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"^HE Ambler Gazette VOL. LX-NO. 26 AMBLiER. PA.. AUGUST 18. 1938 $1.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy FORI FIREIN RE- I SUCCESS OF URGES REGISTRATION A«««mblyman Winner Calls Attention to Important* of Vote Today Imiwrtance of having registered every now-unregistered voter In the REPUBLICANS PLAN CORPS WILL COMPETE <*.¦ m^ Li HAVE RAISED OVER 1900 IN MONTH TO FUND INDEBTEDNESS Carlval Report at August Meeting Re¬ vealed $€50 Net — Auxiliary Makes Gift of $210—I'T? Obtained by Pump¬ ing Out Cellars—Officers Laud Work of Members. being strongly emi>h«.'*lzed by Kdwin i Winner, merti'ber of the l^egldlature from this district. "I am urging every commltteeiman and commltteewoman In every preclniM to personally see to ll that all unregist¬ ered voters will be registered on the (kites recenlly announced for that pur- jMiae," said Mr. Winner. "There has been on time In tJie hi.='- toi-y of tlhls Ht.ite when a Keputilican I vlctoi*y Is of greater Importance th'nn I It will be this year. While I do not ' question the outcome In Montgomery I Oounty, the fact romains that, by regis- , .-. , . _ .... tering all voters and hy polling an un- Discussion of financial matters oC; , ^^^^^^^^^j^ ^^^^^ ^^,j^ in November. that victory In Montginnery will be re¬ flected In the vote as it relates to Governor. State officials, and the men we are sending to "Washington. i E; START FALL M FALL CAMPAIGN TO START WITH GIGANTIC CONCLAVE T, CARNIVAL FEATURE cupied the greater part of the August meeting of Kort Wa.shlngton Kire Com¬ pany l.ist Thursday evening. There was a large attcndfir.ee of the mem- \ bxirs. j Interest W!is centered In hearing t'lc | peixirt of K. K. Baynon, chjilnman of j the carnival committee, who gave a complete and detailed resume ot the week of events showing that, thus far, there appears to be a net profit of $650. The rcjiort was very grallrylng, and j many considered that the company did very well con.sidering weather condi¬ tions, as the carnival was rained out I several nights. j Treasurer Hobert Miller al.so caused much favorable comnient when he in- ¦ formed the mombers that he had re- . ceived $77 from residents for jiumiiing i out their cellars during the Hood. There ' UNVEIL HAL TO IHE PIONEER SEIPLES AT THIRTIETH REUNION Rally to Be Held on Historic Fort Hill with Clambake at Legion Home in Fort Washington—1500 Expected to Attend Great Event August 27. Arrangements are lieing tompleted for the greatest political Itepubiican rally ever held in ihe historic White¬ marsh Valley. This occasion, which la to be the opening of the fall campalgti for the Uepublican [virty in Montgom¬ ery County, will take place on the his¬ toric Kort Hiil and the grounds of the Home of the William Uoulton Dixoii I'ost, American Ijegion of l''ort Wash¬ ington, Katurday afternoon. August 21, Fort Washington Junior Legion Or¬ ganization to Seek State Title With a grim "do or die" look on their faces, the Junior I>rum and ^ Uugle Corps of the Willi.iiii Hmilton , • • • •*« i t 1 I */l j Pixon, American l.OHion .rx'st of Kort Wa.s'hingtvm, left for Scranton at 1" o'chik this mjoiniag. intent upon c'.'lp- tiiring state champion.'^hip hniuns at the American I.eglon ^'l.itc Conven¬ tion. The entire Corps looked cxcellPiit in their final drills yo8teil(«y on ihm-| KHi^t i-tAiutit i-UK i;riUKt;i-i | gJin's Kield and there kV n«) apivarcnt; I reason why II .<thMuld pot -^in the St. Joseph's Carnival Opens Tonight for j ^Mate title. Having drilled indoors foe a year and outdoors tor tihrec months [FURNITURE COMPANY SHOWS PRIZE FEATURE FOR CHURCH AUXILIARY PLANS SUPPER Grand Repast of Chicken Will Again be the Treat of the Fire Company Women The ly^idies 'Au.xiiiary. of the \V'isH.a- hickoii Kire Company made plans at their last business meeting lo bold their second annual eliieken suiipor on Sat¬ uiday evening, yeptemher 17th, in the Klro House hall. Supper will l«e served as usual from five to eight o'clix-k. It was decided to purchase a steam tahle before Ihe supper which will enable Hie I^Tdies to give beller and faster service. t)n Tue.sday of this week, a doggip under the dirc^-tion i<f .lohn .S. Magill. i the Corps i.s determined to bring hoir*' j Ihe bacon f.ir "Jack," a.-, they all cill Mr, Magill. | This evenin"; In Ser.anton. the (Drp.s will parlioliwite in the 40 ct S |)!ii-ade, : dressed In while pants and orange raycm Jerseys. I'Yiday afternoon, they will d<in their cohorful orange and black uniforms *nd Com:ppfe in tlif . trials for the .SUito title. Kriday even- j ing they -will compete In tbe finals. i \Veidnf»sd,T.v aifterno.in the entire the home of Mrs. (Ieorge Charlton, l.iii- Three Nights— Money Doll and Cial | „,.,|^^.