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HISTORCIAL •OCIETY Clifton Houae 1 Jan 40f HE Ambler Gazette VOL. LXI-NO. 9 AMBLER. PA.. APRIL 27, 1939 $L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy i WATER STANDPIPE COMPLETED I Tank TBALANCE Tl ENIERIAIN SIXTY AT *,|f30UNCIL MAY ACCEPT NEW SET OF BOOKS COMPILED MUSIC AND READING OF NEW BOOKS WERE ENTERTAINMENT Auditors Question Accountaints Fig¬ ures and Show Discrepancies—Coun¬ cllmen Also Complete Budget and Accept SYz Mill Tax Rate—Met on Thursday Menihecs uf Amliler Borough Council, jiieetinff on Tuesday evening with Mr. John Harvey, Jr., of the firm of Certl- . lied rublic Accountants, Charles S. j Itockey and Co., Philadelphia, who has; ju.st completed a .survey of the 1938 accounts of the borough secretary.^ learned through an admis.sion from Mr. JIarve.v that it will be Impossible to Thomas Foulke, President, Conducted Delightful and Enlightening Program Last Thursday—Mrs. tHauser Played at Piano — Comprehensive Report of Librarian—Book Reviews The first Open House meeting of the Amer'ican Flag, Hoisted Over : Marks Completion of Job i Tho steel work for the stand pii)e, I Anvbler's new addition for the water supi)l.v has been fomplofefl, I'ubll; ¦\Vork.s Administration Kmgineer Charles P. Hi>wer announced. Construction of I the water supply addition has been •¦ made j)os.sible by a I'ublic Works. Ad- 1 ministration outright grant of ^22,438, ' the remainder of the cost l)eing met locally. :i<y>llowing the ancient traditicm of builders, the men at work on the Job I celell)ratrd r()mi)letion of the steel work I by hoisting an American Hag over the ' structure. l''nr many generations, both in this country and abroad, simie such j j celebration marks the end of that phase ' of construction, the event being usually ' signalled in Kuropean countries by the if a bit SPLIT EAST WARD IN SPRINGFIELD WYNDMOOR RESIDENTS SEEKING EQUAL REPRESENTATION Board of Directors of the An^bh^r Putolic I hoisting of a bit .,f evergreen over th,: completed superstructure. Library was held on Thursday evening, April 20. Ijast October when the Board was reorganized iind reduced from a mem¬ ibership of sixty to seventeen In order to function more efficiently. It was pro¬ posed by the committee on reorganiza- balancc the 'iMjoks, but they compiled tion that two meetines a year be oiien u new set of borough books that over¬ came the discrepancies and account for all omissions that were found In the borough books. Mr. Harvey reported that he had spent three weeks on the books with meetings to which all contributors and friends of the library be invited. J-tst Thursday's meeting was the lirst of these and was attendetl by si.'Jty in¬ terested persons. Thc program opened with a call to tTnder tho eontract between Anibler and tlhe PWA the Water Works ;uldl- tion will be completed and ready for use by June IHth. This was a strict reipiire- Tiient under the fast-moving PWA pro¬ gr.am directed by Administrator Handd L. Ickes. aimcifl at putting men and ma¬ terials to work as (luiclvl.v as possible. Densely Populated Area in Township Has Only One .Representative on Coard of Commissioners—Present I Ward Has Half of Population of ' Township—Public Hearing Later. ! A groui) of residents of the Wynd¬ imoor «ectlon of Siiringfleld township '|)laied .1 petition before the .Montgom- ery County Court last Priday to have ithe Kast or Second Ward of the town¬ ship divided Into two uitrds. This ward I Includes all that section of the town¬ shli) now known as Wyndmoor and em • I Ijodie.s lx)th ot the election districts ins wa.s divided by Willow Grove j avenue as a division line In a court CLEAN-UP DAYS SOON Ambler Board of Health Sets Collection Days and Urges Cooperation Ambler's Spring housccleaning days are only two weeks away and not only housewives but their liusbands, as well, are asked to coopenite and help make this a spic and span community. Not that Ambler isn't an attr-.ictive com¬ munity but wilh Spring at the thres¬ hold let's all get busy, gather up the rubbish about our lots, clean out the collet'tlon of unu.stiblo. needless junk in the cellar, discard the superfluous clothes, shoes and other articles thrown aside in closets, and think, too, of san¬ itation and cloanlincsis for health's sake. Kach year at this time the Amblor Board of Health sets four days for col- lectlcm of ruOibish, and ashes and urgco that home owners start their clean-up campaign, before hand that the rubbish may be out and ready for the collectors on the days prescribed. The Hrst two days of collection will be made Tues¬ day and Wednesday. May U and 10. in