The Ambler Gazette 19350131

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The Ambler Gazette
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VOL. LVI-NO. 40
AMBLER.   PA..  JANUARY   31,   1935
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SIOEiS IIS FINANCES
p. O. 8. of A. TO HOLD IMiPORTANT MEETING ON FEB. 11
Local Camp Ha* M»t in Ful All of Its Demands for the I'ast Year— Camp's Fiscal Statement First to Reach Advisory Committee Financial matters occupied the at¬ tention ot membei^ of Washiinston Camp No. 215, Patriotic Order aond Of America, of Ambler, at the regular weekly meeting Monday evening at which the president, Edward Wheeler, presided. The discussion was started when Assistant becretary Harry Van- degrift read a communication irom the advisory ccwwmlttee, of which the district president. Dr. E. R. Strayer, is chairman. The communication set forth among other things that some definite action needs be taken for the caimp to maintain the splendid high rating  heretotore enjoyed.
The communication also commended ftJie finance officials, which include Edward Assenheimer, flnancial secre¬ tary, and Edward Landry, treasurer, for their promptness In forwarding the financial^ statement of the camp, pointing out the fact that the local camip's report was the flrst to be received. This advisory comimittee further suggested through the com¬ munication that a meeting, to be at¬ tended by all members of the camp, should be held Monday evening, Feb. 11, at 8 in the camiP room in the "Gazette" building, at which time the advisory conwnittee will be persent to   consider  the  finances.
The discussion that followed the reading of the letter, assures that the members intend to co-operate with the  committee  in  every  respect.
Treasurer Landry said, "While the financial condition of the camp is sound, some losses have been sustain¬ ed over which the camp had no con-
Turner  and   Newaills'  Successful  Year
The News Chronicle ot London, Emg., in the flnancial report published In Us issue of Nov. 30, 1934, made the following an'iioui\:',eme( Hot / in¬ terest to Ambler readers, in view of the connection with the Keasbey and Mattison Co., established during that year:
ITurrver and Newa'.ls \vere main¬ tained. After hours, the company an¬ nounced net trading profits of 714,- 228 pounds for 1934, against 406,666 pounds In the previous year. The final dividend, as forecast, is to be 7 1-2 percent, making 10 percent, against 5 percent in 1933. The carry¬ forward is 130,513 pounds, against 106.120   pounds.
Robert  M.  Hughes  Dies  Suddenly
Robert M. Plughes, of Barren Hill, died suddenly Tuesday morning, aged 78, years. The remains were taken in charge of by Undertaker Jesse F. Davis, of Ambler, and funeral services will be hoVi Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his parlors, with In¬ terment in  Cold Point Cemetery.
The deceased was a retired employe of the Norristown State Hospital. Death was due to a heart attack. He resided with his grandson, William M. Hughes, of Germantown Pike, Barren  Hill.
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DR.
GORDON     ADDRESSTS     THE SCHOOL   ASSEMBLIES
LESS IHAN IN 1
REDUCTION  LAST ,YEAR OVER PRECEDING
Pleads ifor Return to the Idea's and Principles of the Relieion of Our Fathers Jn Solution of Problems of  Juvenile   Delinquency
Dr. Gifford iGordon addressed the combined Senior and Junior High Sichool assemblies Tuesday after¬ noon, .Tan. 2'2nd. He iportrayed in an Interesting and forceful manner the necessity of the development of sterl¬ ing character by the youth of America in order that they may cope successfully v^ith the many vital problems of the immediate future. Dr. Gordon indicated that a revived reverence for the home and a renew¬ ed respect for parental authority, together with a return ot the ideals and principles of the "religion, ot fathers," will to a large extent solve the problem of juvenile delinquency in America. He has spoken to more than 600,000 j'oung people throughout the United States and he bases his observations   oni a  "wide  experience.
The Lansdale girls won a closely contested game with • the Ambler girls on Friday. The flnp.1 score was 21-19, and the game was the closest and most exciting seen on the home floor this year. The Lansdale girls came here with a great reputation. They .are leading the Eux-Mont Girls' I>ea«ue and had just won from Springfield the week belore by a 20- 12   score,     so  the    local    girls    knew
Irom.  the    .start  that   it  would  be    a Criminal     Court   Costs   Wiere    $11,339  tough     battle,      and     they     certainly Over     the   Expense   of   1933—Trials   pl.ayed   a     fine  g^ame,   fl.i^shting     every in   INumber—Judges     and , minuto,  and playing the visitors even
LWD FREE CONCERT
To Be Given Next Tuesday Evening in Ambler  High  School
The LWD Symphonic Band, com¬ posed of 40 musicians, including one lady vocalist, will give Its free concert in the auditorium of the Ambler High Schoo'.; next Tuesday evening .at 8 o'¬ clock. No admission charge and no offering.
