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The Ambler Gazette
VOL. LXII-NO. 29
AMBLER.   PA..  SEPTEMBER
12.   1940
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VOTE FOR SUNDAY MOVIES
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  ] lit   (ireen    l.ane.   The   fair   will    be
Eight Communities  Will  Seek   De-   '¦D'en   the   enliae   duy   held   on   the , .,  .        .     .1       _u ' Sawn     of     the     KnilKht     residence.
cision of Voters in  November       ; ,.    , , ,,,  ,7 411  r,,
! I'Hi-klng siKiue will AM; luxivided for The Ambler Borough i.s one "f i automiiblHs, el^ht communities, including seven borough.'! and one township, which will vote on referendum.s for Hun- day moving pictures at tho olec- tioUH in Novcml>er, according to petitions on file with t'alvin Kif,'g, Chief Clerk lo the Montgomery County Kilection Board,
A   similar     tneasure   to       permit ^ovie.s on the Sahbath wa,s defeat¬ ed in Amhler five years aso. I'nder j the   law   the   iiuoslion   cannot      he .submitted to the voters for a period 1
BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  AT AM¬ BLER   ELEVATE  CASHIER     J.
8.   SNYDER    TO      EXECUTIVE
VACANCY   —   CLINTON    RAPP
BECOMES    NEW    CASHIER   —
CHANGE WILL  BE EFFECTED
OCTOBER  1.
I'^orreste I.  IC'ilenhei'ger, executive vice   president   of   the  Amhler   Na¬ tional   Hank  slJice   itw   organization, I of live yoars after it.s consideration | has   resigned
PENNY FAIR TUESDAY
Change  Dollars  Into   Pennies  and Attend   Colony   Club   Event •Change  your  dollars  into  pennie;^
hefore atteiMling the "I'enny Fair,"
spiuiMorcd    hy    the    Senior    Colony
(^luli of A.mbler which wiill tie held |  :	
on     Tuesday,     Septcinhcr     17,     at       NOTB:      This chronicle continuea
"Covcired   Brld;;!.!  Kami,"  the  homo   a series of articles, written by Mls.s
of .ludge and .Mrs. Harold C. Knig'ht, ' liaroline .Shelly, daughter of Or, and
Mrs. James A. .Shelly, ot Amliler, who has joined "The Eotperlinent In Internatiorlal Ivlvlng" and will be a representative Jn this group to spend these six weeks as a guest of At   Uie  ('urlosity   Shop.  l,,,a«tiful i ^-""'« /''^";>'''«"   ^""'''y   '"   "n   In-
i:hri»t.nKis sifts  can  be  purchased ] temjitlM'il^^fTort^t^^^^^^
for all miimbeiH of the family. Hugs,      ~
covers, table scarfs, etc, will be for
,siilo at Bhe fancy work table,
A cake,  bread and  pie  stand  will
he  open  under  trie ,sui}ervision  of
MY EXPERIMENT IN FRIENDSHIP
BY  CAROLINE  SHELLY A diary of events as I go lo meet our friendly neighbors and spend a grand six  tt)eel(S   in   an Experimeni of Internalional Living tvilh a family in Canada.
friendship and tinderptanding among I the peoples of all nations. Miss ! Shelly left Haturday, July 13, and j the following Is her diary of the i days she will Kpend with a family ! in  Canada.
to accept a position us executive vice president with the First National Bank of Hud¬ son, at fludson, .N. T. The offer of this siilendid advancement came as a surprise to Mr, I'Mlentjcrger sev¬ eral weeks ago and he has just ' stated his acc^Titance this week. The resignation was accepted hy file Hoard of Directors of Ambler NB'ional Bank with deep regret, ,is the work done by Mr. Kllenber-
at election. In lltST), a number of | communities a p p r o v e<l Hunday moving jiictures, which were de¬ feated here and in Norristown, Conshohocken, Jenkintown, Abing¬ ton  and  Narberth.
I.ji8t Thursday was the linal op¬ portunity according to riiliiigH, for petitions to he tiled. The law specifies that the iiuestion may be submitted to the electorate on de¬ mand  of at  least five  per  cent    of
Ker    has    been    most    satisfactory. | the voters.
Uuring his time as executive vice j Kigg staled he had received eight president, the bank has heen built , petitions up until nooii, induding, to the idace where it occupies a j i,e„ije that of Ambicr rciiuests strong li<|Uid position and Is of j fro,,, Abington Township, Consho- Kieat service to the community.        ; hocken,    Nfuristown,      Jenkintown,
Having    recognised    the    ability | Narberth,     I'ennsburg    and      East of ,lMnies B,  .Snyder, who has been j Oreenville,
cashier   of   the   bank   for   the   past I	
six year.s, tile Board of Oirectors has selected hiin to fiP tlie posi¬ tion to be vacated by Mr. Kllenber¬ ger on fIctober 1. Under the super¬ vision of Mr. Snyder, the Anibler .Valiiuial Bank will continue to sevve iis patrons in all branches of bunking with courteous and elHcicnt   service.
Mr. Snyder has resullantly been elected to tlie Board of Directors ;o lill Ihc vacancy caused b,v Mr. I'^l len berger's   withdrawal.
T. < Million Kapp, who has .'kJso been wilh the Anibler Nathuial Bank since its organi'/ation, and who recently was made assistant cashier, will be tlevated to the Iiosition of Cashier. Tliere will be no other change in the remainder of  the  staff.
