The Ambler Gazette 19390601

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VOL. LXI-NO. 14
viBLER Gazette
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AMBLER.   PA..  JUNE   1.   1039
$1.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
CHURCH TO PAY DEBT
EXERCISES ON NO. MAIN ST. LOI NEXI SUNDAY
SCHOOL BUILDING GOING UP
MISSION    UNDER   PRESBYTERIAN
ORIGINATED IN  1913 AND
HAS GROWN STEADILY
REV. DELLA LOGGIA IS PASTOR
Exerc iaes resiiectlve to laying of the corner.stone will be held at 3.3(1 next Sunday afternoon at the new Italian I're.sbyterian Mission in Ambler, now under construction on North Main street. Since the evacuation of the old mission in South Ambler, sold to the .Sons of Italy lodge in Ambler, the new building has been under construction on their new property adjoining the Sprenkle auction houae facing North Main street. During this Interval, since the old building in South Ambler was jazed. the mission congregation and Sunday school iiupils have been meet¬ ing in the auction rooms each Sun¬ day.
The original building, erected In 1913, was demolished late In .March and was vacated after the last meeting there on March 12, 1939. Tbe first meeting at the site of the new church will be June 4th, when an appropriate service Is to be   conducted.
Tho program will be Invoked by tho Rev. Jacob 1'. I.rong, executive secre¬ tary of the rrcsbylery ot Philadelphia North, who will also offer the prayer and a short address as the corner atone is laid. Kev. Charles A. I'latt, paftor of the .'Vmbler I'resbyterian church will make the dedicatory address. Others participating in the ceremony will be Rev. Nicolas B. Caterina, jiaslor of the Italian Presbyterian mission In Nor¬ ristown, and Rev. Josejih K. Banetto, Jiaator of the Italian Presbyterian (hureh in Germantown. Rev. P. Delia- Loggia, pastor of Ihe Ambler mission will take an active jjart and jtronounce the benediction.
The history of the Italian mission In Ambler dates back to tbe origin ot the mi.'Jsion in July. 1913. An Italian MlB- sionary, Rev. C. Baraiia, came from Edge Hiil, I'a., where he was doing missionary work for the Mt. Carmel Church, to look oV'Cr the field. The re¬ sult waa a united fleld. A large tent was erected near the Italian settlement J in Ambler, and an agreement was made with the Kdge Hill Church, to jiay h.ilf of Rev. Barano's salary of $75, or $37.51) i)er month.
The  work  continued  in a  tent  dur¬ ing   August,   September,   and   October, with   65   to  115  children   listening  in¬ tently to Bible stories and  doing kin (continued on page 3)
j Rapid   Progress   Becoming   Evident  as I More Men are Hired on Job
I The Jiast two weeks have shown a I marked increase In the jirogreas ot j Ambler's new addition to the High I School. Charles 1'. Bower, Resident j Kngineer Inspector, rejiorted to ('•, Douglas Andrews Associate Regional ; Director ot the I'uhlic AVorks Admin- I istratlon, at Harrisburg.
At the rate the 'building Is jjrogress- Ing, the addition will be ready for ' scholars in time for the fall term. The brickwork Is up to fhe second fhior, and within the next few days, more hrlcklaycrs and larpenters will be em- Jiloyed on the site In order to e.vjiedltc the comjiletlon of this jiroject.
The (building itself will l)e stately edifice, enhancing the value of re.ilty along Tennis avenue. The rejnesenta- tlves of the achool dlstriit of the Bor- , ough of Ambler are to be congralulate<l in aiding the Borough to acitulre such a beaAitlfuI building which, will fill a much needed w^ant to overcome the crowded conditions in the high school : thla year.
Presentation of a Rose to be Impressive Ceremony at Trinity
A very impressive and beautiful cere¬ mony win take jilace next Sundiy morning at II a. m. in Trinity Memorial fhurch on Butler jiike when thc annual Rose Service will be held. This service was stijiulated by the lale ]>r. .Matti¬ son In his win.
Rev. Win. !•'. I>utz. the rector, anil the Rev. Kramla ('. Hartshornc, secre¬ tary of the Church Koundation of the DIoceae of Pennsylvania, will Jointly have charge of the loremon.v. The Senior warden or his dejiuty will jire¬ sent a Jierfect red rose on a silver salvai to  the  church   foundation.
More than 3iiO persons attended tho service last year. All are invited.
HOLD GALA OAY AI
MRS. CHAS. RIDDINGTON, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF PENNA. FEDERATION FEATURES AN- NUAL LUNCHEON—ENTERTAIN¬ MENT IS SPANISH  PLAY.
