The Ambler Gazette 19411204

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HE  AMBLER GAZETTE
VOL. LXIII — 40
AMBLER.   PA,   DECEMBER 4-. 1941
$L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
HEAR iSS MAE GARREH SPEAK
Miss Mae (iiirrott  Outlines Pro¬ gram Adopted By Coinnuinity Centre
Community health and welfare work were featured at the regular meeting of the Junior Colony Club of Ambler, last Tuesday evening.
WISSAHICKON FIREMEN PLAN ANNUAL ELECTION
The annual meeting of the Wis- ^, ^      ,.      ,-.      ¦   ^ ,,
sahickon   Fire   Company   will   be I the county.   Mrs. Frank Colby ot- held Wednesday, December 10, at, lered the prayer. 8   p. m.   The   election   of   officers I     The   following   committee   was will take place. j appointed by the president to take
The nominees are as follows: charge of the February conven- president, William Deuchar; vice i tion: Mrs. Harry Rossiter, chair- president, Harry E. Ott; secretary, [ man, and Mrs. Louis Martin, Mrs. VanDoran Douglass; assistant sec-I * orest Gager   Mrs. L. N. Cooper
™"''NovZB%"«ElTiNG'Baptist CHurch Crowded For Community
The   executive    board    of    the I      Tl        !•• O * l\ITI P 1
?r„r'.s ?eSr.'^sLe°Jl Thanksgivmg Service; Dr. Hershey Speaks
routine   business   matters   at   the I 	
November meeting held in the, j^^^.^ ^^an 250 persons attended Montgomery county court house, i t^e community Thanksgiving ser- Norristown. j yi^g j^eld  in the Mount Pleasant
Mrs. Philip Flack, president of j Bapti.st Church, Ambler, last the council, welcomed the mem-, Thursday. Eight Ambler churches bers of the board and the presi-, cooperated in sponsoring this an- dents of  the  local as.sociations of I nual  service.
Rev.  Dr.,   Robert    D.  Hershey, pastor   of   St.     John's   Lutheran
ICANTATA TO FEATURE        i I      JUNIOR CLUB program!
I     A  Christmas  party   featuring  a'
program by the music and drama- j
1 tic  departments   will   be   held   by I
ithe  Junior  Colony   Club   at    the i
his two  sisters came to the doc-1 clubhouse. Ridge avenue, on Tues-,
tor as a last resort and begged his i^^y'^^^"'".8- ,^        , „,    '
h«lp. With tears rolling down his i^ ^"c, Christmas    cantata.      The,
cheeks, the young physician rais- Secret of the Stars,   will be given , ed  his eyes  to  heaven  and  said,. ""f^er the direction of Mrs, Ken- 'Father, I thank thee for listening i !?f th Rempp, music chairman, and to me.' And the man arose  from I ^""S.   Leonard     Drury,    dramatic; death. I chairman.
"The physician was Jesus, His' ^ Solo parts will be sung by Miss colleagues wdre the pharisees and' ^hce Kenyon and Miss Dixie Jane sadducees, the friend was Lazarus,: Thompson Mi,ss Florence Green the  sisters were Mary  and  Mar- i »"d Mrs. H. Leroy Jones will sing
'Fire Marshal Walter C. Smith, Jr., ! ^/''Wffii   niCTiJiniiTi^'c   rk<wic   held Wednesday, December lU, at:'>^'^" ...^ j.i<aj.v... K?"'"'.   "'   """     •'"""•'*   J-umerau tne pnysician  was jesus,  "is; ..r"""^--"¦¦¦¦¦ "-""¦-""y William   A.   Hobbs   attended I
5^ F?IJ   JilSIHIKL)ll<.S   litn.LS   8   p^    The   election   of   officers I     The   following   committee   was Church, oreached  the sermon  on   colleagues wdre the pharisees and' ;^hce Kenyon and Miss Dixie Jane , ^^   ^neeting      of   the   Montgomery
and'^frs^'^H Sv JonTs'^will s^^^ 'chiefs  and   fire  mar-
tor of the host church, gave  the  garet  and the  cure  was the  gift! ^duft as will Miss Gei trade Va^^
invocation..The responsive reading of God-life. i ^!.f'"^,'^"'' ^ ^ f   l^m    ..tl.l . ' ""t streets, Norristown, on Tues-
,   was  led  by the  Rev.  William  F.      "Today on    Thanksgiving    day; Caml Sue Calvert   will Portray a   ^^^ evening. The meeting was call- Miss Mae W. Garrett,* executive   JeTaTv"'Tames "Lewis-^'treasurer 'Mrs. Russell Conover, Mrs. W. H. i LiBtz:  The  Rev.  Charles A.  Piatt  this story may seem to be  a  bit ['ttie  lost child and tnere w U be , ^ ^    ^^^.^ ^   Winner, director of the North Penn Com-! jess7>    ofvis;   tmstees,   lS   Chandlee, Mrs. Rowe,  Mrs. Lutz,; oflPered  the  Thanksgiving  prajer. | out of place but it really is not,! ^J^i^f'"S^by a^chor^uj;^^of ^cjiddre^ ^j^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^'
munity Centre, described the ser-   Kirk   William Ruth
BOARD ELECTS FAUSI PRESIDENT; ADOPTS SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM
FIRE   OFFICIALS   MEET ^r. Robert A. Smith Named To
TO PLAN FOR DEFENSE     Assist   Jn   lleallh   Profiram
Chief Walter Rohrbach, assistant I
Appoints   (]oniniittcc8
HE-ELECTS    SOLICITOK
defense >
vice of the centre in public health   bgrt Colflesh, Joseph work- Kirk,  Wilbur Landis;
Canned goods for the benefit of neer, Clarence Yost; the needy ot the community were ^ Winchester Douglass,.' collected for dustribution by    the I William    Lewis,    William
Ruth, : this regulation-<in the by-laws. All
centre at the Thanksgiving holi-; Homer Fluck, Harry Wacker, Ray-, dues must be in by December \ \ .-u ^^ Mount Pleasant Baptist day. Dolls to be dressed by the niond Fertsch, Lewis Kirk, Palil, and the membership must be in- J Choir presented the musical selec- club members for distribution by  Garritt, Stanley Frankenfield, Don- i crea.sed  by  ten  percent  in  order, tio"s.
