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The Ambler Gazette
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V^OL. LVII-NO. 4
AMBLER.   PA..  MAUCII   21,   1935
S1.75  A  TEAR
lEGAL PROFESSION
JVJCGE    KNIGHT   TELLS    DOYLES- TOWN   KIWANIANS
AMBLER   SUFFERS
Industries   Affected   by    National   and State   Policies
With the "Washington admlnLstnation ' ha.vinfi' nofTotiated a tariff treaty with' BflfTlum, whereby tho duty on asbestos shingles is reduced from ?1.75 to 60 ; cents per 100 pounds, which directly I affects workmen <ind WiiRCs in Aimliler | plant.s. and with the administrations i pULL CREW BILL AND THE TRAIN .at     WashinRton    and    at   Harrisburg
strlkinpr .at the utility comixinies on several front.s. as n. result of which the .sajd utilities .are maldnp; no con¬ tr.acts for new wis holders or like work, which also .affects Amibler work¬ men ordin.arily employed by tht^ Cruse- Kemper   Co.,   tho   pro.<5))ects   are   not
times for Amblor labor.
Oomipjetitioni froni; abrofld and crlpplins of pood customer.s of Ambler Industries arc not destined to increase confidence of local I.alior nor fatten up its  pay roll.  Labor  suffers because
FEDERAL  AND  STATE  PLANS ARE UNSATISFACTORY
Urges     Support   of   the     Courts—Op¬ poses   Dictatorship—Americans     Pin Ultimate   Trust   in   Written   Consti¬ tution   c.nd  the  Courts "We  hear a.    i?reat  deal  these  d.ays •about     Lawyers   belns   "on   tho     .-^iTot,' but there  are  no more crooks  anions the   lawyers   than,   there  aro   in   other professions," decl.ared I'resident
JiidRe ITarold CL Knfeht, of the Montg'imiery c:ountyl courts, one night la.st weelc in a talk before the weekly dinner meeting of the Kiwanis CUil> ol Doylestown, at the IJfiylostown Inn.
"Rut we arc going fco clean our own hou.so, you can rest assured of th.at," the well known Anib:er jurist con¬ tinued. "All th.Tit wo ask is the co¬ operation o( thq public."
"There are charges aimed against the courts today from v.arious sourc¬ es. Thore is a ten,dency to turn away Irom tho tried and tested Anglo- ©iixon method of court procedure that lias Tield rJood for centuries, liljt I want to plead with you a.s thinking men to stand by the courts of America. i
"We have sought, in America, to put our ultlimale trust in written constitutions and the courts have been designated to Ixick up those constitutions.
"Let us not turn back to the dic¬ tatorship po'.icy ot government and court control. L>o notliing th.at will shade the qon,fldence of the (people ot this great coun'tr.v in our courts, for when yjou do that our policy of American government will fail miser¬ ably and years of effort will have been wasted."
Judge Knight was intiioduced by President Judge Hiram 11. Keller, a past ipresident of the Doylestown j Kiwanis club.
"I have always had a warm spot ir» my heart tor Doylestown and I^ucks county, for like Montgomery county, you havo people and inslitu- tiims  that  are  leaders.
"I want to compliment wour  presi¬ dent.  Dr. John J.  Sweeney, as an  of¬ licer of T»i lur club and as an  elllolent j 1!»34,      there  was  a   new   set-up,   and Coroner  .of   your   county,   whose   work   tho federal  government    made  all  the In that office is a credit to any coun-   recommendations.   The  commissioners
LIMIT   BILL
Noithtr Safety nor Efficiency Ser./ed by Either, and if Enacted the Re¬ quirements Will Lead to Greater Ex¬ pense   or.   tbe   Public
Two   acts,   nuriMirtedly   to   "promote
I.
prominent railroaxi exi^ciitive, "will be to adance the cost of railro«id tran.'^portation, driving: business away from the rail lines, tliiicby decreas¬ ing the number of train and engino ¦service employees and every other form of railrivid employment. This Igl.slatlon simply means higher rail¬ road tr.insportatlon costs, and a shrinkage in r.ail service and of rail¬ road employment generally. Further, It will decrea.so tho pun basing power ot  tho  railroads."
Tllair executives st.ate that the pres- , ent law of Pennsylvania invests the j'"strumental in Calling Secretary of Public Service Conmmiission with the I the Navy Before the Appropriation duty   of   providing   for   .safe,   efficient!     Committee   fr     the   Navy   Whereat
EL
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL   TO DIS¬ BURSE FUNDS
bright   for   a   speedy   return   of   busy   t'le  safety"  ot  omployeos  and   travel-
oi-s, have been iws.'ted by the Pennsyl vania   Hou.so   of   IJepre.sentatives,   and are now beforo the State Senate. They I are   House   Pill   No.   304,   the  so-oalled I'ull   Crew   Pill,   Introduced     January 23  by Representative Kroe,  and House
of lack of confidence in businoss .lust j '^'" ^"- 3"' ^^'^ l'""'^'" I^'™'* ^"'' '"" as   surely   as   it   feels   the   immediate ' troduced the same day by Kepresenta-
' tive  Fitch.
