The Ambler Gazette 19400111

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VOL. LXI-NO. 46
\MBLER Gazette
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AMBLER.   L>A..  JANUARY   Jl,   1940
$L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
BOROUGH SOLONSSEATJOS.C.tJESS,JR., TO HEAD AMBU
'CHRISTIAN EDUCATION"
SiCEEDS H. C. KINNEYi Wl REFUSED OFFICE:
FORT PUPILS RETURN
I 20O Children   In Substitute    Cl««s-
rooms Until School is Repaired
Murp tluiii   L'Od  puiilla uf Ihe  l<"((rt
,1 WuHhiriglon fcjchool In Ui)|)er Dublin
lo\viishi|), went bufklo classes Moii-
  I (lay morning In lempurary auartcrs'.
BURGESS TROSTER SWEARS IN I The school huiUIlDg. al Madison and FOUR REELECTED COUNCIL- I'rosipocl avcnuep, whicii wa.s par- MEN—SOLONS   DEBATE   SAL-! "*'">'  «lcstioycd   l.y  fire iwo weeks
j aKo will  bo ready tor oicupancy on ! llic  liLsl   floor  by  I'obruary  1. CEPTED  ON   BOROUGH   PLAN
AWES—WALNUT   LANE    AC
OR —TERMINATE   YEAR'S   BUSI¬
NESS.
.Ilisrlih ('. Ilo.'is. from the lir.-^l wanl <'IrctO(l   lo   liresiilc
I     The  tirsl  ami   second   Rradf.s arc :
j altending   clas.se.i     in    Ihe   Siiiuhn I
i school room of SI. Paul's llefonned 1
Jr.,  councilniaii   i hurch. lltUilehcm pike. I'ort Wash-
ot Amlder.  wa.^   Irij^lon. Tlie Ihird and fourth classes i
IS   president   of: are   being   housed     In   INvo   unu.sed ]
Ambler Hovon^h I'ouni-il  for a lenii of  two years  when   thai   body  was
I'oom.s'    ill  Iho    Jaircttown    .school. Kchool   buses   are   Iraiisporling   the
Council Announces Fmai Hearing On       ^ *""""" * "¦¦ "*"«"" Zoning In Ambler Borough For Jan. 29
PUBLIC AND PARTICULARLY PROPERTY   HOLDERS   AND   BUSI- NESSMEN  URGED TO ATTEND LAST PUBLIC  READING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE  FOR  OWN  SATIS¬ FACTION—WILL   BE   HELD IN COUN. CIL   CHAMBERS
ri organized al  tln' meeling helil  In | pupil.H  from   the   school  auditorium
DR. PAYNE IS SPEAKER
the couib'il cbamber.s Jloiiday even¬ ing. Mr. Ile.fs succeeds Harmon i; Kinney, who )*efnsed lo run again lor the otHco. .Mr. HeB« who has served cm the utilities eomiiilttfc of <'oiincll during tbe past year, has a .splendid record beliinil him and lui.s ¦served ardently as a coiincilmai! for four years.
Four of Ibe I'oiiMcibnen were re¬ turned to duty for another term ai the November cb'ilion and liurge.ss .lohn J. Troster had the pleasant duly to swear Into idllce Mr. Hess, .loseph Cavalier, Jlainion <". Kln- jicy and lUdicrt Simp.soii.
There \\;\?i a long di.'^cussion Halurlea a.s tlie newly body set about the task of reorgan¬ ization. I'". I'. "Weber, borough trea¬ surer, graciously mged the soloiu- lo lox^er his salary from ?i:itltl lo $2tl(j )icr year and ll was acted upon ac¬ cordingly. There was a strong de¬ bate relative lo the salary of the borough secretary. Cliaries II, Viiik- beiner.who receives J-I.IOO per year. Mr. CavulicH- argued .strongly to liave tho .salary reduced, giving Mcvcrul pcrtimenl arguments, bul Council Iinally voted lo keep bis  iulary at Ihc same tigurc tor an¬ other year and sel his bond al f UK- «00 and tlia.l of the treasurer at SitTi,- (lOd. The bmid of Ibe borough super¬ intendent was again set at ?l,UUll,
Kidward A. l''oulUe, of Ambler, waci
to their new lour dus.scs sessions.
The   llflh.
localiima. are  lioldin;
The  Hrst
,     all day! WILL    ADDRESS    PRESBYTER¬ IANS  IN   LOYALTY  SERVICE
sixlli,     seventh     ami
eightli grades are on half-day sche¬ dule in the school auditoriuni. Thy assembly room i.M not large enough to bold four Classen al oni'e .so the present arrangement was made. Tho lifth and sixtli classes nicel from ».30 a. 111. to \2:M p. in. sevcnlb and cighlb grades from  r-'.:'.tl lo \ p. m.
Itepairs are being made to llu' main school building and the Hrst lloor will be ready for use by I'^eb. 1
After thill  date all   grades in   the   .school   and   audl-
SUNDAY   EVENING
A  special I/oyalt.v yervice  will  be
held in the I'reHbyterlon Cliurch on
.Sunday   evening,    January   Mlb, .il
7.I.J. ,This will  be  liie seccuid .serv-
iei>   in   a  Ijo.vatty  •l.Utinp.ii::!!   wbicli
Was   laniiclisd   last   week   under   the
direction       of     the      pastor,      Uev.
