church, Ambler.  They wont back to camp  together and talked for i some   time,   catching   uo   on   the i latest   news    from   their   home ! town. Private Dinnell has been in I the South Pacific i<w one and one- , half   years.    Private   Wood   was 1 sent to that area this past July,
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'     — Earnestness    is    enthusiasm tempered by reason.—Pascal.