The program which follows, will be rendered under the direction of Prof. L. Marsella,  of Norristown:
"Washington Grays" (M.arch), Gra- fulia; "Willi.a.m Tell" (overture^ Ros¬ sini: "Victor Hierbcrt's Favorites." V. Herbert; "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" V. Herbert, Louise Falone. soprano "Commodore  Concert Polka,'
BENEFIIA SUCCESS
SPLEf-JDID     PROCRAf^     PRESENT¬ ED   EY   LOCAL TALENT
O'd iFort t?.ice Club Assisted by Miss Deede Jones and Other Talent De¬ light Large Audience in Ambler Opero   house
A large and appreciative audience C^hajn- i fiileil the Ambler Oixra House on bers G. Krebel. trumpet soloist; "il i Tiu'sday evcnini:; and enjoyed a Trovatore" (aelectionsi, Verdi; "Poet i "Plendld progrgam presented by the and Warrior" (Symphonic March). F.' Old Fort Glee Club assisted by Miss Marshall; "La Travlata" Verdi: D<iu1se Deede Jones .and her d.ancing chorus Falone, (sonrano); "Blue Danube" and other t.a'.ent in a benefit given (Waltz)   Strau'"s;   "American  Fantasy'
T'oi^ant;       r-including    with Spangled Banner."
Increase District   Attorney  Credited Despite   the   fact   103   more   defen¬ dants    were    tried     in   the    criminal courts     of   Montgomery   county     last
the North Penn Community Centre "Star; Orchestral selections «i>oned <he program, raid the beautiful dancing chorus preser'ted its "Collegiate Danca'J The 'Old Fort Glee Club sang "Vil;ins Song" .and "Dear Land of Home." and then Miss Doris Comer Iwautifuily executed an acro¬ batic   dance.
I- ¦trument.al selections followed by members of the Glee Club—^Ed¬ ward J. Foulke, James A. Serator,. Herbert     Glockner,     .7.   Plorrls    Price
  1 and     .lohn     Alexander     Jones     with
_   .. I mandolins,   and   Fii.ank  Fulginiti  pl.ay-
CLUB     HOLDS     ITS        MONTHLY   i,i.,   pait.ar.s.   Albert  Langbein   render-
CLOSED   MEETING led   a   Irariteme   solo,   and   the   chorus
 — fo:i(!wed with  a tap dance.
President Ewing hears Committee! Messrs. Thomas McC^iellan. John Keports—Oscar H. Stillwagon Mem- Dallas, A. J. Mathias and John M. orializes       Presidont Rooseva. .,  Deacon   .cave     vocal   selections.     and
Birthday—James H. Nicys tpeaks. Kdith Niblock ard Carl Sabold ex- Ambler Kiwanians held their .month- \ ecuted .an "Apache Dance," assisted ly closed meeting on Tuesday even- ; b.v the chorus. The Glee Club follow¬ ing, and I'resident Ewing heard com- ert with "Stenka Razin" and "Al'ah's mittee reports as the year's work is Ifolliday," .and during the Intcrmis- being   prepared.   The   minutes   of   the j sion   the     orchesi  ,i,  presented     selec-
dirctors'   meetings   ¦were   read.
tions  under 'the   leader.shlp  of  Clifford
trol. Neverthless, to protect the future! year  as  compared   to   1933,   a   saving
some action must be taken." The secretary was instructed to notify all meimibers to attend the imeeting on Monday evening, Feb.  11.
Before adjournment, President Wheeler gave a brief resume of the camp's financial activities during the year, setting forth the fact that all demands made by the relief committee have "been met in full, a fact that few fraternal organizations can e^ual, which is most gratlfyinq; in view oC ^he stress caused by the depression years.
Colony  Club   Meeting   Postponed
The program that Was to have been presented at a meeting of the Ambler Colony Club, Wednesday, will be given on February 27. The snow;storm caused the postponeiment of the meeting. The speaker ¦was to have been Wilfred Percy Bartlett of the Little Forum, Philadelphia. The next meeting is on Fetoruary 18.
Police Pension Association Elects John C. Taylor
At the annual meeting of the Chel¬ tenham Township Police Pension As¬ sociation,  these officers  were  elected:
President, John C. Taylor; Vice- presidents, Clarence L. EJderer and Henry Wessel, Jr.; Secretary, T. Morris Perot, 3rd, and Treasurer, Ed¬ win Linson. A Board of Directors was also selected. i
Plans as announced at the meet¬ ing call for an Intensive mem'bershlp drive, to be started about February 22, with team captains to be announc¬ ed at a later date.
Mr. McCullough to Wed  Next Satur¬ day
Mrs. Robert Houston King, of Ard¬ more, will be matron of honor and only attendant at the marriage of her , * Bister, Miss Eleanor Ijoulse Sausser, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Emerson R. Sausser, of Wynnewiood, and Mr. Joseph S. 'MlcCulloch, Jr., of Haver¬ ford, which will take place at 4o'clock next Saturday in AJI Saints Church, Wynnewooa.
'The Rev. Dr. Gibson Bell, rector of the church, will officiate. ,
Mr. Joseph S. McCuUoch will be best man for hts son.
There will be no reception.