„,,, ^-3^1118. are Features of Fair—iChurch Mem bers Have Made Many Attractive Articles to Sell. Cliiiia.xiug a li.inner season for fair." and carnivals in Ambler, the parish oC Ht. Josepli's church will this evening present wlial probably will tie the tinal carnival for the summer when they open their festive and colorful chuinli bazaar on the chuivh lawn for three nights of fun tor y.iung and old, Thurs¬ day, Kriday, and Saturday nights, of this week. 'Wednesd.'iy evennig. Septemlier L'Sth. Ihe local Auxiliary will entertain the District Auxiliaries. This meeting is railed a S d'clock, and all members of lhe Auxiliarv, whether active or in- ai'.tive, are reiiuested to a,ltcnd. A most enjo.v.'ible evening is being prejiared by Ihe committee. FIREMEN RATIFY ACTION lieglnning at > oclock. , ¦¦¦ - - , The crowninir feature of the deliuht Hon Arthur U lames candidate ' f'nrps had aerand pepping upsession. , _i "^ cunvninf, 1 .ituieoi tin. fieuwu rton. Aitnur 11. james, c.maiaaie ; 1 ¦ '' • , fu earn va!, and the event which brngs for (rovcrnor; Hon. James J. llavis, candidate for the I'. S. Senate, and other Ktate-wlde and county candidates at the coming general election will lie pre¬ sent to deliver the address during the afternoon. This politica,! rally and open¬ ing of the campaign in Ihe County is I Ohamplons. including tlrllUny^, a picnic and base ball game lr<Mv/een the dnimmers ;inil the buglers. They heild a tine ,'iftor- noon of work aiwl fun in preparing for the convention. We hoi>e 1h;it they re¬ turn home wilh Ihe title of State was also more enthusiasm when it was announced $210 had been received fr(«m the Ladles' Auxiliary of the company. A res<jlutlon was at once unanimously adoi)ted extending a vote of thanks to the Auxiliary for its gift. The company, following tho receipt of the .fLMll, dei^iiled to pay off J.^OO on the bill for new hose pur«-hased some time ago, of which tho company had been very much in need of. Secretary K. K. Baynon was obliged because of business reasons, to present j being held under the auspices of the FAMILY GATHERS AT TOHICKON , ^y^upj,,,,,.,,,, y,j|,pj. jjp,,^,,,,,,,.,^ f.,,^,^^^ UNION CHURCH | Commillee, assisted by County ehalr- I I man .lohn Hoffman. I Dr. Russell Seiple, Phila., is President I In connection therewith the While- j of Association—Dr. Howard Ssipel, I marsh Valley group wiil also hold its I Center Square, a Vice President—i <hl>-<l 'in""-'»l cla-mbake, and. acci-.i; ' to the reports being received, more than 1500 ticketa have already been sold for the bake. The committee arranging for this uare. Read History of Family in Palatin- -, ate I The Thirtieth Annual meeting of. the Seipel Kaniily was held last Wed- event are Albert Schade, chairman: nesday, August 10, at Ihe Tohlckon ! John S. Magill. Peter Suriano. Thomas I'lnlon church. A fe.iture ot the meet i Treissler, William J. Bysher. Jr., Ixiuis Ing Wilis the unveiling and dedication Hofman, Harry I.yne, John Truster, of a large native .stone .Memorial in , William Deuchar, Harold Codshall and I I.uther Klosterman. OPENS SEPl 13IH MOST EXTENSIVE EXPOSITION IN THE FAIR'Sj+flSTORY hia resignation iis secretary. This was ' f""""'''"*'"'"'"'" "'' "t" '"''•iva! of th .. ,. „ accepted with much regret, as .Secre-, "''"t immigrant ancestor. Henry Seibol, i The officers of the ^\ hitemarsh \,alley t«ry Baynon has worked diligently tor i f^m the German Bal.itlnale on Sep- B>oup are president, Sjimuel M. Olass: the success of the company .since be-I t^m"^'- -''L 1V3«. His oldest «„n, ! fl>;.s v,ce president. Mrs. Klmima ,od- comingsecretarylast January. Carlton'"e'rge, born July 29, 1746, Is purled ' «h«I, a member ot the Cotinty C«m- lln Ihe Tohlckon cemetery. It Is at hi.-: ; m''*"*"; second vice president, Williiun that the cereimony was held. | I-ightcap; treasurer. John S. M;w:ill; WoodwanI was elected to succeed Mr. I^aynon and will serve his unexpired : S'a.ve Penn-Jersey Cattle Ihow Feature of the Week—Four Days^of Horse Racing— Grand Shows Evtty Evening—^Child¬ ren's Day—Rabbitt and Oavy Show With only three more weeks until the opening of the sixteenth aiiiiual Doylestown Kair and the biggest ex¬ position ever iilanned by the officers term. | 'I'he upper part ixf the iniomorial ' Chief Josejih D. Haddon reported Ihe | marker contains Ihe inscrijitiim-bejir-! company resixinded to cme flre In the j ing part of the tombstone .it his old-| township during the last month. The est wm. In.set in Ihe lower part (>f the i blaze proved to be only a slight one : memorial is a l.uga bronze plate bear- and was quickly extinguished. The ing he following ln.scription: api>aratus was reported to be In good order and ready for use. secretiiry, Willliim Urbiin. The niembers of the executive com¬ mittee of the Whitemarsh Valley Re¬ publiciin County Committee are An¬ thony Lochetto, William Alcorn. Thomas Tressler, Albert Schade, Paul Maust, "Krecled in honor of the pioneer j jUss Klora Hagy, Mrs. Sadie Aiman. Keiiels. Thia Memorial n.irks thei Mrs. Klizaljeth Urban, .Mrs. Marie It Wiis iilso announced by the .execu lives that new unifopin,s will be pur- : ,,f chaso<i In the near future, and that the company will tiike p.irt in the great , „,„.,^p^, ,„ Philadelphia on Septem.ber , pe hiid bv a pplving at the nfflre ot the I "Ifact " """"Ired head of Jerseys fron firemen s parade to be held at Ued Hill , g,,, ,-3^ j,.