8/7/2019 Our Town April 24, 1947

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George \V. R. KirltpatrJclt , princ ip al o f the E a l a - C ~ ' n W ) ' d Junior

Eigh School, has been re-electeclpreSident of the Bala-CynwydCom·

mUlllty ConC('I·t Association.

Present membcls of the Associa·

tio n may renewtheir subscriptions,

f or n ex t s ca s on 's c on ce rt s, until

May 1, association officials have an·

n o u n c , ~ d . Blanks may be mailed in

01' left with association officials at

the May 1 concert.

Public Subl.;criptionsSubscriptions Will be open to thl!

pUblic May 5, It has been an

nounc('d.Other officials re-elected by the

D i r e c t o r ~ at thei r meet ing Monday

night In the Bala-Cynwyd Women's

Club.Other Officers

First Vice President: Mrs. Har-.old A. Backus.

Sccond V ice Presidcnt: Mrs.

C. Hawltins.

Third Vice President. Mrs. AmesJohnston.

Treasurer Carl Metzger .

S cc re l a ry : Mr s. Earl Y. Slaughtcr.

Will Asl{ for $1500

This course of acllon was decided

':\fonday night at a meeting ot t h ~ ;LibrUl'Y's Board of Tl'llstees. It will

be the first t ime such an appeal

ever bcen Inade.

Goal ';)f the campaJgn for tuods

has been set at S150\), accol'ding to:

Mrs . S am ue l J. MacCartney, a.

member of the Board.

"At p re se nt ." M rs . M acC ar tn e y,

s a id , " the Library is supported by;f unds s upp l ied by the Borough, theSchool D i ~ t l ' i c t and by miscellaoe_

ous l ib ra ry income.

"The Borough has al10cated $2500

this yeal'; the Scholll Board, S300,and about $1100 will llrobably comei n ac ro s s the Circulation Desk.

"But t hi s m on ey is not enough

t o t iuppo rt the Libl'sry's activities

... if we don' t ra ise t h e $1500, we

will not be able to operate u we;h av e i n t he past."

Geo. Kil-kpatrickRe ..electedHead

ofCo'!!cert Ass'nNew Subscription Driveto Open on May 5,Officials Announce

PRESENTS

At 4.30 P. M.

AWeekly Radio Program

Every Thursday Afternoon

OlJR TOWN

On WNAR, 1110 on Your Dial

New Members Needed

'fhe most urgent n ee d o f the

Corps today , Merl t le s a id . Is to en

roll new active members , especially

men who can d rh' e t h e ambu lance .

It was voted at t h e mee ting to con

t a ct church o rgan izat ions to as ce r

tain whethel' t h e ~ ' cou ld he lp the

Corps in obtaining new members .

T o B e In Parulie

It was repo r ted at t h e m ee t in g E c on om ie s Listed

that the Corps had been Invi t ed by ' rhe L i bra ri an, Miss Ellzabetn

t h e Amel i can Legion to join the' Tatman, listcd the following econ

pare"de on Memor ia l Day and that omies that wi ll have to be taken if

they In turn wer e t o e xt e nd a s im- addi t iona l f un ds a re n ot received:,

ilal' I nv i ta t io n t o t he S ta te F en - 1. A fUl'! Iwr Cll t in hours the

Clbles. Libra I'y IS open-the LibraryCaptain Thomas Merkle 1CPOI ted has alt cadv Iwcn closed Satur-

that he had been assured by the day lI ights 'and weekday morn'\\ 'orthmgton Company that thc new lngs.

Narberth ambulance w ou ld b e d c- 2. AdditIOnal staff cuts- twolivered within a f ew weeks. It is full-time employes now take the

hoped that the old ambulance can part of t h c f orme r s ta ff o f fOllrbe disposed of at a satisfactory r e- f1\l l-t i me and two part-time em-turn, he s a Id . p l o ~ ' e s ~ ' - '. . - 0--,

3. Complete s toppage o f n ew

book pu rchases , wh ich have al·

ready been curtallcd seriously.

4. A fUl'ther cut i n f un ds al

located for t h e Ch i ld r en ' s Sec

tion.

Thc lcttel s are expected to be

mailed in the neal' future.

A SAIL FOR RUDY NORBEUG

:RUdolph C. NOl'bel'g, of 117Righters Feny Rd., C ~ ' n w y d , has

been awarded the Sallf lsh Certif i

c at e o f t he \Vest Palm BeachFishing Club. Last week, he pulled

aboard' a "sail" measuring 7 feet,

Inches and wcighlng 48 pounds.

Inter-Church Youth CouncilPlans Supper Sunday, May 4

J e an P a rk hi ll a nd Janet Shand

havebeen appoin ted co -cha irmen o fthe Suppel' Committe for the MainLine Inter-Church Youth Councilbv President Hal'iet Ann Sm i th ..Chal'les H ~ i t t and mcmbe rs of

the Youth Fellowship of St. M a l ' ~ " sChurch, Ardmore, are In chal'ge ofal '1 'angements for the supper, whichwlll b e h el d S un da y, M ay 4. :VII'S.Rob er t B la ck a nd Mrs. Dudley M.Pruitt wlll assist the committee.

"The fact that you had oxygen

available saved my mother's life

last Sunday."

This Is o ne s en te n ce f rom a lett e r w r i tt en by a Narberth resident

to the Narbel ' lh Volunteel ' Medical

S e rv ice Co rps a nd r ea d at their

Apri l meet ing . The letter rcfel'l'edto an emergency caH to wh ich t h e

Corps responded.

CYNWYD BOY, AGED 4,SCARLET FEVER VICTIMA f our - yea l' - old Cynwyd boy is

Lower ""rerion Townshlp's ninth

victim of scarlet f eve r in 1947.Chander Gillespie, Jr., of 100

Ovel'hlll Rd ., was stricken April 11

with a mild case of the disease. He

attends a nursery school, but there

are no othercases reported i n Low

er Merion this week. T he boy 's

father Is employed by the II,"ur

ance Company o f No r th America.

Robert J . ' l 'homas: Lowel' Merion

Health Officer, report ed ten new

cases of mumps, s ixcas es of chick

en-pox. fOUl' ot whoop ing cough

and one of diabetes fOl' the week

ending Apl'lI 18.

• •• news summary o f loca l events

Letter to VMSCThanks Corps.For Saving LifeMore Active Members

Are Needed, MerkleTells Meeting

Annual Elections HeldTuesday; InstallationExercises on May 19

Samuel BaJ·clay

Named to HeadNarberth PTA

D r. J . A ll yn Roge rs h ead of the

Lower Merion Township Veterans'

Service C en te r B l' yn M aw r, resigned last week, but wlll remain

as Re-employment Committeeman

fOl' the Township' s Selective Sel'v

Ice Bureau.

Dr. Rogers served with' the Selec

tive Service organization from the

beginning ot the wal' until 1945,when he was made head o f t he Vet

erans' Service Center.

J ames Ba l' ne t t, of 143 Merion

Ave., Nal'berth, who has beei servIng as Roge l "s assistant, will take

c ha rg e o f t he Cen te r , I n the BrynMawr War Memor ia l BUilding.

John Austin, ~ o m m a n d e r of the

John Winthl'op Post of the Ameri

can Legion, wrot e t o t h e LowerMer

ion Board of Commissioners last

weekasking tha t the Veterans'Ser

v ice Cen te r be continued indefinite

ly.He commended the Center on the

g oo d w o rk It had d on e f or l oc al

veterans.

Samuel Barclay, of 503 Haverforcl

A.ve., NadJe\·tI11 was elecl.:-d }Jredident of the Narberth Parent-Teach

crs' Association at the group's meet

ing Tuesday night In NarberthPub

l ic School.Other otllcel"s elected were: Firs t

Vice PreSident-G. O. Fletcher;

Second Vice President-Mrs. 'William H o e ~ c h l p , 'who was re-elected;

Treusurer--Donald Drain; a nd S fc

retary-Mrs. G. B. MacLaren.

T he n ew olUccrs wll l be in st a l ledat the next meet i ng o f he Associa

t ion , Monday , May 19.Retil'ing officers a re: Pre s id en t-

Richard Lehman; First Vice PresI

dent-E. Lee Go ld s bo rough; S ccr e

ta ry-Mrs. B. 1\1. McScveney, and

Treasurer-Samuel Barclay.

Members of the Nominat ing Cllm

m it te e w er e: M rs . A do n H or sl il y,

Philip Cappalonga, Donald Dr3.in,

and t h e Rev. Cletus Senft.

New Traffic

Narberth Vets Deny 'Rowdyism' Controls Seen. • ' . A determined e ff or t t o l ic k t raf-

ChargesMade at CouncIl Meetlno' flc congestion in Lower Mer ion IIb foreseen a s t he r es ult o f th e ap.

" I f V incen t De lv inc lo doesn ' t lil<e shop cowboys loistel ' ing on the cor- pointment of a new lieutenant and

Narbel· th, he c an g et t he h- o ut ," n er ." three sel 'geants on the Pollee Fot·cll.Th is w as t he a nsw er given this Members of the protesting dele- At last \Vednesday's Board oS

week by a spokesman fOl' 24 young ga tl on al'e al l veterans between 20 Commiss ione rs meet ing , former

veterans to Delvlncio's charges of and 24 and li\'e on Hampden, \Vood- Sgt. Robert B. 1>Illler was named

"rowdyism" b ef or e l as t M on da y bine a nd I o na Aves. They are a ll n ew l i eu t en a nt , 50 that the force

night ' s meet ingof Borough Council. members ot the Narbel·th Italian- will now have a lieutenant In chargeTo Appear at Meeting American Citizens' Club. of each o f I ts t hr ee squads.

"No ne o f u s h as e ve r a cc os te d Volpi, spokesman for the v et el '- ' l' hl 'e e s e l' g ean ts were appointed

Mrs. Delvinclo or anyone else," said ans, admit ted that membel's of tile from a list of eligibles presented

John Volpi, 24, of 229 Hampden delegation often gathcl' on st reet to the Commissioners br the T o ~ -Ave .• the spol<esman. corners. but denied charg es o f ill- ship Civic Service Commiss ion fol-

"Twenty-fOUl' of u s. a ll veterans, behavlol ' levelled at them. lowing examinations held last

are going to appeal' at the M a ~ ' 12 "I was bOl'n on .the c or ne l' o f m on th . They aI'e George A. Kramer.

meeting o f C ou nc il a nd d ema nd H amp de n and \VoodbineAves." Vol- John J . McMahon . J1·., and Ray.

that this man elthel' retract p i s ai d, "and I've nevel' heard 01' mond Bruce \ 'a lent ine.remal'lts 01' tell Us who acco s ted seen anyone act badly i n t he p res- Sgts. Kramer and Valent ine are

his wife," Volpi said. ence ot a woman." expected t o be assigned to the Traf.

All Are VeterlUls A veteran ot 30 months' service flv Division o f t he D ep ar tme nt I n

Delvlnclo, himself an ex-servic;e- in EUl'ope as an In tan try platoon add it ion to Sg t. Joseph Mawhin.ley

man, old Council l as t w ee k tha t sergeant, Volpi admitted Narbcrth who now hell;ds the divIsion. t Irtlhis wlt'e had been accosted several stl'eet corners we re o f ten a l it t le M cMaho n w il l probably tako . ~ t .t imes near t h ei r home at 227 Wood-, noisy, but categol'lcally denied Del - Millet··s p la ce i n c ha rg e o f Sql,; 1t1

bine Ave. by "drug store and h og ie · v ln cl o' s statements. Number 2.

DJ·. Rogers Quits'Veter!1ns' Center

TO

Driving AwardSafe

Neighborhood Club

Hears How· Laws

Are Made

Photo ~ l a c G r { ' r ; o rJOEL A. RUBINCAM, of 222 II averfordRd. , Narberth (left) gets

an emblem f rom Narbe r t h Pollc e Sergeant Charles Girvin In recognition of ten ~ ' e a r s of driving a R a l l w a ~ ' Express truck Wlt1;,llutan accident. The Safe Drh'lng Badge of Merit W ~ l S donated by the

R a l 1 w a ~ ' Express Agency and \\'11 s presented Rub ln cam l a st

T h u r s d a ~ ' n ig h t i n f r en t o f t h e :F ire Hall.

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Three fundamental obJcctivesw!l'e 'soUght in pl epal'l.1g t ~ 1 l laborb i ll r ecen t ly passed by the U. s.House of Representatives, C o n g r e s ~ man Samuel K. McConne l l to ldmembel 's of thc B a l a - C y n w ~ ' d Nelbo rhood Club Tuesday night,

T hc se o bj ec ti ve s, d ec la re d C on

gressman McConnell, who ilves 111

\Vynnewood, were:1.. To define the rights of the

laboring nllm.2..To c u rb t he power of Labor

leaders.3.. To e!!tablish the I,ublic in

terest lind welfare liS para

mount.Most o f t he bill, the Congressman

said, was g iven over to setting upand defining a p r tl cedu re fo r co l

lective bargaining.He told the Neighborhood Club

members, meeting i n t he Bala-Cynwyd Woman's Club, Cynwyd, tha tthe bill p rov ided fo r secret balloting on elections , assessments , duesa nd s tr ik es a s a me an s o f encoUl'aging and faci l it a ti n g a majorityvote on all labor action.

Montgomery County ' s Cong r es s man hit at the f ai lu re o f Laborl e ad er s t o cooperate In t he p ub hchearings that preceded enactment

of the bill.'It is regrettable." he said, "tha t

the b ig labor l e ad e rs o f t h ecoun trydid not s ee f it t o cooper at e withCong re ss I n formulat ing this bill.T he se l ab or l ea de rs wanted nochanges in existing labor laws, andso we had t o p ro ce ed o n our ownas best as we could,"

Cong l 'e s sman : ' fcConne l l s a id heused to be a monopolis t because hethought large corporations eliminis ar y c om pe ti ti on a nd economic

waste."But I have changed my opinion

in later y e ar s, " he s ai d. "I havewatched big combinations of capita lon one side, b ig labo r combina

t i on s on t h e o t h er and, In the middle, a big central ized governmenttrying to regUlate both.

"I have come t o t oe conclusion Iwas wrong. What It amounts to Isthat these men sit down and decidethe destiny of mlllions of other men.From such a set-up there Is a dang e r o f St a ti sm, s imi la r to the Mussollni Regime In Italy. While I rea li ze w e cannot go back to smallbusinesses and smaH labol' unionsthere s hou ld be llome middle groundon which we could find OUI' answersto Ilabor p rob l ems and industl"ial

pellce.The c o n g r e ~ s m a n answered II

question f rom t he fioor a s to howmuch a congl'essman Is bound byhis party caucus.

' P er s onaHy , " he s a id , "I feel verymuch bound by II caucus v ot e e xcept on Issues involving my own religious a n d mo ra l principles. I believe In party government. oneparty In a nd o ne p ar ty o ut a nd Inholding the party I n power r esponsible for good government."

In expalnlng congress ional procedure McConnell t ra c ed t he c ou rs eof a blll from Its Inception to thetime when I t b e come s a law. Hetold of how the bill I s first prepasedby t rai n ed t e chn ic i an s and a legalhopper which is actually II smullbox n ea r t he d es k of the speakerof the House. Next It Is given anumber and refel'l'ed by t h e sp eak

er t o on e o f the 19 standing committees.Next comes the discussion of th e

bill In commi tt e e, t h e t ak i ng o f t e stimony and t h e Incorporation ot th ecommit tee' s recommendat ions Ibef or e I t i s r e po r te d o ut a n d p la ce do n t he c al en da r. It Is t he R ul esCommittee, he said, tha t decides thedestinyof the b il l andwhen it shall&,0 to the floor.

