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WEOOOUIirUT The Ambler Gazette Vtr WD OUR FMJ VOL. L VLI-NO. 12 AMBL!^R. PA.. MXY IG, 1935 S1.75 ¦¦ TENT CATERPILLARS to -¦" /V^MBLER COMMITTEE RECCM- •j MENDS APPLICATION 17557 Feet of Total of 24,645 Feet of Sewer Line in No. 1 Project Com¬ pleted—C9 of the 103 Manholes Ara Constructed—Other Work The Sewer Comimittee of A.ni,''>ler r.orouHh Council in session Tuesday cA'cninff decided to recommend pro- ccedinpr with the application for a, Si'ant of l.WI- funds on the second unit. , ' The .locond unit includes 7200 feet of sanitary soAver.'* and lattVals in the ixrea bounded by Uutler avonuo, Kcadin.q: I'ailwaj-, Church stroet ami the horoush line and outfall scAver to ficwaKo treatment AVorks. The on.i^'ino- er.s' estimated cost of the second unit A\-VW $00,505.36, of which the federal Koverniincnt shtrro is estimtited at $44,- 417.20, leaving .'iilG,178.16 to bo financed iiy tho borough. Progress has been made in con¬ struction of sCAA'cr unit No. 1. 17.557 linear feet of seAA^er lines out of a total ot 24,045 feet has been coninijeted (19 manhoic.i o,f the 103 are complet¬ ed, and 2.'il0 linear feet of lateral lines out of 3020 h,ave been finished. Tho 'sowers in thi.'! unit aro 71 percent completed. ¦On the sew.'tfX dis])osal plant tho floors of tho primary tanks are pour¬ ed, proijfess is recorded for two center i! orator bottoms and dit;estor Avails. Tho sludpre bed superstructure is virtually complete. A rcvicAV of Avork on the trcalmcnt jil.ant shoAVK'-that the excavation Avork is 90 percent complete. The concrete AA-ork is 40 percent flnishcd. The yard ]upin.?r is l.s percent complete. The Rradin.^-, roadway and clean-up is 47 percent finished. Tho sludge bed supcrslrueturo is completely plazed, and tliis phase of thc AVork is !'5 per¬ cent complete. Other Pests as Well Are Here Multiply and Destroy Tent caterpillars are hatchinK-. The little felloAVS—they're less than one- elKhth of tin inch long—^are leavln':? tho cylindrical ckr- clusters that cn- cii-cled the twlRs all Avinter and are seeking their Ilrst meal on tho buds of the Avild cherry, apple trees and Japanese flowering cherries. Already the sm.ali "tents" arc bciin^ spun in tho crotches of thc trees. Be- Kin at once measures of eradication. The infestation is in the "spark" stage and may be suppressed Avith the min¬ imum .amount of time and effort. It they are left alone now, a tew Avecks hence Avill find many trees denuded AVith largo ugly tents in them that are dillicult to destroy. r.oy Scout troops can get in good Avork by destroying these tents or, Avith poles .shears, clipping oft the af¬ fected terminal tAvlgs AVith thc tents and egg clusters and burning thoim. In addition to these measures, tree oAvners AvlIl Iind spraying the young groAvth Avlth arsenate of lead solution effective in destroying tlie yioung caterpillars. lAnother pha.ie of tho catcrpjllar nuisance, for Avhich control measures may bo pursued at this time, is the Tussock moth. These rather henutiful —If a caterpillar can be beautiful— enemies of shade trees, have pref¬ erence for the city. Their eg^g clus¬ ters, Avhlch are not confined to the trees but are found on house fronts OA'er the doorways and under windoAV sills, should be removed before hatch¬ ing begins. The same applies to the removal of the drub colored sacs of bag worms Avhich later avIU play havoc, particu¬ larly with evergreens like cedars. Junipers .and arbor A-itaes, though .also infesting deciduous trees and shrubs. lULIP DISPLAY il HOLLAND TFANSPORTEC BY THE WATERER BROTHERS Convict Caught In Lansdale A convict AVho escaped from the Ohio State I'enltentiary nearly a ye.ir ago Avas captured Wediiesd:!,y night by Ciiief of Police S.a.muel 'Womndin. He gave his name as Jaj- .Mervfn. 21. li'iudlay, Ohio. lie is charged Avilh the theft of two aiitomoliiles. ono nt l^a.ston, and iin- othcr at Fricks, reniiA. On these cli,-ii -.'OS he Avas held in default of f 15 000 bail. liei-bert MeCarthy, 20, of Oak Park road. I i-tnsilale. AVho was Avith Mervin, ¦ft-as liold In $1,000 bail aa an aecorm- pliOO. .Aii.-rvin said he escaped from the (ihio iirison after serving three years of a six year sentence for a holdup. /^orth Wales Has New Councilman 11. PurnMilee Uurkart has been ap- liolnted North Wales councilman from tho First Ward to till the vacancy caused by the resi.ynation of NoHnian l.>. IJlack. Tho latter resigned after council elected AA'oodroAV H. Turner us the borough's nev/ police chief at tho April meeting. CHlBEREiOeSES PHOGRBSWEEiiPLAfJ AMBLER COMMERCE BODY IN FULL ACCORD Will Co.-pcrate to Fullest Extent— F.'i/ening Meetings Di-osontinued Un. til Fall—Favor Dogwood F'lanting Along Country Roads Tho Amhier Chamber of Comjmcrco Js in full accord Avith the plans of the Merchants Association for the ,/ i'rogress AVeek festivities from June ^ « to 15, and at a meeting of that body Dn Monday iifternoon tlio plan Avas outlined by J. W. Cassipl, AVho had at¬ tended a meeting of the Progress Week moveiment as representative of the Chamber, lie outlined the plan adopti'd covering the daily activities, openin,g Avith the children's parade on Saturday, June 8. The strings of street li,ghts owned by thc Chamber and used by tho merchants during tho Christmas .sea¬ son Avero loaned for the purpose of extra Illumination. n. Llndenfeld rcvicAVcd the plans for the observance, Aviiich marks tho 47th anniversary of the borough in¬ corporation, and noted th.at it is hoped to nxako the event an .annual feature. Tho Chamber made a small dona¬ tion from its meagre funds to assist Avith the expenses of the event. Kdward Foulke, prcsid^-it (of the Chamber, presided, and reviOAA-ed the held, nt iker dis¬ li ty and .ooiieral interest. He expressed the hope that like meetings be resumed In the fall as loeal interest dletatea. Secretary Hansell read a letter from the Norristown Clinmbev of Commerce Avlth reg-ard to the movement to en- /f'ottrago the planting of dogwood trees along the county roads, and favorable loeal expressiim was mado of the movement. A. W. Yetter, the Alrrtbler delegate to the meeting of tho National Cham¬ ber ef Comineree in AVashin.gton, F. C, on Atiril 29 and 30. Avas unablo to be present. an'1 C,iigi-essinan J. W. Hitler attended as the repres¬ entative of the Ani!bler Chamber. An nttentpt Avill be made to liaA'e a renort from Congressman Ditter at a later nieeting of tho local body. CCARD CF DIRECTORS HOLD TRI-VEARLY MEETING Unusual Expenditures Necessary During Past Four Months—Assist¬ ance Given in Schools—The Sal¬ vage Shop The growing interest of thc com¬ munity in the activities and progress of the North Penn Community Centre Avas shown in tho large attendance at tho tri-yearly Uoard ot