The Ambler Gazette 19380811

              Ambler Gazette
VOL. LX-NO. 25
AMBLER.   PA..  AUGUST   11.   1938
$1.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
GAM PRICE WAR LASTS ONE OAY IN AMBLER: OEALERS COOPERATE
YOUNG REPUBLICANS FORM
mi RECOGNIZED AS DEALERS DROP EUED
J.    RUSSELL     MEYERS     LENDS    A HAND TO  TALK
TO BUSINESSMEN
Amhler's g'atKillne war Is over. The dlwiivroonu'nl between the kx-al detilers BulKsiikxl l.i.st week almost as aoon as It b«jfan. One day's trial at the low aak'S priie revealed the falacy, and it vvuis tt-rinlnatcd immediately.
The gasoline war, here, an outgrowth of the I'liilailelphia fued, st-irted on Tuesday of Uust week when dealers In l''*)rt Wii-s'liiriKton lowere<l price.s to J.4H' and li> cents. Some Amhler deal¬ ers I'ollowed suit immediately, the urgunient asaln was stalemated, and no advantage was apparent. Wednes¬ day, t'he i»rice» again went up tw the established   price.
Alon<lay night, at a meeting called by J. Itussell Meyers, artlve worker in Ambler Chamber of t>«nmei'ce, the Ambler dewlers   in gasoline  wene  ron-
MAN ABLAZE ON STREET
i Clothaa   Ignited     from   Gatolina     Fira,
Staphan Signort Racat into Amblar
Stephen Signore. of Chestnut t^treet.
Ambler,   was  badly   burned   about  the
arms and shoulders shortly before noon
' yesterday when a gras pump which he
I waa priming suddenly burst Into flames.
I gviaoUne   g-ot   Into  the   electric  swltiti
t on the pump and immediately w-.is set
on  flre   by   an   electric  spark.
Signore held his hands over the  gas pipe and upon seclng'that he whs ablaze. he raced madly *>wn the street, unheed- - Ing   Bhe cries  of spectatoi-y   to halt so I that  they  could  anuff out   the   flames. ! A half block away from the pump, sev¬ eral people caught Signore and ripped his clothes fro^m  his  body, put him In an  automobile,  and   rushed   him  to   a : nearby   hospital.   Spectator.')     arriving ¦ late on the scene saw Slgnore's clothes ! burning In the street.
North Penn Young Republicans Hold I Charter Meeting at Fort Washington I The charter meeting of the North ! Penn   Young     Uepublican   Club     was
held  last  Thursday  night,  following a
dinner at  the Fort  Washington  hotel.
Twelva young men and v/omen of Amhler and the surr.mndlng terri¬ tory met with John McOarvey. chair¬ man of the young UcpubllcaniS '.>f the county, and discns.sed the oiganlzatloa of a cluto In the section. The meeting Was called by Oe<wge Peffiil and Kd¬ ward Assemheimer. Mr. Peffall e.v- plalned that the rhilhl Is to he lx>th H. political .xnd social group. Mr. TVtc- Oarvey explained the mechanics of organization   and   answered   questions
Mr. Peffal was appointed temiior- ary chnlrman. William T,indel.>w was named chairman of a committee to dr.iw up the by-laws. After the main meeting,     the  other   n;emt>ers  of     the
Committee,     Miss   .lea.n   I'nrker,     Miss jand coming, the t%enes and entertain- lliinfthy     Allen,     Al.l>ert     Teirre,     nnd
TO ATLANTIC CITY HELD NEXT SUNDAY
TOWN   AND   COMMUNITY  TO   EN¬ JOY   2ND   ANNUAL   EXCURSION
Merchanta     Giving     Away     EO     Free Round-Trip   Ticketa    l?!ala    Festivi- tias  on   Steel  Pier  Planned — Busi¬ nessmen   Offer   Prizes—Buy   Tickets Now    Ambler'a   second     Comnjunlty Klxcurslon  to take  place next  Sunday, August 14, wlllbe another gr.ind event for     old   .ind     yjvtng   alike.     Henieni- bi-ance«  e>f last .vear,  the fun  of going
Near  the gas   puntp  waa  a Amoco gajHollne truck. In danger of ex- ploading, but the driver itulckly drove It ftwtay to a hafe distance, preventing further damage.
Dirt  from   a    nearby    girden
Harry I^andls, met with the two chairmen and ndofitefl the name nnd by-la wa.
