The Ambler Gazette 19331214

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The Ambler Gazette
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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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