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Looks Ahead

-1tit-h:l1'f! 1'. !lnOllel'.ROBERT PAGE,In'C!sidellt, The AlltOC(t1' Company

Local l'vlcn Head CityGroup in C am l C onc er t

Au/oear Head Pronlotes 2 Aides, SeesBetter 1937 Following Banner 1936

Junior executiw's, accountants alld Iworknll'n of the A u to ea r T ru ck F ac torv in Ardmore a r c husv with tIll'fill ,;1 details of a year's h U ~ i n e s s that. iin volume and profits , exceeds al,.\'thing since 1B2!J.(her 1000 persons are now on t Il l'

Autocar payroll at Ardmo1'(', of wholllapproximately 100 have Iwen addedin the last few weeks . Hon1l 's ofahout 80 ppr cen t o f t he ]lC'}';;onn('] are10eatC'd on the Main Line. ' Also a dividend of 75 cC'nts a shareon the ('om]lany's preferred stock-t1H'IIrst dividend in three years-was dec l are d rec en tly, p a ya ble this month.

But that is all water over the whet'lfor P r e ~ i l ! < ' n t Rohert P. Pag'e, .Jr., whois noW immerse d in lo ng - ra nge p lan ning i 'm' a big'ge r volume und betterprofits in ID37.Back in October, 1\11. Page wusclosely occupied with the policy anclpreliminary o u t l i n e ~ of t he n ew 19;17line o f Aut oc ar t ru ck s, which willbroaden Autocar's market base. After

Cont inued on Page Four

A c on ce rt o f C h r i ~ t m a s music hashl'l'n announcl'll tile' Choral Ar t Soe i l ' l ~ ' of Philadl'1phia for Tuesday eveIling' at St. .James Church, Twentysecond and \Valnut streets. The IJrogram consists of foul' groups of song's,compris ing' fourt l 'en numbel's. Inclmkd in the' l ist ar e a numhel' of

SportsmC'n Hold Shoot carob rarely lH'ard, togethel' withA hout twenty-five nH'lllhNS of thl' special anangements of a few o f t heLowc'l' Mcrion Rod and Gun Club took moJ'(' famil ia l' a irs.part in a small-bore rifle and re\'fll- Director of the Chora l Ar t is I-hury

\'( '1' shoot, held at the rang'e in the Clay Bank;;, of 1\Ioreno rond, Pennreal' of \"hitc' ::\Iotol's, E"sex avenue, V a l l c ' ~ ' , organist at Girard College.I \arher th, Tuesday night. Presidl'nt of til(' ;;ocidy Le'wis

J. :\lcGov('l'n, of Bryn l\lawr, wa;; Wood E a s h ~ ' , of ~ a r h r o o k park, Nar-hig'h mall with a score of !I::!. Gl'Ol'g'I': Il('rth. S i x t ~ , voiel's make up thisF l o ~ ' d , Jr., also won a p ri ze . Ifalllous chora l group .

Cont inued on Page Five

Alumnae Dinner 28thInvitation:" have bel' n issued by the

Alumnae of the 1\IatC'r : : \ I i ~ e r i c ( J r d i a eAcademy fo r a supper-dance at theBarclay on :\Ionday, Dccemher 28.

Regula t ions covering disposition ofashes, trash and rubbish werC' distributed to l\'arberth residencl's thisweek under t he d ir ec ti on o f Geo r l2:eB. Suplee, superintendent of Jlublil'works.Xot ic e was g in n t ha t ashe;; mustbe placed in separate receptacll's andthat the boroug' h w il l not relllovewaste f ro m b ui ld in g o pe ra ti on s,s to ve s, b oi l er s or o ther unusua ll ybulky 01' heavy objeds.A red t ag a t ta ched to a j'eceptach'means that it docs not mee t boroughrl'quirements.

No Ashes With Tl'ashRequested by Borough

Narberth Ilostoffice will beo pe n a ll d ay t hi s Saturday, anduntil B P. 1\1. Monday, T u e s d a ~ 'and W e d n e ~ d a ~ ' , December 21, 22,2:1. Postmaster Joseph L. K e l l e ~ 'ab o ask:-' that persons mailinggreet ings under 1%e po st ag e hes ur e t o h av e t he conect addresson the c a r d ~ a s t he y cannot beforwarded u nd er p os ta l r eg ul alations.

B a l a - C y n w ~ ' d postomce will beopl'n all day this Saturday anduntil 8 P. :\1. on :\Ion

NARB ER TH , P ENNSYLVAN IA, D ECEMBER IS. 1936

dent o f N ar be rt h Borough Couneil.r Lower 1\lerion B oa rd o f CommisNew Councilmen, noland FIC'er and IS.'ioners pass 8 mill t ax r at e Hnd bud-Eugene H. Davis take seats . g;et of $952,156.Dr. George A. Sloan re -e lec ted I Survey on merger by Township

p re si lk 'n t o f Narberth Board o f C ommi ss io ne rs s ho ws i t w ou ld c.'ostHealth. Lower Merion $tl,OOO O\'er recl'ipls toJa y G i b ~ o n Gutes, Bryn 1\1a\\' 1, son oper a te Na rbe rt h a r ea .

of U. of P. p re si de nt , d ie s a cc id en t- R ev is io n o f t owns hi p z on in g o rd iully of monoxide gas po isoni ng. n an ce r eco mm en ded in annua l r eportPioneer Ba la -Cynwyd business man, of Township Planning Commission.

