The Ambler Gazette 19390817

              The.^^Ambler Gazette
VOL. LXI-NO. 25
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AMBL.ER.   PA..  AUGUST   17.   1939
$L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
FINAL REGISTRATION FIGURES
lOSWALIONOFi ilDENri
Republican Voters Outnumber    Demo¬ crats 3  to 1 as Deadline  Passes
A totiil ot IL'fl.fiin Jiersons are cllgiliU' to vote at the Priniiiry Klection, Seji- teniher 113, according to an estimate of the county's enrollment compiled this morning hy Chief Clerk Kenneth Hall¬ man of the Montgomer.v Count.v Itcgls- Iriilion Commission, showing iin almost three to one Uepullilicnn niiijority. The deadline for registering or changing party afflliution or addreiis was at noon iSaturday.
This is an increase of .'"i.TL'i; voters i over Octoher X, 1!»3.S when thc total i cnixillment wus n'3,8!l7.
Thc  total  registration  liy    jiiirtles: Three   Deaths  —   Business   Session,, ite,„|;v,ii(,;in   !)3,421,      Democrat    33,497,
Non-1'artisan  l',443,  .Miscellaneous  L'lH,
These Hgures show a gain In lle- jiulilican liinks of ".HUS and ii loss on the Democratic side of 1!,(17B, over CU- toiber X, l'J3R,
110 IV1EMBERS  GATHERED  SATUR¬ DAY AT  HALLMAN'S GROVE
All-Day Conclave  Marked 27th Annual Reunion — Four Births Overshadow
LOCAL PLAYGROOND GROUPS WILL ENIER COUNTY FIELO MEET
WPA   SPONSORS  CHAMPIONSHIPS ON   NORRISTOWN   FIELD
PUBLISHER TO BE HONORED
Sports and Pleasant Renewals of Re
lationii.
There  were one  hundred  ;in(l  ten of [ the inemihers of the  Wilkey  fiiiiiily  to assemble  on   .Saturdiiy,   August   12,  at } Hallman's C.rove in Hkijijiack. This was j the 27th iinniiiil reunion ot the fiimily. und was made an all-day event.
In the morning the memliers minclcd ^ iijnd sonic were introdiK-cd to th^ir 'c- ; latives, whom they had never seen Ikw [ fore and enjoyed a delightful social j period. Dinner was served picnic style i tt   I o'clock. j
The business meeting was lalled to i order by the jiresident, Blliin I.cwis, , directly after the meal.      Tho reading |
of   the   minutes iind  the  variou.H com- i 	
mittee reports followed, iinl the I'resi- i TWO FULL TICKETS IN FIELD FOR dent welcomed the merrtbeis vi'li wc'l |                    COUNTY OFFICES chosen   words. j 	
The   Historian,    Mr.s.  Charles   H-'ss,   g^^^^^   Opposition   Shown  to   Hess — reported three deaths, three  inarri:i!;cs 'and  four births. Ke.soliitlons  o"" rcsjict
NEW REPUBLICAN ME
TO
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for the dcjiartcd members were read j ».nd copies fowiirded to tho iirincllite ] families. ;
Thc oldest member jircKOir. was Su.'iiii ' I'alhoun, ninty years, and the yiiunt;c9t I aiembc-.- jiresent, Hetty Bean. Each rc- i reived suitable gifts. j
Klection of offl' ers resulted in t'le | ehoice of .\nios W. Walton, of AniHiler, | tirosidcnt; Kdward Wilkey, of Hridg'-'- , fort, vico Jiresident; Alma Bean, ofi p'iiirview, secretiiry; Norman Beyer, of I'roopcr,  treasurer.
Itemarks were nuidc by thc retirin.g I'resident and accojitancc by the newl.v elected Iiresldent. A few cncouraginn words from other members iind the usuiil Jirayer in unison closed the nieeting.
The remainder of the afternoon and •evening Wiis given to games. Supper Va.s iit six. Members iind guest'^' coni- jng from New York, New Jersey, and various jiarts of I'hiladeljihla. Chester | Rnd Montgomery County formed Ino ' family gathering this year. i
SEIPLE FAMILY HELO 31SI ANNUAL HON
CENTER  SQUARE     PHYSICIAN ONE OF VICE PRESIDENTS
Hoffman-Pike Ticket — Development Means Bitter Fight for Favor of Vot¬ ers—Both Tickets Presented Below. DevelojMiiciits in the political situii¬ tion demon.^tl•ate conclusively that a reiil tight will bo waged lo doterniinc Rejiubllcan nominees for the iniijiortanl row ofllces to be filled iit thc November election.
The oppsition to thc iinnniincod Ifcss- Hoffnian-IMke ticket, headed b.v .loliii Hoffm.an, Uejiubican County Chairniiin, has detinitely assumed concrete jirojior- tions; and thoso candidates who are seekin,g return terms on the ticket oji- posed to thc Iloff.miin ".slate" outlining a iKittie-jiIiin which will bo carried into every district before the Priniiir.v Klec¬ tion.
