The Ambler Gazette 19360326

              The Ambler Gazette
S^OL. LVIII-NO.  5
AMBLKR.   PA..   MARCH   26.   1030
S1.75  A   YEAR
'    TO
*fOOO, BEDDING AND FURNIIURE COLLECTED
CONVOY   MEN   TtLL     OF   DEVAS- TAXING   CONDITIONS
FLOODED«IN STAIE
Trucks of Supplies Delivered Direct¬ ly lo Flooded Areas—Money Contri¬ butions Also Raised—Thank Publi: For   Generous   Response
Tills entire arem, aimned its heart to the thouwindis oC sufferlns people whose home."? and buslnes.sas were destroyed and inuindated last wciok in many sections ot the stato in the worst floods In the history ol the country.
Members ot Norton Dovwns, Jr., Post 125, Amerlcin Legion, started colle<;tlng aiaipplMes .Tnd money last Friday. The first di-aft of csvsh was sent off Sunday, Miardli 22, amountini? to $204.&0 with money stll'l coming in. V'hinty-eigiht cartons ol: food and clothing were shil>ped to Legion Headquartens on S^tiu-d.ay, and tho members of tlie Auxiliary nre -soi-tin.sj and paclaing: other donations which mre   still   being:   roceived.
They tako this opportunity to thank Mr. Plrard, naanifi'er ot the Aimbler Theatre, and Amibler Furni¬ ture Store for nse ot trucl«s for Iiauling clothing and ounned goods to flood rQ"lef headquarters In Philadel¬ phia.
The AmK^r Kiwanis Club, churches, Bnd sohool ohildren made or collected contributions.
Fort    W!asliinC|ton . Legion    Active
The Willi.Tim lioulton Dixon I'oxt, 10, Americin Legion, dollvoi-ed lo the flooded area at Sunbury, clothing, food and milk entruisted to them by the generous citizens of this com¬ munity early  Sunday.
The call came Thursday evening flor he'p for the flood sufferers. The officers fand members with the buslo corps and auxiliary started at once to oain and oeiUoot from the homes any servireable clothing, shoes or food. S.i(turda,y evening they had three  truck loads.
The three truck loadf* 'left Sunday morning and arrived at Sunbury at 11.30 delivering the supplies, clothing to the Legion, iood to the Red Cro.ss and mlilk to tho JTiary Packer Hltta- liltail. Moait of thc food on hand at'the time of the flood was destroyed. AH p<T.rer i)ack<%ges and loo.se goods ¦were . destroyed. The entire stock was Sbovdled on trucks and hauled to the nty  dump. (   i
No footl oan be purchased in the town !a.s ,a troop of artillery has uhe city under martial law. Somo low Bpots six block.'? from the river still hold flve feet of water. In many cases n. biMit must be usod to cro.ss these ponds.
The flre engines from many of the hearby town."? arc pumping out wajter continually from the collars 'and low BPots.
The three truck loads of ch thing and supplies tihat left the Legion building at Port 'Wtiishing'ton on Sun¬ day morning for tha flood sufferers at Sunbuii-y nianie the trip and return in tW(Jlive and a half hours. One truck wnas owned and riven by Rob¬ ert Thornton aoooniipanied by Luther Kllo.'jterman and Allbert foldflesh, an¬ other owned by Ijoo Spikerman and driven by John Magill ¦a..=?slstod by Al¬ bert Shade; the third owned and driven by Ilenry C. Deenis accom- paniod  by   Thomais  M.   Tressler.
The trip of 2S2 miles was mnde wi'thouit mishap or delay and the sup- lilies doiivered. They learned they could assist them best by leavin.g for home as al'l the dry arm of the town was very much crowded by the workers a,nd truckers trying to c*lean up  tho  flood   damages.
Ljinsdale  Sends  First  Aid  Corps
A .fii'st .aid cori5s from liansdale, Ai«uled by Dr. I'rank 13. r.(«ston, left Kunday aftei-noon for Lock Haven, where Dr. lioaiton has been placed In oomimand of the community by Gov¬ ernor Eiarle.
Eimergency headauarters were es¬ tablisihed by Dr. Hoston at the Hotel Falcon in Lock Haven. Tho Lansdale physician will be rolioved by Dr. John   N.   Kich,  of  Doylestown.
The Lansdale group took two truck loads emd an ambulance full of f.'.>od to  Harrisburg. I   j ' | *| J
College    Helps    Flood    Viotims
Students, faculty, 'and )>or.si>nne! of Beaver CoUo.ge have contributed to the lied Cross g'cncrous ."jmounts ot money and dlothing for the sufferers ill the flood  areas.
FLOOD   VICTIMS   ARRIVE
Mrs. Frianklln T. Tuxberry and iier linfant daughter. Eve, arrived by plane, at the Ironio of Mr. and Airs, liiirnost Il(\Tud'ette, of Cotta.ge avenue, Hors'ham, la.st Thursday after their home was wa.thed awiay at OaWmlont, near PitUsburg.
Mr. TuxIberiT, a son of Kr.'?. Beaudette, is a chemist for an oil reftnery and i-emia.ineid in thc tlood- er area to attend his duticis.
