The Ambler Gazette 19381110

              The AMBLER Gazette
VOL. LX-NO. 38
AMBLER.   PA..  NOVEMBER   10.   1938
L.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
Republicans Carry Montg. County By 42,000 In Record Vote
LIBRARY TO SERVE TEA
PAiSES AT AGE OF 9?
ACTIVE IN
UNTIL 6 WEEKS AGO
HUNDREDS PAY LAST RESPECTS; INTERMENT MADE AT BLUE BELL
A STURDY OAK FALLS
Anililor's    grand old man.    Henry C. Kiddie, died Ia.st Tliursday at the »tout •age ot 97. Likened to a "sturdy oak," this patriarch uf eariy days in our growing community, worked in his offlce and con- i ducted hi.s realty business, capably andj agBreasivply until 6 weeks ago when just! before his !l7th biithday on Octol)er B, | he was »trickon with a heart attack that! ciilminatc«l in his death.
ilundreds of people paid their respects | to tViis prominent business man for he! v-.o. widely known and highly re.'oectcd. j On view Sunday evenins a number ot (irganlzations of the town and a host; (if Individiuais passed by his coflin in his I late rtwidence at 132 liutler avenue, to | pay tlieir last respects. It was here that i he lived for 34 years and passed after! his brief illnes.s.
l''unerul  services   were  held  Monday' atternoon from his late residence at 2 and in J5oehm's Reformed church. Blue Bell, at L'.30.    Interment was made In the adjoining cemetery.
iMr. liiddle was keen of mind, alert and j (¦ondu<tcd his business affairs with tha I clearness ami cleverness of a. man many \ cars his junior.      He was active as a I real estate operator, banker .and  club¬ man to the day of his illne.'^s. His local I biisincfis   arfaiis  encompassed   the firm ! of the 11. C. Biddle Co. of Amibler and aiH  insurance   brokenige     jn   wbich  his, i Bi-aiiil.'ion,  Dtuilel K, Biddle was a part of the personnel. !
"(iranfathor ividdie," as he was affec- ! tionately called by many, established ills | business liere 4S ye.ars ago. It was in l.SliO that he launched into the real es¬ tate and insurance husiness in Ambler, nnd in 1k:(4 removed to this place. How¬ ever, lie had established banking and business conncH'tions. at the oounty seat, and for more than 2t! years he was a Htocklioldei' and a member of the board of directors    of  the    Norristown-Penn
.^im^u. - ,      -
tioM in Montgomery (!ounty uritll he died.
I Novel Event Arranged to interest More I      People in Use of Ambler Institution
A tea will be held In the Am'bler I'uli¬ llc Library on AVednesday, Novemher 16. fr(»m 3 to ,'i to celebrate Hook .Week. The feature event will be a book title contest In which children will diamatise titles of b(M)ks. The prize will be a ni:ig- azine subscription. In addition there will bo displays of new an€ old children's I books and ourrent good Juvenile mag¬ azines, that will be both attractive and I inliorestlng.
; Mrs. Harry Weaver und .Mrs. C. A. Koch are In chiirge of the refreshments. jThe contest is being planned by Mrs. I Kdward Cheston and .Mrs. Helen Netter. iMrs. Thomas A. Koulke Is ananiging jthe dlsjilay of old books. Anyone wlsh- : ing to lend oid juvenile liooks for the exhibit, ])lease contact Mrs. Foulke or 1 the  library.
j There will lie a nominal (harge of 25 'cents to defray expenses necessitated to I make this an enjoyable <>vent in the I Interest ot exi^mding the use and desire I to use the library.
HAD NO VENDOR'S LICENSE
IHauler  from   Coal   Regions   Canvassed from   Door to. Door;  Trespassing  Case
I'ailing to take out a vendor's license, as reiiulne^ under Irorougli ordinance, before starting to sell coal from house to house resulted in the arre.st of Strat¬ ton K. Flail, 3?3 Rolling Mill avenue Tamaqua, I'a. Flail was apprehended I shortly after noim Saturday by Chief of I'olice Carpenter and Ottlcer Willox and at a hearing before Justice of the I'eace ITrlian admitted his guilt, lie was (rned $2.5.
