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AMBLER.   PA..  SEPTEMBER   8,   1038
$L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
miAL HIGHIY PROPOSED TO LINK
WOULD JOIN VALLEY FORGE ANO FORI HILL
HISTORIANS   SPONSOR     PROJECT
TO GIVE DIRECT ACCESS TO
FAMOUS SHRINE
TAX BILLS RECEIVED
A route to connect the historical sites of Fort Hill and Valley Korge with Independence Hall in Philadel¬ phia, to be known as a memorial highway, 1» a plan mapi)ed out being sponsored by patriotic and historical associations, and Is prlnci- pally fosteired by the Historical Society of Montgomery county.
The highway as planned would link together numerous historic sites re¬ calling the Revolutionary War cam¬ paign ot 1777, and to carry the road over the Schuylkill a bridge would he built at the site of the Revolutionary Army's bridge at Valley Korge. It is believed the undertaking will have the approval of the rommlasloners of Montgomery County, the Valley Korg:e Park Corrtmisslon, the Pennsylvania Highway Department, the l>aught«i's of the American Revolution and various jmtriotic and hstorical groui>s.
Suggestions have been offered from time to time for construction of a boulevard along the Schuylkill from Fairmount Park, in Philadelphia, to Valley Forge. Because of the high cost Involved, support ot this endeavor has been limited.
Objections offered to these several plans are overcome by the Whitemarsh- Valley Forge ^Memorial Highway. Ii would  not become    a speedway or    ;i \
popular route for long-distance travel. !        puNZEL  TELLS   WHITEMARSH it is contended, but it would fbcilltate i        "" '"¦
acceijs  to  historic sites of  the Ameri   |       GROUP OF   PARTY  PROCESS can   Revolution    and   would   be     used ' chiefly by persons desiring to view such sites.    It   would   cross   numerous   Im
Taxeolleetor Scott Issues Ambler Bor¬ ough   Notices   Dated   July   2
Taxeolleetor K. C. Scott has njailed I Ambler Borough tax bills for 1H3S, which were recet.ed by local !ax)>.ay- I erH August 31. <"y)unty t'lx bills wero ln<losed, dated 7.LM!t3S, and acot>rdlng to' notation thereon flve percent Is al¬ lowed If i«aid within HO d-.iys from .the date ot the bill.
Heretofore, according to what can he learned, this has been mtsle.idlng to !*me of the taxiwyers of the bor- .3ijgh, who fail to read the bill cor¬ rectly, and who believe they have Ml days to pay from the date they le- ceive the bill. It is pointed out that in order to take advantage of the flve percent allowed, the count.v tax bill must ba paid not later than Septem¬ ber 29. I
Borough officials will again permit the ftve payiment plan for borough and school taxes. The five payments are to he made as followa: September 3(1, October 31, Novorrjber 30, December ?1, 1939. Tf paid under thi.s plan .ic- cordlng to announcement on taxbills, there will he no discount after the flrst  payment  on   lK>rough  tfix.
APPROVE WATER CO. GRANT
Raymond K. Mensch, of Gllberts- ville, announced today from his offices, iidH .Swede .street, Norris¬ town, that he received a telegram from I'nited States Senator Joseph F. Guffey, notifying him that the Public Works Administration on September 7 alotted $22,438 for the Ambler Water Works Improve¬ ment.
This amount constitutes 45 per¬ cent of the total amount to i)e ex¬ pended by the borough for the erection of the huge 1,i)0(l,r(|i> gallon stand-pipe and other general im¬ provementa to the Ambler Spring Water Company system owned and conducted  by the  Bornugh.
The established cost of the work planned approximates Hii.OOf). The above amount granted hy the Fed¬ eral authority over the signature of President Roosevelt is the full amount reiiuested b.v the Ambler Borough Council.
IS [LECIEO PRESIOENI OF IBLER C. OF C.
DIVIDE APPROPRIATION
200
State Mails Checks to County Dis¬ tricts of Second and Third Class IMght school districts In Mont;r<»ni» sry County .thare a total of $'i90,fi65 - 47 oovered in checks Issued hy State Treasurer F. Clair Ross as the flnst seml-antiiial ivliTuhiirsBment imyment due seoond amd third rlaas districts for teachers' .•«;i>liurles paid during tihe 1937-I!I3S sch<H>l ypar.
