our town august 8, 1925

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No r PRICE THREE CENTS NARBERTH LOSES FIRST This is your paper, and· your advice is appreciated .. RIVALS ARE CALM ON FIRE LETTER. N ei th er B ai a- Cy nw yd Ardmore Develop a Rage. F R AN K EN F IE LD PRAISES H9W THEY PLAY Ashland at Narberth Berwyn at Paoli Cynwyd at Ardmore This is t he s ch ed ule fo r the Main Line League baseball games which are to b e pl ay ed Saturday. Narberth, w hi ch p la ys Ash land, one of the c e ll a r t e a ms , is e x p ec t e d to have little trouble in keeping i ts s la te for the half unsoiled. The A r dm o re - Cy n wy d game will be played on the Villanov Field. E lo pe d t o E lk to n. \\!. Charles Stanley, of Nar berth, and :M iss Anna H. Graff, o{ A rdmor , we nded their wa y to E l k to n t h is week, w he r e t he y ob tained a marriage license. They a re n ow living on Haver ford avenue, Narberth. Bows to Auto Car in Twil ight G a me by 3'() Score. N ar be rt h l os t i ts first! game in the M ai n L in e T w il ig ht L e ag ue to Auto Car, Wednesday, July 29 Th e score was 3-0. Griffin, a s ou th pa w , w a s o n t he mound for- A ut o C ar a nd held the h a r d- h i tt i n g Borough crew to two hits and for the first t im e t hi s season Narberth had nine goose eggs beside its name on the score board. of wealth follows: M a st e rs s t ar t ed the chucking "Editor, ' O ur T o w n: ' f or B il l Crowell and held th e ca r "\Vhile d i s c u s s i ~ c an di da te s w o rk er s to fi ve hits. Townsend for the office of Ta x C o ll e ct o r w a s called on to take his place w it h nu me ro us c iti ze ns of the and for three and two-third inn Borough, I have been told· by i ngs a ll ow ed o nl y t wo hi ts ane some that M r s. Abbie W. Nicker- four b as es o n balls. son, one of the aspirants, did not G. F le ck a nd M as te rs w er e tile need the office, as her husband h ad on ly b oy s to hi t s af e o ff G ri ff in left her q u it e w e ll to do, that she H. Mossman was th e heavy hitter maintains t'Wo children i n c ol le ge , f or A u to C ar w i th t hr e e s af e o ne s a summer home in New Englang Koenig go t himself two. Stogel's and a well-appointed home at 111 work at third was a feature in th e Elmwood avenue, Narberth. Hear- visitors' defense. ing these t h in g s, w h i ch I did not On August- 18 Narberth wiJI believe to b e c o rr e ct , I w ro te to travel to A ut o C ar g ro un ds and Mrs. Nickers0I!' for a s t ~ t ~ m e n t playa postponed game. A crowd o ve r h er o wn SIgnature, glvmg us is e xp ec te d to a cc om pa ny the the facts. It is my desire that the' team campaign shall b e c on du ct ed on . the square. This is my reas on for t a ki n g u p t hi s matter o n b eh al f o f CONTINUED ON THE F O UR T H P A GE NARBERTH FINALLY SCALPS BERWYN IN THIRD SET-TO D ue t o t he r iv al ry b et we en the N ar be rt h a nd t he B al a- Cy nw yd fire companies and also due to conflicting inter e s ts between the B o ro u gh c o mp a ny and the lVler ion Company of Ardmore, v i go r - - ous· protest: was expected from R e t ai n S e co n d- H al f L ead by 9-2 Vic- these t wo a ga in st t he l et te rs so tory O v er C ha mp s. liciting money which Narberth is s en di ng i nt o their territories. It t oo k N ar be rt h t hr ee g ame s N on e ha s developed. however. to t ak e t he m ea su re of Berwyn, In its letter, the Narberth com first-half champions of the :Main p an y c al ls a tt en ti on to the fact Line Baseball League, bu t finally that by a r ra ng e me n t w i th th e t he B or ou gh cl an did it. In its Lower :Merion Commissioners made last winter" N a rb e rt h now third set-to with D oy le 'S n in e, responds to "first a la rm s" in staged at Berwyn last S a tu rd a y, Ivlerion a n d \ V y nn e w oo d . the N arhites laid the f ir st h al f I n r et ur n for this it w a s g iv en champs low and cold by a 9-2 the privilege of soliciting funds score. for t he upkeep of its apparatus from these districts. Th e m e et i ng b e tw e e n t h e rivals Last w i nt e r w h en t hi s arrange was the first of the second-half m en t w as m a de v i go r ou s protest s ea so n a nd ?\f a rb er th h ad to win was voiced by the C yn wy d com if it wanted to keep its leadership p an y, w hi ch believed that Nar I)f the l eagu e. A d ef ea t would berth's canvassing of i\{erion h av e t hr ow n t he race into a t ri pl e w ou ld t ak e a wa y from it money needed for t h e s u pp o rt of i ts o wn tie between .:.: a rb er t h, A r dm o re a pp ar at us . A r dm or e a ls o l oo ke d a nd B er w yn , uniavorably upon the arrange nill Crowell's Narberth outfit ment hecause \Vvnnewoocl wa s has a clean s l at e t o da t e, having' opened to :N arbert1;. taken all three of its games since A stir w as c on se qu en tl y ex the start of th e second half on pected when ?\f arberth begm July 11. Denvyn has s t 1 f f e r e ~ l one sending its requests for money defeat, this at t he h an ds at Joe i nt o L ow e r :\Ierion territorv, bu t Cullinan's a gg re ss iv e A r dm or e c om me nt e i t h ~ r b i tt e r or vigo r ou s nine. failed to materialize from Cynwyd Princetonian T o w ns e nd , N ar-I or t he A r dm or e companies. Of berth's star pitcher, \\'ho serves I ficials of b ot h assum ed a "let t he m t o t he b at te rs with his port- t h em - ge t -i t -i f -t h ey - ca n " a t t it u de . side wing, was in rare shape Sat- "It is exactly what we expected u rda y a nd was in no time in them to d o, " s aid \Valter C danger. He f an ne d t he f ir st s ix N ee ly , one of t he d ir ec to rs of the men to face h im , a nd throughC?ut Bala-Cynwyd company, when in the game held Berwyn to f i\ 'e h i ts . f o rm e d of the ?\f arherth move. "I P a is t , B e r wy n 's star moundsman, see no reason for comment, favor struck out 11 men, bu t wa s pep- ahle or u n f av o r able. " pered for 10 hits. . . Other Cynwyd officials pointed Jefferies and Humphnes led In ont that their compan has a t he N ar be rt h a tt ac k with th.ree larger paid membership in Merion safet ies apiece, one of Humphnes' this year than it has ever had be being a h om e r un in the seventh iore. They also declare t11:1t i n ni n g, with Jeffries on base. A uneler the IJresent arrangement of l ar ge c ro wd watcheel t he g am e, t he t el ep ho ne c om pa ny , M er io n w hi ch g av e N ar be rt h f ir st p la ce w hi ch i s o n t h e C y nw y d t e le p ho n e the half Other exchange, Cynwyd tures were the aJl-around playing hecause it can get a quicker of D eS hu la a nd V. Fleck. a ns we r t ha n h y calling Narberth In a free-hitting contest at the whi ch is on a no th er e xc ha ng e Cynwyd School grounds, Satur- ?derion residents, they insi st day, Bala-Cynwyd finally won by know this, and consequently can a 9-8 count. Cyn wydites .Ied tribnte first to Cynwyd." t h r o u g h o ut the tray but at notune \V i1Jiam G. Frankenfield, of th e had t he y t he g am e on ice. ?II erion F ir e C om pa ny of Ard A r dm or e w on from Ashland at more, took a s t il l f r ie n dl i er stand its Villanova field by an 8-3 tally. t o w ar d N a r be r t h. Ardmore, with He n Vockel pitch- "I f the residents of Vynnewood ing his. u s u ~ l ma.ste rful ba JJ, waSean see their wa y c le ar t o helping: at n o t ll ne 1I1 senous trouble. Narberth let them" h e d e cl a re d A new .catcher,. :Maguir .e , from " Na r be r ti l h as a good company. G a rr e tt H dl , w a s m se rt e d II1to t he t he y a lw a ys a n sw e r p ro mp tl y a n d line-up h y M an ag er J oe Cullinan. they deserve all that they can get'." BRIEF REPARE Candi date for Much-Sought Ta x C ol le ct or sh ip Writes to D en y Rumor s o f W ea lt h. WILL MILK CONTROL MEN WILL FIGHT DAIRY Object to Move to Lower Milk Standards in Their Districts George W. G ri m, M il k C on tr ol officer Lower Merion, at t h e l a st meeting of t he M il k C on tr ol C om m it t ee o f t he A ss o c iated Suburban Boards of Health, of whi ch N ar b e rt h is a m em be r, p r es e nt ed a c op y of a b ri ef s ub mi tt ed to D r. C ha rl es H. 1'l'Iiner, Secretary of Health of P en ns ylvania, by o ne of t he l ar ge dairies of Philadelphia. The b ri ef u rg ed t he S ta te Ad vi sory Board to reconsi der its de fi nition of pasteurization. At present m il k t o b e p as t e uri zed m u st be heat ed to 145 degrees and held at that t em p e rat u re for 3 0 m in ut es. The brief u rg es t h at t he d eg re e t o which t he m il k sho ul d be h ea te d o ug ht t o be 142 instead of 145 degrees. This m at te r wa s t ak en up for c on si de ra ti on on l\Ionday e ve ni ng at the t ow ns hi p Board of Health meetin g, a nd it was unanimously a gr ee d t ha t S ec re ta ry G eo rg e C. A nd er so n w ri t e t he S ta te B oa rd o f H ea lt h, reque st in g i t n o t t o r e nd e r a d eci sio n u nt il t he Lower l\Ierion board could prepare a bri ef o pp os i ng t he g ra nt in g of t he r eq ue st of t he P hi la de lp hi a d ai ry . Dr . D. \ '1 . Horn, chemist for the Lower ::\Ier ion boar el , cla imed that as h is b oa rd wa s one of the pioneers in p as· teurizati on, and after i t h ad g iven c ar ef ul s tu dy f ro m a ll a ng le s t o t he subject, and hacl made sever al tests since the promulgation of t he l aw , p ro vi ng th e l aw wa s a h eal th p re s er ve r, t ha t i t s ho ul d fi gh t a ny p ro posed mo c li fi ca ti on l oo ki ng to the reduction of temperature. The doc tor's s ug ge st io n w as a do pt ed and P re si de nt B. K . \ Vi lb ur a pp oi nt ed a com mi tt ee c on si st in g of Dr. D. \VsHorn, Dr. George \V. Grim and S. :\1. H eu li ng s t o g o car ef u ll y i n to t he s ub je ct a nd p re pa re a b ri ef o p posing any cha nge to present law. NARBERTH, P A. , S AT UR DA Y, AUGUST 8, 1925 CARL FISCHER CROWNED CLAY COURT CHAMPION Wins the Second Annu al Pen ns yl · vania Championship Tournament The b r i l J i ? ~ ; t and spectacular playing of Dr. Carl Fischer enabled PROMISING OUTLOOK FOR him to come through a fast held of LOWER MERION ELEVEN representati ve Phi ladelphia tenni s I Will Hav e G oo d Des pite Forst· p layers to win t he s eco nd an nu al burg's Threatened Loss. tournament for the clay court Despite the loss of thei r coach, championship of Pennsylvania. I who tele graphed that he would be A mo ng t he p la ye rs h e met an d de· unable to attend to f oo tb al l t hi s feated were Herman Dornheim, of seas on beca use of other opportuni the Be lf ield Club.; \Va lla ce JOhnson, ties, Lower Merion High School not one of the leadl11g players of the o nly exp ec s b ut will h av e on e of c ou nt ry , and in t he fin al r ou nd t he <rreatest fi<rhting t ea ms e ve r put Samuel Gil pin, of Belfield Countr y out .' " Last y e ~ r ' s line-up was hurt Club, who already had won the first v er y l itt le by g ra du at io n, so that leg on the A. D. 