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The Ambler Gazette
WE DO OUR PART
VOL. LV-NO. 50
AMBLKR.   PA.. FEBRUARY   8, 1934^
S1.75  A   YEAR
CO-OPERAIl IS IHE
MARRIED   FIFTY   YEARS
Friends Assist Lansdale Couple in Cele¬ brating Anrilversary
Afr. and Airs. AVillinfr II. Woidnor, ot Ijansdale, celebr.itjod their polden weddiniar .anniversary on Jan. 30 at their horrte. The couple were married by Mr. Wcidnor's tathor. Kev. Uriah Woidnei-, at Prospectville, Januai-y 20, 1884.
Mr. W|Oidner sei-ved Lansdale bor- oug-h as street supervisor for 10 years, retir.ing nearly a year ago. Before n^-ivliif; to Lansdiulo 10 years ago, he was road supervlaor for Montgomery township for 10 years. The family lived on a f<arm at Monts<mieryville for many years.
Af lOr their nxarriasre. Air. and Mrs. Weldner, who aro both TT years old, ¦Went flo housekeeiilng in New Britain township. Th-i,! have five children: Mrs. Gertrude AIcNair, Sellersville; Miss Irene Wicidner. Mrs. Paul Bara- cllffe, at home; Mrs. Harold Tifllny, Lanfidale, and) Judson AVeidner, St. Louis, Mo. There ano nine grandchild¬ ren and one prroat-grandchi'd.
Since last August, Mr. Weldner h.as been confined to his homio by poor health, but at the present time shows much improvement. On Thursday, h" was c.aiTled d|iwnst.alrs to greet the many friends who called on the couple during  alt|ernoon   and   evening.
Ai IIS CENTENNIAL
DR. MARY HOUGiH WRITES OF THE ORGANIZATION
fISIDER TAXPAYERS  WHO PAY THE BILLS
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Sewer Question and Approach by Council—Preliminary Meoting Should Have Been First Held—Assessment Reduction  Hinted
A-<iocal residuen,t arjl tkxliay-r, who rt^id the article lelatiVo to the statement made by a large property owner in the borough printed in la;it AVjoek's issue ol the "Gazette" said he was fully jru'ltiflcd in his statement. Inpart, however, there were quotions in connection with the sewer that the large property owner did not bring- out. It waa a known fact, said this taxpayer, that council at one time call¬ ed a mieeting of a number ,ot larse taxpayers In tha borough to consider the sewer question, and there was a general discussion that laoted two or three hours, and thje outcome wa that the brouogh waia not then ready to be sewered. This hapixned at a time when conditions were much bet¬ ter than they are at present, and the taxpayers could have car.ried the bur¬ den much easier than they can now. Therefore some of the taxi>ayers were fully justified In getting atier council for not following the same method it did on the occasion mentioned and callin.g the taxpayers together for a full discussion of the sewer question. In lislening to those arguments on the sewer proposition at no tlniiG was it heard that council was condemned M'itii regard to installation of <a sewer system   in   Ambler.   However,   a   large ^
number of the taxpayers did not hesi. ' -7~     "
tate to criticize the members for bring- j Every Dog, Aged Six Months or Ov
ing up the proposition at such a time.       ""=*  Be  L,censed-^5 to $1C0  Fine,  for a circuit of many miles. "A large numb-or of pro^-^rty owners",     C^f*^ «"^  3f °^y^  '" J^''  ^^ Pen-,     All   the   residents   were       of      high this taxpayer said, "became fri,^-htened      aWies-No   Excuses  Accepted. , standing In  character. Even   'Benny,
at the proposition and many anxious ^ H. B. Iveiter, in charge of dog Law; as Benjamin Foster, who kept the t.av- moments were endured until the voters ^ enforcement In Bucks and Montgom-i eJ-n, vrag called, was held In high es- legistered their prl.itost in a manner 1 ery counties, has Issued the following *teem. He claimed that his house was that clearly showed th,at this was a; statement for the information of dorj open to accommodate the people with .      ,, owners: ;shelter and food—a necessity In those
'\  w.as  also   said  that  the  taxpayer,     in34   dog   licenses   and   i igs   fic^   in-:<'ays of poor roads and inconvenience
wrote the article th.at api>eared i the hands of the County Treasurer. Dog I of travel. He discouraged the use of the "Ga;iette" some time ago, |-owners should immediately prpcure; Intcxlcatlng liquor, and furnished his wherein Was'stated that "The members their licenses tor. the present year. The "hfi'V room with carpet .and pictures of council should have looked before I law requires that all dogs six months of beauty and culture and thereby gave thev le-iped" was woll taken, as it i ot age or over mu.st be licensed on or his patrons a home-like atmosphere, very deflnitly referred to council's ac before Jan. 15 or just as soon as they These people enjoyed the attractions ttm on a previous occasion when become 6 months of age. Afte^ Jan. of a country life. There w.as, however, council called a miooting ot representa-! IB  a   vigorous   canvass  will  he  m.ade, jone   pleasure   denied   them-access   to
men   of   the   borough   to   discuss land any person tound who has failed ^>ooks   ot   good   reading   m.atter.   Man
Was   IdentiFed   with  the  Three  Tun» Section—First   Meeting   of   Pro»pee- tive   Shareholders   Wag  on  Jan.  20, 1834—Interesting History. The  revival  of Interest In  the  Am¬ bler   Publio   Library   on   Its   11th   an¬ niversary,   and   the   endeavor      being made to create a fund so that Its con¬ tinued   usefulness   to   the   Community may  l>e   assured   recall   to  mind   that ICO years ago, or on January 20, 1S34, the   TTnion   Library   ot   Upper  Dublin was org.anlzed, which served the same locality  with valuable  reading matter almost  during that  entire number of years.
