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VOL. LXII-NO. 14
The Ambler Gazette
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^^V^" AMBLER.    PA..   MAY   30.    1940 $1.75 Per Year
$1.75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
PLAYGROUND DONATIONS
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VmS DECORATE- i REV. GILBERI SPEAKS
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Many   Step     Forward   to      Provide i Funds  for  Good  Supervision        j Amlilcr's  drive   fur   funds  to  ex¬ tend   the  scope of  lt.s  aevcr.Tl  play- | j ground.i and  to Insure the Advisory ' I Council here ot aufticlent inoney for i I iiroper   Instructors  and   ei|iil]imcnt, I .started last week hy the solicitation j iof service clubs, churches, fraternal i I groups   and   Individuals   for   small | I donations to insure another success- j ; ful sunimer sea.son of orRaniaed play i for the boys and glrla as well as tli<'. ; small children of Amhler. i
Authoress Entertains Ambler Colony Club Members and Friends at Gala Day Luncheon
MURDER AND SUICIDE
MRS.    FRANK    8.   ROTHENBERGER,     PRESIDENT     OF     GROUP, UNABLE   TO  ATTEND   BECAUSE     OF      ILLNESS — GIFT SENT  RY   MEMBERS  WHO     MISSED     HER     PRE¬ SENCE—JUNIOR  CLUB     PRESENTS     $130 CONTRIBUTIOiN    FOR    MORTGAGE
AMBLER LEGIONNAIRES SPON- SOR MEMORIAL SERVICE IN ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN — REV. R. D. HERSHEY SPEAKS — HONOR ROLL READ BY COM¬ MANDER.
Tribute to those veterans of the "World War, the ypanish Aniericaii War, the •Civil War, and .^lil pre¬ vious wars, back to that fought for our independence, is being paid to¬ day by three J_.egion I'osts in this Community. Kach in its turn iy holding an especially planned cere¬ mony approjiriate to the memory of the day. .Floral tribute has alreadv been paid, for the graves of all veterans "gone West" are decorated and marked, a task the I^egionnaires liave always done prior lo the ex- t'rci.>»es for Memorial Day.
In Ambler the comrades of Nor¬ ton Ijowns, Jr., I'ost have jiaid their respects again with flags and floiral tribute in Jlose llill and Hose Valley cemeteries, t'.t. Anthonys cemetorv and the cemetery beside Old Ml. i'leasant  chuich.
Williani ISouiton Uixon I'ost of Fort Washingttin have even morO to care for in tlu> .same manner. 'J hesc are Whitemarsh Memorial I'ark, ,St. Thomas' JOpsicopal ceme¬ tery, "I'nion Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Springtield Presbylerian burial plot, Dliper Dublin Friends' plot, ceme¬ tery at the Church of lne Messiah, t?.wyn/i>d-d^ and thn .larreltown ^ethodisl church cemetery.
In Wyndmoor the Legionnaires Visit Jloly Sepulchre and Jvy llill wherein are interred many of their comrades. These graves are attend • ed likewise and due respect paid thereilo.
A service in reverence ot the grand | nnd supreme sacrifice of tliose who (lied that we might continue to en- jo.v the democracy we have here to¬ day   was   sponsored   and  conducted in Ambler Sunday evening by mem¬ bers of Norton Downs Jr. I'ost, No. | ilL'S,   A.merican   IjOgion     of   Ambler. I Thi.s service was held in  St. John's | Lutheran i-hurch, Itidge avenue, and ¦ the pastor  Uev.  Uobert  D.  Hershey j Jjad an excellent  sermoh  topic  for I ihis  occasion. j
The  Ijegion,  its    Women's Auxil- | iary, members of service clubs and ; ( Continued on page 8 ) i
One hundred   and   seventy   mem-[ dent    of    the    Montgomery    County
hers    and    friends    of    the    Colony j p-ederaIio/i  of   Women's  Clubs,   was
Club   of   Ambler   enjoyed   the   Gala   (in   honored grue.<t  and   spt)xe briet-
Thi.s year the AdvLsory Council la . j),^y    .^^    t^e     Whitemarsh     Valley   ly   of   the   accomplishments   at   Ihe
providing   .supervision   for   the   "ve | c^ntry   Club    on    Wednesday    of I state   convention.
The   room,   wherein   thej      A gift of llTitl, specifically to help 'festive event was held,  was beauti-   clear  the mortgasre on  a  lot  owned I fully    decorated    for    the    occaalo.i i by  the  Senior Club,  was  presenled jwith     palms    and    spring    flowers. | by  Mrs.   Thos.  J.   Lane,  Jr.,   presl- This   was   the  last   meeting  of   the ! dent   of   the   junior   club,   and   was Colony Club season. ) accepted   by  Mrs.   Tov.ne   with   the
Mr.-*. Fdward. I., Towne. first I'*'l'^*''"'' thanks of the senior group. j vico-prcsidi nt, officiated in the ab. j Newly eiecled officers Introduc- i sence of Ihe president, .Mrs. Frank i ^"^ were Mrs. Uoscoc Krady, sec- I S. Uothenberger, who is 111. Mrs. I Tow.ie announced that a sun chair ; had been delivered to the resl- j dence of the president In remem¬ brance of the day and expressed ; a wish that it tuay add much to I her comfort  during  convalescence.