! LUNCHEON JUNE 7 AT 12.30
SEA SCOUTS IN REVIEW
S. S. Halfmoon and Ambler Crew  Aith Fleet  on   Rancoccus   River
The lo,',il ,sp,-i .Scout .SJiiji Halfmoon and her crew took part in the I'lei-t Itevlew. held by the Valley Forge Sei ."^cout Council laat week-end. on the Ranoi'CIIS river. The. Review marked the ojiening of the summer sailing sea.son.
The  Scout.s demonstrated  life saving I inelhoils     on     tlie     bo.Tta,     ereclfed     .i I breeches   I uoy,   .and   jircnented   the  .ic- | tivitics   carried   im   at   the   .Sea   Scout Base.
Thosf picseiit wilh the Halfmoon were Skipjier. llenr.v Bussing; .Mat". Walter ."andiford; C.eorge .Satidilos. K'ugene Willis, Buck Johnsim and Clharlcs Jost.
AT FORTjILL ON MEiRIAL M
lERANCE SISSEO Al'siATE COMM'DER SPOKE DOWNS POSI EXERCISES ON PURPOSE OF FREEDOM
GEORGE W. WOOD, 93, ADVOCATES SIAY AI lEPOLICyFORU.S.
TRIBUTE     PAID     TO     34
SACRIFICED   TO   PRESERVE FREEDOM   AND   PEACE
WHO   COLCRPUL      PARADE     PRECEDED [ THE GRAND EXERCISES AT
I FORT  WASHINCTON
AMBLER'S    ONLY     SURVIVOR     OF CIVIL WAR AT FORT HILL
PRESENTATION NIGHT
Ambler High Senior Class Divides Class Day Program to Feature Gifts The 103 members ot Ambler High's
I graduating clasa will gather with their
< Jiarents and friends In the high si'hool
j building tomorrow evening for the first annual presentation night of thc Senior
I class. The members ot the class will each receive a present symbolic of the
I student's four years  in  high  school.
j Clasa night will be held next Fri¬ day evening at the Ojiera House. It will feature a fashion shovv ot dress styles from I SSO  to the present time.
The Class Day program has thu.-i been divided /because of the Imreasing size of classes which makea one even-
! ing inaiifllclent.
MI. PLEASANIBAPIISIS L
REV.   GEORGE   MERRIAM.   PHILA., RENDERS SERMON
EXPLOSION OF WAIER
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LANSDALE RESIDENCE    AND    ITS FURNTTURE DEMOLISHED
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Family Left Water Heater On and Were Away for the Evening—'Walls Bulged, Windows Blown Out—Boiler Blown Through Roof.
A water boiler blast litterally blew a home in Lansdale apart and com- Iiletely demolished it and all of its contents lale Saturday night.
The home wa.s that of Harold Ait- house, 105 Kast Third street. The bulg¬ ing, tottering brick walls were left standing, but will jirobalbly have to be torn down. The interior was an in¬ credible shambles that brought exclam¬ ations even from veteran firemen to whom wreck and ruin have been routine for years.
The cause of the destruction was aj)- jiarently an internal explosion in a domestic water boiler which became overheated. It was heated by an old type non-automatic gas heater which had been turned on and forgotten when the family left the house for a visit early in the evening.
Moored fast in the cellar, the Iboiler broke loose when sufficient steam had accumulated, crashed ujiward through the floor above, through the second floor, the attic, and skyrocketed through the root. It finally dived to the earth, landing in the street two doors away.
It was the concussion that wrecked the rest of the house, ruining even rooms that were not near the flying boiler, and blowing out the walls.
The cellar portion of the house wa.4 comjiletely in shamlbles while the first floor of the structure came off little bettei-. The second floor faired slight¬ ly beter but impossible to even gruesa the original arrangement of most ot the rooms. Shingles were torn from the roof leaving only patches intact.
Church Proud of Continuous Service of Carrying Torch of the Gospel—Rev. J. Wm. Dow, Pastor, Leads — Old Members and Patrons Attend.
Mt. Plea.sant Baj>tist church has proudly carried the torch of the gosjiel for 105 years. Five years more than a century ago the light of this religious denomination was kindled and has been carried down in an endlesa succession of years to the jiresent day.
Old Mt. Pleasant church that was the original jilace of worshiji of the colonial settlers of this section ^till stands along the Morris road on Mercer hill just northwest of the terminus of Mt. Pleasant avenue. It is no longer used as a jilace for worship by this Baptist congregation for they now jiosseas a beautiful building In Am'bler at the corner of Spring Carden street and Korrest avenue. However, once each year the old church is ojien for worshiji and this is Its anniversary date, the fourth Sunday in May.