Tlw Tuxberries were .able to Bave onlly their baby ofirriage and some clothes for thdlr daug'hter before the house and entire contents were waehcd away on tlio Hood tide uiave.
Mrs. Tuxl>e.rry and daughter, after waiting three d.ays, for a pLane to take off were admitteid) to the flr,st eastbound plane.
SCANLON
CALLED AREA
TO  Fl OOD
Local     Publicity     Man     Ordered     To Area   By   Red  Cross
Michael \V. Sein'on, Oreland, wlio does publicity work for the Amirican Ued t'roMs was ordered to preeeed to Harrisburg Itast Thursday for further in-ders regarding the flooded ar^a of the .state.
Jfr. Saan'lon i>ack3 a camera as well as eojiy papar on suoh asBign- ments. He spent the moreth ot Oc¬ tolier last year in Ueorgia in connec¬ tion with tho anniuil Red Cros.-i roll call.
Mr. Scanlon nn.aintixins an advertis¬ ing offlce in the Pnvdy buiidlng, .\mb- ler.
INE NOW IN EFFECT
I LOWER TAXES OR   LOSE REVENUE
HENRY DEENS  RELATES TRIP TO SUNBURY
; STATE'S      1C0-DAY      QUARANTINE ! STARTED   MONDAY
Highway   Patrolman   Flood   Victim
Patrolman .7. J. Oulp, a miember of the OoHegevillc .sub-station and one of the meml>ers of the .<t.'i.te-hl^hwny Patrol ordered to the Johnstown flood areti la«t week, is reported a.s .a pa¬ tient in a hospitil in the flooded eity.
He is listed as suffering from "ex- havKlion,  back and  shoulder  injuries."
COUNiy POLICE CHIEF'S
ASSOCIATION elects;^
ELECT   FRED   R.   FLUCK,   AMBLER POLICE   CHIEF,  TREASURER
George   Bausewine,     Norristown   Chief Elected President—Other Off ces Fill¬ ed — Burgess Shelly,  of Ambier on Honprary Membership List jPoliico  Chiefs   As.sociation   of  Mont¬ gomery Oounty miSt in .annual session 'ta.>st: Thursdtiy, aflternoon at Casi-C'onti H'dtel, Jenkintown and I'iiston lloads.
FoUowing the a.ppointiniiont and I'e- oominiondation of the coinimitteo thc Jjol'Iowing oflieers were Olected: Presi- ulient, Ohief of Poliiee 'CrOorgo IJause- wino, of Noi'ririfcown; vice president, Chief of Police, K.ai'l b'u'ayxe, ot AVillow. Orove; secretary, Chief of Police, H. Oh^rteti Wisler, of Ixnver 'Owynedd towmship; troasurer, Cluief of Police, Fred R. I'luok, of /\|mll->ler.
The executive offlcers for the onsuin,,^' offlicers anid the followiii.g mennbers; Lieutenant, Thomas Kehoe, of Norris¬ towin; C^hiicf of liolico, Wi'lUiam Kgner, of Springfield Town.'ihlp and Otto Dcirtz,; of Salford Township. j
The folllowing m«mibers were elected: i AcUivo,  Ohii.'f    of    Puiice,    Frank    A. Sweeney, of Jenkinitowin;  Goonge Ben- uofct, oounity detective. Honorary ni'eim- | bers, R. E. VetterM, U. S., rieinartmonl j of Ju.'itice; Frederick Ei. Bmlilie, district | atitorney;  Max ivraiisclinor, pcjlice c(.>in-| ni'ii.<J.sioner of Upi>er iMoroliiind township; Dr. James A. Shelly, burgesis of Amb¬ ler;  An son B. Evans, buit'c.ss of Nor¬ ristown;   Louis  A.  l-lifrsh,   police  oni- nuisi^ionett'    of    Cheltenlhaim    town.ship; Samuel W, Fox, burgess, and    JuKtice of tho Peace, Otto Mioyer, both ot Poy- ersl'ord;   Justice of the Peace,    H.    C Wtllii.Tims, of Abington; WJTOaim F. Cor. iieluis,    burge^js    of Jonkintov.-n.      As-
All Dogs Found Running At Large To Be Seized and Destroyed— Trucks Equipt With Lethal Cham¬ ber—Dogs   Not   Impounded
The 100-day dog quarantine be¬ cnme eftedtive in Montgomery county on M'onday. Notices liave been posted and state agents are retidy to rigidly enforce  the ban.
All dogs found .running at large. Whether licensed or stni.ys, will be seized .and deatroyed duning the qiiai'a.ntine.
Fogs are l>e,mnltted to be on the .streets  only  it   muzzled  or  on lea.slii
T.   C.  Koster,   senior   fleld     voterin-
,ari<an   of the  state  department   of ani-
mlUl   indusitry   c(mmiended   local     au-
lioritieK   for     their  current  drive     to
I'id  oommiuniitias  of all  stray  dogs.
"Tills  (lUarantine  is   primarily   aim- I ed  at  stray  dogs,"  Raster  saJid.
"However,   all     dogs,   even  If     they tiro  licensed,   will   be  .seized  and  des¬ troyed   if   we   find   them  running  the [ streets   witli/out   muzzles   and   not   on lc«ish.
"We wiint all dog owners to realize tho quariuitine is in effcKit ao that they wiiJl take stoi>s to keep their di.'gs  In  tlve hou.se or yard.
