The Ambler Gazette 19380324

              The Ambler Gazette
VOL. LX-NO. 5
AMBLER.   PA..  MAKCJI   24.   1938
$1.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
HWICAL SOCIETY ID OF M SWEDES
DISTRICT FIREMEN'S SESSION
i Fourth Diitrict Croup Responded to 34
Alarms  Including 22 Field  Fires
Tho  number  of Urcs In   the  I'ourtli
I DLstrict  of  the County  Klromc'n'.'i   As-
' soclation showed a decrea«c in  Febru-
lary ttCcordinK to the re.port presented
iat the   Maj'ch   meeting  of  the Fourth
I District Klrejnen'R Association of Mont-
I Komery county held at Spring Mill Arc
station.
!     Thirty-four 'CqII.s   weiie   reported   by
FORT  WASHINGTON   GROUP   PRE¬ SENTED WITH VALUABLE SCRIPTS
Morris   Road   Also Shut Off As    State Workmen Resurface Road
fXVork Htarled    in    carncmt    Alondaj' '.i.even  fire c<nnpanles  Uurlnff the  iva.'^t I mortiinB on the Sklpiiack jiike at t'entre
.Siiuart^.   Quite
AMBLER WELCOMES SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT BAND AT CONCERT IN AMBLER OPERA HOUSE
FROM 17 SCHOOLS WILL PLAY
K. & M. GRANTS VACATIONS
CLOSE SKIPPACK PIKE
month and 22 of these we're Held tlren. The    coim'iiftnle.s    reproscntcd    were: Historians Learn Background of Svyred-iH'^"'^""vine,   Wyndmoor,   Kort  Wa,«h-
-   J
ish Life in Colonial American and of Plans for Tercenteniary Colebra- tion — Dr. Johan Liljencrats Speaks —Old Newspaper Printed in Fort Washington.
The Fort VVaHbin^ton lliutoricail So- doty haa boiMi prcdonled with quite a valuable as.sortment of Ijooks, manu- anirlpt.s and maps, and an old iiews- liaper printed In I'Ort Wasblntjton just lUU years after Wla-shlngton encamped at VVhltonariJli. These were received when tho Society loonvcncd for the March meeting at the Clifton House on Wednesday aflenioon of last week. Miss Kdith Haines ot Fort Washing¬ ton presented the Society with tb3 copy of tho old ncwsiKiper. The Fort Wa.shliiKton Sentinel, printed In Fort VVa.HlilnK;ton on November 17tb, 1880 and foaturlUK the "Centennial." JJr, uMary 11. 1'. J louKh gave to the Society numerous books, maiiu.scrlpl,» and maps which have, as yet, not been listed but >vill be  ltniii»ed  later.
Mrs. lUichanan reixirted tho foUow- InK new members. Mr. I'i Uussell Con¬ over, Suinimlt avenue, Mrs. 11. H. Cer- liurt, Kl'ler.slle Avenue, Mrs. Farl S. Jtlioade.H, l'"ort AVasliln),''ton, Mrs. Frank J'. lllbs<.hman. tilcncoo avenue, Mrs. I'harles 1>. ilaff, 1109 Uutlor avcna«. Ambler, Miss Alice I). Siiielman, Sum¬ mit aveiiur, and Miss Olara M. Bullz, :;41   V\'. Chelten Avenuo, Germantown.
Mrs. Uuck apiK. ¦nted Mr.s. Williani JIouK'haiid JIi-M. Jlarry Weaver lo sei-\'e the pennanent committee tor the ,'it>th anniversary ot Amblers incorporation as il. boniugli. Mrs. Hardens, Mrs. Pierce, Mim.  Corey,   and  Mrs.  Cogshell     were
injarton, Aimhler, FlourlowTi. Ka.rrcn Hill, and Spring Mill. Charles John.slon, sec¬ retarj- of the Spring Mill l~;ompany, wel¬ comed the delofrates of the district.
Discussion relative to moaiey return¬ ed to tho Firemen's llellef Associaiion of the District and how It is used, en- tsiffed the firemen at lenfrth.
Tho next meeting of the Fourtli l>is- trlct will be held at the Wyndmoor tire sUtlon April 20th, at which time Wil¬ liam Muldrew. Illruni (ianscr and Wil¬ son tiroen will be invile<l to attend. Olher speakers will also be on hand.
11 large foit'e of .stati: Highway workmen asst-mliled and IH-- gan at once the work ot putting in the large pipe to carry the water uuiier the Skippack pike and also under De- Kalb Street pike. The work of sUalght- enlng the stream that Mows under the two  plke«  has  al.so   been  starli'd.
NINETY-SIX   SELECTED TO
PLAY   THIS   FRIDAY   NIGHT
'a Wee'; With Pay to    Be Given This
Year to  More Than /IIOO Employes
A week's vaoiitlon will be granted to
I the  factory  employes  ot  the  Keasbey
', &   Mattison     Company   this    summer.