Charles B. Aldred d ie s i n t i4 th ~ e a r . Robe rt n . P icki ng elected presidentB ui ld in g c on st ru ct io n i n LCl\\'('I' o f Anlmo l' l' Chaml )er o f Commerce.Merion for HJ:J5 amounts to over Contagi ous diseases show decrease$2,000,000, best ~ ' e a r since 1!J:31. in Lower 1\lerion during Ifl:l5.

The Rev . R. E. Keighton, pastor of New Autoear pum]wr d el ive re d tothe Baptist Chu rc h o f the Evangel , Merion Fire Company of Ardmore.Narber th, returns from five month;;' Joseph C. Adelizzi installed astrip abroad. president of Narberth Business Coun-

Fire caused by explosion does dam- eil at dinner-dance.uge of spveral thousand dollu rs to Narberth C O I 1 l m l l n i t ~ ' Library rehome or Dr. Samuel H. John, Cynwyd ports c ircu la tion increase for 1D:35 ofEstates. 2,000, making 45,408 for year. R. E.1\Irs. Frederick C. Schaefl'er, prom i- Keig'hton re-elected p res id e nt o f tIll'nent Haverford r es id en t, d ie s s ud - b oa rd .clenly of heart attack, National BanI, of Narberth re-

Narberth Council adopts 16 mi ll ports 40 per c en t in crea sc in d epos it stax rate an d budge t o f $75,3Dl for during 1935.1D36,

Ear ly Copy Next WeekBcc/IIISC of tltc illl]JC1/llil1!J Yalctidc

t lt is l 1 ( , l l " ~ J i a } J C I ' will flO to J i ' / ' { ' . ~ s a c la !!c ar l !! J lc xt w('ek. Acll'Cl'tisillf/ allflacl(',< CO/Ill sltolllcl I'cach tlli.< office lIotI"I,'/' thllll TIII'"cl"!l I I ft 'Tll l iUII fOI' tillI ILrt i.'.


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December 18, 1936

TYDOL GAS &: OIL

Havc P le nt y o f

LINENS

La l l l l d r ) '

CLEANBLANKETS

Santa Claus can't do itall . .. You c an help byget ti ng t ho sc t rce lightsnow, at the NarberthElcctric and Radio . . .Indoor Sets, 39c up: Outdoor, as low as 89c. \Vccan help. too, by doingyour wir in g n ow f or indoo r a nd outdoor trees

A s f or g if ts , well,you, Santa and thc recipients will al l li ke ou rselection:

Roxborough . Ph il ade l ph i a , P a ,

car-automobilc heaters,and anti-fl'ceze, windshield

ArdmOl'c. Pa.

and

Y o u rh e r e

ROB CLARE KennelsG. w. ScllIICck-OWllCI'

Narberth Avenue n ea r t he Th ea tr e, Na rb e rt h

Regis tcred Puppies fo r Xma s D el iv er y b y- Ch. Rufton Roderick of Ro b C l a r e -

- Eng. Springer Spaniels of Distinction

Sparton de luxe Refrigerator, 6 cu. f t. cap.rcgularly $199.50- for $175

Tcrms to sui'

Deposits Insured under the Government P lanMember of Federal Reserye System

Open at 8 A. M. daily for you r conveniencc

Merry Christmas

RADIO COMPANY

Winter items fo r the$8.95 and up, installed:defrosters, chains, etc.

FREE - Ullil'ex Camera - FREE!-wi th each purchase of $5 or more

2 railroad stations an d 8 figures .Lot s o f games at 9Sc-Toys 4 9c a nd up

Big $ 5. 50 E re ct or Se t Special, $4.25$5, 18-inch Shirley Temple Doll , for.... " $3.49

Ai r King Radio, $13.25Howar d I I- tu bc all-wave world-wide receptionRadio with Magic Eye, etc.-console modcl $69.95Beautiful Bluebird Spalton-long and shor t wave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42.50Liberal al/on'allce Otl old radios t raded i tl

American Flyel' freight train, 7 cal 'S, e lectl ic loco.mot ive and tender, track and transformel' $5.65

Se t of 8 houses for around the trce, , . , .. " $1.49

The

PlrOtlc: Narberth 4182GOODRICH TIRES &: BATTERIES

:'\rdl11ol'c 4400

St.Mary's Laundry, Inc.wishes you a very

NARBERTH ELECTRIC

"Know

Your guests will morc than appl'eciate soft, fluffy blanketsand snow white towels an d lincns. Ou r many services ar eavailable to you th e whole year ' round-use them and l ea rnthc advantages of deal ing with a "Ccrtified Laundry: '