"We don't want to kill pets or v.al- uabie dogs but they can be bitten by rabbid dogs and develop i-abiea juist as   easily  as   .stnay   dogs.
"As a conseAciuenice, we will 'Scize ar'l   dogs  roanilng   the   streets."
Two trucks were .sent in/to Mont¬ gomery county Monday. Additional trucks may be provided a.s the quar- antine progresses. Bach truck will lie mannod by a crew of two men, eiiuiipped   with   nets.
Tlie trucks aro oonstruoted with a Ki>ecial carbon monixo chamber, in which the dofos 'are liiiaccd and des¬ troyed.
B ATIVE AT ROTARY CLUB
ALL PHASES  OF  PERIODICAL PUB LISHING EXPLAINED
Curtio Publishing Corrvpany Represent¬ ative Gives Talk on Various Pro¬ cesses and Departments of Large Publishing Business
The moohflnioal, circulation art, literary and othor phases of a large periodical publishing business wore e,x-
Kwanis Club Thanks Public For Dona¬ tions Sent To Flood Area Sunday— 10th Anniversary Plans Develop¬ ing.
I>ast Fridlay evening every momber of the Am'bler Kiwanis (.Uub was ci>n- tacted and the work of gathering to¬ gether food, clot'hlnig and other .articles nfiede<t by vistim.s inithe flixxied axea.s of the aUitc was started.
Henry DeeniK, a cluli member drove his own trucfl, containing the oontribu- tions. In the convoy which left early Sunday morning for Sunbury, Pa.
Mr. Deens told feniowmenibers in a closed business meetln,g, Monldtiy even¬ ing of the .srights he observed in the devastated city of S'Unbury, whieh waa inundated last woek by the Susque¬ hanna river with the worst flood in the hlMt<!ry of the country.
The Kiwa.n*R dlub aleo w^irihes to pub¬ licly thank all w'ho so generously miade conltributiona for the flood VictiniB.
Plans for the tenth anniversary of tho olub whidh will b« oeileibratfid .M.i 19, were also di»cu«s<>d at the meeting. The coiTKmlittee iii charge of the musical to be hold! April 16 reported that the tickets are now avail.able. TMs musical is to be given under club sponsorship by the old l'>>rt Glee Club, proceeds to be used for tho Kiwunis under-priveleged child work.
Tho Glenside Kiwanis is col©bni;tinig its ten'th anniversary April 9 and ex¬ tended an invitaltlon to the local club to attend.
Next week's meeting Will be held at Niblock's RestauTant. It is a custom to dto this once a year. .Vnother .annutiil euatomi will be observed wihen tho flnst nieeting in May is held .at the Anni^iot high scliool. The hOmie economics die- partment serves the lunciheon at that i time. Members will in'sjiect the sohool and its activities at that meetin.^':.
HdW-ard Kelly, a member wh'o hxs I just returnod from Fi'ance, w.as wel- j ooiued hack. I
Second Class Townships Must Lower Rates to Share $3,0OO,0CO
Towni.ship suiicrvi.sors failing to re¬ duce load tiix levies this year as re¬ quired by the Furman act wl'll lx> re¬ fused shares tixmi the 11,000,000 appro- priittlon it c-arries foa- towniship high¬ wiay improvoments this biennium. Highways Sooretary Warren Van Dyke warned  last week.
The aot specifled that reduction.^ from the 1933 llevy niu.st equal the benefits received from the appropria¬ tion.
Under the socond-clti«s township code, ]i)3G levies must be miade not later than tho fourth Monday of March, and appeal's to the courts for mandatory rcKlu<;ti.on« can be flled by ti'ixpayers wlithin 15 days after the levy haj.s been fixed by the siiper- vl.sors Van  Dyke ixiinted  out.
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COMPLEIEO BY DECORATION W
cm AND WPA
FIND   OTHER   EARTHWORKS
Additional lines of what .ap¬ pears to be entrenchments and "hiut holes," over which army huits were built during tho occu • jvitlon by the Amorl'can Revolu¬ tionary Army, have been dLscov- ei-ed on the north and eastern .slope of Fort 'Hiil at AVliUemarsh by  WPA   workers.
Many otiher sign."* of .army oc¬ cupancy Ihave aAso boon reported by workmen to Herbert Kurtz, di¬ rector of the WPA piark beautl¬ floation projects.
ANNOYS CHILDREN — ARRESTED
COUNTY       COMMISSIONERS    AND TOWNSHIP   SUPERVISORS   PLAN
John Cannon, No Home, Proved Him¬ self a   Nuiance  at  Blue   Bell
John Cannon, 60, no hOmie, w-as ar- ro.sited at Blue Bell, while anmoylng sohool ohildren and motori-stson Skip- pack pike yedterdiay morning, Mlaroh 25.
He was commltteid to coimty prlnon for flfteen days by Justice of the Peace, William Urljan, of Anibler, in default of the payiment of the flme and costs at a hearing in the later's offlce.
Force of Men To Clear Trees Along Highway's of Devastating Pests — Asks Public Cooperation — Women's Clubs Also In  Drive.
