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S. Horner3 '_03 N. Narberth AveNarberth, Fa: '

Vol. XIV. Number 31 Narberth, Pa., Saturday, May 5, 1928 PRICE, THREE CENTS

TO REGISTER CHILDREN

T ag s, H ea ri ng Follow Cont inued Disregard of Bor

ough Regulations.LETOFF WITH WARNING

!PARKING,GETS 12IN DIFFICULTIESMerchant in F lor ida

Howard Fmnklln Cotter, local groce,' al:d \'icep.e,ldent of tLe Plli1adelphia Retatl Grocers' A s ~ o c l a t l o n . Isenjoying hi s first vacation In a number of years. He Is a t te n dI n g t h eShrlners' convention In F lorida .

DOG CATCHERS COMINGLocal dog owner s h av e been w. F. M. S. OF M . E. C. MEETwar ned t o be sure thei r pets are li- The \\ 'oman's Foreign l\1ission-,censed and kept under control. as arv S oc ie ty o f t he Met hodi stinformation ha s been received by Ejliscopal Church wil l hol d theirJustice of the Peace H . C. Frit sch meet ing in the c hurc h on Mon that the Sta te dog inspectors a re d av , Mav i. The husiness meetworking in this direction. i n will'take place at 2.30 P. M.The results of such vis it s a re in- \\'orld Friendship service at 3variably numerous fines and miss- P. M. Dr. Frances Health, a medi ng dogs, i n cases w her e a nima ls ical missionary from China, willare found unlicensed. The t ags speak on \Vorld Friendship. Allmay be procured f rom the off ice o f membe rs of th e society andt he County Treasurer a t Nor ri s- women of t he communi ty a re i n-town. vited to be present.

The hean' hand of the law de'Tcnded UI:OIl 12 motorists :\Ionday,:lI1d as a re su lt th ey a pp ea re d at.-\ rdmore Tuesday before BurgessHen ry ; \. 1"rye. cha rged with v iolation of the parking rules on Haverford an'llue.The sudden demonstration of therev;\'al of police w:tivity occurredat the order of the hurgess after ponce had r epor te d t o h im that warnin;!s were prm'ing futile, The ofI f en :' er s wer e s en t t o Ardmore for

11 1,( ' h e a r i n ' ~ due to the t orn up condi:icn of BorOllg-h Hall., "I t is an old story t ha t if youI ~ n' a per son an in ch t he y will t ak ei a m'le," said Burgcss Frye in com-CURRENT EVENTS i I11cn:in[.:" on th e matter. "and in theRAI UEL ' I (lp:n:on oi the lJorough authorities.G S TOPIC the mile wa s n ow be in g s tre tch ed10 Iwo, Ctter disregard of lines,E' TId L ;hoth as to angle parki ng and cor -mlnent r av e e r an ecturer ,ners. was not be in g overcome b y

Enthralls Clubwomen warnings and polite requests of theTuesday. officers to elicit the co-operation ofthe dr iving public, To some bothE LE CT N EW D IR EC TO RS sides of t he s tr ee t wer e a va il ab lefor unlimited parking irrespective.of siglls,.\ dream come trne, was the' "To meet the s itua t ion the re wasprogram arranged by : \I rs . \V. R.. only one thina to he d one. \\ TarnCI:een. ~ ' r o g r a m Ch,airman of the: ing tags of v ~ i o u s colors had been\\ omen s CommunIty Club, on i us ed w it hout a va il , s o t he offi cers\1 ay I st meeting. It had heen her! \\'ere i nst ruc te d to u se the sumd es ir e t o bring- to ~ h club ( ~ n e : mons t ag s, a nd t he y did,"gl ea t speaker. and In presentmg: The Narherth Board of TradeDr. Ceorge ~ a r l e R ~ i g u e l . world' was r ep re se nt ed by i ts p re si de nt ,Ira\'eler and Il1ternatlOnal lectur- Cris Koch. and its solicitor,cr. c \' e ry one p resent felt s he h ad \V. Russell ( , reen. Esq. , at the reindeed accomplished her aim. I flllest of the l J l 1 r ~ ' e s s . because theDr. Haig:ueJ g-a\'e a fear less dis- " n > s ~ ' n t scheme ' of p ar ki ng wascl.\ssion IIi Current E\'(.'''.ts. pro- ar!oFte(1 in 11)2? at the r equest ofh;1)ition. ou r foreign po!ic,y. pacifi- tLat organization. .ism and intervention. He fore-, . -\f ter explaining the parking" '-.cas t i or the next e lect ion not one I s ch eme and a ll ow ing ea ch per sonoi the fanJ r it e s but a dark horse. i to tell h is or her s tory , al l wer e d is \ ' ice P re si dent Dawes . and told' charged with a promise not to do:n p la in Engl ish t he reason in his it again and to spread the worde"Iimation why.: es ecially he i among their f riends and neighbors,,;tressc(1 that the East m ust! .\ ft er the h ea ri ng s t he b ur ge ss

r ecko n w it h that \'ast countrv 1:11(1 Superintendcnt of Polke Simth,\'est oi the .\lIeg-heny ~ [ u u n t a i l l s i called il1Jon the s"okesmen of theand said he bel ieved to solve the inHe said in speaking of our creasl!lg trafilc problem. allll. t.o thet1 eat v with Frame that. "we ex-' s nr pn se o f all. the pl an ongmallyp ec ted t uo much r e g a r ~ l i l l . ~ \Illt- a ~ l o p t e d by t he pol ice a'.H! th.en re.awn' of war; that we are too im- VIsed at the urgent solICltatloll ofpatie'nt. It cannot a ll h e dOlle in t h e ~ m e r c l ! a l l t s \\'as offered. .u ur t im e.. and we 1 1 l 1 1 ~ t ge t the barly 11.1 1

l ~ O : - ; T t ; " T E n ON T H l ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 H " ' H PAGI" health exam111atlOn un June 1 WIllh e mad e later.

