our town september 14, 1944

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Deeplytregretto'informyou that your brother.MichaelZ8dorkin,WIlS' killed in actionin perfonnal1&e of his dutyand inthe service of hiscountry in theSouthPacific on July Z, 1943.

"On July8th I read: ,The Secretary ofWar desiresthat I tender hisdeepest ~ m p a t h y to ~ ' o u in the loss of yourbrother, Allan Zadorkin.Report received stateshe was killed in ac(ion on July6th, 1943.

"Some timelaterI saw my husband. Hewas asshocked as I was aboutthe death of ouronlysonand mytwobrothers. Buthewasallthemore determined to fighton."I remember seeinghim off. It was ata submarine baseinFlorida. At two inthe morning.Therewas a light mist over theharbor. I kissed my husbandand hewent aboardhis PT boat. I watchedhimas longa s I cou ld see him waving good.bye.

"It wasn't many weeks later thatI opened a finalmessage:

Deeply 'regret to inform you your husband,William Jennings Bryan Conner was killed inaction in performance of his duty and in the~ ~ r v i c e of his country.

"I am not asking for pity. Not even sympathy.Mymen diedthe way they wouldhave liked todie-fighting. We must carryon their fight,"I won't be meeting my boy or my husband ormy brothersagain,butI wanttoseeto itthatother

women gettheirmen back."The last th ing my husband wrote me was:'Keep up the good work at the bomber plant.'That'swhat I am doing welding and riveting.And I'm going to keepon doingit aslongas I canstand on mytwofeet. I amgoingto stayat my job.I amgoingto buy WarBonds. I 'm not licked andI neverwillbe. I'm goingto live to see thllt daythatgreatclay-when ourenemiesare madeto pay

infull for thelives they have taken awayfrom allof us."'That is Helen Conner's story. Her tragedy ismade piJblichere only becauSe it makes this factcrystal-clear: a warcan be wononly by sacrifice.BuyingWar Bonds may call for sacrifice on ourpart. ButwhenOltf sacrifice is compared to that ofHelen Conner or hermen, doesn't itmake youfeelthat puttingeverylastcentinto WarBonds is reallylittle enough to do? See if you can't buy anotherBond-today.

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, IMon tgomery, Delaware and bert h : Walter M. Johnston, RoxPhiladelphia County sportsmen borough; Earl,F.Moore, Narberth;will open their Fall activities pro- George A. Purling,Narberth; J. J.gram with a meeting of the Lower Whiteside, Narberth: CharlesMerion Rod and Gun Club, Wed- Woodruff, Narbe rt h; Wal te r P .nesday night. September 20 10 the Miesen, Narberth; Walter Groff,American Legion H;all, Narberth , Narberth. .:folJowed by the ClUb's annual p lc - V ic to r Sweet , Ardmo re : Thomasnic and outing on Sunday atter- Johnson, South Ardmore; George _noon, at the Nash Farm on M. F lo yd , S r. , Narberth; Earnest U d t S f rdSprague Road just outside o f Jenk in s , Narberth; F ra nk Gor - rge 0 a eguaN a x ~ e i ~ ~ ' f i r s t Fall meeting of the ~ : : ; ; e ~ g ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ : : O ~ ~ ~ e r N ~ ~ : ,School ChildrenClUb's board of directors last Wed- berth; Howell and Ellen Die tr i ch . . With the opening of schools fornesday night , preliminary plans Upper Darby. the Fall term of 1944, Keystonewere made for t he outing. In the I ra J . MlJIs, supervisor of agri- Automobile Club reminds motorabsence o f Field Captain Cappa- CUltural education at the Eastern ists and paren ts of their respecl on ga o f N ar be rt h, w ho i s i n t he, State Penitentiary In Graterford, tlve responsibllltles for the safetys er vi ce o f h is c ou nt ry . E ar ne st will be the guest speaker at the of children.J enk in s , a lso o f Narber th, volun - September 20th "meeting of the Motorists are cautioned by thet ee red t o carryon. Club, and wlJl tell the sportsmerl Club to ~ e r c i s e every care whileAmong the at tractions at t he j us t w ha t c.omprises a day's actlv- IIdriving in areas where chl.ldrenouting wlJl be trap shooting, plug. iUes at t he Eas t ern State Peni- are walking or playing, and. pal'fly and sur f castlnR competition, tentiary. ents are told very empnaLIl;a,I.Vgames for the chlJdren and ladies The education program at the that they should not attempt '.'1who attend. prizes of War Stamps East e rn S t at e Peniteritiary Is of transfer the whOle burden offor a l l event s and a tasty buffetIespecial in terest to the sportsmen, safety training to the schools.toward the end of the afternoon's since part of the work consists of "In the pas t ," s aid Edwa rd P.fun. raising pheasants and trees w ~ l c h Curran. Keystone's Safety Dlrec-The out ing commit te e i s com- a re annually distributed among tOl', "both motorists and p a r e n ~ sposed of the following officers, dl' the member clUbs of t he Mont - have been remis s with respect torectors and committee chairmenof Club: ~ 1 1 " ' ' ' ' I I I I I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I I 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 ~Cha rle s E . Spencer . Sr. , Upper = II GEl ERA L =IDarby' C. H. A. Chain, Sr., Nar- = =berth; ' Frank P. Davis. Phlladel- = =1phia' Lloyd DuBois, Bala-Cynwyd; = .M I ='E. d. Crlswold, Narberth:: PhlJlp We aJor n ='ICappa longa, Fie ld Captam , Nat - = =Iberth' Skeets Anderson, Phlladel- = =Ir.hia: ' John Alb rech t. J r. , Nal '" Valance Board I= =1

