The Ambler Gazette 19401114

              VOL. LXII — 3,S
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iMBLER Gazette
AMBLER.   PA..  NOVJ^MHER   14. 1940
$1.7.^ Por Year in Advanee, .'>e Per Copy
Presbyterian Speaker
mm 10 HAVE
• LAN   HOr
)MECOMING SUNDAY AND    MORTGAGE    BURN¬ ING   SERVICES
Two spoi'iill cvouls wiil he eeie- I'l-atcd   thi.s   .Sunday   in   tin-   Anihlri
I'rc.-^l yterian Chiu-rli. I iDmei-ominK Sunday and the Hurninff of the Mort/rapp. Si>0(-lal .spt-yU-ps have been arranxpd thrnughout the day: the bui-nlng- of the niortfjaso ser¬ vice at 11 a. m,. a (-onsresathnial reoeption itnd toa at (>..10 ]>, ni., nnd ;i eomniunity .scrvlt-o with other cliiir(-hes (-o-operatinp at 7..10 p.'m. The Rev. AV. Sherman Skinner, of the First Presbyterian Churt-h of (lermantown will be the guest «peiikpr at  this eveninK  serviee.
Five years after the dedication of tho new church building, the burn¬ ing of the morlK-iKO takes place, markinpr the c,omPletion of a .$3."i,- oon building project Iiegun when thp Itpv.   .Joseph   M.   t-'winff.   of   Fresno,
AMBLER FAVORED IN '
SPRINGFIELD GRID GAME
The   name   u-hi(-li   slmubl      dp(-i<lc; the   Hux-Motu   ('()nfei-en<-e   Kiidiion tille will   hp wa^ed  on  the  ShinKle- tnwn   field     Ihis   comin-,'     Saturday .-ifternoon    when    Springfield     Ilisrhj and   Ambler   lll^h   meet   in   a     very i crucial    battle. I
Thp Tro.ians of Amblpr lliKh dpalt i a -2ll-'i Ih-kinK to .SpilnKtlpld's Spar¬ tans laat year at Krdenheim and will be out to brins; home the li icon aKHln this se.ison on the local Kreensward.
The   Ambler   eleven,   minus     Just: four  of   last   season'.s  starters.   Ih   :i I powerful   prid    machine   which    has been doinu f;rpat thinRs  this season with ;¦-  record  of fi  eonsetutive vie- j tories ov-er loop  foes. j
If   the   weather   is   line,   a   record breaking crowd will no doubt be on I hand   to   watch   these   two      te.-imsj j flKht it out for the crown. i
I      The   loeal   pridders   will   prob:ibly Ihav'e  the follow-inR startin-? line-up. i I H,-ill. left end. Wvrostek. left tackle. I
REV.  W.  SHERMAN   SKINNER   1^^;^%^^;:, '^Xb^Hui,   ""X^^O Factor   of  the   First   Presbyterian   tackle.   rai)tain     Hunsicker.      i-isht | Church of Germantown   will   be the I end- ttolz, (luarterback, Signore. left ^
guest   speaker     at    the     Mortgage I'^'^'^'"'^'V  ^^'"''«'"«'^'; '"'«'^'   ^'¦'''¦''¦'^¦'n' „       . ^       . ...        ...       and   Hishop.   fullback. i
Burning    Services    at    the    Ambler
BOROUGH COUNCIL 'FINAL PAYMENI
OFDIVIDENOS TO BEGIN SOON
ON "IITE WAY
NINE   FINAL   SEWER   CONNEC¬ TIONS  BRINGS   rOTAL  TO )70  FOR   BOROUGH
EACH    DEPOSITOR     WILL     RE
CEIVE   NOTICE   OF   FINAL
PAYMENT   DATE
Ambler Hoi-oiiKh Council held their : Thp lifth and final dislitii-semcnt nionthly meeting last Monday night,of the First .Vational l:.ink of Anib- in the tire house. The trea.surer. Ier will be made as soon .-is Frank Weber's report showed a fine thn checks are re'-eived fi-.im bnilance In all departnipnts. The | WaKhingtcm, according to I. C. report shows a  balan<e  In  the gen- ; MtL-^chke, receiver of the institution.
: DR. CROSKEY TO SPEAK
j Well-Known Ophthalmologist Gue^t ' Speaker at Kiwanis Club
I The Kiwanis Club of .Ambli'i- will be honored on Tuesday evening to i have as their guest speaker, Dr. I .John Welsh ('roske.v. Ur. Croskey I will have as his topic "Power <if I The .Alind." lie will be Introduecil I b.v Kiwanian Fiank A. Peirce who I is (-haiiinan of tlu- piogram for the I evening.
an   ophthalmologist.
Philadelphia   in   1S-)S
Swarthinoup   College
received   his  Doctor's
Medico-Chirurglcal
To Speak at Kiwanis
l)v.  Croskey. H.IS   born   in an'l    attended in   lS,S(i-7.   Ilc Degree   at    the
oral fund ot .flO.tiSX.Sfi. sewer fund $T.<i:;o.o;i. water departinenl Jx,(tm.43, sinking fund—1!)18 bimds .fl,7S1.R4, l!t21 bonds $fi..5-.!2.86, 1!IL'4 bonds $r,.- .';2.'>.fiO, 1li:t4 bonds, .f 5,12X.,->2, l!t:!r, ibonds $47,788.64, Pickering •?;i.."il!4.l(i,  water    department
ing fund  !tl.071.S0,  water works im-:be provenient    sinking    fund     $,191.33,'
In   the   ofTices   lo( ited   at   11    Uidge
avenue. Ambler. This announcement
ha.i  been   made  frcjm   the  oflico     i-r'
the    Comptroller   of    Curienc.v      .-it
AA'ashlngton,   D.  -('.   The   final   ]);iy-
fund,   ment of 8>4 peri-ent brings the total
sink-: amount to 71',-4  percent whicii    will
returned    to   the   depositors.