Other deflendanis to ainiear before the ' Presided  at   Family   Fete   at   Hatboro   same justice were .fohn Jlann, Jr., ,521 | Inn—Recall Even'ts of Wedding Day—: Ty.son avenue, and Kdwin Kramiler, of'
..     ^ _ M.   c.  J ¦  u D : ' 33()  Albanius  street,  both   of  I'hiladel-i
4S at Occasion—Mr. Rodemich Prizes     , ,        , ..... I
phia,  charged with tres))assing upon a l
Old Violin—IHave One Daughter. , ,„.c,po,-ty   In  Whitpain  township,  while'
Congratulii,;ions  were  In   order when   jjunning .Saturday mornin;;.  Koth case-; ,
Mr.   and   .Mrs.   William   Rodemich,   life   ^yere   dismissed   without    line.s,   bur.   a!
long residents of Jarrettown celebrated   warning was given that the full penalty \
their  golden   wedding  anniversay   last   would be  imposed on prosecution of a i
iDDING AI DliERi
MR.    AND    MRS.    WM.  RODEMICH ARE S- TELY « REMINISQENT
VOTE OF 1,049 TO DEMOCm 538
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A VICTOR'S  SMILE
HENRY   C.   BIDDLE
lAMBlER HIGH PLAYS ^ CROCIAL GAME i  Gl TITLE SATORDAY
MEETS     UNBEATEN  SELL   -   PERK ELEVEN   ON   AMBLER   FIELD
GATHERED 5350 PIECES
Thvirsday evening. Although  N 'Vem le l' was the rightful anniversary day, the , occasion   was    fittingly   observed   with I ja dinner at the Old  Mill Tea House hi ' I Hatboro  two  days  later. |
The  sprltely couple  were  the   center ! of   popularity   at this fete and we.re sur- ' rounded by their family of 4s brothers, i ' sisters,  neiihews  and  nieces   and   their lonly daughter, Mrs. William M.  Taylor land  her  husband  and  Ihe   only grand- ! child. Jfiss Betty Taylor, a student luirs,. ; in   Abington  hospital. (     Tbe  celebration  was enlivened  by  a delightful  and  amusing  poem,  written j by  Jlr.   Raymond   Smith,   and   read   by I JTrs.  Charles  Jlargerum,  depicting the j wedding da.v   of  50  years   ago.      Rev. | Clarence   Prouse aLso had a  poem  for the   owaslon   of   more   solemn   beauty j which he had in leaflet book form and '-. Jiresented  it  to the couple. Miss  Rich- : enliach and  her  pupils from Lansdale. j
seeond offense.
THE AMBLER PLAYERS i PRAISED HIGHLY FOR ! SOPERB PRODIICTIONl
WHITEMARSH AREA GAVE 4000 REPUBLICAN LEAD
JUDGE  ARTHUR   H.  JAMES
HELD45TH    ANNUAL IN-GATHER ING DISPLAY LAST WEEK'
Trojans  Adoit Team   Has   Slight  Edge With   Powerful    Reserves—Sell-Perk
Squad Tied ancl Scored Upon—Locals   furnished string music. Seek to Keep Goal Uncrossed—Game j     ^" we"   l>reserved are the memories i     Decictes Interscholastic Championship : >'f |hn«P h'>I>Py lays half 1    Aimbler High's Krid warriors face their I crucial tost of the 193S  football season I next Saturday afternoon when Sellers- villie-Perkusie high  sends its powerful
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I century ago iinrt of the equally happy and  suicess- ful    years of married    life intervening ( Continued on Page 8 )
Event   Held  in  Calvary  M.  E. Church On  Wednesday — Welfare  Workers ' eleven here for the deciding of the Bux Speak — Collections   Slightly Above   Mont   Interscholastic title.      The game j Last Year-Junior Guild Collected 551 | w'U_^ be played on  the high .school tield i Garments.
INITIAL   PLAY  OF     SEASON     WAS' EXCELLENTLY  ENACTED !
William Hough, Betty Warner and Helen ' Bork Were Splendid in their Charac- | terizations—Miss Marie Directed Sue- | ceasfu)  Play—Producted before  large i
.     .. I
Audiences.
The Ambler Players characterized the I 	
comedy,   "The Uite Christopher B<^an, ' ; P- W. A. SANCTIONS LOWEST BID- by Samuel I'-iencli, ill a st.vie last Thurs-j    DERS CN   EACH  OF THREE  JOBS
(lay and !• rlday nights lh:it equalled and I 	
delighted  two well lilled houses as well I state Health  Department  Requires Ad¬ as their splendid proseiitatioii of "tiold in I        ...       _i    .A/     I     r. M r. -I ,„.          ,,.,,   ,, ,    '                      „„     ,„                  ditional   Work   Dono—New   Council- Them   Hills,    la.st  season.    The Players!
man   Takes   Seat—Will   Start   Exca-
I on Tennis avenue at 2.30.
I    Both teams can clinch the champion¬ ship by virtue of a victory in Ihis gajne '
j but a tie score will give Ambler's un- j scored uiion squad the edge to substan¬ tiate il.s claim. Sell-Perk, although un-I
The .\mblcr Branch orf the Needlework Ouild of America for its 4.5th consecu¬ tive year held its annual Ingathering and display of garments and again accumu¬ lated a quota of above 5000 pieces for ' jjgfj.med, has been scored upon and tied the display held last week in Calvary \^„ce and is half a point behind Ambler. Methodist church on Undenwold ave- | Ambler's season hui-s been spotless. nue. Tbe collection fs to provide the 'phis light squad, that has played phen- ,.     , . ,, ,  , .„„,„„     needy of Aanbler  prlniarily, of its  ad-  ominal and spirited football ail season,
the largest tm4n<-^W.ilWUW wnnmuntty, and  of worthy-hi'  ^as n6rrat<vd[bj'pi^'-seiiSorf Jir^dlctlons.