ARTHUR    V.    SAVAGE    POST, AMERICAN LEGION OF WYND-1 playgrounds. An eff.ort is lieing made ; j^^j   „.pp|, MOOR, SPONSORED COMMUN-i*" "''''"'¦*" l''"f'P'-«hip from the WI'A
,_.,___„... ..^ _.  ' Kducation-Uecrealion   program  and
ITY OBERVANCE-PASTOR DE- ; ,^ ^,.„„„ „f y„H,nteer leaders is be-
NOUNCED    WAR     LORDS —|ing organized  to act  as  assistants.
HONOR  ROLL. I Inter-filayground   aclivities   will   be
Using the present strife in Furope I stressed   with   the   organizaiion   of
as his theme, Uev. James C. Gilbert, ' If'iffues in softball, quoits and horse-
a.ssislant   iiastor     of   St.     Thomas' j ^^<>^^- H<'W days, held on the diff-
(.'hurch,   Whitemarsh,  delivered  the   ^''''"^ playgrounds, will be conducted
sermon at the Memorial Service of | throughout the summer.
the Siiringlield Township Churches,!     To   this   cause,   therefore,     have
Sunday  evening  at  the  Spring.ield i stepped forward some,    unsolicited,
high school. Thia event Is siionsored ! to   make     very      liberal   donations.
yearly  by  Arlhur  V.   Savage  I'ost, j Those who have made contributions
American Legion of Wyndmixir. ' to the playground fund are:
In a calm, yet emphatic manner, Uev. Gilbert gave a clear conception of the troubles ot the world and forcefully pointed out the fact thai i the church is the way of salvation, and unless Ihe nations of the eartli commit themselves to the idealism the cliurch stands for, they will sink in   chaos.
"The war-lords are greedy over the map of Kurope—hungering for more, as if there were no God .... War is  not  the  will  of God  ....
North   Penn   t'ommiinity   <"enter.
First   rreabylerian   Church. |
Colony Club of Ambler. I
Auxiliary     of    William      MOultou i
Dixon   Post.  American   Legion.   ;
Klmer  B.  Brady. '
Mrs.    Harold   O.    Knighl,    Sr. j
.Miss  Kale  Liddle. I
The   five   playgrounds   and     their!
sponsors ' are:     Mattison      Avenue '
lilaygroun[d  by  the    Kiwanis  Club, j
! North    Street   playground    by      the j
I Uolary Club,  Young Peofiie's  Guid- i
Mrs.   Charles   K.    Neville,    presi-
ond vice-president; Mi's. C. Uay¬ mond Weir, recordinrc secretary: Mrs. I'hauncey A. Koch, tieasurer. and Mrs. Vlnce.it t^ommar, direc¬ tor.
! The luncheon session was open¬ ed  by  Mrs. F.  Uaymond Maxson,  a
I ( Continued on page 4 )
The price of living is to suffer for | <»nfe League, South Ambler play- IhH sins of others .... God has ] ground by the Italian-American instituted the church to labor for ] ftlzens' Bocce Club of South A.ni- the salvation of mankind." These I hler. West Ambler playground by are excerpts from Uev. Gilbert's ser-
GRAOOATElBATiJUNiPLAYDREW EXERCISES FRIDAY LARGE AUDIENCE
I Crazed Man Slays Daughter-ln- ! Law and Self at Montgomeryvllle I A Montgonieryvillc man, appar¬ ently temporarily dera.iged liy I hatred and Jealousy, cut and goug¬ ed his daughter-in-law to de,ith with a penknife and butcherknife , and then ended his own life with a j shotgun in a double-tragedy Tue.-s- I da.v morning at their home in I .Mont!-'omeryville. •
I The dead are Mrs. Oladys Yer- ! kes, who died in the ICIm Terrace j Mii.Hpital. three hours after the j stalibin<r. and Harman Yerke.s. j sixty-live, her falher-in-Iaw, who ! committed suicide .after the stab- i Iling, before the v.<iman herself I had   su ecu mbert
;     Innocent   victims   of   the   tragedy I are   the   woman's  husband.  J.  Har- i man     Yerkes,    thirty-seven,     who saw the winiiin   fatally stabbed be- { fore   he    coulil    interfere,    and    the I three  small  children   of   the   coufile. who   played   In    the   hospital   cor¬ ridor,   unaware   that   their   mother was  d.ving   in   the   operating   room I nearby.
[    Authorities lH>lleve   that the elder- I Iv   man   was  deranged at  the  tim« he committed the murder, and pos- I sihl.v   ('ommitled    suicide   from    re- I morse on coming to a realization of I what  he  had  done. i     The   family   of   five,   with    Whom j the elder Ye^rkes lived, resided  in a 1 five-room frame house on  the Peth¬ lehem     pike,     at    Montgoiiieryville. ) They  came there to live  about four months  ago,  moving from   Hatboro.