I College,    Philadelphia.   In    lK8!t.   He , has    served   as   as    an    ophthalmic surgeim on th.e staff of the .Aledlco- Chirurglcal College,  the  Will.s  Hos¬ pital,  the fieorge  Nugent Home for i Baptists,   the   Philadelphia   C.eneral : hospital,    the    S.amaritan    hospital, the  Annie  M. AVarner  hospital  and at Temple I'niversity.
Dr.  Croskey,  was  formally  ediior
and    owner    ot    the     International
iAfagazine and he was author of the
! History  of  Klockley,  Anatfiniy  and
AMBLER HIGH HOST TO SOUTHEASTERN OIST. ORCHESTRA
NINTTY    HIGH    SCHOOL    MUSI¬ CIANS   PLAY   IN   CONCERT NOVEMBER   22ND
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(^ilifornia, was pastor of the (-hurch. i I     lilll I   inn   OAOOrii A  nussage from  Mr,  Kwing will  be   I     Uy I      AW .A\\|-    |
rbad at this servicp. H. Carter Milll-   J.    lllLLnilU   UnUULLL
kin.  (-hairman  of the building com¬ mittee,   will   present   the  completed report. Mrs. A. A. Ni(-hols. treasurer of the building (-omniittet-, will burn the  niortgago. Kev.  Ct.  ,1. Crist  will : assist   in    the   servi(-e   and    speciaP niusic   by   the   church    choir,    with J Daniel Tippin  as guest soloist,  will be  a   feature  of   the   mornin.g.   Hev. \ -Charles  A.   Platt  will   preach.
Sunday evening at fi..'10 o'clock the | l.iidies' .Aid So('iety of the chur(-h j is    sponsoring    the    congregational;
i-pcc|ition   and   tea.   Motion   pictures i . —
will be .shown by A. A. Ni(-hols andj The Ambler S(-hool Hoard helil there will be a historical display | their monthly nieeting on Tuesday of tbo building pro,ioct. The build-; night in tbe I<"ori-est avenue school ing coinmittee aro the hosts fm- the | building. Supervising Principal 1-'. evoning and. the girls  of  tbo  A'oung,].:.    Kerschner   reported   an    enroll-
_      , . «i        . .,       .      I     Springfield  High's probable start-
Presbyterian   Church      on    Sunday ] j.^^^ jj^p,,,, „,(„ i,^. puj^.p^  j^ft ^n,,
evening. | Peinhart,    left   tackle,   Milner,    left
 ¦—I guard. Dull, center, Clally  (co-capO
right guard, Nussbickel, right tackle. Swan, right end. Pen-son, nuarterback, Wilmot. left halfback. Hex, right halfback and Kneiler, fullback.
; water department reserve $9000, ! deposits Ambler Trust $99,962.81, I deposits National Bank $17,157.47, ' btmds deposited $26,000.
I Uobert Simpson brought Mr. I Hoot of the Philadelpbia Klectric jCompan,v  to  the  meeting to  satisfy
The previous payments made, physiology of the Kye and its Ap-| were in four installments of 20 per- i pondages and The Dictiimaary of i cent,  -23  percent,  10  percent,  8   per- ; ^,,,|,ihalmic   Terms. i
cent,  during  the  time the  receivers;   i
were completing the settlement. The pa.vnient   period   of   the   Hi.i   percent !
will   extend   for  a   period   of     throe !   i
weeks   after   receiving   the   che(-ks ; Baptist     Group     Won     Attendance!
YOUNG  PEOPLE'S  RALLY
i=>,
re- I
: TUITION   RECEIPTS   TOTAL 387   FOR   MONTH   FOR SCHOOL   BOARD
act as assist-   ment   in   the  elementary   schools   of
REV. HERSHEY SPEAKS
j Addresses 100 Persons at Presby- I terian  Church   Meeting
I Dr. Uobort D. Hershey, pastor of I the l/Utheran church, spoke on his I recent experiences in living under j Nazi rule in derma n.v, on Monday ¦ evening when he was guest speak- i er at an open meeting of the Men's I Associatiim ot the Presbyterian I Church,
I About too persons heard Dr, ! Hershey present his subject from i two fo(-al points, the spirit of unity I W'hich is being fostered b.v the ' Ciorman   nation,  and   tbe   desire   for
the   information ceived by .1. C. Maschke,
After this period all undeliver¬ ed and un(-,-illed for checks will be forwarded to the Comptroller of Ciirreni-y, Division of Insolvent Closed Hanks at AVashington, I), C. many other boroughs are using i Anyone who has not received their same   system, ! check    by      this      date      will      be
A chart of the direction of the! •P'tuired to contact the Comptroller ; flow will be posted in the fire house ' "^ Currency which will retiuire a .and the men will be Instructed as |'""ger period of time before dis- ; to which side of the pole to cut. '¦ bursements can be made. ! Fire Marshal A'ost was uuite agreed
the council menibers in regard to |'"'|'""''p5? to j the exposed wiie on Butler ave- j I nue, latel.v installed to carry the I I power of the lights for the new | I white way. He explained the pre- j I sent set up 's the usual way and . I pointed    out    that    Chester.    Media '
an(1 th^
Banner   Anain i
Twenty-three young people from the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Chun-h Voung PeopU-'s society wont to the First Paptlst -Cliun-b in Dciyle.-stow-n ! nn S.-iturday evi-nin.'i- for the No- j veiiiber rally of the Voung People's Fundamental Fellowship Societies of Bu(-ks  and  Montgomery Counties.
A large gathering of 88 young persons enjoyed llio delightful meet¬ ing.
DR.   JOHN    WELSH   CROSKEY
Will be the guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club on Tuesday night at school   Inn.
