The Conshohocken Recorder, January 16, 1942

              ®l)e €0ti0i)ol)0cken JVecorfrer.
Established 1869. No. 7135 CONSHCHOCREH. PA.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 16. 1942 PRICE: TWO CENTS
Pluil For Air Radio Operator for
County Has New Job
Preg. Names
Raid Shelters Comiiiilloes of
Town Council
orville Smith, Poit.s n—nue Jef-
;■■ iir.;!!" the Rj I radio operator
T C I * jiiiretl for tfce Montgomery Dountv
III Of'IlOOiS Radio Str.tlcn WMCN at tli" ,-o.irt
jhcuse. terminated hi
'day at 5 o'clock, and will leave I
Plymouth Board to Equip Sunday to mke a position with su- McCarter \.gain Hoods Stre
lii.--ni.-nl in School for Km- ,"H^J^JSS o, Lh! * ! »•■"• "«■•»« "'"l Smith, a former recent of North! ''''""
ergcnev UM hv i'lipiU ' Wales, tendered his resignation
' '.MO vcrks ago. and there were
i rumors that he had changed his
PI PUS TO Ml V BONDS Blind and was to stay •■
County Police Radio system after;
Whitemarsh Women's Club With "ioillll \<lmifs
Women's Council to Care for Evacuees 1 .
I :H-| 111 I lull
Guest Preacher at
Methodist Church
inn s-Public Safet)
Civilian defense is an Important ,dien, whose adoption has Just been
link in the clinln of command re- completed for the Kcond year by
sponslble for tlie protection of de- the Whitemarsh Woman's Club,
mocraey. Mrs. Franklin Spencer Mrs. Clarence H Burke is also
Edmonds, of Whitemarsh. said yes- chairman of the Montgomery
terriny afteir.-ion at a meeting of Count} War Reluuce Relief Com
the women's committee of the mitirc rod .state chairman of th
Whitemarsh Civilian Defense Conn- Poster Parent Plan.
cil under auspices of the White- Then Mrs. Burke addressed the mor Companions at Reform- pan ,n lhp (,|nooral<' l>r'1"1 '"'
" group as the township chairman of . . .
AI Garage
Tolls Court Meeting Two r»r-
Special servlosa oanuni
' -fourth anniversary oi the
oi the pn MM Melho-dial
church buUdlng which have
bei ii held ash1 in the
■ ..i i. ■ concluded on Sun-
: -MI in the
li-t of DOtl ■ l d U) hike
Judge W arns
Drivers $100
Fine Not Top
! marsh Woman's Club, at the Fort i
Fir>t Aid CUaaaei r?or MVm-ben
nf Fiiiulu -Paj |H»>
:il 1.1<> for Tuition in II. S.
Washington Historical Society mu- the Civlllin Defense Committee
aeum. Slie expln tied that a survey of 20
Dn! Mrs. Clara B Burke, of Plymouth public township buildings had been
\\Mr\I> lO IMKK ll*»\!\l> Meeting, head of the--Whhemarsh- made: ih t—M43 evacuated people
Woman's C.'ib. and chairman of could be ixommodated In church-the
women's committee on defense, es. rlutis, nc : that kitchen equip-presided
at the session Seventy- ment In the township was sufficient
five women attended,. t" prepare 8.000 meals dflu.".
A horrors of war heretofore rarely She explained that the door-to-
'mentioned were .shown the women door registration for Civilian De-bt
a film in (treat Britain. Bomb- fense work was 2-'i completed; the1
ings severely affected youngotem >ip,xiiu *-tl .<.u;.ni tuinmittea are
shock from which carrying on the work.
aton Led to I turning
, the operators were granted an in ,
\ crease In salary from S1800 to Civil Serviff
I $2M0 Yesterday afternoon hi said;
, goodbye to members of the district* HUMS i'
, attorneys staff, and finished his j
: duties.
Smith Ls the ocond operator to)
The first regular session of the I wn'o suffered
lt..ii-
Board Submits
Police Bxamina-
Scrap Ordinance
ristown brothers whom he had "met Rev Edwin F Caraoo, mlnleter,
at Huntingdon' proved the i
Hollis. 19, Graterford. -
U) a story told Judge
William F. Dnnnehowcr this mnrn-when
Hollis pleaded guilty to
A board committee wa,, named byi**** station WMCN In the past]
Fh mouth Township School Board, momh L**1" ?*.c**- OIensl?e- vho;tow.. council that will earve until'some children may never recover. The members of the contact com-m
UKKnar ot the original oper-' ■ Representatives of the United mittee making the registrations
at Its January meeting; Tuesday Rlors, -j, ,-. to take] J™.'..ry 1M4 mi held on Wednas- UjggJ campaign for 1842 show- and appointed bv the chairman
night in Plymouth Consolidated a position with Station WIBO St d , evening with only one absentee. |ed mot|0n. pictures of Phlladelpii.