'N. Smith chal le nge many of t he old r eg ul ar s, a mo ng cup. them Kuen, Morris, Leitch, \Vilbur, The d ou bl es w er e w on b y G il pi n Fort, R ub is h on a nd Faulk, will be and Y earl sey, both of Belfield Club, b ack on t he t eam t hi s fall. . who in t he final r ou nd d ef ea te d \\Tith so m an y s ea so ned v et er an s, the c lu bmat es , K ni gh t a nd D or n· p lu s p ro mi sin g s eco nd t ea m m en heim, in a hard fi ve-set mat ch. and new tale nt that wi ll enter in the The commit tee in charge is to be f al l, it is l it tl e w on de r t ha t Lower c on gr atul at ed u po n t he w ay t he y M er io n g ri dd er s will be f ea re d i n ove rca me a handicap of thr ee rainy sch ol astic ci rcles. Those already d ay s a nd p us h ed the c om pl et io n of si gned u p, most of w ho m p la ye d i n the tournament through to a .suc- one or more games last season, are cessful fini sh in sev en days of actual as follows: play. Mor e th an 90 p la ye rs were Se ni or s t hi s year: Kuen, ta c:lde, e nt er ed in the si ngles and 32 teams capt.; M or ri s, f ul lb ac k; Le1tch , in t he m en ' s d ou bl es , the greatest guard; \Vilbur, guard; Fort, guard; number of e nt ri es f or any o pen J on es , c en tr e; R ub is ho n, quarter tour nament in the Phi ladelphia Dis- back; Reynolds, end; Faulk, end; trict this year. and Odiorne, half-back. There w as no de t ai l o ve rl oo ke d CONTINUED ON THE SECOND PAGE that would help to make it a suc- ---------------------------- cessful affair bot h frol11 the players ObJec t to Propaganda Being Circ ulated About and the s pectator s' standpoint. Mr s. A bb ie W. N ic ke rs on i n C am pa ig n Every m at ch w as u mp ir ed a nd t he fi na ls and semifi nals had a full com pletement of l in es me n a s w el l . T hi s is a f ea tu re of the Narberth tour naments that is grea tly appreciated by the player s and w as t h e s ub je ct Objection ha s been ta ken by of spec ial mention and commenda- Mrs. Abbie \V. N i ck e rs o n, one of tion at t he l as t a nn ua l m ee ti ng of the candidates for the office of the National Lawn Tennis Assoc ia- B or ou gh t ax collector, to p ro pa tion. ganda declaring that she is wealthy. This is not so, she de- Q u it e a f ew m em be rs of the Nar- clares, and the salary of the office b er th C lu b w er e e nt er ed . Harold i n te r e st s her just as much as it Lane and Jim McKell both las te d d oe s a ny other aspirant. until the t hir d ro und , and John Friends of M r s. N i ck e rs o n de W in e, R on a ld P age, B ob and F ra nk c la re t ha t t he se r umor s, w hi ch Fretz and J e an A ll en w e re al so en- they feel are neit her fair n or t r ue , tered and g av e a g oo d a cc ou nt of are being- circulated durirrg the ab- themselves. sence of their candidate. Bill Eavans a s c h ai r ma n of the :1\'1rs. N ic ke rs on i s i n N e w Eng- committee and Walter Cowin as land for the summer. She wa s fir st assistant put in seven busy da ys w r it t en a nd t ol d of the tumors of trying to keep everybody happy and wealth circulated regarding her. things runni ng smoot hly. The en- Th e letter of Anton E . W o hl e rt , t ir e c om mit te e can feel very p r ou d D e mo c ra t ic cand i da t e for Bor of the wa¥ this big tennis e ve nt ough ~ o u n e i l , wh o interested fl ects credIt on t h e N a rb e rt h Tenl1ls himself m the matter and th e reply Association. of Mrs. N i ck e rs o n to the reports L ea gue Sol on s at Spec i al Meet ing Vote Down Forfeit. At a special meeting of the Ex · ecutive Committee of the ::\lain Line Baseball League held ~ I o n · day evening in the home of Presi· dent Harry J. ::\Ioste lJer in Ard· more it was decided that the dis puted g am e b et we en Bala-Cyn wyd ane; Narberth which was to have been played at Narberth on S a t u r da y , July 25, shonld be play' ed (lff at the first a v ai l ab l e o p en date. This will probably he the aftern00n of Labor Day. \ Vh en t he B al a- Cy mv yd team did n ot s ho w up on the 25th be c a u ~ ' e of threatening weather, Nar· berth claimed the c o nt e s t on a for feit. At first i t w as r ep or te d t ha t t he B or o clan was given the game on these conditions. Manager Fred \Valzer, of Bal C y nw y d, p r ot e st e d, h o we v er , de claring that Narberth ould not claim the game b e c a us e it, itself, did not have nine men on the field until twenty minutes after the 3.15 P. :M. starting time. The commit t ee u ph el d t he C yn wy d skipper a nd o rd er ed t he contest played at a l a te r d a te in order to s e tt l e a ll disputes. -------- Chairmen Wil l Be Appoint ed for Eac h District. A w el l- at te nd ed m ee ti ng of the : Mo nt go me ry C o un ty L ea g ue of W o me n V ot er s was held yesterday at N o. 1723 S pr uc e s tr ee t. 'fhe m ai n o pi c d is cu ss ed w as t he c am paign for getting out the vote, and notwithstanding the exce lle nt record m ad e l as t y ea r, a n e ve n h ig he r ob jecti ve wa s a n no u nced. The most successful featur es of the campa ign last year w er e a do pt ed in the pres ent progr a m, anel instead of a chair man for the wh ol e c ou nt y, i t wa s d ec id ed t o a pp oi nt a c ha ir ma n f or each of the three legi slative districts. LIGHTNING WON'T STijlKE WHEN MAN IS DOWN This is t he se as on of t hu nd er sto rms , wit h po ss ible danger of bei ng struck by li ghtnin g if caught out in the o pe n. El ec tr ical expe r ts have made the d is co ve ry . that li g ht ni ng ob se r ve s M ar qui s of Q ue en sb ur y rules-it won't strike a man when he's do wn . . The p os si bi l it ie s are that a man sta nd ing directly u nd er a storm c lo ud wou ld be struck 15 t im es in 100 strokes, while a man fi at on the .ground would be str uck only once in 100 s tr ok es . T wo m il lio n v ol ts of elect ri city hav ing cha rac ter istics of lightning have be en mqde byelectri ca l e ng in ee r s for experi m en ta l pur po ses. L ig ht ni ng h as a vol ta ge of 100,000,000, or about 1,000,000 times t he v ol ta ge o f h ou se l ig hti ng ci rc ui t. Democrat in Township Fight, Patronage Interests Machine Read the Advertising. NARBERTH G I VE S $546.02 The L ow er M er io n Bo arel of Health at a meet ng Monday received $2452.05 from the var ious communities associated wit h Lower Merion III the esta blishmen t of a uni form mi lk c on tr ol d is tr ic t. Of this a mo un t, Narberth contributed $54 6 . 02 . Fo ll owi ng w er e t he p an al ti es r ep or te d by Mi lk C on tr ol Of fic er George W. Grim: District NO.1: Haverford town ship , $ 9 83 . 5; Narberth $546.02; Lansdowne, $556.7°; Aldan, .$170.01, and Springfield township, Montgomery county, $196.17. During the mont h anal y s is of 46 mi lks, three creams and six wat e rs were made. V OL UM E X I, N UM B ER 4 4 T w e n t y ~ e i g h t Boys, a Record A Democratic call1lidate for Low- ! le al:e f ul aff air without ran'.:or or A d d f er Merion's prize l)olit ica l l)lul11 , the b it te rn es s. " B eh in d t hi s l i es a story N um ber , tte n e ro m $ 20 , 000 townshi p tre asure shi p. ap- o f c ou n ty p at ro nage. Narberth. peared in the field this week. He is C on ti nu al s tr if e b et wee n office- Albert L. Reinhold, secretary of t he h ol de rs and R ep ub li ca n p a rt y f ol PLAN ANOTHER OUTING A r dm o re C h am be r of C o mm e r ce lowers in Lower Merion has gi ve n and postmaster of Ardmore dur i n g t he c ou nt y o rg an i zati on a chance to Twenty-eight Boy Scouts f ro m t he a dm in is tr at io n of Pres ident evade handing out t o t he t ow ns h ip Narberth spent a week at Camp \\Tilson. county patronage which local lead D e lm on t . A s s is t a nt S c ou t ma s te r M r . R ei nh ol d w as s el ec te d 1\1on- ers fed is t h ei r due. The result has 'red Atkins was in charge. This d ay e ve ni ng at a c on fe re nc e of been that the past year has f oun d was a record - h re a k i ng a t t e n da n c e D cm oc ra ti c w or ke rs . No mi na ti on L ow er :Merion w it ho ut o ne s in gle for the local troop. Se\:en hays papers for h im w er e c ir cu la te d t he c ou nty o ff ice. This is in spite of stayed an extra week. next morning. Indications are that the fact that the town!:>hip is one of Ernest H. Schultz, the camp d i- he will ha\' e t he f iel d to h im se lf a n d t he m ost pop ul ou s p a rt s of the John rector, c om pl im en te d T e d f or t he wiII g ai n t he D em oc ra ti c n om in a- son count y Republican doma in. discipline h e m ai nt ai ne d; a nd in tion wit ho ut o pp os it io n in the pri- E ff or ts ha ve been m ad e the p as t a dd it io n t o t his, N a rb e rt h m ad e t he mar ie s on September IS· y e ar b y p a rt y p ea ce ma ke rs to ef fe ct second best score in the athletic In the Republican party there is a harmony in the township organi me et , \ iVh it ema rs h, w it h a m uc h a f ou r- co rn er ed fight for the part y z ati on . That t he se h av e b een " uc older group of boys s co ri ng f ir st n o: ni na ti on , w it h t he e nt ri es b ei ng ceeding to a la r ge extent is wit place. ,Co:l1I11issioner Peter C. I- le ss, of nessecl by the fact that recognition The local troop also .won f.ourt l? Baja; Treasurer Joseph . Skelton. has been given hy the county to prize in "chasing the Wild alllmal;' J r" also of Bal a, who is see kin g r e- sever al of Lower ~ I e r i o n ' s pet bringing b a ck a claw of an Alas- election; Harry H. Francis, of projects. kan eagle as a trophy. South Arclmore, and James A. Lower l\{ erion wa s r ecent ly They arrived at camp on Satur- St re tc h. C om mis sio ne r f rom th e f J 1 ." granted the lar gest appropriation of clay, the ele:enth o. u y, 111 t:me Gcneral \Vayne district. a y township in t he c ou nt y f or r oad f or a mo rn ll 1g SW I I11: At Illght othe r aspirant s have appeared building by the County Commission they w e re a ll e nt er ta l l1ed a r o t ~ n d since Treasurer Skelt on ann ounced er s. It was also at the towmhin's the c amp fi re by t he C ~ J l e g e ~ u t . a ,"ce': ago that he \\'as again a instigation th at w ~ r e a well-known v a u ~ l e \ ' 1 l 1 e actor. ca:1CI':cbt.e. ,fil1ai ,b y for hlin,g comple ted se n.'r ,: ] \\'eeks ,! go for the They had a dip on ::sunday 1110 rn- nO:11 ln;, tmg pet lt!Ons, o'\ui;;u st 15, IS new concrete bridae which is to con- i ng a nd attended s e rv i ce s i n the 1 I tf" I't' I I I' f '" I )t.lt a wee" 0 ,.anc I lS.tle ) ~ : e n ec t \ Ve st ~ I a n a y u n k in Lower Long House. The \\'hitemars 1 ot those versed 111 . to wnshl .p polItIcs :.r erion to ::\Ianavunk in Philadel- S co u tm as t er add r es s ed t he b oy s. I I I I II .J lat no ?t ler cane lC ates \\'1 appear I phia. Mrs. Thomas, ::\1r. and ::\lrs. tl t. Sterner and :Hr. Claghorn looked 1I1, ,la !me.. . In addition to these, it is also de- the hoy;; over on visiting day. IJ.le . ; . c r a l : l b l ~ tor t!leRepublIcan I d ar erl h y c om pe te nt a ut h or i ty that On T ue sd ay night all hands nomll1at.lOn 1S Slll1menng d o ~ v n toa the c ou nt y s olons a re l oo kin g with played "Smugglers in the S q u ar e . " show cr s ~ r e n g t h b e ~ : v e e n tour en- favor uJlon the much disc ssed \ V e d n e ~ d a y n ig ht t he .-\ nimal trants. F lI 'e, :v or ks .. I t t he re are L o we r :: \I e rion proj ect of opening Hunt was the feature. be <my, c e l ~ t a l l l l y ebd n?t ~ p p e a r ii i t he R iv er r oa d a l ong t he S ch uy lk il l On Thursday the athletic meet a 1)' part at. the tow:lshlp t: -o m an:.r anc1mak ing a boulevard of ittocon- was t he b ig biiling. 0, the candidat es thIS week. ncct with the \ "est R i ve r d ri ve in E ve ry bo dy w en t on an ice /\ttempts are being made to male Fairmount Park. This boulevard. c re am h ik e t o : :. um mn ey to wn on tl le f ig ht f o r the nlt lch-c oveted Low- 'along wit h the improveme nts w hich Friday. er Merion plU111 a "ni c e. q u iet, ( ' ( j ~ T J ~ " E n 0" THE SE«;O"D PAGE That same n ight the S pook 1 -: - _ ~ a l l 1 p f i r e was held .. Every scout DISPUTED CYNWYD-BORO \ looks forward to hIS. J ay T h om as e ar ne d his "C. D." GAME ORD ERED REPLAYED for' rilaklhg ISO points in pa:'isi.ng his tests. All this and a w ho le l ot of other fmi c o n st i t u te d t h e week's activi ties, to say nothing of lO-I .n ile hikes and other fo rms of lIght exerClse. Th e boys who made the trip this year ~ ' e r e : Allan C l ag ho r n, E u ge n e Clag h o rn , C ly d e Jones, Harold Zelm, Fred Patten, Tom McCarten, Alec Purring, \ V il l ia m Zindel l, George MacGuire, Raymond Sta ley, John Leich, Louis Koziak, Bob Odiorne, V ic to r C ar so n, Howard \ ~ T i l s o n , Stan T ho ma s, Gene Lane, Bob Young, Keith P ar ks , A rt B ur ns , Ja y Thomas, Bob Butler, Dab Valette, Jay Mackey, Byron :Morton, Louis Canfield, H or ac e S ha na ma n a nd the Honorable Ted Atkins. All scouts who want to have a good two d ay s' o ut in g this wee k end should assemble at the Scout House at 2.30 o n S a tu rd ay a f te r noon for a trip to Camp Oaks. They will s ta y o ve r Saturday and Sunday returning on Sunday night. Ted A tk ins a nd 1. N. Wilson will be in c ha rg e. H arvey Cook has l en t h is truck for t he t wo da ys. 'fed will b e t he pilot. Boys m us t b ri ng their own blankets, ponchos, cooking uten sils, b at hi ng s ui ts a nd food f or four meals. Don't forget the food. Come in full uniform, all set to go. All b oy s o wn in g p up t en ts a re requested t o b r in g t he m too. Once again, don't . forget the food, or you'll go, h un gr y. L et 's go. MANY BORO SCOUTS AT CAMP DELMONT