BAPIISl CHURCH WAS HOSI TO IHE eUX-MONI UNION
I     Tlii>    Soiithoaslorii Distr  i (-t
(.rcbest-i-a. (-oinposed of approxim¬ ately 90 student plavels, held a re- heaisal from 9.:io to 12 and from I.!.") to 4.30 last Saturday In the Ainbler High .Schoid auditorium in pre- p.-iralion for the con(-prt which tho orchestra will present on tho evpn¬ ing of Friday. November 22 at 8.15 jin   the   school     auditorium. The
'orchestra members practlctvl most jof the various numliers on the pro- 1 gr.-ini for the (-oncert. .Saul Cast(m. j the assdci.ito conductor of the I Phil.idelphia (trchestra, spent about ! two hours with this splendid group, I in the aftornixm. Ile led the players ' in some selections as he explained j different facts about them. I Mr. Caston is very well known in I Philadelphia Orchestra circles iind j is woll-Iiked, ( speciall.v by young I peoplo. He has become interested In i American Vinilh since his trip to j .Suuth Aniei-ica with the All-Anieri- j can Vouth f)r(-hcstra led by I.<-opold i Siokciwski. The Soiithoastorn fHs- I ti-i(-t <li-(-liestra tliis ye.-ir is in¬ deed pi-i\-iloged to bo able to b,-iV(> ' Saul Cast(ui lo.id the rehearsals and tip cniidiK-t  the concert on No\onib(-r
to this arrangement. The new poles have had two coats of red paint, aluminum will follow and dark green will be the final coat -Jis the ( Continued on  page 8 )
I Uev. .1. A\'. Dow gave an opening Approximately $126,O.JO will be|p,,iy,,,. jifter which several hymns issued to over 4,600 depositors w-hni„ere sung. The Perkasie girls' trio have proven their claims. All busi- i then rendered a vocal number. Uay ness regarding the payments wilP ^v,-,i-thington of Newtown read the be conducted through the office ^p,.j|,tj|,.p The announcements were (Continued on  page 3) :
FINE   SPEAKERS   PRESENT   AT,
BOTH   AFTERNOCN   AND
EVENING   SESSIONS
I '
t students and in the high school i"''^i"K    room"    or    ecommiic    self- total   of i sufliciency.
People's  Society ¦Jig hostesses.
At the comniiuiity seivice in the ! of 710 students making evening tbo Borough will be rep-|l."**9 onrollod in the schoids. The | Speaking on those two aspects of | resented by .T. .1. Troster, Burgess, I I''I'entage of attondance for the I modern fierman life. Dr. Hershey j Avho will biing greetings and .Joseph I montli of October was 92.3 percent i told of many incidents which he] C. Hess, .lr.. President of the Bor-j foi' the elementary schools and 96.4'and Mrs. Hershey experienced j ough Council, Ueiiiinisi-ences will ! l'oi'<:ent for tho high school. The | while living as average middle-| be brought by the niembers of the j iittendance of both high s(-hool an(l ; class (Jermans. They had rooms ini Piiilcling Cuiiiiiiiltcf. Members of I elementary schools total ],ll).'> stu-ia German apartment Imildln.g audi tills  c.iiiiiiiitlee  .-u-(-:    H.  C.   Millikin, j dents   to   date. I learned   much   about   the   attitudes
.Ali-s. Av A. .Nicliids, 1-:. K". Kerschner, I     Pire    drills      weve   held A.   H.   Cehinan,   T^eidy   B.   Heckler, i schools   during     the    past     month.
I Chief  Vosl  together with  State and
iCounty   representatives       m.-Spected : I'"'   ^^^   masses.   Dr.    Hershey   w.-is |
FIELO ANO SIREAM
AI
.ATetho- by  be¬
lt  this  soryii-e.   Special i P<1   with   the   t-undltions, bo   presented   by      the
Hev.   Charles   A.   Platt.
The congregation of the (list (hurch wiil cooperate illg present music will (-hiii-(-h (hoir undor the direction of .Airs. Charles H. Korn. Daniel Tip¬ pin will be guest soloist. Everyone is invited to bo present at services on this .<|i(.c-i:il d.iy local church.
the   aimuoos i ill      tliei"'-    '^^   people   by   trading   at   thei ' eorner   grocery   and   attending   the various   meetings  and   parades   held fill-   the   masses.   Dr.    Hershey
ION HOME
luuiLL FREE LIBRARY SERVICE ISRECOMMENDEO
i PRESIDENT    DEENS    PRESIDED ' P^RESS  IMPORTANCE OF  RAV- ' AT   MONTHLY   MEETING I "^G   RURAL   LIBRARY
the buildings and were well pleas-1 "^'"'-^'"K theology at the l'nivers:t.v
M r.
f   P.crliii,   and   was   for  a   time   the j Turkey   Shoot  To   Be   Held   on   No¬
th ose a the
AI
Ker¬ schner stated the tuition bills for the nionlh of Oi^tobor amounted to .'i:4,.".87.34. Till- Old Fort (Uee Club was given permission to use the s(-hool  building on   Dei-oiiiber Srd.
.1.  AVillard  Cassell  g.ive  the  trea¬ surer's   repiat   and   stated   that   thef ; . ..,•,...-¦. balance  on  h.-iiid  amounted  to  $•'() - - *^""- I't'esfdent of the Men's Associa-   regular   monthly     meeting   of      the 1 have tho right to |karticipate 65325        'I'his   aiiiount   p„rrespondK   """- 1"'^*''''^''- '''^"'' *'"^''-''' 1^'^'' "^ '^'^ i ^^'•'^'''''^'^''¦'"""   '''icl<1  ""tl  Stream  As- j free library service, which   h;is been to the figures of last vear's   '"^^''"^ "¦'^¦'^ ""   informal  gathering i sociation on Thursday  night at 8.30 ! available  to  people  livin.g  in  urb'Jn
ifor  fellowship  and  recreation,  Har-| in the Ijcgion Home    on  I>indenw(dd    communities  for many  years,  TJ'ey
; vey   Month,   .lr.,   is   president   of  the I avenue   with   70   present,       Ceorge j pay  their taxes and  conform  to  .lU
14 44  while ''^'''^'"''""""   "''""P.   which   provided j Deens presided at the meeting. The;,the duties  of good  citizens, yet al-
 '     ¦ "'¦""    "   " " '   '"¦   ""¦   '¦"'"'¦'    though  county  Ubrary  servico    has
iacting pastor of 'the'" American I 1 Church  of   Berlin, !