the area north of Butler avenue. On Thursday and Priday, May 11 and 12, the collection will be made on the south side of Butler avenue. i It is prescribed that ,ill rubbish, dirt, papers and debris must be in sullistan- EXllTFINGERARTi WILL COMPETE IN AT COUNTY meeting! STATEWIDE CONTEST FEDERATION CLUBS WILL CON¬ VENE TODAY AT POTTSTOWN CONCERT FINALS IN NORRIS¬ TOWN FRIDAV AND SATURDAY tho aid of an assistant and had not | order and greeting by .Mr. Thmmas A. been able to properly balance them, but that they had set up a new set of books, based upon thc jumbled ac¬ counts of the secretary which can be used by council for audit. As their report did not cimbody the 'books of the tax collector. It is not deemed a complete report and the biu-ough audi¬ tors will be reiiulred to complete the job and report to council. After the councllmen had ciucstionod the C. P. A. aibout various items he was asked if he had any recommenda¬ tions. As noted in his report, hfc stated that it is vitally necc.<»sary for council fo install a more modern .and compre¬ hensive system of bookkeeping and there should be a trained man »to keep these records while the secretary, Mr, Charles H. Finkbelner supervises the' entire deiiartment. Norman F. Taylor, spokesman for the auditors asked for sume explana¬ tions which, when answered, justified \ the borough auditors in the statement! made to council several months ago, j that in the confused state of the bor¬ ough books they could not be balanced. ( Continued on Page 4 ) IfiOJANS lAKE SEW ]"'oulke, president of the board. He was followed by Mrs. .StunlCj- H. Hausei who played two charming piano selec¬ tions. Miss Margaret l>ailey. former librarian of the Amibler Pulilic Librar.v, reviewed two books, "Portraits from a Chinese Scroll" by Ivllwdbeth KcMeman Lewis and "Crapes ot Wrath." John Stelnbec;k's newest novel. The present llbrairian. Miss Mary Craft, gave a com¬ prehensive report on the iibrai'y's work since the first of the year. Mrs. Hauser played a longer selection and encored with a short IX'buss.v num¬ ber. Beginning the second half of the evening's entertainment. Miss Helen Bork gave readings from "Henner's Lydia" and "Poems for Peter," tuio charming childrcm's books. Mrs. K. L. Towne commented on a nuniber of new I books. She mentioned particul.irly "Ileaching for the Stars" by Nora Main. "A Southerner Discovers thc South" by Jonathan Daniels, "The Jaimes" by Blair Niles.and "Tho Tree of Liberty" by Klizabeth Page. The evening closed with refreshments | supplied and served Uiy the commiltee. j Mrs. Italph H. Drew, .Mrs. Thonuis A. j Foulke. Ml-s. Philip Lukens and Mrs. I Frank Kothenberger. The next open meeting will lie in Oc¬ tober whon all people who helji support the library will be invited to atteiul thc annual meeting ami vote at the elec¬ tion of officers and directors. ,,,,,, 1 , .1 . i tial containers such .is boxes and bar- All the workmen c\niploycd on the ln»J- nnilHi.n in 1').17 , ». , ..-..,.. . . ., ., .,, . petition m uoi. ! reis. No lo<ise rubbish will lie .iccepted ect, must be paid prevailin.g wage rates: -nhe niirimse of thn 7>n petitioners' , ,, . , .• j v. . ., , J T.,irA I . I pui post 111 iirii 1"'^'"""^'" and all papers must be tied substantlal- under PWA requirements. ...ho ^Icinerl the ordinance Is to nrovide . .,, ,. , , , ., . , , i. j I wno .'^iwnea ine c)niiii<wn,e i> lo lu.iMut j^ ,^]| j,^|,.[, rubbish must \>c deposited The extent to which this and other; more adeciuinte represent.itlon for th« , j„ t,|,e early morning of the days pre- inVA projects are spreading employ-! far greater nuniber of registered vot"rs ^^^j.^^^^ along the street curb in front ment Is demonstrated by the fact that here than is settled in any other voting '^j. ^j^^, honie^ every workman on the job here two ; ward in the township. At present tho j .j.^^ borough, further urges repaint¬ ing, wliitewashing, grass cutting, nail¬ ing down of loose lioards and tree trim¬ ming at this time. lyct's help to make Amibler an inviting homestead. voters, 1 New and Modern Expression in Paint¬ ing Will be Ambler Club's Exhibit— Women to Tour Beaver College Grounds—Literature Club Speaker— Convention Announcement Hepresentatives from the Colony Club of Ambler are attending the annual meeting of the Montgomery County Federation which Is in progress today at Pottstown. in the Pottstown junior high school. Hostess clubs include the Century Club of Pottstown, Mrs. A. V. Tisdale, president; and the Pottstown Wonian's Club, Mrs. James C. Wllkie, president. Mr.s. John Nichols Adee, of Horsham, is president of the Mont- gumery County Federation Clubs. The Montgomery Cxiunty Federation Chorus, Mrs. Helen Riddell Holcomb, lio- .Mr. the John Ware and Leo Senese to Repre¬ sent Ambler in Solo Contes'ts—Chan¬ ces for BeElt Eand Award Thought Excellent—Best School Bands in Pennsylvania Competing). Ambicr High .Vilioors (rack piece conceit biiml conducted by t'lifford Cear.v. will represent Southea.tlern Lislrlct In the Class 11 State fin;ils lo be hold at Norristown this l''rida.v and .