CongressmanExolains AimsOf/Labor Bill

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NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1947 PRIOE FIVE OENTI ''''

LibraryAppeals for $150afContinued. FAC1l.1TtES TO BE CURTAILED,

SERIOUSLY IF COMMUNITYiFAILS TO GIVE ITS SUPPORTh

Cost of Books,

Higher Salaries

Cited by TrusteeS:;An a pp ea l t o t he people of Nal'c

bel·th to ra ll y t o t h e suppo rt o f t h eNarberth Community Library will

be made s oon in a l . :: t ter t o b e sentto all re si d en t s o f t h e Borough.

Rising cOsts of books, Increased

salaries f o r l ibl ' ar y workers, great..er ci:'c;,zlation of, books and

c re as ed a tt en da nc e b y Bor ou gh

l'esidents will be cited as reasons

for t h e publ i c appea l.

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Sorry to hear tha t Ed L e a r ~ ' .Jr., son of t h e E d Learys, of 118

Union Ave.. Bala, f e ll a nd c uthis face last Tuesday night.

Happened jus t before Ed. Sr.,wa s on his way to the Lion'sClub meet i ng , and t h ey had torush the little t e ll ow t o B r ~ ' nMawr Hospital, w he re h e h adseveral st i tches in his head .. .

By t he way, Ed. 81'. said tha th e c ou ld n' t s a y e no ug h a bo utthe fine t r ea tme n t t he y w er egh'en I\t Bryn Mawr's AccldentWard .. •

Congratulat ions to Marcia L.Gibbon .. . sh e' s t h e d augh te r ofthe "' Idter G. Gibbon f a m l l ~ · ,of 406 Pjlmbroke Road., Balli.

C ~ ' u w ~ ' d , .. she's jnst startedw or k w it h t he Eastern AirlinesI n N ew York atter her recentg raduat i on f rom Cent ral Radioand Television School, Inc., atKansl,ls C i a ~ ' , MissourI. .

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By DOROTHY M. O G D ~It WlUl an o dd f ee li ng to

watch the teachers file into theSchool Board meet i ng Monday

night, ha t in h an d, t o ask 101'a raise to k ee p b od y a nd soul

together.The teaeherll crept Into th " '

room qUietly and se tt l ed downtor a long 'evenlng ot It, only ,to have t he B oa r d adopt therecommendation of a $5OfI raisetrom the Salary Committee

without any tUlls whatel'er.S po tt ed ma ny ot myoid

grammar school, J un io r a ndSenior High School teacher!! Inthe ~ r o w d and I was certainlyg la d t o s ee them get t h e ra l" e.. . And, I t hi nk t h e B oa rd d e.serves a good word 101' showIng an unde rst and i ng of theteacher's economic needs .. .

Heard tha t Tom D o n n e l l ~ · .. .he's th e s on o f Dr. and Mrs . T .F, Donnelly, of 115 B r ~ ' n MawrAve., B a l a - C y n w ~ · d , .. . had quitea time In Antartlc expeditionfrom which h e h a s just returned. He was a freshman at Villanova College un ti l h e en te redt h e N a\ 'y 14 months ago andw as a ss ig ne d to t he M ou ntOlympus, Admiral Byrd's flag-

ship • He's h om e o n a 24-dllYleave right now... . .

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H op e J oh n F . M a h o n e ~ ' , he's the24-yea r- old ex -Marine who us ed tobe the Assistant ManagH ot theArdmore Theater. Is feeling betterafter tha t hea rt a t t ack he sufferedMonday.

John, w ho i s t he s on o f Mr. andMrs. J. D. Mahoney, ot 127 CoulterAve" Ardmore, has had a rought im e o f It. .. H e w as wounded onBougalnvllle when he was overseasw i th t h e Marines, and n ow h e' s i nJege rson Hosp i ta l.. .He's Improv

Ing. b u t w as In lin oxygen t en t f ora while .. .

Saw J o hn Aust in, he ' s the Commander ot t he J oh n W in th ro pAmerican Legion Post In BrynMawr. ho lding hands with a verypretty girl at the Commissioner'smeet ing last week .. .

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Mrs. Jeanne t e V. Hall, of 26Bal li . Ave ., Bala I s anxious lyawaiting Aprll 30 because that'sth e day her 80n, Sgt. Craig Hall,is goin&, to c al l f r on t Frankfu r t, Germany , S e em s C r ai gwon a f ree phone call for buyIn&, the most bond s In his ont-

Ilt, a couple of weeks ago . . . .

Len DlIl, J r. , of 2:17 HathawayLane , W yn newo od , i s g oi n g t o betaking quite a trip. He 's onh i s wayto visit every Univers it y o f Penns yl va ni a a lumn i g ro up f rom c oa stt o coast . He's starting out wi th t h eu n it s f r om Sa n F r a nc is co t o S ea tl e.. .Guess you know tha t he ' s s ecr e tary ot Penn's general alumni society.. .

• • •Ho rn a n d Hardart waitresses arevery unhappy abou t t h e crack COllcernlng thei r ,wages a nd t he w ag esof local school teachel·s . •• then aPhi ladelphia columnist repol ted Iti n accura te l y and added mor e f ue lto .the fire .. . Firs t of all, the statement w as s ai d In an a si de t o amembe r o f t h e audi ence at a Low-

(Continued on Pag . Four)

Another congratUlation goes to.Jlmmy and Allee 'Vlgglns, of 212Cricket Ave .. Ardmore They justb ec ame p ro ud p ar e nt s of RobertSteven, born Tuesday mo rn ing atBryn Mawr Ho!'pltal. Jimmy Is theperson who h el pe d Roger Volmt'rout at the chicken s hop in A l 'dmcr ebetore Mr, Vollmer 's recent dcath.Incidentally, Mrs. Vollmer t ol d m e&he Is going t o c on ti nu e t he shop I

j us t a s I t w as .. .• •

· ' T a 1 l d ~ 1 l " to Bill Bed')1l,. mamh'....

ger of the E g ~ · p t i a n Theater,

w ho s ai d tha t Warners is acceding to the present requestso f t h e p a re nt s a nd member s o fthe Bala-Cynwyd NeighborhoodClub i n pu t t in g on an early Saturday afternoon 'show just forchildren. He s a ~ ' s tha t the matin ee f or c hi ld re n wl1l be from1:15 to 3 :15 Sat l lrdafs and that

U l e ~ ' have quite a Ibe-up ofj uv en il e s hows f or t he future.

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Council Pre.ident FoxAsk. Publicity forWork Being Done

VOLUME 26-NtTMBER lIS

DR. BARNES CELEBRATES

HIS 25th ANNIVERSARYThe Rev. Dr. George Emerson

Barnelf celebrated his 25th anniver

sary as pastor of Overbrook Pres

b yt er ia n C hu rc h L an ca st er a nd

City Aves., at a special serviceTuesday night.

Dr. Ba rn es w as presented with

a leather bound book containing d

resolution of appr ec ia t ion o f his

pastorate, s igned by officers ot !.hechurch. Delbert B. G ra y, J r. , s u

pe ri n tenden t o f t h e chUrch school

for 25 years ,made t h e presel1tatlon.

Dr. Barnes served as president of

Philadelphia Council of Churches

In 1946 and a s p res i den t of the Phi l

ad el phi a Federa ti o n o f Churche s

trom 1939 to 1941. He a l so I s chairma n o f t he r e st or at io n f un d o f t he

Presbytet 'lan Church In America

and, chairman of the executive com

mit te e o f t he C hu rc h World Serv

Ice.

EXCUSED FROM JURY

Granger B. Mann, of Haverford,John Bell a nd Em il y S. Hubel ' , ofAl'dmore, have been excused fromservice o n t he Montgomery CountyCivil Court jury, April session,

t h e g round on Fail'vlew Road, between Summit R oa d a nd Consho

hocken StateRoad, where the build

Ing stands to this day.

He a ls o d on at ed stone to buildthe edifice a nd o th er neighborsgave their tlmo and money. Thebuilding was begun In 1826 and twoyears later was occupied by bo th a.week-day school a nd t he S un da y

School. Alffilated with the Amel'lcan Sunday School Union of Phila

d el ph ia . I t w as c al le d t he F ai rv iew Un ion Sunday School

Ulled Until Last Tear

Lower Mel'lon SchOOl Districtbe.

g an t o us e t he building as a free

pUblic school In 1834, but It continued t o be used as a Sunday School

down to 1946.

It went t h rough many denomina

tional troublee-8everal tlme8 it be

came Methodist or Bapt i st - bu t it

<Continued onP a r e Four)

Founded In 1930

The Centel' o r ig in a ted i n 19.30

t hr ou gh t he I nt er es t o f t he Welfare Committee ot the Women'sCommunity Club ot Narberth. Mrs.C. Arley Farmer, of Woodbine andCleveland Aves., Penn Valley, wasIts Chai rman as s he i s today.

" We w an t t o emp ha si ze ," M rs .Farmer stated. "that the fJentel' I spurely educat ional and preventative, not a medical Center. "

Children ot t h e communi ty areb rought t h ere only t o r ex amina tions and for r ef er en ce b ac k t ot h ei r own doctors.

"I t Is chiefly a center tor infantswhoneed regular monthly examinations," she a dd ed . " The m ot he l' sbring them to OUI' doctor or nUl'sefor a check-Up. If there is a n ~ · t h l n gat a l l w ron 'g with them, they arereterred to their own docto rs orto the hospitals.

Moves Back and Forth

The Center wal; begun In 1930 becalise Narberth parents wel'e sendin'k . so 'In'any-of ·'tl1elr cblldfen·tothe Community Health, and CivicAssociation In Ardmore

Miss Bess i e Drane was as signedby t he C ommu ni ty H ea lt h a ndCivic Association te be Narberth'snurse and a r oom in Elm Hall, usedby the Community Club, was turned o ve r t or a n examination rom

The Community Health and CivicAssociation sends o ne o f visiting nurses for the Center 's use and

also tor one of Its doctol·S.It has moved fl'om Elm Hall to

102 Conway Ave .• several times-itIs n ow b ac k at Elm Hal l becaus eof smal l at tendance.

It Is o pe n o n the flrst and t h irdWednesdays of each month f o r con 8ulatlon a nd i t takes children frominfants t o s choo l age.

Dr. E m l l ~ ' R Maxwell is the doctor In chal'ge of the office and MissNatalie Pollock is the nUl'se. SheIs also t h e Na rbe r t h Schol nurse.

Ask.. Publicity

T he B or ou gh Boa rd of Healthsuggested at I ts A pr il 1 meetingthat the Center be discontinued, butBorough Council had a better Idea.

"Why not," suggested BoroughCouncil Pre si d en t Wa lt e r A. Fox,"Publicize the CentermOl'e andthensee how m a n ~ ' children attend?"

So, Robert ' M. Cameron, chairman of the Water. Light andHealth Committee. was Inst ructed •to present Council 's suggestions to Sorry to hear that Veteran ' s Ser-the Board o f H ea lt h at Its next vice Center head, Jim Barnett, ismeeting in M a ~ ' . 'having an operat ion this week at

Valley Forge General Hospital. Hehas just been p l 'omoted to t h e po stvacated by Dr. J. A I I ~ ' n Rogers .••

The Child Health Center Is goingt o b e discontinued despite the smallat tendance record It h as h ad d ur Ing the past three months.

Only 16 c hi ld re n a tt en de d t heCenter In J a nu a ry . F e br u ar y a n dMarch anq only $21 was spen t fort h eca re of those children.

Narberth

Only 21 Children

Attend DuringLast 3Months

Chii'd,Center to: Be

PENN VALLEY RESIDENTS MAY USE

OLD SUNDAY SCHOOL AS MEMORIAL

Bol'O Residents to Take Partin Saturday Night Concert

Thr ee N a rb e rt h residents al'emembers ot t h eKe l iy Street Chorus

which will present Its annual conc er t t hi s S a tu r da y n ig ht at Girls'High School, 17th and Sp ri ng Gar

den Sts" Philadelphia.

They a re Lewis Easby, Harry C.

Nels on and Philip Hall. James W.ErVine. also ot Narberth, will condust. Admiss ion is tree.

The t hi rd o f a series ot lecturelfon Communism, s pons or ed by thoHoly Name Society ot St. Marga

ret's Church. Narberts, will be

held in the church hall, Narberth

Ave. at Windsor Ave., Tuesday,

April 29, at 8.30 P. M.

The l ec tu r e en t it l ed , "Is Communism Godless. " wili be delivered

by the Rev. Joseph S. Hogan, S. J.,

Professor of Philosophy at S t. J o

seps's College. who h a s b e e n t ea c h

ing at the coliege for the past 24

years.

The flrst t al k o f t he s er ie s w as

given by Rev. Dr. Anthony J.

Flynn, tormel' presidentof Immacu

lata Coliege and t h e s econd byEricvon Kuehnelt-Leddlhn, Doctor' ufPhilosophy at the University of

Budapest.

The public has been Invited t,)attend tse l ectu re , f o r wh1ch t h e r ~will be no admission fee. There wtllatter the lecture.

Teacher to Talkon CommunismNarberth Holy NameSociety Sponsors Lecture

One Ihundl'ed and twenty-threeyears ago the blacksmiths, wheelwrights and fal'me1'8 o f Fa il ' vl ewbuilt a combination Sunday Schooland School Houl;e.

Today their great-grandchi ldrenare thinking of usingthe l i t t le one·

room building as a Community Cent er a nd Wa r memor ia l f or t he residents ot Fairview-now known a8Penn Valley.

Begun In 18211It was i n 1824 tha t Aaron Keech

(who was bOl·n.ln Tredftrln Township in 1773) s t a r ted t o tee.ch Sunda r Schol ill t h e fa rmhou se ofFairview aftll!r h i s week 's work Innls blacksmith shop, located at 931>Summit Road, where S am ue l R .Markle JIves today. .MI'. Kreech had a goodfriend, Wil

liam C Fisher, who sympathized-wIth h is w or k a uo ng the children

o f t h e c ommu ni ty a nd t he t wo mendecided tha t bUilding for religiouspurposes was necesaryU W&I Mr. Fisher who donated

Deacons and TrusteesAre Also Named

e r i ca s hou ld t ake Br it a in ' s

In Greece to stiffen the back

ot t h e n a ti on, " Stelios S.a gl 'aduate student in

Science at the Univt'rsitv

Pennsylvania, told membe rs o f

Bala-Cynwyd-Nal'berth Rotarylast week.

are t wo o th er thingswould help my country dur

t h is crisis," he said.

s hou ld have a general elecu nd er t he supervision o f t he

d Nations , an d the Bl'ltlsh

d Withdraw, which they have

t o d o, " he added.

Is a graduate ot the

Law School and du ri ng the

served as a liaison officer be

t h e Br it i sh and Greek guer

He was intI'oduced by Ray

L. Watrous, chairman of the

Serv ice Commi tt ee .

uests InclUded Mor ri s C hi os

h i s gues t , who were Invi t ed byS. H ow ar d, a nd H ar rv

ot t he U pp er D ar by R o t a r ~and Ike Sheppard, ot the Nor

Rotary ClUb.luncheon meet i ng was held

the Overb rook Golt ClUb and

conducted by Ri cha rd Gillis,

A UNION FOR HOUSEWIVES is f requently a subject for

tious conversation, which can be understood, for the plain

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E SUSPENDED

t e Po li ce have suspended the

license of Nancy Florence

o f I on a Ave" Nal·bel ·th . The

was failure to appear for a

ChurchElders

Rotarians

Talk onk Guerilla

Says America Should

Take Place ofBritain in Greece

Deacons and Trus t ee s o f

Narberth Presbyterian 'Church

elected at the church ' s Annual

and Corporatlonale ti ng s h el d l a st Wednesday

ed Elde rs w er e W . S. Bos

D. S. Drain, K. W. McHoseR. H. Hope.

Deacons were: R. D.

i st er , W . J . Robertson, R. T.

and S. P. Woolmlngton.

d Trustees were K . W . M e

, H. A. Simpson a n d J . H. Wil.

