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For. t ~ l e ~ r s t time Narberth hasthe . d I S t J I 1 c t l O l ~ of ,holding a Statet;n11ls Chal?lI.lIon,shlp, namely, theI enns):'lvanl.a State clay murtchamplOnsh!J>, which wil l starttoday (Saturday) on the localc lu b c ou rt s. ,. \t t he t ime o f writingnearly all entnes have been receivedand the officials of the tournamente xp ec t a r ec or d b re ak in g numberto e nt er before play starts at 2P. M. Play will continue everyday af te r tha t unt il t he f inal s areplayed and it is hoped to reach themby the following Saturday. Amongothers entered are 'Roy Coffin, Germantown C. C.; T. C. LeonardsOverbrook C . C. ; X. Brannall, H a r ~ol d Col bu rn and L. Tremaine,I d l ~ 1Iou I T. c.: S, Gilpin, A. L.Rud and P. S. (>sborne, BelfieldC. S.: \ \ '. T . Campbell, H, E. I-feineand C .. .\. Hopkins , l 'enn A. C.;:\. J. Batty, Elburn T. c.; ]. Daws on Pau l, Bucks County C. C., andof course all the local s t a r ~ . There\\'ill probably be several other wellknown payers entered before Saturday , but at t he t ime of \\Titingwe cannot say ,kti l li tey t ha t t hei rent ne s h an : been reccived. Thereferee will be :\1 r. I'aul \\'. ( ~ i b !l?nS,. pre"idcllt f the I 'hilade1phia1enms .\s,;oclatlUn, which assuresa . s u c c e s s ~ u l tournament. Everyth1l1g posslblc has been done by thelocal c lub to make thi ,; a success andit is hoped t ha t t he residents of theborough will turn out in large numb er s to see t he mat ch es a nd in thatway show tht:i r appreciat ion o f t he~ f f o r t , ; oi Xa!'berth Club in bringmg s uch an Impor tant e\ 'Cnt here.~ admission will be charged andall are welcome.There was no match las t Saturclay as too many u i the lucal piayer's were cngagcd in t he match between PClll1 .\ . C. and Ocean C ity.The Penn . \. C. tea 111 included Paul\V. Cibbons, \'an Dyke ]ohns,Frank an d Bob F ri tz , Bill Evans.\ \'hi lc IIarold Lanc, .\. 1'. Bawl'';and .\. F. I 'icolet a s ~ i s t e d OceanCity. eedkss t o say \\ 'c a re proudto have a representa t ion in such allimportant match.The d in ne r a s u su al was a greatsuccess, being in charge of ~ I r s . ].S. Harris, assisted by ~ r r s . Boryer,l'.Irs. Edrop an d : 'I rs . Schubert.Everything worked smoothly andwas e nj oy ed by 60 di ne rs. l \I uc hi nt er es t w as d is pl ay ed m t he n ewceiling of the clubroom and the general opinion is unanimous that it isbeauti ful. This week those fortunate enough to be p re sent w il l f indeverything screened 111, this workhaving been completed. It is hopedto show another surprise, but at thetime of writ ing it is doubtful if thework can be completed in t ime. Vveare not a llowed to announce \vhat

Local Canoodlers Having Tbe Cbampionship GamesGood Time at Rose Glen at NarbelthThe r ecent ly o rgan ized RoseGlen Canoe Club of .;\'arber th hasb ee n m ak in g goo d use of theirclubhouse th is summer . The clubis loca ted on the Schuylkil1 Riyer,n ear G la dw yn railroad station,n ea r t he p oi nt where :'IIilJ Creekflows into the river.The property was pur chasedthis spring by a club of f if te enNarber thites, with a fleet of eightc an oe s and a c lu bh ous e a s t hemain features of their club. Th ehouse IS l ar ge e no ug h t o be acomfortable headquarters, and ISmuch i n use .Juhn \\'ilson and Buck \Veayer,two of the mem hers, have beencamping at t he c lu b for a coupleoj wceks. They are cooking theiro\\'n meals, and s leep ing in cotswith in the bui ld ing. :\ number"f uther members, in groups oft\\'os and thr ees , s tay f requen tlyovernight at the clubhouse.Last week-end tweh 'e o i the fiitccn membe rs ma de t he ir hom e

there, and r epo rted a wonderfultime. The g-roup was headed att ha t t ime hv ~ r. E. L;. Smith, of:\arberth ;11;d Elmwood avenues..\ few weeks ago t he club helda successiul strawherry f e ~ t i \ ' a lon the lawn "i }Ir. John A. Calc1\\'ell's home, tu swe(l their colTers.The club property is an o ld one ,and In the p a ~ t has been in uschv man\' voung- folks Ilf :-;:arherthaild C y i 1 \ ~ y d .Thc "fficer" and memher,; o f theclub are: Commodore, J. BairdCaldwell; ~ 2 u a r t e r m a s t e r , EarlThompson; Secretary, Buck \Veavcr : Treasur e r, John B. \\ ' ilson:Ilenry .\. :-;mith, Thomas ~ l c A u l -itTe, James a nd J oh n ~ r c : \ i v e n ,Jas. :'IlcCutcheon, Thos. Knutzen,Richard (ldi"rne, Edward 'C,Smi th, : \u,; ti n E. Ha rtz el l andJames and Frank Hutchinson.

:'III's. A. \ \'. :\ eedham and daughter, Emily, ha\'e returned home afterspending some time on a farm nearTrenton, :\. J.:\lisses Dorothy and Marion Bottoms have returned f rom a mon th 'svisit at Fisher's Island, :-.Jew York,where they were the gues ts of Cap

tain and 1\lrs. :'IIaitland Bottoms.