j Through the negotiations of the Cim-
j jiany'.s  Indei)endenl    Union  with    the '
I officials of the Kea.'»l>ey and   Mattison
Robert Anderson   Found   Fence   Rolled   Company,  full accord  was veiy amic-
in Heaps by Runaway Truck I ably   reachivl   .so   that  the   workers   -if
The Iron fence tH>rderlng Helhlehom i l"* Pla«t '«-ill receive such a ^-acatlon
piko cm the property of Kobert H. Aji
OF
TRUCK RIPS UP IRON FENCE
Ll SEE NEW YORK CIIY
For  the  first time lu   the history  of ' the  community of Aimliler  tlie  South- i ea.stern   lilstrict   ISiind.   sponsored     by At the lnterse<'tlon of Skippack pike ' the   Pennsylvania   SchiKils   Music   As- and Meeting House road, a siteain shovel ^ s<iclatlon.  will  presont Its annual icon- is al work diifging out llie ti'en<h where   cert   t<i  the   cllizons    of Anibler    To-
there is a small slreani of water Mow¬ ing from a field on the east side of the pike. Ijiirge pipes aro to lie used here also to carry the water underneath the •highway. Quite a laigc amount of niu- terial   has   been   disilributeii  along  the
In the absence of the president. Klias ' i)ike between Centre Squai-e and Hroad
H.   Slavin.   vlce-preslotent  pre.slded   at! Axe, the distance the pike is to be ro-j lovely  musical   feature, tho meeting.
inori'ow night, in the Ajmbler Opera j Hou.se. lirought to Anvbler by the. un- I tiring crtorts of .Mr. C. K. Oeary, Amb- ' ler High SchiKi] Musrical Iflrector. thej I band will make history for lt.self and j will long be remeinbercd. Not again for ¦ a d(Ha<Ie will Ainbler be graced bv thi-*]
i'
der.son,   north   of   Tennis  avenue,   was
torn out for a distance of 12.5 feet by
.1 runaway m.rtor ti'iick last we<'k. The
machine fairly dragged and rolled  t
fence in piles. Tho truck left the pike
alxiut .loo  feet    aibove  Tennis avenue,
Jumiied a gutter .ind tore through the
I sturdy  fence    without  stopping.     The
1 driver, regaining the highway kept on.
j     The  accident   ha|>pened   about   5   a.
! m.   Wednesday   morning.     Fortunately , . ,,,...,
,      ,,      .    , . .       „   . .i..__ ' are not  employed    either in  mainten
for Mr.  Anderson. Janirs  i-;iass,  fti'Iver ..     J ¦, ,
INSPECT THF  QUEEN   MARY AND ARE  enOWN   RADIO CITY
and with full pay.
The  negotiations   tbal^  were  brought | to a  re;ul  and    declde<l  last   Salunlay, |
namo tho week of July 4th for thtj va- ; Ten from Ambler Attend Trip On cation ofall employes who are on piece Tuesday—Harold Pike Takes Dinner work or an hourly Iwsls at that time,' ...    ^ .   l, ...  T-*t lui,.
,_    . ,    . ,      «       with  Group    at   Hote   Taft —  Mrs.
und who have worked an aggregate ot i ¦¦     " "" '
six of the twelve months period prior! Godshall and Mrs. James, hostessos to Juno  l.S.  lil'iX. i     Jlore than 2()l) members and friends
The order that will be given by the [ ot the J'^istern Montg«»nK>ry t'oimty company will benefit more than llOi) i Council of Uepublican Women enjoyed of   its   employes   in   Ambler.   Al!   ¦\vho   the  trip  lo  New York  t^'ltj',   Tiusday.
James j     Prosonting one of the greatest mu.Hlcal j education opportunities to high  school
EGNER ELECIED10
SUCCEEDS WARDEN   F.   R.  FLUCK TO OFFICE   IN  ASSOCIATION
bulit. The contract is  held  by I J.  Skelly   and  Company.
j     While this work  is   lieing  done,   the i musicians, tho Hlsitrlci Hand will prove
tho State Highway  Departlnent  hjus a | to be a oreat aid to the !iii young people
force  of  men   at  work   reliuildinij   the ! who are In the croup. l'"or .some of them
'Morris   road   southward   from   JJeKalb , this  will be the ste'pplng stone to   the
I .Street  pike.   This is utusing (|uite an i All-Stalfe Band, a great honor for any
1 inconvenience for tho.se who will travel  Student.   Probably   thirty   jieople from
from Ambler to Ce,nter Sijuare.  Motor-   the DIstrb t Band will be invited to play
l.sts must eithei- detour to licrnui^ntown   in the  State  band.
pike or go to Wm. J'enn Inn via Sum- | Many have conjeictured why. for such neytown jiike In order to reach lleKal'i a grand ixcasion aa tbis siilcmdid con- Street pike  in  the t'onter .Square sec- : cert, tickets are on wUe tit such a low
tion. The villas; l.solated.
of  Blue Bell is iiuitc
Congressman Ditter Toastmaster at Annual Dinner at Forest Inn—Judge Holland Urges Popular Support of Police—Dignitaries Attend.
Springfield Township Chiot of Police, William J. I'vgner has been selected to head the Montgomery County Chiefs of J'olice A.ssoeiation succeeiling l<'red K. Fluck,  of Ambler,  who   has   turned  in
his uniform to become warden of the appointed a icumimltteo to p,',x'ur6 "^"""nty !"•'«"" "-^ -^'"'•'•'«t""""' tran.siiortation lor the niembers of the j The election look place at the an- Society to Strawbridge and Clothiers'' nual meeting of 'the association last \V'is.'«Uiickon A'alley l>ay, that will be ! Tliursdiiy night, held at Forrest Inn, lield  Siiturday,  April   !Hh. at 2   p.  m.      | nwir Ambler,
Mrs. Buck ajiiHiintcd Mrs. HudsKin , j.'rank A. Sweeney, of .Tenkintown, lieed. Mr.s. t'leary. Mi's. Conover, Mrs. |.^^.,^J, named vice president; H. Charles U'Brian and Ur. .Mary Hough as a | wigipi-j^j^-er llwynedd Township, was noiiiilnating committee to cihoose officers ! ,.p(.ij„3p„ secretary of lbe group; and for the fiscal year beginning al the | jj.^ym Ktmis, Whitemarsh Township, May meeting. j xvas elected   trea»sui'er.   In   addition   to
Mrs. John Tankln ofthe Morris Ar- I [i,^ yfricers. i.awrcncc Shores, Upiier ioretum and sollst ot St. Thomas'| jf„,.p,i^nj T„„.n(,hi|,. jai^eg j, Ottinger, ]';pbc<)iml mnirch ;it Whltemar.sh, sang i |-|,|,p,. Dublin Township; and Samuel five solos, some being the Swedish Na- , Woflindin, Ijan.sdale, will serve on the tional  Anthem,  whicii   she  was  called ; (.^ocutlve c«jui<mlllec.