While the proponent!^    of    tho    f'''ull
operation of railroad trains, and that this responsibility Is being adetuately met under tho law.
Mrs.   Edgar   Roberts,  Sr.,  Passes 80th Birthday.
Mrs. Kdgar Roberts, .^r., of Ambler, was dolightfu'lly surprised by her family on Simday, wjhen she observed her 80th hirthday, on which occasion a dinner was given at hor homo. Her family,     sisters,     childn-n  and  grand-
Crew Pill  under  its  name Imply  that j flowers, wishing her many more birth- I
the   Matter  is  Aired Congrcssm.an  Ditter has Ijoen, Insis¬ tent on ciompli.ance with  the substan¬ tive law  with  retrard   to  exiKMidltures by members ot the cabinet in. view of tho    basic   law    with   regard   to    the comptroller-general  and  his  oflice.      , The   amount  ,of   Ui<>   particular   ap¬ propriation   in   question   was   not     .at all  imp irtant  nor  was  Jlr.  Ditter  In¬ terested in the merits of the partlcu- chlldren   appeared   with   a   wealth   of; lar  claim     on   which     thc     difference
LINDENWOLD FIELD CLUB
tr.ains are normally undermanned, its opponents refer to it as the "Excess Crew Pill." pointing out that under the discretionary latitude now per- mitto<l by the Public Service Com- iiiission, all trains are normally ad¬ equately manned.
This   new   measure,     transportation men   point   out,   adds  extra   trainmen
The   p dnt   that   he     contends
days   and   continued   good   health. for is that no Cabinet Officer has the
Mrs. Roberts,, who was Klla Jones, | right to disrog.ard tho Comptroller was thc daughter of the late John and • Gonerars rulin,S.s. If such procedure Hattie Shugard Jones, of llatboro, I'a., j is possible in one case then it is being one of seven children, namely. ! equally true that it Would be possible John, of Illinois; Paul, cf Hatbiro, and ; j,, all other cases. Tho idoor would four sister,  Kmimia,  Hattie,  Mary  and
I thus   bo    open   to   the     determination
Angle,   of  whom   only  two  aro   living | „(.     ^^g,   propriot«     ot     di.sbursoments
Bmma  and  Angle,     of    Oermantown. j ,      . ,(-.,binct   Cfliicer   rather    than
to  the   number  now  required ,by  law, i Mrs.  Roberts  married  IMgar Roberts I  ^     ^   'Cabinet   Otli^ei   lathei     than
without,  frcmi  their experience,  either | son of the late Marjor and Mi's. John
I having   the   doterminiation   rest   with tho   'Comptroller  Ceneral,   as   is   pro-
Progress   Being   Made   Towards   Suc¬ cessful   Organization
The meetings of Lindenwold Field Club. Which are held Sunday after¬ noons in tho lodge rooms, second floor of "Gazette" building, are not only largely attended, but cnsider.ablo In¬ terest In manifested In the business transacted. Last Sunday more than 50 members were in attendance, and consideration wa.s given to the secur¬ ing of a charter. Anx?rt T>ager was appointed chairman of a committee to take the necessary steps. rvViHiam Urtan was appointed chairman to select six other me.mlbors as ,a IxKard ot governors. It was agreed to appoint the miombers of the board of govern¬ ors at the annual meeting, -^Vhen an election will bo held. Conaideration wus given to the purchase of su.M for the baseball team. It was .agreed to secure 15 new unifonms, and the order will be given later. Lester Hoff and members of his committee will probably make a selection this week. The choice will bo between two styles of uniforms. On Is a white with dar blue trimimlngs and the other is gray Wlith either maroon or blue trlmmlni^s. Bach   makes an attractive  uniform.
The moimber.shJp committee enthus¬ ed the group when 20 residents o: Air<bler and vicinity were proposed and duly elected:. Tho goal of the committee Is 100 memibers before May 1. It wus announced that the grounds committee Is ready for work. Two. trucks have been secured to h.aul earth donated by the memibers of the Norton tD'Owna.  Jr.,   Post  from   about
IHE COLONY CLUB
increasing   etliciency   or   safety. I Trego Roberts,  of Newtown, Pa.,  who
Tlie   Train   Limit   Bill   would   limit, passed   .away   seven   years  ago.   They |''"'^•^'  *"  ^^'^  statute  cre.ating  his  of 	
the  length   of  any  train   to   no   more   ^ave living three  children:  Jervis,  of; ^"'''-     ^'  would   bo  the    establishment   their   „e^   building     on     Lindenwold than   half   a   mile,   or  not   to   exceed  PhUa.;   Kdgar, of Amibler,    and  Neii ¦•  l"'-   "¦   ">"«'  dangerous   precedent    and 70   freight   cars,   whilo   the   limit   im-| „f Aimbler, and one grandchild, Donald I ""^^   which.     In   Mr.   Ditter's     opinion, posed   on   passenger   trains   would   be j Paul,   son   of    Mr.   and    Mr.?.   Edgar   could   easily     result   in  the    ultimate
Roberts, Jr., of Am'bler.
ty.
