The Ambler Gazette 19370114

              The Ambler Gazette
VOL. LVIII-NO. 47
ambi^^:r. pa., jaxuary 14, 1937
$1.75 Per Year in Advance,- 5c Per Copy
FWIOIFIRECO. RHLECIS OLD CHIEF
WALTER    ROHRBACH   STAYS   ON JOB;   REX   AGAIN   PRES 1ENT
AMBLER  BANK  MEETING
Fine Testimonial Vote to Faithful Worker—Purcase Boots and Coats —Splendid Financial Statemenit— Talk  on   County   Fire   School
]\hire thcun 80 momberH PiMWdetl the hall when Flourtown firemen hpid their .'innuiil biiRiine,ss session In the flre house la,'5t Thur.sday evendng. The jiniuial electi<>n,s wero the drawing' card and the reelection of Walter Kohrliach for (ive years as chief of the flre comixiny amd «is a director were   the  di-awing  oarda.
The reelection 'if Mr, Ruhrbach w;i:i .T. suipreme testilmonial to hia fatthfiil anrl competent work In be- hmlf of tho fire company. Some time iigo he requested his i-esignation be accepted, but this was almost urtan- iinoiMly   refused,
Joseph Kex, supervisor oC Wliiite- marsh township, w.is reelected as president of the c,>mi)any. Other offi¬ cers chuk^jen for the ensuing term are; Ge<irRe IX)die, vice presiaent; F. W. YouuK'. tresuMurer; William M, Clymer sccretarj', and Cliarles B. Finley, as¬ sistant secretary.
Will lam J. G«sa wiiv? named first .assistant chief; Prank McCool, sec- Mn.d a.sHl.'^tant chief; Kussell Smith, third a.ssiataut chief; and Walter DocHcher. fourth assistant cliief. Walter C Smith, Jr., was apixjinted a delegate to the State Firemen's Convention, and Brnest Rohrlxi.ci(i, al¬ ternate. William J. Goss W:in named chief engineer, al.so chairman of the (irnival committee.
Three fires were reported for the last month. An 'jrder for ,f60 was <4ranted f^or the purchose of rain¬ coats  and   Ixiota.
Tre.isurer, Willis Souder.s, of the fair <-omimlttee presented a most In- terestins; financial report of tho fair held last year. The total receipts were between $13,000 and $14,0(10, nettiner the C(>mi)any albout  IC.OilO.
Mv. Ro^irlKich also made a fine re¬ port of the c<jndition of the appar i- UiK and new eiiuipment purcliased rtiirins-   11136.
Walter c;.  Smith,  Jr„  spoke on  the
Board       Reelects     Offrcers;       Steady i
Grovv^h   Shows   in   Annual   Re| ort
Tho board nf directors of th« .imb-
ler  National  Rank   convened   Tu >sday i
afternoon and reeleoted the wune v)ffi- 1
cers and added a new member to the j
If.iarit of .lirectors. The officers chosen
.ire   Dr.    Andrew   Gi^clfrey,    pesident; |
! Heny  B,  CVi.xe, Jr„  vice  president;  V. 1
j I,   KlIenlierBer,   executive   vice   prosi- |
I dent;   J. B.  Snyder,  cashier. I
I     Tlie     old   directors     reelected     are
Henry C lildJle. Henry li. Coxe., Jr., I
\V.  ,1.  U'lnahue,  1''.  I,  ]'illenl.erge>', Ur, j
Godfrey,    J,   If.  Oravell,   Stephen     C. i
Markoe  amd i W.   I'ottcr   Wear.       The
new  director    choen  is    W.  C,  Scott,
executive of  the  rt'jrganized  Keasbey
&  Mattison Company.
FORGER CAUGHI IS I
POLICE   ALSO     SEARCH     ORANGE AVENUE  HOME  FOR JEWELRY
AMBLER    DEBUTANTE    ENGAGED
Marriage   of   Miss   Cordelia    K.   Jones j  and   Lt.  C.  W.   Hildebrandt  Planned
Mr.     .-uid     Mrs.     Chailrs     IKirranco ' .lones,   of   "The   Sticks,"   Ambler,   have I annoimce.l    the  .engagement   of   their , jdiiu^^^-hK-r,     (>,irdelia   Kniffhit  .Tones     to i |Lieuten<a.nt Clifford  Wellinstm   HUdc- j .hrandt,   V.   S,   Army,   of  Rrookly.i, X, v..     .".in   of  Mr,   and   Mrs,   Ileniy    O. Hildebrandt,   also   of   Jiroo'Klyn,    N, Y, ; Bad Chocks  Have  Bean  Passed  at  In-'     I-iei'tenant     llildehit.ndt       Is     n.iw „     ,      , ,        ,   .s-tatione,t   at   "Fort   .^^>nPJe,"   havlns,
terva s    Since    September   —    Local ,     .  j  , ui~i.      i.    ,  •    t -., i - '
iciv  .a    «      «        ^¦ Kraduated from hls:h .schtxil  m tii-ook
Merchants Relieved — Exonerated In   jy,,    j,j-   y.,    and   later a  student    at Death of Ambler Infant the   ITnited   .Htiites   Military   Academy
Ambler   iKilice.   under   ihc    iliriction  at  Went  I\nnt,   wlM?re  he  was  giadu- of Chief  Fluck.  settled  a scrimis  rase  ated.