The next meeting will be held at Nlhlf>ck'» restaurant, Untler a.venue. loiwled I Aimbler. Thursday, August LS, at S.30 p. m. Thoae who wish to Join are In¬ vited to get in touch with any of the eh.irter   members.
thrown   over  the  gas   pirmp and i flames were soon extlngul.'hed.
waa I the !
venixl in the offices of the Meyers Oairy building and sensibly talked over the ' matter thoroughly. At this time it w'.is | pahUiKl out that the Atlantic HetinlngI Company IkmI taken tbe lead amons | other producing retlneries to strike a price level at 16>4 cents per gallon, j and Ambler dealers were of a mind to j jitaiid on this price level. Only one ^n the former Mattl.son man.sion and dealer here argued for the 17 cent level, gev.enty-two acres, near Ambler, was The   dealei-s  In   Ambler,  as   well     as   Hske^   hy   the   Si.sters   of   Nazareth at
ASK TAX EXEMPTION
Catholic   Homa     for  Children     Wants 193e-37 Taxes Set Aside f'xeimption     of     taxes     frfr     1936-37
BEAIEN WHILE VISIT¬ ING SON IN AMDLER
elsewhere, have ample reason to adhere to the stanil.ird pii'^es.      Their Invest¬ ment locally, the service rendered and j thair  overhead   nece.sslta'te  at   Ie ust  a!
fair   return   and,  ot   course,   a    prifflt. i     ~. .     . j  «    ..
........ , ...    J    ,   I     ^he pi^perty is ntnv iiaed to house
^ et, if tihe prices are cut certain deal- i ,,.  . j     i i       n        ^
 ^       ,, _^ , .^_ , _,   I 115  boya    .and girls, all orphan.^,    and
a hearing before the Montgomery County Board of A-sseasors at tha oourt house, Norristown, last Thurs¬ day   afternoon.
ENRAGED  HL8BAND    AND    WIFE MET WHILE VISITING SON
erg are at a di.savanitage and the hard- shi|) falls heavily upon them, darage owners, who deal in gasoline are not so materially affected.
Tho trade in Amhler is fully aware nml ai)precl«itive of tlie service received fiiwn local dealers and it behooves thom to keep their patronage here, and many nre doing so. Only a few are known to tour tihe countryside seeking stjitlons selling ,it  cut prices.
Casoline is liouslht from the reHning comiKinies at 13 Vi cents by these deal¬ ers and with a 3'/* to 3',i-cent m.irgin in wiiich to derive a iirofit there mmst be an ample trade in order to meet i «iveiilu\ul, wages and derive a fair pro¬ fit. The Ambler dealers have, therefore, made a wise move by ronvenlng and banding together In their efforts to preserve tilieir lni»lne.sK here, based up¬ on fair competitive met<siires. In a l)Usines.sllUe w.iy they have coopeiflted lo et^tablisli a fair price level in Amb¬ ler, based on open and above board cuMiiietition from wihich a relatlvelv fair roturn is procured, and at the ssime
the petition asking f.)r l^e txemptlon
Ambler Men Brawl in Justice of the Peace Taylor's Office — Church Folk Accuse Penllyn Proprietor — Serious Accusation.
Wlhat mlgiht have heen a murder contends the pix>perty waa used as a j took place last Friday evening when a charltaWe Institution for the two- | woman whs attacked by her husband year period. | in   the most   brutal  manner,  receiving
Aitlorney   H.   Lester   H.iwn,   counsel j seriou.'i and jM.lnful wounds, for the i'ns^iti.tion, known a« Niizareth |     Chief of Poli'e  fjester  J.  Carpenter, i Ing'ton Acailemy,  prwliK-ed  records  of the In-! wlio  m,^de  the investigation, stated  ho ! Store, atitutlron and tax records to show that : was caUetl to the home of .Mr. and Mr.s.   Dept.   Store, the  intstitution   will   l>e called   uimn  to   Harry CJiblts, Tennis avenue near IJeiff | Dept.   Store.
ment <m Steel Mer, the numerous gUfts and the delli^tful Uuhing in the Burf.
This  year, again, the  Ke^us'ljey    a.nd Mattison      ContlxHiy,      the     American
I Chemical  I'alnt Campany. and  Harold
I Booth, local stocking manufacturer, are financing    the town  outliig.    Last
I year there were sevenil hundred who fliled the train. Nv>t only Aii.iblcrites but many frimi the convmunitles neartjv    were    at    Amibler   and    l-'ort
j Washington stations to take the e.irly
I morning train.  They all spent a  nwir-
I velous  day.
Fifty   train   tickets  for  tho  complete
I round 1rl|» are being distributed. Forty have alread.v been distributc<l alfter thev were selected. The Anibler merchants have been cooperating and giving away the tickets with their s-.iles. The flnal ten will lie drawn and announced  this  Friday night.
Now's the time to bu.v the tickets-- for the shore trip. Nearly every st.)r<- and business place in town can supply bhe ]in>per ticket or any information, (^hildren under 11' may t.ike the tiip for a. 'half fare. Tickets for adults cost iV'-lii, and tor children, !I5 cents. They can be secured at the Ambler News Agency (Dougherty), J. H. Le.sher, .1. Cavalier. B. Mallozzi, .F. I'-.ilermo. rtotelle OroceiT, Ambler Silk Hosiery. Ken-tbey nnd M.attison. I»ula Schwartz. M.irt's, l-'ort Wasli- Amibler Variety, Cnifo's Tiei)t. BrennenKiiB   &   Brady,     Heiss'
A.   &   r.   Store,   Anibler
Pay approxim.itely $7000 for the two j Mill road, where he found the woman years. Haws In his petition jisked ' wlho afterwards, he learned, waa .Mrs. also tihat the asaewsment on fifty acres   Margui-et Webb, of Town.ship I>lne road,
ST. JOSEPH'S CARNIVAL
370 Piece Hopo 0!iest Features Church Bazaar   in   Ambler   Next   Week
'Tlie annual c-iirnival given by St. Josepli's ohurch, f«uuring a 370-Piece Hope Ohest and two tons of coal as the grand awards, will be held on the ihuroh lawn next 'ITiur-sday, Fiiday and Sjuturday evenings, Ausiisrt IX, 19 and 20.