"I   want   al.so   to   ci'imidiment     your
club     as   a  .singing-club.     You     have
denumst.rated   tonight   that   you   rank
y ."^iiong the loaders. Anyone who  could
]i.ave  heard  you     render   'Sweet Adc-
Wim-.   D.     Ridgway     DenounDes      the /Wl-ists  of  "Made  Work,"    and     De¬ plores  Necessity of  Labor Pauperiz¬ ing   Itself   to   Secure   Opportunity     i ^^  ^.^yg Wm.  D.   Ridgway,   president  of   thoj     This   arbitrary   limit,   according    to
board,   .speaking for  the  county  coin- j transportation  experts,   is  contrary  to
misvsioners  beforo  a Glenside   meeting) the   technical   development   of   freight
of   taxpayers   last   week,   critized   the   engineering which has been toward to
administration of the federal and .state | economlic unit ot large trains, elficlent-
reliof   plans   for   the   needy   and   the I ,iy and safely operated to provide low- unemployed,     and     announced     that | est   possible   transportation   costs     to
Montgomery   county   is   i-eady   to   in-; fhipix-rs.    According     to   them.      this
augurate   Its   own   plan. j legislation would nullify these operat-
Tho county board has worked out the j ills;-      economies,      rendering     obsolete
coordination of all agencies for direct \ equipment   such   as   the   huge   freight
relief, and at least a set-up by which | locomotives   and   other   property   im-
work   relief   may   coordinate   through | provemonts   for     whieh   millions      "f I CHEVRONS AND ARM  BANDS DIS-
lists of application and  workers with j dollars have been spent, and, in their
the   direct   relief   agencies. | opinion,   would   set  railroad  transpor-
"The   commissioners,'   in   1933,     In- | tation  b.ack  20  years.
augurated such a plan, and since that j     Furthermore, railroad men point out
time, have notified the County Emerg- | the anomalous situations which would
ency   Relief   Board,   a.s   well   as     tho j arise   in   Intor.stato   commerce   in   the
looal   board,   of   any   miiin   who   was ; event   these   measures   should   beoome
given   work,   so   that   there   would   bo \ law. There would .be, for instance, tho
no  duplication   of  relict  payments.  In ' spect.acle  of  a   train   appro.aching  the
Pennsylvania border fi'om a neigh¬ boring State W'here it would have to be broken into two trains. Again, there.would be at the border gro'ips of trainmen  waiting  to  board  incom-
TRIBUTED
while  furnishing  more  than  half  the
cost, were not responsible for thc men on   the  relief  jobs.
"Deoause of this unsatisfactory ar¬ rangement, which has taken no con¬ sideration of family units, and which has   given   .iobs   to   as   high   as   four
disregard   of   the   Comptroller  Oencr- al's   rulings.
In   lOL'l  tho  offloe of  the  Comptrol¬ ler General  was created.  The purpose ot  the oreaition   of  the  office  wa.s    to provido   a   chec'.<   upon   the   executive (ifllces   with   respect   to   tho   expendi¬ ture  of  public funds and  to  see  that these  funds  aro  disbursed   In  acccrd- i aiico   W'lth    the   ainpropi-iatlorySi  mado by  tho Congress.  Tiie  office is design- i ed  to be,  and has  been,  a non-parti- I san   offlce.   Tho   tenure   according   to tho lact    ore.TJting  the  office  is for    a I period   of   15   yoarsL   The   present   in- 1 cumbent   is   Comptroller   General   Mc- i Carl   who    has   held   the  offlce    since the  time  of   the creation   thereci.
It is the province of )the Comp¬ troller General to approve or disap¬ prove disbursements made by Ihe several branches of the Government, such    as    tho  Dep.artnient    of    ¦\Var,
ivnuo. Another big meeting is sched uled  for   Sunday    afternoon     at   the same   plac*
MRS
NETTER   PRESIDES   ON   RE¬ TURN    FROM   SOUTH
Pupils in All Sections Doing Fine Work—Dancing Chorus for "Purple Towers" Feature of Program—Sav¬ ing  Seconds
The following pupils in A.inbler Junior High School obtained an aver¬ age of 90 or above with no mark be¬ low SO for the fourth six-week period.
Those pupils who received arm bands j I'"'l'^-''tm™t .of Agriculture, Dcpart- for having an average of 90 or higher j "¦'•^'"^ "^ tho Navy, and all otber for   a   previous   six-'(\-«ek   period   re-'i a-Sencios.
ing  trains   on   which   there'could "be j reived   chevrons   to  be   placed  on   thoi     There   recently   has   arisen   between
no  work for  them to  do. I ^¦¦"'  bands;   tho  other pupils received! the     Secretary    ot     tho    Navj-,     iir.
