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180 Students Attend Regular Meeting Of Supervisors, See How Township Is Run It looked like the whole school turned out ye>tenl;i> morning for I ItMOfl in local pmcinment at the Whitemarsh Township buiklinn- Kvery --eat in the large auditorium VII filled and hoys and firta were binding in the aisles and in the rear of the room. But they weren't the whole school- the\ rapMMBtod the ninth grade, and for 90 minutes they saw exactly how a meeting of the hoard of gtlparviaon is cunducU'd with Morton H. Fetierolf, Jr., presiding. Thai about 180 alert yoasfattn — learned the re-pponaibilitioi of all township officials, including the school directors, ta* collector, police chief. building inspector, sec-rataiy- trsanarar, hiKhway su-perintendont, etc Except for members of the boafd or education nearly all other offi-l.. i.s MI present si the session. ■ repent performance of the organiia- UOO merlins held Jan 1 16*6 For Edgar E. Mitchell, chief of ■n WHS standing room . iv. He seemnd a favorite and there was reason (or it; hut com-plimentary remark* concerning the youth of the town/hip. his approval of the recreation program and a porflMI of hi.- annual report shorn- Ins that the number of youth* In the IS to » age bracket involved in during IBM In the town* thip was exactly half of the number in the M to 35 age bracket And *l.sl's more. Fettemlf. m expressing appreciation In < hlef ~ililchell. described the department. < nnsi'iini of It men. an the "best in Montgomery counts, onr of the beat In Pennsylvania ■ V IUI'K people invariably look up : he finest, and their experience *. ii the police department has been wholly pleasant through the :■•>' remember that through the years from first grade officers ri.ce been stationed at crossings. (Continued on Page Seveni I Joseph Corbo In Hospital Due to Burns Black Horse — Use of gasoline to burn • field on Belvotr Rd. Tues-d «> proved costly for Joseph Corbo. II. son of Mr and Mrs, Carmen Corbo, 315 Hillside Ave. He ts in Montgomery Hospital, suffering severe btima of the far*, neck and both arms. Corbo. a senior and rarsltv ath-trie al PUmiiuth-WhHemarah High •" Intnl. had burned a enantlt- of Irash and started la barn grass In the rear of the properly ef Ste-phen Marrhese. •Vbtfl aiisohne struck the Ore, flamea leaped backward His clothes aatas he ran about 60 yards to the nenreat dwelling. An occupant ( rushed him to the hospital ^ J Donald Tarbutton. fire marshal ■ of Plymouth Township, investigated Hiiimrinville and Plymouth fire companies responded and extin-guished the field fire Chief nf Police Edgar E. Mitchell ONE OF THE FINEST in the state, reading report complimentary to youth at sample meeting of board of supervisors yesterday morning at 9 in Whitemarsh Township Building Senior Class To Stage Comedy Nexi Friday Night Plymouth Meeting — Seniors of rijmimlli Thimmai High School .•re rehousing their class play, a madcap comedy in three acts, "Books nnd Crooks." to be pre armed in the auditorium of the school Friday night next week. Nine seniors will portray main mien, with many others as extras, taking putt in the chorus, band and other charactertsstions. Since only names and titles have been chnnged to localize the plot, seniors point out "any resemblance Ul any person or tiling looayy is m rely coincidental." The event, first senior play for the tirsi senior class to leave the nrirlv-thrre-year-old high school, heralds the opening of a long list of graduation activities leading up to i niiiinrncement June 7 On School Front East, West Boards Eye Benefits of Merging FINANCIAL REPORT — Michael J. Uputka, Me-retary- treasurer of Whitemarsh Twp.. explains items in annual statement during visit ol ninth grade yesterday morning at Whitemarsh Town.