Hundreds of fine articles, including some exquisite examples of needle- craft and handiwork made by some of the parishioners ot the church, will be awarde<1 at the bazaar. An addltiimnl fc-aiture o.f tlie carnival will be the awarding of a ton of coal -to the sec¬ ond antl third names dr.iwn in the IloiK" Chesit dr.iwing.
Held every yesir vvith. crowning .luc- cees. this year's fete promises to be a grander event than any piwiona one. The v.arious c<mijnittoc«, in prei¥u-ing for ne.xt week's opening, are workln; full power ill order to have another banner  baz.aar.
The .Mainrnoth lloive Ohest will lie the grand i>rize and will Ining the three evenings (rf fun to a close liute Satur¬ d.iy night. The 370 pieces contained in the chest hn lude enough articles to fuirnish a diningroom. livingroiwrr, 'l>ed- roon., Ixithroom, and a klldhen. It's a grand award that is an opivoiitunity only once in a lifetime. Ticketa are yours ufKin re(|uest, ami your presence on the grounds at the drawing i« not re¬ iiuired.
E , FOR FINE WORK DONE DORING FLOOD
IJOHN BERWIND ELEC¬ IED 10 VACANT SEAT
ON PHILOSOPHY Of LIFE BEFORE AMBLER ROTARY
oif the    tralot at  the nate ot I30C acre  be set .aside.
per
Jenkintown.  One   eye   was closed,  her f.iice wa,a l>adly lacerated  and she lad
The aciixlemy officials did  not apply *"»•" serioualy hunt Internally. Dr. PMllp
I for the exemption until the beginning lof the yenr. The exemption on the biiildlnga and    twenty-two .icres    was
j granted at  fhat time by the board of
Lukens  w>iis summoned  and  after  th woman had  been given treatment  a*ie I was   taken   to   Abington   hoapltal. Chief   Carpenter   stated  he   made   a '
Fred's .Shoe Repair. Anvbler Men's Wear Shop. King & Betz. Harris Dept. Store, Tre-^iia, Margaret, Amlvler Mir- i ket. Cnifo's Barber Shop. Salmas Shoe Store, Jamea Cavssld>', An-.erlcin ( Continued on Page 4 )
ENGLE FAMILY REUNION
assessors,     but  the  reiiue^it    fjr  total i furtiher Investigation and learned   that
exenxpfclon and an exemption for 1936- 37   refiKsed.
Attorney T. Arnold Forrest repre¬ sented the Bdard of Assessment, while  Attorney   Elmer   Mengea   ropre
Oharles Webb was an engineer at An Ington hospital and  th<tt  both  he and j the wife met at the Glbb's home to vis^it their six-year-old son, Charles, wt'.o re- ' sides there.  Without a word Webb, is
Small Number of Persons Attended Gathering Held in Doylestown Owing to the very unfavorable weather condltk)ns on Sunday, attend¬ ance at the reunion of the do-scendanta of  Zehulon   and   Anna   Krigle,   late   of
ecnted the School dilstiiot of Upper alleged to have grabbed his wife by the | jarrettown. held at the home of Mr. time the trade Is protected and theiDuhlin township. Attorney Henry Kel-I h>alr and after d-elivering two powerful'and Mrs. Cliarles F. Hart, West Court Induconient to the cusKmier through ! ler attended aa counsel for the Vp- ' blows to her face closing one of her i street, Doylestown, w\is limited to only price  and good service  Is  offered. | per    Dublin    Board    of    Supervisors. I  'yes   and   spliting her chin   from    the  21   iiersons.       Arrangements   had  been
i'.Lt.siness  standards   of  this  sort  es-| Both   Menges and   Keller  opposed   the   ''P downward and knocking out sevenil   „,^rte by   the ho«ts  for  the   entertaiii- tablis-hed In Ambler will always thrive   l»3()-37  exemption  on  the ground  that   t*?^^''^-   h»  threw   her  to the walk and  ment of a large number of guests, but and are a splendid example to all m?r chants.
SCHOOL INN TO HOLD
the money  had   been  budgeted. Decision   waa   reaerved.