"JINGO" WIPF DEAD".I in go ." t he b ro\\ 'n a nd blackBe lg ian s he pher d dog owned by;\lr. and ~ I r s . E. H. Wipf waskilled bv a bus Sunda \' . thus r emoving one" of Narberth;s best knownand best-liked citizens."Jingo" was a f riendly, ' gen tle,intelligent and noi sy a nima l. devoted to his m a ~ t e r and mistressand an honorary member of theNarberth F i r ~ Company. He wasiamiliar about the s t r e e t ~ becauseof hi s a bi li ty t o hol d a po li te conversation with passers-by as well asf or the power of his lungs when insearch for his master.H is i nt el ii ge nc e in fire mat te rswas almost t1l1cannv at times. Thesound of the s ir en 'was a s igna l f or GETTING WELLan immediate uproar on the par t o f Th e many f ri ends o f Howard 'Ji ngo ." .-\t t he c orn er of Nar- Davis-and' that includes everyberth and Haver fo rd avenues he body that l iv es i n Narberth nowwould stand barking vociferously a ~ about everybody t ha t e ve runtil Assis tant-Chief Ed WiPfl ,dld l i\ 'e here-will be glad tot ro tt ed by in the direction of Elm ~ n o w that he is convalesing fromHall. Then he wou ld d is appe ar t o a n operation periorl11ed t en d ay sshow up a few m inut es l at er a t t he a go . He is i n the Polyclinic Hosscene of the blaze. usuallv ahead of pital, Philadelphia, bu t it won't bethe apparatus. No one 'knew how l on g n ow bef or e h is g en ia l cou nhe sensed the location of the fire. tenance will a ga in b e s ee n along"Jingo" met his f ate as have manv Ha\'erford avenue, and if "Po / 'other pet animals-from too g re at w il l be any more p leased to bea freedom about the wheels of back than everybody else will beheavy vehicles. No car -chase r, he to have him back, he ~ l a s certainlywas yet no match for the giant g ot t o g o some.Leviathans which roar t he ir way - - - - - - - -through town. He l eaves many BENEFIT WAS SUCCESSFULfriends. Th e co m ed y-farce, "More\Vives." gi\'en la st F rid ay an dSaturday even ings i n the auditorillm o f t he N ar be rt h school forthe benefi t o f t he N ar be rt h F ir eCompany was well a t tended . De

spite th e downpours on t he f ir stnight t he re wer e good houses inattendance. Th e Fi re Companywishes ru bl icl y to ex pr ess itsthanks t o t he residents of t he Borough for their support.

TO GIVE PLAY"The Pil l Rot tl e, " a m ed ic almissionary play,. will b e g iv en atthe Narberth ~ Eo Chu rch o nFriday evening, l \ Iay 18, at 8.15o'clock, It is being presented bythe Standard Bearers for the benefit of th e missionary work of theWomen's Foreign Missionary Society.

A PROCLAMATIONTo the Cit izells of the Borough of Narberth:

ENJOY DANCE

Practice Game with Gladwyneon Playground Is

Opener.SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED I

BASEBALL SEASONUNDER WA Y TODAY- ISCOUTS RUN BORO I

I FOR HOUR FRIDAY:Local Gove rnmen t Funct io n s ,

Well in Hands of\\1H EREAS,-in accordance with t he annua l custom, andat the time of year when nature pu ts on her brightest garments Bo y Rulers. 'and t he h ou sekeep er s et s h er dwe ll in g in order after t he l on gwinter s eason, I hereby proclaim- ISSUE PROCLAMATION i

THAT the week commencing Monday, l\lay ],I, ID28, be IThe Xarbe rt h Baseball Club, and the same is hereby designated as "Clean-Up \Veek," during Fo r the first time in the histurv

despite lack of practice due t o mis- which t ime all c it izens and resi dent s o f t he Borough arc u rged of the Borough , t he conduct ~ to _L"'ather and collect all trash, rUbbish, dirt, ashes,. etc., and IJut tIle 10 'al 0-0 t a . tlcrable weather , is abou t r eady to U C, b \'ernmen w, s 111 Iethem, a t t he accustomed t ime, in that portion of their premise s ha nds o i b oys i or t he space o f oneo pe n t he 1f)28 sea SOl. A prac- froJ11 which ashes are regular ly collected. hour last e\ening'.tice g ame w it h Gladwvn, of the \ND I h ' 'I ..I .. j , turt er l hr el 't that the Superintendent of Public Se ect1l1g mem he rs of the BoyMain Line League, wil l be played \\ 'orks make prlll'ision for the remo\ 'al and disposal of the aforlJI'(111,,11 fr)rce.