This  ojiposition linc-uji will be;   For Judge   ot   the    Common   rioas   Court, George C. Corson, who alroiiiiy has the j endorsement   of   both   thc  Kcjiiiblicans and I>emocrats; Count.v Commissioners, i Fred C. Peters; and Foster C.  Hillegass' Register of Wills,   Haseltine  S.  I.cvcr; ! County Controller, WiUiiiiu Irvin;   Uc- ] corder  of  Deeds,   WilliiUn    (.'.. Iiower. ! Treasurer,  Samuel  i'. Wilson, of     .Vb¬ ington;      Sheriff,   Richard     Hefsnyrier. I'f (ricnslde. This ojijiositlon  ticket willi .'iiijijiort the candidacies of p'rod Smillie for District Attorne.v; J'iiul llunsilioi'gcr for   Clerk   of  Courts,     iind     W'lislow Rushong,   for  Coroner —  all   throe  ot whom   are  sliited     ciindidatcs   cm     thc "opiiosition   ticket."
"This line-uji will  jilace s'lu.irci.v b'l¬ fore the voters of the county the claims of men who have faithfully and honosi l.v   and   under     whose    ;idniinistr:itioii Montgomer.v   Count.v   has  hud  a   biisi-
j Field  Day Program Also on South Am-
I      bier   Playground—IDOO-Point Contest
I      Ends   This   Week—  Crucial   Softball I
Gam* — North  Street  and  Mattison
Avenue Activities.
Tiiick meets and lield days are the chief topics of the diiy as the WI'A jiliLVgrounds ajijiroach the end of their iictlve season. A little more than two weeks remain before the outdoor ac- tivities ut the recreation centers come to a cIo.se.
To-morrow   Frank  Cas.sel  will    holi\
a   Field-Day   program    at     the    South
.\niblor   playground.       The      various
I events   arc:    distance   hittiri'g,   .'lO-yard
I dash, baseball throw, hobble I'iice, broad
I jumji, base running, horseshoe pltc'iinc
j 7ri-.vard  diish,  and   Kl-yard  dash. Both
I girls  and   boys  will   take  jiart   in   the
j exorcises.      The winner In each event
j will   receive   a   free   ticket   to   iittend
i thc   Siiturday   matinpo   al   the   Ambler
j Theatre.  Mr.  Klmer IMckard,  mana.ger
of .\iiiibIor theatre,  has made Friday's
j Jirogram jiossible.
I This afternoon 411 Ibo.vs iind girls will take jiiirt in the linal event ot the 1000- jioint contost conducted at the Soutii Ambicr playground. The winner.s will receive some line iivvards. Also, this afternoon, thc Junior Kyeballers will meet Orange Avenue In the final game of the Interiilayground Softball IjCaguo. If Orange Avenue wins Ihe game, the loop title *111 go to South Anibler; If the K.vebiillers win tiie game, a thrce- giinie series will be held betweon Soutii Ambler and the Kyoballers to determine the winner.
On Sunda.v,  the South Ambler Jilay¬ ground grouji will go to Sanatogii Park, for an iifternoon of fun and games. Thc  art and  design classes of North : Street iilaygrouiul ale making tine pro- I gress .The Kioo-jiolnt contcst conducted j ,at the  Jilayground vvill come to a close j this week.
I     Tho  Kiwani.s    (;iub   jilayground j (continued on iiage 4)
George H, Bennett Will be Honor Guest; i at Luncheon on September 6 '
Former Governor llarold O. Hoff- j man. of New Jersey, and t^mgressniiin i J. William Ditter, of Montgomery i county, will be the jirincijial speakers ! at a testimonial luncheon to be given In honor of Oeorge H. Bennett, \ of Jarrettown, who was recently aj)- j pointed by Governor Janies to the | olflce of unemjiloyment Insurance re- I teree In thc state department ot lallibr and industry. j
The aflfair will lie held at 12.30 oni Wednesday, September 6, at the York- town Tavern, York rd. and Church rds., ' Klklns Park. Sponsors of the event arc ' il large group of Mr. Bennett's business ! friends and associates, and jiresent j reservations Indicate that many well j known men will be In attendance. Har- ; old C. Pike, township miinager of Chel. ' tenham, will serve as toastmaster.        i
Plans for the luncheon are In thc hands of a committee heiided by Kd- , win Winner, of Hatboro, as chair¬ man; Therman P. Britt. Jenklnt'own; ; William D. RIdgway, Bethayres; Leroy! Ash, Jenkintown; Harry Hughes, Jen-i kintown: "W^ Clyde Oourley, Willow; Grove; William T. Muldrew, Jenkin-j town; Howard U. Yoder, C.lenslde; and, Kdward C. Purvis. Olenslde. I
35.000 PERSONS AI
COUNTY G. 0. P. COMMITTEE
E
LOCAL OPTION VOTE UPHELD AS JUDGES
TEN   STAR   NIGHTS   ENJOYED ENERGETIC   FIRE  COMPANY
BY
ICounty Republican Campaign Commit- l'   tee   Made  Known   by Peter C.  Hess I     Announcement of the comjilete Reg- • . ular Rejiubllcan Candidates Campaign ; . Committee  has   been  made known   by I Peter C. Hess, chairman. I     It consists of  William   D.  RIdgway,
Betha.vres.   former     jiresident   of     thc i
Montgomery     County     Commissioners ;
and now vice president of the Jenkin- I , town  Bank  and   Trust  Company,  vice ; 	
chairman;   Frank W, Shalkop, Trapjie,   AMBLER, JENKINTOWN AND HAT-
RELIEF FOR SO. AMBLER AREA
COUNCILMAN    WILLIAM   S.   RILE, SECOND WARD, RESIGNS
Borough to Take Dwfinite Action Against Any Not Connected to Sewer —Plea  ^or Zoning Ordinance—Park-
Total Attcndanee Du'ring Fair Was 15^,000 — Business Derived Great Benefit from .Event — Committee I Learned Much from Trial—Fair As I Successful As Ever Before. I A conservative estimate of thc at- j tendance on   Saturday  night  alone   at
Flourtown   Fair   is   351)00   Jiersons,   tho
greatest crowd ever to be jiacked on tho ' grounds. So groat was the crowd and , crush of Jieojile during the entire evcn- ; Ing that one had to fairly jiush througii ; the mass of huniitnity  on thc m'dway
to stroll trom one show to another. The ;' .l-iicre Jilot on which tlie Flourtown i Fair is held, was thronged to Its very I cajiacIty.