Mv. Kllenberger will be missed not only by the bank but also by the community where lie has taken
.Mrs.  K. J. .Houghton. ,     ,^    .       .t.    ,    ,   . ,      ,,¦
. ,    . ',     During  the  last   two   weeks   Miss
I'lan   to  attend   the  fair!   Anyone , ,.^p„y    f.^^^j    ^^   contribute   nota-
desiring   transportation   should   t-aU   j,,^,,^   f,,„„,   |,^|.  ^^.^^.^   i,p(.au8e   she
Mrs, Norman Kriebel, Amliler )(H-W. I ^^,„g  enjoying a  camplu','  trip     on
 .  I the  tIaspe  peninsula   and   her  time
I was entirely taken up'by her camp i life and fhe wonderful trips, she en- I Joyed   while   there. '
i     Miss   .Shelly   has   previously   de- . scribed   to   us   her     visit   with     a family  In   Canada,  of   Quebec,   and ! of the interesting countryside. This ; article  gives  us  a  graphic  descrlp- I tion.  of   hyw   our   neighbors   enjoy I their vacation days. She writes: I     "We   left   Quebec and   before   we   left  Our   American group  had  a  meeting  to decide on why we had come on "The E.xperi- I ment," what we were getting out of i it,  Imd   how   WP   could   nia'i<e   the camping trip pleasant  tor the'Can¬ adian   boys  and  girls.   We  came to
;   ¦      Ithe conclusion  that we came for u
I Ambler Actors  Reorganiie for New j fuller   understanding     of  t.'anadlan Season—Elect    Edward      Delong, '¦ cu-stoms,    llvlrtcr    conditiims,    lan-
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AiOUNCE FIRSI PLAY OF SEASON
WILL  PRESENT COURT DRAMA "THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 16"
OF
NOPE LODGE BURIEO AMID OLD TREASURES
guage and  People,  and  Without  ex¬ ception   we    realized   Ihat   we were
Jr.,   President—More   Good   Plays
to  be  Chosen^—Seek   More   Mem- 1 fretting exactly thoie thin/irs plus a bers. jgood time and acquiring many new
(nee   again   the   Ambler   iMayers I flendshlp.s.
solved to do everything to make them   feel  at   home.
With these things in mind, we left the city of Quebec in our bis truck tent and a stat ion-wjii^on. The Ilrst day was spent in getting acipiainted with our Canadian friends and, that night, we camped near the town of Trois I'istoles In a rteld near Ihe St. Lawrence river. It was a lovely night and all the girls ,slept in the truik, while the boys had  little pup-tenta.
We left our camping site rather early and had only a short trip be¬ fore we reached Metis Beach and camped there around lunch time. We had the afternoon free to swim, sit In the sun, or explore the huge mass of rocks that projected Into the sea for a hundred feet and which stood thirty-tlve feet high. At this iMunt the river is so wide that il Is hard to see the mountains on  the other side.
We had a campfire and toasted marshmallows and sang all Ihc American and French soni^s we could think of. Four of we girls found a heavenly spot up in the woods and decided to sleep out on ponchoes. It was another lovely August 15th, ih'ffht and we all slept well. The next day, Saturday, wc cut across the peninsula through the .Mat- ap«dla valley and Iinally localed in a tield behind a farmhouse, also very near the Ht. Lawrence. We all went In swimming but it was not deep enoush to the fun.
AU the girls had to help with Ihe food and dishes, in fact, we were divided into three squads: Kitchen Police, who prepared the meal: Clean-up, who cleaned up and washed dishes; and "Kn Repos," who loafed for the day. These duties rotated and s<i the work was ef|iially,divided. So far, we had had wonderful weather and all expected our luck to change soon, as rain is ( Continued on page 5 )
DIGNITARIES AT OUTING
County      Officials      Attend        Fifth Picnic of Whitemarsh  G. O. P.
The lifth annual outing of the Whitemarsh \alley Hepublican t'lub WIUS held Satui'day afternoon on the grounds of Wm, Boulton Dixon Post, The attendance was not so large as iiiilkipated, despite tho fact that a large number of lickets had been sold. County Cliairman Lloyd I). Wood, County (^imniissioncr Kredericlv C, I'eters and Counly I'rothonotary Ktirl II. Bechtel attended.
There was full and plenty of good things to eat, as well as other refreshinents. The dinner consisted of roast beef, potatoes, sliced toma¬ toes, steamed clams on the half shell, shrimp, com on the cob and rolls, as well as other refreshments.
The annual softball game, be¬ tween I'ottstown Uepubllcan club .Uld the local club, was won by the latter by the close score of 7 to 6, Other fcitures of the prograni were carried out in tull. Chairmen of the <;onimittee were Luther Klosterman and  Louis F.   Ihitman.
4251GAIENIS FOR WAR REFUGEES
200th ANNIVERSARY
E PEIIIl FOR VOIE
WILLIAM    L.    DEGN    STRICKEN TWO DAYS BEFORE DEATH
Liej in State in Rooms Where Wsishington Entertained— Beau¬ tiful Floral Setting—Rev. Groton Conducted Service— Owned Old Mansion 18 Years. Willi   the  passing  ot   Williani  1.
FLOURTOWN FIRE CO, J, RUSSELL MEYERS
again iare   plannitiB   tor   a   full   season   of I      As   the   offlcial   language   of   the
plays,   to   be   presented   throughout . camping   trip    was   tt>   he   Knglish,
Ibe   various   coniinunitieH,   both   in   we realized how hard  it was going •an'l   surrounding  the   Anibler   Bor- | to   be   tor   the   Canadians   and   l-e^
I ough. Comedies, tlranias and  trage- I ^ 	
I dies, bolh light and heavy, have | , been under consideration by tills j active group aud Hie opeiijig play iof the season has tieen chosen. It 'was the most discussed professioiril I play   of   several    seasons   ago   and
bears   the   intriguing     title   of   the ".Vight   of  January   llith."