price. This may be eusily expL'iinctl, for | 1 the concert is a gj-ee-t s'ohla.'Ulc and ! j educational pmject and Is thus purely . jnoniiroflt  Ui-klng.
I Two of many problems fa"ed by thf^; I band committee, comixised of Mr. Wal-j Iter   Semplc,     Mr.  IXinion   Ilolton,    Mr.'
Joseph Hanselman, Ml'. Fred Orth, and |.\Ir.   Clifford  Geary,  were  scle<«tion   of
Ihe   band    from   sotne   2('0   applicants.
;ind  .selection   of a  well   rounde<l   pro-
  gram.   That  bolh  problems   were well
APPROVE ACTION  TO  AUDIT THE ,c.\i'<'uted will be nulckly noted by gjanc-
of one   of   the  American   .Stores   Com- j pany  ti-uck.s  was  iXLsslng nt  the time j and tiKik the number of the license on ! tho truck  that did  the d.iinage. I^^iter, Mr. Anderson took the matter up with I..)istrict Attorney Fred B. Smillie, who Bent out a me'S'sage over tho teletype, and  It was not long l>efore tl-.e nii'me ¦of  the owner  of  *h"  truck  wa.s ^iven to Mr. Ander.son.
A warrant was issued throut.h the office of Justice of the Pe>ace Urban for the arrest of the owner, I'ho is said to be Williaim C. Wertmaii, of New Tripoli. The warr.int waa turned over to Olllcer John T. Camhi.rn, and the same was sent t.i I'ennsylvania Motor  Police.
The damage to the fence is said to j be more than $200.
anco or on the boiler oi- power forces are under this ruling, and .s.i benefit. For those of the almve departments who cannot be given this holiday a vacation with pay will be ori-anged at a.nother time, either liefjre or that  date.
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COLORS   AND     STYLES   REPLETE i AS AMBLER CLUBWOMEN PARADE
lESI EXONERATION LIS!
LITERACY CLASS VISITS E
ANGELO MENNATAKES GROUP ON ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL TRIP
BOOKS OF JUSTICES
Would   Have All Who  Drive Cars  and Enjoy Luxuries  in   Home Pay Their Personal  Taxes—Want  Councils  Ac¬ tion on Matter Immediately—Discuss Plumbing Ordinance. The   .\iiiblcr   Taxpayers   As.'io; iation met last Friday evening and rcvicweil the  work  done   by   Ambler     Borough Council  the Monday   before.  Ordinance
i ing  at  the   pi-ogi-a4Ti   and   the  list    of j band members.
I     Two   of  John   1*1111111   Sousia's     most Iioimlar  marches   from   the   enormous I number he  composed have been  lilted into the program.  The American band¬ master's  ".Seinper Fidclis"    and    "Nn- ! tional  Game"   will, thrill  anyone;   and [liki'wi.se Kidwin J''i-d»ic<i (Joldman's "(ln ; the   Mall;"   King's"Ponderso;"      and i SeltK's    "Grandioso"    will    resound
Are Shown Through Local Exchange at Ogontz by Assistant Manager Reiff —Plan Trip to New York City in Late Spring.
The  ^Vmbler   Literacy  Class had   li oiiportunity  of visiting the locil    ex¬ change   of   the   Bell   Telephone   C-jm pany   on  another  of  their  e.lucotional trips. This  visit  was arranged  by .Vlr.
Spring Fashion Event Held Last Eve¬ ning Under Auspices of Junior Col¬ ony Club — Mrs. Harry Selhelmer, Vice President, Welcomed Large Gathering
The annual spring fa.slilon show of the Junior Colony Club of Ambltr de¬ lighted a large audience last night in the Ambler High School auditorium. Tho clothes were supplied by the Beau (Malre Sho|). of ITih .and Chi^stnut streets, l'hil.idcl|ili;a, and the hats were furni.shed by Jonlon's of lOl.J Chestnui street,  Philadelphia.
The members met at Jenkintown and left On the T.IH train for iS'ew York. I'lion arriving there, they wero met wilh ta.Nl calns and taken to the piers in lower New York where tho steam¬ ship Queen Mary was n\oored, and after j there they spent about two hours vls- ! lling and Inspecting this wonderful j ship.
At n o'clock they left tlic l.ui^en Mary and, ag.ain in taxis, proceeded lo the Hotel Taft, where Ihey had I lunch. Immediately '.ifter their meal they walked to Radio City for a trip to the obsci-vation roof and a visit in the N. B. {;. studios where the entire Workings of this radi.i flty were ex¬ plained  to the members
Upon completing their vi.sit, they were at liberty from 3 to ."i o'cl<x'k. Many of the members visited the shoppiiiB- districts as well an other points of interest, and at ll.l.'i dinner wns sei-\'ed. B<ith meals wero of very high class and were enjoyed by every¬ one  on   the   trip.
