The Ambler Gazette 19391214

              VOL. LXI-NO. 42
The Ambler Gazette
PLAIN CEREMONY AiWIIHOUIlOGY
J.H. GRAVELL FAILED B'^URVIVPOPEIIAIION
MANY MOURN THE PASSING OF THEIR MAGNIFICENT BENE- FACTOR — WAS INVENTOR AND HEADED LARGE CHEMI¬ CAL PAINT CONCERN HERE— AN IDEAL EMPLOYER
The   I'unoral     of   .James     Jl;iivoy CiravoU,   I'l-cskU'iit  of  tho Anieiiciin ! Chomlciil  J'aiiil   Conu'iiny  of  Amb¬ ler,  who died in the Abington hos- ; Iiital   \n»l   \V()ek,   vva.s   held   at     the j Ulivi'f IJiiir  parlors  in I'hihKlelphia, Monday ut - p.  ni.  Mr. (iravell  had *^)i(;en ill toir some nionlh.s and three weeks  ai,'o  underueiU an   oi)eratioii li-om which  he failed to  HUlIlciently rally, and- he was     in  a coma   lor B<'vcral days bi fine death eanie.
The great number of i)eoi)le, who gathered for the last rites, indicate! the love and esteem they b(/re him, who was their bnetaetor and friend, and the room full of several Inin- dred floral i)ieces besopke theii uft'ection.
Tho  services  were  cimducted the   IU.   Uev.      K.  M.   Taitt,   i>.   1>. Bishop   of   the   Kpiseopal,   Uiocese (if I'ennsylvania,    assisted    by    Dr. lldwiii lloniig and Itev. Jesse Haw- kes. As Hishop Taitt read the beau- 1 tiful J'ipiseopal   sorvice,   sobs     were ! heard  among his audience.       There I ¦vvas no eulogy.     The grand philan¬ thropist   would   not   have  cared   for that, and aside from the flowers, the . accoutrement was the simiilest and ' plainest   i)ossible.   It seemed  a  fitt   I ing passing for one who, in his life, | had made thousands happy with his ' munilicence    but himself    remained, j limnble, and unaHected.      lie loved' (lowers and wore a  small  chrysan- I themum boutoulere on Monday. j
Mr. Graveli was passlonnlely fond I of music and often on Sundays he ¦ had some of his friends at the plant j in Ainbler to hear him play his ow;i j conil)ositionH on a little old-fashion- ; ed organ lie kep.t there. l..ately, he , had installed an electrie organ but I he did not live to hear its music. ; Churches ui all dcnominiktlons, so- ; cieties, organiiiations, schools, in- • dividual.", .ill kiic'w his generosity, i and yet iniiunterable people were] heliied without even knowing to I whom they owed tho debt of grati- j * liide. His jdaee can never be tilled ! and he'leaves those to mourn his ! ( Continued on page 7 ) j
HE WAS BENEFICENT
ZION
BLER.   PA..   DECEMBER   14,   1939
$L75 Per Year in Advance, 5c Per Copy
»H CAST
Director Af. .Ounces Outstanding Artists in "The Gypsy Rover" Today, I'lank S. Sanson, director iif the Zion Lutheran Church '. hnir, Whitemarsh, who present '"1 he (lypsy Hover." a three-act roniantl ¦ musical comedy on Saturday, JJe- cember llith, at the Flourtown Fire Company .\udilorlimi, made Ihe fnU lowing;- announcement concerning the cast.
F'dlth   lldii.se,   sopraim,     as   Lady Constance,  will share   the lead  wilh William T. Strenger, Jr., tenor, who idays   the   part   of  Huh.   the  (iyps.s ll'iver.   .Able   support   is   given     by . Z nam   played  by  Mildred     Kimbel, I snpiancj,  the   love   interest of  Sinto, j .\onnan l-l. Jtlckard, baritone.   .Meg, j played  by Ada  L.  Went/.,  (•ontraltn, is  the   wife  of    Marto,     Aminon   li. (bidshall,    bass.    Slnfo   Marto,    and Lord Craven  (IJonc'ha' Kniiw), play¬ ed by I''. Uussell Webster, .Ir.,  guar¬ antee comedy that will be thoroughly en.ioyed by  ever.vone.
John It. Schnell, baritone, as Captain .leronie, has a love alTair wilh .Nina (Sir Ceorge's se 'ond Haus'iiter), played by Hildegard; Kickard, contralto. Itussell l''errier, lenor, is east as Sir tleorge .Marten- dale, an iinglish country gentleman, .lames K. .lones, as Sir Toby l.ydii, a society butterfly, completes the list ot principals. Six small children and a chorus of twelve complete the cast.
J. HARVEY GRAVELL
I A    man   of   deep   and   sincere   con- ''.'¦ ! viction,   he   attempted    in    his   own singular  way   to   share  with   others the p-rofHs of his own  great mind.
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SOLONS    TO LINE   IN
LAY     DRAINAGE FLOURTOWN
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WILL   COVER    ALL    BUILDING31 IN  NEW POLICY
Eleven Agents-Bids for Huge Con¬ tract—Committee to Make Selec¬ tion — Work to Start on New Athletic Field Next Week—Ask Council to Pave Hendricks Street ^Vmbler Uorough Schoid Hoard met
particularly on  Tuesday   evening   to
Board of Commissioners Led for Last Time by President E. Perry Campbell, Retired — Donate to Visiting Nurse Association — Ap¬ prove First-Aid Station Springiield Townshiii Cmiiiiiission- ers pas.sed their new plumbing or- din.uice and adoiited a new set of regulations at their December mee'.- iiig la.st week. Since the legisljiture at Harrisburg has recently done away with the State regulalions for plumbers it has behooved t'ne var- imis municipalities in I'ennsylvania to work out their own plumi in;; code. Thus Springiield, liki; th" reighboring townshii>s, lias seen lit tn analyse their nwn conditions and .'-iitualion'^ and adoiit their own laws lo govern plumbers and their regis¬ tration and the regulation of aU plumbing done within the lownship. The ordinance, therefor, was thus adoiited logetlier with a code of laws.
