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• ¦»•*•¦ vnooounnuiT The Ambler Gazette WE DO OUR PART VOL. LV-NO. 42 AMBLER. PA.. DECEMBER 14. 1933 «1.75 A YEAR 1907 BONO ISSUE $40C0 REMAINS OF $35,1300 AMBLER BOROUGH LOAN MISS DOROTHY PEABODY B<*«ugh Almost Continuously in Debt Since Incorporation, With Total Issue of $53,003 at Present—Another Loan Proposed It might interest mlany of tho pro¬ perty owners of Amhler borough to Itnow th.at the present bond<ed indebt¬ edness irrei.ip6ctive of the school board, is 93,600, with one of these issues con¬ tinuing .since September Ist, 19C7, more than ."« years .igo. The latter Issue ^vaa for .$35,000 and was floated pa-inci'p.-illy lor the pavln.5 of Butler avenue with vitrified baocks. Pas.sing on this loan the citizens voted July 18, 1907, and the vote was 161 for the loan and I'll against. At that tftnG there waa contention that none but propery ov/ners should have the right to vote on the Issue. However, nothing came of this con¬ tention, and the loan carried. There Is still $4,000 due on this .'jaO.OOO and the borough has been paying interest for a period of 26 years, with a few years yet to go before the loan is fully liquidated. At the time the above loan %v,ns created tlilere was then a prior loan which had been borrowed by a vote of the people In July, 1907, showing th.-it the borough had been continuously in debt almost from its vei-y incoriwra- tion. The assessed valuation ot real estate In 19C7 was $1,477,920. Nino years later the citzens were called upon to pass upon a loan of .$30,000. According lo the records the proposed purchase of flre equipment for the Wis.sahickon Fit>i Company played an imiportant part in deciding the issue. The vote ivas 281 for and 27 against. At that time the indebtedneSH was $47,000, of which amount $42',0O was in the form ol bonds, showing that after nine years there stn existed a debt of more than the amount borrowed In 19(fl. The dllTerence of $5,000 was floating or current liabilities. In 1916 the assessed valuation of property was 51,S?10,320. The next loan was authorized ,Tuly 1st, 1!).52, when $40,0ro was created without a vote of the people. The in¬ debtedness had then increased to $55,- noO, and the valuation of taxab'e pro¬ perty was given at $2,4'1'3,025. This amount borrowed by act of borough council was employed in rebuilding sionv? of the borough streets and to (re¬ pay loans previouejly m«dc. Council was soon thereafter ready to again ask the people for authority to create another loan, and, accord¬ ingly on April ??. 1924, they authori:)^d a loan of .$60,000, which carried 78 to 43. By this time the bonded in¬ debtedness and floating .account has in- crea-sed. so that at the pres-'nt time the bonded indcbtednesa is $93,600. With thia amoun , should the proposed loan for $265,000 cihri-y. the bonded indebt¬ edness will t)e, $358,003. | At tour percent interest $14,344 will i be required for interest each year, and ! added to this amount there will have I to be $10OCl|l more set aside for re- ' deeming the principal of the bonds, making a toUal of about $24,000 neces- Bary to be raised by taxation each year to meet bond reciuirements, neces- siUiting a considerable increa.se in the tax rate, whicii is now 8 1-2- mills. Since tho increase in the as-sessed vai'ua ion of taxable property in the borough greater revenue can, of course be derived from an increase in the tax rate, and there is no doubt, but tliat this will have to be done If the proposed loan is carried. This is the second article on tlie sewer proposition in Amblor, v-hich is Will. Appear in an Interpretative Dance at the Bellevte Mi.ss Dorothy Peabody, daughter of Mr. and IVIr.s Ii O. Peabody, ot Fort Washington, will app?iiir as soloist in an ori.Tinal interpi-etivo dance at 1ho Charity Ball, given at the Ptillcvue- .Stratford on Friday evening. Mi.sa Pea¬ body on Friday evening. Miss Pwi- body studied dfincing in Boston for two years and is a pupil of iNrfkhall Mordkin, of New York. AMBLER 10 VOIf ON Girl Scout News—Junior Troop The Junior troop ot CHiU Scouis had the regular meeting on Wedni'sday. The Scouts considered (J!hristma,'! ac¬ tivities, and among the suggestions are caroUlng and a party for the bene¬ flt of tho poor children. The group welcomed MissJ Jane Mai-tin as a visitor. URGED THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN THE QUESTION $365,804.33 Is Estimated Cost of the . Plant—Federal Grant Asked Is $103, p.irtment of Health has ordered Amb¬ ler to Install a sower system and sew¬ age treatment works. The United i Slates Government presents the op¬ portunity to secure a grunt of approx¬ imately $100,000 towards the cost. It is estimated that an everage of 120 men will be employed directly upon the woi-I< f(ir a period of one year. Tho money paid to labor will stay In AmbUr, I,nc.