j The influx of jieojile in automoUitc-', I'bicycles and afoot not only on this I evening but every other evening was a j tremendous traffic jiroblem which was
taken  care of sjilendidly at  all   times.
There were four niembers of the jiollce ; on duty in the iirea before the ground's ' entrance from Bethlehem jilke, from I early evening until thc last Ciir left ' the grounds long after midnight.      At
times the entire jiiitrol of six was on ¦ duty here while extra jiollce, iisslgnc I : during this period, jiatrolled the town- , shiji at large.
; The huge flow of traflic which start. ; ed every evening Hhortly after 6 o'clock ] Wiis at all times controlled with skill ! and good judgment, and, although ; traffic was iKicked up In either traflic ' lane from as far as Krdenheim  to the
! flonner   ijog^ster   of   will:^.   secretary; land  Wm.  Potter Wear,   I'enllyn,   State
treiisurer  of thc  "James-for-Governor
Committee," treasurer., lloiidquiirters   have   heen   opened   at
the   Valley   Forge   Hotel,     Norristown,
and activities of the jirimary ciimjiaign j for the organization candidates will be
conducted   at  those  headiiuarters.
BORO TO VOTE QUESTION
SPRINGFIELO ENFORCES CONNECTION CHARGES TO SPRING LANE SEWER
WARRANT   FOR   ARREST   OF   ANY DELINQUENT  REQUESTED
, Pair entrance, and from thc north .is ing Violators to be Fined—Borough f^^ as Hkipjiack jiiko, there was no Provides Work  Relief. delay   other   Wiiin     to  stop   for   cross
By virtue of a strong and unswerving' traflic. :
tight liy  Councilman .losejih   Caviilier, j     Flourtown Fiilr luid  ten  star nit;I:ts,!
Am'bler Borough Council reached a de- ' each   and   everyone   being   cleiir     'iiid
cislon tlnally last Monday night to re-| bringing out  thou.sands of jiatrons.  A;
lieve the dangerous flood condition that I total  iittendan'CP   estinwito for  the  lo-I
at
POLICE HANDLE SEVERAL
ness  iidministration.     It   will     jirosont I
Anniversary   of   Descendants   of    Two Brothers Held at Dorney Park, Allen- town—Dedicate Memorial to Family's i Bicentennial — Philadelphian Named
President. I jiarticular section—a condition which i.-i
The 31st annual reunion ot the Seijile ' not  acceptable    to  voters    generally,"
UPPER DUBLIN PATROLMEN IN- VESTIGATE 5 CRASHES
Ambler Police Make Arrests—President Kinney of Borough Council Judges Case—Several Injured in Auto .Mis¬ haps—Other Cases.
I'olice of ITjijicr Dulilin Townshiji in- fiiirly an honest geogr;iiihical distil- [vestigated three motor vehicle acci- bution of county ofllces and is not a j dents last SiUurd'ay. The first occurred concentration   ot  candidates   from   the | at  S.I,';  In  thc niorning  at  Welsh  road
and Kimekiln jiike. A car owned and oji- cnited   hy Nicholas  l:iinder, 2X3!)  North
exists  at   the  lower  end   ot  Che.-itnut street  in  feouth  Amibler.    It  was horn that during the flood  of just one year ago water was abuve the level of  the street and jiarts of the homes in  this Hoction  were washed away.      Beciiuse ot the lack of drainage conditions, cel¬ lars here lill well up to the street level i after every heavy rain. The final de<i- 1 sion  was  to   jilace   an  eighteen    inch , storm sewer from C'hestnut street    to r connect    with   the    storm  sewer     on i Ijocu.st street.
The rejKirt of Councilnuin Josepli ]¦ t;. Hess. Jr., tliat IS more connections i to the Ambler sewage dlsjiosal system had been made during July, revealed I that to date 796 out of 923 jilanned ; connections have been made. This is ¦ a remarkiilble percentage In the briet sjiiin ot two years since the comjile- I tion of the system.