'J'he eonimissioncrs ilisciis^:( d at length the suggestion thai iu event of lires within tho township, th( highway force be called in ,to assist. This was modlHcd, however, because means of lransport;ition may not al¬ ways be at hand. It was, howi-ver, decided that those ou the force, who .ire .ictive members of a lire com¬ pany within the township, shall at¬ tend every tire, when possible and in event of a serious  lire  or  one in
where
EDITOR OF READERS OIGESL ADDRESSES
open   bids  for  the   insurance  of  aii ^
liublie   school buildings in  the Bor- < the  immediate  neig'hhorh 1
ough.   Kleven  comi antes     including i they   are  at  work,   th(y     shall      be si.x local agents lilcd their cstiinate.-. , Inmsported. The matter was put into on total and 81) iicrcenl. coverage ot <'acli building ami  blanket  covera
the   hailds   of   the   director   of     the ^L- i bureau of tire protection to liavv the
of all. The bidders from .\mblc, were II. C. lUddle Co., .1. A. Cassidy, J. H. li. Hansell, Thomas (i. llorei-, .Vunzio .'^ignore and William I'rban. other bidders were llouston-Dimn (;o., J. S. Kemiier, Win. !•'. .Miller, John J. 'J'ighe and Wagner-Taylor ^"o., rciiresented by ,1. S. Derwiiul ot .Viiibler.
The directors tl\. n loiueiu'il alone and in discu.ssion of liu' bids iii- strueted the coinniittee, whieh musi investigate the bids in the kisic choice of the estimates. This will be done immediately and the contrat-t with the one or more coiiuianie, given before Janunr.v  1.
In discussion of other liusiness .Mr.
Kerschner reported  thai the    1'.  W.
A. director of this region iiad visile,I
Ambler  to  investigate  Ihe  proposed
( Continued on  page ti )
details worked out.
Dr. .loseph Meilas, tlu- township health ollicer, spoke highly of th..' splendid cooperation and assislaiiee that had been reiurPreil by the Sprin.giicld - Whitemarsh \isitiiig Nurse .-Yssocialion among the cliilil- ren of all the schools iu the lown¬ ship. The Commissioners were well pleased with the work done in their 111 half by the nurses and voted that an appropriation of ^511 be donated to the association in ackuowledgc- nient of their appreclatiun.
A letter from the Ameriian It d ( Continued on iiage 4 )
KIWANIANS   ENTERTAINED   TO PERFORMANCE OF   MAGIC
Senior Club Pays Homage to Two Departed Members—Kiwanis Will Hold Christmas Party for Kiddies Next Week.
The .Ambler Uotary Club had one of its outstanding meetings of the year on Wednesday. 'I'he speaker o'f the day was .Mr. Barclay Ache¬ son, Associate Fditor of the Uead- er.s Digest. Mr. Acheson was form¬ erly Director of Near EUst Iteliel', has spent much time iu I'^urope, esiiceially in llussia, and has a wealth ot lirst-h.and information concerning social conditions in many Iiarts  of the  world.
Th.e spciiker showed the relation¬ ship between human freedom and human proRress, and in tii ' ycvy graphic manner proved conclusive¬ ly that a social order, superimpose I from above, leads either to sta.gna- tion or revolution, or probably bolh. He then traced the course of social progrcj*! in a democratic society, illustratin.g how in America, where thl re is freedom of enterprise and tibundance of Initiative for the in¬ dividual, social improvement takes l)lace gradually and rapidly, thus pr'eventing- both stagnation and revolution.
He esiieciall.v stressed the neces¬ sity of the maintenance of an atinos- lih( re of freedom and the abstinence of superimposed authority in ordt'r that the creative genius ot the iu- ( Continued  on  page .'i )
CHRISTMAS MAILING DATES
Latest Dates for Mailing of Parcels and Other Postal
Matter  to Assure Delivery by Christmas
Announced by Postmaster Stillwagon
j      TESTIMONIAL DINNER
I Trojan Football Team and Band I Guests of the Businessmen Tonight the testimonial dinner I-. the cimiiuering heroes of Ambler High .School and to the membors of the High Sihool Band is to be he.d at   I'oi t   Side   Inn.   About   3r;0   are
roslmaster Oscar 11 has announced that In order for his patrons at Ambler postortice to as¬ sure themselves that their mall and parcels sent through this oHke will be received in time for Christina." the following schedule of dates must be adhered to in order to prevent disappointment in delivery: California and I'ar west, December \4 Kocky Alountain States, December 14 .Middle West States, DccembOr 14 Southern States December IT)
Ohio,   Indiana,   Illinois,   .Michigan,
ICentu^ky  Deeimber It)
.Xew  J'yngland   Slates,  December  IB .New  YoiK, .New Jersey and
I'ennsylvania IX'ccmber   18
Stillwagon''>'"tl'l'-fssed, nuiy be returned to iho j I'^pccted  lo allenil this grand even,   DIRECTS   YOUNG   PEOPLE ! sender, free ot charge, iirovided the i ti> the honor of the co-chamiiion.-i of envelope   bears   his   return  addrcs.'!. : the  Bux-Mont   Scholastic     Footba.l ,
Jx<'agui'. The baii'iliet  is  being spo.i- ' sored   by   the   Itotary   and   Kiwanis Clubs ot Ambler.