last   Friday,    which    without   a   doubt ;     .Miss  Jones,   ono  of  Ambler's   I,ivor- i .saved   oonsiderablo   money   for     1oc;l1  He   debutantes,    was   graduatel   fnim Dr.  Godfrey  gave  a   fine   repo "t   of ' merchants.   Since   last  September,   the   Sprinp.sido   scIt.kjI   at   Chestmut    Hjll, the     pi-.>sre3a   durinp;     last   year.     A ' ixjliee   declared,    forsed   checks    h.ave  and     later   tixik     i..p   ballet     danclnj?, gain   in  assets  atnounting-  to  13  per- j been  Kiven   to   ,several      ot  our   local  havlns d.anced liefore many celebrUed
dealers, .ill for the same amount, $12.-   audiences.  She  also  coiuluotej  a  suc- 80.  The  forjred   checks,   it  i.s  .sjiid,   ap- IMMji'ed   fiijm   two     to   tiirce     months apart,  up  to  D-ecemllK'r when  lliri'c or four were Slven out.
Cne   issue*]   in   the   present     month
TRIPLE COLLISION
KIWANIANS   GET   AOaUAINTED
New
cent, waa made for the stockholders, or a dividend -jf L.'iS per share ot stock. DurinR- the thirty-three months the new Ixink h i« existed, earnings of nwre tlian $25,000 nave bee i re¬ ceived.
CALMRO10 LEAD LIEIOLD CLUB
CLUB CHOOSES   ITS OFFICERS AT ANNUAL   SESSION
cessful dancing class in  l.<insdak  and Am.bler  for  Ixiys  and  plrls.
Miss  J,)nea    and   Ueutenant  IMlde- braiult   plan   (o   be   ni.irried   In  March,
the exact .late not having been de¬ led the way to the arrest of the man , elded up<m, in the Ch.altel at West who proved to bo llohrrt Dixim, of Point, From there they will mofir to j 5 Oranpe avenue, AirLl>!cr. l:ixon, the I Oiliforiiia anod then to the I'hillip- Iiolice said, admitted pcttins: jHis.'^essiiin i pines, where they will be stationed of   a   nuniiber   of   blank   bank   chtvk.s ' until  1940.
beloniRinKT   to    Mrs.   Anita   Reniiberton, '     Miss  Jones  is  the  Kranddalighter  of   „,      . Rutler   Pike,   near  <-old   Point,   where; one  of  Ambler's   oldest   residents,   Mr. I ^ ^'^""'.^'''^ '"'""''^ "" ""^'"'^ circuit and
MACHINE       CAUGHT       FIRE       IN CRASH   AT  TENNIS   AVE.   &   PIKE
Rear-Tnd    Collision    During    Weddino Reception    Here — Rudolph    Shaub, Tennis Avenue,  Drove Wrecked Cap —^Other  Accidents   Reported A  narrow escape  waa  had  Tue.nday niorninfT     aliout     8.13     by     Rudolph Shaub,   of   Tennis   Avemie,   north     of Ambler,   when   he   suffered   the  w-forst In a 3-cnr collision at the intersection of  llethli'hem   pike    and  Tennis  ave¬ nue.   Kliiub on   his   Way   to   tho  city that niorning,  in hi.s new Ford coupe, was  stnick    by  a   truck  owne.l    and, operated     by   ICarl   liedn.irzenski,     a trucker  from   Hliitown,   near  Ilatfield. Fedniii'Z('n,ski.   coniinfr  .s'luth   on   thc- Ucithlehem     pike  was   driven     a/^ro^js the  Jiiuhwa.v   When   a   Iai;?e   .\merica". [.store  truck emerg'ed  from the Amblep Bide of Tennis avenue and  drove him into  the  Slhaub  machine  ."inashins the radiator    an.l   di.^placimj    the  engine.
Joseph Bender Reports on New Indoor Daseball League In North Penn Section—House Committee Is Com¬ plimented—1936 Report Ready Victor Calamaro will head the I^in- dcnwoid Field Club as its president I in  1937.
At tho annual meeting: of tiie club, lield Sunday aiternoon. In tho club room, tiaaette building, Air. Calaimaro was unanimously elected president of' tho clul>. Other oIHcera elected were: I Vice I'resident, George \V. Ruch; treasurer, Richard Westwixid; sec¬ retary, William Urbian; board of gov- t'rnors, George Mclntyre, Jolin Bender and James Harper, each of whom wero elected for tour years.
A   special' meeting   luis   ijeen   called j by President  Calamaro -for  next  Sun- ( day   aftemoon   at   2   to   further   con¬ sider   selection   of   committees.       The house   committee,     Philip     Calamaro,
BOARD OF HEALIH RE
Jloiitgomery Oounty T'lremen's  School I chainnan,   was     again     comiilimented tl I be held at Norristown and William ¦ for the manner tho club room  is kept
he waa eimployeil. It is alleged, fur- | Alexander Knight and a niece ot I ther, Dixon took a pocketbook, which i Hon. Hlii.rol.l S. Knight, judge 'jf tho I Mrs,   Pembcrton   had   laid   down   while j Montgomery  County  court.
working   in   her   garden   last   August •¦ 	
; whicli contained tlie checks ,-i.s well as I small gold watch and a sum of money. j It is said it was these cliccks that I IMxon used to for.gc the name of Mr.-;
Pemlierton. I     After   placing  U'l'ixoii    under     arrest
(Hiief   Fluck   In   ctmipany   with   Oflicor
Stackh'Ouse  and   armed   with  a   aevirrh
warrant, went to .'i Orange avenue aiiid
scarhced   the   man's   rixim,   A   number
of  pieces of .lewelry  belonging  to Mrs.
