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VOL. LXII-NO. 4
AMBLER.   PA..   MARCH  21.   1940
$L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
C. T. LARZELERE IDRMIIC SKETCH KILLED IN CRASH I OF LINCOLN GIVEN
PRIZE EXHIBIT RAISED HERE
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Bounty bar  leader found
DEAD  on   HIGHWAY
Was   Returning   from    Banquet   at .
Aronomink     When     Car     Struck '
Abutment and Tree—Funeral Held j
Saturday — Native of Norristown
and World War Veteran —Headed i
Law  Firm. I
Major Lliurlr.s Towiilcy l.arzrlorc, j
C6,  rocontly elected provident of the j
Jlonlgoinery   County   11.ir   AHf<oclii- I
tiun, waa buried Saturday afternoon
witli ,service,s  conducted at his lute
residence,  1440  l>eKall)  streel. Nor- !
lislown, by tho  Hev
Ororton,     rector     uf
Church, Whitemarsh,
lirivate.
Attorney l.,arzelere  was liilled in
DogwOod Tree of Old York Road Garden Club Finest at Flower Show ,Iame.M It. tliiiiii, iiniiirielnr of Ihr Anvbler Xiirseries, mi Tennis ave¬ nue, has been highly eoiiiniended filr the excelent ireiterial he prepared tor the Old York Koad Oarden Club for their exhibit sit the KUnver Show- in th.e Coniinerclal Mu.seuiii last week. Tbe finest blooniiifc duKWooil tree in tho entire show was forced in   the   Cillin   Kreenhousos   and   its
I growth   watched  and  suiiervised  liy
i .\Ir. Cillin Revision   of  By-Laws  Presented  at'     T'ip entry called for a  feature of
_       ,        o '.._    <:,.,^ki,....   I ...   I •'itono  woodland steps and tho large
Regular   Session—bandburg   Lee- .  ,,     ,    .    j ..
.1 stone at Ihe foot uf the steps came ture   Announced   for     April   4   —;,,.„,„  1,,^.  t5i„in  garden, as did  also
Community Centre Rummage Sale I the  lieaulifiil   Ua-,!el   nut   tree  lillC'd Date—Nominations Announced '—I with  graceful catkins, just  at  per-
tlection March 27. i f"'''*^"  1*'"*'''^,
,     .     „,.     .   „ . ,   I      The  wild   azaleas,   which   he   had
"Abe   Lincoln  in  IlU.iois, eunsid- j   .   ,     i , ,'      .. .
.      , '..      ' forced   into  bloom  for  the  occasion,
ered   the   linest   play   ever written
about  l.,incoln,  should   go   down  in history as a modern  classic accord-
Ambulance Fund, Sponsored by Downs Post, Launched by Old Fort Glee Club Program
VARIETY   MUSICAL   AND  ALL GIRL  DANCE REVUE TO BE  PRE¬ SENTED  IN AMBLER  H IGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM NEXT TUESDAY — MANY   PURCHASE   TICKETS   AS CONTRIBUTION  TO   FINE PROJECT
AMBLER     SCHOOL     TEACHERS; WERE GUESTS AT PROGRAM
The fund fnr Ihc new iinibulanee Hpcr.sed by specially acts by both for Ambler will have a substantial I singers and dancers. There will be nucleus from the receipts that will ' solo and duet and Instrumental bj derived from the musical and numbers, a comedy <iuartet and a dancing revile thut will be presented ! one-act skit of fun, entitleil "If next Tuesday evening in  the Amb. j Men Played  Cards as  Women   Do. "
It  win   bo  two    hours  of     grand.
ing to Miss iVIaroa iiaily o£ .Nar¬ berth, actress, lecturer and critic, who entertained an audience of Tho Colony Club ot Anibler at their March 1.3th meeting i.i a dramatic recital of Uobert Sherwood's great play. Teachers of the Ambler scnoois Kta:itly last Thursday morning about I wore special guests and were wel- 1   o'oelock     when     his   automobile ; coined by Mrs. Frank Uothenberger,
.Nathanael  U.
St,     Thomas
and interment
] were never finer when they were I left to bloom naturally out of doors. I The japonica, pine trees, hemlocks, I rhododendrons, and other sver- ! greens, all bellied to make the dls- ! pluiy oire that Will not aoiin be I forgotten.
president, who officiated at the meet- | ing with more than one hundred in 1 attendance, j
.Vliss   Biilly  present<'d   vivid     and luuching  scones which had nio.'^t  to | do  with   the   two  women   who   were i promliu'.it   in   l.,incolirs   life;      Ann I Uuthledge  and *lary Todd. I
In  her lirst scone  (the second in ; the play) the dramatist enacted the j
Abe. '¦- the yoiir 1X34, a postmaster In New .Salem. Ho is delivering a letter to Ann which ho knows contains dis¬ appointing news. He takes tho op¬ portunity to tell Ann of his love. Ann renl'es if ever she comes to care for him in the same way she will be proud lo acknowledge il. At this time Lincoln decides to becoini a candidate fur tho Stale of Illinois, llo leaves for Howling Creelis liome to  tell him  so.
Qtiito .sometime later at Kowling's
home, he with his wife, Nancy, and
a friend, .loshua Speed, are discuss-
ifomory attorneys who never enter- | ing  Ann  and  .-Vbo   and   the   advis-
Htruck a concrete abutment and a tree on Uoute 202 a few miles east of West Chester, His lifeless body wus found lying In the middle of the iiighwuy by a passing motorist. Stale Motor I'olice say that the well laiown attorney, wlio was alone evidently lost conlrol of his car on a dangerous "S" curve, ran into the .'1 bill ment and llicii crashed into j. \l¦,-^., I love  scene  between Ann  and
lie was rotiirniiig home from the 1 I''"<=''1"' ^^"s 'it this time GSth annual banquet and meeting of ^ the IX'laware Counly Bar Associa- liun at the Aro.Toniink Colt Club, I I'Yieiids say that ho left the club] directly after the nieeting and drove! a friend home lo West Chester, On : the way back, between Paoli and j "West Clioster, at a spot called ' Coshonville,  the accident  happened.