the centre at Christmas time aid Angeny, Frank Fertsch,' for the associations to qualify for The dramatic presentation of were distributed. ^ Charles Fesmire. I the   gold   leaf   award.    Fifty-four [ the story of the raising of Larzar-
In her address Miss Garrett, who i was introduced by Mrs. Winfteld | Cook, program chairman, said, j "The North Penn Community Cen- i tre has been organized for over tweny-one years and the nurses I ha'v'e been giving care to the sick ' in their own homes ever since that' time. .
"The medical advisor.y commit- i tec was created to give us advice | on any medical problems that may j arise and also to advise us when I we plan a new service. The mem- ; bers of the committee are Dr. i Philip J. Lukens, chairman, and i Dr. Walter E. Fine and Dr. Ellen j Haines.
"The child health conference is one of our important services. It used    to be known as the    well
local   associations   belong   to   the  us  formed  the  first part of Rev. county council. ', Df- Hershey's sermon. The speaker
The  sum  of  forty  dollars  was
said,  "I  came  across a most  un-
10 ENMAIN CLUB
realized from the card party held \ Y^]j^} ^}°Z}^X?}}>Z^^Zu°"?:^u]!: lat  the  Strawbridge  and   Clothier  '"" " ""¦•"- "
William H. Faust was reelected president of the Ambler school board at the annual meeting, Mon¬ day night.
Paul  Norris   was  elected     vice
president succeeding Fanning    O.
ry  County   fire- ! Hoyt  who   was   defeated   for   the
completed a two : office of director at the November
instruction     on : general election. Thomas A. Foulke
ry bombs at the  was  reelected  solicitor.
re School,    Edge-1     J.   Willard  Cassel     is   treasurer
wood, Md., spoke to the men. G.' and B'rank C. Weber is secretary.
.v„ .^w.,.. A/Ti^.. r-v,.,..!, t»„ i.r..;„v,„i      ii    i       S. Wright,    general    chairman of: Their   positions  do   not  come  up
Let  us  look at the  story  and | .c^'lt^^^^^'^l^ll'L^I'^f'iL^'Y''^ ^rlll, the delen'se council, also spoke to : for  election  until  May.
at its best.
and Miss Genevieve Smith.
see  what   it   really   tells  us.   Did  ^,^^,, P'f "?i,,^^,^°^ff "^.f "^- ^¦T'^'^  the  group.  Plans were  made  for ¦¦     Roscoe L. Smith acted as tern
vnn     SCO     thn     r»othr^H     that      Tp<:,,<:    waders  Will   be   MlSS   Mabel   Ditter^ fi. ^ :,.„„..   c ;„   fi„„         „u„:     ^....: »!,„   „!„,.
you   see   the   method   that   Jesus  '"^^a^'ers will be Miss
used?   The   prayer   preceded   the  a".?,^'^''?- ,^°^^ Stephens.
cure. Thanks came before the re-:     ^^f^  dolls  dressed  by  the  club
suits. It is quite easy to be thank-  members and the dolls that have
ful  for what you   have.  It  is an ' been  purchased  already    dressed
unavoidable  reaction.  All  that  is : will he placed en exhibition. Mem-
oioie.   ™.s. ridCK leporieu on ine , humanity     The  young   physician ' what is to come—that is altogether southeastern district meeting held ; ""'Vf"'^y- „,'"f.Z"""!   ^"11'^:"   different.  Je.s„s tells ns th,-,? it  is
ing "a voung physVcTan ""wh'o'when I so  simple.  But   to   have  courage,  bers should return dolls that they men   ^."..^"""S pnysii-idn wno, wjicii r tuanic rr^r\ fnr i have  dressed  to  Mrs.   William  F.
Store.  Mrs. Flack reported on the i t„cJ;VW;. was^ded.c^ated  to^savjng , fj^thjnd^ tn,^t--to^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^.,j ^^ ^.^^^.^^^
ed at Christmas time by the North Penn Community Centre.
Each  Club   member    attending
the meeting is asked  to bring    a
ten-cent gift and members bring-
reminded  to pro-
made  the startling and    amazing
announcement     that   he   had      a
„ ,, ,     ,., .,,      I remedy for death, and like wild-
°f;i^Lt°""L.!!!ir.''!;?;j.2^!?^ill'|fi'"e his name spread from house
at Easton.
Mrs, Rossiter, who is a member
different. Jesus tells us that it is easy to love those who love us but the problem is to love those who   hate   and   despise   us.   It   is
enrolling auxili£(^ry firemen in fire : porary chairman  during the elec-
companies throughout the county.   , tion proceedings.
 ^— '     Walter A. Sobers was installed
1 by the solicitor as a new director 1 in place ot Hoyt. I The board adopted a new health j program as outlined by E. E. Ker¬ schner, supervising principal. An ; entirel.v new set-up in regard to ; safeguarding the health of school I pupils was approved b.y the direc- i tors.
