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NARBE,RTH, PA., TII(JRSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1947

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VOLUME 26-NUMBER 42

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U n an i mo u s A c ti o n T a k e nA f te r P h il a . A p p ro v a lA c cu s ed o f I n ju s ti ceThe Montgomery Coun ty Bar

Association l as t F ri da y votedunanimously aga in s t p e rm i tt i ngat torneys to pract ice In any count) 'i n P enn sy lvani a rather than onlyin thclr home counties.

'Coanty Bar Votes Narberth WomanAgainst State- loses Coart SuitWide Practice

RALPH EARLE, 'ot Exete r Rd., Haverford, vlce-preBldente Phi ladelphia YWCA, d is pl ay s t h e R e d F e at he r p os te r w it hRobert8, p-resldent ot the Fidelity Mutual Ufe Insurance Co.,

al chairman ot the 1948 Community Che!lt Campaign.8po/le at the recent nat ional membership mectln!\, ofwhich Is one ot t.he 170 health, )'ollth and welfare

to 8hare In the $3,920,000 gonl o f t he C he st C am pa ig nNovember 6. More than 14 at these a g ~ n c l f J s service Main

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chants Approve $575 BudgetChristmas Decorations

Feather Poster Displayed. 1

A jury betore JUdge Knight ' lastThursday retused damages tofalda Rosset t i , ot Centennial Rd.,Narberth, In h e r c la im tor compensation tor I nj ur ie s a g ai ns tClarence Proctor , at West Sp ri ngAve., Ardmore.The plainUff charges ,she wass t r uck by P r oc t or ' s car as she was"It Is In the publlc interest tor Icrossing Ardmore Ave., at Lanclls

County Cour t s t o ma in t ai n control' ter P ike , A rdmor e , last May 19.over local County Bars , " t h e Mont- Proctor claimed h e w as m a k l n ~ I. U d r ight turn onto Ardmore Ave. when Rcpubllcans at Montgomerygomery County A.ssoCia on e- th e w om an w alk ed a ga in st t heclared as It e ndo r se d the resoln-' side of the car. County are expected to s wam p

St t Id 1 h t he ir D emoc ra t opponents nextIlion against a move for a e-w e Four o th er s ui ts filed n t e'practice by attorneys. Montgomery County Prothono Tuesday and elcct t he ir e nt ir e"Thr ough th is sy st cm the admhl- tal'y's office Include the following: coun ty t i ckc t, wh ich Includes twoI The Bryn Mawr Ice Manufactur- Lower Mcrlon Townsh ip politicalistration ot justice. can be adm in - i ng Co. and Cold Stor 'age Company,

istcred most efficicntly and ex-I have been named defendants In two leaders.merchants approved! The l a rge e v ? r g r e ~ n tree In the i p e d l t l o ~ s l y , and congestion, c on - s ui ts r es ul ti ng f rom an accidl!nt They aI'e Frcd C. Petcrs, Ard-a n e st im at ed $575 fOrIccnteI' of StatIOn c ir cl e w as not I f l a s t June 28 on Bishop Hollow Rd more, Montgomery County G .O, p.. ' d fi I I I th d tuslon a nd d cl ay In t h e cause s a I . .,decorat ions In t he Bor - mcluded e n tc y n e ccora- ." south ot Newtown Square. l ead er , w ho is a candidate to ra meeting held Monday t lon p l a n s . . . ;liUgants aVOIded. In the first action, George Tre- election to a f ou rt h t er m a s COUII-the Arcadia Chlos restau- F r a n k l l ~ ~ . Tmker: preSident of! The a ct io n w as t a ke n at a spe- shock, a passenger In a ca r oper-the a S S O C 1 8 t l O ~ , appomted a n ,om- ! c i al meeting ot thc Association In Iated by WilHam A. McGovern, ty commissioner, a n d J o hn A. La -c os t ",ill be covered by t h e ma!l ng ~ o m m l l t e e Monday l1Ight I the Coun ty Cour t House. Norr i s- wh ich was Involved In the accident fore, Hav cr fo rd , c an di da te f orwho wllI be charged ac- which Will present a slatc at the. . with the defendant ' s t ruck asks county controller. Lafore Is chair-to front f oota ge o f their November meeting. town, 111 answer to a resolu tIOn en- $2500 damages for Injuries he reo m an o f t he Lowcr Me rion Repub-The committee includcs .John dorsing' state-wide pract ice adopt- . d Th t u k d I b' II'can Committee.. ., celve. e r c was r ven Jwork will be done by the! MiIlel': chairman; R. H, Burlw, '"'. , e d Oc tober 7 by the Phi ladelphia Harry Conlln. Coupled with the fact thA.t the