Dr. and Mrs. \Vray Hughes Hupk ins, a ccompanied by 1 \I rs. I{oseHopkins, of Narberth, are spending10 days at Niagara Falls and nearhyCanadian cities.

i l lrs . : \ laude JIolzer Evans, of105 Grayling avenue, is Yisiting 1\f rs.Jessie Loomis, a t l 'eekskil l, 1\. Y,l \ lrs. Evans is soprano of the Cynwyd Presbytcrian Church choir.She wil l re turn ,\ugust I.

:'III'S. Levi L. S ta lk er , of Narberth, announces the engagement ofher daughter, Elsie Homezelle, and:'Ilr. Russell S. Read, of Williamson~ c h o o l , Delaware county, Pa.

David Lanahan and Gordon Rudolph a re at Camp :'I1eade, l\Id.,for the month o f Ju ly . They aret ak ing the Bas ic Cours e. Both a reserying in the Thirty-fourth Infantry, Company F, Citizens' MilitaryTraining Camp.

The ~ I i s s e s Louise and Gertrude,daughters of :If r. and :'III's. II.Ceorge ~ I a y , of ConnellsYille, Pa"are spending ]uly with the ir unc leanc! aunt, .;vIr. and :'11'';. John CurtIS, 105 Grayling a\enue.

Dr. ]ohn ]. Schembs, Jr., andfamily ha\'e taken a cottage at Atlantic City.

NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1924

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS TH ECOMMUNITY'S B E ST A S SE T?~ l l l I l e of yt1u will say: "Community ~ p i r i t . "~ l m ~ , of you say: "Pride in ourhOllles.Others reply, h i \ g'jod boroughcouncil. .,Thc ftJurth gHJllP answers:"guod schools."nu t the last one-fifth oi thepeople oi :\ arl>erth, th e Sevcn th[)a\' representatiycs, the staunch

h a ~ k h o n e oi e \ 'e ry communi tywhtl p "s se ss t he g oo d o ld fai th ,a nd who r ea li ze that meeting togethcr IJIl t hc S ey en th D ay helpsto d o t he right thing on the o th erSIX days, will C(Jrrectly reply:"The bcst asset of ou r community is the Church!"Only about one-fifth o f r \a rberth residents are church-goers .I t i s a percentage that should urgeearnest v.ork on the part of all ourchurchcs. Let's make preparations:\O\V to materiallv increase thatproportion with t h fal l work. Atleast one-half of :\ arherth's peopleshould be in t he c hu rc h p ew s on:-)undav.X ext Sunday morning M 1', Dawson, of the l\lethodist Church, willpreach on the subject: "I s therelife after death?" This IS thefourth and last of a series of sermons on the Apost les ' Creed. 1you a re not affiliated with an yother church, drop in at 11 o'clock,hear thi s se rmon , and j oi n i n thep leasan t service to which theMet hodist C hurch ext ends ane\'er-welcome hand. The mixedquartet will sing throughout thesummer months, as well as at several of the union twilight services.Th is Sunday evening 's outdoorservice wil l be in c ha rge of theMethodist Church. Rev, Dawsonwill p re ach o n t he t ex t, "He ir s ofGod " a nd t he re wil l b e sp eci almusic by a double mixed quartet.Let's make th is Sunday' s services at least one-fourth strong.

The :\arberth Ci rl Sconts,known as Troop o. 8 , a re spending t he week at C amp T al l T re es ,the Girl Scou t ca mp ncar 1\Iedia,Pa. Twenty- th re e g ir ls f rom !\arIJerth with their captain, ~ l i s s RuthI laws and Lieutenant :'Iliss ~ [ a r i a nI - I a w ~ , comprise the company enjoying the wcek's outing.

~ e v e r a l Xarberth cit izens tookthe g ir ls o ye r t o t he c amp on l\I onday morning in their automobiles.Let ter s received fr om thc campsince their arrival indicate that conditions are delightful in every way,many improvement s ove r l as t yea Ibeing noted.The scouts are: Helen Butler,Het ty Xeedham, Ruth \Valker,Katharine .\dams, I ~ a t h l c e n Hcrron, \'irginia Burgstresser, 'Ruth( 'ook, l lelcn Louise Tholl las, MaryC lancy Ferguson, Bet ty Har tl ey ,.\lice ~ I a g u i r e , :'Iarjorie Edrop,:-;usan ] { e e ~ ' e , ; , I ~ u t h IIopkins,:\Iarie \\ClltZ. Helen l\iken,Eleanor Howlev, Rosalie ~ I e l l o r ,~ l < l r y ])unlop. }:dith l\laltby, Emily~ c o l l , Florence Belmonl.

Scouts TrooplPublishing Office i s ' ' rheFIRESIDE NewNarberthClubiTennisTournamentI n Camp \ Opened ~ I r . and :'III'S. Edgar S. Taylor, i s Active I Begins Today_______________ ' iormerly (Ii Chestnut a\'enue, ha\'e

Trwellt_v - Tbree Narberth "Our Town" Makes Im- mO\'ed into the i r r ecent ly completed home adjo ining the Clothi-Girls at Tall Trees portant Business Change er e ~ t a t e , \\ynnewood.

Wed At Elkton.Four Narberth residents weremarried'last week at Elkton. Theyare: Joseph Reginald, 32, and Ada11. J oh ns on , 1 8; a nd Cha rl es A.Bailey, 20, and E thel R. Banfield,

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Tonight, ~ a t u n l a y , Jul)' 26,marks ano ther s tep in communityde\'e!opment a fostered by ourwide-awake American Legion, TheHarold U. Speakman I ' o ~ t , :\ o. 356.Cood, dean, thrilling and i n t e r e ~ t i ng mot ion pictu re s will be ~ h o w non our playground. The difficultiesand unpleasant features experiencedby ! ': arbe rth' s 10\ 'e rs o f the s il en tdrama in the ~ l I m m c r t ime wjll bcavoided; i. e., cool evcnin;.; breczesin place oi a hot theatre , no train orlHis r ide to see th is s how, an d a s t othe t ar if f, " le t you r consc Ience bcyour guide."