••

y w in be installed at morn.

MI'V,J,gu SW1dy.

The pol ic e soon a rr iv ed and t hey dec ided t he man who

t he h it ting was a b it d runk . All concerned were taken to

Squire, and Jersey jus ti ce being what i t is (to outsiders )"

of $235 was c la ppe d o n th e offender. H e was a man

his late 60's and his gnarled hands revealed tha t he made

living by hard wor k. He a gr ee d t ha t h e had done wrong

was sor ry for i t. Any such fine, however , was beyond his

ity to pay, but he t old t he Judge he had a f ri end on Whi te

r se Pike who would come to his rescue if he could use the

e . The f ri end quickly a rr iv ed and pai d t he c ash. He

ed to have great pleasure in doing so.

Tuming to theman whose car he had so seriously damaged,

amerced one again expressed contri tion and said that while

had no i nsur ance , h e wou ld sur el y make good i f g iv en a

'chance. It was arranged that an estimate would be secured

following day and t he cul pr it wou ld c all on Tue sday to

a method of payment.

The mechanics wanted $180 and the j ob wou ld t ake two

eks. The o ld fe llow qui ck ly agr eed and s ai d he wou ld pay

ekly. Also he offered to lend his car for the t ime needed for

repairs. but that didn'tprove to be necessary. He explained

day's work consisted of greas ing and washing cars. He

in a band-box house,on a small street in South Philadelphia

had a wif e who was a chr on ic i nvalid . Never th el es s, h e

d for nomercy and was anxious to do what was righ· t.

Since the affair happened, he has come each Monday morn

with $50 in bills. So far $150 has been paid, which means

the bal ance o f $30 is expected on the coming Monday.

en he arr ives with the f inal payment . our f ri ends are ready

turn the ent ire $1 BO ba ck to him. The ma n a nd his ways

affected them in an imspiriting manner and have immensely

reased their stores of optimism in a very def in it e way ' They

Narberth might profit if the incident is put in print .

"The guy has camped r ight in my wife's heart," says our

"and bef or e we' re done wit h i t, I th ink she m ight also

ke me pay the fine. I rather have the same notion myself."

The impression here is tha t i t is not going to be too easy

give the old s ta lwar t his $180 and there must be a check-up

see what happened when his crumpled cash is offered to him.I ( t - . - - :to If. ,. .....

SPECTATOR

Real Life Tale of Honestyto the Spectator's Ear

A NEIGHBORCOMES IN with a good talewhichwould have

zest to it if his excellent name were used, but he says that

t make him appear to be a "big shot" and that is not what

The epi sode occur red on a Sunday a month ago, when he

driving with his wife in the Haddon Heights neighborhood.

r coming in the oppos it e direc tion lef t i ts path and shot

ss the road, hitt ing our friend's car head-on' The wreckage

considerable. but the car could s ti ll t ravel, which helped

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. ARMSTRONGINLAID

LINOLEUMRUBBER TILE

VENETIANBLINDS

WINDOWSSHADES

In.tallad by E"pe,t.

May We Estimate?

NO JOe ro o SMALL

Thursday, April 24, 1947 "

21 J SO. SIYINTIENTH ST.PHILADELPHIA

StoreHours: 9 to 6; Wed. to 9

Gladwyne f o r t h e l a st 10 years, Wd

a membe r o f t h eHe rb Club an d w u

active In Red Cross activltle 's dur

Ing t h e wa r.

She Is survived by he r twob ro th

ers, Frank, c if 122 Shelburne Rd. ,

Manoa, Ass is t ant Trea su re r o f the

Pennsylvania Company, and Doug

las, o f N ew Y or k City. In terment

was p r lv t e.

A P P A RE L - S I N C E

~ ~ ; f ~ ~CHESTNUT ST., PHI LA. 3

QUA L I TY

Mail ,. Phone Orders-RIttenhouse 6-5600

FORE. e •

SPORTING GOODS DEPARTMENT-SECOND FLOOR-FRONT

CAN BE MADE

Matched Sets of Irons $27.50 to $99.00

Ma tchedSets of Woogs $27.00 t o $60 .00

Golf Bags (wide varieties) • .. $6.00 to $39.50

Golf Balls (leadinA makes>,. • • • . a doz. $11.40

YOUR PASY.SEASON'S q , u ~ S

OPEN 9:30 A. M. TO 5:30 P. M.

WEDNESDAYS-12 N00N TO 9 P. M.

Let our exper t craf t smen remodel your furs

to this season's fashions. A smart style adap

tation here, a modernizing touch there; a

new skinadded, and behold, a f ur of excep

tionalloveliness. During the summer,we are

less rushed and therefore better able to give

yousu'pcrior workmanshi p at decided savings.

JOHN F. EHRENZELLER

Eouts 'f)+ S ' a e t ~ o1714 WALNUT STREET

P h o t o ~ r l l p h e r923 Bowman Ave"

Wynnewood

POR'rR-AITS

ADeI/fS Rnd CHIf.JDRBN

WEDDING A T . J B U ~ [ SCmDrERCIAT.J

PHONE AR.DMORE 5272

,Reed's offer y ou the largest selection 01

choice Golf Clubs for men and women • • •

f rom beginners t o champions. See these:

Little Garden Day Sale

To Be in Bryn MawrThe Volunteers of t he Mai n L in e

Federa t io n o f Churche s w il l h ol d

t he ir A n nu a l· L it tl e G ar de n D a y

Sale at the Memorial Building In

Bryn MawrThu rsday ,May 8.Co-chairmen o f t he affair, which

Is be ing he ld f or t h e benefit of theFamily, Service g ro up o f t he Main

Line Federation Of Churches , are

Mrs. Richa rd Ba r rows and Mrs. :r.Henry Longmald.

A mo ng t he m an y i te ms f or saltl

will bo perennials , seedlings, potted

plants, cut flowers, vegetable plants,

costume j ewe l ry , an t iques, white

elephants, and home-made foodI'.

A light luncheon will be 3erved

on the porch of the Memorial Build

ing.

SERVICES HELD FOR

FLORENCE HENDERSON:Funeral sel'Vices ,for Miss Flor

imce Henderson, of Conshohocken

State Rd ., G ladwyne , were he ld last

Thursday afternoon at BrIIik

hurst's, 2000 Walnut St., Philadel

phia. Miss H e nd e rs o n d ie d lastMonday at her home after a long

IJIness.Miss Hender son . a resident of

OUR TOWN

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IU; l \DLI XES.4 L l n ~ Mntlnee

(i :lIO-Hllorts News.:l : l: l-NI';WS.

Know Your

StateO UR G RE AT ES T P OS T- WA R

OPPORTUNITY

One of the greatest opportunties

for Pennsylvania Industry In the

pos t-war yea rs will lie In supplying

the needs o fpeop le o f lOwer income

with the conveniences maue poss

Ible by modern IJrogress.

While there Is more glamour in

developing the f ines t possibili t ies

Of l uxury equpiment f o r the modern

home 01' the m od er n m ot or c ar ,

American indus t r) ' cannot depend

for' its permanent growth on providing beautifUl and at t ractive de

v ic es f or t ho se In the h igh Income

brackets. '

At the t im e o f the Census when

at least 15,000,000 American homes

had no ba th tub s , on ly 31 p er c en t

of t he r ur al homes had electric

lighting, less than 18 p er c en t h a d

runni ng wa te r in their dwelling

units in urban communities, 4,600,

000 in SUburbs or small communities

and more than 6,500,000 on the

farms. And 49 per c e nt o f all houses

in the United States in 1940 either

needed m aj or r ep ai rs o r h ad no

private bath rOOlll.

That tYPe o f o pp or tu ni ty i s n ot

romantic but it is very real. It will

require increas ing attention to the

design manUfacture of eff icient

housing equ ipmen t

What is true o f hous ing Is also

tr ue of transportation. A really

low pI'lced motor ca r w i th m ax i

mum efficiency and a minimum of

of unnecessary equipment Is needed

today b y m il li on s o f our people,

partiCUlarlysince the four-)'ear holi

day in the manUfac tu r e o f pas sen

cars is certain to b e r ef le ct ed i n

the dec lin e o f . s econdhand c ar s t o

be purchased at lower prices. It is

on these f ac ts that one of the greatoppo l ·tuni t i es f o r Amel ' ican indus

h'y is now developing. Pennsylvania

with its convenience of location

Its abundant supply o f r aw m a t e r ~ials, its high ou tpu t o f coal, iron, Isteel, glass and electrical equip

m en t i s one o f t he s ta te s b es t in

p os it io n t o s up pl y t he s e n ee ds .

OONTGuess ABouTveTERANS SEI'lEFITS '" SEE

YOUR N£AR£sr VA OFFICE

ANo GETfHE FAClS.

Vic Vet, saY$,PIli '

BALA-OYNWYD & MEBION NEWS.

S U ~ D , \ Y Tues,llly (Coutluued)7 A. 1 : O ~ - O r g n u .7 :30-Morning Mus ic al e. 1 :l;,-Sololl StrIne•.7 :;,O-Church Blll lel ll l . 1: ; lO-Sllor ts Cnlenl1ar .8 : OO -G os pe l Sil lg el' s. 1 : - l ~ - C o l e Glee Club.S::lO-De\'otlolls. ~ : o o - ~ ' m \ \ ' s .!l :OO-Brelll;rllst AsslI. :! :10-Tlme Ol\t.

10 :OO-Sollgs by H U ~ · e s . :! :1;;-GU('8S lhe Tnlie.LU :l;;-Frl.nllly I\cig-hhor. :! ::{O-\'lIl1ey Forge lIosp.I () ::lIl-:"-l'WB ~ u l l l m l l r y . ,I :OO-)Illst"rworks.III ::1;;-1 \'ory ."< It('l'I18. :\ ::IIl-,lumboree. FRIDAY10 :4a-):ullll lln l' Time. 4 : OO -I \e ws III ~ l I t She ll . 7 : 00 A. ~ I . - : " - E W S .11 :uO-Bnltlmore 4 :O:!-,Inl:ehox. 7:15-Dr. Mlehnelson.

Tnbernllcle. 4 : : \ l ) - ~ I n l n Lil le Matinee . 7 :;:O-Wlley Mission.I:! :OO-:\l'W:-I :-;lIl11umry. ~ : O ~ - S . l ' ~ r ~ ~ NeWS. '; :4!j -:\{orIiJug' Music.t:!:I;,-l 'he Mnln LlnPrB. ·,.1.,-1"1·.1\ S. S:IlU-NI.:WS.I:! :4r.-1\llrwleki. souKs. 5: ; IO-Xir :n viT. S :O;,-lo'rlendly Neighbor.l:un P.lIl.-HC\'h·nl i/onr. W.;UN:t:SlJ.-\Y S:10-:'lornlng lIIuslc.:! :OO-1\ews. 7 :00 A. ~ I . - I \ E \ \ ' S . S :::I l-Cllurcb Council.:! :l1J-'l'ltuc Out. 7 :Hi-Dr. Micha'·)SIlII. S : ~ : ; - 1 \ I o r n l n g lIIuslc.:! : l a - ~ l n " l c n l Uems. 7 : : W - \ \ ' l I e ~ ' ~ 1 I ~ s l o n . !I : O O - ~ I ~ W S .:! :::O-Cllnreh or AII'. 7:4;;-1IIIlrnlnJ.: Mllslc. !J :O ;, -Aronnl l Town.a:1I0-Cvnccn ~ I n t l n c e . S :OO-NB\\'S. !J :lll-Chureh o r I hea : : lO-Gospe l Echoes. S :O;,-l"rlendly Nelghllor. Open Door.4:l1IJ-Gosl)('[ linnI'. S : 1 0 - ~ l o r n l n g MlIslc. !l ::lO-lIIl'lollies.r, :on-Sports News. S :::ll-Counell of Churebes In : O O - N I ~ W S .a:1;'-NJ<:\\'8. S : 4 ; ; - ~ l o r l l l n g Mlls'c. 10 :la-VA programa :;:0-811-:11 nIT. !I :llll-I\EWS. 1 0 :: IO -H hyLl lm .

H:O.1-ArouIHI Town. 10 ::i i i-NeW8 Summary. I

M O ~ l l . - \ Y !J :l;,-Chllrch or the 11 :00-1o:1e\"en Teo.7:00 A. 1I1.-1\B\\·S. Opell Door. 11 ;:IO-Banuwagon.'j :1;'-01'. Micbaelson. !J : 3 0 - ~ l c l o d l e s . :OO-News Summary7 ';\O-Wlle)' ~ l l s s l o u . 10 :00-1\'I':W8. I:! :1;;-l 'he Main 1 , l n e · r ~ .7 :4;;-lIlorulng Mllsle. 10 :Hi-So. AmerIcan Way. I:!:;1O-1,'arl1l HourS:00-1\1':\\ '8. 10 ::IO-Rhythm. 1:00 1'. M.-NEWS.8 :O;,-Frlendly !\elghbor. to :;, ti-I\ews slImmary. 1 :O;,-Alr Lane TrioS :10-:'lornlng )[l1slc. 11 : O O - I ~ l e \ ' e n Ten. 1:1 ;,-Saloll StrIngs I

8 :30-Councll or Churches 11 ::IO-Bandwngon. 'I ::l0-8ports Cnlendart:i :4r.-1II0rning Music. I:! :OO-News summury 1:4: i - llnn<l of the Day!J :OO-1\l':\\'S. :1;;-l\(nn on th( ' S t r ee t . :! :OO-NEWS. .!l :05-H''1,penlngs : ; IO-b'orm Honr . :10-'1""'0 Out.

Ar ou nl 1 ' l 'o wn , 1 P. M.-N]':\\'S. :l;,-Gness thp. Tnne.II :l:;-Chnreh or (ho 1 :O .•-Org-nn. :::O-'I 'ime to Dunce

Open Door. 1 :la-Solun Slrlngs. :1 :OO-lIInslerworks..!J :30-!IIelutileB. 1:::O-8ports Cnh',"lnr. :: ::IO-.Tnmhuree

111 :Oo-:·a"\'s. 1:4;,-C011' Glee Club. 4 :OO-News in Nutshell1U:I"-l'lIl'elll>:,,lIIe :! :(J0-1\EWS. 4 :o:!-.rIII:ebox. •

1"u\·orlles. :! :10-'rIme Ou t. 4 :: IO -M nl ll Lllle lII atln ee.l O : r . a - ~ c w g :-;nmmnry. 2:1! i-G1Iess the ' r 1 t ~ . a:OO-8portR News11 :Ou-l':Ieven Tell. :! ::If)-'l'lme tn Dallce. n:1;;-)\'1-;\\'>:' ..11 ::W-BulIllwag.o)l. :l :OO-Maslerworks.I:! :II0-I'ews sllmlllllry. :l ::W-.lumhoree. SATURDAYI:! :Hi-lIIull 011 S tr ee t. 4 : Ol l- ;I ;e ws III Nnt shel l. 7 : 00 A. lIJ.-I'EWS.I:! ::W-Furm HOllr. 4 : O ~ - n m b o r e e . 7 :1;'-01'. lIlicbul'lson.1:00 1'. 1 II .- lI lEW8 . 4 : :l O-Mn ll l 1.111(' lIIatinee. j ::lIl-Wlley lIUKSloll.1 :O ;; -A II ' L al le ' I' rl o. 5 : OO -S po rt s 1\ ews . 7 : 4: i- 1I I0 rn ln l: Mus ic .1 :1;;-Holon SLrllll:s. Ii :1:;-1\1';\\,8, S : u O - N l ~ W S .1::lO-:>ports Calelll1ur. ' l 'UURSDAY S :05-],'rlendly N e l ~ h b o r .1 :4:;-Bul") ot t il e D ay . 7 :00 A. 1Il.-l\EW:s. S : l O - l I I o r J J l l l ~ lIlll8lc.:! :OO-!\mws. 7 :lli-Dr. l Il1ehnelson. 8: : lO-Churc l ) Counci l .