-il business will benefit. It WORTH-WHILE CASH PRIZES FOR LIGHIG EFFECTS appears safe to say that with these facts in mind it is dpsir:il,le from a financial and social view point for thp voters of Ambler tn cast their bal- 804.33^-^157,000 to Be Repaid by As- | ^"t-'' January 4th In favor of the pro- sessments. | P°^'^^ ''""^l '^8"^- At a special election to be held on , ~ I NEAR BROAO AXE ONE PERSON KILLED AND SEV¬ ERAL ARE INJURED Thursday, January 4, the people of Ambler will be asked to vote for oi; against an Increase of bonded indebt¬ edness to the amount of $26';',0(i0 for the purpose of constructing a modern sanitary sewer system and sewage treatment works. It is important that the electors are iprepared to cast theii; ballots intelli¬ gently and they should lie thor|Oughly informed as to the wisdom ot any course to be pursued. The whole mat¬ ter should be considered from an un¬ biased and strictly non-partisan view, .and all the facts in the case should be EASTERN STAR MEETING Mrs. Lucy Porter, of ,\mbler, Heads Eastern Penna. Group A meeting of the pasi .-ind present oflicei-K association of tlv Order of tho Kistern Star ot Kistern I'ennsylvania was held Thursday af: Trinity Me¬ morial KlI)i^5col).¦^.l churcli. Ambler. A bui'.ine.«s meeting w.as cumUicted in tlie if-^rnoon and 75 members attendc" Mrs. Florence Plummcr, .as.-jociate grand matron; Mrs. Marion Armstrong, I .lenkintown ' grsind Aiiiih and Mrs. LITTLE EFFORT , ,, , . ^ ...I. .. ,, ,, I i-nima 1>. CJreen, of Bridgeport, grand (carefully weighed. The questum should . ,, , / . ^ . ;_ _ , _ ., _. represcu.ative \\'*ere gne.sts. Oflicers are: .Mrs. Lucy I'ortor, ot Wis.saliicknn chapter. Ambler, presi¬ dent and the niew ofllcer.s include: Mrs. h'e scanned from every angle so that i no step be taken that w-ould later: cause regrets. The question then is: Should the citizens of Ambler vote for the con- Mrs. Sara Doyle, of Prospectville, Dead, and George Freed, of Kennett Square, Mrs Anna Boyer, of Ambler .p,^^^^^, STant in order to eliminate and Mrs. Margaret Bird Injured. 1 ^^^ rapidly increasing cesspool prob- A serious motor vehicle accident | ]em which menaces the health, pres- took place Saturday afternoon on Skip- , tige, realty valuation and the future pack pike, north of Butler pike, with-i.jyell.'being of the community? in a short distance from the entrance of Daniel Buckley's "Woodrow Farm' property. One person w-as killed out- Councllmanic Action At a meeting of the Borough Coun- ,,.,., ., _ ^ oil held on November 21 that body de- right and three others were sent to. ,, , .. TT___.._,„.,»_..< , cided u: -- . TT 1 , «« 1 » i i.ucu unanimously to give the electors Montgomery Hospital suffering from ^ ,^ .. ¦ 4 „• x,_ i. 1.. . ^ ¦ .an opportunity to pass upon the mat- injuries that may result In at least. ' ^, ^ , ^- on j *i,„ ., J n, T,^ c. TV , 1.- ' ter. On the next day, ^ov. 22nd, the another death. Mrs. Sara I>oyle, 22 ] .^^ \ ^ ,, V ,< ., , ... . .,, ' ,, Borough Council made application to ¦ years of age, of PiMspectviUe, was kill- I , .^, =, , „ „ »j • ¦ . ^¦ 1^ , ..... X, -nil, , ..,. the Federal Emergency Administration ed almost instantly. Biding in the can v, „ ,,, -.,r , 7 , e «orr nn i ,,, , , / .,,„ r. „ i> J 1 of Public Works for a loan of $265,„00 with her was her father, George .Freed, ^ ^ „ »,nnDn,oo * «¦ „' „_ . - ,J .1 o, and a grant of $100,804.38 to Imanco 165 years of age, of Kennett S^quare, i " f , . ' ., , ^ the cost of constructing the proposed ! Hari^y- Walton, Radiant cliapter, Nor- .... _ . ,1 ristown, president; iVIrs. Mary lienner, ,struction of a sewerage system and ' * ' ' * ,., . ' , - .„ * .1 „„ * 1 , Qii.aqeilown chapter. vice-prcs den'; take advantage of the present low- ' '., , ,- ,, „ , . , , ; Mrs. lll<>len Keller, Perkasie chapter, j secretary; Jfr.-i. Isoi>cl Leedom, Nesli- I .aniiny ch.-ipter, NorrLstinrn, treasurer; j Mrs. Josephine .S\vavel,y. Pottstown : chapter, m.arslial'.; Mrs. 1^'len Brown¬ back, Norris-Penn cliai)ter, Norris- j town, chaplain; Mrs. ll'irenco Tippin, Wis.s<ahickon chapter. Ambler, organist; Mrs. Sar.'i. Nester, Valley Forg'e chap¬ ter, guard; and Mr!*. Hazel 'Weber, Old York road chaptor, Jenkintown, flag bearer. The ivxt mcetin.tr of Ihe association will be Iw-'d the first Thursday in i March at Lenape chapter, Perkasie. Feature of the Buy-«n-Ambler Cam¬ paign Sponsored by the Ambler Chamber of Commerce—Fill Out En¬ try Blank and Send to John Hanseil Anyone with .