In Case of Rain.The Legion has done e\'Crything

p o s ~ i b l e to h av e an e nj oy ab le a ffair. The on ly thing it couldn'tdo i to definitelv ~ e t t l c the weatlll'r.I n c as e it r a l l 1 ~ on Saturday, thebig e n ~ n t will be hel d on ~ I o n d a y ,or the first c lear night thereafter.Features."Double-Stakes," a thrilling comedy-drama i n f iv e reels will be thefeature pic ture. Those that l ike thekind of p i c t u r e ~ the ccnsors haye tomutilate. stay aw;1.v. This is a s toryof real Ii fe,' not ;ec! Ii fl'. a nd wil lbe enjoyed by our spiritcd ~ " O I l l I 1 1 U I 1 ity. ". \ ~ l i c r o , ; c o p i c of the Fly"will be the educational feature . l"ntil r ec en tl y p ic tu re s o f th is k in dwere illlpossihle-the pO\\'erfull ights causing such heat a,; t o k illt he su bj ec t. T hi s IS the 11rst 111111

II I which this IS o\'Crcollle. Yout hi nk y ou know a fly and i ts t ri cksand t re ache ri es , hut do you? I Ia\'eyou ev er seen a fly m;lltiplied 2.:;0to 1000 times in size? If vou a'refond of mon,;ter,;, see thi,; I;icture."Tack and the Beanstalk" wil l I l l 'the'animated cartoon that will plea,;eus grown-up ki ds as well as t ho seof tenderer a:.:(',; and will sende\'eryone away 'saying "That was apeach of a show"-with all tee thshowing.Everybody Comfortable.

It is too much to expect that therewil l be a s ea t for eve ryone. Thereis a lot of people' in Xarberth andi, is hoped they wi ll all come out .There will be 30 0 to -lOa chairs forthe ol der folks and the yu ung erone s a rc a sked to e ithe r come pre pared to get close to :II other Earthin the front. or stand in the b;1.ck.The chairs \vill be distributed 1l\' acommittee and it will be \\ 'l se' tocome ear ly and avo id the rush. As ea soned orche st ra will p lay harmonious mus ic unt il the picturesstart and dur ing the show.A FirstClass Show.These pictures are produced byThe Pictorial Clubs , Incorporated-a group of men who believe thatmotion picturescan be clean, educat iona l and st il l t hr il li ng and entertaining. They do not" d is tr ibutethrough t heat re s, so you need notworry about having seen these pictures before. An exper ienced andl ic ensed ope ra to r wi ll handle thetwo power fu l mach in es so t he rewi ll be no break of pictures on theregular t heat re s creen s ecured forthis event. Contributions.

If you think an event of this kindisn't expensive, try to r en t films.musicians, etc. As m uch as theLeg ion wou ld l ike to, it- can't aff ord to lose on mo re t han one ofthese affairs. If you wan t to h av ethem eve ry Saturday, come prep ar ed t o gi ve at l eas t as much asyou woul d at a r eg ul ar t he at re .Don't be afraid t o g iv e to o muc h,because the Harold D. SpeakmanPost wil l se e that the communityge,ts$I.50 worth for every $Igiven.Figure that out a nd a sk yourselfwhether 'or no t i t is an investment.

First Legion Show at thePlayground' Tonight

Open Air Pictures GirlReady for Town

VOLUME X, NUMBER 42

,\ change in the organization of"Our Town," of considera1Jle impor tance to the paper and thosewho co-operate 111 its publication,has been made by the :\arberthCivic :\ssociation..\ t a recent meeting of the Boardof Directors, the entire act ive control anel management were turnedO\'cr to it s e di to r, who h as been incharge of t he pr oduct io n o f t hep ap er for t he past t hr ee and onehalf years.The association, founders of thepaper, re ta in actual ownership, buthave turned ove r the e nt ir e management to ~ I'. Livingston, .whoas,;l1l11es the authori ty of pubhshero f the paper .This wil l have no e ffec t upon theCIVIC character al1(1 co-operativemanagement of "Our Town," butwill permit of a reorganization ofthe busi ness b ranc h and a largerpaper 111 t he f all. G re at er e f f ~ r t swill he made to securc co-operatIOnof Narherth 's residents and organiza tions and to make the local paperof even greater value for comn1t1l1-ity progress. .

~ I'. Li vings ton, \ \ho IS alsoowner of the " ~ e w s of Bala-Cynwyd," op ene d t hi s week an officeill th e L og Ca bi n, at th e c or ne r ofI Javerfonl and Narbe rth avenues.This office wil l be the headquartersf rom now on of all departments ofthe 15aper an(l will serve as a bra!lchoffice for the Bala-Cynwyd pubhca-tion..\ t el ephone has been ins ta ll edwhich will p ermi t of a new. convenience to readers and advertisers,who may now phone neWS articlesand cla,;sitie(1 allvertisements to thepaper. There wi ll be someone onduty nery day sa\ 'e S a t u n ~ a y a n d:-;unday, and the editor. WIll holdoffice hours for the receIpt of copyeve ry Wednesc lay evening frorn' -NIr. \Vilmer G. Crowell IS 1 eI.( until 12 o'clock. covering from a recent operationThe phone number IS arherth for the removal o f h is tonsils.25-+5., \",hleh 'vc hope \vi ll be a fa- - - - REVISION PLANNEDmil ia r an (l much-us ed one to Nar- :'IIiss Helen C. Parrot, of Utica, ; \ i ter slime month s o j ohsen'a-b er th folk. R ea de rs a re a sk ed not IS the guest of :'I'liss Elvera Cnt- tion under ac tu al working condi-