Chai'les   ,\.   I'lalt.     'I'he  opcaUi-i    l.ji"
] .Suiiila.v'evening   will   be    I >i.    I'anI
j Cajviii' Payne.   1>. .1).,   (leneral   Wee-
reitary   of   the   Board   of   Clnistiaii
Kdlication     of     the     I'rcsbyteiian
The .SI cond and perhips tln.il hear- i ing Ihat citizens ot Anililer will have ¦ lo consider the pro|)osed zoning m'- dinancc  for tin- ISorcnigh of Ambler, w ill   be   held     on   Mcnid.iy   evening, .lanuary  2'S,   in   the  Couinll  Cliani- ', bers   in  Amlb r Town   Hall.       This 1 nil etin;i will be conducted by Aml>(er j I'.orougli   Coiineil.   In   whose     bands Ihe   ordin.ince  with   the  map of  Ih ¦ .iiiK'd   .ire^is     within   the     ISmoiigli , limils has   been  plaerd. I      linlesH there   Is some   iIMinite op- j posiliim     against     m-       imporlani i I Ii.ingc   in   the   zoning   nf   Ibi'   |lor- i oilgli   suggested   by     .any   indlvidu'il
property owner or group, tlie ordin- ' I ance will laler be considered tinall.x' 1 by Couniil and passed as a IliU'oUgli : l.iw wbii'li will classify, regulate anil ;rcsiiii.| buildings, yards, density of liopnialioii, locatimi and use id' i buildings and land for trade, Indus- ; jtry and reslden<-e .iinl for all otlnr i purposes. '
!      Tbe residents and property owners i ' of .Ambler, tradesnien and industries I arc dellnilely aftecicd  by this oriliii- ' , aine  whicli,   on   the  wiiole, will     be'
an Immense benefii to the town. Tin pioleilive measures pn^vlded In Ibe new law ,iie far re;icbliig even to the extent of Inlliciing hardsblpn here and there upon some, but deltiiltely benellt I illg oil tiie wllole, all within the borders of Amlder,
'I'liere are, however, some who are in doubt as lo wli.il measure this 111 w law, when passed, will aflecl tbeh holdings here, Thcsi-, as well as all who own properly or biisines!, in .Ambler, should allemi this nnei- ilig to learn w'lat this oidiiianre en. coni|iasses and Imw il will alfiet them  iicrsonall.v.
When the preliminary tearing W.IS held several weeks ago \t\ Ine ] Ambler Zoning commission then ! were few pn'seiit, lii fact only IS i residents were .-it Ibis session and | all se. nied very much al sea as to how to ipiestion on the matter, or,! ill fact, wbal Ibis zoning ol .Ambler I aiiiially   nnaiil    to   the   indiviiliial.      ]
Till,   ordin.inre   was   read   to     the \
g.illiering slowly  and     c.xplan.il ions i
(Continued im iiage 4) I
I Annual    Report    Discloses   All    Ac-
'        counts Settled in Full in 1933
I
j     The olticers  and  director  of    tin
1 Amlder I'uilding and I.,o;in Assoeia-
tioii Iuid their wives and friends as !guesls-al their annual baniuel held '.s.ilnrday evening at l'"oi'csl Inn. |,ludge llarolil 11. Knight presided a.; ' toasliiiasfer  at   the occasion    which
had .111 altendancc of forty.
Willi the report nf the aclivilv I .ind cinidilioii of the associalion was I the rivelatloii Ihat l!i;ill was the (list , year in several tluit all niatnritie.^ ! have been paid in full by this as- I sociatlon, Ihat all ^vilbdl•awalH have ' been paid in full; aiirl ihal cash |>ay- j nients b.ive been mado mi all stock i li.ivmg   reaiiicd   actual   maturity.
Jos-ph II. ,\lci;rHtb„ Ihe c'. I'. A., i who   .audits   the     .Ambler   H.   At    I,.
books eai'h year, gave a .synopsis of i the affairs of the A.ssoeiation during ; the past year, which was very en- ; ci'iiraging in every detail. His (jim- j pleled   aimnal   reinirl   was   unaniin-
oiisly  aceeptfij   !¦>   the   board.
j .loseidi ."^uiidlieiin. l:,.sil.. forme,- ! solicitor of Ibe rennsylvania I..eague of I'.. I'C- 1.. Assiii"., who Is an author ily on \\. iV I., law e.\plaliied the .il.ilus that a holder of shares on Iiroperly has, .and the value of his vole .IS cuuivalenl to a sloikboldi-r wiio.-e sharts are unburdened.
iMber speak'vs were (>. I .oiiis I'lini.'inn. niesident of the League, K.i.Mnoiiil V. Talbert, assistant to the \, ague president; and W. li. Cliffe.  rcpresculing the secretary ot
OR. ALBERT OPENS ROM INSTIIUTE
NEXT LECTURER
1 I he  l.i.aHile
of I ¦•U^l'J- irganl/cd 1 ^^"'l  meet  in   me   scnooi   aiiu   auui- j ^,|,^,.^.|,
i toriuin. Tbe .second floor was aluiost |     j,^   .intlciPatiun j completely  destroyed   and   will   ""'(coming, and be ready for use for some time.