Directors' meeting on .May 5. Mrs. C. Jared Ingersoll, treasurer, reported that the Centre's bank bal¬ ance Avaa api'i-oxlmately .?700 more on Jan. 1st, 193,5, than it ia now, due to unusual expenditures. Miss Liddle reported that four clinics Avcro held, with 20 babies at¬ tendin.g besides the usual i monthly tuberculosis clinic. The nurse.s enier- lain great hopes for tho result ol the ncAvly begun campaign for the prevention ot tuberculosis. Thc kind co-operation of ^1:0 superintendents and licads of departments in the schools has helped this movement enormously. Preventive and curative education is being .given the children by means of an interestir^f untcchni- cal moving picture which shows the simple sanitarj-j rules to be followed to avoid contraction ot the disease. A phamphlet, also, is available at the Centre aad in the schools, Aviiich should be read by all those AVho aro eiliier interested in the prevention of, or thc dLseaae itself. Intormation regarding the preven¬ tion and spread of impetigo has been printed in all the local p. pers. Thou,o.h not dangerous to life, im¬ petigo is exceedingly uncomfortable and unsightly, and warrants every jiossiblo precaution buth for pre¬ vention and treatment. The preven¬ tive measures are uuito simple, and all neees.sary instructions aro avail¬ able through the family p'.ryslclan or tlie Community Centre nurses. Chil¬ dren suffering from tliis disease are excluded Irom school by law unless they are recoiA'ing daily troatment. The Board Avas glad to near ot the gratifying? results of thc Salvage Shop Committee's efforts to collect more saU'ago and cover more terri¬ tory. There are 13 nevv ci^ntributors, and the reorganization of tho Avork is proving thoroughly satislactory. Tho quantity and choice of articles for sale arc Improving each month, and it is hoped that iliis interest in aud support of the Avork will con¬ tinue and grow, as the Salvaive Shop supplies a considerablo source of revenue to tlie Community Centre \ Ili(lll;iii-l, j.i oniiit^.i, .1,1111 1. vi.-\. !^v"'M-vr.'ilin of cvenin.g meetings 1 ¦'i'*Sr'li some outstanding speak '¦'VTiod matters of conimuni I Caterpiilars Are Easy to Destroy i One man with tl sticlc can kill more j catertiillars now than a thousand ' burning them late in the spring. ¦ Department of Agriculture ollltittls ' advise land oAvncrs to crush the tiny ¦ nests already formed. It can bo done ; easily and iiuiekly. ¦ iThat procedure also prevents dtxm- [ age to the trees. Burning tho nests I Avlth unskilled labor often causes pcr- : manent damage to trees. Gorgeoits Bloom in Color and Variety at Anthony Waterer's "Home Bush Farm," Near West Chester—Motoi- ;Run from Am,bler Thoso citizens of our Horough, who still recall the great Centennial Kx- positlon of 1S76, Avlil no doubt clearly remember the marvelous display ot rhododendrons staged by the well knoAvn bulb importer, who specialized .also in the importation of botli azaleas, und rhododenilrons, partieultirly ot the Itosea, Album, and other hardy and semi-hardy viirietles from the Himalaya Mountains of India, more especially as India produces mimy varieties of native hybrids that are extravagantly beautiful in their diver¬ sification, and which, Avith some Avinter protection, havo been groAvn in the vicinity of I'hiladelphia, and may be enjoyed today in the many old flower gardens along thc Main Line. Chestnut liill, Penn's Manor and other old-time gardens in this vicinity. A beautiful display was always pre¬ sented by the late llosca Waterer, (tho father of Ilarry M. Waterer, of Am¬ bler) at his store apd Avarehouse on Seventh Street, below Chestnut, I'hila¬ delphia, and this exhibit, wias annually admired by thousands of lloAver lovers, AVho supported, hy thijir purchases, the growing importation of these liorifer- ou» shrubs. liMr. Waterer had exceptional facili¬ ties for the importation of these shruhs- .as his brother, Mr. Anthony AVaterer, owned and conducted an altogether exceptional nursei'y IcnoAvn as Knap Hill Nursery, near thc famous Kcav Cardens, just outside of London, .Eng¬ land, in Avhieh rhododendrons Averc particularly propogated, hydridizcd and sUmdardizcd. Mr. Anthony AV"ati'i-er was Avell known in horticultural cii-clei throughout the world, that the stand¬ ard spiraea, thc "Anthony AVaterer," (which spreads its lovely Avhite spikes along Avith its congener, the S. A'an Houttei), AA'as named after him. This is more or less the botanical Viack- ground, so to speak, upon AVhieh the house of Hose.a AV^aterer .at No. 714 Chostnut Street, Phlladeliihia, is con¬ tinued, by our cnteriirisin.g felloAV tow-nsman, Harry M. AVaterer, Avho, in cooperation Avith his elder brother, Anthony, has just staged a marvelou-i dii^iplay of Holland tulip bulbs, (in AVhich the firm specializes), Avhich arc all in bloom at the same time, and which i.s shown at Mr. AVatcrer's "Hoime Hush Farm," located not far from AVest Chester, in Chester County, which is Avithin driving dist.ance of i'hiladelphia. Here is a picturesnue setting is be¬ ing displayed 2X4 beds of the rarest, .and newest Holland tulop bulbs, each bed comprising a couple of dozen or more bulbs in bloom, each bed of a. different variety and often of color, the Avhole display comprising .somcl 15,000 bulbs of nearly 300 varieties trnd of many different colors, thc ex¬ hibit now in full bloom, lasting from May Sth to ISth Inclusive. AVith this uninue exhibit is also a pansy bed of 1000 .separate plants, em¬ bracing all the colors of thc rainboAv^ Taking it all in all, it is an exhibit Avell worth miles of travel to see, for instead of an illustr.ated catalogue of (he (lowering tulip bulbs In colors, as may be best presented by the printer, here are shown each type of bulb in actual life, bein.g presented in its color painted by the hand of Dame .N'ature, Avhlch cannot bo Improved upon. But tho ciuestion arises: "llow cin we get to see this marvelous dis¬ play'.'" To AVhich Ave an.sAver—that leaving Ambler, via liutlcr Avenue, in the direction of the county .seat, cross the Schuylkill Hiver at Norristown and drive west to thc King of I'rus."': Tavern, AVhere Itoutc No. 122 of the I'ennsAivania lliglnvay System, follows through Vs'est Chester on to Dilworth- toAvn, Avhei-e Avill be seen the yellow "arrow" signs, along the roadside, pi^'nting to Ilomo Bush Farm, Avlicrc, after bein,? received by .a maid in Holland cap tind costulmc, minus sabots, the visitor is most Aveleoine to enjoy a. Holland Tulip Hull) dis- pliiA', altogether unique in the horti¬ cultural annals of Philadelphia. Ambler Liens Filed On May 0 Tax Colloclor ]-;dward C. Scott, of Ambler, as required by law, filed the liens for unpaid taxesj in tho borough. Tho total was 15S, which, cimsiderln.g all things, is not abnorinnlly high. The lepresentatinii by w.arils is as follows: First AA'.ird B3 ¦Second AVard 43 Third Ward 62 Total 158 DITIER'S CIRIESY lOAlLEeSIUDE^IS ii::ar senate vote o,n the patman dill m PROGRESS WEEK PnCGRAM FEATURES ARRANGED FOR EVERY DAY CIVIC IM',PBOVEiVIENT LEAGUE Wm. C. Thompson, Es-;., Heads Ne^ Organization in Ambler Tho constitution and by-laws of the Civic Imiirovement L'.