„„ ,j,p German Palatinate. ' secretary at 14 Korrest Avenue, Amb- ioutat.mding herds because it is iin "open grave <if Oe.irge Ludwig Seipel, .«on : Khrsam. the immigrant ancestor Henry j Information desired regarding the Seipel, who at the age of twenty-seven I above or tickets for the clambake can financial se^'retni, Mrs. Kthel M. Jiimes; ;,^nj directors, department he;ida are getting an early start by encouraginfi additional entries tliia ye.ir. The fair opens Tuesday morning, Sept. 13 and until Katurday, Sept. 17, Inclusive. One of the outstanding features ot the fair this year will lie the Pennsyl¬ vania-Jersey cattle Kill! ahow spon¬ sored by the Bucks 1'ounty Jersey Breeders' Associatfloiw The show wH! thia fall. I He settled In President U. O. Kunk presided at the | n,,,^,^,,^^^,,^ meeting and in closing the aession ex- 1 „,.„„,„j „ .. .. . ' . 1 ee len .1 pressed the the iilticiiils and himself to the 'firemen and Ladies' Auxiiiiiry for their splen¬ did efforts in raising the funds they ha.v,e recently to assLst in relieving the company of some of its indebtedness. WIFE BEATER HELO FOR I'Yanoonla township. | ler, County. Pa., .md later | , , , ,, . erected a mill neirliv on a tract of iirofound appreidiition of ,,,,,,,.. ,, , . _, ^^. _,„ . . .,,.¦„„__ j land deeded by the Proprietarya of j AVilliiim Penn. Dedicated August 10, I 11)38. alt the Thiiielh Annual Ue- I union if the -Kiimily." I T'he mem'orial v.iis unveiled by the I president ot the family. Dr. Ruf..'!ell C. I Seljiel, of Philadelphia, by removing I a, large American flag. It wofj deill- j cated tiy Uev. Dr. Wiiii.am K. Curtis. I president of Cedar Crest college, Al- ! lent'own, one ot the distinguished sons i ot he ItamH.v. After the reading of a j P.siilm appropriate for the occasion. the .ictuail dedicatoi-j' exercises were j carried out by the officers ot the fam- MAN WHO ATAOKED WIFE HERE j ily association, Iiying their hands on IS HOSPITAL EMPLOYE '*'* n.emoiial. The benediction wis I offered by Uev. Horace Mann, of Badly Battered Jenkintown Woman | Heading. The unveiling a;nd dedication exer¬ cises proceded the afternoon's pro- ( Continued on Page 8 ) or jihone. Ambler 474-W. KIWANIS OECIDES TO SET WEEK OF OCTOBER 24 THIS GRAND EVENT FOR T Testifies Against Husband and Fears for Her Life—Hearing Held Before 1 Justice of the Peace Urban. { Cliiirlcs V\ebb, engineer iit Abington | Memorial hospital, wlio according to eye witnesses giive ills wife, Margaret, i a most Urulai beating Kriday evenin,-, ; Estimates Place Success of Flourtown August i>, in front ot the home of Mr. \ and Mrs. Harry tiilibs, Tennis avenue, j MAKE $8,000 AT FAIR Frank Peirce Heads Business Show Committee—Kiwanians Invest Three New Members—Rotarians Hold An¬ nual Picnic at Deck's. The Kiwiinis Cluli of Anvbler will again hold a business show this yeiir and will ))resent a finer program and feiiture greater exhibits than ever be¬ fore. Such was the decision ot the board of directors at the meeting ot the club on Tuesday evening as the.v met at School Inn. Frank Peirce, as general chairman has taken hold of the planning ot this event and had a complete outline of the I show." Krnest J. Peterson, ot the Picii- |sant Valley Kiirms, Yardley, is cliiiir- inan ot the show, the kirgest cattle show ever attempted in Bucks county. Kair officials have also contacted other cattle associiitions pnmiiiting differeni breeds in an effort lo have them exliihit. I The Penn-Jer.sey sliow is Iieing stiged I to better acquiiint the people wilh tiie I excellence of the Jersey breed. Kour day's of hiuness racing in tlie j Penn-Jersey Kair Circuit is scliedulcd for the 193N fair, witli ntces Wednes¬ day, Thursday, Kriday iind Saturdiiy. The ni.ght tiiir will be featured agiiin by the presentations of tlie new "Ite- velalions of li»3.S" booked by Anieric:i's premier outdoor showman, George ^aniid of New York City. Tuesday afternoon there will be pre- ( Continued on Pfigs 7 ) tlie three niglits of festivity to a dose Iilte Saturdiiy evening is the award of ;i