.I 1 arherth Coal Coml>any at Xar- 1 I I L ,.,:\1 errel Professionals at 10.30 and ber th . lac e WOl1JH It s way ,a ong ancas te r This' rroc!amati'On appears in;1. June 2, Uridgebury: \Vednes- ;,nd l\lontg?mer): p l k e ~ from Rose-,I full elsewhere i n thi.s issue ofday, June Ii. Oriental K. of P.; The meet ing was designated as munt to CIty L ~ n e WIth t ., ',l'S, ','rjur Town," 1t 'Jeal'., the siO'na-TI I J (.). ;. "cl ass" and was.hel d l;"/lder.the I:: floats five ' / "f,lll"lle" .1 . 01l1rs< ay .. une I, away at . 1'1.- ! ' .}..... - ',l ....'. ' t u re o f \ \" il li a1 l 1Harr i s, buro-ess. ~ attspices of the i ~ n t h r a c i t e 1"'oa'\ tour bands S I e II b ,.,ental 's Grounds; Saturday, June '-' ,. ' .evera pnz s WI e ior Bov \Veek, and is attesteS hvL 'I f '11 I PI'I I I Operators ' Associat ion, which is awarded tonwht as a result (' - '1" I D, a" ott, 0 .'I.ort 1 11 at e - Iff I . . "I I I . I ,eorge nmb e. secretary for lIovphia: ./une 10, La ).II ott, away; ma< e up 0 p r a c t i ~ a l l ' y all. the a ', l e c t ~ l r ~ s de,I1111,., \ \ ~ l ~ h hea,tll1 g ~ r : ~ h ~ ~ . o n . l I 1 1 e r c e and FIre Company offi- ticularly O\'er the fact that hereJuly 4. In 1 ~ ( ~ 1 . C o,f 'l1:thl d C 1 t ~ cml., Henry A. F r ) ~ e , ..Narberth a ft er t he membe rs o f Council willp lay two g ames h er e a t !O.;lO and c: .1.1, 1 1 ~ m . ~ ~ t 1 l 1 b th,ese p l o ~ > l e m " . Illllgess, and H. JI. I hlll.lpS, CYI.I-, ha\ 'e more commod ious quarters:1.1I0: Saturday, Julv ~ Lancaster \\ hK!1 It \\:IS propo"ed to gl \'e. a t wyd, under whose Chalflllanshlp in which to conduct their meet-Eighth \\'anl, one' o i t he f as te st t.he l a ~ e ot o!le a \ \' eek: to r e p r ~ - the parade was !ll ade a success. ing's.baseball dubs in Pennsylvania: ~ e l l t a t ~ \ ' e s ol the" varIOUs r e t a l ~ A.t the same tUlle the parade \ ~ ' a s "Sonny" Speed had the extremeluly 8, awav at Lancaster: Satur- fill11S mterested. I he purpose ~ gettmg under way 50 Lower Menon p le as ur e o f filling o ut th e check"I 1 I II ' 1 IS ' L'. t these would he to keep the retaIl- ' f l ~ ' I ' 1 '."1'1'.1> 0."any, Llanerch:Reynolds, DIck Shoemaker , DIck Rober ts , Llanerch. and the NewSpringer and John Redifer. The t on branch in Ardmore.sn.appy orchestra a!HI t he l ive ly No attempt was mad e y es te rDIck Ber ry anJ Ju llmy Smythe day to uni fy ret ai l coal pricesI ; e ~ p e d make. t 1 ~ e d.ance e v ~ n gayer, along the Main Line. These1 nzes for . e h m ~ ~ l a t ~ o ~ l dancl11g were changed dur ing t he past week,won by 1\1I.ss ~ ' l r g 1 1 l J a Douglas and with th e end in g o f Apr il d ur in gMr. FranCIS Sunderland. which time coal was at i t s lowestprice level of the current year.START ON POST OFFICE One o r t wo dealers are still main-\Vork on the new Narberth post taining their Apri l low I,rices, bu toffice s ta rt ed la st M on da y w it h the maj or it y add ed an ave rage o fthe demolishing of t he h ou se o n 25 cents a ton to a ll g ra rle s ofthe s ite o n Essex avenue. Th e coal. Some o f the retailers inbuilding is to be compl et ed b y c re as ed their prices late last week.the 15th o f July and is being con- Others made the boost effective asstructed by John Simmons. I of Ma y 1.

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the chiIling chamber is incredibly compac t. The up-an-legs models make i t soeasy to keep the floor under them clean.You wiII notice,too,that theGeneralElectrichasno belts or fans or drain pi pes, Thatit has no machinery under the cabinet, inside-or in thebasement. Youwill be:gladthatit needs absolutelyno oiling. And yourbills for electricitywill tellyou the pleasantstory that this perfect refrigeration actuallyis economical.

calls t o you r out-of-town friends, eventhough they live as far as forty or fiftymiles away, ar e handled by your localoperatorShe takes chargeof your call and see8it through. You don't even h an g u pyour receiver.Your out-of-town friends can bereached as easily an d convenient!, a8your " i n - t o w n ' ~ friends.

GENERAL _ELECTRICRefrigerator

The General E lecr ri cRe fr ig erator ac tua ll y Come in today and s tudy the va riousm a k e ~ a minimum of floor space yield a mod el s. A nd s end f or a booklet. If youI:iaximum of food srace , Thar's because wish, t ime payments can bearrangc:d.

EL'3i '!1 Udt of This Wonder ful Line Now on Display at

Exclusive Ma in L ine D i st r ibu to r s

ThecS t D..-1) d D..-rde A ' p p l t . ~ c e e 0 1 J ) p ~ t ) J I5 E. Lancas te r Ave,Ardrn.ore. Pa.

I t' s such a r el ie f not ro have to g o toJTl

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25c

Friendly

Lb . 35cLb 2 9 cL b ~ 2 - cLb . 29c

Lb . 40c

Ja r 13c

ALL GOLDFRUIT SALADLarge 39cCan3 Cans $1.10

Can

DEL MONTEPEACHESHalves o r Sliced

~ : ~ g e 19c

Fancy QualityALL GOLDCATSUPPin t 20Bottle C

Candies for Mother's Day

PERMANENT HOME

MERCO COFFEE Lb . Ca n 52CorrectlyBlended & Roasted C

FANCY EXTRA 2 Lbs. 19LARGE PRUNES CBORIS RED RIPE 3 Cans 25cTOMATOESSNIDER'S TENDER Ca n 19cPEAS-3 Cans 50 c

FRESH EVERY DAYSNUG HARBOR FARM Doz. 45cWHITE EGGSDirect From Farm to Your Tab le----Selected-far-Aroma and-Flavor~ ~ ~ I ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ E E Lb . 39c

Blended From Best Coffees Grown

CLICQUOT CLUB Bottle 15GINGER ALE, Golden or Pale CSNIDER'S BARTLETT 39cPEARS (I n Glass) - - - - - ------------SN IDER 'S RED BEETS 25(I n Glass Ja r ) , Sliced C--_._--_._----SN IDER ' S STRINGLESS Ja r 29cO R WAX BEANS---------FAIRWATER TENDER Ca n 20SWEET PEAS - 6 Cans $1.15 CPRIMER GREEN Can 19cLIMA BEANS

LEt Us E st im at e o n Bui ld in g You r

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GEO. R. MARKLEBUILDERNarberth National Bank Bldg.