The township supervisors, at their annual m<>cting last woek, announced they would do all within their jurisdic¬ tion to remove the devastating tent catcriiill.ars from the trees aJlong tho towmiship roads, in Mcnt.goniery county.
The Mont.gomery county cormmission¬ ers also .announced last week thwat thoy too,  would flght  the caterpillar.
For the last sever;!;] yoars thc cater- lilter nxonace has been eaitlnig away, a
number of wild cherry and other shajde 	
trees along Montg-omiei-j-county's high-   WARM   WEATHER   APPAREL   DIS-
^^^>'«- PLAY    DELIGHTS   ADMIREKS
'The county  eoniiMissIoners  plan     to ______
wage  a  determined  war  againvst     the   fflodern   and   Old   Fashioned   Wedding
lONIORS REVEL IN NEW SPRING AniRE
EASTON   GETS   WATER   SYSTEM
Hodiate members, Controller \Vllllam C.\ l)ialined by WiU'iam. Bean, a. i-epresen/Ui- Irvin; Justicro of the I*ea.ce, chell,    of Lower Gwynedd
Another  Water Company   Formed    To Serve  Portion of County
According to a news disp.atch the city of Ela.ston has acqmre<l complete ciontrol of the waiter system, havin",' purohased the s'Vme from the North¬ ampton Consolklifited Water Company .at a cost of -t 1,100,000. According to ¦ this information iiO.oOl*. inhabitants of the city ' and outlyi."^ territory are served througii the systtim. In 1933 30-ye<ir coupon bonds for thc pur- c5h.aiso of the waiter comiKtny \vas au¬ thorized by i-vPereiidum. The North¬ ampton Con-soJidatcd Waaler Company W.iK taken over last Januaa"y while settlement w"a.s mside last week ivith the  Lehish Water Company.
Aflso, according; to announcement, application wum made to the Govern¬ or of I'ennsylv-aiiia for a charter to iii'oorpoi-ate under ithe law-s of the state W'hat is to bo knirwn as the Intcr-Township Wator Company. The char.acter and object for whicii the corpoi-ation is fornioa Is to s.ipply water to residents of the townships of East Norriton, Whitpain, Worcci.^i- ter, Ul>l>er Gwynedd .and Lower Gwynedd. The a|>i>licatUm is beinL' made by Attorney.'; Smilie and L'ean. A ' iKirtion of lx>th Whitpiin and Lower Gwynedd is novv oeing sup¬ plied with water by tho Ambier Spring Water   Company.
caterpi'llar. A force of men will \ye om ployed,  in  cutting  the  trees     infested with tho catei-pitlar larva.
"By getting the cateriiiniirs in the I.'irv.a .stage it is easy to remove daim;er of the insect," Willlaim D. Ridgway said today.
"We must have thc cooperation of the people in this war a.gainst the larva," he continued. "It is necessary to got permission from oivoh nn>))orty owner to destroy the Insects. Tlie prop¬ erty owners would bo doing a great themiseh'os if they would remove the catcT-pillars."
The trees infested ,wlth cateriiillarK in the summer provide an un'i)"Ca.'--Qnt siglit. They slowly destroy the tree.s and oan easily l>e destroyed, but thUi must be done between now and the first of June.
The women's clubs or Afontgomery romove the caterpHl.ar larva from trees in this oounty.
John Mit- j tive of the Curtiis Publishing Coimixijur, township; , of Philadelphia,  to the Rotary Club of
Ju'.stilco of the Peace, Isaac F. Kehoe, of Norristown and Wiililiam Y. Ramibo, of NorrdBtown. Thc salary cf tlie secre¬ tary wias flxctd at flfty doilliar,s a yeiar. Presidonit I^trlck Mclvee olliclated d'unlnig ith'O meeting and olection. The  amnual  lxin<iuet  took   place  di
Ambler at its lunc^heou meeting yester day.
This house publishes the S'aturday Evoning I'o.st, Liidlles Hc(iiDe Jom-nal and   Tho   Oounltry   Gentlemiain.
Joseph Craft, club president, turned tho meeting over to Raymcond Maxson
AUTO   INSPECTION    OPfcNS
rectly after thc business session. liobert; "''"^ initi-c>duced Mr. Beam.
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Beware Flood Racketeers.
Welfare Secretary JClin D. I'enning¬ ton \\*arned Fenn'S,vlvaniian« dC'siring to contribute to flood reihoibilltention funda to boWare of the "charity racketeer."
Thc cabinet .offlcer re'comimcndied that sdMcitors be required to show their aullioi-ization certiflcates before receiv¬ ing d'onatloms. Such oertilleatcs can lie produced by any Iwirta fide .solicitor, he said, bocaU'So charitalilo ongan/i/ations Qi-e required by law to issue them to accredited collectors of funds.
RciiMS, troasuror ot Abington townis-hlp, wais toastma.stor. The honored guests, who were also the iirlnciiJinl sjieaker.s, wero: Hon. Goors'e C C'oi^son, jud;.ge of the Courts of Comlnilon Pleas .and llion. J. Burnlett Holland, judge Ciiiih'an's Couirt; Controller Irvin; former dis¬ trlot attorney, David Gros^hons and AVMliam II'. Jones, directtor of pu"»ljc s.a;f'Oty of Abingtim towiivship. John Hoillliand spoke in'terestiintvly on the olil
'Joo" Craft presented bis own guest. Ow-en Jones. Blrfilid'ay greetin.gs were extended to Juseph Campbell, John Keator, Edward J. Koliy and Italph K. Frey.