':!:10-T ilue out. 7 :30-W ile y lIlisKlon. 8:45-Songs by Lltks.:! :la-Gue8s the Tunc. 7 :45-Morlllnlr lIluslc. !J :OO-1\EWS. ':! : :lO- ',Clme t o D li nc e. 8 :OO -NEWS. II :Oli-AI'Ollnll Towll.:l :OU -J \! us te rwor ks . 8 :O; ;- ] ,' rl el ld ]y N e l ~ h b o r , II :H'-Churcb or the:{ ::WO-Jamboree. S :10_1II0rning lIIuslc. Open Door.4 :lJO-l'ew"In a l'utshell. 8 :aO-Churcb COUncil. II :03-Melollles.4 :O:!-Jukebox. 8:4;;-1II0rnlllg Music. 10 :00-NEW8.4 :30-Mnln Line Matinee. II :OO-NEWS. 10 :lli-Socilll Securitya:OO-Sporls. II :Oti-Around Town. program.ii :la-NEWS. II :15-Church or tbe 10 :30-Rhythlll.;:; :30-SIg-n oft'. Open Door. 10 :liti-NewB Summary.

TUESDAY II :30-1IIeloole8. 11 :OO-EI1'\"en Ten.7:00 A. 1II.-NEWS. 10:00-NEWS. 1l: 30-Ban dwagou.7 :1;;-01'. Mic hu el so n. t o:lti-80. American Wsy. I:! :00-New8 S L " ' n m a ~ y .'j :aO-Wlley Mission. 10 :aO-Ithylhm. 1:! :l;,-lIInn 011 the St ree t.j '4;,-1\Iorlllllg Music. to :;;;,-1\'"ws Summary. 12 ::lO-I! 'arm Hour.S:OO-NEWS 11 :OO-Eleven 'l'ell 1 :00 I'. 1Il.-NEWS.\I ; 1 l ; ' ~ A r o u n , i TOlIfa. It ::lO-HUlIllwngon: 1 : O : i - ~ ' h o Story Teller.!J ' la-Church 01 Ihe I:! :OO -News SUlOmar l 1 : : lO - Sl l or t s Cal enda r.. Open Door. I:! :lo-Man 011 tbe S t ~ e e t . 1 :4(i-Cole Glee Club.

!J '30-Melollles 1:! :30-Farm Hollr 1 :(i5-NEWS.10 ;OO-NEWS. . 1 :00 P. M.-NE"rs. 2 :OO-Wlllls and Boys.lO :lli-So. Ame ri ca n Way . 1 :05-0rgan. :30-Tlme to D.ance.ill :30-1\IIytbm. ,1 :15-8010n String.. :45-l 'roull!y \\ e Hal l.III : ; , l l - N ~ w s Summary. 1 :30-Sports Calenolnr. . .1 : O O - l \ I l l s l ~ r w o r k s .II : O O - E l e ~ e l l ·Xcn. 1 :4;,-Cote Glee Club. :: : : I O - ~ n m b o r e c :11 ::lU-llandwngoll. :! :OO-NEWS. 4 : O O - N e w ~ III Nut Sbell.I:! :OO-Nel\'s SlIlnmnry. :to-1'lmo Ont. 4 : I J ~ - . T u l . e b o x .I:! :lU-lIlaln Ullen. :H'-Gucss tbe 'rune. 4 : 3 0 - ~ l l \ l n 1.1\le MnUne<t:.: ' ~ m - F n r m Rour :! :30-8but·11I Hour. i\ :OO-SllortK News.1 ;OO-NElWS. · a:OO-:Master\\"orks. Ii :lli-:!'illlWS.

Progranls-Station WNAR, Norristown1111 KILOCYCLES-SOO WATTS

No amount of pa)' evel' made il

good soldier, a good teacher, a goodal'list, 01' a good workman.-?

16th Annual Exhibition

Of Philal Artists HeldA p r l v ~ t e review o f t he sixteenth

annual exhibition of Phi ladelphia

art i sts was held at Friends'Central

School, Overbrook, Tuesday eve

ning.

Among thos e in the receiving l i n ~were Miss Ann E. Wh it c ra f t, MI'.

Richard H. McFeely, Mr. and Mrs.

Earle MilleI', Mr. and Mrs. E. B.

v . ' a r n e ~ · , Dean and Mrs. Everet t L.

H u nt a nu Mr. Hobson Pittman.

Mrll. Richard H. M cF ee ly a nd

Miss I s abe l Randolph wil l a s ai s t.

Among the con tr ibuto r s to the ex

h ibi t ion were Margaret Chrystie,

Elizabeth Coyle, Cons tance D rake ,Katherine Fussell , Mal'garet Gcst,

Mrs. Edward Hoffman, Barbara

Towel', Edith Towns end f l car l e tt

and Ca ther ine Monis Wright.

H e . th at w ou ld m al te r ea l PI'ogress ill knowledge, must dedicatehis age as well aM yOllth, the lattel'growth as well as the f i rs t frUits,at the altar of t ru th . -George

Berkeley.

THE MAIN LINER

Radnor Hunt Races

To Be Held May 10The Ra dn o r H u nt Races w il l b e

held Saturday, May 10, at White

Horse, P a ., w i th t he b ig features In

cluding the National Hunt han

dicap two m il e a n d a half steeple.

chase, and the Radno r Hun t Cup

f o ur m il e timber race.

T h es e two r a ce s will provide tes ts

f or h o rs e s a n d r id er s shr.ilar to

thOSe required for the Aintree

classic 01' the Maryland Hunt Cup.

The Novice s t eep lechase at two

miles, a nd t he t wo m il e "bumpel'"

r ac e o n t he fiat, will provide goodtraining fOl' n ew o wn er s, r id er s

and ho rs es.

Th e "bumper" race is a novelty

In t h is coun t ry and is talten directly

f"om the Irish meeting's where they

a re r un to test t he s pe ed o f p ro s

pective s teeplechasers . With new

horses and inexperienced riden"

t h ese r aces uevelop p lenty o f bump

ing. and h e nc e t he n am e.

Gala Musical Show

For Cancer FundA musica l s how fo r t h e benefit of

the Delaware ' Coun t y D iv i si on o f

t h e Ameri c an Cance r Socie ty w i ll

be staged In t h e A nt ho ny W ay ne

Theatre, ' V ay n e, o n Thu rsd ay and

Fr id ay, May 1 and 2.

T he s ho w wllJ b e p re se nt ed b y

-the M ai n L in e Chambe r o f Com

merce a nd t he J un io r S at ur da y

Club of Wayne.

Members of the committeefor the

benefit are Mrs.EI 'lcWood, Jr., Mrs.

Walter Chapel,Mrs . John M. Flood,

MI'. El tne l ' L lndinger, Ml'. Walter

Chapel and Mr . Raymond Kruse .

David Allen, ass ill ted by MI·s.

Wood Clapp and :MisB Patricia

T ri em , w il l d ir ec t t he scenery,

while the make-up commi t t ee In

cludes Peggy Young, Carol CI'eutz

burg, Mrs.· :John Graham , HelenS h u s t e ~ ' , Mrs. FrederickP. Rlstlne,

Jr., Ann WendelI and Mary Swift.

Advi s ing on l ight s ar e Doris Alex

a nd er a nd Thomas Buck, with

Kitty Graves, Patricia T r lem a ndMarjorie Badger In c ha rg e o f

properties.

Those coJlect ing fo r the cause in

t h e t h eat e r w il l b e M rs . D av i d M c·

Kechnie, Helen Shuster, Jane Reed,

Mrs. F re de ri ck P . R l st l ne , J r. ,

Nancy Sheppard , Je an Buzby, Peg

g y Y ou ng a nd J a ne Mather. Janet

Livings tone Is chairman o f t h e ben

eficiary.

S i le nCe i s the element In whichgreat th ings fashion themselves together; that at length t he y m ayemerge, fuJ l·formed and majestic.i nt o t he d e li g ht s o f life, which theya re t h encefo r th to rUle.--Carlyle.

1702\\7ALNUT STREETPE 5-2211 PHILA., PA.

We now have the famous Simmons B'eautyrestMattresses in all sizesl for immediate delivery.Box Springs to match.Also Simmons Deepsleep Mattresses and

Box Springs at

$39.50Simmons Day Beds. a.nd Studios.

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, Specialize . .., In l' I' g I a z I n g ,

;" c lean ing and pl'e-

s e rv i ng y ou r old

anu new handbags with our

leather preservative process .

Shoes dyed t o ma tc h handbags.

Shoes r esueded l ike new.

Perry's Dyeing Service134 S. 11t h St. 2nd Fl oorPE 5-9687 Mall o rder s accep ted .

Th e beau t y o f holiness has donemore, and wl1l do more . to regenerate t he w or ld a nd b r in g In ever·lasting righteousness than all theother agencies put together-Chalmers.

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Plan Garden PartyBenefit for May 10A Garden Party for the benefit of

the Women's W o rk o f t h e Christian

Association of th e University of

Pennsylvania, will be held from 2

to l5 P. M. Sa tu rday , May 10, at

"Woodsedge," 1676 Sheridan Lane,

Norristown, the home of Mr. and

Mrs. John H. ·Halford.

Refreshments wl1l be served, and

stationery, C hr is tm as c ar ds a nd

other Items wl1l be on sale.

Mrs. J. R . L emm an, o f W yn ne

wood, Is chah'man of the affair, and

her commlttf'e IncludeM the follow·

Ing:

Mrs. George McFarland, of Jen·kintown; Mrs. Robert T. Anderson,

of O ve rb ro ok ; Mr s. J os ep h H.

Davis, o f G i ra rd College, a n d M rs ,

Thomas C. Smith, 3d, of Ambler.Mrs. Henry N. Woolman, of Ard·

more, Is c h ai rma n o f t he W o m e n ' ~.Boa rd o f t he University 's Chrill t ian

Association.

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FRESIII.Y GROUND BE ..:..,lean meal fa, tasty hombu,ge'l . Ib3Dc

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. 2'0Ih·oz21!!CAMPBELIlS ASPARAGUS SOUP New Pme "c an.

QUAKER SPARKLES Rice Sparkiel 12e WhealSpa,kiellOe

WELL TRIMMED "SUPER-RIGHT" MEATS

SLICED PI E APPLES New Low P,ice

P AS(;AL (;EI,ERYFlorida, c,isp .• . e"ra lorge llaIL.__ 25c

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PINEAPPLESLarge lize •. • Cuban .each IDe

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MEL.O.BIT (;HEESE , Ib loaf BBe

PABST.ETT SPREADS ~ · ~ : I ~ : ~ 61/2'0' pkg 23 e

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ATTENTION

MOTHERS

WITH.

During the week of April 27t o M ay 3, Whelan's wiii feature a Beautiful Baby Con·test. Suitable prizes will begiven f or t he Mor.t BeantifulBab, ' in l \al ' ber th - Prizes

for ' B o ~ ' s and Girls - agel im it u p t o 2 years.

Yon may e nt er your ellildb" br inging in a· pictll1'e to

usea' in a Window Dis·play. l\lotherR wishing to enter their children will bring'pictures t o t h e store not laterthan April 25th. No pictureswil l b e a cc ep te d af te r that

dak This will be an an·Ilual ennt, so let 's start thialint ( 'Dill pst. with a Bang 1

SO HURRY I HURRY IOnly 7 more days to go I

WHELANDrug Store

Everything for the Baby

Ha{l'rtord alll! :\I\rllerth A,'e••NARBERTH

Phone :\I\rbprtb 2980

FINANCIAL

A personal bank loan can

Dr. Althea Hottel New

President of MUWDr. Althea K. Hottel, of 112 Sum

mit Lane, Cynwyd, Dean o f Women

at t h e Un ive r si ty of Pennsylvania,

was elected p r es i den t o f t h e Amer

I ~ a n A ss oc ia ti on o f U ni ve rs it y,

Women at a conven t ion In Dalla!!",Tex., Saturday. Dr. H ot te l i s t he

wlte o f Ab ram Hottel.

TROUBLE?"

r. "LOADED DOWN

(.

fhings are seldom as bad as they

seem.

easily clear up any financial wor·

JUST

ARRIVEDt.

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OF NARBERTH,

• • • from $19.50 up

THE NATIONAL BANK

Get the money you need now, pay back in easy convenient installments.\

Haver f o rd and Fo r r es t Avell . - Phone Nar ber t h 418Z

Within a few days. we expect to h av e o ur n ew

Console Television Set on displa.y: It has lO-inch

screen ing . This new product by Philco has not

been displayed before.

Large shipment including all models of the

NEW EMERSON RADIONOW AVAILABLE AT THE NEW REDUCED PRICES

NARBERTH ELECTRIC & RADIO CO.

nes.

Mrs. Hepburn Again PresidentOf GOP Council; Scott SpeaksMrll. E ar le H ep bu rn o f Merion ing subjected to terrlfto preuure 0(

was re-elected p re si de nt o f the this lIubject," he said, "no t f r om I.It/Lower Merion -Narberth Council soclatlon representing employerlf,·of Republican women at t h eannua l associations as might ordlnar l ly b, .luncheon meeting and b ienn ia l e l ec - expec ted , b u t b y a bat'rage of t c l ~t l on o f omc e ra Tuesday af ternoon. grams, etc., f rom an aroused pUbllr:.cR ep re se nt at iv e H ug h S co tt o f "I do not fe el w e Ihould pla311

Phi ladelphia addresiled the mem- politics and l ea ve I t t o t he P r e s i ~bel" on the outlltandlng legis lation d e nt t o assume responsibility. weibefore Congress t o day and t he R e - should g o a he ad on the strength'pUblican program on p r ices, t ax es , o f o u r Qwn prlnc)pals and work f0F;l ab or a n d c on tr ol o f Communism. a bill t o r i gh t p r e sen twrongs. Th e

Elected t o s er ve f or two yeara bill is f o r t he protection of labor-'

",..lth M:rs. Hepburn were Mrs. John ers all well," he maintained.

Y. Huber, Jt", of He,.verford, honor" A t th e annual business meetlng j

at'y president; MI·s. Samuel L , fo llowing the program repor ts :wereVeitch of Penn Wynne . Mrs. Edgat· g iv en b y officers a nd c ha ir me n o flCockrill of Narber th, Mrs. Owen J . t he s ta nd in g cOmmittees.