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NARBERTH LOSES FIRST

This is your paper, and· your

advice is appreciated..

RIVALS ARE CALMON FIRE LETTER.

N ei th er B ai a- Cy nw yd

Ardmore Develop aRage.

FRANKENF IELD PRAISES

H9W THEY PLAY

Ashland at NarberthBerwyn at Paoli

Cynwyd at Ardmore

This is t he s ch ed ule fo r the

Main Line League baseballgames which are to b e pl ay edSaturday.Narberth, whi ch p lays Ash

l and, one o f the cellar teams, isexpected to have little trouble inkeeping i ts s la te for the halfunsoiled.The Ardmore-Cynwyd game

wil l be played on the VillanovaField.

Eloped to Elkton.

\\!. Charles Stanley, of Nar

berth , and :Miss Anna H. Graff, o{A rdmore, we nded their wa y to

Elkton this week, where they obtained a marriage license.They are now living on Haver

ford avenue, Narberth.

Bows to Auto Car in Twilight Gameby 3'() Score.

Narbe rt h l os t i ts first! game in

the Main L in e Tw il ig ht Leag ue

to Auto Car, Wednesday, July 29Th e score was 3-0.

Griffin, a sou thpaw, was on the

mound for- Auto Car and held the

hard-hitt ing Borough crew to two

hits and for the first t im e t hi s

season Narberth had nine goose

eggs beside its name on the scoreboard.

of wealth follows: Maste rs s t ar t ed the chucking

"Editor, 'Our Town: ' for Bil l Crowell and held th e ca r

"\Vhile d i s c u s s i ~ candida tes workers to f ive hi ts. Townsend

for the office of Tax Collector was called on to take his placew it h nume ro us c iti ze ns o f the and for three and two-third inn

Borough, I have been told· by i ngs a ll ow ed o nl y t wo hi ts ane

some that Mrs. Abbie W. Nicker- four bases on balls.son, one of the aspirants, did not G. F le ck and Mas te rs wer e tileneed the office, as her husband h ad on ly b oy s to hi t safe off Gri ff inleft her quite well to do, that she H. Mossman was th e heavy hittermaintains t'Wo children i n col lege , for Auto Car wi th three safe ones

a s umme r h ome i n New Englang Koenig go t himself two. Stogel's

and a well-appointed home at 111 work at thi rd was a feature in th eElmwood avenue, Narberth. Hear- visitors' defense.ing these things, which I did not On August- 18 Narberth wiJIbelieve to be correct , I wro te t o travel to Auto Car g ro un ds and

Mrs. Nickers0I!' for a s t ~ t ~ m e n t playa postponed game. A crowdove r h er own SIgnature, glvmg us is exp ec te d t o a ccompany thethe facts. It is my desire that the' teamcampaign shall b e con du ct ed o n .the square. This is my reason for

t aking up thi s matter on behal f o f

CONTINUED ON THE FOURTH PAGE

NARBERTH FINALLY SCALPS

BERWYN IN THIRD SET-TO

Due t o t he r iv al ry b etween the

Narbe rt h and t he Bal a-Cynwyd

fire companies and also due to

conflicting in terests between the

Borough company and the lVler

ion Company of Ardmore, vigor-- ous· protest: was expected from

Retain Second-Half Lead by 9-2 Vic- these two aga in st t he l et te rs so

tory Over Champs. liciting money which Narberth iss en di ng i nt o their territories.

It t oo k N ar be rt h t hr ee g ame s Non e ha s developed. however.to t ak e t he mea su re of Berwyn, In its letter, the Narberth com

first-half champions of the :Main p an y cal ls a tt en ti on t o the fact

Line Baseball League, bu t finally that by arrangemen t wi th th e

the Borough cl an did it. In its Lower :Merion Commissionersmade last winter" Narberth now

third set-to with Doyle 'S n ine, responds to "first a la rm s" i n

staged at Berwyn las t Sa tu rday, Ivlerion and \Vynnewood.

the Narhites laid the f ir st h al f I n r et urn for this it was g iven

champs low and cold by a 9-2 the privilege of soliciting fundsscore. for t he upkeep of its apparatus

from these districts.The meeting between the rivals Last winte r when thi s arrange

was the first of the second-half men t was made vigorous protest

sea son and ?\fa rb er th h ad t o win was voiced b y t he Cynwyd com

if it wanted to keep its leadership pany, which believed that Nar

I)f the l eagu e. A d ef ea t would berth's canvassing of i\{erionhave thrown the race into a t ri pl e wou ld t ak e away from it money

needed for the support of i ts owntie between .:.: arber th, Ardmore apparatus . Ardmore a lso looked

and Berwyn , uniavorably upon the arrange

nill Crowell's Narberth outfit ment hecause \Vvnnewoocl was

has a clean slate todate, having' opened to :N arbert1;.taken all three of i ts games since A stir was con sequ en tl y ex

the start of th e second half on pected when ?\farberth begm

July 11. Denvyn has s t 1 f f e r e ~ l one sending its requests for money

defeat, this at t he h an ds at Joe into Lower :\Ierion territorv, bu tCullinan's agg ress ive Ardmore comment e i t h ~ r bitter or vigorous

nine. failed to materialize from Cynwyd

Princetonian Townsend, N ar-I or the Ardmore companies. Of

berth's star pitcher, \\'ho serves Ificials of both assumed a "lett hem to t he b at te rs with his port- them-get-i t-if-they-can" att itude.

side wing, was in rare shape Sat- "It is exactly what we expected

u rda y a nd was in no time in them to d o, " s aid \Valter Cdanger. He fanned the f ir st s ix N ee ly , one of the d irec to rs o f the

men to face h im , and throughC?ut Bala-Cynwyd company, when inthe game held Berwyn to f i\ 'e hi ts. formed of the ?\farherth move. "IPaist , Berwyn's star moundsman, s ee no reason for comment, favorstruck out 11 men, bu t was pep- ahle or unfavorable."

pered for 10 hits. . . Other Cynwyd officials pointedJefferies and Humphnes led In ont that their company has a

t he N ar be rt h a tt ac k with th.ree larger paid membership in Merion

safeties apiece, one of Humphnes' t hi s y ea r t ha n i t h as e ve r h ad bebeing a h ome run in the seventh iore. They also declare t11:1tinning, with Jeffries on base. A uneler the IJresent arrangement of

l arge crowd watcheel t he g ame, t he t el ep ho ne company , Mer io n

whi ch g av e Narbe rt h f ir st p lace which is on the Cynwyd telephone

in the second half race. Other fea- exchange, wil l cal l Cynwyd firsttures were the aJl-around playing hecause it can get a quicker

of DeShu la and V . Fleck. answe r t han h y calling Narberth

In a free-hitting contest at the whi ch is o n ano th er exchang e

Cynwyd School grounds, Satur- ?derion residents, they insi st

day, Bala-Cynwyd finally won by know this, and consequently can

a 9-8 count. T ~ Cynwydites .Ied tribnte first to Cynwyd."throughout the tray but at no tune \V i1Jiam G. Frankenfield, of th ehad t hey t he g ame on ice. ?IIerion F ir e Company of Ard

Ardmore won from Ashland at more, took a st il l fr iendl ier standits Villanova field by a n 8-3 tally. toward Narberth.

Ardmore, with Hen Vockel pitch- "I f the residents of \Vynnewooding his. u s u ~ l ma.sterful baJJ, waSean see their way c lear to helping:at no t ll ne 1I1 senous trouble. Narberth let them" he declared

A new .catcher,. :Maguir.e, from "Narber ti l h as a good company.Garre tt Hdl , was mserted II1to the they a lways answer p romp tly and

line-up h y Man ag er J oe Cullinan. they deserve all that they can

get'."

BRIEFREPARE

Candidate for Much-Sought Tax Collectorship Writes to DenyRumors of Wealth.

WILL

MILK CONTROL MENWILL FIGHT DAIRY

Object to Move to Lower

Milk Standards in Their

Districts

George W. Grim, Milk Controlofficer of Lower Merion, at the lastmeeting of t he Milk Control Commit tee of the Associated Suburban

Boards of Health, of whi ch Nar

berth is a member, presented a copyof a bri ef submi tt ed to Dr. Cha rl esH. 1'l'Iiner, Secretary of Health of

Pennsylvania, by one of t he l argedairies of Philadelphia.

The b ri ef u rg ed t he S ta te Ad

visory Board to reconsider i ts definition of pasteurization. At presentmilk to be pasteurized must be heated to 145 degrees and held a t t ha t

temperature for 30 minutes. The

brief urges that the degree to whichthe milk should be hea ted ought tobe 142 instead of 145 degrees.

This mat te r wa s t ak en up forconsideration on l \Ionday eveninga t t he township Board of Health

meetin g, a nd it was unanimouslyagreed tha t Sec re ta ry George C.Anderson wri te the S ta te Boa rd ofHealth, request ing i t not to render adeci sion unt il t he Lower l\Ierionboard could prepare a bri ef opposing the grant ing of t he request o fthe Phi lade lphi a dai ry . D r. D. \ '1 .Horn, chemist for the Lower ::\Ierion boarel, claimed that as h is boa rdwa s one of the pioneers in p as·teurization, and after i t h ad g ivencareful s tudy f rom a ll ang le s to thesubject, and hacl made several testssince the promulgation of the law,p rovi ng th e l aw wa s a h eal th p re serve r, t ha t i t should figh t any proposed mocli fication looking to thereduction of temperature. The doctor's suggest ion was adopted and

President B. K . \Vi lbur appoint eda committee consist ing of Dr. D.\VsHorn, Dr. George \V. Grim and

S. :\1. Heulings to go carefully intothe sub ject and prepa re a bri ef opposing any change to present law.

NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1925

CARL FISCHER CROWNED

CLAY COURT CHAMPION

Wins the Second Annual Pennsyl ·vania Championship Tournament

The b r i l J i ? ~ ; t and spectacular

playing of Dr. Carl Fischer enabled PROMISING OUTLOOK FOR

him to come through a fas t held of LOWER MERION ELEVEN

representative Philadelphia tennis IWill Have Good Despite Forst ·

p layers to win t he s econd annual burg's Threatened Loss.

tournament for the clay court Despite the loss of their coach,championship of Pennsylvania. Iwho telegraphed that he would beAmong the players he met an d de· unable to attend to footbal l thisfeated were Herman Dornheim, of season because of other opportunithe Belfield Club.; \Vallace JOhnson, ties, Lower Merion High School notone of the leadl11g players of the only expects but will h av e one of

count ry , and in the final round the <rreatest fi<rhting t eams eve r putSamuel Gilpin, of Belfield Country out. '" Last y e ~ r ' s line-up was hurt

Club, who a lready had won the f ir st very l itt le by graduat ion, so that

leg on t he A. D . 'N. Smith challenge many of t he old r egul ar s, amongcup. them Kuen, Morris, Leitch, \Vilbur,The doubles were won by Gilpin Fort, Rubishon and Faulk, wil l be

and Yearlsey, both of Belfield Club, b ack on t he t eam t hi s fall. .who in t he final r ound def ea te d \\Tith so many sea soned vet er an s,the c lubmat es , Kni gh t a nd Dorn· p lu s p romi sin g s econd t eam menheim, in a hard five-set match. and new talent that wil l enter in theThe committee in charge is to be f al l, it is l it tl e wonde r tha t Lower

congratul at ed upon the way they Mer ion gridders will be f ea red inovercame a handicap of three rainy scholastic circles. Those alreadydays and pushed the complet ion of signed up, most of whom played inthe tournament through to a .suc- one or more games last season, are

cessful finish in seven days of actual as follows:play. Mor e th an 90 p la ye rs were Se ni or s t hi s year: Kuen, tac:lde,entered in the singles and 32 teams capt.; Morri s, ful lback; Le1tch ,in the men's doubles, the greatest guard; \Vilbur, guard; Fort, guard;number of ent ri es for any open Jones , cen tre; Rubishon, quarter

tournament in the Philadelphia Dis- back; Reynolds, end; Faulk, end;

trict this year. and Odiorne, half-back.