IBDILER AVENUE REPAIR 10 START IN
CLUB NEEDS NO DONATIONS
CONSIDER STREET LIGHTING
mon   and   clearly   a.ssert   the   main trends of his address.
Uev. W. Chester Hill, pastor of the Grace Lutheran Church, Wynd¬ moor, conducled this military ser¬ vice, GusUive Spengler, commander' of the Wyndmoor American Legion ] Post, read tlie names of the departed who gave their wervicc and lives for their country who were from Springfleld township. This was fol¬ lowed by tho playing of taps, by M. Luther Hocker, Jr., ot the high school orchestra.
The entrance of the colors and the various organlzation-S' In uniform added beauty and lustre to the cere¬ mony which w'iis very well atlended again this year.
the Italian Bocce Club of West Am- , qr. SAMUEL STEINMETZ. TREN- bier,   Knight   Field   playground   by i the Ambler Advisory Council.
TON, TO ADDRESS STUDENTS
SUBDIVIDES COUNIY INIO SEPARAIE AREAS
Rachel  Swartley and  Lutoria Turn-
.er,   Honor   Students,  and   Howard
I     P.   Maree,   to   Speak—Rights   and
I      Duties   of     Citizenship   is     Com-
I     rnencement  Theme.
Commencoment  exercises  will  lie
held   f(U'  sixteen   sludents   who  will Ibc     graduated     tomorrow    evening | with  Miss Ann  Gear's  Junior ! tl 1)111      Whitpain     Township       high i dramatic  club  presented  a coiiibin- i school. The program will be held in   ed program Tuesday evening in the
CLASSICAL    PIECES    SELECTED BY DIRECTOR C. K. GEARY
Junior High Cast Aptly Presented Popular Play, Mr. Dooleiy, Jr.— Jane Ellenberger and Ed. Zer¬ benski in Leads—Clarinet Quartet Favors. Director Clifford K. tieary and the
Amliler  lligli   school   band   together
High
Mr. Hool of the Philadel|)hi i Klec- ( trie Company will meet ^members of the Rorough Council and the Cham¬ ber of Commerce at X p. m. on Afon¬ day, June 3rd, at the Horough Hall to view the llgliling of Media and oilier towns similiar to the project proposed on Butler .ivenue, in Amb¬ ler.
Third  Ward   Republicans  Announce PraisewortKy Policy 1
The llrsl regular nieeting of Ihe j newly organized Third Ward Ue¬ publican Club of Ainbler, was lield' on Monday evening, and called to order by President, William Alcorn, Copimitteeman for this ward. In spite of the wet weather, there was a very  good  attendance.
The Club wishes to thank the anonymous member who donatetl $5 to pay for the use of room for the two meetings which have been held.
Various ways and means ot rais¬ ing monies to be used In Welfare Work and tu aid the North Street Uecreatlon Cenler were thoroughly discussed. Definite action will be in process by the next meeting.
All finances are being secured through the membership and their friends, and no donations or con¬ tributions have been or will be sollcilcd from other Organizations Or County Committees. .Members of the Club will not enter inlo any discussions With person or per.sons who might be prone to llie ignorant belief that taxfiayer.s' money might be used for the benefit of llie organ- Izjition.
The Third Ward Club will meet again Monday evening, June 2A, when a full membership is looked for. Arrangements are being made to have an interesting speaker then.
COSIOF'MEIY
V
RED CROSS APPEALS
PUPILS HELD EXHIBII
of   the   high   school beginning  at   H  o'
REPUBLICAN    POLITICAL    SET.- UP   BEING   REORGANIZED
25 YEARS OF SERVICE
the   auditorium
I near  UHie  Bell
j clock.
j     1 his year the class ITas grown to lli  In  iiuiiijier and  tlie roll  includes
j James  IVell,  Ualph Bernhard,  I^eslie
I Didget,  Mae  Kbiiei-, Karl  Hendrick¬ son,  William  Husk. Joseph Ja.iuett,i Jr."
Mr
Troop No. 2, B. S. A., Ambler, Reg- j      I'-ormation      of    a    repre istered 13 Boys Quarter Century Ago ;l>arty organization to haniiie all iiial- Troop No.  2, of Anibler,  B.  S. A., i'*¦¦¦«  l"*r'i""lns  to   the     Uepublican is   twenty-live  years  old   tomorrow
The Divisions or "Areas" are Mapp¬ ed by County Leader — Each Area
to Have a Supervisor—Coopera-| J.;iizalielli Ixiid, Howard .Maree, Jean tion and Consideration is Idea. I Moyer, Jane .N'orthrop, George Itow- Formation      of    a    represeiUalive 1 '<'"''• J':i'';i>"ir Saul, Uachel Swartley,
high school, auditorium. About X.'io people enjoyed the line enlertain¬ ment. 'I'he liand gave an exeeilenl concert composed of marches as well as classical pieces. The Junior dramatic club presenled a very amusing play, entitled ".Mr. Tooley,
IAL LED BY POSI NO. 10
BOULTON   DIXON   POST   UNITS EOW  IN TRINITY CHURCH
Legion Ritual Pursued by Post and Its Auxiliary Units—Commander James S. Corson Read Honor Roll —Paptor F. Hesse Conducted S.er- vice.
