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VOLUME 24, No. 10 NARBERTH, PENNSYLVANIA,DECEMBER 10, 1937 PRICE, FIVE CENTS

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Narberth Building &Loan Directors WinLiquidation Vote

GREAT INTEREST SHOWN

Group HeftI'S Mrs . D /l lw in .q to n O nAllownllces. A,lnOUnCe BookClub, Dance

[ When Narberth Council meets 1\10nIday night at Elm Hall, it w il l be thefinal public session for three member s, Robel t F el lows Wood, WilliamHolmes Dur bi n a nd Har ve y J ame sHarman.That is, of course, unless one or

/more of these, retiring councilmen ar enot elected again at some future date,Iwhich is not unlikely.They leave behind enviable records, for their successors, Frank A. Schrep-fel', Henry P. Carr and Walter A.Fox, who will take office in January.Mr. Wood, a s c ha ir ma n of t he im-

portant Highway and Sewers Committee, has been i n fluent ia l in securingmany of the improvements Narberthhas enjoyed in the way of betterstre ets a nd s anitation. An astutebURincss man ( he is adver t i sing mana ge r o f t he Aut oc ar Company and ad ir ec to r o f t he A rdmo re Chamb er o fComme l' ce) he h as brought to hisoffice t he s ame detailed care that he

Iwould give to private business.W it h h is fellow councilman, Clarence Kaeber, in particular, he hasbeen consistent in keeping councilfrom deviating from a safe and sane

administration. Since many of hiseight years in office were during de

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IIIA ....ange to Have ThreeTheir Directol-s ElectedTrustees

Nearly 300 people fil led Elm HanI last Thursday nig 'h t to pal'ticipate inIa smoot hl y handl ed mee ti ng , whosepurpose was to approve volun tarylliquidation of the Narherth BuildingIa nd Loan ARsociation.I The B. & L. 's Solic ito r, Henry A.IFrye, presided, after Vice-presidentW. B. Kraft opened t he meet in g andexplained what it was about. Director Carl B. Metzger was made secretary of the session. Wit h t he aid ofIa majority of proxies voted by sha r eholders who did not a tt en d, a nd t hevote of s ome o f those who did attend,the directors' resolution of liquidatingwas endorsed. Eighty pe r c en t o f t he4303 shares were required to be voted.O f the se , 3 014 were \'oted blindly byproxy and 575 in person at the meeting, making a total of 83.4%.The directors ' choice of candidates

for t r us t ees were nomin at ed , a motion was soon made that nominationsContinued on Page Scven

ROBERT F . WOODon MOlldllY ni,qht. will IIttelld hi,qlrl.qt monthly lIU(till!/ liS (l NIII'b('I'I!I cO'II1/cilm(lll whell thc bol't l/ lgh fath" I' .q rOI lVel l( ! i ll E/ mHall.

-118 will lVillimll. fl. J)lIrbili.

-Bachrach Studios.- and Hal'vey Harman .

CouncilmenWood, Durbin& HarmanComp'eting Phase of Public Service

Wild Hunt for Watermelon /I\Ve cannot expect today's childrento become men and women over-Follows Out-of.Season nig'ht," Mrs. W. P. Dunnington, for-Prescription for Bol'O Girl mer P -T -A p resi dent , told the Child___ S tu dy G ro up o f t he Junior 'Women's.'Thanks to a watermelon (and in ICommunity Club, Monday evening.

December mind you ) an ll-year-old "I f we expect our children to assume, . , . their places in socie ty we shoul d pre-Narberth gU'1 .who was pretty SIck IS pare them .. . The child l earn s t he u seswel I on the road t o r ec ov er y t od ay . o f mon ey f rom t he parents ' a t t itudeAnd l it tl e Dor ot hy R id en ou r a p- first, and t he n f rom experience. AIp reci at es t he t ro ub le h e r f ri ends wen tIchild should be g iv en , an al lowance

to in order to acquire the a ll- impor-I as soon as h e h as definIte needs, andthe allowance should he increased astant watermelon. Fo r the principal II the needs increase . Encourage h imcities of t he East were canvassed by to save part toward a d ef ini t e e nd .. . "t el ep ho ne , a h ot el manag'er and a Mrs. Dunnington's talk on "Moneyroom clerk staged a wild nocturnal and ABowances," f ea tu re d t he l at es tride t hr ou gh New J er se y a nd a New in a Reries of programs that wereYork salesman scoured a s co re o f planned with the aid o f quest io nBroadway night spots. llUires. The child Rtudy g ro up wasDorothy, t he d au gh te r o f 1\11. antI organized l a st sp ri ng hy t he Educa