I I ' I I I men, of lana avenue.to call t 11 e( ItOI' s 10me un ess t le tion:-, memhers of Council are no\\'other nutllher does not ans\ver. --- tll akig a careful study of theAfter Members. The Misses l\Iargaret and Thel- building code, with a view to mak-T' I . I' . f ma Fowler, of Elmwood a\'enl1e, I 'f t0nder t l e actIve (Irectlon 0 I11g minor c langes tel clan y an(President H.alph S. Dunne, the Civic spent the past week-encl at A t- equal ize the (Iacument., -\ssocia tion has inaugurated an in- lantic City. As n ow con st ru ct ed , t he ordi-t ensive can lpaign to s ecure eve ry - - - nance has been decl ared by manyre,;ident of Narberth as a me mb er ::vIr. and :'III'S. George Urth and experts to be nearly a mu(lcl ufof the association. daughter, ~ h u d e , motored to its t ype . I t p rm 'i de s strict regu-Letters are being prepared which P i tt sbu rgh this week for a short la ti l lns securing protection to pres-a re b ei ng s en t o ut to every home. stay. ent properties, a low insuranceA t lunlbe r have a lready been mai l- - - - rate, and a n adde d be aut y to t heed, and th e wor k will be c on ti nu ed :'IIr. C. E. Gal loway ha s pur- town. The coming changes are inin the effort to reach everyone. chased the apar tmen t hou se of minor points.The dues m the a ssoc ia tion are :\11'. Joseph C. Barclay at 21 3 Es- The Burgess an(1 several mem-$1, and the receipts are used in mat- sex avenue, The Barc1ays have bel'S of Council ar e abou t t o t ak etel's for the betterment of Narberth. been l iv ing at Lionville, Pa . ior up a change in the bill which wiIlThe goal of the association is 1000 the pas t two years . further restrict th e cons t ru ct ionmenlbers. If you have not received - - - of shingle roofs In the Borough .a bil l, the associa tion has requested Miss Anabel Needham is spend- A t the t ime t he new o rd ina nc ethat t he membe rs hi p fee be raid ing the summer on a farm at \vas passed, th e F i re Undenvriters\ 'y a ll adult res iden ts a s soon as Stockton, N, J. urged that all shingle roofs in the LEGION M E ET I N G M O ND A Ypossible so as to expedite the \vork . - - - Borough be banned, but p r o t e s t ~ Since the last meeting, the HaroldD b 'l d I f Mrs. William S. Howard isues may e mal e or e t at from t he p eo pl e c on vi nc ed the D. Speakman Post has been doingthe office of Mr. Dunne, the Nar- spend ing th e summer a t Fairfield Councilmen that s uch a p rovi sion big things. The fireworks were the

1 h C I I B ' II' M t . I Beach, Brid!!eport, Conn. She d' Id .lert oa anc Ul ( 109 a e rl a was too rasltc. biggest event ever he 10 our town.Company. was joined thi s week by Mr. ancl The present ordinance does not and now the open-air CommunityTh I t f +h J ~ rs. William Duel' and family. I I I .e r egu ar mel.' mgs 0 e. permit WOOf sling es 111 new con- 1vlovies promise to be a tremendousrectors will he resunled in tht:' e a r ~ y - - - structiot1 or large' repairs in the success . Because of the shortnessf11' Mr. Robert Fretz, o f Ches tnu t fi I I ' fNEW LIFE MEMBER a . I I h D P t re zone, t le centra sectIOn 0 of t ime to -pu t both of these eventsavenue, p ayec 111 t e u on t he t own. Th e n ew p la n wou ld over, the Executive Committee hasA good f ri en d of the Narberth New Sorority, Cuuntry Club tournament Mon- prevent the laying o f wood shin- to do most of the planning andFire Company has recently heen A numher o f g ir ls r epr esen ting day. gles on, any new build ings in the work on t he se two big projects.honored by election to life nlenlber- t he s ub ur bs o f Ove rb ro ok , N ar - - - - Borough. It \vould not, ho\vever, Ho\vever, the spirit has spread andship in the associa tion. He is Mr. berth, V\'ynnewood and Ardmore Messrs. ]ohn A. l\liller and Fred p roh ibi t renewal of present shingle Leg ionnai re s who were very oftenAlbert C. Barnes, of Merion. held a mee ti ng a t N ar be rt h l as t \Va lz er are each the owner s o f r uo fs outs id e the fire zone. among t he mis sing have been ask-Some t i l ~ l e a go he mad e a v ol un - Thursday for t he p ur po se o f 01'- brand-new Dodge s edans, which As m ost of the new build ings ing, "what c an I d o. "tary contribution of $500 , to help ganizing a Sorority. appeared t o h ri gh te n up Na r- a re b ei ng e qu ip pe d w it h fire-re- The Harold D. Speakman Postdefray t he cos t of t he n ew appar- They will hold t he ir me et ing be rth' s highwa ys t hi s week. sist i\' e roofs, the provision would has only started to do things . Itsatus ~ n has been deeply interested every second and fourth Thursday -- - not be drastic, and would i n c r e a s ~ aim is no'v. a looro menlbership ofin the work of the company. He of each month, :'III'. and Mrs. Raymond C. Jones :\arberth's strength in f ir e insur- ex-service men in Narberth, and aattended the recent, ban qu et as a r etu rn ed Sunday f rom a ten-day a nce ratin!'. Th e new p lan ari s es f ' t ' 't dauest of han'or, and at the last me'et-, ' E ' N' F II '" 10 0 pr oo c ommum y splrl an... Opens Bl7anch Office, motor t rt p t o rle, lagara a s 1 I f d fIE ' I I ding was elected a life member. d C d arge y rom a st u y 0 a num leI' activities. v er y mall s 1e p an] ohn A. Caldwell, Narberth real an ana a. (l,f recent fires I'n which wooden advl'ce IS necessaryIn accepting the membership, Mr. " .es ta te man, has opened a branch - - - roofs have been involved. ExServ lce Men, Come Out.Barnes writes: office at t he Lo g Cabin, part of Mr. 'and Mrs. Raymond S. Wise, W b f"I have al wa ys a dm ir ed t he hether y ou a re a mem er 0which is also occupipd as the office o f Essex avenue, l ef t l a st week for Child Bitten. the T 0 t u '11 b morewhole-hearted devotion of your ... ....eglOn r no yo WI eof "Our Town." ' a three weeks' motor trip through th I t tl t' tcrowd to th,e ar,duous and danger- SI . I B d ht f M an we come a le mee mg nex