School, to assist J. Maurbe Strat- Glenside. -j tW members, who are sitting as, The film, entitled. "William Penn's Mrs. Delaplaine McDaniel, Mrs
tan wnervlsiH DTIIICUMI of the 3nrtth"s ™c",,5Sor -iaK not **" " ,mim,lmen for the first Urn- are •Challenge." chiefly depicted condt- Earl G. Mat-Mullen. Ml*. William
tan. supervising P™1"*™1 01 l*e;announced by John Gulnan. Whi.o-,col,ntllm(n lor '"^ nrsl nm "' lions wnich ,he campaign is E Carman. Mrs Franklin Cress-town-
hip school*, in providing shel-.marsn, cmef of the .station Hora.-e Messrs Anthony Travaglme. First , pled(?(,d tQ he,p nuevlate. „,„„, Mr.s. Benjamin Righter. Mrs.
ter in the schools for pupils inrin; Wolfe. Upper Menon. was named nVBrd: J. Hibbard Williams. Second The eariy pan 0j [ne meetinii Allan Slnvln. Mrs. Joseph Ti-rs,
air raids u> lnke lne position made vacant. ward a,u] Augustus Abrams. Tliird'was devoted to the filing of the re- Mrs Earl Hansel). Mrs. Horace
ports of the Whitemarsh Woman's,Woodward. Mr.' William White
■ wnr(1- Club actions since the December! Mrs. Roy A Clark. Mrs Charles
i President Smith hegan nls second: mPetlng Thp club reported $304. F Milln, Mrs Harold C McCuen
i adminLstratlon with the announce- food, clothing, shoes, galoshes and Mrs William E. Lightkep. Mrs. Ar-
Unent of commmiltees to serve dur- toys were distributed at Christinas ling C. Rose. Mrs J Russell Raker.
j, ,_.. i_ ,„«„-»■ time to child: n in the township Mrs. U Harry Dager. Mrs. Vernon
Coneession'^pS^?™-*™!i"'$!?%%™^ *«,< com. K'^oT'S Srii:
on to be present St
on Sunday. The
■ n called to Porto
Rlrn earlier than-he aatl
■.
The Rl". i bl :,:■. 1| | nUU, I) I)
a former Superintendent oi the
Philadelphia District, will replace
i.. . op i.v iind ■■■
at ■ in innlveraai \ «n lea. Bpei lal
nruslc Will be sung by the eh
A chance meeting with two Nor- **sb OIL ring -vill b<- lifted at thiv
s« rvtcs
|ii«l:>' Knigbl Sentence* Man
Charged W i 11 j Drunken
Driving $150, Lt.-ts
\ltl >l!) QEEH I B
Three Robbed Garage and
Started f->r Florida Ml
I hree f rider IrreH
I MIS I Sentence \m Foj "In-usual
' londition***' Judge
Tell* \ii-.riiev Sentoneos
eon-lurim
« lervtoa Sunoa; evening and
III tau for the subject of his dis-course:
Jesus to the Youth,'"
,„ mo bmHarv or ,„„™;""
by Sacks' resignation.
Bids for Park
The committee comprises Theo
dore Nitterauer, Lewis McQulrns
and Milton Mamie.
ISu basemciii of the school can
be made safer than any othei por-tion
of the buildiiu. it was decided
when air raid defense WSa dUMAtSt-ed
at the =e?-flon. Firet floor bsU
previously considered as the bSSl
place of shelter, are now believed CoilOtj CoHUnissioiierS tO I)
not adequate. The basement shel-;
ttra will be placed in readiness for ;
emergency use. The committee |
went over the Plymouth School!
Tuesday night and will taapacl
Black Horse School this mate, also. I
School Bank
A school bank, operated through
the cooperation of a Norrisiown |
bank, previously in operation
i the Landes Motors Company Rnr-age.
CollegeviHc, last August, when
$i2s was itolan
Hollis told the court that tie had
, been sentenced 10 the reformatory
from Hnrleion. and served 21
months before ins NUNUM He went
live with his sister. Mrs. J. L
| Kinsley. Graterford. and wot a Job
when the young people oi
me church will assemble m the
social rooms |or a program of fun
and frolic.
N-'lson Quigg. |
termine Be
fie-Iimcill
-inli ;
-I Off.-
Slum!
for It.-
Wynne, ena
Joseph Th.-inas, li.m BUpphK, KUin
Manslleld
FUBLIC SAFETY—Joseph Tho-mas,
chairman: Nelson Qui3g, John
mittee dtirini; the last mouth re-
Man Held. Joseph Ristln,e- wMiiMchinaoeil lI moving pictures of one of the Fos (_ 2*J^. n,B„ „,,„„„, ,„ ,,„.,
ConceS* Hartulll, Anthony Tiavaghni. Ellas
Charles Frederick. Mis;
celved donations of S390: also SSI Sdlth Murple. Mrs George Boyd
for new clothing. Miss Elsa MacRae. Mrs Willlami,.