Htitutlons with clothins and necessities. .sell-Pcrk and Lansdale were looked up¬ on as contenders. Several weeks ago i Mrs. Fanning O. itoyt, president iAnibler neatly laid away l«insdale's opened the busi.ne.'i.s mei, tag and Rev. chances with a 13-0 victory. Sell-Perk Georgie I>. Hess, pastor <.£ he church, followed suit a week later lo drub tho I w-'.'onied Hie •'"jild to the church. New Jlaroon by a like score. , , rectors, ,.i.rs. .Stewart Davis and Mra. The Trojans oiiened -their season ; ii*''.i Faust, were announced. against   a   strong  HallKiro  squ.ad  and
'    Mr. John  Meader,  superintendent of  delivered 13-0. The following week they jthe I'ennsylvania Worklngmen's Home  drubbed Springtield 19-0 and then top- i for the Blind, addnessed  the group. He  jiod  the  heavy  Doylestown   eleven  6-0. noted   Jiarticularly  that  "no one  is an  Jenkintown   jiroved  easy    with a   12-0
Ei COMPANIES OFFER PLAN OF PROTECTION
NOTIFY  TOWNSHIP   COMMISSION¬ ERS OF PLANS tf-OH PARADE DAYS
In TSS4 JTr. Biddle assisted In the ..p^,, ^^^^.^^ collection was 5.350 articles. orgaiiiailion of the First .Vational Bank of Ambler, and was a member of Its flrst Vionrd of directors, and was also a direc¬ tor of the .Aniibler National Bank. 59 years ago he assisted with the organlzii- tion of Ambler I'aiilding ¦¦- ' sociation  and ^crVr-,' imU    \' r,-i :.
( Continued on Page 4 )
Township Solons Sanction Plans for Extended Cape Cod Homes Develop¬ ment — New Building Operation in Wyndmoor—Chief Egner Accused of Negligence — Weeds and Rats to be Ccped With. The    flre comiianies    of    SjiringtieUl
Mijienert  their   1938-39   season  Uist  week
in the St. Thomas Parish lUiU at White- ! marsh.
¦ Wiiliam Hough, as Dr. Hag.gett in the j Jilay, a counlry doctor in his middle six- , ties, and Betty Warner as the aggressive land loud voiced Mrs. Haggett, wore ' iiutstandiiig,   intense and    realistic     in
there excellent jiortrayal of their jxirts.
.Miss   Helen   Bork.  as   the  sweet,   in-
, hibitive  housekeejier,     Abby,    won  the
j hearts   of  her  audience  and   receiveil
I grand ajijilause  for her excellent ciiar-
acteriaition.  Jliss Bork'a inlleclion    of j VI ice  and   simple     demeanor     in     the [ Jiart were of excellent stage quality. !     The  well-balanced  last   of the    jilay
alone  iiHwle     it  the   mosl    outstandlu'.;
(Iramalization yet jiroduced by iheAinb- ' ler Playrs. Besides the leading cliarac- i ters were Dr. llaggett's two daughters, j Su.san  and   -Vila.  Jilayed  by  JIary  Jane
Stillwagon and Jeanette Allen,  resjiec
townshij) have conijiletely   workwi   out 1
IS
a  Jilant   lo  regulate  the  action   ot   the | lomjianles for complete lire jirotection
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j agent of that institution who does not  victory, Lansdale was slashed 13-0 .and ' while one or all of the comiianies are 011 |
i possess a letter less than one month old  Quakertown was overpowered 37-0. jiarade or otherwise out of the  town- 1
' ot the institution's stationery, and that i    ,Sell-Perk opened up with Springfleld   ship. A rejiori of their linal action was I
Jierson is not authorized to represent or 1 ( Continued on Page 8 ) 1 made before the meeting of the town- I"
JOSEPH    AUGUSTINE    WAS    MUR¬ DERED   IN   DAYTON,   0.,   BY   WIFC
Couple Fought Over Automobile Keys After Attending Friend's Panty— Young Man, Native of Ambler, Was Tree Expert—^Burial Here at End of  Week
Tho l««ly of .roaejiih JT. Auifustino, .slain Amliler man, was brought home from J>:i.\tiin, f)., Wednesda.v. by the young man's j»ireii:ls, .Mr. and Mr.i. .Vugiistine, of South Anibldr, who claimed the iMMly and brought it home fi>r biiriail at tihe end ot this week.