I'omiberton's   dauhgtc'r,     Miss   I'riscill.i.
Pem.lii"-ton.      wliich    were   valued     at
:>.bout $100 were found In t.lie mcantinne
0'ffi,cer   Caimburn   began   a   search   for
the watch, which was not anion,'; the i jewelry which was found in Pixon':^ I loom. Having learned a small g<ild ! watch had been houjSht by a resident I In south Ambler, Olficer C,i;inburn j made an investigation, and secured the j timepiece whicli was identified by Mrs. j Pomberton,
Dixon  w.as then given  a  liearing  lie- fore   .lustice  'of   tile     Pe;ij"e   Cl'Iiaii   on
the cliarge of larceny and forgery and
admitted   bis  guilt.   He  was  then   held
under $'25011  bail  for  court,   in  (Icfault
I
Ward an.l Donald MacJIurniy were authorized to represent the company at   the  sessions.
.V vote of thank.s was given Sam¬ uel Ciia.ss and fellow members of the Spring .Mill l<'ire (Jomi^ny for the Irindsome silver megaphone presented to the I'Tiurtov.n firemen at the housing of their new trucks this Fall. Mr. Gla.-is delivered the trophy suit¬ ably engraved under the direction of tiie   Hpriny   JMIi   members.
IN lAlESE SHOOTING
CERRATORE   CASE     MAY     REACH GRAND   JURY   THIS   MONTH
ihooting In West Ambler on New Year's Day Listed For Trial Week of February ¦(—Chief Fluck Obtained Confession
I'Yank Serratore, forty-two years old, 250 West Chestnut wtreet. Amb¬ ler, wasi ordered held for the Grand Jury as Tjoing responsible for tho death of Patsy Talese, 'Jilfty-nino years old, 312 liailroatl avenue, Ami¬ bler, at an inquest held at Norris¬ town Jast  week.
Coroner A\'. ,1. Rushiing \\''ho con¬ ducted the brief imiucst Into the fatal shooting of Talese early on New Year's Uionring called only two wit¬ nesses.
l.'r. John C. 'k-^impson, corner's iHiy- sician, testified tliat he Hreid made nn autojisy on Taleso at the Abington jMemoi'ial .Hospital, January 2. ITe said tliat d«itli was due to honior- ihage following a gunahot wound in the aJbdoiiicn.
and  the foiims  of receration  provided.
Josejih  Bonder,  reiKii'tea  on   tlie  in¬ door baseball league.  Mr, Bender said I llie liague has been organized and will I be  known  as   the   North   Penn  Indoor j baseball   league.       He   stated   further j that   the   league   got   underway   litest | week  -vvith   the  local  clul>  playing the liedmen   of   Dedorach,   who   took   two out of the three game.s. Ambler teams in   tlie   league  arc:   Wissahickon   Fire Company, Social Club  of Wi.ssalilckon l'"ire Company, Red Men, and I'atrlotic Order  Sons   of  America,   M.r.   Bender said the full schedule will be announc¬ ed   later. The   present  tentative  sche¬ dule   calls   for   each   teaini   playing   21 | games.   All   games  aro   played   in   the i eveninigs. |
At   the   meeting   of   the   club   to
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JUNIORiLUioiN SHOWN IHE FILMS
MEMBERS   ALSO    ENJOY   ENTER¬ TAINMENT  AT   LANSDALE
Educational Pictures Shown at Regular Meeting —Visiting Delegation Hear Travel Talk—Journalist to Address Juniors at  Next  Meeting
¦'Flying     tlie   Lindbergh   Trail,"     a
fire  broke '.'Ut  over  the  motor,   bui'n ing  vigorously     and   scorching     paint from  the hood and  fenders.
Wissahick'.in     flre     comi>any       w.as
called  and   extinguished  the fire  with
chemical,       Shaub's   car  was  a   total
j wreck     in   front    anl     the     steering
i wlieel    was bivjken    by  his  bod.v    .at
: the  impact.      Mr.  Shaub himself -wiaa
Ixidly shocked but apparently suffered
only   a  few  scratches.
;     The ¦ Bednorzen.^ki    truck,  a    half-
j ton Chevrolet, had a bent fender and
  ', bumper    and    small    damage  to    the
COMPLETE   STATEMENT  OF   CON-|front  en.l.   The  American  store  truck DITIONS   IN   AMBLER   PRESENTED ! ^^¦••»« unscathed.
  (     (iftlcer I/^)iiis Stalil. of I'pper Dublin
Oscar   Nice   Again   Heads   Department   Police,   arrived   on   the   scone   s.hurtly
—Jump in  Plumbing Activity  Shows  •'tl''<''"wards  and   took  a  report  of the
Sewer  Activity—Lesher   Reappo.inted j'i'^cldent. \   (   .j||fj
To  Board—99   Diseases  Listed. Accident   During   Reception
Tlio Ambler  Board  of  Health  com- '     While   directing   traffic   at   the   in-
pleted its year on DectMiibcr 31«t, and : tersection     of   P,ethl6hem     pike     and
in session on that date reorganized for j Li'i'lenwold avenue  last  FHSay  even-
another year of activity  with  the re- | '"^     during     the     Bradford-Godfrey
election of the following as its atner.-: I wedding    reception.    Chief  ot    Police
Pre.sident,   Osc/'ir  Nice;   secretsiiry,  J
R.   l.,e»lier;      physician,     Dr,     P.     W.
i Shelly;   plumber,   AlU.son     Whitcom'b;
' lieaWh  officer,  Fi'ckI H.  Fluck;   plinub-
l ing  inspector,   Mlton  G.irrett.