--h.ip Building. Examining report are 1. to r.. Jack Schultz, Alfred Bauer.. Jeanette Malanow.-oxi am) Mnrie Mnchn. J93 \*ill Be Kii>i <.ommu meant* Sunday icfcon Bchool board- of is a:jd the west Ourough got to- H gully night in the hjh s.liool off.ee here to explore the >.' merging the two dis-. J".c!S I'r Jnhn K Urn-man. bureau nf rnn*olldaii<m. Department of iblir Instruction llarrlsburg. pre-aided. ..po*e was an .. «.: the possibility of n.ilgamalion of the two school lie advantag's of a :nerger or union of dU-Th' local board «i< represented ■;-e personnel under Dr. I Ern and the west borough bM-d by .:.- entire membership. hearted bv Joseph Pollack. They agreed to hold a meeting of l - hPl i! -tru Is with Or. Gerald ( IWienstein, it school head. • te.ent at a Hate t» be »et ■ Went Cinshohut.ken is faced with a serious problem becau.se of lack pj pupils It abandoned if*, secend-ary classes some years ago. sending rta high achool pupils to outside districts With only 113 elementary pupilt. and limited aid from the State due (o the low number, it is faced with a difficult financial problem. Conshohocken — Ninety-three boys and girls will receive their first Hnlv Communion at S A M. Mass Sunday at St Matthew ■ I Chuich Prances Moran will be crown bearer for an annual May proces-sion at 3 P. M Her attendants will be Cstherm* Custer. Alice Collins. Eileen De* laney. Susan Nngle. Veronica Mui-phy. Margaret Moore. Thomas Wcislo. Robert Pruslnowski, Greg-ory Schank. Laurence Thorhe. Jo-sepli Audrey and Gregory Wo/- 86TH YKAR rwillmlnrlwi l'a. Thursday. Maj S,MM TS S-SBN HR90H.il) Idr Th. ONE NEWSPAPER Most Interested In Con.hohock.n Wnlt-manh Townahlp Plvnouth Township WM Conahohockaa Librarian Unruffled By Contempt Action Filed by U. S. Senate Plymouth Meeting — The United stall's Senate on Mon-day formally cited for ooptswnpt the Ubrarian of the William Memorial Ubrtry, Qwmantown and Butler Pikei Friends Triple Aid to Library Or. N\ ill.no.in .Mill IV.--nli I'l First Senior George Clav Fire Prom Held At Tracy Hall Co. Asks $7000 Council Allocation unanimous vote, thev tent the ease of Mn Mar* Knowle*. 413 talle> force Hil Waitte atira> live Nrw Knfland-born woman, to ih* I I ttepartsaeni of Justice, far prooriutkin The drsMir action ajsai-.-t the dark-haired libi.irian in charge of the quaint. Colonial atyle. public Quaker-opera ted library for a year ' and half, grew out of her defisncr V»illll I r. -ol.-i-l ; or B -, 8 g,,,,.. ,||)| M—1||„ m Washington. lasl SeptruitM-r. tthen Ph-mouth Meeting - Ftlends of ahe challenged tre committees right the Library a branch of a national to "inouire into her past " organization, has given to its afW- Th, Senate"* action this week aUt, the William Jeanes Memorial [oott pliCe im t7l^ ^tek* ftei the Library. Oermantown and Butler flmiie Judiciary committee tro.ni- Plkes. during the past vear. con- menoxi, by vote, that the Senate trlbutlons nearly tripling those of lnjlltul( contempt charge,, again* »nv previous year Mn- Knowle, because of her M-Voting a contribution of $150 at [,-,»; refusal" to sn.-wn queries an annual meeting Sunday night at dealing with alleged communistic the meeting house, on the same sffiliation* some years ago in Mas-grounds as the library. It brought sachu*etts the^lotril to lira .j-^ qmpt.