Miiimiiuolh Hope t'hcst containing ;in imposing list of iirllcies totiiling 37o • pieces. Iiiiagiiie receiving a gift with .articles Ihiit will cunipletely furnis.h a dining room, ii living room, bedriiipiii. I bathroom, imd a kitchen. All such I iUticles will go to tho lucky winner and ' are all coiitiiiiicd in the Chest. The ' entire iiWiird is on dsiiiiiy in the show 1 windows ot the .Ambler Kurniture Com- ' IHiny, lociited on Butler iivonue, jind everyone is invited to view tho griind prize. Tiikels iire still availiible for the i driiwing, so don't deliiy to aciiuirc a few. I All additional tciiture Introduced ill I tlie Ciirnival this yesir Is the iiwardinc I of il ton of coal to Ihc second .and third I names drawn in the Hope l^hest con¬ test. Also included on the prize list is ii Viihiiible Money Doll. Another fiivor¬ able i>iirt of the baziiiir is tlia«tbe pre¬ sence of the winners at the time of the ! Drawing Is not reiiuired and the prizes ' may be claimed liiter. i The many coiortnl booths iind stiiida I contain sume cxiiulsite examples of needlecraft iind handiwork, the work of the .skilled memliers nt the ixirlsh, and furnish many coveted prizes. Gro- I ceries, household and personal articles land many other iirllcies make up a ! grand prize list whl'h contains line I prizes for everyone. Bingn and sevenil i olher ganies will be piaywl. j Held .annually wilh crowning success, this yciir's fete proiii!.'»es Ui be ii grand¬ er event thiin any jircvious one. The : Viirious committees, in urepiiiiiig for . to-nl«hts opening, tried to excell each other iind have prepiiicd ii line Ciirniviil which no one will Ciiie to miss. BEIMONT WELL AHEAD IN E OF LINDENWOLD FIELD PLYMTH EYES PWA AND SIAIE FUNDS FOR JUNIDR HIGH WILL SOUND PUBLIC SENTIMENT AND PROCEED IF FAVORED School Board Would Build New Struc¬ ture to Cost $?25,CO0—State Appro¬ priation Also Sought—Needed Bonds I Not in Excess of Borrowing Capa- I city At a reconvened session mouth township Board of j liiist Tluii-wlay evenin,-; the ' of applying for a Kederal a .Stilt,, grant for the crecticwi of :i, .iunior liigh school building in tho j tewiiKhiii was seriously dlscusssod. 'i'he I'voblem of iiroviding a nimlern .junior hiii;h .scli.>ol for grades seven, eirht and nine of Plymoutli Township, lung under eniiMider.atii«n by lhe Ii'oard KducitiDii, came agiiin to the fore t the Piy- I'.kliic.itivm feassibllity PWA and ALSO REWARD ORGANIZATIONS FOR AID DURING FLOOD Send Check to Second Alarmers As¬ sociation Who Fed Firemen and Bor- of due to the excellent opportunlt.v for linaneing thia pniject by Kederal and .'-'late lj<vi«lalui-e. According to tho piesent undirslanding .(f this jiliin. a building ciwtin,^' appro.vlmutely $225,- 000 could l>e procuri-il at 'ii cosit of ."711.00(1 to llie township. I Members of the Board iigreed Ihit ! since the Plymouth elonwMili.iry schimls ' are now oveicri>wik>d to the extent ough Workmen at Pumping Station ; that three basement riiom« .ire being —Tank Auxiliary—Two Fires Report, ed. Imporliint business was transacted by inembers of Wis.'^;iihick<in Kire Com¬ nany at the reguliir monlhly session of the i^ompiiny held liist Wednesday even¬ ing ii.t Ihe headquarters on Hutler ave¬ nue. A resolution was iiiissed by ii un- ii^lnious vote liitif.ving the iiclion ot the otficiils in the purchase ot the property j known a.s "Lindenwold Kield." This property extends iilong Trinity avenue, ' eastward from Piirk iivenue to North ; street, ;ind southward ^om Trinity ! avenue to Highland avenue, thence westwiird to Park avenue., forming a ' perfect square. The size Is 400 feet liy i 320 feet and the cost ot the same is i given at $7,000. j The field will be used a.s an iitliletie| and reeieaticin field for the inemlK-rs j and auxiiiiiry of Ihe comiiany. 'I'he : action of the niembers shuwed they ' are heartily in accordance with wluit i the orticiiils did. j William Deuchiir, president, conduc'- ed the meeting and, after the ;egulat | routine buHitieas was transiieted, Chief | t\,,^^^^ ,,„j,,.^. (.,n,t,iy The Cliirence Yost, repnrled .the company | ,ym, HAS PERFECT RECORD IN DRIVE FOR THIRD PENNANT vvii.s given a hearing Uist \Vednesdny evening liefore Justice of the Peace Williiun IJrlKin when Mrs. Webb was able to appeiir. Webb was pro.se'utod by Chief of Poilce Lester J. Carpentei bat tory with attempt to kill. Mrs. Webb testified thiit rfhe came to Ainbler from her home in Jenkin¬ town, to see her ton Charles who is boiirdiug tit the home of Mr. and Mra. Giblis. When she got oft the train at Anibler her husband was there with his csir and requested that sihe g^it in the machine. Testifying, she .said I preparations thiit will be necessary I before the shnV, The diitea set for this, Fair Equal to Last Year Again Klourtowri Kair A.ssoci.ition jjhe finest and most productive class ot has given a gratified and happy public pn(ertain.ment Ihat is held in Ambler, a week of gra.nd entertainment. The ^y^ y,p ,he week of October 24. The fair this year, was "bigger and belter 1 |,„,siness show will run from Monday than ever," the slogan <if the associa-! evening until .Saturday, midnight, who charged Bhe defendtint with assault i tion for six years. II was artui.lly j Kiwanis Is agiiin wholeheartedly lie- and tottery, aggravated iisa«iult and ; more a.tiended this year than ever be-I j,;^^ ^^^.