.Augustine, now thirty-three ye.-ws ilil, Wias «ho)l; and killed by his wife, Helen, last Thursday, following a ]:a.rty with fri<-nd4i as lejKirled by IHilie* there. An argument over keys tn an automobile i-esulted in Mrs. .Augusilino firing   three  .shuts   into her
i collect for the home unless that letter
liears Mr. Meader's signature. I     Another sjieaker was Miss Schwerd-
j tie, R. N.. clinic  executive at the  Wo- ; ^
1 men's Building of the Social .Service ini L^^ty^g ^„  Old   Encampment   Its  His-
I'ennsylvania hosjiital.   Phila. Her talk .,_..,. , ,  ,
I J     ....     ,, X.      c    ¦     ..      ,      tonca   Significance Arranged for
' dwelt iirincijiaily  ujion  hor  facinatmg • "
work. ' Historical  Meeting
The Junior C.uild made a fine effort I     The combined Committees on Rcvolu-
during the solicitation of garments and   tionary  History    of    the    'Wliitemarsh
contributed  561   jiieces.      Mrs.  George ^ Valley Historical Uroujis will meet wilh I Weiss directs this  group.
YOUTH GUIDANCE ACTIVITY
North Street Hall Center Sponsors a Model Airplane Class Recreation and education classes that are held at the Norlh slreel hall are sjionsored by the Youth C.uidance League of Ambler. Of the many a¦- tivities that are carried on at North Ktreet, the latest Is a Jlodel Airjilane class which was organized last I'Yi¬ day evening, November 5. The chief alms of the class are bliiejirint ex- husband. I^ler, .s,heiis reported to ihajve , j^jj^j^.^l^^^^ ,^„j, fj|a,,i,„sions and iiielhodK confe.ssed to her landlady what she ihfid ^,, construelion. conducted by Wr. done and a^ked thvit police lie talle<l. j jj,„j^^. ti^.,^^^^ liducation - Recreation Augimline was born in Ambler. He leader of the Wl'A. Any boy or girl met '.Mrs, Augii.sit'ine on a triji to Ohio, i between the ages of nine and eighteen ,Ifo was a foreiiKi'i for the Asjilundh is elegible to become a niemher of the Tree  Kxpert  Comjiany,  (»f Jenkintown,   class.
and h;id been in charge of elearimg j -pj^p other activities that are being Ki-ound for a utility comjicny In I>ay- carried on at Norlh Street are Dls- tiin. Another eiiijiloye there noitlfled'^gsion Croup work, held every JIoii- ¦company officials ot h!s detith. At the ^^y evening from 7.30 o 8.30. Recrea- saine time came a letter from A J.gUiS-, ti,„, every afternoon from 3 to « and liine written a few days ii,go, asking every evening from «.30 to 9.30, excejit to Have his weekly pay checks sent 1 Mondays. . y lo Clevel.i.nd, which was to have been 1 A" these activities are sjionsored by *^|jhis next assignment. I tht,   Vouth C.uidance League  of which
  shij)   conimissioiiiers    last   week   whrn
the Sjiriiisfielrt mentors held  their Nn- | WASHINGTON AT  WHITEMARSH ' veml.er business session. Samuel  Be.it- I
  I lie, cliairman ot the buieau of lire pro-
: tection, gave the rejiort. j Three men forming a conimittee from i each company mel with Jlr. Beattie I and voted to have al least one jiiece of I ajiparatius and a sutlieient force stiiy I in service while the olher apparatus of any of the three cumpanles was in par- the Fori Washington Historical Society jade. Should one conipany receive a call in their home, "The Clifton House," at ; for action at such a time other coni- i''ort Washington, Wednesday, Nov. Iti, jmnies also having one piece in lli* house at 8 p. m. The meeting will be addressed [ would stand ready for call from the by Capt. Cri-ady T. Turner, of the 315th .flre marsliall, or from the chief in charge, Infantry, I'. N. C., wlio has made a very   if the flre marshall be absent.
vation     for     Foundation     of     Huge Standpipe—^Discuss  Asbestos  Pipe.
Suliseijiient to lih,. receipt of :ij>;]rov- al froir.' the offices of'tibe Public Works Adminiislralion, Ainbler IJiii'iugh Coun- cH 'AwaJ'ded con,t.iaits for the three lowe«t biddcns. ()win,g to Ihe fa;'t thai the.-*e bids a.ggre.:rate a less amount lh.i.n that allotted to the iiroject, no iUtemate bids, according lo lhe laws ( £ the I'WA, (ou'.d lie a'ceptel. The C un- ell met in an adjourned meet ng Mon- ' day evenlnr t<i make tlie c ntrait awards.