Two   hundred     and   forty-flve     dis¬ tricts   .share   the   tot.il   statewide   pay¬ ment i.)f  *4,7.'n,24?.30.   The  second pay¬ ment  for  the  last school  year  will be Now   Eligible   to     Membership   —   '"•''''"   March   1,   1939. r. I .    w.       J    r T\-      .       >i J     '•      Payments    to    Hrst
Complete Board of Directors Named
ACTIVE   GROUP   REMOLDED   INTO 7   BASIC. CLASSIFICATIONS
.IT JOHN T. CAMBURN FOR NEGLECI OF DUIY
BUGLE CORPS TO COMPETE
, Philadelphia     and Booth    at    Business    Show—Detailed , ,„j,,(|(,   in   April   .and   ()c.t.<l>er.   Those to Reports  Asked  for   Next   Session   in
FOUR FIRE CALLS
Work
October.
Oeorge .Scherff was ele ted t)resldpnt of the Ambler Chamber of Commerce .at a meeting of the Board of Directors held last l-'rlday at. noon at .Nibloik's restaurant. J. Russell .Meyers was elect¬ ed vice president. A large group of ac¬ tive businessmen were present. Mr. Scherff haa been elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. Willard Cassel. Mr. Cassel hns heen elected chairman of the building com¬ mittee of the new Ambler high schonl and  will  devote his  time tn that work.
fourth cla.ss districts nre due in I''ob- ruary and August. Ambler Is a f^ourth clvtss district.
Pa.vments, which are made fnmi the Oeneral P^ind under an act of as¬ semhly, are flxed on ta 'Sliding scia.le ranging (Irom Sii to 75 percent of the diftriict's full professional payroll iK^- cordlng to the true property valuation of  the  district.
Pa.vments     locally   are     Sprln.cfleld
Fort Washington Junior Legion Squad Will  Meet the Best in Drills at Yeadon
The   Drum and   Bugle   Corps   of   the
William Boulton  Dixon Post, American
I Legion, of Kort Washington, will show
dvasa   dlstrict.^— ' Its flghtlng colors  at   Yeaxlon  on   Sat-
Pittsburgh   — are • urday afternoon in the flrst of a series
of drill completlllons in which the Corps
is scheduled  to compete.
Conducted by the \V. C.. Allen Post of Yeadon, Saturday's competition will be quite keen, having several former national and state champion Corps on hand to fight for the flrst prize of }10U. Second prize will be J75, with $.)(), and $25 going to the third and fourth place winners.
AVith many of his Dixon Cadets tak¬ ing part in  fall  sixn-ts.    Jack    Magill,
Wissahickon   Firemen   Do  Oood During   Holidays Fires   have  been   freciuent  thia   past week as many home owners have burn¬ ed   wood,   paper  and   rubbish   in   their
heaters and open flre places to take ' J. Russell Meyers, chairman of the the chill from the houses, and dirty and Classiflcation Committee gave a very defective flues have caught on flre Interesting and detailed reixut on the W'iasahickon Flre Company of Anibler j Classiflcation of the niprmbcrship of was  in   service  four   times  during   the , the   Cham^ber   of   Commerce.   He   out
$7,170:   Cheltenh.im,   $2(;.<ir.9.1R:   Abin?--) leader  of  the  Corpa,   faces a big  pro¬ blem in  enteting drill contests at  this | time of the year. Tomorrow, night, at; the weekly  meeting of the  cadets,    a
ton,   $39,724.t)7;   I..i,Tisdale  $10,941,.16 and .Xorristown,   $3S,II43.S2.
his resignation  was  accepted  with re- i ITALIAN   LODGEMENTS    OUTING
grets.
J.   Russell   Meyers
VALLEY REPOBLICANS lOLD OF INCREASE IN PARIY REGiSIRAIIONS
past four days. i
Slight   damage   was  caused   in     the kitchen of  the  E. W.  Hammett  home,' Trinity Oreen, Ambler, about noon last! Sunday by flre.   The blaze  liruke    out trom   cooking   and      the   WissahicKon Fire  Company   answered  the   cull   but; found the flre ahout out. J
The morning before they were in ' service near AVlngs Airport at Blue | r.eli when the large barn on the Francl..> j
Ambler Lodgemen Held Picnic for Their Families at Zeiber's Park More   than    500   people   attended   the
annual picnic given by the Son.s of lined them into seven different group.-', i Hii'v Lodge, Rugglero Bonghi, of Amb- These are manufacturers, distributors, ' 'er at Zioljer's Park on Sunday. Bocci retail and wholesale, real estate and clubs, softball teams. Citizens clubs ami Insurance, professional, banks and almost the entire Italian colony of building and loan iis.soclations, .and ! ^^n^Wer were present at the all-day contractors.  From this group there are   outing.
over 200 eligible for mem,hership to the Ambler Chamber of Comnierce. The greater portion of the meml>ers are under the retail and wholesiile classi¬ fications. Kighteen  representatives and    seven
Lleber farm was burned to the ground. ; ^„„„^^^y memliers comprise the  board Tuesday, the  local  firemen answered
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portant highways—Skippack Pike, Iiut ler Pike, Germantown Pike, DeKalb Street and Ridge Pike—and would thut give sightseers from all theae roads access to Valley Forge. New A'ork and New Kngiland tourists usually cross the Delaware at points affording connec¬ tions with routes that by-pass Phila¬ delphia and its attendnt congested trafflc conditions. New bridges will un¬ doubtedly be built spanning the Dela ware  River  at   strategic  points.