Upon their return form the wedding trip, Mr. McCuUoch and his bride Will occupy an apartment at the Mermont, Bryn Mawr. i
Feed the   Birds
While suffering has been Intense lor Montgomery countians during the blizzard and cold wave, offlicials of the Montgoimery County Fish, Game and Forestry Association state that it' Is ultimately worse for feath- ereri -'ind furred triends of county residr4|sp.
"Pierre feed the birds and animals during the present period of intense weather," was the plea of the sports¬ men and nature lovers. "Grain, food¬ stuffs and other necessities for their ¦' continued life should be placed in available places," the statement add¬ ed.     1
Poy Scouts and farmers will co¬ operate In tho feeding, the Associa¬ tion pleads.
of $11,339.97 In court costs was ac¬ complished over the amouiitt spent In 1933, a statement given out by Colonel George Wander, solicitor for the   County   Controller,   states.
Court costs in 19a3 were '$49,395.05 and in 1934, $38,385.08. Cases affect¬ ing 8£'7 defendants Were disposed of in 1933, and in 1634, cases involving ICOO  defendants  were  heard.
Attorney Wanger and Controller William Irvin give credit for this saving to Judges Knight and Corson and Danneho'wer and District Attor- ne^   Stewart   Nase. ¦
"Controller Irvin has authorized me to state that this jreport lor the year 1934 will show a very substan¬ tial reduction In appropriations which cover court expenses," Attor¬ ney Wanger  states.
"In 1933 the county paid jury fees oif $28,475.0,2. In 1934, it paid for the frame   item,   $21,305.69.
"^\1itness fees in 1933 wore $12,914.- 03 while In 1934 they were $11,394.39; while the exipenses for tipstaves was reduced from $8,323.50 in 1933 to $3,65E   in ,1934. f
"This   reduction   is   more   significant
"This reduction is more signifi¬ cant," Mr. Wanger says, "Because of the fact that cases affecting 837 defendants were disposed ot in 1933, while in 11934 cases affecting 1000 defendants   were  disposed   of.
"The Corf.rdller feels that this very substantial saving to Montgom¬ ery County, coupled with the trans¬ action of a greater amount of crim¬ inal business, is due to the careful supervisioi^ Of Jfresidlent Judge K(night, .with the full cooperation of both Judges Corson and Danne¬ hower and of the District Attorney's office."
ail the w.ay. Oberholtaer, of Lansdale, starred for the visitors, an.l Dolores Saunders, new Sophomore for^ward, was resiponsible for most of Ambler's score. 1     I
Ambler High's fighting quintet stopixed a powerful Ijansdafo five, last Friday! at Amb'.er, by a score of 32-27. Ambler started off strong, and at the end of the flrst quarter had a lead of three points. However, during the second quarter. Ambler went into a slump, scoring only 3 points to Lansdale's 9. The half- time score was Ambler 13, Lansdale le. >
Atter the 10-minute rest, AmKer came out and piled up a lead of 7 points before the third quarter was over. Then Ambler took It easier and held a .safe !level until the last whistle   blew.
Once again B'urrell led the list of Scorers, having 13 points. Maffet Igave him plenty ot competition, but followed with 11 points. Amey plung¬ ed up to his true *orm by going out of the game on personals, but while playing, he scored 7 Ipoiuta. Sincox the tall Lansdale center, beat out Amey   with   8   polnt.s. .  i
The Ambler second team broke its losing streak hy defeating Lans¬ dale's second to the score ot 22-21. Kimmlriiger was high scorer with nine points, and Leach followed with 8  points.
Library   Plans   Anniversary
12 years .ago on the 14th of Febru¬ ary was begun, with a total of 12 books, the nucleus of an institution which that year was formally charter¬ ed   as  the  Ambler  Public  Librarj'.
Bach year Jias seen a gain In pub¬ lic interest and in the number of borrowers from the library, until now the number of volumes accessioned has reached 8,399, with an annual circulation   of  14,453.
In March, 1934 it •eras found neces¬ sary to employ a full-time librarian. Miss Margaret iDalley, of Lansdale, so that_ the library might adeiiuately serve  the  community.
All non-fiction books -were com¬ pletely cat.a'iOgued during the year, and the books from the Union Library Company of Upper Publtn have "jeen gradually added to tne shelves. The library has assembled an unusually fine  collection  of books for children.
Last year the libr.ary made an ap¬ peal to the people of the community to provide funds to help carrj- on the work. To the generous response to this call the progerss made this year, can be attributed. A similar call will be made on this Viirthday anniversary for   funds   to   continue   this   splendid!
HELP AVAILABLE FOR THE BLIND Ai M
FIRST   PAY    F.OLL    CF   31    NAi.lES RECEIVED   JAN.   18
1500 Applicationo for CId Age As¬ sistance Now Boing Invostitjatod— Montg. County Board cf Adminis¬ tration.
Mrs.   Bcrthold   Jr-'trau.'^s,   st-ovo'.:ry   i .' the  Montgi/mury  Cuuiily   ;\l(>t!i"    '  A' sistance   'I'lustees,   and  a   nu;:,
the State Wide <;omniitteo on -i, -^-j
Assistance,   who   has  ju.st  C'.-nie   hacK. from   llarris'uurg   where   she   ;iii'n.i    i a   state-wide     ineeling     on Assistance on January 24 sta'.' -     :.
the General Assentbl of 1935 will be asked to increase the appropriatimi to   the     Mothers'      Assistan:,-e      i'':•..i
sufliciently to care for m- mothers with children  li' are  eligilile t;ir Mothers' Pennsyl'v-.i!r.;i   Init  who  (
111
service  in  our  community. i
drive I Brants at  im'  iiresent t;;ii
S3   mothers.