Last Sunday ajiprojiriate services were, therefore, conducted at old Mt. Pleasant, with the Bajitiat jiaslor. Rev. J. William Dow, leading. The Rev. Oeorge Merriam, D. D.. director ot the Baptist Missionai-y worl^ in Pennsyl¬ vania, rendei-ed a sjilendid -sermon talk.
The service was ojiened with an old- fashioned hymn followed by an anthem by Mt. Pleasant choir. Rev. Merriam led in prayer.
The Scrljilure reading waa given by (continued on jiage 7)
Veteran of 19 Engagements Would Live to be 1C0—Saw Lee Surrender— Native of Germany and Resident of Ambler 40 Years—^Four Other^ in County,
There aie but live survivors of the Civil War residing In Monigomery County and Oeorge W. Wood of 4ii Wal¬ nut street. Is the only vcleiun who wore the blue in ISCS who resides in Ambler. Mr. Wood, who is well known here, remembers vividly all 19 winning battles in which he fought and saw Oen¬ eral Ijce surrender at Ajijioniattox 74 years ago, thinks United Slates should "stay at home and niind ils ovvn busi¬ ness"   and   tight   only   if   invaded.
This sjirltely sage of the Civil War days, who wiil be 93 on July X. and has jiarticijiated in many Memoiial Uay celebrations as a meml'ier of thc local Oeneral Zook I'ost, No. 11, al .N'orris¬ town liad the jileasuie to jKirticijiate in the elabor.-ile jirogram al Fort Hill. The exercises were staged by the Wil¬ liam Boulton Dixon I'ost, No. Id, ot I'ort  Washington.
Wood, who hqiies he'll live to be at least 100 years old resides wilh a daugh¬ ter, Mra. Agnes Brown. She conducts a beauty jiarior In I'aoli and during her alisenco in tlie day. Wood hcljis "straighten around the house, jirejiare the table for supjier and go for short walks wilh our dog, Belsf."
He also has two other daughters and two sons—Mrs. Mae Weaver of i'hila¬ deljihla, Mrs. Mary Jane Kriclc. of Seattle, Wash., Harry W. of I'lijilar street, Ambicr, and I'hiliji of Absecoii. He was born in Oerinany and came to thi.s country when six years old. the triji on w'liat he descrllied as "some¬ thing like a sailboat " taking 40 days. He has resided in Ambler for 40 years, (continued on jiage 2)
One of the guest sjieakers at the fiala Day luncheon, June 7, 12.30 o'¬ clock, which is .srion...ired annually by the Colony Club of Ambicr, will be Mrs. Charles R. RIddington ot Ijins- dale, first vice jiresident-at-large of the Pennsylvania Federation of Women's Clubs. This event Is to be held at the Huntingdon A'alley Country Club.
Mrs. James K. O'Brien, hospitality chairman, ia supervising arrangements and re.-iervalions for ll^.e festive occas¬ ion. Assisting her are Mrs. lyoidy B. Heckler. Jr., Mrs. F. K. Moore, Mrs. Frank Slsvens, Mra, Allan Duncan. Mrs. William Thomiison, .Mrs. H. R. Weav¬ er, Mrs. Rolbert Siniji.son Mrs. Henr.v 1.. AVillet, Mrs. Harry Kverham nnd Mrs.  Robert Astler. '
¦ Mrs. Harry McClelland in charge of decorations will be aided by Mrs. ,T. J. Radcliffe, and by Mra. William Bu"han- an, Jr.. who will decorate the sjveaker's table.
Reservations for the luncheon must be In by June 3 and may be made through any one ot the above commit¬ tee. Following the luncheon there will bo a tour-act Spanish Jilay with vocal music and dancing with Mrs. Mildred AVallin, ot Germantown, in the
I jirlnclpal role. Mrs. George Bardens is Jirogram chairTn<in.
The Jilay is entitled "The R<ise of the Rancho." It will be quite musical, following a .Sjianlah theme throughout. Mrs. Wallin will have two .iccomiianl.sts.
I .Mrs. (George B.irdcns Program chair¬ man, jiromises a Vicaiitifiil iierformanfe which   will   feature  many   lovely   cos-
I tumes. .Added  attractions will be sing-
; Ing and dancing. Tickets are $1.50 and niay be had through Mrs. J;Oiies O'Brien, who is in charge of the luncheon, or one of her conimittee.
j Mrs. I.eon AV^ Melcher. of Bala- Cynwyd. will conduct a meeting at her home on .lune 7, '_' p. m.. for the puli- liclt.v  ch.airmen  of Montgomery  Coiin-
i ty, at  W'hlch   time they  will  meet  the
' new county president. Mrs. Charles K. Neville of B;11a-Cynwyd; also the new¬ ly appointed county chairinen. Mrs. I'^dgar A\amboId, of Jenkintown. who .-iucceeda Airs. Melcher as jiu'blicity chairnian.