-poke-, librarian hss e.eMedJpr«.dMeln,*'Tr/wm..VV: *™ ^ «**- - - ««»».. Sheppard. »lre president and Ml» >n'«^than - >ear - long controvenn-mS Oae-M, ."e-uarer. l^a^S STS22 T2P* Miss Dorothv Mlchener was the "bout h" ,11««1 ""bversne Inter-cho. re for reco.duiK secretary and "s" °,f th« PMt *nd D h'r I**"1' Mr^ Pied C Piechter. a former di- retu"1 l» l*»p ,he P'nnyylvanU lector, was named rorresponding Lo>'"»r P«lh secretsrv She succeeded Mrs Wil- In *>lh nr-^nces Ihe K0M of Uam A Strauss Jr, who was elected ih* ^n"" Jutticlirv Cimm.itee H directui ADI ,: 18 nn" ,nf Siibsequent action The dimtorate named Includes ot the full Senate Monday. Mrs in addition to Mrs Strauss. Mr- Knowle* said this newspapers Newton Harrison, Mrs Charles B notification was hei first inkling Prerteiifk. Di Chde L Ogg and of the government1* serious charges Miss Alu e Ambler, sll new mem- against her bers. and these again elected Mrs "*•" she replied lo a reporter's William L Panshawr. Dr Jacob W «■"» a* lo whether the govern- Oruber. William E Sheppard. Paul -"•>>• charge ditturbed her, dts- Tapley. Mrs J J Willanian plating the ssme unruffled ealtn Dr. Charles Miaw. Ubrarian of that has rhsrsrtertied her Swsrthmore < ollp-- Llbrsry. apoke thrsughoul the lon( cnnlrnTerai. "Our Typographical Heritage'' A substantial incresse was re-ported in membership Thirty-eight members atended a covered dish supper st « 30 "I rslher espected surh a devrlop-aaent Onre aurh a thing geU going, ft saaees arrardlng to a set pal Urn". tConttnurd on Pnff* Seven) 7.*> < ou|i]< - Served B> Wamum of St Mul.hr*'* l*ari-h Oonshohntken - "Aw P I couples attending the annual senior prom of St Matthew's High School not only voted it "one of the best ever' but made history a* they danced 1" The brilliant event, ending with a midmicht suppei in the cafeteria sss staged in the hand>omc new million - dollar - plus St. Matthews boo) The 15-plece Wlsterlans. directed by Joseph Colsntotilo, director of 8i Matthew's High School AU-Otrl band, provided spirited music A four-piece orchestra played for supper and Informal dancing Menu at the ftnw. meal served hj Hie nvidernlv - equipped csfetena featured steaks. .%paKhetit and meathalls and amorgaaboid • tvpe buffet. Chspeiones wrre Mr and Mrs John Poley. Mr and Mrs Wllhsam Duitan, Mr. and Mrs Vincer.: Mir-aglia. with the four parish clergy-men, the Rev Ueonte L Murphv, pastor, the Rev Walter Uut. high school principal, the Rev. Jc*eph L Schuster and Rev James McDonald. assistant pastors, present through-out the event Singing of the school song "Alma Matei'. h| the acompamnient of the orchestra, preceded the mid-night supper Women of the parUh served (Continued on Pace Eight) Man Stricken At Mill Dies Sett-Supporting for Tiro Dvtodvs Firemen Nmm Meed riit<ntcin» Through Tax<ttion* Officers Say Watt ConahojMaakan -- Ch«rU"« r. Aako, garcafclanl nf BoroufS Council. IHM nifc-ht vowed to tapper, H m«.\.m. nt favoring increased taxe* if no other way can DC fattwd to in-crease the Ixiruiik'h's appropriation for the tiKht-pressed Qmrgt Clay Fire Co. He appointed a three-man com-I ~~ nut tee consisting of John T Ryan ' £\ • It 11 James Kelly and Stanley Oleba to ^10^11111*^ OClI meet with a group representing the i fire company after a delegation of \ ~ firemen appeared before council i seek relief from their plight. Terrence Campbell, engineer fo* the company, ssld that 111.144 U had been expanded In the It months from April. IMS. through March. IBM He asserted thst more funds i are desperstelv needed if the com- - Rings Monday At New School 4.>0 St. Marthrw'e Slniitiita Move; TrarT Hall to Srat 1000 Wife"* Oinrern I'n.ti-i.i- Search pany la to maintain Its efficiency and protect property In the borough • James Carpenter, president of the ! company, ssld the man had In-! Rlni. ted the delegaUon to ask coun- « ell's help al its meeting Tuesday (■on*hnhncken - Studenta night when the financial report was' at St. Matthew'* Hijrh School considered ai length. The company' have an exciting i\»\ nhearl lisd been virtually self-supporting Vondav tor 20 years, ha obaarved. ( xnonnav- Alfred Rlsell. recording secretary *"" opening beil wall rtaaj for tht who read the list of s-cpesves. sited r,ral twn* st I A M al the new Ihe «1B6053 for rspaira. comm-nting mliUon-dolIai-plus