BE
began scamping his rihoes into her far-e I only  a .small  percentage  of  them   al¬ and l>ody. By this time the woman was : tended because of the Inclemency of the unconscious and,  had. not  several   men Uve.ither. ariived  at the moment  it   is   believed       The  afternoon   was spent   in  a very A\el>b would have killed his w if a. | informal manner. The children enjoyed
When  the men of the neightnirhood  g.aimes and In Uhe evening a picnic sup-
ANOTHER CORN BOIL!   A GREAT EXPOSITION
arrived Webb  it  is said  thought  they were gxiing to be.ithimand re ran away.
Iiet  was serve)!.
Mrs.   Mary   Kngle  I-'arley,   .aged
Sl,
DELIGHTFUL    OPEN-AIR      DINING HALL    IS   FESTIVE   CENTER
INQUIRIES   AND   ARRANGEMENTS INDICATE   GRAND   EXHIBITS
Historic Spot Was Once Ona of th* Famous 8-Square School Houses — Remodeling By Wm. J. McCans Turn¬ ed Schoolhouse into Road Side Inn— Cuests Dine Under Shade Trees A corn boil will be given at the School
Inn on  Beflhiehem pike  next Wednes-
Liv* Stock and Caviss Largest Ever Shown—Flower Show and Scout Dis¬ play to be Extensive—Vocational Ex¬ hibit Will Interest—Dr. Rile Will Be Veterinarian.
Witlh more than a month to go. suf¬ ficient inriuiries and early registrations j
day evening in the cool, oiien air dining have been made and promised to guar- hall, whicii is so popular on the hot i antee the sixteenth annual Jlontgomery suinnier evenings. This new and de- ! County Fair aa the biggest In the hls- lightful iilace for eating is located out j tory of the big exixosltion grounds at under tilie huge shade trees behind thei Hatfield.
^i"- B.  J.   Brooks,   president  ot the   Fair
The Soliool Inn a smart dining and Association, remarked, in appointing de- dancing plMce in this vi.inity is a con- i partment heads, that the recession n»ctin« link with early education in could not be counted as a factory in the I'enn.sylvaiiia.    It   wus   on   this    same , 193S exposition, wihich opens on Labor
Ijater in comimny with Justices of I of Maple Glen, ha«l the distinction of the Peace Dooly and Nice and constable ! h*ving been the oldest member pre- Wllliam Scott of Abington lie sur-j gent and the youngest attending was rendered to Chief of Police Carpenter Korman MauLsiljun'. aged 2. son of Mr. and at a preliminary hearing before and Jlrs. Notonan Mauls:bur.v, Doyles- .Justlce  of  the   Peace  William   Urban, Umyn.
Webb w^as held under $1000 bail on the .j,^^ „^^.p,.^ ,^f ^^^ a.s«.viatlon are charge of .assault and batter.v, and ag-Iprej,i^g„t^ j„y,„ Campbell, Atlanti-- grav-ated a.ssault and battery with )n-|p,j^,_ j^, -j . ^, ,.rt,ir.v, Harry i-.ngle, tent to kill fo await the outcome of tfhe ^^^ ^^^^^ „„^, t,.«i3u,.e,, j^hn Kngle, woman s  still  serious injuries. I j..^,^.^ ^-^..^ingion.
Bail  was furnished by Justice of  thej	
Peace Howard Nice. Neighbors .s.iy that w^hlle Webb was lieatlng his wife he kept shouting: "I will either destroy your pretty face or kill .vou."
During the .-ittack the entire neigh¬ borhood was in an upn-oiiir and many threats were made against Webb who has been separated from his wife and who recently had a support order put on   him   by   the     Pliiladelphia   courts.
ground, only a few feet fjxim where the S<iiool inn now stands, that the Friends erecteii their "eight square" suhool blouse. The sdhool house was first mentoned in a ro^ui jietition for 1721, as being situated ni-wr the dwell¬ ings of Kowiand Hughes, Robert Humii- hreys, aiul not lar fiom the old road to liiiladelpiliUi, about halfway lietween
Day.
The livestock exhibit.
which reached I
a new peak last year, will top Its 1937 mark, and the cavy show, siwnsored by the Bucks County Babbit and Cavy Association, will be the largest held In Pennsylvania.
Particular  stress   is   being   laid   this year on the vocational exhibit of High
the piesent Spring lIou.se and the Cp-IHchoo! students in Montgomery County lier Dublin line,  (now John's L^ine).       | on the basis ot exhibits on which work
Prior to 1795, the jirlncipal books us-] has already been jjlaa-ted.  thia depart- fl were the Bible and Testament,  Dil-
jrUh's   siielliiig-book   and   arit/hmetic. ' ) ills was revealed in a stsiteanent made I by Josei>h l-'uuike, a respected minister among  tlie Friends  at  that   time.