^'.aturday. April 2S and -.1. The baud is .scheduled to coiniieto H/t 12.;;n on l'"rlday afternoon .'i.yaiiist seven other Class B binds from other districts and the (lirard College Iwind from Ihe Siiutheasti rn I istrict. Thl.s band was uniiblc to aiipcar at the Southe.istern District trials hi?'ld at for every workman on the job here two ' ward in the township. At present tho j and a half others ai-e employed by prl- i Kust dis-trict has a voting list of 1313 ' vate industr.v in forests, mines, fac-j voters, nearly hnit tho entire voting i tories, and elsewhere producing and ' population of thc township, most re-' supplying the building materials used. Icently totaled at 27(i|."i voters. This I compares with the next Largest, thel j Fourth ward, which ha.'? Hfl I yet Sprin.tjfield Kast or Second wurd ' j hits no more reprcisentatlon on the' iMiard of eommlssloners In Springfield) township than the Fourth ward, nor; tho I'Mrst ward with a 538 voting pop- j ulatlon or the Third ward with only j S17. I The pidiMisal in the petition iKilnt.^ lout that Wyndmoor is not only a den- I sely iMipul.iitcd ward but is fa.st grow- ' ing and ha.s increased in population Haverford last week, due to a rpjar- director, and the Community Club ' antine of scarlet fever. It has, there- Chorus of Narberth, Mrs. W. II. Giles, j fore, been entered with Ambler as a conducting, will sing at the morning ' representative from this district, session. Important speakers will ad- ! John W.ire, corncil. and Leo Senese, dress lx)th the morning and afternoon | Ambler'.s two first placR soloists, ¦will il.so compete at .\'orri»lown this week- OF ICIAL FINE UNDERTAKINGS TO BENEFIT CONDITIONS IN COMMUNITY CLUB GIRLS CONVENE HOFFMAN AND BUCHANAN IN SPRINT EVENTS WIN Body Backing Recreational Park, Be't- tcr Parking Facilities, Elimination of Fire Hazards,, Expansion of Industry —Reports Made at Meeting Last Thursday. Ambler Cbamber of Commerce really obtained'a foothold in tho ad-j viuicenient of idejis and iindertakin-iis j th.ut are soon to greatl.v benefit ;he| Borough of Ambler and those who re- I side in the communit.v. The Chamber: .as a unit bus spon.sored a r«vcroatlonal I surve.v committee that is well on thoj road to acheiving a splendid under¬ taking for the youti) of Ambler: lhe,v| have .already advanc^ed Idoa.s for better j parking facilitie.s that will bo worked ir. I fiir greater proportions than any othor I arcia in the lownship. As a re.sult the |ae|)resent.itlon In town affairs should i be on a more nearly enual basis as to population. At present the entire area of Wynd¬ moor has a .single representative on tlMi township commi.ssion, S.iuinel (!. Beattie, of Flourtown avenue. It so happens that Springfield's coinmls- has j.sloner at large comos from this section, ilso, but there is no cerUiimty that ho Continued cin Page 2 IISIORICAL ENJOYS DESCRIPIION OF STEPHEN GIRARD FORT WASHINGTON GROUP HEARS TALK BY DR. JOHNSON ifternoon assembly. Reports of chairmen, elec¬ tion of oflicers, a flower show wilh awards, and an exiiibit of press .an 1 jiublicity books wiil constitute part of the program. The Colony Club of yVinbler will have an unusual display at this meeting to¬ day. There will be an exhibit of the i work done by the Art class of the club portraying that new and modern med¬ ium of expression, "Finger painting." Mrs. Harry Jyce Willot, art chairman, feels that this unicjue showing wil! cause ciuite a stir as, to her knowledge, no other club has gone In for this par¬ ticular kind of art. Members of the Colony Club been invited to visit Beaver College on I "S.vmphony .Miiitairi'." Tuesday, May '2', at 3 o'clock. There I entitled "Theme with end. Ware is .¦-¦cheduled to play two solos at 7.30 on Friday evening. Senese is schedulHd to play two solos at li cm Saturday morning. .Miss Uuth .Maiilovo and .MLss Betty Hagginbotham wiU accompany the soloLsts. The entij-e Imnd hius held as iinirh collective rehear.sfil as possible* dining the past week. SiMtPuial niiicarsals wero held for the woodwind sections and alto horn soctlVins. On Wednesday ni,i'.ht the b.ind held an ai-duuii.s two- hour rehearsal. Foy J'Viday's contest concrt, the I band will pla.v the selection "CJverture havo i Mllitaire," adopted from Ihiydeu's and a. sclecthm, \"anallon." writ- r Members of Junior Colony Club Enjoy | ""t t'ii« >'<""'': have attiMcted new in¬ dustry and now have under consider- ilion eliminat'ion of the worst flro haz¬ ards of tho lown. Il Dessert Supper and Cards Ambler High Scores 41 Po'ints as Lower ''"'"' liusiness meetinsr of the Juni,,r ,, . OIO ....