The play i ot unusual merit and I appeal. The action takes place in ja  courtrooiu   during     a   sensational
niurder  trial,  (ileal  interest  is cen-
tereil   about    tlie   novel  device     of
selecting a Jury   froHi. the  audience; Report  on   Flourtpwn  Ffir  Not  Yet    Notiu   Only  29   Percent   of   Product
CCSS AND SOUDERS  REWARD- I   ED FOR  LOYALTY & SERVICE
TELLS     OF    GREATEST     BUSI¬ NESS OF AMERICAN  FARMER
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an alive part in the afl'airs. His Degn, last Friday at 3 a, in. at many friends, especially those with j "Hope i.odiie," loVers ot beautiful whom he has had connections in the i old homes atid antique furnishings bank,  wish  for  him   continued   sue
co.ss. He has been an active mem¬ lier of Amlder Chamber of Coin- iiierce and Ihc Hotary Club of Am¬ bler.
to hear the evidence, to convene, I and to bring In an actual verdict. I In an effort to prcivide different ! plays from the, avei'a;;e run. the! ri/iyers feel that "The Night (ifl January Itith." will certainly acHleve   this   end. I
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liost one of the most generous per-
! sons   In   the   Whitemarsh      section.
! Mr. Degn showed no class  distinc-
i lion   and    the     peiinilcss   and      the , j,     ,        ,   ,     . .,, . i. j
inillionaiie alike were made wel-' > "le unusual talent displayed by the secretary, were honored come to his inagnilicent home, to I H'ls g''o"P <-f ineai actors and ac- ! their loyalty and service at study   and   enjoy   its     arcliltecture I tres.ses  will   be  remembered   in  the , regular   monthly   meeting;   ot     the
i and his treasures i l>e>'f('rnianccs   presented    last    year, | Flourtown   Flre  Company  held  last
Complete -,- Qrder , 800 Feet of i Hose—Talk of H()«« Tower. —! New Members — Parade Satur- | day —- More Marching Uniforms ' William • Ooss, c.halr.iiiap ot ^he I fair coinmittee. and  Willis Kouders, j
foi' I the 1
is Fluid Di.itribution — Cleanli¬ ness in Production Rigidly En- force(i—Milk Has Many Uses — Cther   Kiwanis  Notes.
.Menibers of the ICiwaiiis Club of Arnbler heard a graphic riescrlp- tl(jn (tfithe greatest agricultural in¬ dustry in the world—the iirodiiclion and the distribution of iiiilk -when they   met   Tuesday   evening.       The
BOARD LEARNS ENROLLMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL LARGEST
Gift of Class of 1940 Installed — Classes in Religious Education to be Continued—Refrigerator and Casti  Register to be Pur-:hased.
At tilie meeting J?<iard of SpringHeld Township Tuesday evening all niembers were tire.sent. ,S(dicitor Kdward Fouike lind .Superintendent of Schools A. L. Cehnian also took part in the dis- 1 ussion.
Bills amounting to Illl.li:i.3^i were .irdercd paid. Twelve to IS arm chairs tor classroom use will be purchased and Miss Crace Wood¬ ward, supervisor ot the cafeteria, has heen given permission to pur¬ chase a new cash register for the high school and a new refrigerator for the cafeteria in the Fiourlown school.
The dales for llie from the Associalion of Secondar.v Sihools and Colleges in the Middle Allantic States and Maryland to visit the school and evaluate it on all I'hases of activity have been set for January :;7-L'.S. The school hoard voted   t
.     The calaf.il()ue  was  in   the Soulh j parlor,  beautiful with  its LSth cen- lury   mahogany.      The  room     was ; crowded   with   lloral   tributes  of  all j kinds   and   overlooking  all   was    a | I picture   of   Ceorge   Washington   by | i C.ilbert   Stewart,   tbe  room      where I I probably   hospitalily   was   extended I many   times   to   the   Father   of   Ilis j Country. In the same room was Mr. ', Dcgn'.s    Mother's    chest,    which    he | and  bis late nephew,  Atlorney  Mc¬ Coy had brought from  Deiunark ou | a   trip   laken   some   years   ago.   The I rooms all  held evidence of  the rose j garden, which  was  Mr. Degn's  par-
I which,   were   such   outstanding   hits. 1 Thursday    evening.        Appreciation i speaker   upon  this  otcaslon   was  J.
I "Another Language,"  'Ture As The i :Tlfts  of  I'iDU  and   $IOM   respectively i iH'iven   Snow,"   "Dulcy,"   and   "L:i-   were   given     to     the      two     men
f the School j ticular pride and the John Coddard Secretar.V. the Savory lowboy, above which hangs the lovely por¬ trait by Sully, and each piece of treasured furniture was enhanced by a l»ou(iuet ot roses that be him¬ self had watclied and often tcudeil. Keverend Nathanael Croton, ( Oontiniied ou page 5 )
Hilssell   Meyers,   manager  of   Mey¬ ers   Dailies   and   a   member   of   the I burnum   Crove"   were     oulstanding   by     the     members     ot     the   or- 1 Hotary t^lub ot Ambler, achievements in  the  theatrical  field   ganizalion   following an  address  by 1     The address by the Ambler busi-
•Chiet Walter Ho:]rbach, who iiT „essman was most pertinent in the well-chosen words told of the splen- { fact that this, the most perishable did work done on behalf ot the I „f goods, must be preserved by the cmipaiiy during tiie past several i ,„„„, scientific methods and is sub- years by Mr (ioss and Mr. Souders, ' jected to the most rigid resulation and of the wonderful success the | and inspecti.ui. It is the farmers' fairs have been, entirely through | jjieaest .source ot iiiconie, Ihe larg- Iheir  efforts. | e„t   sourse  of  cash   income  for  him
'     About   r>,j   members   were   present   and   the   one   agrlcullural   industry !at   this   nieeting.     Vice      President 1 that  necessitates    much    expensive j C.eorge Bodie, presided at the meet- I maiJiiiiery and e(iulpmeiit to under- iiig in the ab.sence of the president,   take.