The history of thia Library Is of In¬ terest to relate on this its centennial. 100, years ago the locality of the present Borough of Ambler was sprase- ly settled, and the centre of business activity In the same section of coun- trj!- waa at Three Tuns then called Ijcwlsvllle. 2 1-2 miles distant. Lewis- vllle was a locality of great promin¬ ence, to which the Inhabitants living many miles distant -wer/e attracted and where they were pr.o-flded with many I essentials of comfortable living. I Here was a school to educate their 'children: a blacksmith shop, an essen- jtlal business in those days; a store I to provido them with food and cloth-
  I Ing;   a postoffice established   In     1858.
 ,.,..,    • .H.....?... Here, too, was the residence    of    Dr.
CANVASS   UNDER   WAY   AGAINST i^j^^^ ^„„^^ ^^„^ j,;^ ^„„ ^^^ g^^^^^.^r, NEGLIGENT OWNERS JDr. Joshua Jones, who created here a
'medical   centre,   and  for  75   years at¬ tended  to the ailments  of the people
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The dally paths of theso members were filled with priceless blessings when they established their Library. Words cannot cxpre.s.^ the pleasure and beneflt which they derived from access to such books .as they selected. (to be continued)
DEATH  OF WM.   P.  GREEN
Widely Known Proprietor of Fort Sids Inn,   Whitemarsh
Wiliam P. Green, in proprietor of Fort Side Inn, on llothlehom pike, hear Port Washington, diod ear'y Sun¬ day at his hoiije, followin.g illness of a month. He had been in serious; con¬ dition tor seworal weeks.
A native of Concordville, Delaware County. Mr. Green was associated to some years with his uncle, William M. Speakiman, a manufacturer ot dental suppliies in Phlladfr'phia. He purchased l-'ort Side Inn 20 years ago,    and since
CLEARLY   DEFINED     ACTION BODY  MONDAY  EVENING
BY
Chairman   Troster   Says,   "Let's   Keep
Out of t.'ie Red"—Mr. Covalier Prom- 'been   set  ns
ises No Increase of Tax  Rate—Bud-   necessary to enable the work  of
LIBRARY CAMPAIGN  LAUNCHED
Drive for Maintenance Funds Was Commenced This Wednesday The campaign being conducted by I the Ambler I'ublic Library during the I week ot Feb, 7 to 14, has two objec¬ tives: First, the raising of a library- fund of not less than $500; second, the acquainting ot the community with the library facilities, so that the great¬ est possible use will be made of our library.
Although   a   minimum   of   $500   has
the     amount     absolutely
the
I
WILL MEEI FIAY
get of $'12,836.32 la Adopted, Commendable statements looking to¬ wards (>conomy of borough administra¬ tion wore heard on Alonday evening at the regular monthly meetin,? of Am. bier Counoil, wlien the budget was consider,ed.
Chairman TrostCT came out very de-
ASSOCIATION   PLANS   IMPORTANT GATHERING
Miss Lucinda Iliff, Secretary, Has Data from -the Nstionat Municipal League —Everyone Interested Urged to At¬ tend.
A meetin,g of the Ambler Taxpayers' larger amount may be contributed. [Association wiil be held this Friday Any money received aTiove the neces- ; evening at 8 In the assembly room of sary operating costs will be Immed- 1 p'orest avenue school, corner of Forest lately invested in additional books .and I avenue and North Spring Garden in the replacement of tiooks much In street. The meeting promises interesc demand.   The   respon.se  of  all   persons | to  the  taxpayers.  There wiil be a re-
library  to  be  carried   on   during    the coming year,  It is hoped that .a much
hdts enlarged it several times, making j f)„itgiy against any measures that: asked to help the library In this emer-lport of the committee to secure data It one ot thje best-known hotelrlos li i niay tend to put Ambler in "the red,"; gency has been enthustastic and en-j relative to the bud.get ot council foi; the vicinity of  Philadelphia. I and   Councilman    Cav^aller   wias   out- I couraglng.   The   hopes   and   plans   of   the years of inSl, 1932, 11)33 and  1034.
He   Is   survived   by   his   wife,     Mrs. i gp^^,ijp,.,  ;„ jjjj, conviction  that the  tax ; the new library or,ganization may    be
Bmma Green; three brothiers, Harry B. and Charle B., of Concordville, and Casper F., near Chester, and by throe sisters, Mrs. Mattel R. Bibwn, ot Washington; Miss Belle Green, of Con- cordvU'e, and Miss Edna Green, ot Delaware County.