There was no det ai l ove rlooked CONTINUED ON THE SECOND PAGE

that wo uld help to m ak e it a suc- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cessful affair both frol11 the players ObJect to Propaganda Being Circulated Aboutand the s pectator s' standpoint. Mrs. Abbie W. Nickerson in CampaignEvery match was umpired and thefinals and semifinals had a full completement of l inesmen as well. Thisis a fea tu re of the Narberth tournaments that is greatly appreciatedby the players and was the subject Objection ha s been ta ken by

of special mention and commenda- Mrs. Abbie \V. Nickerson, one of

tion at t he l as t annua l mee ting of the candidates for the office of

the National Lawn Tennis Associa- Borough tax collector, t o p ro pa tion. ganda declaring that she is

wealthy. This is not so, she de-

Quite a few members of the Nar- clares, and the salary of the officeber th Club were ent ered . Harold in terests her just as much as it

Lane and Jim McKell both lasted does any other aspirant.

until the t hir d ro und , and John Friends of Mrs. Nickerson deWine, Ronald Page, Bob and F ra nk c la re t ha t t he se r umor s, w hi ch

Fretz and Jean Allen were also en- they feel are neither fair nor t rue ,

tered and gave a good account of are being- circulated durirrg the ab-

themselves. sence of their candidate.Bill Eavans as chairman of the :1\'1rs. Nickerson i s in New Eng-

committee and Walter Cowin as land for the summer. She wa s

first assistant put in seven busy days writ t en and told of the tumors oftrying to keep everybody happy and wealth circulated regarding her.

things running smoothly. The en- Th e letter of Anton E. Wohle rt ,t ire committee can feel very proud Democratic candidate for Bor

of the wa¥ thi s b ig t enni s event r ~ ough ~ o u n e i l , who interestedflects credIt on the Narberth Tenl1ls himself m the matter and th e reply

Association. of Mrs. Nickerson to the reports

League Solons at Special MeetingVote Down Forfeit.

At a special meeting of the Ex ·ecutive Committee of the ::\lainLine Baseball League held ~ I o n ·day evening in the home of Presi·

dent Harry J. ::\IostelJer in Ard·more it was decided that the disputed g ame b etween Bala-Cyn

wyd ane; Narberth which was tohave been played at Narberth onSaturday, July 25, shonld be play'ed (lff at the f irst avai lable opendate. This will probably he the

aftern00n of Labor Day.\Vhen the Bala-Cymvyd team

did not show up on the 25th bec a u ~ ' e of threatening weather, Nar·berth claimed the contest on a forfeit. At first i t was r ep or te d t ha t

the Boro clan was given the game

on these conditions.

Manager Fred \Valzer, of Bala·Cynwyd, protested, however, declaring that Narberth could not

claim the game, because it, itself,

did not have nine men on t he fielduntil twenty minutes after the 3.15P. :M. starting time. The commit

t ee u ph el d t he Cynwyd skipper

and o rdered the contest played ata l a te r da te in order to sett le alldisputes.

--------Chairmen Will Be Appointed for Each

District.

A well-at tended meeting of the:Montgomery County League of

Women Voters was held yesterdayat No. 1723 Spruce s tree t. 'fhe

main topi c d iscussed was the campaign for getting out the vote, andnotwithstanding the excellent recordmade l as t yea r, an even h ighe r objective was announced. The mostsuccessful features of the campaignlast year were adopted in the pre sent program, anel instead of a chairman for the whol e c ount y, i t wa sdec ided to appoint a cha irman foreach of the three legislative districts.LIGHTNING WON'T STijlKE

WHEN MAN IS DOWNThis is t he se ason o f t hunder

storms, with possible danger of beingstruck by l ightning if caught out inthe open.

Elect ri ca l exper ts have made thediscovery. tha t l ightning observesMarquis of Queensbury rules-itwon't s tr ike a man when he' s down.

. The possibili ties are that a mansta nd ing directly u nd er a stormcloud would be s truck 15 t imes in100 s trokes , whi le a man f ia t on the

.ground would be struck only once in100 s trokes . Two mil lion vol ts ofelectricity having characteristics oflightning have been mqde byelectrical engineers for experimental purposes . Lightning has a vol tage of100,000,000, or about 1,000,000 timesthe voltage of house lighting circuit .

Democrat in Township Fight,Patronage Interests Machine

Read the Advertising.

NARBERTH GIVES $546.02

The Lower Mer ion Boarel of

Health at a meeting Mondayreceived $2452.05 from the variouscommunities associated with Lower

Merion III the establishment of auniform milk control distr ic t. Ofthis amount, Narberth contributed$546.02.

Fo ll owi ng wer e t he p an al ti esrepor ted by Milk Control Of ficerGeorge W. Grim:

District NO.1: Haverford town

ship, $983.15; Narberth $546.02;Lansdowne, $556.7°; Aldan,.$170.01, and Springfield township,Montgomery county, $196.17.

During the month analysis of 46

milks, three creams and six waterswere made.

VOLUME XI, NUMBER 44

Tw e n t y ~ e i g h t

Boys, a Record A Democratic call1lidate for Low- !leal:eful affair without ran'.:or orA d d f

er Merion's prize l)olitical l)lul11 , t he b it te rness. " Behind thi s l ies a s to ryN um ber , tte n e ro m

$20,000 township treasureship. ap- of county patronage.Narberth. peared in the field this week. He is Con ti nu al s tr if e b etwee n office-

Albert L. Reinhold, secretary of the holders and Republican party folPLAN ANOTHER OUTING Ardmore Chamber of Commerce lowers in Lower Merion has given

and postmaster of Ardmore during the county organizat ion a chance toTwenty-eight Boy Scouts f rom the admin is tr at ion of President evade handing out to the township

Narberth spent a week at Camp \\Tilson. county patronage which local l eadDelmont. Assis tant Scoutmaster Mr. Reinhold was selected 1\1on- ers fed i s their due. The result has'red Atkins was in charge. This day evening at a conference of been that t he p as t y ea r h as f oundwas a record-hreaking attendance Dcmocra ti c worke rs . Nomina ti on Lower :Merion without one s inglefor the local troop. Se\:en hays papers for him were circulated the county office. This is i n spi te of

stayed an extra week. next morning. Indications are that the fact that the town!:>hip is one o fErnest H. Schultz, the camp di- he will ha\ 'e the field to himself and the most populous parts of the John

rector, compl imen ted Ted for the wiII gain the Democratic nomina- son county Republican domain.discipline h e m ai nt ai ne d; a nd i n tion wit hout oppos it io n in the pri- E ff or ts ha ve been made the p as taddit ion to this, Narberth made the maries on September IS· year by party peacemakers to effectsecond best score in the athletic In the Republican party there is a harmony in the township organimeet , \ iVhit emarsh, w ith a much a four-cornered f ight for the par ty zati on . That t he se have been "ucolder group of boys scoring f ir st no:nina ti on , w ith the ent ri es being ceed ing to a l arge extent is witplace. ,Co:l1I11issioner Peter C. I-less, of nessecl by the fact that recognitionThe local troop also .won f.ourtl? Baja; Treasurer Joseph J. Skelton. has been given hy the county to

prize in "chasing the Wild alllmal;' J r" also of Bala, who is seeking re- several of Lower ~ I e r i o n ' s petbringing back a claw of an Alas- election; Harry H. Francis, of projects.

kan eagle as a trophy. South Arclmore, and James A. Lower l\{ erion wa s r ecent ly

They arrived at camp on Satur- St re tc h. Commis sio ne r f rom th ef J 1 ." granted the largest appropriation ofclay, the ele:enth o. u y, 111 t:me Gcneral \Vayne district. any township in the county for roadf or a mo rn ll 1g SW

II11: At Illght ~ other aspirants have appeared building by the County Commission

they were all enterta ll1ed a r o t ~ n d since Treasurer Skelton announced ers. It was also at th e towmhin's

the c amp fi re by t he C ~ J l e g e ~ u t . a ,"ce': ago that he \\'as again a instigation th at a r r a n g e m e l 1 t ~ w ~ r ea well-known v a u ~ l e \ ' 1 l 1 e actor. ca:1CI':cbt.e. T h ,fil1ai ,b y for hlin,g completed sen.'r,:] \\'eeks ,!go for theThey had a dip on ::sunday 1110rn- nO:11ln;,tmg petlt!Ons, o'\ui;;ust 15, IS new concrete bridae which is to con-i ng and attended services in the 1 I tf" I't' I I I' f '"I )t.lt a wee " 0 ,.anc I lS.tle ) ~ : e nec t \Vest ~ I a n a y u n k in LowerLong House. The \\'hitemars 1 ot those versed 111 . townshl.p polItIcs :.rerion to ::\Ianavunk in Philadel-Scoutmaster addressed the boys. I I I I II .Jlat no ?t ler cane lC ates \\'1 appearIphia.Mrs. Thomas, ::\1r. and ::\lrs. tl t.

Sterner and :Hr. Claghorn looked 1I1, ,la !me.. . In addition to these, it is also de-the hoy;; over on visiting day. IJ.le . ; . c r a l : l b l ~ tor t!le RepublIcanIdarerl hy competent authori ty that

On Tue sd ay night all hands nomll1at.lOn 1S Slll1menng d o ~ v n t o a the c ount y solons a re l ooking withplayed "Smugglers in the Square." show cr s ~ r e n g t h b e ~ : v e e n tour en- favor uJlon the much discussed\ V e d n e ~ d a y n ig ht t he .-\nimal trants. FlI'e,:vorks.. I t t he re are ~ Lower ::\Ierion project of openingHunt was the feature. be <my, c e l ~ t a l l l l y ebd n?t ~ p p e a r ii i the River road along the Schuylkil lOn Thursday the athletic meet a1)' part at. the tow:lshlp t:-om an:.r anc1making a boulevard of i t to con-

was t he b ig biiling. 0, the candidates thIS week. ncct with the \"est River drive inEve ry bo dy wen t on an ice /\ttempts are being made to male Fairmount Park. This boulevard.

c ream hike to : :. ummneytown on tlle fight for the nltlch-coveted Low- 'along with the improvements whichFriday. er Merion plU111 a "nice. quiet, ( ' ( j ~ T J ~ " E n 0 " TH E SE«;O"D PAGE

That same n ight the S pook 1 -: - _

~ a l l 1 p f i r e was held .. Every scout DISPUTED CYNWYD-BORO \looks forward to thIS. •Jay Thomas earned his "C. D." GAME ORDERED REPLAYED

for' rilaklhg ISO points in pa:'isi.nghis tests.

All th is and a whole lot of otherfmi constituted the week's activities, to say nothing of lO-I.nilehikes and other fo rms of lIght

exerClse.The boys who made the trip

this year ~ ' e r e :Allan Claghorn, Eugene Clag

horn, Clyde Jones, Harold Zelm,Fred Patten, Tom McCarten,

Alec Purring, \Vil l iam Zindell ,George MacGuire, Raymond Sta

ley, John Leich, Louis Koziak,

Bob Odiorne, Vic to r C ar so n,

Howard \ ~ T i l s o n , Stan Thomas,

Gene Lane, Bob Young, KeithParks , A rt Burns , Ja y Thomas,

Bob Butler, Dab Valette, JayMackey, Byron :Morton, Louis

Canfield, Horac e Shanaman and

the Honorable Ted Atkins.