-in inuminiited ChriBt- mas tree, porch or lawn In the Amb¬ ler community imay enter the Chri.st- nias com.i)etition for the prize money offered under the auaplres of the Am¬ bler Cha.niher ot Comm'erce .and the Buy-ln-Amblor oami>.aign. The cash prizes are $2.? for first; $15 for second and $10 tor third awards. Tills is an opportunity to assist in making Ambler more attractive dur¬ ing the Christmas season, and at tlv? same time to receive remuneration and recognition for your efforts. Boost the community spirit by Join¬ ing whole-heartedly in this campaign. In order to enter the "Brighter Christmas Contest)" above idescrtbed fill out the fo'lowing blank and mail or .send to the Secretary of the Cham¬ ber of Comn^erce, Ambler: NEW TAGS IN ORDER No Motor Car License Extension After Jan. 1. Nnw motor oar license tags are in order, as there -will be no extension of time in Penna. after Jan. 1. "Penn.'iylvania la.st year Issued rr<ore than I.SOOPOO tags, with registration in Philadelphia County 2'14,909 p.a.s- senger cars: Delaware County, 58,928 cars; Bucks County. 22.698 cars; Mont¬ gomery County, 61.257, and Chestej- County, 27.501," said Walter N. White, manager of the q'utj's license bureau. "Thisn there Is ai« wild .scJTimble dur¬ ing which the Department of Revenue at Harrisburg sometimes ftndf? it a physicnil Invpossibfllty to lasuie all tag.' before the deallne. Bills fotr the new t<ags were mailed •n October, and eivery .ow-ner shor' LITTLE KNOWN INSTITUTION HERE SINCE 1911 Mrs. Bush-Brown Tells of Establish¬ ment and Work of the School of Hor- ticulture—^Club Plans Informal Lad¬ ies' Night on Dec. 20. "In the neighborhood of Ambler aro several institutions about which the people of Ambler know little or^ noth¬ ing," so decUired tho Bev. N. B. Oro- Name .•\ddr< who received injuries that will keep him in the hospital for some time. He sustained a fractured collar bone and 'has a numit>er of severe cuts, brush 'bruises and Is suffering from shock. Another daughter, Mrs. Anna Boyer, 27 : years of age, of 347 Church street. Am- j bier, who is .a sister of tire dead wo¬ man. Is reported at this time to be in j a critical condition. She has a pos.silily I fractured .skull, three fractured ribs i and is also said to be hurt internally. 1 i Mrs. Marg.aret Bird, 44 years of age, I of Kennett Square, wlio was a passen- j ger in the same car, suffered a num- j ber of cuts about the head and face, | and is suffering greatly frpm sliock, it is said. The car was being driven by Ithe owner, Linford M. Boyer, 25 years of age, husliand of Anna Boyer, wlio (lives at 347 Church street. Ambler. The sewer system and sewage treatment works. It was the consensus of opinion of tlie Borough Council at the meeting that now is the logical time to proceed -with this work. The possibility of a grant of over $100,000 from the Fed¬ eral Government weighed greatly in Council's decision. This sum -will be given outright to the Borougli towards the work in order to lielp the unem¬ ployment situation. The total cost of the sewer system and sewage treatment plant, as estimated by Albright & Friel, j ilnc.. Consulting Knglneers. of .Phila- j delphia, ia placed at $365,804.38. Ee- | ~j-*ucting the free grant frpm the gov ernment, leaves $265,000 sliaro of the costs. Free Grant from U 'S 10 r«[™ES CilSIMAS PARIY WILL ENTERTAIN CHILDREN FROM NORTH PENN CENTRE Dinner, En-hertainment and Gifts Plan¬ ned for Next Tuesday Evening at School Inn—William VanGroen, of Ambler, Entertains the Club. ,1 The Kiwanls Club ot Ambler will as Amblor .-3 ^j^^j^, ^^^ annual Cliri.stmas party next i Tuesday evening at 6.30 at School Inn, i on which occasion the guests will be driver of the other vehicle involved in Not only will the government make | 2S or more boys ami .uirls selected hy j the accident was Merrf!ll Margerum, of the grant to the borough, but it will : the North Penn Cmiimunity Centre—a ' York road, Abington. I also take the proposed bond issue of delightful Christmas custom followed It was hortly before 3 o'clock that j?265,oe0'at 4 percent interest per annum ^ for some years by tho organization, i Chief of Police Fluck and omcer Cam- 'with liberal retirement terms. Accord- j 'Midst appropriate Christmas decor- ; iburn responded to the call for help ! Ing to the proposed sot-up, $157,000 of ¦ ations, the special dinner will be serv- and on arrival they sent the injured to ! the proposed $265,000 bond issue will ed with the guests of honor occupying the hospital, while tlie body of the dead t>e recovered 'by .assessments ag.ainst special .seating, and then follows the woman was' given in charge of Under- : the abutting properties, and