The members of Williani Boulton Dixon I'ost, No. 1(1, American Legion of Fort Washington, llieir .Vuxlliary, the Junior Drum and Bugle Corjis nnd the Girls' Harmonica Band and Chorusjield their .Memorial Service Jor the Soldier Dead in the Trinity Lutheran church. Summit avenue, I'ort Washington on Sunday evening. The church was tilled with Legion¬ naires, their wives, sons, daughters and  the church  congregation.
Following th'e regular order of evening prayer and sermon, inter¬ spersed Willi selections hy the Junior Drum and Bugle Corps and Harmonica Band, James S. Corson, Commander of Post No. 10 gave the lioll Call of the War dead. As each name was called a red rose was dropped at the base of a cross in the church. All was in darliness but the circle around  the cross.
'i'he American Legion Uilual fol¬ lowed. The challenge, "In Flanders Field" was answered by "The Ue- ply To Those Who .Sleep." Other selections were "Wherefore 11 Be¬ hooves Us" and "So Shalt Thou Uest." The Girls' Chorus, ot Wil¬ liam- Boulloii Dixon Post, sang "Sleep Soldier Sleep." This was followed by a prayer b.v the Legion Chaplain, Taps, and "God Bless America. " A hymn and the Benedic¬ tion J>y Uev. Ferdinand Hesse, pas- ti«.Ht the churcii, closed the beauti-
and will observe its twenty-fifth an¬ niversary appropriately this Friday, May 31, at troop headiiuarlers in Trinity Memorial church, liethlc¬ hem pike. Major Uoy i:5eyniour, formerly head ot Uegion, No. 3, comprising the eastern section of Pt^nmsylvania and neighboring states,  will  speak.
This   troop   is   one   of   the   senior
Lutoria Turner, Isabelle Vandegrift. The commencement theme, choi>eii Party in the County was announced i''¦\' '^e graduate body, is "The Bights todav bv Lloyd H. Wood, Chairman j ¦""' I>iities of Citizenship." Speakers of the .Monlgwmery County Uepubli- I f'"'" 'he class wili be the two honor tan Committee i ^'tt"'''"'-'^'  Bachel   Swartley and  Lu¬
toria   'I'urner,   and    also       Howard
Pierce  Mat-oe.       Miss  Turner    will '¦
The new setup involves the crea¬ tion of len "areas" within the county, i ieach in charge ot a supervisor to j «'l«''"k upon the topic, "Democracy in 'be ainioinled bv the County Chair-i Action." "Ititeiligenl Citizenship " will i man. The Commilteemen and Com- i ''f Miss Swartleys subject. Howard j mltteewomen, cornerstone of the ' M'"'"'^ "'" ni'^^e and address deal- j organization will elect a local rep-
Inxips In the Valley Forge Council i iind   has   been   continuously   active since   its  inception.     It   was      tirst , registered  in   May,   1U15.       It   was j sponsored by a coJtimittee composed of    Williani   C    Hopkins,    Uees    C. Uoberts, and A. J. Williams and led by John K. Martin, Scoutmaster and K. FuUertun Cook, Assistant Scout¬ master. The following 'were registered as
resentative for each political sub¬ division who In turn, will be the contact between Comniillee mem¬ bers and the area supen'isor. The supervisor will be the intermediiiry between the County Chairman and the local j-eiiresentative in his area. As outlined by Wood, the purpose of the new organization is to pro¬ vide a method for the orderly con¬ duct  of   all   business   pertaining  lo
Geary and tlie band opened the program with a march, "Wash¬ ington Posl," by Sous-.i. They then played "Mor.ning, Nocm and Night in Vienna," liy Suppe. The rest of the band program was as follows: "Jesu, Joy of JIan's Desiring," by
Bach. "Victor   Herbert's   Favorites, "   by
Herbert, "tin  the  .Mall,"  by Goldman. "The Conquest," by Alexander. "Cypress Silhouettes,"  by  Bennet. "God Bless .'Vaiierca," by Berlin. "Star Spangled  Banner, "  by  Key. A   clarinet   quartet,   composed   of Uoscoe Brady, i;ieanor Norris, Jane Bussing  and   Marie  Fisher,   gave  a j very   excellent   arrangement   of   the I,well-known popular number, "Star- I'dusl."
ing wilh  "The Bill of Uights."
Tlio coniinencemeiit speaker this year will be Dr. Samuel Steinmetz, well-known public speaker, who is reclor of St. Michael's historic Kpis. copal  cliurch  of  Trenton,  N.  J.