PLAYERS 10 PRESENT OLD M MELODRAMA
Dramatic   Reader  Will  Present   said that the county cornmissioners U^  house.  The medical profession  easy to salute our brothers, even
Pro.rr-ini-  Croun To  Cive        have appropriated $55,000 for theL,^  jhat  time  did  not  support  his   the publicans do that, but to treat 1'"^   guests  aie  r 1 rograni, l,roup   Jo Give.      I county library pro.iect which wil    announcement however. Un men as brothers is very hard,   vide  exti a  gifts
Toy Shower
j include a bookniobile.  The pro.iect j     when  a  young  man   who  was  And, yet, here was Jesus beset by
I is for the benefit of rural schools i
Elizabeth   W.   Cornell,   of   Hat-! °"'^-    „       , ^ ,   ^   „ ,      ,
boro, dramatic reader, latest star ; Mrs. Forest Gager asked all local to grace the one-woman theater, associations to appoint library will entertain the Colony Club of \ chairmen to make a survey of their Ambler with a solo program at its i hbrary facilities. bab.y clinic but a clinic is where ; regular meeting on Wednesday! The next executive board meet¬ ing will be held Wednesday, Jlin-
a   friend   of   the   physician   died,
(continued on page 7)
treatment is given, and, of course, we do not give treatment. Our service is really an opportunity for   mothers  tp   confer   with     us
afternoon,  December  10.
The   actress,    who   studied    at I uary 14, at Nor»istown. Beaver College, was recently with > the  Town  Hall program  in  New j
ICIIIZENSHIPISPRINGHDUSE P. 1. A. CLASSES AI ambler! HOLDS HOBBY FAIR
about their babies    or pre-school ¦ York and now is under the man-, PINETOWN GOLF CLUB ' rp
children. ' agement  of  the  Forum     Lecture- rNTI7DTAINQ rAnniPQ^ twenty   fe
"We  arc going  to open  a new j Bureau of New York City which' tWlLKlAlINo LAUUlLd ^       ,-	
child  health conference at North | is headed by Phyllis Moyer, form- !     Barton Hoopes, 3rd, manager of Hills. The first conference is plan- i er private secretary    for Winston  Pinetown   Golf  Club,   entertained ned for December 3. It will be held ¦ Churchill.      She has had a great the   first   Wednesday     of      every month thereafter. We are also con
before  women's  clubs
The chorus will sing Christmas carols in a public program at Strawbridge and Clothier's Jen¬ kintown store promptly at 7.30 on the evening of December  10.
WISSAHICKON GRANGE
"(rold In llie Hills" Has Cast of
Thirty-two; Hotliwell
Directing
A doctor to supervise all the pupils in Ambler's three public schools was appointed. He is Dr. Robert Smith'and he will be avail¬ able for actual work in the schools
_  I for   two   hours  every  day   during
Primed   with   enthusiasm   after! the school term. He will examine the record breaking attendance at; each child    thoroughly    with the their opening production of "Pur- j aid of the school nurse. Miss Edith, suit  of  Happiness,"    the  Ambler : Garges.
Players,   under   the   direction   of      Recommendations made by   the NAMES NEW OFFICERS ' W- Lentz Rothwell, hope to make  physician to the parents of children
"Gold in the Hills" an outstanding, needing   treatments   will   be   fol-
Ofncers were elected at the No- : performance. There are thirty-two   lowed   up   through    the   intensive
vember meeting of the Wissahick- j people in the cast, and during the  health program. Formerly the'state
on  Grange  held  at   the  home  of I gggo^jj get  all except three are on ! doctor   spent   about   four   or   five
  i   ! Horace and Eleanor Evans, Gwy-; stage at oiice. '• days  conducting  examinations   in
Jn   Free   Night jjudfje   Corson   Tells   Group   of j "edd.^ ^^^ ^ ^^  ,._j __ , ,, i     Two pianists are required    for, Ambler     and     advised      parents
Course for Foreisn-Born       i      Sailhoats—Manv   Exhihits      |
The election resulted as follows: : j^jg gho'w. John  Burton will play i through brief written reports when
master, Amos W.  Walton;    over-, ^j^g  melodramatic   obligatos   from] their children needed further at-
Pcrsons Shown l^eer,  Eleanor  W.  Evans;  lecturer,   t^e pit, and Mrs. Wesley Calhoun i tention. Often these notices were
  >   Sara  S.  Walton;  steward,  Horace i ^jji officiate on stage during the i neglected when parents were busy
An   crsanization   meeting   of   a i'   Judge Georse C   Corson   of the ^ *^-J''^'A^' ^^^'''l^^V-'''^'^^'''^IfV foo''   show   scene   in   Big   Mike's i or   unable  to  pay   for  treatments cl4 in cmzenshk) ^dcdLation   MSmerv    County  ^^^^^^ ^''?P^^T^' ^'w ^i^'"! dance  hall  in  the Bowery.      Mr. ! for  their children.  The  new  pro-
A turkey dinner was :?ofUeign-borf^^^^^^ ofnard'   ^^^*^''""    """   "'^^     *'^   nnrt  of   gram   will   require   the   nurse   to
The program of Christmas music i served  with favors and novelties; in  Ambler  High  School, Monday ' Teacher Association when it held ' gatekeeper      Edward     J    Lovett will be presented under the direc-! lor each caddy present.   The din-; evening. jits  special   hobby   night  program - ,^g,.gg   Euphemia C   Dunn- Flora
advisory  committee  has  just  ap- | tion of Mrs. Leidy B. Heckler. The j ner was given by the club to ex-1     Twenty persons residing in Am- ! in the Spring House school build-  Lvdia M. Lovett; woman's assist- proved is the giving ot toxoid tor , guest soloist will be Mrs. Wallace i press its appreciation for the fine i ^jg^ and vicinity enrolled for the i mg.   'ast Monday evening.  About gj',^ steward   Lizzie M   Fleck the  prevention  of  diphtheria  and ; stumpfig. i spirit  of   cooperation   and  service j special course. Additional registra-1 forty persons entered exhibits.       ,     ^he  program  included   the   fol-
sidering   starting   a   similar   con- f/'rence  at North Wales.