.Not only the membrrs of the si r- vice clubs and   their young guests, , li'O in numl>er, will be dined but tilso the parents ot the boys, their frit nils ' and many other.s  from Ambler who : have I'oilowed the team  closely and ' enjoy, d   the   splendid   work   of   the year. rate   may   not   be   sealed   aivd   must!     Congrcssmaa     .1.   Wiill.im   Ditlei, contain no other writing than    the ' Kotarian, will preside as the master \ sender's name. These cannot be for- ! i>f ccremonii s.  There  is quite a iln.> ; warded   or  returned  to   the    sender I l'>'ograni   planned   that   will   include:
BOROUGH COUNCIL FAVORS C. P. OUDII OF AMBLER lAX COLLECTOR'S BOOKS
'"^ FIGHTS 10
which should be placed in the uppi r left corner of all letters mailed. j
(Jroetlngs mailed at the third clas.-i '. rate are not entitled to Ihis iirivllc.ge. ' Consequently the senders, in many j cases, never know that the greeting.^ j were not received by the addressees. !
Greetings mailed at the lirst class, rate may be sealed and contain wjit- ] ten messages. j
C.rcetings mailed at the tjiird class , Ijaml  this
Philadelphia  	
Local    December 19
Mv. .Stillwagon goes on to explain how mail must be sealed and stamp¬ ed to go under the scvcraPdifferent cUi.sses:
("hristmas greeting cards and folders, mailed In unsealed enve¬ lopes at the third class rate of post¬ age (I'.iJ are not accorded the same privileges as those sent in scaled envelopes at the first class rate (lie per oz,)
t''irst class letters not only travel I'astt r, but can also be forwarded, iu ease  of reinoViil;   or if incorrect-
December ISi unless return postage is guaranteed. | speakers no less than  William  (Biili
In this case the name and addres.^ ot the sender must be placed in th" upper left liand corner with tlu- Words "return postage guaranteed."
All matter should be plainly ad¬ dressed iu Ink, giving street address, or box or rual route number when¬ ever possible. Sender's returned ad¬ dress must be in ui(i>er left hand corner of address  side  of  all  pack-
j Hewitt, of the I'hiladelphia i'^ag.es ' jj'rofesslonal rootb.ill team, and '.Martin I.Marty) Brill, coiich at Ui- ' i Salle college. '1 here will also be ) I tloach 111 ber T. .Meyers, of the Tro- I I jan olcven. Clinonl K. (leary. con- I i ductor of the school band, I'resi- i ; dent Biddle, of Kiwanis and I'rcsi- ; ! dent !•'. lUiymond Maxson, pt tlo- ! I tar.v, to siK>ak briefiy. Bi sides, ther.-'
ages.  Tags  shouW   not  be  used  un- | ^vill be  lilnis of football games  and i
less necessary, in whicii cacs a copy | specitie  plays and   formations,   pro- j
of the address and return card should j vided by the Atlantic Ueliniug Cimi-
i be placed  Inside the    package     tor I pany.
( Continued on page 7 '
KEEP TAX BOOKS SHUT
!
ORCHESTRAL   CONCERT    1 HEADS SOROPTIMIST CLUB
Inter-Church     Musical     Unit     Will   Prominent Flourtown Woman Elect-
GETTY
Youth    Move- his     audience
Play at Church of the Brethr«n The Inter-Church Concert Orches¬ tra,   sponsored   by   the   Church   of the Brethren,  will play a full even¬ ing concert in  the  local tlhurch  ot
DR. FRANK   D Advocate    of    World ments,   will     interest deeply   when   he   speaks   before   th Ambler   Ministerium   Next   Wednes day.
ed at Annual Meeting  in Ambler .Mrs.  Klizabeth   Haines,  of  Flour¬ town,   was   elected  president  of   tin- rioroptimist (Jlub of Old 'york Itoail Sor 1114(1, at the annual imeeting held
the   Brethren,     corner   Butler   and i Tuesday   evening Uosemont avenues, Ambler, at 8 this ! Ambler. Sunday evening.
The t>r<hestra, under tlie direc¬ tion of Mr. John K. Snyder, has been heard frequently in Ambler and vicinity and has been widely aiclaimed as one of the tinest am¬ ateur musical organizations of Am¬ bler. Their concert Sunday evening will include .several well-known standard classical works as well as
at   Niblock's     in
PROMINENT   BUSINESS.MAN WAS WELL KNOWN  HERE
Mrs. Haines, who is famous fm- the Jlaines' Marionette performances, has btven Kegionai Kxtenslon chair¬ man   of  the   club   during  the     l-ast ! ^^^i^^.y  Engaged   in  Coal and   Feed
Business at beir.y—iiVas Profound
year.
Other orticcrs elected include Mis.-^ Kvelyn Kulp, Ambler, lirsl vice- pncsident: Miss Ixirelto Cummings. Koslyn, second vice-iiresident; Mrs. Gertrude  Copley.  Jenkintown,  trea-
AFTER OPERATION IN MONTGOIRYHOSPITAL DR-F-0-GETTY WILL
ADDRESS MINISTERIUM;
ON CHRISTIAN YOUTH
lighter composition for a small surer: Miss .Margaret Oreely, Jen- orchestra. I klntown, recording secretary; .Miss .4 large audience is expected to^ Hazel Kveretl, Jenkintown; <'orres- attend the concert because of th-; ponding secretary; director for i many tine performandes of the | years, Mrs. Adelaide Blactz; dele- orchestra in the past, which have | gates to binenniai conference in iieen highly enjoyed. The public is j June. Mrs. Blaetz and Mrs. Haines; invited to visit the church on this ! alterntites. Miss Klva B. Kynon, iliss evening. j .-V. Lidle Kite.