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This is an officIal U.S. 'Ifeasttty aavettisement-p; eparea U;:;aet auspices 01 ']}easttty IJepailmen't ani! ' W ' ~ ; . " A i ! v ~ t ~ ; S l n " g Coonez'1.

only one excuse for telling, H e l e n C o n n e ~ r ; s story

"MY FATHER was:born in ~ u s s i a buthe cameto Americayearsago.With my brothers Aland Mike, I was broughtup as a goodAmerican."When I was in my teens I met a handsomeyoungNavyman at a Shriners' convention inSanFrancisco.His namewasBryan Conner. Itwaslove

at first sight-and youknow thereputation of theNavy for action. Bryan proposed that night, Hedidn't know whenwe could matrybecause hehadtogetright backto his destroyer. Butwe weren'tgoing wait.'1 renteda motorboat, wentout tothedestroyerandtalkedtothecaptain. In five minutesBryan wason his way back to shore and we weremarried."As time passed we h ad a fine baby boy. We

~ a m e d him William. By thetimeBillwasgrowingintoyoung manhoodmy husband was assignedtorecruitingservicein Atlanta. He and Bill had greattimes hunting and fishing together. We were ahappyfamily. Mytwo brothersvisitedus oftenandwe'd have thejolliest partiesand picnics."Thenthewar started inEurope. Ourson cametous onenight and explainedhow hefelt about it.Hewanted to beprepared so heenlisted."Likeany motherI hatedhimto leave homebutI couldn'tstand in hisway.Billjoined up."PearlHarborwas more thanmy husband couldtake. He had lots of friends on theArizona, theUtah, andotherships. Hewas 48 yearsold butheasked foractive dutyand he got it-on a PT boatin the South Pacific."My brothersgotin too-AI inthe Army,Mikein the Seabees. There theywere-all four of theminit, my husbandand brotherMikein thePacific;myson andbrother AI in Mrica."I hadto do something. So I went to weldingschool. After I finished school I taught welding.

My thoughts were always with my husband, VlYson, and my brothers. I wasworkingfor them. Iwas liv ingfor their return. On June 30th of 'lastyear I opened this telegram:'The SecretaryofWar desiresthat I tenderhis.deepest sympathyto ~ ' o u inthe loss of ~ ' o u r son.Reportreceivedstates that he was killed in action on June28th in theNorth Aerican TheatreofWar.

"Four day s later , on the 4th of July, I got an-other message: .

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Vice President, George M. Jam-ison. .Treasurer, Thomas B. Kercher.Solicitor, John Russell. Jr.Fou l ' membe rs were e le cted tothe Brigade Committee as follows:F'rankS. Titlow,Walter B. Lownes.Jr., J. Conrad Barker. Jr., and

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slit in the canvas top where thei ef h ad inserted wires aroundignition and was thus able toit.Well t he Summer is a thingthe past, and Fal l i s w it h u sboys and g ir ls a re a ll b ack at

and evel'y afternoon atthe "Village" is gay with t he ir

Total. " 34 4 12 2 7 1 3. z-BaUed ror RRllly In 9th Inning.zz-Bntted for Gwinn In 9th Inning.SCore by Innings: .. 0 0 3 1 0 I 2 0 0- 7. . . . .1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-4Errors-8llOtts. Gwinn . Runs battedBogash, Brittingham. Jep2; Lltwhller, 2; snyder. LarkIn,hIts - Brittingham, Snyder.-base hlts-SIlOU.. Home runsLarkin. Sacrltlces-SllOtts, C.Hogan. Stolen bases-BrIttSmith. B'ryan. Double playsnda (unassisted) 2. Smith toSchwnnda to Bogash to JepLett on base-Manoa. 7; Brookline,Bases on bal ls , off-Smith. 4; Lltler . I ; Struck out by Smith. 2; by4. Wild pitches-Smith. ulnes-ThompSon, Ratrerty and Gal