The Sehool Inn was built IXOO and the original lieams used in the "eigiht- Siluare " at hool house were moved over to the present Inn, where the.v rem-fiin toilay as hard as  rmk.  Very  little has
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BEE CIRCUS HELD HERE
PWA    Education-Recreation    Program Held Monday  Evening in  Knight Field Mr. Davis, a loader of the WPA Wdo- cati#n-KL>crcation   Progi-uini    of iMonl- been  liKst   of  the   early   quaintnesa   of j ^.,mery Count.v, gave an exiiibitlon with
FRIENDS PLAN MEETING
Abington Quarterly Meeting Will Hold Its Sessions in (Quakertown For the flrat time Abington Quarterly Meeting of Friend.s will be held at Quakertown. The Friends of Itichland Monthly .Meeting will serve supper to Webb is also sadi to be about 15 yems ¦'•" ^"^^ visiting Frienda who Attend on older than hi« wife. The eouple, prior ^'•^'"¦''*^y' August 13. at 3 ocl.Kk. I.<ist to their  separatkin  lived  at Abington. U''^^" 'he places  of t;he    meetings    for |
Fight in Magistrate's Office 1 "="*   '''"'^   "f  ^^'¦". ''^^[^"^^^   ^"     ^he I
seven monthly meetings in the iiuarter, Roger  Novack   and     Ceorge   K.aylorlof   ^^hk-h   Eidwin  K.   Bonner,   Bvberrv. certainly took the wrong place tr settle  j.,, ,.,^^5 .^„^ ^nne Willis, North Wales, their difference. They went to the   nlice | jj, a.ssistant clerk, of  Justce of the  Peace Norman  T-iy
STRESSES     HAPPINESS     AS     SU¬ PREME   AIM   IN   LIFE
Kiwanis Club Entertains Prospective Members and Enjoy Good Quoit Games — Rotary to Picnic at Deck Place Next Week.
The Amibler Rotary Club had as its principal s|K>ii.ker .it the weekly meet¬ ing .vetitenlay a former member of the Anibler Rotary, .Mr. Frank W. Worth. Mr. Worth gave an Interesting Uilk on bis pliilo.so|<hy of life. He stressed happiness as a siiixremc aim In life and the imii.irl.iiu c of frierdsblp and a happy disi>osilion. boCli -.i.t home and in business, as contributing factors to tllila Ruprome aim. In the course of hi.s discussion he -luoted very effectively many appropriate poems.
The men of tbe liotar.,- Club gre.itly enjoyed and a|.iireciated his taik. Mr. Worth waa introduced by Jos-'ph W. Craft, Jr., chairman .if the music com¬ mittee.
Bill Wolf announced the annual Rotviry picnic to be held at the hoTiie of <!arnet M. Deck, Clen M.awr Dii\e, Wedne-sday, August 17. and proml.sed a very Interesting and enjoyable time to the Rotarians and their families and   friends.
President C. .John Broughton Intro¬ duced the guests of the Club: Dr. R,iin<'y of .Vorth Wales Cluh, and Mr. .1. J. Weston, .a guest of H,n\>ld Hooth.
President rJnuighton al.so announ¬ ced that the Aniblor Rotary Club will again meet with the I'ennsburg Clib on August 29 at the f.arm ot Jud-^e Knight.
Tho buainess report for the week was  73  percent.
Kiwanians Enjoy Quoits There w.is no iHisincss brought be¬ fore the meeting of tfhe Kiwanls Cluh of Anvblelr Tuesday evening. Af¬ ter the evenlnr meal at !.'( hool Inn. the clubmen adjourned to enjo.v the evening at quoits .i.nd some very good games  evolved.
Kiwanls will soon receive Inio nicinlicrshi|> four more Anililer busi¬ nessmen. These were iireuent and in¬ troduced durin-.;- the dinnier hour. They are J.imes A. C.ussid.y, Joseph Ijape- tina. Stewart Duvis and l,sr;iel K. Hough. The lat tnr tw.i are former nienilK-rs.
Two nieniihei-K of the Sellersville- Perkasie Kiwanis club attended and I'roujShl greetings from their group. They are Secieta,ry Marco (I. Bean and   Albert   Zie.LienfUMs,   Jr.
AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS
To residents of Wyndmoor, Erden¬ heim, Flourtown, Whltemarah. Fort Washington. Broad Axe, Lower Crwy¬ nedd  and  Amhler:
This appeal Is mtide to help defray exfMi'nsea of the iiH boys and 12 girls of the Junior Bugle ('orps of the Wm. Boulton Dixon Post, No. 10, American Legion of Fort Washington, to attend the State conventkm of the Anierkwn Legion In Scranton. on Augu.st IS, 19 and 20. Tlie luirpose In taking the Corps 60 the C!oinvcntl<m is to give these boya and girls an opportunity to com- l>e'te for the Junior I>rum and Bugle Corpa state chaimplons/hlp.
Ijast yeir at York, where the conven¬ tion waa held, thia Chirps was third In the chaTOplonshlp agaln.^t 12 other corins competing. The Ihj.vs and girls have tieen in training for a year and during the past two or three months they have lieen drlUett and have jirac- tlced three nights a week on Dungan's field, Fort Wiwhington, and will con¬ tinue to practice this Friday evening .and .Monday and Tuesday of next week, leaving for the convention Thuraday morning at 10  o'clock.