Franklin    Spencer     Edmonds,       Home From England, Exhorts Followers To Stand  Solid   Behind  Ticket  —  Pro¬ thonotary Earl  Bechtel Also  Speaks. Alvin Bunzel, a member of the Mont¬ gomery   County   Registration      Board, enthused  the   members  of   the AVhite¬ marsh Valley Republican County Com- I mittee, Tuesday evening at the regular 1 monthly session of the group when he told the members  that up to  the pre- ; sent time there were 73,428 Republlcana
two calls. At S.4i> a. m. speed.v response to a call from Kirk farm on Welsh rnad aouth of DeKalb Street pike saved the house. Firemen fought the flre in the parttions. In the afternoon a fleld flre was discovereda long Falrview ave¬ nue in Ambler and the Hremen again were in service.
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The "^'^ 33,429 Democrats, registered in the State Highway Department ia pre- , State, paring to straighten and widen Route j In Auguat, Mr. Bunzel atated, 1,70H 302, from New Hope through Doylea- Republicans were registered to 644 town and which would Intersect the Democrats. In the Harleysvllle district. Memorial Highway near Washington i at a recent sitting of the registrars 98 Square. j Republicans were regsitered and li Dem-
From Fort Washington South Into.ocrats. Mr. Bunzel atated that it ia the Phihidelphia existing highways will becalm of the County Committee to raise used, pending future conneotlori with In-i the   registration   to   85,000   before   Oc-
dopendence Hall, but the road from Fort AVa.'rhlngton AVest would be en¬ tirely new. Feasibility of the route has been tested and it was found practic¬ able. It passes through farm land, and
tober 8, and he urged  the members to assist  their    committeemen   and  com- ' mitteewomen  In  order  that  the regis- j tratlon may reach that number. I
President     Samuel   M.   Glass.     Jury I
STRUCK POLICE CAR
Karl L. Stevens, Ambler Road, Amb¬ ler, was committed to the Montgomery County Prison last Thursday after Magistrate<ieorgeGoehrlng, of Souder¬ ton, sent him here in default of $500 iKiil on charges of drunken driving and failure to stop at the scene of an ac- cident.f
It all happened when Officer Oeorge Kulp left his poilce car at 1.30 in the mol^nlng on the corner of Washington Avenue and Church 'Street, Souderton. Kulp was making his rounds. He heard the crash, saw the car drive awa.v and chased the hit-run driver in his damaged patrol. Kulp caught him on Broad Street.
RAOIO COMMONS UPPER DUBLIN POLICE AS BEAIS HIS WIFE:
During the day, the South Amliler Bocci Club was defeated by the Cam¬ era Club of West Ambler for the flrat time this season. The Stnith Annbler Kyelxillers were also upset for the flrst time In three weeks. The Conshohocken Moose softliall squad downed the Kye¬ ballers, 7-4.
Merry-go-rounds, .^twinga and games provided untiring amusement for the numerous children at the picnic while AXillliim Oertils orchestra kept the dance  floor   fliled   to   capacity.
I.<idgemen and offlcera of many lodges near Ambler attended the picnic. Dis¬ trict leaders remarked upon the suc¬ cess of the pl'nlc. Mr. Joseph Cavalier. \'eneral>le of the .\mbler Ijodge, thanks veryone for aiding to make the picnic a huge succesa. and promises to re¬ peat the event next year.