I     The   secretary    wiis     instructed    to
notify jirojicrty owners on Butler iive-
' nue  and  north  of  Butler avenue wlio
people
night period is  low  at 150.000 and surely nearer to    20ik000.
It was not only  the  biggest  but   the (continued on page 2)
Township  Solons     Confer  with     Mrs, Warford — Upper End of Orlemann Avenue May be Taken Over —Traffic Light Up on Pike—Action on Unpaid Sewer Liens—No  Contagion. Sjiringflekl    Townshiji    Comiuission- ers  will enforce the instiiUation clause In    the   township   sewer   ordinance   of 1933 according lo action the Board took at  their    August  meeting    last week. One case of  it resident  In   the Wynd¬ moor areii, where an  extension  of the sewer   lino   has  just   been   laid   along Spring  Lane,  reveals  thiit   a  jirojierty owner hiis  for ii period ot more   thiin 60   day.s   ignored     the  charge   ot      the townshiji for the connection  therewith, brought action on tho jiart of the Ivoar'l of Conimissionois   to  serve  a   Wiiriiint on that owner iinil h;ive lilm iniinediiile- ly brought 'before justice for jiiiymont j of   the   bill,   jienaltlos  and   costs   jior- tiUning thereto. '
The ordiniince No. 1S7, which governs | thc connections to the sower lines was
County Jurists Hand Down Decision In-
j     terprcting Technical  Part of Act Not
to    be   "Joker"    in    Law—Ambler   to
Decide Choice of Beer or Liquors, or
I      Neither at Polls September 12.
i     A.nvblcr will  bo  jiiivilcBfil  to  hold a
i lociil   ojitlon   vote, and   decide  whether
1 or   not   to     rctiiin   the   sales   ot   hard
I liijuors   or   beer,   or   both,   or   jirovcnt
ontirely thc operation of tiiproom bu.si-
iie.«s or  the sale of  liijuor iind beer In
restiiurants     .and     clubs     within     ita
i Borough limits.
I Tbis dc'ision was reached when in- ! Junction Jiroceedings intended to blocK I lo. ill option referenda in 'three .Miint- I gomer.v Count.v cominunitlos iit th» j Sejiteinber I'rimary Klection wore dls- I niissed in a jier curiam ojiinion hiind¬ ed down .Saturday morning liy Judges j Knight and Corson. ^
] The injunction was sought in an a<-, I tion Illed b.v I-Jtlward CiUinon, Jenkin¬ town liiiuor licen.see. Iigalnst the Mont- : goiiiory County Klection Board, seek¬ ing to have tlicm restrained from plac¬ ing thc ijucstion op the biillot in Scji- tombor in tho biroiighs, of Ami'oler, Hatboro  and ,)cnUiiitovvn.
Attorney Harry ll.iuser, rejirescnt- ing Ciinmin, contended thc vote can¬ not be held Sejitombor 12 because onl.v .'iH days intervene between the Primary Klection and the .Munlcijial Klection. Instead of 60 as he claimed is jii'ovided in the act.
In the opinion .S.iiurday it is lield tho
60 day clause refers to thc time of tiling
of petitions and  not   to the munlcijial
election  as  contended  by   the   jilaintiff.
The Jurists found tho jilalntlfr is  not
entitled   to   ec|uitiible   relief;    that
bill  should   be  dismi.ssod  and  that
jilaintilf should jiay the costs.
Court Findings
In   its  discussion   of  tho  action
court  linds:
"Tho   Jiresent   suit   arises   over
tho tiie
tho
tho the
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SONS OF ITALY GAVE CHILDREN OUTING
NEARLY Z-Q'J AT 4th  ANNUAL PIC NIC  AT ZIEBER'S PARK
also  amended  al   this   meeting.       Tho j , i,|„,„. ,.„n[,.„|   ^..j ,,f i,,;i7_ section amendment  was so  revised a., to roa.l    ,„„, ... „f ^,^^, p,^^^,..,^^ T.iccnsc l^w ot that regular connections and new ox-    j,,^-   ^,,,p ,.,.,p,..„,t ^^..^^n of the Acts
read as follows: "Whenever electors I . . . . shall petiion tho county comniis- j sioners of the county for a referenduni j on   the   Iiuestion   of   granting   such *li-
'¦ tensions to the sewers ot Sprlnglield : townshiji shall be made, notice served I to the abutting jiroperty owners, and jil stiitement of his obligiitions shall be j made with the notice. The umendment ' iilso ciirries thc jienalty for failure to I comply to the notice and stiitement of ; the duty of the projierty owner or own- I ers iifter a period of 60 diiys. intlicting ; all Jienalties and costs upon him iifter j he has ilieen brought b.v warrant lie- I fore justice.