I
NOIAN TAYLOR MADE ""^^ "*«'L"_^" "^""^^ PLAN HAS REACHED PRESIDENl OF COUNTY
ITYJ
AGAIN EECT JOSEPH REX AS PRESIDENT
JHARP CONTEST   IN   ELECTION BRINGS LARGE ATTENDANCE
'lCCAL COMMITTEE ORGANIZED    AMBLER  MAN SEATED AT BAN
quet in ambler
Retiring    President    and    Secretary j
UNDER    HARMON   C.   KINNEY   ]
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Program Instituted to Put All to ] Work Who Are on Relief—Splen j did Selections of Local Men—State i Has Already Saved |1,OCO,000 by ' New Idea. I
riiei'c   was   no
of    lir.    I'a.!, IK s a  part of the loy.il- i ty  project,  a  g''oup of  tweiily-fom I women will visil  ever,v  home  In Ihe 1 Ohurrh   tais   Wttck.    This   visilalioii I cominiitl''e is under the direction of JAIra, ,1,  \\. ('u>isel.   lOveij   woman  in j the »hiircli  will  be visited and  will ' be  urged   to   make  a   special   el'forl i I to be present and to. bring ber fam- i I il.v to cl»urcli.  The  Vi.<lta.lion  Com niittee 'was    commissioned    al    lb j pfayer .services  lusi   Wcdni'sd.iy. !     A.«i geiieral secretary of the  I'res i byteti.iail.   l"oa:rd   of   C'hrlHli.in    I'.iln (•a.tion, Ur. I'ayne is responsible  to
the adniiirlsteation of a  nalion-w itie I ~  ' ,  '
work of cVirlstlan  educ'tl ion, among i     tinier  the     newly    ere.iled      .lob L',Oilo.«|l'l>    rresbyterians    associated j Mobilization  program more llian ti.- ,
with  y.OlM ehurc'.ies.  In  view  of  Ihei   per.sons  have  been   put   back   lo ' "-'f  l"»^  Moiilgomciy  County   .luslu
eininhaslM •   on     ediicatUni     in      IlieiwoiU   in   I'ennsylvani.i   in   the     llrsl j I'resbyHeilaii   lUurch,   there   is   said j four weeks that the organization h.is j
been in  operalioii   in tile Slate,   riiis \ has been esllmalcd  lo liave reduced Ih.e .stale tost for relief Just $2,001',- | inia. I
Goss  to   Head  Carnival  Commit¬ tee—Company   Orders   Two   New | ,,,   ,^;   „„  '^nne    innporlamt    onic Gas Masks—Gave Christmas Gifts ] ;,niong   I'resUylerlan   eliuiih   agen- to Township trfttttutions: I cies  than   that held   by  IJH".   IMyiie.
contest    for    thei     Intei-cKted    for    many    year.s    In ofHecrs  of
mentioned for Ihe   posl  of  borough I .    e  i    i.   ...
«olicUof, to «uccee,l Slewait Na,se, j Over 50 Members Again Select Wm. of l..aiisdale. The Conncilnieli favor- ] ed Ibis change and elected Mi,' Voulkc, and sel his salary al :t;l(Ml ! a .vear. His bond was sel atll.'iU. j 'I'llH police fori'c was reelected ,is | follows:   Chief  of   Police,   l-csler  ,1. ,       ,
Carpenter   X2m  a  month;  Sergeant, - <lection  of  Ihc   principal oHlccrs   of   < hrlstiaii  e-ducailion.   Dr.  I ayiic  ino ¦ChM-les .^iackkhouse, $175 a monlli: ' the   Flourlown  Kire Company  when   had   experience   im   colle';e   evangcl-
I'atrolinen    Alex   Wiilox    1   .lohn i the annual business  session of Ihal   iam  as a «pe<lker on many  collcgi
JVIonieo   $1,^0 a iiioiuh c«cb. | most   active     body     was   held      in , campuses  dJii-ing  "apirilua I  einplia-
The lire mar.shall will be the ('hler i Hourtown hall last .Saliirday  night, I s^s   week,"  audi  on   university  earn- i inary idaiis f
but   there  was ii   duel on  the board | puses'as   a   spe.iiier  b'fore   stiiiliMit j not  only   witliiii   lli of   direelors   and   assistant      chief, j groups.     At   tlhe   (ieneral   As.<einbly ; laiiougli      lull   in ilore. llian   at)   meinbers     were     on | of  the rresbyterlan church   in   I'.iU'.l, hand al this meeting and there was! Dr.   I'ayne  was .(ppolnleil  ebalrinvin a   keen   intercsl   In  the   eloctloil.        jof    the    Standing    Coinniittee     on Again .loseph   Ilex, who for .some i O'lnistian  Kducalioii.
Coortie Blown, Dismissed After Pri- I mary, Named  by Marshall
j A former enud".^^' i'l H'e Ki'corder jof Deeds olliee at the court house, \ .Niiiiistown. who was llrerl last Sep- ' tciiiber by Ihe oiitgidng nefn-ihr, i Willi.ini (i. Ilowcr, as a result of ibe I primary caniiiaign, was returned to •Ills old Job last week by the new I rccolder, .lolm Marshall. ,lle was ! (ieorge Hrow'ii, a I>ower (iwyneibl I inagislrate, who had .\e.ars of exper- I ience in Ihe (.Mice nnlil hi.s disiiii^- Urb^an Honored by Handsome Gift' .^.y\
— Controller    Cooperates     withj      The vai amy ei. aied by the Ir.iii;.- Group—"Professor   Quiz"  Contest j ''''' "'   ¦^''¦¦¦^-   Itegina Zearfoss I>aiig-
, 1 r,     Ul Ol        ini    A liicn. Ill .\mbler. to Ihe snei ill's oHice
on Legal Probfcms—Plan ICtli An- ,,,,,,,,
" I  w ill   be llUed  laid.
.AH :ippiii'iilnienls now being made niusl be r.itilicil by the county s.il- ,'iries boaiil, which will mcil some time prior lo ,lann.iiy   l."i.
Erliy T. GRIMWADE Will Speak of the "Central Eur¬ opean Tensions" at the second of the Scries of tbe Institute of In¬ ternational Undcrstatidintj at Am¬ blor High School, Thursday even- ing of next week, sponsored by Rotary.
nivcrsary.
iVorinun  !•'. Taylor, .lustiee  ot  th.' Peace  of Ambler, •.lecanie  presidciu
of llie I'eace .\ssociatlon wlieii al the annual ineeting Ibis otganiza- llon Tuesday evening in \eiietiaii Citl'e, Ambler hia election transpir¬ ed. Stiuire Taylor succeedfi Justicu of the  I'eace Caspar I'uclie.