Phone Narberth 2490

Phone, Na1'be1th ;"005219 Haverford Avenue

NARBERTH 4050WE DELIVJ

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The words "Smedley"and "bu il di ng" have longbeen the same in Narberth.Our mark of honest workmansh ip is found on manyof the Main Line's f ines tbuildings.

and be fly free this season.Let us bu ild you r s creens tocorrect measure.

SCREEN NOW

Why be bothe red \vi th thepesky insects this summer?

For 27 Years

Home Builders Since 1901

Keep the kiddies off the streetBuild a sand boxHOWARD HAMER

PUTTING PLANS INTO EFFECT

WM. D. & H. T. SMEDLEY

II Jobbing Carpenteri___ PHONE, NA_RBERTH 2762 _........... ~ . ~ .. .. ~ ! ' ! : ' . _ " " ! " ~ . " ' - '* '* '* . .

Nal'berth 2800

0lll'n ),'rlday Evenings7.00 to 9.00

OUTS IDE

GUY CROYLE

NARBERTHNATIONAL BANK

MONEYis necessary for building anew home o r for repairingthe old one.A sav ings a ccount herewill soon make it possiblefor you to beaut ify yourhome.

Driveways, walks andplanting are a nec es sa rypart of home building. Consult

29 N. Narberth Ave.i ~ I _ _ __~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ - ~ - ~ . ~ - ~ - ~ ; . . . . . . . . . . . .

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IFLY TIM E I S ItI SCREEN TIME

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NARBERTH 2555203 Haverford A,"e.

RICKLIN'SHARDWARESTORE

SHERWIN-WILLIAMSPAINTS

LU/Ilbcl' /01' t hi s c ut to size,but not pu t togethcl' 01' cl'cctedShull Lumber CompanyThe Link Between F')}'('st nnd Home

29 Bala Avenue, Bala-CynwydCYNWYD 662

\"'o\l(!e1 ful st oc k of Tool s andBuilders' Hardware

WILL lA :\ I H . DURB INWILLlA:\1 S. HOWARD

31 N. NARBERTH AVENUENARBERTH 3843

Real Est at e MortgagesInsurance

iI DURBIN & HOWARD

r ..-------- --I EVERYTHINGFOR SPRING

MICHELL'SSeeds and Fertil izers

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Phone : Narberth 3684

Politicians Vary

REALTORROBERT J. NASH

bu t the successful one, as a!l voters know,is the one who keeps promises.

When we contract to roof your house,you can depend on good work, Wewouldn' t have been able to buil d u p oneof the largest roofing establishments onthe Main Line had we not fulfilled ourobligations to o ur clients.

City Office-1214 Locust StreetSuburban Office-Narberth Station

Why Not Let Us Give You an Estimate Now?

JOHN A. MILLER

Single residence, all masonry construction, four bedrooms, two baths, garage, enclosed porch. Near s ta tion. 814,500.P .aced well back from the road, l ~ e \ \ " residence, distinc-t i ve in architecture, splendid first floor plan, five bedrooms and three b at hs . T he best value in Narberthat 820,000.

.. *' .. :de '* '* . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. " " ' ! " " _ ~ . ! " ' : . de de ~ * . ~ . t de ...II For Spring work on your home and garden --- from

basement to roof these firms will supplyMaterial and Labor.................................. ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ . . . ~ . z ~ . ~ ~ . ~ ~ . . .

111 Forrest Avenue

NARBERTH PROPERTIESWith years of local experience-and an office rightin the hear t of this attracti\'e sUburb-we can offeryou real service in selecting just the home you want,

ROOFING :: GUTTERS:: SPOUTING: SHEET METAL WORK

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ROUTES

New Route

Main Line Distributor8TELEPHONES

OTHER

...ALLAN C. HALE. Inc.

Ellective March 11 , 1928

The pa trons o f the line will receive our bestefforts in rendering M. B. C. standard service.

The new l ine will opera te f rom Morri s and Montgomery avenues, Bryn Mawr, east on Montgomery avenue to Wynnewood avenue, to City Line, to 63d s tree t,to present terminus, returning over the same route.

ADDITIONAL BUS SERVICE

The Montgomery Bus Company, Inc., operators of the Philadelphia Suburban Transit Company, announce an additional,directly communicating line between Bryn Mawr, Haverford,Ardmore and 63d Street Terminus.

Leaving Time from each end-S.55, 6.25 A. M. and every half hour until11.15 P. lIf. ( from Bryn Mawr) and 12.25 A. 111. (from Philadelphia).

Lancaster Avenue Line-From Philadelphia to Rosemont.Strafford Line-From Rosemont to Garrett Hill.Gladwyne Line-From Montgomery and Anderson avenues, Ard-more, to Gladwyne.MontgomeryAvenue Line-From Montgomery and Anderson avenues, Ardmore, to Philadelphia via Narberth.Short Line-From 54th and City Line to Narberth via Bala-Cynwyd.