All scouts who want to have agood two day s' o ut in g this wee kend should assemble at the Scout

House at 2.30 on Satu rday af te r noon for a trip to Camp Oaks.

They will s tay over Saturday and

Sunday returning on Sunday

night.Ted Atk in s and 1. N. Wilson

will be in charge. Harvey Cook hasl en t h is truck for t he t wo da ys.

'fed will b e t he pilot.Boys mus t b ri ng their own

blankets, ponchos, cooking uten

sils, b at hi ng s ui ts a nd food f orfour meals. Don't forget the food.

Come in ful l uni fo rm, a ll set to

go.All b oy s own in g p up t en ts a re

requested to b r ing them too.Once again, don't .forget the

food, or you'll go, hungr y. L et 'sgo.

MANY BORO SCOUTSAT CAMP DELMONT

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RAY WEISS

BUILDERS' HARDWARE

& HOUSEFURNISHINGS

' N A ~ f R T H C O A L ~ B U l l D J N G M A f f ~ r o.NARBERTIf " PENNA.- •

The bes t in Housefurn ishings, Tools forhome repai rs and Suppl ie s of all kin:!;; ;na..y

be seen here. A new sto/'e with a ne!:J andcarefully selected stock of

Nationally known brands, courteous serviceand reasonable prices await y ou here " On the

Hi ll. " S to p in and become acquainted.

Hardware :: Accessories :: Sporting Goods

'Phone: NARBERTH 1633

T HE outcome of the meeting at Atlan t ic Ci ty

between th e coal miners an d operators is suffi

c ie nt p ro of that ou r advice to yo u during

Apr.iI, May; June an d Ju l y - t o place your w in te r

order fo r coal then-was giyen with th e best of

intentions.

T o t ho se who were skeptical, an d ar e still unpre

pared to face th e coal f amin e wh ich will occur if a

str ike occurs -we again s t rong ly urge you to "Order

at least par t o f y ou r coal fo r de livery be fore Sep

t ember 1s t ."

HOUSEFURNISHINGS

Minimum 90 cents . Price, 2 cents aword. T h r e ~ inse1·tions for the price oftwo. Classified advertisements will bereceived by telephone from subscribers

of the telephone company.

\;;A.'l"TEI}-White girl to assist withI:ou"ework nnc1 Cllre for four-Year-oId child,Ii'OR SALE-Dining 1'00111 furnitnr.'.

(:nll this Satnrday, 2 to G P Moo ~ n n t h w ( · . ' ; t('niI at 4 0 : ~ Dudley U\"t'uue. KarJwrth.

---------1=================CHARTER NOTICE

The N a r b ~ r t h National Bank has heengranted a c l H ! - r t ~ r hy t h Comptroller ofthe Currency. Capital, $50,000. H . W.Brown, Pres. J. \V. McCrdY, C a s h i ~ r

OUR·ToWN

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Philip Atlee LivingstonEditor and Publisher

J. Richmond MagneyAssoctatll Editor

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Saturday, August 1, 1925

DEMOCRAT ENTERS FIGHT __

FOR PRIZE POLITICAL PLUM

lJAGE TWU

OUR TOWNA Co-operative Community Journal

Ownl!d by t he Nar be rt h Civic Associationand published everT Saturday at

Narberth, Po.

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, One DolJ ar u4Fifty Cents peryea r 10 advanCl

ElIlered as second-claas matter. Octoberfil th. 1914. at the Post Office at Narberth,Pennsylvania. under the act of March 8,ISi9.

,b it te rn es s t o t he ~ g h t , ' \ ' ~ l i c h ha?j"Y" TRAVELERS ENJOY TRIPhitherto been lackmg. HIS candl- TO LEDGER PLANT

dacy w:as also expected to injure th e Plan Another One to Academy vf

aspIratIon of He ss : B ot h a re fr om Fine Arts Next Monday.the same commul1lty, and ,much of '1'1" I P 11' L d:\'1 r Hess' strencrth came earlv in the le trtp to t le U) Ie . e ger. . f tIl hf ct tllat 11e ,",'as un- Monday p roved o f unu sual mte restgame rom e a 11 I "Y " I I dopposed in his own territory. to a le trave ers w 10 a t t e ~ l - "lAS'SlfIED ADVERTISEMENTSSkelton so far, however , s eems to ed. 11.1e great pI:esses on t ~ l e first \I

have done one of the things popu- f loor , l tke. huge gIants, turtlmg outlarly expected of him. Four years from theIr roUc:rs t h o . u ~ a n d s ofa go he bucked the to:vnship organi- papers an I ~ o u r , to the wa:tll1g truckszation, and after a pIcturesque and 111 the Se"enth ,street alcove. Thebitter campaign t ook the treasurer- half floor bet\\ een the first a ~ l ?ship plum away from it. He was

s e c o ~ dwhere one saw how

t l ~ eClteve r ready to rep ly to cha rges made c,ulatlOn records of a huge dally are

against him. kept. WANTEI}-Lllthel'an fumily to care

Last \"eel . ,vl le ll 11e anll011llced Rooms, there s eemed to be no end f<Jl one or two children; temporary or per-v • m:Jnellt. A , I ( h ' l ' ~ s "L," care of "Our

that he was again i n the f ight , Col -I of them O l the second floor. The. Town," P. O. Box fl6G. (8·22)

onel Erkine Bains. chain llan of the p!lo tograpluc. depart.ment t the, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Iecelltl)' 11all1ed Bala-Cyrnwvcl Re-I rt,g.ht o.f the lro,n s taIr ,s , the l tbrar,y \VANTEI}-Gell l' ra! hou"ework girl., J I d h I f whi te o r ('oInred. Phone Narberth 6 U ~ · J .

publican committee , declared t h ~ t I"I t 1 ItS u ~ t y s e \ es 0 " ne'.\Joe was entering the s.crap merely J11 photos, t he a t t d e p a r t m ~ . n t "lth, I t order "to throw a w re nc h i nto th e I rows of tables and dra\\1l1g: b o a l d ~ ,I.nachine.'.' Inti.mations were also Iand t ~ l e ro togravure mach111 e.s remade that he was s eeking to make s p o ~ l s l b l e for t he S un day pIcturea deal with other fac tions in the s e ~ t l O n of the Ledger. .And th.efight. . thIrd" floor, perhaps the bUSIest of 2I.Jl C ~ : : ' ; · . ( ' : ' of H: lllp<1en all:! Ha . erfo:·,j ave-

Except for s ta tI ng tha t anyone f l o o r ~ . ! \ 1 l ~ ~ . , .. ,

Continued From First Page. who dec la red he was in the f ight for ' , 'T\l S 1 H f H 11 ' i ' U T ( ) R ~ N G - Iii all p!l'lllental'Y •

will be made to t he \Vest D ri ve in any other purpose than t o s ecure re- 1 r. L ~ n l l 1 ~ , . u n ~ e .. 0 U, I h'HiH'!IP.-, B:lekwilr,! (:,i:,I1"ell a ~ [ > e c i : l ! t y , : :the park .when t h new. Pennsy.l- election d idn' t know "'hat he w as IEngland, IS VISlt1l1g 11Is sIster. Mrs. 1 1 ' h ( ' I l ~ Xa1"!>l;·th l:!!il-:\!. :, The Three Servl"ces ;van ia s ta tIon a t \\ e st PhI lade lphIa t alking about . Ske lton refused to E, J. Edgar, of \Yinclsor avenue. •

~ ~ N ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ i : ~ ~ ! , ; ; ~ ~ r ! ; ~ , : ; : ~ ~ . ~ ; ; W ' . : ~ ~ ~ ' ~ : : : ~ : ' ~ ~ : : : ~ t ~ i : : y ,""," ~ W 3 ' ' ' . " " , " " , , , , , ." ' ,,"""""'" " " " " " " " " " " ~ ~ % " , . ' ' ' A ' W ~ 11 For Travelers !vVith things patched up thIS he cleclared. "Just now I h ave my r: $1 0 For Your Old ~ ~ I' ,

much and the futur e holding a s ti ll peti t ions out and am gett ing them ~ . ,briO"hter outlook i f t he township or- around." t ~ I: ,c r a t ~ i z a t i o l l can be kept intact, strenu- Denial was made by Co lon el ;" I:"', 11

1 .:I Bains t ha t t he candidacv of the i. ,,;

,Sufe depos it boxes for :\,our valuable papers, ,

ous efforts are natura y ) emg ma ( e J;

R,

, ,t o kee p t he treasurership fight fr0111 treasurer would have serious effect n ange I,.:'' ; securities, and jewelry.SI)llttl'll11 tIle Lo,,'er l \l er io n r an ks o n that of Jless, his fellow-towns-, • St f '1 d tl I bl

. ~ , oruge o r your SI vel' an 0 leI' va ua e ,once more. man.;c: ,;' , ,. II "Skelton doesn't s eem to have af- n r ~ : household property. :

A1sI I r i e s t s l l · r o " I · I I ~ 1 1 0 1 1 s l t P e t l l · l s e o n t a o , ' ~ ~ l S ' ; ~ l ; fected the chances of Commissioner ~ i August 3 to 19 :.'<. ': Trave le rs ' Checks and Let te rs o f C redi t aspop a '" .' Hess a t all." dec la red the leade r of ~ . •ap pe ar s to b e the strongest candl- the Bala-Cynwyd committee. "As f:. !) , safe and convenient travel money, ,date, Lower Merion leaders are a matter of fact. many of the work- 1, ;. :patching u p t he ir differences a.nd e rs who were act i\ "e on h is s ide in r : Your vacation or business trips will be much happier if :forgetting their disincl inat ion to gl\ 'e the las t fi2 'ht are now on our side :.i. ' ,tl 1 t the same part of the " % " you a re f r , ~ e f rom worry about the safety of your prop- :le p um 0 d < I . and working for Hess." A special allowance o f $1 0 !:itownship twice in order to put 11111 '1 fi2 " erty at home and '''our mone"'- 'hat you must cany :over with a big majority. They Declar ing that the outlook is dal y i ' oJ oJ ,

want to put him over wi ih su ch a brighter for. Hess, Colonel Bai.ns., will he made for your old: \vith you.bicr push that there wil l be no chance who appears 111 the role of campaIgn , ,f o ~ ' a ny f re e l an ce to run against manager for the Commissioner. in : :him in the f inal e le ct ion, a s Ske lton h is home d is tr ic t. s aid that the ong- gas range,oil stoves, or port- F : :d id f ou r years ago, and a ga in spl it i nal I S members who composed the LI' ,the IJart)r and smash the harmony Baja-Cynwyd Republican commit- hi I . th h:

t ee a t i ts f ir st mee ting las t week had a e range---app ylng on e r' ; :program. I J 1 ">' ,.

Naturallv the uni\"ersal desire for been augmentec ))" se\"era more. I i : '" f Prominent women of the commun- ~ O lS:I..-S purchase pricel'of a new i., The Narberth Natl"onal Bank .;armony l ay s t he way open . or ity are expected to join the Hess With Ove" Hpsl C""trol 1 ; ;

some l ~ o l i t i c a l lig1hts tal nl1ake ~ a p l f t a J boosters. and as soo n a s t he ir con- % l:Hm...: ; _ ~ ~ J ~ ~ ( ) ~ l i ~ t s r T O PAY \:; :

of theIr strengt 1 ane )argal11 or s en t h as b een s ec ur ed t he p er so nn el '; , ,their future standing i n the o rgan t- of the committee will be announced. ~ : .' ( , Open Friday Evenings ,zat ion. A ll of which is regarded as . d " OVEN HE'AT CONTROL 1:: , ,I

..I b 1. Cominissioner

Hessremall1e i.

: . :egltll11ate enoug 1 y to"'ns IIp po- firm in his stand t aken las t week. ~ , , ,litical chieftains, providing that the refusing to comment on t he ent ry M GAS RANGE ~ i : :l os er s w il l abide by the primary de- of 'l're<dsllrer Skelton or a n" o th er r.d, f', _ _ _ .... . I t tl r i t e .