buildini g) 1th ttM company is lucky if It had none A„ ,nd r„nr*. m I here s not much that can be ellm- ' . mated, he added A g700 cut. the t0*"*"1? beat thai could be done, would Announcement of ttot cpen.r.g leave the total at about WOO. was mad- raj n| Iter. Campbell said Walter LaUd. i While the company now gets Cga^naseni l.flt i.rl o. T. H. • * %v««ks orn Conshoh'-ckcn -With (he whisper of apniiB finally in the air. timr Is draw-lPB short for registration in the fifth annual Soap Box derby, highlight of thi* borough's In-dependence Day celebration. Tw# bo.va rej-istercri during the week. I'liiuiiE the field of 14 other early birds. The* are Hora<e Mll-sner. 13, son of Mr- Mildred Wll-mer I ''0 Sa,r|tr «,( 4tl(] n.liu| tulmer it. w>n of Mr and ata <i litu.,rd tulmer. MM fold Point HIM It.I (old Point Horace, who is in the seventh grade at Plymouth - Whitemarsh High School, is being sponsored bv Walker Bros So fsr. David, a sixth grade pupil at Plymouth Consoli-date School has no sponsor Sow la Ihe time t„ rrglsUr for s chance lo compete in Ihe eieltlng Fourth of July sjjajg down the r.dl- Ing FAvelte St. hill in Canshohsrk-es. The loxal winner receives an espeiihe-nsirf trip (o the nslionsl derby at Akron,O. RegLstration of boys, acompanied by a parent or guardian. Is taking plsce at the E F Moore Chevrolet agency. 12th Ave. and Fayette St . with The Recorder and Ihe Valley Forge Sentinel All boys betwen the ages of II and 15. residing In Conshohocken. West Conshohocken. Bridgeport and the townships of Plymouth Whitemarsh and Upper Merlon, are eligible to compete. Mnriurtt Ktjoui- K< i.'i-tr.tlion Staff NorrtsiowTi--Char.es D. Morlartr. \2b E Hector St. Conshohocken. was appointed s clerk In the regis-tration department by the lloot-gomery County commissioners yes-terday Mortsrty. « Democrat, resigned from the office last Fsll to Join the State Highway department He re-turned to the registration office a' a salary of UM a vear If JayikNt Go To State MtiM COIIS1IOL-K ken - Six members of the Junior Chamber of Commene will attend the annual state con-vention nt Ene tomorrow. Saturday and Sundnv Frank Pellegrini* president. William Davis Jr. Alec Vs4pe and Henry CVm/a past presi-denl. delegates, and Arthur Lefkoe and Richard Davis, alternates Volpe. a dlractot. will enter the state Speak-up.Jaycee contest ss winner of i nmpetltuin in the Iocs! .iiib Ihe slate winnei will be eli-gible to participate m the national com em Spark-plug awards, itiven mi a point system foi uork done in tin-local unit, will be mitde at the semi-monthly dinner meeting at 7 Tuesdsv Voterani Clan M« nun i.il RitQi Oon-^liohockui-The Walter Zur-kowski PoM 1, Polish-American World War Vrtersns. formulated plans Sunday to decorate i D at. mortal Day May 30 the wn '*' their namesake st a meeting in St Marys Church hall. The grave la n Si a* Cemetery. Colwall Lane neai Ridge Ptke. Pl>-mouth Twp. The post will gsto loin veteran posts in trsdlttonal visits lo graves of veterans m (emelf-T les of the area. Memorial Day mcinins Five new member* were . st 830 May 23 in the ch Harry Swedkowski. Roxborougii former local resident, piesided. GUILT <-i.l> SHMI Over $| MOQyota Cun.siiiihockeu - More than 1400 over the top Thai was the report tvgtajrday on the 1956 Cnncer Crusade in this borough from Alex Piermnni Jt 00- chalrman More return* are expected to swell the final figure bevond its present $1800 The goal was 11400 Piermam asked persons wishing to donate funds to send checks to the American Cancer Society. 