the re- : entertainment to interest and amuso i t.aker Jesse F. Davis, of Ambler, andlmalning $108,000 will be carried in an the children, and before they depart Coroner Koland Dettera was notified i issue of serial bonds maturing at the : useful gifts are distributed, and each and a short time afterwards his de- rate of $4500 each year between the i child d,-parts with full eonvi-tion j puty, George Huff, of Lansdale, arrived years 1941-1964. ithat there Is a very real Santa Claus. ( and took charge of arranging for the The assessment cost is estimated at | Tho club held its weekly meeting at j inquest. ;iippr,oximately $1.60 per front foot of School Inn Tuesdny evening?. with I It is understood that the above en¬ trant Kubi!o'-ib-?s to the rules gov(?rnIng the contest and accepts aa final the decision ot the Judges, who will l>e an¬ nounced in due time. j I Rules of Competition I AM decorative instaVationa to be j eligible for the oomiietitlon must be j installed and operating not later than Thursday evening, December 21st, and I must be lighted each night from dusk I to 11 until New Year's Eve. j In the spirit of equal opportunity for a,M, the large instalLationa will not ba ! given undue preference over smaller ! ones for the prizes. Kull consideration I will be given to the possibilities of j decoration which a proi>erty affords, j tlie originality of tlio decora'ion. and j the spectacular effect, i P.y exterior lighting is meant the effect produced from the exterior, and includes decorations and lighting on ; exti-rioi- of home, lighting on the \ shrul)bery and trees, and electrtcally ILghted wreaths, candles, and other : decora'ion.'! in windows. I No entry will be accepted after ; Thursday, Dedember 2tst. i Judging of the entries wiH be done in tli'i period between iChrhstmas and ; New Year's. Owing to the number of i pridefu'. householders apparently likely to enter the contest, it Is believed that S(everal nigh'.s wi'l be required to com¬ plete tho task. No entrant will bo in¬ formed of the exact time his home is • to be viewed, but every contestant is a.'wured of an ade(iuate and impartial siurvey of tlie result of his ingenuity and artistic talent. ton at the weekly luncheon-meeting of have received Ids long ago. If no bilLlthe local Rotary Club on last W\h1- haa been received, the u.sual reason is ;iesday. And to prove that it would bo tliat the motorist moved .and failed t worth-while knowing something about record his new addrtass at Harrisburg. .one or .all of those institutions, 3>r. Chang-e of address blank should be Groton presented to the Rotarians Mrs. returned Imlmedlately and the depart¬ ment will mail the application to the new address. Motorists now without billf) should allow at least two weeks to obtain bill and tagi^ before the dead¬ line. CHRISTMAS ILLUMINATION THE MAIN STREETS ON Chamber of Commerce Meets and Ap¬ proves Efforts of Merchants to Stim¬ ulate Business—Discuss Sewer Pro¬ position. The Chamber of Commerce found much of community Interest to con¬ sider and discuss at its nvetlng on Monday afternoon in the oflice ot the seoretarty-. The president, Joseph W. Craft, presided.. Among the committee reports w-as that given by Mr. Bi-ady, on behalf of the buy-in-Ambler campaign, who re¬ viewed th'e efforts of the merchants to merest Cbrtstmas and other shoppers in duch a community movement. 39 of the 80 merchants are at pre.'l'nt actively identifled w-ith the movement and it is hoped that out of this effort James Bush-Brow-n, temporarily in charge of the School of Hoi ticulture, who gave to her listeners .an inipres- ,sive talk on the history of her Alma 'iMater. ; ¦Some 30 years .ago, Mrs. Bu.sh-Brown explained, several Bryn Mawr gi-ad- uatcs, impressed tvy English and Con¬ tinental colle.ees of gardening, decid¬ ed to establish such .a colle.ge at home In America. Miss .T.ane Haines, the guiding-spirit of the movement, and her associates, chose as most Ideal the site now occupied by the School of Horticulture. The School opened Its doors in Feb¬ ruary, 1911, w-lth a faculty oi three and a student-body of two. In the in¬ tervening years, the number of stu¬ dents has Increased encour.aglngly; un¬ til the depression It had reached a" maximum of forty-five; and those for- ty-flve represented fourteen st.ates and two foreign countries; also thef came, some from high-school, some from college, and others from business- careers. The course of study, the speaker said, is an intensive, two-year dlplo- m.a course. In the first year, attention is given In a particular w-ay to text¬ book work; in tlie senior, year, no sub¬ jects are required, which leaves op¬ portunity for the students "to major" in some special branch. Mra. Bush-Brown made plain to her audience the extensive departmental ¦work that Is carried on at the School. The departments themselves are four. In number; garden, fi-ult, vegetable, and farm. Kach h.as grown from a truly will grow a merchants' asscKiatlon. , . ..... Mr. Brady Infoi-med the Ch,-iml>ea- of ^nibryonic state, until now .all are the In tlie mean time both drivers wero brought to the office Peace Urban by State trolment S. J. Eutca legeville detail, and each was held un¬ der $15100 bail to await the action of the coroner. Chief Fluclc and Ollicer Camburn, who were the flrst to arrive on the scene m.ade an mvestigatioii and stated that it is their opinion tliat the accident was caused by Mar.gerum property. In addition to thjs cost, an Edward Foulke, Esq., presiding It Opportunity ia also given all r ~ dentfi ro assi.st in the Buy-in-Ambler campaign, which wi'l be under full curb line. Property owners will Vie giv- i elect and their new dutiea. en five year,a, or until tire year 194C, to ; Rev. Mr. Ewing, chairman nf the pay theso assessments. Those wishing Christmas party, left his report in! to m.ake a cash settlement will be giv «n a discount. Carrying Charges I priced stocks on counters' and, \ shelves In the supreme effort to meet coming out of the driveway before thei t, greatest sum for any single ye'ir ^^^ j^_,^^,^^. ^^^^^^ property, Susiue people on Jan. 4 to decide the proposed bond issue in the sum of $265,000. On Dec. 28 there will be held a l)ub- 11c meeting, ji-ovided for liy Ambler council, whei-eat general discussion, will be invited on the facts and flgus-es to be submitted on the sewer question for Ambler. No properly owner nor rcntor can afford to absent himself from thifi meoting, as phases of the EJewer prob¬ lem affect all alike. Trolley Crushes Man, 55 August Byers, 55, of Phi'a., was critically injured by a Route No. 55 trolley car Wednesday nifjht at Old ,.... , ,. ,. .,,.,,, I nviit. oualitv and prices. writin.g indicating tliat all plans are' ,,, . . ,, . , ,, , ,„. - •»,.»,, Shop in Anibler from your neirlibor- ' completed assuring the full success , ', . , , ., of the event | liood home merchiint, who with you I William VanOrcen, who resides i„ i''"^'rs the community burdens and re .spiuisibilities, who assists in ipaymg your taxea, contributes to civic enter- pries. Rives you credit in times ot stress and sjerves you In a hundred now befoi'e the electors, the first pub- I road was .clear for him, and that Boyer for the carrying charge requirements ^^^^^,^ ^^^,^^^ provided the program. ! lie step therein being a vote of tho ! ''''<"' to avoid the collision by passing v^ould be during the first five years ^^,^,^,^ comprised clever sketching and i 'to his left, but this he was unable t.T of the life of the bond i.sue, or ""til j .,^jp,.^,^^jjj^, „;,„i,>^ ., pr,,„.r.i,„ aiq-nv.^nt j do and he struck tlie brid.ge and protec-11940. These annual ch.ar.ges will >'e ' from anv entertainment ever before : ^""'er w.ays. ' tion fence, and his car ran up on top $10,600. The present assessed valua- presented to the club i ^''^'^^ ^'"^ 'ioc.a.\ merchant your trade ^ of the truck and turned over. Mrs. Boy-i tion of Anibler is $5,274,540 'rho in-i jf^_ VanOreen is a cartoonist and ' be ju.stly merits this i-ec'iproe.-il co-j ;• J"jj^;; s,ho"ol football team. A er and Mr.s I>oyle were riding in the , terest on this bond issue will be paid ' ^ ^^.^^^^^. ^^^, .^ engaged at present In i "I«'r'ition, and will he most grateful tor , ^^^^^^^ ^.^^^^ ^.^^ ^^.^^.^^^ ^^ t^^ the funds raised to fln.ance the cam paign, and of the especial advertising; eftecta. to be exchanged by illumination of Butler avenue and Mcin 8:reet. witli 17 strings ot light.") crossing the high- I ways in places, with the mercliants assuming tMe current costs. The lights are the property of the Merchan's' AsTsociation, and will Ije added to from i year to year. | Mr. Brady described the contest for \ lawn, porch and Christmas tree Ilium Ination. which Is presented in anoth' column of thia issue. He called att'^n tio pride of the School, and, in various j competitions, have brought great cred¬ it to it. Stating that the real worth of the Scliool is shown by the work of the gr.aduates, Mrs. Bush-Prown cited case .after case of "gratis" that have rrtade a striking success In gardening, farm¬ ing, fruit-growing, or vegetabte-va-'s- ing. These alumnae .are found scatter¬ ed all over the IT. S., pursuing the de- p.ai'mental work that they learned at their Alma M.ater, or carrying on in kindred fields. When Mra. Bush-Brmvn concluded n to the appeal of the merchants in j,^^ intensely Interestin.rr and impres- the la/-ge adv on page 3 of the "G<a-.