"A new service that the medical
! deal    of experience    in  dramatic work including many appearances
the caddies of the club at a Thanksgiving dinner at the club¬ house on Saturday evening, No¬ vember 22.
vaccinations for the prevention of j     a toy shower will be held and ! rendered   by   the   caddies.    Short! tfon's 'niay" be " made   on   Monday smallpox.      These treatments will I club members will bring Christmas Italks were  made by  Mr.  Hoopes ' evening   December 8   when     the not be given indiscriminately. The : gifts   for     distribution     to  needy i and    William    Etherington    a n d | ftrst class will be held centre will not encroach upon the j children by the North Penn Com-1 Henry F. Grim, of William Boulton work of physicians and will    give j munity   Centre. ! Dixon Post, No. 10, American Le-
Ihc.so  tieatmenls only  when     the;     Mrs.'John G. Miller will preside : gion,   of   Fort   Washington.     Mr. (continued on page 6) I at the tea  table. I Etherington  discussed  the  advaii-
/  I     Entertain Scouts and Brownies     | tages   American   boys   have   over
YJ.
I     Girl Scouts    and  the    Brownie j those in European countries at the |^",^^,^3°ari^'!i'tL°lr,rp"hrt" Pack,  of  Ambler,    were    special'. present  time.
Judge Corson spoke about sail-, lowing readings: "The Two Farm
boats, his hobby, and showed pic-  gj.,., ^.y Eleanor W. Evans, "Arm-
tures   ol   harbors   in   Chesapeake  jgtice  Day"  by Gertrude  K.  Con-
,^',.u-.        J ^i. *      iard.   "Thanksgiving"   by   E.   May
Exhibits and the persons enter- ( walton. The roll call on the topic,
tion   tor  citizenship,  to  study  the, J^I^^^Jem -f       ^'CX     Feger'  ''^^at   Are   We   Thankful   For T.-'„„i;,.v,  !.,.,„,,..«.,  ^„^    tha -^,,tio= I "'^'"y ,  ',,       '  , ^o'o'¦"•''    ./,^&^'',was  answered  bv
Howard   Wampole,    Harry  Bauer,
Robert Blanken and Albert Tram re     dogs.
The purpose ot  the  instruction; is to assist aliens in the prtpara-
I English language and    the duties
I
ber 26. Thirty children as well as club members heard a talk on pigeons by Charles J. Love, editor of a children's column for the Evening Bulletin.
Mr. Love discussed the breeding
^Graee E. Ott and Josepli K. Friel i and training of pigeons, their use
MarVy at Anililer; Other Weddiniis
POST—¦w/lLSON
Miss- Mary Jane Wilson and Augus.t Edward Post, prominent Ambler business people, were married on Thanksgiving day at 3 o'cljbck at the home of the bride, Butler avenue,  Ambler.
The Rev. Charles A. Piatt, pas-
¦ tor   of   the   Ambler   Presbyterian
Church, performed  the ceremony.
Miss Lula E. Woisel, of Phila¬ delphia, attended the bride as maid of honor. The best man was Samuel A. Wilson, brother ol the bride.
Upon completion of their new home, Mr. and Mrs. Post will re¬ side at "Corner House," Euclid avenue and North street. Ambler. FRIEL—OTT
Mr.  Grimm  spoke :„ ^he program is sponsored by the ; ^^t.    ^-^-^^^
guests of the club at its program i on "Americanism and Its Meaning ! r^^^j'^^y Tt=?i=n  -Crl^ni^pt^nni^^ n^ Sylvia   Gochnauer,     Harry
on Wednesday afternoon, Novem-' to'the American Youth". i a    v,.       "^'.        If   tv,r^i->oti^„   Bauer and Ethel Emerick; scandi-
K„„ o«   r^u^.,:. „v,i,....„ .. ,.,.„ o.: Ambler and is under the direction 1^^^^^^ . 1^^^^^^^ ^^^    ^^^^
, of Frank J Williams, Plymouth ^5^.^^^^^^';:^' ^ i^nd; miniature Meeting The instructors are pro- ^hat.^ots, Bertha Farrington, Son- i I vided by the WPA educational I Nylund; foreign money and en- I and recreational division of Mont-; ^^^^^^^ censored during the pro- , gomery County. j ^gj^j ^^^^^ ^^^   Robert Blanken.   ;
lin   111   liniiniW  llinni/      ^"ll^ ^L'^^^f, k ?^ t" h° »„?.: '     a small village composed of log
AID IN HOLIDAY WnRKisss'^m-g"r'"-nsg.^^.sg'&-:.