Joseph   Hex,   Sr,     1 1     Mr.   Meyers     pointed   out       that
The  report of the  fair committee ''"'"^ "'"'  "«  Di'oducts are u,sed  not was  presented   bv  Secretary   Soud- : ""''¦' '"'"  *'°''^'  '"" "¦>*" have  many „   .^        , .,,.., ...ers  who  stated   that,  because  there I ""'*''" "«<'«' <'"'-V   -'¦>  percent  ot  the
a 1   the   plavs  and   their  dates   will ; , .   . j 1 nroduct  is sold   is Hold  milk   'I'hm.o
are yet some receipts and expen.ses li"""""'^  's som .is nuiu  iniiK,   ineie
be   made   later i lo be settled, a full and complete re- |'¦''  Gutter,  cheese,  evaporated   milk,
wishing     to   Jo M       the        „. ij        .   . J ....        1
port  could   nol   lie   made     although
I Just   as   successful   is   planned      l||' I this   hardworking  group. ;
j The olticers of the organizatUin ; are Kdward Delong, Jr., president: | ! Ceorge MaCool, vice- - president; j Klizii.beth Warner, treasurer; Betty I C.lynn, recording secretary; Aline I Delong      corresponding    secretary; 1
Agnes  MacCool,  liusiness  manager;  | j Hdland  Handal, property custodian; jand   Arrah   Cole,   librarian. ;     The   schedule   for   the   plays   and [ jthe   dale   of   the   opening   perform- | I ance   have   not   yel      been   decided. |
Announcements   of   the    names   of :
SANCTIONS LOCATION  OF NEW RESTAURANT   ON-  PIKE
Finds Zoning Ordinance Will Per¬ mit Location of Howard Johnson Restaurant — County Asks for Payment of Town's Share' on Streets— 955 Sewer Connections To  Date,
Ambler Boroiiyh Couiiiil in a brief but iniportant session Moiulay evcnlu'.; received a petition from .Manager I'^inicr I'ickard of Anibler Thealrc, represent in'-,' Warner Bro¬ thers Corp., lo pl.ice upon Ihe bal¬ lot al the general eleelion in No- veml cr an appeal for iiopular vote to aineiul the Horough ordinance probiliiiing motion pictures on Sun- d.iy. The iielition, signed by 1411 \'oters, more than the reiiuired fi percent of llie last election vote in Ambler, was found proper and ac- ceptable ,iii<l it is to be forwarded to tbe office of the County Coni- niissioners for proper placement on tbe ballot. The popular referendum will be decideii by the volers again to stand for another !i-year period.
A biiilding permil for one year was granted for tbe erection of a chain restaiiranl on the Bethlehem pike, at Butler pike. Ambler, I'lans of the n.'i.ii'Ml project were shown to council niembers b.v represenla- lives of lli(> compan.v. The Council studied its building code for rules governing llic erection of frame buildings for business concerns. It decided (o allow the frame con¬ slruclion for the new restaurant, believins that it will not constitute a hazard because of the tire pre¬ vention methods lo be employed in the restaurant and the fact that the building   will   stand   by   itself.
The restaurant which will be un¬ der the management of Henry J. McConnell, 2A3 l'"orrest avenue, .Vmbler, will be one of the Howard Jolinson ihaiii. Mr. McConnell, who with ,lohn L, Hansell, Ambler, is in charge of the real estate traiisac- (Corrtinued on ixige 3)
Week   of    Planned     Meetings       at Boehm's   Church   Begins   Sunday
I'lans are about completed for the i;oOlh anniversary at Boehm's church whicii will begin Sunday. September l.'ith. Special music is being prepared by the several choirs eacli evening.
Hev. Charles K. Wehler, D, D., will preach Hunday morning. Voung People's meeling in the evening wilh an address by Warren .1. Hoopes. Monday evenin.or the address will be by Hev. Kugene L. McLean, D. I),; Tuesday evening. Rev. K. W. Gocbel. D. I)., L. L. D.; Wednesday evening; a(idresses by Hon. Franklin Spencer l''dinonds and Hon. Harold (!. Knight: Thursday evening, Hev. Nathanael B. Croton; Friday evening, ad¬ di esses by Hev. Walter Heattie, Hev. James W. Hright, D. D., and Hev .loseph A. Cottam.  I'h.  D.
The Fellowship Supper will be Saturday evening with addresses by Hev. Kdgar V. Loucks, D, D., Hev, Charles !•:. Wehler, D. D.. Hev. Joseph Vosl, Hev, Francis Sehlater, Hobert Howe and William Mc- Leister.