WAYNE 400

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Smart......YOuthjit/. .. ColorfUl...BUICK/eoikthejOshion jxnodeFashionable throngs sparkling leads anyother threecars in its fieldmotorcars and standing out like in dollar for dollar sales; and thisa frock from Parls-today's Buick! tremendous volume makes possibleFleet, low lines, suggesting rocket- unequaled value.like getaway and unrivaled power Youmayaswell have a fine glistening colon,vividandvaried car, when you canas the harmonies of spring and buy it at Buick'ssoft, rich upholsteries, delightful to price. Smar t the sight and touch. youthful-color-Luxury like this ordinarily costs a ful-Buick leadsth:usand dollan more. But Buick the fashion parade.

SEDANS $119' to '199' COUPES '119' to '18'0 SPORT MODBLS $119' to 'U2J. Iu"n-/ . . .""""'.IlIaW..,.,.. ,.......MeL n . a. II. A. c . I I ' - ,,,.. . . . . . . . . . , . , . , . ~ ...

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NARBERTH AYENl;F.Narberth, Pa.

MATINEE DAILY AT2.30 P. M.

NarberthTheater

Phone: Narberth 3854

Ted McNamara andSammy Cohen in"Why Sailors Go Wrong"Mickey McGuire Comedy"Mickey in School"Fox Va ri e ty , "On the Sou th SeaShore"Aesop's Fables Fox News

SATURDAY, MAY 5

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAYLew Cody and Aileen Pling le in' 'TEA FOR THREE"The s cree n' s funnies t matrimonial tangle.Added Comedy, "Panting Papas"Pathe Review No. 16News Laff No. 13-------- ---

Program Week of May 7MONDAY and TUESDAY

LOIS MORAN in"LOVE HUNGRY"Laughter and romance and"love hungry" youth in a comedydrama of today.Ad(!ed Comedy"Love 'Em and Feed 'Em"Fox News Topics of the Day

FRIDAY and S.L\TURDAYEDMUND LOWE in"DRESSED TO KILL"A t hr il li ng t al e o f t he h ig hw ay s a nd b yw ay s o f t he u nd er world.Our Gang Comedy-"Old Wollop"Metro Variety-"Hidden Trap"Fox News Aesop's FablesSaturday Matinee Only-Las tchap te r of "Hawk of the Hills "and f i r s ~ c ha pt er o f "Ma sk edMenace."

BOWMAN

Trees, helices t ri mm ed L aw ns eon traded forJ. D. YOWELLLandscape GardenerFirst-class 1VOl'k only

12 E. Athens Ave. PhoneArdmore Ardmore 1 5 S ~ B

WUI Test Water I:-=-The annual examination and placard-";n g of private water supplies borderingthe State h ighways which run through IMontgomery county will be started IMay 15, according to an announcement I(made by Henry P. Drake, supervisingengineer in c ha rg e o f t he work. IMotorized laboratories will b e u se d Iin t hi s w or k a nd t he y wi\) follow the Iadvance gua rd through the county.It is hoped to have examination completed in every county in t he S ta te 'before July 15.

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protects your family or justyour creditors.

2. How to make it do the Rightthing.

3. How t o I nc re ase i ts amoun twithout inci-eased cost.

Life Insurance Exclusively

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permanent

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Crane's

HEWIT ' STailors,Cleaners an d Dyers

SAMUEL P.

234 Haverford Avenue

Mother's DaySpecial candies for

Haverford and NarberthAvenues

in attractivegift boxes.

IJust One Minute given to me for explanationmay mean years Io f added secur it y fo r your family, and wi thout any costwhatever..

Make a real hi t by presenting her with one ofthese.

116 Elmwood Avenue

GOVERNOR TO HEARLOCAL BANDS PLAY

Rea r o f 250 Haverford .\v.'HotUJe and Decorative PointingMail Orders and Jobbinl!' PromptlyAttended tePhODe, .Narberth 3639.W

R. J. Hamilton Made Officer Also Play Today fo r Boy s'of Association at Dinner Festivities at Townshipin Norristown. Building.

COUNTY BANKERSNOTE ANNIVERSARY

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:\. year of rapid growth and eX-l C PATTENpansion of its activities was cele-!LED BY F. .brated by the l\Iontgomery County I Bankers' :\ssociation at i ts annua l Thr ee Lower Men on b an ds u n-banquet last T h u r s d ~ y night. at the del ' the leadership o f F re d C. PatYalley Forge Hotel It1 Nornstown.; ten. will provide the music for the. A period. of continued pro/?ress 'Boys' day festivities today. Theseto r the C011lll1g y ea r w as predIcted are t h e Senio r High School Band,Iw t he 1 50 members from a ll sec - IT ' H" h B d d tl A d."' I ddt le ul1lor Ig an an le 1' -tlOns of t he county W 10 attene. .Speakers described t he o rgan iz a- more Harmol1lca Band. ~ h ~ y WIlltion as a "rohust youngster who meet a t t he Autocar Bl1lldmg athad achieved r es ul ts beyond the 345 o 'd oc k, a nd march to themost o l ~ t i n ~ i s t i ~ .h.opes of its sup- township building. The boys willporters It1 I ts II1l tlal 12 months of rtm the t ownsh ip for an hou r andinfancy." I b' I b I ' 11 'I ff I I I t le com me( am s WI g Ive a con-Speakers at t le a all' mc tIC e( b '1 . 'I k1 1 H" II C K light of the cer t befo re the 1lI dmg at 5 0 c oc ".;, tIl( ge ,110 ( J" tv I 1ellc11. and The Harmonica Band competed"' ontgomery coun" I . ' . I . I "I I lei tlFrank \V. LaBold. assistant cashIer ast I1Ig 1t I I t le contest. 1e ~ 1ef I F I I R - BallI" of Grace Bap tI st Temp le 111 Phlladel-o t le 'e ( era , " e ~ e r v e " I .Philadelphia. p lla. . h E . '. On Satu rday mornl l1g t e 'ast-I. l e ~ t I o n of officers whIch was e rn Division of High School Bandso ne o t tl,le features .of the b ~ n q u e t will have their elimination contestresulted. 1I1 the selectIOn of RIchard at the Junio r H igh School at 10J. I-Iaml!ton,,9f Ardmore, head of o'clock. At 12 o 'clock the Seniorthe :l\Ienol.1 Il t le.and Trust Com- High Band will leave t o h av e d in pany. as vIce preSIdent. ner a t t he D ev on Park Hotel. after. :\mong t ho se who attended t he whi ch t he y will go to Valley Forge(hnner .were: . ,. Park to participate in the 150 th an-. J. \\ . l\Iurray, l\Ienon 11tle and niversarv of \iVashington's en-1 ruS! S:ompany. ., . call1l)me"nt there.'VII!ta11l Fowler. :\Ienon TItle andTrust C011lpany.D. W. Charles, :\Ierion Ti tl e andTrust Company. . ,George \V. Supe r. l \I e non TItle;.nd Trust Company.1\1. P. Claney, Merion Tit le andTrust Company.R J. Boyd, l\Ierion Title andTrust Company.101111 W. Phillips, Ardmore Natio;lal Bank and Trust Company.Harry T. Leedom. Ardmore Na