451 Wigal'd AWl1ue

INational Bank of Narberth

Narberth Methodist EpiscopalRev, W. Vernon Middleton, Minister~ u l l d a y , December 20:H.lii A. l 'I.-Church School.11.00 A. l \ L - C h r i ~ t m a s \\'orship,

Ser!l1on: "The Jo y o f Chl'istmas.":1.:1O P. : \1.-JI ', Epworth Lcague.flAii P. ; \1.-lntermediatc a nd S en -

ior Epworth Leagues.. ::0 P. 1'1.-Church School Chrisl

nIa" progTam. Music and recita t ions , ~ ~ ~ ~ = = = ~ = = = = = = = = ~ = = = = ~ = = ~ - ~ - = = ~ ~ ~ ~ = = = = ~ - - = . ~ ~ ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - = ~ - ~ - ~ - = ~ ~ ~lhc children.:\lullday, December 21 ::-i,OO p, : \1.-Board of TrusteesIlwl'ting at lhe p a r ~ o n a g l ' .\\"('dne"day, Dccember 22 ::U)(J P. l \ I .-Chr istma, ; par ty of the

l"'g'inners and primary dcpartments.!Fridav, Deccmbcr 25: I'.UO A. l '1.-Chrlslmas Day SerVIceuf Adoration and Fc llowship .

II Church Notes I"' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - '=OUR TOWN

The Spectator

'/ 'ht Presbyuria" CburchRev. Arche r E . Anderson. PastorMeeting'S for Deccmber 20 :D.'!5 A. l\l.-Biblc School.

f or m en a nd women.11.00 A. 1\:1.-The Morning Worship.Julius David Stcrn i s h is own l1las- Se rmon: " Immanue l, the Pu rpo se o f

tel' and no douh t a bou t it, His s el f- C hr is tm as ." T he Junior Churc h w i ll ;confidence is monumcntal a nd h is ex- atlt'll-propriate, ) 'Oll call alwa/'s rely Oi l flowers.

ALBRECHT'S. F LOWERS .

You can'tkeepchildrenoff the floor these days- so p la y safe and keepthe floors and the wholehouse warm a nd c os ywith Newton Coal.

Ask abou t theNewton Budget Plan.Phon. Ardmor. 2550 or ALL. 8400

Have youNEWTON COALfor your home?

Albrecht's Flowersfor a perfect

i Christmas TributeHi" fir"t l'xpel'ience in Rhode I"land

did !lot work out, hut it is no t hclil,\...dthat h e l o" t an y mon ey . I Il ' thl'n located in New B l' un sw ic k, N . J.,where he gave some hectic perfol'llI

a l 1 l ~ e S , ending' his venture t he l' e hy unloading ' h is paper on his heaten eolllp"tilo!'. Af te r t ha l he \\"ent out toI l l ino is , wlwre he (lid some daring'th ings , ,wd once ag' ai n he sold th e twot'vl'ning' papers which he had den'l0lwd to a morning c0 l1tell1!10l'al'y at ap ro fi t which wa s s aid to be c1o,;e 1


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St. Margaret 's ChurchRcl'. J. J. Hanlligall

P . Spi ne ll i & SonLalldsca!'e alld GClleral Contractors

242 Woodbine Ave.-Narberth 2364Cheste r G. Jone s - I c e

200 Woodbine AvenuePhotIC: Narbcrth 4058

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now!

casual

This is

rightsui t to wear

She's a chiclittle

$10.95

Sport Shop-Third Floor

She's two-piece, - canseparate and pal withother rigs . . . coat brief,fitted, buttoned . . . highpoc ket s i n twin t ier s oft hr ee . C rown gold, sandalwood, blue, coronationgreen, r egal b lue, coronation red. Sizes 12-20.

Imported Shetland wool.Take her cruising in luscious pastels, or wear herunder your fur coat allwinter long, in chic brightshades!

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~ STORE HOURS . ..::w,f . * r ~~ : \ : : ~ .~ ~ ~ ~ : .fir~ E W E E f

1111-24 CHESTNUT S1~ H I L A D E L P H I A

December 18, 1936~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I IG. Brown and the i\Iisses Brown, of ~ A L ~ ! l ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ~ " \ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! l ~ ~ ~ ~ ! l a ~ ~ & . . ~ ~ \ l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "E., THE FIRESIDE IEllI1wood aVl'l1Ue, on Christmas Ilay. ~ ~ ~ " l H ~ W U } ~ ~ w U ( ; ' ; ; Y t " " l I u ; ~ r l n - ~ ~ " T ( ; ' ; ; Y ( ) l r c o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l 1 G i 1 W j H 1 ? J ~ ' h m } 1 m i 1 W V ( l i P W l I U ; i ~

I-I ..Joseph I.r. Pen'y, ;;.d, alTi\'ing 11 J ~, . , . ISat urday [10111 Call1hrlllg-I', l \l a ss ., t o ~ !() 6 ;\11:':' Jail


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P l a n t s

(Net Cash Price)

PhoneNarberth 2430

Cu t poinsettias . ro se s , s nap d r ag o ns , c a rn a ti o ns . sweetpeas. gardcnias . ol'chids,iris. an d al l other cu t flowcr s III season.