-.- Ccdon.v Club on Tuesda.v evening w.is Merion Squad Scores 64 — Tom , , • . ,,,,..,, , . « ^ turned into a delightful card parly af- Lochetto, Signore and A. Lochetto ' (e,. t^Virt j.„ung women members enjoyed Win Second Places—Team Shows AH- ja desisert supper. Mrs. Thomas J. lyaiio, Round Power. Jr.. and Miss Bruna Abrahams wero ,, . ,, , ,„ . , ,, ,,., , , hckstesses and ari-.inged the affair to Coach Meyers Trojan tracli siiuad i ... , / ,„, .. , . , , , : .u «. . „, entertain sixt.v. Ihe retrcshments wcae captured second place in the Montgom- I „. j . , , , ,„ , , ,,, ,, ,,, , „ ! cofrxe and up-side-down cake served cry Counly Track and 1'leld Champion- . , .,. ,j ,. ,, ,' .. ., J . ¦ I,. ,, ,„ at individual tables, ships tor the second straight year on I'ennypackcr Field, Ardmore, last Sat- Misw J>orcithy Allen, prcssidcoit of the urday afternoon before a large following club, conducted a short business se.-i-I .avenue for a recreation park for .iniall of SIIO c-lndorpath fans. Coach Drumm's ! sion, at which time the convention was j children, tennis courts for men and jiowerful Lower Morion {("am, whicii j tl'scussed. It wa.s votcij to iiiit asiili-" I women and. perhaiis, ultimately the will soon meet the Trojans in a dual I "toney to pay the expenses of the giri.-; building of a swimming pool. It pos- meet on the home lield, captured the i •'^''''^"'""i? ^^^ convention al Buck lini .sible. utillzin,;- the Pickering fund, so willed for this inirpo.se. DESCRIBED THE GROWTH OF THE GREATEST BUSINESS ON EARTH The recreational survey has brought «nch results as to interest thc> .\nil)ler AdvLsory Council and service clubs in playground projects that arc soon to | take care of practically ever.v section,' of the town. Besides, there Is In pro- ' grcssi an agitation to obtain fnmi thoi Borouyh Counc'il the privilege to use i the liornugh propert.v between Belmont i and Tennis avenues north of Ridge | Girard College Professor Spoke of Col¬ onial Trader as Philanthropist—Sug- gest Change in By-Laws—Congres¬ sional Library Being Established Dr. Ralph .lohnson, professor of so- ciolog.y at Girard College, gave the memlbers of thc Historical Society of Fort Washington a splendid biography of the life of Slophan Girard, America's hrst commercial magnate. He spoke I at the society meeting, held on Wedncs- ¦¦ day of last week at Clifton House. I Stephen Girard, said l>r. Johnson, was ! iKirn a Frenciinian in 1750. In 17ti!l he immigrated to America and in 177S swore allcKLance to this new nation. ! Ho married Mary Lund. As a trader, he is an outstanding ex- ' ' ample of America's colonial cammcr- j \ cial leaders. He traded wllh all foreign j i lands in sugar, salt, syruji, flour, coffee] I will be a tour ot tho grounds and ot I tlrey Towers with tea to follow. Call I .Mrs. H. B. .\llen. Ambicr 530-W. ; Marguerite de Angeli, aulhor and 11- ' luslrator of children's books, will be : guest speaker at the literature meeting j Wednesday afternoon, May 3, at 3 i o'clock, in the club room. Sho ¦will be ( Continued on Page 5 ) ten b.v .Mr. Gcxiry. These are the sanio two seleclions which tlio group plnycfl al the district liand contest. The b-.md will not appear In uiiirorm on Frida.v. The boy;^ in tho group will (Continued on I'ago 8 ) BUGLE CORPS MINSTRELS SUCCEEDS HEAD OF Rotary Officers for 1939 Announced—F. I ii"<l l>utler. „ , ., • r. -J i. 1 I I Girard was Raymond Maxson is President—Local I ¦ , .., ¦' . conceivcxl tho Postmaster Related the Business of an orphan lioy and he Idea and carried it into effect to build a college for orphaned the U. S. Mail—^Business Report Up : boys, or those having no father. Its al Buck lini county title for the second straight year i l'"'i'ls in May. At the jiresent time nine with a total of ti4 points. Amibler scored j e'rls plan to attend the convention. 