One uf .Mdiitgomcry cuuiity's best known utturnoys, Mr, l.<irzelere was: tlie head of the law firm uf l^irzelere j & Wright, Jlo was k.iuwn for his; iibility in the practice uf his profes- : «iun, and was one of the few Mont- j
COMlNliy CENTRE TO ORGE WIDER OSAGE OF ITS NURSE SERVICE
STRESSES CARE IN MATERNITY AND PRE-NATAL CARE
ler fligll School uudiliiriuin. Ticket.-i i ; are being sold rapidly by members of llie .Vorluii Downs, ,lr., Posl, .\ineiican I.'Ogion of Anibler spon- .surs of the Ambulance l''und, and many are buying tickets as thoiv cenlributiun tu ibis very much neeJ- ; ed facility  in .\iiibler.
Tho entortaiiunent is being given I b.v (Jld Kort Cleo Club, one of the : oldest and finest musical units In the I comniunity,  together  with  the Olde
Mill   Dancing Class   uf Kort Wash- i ) iagton. The prograni will consist nut ' I only of vocal selectiun.s,  but bits uf I comedy, a musical sketch and figure ! and   chorus   dancing,   and      comedy I skits in   tap  dance  routines  by   tho ] Dancing   Class   whu      will    present j their "All Cirl Dancing Uevue." !     The choral work of the t)ld Fort ! Cleo   Cub   will   be   directed   by     F. ' ! Kaymond Maxson, uf Ambler, whose " ¦ musical   talent is widel.v recognized, llo  is  tho  direcfur  ot tho  Old   l''uri 'iloo Club in which there is oxcollent I talent. Mrs. C, Harris Britt, will lead ¦' Iho   Dancing  (iirls  in   their   part   of the   program.
There  will   be  siing sclectiuns,  by I llio (rlee Club which will include the "Creation   Hymn,"    ".Morning,"   the
Directors to Provide More   Informa
tive   Data  on   Nursing  Service —   lively  ",l(ihn   Peal,"  "Land  of  Hope Fees Noted —  Rummage Sale on
ed the political arena, !
Mr, Ijarzelore is survived liy his ; ivife, Frances Wharton Mendelson, i ^vllom lie married in 11112, a son, { Xicholas, and a daughter, Mary. II.'{ was the sun uf the late .N'ichulas Il.i Larzeloro who died .\prll 2, 1!I25, u.id j whu was une ot l'';'nnsylvania's not¬ ed lawyers,
.Major     Ixirzolero's     career     was . marked b.v cuntinuou.s advancement. ' He was bor.i in Nurristown, Aug. 2il, n:S4,   th,o   son   uf  Nicholas   H,   and] Ida  Francis   (I.och)   Lurzelcre,   His ; mother still survives,
lie attended l-awrcncevUi'' Scliuijl fi'uiii ISII!)   to  liHi2 a.ld  then enteroM .Mackenzie  School, at Hobb's  Ferry, ; N, v., from whicii jjlace he graduated ! in 190;!, The  Fall   <if tho same  yoar he   entered    Princeton     I'niversity, ' ( Continued on page 4 ) j
April 18 — Salvage Shop Open Every Thursday. . Tho Directors of the N'urlh Ven i Cuimnunily Centre at their business session fur March, held last wc.'k, decided tu spread more informa I ion abroad of the availability and kind cf service that is rendered by the Con ¦ tre nurses.
There was a lengthy discussion uf a  wider use of the Centres nursing service. It was felt that more poupK', ability  uf  a  match   between   them, • "''o   are able   tu  pay  the  full   fee.
mid Clury," "Sung of the Sea," a rullickiii.i,' ballad, and "Th<' Viking Sung."
The chorus numbers will bo inter
iinuMUul und woll balanced enter¬ tainmeni. Children and young pcuple a.- woll as all others will enjoy ll. lietldes, it is for a splendid piir- liose, .Vmbler has loii;^; been in neci ot an anibuiance and the Legion¬ naires In .Vmbler are receiving siilen- dld support from organized groups such as the Old Fort tJloe Club who, V( lunlurily, has planned this entor- taimnent   for  the   fund.
The eirculalion of tickets is iiuu widely .scattered and can be secured nut only from the Ambler Legion¬ naires but alsu from members uf the service club.s in Ambler, frum niembers of the C.lee t'lub, the Wil Lam -¦\mer ton
support uf this project, at Krennc- man and lirad.vs Drug store and ullier  Ambicr   business   places.
Let llii.s bo your first moans of contributing to this most wortb.'i- cause. The .'Vmbulancc has long Iicen a necessity in .\mbler, and will ful¬ fill a community servico that has been lacking fur somo years. If you ! fail to secure tickets befure the night ot the ontertaininent, don't tall to attend and enjuy this divorsi- ¦ fled program that will be unusual and highly entertaining thruugn- uut. '
OBSERVE GOOD FRIDAY
Members of .Saint .loseph's Holy Name Society, an afllllalc of Ihe Citizens' Oood I'riday Observa.ice Committee have contacted the merchants in Am¬ blor for the piirpuse of solemn¬ ly observing C.ood Friday by beliiK closed from 12 noon to 3 p. 111.
f;bsci'vance by elusing during those afternoon hours Is merely suggoated   and  optional. All
ul Ibe merchants favor tbe niuveme.it but, man.v ot th'^m because of various pertine.it rea¬ sons are nut certain that they will be able to observe this splendid  furm,
ICvery tapruum in tlio town, however, will be cliK'^ed frum 1 p. ill. lu 3 p. m. These places are nnl elusing earlier due to Ihcir reslaiirant trade; which would cause groat inconvenience.