1 The- Ainbler ito(-reatioii Club,. I w-hi(-h moots at the I'l-esliyterian 1 ¦ Chur(-h ever.v Mmiday evening, was I I the joint host of the Men's Associa- I , tlon at  this  meeting.  II. D.  Hutchi-I'h:
vember 24th—500 Food Fish Plac¬ ed In ReEervoir — Trap House Completed at Loch Alsh Reser¬ voir.
.Vldlloii piciures lasting about lit  an   hour   w-ere   showii   at     tho
St?te Library Extension Division [ dnd Citizens Have Attained Re¬ sults—County Commissioners A'-a Willing To Cooperate — St.ite Contributes Twenty Peraint. The men, wtmien, and children of ¦llie   rural  districts   in   Pennsylvania
in  Iho
•^iven and the offering was taken j following whii-h the roll call w-as 'taken by the president after anoth- ler .selectiiin w.is n ndered liy tho ; Perkasie   trio,
I llev. l-'noi-h Monro, pastor of the Ichun-h. introdiu-ed the spociai guest [speaker of tho rally, Uev. Uobi-rt I Burns, iiastor of the Cospel church I near Oxford Circle, I'hiladelphia. Uofreslimenta   wero   served.
Th'i next exeeutive meeting of 111" l-'undamental Follow-ship will i.iki- |il.i(-e next I"'i-ida,v evening at the bome of Miss Uuth Huler of i Houston Uoad at 8 o'clock. ' The rally for next month will be in the form nf ,i ('liristmas part.v lat the Mt. Pleasant Haptist chiir(-li • on  Saturday night. Dei-ember 14.
The l;apti.>
niembers t   -Church
The   players   who   will   make      up tho   cachestra   will   not     be   deciil(-d upon until  this Saturday  at  tlie re¬ hearsal.        About    tweiit\-six    high schools   are     represenb-d    in       ihis I year's  group   which   is   made   up   nf I the   best   student   iiiusiciaiis   in, .the I district, af the Mt.  I'io.-.sant j     Amblor    High    .'<<-ho,d    w-hi(-h      is .„.     .,,   , ,   "•'¦'¦''  .""¦'^l'*   !"   the   the   host   to   the   Southeastern   DIs-
!'J*/'I*".':"..**'""."¦:'."""'"   >liee mg  of I t,,i^^  Oi-,-hesli-a   for  its  concert has
Haptist I j.j^   players   in   Ihe   group.   Tho   six iiiusi(-i.-ins w-ho were (-liosen  In p.-ii-- j ticlpate  in   the concert   .ii-c.   Knsi-np I Hrady,   se(-ond   clarinet.   Ilii.c,h   Hiil- I lard,  second   trombone,  Marie   l-'ish- ler,   second   violin,     Martha     Hoffer. second   flute,   Ceorge   Miller,     first oboe    and   ,Franklin    Wright,  ' first I viidin.   These  students   were  select- led    boi-ausi'   of   their   abilit.v      and knowledge. Mr. (^aston  will conduci ithe full  rehear.sal  next  Saturday. Kleven   churches   form   the   Bux-|     ,\viiile   (he   orchestra   is   rehears-
iii-;- next ."Saturday morning, Mr, Cliffnid K'. Cear.v, director of Am¬ bler High's b.ind and orchestra, has
the    Hux-Mont    l'nion Chun-hes     held    in    the   (hurch     nil I .Afonda,v. An afleriKion and an even¬ ing   session   wore   hold   and      were presided   o\or  b.v  the   new   Modera¬ tor.  Rev.  Daniel  O. AVilson,  of AA'y- coinbe.   Over   125   people   came   to!, the afternoon   meeting and  an   over c.ipacity   gathering     of   :!76     people I attended   the   evening  session.   The I total   attendance   at    both    sessions of the Bu.x-Mont Union was 501.
Mont    l'nion    of    whi(-h    tho      lo(-al Baptist   chun-h   is   a   member..
A    ver.v   delightful   supper       w-as
TO LOWER SPEED LIMIT
CORRESPONDENT  GAVE  AD¬ DRESS ON GERMANY
Hitler Works From Inspirations— Goering Talks Freely With Hitler —Food Is Scarce — Imitation Tea and  Coffee  Sjrved.
.Melvin K, AVhilelcatber, guest speaker at the Cwynedd l-'iioiids Meeting, addressed a (-apai-ily audi- ciici' Mil the siibj(-(-t "Cerman.v l'"i-oni
closely
report. Sinking fund shows a bal¬ ance of $14,251.91, The -Construc-tion account aniounted to the expenditures totaled $1,356.18 leaving a balaiK-e on h.ind of $2,- 558.26. The bills ordered paid at the meeting InlaU-d $:i.344.94, which iri-lii'ded   supplies   for  the  school.
Paul W. .Xcii-ris, in loiKU-liiig on the WI'A project staled th.it the worlv on the athletic field is (-om- jiieted with the exception of filling ill the I .-ick section of the field. The u lllli has proven satisfactory lo ^ till' liii.inl. The Federal governnieut Hear ciuiiii: iited $29,073 while the school ai-i-epted   v9,69l   of   the   cost  of   the
served in the church basemeivt ati 5.45 with about 1:1:5 t-njoyiusi thej feasting  and   fellowship. ' ;
l-'iilliiwiiig the supper at 5.45, a; 1,1 .'ilei .<!ii|i Ti'iiniiig Schnnl (.'om-I iiiillee iiu-eiin;;- Innk pla(-e at 6.45; in   the   Primary   room.
Tho host chil'.-(-h had 9i; of it niembers present at biilli session and had tbe highest attendace a the tifty-third semi-annual meeting.
'I'he   afternoon   session   had      two
I opportunity for playing (able ten- I his. Uefreshiiients were served by I the social committee, aftor whi(-h j Dr. Hershe.v presented his address. I After describing the various phase I nf (iorman life under .Mazi rule he i (-oncludod tho meeting with an I open   dicussion   period.
ARMY AND NAVY NIGHT
Talk
A\ illlin" on .Sunday iii.ght. lie is a foreign coirespoiident and a mem¬ ber of the editorial staff of the J-^veniiig  Bulletin.