1 Fi COMPANY
AMBLER     ORGANIZATION     AGAIN PROTECTS MEMBERS
Blanket Accident and Liability Co\<er- age—Apparatus   in   Good   Condition for   Work—Appreciation     from Merchants' Association. The Wissahickon Firo Co. of Ambler J ;,nd  of tbe playground
the
.ate must not be increased, however: fitly expressed In this slogan, "The the reduction of real ostate assess-|Library is yours. Use It! Help It! Make ments, due to th erecent appeals betore iit grow!"
the county board. j    The "Gazette" will print in the next
All members of the body were pres- 'issue the names of all persons whose •ent, and after the preliminaries. Soli- j contributions are received before 5 p. citor Foulke reported tnat the appli-jm.' Tuesday, Feb. 13th. The amounts cation for CWA work on Hendricks jot the contributions will not be print- street   extension   trom   Tennis   avenue td.
to Mt. Pleasant avenue has been filed, j 	
and doubtless is temporarily held up pending further grant of funds fr|Om the   tederal  government.   It   will   cer-
' tainly be  one  of  the  first  to  be con-
jsldered when the congressional appro¬ priation  is  made available.
I     The   budget   committee,   Mr.   Davis,
j chairman,  reported  a  budget for lOS-J
;of   $42,836.32,    with   appropriations   as
j follows:   Highway,  $11,995.52:   salaries,
|si2,5O0;    flre   company,   $'2,00C:    lights,
'$6000;   police,   $5,300:   sinking fund  ac
; cording to requirements of    law, and j
I other  items. ',
I    An appeal for support ot the library j Mr. was received,       ~
AI KIWANIS MEET
JTHE   AMBLER   PUBLIC
PROJECT IS PRESENTED
The object is to give the t.axpayers an opportunity to study the financial prob¬ lems. The .officials of the association feel that it is only through this meth¬ od that the taxpayers will get flvst- hand Information. Every taxpayer should feel it a duty to attend. Kvt;ry effort is being made to make the ses¬ sions interesting and  to the point. '
The oflicials h.ad hoped to have pres¬ ent Franklin Spencer Kdmonds, Ksq., who is an acknowledged authority on township and borough problems, but because of a previous enga.gement Air. Edmunds, who wrote Miss lliff sec¬ retary, an interesting and encoura.tring letter, Bnds that he is unable to at¬ tend the meeting. An effort will be made to have Mr. Edmunds addrc-^s the members, at a later meeting.
However,     at     the     meetln-r     Fri- , .--.pyi'day  evening,  the  secret.iry,   Aliss lliff,
jwill present further tacts re,<5;arding the information secured from the National
I Municipal   League.   This   league   aims Kerschner   Makes   Plea^ for | fo^   constructive  economy  nnd   it   wil
le  v.'ell worth  any taxpayer's  time  to
who in
live
the  sewer  question  before  proceeding. 1 to procure his license will be prosecut-;<"''"""*   live   by   bread   alone,   and   by tne  sewer  qutsuju o <= =„>,iect to a flne of from '^5 to the  .absence  of  books many were  de-
Onlv recently a discussion among tax- ; ea ana suojeet to a iine oi irom .t.->  '-" .
uniy  lecemiy      u j^ad appealed I $100 and costs,  or 30 days in jail, or m^-d the full measure of life.
pip-j both. Excuses for having failed to pro-
p, -ed thereon bv the epeci-lcure a dog license will not be .accept-, sen's   contributions   on   local   history, L^j^ ^^^J^^   ^^^^ j^ receivinpr componsa-,held this Thursd.ay evening. , ture  was  extended  to  all  books  more
,c.nuncil,; ed. Dog owners are being fairly war,n-' John  Jones,   a resident,   suggested     itl^|,,„   ^j^ j^  ^^„,  rooovering, and  it  is j    An  ordinance was ordered prep.ared j than three years old
payers showed that many
tliiO -assesam-mt  figures  on   thelr
pcrties .-rs p
a'ly   appointed   assessors   by
and  later  it  was  learned from rum ir | ed,  and .given  plenty  of time  to
that  appeals  would  be   i-eco,p,-nizcd   by ; cure a llnense. It is just as neces
.i,„  r.r,..r.t^-   i,mr.1   of .assi-^ssors   uud  a 1 to license your dog as your auto.
v^di.cTlon   of     sics^nent wo   d  result,       T>on't dispo.se of the receipt you re-lot obtaining reading matter was asked
reduction -of  assessment ^voulu  "-^ "N     . aide-man  or justice  of to contribute a certain amount of mon-
but  this is  only a rumor,  as  nothini? , ceive from an  aide, man  or justice  ot ^_   _   ^^,^^  ^^^
den.nlteha.s been heard from tho boaid I the   pe.ace   until   you   receive  your   11-, ey   at   stated   time.