ous worl, of fighti'ng, fires a,nd I J. 13aird Caldwell , h is son, will the Middle West. 111 ey oryer, aug er 0 r. Monday n ight in Elm Hall, at 830.b . h f th b h d and Mrs . Wm. E. Boryer, of Mer-have learned to r esp ect t he c ha ra c- e ti l c arge a e ranc, an ion avenue, was painfully bitten (This means 8,3.) There wil l beler of those of your members whom will have his insurance headquar- I ns ta l l New Machine. Th d b t d d b an installation of the new officers;I h av emet Your success is a defi- tel 's there. The Narber th Beauty and Gift M ureay YNa C ~ l I og owne y a l ively d is cuss ion as to fu ture ac-nite achie;emerit in civic progress ' Passes Exam. Shop, at 103 Essex avenue, has 1"e- rT h eorhg;e1d . hI . b' t ten on' tivi ties of t he P ost , a nd a mil li on", " , , P h f H d' D I . lI d I . e c 1 , W 0 was I doll' th f d f 11 h'Corner Sold. bese who have not. receIved theIr .arkle, at the corner (lfNarberthand character;" " ' ' f rom the Philadc:lphla Cotlege ?f m ~ c h J n e used 1S th e .}taIrtortd;and heensent ' to"tllehospitilho bi'ex:' A d , u s t e d C o ~ p e n s a t l O n B l a n k s a n . darid ' H a ~ e r o r d a v c m t i e s ~ h a s . been ,,' , Pharmacy, receIved word th1s,wlth ; the n ~ equ1pment, N ~ r - amined for possible d isease . haii !hem prmted C ~ t 1 do so a thISsold through John A. Caldwell to , Mr. John,Keenan, of Narber th, week that he had successfully berth s beauty parlor takes. I ~ , ; me.eting. If you ~ h m k :>:ou w111 beMr; Will iam D. Smedley . ' , " has pur chased the Brockmey.er passed t he S ta te Board e x a m i n a ~ rank with those of Phtladelphla tn ' ,. unmterested 111 thIS meetmg, or that. It , is believed that this valuable house ' at t he ~ o r n e r o f W in ds or t io ns a nd is now a f u l l ; . f t e d ~ e d t he c ompl et en es s o f th e service The Bouncing Bet is \i n full the Legion does po t need you, "youc o m e r , w i l t p ~ 'l:9Dvettetl into stores._ 'and Iona avenues.' pharmacist. Congratulations; Dr, r e n d e r ~ d , b loom in many pa rt s of the town . don 't know nothm'.", ....

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,._ - _ ~ . .111/1111111111 111111111111111 111111111111111 111111111111111 111111111111111 1111/1111111 111111111 1111111111111 11"11 11111IIlIII tlllllllllllllltllnlllllliR~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ pit, I1 I ' LADIES !:1 LOOK Il I:, "Buy Your Laundry Service as YouDo ;;I! INTO THE FUTURE ,t :, ' Your Food-By the Poundt , i 0 Et As you look into the future, you cannot tell j ur conomy Service at , 12c per lb. 1_, , All Flatwork beau t ifUl ly f in ished. All Wearing, what it will bring forth-but still you know , i Apparel dried. necessary pieces s ta rc he d a nd r ea dv it t fo r ironing. Soft Articles ar e fluffed up ready t -that you will need funds. t i .wear. it B" ht t 'f h t d t i_ Our Family Service at , 14 Ylc per lb.gm r Ig now 0 save 1 you ave no one , !! __, , ;; . You will find t h a t this Servi ce r edu ces your, so in the past. Open an account with The t Wash Da y to a fe w minuLs.t Merion Title & Trust Company. , i All Wearing Apparel float-ironed an d most all I_t ' ;; r e ad y t o wear , A fe w pieces will need touching up.1 4% Interest Paid in our Savings Fund Dept. II FLATWORK IS BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED '!t t - I n b ot h t he se services there mus t be h a lf we a ri n gt -------- , : ! O ! ~ App ar el a nd h al f flat work (i n pounds).t ' Min imum Bund l e, $1.00.1 THE MERION TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY II Blanr.':. S i ~ ' ; t ~ ~ . ~ ~ f ; : ...nd Shi rt s, Lace Cur ta ins or !f , ' Phone Ardmore 175 or send postal to jf Narterth Ardmpre, p a ~ l a ~ y n W Y d .f ,. SI . M A R ~ ~ m ~ ~ ~ D R Y ~ .InC. I~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -f r.lIll1ll1ll1ll1ll1ll1ll1ll1ll1ll1ll1ll1ll1ll1llllllllll"llIllIlIlIllIUllIlllilllllIlIlllllIlIlllll"IIIIUI"llIllIllIllIllIllIllIllItlllllllllllIUIIIIII:

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-because, aecording to myth, apiece o f t he f or bi dd en f ru it s tu ckn Adam's throat. There, i n a ll of\.dam's sons, the l ump remains t o'h is day! Ye t humans , young andl id, find

1 f re qu en t h el p i n keeping free'rom many ills that fiesh is heir to.P u r e t ~ s t Castor Oil is a c le ar .)right laxative that acts gently and.horoughly. Extra refining givest a sweet nut ty tast e , Childrentake it easily,One of 200 Puretest preparations'or h ea lt h a nd hygiene. Everyt em t he best that skill andcm:e.snproduce. '. . - '., ", .