Deco r at i ng Company, of P. MICsen, Louis Eva ng cl os a nd IBa r Association. In the second su i t Mar ga r et A. Democratic party i s o nl y o ff er i ng.J. H. B row n, ot Howard Cotter. Ever sinCe the proposal was fiI'St McGovern, owner ot the c a ~ , claims token resistance in many locali-Lane, Narberth, Is pres- 0 _. IntrOduced at the Pennsylvania Bar $456.58 In damages for auto repairs. tics the Rcpublicans' preponderate

t hc company. Loc a l CIVIC ASSOCia t ion Association convention In Atlsntic Laura MlIIer trustee under the registration a lo nc i s expected towiJI tnclude fOUl' 14'1M t Penn W nn e City last. s umme r, t he re h a s been will o f Hen ry W. Presse, deceased, r cs u lt i n huge majo r it i es f o r t h et ow er s w it h w re at hs , a s ee S In Y much controversy over the ques-I has f il ed a suit against Josephine party.12 -foot po le s fo r l igh t s and I The Penn ' V y n n ~ Ovcrbroo!I tion among lawyers and Bar ASSO-/ Connelly H uh n o f Wynnewood for MRS. KART. KI. INf{ , 22, of 880 lIfontgomery Av('., Narberth, an d Mrs. William PlIolllntonlo, 28, ot Th e Montgomry County Rcgis-at candles, s ta r s a nd old I ~ i I l s - G r e c n Farms C I ~ l e A S S ~ C I ~ - I clation members. $145.50 al leged ' due In a u t o m ~ b l 1 e 3Z Holland Ave., Ardmore, found that they had a lot In common whel; the ) ' shared a room In the tration Commission, consisting otl an te rn s, and 12-foot, lIOn has a membership of 2,5, It Montgomery County A S ~ O C i a t i o n l l " e p a i r S f or damages suffered In a materni ty flection of B r yn Mawr HO!lpltal. thl'ee count)' commissioncl's, Pe -Iwas a . n n ? u ~ c e d at a m e e t l n ~ of 'mcmbers have been In the "fore - collis lon l a s tMar ch 7 on Lancastel' The) ' discovered the)' had been marr i ed On t he s am e d ay A pr il 27, HIt(l, held their weddlug rc- ters, Foster C. Hilleg-as and R a ~ ' -a to be decorated includes Ass oc la tl on s Boa rd o f Dlrectorslf t" I th fi ht t keep thelA f d ceptlons at t h e s ame place, W a ~ ' n e Hotel, lind hoth honeymooned In l\olontreal. mond 1\:. Mensch, reported thl.I ron neg 0, ve., Have r o r . HAve" f rom t he r ai lr oa d 'I Monday, O c ~ o b e r 20. ' ' 'home rule," and caples o f t he ir l Frank E . H ammer , J r., o f 314 owever, a lt ho ug h t he y a ls o e nt er ed t he B f) 'n M aw r Hospital at t he s am e timc, the ir chll- week that 137,953 persons wouldto the Narberth' Theater to. h The fmeJctlllgh waFS1 ~ e l d t at f ; ~ e 6 ' rcsolution against State-wide prac- Grayling Ave., Narbe r th , h a s filed d re n w er e b or n a da) apart. be clig-ible to vote In th e County .Store; Haverford lome 0 . osep F , . , a er) ' , 0 : l i ce ha \' e becn forwarded to Gov- a su i t aga in s t Rober t H. We is h , ot Mrs. Klink had an elght-pound- three-ounee son, Karl, ,Jr., 011 Octolml' 15, while 1\1rs. Paolan- Under a n ew l aw p as se d b y theCircle to the Durbin IT r e ~ t ~ d " ~ e n n W nne. John I. e r no r James H. Duff, the justices 1211 Woodside Ave. Na rb e rt h f or tAlnlo had a slx-pound-three-ounce girl, M a r ~ ' Ann, the following day. Mrs. Klinl, l e ft t h e ho sp i ta l i last. s es si on o f the Penns)'lvania.w ard R ea l ~ ~ t a t e o ~ C ' t ~ ; ISq,Ulre IS C l ~ 1 alerman o f t h e member- ot the State S up reme Cou rt a nd 1$123 alleged dUe In 'car r e p a i r ~ fol- last Thu rsday and Mrs. Pao lan t on l o on F r l d a ~ ' . sta te Leg-islatUl'P, the names ofAve., to the Fn I.' H o u ~ e 0, ship comn c.. thc I"esldent jUdgcs of all county lowing an acci d en t March 24 1946 The Kl ink " were mar ri ed In the First P r e s b ~ , t e r i a n Church, A rdmo re , a n d t h e P ao la nt nn l" " i n R ep ub li ca n c an di da te s t hr ou gh ol ltBrothers, and Essex Ave, H. B. Neiman, chall'man o f t he Pt H fd A "St. Colman's C hurch, A rdmore. --Courtcsy the Phillldclphia E ve ni ng B ul le ti n t he state will appear first on t he.. CaUl's. I nn a ve r o r ve at Forrest Ave.g ar ag e a nd In front of the zonlllg C O ~ l n l l l e e , t O l ~ members .of I n t he m ea nt im e t he c ou nt y a s' :N a . r b e r t h . ' , clection ballot. This is bccause the