~ i o n a l i3ank and Trust Company.Edmond J. Buckley, ArdmoreXationaJ Bank and Trust Company.Danie l Leitch. l \ Ie r ion Ti tle andTrust Company.1. " 'alter l\Iatlack. Bryn :MawrNational Bank.\\Tarren R. jaqnett , Bryn l\IawrNational Bank.Jesse H. Hall. Bryn MawrTrust Companv. IAnthony L. ' Aff, Counties Titleand Trust Company. I

ICONCERNING STREET WIDENING I Phonl', XARBERTH 3920To the Editor o f Our T own:\ \" il l you k indl y pub li sh . t hi s a rt ic le I -taken i rom t he Philadelp ~ l Re.clord a 11.-------------------------------------------------- =--------------few ,lays al!;O in connectIOn WIt 1 the'" ---problem "i widening the busmess . , ,~ : r l " l ' \ s in Xarberth. ! Just ONE M.enute. E. WOHLERT. I The article ~ I r . \\"ohlert wishes Ihrought to the a t tent ion of Narberthresidents follows:Stree ts and road ,,:idenin!. ' generally, 'increases the value 01 abuttll1g proper-.tv to a point exceeding the costs of the il ) ro jec l . f igures indicate.. One of the Icountry's m o s ~ o u t s t a l ~ d l l } g examples!ot this, accordll1g to \\ . l ~ I\IcComas.:diclrict engineer of. the ~ o r t l a n 4 C ~ - Iment Association 111 PllIladelphJa, IS:t he w id en in g I ha t h as been.done on IIChester pike th rough Folc roft, Sharon,H ill and other towns. There are caseswhere property vah:es increased nearly1000 per cent . in a comparativ< ;ly sh?rtt im e a s a r es ul t o f t he manner 111 whIchIht. Ihoroughfare was improved."Besides e nh an cing the value ofahutt ing property ," ~ I r . :McComascontinued "widened s tr ee ts havest in1l11ated husiness and residential" I"owth on subdh 'ided propert ies , theyhave changed low class res idential property in to high-class business propertya nd t he y have transformed ordinarybusiness frontage into highly desirableproperty. . ."Property values 111 progresslv."cities naturallv increase as time passes.i i ~ ~ s ~ / i s ~ ~ l ~ I ~ ~ h i ~ v c ~ l l ~ : i d ~ ~ ~ b i ~ c ~ ~ ~ : ~ , ; c - Q = - = = - c - = = - ~ ~ - c : c - C - = = - C l = - C = = - = = - = c ~ C Q g , ; ,marked on widened and improvedt 1 ~ o r o u g h f a r e s . Property on Summersstreet. Charleston. \V. Va . widened to76 ieet, was valued for tax purpose at!FI:?5 a iront f oo t i n 1919. After thew iden ing, t he val ua ti on r os e to $100 airont f oo t, a n i nc re as e of about 207per cent. Property along a comparable street in the same city. not wide ne d. r os e a scan t th ird in value."A s imil iar case is that in Baltimore.Property on Hillen road, widened from33 feet to 120 f ee t i n 1923. changed invalue from $523 a fron t foot to $1895in 1!J:?1. an increase of 254 per cent.Property along a s im il ar street, which .coo co 0 == OOQCOC ce c c co 0 000- .= CO ooe 00 0 0 00- .\ \ ~ a s not \vidcl1ed, itlcreased but 68 per .....__ -...............-.......... . - . - . ~ - - . . . . _ . . . . . . . - . . . ....... ................ ._..._...._..._.. ...__.._.__ . ~ . _ . . . . _ . . . . tcent. invalue . ' t'"Investigations i n C le ve la nd . M il - An tt D Shwaukee. New Ha\en. St. Lou is a nd ne e ress Op itAkron s how t hl ' s am e r es ul ts . Two- t"ear-old \Vackl'r Drive. Chicago's two- ; Dievel s t ree t, has a lreadv expressed in i resses ldollars and cen ts the wisdom of widen-ing s t reets and of double decking them t Extraordinary values are shown in th e latest twhere traffic war ran ts . Wacker Drive j creations for the coming season. (New blues, lhas a dd ed considerably more to the tvalue o f downtown Chicago than its l wood, violet, tans, greens, navy, black and allactual cost of about $22,000,000. The pastel shades.) taugmented value of abutt ing property t iand not including the sharpened value l AS INEXPENSIVE ASof ad jacen t property is conservatively I e1 t, , , ; m : : ; ; o ; : o ~ O L E _ 1 0 I

t SPEC/AL-2 DRESSES FOR $16.00l 1West Lancaster Pikel ARDMORE ll Millinery .-COats l1 ........ ........~ ~ ~ ~ .................................. ~ ....... ~ ~ .........