-.i. . ', ' . "','," . . . . ' ,CISlOll am suppor 1 l e R c a n ( l l l ~ a candidate in the fight. - V!f,: >

who finally g ets t le epu) Ican 0' .. . f 1 $ ffi "I have nothing but t he f ri end- . ~ / ;

nom1l1atlon or t l e 20,000 0 ceo . f ' 1 I'd % Here is an opportunity to secure a modern Gas Range with the .Seek Endorsement. Ilest eelmg t o , : ' a ~ c alny " C \ ~ : l ( I a te :

in the race." he 1t1Slstec . '\ e want 11 '.' ;;vVorkers .for Pete Hess let it be this to he a cle,H1 fight and we want automatic heat control that taRes the guesswork ou t of cooking , ,. ,

known dur ll 1g t he wee k tha t they to settl e i t without anv bitterness. F,w o u ~ c l attempt to.capture the ~ o ~ v e r JI expec t to 'TO aloncr ": ith whoever and, a t t he same time, dispose of you r o ld r ange to advantage. ,.Me.non ~ e p l ~ b l t c a n ASSOCIatIon., '\.'ins' the no. ~ l i n a t i O t ~ . regardless of (;; :$ThIS orga11lzatton was formed se v- whe th er I w in or not." '.er al y ea rs ag o a f te r S ta te SenatorI . . ? Call at ou t Showtoom or 'Phone fo r a Representative t%Stites o f N ar be rt h. buc ke d t he IDlspe1l1l1dg;drumors thjalt he. °lrdany I ~ ;

, . . at le r can I ate wou ( WIt 1 r aw •couney Republtcan machme and from t he r ac e, C andi da te Harry ;

:split it.wide .enough to take t !le Sen- Francis , of Soutl,l Ardmore, de- } I,atorshlp aga1l1st the better wI.shes of clared that he was 111 t he f ight to the I ~ . ii'County LeaderJohnson. It IS com- finish, "I am ficrhtinO' a lone bat tl e THE COUNTIES GA S &ELECTRIC CO t i ,posed of Republican stalwarts. The in a s ense ." he s ~ d , "but I wil l s tick ~ • ,;

<:hairman is William A. L. Barker. to the end." Wayne 56 ii,·p r e s i d ~ n t . of the Lower J \Ierio,n Commiss ioner James A. Stre tch. 'Ardmore 17 Bryn Mawr 321ConlmlSSlon, . and the secretary IS when seen in Narberth, where he is i£ . """"-' ..."" ...""",,,.,,,,,,w.,,,,,,..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, • , , . , , , , , , . , . , , , . , , , . , , . ~ " " " , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ' , , , , " ' , , w , , , , , , , , , 4 f 'W'lli m G Hower editor of Bryrn . d .' I T I \ C 11 ' II ' · , " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ \ \ " " \ " , , , . ' & ~ , w ~ , . , , " " : " ' " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' , , , , ,,,,,.,.,,,,,"",,.,.,: ..,,.,,,.,"- ,,"''''''..,,. ,,,,,,,,,,,,""",,,-,,,...

1 a . -. . aSSOCIate " t t l .O l 11 f\.. ac\\e 111/ _ , , ,Maw r a nd c hamn an o f t he town- bus ines s, dec la red, "I will let you ; :

ship Republican committee. know in due time if I have anything I: lVlARSHALL COMPANY : ;;A meeting of the association will to say about the race ." He refused : '

be held some time during t he c om in g t o be CJuoted as c omment in g on a ny : CONTRACTING PAPERHANGERS : Uweek at the General \Vayne Inn, on of the other candidates. , , ~ ~the outskirts of Narberth. At this Sunday. Michael Gavin. Republi- : P H O ~ E , ~ A R B E R T H 1661-J :

session the associat ion wil l be asked. can c01l1mitteeman in Haverford. ' • '

~ ~ i s : ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 i ~ ~ : . ~ , t ~ : ~ ~ a ~ ; ~ d ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : d i n c ; ~ ~ ~ ~ l i s ~ ~ n ~ r u ~ ~ : : s t ~ ~ d h ; ~ , f ~ : : ~ ; ; · : .......1 : ; · ; ; ; ~ · ; : ; : ~ 1 ; ; 7 : 7 : ~ : . ; : : : ? : : : : : : : : : : : ; . : : : : : : : : : : l : Z ! . ; : r . : : : : l : i . ~ " " : ~ : ~ " .. , . ! i i " . : . A ~is secured, as i t seems likely at t he h av e p le dg ed h is support t o H es s I1':;1 B t e TI"me by a Day t:p re se nt t ime, t he n om in at io n of Other endorsements have been se- ::.1 ea 109 ~ Hess should be practically a s ~ u r e d . cured .by H ~ s s f r o n ~ the Republican :il I ~

I : I e ~ s \ \ " o ~ k e r s made no secret of C O m l 1 1 l ~ t e ~ 1 1 PencQyd and f ~ o m lr ~ : theIr. llltentton. t g ~ after the Re- C O m I 1 1 I S ~ I O n ~ l s Henry T D e l ~ , l a m e , li!1 in delivering ijpubltcan aSSOCIatton s endorsement. of Menon, A. D. \i\ a moc k, of liil 1..:

r ~ ; d ~ ~ ~ : , ~ h ; ~ ' g ~ ~ n ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ p . ! n o ~ ~ ~ ~ : y ~ " t ~ ~ ~ , . and Alh", G",y, 0 f ~ ! SCOTT-POWELL "A" MILK 1,f"":",::r:c:::J:c:::,::c:r:r::,,, rJ:l":",,,:,,:n, ,,,,,:t,':JlrJ"':':"""""lt he move, however , an? none of m l : ,., R-I. OFF I them declared that they Il1tended t o PROM IS ING OUTLOOK n 1:1 n 50-/0' ~ appear at the party council and fight c n ~ " I ' I : - ; r r m FIHnJ TH E FIHS'l' PAGE 1:: From milking time to drinking time in 24 hours Hi::! t ~ !the endorsement. Tuniors this year: Stewar t tacHe' H SCOTT-POWELL a ch l· ev emen t. Sma ll H ;:;!

"N t S '" F i . <. . . , ..., 'I,:l IS a j" 1::/ Ir.;" 0, u rp rls e. - ran c s. " . Derham, quarter-back : Jensen. half- I::j I ' : ~ •. , Ir.;It doesn t surprise me a ny , saId I back' McCahon half-back' Flem- !:;; wcnc!.er that cu r Milk is Purer and Richer. for it's !:.; l.:l We ar e onducting a final clearance s al e on much of I;;

Candidate Har ;y H . Francis when ing , guard; R y ~ n , end, and Lock- !::j !::i !::l ou r summer stock to make wa y fo r ea rly fa ll goods. 1;1told o.f the actIon cOl.lte.l11plated by wood, end. . b. ' ; ' ' ' U Bargains ar e to be found here . I t will pa y yo u to ,hi

the friends of C o n ~ l I 1 t S S l O n e r He ss . Sophomore s t hi s year: Ostrow, liil "F rcshcr by a Day" h t::l investigate. l;j"Pete H es s and hIS backe rs have O 'uard' B rown t ac kl e' Fleming 1: 1 [J H ;r.;

been working st.re.ntl0usly for tl!e h a l f - b ~ c k , and ~ ' I c C r a c k ~ n , q u a r t e r ~ I::i b n .. " .. .'1;:past two ~ ' e e k s I1111tig up . f a ~ t o r s . 111 back. IJ ~ : i n

We ar e now clear ing ou t S tr aw Ha ts a t 50 per cent. I;i~ ~ : / ~ ~ ~ \ t t ~ ~ l ~ ~ n ~ l t ~ : ~ ~ ; r l ~ l t ~ ~ ~ : t ~ I ~ ~ e a ~ ; r e f ~ D l ~ ~ ~ ~ t i ~ ~ ~ t 1 I ~ e ~ v ~ 1 i a Y s t ~ ~ . ~ tJ I::l n ~ g : p ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , o f f ~ n d o w an d door, ar e also going at ! ~ tdor.sement ~ the ,as:ociation ,:as a shortly after school opens.. i I : :1 1 1 1'-:/ ;r.:

logI cal mov e. 1 r e, !s ur er Ske lt on The schedule for 1925 IS a s fol - rij 1:1 .,! Othe r b a rg a in s in Shoes, Dres se s and Household 1;1made no comment on the plan, ann lows: 1 1 J b Furnishings ar e awaiting you. f!

Commissioner ~ t r e t c h d e c ~ i l 1 e c l t o be September 26, Berwyn, home. I::, SCOTT-POWELL' DAIRIES, Inc. i ~ 1 , : / mqqoted. as saY1l1g allythmg at all October 3, Northeast, home.,:1 !i'I;:i ~ . about It. October 10, Cheltenham, home. . ff ;J Th Ad I- - 5t HThe entrance of Joe Skelton into October 17, Wilmington. home. ::, nl ;1 e e IZZI ore I]

the tre!lstlrershin arena last w e ~ k October 24, West Chester, 110l11e. :1 45TH AND PARRISH STREETS I :1, ;tj

~ a m e .. as a surprise to ~ b towns!I!:c ~ c t o b e r . 3 1, Abington, away. :1 i : 230 HAVERFORD AVENUE111 spIte of rumors whIch preceded November 7, Lansdowne. away. .1 PRESTON 1920 TeleIlhones WYOMING .382 J I :,his announcement. His ent r y was November 14, Pottstown, away. ~ ! OJ ~ I ij~ p e . c t ~ ~ ~ d ~ h a ~ t ~ d a N O R ~ ~ 2 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ . : I ' I : ; I ; ~ - - I D ~ - - ~ - ~ ~ - ~ ~ ' ~ .. • - ~ - ~ - M ~ " ~ r ~ r ~ ~ ~ - " ~ _ ~ _ ~ - ~ ~ ~ " ~ l ~ ~ - ~ ~__ -

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.AT THE LIBRARY

First Church of Christ, Scientist.' vVomen's Club Building, Ard

more avenue, Ardmore, Pa.(Dayl ight Saving Time)

Sunday services, 11 A,IVLSunday School servi ce s, 1:1

A.M.

'vVednesday evening testimonialmeeting, S o'clock.

Reading room, 19 West Lancaster avenue, open each weekday12 1:0 4.:30 P. M.The subject of the Bible lesson

sermon for August 9 is "Spirit."Wayne56

furnished by t he Bap ti st Church.The hou r of sen'ice is S o'clock.

Re\' . S . V/. Gehrett, D. D., willsupply the pulpit for t he remaining Sunda ys o f August, at themorning service; an d the uniontwilig-ht sen'ice next Sunday evening' will be in cha rge o f Re\".LeRoy S, Ewing. pastor of theBroad Street 1\1. E. Church. Lancaster, Pa.

Irises.

August is a good mo nth to buyirises or to thin out the irises in thegarden, individual rhizomes origi

nally planted 12 inches apart willneed moving, to prevent overcrowding, within two years.

The tal l bearded irises l ike l imein the soi l while the Japanese irisescannot stand l ime. The Ja ps a revaluable for their late June or earlyJuly blooming and can stand lots ofwater in spring and summer. However , no p lant can s tand water andice dur in g th e w in te r so t ha t it isimportant to locate irises in a locat ion where water cannot stand.

August is also the month in whichto o rd er peonies f or Sep tembe rplant ing. The beds can be prepared

Th e Storage Heater provides the

most economical means of heating

water.No gas wasted; no attention needed-Thermostatic control insures ac on sta nt 2 0- ga ll on s up pl y o f hotwater in the tank.

Visit one of our s to re s Today orask us to send a representat ive

.Bryn Mawr 327

EL51st & GRAY'S

" ~ . : ~ " ~ " " ' " ..•", \0,: .

N·K

anthracite mined.

Phone-Lansdowne 888

. $90

lristalled

We sel l only LehighVal ley Coal

Company's Coal-the finest

Ardmore 17

63d & MARKET

NARBERTH METHODIST EPISCO·

PAL CHURCH

l 'nrnf. 'r E!oHt"X Ilnd ) 'r i( 'e 1,,·pIHwS.

Re\'. 'V. She rman Dawson,

minister.Sunday, August f):

!lA5 A. l\L-Bible School; Hon.F. \V. St ites, superintendent.] 1 A. M.-Morning. \Vorship. - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Sermon by the pastor. Theme,

"The Hands of Tesus."7 P. M.-Ullion twilight sen'

ice o n t he l awn i n t he rear of thechurch. The services will be incharge of t he Bapti st Church.The 'Union Prayer 1Ieeting will

be held on \Vednesday evening

in the :Methodist EpiscopalChurch. The leader \viJI be

KU

Map of London on Display a t t he

Library.

The map of London Town,

which is on d ispl ay at the Libraryat this t ime, is known in London

as the " 'vVonderground Map,"and is not t o be confused with anu nd er gr oun d map of L on do n's

subway. This 'Vonderground

map, which is ' 30 by 40 inches,is a fine example of color printingin which the bril1iant tones of red,yellow, g re en and b lue s ta nd ou twith marvel10us distinctness.