The high school orchestra will j, "Mr. Dooley, Jr. favor wtih a number of selections j filay, is the slory interspersed in the program, and the mixed choriis and girls' chorus will be a part of the program. Uev. Uichard M. llowells and Uev. Kd¬ ward U. Cook will speak the in¬ vocation and benediction respective-
the I'arty a.nd at the same time, to the Hrst members of this Scout ¦ insu.re representation and a voice in troop:    Wm.   Acuff,   Daniel   Biddle, |j,arty al'fairs to ail memliers of the 1'>¦
Charles      Cleaver,     Keeso      -I>!ivis, ' (jj^upty Committee. j      Diplomas   will     be     presented   by
Uussell Davis, Leidy  Heckler,  Jack''    Commenting  on   the   plan.  Chair- i''"^n   !'•   Moore,   supervisin.^   priii- Hopkins, Arthur Nlchlos, Wm. Uile, I „!;,„   AVood   said: I <^'l'"'   "^   "'t'   school.   The   award   of
.Jane
the Junior Higli of   two   children, and   Tomni.v   Anders,   played ( Continued on page 6 )
PASTOR RECEIVED DEGREE
Holstein   Uoberts,    James  Thomius, j
.Jljillih   Tomiiinson  and James  Wil- i
lia.ms. John K. Martin  i^iade an ox- '
cellent record for a number of years
and   tirmly  established  Scouting  in j
Ambler. '
I It   is   hoped   tliat   many   of   those ]
who   have   been   associa.ted   in  any '
caiiacity with the t/roop in the iMst |
will be    present at this meeting.    A |
very  cordial   Invitation  is   ex.tended :
to all former Scouts and parents of j
those now connected with the Troop |
to attend this meeting.
"I believe this system will lill a long felt need in Montgomer.v Coun¬ ty and will provide liie machinery for transaction of the Party busi¬ ness on an orderly basis, giving due ( Continued  on  page   7 )
PRIMARY ELECTION COSTS
of
KRISAN GIVEN 3 MONTHS
f
'Id soleni'n service.
AMERICANISM MEETING
North   Wales,  Spring   House  Pupils .   Receive   Medals
Dr. Charles K Sohl, ot Abington. spoke at the annual .Americanisni meeting held in the Nortli Wales High School auditoriuni, Tuesday eveni.ig.
The meeting was sponsored by Donald McLeod i'osl, American Legion, and its l>jidies' -Auxiliary. 'Phe Legion and Auxiliary medals weve presented to eighth gradi' honor pupils of the Sprin.:;- Hou.se a.ld   North   W^ales  schools.
For several years the .N'orth Wales Parent-Teacher As.sociation Jiah cooperated in the movement and hi s given over its May nieeting to tlie Legion piogl-am.
1 Ambler  Man   Pleads Guilty  of   Hit- i
1 Run  Accident
i      Michael    Krisan,    2A,    31'J    Maple i
Street,    Anibler,    was    given    three i
months   in   the  county   prison   Fri- |
day   by   Judge   William    F.   Dan.ie- i
hower    after    pleading     guilty    to
driving      the      automobile      whicii |
struck   and  killed  John   BIythe,   '>'),
Krdenheim.   early   on   Ihe   morning i
of March 30. j
Krisan  pleaded   guilty  to   failure I
to  stop  and  failure   to  render  as- ]
sista.ice.   He   did   not   Plead   lo   in- j
voluntary   manslaughter,    although I
he   admitted    ho   knew    his   auto-
I tomoblle    "struck   .something."    He ]
I told   the   court  he drove   home  and I
i went    to   bed.    The    ne-xt    evening'
I ho was arrested by Chief  David K. ;
I KnnLs,   Wlhiteniarsh. I
I     Kn.iis  testllied   to   the   investl^i- !
tlon   and   said   that   when   he   fir.st '
Hoflman   Group   Filed   Expenses $1l3v9i39;  Hillegass'  $5772.63 The   orgaiiizatio.i   of   Uegister   ot Wills  John  11.   HolTman  spent  Jlll,- 1*39.1(1   at   the  April   Primaries,   ac¬ cording to a report  Hied al   .Norris-
I town court hou.se by Paul G Huns¬ berger,   treasurer   of  the   caiiipalsii
j committee.
I This compared with a cost of ?u77i.t)3 spent by the Peters-llille- gas.s conibination to elect Coiiuuis¬ sioner Fredericli -'C. Peters to the State Uepublica.i Committee, and later to name Lloyd 11. Wood, new county  chairinan.
The HollJiian group spinl the greater jiart of Its funds for parly workers, advertising, printing and postage, incidental to the mailing of literature and ballots to voters throughout the county. The re¬ ceipts reported by Hunsberger amounted to $l(i,2'.ir) w i I h uniiaid bills  amoiintinvf to J«7'l.43.