The work of excavation and biying of 2700 feet of water jiij*, und bulldin;. of a dike Mio prevent surface w.tur from entering tihe quarry at While¬ niarsh, where Amliler's Water supply Ik deiiived, wu.s awirded lo \'inceii/.o \'enTresca for .$17 l,"i7. The contract f r . tlie c<in.siirui';t!ion of the sandpipe was : awarded to (liicstgo Bridge and Iron i Co. for lflli,4'(>. I^uiir.iiis and cquipineiil IVi-r the (juarry will be .-iiipjiiied by the Dii-avo Corjioration, Iihil.i., for $2,29i, ! 1 with an adrlitional $312 oo.<t fl ir ace, « 1 ¦ sory equipment later required. ^
  I      Ajijiroval   of  l'W.\   was   required   on
I aill   lawarda   for   this  ijiroject   listed   as Special    Program    in    Calvary   Church   jns.'.-F.    The Boraugh  will  .sjiend  !f3(i.-* Sunday Featured Little Ber.ha  DeCray   01)4 for the above work under conliract. I -A   capacity   audience   at   the   Jletho- i      The Department of  lleallh  of  I'eti'i ¦ ;
sylvania has added more exjiense lo the 1 projecit, by lequiremenUs that  will cost the  borough  about   ?.l,!ini)  more.       The dejKirlment    cilk-d    attenti m    of    the ( continued on jiage 2 ) j
AROUSED    POPULACE    RISES   TO ¦ END SQUANDERING OF TAX MONEY
.Viiibier's thnc Ki'|)ublic;iii WMiils gave nearly 2 to 1 majority 10 fhelr IKtrty al the jiolls Tuesday and for the lirst lime in sixteen years the second ward returned to the told to give Davis and James a decided plurality.
All of the 19 districts under llie Whitemarsh Valley Rejiublican C iiinty (.'oiiiiiiittee coiitribuled siibstaiilially in Ihe Democratic rout to oiler ;i de isive majority to the jiarly of over 100(1 voles, the greatest majority ever to be given   in   Ibis  small  area.
The entire stale has revolled a'jraiiisl the free spending of the .N'ew lje:il iii.i- chine and returned l<i' Republicanism again wilh nearly one-'|iiarter of a iiiillinn majority lo give a decided blow lo the .\'ew Deal jioliric^i. The .¦iitire Rejiublicin ticket was swept into ollice wilh a tidal wave <if voling thai is indicative of the politial trend in ; the   I':(isl,
111 lbe 10(;il v .ling dislricts  the coni- jilcle risiill.« MK- as  f(ilj..us: ' Ambler — First Ward
! F'or V. S. Sena.toi-—l':,!irl, D.. 2I(;: Davis. It., .177. <;overnor—Jones, 1;., 22(i; .lames, R., 4«x, I.,ieulcnant tiovern r— .Muiidy, I;., 221; I^'uis, It.. 4(jl. Sec¬ retary of Internal All'airfv—'Logue. D.. 221; Livengood. K., 468. Kopresentative in Congress—ltuller, Ix. 230; Ditter. Jt,. Ilil. Stale Senator—Taylor, D., 224; J'Jdiuonds, R., 470. (ieneiTil As.sembly — ,Johnson,   !>.,   22«:     Wrigley,     D.,     223;
Wright, D., 223; WiUHcr. It, HU';  Poorse,' It..   I'lii:   Wood,  Jt.,   l(i:l.
Ambler—Second  Ward
I'. S, Senator -lOarl, D., 2 12; liavii<. It.. 2S0. Oovernor—Jones, i),, 22(i; James, R., 271). Lieuteuaul < i ivernor-—M und.N, ]>., 224; Lewis. It., 275. Secretary of Inlernal Affairs- Logue. D., 245; Liven¬ good, K., 275. Congress—Rii ter, D.. 247; J.iller. It.. 273. State Sen.al i|t~-T.iyloi-. D., '-'43; l':(liuiouds, R., 2f:i. Oener.il .As-' sphibly-^.riihiisbn, D.', 2l4; Wrigley, 1)., 240; Wright, iX. 24); Winner, R., 27(i, Loorse, R.,   27ll:   AN'c.cd,  j;,,  208.
Ambbr—Third vi/ard
V. S. Seiiali.r I'jiil, 11, ,S1 ; D.iTi!!, R., 311. Oovernor—Joues. D., 81I; .lames. R., 305. Lieutenant Oovernor--.Mundy Lewis. R.,  3; :1. .Secretary of In-
I lively; Warren Creamer, Susan's   lover.
J;., N.11:
teriial
I Dick Brister:  Davenjiort, the art  critic.
.\ffair»—Logue,   D.,   80;    T.iven- ( Continued   on  Pa.ge  6 )
John T. Burton; and the
of   art
two e.xjiloiters and
for   golden   gain,   Tallant ( Continued on  Page  S )
CHILD HARPIST PLAYS HERE
I careful study of the Continental Army j ils movement and ils jiosilions.