Tho cumniilteo in charge wishes to express its gratitude lo thuse whu have pledged their support and to those who, al¬ though nuk closing for various pertinent reasons, received them Willi courtesy.
JUSTICES ILEGION PLANS TO CELEBRATETENTH^ BURN MORTGAGE
Roultun Dixon Post, No, ^ |/|U/AMIAMC TM IOV flMr ""'"""'"' »tuiding in t rican Ix>gion of Fort Washing- iVyyil V Un|A f" 1 I I ll ' "'¦""'' ><'maiks during the who are also  interested in   ,„e i'""'''"''''"    LIUUI     I IML, festivities. Mr, Sndllie dis
t
YEAR IN SERVICE
DISTRICT     ATTORNEY     URGES MORE JURISDICTION
Smillie Gives Fine Talk at Banquet Held in Lansdale—Squire Boorsfc Was Toastmaster—Splendid His. tory of the Organization is Writ¬ ten Herewith.
CeleLialiuii of the ttmlh year ot their organization in service was marked last week by tho Mont- gumeiy (Jouniy Justice of tho Peace Association by interesting speakers and delightful entertain¬ ment, 'i'he event was liebl in Moose Hall, Ivinsdalc, and many charter members were jircsonl. Justice ot the Peace Howard F. boorse, Lans¬ dale, presided as toastmaster.
District    Attorney     I'redcrick   B, .Smillie   delivered  tbe main address if   tho   evening  allnough  others  ot he   county the evening's ; scussed tho\ subject, "(living the Jlinor Judiciary ',
AT
CO. TO PAINT BOOING 309 FEBROARY CALLS
when Lincoln enters to tell them of Ann's death,
Subsoiiuent scenes refer tu IJii- coln's life, from the time he is a lawyer,   in  Springfield  which   begi.i
will uso the nurses it this is bruiiglu tu their allention. Cards aro, there- tore, Ireing printed, explaining nurs¬ ing rules and services, A iiurbo is sent in response to  every new call.
HEAR   FINE   TALK   ON   SAFETY APPLIANCES AT MEETING
SPRINGFIELD    -    WHITEMARSH ASSOCIATION  ACTIVITY
livo   years   later.
He   meets   Marv !
( Continued on page 5 )
SETTLE CUTTING CASE
fjhysician is in attenda.icc, |
I      Nursing  Service   is  available   bo- ! I tween 8,:i0 a, m. and 1> p. ni, for any ; ! person   ill  at  home and  under  euro] I of a physician. The nurse Is respon- I i sible tor col1o<!'ling fees, and a dally I ; payment   is   desin-d.   Fee   is   .fl   per I visit, except  for special  trealnicnts, j sucn   as     I'olonlc     irrgations,     etc , i which  are   $1.50,  Persons   unable  I,.' j pay   the   fee  will   pay  according   lu; , their ability. ,
YOUNG G. 0. P. TO MEET
Group to   Enjoy Pictures and  Nom¬ inate at Fort Washington Meeting
A special prugram of entertain¬ ment has been arranged tor the munlhly mooting of tho .N'lii'th Penn Vuuiig Ucpublican Club tu bo held Thursda.v evening, March 2S, in tiie ' trict F'ort VVashington fiie bouse. Mov¬ ing pictures will bo shown and a fcocial period will be hold, during 'r,hicli  refreshments   will  bo  served.
Carl Kabold, membershii) chair¬ man, hns invited all members to bring guests to the meeting. Young jiioii and women ovey eighteen years if age are welcome to attend the open session, ."Mumination of ufflcors will be held during the sliort busi¬ ness   meeting.
An entertaining ';ui''; was held at the I'Vbruary     meeling uf the club. I and
Failure  of Victim  to  Testify  Gives Colored  Woman  Freedoin
The case again,sl .Mrs. .^'ally Curr.v, Itailroad .avenue. West Am¬ bler, was settled last Saturday, The woman wa.s aireslcd by Ambler police .Munday mornina" Februar.v 1), un tho charge uf .asisault and bat¬ tery and aggr.avated as,sault and battery. She wuH alleged tu have cut Sarah C!rave.s, during a fight at   the  curnor  uf  M'aplo   street  and
Uutlor  avenue.  Tho   latter   received      „,  ,    , ,.       ,  ,.
a   cut   on    tho    taco    ronuiring   17   ;^"<"^^'*y "ftor delivery us  $1    per J5ji^,|j^,j. V'S't. The .lursing servico is upon  to
I any person in any circumstance, liv-
Mrs. Uurry was held for i "ort j ing „'Uhin the geopraphicul llmils uf under ihoavy biiil, Uvst week wurd , the Ncntli i'enn Communily i ei ire was received by 'Chief of Police, I , niper Dublin, Luwer (iwvnedd Le.ster J.   Carpenter,   from   the  dis- ; Whitpain   Tuwnships,   North  'walc.i
( Continued on page 8 }
Firemen Plan to Purchase Gas P/lr.sks — Work on Hose Tower Heid Up— Card Party Results— Local Resident Makes Donation for   Company's    Fine   Work.
iJospiie unfavorable weather cun. dilions there wus a good response of members at tho regular nionthly nu cling of Fort Washingtun i'iro ("liiiipan.v last Thursda.v night. Juscpn D. liaddun, chairman uf thc- c.ird iK.rly commiLtee, presented a final reiKirt of the event held in ,lanu.ir.\.  .\it  receiiits  totaled ^U>-^ -
.Maternity Service, pre-natal, is , ¦"'• an advisory servico fur tho expoctanl ^ -^ dunalioii of $20 was rcceiv-d mother under the directio.i uf hor! '"'"' ^^''- James Nulaii tur the ex- nurse may bo called tu holp ihe I ^'^'"*'"'- "oik drdio by the cow- iihysician. In delivery service a I i'''"-V '"^ ¦' icccnl lire in the An- iihysician at the time uf delivery i ¦''^'''""- in'cporly. Secretary Carlton I'ee   $,'i,00.   Nursing   caro  tu  mullier' ''•  VVoodward was instructed to tor-
attorney's office that the CiVivOH woman, slur witness in the Ciiso refused to testif.v, because she did not know who had cut her. Tho defendant in the case, it is Siiid, liaid the costs and the case is settled.