Rev.   Charles     A.   Platt     Awarded I Master   of   Sacred   Theology
The degree of JMaster of Sacred Theology has just recently been I awarded Uev. Charles A. Platt. pas- j tor of Anibler Presbylerian church, I by the I'hiladelphia l>utheran sem- j inar.v. Itev. Platt took graduate i work in the Held of Ueligious l->Ui- i cation and wrote a thesis on the} subjeot of "Dramatics In the Church." Material on this subject, , written by the local paslor, dealing] with the growth of importaiiee of j Church dramaitics, was published for ¦ the I'resbyterian Board of Kduca- ' A nieeting of tlie lioard of Direc- | tion. | tors of the Ambicr Chamber of Uev. Plait has taught courses on | Commerce will be held at the Anub- religious dramatics at various sum- | ler National Bank at 2.30 p. iiii-,! mer conferences. He wiil leach this i Frida.v, May 31st, lo begin a cam- j year ait Blair Academy. Blairstown, j paign to secure funds for the' light- N. J., and at Hood College, Fred- ing of Biftier avenue. crick, .Md. '  .	
High School Forum Holds Discussions of Presidential Aspirants in Final Meeting
I prizes to the honor sludents wiil I be made by Merrill Zimmerman, j president of the .\lumiii Associalion. I Baccalaureate services were held ; on Sunday evening in St. John's i Lutheran church. Center Siiuare. I The class motto this year is "One ¦ Country, One Pciipie. One Klag." ' Their iiower is the Talisman ro.se j and  colors,  crimson and gold.
SPECIAL   CHAMBER    SESSION
EACH     GRADE     HAD     SPECIAL ROOM ARRANGEMENTS
Parents and Friends Delightfully Entertained with Special Program —Mrs. Mary Pyle Directed Enter¬ tainers— Upper Grades Presented Specialties
Thi> children of the Matthias Slieeleigii School, presented an ex- hibitioii of all their scliool work and an entertainment program for their parenis and friends last Friday aflernoon.
The pupilis of the lirsl grade with the* help of their teaclier, Miss Kleanor Cook, arranged iheir room Ul represent a May Day playground. The pupils of the second grade and their teacher, .Mrs. Klizabetii Koeh¬ ler, arranged their room to icpreseiil a circus ground.
Miss Kathryn Hibbs and the third grade pupils made their room into the .Matthias Sheeieigh Airport. The fourth grade pupils and their teach¬ er, Mrs. Josephine Duttield, had an exhibit   of  foreign  dolls.
The art exhibits of grades live, siXj seven, and eight wore under the direction fo Miss Ida Schultz. The sixth grade had a special exhibit on Iransportation and tlie seventh grade had a special exhibit on Me¬ dieval History. The eiglitli grade, under the direction of .Mrs. Jennie Hishop, had a set of posters deal¬ ing with  the  project  on   grains.
The entertainment program was under tlie direction of Mrs Mary I'yle. The program began with l song by a chorus chosen from the seventh  and  eiglilh   grades. The
members of the eighih presenled a t Continued on  page 3 )
Asks Ambler Area to Join in Making Sweaters and Socks for Refugees
The ..American Ued Cross has made a special appeal to the Wo- meii in Ambler and vicinity to meet togetlier and sew garments for the refugees of the countries in Kurope who are left destitute by war. All material needed is supplied by the Ued  Cross.
At present there is a particular dem.'ind for sweaters and soclts for men,  women  and   ciiildren. The
Philadelphia district alone is asked to provide at least 1001) each of these  garments.
Such a group or class is already being organized by the Historical S'odety of Fort Washington and sweaters are lo be nuide at Clif¬ ton house at regular stated dates of meeting.
Inifonnalion about this work and the classes may be obtained from Mrs. K. L. Towne, Ambler GiiX-jIi'l, or Mrs. W. G. Bardens, Ambler S!)3-J.
MAIN THOROUGHFARE IN BOR¬ OUGH   WILL   BE   COMPLtTED FROM  LINDENWOLD TO MAIN STREET—CHAMBER  EXTENDS MEMBERSHIP   CONTEST  — CHRISTMAS PLANS J.   Uobert Simpson,  Jr.,   cliainiian of the Safety Committee of Ambicr Borough   Council,   spoke   before   the m€>nibers  of  the  Ambler     Chamber of   t^onimerce.   .Monday   evening   at Niblock's   Uestaurant     on     the   re- paving of Butler avenue from  Lin¬ denwold avenue to Main street. Mr. Simpson  stated   that  the  work  will be done this summer.
This project will lie sl.trled in July and coniplet-<'d by. Labor diy. The borough will establish ^iroper grades therealoiig and lay new curbing as nt-eded iilong the avenue. The entire cost of llie reiKiving will be a.ssumed b.v the County, accord¬ ing to word from the County ('oiii- missloners  Monday  morning.
in P.I41, M"r. Simpson continued ii^ his report before the Ch.imber. P.uller avenue will be jiaved from Lindenwold avenue to Hethlehem pike; and in BI42 the p.iviiig is to be extended from Main slreet to IH' Borough line at the Wis.saliickoii creek. Attemlits to have Butler avenue repaved a.s well as lietter lighted has been a matter of dis¬ cussion for' a long period <•£ time and lioth are soon to liecoiiie a realily.