41 points, Abington 23, Jenkintown 11, i An Invitation was rcKid to attend i; tMieltenham 10, Spring'Held 3 and Con- | te<i at Reaver College on May 2nd. shohocken 2. j Those from Amblor who will attend aro Although a margin of 23 points sep-I Mrs. William Ru.s.sidl, Mrs. Regln.ild arates tirsl and second places, the TVo-j Macauley and .Mrs. Harvey Valentine, jans showed all-around powers by scor. i After the business meeting the glrla ing in 12 out of 14 events. Amibler, were an-.inged at ca.id tables where failed lo place in the mile run and the | the.v could play bridge, pinochle or t'hree-iiuarter mile relay. Tho local i Chinese checkers. lC;ich girl receivod a prize as everyone brought one as their contribution to the meeting. The next metiting will be held o:i May I'th with the election of officers. Mrs. Joseph Kunsman will In charge middlo-dislance runners hiive not yet tuned up for competitive grinds. Hayes Hoft^ian and Jim Buchanan led a large held of sprinters to the tape in both the 100 and 220 yard dashes by taking first and second ijlaccs In I of this meeting at which time she will both events. Hoffman led the six men , presenl The Family .Mbum. I.iltvaturi' in his heat by ten yards and several i cla.ss will meet on April lUth ,i t thy minutes later came back lo take first ihome of .Mrs. Williain K. T. Hitter, in tho century finals, five yards ahead Mr.s. H. .\. Towne will lie the sjieaker of team mate Bucihanan. The chubby of the evening. sprinter, running into a strong wind, j ¦—'—' —• was clocked in 10.8 seconds. In the 220 yard dash, the sprinting duet allernated; Buchanan taking first, ( Continued on i'age 6 ) The rejiort of that cimimittee at the Chaml>cr of Commerce meeting last Thursda.v evening, when the members cWned at Niblock's restaurant, showed that tihis committee has been active and their ide.is ;iro |>rogressing'. The jKirking ciuestion is al present stalemat'tl untSi the proposed areas are made fit for use. Race «troet east of RidSiJo avenuei, when ji.ived by the (Continued on Page 7 ) COMPENSATION CHISELER SMILLIE TO ADDRESS WOMEN CATCH CHECK PASSER Police Locate and Arrest Man Who Once ' Worked in Ambler I After nearly ten months police have j finally caught uj) to Clarence F. Shaffer, i who on June 30 Issued a chock to | \'ernon Parks, of Altoona. while work- i ing on a local building. The check was ' ^¦cHurned marked "Not Surtlcicnt^ y i'unds." A warrant was issued by Jus-: (lice of the I'eace Urban for Sheriff's arrest, but it was nol until Salurday i that he was apprehended by Deputy i Sheriff J. B. Scott, who urreslcd the! man at his home In .\rdmore. Later, i he was locked up in .Albington station' house. I Friends appeared Sunday morning and secured his release by making the check good. Shaffer at one time lived in Ardsley section and some thne after- j wards he was located In ].atrobe. Pa., but after leaving this jilace he was not County Council of Republican Women ^ to Hold Annual Spring Luncheon j liastern .Montgomery County Couni 11 } of Rejiubllcan Wonien will jiicel Tues- j day afternoon. May 2, and will at that | time enjoy their annual Sjiring lunch- , eon. The meeting and luncheon will be ' held at Baoderwood Gold Club on York I Road at Noble, at 12.30 and will be foi- j lowed by a business session and speak- j ing. Ouest sjieakera will bo Dislrict At torney Frederick B. Smillie and fonner \ Assemblyman .Tohn l.<ingakei', K«ii., of! I'ottstown. Airs, l-iiima Godshall. presi¬ dent of the Council will preside. Following are the committees: Mrs. , J. Louis Fretz, chairman luncheon; -Mrs. j AVilliam D. RIdgeWay. chairman ticket committoe: Jlrs. 'William T. .Muldrew, chiiirman hospitality; Mrs. llarold G.i Knight, chairman on decorations. | marks the beginning of an campaign to detect this tyiie in this section. j The defendant was .losihua l.ee. So- 1 gro, of Orange Avenue. .Anibler. who' admitted receiving $40 after he h.id j signed a idalm for uiil'iiiployinc-nt in- j surance certifying that he had been to- j tali.v unemployed during tlie time i which he received thi.-i mo.ne.v. He was a.sses.sed f20 fijie and co«ts liy Magls- tr.ite .losejih Crlmmlns. Thn attorney said l.ee was liable to a fine of .frifl and a mtiximum pri.-*on I sentence of 3i days on euch violation I Four other violatioius vigaln.st the de- I tenclaiii were withdrawn. I "A summary of the greatest business i on earth," was given before the Ki¬ wanis Club of .Ambler Tuesday eve- , ning. The speaker was Oscar H. Still- | wagon, a club mem'ber and postmaster i at .Ajmbler. Mr. iStillwagon was guest speaker i a^er the weekly evening dinner ot the I clubmen and his topic was about the I background and advancement ot the mail from its beginning In Persia In j ltt93 to the present modern means of i tiansjiorting and distributing the mail, j I Benjamin Franklin was the first ; i i)ostmasler in .America under the Con- ' I tinental Congress. A\'hen George AVash- i I ington was made our first jiresident he j instituted the carrying of the mail un- | ; der tho new constitution. j I Mr. Stilhvagon related harrowing ex- i jieriences of the carrying of the mull. ; He told of distances and the length of ; time lo traverse them, at that time by : pon.v express and by stagecoach. To- i I day, carrying the mail is the bigge.sl j I liusiness on earlli and ull of us are i ] partners In it. Instead of days and I i weeks to carry mall over relatively short distances il now takes only sev- ! entcen hours to deliver mail from New I A'ork lo San Francisco, and mail from is I Ambicr Negro, Working 3 Days a Week Listed on Relief Rolls Arrest and c:onvictioii of a resid'nt on charges of fr.iudiilent ac'ceptance ot u neill ploy ment cmipensa tilon benef it.