-a ;iio oi Aiiiibl-or havo been passed upon and aimirovcd by the organiaitlon coin'mittec. ITho first regular mooting of tho League Avill be held Thursday even¬ ing, Juno Gth. The oflieers are AVilliimi C. Thonili- son, Esq., I'resident; luniel Uiddle, first vice president; Dr. Andrew God¬ frey, second vice president; Bobert Brown, third vice president; 1''. t). Hoyt, treasurer; AViiliaini l-"ox, flnancial secret.ary, and John S. lisher, corres¬ ponding secretary. Tlio purpose and ol-joot of th;s league shall lie to attain hotter govern¬ ment Avithin the Borough and to pro. mote thc ,gencriil welfaro of the in¬ habitants of the Borough. The membership claiiso of the Coro- stitution is ;ts folloAvs: "Any male citizen or niui-rosident Inislness niiin or property owner of lliis Borough Avho n-uiy be interested in the object of this organi'/ation shall be eligible to membership irrespective of race, color, creed or political a.iniiatioii. Tho chairmen of the .'^evcral com¬ mittees Avill be named at the reiuilar meoting. PRESBYlERilS Gl OOT CiRCH MRD Amblep Man Urges New Phila. Court 'i'he Pliiladelphia lloosti'rs Assoiiti- tlon AvlIl urge legislation at I harris¬ burg providing for thc estirblishnient of an additional Coniiinon Pleas Court in I'hiladelphia, (ieor.ge G. Meade, of Amblor, president has announced. At present more than 300 prisoners are in jail awaiting trial, Mr. Meade said, despite the fact that during the I past year an average ot two out-of- town judges a month have heen called into I'hila. to assist in clearing up the congestion in the .courts. The assistances of other bllslne'ss and civic organi-,fations and of the general public Avlll lie enlisted by the association in its efforts to secure the ncAV court. --irntllelil seliool bonrd hns dr-m- r >d tlio r.l';, t\\-> mills tJ IS. The P'jrcapita tax is t'l. County Hospita's Receive Aid Five county hospitals have received checks totaling $15,000 from the ; Montg-oinery county .leommissloners ¦ with tho approA^al of Controller AVii¬ liam C. Irvin. This is in keeping Avith a pr.actice i started last year. The aniouiit of , money allocated to a hospital Is de- ' termined by the n,umber of hospital I days' care given to free patients dur- ln.'V the Ui.sJt year. ' The sums received are: Abington ! Memorial Hosiiital, ,f5,329.50; Mont- I gomery Hospital, NorrlstoAvn, $3,- j son.50; Bryn Mawr Hospital, $2,732.- ; 5ll; Pottstown Hospital, $2,241, and I'ottstown, Homeopathic Hospital i ;;-SSl.oO. School of Horticulture The last lecture this s|)riii,!;- on llorleiilture jit tlie- School or Horti¬ culture for AVomen, Ambler, Avas Oinduoted this AVedri'sdu.N'S mornlri.-.r at 10 o'cl(>ek, Avlien Miss Anno AVertsner cundiicted tho question box. Tho 'Gardreii Day last Saturday in¬ cluded visitations to the gardens of .Afr. and Jfrs. Charles IJollIng Holla- day, Chadds Ford, .Mr. and .Mrs. I>an.lel Miioi-e Bates, .Mr. ami .Mrs, Ireueo duPont, air. and .Mrs. U I!. .M. Cariienter, .Mr. und Mrs. H. Bodney Sharp, all of Wilmington. Del. (Next Saturday the third ot the Oarden Days will include gardens ;it Ardmore and Huverfoi-d. F. L. HOOVER AND SONS CC. WILL, BUILD HERE Norman Hulmc, of Phila., Is Architect of Remodeled Church and Sunday School—Structure 'vVill Cost About ^25,000—Plans for. Services Tho Buildin.g Comniill'o of the First Presbyterian Church nf .Ain'ilor, announces letting the coiilraot for al¬ teration and addition td the structure, to the low biddeO^i.F. f« Hoover and Sons Co., of PJiMltf<eiA^jt'&iiWo»/i', at its figure of $22,S3S. These l,uilder.s are Avell known, having erected the Mt. Carmel Church, tho Library ai -1 Science Hall at Ursinu.'^ College, the Jenkintown Bank and Trust Co., the Beading Co. station at Jenkintown. Tlie pastor, Bev. J. M. .Kwing, a-i- nouiiced on Sunday that thc final ser¬ vice in the present building a\-111 be held on June 2, and that thc prop¬ erty will be turned over to the build¬ ers on June 3. All services during the progress of the work will be licld in Miss Ilenszcy's school, Avhere church and Sunday school and all Aveek-day services and exercises AVill be held. The plans call for an extensi'Jii of the main church buililiiig aiong South Bidge avenue to ineludo tlic Sunday school room and the kitchen, AVith tho pulpit in the Butler avenue front of the building this will provide in-' crea.sed scaling in the eluirch, and iibout double thc Sunday school cap¬ acity. ' In addition, thci-o will he .-¦¦.econd story and basement sptice as Avell. Tho .second story space Avill provido spacious quarters fur the beginners and prinviry departments, and room.'* for a mothers' class and a Aoung people's class. The first fioor iirovidcs a largo as¬ sembly room adequate fin- the Church Sehool, young jieoplo's meetin.gs, din¬ ners and entertainiiionts. It also pro¬ vides an attractive room for Avomen's org-anizations, ii kitolien and serving room, a pastor'.>i- room und a thoir room. The basement provides .-in id.-al room for men's or.ganizatioiis. .iiul for i;oy and Girl .Scoiu organizations. The rearrangement of the chureli interior includes the chan.ges to pcAVs and scatin.g which will provido for about 50 percent additional congrega¬ tion. A relocation of the organ, tho pulpit and choir seals and ^ general eondilionin-g will also be necessary. The buildin.g conimlttee of tho church comprises: P, Carter Milllkin. chairman; .Mrs. Arthur Nichols, treas¬ urer; I.i'idy B. Il'ecklor, Samuel Horst. ,L M. Fisher, A. Ij. Gehman and F. 10. Ker.schncr. The iiiiproviiinriils will represent an outlay of approximately $25,000. BecHiest to Ambler Girl ¦ Harry Sclmililt, HI. who onminitlod suicide on April I'l al his linme in PhlladeTliia hoo-.\-'-" out no longer," Iel' $111,000 and uinvanh. last Aveek Avlien iiii for proba.ti^. Tlie will set asM lund for Afiss Fram Ambler, the inti-rcst on her 21st birllid:i\i and tho balance when, she reaches 2,", Withdraws Petition Attorney Percival Bieder Avillidrew in court «an appeal ptitltion Avliich ha filed in behalf of Ilarry C. I'ritchard, of Jemkilnto-Avn, Avho ih.ad been ad- jtulgod guilty of cruelty to .animals bj' Magistrate ITrban, of A.mbler, and directed to pay a line and costs. Tho action nrose from an incident In Avhich I'ritchard Avas alleg-'d to hnve struck a dog AA'ith .an iron bar Avhen tho dog Avas alleged to li.ive attacked lilm, Pritchard h.a'l appealed from the uias'istrate's decision. | 1 o -¦ .