'.Mr. .s;i,ui|>son and Joseph C. Hess. Jr., president of Council, who at¬ tended Phe Chamlier nieeling as rep¬ resentatives of Borough Council, In¬ formed the menibers present that while the Borougii can bear Ihe additional cost of current entailed by an increase In the lighting fac¬ ilities they may not, according to law. spend Borougii funds for new light standards. It is neces.sary, therefore, that the iiroperly owners and merchants o.n Butler avenue and N<irtli Main slreet provide the funds necessary for purchasing new st.iiidards   for   the   lights.
The Board of Directors of the Chamber uiianiniously voted to sponsor the raising of the necessary funds which will be appriiximaiely $S00 and which will provide ap¬ proximately 53 standards along Biit- Jer avenue and Nortli Main sired. ( Continued on page 5 )
FINE lALKS GIVEN 10 iBAPIISIS OF AMBLER SERVICE CLUB groups! CELEBRAIE lOStli YEAR
ROTARY    TOLD    OF    TEACHING MUTE  BOYS  AND  GIRLS
REV. WALTFR   LEPPERT GUEST PAfTCR    AT    ANNIVERSARY
GROUP   HOLDS  ANNUAL   BUSINESS     MEETING     AND JOHN    HOLZ   TO   SUCCEED ARTHUR   RAU  AS PRESIDENT — TO  DRAFT A CONSTITU¬ TION—INVITED TO PICNIC
ELECTS
ARTMAN HOME DAY
Artman Home Day is set for Sat¬ urda.v. June X. starting at A p. in. Kev. tUislavus 11. Bechtold, D. 1).. ' questioned Krisan, the defendant i Superintendent of the Inner Mis- I denied he had l»een Involved in a.i } «ion Board, will make the address. I accident.   Four   hours   later,    how-   Following the services, the Women's
'         '"   - rickets
r child-
I ever,    he    admitted I "struck   something"
Auxiliar.v will serve suiip'T are 50e for adults and 3.'>c f
that    his    car according    to , the  testimony of the chief. i ren.  Home-made cakes,   fiies,  fancy
Knnis was  the only  witness call¬ ed,     although     Palrolnia.i     Thomas
j IX'vlin. Belmont liarracks of the 1 Pennsylvania Motor Police, was in j court. FTnnis said he was a.sslsted I in  the Investigation  by Devlin.
pirants   were     considered.       Uoberl Broughton  introduced  the siieakers. goods, etc. will be on sale. jJack  llolz siHike on the po.ssibllities
The regular nionthly iiieetiiif; of i of Thomas Dewey's being the Ite- Ihe Women's Auxiliary of tlii' Arl- i publican choice. Joe Kvans pointed man Home will be held at the lout how easily I'resident Koosevelt Home on Thursday afternoon, June could get a third term If he so wish- 6th, at L'.ao. ed. Stanley Neig'itt said tliat Corde!
The final and probably the most] Hull would likely be the presideuls active forum meeting of the year | choice if Uoosevclt chooses not to was held last Kriday evening in thu ] run. Arthur Uau took bolh sides of high sdhool librar.v. The forum | the argument by telling about the president, Arlhur Uau, opened the i nilnoa- Hepublican and Democrat meeting  by   greeting   all   the   mem- J posslbililies.
bers and non-forum niembers for| After the speeches the aiKUnient the last discussion of llie season.; was turned over to the floor. The The topic of discussion was "Presi-j political iiarley continued for about dential Possibllitie.s for 1940." jan  hour,  after  whicii   refreshments
Both major parly presidential as-1 "¦'^'•<' served.
In keeping with the theme of the meeting, forum oflicers were elected for nexl year. Arthur Uau, ceded his position as president to John Holz. .lohn   Holz   has   been  a   very  active
TOT INJURED BY MACHINE
Mrs. Clark Dillenbeck, Wyndmoor, Driver   of   Car   That   Struck   Child
A ii-year-old child was .itruck .md badly hurt by the car of .Mrs. Clark Dilleabeck, ;il>i L. .Mermaid lane, \Vyndiiioor, while driving along ,\idiiiore avenue in the same com¬ munily Tuesday evening. .Mrs. Dillenueck claiin.i mn to have seen the chilri and it is believed the toi darted into the street as she pa.ss- ed.
The injured child is Frederick .Max.s«j,n, son of Mr. and .Mrs. J. Warren Maxson, of 7815 Ardimjre avenue, Wyndmoor. He was rushed to the hospital at Chestnut Hill by a neighbor, .Mr. Alberger, where it was found the infant suffered a slight skull fracture and Injurie.-i aboul the head and neck. Latest re¬ port reveals the child is much im¬ proved and out of danger.
Hiding witli Mrs. Dillenbeck at the time were her daughler, the Baroness Alice Stael vonllolstein, and Max llenrick. The fonner is just recently returned from Sweden.
Springlield Township police in¬ vestigated and after taking stale- ineiils from all, released Mrs. Dillen¬ beck under $.000 bail lo await the outcome of the child's injuries.