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n T Ii\'c iur Ua\'is and n ot r ad ic al : HOWARD C. FRITSCH : _.._ - _ - - .. - .-------------------_UR OWN! e n u l l g ~ l j ur L aF ol le tt e, b ut I' m Jus tice of th e Peace ': C. C. RIPLEY' "As You Rip, So Shall We Sew" t'A C . C mm ity Journal: sure ( ,ump \ \ '111 sulJmerge person-' ': ,o-operattve 0 un 'a l all lhit i"n and rlln ",i th YOU as' REAL ESTATE " Cor. Windsor & Grayling Aves. , HEWIT'S tIlIl>lIHhlr1 .. \ ' t r ~ S l l l l l r r l n ~ ' nl :"nrbl'rlh, Pn .. \ . i c e ] :res!den t, Ii he don' t -] ha \ e IFire Insurance-Bes t Companies ; : t tTh e :"url",rth CiI'l" ARHollntlon, Owners, no objections to jour years \'aea Phone 1749-W-215 Haverford Ave. ': OSTEOPATHIC t___ lhI1I1 1 Atlt'l' Ll"lngston. ti"n myself. It ma y seem a I ~ J t , : ~ ! , t Tal')ors, Cleaners and Dyers tEdllnr un.1 Publlsber. I I I II I 11 PHYSICIAN________________ ; "e l )lIt a t 1e campaign \\'1 , : \ : R r b ~ r l b : l ' I - \ ' . \ r d m o r ~ IlS:I-J 'SI'!lSI'HII'TIII:\ I'HJ('J.:, 11111' l"oIlar UII.I! ha\ 'e til d" i s t il pr"dailll th e \ \ ' ~ ) n - i I: h -22 W ','I t tFlflY (', 'I l ls l",r y ... r i l l . ,d , , , " , '( ' I .: \ I I I tl I ti t n' . VERL PUGH 'Phone : Narbert 2;) - 234 HaverfordA tl'rs (JI . ar ll'rt 1 le rca es ; I , , ; , venue

: \a "h e, . p ay in g t he e a l l l p a i g l ~ ex Electrical Contractor I: Mon.-Wed.-Thurs.-Sat. ,penses) and the enthusla,.;nl lit ou r I t : I , ( t r l ~ , , 1 H"llI.lrs ""d ' \ J l J l I I R n ~ ~ H ' t N b h P tl.egi, 'n P"St. Then think IIj the: :114 Grol1 ln lr An' . H ( ' r l ~ k ( ' l . - \ , . ~ . , : Evenings by Appointment :. ar er t , a. 'Phone, Narber th 1254 ,l 1 1 i l l i ( ) l l ~ tl i a l l t i - i l 1 - 1 a \ \ " ~ that \\'ill I1 ~ I l r l ) f . : r t t l . ' )8. . \rfIJnfJrt-,I"B. ' " 4 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ."ote f () r y () u o n } ) }a ll k :\C). Ii. __ ...:\ ,, \\ t ha t that',.; s l' lt le d l e t' s: 1',\1:\:'1'1:'00(; (;L.\ZI:-in Stop!-Look!-Listen! :. :turn Ilut "n luI\' :!;-; and ele\ 'ate, Ilt:('OIt.\TI:'ooG JOnB I :"C ; ' ,, "1 ' II II] I ' B r a ~ Novelties of Refinement at ' ,t he n am e I,j ].'..m a aJ , ,\ ' e t 1 e: WM NEWBO"" ' H OMES WANTED 'am c IIf : ' Iadi ,;"n ~ q l 1 a r e Carden; RG & CO. Moderate Prices. : :.and C" lwen ti o n J lall. Cln'eland, Pa in t ing and Decora t ing "Ye Oddlty Shoppe" :\11 eorre'lll'ndetKe and remittances ,htluJ- left at the olnee, the Log Cabll1. AL E R \1'1'1'1' 1'/ 104 Forrl'st Avenue Narberth, Pa. , ,- ph"lll' ~ a r b e r t h :Z545. j .,) l n l l ~ , . 'urlwrth /7:;"',W' : Forty to fifty families moving to Philadel- :(Jt:r '1'"" n i, "n ' : li e- , , : \h,' ,1l' iIHTl'::-;l'c! 1'l':tUty ; l l1d :-]Jirittil :\arlll 'rth.l'i;111k :\ ", :: -Capi tal . Thatr:I],;t:,} a,.; rel'r(' ';('litl'd hy the ]J' ,,;ttrl'a,,;ur\' be ;.:i\,Cll e\'en' still1ulat ion j ,' \. i n, :rea,ed mZ11l her,.;hip,COl1lnllinit\ ' t lpprrt tc, pl,,.;t acti\'ities jr01l1 tittlc tC) t ime \\'i11 pen'nitmore f re qu en t a nd larg'e C0111Illunity ;\lti\'itie,;.Plank :\Il. I -Tax reeiuetion,That a reductilll1 of en e rgy t axed

on a iew he efiected by every postmember r1"in;.: h i" ; ;h ar e. Alsonon-member co- oper at ion wi th t hepost \\'ill rl'dlll e t hi s t il a minil1lum eliminating all surtaxes onbig energie,.;, .Pla'nk : \". :1 - I111migration.That t he h ar s bc pu t d il wn o n all

undesirable foreigners (those no tanxious to hecome c i ti z en s ) e x cept that l110st unr les i rab le of all,Bergdol l ,and on th e return of that-:owatd to the "home of the h:ra\'e,"hebe given free food, free (from.c om fo rt ) l od gi ng atld stripedc lo th es f or 10 years and then afr('e ticket tCJ t he mo st unrleF.irah1cpart o f t he w or ld a t t ha t t ime.Phll1k 1\1/). fl-' Foreign Relations." That mothers-in-law bef orc ed t o lo ve their enemi es , a nddistant t[' latinn', h,. f o rh i dr 'c n t ovisit un less cordi,ally invited.Plank N o 7__Prohibition. That. dr y ( r - ~ i n ' l e s s ) '110liclays, etc.; an dno f dry-post meet i ilg 's be favored .W el l, t he re 's a platform thatcan' t lose. It will probably bev et oe d b y Coolidge, too progre!'s-

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OUR TOWNAUTO RACING REVIVED

$1.49$1.115$2.95

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Summer i s th e season fo r White Shirts. Welltailored, of good c loth, they a re m os t attractive ..Come in a nd see these bargains.