Later, Mrsv Curr.v was arrested on a warrant, which had beon i.ssued   by   the   police   at   the   time
HOLY WEEK AT ST. JOSEPH'S;
defendant   was Tlie   members    were   divided      into   a  lino  of  %H).   A   warrant  was  also j loams and competed for Hrst place. ! Kssued  tor tho arrest ot the Craves I 'ihc   winners   were   Albert    Pierce I woman  at   the  same   time,   but she, and   Carl   Sabold, | has  nut  as
¦ Special  Masses   Easter;   Procession j       and   Veneration   Good   Friday i     lloly   W'eek  scrviios   at   .si.   Jus- I eph's    church    in     Anibler     be'-'an I last   night   with   cu.it(«siuiis   from the alTair  took   place,  charging  hor i ,   ^^ ^   ^^   ,,^   ^^^^^. ,e„nimuiiiuii   was with di.-«,rderly co.iduct. At a hear-|.^j,,^jj,i^^,,_.p^,    „^.^    ,„urning    at    7, ing before Justice of the Peace Ur-i  ^.j^,,  j,^,^^   .,,,,,   Prucession   at   ,s.3ii. ban, a plea  of  guilty   was  entered |^„   ^,.^y   j,,,^,„   y   .^    ,„    j,,   ,,   j,   _,, obliged   lo   IKiy . ^,,pj.p ^^.j],  ,,y ifpyyif.,,^ of adoration. Cood    Friday    morniag    at    >i.M there  vvill   lie  a  Prucossiuii,  follow¬ ed   by   Ma,ss   ut   the   PrcsancUlled, 11,, u.id  Slul- of   Iho  Cross jal   S.l.'i.
lloly     Saturday     there     will     be
I services  at   7   a,   m.,   .Mass   al   S.l'i
ni,  and  Contessio.i   will   bo   hold
until  7.30  p. m.
or   Sunda.v    will    lie    iiiurked
by   High   Mass  at   '1.30   a.   iii.   Luw
yet  beon apprehended. ; j^^j^ ,,^,^^. ^^ .^^ .,  ^^     ! ions   and    Veneration
Latest Styles of Feminine Finery Paraded at Spring Revue by Colony Club Women '£:
ward thanks and appreciation Mr. .\oian fur his kind cunlribuliun. r. C. Funk, president, luesidod at the niootiiig- during the usual trans- atlicyii uf business. It was agreed on rosuluUun to roiiaint and beau¬ tify the exterior of the lire house. The cuntracl was awarded to John .Malozzl. Weather cunditiuns, which have been unfavorable hiis hindor- e,l llio starling of work on the bus,' lower,
J, C. (iaskill, ot the .Mine Sato .\ppliaiices Company, giive ii most inleresling bilk on appliiinces tluil iiiighl be used lu save a lite ill il firo, Tho speiiker discuss¬ ed the use of the gas niiisk, severiil uf whieh the cumpaiiy h;is consider- id for purcha.se. llo fully illustiiiled the protoctiun that those masks give when   facing  danger   from  fumes.
Chief Warren Wiley reported the mimbcr uf fires the company re¬ si undcil lu during the nionlh, and also reiiurlcd the apparatus in guud uider iind ready tor use. It vViis iiniiuiinci'd llial lucal dologates wuuld iitlciid llio nionlhly sossiun of tho l'\nirtli District uf the .Moiit- guinery Cuunly l'"ircinen,s' Associa¬ tiuii, liold last evening in the house uf  Siiring Mill Fire   Coniiiiuiy.
Report for Last Month Reveals Work of Nurses Increased and Diversi¬ fied—Four Schools under Super¬ vision — Adult and Pre-Scliool Clinics.
TJiroo hundred and nine visits were made by llie .Springfleld- Whiteniarsh Visiting Nurse Asso. ia¬ tion during F'obruiiry, the monthly report just released, reveals. The  reiiorl:
Patients — Urought furvvard, l^, now piitienls, 2,5; iiatieiils dismissed, 22;   lulal remaining, 21,
Visits niiide—Xursing, 202; suciiil servico, 13; iire-iiaial, iiost natal, 10; business, 4; fulluw-up, Al; con • fere.ic^s, 12: meettiigs attended, ,"i; total, 309.
Fees  collected,   ?72.SO;     .M.   L.     1. chock, ,fi;!S.i'i,");     Plynioulli   .Moeting, t"i$lS;    relief,   •I;i0.4ri;   Total,   $2311,80.
ROTARIAN JOE CRAFT PROVID¬ ED   THE   ENTERTAINMENT
Representative    of    Hugo      Lumber Interests   in    Idaho    White     Pine ;      Region   Speaks* and   Has   Reel   of ¦      Film   Shov/n   of   Great   L^nds   of Timber  and  the   Industry ll   W.IS  an  iiiuvation  iind   a  iilea- ,'iinc    al    Ihc   inoeling   ot   the   Ki¬ wanis     Cliiii     uf  .\niiil -r     Tuesday I veiling  tu   have   a   niember   of   tho Uu'.ary Club of .Vmbler as chairman uf lllc    program    for    the  cvenin?. .lo-icpn    W.   Cnift,   Jr„   hlled     that ( .i|.,uily o\\  tills uci'iision and  liro¬ vidcd  fur  the  clubmen  ii  picture of j piirticular   interest   on   the   lunibcr- I ing   iuduslr.v   of   the   greal   .\orili-
wcsl,  tilled  ¦¦.Men  and  Trees.¦'
;      .Mr.   Craft  luld    uf his  aftUialiou
uilh   the   Woycrhaousor   Sales   Co.,
uf St.  I'aul, Minn.,    which he .said,
is uiio  uf the Itirgcst  timber cutting
j cuiicerns    in   the   world    and   their
miles   ill    the      Idaho   Wliitp     Pine
i countr.v iii'c till' largest in tho world,
; ;,li'.  t;riitt   inlroduced   IX'xter   l'"aii-
back,   of  L'rexel  Hill,     the   Kiistorii
, dislribulur   fur   Weyerliiieuser,  whu
1 spuke briefly iibout  the  Viislnoss uf
I the industry, and of the new know.