FIGHTING OF COLORED  IN  NORTH HILLS   REVEALS  PROBLEM
no costly buildings .need be bought and   Commissioner, presided at the nieeting. removed. Griiding would also be min-   which was attended by more  than 200
imized by avoiding hnts.
members of the group. There was also
114,459 VOTERS REGISTER
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LOST BOY COMES HOME
Cantering about Fort Washington la present a delegation from the Potts- the AVhitemarsh campground ot the ^ town Republican Club headed by Earl Revolutionary Army, which among b. Bechtel, County Prothonotary. Pennsylvania's camp sites of the Rev- j ^rankln Spencer Edmonds, who has olution stands next to Valley Forge inj^y^j returned from a trip abroad with (Continued on  Pags 7) i Mrs.  Edmonds,   gave a  most  interest¬
ing talk on his visit to FJngland where j he traveled   expressly  for the  purpose I of studying the unemployment situation ' and   taxing   conditlims.   In   his   address Republicans   Have  45,111     Lead   Ov*r   to  the   members.   Mr.  Edmonds  stated Regist«red   Democrats i that after an exhaustive  investigation
Montgomery has 114,459 registered ' of these two conditions, he found that voters, according to figures released , they are not applicable to our State. The this week by the Registration Commis¬ sion at Norristown court house. Of this number the Republicans have 78,- 671 eligible voters com\iared to 33.- 460 for the Democrats. The remaining 2428 represent miscellaneous registra¬ tions.
In the past week the Republicans showed a gain in new registrations of 144. The Democrats had an in<rease of 31, while there were three non-par¬ tisan   voters  enrolled.
The Registration Commission has ar¬ ranged for the grouiia ot traveling reg¬ istrars to continue their visits through¬ out the county for the next 30 daya. Enrollments will continue until 30 days before the November elections. All reg¬ istrations prior to the 30 days limit will be eligible to vote November 8.
During the past week the Republicans added further to their lead over the Democrats with 20 clianges in party while the Democrats had nine changes
AMBLER JUSIE lELLS IMPORTANCE OF OFFICE
SQUIRE   URBAN   IS     SPEAKER MEETING OF KIWANIS
AT
"Chickie"  Stiheimer   Has  Parents  and
Mtighbors  Worried  for   Hours j
On     Tuesday   evening    v/hen     little OhiUles    (llhickie)   it:4elhelmer,   |;ige 6, | son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Perry  t-elheimer. j of   Rosemary   avenue,   didn't   respond i I to     his   mother's  call,    a  search     was; atarted   in   the   neighborhood,   without I success.     Then   the  search     broadened out  With  neighbors and   relatives  go- ! ing    out    in  cars     to     places  It    was | thought   he  miiiht  lie.  Police were no¬ tified.    The   aearoh   waa   extended   f.ir' over  two  hours  to  no avail. |
Frienda and  relatives were gathered j al   the   boys   home,   waiting  for  news, I
^^ ^^^ _    _  ^ ^.,„..  ^„   when  a car  drove up  with   "Chiclcle" '
fronV Repubhcan To"DemVc"ratlc""Iffll'ia-l I" "• The gentleman who brought ;hin. tion.
weil-enjoyed Alread.v a Plymouth automobie haa | been purchased for the grand prize and \ the tickets are out and iieini; sold rapid- i ly. The sale of booths is progressin.!; as merchants and wholesale companies are , contacted and the demand, even appeal
'Ambler Police Also Wade into Knotty I Problem in South Ambler — Game ! Protectors Case—Passes Bad ChecK I for Fourth Time—Other Upper Dublin I     Coses.
Chief of poUce Jar..es Ottinger and Offlcer Joseph D. Haddon received , radio message at 6 a. m. Saturday from ' North' Hills and upon nn inveatigation ! found Mrs. .Mildred Armistend. colored. I of Girard avenue, badl.v beaten by her I husband, Carl, age 2,"i. The officers I found that she had a badly swollen i eye and bruises about the face and | ; body. j
!     Her husband  was  arrested  and at a ] ' hearing before Sipiire Kepler, a charge i I of   assault   and  battery  was   preferred. ! i He   was   found   guilty   and   ordered   toj I pay the cost of prosecution  and sign  a bond  to  keep   the   peace  for  one  year, i The  sentence   of the  court  was   com- I plied with. 1
Cn a warrant sworn out before | Squire Kepler, Harry Coeblin and i Walter Eltz, both of Bethlehem pike, j Whitemarsh, were brought up for a ' hearing. The information was lodged ' by .Miss Betty Riker charging as.sault j and battery. The case was settled liy Miss Riker p.iying the cost of prosecu¬ tion.
The Upper Dublin officers last week received a radio message to proceed a I once to Arthur Curry's house (m Fort AA'ashington avenue. John Hutchinson, of Suscpiehanna Street road, alle>4;ed that    AValter   Jackson,     al.so   of     Fort
after
home
H.
JUSTICES TO MEET
The regular monthly meeting of Montgomery County Justice of the Peace AssiK-ljitiuin will be held next Tuesday evening in Orenn Gatdes Inn. Reading pike. Limerick. Justice of tbe Peace Clarence Vost will be host to the nembers on this occasion. .A dinner will jirecede the business ses- ai'.in and lecture by the association sollcit(»r,   Raymond    Pearlstine.