STOVE 10.50NUT 10.50PE A 8.75BUCKWHEAT 7.50

MONITOR COAL( LEH IGH )

For ChristmasGreetings. Say it with

Flowers

Flon'crs Dc/i"ered A uynhcrc

Flon'crs Dc/i, 'ereel A IIy" ,f ,cre

For every wriston you r Chr is tmas lis t!

Can ' t afford a Hamilton, an . Elgin or aBulova wris t watch? N onsense! lust se ewhat Santa has a t T h e N a rb e rt h )ewelers, a g if t f or e ve ry w ri st on your list.Also. a f ul l l in e of Jewelry, Sh ea f fe r F ou n tain Pens . Ronson Lighters , Dresser Sets an dother Novelties sure to b e ap pr e c ia t e d.

Wreaths-both metallic and natural

Narberth Jewelers236 Haverford Avenue, Narber th

Phonc: Narberth 2204 - WI' Can and Deliver

Everything zn

In addition, call on us for:Picture FramesOil and Water Color PaintsVarnishes, Enamels andHouse Paints

to a lumber yard where lumber IS notalways just lumber. We cCmake up "many things f or home improvement sand are listing some of them:

BookshelvesMail Boxes (special only)Kitchen CabinetsStorm EnclosuresArtistic Recreation Rooms

Shull Lumber CompanyThe Link Between Fore!t arId Home

"Le t Yourself Go"

- i n c l ud i ng poinsettias , begonias , hea ther . cyclame n an d fol iage p l a n t s - a l l d re ss ed u p f or C hr is t-mas .

29 BaJa Ave., BaJa-Cynwyd CYNWYD 662OPEN SATURDlIYS UNTIL 3 P. M.

(Net Cash Pr ic e )

EXPERT W A TC H A ND C LOCK R E PAI R ING

PhoneNarberth 2430

J;, f), f),Forest Lane Flower Shop39 N . N a rb e rt h Ave. - Narber th 4023

Jeddo-HighlandCoal

The

STOVE 10.75NUT 10.75PE A 9.25BUCKWHEAT 7.75

ClassifiedAdvertiseluents

Rooms for RentONI:: T\\'O HOOMS, ronvenient to IAn1Jnol'e station, husses, trolley. Pd vate family. Phone Ardmol'e 1S23-J.

Rea l E st at e f or Rent30 '\,)::LLINGTO;,>/ HO.-6 rOOI11S, tilehath, g-arag-c. l \ lodcl"lI. $50. ! { os e r B r os .Hl'altol'''. Ard. 680. (tf)

Situatiolls Wanted '!PAY'R \ \ " O ! ~ K des lr",1 hy exp . co)ol'>',l I\\'oman. HefH. Phone AnI. 11).13. (11)PAY'R \\,OHI.:: wallted hy experienee(1l a u l H l n ~ H s allli (001


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SETS

It's easy to make personal movieawiththeBELL& HOWELL 16mm.Filma 121. No threading of film.Just s li p i n a sca led car tr idge oCblack-and-white or color film, lookthrough the spyglass viewfinderand what yo u see, yo u Bet! Builtin exposure calculator. Two viewfinders. Two film speeds and singleframe exposures. Small, light, compac t. W ith a fine T ay lo r-HobsonCooke F 2.7 lens, fullycorrectedandinterchangeablewith speedand telephoto lenses, only $72.50. Come inand see theFilma 121 today. I t ' s anideal family Christmas gift.

CJ!aia,nasof silk . . . broadclolh .. .madras a nd s at ee n inmany handsome colors. . , 's tr ipes , p la in color sand figured. All sizes andmodels.silk $5.00 to $12.00broadcloth. sateen and madra,.. , $2. 00 to $7.00

Combination9lattJ&etcl'a-;el

C(;ie fflo8e$1 75 IIIJExperlly blended se t s attractivcly boxed-incombinat ions t hat anymall will find very useful.

SUGGESTIONS

There is added pleasure for a manwhen he receives a giFt that bearst he J ac ks o n an d Moyer label.

./ \\". nh r (nunrdl,,"', rur,'lul IIt ll 'nllnn I.10 1111 11I1111 IIr phon, ' IIrd,'rM I

ffLcUlcLkercf..ielsLinen handkerchiefs en t irely handmade withhand embroide red initials.An exceptionally fine giftat t rac t ively boxed.

Various siIks includingEnglish importations,Aikinson Irish Poplin,domestic Poplin, Moga.dors, crepes, foulards andcashmeres.

$1.00 to $5.00dress tics . $1.00 to $2.00

MATCHED

CombinaliongnuHler 9lose

gloves$4 50 IIIJA combinat ion hc will bedeli!(hted to receive Agift of quality.