! , George Morrow, an eighth  grade                            SIXTY-FIVE PRESENT                l Pupil of the school.      Scrapbooks
will   play     the   part  ot [ gram   will   require   the   nurse
Big Mike, a role in sharp contrast : make a thorough check-up on re-
to   that   of   the   Reverend   Banks   commended treatments.    She will
which   he   played   .so   capably   in : attempt to assist those parents un-
"The Pursuit of Happiness."  Ray  able to pay for needed treatments
Mayhew, the excellent Hessian of ¦ by recommending them to clinics.
the   previous   play,   now   becomes       The   school   physician   will   also
Pete the Rat. [be available to advise the nurse and
Among the specialities to be in- 1 school authorities in other health
trcduced   during  the   second     act ! problems that arise. He wil! make
are<   "Two   Little   Girls   in   Blue"   a   monthly  report    to   the   school
by Harold Murphy, "Daddy, Won't i board and a yearly report to the
You   Buy   Me   a   Bow-Wow"    by ' state. ^
Miss Peggy Gordon, "She's   More '     President Faust appointed    the
ri   1 THrii        S'^°'"'' ^^"^^  ^'''^'"^ ^^'^^ hy Mr.   to bg pjtied than Censored" by Ray I following    committees:    improve-
Veron ca ¦ ^"'^ ^''^- ?' ^- Nichodemus, Dela- j Mahew, "Waltz me Around Again ' ments,  J.   W.   Cassel,     Roscoe   L.
'ware  county. .„   ,  "       ,^i Willie"   by   the   chorus,   "A   Bird 1 (continued on page 5)
The next meeting will be held   ;„ ^ Gilded Cage" by Agnes Mac- 	
Wednesday,    December    ^7.        A j cool,' Waltz Clog Specialty by Miss Christmas party will be featured. ; Peggy   Garvey    and   the   well   re-
all.
in business and sport and their: great value as messenger carriers! in  time of war. The pigeons are j
homing, racing or messenger birds, j 	
The children were allowed    to 1 North Penn Organization Plans
AS ORELAND PASIOR f
send messages to the Philadel¬ phia newspaper office. They were al.so invited to visit Mr. Love to see his pigeons.
Miss Mae W. Garrett, executive director of the North Penn Com¬ munity   Centre,     addressed      the
Merry Cliristinas for Needy Families ¦
The   North      Penn   Community
Centre is busy with lists—lists of
,.        ^  ,,.        ., , .  children,   lists   of   families,     and
meeting   telling   the  members   of, ^g^g ^f j^g ^gg^jg ^j ^he families.
the vvork of the centre throughout; p^r with the coming of December, ^,,    ,.     ,.        ,, ^,      , ^„    ,  ,. he  district from North  Wales  to ' ^j^g ggntre begins its plans to help  the direction ot Stuart Maclntire
AT ruiIDrU BANfkllUT i with postcards and pictures  were:
AI  LnUKLn DAnijUE. 1 . displayed   by      Louise    Camburn, 1 Kev
Sixty-fiye men and boys attend-1 Doris Scholler,    Anita    Magargal i
ed a father and son banquet, Mon- j and Romaine Myers. Nancy Wolf j
day evening, in the assembly hall j had a collection of various stones |
of     the    Ambler       Presbyterian 1 found in Pennsylvania and a col- •
Church,  Butler avenue. ! lection  of seashells from beaches'.
The banquet Was sponsored and
Dr.  C.  P.  Swank  Delivers Charfj<v  To  Conjrref^alion  of Ciirist Church
membered old-time songfest under j the leadership ot Edward Assen- ; heimer who a^ain plays the part I of John Dalton, the hero and son I of the soil.
A publicity innovation has been ntroduced for this play. In addi- ion to the conventional type of posters, the players are distribut¬ ing counter and window cards bearing the names of the entire cast.
"Gold in the Hills" -^ill be given in the Flourtown Fire Auditor¬ ium, Bethlehem pike
TELLS ROIARIANS OF
Ahrain C. Kulj). County Sciiool
Superintendent,   Ex|)lain8
Work Beinc Done
prepared by the Men's Association of the church. A committee under
Whitemarsh.
' Santa Claus in the North Penn Dis-
Montgomery road, and Harold Worth, Fairview avenue, prepared a roa.st beef dinner. Tickets were
in Maine. Dorothy Amey also had i ,„^^„ ^^^^^^^^ Sf ^to"?^ I a collection of stones. , ^^^^   ^^^.^^   Evangelical   Lutheran;
Miss   Elizabeth   Hibschman,     a ] church, Oreland, in an impressive | teacher   at   the   school,   displayed: ggi-vice,   Sunday   morning. some  of  her oil   paintings.   Olive
The service was conducted and Sinzheimer showed her collection ; the   charee     to   the   conereoation • ""¦:"""? > "= i;""t'',^-'-=-v& "^V ,'i""       "'," ^'"/''' —¦f.——-¦" —  -yr-- ". of framed butterflies. Jean Wam-1 ^^as delivered by  Rev   DrCP ' ""'^^'^ ^^"^ «^'^ direction of Miss i work that is being done with rel
The problem of maladjusted or Flourtown, ' pbysicallv deficient children    ¦\\'as at 8.30 p. m. on December 12 and ; discussed by Abram C. Kulp, sup- 13. jerintendent   of   public   schools   in
  I Montgomery County, at the weekly
n IIR   PDITPARirC   PI AV       'luncheon   meeting  of  the  Ambler V.LUD   rncrAnCD   ri-AI       j Rotary Club at Niblock's restaur- This   year's   play.   "The   Lovely j ant on Wednesday, November 26. Duckling", is progressing very well       Mr. Kulp explained the type of
The club room was beautifully ' trict decorated   for    'Thanksgiving     by      Parents,  whose  budgets  do  not | "'-";;—;,"''"'-- ^^ Toi;'hTd"a TnTdl^oTav ~o7'foreTEn i S'"^  oeiiverea  o.v  xvev.  ur ^..  ^., Helen Bork.   Miss Bork savs. "The j erence to these children. He said
Mrs. (Dscar.H. Stillwagon who used, allow for even the necessities of I Trinity f venue and sIs^S^^^^^^^    dolfs and Nai'i^cy Amey had an a^s" ^ ^^^^^^ is  coming along  beautifully ' that in many  cases the problems
pumpkms, fruit, leaves and flow-j life,   cannot    save    for   ''extras.''; ^imty avenue, and se^^^^^ sor Id erourot dolTs  YvoLe N^^ In  of  school   children     result    from
ers- Christmas should be a day of joy -^nts.  The Kev. Chailes A. ^latt,   sorted group ot dolls. Yyonne i\y  , nod.  In  his charge  he called the I   ,,   .j^ ^^^gt   the   Dramatic   some   eland   deficiency  or     some
The ho<;tpssps were    Mr<!   Annie   =.nH nr^t r,f honwonho a„^<:„rr.^„f ' pastor of the church, was in charge   lund showed her paper dolls and ; attention  of  the  consreeation     to ! ?,,  ,    ,   years   inai   me   uramauc   some   t dim   uciicitucy   ui      smui.