Corps of 37 drummers and buglers and i five color guards will be selected for' Saturday's competition. i
Located on Bailey road and Church line, the A'eadon High School field will | be the location of the colorful com¬ petition. Many of the Fort Washington Corps supiHirters will be on hand to cheer  the cadets to victory. |
SIOUT CLAN GATHERS AT
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SUPPER AND  PROGRAM   ENJOYED AT   17TH  ANNUAL   REUNION
GREENAWALTS MEET IN L
FAMILY  GATHERS,  AT  BAKER HOME IN CENTER SQUARE
Rotary Club of Ambler Hears Enlight¬ ening Talk by Drexel Institute Direc¬ tor—Dr, Kapp' Explains Cooperatii^e Education—Plana for Kiwanis Busi¬ ness Show.
Plans were furthered by members of the Kiwanis Club of Ainbler at their meeting on Tuesday evening for the Kiwanis Business Show. This event, to be held the week of October 24, is being planned with care and precision by the comniittee headed by Frank Peine. Elvery detail from the planning and sale  of booths  to  the  gutherin'.? in
of a multitude of fine prizes is iiredselv i Washington   avenne,      colored, worked  into  the    scheme for     another 1 «»»i'"<inK a   fight  had  entered  his successful   and    well-enjoyed    show.      ! ""fl   '^en  reappeared   with  a  gun
was arrested, and at a hearing liefore Justice of fhe I'e.ace M. AV. Scanlon was found guilty of disorderly con¬ duct and ordered to pay a flne and cost.
Offlcer Haddon arrested James Myles,
J, Clifford Bernbart Again Chosen As President—Other Officers Reelected —'Letters Read from Distant Rela¬ tives—Fine Program — Compliment to Hostess The   thirty-third  annual  reunion     of
Greenawalt   Descendants
waa   held   Wednesday  of   la.st  week at '
(.'ream Ridge Farm, near Center Square, the home »f Mr. and Mrs. Howaad L. Liker, for the fifteenth time. There his never yet been a rainy   r.^ oii m   div.
After .dinner there was .i. treasure hunt for the children liefore the an¬ nual progiam lio.gan at 2 p. m. with ir.usical and literary features. It was opened with prayer iby Rev. R. M. I Howells, of Center Square. The : Bii.kers being a nnisical fam,lly, their ) .iwii orchestra followed with a stir- I ring  numlier.
j      !•'. ClilTord  Bernh.ird, president, pave
the annual   welcome,     and   Thomas O.
j Comley,   of   Ainbler,   Ihe   response.    A
Descendants of Malachi and Jane Houpt Stout Meets ft Willow Grove—Joseph A. Stout, of Ambler, Elected Presi¬ dent—Three Births and Two Deaths Reported,
Descendants of Malachi and Jane Houpt Stout met at their 17th annual reunion at the Carson-Simpson home near Willow Grove, on Saturday after¬ noon.
Seventy members ot the family at¬ tended the reunion, and In the after¬ noon the cblldren enjoyed the amuse¬ ments at tliVhoihe and the men pitch¬ ed  quoits.
At 6 o'clock all en.ioyed a picnic sup¬ per,   after   which   an   Interesting   pro¬ gram     of   recitations,     dialogues    andj music ^va« presented. 1
A short business session was held j when new offlcera were elected as fol- ' lows: President, Joseph A. Stout; first- vice president. Clayton Rex; second vice [ president, Norman C. Kratz; recording' secretary, Mrs. AVesley Moyer: cor- ! responding secretary. Mrs. Norman C. Kratz; treasurer, C. AVillett Stout.
Members of the family in attendance were  Mr. and  Mrs. Charlea  Stout,  Mr. i and  Mrs.  Raymond Duncan,  John and | Mary Elizabeth IXincan, Mrs. Ida Clay- | ton,   Mrs.  Ellwood   Stout,   Mra.   AVflJter I Rex,  Mr.   and  Mra.  AV^alter  Lauer,   Mr. I and  Mrs.   Harvey  Stout,  Mr.   and  Mrs. ] Joseph   Stout,   Mr.   and   Mra.   Thomaa : Rogers and daughters, Betty and Alice, | Mrs. Kate S. AVeisel, Mr. and Mrs. Nor- i man  C. Kratz, Kathryn, Margaret and Frances   Kratz,   Mrs.   Elmer  Clymer, Mar,iorie & Clifford Clymer, Airs. AA^es- le.v Moyer and son. Charles, Mrs. Harry I Kenderdine,  Mr.  and   Mrs.  Lloyd   Oer- As.soci.ition   hart,   Betty,   Doris   and   Herbert   Oer¬ hart,   Mrs.  D. Gerhart,   Mr. and     Mrs.