¦:ii it WI will a i •s J. to b. ¦oim'M e;;l:ilo IS ro\'i was •"),ii'm 1 jiiiili - li:iid hoM of -:llo,l lilod trust ,s, of her Thii-ty-two Members of Senior Class rnjoy Washington—A May Pro- rjram—Interscholastic Meet Compe¬ tition 'I'hirty-tv.'o ot the Soni'irs of (lio Amber High School, last Wednes¬ day evening, retiirncil home after spending tliree d.iys in the Nation's ( apital. Tho itinerary nf tlic tour included tho folioiwhig: insp:.>ctl;m cif U. S. Capitol. C ingressional Library, t)ld and New National J.Tuseunis, trip to I'''ort Ilyer and Arlington Cenietery, bus ride to Mt. Vernon, Lincoln jremorial, .National _ Actidemy ol "l.iiences. Pan - Aincrican Buildin.g, Bod CriL-^s I'.uildin';', Core iran A,-t <l.illei-y, AVhite ifniis,-' Bureau of b.'n- graving ¦•mil I'liiitin-j;, AVashlngton .Mnniniient, l!iire;iu''or fisheries, bus rido t-o Annapujis and tho I'-otanicai Gardens. AVith tho holp nr Cnngressm.'in D.'ttor a fow iiioi-e Alwits were added to the Intir. It v,-as Mr. Ditter's kind hospilality th:it in'i.io il i-sMil 1 • lor the class to visit tlie Hi,use of Bep- resentatives .and the Soi^ale. Durin,"? the class Inspection or thi' latter, thoy witnessed the vote on the Pat- m.-in Pill. There Avas a keen Intei-est slfwn by all of the members in the class in seeing loi Person such ccleb- I'ities as foirner, l.-irah, Davi^;, Gl.isn. and f.,ong. Tho ma.iority of members agree that this Avas tiie most taseinating part of the tnr.r. .Air. LUtter, by his kind re'gard for the c'ass, made it imssiblo fnr all of the members to visit ronnis ot the White Iiouse that are nnt npon to tho general iniblic, nnd also tn visit the Naval Oliservatory. On Friday) morning Boom 25 gave their home room pro-gram in the as¬ sembly period. Tho program Avas .I'iven i-i .-1 irivrl w.-v. I'' -ll rarl O"- ialod to tho month of Maj-. Jctin AVi liill iii.'iil" a l.iro'e ca endar o' jA'.iy on «hich iiicttircs Avero pasted tn slinw the harponlii.g-s of tho mtinth. .loin Weitiii, opened thc progrtiin by telling about the mythic-al beliefs ot tho (l:-st of May and a'so about the first I";agl;sh maypole. Kathryn Suri.-ino's talk was abnut the differ¬ ent phases or tlie moon during May. In keeping AAith sports, Mary .Tano BdAviai'dB— gaA'« .an-.. ioiaKCHtink talk abou; (he Kontiiok.v Dt-rliy on :,l:iy 4. ITthol Mv. Uussoll Huckel Hugh Geh¬ man. and Dnrothv- Trniitman samr '-'(> .Month of .May." .Arbir Day Avas the titlo or Itiitli I'lrrVs talk. I'.aso- ball Avas startoil in IMay, and Hugh tlehman told how the .g'ame grew from "ono o'd cat" to the present game. An .account of the orl.gin of Moiher's Day was given by Dorothy Trootman. Bolioi-t Gtites talked about Lindber.g's transatlantic fitgnt. com¬ pleted -May 21. The :;4th of .May is tho date on AVliieh the first success¬ ful telegraph linos were completed, and Barbara Kuhn rev-Iewed the acbicA'ement. Doroth Ti'outman played a trumpet solo, A'ictor Her¬ bert's ".Ah! Sweet IMystery of Life." AViiliam D.ivi.s gave a talk on tho first transatlantic Uight. Ki.'Ciieriments, explaining common fire hazards in th(> home, AVei-<- pordmned by l.ayard ('ii'fas, Dntiiglass Brooks, and Boscoe .Smith. Till' 1 r, '. ¦om was oniicliiiled b.v IJoii.iotIa i;:il.«ion telling about Meirra-ial iia.'\ Jiay 30. On I'riil.-iy the Junior Class gave an orientation pro.gram designed to show how to .'tct ;it thc .Senior I'rom. Four seciios Avoro shown: 'fhe first presenting the c'lnllictliig opinions of three boys mi danee programs, passin:,' llyoicgli the recei-jdon line, brin'.-.iiig a. girl and other such nice¬ ties. Billy llaA'uaril, fi lix Ireland and Crau-rnrd .Alax.sna aptly portray¬ ed tlie trio. 'I'ho no.vt two scenes wero laid at the danov: 'riio beginning, miornils- sion, and the ond. The einlrast be¬ tween entirtesy aiui rudeness was empliaslzed. The last sc.'iie was (he .gossip of three girls (.liino lloui't, Gladys Cohen, and Potty AV.iiill about the action.s ot some of Ihc buys at tlie Prom. Imiiu-iliatol.-l afterwards i.iiiio a ccli'bi-atioii fill- Afusic AVeek. The <'!lee Cluh san.g ".V Son.g or India." by Bim.sky Knrsaiiof, and tne "\'lk- Ing' Sou,'^-" by Coloriil,4'o Taylor. Bnb- eit Ciilnier, baritniio, roinlercd "To (hi' Sunshine" by Knbcrt Sliuiirinn, aud tho comic ".''li'irteiiin' Bread." Tlio Uo.l te.iiii Won Iho Amliler ni,'-','.i t' liiml ial, i-!iinrol troolc ami Meld cnlor ooiilosls with a total ol li;» 1-2 pui Its. Bl pli riirrcU tnnk fntir lirsls aiiii twi soonnds to pul the (!r.-'on |oa-i in s"i-nml pl.m;' wii:i 5.'i 1-2 piiul.s. 'I'ho lluo Vioii 11 points, and Iho ;;n|i| ill. B.-ilpii Bur-oil sot a nov,- lioll reo¬ ord ill tho slmt with .1 put of IS ft. 1-2 In, aad llarvcy llo.ilh jiinipoil ¦ '1. ." in. Ill- a now iiold remd in till' li'gli .iliinp. Amblor lligli tohnol oponod ils iii- tersohola.'^tic meet I'linipi'iition with a third place at Villanova last Sat-; urday. The Incal toim leaturcd in the jaA'clin, Avlnii Wiirren Itose beat nut his to,i-nin:ilo, (lilfiril Knight, by less tli.in a font (or lirst place. l,;ose's linal throw gave him lirst liiiiiors. Balpli I!in"-oll wos sociiiid lo .SniUli, ot BId'ley i'ark, in Intli llio discus aiifl shot I :t. I'r-. I's 1- fl. '¦> in. il liie shot W.IS lo'llor Ih.iii the sohool lecnrd b.Vj' 1 ft. 1 in., and only 3 3-4 iiiehos back of llio winner. Harvey Heath tied for seonnd in tho high jump witli inur others, but Avcnt on to earn unUiBiiuted posaea- sinn of second place medal in the jump-off. Heath's 5 it. 7 In. w.is one inch lower than Snyder, or I'pper Darby's Avinnlng jump. Hayman, Xeliich a'ld T. Huclianan. ot .Ambler, tied lor third place, with Brnadbent, of Lansdowne, and (lef- 'ort, of Haverford, for third in the pole vault at Iflft. Tbis event Avas won by Smith, of Upper Darby, at 10 It. Irt in. A'aulting conditions wore not ol the best, as Broadbent and .Smith have done considerably better than 11 feet. Paul James, of Ambler, took a fifth in the f-Stl. and Warren Rose got a fourth in tho discus to pick uji points .111- .Vmbler. Harold CUpit Avas disqualified 111 the low hurdles AVhen lie started the -ace in the Avrong- lane, crossed over to the outside lane and was nosed out by Joachins, of Upper Darby. The faculty .-md students ol Amb¬ lor High School have been interested in folIovA-ing the records of pciform- ancos ot former high school gradu¬ ates in the .