Mrs. Victor I. Ridenour , \Yyndale tion Commi t tee , of which Mrs. F. B.roa d, f el l iII of nephrit i s, inflanlllla- Gray is chairman. MrR. S. J. Melion of the kidneys, l as t J un e, a nd C ar tn ey spoke lirst on "Ch il d S tudyt he d is ea se flared u p S un day night. Group Possibilities," fo llowed hy Mrs.After bl'inging her thro llg 'h convul-I W..J. Brinel' on "Building a Home,"sions with chloroform the doctor i n- a nt ! 1\1 iss l\Iarg'al'pt Squi"r i n O ct osisted that her f a th e r, a f lor is t, l'e- bel' on "Music As Taught Today."move her to Hahnemann Hospital. Nl'xt meeting' will hI' F"hrual'y 7.TlH're it was decided that a water- The Juniors' Book Club will meetmelon wou ld prove good treatment. in the C O n l l I 1 U l l i t ~ Bui ld in g n ex tA .Jersey farm finally yielded four of Thursday, to hem' memhers' reviews ofthe precious fruit. t111'ir books f or t hi s y ea r.All reservations fOI' t he New Year's

1\11'. J. \Vill iam Schmalz , of Bow- Eve Dance should be made wi th Bun man avenue, Merion, k i lled an e ig ht - nie Minnick, o f W in ds or a ve nu e, b yoint deer November 30, while on aIhe 18th. A fl oor show a nd s up pe rhunting trip i n P ik e County. a r c t h e add ed a t tr act io ns .

MRS. RALPH C. HEATHlast I /CCI/"s 11'01l/1'n's Com'llll/IlityClnll /)/'('sir/I'I/t, who stll/'S with .I.!Jet/lord WrJl/fl'y, FflY Fettl'rolfancI EIlIIc-r Hackman ,in "GodIVillks," ((t t l il ' Nllrbc'/ 't lt Schooltonight.

Christnlas SpiritWil l P re va il At Com1l1unity CllI/I

lI/ectilif/ 1'/11'."/1111. D,". lVifde.qCominrJ On 21st

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Hold Services forClifford W. Bates,Former Councilman

CLIFFORD W. BATEStracings which proved very valuablerecently when the State Health Department's Phila

Biblc Sunday is SundaySunday evening, at 6,.15, the Luther

L c a , ~ ' l 1 l ' R of Holy Trinity Church, inNarberth, ",ill join in observance ofUniversal Bihle Sunday, to heal' "The

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RALPH S. DUNNE/0/,//1('1' head 0/ the NarbMthDIISi1l(','8 COlllleil, who W((8 elected])1'('8ir/ellt ,110/ll/fly. Hi s plt l l lS tohel]) tlie 1/Iel'challts, includeII/ollthly dim/el' 1/Ieetillgs, withlJ1'ominent speakers, beginnillgMonday, Jalluary 21,.

tlwre is a g 'l 'eat value inI'esprit cle corps?Let's g-ive Narberth a

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Into Busilless Council, As NelO Officers A n Electcd. LightsUp.

The WOlllen's Community Club ofNarberth took second p la ce in thejudg'ing of press and scrapbooks\Vednesday morning at a meeting ofthe press and publicity chairmen represen ting the 36 clubs in the Montgomery County Federation.The mee ting , c al le d by Mrs. LeonW. Melcher, of CYnwyd, Montgomery

County cha irman , was held at thehome of Mrs. F. 1\1. Floyd, 340 Brookway road , Merion, who i s p ub li ci tychairman o f t he borough.Guests were welcomed by Mrs.William White, past p residen t o f t hccounty federation of women's clubs,and Mrs. N ea l C. Anderson, pastState chairman of IIres5 and publicity, Bih\( , In Many Tong'ul ' s" d iseusspd hyboth of Narber th . Mrs. l\largal'pt H. Sl'phach, wPlI-kno\\'nSpeak er s werc Mrs. Arthur \V.I a ~ t h o r i t y . The l' e wi ll be ~ display

Warner, PennsYI\'lIll.ia State chairman B,I.bll:S: ~ l l ' a ~ ' e l ' " b o : l k s , e . t ~ ' : , I ~ 1 ~ , e \ : l ' r a l Iof press and puhl i cl ty; Mrs. Charles b ,1IIsl


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Tw o OUR T O W NDecember 10, 1937

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Ping Pong TablesRecreation RoomsPicture Frames

The Link Between Forest and Home

DID YOUR HORSE COME IN?