|Hte." The seoretar>'- reported that the Pub- sive history of the Scliool of Horticul¬ ture, by extending to the Rotarians an invitation "to come out and see lie Service Commission hjus approved if^^ yourselves," she was accorded a the change In tho method of billing; j^p^rtv expression of thanks both by for water service by the Ambler and -pr. Groton and bv his fellow-Rotar- the Upper Dublin Water Companies. Discus.4on of the sewer plant was engaged in, and it was stated that ians. She then kindly submitted to a series of questions about the School that^did not fall wltlT.n the range of literature bearing on the physical andli,f,r address. These .she answered to financial phases of the proposition wlll|the full satisfaction of her inquirers. be issued, and that a publifc meetin-.t to further discuss the project wi'l be Previous to Mr,a. Bush-Brown's talk, the Club's President, .lames II. Giliin. held in the high chool auditorium on annnimoed that the Rot.arians will hold Dec. 28th. The electors of the borough! an informal ladies' night on the 20th are asked to vote on Jan. 4 on the proposed bond issue in thi3 sum of $265,000 for the construction of sewers and a disposal! plant. FOOTBALL SQUAD DINED Congressman Ditter Host to Ambler High School Athletes On Friday night, Tecember Sth, Hon. J. WilUam Ditter w.as hoat to the Am- rumble seat, and when the machine, from taxation, and it is estimated that turned over both were thrown out with .lan Increase in the tax rat<> of aoprov- conslderable force. Mrs. Boyer landed ,im.ately $2.00 for each $1000 of the as- In a field, while Mrs. Doyle struck theiscssod valuation will be sufficient to protection fence and one of the pro- tr,udinff bolts entered her mouth and tore a-ivay i>art of her face, it is said. and also severed her jugular vein, which caused" almost instant death. carry tlie loan for the flrst live years. The cost of operating the sew-er system and sewage treatment plant Iwlll be paid by a sewer, rental. This charge will be Iwsed upon the number When the offlcers arrived, Boyer,,'ind kind of plumbing fixtures In eaeh Freed and Mrs. Bird wero still impri- i individual household, and it ia expected soned In the upturned machine and j to vary from $4.00 to $8.00 per year. special work for private parties. i 5'""'" Patron.a3^ Help the man Ho displayed his ver^satility witli the' lelps lioost your home town. crayons, .and his ambidextrous use of the ch.alk excited wonder .and adniir- .ation, aa he cleverly employed biith liands—one apparently .as well trained .as the other. He drew a face .at the same time with each hand, and In a monient'a time the profiles were as alike .ns tiie twins tlioy roprosi^ited. He Invited members of the club to ni.alic lines and curves .at random, and wlio inat., an(J appointed Ralph E. Fry aa Chairman on arrangemnta. Mr. GlUin also welcomed on behalf of the Club Ed. Kelly, local g.arage-manager, guest of Mr. Fry, and extended to I. K. B. H.ansell "happy birthday" wishes. The Club's Secretary, John I-. Han¬ seil, reported that tho weekly ballot on business showed that the unfavor¬ able weather had affected business. ¦Commenting upon the .accuracy of the weekly business liallot, .T. Harvey Graveli declared that it coineidcd very closely with the average throughout Springfleld hotel. Guest of honor and j ^j,^, country. speaker at the banquet waa Coach ' . . I Judson Tlmni, of Pennsylvania ¦^Iili-| GIRL SCOUTS ENTERTAIN Chalfont Wins Dispute Over Taxes of | tary College. Principal E. E. Kerscli- Indigents r.orou.gh and school officials in Clial- fomt aro studyin.g a decision of the , . . . . , , , . .. Bucks C<>un;<y Court in a tax sn.arl I ^^''th Inspiring^ speeches^ and interest- ner presided .as toastmaster, and the following persons who surrounded the sipeakers' table enlivened the occasion Tork and Churcii roads. Willow Grove, ithe glass had to ire broken in order to Approximate Cost to the Average Pro- ; then he chwerly jeined the niarkiir-,'a He was taken to Abington Menioii.a'. Hospital, where surgeons found lie had a skull fracture. Daniel Harkins, of Jenliintown. mo-orman of the car, was placed under rescue them. It is stated that the perty only witness to the accident was A. V. j j^ order to show an Ryan, of Gwynedd V.a11ey,-vvho told the I flgure of the cost In a typical into animals, faces, etc. He r.apidly ipproximate' "''^*''f''i'^'l t'Hi proflleii of Israel Hough .1' and UoKcoe Brady, presenting perfect likenesses within ii few minutes, at a fair rate of speed when the ficci-; g^.f^;,). ¦^^J^. ^^^ ^^.