!     We are now in the Kilsl Anniversary of the Whitemarsh  liicampnient, Nov.
2, lo Dec. 11, 1777. It is a most litting lime j „f adjustment. The rea.son for this, as to hear this leclure on Washington and -jianded down by Judge DannelKiwcr at his troops, and their stay in this Whil,- j Norristown recently, was that no .s.woi-n marsh Valley,  whicii al that  time wa.-   testimony was    available against    the
dist churoh on Lindenwold avenue, ei. jo.ved an evening of miusic last .-'unday night. Ta.enl ^viiiie from Bethlehem, Philadeljihia and a iiumlx'r of nearb.> lowns. Josejih Waldman, Jr., the new lorga/nisl and oholr master of thc: chureh furni.shed sjieci.il iiiu.sli', "The Rosary" and lhe "Tjar.^o" nnd the con- gregatli»nal singing was  unusual.
Jlr.  Howard ChatlHick who Is f^tudy ing'   for   the    minislr.v   and    who   has
TRIES SUICIDE SECOND TIME
so well set Ihat General Howe and bin forces could not dislodge them. While- marsh is Ihe one and only camji where¬ in our troops were secure from the British ojijircsslon.
To those who are interested in the Revolution History of Fort Hill and the Whitemarsh Valley the invitation is extended to attend this meeting and learn the inniorlant jiarl these historical grounds Jilay in the freedom and liberty we now enjoy.
Music, including a trio of cornets, will be renilered under the direction of Jlrs. Clyde Hutchcroft.
i     Solicitor David Oi-o.-^hens  rejiorted  to   charge   of   the   Jlonivian   C<illege  Glet ' the commissioners that another hearing I Cl'ib  of Belh'elKMii,   had   two   splendid jiiiusl be held relalive to   the <-oinplainl    solos, "'I'he Publican" by Van D-waler, against the action of the zoning board | and  "How  JTeaiii.iful   I'jion  the  Moun¬ tains."    Jlr.'i. Oliver .Ander.son and Jlrs Karl   Kulp   M;ung   a,   duet,   "Whisjiering Holie,"    in   well    lilendeil    voices,   and, later,    Jlrs.    Kulp   ssmg   a   nolo,    "Tho
'.Mon-e Love to Thee," liy Walcott.
On iiare occasion.s   Ambler audiences
I sjiecisil  treat 'in  heiuing ,1 for- ;
Ambler     child,      nine-.\uvir-cyid,'
Reiiha JXHIray frim- Philadoljihia. per-|
form on  ;i iharji  (not   a miiiiature  one'
They were married ailjout seven yc:ii-s agii in Arcanum, O., and for a iJiiiixi lived in -Anvbler, near his jiar¬ ents, Jlr. and Jlrs, Jo.seph .Augustine, of Oak  Ro.id.    Tbey  have  no chiiilreu.
Josh a Thonijison is pif'sident. The sujier slon is supplied by the Wl'A Kducation - Recreation J>lvision of Jlontgomery Couniy.
YOUTHFUL G. 0. P. GATHER
The   regular   nieeting   of   the   .N'orlh
ojiinion of the lioard of adjustment and | 23rd   P.salni, "   by   JIalotti
1 must  be   piiesented   in   the  case.       The \ choir  .sanr-  l|wo  anthems.
j case will be readverlised.
I     President K.  Perry Camiibell told   O.
' P. Henrie, agent for the Cajie Cod de-
I velojiment al Oreland, thai the town¬ shij) is ready to put curbs <ind gutters along one side of Orlemann avenue as soon as the develojiing comjiany ia re;idy
; lo do its share  on  their side of    that
I street. .Mr. Henrie also presented plans
' for an extension ot the develojuiient be-
I tween  Oreland  Mill    road  and  Churcli
i riMid, where a new street, Ascoll road ¦ I will   be  ojieneil.  The   extension  of  this
I sulidivision will. Jlr. Henrie said, noces-
i silate lhe wrecking ot  the old  Weigner
I liju'ii and jirobably the house. ,A new culvert will be plu in to amply carry the creek under Lorraine avenue.   The
Ambler Man, Recuperating from FIrft Attempt, Strangled Self in Bed. Howard Jlartin, ronner Ambler resi¬ dent, was prevented just in the nick it time from a second altempt to li'ke his own life last week. Jlartin, who is in tie ¦ and if Frankford hospital on a<'counl o"" gun shot wounds in the stomach, inflicted by his own hand, at tempted to slran.gle himself with his bed clothes while nurses  were .absent from  the  hospKil
Wilt Thou  For^-et-Jle," by  PIIuger and t'*'¦"''''   ""^ever,  he was  prevented    by -        - " ! male attendants.