Ii IF T I' En TI F II ' " TES , i\ N} ' i\ l\1 0 UN T

OTHERNeckwear. $1.00 to $5.00 Novelties. $1.00 to $50.00Shirts 1.65 10 8.50 Robes, .. , 8.50 to 60.00Pajamas .. . 2.00 10 12.00 Slipper5 .. . 1.50 to 6.00Clovcs 2.50 to 6.00 Umbrellas . 2.00 to 10.00Jewelry Sets 1.50 to 25.00 Mufflers .. 1.50 to 12.00

JACKSON I tMOYER iii!::"YEAR ROUND STOliE FOR MEN"4.. '".... )11)1,11610-12 CHESTNUT STREET;'/ "'R> I STORE OPEN 'TIL 9 P. M. I {/ .

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Bcl/ & Hon'cll SOlllld Film LibraryWI LL IAMS, BROWN & EARLE , Inc.Th c H omc of Motioll Picwrc Eqllipmcllt

918 CHESTNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA

A gift fo r ALL thefamily to enjoy

l ~ a " ! c ~ lmagazine-loadingp ~ Afwie Qune,uz

$15.00$29.75

$37.50

$130.00

Eocal CJJ10vies"Eas t Meets We st " W i th

A d is s N ow a t Nat 'berth:IVIcLaglen Picture Coming

Narberth Br idge C lub'Vednesday, Decembcr f)-Top sco)"(',Arthur Cooney an d Mr, Fitzpatrick,Friday afternoon, December ]1

TOll score, 1\lrs. Allen S hube rt a ndMrs. lII:1hlon Hinebaugh; second place,i\Irs. Walter J. Scott and Mrs. C. J.Goodyear.

Saturday cvening, December 12 Top score, Mrs. J. H. Baker and 1\1rs.J, Ben Taylor; second place, Mr. J. H.Bakcl' and Mr. William Thompson.

:\Ionday evening', Dc'cemhel' 1I-Topscore, Hoy Grpen\ \ 'ood and WilliamBoyle; second place, H. I. I\IcConnelIand Clifford Goodwill.

OPEN EVENINGSMARKET AT 18th ST., PHILA.

Sillce 1837

c. R. SMITH & SON

TIM

NEW SMALL ROUND WRIST WATCH,15 JEWELS AND SET WITH 2 DIAMONDS , .A FULL LINE OF HAMILTON WATCHES

LADIES' ELGIN WRIST WATCH with metal bracelct .17 JEWEL GRUEN WRIST WATCH, silk cord bracelet. , .. ,17 JEWEL 18K. WRIST WATCH SET WITH 20 DIAMONDS ..Calmo! bc rcproduced a t thi$ price

I

RITtcnhouse 3680FOIOl/aill - Tca - LIII/cllcoll

MARONOFThe Holiday SeasolJ Wou ld NotBe Complete ~ V i t h o u t the Famous

Fancy Containers suitahlc as permanentgiftsNO\"l 'l ties from 5c tu $5.00

fo r more than Ihree.quarlers of a century thefirst dlOicl' of discrirnin'l1ing Philaddphians

1525 \X'ALNUT ST.

CHRISTMAS CANDIESG('orgl' A r l i ~ ~ a rajah who

s k i r l l 1 i ~ h i n j . ! : ha s begull all doc.'sn't. like. wOl1len ~ t a r s in "Eas t I'along the hasketball frolltier. Smoke : ' Ileds \Ves t" at the Narberth Theahangs aho\'e the s e a ~ : l I 1 ' s young battle- tl'e t h i ~ week-end. Doe s he get overg-rounds and those o[ u s who p r e ~ u l 1 l P . his a v e r ~ i o n to t he f ai r s ~ x ' ! \\'cll, Ito be o b ~ e r v e r s have been looking' perhaps you'd bette I the picture. Ifo!' t r e n d ~ which will un:over the Victor I\IcLag-Ien, the Academy Is t r e n ~ t h s and ~ v e a k n e s ~ e ~ 01 the van-: Award wi.nner,. a. fi.lm highly sui tous c( mbatant,. abi


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20e; 3-lh. Can SgeNo.2 Can 10e

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T U R K E Y S

Meet a typical Mrs. Suburbanite!I t' s Chris tmas day, The familyfeast is about to begin. And is itgood! Ask Mrs. S. and dollars todoughnuts she' l l g ive full creditto that b r igh t and shiny, hands om e new Qual it y G as Range.Her big Christmas gift. As moder n in styling as he r new winter"bonnet", it works like a charmmakes cooking an exciting job.

WM. G. FRANKENFIELD

Simpson Road at Athens Avenue

237 Haverford AHnue - Narberth 3668-3669Frllits, Vegetables, Groceries, Afeats , S ea F oo d

SUZANNE JORET GILLNarberlh 2324

Children Will Love This Gift!- Fo r Christmas-a Permanent Wave!- and a del igh t to behold

Frankenfield Funeral Home2 16 Dud le y Ave nu e

J. J. WHITESIDE

G ood food an d go od fellowship g o h an d- in -h an d a t Christmas. Forg oo d f oo d. t ra de a t t hi s Qu ak er S t or e whe re all t he h ol id ay t re at s a rein tempting abundancp. Note these, among ou r prices:

Leal'e YOllr order ea rly for that CI,ri5 lmas ba. kel 1,ich )'011 wa ll l d e lil'ered t o I "at frielld of yOllr,'. IVe'll make lip a l lY a ssor tm,'l1 t ) '011.m ll i. Qll a li ly yOI,'1l be prolld of, amI a l a p rice Ihal ) '011 ...a ll l t o p a) ,.