i liKlge  uf  Conservation   iind  refore-
I stration, in  whicii  Weyerhaeuser is
the  pioneer,   lie  also  described   the
melhuds  nuw used  to  prevent  and
tight the destructive  furcsl  fires,
I     The  iiictiu'o of  the  Weyerhaeuser
C Continued on page 5 )
.Mure  Jurlsdlcllun."
The siioiiker iiarticuUirly iiuiutod out in his address that it is the jusiico uf Ihe iieaco who is al hana uhen needed, and Is in a better pusitiun tu handle such cases its Juvenile Delinimency, which might keep a, number of children out of the House ot Letention, where thoy novv have lo go while being held lor court. It is likewise the case in non-support cases. They could also bo handled by the Justice ot tho jieace, because ho, persoiiiiliy, knows the ijouple and is better situated to handle their case,
liistricl Attorney Smillie hit ii res,,11,.,ling curd  with   many  of the
TO HOLD OCCASION AT LEGION HOME  ON   APRIL 3
Downs Post Invites Department and Local  Legion and Auxiliary  Dig¬ nitaries to Take Part—Officials of Borough  Bodies and  Service  and Social Clubs and Busincscmen and Women to Take Part. A dinner and ceremonial will mark the   burning of the Mortgage of the Legion Memorial home In Ainbler o.i Wednesday  ovening,   April  3,   .Nor¬ ton   Oow.is,   Jr.,   Post   .N'o,   125,     of Ambler, has just completed Its obli- giition on  this attractive clubhouse wnicn  stands  on   Lindenwold   ave¬ nue  at   the   Park  avenue   intersec¬ tion.
ihe Legionnaires will make this iin auspicious occasion, marking their lilieration ot eleven years of debt. With their.homo .lovv unen¬ cumbered the Posl niemibers iiueiul now to turn their att.entlon i'n a ; more Intensified manner coin- ! niunily and public service.
l!u(, un tho eve.iing of April 3rd. tho Downs Posl will ontortiiln men and women who <ire oulstiiiidlng in town affairs <ind who have aided ino Legion in Ambler materially in their ofturts. There will be a dinner al G,3o which will be followed by siieaking, tho ceremony of burning their mortgage, and ii floor .show provided by iirofesslonal emortain- ers.
i Guests of tbe ovening will in¬ clude all Legionnaires, Commander t^terling ot the Department of I'enn¬ sylvania, the IJepiirtnic.it -Vdjutant, I'.dward Li.isky, Philadelphia, Hon. Harold  C,   Knight,   Ambler,   presi •
membor.s ot the minor judiciary dent Judge of the Montgomery Coun- when he added: Drunken driving ly court.s, Hun. J. William Ditter, cases  can be  taken  care of by the   .\mbled. Representative in Congress,
MADE FALSE STATEMENT
Cases dismissed — Uecovered, IS; j 	
tu hospital, 1;   to other caro, 3;   lulal ; Ambler   Negro  Lied ,to   Obtain   Op-
niagistrate. He hulds the power to lino and take awiiy ii license for ii ,voar and can, on the second and third olTensc, hold the driver fur court.
In concluding bis address Mr. Smillie complimented Iho organizii- tion on their good work and said: ".Vow that you havo st:^'i-led on your second decade all should strive together for more and greater jur¬ isdiction, 11 Ih my belief that more good can be accunipllshed fur your ( (niimunitlos,'
A splendid enlerlalnment fullow¬ ed, given under the personal super¬ vision of Miss Liinciuna, dancoi', whu presented her pupils in ii number uf diincos, Tho performers, whu were iiiustly children, porfurmed iiiiiny diflicult dances in a must pruficienl manner.
Ten yoars ago, three niembers ot the minor judiciary of the county s.aw tho great need for an organ- i/iition that would bring to.gelher justices of the jioaee tor discussiun.s and to secure a broader knowledge uf   Ihe
liito  summer   ur   early  tall   of   11120, ( Continued on page 6 )
Department President of the Ameri¬ can Legion Auxiliiiry, Mrs. Jiimes Paul, Director of the Ainericaii Legion Auxiliary ot Ihc Ninth Dis¬ trict, Mrs, ,folm S. Magill, I'resident of Ihe ni-Cuunty t-'ounyi, Mrs, Uoy* K. Smith, olher oflicers a.id mem¬ bers of tho Auxiliary, Oflicers rep¬ resenting all service and social groups of tho communily, Borough officials, businessmen and women and other osiiccially invited guesis, Tho liurning uf Ihe niortgago by the Legionnaires does not ond their iictivlty and service. Instead tho l Continued on pago <t )
OBSERVE 28th ANNIVERSARY
New   piiticnts—'Women,   12:   men, ,1: girls under tuurteoii, 1:   boys  un-
; dor tuurteeii,  4;   infants under  two,
' 3;  total, 2,''),
Niiliuiialily—^Amcricans,  21i. Diiignosis    of new cases — Pre¬ natal,  2;   new-born  infanls   (nurses
¦ present at 2 deliveries), 3; intestinal ti;i'il>i^c, (i; grippe, 4; iiiioumonia, 3; lieart,   1;    pusl-uiieralive,   2:    rheu-
i niiitism, 1; arthritis, 1; iiaraiysis, 1; anaOmiii, 1,
I Schools
' Spri.igtieUl—'Fulluw-iip visils, liO; visits tu clinics; DciUiil 0, .Medical 4; Surgical 2:  cUissruum visits, 34.