Mrs. .Nellie M. Warfoivl, <it Park iive-
( Continued  on   J'ago  5 )
Lodgemen   and   Citizen's   Club   Join   in :
Gi.ving Children Crand Program—| nue. Oreland. whose jietltlon for a var- , Derive f'?'"0 for Bii'ilding Fund—' iince or iimendment to the townshiji j Award This Saturday Evening—| ^""'"^ ordinance was refuse recently,! Tots  Won   Prizes
DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS AT CONVENT
More  than   20'IO   jieojile  attended   the'
Family was heid Wedne.sday afternoon, | August 9, in the Blue Grove, it.t Dorney ! Park, AUentown, when 200 de.scendants' j of John:4)^onrad Seibel and his lirolh- ] er,' llenr.v Seibel, were present in iiii-gc | numbers. John Connid settled in the ' region of the Lehigh Valley iind. later; nioved to Eiiston where he died. Henry | set'tled in Frunconla townshiji and later | moved into Bucks county where he erected one of the Hrst mills at the < Bite of the Schwenk Mill, near Bloom- [ ins Glen, In  the  yoiu" 1849. |
The invociition at the ojicning of the i reunion was by Rev. William V. Curtis, D.   D.,   Jiresident   of  Cedar  Crest   Col- | lege. AUentown. An account of reunion held   last   yeiir  was  jiresented  Hi,v   the secretary, T.  Warren June,';.
A rejiort of a commitlee which had i charge of the erection and dedication I of the beautiful granite memorial al ! Tohickon Union Church, near I'erkasie, i was itccejited. This memorial was dedi- | cated In celebration of the lii-centennial i of t'he iirrival of the first Seiples in Americii. i
Ttie  necrology  rejKirt was   road  and | this   was   followed   by   ii   moment   of ^ silence  and  prayer.      It  was   directed that   the  oldest surviving  member   of i the   clan,   Mr;-:.   Hanniih   Shive,   widow ; of Dr. Henr.v Shive, Andiilusia,  Vic sent greetings,  felicitations  and  a  boiuiuet. Mrs. Shive celebrated  her lOOth birth- i day anniversary last November. :
A   short   Jirogram   of  entertainment was presented iis follows:    Recitation, ( Cuntinued on Page 8 )
SUIT FOR DRESHER CRASH
( Continued on Piige 2 )
PERRY SPIKES RUMOR
Brands Attempt of Opposing Candidates I to  Ridicule Him  as Deliberate  Lie
Desjiitraging rumors against the ciim- jiaign of Klmer C. Perry,  jiresent Com
Reese street, Philiidelphia, collided with 11 machine owned by Kisther S. Greg- or.v, 2.'i4 Roslyn avenue. C.lenslde. No one was injured, but Binder's machine Wiis i:adly damaged. ,
The Second accident happened at 12.15 Jl. 111., Susiiuehanna Street road and Twilling roiid. The jiolice declare that failing to stoji at a thru traflic stoji
have not yet connected with the sewer i fourth annual picnic held by tho Soils lines to do so within forty-flve days of Italy I.,odge Ituggero B<inghi and from the receipt of notice. j the Italiin  Americiin  (^itizens Club at
l**--   Zieber's  I'ark,   West   Point,  on  Sunday afternoon, AImuiI two-thirds ot the at-
Councllman  William 'S.  Rile, of ( Continued on  Page 8 )
CARNIVAL OPENS TONIGHT
St, Joseph's Church Bazaar Opens for Three Nights; Hope Chest Main Award A gala surprise awaits one and all at South .Sjiring Garden. Street this even¬ ing as the jiarish of St. Josejih's Church nilse the curtiiin on their annual carnl- Viil for three nights of festivity and ac¬ tivity. Hundreds ot awards to suit tlie
apjiearcd before the Boiii'd to nuike an¬ other plea to establish a tea romii busi¬ ness in her home at the corner of Par c iind Pennslvania avenues and iisk what course niigiht be taken to establish such il Ibusiness  that   she    might  make     :. legltimtite living. Solicitor I>,ivid Gros- i hens  explained     the    jiosition   of     tbe j township and President K. Perry Ciiinji- Durlng   the   afternoon   jirogram.   the j''P"'''•''" st^^fti 'hat the Commissionors Cai'lvle    Indians   defeated   the   Italian , •"'«"   Powerless   in   such   a   matter   iind American Citizen's  Blue softbaii ten,  3 j ^^^ Zoning Board of Adjustment could to    1.    The    lod-,'wnen    enjoved    bocci. i ^""^   interpret  the   law iis  it  is   written
tendance was children.
sign was responsible. A Ford, roadster, mis.sioner of Sjiringlield townshiji from • owned and ojierated by Wiliiam Fisher, the Khdenheini district who is a candi- [ Su.s<|uehannii Street roiid, Ambier, col- date to .succeed hini.-iclr, were spiked J jidcd with a Pl.vmouth Ke<lan owned and recently   by   Mr.  I'erry   in  a  brief  but | operated   by   Albert   B.   Oberland,     93
Jiointed statement <''<'< I'oints to his j ^vest Roslyn street, Philadeljihia, was needs of everyone will be presented at most excellent record of the past both i turned over on left side. Oberland was the gay ba-iaar on August 17, 18, and as   a  Commi.ssioncr- and   as   a   rojiie-j hiidly hurt, receiving a nuniber of cuts. ' 19.