Details   of   the   pl.ans  for   the and   for   celebrating   the   anniversary | will be  published later.
lack   of   f.iiul.^.
children     ai i'     on       the    Mi :
County  waiting  list,   aiul   ;
among   the   mothers   aiui   .
the   State   waiting   list.   .\lis
says.
Mrs.    Strauss    Btalvrt    t!i:i'    ;i; present   time   153   ni'i'Liicrs   \'..i ; children   are    recelvin.t;-   Moti sistance   i;r:i:its   in   this    I'l.i:; approximate..-    M'lO    imiiii.-is     i State  as  a  wlmlc. ¦¦'I'li!'  iniii,
mothers  on  tlio waitin'j;  list gomerv  County   is  more   thim DISCUSS   [PRESENT   'DAY    WORLD ; [,1^  number receiving Krar,t^.   •
PROBLEMS
Outcome of Hlilierism in Germany— Should United States Enter the World Courti—D. R. Weedon Greeted   as   New   Member
The   Rotary   Club   of   Ambler     heM
Treasurer George Davis gave his re-   Geary, view  of  the  fiscal  activities,  and  the       The   second   part   opened   with     the budget   comjnittee   presented   its   re-   chorus       presentin-       the       "Carioca
port covering proposed expenditures | Dance," and the Glee Club /followed ! its Tegular meeting Wednesday at for the present year. William Bur- ' with "Calm Ee Thy Sleep" and "The I Niblock's Restaurant. The President, nett, Walter Reller and J. Karl Nash ¦\Vindlin.g IXoadj" ilnstrument.al selec-j Ralph E. Frey, presided. S. Cr.rl were appointed an auditing c aumittee.   tions!  were ther» given by the mando-
Postniaster   Stl^¦^vagon,   in   View   of   Un   i\nd   M-i'itar  artists. President    Roosevelt's   birthday      this       After     tho     quartPt   had     rendered Wednesday, gave a short biogi-aphical ' several   selections   Miss   Deede   Jones sketch   of  the  President. : and   Mr.   Hamilton   Moore   lieautifully
Comimittee reports were heard, with interjireted a waltz d.ance, and were the program committee outlining in-! e,-,cored. IMr. Langbein followed with teresting  meetings   for   the   next   few , baritone  solos   and   as  a  closing   en-
months.
President   ,E^ving   presented   James H.  Nicols  as  a guest,  and  the  latter.
core   s.ans'   by   request   "I   Passed   by Her  Window."
The   dancing     chorus     executed     a
a   returned   missionary   from      Syria, ; brilliantly costumed       and  beautifully gave   a   talk   on     conditions   in     that, rendered     "Sailor     Dance,"   and     the | country,  and   the  pre.sent  program  of; q,];,^ Club Joined  in  "Anchors Away," aid extended  with  especial     reference • .j^itj,   ^j^e  entire  comimnv gi-acing the to   the   work   among   the   young.   Hisjgtage  as  a  closing number.
and
j     All    the  numbers    were    gr.acefully
WANT   LARGE   UNITS
School Agitation Still a Proposition at Harrisburg One of the points in the 1935 citizens' legislative program for public school recovery is provision for larger units of school organization and ad- Tnlnlstratlon. Dr. James N. Rule, Sup¬ erintendent of Public Instruction, said recently that such provision should be made on a permissive basis and that any legislation which might be I adipoted should contain, among others, the  following  features:
1. The school population of any district should be large enough to operate a complete twelve-year pro¬ gram  economically and efficiently.
2. The Unit should provide for an adequate and flexible program of study adapted to meet the needs ot pupils; for local professional leadership, and! for economical and efficient tax col¬ lection, school administration, bud¬ getary control, transportation of pupils, planning and maintenance of school plants, purchase of textbooks, supplies and  equipment.
3. The county unit seems obviously to  be  the  ideal  pl.an  for  many  areas
Lansdale Advertising Man Honored More than 60 delegates and regional newspaper representatives attended a business meeting and round-table conference of the Interstate Advertis¬ ing Managers' convention at Penn Lee Hotel, Shamokln, the discussion featuring subjects relative to news¬ paper advertising and methods of development.
The convention closed with a lunch¬ eon served 'In the .banquet room. Judge C. K. Morganroth delivered the principal  address.