Mr,. Lloyd o, Koon, ,ho_«cd, BUd,n„»„ n„d MrS. Allnn D,,,,. ^^S'^Slio,,'''*'''"' l'r.--i,l..
gasoline curfew he was laid off. and
later he met Ror.strt and Ravmciv'
j Rodenbaugh, Nornstown He told
Sniilli Heade
Park Board
of Tow n (louncil
iLlmi
lll*C.Mintv Park Hi.Ul PROPERTY Joseph R^™-
Linian: James Campbell, Tho-fiir
insurance, 'mas McCarter Francis Kelly. Anth-
, . on* Traviiglmi
— .. „ „ I STREETS — Thomas McCarter.
The Montgomery County Oom-LJJ~ \, . l;iVl. w ,.,.,
Black Horse, has oeen extended to missioners asked for bids Tor $30- R,sUn(. Anthonv Travaglini. Jos-
Plymouth School, it was reported, „# flre insurance for lhe countvs eph Thomas John Manslleld. Ver-the
nm in the school's history. T.^c : , , ........... i..<.» wvnne
children are aiding defense through "malning covered bridge located on ""JSJSjoE - John Man'fleld.i
the bank, by depositing money Knight Road. Upper Hanover Town- ichainimir vernon Wynne, In'in
which is converted into defense snip, nnd yesterday 15 instuanre,SllnPicc Michael Nardulli, GtrMave
bonds when sufficient has been de-|ke|^ aU MClions of [h(1 JSm.
POSited A collector from the bank; „ Ifc. t, , ctu'tna . Anthonv Travaslini '
lb. mam «n,l ,„„cu,r.™«"ly ofTerrd to cover' tht ^j^^o,,,""^. ,,,,„,, ^'
the bonds. Itoric structure for a three jenr N. 1-oit Qut.-g. Jasenli Tho-|
The Block Horse School aifeterin.! period I.. Identical bids of $1875.|™^ Thr,mas McCarter. James
ter Parents' Kan nursery .„ rural Mrs Burke I, no. appointed a,^Z^'HI,"™* lhe"tr!„
England where bomb-shocked chll- temporary adrtsory oomalttM ''"." " ' "' ■ ■ ,', «„ raraie Ho
dren are being cared lor. Only Mrs. Isaac J Clothier. 3d., of |°^'d^ °" ''""f"^" «"r■"'■ "±
cnndrni ■JrMdJ restored to health Owynedd Valley, was Introduced by! "'.,'d"" "■ '^ ™\™,r„" HS
were shown in the film. MM Burke at the meeting. Mri. ™d'?12j S^^TlIi'£2't
of Clothier Is chairman of the sixth JS bliSj 1"° '.'...'.'"„.!'„',"" h'r'
K'unlinurd on IM|;e I n:ln
Prominent in the sequence
pictures were the two Clark rl
< Ihosen Bead
Board, M .1 K.-linr.
tar) at Orijanusation
N.u Members,
f Purk
Secre
$500 Raise WantBooksfor
he money was out each evening
bv the an]
After the robbery the trio left for,
Florida,, but anroute Hollis obtained ,
a Job at New Brine. N C He wos|o1. l!w "•'V.F
The annual organization DMSUni
Wood Park Com-ited
than early lesdon was held bui nlghl si the
a™i -no ^-^1 \% * L* • 'County Detective George Bennett '" lor Fire Co.Men in Sei^ceFato,,oao^^J-^^a
identical bids of $1875..
ich opened Deeenabei IK. ia aerv- One o.lwr bid was received for■f.„~1,beii Frauds Kellv. Hibbard '<
ins an average of 150 pupils per $2000. The county officials had not .u'.'nl,,,„.
day. it was reported. Itted the method to decide the
The board approved a tax collee- "tie." and decided to withhold de-tor's
supplemented bond in the clsion until after consultation,
amount of $10,000 to be procured j The Commissionen. also opened
Jointly by the county commfcwion- bids from seven individuals and
ers. township lOmmiKSloneri and'Anns desiring to operate the re-inst:
tutlon district and the school rfreshment stand in the Upper Per-di>
trict. in accordance with a bill!Women Valley Park, and these of-passed
in 39 This was ^tone on the j fers also require some study before
advice of George K. Brecht, sol-]the official award will be an-icitor:
(lonshoiioekei] < lounril
Provides $2000 Tor (;.-«..
Cla] in Budgel |5O0 Tor
Borne Dofeaue—Tax Rate
I Dcfaanaed,
Willui.-
TRtES and PAVEMENTS-Hib-bard
Williams, chairman: Irvin
Supplee, Francis Kellv. Michael
Nardulli. lames Campbell.