,AIr. AVhitelcalher staled that he fell al hoine speaking in the (iuak- ei iiii-(-Uiig as ho was born in a (.iiakei- coinmunity in Ohio. In siH-.-ikiug of Hiller. he said, Adnlpli Hitler, as an individual, is hard to iiiidoi-tand. He works from inspira¬ tions, and docs not w-oigb any pro- bl(-in, bis mind being neither ra¬ tional   nnl-  reasonable.
The speaker said, due lo Hitler's all-   of   iiiysll(-isni,   he   is   practi-.-all.y
alniio. .\' 10. wilh the exception of
Cnoiing. has (-\ei- talked freely with llilll.   Ilis   army   i;-i  ver.y   formidable' bill   lint  inviiK-ible, because he licks the   iiiateriJlls      to   build      it      with. | iiovf-rtheless,  it   is a 'niaeliiiie  of de- ¦ struction,
M---. AVhitelea'thci- stated food is sc,--r(-;', aad for several yi-ars he had
r 1  sent   tn him  fi-oin  Copenha-;en,
Denmark.  He s.iid. tlio last meal he liail  ill Cerman.v icost $3.20 and con- isled  of  niel of sole,  fi-o/ten  carrots I and apple  s:iuce.   Imitation   tea  and coffee were served.      In  closing he ' slated   wherever  there    i -  suffering and disli-ess you will llnd the Quak- 1 ers   assisting. I
1/roject,
111   aildilion   to   lh(>   regular dniH-   on    the   alhlelic    Held, inent   and   curbs   w-ere   laid ilondrii-ks   street,    the   lawns
by    Dr.    Frank Boston at   Kiwanis
'I'be  Kiwanis  Club   at   its regular
weekl.v   dinner   meeting   at 6.30   on
work I Tuesday'evening at School Inn had pave- j an Army and Nav.v night as the along i program  with  double chairmanship,
were! Bernard I.indenfeld and Oscar linage I Stillwagon.
shop,]      pi-osident   Ceorge   Davis      opened
tor   thejt^p   jn-ograni   bv   introducin-.;      Uev.
better
M:irlin  1.. Tozer,  pastor of the ; per   Dublin    Lutheran   church,
spoke for the .Ministerium ; church attendance. Aftor tho •a   shni-l   memorial  servii-o   was
Up-
who
on
talk.
held
j graded   and   seeded,    new    dr jwas  inslalled  adjacent  to  tlii-
(-oni-role   curbing  was   laid
Hark    instead   of   wood,   a
cir.iiiiago was  made  for  the uthlotic j liold,   U-rracin.g  on   the   real-  of   the
(lid  building and the grading of the
(]i-i\ cw.i.v     wa.s    (-oinpleted. The
aniiiiiiit   spout   during   1940   on      the
pin.jeit reaiMied  $3,802.17. This cam*! ; within    the    estimated    budget      of! I $3,9110.
'I'he directors of  llu- s( hool  bnard j t.]iairman  of the evening,   lie inti 'were   invited   to   atlend   the     bookldueed   Dr.   Ii'rank   Boston,   of   Daiis- ilair being hold  at the Ambler  Pub-   ,iale, the chief surgeon and founder
lie  Library duiing the coming week, of    the    lilm    Terrace    Hospital    in
by   Director  J.   Willard   Cassell.        ! Dansdale.    Dr.    Boston    has   formi-d
I a  volunteer  lirst   aid   unit  in  Dans-
films wore sponsored by tho Field jand Stream magazine.' I Tho game (-onimittee headed by ! Warren Fleck stated that game is (luite scarce this sea.son while IPresident Deens reported about I 500 food fish were transferred from I l-'aust s rai-e to the I.och Alsh Ues- I crvoii-.
:     The   building   on   tlie   trap   shoot
I grounds  Is   practicall.v   finished   and
imany of tho ineinbers helped in  the
unik. Tho shelter iipeds <-i few more
(lays  v.dl-k done on it before it will
jhe entirel.v completed.
j     President    Deens   gave   a   resume
()f the Federation meeting; at I..uns-
I dale.
j The two shoots that have beon -Iheld rocently have attracted a large j number of sportsmen.
The showing of the  films  follow¬ ed   by   refreshments   (losed   the   lino ; program.
;     A  turke.\-   shoot   will  be  held  over , tlie   Do(-h   Alsh   Ueservoir   traps   nn 1.Munda.v   afternoon,     November     24. l']veryone is invited.
been urgel upon the conimissionei-s of the varicius counties lor m ire than twenty years, there are still 4,356,522 people in the state of Pennsylvania who have no libriiiy contacts. Pennsyivania has the dis¬ tinction of having m'ore people with¬ out library facilities than any otbcr state in the union. This is a pitialile contrast to iMas.sachusetts wlu-ic every citizen who wishes it may have   fre.,-   iibrary   service.
Through   tho  combiijed  eftorls  -if the   State   l.ibrary   l-;xlenion   divis¬ ion   in   Harysburg  and   progressivo citizens the f(dlow-ing counties liave (continued on paeo  8)     ,
behalf   of     .Tesse   Arbuckle,      a I former   president   of   the     Kiwanis i i Club. The  meeting was llien  luruod ' I over   to   Bernard   l.indi-nfeld,      (o-
ll(
SPECIAL SERVICES
CHIMNEY   BLAZE
The Wissahickon Fire Company rospoudod to a call about 10 p. ni, last Saturday night to a chimney fire at the home of H. P, Schneider, of Norrostown road. The chimney was closel and it took the firemen two hours to put the lire under was   slight.