I     In   ei»mpiling  the  dojiartmenit reiHjrt !
for   the   year   1936,   the   following  In- |
I teresling data is  i-evealed:
j     .N'ltmber of communicable disi^iscs for ;
the   year     1936.   ninety-nine,     namely
(Mumps,  4S;   Pipilieria,  1;   Measles, 43;
! \\'liiiopin.g  Coug'li.  2;   Scarlet Fever,   5.1
I     .Vilmjber   of   nui.suiw.'es   reported,   lit; I
number of nui.s'anccs abated, 42. There i
have I>een 10 restaurants and taprooms j
inspected and S7  liealth certificates ot I
restaurant  employes  filed. | MONTG.  CO.   CONGRESSMAN   REP-
Mleven plumbers registered  witli the i RESENTS    PENNA.    REPUBLICANS Ijoard   witli   a   tot;i,l   tees   collected  ot ! $105;   and   one   hundred     and     thirty- ; seven   plans   for   i>lumfbing  alterations wore filed with total lees of $411, mak¬ ing   a   total   of   $57ii   remitted   to   the borougli treasurer, i
The "Jppointjmenl of J, K, I.e.s-lier. as j
Members    Tell   Lif»     Kistories Before  Ambler Clubmen
Kiwani<an.s   became  better acqu.iint- od  with   one   another  at   Che   meeting' of    the    Anibler    t;iubmen     Tuesday j evening.       B'y   way   ot     Introduction j new membei-8 of  the club,  thosu wlra have     become  menil>ers    within     the ; last  year  or  tw.i,  were  aakej   to tell about   themselves.
Tlie Idea was lnterestln,g and really instructive. Elmer Menge«, v;ewly elected vice president, presided at the ineeting and requested the various TXftw members to tell where they came from, where located and 'ot their I>uines.«i. The idea proved very en¬ tertaining and it was conceded that the older members should dj likewise at a future e.ssion.
Committees met later and became organized.
A complimentary letter from the club as t'he only club to have more than twenty 100 percent memibers for the year,   l!i?6.
Visitor introduced at the meeting was Homer K. Dunaway, a Norris¬ town Kiwtanian.
COUNCIL TALKS OVER
CONFER WITH SOLICITOR AND ENGINEERS   ON    DETAILS
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS AIIEi CONFERENCE
AMBLER    STUDENTS   TO    REPRE¬ SENT   BRAZIL   AT   TEMPLE   U.
: Fluck and Otlicer Camburn witneosed ia second automobile accident. AVlien a I machine was stoplied by iwilice be- ' cause of one head light, anothe:- car j crashed  into  the  rear  of  the  stopped
(Continued  on  Page  5)
^iOlIIER PLACED OH [
for  tiie  year  of  1930  will  be  given. MUSICAL   AT   ROTARY
Was Spokesman For Keystone State In Preliminary Program of Opening of 75th Congress—Chiefs Responsibil¬ ity To Voters
The iireiimiiuiry program for the opening of the Seventy-Fifth Con¬ gress, la.'tt week, consisting of con¬ ferences  of   tiie   slate   delegations   and
'>c  mtn'ing picture with sound, was shown held   Sunda.v,   January   24,   a   complet-j at   the  meeting   of   the   Junior   Colony I a men)ber  of  llie  board  for  the usual ed report  of  the activities  of the  club;(']i,b   of   .Ambler,   Tue.sday   night.   The ' tc''"m  of live  years  w'as  made;   iiiiotion
trail   niaiiped   out   by" Colonel   Charles i 5Vas   i>ut   forth   to   set     the   secreliiry's ,      ..    , , ,      ,.     .
niiiii   ruid ^-'''iH.-y  at   $200 and  that  of the health   '¦^/'^'¦'>'„'-''^""',=^'   '>>-^'"«lit  Montgomery
„ver     the! officer    at  $125  for the  voar 1937.  The!^'"'"'>'   nopubUcans   to   the     forefront
dan;,erous^ above   was   made   subject   to   CM-Proval I "''^''"/"^   w';r'"'''r«M"     ""™" i   ""^
i of   Ambler   Borough   Council,      which , ^""'^'¦y' J' W"''""  ""t'''-.  «"^s ^l«'ted
Clubmen     Enjoy     Songs   of     Widely Known   Soloist  from   Hatboro
I A. (Dindber.gh shows the Pii.sseng'eir   airplane    route
I Americas, including the Andes   mountains.
Anotlier   film   liased   on   .songs   and ' !'''•"'''•'•'   "'"'^   '^"''^'  ¦'•'   ""'^   mectii The  meeting of  the Rotary  Club Mt j poems   of   trees   featured   orgiui   seU»<'-I "¦'''*^''^- Ainiblcr     la.st   week     was   a     mu.sical    tions  by  Ja.sse  Crawford.  A  third   libii| '
greatly   enjoyed   by   the   members. C.   showed  the iireiiartion of a dinnw for Riiy  Weir,    ohalrman  of    the    nuisio ' eisrht persons. The movies wore shown committee    -vvas     in   oliargo    at     tho | hy the Philadclpliia Klectric Coniimny, meeting land  provided  a rather inter¬ esting   iirogram.