FOUNO ASLEEP ON JOB AS EMERGENCY SOUNDS
FACES  DISMISSAL   AS  MATTER  IS CONSIDERED   BY  COUNCIL
Neglect of duty. Inefficiency and failure to resfiond to emergency are causes for the suspension of John T. Camburn from thr Ambler iiolb e force. The action of Burgess John Troster that took i>lace last Sunday morning has shaken the local polUe force when Ita oldest memljer has been found guilty of a grave misdemeanor and faces ab¬ solute dismissal unle-ss lengency is ask¬ ed in his liehalf.
The .action of the Burgess resulted ujion the complaint of Chief of I'olico I.jeater ,1. Carpenter of Ambler. In his report to Burgess Troster, • Carpenter stated that an emergency cu|l was > sounded about 4 o'clock on Sunday morning while Camburn was on duty. Through the telephone exchange the atreet signal was sounded by Central who received a call rrom the South Ambler district of disorderly comluct ' among a number of nien there. Cam- burn failed to respond and wa.s later found by Chief of Police Carpenter, who was awakened by the call, asleep In the police car.
In the rejiort Carpenter further states that Camburn failed to make the In¬ vestigation of the call and that he was forced to go on duty and carry out Camliurn's duty by breaking up a, gambling game and making three ar-i. rests.
The Chief of Police conferred with the Burgess later the same morning and the notice of suspension from duty was formally delivered to Camburn at his home. The case will be taken before the proper councllmanic com¬ mittee for c<insideratIon. This commit¬ tee with President of Council Harmon C. Kinney will deliberate the matter either tonight or tomorrow. If the charge of Chief ofl-\)llce Carpenter Is deemed most serious the committee will recommend absolute dismissal of Cam- burn from  the  employ  of the Borough.
Burgess Troster, however, may re¬ quest leniency on the other hand and. If agreeable to the Chief and the police committee, a term of suspension of ser¬ vices will be placed aganst Camburn with a iMisslble reducticm in the status of his aervice. .
Camburn entered the employ of the Borough more than twenty yeara ago and served under Chief of Police Rich¬ ard Ford. He haa been a moat cap,able offlcer and has performed his duties well. However, several years ago he was Involved with the police in ser¬ vice from which he was later absolved and reinstated.
Lealle Schiffert and children. Earl. .\rlene, ICdIth and Robert, Mra. Aimanda Schiffert. .Mrs. Arthur L. Krout, Ken¬ neth, Edith and Stanley Krout, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Swartley, Mrs. Lawrence Kratz, Carlyn, Mary and I>aniel Kratz, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel AVeisel, Harold Weisel, Harry Houpt, Mr. and Mrs. Harris I'pdyke. Betty I'pdyke, Mr. and Mrs. George Fish, Mra. Joseph Raber, Rarbam Raber, Mr. and .Mrs. Norman AV.   Kratz and  Robert  Kratz.
Three births were reported as fol¬ lows: Jane Cadwallader, daughter of Rev. AVillard and Anna C. Kratz, Catasaqua, Sept. 3, 1937; Charles Mil¬ ton  Moyer,  son  of AVesley  and  Oladys
LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Petition Circulated to Recind LaW on Connection   of   Wafer   Heaters
A petitlion <ieclaring the state law of 1937 unconstitutional which forbids him to connect ;>in electric water s.vs¬ tem to an existing water system has lieen filed by Herbert I.eawing, pr.i- prietor of the Jenkintown and Glen¬ side Electrical Construction Co., of 220 A'ork rd., .lenkintown. The petition will be heard before the three county .li'dges dui'lng the week of September 12.
Leswing waa fined, the charge lie¬ ing .1 violation of the Abington town¬ ship plumbing c.ide and the atate law. He flled an apjieal, which Wa.s re¬ fused by Judge Corson in Norris¬ town, who, although sympjithizin? with Leswing, held that ho had been flned   legally   under   the   law.
Local persons, not registered, may register to be eligible to vote in the November elections, at the high school n September 15, when a registrar will sit. Persons in this and adjacent com¬ munities nifiy  register  at  that  time.