The cost of .sending the Corpa to Scranton will approximate J700 or about $10 fo.r eaoh Ikiv and girl, which will include transpoiiatlon, housing, meals and oiire of uniforms.
The members of the Post, headed b.v John S. Magill, have given mucli of their time since the convention at Vfirk last August In getting theae boys and girls in shape to put up a strong fight for the highest honors that cuuld l>o«Mlbl.v be confened upon them at the stale convention. Dondtions, no matter how small, will be tbaiikfull.v received. Those who desire to donate are urged to kindly send their don.-itions to John S. Magill. Whitemar.sh, Pa., on or before Thursd.ii.v, August IS.
T.iese boya and girls rnrne from the sections of the comrmunlty mentioned above, and they wl.sih to take this op¬ portunlt.v to thank all who will donate in giving them the opportunlt.v to coni- IK'te for tbis great honor at the state convention. Jl'NOR   DRFM   &   BI'C.LE   CORPS
Wm.   Boulton   Dixon   lAjst   No.   10 Fort   Wa.'ihington,   Pa.
CLOSE GIRL SCOUT CAMP
Silver Springs Day Camp for Oirl Scouts at Dresher was very fortunate In having Mrs. John De Angell, of Jen¬ kintown, entertain the girls by reading to them one of her well known books. .Mlti. De Angell. who is an outstaniiing writer of children's stories, also illus¬ trates her own luniks. This rare treat w'as enjoyed by the staff as well aa the Girl Scouts.
The Nature Orouji visited the School of Horticulture at Ainbler where they si>ent hours studying the beauty of the garden flowers. Another group visited the Abington Y. M. C. A. and spent the morning swimming. Several girls re¬ ceived their Swim«ncr'.s  badge.
The caniii will close today. A flne progiam of exercises and scoutcra.ft anif activities as performed iit the camii during the season has been prepared.
BOROUGH   EXTENDS     PLANS   FOR
FURTHER IMPROVEMENT OF
WATER  SYSTEM
Ambler I'.orough (.'ouni il turned from its crisp, stolid busniose deinciiinor, Monday night at thoir regular se!*slon of buisiness, lo become expitisslvely aa well as scntimeiitally grateful for the outstanding service of the men ind or¬ ganizations wiio aided in the repair ot the Ainbler Spring Water systiMii. and keeping of a water suiiply in the com¬ munity. The couiiiilinen, were sincere and profound in their mention of liie v.arious services rendeieil ami vjted unanimously to olt'er their deeiiest ap- preoiation b.v public resolution, fo-- tho unstinting service and williiigiiess ut ni.any. Ambler was saved not oni./ from a water famine but from the iRissible epidemic wiikh generally follows.
The couiicilineii pointed out the jUtle known seriousness that* faced .AniMer and cimimunlty In this situation and al.Ho the nieiny and various me'in.« of assistance the cooperation of the Springlield Water Conipany. the Bor¬ ough workmen, Ambler and Flouriowii firemen who worked day and night, without food at long stretcihes. Police. Scouts, and other organizations carried word of danger and necessity. Businet-a filaces saw to the feedin:, of tlie men at work, ethers offiTCd and siipiVkxl ciiuiiiment and served in aiiywiiy IwKsKible. The resolution, aluhougtli it names many arid the iirin-ipal \v irking groups and individuals, cann-.it embody all, nor tell of all that wis done, but !/» the moans by whkili Borough Coun-^ll and Its Water company cac offer iiub. lically Its grackius appreciation to all, and even to Uiq ciMnmunity which so remarkuibly cooperated and con.sei"v'etl the w-Mter.
The Borougih spent more than $20011 through its water department to keei> the suiiply going and return to normal after the flood. Hut a good job waa done by President of Council Harmon C. Kinney and P.orougili Superintendent Ch.irles A. llilxsoliiiiiaii. who were .'it the operation continually to supervise. Commendation was received from Stata heolth authorilieis, too, who expres-sed their belief the job wajj done excep- Ikmally well and in less time than they had  aii-tkiixitenl.
Sewer  Plant Consumption
At) tbe sewer plant during the flnod the water that pa.ssed througih w is difflcult to estimate. The plant itself waa flmided. gii.-iges were aw'ainiied .and water and refuse flowed directly ihi-ough the Iilant and overflowed over Its floors directl.v into the nearby Wl.swahickon Authorities rojiortod that the nia.xlinuni flow for tliat d.ay iii-ay have excelled 3,000.000 gallons. The daily average during July climbed to 749.54S gallons.
In rernorting the expense incure*! by the flood It was rciionted by Mr. Hib- S'Jhiinan that the sewer plant is now self supporliinj and running siiMMithl.v.