Offlcers  were elected  as follows: David   Knipe,   president,     Lansda'te, Pa.;   C.   E.   Efberly,   CoatesviUe,    Pa., secretary;   C. Wesley Stone, treasurer
remarks   were   both   interesting
educational. | and     beautifully     executed,   and     the
Next Tuesday the program will be artists well deserved the generous presented by home talent. Mr. Still- applause from the appreciative audi- w.agon win review the mail service. ^ ^n^^ ^„ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ originated its origin and development, and, „„j coached by Miss Jones, and an Harvey Sabold will comment on the , „^j^ji„^ ^^^^ spontaneously tendered Kiwanis Magazine .and its articles for I thig ch.ai-ming personality as the the month. I An^,   curtain  fell. •
John Burton, HaviriK .disposecW ^he dancing chorus comprised: his local business mterests, tendered jj^i^l^ Nibl-ck, Pett^ Angeny, Janet his resignation, which w.as accepted Br.adley, Ann Fox, Bettv St.ackhcni.se with regret, and expressed best wishes i j,j^,^ McAndrews, Fifl Seiner P.atty for   th«   success   of   his   new   line   of, j,^,^^^,.^   ^ ^. -   ^^^
activit|r. in  a  wider  field. P.tty     ^^^^.^^      „^,^^   j^^_^^      ^j^,^^
d ..       L,-  , B, Michael,   Hetty   Colfax,   Ja:-e  Morgan,
Zinfi^erman   Has   Highway   Plan Peggy  Amey,     Nancy |Gordon,    Pesg>-
A   proposal   th.ait   nlmost   $1.1000.000   'Gordon,     Genevieve     Comer,       Doris
be transferred from the motor license  Comer,     Ado'iphine     Bereuthcr       and
fund     lo  huHd   roads     in   local     com- \ Mickey Kauffman.  Jlis.s  Marion John-
munitifes   is   considered   by   the   House i «on,   pianist.
Appropriations   Committee.
A  bill  t'o  make thalt .amount  aval' able   during   1930   and   1937   was   in¬ troduced    by Ellis  Zimmerman,  of Lansdale,
At     present,     local     t;ix     revenues ;'^f'"iia.s     I'ieix-e,
Members of the Old Fort Glee Club are: C. W. Howell, 'G. A. Barby, Wm. J. Hough.  Paul  T. RosS, F. Ken-
,Represontative   WSlliam | ""th   ,Ivlooi-e,   Li:iXord   Preston.   George
Hogg,   first   tenors;    S.   W.   Constable,
K:dwa.r(f       p\)ulke.
are used for huflding local roads, j t^has. ^D. Jones, ponald Cassel, For- and Zimmerman says his measure! rest Bllenberger, I^eroy Nuss, second would  ease the burden  ol  local  taxes, j'^no'^s;   Ralph Klien,  Russell Conover
IHe f^ays that Iwhile Per^sylvania has ICS.OOO' miles of .".treets and roads, $70,000,000  collected   annual'y   through
Carl Sabold, i.f. Ward Moffett, James Buck, H. IX Steinbrlght, .Albert Langbein,   Thomas   McClellan,   R.   ,K.
the   gasoline   tixx     and   motor   license j ^_'"'iS.   "rst     bass;   IPhilip    Bytheway
fees  is spent on- 3f,«00  miles of  naain
Bridge,   N.   J.   Directors   elected   are: i highw^ays  in  the State  system.
J.   Monroe   Boyer.   Shamokin,   and   L. C.  Atwood,  Bethlehem.
The next quarterly meeting will be held April 5 nnd 6 at Bethlehem, and the one following that at Haz:leton, July  19  and  20.
The   School   Tax
Transfer of the public school bud¬ get from the local', jurisdiction to that of the State is not likely to oc¬ cur for the simple reason that de¬ mands on the State In the present situation are so large and create such a deficit that St.ate revenue cannot very well meet the requirements of I complete maintenance of the public system. If a State Income tax -were to be levied, the present rate of State contribution to public school mainten¬ ance wojild take a considerable part of the proceeds and the balance would be of little material aid in reducing the local assessment.
But   there   are   good   and   su'fflclent
His bill is designed to a.id in main¬ taining the remainin.g 73,000 miles of roads writhout additional loca' taxes)   on   real   estate.
Zimimerman proposes that the <ap- propri.atlon out of the motor license fund   be   divided   this   vmy:
Philadelphia,  $3.00(1.000.
Pittsburgh,   $1,163 500.
Scranton,    $l,02'7,'in0.
Third   class   cities,   $1,680,900.
Eoroufxhs   and   incorporated $617,200.
First-class    townships,    $11,352/000.
In second-class townships alloca¬ tion made on basis of miles of road and   population.
The money would be paid qua-- terly to the political subdivision.'; the  flrst  payment  on  March   1,   1936.
William Buchanan, Jr., George Far¬ rington, Martin Reihei-, Jiinies Little, William Godwy, Jr., John .Dallas and Robert Hagg, second bass. Clifford Geary, conductor, and Italph W. l-'avis,   pianist.
Garner, a member ot the Jenkintown Club, was a visitor. Bir.hday greet¬ ings v.-ere extended to Harmon Kin¬ ney, Bill Donahue and llaiTy Wal¬ ton. The President introduced a new meni'.jer, D. R. Weedon. Mr. Weedon was foriuer'.y a member of thf Rotary Club of Boston, where he es¬ tablished a very enviable record for himself  as  an  active  Rutaritvn. ,   , ,    .