MUST REPORT GAME KILL
III Ambler last week the heal' Uth. r ollicers elected were; \ii cominitlee. apimintcd by Covernor I''>"»'«l<hnl. Waller hownes, J.ishe, .Vrlhiir C. ,l,iiiies, got under way a"d | "t "'»" I't'ii<-e of Ardmore; Treasurer held its lirst meeting lo lay   prelim- | .Mathan   it.   Brown,   Justiic
tin
of
llu;  Wissahickon   I'lro  Company ( Continued on iragc 4 )
SPEAKS OF AFRICA AT
MRS. M. NORMAN POWELL LIV¬ ED ON FARM  IN JUNGLE
some I i years has been the aggressive presi- i i dent  of   the  Company,   received     a ;
unanimous   vote, (leorge   Hodie  was,;
elected vice president, Williain Cl.\ - ) I nicr,  sccretar.v, V. W.   Voung,   trea- !
surer, and Charles V. I'"inley as.Jlsl- I I ant sccretar.v. Walter Ilohrbacb, | I .again  was  chosen  chief  of   the  tir<; !
company, but in a duel between i i William tloss, K. T. McCloskey, i , Walter C. Smith. Jr., Kdniund Chew, ' PRESIDENT j.Ir., Karnest llobrbaek and Walter | I Doscher, tbe'four elected as assist- i janl chiefs were Goss, MctMoskcy, ! ! Itohrbach and Chew. I In a bat He betwc-en three for tbe; ' ollico of director, I>ouis  W. llorrnia.n i
Related Tales of Various But Fasc¬ inating Experiences—Mrs. Townc Tells of New Books — Club Will Give Aid to Home for Blind — Literature Class Session, Till' .lunior Colony   I'lubol'   .Xinb-
ler   bid   as   Ihidr  iiiincipai   sp'-i.kev ,,.,,,,        ,i   ,i ¦ ,.„
.,,",,                 ,      .              ,..„,,.,„   won over William Ilobbs and Ceorge a       ler January  business     meeting,   ."         ,      =
AMBLER BANK HELD ITS ANNUAL MEETING
OF    AMBLER    NA TIONAL GIVES MESSAGE-
I
^Irs. M. Norman I'owcU. lecturer. Who has lived in .\filca for years ;ind has had exciting und pleasant experiences alike wtlli bolh natives and animals there. Mrs. row-ell ic- l.ited some of these In her moat in- Icresting talk.
JMr. and .Mrs. Vowell left .\i w Vork on New Vear's l.ve ;iiid a, rived in .Vfrlca "l da,\s liter. Mr.s. Powell ¦was Ihc only woman i.assaiiger on the voy.ige. They .irrived a I llieir destination in the late evening on the only train passing near Iheir' jungU;  farm   during-   the  da.\'. i
Their home was of stone w illi a \ thatched roof. There were no ceilings j in Ihc house ami if It hail dec- ' trielty. it was ipilte a luxury. , Their farm was sloi'ked witli SIMI na¬ tives, wlio worked and tlirlve<l al¬ most as slaves, 13 cats, 2 dogs and of course cattle and wild anlm;ils which rouincd at random.
At one tliiio the lions were killing quite a lot of hens, so to solve this problem they made traps but to no avail as they canglit all other animals bul the lions, 'I'heir linal at¬ tempt waji poison at which time a Iioji|Liil   lioness  were   killed.
.^S'. llic end ot their st;iy Mr. and ( Coiiliuued on page " )
Bank    Earnings    in     Past
Amount to '|58,498 — Reserve Ac¬ count Up to $6,315 — Consumer Loans Prove Good Investments — Leon Cherksey  New Director,
<!ray. frank IlosoJibcrry was chosen
delegate to the Klate convention and I     l>r.   Andi'iw    (iodfrey    was
lOarlc Johnson,   alternate.     AVllliam   elected    preshlenl    of    ih
CoKS   was   elected   as   engineer   ami ' National  Hank  al   the .tiinnal meet
work to be done j lonlines of tin" j Ibe siirronnding I I'ominuiiil.v. ll.innon C. Kinney.. Prcsidi'iit of .\nibicr P.oioiiKh Conn- \ ell, is lh<. ciiairinan of the Anilder| eonimillee for .lob Mobill/alon and j has as liis co-workers Messrs. Daniel \ V,. Piddle, ,loliii Keator, Jiiseph Pal- j ermo, ,1. Uussell .Miners, Ceorge C. [ lavis and  Kr.ink Pcirce. \
The .\inbler iHaiimlttcc iiii't with a dislriel   Held represeiilative ;'i.d  liidi llie  jneliminary details  to  br>gin thei work nJ' linilng enipli'i.\ nicnt for llios|. ; in  tills  area' wlio are on  relief.    Tic committee   will    (jontari    all     local \ businesses and mannfactnriiiB plants ' to reiinest cooper;ition   tberefroni   ilii j tills  measure. Tlie,T   will   tlii'li   follow j Decade ! np  w illi  a   survey of um inploymcnt in th(> Ambler section, visit those on ! relief  jinil   subsc|uently  allempt   lo| Iind    suitable   (leciipatloii,   accordin;,'' to   the unemployabie's ability.
Till Tc has Iks'ii a decided and d. - i
of Ihe clary, William peace of Am-
peace of Hatlield; see t'iban, justice of the bier.
The mi'cling was attended by .i nuinlier of the menvber's wives iind preceding llie business session Hie more  than   '>"   members  and   guesis
enjoyed    a  t'nll  c -.se    dinner  pro- ' «1'"I'1^i'h>'>
vided  for li.\'   the  iiosl  of   Ihc even ing,  .Sciuire  Taylor.