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with theBestof IntentionsI l ~ O U have taken out yon' Life 1mn'an,ePol icy wit h t he best of intentions for&'!II th e future happiness of your dependents, but often those intentions are misdirected.fII An extravagant son, a relative who wishesto borrow money, a persuasive salesman witha "gil t-edge" investment-these many thingsmay be pitfalls to your wife or beneficiary whobenefits from your Estate.Cjf A Trust, established with us, embracingyour life insurance and investments, will giveyou the assurance that your family will be protected by a regular income.

Phones, Narberth

Low PressureElectric Refrigeration

H er e I s A n E as y W a y to Hav e

Canvas covers, $2.25.Sand Boxes, four feet square, s turd ily bui lt ,painted green outside, gl'ey inside, $10.

100 pound s i n sturdy burlap bag, $1.00

WELSBACH

Hurrah! A carload of clean, whi te seasho resand fresh f rom the ocean's side-to make thekiddies happy this spring.No need, though, to wait until spring has reallycome to get the sand-box out and repaired,.andfilled up with two or three bags of this sparklingsand. You know the warm days will be poppingin and out of what winter remains-and thenwill out-of-door amusements become popular.

THE-MERION-TITLE~ T R U S T C O M P A N YOF ARDMOREPENNSYLVANIAN AR BER TH 6A LA - CYNV \ lYD

A Con t r i bu t i on to Hea l t h i e r , Happ i e r Liv ing

~ Just AJrived on Our Siding

PART OF ROCKAWAY BEACH

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Swimming Club

2106 MARKET STREElOpposite Erlanger Tht'am

Rittenhouse 7070

MR. JO H N L AN SE RWith Their Organization.

Spring Lake

Announces With Pleasure theAffiliation of

You AI'e 11lvited to Open a Charge Account

The Thornton-FullerAutomobile Co.

BRADLEY MARKET CO.

CalI Ardmore 2331, or Wayne 1328, a nd Ask for Him.

The Sign of the Best MeatsA Real ConvenienceVVhen you open a charge account atBradley 's , you save considerable t ime inshopping around for good meats.Bradley's meats are the best in the city,and have been for half a century.You can rely on our butchers . Whenyou telephone your order to Rit tenhouse7070, you are assured of the best serviceas well as the best of meats. Twodeliveries daily.

GILFILLAN CAMP

Mr. Lanser has had a wide experience in the automobilebusiness and we feel he is well suited to serve you, whateveryour transportation may be.

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U N D E R G A R M E N T SC H I L D R E N ' S C L O T H E S

"W ith 10 l:e to 111other"Give her Humming Bird

full fashioned hosiery.

pen Friday EveningsELIZABETH SHOP

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s ' \Veek hegan on t he Main L inerday and throughout the observe which en ds this Saturda y theScouts o f Anl l' ri ca w il l play apart.speaking or Boy Scouts ofDelaware aud :\ lon tgomery eoun-c an hardly be doue without making Ii on oi E dw ar d A. Carlson, oionc of the prominen t scouti \ 'l :s or thi, . district and o ne o ileaders in the county.Carlson was born lun c 14, ISSU.i l l lerest in organizing' aud conductboys' aClivities dat es h ack to hisschool days whcn finding noior the boys' leisure timeheing a thle tical ly iucl ined he orh is c la ss i nt o an Alhle tic AS-Iand condncted contests, andafter school a ud on Saturdays,his graduating yea r, h c organizedRl' ll llbl ic ." \Vhi lc in higho l, h c organized a hiking andc lu b, a ls o an athletic cluh Io f t he s choo l, which conliuuedxistence up to a few years ago.scout leader is a gradua tc ofBusiness College aud o f t heBav Summcr Train ing School EDWARD A. CARLSONlhyska'l education, Dau Beard's Outdoor School. In ID1SFour Years In Business. he became the Executivc of the Dcla-! . i T - ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i lyears werc spent in bus iness , . .- are aud 1\lontgomery Counlies coun.111 ~ ~ ~ -whi ch t ime 1\1r, Carlson was e.1. which po, .\ tlon he s tI li ho lds ; chaI r I ~ ( 9 b o l I ~ J : > lve on var io us committees in thc man, lIiational Commillee of Exhibits, I 'JBranch, Brooklyn, Y. 1-1. C. A" l:ourth. Blcnnial Confere!lcc of Scout iSunday School Athle l ic League, 1',xl'cut1\'c,: 1\l:!7, Chat r ll l an , local Irs Corps and the like. Boys' \"reek Committee; 1!l:!7, chair-1\110 1-1r, Carlson becamc ass is, man Boys ' \Vork committee, Ardmore I:Social Secretary of the Central F:otary Cluh: I !l:!7, Chairman, Bo .. Iy, 1\1. C. A., six months la te r Council. ~ I r , Carlson is a memher of ipromoted to phys ica l d i rector these cluhs: Cily Cluh of Philadelphia,Ithe Boys ' Dcpartment, continuing in Keystone Automohile Cluh, Free andpos it io n f or eight years. His Aceepled ~ I a s o n s and In te rna t ional Ied exp er ie nc e i s shown h y t he se Rotan'. ilUla-H Secrctary, Ph ysi ca l Th e: ~ c 1 : t \ \ ' a r e a nd Mon tgomerv:Society of Brooklyn, N. Y .: Counties Counc:I i s one of the old 'to date, Commodore of the Unitec1 est ~ c o u t Councils including a county,Volunteer Li fe-Saving Corps: and in real ity the f ir st area Council in4.17, ExeCI'I Examiner for Boy c ~ u r . t : n ~ more than" Council a nd thu s Ii n L if e S av ing, Swimming and the fnrerunner o f I h e present area plan,l!ll;;lli, Chairman, Boys' Thi, Council has had an excellent his,lCommiltee of Y. M. C. A.. of lory, ancl has many actin officers. 1\Ir'iN . Y .; 1916-17, Physical Di'! Carlson !las given t h Council ahle and I