.sentatlve of his district. | ne was taken to Aiiington ho.spital fo>-j     climaxing many days of hard work,
Thc  inferrcnee in' thc  rumor,  circu-i treatment. Both operators wiil    ajipear | the carnival committee is at lasl ready
lated,  Mr.  Perry  believeti,  by  one  who   ' ' '	
opjioses him for otfictc, was to the effect thiit he, (Mr. I'erry^ is in tavor of in¬ stalling  sewei
enjoyed other   iictivitie-i
«men
Softball,   diincing  and
ill   the  all-day   outing. !
A   larse  activity   pro'-'ram   was  held j
for  the  children.   Frtmk  Monia   won   a I
for the best Interests of all in the sur¬ rounding area. A rejiort of the findings of the Zoning Board of Adjustment was received iit tills meeting and (lied with the  minutes,  stating  their rejection  of
.-0-yard-dash  heat  and  Iho  one-legTed j ji,.g    Warford's  request   to  establish  i race   and   received   a   biiseball   and   .i    tea room, as any such restaurant busi tilble   tennia  set.   I'^dith  Cuifo  received a  sewing set;   (".itherino Cuce.received ] il doll;   Williaim   Marano received
, I
niiin outfit: .lane Fedele received a rolling pin; Tom Fedele received a Jiing  Jiong  set;   iind   Rose   Delanio  re-
( continued on pivge 2 )
SERVICE CLUBS MEETINGS
rs in Ale Flourtown dis¬ trict. This, of course, .\Ir. Perry states, is not oniy a delibeiiite attempt t'j lielittle his judgment iis an olHcial, but also to antagonize votors a;4'iiinst his return to  oirice.
Mr. Perry jioints out the deliberate intent to inisinfopm tlie jiubllc by illus¬ trating whiit it would mean  to put in
liiter for a hearin,!, before Justice of tho ; to   present   their  colorful   and   festive ; .p,,.^,,  „ .,e,   .phe lodgemen  hold
1 Oiue  scanlon, in Oreland. three  nights  of fun,      TAventy  giM?en- I t^^eir annual outing to give the child-
The Jiolice also received ii hurry call ^ colored   booths,   including   refreshment I ,.gn   .^   ,.g.,]   o„od   tiaiie   and   made   It   a from the North Hills section    where a   stands, bingo  tables, handy work coun-j p.,jj,t   to  glv'e  the  tiny  tots   jilenty  ot Ford   sedan, owned  and   ojierated     hy : ters,   fishing jionds, and  other attrac- j f   > Stowiird Nixon,  6219   Himbroad   street, i tions have been jirepared. |
I'liiladelphiii, cnishod into a rear end, jTuch night a ground award, one ofi of one of .Smith's Ice Cream Company [ the best articles taken from one of the I trucks, operated by Robert B. Kelly, Btand,-*, will be given to .some lucky | .•Meeting   House   riKid,   Ilorsham.  There   jierson. A  ton of coal will be awarded!
Kiwanis and Rotary Hold Business Ses¬ sions and  Plan   Sports j
Rotar.v Club of .Ainliler met iit Fort- j side Inn last evening for a 6.15 dinner i iind business meeting. The clubmen are j visiting various places during the sum- i mer months. '
Ne.xt Wednesday afternoon and even¬ ing the Rotiirians will hold their annual
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Glenside Men Seek $10,000 for Injuries In Upper Dublin Accident IXimages totaling $10,000 as the re- .¦iull of an iiutoiiiobile collision are sought in a suit liletl In the oftice of I'rothonolary Bechtel by John Martino and Kuigi I'iineili, Tague Avenue, C.len-
moved from the jiresent jio.'^slble out- lots but it would be ii tremendously ox- jieiisive jirojiosition to lay a sewer hero even with the outlet assured, an ex- jiendlture the township could not pos,s- ibly raise funds for. Besides, the high¬ way dejiartment is nt present con.itruct- ing a $16,000 project on AVissahiskon avenue. It is a permanent roadbed. After sjiending those and many more thous- ! ands of dollars for new streets lu Flourtown and other jmrts of the townshiji .Mr. I'erry believes it would be little short of in.sanity and certainly not one of his policies to rip this work out  to liiy sewers,
Mr. Perry's record is not oniy honor- aide but one that reveals careful jikin- nlng and good judgment, and his jioliclos have at
PLANS FOR BABY PARADE
|.i.i>c tn all time been iigreeable and side, against Butler, Inc., York Hoad, „,„,„orted by the entire Board of Com- Jeiikinlown.   through   Attorneys   High, i missioners.