The program  w.as  in, charge  of the !'*"^, admin.stratK.n   ." InternationH        Sen-vice     ' Committee, j'"i"".  5"='   -"-'i"   f''^?^'"";        -\""l"'^r' Thomas     A.   Foulke,   chairman.     Th^i ^^^'f-^""' ^'"'V^ yf^^'"';  ''";;: 'V\.   '"
.^aker   was   to   have   been  Joseph  J.^f^*^^ ^'^l'^^       iT    t'r     ^il^rn      , ._  ,....   .„   ,,,_   .,,',, I sions,  and  have  ffPatned   fXr'PKTTOSisfc
cases  mothers  who  are  p^ci: . waiting  list   must wait  .r-  1 months   before   their   appi be  acted  upon."   she  adl    I, ln.g these long niontlw tin ¦.   ' to  endure   untold   hni-ilsiiips, the   mothers   and   the   i hildri in   health."
The     State     appropriation Mothers'   Assistance     Fund bicniiir.ni    1933-1934   i,-,   $4.11". the      aiiiinipriiition      tn      ^! County is ?1 !:i r.;.T. T'v   . tion   to   the   dainty   hk---';    l dollar for dollar by th:> CVni: missioners.  Durin.t:  thf   ]¦:¦'.   ' by   action   of   the   1.. sponsibilities   of   th" ance   Fund    liiiv"      Im i  i trebled   by   the  ;u ¦:i,:;iiii:   '
-It
:h1
Alexander,   a   member   of   the   Rotary Club   of  Philadelphia.   Due   to   .an   un avoidable   circumstance,   Mr.   Alex,and er   was  i.ntable   to   be   present.   Chair
They have received over   ¦
tions   for   Old   Ago   Assist
p. I applications     arc     bein.tr
iil','a-
man Tom called upon, different mem-
several problems, one of which was \ "What Will Be the Outcome of Hit- lerism in Germany?" Another ques¬ tion wa,s "Should the United States Enter the World Court'?" These questions    were     discussed   at   length i
rather   slowly,   due   tn   t! i needed   in   vcrlf.vinq-   th j for   Old   Age   Assi:^;:':v .• j the   law.       Thi'.- •   ¦,>:,¦   ¦ [were in the Jlotlu rs^  .\--i offlce  before  .Tan,   i.   i:'-' found   eligible,   will   I'l .i i
as well  as  Januar
¦a;it ¦
by   the     members,   and   showed     that
pay
roll   ol*   31    nanir
i Assistance was  receive.1
thejt are  deeply  Interested in  solving j „„ j,,nuaiT IS. A s.
questions,   and     that   they  are     doing ! ^^  ^^   additional   names  w
on  January  24th.
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a great  deal of  thinking  about  them. Motorists
n .,    u     J       «      A   . Mother's Assistance,  r'ind Pensions,
Demand^Hands-off      Auto | ,^^^  ^^,^,   ^^^^   ..X,.i„,a.ro   av.  ,..M.,r,i,-=-
Automobilo    clubs   of      Philadelphia i [j^'J'^j^j^^,;^,.^'   ,\,;sh=t;Mve   '     '   ¦. '    '
and   other  sections   of   the  (State   are I   ^^^,^,,, ^^ -. „.r.r,."n ac. '
demanding     the       Legislature     "keep , (^^^;j.^,,j. j,„. ,„.^,.,,,p,Vp., ¦   ¦  :,       ,:
years,   and   -< i- ' ¦ -     w'tho-it     i^--iv. Other meml.r-rs oi the Board in  M''n<-
reasons,  such "as  Dr.  Broome  has re-
in  Fennryi;rnVa.''ln"'othe;"7r;as"'the|^«"t'y   P°'"tf<3   °^\ '"''f,**'*', ''"^^' enlarged community unit, built around, P",^>'=„.,f,^'°°ii^^/„»>l";^„be'-^«tamed,
Visiting    Nurse    Society    Benefit A   musloalp'     wil'l   be   held   in     the
Hatfield   Man   Injured   in   Storm
l.inded by the blizzard, David Wis- mer. 7t", Hatfield coin collector, wallc- ed into the piith of an AHentown limited train south of the Hatfield towns, I depot at 3.20i Wedr^esday alterrboou and Bustiiined a t'nactured rib and cuts about  the body.
Wismer failed to observe the ap¬ proaching motor cor and the motor- man, Charles Siirague, of Perkasie, endeavoi-cd to sound the siren, but snow and frigid weiither had silenced the _horn.