Bani l ot Narberth. ~ r o u p s s ucces s. p r e v e ~ t m ; ; sociation ha s been accused of Ballot Greatest Asset to Save lWl le re to Vo t e votcrs at th e gUbe rna tor i al elec-e vi ou s y ea rs , t he c os t of bUIlding of any additIOna l seml-de-" I I 't ti II 'm osslble tion cho :; e a Republican governor.. I, ma I ng I p ra c c a yI p ..was c ove re d by I ~ a c h e d dwellings :n ,thC area SCI'V- for an ou ts i de r to settle In Mont- Mrso D i e ch l e r E xon e r a te d 'I N b h Therc is but onc State offiCe tcof reSIdents as well l i . ~ l l c e d b y t he aSSOCiatIOn. C t d become a OurW LO S L I n ar e rt Ibe' filled, that of the .Judge ot thG. Public donations wiIJI It announced t h ~ t a general ~ ~ c 7 n e ; : r o / ~ ~ ~ ~ a r ~ , n In Ho Wan am a k er D e a th ay O l e , ays a ore I Narberth, No.1 , Naroerth Fire 'Supel ' ior Court, f or w hi ch theR!'-ep ted t h is year despite the Imeeting would bc held 1Il the Pcnn E d d f f i. .. ' ' . pUbl ica ns ha ve nom ina te d .1udgt'Individual merchants" Wynne schaal e ar ly in De cembe r . Laurcnce H. I re ge" 0 B ry n A t a n i nq ue st b ef or e Mon tg om er yI John A. La o r ~ , .Jr., cha I Of, nell, .11'., charged that I adlcallsm.!CompEln), Elm Hall, FOlTest Ave. John S. F in e, o f N;rnticoke, a n a -Mawr, member the P h l l a d e l p h l ~ County Coroner W. .J. Rushong l a st l t h e Lower Men,on Township R:-Iregimentation, bureaucrElcy, c la ss N ar be rt h, No. 2, C o m l 1 1 u n i t ~ ' t i ve o f L uz er n e Cou nt y. His op-law firm o f No r ns . BeIJ, Lex, Har"1 week, Mrs. A lm a R . DI'echler, o f publ i can Commit t ee , stat.ed thiS Iexplol.tatl'on ' .T S . Hel 'd o " and deficit spendin;.:-: Buildlllg. ,",'incisor and Conway ponent will be Judg-e Ivan .J, Mc-or Refutes . 0 tar In au fa a nd E ld re dg e, s ai d t he c ou nt y a s - R o sem on t w as e xo ne ra te d In t h e w ee k that t he g re a te s t smg le In-I Kenr i ck , o f Ebben sbu rg , Cambrilln soclatlon's ac ti on was an Injustice. Id t t 'H W k S strument held by the America: l' all constitute a threat to the Ave., Narberth. , ea h 0 orace anama eI', r.,/ . I IN' County.He s ai d he Imew ot one. lawycr' 79 of 210 Essex Ave. Narberth. people t o p re s er ve a nd p e rp e tu at e Ame ri ca n w ay Of lifc. arbcrth, No.3 , Baptist Churcht t PI 9 j , I, First on the county ticket \\"il'ir men an who appl ied for admission, i.n 1 Wanamaker- died In Dryn M a ~ 1 the ,American wa y of life is th eI His talk included a report Of, th .. i of the Evangcl , Elmwood A\e. be Harold G. Knight, candidatewas at t he h ea d o f the wailing hst Hospital October 9, four hours ballot. accomplishments of the 1947 \,;on-I I fOI' reelection as .Judge ot thein. 1939, bu t still hadn't b ee n a d- I after b ei ng s tr ll ck b y an au ton lo - ' La fo r e. who Is also a candidate gress w.i th r eg ar d t o g ov er nm en to. 0 IB led Cou rt o f Common P lea s , and J.DOOSe nutted. bUe driven by Mrs. D lec h le r . for County controlle r , spolle at '1 expenditures, taxes, labor-manElgc- 1 a a- ynwy Burnett Holland, seeking EI returnI luncheon-meeting of the Lowel'l ment relations, and National de- 'I. G If Club I to the Orphans' Court bench. They0 Merion-Narberth Councll o f R e- . fense. I " 'Radnor board of commls- Recover Gems 'W K"l' d" pub l ican Women Tuesday at thel Candidates for Lower Mer io r . :p , ot CraSTleS a pp e ar a s candidatcs of both par-oman re in home of Mrs . Owe n J. Toland,1 School Boa rd w er e prpsented by ' t i e ~ .f d I ' I County-widc contests are ason Monjay night r e u se S I N y Aubrey Ave., Wynnewood. IMIs. GiraUd Foote , of 319 Berldey f 11to an Upper Darby to en In . . Freak Acclodent 'Most vo te r s t ake the privilege"Rd., Merion political activitics' E s c a pe s W i t h B ru i s e s " 0COW\. C . . . F' d Cot votln fo t d" L f h . f th C 'I I 'oun ,0mmISSlOneIS-- Ie .firm to build garden-type .. g . r gran e, a oI:e c aU'man 0 I' ounci . L 0 Peter;i (R l Foster C. Hille as ssaid, but If thcy c ould s ee c on dl -/ T he c an di da te s a re Mrs. Ann a c e r a b o n I(R) R ' 'd I' M (Dl g don the site of theMain p V II W ' p. dU d T k t" E th I ' , a\ mon 'I. ensch anen n a ey oman s Inne n e r r u c ; Ions 111 UI'ope ey wou d be Cuff, of BrYn Mawr; .lamcs An- 0 i r (D) T t bl f C lu b. In t he s am e mo- a mo ng t he f ir st t o exercise their/ derson, of Carroll Park, and Ral- A B a l ~ - C Y I l \ ~ ' y d amateur ,fiie'.. . wen " ' \ . e e n ~ n : \\'0 0 ecommissioners gave pe r- Brace l e t Is Found D r iv e r He ld franchise next Tuesday." ston Rodgers, of M erion. who reccl\'ecl 11ls student pilot s 1,-1 'oted for, thlce Illghcst to beto a loca l builder t o e r ec t J Lafore urged all members of the Mrs . T ol an d was a ss is te d b v c en se t h ree week s . a ~ o , escaped I e l e c ~ e d . ,T he s ec on d at tempt In eightI Mrs. Martha Mills Steele , 62, 121 C ou nc il t o s ee that t h ei r f ri end s Mrs. Alan Smit h of 239 Cros s hi i l w i th a lacerated forehead Elnd I District AUomcy Arnoldtmen t home on the Helm f ' I th' t malle I " , '. h".- FOI'rest (R) and Wellington H.years a Jewe ry leves 0 IGlenn Rd., Ardmore, was k i ll e d In and neighbors v o te d o n November Rd., Penn " ' ynne, chan'man ~ t h ( ' brUise Sat luday when IS au I , . .I 'mmedla 'e ly ne xt door to o ff w I' th a diamond-studded chEirm I' I :I' I I' d t lephollc wI','e IRosenbell .11.