i300 AMBLERITES PARTICIPATE POST RECEIVES COUNTY FLAG
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PRESIDENT OF  LABRADOR  DIVIS¬ ION TELLS OF INGATHERING
TAYLOR FINES FOUR
JUNIORS AHEND CONVENTION
SPRINGHOUSE P. T. A. LUNCHES
A covered dish luncheon was held I'y members of the Sjinnghou.se Par- ent-Teaoher.s' Aasoci.ition of L-iwer Gw.vnedd on Wednesda.v of laat weefc at the home of the vice president. Mrs. lUiljih A. Frederick, on North Sjirlng' Carden street and Brookside avenue, Aml>l"-.r. A grouji of 4o attended. Mrs. Sydney Horn, of Anibler, a.s,sisted liy Mrs. Lucille .Smith. <jf Ambler, and Mrs. I-aur.i Calhoun, of North AValcs. demonstrated the Splrella garment during the course of the meeting.
—Fairmount Flre Comjiany, Lcins- da>(j. pUns to celebrate Its 30th birth¬ day, i
Nine from  Ambler Junior Colony Club Enjoy Address by Ruth B. O. Rohode
Nine memctbrs of the Junior Colony Club of Ambler attended the convention of the I'ennsylvania Federation of AV^o- men's Clubs on AVednesda.v of last week, the day set aside tor the juniors of the Slate. Miss Helen Keller wa-! the speaker at the afternoon meeting, and there was also a tea In honor of the juniors  held  at I'ocono Manor,
After dinner Mi"s. Ruth Bryan Owen Rohode, the sjieaker of the evening was introduced by Mrs. lUiIph K. Stahl- necker, second vice-jiresident-at-Uirge and a junior. Mrs. Rohode sjioke of the Influence that the press and the motion Jilctures hav« on the foreigners as to the manners and modes ot living. She also told of her trlji to Greenland, during her term as Minister to Denmark. This, she said, Is one country that does not allow tourists to enter and civilize its Jieople but only doctors, teachers and students doing research work.
The girls who attended the conven¬ tion were the Ambler Club jiresident, MIsa Dorothy .\IIen, Mrs. Albert Lang¬ bein, Mrs. Harvey A'alentine. .Mrs. Thomas J. Liine, Jr.. Mrs. Paul E. AVil¬ liams, Mrs. Julian Italph, Mrs. John Phander, Miss .Margaret I^ne and Miss Jean  Lutz.
The next meeting of the Junior Colony Club will be on June 6th with a dinner at the Kountain House in Doylestown. All girls are reijuested to be at the Club House at 7 for transportation. Thc trip to "Hedgerow Theatre will be on Tueaday, June 13tb.
Ambler Squire Holds One Under Bail on  Disorderly Conduct Charge
Charles C. Cather-s, Tennis avenue, near Anubler, jileadcd guilty lo charges of driving while intoxicated and drunk and disorderly conduct at a hearing before Magistrate Norman i'", Tayloi', Anibler.  Sunday morning,
Cathers was arrested at Main and Race streets, Amibler, by Ainbler jiolice on Saturday at 10.30 ji. tn. He jiald a tine ot ten dollars and costs on the drunk and disorderly conduct chargu and was held in $300 bail for the grand Jury on the olher charge.
His comjianion, H. D. Khimor, Am¬ bler, R. I>. 1. was also arrested at Main and Race streets at 10.39 p. in., .Satur¬ day, for being drunk and disorderly. He jiald a tine of live dollars and costs.
Lawrence Kdwards, who lives at the rear of 325 Kuclid avenue, Anvbler. was arrested on Park avenue, Ambler, at 8.30 Jl. 111., Saturday, on a drunk and dis¬ orderly conduct charge. He jiaid a fine of tive dollars and costs on Sunday morning   before   Magistrate   Taylor.
Arbory Johnson colored. Broad .Vxe, wa.s arrested at 2.I'O a, m., Sunday, on a drunk and disorderly cond'uct. charge on Main street between Race street and Buller avenue, .\inbler. He jiald a tine of live dollars and costs before Magistrate   Ta.vlor,   .Sunda.v   morning.