Marlin, il is stated, bail just learned
have a speckU  lre<it 'in  hearing a for- ' *""'.'^^ ""' ''^ ''^':' f"'' "''^" '""'' '"^^i"'^ nuer     Ambler     chi'ld.      nine-Mcvir-.yid.''¦'"''""'•^   a   concealed   weapon   on     ills
Jierson, when lie Inst attempted suicide.
i     It is staled by his laniily that Jlartin
The'  entire "How   Long! '
but vi Ileal  full-sized one), artist   perfoniis   with   eiusie
This  small   ^^^   been   living   very   much   alone   of late,   having   been   sejiarated   from  his
and   graie
s
MEN OF FOREIGN FORCE
LEGICNNAIRE SPEAKS ON CONDI¬ TIONS TWENTY YEARS AFTER
Rotarians Also Hear Fine Talk en Ger¬ many and Hitler — Short Momorial Service for the Late H. C. Biddle— Business   Report.
"Kvery American must dedicate him¬ self to wijie out that iirganizalion Ih.il tends lo enter our .shores and under¬ mine lliis gr;iii(i ,ind glorious country of ours. The German Culture of 1914 aoughl til infli:t itself upon our whole world by force. .Now the I'.unil seeks forceful incisures, loo, to undermine possilile ruin us here il;iit force ni.i.v  easil.v   inv.ule  us."
So spoke .Vnih-cu- k' Icsl;i, .i Legion¬ naire from Phillipsbiirg, JS'. J. It wis a brief Uilk but most forceful one which lhe speaker tilled, "Twenty A'ears -After." The program was an Ariiiislice day observance by the Kiw.mis Club of Ambler .'it their meeling Tuesda.v ( vening. Jlr. Kolstn was the guest of Ray   Coiu.
'I'lie address iiaid ib voiil. iioin.igc lo Ihe American solider who died in the World War. -Mr. Kolesia sjioke of Ihe turning    jioiiit   of   the   wor   when    the
that   is   very   lajipealin.g. four   numbers.    "-Angelus "Son.g    Withoul    AVords, ".Men   of   .Harlach."    by "I.«ir'.'-o,"     by     Handel.
She   played "    b.v   Reinie, ( '     by    Dubez, ' Thonias,   jind ! To    the    l.ust i
organ
Penn  Young  Republican  Club  will  I'e j eommissioners approved the plan.
held  this evening at 8.15  al  tlie home
EXTRA
SCHOOL BOARD GETS GRANT
Oiricial advises from Washing¬ ton this morning assure the offi¬ cials of Ambler Borough School Board that the new High School addition may be started immed¬ iately. Acceptance of the applic¬ ation for an additional grant of $4,.500 made by PWA authorities indicate this.
The new school addition will cost $310,000 and the Federal Krant is now increased to'$138,915. Plans of the building will be ap¬ proved by PWA and the project started as soon as possible.
 of the l''ort  Washington .\merican  Le- I
! glon   I'ost.   The   main   sjieaker  will   be
UNION  THANKSGIVING SERVICE! •'"'"'   "•   Hoirm.i,n,   chairman   of   thei   , Itejiulilican  Couniy Committee.
,„, , ,, .      ,,„•     ,      ,   ,      ;     linjiorlanl business relating lo future i
The annual Community ThanUsglvIn-'
( Continued on  Page 2 )
service for Ambler and vicinity will be held in the -Ambler Church of the Bre- | thren, Corner Rosemont and Butler ave- I nues, iit  10 o'clock on  the  morning of Thaniksgiving day.    The Rev. Jlartin L. | Tozer,    jiastor   ot the    Upper    l>ublin Lutheran chureh, will preach  the ser¬ mon.
acllvilies of the club will  be discussed. A'oung peojile of the vii'inily from Fort i AVashington to l«insdale are invited  lo { attend. '
OBSERVE THE ARMISTICE
HUNTER VS. ELECTRIC FENCE
One local hunter had a disturbhig experience with the eleciti'ic fences since  the gumnlng .sietison  ojiened.   He !
  was   KO   wtarlied   'by   coming   in   con- j
' Norton Downs, Jr.. Post No. 125. will \ "^'=' ""*» ''*'« " ''''^ '"'" ^"^ '"'"I'l'ed his ; observe Armistice day with a meel- *''""' f<>''ti'".ilely "ith no I>ad results, j • ing of all veterans on Friday evening '^^^^ '''""''^« •"¦*" '"**''' '" ™'*^>' "*^" I at the Post home on Lindenwold avenue """¦'* of Penn.sylvanla to keeji cattle at 8.30. The regular meeting of the post | "" '^e farm. The s,hoc-,i is very slight i will be iioslponed Thursduy and will ; t" ''"'h cattle and human lieingB, but j be convened at the start uf Friday I " '« '^*' unexpeciLedness of it Ifcat i .night's feativities, cu.uieo the surjirls*. . i
LET US REMEMBER
ll Is hojied that every resident vt -Amibler will jmuse to do honor to tlhose who gave their lives, just 20 .years lugo in defen.'«e of our nation (ind the jirinoiiiies for which it slands; and we should helii those who aj-e seekin.g every honorable meains to  prevent another war.