The map is drawn withoutperspective, but the location of theprincipal roads is given accuratelya nd p romi ne nt buildings andparks are in their proper places.Quaint drawings of chubby littleboys and a few sti ff trees indicatethe Padclington Recreation grouncl,whi le a ship several t imes broader of beam t ha n t he w id th of therinl' on which i t sails, carries thecaption, " Po rt yer helm, Jim,we' re aground ." Phrases f ro mtheold nursery rhymes draw atten

tion t o var ious parts of the mapa nd t he palaces, monuments, andpoints of interest are illuminating

ly d es ig na ted . As h igh as $50 hasbeen paid for a f ir st edi ti on of thismap.

Anyone who c omes in to the

HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN Library t o t ak e ou t books shouldCHURCH NARBERTH PA. stop to b e entertained by the map

?If. E. ?II. i. inn, pastor.' Iand ibl- quaint s k e t c h e ~ , and a n ~ -

Rea-ular sen ' ices , Sunday. Au- one \ ~ 10 has n?t been 111 the habItO'ust y, 19r : . . of uS1l1g !he .Llbrary sl:ould make'" _ :l , an exam1l1atlOn of thIS map an

f>,4;) A. ?If.- Sundar School.. ex cus e for O'ettil1O' acquainted.II A. rv1.-Preachmg servIce. T . '" . "" .Theme, "Our Youna- P eople." he LI1)!"ary IS open t o a ~ resl-

• • b • dents of Narberth from 3 m the~ o e \ ' e n m ~ ~ : n ' l c ~ 111 c h u r ~ ! 1 . afternoon till i): and according to aLdl10n meet1l1,.., on 1\1. E. ChUICh custom establtshecl this summer

lawn at 0; P. 1\1. is o pe n f or r ea di ng onl y a t 2.30.~ ~ - - . ~ - . . . , - , . . . . ~ - . , . . -, .------. . . . , . . . ----. . ."-"". . , . - . ~ ~ - ~ - , , . - ~ ~ ~ . - " " ' - ~ " = ~ ~ - , . , - - That is . whi le the l ib ra ri ans are

getting ready for the afternoon'swork, a;ilyone may take advantao'eof the oiJen room to spend t ime inreading. Promptly at ;) o'clockbooks may be distributed.

NEWS 'OF THE CHURCHES I <"-, .

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH l ~ I ~ ) bRe\". John Van Ness, minister. l I , t ~ ) a outrvIeetings for August 9 : . '--,.¢' t ~ 9.30 A, M.-Bible School. AJI ' : ,-"" . ~ . . 1 1 Q

\ . . d' II I ;:,.,.ar epepartments. Tls1tors cor Ia y . _ we1<;omed. Adult Bib le C la ss ~ ~ ~ t :meets at 10 A, M. ~ ~ ~ ~ i " ' "11 A. M.-Morning \Vorship.

The sermon wil l be del ivered byRe\'. James C. McConneJl, pastorof t he P re sbyt er ian Church, of

Flemington, N. J.I "P . lVI.-Union twilight servicewith speaker furnished by the

Baptist Church.Nex t \Vednes day eveni ng t he

Union Prayer Meeting will beheld in t he Met hodi st Chu rch

with leader from t he B ap ti st

Church.

ITHE COUNTIES GAS and ELECTRIC CO.

eUR TOWN

Phones:

is master in th eHooverless home

VERL PUGH

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

Ardmore 2385 Narberth .!616

c;)he

HOOVERlJ 'EIlTS.... as it S we eps a s it Cleallr,

DIRT

and Trust Company

SUCCESS

250 Haverford Avenue

of Ardmore

We Believe

Probably this IS th e bank you need for your

in this community, in i ts growth and prosperity.

We pledge ou r co-operation to its forward

looking enterprises and to you, it s citizens.

We expec t to grow greater year by year -and

t o g row by serving.

CRANE'STh e Busy Drug Store

At the Station

We Deliver Anywhere

Hoove1' and Westinghouse Agents

The Merion Title

REGISTERED PHARMACIST ALWAYS IN CHARGETO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS

'Phone 1620

NARBERTH ELECTRIC SHOP

l C 5 · i ! 5 i ! 5 C . S " 2 . ! : i 2 5 ' i ! . S C ! 5 2 : r u i 2 5 i 2 . S C ~ ; : C S ' 2 : 5 C 2 . . . ~ ~ :Making toast at the brea/l.-

"" .V' 'U~ ' ~ , . . , . . . fast table is o ne o f the finest

G: 1 · ! - . . i ~ ' -r-" indoor sports. It improves"'!: :::-- :: - 0 "' l / '/;:s: A './ . ~ ' your appetite to watch it

D= /" I . ...... j, browning. At the same timeJ} ~ w':} coc 4: - . . r ; ~ f t " y ou c an use an electric per-

. col at or t o c ook t he java andr

:; make t he b re ak fa st time,J: Malee 'mealtime a. ha.PP1I cere-

'J: mony.-Elect1ic Al . complete.'\.r

):',1.'1"

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;alr1Phone, Narberth 2282

~ 2 5 ' 2 5 C 5 C S I - m 5 C 5 i ~ i 2 S 2 . s c s : ~ i 2 S 2 ! 2 S 2 5 2 ! i 2 5 2 2 5 ~ i 2 S 2 ~ i ! S i ! i m 9

- ~ ~ - I I H D I G A H I R L A I E N S DII \ ~ - . 2 are at your service from 8 A. M. to "

11 P. M., and that you can call t..S on th e MILK AND CREAM'T'!' o::e at any t ime during these hours

Ii ana we will give you prompt service? i I 758 LANCASTER A ~ E .$1 BRYN MAWR.$ Telephone: Bryn Mawr 882

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I Lumber Library IOpen from 8 to 5 for your convenience.

Also Inspect Complete Stock of

sLUMBERI For General Repair and Building Purposes :

! SHULL LUMBER CO. I IIIl11l11iiilllillllllillllllllllllllll• III11I11I11I11I11I1I1I11I11I11I1I11I11I11Ii§

s ~ BALA AVENUE BALA-CYNWYD = $2 05 S · I =~ = . pecla =ow and should be about 18 to 24;;; CYNWYD 662 - S h - . I Iff ' I I' Iii !! /- eas ore - mc les ceep 0 all' y Iglt soil, half-i ' I & I " ' I I ' " ' I I ' I I ' f I ' I I ' I I ' I " I I ' I I ' I I ' " 1 1 1 1 1 ~ l l l ' I l I I " I l I I l I I I ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 " 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' ' ' 1 1 1 1 " ' " ' ' ' 1 " ' ' ' ' ' 1 1 ' . Rouod • == good garden 10a111 al1d l1al f trade..

r h " = ~ : ; : ; : = - a : ; , : ; : ~ ~ : " ~ f 1 ~ : ' ' ' ~ : : u ~ ~ i ; i::t:::::::: = Trip ExcursIOn =: ~ f £ ~ : E ; ' : ! ~ : ~ ; n e w : : : : : t : : , : a : ~ :1:1 kl

lkeeper. A s up pl y o f our ; A t Ian t ice i t Y ;_ develop flowers but l iquid manure

l! General Office: 1612 Market Street, Philadelphia I; aood coa l w il l g ive you r ea l can be substituted if available. Dis-

H The Philadelphia Suburban Water Company serves il::! ~ o m f o r t in mind and body.:: Sunday, August 9, : ) t ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ \ : ~ : ~ t s i : ~ ~ . ~ i f l ~ ~ ~ ' : ; : s i l ~ ~ o g r ~ ~ ~

;.;! filtered water of the highest quality in 46 boroughs and I"j == SPECIAL TRAIN via DELAWARE RIVER BRIDGE =t.! townships located in Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and .,c. = AU , R .- \I L ROUT }; TO TIn; :,;};AIiIlOR}; =stems. Start a t t he top of the stem:.1 1,1 O/'der Now for Winter - I II I Ii'! Bucks Counties. . l::I - EIIslel'n SIll/i t/l in/ 1';11I(' = anc a ow on y t l e terminal bud tod P 50c a Ton for Cash in - Leaves Narberth 8.29 A. M. - r emain. remo\ 'e t he two side budsl:l To serve this territory the Company maintains 3 dams, 1, 1 =Arrives Atlantic City 10.00 A. M. =a nd follow down th e s tem taking. 3 pumping stations, fully equipped with modern pumping 10 Da,ys = Returning, leaves Atlantic City (South Carolina Ave.), 6.20 P. M. =,'; and filterin eauipment, 10 reservoirs, 12 standpipes and H ' - - out the s ide shoot f rom the leaf ill-', -. .... = Proportionate Fares from Other Points =.n 640 miles of distribution and transmission mains. t-l = Between Parkesburg and Narberth == tersectlons of at least three pairs of

; ! {!I - PI- R -I d - leaves. You can then c ut a largej::j DIVISION OFFICES r L. M. THOMPSON = ennsy vanIa al roa =lower with a long stem and the

fl g t : S ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : T ~ O ' AS L 5 ! ! ~ : : R V < C E E : : ~ : ¥ f W R I c u : ~ : . 7.: u n i o : : : , , ~ A. ;1II"1111111111"""UIlIUlllliU""lIiii,i'Uliu""iliillllllllilliiiIIU1111IIII1111IIIIIlllID~ ~ . M - _ J - ~ ~ - $ ~ 7 ~ 5 0 ~ D ~ O ~ W ~ N 1 ~ ~ 0 : ~ ~ r ~ ~ E ~! g j \ \ ? l I \ i l l l l l J ! M l . \ ! " ' i ! l I ! " ! ! l I I ! I Z ! " I ! \ I I ! \ I ! ~ l ! \ i i I l Y l I l \ l I J l \ ! l ! l ! J M M I ! ! l ! \ l ! ! I I m I ~ ! I i ! I l I ! ! \ II. II ~ ~ ~ : ; ; n ; ~ 0 : ~ l e a n l ~ 1 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~ ~ O ~ I ~ r p i ~ :

I water to drain awa\,. The me-i II d h chanical ~ o ~ l d i t i o n of the soil in theIS a you nee to pay to equip your orne garden is a v er y impor ta nt con-

I 0 s ide ra tio n in th e e-rowini! o f allf A H W S ~ ~ or utomatic ot ater ervice" Iplants and crops.

, . ~ Oriental poppies are dormant at

Ithis season, not dead. and this is the

i Yes, f or only $7.50 down we will time to move the' p lan ts , large~ ; . install in your home complete ready clunts Clan I be dividebd and n 1 ~ \ l v l y

f or u se a J-tJ1 purc lasec p ants can e set. ley~ will begin to show leaves in Sep·

b TrTelsb'ach temQer and the more folialle t hi sU ' 1 "" f al l t he more blool11 next M ~ and

ii I June.o I HOTZ0 NE Cut out all th e old canes on the~ ~ c limbing roses , the canes tha t a re~ § i I i growing now wil l bloom next June.StorageGasWaterHeater Cut the old canes right to the

I ground otherwi se they will t hrowI! Built ,to Our Specifica- short stems and the whole plant will

,

0' tions-=-Fully Guaranteed g row out of shape and out ofbounds. . "", " " . ~ · , ; . I ~ . " ~ < I~ Then you can pay the balance at th e~ rate of $7.50 a m onth. ; Weeding and removing the fadedflowers t ha t might go to seed a ret'yO of the n ~ a i n jobs a t this season.

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Narberth 2602

'Phone, Narherth 1254

Tailors

'<'!II!!!!/'

Served in aWay You'll Like

10% REDUCTION

FOR BOYS-

BaseballBasketball

V olleyball and SoccerTrack and Field

WHITE'S SWEET SHOP

The manner in which hot weather confectionsare served to you often means the dif ferencebetween pleasurable enjoyment and the mediocre. Dainty cleanliness marks our service as

. different.

103 North Narberth AvenueOPEN EVENINGS NARBERTH 2528

When Dissatisfied Try

HEWIT'STailors, Cleaners and Dyers

ADELIZZI BROTHERS

234 Haverford Avenue

A profit-sharing sale, offering a 10% saving on our presentlow pri ce s. Any th ing in our large s tock of Carpets, Rugs,Furniture, Couch Hammocks, etc. Electric Fans at cost price.

THE NARBERTH CARPET CO.

102 FORREST AVENUE

It 's Adelizzi Brothers

FOR CLEANING, DYEING, PRESSING, REPAIRING and

ALTERING

•IN NARBERTH

......................