¦iti.'letle^ activities of their rcspectlA-c colleges. They wci-e cs- pecialy delighted to see tho records of last Saturday's contest wlicn in ! excepting Tuesday and Fri.lay tho Hepta.gonal Track and Field' Games of thc 1-:: .stern Intercollegiate Ivoagi.o v/hich were held in Palmer Week Signalizes tho 47th Anniver¬ sary of Borough Incorporation — Opens with Children's Parade, Music and Exercises A.mbler Progress AVeolc prnmiscs to be the bi.ggcst event ever iilitgcd w-ith. in the borough. On this occasion the 47th anniversary of incorporation of tlie borough Avill be celebrated. The proceedings AVill begin Saturday, June S, and close Saturday, June 15. Am¬ bler lietail Merchants' Association is tho sponsor and is bein.g suiiportcd by most of the other organizations in the borough. Tho to\A-n Avill bo ibeautifully decorated Avith Hugs antt colored lights. Kach Avcek day evening, there Avill bo a street iiarade. Tuesday even¬ ing a champinnship ball game wiil bo played on Lindenwold Field. On Frl- Stadium at Prln.-eton, Dniald l"">Pt. i d.ay arrangements havo been made for a band concert. Sunday during the .a Junior of Cornell University, fin¬ ished second in the shotput Avhcn he -ihi-ew the 10 pound shot 44 ft. 11 1-2 in., tind also finished sec'ond in tho javelin throv.' with the record ot 1X1 ft. 5 1 -2 in. Dick Brister, of Dart¬ mouth CoUei^e, finished third in the po'c vault clearing the bar at 13 feet, j chairman In tho Temi Ic-West Alrginla nie-.'t, held in Temple Stadium on Ktiturday, Wendell Hibs<^^hmann won first place i'l the javeli-.i throw by tiirnvi-ing it 1"(! ft. 2 1-2 in,, and he also Avon sec¬ ond Iilace in the polo vault by clear¬ ing the bar at 12 feet. IBLER SCHOQLIN REIl m RHIE TEN MILLS FIXED FOR COMING SCHOOL YEAR entire day residents will be urged to attend tlieir respective churches tinij if possible arrangements Avill be made for holdin.g special services. Frank King, president of .A.mhlor Retail Merchant.s' Association is thc of thc ciimmiltee on ar¬ rangements. Mr. King Avas highly pleased Avitli the reports received .it the meeting held Tlnirsdaj' evening at Niblock's restaurant. Joseph Craft, chairman of the finance cimilmittcc, re¬ ported a movement alread.v under Avay to raise the neces.sary funds for linanc- in,g the event, ix'tters are bein.g sent out, and it is hoped that all persons will respond Avith donations. AViiliam ITrban, chairm.-in of tho program comimittee, presented thc re¬ port of the oommittee. and the follow¬ ing program Avas adopted ;ind a committee aiipointed for each of the several events: I Saturdaj-, June S, children's parad-^ ! Avith a frolic on Lindenwold Field, THE where refreshments Avill bo •served lo the children taking part In the parade, ¦ AVlliituiu Urban and Ba.y Coin, com- Commencemont Piano Announced at mittee. • , Mending, Tuesday Evening—E. H. ; Sunday, June 0, residents of (ii.i Faust Is Re-elected Treasurer —^borough Avill be urged to'atloml thoir Nevt Teacher Elected I respective churches. The Aimbler school tax rate Avill ' Monday, June 10, parade nf Iiro romain at 10 mills and U percapita. ;'^"nil'=""^'«. ciommita-e William Be.,. the rate of last year. The Board met ;'''"^'•' H'ank Thotuas and Klooi Cinelt, Tuesday evening, and after adopting ! 1 "e-sday championship l,as,,.l..ll the budget fixed tho rate' for next i «^""''; ^"^'^^mttoo. itichard Westwood year by unanimous vote. , !'"I'Lf""" ""''"l ^ All the members except t'.'esld^t+-^ '*W^*"«^*>'' • I'riWwMMmK.rfa ''-T..-*t*fl#. Styer were present, and in his ab- ! c.""""ittee oilicers of the Beta.l .Mcr- sencc AVm. IL .Faust, presided. Tho; ^^'^^'''^ Association, as.sisted by David budget includes estimated receipts: ^"J"""' "f'l ^''"'ry Weidimin. frum all sources of $110,000, including: Thursday, parade? of civic clubs an.; the collection of OOpcrcen of the ! '"'!"''-¦«' "'m-'nitteo, Bo.scoo Br.i ly, tax lew, the total amount of which i ^^"Jf ^V'""' "'^"'^ ^'- "'"""^' ^'''¦''"" is $56 '"'*' SO AV^olff, Ii'rank Zafferano, .Mis. Georgo Tlie'"total' bonded indebtedness ofj H'^>-tman, Amos Walton and Carl Hay- the district is $155,000, and the next i ¦*^'^'''^.- i Friday evening, band committoi payment of principal is $20,000 due ! In 1037. I Principal Fisher reported 1046 ns' the enrollment for April, Avith 1107 to date. Misa Pottelger has been ab- Alf. King-. , , Saturdaj', jiarade ot legion posts of tho Ninth district, of Montgonv.'ry County, conimittei^ Kdward il'-errell. sent owing to the death of her mother, j Jf" '""i ^^''"-^ ^Villox, other memlK'rs of Mr. Fisher reviewed the state-wid'^' ^'"'-t"" ^'"Y"'' •"'¦ ^''""^ I" "'"^ '"''''I tesLs in stenography and shorthand, ' f" ""-^ eomlinittec and to be selected in which Mai-y Gradin, of Ambler, aa-oh ' ^y .^l''- l'"'"'''*"' '">J ^^I''- WHlox. Posts third place in shorthand. | taking part in the pai-ade will also Treasurer K. H. Faust reported as' h'*''! ^ 'l'-'" l'"' l"i<^ ehampionship nf follows: Balance at last report, $S,-| ""^ «¦•<"'"'>¦' '^"'l "''¦-< ^"11 tale plac, S(17.23; AVhitpain tuition. .t2020.S3; ! "" LmdeiiAVold Field. Thc hour for county ti-easurer, $402.45; AVhitcm'ar.sh | ^'^''tm.^' all parades will he annnuiucl. LoAVCr: Amateurs will linid fnitli ,at tlic Anibler tlu-atre. $135.00; Horsham, $154.51; Gwyneld, $5(!',).02; privvate tniiinn, | $25.11; orders paid, ?21)0.1(;; balance,! Arran.gements will bo made for visit.* $3!)S0.4n E. C. Scott, collector, has''" the local fae'ories. The conHmittoe paid over $470.53 for 1033 taxes anit ^"'" ""•'^ "•""t "^ the pro.gram nmi- $3212.S2 for 1934 taxes. prises: Harmon Kenney, Bay Cn;;, .nif. The annual commencement will be ^- ^^'- ^'^^^^^- 'rhe committee mi ilc- hcld on Tue.sday, June 11, AVith class !'"¦'"'"" '•'*• ¦"'"''¦>' !'• '^''"J'- ^Vi'li'-'m Urban, Bernard Llndenfeld and Joseph Gradin. Ciniimittec on I'ublicit.v, Kelly, Urban and Neigut. day on Friday, June 7. Tbe bacca- laureate sei'mon Avill be preached by Kev. Mr. Janke, of St. John's Luther¬ an church. Thc commencement speak¬ er will be T>r. D. Melford Melchoir, of ¦rUrard College. Miss Mildred X. AVunderlich. of near PottstoAvn, teaching noAV at Thorndalo, Avas elected a teacher of the Tliird Gi-ndo ;it a salary of $1100 fnr the school year. B. H. F.aust Avas re-elected treistirer of the school funds at a salary fif $380. I Bills aniiiuntin.g to $050 Avcre ou-- dered paid, plus the collector's coni- { mission on the ta.K collections made | since last meeting. j It AA-as decided to make npplicatlnn I C.e°'-ge W. Reese, M. D., of Shamo- CAmCHORCfllO HOLD mmmi LOCAL METHODISTS PLAN TtRESTING PROGRAM IN- kir, Will Speak at the Mcrninj Service on "Facts From the Bible" —The Graham Sisters ('alvary .M, F. ('Iiiinli. I.imlou v.i'I'I .-'-iiil I'ark av.'Uiios. .\mlilor, ci-lolira l.'S its 22il aiiiiB irsai-y iio:<t .--Uniilay, Al.iy . i 11:. Two .'ipocial serviees lone boon Leriion Posts Plan for Memiorial Day: i laiined for tbe daj-, and tlio public 'Hfemoi-i.