^^^^ jj, asses.sed at! Another display of dexterity, clever- technical arrest by Upper Moreland i •'^t happened. M.argerum stated that : 545^ pi,.gj'(,f „„_ jj .^^.j,, ,(,j,t the home "p^s and rapid calcul.ation was the Township police to await the outcome; he stopped at the _gate before^ enter-i „^^,„gj. jgcoo on the $1.60 per, front -lottl'is- of figures by both hands on the of Byers' injuriea Byera gave polic< hia name and said he had work<fd for the \j||allpaper firm of Kayser and AU- nian'i^Bc., Phila. ing tho highway. Boyer corroborated j^^j assessment. To this must be add- 1'"'ard, and when the columns were to- this, but added th.-it Margerum knew thiit he was too close for^ him to drive his truck out into the road. ed tho $20.00 house lateral cost, plus , t.alled the sums were identical. which, while it gave them a technical vietor.v over the borough auditors, is 1 likel.v to i>i>l>n the door to future I tremble in the collection of t.axes. I The auditors in <a auppleniental re- j p irt filed recently surcharginl the Bor- j ough Council and School Board tor a.ves not paid by; gueats at the I'. O 1 S. of ,.A.. iHoime .located wlithiu (the I borough. The Court disniis'sed the sur- ' charge on .a Je,<:al technicality, "re.gret- ' ting" Ihe action, inasiiiuch as "it show- I ed a great deal of conscientious effort ! by the auditors to perform their the cost ot making the necessary j '¦'•^^ clever artist was loudly applaud plumbing connection from the actual ' <"<' 'i^ 'if completed liis Interpstlng pro- ; duties- ' The dead woman i.s sun-Ivcd by hor! property to tho curb line. The cost, i ^'""m- I '^^^^ mni.Vca of tlf.^ honv». It was parents who livo at Lansdale, and sev-! therefore, to the tvpical home In Am-i The club Is supporting tho buy-in-|''Pvealed, pay county taxes, which per- bler will be approximately $100 on lots! Am'i'ei- acmpaign not only at this i mit« them to vdte, but have refused to of 50 feet frontage plus the cost of f^'i'-i-'^tmas season, but is supporting: Pnv borough or school imposts on tlie making the plumbing connection. On i *'i'" movement as a year-round pro- j ground they .are indigents. Cuncil and eral brothers and sisters. Lansdale High Beats Norristown Completing its second straight sea aon with an undiefeated record, Lans- | dale's Green .lackcts eliminated the j Norri.'itown High SchiHil Club as a | contender for the independent football five of Norristown and a life-long championship of Montgomery county resident of Montgomery county, die«l last Saturday. THI? Lansda'e squad, lat the home of her son. Barton, at 29 | Ave years, or until 1940, couched by Joe 'Wieaver, ti immed thej Menlo avenue, Glenside, Sunday night. Death of Mrs. Amanda Croll Mrs. Amanda Moyer Croll, 73, a na- ; sm.allor lots the cost will, of course, be less than the figure quoted. The Increase in taxation for the first will 'be .at position. Prepare for Ambler's Vote .Uid-re Corson has 'rranli'd the peti¬ tion of the County Cdiiimissioncrs for A Iieart ailment caused her death. Mrs. Croll lived in Norristown un- !til 1929, when she and her husband. the rate of $2.00 per $1000 of assess- jed valuation, making a total increase i tH" court to direct (ieorge Oroff and iof $9.C0 for the typical ca.so cited oMver X. Bergey, custodians of the : above. To this $9.00 must be added th-,i]i.j|ii,it boxes, to ('m>ou the boxes and I Philip Croll, moved to Glenside to I se-ft-or i;ental, which in tliis typical ; R.,r,„v. for tlio Coniniilasioners' e'eiksl make their home with their son. Pe-| case would be approximately $'>-l'0 ! papers which are necessary for the om- jcca-sod had been a member of the I'f^i'ye-'"', or a grand total cost of $15.60 ; ,..i,„.pf, „f ti,^ onimissioners to have Haws Avenue Methodist church for P^r V^^^- This would be an aver:ige||„ the preparatimi of a special ballot ithe last 40 years. , flguro until tho year 1940, The cost of ^ f„r (]i,. sp,.,.!-,, „-,,f.|inn which will b.-- ; If Mrs. Croll had lived until next ' f'i"'i'.vi"S the loan between tire years ^ ,j,,i,j j,, Amlilor on .lanuary 4. from 18 cents to 16 cents per 190 cuiiic April, the Glenside couple w<uild have ^940 and 1964 Is reduced each year. feet for all consumption in excess of celebrated thoir 60th wedding annivor-;and a corresponding reduction in tlu; 135,000 cubic feet. jsary. Water furnished to corporations for i Funeral services will be Iield at 2 resale by the West Norrlton Wat^r o'cloclf Thursday afternoon from the county seatera 7 to 0. Water Rates Reduced Two Montgomery county water com¬ panies are decreasing their rates, ef¬ fective January 1. The Providence Water Supply Com¬ pany, furnishing ser.vice in