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A. Carlson, of Ardmore, Boy .Week Head, Is Boy Scout Executive'Prom Times Herald

another month 's time gradua- That outstanding athlete, AI Cook, 'I'will a ga in t ak e i ts t ol l of star wi ll be one, and f lank ing h im on.I ' , e i t h e r side will be Fl em ing andfrom t le "anous varSI ty P R' I d I 1\1 II'. . urse, IC lar son am 'u Iganat Lower )Ienon HIgh wi ll he the only basebal l let te rmenNo one sport suf fe rs who wi ll g raduate, thus leaving a The primary object In joining 0. c lu b o f t hi s k in d 15 thatI tl tl . II 'een! - one may go there for a couple of f lours In' the evening for somee t l.an ano ler: ley.t s (!oo(1 11tlCletts fOI' 11ext )'ear's teall1. II 1 I d I tl j hidr ea e xe rc se an reaxa on or en oy a woe ay I n the greate hIt e qua ll y hanl. ] t secms that each graduating outdoors,

0 l o n ~ e r will t l ~ e f.o?thall squad Iclass has it s one star athlete. Inl and ~ f s r l : l t u ~ ~ ~ ~ e ~ ~ ~ ; ~ : a ~ ~ s l f ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ : I ~ ~ I I ~ I I I ~ ~ y i ~ t r o ~ a ~ ~ ~ : a ~ ~WIth such tam,llia: f.aces ~ former years were the Scull broth- I blnlng the attractions of woods and fields, provides Ideal picnicAI Cook. Ossle SmIth , 13111 ers, first Folwell and then Pau!. fol- spots, The l ake affords qUiet , sha llow water for canoeing,S 13 I P ke 'I . I G I r d There Is a b ea ch f or timid swimmers and beginners, and forrns, am arc ay, ar ' r oWll1g t lem were ene :\.uen an I the more advanced swimmers and divers every facl11ty for waterd , C lyde R ichard son, Mon ro Egg ~ ' d o r r i s . Last y ear it was Jack sports, tennis, basketball and other sports Is offered, The yeal'-JImmy Henwood , J oh n : \I il lcr and this year it is .-\1 Cook, I round membership Includes Ice-skating prlvlleges.13'11 B1 ' Sh 'man Colc C I I I I I I II I There Is health in the grea t outdoors-health In I t s fu llest1mI', , CI - 0 0 , stam s lea( alH s lOU (ers sense-physical, mental, spiritual. Our late President Rooseveltand \Vc1don \- ance. over the other a thletes in the school. s ai d: " To be tit mentally, one mus t be f it p hy si ca ll y. " Thi sccer, too , i s h it hanl. Captain He ha s won seven v ar si ty l et te rs I exclusive l1tt1e plnce will serve the latter purpose.1 k B 1 I' I H I' I I . I . I : Adults, $10,00; s ix t o sixteen years, $5,00, Children underJec " 0 J \..es :r , , orace alH captall1ec eac 1 sport ~ ~ 1I,C 1 I twelve years of age,must be attended by adUlts. Gues t , accom-e rl en and Dou g I'lcmmg arc he has taken part. In hIS JUl1lor p an le d b y m embe r. 50 cents. Special rates for faml11es,t to receive their sheepskins in year hc was cap ta in of t enn is a nd I MEMSWBlmEmRSlngHlnIstplUCLtlIonMSISTIXEleDssons tor P$5hooone__ Malve r n 543 11'Coach ;\nderson must haw this year was c apta in of both t he twarning f rom the bi g l is t of football and basketball teams, a re- Iall mcn leaving, because he mar kabl e record t ha t will long'lose onl y t hr ee of his main- l inger in the minds of his many ad- - - - - - . .

f rom the b as ke tb al l t eam. mi re rs .

es Set-Back to L. M. Sportsin Graduation 01 Varsity Stars

For a limited t ime wewill make a liberal allowance for an old ice boxtaken in exchange on thepurchase of a Welsbach.For as li ttl e as $19 down youcan begin to enjoy this unequalled1'e/1'igeration slnvice.

Let us send a representath'e with fu ll in formation .oa r e fu l , e x p e ri e n ce d d r i v e rs .

L i a b il i ty a n d p a s s e n g e r i n s u r a n ce .

SAFETY FEATURES

CALL NARBERTH 3772

D O DG E C A RS FOR H IR E . S P EC IA L R AT ESFOR TR IPS .

NARBERTH TAXI CABCOMPANYMAIN L I NE A W N I N G CO.

49 East Lancaster AvenueCall Ardmore 184S

When Should I OrderAWNINGS?FORESIGHTED people are answeri n g th e question now, thereby eliminatingthe Spring ru sh . The awn ings th en maybe erected at your convenience.ASK FOR E B T ~ A T E S

Q ! ~ u r l t s j I . &tuurb &&nu(C. Wallace Stuard)

104 Cricket Avenue, Ardmore, Pa.Telephone at a ny t ime of day or night

Ardmore 243Four Generationa Since l8S!

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I P H I L A D E L PH I A S U B U RB A N -C O U N TI E S G A SIII & E L E C T R I C C O M P A N Y215 Hav e r f o r d Ave n u e'2i1u'M -'tttl %Itt-' ........ts II Bryn Mawr 8!T Upper Darby-Bl:vd. 1600ii ii i . i l ~ i .ii' iiliiiiiiiiiiiiii i i i i i i i l ~ :;;;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii_iii:iiii_iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii_;;';;";i;;;;;;;; iiiiiiii";';i;i'iii"';' ; " ;; ; ;_;;i;- Ardmore 8500 Wayne 8 Hilltop f88

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