Councilman Hess requested that soma ( Continued cm Page 4 )
TALKSPECIALSESSIONiPASS 17 AID PROJECTS
LEARN DATA ON SPECIAL SESSION OF STATE LEGISLATURE
JUSTICES AND POLICE PICNIC
lor. Saturday afterniHin for the jnirpo.se of having the Squire decide i matttr for them. It ajipears that previously (ieorge tried to show Roger how strong he waa and in doing so. the latter .said, Oeoivie tore his shirt so badly that it ( Continued  on  Page 3 )
LEGION DELEGATES
Downs   Post   and   Boulton   Dixon   Post and   Auxiliaries  to be   Represented Norton   Downs.   Jr.,    Post,   American
I    Francis   C.   Anscombe.   head   of   the history   deiiartment at    Salem College, I Win.>*ton-Salem, will he present.  In the evening there  will lie <a  report of the Pendle Hill  Summer .School,   to   whicii i Elizabeth Jones Olsyn, Plymouth Meet¬ ing, was the representative.  Reports of ! the Cajie May conference will be given. ! The reports    from the seven    monthl.y meetings will feature work done in line Iwith the aixth    and eighlh queries    or 'about irreparation for wanship and fa- , cilities for education.
Among the leaders of the discussion grouiis  will   be   Edith     C.   Shoemaker
Legion of Ambler, will be a delegate land Annie B. Simiinon, Norristown: F. from Po«t 125, at the State convention (jra<-e Dager, Ambler; F. Pa lin Spruaiice, in   Scranton,  August  IX,   19. 20. j Abington.  and   Rusaell   D.   Knight,     of
Delegates    selected     from     WMlliam  Gwynedd'. The committee ia planning a
childreji's meeting in  the aft<-iiioon.
GARAGE   BURNS
the building. The old bell was once : live bees last .Monday night. He poured Boulton Dixon Post, No. 10. Fort Wa.sih- Btulen but was returned within a few ; a few thousand lhe bees over him- i ington. are Comnvmder Thomas Trcss- days after its removal. self and his two children  who accom-j ler.  Albert Schade  and Rili>h  Wright,
During the iKiiSt few weeks the SchiKil  jianied him without being stung. He ex-   with  alternates  Wm.  Lancaster,   Wm. ]
Inn   ha.s   been  more  active   than  ever, i plained   tlmt   the variety     of   bees   he   Seni.ple and John Webster. j 	
I used wero exceptionally tame, being of,     Women's Auxiliary delegates will    bei     The garage at the rear of the home
a  special  breed   recently developed   in ¦ Mrs. Koy Smith and Mrs. Marion Far-' of   Suinley I-"rankenHeld   »t   217  Rone-
' order to minimize the danger for those   rell from Ambler, and .Mrs. Frank Hoge- | mary avenue was    destroyed  by     fire
Organizations to Conduct Joint Out¬ ing at Oak Terrace Club
The joint picnic .if the Montgom¬ ery Count.v Tustlces of the Pe«ice A.sisoci'itioin will lie held on Aiig-.ist 10, at the O.ik Terrace Country Club. Welsh Boad. This will be the aecond outing ir> whicii the two orgamizations have   iKirtirip.ited   jointly.
Preiiarations are helmr made to .accKmimotlatr- ahout 200 pens-ins. The ixrograni will include a softliall game, races and contests, .a dinner and a show in  the evening.
Noianan 1-". Taylor, Ambler, is chairman of the magistrates' commit¬ tee, and Chief H. Charles Wisler, I»wer Gw.vnedd, of the police com¬ mittee.
SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS
With the building of the outside danc¬ ing pavilion and the eroi-tion of th-iirs under the  trees,  many corn  boils  and ', other out-of-door activities have been 1 siKin.sored. Due  to these activities and I the never cua.sing work of Mr. William
who  worked  witli bees.
To  prove their  t.ain>encsis. Mr. Davis had  some    of the   crowd   han-dle    the
J. .M,i-<?an.s. owner and proprietor, many [ bees.
land and Mrs. Grant Buchanan from the  atniut 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. No
post in Fort Washington. | cars  were  in  the   garage  at  the   timo
Many members of the two posts will   but tools and spare parts therein wore
I attend the convention on  the la«t d.i.v.
notables  attend   Obe  Inn  regularly and the number is ever increaaing.
—Rending  Fair  will  be  held  during the week uf Sejitember 11-18,
After the domonstrations, .Mr. Davis, explained the habits and chaiMc teristic.s of the bees, and liow they may be raised. He also ans-wered fiuestions whioli a nu-mber oi jieraonti naked.
—Hatfleld will hold a special elec- tkm September 13 on the proposed Wind   i.ssue   to   rai^e  funds  for   sewer
instuUutions.. ,      I      ,
dk'iimaged. 'Wl.s«fihiokon flre coinpan.v vrere called too late to mve the build¬ ing but prevented sprejid ofthe flames.
—Loll  Meyer will again race at Al¬ toona on Liihor Day,
Payment of .a total of $lll.",..';o7.S3 to fourth class .sclwiol districts of Mont¬ gomer.v Couinty was •.mnounced recent¬ ly by State Treasurer V. Clair Hoss.