- f i l le lI'el/-fed pll lmp tel ld", fo ...l f l 'om Ileclrb),. f"',,"-killed .. . modaa le i ll p ri ce . P le as e order carl) '. to get tl,e si,e )'011 i,h.

How about it, Mister S? If your Missus is strugglinga long with an outmoded model, now's the time tofix t hi ngs up. Qual i ty model s a re th e last word inefficiency and insure easier, better cooking. Pricesstart at $6 5 cash. On slightly higher budget plan,$2 down, 24 months to pay .

Telephone Ardmore 9.. "2646

Brick's Old HomesteadMINCE MEATDromedary Dates

PittedUnpitted

Gold Medal FLOUR.

Penn Treaty fancy York StateAPPLE SAUCE

Christmas Food Supplies

CRISCOShurfine GRAPEFRUIT JUICER & R PLUM PUDDING,Bogsweet CRANBERRY SAUCE

Budget hrand extra fine quality1 All-green ASPARAGUSBoscul COFFEE

i LEG of SPRING LAMB. . I .b. 25eBurk's SCRAPPLE 2 I.b. 25e

, Pastry Lard Lb, 17ei LUNCH ROLL ~ Lh, 25c

At Our Suburban Stores or See Your DealerPHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY

1/ ( ! h t ; ~ t " U l ~ tJtu tthatllHITS THE

Bol'O Tax Rat e S taysat 16 Mills, ProposedBudge t Sct at $77,069

Grace Period Extended IEre Sidewalk Penalties

Contillued f ron l I lag-/ ' Olle" \V e h av e a s a c ommit t ee a nd a ls oill co-operation with Council as a

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DairiesWayne, Pa.

"Post Road" DirectorWins Plaudits as QuickSubstitutc 111 Lead Rolc

Ellis Island ChairmanRush Chaptcl'

Contlnue,l fl'OJ11 ('al ;O GIIP---Conti l lued from l ' n ~ " ai le Dold, ta x collectol', last month, leavingfo rmanc e , th is time in the role of a a bala nc e o f $22,084.45 due on thescheming- p hy si ci an . H is acting wa s 1030 duplicate of $70,5ll0.72.d on e w it h s uc h c as e a nd naturalness A letter w as received f rom t hetha t the people, from the footlig'hts Public S e r v i c ~ C ~ m m i s s i o n relat,ive l- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -to th e final row, commented on its fine to, c o m l ) , l a J ~ l t hIed ,by the MerIOnquality. Natalie Fleck, with stel'n I CIVIC ~ S S O c l a , t l o n agalJlHt th,e P e n n - I I ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r Ivoice an d g'l'im determination, ahlv: sylval1Ia Hal l ro ad c on c ernmg theassisted in the crime a s Nur se l\Ial:- i ] , ~ l l l e d y i n g o f t he h az ar do us cO,nditin. Bill DouO'her t\ ' a newcomer to: tlOn at the Rockland avenue bl'ldgeth e gi'OUp, made a 'tilird and equa l ly ' between Merion an d N a r ~ e r t h : Theentertaining partner in h is k id na p- bOl'ou/,dJ ha,; agreed to WIden Its ap -ping. . pl'ouch to the bridge.Puhl i c Enemy No.1 , Leo l \I eCul - Building in Narberth totaled $1,..t;jUlough, as the Rev. Cartwright, was the dUI'ing November. Permits Were is-mUll who changed the word pulpit to s ue d t o Henry S. 'Watts, 113 D U d l e y ! ! ~ = ; : = : : = : : : = : = = : = : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : . ~culprit. He was gr and as a criminal,: avenue, slate roof, $400; Hugh Speecl,h e tt cr a s a ministel' and best as an ' 127 CheHtnut a venu e, c emen t porch , -,"accused father." ~ 1 5 0 ; \V. B. Collins, 120 ChestnutGawky young' J eeby Cashier, the avenUe, alterations, $850; Carroll

urchin who came f or " Em 's " wash , B ro s. , 228 Haverford a venu e, o pe nwa s p lay ed by Nancy Simpson. He r shed, $:lO. George B. Suplee, buildhail' wiggling' and eye ro l ling accla im ing in sp ec to r, made 35 inspectionshe r as much a troupCl' a s t he a du lt s during the month.in the cast. Borough otlicials will hold t hei r an -Anita Miller and Robert Estes a s n ua l dinner December 20 prior toa lackadaisicalmarried couple, started the special council session culled fo r

things going as the f i rs t v i si t or s at H P. lVI.the tourist home.Mary Mul le r d id one of the best

br ief -part character izat ions of theevening, as th e prying Mrs. Cashier,wash / ady fo r Mis s Mad is on . G eo rg e\Verner, small-town cop in the melodrama, did fine. He unsuccessfullytried to pin th e evidence on Emily,

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Tellder Young Chester Valley BirdsCrisp HOlue-Grown Celery