So far as th© safety factor is con- i ''i'™ ''a"'!^- i ^^'^^n-son,  and the Comptroller Gener-
cernod,   those   conver.'iant     with     the!     Pupils   receiving   chevrons:   Seventh   al   a  difference    with  respect  to    the
,.  _ . „.^.,   „.., ,_,   ,„ .......        I histoi-y   of   "B'ull   Cre\i)'"   and   "Train'^'''*^<'^'     Section     I  —  Ralph     Amey, i interpretation   of   one   sectlum   of    nn
line' as I have a few minutes ago, ; ^^^^^ .^^ ^ single family, the eminijs- Limit" legjislatlon recall that , tho' ^"'¦''*'^y Burroughs, Jane Bussing, j appropriation act. During the past with all the teeling, pathos and fx-| gi„„p,.„ ^ave decided that this year i agitation for such measures ori,gInally' I^^^'l'* Bellln.gs Eleanor Kinney, Jean ^tliree weeks Mr. Ditter hi^ beon pression that you put into it, -^Vould j ^j^^^ ^^j„ inaugurate tho originali-flid stfirt with this object as their i Norris, Ed%vard Sage, Henry Scholz,; ^ittin.-r daily in hearings ot tlio Navv immediately realize tliat the days oln.„unty-aid set-up, by which tJto I haais. They remark, however, that' ^''^'f^'' Thompson and Parry AMIess. Appropriation Bill and thixiugh prohibition  have gone." i i borougs,    town.ships   and   county   will j the   premise   that   railroad   casualties!     '^'^"'il'   H—William   Gant   and  An-   n5.\vs^,,a,por   disi'atohes   his     atter.tlon
was  directed   to  thc differences  exist¬ ing   between   tho   two   offl,cers   of   the Government.   Ho   came  to  the   conclu¬ sion   th.at  the  duties   of  tho  Appropri¬ ation     Committee   lor   the  N.avy     In- <-luded   un  inquiry  Into  tho  conditions rel^'^Them   g'o I Grade Section I— Kvelyn Kern, Susie i «'-'''«""-      between     the     GomptroI'ler 'ct" In  reducing ' Koberto, Elsie Mae Rowe, Ruby Rose, ' General   and     the     Secret.ary  of     the ' .   e.,  I Nav.v,     ospcclalbl  since   somo  of    the
Judge  Knight,   in a  very) entertain-^ cariT on a pro.gram  for  the  relief of ! vary hirectly With the numiber of errs j "ehne   Roccino. briefly   on     the | the   unemployed,   and   that   the   most'
liig   manner,    dwelt
Jnimorous    side   of   tho  l.aw,    as   seen! needy   cases   shall   be   assisted
irom the  bench  as   tho  jurists   walch | given "work.
"tho 'pnocossion  go  by."  He described I     "W^e  must   all  recognize     tho
and
fact
in a tr.ain is not borne out by the! Eighth Grade, Section I—fWilHam facts. Thus, in Pennsylv.ania, in the/^'"er, Domenica Giampa, I'hyllis Hine- sevoral years following tho enactment I ""«¦ ^"'^'^ ^i"^^- li^'iei't O'Brien, Loo of   the   "Full   Crew"   law   of   1911,   an ' Senese,   William     Thompson,      lUilph
pleasing   part   of    his ' that work relief  costs  more  than di- j unmist.akable    Increa.se    in   casualties | '^ose, William  Weir, Jean  Woodw.ird , ^ ' rect relief. But  it  is an  obligation  of j occurred,   although   the   object   of   the I     PuPils receiving arm bands:   Eighth |
I,.,
this    as   "the prolession."
Ho told of a boy who bad  murder-1 iiH tho.sc in authority to maintain tho i legi.slatlon   w.as  to  doer ed  his  father    and  mother and  who, ! moi'^l" ot the cili/ens of the common-j f.a,- as  having any  effect
let :rder-   all
at the bar of tho Court for sentence!   wealth,  and  direct  i-eiict  docs  not  do I hamrds the law- w.as a distinct f.ailurc  Anna Signore
asked   for  mercy   bocauso  ho  was  an orphan. .,
this." Mr.
ho   said. Ridgway's    .address    cited
j and   was   repealed.   Krxpei'ienced   rail- tho ! road men  point out that tho installa-
Sectlon  II—  Tholnia Gant. j newspaper     dispatches   disclosed     an
Sth Gr<ade,  Section II—John Bogdon, I intention  on   the   iK-„rt   of   the  'Secro-
serlous  waste   in  many  "made   work" i tion   of   automatic   couplers   and     air i ^•"''"e Giint and James Sandilos.. | tary  of    the  Nc^vy  to  disregard    the
projects, which pile up costs far be- ! brakes has done far more to reduce I Ninth Grade, Section I— Margaret j rulings of the Comptroller Genoral. yond the costs that would be involved i train hazards than any other single I ^®^'*"'^'i"' Pouglass Brooks, Bayard , Mr. Ditter directed the attention ol in direct relief. On tho other h.and. he j factor. This Increased safety in r.all- Colfax, Ethel Kly, Robert Gates, Hugh ! tho Committee to tho matter and deplores the necessity of asking , ,.(ia,fi -(vork is further reflected in nfo; Crehiman, Russell Huckel, Benjetta, made the motion which resulted In American citizens to "pauperize them-| insurance statistics which show that j ^"''*'°"' Kathryn Surlano, Eorothyjtho Secretary of tho N.a\-3,- appearing selves" to qualify for dole. Tho course j railroading   is   tho   only   industry     In   '^'"°"''JT"*"\,    ^,.„     ,, _    ,   ^.  ,     ^Ibeforo  the   Committee   for   interroga-
the   Montgomeiy   county   comimission- i w'hich  the  danger line has been  c.m-
! ers advocate Is .a happy medium, ho j stated, which will noitlior pauperize ' nor  w-asto. ,   •
MATERIAL  FOR   DISPOSAL  PLANT i       Another  Elll  to  Cripple  Utilities
UNDER  STUDY ¦      House   Bill     No.   207     provides,     in
-._  i effect,  that  utilities  shall  be  prohibit-
Adjourned   Meeting   Compares     Prices ; ed  fr.ni  merchandising.  Under it, r.as ond   Mechanical     Data   of     Valves, ' and  electric companies and any other
Section   ir—Billy   Davis  and   Robert iti„,i   on     Monday  .of   this   week
L"\-       Trr     *, 1       T, ! Ditter  conducted
Section  III—Alexander  Roniano
Section IV—Lillian Springsteel
Mr.