RPIfRr-ATTONAL - Ouatnve Ab-
.lo^eph RlBtane,
Eiias Blnlr. Joseph Thomas, Hib-11942 was presented to West Con- Tenth aven
irinrv \>< ■■'.. Campaign
I'M ( ondtxeted in All Lo
S.-l la Need Books
VII Subject) fW ili'- \rn
Forces.
RayniDiid Rodenbauiih Is In the
| county prison, awaiting disposition
to'3' "1* <**•. and Ronald Rotleu-
, in Ohio, when he was »p-
'«! prehended after a holdup near Oal-hoplis.
O two month
llll
<i Ma^ill Choice for
Supervisor Vacancy
Alan W Jones was appointed to
study reading instruction in the
township schools, with tic prob-ability
of establisiuiit'iu of a county
reading clii.iC to aid children in
this important study Bucks Coun-ty
has aheady established Stteh a
eunte, it was reported. A demon-stration
was presented Wedne.sda\
night in Montgomery County Court
House. A county meeting will be
held Jenuarv 20 to take further
action.
Strat tan presented a report
■ State
risburg in
bard William
DISPOSAL PLANT -Nelson Quigg
;-h:v.r:i-:a:i: Joseph T!iomas__Thoma«
■
y. run.
FRF.E LIBRARY-irvin Rupnlee
The concession bids called for
minimum of $900 and a percentagi
The offers ranged from S900 tin
$1800 with percentages ranging from BheJrnum: El
five percent to 20 percent with
varying gross figures to be reached
before the county would share in
the proceeds
Michael A. Yonkoviwh. Pou.-mwn,
offered $1800 and a straight ten
percent of the profits over $5000
Tln> was apparently the best offer,
but a number of other considera-tions
listed in the specIMcation."
-on the IMnasyhraali ■ b ■ ■ ■ -flan! &■&&—hv
tion Association
December.
Defense Measures
First Aid classes for members ol
the Plymouth Township faculty be-gan
yesterday, and will be held
three times weekly from 3 30 to 5:3C
in order to complete the course in
three Weeks. Other lUPplemental
work alll be abandoned while the
cour5* is in progress.
Mr Struttan was authorized to I "ve percent oetween ».ouu ar.d -^ Commjsslon submitted
purchase a portable first aid kit. $7£™ "nrt '*" T™",, °)" *'^L uw approvsa of town council, rules
Lack of man-power is presenting »""*. >SS5' tr .^ .m'no.?^i »"d regulations governing the ex-defense
problem In the schools.| J"^0*,J^J^!:J,^m
J1.*1„tl;^I,; laminations of annlicants for the po-lice
force, the election of policemen
award to the County Commission-ers.
Other offers for the conces-sion
in the park are:
A. F. Ptrouse. Norristown. $900,
and five percent over 55000 and up
to $10,000. and ten percent of the
gross over $10,000.
NUM. OTtara. Todd Post, Veter-ans
of Foreign Wars. Norristown,
$1500 and ten percent over $5000,
Eric Arneth, Lansdale. $900 and
five percent between $5,000 and
$7 500 nnd ten percent over $7,500
Rollin Minnich. Allentown, $900
Resigns from Park Board
Dr. J. Quinry Thomas, who has
sesved as a member of the Mary H.
Wood Park Commission for a num-ber
of years, havinn been appointed
bv the trustees of the Mary H.
Wood Park Endowment Fund, ten-dered
his reslgni.ion to the trus-tees
and to town council, saying ili
health prevents him continuing to
,: j, nil- resdanation was accept-ed
witii n
The Trustees of the fund named
J Paul Roberts, a member of the
school board, as Pr. Thomas' suc-cessor,
for a term of two years
Council confirmed the appointment.
Submits Rules
The Civil Service Commission in-formed
council of having organized
by the election of Matthew A Tracy
ci..iiiman and Norris Davis, secre-
The horniutli budge* for thr^enr' Mrs- Verndn Wynne Ml WM'1 ■*« Kulp. who war elected I
memoer of Hie Whitemi
ship Board of Super. I
shohocken town council at an ad- eral eltalnnan o] the victory Boo . ,n i-)M November, ten-iourned
meeting held In the council Campaign In Consliohocken. and ■ 01 llred. Some
Chamofrwerihesdav evening: ;Hrr^BetOT--TSJ5oTr-nB-'MeruTn ■
__ . ,, ,„ _ ,, ,, , , . ! meeting of the hoard he d Tuesday ihoilzed so as not to con flirt with
The budget call ior an expenrli- svenue, Weal Oonshohocken. has!
tine took their places on the Com-mission,
together with President of
Borough Council. George Smith.
Nelson Quigg, Vincent P. Wood and
J Kehoe. elected for the
blennlum at the organization meet-ing
of town council.
Mr. Smith was chosen president
and Michael .1 Kehoe, secretary.