Tho.se who romemlx-r the Wiir, know wh;iil, t-nthusiasim there wa.-» when the word came that Uhe ar¬ mistice had lieen signed anil the ex-«ervice man i knew more than an.vone else, for he had seen the horrors of war. Let us renieinlxer thoMe who lie in foieign fields and thowe who are here today wilh equal reverence and love.
I named  Jlr.  AV'alldmaii  played I a<?comjianiim,ent.
1     It is almost  unliellevjuble  that  such
I a   sm.uM   .Mls.i   .could   make   so   much
I lieautiful music with «uch  tiny hands
liands Uhat  have  not a  single  callous
thai so frequently comes even to large
hand.^ from ijiulUng .such heavy strings.
' wife and was, no doubt, desjionilent. His   Marines and   the  Iron   Division stojipeil
the   best   Iroojis   ibe   (ierinans   had   nt
I the  crucial  time, and  he   revered  Ihem
j for Iheir mighi  mid  bravery in battle.
i      "To   ;illou    lliis   oiiiiiiniis    lineal    of
foreign   inlluence   lo   invade   us   toda.v
( Conliuiied  on   P.me   8 )
condition al the hosjiital Is favorable.
A HALLOWE'EN PRANK
DISTRICT SCOUTS TO DINE
ANNOUNCE CLUB MEETING
;     A Hallowe'en prank led to .¦iii ,aniiisiiig ;
I incident last week when a jnivale home
; with a large front nnd side yard was the
jiliwe chosen  by some revellers to erect i
ia large sign reading, "Building lots forj '.	
.sale." A  jirowjieclivo customer went  to    .,, ,. .,   , . ^   , .        i.,  ,
: .,      , ' .        . „  ,, . ,   All Ecoii.s, Males ana Cubmastcrs Wel-
, the home lo   liuniire  of  the  juice  aniD
Ithe surjirised owner, .said, nothing was ; ^'O""" '° Dinner Mee.ing in Jenkintown-
for   saie  and   the   customer  said   in   a'     The annn.il iiieeiing iind dinner of Ihe
I Jietulant voice,   "well, then, why do yo:i | Kastern  Dislriil,   \iilley Forge Council.
; have   the   big  sign   uji'.'"   Kxpliinations   Poy S'dUts of .\nnericii. w ill  be held al
' were in order. 'the piirish house of Ihe ('hurch of Our
BLAMELESS   FOR   DEATH
The   lileratuix'   class   of   the   Junior. i Colony  Club of Ambler   will  meet on |
Tuesday evening, November  15, at thei 	
; home  of  the  iidvisor,   .Mrs.     Harry   R. AVeaver,  Fornwl  avenue.  Dolls  for  the',     ^t an imiuest last  week tlie coroner's Christmas   project   will   be   distributed   Jury  exonerated     Wilhelm   O.   i'lest'in, al  this  time. 1 Almont, Bucks County, in Ihe detLlii of
The dull Wiis represented at Ihe re-| Hug,,  Wallace Young,  Oreland.
Voung died  October 2li  in  .Vbinsifin
cijirocatory meeling of Junior Xeigh- Iiors Club of Hatboro on Jlonday even¬ ing b.v Jliss Kdna Hackenburg. Jlrs. WillliUii K. T. Ritter and .Miss .Mae A. Brubiiker. The speaker was C. AVilliani Dunciin,   Philadeljihia  columnist.     His
Hosjiital. lie was tiiken from h's iiiito- mol/llo shortl.y after his car iind Iho automobile of Preston coll ijeil on Limekiln   jiree,   ne;ir Cilenside   avenue
.Siivloiir, Vork roiid iiinl Jtouicstead road,
j .leiikinlowii,   nexl   Jlonday   evening,   at
I ti.30  p. 111. The  meeting and dinner will
I be atlciided b.v Scoutmasl!'¦•:   ckippers.
Cubiuiislers,    .Assistiints,    Miites.   Coiii-
iiiitleenieu   iind   Coiincelors.   Tbe  guest
sjieaker will be  liev. Il.iuoni .1. Pell.
Through Ihe co-opei-iilion of Slraw- li: idge and ('lolbjers Store of .lenkin¬ town, illl interi'sling Boy .'^cout exhibit ihas been itrraiiged. 1938 reports and !19S9 objectives, together with election ; of District committee oUicers will bo Ithe order of the da.i'. All iieighboiboods
subject   Wiis   "Men   and   AVomen   AVho   The jury found that  Young .iieJ from   in  the Kastern Dislrici   will  be  repre- , JIake th« Headlines," u heart attack. .sented.