20 S 15th SI . Phils 2. payable ;<■ the society The sum win be credited to the borough, he added Spring Mill — Otto Lulold. M. of Park Ave. Trooper, died at 10 15 A M vMerday at Montgomery Hospitsl. len hours after admit - tame He was Sliicken hours ear-lier in the tube mill of Walker Bros. An autopay listed • cerebral hemorrhage aa CHUBS ot naafh PeisisteiHe of Ills Wife. Elizabeth lonceined over his delay in com-ing home, led to discovery of his pllghi Working on the dsy shift. I.utold was due io |a»ya at 5 When he failed in arrive bv 8. his wife t^h?. ' plant v..( niidrtm him workmen pu'sumed he had left at the usual D0U1 When Ins anxious wife railed again at 11 25 men on the eve-ning shift be Kit n a seatrh His car assj found parked on the mi IT lot A hall-hour later thev totmd. him close lo unconsciousness Foremen summoned the ambu- ■ Inure of (leoiRe ciny Fire Co. Wt'si C'oiislmlKH k'-n, and asked help • of Consliohocken. Whlte- IIIHISII and Plyninuih townBhlps to speed the ambulance. All assisted A daughter, Anna, at home, also the aid hulldmt rln Ing Ihe week-sad Into Ibe brand new, sjgaaggajsj •f eantemaorarv arrhlie tine IHn- Stmrlinn began in felinun HH fllltif ill be 1M00 a year. Campbell and Car-penter told council they were think-ing in terms of 17000 oi so in aid Also attending was Thomas Will-ard. chairman of the board of trus-tee*. Asko ssld he Is well aware of the "wonderful Job our firemen are doing-." The borough takes In 121.- 000 In t<txss, h* continued, mqun • nig how much Ihe company thJaga the horn* « ■,.i i o handle the enml'ment of 4J0 Rer. Father Laul saM It contains If SM: (li'id class* rooms rloihing tuft food ■ -tuient. J (if I* Krcii|M>ralr« Cnnslnilioikcii - jTfatlQg of fhg peace Francis Ruggiero. 361 w Ugh Ave. is reruperntltig from auigery whirh ronflned him to Sacred Heart Hospital a week. should be turned over to them I No change Is sought In the pie- •ant budget, Campbell a attired him. bit the (oinpany wants to be re-stembered when the next budget la prepared It receives the lowest ap-propriation of any company within, a 20-mile radius, he said (Coaii-iues on Page 5*rtfwl iudienee Enjoys ( US Senior Play Coiisiin.ioi-B.en - A near rapacity audience ga\e an enthusiastic re-ception to thr plnv presented Sat-urday night bv the senior clasa of Coneltohocken High School James Keenan and Ruth Heist won Approval for their portrayal of leading roles In thr three-act com-edy, "Once in Every Pauulv ' Supporting cast for the play. dealing with a father left in charge system, of a teen-age family tot a weekend . Nolan were Janet Poallne, Evelyn Duffield. Jacqueline Douglass. Sara Russo. Doxithy Rahm. Margaret DiMarrti (Veorge Metr. David Oostiaw. Oeorge RodetibMUgh. Francis DiChircIo ,. John H.nle. Donald Wallace and J,hf J?.* J} . .»* I Jav Dn aaeretarial and typing studies io> for the commercial department, health exatuina'.nn mom. combina-tion chemist tv -uid pliy.sic labora-tory, btology laboratory >.nd lecture room and mechanical drawing room The ch.ipej can aecomnvxlata 1000 It tisi s cafelcns with a seat,- ing CM pa city of 300 which will aervt atJdent* in shifts, a library, school business office, principal's adminls* t ration suite, achool store ant] faculty dinlns room. The eaaablaaUsa auditonusa-gTMna\ inm ari-ammodsllni ISM wilt W known as Tracy Hall In memorv •f Ibe Isle Jasaea Trary and Mies Margaret Trary Its benefsetatw. This section la three stories hiarfi. Off the auditorium-gym me locker facilities for boys and girls, mnenj for coaches and a communication* public address Open Mi'Mii:; Ti.iir*<l.iv Citizens Spur Support For Township Ambulance Lafayette Hill been responding movement lor th ■ marsh township To date, a total fund from 4:13 ro campaign gab is And a dona t lull ets has been r e i anonymous giver Itrsiitrtil- who or are Interested jmtiulltue |gg IIM ■ nta haw eniierlv lo the r> purrlmse of an en u e in Wlnte-of 12485 1B In the ntributors. as the us third week of six new blmik- : e 1 v e d from an have contributed In providing an ilert to attend an g