ine nosiesses were    rars. Annre, and not ot heartache and sorrow.-J^ «     Thnma<5   Railev    his   model    air-l/u       1  •<¦ cont,iet,duon     10  ^j [^   ^      existed  not  one  disap-: other  physical  weakness  such  as
C   Landis  and     Mrs.   Joseph    F. | Toy  Day on  December   19  at  the, °t the program. .olanTs his   model    an    the .significance o   the presence of I     j^^^g^t has marred its record    ! poor eyes
Cleary. „    ,^,     1 centre   enables   mother^ to   select;     Nelson   P.   Fegley,      P™??'nentJ Plane^- collections! "^ "?"" °i ?^°'l'?,,"""''^""™T'^^-''       The  play   centers   about  Pat,   a ;     The program  was in  charge  ot
The wedding of Miss Grace  e. ! ..Canned goods were collected tor  from the toys on display, the dolls, ¦ churchman and lawyer ot Norris-,     One ot the unusual    co^iea^^^^ that the purpo.se ot his, ^^      t^^,^; g^^^.^,!^     i^j   .^„d   the   the publicity and education com-
hIIIZL^.^ ?.;- ZT .nHivt.c  I distribution by the centre. Ithe   truck,   the  game,   that    some ; town,   showed   colored   "movies   ot , was a huge dis^^^^^^^ Sara LindsW'^-'""^ ^'"""*'  " ^^""^ ^^'^ '^''''Srega. ^ ^^-^^^ and tribulations of that age. , mittee  and  the  chairman  for  the
The  club's garden    department' child  is  asking  daily   for    Santa ; scenes taken  in the tar west. In- I advertised products  bara ^-inflstey, t,on may  experience as  much as  ^^^ n^g^ problem is to be able to \ day was Frank C. Weber. He in will meet on Tuesday,  December! ciaus to bring. 1 eluded   were   pictures   of glacier i was  me owner     01  me    exnioii
Ott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Harry Ott, Butler avenue, Ambler, and Joseph R. Friel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Friel, of Renfrew avenue. Ambler, took place in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Ambler, on Thanksgiving day afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. J. William Dow, pastor, officiated. - Mrs. Dorothy Seger played the wedding music and Mrs. Eliza¬ beth Groft' was the soloist. The bridesmaids were Miss Taney Ott and Miss Emily Solli- ay, ot Ambler, and Miss Gather
9,   at  2  p.  m.  with Mrs.  John  J. i Radcliffe, chairman, presiding.
SCHOOL BOARDS ELECT
meetings, Monday evening, as fol-I come to the office of the    North; thought the scenery in  this state
i uu,.  uay   e.vHc-. .t-nce  cb  nmcn  ub   ^^^ jj^g^ problem is to be able to ; day was Frank C.  Weber.
-, possible ot all that is good.      He  ^^j,   ^   t,.iend,   her   "steady",   but   troduccd the speaker who
j stressed the importance ot a part-1 j^p,.g ^g^^^ ^ difficulty.   Her friend ' a  member of the Norristo
IS also
Norristown Ro-
refuses to be called her "steady". ! tary Club.
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The sum of $2,669.50 has been ollected to date from the area of Ambler and five surrounding townships in the annual Ameri¬ can Red Cross roll call.
The fund was collected from the borough of Ambler and the townships of Lower Gwynedd, Upper Dublin, Springfield, Whitemarsh and Horsham. The captains in Ambler are; first ward, Mrs. Arthur Lesher; sec¬ ond ward, Mrs. John Ziegler; third ward, Mrs. Edward Oavies.
The  drive  will  continue  un-
Jnext week and those    who sh to contribute are asked to i. so at once.
I \ll those who havo received 'Ol from the Wissahickon Unit knii sweaters for American vii e men are asked to re- 1.   (he finished sweaters    at
The   centre "is   glad   to   receive i National   Park,     Mount    Rainier, j Carolyn Bauer showed her collec- donations of toys any day before! Mount  Hood,  Mount Shasta, San   tion of mmiature shoes.