Joseph T. Harding is In every period. the final thrust. Montgomery Ave., and driving half t um e, a nd the ' most un ique cos- cost ot :he single stone hOOles.. One aftcr anothcr, vc te rllns rosc sch.ool board In thc ~ e p t c n ~ b e rof decorations. Leading the a s sa ul t w er e AI Buck L.E. Huffines a mile on Mill Creek Rd. Dr. J. t ume . Ther e will also be good mu- E l g h t ~ _ n months ago, the ,e t - to tell o f bu yi ng pl'ospectil'e prlIllanes. on t h e Repub li can l I ck -g ro up Is also planning a Adams Gr aham Hoppe r and Har:-y Barr L.T. Houtz L. Shoemaker, police surgeon, sic and retreshments crans disclosed, they made down homes 18 months ag-o a nd o f de-j c t, has w i thd rawn heI' name f r omExchange to be held i n Ba rt on. Adams contributed thrt!e Venezia L.G. Zayotz pronounced her un fi t t o drive, and payments on the houses, but . ~ ~ n e lay aftel' delay e x p e r i ~ n e e d slncel !b e Democrallc b a l l ~ t , ~ h l c h nom-Gymnasium Monda) ' touchdowns and spea r headed mos t D.Marco C Howle s be w as held by Ju s ti c e ot P e ac e L I ST XMAS SEAL SALE lis ready for occupancy. In addItIOn that lime. They to ld o f l iv ing "dol l 'l mated heI' on a write -In \ 'ote.y, Nov. 10 and 11, 'from ot the Ace s ' d r ive s, wh ile H o p p ~ r Shaver B.G. Emanual J. Franklin K r om e r o n t he c h ar ge I they chargcd, the bul lder or iginal ly bled up" w i th In-laws and pa ren ts , .Explalning t he r ea so n tor heruntil 10 P. M. , a n d B ar to n each tallied once. Moran R.T. Shugart ot d ri vi ng u nd er t h e infiuence ot Th e 4 ls t a n nu a l C h ri stma s S ea l c on t I' ac te d t o s el l t h c. ,houses f or o f unsuccessful attempts to . g e t l : ~ t h d I . a w a l ' Mrs,. Shryock said,women's , children's and Adams, mixing speed with decep- Ryder R.E. MattisonIliquor. Sale in MontgomeryCounty wlIl be $10,000, but Is now as lung a higher some sat isfact ion f rom the bu ildcr . S ince I am registered Republl -