The president appointed on the
house and grounds eoeonilttee,
Messrs. Quigg, Rlstine and Robert;
An Inspection Qf the bulldiups
was mode by me new hurt v. and the
bouse and grounds committee eii-tborlssd
to maka punatuuea of eer
quired,
ture ot $19,007.28 and Is based on ft **•" u,llli*'h nn,w,] u,i
With all the women teachers engag- fj^-000 »nd- "Jpercent between $15
ed in directing the children, and ,°uu
1,an? S-0000-
with only a small number of men1 Woodson Dairy, Red Hill. $1,000
among the faculty. It Is believed i Rn^l5Jlrt=e_,iL0-Vf..,5'1
0?0
that additional men vUl be noonotl
time of air raids. The matter
is being referred to the auxiliary
fixe chief of the township
Windows adjacent to an raid
shelter posts in s~hools will be re-enforced
with Scotch tape and cov-ered
with quarter-Inch mesh hard-ware
cloth, it was decided.
A supply of drinking water will
be kept on hand near classrooms,
in event of emergency and 'and
will also be available for use in
event of incendiary bombing.
Tax collections for Decent JCI
amounted to $191657. Bills In the
amount of $12.04995 were ordered
paid $10,314.19 of the amount rep-rt-
ented tuition for township pu-pils
In high schools in other dis-tricts.
i. r a half year of less.
Fred Woerner presided All mem-ber?
were present
hearing of charges, advancements
and all matters pertaining to the
police force where the Commission
has jurisdiction.
The rules and regulations will be
studied by town council before be-i(
ontlnued nil Page Seven!
Auto Tax Stickers .
On Sale at V. 0.
The fire insurance bids S1375 for
a three year contract were submit-ted
by these brokers:
James E. Christman and Son.
Pottstown: Leon Walt, Roversford.
Forrest J Her.ry. Red Htl; J K.
Weaver, Lansdale. William Urban,
Ambler: Walter B. Lownes, Ard-more;
Edward V Rchresser. Willow
Grove: N. Stluerman and Sons
Jcnkmtown; Nathaniel Brown. Hat-1 The new automobile tax stampB,
field; Rennlnger and Renninger..which every motor vehicle Is re-
Olensidc; Winner and Company.]quired to have by February 1. went
Willow Grove: R D. Linderman'on sale Wednesday at the Post Of-and
P. Frank Hunter, both Norris-!nce, Postmaster James P. Meaney
town. i announced
The $200 bid was submitted by The stamps or stickers, will be on
Edward H Berkcnstock. Glenside 'sale only at post offices and Fed-
Final action on both the fire ln-!eral revenue offices
surance and the concession will be cost of the stamp is $2.09
in Philadelphia
njng, , H"' various nc'.lvltles now centered
Mr Kill!), who htl twi'Ti suprrin- nI !l1*' Pill'k HOUW in dtfUM WOTk
tux rale of 13'- mills, lhe same as ""M^"Phy,u, ,„,„.. „.,.„, „.. ,,. WKtenl 01 the roe garden! In OnrioB lhe iluy and well Into the
i... ,■„, JfS. V' ,„. „ .,,; \,\ ;,,, Whltenunh, hu been made tan- ">ui« Ponpi ueembla here tor the Intt jear. , lhe local school dlelnet Mis, Julia ,,,I,.,..I,.„I ol the Plom MU till eBorl
Provision Is made for an increase H. I! doltj anil Mi, Harwn ',."'..,' '.".' I,' , ,., , '" ,."" .J The report of the trpaaurer show
of from .1500 to «20oo for the i Ibrartan at the m. I- , ' ': • „,.' ,.„ „ „;,L
I„„.C 0„ ,„„„, i" «,"
nual appropriation lo the Georje bran here, will be co-chairmen «■ " » ' T„„ „,.,„„„.,„ ,,,,„,„.„ „„„ ,„..
f<,r,y,^HhlTWnPa|,2',"nr'tT0"M0 ^ C° , n „„ ... h , Johns Mae.ll.HAi llna.on road, eau I reatrilUooa Hue lo hi,
for a public safely fund u an The loral eolleclion will bemnwl Jui he ell smith, Dr. J Qmm-r Thomas has
™ementy defense meaaure, US tor throUJh the iChoola puplla run, „„ J " , ,,.,„.„,„ ,, , „„,„„„ 0] „„. p.,rk
the auxiliary police. »500 for alfng any t»oks eomiibii. .1 by Hiei: .,,";„,""„ rib liar • Cimiini,.,....
police car fund and «100 Increase familta 01 rrlenda lo the school-
■Vuv',.s'.'iir,rV~?'',' '' ''' ; ' ..." Vrmrj-BOtlR , !,,„„„ sxprssilnj iqM for Dr.