Sunday morning Sermon will be by Hev. 11. V. Loucks with com¬ niunion ;it 10.30. In the evening, a candlelight service will be held, conducted by Hev, Kdward K. Cook, H, T. D., the pastor, wilh Hev. C. K. Weliler. Hev. K. V. Loucks and Hev. Joseph Yost iiarticipating. Special music by Boehm's choit» and male octet.
L TO HASTEN COMPLETION
ASK   BIDS  TO   ENCLOSE   FIELD WITH   HIGH   WIRE   FENCE
CHILD REFUGEE ARRIVES
to   Join       the invited   to   contact   any ', Mrs,   Htuart   Maclntire, } i chairman   of  the   membership  com- j ! mittee. |
Persons group are meniber   or
ANNUAL GUILD LUNCHEON
Mr.  and  Mrs.   Harry   M.   Waterer, of .\nibler  Highlands, havfwas Ihcir i guest   a   13-year-old   Knglish     lass, mijiission j Miss  Lois   Wood,  who  has just   re¬ cently   arrived   after  a   hectic   voy¬ age, from her home in Birminghaiii, I'ingiand,   Miss   Wood  has   not  seen her parents for a  Ions  time, liaviti'^ been  evacuated  from  that southern Knglish coastal   town  lasl     summer pay   the   expenses   of   tbe i with a younger brother. Lillle Miss Iiienibers. Kvood   left  her  brother at  the train
'I'he  total  enrollment  at   the  hiiih ' as   .Mr.   and   Mrs.   Waterer   brought sihool  lo dale is S4H studenl.s. This    hp,. j^  their home.  She will  remain (Continued on page 3) here until the end of hoslililics.
BEGGARS OF THE SEA
BY A GAZETTE CORRESPONDENT
A  SPECTACLE   IN   HISTORY  OF THE  BIRTH   OF  THE   REPUBLIC OF   HOLLAND   IN   THE   SIXTEENTH    CENTURY;    AN¬ OTHER   FEATURE   OF   THE    GAZETTE    FOR THE INTEREST AND  KNOWLEDGE CF ITS READERS
Mrs.    E.    lnger;oll   and    Miss    Mar¬ garet Betts to Doscribe Guild Work ;
Mrs. I'^dward Ingersoll, represent- j ing   the   North    Penn      Communit.v . Centre,   and    Miss   Margaret    Betts, 1 of   the   Children's      Aid    Society   of' Jlontgomery   Counly     will   be     tbe speakers at  the .uiiiual luncheon of ! the  Ambler  Brancli  of  the   Needle¬ work Cuild to be held  on   Wednes¬ day,   Sept.   ISth,   ill      Mt,   Pleasant Baptist   church,  Ainbler.   They   will ' describe   the   work   of   these  organ- 1 i-/iations   and   tell   how   their   needs | may   be   met   by   the   (Juild   in   the , coming  year.   A   brief  review  of all ' organizations    receivinf^f   the   Cuild ]
toe  fair had  been  a splendid  suc¬ cess.
1 Ir^hlet Kohrbach presented his re- 1 poit.s for the two month.s showing ; that tiie conipany had responded to leight tires. In his report Cliief 1 Hohrhach also recommended, the I erection of a hose tower, as tiie present method ot drying hose does ; not give satisfaction. He also sug- I gested that about Slid feet of 2'i- ' inch hose be purchased. After a I discussion it was agreed to have ' (Continued on page 2 )
( CJontinued on Jiq.ge 5 )
FRATERNITY PLEDGEES
CLASS OF '38 REUNIO;!
Graduates of Ambler High Will Meet to Dine and Reminisce Here it is. The tirst of its kind. .An .Ainbler high school class re¬ union for members of the class of 1D3S.
The reunion, which will be held al the .American Lesion home in Ambler on Halurda.v, Septeniber 14lh, symbolizes and stresses the si'-'uitirance of the friendlv spirited .Amliler youth. The affair has been planned for a ni:flil of pure social activities where the members ot the class of '3X ma.v clan together and talk over old school days, Iheir presenl work and eduiatlonal plans,  the future, etc.