.¦Vew    iiienibers    elected    were I'liftord   iMeiidenball,   .Ir.,   Juslic the   peace,    Norristown;     Prank ( Continued on jKigc S )
Game Commission Warns Sports¬ men; Penalty Is $2 Tlic Came Coinmission has wani- ci| hunters that Iheir game-kill for Pi.lH iiiiisl be reported to the Com¬ niission by Januar.v l.'i lo esc;ipc a V2 penally. Last year il.S per cent of tbe
I 'iiinlers voluniarily    made  their re-
, ports.
j     The gainc-Uill tabulation   v.. h.ised
ientiiel,\-     on   licensi-   niinibers,     the
I Commission      said       in     reminiling that   Iheir cooperation  is
I nciMled  111  pl,-iniiiiig    Pcnnsylvanias
ifuluie  g.iiiie progriini.
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11.
n I riiiitc
business  in   pro
upswing .SnibleV i gri'ss and  the outlook  for  Peimsyl vanl.i   in   \"\» is alioni a   in  perc'iil
' lug of the slocKlioldiCis ami ilirec- llors on •¦ Tuesday. The dirccloil^' board of Ihc In-S'til ul ion wen. in- ! laeascd from nine to ejcven nciii- ! bei-.<. Newly eleeleu clli'cclois of i the llisiitnlion arc, l.«'on i'Ici lui'y, I presidenl of the American ( iiem- , leal Paint Coniniiny: l-jcnesl .Mue'i- i letdi, iiresblciit of Keasbey and ; Rrattison Coinpan.x', .and llomine ; W.tllace, Port WaMliliigloii, who is I coniK'ctcd with Henry K, Wa.nipiile uund 'Coniiifiny, Incorporated, iiiaiiu- ' facluringl pha.rmaiists. T. Clinlon ^ i Ita.pp. was elei-led assistant ia'h-| ; i(ii' of Ulio liisliluHou. i
\ Dr. Codf'ey gave ills anuu.il re- | i imrt ul the meeting. His messa,;e | I follows; i
  \     Toda.N-. .lanu.tiy '.i.   Ilipi. the stock- ''•
County   Treasurer   Will    Hold   ""irst ; imlders   of   Ambler     .\alioiial   flank
^029        ' iisseuible   for   |.b«'ir   sixtli       annual,
I ineeting.  Voiir otlicers  lake ideasiire
lill presi'iiiing al  this lime the report
j for (lie   Vciir,   111311. \
i     It Is gratifying to iiiforni .mhi ,ig,iiii \
thai   progress   is   being   made;     tho
carningH are steadily increasing. Tim !
net earnings item of your Paiik since
orgaiiizntlon to Decenibcr 3li, l!i;!!l, is
I also chairman of Ihc carnival com- I iniltoe, un ottice he has very cap- j ably st'rved many years. The audit- lois named are Hugh W. pillingsley. I nichard Moore and .M. I!. Snyder. I Jr.
I \'ice I'reaidcut (ieorge Podie pie- I sided In the ab.sence of the pr^'si- i dent, Mr. Ilex, who. It was a.nnounc- , ed was atti'iiding a meeting of the ' Wliiteinarsb Towii:ihlp Board ot I .Supervisors.
i     Chiif  lii'lirbaih,    presi-iiled an lii-
j terosting report of  Ihe  aetivilies of
the   lirelighting force     during     the
( Continued vii p<ige 2 )
in imil is alioni a in perc imrease. The (ioveriior, wilh the as sistance of ,1 splendid organizatiioi whicii reaches down right into tbe coniniimil.N-. ilself, is astride thj' sil¬ ualion with a well-dclini d purpose ( I'ontlnued   on   page   7 )
MOTOR LICENSE REMINDER
Car Tags Not Due Until April 1 But Drivers License February 1 Th,' Slate Dejia rtiiient of licM inn again arc reminding molorisis lli.i! they can take tlieir time worr.vinc .about new unto tags. Tin' de;iillin.' was sel for April I by Ibe last Slat- Legislature.
Old    Ib'Ciise    plates   will    lie    bg.il until .March ;il, since llie PKlll I.egis lalure  passi'd   the  hill   i lui.nging He date  of renewal  fioin  .laiina.ij   I   to April   I.
'I'he same bill, however, ohaiire.l III"! dale for the renewal nf o|iei- alors' peiniits from .March I to Pdj. luary  1,  tbe deiiartmenl icileraiel.
Keasbey & Mattison Company Announces Liberal Vacation Period For Employes
ELECT J. TROSTER AS PRESIDENT
ARRANGE TO  MEET QUARTER¬ LY   INSTEAD   OF   MONTHLY
I Senator Edmunds Tells What Gov, I James is Doinu for Lower Rc- I lief Rolls — Montgomery County ;      Has   Lowest   Relief   Roll — Tlo/v-
ers for Albert Schade. : -M the .\mlili.r .Men's Kenublican 'I'liib :i reni-ganizalion meotliig wa^ , held la.si Tuesday nigli; in Ibe lire 1 liouso, tile elected ollicers who I w<M-e , installcil fur III In vwre: j Dresideiit, ,1 o b n Tro.'-ier: \\,f 'i'resident. Willi'Un P'eiiohar; Se-- retary, Williani Alcorn; Treaitiurer, Meyers: Solicitor, Harold Ir., as.'d'.ilant, Joseph   I'a!-
Unssell Kni-ilil. crino. The repcirls i-iiiiii  ill   lb
!iMi'rel,ir>     and     liea.-aii'ers
wire  re.ad.  showing a   nee
lreasur.\.   Cliffortl  Ccli-
FIRST TAX AUCTIONS
VACATION   OF  ONE   WEEK   WITH   PAY   MAY   EE  TAKEN   GY .      PLOYE AS HE  CHOOSES   FROM FEBRUARY TO NOVEM- BER—ANNOUNCEMENT   PRESCRIBES   CONDI TIONS— APPLIES TO THOOE    WHO HAVt WORKED OVER I.ClO HOURS
EM
Delinquent   Sale   Since
' Montgomery county's Hrst delin- : luenl lax sale since 1!)J!» will be i held   I'ebruary   1,   wlien   iiiole   Ihan
I.XIKi   proiierties,  iiiosll.\   lots   in real iest.ile   subdivisions,   will   be   oflercd'
lor  sale  for   dellnciuenl   taxes. ;
County Treasurer Mrs.  Mary     H.'