Toland of Wynnewood, Mrs. James ~ r s . Carl H. Zlpf o f B r yn Maw r,Jensen o f Have r fo r d, Mn . Ra y S. vice president and co-chalrman ofTannehill of Bryn Mawr and Mrs, p rogr ams, conduc ted t he m e et in gFrank Wills of H av er fo rd . v ic e- f or the blennlel election. The . I a t ~pres idents ; Mrs . Chal 'les B.DeVaux was p re se n te d b y the nomlnatlngi

of Haverford, recording .ecretary; committee h ea d ed b y M rs . H a rr le :

Mr s. Dudley S. S mi th o f Merion, F. Reed of Haverford. and lnclud..

corresponding secretary, and Mn. ing Mrs. Edwin L, Vogegel of Bryn;John H. Stormfel tzof PennWynne, Mawr , Mrs. Harry R. Felton oftrea8urer. Cynwyd, Miss I s abe l le A. Grag, of'

Representative S co tt , w h o wa s H av er f or d a nd Miss El eano r Cu r..Introduced by Mrs. Huber, co- wen of Villa Nova.

c h ai rm an o f t he p ro gr am c omml t- Mrs. John H. Stormfel tz was lIi

tee, Is Congressman from t he 6 th c ': ar ge o f t he luncheon arrange..

Di st r ic t o f Ph il ade l ph i aand in a d- m en ts , ,dillon to serving o n t he Interstate Mrs. Ra y S. Tannehill was h o s ~and Fo re i gn Comme r ce C ommi t te e t e ss t o membe rs of the Leglslatlvel

has been named one of a commit- Discuss ion Group Friday, April

t ee o f five t o d ir e ct t he 1948 Con- at her home at the Merman, Bryn

grelllional campaign. Mawr.

"It I. not true It I. u p t o b us l-

• . ness alone to r educe p r ices, " Rep-PreSides at Meetmg resflntatlve Scott t o ld h i s aud ience .

. A b P k N J IStressing the Imp or t an c e o f anm s ury ar . . . sler t p ub li c o pi ni on , h e warned

Mrs. Albert J. Siegel, of Narbe rt h , ag ai n s t the acceptanceof fallacious

president of t h e Na ti ona l Society catch-words.

of the Daughters of the R ev ol ut io n " We h av e high cost living due, to the fact tha t the administ ration

officiated this week at her f tr st n a- t o da y Is stili accelerating this cost

tional convention s ince her election of l iving through' subsldlell ,such IlS

last year. mai nt en an ce o f t he h ig h c o st ofThe56 th annual meet ing c e nt e re d f oo d at Its source.

about a discussion of a strong na- "We need cour age and lots ~ o r etlonal defer-ae, long advocated 1)y of It to end these abuses," Scott

the Society'. s a id . C r it i ci z ing the administ rat ionThe national projectof theDaugh- program on housing he pa ined ou t

tel's of the Revolution ot this IId- " t he gove r nment says it wi ll bu i ld

ministration Is the placing of c el li np h ou se g f or veterans only, then

projectors in veterans' hospitals raises t he p ri ce of lumber, closflswhereby patients who cannot sit l umbe r ya rd s and supports higher

up In bed t o r ea d al'e able to h av e w ag es programs b e f ~ r c uklng 1QJ1'

the literature projected above them lower prices . Then It says t h e veton the c ~ l l l n g , eran can buy. It I. t h e ve t er an

who su ff e rs I n the end,"Spealt!ng of t axes , he s a id , "I be

lieve you a r e go ing to get the tax ireduction bill t h rough t h is y ear ; IIbelieve it Is absolutely essential. I

bellev'! the budget wll1 be ba lanced.Iand, In my op in ion we w il l make autbstantial reduction on the debt , "

The House, he pl'edictfld, wouldIp as s t he labor bill even over aPresidential veto, " C o n g r e s ~ i s b e-

CRICKET AYE. SAILOR

IN MEDITERRANEANS tephen F . MacNamee, Seaman

Second Clas e , USN , s on of Mr. and

Mrs, Stephen J. MacNamee, of 212Cricket Ave" Ardmore. Is serving

aboard the light cruiser USS Provi

dence,

Mary Louise Wagner

to Wed on June 27 .The marr iage of Miss Mary

Louis e Wagner , daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Gordon Wagne r, o f

"Hillbrook," Penn Valley, to Paul

S ch ne ib le , s on of Mrs. Ivan

schnelble, of Greenwich, N. Y., w l1 ltake place Friday evening, June 27,I n A ll Saints' Churcs, Wynnewood.

Ardmore Women Plan

Dessert-Bridge FridayThe A r t D e pa r tm e nt o f t he A rd

mOI'e \Voman's Club wl1l sponsol' adessert-bridge in the club house Fri

day aftel'noon.Mrs. C, BI'lnkley Truner Is chair

man In charge, with Mrs. ElizabethWhi t e, c o -c h ai rma n. M em be r s ofthe Art Department I nclude Mrs.

H. F . R oun d, Mt·ll. Thomas C.Reid.Mrs . Marion Perry, Mrs. Rob

er t Moul'y, Mrs. Andrew Schtarer ,Mrs. A . S . Bennett, Mrs. Morris Albertson and Mt·s. E. Baldwin. '

SAVE ,THE MANWHO DRINKS

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TO ATTEND LUNCHEON

Mrs. Bernard L,. Herman, ot the

St. Georges Apartments, Ardmore,

newlyelected presidentof theHath

away Shakespear e ClUb, will be

among tholle i n t he r eceiv ing l I ns

at the Club's 50th anniversary

luncheonFrid.ay. The luncheon will

b e h el d i n t he Bellevue-Stratford.

Get a box of Brown's Drink Treatment.It helpsdes troy the cravlnfl; fors trongdrink. Given In l I ~ U l d s secretly. Taste.le88. fl . No C.OD. On the market35 years . Dr . Brown,1237 I \Iarket St ••Dellt. CI, Boom 1104. PhUa. 7, P••

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Ju n i ~ r Women Dh;;cuss Changes Mrs. E l l s w o r t ~'In 'State By-Laws; Elect Officers Elected·.Presldent

Icapita. ,Of Narberth DAR

A proposed change In by-laws for It was announced tha t t he N a r-Junior Women's ClUbs i n P en ns yl - b e rt h Seniors h ad s ai d t he y would Mrs. Harry M. Ellswor th . of 1128

v an ia w as a pp ro ve d b y only ha lf c a s t t h e ir vo te sconcer n ing t h e pro- Glenwood Rd. , Merion, was elected

the members of t . ~ e Narber t h Junl - posed change In by-laws, a s t he R ege nt of th e Pl'. Ben jam in Rushor Women's Community Club at junior clUb wished: Chapter, D.A.R" of Narber th, at the'their meeting last Thursday. New o ff i ce rs e l ec ted fo r a t wo - A pr il meeting Monday afternoon.

Consequently, members voted y ea r t e rm at t h is meet i ng Include Othe r omce r s e le ct ed t o se rv e

unanimous ly to a l low the preEtldent, Mr s W i ll i am Barkey, s econd v lce- w it h M r. . Ellsworth I nclude Mr••Mrs. Larry G re y, t o u se her ow!" president; Mrs. GeorgeE"J lnger , re-discretion in cast ing the local club s cording secretary; Mrs. Edwin Lew- W. Gr ie r Br in e r, 11rst vice-regent;

vote at t h e S t at e Convention to bE' Is, t r e asu r er ; and Mrs. A. M. Bot- Mrs. Henry A. Frye, second vlceh el d I n Buck Hill Falls, May 6, 7 toms, director. regent; Mrs. Hugh G. Martin, chap-

and 8, It was announced that tickets lain; Mrs. Caryl E. S t a rr , r e co r di ng

r roposed Changes wel'e s til l available for a luncheon secretary; Mrs, Edmund A. Whlt-Mrs, S te rl ing Cha in , who Is r un- and a f te r noon p r ogr am at the Bull- lng, cor responding secretary; MI·s.

nlng f o r the th i rd presidency of the e t ln Homewor ker s ' Cent e r on Wed- George R. Powell, tl 'easurer; Mrs.

County Federation, t o ld c l ub m em - n es da y, A pr il 30. All those wishing Wayne D. Burnside, historian-II.

bel'S that included In the p ro po se d t o a tt e nd w er e a sk ed to call Mrs. brar lan, and directors, Mrs. Josephchnnge o f by-lr.ws a r e t h e following Harry Tyler, a t N a rb e rt h 2532-R. H. Baker, Mrs, John L. Hanna, MI's.proposals: County D inne r f o r .JunlorsT o a bo li sh a ge l im it s; and to Mrs. S t er l ing Chai n will be In .John McGowin and Mrs. Frederick

p la ce j un lo l' c l ub s I nt o a elass A c ha r ge o f a dinner f o r Mon tgom- S. Fischel'.catel'gory rather than a class B lIec- ery County Junior Clubwomen, to Speaker or the a f te r noon wast lo n o f t he Senior class A Clu ll . b e h el d In the Narber th Club House Roger B ,Reyno ldS , assistant attor-

Elect Off ic e rs ' next 'l:hursday. ney of Montgomery County.

Thill would mean tha t junior M em be rs v ot ed t o s up po rt t h e His opening word. were a tributec lubs would run· their affairs wlt.h- Royer Schoo l f o r the Blind, as one t o t h e D.A.R. organization BI a bul

ou t thl1 advice 01' spcnsorshlp o f the o f t he ir p r oj e ct s f o r the coming wark: against Communism. Some ors enio r c lub s ; tha t their members year t h e c a u se s f or the rise In Commun

would be e l ig ible fo r any c ou nt y H os te ss es at the meeting includ- Ism, h e s ai d, w e re h a te , and ellm

federation office (not j us t t he 3 rd e d M rs. M ic ha el M cGui re, M rs i na tl on ot r e lig ion , f act s , f ami l ie svice-presidency, as is noW allowed); Frank Purcell. Dh", Georgl ' L ln -

and a ll t yp es o f patriotism.and t h at cost of membership in the coin. Mrs . J. B, Edmunds, Mr!'. Ed-county f eder a t ion w oul d b e In- wal'd Nunn, M rs . A ll an Cuthburt Reyno ld s s poke a l so of th>;! pro-

creased from 25 to 50 c en ts p er an d Mrs. J, V. Adams cedure o r ou r cou r ts In trying crlmIna:s, compa ri ng ou r me thods w i th

those of other countries, and point

Ing ou t t h e supe r io r it y o f ou r lawlI.

Paid Boro CouncilmenSeen in House Bill

Members o f Bo rough Coun

c il s w ou ld b e p nl d f or the first

time in Pennsylvania history

unde r t e rms o f a bill Introduced

In the S t at e House l a st week.

T h e m ea su re , w hi c h has the

support of the State Associa

t io n o f B o ro ug h s, has a!t'eady

been apr . o ve d b y the House

Boroughs Committee.

It p rov ides fo r a s a la l ' y on

t h e b as is of $5 to $20 a meet·

ing, depend ing on the size at

the Boruugh.

The marriage or Miss Y o l a n d ~ The mar ri age o f Miss Erma De-

Marie DI Marcello, daughter of Mr, Felice. daughter of M r. a nd M rs ,

and Mrs . N icho las D IMarce llo , ot John DeFe l i ce , o f 846 Old Lancas

112 Walnut Ave., Ardmore, to J05 - t el ' Ave" Bryn M aw r, t o M ar co

eph Will i am Tenag l ia , s on of Mr. Blanco , s on o f MI'. and Mrs,Basilio

and Mrs, Fred Tenaglia, of Berwyn, B ianco , of 349 E . C o un t y L i n e Rd"will take place at 3 o'clock Satur- Ardmore , took p lace Saturday aft-

ernoon In Our M oth er o f Goodday a f t er noon , May 3, In st. Col- Counsel Church, Bryn Mawl', The

man's Church. Rev. George McNamara performed

Mrs. Adam Giovann ini , of Ard- the ceremony.

more, will s e rve as matron of h on or T he b ri de , w ho was given In mar

and t h e b r idesmaid wl1l be Miss ria ge by her f a the r , wo re a white

Edith DiMarce l lo , cousin of the satin gown fash ioned with a fittedbride, bodice, long sleeves and Il full skirt.

Adam Giovannini will a ct a s best I long veil was held with a pearlmanand the ushers will InClude Ur- l Ia ra , a nd she carried a bouquet

esto DiMal'cello, b ro the r of th eIof calla lilies.b r ide ; Domin ic Giang-lullo, of Ard- ~ i s s Lena Bianco. slsl : r o f t hemore. and Thomas Tenaglio,brothel: bl ' ldegroom, served as ~ a l d of hon-f th b' d or, a nd t he bridesmaIds Included

o e 1'1 egrooz:n. Miss ChrIstine A rmen t! , o f Br ldge -

A 3 m a l ~ reception at. t h e h om e ot po rt , cousin of t h e b r ide , and Miss

the. bride s parents WIll follow thtt Christine DeFr a nc e sc o , o f Bryn

ceremony. Aft p. r a wedd i ng t ri p , M aw r, All wore co lo r fu l gowns ,

th e coup le w il l b e at home at 810 with bouquets of talisman roses.

Wynnewood R d., A rdmore. Lorenzo Amadio a ct ed a s hest

Miss DiMarcello Is a graduatfl man. a nd t he u sh er s were Joseph

of Lower MedonHigh Schoool. Bianco, cousin of the bridegroom,

Tenaglio who ,Il"raduated' from Bel'- and Pan D"eCandl1lo, both of Ard

wyn H I ~ h School, was a member more. A receptiun a t s t. Colman's

o f t h e U, S. Armv for threeand one- Hall, Ardmore, f o l l o w e ~ the. cere-. many. Altel' a weddmg tl'lP to

half years during t h e war. ·Willlamsburg, Va .• the couple wl1l

leside In B, 'yn Mawr,

I-Iave.rford C?irl .,.Nancy H, ChurchReceIves 1-10110r . Lists AttendantM is s S uz an ne E . Patterson, of S

Mrs.Csarles W, Hammond will564 Montgomel'y Ave., Haverford, ajunior at t he U n iv e rs it y o f P imn sy l- s er ve a s mat ro n o f honor at the

vania, has been s e lec ted for mem- mar ri age o f hel' sister, Miss Nancy

ber sh ip in P i Lambda Thet a , hono r - Hu l' t Church, daughter of Mr. andMrs, Maynard Church, of 21 E . L ev

al'y education fraternity, It was an-nounced this week. erinf Mill Rd" Bala-Cynwyd, to

Richal'd Herbert Wyckol't, s on ofS he h as a ls o b ee n appointed '.0 Mrs, Herber t B. Wyckol' t , o f No r th

s er ve a s juniol ' he,ld councillor flf Plainfield, N. J., a nd t he late Mr.the Univers ity Chl'istlan AssoctatiOJ \Vycl<ol't, which will tal<e p la c e o n

Campfo r G i rl s at Green Lane dul' Fr iday a f t er noon , May 30, at the

i ng t he c omi ng summel·. home o f t he bride's parents, In the

Staffed by 30 undergraduate WOol- presence of t h e immed ia te f aml l l es

en volunteeel's, the camp Is main- and a few intimate friends. The

t a in e d b y t h e U n iv e rs it y C hr is ti Rn R ev . D r. Rex S. Clements will per

Association, and :orovides 10-dayva- f or m t he ceremony.

cations annually for 600 children The b r id e sma id s will be Mrs.

f r om congested areas In Ph il adel - G lenn L, Williams, Mrs. Richard

phia, C, S l ama and Mrs . P aUl Mathers.