of  assessors up to this time
E.  E
Public Support — Mr.   Ralph   Kline has   i;enewed   It^   Itisiwance   policies,'and   after   discussion   it   was   decided!     Renders Vocal  Solos--John  Shuman, | nttrend   the   mooting.     The   knowlod;;e expirine  next  month,   for blanket  ac-jto  move  the police    headquarters     toj     Fo,rmer  Member,  Revisfts. received   recently  from   nearby   town-
cident and libllity covei"age. Actioi | the fire house, to reduce the Norton i Books and music were appropriate- | ships on the economy movement wag taken at tbe meeting last F'riday JPowns Post donation to $200 per year, i jy combined at the Ambler KlwanI,oi 1 launched by the taxpayers is boarin-^ evening, which was attended by the i appropriate $200 to the Public Library ; oub regular meeting on Tuesd.ay eve-| fruit and a general movement has boon senior partner of Afa.xani and GiVis-jand IIOC to the playground. Miss Cos-|r,ing at School Inn to afford an Inter-I started to give, as the president ot close,   -who   originated     the       present j telle  was   given   $10  for  typing  work lesting and entertaining program. jone   of   the    taxpayers'    leaayos     has
policy, and ivho has "carried" the jfor the police during the year. On this j jjj., ^ E. Kerschner, principal of, said, "The forgotten Alan, whq is tho Ambler  organization  for  many  years, j ba.«is the budget was adopted. ; the Ambler High School, reviewed the i taxpayer,   opportunity  to  learn   some-
Mr.   Alaxam   addr.?ssed   the    meeting,!     The report of Chief Fluck showed 16 | history of the Ambler Public Library, i thing about municipal business." explained   tho   coverage   and   thanked i automo)bile   arrests,    S   felonious   and i.vvhich  was  organized  in  1923  with  12       The   assembly   r.oom   of   the   Forest the members for the business accorded  larceny,   3   quarrelling,    1   Larceny   as | hooks.  Charges  of 16   cents  per book I avenue  school  is  an  iceal   place     for his company. j bailee, 3 larceny, etc., bringing a total j pg^  week were  made,  and  the     work i these   meetings,   and   those   who  have
It was stated that while Ambler has j to   about   40.   Justice   Urban   returned , steadily   advanced   until   three   years i been  attending  the  previous    sessions had few reasons  no  tost out  ihe pro-j $15 in fines to the borough. 47 lodgers  ago  the returns  were  as  high  as  $50 ' apiireclate the school board'.^i courtesy tection accorded by tho pt-licies.  there j h.ad   been   accommodated   during    the jand   .$60   per   week.   However   it    -was j In furnishing the place for these meet- have been  a few instances and  in all.! month. ' deemed best as the volumes increased i ings. cases i>ayment8 h.ave Uoen promft and j     Burgess Shelly asked ror suggestions I ;„  numbers   to  a.fford   special   induce satisfactory. Air. Vje'de,  who was in- ;with regard to the police system, and i ments. and in 1932 children were grant
As stated  in  one of Wilmer Atkin-j jy^^^^   ^yhile   on   flre   duty  Injured   hisja meetinst with the committee will be j,p^  fj-gg  reading.  Later  this free  fea
and, and is re He is  now  rooovering, and  it  is ^
vai;n-i-Jou"  jont^s,   a iokiui^ui.,   Du!^r,<rnici.     " | tion   He is  now  rooovering, and  it  is j    jvn  oruuunu-o  >vnn .¦...^,^...  ,¦..,  j^
pro- iPlan whereby desirable reading matter Up],p.^,p^  .^^iU  gj,^^   be  roslored  t'j   his J extending   Spring   Garden   street   be- ] ssaryjcould be obtained. usual health. | tween BeliiKmt and Tennis .avenue, and ^j
By   this   plan   any   person   desirous
By   so   doing  he
i cense and tag j-would   be   called , a   shareholder.   The
Th^  t-ix-u-rvors  dHcussiiig  this  pro-       Fon't take  a ch.ance  on  having    to fund thus created was for the purchase Tho  taxpaj.rs  di«c">'«"S  tn.  i ^^^j^^^^^ ^^^   _^^^^^^^   ^^^^^^^  ^^  ^^^^  ^^^ ^^   ^^^^^^   ^^^  e^perxse   from  ye.ar  to
roson*-'to'livestock or poultry. year to be met by the payment of an-
.,      ..,..,-  nrmw«ition    thatlhorei     A dog Is your personal property, .and  nu.al   dues,   .and    fines   Imposed       for in^'  the  sower ^''"'«'^'"""'^i ;'^\„''^ ,^ 'ou are responsible for any damage It  hnoks kept over time, was   likely   to   be   a   loduction   in   I'^e   * f. ,     ^^^^  record  says   that   they  met  on
valuation  of a^™-t- ^^'^^^;^rZJ'tail to call the State Dog Law : Second Day, .Tan. 20,  1834, In  the lit- out  turthor  that  should  the  ''^^^^^jt | ^^^^^_^^^^^^ investigator    Immediately/He   frame   school   house   which   stood
been! upon   discovering   your   livestock   has 1 rtl<^!Tonally   from   the   hotel   property, .^.  •  ,      r ,     .1   suffered from dogs (and   antedated  one  used   many years,
expected, becau.se the otlKua^ of J. a    -^ered f^om ^ogs^^^^^^^^ } abandoned in 1906. when the town-
bank., and  •^"'•^-=;'^";\'";^" "^^^^ your  dog  to  run   at  large! ship  Iniilt  its consolidated  sehool.