COLONY CLUB JUNIORS EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT HOLDCHRISTMASPARTYiON FLOURTOWN TRUCKS
Church Worker—Leaves Wife an.J i
Two  Daughters — Buried at  Blue
Bell. j
llany   ,M.   Walton,   widely   known j
and   well   respected  Belfry   busine.ss ,
man,   wlio   jiassod   away     Saturd.iy I
morning    in    Monlgomery   iiospital, |
Norri-slown,  was   laid tit risl  Tu, s-'
day   in     the     cemetery      adjoining !
Boehm's Kefornied church. Blue Uell. \
Deceased,   who   was   47,   succaml) <l J
after an operation performed on N'o- '
! vember  l!i.      Funeral services  wer-''
I held al  2.V^ in thy aflenpion in  lh'> j
\ cliurch.
I      JMr.  Walton   was activily eng.igi.d i
ill   the   ctiiil   and   feed   business   a!, i
i Belfry and  wa.s well known throug:i '•
SANTA   BRINGS     PRESENT     TO ALL  DURING   PROGRAM
Plans  for Club  Dance   Saturday   at Plymouth C. C. are Made—Lovely I Program   Held     Amid    Christmas j Decorations. j
The Junior Ccdony Club of Amli- j ler held its Christmas meeting on | Tuesday evening at the t'olony t'lub
The  music  tommittee
ESTRANGED WIFE BEATEN
Fight   Results    When Visits   His   Wife   i
XMAS CHORAL PAGEANT
Devon     Man Ambler
.\   light   bclwei'ii     a   liiiHbauil    and wife   look     iilace   shortly     Icfore   .-> o'clock   Sunday   nun-niiig   on   lUiiier avenue mar .Maple  street,   tiergi.inl Charles Stackhouse and Ollici r .lohn .Monaco   reached     tlu-   seme      ver.s- j shortly after   it   had gollen  started. The woman and man who were ))lai- ed   under arrest,     were   John   Keil- i man, of Devon,  and  his wife.   .\lii e, I who  livi s in .Vmbler. I      'I'he laltei- had a badly swnl on iice [ anil    a   black   eye,    when    Ihey   aii- 1 peaied Sunday morning before Jus¬ tice     of     the     I'eace   I'rban     for  a hearing.      The  records showed  th:fij th.is      was     the      Ihiiil      time     that lledman   has   appi-ared   before      Ihe local justice and Ihc secoiiil time loi Airs,  ki'dman.
The former, upon bi-iiig oljiidg.'d giiiit.v. was obligid to pa,\ a line of ii2'i. and .Mrs. Kednian paid a liiii' of $11). ,\t the request of his wife' itedman was ordered to slay away from her in the future and, if he faile<l to do so, he would L"' .l-i.tii a jail sentence.
hou
Mrs.  Kenneth Kempii conducted  th
program.
The   meeting  \\as  opened   by   lb
out  the entire couniy.  lio was most I
outstanding   for   his   long   and   un   '
tiring efforts as a cliurch worker at i
! the Boehm's Kefornied church, wher?
-.n^..-^,     „,„-, ,T_     _,.„,_.,.,.    he was an   cider  at the  time ot bis FIREMEN     DISCUSS    R E C E N T j ^^^^^^^   ^^,,„   ^^.^^^   ^^„   ^,„j^^,^,  „^,     ,,,^.,
HOSE   BREAKS   AND   REMEDY   | ^.iiurch  for  more  than   -5  ycirs.   In!
I years  of service   ho   was  the  oldest !
New Hose Now Equips All Tru:ks—j ,,|,i,.,.  ^,t• the church. Hiiving served';
1600 Feet Carried —  Hose Tower [ for   I:;  years.  He  taught   the  Men's i
Suggested—12 Alarms Last Month   i*il>le ^''""s "f the Sunday .Schoolfor
-. .,.       .    ,..1    •  » r,    » n.     JS  years  liiiding joy and  happiness
Chddrens Christmas Party on De.    .     •', . ,     ,/ ,   ,     ,,
Ml  tins work,   lie was a philanlhro- '
cember 28, ! ^,i^i^   unassumiii,g    iiuiel,  anil   of     a
.Members  of l-'lourtown l-'ire Com- ! gentle nature.
pany participaled in a  i<-ngthly dis- j     tip was also ,-i  nii-mber of CliariU
under j cussion  at
i
their   December   meetin,-
Ijodge,   .No.   r.ill.   I¦^   and   .A.   .M..   ami last   Thursday   night   over   the   elli-j Acacia   Lodge,   CoUegeville.   He   be- I ciency of the equipment  Ihcy carry | longed  also   to  the    .\nibler   Uotary on their lire trucks.  Harry   I'etersoii | ciqi), tiie .Moiitgoniery Count.v Fisli,
AMBLER  PASTORS  WILL   MEET IN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Presbyterian Representative      to
World Youth corirere-cc -o Toll of Youth Movernent and Christian¬ ity — Would Enlist Youth in Church Service.