John  Hansell  gave the buisinefis i-e- port a-s 07 per eent.
By
Norristown    Guards    Await   Call
Conipany   K,     Norri.stown     National
type of policeman and the prosont day! """'¦'^   unit    In   command   of    captain
I Linwood    D,
officer of the  law.
Reception for College President The 'annual prosi<leiit's reception at j liea.ver Cidllege, Jenkiintown. is to b.^ I held Fiiday evening, Aprill 17, at' Grey IViwers. As it.-nial a dinner for! the bol.'i.rd of ti'Uistees and other | honor guests is to i>recode the r(>cep- i tion. Tho receiving lino, w'hich Is to j be h«!.ded by PrcsiiUint and Mrs ' Greenway, Is to form in tlie Itose | UiHiiu  at  S   o'clock. j
Heads   Historical   Group
Mlajor .Frank W. Mcrlvin, of Phila- idlelphiii, was olected chiairnuin of the Pennsylvanila HistoricU C(.»mmlssion and Donald C;ulZow, State ai'i5li;i;>olo- ,gist, was retained as ardhacollo'^'ical advisor for the Coniimission.
The nicxt nioetin!;v of tlio Com|ni;:.stj.'on I Willi be  In ll,;irrlsburg on April 13    at 1 p. m.
McClure, is "standing by" wiaitlng for a oafl to the flooded sections. Two of the com.p.ajiics in tho batallion ot whic-h Company K Is a part are already in the flood area. They are Coimpany I, of West Cheis- t'.'r, and Comiixany L, of Phoeni.xvll'ie. Next in line for call aro Comiiany K., of Norrtstown, and Comi>a,ny N, of Media.
Company A, of Pott.stown, w.Tis sent to Harrisburg Saturday night, where it joined other Nivtioital Gusu'd units in iNitrolUng the flood ravaged sec¬ tions of the city, along the Susque¬ hanna,   to   prevent   looting.
The company is in oommand of Captain  George  A.   Cockefair.
Must      Have     Cars       Approved June 15
'The first motor vehicle inispoctinn canwuaign ot 1936 is now in full swing. From Mai'Oh 15 to June 15, more than a mlHUm and a half automobiles will be checked for iiDeobanickil defects w'liieh w"ould endanger their occup:intB, other motorists and podcstriaiiis on the highways.
Wocretiary of IJcvenuc, Jolin li. Kelly, has stressed the fact tliat this parti¬ cular inspection pci-iodi is of uiiiisal im¬ portance.
"Tho rea.son is that on aociount of the s<.rvero punislmnent given most automo'jfles during the .I'eccnt b;ul weather condiitions their faotors of safety have, in m'any cxises, '.scriousi>' doterioixited," he said.
'TAingor lies in r(<nitin.uln.g to opomtc those cai-s on tlu highways Without haviixg them properly repaired. It is, theiivifore, IniiporUint that every resi¬ dent owiiier of an automobile, truck oi nvotorcyel'C in I'ennsylvania take hds or i her vehicle to a regularly appointed , inspection station as »oon as p.)'st5ibif. I iviiuest everyone to comply wJllin;;-' ly and cheerfully. '
JONIOR ATHLETES RECEIVE LETTERS
JUNIOR  HICH  MAKES AWARDS AT PARTY
Dresses   Top    of   Show—Lc:al    Girls
Mjodel     Dresses,     Hats     Shoes     and
Gloves—And   Accessories
The newest in feminine clothing waj^ dlsi>l.ayed in the parade of spring fashiorb-s at the fegular meeting of the Junior Colony C*lub of Atnbler on Tuosd.ay evenmg in the club rooms cm Ridge avenue. The design¬ er's art In combining crllor, line and materiai was weir-oxemiillfled In the revue   of  warm   weather   app:irel.
Satin and cre]>e underthings trim¬ med luxuriously In lace, a« well as ! .sport ctlothos, bathing suits, silk af¬ ternoon dre.-isos, wcKil suits, evening gowns, baits, gloves and other acces¬ sories ^\¦ere modeled liefore tho club member.-; and their freinds. A modern briday gown ^vas vorn by Mrs. E. Huto'lmyer attended by Mlss Frances Arnoid. .as bridesmaid. Miss Mae Ar¬ nold wias attired in <a weddin.? giown about   two   hundred   ye.ars old.
'Others who acted .as models were: Mi.sses Helen Schule, Ed^'the Camp¬ man, Betty Barry, Margiaret lilack. Sar.a Ca.s:^eil, Doroth.v AHen, C;irolyn Thompson; and Mrs. H. V. Eveiii.am, Mrs. Alfred Cramer, and Mksses Mil¬ dred Wunderlieht, Ada, Zeiglor, Elea¬ nor Middleton, Mary .Lane Niblock, Hvc»lyn Marple, Mrs. Harry Weaver, Miss Margaret Dilley and Helen Slioacht.