Food Value-thcir strong young bodicsBone and Muscle Building MaterialsProtein, Milk Suga r and Buttcrfat

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Home Grown Turkeys

Only Authorized Producer and Distributorunder license of American Guert lsey Catt le Club

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,~BRACKBILL'S30% More

Children of the f amil ies vot ing for Brookmcad by supporting itspioneer work of ove r 20 years a re keen t o g et back to

West Lancaster Avenue

C\RD OF THANKS?-Ir. and 1\lrs. C, C, Tyson and t hei r

sons, Ch""tl'l' a nd R ob er t, o f S ab inean'nue, :\'aJ'l)('rth, wish to t hank t hei rlllany fril'nds and to acknowledgethl'ir gratl 'ful a pp re ci at io n o f t helllany kind ('xjll'l'ssions o f : :ympathyin t h e rec el lt loss of t hei r daugh te ranel sister, Mary Elizabeth Tyson.

lV!e.'ion Civic AssociationMay Add Women's Committee

but, however, succeeded only 111 bemg whole s crut ini ze d v e ry c a re ful ly theth e most embarrassed cop we hav e s e ve ral e xpendi ture budget s s ubmit s ee n i n a long t ime. ted by various committees coveringVeteran Fa i th Fa rmer won the ap- their 1037 requirements and at nop la us e o f the house in h er s h or t h ut t im e du ri ng t he eleven years of my

s a t i s f ~ ' i n g ' po rt ra y al a s the gos sip- e xp er i en ce in Council have I seengatherer. mOl'e care t a ke n in an honestendeavorGrace \Verner, playing the part of to forecast t he n ee ds o f the communth e mysterious girl, was respons ible ity.fo r th e plot o f th e performance and "The conclusions al'l'ived at by thei n a ddi t io n a ct e d a f in e case of violent several committees ar e predicated uponhysteria. Grace has becn w it h th e t he s in ce re d es ir e o f Council to prop l aye rs f o r many productions a nd t his vide Iiberally fo r the comfort androle was one o f h er best. Ill'opel' maintenance of the communDialog-ue wa s ]leppy a nd t he l in es , ity',; interest w i thout wast e an d atcreated by co-au thors 'Vi lbur Danil ' l' t he s ame t ime making no recommendaSteele and Norma 1\Iitchell were in t l' r - tion which can be construed as foolishpreted wi th fe el ing and zest. Credit, economy in the administration of ou ris certainly due Kathleen McConne ll: a ffairs .fo r h er able directing a nd a lso her "The detailed Expenditure Budget,capable acting. will, of course, be published in fullJohn Clarke took charge of scenery ancl furthel' cOlllmented upon atpainting a nd J os e ph Hong ler d es ig ne d the tillle of its finul passage in J anuth e set. Bertine Simpson contro l led . ary.the sound effects. C. L. : :'The credit standing of th " 1301'-

I ough of Narberth is challenge to'every community of its size within

Speaker, the State o f P en ns yl va ni a a nd it isi t he d es ir e o f y ou r Finance CommitteeThe Dr. Benjamin Hush Chapter. ' t ha t i t be so maintained. The ultiD. A. R. , wi ll hold its December meet- mate decision, however, rests entirely

ing at the h om e o f t he r eg en t, 1\Irs, iwith the taxpayers, as it should be.FI'anklin H. Lindsay, 61 Wynnedale It is, the re fore , ve ry g r a t i f ~ ' i n g to theI'oad, Narberth, Monday. Finance Committee to be a bl e t o notA dessert luncheon wiII be s erv ed only p rovide fund s to amply protectat one o'clocl,. This will be followed the borough ' s c redit , bu t also to meetby a Chris tmas program which will t he requ ir ement s o f ou r taxpayers ininclude t he s in gi ng of Christmas full without making a ny c ha ng e inCa ro l s a nd t he p r es ent a ti on of a dl 'a - 'our presen t ta x rate."matic reader f rom the Nationa l School:o f E loc ut ion a nd O ra to ry Philadcl-: 1\1l's. Ruth B. Ferguson, Nal'berth,phia, by 1\lrs. Joseph H. IVIi'lIer, chair-: was l'xcllsecl fl'olll jury du ty pr io r toman o f p rog rams . ; the opening ' of Dl'l'l'lllber Cidl Courl

1\Iiss 1\larie Brear ley, S tate C h a i ~ l : t t , t ~ N ~ ~ " ~ r ~ r i ~ s ~ t l ~ ) I ~ \ ' ~ n ~ l \ ~ I , ~ ) I ~ l ~ d ~ a ~ y ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ma n o f E ll i s Island, will speak on the, '"work of the Daughters of the Hevo- ilution at the Island. i1\Irs, Hugh Glenn Martin and 1\1rs, ICharles 1\1. Irwin, o f E lk in s Park, Ihonorary regents o f t he Chapter, will!be the co-hostesselil, Ii:-------_ ....... - - - - - - ~