Dr. l''r.-ink D. (icily will be the guest sjieaker of tlie Ambier .Minis- leriuni on Wednesday niorning, Dc- ceiubi r 2i)th, 10.30, at the I'reslryteriatt elvlih-cK. Dr. (.Jetty was the representative ot the J'resby- terian Church at the ricriit World Conference of Christian 'I'outli al .Amsterdam,    The   Netherlands.
].>r. Cictty  comes   to the .Minister-
ium   to  sprak  on   "The  .Signilicance
of    World   A'outh   Movements     ami
'J'heir relation to Christianity." Uev.
; M.   ]j.   Tozer,   of   the   I'liper   Dublin
; Lutheran   church,   wiil   have   cl),ar.i;e
j of tlie program.
1      As director of .Vouiig inople's uorK.
[ Dr. (lett.v is responsible not oul.\- foi
a  constructive program for  I'rcsby-
; terian young peoiile, but also for the
; education      of     Ihe      ailiill-niiinleil
j 1 luireh   to   Ihe   fad   that   a   new   a;iil
I highly     eoinprii-al     .generation      ol
I'resbyleriaii      sc
and  service.
',      for the lasl  1.^
been aelicel.\-  ass
peiqile.   At   Ihi
COUNCIL ORDERS    HOUGH    TO CONNECT TO SEWER — MEM¬ BER   TO  SIT     WITH     ASSESS¬ MENT   APPEAL   BOARD—   OR- DINAr-;CE  FCR WALNUT LANE —COUNCIL WARNED SQUIRE3 Ambler  Borough   Council   ha.s     o.l occasion  discussed  the idea  of   hav¬ ing an  aiidil   made  of   the   books of the  tax collictor. but not  until their :ni<etiiig   lasl   Monday   evening   waw there  .such   a   dilference   of   opinion i.xpiessed     as     win ii     Councilman 111 my   Bussing   atti'iopled   to   block I llle   action   of   Aimer   II.   Albcrtsoa. ' councilman    from    Ihe    third    ward I and chairman of the committee that i watches o\ei' the   Borough  linances, : who  ri-qiiestcd  a  C.   I'.   .A.   aililil   oi' I the accounis collected  by .Mr.^ScoU. j      It   is   perfectly    legal    ami      lllo^!l j practical, as   .Mr.  Albertson   poiiite I out,   for  council   to   ask   for   suili   a ! *afegu;ird.  alhough  il  has  not   be-o a   practice   heretofore   to   reniin-   .i Ihoroush and complete audit  ol' II"- l.i.x I links itvhould be done as much for  Ilie   benellt  of  Ihe   lax  collei-t ir l-as  for  Illl-  tax  payer.
.Mr.    .Albertson    said    that,    siiii--'-
' a   reeenl   arlicle,   published   in   re-
' gard to the lax collector's books an-1
all   aiiilil.   had  gone  unanswered  ht)
did   not   ill I 111   it' pulley  for  councii
lo   siilijert   itself   to   Ihc   linger     of
mill   for any  laxity   it  migiit show
II the lianilling of public  fuii,i,ls.  He.
hi'ictoii-,   believi il, it   liest  to hire a
crtilicil   iHibiic accountant  lo audi
the   books   of   Ihc,   lax   ctdlecloi'.
Stanley I'.. .Allen, newest lueiiilier of Ihe coiiniil siiii|)orled .Mr. Albert- sun, bul Air. laissing. lliird meinber of the iinau.e coiniuittee, blockci them as I'ar as iiossiblc by object - ing forcefully to the audit. Solicilor Stewart .Nase, having just Icarncl of the legality of such an audit, in- foinicd council of its right and the" nieiuliers agreed to have the tax col¬ lector's books done. But a complete aiulil W.IS bloekcil by -Mr. Bussing who won  his  light   lo  have only the
arc lis of  liic tax collector, whicii
have  not   been  i ompletely  apiirirt-eil
by   Council,   cheeked   for       jiossible
Ambler i ei-ror.   Whether   it   is  legal   t
ha\ I- records prior to those not approved which include I'.KJS and i!l31J tax collection audited was not ascer¬ tained by Council.
Council   will    send  one  of     their ( Continued on page  .1 )
JUSTICES AHACK NEW STATE CRIMINAL CODE
BRAND     IT     LEGISLATION FAVOR  THE   LAWYERS
TO
I'ks   •responsibilily
I ^''
I'resident, Mrs. Thomas J. Lane, Jr.. who jiresidcd over a short busines." meeting. Mrs. Uichard VaiiBllllard gave a report on the dance to be held on .Saturday, December Kith, at the J'lymouth Country Club. The ncit me ting will be in charge of .Mrs. Williani 1''.  Drake and her co-chair
man, .Miss .lean Lutz. |      .Mr. I'eterson in  his lalk suggested
The social part of the meeting 1 ^hat his was not individual criticism was opened when foe chorus enter- '\ but rather he urged a more iniuut ¦ ing the room singing "(J ('ome All i inspection of tiie eiiuiiimcnt, parli- Ve Kaltliful." Kach girl carried i | cularly the hose before it was placed lighted candle. After they were seal- , on the trucks ready for action, ed the audience joined in singing ' ('hief Walter Kohrbaek, however. "Joy To The World." This was fol- ; expitiined that the bursting of tin- lowed by a piano duet liy .Mrs. Wil-,] l>ose was not from iiegli-;ence but liam  1-;.  T.  Kilter and   .Miss   Kvelyn ' occurred  from  a weakened coupling
ill precipitating the discussion point- I (j;ii|,(.   and    loreslry   .Assn.,   (enter ed  out   that  on   two  occasions   hose j iSquare    l''iiV    Co.,    ('ki-lter   Squaj-i had   burst   while   the   company   was 1 (jraiige and Ihi'Temple .Male (.'horus in   action,   Alfrid   Seddon   also   ex- ' at .Norristown.