! Whiteniiirsh—Fulluw-up visils, s"; visits to clinics: Medical    0,  Dental
i 37, Esir 2, Kye, 7; gkisses, 4; x-ray,s,
: 1; visits to Srirgicul Clinic, 1 : to hospilal, 2; cliissrooni visits, (iS; as-
crator's License;  Faces |1C3 Fine C'liarb's   f.   Hall, nogi'u.   Ill   Locust
street,   ,Suulh   .Ambler,   vvjis   appro- < 	
bended    early    thi.s    week    on    the •Applications   for   Position   Must   be
I chiirgi' of making false anil mis i Icadiirg, s:hlemontis in 'his ^il.Plhi- catiun fcjrr an 'oiierator^s liceii«e. . Kiill, it is iillogod, vviis arrested on differonl oci'asions for violutin,^ ! I the iiiutur vehicle lode, arrests j'having 1 0',-n made liy .\niblcr po-! i lice . 1
lioceiilly   the   defendant  apiieared I l.'otoro   Justice   ot   the   I'eace  Isiuic | ' L.   Kehue  ill   .N'orristown  a;id   iiiiule - i aipplicii/iun    f'lr    an    ((;>oratur's    li- I cense and swore  that ho had  never i bo»n  arre.sied   tor  any   viuliilion   ofj tho code, which wa.s a  ,siid iind ex- ¦ j pensive   errur.   He   will   be   obliged ^ to   appoiir    befure   Justico    ot    the, I'eact!   William   I'rban   at   an   early i date   to   iinswer   the   iibovo   charge j proven  giiill.\',   will  be lined 1
Ambicr Girl   Ccouts    Hold    Special Service   in Presbyterian Church Tlio Ambler (iirl Scuut.s, including Senior Troup, Nu. 232, Juniur Troop No,   108,   .ind   the   Urownio   Pack, observed   the   28th   anniversary   ot tho founding of Cirl Scouts at ¦sor¬ vices   in  the Ambler    I'resbyterian dulies uf their oflice. In the   t-'hurch on lasl Sunday evening. Mrs.
Burda, loader of the IJruwnic Piick, led them iis Ihey repealed their pruniLso and motto, (iloriii Simiison, senior   scout,   led     the   Seniors   iiml
ORELAND POSTMASTERSHIP  J""''^'^^'« t'l"^ -^cout law and motto.
Ueverend Platt addressoti the whole g'roup, citing the story of lluth and Naomi, He likened Naomi into a captain and Ruth a girl silo wing the glory of sor- aplilication with Ihc C^ivil Service ' vice, Tho mooting closed with the tki'iirlnient at Philadelj.)hiii for the singing ot tho girl scout taps, e.xiiniinatiuns fur the puslmastorship I Brownie Pack
uf Oreland will be Saturday, March Tho I'.rownios under tho leader- 23, Forms un which to make aiiplica-I ship of Mrs, Uurdii and Mrs. Hill lion fur this iiusiliun with the Cnit- : have been milking very attractivil ed Stiites Postal serviee niiiy be ob- ; card board bunny boxes for I'iiister. tained from the iicting postmistress, i Those boxes will th.en be iilled vvith JIis,s  Wtilsli, j cookies   made   by   meinbers   of   the
This  oltice,   loft  vacant   upon   the i pack   Ihemsolves. I'fctiremeiit of A.  Lincoln  Ainiiin un '     The.v also made grooix card board l<'ebruary Ist,  has been temporarily   hats trimmed with green crepo liaper filled by tho special appointnioni ot   libbon jxiid elastic fastenings for St. Miss  Wiilsh.   No  dale   is as  yet set , Piitrick's  Diiy.
Field    in   Philadelphia    by   Sat.
I'lio lasl day for tho tiling uf one's   scout.
' sisted medical inspi'ciur wilh annuiil
I eXiiiiiiiiiilions in illl ruuiiis al liarren I and,   if
, Hill and Spring Mill, i$10"t
'      Puruchial—Fullovv-up  visils,     Ui; ! ¦ —-— —
' visits tu Denial Clinic, ll; classruuiu :    gpQKE AT CONSHOHOCKEN
for the exuminalioiis for this oflice. Only  persons  ot ago  residin.g with¬ in   tho   urea   served   by   this   oflice' may apply for the position. |
Uctt.v and .\nn Oatorhout and P.ctty Joiin Snyder havo beon tr;iiiST ferred to the Junior Scout Troop, No. 108.
WOMEN   OF   THE  JUNIOR  AND  THE  SENIOR COLONY CLUB  OF AMBLER   MODEL   DAINTY  GOWNS,     SPORTS     WEAR, LOVELY    HATS   AND  GAY ACCESSORIES BE¬ FORE 500  IN   HIGH  SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Masses    vvill
11  a,  m.
follow
i»    iind
B. & L. MAN TO SPEAK
Daiiio Fashiun was iiuccn as the latest designs in the tickle wurld uf feminine styles wore disiiltiyed ai tho rcvuo of spring clothes hold by the Junior and Senior Colony clubs ot Amblor betore a crowd of jiiurc than 500 poopio in tho n^'w iuidiloriuiii of the Ambler High Schoul, Tuesdiiy evening. Spurt cuslumes, iiractical daytime frocks, siiiiU't suits, diiinly eveiiliig guwns, luvely    hats   and   gay     ai'cessori'.'s
ami iind
bos- bos-
wore selected by Lit Hrothers, lliila-   junior club, delphia, tur  the tashluu iiarado,       ,     The   fashion
'i'he clolhcs were worn by llio! bi'i'lal iiarty ii tollowing models; .Mrs. John I'lian- I Those der, .Miss Nellie Lower, .Mrs, Ueg¬ lnald .Macauley, .Mrs, Paul H, Wil¬ liams, .Miss .N'oriiiii Uliick, Miss Helen Schule, .Mrs. Wiilter Shacif, Mrs, William F, Diiike iind.- Miss .Margaret l.,aiic, uf the juniur club, and Mrs. Phillip ,1, Lukens, .Mrs. i'". Uiiyinond .Maxson, .Mrs. I'liarlcs ..N'urrctl, Jlrs, HaruUl <1, Knighl Sr., .Mrs, .luhn J. Uiidcline, .Mrs. I'Mmor Liiggs, Jlrs. .\. (.'. Landis ami .Mrs. \iiicenl Sommar, of the senior club.