The estimated income Is dSTlWd Campiimn »:i- made veslerdav ,,.,sor tor ,.„. ,„w„,hin |l,- i. ,. r,,.,, TIIOIII.T resignation and paid a
from a balance of M021.28: mlscel- morning before the Junior public SKeSsdrtihttfcoi !'"'" » l„- I ...,i„e OT Ih
lancus sources 11641: taxes Iron, high follow- ™£" .„, , , ,, ,„.. deep ,:„,,...
previous years. S2O00 and from cur- lug an address on American lritioi, , "• ." , ,,„„.„,s.„,'.,s fir and activity In providing ptlhUc
ren^ev, ,,W, a. ,oti,l o, „ ■ pnbl, _, ,,,„„
in^d^h^S!!:' ('lareiiceStaley.87.
General .overnmenr. $3430; pi,(,., - Purpo- Of the Vtetoq Boo,: Cm- SffJ^JS \ )\V
i^n=i° person!i nnd P"PW*y- "">«» » "' P»»We booka of all de- g , ", ' "K
$6078.52: Board of Health $128 Kription, for men ir the multar) L^L0^,^2?^KS?Jl!t
highways, including street light*, and naval service jpplcmentina ?T^l»£» A «"» of Batren H1U. Olsrence
$6932.711. recre.tion. $100. mlscel- HbnU] tSCillU a naval VIIM... r M..p..rl,.nri Ui» tlnr.1 'Sl!,IeV tt7- lnwband of the late Mar-
Uneous, $soo; alntdnt fund, tins, aUUons and louar- J£™ ' .."' M. : ''
a total or $19,067.28. i ' ,, ' ■" ""' home ■•; his damjhter
The estimated income tor the ed In the book cumpolBn. 'Mrs Frnnk t' fohnson. with ulitim
sinklnfc fund amounts io $4420 69 Mis. Lewis Sheppaid Is rhainiiiii . . . e t\ r h'' Uved :,t 1715 P()P1:"' street, Phtl-comprtsiny
n balance of S274S69 in Plymouth and Mrs Philip An- AflVISOrS Ol iM'UMISt1 He hsd been In 111 hesltii
in addition to $1675.00 to be trans.- derson in King of Prussia. Field /"»,w„„„;i \l .o* T^n:»Ki II" ,::'' ' "
ferred from the general account, worker-, otSsnuUng Lhe nmi'i; iVn *- Olint II .Tie^l lOIllgn!
Provisions were made to retlre^are Mrs Laurence Butler, Jenktn- ■in<( "'-nl.it there until 25 \.
S2000 bonds ot the 1019 issue The i0wn; Mr- \V T. D Tlie AdvLsory Board of the Con- When he took up In n ilden B A it:
payment Tor Interest amounts to Merlon: Mrs JSJMa I Wendell.|shohocken Civilian l). : dsughter In Philadelphia. He
43a5 Pottstown: Mrs. Richard Rovers.! will meet tonight at 8 In the M rpentei bj trade nnd was
— ■ Buameytown; sirs i. H wood Park Roust) rtth t P
Area Tirt* K'llionintr BmllUa. oulpn Mills, ami KM [ass menl la nude in WUllani H Long- *<■::' * Bom Manayunk,
^"""""'h n clothier. 3d. or Owvnedd Valll sere, CmSlrmsn Survivir,K are tun daiiBhter>.
Hoard Ori^am/eS A11 kl,ltls cl book-"1- fiction, tun- tin Vernon Wynne, chairman ol fcctah B Johnson.
" ,fiction. technical books, text boota the Local Women's Civilian DetetiM *Hh *hom he. resided, and Lidie,
MA«ii»ftm*rv p-„r,.,. T.^ ' delective stones are van'. and Rev William A. Powel. *1fs of ftlwmrd Townsend, or Oak
irt chairmen say, ilnce the Interesi chlel air
of the men In the . Tlie Advisorv Board Includes: ot Andubon. N. j
and varied. Ada stnrRis. communtt: tlie funeral will be held Monday
and former World War nurse afternoon from tlie Job:
Thomas F. McCoy. pharmscUl With Rev Harold F Doebler. pastor
He\ Btsnlt] R Wi r Lutheran Church.
Barren Hill, officiatim, at the ser-
[nterme n will be made lu
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announced after the Commission*
ers have considered the offers.
Gospel Assembly
Seeks a Charter
MRS, MAZILI.A MORAN
LEAVES ESTATE TO SON
Mazllta Righter Moran. Coiisho-hocken.
provided a legacy of $500
{for Laura Sheehan, and then dl-
The Montgomery County Court of j rected the balance of an estate of
Common Pleas is asked to grant a • $1800 should be given to a son.
charter for the Conshohocken Gos- Mark Comly Moran, according to
pel Assembly 'Pentecostal) of her will filed for probate at the:who pay and compared with reejfef
whi-h Charle.s Spain 2933 North ■ court hens,' el Norristown, today.[tration Uata to find out ho* DUUt)
Taney street. Philadelphia, Ls presi-; The will is dated January 21. 1938. people will have lo be reminded of
dent and Mrs Edith Papiernik. 225 Mrs Moran died January 1 I the new tax, won Ii IPS. limited by-present,
good until July first
that time, new stickers, good for a
vear, will cost $5. Everyone using
motor vehicles on the highways is
required to provide himself with
the stamps, no matter what form
of motor vehicle he or she uses.