FOREIGNERS ADDRESS CLUBMEN
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1 Rotary,  Kiwan'is Meet Jointly to  Hear
Comments of  Paint Company  Guests '     The   Rotary   Club  of   Ainbler   Jilayed I hosts   to  the  Kiwfinis  Club   "f  Anibler 1 l.Tst night when the two aervice groujis I were    entertained    by    thirteen    reiire- senlatives   of   chemical   firms  from   12 foreign    countries,    visiting    hero    for sevo'-.il da.vs as gniests of the .Ameiiciii ! Chemical   I'aint   Company.   The   mect- I ing   was   held   .at   the   dinner   hour   in j F'ort   W.i-shington   Hotel. j     The   visitors   each   spoke   before   the ! .Ajnibler businessmen alxnit the country be  came from,  of conditions  there to- ', day   and   some   voinmented    upon   the '.iffects   of foreigtn   influences  upon  his country.   Aithoii -"h   Oiioh   was   briet   in his  comments  it   was  quite  interesting I to   their  .•\merlcan   hosts   to   liear  the j invpresslon.s ot each  ot  the foreigners. ,     Il   wns   through   the   etlorts   of   Ro¬ tarian  J.  Harve.v Gr.ivell.   iiresldent  of tho   Aineiicm    Chemical    Paint    C<im- i pany,   that   tlie   service   clubmen   h.ad I the   plesis'ure  to   meet and  hear   tiiose men.
The visitors who are here for a two
weeks'  ..st.ay  ar<"   visiting  jilaces  of in-
; tere.st   and   jiarticijiating   in    technical
'discussions  at  the Ambler jilant.    The
longest   trlji   wtis   made   by   Aleixander
|IJpsthitz. Johannesburg,  South Africa.
: The     others     camie     trom     Bel,gium,
France,     Switzerland,     Mexico,     CuIki,
Sweden,     Denm.irk,     Germany,     Ilal.v,
. Norway and  Bi'azli.
Mrs.   Ina   Eddington  Gives     Interesting
Talk   on   Work   Among   Shut-Ins   —
Mrs. Buck Makes Brief Address at Spring  Event—51   Directors Attend.
The annual Sjiriiig Luncheon and business meeting of the Fort Washing¬ ton Branch of the .Needlework Guild of America was held lasl AVednesday at one o'clock al the Fort AVashington hotel, with tifly-one directors alien I- ing.
After the luncheon thc newly elected Iiresldent of the Guild, Mrs. J. Howard Buck, presided at the llnisiness meet¬ ing. .Mrs. Buck gave a short talk, atter which the reports of the Convention, recently held at the Bellevue Stratt,ord hotel in I'hiladelphia, were given. Mrs. Wlison Stable ker rejiorted on the opening morning session; Mrs. G. H. .Slee on the afternoon session; Mrs. Mark Z. McGlll g.ive a description of the Junior Pageant on Thursday even¬ ing.
There were over two hundred boys and girls in the pageant wilh four from Fort Washingion taking jiart. They were Betty McGlll. l':velyn AIcGlll. Dor¬ othy McGlll and Klla Tressler. Mis.'^ Louise Funk lold about the meelings on Friday.
Airs. I'Mwiii Uoberts, jiresident of the lAibrador Division of the Fort AVasti- ington Guild, told about the annual in¬ gathering of garments to be sent to Labrador, whicii was riMently held at the home of Miss Alargaret Worni.in, Fort AVashington, secretar.v ot thr Labrador Division. 250 garments, many of them hand knitted sweaters and socks, were collected and sent lo Labra¬ dor this month.
.Miss Ina I'jddinglicld, executive sec¬ relary of the Pennsylvania Shut-in- (continued on  page 7)
Tribute to thirty-four, who served in tlie World AVar who either sai riliced their lives for the cause ot freedom or who have since jiassed away, was ttic leverence sliown on .Memorial Day in tbe exercl.-ics led by members of ta, Norton Downs, Jr., Post. No. 125, Am¬ erican Legion ot Ambler. A parade and apjnopriate exercises were held lifforo the Memorial talbet in the I>egiou grounds on Lindenwold avenue in the morning.
The ji.irade lui Butler avenue to the Legion Home was brief but diiite color¬ ful. I>ed by Ambler I'olice, the Legion¬ naires and the Legion Auxiliary, the lio.v Scouts and (iirl Scouts, Annblers Junior I'ollie unit, the Wissahickon Fire Comjiany, a grouji of the Colored Me¬ thodist boys association and cars bear¬ ing District Aitorney Frederick B. Smillie, Burge.ss John ,1. 'I'ro.ster, Am¬ bler's entile body ot Council and mem¬ bers of the Borough School board and faculty comjioscd the parade. 'I'he bind unit In the column was the splendid .Ambler High School Hand in full color¬ ful uniform of gold and blue.
The memorial cxenises were held trom the jiorch ot the fjcgion Post Home with the public of Ainbler seated in rows that extended over the street to the sidewalk and homes oposite. Lin¬ denwold and I'.irk avenues at this pidnt had been roped off for tht ()¦ casion 1 v the jiollce.
Fully 300 people were gathered to (continued on page »>)
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ITALIAN LODGE ELECTS
JAY COOK TO ADDRESS G. 0. P.