December 17. Used toys and child-1 Francisc-o   World's   Fair,   and   t/ie,     Mrs^ mi ry  A^^^ aou n.s peop.e. ; .pj^^   ^^^^   ^y^-       ^hat   complicates,     Philip  Keidel, of Ambler,    was
ren's books that are in good condi-   Grand   Canyon.   Mr    ^egley   also | puncipal  showed her col^^^^^^ .j,^^   ^,^^^^.^^  ^^   ^^^   p^^^^,.   ^^^  ^^^   ^.^^ .^ ^ ^^t,^^^^ ^^^ is trying I welcomed into the club as a now
tion are accepted gladly.    Persons, showed   pictures   taken   in   Penn-   hand made quills   iV^^^^^ ^^.^   ^^^ ^.^,^^   our: member.       The   Rev.   Marlm    L.
The school boards of Ambler and ; or  organizations  desiring to help , sylvania including beautiful views I gin naxi an ex^^^ hg,._   president   of   the      Central' heroine.      This    seems  to  be    a ' Tozer, spoke briclly telling him of
surrounding townships elected offl-I Santa  Claus,  through   the  centre, of the Valley Forge dogwood. "^ °^"iX_„an st^^'g^"^^^^^ Synod,  in which he | g.-eat  trial,   but  wait-there  is  a i the responsibilities and privileges
cers   at     annual      reorganization i m  other ways, may telephone or' stated that m  all, his travels   he ! ence Morgan sno\\^easev^^^^^^ ^^^   importance   of  a ' catastrophe-that   tops   this;   Pat,; of membership in a Rotary Club.
' '  'M*f ih'ivP  done. ^rocneting    mey , p^^^^^..^   ^^^.^^   a.Prophet  in   the our heroine, has one main ambi-;     The  club  celebrated  the  birth¬
days of three of the members with a birthday cake. The three mem¬ bers whose anniversaries occurred during November wcre John Han¬ sen, Dr. C. E. Lorenz and M. W. Scanlon.
The club united with the Ki¬ wanis Club in sponsoring the foot¬ ball banquet at the high school, last night. The regular noon meet¬ ing was not held  yesterday.
Penn  Community  Centre,    Ridge j is   as   beautilul   as   any   in     the j have  done.
lows: •i'enn  uommunity   (Jentre,     Kidge j is   as   oeauuiui   as   ai.j.    i.i     "'-= j ""^f_ "„¦".„ p_„<. ^ad a large' t''ue sense of telling, without any j tion—to   become   an   actress.   She:
Ambler—William H. Faust,   re-j avenue  and  Race stceet. Ambler. ( country. ^oWt'ion  of    assorted     oilcl^^^^^^ ^'^^   ^'""^'^   '"      Christ | has a young sister who was taken •
elected   president;   Paul     Norris, 1     The mothers attending the Am-1     The next meeting of the associa-1 iiy^'J^"""^    ^"""^ which makes men free.   At to Hollywood and made a second
named   vice   president   succeeding' bier Child Health Conference will: tion will be held on January 5 at   iJoiis ocnooer snovveu a sci^apuuuj^ ^ ^j^^ conclusion of his remarks Dr. | ghirley" Temple by  an  aunt after ^
¦   -    i .-    ..-.- -— Hamsher received Pastor and Mrs. I Pat's mother died.' People refer to I
y."ston    into   the membership   of: Pat   as   the   girl's   sister   and   Pat!
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vice president, both reelected.
Springfield—William A. B. Paul, president; Walter A. Fallows, vice president, both reelected,
TWO MEN FOR SERVICE
Only two men are listed on the seventeenth call of Ambler Local 1     The results of the North
Community Centre
Drive Totals $3,041.35
Daring Fourth Week
AT PLYMOUTH P. T. A.
e  Mitsch,  of  Rydal.  The  flower    .¦•   ••--,,'^-:  -1, ..i.  •    ,-^u  ¦ * ..       . ..i.   i , ¦¦ ., i,
rl   was   Betty   Jane   Weikel    of   Fanning O. Hoyt. 1 have their Christmas party at the! the home ot one ol the members.
„l3lgj. ' ' Lower   Gwynedd   —   W a 11 e r j centre on Tuesday, December  16,1 The place and program will be an-
The best man was Albert Friel, ' Bright, pr^esident; Alfred Baldwin, I frorn 2 to 4 p. m nounced at a later date by H. L.   FACULTY MEMBER SPEAKS
Ambler   and  the  ushers were ' vice president. I     The second meeting lor women,. Hutchison, president of the Men s
'     Whitpain—George  W.    Louden, | addressed   by   Miss   Bruna   Abra-; Association, president,   succeeding   Mrs.      Isi-  hams on "First Aid to Clothing," abelle   M.   Slingluff;   Howard     L. i will be held Friday, December 5, ¦» ceo en rni 1 crrcn Baker, vice president,, succeeding! at 8.30 p. m. at the centre. Christ-
<!,00y.5U LULLtLltL) Louden. j mas  carols will  be  sung.
i   ?N ANNUA!   ROII   TAII     ''.    Whitemarsh—Charles    M^Wat-l  ——	
I son,   president;   James  L.   Grauel,'AMBLER   BOARD   CALLS
Christ Church and then conducted ' resents  it.   The girl  i«  coming to
the  service of installation. i visit,   and  Pat  is   troubled.    Now
The choir,  which   lor the    past  comes the  final   tribulation—Pat's
Mrs. Jane Hay DeHaven, a mem-, lew   months   has   been  under   the  father   is   bringing   home   a   new
ber   of   the   faculty   of   Plymouth' direction   of   the   pastor,   sang  the | vvife,    a    geometry    teacher    who
Consolidated School, .spoke to the, anthem,  "Gratelul Praise."  by  H.  fluni^gri Pat!   You can imagine the
members   of   the   Parent-Teacher : von Bergc. A close to capacity con-  comical mix-up  that follows.    It's
Association  of the  school  at  the '¦ gregation was in attendance.