Two piano solos were presented by Miss Marpie. The musical accompani¬ ment for the revue wa<s played by Mrs. Joseph W. Bait Miss Mae Ar- nlod, president, .spoke a few words of welcome. The hostesses' were Mis.s Pruna AbnaWamis and Mlss Roberta The   refroshimenit   ciommlttce
400 MEN   AT  WORK  ON   FCRT AND MILITIA    HILLS
High  School   Gymnastic  Club   Puts  on
Stunt   Show  —   See   Historical   Film
"The   Eve     of   The     Kevolution"   —
Juniors,  High  Average  Pupils Listed
—Chev reus Awarded
The   pujiils   of   Aniblor   Junior  High   jiijjpj. Sciiool,   who   have  participated   in   the   ^^^as   headed   by   Miss   Sara  Cassel  as athletic activities during the ptist year   ^i^^^^y by  mj^^ M,.„^j  ^.^^^ and  Miss enjoyi'd  a  p-irty   which  wiiUs  presented   MirKam     Whitcomb.     Jlrs,     Harry   R. in  their  iH-half cn  Mluxih  19,     I>«ttcrs   -Weaver,   Ju.nioradvisor,   w.is   ineharge
for outstanding Work in tlie various activities were present(>d at that time.
Tli<».so receiving lettoi-K for the g1rl« basketball teanil are:
E sle Rowe, captalin, Julia Ann liilck- feldt, Juno Oorson, I'loy Hoffer, Susie Roberta, Retty McAndrews, Mary M'l- chUui, Ann Craft, Julia Bolanid, Miary Keane,  Teiasie  Serral,  Anna  Signore.
Those recelvinig letters for football honors aro:
l;t>b Cassel, Jerry liiiivis. W. L'ietriv'h. WilUam l>unca.n, BIH Gi-ey, Leon Hill, Leu Senese, Roy Lane, A. Lochetto, T. LoOhetto, Oeorge Maoourt,- John Marin¬ eola, Charles ileycrs,    Nathan    Pt»rO',
of decor.ations as.sisted by Jliss llel¬ cn Schule and Mi.ss Frances Arnold. The roo,m w.as docoraitod with oriental rugs, attracitive lamips and candelabra. The underwear w.as presented througii the courtesy of Mrs. Edith L.aui.r, of Fort Wa.sh'ington. The cotton dresses through   the   courtesy  of   Mrs.   Hei.ss.
Publicity Started
Signs for the bumpers of autcmio- bilois. window iwisters .and oread wraipin>r Insea-ts advertising Amblor Progress Week, wihicli will be held this  year from    May  IG   to 23,    weiH?
"A  Little Child  Shall  Lead Them"
A snvill boy apiiroaehed one of tlie American Legion members, who Was soliciting funds Satur¬ day afternoon for flood i-eliof and extended his 'rtmitribution—'one penn.v. Cn his own udmi.ssion it was lall he had but he -wlanted to help.
Lansdale Man Dies Leoniird 1'". Dr.ake, SU, died on IMiirch 17 at the homo of his daug'h¬ ter and sun-in-law% Mr. and IMrs. Ir¬ vin Kulp, Hancock streot, Li.insduilo lifer  an   illness.
Mr.  Drake,   who  was born  on
Wins Election By One Vote Josi'ph Shoemaker, upi>er Jlerion township, won tho election as secre¬ tiiry of the Suiiervlsors Association ot Montg'oniory County by une vote lasi week. He defeated the Incumbent, li. Clyde Krause, by receiving tony- four  votes   to   tho  latter's  forty-three.
Fight Held Fires The   W-ssahickon  Fire   Oompany   of Amibier oxbinKUiKliod a fleld flre on tho J. F. M'artin pr,oi»'.rty, Niorri'stown rotid Ibetween  Threo  Tuns  and   Mtiplc Olen, i Jlonday afternoon. A  field flro  on thc old Hart estate, Forrewt avenue. Amb¬ ler, wa.s extins'uis'lied  by thc eciuipa.ny o.n Sunday afternoon.
ordered  at a meetin*: of  the  publicity Frank   Pledge,   James  Sa,ndilos,   James   eoiuimittee  last  Th'Ur,.sday  evening. Serrao, Patsy Zollo, G. Gilitolo, Mlan-       Anyone   do.siring  to   he!l>    advertise agers.   It.   RefsnMor,  G.  Rotelli. tl,;^    ^.,^1^ g^„j   „j^y    ^^^e     bumfier
Hundred pound foot l«illl team: ^j,^,^^   by   api>lying  to   James   Cassidy,
<!. Brumbaught, T. CaniMisiso, Charles  Gazette Ruilding. ClKirleton,  Roy  Craniei!,  W.  Duimmcl-       t^o  signs   will  bo  re.ady for distri- dingt r,  w.  Frederick,     Bill   Gant,     G. j butlon  In about  ten  dayis.
Lewi's, IXive Robinson, 'Geoi-go Suinidillos, | 	
George Sandlford, l""'red Serral, Rob SJnilpHon, Norman L'rlxin, Ugcnc Smit- ty, Newton Simith, C. Caputo, O. Mey¬ ers, W. JIc:I'"ariaiid, H. Segnoro, T. irWiio. Joe A.shton. Managers J. Oili- bc:rto, Ii. Sl alfaro.