The motorm.an .applied the bralies, but the l^e covered rails oniy caused the   electric   driven     vehicle   to     skid
and     Wismer   was     caught   by     the Springfield   Twp.   Iligh     School       oni^ront   bumper   an'   dragged   a   .short
was
Wednesday  evenlng.^^Feb.  i6,  .at J-^iJ , ^isianco   along  "the "tnaTk." He
o'clock for  the  benefit  of  the Spring-
! dragged   In  fron't of   the  oar  and   the
  . clety. Several members of the Orpheus
existing   population   centers,   may   be I ^^^^  P"'''"^  schoojl  system  is  a  State; ^mb  will   sing    songs,    John  R.  Ott, preferable. i '"^titution and it is set up and oper- , ^j^^^^ j,,   ^y^^ Albert Zimmerman,
' ated   under  a   State   code,   wh ch   es-i „  .^atna': Brown, Andrew R. McCow^i, tablishes;      and     enforces     minimum
fleld-Whitemarsh   Visiting   Nurse   So-! f_;;;r ,;,, V" "'   '""  '""   '^""   ""¦
„.„f,.   «„„„.., „,.„,,.„,.„ „, .u„ r,..„1,o„„ ! "^"'"^ "^^  the car and  the he.a^-y snow
Lansdale Pastor4/>n Tour Abroad Rev. A. L. Murray, pastor of the. First Baptist church, Lan,sdale, left Saturday aboai^^ the steamship "P.oma" to visit the Holy Landl. IHe win visit churches in Asia Minor and Biblical points of Interest In Athens and   Italy and   the  islanda  near  SicI
4. It Is desirable that larger units of school adimlnistration be organized so as to become effective the first Monday in July, 1937. Such reorganiz¬ ed districts should be eligible for in¬ creased State appropriations proposed for the biennium 1937-39, so that in¬ creased appreprlatlons m<ay be trans¬ lated into reduced tax rates and a better   educational   program.
Drive  on   Short  Weight   Scales
standards   of   eflflclent   schooling,   and contributes   for   their   maintenance   in I
accoimng   lo  a  more i ^^^^ Henrietta  RIddell,   of  Jen-1 ;•;;.¦¦;¦'. "   "":'"'^""-,     "'''"'^-   ana     was
™"'^ "f ""°'T; r 1 Wntown. will put\n several interpre-i '"'"'"^ .at a low me of .speed. J   nange   of   local   ad-   ^^^^^^^   ^^ ^^^.^.^^   ^.^,^^,.     j.^;,,,: U  w^as   procee,ling  toward   Norristown
d    It   v^.ould   be     un- Cornmnn   will i ;^""  ^^'"^ ^  '"'""t.'s  behind scheduled
oresent   nolicv  of co-1 '^'     .        „_,__,    , ..._ i time. ,
school  districts,  according  to a  more or less fixed form there   is   a   wide ministration,   an
fortunate If the present policy of co¬ operation between the State and the local .school district were to be dis¬ turbed. Philadelphia would not want Its public school system wholly man- and I aged   and   directed   from   Harrlsiburg,
Joseph   T.  'Him|s  and  George  Buzby. ,John Ott wil'l accompany himself in some  solos.    George  Buzby  will  play
prevented   serious   in.jury   to  the   man.
Wismer was taken to the office of .Dr. R. Z. Cope and was later re¬ moved to  his  home.
The trolley had departed from the Hatfield depot, le.'*;! than lOO feet ¦awaj)   a   mument     before,   and
the hands off the motor fund," return money borrowed from the fund .and prevent increase in the gasoline tax. Thousands of names are being af¬ fixed to i>etition3 circulating through' the State, it hag been announced by the Phil.adelphia Auto Clrb, The petitions to be presented |to the Leg¬ islature,  request  that  body  to:
1. Provide for ifull and immediate return ot all fuiiids borrowed from the motor vehicle fund for relief purposes.
2. Assure the people of Pennsyl¬ vania that at no time during ithe present admlnistnation ^vili highway funds be expended lor any purpose othen, th<an the continued and I.roper development   of   th©   liiighway^ system.
3. Assure nioitorists the amount of gasoline tax will M based solely upon the needs of the highw,ay sys¬ tem, which at present do not Justify increase   in   the   levy.
"Etvery county .and township in the Commonwealth wiil be well rep¬ resented in Itho dietition-'s," said Ed¬ ward ,S. Gable, president of the Pennsylvania IMotor,     Federation.
"Clubs all ov^r the State report thousands  of   n.ames  already  affixed."
,The Keystone Automobile Club is W.aging a islmilar fight in behalf of iiiiotqri.«rts. J. Porton. Weeks, presi¬ dent,   said:
"There are insi.'itent rumors the Iiresent Legislature will undertake to divert Large sums from the motor fund to ipurposes in no way a.ssocl- ated with higliway^s or motoring. 'ICImergency relict' Is ojiiong the pur¬ poses   mentioned.