^ ^^^^^ ,,^^ j,.,,^^^ 1^,,^^^ ^,,j^,^ fore and the entertainment, the tw„ , ^^^^.^ .^ prospect of displiiys that will be far more attractive Ih.in ever , shown hero before, bef.ire. I , . . ¦ Delegiites for the State convention i Klourtoj.™ fair, the birgest flremen a ^, Kiwanis to be held in Johnstown. were selected and are Daniel Biddle. ^"""'""^¦'i Robert Kelly and Henry Deens. Alter- P.lmer Willliim grand acts, the gaimes, the exhibits, all contributed to a finer fair than ever refused, as I Iuul ii feeling that vvi-inted to drive me out ti pliice where he would kill me. He hdd threatened to do tliis a number of timess." "At Gibbs home, which he re!iehp ahead of me," she continued, "He grab¬ bed me as I hurried to ent<?r the house. fair In Pennsylviinia, spon^oned an- . nu.ill.v by Klourtown Kire ithis year did equally as well as hist. . „,,tpg „.,„,p^ 3,,^ p,.p„irtent i.s estimated that more than ?8,<l D 1 jjp,,^^^ j.^^^^^ Cassidy and "lj.lt he j will have been renlized by the fair as- KKMne isoiiited j-sociiition wihen Ihe rix'eilils and ex¬ penditures are finallly made. Sale ot tickets on the grand prize alone brought in $2,fi.'iO of which a sum greater than $1,000 will be the net pi.iHt theq-efrom. The ginand prize winner on Satur- Burnett. Three new members Were Invested at Tuesday night's session. They are James Cassidy, Joseph Ixipelinii and Stewart Davis. The last named conies back to i the club after several years absence. I ( Continued on Page 6 ) RESOLUTION 'lUd struck me two powerful blows in jday night wa.s Mr. Kred Miirtln. 1004 ^e fiice closing my left eye and spillt- | Butler avenue, Am.bler. Mr. Martin ?ng my Jip, which required five stitches, i had a choice of the ttSiiO iiirplane and to close. Kollowing this, he grailibed me I $1100 Oldsmobile sediin. He chose the by the Iwiir and pulled me from thy; Kedan and it was delivered .Sunday DEPREFONTAINES MEET ( Continued on Pags 7 ) ADDRESSES DEMOCRATS I other winners of grand jirizes were I \V. Qiuinn. Chestnut Hill, $10; Miss Helen McCreidy, employee Amjerican Store, Klourliown. $5. District Leader John Leaming, of Wyn- ] cote. Congratulates Local Group i Juhn I.eaniiiig, of Wyncote, district! leader of the Demm-ratic party ot M.imt- ' gomery county and a prominent ni.in In state politics, spoke before an ex- 1 ecutive meeting' of the Ambier L'-mo- ! cratic Club at ils headquarte s last 1 week. Ilcj congnituliited the club on its progress made under the guidance of its new offlcer.s, and looked forward to it.s being il vitirant force in the 1; iiinity organization. The next general meinlK'rship meet | ing wili be held on Wednesday. Septem¬ ber 14, at S.30 p. m. Members of the club are busily engaged in making this gathering the most Impressive in the history of the club. Hold SOth Annual Reunion at Upper Dublin Lutheran Church The 35th iinnuiil reunion of the De- Prefontaine Kiimily Association was held at the Upper Dublin Lutiieran Church, Siiturday afternoon. There were I iiibout 75 present. Contests and games STATE TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDS were featured for the young and older niembers of the iissociation. At the buainess session. Waller De- Prefonluine, of Norriatown, was re¬ elected president; tieorge Houpt of Wiilow Grove, vice president; IXiris Krwln, of AVillow Grove, secretary; and Mrs. Kred Uiley, of Glenside, his¬ torian. I The speiikers were Horiice Houpt roada. Elvery county in tho sUite ''x-.j^g.^, ^ LeUov DcPrefontalnc and cept Philadelphia, which haa no town-^ ^.g^j.^^, Houpt. There was a trom,biine ships, shares in the distribution. j y„,^ i,y vernon Houpt. Songs by Bar- Montgomery county's share is $246,- j i^^ra Stevens, a duet by Carolyn and 442, and Bucks is to receive $2,S6,554. | Kvelyn Houpl, reciliitlon by Uichard Tho totals due were calculiited under yhiveiey and Doris Sickle Organ music the Kurman act allowance of $96 re- by Waiter Del'refontalne and a reel of paii-fi for every mile of township road i^uiored movies by C, LeRoy DePreton- during the 1935-37 biennium. taine. More than half a million dollars is on its w.iy to Bucks and Montgimiery counties from the State Highway.s De- , partment at Harrisburg. 