SPONSOR FLOWER EXHIBIT
home desires to have his n.ime with held, but states that "Chickie" came to his house near Maple Glen and told him that he was lost and would he ple.ise take ihim t.i lUiseniary avenue, "t hlckle" states he started on a wtilk with :• colored Niy from AVest Ambler, and when It startec: to get lato wanted to come home but the other boy wuis loat and couldn't help him. Then "Chickie" asked help but the colored boy refused to cm.e Ijack to  Ambler,
Mr. and Mrs. Selheimer are indeed grateful for the kindness ofthe neigh¬ bors and to the "ontleman who brought their boy home.
for reservations, is astounding, committees have been assigned duties. I
Entertainment at tlie dinner meeting i on Tuesday night was a talk liy William | Urban, Justice of the Peace in Ambier ' first \vard. Mr. Urban described the I work of a Justice, outlining the import- 1 ance of transcripts in legal practice, thei importance of Intorniatlon blanks for j reference  on  a case, the  dIsiRisition ofj
Siib-   colored,   of   Lehman   avenue.   Hatlioro, their ¦ on   a  warrant   charging     non-sup|iorf. I The Information was lodged by Myle's (Continue<l on Page 7 )
REPUBLICANS PLAN DANCE
children's   chorus   s<ing   "Happy   Days I Clymer 'SToyer.  Ijansdale.   Nov.   3.  1937.
and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schultz,  Bethlehem.
Two deaths were also reported: Mrs. AA'illiam Faust, and Mrs. Anna May Horner, both of Ambler.
The Stout family will hold its next reunion at the Carson-Simpson home, for the fourth Saturday in August  1939.
assault   and   battery   cases,   and ( Continued on Page 4 )
such
North    Penn   Organization   Will   Hold Barn   Dance  in   Rustic Setting The first Idg social event of the North Penn A'oung Republican Club has been
Are   Here   Again."
Miss Rihoda Bernhard and her brother, Howard, favore<l with a duet, "S.vlvia," aild for an encore, "Let the Rest of  the  AViu'ld  Oo  By."
Mrs. l''indley Bradon, 'of Doyles- t.iwn, gave .ui original humorous reading, "The Horse Reunion." Mrs. AValter Bernhard, of AVashington, D. C., sang two solos. Three children I'e- cited.
Remarks were niiide liy Mrs. E. F. Ford,   of   AVashington,   Pa..   Mns.   John
I planned  for  Saturday   eve..   September   Graham,  of  Allentown;   Mr.   and   Mrs.
MARINE BAND TO PLAY HERE
Fort   Washington     Historical     Society Will Hold Event at Their  Home
The    Fort     AVashington     Historical Society   will   sjionsor   a   Flower   Show on the afternoon  and evening of  Sat- j urday,   September  24,   from  2   until   10 | o'clock in the Society's home on Both- i lehem pike in  Fort AVashington, known as  the Clifton liouse, j
The  event   will   be   staged   by  Mrs. i	
Howard Ma.stm   Clark,  ot Jenkintown. . Cent«r  Square Firemen  Also   Schedule an  authority on  flowers  and a  repre- j Annual   Supper
SILVER JUBILEE PLANS
sentative  of the Jenkintown and  Tre- | vose  floral   exhibits.
Exhibitors are requested to leave their entries at the Historical House from 8 until 9 o'clock on Friday even¬ ing or from 8.30 until 11 o'clock Sat¬ urday morning. Competant Judges will be in eharge.
An admission charge of 25 cents will j be  made for  adults  and   10   cents  for cbiiaren. I
Plans for u silver jubilee celebration were discussed at a meeting of the Center Square Fire Company. No date has  been  set  for the  event.
Saturday, November 12, was set us the date for the annuai turkey sup¬ per.
Five new members were admitted.
No ttres were reported during the tnuntli uf Aug;uit,
I Hundreds of thousands of radio list- i eners will receive with enthusiasm the I news that the United State« Marine Bund is to emliark upon a jiublic con- ! cert tour and thus give them an op- , iiorunity tu hear in poison one of their favorite  radio   features-.
I'resident   Roosevelt   haa  given   per¬ mission for the Band's friends to see as well its  to hear  this    world-renoundcd j musical orgiuiization. between the dates , of   September   15   to   Octolier   2(>,   in- I elusive.
'     Norristown   is  included   on  thi.s-  ex¬ clusive itinerary. The Marine Band will play two iierformiuices at Norristown's new high school under the auspices of the American Legion on Saturday, Sept. ' 17, at 2.15 and 8.15 p. m. !     Tickets   are   on   sale   and   the   price j range is  from 35 cents  to $1.50.      Net I profits will   go to  Welfare Committee,
AVilliani   J.   Greeriiiwalt,   Mrs.   AVilllaim
D.  Heebner, and Ira llain, <if I..ansdale.
Mr. Comley also spoke, and  four 'new
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LICENSING OF BIKES
Automobile   Club   Urges   Legislation to Impress  Riders of Hazards Licensing    and    mandatory    inspec¬ tion of bicymes as ,a meama of making
24. A barn dance in a lieautiful rustic setting, but with a modern hardwood fioor to entice dancing feet, will be held at Green Line. The public is in¬ vited  to  attend.