"A progressive arjd far-sighted adminintration will need every ce.it of highway contr}buti(ms in, the next four years to modernize the highway system. Any diversion in funds wi'.l result n,ot o.ily in taking mon"y from the motorists under lalse pre¬ tenses, but actually depriving them of the safe roads they have a right to  demand."
gomery   County   an •. Perris,       iPresident,    f "¦ i Besse    IjonTeneeker,    Ti-v ristown;    Mrs.   "^T:^rli^"t berth:   Miss Mar.ierio  Mi ford;   Mrs.   Mar-nret   f', ristown:  Mrs. Flla P.e-'.n
:'::ure' ToWl
riiri ¦ ...   T
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ly,  Greece  and  Rhodes,   returning by I     Pennsylvania's   State,   county
Foster.    During    his    aibsenco .tf    11 i city  inspectors   of weights  and   mea- The   suggestion   that  a  State  tax   be
Sundays,   the  pulpit  will   be occupied   sures   made   a   total   of   1,409,447   in- nubstltuted   for  the   local   sehool   levy
by  William    Adams,   ot  the    Eastern j spections  during 1934,  according to  a jg a good deal like proposing the sale
Donates    Rabbits   to    Needy    Folk
-J              „        ., _ ._ _ „ .     . The   relief   comimittee   of   the   Lions
Baptist   Theoloirlcal   Semlna,ry,   Phila-| report made public recently by Secre-| of   apical   birthright   for   a  ^mess   of ^ club.    Souderton,   received   siK     large
ing, accompany her. The School Orchestra will open the program, and Helen, Carroll Snyder wiil mlake the an¬ nouncements in her usual attractive manner. The  tickets are 75  cents.
Sohool   Tax   Increase
delphla.
|lcav. Mr. 'Murray has been granted a leave of absence with pay by his consregatlon.
tary  of  Internal    Affairs,   Philip     H. | pottage.—Phila. Evening Bulletin. •Dewey.   Inspections   of   scales   of   all typos,    pumps,     package,   and   basket groods were included in the total.
j rabbits  from    State  Game    I'rotector IA mbrose   Gerhart,   which   were   killed
Upper   More'iand   Tax   Rate
The Board of Comniissioners of Upl>er Morc'and Township has fixed the 1935 Bud.iTet at $70,128.43, and set tho san.e tax rate as last ye.ar—8 mills   for     general   township   purposes
on     sewer
The average per capita school tax levied in Pennsylvania Increased 69 ] and ,5 mills tor 'Interest cents in the ten-year period from 1923 , bonds, to 1933. Ten years ago the average was $3.01) and It is now $3.69. Not all school districts levy a per capita tax. The miiximum Is $5.00. In 1933 tho average for second class districts was
—^State   police  at Doylestown   made   by a  ferret.     They    w^ere    distrbuted   $3.22;   third clas.s school districts, $3.- 521  arrests in 1934. , to   needy   families   in   Souderton. 85;'and fourth class districts, $3.68.
•Tulia A. Radford, died on Sund.iy at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Robert M. Compton, aged 66 years. The funer.al was held this Wledncs- d.ay from the DavLs parlors, followed by  interment  in   Rose   Hill  Cfificterj-;.
Recional   Youth   Conferc
A   regional   youth   cen'"i'ren posed   of     aporoximately      i cate.,  from   Philade'phia, Bucks,   Chewter   and   Be! ties   and   Southern   New be   held     in   Phi'adelphia.      be'-.irii'm Friday   eveneing.  .March   29.   nnd   e-n- tinuIn.T   thruuTh   until   Suiil   v noon.  March  31.
Conferences   on   nine   siili'- ing  with     Toneral     t.henT^.    ¦' Youth   Buildhr-T   a   New   Wur'.d."    \,  :i be   held      Frida.v   evening,      f^ntnv,;-n.- morning   .a.",d   .aftemoun   ami A   banquet     will   be     lield evening. I
A'l   churches   are   ir.'.tred   tn   vecistiT their     Ipastors.        one      ii.lu people's      loader        and      lniii people   between      the   a;v' s   i ¦ , :. I
24.
Sellersvllle   Parkway   Gurvry
The     survey     of     the     .S' ' P.arkv.'ay  Commission  whiieli  li conducted,  by     fl\-e   .lairveyors   um' > , the   past     month,   li-   now     comple,   .i. It   revealed     that   it   will   be   pos.si;i! ¦ to   construct     <a   new   duni   ."bout     \i'..\ feet   north   ot   .Main   street   and   al,i..u! 2m .feet  south of the site  of  th"  f",.- mer I..;>ke Lerifi.pe dam .at .a i able  saving  on  material.
IThe  old    dam  was  ali^- long, v.'hilo the  new one    ,, 77  feet   in   length.
Tha   r,ew   loeati'in    is   i>:i'.-:. cause   thei-e   will   bo   no  .mill   r;;i..u     -^o be   located.     It   is   expected   th it,     t'e' l-.rnject    will    cost    approxima. 00(1'.
Local   Industry   ThreateneJ
Clothing manufactures of unii •¦.¦ North Penn admltK dly are disturbed over proposed amendment of the in. n',^ clothing code which would fm; li.i' curtail  hours and  increa;      '
Whatever the objei i changes in the code may bi,- ia ili, ,>,>-. the North Penn mamif.utur'rs en,i- tend that the praelicai cfreet «ill i,,> the destruction of the indu.stry in thf smaller centers and the further con¬ centration of the tradi^ in New York, Pliiladeliihia  ami   uili ,    ,i   eilies.