The Treasury is asking motorists
to go to postofficer. or revenue ot-flees
and buv stickers on their own
initiative.
record will be kept of those
Summit avenue. Cedar Height;
secretary. Harry Bergev, 237 Sum-mit
avenue. Cedar Heights, i* Hated
as treasurer and William McFcr-land.
15 Main street. Ambler, and
J K Bemesderfer, 642 Astor street,
Norristown. deacons.' Anna Miller.
221 Summit avenue, and
j Congress last fall.
APPOINT CLERK IN The Treasury said thut because
UOISTU OK WILL*. OmCI these stamps have an actual raiUC
. Aill be sold only for cash or
Otto Schmidt. Abington. father money orders or certified checks.
; of Stanley S. Schmidt, former No personal checks wi!l be accepted
[Montgomery County Marriage LJe-j The Pennsylvania inspection per-
Estelle! ense Clerk, now m the Uniud Mod will end January 31, when each
t-apieimK. U2."J aummli avenue, Ce- Stares Army has been named a car and truck must have a sticker'Sunday evening
dar Heights, are listed as deacon- Ohst in the office i : R< ,■; familiar to go along with'room at 7:30
esses. The petition was filed Wills John H Hoffman at rht|thft new gTaen nrrsnno stamp ihOTf met
through Attorney E. Aniold Forrest,' court house. Norristown. ing a Libcr.v Bell design. at Spring Mill
supc 1 -
Rationing Board No. S, comprising
Oscar C. Preas, of this borough: J
Walker Williams. Plymouth Meet-ing,
and Burgess Abram Yetter, of _
Ambler, has effected an orgam/a- liTOKer I )ieS I tlotirs '
tion with Mr. Freas. chairman, and » £. (A >--, ■
Mr. Williams, secretan'. After ( ktf C rash l L ^ ^SS^i^^x
The territory under 'ihe futlSdlO- . P,n &£?*£ Li?,ld^
tion of Board No. 6. Includes the! Samuel Tyrol Wheeler. 60. Wash- "I;;'.1 ;?;,
boroughs o( Consliohocken and 1'icton D C real estate broker . ' , , „ . ,
Ambler and the townships of gedta MonUTOoSry SsWlE le^^l^DluS** Motorist PtltS Up
Whitemarsh. Upper Dublin and rtstown We! fOUT 'M
Horsham, boors sfi r hi- BUtOtnobUe hsd
The Board will meet Tuesday and crashed Into n guard rail on De
Thursday evenings of each week Kalb pike. King ot Pi
from 7.30 to B ,,- the Whitemarsh Wheeler, appnreuilv not injured
police statin-. Ridge pike. Barren seriouslv, was taken to Not
Hill. App' attona for tires ran be by a passing motorist He m
obtained at the Whitemarsh police the Lee Templeton Motor Company «■ « . -, .
station or from any member of the to order his automobile towed there I MUrCn IO Alark
ooard. for rej^irs, and collapsed He era
The first two tires and the only removed to Monti-omen. Roeplte
rUOed thus far by the board where he died four hours later.
were the Whitemarsh Police De- Chier or Police John Tompkin
partment Uppei Merlon, investigated The JeiT^ik. rector of St
ofilcer said that Wheeler had Church, fslling
Robert Ham
tort Coal Oomi
t Tola, irocer.
Stanley Cooper, chainns
shohocken Branch. AIIT 11
Cseorce
inril
Smith. 'ident Town
Rector's Feast Day
$500 Cash Bail
Charged with opamtlnf an auto-der
the Influence ol
... Ol i Elm
ned before Masjia-
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hold m ball ior oourl
mi CM the arrti I B
anowSSJ wua issued on the iniorma-tic.
n II j Francis Desunone.
DU avenue, at;. |
and a uuichine driven
rORMEK LOCAL PASTOR HER.:
lay of Rev. Scbast
It
rueicuu .i.ii o* ■'-■ olUded si Beveni
swerved to tlie side or tlv road to be marked with a special program and FayetU treet la l
avoid collision w' h another auto- u. his honor. Sunday night at 1 SO enowiki m exaimnetl i)-. i
Her' r. Clyde Pnxton. or phiia- mobile. in St. Marv> Church Hall, pn i pronounced him until to
t:elph:a. tint il recently pastor Ol the Wheeler maintained a residence led BJ
Korthwest BaptLst Church of that n: Cranford. N J, and he wt iJiireri but t ■
city, will be the speaker at the e\en- route there from Washington when On nicslav .^.' s,■;.. ;y m [Dj amount of $!i00
hlg service at the Baptist C'hurci. the accident occurred. Dr John C R Fathet Jerssk will eel. the magistrate. S
in the fireplace Simpson, coroner's physician, par- solemn high mass at 8 in Si Mary' ol the date Anastasia
. Paxton wa- For- formed an autopsy, and reported n C Church MSea)
eath due to cerebellar hemorrhage family in Shennndoah Vill come The arrest was made bv Chief or
and a cardlo renal vascular disease ifre for the event Police i
The custom In Montgomery Coun-ty
Courts of Lining drunken drivers
$100 and costs is not a guarantee
defendant who pl«ads
[guilty thai this is the ' lop rate"
for such offence, accorrilnn to Presi-dent
judge Harold G. 'tniglu to-day,
when he Imposed me costs and
a fine or S150 on Samuel K Wolf.