-i Intensive i London and Paris to New A'ork if offense j soon to be on a 24-hour 'schedule. After he had completed his discourse on the I'nited States' 72S million dollar business Mr. .stilhvagon had i^ilent pic- ' tures thrown on a screen and revealed j how mails today are classified, sorted | and transported. j I'resident D. K. Biddle reported to i ' 1 the clubinen that Ambler t'lub had re- ] ceived the honor of the first prize award for achievement during the year ( Continued on Pags 7 ) i irchiteeture was copied from tliat of [ the capllol building at "Washington. The stone was cjuurrled on the site. Girard College houses 1700 boys today and 200 aro graduated yearly. Its up¬ keep is derivcMl from the income of the Iiroperties owned bv the estale through¬ out the city of Pliiladelphia. Dr. John¬ son showed slides of the building and grounds. l The meeting was presided over by i Mrs. T. Duncan Just, the iiresldent. j She announced new mombers of the : association were Mrs. J. K. Campbell, I Ambler; Mrs. Samuel K. Sadtler, Mrs. i S. Henderson, and Mrs. Duncan Mae j Rao, all of Chestnut Hill, and Jliss Dor othea Kaden, of Jenkinlowri. Mrs. Just also announced the audi¬ tors for tho year as Russell Conover and William Buchanan. The group discussed the revision of Iheir by-laws and a committee, com¬ prising Mrs. Allen Jl. Craig, Jlrs. J. J. Radcliffe and Jlrs. AVilliam Bucihanan. was named. The Itbrarlan's ro'iort revealed that 1 the library Is being established as a I c ongresslonal library. I Twenty-two gifts, it was announced, ' have been recently received by the so- i ciety. i Dr. Chester .S.. Helsel, of Ambier, also I contributed lo the entertainment liro- j gram, and sang "The Grenadiers" and ; "Wbcn Day Is Done." BuaU Corps to Give Show and Danes 'in Flourtown Fire Hall The Junior Drum and Bugle Corjis of i the A\'illiam Boulton Dixon Anierican Legion I'ost of I'ort AVashington. tirci ready to present tlieir annual minstrel show this Saturday evening. Apiil 23, in the Flourlown lire hall. Flourtown. The performance will include almost ; every boy and girl in the Corps, even i the color guards. The Corps has had i rehearsals every Friday evening in the- I Old Jlill at Fort AVashington. Mr. ! Brown is in charge of directing the show. I Humorous, side-spliting acts, song ' and dance routines are lljeing worked up. The boys will i>ut on Negro garb j and have jiromised to c rack only the i latest jokes. The minstrel show should be of spe- I, . ' cial interest to the residents of Ambler ' ""sH'i-ton for a nuniber of local boys are members if the Corjis. After the performance on April 29, a dance will be held. Music will be furnished by a pojiular modern dance orchestra. ELECI ASSENHEIMER GEORCE PEFFALL AT NORTH PENN GROUP P. T. A. ENJOYS SPEAKER Given Idea of "Better Informed Homes on Current Events Springhouse Parent 'I'eacher's As- ANNOUNCE ROTARY SPEAKER Jlember.-i of the Rotar.v (Ilub of .\hi- blcr will hear .i most intcrestiinf talk at their meeting next Wednesday at noon, on the origin, the background and thc( present industry of the storage b.a.tttM-y. The .sipeaker will bo I'harles J. Denupwolf. of Con.shohocken. Jlr. Quite a numlier of Uidies of Ambler' lienipwidf Is a representative of tlio | Ciiriislp and Doijd.v Conijiany of Con-I nuiklii.g great j )f storage bat- i lory making'. I and vicinity are arranging to attend Tic-kels for the luncheon i\an be secured j shohoi ken, which I from Jlrs. Betty Urban, 15 South Siiring, .-itrides lu the progress Garden street, or by calling Amibler hearel of for several months until culed in .Ardmore. Io- I 474W. WILLOW GROVE OPENS AMBLER MAN FILES SUIT I Ariiiin J. Ayres, of .Ambler, has tiled tcuit against Arthur AV. Gosseltn, near Amlder, In the office of j'rothonotary li4j'.hlel at the court house, Nonibtuwn, to recover . S'J4,7li witih interest from June cO, tIMV. CHAMPION CHOIR IN CONTtiST Tho ini.Kod a capella liioir of .'