Miss Pa tt e r son i s a graduate of A I ' ecept ion w il l f ol low the cereL ower Merion High School and 1/1 mony.

now en ro l led in the School o f Edu·

cation at Pennsylvania. She i s p r es .

ident o f t h e W om en' s Junior Class Alice Haydock Choosesand a m em be r o f A lp ha X I D el ta .F r a te r n it y , and Sph i nx and Key, June 7 Weddmg Date

The marl'iage of Miss Alice Mi-

W P H . L I"haux Haydock. daugh te r o f Mr.m. . arrls .eaves Mrs. Horace Waldon Haydock,

Estate Valued at $6000 vf 266 L in de n L an e, M er io n, t o

An estate of $6000 was l ef t b y G eo rg e Howard Vanderbeck, son of

William P . Ha rr i s, f o rme rl y of 305 Mr. Clarence Howard V a n d e r b e ~ k ,N. Narberth Ave" Narberth, who of C lw yd Rd . and Newfield W a ~ ' ,died March 22 i n Ches tel ' couz i ty Ba la -Cynwyd , a nd t he l at e M rs .

Hospital, West Chesler, at the ag.1 Vanderbeck, wl1l take p lace on s a ~ of 85, urday, June 7, in St. Asaph s

His will, 11led this week for ;>1'1)- Church, Bala-Cynwyd,

bate i n Norr i stown, names as bene

ficiary a friend, Mrs. W. C.Herron,

of Mt. Airy, Philadelphia,

A res ident of Narber th since 1910,

MI"" Harris d ie d o f injuriessul'tered

in an automobile accident more

than a y e ar a go neal' his home.

Yolanda Di Marcello Erma DeFelice andAnd J. Tenaglio Marco Bianca Wed

To Pligh Troth In Bryn Mawr

Bala-Cynwyd Club Plans

Pilgrimage1l>for MondayMembers of t he B al a -C ynwy d

Woman's Club have planned a. "Pil

grimage to Pennsbury Manor," InMor r is v il l e, P a ., Monday morning

at 11 A. M . The Mano r Is the I'ecreated h om e o f W il li am Penn.

All those w ish ing r ese rvat ion s ,

which will be closed S a t u r d a ~ ' . areasked t o ca l lMr s . F. M. Hawthorne,at Merion {525.

ON ILLINOIS 'l'EAM

James R. Volts, of 720 Montgom

ery Ave" Narber th , is a· member. of

the Badminton T eam o f the G 8 . l e ~ burg divis ion of the Univer s ity o f

nllnoill.

According to a p ol l o n progress

taken r ec e nt ly b y m em be l' s o f t h e

B a l a - C y n w ~ ' d Junior Women's

C lub, c lub membel' s a re m os t ap

preciative of music and aUdience

par t icipation programs.

Their favorite program of the

p as t y ea r was a talk o n "Ca n ce r

Research," by Dr. Mary Benne t t ,

o f Lankenau Hospital.

A t t he B oa rd m ee ti ng M on da y

n ig ht , I t was announced tha t the

president, Mrs. Carl Mlller, andMrs. Bea tt I e , s enio r adviseI'. would

represent t he c lu b at the P e n n s ~ ' l vani a F ede r a ti on o f Juni o r \Vom

en ' s C lubs C on ve nt io n, t o b e 'held

at Pocono Mano r ,May 6 and 7,

T he b ud ge t f or 1947-48 was pre

s en te d b y M rs . L, H. Sperow.

It was a nn o un c ed that Mrs,

W el ls D e nn e y an l! l l ir s. Joseph

Knlte would be co -cha irmen o f the

ca r d pa r ty to b e he ld May 2, Spon

s or ed b y the n ew c lu b members,

the party will be held In t h e c lu b

house at 8 P. M. CommIttee mem

b e rs I nc lu de M rs . C h ar l es Friday,

Mrs. Roger Gardner, Mrs. Robert

Hunt e r and Mrs, William Harman,

Jr. There wl ll b e t ab le and door

prizes.

The next club meeting wl1l be

held Monday evening, May 12, whenCele, a Narberth hat designer, wllldemonstrate the art of hat making.

Plans f or t he dance t o be he ld

May 24 were furher dlsdussed, and

It was announced tha t reservations

will b e l im it ed , M rs . H . W. Cor

nelius and Mrs . A l fr ed D iederi ch

are In char g e o f reservations.

Fo r t he p as t y ea r t h e c lu b has

been sending food and c lot s ing to

a Dutch family. At Mond;ly night ' ' !

meeting a l et te r f r om t he f a m l l ~ 'was read, thanking c lub member s

for the much needed help.

Lillian A. Dorenzo,

Leonard D. Batista.

Wed on S a t u r ~ a yT he m ar ri ag e of Mis s L i ll ia n

Anna Dorenzo, daughter of Mr. and

M rs. D om en lc D ore nz o, o f 307Hampden Ave., Narberth, t o L eo n

ard E. DIBatista, son at Mr. and

Mrs. Peter DIBatista, of 117 Walnut

Ave., Ardmore, took place Saturday

morning In St. Margaret'! Church,

Narberth. TheRev . Char les Dinan

per formed the ceremony.

The bride,who was g iven In m3r

rlage by he r f a th e r, wore a white

satin gown made with a sweetheart

neCkline, f itted bodice and a draped

s k ir t w hi ch w as fashioned with abustle etl'ect at the back. He r long

net veil was held with a crown of

orange blossoms, and s he ca rr i ed a

bouquet of whi te l i li e s a nd g ar denias.

Mrs. Samuel White, of Narber th ,

a ct ed a s m at ro n o f honor, a nd t he

b r l d e s m a l ~ s w er e M is s M ar y· DI

Ba ti s ta , s i s te r o f t h e b r ideg room ;

Miss F r an c es R os s et ti a n d Miss

Nancy Cantagelli.

T h ey w e re g ow ne d alike i n d if

f e ren t sh ades o f tal'teta, t h e ma t .on

of honor In yellow, one bridesmaid

In orchid and the other two in

light blue. The g ow ns w er e m ad e

w it h h ig h r ou nd necklines, threr.

quarter length sleeves ·and draped

skirts. Their f lowered headdresses

mat ch ed t he ir b on qu et s o f snalJdragons, daisies and roses.

The t i ny flower g i r l wo re a white

marquisette frock w it h s ho rt

sleeves and a full sk i r t and In her

hair she wOI 'e a w r ea th o f yellow

ftowel·s. She carried an old-fash

Ioned bouquet of pansies and sweet

peas, Ring bear e r was Donald 001'-

enzo. brother of the bride.

The m ot he r o f t he bride wore ablack c r epe d r ess with a matching

ha t and a corsage of j!"ardenlas.Annuncio Gondionato, of Consho

hocken, cousin o f t he bridegroom,

served as bes tman , and t h e u she r s

Included John Dorenzo, brother of

theb r ide ; Richard DiBatista, brolll

er of the brldegl'oom, a nd H ec tr

D'Amora, of Ardmore.

A reception at the Leg ion Roum

of the Narberth Community Buill1ing followed the cel·emony. After awedding trip to t he P ac onos, the

couple will reside In Narberth.

JO INS FRATERNITY

Karl G. Reed, of '01 Anthwyn

Rd ., Merion, has j oi n ed Chi PI!IF r a t er n i ty a t Middlebury College,'Middlebury, Vt.

-

Helen Ovalle, Edw.·Azpell

Win Speaking ContestWlnnel's of the Senior Extempor-

aneous Speaking Con tes t he ld last •

Thursday at L owe r M er io n High.JUnIOr V\TomenSchool were Helen Ovalle, whose,

talk was e n ti tl e d " \V as hi ng to n, I • •.Here We Come!"and Edward Az·1 L l ~ t Best l Ikedpell who spoke on "The Wal l Su r -j J J

rounding Kirsten Flagsted."

The s p e ~ k e l ' s were permitted to Club ProgTamschoose a title from a list a nd t he n

s pend one hour In t h e s choo l I ibr - D T lka q - p re pa r in g t he ir s peech befo r e Cancer i ~ e s e a r c h acompeting. . I:' • H ldOthe l ' f ina l is t s a nd t he ir topics IS r avonte; to 0

were Demetra Chios, "The Chil- Card Party o n M ay 2dl'cn of Euz'ope"; Richard Griest,"Play Ball"; Mu y Oliver, "Com

munism in the Home"; PaUl Moses,

"Music F r om a n A rt is ti c Angle";

Sara Titlow, "Good Will AttitUdes,"

WSCS DiscussesMother-DaughterBanquet PlansT he A nn ua l M ot he r- Da ug ht er

Banquet of the Women ' s Socie ty o f

Christian S ~ r v l c e o f t he N a r b e ~ t hMethodist ChUrch will b e h el d n ex t

Thur sd ay a t 6,30 P. M.

Circle No.5. whose chah'man 1.8

Mrs. Robert Haycock, Is In charge

of the atl'alr, and the leading com

m i t tee includes the following.

Mrs. Iban Gould, chairman; Mrs.

Norman Snyder, Mrs . James Dean,

Mrs, Oscar Senn.' Mrs. Jack Rus

sell and Mrs . George L ees .

Mrs. Norman Snyder will be

toas tmistress .The musical program

will i n clude voca l s e lec tions by the

pl 'esident, Miss Helen Strickler, ac

companied by Mrs. Burns Best, anll

v io li n s el ec ti on s b y M is s A l be r ta

Be lt z , accompan ied by her mothel',

Mrs . C lar ence Be lt z .

There wil l a ls o. be communitysinging and Informal entertainment

with t h e guest s participating,

Ver y f ew p eo pl e are good econ omi st s o f their fortune, and stilif ew er o f their tlme.-Chesterfield.

LIMITEDQUANTITY

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• OIL BURNERS

• GASWATER HEATERSNo Down Pa.yment

LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S WEAR233 HAVERFORD AVE •• NAR8t;RTH

Phone: Narber th %861

Norman Jef feries

END OF MONTH SALE

EARLY SPRIXG COATS, SVITS, DRESSES

and ACCESSORIES

Tuesday and W e d n e ! > d a ~ ' , April 29th Slid 30th

Georlle B. Euler

Mrs.

Remove drainage trouble without digging-with our

Elect r ic Sewer Rod.

PHONE NARBERTH 2277

33 NOR'fH NARBERTH AVENUE, NARBERTH

Remodel your Kit ehen and Bath

room t hr n o ur show room by a re-gistered Plumber. .

knows no t how to speak whobe silent; stlll less how t.o

with bigor and deci s ion . Whot o t he e nd Is silent; loud

is Impotence,-Lavater.

Women to Presentof t he D ra n :. : D e pa rt

of the Nal'bel'th Woman's

Club will stage a o ne "Poor Henry," at Tuesday

mee tin g in the club

r ec te d b y t he Drama Chair

M rs . J . S. Erlchson, the cast

des Mrs , Robert Bennett, Mrs.alph Giles. Mrs. A rl e y F or

Mrs, E . M il to n Parron and

I. A. B, Cornman.

Guild

-List Plans

Coming \VeekWomen 's G ui ld o f the Nar

P re s by te r ia n Chu rc h will

a tea f rom ' to 7 P. M. TuesI n honor of Mrs. Ro be rt J .

n t , w i fe o f t h e p as to r o f the

a t t he home of Mrs. Walter.

of 31 Narber th Park, Nar

Ralph Heister, and Guild

chairmen. will be In charge

-n ex t Thursday's GUild meet·

will meet In the morn

s ew ing and sur f ;! cal d r e 8 ~ Luncheon will b e s er ve d at

P. M. by Mrs, B. M, McSev

a nd h er circle.

ci al m us ic w il l b e p re se nt e d

s , Francis Steel, of Bryn

and the devotional period

b e dh ' ec ted by Mrs. Robert J.

will be t he R ev . G eo rg e

, w ho f or t he past six years

been missionary to Chile, un·

t h e S ol di er s' a nd G os pe l Mis·

A f o rme r Na r ber ' h resident,

ministry has been largely to

of t he A rm ed F or c es ir.

sday, April 24, 1947

Wingate - Raymond Jones

Troth In Bala-CynwydGene Yarnall Wingate, dau- Io f the bride. The a t tendan t s we reo f Mr. and Mrs. S. L eRo y g ow ne d a li ke I n greenmoire taffeta.

of 107 Chestnut Ave" Nllr- drese! ·with high necklines and cap

beca.me the bride of Ray- s leeves. Their flowered headdre!sllj

C. Jones , J r . , of Germantown, matched their crescent bouquets off Mr. and M rs . R . ClItI'ord p i nk and maroon canraUons .

o f Wes t C h e ~ t e r , In a double M r ~ . Wlnga.te chose a becoming

ceremony In the Bala-Cynwyd g re en a nd white flowered jerseyChur ch Sa tu r d ay a ft e r- g ow n with a white flowered hat and

at { o 'c lo ck . T he R ev , D r. an o r chid co r sage . The mo the r ofHolm officiated. the b r ideg room wore a coral crepe

b r ide ,who was given In m ar - m od el w it h a blue hat and a carby her f a the r , wn re a white sage of cornftowers.gown with a s weE th e ar t n e ck - M r. Jones acted liS best man for

long po in ted sleevell and a f ul l h i s s on , and t h e u sh el 's InCludedwhich e n d ~ d In.a ~ o n g train, Frederick Y. Peters, of Pennger t ip Illusion vpil was held Wynne , cousin o f t h e b r id e ; Thom

a T ud or c ap o f family lace, as Davis, of Westmont , N J . ; J oh ne c ar r ie d a bouquet of c al la R . K ie ly , of Springfield. Delaware

County; and Pau l McGlade, ofPhiladelphia.

Dorothy K, Jonps . sister of A reception at the Merion Tribute

ser:--ed liS maid of House followed the ceremony. After

•. a nd t he bl'ldesmaldl! were a wedlng trip to New Yo rk , t he

Is se s S uz an n e Yar na ll W in ' y ou ng coup le w i ll r e side In Germa nd Mar ga te W l n ~ a t e , sisters sntown.

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er Mer ion School Board m e e t lsome months ago ••. AND. I'm qus ur e H or n a nd Hardart waitressdeserve e v e r ~ ' p en ny t he y m akwhether It ' s $2, $20 or $200 • wee. . .

Guess Commissioner E, A.Stuebner III p ret t y h appy thath i s sugge st i on t o dispense witht h e read i ng of t h e minu t es at

the B oa rd o f Commissioner'smee ti ng s h as n ow b ee n I nc or porated Into the by-laws•.•

As It works now. each memb er o f t h e B oa r d Is sent a copyo f t he m in ut es BEFORE themeeting, a nd t he n I t Is aprovedor amended AT t h e meet i ng .Savesnearly a ha lf hour o f t h eBoard 's t ime at each meetlnl'.8ml It a ll io Sa\ 'e 8 Townshipl\lanllger Evan James' voIce •••

Westinghouse Refrigeratorsand Ranges for Immediate

Delivery

FRED DANNENHAUER l Jr.ESSEX .H E .. :",\RRERTH

:! Li ( 'I TY , \n:.,

H ad a n i nt er ;s ti ng note f r o Charlie Lafler. mana ge r o f t he N utel' Mortgage Service In town. Hsays that the mortgage flrtanclnlof all the SubUl'ban Square proper

ties h as n ow been consolidatedt he t un e of $2,200,000. They aracting fOI' the Phoenix Mutual LitInsurance Company, of HartforConn.

H e a lso said that throughsame company, the Don PeterCorporation Is being pel'manenllfinanced fOI' $430,000. The aparments Don Peters Is el'ecting wibe at t h e co rn e r of Lancastel' Aveand Wynnewood Road . , Wynnwood .. .