pressed the opinion that at least i l^^. uas vice president of tlie l-'c-d 1;!(I0 feet of hose was necessary and iieaiers Association of f-;oulheasli rn should be tarried on the large pump- ! Pennsylvania   and   held     tin-     saiiio
i olliee at the Ambler Trusi C
where   in years,  lb
( Cuntin
\\ a > ,-il.-<i
a   llir itor
served  as   ,
;ed  ou   page
inipany or many .  ilirectoi
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MEET AT CLIFTON HOUSE
CLOSE  SERVICES
Mr.  Roe  and   Mr.   Fisher Alter    Successful    Two
Depart Weeks
Thl lit
l-.ii u 1' <lrew The
JOvSLnigelism sei-vlce«, ih)?ild Mount l'leas.:int Baptist for the past two weeks to a close Sunday e-venimg. services    -were   dead    b.v    'W.
k";
D >iigl IS lloe with PXmgias Fisher ii'^sistinfJi'. There were about Jihl present  at  the  service,
Mr. Hoe left .Vmbler \ve;i pieised at the «uc<'eKs and liiis opeiiediu series of Kervices al Wilmington, Del., without the aid of Mr. I'isher, who jolirne.ved lo Ontario, Cjinad i to 'S'pe'nd the Christnuis f>e<ison with   his   parents.
.Mr. Koe and .Mr. I'"islier have visited thirteen st.ates throughout tho I'ilsitern port of the I'niteil Abates and also Canada in their tours. They do nut ask to come to a ichurch, hut an- called by the iiastor. J>uring t!u> services here ho made nuiny con|\-t»rts Avlthoiit e(iul>aras.snioii|t    |o   an.v    indiviifuiiJ.
Strawbridge & Clothier Chorus Will Enact the Nativity The Store  eliorus will  present  the
lirst   in  a  series   of  eh.oral   pageant
performant-es  this  Thursday   morn¬ ing, December  14, at  10  o'clock and
again at 0.30 in the afternoon. They
will be repeated tit the  same hours
tomorrow,   (in   Saturday   one    per¬ formance  only   will  be  given,  at  HI
in the morning.
The imgeant is most colorful and
the   musical   numbers   sung   by   the
full chorus, embrace works by Park¬ er,   AYaring,   Brah.ms,   .Aleiulelssohu, ' Berliotz,   .Moussorgsky  and  (loiinod. Opening with tho ".Shepiierds    iu
the    Fields,"   there     follows     "The ^
Manger," Kink Herod's Court, Uachel | Knight ' weeinng fur her ehildren,  the I'lighl
"into Kgypt, and "The (hurch,"    the
latter being to the aceonipauiment ' of" the Nicene t^reed, so el'feeliveiy j set to music by (loiiuod in his .\lesse I Solenelle.
A cast of some 40 persons will ini-
])craonate     characters     historically  oi«>ned long enough oa  the holidiy I connected   wilh   the   'Nativity,     and   to   iudiiet   the   new  offlcials
several  prominent  soloists  will     bel.   Judgo <!eorge  ('.  Corson,  opening 'heard. Isaac H. C^lothier, ,lr., will be   his  se<ond  Kn-year  teini   In   offlce,
the  reader:   .Tae     Van  Arden,    the , ^.i,;i   .t-e   tho   first   sworn   in,   after 'narrator;   AVilliam   S.   Thunder  and I ^-hich  he v.-ill  Jul  his  eo"'-oru<>s on
<ieorgo Villi, the accompanisis, and   the bench and a.-i.-iist in swearing in
Herbert J. 'J'ily, the conductor. the   ollurs.
TAKE  OATHS JANUARY 1
Montgomer.s    County   Officials   Will be   Sworn   in   on   Holiday
The .Montgomery County Court will convene ou January 1, Now ¦^'tar's l>ay, for the purpose of swearing  in  new  offleers.
Plans were amuiunced today by John H. lloffnicUii, Uepulriican County iihii'r.rau, after conferring' wilh     i'l-rrfd'init    .ludgic
dlarold   (!.
It had origina!ly beei st p.iosed t'lat ihe (eremonies would be he'd on Tuesdav. the lirst ilay of tin- vear i^ot ii, holiday, or on Saturday thu day bofor? .New VeJtrs'. Due to on the request of nunier >us olfl¬ cers elect, the court house will Jxi oi«>ned long enough
Marple entitled ('hristiiijis Over¬ ture. Miss Mary Jane Sleath then lenderod a piano solo, entith-d "Cantique .Noel," nnd a solo was sung   li.v   Mrs.   Kenneth   Ueiupp.
Ml.sf) Irma (Icyer, of (Jverlook lliils. gave a short monologue. The audi¬ ence Ihen joined in singing "Hark, The Herald Angles Sing." Mrs. l.eoiiard Drury and Mrs. -Albert I.angbien sang a duet, "Silent .Night," The.chorus closed by sing¬ ing '(iood Night" and "Christina.i I'rayer."
The iiostesses for the evening then served sandwiches, salad and tea. These hostesses were Miss Uulii <lreen, Mrs. Kichard Willi, Mrs. Davtd Kisple, Mrs. AValter Shaeff and  .Miss Nellie  Ijauer.