We CaU for and Del iver

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I

BasketballVolleyball

SoccerTennis

FOR GIRLS-

"Service 1Ctt71 a Smile"

R. S. TOUHILL

Elecirical ConlracioTMAPLE HALL

South Narberth AvenueBELL ' PHOXE : MERlO=-< 121

Estimates Furnished

~ a I ' b e l ' t h 2510

For PermanentSatislaction

BUY A

Smedley

Built Home

SportingGoods

at

DAVIS '

HARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fitting

and Heating

NARBERTH, PA.PHONE, NARBERTH 1602-J

Bell Phone, Sp ruce 38 -96 and 38.11'

Key.tone Phone, Race 'lOoM

WM. D. & H. T. SMEDLEY

Qara - Mt;Gin1ey: 10J 218 N.13t}i St; P h i l a : J ~

Narberth 1683-W • Repairing •

IF IT 'S ANYTHING IN •

RADIO

C. ROY SMITHABOUT IT

22 Ardmore Ave. Ardmore, Pa.r.r...

l

Haverford School, Assisting

The Community Playground

NARBERTH COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND

Athletic Director Nm·be1·th School in Charge

MISS EVERS

Older Folks are invited to bringtheir small

children-Seats provided under the trees.

K. F. OERLEIN

A're Cordi1-11y Invited to EnJoy

Young and Old Alike

JOE G. HERRSCHAFfSla te and T inRoofing

Jobbing a Specialty

318 Dudley Ave. Narberth, Pa.

Walter Roser

Residence Office

126 Conway lAve. 215 Haverford Ave.

HOWARD C. FRITSCHJustice of the PeaceREAL ESTATE

Fire Insurance-Best CompaniesPhone 1749W 215 Haverford Ave.

IGARAnteed Roofs t

N : ; b ~ ; ; T ~ c::b Co.I

GIFTS

OLAZL""G'JOBBING

NARBERTH

0URTO\VN

TOYS MAY COME

AND

PLAYTHINGS GO,BU'l '

.A GOOD CHILD'S·BOOK .

IS. A JOY FOREVER

..(01' at Your Home)

500 Essex Aye., Narberth, Pa.

Frederic C. Torrey, A. M.(Princeton)

« k ~ ~ a t i ~KNOCK. tSNOCK. KNOCKTHERE5 HAPPINESS _.

AT THE DOOR IIPPEN UP THE CELLAR.

AND YOU·ll II "SHIVER. M e V f ~

-, r n _ ..-.:CI--~ _ 1 .

Comfort is calling at somebody'shouse. A carload of happy heats te rs wi ll soon be nes tl ed in agra te fu l bin. Then the furnacewil l have no mor e colic. Theweather forec·ast for this household is "fair and warmer. " TheHeat Folks furni sh the a tmos phe re for l if e and gaiety. Theymind the fires and spare thecoal. They are the sprites thatmake things bright and cheery.

GEO. W. BOTIO'MS

Contractor & Builder

NARBERTH, PA.

WM. NEWBORG & CO.Painting and Decorating

212 Woodbine Ave., Narberth, Pa.Phone, 1'OIlrbrrth 1';:l8-W

Call the

for Good Clean Coal

JOS. M. CRANSTON ICYNWYD 700

Lollg and !:l1C'ce;o:sfnl (,xlH.'rienee with Col·leg!.. J-:lJtrnlJt€ E x n m i l l a t h l n ~ . SII€clalties:: \ I H t l l f ~ m a t ~ ( · l ' . I...ntin Hull Fren('ll.:\In,,,ter ot r:JlhCOplll .-\cademj·, O,erbroo$..

EXPERT TUTORINGALL SUBJECTS

lOS COXWAY AVESUE

HEI'vlSTITCHING SHOP318 DUDLEY AVENUE

~ A R B E R T H , PA.

D re ssma kI ng P le at ln g Bu tt on s COTered

l 'AINTING

D E C O B A T I ~ G

Phones: Narberth 661-J or 1612-W

HENRY & COMPTONPLUMBING

STEAl\I & HOT-WATER HEATING

JOBBING )\arberth

TAXI SERVICE

P. F. DONAHUE

A. J. HERRSCHAFT

Phone, Narberth 2510

Mrs. P. J. Newmaker and her

daughter, Phyllis June, of 10 7

Dudley avenue, have gon e t o Warren, Pa. , for the month of August.

Mrs. Arthur "N. Edrop and Mar

jorie are visiting at Pine Grove,Conn. They l ef t l a st Saturday to

be t he g ue st s of :Mrs. Frank Reif,their cousin. Pa and y oung Ar

t hur ar e making the best of it.

Mr . and Mrs. Eugene Brooks and

family, of 330 Dudley avenue, have

opened the ir cot tage at 'Wildwood,

N. J., and will return the last of

Septembel'.

Ellsworth R il ey , a former cap

tain o f t he P . .M. C. foo tbal l t eam,

and J ack Ward l ef t F ri day f or a

three week v is it i n Ocean City.

OPEN EVENINGS .BY APPOINTMENT·I

OF ALLl i I ~ D F

BUILDlm

N. R. PEACOCK

For Your Vacation

Interior and Exterior Paint ing

A. R. Justice Co.904 Walnut Street

W IL L BE GLAD TO ESTIMATE

. 407 Essex Avenue

Phone, N a r b c ~ · t h 2697

Estinw,tes Cheerfully Given

Worn-Brassy Parts with PureSilver. Reflectors, Lamps,

Radiator Shell

Look Like New!Also the Best Easy Cleaner

for the New N ickelDon't go on your trip with th e .nickel plate shabby - Buy abottle of U-KAN-PLATE PolishTODA Y from your Local Dealeror Dept. Store. $1.00 Yz pint.

LIGHT HAULING

GEORGE R. MARKLE

A Splendid Selection at

Plans and Estirnates Furnished YE ODDITY SHOPPE

for Repair and Construct ion 104 Forrest Avenue

In the Basement

::\1r. and :Mrs. Erne st E . Tompkins ancl son, Fred, have returnedfrom camping near D elaw are

\Yater Gap.

!vlr. Edw ar d S pe akma n issJ}ending t he s umme r in Gratz,Pa. Phone Narberth 1713-W or 1731

~ l i 5 s i\lina L is le h as r et nr ned

from a t \v a weeks' visit i n ::\ ewYork City.

Clarence R. Kaeber, who resideswith his n ar en ts at 215 Chestnut

avenue, a rr ivecl home on Tuesday

a fter a four months' trip in Sonth

America. He visited Pernambuco,Rio, Bneno!'i Aires and Santos.

Mr. and Mrs . J os ep h H. Millerhave returned from a trip throughNew Eng land . They visited inBos to n and a t Buzza rd 's B ay and

Narragansett Pier.

D r. a nd M rs . Town a re spend

i ng t he w ee k-e nd at Rehoboth,

Del.

IIVlr. and :l\Irs. A. \V. NeedhamI

a11C] family, o f Ches tnut avenue;

1\·lrs. Bragdon, 1\11. and Mrs . R. Z.Hartzler ancl son Henry. of \Voodside avenue; Major a nd Mrs.

Neals and son J oh n, of \Vynnewood, spe nt t he month of July

together at Ocean City.

Miss Nata li e Roger s is visiting

in Columbus, Ohio, for a month.

Mr. an d Mrs . Ralph Ma cGuffinand daughter Peggy , o f Chestnut

avenue, have returned home f rom

a four weeks' mo to r t ri p throughOhio, K entu cky a nd Illinois,

where they v is it ed rel at ives .

They were accompanied home by

Mr. MacGuffin's mother, Mrs . M.T. MacGuffin, of . Los Angeles,

Calif.

The FIRESIDE

l·A. E. \Vohlert."

FIREMEN SLUG

At .War d, o f Hazelton, ·was aweek-end v is itor w ith h is family a t

Narberth avenue.

Their Way t o Victory Over Rivals in

Hot Game.

Th e Narherth firemen slugged

on t a no th er v ic to ry ; th is t im e

t rimmin ,r t he Bala-Cynwyd firemen. Th e g ame was p layed l as t

F r iday. Squ ir e Fred 'Walzer, whopitched for Cynwyd, was touched local or out o f toWD

up for eighteen hi ts . Quick and Efficient Service

Th e f ea tu re s o f t he g ame were P. J. DUFFYthe fielding of Lacey and Panl and 335 Dudley Avenueth e hitting of Blessing.

1 f h Phone, Xarbrrth 181'2'-JManager Henry statec a ter e1------------

game that if t h e boys keep on 1m-proving he will have to hunt some

strong club for a game. Next

Mon da y t he firemen will .playGladwynne Fi remen, and Fnday.

Bryn Mawr or ""Vayne.i\'ARBl'JHTH

rho a (

r" .JellkiIl8. c 2 2 8 a 0BurlIer, \1 1 2 2 2 0Ble88ing, lb 2 a 12 0 0Paul. 2b 1 1 1 a ()Muligan. s 0 2 0 2 0D. Lucey, ab 2 2 1 2 ()

Hood, If 2 2 2 0 ()Conley. c.f 2 2 0 0 ()Smith. 1'1' •••••••••••••• 1 2 1 0 0

"'1'0 the Ci tizens of Narberth:"Propaganda has been circulated

that Mr. N icke rs on l ef t me v er y

wea lt hy . I n due consideration oft ho se who a re s o ear ne st ly work

in g t o pu t m e in th e office of Ta xCoJlecter a t t he fal l e lect ion, andfor the publ ic at large, I make this'statement:"What Mr. Nickerson left here

h e h ad ear ned and we had saved

together. I could wi thout workintr l ive on th is amount for three ~ J r . B. Earl Achenbach ha s rey e ~ r s , at t he end of which time I tl1l"l1ed from .a b us in es s t ri p t o

wou ld have to sell my h ome at' Cleveland, OhIO, where he attend111 Eln1\vood avenue. ed t he con vent io n o f t he Gen er al"This past winter I have been Elec tr ic Ligh t ing Co.

the Assessor o f t he Borough ofNarberth, taught p ri va t e pup il s

from n A. M. to :3 P. 1\1., takenb oa rd er s, r en ted r ooms and performed t he d ut ie s which every

mother of a household finds neces ..sary to do each day."This summer, as l as t, I am at

Cape Coel, Massachusetts, but amtaking 'paying guests. ' l\ly olc!ers on h as b een very successful w1thhis magazine subscriptions. Justbefore his fathe.·s death he won as ch ol ar sh ip t o 'Penn C h a r t e ~Schoo!.'"Philip will e nt er th e e ig hth

grade in September. He has always at tended the ]\ arberth Publ ic School. If I h ad th e w ea lth

that I am stated to have I am

CJuite sure I would . no t be accep ting every opportUJ)lty that cfolmesmy way t o i nc re as e l ~ l Y e a r J 1 l : 1 ~ s ..l am also aware that 111 case ot 111-

ness 011 my ;1art 'or the' hoys', Iwould soon be in financial difficul

ties."I have written all this because

I am anx io us t o mak e t he mat te r

clear to my workers , hut to mymin d t he off ic e o f Ta'x Collector

s ho ul d n ot b e wei gh ed a s t o on<sfinancial ratin'T, bu t as to then'ability. I S h ~ 1 1 d like the office

on that basis.Abbie \V. Nickerson.

~ l . ' o t a b 1a 18 27 12 0BALA-CYNWYD

l' h 0 a c

'.rhomus, c... . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 (l () 1W . a l ~ . € r . ]1 1 2 0 1 O''.rhompsoll, 1b 2 1 10 () ()

Lind",ny, 2b 0 0 2 a 1Barllot, . s. . • . . •• . . . • . • . () 1 a 4 () Philadelphia

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , a l ~ : : : : : : : : : : : : : : g gSilverware-Sterling or Pl.'ftedG r o v e ~ ct 1 2 1 0 0putttOIl. 1'£ 1 1· 0 (} 0to. -----Total. 7 !) 24 10 2Two.bnE:e hits-Bles.ing. C O l J l e ~ ' , .Jenk·

ins. '.rhree-ba8e h i t s - C o n l e ~ ' , ' Hood.ThoDlpson. Home .run-Bles'Sing. Struckout-By Barker, 7; b ~ Walzer, 4.

~ 'I<.. OF C .' S TO GOLF

. The Knights of Columbus a revlanning for a big d ay on t he l in kswhen t hey s tage the ir tou rnamen tat the Bala Golf Club next Tues

day. There will .be a team ~ o ~ p e t i tion between vanous counclls 111 thecity and v i c i ? ~ t y for a spe.c ia l cupand, in add1tIOn, there w111 be, ahandicap medal p lay c la sh for Individual prizes.

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CON'rIN\;ED FRO)! :.rHE FIRST PAGE

Mrs. Nickerson."A t any r at e, t he financial con

dition of th e candidate has nothing- to do with his or her' fitnessfor the office, and I believe IVlrs.Abbie W. Nickerson is as well

fitted a s a ny of t he o th er c an di dat es t o fiJI ,the office in quest ion.Le t us g ive them an equal chance

and circulate no false statements.The statement by Mrs. Nickerson

follows.

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CANDIDATE OBjECTSTO RUMORS OF WEALTH