Arrangements for the affair were made at the regular meeting of the or¬ ganization held at the F(at Washing¬ ton hotel, on September 1. It was also decided to join the State organization i of  A'oung  Revmblicans  at this  time.       |
The next  meeting of  the group  will j
be  held  Thursday   evening,   September 1 i!' .   , ,       ,   , ... ,  ,
,,,j .^.1 , (i^p   Kp<irt   less   hazardous   W'as     urg-ed
""" ; yesterday   liy   the  Automobile   Club  of
  iqiiiadfilphia   in   the   September   issue
of  its   publication.  The  Car.
"AVhen 'bicycles need to be inspected
  j the  owners   will, have  greater  respect
Govemor Earle.   calling  for  citizens |.for  their  vehicles,"  the  club  said.
to   join   in   oiiserving   Fire   Prevention!      "Such   lesislation   would   be' an   ini-
AVeek  fr.im  Octolier  9 to  15,  said  that ' I>ortiint     factor   in     impressing     U|M)n
"statistics    reveal    that    80    percent of' the   'ownwrs    or    operators   'thM,t   fhier
all   Hres   are   jireventable,   thus   croiit- | bicycles      are   not      play-things,      but
Ing    an   umwarranted     and     needlesis ' inather    vehicles    on u  par    wilh    all
other   transportation     -w-hich   is     sub-
RESIGNS PUBLIC OFFICE
ILL LUCK FOLLOWS GELBERT
Ambler Athlete and Wife Lose 3-Wsek- Old  Son
Mi.-lfortune contlnuep to follow Charley Oelbert, .Ambler athlete play¬ ing tliird base this season f(u- the Toledo Club of the American .Associa¬ tion. Word was received here today of the death in Toled<i of hia 3-week-old son, Charles Russell Oelbert. .Mrs. Oel¬ bert has returned to her home In I.<am- bertvlile, Mich., near Toledo, and is in good  health.
Five years ago, when at the peak of a brilliant career as shortstop with the St. L«iuis Cardinals, Oelbert accident¬ ally shot himself in the leg while hunt¬ ing and was out of baseball In 1933 and 1934. He has played regularly for Toledo this season, fielding well and hitting  near the .3UI)  mark.
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
Gilbert  P,  High  Gives   Up Job  as As- sistant District Attorney i
Oilbert P. High, Horsham, renigned j from the district attorney's office where he has been affiliated as an j asHlstant since 1936, It was announced. I His successor is A'lctor J. Roberts, I Norristown. wh<i recently was admitted I to the Montgomery County Bar.' Roberts is a nephew of Attorney Aaron i S. Swartz, .md hjus been emjiloyed liy | the office of High, Dettra and  Swart'.. I
In announcing his resignation, Hiffh I said he woul,l return to private law | pril.ctict^ with the «amc firm, wifh ! which  Itobeits had lieen  affiliated.
The   asalstant's     position     pays   a annual   salary  of   $3,000.
YOUTH COUNCIL RALLY
Dr. Paul C. Empie Will Address Youn] Folk  in  Ambler
The -Ambler A'outih Council invites all young people of Ambler and viointty to attend t'heir Grand I'^ill Rally next Sunda.y evening. September lifth. Tihe.v will meel in the Calvary Methodist church in Anvbler at 7.4.'i, for an even¬ ing  of wor.s-hip  ami   fellowship.
Rev. Paul C. Elmpie, su4M'rintendent. of the Oermantown Lutheran Orphan¬ age, will speak on 'A'ouIh in a Modern AVorld "IViday."
which  Norristown  American Legion Is I waste  which  every  citizen  should feel
RS'Sistinj;, _     it his duty to aid  in reducing," i ject to State and tity traffic laws.'
WHITEMARSH   HOME  RANSACKED
County Detective Albert Murphy has reiMirted that a hos.se on the estate of Mrs. Clifford Pemberton. Butler Pike, and Township Line Road, AVhltemarsl; Townsh,ip, was entered and ransacked within the lust few days. Because the family is away, it could not be deter¬ mined it anythng wus stolen.
FIELD AND' STREAM   MEETING
The regular nicmthly meeting of the Wissahii kon Field and Stream Associa¬ tion will be held in the \Vis.s;ihickon Fire Hall on Monday night, September 12th.
A iirominent sportsman will give a very Interesting f.ilk afid a aeries of motion pictures. Everyone interested in hunting and fishing are invited to at¬ tend  this meeting.