AMBLER HAS "WHISKEY WAR"
Taprooms Drop Prices and Give Bigger Drinks; Third Claims    Honest Value
i     Am'liler ha.-^ a  "whiskey war" in full
I swing  and  at   the   presenl  customers.
; both young and old are almost handed the bottle for a song. Its an ugly jirice cutting war, the tirst that has ever occurred In Ambler,
' It illl evolved when ii local taiiroom jirojirletor on Main street noticed a marked aJlisence of his regular custom¬ ers. Investigation revealed a rushing business in a rival cstabllshnient on Duller avenue. Here whickey was down from 15 to 10 cents ii drink. Not to be outdone the Miiin street busi¬ nessman drojijied his price to 10 cents but went one better iind offered a glass
' twice as liirge for the money. The surge  ot  human   thirst  swerved  iigaln,
' this time from Butler avenue biick lo Miiin street,
I Into the Jiicture stepjied a Ihird tap¬ room Jirojirletor, who was susjiicious of
! the jihilanthropy uf his coinjietltors. He
' obtained a whiske.v glass from one of these Jilaces iind found, instead of a full double sized gliiss, one with a false bottom that gave just ii bit more in ii drink. He is now enjoying an increased
I business after showing custom that he
I alone gives everyone his money's worth. The 'Whiskey AA'ar ' continues with no trace in aigUt
\ Norristown Girls' Accordian Band Also j       to  Entertain  Whitemarsh  Group '     The monthly meeling of AVhilemarsh A'allcy   ItejiU'blican   County   Committee 1 will be held next Tue.-iday night in the sociiil  room  of  Flourtown  Fire  House. Jay Cooke,    chairniiin    of    Rejiubliciin [ County Committee, of Phlladeijihiii. will rlK> the jirlncijiul speaker. It is also an¬ nounced  County  Chairniiin  John  Hoff¬ man will also be present.
The sjieakers and entertiiinnient committee have iirranged for an even¬ ing's entertainment, and will jiresent Mci^oy's Girls' .Accordion Band, of Norristown. Arningements at this meet¬ ing will be niiide for the annual out¬ ing of the proup. President, Samuel M. (JIass, president is urging 100 per¬ cent attendance.
The usual sociiil period will follow the business session. This jiart ot the even¬ ing's program will be in chiirge ot com¬ mitteemen and I'ommitteewomen of Up- , Jier Dublin Township.
New Officers to  be  Installed  June  11;
Members   Place   Memorial   Wreath
The .Ambler Sons of Itiily Lodge Rug¬ gero B(*Khi, No. 543, heid its iinnual election ot ofTicers al its bi-monthly meeling on Sunday iiflernoon in the Ciiizelt.c Building. Jo.sei>h Caviilier was reelected vcneriibllc of thc lodge. Inazzio Barltuccionc Wiis elected iissistant ven- erabile, Anthony Gallo Wiis elected cur- iitore. and .Anthony Serriio and Sal¬ vatore Dokonti were elected secre- tiiries.
Josejih Palermo, Dominiik Amm,en- dola, Anthony Miirono, Anthony Pulli and James Rieciardi was elected to serve as cunitore for the ladge. An iirbitration committee, composed ot Josejih Piilermo. Fnink Sciilfaro, Peter Riccio, Frank Beninciisa, .Anthony Sig¬ nore, Dominiclc Animendola, Peter I'uglese, James Ciintanziiro , Fortunato Senese und Anthony Pulli was also elected. Josoph Cavalier and Frank Mennii were clc'ted lo servo as dele¬ gates to thc .Sons of Italy Slate Con- venlfion. James Cantanziiro and In- azzio Biirttuccione are iilteriiiites for the convenlion. The election meeting was in chiirge of Frank Menna. Installa¬ tion will be niiide on June 11,
I'Jiich year the local lodge jilaces a wrciUh upon the grave of one of its dead brothers on Memorial Day. This year the annuiil wrciith will be placed upon the grave of the liite John CaUi- iniiro in St. Anthony's cenietery.
On Friday, June 9, the lodge w'ill hold il stiiiwberry festival at the Recreation Ccniter located al Butler avenue and Chestnut street, for the benelit of the iithletir units sponsored by the lodge iind thc Italian Americiin Citizens Club.
DSED FOR PARK IDEA
WOULD  HAVE  COUNCIL   RELEASE MONEY  TO  START  PROJECT
Members   Deem   Swimming   Pool   Idea Illogical   at   Present  —  $3,000   Fund Would Go Far for Primary  Purposes —Town   Directory  to  be  Compiled— Talk  Parking  Problem Anibler Chiimber of Commerce  in a. loiind-tiilblc   discussion   ot   town   pro¬ blems udvociUed the use of the Picker¬ ing fund to stiirt the Ambler Fiirk jiro¬ ject. The Pickering fund  is a sum  of money.,  iit present  slightly  more  thm $3 900  left as  a git^t  to   the  town    of .Ambler  for  some  jiubllc  jiroject,  jire- fei-nibly a swimming jiooi.