A-
APOLLO QUARTET
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Wl , f^rescnt a Program of Sacred Musi:: in Erethren Church The Apnlln l-'niir. imiI.-cI iii.-ilo (luarlet from l.aiii-ast(>r, will pre¬ sort a program of sacred nuisic od Sunday evenin.g, Novemher 24, at X o'(-lo(-k. in the Ambler Church of the Broflr-on. The (luartel is (-oin¬ posed of Lloyd and Harold Holling- er, Willis .Voll, and .Inliii Ciiigiii-li, and is part of ll.e well known Kisl Peti-rsburg .Aeapplla .Men's Chorus, Tn  addilion  to  tbe  s leied   numbers.
dale and  the units now have spread i control, -The   dam.age   into   other   C(aniiiunilies   sin(-e      he
_.  11        u-     /~       _   ^»™;„„  t„   Bar,   1 coiK-eived   the  idea   of  having  such   •	
Fel owship   Group   Coming  to   Hap- I ,,    ,      , , , , ,    '
¦^ c     J ¦       * groups.   In   a   few   words,
tist Church  Sunday i „,.    j^oston    outlined    the   work    of
Till-    Word    of    Lil'e        l-'ellowslil;) , the  First   Aid  Corps,  Captain  Ualph
coiupos(-(l   l.f  three   young  lucii   and j .Azor.   of   the   l.ansdale   First     Aid
thri-o young women from .New- A'mk ji^orps,   was   then   introduced   to   the
City  is coniing to  the  Mt,   I'lensaiit | jji-oup.
Baptist chun-h this Sunday for both ^     I-:isio   Stevens,   ('ail    Sabold,    Dr. the   morning   and   evening   servi(-(>s as w-ell as the y(ning 4.)oople's meet¬ ing in  which  the.y  will lake charsc
Commander I^indenfeld turned the meeling over to Oscar StiU- I wagon who introduced two naval I men. The servi(-e men then showed ' Those six voung peoiile are verv i •''^'n'''''' t" l^e members and gu(\«ts. I line to hear and it will be worth- \ ^f'f"' 'hf meeting the ollicors of I whilo  lo (onie  to  the  Mt.   IMeasant 1'^p   Lansdale    medical    units    went
to the IjO.'^iim Home where tho lo(-al unit was inspected. Dr. Frank Boston mado some en(-oiiraging re¬ marks about the Ambler corps. He stated the fact Ihat the local unit is ver.v well dillled even though the Ambler corps has been drilling for a short time.
'   HIST. SOCIETY MEETING
. Rector    of      St.    John's      Episcopal Church, Norristown.  Will Speak
The l;o\crciiil Li-. .biiues Al.i:tbi I .N'iblo, i-o(-lor of St. .lohn's I'. 1-:'. i(-hur(-h. .Norristown. will l-e .guest I siieaker at  the   nieeting of  the   Fort
Washington Histniical Sni-iet.v on . Wednesday,    Novomber    20th.      Mr.
Niblo   will  'present   a   vevy  inlerest-
in,g address on '-|n(-unabuls " or "Hooks Printi-d Over 150 A'ears j Ago."
j     Al   this  ineeting  nominations ¦also   be   presented   for   a [ tive trustees and  by-law.--
the same.
' Blue   Print  of   Bethlehem   Pikii   Will Shov-    Dangerous   Points
l-'iirlh(-i- a(-tiiiii has been takeii ro- I garding the nieeting held a few I weeks ago to havo the speed liniit ; Icwei-ed on Pethlehem pike, from 50
to    35    miles    por   liour.        William ! Thompson   was  appointed  to  secure ! fine speakers giving Interesting  ines-i la   blue   print   of   the   pike,   to   show j sages  wliilo  thero  was  an  excellent' jthe   curves,   cross   roads   and   llills , address  given   in   lhe   o\eiiiii,g   ses-| Ifor   the   pii-.pose   of   marking   siu-h | sion.
places      as   iiinst   hazardous      while ;      .A    li.\iiiii    period    led    bv    Uev,    ,1. [ traveling at the present speed limit, i W.  Dou   opened  the afternnnn  ses-I President.   Ku'cne   Davis,   of   the 1 sion at 2.30. Hev. ('harles  It.  Loei-li. i
group,    org.inizod      in    the       sc-hool
house   al   .Springhouse   last   month,
has aniioiuK-ed that the commit- ; tee will spc-ure the services of sur- I ve.vor, Uaymond Weir to assist in ' having the necessary map prepared, i Chief    II.   -c'harles    Wisler,    recentl.v
stated, there will bo im let up in . Iryipg    to    get    llu-    slate    lii.gliw:iv
.¦lutlioi-ilios   to   agree   to   have   a   35
mile speed limit between Sprlng- I house and township line of White- j marsh and .Springfi(-Id, the latter i already has such a speed liniit to I Chestnul  llill.
i Poli(-e of Tapper Dublin and ' Whitemarsh townships are now , iiiakin.e.' a rei-ord of the niiiiiber of ' ac-cldents   happening   through   their
rospective townships and whic-h , were direetl.v duo to motorists driv-
iii.;- at an (-xcessive rate of speed.
arranged to have Mr, Kdgar Acker, first flute I'layer nf the Alb-ntnw-n Aliinic-ipal   Band   ,-iiid   band   (-oiidui-
( Continued on  page 3 )
;JUS1ICE OF IHE PEACE ' ASSOCIAIIONMEEIS
pastnr of the Hatboro Chunh toolt (hargo of the devotional period. Ile read the s(-riptui-e after which hc- led the group in a wnn* of prayei-. Uev.-Leech then gave a shmt talk to the audience. The- nllic-ial wel¬ conie next was givcii by Uev. .1. William I'nw, pastor nf the host chuich, in the iiK-nibcrs in atlend- ( Continued  on  page   V )
MORE  THAN    FIFTY    MEMpERS
AND   FRIENDS   ATT£ND
SESSION
PADOOKA COUNTY FAIR
POLICE CHIEFS TO MEET
Will    Be    Presented    By    St.   John's Luther   League   Tonight   at   8
A highl.v cntertaiiiiiig I'aclook.i County Fair wiil be presented by the Luther Lecmue of the St. .lohn's Lutheran (-hurch in the Sunday .School   rnnm   Innight   at   8.
Features nf the evening will lie a bc-nelit perfni-nianco by the- Ta- dnnka Count.v Dittle Theatre group; imisic will bo provided by tlie i'a- dooka Sympathy Orchestra man.v other talented and iinown   artists   will   perform.