Mrs. Carman Partle, of ILatboro, noted for her ,Hplendid vocal rendi¬ tions, waa introduce, Uer favors wei-o songs, namely, "Hills of Home." "Seoondl Miiijuet," and _i"Talvo Joy Home."
On the motion of Dr. Andrew God
last :
I .
RESTS WIIH IHE SIAIE
Miss Mar.garel Dalley was chair¬ man of the meeting, Slie was .assisted by Mrs. Joseph Kun/.m.iu, Refresh¬ ments were .served.
A   Short   business   meetln.g   jireceded j the progriuni.  Miss Mae Arnold,  presi- i "
Ident,   presided. i LOCAL     BANKS     WILL     BID
The literature department will meet j              BONDS   FOR   DISTRICT at   the  home   of  Miss   Dorothy  Allen. ¦ 	
ON
frey     tho     club   members     cvpresscd ¦'"'*''    Forrest   avenue,   Januray   19,   at ¦ January    Session    of    Business      Brief their .appreciation of the program  by j ^ 1'-  "'• ''''"'  "oxt meeting of the clu'
a     rising   vote     of   tlianks Btu-tle.
President Abram Yetter extended birtiiday greetings to Dr. Frank S. Rothenberger and Ale-v Niblock. lioh- erl   Gordon,     Fort   W'ashington,     vice
Chief   or   the   Aiiilbler   iiolico     l''red ! president   of   the   Oreland   Boiler  and
Tank Car AVorks, was a guest. The business report of tho week of 82.3 percent is tho liigliest recijrde,! for many  years. i
Tho meeting this week is conduct¬ ed I y the community .service oom- mitteo of which R;tlpili E. Frey Is cliairman. ,   I
ty    Mi-a, !""   January   2t!   will   be   in   cha,rge   or
I the  publicity  department,   Jliss  .Vllen,
chairntan. The speaker will be HhroM
J. Bean,  of the lj;idies' lloiiic .lournal.
Juniors   Entertained   at   Lansdale
Members   of   the   Dansdalo   W.'oiii.i.ns
Club   entertained     anennlieis     ot      tho
It. l''luck testilied tlyJl at 3.40 a. m. ou January 1 lie was iiutificd th.il TiilCso liaii been shot in 'his home. The olll'cer said tlial lie went llieii to the Talesu home and found that tlie victhii had Iiccii taken to the Abing¬ ton .Memorial llosuital. Fluck weiut iminiediately to the hospital ami lUt 5.45 a. m. reluiiicd to Ambler and ari'OMled Serrati>re on llailroad avenue. He look the prisoner to the police Mtatlon and uiion sdtrcbing him found a   thirty-cigiit     calibre   Colt     'revolver
Junior Club, of Ambler with the phla, to tho State I>eixi,triiient of : escorts of both groups, at the second I^ibor and Industry for its approval of | annuial   event   of   its  kind,   held   Tues-' an aiiin-opriatiou   for the Ainbler  Bor-I
ough   scliool   ilistrict   to   renovate   and i
Si'oiii  wiilch   two  shells   had   been  cx-
^T^Mled,
the   otheiis  Ibelng   loaded.
1,'^l'Uick stated that .Sorratoro signed a, .statoiiient admitting the siiooting. Fluck testi'tie tiia4 the ishooting \\'as the result of a family quarrel, that Geoiige Talese, son of il'atsy, woni nianrled to Serratore's daughter, Al- berta.
The statt«iieiit that the iKilice officer claimed Serratore luul .signed w'as not adiniitted as evidence. A few questionB were asked by the a«isisU»jnt district attorney, I'Wwui'd tDiul'iy. AVelllngton T. Rosenberry, counsel fi»r Serratore, did not qiie.stlon tiie witnesses.
Tlie jury deliberated tour minutes liofore i-eluriiing the verdiot Se.rra- tore'a case Will pro'iably lie brought before th© C'rarnd Jury Iduring tbe last week in Janiuiry and the case ILsled for trial in the woek of Febru¬ ary 1.
WHITPAIN   HIGH   PLAY
Seniors    to     Present    "Her   Incubator ' I Husband"  for  Washington. Trip   Fund I !     The  senior <ia«s   of   Wliitpain   hly;h I cliool   will   present   a   |ilay,   "Uer   In¬ cubator   Husband."   in   the   schojl au- | ditoriuui   l''riday   and   .Satu;'Jay,   .fan- ! play,  V is    a
to   rei>resen,t  the   Pennsylvania delega¬ tion  on   the   Republican   CcmKressionat I Committee.     Tiie   Comimittee   is   made I up   of  one   representative  froini     each j state deleg-.ition.   so   that  Montgomery I County's   Congres.sinan    will    be     the i spokesman   for   tiie  Keystone   State, In view ot the determined endeavor, Whieh  is to^ be  made to revi(y¦'^li^e tlie l)art.v,   the    i;ongressional    Coniinitleo no  doubt  will  play  an  iimportant   part in   the   next  few  years   in   charting  a course   to   rcolaim   the   ground   wliich w-as   lost   in   tho   Novoin:ber   elections. It   is  generally   understood   that   plans are   being  made    so   that '-ot     active party     organiza'tion     will       funation throughout  the  year,  and  it   is  likely tliat     the     C'ongressional     Goniimltlee will   wield  a  coiisidei-abie   inlluence   in sliaping  pai'ty  policies.