a  large  part  of  the
examination   of   the   Secretarif   ot   the
The   dancing   clioruses   for   "Purple f.^''?'',     ""  the  part    of tho    minority   the  Kiwanis   Club,
stantly on  the decrease for ,a quarter
of   a   century.    Of   six '.'«pecifi|c   jobs
classifled  a.s   subject   to  .accident	
th.at of  p.a.ssonger conductor has been
completely eliminated from the danger
list since  1025.
Moreover, in 1905, freight brcakemen
were     listed   as     having   the       nxost I
dangerous jobs  in  tho  insurance lists. |
At the end of each succeedingflve-year I Sluice Gates, Etc.—Will Meet Again comipanies connected with them can-! jipriod however, tlio extra premiums! .This  Thursday  , Inot   nianufai ture.   sell,   rent,   or   lease | required    of   these     employees     have j''"^-   ^''''^"-  McAndrews,  Mary  Coldren. i hiioii  ot   the  Co
Ambler   borough   council   is   consid-I''W"''"^''-'^-  This  BIII  is  scheduled  foi j i,oen decreased, and now average only i     "The   latter   of:    Ann   Fox,   Milllcent -^  ^    ^    .     ^ ^  ^.^. .
ering the award of certain mechanic il' ^faring by  the  Public  Utilities  Com-j about for^ty per cent    of  the    former I I^'i"*"^'^""'     l^hyllis   HIneline,     Betty ! Lansdale   Students  m   Gym   Exhibition
CAPIl HEALY'S PLEAS FOR PEACE
ENGLISH  WAR  SPY   SHOWS   HOR¬ RORS  OF WAR
Towers" are preparing for a program ' '""^ ''^™'^f«' •^"^'^'' ''h>nf.'« had the 8t-c- that ranges trom piecision work to!''''•'"¦¦'¦ '"""" *"¦''* he could iwint to ada.gio. The first act contains three;"" «"l>st-'^ntive Law by which ho is choruses, two of preision, one of tap. i authorized to .aocept the oidnion of The former is comiuised of: Dor .thy i t'^o Attorney General .or dotnsions of Burroughs, Kathryn Surlano, Jiary | the Court of Claims for his guidance Smart, Elsie  .Mae Rowe. Phyllis II ine-j rather   than   complying   with   tne   oi)-
niptrollcr  General.    >
Addresses R°tary and Kiwanis in Big Meeting at Wm. Penn Inn— Behind the Linas in Germany anl France—Beauties of New Zealand Captain Tim Healey, of thc British seciet service, now tho radio enter¬ tainer of Proctor and Gamble, preached a powerful and timely les.son for peace by address and pic¬ tures at Wm. Penn Inn Tuesday evening, when the conabined Rotary and Kiwanis and the Colony Club assembled lor dinner and joint mcel¬ ing. The event ^vas beautiful and colorful in Its ladies' night phases of the service club.s—and the lesson was most Impres.sivo in view ot the impending International complica¬ tions as the result of recent events in 'Europe.
Tho terrors, tho desolation, the terrific cost of war In life and other treasures—and withal its futility — was an object lesson moat vivid and impressive.
More than 100 per.sons v.'ere pres¬ ent when the audience sang the na¬ tional air and Rev. Jos. M. EiwinH, president of the Kiwanis Club, asked divine blessing. Singing ^v<as led by the song loaders of the organizations, and a splendid menu iwas served by the   hotel   management.
Miss Cohen rendered two beautiful vocal .solos, and IMiss Deck gave sev¬ eral piano solos, which preceded tbe fornval greetings extended by Judge Knight, who was ;prescntod by the chairman, Ralph E. Frey, president oi the Rotary Club. Mrs. J. M. Fish¬ er, a-iue president of the Colony Club, and Mr. EWing, president of wero     presented.