nest Thursdas • hip building PUtygrmuwU N«W SiinuniT Oirectort CorabotocB-sn - Applk r p|g .ground super-rtsar* work sic being accepted by Hit Conshohocken Recrea-tion commit >e at Fellowship House. Pifth Ave and Harry St The playgrounds will operate fm an ei-ht-week period from Jiine IH until August 10 with two directors assigned to each area The committee urgea teachers and college siudenta to apply. iiIK hiitne -to-homr sohi nation Norman H Woollev. Riim-ind Reeves and David C McCaffrey have been knocking on doots In Lafayette Park Thomas J White, vice chairman of the board of supervisees, will be-gin S canvass with a group of men on Thomas Hd , Monday night tred Spaeth, chairman of the fi-nance ■ - - ■ i* ■ will be accompa-nied by 1*SBST sollciturs In VYIiite- BBSjrsJi fslate* beginning Mondav n„hl Edwin Anderson snd s group of I w ill canvass throrah Plv- ■nouth Meeting Villages this week end. Ordered for the ambulance are it police and fire radio osvgen and first aid equipment and insurance to cover any mishap ,nd Swinburne Pliiladei-phls srchitert-i deMirnni the build-in* Contractor was Joseph C Hef-fermsn and Son The new st Matthew's replscag hool on Hector Rt rsst of Ash S( which was built as a combined elementary and h:nh school about 1170 and eonver'M into s high school some years sg<> Thr elesaenlarr erhsol will Uka •*er ihe f-.luil-- •- viifmenl tha plant nn FsTelle M »»»ue %ei nng Ave. la Aeptrraber While identified mamiv with M. Matthew's parish the new h gh school will sen e seven other psrishes Included are SS Cosmag and Damlan's and St Mary's. Con* shuhoikPii: St Oertrude ■ W- st Conshnhocken. Si Philips I sfuv-ggta Hi:;, flt Antnonvs and St. Joseph's. Ambler snd St. Ji on Viaiiney Oladw vne 1 UII "M-lll I I I! EDUCATIONAL MONUMENT - St HattlwrWg Hioh S.-hno!, cuetmg in excess of $1 million, opens Monday. Fupls entering build- InlrrvifH*. \1onilu> For Riijiiirri Port Plymouth Center Tlie adminis-iratlve committee of Plymouth town-ship will ititei view applicants for the post of assistant enuineei gtatt* < ing at 7.30 P M Monday Robert I Townwnd township ■scrstary, suid (lit. course was de- 'eriiui.-.i yaaggrdaq al ■ eordartrsM srtUl Harsrj Bansgsiy, president of 'ih« uoaid of i oiiiiiuMionrrs Per- BjQgy '., appa-aj Ux interviews will b) in. ill Kuiii rsaVeg .■lipli'il tiiung the . . rented by Uie . ..[ H i f'rouse will be presented to [ the board May 14 Crouae left Mindsv to take a job in prua'e Philip Kifin To Speak Here Conshohocken -Phil.p Klem tht president ol Hatcum Junior College, Bryn Mawr. wil! speak nt in annual dinner to be held by ihe Chamber of Commerce a- d 15 May 16 at Plymouth Country Club. Ssndv Hill Rd A former resident of Manayunk. Klein is op iblishet of the Jewish Times, and executive director of the Phllsdelphta Defense Council An orehe-tr* will plav R Luicoin Haln. secretary, la accepting rurr-rations irijf in foreground g**t prmue of function* i SSScWi si . i aniaahwara A Hit — Every Time i kei lime I plai ■ --■■ kl] lir-v rw psperv l s«-:: Uw I |fg Mi- J a III rl : Woadsjwol Rd Mr? nsatl 4 , - ..nil batyj Bhsii la peraon who called the day lbs. psper was delivered. Por .nimedlste response if VQU h-*e ■■■ ■ ; • A - : .... n*-w rd » - ■■ ■ f.-.e w/eel ■ i
Object Description
Title | The Conshohocken Recorder, May 3, 1956 |
Masthead | The Recorder |
Date | 1956-05-03 |
Year | 1956 |
Month | 5 |
Day | 3 |
Volume | 85 |
Issue | 52 |
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180 Students Attend Regular Meeting
Of Supervisors, See How Township Is Run
It looked like the whole school turned out ye>tenl;i> morning for I ItMOfl in local
pmcinment at the Whitemarsh Township buiklinn-
Kvery --eat in the large auditorium VII filled and hoys and firta were binding in
the aisles and in the rear of the room.