In coiunuMiting on liis new assign¬ ment. Air. Ditter enipliasized tlie need of a cohesive, coura.geous minority in our two-purly scheme of governiiiient. "In spite of the overwhe'hiiing defeat whliih the party suffered in Novem¬ ber," said  LMtter,  "we .miould  not lose
build an addition to tlie Aimbler high I »'«'*'' "'' ''"'' ^¦^"^ "«" '¦^^ ""^ "^ >'"«- school building. Such was report«l |'"''"''°"« >-i'ai'onsil)iility to some six- Tuesday evening when the board ot 1'"'^" million voters in the countr.v, who directors met lo conduct their monthlv l^''"""''-''^^'^ ^y "^<^'''' '^'¦llots t'lelr ob- aosaion  of business.      , ' , .it'otive  to  a   part or  all   of   ilie  New
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Secretiiry 1', C,  \\ dber reported  hav-      ,   ,       ,     .,      , .  , , ,,
I ciples in  the lace of tremendous (xlds.
W'e  owe a distinot duty  to  the  party
Pan-American Conference Will Be Re- enacted In Spanish—Nicholas Barry and Patricia Dager Will Go From Ambler—Honor   Pupils   Listed
Nicholas Barry and Patricia Dager have received homoi'ary positions in the M<x;k IPan-Amerioan conference, N. Barry Iwing chosen as President of Brazil, P. Dajger as a correspoiii- dont. There are yet three irvembers ot Amibler Hish Scihool to be received •ijs delegates who will represent the Dominican Republic.
The mock I'an-Ameioran conference is being held at the Temple Univer¬ sity, on Jamuary 22 and 23, An hour and a. half of the conference will 'le broadcast over stations WIP and WIEG at 10.45 to 11,15 a, ni., 11.30 a. ni., to 12 noon. I'lind 1 to 1,30 p. m„ on Saturday, January 23.
Tweitty-one courntries of tho west¬ ern henilsphere and sLxlly-seven schools of southeastern Penns.vlvania and Delawai-e districts will be repre¬ sented in the conferenice, I'uplis will Ik? assigned parts of important meni¬ bers who were present at the Pan- Araeriouii coitfei-enoe, lately attended l>.v President Roosevelt, The youth confei-ence, started by the Civic Forum Deague. consists of three com¬ mittees one ot wrtiioli Mr, Lentz W, Rothwell, Anibler High School Datin teac'her, is a mctniber.
The Iflrst session will open at 7,30 p. m.. Janualry 22. At this time a meeting of the clialrmen will be hold to disicuss the purpose of the confer¬ ence.
The second session, 'at 9.30 a. m., .r»nuai-y 23, will ll>e a joint nu-etin.g to discus.s in full Uie international ;ind lueace  affair.
I'lKin the saiiiic day, January 23. the third aind last session will open at 1' 1>. 'm. and will finish any business and summary  .speeclies     by  the dole-
Postponed     Meeting      Held       Monday Evening   to   Settle   Qjosliyns—   No Agreement  Reached With Water Co. —New Police Car In  Use. Ambler Borough Council in  a special business  session    on    Monda.v     night conferred  with  solicitor  Stewart  Naso on   the   reference   to   matters   incident with     the   purchase     ot   the     Ambler Spring  Water co'mpany.  This  meeting was   the   extension   of   the   postponed session  of the previous Monday even¬ ing-.
Foi' some time purcliaso ot the Am¬ bler   AA'atcr   Company,   now   privately owned,  has  been contemldated  by  the borough   solons   and   bargaining      has been   done   to  .secure      control   of   the project   for  a   numicll*al   enterprise. I     I'Jngincers     Carl     Berkenbine      and . Chaji-lea   H'aydock.   Pliiladelphia,     who have made <a survey of the water cam- 1 i>any   holdings,    weire   present   Jn   an advisory ca,pacity, Tcniis of a possible agi^eement   between   the   borough   and the   company   w^cre   discussed   but   no definite  conclusions  reached. I     Stewart Nase,  borough solicitor,   In- I formed   council     ot    the -   preliminary : work he has done on the matter which has included a trip lo Hiirrlsburg Last I week   and   numerous   trips   to   Phila- I delphla   to   confer   with   lawyers. i     The    new   'borough   ipolice   car   has • been   received  and  put into  use.  This was  reported   by  Frank  Wolff,   chalr- pmani of the police conimittee.
i   DEDUCT   SECURITY    PAYMENTS
One  Per Cent of  Employes'  Wages Go I Into Old Age Fund
j     Hundreds   (vf  workers   in   this   coiii- j munlty   receiving     their  first   jiay   oif ' 1937,   found   tliemselves   getting   theiif I initi«'U ".-ihort change,"  jiays under the ' Social  Security  Act,   whicli  went   into I effect   Januaji"y   1.   The   iviy   envelopes I are   now   one   per   cent   liglitalr,     the I difference   going   into   the   social   se¬ curity     fund     dee.rewl   by      President I Rooisevelt,   jWorkKirs     will    begin      to I "ea,'ih in"  on  their savings When  they j reacli   the  a.ge   of  si.xty-flve.   The   cut will    lie   ccinlinued,    permanently,   and will  be increased until it readies threo times  tile   amount   of   the   slice   taken this year.
Firemen   Called   Out !     The Wissa'hickiin Fire Company wiis called out  on a false alarm  to  one of tho   buildin.gs   of   the   Keasbey      and ¦Mattison  'I'elendrum  jiilant,  late    Mon¬ da.v   afternoonl.   A   ixasserby    s.ijw      a j ehimmney  which   was   fiery   red     and j thinking   it   was    burning   called    tho I company.