The Club house was decorated in a very lovely way with a lighted Christmas Tree and Christmas greens, and the room with lighted eaiidlelabras gave a cheery aspect of Christmas.
Just before refreshments were served .Santa Claus came and had a gift for each member present.
Historical Society Will Hold Christ¬ mas   Session   Next   Week
tha' j ,\ pnigr.ini of Ch,ristnias iioein-- hose I will leatiire Ihe meeting of tlie 111s- scc ¦ I torical Society of' l-'oi't Washinglon L'om- ; which will be held al Clifton lions • pany was forced to lay an cxcep- ' next \Vcduesday afternoon al -'. .Mr---;, tionally long line of hose and wen ! J. K. O'Brien, of .Vmbler. will n-ad requii-ed to use all the hose at Iheir 1 the selections lli.it she lias foiinil disiiosal. ! most   suitable   for  <-iiU"t..iiiiiural   a!
.Mr. Ittdirbach  continued   with  the I this season.
in one iustiince, an occurance could not be detected until the Wiis in use. 'i'he other bursted tion  Wiis discovered wlien  the
( Continued on p.age S )
HOLY NAME ELECTION
Ambler Society Also Names Pre- ' fects; nTans TJr •suc'i.y
At the recent monthly meeting of St .Joseiih's Hol.v Niinie .Society the followin.g ollicers wero elei-ted: William McCiins, Sr., president; CMiiiries .McDitniel, Sr., secretiiry; iind Iliilph .Afascolii, treasurer. These elected ollicers together with the Spiritual Director, Father Coyle, appointed Thomas Flanagan and John Doiiiito as Consultors, thu.-i forming the Society's Council.
The Society's Prefects   jippointi'-d
There will also be musical enter¬ tainment by ;i vocal trio. The i-horal gi-ouii arc .Mrs. Kalph Klein, of .Am¬ bler Highlands, .Mrs. Oliver .Aadir- soli, l-'orl Washjnglon. and .Mrs. .\. Wiuner,   I'liiliiilelphia.
Those who will serve al llle lea table will be Airs. William llatUrs- b.v. Fort AVashinglon, and .Mrs. J'.. Clyde iMyers, Ambler.
CLUBWOMEN HOLD PARTY
AWARDS   FOR    CO-CHAMPIONS
l.in.sdiUo iind Aimibler, as <'o- cluuupions of the Bux-Mont l'"oot- bi'l Conference wi 1 receive idei- lical trophies -coshting twenty doll- it s Hat^h, exclusive of engriy,'ing. In view of Bhe umisuiil situation, tho coachen decided to si>end <iii lalditiona.I ten dollars for awards. In previous season the champions re-eilvrd a. twenty-dollar trophy and the luiuier-up a ten-dollar troiihy.
Mrs. F. I. Ellenbcrger Entertained at Colony Club Christmas Event The iinnual Christmas card part.\ iind dessert lunclieon of tlie Colony Club of Aiiibh r Wiis heid at llie i by the Council iit the same meeting! home of Mrs. F. i. Kllenberger, Beth- ' are: Francis Cahill, Ceorge Ciiteri- lehem lilkc and Lindenwold ave- '¦ sano, Daniel (.'avaller, John Donato, | nue, .Ambler, last Wednesday afKr- ; Jiinies Itieeiardi. James Kobcrto and i noon. About iL'tl club members iind ! Michiiel Zollo.  Tbe delegiite« to  the i guests attended.
! Archdiocesan  Fnion    of  the     Holy I      Mrs.  ]-;ilenbergcr and Mrs.  l-'rank
Name   include  the   members  of   the l S.  Kollienberger,   president,   receiv-
I (Jouncil  and  the following:   Franci.-i ! ed   with   the   members  of  the  com-
' (.^ahill,  Jiimes Kieciardi iind  Arthur I mittoe,   Mrs.  (Jeorge  A.  Armstrong,
I'rban. ¦ .Mrs. A.   J. .\yre«,   Mrs.   Harman   C.
At the meeting ari-iingemeiits wert-    Kinney, .Mrs,  lioscoe J... Smith. .Mrs.
made   to  hold  on   Monday,   liie     1-^ ' J.   F.   Doolittle,   .Mrs.   James   .Scully,
inst.,     at     8   p.   m.    a     social     at   .Mrs.  t;harles  M.  .Norrett.
i which'    a  football     movie   will     be |     Tht; room was gay with Christmas
i shown and  addresses  will  be  made j decorations carried out in pine corns.
! by  iirominent   guest tspealiers. 'balsam, and  colorfnll  lalliis.
-.-ii-s I Ir. (i .ll.\- has isociali'il Willi ,\iiii:ig present time, he i.-^ a ine 111 ber of the administrat ice i-oiii- mitleeof Illl I'liiled Cliristiaii >'oulli Movement, tbairman of lin- 'loam; People's DivisionC'oimiiiiii-i, eoiu- poseil of r< liiesi'iilalives of tin I'res- byU'ni.in I'-oiirds of Christian l-.iliu-a- tion, hoieigii .md .National .Mission.--, and il mrinber of the coinniittee on Ui'ligious 1-^diicalion of Voiitli ami of the yoiiug people's work s i-lioii of the Inlernaiional Counril of Ue- ligious I'iducation. lie is also a trus- li-e of the Inti-m.-itioiial Soi-icly of Chi isliaii  lOiiili ii\ or.