The reunion night will have a definite program, featuring a light niiii-evening     supper     with      class
- (Fourth    Iniitallment)
Alany were the great disasters to the cau,se of liberty and I'rolestant- isiii which disheartened its true friends and unmasked the false which overwheliiKMl the Nether¬ lands Willi gloom and despondenc.v and whicii turned the current of opinion, even In Protestant coutrles, against the scheme of liberation. For a time, night seemed to settle down   thicker   than   ever
I
I oni.'e,    the i of Holland
Sigma  Delta Phi Fraternity Alumni
and   Active   Board   Officers   Elected The  Hlgma Delta  Phi     fraternity
members   have     secured   tlie      old
school    house    on    School        House
Lane,   trwynedd    Valley,   for   t.heir I garments   will   be   given   to   (liable j olubhouse, and all the members are ! Directors and  members to  have an , busy tixinL; the place up for the first | members   providing   the   entertaiii- : understandins   of   the     work   to   be , of  their  many  social  events  ot  the] ment.   Kvery   niember   of   the   class done. ! year. ' has   pledged   his  or  her  support   to
;     Two   \-oi'aI      selections   will       be I     The   first   social   will   be  a   party ' this gathering and   '11  plan  fo  take '•iveii   by   Mrs.   Daniel   Tippin     ac-! starting  at   li   p.   m.   Ihis   Saturday, | part  In making it  a success,
Icompaiiieti by  Mrs,  Hayinoud  Weir. ' and  the  entertainnient  will  include! — • —
I Persons   may     join    the       Ambler ' a   wiener  roast,   a   scavenger   hunt j Branch    ot   the    Needlework   (iuild ¦ and a dance.      The members of the
fraternity expect  lo have the  work I 	
linislied in time for the housewarm-    Ambler   Food   Conservationists   Re-
Ing   Wednesday   evening   at   their |
meeting house. j
The   fraternity   has   added   eleven
SET GOAL IN CANNED FOOD
at any time, but  new  members are i particularly  weliMiine now, for gar¬ ments  for  mill  must   be     collected peril   and   the   salvation   during  Oclober
i     The  annual   iiieeliii.g  and   exhibl- chdicesl
ported Doing a Fine Job A goal of l,5lMk cans has been .set Hefore   it   brought      its   choicest   n,,,, ,,f garment.^ will be held in the   pledges    from   "the    eleventh      and I '''*' *-'"" """>¦•'"  "^ 'ho Ambler Bor- favurs  on   the  couniry   it   visited   it ' Social   Hall  of  the  Calvary   Metlio- ; twelfth   Kiades     of   Ambler      High   '•'"S'h.   who  aro  working   under   the with one ot its most tearful punish- ! dLst    church,    Wednesday,    October , School   to     its   membership     t h i s ' ''¦'i"«''io'''»;y  Aid   Food  Conservation
."llth. The only reiiuisite of mem- j yet-r. These boys are Walter Sob- : Comimiittce, to CHumiplete this work bership is the contribution of twojers, John Holz, Harold Maskery, before tlhe project ends for the sea- new   garments     or  a   donation     of j Donald   Lapetina,  Charles  Jost,   all   son.
money .each October. Person*, de- , .Juniors. James Dager, Nicholas; Th^i community canning project siring  lo Join,  should speak  to Mrs. I Melograna,      Thomas        Hughes,    will   resumie  its activities  on  Wdd-
ments. In the fall of KiTll the greatest and most deslructive Mood ever Idiowu in that country. so subjei.t to iiiundiilion, took place. Catholics regarded the deluge as a punishiiieiit   for  the  heresies  of the
always
PI Xorth Sea, From the sea part of Holland was reclaimed by vast embankmeiils or dyUes, Those scarcel.v secured terrltorieh, for which the sea was ever clamoring, and which only the most untiring watchfulness could prevent from slippiinr back again into the grasp of thi waves, were the first tlnn luniA ot (reccloui. The   ocean was ul
fohn   K.   Karnest.  Mrs.  I.  N. Cohen, upim   the ! I"'"''''''   Calamines   are   nol   always'mIss   Flora   Heckler     Mrs,   Koscoe
visited   ){,.y,iy  or .iny   Direclor. e mer-       Tickets  for the luncheon are fifty hirge :'''*^« '"  (l'«KUi«f-  ''Ut they are often |j.e„t„   and   may   be   obtained     from too   mysterious   for   anyone   to   at- 1 the   Hospitalitv  <'ouiniittee.   namely.
devoted   couiilrv,   until   light   began ''"^''6   punishments,     when lo   appear   upon   the   coast   of   fhe ! "1'^'"  ^'"'^'^  people;   They ar.
Ceorge    Fertsch,       Stanley    Neigut   nesday,    Septeniber    Uth,    tor    the
and  Joseph  KVans,  Seniors, I tanning    of    such    vegetables    anil
The   fraternity     includes   Ihirty- [ faults   as    are.   sent   in.   The   last
eight boys. The active board  mem- , ,„eeting   wiill   be  on   September   l:".
bers still in high school el.>cted the , .^^^ ^ ,^ ,^^,|,^,^j ^^,.^^ ..^^ ,^,.^^, ^^f^^.^,^
following oti1cei''s:   I'lesidenf,  Stew- ,„       .  m  1 ,   r u     ,-
(ooiii  to iiiwli'i-siirol 111-   iiiulv Iheni    t>¦        i, i   .i.i  ..    „m        ... i ,,     ¦        •¦.       '..        ,     .    ,, women  Will  be, Iiresent  for  each  ol
leiiii I to uiUKisi.inu 01  .ippiy mem.   lyjis.   Haymond   Wier,   Mrs,   Stewart jart    Davis:    Vl^'e-Pi'esident,   Ceorge
Davis, ,Mrs, Kdward Davies, or Mrs,   Sandilos;    Secretary.   Arlhur   Hiu:
To the suffering Netherlaiulers, it seemed un omen of the probable result of the greal storm of tyiaiiii.v that was licatlng upon the ancient defenses of their liberties and sweeping them away one by one. ( Continued on page 10 ) '
•Sarah  I.,ande«.
Treasurer,   Kosooe   Brady
The
these Wcdnestlay .meetings.
Mns. James Snyder and Mrs. S.
fflcers of the newly fornied al.umni'*''"'*^'-'*   *''»'l">   •¦^<'   ^est   Chester
—The   Slith   annual   Great   Allen-. organization are:   President, town  fair this year will be held In j Sandilos;       Secretary, the   fair  grounds  at Allentown,  on  Broughton;    Treasurer,
September IT, IS, la, I'u ahd 'Jl, J Schuenberg,
James • ""^'  ''^^'- Tuesiday and roport tbat, Kobert j while   Ambler   leads   in   production ¦Tohn ' '>oWi units have been very success-
REV. HESSE RESIGNS
Fort Washington Lutheran Pastor Leaves Ministry After 3'8 Years Hev. Ferdinand Hesse, pastor of Trinity Lutheran chui'ch. Fort Was'liliiiKloii, and also of Christ Lullieran churcli, Orcland, lias for- iiially tcndt..^i'ed his resignation as minister of both charges and it is I'Ciported that he will retire froih tlie a.ctive aiiinistry The resignation is stated to fie c»ffiective at iboth chuivhes tlib first Sunday in No¬ vember.