A total of $»i,200,327.29 v.'as dis¬ bursed throughout the State in -the Comn.onwealth's ajipropriation which is paid semi-annually i.oi l-Vbru.ir.y and   August.
Pa.vments m.ide loci.llv ;irc: .Amliler, .fll.(M4.17; llor.sli.-ini, .$2,99^.92; Lower Gwynedd, $2.4:5,S. Ill: Jlontgri-nu-ry, V,- Ziil.iii: North W.iles, $r,,(i67,.'il; Ply- month. $7,0'i0.37; Fpper Dublin. $(!.- 2 a.tn; Upper Moreiand. $9,032,Hi; Whitemarsh, .$6,060.41; Whitiiain, $3, 6a9.S3.
Governor   Earle's   Whitemarsh    Move¬ ment Explained—Winner Sends Pam¬ phlets   —   Mrs.    Ray   Weir,   Hostess, Made Vice President. The  members   of   tiie   Woimen's   Re¬ publican   Club   ot  Ambler   met   in   the home of Mrs. Raymond  Weir on Mon¬ day  evenins,  Augiust  X. Owing  to the .special ses.sion of Ihe State Legislature in  Harrisburg,   the   speaker.  Hon.  1-Jl- wv'ird   Winner  of   Hatboro,  was   unable to  be  preaent;   but sent literature  .and data concerning the business confmnt- Ing  the Sees-ion at tills  time.
Mias Helen Allen gave a brief re¬ port on "Special Legisla tkm," after w-hich a letter was read that has been sent out by Mrs. Caroline Huber, chair¬ man of the State KeiMiblk-an Women, Vice Chairman of bhe State co-mmittee and Vice Ohairman ot the County coim- mittee. The i>urpose of the letter Is lu l«cep the leaders accurately informed with regard to the techinical busineiss before the session, and was a compre¬ hensive  report.
The extra se.-ssion li.us been culled to stop a Grand Jury investigation of the charges preferred by Attorney General Charles H. Marglotti agaiinst Governor George H. Earle. and has been put be¬ fore Supreme Court Judge I'aul N. Sehaffer.
Judge Sl haffer is a Democrat, an ap¬ pointee of tlovernor Etirle, but a man of Ht;unina and one to stand on the lirinoiples uf his party ratlier than be controlled by the catspaws of its leail- ers.
The cost of this special soniion is $1.5,uoo per day, which is an added bur¬ den lo the already overloaded taxp.iy- eis ot  the  State.
Mirs. Ra.ymond Weir was appointed seeond vice president t<i fl-U the vacanc.v left by .Mrs. Phaon Hex. who was ap¬ pointed pre«ident in place of Mra. Harve.v Allen, Commltteewoman in tin- ThhHl w-ard. Mrs. Allen will enterlJiin the nex,t nieeting in September, date 1 announced later, and eftorts are being j made to pro-'ure a speaker of State re- nowii. ,    	
WILL   AND  $9 7,850  TO   PRESENT
PROGRAM; AMBLER GETS
ONE   PROJECT
The 17 county aid projects approved by Montgomery County Comniission- crs, Frederick C. Peter.s, Foster C. Hille- gai.fs and James W. I'otter Wils week bring the total of shiillar pro.iects .ap¬ proved by the board thus tar this sea¬ son, to a total of 126.
The projects approveii this week re¬ present an ostiinatod expenditure oi: $97,X50. Thus far, the couiniissionera have aiiproved county aid road pro¬ jects totaling $688,075.
The conimissioners have approved 21 reconstiruction projtvts .and 4 surface ti-eatiment projects in llrst-class town¬ ships, for a total of :f!99,S,S0. IJorouglis will receive by approv.al of tihe couniiis- Bloners to (kite, 33 reconstruction and b BUi-t'ace treatment projects for a total of $241,155. In socond-class townships, 22 roconstructlon and 11 surface treat- nieiiLs have been passed at a titsl total¬ ing *;J47,040.
¦Chestnut Street in Ambler, the .area below Butler avenue to thu Kea3be.v and Mattison plant is the newest pro- jeot ivissed uiMin for this borough. Tho Ridge avenue project was iKa.ssed last month   and was started laist Monday.
Orchard Lane from Ambler road to BetJhlehom pike in Upper IHiblin is an¬ other .'Street to be done shortly. I'ly¬ mouth township will h.ave three streets done by County Aid. These are Ricliard- f»on street, from (Liie-'^tiiUft to Ri>as street; Ross street, from Ridge road to the railroad; Jefferson street, from l-'air- view  avenue.  541  feet  eastward.
The county aid rojid work is being done on a basis whereby Jio percent ot the <xist is paid by tho county and 40 percent b.v the municipality.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO MEET
The regular montlily meeting of the ! Fort Washington Historical Si» let.v will ; be held on Wednesiki.v, .-Vuguist 17th. It will take the form of a motor trip to Bowiinian's llill Wild Flow (--r Pix-teroe. i Member-s will incet at the Cllftori j House at 10.30 a. m. und bring a box I lunch.