Menibers of me Chamber did not en¬ dorse thc ideii of il swimniing pool. Inn rather opposed il as one that is ilUigiciil and iinjiractical here. However, tliey .deemed the time rijie tor originating il town jiark and advocated thiit the committee the Chamber of Commerce has as its rcpresentiitlon on the Bor¬ ough's Recreational .Survey Conimittee lie instructed to sujijiort su< h iin ide;i lor the use of this fund.
Ambler Borough Council, in whose hands the fund exists, has alrciidy offer¬ ed the Borough land, which borders Rose A'alley creek in the nwadow which lies between Belmont avenue and Tennis avenue and south of Hendricks street, to the Recreational Survey Commit¬ tee tor a jiiirk. but money for the pro¬ ject is lacking. It hiis been suggested on several occasions that the Pickering fund Ibe used for this splendid enter- jirise iind the business men of Amb¬ icr, who conijirise the Chamber en- (contlnued on piige 6)
Tbe liirgest crowd ever to iisaemblo on historic Fort Hiil .^--athered on Me¬ morial D.iy to witness a magnificent parade, to .see soni-i very tine drilling and to hear an outstindin'? speech by Frank K. Gwynn, Commander of the Amerlcin I.eglon, I lepiirfment of I'ennsylViiniii. The p inirte wa» com- * posed of al'iiut "" difteient piroups. composed of tire c cmipiinies, Jiubll.^ schools, pitrlotic orders ot all kinds, service cUibs and American Legion groups of*iiinierous jsistB, of .Sp.mlsh, .- British and t'nited S_tate!< veterans, anil'Uliinces,   iirtillery   jind   en,7iiieei'a.
Only one .soldier of the Civil W.ir occujiied <i seat on the grandstand. Cimiiiide (Jeorge W. Wood, of Walnut .itreet. Ajnbler, but he seemed very spry  toy  his age of  93  ycirs,
iGrant Biichaniin. Commander of the Win. lioulton Di.von I'ost. .N'o. 10. wjiH .'h.iirmnn, iind the first p,irt ot the progriirn wati the tuiissin,' of I olois. 'i'his ceremon.v grows more beiiutifiil each yeiir iis the number of flags Inciciise. The .issembly wing, ".Vmerica" and the I'lSth l'"leld Ar¬ tillery Band. I'enuii. .Xiitional Guard, fuinlshed Ihe music. 'Ihts oigtinlz ition very kindly stepped into the brea<'li left by the Ambler High School Band, which Wiis detiiiiied in the jiiogriiin i't Ambler.
Rev. Lullier lloi'ker. H. 11. pastor of i'ioii Lutheiiin cbiu'.h, Whitem.irsh, ' liail tbe inviKation. iifter which Kve¬ lyn Hoagland. I'lesiiipiu of William IJoulton IM.vin .\uxHliir.v and .Mr.'i. John S. .AI.iKill. K.istern Director of the .Arneiiciin I.egioi, Auxiliary of I'eiin.'iylv.iniii. iniidp short speeches of weliiiiiic lo Ihe iissembliige. .ludge Cmsoii nf the Montgomery County I ¦'licit presented a county fliig and Ailbiir S. Andeis. a iii itnd X flag to. the .lunior  liiiiiii and   Hiigle t'orixs.
.ludge C i.sons lemarnH lall'id at¬ tention to the fii.'t that, so far. this was th.> onl.v (iiiinty fla.g to I'e pre¬ sented to and owned li,v iiny Legion vrouji In the ciHinty. He .Siiid the flag bears iin engine on its .shield and had the diitii In liir.ge letters 17X4, when the fiicl is that there were no steam engines at that diite. fiiit that showed the vision iind foresi rhtedness of the (Continued on  i'age 4)
OP. DOBLIN SOPERVISORS
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SELLS JARRETTOWN HOTEL
Aged Woman  Hurt
Mrs. I'jmma Stout, ninety-two. suf¬ fered un injury lo her arm in a tiill at her home, lOOi; Butier avneue Ambler, Sunday night about 10.30 o'clock. She is now under treatment at Montgomery
I Hosjiital, Norristown, where physicians have found her to have a broken femur bone near the hiji and many bruises. The leg has been successfully set, it is
' stated aud Mrs. Stout's condition is re¬ ported good.