OPEN SATURDAYS UNTIL 3 P. M.

TraiJl PlatformsBookshelvesCorner Clipboards

Have you taken care of these Holiday requirements?

Ye Oddity ShoppeDelicious home-made Chocola tes , r ich an d wholesome,i n g if t boxes , lb., 60c.There's still t im e t o se le ct some of ou r distinctiveCHRISTMAS CARDS , i n prices ranging as low as50 for $1.Lit tl e gir ls' dresses, , , , , ,$1

HAND-PAINTED NOVELTIES .. . ,$1.25Toys a s l ow as 5c. Games, Gifts, Wrappings209 Haverford Avenue - Narberth 2882

Shull Lumbe r Company

WEST LAUREL HILLC E M E T E R Y

r ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - lI # \ ~ ~ Y - ' v . ~ 1 ~ ~ . . ; . . . . - - ~ !'Il! " ReHoh Tray !'M Cracker and Chee.. $4.75 )fII! IZ.75 B h' Hf.( ee lYe one, illi ~ i f t 5 Ii Carefully c ho se n f or Trivet I; A I = : ~ O O T", Q U ~ : : n : : ~ . : : ' t . ~ " . . . I... Service Plates ItI:! Tab le G l as swar e . If.( L amps a nd Shades JII Occasional Furniture Silnr Plated )fCold Moat Set illPlated Silverware $3.75 )fOrnamental Glassware IIII 1 Pottery Ii .. .. Bookends III! Trays !,... Bra.. Candleotick. Decanters !i $4.00 Pair Smokers ' Articles !

S t er l ing Depos it !f.( on Glassi Hand Wrought !i Aluminum ItI:! Elect r ic Cooking !JI. Accessories Alahaster Lamp illW Candy Jar with sS;)k5Sbade !tI:! $Z 00 p ' . K ' W' h Q I' , .7 )IIi . rices In eeplng' It ua Ity ill~ W r i g h t , Tyndale& van Roden, Inc.ii Reputed the L a r ~ e s l Distributors of H i ~ h - G r a d e Dinnerware !i IL : I : l ; l l : B r t ~ ~ ~ 1 7 1 9 CHESTNUT ST., P H I L A . ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ ! l I l t f

Maybe he collapsed. We have collapsible Horses of Wood,made especially fo r under tree or t ra in platforms . This makest h cm more conven icn t for s to r ing away.

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I f you have an opinion, write OurTown a letter.! = = = = ~ ~ ; ; ; ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

S1I-/l-h- - - -What handsome gas stat ion maest rois sort of "that way" about a n A nl more "hello" g-irl'?, .. And then there '. ,another g-as dispenser who is t he r ea son why a certain little g i rl wea rsout the pavements in the vicinity ofhis business.,.A nd t he football fanwhose P ri nc et on g ame attendancemakes it a hit difficult f or h im to getoff f or t he next Rod and G un C lu bshoot .. . And Walt Case (who also sellsgas) telling an elderly gentleman,"SOlTV but you r element's worn out;we ca;l ;t f ix It ' ' -the "it" being- a curlinl!; iron .. . And the chap who furniiihed this co lumn w ith a "Sh-h-h"itPI11 ahout parking all night on Essexavenuc-and then g'ot a summons for:pr ac ti ca l ly a ll -n igh t parking onanother avcnue here . .. This column'snamc, by t he way , is pronounced, notshish, hut shoosh, according to theI)('st authorities on such things .. . Anelwhat's thiii about the man who parksi at nip;ht ncar the Presbyterian Church. a n( l I ct s t he g ir l- fr iend wal k hOl11e