1 The money comes from the unex- 1 pended bala.nce left from the 1935 ap- [ propriation of $9,000,000 foi' township lAVHERKAS. the unusual and heavy niinfali during the past month, resulted in Ihe floodin;; uf the iHimping equipment ot Aiii.bler Water tUipiily at Whiteniiirsh, and of the Anibler Sewer System, iind WHKRlvA.S, an emergency situa¬ tion Wiis liiereli.v created whicii Wiis treiited wilh griicimis consid¬ eration by the citizens ot Ambler and vicinity, .VOW, THi;ui;.i'''Hi':„ bi: it ui:- KOI.VKiD, That Bornugh Council express its iippreciation of the ex¬ cellent community spirit shown and al.so express ita thanks for iis¬ sistance to Employees of Ambler Borough Ambler Police Wissahickon Fire Company Gwynedd Troop, Boy Scouts of America Second Alarmers of Montgomery County Flourtown Fire Company North Wales Fire Company St. Marys Home Phila. Suburban 'iWater Company Keasbey & Mattison C-ompany Ladies Auxiliary of Wiss. Fire Co. J. J. Radciiffe Yost Taxi Ambler Gazette Ambler News H. C. Deens & Bro. Wyndham Hotel Niblock's Restaurant Meyers Dairies Whitemarsh Police and to ilil persons and organizations who may have been inadvertentl.v omitted. That this ReHoiutioii be spread upon the minutes and puiiiished in Ihe Ambier piipefs. Adopted at the regular session ot the Town Council of the Bo\-- ough of .\mbler this .Sth diiy nf August, 1938. Harmon C Kinney, President Approved John J. Troster, Burgess Attest; Chas. H. Finkbeiner, Secretary U Seven Team League of Junior Clubs Winds Up Season Next Week—^Bel¬ mont Aces Again Show Prowess — Rained Out Games Being Played — Seventh Year for League. K(ir the third consecutive yeiir, llie seven-team junior baseball league, spiuisored by the Kiwiiiiis Clul) of A.nibler, swings into tlie liuiii week of pliiy with tlie Belmont Aces iciiding tlie circut in their healed drive lor their third league iicnnant. Kulliiwed by the second pliice W'hirl- ing ITdgles of Penllyn, Belmont set up a blistering iiiice in the loop, winning five giinies and losing none, knocl<iiig over SI. Joseph's 11-3, North Wiiles 7-3, Whirling i-.'agles 6-4. Crawfords 12-^, and Church Sireet 3-0. .Monda.v aflernoun oti Stuiirt's tii'lil. the scene of all tlie leii:';ue encuunfers, the Crawfords hiiiiiiiiercd Church Stri'ct 14-1. The t^rawfords enjoyed a 7-1 Iciid in the third inning and eoiistcd tu an easy victory, but Jlonday night lliey in turn, were taken in tuw by .N'urlii AValea, 6-0, putting the Nortli A\riles tciim in tie for second place with the AVliirling Iviglcs. Double hciiders, iil'tcrnuiin and evening games, will con¬ tinue until the end of fhe sciisiin. Nl^nlllel¦e<l among the higliliglils ot the sciison is ii 30-1 biinibiii-dnient auf- lered liy ITpper l>ublin frum Nnrlli Wales. This is tiie largest .scure of iiny ( Continued on I'.age (i ) MEDAL FOR INDUSTRIALIST J. Harvey CravcU Awarded Meritor¬ ious Honor for Splendid Philanthropy J. lliirvey Gr.ivcli, Ambler liiilus- Iriiiiisl and benevolent philanthropist was one of five in Pennsylviiniii lu IfCa.warded meritorious service iiiediiis |iy Governor l-jiirle. The citation attiicheil lu lhe ineil.il uf llie Ambier mtunufiiclurer, presi¬ dent of the Aniericiin Ciiemiciil I'alnt Cunipiinv, rcjids: V.n- hi.s enligihtened la.lKir reliiilioas policy as deiiuin.stral'ed by his aciimi in givin-.,' the sum of $100,000 to his employes tu satisfy their liiiiinclil iibligiitions and relieve them uf .ill delut, wihich acti.in was commended liy lhe Presideiil of tlie Uiiile<l Sliiles. Others siniiiiiiiy hoiiored included: Ma.ior General I-'dward ('. Shannuii, cuni«iian<ler of the Pennsylvania Na- ti.'iial Guard: In*. Hei"l>ert W. Good¬ rich, dean of the I/iw S<ho<il of the I'niversily of Pennsylvania; Dr. Kdith .M.iiBiide-I>exter. .Secretiiry of llcjiith. and Ci'lunel .Au.MiKliiic S. .bmcwtiy, .siji.i.e Authority. executive dirc<:lor of tho Geneiral The medals were pre>*ented In a ¦uiipt ceremony in the governor's of¬ fice, liiid responded to two fires, both nt whicii took pliice in the borough. One Wils liie Stiinley Kninkenfleld garage nn Uoseinar.v iivenue, and Daniel S'.- nure'a gas tank, t^hief A'o.st iil.so re¬ ported the appartus in good order and ready for use. .W'ilbert Landes was unanimously \ elei'ted ii member ot the company. A | resulutiiins was also iidnpted duniiiing | .