Lower Pro¬ vidence township. Is cutting its taril? the School Board have exonerated them, and it waa that action wliicli cauaod the auditors to levy tlvj sur¬ charge. Clrtcials realizi^ hat if a similar course ot exoneration is fol'owed next year thn .auditors will file a report in which technical defects will be avoided 1 ''•ed on Sunday, aged 62 years. She As a rc*(uit, it is likely that s'eps will 1 ¦^^'^•¦' ^ daughter of the late John and i l)e taken to force payment of taxes? on i Hannah Force, of Bristol, this year's levy by the home's occu- pan's. Ing stories: Hon. J. William Ditter; i Coach R. D. Duncan, Supei-'/Ising Frin- |clpal J. M. Fisher, Mr. J. W. Cassel, I a member of the Board of Education; | ! Mr. Heber Meyers, <a former roommate ! ! nf Coach Tinini while at the Unlver- I j sity of lUinois; Mr. Herbert Amey, <a i gr,aduate of Ambler High School who | I is a member of the Pennsylv.anla Mill- j I tary College football squad; Mr. A. R. ' ; Hunsicker, and co-captalns Albert I Hurst and Pete Krisan. Members of j I the High School r>and, under the lead- I rrship of Floyd Albert, added pep to the meeting with school songs and lively tunes. E-veryone present pro¬ claimed the evening a huge aucoeas and greatly appreciated the splendid spirit nf Congi^easman Ditter, -whose interest in High School activities made rossible this football celebration. OBITUARY Present Very Clever Progt-am at the Artman Home, Ambler Tho Senior Girl Scouis Troop held its meeting Thursd.ay, Dec 7. at ^ o. m. at the Artman Home. The pro.rraiu was as fa'lows: Vocal, solo, entitled, "The Ijast Round-up." by Mildred Reyner; Christmas reading by Jn-in Welton; vocal trio, Julia Ij;indis. Mil¬ dred Reyner, Virginia Buntin.g, "Home on the Range." Oecelia Ch.arlton then g.-ive a ¦wi-y interestin-g monolo.gu'*. Ar.abel Ditter favored with two re.ad¬ in.gs. "Mother o'Miiie," and "Susiiend- ers." Emily So!id.ay and MI'dred Rey¬ ner executed a clever dance, "I'iist Side, West Side," and .a piano duet, "King Cotton Marcli," w.'ia rende."cd by Mildred Reyner and Virginia Punting. At intervials l>elween the numbers group games and songs were enjoyerl by all. Refreshments wero tlien sei-ved. Bennetts Granted Divorce A divorce lias been gr.anted to Mar¬ guerite L. Bennett from Oeorge H. Bennett In a diecree signed by Jud.go ' ! Oeorge C. Coraon, at Norristown, af- MRS. HOWARD M. DOUGLASS j ter a report of the master, l-Vanklin Sarah W., wife of Howard M. Toug- | C. Hutchinson, h.ad been filed. Tho lass, of 325 Euclid avenue, Ambler, { couple were married May 23, 1923, lu Hatboro, The deceased was married In March, 1S91, and leaves the following .sons and daughters: Verna, wife of Edwin T. Brooks, of Ambler; G. Durrell, IT, Meredith, Jr., and Vandoren. of Am- Wllliam H. Meets Tragic. Company is reduced from 14 to pents per 100 cubic feet. l,ax rate will bo nuide. Health Department Orders Tivo Borough is faced with a taslc 12 Jlowday funeral parlors, 619 DeKalb, that will ha\e to be aeconiplishcd ul- I street. j Separate the Pullets The vote-.., of lAnilier will lie asl;>'d j It pays well to grade the pullets aa bier, and Isabel, wife of Leonard Dru- at-t upon a proposal to burrow they are placed In laying quarters, ry, ot Wilmington, Del., and one grand- i .sewer Thoae showing the earliest develop- son, Dtiuglass Brooks. ment should lie hcuisetl sepaVately from ; Funeral services will be held thia tlie slowly maturing birds. ^Tien the , Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and ni('ne.y tor system. the instali.aticui of- Bennc-it Death William IT. Bennett, Sr., sixty-nine, of School street, North Wales, was struck and instantly killed by a south¬ bound electric train of tlie Reading CiuTipany at the Second street grade crossing at North Wales Thursday morning at 10.20 o'clock. Bennett resided with his son, \\'il- liani D. Bennett. His wife died a saloa- —Keeler's rimrch Grange says far- smaller jiullets are by tncnisolves they 1 Interment will follow in Whitemarsh number of years ago. Ho was tlmately. The Pennsylvania State De-' meis rnubt organize.'' i will develop more rapidly. iMemorlal Park, Prospectville. jman. -^—¦
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The Ambler Gazette
WE DO OUR PART
VOL. LV-NO. 42
AMBLER. PA.. DECEMBER 14. 1933
«1.75 A YEAR
1907 BONO ISSUE
$40C0 REMAINS OF $35,1300 AMBLER BOROUGH LOAN
MISS DOROTHY PEABODY
B<*«ugh Almost Continuously in Debt Since Incorporation, With Total Issue of $53,003 at Present—Another Loan Proposed
It might interest mlany of tho pro¬ perty owners of Amhler borough to Itnow th.at the present bond |
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