Jlcv. Hesse's decision was a sur¬ prise to bolh congregations when, last Sunday lie announced his in¬ tention from the pulpit. Neither cliurch has mov<Kl to supply his place as y,vt. Itev. Hesse is thus coiiDpliitlng '3X years of service in tJhe ministry, and lias servetl in I'^ort Wa,>j|iiiigton ami Oreland tor nearly  twelve yo;ii-s,
A na.tivei of .Martiiisburg, West N'irginia,¦ he came to Fort Wash¬ ington, his fourlh charge, from Mmil.h.s'biirg, Md, Ht- hiwi previou.s charges :ilt New O.vford and Phila. ik-liiliia. After ills rcitiremeiit iu ,\'i>vnm.ber, he jind Mrs. Hesse in¬ tend to rci-shlc ill Ceriiumlowii,
FIRST AID CORPS AWARDS
i     T.luwe,   wiin   received   the   awards j from   the   .Aiabli'ir   First   Aid   Corp^ [of      thirly      J''iiUc:r      "Bristlccomllj" : liaiHbrushciJ,     aac     AValter     BuigUt, \ .''^imiiig'hoii.s*^;  T. Beldman, Ambler; Walter    Bunting,    Ambler;     Elmer j Hcirlzog,     Kulpsville;      Bill     Sell, , Soudiii'ton;   H.   Minei',  Acme   Store; , C.   H.    Vost,   'KUinarch;    F.   Tayhir. ; Jr.,    Anibler;    J.   Troster,    Ainlbler; ' CharV.s Wiilox, Ambler;  K. IC, Ker- . ,vchner.    Ambler;    J,    L.    MicFlwaii, I Fort   Washington;   Diana  Stiv^vis, ! Ambler; Wilson, Amlder; Mrs, Hbyt, I'A nib ler;    Bill   Amey,   Aimbler; iSkeeter   Hl.rmuji,   Aimbler;    Wairren Price,  Acme Sloirc;   Bolilby  Kinden- I'cld,  Aiiiilbliir;   Frank   Dean,   Kulps¬ ville:   .M.   I'rlian,   .AihIiUm';   Xanky Harper,     ,\nil>leir.    .losciph     Caputo, .Ainbler;  .Mbert lOly, Amiblcr;  Frank Lindenfeiser, A.nible.r;   Kdith.  I'-reas, '.Vmliler;   H,  BiM>wn,  Klkiins  Park; i .Mrs,  ]'-.  Hlo\',  -Aoiibler;   Alout,  Am¬ bler,  and  Tony   Palermo,  Atnbler,
Publi.c    Spirited    Citizens May Fin¬ ance Fence Improvement to Save School  Board—Tuition   Rates  Set —Substitute    Chosen    for    Mr. Gilliard—Principal's    Report, It   was   reported    beftae    .Ambler liorough  School  Board ut Ihe Sep¬ tember    business    sessioin    Tuesday evening   that   the  enlire   new   high scliool   building   i.s   in   use   and    is completed    except   for   a   few   de¬ tails th.t are bul  inalters of signi¬ ficance   in   tho   completinjj   of   the contracts.  Tlie  Board  now plans  to have  the grading and    landscaping done  as  soon  as   possible and   the athletic lield too must suOii be com¬ pleted.
,1. AV. t^assel, chairman of the building committee, reported that the driveways have been entirely graded, the hockey tield is complet¬ ed, tlie goal posts are up on the football Held and the track is near¬ lng completion except for the top cinders. Tlie tennis coufts are not yet done. A great deal of filling and grading has been done on the pre¬ mises and WPA labor has the greater  part   finished.
The directors considered the erection ot a wire fence, K feet liigh, about the athletic field, but llo not have available funds for the iiiiprovemeiil. However. several public spirited citizens have step¬ ped forward fo offer to stand a part of the expense and to assist in a drive for p u li I 1 c 1 y subscribed money to inclose the Held this fall. The (ost of the fence will be .near¬ ly  $J,UOO,
On the strength of this offer the directors agreed to apply for bids for a fence immediately and, it the public sliows support of the plan they will order the improvement done after bids are received on .September Jli.
It was necessary to select a substitute teacher in the place of Bruce Cllliard, instructor in chem- istr.v and mathematics, who is ab¬ sent on leave this year to serve as an instructor in the U. S. Army, The directors selected as a sub¬ stitute Melvin L. Henry, recent high school instructor in Florida^ .\'. y., and, as an allernate, if Mr. Henry refused the offer, Wilmer F. Bachman who taught at Allen- ( Continued on pace 4 )
MRS. THOMAS POTTER NOTES DISTRIBUTION
SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER HAS SENT 400 CASES TO EUROPE- GOVERNMENT APPROPRIA¬ TION—1500 SURGICAL DRESS¬ INGS MADE HERE — FORT WASHINGTON    AT    WORK.
"The .\iiiericaii Hed ('loss will send sujiplies only to coitntrles where It is allowed freedom of ac¬ tion in supervising Ihe proper dis¬ tribution of lhe materials."