Iv,itcr they were taken on a sight¬ seeing trill, ."ind a tour of Chinatown and tenement section of the great city. The tour terminated at Kilierly street, where they left for home at H o'clock, arriving at Jenkintown at 3.53.
Among the residents of Ambler wlio enjoyed the trip were Mrs. i;elly Ur¬ ban, Mrs. Iluth Thompson. Mr.s. Flor- enc,. Johnson. Mrs. Anna .Slayton. Mrs.
The sta.ce, transformed  lo a    spring I .Mfi-p,]   Uotelli.     Mr.s..  Monte     Uotelll,
outdoor garden by jialms, for.>ythia e ! and gra.ss, was the .scene of the prom¬ enade. George Kern played soft inci¬ dental music during the program. Miss .Mae Arnold described the dresses as the  models aiipeared in  their various
j through  the  Opera-Uou.s<'  to  test  the j J- Howard ItcllT, assistant manager of
acoustics  that  hav«t been built  therein.
outfits.
Mi-s.   Harry   Selhelmer,     Mrst    vice- president of the club, opened the meet-
wpoii   to   rciieat,   .some  folk, .loitprs   afld favorites, Including Mcillier ilaCrce. Tbe | tiudieiicc.  was   very  generous   with  its j applause.   Among     tho  audience,     ithe i meeting had  bolh  young and  old.   one I'rlond 82 years old and the small daugh¬ ter  of  Mrs.  ,T.  Mortimer West,     just four 'iears old.
The  Soclct.v  had for its   speaker of ( Continued on  Page 2 )
After the business session a dinner Wiis served with numorous county I ottk'ials attending.
Those Introduced were: County Com- mlssioners Fred C. Peters. Foster C. Hlllega.s«, and James VV. Potter; Judge J. Burnett Holland. Assemblymen llir- ;im <;ansor and John H. Longaker, and Ibirold C. Pike, Cheltenham Township manager.
They were Introduced by Congress- iiuiii J. William Ditter who acted ai loasluiaster.
1 Number 2X2. the new plumbing code of ''" ..T        ., ;    '"'''5'-•'^" """^ uiei cm. ^.. ¦-="..---— „„ „v ^b ,„.-.   president of the club  opened the .nee.t-
I   ,      -,            ,           , .  ,      u    ,   '.                   ,' "Kchoes from   tlie   MelropoliUui    liv'      Upon entering the telephone ex.-h.ing-'   l>'tsiutiii oi me ciuo, optniu Lue meei
the  Borough,     which    had    ts    '-second : e,,,,,,,,,^,^ ll- Mr. Arth   4u be I the group  was  met by  Mr.   Ilei't,  who ! ing with a few words of welcome. She
reading, was discussed in deUu   as wius ^ .LmL TtM ¦ K'd thom directly to the operators ixiom | was al.s<i the chairman of the decora-
also the  election ol  Lester J.  ( arpen- .   ,,.^,„ ^         ,,      ^  ""         ,       ,„^ „^^,„,, „„^r. Ther. tbo class wi^.' tlo,. commiltee. Mrs. Harry R. Weaver,
ter, of tlallam,  lork Counity, to tili the „   .         . ,                                                         .          ,,.,.,,,,       i ¦ .r    ...,..,      uenlor advisor   a'^sisted   in     iiroinotinir
M^^v,.0.0,1 „.,.,.  „.An,m..,.'M,:.n,.o...,I.f Gui.seppi Verdi.    TUilian     romposcr. i buroduced to Mr.s. Koberts, chiel opcia-   .-enloi   aUMsoi    assist td   In     piomotlng
unexinrcd term as Ambler's iHilice chief. Thw ii.ssociatlon went on record 'tis ajipiovlng ihiP action of Council in jiassing a motion lo have the Audltm-s audit the iMioks of the Justices ot the Peace and greatly favored having the Burgess and the Ijaw and Order coin- i mittee clieek Ixick two ^¦ears on the Justices of  the  Peac^  books.
The   assoi iation   again   dirci'led      iis a.ttenHon  to the exoneratitin list of  S2C i I names,   presented  b.v I'ilwurd  C.   .S' i» j to Council al  the June,   1!I37.   meeting
whose  operas are ever   produced   due
Ihe  iiKKSit     iioi>ular to bis ability    to
( Continued  on Page 6 )
tor, who de.st'rlbcd the oiKM'ations of the switchboard. It was interesting to see the .s.witl motions of the operators, made in connecting the con-ect parlies. i Mrs. Koberts answeretl manv qucs- ! tions a.sked by the cla-ss meimbcr.-* and lllusti-ated them by the use o£ l.cr pri¬ vate 'iihone. .She sUuted that app'oxi- uuilely t*Ut)0 lalls were handled in lI-l hours  by the local operators.  Mr. It Mlt'
the success  of tho .sliow.
The hostesses, beautifully gowned, to receive tho friends of the club were Mis.seK Margaret Grubb, Margaret Black, Ann Dougherty, Mrs. E.irl T. Baker, Mrs. Hlohard Willi, Mi-s. Harry Selheimer and Miss Evelyn Marple, who presided at the treasurer's de«k.
The iiKXlela for the .shov,'' included Mrs. Hai-mon <". Kinney and Mrs. Wil-
,    ,      ,..,,.        . .„. ,.,.. ,,, ^ I liam   C.   McKinney,   from   the   Senior
cxp a ned  the dilfereiil cnarges lor thei '
'  .  . .       .,_...   i ( olony    ('Iub,    and    Misses    Marjorie
Tho police of Ihls couniy give belter L,.j,p„ ^,.  .^,^.,,p^,  ^^  ,,^^„,,  jhe.se e.vcuscd i AM DLER
MRS.   HARVEY    ALLEN
service than they get credit tor, "Judge Holland remarked. "The Ameilcan pub¬ lic does not properly support the iiolice
I sy.stfnn of this country."