Numerals:   M. D'Elie, Charles Oear- I hardt, Tony Mineitti,
The boys iHicelvlng letters for basket¬ ball are:
First  Teaim: AN'iiiUer    Ffedierick,
Geur.go Saniford, George rum'baugh, Robert Simpson, l«a.rry Woiss, Jloe A.shton, Herman Signore, liill Gray, Tony l.'.'Elie, George Siiinli.llilo.s, Oharles t.'luU'lton, Wesley McPtirland, Fivd Ser¬ ral, Normani Urban, W. Dunmio'diingcr,
Minstrel   Talent   Assembles
The Ilrst eall for casting for the nijnwstrel show to lie held for the benefit of Progress Week produced a \a-uaoty of tiUent as tho artists as¬ sembled at the Wissahickon Fire ComiKuiy Hiall  la.st  Thursday  evenlu'g.
John Jlctirill, Mhow manager, asks all intere.sted to report next Wednes¬ day evening at the  same  place.
Sella   Erdenheim   Property
The   real   osteite   oflice  of   Eugene   J.
Kellner,   400   Bethiehom   pike,   reports
j tho sale of the  proiierty at  5  Whlte-
"Ix'ap ! nii.aav'fh   avenue,   l'Zli''donheim,   to   AugruBt
yea.r l>ay."   wi.is    tho guest of    Honor | \\'uckerer, for AnioHa Sohlecihor.        It
,-it    n.   i>arty     on   his   "lU'th'''   birtlid:iy   C'ouisists of  a  two and  one  half stoi-y
annlveivseiry Fcbru:i.ry 29. fraime  dw^clHns  on  a lot 5tx230;   held
The funeral  waj  held   laut' Friday,   jat   $5,000. ,i     I     .   ; i il'Ji
I
Independents I.'old Dance
The IiHlependent Voters Club, of Siirlngticild township, held an enter- t;i,inim«i»t and danoe on AN'ednosday, Maroh 17, at 7920 'G.ri^n .street.
A   largo  crowd  gathered   anidl  sixty-
1 h'oven   now    members   wore    enrolled
M«ii'l).ei-Siliilps Is cxitondcd to all    voter.s
regsu-dless of their PKiUtlcal allliWatlon.s.
The next meoling will l>e held in the Flro IXall. Mnurtown, at S..''o p. m.
•Tlnu-KAiy,    JIarch memil^trii.
to enroll    new
Montco  H. S. League Meets Thc   regular  meeting  of   the  Mont¬ gomery  county    high  sehool     athletic Iwig'ue w'a.B Iwld last Thursday evening in  thc oflice  of county tuperii^tendont, Tony Camlasso, Carl Oaputo, Jack -Mey- I '''¦ ^^- Kulp, in the court house annex, ers, Bave Robinson,    Thomas McCabe, I , .. _, _      ..
Itorold   H-trp,   James  Gilfbena,   man- ! Voters Have  Chance to  Enroll
agor;  iJominiic Sealfarti, martager. i     ''''"'   -^l">"tgoni<.ry   County    cuimiis-
iSecond   Team:   Newton   Simith,   Lu-I «'""''™  ^^''"   «" '"^ ^^"^ folU.wing  po'l- geno   .Smithy,    Wtlliam Ganlt,    Giilben  '"¦'  ""^¦«'«  "' ^™''''"'  ^*>*^'"» ^"    '^"'¦°" Ixuvis,  Leomird Jl.a.stro,ni|atto,  c. Ger-  ""   '*"~   registration   lists: havt,  Roy Cramer, Edward  Murphy. ComniLssioner   Itldgwuy,   Wednesdiiy
Gymnastic Club Entertains ] "'S''"'   Ohekenham   townsjliip   haii,   7.-
Tbo   Amiblor  liigli   school  'Oymmistic - ^"„**'   ^¦^°', ^,.^ ^       ^
Club entertained the SenU..r High luMt I   /""™^'f«'°"':''     ri"te«iay,     Tuesday, Friday morning in a.sse.mbly. iMim-h   31,  AbmRton     township  build-
A  gruup  uf  sixteen   boys  performed*! |'"^^   ^¦¦'**   ^"  ^"^"   "•   "^'	
dillK'nlt  g-ynina.sitiic    exereises,    aimiong which were: fronit and back rolllis, fixmt
and  Ixick   handsprings,   pyramids,  a.nd
many  others.  The  prograni,  undor t'ho
tContiuueii on Page 5)
—Rev. Henderson Milior, of Aii.ibiler, conduoted tho midweek Lk nten .serv¬ ice of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Norristown.   Uit   week.
Many     Local   Patriotic     Organizations Stirred   Into   Action—Herbert   Kurtz, In   Charfle   of  WPA   Project,   Prom¬ ises   Driveway   For   Decoration   Day A   flnished   crrlvoway   from     liclhlo- hom   pike   to     the   Revolutionary  war redoubt on Fort Hill.   Whitenii.i.r.*h,  by Decorotion    Day     of     this    year      Is the  promise  made   by  Herbert   Kurtz, directi*>r  of  the  WPA x<"k  bccuilllUa- lion  r-l.-vns,  last Sunday.
Evergreens and other trees nre to be planted this week and the work In general pushed along as rnpidly -as possible,   Mr.   Kurtz  said.