Enjoyabie Pro:,;ram Presented by Students of the Phil.-i. School of Expression and Dramatic Art—Er¬ nest Bart ett to Lecture on 27th Tho re.gular meotin,g ot the Colony Club was held in the clubrooms on Mi.a-ch 13. Mrs. Helen Staples Netter, president, presiding. After the roulino business, the report of the Nemin.at- ing Committee w.'^ read by tiie chairman, Mrs. Annie C. LiUidis. The following wore nom'nated for offiioos In tho Colony Club: l<'or president, Jtrs. Raymond Miaxiycn and l\Irs. Jacob M. Fisher; lirst vico 'presid^nL, Afrs. Kdward I... T wno aid .Mrs. Mark Z. Mo'Jil; corresponding sec¬ retary. uMrs. J. W^m. inttor and Mrs. John Fisher. Jr.; directors (two* to be eleoted), Helen, .Staples Netti?!-, Mrs. Robert James Keppel, 'Jlrs. A. .'. Williams and .Afrs. Wm. II. Rut;- sell.
'.After the business >n-icotiij/T, ona ot tho mixst enjoy.ablo prog'-am.s of the year was rendered by. sUidents of the Philadelfihia Schoo! r .: ELx- pression and Dramatic Art. A p'ay- let, entitled "The Dress Rehearsal of Hamlet." was gi\ cn hy the fol¬ lowing: Misses Edith Grigg, Joseph¬ ine iStellwagon, Ruth C(n-.sons, Kath¬ erine Slocum. Helen Moore. I'carl Leaf, C'l.ara Jennings land Marg,arct Mary McGee. This sketch was very* amusing and well-done. Aliss Betty Mccarty then gave la clever roiwling, entitled "Hamlet," wiiich was a taJiC- off"  ork the play.
In conclusion, , a playlet. entitled "M.any Happy Returns of the D.i.y," was given by iliss Marion Dowler, of Port Washiiiigton, with Misses Katherine Slocum, Pearl I.,ya.t. Sylvia RoII.\«ins and Joseplilne Sitellwagon, which iiumbia- was exceptionoriy well rendered. This w^as of a more .ser¬ ious tone, and lett f'lod 'for thought in the minds of most of the audience. Tho program for the arternoun Was  in  charge of  Mrs. J.  II.  Buck.
The next regular club meeting will be flield on Wednesday, March. 27, at wliich time the cUib iiiemliers will ;bo f.avored with a leemie liy Ernest Bartlett on "The Home loi' Tomor¬ row." Tho lirogram will be in charge of the '.iome Committee—Mrs. Wm, 1-1 Dowdier, chairman. There will be ¦special music by Mrs. Wallace Fl.sh¬ er, contralto, and Mrs. John Duddy, piani-st,   of   Norristown.
Any member of the Cidony Club desiring to attend tho I'hil.i. flower Show 'may do so at a rediued rato on Tuesday, March ?<!. In order to take advanUige of this reduced rate on that day, tickets must Tie ordered and paid for in advance of that date, from Afrs. Wm. Buchanan, Jr., Fort AVashlngton, chairman of Gaj'den and Consorvatlim. Mrs. Buchanan's phone number  is  Ambler,  22S-M.
equipment, valves, etc., for the sewage dispo.saI   plant,   and  in   order   to   not delay   the   pouring   of   cement   of   the i construction   work   that   Involves   the' mechanism,    the    borough   fathers   at the   adjourned   meeting    on     Monday | evening,   withheld     tho     awards     tor: further  study   until   the   meeting   this Thursday  evening. j
president Truster and Messrs. Davis, i Radcliffe, Cavalier and Wolf were' present.
Mr. Davis, chairman of tho sewer comKnIttee, reported the bids for mis¬ cellaneous iron and valves, the Cruse- Komper Co. of Ambler, being amon^- the  bidders.   The  figures  aro  $2,000.
mittee   of  the   State .House   of  Repr
crowd  that  watched
develop    trouble     within     reasonable i     It  is  pointed  out  that  such  legisla- I ^!^'  ^''^"-^"003 Bonfl.glio.  Afai-y Rocfhino, time   the    purchas.?      Ss    made      good, \ tion  Is at  variance  with  the  adminis- ' Meaner Kinney, Joyce Hayward, Joyce [ Quality of appliance and eiliciency ofjtratiim's   policies   for   recovery;     and^!''^''^""iP'*""- i
op'iaiin    have   been   .-laranteed. j employment.   Recent   efforts   to   enact i     "Serving   Seconds!"   That   was   thej
Such promotion is still needed. Only I .slmiliir legislation on national lines i "'"'"^^""•'^ ^'t'*" "^ tho motion picture' I three appliances have rea.sonably j-vvere vigorously opfiosed by Joseph B. i *^'''"'^''^''' *** Ambler High S^-hool early I complete customer acceptance today—; Eastniian, Federal Co-Ordinator of !'''^'*'- "^^^P^k. The film depicted varhum ¦ itho gas range, tho electric iron, and I Railroads, and President Roosevelt's l'•^'•'.'¦^^ °^ reckless and careless driving ! the radio. Every other appliance—par- | adviser in transportation matters. In 1 ^^'h'ch results in accidents. A story I i ticulariy gas and electric refrigerators.' an address before the Railway Labor; °' ^ t>nys flrst attempt at driving was \ i gas   house   heaters,     electric     ranges, | Representatives   in   Chicago   on  Janu-' "*^'"'^'*'". "^'*'^'®'"'y "*'""* '^^^ main theme.
and then Willi.am Egolf, of the Proc¬ tor and Gamble organization intro¬ duced the speaker, CapUiin Tim Healey, who entered the AVorld War in 1914 and went over ,from Australia with 1030 men to flght the Turks, and later served in the secret service ot   England.