HISTORICAL SOC. MEETING
lieercr  the  lirst woman  to hold un | jj^ ,,y^ y..    i,.,.,,,,,   ||,|j,  ,,mount
l''or the second consecutive ,\car tile einployi's of the Keasbey i'tnl Mallisoii Company will be grai'ted a week's vaealloii with full pay Hiis year. 'I'be vacation annouiiceiii'iU and the basis for the vacations wer • Lssiled by lllc Poaril of Directors if Ihe Comiiany  iccenlly.
, compleled   prior     to   Noveinlier     l.i.
i I'.llO.
i     In lase  of  a   temporary    dejiart- iiitmLil shutdown, an employe may designate   such   a   temporary   sliiil down   as   his  v.nation   period.,   pro-
j man,      llair.v     Wood     and      i;ddic ! D.avles w'ere .ippointeil   lo ,'inilil   the
¦ (liianc<'s.
!        In   till'   flllllle,   il    was   ip'rided.   iillly
; foul'   regular   nieelingis   will   be   held
Mliuriiig    Uie    year    on     tin-    ..u-cuOij
Tuesday  of .l.iiiil ir.\.  .\piil. (hdobir
I and     ISi'ceiniber.       ,\l     IMc;;eiu     Un-
¦ nienibiirshlp   niiiiibei's    l-H   .and   the retiring   presidenl.   Willi.nn   ,\lcorn,
i hopes, soon   to  see  il   1»i"iiiiglil   up   .o i :.'hi|   before   Ihe clo.-e  nf   MM   . j      I'^hnvers     Wi'ie     .'¦enl     lo     .Mberl ,Scliad»'.   wi|io   i.s   in   t.lie   .\av,il   bos-
|]EORGE,DEENS ELECTED HEAO OF WISSAHICKON FIELD I STREAM ASSN.
REPORT   OF   1930    SHOWS     EX¬ TENSIVE  ACCOMPLISHMENTS
J.   Russell   Meyers,   Retiring   Presi¬ dent, Gives Resuino of Game, Fisli and  Forestry Committees — Pro¬ vided Excellent Fishing and Hunt¬ ing    in   this   Area   —   Opened   up More Hunting Grounds. .M  the annu.il  oleelkm  of iifliceis ef Ihe Wissaliickon Kield and K.treani .Vs.-ociation     lield      last      'llini si!,i.\ night.   (lcor.ge    I-immis   was    chosen president of that group;  Uyron An¬ derson,  vice  prcHldent;   I'".   I.  Kllen- berjer,  Ireasurcr;   D.iniel   1,. Hiddle, secretary. J. Uussell  Me.M'is is in-ii- '¦rary  viet'   presidciit.       .'Mr.   Mcy< is presided at  Ihe   meeting  and   slat 'd till!  new ofHeers will be  installed at the I''ebruar.\-  meeting wliiib  will be Tliur.sday,   Kebruary   Isl.
Mr. Meyers ga<e a di'laiicd v- .'¦.uine of tile aeconnilish.ments of the assoeiatioii during (he year .lust elided. The .association, tluough the game committee, relu;iscd iluring 1113!', IS rabbits, IHI! male pheasants, I'.i lien pbeiisants, and IU iiuail, all plai cil ill tile townships snrrounil- nu: Ambler, previously assigned to this association by the Moiitgninery County Came  "Warden.
The C.inie Comniillec tbrongh llie winter ^nonliis used L'liu pounds of s.-r;i,leh feed. \'M\ pounds nf misi'il grain. Hi bushels of wbe;ii, ;;ii bushels corn, all coiitributeil Ii.\ ineinbers ;inil cuoperaling faiincrs. Through the I'liib permission was givi'ii to hunt r.abbilK on the Plieas- u.iit Hun (lame ^'arm, Amliler.
Till, t'lub liUiS sh.owii ,a wide in¬ terest, through its nieniiiers, in pro¬ moting game propogalion; also creating a greater respect nf pro¬ perty owners and opening of ii much greater number of acres for gunning. The Hsh comniillee and game ctimmittce created a pro,ieit, known as (he A\ ild 1-ife Refuge, ,il Ihc Loih Alsh ii-si-i-Miir near .\iolder, wbii'ii lias been wind in. under Ibe legulation of tin' game conmiission. .V suitable brreding place lias been made available tor game .as wU as tisli. In the shiillow water at the up- j.er end ot llie resi rvoir vegcbition. HUitabh' lor food, was planted. Urusli
( Continued on page S J
FACTS ABOOT NATIONS
VITAL      PROBLEMS      OF       THE I      WORLD'S     NATIONS     TO     BE I      DISCUSSED     IN     SERIES     OF I OUR LECTURES — SPEAKER NEXT WF.EK   IS ERIC I, GRIM¬ WADE. i       .Viiiilher   iiiL-tilnle of liiterfi;ilion.-il '  Pnilerstanillng  is   being   broiigbl   to j our e(inimiinit>   by the Holar\   ciuli j  III    .\nibler    anrI   opeiLs    liiniclii    In ' Ihe   new   auditoriuni   of   (he   Aml-- ! br High  Heboid.  This disi ussion  of :   World    Problein.s,    wlileli     will    d'  il with.   ¦'Tlie   .Siruggle   for   P.nv    M.i- I ti rials,"   will be given  b.v  l>i.  .Ml.ii I J,  Albert,
This   will   be   Dr.   Alberl'.';   se  on.I i \ l.sil    lo   speak   before   an      /Vlii'iier i  I ubiie.   lie was line   of the  jnleresl- j  ing spcakeis .11   llie  liotary Inslltuli- I belli   ImsI   year.   \H\   Albert   has  bad i an   intircsliiiK   career   .is   a    news¬ paper  man,   having   bigiin   as  a   re¬ porter   In   W.ashihuloii.   I>.   i'.   and .N'ew   '\'ork.   He   wa;;   .i   w.ir   e.nreM. 'iMiiideni   in   the     .Spanisli-.Aiiiei-icM n W'll.  Cliicf lOdilorial   Wril.i   lor th: W'ashingti.ni,    D.    ('.,    Times        fi'iii I bsitri-Ililo, Publisher of the CnlumbllJJi I (Oiiioi    News   from   PUn-PM I.     and I Pditor   and   Assoeiale   I'ubli.sber   nf the Minic .ipnii.'i Tribune  from  I'.il:;- P'lll.