Tho driveways to the fort and to the Sandy Run r>ool cire staked out and   practlcailly   cleared.
A stone speaker's pltiitfonn has al¬ ready been erected in the vicinity of the flort. This will .accomodate thc six>akers .at th'O annual Defoliation I>ay  exercises.
Tho old Fort Hill JTomiori'il .Vsiso- ciation, which sponsors theso annual commemorative ex«rclsos, plans tin unite-ually eitevborate program this yo«ir to mark the flrst iiernvui'imt .steps taken to beiiiutify this lilatorio camp ground of Oener.'il Wu.shington and his army.
Tlie association succoedtxl in liav¬ ing: the beia.utifioation plans included in the WPA program Lost .summer aftor the last Decoration Day lixer- cises, which were the largest ever he'd <Lt the tort. It raised the money necoss<ary for tho flrst materials bought, and tbroufiSi tne WcaK, se¬ vere winter luas maintiiined a, steiuly, although almost at times Iioi .-less, drivo for additioniill funds. Too mucih credit cannot bo gA'en' the 'loyal few" are maintaining this project which keeps founr hundred men (ail work.
Nor should Herbert Kuri:^. of Sara- togo, Ix! omitted in the i> audi is. His job h;iis lieen la. gigiLuitiic one; four hundred men with a few tools, no re- I->lacemonts or rep:i,ir equipimerkt, and no materUils supplied by tho govei-n- nient. A native son of Jf.ontgoniory count.v, hc has thiHiwii hlmsef Into the task ot doing a Job which ho sln- eeixaly feols «liould be dtune from a riatrlotiio sen.se of responsibilty as wel'l as tbe job of keeping the six- hundivd men on his rolls occui.lod doing   ironstruotivo   work.
Ixist Sunday aftornoon repreKon'.a,- tives of .'several i»atriotic and histori¬ cal ors'.ini.'iwUions w^re to hiive gone over the entire park area .at 'V/hite- nKirsh and bhe building« u.sed by Genenaj George Waslilngton imd Ih'j American Army to see the work liic- cocmirilshod iso far, .and with the Idea of Influencing the nuirker oum.mltte8 of the Sons of the Amerjean Revoiiu- tion in pliicing permanent tmarkers in tlie isxrk and on Iniildings. However, flood relief work vi.iid tbo rainy weaither ot liUst week caused tho trip to   be   postponed.
Loo Spikeu-man, Fainnilount liiurk Guiird, wiho has aided Jlr. Kurtz a great doiU, and W. S. Euckman, of ClhoHtnut llill, and secretary of the nKirker cuminlttee of the Sons of the American Re\'olutiion., and seveir-U o'.ih.ers, did m.e<>t ii,nd go over si lior¬ tion  of  the  grounds.
Jlr. Spikernuin p,>in'lod out the his- torieu spots and Jlr. Kurtz e.xrl;iined the proposed i>!a,ras for tlio ro.stora.11on of the old 'Cifton Hou.se," whioh dittos back into the early yeiirs of .the re¬ public ajid w^as origin.ally a girl's boarding schooi of tno Sixlet ' ot Frionds. It has been propiwed that It be turned over to the Font Wa.shing¬ ton Hisctoricuil Soeiet.v for meeting puri>u.sos  and  a  museum.
Tho Fort Hill a.nd Jlililiii Hiu tracts are the iwoporty of the sliato of Ponns.\lv-aniii, and ale under the supervision <,C the Fairmount Park Commission.
Tennis Avenue Tract Sold A building tract of appi-oxjnuiitely twenty-tw^o acras with frontiige of 1293 ft. on Tennlis Avoiiiue, ioidW;»y belwoen Liimoklln I'iko and Welsh Road, noiir Throe Tuns in HorshiLin Twp., Mont.g. Co., Pa., h«iis boen soH by the Ambler Trust Oomp'.my to Robert B. Ruokius. of I'liifeidolpliiia. The tract adjuiuis the country estiites of John J. Nesbltt, Jr., Harry J. Ne«bitt, Eugene P. Colio, and othe-rs, and was hold for sale at MOO per acre. The sale Wiis made by l-Jlklns. Shoble and Co., Jenikintown. H. J. Pager oo-operated.
Study  Group To   Meet
The Internatlontil Helations Stud> Group cJlaat! of the A.mbler Colony i:1ub, wililil ni'oot next Monday afternioon, JIaji'oli 3t>th, ilt 2 o'cJtwk iit the homo of JIi-s. J. Howiird Buck, Jliontgomer.v .avemie, Foi't Washington.
The subject for iliiscnLsiJion will be Italy, Fascisin iind tho Italo-Tthiopiaii Oonllict. Jlrs. Herbert li*. Lliidlelow, will be the speaker. Jlembers and frieiidd of the Colony Club .are coi-diiii.lly in- vited to attend and partlelixite in the Inlformal diseusaions which follow the msiiin subject matter.
Club   Women   Hear  Current   Events The     Woman's  Club    of     i.4in.sdalo
met   yesterday  iifternoon   to   hear  Dr.
D.   Jlontlort   Jlelchior   deliver  an   iin-
toresting talk  on  current  events. The  hostossos   were  Jlrs.   Ceorge M.
Yocum  and  JXra.  C.  Richland Snyder,