(continued on page 3) LEGION   TO   ORGANIZE   BAND
Routine — Scarelt Fever Scare on Wane—Mr. Kerschner Reports Con¬ vention—Financial   Report
Ai>i»li(.aii(iii fur apiiroxiiiiuteiy $115,- 000 for liiiancial aid of VWA fuinhs haa form.illy been made by the Arclii- tects  .Lavis  and   Dunlap,  of iPlilladel-
I ing receivefi  a coinmunication  to  that
—^I''ii'e i.iKS in Do.vleatown in llCifi was 'inly about $150 in iH'operly daiuaue. I
day   night  in   the  Higle's   auditorium, Vine and   St.  Elmo   streets,  Ijansdale. VanW'oriner     Walsh, well-known
traveller and lecturer,  w,i,s tlie speak¬ er  of  the  evening,   giving  a   talk   on '"The I>and  of the Midnight  .-!un."    J. Edwiard    Moyer,   su|>ervisor   of   music at  lysmsdiale  Senior High  School,  ren¬ dered   a   number   of   vocal   solos,   and   elTect and  rcniuesting a full statement < the  North I'enn   Q.uartet,  of which  he  of   the   means   of   tln.incing   the   local is a  nuimber,  sang several  selections, j district  will use to  raise  ita sliare  01 j ,accompanle<l   by  Miss   Frances   Apple, ' the  balance  of  the  estimated   $llO,0';oi of   Perkasie. ; which  will  he expended  whenever  tills!
I     'Hostesses   at    tlie   event   were    .Mrs.   imi>i'ovenient  is  made. |
[Kugene A. Carnili, Mrs, C. Ray Sawt-j jt „.as further exidaiiicd that the, iiray 1., and 11(1. Tho pla.v, wh Ich Ls a , ley and Mrs. Vance Hazzard. Mrs,^i,„n,|„ ,„ ,«, sold by the s<hool district I taree ol three acts, is a San.uel | ]ia,ii-y R, Schultz, chalrmun of hos- u, .at-curo this siiiii arc to be bid fori French   production. J pitalit.V,  arran.ged   the  event.   She   was   Uy   i.od,   ,l,„   Amhler   Trust   Company
Memibers of the cla.s« included In , a.ssisted by Mrs. Charles R, Ridington. the cast are: Mary Ann Sweinliart, ; .Mont.goinery County FiHleration jiresi- I Peggy Thomas, Uydia Snowden, A'l.det ! dent; Mrs. R. K. Tompkins, .Mis. f^arl P.ernlitrd, .Betty Stillwa,i:'oi<, Merce- ''K. Bigone.v, Mrs. C. Rtiy Swartle.v, .lea McCuckin, Phoebe Walt'in, ' Mrs, R, H. VonTCessel, Mra. Italpli R. George Fryer, Philip Kchupe, .\lbert ' Smith. Mrs, John T, Dub, Mrs. ,Tc"S.se SHngluff,   Jack   ICbiier, | K, Cope,   Jr.,   .Mrs,  George  Ia   Cla.'rton, 1
i'i'oc'eed.s   from     the   play   wlliich     is 1 Jfrs.   Roy  W.   Schweiker,   Mvs.   Sew,i,rt
being     poduced   under     the   direction ' Naae,  ami Mrs.  AVilmer B.  Oberholt/-   ,,,     ..,   ,     . ,  .   ,, ,.
,   ,,,       ,r .   ,.        . , I tile   Stale   to   present   the   aiip nation
o    Mlsa   Margiuet.swart..   Miss Jean-icr ! before    the   Federal   .LWrgJev    Ad-1
ette    l.eckand   Mr.   .Francs   Dennon,       The hall was heautitully decorated by   _^^,,^.^^_.^^^.^,,^      ^^^   ,.,_,„.^^     ^^,^,^.j^^       ^^ wil   bo   ued   by   the   seniors   for   thoir i tho  truraon   (U>i>artlmont   ot   tlio  olul).     i t....,.iH.,,.f  „ I
Uiishiiigton   trip. !  .— ______ ,
__  —mc   great   arthsts   of   llie   Ri-nals- !     ITosident .George   V.   Styer  wlio  was |
—It is eattmated there are more j aance, Botticelli, Dconai'do da Vinci, ! "-''"'""^ because of ill health at the' than 4,000,000,000 birds in the United I^urer, Mlclielan'.;Clo and others, were j •"¦"""•'' mW''itf !''«' niontli, took this, ,Slales, and liieir imiiorlaiice to man vitally interested In n^ilure, even to i "l'I""'ti'"'l.v to name all com-mittees | as  destroyers of  noxious  insects  011  a) the   construction   ot  the   human   Imdy !*¦"'>'   i'oai)|>iiinted     the   .same    sl:iiKliiigj
giW'bntic  scale is  not  appreciuited     by  and  may  be  spoken  of as ttnatoinists j   '
the average person, and   iili,\-sluIoylsLs. tCoiitiuucd   on   Page   0)
wi>rkers. the men and women, who ill'ify in and day out have ui)heild tiie cause of the part.v witlliout shaking tiie  political   ]ilum   tree  for  their  own
(Ciiiitiinied  on   Page  5)
and  the Amibler .National Bank, letters ' to thai effect having been  recently re- | ceivcd   by   Mr,   Weber   from   Imlh     of Ihe.so  local   institutions. j
No further iiiriirmat.ion concerniii.j; | the iirogre.sa ot their application has 1 yit been rec-eive<l, however, and the! board   iiatlently   ii.walta   the   action   of
DO M'T   NEGLECT   FORM   U   C-1
The ComjiiT.inwealtli of i'enn.syl- vania haa arrange.1 for a repre- eiil.'Ltlve lo be at the post ollice in .Vmbler on January 14, 21 and 28. to assist K'rsMns wishiii;.:; infiir- nialicn lU tlie unemimynient com- pen.ution insurance act. **KVery employer of one or move persons should h;ive received the forms for filing their rein.u't. In Ihe event they have not received these forma they <'an be obtalni d at Ambler iMSt ollii'e mi the ;;lf.ive dates  only,
-V list of (jiiestiona an.l answers a.'o submitted b.v ll'.e ileiiartiiient. .State l''>orni t" C-1 iiiust be liled by  J;i.nuaiy  31,   1937.