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Help the Poor

.7. J. Skelton Spcnking- 5e)1h J. Skelton, Jr., told fellow Bala-Cynwyd-Narberth Rotarians lastli Tuesday. He deplored the u sc o f un-:I fair practices in present day com-Imeree.Holding it was up to the individual ito adhere to a standard, he said that 1

it was impossible for the gO\'ernmentto l egis late ethics into business, Dr. Raymond 1\1. Staley announced tha t annual "Ladies' Night" would beiI this Tuesday, at 7 P. 1\1., when Ro- !tarians and their wives w il l gathcr 1 at the Overbrook Golf Club. :A new member, George Painter , J r . , i of th e Belmont Cement Burial Case i ICo., was welcomed JIItn the c lu b by i: nalph S. Dunne. 1I Mr. Dunne was named chairman of '1 t he "On To California" Committee to Iiarrang-e for a dcleg'ation to attcnd Ro- i,tury International's convcnt ion next !' . June in San Francisco., ,! ITypesetting news for you r paper :costs as much as s et ti ng the adver-Itisements. The a ds pay for cornedbeef-and-cabbage news, but not forthe extra courses such a s t he culturedsuburbanite's true aesserts. I f youhave ideas on helping Our Townfinance pub li ca ti on of more news andfeatures, t hey 'l l be very welcome, inthe interests of a be tt e r pape r andbetter community service.

J . J . S ke lt on , J r. , A dd re ss es Fel.low Clubmen; "Ladies '

N i g h t " TuesdayMerchants should carry the ethicslo f Rotary into their businesses, Jo-

!Rotary Ethics ShouldBe Part of Business

: :Iud En,io!l You/' Ch risl UIILR lIfore.Fircmcn A 1"C ClIlling .'l!lnin

COllIN Al'e Scer/ed

Walter G. CaseNarberth 4182

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IS now open

TEE-NIE RA-DI-O , Two Dollars! ($2)A midge t "per s ona l" s et for each kiddie an d i t' s i de al f orgrownups too! Clea r re cept ion; re ady to lise . .

PHILCO, SPARTAN and RCA RADIOS, andGeneral Electric Refrigerators and Washers.You c an b uy t hem on the convenient BUDGET P L A N an d also:Girls' an d Boys' Bicycles- n e w ones, as low as $24.95(O r l et u s r ep ai r y ou r o ld b ik e)KADETTE RADIOS: 10-tube $19.95Others as lo w a s $ 9.9 5

or in colors .... $29.95or t h e smar t new Armcha ir Rad io Ba r. . . , .... $55.95Kadette's 10- tube sets have full automatic volumecontrol , and are superheterodyne, covering Ameri-can, police an d 49-meter foreign.

Stop in and get ou r CHRISTMAS CATALOGUE-FREE- a n d also a calendar for a memento.

at 109 Narberth Avenue is Santa 's he adqua r te r s he rc fo r

Perhaps YOU ar e th e p erson wh ow il l l ik e one of these exceptionalvalue s in USED CARS. A choicefor any budge t

You'vc go t to see these cars to ap prcciate thcm-and drivc t hem toIUlderstand what good buys thcy arc.Come on ovcr!

'37 STUDEBAKER DICTATORSEDAN-with trunk and over-drive.Used as demonstrator. Perfect cond it io n. $ 735. Will financc.

'35 CHEVROLET SEDAN-Newbrakes; motor an d body in excel lentcondition. Upholstery like n ew.Tires good. Worth ov el' $ 45 0.Special, $385. Will finance.

'29 PACKARD SEDAN-Perfectrunning o rd er . T ir es , upholstery,motor an d body in good condi ti on .Has gone 56,000 miles an d is goodfor 100,000 more. Ask t he man whoowns one! Sale pr ice, $75.

I've sold s eve ra l new Studebakersthis past year here, and h op e t o sellplenty more . .

2 0PIECES QIFLAT WORK '11'Nat-bet-til Ilallld Lalllldt-y

107 N. Narberth Avenue - Narberth 2266

Narberth IS able to buy good cars

- a n d to the whole household as well.. . Treat yOUl' f ami ly t o our qualityhand-laundry service, a nd e nj oy ~ h satisfaction that comes from wear1l1gclean, well-laundered clothing.

Yollrs for a Mer ry ,Care-Free Christmas!

Roy Kessinger - Sunshine Garagelona Avenue below Montgomery-Narberth 2235

TheNarberth Electric

Tree Lights -Ou ts id e Tree Sets -Get your o rde r in NOWfor an expert job of wiring your indoor or outdoor tree set.S ee u s about ELECTRIC TRAINS .. . An d we repair allmodels of trains-expertly.