FIL P bl M . 1 hroadcasting stations as fa r as possi-W U Ie eetlng hlc. (S ee p age 0, paragraph 2, Fed-Will be Held Tuesday eral Hadio Commission bulletin 8447.): "A prominent radio engineer o f t he. IUnivers i ty of P e n n s ~ ' l v a n i a s t a t e ~ hisPm. Knox McIlwain Wil l GIve Iopinion t .ha t there would be conslder-Survey Findings: at able intl' rference at first, b ut a ft crP H II a dj ll st nl t' nt s h av e b ee n mad e, w av eCynwyd Ire a Itraps ins ta l led , and advice g iven , thata ll t l' oubl e woul d be forgotten in threeBICKLEY IN STATEMENT 1years. l Ie s t at e s that t he advan tage

! to t h e re sid en t s wou ld be that thcreArg "unwnb fo r an d ag-ain:-t per- ' w ou ld be at least one station thatmitting WF I L to locate a t a ll t h ou - cou ld he heard t h rough t he noi se o f asand-watt radio towel ' in Bala will be t hunder s t orm . He s ta te s t ha t heheard at a s pe ci al m ee ti ng ' o f the thinks the harmon ics wou ld b e in theNeighborhood Club of Bala-Cynwyd, neighbol'hood of 1';; o f t he fundamento be held H.1 i) P. l\1. Tuesday at Cyn - t al , that this wou ld b e more than thewyd Fire l Ia ll , i \ !on tgomery pike at power o f distant signals, an d that afTl ' ega ron road . tel' e\'el'vthing is done that can beProf. Knox l\lcIlwain, U, of P. done by the bl'oadcasting engineers the

Moore Engineering School radio ex- 1'l'cepti'on would be less satisfactorypert, will g iv c h is e :- tima te o f inter- in ccrtain rcspects than at present.fe l' ence to radio rcccp tion in this vi- "In weighing these thoughts alone,cinity if the tran:-mitter is located and talking them over with myhere. H e w as e ng ag ed by the Lowe r f r ie nd s, we do not feel that the beneMcr ion Board of Adjustment to help fits as dcsc ribed ahove ba lance the inthe Neighho rhood C lub and th e Zon- c onvenien ce s a nd detriments. \Vei ng B oa rd a rr iv e a t a clear undel '- know there will be more interferencestanding of the station's nuisance on cheap se ts . \Ve believe we have apos sibi l it ie s. Th e board's chairman, right t o buy che ap s et s. \Ve know theMajor John Lewis Evans, is a ls o e x- direc tion of our aer ial s will a ffec t thepected to hear the discussion, amount of interference received. InHepresenta t ives of til(' radio sta- many cases it is difficult to f in d a new

tion , which is owned half by Straw- location f o r anchori ng t he aerial. \Vebridge & Clothier a nd h alf by Lit believe it is OUI right t o have ou rBrothers, wil l b e present at the mel' t - aerials where we want them or nowing. Chief Ba la-Cynwyd objec tor to havc th em , w i th out wo rkmen s cramb t he s ta ti on , E ve l' et t H. Bickll'y, ling- OVl'I' roofs making l ea ks , o r atPenarth road, who presl'nted a peti- taching' new poles, \Ve know We ar etion with two hundred signatures t o h av ll l g trouble e no ug h n ow Withthe Adjustll1ent Board l a st month, l'X- cross t al k a nd interference, due ellp ee ts t o be away on a business trip, tirely to too many broadcas ti ng s t aHis views, however , will bl' presentl'd, tions, without control th e governmentIn the following' letter to this pap"I ', i s supposed to effect. 'Ve believe allthe Cynwyd radio technician ,HId in-, resi,kntial communities should exerventol' gives thl' results of a Pl' I 's "n ,t !! l 'i ", ' a l l the power they h ~ v e to forcesurvey made near WCA U in : \ "' I I' town I thc broadcasting stations as fa r outSquare: i in thl' wide open s pa ce s as they are"In reference to th,' prop )sed ab'e to do, \Ve believe a ny o th erbroadcasting' St'l tion, in IIIdn to g'('t p ol i c ~ ' is short-s igh ted, unwise an dsome f irst hand infllrillatillil lin til, dl'- a;;aillst the best interests o f t he peosirability of livin;2,' Ill'al' \Y F, L I pie and the broadcasters themselves."made u trip to :\'('wtoWII S.juan', anc!on the way :-toppl'.! al a w a ~ ' s i d l 'stand where a pp "' :- ' : :Id cid,'1' a",sold. Two othl ' rs Wl'jT ,\lith me, Th,owner of tIll' stant: stated l I l ' a l ' ! ~everyone in the d:" , , ' : t had tl'ollhlc Dirl,tors of the l\Ierion Civic Aswith their radios aftl" \\ 'CAU sta!'L ( sociation this wel'k d is cu ss ed th e a dto b ro ad ca st . t ha t l h, 'y s ti ll h av (' I'isahility of forming- a women's COIl1trouble, alld that he h:: 1 an ell'('\I'i- mittl'e f or t he purpose of IH'oviding aci an p ut in a switch 0" his groulld closl'r c on ta ct h etwe en cOll1munitywire and he had to Oj1,T:l:t ,his swill-h I'('si,\

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