Dettra and Swartz. j	
The jilalntifr.s are owners ot a trjck which was being ojierated iiy Marline. AVest on .Susquehanna Street roiid, near the intersectioii of Fitzwatertown Road. Ujijier I-hiblin, ,lune 7, when AA'il- lliun GottsK'halk, Klkins Park, enijiloy¬ ed  by  Butler,  inc., Wiis driving a car
! to the second and third names drawn
i in the Hope Chest drawing. A beiiutltul
MIxuiiister with a set of bowls to match,
! il money doll, and many line articles of
 — j needlewcirk iind   handicraft  niiide     liy
Ambicr   Playgrounds   Leaders   to   Give   some   of   the   skilled   menibers   of   the Kiddies of Ambicr  New Treat ] jiarlsh are all on  the extensive    jirlze
A Comimunity playground jiroject that   "''t¬ will   arouse   a   groiit   deal   ot   interest i     The crowning feature of the delight- will be a Baby  I'iirade  that  will  tiike   ful carnival and the event which brings pliice  on  Thursday afternoon.  August < t''" three nights of festivity  to a close I Slsjt. I ''if^ Saturday night Is the awarding of
The Baby Parade will be a joint at,'- '. -'i Mammoth Hope Chest containing an
titvity   of   the   Mattison   avenue   jiUiy-j imi>t>«lng   list   of   articles   totiiling   470 | 	
ground, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, ! Piec'^-'''   lt"iig'ne  receiving a gift  «ith | p..„i,rt. n.t  llnH*rw,>/ in
Miss Pio Dlro<tor,   and  the  Kducation i enough  articles   to completely furnish ; County Aid Projects Get  Underway m and Recreation Division ot WI'A which ' "ve roms.  Some of the articles In the' 25 Townships and  Boroughs
has furnished leaders for the South ^ •^^"1**' Chest are: Towles for the bath i A totiil of 40 county-aid higiiway Anibler iind North Street jilayground. | room; pillows, crocheted doilies and I jirojects are underway In 25 townships There will be divisions for baby ''^"^P'' f'"" '^e living room; luncheon i and boroughs of Montgomery County, carriages, wagons, bicycles and doll i 8^"<1 si'vcr sets for the dining room; ; according to an announcement by coaches, and the children enrolled iit linens, a lamp, and blankets for the | County Commissioners Fred C. I'eters, the  jibiygrounds may enter as well as   bedroom;   bowls,    dishes,    jilates    und ; Foster   C,   Hlllegass   and   James     W.
.V iiiidgel I'jmerson radio, which wis to have beon awiirded at thc outing, will  be  awarded  this  Saturdiiy  night.
About If2.'i0  jiioflt  was .wiined at the Jilcnic.       This mioney  will  go into  the | at   the  summer  home   of  Hon.   Harold building fund and will be used to con-| G. Knight.  This is always a delightful struct  a  luliIdini^  on   the  Italian  Am-I and sjiorting inter-club event, erlcun  Citizen's  field  next  year. j     ^^ j,y,,„  tjoj,  ^.j^  j,pp,.,  jiromised     to
Joseph   Cavalier.   chiiii'tiu;in   of   the I menibers of the  club and  their wives
RATED   BEST   IN   DRUMMING   AND IN   BUGLING   EVENTS   ¦
Dixon Post Cadets Fail to Win Coveted Position in Williamsport—Harmonica Girls Impressive and Popular —Am- bulance and Old Ford of Post in Lino
Hiimiiored liy aged motiil trlnimings on their hats, and a hardboiled insiiec¬ tion oflicer, tho ,lunior Drum and Biigla Corps of the AVillitim P."iilli.ii Dixon Post, No. 10, of Fort AVa.sliiiml.ni. fail¬ ed to realize its aim for lirst jiliicc ill the junior drum and bugle corps com¬ petition iit tho Aiiieri''an Keginii Stiito convention held iit Williiuiis)inii last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The Dixon Cadets lost ii tolal of 2.2 jioints because the jilating is wearing off of their hat lands, and the ardor ot their spirit was damjiened before they stoji- ped  onto  the Held of coiiiijietition.
Out of jiossble scores  of 20  for each
event, tho Corjis received a mark of 19.7
in drummnig,  19.4 in bugling, iuul  19.2
in   marching.   Their   total   score      was
88.5. Had it not been for a few unfavo:--
aibie   factors,   F<irt  Washington   would
have   obtained   a   totiil   score   of   well
over 94  jioints "and  would  have  rated
I on   toji;   for State College, the victors,
i won   with   93   points.   The   Dixon  I'ost
j Cadets   jilaced   sixth   out   ot   13   units.
iinnual outing, i.s well pleased with the work of the various committees. The entire day, aided by fine weiUher, was il hu.ge success, and will be re¬ peated nex year.
900 EMPLOYED ON ROADS
outing with the Cpper Perkiomen  club i 1'""''' Washington's scores in drumming
iind bugling were  the  highest     scores turned in  for those two events.
The entire Corjis had a tine time at the convention. On Thursday night, dres.sed in their Dixon Ciidet jerseys, white jiants, and colored Jungle hats, they made a line .showing in the merry '40 and 8' jiarade. Ije.o "Sjiike " Sjiieker- man, with hi.s 1912 .Modcl-'T, and Thomas Tressler with his AVorld AVar ambulance wore in line liehind the Corps.
i     On l''riday niKht tlie Corjis took jiarl in  the coi'iis competition.      The Dixon
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by Rotarian Robt. T. Dudrear. This will be served iit Sohool Inn on Thurs¬ da.v  evening,  August  31.
The Kiwanians of .Amblor showed two visiting memlbers from Sellersville Ki¬ wanis Clu'b a delightful evening at quoits Tuesday. There was a liusiness meetin.g of the directors ininiediatelv after the dinner at School Inn. After a short resume of sports by. O. If. Still¬ wagon the clubmen retired with their guests, Messrs. Harve.v Clymer and Marco C. Bean, to enjoy quoits and the golf driving range.