But they weren't the whole school- the\ rapMMBtod the ninth grade, and for 90
minutes they saw exactly how a meeting of the hoard of gtlparviaon is cunducU'd with
Morton H. Fetierolf, Jr., presiding.
Thai about 180 alert
yoasfattn — learned the re-pponaibilitioi
of all township
officials, including the school
directors, ta* collector, police
chief. building inspector, sec-rataiy-
trsanarar, hiKhway su-perintendont,
etc
Except for members of the boafd
or education nearly all other offi-l..
i.s MI present si the session. ■
repent performance of the organiia-
UOO merlins held Jan 1 16*6
For Edgar E. Mitchell, chief of
■n WHS standing room
. iv. He seemnd a favorite and
there was reason (or it; hut com-plimentary
remark* concerning the
youth of the town/hip. his approval
of the recreation program and a
porflMI of hi.- annual report shorn-
Ins that the number of youth* In
the IS to » age bracket involved in
during IBM In the town*
thip was exactly half of the number
in the M to 35 age bracket
And *l.sl's more. Fettemlf. m
expressing appreciation In < hlef
~ililchell. described the department.
< nnsi'iini of It men. an the "best in
Montgomery counts, onr of the beat
In Pennsylvania ■
V IUI'K people invariably look up
: he finest, and their experience
*. ii the police department has
been wholly pleasant through the
:■•>' remember that through
the years from first grade officers
ri.ce been stationed at crossings.
(Continued on Page Seveni
I
Joseph Corbo
In Hospital
Due to Burns
Black Horse — Use of gasoline
to burn • field on Belvotr Rd. Tues-d
«> proved costly for Joseph Corbo.
II. son of Mr and Mrs, Carmen
Corbo, 315 Hillside Ave.
He ts in Montgomery Hospital,
suffering severe btima of the far*,
neck and both arms.
Corbo. a senior and rarsltv ath-trie
al PUmiiuth-WhHemarah High
•" Intnl. had burned a enantlt- of
Irash and started la barn grass
In the rear of the properly ef Ste-phen
Marrhese.
•Vbtfl aiisohne struck the Ore,
flamea leaped backward His clothes
aatas he ran about 60 yards to
the nenreat dwelling. An occupant (
rushed him to the hospital ^
J Donald Tarbutton. fire marshal ■
of Plymouth Township, investigated
Hiiimrinville and Plymouth fire
companies responded and extin-guished
the field fire
Chief nf Police Edgar E. Mitchell
ONE OF THE FINEST in the state, reading report
complimentary to youth at sample meeting of board of
supervisors yesterday morning at 9 in Whitemarsh
Township Building
Senior Class
To Stage Comedy
Nexi Friday Night
Plymouth Meeting — Seniors of
rijmimlli Thimmai High School
.•re rehousing their class play, a
madcap comedy in three acts,
"Books nnd Crooks." to be pre
armed in the auditorium of the
school Friday night next week.
Nine seniors will portray main
mien, with many others as extras,
taking putt in the chorus, band
and other charactertsstions.
Since only names and titles have
been chnnged to localize the plot,
seniors point out "any resemblance
Ul any person or tiling looayy is
m rely coincidental."
The event, first senior play for
the tirsi senior class to leave the
nrirlv-thrre-year-old high school,
heralds the opening of a long list
of graduation activities leading up
to i niiiinrncement June 7
On School Front
East, West Boards Eye
Benefits of Merging
FINANCIAL REPORT — Michael J. Uputka, Me-retary-
treasurer of Whitemarsh Twp.. explains items in
annual statement during visit ol ninth grade yesterday
morning at Whitemarsh Town.--h.ip Building. Examining
report are 1. to r.. Jack Schultz, Alfred Bauer.. Jeanette
Malanow.-oxi am) Mnrie Mnchn.
J93 \*ill Be Kii>i
<.ommu meant* Sunday
icfcon Bchool board- of
is a:jd the west Ourough got to-
H gully night in the hjh
s.liool off.ee here to explore the
>.' merging the two dis-.
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