<;I0 tn the Second AliiiiMers Association i nf Muntgomery County. Tills is ii . wiirthw^hile orgarrizalion, as it iiiaiii- 1 tiiins a fine aviparatus, answering iiil j ciills to fires furnishing firemen willi 1 fond and cuffee. During the reei^nt j Honds thia organizatinn made the rounds wherever companies were eng.iged in pumping fioiHl waters and refreshed Ihe mcinbers with coffee and fnixl. They j visited AVhilemarsh wliere the local company and Kloiirt<)tvn company were 1 at wnrk. Hmployees of the liorough. who had heen on duly for many-hours, j were not slighted by the Second Aliirm- j ers iind were alsn served wth fond iind | coffee. i .Another important re.solution. that ! Wii.s adopted unanimously, was the or- 1 der to President Deuchar lo personally | thank the members of the Auxiliary for Iheir splendid cooperation during the flood period. Kach night a hul meal Wiia conked and served the firemen and em¬ ployees of the borough who were fight¬ ing to relieve Ihe threatened water shortage in tjhe Iborough wliiVe Ihe Plumping stiition at Wliileinarsh v4's mil of uppration. Williurt l.«'indes was elected a memlier nf the Ciiiniiany. At the cnncliisinn of the business session there Wiis a general diseussiun for the good and welfare nf the com¬ p.any. Bills amounting tu 100.75 were ordered paid. iKSfxl f.ir cliisH imrixises, they might at some future dale be .serintisly criti¬ cized fo'r nnl taking advantage of this opiiortunity. It was also unani- UKMisIy iiKrec<l tliat, while this project pould be financed without nc'essHiit- inr; a Vr>le of the iKMipIo on a htuid is¬ sue, the Boiiird luus no intention of proceeding with the aotuiil project until tthe full public aentinient of the Township cnuld l>e sounded out at public lucoiings. I''iir this purpiae :ill fiicts and ligures will be iirepared for Ihe examlniitifm of interested tax¬ payers and ixitrons on such occas- slnn.s. Since all I'WA ;ii)iilie;itiuii,s iiiu.st be prepiuid .lllll filed bcfure September .'lOlh. actiun wis taken to pruceed with Ihe iippliciilinii for .such grant lis pro¬ vided under llie Thoinpsuii IMll, pro¬ vided this bill beconi.es kiw. A inntlon wii-s also ixisscd requestirig the Mont- guniery County Board of Schoul Di- reclnrs lo approve the prupn.siHl Junior high schoul for Plyiiiuulli T.iwn.shii) and place such pruject nn tlieir ap.» pruveil list of necessjuy new units tn.- Iial iti filed l»iib!ic In¬ the I •eiiirliiient nf sruction iit Iliirrisburg. Howell Lewis Shiiy of Philiide \TOj5 niinied .architect Ijo file Ih phi.i iip- plleatkin Jind to prcp;irc pi-iii.iii:i:iry plans iind esitiiiiates. All members were present tis well as the Supervising PrineiiKil, J. Maur¬ ice SliiMttiiii. Howard Audi presided. E TO OPEN I^ERE SATURDAY PLAYGROUNDS UNUSED Parents Urged to Keep Children Off Streets; Send Them to Knight Field Cliildren of Anibler iire nut taking adviinliige of the grand privilege of¬ fered Mieiii to lilay in safety on Knight field. Here, diiily. the WPA Kducation and Recreation division of Munlgnin'.- ery couniy sponsors a playground and nl'fera all fnnns 'of rpi'i-ealinn for llie boys and girls of AniH)ler. Anibler Advisory <V>iineil supervises the worli. Since there h.ive lieen several acci¬ dents In little children on the streets uf A milder, particuiiirl.v among those who play on Ihe streets in South WALTER SHAEFF, JR„ TO CON¬ DUCT PARLOR ON TENNIS AVE. Messina Property Purchased by Blue Bell Man and Converted into Mod¬ ern Undertaking EstabliGhment—Is Fourth Generation of Family in Profession A new iind iiindrrn funeriil homa will lie oleiied in -Aiiihier next Sat¬ unl.iy. The owner ami proprietur ia Walter .Shaelf, Jr., formerly uf Blue Beil. Mr. Siiiell biis purcliiised tiio liirge iiiiiiisinii un Tennis avenue, iid- joining the Inwcr side of the .Ambier high suhiMii piMiKirly known to Aiub- I lei lies as the .Mes.sina place. Title I waa conveyed on July 27, and Mr. I SlKiel'f iias ma.de iiiiiny improvements , and .slight '.Llteratluii.s to tne houao ; and groumds to oonronii with his ¦ funeral cstablishmeiil. At present the funeral dlreclur will use the soutlieriy wing of the long nutiise for his viewing iMom, and the large receiitiun liii.U a<ljuiiiing wili be utilized as the funeral p.trlur. Here I the dead wili bo placed in stiite to i await funonil service. L-.nler, when tlie iiresent improve¬ ments are cniiiplotci Mr. Sliacft will convert tlie porch at tlie rear Into an emlliiiJiiiing studi 1. Tliis wiil Ite cun- iiecte<i with tlic viewing room. The grounds, too, iirc lv> lie land'sciiped differently by next Spring and a large psiirkiiig space made on Iho reir lot. AValter Shaelf, Jr., is the iiist of four genciMlions in liis family to con¬ duct the undertaking businosa. His predeces-sors ail operated in Blue Bell before him, and he Uurned hia pro- fesHion with his fiiliier there. Hi.s wife will iussist liiiu in iiis cntorprize .Ambler, It behi«ivea mothers l.i see In i 'n Ambler. it their children take advantage of the | •'^''¦- Shaeff s lirst funeral in hia new pliiygrounds iind be kept off the ;'"""e to.ik iilace on Wednesday after- sti-ecls iind nut of the path of damger. ' noon coiwlucted fur Uie late Albert ! Miller, ot Ambler, iiml formerly ot IIMnrMWmn CADMC cmn 1 ''"'"'• Wasliingiun. Tlic furiuiil tioni- LlnULnriyjLU rAKIVlo OULU j mencement uf his liusiness. however, . will be this i-'aturdiiy, August 2il. Fret* and Co. Announce Prospective '—~ Development of 200-Acre Tract Kretz and Cumpany, real estate bruk- ers of .Ainbler, report the siile of I.ii.