-il Hay exercises Avill be helil is invited to attend, by tho 37 American Legion posts in, (ie,,rgo W. Uooso. M. for lAV.D AVorkers on supervision of 1 the playground project in aecord with . plans of the Kiwanis Club of Ambler. ' and application Avill al.so be made fnr j LAVD labor fnr painting the Forrest' aA'cnne selinol building. j Jl'ontgnmcry and Bucks counties on ; i\. nl' Sliaiir May 30. This decision AA-as AVednesday ni;.: re.ache<l i I' will b presciit a( tlio sorv- ,- ..til a. in. llo will speak on tho ight at thp Mny meeting: ^,iil,j,,,,, --i of tho ninth district at the George N. .\lthouse Post boime Norristown. The Willow Grove Post announced through ils representatives at the meetin.g momorial exerclKcs Avill be held ,at tho post homo at 10 Thurs¬ day morning. May 30, and Scnat ir Theodore Lano Bean avUI be the speak¬ er. lOn the nflernoon of Alemorial P'ay tho .Ambler Post will dedicate its new home Thc dcdicalor>' prograim Avill be¬ gin at ^2.30 and I^eon Walt, of Koy¬ ersford, commander of tho ninth dis¬ trict of the Legion, Av'ill be in charge. Kvci-y post in the district AvllI hold i its ow-n memorial services and a prograim to AvhIch all posts in the two counties are invited Avill take iilacej 'I'l"' Saturday, June 1. at AVhitemarsh j li'''li'"l Momorial (^lapel, Pro.spectville. Tho .speaker at the meeting is Irom Ihe Bil'le." T,io MUiartot 111 It ho uses so ilTeetively 1 will ac.nmpany lilni. I In tlio i'\ooiir'^ ,-11 7.1,"i, the woll- i known iGi-ahani sisters v, ill .siiii,',, I whilo tlio pastor will preaeli. Koi- ' both services, llie line, .siirpliied choir of Calvaiy Chureli will offei- special music. The aniiivcrsar.i( oolelirates the- twenty- seennd yo.ir in the piesent- st'tioiuro. (¦.i!\'ar,\' .M. i . t'liiirtli be¬ gan under a different name ir: wiirl is now tile library buildiii,g at North ivcnue aiui Bae-e street. Bid.!^ To Step Hitch-Kiking Pennsylvania, slate lii.ohway has declared Avar on the llilteh-hlker. Ca|i!:iin AVilson C. Price last I announces at lla;-risliiirg (hat anyone Aveek Avas Captain Kugene S. Keller, j <-aiight tluimbiiig a ride in I'ennsyl- chaplaln of tho deiiartment nf the vania hereafter Avill bo Jailed or American Legion in Pennsylvania. fined.
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19350516 |
Volume | 57 |
Issue | 12 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 05/16/1935 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
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Month | 05 |
Day | 16 |
Year | 1935 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19350516 |
Volume | 57 |
Issue | 12 |
Subject | Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler |
Description | A newspaper from the community of Ambler, Pa., this collection includes incomplete runs of the Ambler Gazette from 1897 to 1919. This is a weekly newspaper that reports news from multiple communities in Montgomery County. The local news reported in the paper is, in many cases, the only record of the development of the southern half of Montgomery County. The Ambler Gazette continues the Fort Washington Times. |
Publisher | A.K. Thomas |
Date | 05/16/1935 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
Type | text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
Rights | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
Contact | For more information, please contact the Wissahickon Valley Public Library at abutton@wvpl.org or phone: 215-643-1320. |
Contributing Institution | Wissahickon Valley Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text |
WEOOOUIirUT
The Ambler Gazette
Vtr WD OUR FMJ
VOL. L VLI-NO. 12
AMBL!^R. PA.. MXY IG, 1935
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TENT CATERPILLARS
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/V^MBLER COMMITTEE RECCM- •j MENDS APPLICATION
17557 Feet of Total of 24,645 Feet of Sewer Line in No. 1 Project Com¬ pleted—C9 of the 103 Manholes Ara Constructed—Other Work The Sewer Comimittee of A.ni,''>ler r.orouHh Council in session Tuesday cA'cninff decided to recommend pro- ccedinpr with the application for a, Si'ant of l.WI- funds on the second unit. , '
The .locond unit includes 7200 feet of sanitary soAver.'* and lattVals in the ixrea bounded by Uutler avonuo, Kcadin.q: I'ailwaj-, Church stroet ami the horoush line and outfall scAver to ficwaKo treatment AVorks. The on.i^'ino- er.s' estimated cost of the second unit A\-VW $00,505.36, of which the federal Koverniincnt shtrro is estimtited at $44,- 417.20, leaving .'iilG,178.16 to bo financed iiy tho borough.
Progress has been made in con¬ struction of sCAA'cr unit No. 1. 17.557 linear feet of seAA^er lines out of a total ot 24,045 feet has been coninijeted (19 manhoic.i o,f the 103 are complet¬ ed, and 2.'il0 linear feet of lateral lines out of 3020 h,ave been finished. Tho 'sowers in thi.'! unit aro 71 percent completed.
¦On the sew.'tfX dis])osal plant tho floors of tho primary tanks are pour¬ ed, proijfess is recorded for two center i! orator bottoms and dit;estor Avails. Tho sludpre bed superstructure is virtually complete.
A rcvicAV of Avork on the trcalmcnt jil.ant shoAVK'-that the excavation Avork is 90 percent complete. The concrete AA-ork is 40 percent flnishcd. The yard ]upin.?r is l.s percent complete. The Rradin.^-, roadway and clean-up is 47 percent finished. Tho sludge bed supcrslrueturo is completely plazed, and tliis phase of thc AVork is !'5 per¬ cent complete.
Other Pests as Well Are Here Multiply and Destroy
Tent caterpillars are hatchinK-. The little felloAVS—they're less than one- elKhth of tin inch long—^are leavln':? tho cylindrical ckr- clusters that cn- cii-cled the twlRs all Avinter and are seeking their Ilrst meal on tho buds of the Avild cherry, apple trees and Japanese flowering cherries.
Already the sm.ali "tents" arc bciin^ spun in tho crotches of thc trees. Be- Kin at once measures of eradication. The infestation is in the "spark" stage and may be suppressed Avith the min¬ imum .amount of time and effort. It they are left alone now, a tew Avecks hence Avill find many trees denuded AVith largo ugly tents in them that are dillicult to destroy.
r.oy Scout troops can get in good Avork by destroying these tents or, Avith poles .shears, clipping oft the af¬ fected terminal tAvlgs AVith thc tents and egg clusters and burning thoim.
In addition to these measures, tree oAvners AvlIl Iind spraying the young groAvth Avlth arsenate of lead solution effective in destroying tlie yioung caterpillars.
lAnother pha.ie of tho catcrpjllar nuisance, for Avhich control measures may bo pursued at this time, is the Tussock moth. These rather henutiful —If a caterpillar can be beautiful— enemies of shade trees, have pref¬ erence for the city. Their eg^g clus¬ ters, Avhlch are not confined to the trees but are found on house fronts OA'er the doorways and under windoAV sills, should be removed before hatch¬ ing begins.