I At the afternoon session tbe police ELECTED j heads were addressed by G. Fred Berger,
their taxes.   This  matter I gged on nine months, and I
from   payin
has now dr
the taxpayers group thought that those
who are driving pleasure cars utkI  en-
jo.vlng luxuries and    not ixiying    their
ta.xes should be forced to pay. In a  few
HEAD OF BUSY GROUP THIS YEAR i treasurer of tho Norrlstown-I'enu Trust I months, it was polnti<<l out, the c.xonor-
Second   Meeting   of  Women     Political ; Workers  Reveals  Purpose and  Stir- i ring Activity — Committees  Formed ¦ to Set New Organization in  Motion, 'I'he   Woman's   Uepublican   Club     ut | Amliler  held   its  sc>cond   nieol.Iiig   last I 'Monday   night   in   the   flre   house.  The | iioinniating conimittee appointod at the j first nieeting  had  the islatc/ ready and j the   following   officers     were     iiuickly i elected. They are;  President. .VI rs. Hiir- vey   Allen;   fli-Nl-    vice-incsidcnl.   Airs. Pluion  Itex, secHiud vlce-prc:sidenl, Mrs. J. J. Bad el life. I
The  new   president  got   into     iution | iiuiiicdialcly and  aiipointed  a comnilt- i tee, oomposiid of .Mrs, Irvln M. Scliect,!, j .Mrs. Kex,  Mr.s. Koscoe Sinith and Mrs. Herbert .\mey,   to   draw   up  a  sel   of ^y-lawK   and  rtHomiiieiid   a  name   for tlio organization.
.Mrs. Sheetn was made chairman of a commitiee cuimpo.ied of Mrs. I'Jdlson Thompson and Mrs. fjrban to aifange for a biiJ<e .sale to be held S'a.tur<lay iiioniing, April ll,ih. The niaiiag«uiciit of a radio party was left with Alr.s. Alexander Willox.
Mrs. I'rban and Mrs. I'.'dward Davics wero delegated tii obUiin a. spotiker for the next nicellng April 4tli in the I'irc Hall.
The business of the evening niovcil along with remarUablc ease and rapid- ily and the club luid the appearance of I il. well established orgaiilzation. 'llie i ^||i)ibe'.rs present wero anxioii.'.' to got | ¦Pl^cly at work on projects for the I i^slvio advancement of the club In- tcicst and it appears to be a, pcrinan- ] lilt orgaiiiziDtlon anions,' lbe Kepubllcan ] women  of .Vmbler. |
Compuny, who represented llie bank¬ ing as.soic»lallon of Montsromery Couniy.
He advised the chiefs ot a movement now undei-way to achieve a. "linking cooiiei-atlon" throughout the county be¬ tween banks and police depart.nienls.
New members admitted were Super¬ intendent Samuel Gei'hart and Lieuten¬ ant William !¦:. Shafl'cr, of Iiower .Mer¬ ion  Township.
KIWANIS     ADDRESSED BY  REGISTRAR OF  TEMPLE   U.
Ladies    Are    Guests    of  Clubmen    at i Splendid   Dinner  —   Duet   Numbers Please—Main Speaker Strikes H'oints Interesting  to  Parents
Kiv.-uriis took the ladies out lo din¬ ner Tuesday evening and the niuiiage- iiient     of   School   Inn   on      Methlehem
outside calls. .V special explanation >v:v.i I given of the handling .it the calls made
I Kern, Katherlne l>ori-, Briina Abra- j hams, Margaret L.uie. I.>orothy Allen, I Cyrene Knott, Mae Brubaker, Mrs, j I'loyd . teelman and Mrs. Paul Wll» j llanie from the Junior Colony Club.
alion list for 11137 will be presented and this list for luaii Is not yet .•straighten¬ ed out.
The a.ssoeiation feels that no tax col¬ lector should present a list of S2ii people ,„p|. to be excused  form  paying their  tax(<s. j |„,[ The association Is very illssatiMlied with ; fiends  of  the  memibers.
pike  served   a   delicious   chicken   din-
It  was not  a onl.v a  treat
ladies'  nighl  event to  the wives    and
ARRANGING FOR A MURDER
I Notable Production in Second Week of
Mi'H. I>orothy AVood. Miss Bernico W;il- ters, Misa Oorothy Goldberg, and Misa .Mela.  Petrov.
During the dinner hour. Harold Pike, man.uger of Cheltenham town¬ .ship. presented each of the imembers .111(1 their friends with a red and white carnation.
The hostesses on the trip wero Mr.s. I'^mma Godshall, president of thn coun¬ cil of AVyndnuHir, and Mra. Kthel James, of Gwynedd Valley. lOacb year fhe Council taken one of these frijis. Last year the group wont to Washing¬ ton, D. C.
ti'oiii pay st.ations. It was also Interest¬ ing for the class to seo how an ope;a- tor detected a party-line call, and to hear the conversation from the opera¬ tor to the persons at tbc other end of the Hue.
Mr.   Angela  F.   Menna,   Unit   Super¬ visor of  the WP.V adult   education-re-
cri'alion classes, asked f<ir written ma- ; _, , ¦  i.     »    ui      r>i I
, ' .. ...11 Rehearsal  by Ambler Players
terial on the operations of a telephone.