In the book line this week"Love CaJls the Tune"-KathNorris. This is the s tory o f aPortia who ison t rialheras a woman and a wife."Devll on His TraiJ"-J.ohn andHawklns-Hel'e is the tense,ingstoryof Joe Chandler. whobranded by society a s a potenklJler, and of M ary a tendergirl Who gave himfaith to face the future."Hard Facts"-Howard Springnew novel by Howard Springt he nostalgia and warmth thath im t o so many readerst he a ut ho r of " My S on, My"A Bashful Woman"-KenllethBashful Woman takesMidwe st er n f am il y to richesthe birth and g rowth o fautomoblJe Industry. I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = ~ ~ ~ = ~ ~ ~ ~ = = ~ ~ = = ~ ~ ~ ~ = = ~ = ' I"Absent In the Spring"-Mary I 'is an exquisiteabout a smug mother Whoseof what is right destroysJives of everybody with Whomcomes in contact."Yankee stranger" - E lswy thVirginia isnce mor e t he scene of Missstory, as it w.as in "Dawn'sLight," but t he time is thes. Some of the characters areof t ho se i n 'Dawn 'sLight"."Ship to Shore"-Willlam McFeeis a fulJ length pOrtrait ofathat has baffledmany writers.MYstel 'y -"A larum and ExcurPerdue; "Case ofBeans"-Harry Stephen Keeler;With Danger"-Roy Vick; "Not Qui te Dead Enough"stout; "A RoPe o f Sand" a nc is B on namy ; " Th e C an e

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snappy plays that snuffed outscoring opportunity. S e h ~da made two o f t he se t wmunassisted a rid a lso f lg - I na ugur at io n of a plan :for s tu - i ea n countries, With special em-i n t h e other. dents to spend one o f t he ir h ig h pha sl s o n Mex ico becau se o f I t sThe Hares. who had h ad a n u n - b d a anmakeshi:!t iilfleld the week school year s a roll. W s - comparative acces sibi li ty . .were able t o h av e t he ir n ounc ed y es te rd ay b y D r. B ar - Reas ons :for the school under-cla.y L. Jo nes , headmaster uf Idcombination because t he Fr iends Cent ral Schaol. taking the p la n, D r. J on es sa ue Executive Committee Rave Under t he plan, which will go were threefold:Eddie Hare permission to Into effect in the 1945-46 school 1. The belief that knowledge ofArdmore 's Fred Brlt t loRham Year, students wil l h ave the op - a f or ei gn l an gu ag e and und er t he remaining series games b e- p or tu ni ty t o spend one year at- standing of foreign viewpoints areBrookline had lost two tending schOOl in a foreign coun- increasingly important businesschers and two other regulars try, liv ing in a carefully selected and cultural assets.i ng t he l ast month . family and acquiring a practical 2. The belief that there should(Ca tc he r J ac ki e Werne r was knowledge of the language'of the be an improvemant in educationaled by the Phlllles and s en t t o country. The time spent abroad standards In t he Uni te d Star,l!sreserve c at ch er R ay wlll not interfere with 01' prolong based on recognition of the factwas s igned by t he S t. p re pa ra ti on for college. It has that educated men and women inCards and sp li t a f inge r on been tentativelY decided that t he t hi s c ount ry a re less proficient inthrowing hand in a tryout f it opt ional Year wll l o ccur during a foreign languages that educatedntown; Outfle lder J oe K en - part of th e sophomore y ea r a nd persons i n o t her countries.went Into the Army and Blll part o f t he preceding or following 3. The belief that the ages ofanother outfielder, f r ~ c - Summer. 14 to 17 are be tt e ryears for easilyed his leg i n t he second series Because ofthe war. the planwlll acquiring a fOl'e ign language thal1 Bell, Thomas Barnes 2d. Mrs ."res'- I :a::t:..'= f l : . r s : ; . : t : . . : b . : : . e . . . : l = i m : : . : . : i t ~ e . : : d _ t : : . : o : . - L ~ a _ t i . . : . n : . - A m _ e _ I _ - _ l a _ t _ e _ r . . : y ; . . e _ a _ r - - : s : - __-:- I Stephenson LeBoutlilier, GUY L...... , I P f- Cornman, Orus J. Matthews andwould make much difference pfc_ Roland James, n ac.- IC Joseph R. Vetterlein, Jr.he batted a w ea k .109 during ----regular season and, although Football Scheduleinfie lder, was signed by Har et ~ ~ e ~ a c ~ ~ ~ ~ e ~ ~ ~ ~ t c ~ : ~ e s B ~ } Cap.etal.ez'es On Art Ability At Military Academykind. Brittingham came up " ih is f in es t g am e of t he y ea r Wayne, Pa.-The most amb-week. He handled Len smith's .t t io us s che dU le I n their historyvery capab ly and was A despatch from the South pa-I Joan C. Levin. who also Is an 0.1 - faced t he Troj ans of Valley Forgeokl ine 's b igge st gun at the cific Sept. 12. t ol d h ow Private ist. T h ~ y pl an t o a t tend the PhlJ-four hits (a doublc First Cla ss Roland G. James, son adelphia Academy of Foe Arts Military Academy when they asthree singles) which were just of Evan L. James. 1200 Knox Rd., together after the wat. James 'Yas s embl ed f or p re -s ea so n scrimless t han h i s en ti re t o ta l for IW y ~ n e w o o d , m ! 1 n a ~ e r Of. Lo\yer co-captain of the L. M. Hi gh mages here today under t he nonregular season. M e n ~ n Township. IS ~ a P 1 t a I l z m g School football t eam in 1941. committal eye of Capta in JOhnBrittin

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