Guess that's about a ll fo r thl(weel, .. . ' By e n ow ..•

L. M . Board of Health

Issues Annual Warning

of Spotted Fever"It is not possible to tell by

s im pl e o bs er va t io n whether

any given tick ,Is infected. Fo r

practical purposes, it is better

to consider every t ic k a s d an

gcrous and remove it f rom the

body as s oon as pos sib le ," hedeclared.

"I advise that f ishermen' pic

nickers, campe rs and ch il d ren

playing in uncleared fields be

examined at l eas t once a day

f or t ic ks . In do ing th is , it is

recommended that all clothing

be removed and a careful

search for ticks be made.

"Do not use fingers when

removing a tick. Use hail' tweez

ers."

No reproof is so po ten t a s thesilent lesRon of a g oo d example .MalOY Bake l ' Eddy ,

. . . - :w&LUka :

Willie Bryant and Butterfly McQueenheadlining a great variety show •.

3.00 P.M.

iHEART'S DESIREFrom Hollywood comes this "dream-

\

comes-true" gem. I.11.30 A.M.

•OUEEN'FOR ADAY;

America's top give-away show •••

\

direct from Hollywood. I2.00 P.M.

•HARLEM HOSPITALITY CLUB

Blonde, Mahogany and WalnutAll Models for immediate delivery

FRED'DANNENHAUER, JR.102 ESSEX AVENUE - in NARBERTH

215 CITYAVENUE - in MERION

Gen. 'Hap' Amold

to Be Main Speaker

of Ceremonies

For the

Main Radio

;11 your homeliD. " ~ i l ! ~ buyL (I

STROMBERG-Ci\RLSONTHERE IS NO FINER RADIO

\

Three ServicesTo March HereIn Mov 30 Parade

T he Ar my, Na vy a nd M ar in e

Corps wl1l help Ardmore stage an

Impress ive Memorial Day observ

ance on May 30.Edwal 'dH. Snow. principal of the

A rd mo re J u ni or H ig h School. an

nounced Wednesday that units

from each service-Including an

Army band and a Navy band-wllI

be o n h an d f or t he ceremonies.

Cannon to Be Fired

In addi t io n the 213th AI·tiIlery,79th Division, U. S. AI 'my Reserves,

will set up a cannon on PennypaCk

er Fi el d and f ir e a 16- gun salute in

hono r o f Gene ral H . H . "Hap" Ar

nold.General Arnold, a native of Glad

wyne and a graduateof Lower Mel'Ion High 8chool, w il l h e t h e p r in

cipal speaker at the exerCises.Vice Admlml James L . K aU ff

man, Commandant of the 4th Naval

District, wlJ1 serve as Honorary

GI'and Marshal. -Route 01 Parade

A pal'ade wllI precede the exer

cises at Pennypacker Field.

The marchers will start from

Wyoming and Lancaster Aves.,Ardmore, a.t 10 A. M.• march down

l . an ca st e r t o Anderson Ave. over

Ander&'on to Montgomery Ave., and

down Montgomery to the field.

W . M A NA Y U NK FIREMEN

HOLD 11th BANQUETMembers o f t he West Manayunk

Fil'e Company held their 17th Annual Ba nq ue t S at ur da y n ig ht at

the Fire H al l, w it h Montgomery

County District At tomey FI'ederlck

B. Smillie as guest speal{er.Smillie was introduced by John A.

Lafore, Jr. ,of Haverford, Chairman

Of the Lowel' Merion Township Rt'

pUb l ican Commi tt ee , who ac ted ltdToastmaster at the banquet.

G ue st s o f the fire company In

cluded C o u n t ~ ' CommissionCl' Fred

P e te r s; L ow er Merion Township

Treasurer \Valter Hammonds;

PI 'esident of the Township Commis

sioners Richard Thorington, and

presidents of t h e o t he r Lower Mer

ion Township fire companies.

CYNWYD DRIVER FINED

, Anna F . Zengerl , o fAcademyRd . ,ICynwyd, was fined t hi s w ee k f or

reckless driving and speeding. The

charg es were made, by the Statt!Police o f t he Collegeville BarracJ{s,

t ' - I" : : Iii

C. E. Frishmuth,Me)-ion, NampdSUDPlee!lead

John K. Bainbridge, Jr.,

of Merion Park, Made

General Sales ManalerClilTord E. Frlshmuth,of 726 Bed·

f o rd P lace , Merion, execu tive vice

president o f t h e Supplee-Wills-Jones

Milk Co., has been named president

o f t h e company t o s ucceed Hendel"son Supplee, Jr., of Wayne, who ha'3resigned. He will assume his new

duties May I,

Supplee, who will continue all amember of t he b oa rd o f d ir ec to rs

Of both supplee and Nat ional T J l l i r ~ 'Products Corporation, has accepteda post as vice p res i den t o f t h e At

lantic Refining Co.

With Firm 26 yearsA native of Phi ladelphia. eriu

cated In publ i c s choo ls t he re and

at the University of Pennsylvallih,

Frlshmuth becomes president of

Supplee, one of the city's largest

dairy concerns, after 25 years w i th

the company.

Frishmuth's former old du ti e s a s

general sales manager w il l b e as

sumed by John K. Bainbridge, Jr.,

of 256 Standish Md.. Merion Park,

w ho h as b ee n In c ha rg e o f sales

promotion for the past sevenyears .

Bainbridge was bornand received

h i s ea rl y educa ti on In Staten Isl

and, N. Y. As an undergl'aduate

at the University of Pennsylvania

he was a membe r o f the varsity

football t eam a nd c I 'ew fo r three

years. H e a ls o was a member of

Lambda Chi Alpha f ra te rni t y and

Is vice president of the Friars Sen

Ior Society of tha Univers ity.

C h' lc G ro up President

He Is a past p res i den t of the

Merion Park Civic Association and

a vest ryman o f St. John's Episco

pa l Chur ch. He Is married' to the

former Helen Richardson, also anative of Staten Island. They naH

four Children, John K., 3d; Richal 'd

son, Helen P et er s a nd Thomas

Scott.

The Supplee Company a ls o a n,

nounced that Bainbridge and Albert I. Supplee, manager of city

pl 'ocess lng plants, have been named

to the firm's board of directors ,

Nine Township Policemen

Are Given PromotionsNine patrolmen of the LowerMer

Ion Police Department w er e p ro

mo ted las t week .

T he y a re P at ro lm en H er be rt

Dupee, Eugene Byel's and Geol'geDram is. who were p romo ted f rom

Grade "C" Patrolmen t o G rade "B"

Patrolmen.

Recru it s Howard Rundal l , Will ia m M cN ab b, Frank Wilson,

Thomas Loughran, JI"" Thomas

Ga rr i ty and William Henzy were

promoted to Probationary Officers.

Bala-Cynwyd Lions' Club

To See Play TonightMOI'e than 100 membe rs a nd

guests ot the B a l a - C y n w ~ ' d Lions

C lub wii l attend a performance of

"Uncle H ar ry " a t t he L it tl e P la y

House In Roxbo rough t h is Thurs

day n igh t .

Preparations for the Club' atten

dance was the principal business of

the r egUl ar C lu b meeting held

Tuesday night at the Cynwyd Club.The p lay wil l be presented by the

Old AcademyPlayers at 8.30 P. M.

BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr. and Mrs. James Q. Mackey,

of Lansdowne, have announced the

birth of a daughter, Melba VII"

ginia M a c k e ~ ' , on ApI·1J 1. Mrs,

Mackey Is t h e fo rme r Miss Melba

Newcomb, daughter of Mr. anuMrs. Albert Newcomb, of SmyrnJl,

Pa. Mr. Mackey Is t he s on o f MI':;.J . Quar l l Mackey, of 202 WlndwrAve .• N ar be rt h, a nd t he l at e Mr.

Mackey.

MERION POST DANCE

A dance s pons or ed by the Mel

ion American Legion Post will ueheld t hi s S a tu rd a y n ig ht at the

Merion' Tribute House Ballroom.

F . H ' l ' A ' . r l ~ 01" I'IEHUB I,AIHD,I lie·Cl'UB"l1 t l, ut e u t t be l lo ro ugh o f :'\u'"bertb, lIll1l1lgolllerr CII II II I)', l'a./.

I,E '1"l'B lUI 1111 tl",ahove hu,"e been grunted to theIIndel'slgned. wbu requesls all Pl'rSOIlS1IIII'Ing dulllls or demands IIgalllst I h,'Jo:state or Ihe decedent to 1Illlkc knowlIthe 81111 . . . . al\11 all IlerNlIlIS illdebted til

tbe decedellt 10 make pa)'mclIl, wlthollldelll)' to

J O H ~ CHULSTRml.Executor.

: :46 East Jobnson Street,Philadelphia, 44, Penna.

Or to b ls Att or ne )· .JOH!\ C. XOOXAN,

1240 Lanl1 l'We Bllildlng.Pbllndelphla 10. Penna.

0·r-3-21-6t

LEI .i , \L lIOTICES

ESTATE OF A D O L F - K ~ U ~ Y ~ L E ~ N ~ 8 ~ ' ~ - ~ ~ E ~ R · ~NA, deceased (late ot the Borough

ot Na.rber th, Montgomery C o u n t ~ · ,Pa. ) . Letters Of Adminis tration cumtestamento annexo on the above Est a t a have been grantea to the unders igned, who request all persons havi ng c la im s o r d '! ma nd s a g a l n ~ t theEsta.te at the d eced€l l t t o makeknown the same, and nil persons ind eb te d t o t he decedent t o make payment, without delay, to

ALBIN H, WERNGREN,Administrator c. t. a.

Or to his Attorney,MAURICE H HOGELAND.1010 Real Estate Trust Building,

Philadelphia 7, Pa.OT 4-3-47-61

ESTATE OF IDA B U C K M A ~ , de·ceased. (Late ui 13 Sblrley I luad. ~ a r ·berth,'Montgomery Couut)', I 'l l. ).

I,ETTJoJ!tS ' l ' E S 1 ' A ~ m N ' . r A R Y on tl",abo \' e E st a te b av ln g b een g rant ed toTHE l'BXNSn,VANIA COMPANYFOR INSUUAM:ES ON LIVES ANDGRAN'J.'ING ANNUITIES, all perso,,"I nl lebtpd to I be Malll e.tnte are rl"l}ues ted to make I .ayment. an,1 thos"having claims to prescnt the slime with·oUt to

'l'HE pjo;XXSYl,VAXIA COlIIPASl'fur IOBuraneeR 011 I.II·cR and Grnllilng.AnnullleR

\\"m. Fulton Kurtz, l'reslde"t8, E. Cor. 15tb & L'bestnut Streels,

Pblladelphla, Penna.ULYSllES S. KOONS.

1203,06 Harrison Building.,Or to their Allurne1 .

Philadelpbla. Pa.

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TOWN

Ro.e Bampton, Soprano,

to·Sing Here May 1 '

Rose Hampton, dramatic 80prano of the Metropolitan

Opera A ss oc ia ti on , w il l b e t he

s tar of t he final presentationof the Bala-Cynwyd Commun

ity Concert Association Thurs

day evening. May 1.

T he l as t o f t he Assoelatlon's

four conce rt s t h is season willbe held i n the Auditorium of

the Bala-Cynwyd Junior High

School at 8.30 P. M. Admission

Is by ticket only.

NARBERTHSCHOOL

NOTES

K i w a n i ~ ClubHold,,: Gala

Charity EventP ri ze s f or M ai n Line Kiwanis

Night, held Thursday, were contrib

u t ed by near l y 100 Main Line mer

chants, service clUb officials have

announced.

Awarded during a s pec ia l p ro

g r am t o r a is e 'money to send more

than 20 boys t o s u mme r c amp a nd

to k e ep 't he B r yn Maw r D a y C amp

open, th e gi ft s were donated

through Charles Fanslow, chairman

of the Youth Service Committee ofthe ClUb.

Ardmore Contributors

, Ardmore donors Included: Kelly 's

Jewelers; Care Shoe Serv ice; Chas .

L. St an t on ; Wa lt e r L. Irwin;

James Ritchie; Flower Box; Little

H ou se S ho p; G oo dh ou se S to re ;

Eyler's; F. B. Tierce; Jernehlan;

Harry Fried; McIntyre' s; Fanslow

lind Homer Euler.

Other contributors were :E. E.

Burlingame, Penn Body Company

and Hobson and Owens o f B ry n

Mawr; George Sayers, Haverford.

a.nd Wack's Pharmacy and Cobband Lawless, of Wayne.

Final plans for the charity night,

held at the SUburban Theater, Ard

m or e, w er e 'made at the regUlar

Kiwanis dinner-meeting. held Tuesdaynight at the Conestoga Mill Inn.

Ha ro l dWa t t , o f t he A rdmo re Rotary Clup, and a special guest Tues

day evening gave a check for $110.which c am e f ro m t he pI 'oceeds of

his selling 110 tickets. All other sel·.

v ice clUbs In t he a r ea h av e co-operated with t 1 ~ e Main Line Kiwanis

Club, I t was announced . .Lester Lamb, president of the or

ganization, p,*slded at Tuesday'smeeting.

PATSY l\IcENANEM

AND

ANN NEATHERY

Susan Hoffman, 01 tile Eighth

Grade in Narberth School.won firstprize In an e ssay cont e st g iv en byt he A me ri ca n Legion Auxi l ia r y,

Harold Speakman Post.

She I 'e c elved a $5.00 cash prize

from Mrs. A. C. Betus, preSident of

Post No. 356, onApril

11, I nthe

assembly progl'am. Constance

Boney won s econd p ri ze, and Shil'ley MCSeveney a nd Pa ts y McEn

anem won honorable mention.

The title o f t hi s c on te st was,

"AmeriCa's Contribution for a Pel'

manent Peace." About twenty-five

pupi ls o f the s ev en th a nd e ig ht h

grades entered the contest.

Susan now has a chance o f win,

n ln g t he M o n t g o m e r ~ ' - B u c k s Coun.

ty prize, State prize, a nd t he na

tional prize Of $100.

Miss F. Bishop, Second' Grade

t e acher o f Na rbe r th Publ ic School,gave a play On April 10.

"Mrs. Grocer' s BusyDay" was dire ct ed by Mrs. E. W. Williams. It

was a play about nutrition.

T he p la ye rs were as follows:

George Kenny , Winifred Hartzel ,

Barbara Ebersol, John Dodge, Ted

dy Goldboroug, Carol Ann Wagley.

Grace Boney, Donald Ervine, Rich

ard Hartman and Ann Harpe r.

T he p la y w as held In t he N ar

berth PUblic School auditorium.

•

OUR

WOMAN IN AUTO MISHAPMrs. Margaret Campbell, ot'6 lona

Ave., Merion, was badly shaken up

In an automobile accident Saturday

In Ardsley. S he wa s treated for

shock at Abington Memor ia l Hos

pital.

April 11 w as H on or D ay at Nar

berth PUblic School. Forty pupils

pu t thei r names on t h e t h ird quar

ter honor roll placque.

The follOWing people were on

honors In the sixth grade: first hon

or, George Barkley, Walter Gorin,

William Horschle. Edward Merkel,

Fred Miller, Kathryn Nelson, Bette

Lou Oberdorfer, George Purringand Nelly Redman. These people

were on second honor Jack Elden

burg, James Fl in t , W al la c e G ra

ham, D ick McAulil'fe, Joanne McClintock, Eldon Su tt on and JamesWatson.