Children's   styles   wero  shown   by Carole Sue Cuhoii, lUiughler uf .Mr.
i Elmer Brady of Wissahickon B. and
\ L,   Assn. to Address  Group
I      The   reguliir   iiiuiithly   meeling   ut
I Springhuusc   P,   T.   A,   will   bo   held
j in the sehuul iiuditorium  next Tues-
; day   ovening  wlien     I'llmer   lirady,
tosses wero  iMis. FraiiK  ?s.  uouien- | g^,^,,,^,;.^,.^ ^^ th,e   Wissahickon  H.  &
birger, president ot the senior club; | j^   a,ssoclalion,   will  be  the  speaker
Thomas   J.   Lane,   Jr„   president   ofl^^. ^,^^ evening.    His  topic   will     be
"Democracy in the Hume. " .Ml mom¬ bcrs are urged  lu be  I'lesoiil as the chairmen   ot   tho   show   iind     -ai'-s-1 n„,„i„.iiing eoinmitlee is to be chos- Harry   U.   Weaver,   advisor   ot   tho , ^„_ ,|,„„ ^,,.„„jj,. ^,p,, ,,,„|,.  under Ihc
JUDGE KNIGHT SPEAKER
Will   Address   Police   Chiefs at   An¬ nual   Dinner  Tonight   at   Glenside
Judg.'    Haruld    'i.    Kiii.ghl,
and Mrs, Waller \V. i'iih oil, Carol I'isplo, daughler ot .Mr, Mrs. David  Lspio,
Kvening gowns worn by  the tosses   wore   also   shown.   The
Mrs. F'rank  S, Uolboii-
ionior cli Lane,  .Ir„   jirosidont  of! the junior  club;   Mrs,   Walter    W, | Calvert  and   Miss  Jean     W.  Lutz,! ot   tho   show   iind     Mrs. |
visits,  4,
Carson  Cullcgo — .Nursing visils, i ~' j
45;    cunsulalalions,   21; annuiil   ex-    Mi'S-  John   Magill   Made  Address   at. amilialions, 1;     niodical  visils,    10; j     Session   of   Women'^   Auxiliary nose and   throat,  N;   glasses,  2;     to!     .m,.„      j,,,,,,     .Miigill,     uf     While-j sh.oro   1  day;   all   children  welghoa, ; ,„.,,,,j,^  i...,sterii   Dircclur   of  Aiiicri-; iiioiisurcd and iiisiicrlcd. 1^.^,^   Leg'ion  auxiliaries in   Ibe slate, |
Adult and  Pra-School   Clinics       i „..^„     n,,,    .,„,aHor     al     Uic     nine-| Cyn, Clinic,  3;  IMabolic Clinic, li; '„,,.„,,,   aiiiiivcr.sarv   din.icr   of   Iho | ,,,P.si. I -M^'diciil Clinic, U;  CD, Clinic, 4;   to j ^\,„,,,i,,.^„    ,,,.j,i„„    Auxiliary,    John j dent      jud,;c     «^r     Common      iMeas! husi'ital,  7, , j,,    upijaven    Post,    Tue.sduv    night I
^Visit~2   days   .¦Mctrupulilaii      Ml'" , ;,t ,; at tho  l.r-yiun liuiiic in (',)iisliu-| liiaurance suiicrvisor, 'hocl'on '
Cast study  Haiicuck   and   Jletru- |     _,^['',.^ '|.,,^. polilan   I..ife   Insurance   Company submitted.
Momentum of Ambler's Job Mobilization Campaign Speeds Up As Confidence Grows
PUBLIC  LEARNS REAL PURPOSE    OF    ESTABLISHING    OFFICE HERE   AND   REGISTRATIONS MOUNT AS RENOVIZING PROJECTS  ARE LISTED
I
piiradi'   fciLturcd   a'
llio   dosing   scone, i
ill   tho   wedding   procession |
,wciro   Miss   MargiUX't   I fine,       the :
bride;   Mrs,   William   F,   l>i'ake,   the I
matron of honor; .Miss Helen .Schule j
iind Mrs,  Waller Shaeff, the brides- 1
maids,  Mrs. Leidy U.  Heckler  sang i
the solo, "1 Ijovc  Vou  Truly ", dur- i
illg the prucession. I
Tlio  Junior  Colony   Club  Chorus. |
under Iho direction of .Mrs, Kennolb. j
Itempp,   sang  "The  Ka,sler  i'arado'j
iind ".\lice, lllue Cown,"  Tbe mem- i
bers  ot Ihc chorus are  Mrs.  .Mbert j
Langbein,    Mrs,     Leunard     Drury,
( Conlinued on page 2 )
on,  'l''lu' scbuul-glee club, directiun  of JMiss .Murruw,  will pru- vido the ontcrlainiiK'iil fur the oven- ' Jng,
The regular cuserod disb liiiich i
ot the P, T, A. will be hold al 111. home of Mrs. Triiymunl un DeKalb; Stroet piko next Wednesday at 1 u'eluck. .Vnuther dale to keep upon is i''riday ovoming, .Spril ,'1111, tliej Spring Ciird party is lu be hold in llic schoul. There will be pri'/.es and v.-- treshmenls.