Mr. Keitr gave each member of the <-'« I'Viday night, April Lst, -.it ii.3C, j literacy class a pamphlet, entitled "You j t'"' <'iii-t^bi goes up on the third Amb- j and   Your   Telephone."   issued   by  Tlic |
AUXILIARIES     HEAR     PLEA COMMUNITY   SERVICE
FOR
DIVIDE SPECIAL CHURCH FUND
the condition of the tax collector's books and hope was expressed that these .might soon be remedied for tlie good  of tbe  Borough.
FOULKE WILL LEAD SESSION
Two
llK.'St
features ot entertainment  were deli'^htfully     given.     The     duet
Cell   Teleplioiio    Conipany of I'ennsyl- va n ia.
Kxtra copies were given to Mr. Louis Caputo for the cla.ss niiiinbci-s who were
Mrs. John Magill Conducted Session- Mrs. James Sloan Makes Request for Patient—District Legion Officials At¬ tend—^Activities for April,
The .'March meeting o.r the Montgmn- ory-Biuks County (-ouncil of A.uicrlcaii Legion was held Thursday In the .Salean Baptist Church, Jenkintown.
A luncheon preceded the nieetlii.g ler Players' productl.in ot the current } and Kev. J. Luias gave the invocation. aa-inon. "A Murder Has Been Arrang- i ji,-s. John .Magill. ot Fort Washing- ed." by F:mily AVilliams, wjis cJiosen I t«n, who presided at the business ses- partly because of the s'uecess enjoyed | hIou, tmnouncod future events, inciud- by I'ost  lUiad,  the mystery play  pre-   ing a combined meeting of ali   coun-
nunibei's  by   Mr.s.   Oliver   II.   Ander.son j ""l Iiresent
Idle   Money   From   Interdenominational !
Bazaar, Given  for Mission  Work       I
A     reiiiesenlalive  group   from     the
Ambler Man  Will  Preside  Over Phila. ' firess Yearly Meeting of Friends sevci-al churches taking part in the in- |     Thomas   A.   l''oulkc,   weil-kniwu   nl- terdeiiomiiiational   Itiznuiii',  held  a.niost i forney   of  Ambler,   will   preside  al   the four   vears   u'^o   in   Calvary   .Methodist' sessions     of   the   I'liiiailclpbi.i     A early
and .Mrs. Kalph A. Klein were betiuti- fully rendered. 'Mrs. Luther Kloster¬ man accoiinixanied at  the piano.
I'Vaturing the    evening wan an  ad- on   "The  Feirs  of    Kdiicutlon" that   was   extraordinary.   The   speaker was .Mr. VVllI'M-d K. Gladfelter. registrar .It  Temple   Unlvci'.-^;ity.     Prefacing  hi
[¦¦he .Ambler I'Aluc.itional Club, which is couiposi'd of inembers of the Literacy and iniizen.s.hip cla.ss. is planning more visits and Iripn for the class and dull for the iimiiediale future. This group, which visite<l Washington la.st fall, will journey to New Vork in the spring.
The Literacy and ('itizenshlp cla-sses
chuitdi on  Lindenwold avenue, Ambler, | •'^'c'liiig of Fi'i<.|iils  which  will  be held
"lib
remarks on     the siibjeet he    desi ribed j are siKUisorwl by The Ambler Advi.s«iry graiihically and  in a  reuiiuisccut  mo.id I <'"""''''• '""' supervised by the I'jluca-
I tbe little onC'
I .\-iiiilh I cent. I      Mr.
His  work   picture
(iladfellei-
met in St. .lohu's cliurch lust .VUuiday {''i the Kace Sireet Meeting House, 1 night Willi  Mrs.  Ull.i Janke presiding, j and  llace streets,  Mai'ch  L'l   to  ;il. The reas.iii  that  this meeting was call- |     The    sessloms  will     be alleniled    li.V
ed  vnis  to  divide  upon   the disposition ,'"cpresentatives from iiit iiionlhly meet- . .if.,
of the fund, still existing, that was left | "igs   in   Kastern   Pennsylvania,   Dela-""' "« '"'1'"' '" 'h<; '''''i"" after   the   expenses   were   covered,   of i ware and .\ew Jersey. Allenillng from thit   project. I abroad   will   be   .Vjimle  'Kogers,   or  Irc-
Tlie  enlerlalnment  then,   it  will     lie | l*nd,   and   Gilliert   and   Minnie   B.iulis, recalled, ivas given v.-ith mission work : missionaries  to Jaiian. as the object, and, after a.n hour's dis- j     The  annual    William Penn    leclure cussiou,  it  was  unaiiiiiiously    decided i will   be  delivered   next   Sunday  aflei-
riMnin .school house of his i lion-Kccreallon  IJivi.-iion ot llic Works
was iiuvgiiili- ' i'rogress Administration.
look    tv.o   ;ingles  ir | that attend cilu- ' cation   of   children   toda.v.      First,    the' liiissibillly   of   over-spending;    .siconil. the   poHsibiliiy   of   iinder-slud.viiig   the siiljecl   of  proper education  of youth. Since   IXKi,,   he  noted,   there  has   been
JUNIOR LITTLE WOMEN ELECT
The .lunior ],itlli;    Women ot     the
.Xeedlework    Guild    held  its monthly
meeting last 'l^hur.'^day at the home ot
I'idith  .lungkerlh..    Mattison .Vvenue.