This was one of the points em- lihasizcd by Mrs. Thomas Potter. .Jr., the secretar.v and pioiliiclioii (diairnian of llie .Soulhcisle^iii Pennsylvania Chapter of the Ani¬ eriean Hed Cross, in her talk before the AniMer Hed ¦Cross workers at their luncheon uieetiiifi; lasl 'I'hurs¬ day. .More Ihan lifly women beard Mrs. Poller lell ot Ihc wonderful work whicii has been and is still being done by the American Red Cross in the  war-town countries.
The Hoiifheast(;rii chapter ..r Philadelphia, nf whicii Ambler is a part, has alone sent over 4110 cases of materials lo Kurope. In relation to other cha piers iu the countr.v, this ranks hiijh and this section ts becoming known tor the i|Uantity , and   Ihe   ipiallly  of  Its   wori;.
.Mrs. Poller told Ihc women of Amhler that Hed Cross shipments of food, clothing, medical supplies etc., have reac.ied a total of If-MMKI,- (10(1. She mentioned how appfi^xi- mately $,''iOO,noU wortli of relief sup¬ plies have gone to Finland, more th,'in $,soo,(ioil to the Central area of Poland.
"Following the roiii|iicst of Poland. .iiindrciLs of llmusamls of war desttutes and refu;;ces were in desperate need of liclp in Iliia central area belween C S. H K. and that part of Polaml aiincsod by Germany," Mrs, Potter expliiiii- cd.
"The Hed Cross was assureil llioip could be complete siirervisiou of the distribiilion of its supplies in I'oland. It was lack of such assur¬ ance, along wil.l the establishmful of a blockade in Friiice, whicji brought a halt to tho active assisl¬ ance to fhe war refugees in unoc¬ cupied   i.'rance "
She  tolfl   how   t/ic   recent   alt.iclv.;
on   Creat   Brilaln  have  iieccsiSil.iteil
the  evacuation  from  cities  lo   rural
areas  of  hundreds  of   tlious.iiuls  of
( Continued on  page 5 )
AMBLER COUPLE HURT
CHIBF  OF POLICE  WISL'ER   RE¬ PORTS   FOUR   ACCIDENTS
Marlin   Collier   and   Miss    Florence Snyder    Escape   with   Bi'uises   as Car  ij  Struck  in  Rear and  Turns Over   —   Companion    Injured   — Three  Crashes  at  Gwynedd. Two   .Ambler  .resiiden.ls   woic   in¬ jured   in   a.   motor  acoid'nt   on   the Bethlehem   pike   near     HpriiiRlioiise j last    Thursday    evenin.g.    Oio-    riif I smasihefl   iii'lo   t.lie   b,'i,ck  of  aiiolhir, I causing it to strike a concrete aibul- I ment   ,uid   .overtuin    twice   into, a I fiL'Jd,
I Marlin L. Collier, l,"i Butler avc- I nue, Ainiibler, the driver of the sec-- j ond machine, had a, piece, of glass ! iieniovcid from his right eye at bhe j I'ihn Terrace hosjiital. Hb abso suf- ! fered a slight .injury ot tlie i;orehea(l I and abrasions of 't.h,e left leg. Miss 1 fi'loreiice Snydeir, 115 Main street, I .Ambler, who was also vidim^ wilh Oillier, was treated at tlilj hospital I for a cut on the left leg, a sore liiick, and bruises. Both Aveii'.e thrown , into the lKick seat of th^' car. I Miss Hu.th Wcgscheider. 4i-' Mount ; \'e,rnon street, I^in.sdaJcf, was thrown i out of the second car before it ' turned over. She is still a.t the l'>liii [ Terrace hONpifal, Liinsdale, suffei - j ing from a 'back injury, I The operator of iMie tirst iiiacliiiic j Was Morion (iolstcin, 1100 .Medary I ave, Philadelphia. Coldstein, wlio ' ( Continued on Ixige 2 )
ATTEND WORLD'S FAIR
GAZETTE'S SPECIAL TICKET OFFER
i   THE  GAZETTE   AGAIN   GIVES   PUBLIC   OPPORTUNITY    TO    OB¬ TAIN   BOOK  OF TICKETS  TO  FAIR  AND CONCESSIONS FOR    LIMITED  PERIOD
Next  week  will end  the most at¬ tractive  offer that  the Cazetle  has ever    been    privileged    lo    give    its readers.   The   free   lickets   fo      the New   Vork   World's   Fair   has   lieen jan  offer  that  i|Ulte a   nuinber  have I taken    advantage      ot.    Individuals Ihave fairly leaped al  this opportim- iity  to easily  obtain  the  pass  books that afford not only free admiHsioii jand   free   parking  at   the   Fair  but also free adniission to a number of ' pay exhibits on  the grounds. I     This  opporlunity,  that  the  "(iaz¬ ette"  has  afforded  its  readers,   was ! made   possilde     entirely       through hearty   cooperation  of   the    World's . Fair officials. Because there are yet I so  many  who have not had  oppor- I tunity  and   perhaps  enough  money I to  attend   the   Fair,   this   offer   wus juu'de    possible,      entirely      without
thought of gain, thait those lesy for¬ tunate might hare the prlvilegf to t enjoy this, the iiiosl sl iipciidoiis laiid grandest exhibit ever held in I the   world,
I To better make the ilistribiil imi lot the tickets imssible tlie (iazette has offered the tickcls lo lhe public througb competitix e nieans. and those who brought into Ihis oflice two new subscriptions to llic (ia.retfe are entitled to Ihc book of tickets.
All this week and next wcil; these books will be available ,lusl two new subscriptions and the free adniission book entitling two people to admission to the Fair ami 17 ot the leading events tliert' is won. The subscriptions of course ( Continued on pnge 2 )
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