As tho Captain arose to .acknow¬ ledge the generous applause, he ex¬ tended congratul.ations to Charles Ilalcomb, of the Proctor and Gamble Co., on the occasion »of his birthday anniver.sary,   and   the   latter  was   ap-
„„, .  ,_, I piauded   as  he   arose   to  acknowledge
e«day   mght | ^j,^ greeting.
Captain     Healey       expressed       his
the his
at 8 o'clock.
Under thc personal direction of Miss M.arion     Dill    and  Jiimes    Crawford, | Pleasure     in     participating     at seveniy-flve boys and  girls gave per-   splendid     event,   and   n.cntionod
formances on the horse, mat nndl | radio work and the satisfaction there fxirallel bars. It was one of the best [ Is in addressing vast audiences, pay- ixhiblts ever given by Maroon pupils, j ing his tribute to others who make Thoso who participated in thc events' this   service   possible.
are: Girls, Helen Boorse, Tess M'al.ack, Betty Swartley, Aliircelle Krupp, Wini¬ fred   AVorthington,     Kathryn     Spaeth,
Slides     of the     Turks
the    campaign     against were     shown,   and     the
NOMINATIONS    WILL    BE    V0TE3 ON   AT   APRIL   MEETING      '
Motion     Pictures   Shown   in     Attempt
to   Teach   Caution     in   Both   Driving
and      Walking — Education      Along
Safety    Lines
The Ambler Rotary Cluli held ils regu'.ar %veekly mooting at Niblock's Restaurant on AVednesday last. Tho President, Ralph 10. Frey, wns in ch.ai'go. I
The visitors were: AViiliam Piiwell, John Kongstrcth, and Al Ilcnnesey, members of the Norristown Rotary Club; A. C. Smith, of Canada, guest of Dan Weedon; and .Abrum Hun¬ sicker, <a member of the Amblor High Scliool Faculty. President Ra'ph ex¬ tended the welcome of the Clnb to the  guests.
BirthdaJI guests wero extended to AViiliam   Faust   and   Harvey   tlravell.
The result of tho liusiness index IHill showed the record to be .'iO ixir- cent.
At the April meeting of the Rmary Club seven directors are to be elect¬ ed to serve thc club for the next Rotary year. At the meeting held on     last     AVednesdiiy     the     following
»amounting to   $3o"n   foT return    of  '"^"'''' '''''^'  '" ''"'^"'f ?'''" "^"'.^ Is by , work' measures, what will they do to   Senate,   .said   recently.       The  election, ; i,oys: Ru.ssell Choyse, AViiliam Sprin
* th?s   latter material   after   c ,mnlotion    '"^'"'^^'"'"¦'^^  ^K '""'. f .V'?  ''"¦^.^'^*'- i"" ' *''" '•'^'l™«"« *" t'^<^"- ^""^P^tition with : to fill the vacancy caused by death  of j ,teol,    AViiliam  Strousc,    I-Yank    EMv,
A    ettor was  '4ad   from  Zln^^^^ """^ of residential service, due, the truck and boats and all the other i Senator James S.  Boyd  last  AVednes-I ^Mdio     Eddowes,     Ru.ssell     Martzell
^^   iiuLi was   itaa   iiom  ine  j\m.o   . ^^   merchandising   of     appliances     by! competitive   agencies?       iljas   railway; day,    must   be   held    not   later   than'
ler  Taxpayers'  Association  requesting
the  fullest   consideration   If  steps  ii''" i f'oV  customers.
contemplated     looking     towards     th
tion, Joseph Hess, the president of which was present, that full conslder- tion will be given beforo action la taken.
of utilities,   has   resulted   in   lower   r.rtes   labor  anything   to    gain     by   putting  April 12.
Only   through   con-   such   a  handicap   on   their   own   form I    'AViiile indications point to the Demo-
I I-Mdie
; George   Hunter,     Bill   Lystik,     Harry i more     serious     complications,"     said
! Keftrick, Stanley Fretz, John  Stevens, | the speaker,  as he turned  the camera
purchase of tho Anibler Sprln. AVater   *"""^'' "'»'^^- T'""^"'"^'"^ ™" ^'^"•''I "^   transportation. I   do   not   be-. crats   nominating   Aliss  Gertrude   Ely,   J^S,  '^::'- J^;:^::"^^:::^'' ^" ™"'-'^  ''^"^'"^"''  ^«  "'  '^'^  ->
^o     suggesting   a   suryev^^^^^^^ '"/"'"•    ^^"^^ ' "°^'^   ^hat   any   industry    in    such    a'of   Bryn   Mawr,   the   Republicans   are I vVm. Curly,'Dick Federick, Earl Scholl
i^o.,   suggesting   a   survey   py   a  com-^ ^,^,„j,p,.n,ont   additional   residental   r:Ue i situation can go forward if It  is pre-I far   from   being   in   agreement      ui   a
potent engineering firm,  and that  the |,.^,,,^,pyons. | vented   from   operating   in   the   most! candidate.