The I'lilistmenl of yoiiii.^' pcoiil.- for i-liurch service is a viial part ot Ihe riilire program of the Presb.v- ti rian i;o;ird of Christiiui I'lduciition, w hii 11 ,-iiliiiinislers a nation-wide work of I'lirislian Iraliiing .-iinoMg more than Ii.ihmi iliiin lies, Ti I  I'lesb.N'-
( (.'oiitlnueil on   page   2 )
ST. JOHN'S CALL ACCEPTED
Reading Pastor to Assume Lutheran Pulpit  Here January 1
The I ongre,'.;alioii luive I" en .-^in cessful in their endeavor to nil Un pulpit of St. John's Lutheran chiir.li and every member w;is more tlui.i overjoyed when dining tlie niornin.j; M-rvice Sunday the si eretary of the cliurch council, Thomas Trunian. read the letter of aceeptiun-e to the t-all extended unanimously on !)¦- cember 3ril to Uev. it. J). Hershey, of lloiiding. .Mr. iiirshi'.\- has lii*-ii requested to tissume his in w cliar.i; on .lanuary Jst.
t-it. .lohn's 1 .nlliei.in juiliiit lia.-i iieeii vacalil.since Oclober Is;, wli -ii tiie recent piistor. Key. (itlo C. I-. Jaiike left lo assume his iii-w imliiii HamiUon Squiire, -N. .1. Air. Ihr- sliey, wlio has been sii|iiil,\iiig a iml- jiit in Ueadiiig, has just recenll,\ returned thereto wilh his wife, Mrs Hershey and their infant son, Bobby, after completing theolo.giciil studies in Belgium^ (lernuin.v and Si-iimlin- avia.
The Ambler congregation is .-.,- tremely well, pleased iiiid feel il a privilege to h,ave a man of Mr llei-shcy's ability jUiil i-hara<-ter iis their piislor. Mr. liershey has been the supply in the local iniliiit mi .i number of Sundays lately and has made a striking impression upon liic iiii-mbers.
Sc.uire    W.-iltcr    LovvncS    of    Lowor
Merion Says Codj Aims to Destroy
Home   Rule — Justices   Nominat-j
Norman   Taylor   for   President  —
Anfiual Meeting at Ambi'cr.
'I'lie   Aloiilgoiiieiy   Coiin(.\-   Jiisii-
of Illl-  l'l-.lie  Associaiion  met   'i'ui-s-
ila.\-   evening   in   Vi-   olilc   Coneslo,:;a
Alill  Inn. .11   r.r.x 11  Alaur, and  ilaiin;
Iiu-   ciiii-si- of their  niei-tiir;   iiiaile .i
billir   allai-;;   on   Cn-   new   Ciiniinal
Code.   .IS   it    \'\.is    ri-visi-il    ami    iii-
aeii il   .11   Illl-   >e.--s;on of  Ihe  l.<.gisla.
mil-   Ilii-   ,\i'ir.  The  allai-k   on   llii.-i
code wa^ led b.\  .rusliii-iif llii- i'l-n-i
Wiilti-r    l.owii-s.   ot   l.owi-i-   Ali-rio.i
Township.
.Squire-    l.owncs    siiil;     "II    is   tli-i mosl     vicious     |iirci-     of  li-.:;islat un- i'\i-i- inarleil   ill   I l.in-isbiii-;;.       II   is' purel.N   a   lawy. is   i-oili-  anil   li.is   foi' its    olijei-l     moll-    rcvcniie    fm-    ai-
toinrys   li.\-   pi-oliibil ing  a   jnsli f
tin-   pe.ii-e,   Ihe  a Jili-i-111,111   or   m.igis _lr,il:- fioiii M-ll liii'g siii-li cas  --;. llerc-
lol'ol'i-   llli'.\-    ll.lVi-    iiii'll    pl-l-lllilli-ll    III
settle suih las'-s I'm- years i lii-ii-li.N' f.i ciiig Ibe lb reihlani wle-ii il l.i unnrccssars lo ia,\' i-xlirliilant ;i i ^ lorney's fees a;iil eoarl costs, .Sinli i-\|H-nse is bul aiioilii-r Inii-ilen loi- 1 III- taxi.ia.vers,"
Air, l.owiiis con; inui-il: "Tin io:l; has for lis aim llie dcslruel ion ol' llonii-   Kule.   Il   has also  taken  iroiii
lo
tlie   niiiioi-  jniliciary     tiie   ri.glit sellle jnveiiilo cases   thill   come fore them and, by this code, llu-y ciimpelleil    to   send   llio   boy   or ( l.'ontiiiiieii on   pai;e tl )
SANTA IS COMING
girl
CId   Saint   i'iick   Atrivcs   Saturday; Kiddies  Christmas   Party   Plans
;-^iiiil,i will collie 111 iiiwii 11 -xl Sil- ii|-ila.\ iiioiiiiiig, 'I he liusiiii-?!siiieii of .\inbler li,i\i- i-oniailcil tire old "i-oilgi-l-"' and 111- Inis ploliiised lo meet thi-ni iind i,onic Into lm\ n aboul l'l o'clock thill morning. .Saitt.I is late this year liut he is experled to sta.v with us every da.v Ihroii.gli- out  the interval   until Christmas.
The .Ambler (.Miamber of Commere.. hiiveall iu readiness for the Kiddies' clirislnias I'iirty wiiicli will be held in .Ambler Theatre on l-'riday after¬ noon of nexl week, Waiiier Brothers will Ikivi- a pictiiie for tluni-and llui-i- will be acts of vaudeville, iiitisical i-iili-ri ainiiit-nl ami ,g|-;iii'i gifts for e\ir.\- child. Tiie schools of tiie eommiiniiv iire eooperaling to make Ihis evi-nl a .sueees.s.