^ouder- tcm High Schocd. agalh the district cha/niploii in its cla.ss. will eomjiete igi the .state finals of the eleventh annual Ponusylvania Music; and Foren.slc I.ea¬ gue contest, to be hold at Norristown _j High tSchool, April 28 and 29. .Saturday marked the o|Maiiiig d.ile of AVillow Grove l*.iik'.^ 1939 season, and the jiark's galax.v of altraclions donneil their liest bib and tucker lo welcome this yciar's visitors. The park will open each Aveek-end aiiitll Salur- i urday. May 27. upon which datn the park begins its 'up«ii dally" soUedule. DAYLIGHT SAVING SUNDAY Daylight Saving Time, which be¬ gins in this jMrt of Pennsylvania next Sunday, is al.so in effect, in mo.st of .'Vew Voik. JIa'ine. A'ei- luoiit. Indiana, lllumis. .Mlclilgan; all of .N'ew Jersey. Delaware. Conn¬ ecticut, M.isKaichUsetts. New Ham|i- nhSre. Rhode Iwland, Ohio, and parts of other nearby st.ites; also In a lar-fe part of C.uiada and lu Great Britain, .l>"ianie, Belgium. Holl.ind and Portugal. I.atin AmerScms end their da..- light .Sieving at about the sea,sc)n .Vorth Americans .siturt it. The .Ar- gontine's c lock - setUng - time Is .Vovember 1 to .March 1. I'ritinh llondiira.s advances lis cIcKiks onl.v t'hiirl.v minutes, October 1 to Feb¬ ruar.v 14. Sailurday night before you go to lied turn .vour clock ono hour .iliead for at 2 a. m. Sunday the summer lime is the vogue. WILL PLAN SUMMER PROGRAM An Important meeling of the executive committee of Whitpimarsh Valley Rc- pubullcan County Commiltee will be held this evening in .Vibiock's restau¬ rant. The purixise of the meeting is lo outline a jirogram of considerable ac¬ tivity for liie Summer and Fall and to lake up such olher matters of consid¬ erable imiiortanco to the groui>. It is also believed action will be taken to iiuroase membership of tho executive coiuimittee. The regular monthly meeting of the Whitemarsh A'alley Rejiublicun Counly Ciommlttee wiil be held Tuesday eve¬ ning. May 2, in the social room of Flour¬ town Fire Coinjian.v. I'ormer Assistant District .Attorney David Groshens will bo the guest sjieaker. SOC lation had more than till enthusiastic Iieople out to its meiiting last Monday night in the snhool house. The fourth (grade c.iptured the prize for th.- liest attendauice of their parents. The spe.ikor of the evening was Mrs. H. C I'lgner. whose subject was "Better Infornie<l Homes on (^urrent Kvents. " Jliss Morrow, Ihcir mu.slc teacher o.'' the .school , s<ing several solos lu very good violccj. accompanied by Mrs. Wis¬ mer. I'"r.iiikliu Wright, of Ambler, dis¬ tinguished himself with several selec¬ tions on the vtolln accom|Kinl<-cl bv MI.SiS lyiiura Sitevens. Vesteiday the Parent-Teacher group h'lld a c livered dish luncheon at 1 ji. m. at the home of .Mrs. T. II. Whittoc'-t. I'enllyn road. ICioh member brought a covered dish and 25 cents. This organl- /.^itlon seems to be gaining more ami more fiiends as It imives alon:; and promises well to Im c|Ulte an asset to the I.,ower Gwynedd community. HAS TWO FINGERS SEVERED BUGLERS TO COMPETE Alvin .Stevens. 452 Renfrew avenue. Ambloii'. had two fintrers on his lift hand aiiiputaled in an accident lasl week. lie received the Injuries while helping to build a trailer and was ad niitted to the Kim 'I'errace HosjilUil. Lan.sdale, for treatment. Stevens was running a lioard Ihmugh a, circular saw when his hand passed directly Into the saw. The Index .'il ring fingers were severed lie'ow .he knuckles, and the tip of the little .1nger was also cut. Ambler Political Uni"; Seat New Of¬ ficers—Plan For Dinner Meeting In May—Regular Meeting May 13—40 Members Attend. lOdward .Assenheimer, .Ambler, w.is elected jiresident of the .Vorth P.p-nu Voung RcjHiblii.ati Club at tho nionthl.\ melting hold in the I-'int AVashington firo house. Lust Thursday night. lie succeeds George S. Pefi'.ili, Jr.. .larret¬ town, the group's fiiist jiresident. Miss Mary .Anno l.a.rdpiis. .Ambler Highlands, was nameil first vice |iie4i- dont. Kuccoodim .Allwrt Peirce, Fort who wvus elected second vice Jiresident, the office formerly fil¬ led b.v JILss Mebi Peilrov, .Anibler. MI.S.S Kvelyn Hale, -Anibler, was aj>i>cilnted secriiUiry succeeding Jlis.s Jein Parker, Ambier, as recording .sec- retaiiT .and Misis Bardens as corres- J-ndin.g sec?retary. The two offices were cdiubined with the officer lo re¬ ceive c.-onilieii,s;itioii. Ilarry Landis. of near Amblei*. Wiu* niunied treasurer, .succeeding Mr. Assenheilmei". Jliss Doroth.v Allen, .Anibb-r, w.is elected alternate rejnescntajtive on the bnaid of Jlontgomery County Voung l'.