I a tendency  lo give youth every ofiiMir-' They  eUiotiHl   otiicers   for  the     coming
to ilivide  the  amount  as   followsi—ten   ""on  by Howanl  11.  nriton. eodlrector
dollars to lie given to the tlreiifel Mis-j of  Pciidle   Hill.   He   will   speak   on   "A .sloii   in   Ijabi-Hlor,    iand   $18.08  to     the|Hivine Human   .Society." 1 Migrants,  bolh very ostiiuablo mission |     That  night   tjjerc   will   b,.  a  musical | actlvltiea. I program,    will* William   A.   Schniidl, i
md  advanlage   In   securing    at complete clemenlar>' schooling.
Those present expressed themselves as well pleased that fhe .aniounl was to be put Into active mission service and n«it be left idle any longer When there is niuidi vital need of funds In the MIs- siion Held.
I '
cellist of the Pblladelphi'.i Orceheslra. as
soloist. K. Jleri'lll Kn'.d, of I'.'urih.im I College, Kii'hiuond. lud., will s|ieak '. On   "Heligion   and   Poetry." !
Kabbi  .Morris   Larai-on.  of  Balliuioi-e. 1 will   speak   Friday  nighl   on   the   Plight'
j timily
I le.'ist .'
! This  has  been  excellent until, killerly,
the   urge  for  bi.g  Ihlng's,   big   buildings
and   marvelous   eiiuipment has  curried
UvS  all ;iway  iK'yuid   the sensible  out-
( Continued on Pags 7 )
NAMED DISTRICT MANAGER
NEW RECREATION CENTER
St. Joseph's Hall Opened in Afternoons for   WPA   Youth   Activities
The St. Joseph's Hall has liccn'opcn- ed for rccrealioual purposes for the youth. The center is ojien every after- iiooii, except Thui-.sikiy, from 3 to .'« p. m. Such acllviitic« as ping|Hinir. checkers, domiiiocn, pick-upsilcks, and organized games are carried on under the supervision ot Mr. IjouIs V. Caputo a,iiil .VIIS. Smedley.
On Slonday, Tuesday, ami 'Wednes¬ day afternoons, a clas« in lettering and show-card writ Ling is taughl by Mr. Fl-aiik Daniels  In a  classrcxim  there.
'riicse activities are part of the WPA | Uducatioai und Kecreliou i'rogrutii ju j Ambler.
Since no fulure aclivitlos along that i of Itiidal Minorities in the World 'r.i- lliie were eiMilemplatcd, the committee i''¦'>'¦'* BH-sh l'>irbush. secretary of Ihc formed for that Bazaar wa.s then auto- i Kalliuiore  "Vearly   Meeting,  v.-ill  vpeak
malieally dissolved.
EWING PUTS IN PETITION
Howard Reiff Succeeds A. B. Hennes¬ sey of  Bell  Telephone  Company
.1.   Howard   KcilT  ha.s   been  aiipointed
Saturday  night on  "'I'hi'  tjuaker Meet-i inaiiagcr  of  this   Icrrltory  for  tbo   Bell
Ing  for  Worsbip " i Telephone tXimiitiiiy of Pennsylvania, it
K.irlley I''. Mather, ot Ihc deparliuent ; bas been announced by Alfred 1'..  Ileu-
of giMilogy and  geography  of   Harvard ! j|,...<.s.v,   dislrict   manager  of   the      Ide-
  j University,     will   speak   llio   niglil     or],,!,,,,,,,  company.   His   headiiuarlcrs  ar-
I'.'.  Kwing.  Jr..  Br.\u  JIawr's ' .Vlarch '.UK His subject will be "Kdigi.Mi'lj,t .lenkintown. for  the  Uepublican  no iiiua- ! in   Ihe Age of .Science."
Mr. Foulke will be assisleil by Gor¬ don P. .Tones, of ,'S'ew flarden. and I'.lsl.hei' .Siucilley (Miam'bcrs. ot Kciiiiclt i-^iiuare.
."-lain lid caiidldaU'
lion as .State .Seii'.Uor. tiKlay scoffed at
riinnors  that  ho might  wilhdraw from
Ihe  race  and   a.nsw<*re<l   llieiii  l.v   piH'-
sonall.v liling^ his  noniinatiag    pel Ition
with   Ihe  ,SetM-elar,v of  the    t^ommon-
I'eiilth al HarrLsburg. Attached to the
ominaling  iielilion   v.'ere  nearly   lUUJ
j signatures representing not only eveii'y
I section of the County but also    every
i occui.atlon. iiace, color an<J creMl.
year, as follows:  ProsiilenI, Doris Pen iiiiigtim;  seorelary    Dorothy li'o;isuror, Kdith Jungkerth.
The Senior President In charge re¬ ports tluit It is ver.v renuuliable how chiUlren about cig'ht years old can Lake such neat little .stitches and do such good sowing. After an hour's sowin'.,' and refreslmiients, the iiiecliiig wa.s a»Ijoui'neil.
The tolloulng children were present, Ldilh   Jungkerth,     l>oris   Pennington. { Dorothy   Biggerl,   Heloii  Shauftler,  and ] i;dly and .Viiii Aiiralcrlioul, the S-year old  twins.
sented by the gi-oup last year. This is al.so a mystery and the play !s a startler, intended to in-oduce insomnia in  the mo«t sleepy of heads.
A most unusual setting is employed, u-'usual because of its simplicity. The stage is simply imagined to be another stage: that ofthe .Saint James' theatre in Xjoiidon. A ixirt.v of celebrants meet there one evening for a iKUty. To add to the imjiorlance und uiiusuabi'ss of the occasion there is added the t ans- fer '.if two million poimds, which de¬ pends upon one of the characlers' liv¬ ing beyond Ihe zero hour ot eleven o'¬ cloek.