ti(»na recosrnize tno tact inai piopti uict^ i • -
Ire  worth  no  mon.  than  50  per cent uncontrolled,   upsetting   garbage  c.ans^ aio  woiin  no    u    - -,„ | tr.acking a neighbor's cleanly scrubbed ,
furtlrer" stlted    can   bo    ?ound     with ;Porch,_ destroying gardens, flo^^-r beds, imittee composed of the following per-
position   contend  that   c,;;
take into consideration, whion pn
asiiossors give heed to the oppea nothin?jr   more   than   could   have
An effor^t has now been organized to secure public support, and a fund j The house committee i-eported that! to apply for both CWA assistance on ; ^f $500 is desired, preferably from con-j portions of the i>rop,n-ty need repaint-; the labor involved and tor county aid j.tributors in small amounts, by which, ing and the order was given to Wil-' on the erection of the necess.ary brid.ge. ; ^gj,.,f,d it is hoped to incr«ise thei liam-Deno, a nuember of the comp.any. i Air. Badcliflie reported 12 light re-, j„e^^p,.ship list. Literature Is being j wl^j  is  prosecutimr  the   work. j placements during the montb. I mailed  as  rapidly   as   possible   In  this
Progress was reported with  the or-!     ATr.  Fv.ans reported  two flre alarms  p_.^n,paif.n,  and a generous  public rps-I
CLUB WORK SHOULD  BE  PUSHED ponse is desired in the appeal for this , WITHOUT   RESERVATION
eaniza'ion    of   a   Ladies'   auxiliary   to, responded   to   by   the   company
the flre company j the apparatus in good condition. | in.stltution. I
The  drawing  committee   roportod   a !     Mr.   AA^olf   reported   receipt   ot the .     jf^. Kerschner l^aid a tribute to Mrs. j Is A    Al    Houpt   sent  $2j  vendor liconso tares for this year. jWin.   H.   Russell,   who  conceived     the'
services   rondered i     Treasurer Weber reported a balance ' jij^^ary  and   was   its   active  executive!     Need for Change in Attitude Towards
'of   $2.903.?2,       Collootor       Scott has I j^pj^^  fgj.  gome years,  and   also  to her 1     Duties  of  Citizenship,
turned   over.   $2,615.69   in   taxes, andj<,(,ppj,   ^nd   etfloient   co-workers      who j     Rev.   Joseph   AT.   Bwing,
In   the  following  month   they had  a fleanly scrubbed ' second meetinrr and appointed a com-
return   of   $51.
in  appreciation   for
Mr.  and Mrs. R. D.  Forbers sent
and Raymond  Dailey dmated  $5. The
recreation
of which
Treasurer Davis n-'l'Orted as follows: Balance at   last inoeln.g,  $M'II5.55:   ro
Inrpiration   for   Rotary   ond    Other Service    Clubs—Child    Problem    and
;;c:;im   t;:t;;V;;^UiilOO,.ll   the    Ambier    spring   water 'h are ^ratefuly received. $l,".5.66n  permits;   tax liens   T,....: —.„,i .... e..n...,.a-   were ?ii5.4C.
     pastor   of
Co.   paid : h.ave  made possible the library which ' the First Presbyterian Church of Ani- retunded   jjj,^,^ comprises 6000 volumes. blof,   interested  and  enthused  the  Ro-
were $55.40. I    Harold   Steinbright,   of  Fort   Wash- i tary   Club  of  Amblor   in   bis   address
Bills amounting to  $11S.9S wore  or-jangton,  a   member  of  the music com-; before   tho   memboi-.s   at     the     weekly
ceiins,   $16G7(,;      bills   paid,     $1252.S3; jdered paid
balaiiC'
or   sons  Lewis  Jones, .Tesse     Shoem.aker.   **^",;^*-jj„^j^,„j,,   Association
council for -Y'""'.::TL''^ri^^^^^^-^^^^ "-;::a:^: -^ ^- --^- ^-- -^ '"^^ ^-^r
able   corps   of   engine-., s   f^^;^'^''^"'i finally, don't blame anyone but yourself who were authorl7:ed to purchase books, and  Friel,   as  they   are   r.ecogni.ed  as ; .^ ^^^y-fl_^ prosecuted for violating the  In the next  month, which was March,
1834, this committee reported that they
the very best in this line of work, and therefore the taxpayers commend "OS? l^^- eouncil for having selected these men to do this work, .and perhaps after all, as the large proper.ty owner has stated, these   practical   sewer   plans   may   not
have bei;m in vain, but from them may ,  ,       ,
come   the   sewer   desired.       The     one  -'^ ,^„X" riL r•"ht"s^md^^^^ Ambler,   Jonathan
thing nec.es..ary is cooperation by   the   .  f,''^"^,';'=;™  ''^f^^l    y the AmWer ; James White, Adam Fleck, .Tame« But- taxpayors   with   council   and    ,^°""7'|f/'"^^^;^;'%^,X" '1'3 Job.   Conard,   John    Potts,    Silas
With the taxpayers, l^ocause, alter f.^'^^"^ wLm  the  inventora;srCd i Shoem.aker.   Eleanor   Lukens.      David It is the latter group that pays all the   P;^^^'  *^^ Y^*'""; patent "Lukens. Daniel Foulke. Josiah Johnson,
bills. • Application   to   the   tederal   govei;n-   Isr.ael Lukens, Dr. Joshua Jones   Tesse
ment for this protection on the process Shoemaker. John McNair. and Clement and device was made March 11, 1931. | Jones, and his three brothers, Lewis, Five claims to original ideas develop-  John, and Henry.