.\s as;-.isl.int 111 Ihe piesidenl fur llie Chicago Cniluiy of Progfc-s. il was his responsiliiiily to visit man.v of the i:urop(,in capitals on diplo¬ matic missimis ii|,iiive lo Ihe ex- lio.sition. .md als.. t.i In rummissioner of llie exposition lo Ja|.'a.ii and Cbii.i.i.
I'or a nuniiicr of .\ears Dr. .Ml"il b.is been especially interested in lb" causes of cil.v growlli a nil programs of cily devclopioeiil, liaving ficcli consult.ml to nian>- e,il\ ileveroiuneat, birdies. Ill- is a oieniliei ul Ibe Aoiei i- can .Vcaiieniy of Political and .'^oi lul .'-'cieiices, and was special lecturer of the dep.iiiinenls of lOnglisli and Poliliial .Scienie ill the Iniversit.')- of .Minnesota from l:)lJ-l!ll;i. Ile.rt,-- ceived the dtVsS'i'ee Sc, I.) in sorioiievy from   l'',.vant!vllle College   in   P*L'-,
lb' is Ihe .iiilbor of ni.iny .'irlicles mi cily planning, cil.v aiLilNwis. ami tiicial changes. He is also the .inlhor of .irlieles in encyclopedias on "Wmid   f.iir   Arehileclure."
It  is  Hot   .1  new   pi'lic.s- fur  pubiry clubs  to eng:ige   in   such   niub-rlak- ing.s,  for tbey  have lung been  Intel-. ( t.'onlinueil  on   page ,''i )
SCHOOL BOARD AGAIN T
LACK     OF     INFORMATION     ON RATING   REQUIRES  THIRD  TRY
Evening Session Will Feature Edu- ' cational Program Wednesday
Au educational  program  will  fea¬ ture   the   January   mofting   ot   the : Historical Society of port  Washing, ton nexl Wednesday evening, Janu- ary   17,  at 8 o'cl(.Mk,  The incmlK'ra! will  convene ul Cllflou   Hou-se, '
Motion jdcturcs will reveal a line ' program of education, wHIi sound,! whicii will be show 11 by the Hathen| I'roduclioll Co,,  Pliil.idelphia,      Missj
jttice in "court house row," is In eliarge  of the sales. I
The propertlcH to be sold pebru- ary 1 will be those nn whicli I axe.; are ili'lliniuenl for VXiD and pi ioi years.
.\ lisl of proiierties to be sold now bus been eomiiHed and is being advertised tiris week in the news¬ papers.
Included in the list are nio.ill-. parcels of land purcb,ased by iniis- peellvo liome builders on an iii- stallment  basis.
Properties on wlilcJi taxes are de-
have rcMcived  $.'.,tMiii, wliieh sum iii-
ciiules  the present  dividend.    J.'i.iXiM
Wita added   t<' Kurplus in   lli:!S, and
( CunllnucU on page 3 )
ohi- dill-
GROUNDED WIRE AT QUARRY
Mildred lliuner. Clialfont, render music on the piano, Mrs, William Puchanan. uident, will preside in tin uf thu presiideiit, Mrs. 1'' Juet.
will also j llmiiieiil for the years ia31 and l!»3'-' will be offered for .sale by the county treasurer on May I and those, on whkli taxes remain unpaid for the years PJ33 and PJ34 will be sold ou August 1.
vice pre- absenec IXincan
HcisiUents living on l.indonw old Parms were wllhout eleetrieily about two o'clock on Tuesday iiiorii- ing when a wire along Multisims (Juair.v was grounded. Tlie aecldcnt almost passed un-noliceil for lousl kI the residents weri-  in  bed.
After Idngthiy scarebiiig and tap¬ ping of eiectrie lines, a tliree-inan crew found the grounded wire and soon repaired the damage. Huge spot lights aided the civw duriiij; their work.
vided that llic lny-olf period oceiiis | pilal. prior lo the selected vacation period ' heart, and provided Ihat the employ haslddenl given iiotiiication to his dcpai Inieiil ,,, iiead on the I'riday ineceiliic; Ihe ..' .' ' ' siiiildow 11.
In all cases the vacalion pel ind seleeled must Ije apin'i.iM'd b.v Iho ile|iartiiieilt head. Pay will be regu¬ lated by lllc individual's "weelil.\, base hours." tliat Is, forty or forty two, as llie lase ma.v hi', i .\eludin;; overtime niulliplied by his or liCr :|iall  comuienee   on    basic rate.