This of e.iurse calls for a and a murder calle.s for a murderer. But it is not flip usu.1.1 mystery play murder in which tbe action is hidden fivm the audience in order that tlicy may play guessing games with them¬ selves  as   to   the  ideiilit,v  of  the iiiur-
i ilered.   The  murder  is   coinmitled     in Biggci-t; I full view of an audience that has been
] well prepared in advance for its com¬ mission.
The cant of this blo'.idy curtain raiser includes IMll Wllli.inib', Belly O'Hara, Norman Soger, Belt.v Warner, James Brown, Betty Brown, AVilson Macln¬ tire, Dot AValker and Betty I'otler.
The pla.v Is In its second week ofj rehearsal under the direclion of Miss i Helen   Koik,  who is  becoming an  .lUt- I
cils from Ktwlern Penn.sylvanla to bo hdd at the Veterans' Hospital, (.'oates- ville, Jlarch 31. The speakers will be: Mrs. Clarence Homer, state prcsidciil, und W. M. Smith, state commander.
Mrs. Georgo Verger, Norristown, slioko on cimiiuuiiily .service, pleading for 1 members to work for the benefit of the I unil and communit.v, and to proanoto I the .'safety campaign. She al.so cmplui- ; sizeil the benelit ot selling i'cnnsyl- ivania-niade popiiics during the annual I poppy .s-ale. Mrs. I'aul Sine, Perkasie, ; eastern vice president, also spoke on j (¦onimunity service'- and stated that the
murder I'"'"""'   '¦"'"''^'*'''>   I'ciinsylvanla  Confer-
' I ence to be held at the U.  S. Veleran'i'
illospiUil,   at   Coatesville,    March     31,
would   begin  promptly at   1.15  o'clock
( Continued on I'ags 7 )
WOMEN'S PUBLICITY MEETING
Colony  Club  of  Ambler to   be   Repre" sented   at   County   Federation   Event
The publicily meeling of the Mi.inl- gomcry (.'ounty l''edcration of Women's Clubs will be held al the Valle.v Forgo hotel, Norristown, on AVednesua.v. ! March .10. The hostetis club vill bo the  Whiteniarah  Women's  Club.
The meeting will be held in the ABC
SPOKE AT HARRISBURG
.Vli's.   I'^dward   Che.'Jton,     of     A.iirbler
.VI r.
standing figure iu prominence for Uic i i-ooim at 10.30 a. m. There will be pres- production    of    extremely    successful '' e"t  representatives ot the NinrrlHlown
i plays. press and .an  interesting and instruc-
I — . . I live     pi-ogiiami     has     lieen     arranged.
ORGAN  AND SOLO ' Lunch will be seved by the hotel at a
' Ralph Kinder Will Again Give Concert j i''''i-'*"ii"'l>l<> charge.
j on St. Thomas' Organ I     ''^""«'   I'l^t'cival   Thed.   Mrs.
j     The  second  In   lbe  scries  of  "llour>
I of   Worship     TliiMu,i:h   Music'   will     b,. j
wc iTo
Sollei-Mvllle  Is    planniiu-' a    tcn-uay celebration  of  Its  bl-eeiitennlal.
at .lenkintown since l!l3(i aud succeeds burg la.st Tue.'^day tifternoon in the C. Kobei-I Green, who has been named j ilarrisbiirg Public Library. Her suli- iiiaiia.g'cr at  Norristown. |jecl   was   "Old   llerbals  and  Their   In-
  Koiir is a graduate of Pcnii Stale and ;''"f"''' ""   '"'i'>  A«nerican  Gardening
Polo at Oak Terrace joined the Ideplioue comiian.v as a clerk !''"""'^'
A two-goal handiiap given llui''" lU-i'. After lllliug the |iosltioiis of ser- Miss Alice K. I'iiLon, librarian, in- AV'etdlldd Polo Club reserves failed toi vice representative and Instructor, he I vilcd the club l<i meet at the Llbi^ary bother the  Oak Terivice Country Club  vvas appoiiitt'd assistttnt manager. ito  see a   collection    of over 2UU    nu-e
iiiallelnieii.  wh.i hammered out a  11-9 i '   ~~
irluniiph in a game at the lIKlrd Cav-j —."iJ were graduated on .Vlardi :'i) from airy Armory, Philadelphia, Satiu'day i the National Farm School nour Doy- lUght," jlestuwu.
books on gardening. Airs. A. F. M. I Cbaiidli''i'. liortk iillural chalniijaii had charge of an exhibit of fonued spi'lufe- bluSMoins.
given liy K<il|ih Kinder, organist, in St.r 'Phoinas' church, Whileuiar.'^h. on Sun¬ day. Maroh 21, at ;t.4.'"i p. iii. A'ilo Bassi, tenor, wili be tJic assisting solo¬ ist. I
j Pinkham and Mrs. Leidy 11 will repre«enl the Cilony Ambler at  this  nieeting.
Alvin H. . Heckler Club     of
DIES OF MEASLES
Doi'olhy Henry, H-ycar-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Henry, of Pixis- piHUvllle, died at her homo on Mui-oh M, having sulfereil a very Imd case of iiiea.sles. The funeral was held fiijm their late residence oa AVednesday.
"Dogwood Week" The Ilogwood .SiH'icties have dcslgii- atiNl Ihe lir.>it wi>ek in .Vjiril as "Dog¬ wood Week' and everyone is cucourag- iMl lo plant as inan.v as |M>ss!ble at that time. Mr. Adolph Muller of DcKalii Sireet Nurseries is furthering the work of planting in Monlgnr.iery County and Mrs. Harry .Shomnakcr of Doyleslowii is at^llve in iiiiuiaging tlit work iu Bucks County.