H. K. Kiatti. chairman, .«ent a letter of ap¬ preciation for the coperation of the flre  cl>mpany    in  th|
AVm  J. Brown, chairman of the Am- iKline,   one  of  the   soloists  of  the  Cld
jbler   Taxpayers'     League, requested ! Fort  Glee   Club,   who   rendered   .sever
j copies  of  the  budgets  for years  1331, I al much appreciated solos. jlS32. 1933 and 1934.
'^ittee of the club, presented Mr. Ralph | noon-day luncheon on AVodnosday last.
buv-in-A,mblcr \
ihadbought the books"agreed "- - j--ig^^^^^^^^^^ nnOj   U/|j  I
John W. Ledeboer Granted  Paten-l      a cost of ^tO 25  .and '"addition a ^00).  f-^^-^-^^^ot^^             j^^,,^^^,^              iUUf!   IO I   UO        fl   LL
John  W.  Ledeboer,   of  Ambler,   has'<^ase, for which they paid $,5.                          e                               „,port.od   having   re-j*'*'""^ "^^
.been   awarded   a   patent   covering   his!    ^K'""' '^^^ '^'^''''%V ^"^ "T^Zll-^ponded   to   two   alarms   during      the invention   of  a  "corrugated   slreathlng: "lembers  The names of but 20 o^hese   «Ponaed   t ^ ^^   I
Relearisd in Crash at Ambler
Herman Neuwiler, 27, of AUentown, was releas|-xl by the grand jury on an in\1>lunt.ary   manslaughter   charge.
The char.-je arose out ot an accident cn the ean'y morning of November 27 on Bethlehom pike, telow Butler, at Amblr when Neuwiler, accompanied by a friend, Char.ies AlcDermott, 28, also of All-nt(iwn. i-rashed .against a bridge railing at Faust's tannery.
The autrmiobl'e caught t.re. firemen taking the bodies ol Nouwiler and Mc¬ Dermott out of the wreckage. At Ab¬ ington hosiiital Alcri>rmott wa.-^ pro¬ nounced   dead.   Neuwiler   sustained   a
ed   in   cimnection   with   the   Inventl-jn were admitted in the p.atent.
It is interesting to recall the person¬ alties of some of these who founded "The Union Library of Upper Dublin."
County  Bar Dines  Judge  Danneho-*er      Andrew Ambler owned and operated
Moi-13 than 170 members of the Alont- I a   "fulling  mill"   located     within     the
gomery   County   Bar   Thursday   night' present limits of the Borough of Am-
tendered   a   dinner   to   Judge   William ! bier.       Daniel  Foulke   was   associated
F.   Dannehower     in    the       Plymouth | Avlth   the   famous   Foulke       boarding
Cguntry Club,  near  Norristown. | school   ot  Gwynedd.   They  were   both
Judgo  Dannehower,  Dk mocrat,    was i regular     attendants       at       G-wynedd
tlen ed to the Court of Common Pleas 'Friends' meeting. .Tames Rutter owned
in Novjomber, defeating Judge J. Amb-j the   tannery  at   Gilky's   Cor|ner,   (later
ler Williams, President    Judge Harold 1 known as Rose Valley, on the bound-
G   Knight, of the AIontgoMu-y County | ary line of the Borough) which he sold
numbor ;of   injuries.   He  was  released ! (.^^^^^.j   p,.e,5ifient Judgo J..Burnett Hoi-| to Alvln Faust in the year 1851  after
under $2,500 bail by Alagistrate ^'^",0.1^^^^^  [^^ ^^^ Orphans' Court, aud Theo- lan   ownership   of   40   years.   Jonathan
" '"¦"    do-.e  Lane  Bean,  of Norristown,  were | .larrett owned a large tract of ground
speaK'ors. and hecausie he was possessed of many
Aaron  S.  Swartz,  retiring  preaide-it I acres  and  was  an  Influential  man  in of   the   Bar   Association,     was   toast-! the locality the village
master.
of
Death  of  Hester  Lavinia  Kuhns
Charged with muixler, Andrew H(|^, colored, of North Hills, was lli-'WArraigned before the jury in judg-u Knight's court room. Following the usual preliminaries, the jury ad- jiuunod to Its own quartors and con¬ sidered the case. Late in the after- n|,on a true bill was rei>or:ed against the man.
Hel.un la charged with killing Ben¬ jamin   Murph.N-,   whom   he  hit  with
mo service.  '
Bills werie pas.'-od as follows: Alar- vln Riley, $6.50; box rent Flrt Nation¬ al Bank, $5.60; Hell Telephone Co., $3.15; t>eens and prother, $1.68; Phlla. Electric Co., $64.44; Chas. D. Jones, $16.50; B. D. Frey. Inc., $48; Ambler B. and L.. $61.80; Yost's Sei-vlce Sta¬ tion,  $33.73.
John Troster made a plea ot sup- Il^rt for the' Ambier Puhlic Library, and  the  company voted   $10  to     tho
cause.