Toy Town

Here's a Real Way toPlay Santa to your Wife

(n y MRS. EBERHARDT l\IUELLER), In o rd er t o continue the Narberthi r el ie f wor k throughout th i s coming'. year it is nece>;sary to procure funds.'Once each year the Narberth FireCompany aids the Narherth VolunteerEmel 'gency Relief hy soliciting frolll

11001' t o d oo r to make possible the cont inua ti on of t hi s work. The f ir e eng'ines will he at your door this SatuI'day and next.The work i s not only at Christmas

'when food, c lothing, t o ~ ' s and also; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; : ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; : ; ; ; ; ; ; ; : ; ~ ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ~ trees are distributed, but continues_ . :t hr ou gh ou t th e y ea r. Ga s a ~ elec-

tric, milk, bread and water bills arelpaid; coal i s furnished, medicine andfoodstuffs are Jlurchased. D R. LERO Y A. KING IAll canned goods col lccted on thes' " I"c-I'/"elcd /II'csidclIt of Nal'lwl'th's:drives are stored at E lm H al l amI. School Board Monrlal! night. I: uscd w he n n ee de d. The past two I M I " , ~ . H. R, Rinehart continues as I.years, the sta)Jles collectcd b y t h e men l'icc-p/'esident. 1\/rs. Rinella/t, Dr.of the Narber th F i re Company alHl, Walter Stecl.;!Jeck (1.11(/ Robat C..fro111 the Narberth Theatre matinees: Collins tool.; office for new t e r 1 l l . ~ . 1 I;have l as ted un ti l J une. I! Th ere is ne ve r any expense a t- :- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 tached to this work, whi ch i s done A. Atwa te r Ken t Wi l l D eve l op I 29 Bala Ave ., Ba l a-Cynwyd

B ig f ul l l in e of Holiday needs :by volunteer workers at the solicita- ,515,000,000 Bryn Mawr Projectl'lLi-iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-:".Toys _ Books - Games - Novelties i tion of t he Burgess .I S The men from the firc cOl.l1pany are i A 750 -a cr e tract, part of thc cx- ~ ! ! ' ! ! ! ' ! ! ! ' ! ! ! ' ! ~ ~ ~ ! ! ' ! ! ! ' ! ~ ~ ~ ! ! ' ! ! ! ' ! ! ! ' ! ! ! ' ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! ! ' ! ! ! ' ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! ! ' ! ! ! ' ! ~ ~ ~ ! ! ' ! ! ! ' ! ~CHRISTMAS CAND E also volunteering their serVices. 'tensive holdings of A, Atwater Kent,

GREETING CARDS WRAPPING SUPPLIES Most organizations, churches, pri-! is to be s ub div id cd into residenceG if ts f or A ll vate citizens, contr ibute to this work s it es.

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Players Score DramaticHit in HGhost Train"at Boro's Elm Hall! . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,

T O : V : u r a ~ ' ; ' ~ ~ ; ~ ~ I : ~ : ~ ' ~ ~ l ~ : ~ e s t h ~ 1 s ~ : i WHY SHOP . ELSEWHERE?weeks ago . That issue was foul' J lages in size. This week 's is larger.

The newsstand sal es o f Our Towllh av e i nc re as ed c on si de ra bl y. S ub - ~ " " " h R ef P e 1scriptions ar e ro ll ing in. Letters to 1. j e etat rtce 0the edi to r, a sure index of "readerin teres t ," have increased in number. 7\T t if K G dA ~ h t : t ~ e ~ ~ v ~ ; ' : ~ S i n : d ~ : r ~ : ; ~ ' g , which ~ a tona y nown 00 51largely supports your communi ty pa- h be t bl' h d b th ft ' I, as e n es a IS eye manu ac u re rs Inp er , wIll c on tmue , d epe nd s on your i a co d ce 'tl th St t F' T d A t C l' an WIle a e air ra e c f avor ab le r es Jl on se t o I t. Tho se bus1- !ness people who value your patronage inough to so licit it through this pa- Here is a part ia l l is t of these manufacturers:per , w il l b e glad to eo-operate, if youwil l, in making your paper the sort Abbott Laboratoriesyou'd like it to be. American Cigarette and Cigar Co.

Sor ry to have to be so business-like American Druggists' Syndicateabout it a l l -but I 'm depending on Bauer & Black !Our Town for my livelihood, putting i Bayuk Cigarsin 60 to 70 hours a week to bui ld it Bourjois Sales Corporation* !up-and after this Christmas flush of Bristol-Myers Co.advertising prosperity is done, I'll i Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.Chichester Chemical Co. Ieed your help to finance more per- _101flaJoleurltsl.y this community undertaking i Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co.* IConti Products Corp.Sincerely, Crazy Water Crystals CO.