clothing w il l b e accepted tlon, broke .Ioose tor 30 ya rd s f o r Davis QB. Dent Miss Grancell, a night club s l og- conduct ed November 24 through price. "In my or iginal argreement , it can, and was backed by a l arg-eas well as shoes a nd Low er Merion's open ing t ouch - Shephar d L,HB. Gera er, w a s a cq ui tt ed at hi t - run Chr istmas Day by t he C ou nt y T u - T he builder Stephan Schlfter, at says I 'l l b e able t o m ov e i n on 01'1 group at Republican voters, I teel

Ar t icles Ihould be c le an . d ow n. H e sprinted 10 yards to Barton R.HB. Russo \charges In Philadelphia on Sep- bercuios is and Public Heal th So- 2210 Darby Rd" Sou th Ardmore,ap- before November 30, 1948," one of lI shou ld no t accep t the Democrat-b e accep ted on f:l0v. 7, another score I n . t he second period Adams FB. K u rl ls h t em be r 30, atter figuring In two c i e ty T he Re v. RObert J . G ot t- p ea le d t o t he W ~ e d e r a l Housing Ad- them said. "A t t h e ratc we'l'e mov-l ic nomination. I greatly appreclat.to Ii P. M. and Nov. 0, from Iatter Don Shave r had recovered al LoweI' Merion 6 6 13 6-31 automObile acci d en t s w i th i n one s c ha l l. ot Norriltown, Is president minist rat ion . e dne l lda y to set a t he t ac t, however, that voters

until 2 P. M .. Ridiey fumble. Adams' t hl rd -p e- R id le y Twp . 0 0 0 6- 6 block, in t h e cen tr a l ci ty dist rict . of the county Society. . ceiling ot $12,500 on the homcs, (Continucd o n Page Four) have paid me this tribute."'0. \ ) ,


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