I This .group w-ill render iiislru- ! mental niusii-, voi-al trios, testlmoii- ; ies and llieio will be an evangidistic i iiieKsage.
Eighteen New Members Received Into Junior Colony Ciub at Dinner Party
Hoffa    and    ofticials    of   the    liaiis- ¦ ' '
dale unit were honored guests lU'Mrs. Howard Kreitler Gave  Suggestions  on  How  to Use
Dramatic Ability — Mrs. T. J. Lane, Jr., Presided
at Meeting Held at Fore Side Inn on
Tuesday Evening
: Forest  Inn  Will  Be Host to Chiefs' Association   On   Wednesday
',     'The   regular   monthl.v   nu-eting   of
! tAlkintgoinory  Count.y  Police  Chiefs'
I Association   will   be   held   Thursday
will j evening,   November  20th,  at  Forest
board   of j Inn,     Tennis     avenue    and    Welsh
to govern I road,    .Ambler,    Important   business
I will    be    transacted    during   which
    i further  consideration  will  probably
be given  to the (luostion of having-  gifts  being  awarded, al!   peace  ollicers   ot borough.-^  andj     There   will   lie   many    fine   gift-i
iw'arded   for   the   best   pies,   cakes
The   r"giil:ir   monthl.v   iiieeliii-4   nf
I the   .Vlmit.gcimery   ('ount.v  .Iusli<-c   of
the   l'o!u-e  Association   was   bold   in
the   Uailro.id    House   at   Colleuc-ville
nil    Tuesda.v   (-veiling.    Host    In   the-
inni-(-  than  5il niembers and   fiic-iids
Ipn-seiit   was   .lustiee   of   the    l'(-;iec>
: .Artbiii-    Uasmiisson,
.     A    iiinsi   pl(>asing     and       niarked
I ncc-.ision   ill   the  history  of  this  or-
i gani/-,alinn   was   witnessed   when   C.
I Howard   Moreditb,   i'resident  nf  tbfl
i I'ennsylvania   .Magistrate's   Assnc-ia-
llnn.   presi-iitod   .Snlicifor     Uayinond
i Pearlstine and his bride, tho fornier
..Miss Cladys Colieii, daughler of Mr.
.and   Mrs.   I.   N.   Cohen,   of   Ainbler,
jwith   a  b(-autiful   chest   of silver  as
ia  wedding gift. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl-
I stine  accepted   the   lovely   gift   witii
'a   I'ew   well  chosen   wnrds   nf  thanks
I In   Illl-   menibers.
I      President l^Jorm.iii   K. Ta.vlor pre-
j sided  at   the  meeting  and  extended
m-l  a hearty wob-oino to the lar.ge nuin-
wed- I ''f'   "f   ladies   .-.i-esent   before     pro-
giil.-ir   order   of
(-oeding   w-ith   the
l)Uslnos^
ing, samples will be given away by various merchants as well as CJii- tosts and games for young and oil will bo held during the enlire period  of  the  fair  witlv worthwhile
Baptist   (-hurch   ou   Sunday   for tlie   special   servi(-es.   The   piiblic c-orcliall.N-   invited   to  attend.
ART EXHIBIT SHOW
townsliips    come   under   civil    ser- ^ vice.   However,  before  this  can   be. done, one of the oflieials of the as- , sociation   asserted  that  a  law  vvill have to lie jiassed at Harrisburg.     ^ The  oniject   ot this  movement  is io protect peace olficer.s. Until such a    law   is   passed,   they   cannot   he pensioned upon retiring from active duty.   As   it   is   now,   it   is   pointed out that an nflicer can be a faith- , ful   servant   for   many   years   with- ; out any consideration for his future, j Ile also can be dismissed when ho Is the Junior IJolony Club' Women's Clubs,  Mva. Kreitler gave | t,,,) old for duly. An effort will pro- it a dinner party given ' suggestions on  how to  use drama- | h.-ibly   be   made   lo   enlist  membors in   their   hwiwr   at    l''ort   Side   Inn, : tic .-ibility  to the best advantage in ! f,-,,ni  the counly  to  got a  civil ser-i
vice  bill  through  the  house  during | the next  session.
Otht^-   entertainment  includes  an irts and  crafts  booth,  fortune  tell- j     Another  pl(-:isiiig  fcituro  was tiie
.turning ii\ei- to the treasurer, N. U.
;Brnwii. the sum of $514.30 as the net balani-o from the sale ot the convention book. The funds, there of, also paid for expenses incurred b,v tho local association for tho an¬ nu.il convention of the Pennsylvania .Alagistrate's Association held last Mav in .Norristown. .lustiee nf tin- Peac-e Walter IjOwues. was eliair¬ nuin of tho linanc-e (-oinniilli-e and a iinaninious vote of tbaniis was given to him for the work ( Continued on  peigo  :
1-^igliteoii ceived into of Ambler
new-   members  were  re-I gomery      County       Federaliou      of
and  caniVy by tho oflicial Judge.
Various other articles 'Will be on sale at tlie fair. Uefreshment will be served.
The cast of the lienefit perform¬ ance which is a play entitled ".Sot Quite Such A Coose" is Mrs Boll, Ituth AVood; Albert Bell, .lacii Holz; Sylvia Hell. Catherine Smith; l^hilip Flick, Willard T.eh and Hazel Henderson, Doris Crabert. A silver offering will be takeii at 'ihc door.
dono.
Community Cenire
Solicitors Report
$1,234.45 to Date
jl-'ort  Washini^on, Tuesday evening, . club   programs.