TOM ELWOOD. Daggett & RamsdellThe DeVilbiss Co.In Latin PI Emerson Drug Co.*ay Ex-Lax, Inc. IJean Havlick, d au gh te r o f Law- . J. C. Eno (U . S.) Limitedrence Havl ick , 8 Sabine avenue, Nar-

IThe Expello Corp.berth, Pa., had a l eadi ng rol e i n Plau- Max Factor 's Make-Uptus' "Mostellaria," at Wilson College,. The F. W. Fitch Co.the f ir st of a s er ie s of pre-Christmas Forhan's

programs featuring student perform- i French Lick Springs Hotel Co.ers. Gillette Safety Razor Co. !The p lay was given in the original Ingersoll-Waterbury*L at in, a markedly u n u ~ m a l project International Cellucotton Products*since few American colleges have a lodent Chemical Co.LAST NIGHTER. large e no ug h g ro up of undergradu- Johnson & Johnson- - - - - - - Iates whose knowledge of Latin i s suf - Lambert Pharmacal Company*

Red Cross No t Accepting I f i c i e n t ~ y advanced to permit dramatic i Eli Lilly & Co.Supplies Clo th ing fo r China\ work III that language. McKesson-Robbins, Inc., Miss Havlick, a senior, played the The Mennen Company

The Main Line Branch No.1, South- !)art o f S ph ae ri o, a c i t ~ slave. She I Miles Laboratories*~ a s t e r n Pennsylvania Chapter, Amer-I ls a l ~ ) e m b e ~ ' of the a ~ t l l l g forum .of Noxzema Chemical Co.*lcan Red Cross announced today that the Kittocht1llllY Players, campus dra- Parke, Davis & Co.a letter received. from A d m i ~ ' a i Cary I ~ l ~ t i c club, ,and c h a i r n ~ a n ~ f t 1 ~ e pro- Pepsodent Sales , Inc.* IT. Grayson , chan 'man Amencan Na- glam c?mnllttee ~ PIl l Chi PSI, hon- i E. L. Patch Co.t io na l Red Cro ss i s to the effect "that orary lIterary society. Prophy.lac-tic Brush Co.chapters are not authorized to accept i The Pinoleum Co.donations of supplies and used cloth- Narberth Bridge Club Scores: Polaris Co., Inc.in g f or shipment to Chi na ," du e t o Wed ne sd ay eveni ng , D ec embe r 1- Pompeiian Co.difficulties of s hi pp in g. Loc al Roll T op s co re , M rs . J. H. Baker and Mrs. Rubberse t Co.Call figures arc well over t he tot al Thomas W. Blake; second place, Mr. Schick Dry Shaver, Inc.* Ia c ~ i e v e d by February of last yea r' s and Mrs . All en Shubert . i Scholl Mfg. Co., Inc. ?)dnve. Friday afternoon, December 3 - Scott & Bowne

Outstanding work was done at Top, Mrs. Walter Sawye r and Mrs. i Seeck & Kade, Inc.Green Hil l Farms by Mrs. Thomas C. J. Goodyear; s econd, Mrs . H . I. Sharp & Dohme, Inc.Newhall, mother of t he chairman of McConnell and Mrs. C. B. Stoudt. Smith Bros., Inc.Southeastel 'l1 Pennsylvania Chapter, Saturday even ing, December 4 - Smith, Kline & French LaboratoriesBlackwell Newha ll , i n getting 100 Top, Mrs. C. Alfred Peeney and C. E. R. Squibb & Sonsper cent subscription. A. Hammer; second, Dr. Mark Mor- i Stanco Distributors, Inc.Mrs. E . R ob er t R ite r, new major gan and Arthur Cooney. Tampax, I nc . !this year o f t he Narberth district, is Monday evening , December 6 -T ol), i Vick Chemical CO.