These people p ut t he ir n ame s on

t he l is t from seventh grade: first

honol'" Con st an ce B on er , D ia ne

Cuthbert, James McDlJI, Mike

Casey, Jackie Cotter, Dick Gillis,Will i s Lugw ig, Patsy McEnanem.

VickyTlgano. Marguerite Strickler.

These people were on lIecond honor:

Eleanor Burton. NOI'ma Byrd, Don

a ld D ra in , D on al d A nn et t, MillieKenny, Sally Parran, Robert Senft ,

and Patty Marshall. •These f o llowing s ix peop le from

t he e ig ht h g ra de w er e o n the hon

01' r o ll : f i rs t hono r , SUs an Hoffman

Abigail Bro'YJl and ShlrlB'ySeveney, Gwen Hunsicker, William

C le ar a nd J oh n Purring w er e o n

the second honor.

A t o ta l o f 690 arrests were made

by Lower Merion Township police

during March, It was reported this

week by Superintendent o f Po li ce

Samuel W. Gearhart.

This represents a sharp Increase

over the figure for March, 194.6,

when oly 212 arrests were made.

V l o ~ a t l o n s o f t he M ot or Vehicle

Code accouned for 583 o f t he a r

r es ts ; t he re w er e 57 Township or

dinance Violations, s ix d ru nk en

driving arrests, four burgalrles,

three larcenies, three cases of

wor t hl e ss ch eck pa ss i ng and two

arrests each On desert ion and gam

bling charges.

Gea rh a r t h a s a sked businessmen

to be morecareful about locking up

at night. During March, policemen

found doors and windows open

during routine checks at night.

Ardmo re shoppers a re stIJJ bein!:,

carelessabout get t ing back to thllir

cars before the red flag pops up Inthe parkingmeter, Gearhart report

ed. During March, 497 citizens s top

ped by the Township BUilding to

pay do ll a r fines.

Accident Investigation officers re

ported a t ot al o f 71 accidents last

m on th . O ne pe rson was kIJJed dnd

21 were In ju r ed . During March,

1946, 31 pe rsons were In ju red In70 accidents.

This represents a decrease Of 32percent In t he n um be r o f persons

Injured In automobile accidents .

To d at e t hi s l'ear, 58 persons

have been InjuI·ed. and two persons

have been k IJ Jed, I n a total of 187accidents. Last year, d ur in g t he

same period of time, there were 185

accident, o r t wo l e ss , I n which &7persons were In ju red and two per

sons klJIed.

Gurney Ben.'Jon

Succumbs at 65Owned Ardmore Candy

Store from 1917-1932

Funeral services f or G ur ne y P .

Benson, a former resident of Ard

more. w er e h el d Tuesday morning

from the funeral home o f J oh n J.

Stretch, Jr., o fE a g le a nd St. Denis

Rds., Oakmont.

Mr.Benson, whowas 70 years old

died last Fr id a :; a t a Philadelphia

nursing h o m ~ , after an Illness of

foul' years.

A na ti ve o f New Castle, Del., MI';Benson w as r al se 4 i n -Norrrstown,

and, f r om 1917 to 1932, conducted

a retail candy business at 108 W.

Lancaster Ave., Ardmore.

After 1932, he worked fo r several

years a s a night watchman for tho!W. S. Pearce Co. He lived fo r many

years on Athens Ave., Ardmore.

Mr. Benson's wife d ied I n 1929.

He Is survived by his son, John "r,Benson, of Overbroko. and by his

daughter, MI·s. Samue l S t ra ub o fSouth Ardmore.

Buri al was In Riverside Ceme

tery, Norristown.

2000;s Goal

of Local NAACPThe Mai n L in e Branch of the

National Assoc ia t ion fo r the Ad

vancement o f C ol or ed P eo pl e w il l

open its 1947 membership campaign

for '2000 membel's Tuesday evening"April 29, at St. Josn's Methodist

Church, Wayne and Highland Aves.,Wayne.

T he R ev . E . Luther Cunningham,of Phi ladelphia. w lJ l b e the principal speaker .

The N. A. A . C. P .• an interracialorganization, was organized In New

Y or k C it y I n 1 90 9 and now has

b ra nc he s a nd y ou th u ni ts In 44

states, the Dist rict of Columbia and

HawaII and a membership totaling

5311.000. T he g oa l f or 19 47 I s 1, -000,000 members. ,

Object o f t he N. A , A . C. P. Is t'op romo te t he e co nomi c, pOlitical.

civic and social betterment of coiored people to encoul'age their har

monious cooperationwith other peo-'

pie and t o h el p e n fo rc e the policyof "liberty and just ice for all."

The local branch covers the entire'

Main Line a nd h as i ts headquarterll

In Ardmorp. Noah Cotton, of Wayne,

Is c ampa ig n c ha irman a nd Mrs.

ClaraHazard,of Ardmore, bus inesssecretary.

Look u po n e a ch d ay a s t he wholeor life, no t me re l y a section; andenjoy and Improve thepresent without Wishing through haste to rushon' to another.-Rusldn.

There Is no eloquent sllence; itserves sometimes to approve, sometimes to condemn; there is & mockIng s i lence ; there is a reepectfUlsllence.-La Rl1'chefouc&uld.

Haverford Girl to Wed

~ t u r d a y AfternoonThe marri age o f Miss Doris CaSh

Press, daughter of Msr. Henry William Press, of Haverford Stat ionRd., Haverford, to John :M. Hunt,of State College, Pa., son of Mrs.

Mal'guel'ite Hunt of Cleveland, 0.,will take place Saturday afternoonat 4 o'clock, in St. Paul ' s LutheranChurch. The Rev. Dr. A lbe r t C.Kanzlnger will p e rf o rm t he ceremony.

Miss Gloria Jean McCurdy, ofHaverford. w\1) s er ve as m ai d o fhonor and only attendant f or t hebride. The best ma n w\1) b e W ai

ter G. Braun, of EUzabeth, N. J.A reception at Lincoln Court

Hotel. Overbrook, f or t he immediate families and close friends willfollow t h ece remony . A f te r a wed

d in g t ri p t he couple will reside InStat ,e College, Pa.

(Continued from Page One)

'.

fact Is t ha t , d esp it e t he numerou s

devices to make "less w or k f or

Mother", the women continue toobserve t h ei r In te rmin ab le hours

and to benefit least o f a ll f rom the

Increased leisure which Is the key

note o f mod er n p rocedu r e. A s to

what good a l l t h e ex tra f re e t ime

Is t o thos e whoge t It should not be

a concern of t h is d epa r tmen t, and

neither Is It. bu t o ne w ho worked

a 6 0- ho ur week for $2.60 cannothelp mak in g c on tr a st s w it h yes

t e rd ay and to-day. 'Fo r I n st ance . how could an old

timer possibly keep fl'om rolling Inthe aisles when he heard three nice

Narberth young ladles w ho a r e office worke rs a r rang i ng t o tell theil'

bosses that they could not possiblycome t o w or k o n Tue sd ay because

t h ey had t o g o to a dance on Mon

day n i gh t and would not get home

until neal'ly dawn? Wha t' s w rong

w i th t h a t? Appa ren t ly notlling. 01'

a t l ea st t he a fo re sa id bosses had

nothing to say abou t It, a nd t he ypa id the young ladies, as Is custom

ary. f or t he t ime t he y d i < ~ n ' t work.

That was aldo differentf rom the old

days, a s o tt en w he n t he office was

closed o n J ul y 4th t he p ay w as 42cents less t h an t h e $2.50 Which was

In t h e regu l ar envelope. That was

also the case at Christmas, which

w as t he only other holiday.

Perhaps o ne e xc es s b eg ot the

other, as Is inevitable In human af-

fairs, and It was probably some

s uc h I de a as tha t which Induced

Ben Du rb i n t o s en d a l ong t he follOWing union-breeding regUlations

of a depal ' tment store In 1854:Store must be opened prompt

ly at 6 A. M. and remain openuntil 9 P. M. ,.the yeal ' round.

Store must be swept; counters, base s helves and showca se s du st ed; l amps t r immed ,filled and chimneys cleaned;pens made; door and windowsopened; a pail o f w at er a nd ascuttle o f coal must be bl'oughtIn by each c l erk before breakfast, If there is t ime t o do soand a t tend to customers whocall.

Store must no t be opened ont he S ab ba th D a y un les s ab so lutely nece ssa ry and t h en onlyfO!' a v e ry f ew minutes.•

A ny emp lo ye w ho Is In theh ab it o f smolting Spanish ciga rs , g e tt i ng sh aved at a barbel' shop. going to dances, andother su ch p la ce s o f amuse·ment. will most surely g ive h i semployer reason t o be sus pi cious of his Integl'ity and all, around honesty.

Each employee must p ay notless than five dollars p er y ea rto the chuI'ch and must attendSunday School every Sunday .

Men employees are g iven oneevening a w ee k f or cOUl·tingpurpose s and two i f t h ey go toprayer meetings regularly.

After 14 hours of work In thestore, the leisure time must bespent In reading good l i te r a ture.Wouldn ' t seem that char i ty and

,justice, nOI' regard for t h e r i gh t s

o f o t he rs, formed any particular

part of those Sunday SchOOl lessons, would it

Sunday School

Benjamin F. LeFevre, a resident

of 108 Bryn Mawr Ave" Bala-Cyn

wyd, for t he p a st foul' years, died

Sunday at Physicians and Surgeons

Hospital, Philadelphl., after a SiX

weeks' 1llnells. He W8.11 8G years old.

SUCCUMBS AT 65

What i s m ea nt by redeemingtime? It il to fill the houri full of,the rightest f rei ght , t o 1Ul themw it h t he life o f t hough t , feellnv.actlon, all they plUIll.-Clarke.

J

NEED

CO,'O';08 JoinIn FiohtA(1flinst

Citv LandGrabPhiladelphia Plans

to Flood 7,500 Acresin Horsham TownshipOfficials o f De laware and Mont

gomery count i es s e rved no ti ce thisweck that theyare planning to' fight

Philadelphia's attempt to take alarge slice of Montgomery county 's

land area to establish a water stor

age reservoir In Horsham Township

and nearby sections.

A formal advertisement was in

serted In newspapers t h is week giv-

ing notice that a special bill, jointly

sponsol'ed by State s e n a ~ o r s Lloyd

H. Wood,Montgomel'y, and Edwllrd

B. Watson, Bucks, will be presented

In the State Legislature to kll l of f.power given Philadelphia. In legislation p a ~ s e d In 1866, to t ake any l and

I t d es it ' ed I n adjoining coun t ie s to

Improve Its water sllpply.In this effort to conillat the pro

posed land grab Montgomery coun

ty Is b ei ng j oi ne d b y Delaware

county as well as Bucl,s.

This action followed Philadelphia'"recently announced approval of

plans p r esen ted by a special engin

e er in g b oa rd t o tap t he w at er s o f

the Delaware at Wallpack Bend in

the Pocono Mountains and pipe the

wa te r t o Vyarrington, Bucks county,

whel'e i t p l an s to build a huge dam.

The resulting backing UI' of thewater would mean I nundat ion o f

some 7550 aCI'es, o f wh ich ;,260 are

In .Montgomery county, tht! remain

der In Bucl,s . The p r o p o ~ e d War

rington Reservoir would flood 3000acres, chiefiy in Horsham Township

and force nearly 1000 people lo \'acatethei r homes, Including\'aluable

estates and farms.

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J'OUR

Founded in 1914 by the Narberth Civic AssociationGEORGE A. 'WALKER, President and' Publisher; VINCENT D. FULLER,Business Manager; NANCY S. SEELY.Editor; JOSEPH NEWMAN. ManagIngEditor; SUZANNE Y. WINGATE.Associate Editor.

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M ( } r c h p . ~ f r aFirst Prize

ContestDr. Downs' Grandson

Wins a First WithThe Baritone Horn

The Low er M er io n S en io r High

Orchestra w on f ir st p ri ze

week-end i n the 17th Annual

t of the Pennsylvania Foren

and Music League, the first time

competed In the contes .

More than 5000 p up il s f rom a ll

of t he St at e compe ted in the

contest, held at York , in

i n a d di ti on t o h on or s going

the Orchestra, three local Indiv

w on p ri ze s a nd t he Scsool'a

Sextet was honored.

Prize "'mner

First prize h.onors In the contest

baritone horn p laye rs f o r the

ond year went to Henry Smith,

516 Homewood Ave .• Narberth,

grandson of Dr. S. Edgar Downs,

Lower Merion School Su

And Guy Su re r , o f 5 C y n w ~ ' d Rd"a -Cynwyd , p laced f i fth I n t h' .l

solo contest.

Robert Mancl te , o f 471 Athens

Ardmore. placed third In the

b le b r as s contest .

L ow er M er io n' s Brass Sextet

s econd p r ize in its class.

Members of the sextetwere: Rus

Long, of 215 Andover Rd .,Farms-trumpet; Lloyu

r, of 7 Elmwood Ave .• West

- trumpet; Christopher

of 428 Righters Mill Rd.,

e-t rumpet; John Pugh, of

Dartmouth Rd., Bala-Cynwyd

Henry Smith, of 516

Ave., Narberth-bari

horn, and William Homcl', of

S. Narberth Ave. Merion-tuba.

(Continued {l'om Page One.)always reverted to Unionism in theend.

A t t he time o f t he Civil W ar i t

was used as a center for war work

ers, but I t t ook anot h er wa r t o close

It. The Second World War,wi th Its

gas rationing, made It too diffiCUlt

for people t o t ra ve l t he long dlls

tance to reach It.

lt was In 1878 tha t the best-known

and best-loved teacher took o v e ~ .His name was Charles Jones Fryer.

a local farmer and bu tche r, who r e -

Iorganized the school which had been

i Hosed because o f d enomina ti on a l

, diftlculties since 1870. By 1890 the

school had fa r ou tg rown i t se l fand

the School Board decided to bu ild

another building adjacent to It.W hen t he new building was, com

pleted, the old one was t u rn ed ovel't o t he community' for non-sectarian

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil!religlOus purposes.Charles F r y e ~ died June 27, 1919,

and thousands of people w ho h ad

known and loved him at tended his

f un er al f ro m t he Ii,ttle Sunday

School.Luther C. Parsons. Lowe r M er

I on ' s we ll - known blacksmith, be

came supe l 'i n tenden t o f t h e Sun

day School unti l the Second World

War when It was closed temporarily. Then Lyle Smith of Broookhur$t

Ave., Narberth , became Superlntlln

d en t a nd acting c ha irman o f t he

B oa rd o f Trustees. Charles C.Schmidt Is assistant superintendent

and Miss Anna La t ch Is treasurer

today.

Trnstees Approve

Other trustees a re N at ha n B.Montgomery, C. Warner Smith,

Philip Muller and Jacob Greiner.

All o f t hem h av e met to approve

the proposal of the Executive Com

mittee o f t he Penn Valley Associa

tion to take the building over for

a communi tycenter and a war me

morial.

The only remaining act ion neces

sary for t h e Sunday School to re

assert Itself as an active fooc... Inthe community Is f or t he member

s hi p o f t he P en n ,Valley g ro up t o

approve Its Executive BOard'S pl'Oposal. After that comesthe problem

of raising funds to make rep a ir s on

the old building and to provide for

Its upkeep.

The Civ i l A s soc ia t ion w i ll meet

again In May to determine the sen

timent of Its membership and ItsablJlty to pay. It wllJ be used as acent e r fo r t h e Boy Scouts, the Penn

Valley Garden ClUb a nd t he CivicAssociation. If the plans are ap

proved.