The same applies to the removal of the drub colored sacs of bag worms Avhich later avIU play havoc, particu¬ larly with evergreens like cedars. Junipers .and arbor A-itaes, though .also infesting deciduous trees and shrubs.
lULIP DISPLAY il
HOLLAND TFANSPORTEC BY THE WATERER BROTHERS
Convict Caught In Lansdale
A convict AVho escaped from the Ohio State I'enltentiary nearly a ye.ir ago Avas captured Wediiesd:!,y night by Ciiief of Police S.a.muel 'Womndin.
He gave his name as Jaj- .Mervfn. 21. li'iudlay, Ohio.
lie is charged Avilh the theft of two aiitomoliiles. ono nt l^a.ston, and iin- othcr at Fricks, reniiA. On these cli,-ii -.'OS he Avas held in default of f 15 000 bail.
liei-bert MeCarthy, 20, of Oak Park road. I i-tnsilale. AVho was Avith Mervin, ¦ft-as liold In $1,000 bail aa an aecorm-
pliOO.
.Aii.-rvin said he escaped from the (ihio iirison after serving three years of a six year sentence for a holdup.
/^orth Wales Has New Councilman 11. PurnMilee Uurkart has been ap- liolnted North Wales councilman from tho First Ward to till the vacancy caused by the resi.ynation of NoHnian l.>. IJlack. Tho latter resigned after council elected AA'oodroAV H. Turner us the borough's nev/ police chief at tho April meeting.
CHlBEREiOeSES PHOGRBSWEEiiPLAfJ
AMBLER COMMERCE BODY IN FULL ACCORD
Will Co.-pcrate to Fullest Extent—
F.'i/ening Meetings Di-osontinued Un.
til Fall—Favor Dogwood F'lanting
Along Country Roads
Tho Amhier Chamber of Comjmcrco Js in full accord Avith the plans of the Merchants Association for the ,/ i'rogress AVeek festivities from June ^ « to 15, and at a meeting of that body Dn Monday iifternoon tlio plan Avas outlined by J. W. Cassipl, AVho had at¬ tended a meeting of the Progress Week moveiment as representative of the Chamber, lie outlined the plan adopti'd covering the daily activities, openin,g Avith the children's parade on Saturday, June 8.
The strings of street li,ghts owned by thc Chamber and used by tho merchants during tho Christmas .sea¬ son Avero loaned for the purpose of extra Illumination.
n. Llndenfeld rcvicAVcd the plans for the observance, Aviiich marks tho 47th anniversary of the borough in¬ corporation, and noted th.at it is hoped to nxako the event an .annual feature.
Tho Chamber made a small dona¬ tion from its meagre funds to assist Avith the expenses of the event.
Kdward Foulke, prcsid^-it (of the Chamber, presided, and reviOAA-ed the
held, nt iker dis¬ li ty and
.ooiieral interest. He expressed the hope that like meetings be resumed In the fall as loeal interest dletatea.
Secretary Hansell read a letter from the Norristown Clinmbev of Commerce Avlth reg-ard to the movement to en- /f'ottrago the planting of dogwood trees along the county roads, and favorable loeal expressiim was mado of the movement.
A. W. Yetter, the Alrrtbler delegate to the meeting of tho National Cham¬ ber ef Comineree in AVashin.gton, F. C, on Atiril 29 and 30. Avas unablo to be present. an'1 C,iigi-essinan J. W. Hitler attended as the repres¬ entative of the Ani!bler Chamber. An nttentpt Avill be made to liaA'e a renort from Congressman Ditter at a later nieeting of tho local body.
CCARD CF DIRECTORS HOLD TRI-VEARLY MEETING
Unusual Expenditures Necessary
During Past Four Months—Assist¬ ance Given in Schools—The Sal¬ vage Shop
The growing interest of thc com¬ munity in the activities and progress of the North Penn Community Centre Avas shown in tho large attendance at tho tri-yearly Uoard ot Directors' meeting on .May 5.
Mrs. C. Jared Ingersoll, treasurer, reported that the Centre's bank bal¬ ance Avaa api'i-oxlmately .?700 more on Jan. 1st, 193,5, than it ia now, due to unusual expenditures.
Miss Liddle reported that four clinics Avcro held, with 20 babies at¬ tendin.g besides the usual i monthly tuberculosis clinic. The nurse.s enier- lain great hopes for tho result ol the ncAvly begun campaign for the prevention ot tuberculosis. Thc kind co-operation of ^1:0 superintendents and licads of departments in the schools has helped this movement enormously. Preventive and curative education is being .given the children by means of an interestir^f untcchni- cal moving picture which shows the simple sanitarj-j rules to be followed to avoid contraction ot the disease. A phamphlet, also, is available at the Centre aad in the schools, Aviiich should be read by all those AVho aro eiliier interested in the prevention of, or thc dLseaae itself.
Intormation regarding the preven¬ tion and spread of impetigo has been printed in all the local p. pers. Thou,o.h not dangerous to life, im¬ petigo is exceedingly uncomfortable and unsightly, and warrants every jiossiblo precaution buth for pre¬ vention and treatment. The preven¬ tive measures are uuito simple, and all neees.sary instructions aro avail¬ able through the family p'.ryslclan or tlie Community Centre nurses. Chil¬ dren suffering from tliis disease are excluded Irom school by law unless they are recoiA'ing daily troatment.
The Board Avas glad to near ot the gratifying? results of thc Salvage Shop Committee's efforts to collect more saU'ago and cover more terri¬ tory. There are 13 nevv ci^ntributors, and the reorganization of tho Avork is proving thoroughly satislactory. Tho quantity and choice of articles for sale arc Improving each month, and it is hoped that iliis interest in aud support of the Avork will con¬ tinue and grow, as the Salvaive Shop supplies a considerablo source of revenue to tlie Community Centre
\ Ili(lll;iii-l, j.i oniiit^.i, .1,1111 1. vi.-\.
!^v"'M-vr.'ilin of cvenin.g meetings 1 ¦'i'*Sr'li some outstanding speak '¦'VTiod matters of conimuni
I Caterpiilars Are Easy to Destroy
i One man with tl sticlc can kill more j catertiillars now than a thousand ' burning them late in the spring.
¦ Department of Agriculture ollltittls ' advise land oAvncrs to crush the tiny
¦ nests already formed. It can bo done ; easily and iiuiekly.
¦ iThat procedure also prevents dtxm- [ age to the trees. Burning tho nests I Avlth unskilled labor often causes pcr- : manent damage to trees.
Gorgeoits Bloom in Color and Variety at Anthony Waterer's "Home Bush Farm," Near West Chester—Motoi- ;Run from Am,bler
Thoso citizens of our Horough, who still recall the great Centennial Kx- positlon of 1S76, Avlil no doubt clearly remember the marvelous display ot rhododendrons staged by the well knoAvn bulb importer, who specialized .also in the importation of botli azaleas, und rhododenilrons, partieultirly ot the Itosea, Album, and other hardy and semi-hardy viirietles from the Himalaya Mountains of India, more especially as India produces mimy varieties of native hybrids that are extravagantly beautiful in their diver¬ sification, and which, Avith some Avinter protection, havo been groAvn in the vicinity of I'hiladelphia, and may be enjoyed today in the many old flower gardens along thc Main Line. Chestnut liill, Penn's Manor and other old-time gardens in this vicinity.