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Dahlia StakesArbor Strips-Screen MouldingSHULL LUMBER CO.,I ~ A L A - C Y ~ " T Y D

"FRESHER BY A DAY"

SCOTT POWELL DAIRIES

CEDAR POSTS-BEAN POLES

-Narberth Variety S ~ o ~ e 1232 HAVERFORD AVE. 'PHONE, NARBERTH 2210 .

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Itury, :\1 vers 50lln d i ~ t a n c e d the t--------------------field. so'tltat at the ~ i x t h lap it lFour Hurt in F i rs t Day ' s Rac in g at appeared a . if he was to ha\'e t ' . Belmont . . . . I thing-s all hiS O \ \\ay. But it 0 t} 'our dr l\ 'ers were 1I1Jured 111 the 1 \\ a s n ll t to he. 1he J)euscnherg t 'QML T H Tautomohile race meeting at Bel- started t il h it things up. and be- t 'mont Track, ;"\arberth, Saturday, cause of the iact that :\1 vcrs eased - . PLEAB--...rES tand the p ro gr am o i !i\'e e\'ents lip materialh he was nc"arh' o"er- t _ _was cut to four, taken. How'e\'er. when :\lyers per- t t] larry Lan g. : \I ar k Cun ni ng - cell'ed the fac t on t ~ l e ~ e \ ' e n t h l a l ~ th am , Doo le y Chior an o an d EI- that he I\'a,; In nl' little danger a t twood \YoH, all o f thi s citv, figured losing the race he !Jure duwn un t PEA $9.90 2240 STOVE $13.90 tin the accident in t he l as t contest the t ask a t hand in an e tlort to Pounds tg ; """;;;,.;;.;.""',.."..,.....;v..,;.."...,;;..;.,.,..,...,"""...... .............v..; ; , . . . " ' . , ' V .....".""................ .............~ a 1U-miIe han dicap, 0 f t he q ua r widen th e ga1~ , I,)etw; en his car t NUT I3.90 EGG 13.7 5.... .. .,CR... A"N"'s"T""O".N...'S., CL"E"AN C. "0" A t " ~ " " ~ . ~ \ ~ ~ , ~ ~ : ' ~ , : ~ ~ ; ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ h ~ , ~ ~ f , ~ t p f , ~ : ' n ~ , , ~ ~ : t h ; " : n " : i l l , ~ ; ~ ~ ; ' n " >in'" I ..... c. o. D. ISIClan, and It is belie\'ed h i le"s hIS car to Its u t t l 1 t 1 ~ t and ~ U t l n t h e ' 'JUNE DELIVERY PRICES I\'ere fractured. The rest of t he mll.1 I\'ere nip and tuck, this on t h e ' tCHUTED speedkings m a n a ~ e d to sun'i\'e ninth lap. But ~ d y e r s . e\'er eqnal t TX7 F KEMple' $14 .50 NUT, $14.75 t he a cc id en t w it h lacerations of to the challenge. did not iail un t YY r ,the head and !Jody. t h i ~ uccasion, t tSTOVE, $15.25 PEA, $11.25 ;\ ine cars started in t he h an di- Office:and Yard Main Office

50 cents added when wheeled or carried Icap and a s t hey n ea re d the quar- AT COUNTY LUNCHEON t 52nd and Jefferson Streets 930 North Markoe Streets '50 cents d iscoun t f or cash t n-mi le t ur n ui. the ~ r s t lap the t Belmont 8'5'56 tl a ~ t e r dare-den1s faded to see Local Women Voters CO'operate in Belmont '54/2 JOSEPH M. CRANSTON t h o ~ e ahead tli the sIOl\l'r ma- Big Campaign. t 'Y WYD Ph C d 7 0 I

"J1lst Phone or Send a Po8fal"BALA-C N one, ynwy 0 chines-and amid th e dn st ~ c r e e n . ~ the time ;";un:m!Jer 4- cn1l1l'S tit caused "ne t'l steer off the track around t h i ~ \ 'ear. not mall\ ' : \Iont- .:-------------------an d p lun ge o \' er t he inside em- g01l1ery conn't\, citizens, ii ;11\'. " ' il l :; __ ha nk nl ent . . .\ no the r i ol lo \\ 'e d! Je ;l1Jle to , , 1 ~ a c l igl1orancl: 01 elec-1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -: : ~ l I i t , lI'hile the tl \'O heh ind hit tio n d ay ii all the plallS mat ur e II VACATION TIME ' " t ) I 1 1 e t h i n ~ Oil the track. Ilarr, ' th at ar c IlO\\' being arr;lllged In1-------I I C ".' . 4I I I . a n g ' ~ l'ar went O\'l'r the embank- t It' ounty I.eagul: of \\ uman t: : ment and turned a cumplete \ ' o l e r ~ , i" r t l 1 i ~ organizatioll, in I P h t': with it s t h ought s o f s ea s ho re and moun tain s is re - I s"mersault , p inning him heneath. co.op( '1 'al ion I li th lhe mal1\' o ther t t US es at a Touch: freshing, t o s ay th e least. Bu t do no t lose sight of : \\'hill: Iltlt kl1,)\ln detill i teh, rail : 1 , ~ o c i a t i o l 1 S ,throughout. :\1;llll:":UII1- I. t: th e fact that in a little more than s i xt y d ay s th e : lilr l lelr per,on;l ~ \ \ p p o r t . ractlcaI 1a( \\.IC t< 00 t 1e eat 111 ~ . : e ~ \ \ g ~ e s t i o n , \\'ere nl1'tTed \\'hereh\'I\ery hrst lap. a n ( ~ , set a t er nh ,c th;' campa ig n m ig ht lIe extende;jl1 ) ' lC(,. 11 c \ -, 'as oHered COl11n e1 1- I 'I f 1 ] 11I11I11I11I11I1,111111111111111J11111111111111111111l11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111. I.' , . .... - among (" I \ l r C l - g o c r ~ , acton'-lan( s, ;I."n l or t he )first ~ h r e e 1 l 1 ~ ! e ~ 11)' IIcgroes, f n r c i g n c r ~ :I n(( o th erh t l l : l p ~ " n I,eed \11. a. \\ IilIams groups, ,\ttorne)' H,ol1and told the Order II. pecla], bu t the latter soon found women that the pnltt lcal 1 l ' a d t ' r ~ \\'ill . your coa now _ithe yace t oo h ot to e\',en attempt hail tbe.campaign with delight.. !I dl lollll\\'. and fell, behll1d,. .\ woman cit iz t' ll of the l .-ni ted I