Boys of Fort Washington Legionnaires Seek  Instruments for  New  Unit
Sons ot the American Degi-in Siiuadron No. 10, vif the William Roult'jn Di.xon Post, Fort Washlng- ton^ will organize a band for the boys. It has been found iKissible to have Mr. K. H. Rynear, Jr., W. P. A. Muaic Instructor, of Anibler, under his mu.sic educational plan by Federal Aid, instruct the boys and give them .a very good foundation in music, which vVill help the Uiys, In theit high sehool work and to those vviho go to college, it will greatly assiat them through  ife.
At the same time they will be t.aught any band instrument tliey choose, as long as a harmonious bal¬ ance ia carried that band music can be  rendered.
The need of instruments Is '.me of the problems that hangs heavy on the hands of the committee in charge. It has been leoi'ned that in nimny homes in the Wiliiteniarsh Valley, Ktore.i in attics are infitruments that have not been used in many years and may never be u.sed again by the owner. These instruments in the hands of the committee would sive some boy a chance t.i get a musical education. At the samo time It will give tl the community a band of youth that will grow into manhood under the guidance" of an influence of music which always buil3« tho typo of hoys that any community can lie jirjud of.
The <iiminiitee feel that the citi¬ zens of the Whilemarah Vallej- will welcome such an activity and that they will cooperate and help to make it a success. Those who would 6onate !in instrument to the band are re- i|ue«ted to read tho advertisement on page 3. ,1
CO. 10 RECORD ALL Fi CALLS
AMBLER    UNIT    HOLDS    REGULAR BUSINESS SESSION
Repairs Ordered For Cells in Lock-up —.Will Check Equipment Hereafter —Four Calls Last Mon'ih — Dona¬ tions,  Amounting  to  |32  Received.
Hereafter a complete record of all fire calls w^ill be kciii hy Wissahickon fire company ol AmlHer. bit tic detail has been recorded oC some of the minor dies to which the conuiany haa responded and in diacussion at tho meeting of tho firenien last Friday evening it was deemed advisable and projier that all informiitlon .should bo given regarding all calls aiad false alarms as well.
The meeting was held in the .Vmb¬ ler fire house on Butler avenue and there was an atteiulanee of 4u nieni- beis, il'resident William D. Dcucliar conducted  tlie  session.
Four fires were recorded for tlio month, one in Ambier. two in I'liper Dublin and one in Whitenuursh lown- shii).
Need for repair of window siisiies was noted and the house coirtniltteo received authority to attend tiie same. A coiHidaint was also made. by tho Ambler Polico regarding the condition of plaster on the walls of the jail cells located in the basement of the fire house. The house loniniittee sub¬ stantiated the comiiiaint and it was voted to i-eiJlaster wherever it W'.is needed. Secretary John Troster was also authorized to purcliase 4 filing cabinet for  his  own   use.
Ther<i have been .several i oniplaiiils about misuse ot coats, boots aiMl olli<r liaraphernalia by some of the fireimcii. New locks were declared neei'.a.aiiry fur .several of the lockers were the eiiul|i- nient is kei>l. .V iiuuster key, ii was decided, sliouUI also lie imM'ured which   will  oj>en   all   lockers  and   this
I shall  remain  in  the  iios.'W'Kslnin   of  IIk;
I house committee whicli was Instructed to   thereafter,   make   periodic   check   of
, ;ill e<iuii»ment, regardless of whetlier firemen  are  present  or  not.
I Doiicitions were reported received as follows: Rotary l.'luh of .VImbler, J20; Harry   I'Jvans,   t5;    George   A.   ArnilK-
tead,  $5;  Joseph  Sergio, $2.
Ground Breaking Tools To Be Pre¬ served by  Conshohocken
The pick and shove] used in break- in ground last week for the $700,000 aeweitigo iiroject will be nickel-ji'iilted and pedserved in a case ut tho Bor¬ ough Hall in C'onsholicxiken.
The 'brand new Imidements were wielded by Burgess John D. llamiwon and liresident of Council, Charles D. (.'auvel, marking tlie otilclal slartinig of the most important civic work in Uic  history of that booi'ugh.
Bills   aniountin;j
to
flS3,14      were
I iiassed   ui)on.
I Wills Probated
I The will of Margaret .\. Bartow, who I died in i-'pringlieid on Hecoiuber 2.', j laat, Wi'ls admitted to proi»a'to and gives Ian estate valued al $20,000 to her huK- liiidn, Josiaii H, Bartow, who is also 'named exe< utor. The will wiua executed iNovrtmber  27,   1930.
I'Tlia R. Hvaiiis. Horsham, $33,01l7.li,x, counsel to preiwiro di,strilnuion sche¬ dule.