The  progr.am  was   under  the  charge of   the   Boys'   AVork   Committee,   John Broughton, chairman.    Ho    introdnood An invitation was read by the secre- ] the  speaker,  who  chose his  text from tary from  the  Chester, Kiwanians     to j Second Kings "And Jehu drew his bow Join them on Wednesday, March 7, on ; with  his  full  stren.gth," and developed the occasion of their 15th anniversary, j the   thought   that   whatever   the   Bo¬ at which  time it  Is planned to    have j t.ary Clubs, or any other Service Clubs, pre.sent the International Secretary and ] undertake,   should     be     accomplishod, other  dignitaries  in  the great  service j not  half-heartedly,  but without reser- organization. | vation.
The Amhler Klawnl.ans were happy I He mentioned two distinct problems to greet as a visiting guest John Shu-j confrontln.g us today, flrst. the child •man, of Norristown, who was man-j problem, with an alarming proportion lager of the Amhler store of the AVool- \ ot .school   children  sub-normal  or  de-
¦—  worth Company, and a member of the I fective  in   other  r,ospocts,  .and   due   to
TO   HELP   SERVICE   MEN   SECURE | Kiwanis Club of Ambler at the time.     Inadenuafe funds, unable to secure pro¬ per training.
THEIR   BONUS
-was     named j "Jarrettown"  in  his honor.
Henry  Jones  published   a  book poems, and  was recognized as an au
stone following an  argnmont|tn Nov¬ ember 30, in Abington townsfflp.
llj-stor  I.avinia Kulitis, a iVsidont otjthor of considerable merit, Landale   for  about  40   years,   died   at |    With  the  exception  of  Adam  Fleck hor   homo   Wednesday,   Jan.   31,   afterjand   Pr.  Joshua  Jones,  who  were  af- having been ill for about a year.  She {filiated  with   the  Lutneran  Church  In was 73 years of age. j the   vicinity,   they   weie   all   members
Airs.   Kuhns,   whose   husband     pre- j of   the   Religious   Society   of   Friends ce*'d  her  In   d|eath   sevon   years  ago, ! and   were  attendants   of   the   meeting I was a member of St. Peter's Luther- j located   near  Three   Tuns  known     as I an Church, Nor.h Wales. A groat lover , "Upper Dublin Friends' meeting." which QUralN  HELMAB jof   flowers,   her   yard   attracted   many , was established in the year, 1823  as a j ,„g ,,j^„ ,,ep„ ,vntod through the Soud
Quirin Helmar, ot South Spring Gar-j vi.-,itors in the summer whero she had j "Preparative Meeting,';  at  the  request j prton Building and Laan Association ^vn  street   died Tuesday morning af- I phintod and raised  b-.autiful  plants. .       . . .^
a  long  illness,   aged  60  years. He:     Suivivini? Afr.  Kuhn,   who had  suf-| eral ot whom were the foundeis of the
OBlTUAaY
May Erect Power Lino
The I'hiladolphia Flectric Company haa been granted permission to ex¬ ercise the right of eminent domain to acquire a right of w.ay across laud owned by Allorris T. Walters, Jr., in an order handed do'tv-n by the Publlc Service   Commission.
The utility's application to the com- miaision said that it desires to erect t!ransAni9sion line* aoross the land, which is If)cated at the intersection of the Bethlphem pike and the Di)yl»s- town-Montgomeryville highway, an.l had failed in negotiations to iKirchase a  right  of  way.
It Is said Mr. 'Walters objected to the erection of poles on the front of the prtnierty, claiming that It would lower tlto value  of the  tract.
Men on Duty with Typewriters Avail¬ able rt the DuQout—Card Party for Feb. 22—Loral Post an Active Or- ganiiation
The business .session ot the Norton Down Jr., Post No. 125, American Legion will be held this Thursday evoning. and all members are urged to attend, as thero will be important businoss to trau.'»act. Matters re'.ative to the veterans' compensation by the .state wiil come up for considoratio The post has received a large supply of forms for veterans to ftH  out, and! before th
Ambler  Welfare   Worker   In   Crash
Airs. Alary Ijcntz, 01 Ambler, a Fed¬ eral Relief Board worker, was injured .at 11.30 Thursday morning when an .auto she was driving collided witli .1 car operat|.''d by H.arvey Meyers, of Gw-ynedd, The accident occurred on *'ie welsh road near the B.anker' Country club. Mrs. Ijontz was admit¬ ted to the Abington Memorial hospitai
According   to   witnesses.   Airs.   Lentz
endeavored to pa.s.s a truck   driven  by
Chai-les Rau, of IMii'adcIphia, and was
unable   to   get   the   auto  back   in   line
crash,  with  the car driven
Factory  for  Souderton
Sixty men will be e.mployed by a Philadelphia upholstery flrm in the branch p'ant to bo opened in the for¬ mer Henvsing factory. Second and Chestnut streets, Souderton. The build
any ex-servlcc men who will present tliomselves at tlie post Dugout will be assisted with tho application. Com¬ mander Alex AVillox and Joseph Craft have installed tyiiewriters in the Dug¬ out and same are for the convenlenco of, the veterans. Alemhors will re¬ main on duty every night this week at the Dugout, tuid in addition ar¬ rangements . have been made with .liistic.^ of the Peace Urban to renins in his offlce until 9 p. m. to take the neccs:?ary aflidavits. All services lot this nature are tree to the veterans.