Irvin Rotzell, Oldest Hotetman in Area, Building  Home for  Retirement
Roxy  Schmidt,  of North  Glenside  is rejiorted   to   have   jiurchased   the   Jiir- : rettown   holel,     conducted   for     many ', years by Irvin Rotzell, who is the last of   the   old   hotel   kecjiers   In   this   sec¬ tion. The Jiurchase jirlce is .-iald to have been iibout $20,000. It is not announced when the new owner will take posses- I sion, ,
There are sevenil acres ot Mr. Rot- ' zell's land whicii adjoin the hotel jiro¬ perty.   Mr.   Rotzell   has  kejit   ii     small jiiece tor himself upon which he has al- , ready started the erection of a bunga¬ low, i
FORT FORUM PICNIC
Annual   Event  to  be     Held  at     Ralph Stover Park Saturday, June  10
The annual jiicnic of the l-'ort AVash¬ ington Forum will be held on Saturday iifternoon, June lotb, at Riilph Stover Park. Everyone will meet and leiive from thc home of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Z. McGlll, Montgomery and Madison iivenues. Fort AVashington, at 1.30 p. m.
Kiiich is asked lo take ii box supjier. There are outdoor ovens and cooking facilities at the Park. Take own wood and cooking utensils.
All membei-s and fiiends of the Fort AVashington   Forum   are   cordiiilly   in¬ vited   to  atlend   this  jiicnic.       Anyone desiring triin.s|Kiitiition will jileasc call . Mrs. McGlll, Ambler 35«, " I
SET     DATE     OF     FINAL     PUBLIC HEARING  FOR  JUNE 21
Six Divisions Outlined in Comprehen¬ sive Plan After Year of Work —Zon- ling Commission's Efforts Ended — Supervisors' Eoard Seeks Final Sanc¬ tion of Residents,
Ciilniiiiiition of more th.iii a yciir's iictivily by the I'jiper Dublin Town¬ ship Board of Sujiervisors is indicat¬ ed by an ordinance made public re¬ centi.v by Benjamin H. Eves, chair¬ man, which provides a comjirehensive zoning  jilan  for  the  entire   townshiji.
'J'he ordiniince, whicii has now been advertised, shows considerable thought (by the sujiervisors and much fore¬ sight insofiir as the general develop¬ ment jiliin for the best interests ot all residents ot the townshiji is concerned. Projiert.v owners have every reason to be jiroud ot this new law and the men r&sfionsible for it, iis it will uiuiuestion- ably have a direct bearing ujiward on the value of ever,v jiiece of reiil estate in the municipality.
AVorking with Mr. rCl-ves in the de¬ velopment of the plan were Commis¬ sioners William N. Guthrie and C. II. Phelps, both ot whom, as well as Charles J. Car.v, assistant se<"retiiry to the Board, showed ever.v jiossible in¬ terest in the Jilan .as il has now lieen develojied.
"The ordinance now depends large¬ ly." Mr. Cary said, "upon the outcome of a public ineeting scheduled for June 21 in the Fort AViishington school build¬ ing, when residents of the township will be jierniitted to voice comments upon any jiortion of the ordinance, and all will be given iiii ojijiortunity to be heard.
"The I'jiiMir Dublin Township Zoning Code is similar in virtually all resjiects (continued on jiage 6)
COLORED REPUBLICANS MET
CONTRACT FOR LABORATORY
The .\griculture Dejiartment in AVashington last Thursday iiwarded a $842,000 contruct for construction of the Kastern Regional Research Liiboratory at AVyndmoor. Montgomery County to the Sord'jm Construction Co.. AVllkes- Barre,
Ambler Colored Rejiubllcan Club of Second Wiird, held an interesting meet¬ ing Sunday afternoon, on South Miiin street. President Roy Letteller, jiresld- ed. The speakers were: Sijuire, Noniiiiu Taylor and Mrs. Betty Urban, Commit¬ teeman, iind Commilteewoman. The grouji indorsed the action of AVliite¬ marsh A'iilley County Conimittee in ar¬ ranging to take colored children to the Zoo. They also jiaid a tribute to the county commissioner for lowering the tax rate.
—Hatfield High School ^vin graduate 31 at c'Jinmencement, June 3.
MINISTERS ELECT
Name Rev. Paul M. Robinson as Presi¬ dent   for   Ensuing   Year.
Oflicers were chosen at the iinnual luncheon of the jViiibler Ministerial As- sooiiition held on Wednesdiiy of Last week in Penllyn Bajitist church. The group was served by the Ladles of the .Aid Society of the church.
Rev. Paul M. Robinson, jiostor of the Church of the Brethren of Ambler was elected their jiresident and the vice Jiresident is Rev. George T. Jamieson, Jiastor of Sjiringlield I'resbyterian church. Flourlown; and secretary Rev. J. AA'illiam Do"-, jiiistor of Mt. I'leasant Baptist church, Atnbler.