Cuui't, will bo llie spoalier this evening" :it the aniuiiil dinner iiicolliig uf the .Munl.g:uiiiery t oun¬ ty Cbii'fs uf Poller Assuciution to bo held ill tho Ca.sii Conti Hotel, Clonslde. I Hetui'c till' dinnor annual clcc- I Hull uf ollicors will tako pliice ill ;i business ineeting Chief uf I'u¬ licc Fd'anik .\. Sweoui\v, Meiikiii- luuii,  will  preside.
(tei your name (m the
JOB  MOBILIZATION  PROGRAM
HONOR  ROLL
Send this coupon to Job Mobilization Committee, care of your post office.
I ain cooperating and plan about I       of   improvements.
WHITEMARSH WOMEN'S CLUB
Meeting to  be  Held Today  at  Clif¬ ton   House   in   Fort  Washing'ton
Olllccl'.-i will I •' cl(';io.l al llic iiicctln,'.; uf lb ' Whiieinai:di Wo- iiien's Club lo b:' hold thi.s aflor- iiuu,i at 111' I'liflun liuuse. h'uit ', uWiishin.'^tuu. .V travelojjiuo of .South .Viiierica will turni the eii- lertainii'iil   fcaliiic.
i Pl.ailS fur till' IllCi'lill;.; V.vVf
liliide liist Tliur."ilay al a iiicctiii.,^ of the exocntive beard iii ibc liuiiir of Mrs. I'Miziibclli Kirn, ,lusiiii.i Ituad.
iiiciil     I
Cuunly
Ib-yt'c   uf   .Swai'tliiiiurc,
uf  lllc  Secu:id   District,
adcl|,liia,   were   guosLs.
out  uf  a  siiiglu   concerted   effort
' on   tbe  liart  of a KmuU gruup     ot
nil, of .\mblcr, lires- I Ambler businessinon who met    but
f     the     .Monlgumory-PiUcks I yiK'c   to   orgaiii'/.e   and   launch      thu
Ci.uniil    and    .Mrs,     -Anna j arive,   the   Job   Mubili/.alion   Ciini-
cuimnaiidcr j j,aign   in  Ambler  has  tiiken a lirni
.V,   L,   Phil-    fouling   iind   has   substanlially   be-
1 come   a   prusporoiis   institution   in
—    —^  ! Ambler within a, vvooks time. With
RECEIVES DOCTOR'S DEGREE; ''>" "*--^^ "'''';^'"'" ''\ 'f! J^'-;''"'-;
i\i.>wt,.i T i^i.,  .-'»*'«. (lion   eommitleo  in   Ainbler,   located
; ill   the  Knight   building  on   Butler Rector   Awarded  Academic  Distinc   j jiyj.ime^   „p(,„   iiiit   tour   days,     job
tion  in   Psychological  Science       | that conic under the hotid of "Ueno- Ib'V.   Will.   Filler   Lul/.,   rcclcr   of   \'>'-'"K''have boon listed that amount Trinity  .Mcinorial   I';!piscupal church, 1 '^ ilO.tH^^-
¦Viiilili
has
"iitly   received   the
i
This   moans
irk   fur   moil   and
I'liilusujihy tor work done in Psychol-1 lors and jobbers and ordinary vvork- iigy and the Medical ScienccM. Dn., men liuve boon allolled every bit lul/ wiis fur sonic ton yoars on' of this work, and Ambler in gen- ihe Psycliulogical slatt ut the Uni-1 eral is the boiioliciary. This is vi'i'silN uf Pennsylvania, al the sanio| oppurtuiiily — upportunity to give liine  iliiiii.t;   giiidualc   wurk  in  psy-j work, circulate money, slimulale en-
md iillied branches. Tho ro-1 tt rprise by making jobs, reduce tuxes j prosperity and raise Iho standard uf
livliitf.
      -- ' 'i'ho     li.isi esses     fur     llio     .Mairli
Robin Hood Dell i Name       meolliii.''    are    .Mrs.    Thuiuas    ,leii-   ili
Itobiii  Hood Dell,  through  ciithii- j kins,    .Mrs.    Williiuii    .Starke,    -Mrs, ^ suits  of   Mis   resoarches  have     bee 1'and  bring  back  prosporily  such  as
.siastlc   supliort   and   kindly   contri-    Address     ; Duncan    .Mac    Uae    a;id   Mrs.    K,,!.- Ipubllshod by the Psycholugicul Clinicj wo know lifieen years ago,
butiuns, is assured for aiiuther soii- i I ward   Stanford.   Mrs., C.   B.  Purke : .nid rofeured to in various text buuksj      It  Is  important  that   men be  put
sun. Town       ct   Plyiuoulh  i>Ieotliis;   will  presiUo, ' ut clinkal iisyciiology, 1 back  lu  wmk. AVliile  they  aro idle.
relief fur Ihem is iin absolute iiccos- sity. Uellef costs money—money that amounts into millions of dollars. Ko- liot is shouldered by iiono other than Iho lax iia.ver and lii.xos must stead¬ ily increase to meet this burden ii-.s il conlinucs.
Poniisy Iva lliil fiues iin increase in ta.x fur uiily one roii-son—there were ono niilliun persons on the rolls on January 1, iind tho cost of mainten¬ ance for those in this state jiuring 1038-30 amountod lo 132 millions of dollars, II is time now to meet this crisis before Ponnsylvaiiia will b<' forced to ralso jinolhor 100 niillloii fur colli inuance of tho relief roll.
.\inblor is out to solve the problem in a real American way. Cooperii- tioii is the niulivo uf .\mblor's cum- iniltoo; cuuperatiiin with Ponnsyl- Viinla's Jul) .Mobilization force whicli i.i rallying jobs, inatorials iind men in il cominun ciiuse  to niiike n real
iieople ill .Vmbler know aboui tho ( CoatluueU ou page u ;