I November  meeting  on  "Paths  of '  —— —
I o^f^^a^'P"1leck, ^p"r;j^dent^Ca^--'       O^D FELLOWS ACTIVE
din Brown presided.  A male quar-;     Wissahickf)n Lodge, No.  178, In- Penn ! tet    comprising
I really an evening of fun to watch ' Pat's troubles pile up.
BAND ELECTS OFFICERS
Hugh Bullard was elected pres- Charles  Kriebel,! dependent Order of Odd  FelloWs, \ ident  of the Ambler  High School
Upper Dublin—E. Roger Stev-, Board No. 5, for induction into Community Centre Annual Drive | Russell Adair, Roy Ramey and Jo-i has been very active during the Band at the election, last Wednes- eris, reelected president; Alfred j the United States Army, ^hey wilT for the fourth week are as follows: | seph Wallace sang four numbers: past year and is starting the winter day. Gilbert Huber was named Bfay,   vice   president,   succeeding, leave  from Ambler on  December      Fort Washington $310.86 ! Song  of  the  .lolly  Roger,  Black-; season with renewed vigor. Three vice  pi-esident and Betty Adams,
j William   Taylor. 1 10  at 8.15 a. m.  for  Fort  George
I     Plymouth—Fred    W.    Woerner,' g. Meade, Maryland, for induction ' president; Lewis G. MeQuirns, vice  into the army. ,j president; both reelected. \    The men are: John Willie Gas-
,   ' kins,  23  Orange avenue. Ambler,
i ^ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT textile worker, and Reginald I 'Mrs. W. C. Lever, 88 Bethlehem i Oliver Harvey, Lafayette Hill, a ' pike, announces .the engagement of 1 student.
! her daughter, Miriam,    to    Elton' 	
i Potter, of  DuBois,  Pa. The mar- PRESIDENT'S CA5INET
riage will take place at the Ambler i The U. S. President's cabinet 1 Presbyterian Church on December ' consists of the state department, I 24. ! treasury department, war depart¬
ment,  department of .justice, post
Ambler
1st Ward   $489.03
2nd Ward 169.69
3rd Ward 119.25
Blue Bell and Center
smith    Lay,    Lucky    James    and  new members have been initiated 1 secretary.
I Hanging   Out   the   Clothes.    Mrs.; during the last month, several card j     The   band     was  honored     at   a
I Charles  Kriebel   was  the  accom-' parties have been given and a dart; testimonial dinner along with the
778.47 i panist.     Mrs.   Adair,   teacher    of  team has been entered in the North i football, hockey and cross country
i seventh grade, conducted a spell- Penn  League.  New  members  re-: teams,  last  evening.   The   dinner
Square   424.05 ! ing    bee,    the    contestants    being  cently   added   are   Bradford   Hull, | was given by the Ambler Kiwanis
Penllyn and Gwynedd 573.55 j from   seventh  and  eighth grades. Louis Arnholt and Malcolm Rob-I and Rotary Clubs.
Oreland   83.50 j Hope   Traister   won   the   contest,  ertson,  all  of  Flourtown. '•	
Prospectville   246.75 | The attendance banner was award-;    A membership  drive  is getting;   FACULTY RED CROSS  CLUB
—Ne\v gloves are now being made in such a way that they can be worn on either hand. It you lose one, you can replace it without buying a pair.
office department, navy depart¬ ment, department of interior, de¬ partment ot agriculture, depart¬ ment of commerce and department of labor.
Jarrettown           41.20
Dresher          77.40
Maple Glen      184.70
North Wales
1st Ward $ 74.45
2nd Ward 63.00
3rd Ward 144.07
Swedesford Rd.   39.35    320.87
North Wales Total
Total 320.87
$3041,35 I less.
ed seventh grade. I underway and it is hoped that at'     The Faculty Red Cress Club will
Refreshments were served un- least twenty-live new members meet at the home of Miss Helen der the supervision of Mrs. Edward . will be added during the winter, i Bork this evening, December 4. S. Hansell and Mrs. Theresa Day-! Wissahickon Lodge is the second j All completed garments are to be wait. ' oldest Odd Fellows Lodge in Mont-I returned.   Teachers unable  to at-
 i gomery  County,   having  been or- tend the bi-monthly meetings may '
—Homing pigeons are valuable ganized in August of 1846. Its I get wool, other materials, and di- to the Navy during radio silence i meetings were held for many years rections for making garments from or bad static when radio  is  use-1 in   the   upper   floor   of   the     old i the   chairman   of   the   cliili.   Miss
Springfield   Hotel.
' Helen Bork.
CHRISTMAS CLUBS
TOTAL $80,561
Two Christmas clubs in Am¬ bler have mailed checks totaling $80,561, to those who saved money by making small pay¬ ments weekly to special ac¬ counts in the Ambler" Trust Company and the Ambler Na¬ tional  Bank.
The 1200 members of the Christmas club sponsored tty the Ambler Trust Company saved $55,561 towards holiday expenses. The checks payable on December 1 were mailed the previous Saturday. The club for 1942 started this week.
The Ambler National Bank paid out $25,000 to its Christ¬ mas club depositors. This club had 600 members. The 1942 club will be the fourth to be sponsored by this banking insti¬ tution.