Ihe fi.illowing  S.il- !      l*isl  yuar,     thi'     cniido.Ms     were
holidays      tailin;;   greatly   pleased   upon   leci iv ing     .i
.seleeled     vacation! week's   vacalion   wilh   pay   and   arc
iPhlladclpbla, following an
Willi      .-1 iilloinubile
bad
lloiiiiy einploycs,  who  liave alii  worked l.iiln hours or mor ing the period from June (list lo  May  31,     Itllo     inclusive,  will  be i granted   oiie    week's   vaialimi   w ilh i pay,  provided  thai  an  employe   bis workid     the   rci|iiired     nuinber     of hours,   the   vacalion   may   be   l,il'i'ii| any  lime  after I'^ bruary   lirst,  lUlO, but not laid- llian .November 1."), P.Hi'. ,
.\ll   vacations Sund.iy  and end urday,   and   any williin   anyone's
Senalor Pr.inlilin S|iciicer i;i|- moiids gave a very enligbeiiin.; talk after the liilslness session. He cajiic well prepared w jih e\l reniely interesting data 'M' Ibe ligures of I Continued on   page  - )
WILL WED SATURDAY
period will be considered u vacation ; again  jubilant     over   llie    iiciasion,
day   ami   not    in    addition      to   tile |,Most  of the employes  plan   to   wail
selected vacation period. All le picsts i until summer for Iheir vacation, bin
lor a vacalion  period  iiiusl be sub- j the span ^of eight montlis  Ib.il   cov -
milted to tlie head of that employe's    ers   the   entire   vacition   iieriod   cii-
deparlnient   at   least  four weeks   in ! close's «'ver.v   tyiic  of  vveatlier     andiijun   ;il    lb.'
advance, and all  vacations must be   each worker has a broad selcciion.     jMienis   will
i
The wedding of Miss Iioiulhv p. .'Sullivan, daugliler of Mr. ;iiiil Mrs. .lereiiiiah .1. ."^ullivaii, of ".'Spring Knoll laini." .Xinbier, lo Mr. liuiiald .Slew,III I.e,IS. .Ir.. son of ,\lr. and iXIrs. Donald Stewart I «¦,,..-. ul "Wel¬ don." Haverforil. will lalie |.lacr S.ilorda.v al I o'clock in Ibe rector.v of  .St.   .\.nllioiiy'.'.  Chnreh.   .V   rccep-
hon f   the   bride's
liillovv   Ihe   ceremony.
D. A. NAMES ASSISTANTS
rroseciilor    Adds  David     Grosiiens and  H. G. Knight, Jr., to Staff
IHslricI Atloriny l''reilci ick P. .Smillie has announced the retire¬ menl of one assistant and appoint¬ ed two others as the lirsl otlidal act of bis second term as .Moiitminierv louuly   jiroseciitor.
Keliring is ,\brali,im 11. Ileiidri'li: of Collegeville. Sniillie's tirst assist¬ ant. Hendricks li;is served a total uf twenty-two years al various lliiie^ in Ihe district allorney's oHlce. Me was connected w.itli tell otllce fnnn IX'tH to P.IDI. Then be .servi'd^ for periods of four .veals each under Conrad ¦Sbieve, .1. .Vnbrev .Viidersim. frank .\.  Kenninger and Smillie.
.Vddeil to the staff are: David ii. ilroshe.ns, of (iienshlie, and Harold tr. Knight. Jr., of .Vmbler. The foiin- er served as an assist.'uit proseiiiiur under Slewarl Nase, and during IIU' •September primary election cam¬ paign w;is a iMindidatc for illstirii I attorney until hi.s witlidrawal in favor of Smillie. Knight, a .voung attorney, is a son of Piesidunt .ludto Harold <!. Kiniglit. ot the Montgom¬ ery County I'oun.
School  Board Returns  All  Bids and Will Again  Readv.ertise for Insur¬ ance on All Borough School Build¬ ings—Board Votes to Install Tclc- pbono Switchboard. .\iiibler Porottgh Srboul pu.iiil f.iil. cil again to award bids fur insurance "\\   the  several seliuul  buildings and Iheir contents and have retunied all bids.  The action resulted when  sev¬ eral   bidders  argued   that   the   latest rating   cm   the  si-hools  bad   nut   yet been   obtainevl  and   they     iei|ues|i d that  (heir bids  be vvilbdrawn.
The sehool buaiil. reali/.ing Ibil tile latest r;i(ing will bring luwer estimate llgures from tin' biildci-;i, hnully decided to cast out ,ill bid.-i received and relurned llieni. This will neccssilate a. third effort lo t.tlle the problem of insurance a ml tlo' re- i|iiisl fur liids from lioth stoci; and inuliial comp.inies will be maile, These bids will be opened at the next meeting of the board on Febru¬ ary   Pi.
The Board in sess;ion Tue;_;.lav evening aiip'roved a reiiuest ul' Ih' supervising priiielp;il, I':.. K. Kir. eh lier. 111 have insl.llleil a swilellbuai i| to ei.iiinecl by leleiihune the si'ver.il ileparl.nieiils of the higli scliool and also the M.itliiion avenue .nid l''oij-e;;L avenue school building'-i, .Mr. Kersch¬ ner pointed out that this will also provide an ini'ile Into switchboard operaling for girls who may aspire to enter a  telephone exchange.
The   W.P..V.  operations   lu     giailo tbe grounds to the rear of the School building  is   piugressing   raiddly    in (C'ontiiiued on  page 5)
SNOW BALL DANCE PLANNED
Young Republicans Will Hold Novol Entertainment at  Plymouth  C .C.
j A snov\li;ill dance .iniid ila/.v.lid'r I Winter decoratiuns will be held .ii i the Pl.vniouth ('umilry Club, Nur- I rlstown. .Saturday evening hy ihe i .North Penn Voung Kepublicaii I'lub. I Picliiresipie scenic effects will i transform the b.ill room into a mid
winter fairvl.md  picture. The iiin.si.
cal numbers will beplavcd Iv t'lyde ' Wallon .iiid his uiebclr.i uf P.aii:,- ' d.lle.
; tleiieral chairman uf Hie allair i.'. , Miss .Vnila .Macltae. .S|ic i.s being j asslsfed bv .Noberl Kex, W illiain I Morrison. Pelte Ciilg..^n ami  l';.lvvaid
.Vsscnlieiiner.       Tick> >   .      .l,:iii
i)cr  I'oujile.