....... __ ... . .. ", ........ n "" Chadwtck cont1l1ued hIS rate, ~ t a t e s ~ h a l l not c e a ~ e to he a cit izen : whl-Ie e low' ~ I : d as t h race went un and tlw 1by rea son of her mar ri ag -e u n l e ~ ~ I prices are" ' " ' " " " " " " " " ' ' ' " ' ' ' " ' ' " " ~ ' ' ~ ' ' ' ' ~ ~ ' ' ' ~ ' ' " " ' ' " ' ~ ~ :Ilth a l ~ J sIxth laps had heen t r ay - she makes a formal renuncia tion of ! ;e r ~ ( ' d . It hecame apparent that he her c i t i z e n ~ h i p h ef or e a Cou rt h a\ '- .$ \ \ ' ~ s to make ~ t runaway of the ing jurisdiction o\,er naturalization I W dTh Sh

e Ar B e thing, as he (lId nut ~ a s e up un of a l i ( ' l l ~ : I'J\( >\'1 DED t ha t anv e a re p re pa re t o s up pl y your. ese Iris e eautles ~ h ( ' s t r e n g ' ~ h of a halt. lap lead, \ \'oman l 'i tizen \\ho 1 1 l a r r i ( ~ s an a l i e ~ l n ex t w i n te r 's coa l r equ ir emen ts righthut went rIg'll! on ~ t c P P 1 l l g - on the ineligible to c i t i z e n ~ h i p shall cease E now.~ a s . to Ill' a c it izen o f the Cnited S t a t e ~ . , W I _;=;There was still the chance that Absent Voting. ' e carry s e e c te d anthraci t e noted\\ ' arren would be forced out, due The act I lrov ir li ng for a b ~ e n t fo r it s long-burning qual i ty an d it s lo wtt) a n a cc ide nt , a nd Reed kept - as h co ten t\'Oting passed at the I ~ 2 session n f ~ ~ ~ f ~ ~ ~ t i n g l y at it, t ra il in g t he is a(lministered entireh' hy CountvC o m m i s ~ i o n e r s . who pro\,i'de all t h ~ ' Take advan tage of our square-dealHowe\('r. in an attempt tu keep hl ank f orms a nd o th er mat er ial to pol icy::n th e running he furced his car car rv the act into e ffec t. .\ n e1ec- ~ faster than its b es t s pe ed wou ld tor 'who contellll)lates being from)ermit. a nd was forced to lea\'et he b rown ribbon of an o \' al i )e - home on the d ay o f el ect ion or pri- SOC a to n olfmar\, and des ires to cas t h is hal lo t ~ l'ause of engine trouble. I'\ow is r ~ ( l u i r e d to nwke alJIJlication toChadwick's v ictory was a certain- - I r' C hty, and h e k ep t up' his death-defy- :he Co unty Co mmissioner s not a asmore than 30 days n or less t haning \'elocity, so that on the ninth t hree days hefore election or pri-I ~ he over lapped Bill Strickler, ma ry day, and they will forward Charge cu s tomer s who pay in fivewho was p il ot in g a stocky Peu- the necessary blank forms, affidavits days a l lowed c a sh price.geot. and bal lo t w ith ful l i ns truc tions a s EThe t im e of ni ne minutes and Y b I f -o procedure in forwarding ballot ou ca n uy co a . rom us on a ;_=24 seconds is exceptionally fast d . Iand its excellence is . apparent an votmg, Taxes. week y p re p ay in e nt p la n , an d havewhe n i t is related that t he C la ss iii present p r i ce s gua rant eed . Le t u s t el l B event wa s won i n poorer t ime , Every adult must pay a per i yo u abou t it .a lt ho ug h t hi s w as a very good capita school tax and an occupation E==race. tax, In order to vote, the occupation ii Phone, Allegheny 2800

t r ; l ~ ; < ; e : I ~ y ~ ~ ~ ' r ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' : ~ y ~ n c ~ ~ ~ : ~ o : ~ ; l ~ l ~ ~ e t t f ~ ; ~ o ~ v i : ~ i l ; h ~ w c l e r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Iinto his own w it h a vengeance in In ad di ti on, t ho se who own r ea l - KUN ' K ELihe lO-mile Class B affair, the next esta te must pay a county tax, a i . ' . .' .' . ' . ' .on the program, but h e h ad ,to goo school tax and a township or bor- ii !!some t o b ea t out J ac k Williams, o u ~ h tax. iwho ' cameup from- Bristol in a Also, . c e tt ain,mon. eys a.t interest;; 63 d l i i ~ k 5'1 d G =.Deusenberg. are s ub je ct to a S ta te ta x of four l!! . r ana"'Mar .et . "st'an ..... 'ray's =Myers Lates Field. mills payable tc;lthe county. i Starting off with a speed that There"is also a Federal Inconle UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJ1I1I"11I11I11I11I11I1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII"llIf

if continued meant inevitable vic- tax.

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