'Oakford. Pa.. berau*e of Wolfe's
■•offen'ive tongue" when he was ar-
;rested.
Wolf has a position as a ssJaamajj
lor a West port, Conn., firm* He
hart no previous record, but Ofilcer
Arthur Yeager. Upper Dublin, sold
that Wolf became very abusive
when he was taken in custody.
Couns-1 for Wolf, asked that his
, . , , .... . . , ,,,,]
costs The court took exception to
thr "usual." and declared that in
cases where defendants are shown
to have acted "unusual'' when the
"usual" sentence should be changed
'to meet the "unusual conditions"
Reetyn Hum pleads t.uiitv
Edward J Rhaughnsssy. Wood-lawn
road, Roslyn. paid R fine of
SlOO and costs on a drunken driving
charge before Judge George C. Cor-
. n Bhaughnsssy wai arrested in
Willow Gro\e by Lieutenant WUbui
j Parker on December 28.
Defers Sentence
Sentence or Paul R. Connay, 130
West Airy street, Norristown was
deferred for a week at the request
of his attorney, after he had plead-ed
to drunken driving on Rldse
pike. Weal Norriton January 2
Oonwaj automobile atrui ■
Ol Clarence R Hunsicker. Woodlyn
i avenue, Trooper. Conwav suffered
:i t:ai line of die ami. and nur-tures
or two ribs, judge Corson
heard the tastlrooni today.
Arrested ill f'hellenham
Atexander ■' Cumtnings. 647 East
reel, Phsladslplua, VM
fined S100 and msts bf Jud«e
George c Corson, after he pleaded
[guilty to driving while intoxicated
m Cheltenham TdwnalUp on Jan-
Ofllcer lohn T
made the arrest AttOl til
H Wood represenied the defendant
llinnrr, Drink. Arresl
Richard s Bupplee, Old Lane
road, Bryn Ma« r. told Judge I leoi :•■
C Corson thai hi i a n be helor
and Inc.; alone New Vi.u gSS
. work at tlie Patro Field.
rhere he | employed :s a welder,
ed to uet tome dinner and
had something to drink At a o1-
CIOCR he was arrested enroufe home
|on North Lone, near Conshohocken
'■' ' VH-*!--GO£tm--
Niirrisinan Man Fined
Harold G Shupe 122 W Free<ll"v
-treet. Norristown. was fined SlOO
and costs by Judge Corsojl as a
drunken drive) He ft
morning by Sergeant
Wiltiani J. Bradley, KDirlstOWn, af-ter
lus automobile had struck and
■ ilghUj damaged two parked cars
on Wood itreet. Norristoa L
Wayne Man Fined
I oretl Huston Homer. 37. Church
road Wayne, paid sioo and costs
1 before Judge William F Danue-ttowei
on a pica to drunken driving
in Norristown Jannuarv l! He had
i minor accident at DeKalb and
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Jailed for ? Months
J Robert RUBS, North Sixth street,
eni m pri-son
for two months bv Judge
| Knight on a pieB to operating the
1 automobile of D M Ford. Lower
1 Merlon. Judge Knight Imposed the
costs In the case, and specified that
ire paid before February
alnln (ail antenna win
be iiupended, Run Is scheduled to
[report for military se:\nee on Feb-ruari
I
To Raise Funds
for Home Defense
Many n preaentattve men mid
the borough, toqether
with clubs and oiganlsattoni an
being listed as patrons and nat-
■ i the Conununlti Dafenas
Concert. t o be present ed on the
'night of Lincoln's Birthday. Febru-ary
12 ui « m the lush
lorium
.1; tfarlon Btddk w.y»d and
are .u
patroni Mis* Mary D.
■ ■ ohl Ham are eo-chalniM
n of advertietng "oi she
, program.
The Mary H Wood CommsuUty
i Choral, organized here in November
ting the concert, augment-ed
bj ,i numbei ol assisting aitlats
, a of the
■udltoruun, the committee urges
early puri tut
Civilian defense activity
1 numbers
:•! in the
A meeting of the exe-i
uttve cosnmittee for the concert
will be held in the high .school.
Dtgnl si 7 15, with Mrs.
Rawnslev. general ohairman presid-ing