II I I C. A. Hammer and Wil l iam Brown ', Hellry K Wanlpole & Co Incwe ove r t le s um of ast year. i"" Iecond, Allen Shubert and Walter J. Weco Products Co.B B Scott. Westcloxusmess It S White Laboratories, Inc.Ever notice the mountains of Sun- Frank B. Foster Weds Wildr oo t C o. , I nc .

day papers that Davis' sell? Lots of Marrie d last week i n New York John Wyeth & Bros., Inc.New York Times and Herald-Tribunes were Frank Brisbin Foster, Charles- Yardley & Co., Ltd.give evidence to the wide interests of town, Chester county, b iggame hunter Young Rubber Corp. , Inc .a hundred or so o f o ur neighbors... and naturalist, formerly of Haverford, i George Zifferblatt & Co.Dav is ' wer e men ti on ed on the radio and Mrs. Elsie Nisbett Mitchell Hoyt, Zonite Sales Corp.recently as s el li ng mor e c op ie s o f widow of Edmund Cooper (Ted) I"Look" than any other newsstand on Hoyt, Philadelphia sports writer. Mr. i ~ the Main Line. And Gene says he Foster divorced t he f orme r Edithsells heaps of Readers Digests , Life, Lanigan , at Carson City, Nevada, last T D ii *Here are j us t a f ew examp les of the FAIR RA ETime, Coronets, a nd t he fifty-center, July 8. PRICES t ha t a re STANDARD i" 42 states-includ- !Esquire. i There arc so many business people Guild Asks Aid .'0 i ng a ll i n t hi s sec ti on :advertising so many i nt er es ti ng T hr oug h S t. M ar ga re t' s Church, !Christmas and winter items and serv- t hi s yea r as in the past, there will i Bourjois: CHRISTMAS SETS SOc to $5ices that this column will let the ads be a distribution of Christmas bas-sllCak for themselves kets and o the r things to the need\! Colgate Palnloll've Peet


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Est. 1894FERTILEPEATShute's Special Peat MossWith Cattle ManureAn unexcel l ed fertilizer forRoses, P l an t s a n d G r as sbag $1.50Special Price In Bulk

THEATREMONTGOMERY AVE,

ARDMORE

Specia l Pr i ce s In large Quantlt lu

Starts Tuesday, December 14thfor 5 Days~ ~ L A N C E R

Ample Free Parking Facilitie5

Thru Monday, December 13th

DOLORE S DEL RI OP ET E R L O RR EGEORGE SANDER S

New and Beautifu lSUBURBAN

All prices s u bj e ct c h an g e w t lh o ut noticeWanted-Cob C or n, L in e L ex in gt onNew Phlla . P ho ne . C HEstnut Hili 6454E. L, SHUTE &. CO.Office, Line Lexington, Pa,ASK THE MAN WE SELL

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, I f y ou bu y quality, Horse.DairyPoultry Feeds: La yi ng Mas h Guaranteed t o m ak e themlay-l00 Ibs $2.25Scratch Feed-l00 Ibs, . 1.90'Pure 200/0 Dairy Feed-l00 Ibs 1.90Hay-Straw-GralnsSpecialize In Choice 4 0 l b. Oatil

Pea t Moss, one bale $2.60' 100 I b s. o f Pu lv e ri ze d Cow Ma nu r e.. 2.75. 100 Ibs. o f Pu lv e ri ze d Shee p Ma nu r e. 2.75, '00 Ibs, of Bone Meal. 3,00I.Whi te P i ne Shav i ng s , per bale. . . . . . .60A good Poul t ry L i tt e rThat Swee t P i ne Odor

Sat. - Mon . Tiles.

Newhi t lune . 'I'Pol/.d,andMII."e/ll

Due to its g-reat local succeRS,"Three \Valtzes," the Messrs. Shubert's new mus ic al p roduct ion, willstay one more week only at the Chest- I

"Th r e e Waltzes" Ano th e r W e ekat Ches tnut S t ree t Ope r a House

EGYPTIANThe Theatre That Made

TlllIfsday Important

Fri., Sat. , Mon. 8' Tues.December 10, 11, 1 3, 1 4

Extra-UThe Boss Didn't SayGood Morning"A l es son ill applied p5ycIJoiogy

"DOUBLE WEDDING"William Powell Myrna Loy

John Beal

had been tuberculosis. Since the resto f t he f am il y h ad been examined andf ou nd t o be n eg at iv e a nd s in ce t hegrandmother was no l onger l iving, thesource o f cont ac t had been removed.It was sti ll necessary, however, thatt he mo ther should be shown the importance of carrying out the principles o f h ea lt hf ul l iv in g f or J immi ea nd th e e nt ir e family. In that wayItheir r es is ta nc e t o t he d is ea se couldIbe kept h igh . Now, since Jimmie haslearned to live as much of the timeas pos si bl e i n fresh a ir , t o ea t hisIm?als regularly, t o d ri nk a quart ofn111k each day, t o s le ep 10 hours eachnight, to Iwell cheerful and t o h av ea t horough phys ica l examinat ion eachyear, h e c an look forward to a healthyand happy future. This could nothave been so ha d the scars on hislungs not been discovered when theywere and h ad s te ps n ot b een takento discover their source a nd t o buildup his resistance.