Kiwanians Addressed by Legion¬ naire on Patriotism and Defense— Edward Linsky, State Adjutant, the Speaker at Legion Night — Three Ambler Children at Institute for  Deaf
The prograni at the Ambler Uotary iClub at noon Wednesday was in charge of the Communily Service Committee. Mr. Frank C. Weber was the chairman.
Through the help of Miss Kate Liddle of the .North Penn Commun¬ ily Centre, Ilotarians had the privi¬ lege of enjoying a very interest¬ ing talk by Miss Mar.garet Body- comb, Dean of KducaUon of the Pennsylvania. School for the Deaf at Mount Airy.
The speaker described tlie var¬ ious steps in teaching deaf child¬ ren, beginning with the kindergarten grades and ending with the ninth grade. She not only explained the Iirocesses of iip reading and voca¬ bulary building, but also discussed the important part tliat scientiH' hearing aids play In the education of handicapped children.
.Miss Bobyconib slated that the children are given vocational train¬ ing, and every ettort is made to place them in positions where they will be self-supporting before the.v ure dismissed  from tho school.
There are three children from Ani¬ bler enrolled in tlie I'ennsylvania School for the Deaf. One is learn¬ ing woodworking, one the tailoring trade, and a third shoe repairing.
I'resident  Uay   Maxson   welcomed the   following   guests:    Miss    Kate ( Conlinued   on  page   7 )
Old Mt. Pleasant Church Scone of Memorial Service on Birthday— Congregation Proud of Grand Old Structure—Rev. Doa, Pas¬ tor. Led Servico I ast   Sunday   afternoon      niarked
the annual  commemorative  service
In honor of anolher birthday for i the oldest  church   of  Amller.  Way
back \n the year 1X34 the Baptist I forefathers bulll a house of worship ' on   what  is  now   Morris  Uoad.  The
building they erected was the viry . tirsl one of its kind in the neighbor- . hood. Man.v years have gone by and •
the B.iptists are proud of the fact ; that the pilgrim church still stands. ^ The members and friends of the I old church tinite<l there lo honor it I on the occasion of the lOKIli year : of its founding. Kvery year the many ' friends ,ind visitors Join with iiieiii- j bers of the congregation on the last ( Sunday in May to perpetuate the j memory of the church's long history
in Ambler.
! The speci.il service was opened 1 by Uev. D<iw leading an olil- i fashioned hymn sing followed by .i ' short session of prayer after which ! ( Continued on page 5 )
LIBRARY CONDUaED TOUR
member of the forum this year.   He
spoke at  the  Colony Club  and   th-
( Continued on page 6 )
COLLEGE  YEARBOOK   EDITOR
I>onald .1. Trego, son of .Mr. and Mrs. G. Stanton Trego, of 2070 But¬ ler Piko, llarnionviUe. has been ai» pointed editor-in-ciiief of the 11141 "TenvpIaT," the senior yearbook of 'J'einple   Lniversity.
Members Were Hosts to County His¬ torical Society Visiting Local Points
Despite tlie weather, the Anxbler Public iJlirary conducted the Mont¬ gomery County Historical .Society on a tour of some of the historical spots of Ambier and vicinity last Saturday aflernoon. The group left the library at 2.3(1 to visit the School of Horticulture and the l'pper Dub¬ lin .Meeting House.
The.v spent an enjoyable afternoon viewing the grounds and building.s anrt hearing the histories of these inatitulions. The pilgrimage returned to the Ainbler library, later, where members of the library board greet- w4 them and served tea.
I   WOMAN DIES OF INJURY
[Mrs. Teresa Giampa, Amblor, Hurt in Leap from Car Mrs. Teresa Giampa. 31. of j Church streel. Ambler, died in jl'^lin Terrace Hospital. I.ansdal,^ Jiast Friday afternoon from a coiii- jpounrt fnicture of the skull. The I woman was injured when .-the I leaped from a moving iiiitomobil" I when the driver became ill. Tliiirs- j day   evening   while   returning   from
work   at   a   Lansdale   fadoj-y.
I     The   driver   of   Ihe   car.    Dominic
i Diiva.     I(lii7    .Main    streel.    Ambler,
will  he  held  to await the  actio.i   of
the   coroner.    Other   passentvers    in
the   ear   were   IHna's   wife.   Jennie.
j Violet      Maestro,      Butb-r      avenue,
, Ambler;        Helen        I'iaiii-o.       \Ve,^l
I Chestnut  street,  and  .len.iie   Hi.inio,
I West   Cliestnut   stn-el.   ,-\iiililecr.   .Ml
I were   iininjuri'd.
' Diiva's wife averted in.juiy t i Ihe other members of Ihe paily. all of whom are employed ;ii ihe , Puritan Haincoat Company, l.aiis dale. by swerving the <:n' a id . brin:;lng it under conlrol she wa-^ , unable to do so befure It sideswiii- ' ed the lighl standard, however, ¦ ofticer John Grah.mi invstisated. i