pro.ioct be considered from all possible,     jf  ^^^^   utilities   aro  required   to   re-' economical  and  offlclent  way." |     Several  days    ago .some    iiiMuentlal
''"pi^e^sident   Troster   road    the    com   1 J'"""'''''  '"i'«   merchandizing   feature;     Transportation experts estimate that I leaders in  the county apparently were j da^nighT'before a'iarge crowd.'"
liesidont    rro,stei    load   the    com-j „f ^^^ ,j^,gi„ggg^ ^ j,y„j,ij^.,..^,,^, ^,^1,,^^,^,., , ^^^  temporary  effect  of  tho  bills  will   united   behind   FranUlin   Spencer   Ed- 	
munication.   and  assured   the  assocaa-   „|- employes, of necessity, will he laid i be   to   give   some   added   employment, j monds,  former moniber of  the  Iiouse j Ventilate   Poultry   Hoi^ses
oi'f,   with   no  assurance    of  immediate ' but at an annual cost to the railroads i    'Two   Montgomeiv   niembers   of   the!      "
employment,   thereby   materially   add-   of   millions   of   dollars   a   year,   costs, House,   Fred   C.   Peters  and   Clarence |
ing  to   tho   alreid.v   too   many   thous-! that can bo met In  only one w'ay.... i Ederer,   are   making  a   drive   for   tho ! ens    exhale   Is     carried     out   of    the | r'ause  and   well   expressed   by   Chair
ands  of  unemployed. i higher rates for transportation  which I nomination.   The   candidates   wdll     be I Pmdtr.v     house    with   tho   air.   It     is ! man  Frey as he  thanked  the speaker
speaker paid a gracetuil compliment members w^ere niminn-ted for thc to the Turkish commanders as ene¬ mies. Liitor tho slides revealed the wartar© behind the Turkish lines, and 'the closing pictures were thoso taken during his sp:| work with the Germans. ,
A!l the pictures wero most vivid of the h( rrors, the destruction, death and devasta'Ion, suffering and death, and the iCaptain's plea for no more was was eloquent in light of the ac¬ companying     pictures.   "AVar     settles
positions: .loseph i'ralt. Dr. Rothen¬ berger, John Hansell, John nrougli- ton, Samuel Corson, Haniion Kinney, John Ketjtor, and Rov. N. Jl. Grotin. The meetir,g was in cnarge of the ClasslHcation Committeo v.'ilh Abe. A'etter as chairman. The program consisted of a motion pi<tu;-e which has been deve'oped by the Ein.a In¬ suranco Company as an In.'strument for niiore effectively teaching habits of  safety  on   the   part  of   lioth  drivers
j home land In New Zealand, with I ks interesting, industrious and thrifty I people and tho scenic beauty of I mountains, streams, waterfalls, farm I land, cities, market placoa, scIkriIs and   churches.
__   ..„„„ '     '^^'^   Captain   was   given   ch.se     at-
*      "  ' ¦' """ j tention  and   the     appreciation   cf  the
The   excess   moisture   which   chick- 1 audience   was   evidenced   by   the   ap-
Stanloy Cope  Abraham  Becker,  Whi¬ ter  Schull,  and Mathew JIagg-s. 'The exhibition Was rei>eatcd Thura-
no   problems,   but  icreates   many   and | and   pedestri.ans.   The   picture   forcibly
illustrated tho accidents resulting from excessive speed, road crowding, dlsrusarding tralliic lights, crossing white lines, especiall,\t at curves, and "jay" walking. With SH.OCO fatalities connected with the automobi'e trafflo in 1931, tlie necessity for more edu- c:ition for saToty becomes vorj'- ur¬ gent, especially when ono realizes that the Increase In the United States in 1934 was 16 percent over the   year   1933.
Two or three well-chosen and well- placed specimen plants are gcnernny sufUcient on the average home fiouiidij.
  .Pennsylvania's industries and  citizens! selected  by the count.v committees of
' must uitimately pay becau.se the rail- 1 the  twu major parlies.
—Benj.   F.   l-;ivans   has   been   elected , roads   cannot   shoulder     this       extra,  —
president  of Ithe Norristown  Chamber I burden. I     —Newtown       borough       delinquent
uf Commerce fur thc  third year. I     "its Inevitable effect," coiiian;ntyd a I tuxes  amount   to  Jil'i'C
nocessary, therefore, to h.ave more frequent ch.anges of air or more ventilation during ix-riods of high production when the birds drink mole  water.
and   his     cor.ipany   which   nude     the program   possible
Afiss Cohen closed the program with another boautlful vocal seloc- tioji, mid dancing  vvasi then enjuyed.  i
Control  Cabbage   Diseases
Seed      treatiuent   c.iii   be   u.-ed cnitrolling   blaik   rot   an<l   ii'ack <ii   cabbage.     t:orro»ivo   sublimate recommended   for   black   rot   tuid     tho Jiut  water   U't;a.tmon«   tor   blaclc  leg.
leg
is