Commander AVillox ex'Pects to    lead a  delegation to Norristown  this Wed¬ nesday   evening   to   attend   a   district 1 meeting- ot tlio posts of the county. Th>!
liy Aleyers, a chaiilTeur for Airs. AVU¬ liam  Newbold ^Ely,  of  Gw-.vnedd.
The injuried woman was taken to the Abington Hospital by the driver )'f the truck, and hoslpital mfflcials announced she sustained a fractui-e of tho right hand and a ixissible fracture   of  the   right   ankle.
Mrs. Lontz is employed <as a visitor by the I'lederal .Ralief Board.
BUSINESS  FOR  45 YEARS
Irvin    M.   Scheetz   in   Same     Location Now Serving  Fourth Generation of
Patrons On   Februal¦^'     6,   1888,     Irwin      M.
Scheetz,   32  N.   Main   street,   harness-
members of the Auxiliary f"'¦ ;'"^:'"M ,„akor, ente.vd this store to serve his nothing   undone   to   nvike  their     card 1	
ter
; of some residents in the vicinity, sev¬ eral ot whom wei "Union Library."
Move Farm Association Offices |
The   Montgomery   County     Agrlcul- j
tural Kixten.'ilon  Association  moved  its •
party, Thursday evening. Fob. 22, AVasningtoii's birthday, a great suc¬ cess. Tickets for tl-»e event, whicli will he held in tho Dugout of the post, can be had from any of the members.
was  born  In  Austria-Hungary,   was  a  fered   three  strokes  in  the  past  year,;
barber by trade, and has been in Am-j are   two   brothers,' Philip   II.   Phandor !     Clement  Jones   was   appointed   Di.i-
b'ler  for  16  yee^rs,   operating  a barber land Willkam If. Phandor, of Uansdale; ; rarlan. He kept tho store, which  was  headquarters from the court house ;
shop  in  the  "Gazette"   building.      Heland  Airs.   iaizal.o,li   C.   llVc,  Ambler,   1 located opposite the present hotel pro-1 j^^rristown   recently  to  the  new   post
appi-entlcoship with his brother-iu-law, the late Wlm. A. Thomas, who had just purchased the business from Matthew Hallman. At that time the postoffice was at one side of the store, Air.   Hallman     boin-j  the    postanitoHr.
The second problem is the need for a change in the attitude toward the duties of citli'enship. He mentioned the Indications of a bro.ak-down iu popular Government and quoted sta¬ tistics pointing out the tremendous in- cre.ase of indebtedness of cities and other municipalities In the ton years following the close of the AA^irld AVar. He mentioned the lack of attention giv¬ en toward the admlnistratlcm of publio, offices, and called upcm P.olarians to lead in, first, more constructive think¬ ing, and secondly, in a fight for liottor Ideals in Government.
President Giliin presided, and the roll on local business conditions showed a majority of "fair" votoi^. with 38 percent "good," and only 12 percent "poor."
Condolence was expressed to the fellow member, Raymond Maxson, whose father has recently pas<?ed away.
Thomas Foulke proposed th.at all for¬ mer mombers of the Club be invited to attend, at their own expense, the meoting to be held this weok' at tho Colony Club Rooms. This motion was seconded hy John Broughton and duly carried.
Sheriff   Sales Among   the   93   properties   M ild
laPt
:lti
vfcek by the sheriff wore:
Building and tracts of Forrest K. Aloyer, I>ansd.aT\ Debt. $1916.67. Sold to Attorney Sa,iui|ol i'. i'.iiivl:-r for $231.47.
Building and lot of Charles VV. AVard A.mhler. Debt, $1212.35. Sold to A,'- torneys Dittfer and Alongos fi'ir $84,78.
Building and lot of Elmer AI. Ker¬ rigan,   North   Wales.   Debt.   $1712.   Sold
i|
leaves a wife,  Anna, and  a  daughter.;
Mrs. John Lucas. The funeral will bo ; Nase Moves  Office
held   this   Friday,   with   liigh   mass   in j     The   Lansdalo  ollice  of District  At-
St. Joseph's church at 9.30 and  inter- 1 torney Stewart Nase is now located in
piBiit in St, Anthony'B Cemetery. Ithe iiaser and Schultz building.
j Mr.  Scheetz  att'l  retains  some  of  thf Harrison   Gets Thirty   Days j c ustomers cm his books who were pat-
I'ieading  guilty  to  a  charge  of  as-' rons at the timo of his entry into the j t„ Attorney Jamos H. Bgan for $11^2.- perty   which he had built the previous i o^ice building on Airy street,  Norris-   sault and battery, Benjamin  Harrison,  businesa, and in one family is servin-vhs.
yeai; in 1833. The books were placed on  tQ^n I colored,  of Ambler,  was  sentenced  to  the fcutrh Honeratlcm. Thia he b lieves __	
  I servo thirty days in the county prison ' to  be  a record  of  any  storekeeper  ini     —Mr.'and Airs. Wm. F. Anderson, ot
—Dogs killed 26 rabbits for a Morris-   by Judge William ,t'. Dannehower    in j Ambler   doing   business*   in   the   same; Bethlehem,   formor'y   of   Quakertown, ville fancier. '  1 Montgomery County Court. j location fur 46  yeara. have  been married 57 yoai's.
the flrst floor of the store room for some years, and later in a suitable loom on the second floor.