BUGLE  CORPS  ELECTION
All    i-\liibil    of    iiiiiisii;il      interesi op(-ii(>d    .\-esic'rday    al    Curtis    Hall, i l-jlkiiis I'ark, this art exliibit show- , 'ed   work   d(aie   by   adult   groups   of I I'^dna    Mohler      .Noll      will    present   Ambler.      Clenside, .lenkintown,'J
dramatic readings. The cniK-ert isSLjinsdale and West Point. The provided as a .Sunday e\eiiing fea-i i-lasses w-ere (-onducted through thei tu-e of spiritual value to 4i'i'''I^'' Kdiu-alion and Ueerealion I'ldgram and s u I-1-o 11 n d i n g communities, nf Works Projects Administration, There will be no admissiiui (barge, :the oxliiliit will continue through- but ,1 free wiil offering will be'out this week, from 1 to 10 P. M. t.ilcei'. I     'Kxamples   in   oil,     v/ater     color.
CAR RUNS INTO STORE
Joseph   AVilliam  McCalie,  31,   1462 ! North    Wanamakor    street,    I'hil.i-
riie new members are:  Mrs. Ar thur   Hansen,    Mrs,    Albert    Hurst, Mrs,     Henry    ,f,    Mct'onnell,    Mrs, Leslie   Foster,    Mrs,    Francis   Fer¬ tsch.     Mrs,    Winfield     Cooke,    and |.Misses   Peggy   Smilh,   Uuth   ^.Vlyers, .Jean AVoodward, Hope <lray, Cecel ia   Charleton,   .le-an   Ueaver Anibler;       Miss      Kleanor
11   w liefnn
tilllLl
, ,   , , , Ml   J  •     .      .1    rni,      .1 Spring    tlouse;     Miss    Jean    Mac-
delphia, was killed instantly Thurs-;    '      ° .¦,.,,,     ,, nr
Bride,     Fort    AVashington;     Mrs.
AVallis     Allen,     Lansdale,     It.    X>.-,
.Mrs.  liaymond (Jaskill,  Mrs,  Ches-
th'   t un i i'^'"    I'i'^i'-'^o'b     North    AVales;     und
          ,  ,        , -li.l,- V, -mil fhe c-ii- went thr.iiiu-h the front 'iMjiss   Kathryn   Keating,   Gwynedd,
  IKistel and  pencil sketching  show a   •'"-' ine c.ii   went iniougn  tne iioiu  '
I   probably   be  a  long  time ,.,-nss   section    of   the   work   being! door of  the    structur'e,    which    is,     The speaker of the evening was
the   l'iiit(\l  Siatc^^s calls  an- dime.  Inslruetion  is offered  to any-' known   as   "the  Flatiron   Huilding." i.Mi'S.    Howard    Kreitler,    Glenside,
li,-,ii main. Ill   luiifcreiu.-',-.     '   uue  iu   Lib-  licld. , Five cUBlumei-s esuaiped  injury, draiuatie   cUalrmau   of   the   Mont-
day   iilE-ht  when  ills automobile  ran into   the   store   of  Josepli   I'arente, Uidge pike. Black Horse. .McCabe  failed   to   make   the   turn
She entertained with three read¬ ings: the tirst was a sketch show¬ ing how one woman felt about politics, the second showing a niiournful person calling on her sick friend was entitled, "A Cheer- ; ful Little Ktirful," and the third j all "of I told the inside story of what really Meng, I happened to l..iidy (lodiva.
Mrs. Ivreitler d e m oust r a le d make-up by fixing Miss Margaret Black   for   a   nde   ot   a   young   girl
The resulls of the North p (- ii n Comniunity '¦i'entre Drive for tbc third   week   are   as   follows:
BliK- Hell K- Cc-ntri- .Siiuare $S8.ii;i
AMBLER PLAYERS
and then for the role of an old woman. The siieaker made Mrs. Kaymond Gaskill up as a Japan¬ ese girl.
Mrs, Thomas J. l^uie, Jr.,  pn-.-i-
( Conlinued on i»ttf« 8 )
"Hjr Husbrnd's Wife," a Three Act Farce,  To   De   Next  Production
I     The  next appearance of  lhe Aiii- j bler    Players    will    be    in    a    very
amusing (-oiiiedy jusilv named "Iler : lliisbar-d's Wife." This fa-.-cc w-as j w-ritteii by .A. K. Thomas and is vei-.v I abiy dircc-led by Kathleen Itein- ! h.'i-l.
I      ll   will   ill-   pi-(-seiited   nil   Deeeinber ; lilll and 7tli in the hall of the Floui
lown   l-ii'c ! This is i-c
I      'I'his   l-riday   evening   tin-   annual; i electioii   of   oflicers   of   the   Junior ; Hugle and Drum Corps, of tlie AVil- ; liam  Boulton   Dixoii   Post,     No,   1". ! will     be    held     iu     tlu-     Olde    iMill, i Bi'thlehem   pike,   l-"ni-l    Washington, i j The   oflicers   to   be   elected   arc :    .V .Junior    Commander,    Senior    A'ice j - Commander, Junior A'ice  Coniiiian- ,; I der,    Adjutant    and Treasurer.    As j this   is   an   important   B-esBlon,   all niembers   of   the   Corps   are   urged I to  be  present.  An  invitation  is  ex- I tended    to   uny   boy    between    the I ages of 14 and  18  years  of age  to I'ompan.v,      l-'lourtown.' 0"'n  '*>p corps and  those  interested   f,„, 13.51111  (he actual amount neces- oninicnded as a  very en-   may    attend    the    iin-etiiij;     l-"iiday | sary   tn   eai-i-.\-   nn   the   wnik   nf   tbe
I'nil   Wa:<liinKlnn
I'enllyii   K:  Cw.viio
.N'nrlh   Wales   	
Oreland     '
Prospec-tville    ....
Id
.larreltown &  Dreslic
Ainbler    	
First    Week	
.Second    Week
Third   AVeek    , , . .
Total   lo   Dale
These   figures   in(
bec-ii   turned     into
ic-i
th
Centre. Thp Drive this
r
ite
e -
. . .    126.00 .
. . ,   228.00
.—   lull.no
Illl.2.1
...    162.75
. . .   196.00
. .     264.50
. .    264,75
. .    237.75
. . .    467.45
,    $1234.45
what   has
"ommunit.v
year is again
'\ a
lie   wuy   to   spend  an   evening,   evening.
Coini.iuiiilj    (.'eiilie.