A beautiful display was always pre¬ sented by the late llosca Waterer, (tho father of Ilarry M. Waterer, of Am¬ bler) at his store apd Avarehouse on Seventh Street, below Chestnut, I'hila¬ delphia, and this exhibit, wias annually admired by thousands of lloAver lovers, AVho supported, hy thijir purchases, the growing importation of these liorifer- ou» shrubs.
liMr. Waterer had exceptional facili¬ ties for the importation of these shruhs- .as his brother, Mr. Anthony AVaterer, owned and conducted an altogether exceptional nursei'y IcnoAvn as Knap Hill Nursery, near thc famous Kcav Cardens, just outside of London, .Eng¬ land, in Avhieh rhododendrons Averc particularly propogated, hydridizcd and sUmdardizcd. Mr. Anthony AV"ati'i-er was Avell known in horticultural cii-clei throughout the world, that the stand¬ ard spiraea, thc "Anthony AVaterer," (which spreads its lovely Avhite spikes along Avith its congener, the S. A'an Houttei), AA'as named after him. This is more or less the botanical Viack- ground, so to speak, upon AVhieh the house of Hose.a AV^aterer .at No. 714 Chostnut Street, Phlladeliihia, is con¬ tinued, by our cnteriirisin.g felloAV tow-nsman, Harry M. AVaterer, Avho, in cooperation Avith his elder brother, Anthony, has just staged a marvelou-i dii^iplay of Holland tulip bulbs, (in AVhich the firm specializes), Avhich arc all in bloom at the same time, and which i.s shown at Mr. AVatcrer's "Hoime Hush Farm," located not far from AVest Chester, in Chester County, which is Avithin driving dist.ance of i'hiladelphia.
Here is a picturesnue setting is be¬ ing displayed 2X4 beds of the rarest, .and newest Holland tulop bulbs, each bed comprising a couple of dozen or more bulbs in bloom, each bed of a. different variety and often of color, the Avhole display comprising .somcl 15,000 bulbs of nearly 300 varieties trnd of many different colors, thc ex¬ hibit now in full bloom, lasting from May Sth to ISth Inclusive.
AVith this uninue exhibit is also a pansy bed of 1000 .separate plants, em¬ bracing all the colors of thc rainboAv^ Taking it all in all, it is an exhibit Avell worth miles of travel to see, for instead of an illustr.ated catalogue of (he (lowering tulip bulbs In colors, as may be best presented by the printer, here are shown each type of bulb in actual life, bein.g presented in its color painted by the hand of Dame .N'ature, Avhlch cannot bo Improved upon.
But tho ciuestion arises: "llow cin we get to see this marvelous dis¬ play'.'" To AVhich Ave an.sAver—that leaving Ambler, via liutlcr Avenue, in the direction of the county .seat, cross the Schuylkill Hiver at Norristown and drive west to thc King of I'rus."': Tavern, AVhere Itoutc No. 122 of the I'ennsAivania lliglnvay System, follows through Vs'est Chester on to Dilworth- toAvn, Avhei-e Avill be seen the yellow "arrow" signs, along the roadside, pi^'nting to Ilomo Bush Farm, Avlicrc, after bein,? received by .a maid in Holland cap tind costulmc, minus sabots, the visitor is most Aveleoine to enjoy a. Holland Tulip Hull) dis- pliiA', altogether unique in the horti¬ cultural annals of Philadelphia.
Ambler Liens Filed
On May 0 Tax Colloclor ]-;dward C. Scott, of Ambler, as required by law, filed the liens for unpaid taxesj in tho borough. Tho total was 15S, which, cimsiderln.g all things, is not abnorinnlly high. The lepresentatinii by w.arils is as follows:
First AA'.ird B3
¦Second AVard 43
Third Ward 62
Total 158
DITIER'S CIRIESY lOAlLEeSIUDE^IS
ii::ar senate vote o,n the patman dill
m PROGRESS WEEK
PnCGRAM FEATURES ARRANGED FOR EVERY DAY
CIVIC IM',PBOVEiVIENT LEAGUE
Wm. C. Thompson, Es-;., Heads Ne^ Organization in Ambler
Tho constitution and by-laws of the Civic Imiirovement L'.-a ;iio oi Aiiiibl-or havo been passed upon and aimirovcd by the organiaitlon coin'mittec.
ITho first regular mooting of tho League Avill be held Thursday even¬ ing, Juno Gth.
The oflieers are AVilliimi C. Thonili- son, Esq., I'resident; luniel Uiddle, first vice president; Dr. Andrew God¬ frey, second vice president; Bobert Brown, third vice president; 1''. t). Hoyt, treasurer; AViiliaini l-"ox, flnancial secret.ary, and John S. lisher, corres¬ ponding secretary.
Tlio purpose and ol-joot of th;s league shall lie to attain hotter govern¬ ment Avithin the Borough and to pro. mote thc ,gencriil welfaro of the in¬ habitants of the Borough.
The membership claiiso of the Coro- stitution is ;ts folloAvs: "Any male citizen or niui-rosident Inislness niiin or property owner of lliis Borough Avho n-uiy be interested in the object of this organi'/ation shall be eligible to membership irrespective of race, color, creed or political a.iniiatioii.
Tho chairmen of the .'^evcral com¬ mittees Avill be named at the reiuilar meoting.
PRESBYlERilS Gl OOT CiRCH MRD
Amblep Man Urges New Phila. Court
'i'he Pliiladelphia lloosti'rs Assoiiti- tlon AvlIl urge legislation at I harris¬ burg providing for thc estirblishnient of an additional Coniiinon Pleas Court in I'hiladelphia, (ieor.ge G. Meade, of Amblor, president has announced.
At present more than 300 prisoners are in jail awaiting trial, Mr. Meade said, despite the fact that during the I past year an average ot two out-of- town judges a month have heen called into I'hila. to assist in clearing up the congestion in the .courts.
The assistances of other bllslne'ss and civic organi-,fations and of the general public Avlll lie enlisted by the association in its efforts to secure the ncAV court.
--irntllelil seliool bonrd hns dr-m- r >d tlio r.l';, t\\-> mills tJ IS. The P'jrcapita tax is t'l.
County Hospita's Receive Aid Five county hospitals have received checks totaling $15,000 from the ; Montg-oinery county .leommissloners ¦ with tho approA^al of Controller AVii¬ liam C. Irvin.
This is in keeping Avith a pr.actice i started last year. The aniouiit of , money allocated to a hospital Is de- ' termined by the n,umber of hospital I days' care given to free patients dur- ln.'V the Ui.sJt year. ' The sums received are: Abington ! Memorial Hosiiital, ,f5,329.50; Mont- I gomery Hospital, NorrlstoAvn, $3,- j son.50; Bryn Mawr Hospital, $2,732.- ; 5ll; Pottstown Hospital, $2,241, and I'ottstown, Homeopathic Hospital i ;;-SSl.oO.
School of Horticulture
The last lecture this s|)riii,!;- on llorleiilture jit tlie- School or Horti¬ culture for AVomen, Ambler, Avas Oinduoted this AVedri'sdu.N'S mornlri.-.r at 10 o'cl(>ek, Avlien Miss Anno AVertsner cundiicted tho question box.
Tho 'Gardreii Day last Saturday in¬ cluded visitations to the gardens of .Afr. and Jfrs. Charles IJollIng Holla- day, Chadds Ford, .Mr. and .Mrs. I>an.lel Miioi-e Bates, .Mr. ami .Mrs, Ireueo duPont, air. and .Mrs. U I!. .M. Cariienter, .Mr. und Mrs. H. Bodney Sharp, all of Wilmington. Del.
(Next Saturday the third ot the Oarden Days will include gardens ;it Ardmore and Huverfoi-d.
F. L. HOOVER AND SONS CC. WILL, BUILD HERE
Norman Hulmc, of Phila., Is Architect of Remodeled Church and Sunday School—Structure 'vVill Cost About ^25,000—Plans for. Services
Tho Buildin.g Comniill'o of the First Presbyterian Church nf .Ain'ilor, announces letting the coiilraot for al¬ teration and addition td the structure, to the low biddeO^i.F. f« Hoover and Sons Co., of PJiMltf |
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