«'iiiib- lica ns. The telicivs were .Mrs. Albert Lang¬ bein. Miss Josephine Bllgcr and Wll- liitm Thomas. The new officers tiKik their jiLices. l>uirng the election, .Miss I'etrov pre¬ sided In the alisence of the retirin;^ prcisldout. Over forty Paid mciiibci s ¦.ittended the meet ing and vol ect. The new president apjiointed Harold Knight, Jr.. Jliws Burdens and .Miss Al¬ len to anrange for ;i dinner nieel in;; to lie hiild Jlay 4. It wa.s decided lo .serve refreshments at each meeting. Mrs. .Albert Peircfi and .Miss Bette Colaan were appointed to take care of Ihe mailer at the next regular meeting on Jlay if. HOBOES ENJOY (?) TOUR Ralph Amey, sojiraiio bugler, and AVilliam Gra.v, baritone bugler, menibers of the Junior Drum and Bugle Corjis of Fort AVashington, will comjielo in a liugling contest to bo held this evening In the Upi>er Darby junior high sohool. Kach of the buglers is reiiulred to play a series of military calls, a solo nut to exceed two minutes, and sixteen iiiieas- ures of whole notes. 4-H CLUB AT WORK ' Cheltenham township has reduced Its school tax rate from 24 to 23 mills. The 4-H Club of Upper Dublin met again List Thursda.v at the home of Mr.s. Henry Faust on Hutler jiike un¬ der the direction of Jliss Kthel B»(id¬ les, county extension worker. The lirst year girls practiced hemming for ap¬ rons tihey are nuiking. The second and tihiii-d-jiear «irlK made color chantK. and niLxcld paints. Miss Beadles gu'.e the older girls a test on material. Ambler Hillbillies Manage Expedition to Germantown in 1912 Ford The Rambling Hoboes, local hillbillies, emerged from their jungle land liauirts In their IUrd relic on Sunday afternoon for a jaunt aiboul the countr.v-side The Hoboes lived again the days of the pri- mative Ford car. Diiiing their tour of Anibler, nourtown, SpringHeld, Chest¬ nut Hill and Germantown. the 1912 tour¬ ing cur ot many colors called for a conslderalili' number of stops for re- jiairs. .Vo less than six fiat tires werc> anel with. Thc fan belt broke and that caused more trouble. An embarassing moment w.is suffpred by the Hoboes on their way home from Geniiantown. A traflic light changed from red lo green and the old FonI roared forward, but only for a moment. The jalopy balked right in the iniddl.> of the lius.c intersection, much to th" delight of the modern . motorists. Dan Donovan is now addressed as tiiief engineer by his hobo mates for it is he who repaired blow outs all afternoon. Kay AVlle\-, Bill Gray, lil wai-d MctJUlaway and Iveo Senese are the other mejiiiliers uf the group.
Object Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19390427 |
Volume | 61 |
Issue | 9 |
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 | 04/27/1939 |
Location Covered | Ambler, Pa.;Montgomery County, Pa. |
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Original Format | Newspapers |
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Language | English |
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Month | 04 |
Day | 27 |
Year | 1939 |
Description
Title | The Ambler Gazette 19390427 |
Volume | 61 |
Issue | 9 |
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 | 04/27/1939 |
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. |
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HISTORCIAL •OCIETY Clifton Houae 1 Jan 40f
HE Ambler Gazette
VOL. LXI-NO. 9
AMBLER. PA.. APRIL 27, 1939
$L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
i WATER STANDPIPE COMPLETED I
Tank
TBALANCE
Tl
ENIERIAIN SIXTY AT
*,|f30UNCIL MAY ACCEPT NEW SET OF BOOKS COMPILED
MUSIC AND READING OF NEW BOOKS WERE ENTERTAINMENT
Auditors Question Accountaints Fig¬ ures and Show Discrepancies—Coun¬ cllmen Also Complete Budget and Accept SYz Mill Tax Rate—Met on Thursday
Menihecs uf Amliler Borough Council, jiieetinff on Tuesday evening with Mr. John Harvey, Jr., of the firm of Certl- . lied rublic Accountants, Charles S. j Itockey and Co., Philadelphia, who has; ju.st completed a .survey of the 1938 accounts of the borough secretary.^ learned through an admis.sion from Mr. JIarve.v that it will be Impossible to
Thomas Foulke, President, Conducted Delightful and Enlightening Program Last Thursday—Mrs. tHauser Played at Piano — Comprehensive Report of Librarian—Book Reviews The first Open House meeting of the
Amer'ican Flag, Hoisted Over : Marks Completion of Job
i Tho steel work for the stand pii)e, I Anvbler's new addition for the water
supi)l.v has been fomplofefl, I'ubll; ¦\Vork.s Administration Kmgineer Charles
P. Hi>wer announced. Construction of I the water supply addition has been •¦ made j)os.sible by a I'ublic Works. Ad- 1 ministration outright grant of ^22,438, ' the remainder of the cost l)eing met
locally.
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