STARTS JUNIOR DRILL CLUB
MADE $1,002 FROM FAIR
TWILIGHT SERVICE
an.v other children in the coniniunlty.
Kntry blanks may be jirocured from the pliiyground leaders next week, and further details will be found in the jiaper. .   ''
jiiintry sets for the kitchen, and many many other articles.
DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS PAY
Fort Washington Fire  Comj^-any  Event
Was a Splendid Ctircess i
A   short   business   nieeting  of    Fort i
Washington   F'ire  Compaiv   w.is     held ,
^ last T'hursday evoning witli U. G. Funk, '
St
Will
North on Fitzwatertown   Road.      Both collided at the intei-section.
As a result the truck was damaged to the extent of $990 and Martino wa.-; badly injured, the suit contends. Be¬ cause of bib injuries, the damage to the truck, tii,„ loss of thne from his dui.les and the jiu,n ing of a substitute to do luti Work, the amount of 110,000 is asjieci. _       _   _     _ Jl.
Paul's Church of Norristown Lead This Sunday Evening The seventh of the spries of sunimer twiliglit hours of worship will be held ^ this Sunday evening on the cool ant Bimcious lawn of the Artman Home on Bethlehem jiike iibove Ambler. Tliese services are roeing held every Sunday evening at  7   o'clock  during July and
.^UgUot.
This week  the service will  be under lhe sjionsorshiji of the St. Paul's Luth-
FORT VOITURE GETS MEDAL
I Pajiiient of delinquent tiixe.s lo lift I liens against .Montgomery county jiro- I jierties continued at a fast jiace during
A'oiture   927,     of   Fort     AVashington, | July,   according   to   figures   issued    by
Montgomery   County,   was   awarded   :i j Treasurer  R.  Honald Dettre todiiy.  In
gold trophy tor the greatest jiercentage   July  $63,183.77  was  collected,  as  com- , ,„„ „„,  .    .., . , , .   ,.     . , ,
,  ,                 .             r      ,...._     .,,.            ,      ..V.   •ii„ in ri   .      .              1.1    pewent is jiaid by the townshiji or bor of increase in niembershiji at the 21st, pared   with   199,114."J   in  June,  which! ^ '
annual  reunion    of    the   Pennsylvanlii   Wiis the biggest month of the year for
I'otter.
KSiijiloyment is being given to ap- jiroxiniiitely 700 men on the various projects, it was jiointed out. An ad¬ ditional  200 men  .ire emjiloycd  In  thoi
maintenance gangs on county highways i president, jiresiding. The usuil order of and at the county jiark In  the I'erklo- i business   was  transacted, men valley. i     H "'*"* reported the new duel wliee',.s
Under  the county-aid   plan,  60   per
cent of the cost of a jiroject is  horne by   the  county  and   the   remaining  40
' ough.
Dejiartment of the Anierican Legion at Williiinisport. ,
Ur.   A.  H.  Wittnian  ot Philadeljihia
the collection of delinquent tiixes  due to the fact that Hens are tiled In May | by  the   tax   collectors.  In   March  aji- I
waa elected grand chef de gare of the i proximately   $23,000  was   collected,   in
ran Church of NurriHt..wii. Kev. F. W. I Urand  A'oiture   of  I'ennsylvania,   sue-I April   about  $25,000  and   in   May   the ' thi-ough   the   installation   of   approxl
—.Siiring Mill Fire Compiiny will make an effort to secure lower in¬ surance  rates  for   township  residents.
Flutluueier,  the pastor,  will lead.
ceedlng AVilliani Dlauioiul of Altoona.  figure reachea J52,00a,
uitttely tifteea  new fire plugs.
hiive been put on the truck anil both iiiiichines iire in good condition, i'ead,v for use. John Flack, chairniiin ol ciiriil- val committee, rejiorted net receijits from the carnival total $1,002, wiiich is the largest amount ever made any jirevious event.
Active menvbers rejiort that new Jiarade equipment will jirobiibly lie re¬ ceived at an early date. The Soc'.il Cluib, it i.^ "said is raising necessary fu.ids for the eauipineut.
Veteran   Drill   Master   Will   Teach   All Boys on South Ambler Playgrounds
-Anthony Sergio, of (.'hestnut .street, veteran drillniaster, started a Junior Imos' drill club on Ihe Italian Ameri¬ can ('itizens recreation center at But¬ ler avenue and Chestnut street on Tuesday morning. All boys, regiirdlesf* of race, color or creed, between the ageu of 10 to 18 years of age, will be wel¬ come to join the new organization. There are no fees nor dues to jiay.
Mr. Sergio, assisted 'liy a grouji of young men, jiliius to instruct the boys in marching, drilling, and the manual of aiims. He will form a drill team and ij^t i enter drill comjietitions. In due time the I group will have uniforms, attend camp and engage in numerous other activi¬ ties.
.\. Jirize of one dolliir is offered t.» the boy in the now club who shows tbe best progress.