- denwuld Karms, the former f.irm of llie Iilte Richard A'. Miittlson. M. D., .ul- juining the forme>r Ciistle, "Lindenwold.' j Tliese farms contain over 200 acres and were held fnr .sale at $1)0,00) Tiie. new ownors expect to develop the YOUNG REPUBLICAN SESSION North Penn Unit To Hold Organi-ation Meeting Tonight in Amblar. The .Nurlli I'enn Yuuii.; Kepubliciin Ciub will hnld ils nrgiiuizaliuii meet¬ ing this evening at X.3li o'clock at Ni¬ block's reslauranl, .Aimbler. .Ail young ground, and offer for sale the present jieople anxious to participate in pniiticiil i buildings through thoir agents, Kretz and social activties are inlvited to at- i and Company, of Ambler. tend. 1 i
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"^HE Ambler Gazette
VOL. LX-NO. 26
AMBLiER. PA.. AUGUST 18. 1938
$1.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
FORI FIREIN RE- I SUCCESS OF
URGES REGISTRATION
A«««mblyman Winner Calls Attention to Important* of Vote Today
Imiwrtance of having registered every now-unregistered voter In the
REPUBLICANS PLAN
CORPS WILL COMPETE
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Li
HAVE RAISED OVER 1900 IN MONTH TO FUND INDEBTEDNESS
Carlval Report at August Meeting Re¬ vealed $€50 Net — Auxiliary Makes Gift of $210—I'T? Obtained by Pump¬ ing Out Cellars—Officers Laud Work of Members.
being strongly emi>h«.'*lzed by Kdwin i Winner, merti'ber of the l^egldlature from this district.
"I am urging every commltteeiman and commltteewoman In every preclniM to personally see to ll that all unregist¬ ered voters will be registered on the (kites recenlly announced for that pur- jMiae," said Mr. Winner.
"There has been on time In tJie hi.='- toi-y of tlhls Ht.ite when a Keputilican I vlctoi*y Is of greater Importance th'nn I It will be this year. While I do not ' question the outcome In Montgomery I Oounty, the fact romains that, by regis- ,
.-. , . _ .... tering all voters and hy polling an un-
Discussion of financial matters oC; , ^^^^^^^^^j^ ^^^^^ ^^,j^ in November.
that victory In Montginnery will be re¬ flected In the vote as it relates to Governor. State officials, and the men we are sending to "Washington. i
E; START FALL M
FALL CAMPAIGN TO START WITH GIGANTIC CONCLAVE
T,
CARNIVAL FEATURE
cupied the greater part of the August meeting of Kort Wa.shlngton Kire Com¬ pany l.ist Thursday evening. There was a large attcndfir.ee of the mem- \ bxirs. j
Interest W!is centered In hearing t'lc | peixirt of K. K. Baynon, chjilnman of j the carnival committee, who gave a complete and detailed resume ot the week of events showing that, thus far, there appears to be a net profit of $650. The rcjiort was very grallrylng, and j many considered that the company did very well con.sidering weather condi¬ tions, as the carnival was rained out I several nights. j
Treasurer Hobert Miller al.so caused much favorable comnient when he in- ¦ formed the mombers that he had re- . ceived $77 from residents for jiumiiing i out their cellars during the Hood. There '
UNVEIL HAL TO IHE PIONEER SEIPLES AT THIRTIETH REUNION
Rally to Be Held on Historic Fort Hill with Clambake at Legion Home in Fort Washington—1500 Expected to Attend Great Event August 27.
Arrangements are lieing tompleted for the greatest political Itepubiican rally ever held in ihe historic White¬ marsh Valley. This occasion, which la to be the opening of the fall campalgti for the Uepublican [virty in Montgom¬ ery County, will take place on the his¬ toric Kort Hiil and the grounds of the Home of the William Uoulton Dixoii I'ost, American Ijegion of l''ort Wash¬ ington, Katurday afternoon. August 21,
Fort Washington Junior Legion Or¬ ganization to Seek State Title
With a grim "do or die" look on their faces, the Junior I>rum and ^
Uugle Corps of the Willi.iiii Hmilton , • • • •*« i t 1 I */l j
Pixon, American l.OHion .rx'st of Kort Wa.s'hingtvm, left for Scranton at 1" o'chik this mjoiniag. intent upon c'.'lp- tiiring state champion.'^hip hniuns at the American I.eglon ^'l.itc Conven¬ tion.
The entire Corps looked cxcellPiit in their final drills yo8teil(«y on ihm-| KHi^t i-tAiutit i-UK i;riUKt;i-i |
gJin's Kield and there kV n«) apivarcnt; I
reason why II . |
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