Seals

WILLIAM: B. KRAFTof Hftl'CI'f01'd, who in t i le abSL'11Ce of Prcsident William D.Smcdley opcned TlmrsdaY'H Narbe'rth B, & L. 1nCCti-ll[] and ex-plaincd all q l t c l l t i o n . ~ . He iH vicepI'csidcnt of the Narberth B. &L" and pI'ellident of the B a l ~ y nBuilding and Loan.

ar e here againlThey protect your homefrom Tubercu los i s

Friday, December 10, 1937

Telephone: Narberth 4100

Philadelphia Electric-A Crumb of Comfort

Christmas LightsIn former times, :\arhl 'l ' th 's resi

dents IlIlI'ul'd YIIIl' ('al1(lhos iu th('irw i n d l ) ~ ' : s . In 1110st homes. l 'aut ioulIH'cyails t o t l a ~ . lusl l'!1(] of l'au-dlcs. l'1l'l'tl'il' lig'hls shed wal'lII glow iin the lIusilll'ss s l di ol l. : \I os t ol'ithe IIIcn'hallls p a ~ ' for I hCI11. Onp!mea us o f I H l ~ ' i u g a delicit on the Ilights is to loullihlllt a dollar 01',t w o - ~ ' o u w ho p as s by. I


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i ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - - ~ ~ ~ ii For the Week of December 15th to 18th ii Regular Store Hours 9 : ~ O A.M. to 8 P.M. Ii Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursdaf ii and Friday Ewenings Until 9 0 'Clock ii Ii iI ) I ' ~ i~ d I i' ll . . ; " H ;I t ii iI Ii ii Ii ii ii Ii ii ii Ii II Ii I'll be looking for you at ii Ii STRAWBRIDGE &CLOTHIER'S ii ii MAIN LINE STORE ii iCome one, come all! The children ar e holding court on the (if)l Lower Main Floor-the Toys ar e cutting capers all aroundi them. Gif t departments have been enlarged a nd e ach i

deparhnent is stocked to overflowing. The glit ter an d thesplendor an d the sentiment of Christmas is everywhere. I

'! l Even th e packing boxes have t ak en on b righ t colors an d (if)l thousands of gifts ar e going out i n them every day, softlyi surrounded with gleaming white tissue-all ready for your Ii personal touch. Iii 9lncl tl't-at e'r:tstrnas 8etr:tt! Ii If you want to be a child again justfor a while-if you need isomething to bounce you right out of the doldrums-if you'vegotten to feeling that "Christmas isn't what it used to be",

or that an o ld cyn ic l ike you ca n afford to s it back, smiletolerantly, an d look d own on t he Merry Christmas racketi with your most superior air-well, we say you'll just have ii to snap out of it here. ii There'll be Music at 7: 0 Ewery Ewening ii That Our Store is Open Next Week Ii MONDAY THE 13th . . THE MAIN LINE TRUMPETERS iTUESDAY THE 14th . BALA-CYNWYD CATHEDRAL CHOIRTHURSDAY THE 16th ... BEVERLY HILLS QUARTETi FRIDAY THE 17th. . BALA-CYNWYD CATHEDRAL CHOIR ii Come an d bring your friends! Bring your children or your I

neighbor's children! And be sure to bring Dad an d introducei him to our Men 's Shop if he i sn' t a Main Line Shopper iEnthusiast already. And don't forget! If the family is comingearly in the evening to hear the ChristmasMusic, rememberi we serve a real home cooked dinner in our restaurant, an d ii you ca n park your car a s long as you wish an d ea t in peace. i

i AMPLE FREE PARKING SPACE, CAREFULLY HUPEI\VISEIl EVERY MINUTE iI Strawbridge & Clothier's Ii MAIN LINE STORE ii ARDMORE ii ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i

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